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Charter schools would get some money if a bond measure passes but not an equal share.

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Unaffiliated voters outnumber Democrats and Republicans in Colorado, but what does that mean? P8

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MY NAME IS Chetna Desai used to work in information technology.

Her lifelong passion for education led her to become the owner of Huntington Learning Center in Highlands Ranch.

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CHETNA DESAI

Owner of Huntington Learning Center, 7150 E. County Line Road About me I was born in India. We moved to Illinois 23 years ago and spent about 10 years in Arizona. We moved to Colorado for my husband’s job. I’m an engineer. I worked in information technology for over 20 years in the PMO (project management office) at major companies like United Airlines and Western Union.

My passion has always been education.

I come from a family of educationalists and teachers. My grandfather established schools in two different continents. My mom has been a teacher her whole life. My aunt is a teacher. Teaching is in my blood.

I have two children of my own who I teach. Families, friends and neighbors ask me to help their kids. That’s what pushed me into doing this. The passion is what really drives me. When you see the kids and their success, when they light up when they get something — that is amazing.

At Huntington Learning Center I wanted to teach on a regular basis, so I started researching what’s out there.

When I looked at Huntington, everything they do was similar to how I would have done it if it were my own franchise.

We do a comprehensive academic evaluation that pinpoints a student’s strengths

and challenges, and we develop a plan to meet that student’s needs. We develop a tutoring plan to help them succeed. All of our teachers are highly trained. We share everything with the parents and even with the student’s school.

Huntington has been in business for more than 40 years. Because of that we have really had the opportunity to improve, to make sure we are the best. We have over 2,000 pieces of curriculum in the center, which allows us to find the right fit for the skills students need. We frequently test our students so we can measure and track improvement.

Why try tutoring A lot of times when parents think about tutoring centers, they think it’s because students are struggling. That’s not the case. We have students coming to us who want to maintain their level and students who want to excel and advance to those AP or IB classes.

If you are considering tutoring, get help.

Whether you come to Huntington or any other place, get the help the child needs because by the time you notice things, your child has been struggling for some time.

Fun fact I have visited 22 different countries. We have done safaris in Africa and we have been to Europe and seen a lot of historical buildings. I enjoyed them both equally. I just love learning. Everything fascinates me.

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League of Women Voters to break down ballot measures STAFF REPORT

Voters who want to learn more about the 13 statewide ballot initiatives and referenda, including the nine to amend the state Constitution, are invited to a free, nonpartisan presentation by the League of Women Voters of Arapahoe and Douglas Counties.

Attendees will learn about the ballot issues and receive a brief explanation to the pros and cons of each.

The purpose of the presentations is to provide voters with the necessary information to be an informed voter for the Nov. 6 election. Presentations last about an hour and a half, and each issue will be discussed separately.

Pamphlets produced by the league will be avaialble.

Presentations will take place Wednesday, Oct. 3, and Monday, Oct. 8, at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock.

Contact Alice Ramsey at alice@ramsisle.com. Learn more at www.lwvarapahoedouglas. org/ Colorado Ballot Measures • Amendment A: Civil rights and Constitutional language.

Repeals a constitutional exception on the ban of slavery that allowed for slavery and involuntary servitude as a punishment for a crime. (LRCA) • Amendment V: Legislature.

Reduces age qualification for legislative members from 25 to 21. (LRCA) • Amendment W: Elections and campaigns. Shortens language on the Colorado ballot regarding judicial retention by consolidating questions.

(LRCA) • Amendment X: Marijuana.

Changes the definition of industrial hemp from a constitutional definition to a statutory definition. (LRCA)

• Amendment Y: Redistricting measures. Establishes an independent commission for congressional redistricting.

(LRCA) • Amendment Z: Redistricting measures. Establishes an independent commission for state legislative redistricting.

(LRCA) • Amendment 73: Taxes and education. Establishes tax bracket and raises taxes to fund education. (CICA/SS) • Amendment 74: Property and fracking. Requires that property owners be compensated for any reduction in property value caused by state laws or regulations. (CICA) • Amendment 75: Elections and campaigns. Changes campaign finance contribution limits and requirements.

(CICA) • Proposition 109: Bond issues and transportation issues.

Authorizes bonds for transportation projects without raising taxes. (CISS) • Proposition 110: Taxes, bonds and transportation. Authorizes bonds for transporation projects and raises taxes to repay the debt. (CISS) • Proposition 111: Banking.

Restricts the charges on payday loans to a yearly rate of 36 percent and would eliminate all other finance charges and fees associated with payday lending. (CISS) • Proposition 112: Fracking.

Mandates that new oil and gas development projects, includnig fracking, be a minimum distance of 2,500 feet from occupied buildings and other areas designated as vulnerable. (CISS) (LRCA: legislatively referred constitutional amendment; CICA/SS: combined initiated constitutional amendment and state statute; CICA: initiated constitutional amendment; CISS: initiated state statute)

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Charter schools have role in DCSD tax conversation $250 million bond measure would set aside $9 million

BY ALEX DEWIND ADEWIND@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Of the Douglas County School District’s 91 schools, 21 are charter schools.

The seven charter schools built before 2007 need about $7.7 million for critical building repairs that risk school closure, according to Superintendent Thomas Tucker. For similar repairs, the district’s neighborhood, magnet and alternative schools built prior to 2007 — the vast majority — need $121 million.

In November, voters living within the district will decide on two tax measures that would provide additional funding for DCSD. A bond would address urgent capital needs, security improvements, information technology and transportation. A mill levy override would go toward teacher pay and programming.

About 20 percent of the district’s 68,000 students attend charter schools. While these schools would receive an equal share of a $40 million mill levy override, they would only get up to $9 million of a $250 million bond. That’s about 3.6 percent of the funds.

Douglas County Board of Education President David Ray explains: “The bond is equitable, not equal, meaning that it goes to where the greatest need is. My assumption is that the charter schools are newer than neighborhood schools — even neighborhood schools don’t get considered for capital improvements until they’ve been around for six to 10 years.

The charters, because they are new, don’t necessarily have some of those needs.”

Built in 1996, Academy Charter School in Castle Rock is the district’s oldest charter school. The average age of charter schools is eight years, according to Rich Cosgrove, chief operations officer at the district. The average age of the district’s neighborhood, magnet and alternative schools is 23 years.

In Colorado, a charter school is defined as a public school operated by a group of parents, teachers and/ or community members as a semiautonomous school of choice within a school district, according to the Colorado Department of Education.

It operates under a contract between members of the charter school and the local school board.

Charter schools receive an equal share of per-pupil revenue, or money per student from the state for operating expenses, capital reserve and risk insurance, according to the Department of Education. Whereas school districts finance their facilities using property taxes, mill levies and local bonds, charter schools generally do not receive a proportionate share of these funds and must tap into perpupil revenue for facility needs, the Colorado League of Charter Schools reports.

STEM Highlands Ranch students play in the school’s parking lot during lunch on a September day. Previously used for commercial business, the charter school’s building sits in an urban area west of Ridgeline Boulevard and east of the Central Park development.

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Five years ago, Aspen View Academy opened in Castle Rock. Abby Remington’s 6-year-old son currently attends the charter school, which is a two-minute walk from the family’s home. Remington likes the independent control of charter schools, which are typically governed by a board of directors. But she’s noticed the economics at charter schools are different than at neighborhood schools.

Unlike neighborhood schools, Aspen View Academy doesn’t have buses or offer transportation services, which is a challenge for some parents, Remington said. Still, she supports the tax measures, even with less money going to charter schools.

“I think it’s important we fund our schools properly for property value and to make sure our kids are getting a proper education,” Remington said.

“If it’s a more expensive place to live, you need to pay people more.”

About the measures At an Aug. 21 school board meeting, the school board unanimously approved putting Tucker’s recommendation for a bond and mill levy override package on the Nov. 6 ballot. 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.

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.

Lack of funding has caused disparities in teacher pay across county lines and buildings in need of $303 million to $403 million in repairs, according to DCSD’s Master Capital Plan.

To determine how much of the bond would be allocated to charter schools, the district used a similar process to what it uses with neighborhood schools. Last spring, the district’s Planning and Construction

department collaborated with charter schools to assess capital needs, Tucker said in an email correspondence. Over the summer, the department visited every charter school facility built before 2007 to “assess and confirm their most urgent capital needs,” Tucker said.

“The district’s director of safety and security also visited each DCSD charter school to assess physical security needs,” Tucker said.

District staff determined a range of $3 million to $9 million to address Tier 1 and security needs in charter schools.

“A range of estimated costs for this work was established since district facilities staff does not manage the construction and maintenance of charter schools, and does not have complete familiarity of manufactured products and the condition of building components,” Cosgrove said in an email correspondence. “Detailed project budgets will be established once design begins with architects and engineers to confirm the scopes of work.”

District needs are outlined in the district’s comprehensive Master Capital Plan, which is updated yearly and available to the public at https://bit. ly/2xjkeLF. Capital needs are prioritized based on a tiered system. A Tier 1 need, for example, would be a broken elevator or fire alarm. Tier 2 needs are specific to programming, such as a high school athletic field or snowplow trucks. Tier 3 needs are ancillary components of a building, such as the paint on the walls or furniture. The lowest needs, Tier 4, are aesthetics such as landscaping.

Assessing needs At charter schools in Douglas County, Tier 1 needs are fire alarm systems and heating and cooling units, according to Tucker.

The age and condition of charter

schools across the county varies.

STEM School Highlands Ranch opened in 2011, but it occupies an older building previously used for commercial business. The K-12 school has $141,000 worth of Tier 1 needs, according to the 2018 Master Capital Plan.

American Academy charter school has three campuses, one in Castle Pines and two in Parker. The oldest of the three, the Castle Pines K-8 school was built in 2009. It needs an HVAC support system replacement, Executive Director Erin Kane said.

“That is our only Tier 1 need. Our other two buildings are newer,” she said. “In terms of capital needs, our district’s buildings are very much in need and some of our older charter school buildings are very much in need … I certainly do have the expectation that out of the bond money American Academy will see some safety upgrades, along with all the other buildings in the district, charter and neighborhood.”

Kane recognizes that neighborhood schools have substantial facility needs.

“I know the needs are significant and I support the bond money going to address the capital needs of our neighborhood schools,” she said. “I strongly believe we are all in this together and what is best for our neighbors is best for us, because we are all in it for the kids of Douglas County.”

Ray emphasized that this is the first time in the district’s history that the school board has decided to share a bond with charter schools. Typically, charters are built by outside companies, not the district.

“I think this is a historical moment that says for the first time charters are having some of that revenue shared for their needs as well,” Ray said. “I think there is a lot of chatter that says this board is anti-charter and I think that couldn’t be further from the truth.”

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German dancers perform for hundreds of community members at the 12th annual Oktoberfest. Highlands Ranch Community Association hosted the celebration at Town Center on Sept. 22.

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Community kicks off fall with OKTOBERFEST

BY ALEX DEWIND ADEWIND@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Families, friends and wiener dogs wearing costumes assembled at Town Center on Sept. 22 for Oktoberfest. The Highlands Ranch Community Association has hosted the daylong celebration for the past 12 years.

Oktoberfest originated in 1810 as a wedding in Bavaria, Germany. The holiday is typically celebrated on a weekend at the end of September or the beginning of October. Festivities include a variety of German food, German beer, games, live music and dancing.

Highlands Ranch’s Oktoberfest kicked off with a 5K followed by an outdoor celebration with authentic German food, Paulaner biers, games, live entertainment and the highly anticipated dachshund race.

Buddy prepares for a dachshund race at the 12th annual Oktoberfest at Town Center.

The Sept. 22 celebration kicked off with a 5K race, followed by live German music, dancing, food and beer.

German dancers perform at the 12th annual Oktoberfest, hosted by Highlands Ranch Community Association at Town Center. Hundreds of people attended the Sept. 22 festivities.

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Jeff and Charity Alexander wear authentic German attire at the 12th annual Oktoberfest at Town Center. Highlands Ranch Community Association hosted the event.

Community members enjoy the final days of summer at Oktoberfest on Sept. 22.

Highlands Ranch Community Association hosts the annual event at Town Center.

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Unaffiliated voters on rise, but impact unclear Eyes are on Colorado voters who shun party registration

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Colorado’s status as a “purple” state often gets tossed about, and in the battle to tilt the state to Republicans’ and Democrats’ liking, unaffiliated voters are caught in a tug-of-war.

Just how mixed the electorate really is sparks debate in a state that voted for Democrats in the last three presidential elections but where support for President Donald Trump has been high among Republicans. Statewide, active registered Democrats have inched past Republicans, compared to this time two years ago. Democrats now lead with about 994,000 voters to Republicans’ 973,000, whereas the GOP held onto a 3,000-voter lead over Democrats in 2016.

But in the 2018 midterm elections, unaffiliated voters — those who don’t officially identify with a political party — are in high demand, viewed as having the potential to blur

ACTIVE-VOTER REGISTRATION BY COUNTY

be huge,” said Seth Masket, a political science professor at the University of Denver. He added: “They tend to act a lot like partisans.”

How much of a wild card the group will actually be is far from certain, but with the loudest voice in the room, unaffiliated voters are under the microscope this season.

AUGUST 2018 County

Democrat

Republican

Adams

81,781

57,725

91,797

Arapahoe

116,272

97,708

130,689

Denver

185,298

51,446

136,683

Douglas

42,582

92,471

73,331

Elbert

2,143

9,898

5,771

111,920

108,167

143,244

County

Democrat

Republican

Adams

77,202

55,540

76,727

Arapahoe

109,965

100,540

112,113

Denver

178,211

53,944

117,858

AUGUST 2016

Douglas

40,089

91,596

60,939

Elbert

2,189

9,369

4,884

109,140

111,374

128,938 SOURCE: COLORADO SECRETARY OF STATE’S OFFICE

the red and blue lines. Unaffiliateds account for roughly 1.21 million of Colorado’s active voters, or 37 percent of the total.

