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New site proposed for natural gas structure Some residents of the area where it would be built are voicing opposition

By Alex DeWind adewind@coloradocommunitymedia.com Jen Shocker, whose Ashleigh Place home backs up to Highlands Ranch Mansion property, has unobstructed views

of the mountains, the iconic windmill and the ranch. At night, she can hear the horses. She likes to walk with her 5-yearold son on a trail that weaves through the property.

“With so much development everywhere else,” she said, “this is our island of history that we want to protect.”

Shocker is among the Highlands Ranch residents who are worried about Xcel Energy’s newly proposed natural gas

regulator station that would be built near several schools and the historic mansion on land owned by Shea Properties.

Residents cite concerns about property values, safety and obstructed views of the ranch property.

The request comes on the heels of a withdrawn proposal to build the regulator station on a different piece of property, near an elementary school, in Highlands Ranch earlier this year.

The energy company now plans to build a 20-foot by 20-foot regulator station about 750 feet southeast of the Highlands Ranch Mansion, which sits on a grassy hilltop north of East Wildcat Reserve Parkway. Adjacent above-ground piping — which will be surrounded by barbed wire — will be 24 feet by 24 feet to allow periodic inspections to clean and check the pipeline.

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Kane eyes change in culture

By Mike DiFerdinando mdiferdinando@coloradocommunitymedia.com

Maria Isa Vasquez and more than 30 of her family members participate in the Denver Metro Out of Darkness Community Walk at Coors Field to remember her daughter, who died of suicide last year. The family from Aurora sports T-shirts that say, “You can not be replaced.” Photos by Alex DeWind

Rain or shine, the walk goes on 2,000 men, women and children walk to support suicide prevention

By Alex DeWind adewind@coloradocommunitymedia.com

Maria Reed, a sophomore at Highlands Ranch High School, volunteers at the second annual Denver Metro Out of Darkness Community Walk on Sept. 24.

Coors Field in Denver radiated energy with about 2,000 people in attendance for the second annual Denver Metro Out of the Darkness Community Walk.

Among the crowd was a group of 30 people, of all ages, wearing matching red T-shirts that read, “You cannot be replaced.”

They were for Maria Isa Vasquez’s daughter, who lost her life to suicide last year.

“It’s good to have support,” the Aurora resident with tears in her

Erin Kane took over as the interim superintendent of the Douglas County School District on Sept. 1.

Kane, a Colorado native with an engineering degree in applied mathematics and computer science from the University of Colorado, helped found American Academy, a charter school with campuses in Castle Pines Kane and Parker. Executive director since 2009, she pointed to her leadership of the school’s community in her bid to win the job.

eyes as family members patted her back.

The walk to raise awareness about suicide started at Highlands Ranch High School in 2010 and grew to expand to Coors Field in 2015.

The fundraising event, hosted by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, features various speakers, a silent auction, a butterfly-release ceremony and workshops. There’s also a poster with hope notes for people to sign and a memory tree for photos of lost loved ones.

To date, the 2016 Denver Metro Out of Darkness Community Walk has raised $182,663 toward a goal of $240,000. Donations will be accepted until Dec. 31.

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Car crashes through local FedEx entrance

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A motorist who mistook the gas pedal for the brake is facing a careless driving charge after she drove her car through the front entrance of a Highlands Ranch business, a spokesman for the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office said.

No injuries were reported in the Sept. 22 crash.

Following the 1 p.m. incident, glass debris littered the sidewalk outside the FedEx Office Print & Ship Center at 549 W. Highlands Ranch Parkway. For at least an hour afterward, a red car remained inside the business, which was cordoned off by yellow police tape.

About a half-dozen people were inside the store when a 63-year-old Highlands Ranch woman — a customer of the store who had been parked directly in front of the business — drove the car into the building, Sgt. Attila Denes said.

“It was miraculous no one was hurt,” said Denes, who added the department hadn’t seen an incident of this nature in “a long time.”

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A motorist drove a car through the storefront of the FedEx Office Print & Ship Center at 549 W. Highlands Ranch Parkway the afternoon of Sept. 22. No one was injured. Photo courtesy of the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office for the remainder of the day and for repairs to begin the next day, an employee said. The store was expected to be open Sept. 23.

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Putting a premium on the future Veterans organizations look to reverse trend of dwindling ranks of younger service members

DECLINING NUMBERS Formed in 1899 by members of the Spanish-American War to advocate for veterans benefits, the Veterans of Foreign Wars claims 1.7 million members, counting auxiliary members who gained access

By Kyle Harding kharding@coloradocommunitymedia.com About 3 million Americans have served in the military since the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and just as there are differences between generations of the public at large, there are differences between younger veterans and those who served before them.

One of those differences is a reluctance to join organizations like Veterans of Foreign Wars.

Like many veterans of her era, Rita Leblanc, of Centennial, said she doesn’t feel like membership in an organization fits into her schedule.

“I just don’t have the time,” said Leblanc, who served in the Marine Corps from 2000 to 2007, with duty in Korea. “I’m a student.

I’m a parent.”

Army veteran Jason Moore, of Lakewood, shares that concern.

“At this point, I’m just too busy,” said Moore, a student who served as a field artilleryman in Afghanistan.

But Moore, who heads up the veterans club at Arapahoe Community College, said he would like to spend time around older veterans.

“It’d be nice to go and talk to vets from another generation and have some camaraderie there,” he said.

Vernon Baltes, of Parker, who served as an Army cavalry scout from 2000-05, including in Iraq and Kosovo, said younger veterans may feel uncomfortable in groups of older veterans.

Greta Bleau, senior vice commander of VFW Post 9644 in Sheridan, said the club has struggled to attract younger members and that Vietnam veterans — now in their 60s and beyond — make up the core of its membership.

“I think our problem is that we get a couple here and there and they feel like they’re alone,” she said.

A societal shift?

Paul LeVeque, post commander in Sheridan, said he and his fellow Vietnam veterans often didn’t feel welcome in the VFW when they returned home, and they want to make sure the organization is inviting to younger members.

He said younger veterans may not know that the VFW can help them with problems accessing veterans benefits.

Though LeVeque said Sheridan’s older demographics plays a role in the post’s membership, he has heard from younger veterans that they found it hard to interact in a group made up almost exclusively of

By Alex DeWind adewind@coloradocommunitymedia.com As part of a plan to redesign medians, the Highlands Ranch Metro District is in the process of removing about 30 trees along medians of South Broadway and University Boulevard.

The medians are located at the entrance to Highlands Ranch from C-470, just south of Dad Clark Drive.

The trees — which include 16 ash, 11 ornamental, 11 shade, seven spruce and eight evergreen — had been dying or in decline for several years, Metro District offiicials said.

Why they have been dying is not an exact science, said Karl Ferguson, the district’s park project coordinator. Some probable factors include road ice melt in the winter, climate fluctuation, late spring freezes and heavy snow.

At its peak in the early 1990s, VFW membership totaled more than 2 million, according to a 2015 article by the Washington Times.

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Vietnam veteran Stan McClure, 70, said he is one of the youngest veterans at VFW Post 4666 in Littleton. Like many of its counterparts, the post is trying to attract younger veterans as its membership ages. Photo

by Kyle Harding older veterans.

At VFW Post 4666 in Littleton, there are no members who served in the post 9/11 era. In fact, 70-year-old Vietnam veteran Stan McClure, the post’s service officer, said he is one of the youngest members.

“We’d really like to change that because we’re getting older,” the Army veteran said.

