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The median sales price of a singlefamily home in Douglas County in July was $500,500 — that’s up 3.2 percent from a year earlier.

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kept opening up. I said, “Oh my gosh, I guess I’m meant to do this.” She closed it in December 2013 and we reopened two months later on March 1, 2014. It’s been fun and exhausting and it just continues to grow. We love our community. We love our customers.

We really do have a great reputation.

Owner of Highlands Ranch location of Eileen’s Colossal Cookies About me My father was an enlisted Marine. I was born at Camp Pendleton in California. We moved around a little bit.

Most of my growing up was done in the Alexandria, Virginia area, right outside of Washington, D.C. I went to the University of Virginia School of Engineering and graduated with a degree in civil engineering. I stayed in that business for 42 years doing mostly construction management work.

I have two children. I have a 34-yearold son who lives in Highlands Ranch. He teaches and coaches at ThunderRidge High School. I have two grandbabies on that side. I have a daughter who also teaches for Douglas County School District in Parker.

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I haven’t visited them in a number of years and I’m hoping to get there this fall. The first girl I met when she was in first grade. She is graduating from high school this October.

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Looking for a change I had loved my work but I knew I needed a change. I was wide open to what the opportunities might be. My daughter-in-law was familiar with Eileen’s Colossal Cookies in Greeley, where she went to school.

I ended up meeting with the owner and she decided to close the store.

One thing led to another and the door

A day in the life I manage the store. I work the store.

I have a co-owner who balances out the duties with me. We are just not big enough for me to be an absentee owner. I’m here Monday through Saturday from open to close. I manage my folks, do all the financials and decorate when need be — which is quite often.

We make seven different sizes of cookies in 15 or more flavors. We make all of our dough and frosting here in our store. My favorite is the Monster Oatmeal. It’s a really nice combination of peanut butter, oatmeal and M&M’S, with no flour.

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School board: ‘We have to pass this’ Voters will decide whether to approve bond, mill levy override

BY ALEX DEWIND ADEWIND@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The Douglas County Board of Education recently approved two tax measures for additional funding on the November ballot. Now, the pressure is on.

“To me, it would be devastating to lose this,” board member Anne-Marie Lemieux said at the Aug. 21 meeting in which the board voted to put the measures on the ballot. “It would literally be devastating.”

Added board member Krista Holtzmann: “We don’t have the luxury of not passing this. We have to pass this.”

Following 2 1/2 hours of impassioned pleas from teachers, bus drivers, parents and students during public comment at the meeting, the school board approved a bond and mill levy override recommended by Superintendent Thomas Tucker.

A $250 million bond would address building repairs in the district, and a $40 million mill levy override would go toward teacher pay and school programs. Should voters in the county approve the tax increases, a homeowner with a home valued at $470,00

would pay an additional $208 a year, or $17.33 a month.

Peter and Maggie Bierbaum and their son Jake make up the steering committee for Bright Futures for Douglas Kids, a registered issue committee formed in April. During public comment, Maggie Bierbaum unraveled a thick stack of papers, each lined with rows of names of community members in support of the tax measures. The team collected 1,577 signatures.

“Tonight we are here to show you the community calls for such a measure,” Maggie Bierbaum said.

The committee will be campaigning for the bond and mill levy override leading up to the November election.

The tax-measure discussion began last November, when voters elected four candidates who opposed the previous board’s reforms of the past several years — including a pay system that many said led to an exodus of teachers.

Over the past eight months, school board members have stressed the need for additional funds at board meetings and work sessions. In late May, the board hired a research firm to survey 400 residents throughout the county on their views of the school district and funding. The majority of respondents indicated they would support a tax measure.

At a board meeting on Aug. 7, Tucker recommended one of three bond and mill levy override packages, put together by district staff, to the school board. The other options presented by staff were a $300 million bond and a mill levy override of $30 million or $50 million.

Lemieux questioned if the amount of the bond and mill levy override would address critical needs such as internal teacher pay gaps.

Tucker maintained his philosophy of “reasonable requests at reasonable intervals,” which several community members and board members said they support.

“When I go home, I sleep well. I cannot sleep well if I’m asking for more money than I think we need,” Tucker said at the Aug. 21 meeting. “I want to be fair with our community. I want to be fair with our staff. My heart aches for everyone.”

Ballot measures on school funding were brought before Douglas County voters in 2008 and 2011, but voters rejected them.

The last time Douglas County passed a local bond or mill levy override was in 2006. Jefferson County Public Schools passed a measure in 2012 and Cherry Creek School District passed a measure in 2016.

Littleton Public Schools passed a mill levy override in 2010 and a bond

measure in 2013.

The difference in funding has caused inequities in teacher pay across county lines.

The average teacher salary for the 2017-18 school year at Jefferson County Public Schools was $57,154, according to the Colorado Department of Education. Cherry Creek’s was $71,711 and Littleton’s was $66,399. Douglas County’s was $53,080.

William Larson, principal of Ponderosa High School from 1985 to 2002, took the stand during public comment at the Aug. 21 meeting. If he were a principal today, he said, hiring the best teachers would be difficult.

“Over 17 years, I shared often that I had the best high school principal job in Colorado. I had the best students, the best parents, teachers, support and school board,” he said. “Much of this changed with a new school board. They did not choose to have a bond and mill levy override when needed.”

Dennis Houston, CEO of the Parker Chamber of Commerce, also took the stand to voice his overwhelming support for the tax measures. A portion of the mill levy override would go toward school programming, including vocational education.

“The Douglas County business community needs career and technical education,” Houston said.

“We are in desperate need of plumbers, electricians, auto mechanics. We need thousands of I.T. professionals and engineers.”

Inadequate funding has created issues in district buildings. Schools are in need of between $303 million and $403 million in repairs, according to DCSD’s Master Capital Plan.

Within the bond, $150 million would go toward Tier 1 and additional highpriority Tier 2 needs, which are critical building repairs. Capital reinvestments, with an estimated $3 million to $9 million for charter school safety and Tier 1 needs, would account for $61 million. And $39 million would go toward capital construction and career and technical education.

A $40 million mill levy override would provide $17 million to address teacher pay; $6 million for changing counselor ratios at elementary, middle and high schools; $9 million for school-level funding depending on student need, equity and programming; and $8 million for charter schools.

The decision will ultimately be in the hands of the voters. Election Day is Nov. 6.

“We have a lot of catching up to do,” parent Kelly Poynter said. “Give Douglas County voters a choice and let them decide this November.”

CLARIFICATION The following should have been made clear in last week’s article: The board of education requested a survey on special education services at Douglas County Schoool District based on community inter-

est shown in a survey that included questions about special education, according to Nancy Ingalls, DCSD personalized learning officer. Hanover Research is sending out the survey.

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August 30, 2018

Swim Across America makes waves at Chatfield More than 250 people turned out to participate in event set up to fight cancer

BY NICK PUCKETT NPUCKETT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Lauren Alfino is just a little more stubborn than others.

On an impossibly perfect Colorado day, hundreds of swimmers prepared for a dip in the Chatfield Reservoir Aug. 26. And Alfino, undoubtedly, would be one of them — even though she had a boot on her left foot.

The story of how the 22-year-old swimmer broke her foot pretty much sums up the story of who Alfino is: highly competitive and highly stubborn. For that story, Alfino seemed fit to jump to the conclusion: “I set the world record for how fast you can go down the water slide,” she said with a laugh.

Alfino, of Aurora, was not going to miss this, the inaugural Swim Across America event in Colorado.

The organization “makes waves to fight cancer,” but specifically, it raises money for the local Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders at Children’s Hospital.

More than 200 swimmers from around the metro area signed up to swim a course in the reservoir southwest of Littleton at either a 5K, mile or half-mile distances. Alfino, and her broken foot, were set for the half-mile.

To Alfino, the impediment was nothing. She’s proud of her stubbornness.

It’s what allowed to her be there in the first place.

Alfino was diagnosed with nonHodgkin’s lymphoma in 2013, a cancer that starts in white blood cells. In April of that year, her cancer was in remission. She never forgot about that struggle, event 5 1/2 years later. Now, she’s grateful any chance she gets to be in the water.

“When I got diagnosed with cancer, I continued to swim throughout my entire treatment,” Alfino said. “It was nice that I had some very supportive people in my life who didn’t question me, but supported all my stubbornness.”

Nicole Vanderpoel, the director of the Denver Open Water Swim, worried that if there would be one cloud in the sky during the event, it would be right above Chatfield Reservoir.

Instead, Colorado’s first Swim Across America event enjoyed one of the nicest days of the summer, clear for once of smog and haze to set the stage for an event months in the making. The Denver Open Water Swim for Swim Across America raised almost $200,000 for cancer research.

“We far exceeded anything we could’ve hoped for,” Vanderpoel said.

“We’re overwhelmed with the support, the amount of swimmers and the sponsors. They all came through.”

The Denver Open Water Swim was the first Swim Across America event in Colorado, but Vanderpoel already has her sights set on next year.

“We’ve got work to do, and we are

Jack Vossoer, 11, from Westminster, freestyle swims around the balloon splash course at the Chatfield Reservoir during the inaugural Denver Swim Across America event Aug. 26. “When I got in it was cold, but you get used to it,” Vossoer said.

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Swimmers come to shore after finishing a 5K swim in Chatfield Reservoir for the inaugural Denver Open Water Swim for Swim Across America. The event raised almost $200,000 for cancer research. thrilled with our inaugural year and we celebrate that. We celebrate everyone here,” she said. “Next year, we’re just going to continue on the same path with the same goal, and that’s purely for the children.”

Hot air balloons floated high above the park as swimmers filed in, eventually by the hundreds, on Chatfield’s shore. And by the masses, 95 swimmers waded into the water before beginning their three laps for the 5K swim. Among them were 16 Olympi-

ans, including Missy Franklin, the five-time Olympic gold medalist and Regis Jesuit graduate.

With a beaming smile and water still dripping from her face, Franklin said meeting the children at the hospital was one of the most impactful events she had the opportunity to be part of.

“Actually getting to see what all of this is about and where all of this is going…it makes me speechless,” Franklin said.

Missy Franklin steps foot back on land after the 5K swim during the inaugural Denver Open Water Swim for Swim Across America. Franklin, from Centennial, said the 5K was the longest swim she’s had in Chatfield, where she swam several times as a child.

Ninety-five swimmers get ready to plunge into Chatfield Reservoir for the 5K swim during the inaugural Denver Open Water Swim for Swim Across America.

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How to avoid spikes in water bills Utility describes ways that users can save

BY ALEX DEWIND ADEWIND@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

In recent months on social media, some residents have expressed concerns over higher-than-normal water bills. A hike of more than $100 caught one resident off guard.

“We have been in the same house for 20 years and our water bill was $400,” the resident wrote on a Highlands Ranch Facebook page.

“We haven’t changed a thing and the highest bill we have ever had was $275.”

For nearly 30 years, Centennial Water & Sanitation District has provided water and wastewater services to Highlands Ranch residents and commercial businesses. Water sources are surface water from the South Platte River and groundwater from wells throughout Highlands Ranch, according to the water district’s website.

Surface water accounts for about 80 percent of the water supply, according to Centennial Water, and wells provide a “smaller, but important contribution to system reliability.”

The time of year, water practices and possible leaks could explain higher bills, Centennial Water staff

members say.

To conserve water, Centennial Water initiated a water budget rate structure for residents in 2003 with two components: a fixed water service availability fee of $25 and a variable water consumption rate.

The fixed fee helps ensure revenue stability for the water district and the consumption fee uses a four-tier rate based on a percentage of water budget assigned to each customer, according to Centennial Water’s 2016 water efficiency plan.

Water budgets are assigned based on lot size and household occupancy.

Highlands Ranch residents are allotted 27 inches of water per square foot during the summer months, according to Thomas Riggle, water conservation and efficiency coordinator at Centennial Water. He said that number is generous compared to surrounding communities, such as Denver County, which allows about 18 inches of water per square foot during the summer.

If a customer goes over his or her water budget, he or she will have to pay a fee listed on their water bill. Which could explain why some residents are noting higher water bills in the hot and dry months of summer.