“When you talk to people, nobody’s quite sure what the turnout is going to be this year — that’s part of why

there’s so much focus on the unaffiliated voters,” said Matt Crane, Arapahoe County’s clerk and recorder, who oversees elections there.

In a time of increasingly polarized national politics — and even a strongly divided state climate — unaffiliated

voters have grown as a group over the last decade, overtaking both major parties as the state’s largest voting bloc.

But don’t count them all as true independents, analysts say.

“I don’t think the impact of the unaffiliated voters will

Brewing for years The passing of Proposition 108 in 2016, which allowed voters to participate in a major party’s primary elections without officially aligning with that party, put the spotlight on undeclared voters.

But they’ve been quietly gaining for years, Crane said.

“We’ve seen an uptick in unaffiliated registration since 2006 or 2007,” Crane said of the pattern in Arapahoe County. “It goes back that far, where you see people leaving both parties and going unaffiliated.”

Statewide, comparing yearby-year each August, unaffiliated active registered voters surpassed Republicans and Democrats, respectively, by 2013, according to the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office.

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Frustration with major parties likely plays a role, and Colorado’s state Legislature has been among the most polarized in the country — in terms of how far the parties are from each other in ideology — according to research by Boris Shor of the University of Houston and Nolan McCarty of Princeton University.

“When the choices seem so far apart between the parties, it tends to push people to register as unaffiliated,” said Robert Preuhs, political science professor at Metropolitan State University of Denver.

It’s common for millennials to register as unaffiliated, said Crane, a Republican running for re-election in November.

And, as with several facets of Colorado life, high population growth may play a role.

“New migrants from any other state tend to be more likely to register as unaffiliated until they get a sense of how the party operates in their state,” Preuhs said.

More hard-line conservative or liberal voters may forgo the caution, he added, but newcomers to the state likely add to the unaffiliated count on the margins.

Even Western individualism may have shaped Colorado’s makeup, Preuhs said, referencing the idea that the Mountain West identity may not fit easily into Republican or Democratic policy positions.

“Relative to other states, Colorado has had a high proportion of unaffiliated voters dating back (a few) decades,” Preuhs said.

Eyes on the prize Both major parties, in and out of Colorado, are spending money to target unaffiliated voters, Crane said.

“There’s a real science behind trying to figure out how to woo the unaffiliated voters,” Crane said.

Television ads, literature dropped at doors and social-media efforts are among the methods used to chase those voters in areas of the state where they’re prominent, and key messages from campaigns can be part of that targeting, he added.

Both parties have their work cut out for them because they’ve moved to further to the left and right in recent years, said Dick Wadhams, political strategist and former chair of the Colorado Republican Party.

For example, Sen. Bernie Sanders did well in Colorado during his presidential run, he said.

“But it becomes more difficult to appeal to the more unaffiliated voters” the more that happens, Wadhams said.

To be a Democratic nominee today, a candidate has to lean far left, and Republicans “have to pass the Trump test,” said Eric Sondermann, a Colorado political analyst, while discussing the governor’s race.

“You don’t see (Walker) Stapleton or others deviating much from Trump orthodoxy,” Sondermann said, referencing the Republican candidate for governor.

Judging by the June primary election, Democrats will hope more unaffiliated voters turn out to vote, while Republicans would likely be content with a normal election scenario, Preuhs said.

“Republicans tend to turn out more than Democrats and unaffiliated voters in midterms,” Preuhs said.

In the June primary, unaffiliated voters chose the Democratic ballot over the Republican one by roughly 70,000, according to the Secretary of State’s Office.

Parties that aren’t in power “tend to have more momentum,” Sondermann said previously. “It doesn’t determine what’ll happen in November, but I’d rather be holding the Democratic cards than the Republican cards.”

On the fence?

It’s popular to point out that unaffiliated voters are Colorado’s largest voting bloc — making up more than one-third of the electorate — but practically, Sondermann said, that’s inaccurate.

“There are many unaffiliated voters that are tacit Republicans or Democrats,” Sondermann said.

True unaffiliateds who can go either way would likely make up somewhere around 10 percent to 20 percent of unaffiliated voters, Sondermann guesses — which works out to just under 4 percent to 8 percent of all voters in Colorado.

But they’re still the “gold mine of politics,” he added.

“They’re the group that elected (President Barack) Obama and then switched and elected Trump — elected (Sen. Mark) Udall and then Cory Gardner,” Sondermann said.

Moving the needle For the midterms, “the big question” is how many in the group will actually vote, Preuhs said.

“Even when they have stable preferences, unaffiliated voters are still less likely to vote” than affiliated ones, Preuhs said.

Their potential to pull politicians to the middle may not be monumental, according to Masket.

“In other states, at any rate, when we see primaries open up to unaffiliated voters, we don’t really see much of an effect on the elected officials themselves,” Masket said. “They don’t seem to become any more moderate, in large part because unaffiliated or independent voters simply don’t vote in very high numbers.”

Whether more unaffiliated voters participating will cause a shift in Colorado politics will take years to become clear, Preuhs said.

And even this midterm election may not shed much light — identifying patterns is difficult given the uniqueness of the Trump administration and its influence, he added.

“For the real answers, we’re going to have to see,” Preuhs said.

“We need more data to see what shift is going to occur, if any.”

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‘Love them for the kid they are today’ Nationally recognized expert offers insight on parenting challenges

BY ALEX DEWIND ADEWIND@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

School crisis expert Dr. Scott Poland talks to residents of the south metro Denver area about teen suicide prevention and parenting in the digital age. Hosted by three Douglas County organizations, the special event took place Sept. 19 at the Family Resource Pavilion in east Centennial.

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Following the 1999 mass shooting at Columbine High School in Littleton, Dr. Scott Poland visited the school to console members of the grieving community. He did the same after the Feb. 14 school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.

When tragedy strikes in the form of a school shooting, suicide or natural disaster, Poland — a nationally recognized expert on school crisis, youth violence and suicide intervention — assists crisis teams, school staff, parents and communities in the recovery process.

Poland shared his insights Sept. 19 in a south metro Denver presentation about teen suicide prevention and the challenges of parenting in the digital age.

“I love the fact that he said, `You are the parent and you need to be involved,’ ” said Denise Atkinson, a mother of two students in Douglas County School District, who wanted to learn more about the challenges youth face. She’s noticed that some students at the middle school level struggle with coping skills.

“A lot of parents,” she said, “are afraid to ask questions.”

The special event was a collaboration of the Douglas County Sheriff ’s Office, the Douglas County School District and the Douglas County Youth Initiative, a group of teens who study county needs among youth.

About 50 parents, teachers and mental health experts from Douglas and Arapahoe counties attended the presentation at the Family Resource Pavilion in east Centennial. Local chapters of national mental health organizations, including National Alliance on Mental Illness and American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, offered resources on site.

DCSD Superintendent Thomas Tucker, the opening speaker, described a phone call he received two days earlier from a mother who was at a hospital because her child had attempted suicide.

School crisis expert Dr. Scott Poland talks to residents of the south metro Denver area about teen suicide prevention and parenting in the digital age at a Sept. 19 seminar in Centennial.

“The bottom line is, when your kid is your technology guru, we are already behind,” Poland said.

“This is serious business when we talk about the mental health needs of our students,” Tucker said.

Poland, a professor of psychology at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, shared facts and statistics on national trends and public health concerns in youth.

A father of four, he also shared personal experiences as a parent and from his childhood.

“Somehow, I’m pretty sure all of us here tonight have been affected by suicide,” Poland said. “I was 25 years old when my father died by suicide.”

Poland touched on a number of topics, from bullying to family dynamics to teen depression. He emphasized the importance of talking about suicide, which is the second leading cause of death in teens in the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports.

He advised parents to monitor and restrict kids’ technology use, especially at night in the bedroom. Pulling from his own experience, he encouraged divorced parents to make a pact to never talk badly about one another in front of their children.

“Every milestone, everybody is there, sitting next to each other,” said Poland, who made a similar agreement with his ex-wife. “Isn’t that what every kid deserves?”

He urged parents to ask questions and have the hard discussions.

“Respond, don’t react,” Poland said.

“Reach out, don’t preach.”

For Daniel McGuire, who has a 14-year-old daughter in Douglas County, the presentation affirmed his beliefs on teens and excessive technology use.

He appreciates the district’s effort to offer free events on mental and physical health.

“I figure if they are going to make resources available, I might as well take advantage of it,” McGuire said.

“It’s a shame there are still open seats.”

At the core of Poland’s presentation was compassion. Kids need to have trusted adults in their lives, he said.

They need to feel connected, involved and cared for.

“Go home and tell your sons and daughters they are the ones you always wanted and that you love them for who they are today,” Poland said. “Love them for the kid they are today.”

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Residents want more ice at new rec complex

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South Suburban Parks and Recreation District unveiled tentative plans for their new recreation complex in mid-September, which would replace the South Suburban Ice Arena and the district’s administration offices, but some residents worry the plans don’t increase capacity for ice hockey and figure skating.

The 200,000-square-foot complex at the southwest corner of County Line Road and Holly Street would feature a fieldhouse, gymnasium, offices, food court and two sheets of ice — the same number being replaced with the closure of the old ice arena, said Rob Hanna, South Suburban’s executive director.

The center is expected to break ground in the spring and be completed by December 2020.

The $50 million project would become South Suburban’s fifth recreation center, and would replace the disc golf course currently on the site. The district already owns the land.

“We looked at the cost of simply renovating the ice arena, which is now 50 years old, and discovered that it would actually be cheaper to build a new one,” Hanna said.

That’s because the current ice arena now sits over a layer of soil rendered permanently frozen by the rinks, Hanna said. The ice is causing upheaval beneath the rinks, and it’s unknown how deep the ice goes. Thawing the ice could take years, Hanna said, and simply cause more upheaval.

Members of the public have expressed concern that the new recreation center wouldn’t increase the district’s number of ice sheets, Hanna said, by replacing the ice arena’s two sheets with two sheets at the new center. Many residents are hoping for three, he said.

South Suburban previously reached out to the Highlands Ranch Metro Dis-

trict for a partnership, requesting $10 million to pay for an additional sheet of ice. The metro district rejected the proposal in July, with board members saying they didn’t see the benefit to the community.

The call for more ice continues.

“I’m here to beg and grovel for a third sheet,” said Wendy Ferrelli, whose daughter is a figure skater and whose son plays hockey. “They need a place to just have fun on the ice — just to skate around after school. It doesn’t always have to be classes and lessons.”

“Our market analysis showed we could justify a third sheet,” Hanna said, “but it just comes down to cost. We have so many priorities in the district right now. Goodson (Recreation Center) alone needs $5 million in upgrades.”

Hockey is growing in popularity, said Dirk Doty, who runs the district’s hockey programs, and the district’s leagues are nearly at capacity.

“We’re on the verge of putting folks on a waiting list,” Doty said.

Still, he said he’s excited about the new facility, because the old one is showing its age.

“Players love to tear the place up,” Doty said. “My guys are slamming into the sides, shooting pucks all over the place. Hockey’s a rough sport, you know.”

Finding time to schedule skating classes is getting more difficult, said Gerry Lane, who runs the district’s figure skating program.

“Now that the school districts are moving to these later start times, the kids get out of school later, and there are only so many hours in a day,” Lane said.

Hanna said he’d love to build three sheets of ice, and the plans could easily be modified to accommodate a third.

“Hey, if some benefactor or member of the Avalanche wants to see their name on an ice skating rink, we’ve got naming rights for sale,” Hanna said.

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Citizenship ceremony highlights ‘beauty and value of diversity’ Highlands Ranch library hosts naturalization ceremony for people from 17 countries

bers to library staff to county residents who were simply interested in the event.

A committed process The ceremony began with the Pledge of Allegiance, followed by a series of speakers. During an Oath of Allegiance, the new citizens stood with their right hand in the air as

BY ALEX DEWIND they recited a pledge to abide by and ADEWIND@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM support the nation’s laws. Many held a small American flag in their left Marolina Montanez was 4 years hand. Then, one by one, they were old, her younger sister Guadalupe called to the stage to receive a certifijust 2 months old, when their family cate of citizenship. moved from Mexico to Colorado.

Each year, the USCIS welcomes They have since established lives 700,000 to 750,000 citizens during and families in the United States. naturalization ceremonies across the Marolina lives in Colorado Springs U.S., according to the USCIS. To bewith her two young children. Guacome a U.S. citizen, applicants must dalupe lives in Castle Rock with her meet a set of general guidelines, two kids. go through an interview and pass a A significant difference between naturalization exam. their home country and the U.S. Applicants must be at least 18 is safety, they said. While visiting years old. They need to have a green Mexico six years ago, their father card and have lived in the U.S. as a was shot and killed. lawful permanent resident for five “The freedom, the opportunities years, the USCIS says. They should you have here are not the same be literate in English and knowledgethere,” Marolina, 31, said. able in U.S. government and history.

Alongside nearly 40 other people The process is worth it, said May from 17 countries, the sisters became Lee, a Lone Tree resident originally U.S. citizens at a Sept. 15 naturalizafrom China. She got her U.S. citition ceremony at James H. LaRue zenship in 2004 after eight years of Library in Highlands Ranch. preparation.

The U.S. Citizenship and ImmiDuring the Sept. 15 naturalization gration Services (USCIS) hosted the hour-long ceremony, which had T:4.73”ceremony, Lee’s daughter played the cello. about 50 attendees from family mem-

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“In my 24 years here, there has never been a moment that I regret my decision to come here,” said Lee, tears welling in her eyes. “I do see we have problems, but compared to what we had… ” In her home country, freedom of speech was nonexistent, she said.

Libraries, like the one she was standing in, were censored.

“I’m just so proud,” Lee said of her U.S. citizenship. “I think this is the best country.”