Members of the Littleton post gather three days per week in the mornings — which McClure says may be part of their problem, as the younger veterans are likely to be at work. He also said that a place where members can sit and have a beer, something the post lacks that many VFW halls have, could help. Instead, members gather around a long table for coffee in the small white Gallup Street house that serves as the post.

“We’re losing members faster than we’re gaining them,” McClure said.

In Sheridan, the post at 2680 W. Hampden Avenue has the typical VFW hall look — a bar, a jukebox and TVs. But post Junior Vice Cmdr. Paul Gremse said that could play into the sterotype of the organization being for the older crowd.

He also chalked some of the problem up to a societal change.

“These organizations used to be like the social hub of the community,” said Gremse, who retired from the Air Force in 2001 after a 23-year career.

LeBlanc said that when she got out of the Marines, she didn’t know much about the VFW or similar organizations.

“I honestly thought it was just for older vets,” she said.

McClure didn’t join the VFW as a

Veterans of Foreign Wars membership is open to honorably-discharged veterans who are U.S. citizens and whose service earned them a campaign medal or hostile fire or imminent danger pay, or served in Korea at any time since June 30, 1949.

younger vet either — he just joined last year, nearly five decades after his tour in Vietnam. He says he’s glad that he joined.

“I have a whole bunch of new friends,” he said.

A new approach Some VFW posts are being proactive in their quest for younger members. In Denver, VFW Post 1, which began even before the nationwide VFW organization, bills itself as “the oldest post with the youngest members.” Post 1’s location, located in an old art gallery in the Santa Fe Arts District, lends itself to a younger crowd.

Post 1 even holds weekly yoga classes, coordinated by the Team Red, White & Blue, which is one of several upstart groups that appeals to the different interests younger veterans have. It was started in Michigan in 2010 by Army veteran Mike Erwin.

Membership benefits include discounts at hotel chains and healthcare services, and VFW Post 9644 Cmdr. Paul LeVeque said the VFW can help veterans with problems access Veterans Administration benefits.

For more information, visit www.vfw.org.

“Team RWB’s mission is to enrich veterans’ lives through physical and social activities,” said Tara McMachen, who is the social director for the Denver chapter.

Team RWB is not just for younger veterans. In fact, it’s not just for veterans — McMachen is not one. But roughly 70 percent of its members served, most in the post 9/11 era.

Team RWB does not have a space of its own, but meets at various locations around the Denver area for running, rock climbing, Crossfit, bar trivia and more.

LeVeque, of the Sheridan post, said that finding a way to get younger members will be crucial to the VFW’s survival as an organization, noting that the posts do volunteer service and the older members are not as able to do as much as they used to.

“We have to,” he said, “if we’re going to stay afloat at least.”

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Skin cancer is an abnormal growth of cells that make up the skin and skin structures. It often occurs in sunexposed areas and occurs more commonly in lighter-skinned individuals, but may affect all skin types and ethnicities. Here are some of the most common types of skin cancer and pre-cancers: Actinic Keratosis: • Actinic keratosis is a dry, scaly, pink or red spot or patch that generally occurs in areas that receive significant sun exposure (hands, scalp, face or neck).

• Because actinic keratosis can evolve into squamous cell carcinomas (or less commonly, basal cell carcinomas), treatment of these lesions is important.

Basal Cell Carcinoma (BCC): • Basal cell carcinoma is the most common type of skin cancer.

• Although BCCs commonly occur in areas that have received significant sun exposure in people with fair skin, they may occur in darker skin types on any part of the body.

Median renovations for south entrance of Highlands Ranch Plans call for replanting trees and stone monuments

through veteran relatives.

“We’ve lost a significant amount of limbs to snow, which exposes the tree to insects and disease,” said Ferguson, who’s been in the park business for about 40 years.

After assessing the trees, the Metro District decided to also renovate the design of the medians, including updating the lettering and logo on the stone monuments and pouring new concrete.

Plans call for replacing the trees with Austrian pine and ornamental trees.

They will be eight to 12 feet tall when planted and are expected to grow to more than 30 feet. Plans also call for day lilies and ornamental grasses, some of which will grow eight to 10 feet tall.

“It will be a lot more updated and colorful,” said Ferguson. “But what people need to know is that it will take years for these trees to mature.”

The renovations will cause periodic lane closures between 8 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., work schedules and weather permitting. They are expected to be complete by the end of the year.

• BCCs often look like a pink or flesh-colored “pearly” bump (similar to a pimple that doesn’t resolve) or like a rough, pink patch of skin.

• Early diagnosis and treatment of these lesions is important to prevent further growth and invasion of this cancer into the surrounding tissue, nerve, and bone.

Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC): • Squamous cell carcinoma is the second most common form of skin cancer.

• Although SCCs are more common in people with lighter skin, they can occur in all skin types.

• SCCs often look like a sore that doesn’t heal or re-opens, a firm or warty bump, or a scaly patch.

• Early diagnosis of SCCs is important to prevent further growth, and occasionally, spread of the cancer to other parts of the body.

Melanoma: • Melanoma is a type of cancer that develops from the pigment-containing cells (melanocytes) and is the most dangerous type of skin cancer.

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Parker Libertarian competes for Senate seat

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Lily Tang Williams takes on Bennet, Glenn

By Tom Skelley tskelley@coloradocommunitymedia.com Lily Tang Williams wasn’t born with the freedoms citizens of the United States have long enjoyed. Now that she’s experienced more than two decades of democracy, she wants to protect it.

Williams, immigrated to the U.S. from China in 1988, became a citizen in 1995 and moved to Parker 17 years ago. She was born in China’s Sichuan Province just before the Cultural Revolution occurred, and grew up being indoctrinated with pro-government propaganda at school and relying on governmentissued coupons to purchase food.

After meeting an American exchange student and reading the Declaration of Independence, Williams decided to pursue her studies in the U.S. After seven attempts at securing a passport and finding an American Fullbright scholar to sponsor, Williams came to the U.S. and never looked back.

She first arrived on the political stage when she ran for the Colorado State House of Representatives as a Libertarian in 2014. Williams gained more notoriety with her sense of humor and unconventional ideas during a Sept. 10 debate with Democratic incumbent Sen. Michael Bennet and Republican candidate Darryl Glenn.

“It was fun,” Williams said. “My best part… was my closing statement because I suggested politicians to wear body cameras so we can keep them honest. I actually draw the largest cheers from the crowd.”

Williams acknowledged her English isn’t perfect, but she said she relates to voters just the same.

“I also talk like regular people, not like career politician,” she said. “That helps.”

Libertarian Lily Tang Williams is challenging incumbent Democrat Michael Bennet and candidate Darryl Glenn, a Republican, for the U.S. Senate. Photo by Tom Skelley All of the details of her body camera plan, such as how to ensure politicians actually wear the devices, aren’t completely ironed out. But she said paying for the plan could be done by charging a subscription fee for citizens who want to watch their elected officials conduct business in Washington, D.C. “You could actually make a profit on the investment,” she said.

Williams came to the United States in 1988 and became a citizen in 1995.

She became involved in local politics in 2000, joining the homeowners’ association in the Rowley Downs subdivision and the board of Parker’s Challenge to Excellence Charter School, which her children attended.

She registered as a Republican after reading the platform’s position on limited government, but soon became disillusioned.

“The Republican Party lost all credibility on limited government,” Williams said. “Under Bush, and with Republicans in control of the White House and both houses of Congress, they grew the government. They also grew the mass surveillance program to keep track of law-abiding citizens with taxpayers’ money. Then by the time they bailed out the banks… I was so mad.”