“Due to basically no rain and it being really hot, people turned up their irrigation systems and watered a lot,” Riggle said of the month of

TIPS TO CONSVERVE WATER Check for leaks Put a few drops of food coloring in your toilet tank. If the color begins to appear in the toilet bowl within 30 minutes, there’s a leak that should be repaired immediately.

If you suspect a sink or shower faucet has a leak, dry the surrounding area and allow it to sit for an hour. Wetness indicates a leak.

Check the home’s water meter before and after a two-hour period, when no water is running. If the levels are different, there is a leak.

Cut down on time Turn off the water while brushing your teeth.

Run a full dishwasher instead of hand washing dishes in the sink.

Avoid the permanent press cycle in the washing machine, which uses an added five gallons, or 20 liters, for the extra rinse.

Invest in eco-friendly products Install water-saving showerheads, which are sold at most home improvement stores, or shower timers.

Purchase a high-efficiency water machine, offered by popular retailers including Samsung, Maytag and Whirlpool.

Consider investing in a dual flush toilet, which has two buttons to flush different amounts of water.

Source: Eartheasy.com June. “Then in turn, they had some high water bills.”

Centennial Water provides several water resources for residents. At the entrance of its building, located at 62 Plaza Drive, are free blue tablets that detect toilet leaks. It publishes a yearly Water Wise Guide with information on water budgets and tips to conserve water, such as xeriscaping, a gardening technique that uses drought-tolerant annuals, perennials, shrubs and grasses.

Sherry Eppers, community relations manager at Centennial Water, reminds residents to adjust their irrigation systems throughout the summer months.

“Sometimes people will set it and forget it,” Eppers said. “It’s easy to set a reminder to reset it, or adjust it or turn it off when it does rain.”

Throughout the year, Centennial Water partners with Center ReSource Conservation, a nonprofit based in Boulder, to offer low-cost Gardens in a Box. The kits include 14

to 30 xeric plants and a comprehensive plant and care guide. Nine options vary in price from $74 to $144.

When the gardens go on sale in the spring and fall, Centennial Water offers $25 discounts to the first 100 customers. To check eligibility for the discount, visit www.conservationcenter.org/gardens and at checkout select Centennial Water as the water provider.

Centennial Water also offers a number of incentives for residents to conserve water and save money. In a rain sensor rebate, customers are reimbursed $25 for purchasing a sensor that notifies sprinklers to shut off when it rains a certain amount.

In a turf replacement program, residents can receive $1 per square foot when they replace high wateruse plants with xeric or droughttolerant vegetation. The reimbursement limit is $1,000. More information is available at centennialwater.org/water-conservation/ incentive-programs/.

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‘Gap’ construction launches after Labor Day Castle Rock is at north end of first phase of roadwork

BY JESSICA GIBBS JGIBBS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The long-awaited expansion project of Interstate 25 between Castle Rock and Monument, an area commonly called “the Gap,” is nearly here.

Construction to widen the stretch of I-25 from two lanes in each direction to three, with the new lane being tolled, begins Sept. 4.

The Colorado Department of Transportation has held community meetings to brief the public on what to expect during construction, but it left some Douglas County residents worried about ripple effects on their neighborhood.

CDOT hopes widening the Gap will eliminate notorious congestion in the area and increase public safety. The project also includes adding wildlife crossings and addressing aging bridges, among other fixes, throughout the years-long project.

What to expect In total there are three multiphase “packages” of construction.

Package one doesn’t wrap up until 2020 but begins this September. It spans five miles from Plum Creek Parkway in Castle Rock to Sky View Lane, about halfway between Tomah Road and Larkspur.

Here’s the plan to manage traffic while construction is underway: • Two lanes will remain open throughout the day going in each direction.

• Speed limits will be reduced on I-25 from 75 mph to 65 mph in construction zones.

• Any necessary lane and ramp closures will happen after peak hours, typically at night.

“Our goal is to minimize impact as much as possible,” said CDOT spokeswoman Tamara Rollison.

It’s imperative that drivers follow speed limits and pay attention to road signage while traveling the corridor, Rollison said. Drivers can also sign up for text and other alerts, so they know road conditions before traveling the Gap. “If they’re empowered with information they’ll be able to plan their commutes better,” Rollison said. “As long as people know what’s going on before they head out, that reduces a lot of the anxiety.”

Throughout the first package of work, construction will occur in the center median during phase one, switch to the shoulders in phase two, and in phase three, switch back to the center of the roadway.

Workers will construct a guardrail to separate northbound and southbound traffic, repair wear and

tear along the shoulders and build the tolled third lane.

The controversial expressway won’t open in this stretch of I-25 until fall 2020.

Residents weigh in Residents from El Paso and Douglas County have spoken against making the third lane tolled.

Michael VanderMeulen, of Castle Rock, said he’d have preferred CDOT add one general-purpose and one toll lane to the Gap, but was overall glad the project could get underway.

“I’m not necessarily a backer of tolls,” he said, “but it needed to be done.”

CDOT officials fielded numerous questions related to tollways and HOV lanes in an Aug. 22 open house at the Douglas County Fairgrounds in Castle Rock. The tolled lane is also a carpool lane, sometimes referred to as an HOV lane, in which vehicles with three or more people can ride for free.

For much of the two-hour event, John Hall, the I-25 South Gap preconstruction director, stood surrounded by local residents, many with frustrated questions about safety, congestion, the effectiveness of toll lanes and the number of required passengers for carpool lanes.

The agency maintains that an express lane ensures a reliable trip and will ease congestion, more than adding a general-purpose lane would.

Patti Memsic, a Keene Ranch resident, remained unconvinced after speaking with Hall, calling the express lane CDOT’s “biggest mistake.”

“It’s all about money,” she said.

“By making that a toll lane, it’s not solving the problem.”

But Mesmic was concerned about more than paying a toll. She was among several residents at the open house who live along West Frontage Road, which parallels I-25 from Plum Creek Parkway to Tomah Road.

People use the west and east Frontage Roads in Castle Rock to bypass congestion on I-25 and speed as they do it, Mesmic said, calling it “a serious problem.”

Among her concerns was how the Gap construction, which will likely lead to slower travel time on I-25, would affect those existing problems.

Hall, a Monument resident, has commuted on the Gap for 15 years and knows the Frontage Road issues well, he said. Backups along I-25 often begins at the Tomah exit where drivers from Frontage Road merge onto the interstate, he said.

CDOT will be staging project management sites along Frontage Roads and closely monitoring the area, he said.

Mark your calendar: Run for One Annual fundraiser honors woman who cared about helping others

BY ALEX DEWIND ADEWIND@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Highlands Ranch resident Margie Schoedel hopes to raise $10,000 at her upcoming fundraiser, Run For One. The annual 5K and 2K is scheduled for Sept. 8 at Mountainview Christian Church, 40 E. Highlands Ranch Parkway.

That amount of money could fund at least 10 surgeries at CURE International. The Christian health care network operates hospitals and pediatric surgical programs in 29 countries worldwide. Physical disabilities treated include clubfoot, bowed legs, scoliosis, hydrocephalus

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The organization is near and dear to Schoedel. In 2007, her daughter, Rebecca Yarberry, was killed in a car accident. Just shy of 28, Yarberry was passionate about helping others and traveled on several medical missions with CURE International.

After her daughter’s death, Schoedel and her husband, Bob, started Becky’s Blessings Foundation to raise awareness of the medical needs of children in developing countries and support medical and humanitarian missions worldwide, the foundation’s website says.

The seventh Run for One fundraiser will have a silent auction and kid-friendly activities like a bouncy house.

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“And help us continue to heal more kids.”

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Electronics, personal papers will be accepted at recycling event Labor Day Douglas County offices will be closed Monday, Sept. 3 in observance of Labor Day. Many county services are available online at www.douglas.co.us

Interested in becoming a foster parent or adopting a child?

Attend a free information session from 6-7:30 p.m., Monday, Sept. 10 at Douglas County Human Services, 4400 Castleton Court in Castle Rock. For more information call 303-636-1KID or to register online visit www. collaborativefostercare.com/

Help Yourself. Skip the Line at the DMV in Castle Rock Douglas County residents can now renew their vehicle registration at self-service kiosks in Castle Rock, Lone Tree and Parker. For locations and to learn more about Motor Vehicle self-service kiosks visit www.douglas. co.us and search for MV Kiosk.

Slash-mulch site open The County’s main slash-mulch site, at 1400 Caprice Drive in Castle Rock is open Saturdays-only from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. through October 27. For directions and a list of acceptable items visit www.douglas.co.us and search for Slash Mulch. Free wood chips are available to homeowners for use as mulch.

Basic building permits online Contractors and homeowners may obtain basic building permits for roofing, mechanical, construction meter and window/door replacement for residential properties online. Visit www.douglas.co.us and search for Building permits.

County Line Road Improvements With a focus on congestion reduction, improved traffic flow and increased safety, road improvements are underway on County Line Road near the Park Meadows shopping center. Completion of this construction phase is expected in November. More information is available at www.cityoflonetree.com

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Relying on a personal shredder or using a regular waste-disposal service might not ensure that sensitive information is being safely destroyed.

To help residents properly dispose of their confidential papers and their unused computers and electronics, the Highlands Ranch Community Association plans a recycling event Sept. 15.

Computers, keyboards, fax machines, telephones, cell phones, radios, printers, laptops, stereos and more are acceptable items to be recycled from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Kaiser Permanente parking lot at Highlands Ranch Parkway and Lucent Boulevard in

Highlands Ranch. Televisions up to 42 inches are accepted for a $50 donation; those 43 inches and above should be taken directly to TechnoRescue. Old monitors/CRTs can be recycled for $10 each.

Up to three small bags or small boxes of paper will be accepted. No trash, phone books or newspapers, please. Additional small boxes/bags will be accepted for $5 each.

A suggested donation of $20 will benefit the Highlands Ranch Community Scholarship Fund and Cultural Affairs Association. Call 303-791-2500 or visit www.HRCAonline.org/recycle for a list of accepted items and other general event information.

Summit breaks down senior law, safety issues STAFF REPORT

The 18th Judicial District’s 2018 Senior Law and Safety Summit is coming up Sept. 15 at the Charles Schwab conference center in Lone Tree.

Attendees can go to educational workshops on scams, investment fraud and ID theft prevention; how to reduce senior exploitation; home and community safety; navigating probate, advance directives and other legal documents; end-of-life decision-making; and reverse mortgages, among

other topics.

Registration is $10 and includes continental breakfast, a box lunch and a copy of the 2018 Colorado Senior Law Handbook. Older adults, families providing care to elders and pre-retirees are urged to attend. The deadline to register is Sept. 12.

The application can be found at www.da18.org/slss/ Contact Consumer Fraud Protection Director Barbara Martin-Worley at bmw@da18.state.co.us or call her at 720 874-8547.

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NASPA is the national professional association for student affairs administrators in Doyle higher education.

A 2016 recipient of the Phi Theta Kappa Shirley B. Gordon Presidential Award of Distinction, Doyle also earned acclaim as the State Student Advisory Council President of the Year by the Colorado Community College System in the spring of 2014.

Prior to her appointment at ACC, Doyle served as executive vice president of learning and student affairs at the Community College of Denver. With more than 40 years of progressive professional experience in higher education administration,

she has also served in leadership roles at Western Nebraska Community College, Colorado School of Mines, the University of NebraskaLincoln and Illinois State University.

Elected as president of NASPA in 2008-09, Doyle also received the NASPA Foundation Pillar of the Profession award for contributions to college student success in 2010.

Under her leadership, ACC has established a Veterans Services Center, a President’s Student Advisory Council, and Guided Pathways for Student Retention & Completion.

In addition, ACC has created an integrated concept Child Development Center for Early Childhood Education, started offering a bachelor of applied science degree in emergency services administration, and begun construction on a new Collaboration Campus in Castle Rock to provide pathways from high school to associate degree to bachelor’s degree through on-site alliances with K-12, university, employer, and civic agency partners.