Libraries celebrate life’s transitions The location of the ceremony was fitting. Douglas County Libraries offer free one-on-one tutoring in English as a second language and weekly adult conversation groups to practice English. The libraries also host citizenship-preparation classes twice a year.

In the past two years, Douglas County Libraries has hosted three naturalization ceremonies at its locations across the county, according to Tiffany Curtin, adult literacy specialist at James H. LaRue Library, 9292 S Ridgeline Blvd.

“We see ourselves as a hub in the community,” Curtin said. “We want to be part of life celebrations and transitions.”

The Sept. 15 naturalization ceremony welcomed people from Canada, China, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Germany, Thailand, Honduras, India, Iran, Israel, Mexico, Netherlands, Philippines, Romania, Singapore, United Kingdom and Vietnam.

For Curtin, that sends a powerful message to the community.

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Guadalupe Montanez, left, and her older sister Marolina Montanez become U.S. citizens at a naturalization ceremony presented by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Douglas County Libraries hosted the event on Sept. 15 at its Highlands Ranch library.

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Nearly 40 immigrants from 17 countries become U.S. citizens at a naturalization ceremony presented by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

Douglas County Libraries has hosted three of the ceremonies in the past two years.

Nearly 40 people from 17 countries celebrate their U.S. citizenship at a naturalization ceremony.

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After shedding two CEOs in the span of about three months, Innovation Pavilion, a co-working campus geared toward startups and entrepreneurs, may move out of its headquarters in the wake of sexual assault allegations against its former CEO. Space at the building at 9200 E. Mineral Ave. in Centennial, which offers meeting, desk and office areas, is described as being for lease in online real-estate listings.

Following a lawsuit by a former employee accusing then-CEO Waqar “Vic” Ahmed of sexual assault and harassment of multiple employees of the business, Ahmed denied the claims but announced he was stepping down in a May 31 statement.

Kitty Kolding took the helm as interim CEO and then became the new CEO, according to a July 31 news release.

Over the years, Kolding partnered on several projects with Innovation Pavilion, the release said.

“The idea of creating powerful innovation programs that breathe life into the development of fully equipped innovation campuses across the country is unlike any venture I’ve seen,” Kolding said in the release. “It’s a big, bold vision, and I’m enormously proud to lead this exciting venture.”

But she resigned in August, Kolding said Sept. 17. Jameel Barkat — who was appointed chief financial officer, according to the release — remains with the company, and many other employees have resigned, to Kolding’s knowledge.

The company plans to move out of its space by the end of the month, to her knowledge, Kolding said. She did not want to comment on her resignation.

Kerianne Leffew, whom the May

31 statement said would take over as president, no longer works with the company, according to an automatic email response.

Neil Marciniak, Centennial’s economic development manager, said the city is aware that the company’s space is up for lease but does not have more information on the company’s future operations. Mayor Stephanie Piko commented on the impact Innovation Pavilion has had in Centennial and the south metro area.

“Having a space for entrepreneurial start-ups to gather in Centennial helped set the attitude for innovation throughout the city,” Piko said.

Doug Tisdale, executive vice president of economic development at the South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce, said Innovation Pavilion has been a strong supporter of STEM education in the south metro area and boasted other assets.

“It’s always good for the economic development of an area to have something like Innovation Pavilion around,” not only for companies or entrepreneurs that work out of there, but also for other businesses looking for talent, Tisdale said.

Questions to Barkat and other employee email addresses regarding employee resignations, whether the company plans to move and its future doing business were not returned.

Spokesman Amaan Khan did not return phone calls or emails. Ahmed did not return a call.

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hen my DVD remote was being made, they added beef flavoring to the liquid plastic before it was molded.

That’s the only explanation I can think of. It went missing. I finally located it under the bed. It had a succession of teeth marks that matched Harry’s dental records.

Harry has dozens of other chewable toys that were intended for dogs. They were purchased at pet stores. The remote was not.

The remote still worked, but its grisly appearance was unwelcome.

You can find anything online, and I found an unused replacement that had been picked up at a Santa Clara estate sale.

I put blue tape on the new one. It was supposed to remind me not to leave it bedside.

I like to watch a few minutes of old movies before I meet the arms of Morpheus, and I just leave the remote on the table next to the bed

when that time comes.

In the morning, I’m supposed to remember where I left it the night before, but I am not that accountable, and Harry knows it.

Sitting at my computer this a.m., I heard gnawing and looked down.

The little tubular fiend and I were separated for no more than two minutes since leaving the bedroom earlier, but that’s all it took.

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O LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Vote yes for our schools Those who have lived in Douglas County for a long time know that the last three decades have brought a lot of change.

When my children were little, Douglas County was a destination district for young families. Unfortunately, the current state of our schools is distressed. From 2009-17, our board of education intentionally defunded education and hurt our kids.

Thankfully, our newly elected board is eager to return value to our children’s educations and lives. Because of Colorado’s constitutional constraints, the best solutions for schools now happen at the local level. Douglas County has not helped its own children and schools since passing a funding measure in 2006. In 2017, Colorado teacher salaries were ranked 31st, but Douglas County teacher salaries were even lower.

Our average teacher pay falls $19,000 below

a Cherry Creek School District teacher’s pay. Our children cannot escape these significant and negative consequences.

We have become a training ground for other districts. New teachers start out in Douglas County School District and quickly move onto surrounding districts, where they can earn a living wage.

DCSD has pinched pennies over the last 10 years, but it is not sustainable. We live in a prosperous community. A successful school district adds value to our property and our community and creates a new generation that can lead for our future. We can do better and our kids deserve way better. Doing what helps children is always good and right. We all need to vote YES on 5A&B. Maggie Bierbaum Larkspur

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Money goes where needs are Joy Overbeck questioned why charter schools were getting only a small percentage of the DCSD bond issue 5B on this November’s ballot. There are several reasons why district-owned buildings receive the bulk of the bond funding. A majority of the bond money will address the Tier 1 (health and safety) needs for schools built before 2006, as defined in the 2018-2019 Master Capital Plan. Most charter schools were built after 2006. Taxpayers should want capital funds to go to schools with the most significant needs. Providing adequate maintenance ensures students are being educated in a safe environment. It would be fiscally irresponsible to give equal amounts of money to American Academy Lincoln Meadows, which opened last year, and Douglas County High School, opened in 1961. Homeowners apply home maintenance dollars to rooms with the greatest need, not equally to every room in the house.

Complex state and federal statutes dictate how school districts provide capital funding to charter schools; it’s not a simple pass-through of money like the mill levy override. Charter schools have access to grants and other alternative sources for funding not available to neighborhood schools.

Charter schools receive about $300 perpupil revenue per year from Colorado for capital needs — money not available to district-owned buildings.

The district’s plan makes common sense. Vote Yes on 5A & B! Catherine Lees Highlands Ranch Way off base on teachers How is it possible that there are educated adults in this country who still believe teachers work less than full time as professional educators? I was appalled to read nonsense to the contrary in a recent letter to the editor, titled “No need for tax hike.” To base an argument on an assumption — that teachers work eight hours a day, 40 hours per week — is naïve and ridiculous. Unlike many other jobs, daily and weekly hours required to be an effec-

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I said, “We are not a cat, Harry.”

I explained to him the use of the editorial “we.”

“We” replaces the first person in an editorial, thereby lifting the onus of accountability from one person to the entire editorial board.

My use of it with Harry, however, was intended to blunt my disapproval.

With this particular hound, I am not a very tough tactician.

I know better, but he is not, as it were, on a short leash.

However, I don’t want to encourage cat behavior in him. Cats bring their prey to you, and sit aloof in corners and lick their paws all day, and that’s about it.

Harry will be 1 next month, or 7, depending on how you look at it. These

tive teacher aren’t limited to contract hours; much of the work takes place at home, at night and on the weekends.

Teachers spend most of their day with students, with a fraction of the day allotted for plan time, often spent in staff meetings, collaborative learning teams, student-support meetings, IEP and 504 meetings, parent correspondence, and planning, with a 20-25 minute lunch (as long as making copies, parent communications or helping a struggling student don’t take first priority). This leaves updating online student-support sites, conference planning, designing of lessons and activities, planning, and grading assignments for 120-160 students for the evenings, nights, and weekends, outside of the 40-hour work-week. In fact, look around at your next youth event — you’ll probably see a teacher in the bleachers grading papers.

And by the way, taking the nine weeks of summer into account, which is often used as planning time and educator training on their own dime, the total number of hours worked by teachers per year far exceeds fulltime employment status.

Eric Waggoner Parker Proposition would bring needed change I urge voters to vote yes on Proposition 112, prohibiting oil and gas development within 2,500 feet from other drill holes, living structures and critical habitat. Chesapeake Oil has formed a joint venture with China and has an approved drilling and spacing program including horizontal drilling for fracking in section 8, Stonegate, adjacent to Grandview Estates, where I live. The location of the well would meet the current setbacks of 500 feet, but not the 2,500 feet required by Proposition 112, which would prevent the permitting of the well.

Many odd-numbered sections in Douglas County also have their underlying mineral rights owned by Anadarko. Scientists have shown that methane leakage from oil and gas operations contribute significantly to greenhouse gases are no longer acceptable, resulting in a climate emergency.

Proposition 112 will reduce public and environmental risk from fracking, handling of toxic materials and reducing the risk of short-circuiting are wonderful times with him. In a blink he will be 5, then 10.

He moved here in February, but by all appearances we have been best friends for years, even decades.

If you can take it, watch something called “Owen and Haatchi” on “E:60.”

Owen, a boy, has Schwartz-Jampel syndrome, and Haatchi, a dog, is missing a leg and his tail. Haatchi was tied up — intentionally — next to train tracks and a train ran over him. But he survived.

It’s a short documentary, and there’s also a book.

Every time I watch it, I hope that Owen’s parents have prepared him for the one bad day all dog owners face.

Harry’s appetite for things that are not intended for him has cost me less than $100. He’s worth it, and more.

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

with historic and abandoned wells by establishing a 2,500-foot cylinder of exclusion (450 acres) around schools and housing. There are viable alternatives for replacing methane for energy production in Colorado, namely wind and solar renewable energy production.

Water supplies in Douglas County are precious and limited in supply and must not be gambled on high density fracking. Approximately 8,000 residences in Douglas County are dependent on groundwater wells, mostly in non-renewable aquifers.

Vote yes on 112 to protect human health, safety and our precious water.

Charles H. Bucknam Parker Proposition 112 is misguided idea I am a Colorado geologist who discovered my passion for our dynamic earth at an early age. My role in the oil and gas industry has allowed me to devote my life to studying and protecting the planet that I love while helping to supply us all with affordable, reliable and plentiful energy; energy that sustains life, provides opportunities,

and makes possible experiences of which previous generations could only dream.

According to information that can be found at commonsensepolicyroundtable.org: Proposition 112 would effectively ban oil and gas development in our state, resulting in the loss of thousands of jobs, many of which would be outside of the oil and gas industry.

It would also erase about $8 billion in state and local tax revenue that supports things such as schools, housing and other local programs.

Based on these and other impact studies (including those endorsed and authored by the Colorado School of Mines and the Leeds School of Business at CU Boulder), it may come as no surprise that proposition 112 has garnered significant opposition, including from both candidates for and our current governor.

Please join me in voting no on 112.

We can do (and more importantly, are) better than this.

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Elena Mathys cosplays as Bandit Sivir from the video game “League of Legends.” She feels cosplay is important to create a sense of community. “It should be about art, the effort, the friends that you make and the community,” she said.

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t took Chris Clarke about five minutes to completely transform from plainclothes civilian to cosplay hero.

First, he pulled his armor, made of ethylene-vinyl acetate foam, over his legs. Then came the chest plate. The final piece, a converted motorcycle helmet with foam aesthetics was placed on his head, and he was Altera Blademaster, a humanoid from the video game “Monster Hunter: Frontier G.” The suit won Clarke the Best in Show at GalaxyFest and Cheyenne Comic Con, as well as a judge’s award at Denver Comic Con, all in 2017. He carefully measured every edge and curve to fit the exact model of the blademaster’s complicated armor.

The armor, helmet and scepter took months to finish and cost about $400.

“A lot of people are like, ‘I want to be that character,’” Clarke said. “I just picked mine because it was big

and it was spikey.”

On this hot summer evening at Lions Park in Golden, as the Sept. 16 cycling race rolled into town, Clarke, 34 of Commerce City, and two friends had come for a photo shoot for this story about the meaning of cosplay.

Clarke’s transformation instantly drew stares from passersby. The suit makes Clarke look like an action figure, or, more specifically, a real live video game avatar, over his all-black elastic heat gear and leggings.

Cosplay — a combination of “costume” and “play” — is the practice of dressing up as a character from a movie, book or video game. It’s mostly popular in the realms of manga or anime, traiditional Japanese animations, and is used as an outlet of expression, either based on relation to a certain character, resemblance to a character or for the challenge of the costume itself.

Clarke’s costume is specific for competition, but the meaning of cosplay is deeper to him than just for winning trophies. He started an online group, Colorado Academy of Cosplay, to be a home for a community of about 350 cosplayers from around the state that specializes in educating beginners into the art of cosplay.

As Clarke strode across the parking lot at Lions Park, his form even

Chris Clarke cosplays as Altera Blademaster from the video game “Monster Hunter: Frontier G.” His costume cost about $400 and won him three competition awards in 2017, two Best in Show awards from Cheyenne Comic Con and GalaxyFest and a judge’s award from Denver Comic Con. resembled some sort of animation, walking almost robotically yet powerful and confident. He met his two co-founders of the Colorado Academy of Cosplay, Jennifer “Suvi” Losty, 33 of Lone Tree, and Elena Mathys, 21, of Golden.

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s a musical organization that has been in existence since 1977, it can be a challenge to put together a season that feels fresh every year. But that is a challenge Lakewood Symphony Orchestra Music Director Matt Switzer relishes.