Williams said she had a lot of “compassionate” friends in the Democratic Party, but she didn’t agree with their approach to solving social problems.

“The way they want to help them is through government. I am always critical of government,” she said. “I would like to see people help them at the grassroots level and charities.”

Williams had previously chided her husband, John, for being a Libertarian, thinking the group was too small to

I said I’m going to stick to my principles.

I’m going to join the Libertarian Party.”

Lily Tang Williams, Libertarian candidate for U.S. Senate

compete with the two major parties.

Eventually, she chose principle over pragmatism.

“I said I’m going to stick to my principles. I’m going to join the Libertarian Party,” Williams said. “It doesn’t matter how small it is, I’m going to help it grow.”

Williams received 6.4 percent of the vote in her 2014 state House race, no small feat for an unknown third-party candidate.

This year she has a bigger campaign and more name recognition, but she remains realistic about her prospects.

She said her goal is still to win, but if she doesn’t, she hopes to build a bigger base for her party’s future.

Williams said she has seen Democrats and Republicans join Libertarian ranks after becoming disillusioned with their parties’ widely unpopular presidential candidates.

She sees the shift as an opportunity for the Libertarian Party to grow and said the fact that Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson is polling at 16 percent in Colorado is proof of that.

“I’m hoping to ride that wave and to say ‘You have a third reliable option,’ ” she said. “You don’t have to go to store and just buy Pepsi or Coke.”

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after a while we had about 100 people.

American Academy opened up in Lone tree in 2005, with about 390 kids. The rest is kind of history.

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In July, Superintendent Elizabeth Fagen left the district to take the same position in the Humble Independent School District near Houston. While Kane has signed on for a year-term in the interim, a search for a permament replacement is ongoing.

Colorado Community Media sat down with Kane last week for a question-and-answer session.

Tell us about your background I grew up here in Colorado. I went to Arapahoe High School and then I went on to the University of Colorado in Boulder. I went to the engineering college, where I got a degree in applied mathematics and computer science. I spent about 10 years in the high-tech industry. I lived through the bubble and the burst, which was a very interesting experience, as you can imagine. When our kids were born, the wheels came off at home. My husband is also a fulltime engineer, so we made the decision that I would stay at home, which I did for a very brief period of time. Then, I decided to start a charter school.

How did you get involved with American Academy?

People don’t start charter schools, certainly not in Douglas County, because there aren’t good choices around them. It’s because they want something very specific. So, that was our case.

We had great neighborhood schools in Castle Pines North, which is where I’ve lived for 18 years, but we wanted something different for our kids that included a STEM emphasis. Both of us being engineers, we really felt the future of our country was in the ability to innovate and work in those STEM-career fields. So we started a charter school. We found a friend and another friend and

How did you end up being executive director of the school?

As for how I ended up working at the charter school, that was never my intention. I was just a volunteer that helped start it and I was hoping to just pat it on the head and send it on its way. But there came a time when we had a major transition in leadership and the board of directors asked me to step in, just for a few minutes to sort of get everything under control and hold it together, and I guess I was still there up until (the beginning of this school year). I fell in love with the staff. I fell in love with the work. I fell in love with the kids.

What made you decide to apply for the interim superintendent position?

I have been watching our school district from the sideline for a number of years. I have been perfectly content running American Academy and doing my thing in a very happy place with happy kids and happy teachers. But continuing to watch it and seeing more and more drama unfold at the school district, I felt more compelled to want to get involved. This is my community. I have lived here for 20 years. My children grew up here. I love Douglas County. I love this community. I have been part of this school district for 12 years. I was having a hard time sleeping at night and just standing by. So I guess I raised my hand and volunteered to help if I could.

Were you concerned about the divisiveness of the school board and community?

Of course I was. My family and I made a very conscious decision. We knew what I was getting into. But, I signed up for an interim basis and I’m going to do everything I can to leave the district better than I found it and restore a positive culture to Douglas

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County. I’m here because I love this community. Being superintendent was not something that I have ever in a million years contemplated or sought in any kind of way.

it. Not to tear you down. Those kind of cultural things need to come all the way from the top down and they need to hear it from me.

What would make this period a success?

First and foremost, culture. That’s why I have been going to all of the schools. You may have seen that I have been attempting to go to all 87 schools in five weeks. I’m about halfway through that process… It was very important to me because I wanted to hear from every school leader. What they feel like their challenges are. If they were king or queen for a day, what would they do? At the end of the day, everyone up here, we only have jobs because of the schools.

We are here to do what is best for our kids. So I felt like I needed to hear from every one of them before jumping in and making decisions. That’s been my No. 1 priority. To hear their voices and know what I need to address.

How does coming from the charter world shape your perspective?

It’s definitely a fresh perspective…

I was already running a two-campus 2,000-kid, $17 million budget operation where I was responsible for everything a superintendent is responsible for, from academics, to operations to financial.

So it was very much a very mini-school district. That experience, I think, is tremendously helpful. I do have that executive experience to be able to manage all of the aspects of a school organization. No. 2 is that fresh perspective, I have been in the district for 12 years so I do have that understanding of how Douglas County works. I have relationships with people in the district.

Can you describe what you mean by culture?

The community wants to know that their voices are heard. They want to know what kind of leader I’m going to be. So it’s been very important to be able to talk to them about my style, which would include things like mistakes. I believe in a culture where making mistakes is perfectly fine. We’re going to be here to help you own it and support you while your owning it and help you fix it and help you learn from

What else do you want people to know about you?

I’m really, really excited and I’m really optimistic. I can’t even tell you how optimistic I am. Going to the schools has been amazing. The principals have felt so good about having voice. The schools voices are going to be heard and inform my decisions. I just want what is best for the kids and staff in this district, and I am convinced we are going to a very good place.

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Colorado Supreme Court has no timeline for issuing decision

Vista during the week of Dec. 14.

Johnson and Higgins, both sophomores, were charged in January as adults with conspiracy to commit first-degree murder with extreme indifference and conspiracy to commit first-degree murder after deliberation. Court officials said they cannot release information on where the girls are being held because they are juveniles, but Higgins’ private defense attorney, Iris Eytan, said the teenager is being held in a juvenile detention center.

The prosecution team — which includes Jason Siers, senior chief deputy for the 18th Judicial District, and Deborah Wrenholt, deputy district attorney — said Johnson was a threat to herself and the community because of a detailed map she created in her journal that allegedly outlined where the largest number of students would be at certain times of the school day. Prosecutors also said Johnson purchased a BB gun to practice shooting and attempted to purchase weapons.

Higgins wrote in her journal that she wished she could have taken part in the 1999 Columbine High School shooting that killed 12 students and a teacher, prosecutors said. She searched websites to explore the possibility of purchasing

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In both cases, lawyers defending the teens didn’t agree with a decision made by the judge and are asking the Colorado Supreme Court to intervene. Lawyers defending the teens are asking the Colorado Supreme Court to show cause that the district court made a mistake in the hearing process, which involved requests from the lawyers to transfer the cases from adult to juvenile court — both were 16 at the time they were arrested on Dec. 12 — and the release of mental health records.

Sienna Johnson and Brooke Higgins were arrested after a student reported a threat to the Douglas County Sherriff’s Office through Text-A-Tip, a service that allows high school students to convey concerns about safety, drugs and other issues anonymously. The threat was to harm students and staff at Mountain

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Johnson’s public defender, Ara Ohanian, and Higgins’ private attorney, Eytan, filed a motion to transfer the cases to juvenile court. Ohanian did not return call for comment.