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VOICES Any excuse for littering is just so much rubbish

QUIET DESPERATION

Craig Marshall Smith

J

ohn Lennon said, “Littering is easy with eyes closed.”

Littering is easy and it’s fun and it’s a great way to thumb your nose at that arcane word “civility,” which has gone down the floor and out the door.

I’m doing community service. I’d rather not explain why. It had something to do with the use of a misplaced modifier. The judge threw the book at me. It happened to be a copy of Strunk and White’s English grammar and punctuation masterpiece “The Elements of Style.”

I was sentenced to write three columns: about cellphones and tailgating and littering, the harm linked to each of them, knowing full well I would be ignored. Heck, I was tailgated by a guy on a cellphone on the way to the newspaper to drop off one of the essays.

He hit the trifecta: He threw a candy wrapper

out the window.

After this column, I will have done my time and I can return to what I am best known for: handy hints for homeowners.

Here’s a sample: Don’t go eating detergent pods.

Harry and I just returned from a nearby park. It’s big and green and meticulously groomed, there are two ball fields, restrooms, a fenced-in playground, and all around it are trash cans.

All around the trash cans we saw trash.

How is that? Why is that?

We saw empty water bottles near empty soda bottles near empty sandwich and chip bags.

Someone packed a picnic, but they forgot to pack mom — or dad — or someone like me, who picks up after (careful, Craig) worthless dopes, dunces and fools who leave their detritus like scat.

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Every student in Cherry Creek brings in an additional $1,635 annually thanks to their MLOs, and teachers in CCSD earn an average of $19,000/year more than ours do.

Littleton pays its teachers an average of $13,000/year more.

Please join me in educating Douglas County voters about the importance of these ballot measures.

Kristen Hirsch Highlands Ranch

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Schools do need the money Smith Young’s letter in the Aug. 16 paper advising us to defeat any Douglas County School District bond proposal is flawed in several respects. He states that the district’s $53,080 average teacher salary is “in the middle of the pack statewide,” implying that’s OK. However, that state average includes districts in counties like Baca, Yuma and Moffatt, where salary bases are much lower. Comparisons must be made with our nearest “competitors,” those with similar salary demographics. A $17,000 disparity between DC and Creek is not acceptable. Additionally, to label teaching part-time work is disingenuous.

He fails to mention the need for SEE LETTERS, P11

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How to keep your situation free of destination procrastination

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Support ballot measures I’m writing to express my gratitude to the Douglas County School District Board of Education for unanimously voting to add two local school-funding measures to the ballot this November.

The impact to individual homeowners is not great (an average of $17 more per month in property taxes), but the dividends our schools, students and teachers will receive are massive. Due to the lack of funds, our district has long neglected necessary maintenance of our existing schools. It’s irresponsible and fiscally unsound to let these buildings deteriorate and crumble around our 68,000 students. Passing these measures means the money collected will flow directly into our district’s coffers, not through the state budget.

This is important as the state legislature has been underfunding our district for years by taking money earmarked for K-12 education and diverting it to other programs (now called the budget stabilization factor; it was previously called the negative factor). Since we have not passed a bond or mill levy override since my now high school senior was in kindergarten, our district is woefully underfunded compared to neighboring districts.

“If you pack it in, pack it out.”

Maybe you have been reading about plastic straws. It’s a start.

Litter lasts this long: cigarette butts, 1-5 years; aluminum cans, 80-100 years; plastic bags, 10-20 years; wool socks, 1-5 years; plastic bottles, indefinitely.

On the way home from the park, Harry and I went to the grocery store. I spotted someone’s butts and ashes in a parking space. Not far off were the remains of a fast-food lunch.

Flicking a butt always looks cool and hip in films, don’t she? Fifty percent of all littered items are cigarette butts.

Like I said: This is my third and final goaround with delinquencies — or perceived delinquencies. If it were up to me, I’d let it be, go with the flow, tolerate the intolerable,

ave you ever wondered why some of your own tasks and projects get done and yet there are others that seem to fall into the “maybe someday, but definitely not today” bucket?

One of the primary reasons this happens for me is because I find myself in avoidance mode and procrastination becomes my destination.

And I really don’t enjoy that destination, and I especially don’t enjoy the journey towards the destination of procrastination.

So when I look at certain tasks, todos and projects my typical strategy is to categorize each one the night before or as soon as I wake up and start my day. An (A) task means this is one I must do before I do anything else. A (B) rating is something that is important, and I probably need to get to it before the end of the day.

And then a project that falls into the (C) category means that if I have had a super productive day and can get to it, I get it done. If not, it usually becomes an (A) or (B) task for the next day.

This ABC ranking system has proven extremely helpful over the

years and has helped me to prioritize and complete more tasks and projects than I had in the past.

The problem is this (AB) category that has creeped in. The (AB) I am talking about is “Avoidance Behavior.” And with a WINNING heavy travel schedule and experiencWORDS ing a very busy time in my personal and professional life, more and more tasks, to-dos and projects are looking more and more like they should be placed into the “Avoidance BehavMichael Norton ior” bucket. I mean I just don’t have the time. And that is a sad excuse.

That “maybe someday, but definitely not today” attitude had to stop. It was flat-out causing me stress as I worried and thought about what needed to get done, and it was taking my focus of my real (A) tasks and projects and my (B) category to-dos.

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I had to ask myself the big question, “Why?” Why was I, and why am I, avoiding certain things while getting after the others with purpose and passion?

The internal dialogue sounded like this, “Are you avoiding this because you don’t have the skill to do it?” Or “I should probably put this into the someday bucket because this conversation is going to be uncomfortable.” And here is my least favorite, “Well you know Michael, if you keep putting this off, someone else will certainly do it.” And that last one is never true.

When it comes to doing the things we need to do but avoid doing them because we don’t have the skill, lack the will, or we try and pass it off on someone else, all we are doing is practicing (AB) Avoidance Behavior. Avoidance behavior is a terrible journey and only ends up at destination procrastination.

The simple realization for me was that there are things that I enjoy doing and where passion and purpose are easily found to accelerate my behavior.

There are other things where I need just a little hope and encouragement and then I am once again hot on my

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abide the exploitation of decencies, and take the high road, and say, “Right on, worthless dopes and dunces and fools. Don’t mind me. Just be yourself.”

Maybe it starts at home like just about everything else.

Who hasn’t heard, “Pick up your room”?

Analytically, an admonishment like that is embedded with dominance and submission, and there comes a point (an age) when most of us rebel — and we don’t put our belongings where they

pursuit to getting it done.

Now, when I realize I am in avoidance behavior mode, I challenge myself to get after it, get it off the list, and do it better than I ever expected to do it.

The byproducts of getting off of the terrible journey of “Someday, but definitely not today” are easily recognized.

First, our stress levels go way down.

Second, our distractions and lack of focus on primary projects and tasks are abated. And last but not least, our own sense of accomplishment drives us forward to the completion of other tasks, to-dos, and projects.

So how about you? Are you on the destination procrastination train as you settle in comfortably to your own avoidance behavior? Or do you have a system that is working really well to get it all done and where you are feeling super accomplished?

As always I would love to hear your story at gotonorton@gmail.com, and when we turn our “Someday, but definitely not today” moments into fulfilling our self-accomplishment moments, it really will be a better than good week.

Michael Norton is a resident of Castle Rock, the president of the Zig Ziglar Corporate Training Solutions Team, a strategic consultant and a business and personal coach. belong.

If you go to a park - or almost anywhere — there are signs.

“Don’t do this, and don’t do that,” and guess what happens?

Rules are made to be broken. What feels better than outrunning law enforcement? What feels better than walking an unleashed dog? What feels better than thumbing your nose at The Man? Littering, likewise, is a sign of non-conformity.

According to Keep America Beautiful, it costs $11.5 billion to clean up litter in the United States every year.

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

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capital to fund the physical plant... repairs and improvements to plumbing, electric, IT, buses, etc., plus competitive salaries to retain employees in those disciplines. Is this “lavish” spending? Does he defer maintenance items in his own home?

Mr. Young appears fixated on the tax increase necessary to fund improvements, an onerous amount of $17 a month, which would force one to forego maybe four lattes monthly. We feel his pain. However, for DC to retain excellent employees and maintain excellent facilities, money must be there. Prices go up, and our children deserve the best we can give them. A vote “yes” in November, with the attendant small cost, will go a long way toward providing that. Additionally, excellent schools are a drawing card to

this community, ensuring property values are maintained and that the county keeps its reputation as an excellent place to live.

Mike Fullerton Highlands Ranch Keep momentum going A letter printed in your Aug. 16 edition shows why it is so important to get out and vote for the schoolfunding measures this November.

Because if you believe those who supported the previous schoolboard are gone, think again.

Yes, there are still some who think DougCo teachers are overpaid, parttime workers. That a district that last passed a local bond or mill levy 12 years ago doesn’t need another.

And that those who own a half-million-dollar house can’t come up with 50 cents more per day to invest in the future of our community.

Look, I’ll stack my curmudgeon credentials against anyone: SEE LETTERS, P32

OBITUARIES TRUBE

Merriam (Trube) Trube 10/27/1929 - 8/20/2018

Merriam (Trube) Trube passed away Monday, August 20, 2018 at his home in Highlands Ranch, CO, surrounded by his family.

Trube was born on October 27, 1929 to Carl E. and Sarah Louise Brandreth Merriam Trube in New York City, NY. He was an only child. He graduated from Stevens Institute of Technology with a degree in Engineering in 1951.He then joined the United States Navy for three years, working in the shipyards in San Diego, CA. In 1954, Trube met the first love of his life, Jean Edmunds. They were married in 1955. They lived in Venezuela and Seattle, WA, before settling in Littleton, CO. Trube worked for Martin Marietta for 32 years. They had three children, Lynda, Scott and Gale. Jean died in 2007.

In 2008, Trube met the second love of his life, Dottie Breece. They lived in Highlands Ranch, CO. If asked, Trube would say he was

blessed to have two loves, Jean and Dottie. He was a lifelong outdoorsman and outdoor photographer. He enjoyed geology, hunting, and fishing.

During his work years, he was proud of his accomplishments in the aerospace industry, particularly Mars exploration, Voyager and Venus projects.

He is survived by his children Lynda Strickland (Dale), Scott Trube (Heidi), and Gale Marchand (LeRoy) and grandchildren Eric, Zach, Ryan, Jennifer, Kyle, Jeremy, Stepanie; and Dottie Breece, her children Cindy Breece (Kevin), Carrie Breece, Chris Breece (Randy), Rick Breece, Cathy Schupanitz (Matt), and grandchildren Kaitlyn and Kira. He was preceded in death by his parents and his wife Jean.

A private celebration will be held.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials to The Nature Conversancy, www.nature.org, Trout Unlimited, www.tu.org or charity of your choice.

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LIFE Fourteeners rack up BIG numbers

Dallas Weaver, of Denver, hikes toward the peak of Mount Huron on July 15. Weaver, who moved from Arkansas to Colorado to climb mountains, hopes to complete all fourteener summits by the end of 2020.

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Thousands can crowd popular peaks on busy mid-summer days

BY SHANNA FORTIER SFORTIER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

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oss Erickson, 29, started climbing fourteeners — mountains with more than 14,000 feet elevation — eight years ago when he moved to Colorado.

“Illinois doesn’t have any,” he said jokingly about why he waited to climb a mountain of that height.

At first, he saw the fourteeners as training hikes for the Colorado Trail, which he was preparing to hike. As the years went on, he advanced to more technical mountains. As a rock climber and a hiker, he was inspired to push his limits.

Now, he’s just shy of 50 fourteeners climbed and shares his lessons learned at the REI outdoor school, where he teaches rock climbing, onand off-trail map and compass use, and wilderness survival.

For him, the biggest thing he wants students to remember is to always be prepared.

“Know your skill level and remember that you are in the mountains and things can get real,” Erickson said.