“Planning a season is approached from many directions — how many concerts, how many soloists, what COMING repertoire has been ATTRACTIONS performed in the past five to seven years, what works will challenge the orchestra?” he explained. “The 2018-2019 season came together from a repertoire that hasn’t been performed by the orchestra in a number of years, an exciting Clarke Reader new repertoire that the orchestra has never performed and thematic choices of repertoire to pull it all together.”

That theme is “Music By the Book,” and the season officially kicks off at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 4, at the Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway, with the “Classics” program.

The show will feature works from Mozart, including his opera “Don Giovanni,” and Dvorak’s “New World Symphony.” The soloist for the concert will be Emily Switzer, who last performed with the symphony in 2013 and has furthered her musical education at Tanglewood, Music Academy of the West, Yale University and Yale School of Music.

The season continues with “Leisure” on Nov. 15, the annual holiday concert on Dec. 6 and 7, the Children’s Corner performance on Feb. 2, “Romance” on March 7, “Nature” on April 18 and season-closer “Action and Adventure” on May 30. The “Action and Adventure” performance also features the presentation of the 2019 winner of the Lakewood Symphony Orchestra Young Artist Concerto Competition.

“No matter which concert you attend this season with the Lakewood Symphony Orchestra, you can be assured of compelling music, fantastic soloists and great value,” Switzer said. “This season will be fantastic.”

For tickets, call 303-987-7845 or visit www.lakewoodsymphony.org.

Fill your ‘Lungs’ at Miners Alley One of theater’s great thrills is seeing a show few people have ever seen, so I always get extra excited when I see a one that is a regional premiere.

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School hosts endearing look at life of teacher

Up the Down Staircase,” Christopher Sergel’s funny play adapted from Bel Kaufman’s book, is the choice for the fall play, Sept. 27-29, in the auditorium at SONYA’S ThunderRidge High SAMPLER School, 1991 Wildcat Reserve Parkway, Highlands Ranch.

Kylene Hurley directs this play about newly hired teacher Sylvia Barrett (played by Elizabeth Sinclair), who is frustrated by the inattentive students at Sonya Ellingboe Calvin Coolidge High School — until she wins them over ... Other cast members include: Alexis Roth, Brett Masten, Aiden Borchert, Lindsay Wall. Student director is Nathan Stromberg. Tickets: $6 students and seniors; $8, adults.

Tickets are at the box office starting 30 minutes before curtain; for more information, see sites.google.com/site/ thunderridgetheatre.

Jazz concert The Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra begins the 26th season of the Fine Arts Series at Littleton United Methodist Church, 5894 S. Datura St., Littleton, on Oct. 5 at 7:30 p.m. The free concert is jointly sponsored by the series and the Littleton Jazz Festival, directed by Charlie Carroll. The 18-piece big band will be joined by vocalists to present hits from the 1940s and 1950s up to the present.

Wonderbound “Wicked Bayou” is the title for Won-

Doug Kacena, Denver artist and gallery owner. Free admission. Open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays-Fridays and two hours prior to performances.

Guild workshop “Take the Mystery Out of Digital Entries for Art Exhibits!” Trish Sangelo, director of the Colorado Gallery of the Arts at ACC and accomplished photographer, will lead a workshop sponsored

by Heritage Fine Arts Guild at 9 a.m.

Oct. 6 at Littleton First Presbyterian Church, 1609 W. Littleton Blvd. See the guild’s website to register: heritageguild.com/current workshops. ($20 members, $30 non-members.)

ThunderRidge High School Theatre Students behaving as their characters would in “Up the Down Staircase” to be performed Sept. 27-29. PHOTO BY ELIZABETH SINCLAIR derbound Dance Company’s upcoming program Oct. 20 (2 p.m.) and 21 (7:30 p.m.) at the PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker. Accompanied by the Boulder band Clay Rose and the Widow’s Bane, the dancers will explore the convergence of Creole and Cajun folklore, as childhood friends from different traditions navigate the aftermath on a severe storm and loss of their families. Tickets: parkerarts.ticketforce.com. 303-805-6800.

Art expo The Lone Tree Art Expo is open through Nov. 26 at Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree.

The juror for the annual exhibit was

History Camp at ACC Reminder: History Camp will be held at Arapahoe Community College, Littleton Campus, on Oct. 13, with sessions hourly on a variety of topics: “Skiing off to War,” “Colorado’s Mining Booms and Busts,” “Give Women a Chance: The 125th Anniversary of Women’s Suffrage in Colorado,” “Germans, Socialists, Pacifists, Immigrants and Other Enemies of the State” and many more.

Historic Littleton Inc. will wrap the program with a tour of Littleton’s Main Street. (Perhaps one might stay on for a snack or a cold one???) To register, see HistoryCamp.org/Colorado. ‘sugar bound’ Artist Suchitra Mattai’s exhibit, “sugar bound” is open through Oct. 20 at the Center for Visual Art, Metropolitan State University’s handsome gallery at 965 Santa Fe Drive, Denver.

Much of Mattai’s work, curated by gallery director Cecily Cullen, is informed by her ancestors’ legacy of indentured

servitude in the sugar fields of colonial Guyana and her own experience living in multiple countries and continents.

Her artwork includes installation, painting, fiber, drawing, collage, video and sculpture. Gallery is open five days a week Admission free. 303-294-5207.

Children’s theatre “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” with its spooky tale of Ichabod Crane and the Headless Horseman, plays on Saturday afternoons through Oct. 27 at Miners Alley Playhouse, 1224 Washington Ave., Golden. Also at Miners Alley: “Lungs,” through Oct. 14. 303-935-3044, minersalley.com Plein air The Central City Plein Air Festival will run Sept. 29-30 with painting events, a tour, a party and sale and exhibition. Included: an artist demonstration by Lorenzo Chavez of Parker on Sept. 30 Free except for the Sept. 30 Preview Party and Sale ($50). For information, see: centralcityopera.org.

Cleo Parker Robinson “Rhapsody in Black” tells stories of African-American artistic visionaries in Paris — Baker-Simone, Baldwin, Dunham, Hughes — in dance, presented by the Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble on Sept. 28-30 at the Newman Center, 2344 E. Iliff Ave., Denver. Tickets Newman Box Office: 303-871-7720.

Sept. 28-29, 7:30 p.m.; Sept. 30; 2 p.m.

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Photography show brings artistic visions to gallery ‘Colorado Aperture’ continues into early October at Littleton’s Depot Art Gallery

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“Colorado Aperture” is a new photography exhibit, hosted by the Littleton Fine Arts Guild at the Depot Art Gallery, which received 319 entries from about 80 photographers. Seventyfive images are displayed in the gallery through Oct. 7 with a variety of techniques, presentations and subjects. Be sure to look to the right of the front door for a photograph by juror Bill Youmans, who presented awards to winners at the reception on Sept. 14.

In a statement that appeared with the application on callforentry.org, Youmans, who has been a professional photographer for 40 years, as well as an educator and is “currently multimedia journalist for Littleton Public Schools,” said he doesn’t worry about how the image is created, but learned early that the elements of composition and qualities of light are important as well as a photograph’s ability to

make the viewer “feel something.”

Nancy Myer commented that he cared The Depot Art about results versus Gallery is at 2069 W. Pow- process. (She is a ers Ave., Little- member of Focus Photography Club, ton. Hours: 11 which meets in Lone a.m. to 5 p.m.

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Tuesdays to Co-chairs Nancy Saturdays; Myer and Joe Bo11 a.m. to 4 nito suggested to the p.m. Sundays.

303-795-0781. Littleton Fine Arts Guild Board that they Admission host an open-to-Colofree. rado-photographers exhibit, similar to the popular All-Colorado Art Show, hosted at the Depot during Western Welcome Week. Most Depot exhibits display artwork by members only — and occasional guests — on different themes.

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10 to 25 people at Innovation Pavilion working or attending events.

Innovation Pavilion, founded in 2011, established what its website called a “robust entrepreneurial ecosystem” that aims to offer access to funding, event space and “in-depth expertise” from veterans of various fields. The company called Centennial a “hub of corporate activity” and grew alongside it, the website said. The Centennial location is its corporate headquarters.

Park interpreter Danielle Compton leads the way in a kayak.

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Summer’s last sunset painted the sky above Littleton with oranges and pinks on Sept. 21, offering a rapturous backdrop to South Platte Park’s final sunset canoeing event of the season.

The half-dozen little boats traversed Cooley Lake, the park’s normally off-limits nature preserve, their occupants oohing and aahing as herons and ospreys took wing in the cool of

the evening.

South Platte Park is home to more than 300 species of wildlife, said park interpreter Danielle Compton, with 66 of those species found only around Cooley Lake.

The park is an oasis in the city, said park interpreter Caroline Davis.

“We meet kids from the neighborhoods around here who had no idea it existed,” Davis said. “It’s a special place, and I’m grateful I get to call it my office.”

Lawsuit develops The lawsuit against Ahmed was filed in Denver District Court in late May

by Suzy Gutierrez, who worked for the company for nearly five years before resigning in June 2017, according to the legal complaint.

The complaint alleges incidents ranging from Ahmed suggesting that employees participate in sexual acts to Gutierrez experiencing several incidents of groping.

“I had consensual relationships with co-workers,” Ahmed wrote in his May 31 statement. The “civil charges that have been brought against me that imply coercion (and) harassment, particularly sexual, however, are categorically false.”

The attorneys for Ahmed and Innovation Pavilion, which is also named as a defendant in the suit, filed a motion Sept. 4 to withdraw from representing the defendants. If the court grants that motion, future proceedings in the case would still occur, the filing said.

Barkat and Ahmed have been served

that motion but had not responded, the filing said.

That kind of motion could stem from any number of reasons, and it’s not uncommon, according to Jon Sarche, spokesman for the Colorado Judicial Branch. Cathleen Heintz, one of the attorneys for Ahmed and the company, declined to comment due to her firm’s policy of not commenting on active litigation.

Attorneys for Gutierrez filed a motion to vacate, or cancel, a case-management conference and related dates until further notice. The court granted the motion, a Sept. 10 filing said. A casemanagement conference often goes over procedural matters and setting future dates in the case, Sarche said.

Beyond Centennial It was unclear whether Innovation Pavilion would stay active as a company in other locations.

The proposed groundbreaking on an Innovation Pavilion campus in Florence, Arizona, was likely “a ways out,” Kolding told the Florence Town Council in July, as reported by the Florence Reminder and Blade-Tribune newspaper.

Innovation Pavilion also had a deal with the City of Joliet, Illinois, as The Herald-News reported.

Joliet’s relationship with Innovation Pavilion appeared to end Sept. 4, as the Joliet City Council voted to repeal an agreement that would have provided the company with city land and money to start an incubator campus, the newspaper reported.

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September 27, 2018 Master Gardener Donna FarleyWade fertilizes peppers in Hudson Gardens’ veggie beds in July.

Now’s the time to prep your garden for winter, said Lucinda Greene of the Colorado State University County Extension program.

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Though the scorching summer of 2018 stuck around for a long time, the first freeze is likely just around the corner — usually in mid-October in the Denver area.

Here are some tips from Lucinda Greene, the Master Gardener Program coordinator at Arapahoe County’s CSU Extension office, on how to prepare your landscape to hunker down for winter.

Turf war “Fall fertilizing is the most important fertilization of the year,” Greene said. “It’s also a great time to aerate.

It gives your grass the best chance to start spring with healthy roots.”

Consider taking the bag off your lawn mower to let the clips fall where they may, Greene said, and if you have a mulching mower, consider simply mowing over fallen leaves instead of raking them up to add organic material to the soil.

Clean up your act Clean up dead plants from the veggie garden, Greene said, to avoid providing a breeding ground for pests and disease. Resist the urge to till up the ground, though, because that can inadvertently plant weed seeds that may have been sitting on top of the soil.

On the other hand, more gardeners are leaving perennial flowers and shrubs alone through the winter to provide extra visual appeal and a shelter for birds, Greene said, and ornamental grasses, sedum and coneflower make a nice decoration in winter months.

Mulch madness Adding mulch around perennials and trees — especially recently planted ones — can go a long way toward retaining moisture and regulating temperatures that can fluctuate wildly in winter months, Greene said.

“We want to hold in as much mois-

ture as we can,” Greene said. “If we have another dry winter like last year, mulching makes a big difference.”

Plan to plant Fall can be a great time to plant, Greene said, especially with local garden centers running great deals on summer stock.

“You can absolutely still plant perennials and shrubs,” Greene said. “You can even plant some food crops: garlic, for instance, can go in now. If you’ve got a cold frame or row covers, you can still do lettuce and spinach, almost right up until Christmas.”

Water, water everywhere Not enough gardeners water through the winter, Greene said.

“It’s really crucial in our arid environment to provide regular water to your landscape plants and lawn,” Greene said. “If this winter is as dry as last year, we’re talking about at least once a month.”

If you don’t feel like unrolling all the hoses again, landscaping companies can stop by with a water truck, Greene said, adding that leaving lawns dry through the winter makes them susceptible to spider mites.

Beetle battle Japanese beetles, the scourge of south metro area gardeners, are laying their eggs in the lawn this time of year, Greene said.

CSU Extension publishes a lengthy fact sheet on fighting back, but Greene said among the most pollinator-friendly soil treatments are those containing Bacillus thuringiensis — BT for short — and beneficial nematodes.

“Keep in mind that the adults can fly a long way,” Greene said. “Just because you treat your yard doesn’t mean all your neighbors did too. You might still see plenty of beetles next year.”

Batten down the hatches There are plenty of other fall chores to do, Greene said, such as wrapping young trees with tree wrap to prevent sunscald, unhooking and cleaning rain barrels, and taking stock of what worked and what didn’t in the garden this year.

“It’s a busy time for gardeners,” Greene said.

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The Wag ’n Trail annual event took over the Glendale Farm Open Space offering attendees a 1.6-mile hike, craft beers to refresh after and food for owners and pets alike.