After several court hearings, petitions were filed on behalf of both girls to the Colorado Supreme Court.

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Higgins’ petition asked for relief from the district court, stating that it erred in declining to suppress a psychological examination conducted in accordance with a magistrate’s order.

On March 24, the Colorado Supreme Court issued an order to show cause as to whether the trial court erred in the two cases. The prosecution team had to file a written answer on or before April 13. The defendants then had 10 days to reply.

Briefing for both cases is complete but the Colorado Supreme Court has yet to issue an opinion, which isn’t unusual, said Jon Sarché, public information officer of the Colorado Judicial Department.

“Once a Supreme Court accepts a case and goes through the process,” he said, “a year is not unusual at all.”

There is no timeline for the Colorado Supreme Court’s ruling of the girls’ cases, according to Robert McCallum, also a public information officer of the Colorado Judicial Department.

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Resident creates platform to connect students, instructors Learnskillz called a ‘win-win strategy’ for both teachers and students

By Alex DeWind adewind@colorado communitymedia.com A Highlands Ranch woman has created what she calls the Uber of learning.

Sudha Chandrasekharan’s website, Learnskillz, is an online platform for students to find a teacher, book a lesson either face-to-face or virtually, and then rate the teacher —similar to the Uber online transportation app, in which a rider requests a ride, is picked up by a driver and then rates the driver.

The goal, Chandrasekharan said, is to connect passionate teachers with curious learners.

“If you are a student and are looking for lessons, instead of asking your neighbor or relying on search engines, we bring

Highlands Ranch resident Sudha Chandrasekharan launched Learnskillz, an online platform for teachers to connect, about four months ago. “This is a global application,” she said. “So you could learn Mandarin from a teacher in China or you could teach English to a child in India. The opportunities are unlimited.” Courtesy photo you highly rated teachers,” she said. “All you do is sign up for free and can search for teachers in our database.”

Learnskillz launched about four months ago.

Its market is anyone interested in teaching a skill or hobby — and anyone looking to learn or sharpen a skill or hobby. Users must

be 18 years and older to register, but parents can log on on behalf of their children.

To date, the website offers lessons in more than 150 areas, including reading, writing, math, music, sports and art, with more than 130 teachers signed up internationally.

Teachers aren’t required to have certification, but

Chandrasekharan vets applicants, looking at their credentials and personal information.

If a teacher receives multiple bad ratings, he or she will be removed from the system.

“We take all the necessary steps to make sure it’s a safe learning experience for our customers,” she said.

Chandrasekharan — a businesswoman, wife and mother of two — said the teachers in her life inspired her Learnskillz endeavor.

“I have a lot of friends who are teachers who look for income during the summer,” she said. “It’s a win-win strategy — it helps teachers and people looking for teachers.”

One of her friends is Barb Cousins, president of the Douglas County Association for Gifted and Talented, a group of parents, educators and community leaders that supports the needs of gifted and advanced learners in the school district.

Cousins is signed up on Learnskillz as a guide for parents of gifted and tal-

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Well, were we better than that?

So a couple of weeks ago the column I wrote included in the headline, “We are better than that.” Basically the concept was that regardless of the position we find ourselves in, we can rise to the occasion and be better than whatever circumstance we face. We can act better than some of the people that can try and drag us down, and we can provide love, forgiveness, and grace when others cannot. And we do so because we are “better than that.”

Well, have we been? Were we better than that over the past few weeks?

“Accountability” can be a tough word.

And it’s one thing to hold others accountable for being better than that, but have we been able to hold ourselves to the same standard?

Or maybe even a higher standard? You see, most of us want to be judged by our intentions, yet we judge others by their actions.

We may have “intended” to behave better or offer love, forgiveness or grace, but we found ourselves caught up again in the rush and crush of life and our very best of intentions gave way to our very worst of frustrations.

Think back over these past few weeks or even just the past few days. Were there situations where you could have been “better

than that”? Or were there events, meetings or conversations where you stood your ground, rising above the situation and where you look back now and proudly say, “I really was better than that.”

None of us is perfect, and we are Michael Norton living in a world of WINNING fear, uncertainty and doubt which someWORDS times can amplify our imperfections. And many of us get a lot of practice at being imperfect, we get many at-bats or chances to learn and grow during our moments of fear, uncertainty, doubt and frustration. And then that word “accountability” shows up again. And I am talking about personal accountability, not just holding those around us accountable.

Now as you think back again over these past few weeks or days, and whether you truly were better than that or you still have room to grow, also think about each situa-

tion or communication exchange and ask yourself these three questions; What could I have done differently? What could have I said or worded differently? And what did I really do that I am proud of and hope that I can repeat again if ever in the same situation?

Again, the theme of this week’s column is “Were we better than that?” The only way that each of us can honestly answer that question is by reflecting on what has been happening in our own lives, and regardless if it was something good or if has been a challenge lately, look in the mirror and simply ask ourselves if indeed, “Were we better than that?”

How about you, were you intending to be better than that? Or were you better than that? Either way I would love to hear all about it at gotonorton@gmail.com, and when we hold ourselves accountable for our own actions and not just our intentions, it really will be a better than good week.

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

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Ramen has a lock on prison society Psst, buddy. You got ramen?

If you have ramen in prison, the world is your noodle.

Sometime in the early ‘70s, a friend handed me a packet of ramen.

It had the look of a drug deal. In a way it was. I have eaten my share of ramen ever since, and there have been occasional cravings that I can’t explain.

He said, “Whatever you do, don’t look at the sodium.”

One day I looked, and I turned into a pillar of salt.

Maybe you read the story: “Ramen has become the black market currency in American prisons.”

Michael Gibson-Light, who is a doctoral candidate at the University of Arizona School of Sociology, said, “There is an entire informal economy based on ramen.”

He did extensive interviews with prisoners and staff members at a state prison. And they call it soup, not ramen, in the slammer.

Gibson-Light noted that prison food allocations were reduced in the early 2000s.

Prisoners had been receiving three hot meals a day. That changed. The second meal

was just a sandwich and chips.

Weekend lunches were eliminated.

Ramen - soup - is “supercheap, supertasty, rich in calories, and readily available in prison commissaries.”

It’s “superCraig Marshall Smith tasty”?

I think it tastes QUIET sock-laundry DESPERATION like water. But good sock laundry water.

Prisoners, like college students and some bachelor columnists, might add any number of things to their soups, to try to enhance them. Vienna sausages, green beans, and carrots make up “dirty ramen.”

One former prisoner, Gustavo “Goose” Alvarez, even wrote a book: “Prison Ramen: Recipes and Stories from Behind Bars.”

Jennifer and I tried Goose’s ramen pot roast. Delicious, albeit on the salty side.

Prison life used to be an unknown to most of us.

We had films that weren’t very graphic or forthcoming. But I think we knew we would rather be at home.

Now, almost every night on television, we can see exactly what it is like in an American prison in one factual program after another.

There’s a big, big difference between being a free man and an incarcerated man.

A friend of mine chose weekend lockup over in-home detention after a DUI, and wishes he hadn’t.

If you don’t know about rogue sheriff Joe Arpaio, it’s worth looking into before drinking and driving in Maricopa County, Arizona.

There is a program about volunteers who enter prison to see what really goes on in there.

Ryan, a volunteer who wants to be a police officer, said, “One thing the public doesn’t know is that in jail, violence is Smith continues on Page 11

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Xcel officials say the natural gas regulator station is designed at higher specifications than normal to ensure safety and that its aesthetics will blend in with the nearby ranch structures.