In 2016 and 2017 the Alpine Rescue team, which performs rescues in Clear Creek County, averaged 45

ESSENTIALS FOR CLIMBING FOURTEENERS First aid kit Map and compass Pocketknife Matches/fire starter Shelter Headlamp or flashlight Warm/rain clothing Emergency food — high-calorie Emergency water Sunglasses Companion Extra clothing layers Sunscreen Communication or a personal locator beacon Emergency blanket missions per year on one of the four fourteeners in the area — Grays Peak, Torreys Peak, Mount Bierstadt and Mount Evans.

In 2008 and 2009 the team averaged 15 missions per year. That’s an increase of 300 percent over the past eight years.

Dawn Wilson, of Alpine Rescue, said that there are a couple things that get people in trouble more than others while they are hiking mountains of that height.

“When people go past their ability, that’s when you get into trouble,” Wilson said. “People die. You don’t mess around with these fourteeners.”

Wilson reminds people to be prepared with the proper gear, to tell someone where you are going and your estimated time of return, and to

RISKS OF CLIMBING MOUNTAINS Weather Lightning is the greatest external hazard to mountaineering in Colorado. Lighting hits the highest areas — summits and high ridge lines — as well as open meadows.

Use the “alpine start” and begin the mountain ascent in the early hours of the morning. This allows hikers to get down the mountain in the early afternoon before storms roll in. The biggest concern with starting that early — when it could potentially still be dark — is making sure you know the terrain and carry a headlamp.

Exposure Hypothermia, dehydration and sun burn are all concerns on long hikes.

Acute mountain sickness (AMS) Know the symptoms (headache, nausea, loss of appetite). The best remedy is to get to lower elevation as soon as possible. know your capabilities.

One spot Alpine Rescue was called to several times this summer was the sawtooth that connects Mount Bierstadt and Mount Evans.

“Mount Bierstadt is one of the easier fourteeners,” Wilson said. “It’s a high-traveled route. But then people go over to the sawtooth and that is not something to be challenged with if you are not prepared. It’s really technical.

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Play poses challenging questions

t is not often that a theater company has the opportunity to be part of a play from inception to production, but that’s just one of the things that makes the Athena Project such an important part of the metro art scene — it works to give new playwrights a chance to showcase their work.

Such is the case with Athena’s production of “Honor Killing,” written

by Sarah Bierstock and developed during the 2017 Plays In Progress Series. Directed by Angela Astle, the show will make its premiere at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Sept 8 at the Elaine Wolfe Theatre at the JCC Denver, 350 S. Dahlia St. in Denver. The show will then run through Sept. 30 with shows at 8 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. on Sundays.

The show follows COMING New York Times ATTRACTIONS reporter Allisyn Davis as she investigates the honor killing of a young Pakistani woman at the hands of family. Allisyn is denied entrance to Pakistan, but armed with the most current Clarke Reader technology she conducts her investigation remotely from Dubai.

“The show addresses brutality against women in both Western and Eastern cultures,” Astle said. “It also asks great questions about the responsibilities of journalists when they’re reporting on a culture that isn’t their own and may not fully understand.”

During the Athena Project’s annual festival, “Honor Killing” was selected as one of 250 plays submitted to Plays in Progress, which accepts scripts of women playwrights and develops them through workshops, staged readings and table readings. Astle was a part of that early process and said she’s thrilled to bring it to a Colorado audience after its world premiere at Florida Studio Theatre in Sarasota, Florida.

With all the recent focus on journalistic integrity and importance of the free press, Astle said the show will send the audience home with plenty to discuss.

“When you’re reading an article, you can’t just take it face value. You need to look at who is writing the piece and why,” she said “It asks us to consider how we tell our stories.”

For tickets and more information, go to www.AthenaProjectArts.org.

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Bronzes span decades of artist’s long career

ronze sculptures spanning four decades of sculptor Neil Goodman’s career will be exhibited Sept. 15 to Nov. 17 at the Museum Outdoor Arts Indoor Gallery in the Englewood Civic Center, 1000 Englewood Parkway. There will be an opening reception from 6 to 9 p.m. on Sept. 15, open to the public. Goodman is a founding member of the arts department at Indiana University Northwest, in Gary, and he now divides his time between studios in Chicago and the central coast of California. In addition, MOA has partnered with the City of Greenwood Village to install three of Goodman’s monumental fiberglass sculptures in Westlands Park, 5701 S Quebec St., through August 2019.

Admission free.

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Englewood Camera Club Bob Dean, a freelance nature and travel photographer, will speak to the Englewood Photography Club on Sept.

11 about how to make great images while traveling. The longstanding club meets at 7 p.m. the second Tuesday of the month at Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit, 6400 S. University Blvd., Centennial. Guests and new members welcome.

‘Wizard’ and more …

Littleton Youth Ballet will perform “Wizard of Oz” on Sept. 8 (6 p.m.) and Sept. 9 (noon and 5 p.m.) at the Gates

Concert Hall, Newman Center (DU), 2344 E. Iliff Ave., Denver. Tickets cost $25-$38. Newmantix. com, 303-871-7720.

Powwow at museum The Annual Friendship Powwow and American Indian Cultural Celebration will be held at the Sonya Ellingboe Martin Plaza, next to the Denver Art Museum, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept.

8. American Indian dancers, drum groups, crafts, fry bread … Fun for families. Free. The museum is located on 13th Avenue between Broadway and Bannock Street in downtown Denver.

Littleton Symphony auditions The Littleton Symphony has volunteer openings for assistant concertmaster; principal bass; second trombone; assistant/utility horn; all string sections musicians. Auditions by appointment: call Bobbi Jones at 303-989-4727 or contact info@littletonsymphony.org.

Watercolor classes Castle Rock watercolorist Cindy Welch has added evening sessions to her Tuesday watercolor classes at Hobby Lobby in Castle Rock, since the

daytime classes have filled fast. See CindyWelchDesign.com.

Broncos history Littleton author Scott Perry will talk about “The Denver Broncos and the NFL Since 1970” at 7 p.m. Sept. 6 at the Littleton Museum, 6028 S. Gallup St., Littleton. Free, but seating is limited.

Free tickets available at the museum.

303-795-3950.

Address change The Littleton Garden Club will hold its next meeting at a new address on Sept. 5. The group assembles at 6 p.m. for a social time and refreshments, followed at 6:30 by a speaker and business meeting. Guests and new members are welcome. The new location is: Ames Facility (formerly Ames Elementary School), 7300 S. Clermont Drive, Centennial. Parking available. (etween Colorado Boulevard and South Holly Street, south of Easter Avenue and north of Dry Creek Road.)

Pam Roth O’Mara “Widening Your Comfort Zone” is Pam Roth O’Mara’s new class offered at Arapahoe Community College this fall. It’s a mix of improv, storytelling and journal writing, she says. It will be aimed at introverts, extroverts, artists, writers, engineers, technicians, sales managers, caretakers and others.

We experience situations throughout our lives that we enjoy and those we’d

like to avoid. Here’s help! Section 1: Sept. 12 to Oct 10. Section 2: Oct. 30 to Dec. 4. Littleton Campus, 5900 S. Santa Fe Drive.

Tesoro Cultural Center The annual 1840s Rendezvous and Spanish Colonial Market will be on Sept. 15 and 16 at The Fort, 19192 Highway 8, just off Highway 285 in Morrison. Adults: $5, 12 and younger free.

Mountain Man rendezvous, frontier women, traditional Spanish arts, Fiesta Colorado, storytelling … TesoroCulturalCenter.org, 303-839-1671. Good family outing.

Stinky time!

“Stinky,” Denver Botanic Gardens’ rare corpse flower (Amorphophallus titanium), is about to bloom again in early to mid-September, horticulturists hope. Sign up for a “bloom alert” on the website, botanicgardens.org.

The 18-year-old plant, native to Sumatra, first bloomed in 2015. It can be viewed in the Orangery greenhouse, adjacent to Marnie’s Pavilion. Members, free, others: garden admission.

Hours: 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Denver Botanic Gardens, 1007 York St., Denver.

‘Mamma Mia!’ The musical, “Mamma Mia,” opens Sept 7 at the Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd. Playing Tuesdays through Sundays. Tickets: arvadacenter.org.

Serving the southeast Denver area

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Castle Rock/Franktown

First United Methodist Church 1200 South Street Castle Rock, CO 80104 303.688.3047 www.fumccr.org

Services:

Sunday Worship 8:30am and 10:00am 10:00am - Sunday School Little Blessings Parents Day Out www.littleblessingspdo.com

Centennial

Greenwood Village

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Parker

St. Thomas More Catholic Parish & School

Seven Sunday Masses Two Daily Masses Confessions Six Days a Week STM Catholic School Preschool – Grade 8

8035 South Quebec Street Centennial, CO 80112 303.770.1155

www.stthomasmore.org

Sunday Services - 10 a.m.

Cimarron Middle School 12130 Canterberry Parkway Parker, CO 80138 www.CSLParker.org

Congregation Beth Shalom Serving the Southeast Denver area

Call or check our website for information on services and social events! www.cbsdenver.org

303-794-6643

Lone Tree

Trinity Lutheran Church and School

Sunday Worship Times 8 a.m. and 10:45 a.m.

Trinity Lutheran School and ECEC (Ages 2 1/2 - 5; Grades K-8)

www.tlcas.org 303-841-4660

Find us on Facebook: Trinity Lutheran Church, Franktown

To advertise your place of worship in this section, call Karen at 303-566-4091 or email kearhart@ColoradoCommunityMedia.com

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Join the Women in Networking group for an afternoon of camaraderie, inspiration, libation, and a silent auction - designer style!

UPCOMING EVENTS Visit our website at www.highlandsranchchamber.org

• Silent auction featuring new and gently used handbags, to benefit the James Resource Network • Hear from Motivational Speakers, Holly and Eileen Forlenza • Enjoy high tea and tasty treats • Cash bar featuring red and white wine, and champagne • Door prizes and raffle prizes

Non-members are welcome to attend up to

Register at open at www.highlandsranchchamber.org

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Ambassador of the Month – Carolyn Burtard Name of business: Smart Food – Juice Plus+ Title: Health Food Agent How long have you been with/owned this company: Since 2004 What is the mission/vision of your company? Inspire Healthy Living around the world by taking your health back.

What do you most like about your job?

Witnessing people improve their health by making simple changes or

additions Do you have hobbies, interests, family, etc that you would like people to know about? Family is the barking kind and I foster dogs. I am a gardener – both traditional and Tower Garden. I am a scuba diver and I love to travel. I have visited 41 states and over 30 countries.

How do you spend your free time? Gardening, planning the next trip, see the interests above What do you like most about being an Ambassador for the Chamber? Meeting new people and then connecting them with others that can become power partners and/or friends.

to find out about upcoming events. two events as our guest before joining.

Chamber of Commerce), follow us on Twitter (@HRChamberHub)

CHAMBER STAFF ANDREA LAREW, PRESIDENT

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WELCOME NEW MEMBERS!

BRIE MCMAHON, MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR

Check out our website at https://www.highlandsranchchamber.org/list for their detailed information

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS CHAIR – TIM LINDSEY, BEAR MORTAGAGE CHAIR ELECT – STEWART GALLAGHER, COLORADO VAULT & SAFE DEPOSIT BOX CO. SECRETARY – AMY SHERMAN, NW DOUGLAS COUNTY EDC

Ribbon Cuttings and Celebrations

TREASURER – JUSTIN ENSIGN, FIRSTBANK CAROLYN BURTAR D, SMART FOOD – JUICE PLUS+ MICHELE BERGH, PANORAMA ORTHOPEDICS & SPINE JERRY FLANNERY, HRCA ANDREA FERRETTI, CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL COLORADO MIKE HEFLEBOWER, HEFLEBOWER FUNERAL SERVICES ROB KEVWITCH, GRIST BREWING COMPANY

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Congratulations to Arma Dei Academy on their expansion and completion of new building!

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This year’s featured artist: Carmel Walden,

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Carmel welcomes you to see her works in person and connect with her at one of the many fine art festivals that she attends throughout Colorado and beyond. For a list of upcoming events and to preview over 100 new and classic works portraying a variety of mountain, southwestern and tropical subjects, please visit her website: www.waldenwatercolors.com.

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Over the last twenty years, Carmel’s artistic style has evolved along with her passion for and spiritual connection to the natural world.