Registration fees and donations collected through the event benefit the Buddy Center, a full-service animal shelter located in Castle Rock.

The Buddy Center offers medical care, training services, foster care and pet adoptions in the county.

Curtis and Donna Hopehill traveled from Loveland to participate, carrying a photo of their dog Rossco, who died of cancer but loved coming, they said. They took with them this year their two new rescues, Maliwan, a German shepherd mix, and Luna, a Great Dane.

“I’ve been coming since 2008,” said Donna, who used to live in Castle Rock. Hopehill said they love supporting the Dumb Friends League and honoring Rossco’s memory. “This was just his ultimate favorite event.”

Curtis and Donna Hopehill drove from Loveland to participate in the Wag ’n Trail on Sept. 22.

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PHOTOS BY JESSICA GIBBS Some dogs people brought to the Wag ’n Trail event were rescues from area shelters, the reason their owners say they wanted to support the Dumb Friends League.

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Lisa Moran was at the top of her physical game during the summer of 2015: She walked almost 40 miles a week as a letter carrier and ran one 5K a week.

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during the bicentennial year by guild members to give it a new life. Membership has increased recently, drawing both painters and photographers — and a few, such as potters, who work in three dimensions.

Youmans selected “Joaquin,” a monochrome photograph by Ron Cooper, as Best of Show. The portrait of a handsome, dignified American Indian man, with a blanket around his shoulders, wearing lots silver jewelry, leads a viewer to start making up stories about him right away. (That would certainly indicate the “feeling something” Youmans mentions.) What is he thinking about? What do those intense dark eyes see out there? Is he about to speak?

and a persistent cough soon led her to the doctor. That’s when Moran — a non-smoker — was diagnosed with inoperable, incurable, stage IV lung cancer.

But she didn’t let the diagnosis hold her down.

Moran started treatment that September and, just a month later — with her friends, Team Peace, Lungs & Happiness — participated in the American Lung Association in Colorado’s Run the Rocks 5K, a walk/run through Red Rocks Park in Morrison ending on the amphitheater steps.

“We didn’t know what was going to happen with my diagnosis,” she said.

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Second Place went to Lowell Baumunk for “Madrid,” an archival inkjet print. and Third Place was awarded to Claudia Courtney’s “Keys in the Ignition,” an imaginative look at a rusty old dashboard and its surroundings (versus showing the whole vehicle.)

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Honorable mentions were awarded to: “Rustic Door” by Peggy Dietz; “Color Theory” by Dwight Taylor and “Tangier Abstract” by Peggy Wait.

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Losty cosplays as Valka, a main character from the movie “How to Train Your Dragon 2,” and Mathys cosplays as Bandit Sivir, a battle mistress from the video game “League of Legends.”

The three formed the Colorado Academy of Cosplay in June as a group designed “for cosplayers, by cosplayers” to essentially bring back the purity of the art form.

The group took off in just three months.

They were frustrated by what they saw as tarnishing the name of cosplay. First of all, they said, the changing competition rules from local conventions made it difficult for serious competitors to compete. Mathys also explained how the art of cosplay has been diluted by people seeking attention and by followers, using the opportunity to dress in skimpy or scandalous outfits that is common among cosplay outfits.

“At a lot of competitions, there’s a lot of body-shaming …

That should not be happening,” Mathys said. “Cosplay is for everyone. Cosplay is for anyone.

Cosplay shouldn’t be about followers. It should be about art, the effort, the friends that you make

September 27, 2018S and the community.”

Clarke, Losty and Mathys take pride in the details of their costumes — Losty spent more than $500 on hers. To them, there’s a constant drive to approach perfection, even though they admittedly won’t ever be completely satisfied.

Cosplay also provides social opportunities. Mathys goes to the Colorado School of Mines in Golden, Clarke is a lab technician and Losty works in software.

“By nature,” Losty said, “we’re all introverts.”

Nearby, the “Golden Giddyup” mountain bike race drew a crowd of hundreds to Lions Park. For the most part, the trio of cosplayers drew confused stares and gaping mouths, with the exceptional thumbs-up or passing biker shouting “You guys are my heroes.”

In a situation when most people would feel awkward or uncomfortable dressed up as if they’re going to a costume party — as one little boy pointed out — dressing together in cosplay provided almost a heightened sense of selfconfidence.

“I’m not super social,” Mathys said. “Personally, going out and seeing people, talking to strangers isn’t something I do on the normal. There’s strength in numbers. You know you’re not being singled out. There’s support from people behind you.”

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That is just the case with “Lungs,” the new show running at Miners Alley Playhouse, 1224 Washington Ave. in Golden, through Oct. 14. Written by Duncan Macmillan, directed by Len Matheo, the show features two of the metro-area’s finest actors (and real-life married couple), Adrian Egolf and Luke Sorge.

The show follows a couple as they tackle questions of family and change, hope, betrayal, dumb luck and the wounds — both self-inflicted and not — that arise in a relationship.

Performances are at 7:30 p.m. on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. on Sundays. Call 303-935-3044 or visit www.minersalley.com for tickets.

Clarke’s Concert of the Week - Courtney Barnett at the Ogden Theatre Many think pieces over the years, especially recently, propose rock as a music genre is dead. The people who hold that belief clearly haven’t spent much time listening to indie and alternative rock, where artists like Courtney Barnett and Katie Crutchfield are making rock more inventive than ever.

Barnett and Crutchfield’s band, Waxahatchee, will be storming the stage at the Ogden Theatre, 935 E. Colfax Ave., Denver, at 9 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 29, and 8 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 30.

Australia’s Barnett released her eagerly-awaited sophomore album, “Tell Me How You Really Feel,” earlier this year and it’s one of 2018’s most literate and enjoyable albums.

And in September, Waxahatachee re-

leased a new EP, “Great Thunder,” full of song sketches that are better than most musician’s best efforts.

Grab your tickets to the show at www.ogdentheatre.com.

Bug out this Halloween If you think nobody likes being stung or bitten by an insect, then clearly you’ve never heard of Dr. Justin Schmidt.

Schmidt is an entomologist who has been stung by 83 different species.

Imagine that. If you have questions — beyond the obvious — then Bugtober is the exhibit for you.

The Butterfly Pavilion, 6252 W. 104th Ave., will be hosting Bugtober, a Halloween-themed event that highlights the most dangerous of the invertebrates, from Oct. 1-31.

The exhibit dives into species that use powerful venoms and poisons to ward off predators and capture unsuspecting prey. Some of the toxic creatures include the red bark scorpion, metallic pinktoe tarantula, Colorado tiger centipede, white-eyed assassin bugs, velvet ants, giant African millipede and orb weavers.

There will also be a trivia night, indoor trick-or-treating, flash light tours and more. And prepare those questions for Schmidt, who will be at the Pavilion from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 18. He’ll be talking about the creation of the Schmidt Pain Index and has been featured on several television shows.

Visit www.Butterflies.org/Bugtober for all the details.

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

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E-cigarette makers face warning from FDA chief ‘Epidemic of addiction’ among young people gets makers put on notice

BY MATTHEW PERRONE ASSOCIATED PRESS

U.S. health officials are sounding the alarm about rising teenage use of e-cigarettes, calling the problem an “epidemic” and ordering manufacturers to reverse the trend or risk having their flavored vaping products pulled from the market.

The warning from the Food and Drug Administration on Sept. 12 cited recent data that points to a sharp increase in underage use of the handheld nicotine products, including Juul and others.

It marks a shift in the agency’s tone on e-cigarettes. Since last year, FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb and other federal officials have discussed e-cigarettes as a potential tool to wean adult smokers off cigarettes, although that benefit hasn’t been proven.

But Gottlieb said in an address at FDA headquarters that he failed to predict the current “epidemic of addiction” among youth, mainly driven by flavored products.

“The disturbing and accelerating

trajectory of use we’re seeing in youth and the resulting path to addiction must end,” Gottlieb told agency staffers and reporters. “It’s simply not tolerable.”

E-cigarettes are vapor-emitting devices that have grown into a multi-billion-dollar industry in the U.S. despite little research on their long-term effects, including whether they are helpful in helping smokers quit. They’re generally considered a less dangerous alternative to regular cigarettes. But health officials have warned that nicotine in e-cigarettes is harmful to developing brains.

The e-cigarettes typically contain nicotine, and sometimes flavorings like fruit, mint or chocolate.

Health advocates have worried about the popularity of vaping products among kids and the potential impact on smoking rates in the future. A government-commissioned report in January found “substantial evidence” that young people who use e-cigarettes are more likely to try cigarettes.

Gottlieb cited unreleased federal data and research that he says will be made public in coming months.

“We didn’t foresee the extent of what’s now become one of our biggest challenges,” he said, in prepared remarks. “Hindsight, and the data that’s now available to us, fully reveal these trends.”

In June, a government survey found teen vaping seemed to be holding steady last year. Some experts were

cautious about the results, however.

They noted the survey did not ask specifically about Juul, a sleek, heavily marketed e-cigarette brand that exploded onto the market and accounts for 70 percent of U.S. sales, according to analyst estimates.

“I think it became clear to FDA that if they didn’t get their arms around this issue the use of these products by kids across the nation would undo decades of progress,” said Matthew Myers of the Campaign for TobaccoFree Kids. His group and several other medical and anti-smoking groups are suing the FDA over a decision to delay federal review of most e-cigarettes.

Under regulations developed by the Obama administration, manufacturers were supposed to submit most products for review by August 2018.

But last year Gottlieb said he would delay the deadline until 2022. He said both the agency and industry needed more time to prepare.

The decision was criticized by antismoking advocates who say e-cigarette makers are targeting kids with candy and fruit flavors and aggressive marketing.

Under the Sept. 12 announcement, the five largest e-cigarette manufacturers will have 60 days to produce plans to reverse underage use of their products. The companies sell Vuse, Blu, Juul, MarkTen XL and Logic e-cigarette brands, which account for 97 percent of U.S. e-cigarette sales, ac-

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cording to FDA. San Francisco-based Juul said it is working to prevent underage use of its products but added that flavors can help adult smokers quit cigarettes.

“By working together, we believe we can help adult smokers while preventing access to minors,” the company said in a statement.

The FDA also announced 1,300 warning letters and fines to online and traditional stores that have illegally sold Juul and other e-cigarettes to minors.

Gottlieb criticized e-cigarette companies’ handling of underage use of their products, saying they approached it as “a public relations challenge rather than seriously considering their legal obligations.”

“I’m here to tell them today that this prior approach is over,” he said.

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County roundup gathers household chemical waste

BY STAFF REPORT

Many common products found around the home could be hazardous and must be disposed of properly, helping to prevent the potential of accidental poisonings and fire hazards.

The Douglas County Household Chemical Roundup makes it easier for residents to get rid of that chemical waste.

Among the items accepted are mo-

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tradition. It gives me something to focus on and look forward to each year.”

Moran participated in targeted therapy and radiation treatment to her lung and spine and, within eight months of her diagnosis, was told by doctors there was “no evidence of disease.”

But lung cancer is tricky and aggressive and finds ways to resist treatment.

The cancer resurfaced and Moran is now on her third round of targeted therapy.

tor oil, antifreeze, vehicle batteries, household batteries, solvents, fire extinguishers, propane tanks, oil-based paint and tires. A complete list of acceptable items can be found at www. tchd.org/hcroundup.

The Sept. 29 roundup will be open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Castle Rock Water, 175 Kellogg Court, west of I-25 and south of Santa Fe Drive. Residents are asked to pay $25 per vehicle to offset the cost of hazardous waste disposal. Proof of residency will be required; bring driver’s license or utility bill. Advanced registration is encouraged at www.tchd.org/hcroundup.

A free drop-and-swap area is available where residents can drop off or pick-up household cleaners, paint, car

wax, antifreeze, fertilizer and garden products that are still in their original containers. Reuse of these items promotes environmental stewardship by reducing the amount of waste disposed and additionally decreases the total disposal cost of the roundup.

Residents with architectural paint and paint products can drop off unwanted paint for recycling year-round at many locations in the Denver area. The Paint Stewardship Program is operated

by PaintCare and is a free option for paint recycling throughout the year at participating retailers. Visit www.paintcare.org for paint drop-off locations.

Douglas County Household Chemical Roundups cannot accept waste from businesses and are not able to

accept radioactive waste, smoke detectors, electronic waste of any kind, scrap metal, oil drums, asbestos or explosives.

Individuals or community group volunteers are greatly needed at this event to help with registration, vehicle off-load and waste processing.

Volunteers are allowed to dispose of their waste for free. For information or to volunteer, visit www.tchd.org/ hcroundup or call the 24-hour Household Chemical Roundup Hotline at 720-200-1592.

In 2017, the chemical roundup program properly disposed of 379,662 pounds of hazardous materials and an estimated 3,348 households were served.

“Two out of three therapy treatments were FDA-approved the year I was diagnosed, which is why lung cancer research funding is so important to me,” Moran explained.

Last year, in addition to her battle with lung cancer, Moran was diagnosed with an unrelated progressive brain disease. In the last year alone, she had brain surgery and suffered a stroke that paralyzed the left side of her body and caused her to lose her peripheral vision.

But she refuses to give up.

She regained movement on the left side of her body and instead of leaving acute rehab in a wheelchair, like doctors

told her she would, she walked out the front door with a cane.

She got a puppy this summer — a Labrador mix named Laynie — that has become her walking partner.

“She’s like my little trainer,” Moran said.

Now, Moran plans to take that same determination to conquer the Run the Rocks 5K this October for the fourth year since her diagnosis. She’s been training to increase her walking distance and speed, all with the finish line on the Red Rocks amphitheater steps as her motivation.

Her goal is to finish in 75 minutes

with her teammates by her side.

“I averaged a 19-minute mile the other day,” Moran said. “I joked that I would have never been excited about a 19-minute mile before. Now the big challenge is that Run the Rocks, the last quartermile of the race is ramps and the stairs.