“The bottom line is that it’s in an area that is not accessible by the public and it won’t be something that people come across,” said Tom Henley, Xcel’s area manager, community and local government affairs. “And it’s on private property.”

The proposed station would deliver natural gas to residential and business customers in northwest Douglas County, including Sterling Ranch — a large community under construction south of Chatfield Reservoir — and the Roxborough Water and Sanitation District, Henley said.

Opposition to new proposal Linda and Don Andrews live in Stratford Court — a neighborhood off Venneford Road east of the mansion — and worry about their home value decreasing.

They purchased their lot in 1993, after being on a waiting list for a year and a half and paying a lot premium of more than $25,000, Linda said. Their backyard faces the mansion property and has views of the ranch buildings, windmill and pastureland.

“I’m 60 years old — I don’t plan on moving, but I think its going to impact the value of my home substantially,” Linda said of the regulator station and aboveground piping. “I sit on my deck and enjoy my view every day and I think that’s going to go away.”

Xcel officials emphasize the aesthetics of the natural gas regulator station will match the current ranch structures with the same siding and roof color, according to Henley.

The Highlands Ranch Metro District, which owns the Mansion, also had input in the projects’s design. The building is set at one of the lowest points on the property to limit visual impact, said Carrie Ward, the Metro District’s director of parks, recreation and open space.

“Between its location, size and mate-

Jen Shocker and her 5-year-old son stand in the backyard of their Ashleigh Place home, which overlooks land southeast of the Highlands Ranch Mansion and the area in which Xcel has proposed a natural gas regulator. Photo courtesy of Jen Shocker

THE PREVIOUS PLAN In early March, Xcel planned to install a 12-inch connection below ground to an existing underground pipeline in the open space behind Saddle Ranch Elementary School, 805 W. English Sparrow Trail, near Wildcat Reserve Parkway and South Broadway. The structure itself would have been 50 feet by 65 feet and less than 100 feet from Saddle Ranch’s playground.

The addition would have delivered natural gas to residents in Sterling Ranch, a large rial, it will look like one of the ranch buildings,” Ward said. “I don’t think it will stick out like a sore thumb at all.”

Xcel’s plans also call for approximately three miles of underground 12-inch pipeline that will run from the regulator station into the Backcountry Wilderness Area — south of East Wildcat Reserve Parkway — near several homes and three schools: Summit View Elementary, Mountain Ridge Middle and Mountain Vista High School.

Jeremy Andersen, a parent of two Mountain Vista students and a Mountain Ridge student, said he’s most concerned with his children’s safety.

“Especially if there is a high-volume natural gas line 100 yards from the school parking lot,” he said. “We want to get all three of our kids through high school — it’s a great place at Mountain Vista — we just want to make sure it’s a safe place.”

In past discussions, Xcel said the regulator system is considered safe because

MEETINGS SCHEDULED community under construction south of Chatfield Reservoir in northern Douglas County.

Following opposition from residents, Xcel officials held a community meeting at Eastridge Recreation Center on March 10 to elaborate on the project and gather input.

Residents who live near the proposed site and have children at Saddle Ranch worried about safety, noise and a negative effect on property values. Xcel withdrew its original proposal on May 3. it will have a closed pipe so gas will stay inside and a constant monitor that will sound an alarm if anything goes wrong.

Xcel will also conduct a periodic leak test.

The structures are located throughout the metro area, even in some backyards, Xcel officials said.

Next steps Xcel expects construction to begin in November and to be complete in May of next year.

Shea Properties, which owns the land the natural gas regulator station will be built on, and the Highlands Ranch Community Assocation, which owns part of the land the pipeline runs through in the Back Country Wilderness Area, are in the process of granting an easement for the proposed structure.

The Board of Douglas County Commissioners does not have a review or approval role for this project, according

The following meetings will address plans for Xcel Energy’s proposed natural gas regulator station in Highlands Ranch: • HRCA Development Review Meeting, 6:30 p.m. Oct. 5 at Eastridge Recreation Center, 9568 S. University Blvd.

• Backcountry Wilderness Area Community Open House, 6 p.m. Oct. 6 at Westridge Recreation Center, 9650 Foothills Canyon Blvd.

• HRCA Board and Delegate meeting, 6:30 p.m. Oct. 18 at Eastridge Recreation Center, 9568 S. University Blvd.

to Steve Koster, the county’s assistant director of planning services.The Douglas County Planning Commission will review a location and extent application, under a Colorado state law that requires the planning commission to review plans for public facilities or utilities by governments or public utility companies — such as a road, park, open space or utility — prior to construction, according to the county.

If the planning commission were to deny the application, Xcel could appeal to the Public Utilities Commission, Koster said.

The planning commission hearing for the project is scheduled for 7 p.m. Oct. 17 in the Phillip S. Miller Building, Commissioners Hearing Room, 100 Third St., Castle Rock.

Hundreds of people flood the inside of Coors Field for the second annual Denver Metro Out of the Darkness Community Walk on Sept. 24. The fundraising event to support suicide prevention started in Highlands Ranch in 2010 and grew to expand to the downtown Denver location. Photo courtesy JK Photography

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Funds go toward creating a culture that’s smart about mental health through education and community programs, developing suicide prevention through research and advocacy, and providing support for those affected by suicide, according to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention webpage.

Maria Reed, a sophomore at High-

Smith Continued from Page 10

almost necessary. It’s instilling fear. It keeps everything in check if anyone steps out of line.”

There are prisoners who have it better in prison than they had it outside. They have continuity, a virtual family, regular meals and a place to sleep.

Some would rather not leave, and some who do commit a crime to be returned.

Anything can be a source of humor, even prison life.

lands Ranch High School, volunteered at this year’s walk to make a difference in others’ lives, she said. She and about 40 other students from the school helped out.

“I just like to make a difference and get involved,” she said, “and try to make people happier.”

Although the weather forecast called for an overcast morning, the day ended up being gorgeous, said Laurie Freeman, chair of the 2016 Denver Metro Out Of The Darkness Walk.

“These go on,” she said, “no matter what.”

Police detective Frank Drebin (Leslie Nielsen) complained about prison food in one of his silly comedies.

“You call this slop? Real slop has chunks of things in it. And this Chateau LeBlanc ‘68 is supposed to be served slightly chilled. This is room temperature.”

Ramen was a dime when I was in college. I could eat two at a time.

I know I am not alone.

And you’re hungry for ramen right now, aren’t you?

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Allen and Sarah Griffith got married at Cherokee Ranch and Castle in Sedalia July 30. The natural landscape views and historic castle sold them on the venue. Photo by Katie Walker for Elevate Photography

Getting hitched in the great outdoors Colorado couples gravitate toward nature for their big day

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recurring theme for people who live in Colorado is that they love being outside and active in nature. So it’s only natural a classic Colorado wedding is often centered around an outdoor ceremony.

Sharing Colorado’s beautiful scenery with guests was one of Sarah and Allen Griffith’s top priorities when looking for a wedding venue.

“Allen and I both share a love for the outdoors and natural landscapes, so it was really important to us to have that be a part of our wedding,” said Sarah Griffith, a Colorado native and former Centennial resident. “We chose Cherokee Ranch and Castle because it was so close to downtown Denver, so our guests could enjoy both the urban charm of the city as well as share Colorado’s incredible scenery with us for our wedding.”