Though most of her works have visually realistic components, Carmel draws out the mystery of her subjects by engulfing them in imaginative dances of texture, light and color. Painting entirely with transparent watercolors through the blending of three primary hues, Carmel leaves plenty of the white of the paper untouched to keep her work sparkling with life.

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Carmel grew up immersed in the wild beauty surrounding her family’s Colorado ranch, and some of her earliest memories are of trying to capture a bit of the wonder through art. With encouragement from her father, wood and bronze sculptor Bill Walden, Carmel received her BA in Fine Art from Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California, and then moved to Arizona where she found a quiet space to reflect and refine her watercolor skills. While living with the Hopi and Navajo people, she began her Master’s degree in Psychology, taught Expressive Art Therapy, and began fusing her art with her belief in the spiritual benefits of exploring nature. Her career as a professional artist was launched upon returning to Colorado with an array of paintings in 1999.

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The weekend after Labor Day, the Castle Rock Chamber of Commerce hosts a 2-day juried ďŹ ne arts show with artists from across the country. Castle Rock provides the perfect canvas for the Annual Colorado Artfest, which has become a summertime tradition for residents and art enthusiasts alike. Enjoy live main stage entertainment featuring popular musicians, interactive exhibits for the kids, savor fabulous food/beverages and so much more!

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PEAKS

LOST? STOP: SIT, THINK, OBSERVE, PLAN Lost mountain climbers are encouraged to remember the four steps in the acronym STOP:

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“It has killed people before.”

The number of rescues performed on Front Range fourteeners has also gone up as the population in Denver and the surrounding areas has increased. On a sunny day in July, about 3,000 people can be found on Mount Bierstadt.

In July 2017, Colorado Fourteener Initiative released the second edition of its “Fourteener Hiking Use and Economic Impact” report, which estimated that 311,000 hiker use days occurred on Colorado’s fourteeners in 2016 — a 19 percent increase over 2015.

CFI protects and preserves the natural integrity of Colorado’s 54 14,000-foot peaks through active stewardship and public education. CFI partners with the U.S. Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Management, and passionate volunteers and donors nationwide to create protection of Colorado’s highest peaks; build and maintain sustainable hiking routes to accommodate hiking use while minimizing damage to native alpine ecosystems; close, stabilize, and restore trampled

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Tayler Bunge, of Arvada, looks over the mountains from the summit of Mount Bross, which is in the Mosquito Range.

KEVIN M. SMITH

Sit Sit down, gain your composure and remain calm. Panicking will compound the problem. The best tool you carry is your head. It’s time to calmly and clearly use it.

and eroded areas to protect sensitive alpine plant and animal communities; and educate fourteener hikers about Leave No Trace principles and sustainable recreational practices designed to lessen ecosystem impacts.

Through this unique, voluntary partnership, Colorado’s fourteener ecosystems are protected from harm while continuing to make the peaks accessible to hikers without burdensome restrictions and fees.

Think Analyze the situation.

Where did I last see the trail and how likely am I to retrace my steps? What is the weather forecast for tonight (which of course you made a point of checking be-

licious options for every palate, plus the rally is a great way to mark Labor Day weekend.

Head over to www.truckstoprally. com for all the pertinents.

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Where the wild food trucks are Over the last decade or so food trucks have emerged as purveyors of some of the tastiest and most interesting dining experiences one can have around town. But keeping track of which truck is going to be where can sometimes be a tricky job.

Thankfully, there’s a rally for that.

Hosted from 1 to 8 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 1, at 31st Street through Downing Street on Larimer, the Truck Stop Food Truck Rally will gather more than a dozen food trucks, local craft vendors and live music.

Entry to the event is free, and attendees simply pay for the food and drinks they want.

There are bound to be numerous de-

The film is Bond. James Bond It is difficult to imagine a young man who didn’t watch his first James Bond movie and walk away hoping they could be half as cool as Britain’s best spy someday. Something about his effortless style and swagger makes him a character multiple generations return to.

Le Méridien Denver Downtown, 1475 California St., offers the chance for fans to check out some quintessential 007 flicks at its Classic Bond Movie Night beginning at 6 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 3.

In addition to the movie, attendees will get complimentary popcorn and a classic cocktail menu to order from.

fore leaving home)?

Is this situation critical, or merely an annoyance — which you can survive? What are my immediate priorities: Shelter?

Heat? Food? Finding my way back at all costs? Signals?

Observe Am I in danger (weather, terrain, injury)?

How much light do I have left? What can I use for shelter (cave, overhang, snow cave, tree well)? Is there any fuel — how long will it take to gather fuel for a small, but warm, fire?

Plan Establish what to do until help arrives, for

For more information, visit https:// www.facebook.com/lemeridiendenverdowntown/ and click the events button.

Clarke’s Concert of the Week — Gary Clark Jr. at Red Rocks People don’t really talk about guitarists the way they used to in the 1960s and 1970s. When rock was the most important music genre in the world there were passionate debates about who was the true guitar god.

That doesn’t happen all that often anymore.

If that debate was still going on, one of the top contenders for the title would be Austin’s Gary Clark Jr. A fervent believer in the transformative power of the blues and a guitarist in the style of Hendrix, Clark is one of the unequivocal modern masters of the guitar. He’s released two solid studio albums, but it’s in his pair of

example: Move to stable ground.

Attract searchers by blowing my whistle, hanging a colorful bandanna from a tree limb.

Bandage injuries.

Gather firewood.

Rig shelter from impending weather (use the list of essentials).

Start a warming fire.

Remembering “STOP” will help you orient yourself so you can manage the situation. It can turn a frightful experience into one you can use to regale your friends for years to come.

Source: Alpine Rescue

live albums where his skills really shine though. His version of “Catfish Blues” is one of the best live recordings of the decade.

To experience the real thing, you don’t want to miss Gary Clark Jr. at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 5 at Red Rocks, 18300 W. Alameda Parkway in Morrison.

If witnessing Clark’s magic isn’t enough to tempt you, soul singer Valerie June will be the opener for the evening. The owner of one of the richest voices in the genre, June is worth the price of admission alone.

To get your tickets, visit www. redrocksonline.com/events/detail/ gary-clark-jr.

Clarke Reader’s column on culture appears on a weekly basis. He can be reached at Clarke.Reader@hotmail. com.

Service Above Self - Join Us! The Rotary Club of Highlands Ranch, “Service above Self ” Meetings Every Thursday at the Lone Tree Golf Club, 9808 Sunningdale Blvd. Lone Tree Noon-1:30 PM

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THINGS to DO

MUSIC

Boz Scaggs: 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 2 at Hudson Gardens and Event Center, 6115 South Santa Fe Drive, Littleton. Tickets: www.altitudetickets.com. Info: 303-7978565 or www.hudsongardens.org.

Parker Fine Arts & Music Festival: Sept. 22-23, Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at O’Brien Park, 10795 Victorian Dr., Parker. Parker Fine Arts & Music Festival is presented by Parker Lifestyle, Parker’s premier magazine. The show is at picturesque O’Brien Park in Parker Old Town, in the Downtown Walking District with boutiques, fine dining and fun pubs. Bring the family to this show and view stunning artworks by national artists, select your own art treasure, and enjoy performances by popular Colorado music acts performing on the Festival Stage.

ART

Watercolor Techniques: 7 a.m to 3 p.m. Friday, Sept. 1 at First Presbyterian Church Littleton, 1609 W. Littleton Blvd. The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County kicks off its 2018/19 season with a watercolor workshop by popular artist and teacher Phyllis Vandehaar. $35 for HFAG members = $50 for non-members.

Visit heritage-guild.com for more information.

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

Saturday Sept. 8 at Hobby Lobby, 10901 S. Parker Road, Parker.

Parker Artist Guild classes for children in grades 4-8. All teachers are professional artists and members of the Parker Artists Guild.

Registration required; Contact judypendleton4@gmail.com.

EVENTS

Kids’ Zone: 4 to 5 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 30 at Douglas County Libraries in Highlands Ranch, 9292 S. Ridgeline Blvd. Get creative with markers and rubbing alcohol to make your own painting. Ages 8-12. No registration required.

More information is available at 303-791-7323 or DCL.org.

Highlands Ranch Days: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Sept. 6 to Sept. 8 at the Highlands Ranch Mansion, 9950 E. Gateway Drive, Highlands Ranch. Come celebrate your community’s heritage at the mansion.

This event features historical reenactments, black smithing,

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this week’s TOP FIVE Brews and Views Beer Festival: 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 1 at Hudson Gardens and Event Center, 6115 South Santa Fe Drive, Littleton. Featuring craft beers from over thirty-five Colorado breweries, stunning views encompassing thirty acres of natural, open spaces, dishes from Colorado’s premier food trucks, local vendors, music, games, and more. Visit hudsongardens.org or call 303-797-8565.

Highlands Ranch Genealogical Society meeting: 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 4 at James H. LaRue Library, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch.

What’s all this fuss about DNA testing for genealogy? To find out, join us in September at the Highlands Ranch Library for “Cracking the Code: DNA Testing Myths & Reality.” For more information about the Highlands Ranch Genealogical Society, visit our website at hrgenealogy.wordpress.com.

pottery, Indian fry bread, a petting zoo, a real chuck wagon, livestock displays, and more. Hay rack rides will provide views of the ranch not typically seen by the public.

Tours of the mansion will be held throughout the event.Adult $5, Child $3 (Children 2 and under are free). Tickets sold at the gate.

Max Maven, World’s Top Mentalist: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 6 at the Theatre of Dreams Arts & Event Center, 735 Park St., Castle Rock. Max Maven’s mysteries transcend linguistic and cultural boundaries. Tickets: $30-$35; all reserved seats; rows 1-2 are premium seats. He’s performed in over two dozen countries and now you can see him up-close and personal in Castle Rock. Reservations required: Tickets.AmazingShows. com or call 303-660-6799.

SouthFest: 3 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 8 at DeKoevend Park Shelter C, 6301 S University Blvd., Centennial. SouthFest combines live local music with a free community celebration.Foam party and food trucks. Visit SouthFellowship.org/ Southfest Cosplay: 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 8 at Douglas County Libraries in Parker, 20105 East Mainstreet.

Learn tips and tricks to level up your cosplay game from others in the cosplay community, and share some of your own tips!

Costumes are encouraged.

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

Slick Science: 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 4 at Douglas County Libraries in Roxborough, 8357 N. Rampart Range Rd. #200, Littleton. Experiment with fun science concepts as you learn about the Science of Construction. Ages 6-12. Registration is required at 303-791-7323 or DCL.org.

Living a Rich Life: Finding Meaning and Purpose: 6-7 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 3 at Castle Rock Adventist Hospital Conference room Ridgeline, 2350 Meadows Blvd., Castle Rock. Finding meaning and purpose is important to our happiness. Let’s talk about it. Participation is free. Contact Roy H Koerner 303-814-0142 or roykoerner@msn.com The Great Outdoors: 5 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 6 at Douglas County Libraries in Castle Pines, 360 Village Square Lane. Explore creative ways to experience Colorado’s state and local parks. You’ll learn about the features of some of Colorado’s unique parks, as well as some fun activities to take along on your adventures. All ages. Registration is required at 303-791-7323 or DCL.org.

Centennial Car Show & Concert: 11 a.m. to noon. Saturday, Sept. 8 at Centennial Center Park, 13050 E. Peakview Ave., Centennial.

Features collection of classic and exotic cars. Visit www.centennialco.gov.

Meet the Alpacas: 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 8-9 at the Douglas County Fairgrounds, 500 Fairgrounds Dr., Castle Rock. Free parking, admission, seminars and demonstrations with alpaca fiber. See an alpaca up close and pet one. Talk to the Alpaca Farms owners and learn. Visit pacabuddies.org.

Scotland, more than kilts and bagpipes: 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 8 at Rox Arts (Aspen Grove Shopping Center) in Littleton.

Scotland may be greener than the Emerald Isle, you be the judge. Art and travelogue regaling a country worth a visit. Come witness Scotland, and prepare for travel.

Cost is $25 including refreshments. Sign up online at www. roxartscouncil.org or in the gallery.