That’s going to be a challenge — but I think I’ve got it down.”

For Moran, the Run the Rocks’ finish line has been an epic milestone in her life.

“It means I survived another year with stage IV lung cancer,” Maron said with tears in her eyes. “If I can get to that milestone, it means a lot to me.”

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THINGS to DO

MUSIC

Littleton Symphony Opens Season with Bernstein Celebration: 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12 at Littleton United Methodist Church, 5894 S. Datura St., Littleton. In honor of the centenary of Leonard Bernstein’s birthday, we will perform the Overture to Candide, followed by his ballet, Fancy Free.

After a birthday toast from Maestro de Lemos, we will conclude with the Dance Suite from West Side Story. Tickets are $22 for adults, $19 for seniors, $5 for youth. For more information, visit www.littletonsymphony.org.

Mission Concert Series kickoff: 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 19 at Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, 8545 E. Dry Creek Rd., Centennial. The fourth season kicks off on Friday, October 19th guitarist Mark Kroos, who plays two guitar necks at the same time with a tapping technique that involves both hands fretting the strings. Concerts are free of charge.

To Benefit: St. Francis Center for the homeless. To find out more about Good Shepherd’s Music with a Mission Concert Series, check out their website at www.gshep.org.

Central City Opera `Love Notes’: 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2 at Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, 8545 E. Dry Creek Rd., Centennial. This delectable pastiche features a romantic duo and dynamic pianist from the Central City Opera Touring Artists: Judeth Shay Comstock, soprano; Jason Baldwin, tenor and Deborah Schmit-Lobis, pianist. Concerts are free of charge. To Benefit: St. Francis Center for the homeless. To find out more about Good Shepherd’s Music with a Mission Concert Series, check out their website at www. gshep.org.

ART

Rocky Mountain Weavers Guild Show and Sale: Oct. 11 through Oct. 13 at 6065 S Jasmine St., Centennial.

Thursday 4-8 p.m., Friday 10-6 p.m., Saturday 10-4 p.m.

Looking to buy local this year?

Guild members bring their newest creative works to the annual sale--from hand-woven baskets to hand-made holiday ornaments--all created in Colorado.

Free admission & parking. Visit www.rmweaversguild.org/fiberarts-sale-2 for more information.

Close Proximity: A Retrospective of Sculpture by Neil Goodman: On display through Nov. 17 at the Museum of Outdoor Arts, 1000 Englewood Parkway, Englewood.

This exhibition will feature bronze sculpture spanning four decades of

this week’s TOP FIVE Everybody Eats: 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 27 at CAFÉ 180, 3315 S. Broadway, Englewood. Vesta’s Executive Chef Nicholas Kayser is taking over Englewood-based community kitchen CAFE 180 to raise funds for the nonprofit restaurant and its affiliated entities. For just $75, attendees will enjoy Chef Nick’s creations and beers generously donated by local favorite Mockery Brewing. Purchase tickets at cafe180.org/chefs180.

Learn more about Chef Nick and Vesta here: www. vestadenver.com.

The Arapahoe Philharmonic opens its 65th anniversary season: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29 at Denver First Church of the Nazarene, 3800 E. Hampden Ave., Cherry Hills Village. The Arapahoe Philharmonic (AP) celebrates the start of its 65th anniversary season, Symphonic Triumphs, with a program of varied works by Maurice Ravel, Charles Ives and Robert Schumann. Single tickets and season ticket packages, offering discounted pricing and a number of additional benefits, are available. Pricing and benefits are outlined on our website at www. arapahoe-phil.org/events/buy-tickets/.

artist Neil Goodman’s work. More information at moaonline.org/neilgoodman/.

EVENTS

Mountain Shipwrights Exhibit: Friday through Sunday, Sept. 28 to Sept. 30 at Bemis Public Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton. Visit the model ships exhibit from the Rocky Mountain Shipwrights. Enjoy these gorgeous and intricately built model ships - from Egyptian barges to WWII destroyers, ships in bottles to all-paper models to miniature liners. Visit ww.littletongov.org/ my-littleton/bemis-library for more information.

Englewood Education Annual Fundraiser: Fall Fling: 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29 at Brew on Broadway, 3445 S. Broadway. Englewood Education Annual Fundraiser to raise funds to support scholarships and grants for Englewood students and teachers. Cost: $50.00 per person, Dinner included.

Attire: Wear your favorite sports team shirt - no ties or suits allowed. More information at EnglewoodEducationFoundation.com.

Movie Matinee: RBG: a documentary: 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept.

29 at Bemis Public Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton. A viewing of a documentary film about U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Free popcorn and lemonade served. Call 303-795-3961 for more information.

3rd Annual Castle Rock Clubhouse Picnic: 1 to 4 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 29 at Rhyolite Park, 1701 Crystal Valley Parkay, Castle Rock. Food, live music, kids activities, silent auction and more. For more information, visit CastleRockClubhouse.org.

Feeding of the 5000 5K Run/Walk: 9 a.m. Sept.

29 at St. Luke’s Unitied Methodist Church, 8817 S. Broadway, Highlands Ranch. Join in this fun family event and bring your friendly pets. Followed by a pancake breakfast. Non-perishable food, including pet food, and monetary donations are welcome. Signup at FeedingOfThe5K.com.

The Great Outdoors: 5 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 4 at Douglas County Libraries in Castle Pines, 360 Village Square Lane. Get creative with rock painting! You’ll learn all about prepping river rock for painting, along with some design ideas, and why it’s common practice to give the painted rocks away. All ages. Registration is required at 303-791-7323 or DCL.org.

Douglas County Household Chemical Roundup: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29 at Castle Rock Water,175 Kellogg Court. The utilities yard is located west of I-25 and south of Santa Fe Drive.

Get the house cleared out before the weather cools down. Drop off unwanted household chemicals.

Residents just drive up and volunteers will unload the materials.

Douglas County participants should bring proof of residency, such as a driver’s license or utility bill and $25 per vehicle to offset the high cost of hazardous waste disposal. Residents are encouraged to register in advance online at www.tchd.org/ hcroundup.

SPARK!: 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday, Oct. 2 at Denver Botanic Gardens Chatfield Farms, 8500 W. Deer Creek Canyon Rd., Littleton. In partnership with the Colorado chapter of the SPARK! Alzheimer’s Association, Denver Botanic Gardens offers an opportunity for participants with mild memory loss to enjoy hands-on garden-related projects.

The SPARK program integrates the participants’ multiple senses to inspire creativity and engagement.

Visit www.botanicgardens.org for more information.

Tale of Molly Brown and La Vivandiere: 7 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 11 at The Schoolhouse Theatre at Mainstreet, 19650 E Mainstreet, Parker. Ballet Ariel opens its 20th anniversary season of performances with the original ballet, Tale of Molly Brown. Ballet Ariel will also be performing La Vivandiere, a one-act ballet choreographed by the great dance duo Arthur Saint-Léon and Fanny Cerrito with music by prolific Italian composer, Cesare Pugni.

Adults $25, Students/Seniors

$20, Children $15. Visit http:// parkerarts.ticketforce.com.

Corn Maze: Runs through Oct. 28, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Fridays and Saturdays), 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Sundays) at Denver Botanic Gardens Chatfield Farms, 8500 W. Deer Creek Canyon Rd., Littleton. Get lost in our 7-acre Corn Maze at Chatfield Farms. The maze can be viewed from two 15-foot tall illuminated bridges. Visitors under the age of 10 can explore the corn mini-maze.

The design this year thanks emergency first responders. $14 adult; $13 student, senior, military; $11 child (ages 3-12); $9 child member; Free for children 2 and younger.

Pony rides and hamster balls are available for an additional fee. Visit www.botanicgardens.org for more information.

Pumpkin Festival: Friday-Sunday, Oct. 12-14, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Denver Botanic Gardens Chatfield Farms, 8500 W. Deer Creek Canyon Rd., Littleton. $8 adult, $7 student, senior (65+) and military, $6 member adult, $6 child (ages 3-12), $5 member senior (65+), $4 member child (ages 3-12), children ages 2 and younger are free. Ticket price includes access to the 10-acre pumpkin patch and family and children’s activities. Pumpkin prices vary by size; the average price is $8. Visit www.botanicgardens.org for more information.

The Hearts of Hope Silent Auction: 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Friday, Oct 19 at 4670 E. 17th Avenue Parkway. The Hearts of Hope Silent Auction seeks to provide

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an additional 400,000 meals to meet the growing demand for food support. Tickets can be purchased for $25 each at the website: www.

CoFeedingkids.org..

Discover ACC day: 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 19 at Arapahoe Community College, Littleton campus, 5900 S. Santa Fe Drive.

Prospective students will have the opportunity to connect with college departments, learn about services and programs, meet with current ACC students and enter a drawing for a scholarship. Lunch will be provided. Please RSVP at www.arapahoe.edu/discoverACC. For more information or accommodations, please contact jazmyne. lewis@arapahoe.edu / 303-7975908.

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 for more information.

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

Voice-Over Class: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 2 at Parker Arts, Culture and Events Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave. Parker. Wendy Shapero will show you how you could actually begin using your speaking voice for commercials, films, videos and more! Fee: $30 Resident/$33 Non-Res. Limited Seating. Ages 18+. Registration Link: bit.ly/2NRwhqU. Venue Phone: (303) 805-6800.

Digging into Cemeteries: 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 2 at James H. LaRue / Highlands Ranch Library, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd. Carol Darrow’s presentation of Digging into Cemeteries.” will show us how to “unearth” the many stories buried in our cemeteries, and then how use websites such as FindAGrave.com and BillionGraves.com to preserve what we find. Visit hrgenealogy. wordpress.com.

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HSE Prep Class: 6 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 2 at Douglas County Libraries in Castle Rock, Philip S. Miller, 100 S. Wilcox St. Instruction, assessment and practice for adults who are preparing for high school equivalency exams, including GED, HiSET and TASC. Ages 17-plus. Registration is required at 303-791-7323 or DCL.org.

STEAMWorks: 4 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 3 at Douglas County Libraries in Highlands

Ranch, 9292 S. Ridgeline Blvd. Drop in for hands-on activities that explore the topics of science, technology, engineering, arts and math. All ages welcome. Contact 303-7917323 or DCL.org.

Youth Mental Health Educational Program: 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 3 at Cresthill Middle School, 9195 Cresthill Lane, Highlands Ranch. Healing Our Youth: Get Educated! is a free panel presentation and mental health resource fair designed to help parents and educators become informed about youth mental health and

NORTON FROM PAGE 14

When we live and work with the intention of doing our best, and doing our best for others, the odds are high that we will have a positive impact on someone’s life.

As a matter of fact, I will bet that you already have, you have made a difference and the world is a better place for it.

And that one person who you were a difference maker for, probably tells your story over and over again and you don’t even know it.

That’s OK, because we don’t need to know it, it’s just about recognizing that we have the power to be a difference maker and change lives in all that we do.

A word, a hug, living by example, giving hope and encouragement, sharing a life lesson, giving someone a second chance, sharing our faith, offering unconditional love and forgiveness, and mentoring someone through a tough situation or opportunity, all of these and more are ways that we, you, are already changing

wellness. Visit www.healingouryouth.org.

Douglas County High School Huskie Pom Pups Dance Clinic: 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 5 at 2842 Front St., Castle Rock. All participants will have the opportunity to learn a halftime dance and perform with the DCHS Varsity and Junior Varsity Poms/Dancers at the Varsity Football Game Halftime that evening. Participants also get to play games, eat, craft, and receive a tee shirt and a set of poms. Come enjoy an afternoon and evening of fun. Email tmaxworthy@dcsdk12.org.

lives for the better, and doing it one person at a time.

The truth is that people want to place their hope and trust in the people that have the ability to change their lives.

Now look at the word “trust” again, look at the two letters in the middle, “us.” We are all in this together, we are all the “us” in “trust.”

We may not even know we are doing it, and some of us are very intentional about doing it, but if we can all remember that what we do and say, each and every day, has the ability to make all the difference to at least one person, that by itself makes all the difference.

So how about you? Has someone made a difference in your life? Do you know where you have made a difference?

As always, I would love to hear your story at gotonorton@gmail.com, and when we can remember that what we do and say each day counts, 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.

Doctor Danger: What Every Patient Needs to Know: 6 to 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 8 at Castle Rock Adventist Hospital, conference room, 2350 Meadows Blvd., Castle Rock. A group discussion about a subject that affects ALL of us, i.e., medical care. As many as 25% of patients are harmed by medical mistakes.

Event is free. Contact Roy Koerner 303-8140142 or roykoerner@msn.com.

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

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Senior Taylor Donaldson plays field hockey for Mountain Vista

BY JIM BENTON JBENTON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Mountain Vista senior Taylor Donaldson feels overlooked and somewhat unrecognized.

She is a field hockey player and many people don’t know anything about the sport or if it is even recognized as a girls high school sport in Colorado.

Field hockey is a sanctioned sport but there are just 15 Colorado High School Activities Association teams, and most are formed on a co-op basis between neighboring schools.

“You are definitely overlooked because of the bigger sports like football and even girls soccer,” she said. “Not many people even know that field hockey is a sport. If they do

hear that people play on a field hockey team, they ask: `What is that?’ “ Donaldson plasy on the co-op field hockey team that is coached by her mother, Cindy Staab. In the spring, she plays girls lacrosse for a co-op team at rival ThunderRidge, which is sometimes hard to explain to other Vista students.

“When we are playing it is normal because we know each other pretty well,” she said of playing on teams with players from other schools. “The funny thing is when we dress up for lacrosse games on game days and I’ll be wearing a ThunderRidge jersey to school or a ThunderRidge T-shirt to school, people will be asking: ‘Why are you wearing our rivals colors?’”

COACH’S TAKE: ‘Taylor is an athletic field hockey player.’

Dana Srdoc Mountain Vista assistant girls field hockey coach

Q&A with Donaldson Who is your favorite athlete?