After touring the historic castle in Sedalia, the couple — who met after “swiping right” on Tinder — knew it was the place for them.

“It was the first and only venue we looked at,” Griffith said. “We loved it so much we booked on the spot.”

Sarah and Allen said “I do” at the Castle July 30 and, because of Allen’s position with the United States Army, moved to New York two weeks after the wedding.

Like many brides and grooms, their day was a “complete blur and went by way too fast,” Sarah said.

“But the weather was perfect, our guests were so incredible and fun, and the venue was a complete

April and Anthony Kim were married on Lookout Mountain Aug. 29, 2015. Boettcher Mansion on Lookout Mountain hosts about 300 events per year. Photo by Jo Ramsey for Elevate Photography fairy tale.”

Another rustic venue with a view can be found atop Lookout Mountain in Golden.

Atop the mountain sits Boettcher Mansion, which hosts about 300 events a year including weddings.

Built in 1917 as a summer home and seasonal hunting lodge for Charles Boettcher, the former Lorraine Lodge was donated to Jefferson County in the 1970s for public use and enjoyment. The mansion is operated by Jefferson County Open Space.

The history and the view are what special events coordinator Megan Kreutzer said draws couples to the mansion.

“We have a mountain view without the mountain drive,” Kreutzer

said, adding that the character in the historic building allows for minimal decorations.

But some Colorado couples are choosing to make their wedding even more nature-centric and adventure focused.

Westminster-based wedding photographer Rayna McGinnis specializes in photographing weddings for active couples.

“It’s mostly people who are more experience-focused and want to be out in nature,” McGinnis said.

“They are not necessarily athletic, but like being in the great outdoors.”

McGinnis has photographed couples on their wedding days on mountain bikes, mountain climbing, hiking and enjoying a glass of

wine in nature.

“The trend is more couples doing what they want versus what the traditional wedding was 30 or 40 years ago,” she said. “I feel like it’s just couples taking a piece of who they are and putting that into their wedding.”

The weddings McGinnis photographs tend to be shorter and with a smaller guest list.

While she’s not sure if active weddings have their own culture, like adventure sports do, McGinnis said she does see couples leaning toward more intimate nuptials.

“My couples tend to want to see each other,” she said. “It’s a small intimate thing, where they want to remember their wedding day and who they spent their day with.”

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A meditation on the beginning of autumn Driving to and from work every day the past couple of weeks has been a daily demonstration of why autumn is Colorado’s best season — blue skies, early dustings of snow on the higher mountains, and a rippling palette of green, yellow, orange and red.

With the right music, these sights just sing.

The transition from summer to autumn heralds some big stylistic changes for me. I trade all the brashness of summer sounds for bittersweet acoustic guitars, pianos and vocal harmonies.

Whereas summer is about brightness — from big horn lines to danceable synths and rhythms — autumn is more introspective and quiet.

This embracing of melancholy seems fitting to me, since autumn is often such a swift season in our state. It has barely arrived before branches are bare and we’re shoveling snow. I have so many memories of Halloweens spoiled by the year’s first snowstorm.

Of course, one of the most common complaints about the summer-to-fall transition is the cooling temperatures. It means winter is just around the corner, and you can’t go outside in anything less

than jeans, boots and a sweater.

But these cooler temperatures and gray days are why the warmth and intimacy of an acoustic guitar is so welcome.

Records made by a small group of people in a Clarke Reader room, notes you LINER can actually hear being plucked NOTES always sound more like home. I can’t imagine a better soundtrack to the season than Nick Drake or Fleet Foxes’ staggeringly pretty approaches to folk music. They’re like warm musical blankets.

It’s easy to get gloomy this time of year, especially with the aforementioned weather and the desolate-looking scenery. Add in longer nights, and it’s understandable why some people get seasonal affective disorder around autumn.

Many of us spend much time and money trying to avoid sadness, which,

CLARKE’S ALBUM OF THE WEEK Selection: Beach Slang’s “A Loud Bash of Teenage Feelings,” released on Polyvinyl Records.

Review: Less than a year after their raucous debut, Beach Slang is back with another album of fuzzy guitars and big-hearted feelings. This time the group turns its attention to

let’s be honest, is an impossible task.

Autumn shows us the incredible beauty and regenerative nature of sorrow. The right soundtrack does the same thing.

I have always loved sad songs more than any other — I find solace in music that embraces life’s somber moments.

Put on songs like Bob Dylan’s “If You See Her, Say Hello,” or Zac Brown Band’s “Cold Weather,” and really snuggle into the sadness. There’s a lot of beauty to be heard.

Music certainly won’t cure you from any melancholy, but it’s the best way I know to get through it — and even, maybe, benefit from those feelings.

the inspiring and lamentable travails of falling in and out of love, and succeed as only rock music can. You’ll be crying and jumping along.

Favorite song: “The Perfect High” Favorite turn of phrase: “I got a halo on my heart.”

— from “Spin the Dial”

So, as you’re putting away your summer clothes, my advice is to do the same for your summer music. Pull out what makes you feel warm and comfortable — something that feels lived in and welcoming. It will have to last you through winter.

Clarke Reader’s column on how music connects to our lives appears every other week. A community editor with Colorado Community Media, he is more than ready for an autumn of sad songs. Check out his music blog at calmacil20.blogspot. com. And share your favorite autumn music at creader@coloradocommunitymedia.com.

‘Atlantis’ series author to meet with readers Favorite Colorado author T.A. Barron, best-selling writer of the “Merlin Saga” series, will meet fans to talk about his newest series, “Atlantis,” as well as his earlier novels, on Oct. 1 at Smoky Hill Library, 5430 S. Biscay Circle, Centennial. A special “Young Wizards” VIP event/question-and-answer session for teens and tweens is planned from 3-4 p.m. His 4-5 p.m. book talk will be for teens and adults, with conversation about nature and myth in his newest series.

Book signing at 5 p.m. (Tattered Cover will have them on sale before and after programs.) 303-LIBRARY (303-542-7279), arapahoelibraries.org/meet-the-author. rita derjue exhibit “The Best Roads Lead Uphill: A Decade of Paintings by rita derjue” opens Sept. 23 at the Littleton Museum, 6028 S. Gallup St., Littleton, featuring a collection of works created in the past 10 years — in the U.S. and abroad. It will run through Feb. 26, and derjue will speak about her life as a painter early next year. Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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Saturdays; 1 to 5 p.m. Sundays. Admission is free. 303-795-3950.

300-booth craft fair coming The Annual Friends of the Library/Museum Craft Fair will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Oct. 1 at Ketring Park, 6000 S. Gallup St., Littleton (just north of the Littleton Museum). There are six concessionaires in case the munchies strike. 303-795-3950.

Images from Bulgaria Daniel Gonzales-Calaveras will exhibit new pieces in “Impressions from Bulgaria,”

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Lone Tree Art Expo The 15th Annual Lone Tree Art Expo opened Sept. 24 at the Lone Tree Arts Center and runs until Nov. 13. Juror for the show was Brian DeLevie, chair of the Visual Arts Department at CU-Denver. Open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and two hours before performances.

hospital’s Healing Arts program, which extends to Parker and Littleton Adventist hospitals as well. Open to the public and admission is free.

or workshop Oct. 19 to 21 at the Littleton Museum. A reception is planned on Oct. 21 from 5 to 7 p.m. See heritage-guild.com/ shows.

Littleton Garden Club Gardener/author Joel Torpey will speak to the Littleton Garden Club at 6:30 p.m.