Doggie Splash: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m Saturday, Sept. 8 at Recreation Center at Westridge Outdoor Pool, 9650 Foothills Canyon Blvd, Highlands Ranch.

Summer is winding down so come and have a ball and cool off with your favorite four-legged friends and family at the Westridge outdoor pool (no humans in the pool). 9:00 10:00 a.m. is reserved for small dogs only. 15 pounds and under and/or 15 inches in height and under. $7 in advance per dog, $10 at the door. Info: HRCAonline.org or 303-791-2500.

9/11 Heroes Run 5K: Sunday, Sept.

9, 9 a.m. race start time at Reynolds Landing, 6745 S. Santa Fe Dr., Littleton. 9/11 Heroes Run 5K race to benefit the Travis Manion Foundation. The race will unite the community to remember the nearly 3,000 lives lost on 9/11, as well as to honor our veterans, military, and first responders who serve our country and our communities. The story of 1st Lt. Travis Manion and his Naval Academy brother Lt. (SEAL) Brendan Looney have been publicized in the book Brothers Forever, and additional information about the Foundation can be found at www. travismanion.org.

Oktoberfest Celebration and 5K: Sept. 22, race starts at 9 a.m., celebration starts at 2 p.m. at Highlands Ranch Town Center.

Gather your family and friends together for this great cultural event with German food, music, and, of course, great biers from Paulaner. And don’t forget the live entertainment.

Full Moon Séance at Goddess Isis Bookstore: 7 to 9 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 24 at Goddess Isis Bookstore, 2775 South Broadway, Englewood. A Full Moon Seance combines the power of circling our energies to receive messages from the other side with the immense power of a full moon.

For more information: www. meetup.com/denver-psychic/ events/250805077/ Thrilling Thursdays: 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Thursdays, at the Recreation Center at Southridge, 4800 McArthur Ranch Road, Highlands Ranch. Special Needs Thrilling Thursdays (Ages 16 and up). Join the therapeutic recreation staff on Thursdays and participate in gym activities, fitness activities, art classes, cooking classes, swimming classes and more. $120 HRCA Member/$138 Non-members. Call 303-471-7020.

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

The 45-minute tour begins at The Courtyard on Perry Street, between Third and Fourth streets, and will conclude at the Castle Rock Museum, 420 Elbert St. Contact 303-814-3164 or museum@ castlerockhistoricalsociety.org

EDUCATION

Relieve Your Stress: 12:45 to 1:45 p.m., Sept. 12 at South Denver Cardiology Associates, 1000 Southpark Dr., Littleton. Through HeartMath, learn the impact that stress has on the body and a stress management technique to quickly stop the stress. Class is free. Visit www.southdenver.com for more information.

The Fundamentals of Improv Comedy: Sept. 13 to Nov. 15 at The PACE Center, 20000 Mainstreet, Parker. An 8 week course in the basics of improv comedy, helping students grow in self-confidence and creativity while having a ton of fun. Tickets: https://go.evvnt.com/2652180?pid=4951.

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Youth orchestra expands to Centennial STAFF REPORT

A non-auditioned community youth eorchestra that began in January 2017 in Highlands Ranch will soon offer classes in Cenennial.

Classes at the second Symply Symphonic! location, Colorado Music Institute, will begin Sept. 11, with band and orchestra offerings for beginning, intermediate and advanced music students ages 8-18. Classes also will continue at Southridge Recreation e Center.

Symply Symphonic! Young Musicians Orchestra appeals to music

students of all ability levels, founder and director Barbara Seaton said in a news release. Unlimited space, no audition requirements, and evening class offerings are additional perks.

“There are few, if any, non-auditioned youth orchestras available in the Denver metro area,” Seaton said in the release. “The ones that do exist are extremely competitive and, therefore, limited to a small number of players per year. Symply Symphonic! has unlimited space availability; no student is ever turned away.”

Symply Symphonic! offers a place for music students looking for more

playing opportunities, or those with limited school electives to play orchestral music without the stress of auditions or a long commitment.

In addition, home-schooled and online students who don’t have access to extracurricular music opportunities get to be part of a community orchestra and meet other student musicians.

“We’ll supply instruction and opportunities for student musicians of all ability levels, from those holding an instrument for the first time to the most advanced players,” Seaton said in the release.

Southridge classes are on Monday

evenings, and non-HRCA members are welcome to register as well. Colorado Music Institute location classes are on Tuesday evenings.

As far as musical selection, Seaton said that classical and jazz to pop will be offered, and special requests will be considered. The group also collaborate with local professional composers, arrangers, and teachers to tailor parts to individual abilities and interests.

For more information and to sign up for September classes, go to symplysymphonic.com. Contact Seaton at 303-791-9601 or symplysymphonic@ comcast.net.

Top ‘eventing’ riders coming to Parker Four-day gathering will feature highest level of equestrian competition

BY NICK PUCKETT NPUCKETT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The American Eventing Championship — the nation’s highest level of competition in the sport of eventing — will come to the Colorado Horse Park in Parker from Aug. 30 to Sept. 2. About 500 people are expected to compete in the event, and the American Eventing Association anticipates an influx of two people per rider in the town over the weekend.

It is a national event, and if a rider competes in enough national competitions, he or she can qualify for international competition and the Olympics.

“This is like their mini-Olympics,”

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Facing Life’s Last Chapters Together with Libby and Patty Bortz: 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. at Douglas County Libraries - James H. LaRue, 9292 S Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch. This free event is what could be called “estate planning of the heart.” Libby and Patty Bortz will discuss what matters most in the later chapters of life. While the event is free, registration is required. Register online or by calling (303) 791-7323.

Heart Smart Eating for People with Heart Failure: 11:00 a.m. to noon, Sept. 17 at South Denver Cardiology Associates, 1000 Southpark Dr., Littleton. 80% of all Americans are confused about what to eat and to have heart failure can make it even more confusing. Class is free. Visit www.southdenver.com for more information.

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said Shelley Page of the American Eventing Association. “It’s the development of horses and riders that want to go up the ranks.”

Here’s five things to know about the American Eventing Championship: Run by the United States Eventing Association, the annual championship crowns winners at all levels of the equestrian sport of eventing.

The USEA organizes eventing competitions suited to an individual’s skill level.

Eventing is a sport where horse and rider compete across three fields: Dressage (a series of memorized, pre-determined movements); cross-country (a speed, endurance and jumping demonstration where horse and rider clear obstacles in a measure of speed and training); and show jumping. The event is included in the Summer Olympics.

The American Eventing Championship coming to Parker is the only

national championship in the U.S. The competition consists of about 500 riders competing at all levels.

The highest level, advanced, consists of some of the country’s best riders.

The four-day event is free to attend and open to the public.

Make sure to keep an eye out on Tamara Smith and Jordan Linstedt.

Smith is currently ranked 11th on the USEA Leader Board, Linstedt 16th. Both will be competing at the Parker gathering.

Heart Failure Class-what you need to know: 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Sept. 18 at South Denver Cardiology Associates, 1000 Southpark Dr., Littleton.

Nearly 5 million Americans suffer from heart failure or Congestive Heart Failure, CHF and 550,000 new cases are diagnosed each year. Do you or a loved one have CHF? Class is free. Visit www.southdenver.com.

Hands-Only CPR: 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. Sept. 19 at South Denver Cardiology Associates, 1000 Southpark Dr., Littleton. Hands-Only CPR ClassThis 1-hour free class will teach you to recognize an unconscious victim and how to perform compressions-only CPR. Class is free. Visit www. southdenver.com for more information.

‘Nemo’ Musical 12-week camp: Spotlight Performing Arts Center will be holding a 12-week “Nemo” camp on Tuesdays from 3:45-4:30 pm for ages 3-12 years. This camp will teach singing, dancing & acting techniques. Visit spotlightperformers.com.

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ing programs at Palisade, Montrose and Fruita Monument, where he guided teams into 18 state playoff appearances in 20 seasons.

Castle View teams have gone 1-9 twice in the past three years and the Sabercats have averaged just three wins over the past six seasons.

“It’s not that we’re doing anything that other programs haven’t done, but we are trying to get this thing on the right track and it takes a lot of work to do that,” Casebier said. “The thing about work is everyone wants a shortcut these days,

t is amazing how easy it is to remember all the first times in our lives.

I can still recall the first time that I really felt and saw public patriotism.

Admittedly I used to feel a twinge of nationalism watching the Olympics or “Yankee Doodle Dandy” on television, but I was really surprised while attending a 1980 Colorado Rockies hockey game at McNichols Sports Arena.

When the national anthem was played, I can remember everybody loudly singing the anthem and some waving tiny American flags. This was just after the United States’ Miracle on Ice hockey team had won the Olympic OVERTIME gold medal.

ThunderRidge sophomore righthanded pitcher Cale Lansville got up close and personal with the feelings of national pride recently as a member of the United States U15 Jim Benton baseball team that won the 10-day Baseball World Cup on Aug. 19 in David, Panama.

“It was the best feeling just to win a gold medal for your country and having the jersey on every single day,” said Lansville. “With USA across your chest it really puts things in perspective and it was an honor to represent my country.”

It was the first U15 world baseball championship for the United States.

Lansville made two appearances, both starts, and was 1-0 with a 2.16 earned run average. He allowed four hits in 8.1 innings pitched, two earned runs with six strikeouts and five walks in his two outings.

“It was definitely competitive,” he said. “Some teams did things a little differently. Being a pitcher, I saw than Japan was very selective while the Dominicans were very aggressive early in the count.”

The United States went 8-1 in the tournament and downed Panama 7-1 in the title game of the 12-country tournament on Aug. 19.

Lansville was dominant in pitching 5.1 innings in a 4-1 win over previously unbeaten Panama on Aug. 14.

He faced just one batter over his minimum while allowing two hits and striking out two batters.

He started and pitched three innings Aug. 18 against Japan in an 8-2 victory and yielded a pair of hits, two runs, one earned with three strikeouts and three walks.

SEE COACHES, P23

SEE BENTON, P32

John Trahan comes from Smoky Hill to be the new head football coach at Highlands Ranch. He says winning is about a lot of little things —being on time to practice, doing the right things and not getting too many personal foul penalties.

PHOTOS BY JIM BENTON

Six local football teams have new coaches, most of whom are working to reshape culture of the programs

BY JIM BENTON JBENTON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

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ne way of defining football culture is how players, fans and others see the expectations for the team.

There are six head football coaches in new places at south metro-area programs this season, and culture is a term that surfaced a lot during preseason conversations.

Two of the coaches will be trying to overhaul the character of the programs they are joining. A few are tweaking reputable teams and one is trying to maintain the culture of arguably the state’s premier program, Valor Christian.

• Todd Casebier is the new head coach at Castle View.

• Mike Campbell takes over at Englewood.

• Former Valor Christian coach Rod Sherman has replaced Campbell at Arapahoe.

• Jeff Ketron returns to the

coaching fraternity as the new Chaparral mentor.

• John Trahan will lead the Highlands Ranch program.

• Former Denver Broncos wide receiver Ed McCaffrey is the new coach at Valor.

Here’s a look at what the coaches are facing as the season gets underway: Casebier “We want to change how we approach the game in all ways, in-season and off-season, which entails a lot,” said Casebier, who has a resume that includes rebuild-

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had been doing. We have seen a lot of progress.”

Trahan Trahan comes from Smoky Hill and takes over a team that has advanced the past two seasons into the 5A state playoffs.

“Changing culture of what has been in the past is about what will keep them at a certain level of success and then helping them take the next step forward,” said Trahan.

“In this program, there are a lot of really gifted athletes.

Changing the culture of team discipline has been the biggest key to everything we’ve had to do.”

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and there isn’t one. Hard work looks the same in 2018 as it did in 1918. You have to go out and do it.

“This culture and generation thinks there is this quick fix. And for football, there isn’t.”

Campbell Campbell, who was Class 5A Arapahoe’s coach for 15 seasons, is now facing the challenge of restructuring Englewood football, which has gone seven seasons without a winning record and has only two in the past 13 years. The Pirates are playing in Class 2A this season.