My favorite athlete is a girl named Molly Hendrick. She is a lacrosse player who used to play for UNC and they won the national championship.

She now plays professional lacrosse and she has been an inspiration for me.

What or who motivates you most to excel in sports?

Probably my mom (Cindy Staab) for field hockey. She is our coach and loves field hockey. A lot of this I’m doing for her since I’m on the team and she motivates me and I want to get better for her.

What is your favorite class in school and why?

Psychology. I took it

last year and loved it. I love to learn about the human brain and why we do what we do.

What do you like to do away from sports and school?

I like to hang out with my friends, watch movies and go out. I love to bowl and love shopping. I love to go to the mall a lot and it is one of the things I maybe do a little too much outside of sports.

What are your plans after high school?

I am committed to play lacrosse at UCCS in Colorado Springs.

So I’m going to go there and major in psychology. I really don’t have a plan for after that.

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Key stats | Donaldson leads her team with seven goals and 16 points in the first six games of the season.

She tied for the leading goal scorer last spring for the ThunderRidge girls lacrosse team with 39 tallies.

ormer Major League Baseball player Alex Rodriguez hit a home run with his comment that hard work doesn’t guarantee success but without it you don’t have a chance. Several hard-working area golfers will be among the individual contenders at the three boys state high school OVERTIME golf tournaments set for Oct. 1-2 after posting low scores in regional qualifying tournaments.

Two of those individuals are Arapahoe’s Jack Tickle and Riley Jim Benton Rottschaefer, who tied for medalist honors at the Sept.

19 Class 5A Southern Regional with 1-under-par scores of 71 at Murphy Creek Golf Course and led the Warriors to the regional team title.

“Jack was really serious about this golf season,” said Arapahoe coach Harry Buckner. “He practiced every day this summer and played in many tournaments. He would call other players on the team at eight o’clock in the morning and ask them if they wanted to hit balls. He deserves the season he is having. He worked hard and he is as steady of a golfer as I have ever had and has a good chance at state.

“Riley hits the ball a mile. He is left-handed and has a left-hander’s mentality. There isn’t a par-five that he can’t reach in two. Jack and Riley both have complete games, length, finesse and touch.”

The 5A state tourney will be at the Colorado Springs Country Club while the 4A state event is set for The Club at Flying Horse in Colorado Springs. The Boulder County Club host sthe 3A tournament.

And, after looking at regional scores that I can only write about and never shoot, it appears there are dozens of individuals and several teams that have a chance to capture top honors assuming they work hard on the golf course for two October days.

Valor Christian’s Jake Welch carded a 4-under-par 68 at Legacy Ridge for the low round at the Central Regional on Sept. 17 and helped the Eagles tie for the team title which Fairview won in a playoff.

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News and notes from local high school sports programs State Golf Tournament, which will be held Oct. 1-2 at Boulder Country Club.

• The boys soccer team collected its second win of the season with a 4-1 victory over Bishop Machebeuf on Sept. 18. Karl Gjerapic and Samuel Gonzalez each had two goals for the Hawks.

• The volleyball team edged Jefferson Academy, 3-2, on Sept. 20 and improved its record to 5-2. Junior Eliana Katzer led the team with 17 kills and 21 digs. Rachel Bigler had 15 assists and Keara Wallen 14.

Highlands Ranch • Tarek Salem fired a 1-over-par 73 and tied for second in the 5A Western Regional state-qualifying golf tournament on Sept. 17 at Redlands Mesa Golf Club in Grand Junction. The Falcons, who won two Continental League tournaments, finished third in the regional event and coach Jon Cushing feels his team can still play better. The 5A State Tournament is set for Oct 1-2 at the Colorado Springs Country Club. Brendan Fricke was sixth in the regionals with a 74.

• The football team is 1-4 for the season, but sophomore quarterback Jake Rubley is the leading passer in the 5A Metro South League with 899 yards. He has completed 52 percent of his passes and has eight touchdown completions. Senior safety Brody Rule leads the league with 63 total tackles, including 42 solo stops.

• The volleyball team picked up its fourth consecutive win with a 3-0 victory over the Far Northeast Warriors on Sept. 21. The Falcons won the three sets by a combined 50 points. Junior Cassie Davis led the team with seven kills and Jill Borgerding has 23 assists.

Mountain Vista • Elisandro Aragon shot a 3-over par 75 on Sept. 19 at Meadow Creek Golf Course in the Class 5A Southern Regional state golf qualifying tournament. He will be in the field for the 5A State Golf Tournament, which is set for Oct. 1-2 at the Colorado Springs Country Club.

• Regan Phillips had 11 kills while Cassie Pyles and Breklyn Pulling each had 10 in the volleyball team’s 3-0 win over Ponderosa on Sept. 18.

Hannah Holmgren had 21 assists and Pyles was credited with 15.

• The softball team downed Douglas County, 5-1, on Sept. 17 and beat ThunderRidge, 4-1, on Sept. 19. The team stretched its winning streak to three games in a row with an 8-3 triumph over Ponderosa on Sept.

19. Senior twin sisters Annie and Kate Rourke paced the offense in the three wins. Kate went 5-for-9 with two runs batted in while Annie, the second leading hitter in the Continental League with a .550 average, was 4-for-8 with a pair of RBIs. • The football team, coming off its first win of the season with a 34-20 victory over Legacy on Sept.

20, renews its rivalry with ThunderRidge on Sept. 28 at Shea Stadium.

ThunderRidge • Senior shortstop Amanda Hedges leads the Continental League with a .569 batting average and 30 runs batted in.

She is tied with Castle View’s Alexa Cordes for the home run lead with five. The team whipped Regis Jesuit, 15-2, on Sept. 17 but lost 4-1 to rival Mountain Vista on Sept. 19. The Grizzlies collected 14 hits in the fiveinning win over Regis and Hedges drove in the lone run in the setback to Vista.

• The football team, ranked sixth in the Sept. 17 CHSAANow.com 5A poll, rallied in the fourth quarter but lost for the first time this season as Doherty held on for a 28-27 win on Sept. 21. Quarterback Ryan Gilmore passed for 192 yards and a touchdown. Spencer Lambert rushed for 161 yards and three scores and Ethan Frasier was in on 14 tackles to lead the defense. The team faces rival Mountain Vista in a Sept. 28 game at Shea Stadium.

Rock Canyon’s Jack Tibbett, left, and Douglas County’s Cameron Travis get some air going for the loose ball. The Jaguars defeated the Huskies 3-0 at Rock Canyon on Sept. 22.

PAUL DISALVO ThunderRidge has won the past two games in the rivalry and holds a 10-2 edge in the series.

Rock Canyon • Hope James had an impressive run at the Pat Patten Invite cross country meet on Sept.

22 and finished seventh with a time of 19:48.

• Sophia Sobota had 17 kills in the volleyball team’s 3-2 win over Mountain Vista on Sept. 19. Abi Leitner had 19 assists and 12 digs in the match.

• The softball team blanked Highlands Ranch, 5-0, on Sept. 18 as six different players each had one hit.

The win was the seventh in the past eight games for the Jaguars over

Highlands Ranch.

• The soccer team beat Chaparral 3-1 on Sept. 18 and shut out Douglas County, 3-0, on Sept. 22. Calvin Ewing, Jack Hibbett and Kagan Giltinan scored the goals against Chap while Ewing, Giltinan and Blake Peery got the goals in the game against Douglas County. Will Durbin made four saves and earned the Douglas County shutout win.

SkyView Academy • Luke Wright, an all-league selection for the Metro League, carded a 78 on Sept. 17 at Greeley’s Boomerang Golf Course in the 3A Boys Regional 3 state qualifying golf tournament. He will be one of the individuals in the 3A

Valor Christian • Melody Peotter has been named the new girls swimming and diving head coach. She was a four-year swimmer at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo and as a high school swimmer, won the 2007 Indiana state championship in the 200 backstroke.

• Senior Jake Welch was the medalist at the 5A Central Regional golf tournament on Sept. 17 with a 4-under-par 68 at Legacy Ridge Golf Course. The Eagles were the regional runners-up after a playoff to determine the champion. The team lost the playoff with Fairview. Valor, five time state champions and two-time runnerup in lower classifications, will move up to 5A for the first time at the state tournament, which is set for Oct. 1-2 at the Colorado Springs Country Club.

• The softball team scored nine runs in the sixth inning to rally from an 8-4 deficit in a 13-8 triumph over Pomona on Sept. 22. Junior Eden McNally had three hits and two RBIs and Mackenzie Wilson wound up with four RBIs.

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Tarek Salem of Highlands Ranch was in a four-player tie for second at the Western Regional held at Redlands Mesa Golf Club with a 1-over-par 73. He was also deadlocked with Jack Larson and Gage Messingham of Ralston Valley, who sparked the Mustangs to the team title. Horizon’s Ryan Bomareto was the individual winner with a 1-under 71.

“Jack and Gage played a very smart round,” said Ralston Valley coach Jeff Wasinger. “They were both very close to the top of the leaderboard all day.

Once they posted their scores, we knew we had a two-shot cushion with our number three (Ben Lenahan) and four (Trey Kirschner) still on the course.

One of them had to close the deal by paring the final three holes. Lenahan did it and Kirschner came close.”

Lakewood’s Ryan Liao came in with a 4-under-par 68 at the Northern Regional held at Murphy Creek on Sept.

18 but came in second to Dillon Stewart of team champion Fossil Ridge who fired a 9-under-par 63.

Holy Family’s Jacob Mason carded a 4-under 67 at Common Ground Golf Course to earn the medalist ribbon at the 3A Region 2 tournament and Ponderosa won the 4A Region 2 team title as Mac Konrad secured medalist honors with a 4-over-par 76 on the Silver Course at the Air Force Academy.

“The Colorado Springs Country Club, depending on how the course is set up on tournament days especially the greens, can be a little tricky,” said Wasinger. “The course can play long or short also depending on where they set up the tees. I expect the top scorers to be breaking par but probably not as many as in the four regionals and also probably not as low.”

Anything can happen and has happened at state tournaments.

“There are some good teams in the state and I think if we play “A” golf in Colorado Springs we might be able to surprise these teams that are winning the regionals,” said Highlands Ranch coach Jon Cushing.

Parker power Seems as if schools in Parker are powers this season in girls volleyball.

Chaparral is No.1 in the CHSAANow. com Class 5A poll and Lutheran is topranked in the 3A ratings. Ponderosa, which plays against the big girls in the 5A Continental League, is second in the 4A poll.

And, the highly regarded status of each program is nothing new and many people still remember six or seven years ago.

Chap compiled a 63-1 record in 2011 and 2012 with two state championships and at one time won 58 dual meets in a row. The Wolverines have had only one losing season in 12 years.

“At Chaparral we put a huge value on the `Chap Fam,’” said Amanda West, who has been head coach at Chaparral for the past four seasons. “Most of these girls on the current team have played together for a few years and we feel like we have created a small family.”

Lutheran, coached by Alicia Oates, won Class 2A state titles in 2011 and 2012 and was a 3A state runner-up last season under Oates’ mentorship. The Lions were a 2A runner up in 2013.

Ponderosa won the 5A state championship in 2009 and has been a state contending threat in most seasons despite dropping down a classification.

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Misc. Notices Arvada Church of God 7135 West 68th Avenue 1 time food bank for the Arvada Area Providing Food, Hygiene Items and Gift Cards Available one time only Call Carmen Terpin at 303-232-6146 Want To Purchase minerals and other oil/gas interests. Send details to: P.O. Box 13557 Denver, CO 80201

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ate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

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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.

the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, October 31, 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.

Which has the address of: 9778 S. Bucknell Way, Highlands Ranch, CO 80126 NOTICE OF SALE

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Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 40, INTRAVEST 320, FILING NO. 1-B, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

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.

Which has the address of: 10362 Lions Path, Littleton, CO 80124

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 7, 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.

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.

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PUBLIC NOTICES First Publication: 9/6/2018 Last Publication: 10/4/2018 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 7/13/2018 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

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

Public Notices callTheSheree 303.566.4088 name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

Public Trustees PUBLIC NOTICE Highlands Ranch NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2018-0150 To Whom It May Concern: On 7/9/2018 11:41:00 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: CHRIS A MOFFA AND MARIA MOFFA Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF COLORADO Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 11/30/2007 Recording Date of DOT: 12/5/2007 Reception No. of DOT: 2007094143 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $359,900.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $410,846.74

Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: 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 65, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO. 85-B, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 7078 Mountain Brush Circle, 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 31, 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: 9/6/2018 Last Publication: 10/4/2018 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 7/13/2018 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 #: 18-831103-LL

First Publication: 9/6/2018 Last Publication: 10/4/2018 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

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.

Dated: 7/13/2018 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

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

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

Legal Notice No.: 2018-0150 First Publication: 9/6/2018 Last Publication: 10/4/2018 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

ERIN CROKE Colorado Registration #: 46557 7700 E. ARAPAHOE ROAD, SUITE 230, CENTENNIAL, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (877) 369-6122 Fax #: Attorney File #: CO-18-829942-LL *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website : http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/

First Publication: 9/13/2018 Last Publication: 10/11/2018 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Legal Notice No.: 2018-0152 First Publication: 9/6/2018 Last Publication: 10/4/2018 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

NICHOLE WILLIAMS Colorado Registration #: 49611 1199 BANNOCK STREET, DENVER, COLORADO 80204 Phone #: (303) 350-3711 Fax #: Attorney File #: 00000007413941

PUBLIC NOTICE Highlands Ranch NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2018-0152 To Whom It May Concern: On 7/9/2018 4:09:00 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: DARREN A CHAMBO Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR UNIVERSAL LENDING CORPORATION. CORPORATION Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 7/29/2004 Recording Date of DOT: 8/3/2004 Reception No. of DOT: 2004080365 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $211,109.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $204,451.11 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 10, BLOCK 2, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO. 68A, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 6281 Yale Drive, 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 31, 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: 9/6/2018 Last Publication: 10/4/2018 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 7/13/2018 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 14, 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.