Oct 5 at the Littleton Public Schools Educational Services Building, 5716 S. Crocker St., Littleton. (Access from the south/Ida Street entrance.) Torpey’s topic: “How to Save Money and Water in the Landscape.”

Guests and new members welcome.

Jazz concert “Ella and Sarah, The Great Ladies of Jazz” is the title for Colorado Jazz Repertory Orchestra’s 7:30 p.m. Oct. 15 concert at the Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd. — the first of three Arvada dates this season. Vocalist Heidi Schmidt will present songs from those two plus Anita O’ Day, Rosemary Clooney and more. Tickets: 720898-7200. (Three-concert season tickets available.)

Diversity in theater Three panel discussions about diversity in theater are scheduled at Curious Theatre, 1080 Acoma St., in Denver’s Golden Triangle. The first panel, at 7 p.m. Oct. 3, will discuss why diversity should be a priority, barriers and community involvement.

Sponsored by Colorado Theatre Guild and Curious Theatre. Admission free.

Pumpkin time • Littleton Museum’s Harvest Festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Oct. 8 at the Littleton Museum, 6028 S. Gallup St., Littleton. Select your pumpkin, enjoy hayrides, games and refreshments. Admission free, but refreshments and pumpkins are for sale, with tickets purchased the day of the event. 303-795-3950.

• Chatfield Farms Pumpkin Festival runs 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 7 to 9 at Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield, 8500 W. Deer Creek Canyon Road, Littleton. Admission $9 to $13, includes all of the gardens, including a five-acre pumpkin patch, Hildebrand Historic Farm and more. Food and crafts.

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Healing Arts program Watercolorist Cindy Welch of Castle Rock will open an exhibit of her series, “Castle Rock Iconic Landmarks,” with an artist’s reception from 5 to 7 p.m. on Oct. 6 in the hospital’s gallery, 2350 Meadows Blvd., Castle Rock. The show is part of the

Colorado show returns Heritage Fine Arts Guild will open its annual “This is Colorado” exhibit on Oct. 11 at the Colorado Gallery of the Arts at Arapahoe Community College, Littleton Campus, 5900 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton. Juror Lian Quan Zhen will teach a three-day watercol-

Improv at library YaY!Improv playtime dates at Koelbel Library Forum, 5955 S. Holly St., Centennial, with Pam Roth O’Mara are scheduled for Oct. 6 (6:15 to 8:45 p.m.) and Nov. 1 (1:15 to 3:45 p.m.). pam@yayimprov.com, 720-593-9955.

Blair Meerfield Workshop Nationally known potter Blair Meerfield of Highfield Pottery will be at Arapahoe Community College for a two-day workshop Oct. 15-16, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., in the Summit Room, 5900 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton. Co-sponsored by the ACC Ceramics Department and the ACC Foundation.

(Meerfield is a former Colorado resident, now with the Art League in Alexandria, Virginia.) Tickets cost $150 general public; $100 ACC students/Arapahoe Ceramics Guild members, through the ACC Foundation: arapahoe.edu/about-acc/foundation.

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Fiber headlines arts sale Weavers hold annual event in Englewood Civic Center

By Sonya Ellingboe sellingboe@coloradocommunitymedia.com Weaving, silk painting, basketry, spinning, knitting, quilting, jewelry, felting and crocheting will be exhibited at the Rocky Mountain Weavers Annual Fiber Arts Sale, held Oct. 6-8 at the Englewood Civic Center’s Community Room. Add in art to wear, such as jackets, scarves, socks, shawls and baby clothes. One can make a large dent in a holiday shopping list with a stop at this sale filled with beautiful items.

There will be demonstrations of weaving, spinning and dyeing to help a visitor understand how things are created.

Among the weavers guild members is Jo Ann Patterson-Lavely of Littleton, who will exhibit and sell her bead weaving.

The former home economics teacher has turned her attention to thread and beads to create some colorful, unusual items, such as a seven-inch globe covered in beads and an elaborate notebook cover.

She will also have jewelry, woven towels and wall art in the show.

“Africa,” a bead weaving shown in close-up, was created by Jo Ann Patterson-Lavely, whose works will be included in the Rocky Mountain Weavers Guild Fiber Sale on Oct. 6-8 at Englewood Civic Center (secondfloor Community Room). Courtesy photos “I have taught sewing, quilting, embroidery, bead weaving, Seminole patchwork and basket weaving,” she said, adding that her pieces often reflect travel to other countries or emotions that need to be explored. “Bead weaving is meditative and very relaxing,” she wrote.

“People always ask, ‘How long did that take you?’ I had never counted, so I did count on my last project. It took 100 hours to complete a totally encrusted seven-inch ball.”

IF YOU GO The Rocky Mountain Weavers Guild Annual Fiber Arts Sale will be held in the second floor Community Room at Englewood Civic Center, 1000 Englewood Parkway, near

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the light rail station. It will run Oct. 6 to 8.

Hours: on Oct. 6, 4 to 8 p.m.; Oct. 7, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Oct. 8, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. rmweaversguild.org.

“Spirit of the Sea” is a figure created with bead weaving by Jo Ann Patterson-Lavely of Littleton. Her work will be exhibited in the annual Rocky Mountain Weaver’s Guild Annual Fiber Arts Sale on Oct. 6-8 at Englewood Civic Center.

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Mobiles bring grace to Littleton Museum Mattie O’s win in show led to one-person exhibit

are 32 works in the show, including several collages.

She has been creating this imaginative world for only three or four years, she said, after retirBy Sonya Ellingboe ing and taking up watercolor — “like other older sellingboe@coloradocommunitymedia.com woman.” At 60, she is busy working with a new medium, abaca fiber, that “is well-known in the From engineering to Ikebana to mobiles, art- paper world,” she said. ist Mattie O has followed a winding path to her She receives it in five-gallon buckets and exhibit, “In Suspension” which opened Sept. 16 works with it and with papier mache. “I like the in Littleton. organic nature of abaca,” she said.

The Littleton Museum gallery She is part of a Facebook where Mattie O’s “In Suspengroup of paper artists who went sion” hangs is transformed into a to Vietnam in November. (She magical spot where the slightest missed the opening where her win bit of breeze sets her mobiles into was announced.) There, they met “In Suspension” is gentle motion. As thehy move, the a man who fashions tiny insects presented by the lighting hits different spots on the from paper.

Littleton Fine Arts colorful blossoms and leaves, addSurprisingly, she came out of a Board through Oct. ing interest. career as a civil engineer. “I didn’t 23 at the Littleton Also exhibited are dresses that play with dolls as a child — I had Museum, 6028 S. made me think of Titania, Queen my Erector Sets!” (Her mother was Gallup St., Littleof the Fairies in “A Midsummer an elementary school art teacher, ton. Admission is Night’s Dream.” They float and so there was some exposure to the free. Open 8 a.m. shimmer. The dresses are suspendarts.) to 5 p.m. Tuesdays ed from graceful curved stands She was one of few women enthrough Fridays; and look ready to dance. gineers who worked with offshore 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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The first step, according to the Alzheimer’s Association, is understanding what kind of care facilities can provide. And the second step is to ask the right questions.

TYPES OF FACILITIES RETIREMENT HOUSING: This can be appropriate for individuals in the early stage of Alzheimer’s who can still care for themselves independently. There is limited supervision, social activities, transportation and other amenities.

ASSISTED LIVING: This bridges the gap between living independently and in a nursing home. It typically offers a combination of housing, meals, supportive services and health care.