“When you’ve been coaching as long as I have at a different place, you take for granted expectations, and we are still getting an education here on what expectations look like,” said Campbell. “Englewood hasn’t had a winning record since 2010, so we have our hands full, speaking of culture.”

Sherman Sherman was involved in the Valor Christian football program since the school opened, and in five seasons

Former Valor Christian coach Rod Sherman is the new head football mentor at Arapahoe High School and he says his players have been awesome and have accepted coaching that has included some new stuff. He also pointed out that he isn’t doing anything different than he did in his previous coaching position.

JIM BENTON as head coach, he helped the Eagles compile a 57-11 mark with three state titles.

He is now the leader of the Warriors program, which was 8-12 the past two seasons.

“In the business world, they would tell you it is easier to start a culture than change a culture,” said Sherman. “I would say it’s the same, but our young men at Arapahoe have done an incredible job of

getting us to where we want to be. They are meeting the expectations. We can compete with the best in the state, no doubt about it.

“Culture is the way we go about our business. Coaches are responsible for the culture.

These young men listen to what we are saying.”

Ketron Ketron was head coach at

Douglas County from 1999 to 2013 and coached the Huskies to the 2005 state 5A title and a runner-up finish in 2007. He inherits a Chaparral program that has had just two losing seasons in the last decade.

“The culture was established,” Ketron said. “The school is a winning school with a winning attitude.

Schematically, it has been a big difference in what the players

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Notices Publisher: Douglas County News Press

August 30, 2018A

Dated: 6/14/2018 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

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

DEANNE R. STODDEN Colorado Registration #: 33214 1430 WYNKOOP STREET SUITE 300, DENVER, COLORADO 80202 Phone #: 303.623.1800 Fax #: 303.623.0552 Attorney File #: 7729.0149

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PUBLIC NOTICE

Littleton NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2018-0141

Littleton NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2018-0132

To Whom It May Concern: On 6/25/2018 12:32:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

To Whom It May Concern: On 6/4/2018 12:52:00 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: JAMES A BROWN AND TRACY D BROWN Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR COUNTRYWIDE BANK, FSB Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC D/B/A MR. COOPER Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 9/19/2008 Recording Date of DOT: 9/25/2008 Reception No. of DOT: 2008065611 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $234,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $222,315.03

Original Grantor: CHRISTINE E. BROOME-PLEMONS, STANDISH R. BROOME AND SUSANNA C. BROOME Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR UNIVERSAL AMERICAN MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: EAGLE HOME MORTGAGE, LLC Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 6/27/2014 Recording Date of DOT: 7/10/2014 Reception No. of DOT: 2014037488 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $147,435.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $138,896.62

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

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

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 40, HIGHLANDS RANCH NO. 102B, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 9983 Deer Creek Street, Littleton, CO 80129 NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, October 17, 2018, at the Public Trustee's office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

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

First Publication: 8/23/2018 Last Publication: 9/20/2018 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 6/27/2018 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: HOLLY SHILLIDAY Colorado Registration #: 24423 7700 E. ARAPAHOE ROAD, SUITE 230, CENTENNIAL, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (877) 369-6122 Fax #: Attorney File #: CO-18-812246-LL

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website : http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No. 2018-0141 First Publication: 8/23/2018 Last Publication: 9/20/2018 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

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 12, BLOCK 1, PULTE HOMES AT ROXBOROUGH VILLAGE NO. 2, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 7783 Elmwood Street, 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, October 3, 2018, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

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

First Publication: 8/9/2018 Last Publication: 9/6/2018 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 6/5/2018 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: DEANNE R. STODDEN Colorado Registration #: 33214 1430 WYNKOOP STREET SUITE 300, DENVER, COLORADO 80202 Phone #: 303.623.1800 Fax #: 303.623.0552 Attorney File #: 7729.0149 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2018-0132 First Publication: 8/9/2018 Last Publication: 9/6/2018 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.: 2018-0132 First Publication: 8/9/2018 Last Publication: 9/6/2018 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

PUBLIC NOTICE Littleton NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2018-0137 To Whom It May Concern: On 6/13/2018 10:20:00 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: JOHNNY GONZALES Original Beneficiary: CJZ CAPITAL, INC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: CJZ CAPITAL, INC. Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 12/3/2014 Recording Date of DOT: 12/8/2014 Reception No. of DOT: 2014071283 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $360,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $408,960.00 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 make payments as required by the terms of the Promissory Note and deed of trust.

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

Legal Description of Real Property: LOTS 238A, AMENDED ROXBOROUGH DOWNS REPLAT, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 7044 Fox Paw Trail, 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, October 3, 2018, at the Public Trustee's office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

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

First Publication: 8/9/2018 Last Publication: 9/6/2018 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 6/14/2018 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: KIMBERLY L. MARTINEZ Colorado Registration #: 40351 410 17TH STREET, SUITE 2400, DENVER, COLORADO 80202 Phone #: 303-534-0311X41 Fax #: Attorney File #: 8635.001 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website : http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2018-0137 First Publication: 8/9/2018 Last Publication: 9/6/2018 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

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

SUSAN HENDRICK Colorado Registration #: 33196 9745 EAST HAMPDEN AVE SUITE 400, DENVER, COLORADO 80231 Phone #: (303) 353-2965 To advertise yourFax public #: notices call 303-566-4100 Attorney File #: CO180110

Public Trustees PUBLIC NOTICE Highlands Ranch NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2018-0135 To Whom It May Concern: On 6/13/2018 9:13:00 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: STEPHEN M HULST AND ROBYN R HULST Original Beneficiary: NATIONAL CITY MORTGAGE A DIVISION OF NATIONAL CITY BANK OF INDIANA Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, AS TRUSTEE FOR RESIDENTIAL ACCREDIT LOANS, INC., MORTGAGE ASSET-BACKED PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006QS6 Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 2/24/2006 Recording Date of DOT: 3/6/2006 Reception No. of DOT: 2006018289 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $308,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $236,082.16 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.

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 19, HIGHLANDS RANCH, FILING NO. 117-G, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 10282 Lauren Ct, Highlands Ranch, CO 80130 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, October 3, 2018, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

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

First Publication: 8/9/2018 Last Publication: 9/6/2018 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 6/14/2018 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: SUSAN HENDRICK Colorado Registration #: 33196 9745 EAST HAMPDEN AVE SUITE 400, DENVER, COLORADO 80231 Phone #: (303) 353-2965 Fax #: Attorney File #: CO180110 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website : http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2018-0135 First Publication: 8/9/2018 Last Publication: 9/6/2018 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.: 2018-0135 First Publication: 8/9/2018 Last Publication: 9/6/2018 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Highlands Ranch NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2018-0147

To Whom It May Concern: On 7/3/2018 4:43:00 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: MICHAEL A. BANKS Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR AMERICAN FINANCING CORPORATION Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: DITECH FINANCIAL LLC Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 4/3/2015 Recording Date of DOT: 4/14/2015 Reception No. of DOT: 2015023953 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $284,747.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $272,432.28

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

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

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 319, HIGHLANDS RANCH, FILING NO. 120-B, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 9985 Sydney Lane, Highlands Ranch, CO 80130 NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, October 24, 2018, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

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

First Publication: 8/30/2018 Last Publication: 9/27/2018 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 7/6/2018 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: NICHOLE WILLIAMS Colorado Registration #: 49611 1199 BANNOCK STREET, DENVER, COLORADO 80204 Phone #: Fax #: Attorney File #: 00000007381841

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http: //www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2018-0147 First Publication: 8/30/2018 Last Publication: 9/27/2018 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

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DENVER, COLORADO 80204 August Phone #:30, 2018

Fax #: Attorney File #: 00000007381841

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

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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 - DENA A ELWELL - TTLBL LLC NADINE K COBB NKA NADINE K RICHARDSON AND ROBERT A RICHARDSON - NADINE K COBB NKA NADINE K RICHARDSON ROBERT A RICHARDSON BY NADINE K RICHARDSON AS ATTORNEY IN FACT

OCCUPANT - PYRAMID MECHANICAL INC TTLBL LLC - P2 LAND HOLDING CO LLC A COLORADO LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY P2 LAND HOLDING CO LLC C/O ERIC GREVEN, REGISTERED AGENT - PYRAMID MECHANICAL INC A FLORIDA CORPORATION - ERIC GREVEN MANAGER P2 LAND HOLDING CO LLC A COLORADO LIMITED LIABLITY COMPANY - ERIC GREVEN AS MANAGER OF P2 LAND HOLDING CO LLC A COLORADO LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY - P2 LAND HOLDING CO LLC A COLORADO LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AS GRANTOR PYRAMID MECHANICAL INC A FLORIDA CORPORATION AS GRANTEE - JOSEPH L WEAVER - PYRAMID MECHANICAL INC C/O LARRY MARTIN, REGISTERED AGENT LARRY C MARTIN, PRESIDENT PYRAMID MECHANICAL INC, A FLORIDA CORPORATION - LARRY C MARTIN AS PRESIDENT OF PYRAMID MECHANICAL INC - LARRY MARTIN, REGISTERED AGENT PYRAMID MECHANICAL INC - CARDINAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES, A TENNESSEE GENERAL PARTNERSHIP - CLP RESOURCES INC - CLP RESOURCES INC C/O CORPORATION SERVICE COMPANY, REGISTERED AGENT PREMISES PARKER WAREHOUSE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION INC - FREDERICK L GINSBERG ESQ, ATTORNEY IN FACT FOR PREMISES PARKER WAREHOUSE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION - PREMISES PARKER WAREHOUSE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION

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 TTLBL LLC the following described real estate situate in the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, to wit:

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 TTLBL LLC the following described real estate situate in the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, to wit:

LOT 84 HIGHLANDS RANCH 101A .11 AM/L

UNIT A3 BLDG A PREMISES WAREHOUSE CONDOS INCLUDES UND INT IN GROUND LEASE

Legal Notice No.: 2018-0147 First Publication: 8/30/2018 Last Publication: 9/27/2018 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

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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:

and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to TTLBL 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 Dena A Elwel for said year 2013 That said TTLBL LLC on the 25th day of May 2018 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 29th day of November 2018 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 16th day of August 2018 /s/ David Gill County Treasurer of Douglas County Legal Notice No.: 933696 First Publication: August 16, 2018 Last Publication: August 30, 2018 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice 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 - PYRAMID MECHANICAL INC TTLBL LLC - P2 LAND HOLDING CO LLC A COLORADO LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY P2 LAND HOLDING CO LLC C/O ERIC GREVEN, REGISTERED AGENT - PYRAMID MECHANICAL INC A FLORIDA CORPORATION - ERIC GREVEN MANAGER P2 LAND HOLDING CO LLC A COLORADO LIMITED LIABLITY COMPANY - ERIC GREVEN AS MANAGER OF P2 LAND HOLDING CO LLC A COLORADO LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY - P2 LAND HOLDING CO LLC A COLORADO LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AS GRANTOR PYRAMID MECHAN ICAL INC A FLORIDA CORPORATION AS GRANTEE - JOSEPH L WEAVER - PYRAMID MECHANICAL INC C/O LARRY MARTIN, REGISTERED AGENT LARRY C MARTIN, PRESIDENT PYRAMID MECHANICAL INC, A FLORIDA CORPORATION - LARRY C MARTIN AS PRESIDENT OF PYRAMID MECHANICAL INC - LARRY MARTIN, REGISTERED AGENT PYRAMID MECHANICAL INC - CARDINAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES, A TENNESSEE GENERAL PARTNERSHIP - CLP RESOURCES INC - CLP RESOURCES INC C/O CORPORATION SERVICE COMPANY, REGISTERED AGENT PREMISES PARKER WAREHOUSE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION INC - FREDERICK L GINSBERG ESQ, ATTORNEY IN FACT FOR PREMISES PARKER WAREHOUSE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION - PREMISES PARKER WAREHOUSE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION