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HOLLY SHILLIDAY Colorado Registration #: 24423 7700 E. ARAPAHOE ROAD, SUITE 230, CENTENNIAL, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (877) 369-6122 Fax #: Attorney File #: 18-831103-LL

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NOTICE OF SALE

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PUBLIC NOTICE Highlands Ranch NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2018-0154 To Whom It May Concern: On 7/17/2018 4:14:00 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: LEE ANN KNUTSON Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR NATIONAL MORTGAGE CENTER DBA PRICELINEMORTGAGE Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: DITECH FINANCIAL LLC Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 5/30/2000 Recording Date of DOT: 6/7/2000 Reception No. of DOT: 00039182 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $163,500.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $122,233.12 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 22, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO. 101-A, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 9778 S. Bucknell Way, Highlands Ranch, CO 80126 NOTICE OF SALE

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Dated: 7/23/2018 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2018-0154 First Publication: 9/13/2018 Last Publication: 10/11/2018 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Littleton NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2018-0163 To Whom It May Concern: On 7/24/2018 4:25:00 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: LYNN A ROEDER Original Beneficiary: COMPASS BANK Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: COMPASS BANK Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 2/24/2012 Recording Date of DOT: 2/27/2012 Reception No. of DOT: 2012013526 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $360,050.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $352,695.88 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Borrower's failure to make timely payments as required under the Evidence of Debt and Deed of Trust.

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

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 40, INTRAVEST 320, FILING NO. 1-B, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

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.

Which has the address of: 10362 Lions Path, Littleton, CO 80124

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 7, 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.

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

If you believe that your lender or servicer has failed to provide a single point of contact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or they are still pursuing foreclosure even though you have submitted a completed loss mitigation application or you have been offered and have accepted a loss mitigation option (38-38-103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint with the Colorado Attorney General (720-508-6006) or the

NOTICE OF SALE

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 14, 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 sub-

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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: 9/20/2018 Last Publication: 10/18/2018 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 7/25/2018 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: NICHOLAS H. SANTARELLI Colorado Registration #: 46592 9800 S. MERIDIAN BLVD. SUITE 400, ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (303) 706-9990 Fax #: (303) 706-9994 Attorney File #: 18-018792

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2018-0163 First Publication: 9/20/2018 Last Publication: 10/18/2018 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Bids and Settlements Public Notice REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ) #031-18 PUBLIC WORKS – ENGINEERING CONSULTANT SHORT LIST 2019-2020 DOUGLAS COUNTY PROJECT NUMBER SP2018-011

The Department of Public Works, Engineering of Douglas County Government is soliciting Statements of Qualifications (SOQ’s) from responsible and qualified Civil, Structural and Geotechnical Engineering, Surveying, Environmental, and other professional services firms. The SOQ received will be evaluated for inclusion on the Department of Public Works, Engineering Consultant Short List for two (2) years starting January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2020.

The County will evaluate the responding firms based on the criteria noted in the RFQ. Firms will be short-listed for each division of work based on their SOQ and given the opportunity to provide bid responses on specific projects that develop during the next two (2) years.

The RFQ documents may be reviewed and/or printed from the Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System website at www.rockymountainbidsystem.com. The RFQ documents are not available for purchase from Douglas County Government and can only be accessed from the abovementioned website.

RFQ responses shall be submitted in a sealed envelope plainly marked “RFQ #031-18, Public Works Engineering Consultant Short List 20192020” prior to the due date and time. Electronic and/or faxed responses will not be accepted.

RFQ responses will be received until 2:00 p.m., on Friday, November 2, 2018 by the Douglas County Finance Department, Purchasing Division, 100 Third Street, Suite 130, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104. Responses will not be considered which are received after the time stated, and any responses so received will be returned unopened.

Douglas County Government reserves the right to reject any and all responses, to waive formalities, informalities, or irregularities contained in a said response 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 and/or services with the successful firms.

Please direct any questions concerning this RFQ to Carolyn Riggs, Purchasing Supervisor at 303-660-7434 or criggs@douglas.co.us, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.

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tract for items herein, either in whole or in part, if September it is deemed27, to 2018 be in the best interest of the

County to do so. Additionally, we reserve the right to negotiate optional items and/or services with the successful firms.

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Please direct any questions concerning this RFQ to Carolyn Riggs, Purchasing Supervisor at 303-660-7434 or criggs@douglas.co.us, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.

Legal Notice No.: 934015 First Publication: September 27, 2018 Last Publication: October 4, 2018 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF CONTRACTORS SETTLEMENT COUNTY OF DOUGLAS STATE OF COLORADO NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Section 38-26-107, C.R.S., as amended, that on October 20, 2018, final settlement will be made by the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, for and on account of a contract between Douglas County and Hudick Excavating, Inc. for the DANIELS PARK ROAD IMPROVEMENTS PHASE II PROJECT, project number CI 2013021 in Douglas County; and that any person, copartnership, association or corporation that has an unpaid claim against said Hudick Excavating, Inc. for or on account of the furnishing of labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender or other supplies used or consumed by such contractor or any of his subcontractors in or about the performance of said work, or that supplied rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of said work, may at any time up to and including said time of such final settlement on said October 20, 2018, file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim with the Board of County Commissioners, c/o Director of Public Works Engineering, with a copy to the Project Engineer Bret Banwart, P.E., Department of Public Works Engineering, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO 80104.

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

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

20, 2018, file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim with the Board of County Commissioners, c/o Director of Public Works Engineering, with a copy to the Project Engineer Bret Banwart, P.E., Department of Public Works Engineering, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO 80104.

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

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

Legal Notice No.: 933918 First Publication: September 20, 2018 Second Publication: September 27, 2018 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Account Number: 00012184

chinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of said work, may at any time up to and including said time of such final settlement on said 22nd day of OCTOBER 2018, to file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim with the Douglas County Government, Board of County Commissioners, c/o Facilities, Fleet & Emergency Support Services, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104.

Bids and Settlements

Failure on the part of the claimant to file such statement prior to such final settlement will relieve said County of Douglas from all and any liability for such claimant’s claim. The Board of Douglas County Commissioners of the County of Douglas, Colorado, By: Carolyn S. Riggs, CPPB, Purchasing Supervisor, Douglas County Government.

Legal Notice No.: 933929 First Publication: September 20, 2018 Last Publication: September 27, 2018 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE OF CONTRACTORS SETTLEMENT COUNTY OF DOUGLAS STATE OF COLORADO

NOTICE OF CONTRACTORS SETTLEMENT COUNTY OF DOUGLAS STATE OF COLORADO

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Section 38-26-107, C.R.S., as amended, that on the 22nd day of OCTOBER 2018, final settlement will be made by the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, for and on account of a contract between Douglas County and ABERDEEN CONSTRUCTION for INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) #007-18, HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES FACILITY SOUTH REMODEL PROJECT, (PO#38292), in Douglas County; and that any person, co-partnership, association or corporation that has an unpaid claim against said ABERDEEN CONSTRUCTION for or on account for the furnishing of labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender or other supplies used or consumed by such contractor or any subcontractors in or about the performance of said work, or that supplied rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of said work, may at any time up to and including said time of such final settlement on said 22nd day of OCTOBER 2018, to file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim with the Douglas County Government, Board of County Commissioners, c/o Facilities, Fleet & Emergency Support Services, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Section 38-26-107, C.R.S., as amended, that on the 22nd day of OCTOBER 2018, final settlement will be made by the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, for and on account of a contract between Douglas County and BASSETT & ASSOCIATES for INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) #001-18, FAIRGROUNDS PERFORMANCE PLATFORM, (PO#38153), in Douglas County; and that any person, co-partnership, association or corporation that has an unpaid claim against said BASSETT & ASSOCIATES for or on account for the furnishing of labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender or other supplies used or consumed by such contractor or any subcontractors in or about the performance of said work, or that supplied rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of said work, may at any time up to and including said time of such final settlement on said 22nd day of OCTOBER 2018, to file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim with the Douglas County Government, Board of County Commissioners, c/o Facilities, Fleet & Emergency Support Services, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104.

Failure on the part of the claimant to file such statement prior to such final settlement will relieve said County of Douglas from all and any liability for such claimant’s claim. The Board of Douglas County Commissioners of the County of Douglas, Colorado, By: Carolyn S. Riggs, CPPB, Purchasing Supervisor, Douglas County Government.

Failure on the part of the claimant to file such statement prior to such final settlement will relieve said County of Douglas from all and any liability for such claimant’s claim. The Board of Douglas County Commissioners of the County of Douglas, Colorado, By: Carolyn S. Riggs, CPPB, Purchasing Supervisor, Douglas County Government.

Public Notices

Legal Notice No.: 933918 First Publication: September 20, 2018 Second Publication: September 27, 2018 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Account Number: 00012184

Legal Notice No.: 933929 First Publication: September 20, 2018 Last Publication: September 27, 2018 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Legal Notice No.: 933930 First Publication: September 20, 2018 Last Publication: September 27, 2018 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

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time up to and including said time of such final settlement on said 22nd day of OCTOBER 2018, to file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim with the Douglas County Government, Board of County Commissioners, c/o Facilities, Fleet & Emergency Support Services, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104.

Bids and Settlements

Failure on the part of the claimant to file such statement prior to such final settlement will relieve said County of Douglas from all and any liability for such claimant’s claim. The Board of Douglas County Commissioners of the County of Douglas, Colorado, By: Carolyn S. Riggs, CPPB, Purchasing Supervisor, Douglas County Government.

Legal Notice No.: 933930 First Publication: September 20, 2018 Last Publication: September 27, 2018 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Misc. Private Legals 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 - BRIARWOOD INVESTMENT GROUP INC - WALTER KOWALSKI - SHERI L THOMPSON - YVONNE M FERRIS - BRIARWOOD INVESTMENT GROUP INC A COLORADO CORPORATION - JON CLARKE, REGISTERED AGENT BRIARWOOD INVESTMENT GROUP INC - DORIS I LIVINGSTON, DIRECTOR/INCORPORATOR BRIARWOOD INVESTMENT GROUP INC - JOHN W SMITH, REGISTERED AGENT BRIARWOOD INVESTMENT GROUP INC - WILLIAM E DAWN, REGISTERED AGENT BRIARWOOD INVESTMENT GROUP INC - DORIS I LIVINGSTON, PRESIDENT BRIARWOOD INVESTMENT GROUP INC - LAWRENCE E LIVINGSTON, VICE PRESIDENT BRIARWOOD INVESTMENT GROUP INC - LAWRENCE E LIVINGSTON, VICE PRESIDENT, SECRETARY, AND TREASURER BRIARWOOD INVESTMENT GROUP INC - LAWRENCE E LIVINGSTON, REGISTERED AGENT BRIARWOOD INVESTMENT GROUP INC - LAWRENCE LIVINGSTON

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DIRECTOR/INCORPORATOR BRIARWOOD INVESTMENT GROUP INC - JOHN W SMITH, REGISTERED AGENT BRIARWOOD INVESTMENT GROUP INC - WILLIAM E DAWN, REGISTERED AGENT BRIARWOOD INVESTMENT GROUP INC - DORIS I LIVINGSTON, PRESIDENT BRIARWOOD INVESTMENT GROUP INC - LAWRENCE E LIVINGSTON, VICE PRESIDENT BRIARWOOD INVESTMENT GROUP INC - LAWRENCE E LIVINGSTON, VICE PRESIDENT, SECRETARY, AND TREASURER BRIARWOOD INVESTMENT GROUP INC - LAWRENCE E LIVINGSTON, REGISTERED AGENT BRIARWOOD INVESTMENT GROUP INC - LAWRENCE LIVINGSTON

Misc. Private Legals

You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 21st day of October 2010 the then County Treasurer of the County of Douglas, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to SHERI L THOMPSON the following described real estate situate in the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, to wit: LOT 5 BLK 27 MERIBEL VILLAGE 1 0.532 AM/L

and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to SHERI L THOMPSON. That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent* taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2009. That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of BRIARWOOD INVESTMENT GROUP INC for said year 2009 That on the 12th day of June 2018 said SHERI L THOMPSON assigned said certificate of purchase to WALTER KOWALSKI.

That said WALTER KOWALSKI on the 15th day of June 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 10th day of January 2019 unless the same has been redeemed. Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed. Witness my hand this 20th day of September 2018 /s/ David Gill, Douglas County Treasurer Legal Notice No.: 933925 First Publication: September 20, 2018 Last Publication: October 4, 2018 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 21st day of October 2010 the then County Treasurer of the County of Douglas, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to SHERI L THOMPSON the following described real estate situate in the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, to wit:

Categories Categories of of Public Public Notices Notices LOT 5 BLK 27 MERIBEL VILLAGE 1 0.532 AM/L

In these legal pages find: and saidyou Countywill Treasurer issued a certificate of

purchase therefore to SHERI L THOMPSON. That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent* taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2009. That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of BRIARWOOD INVESTMENT GROUP INC for said year 2009

Public Trustee Notices: These notices include foreclosure properties and public

trustee sales.

That on the 12th day of June 2018 said SHERI L

THOMPSON assigned said certificate of purchase to WALTER KOWALSKI. Name Changes: These notices run for three weeks when someone wants of

That said WALTER KOWALSKI on the 15th day legally change their name. of June 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 are be issued for saidto real Notice to Creditors: These notices required clear the estate of a deceased estate to the said at 1:00 o’clock P.M., on the

person.

10th day of January 2019 unless the same has been redeemed. Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed. Witness my hand this 20th day of September 2018

Private Legals: These legals include divorces, adoptions, property being sold by David Gill, Douglas County Treasurer the Sheriff’s office and/s/ sales by storage companies of abandoned property.

Legal Notice No.: 933925 First Publication: September 20, 2018 Last Publication: October 4, 2018 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

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