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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 TTLBL LLC the following described real estate situate in the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, to wit: UNIT A3 BLDG A PREMISES WAREHOUSE CONDOS INCLUDES UND INT IN GROUND LEASE and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to TTLBL 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

and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to TTLBL 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 Pyramid Mechanical Inc for said year 2013 That said TTLBL LLC on the 25th day of May 2018 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 29th day of November 2018 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 16th day of August 2018 /s/ David Gill County Treasurer of Douglas County Legal Notice No.: 933694 First Publication: August 16, 2018 Last Publication: August 30, 2018 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press 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: OCCUPANT - PYRAMID MECHANICAL INC TTLBL LLC - P2 LAND HOLDING CO LLC A COLORADO LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY P2 LAND HOLDING CO LLC C/O ERIC GREVEN, REGISTERED AGENT - PYRAMID MECHANICAL INC A FLORIDA CORPORATION - ERIC GREVEN MANAGER P2 LAND HOLDING CO LLC A COLORADO LIMITED LIABLITY COMPANY - ERIC GREVEN AS MANAGER OF P2 LAND HOLDING CO LLC A COLORADO LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY - P2 LAND HOLDING CO LLC A COLORADO LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AS GRANTOR PYRAMID MECHANICAL INC A FLORIDA CORPORATION AS GRANTEE - JOSEPH L WEAVER - PYRAMID MECHANICAL INC C/O LARRY MARTIN, REGISTERED AGENT LARRY C MARTIN, PRESIDENT PYRAMID MECHANICAL INC, A FLORIDA CORPORATION - LARRY C MARTIN AS PRESIDENT OF PYRAMID MECHANICAL INC - LARRY MARTIN, REGISTERED AGENT PYRAMID MECHANICAL INC - CARDINAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES, A TENNESSEE GENERAL PARTNERSHIP - CLP RESOURCES INC - CLP RESOURCES INC C/O CORPORATION SERVICE COMPANY, REGISTERED AGENT PREMISES PARKER WAREHOUSE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION INC - FREDERICK L GINSBERG ESQ, ATTORNEY IN FACT FOR PREMISES PARKER WAREHOUSE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION - PREMISES PARKER WAREHOUSE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION

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 - PYRAMID MECHANICAL INC TTLBL LLC - P2 LAND HOLDING CO LLC A COLORADO LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY P2 LAND HOLDING CO LLC C/O ERIC GREVEN, REGISTERED AGENT - PYRAMID MECHANICAL INC A FLORIDA CORPORATION - ERIC GREVEN MANAGER P2 LAND HOLDING CO LLC A COLORADO LIMITED LIABLITY COMPANY - ERIC GREVEN AS MANAGER OF P2 LAND HOLDING CO LLC A COLORADO LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY - P2 LAND HOLDING CO LLC A COLORADO LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AS GRANTOR PYRAMID MECHANICAL INC A FLORIDA CORPORATION AS GRANTEE - JOSEPH L WEAVER - PYRAMID MECHANICAL INC C/O LARRY MARTIN, REGISTERED AGENT LARRY C MARTIN, PRESIDENT PYRAMID MECHANICAL INC, A FLORIDA CORPORATION - LARRY C MARTIN AS PRESIDENT OF PYRAMID MECHANICAL INC - LARRY MARTIN, REGISTERED AGENT PYRAMID MECHANICAL INC - CARDINAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES, A TENNESSEE GENERAL PARTNERSHIP - CLP RESOURCES INC - CLP RESOURCES INC C/O CORPORATION SERVICE COMPANY, REGISTERED AGENT PREMISES PARKER WAREHOUSE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION INC - FREDERICK L GINSBERG ESQ, ATTORNEY IN FACT FOR PREMISES PARKER WAREHOUSE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION - PREMISES PARKER WAREHOUSE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION 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 TTLBL LLC the following described real estate situate in the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, to wit: UNIT A2 BLDG A PREMISES WAREHOUSE CONDOS INCLUDES UND INT IN GROUND LEASE and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to TTLBL 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 Pyramid Mechanical Inc for said year 2013 That said TTLBL LLC on the 25th day of May 2018 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 29th day of November 2018 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 16th day of August 2018 /s/ David Gill County Treasurer of Douglas County Legal Notice No.: 933697 First Publication: August 16, 2018 Last Publication: August 30, 2018 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: CATHERINE AGEMA, D.O.B.: 11/18/2017 Child, And concerning: SARAH AUTUMN LONG, D.O.B.: 2/24/1999, Mother; JOHN DOE, Possible Father; Respondents, And SUSAN AGEMA, Kin-Like Placement; RICHARD AGEMA, Kin-Like Placement; Special Respondents.

Douglas County, CO 80109 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO In the Interest of: CATHERINE AGEMA, D.O.B.: 11/18/2017 Child, And concerning: SARAH AUTUMN LONG, D.O.B.: 2/24/1999, Mother; JOHN DOE, Possible Father; Respondents,

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And SUSAN AGEMA, Kin-Like Placement; RICHARD AGEMA, Kin-Like Placement; Special 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: 18JV250 * DIVISION 7 DEPENDENCY SUMMONS This Summons is initiated pursuant to Rule 2.2 of the Colorado Rules of Juvenile Procedure, Rule 4 of the Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure, and Section 19-3-503, C.R.S. 2017.

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

A Return of Service for Respondent Parents and Pre-Trial Conference have been set for September 10, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. in Division 7, Douglas County District Court, 4000 Justice Way, Castle Rock, Colorado, 80109.

Your presence before this court is required to defend against the claims in this petition. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR, THE COURT WILL PROCEED IN YOUR ABSENCE, WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE, TO CONDUCT AN ADJUDICATORY HEARING AND MAY ENTER A JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT THEREBY ADJUDICATING YOUR CHILD AS 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. 2017, and subsequently, to the right of appeal as provided by Colorado Appellate Rule 3.4.

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

Dated: 8/17/2018 /s/ R. LeeAnn Reigrut R. LeeAnn Reigrut, #28833 Assistant Douglas County Attorney

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provided by Colorado Appellate Rule 3.4.

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

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Dated: 8/17/2018

/s/ R. LeeAnn Reigrut R. LeeAnn Reigrut, #28833 Assistant Douglas County Attorney

Legal Notice No.: 933820 First Publication: August 30, 2018 Last Publication: August 30, 2018 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

City and County Public Notice REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) #029-18 INMATE HEALTHCARE SERVICES

The Purchasing Division of Douglas County Government, in conjunction with the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office (DCSO), hereinafter referred to as the County, respectfully requests proposals from responsible, qualified firms for the provision of comprehensive Healthcare Administration, Medical, Pharmaceutical, Mental Health, and Dental Health Services at the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office Detention Facility.

ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2018, THERE WILL BE A MANDATORY SITE VISIT RELATED TO THIS PROJECT. THE SITE VISIT WILL ALLOW ALL INTERESTED PARTIES THE OPPORTUNITY TO VIEW THE WORK SITE LOCATION AND DISCUSS THE PROJECT DETAILS. THE SITE VISIT WILL BEGIN AT 1:00 P.M. IN THE LOBBY OF THE ROBERT A. CHRISTENSEN JUSTICE CENTER, 4000 JUSTICE WAY, CASTLE ROCK, COLORADO 80109. EACH PERSON MUST CLEAR SECURITY BEFORE ENTERING THE LOBBY. THE SITE VISIT WILL BEGIN PROMPTLY AT 1:00 PM.

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

RFP responses will be received until 4:00 p.m. on Monday, October 1, 2018 by Douglas County Government, Finance Department, Purchasing Division, 100 Third Street, Suite 130, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104. Five (5) copies of your proposal response must be submitted in a sealed envelope, plainly marked “Request for Proposal (RFP) #029-18, Inmate Healthcare Services”. Proposal responses will not be considered which are received after the time stated and any proposals so received will be returned unopened.

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

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

Legal Notice No.: 933838 First Publication: August 30, 2018 Last Publication: August 30, 2018 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Legal Notice No.: 933820 First Publication: August 30, 2018 Last Publication: August 30, 2018 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Balancing Government Actions....

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 TTLBL LLC the following described real estate situate in the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, to wit:

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: 18JV250 * DIVISION 7

....With your right to know!

DEPENDENCY SUMMONS

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

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

A Return of Service for Respondent Parents and Pre-Trial Conference have been set for September 10, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. in Division 7, Douglas County District Court, 4000 Justice Way, Castle Rock, Colorado, 80109.

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and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to TTLBL 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 Pyramid

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

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LETTERS FROM PAGE 11

I’m 55-plus, a lifelong Republican and soon-to-be empty nester. But I’m also someone who is deeply appreciative of the top-quality education and experience that my kids received from DougCo public schools. How selfish and hypocritical it would be to deny the same opportunity to the next generation of students.

I’m proud of Douglas County voters who stood up and righted the mistakes of the past. Now it’s time for that same group to ensure that we keep the positive momentum and provide our schools with the resources they desperately need.

J. David Eck Highlands Ranch

Time for change in Congress I’m a retired Douglas County

August 30, 2018A professional sharing why I think it is time for a change after generally voting Republican since 1976.

No, it’s not Trump (entirely).

I’m driven by a deep frustration with the elected Republicans in Congress, who perennially fail to deliver on their election year promises. Oh, they passed “tax cuts for the rich” and that may help the economy. But, even with the presidency and majorities in both houses, they have utterly failed to deliver at all on crucial issues such as: preventing Social Security from going broke, comprehensive immigration reform, fixing VA and providing our veterans with the health care they deserve, funding the nation’s highway infrastructure replacement and upgrade needs, and more. I am just one person who believes it is time to let the Democrats have a chance to end the gridlock.

Lee Merritt Parker

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“In the Panama game I felt I really started on top of hitters and mixed my pitches very well,” recalled Lansville.

“I established all four of my pitches and threw them for strikes. I threw very well that game.

“Then versus Japan, I had some

Youth Congress teams teens with civic leaders STAFF REPORT

High school students looking for a legislative leadership opportunity are invited to apply for Youth Congress.

The program unites high school students from around Douglas County with area civic leaders, giving teens an opportunity to learn how the legislative process works.

“Youth Congress is the perfect opportunity for students to have their voices heard and see that they can make a difference through collaborative problem solving and the sharing of ideas,” County Commissioner Lora Thomas said in a news release. “It’s a chance to work side by side with area civic leaders and potentially influence local and statewide public policy impacting youth.”

Each year, the topics change for attendees but the constant is that the issues are ones that affect the lives of Douglas County youths. The program is about teenagers trying to solve teenager prob-

trouble early with establishing my fast ball. I had to go with my off-speed stuff more and I think that’s where things kind of went wrong.”

Lansville was a regular for ThunderRidge last season as a freshman, pitching 41 innings with a 0-1 record and 2.22 earned run average.

He is looking forward to next spring after his summer of facing international competition.

“My goal every time I go out there

to get better,” he said. “I always want to take something away and improve myself. The biggest thing I took away from this summer was just the responsibility that I now have being a USA baseball player and representing my country. When I got back to school everyone was excited for me. They were following on livestream.”

He has a couple memorable souvenirs from the Panama tournament.

“My favorite thing I brought home

lems and helping find creative solutions for topics such as behavioral health, teen drug and alcohol abuse and more.

Groups, made up of 10 students and three civic leaders, will share their ideas and present them at the end of the day.

Online registration is now open for this year’s Youth Congress, which will take place from 8:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Sept. 24 at the state Capitol in Denver.

Lunch will be provided and buses from Legend High School and Highlands Ranch High School will be available.

For information and to apply, go to www.douglas.co.us/community/ partners-and-providers/youth-initiative/ youth-congress/, or contact Marsha Alston, Youth Services Program Manager at malston@douglas.co.us or 303-814-5327.

Youth Congress is one of three cornerstones of the Douglas County Youth Initiative, which also offers the Douglas County Youth Awards and the Wraparound program.

was a baseball with all my team’s players’ names on it,” he said. “Now I have lifelong friends that I will keep in touch with. We got to keep the white jersey. I’m going to definitely frame it and hang it up.”

Jim Benton is a sports writer for Colorado Community Media. He has been covering sports in the Denver area since 1968.

He can be reached at jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia.com or at 303-566-4083.

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