MEMORY CARE UNITS:

NURSING HOMES:

These are designed to meet the These provide around-the-clock care specific needs of individuals with Alzheimer’s and long-term medical treatment. Most nursing disease and other dementias. They take many homes have services and staff to address issues such as forms and exist within various types of residential care, nutrition, care planning, recreation, spirituality and medical care. They including assisted living facilities, and may or may have different staff-to-resident ratios and staff members have not be secured units. Because laws vary by various levels of experience and training. They state, it’s important to ask specific are usually regulated by the federal CONTINUING questions about the care government and licensed by provided. the state.

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These provide different levels of care — independent, assisted living and nursing home — based on individual needs. A resident can move through the levels of care if needed.

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QUESTIONS TO ASK Factors to consider include staff, the facility, the programs and type of treatment provided. For a full list of questions, go to www.alz.org or call the Alzheimer’s Association’s 24/7 Helpline number, 1-800-2723900.

Source: The Alzheimer’s Association, www.alz.org, 24/7 Helpline number 1-800-272-3900.

MAKE A VISIT Plan to visit several facilities. Make an appointment for the first visit, but then also make one or two unannounced visits. Look around and talk to staff, residents and their families. Visit at different times of the day, including meal times. Ask to see the latest survey/inspection report and, in some states, the Special Care Unit Disclosure form, all of which facilities are required to provide. Ask questions about cost and insurance considerations.

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Online resources for seniors only a click away Douglas County introduces Senior Life and NearMeDC online tools Are you in the 60-plus age group in Douglas County? If so, you are part of the county’s most dramatic percentage of population growth — and two online tools have been created just for you: Senior Life in Douglas County the NearMeDC Community Resources tool.

Both online tools are in direct response to a 2013 survey of seniors, their caregivers, and those planning to retire in Douglas County, 90 percent of who indicated they would use online tools to find information specifically targeting this age group.

According to the State Demography Office, by 2030 one in four residents of Douglas County will be aged 60 or older.

That’s approximately 24 percent of the county’s population.

The conception of these online tools began in 2012 when, knowing the demographics in the county were changing, the Partnership of Douglas County Governments established the Senior Initiative to explore the implications of the growing population of seniors.

Additional information gleaned from the Senior Initiative’s focus groups, as well as the survey, concluded that seniors want to have a more effective and efficient way to obtain information and provide input regarding topics of interest to seniors.

Focus group participants also indicated the senior community wanted to be more involved when decisions are being made in the county.

Source: Douglas County

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Be savvy: map out senior living choices

By Andrew Granger When mapping out plans for our lives we always have a Plan A, what we really want to happen and assume will happen. If we’re savvy, we also make a Plan B, a viable alternative that would be just as acceptable. Then there is Plan C, notorious for its last-minute scramble and only reserved for when things get desperate.

Apply this to senior living choices.

Most people, when considering their future care options, acknowledge Plan A is to stay at home. In reality, however, home is not always the safest or the most convenient option. Loneliness, the inability to drive, needing a bit of assistance with daily life, and the high expense of in-home care are all reasons to start thinking about Plan B. Plan B is your reliable, viable back-up plan when you find living at home is no longer the best option — or your care needs exceed what you, a spouse or your adult children can help with. Plan B is researching and choos-

ing a good senior living community that is to your liking, before it’s too late and you have to rely upon the dubious Plan C. To get started on a Plan B, think about your future and ask some important questions. Do yourself a favor and give the answers a lot of thought.

How is my health?

What is the likelihood that I will require assistance?

Is my house situated so I can get around easily?

Is my family nearby and available to help?

Can I or do I want to live with my family?

As I continue to age, how will my requirements change?

What can my finances support?

Research and personal visits to different types of communities are a must. Good sources for communities are the internet, phonebooks and local senior publications and organizations. Compile a list and start touring.

As you visit, be sure to ask questions that will define the quality of your life in that community. Services,

resident impressions and level of care provided are important factors. Take good notes and take home all the printed information the community can provide.

Involve your family and loved ones and their opinions. This decision can be as much emotional as it is pragmatic. Be sure to keep your top choices for the various levels of care you might need and a letter of instruction in a place where your family can find it. This prevents leaving your spouse or your children to deal with choosing emergency options of Plan C because your wishes were not made known.

Most people do not regret moving to a senior living community — the quality of life, opportunities and peace of mind that people experience make them wonder why moving was never Plan A in the first place.

Andrew Granger is community relations director with Ralston Creek Senior Living in Arvada.

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Do you suffer from a longevity disconnect?

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For the 10,000 who reach retirement age every day, however, that number may come with a multitude of questions about whether they have done enough to prepare for retirement.

The good news is that Americans today are living longer than previous generations. But too many of us don’t realize that this boost in lifespan means we need to fund a retirement that could last for 20 or 30 years. This is what’s known as the longevity disconnect.

Calculating how much you need to save for retirement is even more difficult if you don’t realize how long retirement can be.

What concerns Americans the most?

One of the biggest worries Americans have when it comes to retirement is outliving their money, according to a plan participant survey by Prudential Retirement. A substantial 71 percent of survey respondents fear they may not have sufficient income for their retirement years. Only one in five are highly confident they will have enough to last a lifetime.

“Today we have more financial information, education and planning tools available to us than ever before,” says Christine Marcks, president of Prudential Retirement. “But despite the steady drumbeat of headlines about retirement planning, we’re still not getting it right.”

Why are people having a hard time saving for retirement? Why are they actually saving less when they need to save more?

Blame our brains

The answer to those questions may surprise you.

Research shows the reason could lie in how our brains are wired to respond to the environment.

Humans are conditioned to focus on survival in the here and now. Yet, our contemporary life demands that we plan for multiple scenarios and contingencies, often with effects that could shape our lives far into the future.

Behavioral researchers have found that people actually perceive their future selves as strangers, and many find it difficult to understand the financial needs that “stranger” will have in his or her lifetime. That’s one reason why saving for many years ahead is difficult for us. This and further research from Pru-

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By Carolyn Gensler It’s important for seniors to realize the many steps required in downsizing to a smaller home.

First, you have to make sure your home is ready to sell and there is no deferred maintenance to cause your home to fail an inspection. That includes making sure holes in walls and doors have been repaired, furnaces and hot water heaters meet code, worn floors and carpets have been refinished or replaced.

Second, the expense before selling can be a deterrent and hardship for many seniors. So spread out the cost of keeping your home saleable. And think about what “stuff” you can do without if you’re moving to a smaller place. Times have changed and the children don’t always want the china, antiques and knickknacks that seniors have loved.

Another crisis happens when one partner is suddenly diagnosed with a terminal illness or is unable to maneuver in the current two-story home. Emotions and stress are at an alltime high and dealing with the illness and moving is extremely difficult.

The best recommendation is for seniors to attend educational events, get legal documents in order, downsize while they are able to do so and plan to enjoy the later years. Whether you decide to live with children or find a home in a senior community, an apartment or a resort-style senior complex, make that choice for yourself.

Don’t leave it to your children because you are no longer able to make decisions.

Many people don’t realize Senior Real Estate Specialists exist to help seniors prepare for these difficult decisions. Denver has four senior coalitions comprised of professionals who provide services to seniors. If you’d like to hear about options for seniors, Carolyn Gensler of Re/Max Professionals and Erica Starich of Senior Move Coordinators are presenting free educational programs on Choices for Seniors and Downsizing. For more information, call 303-8859989.

Carolyn Gensler is a Senior Real Estate Specialist with Re/Max Professionals.

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Installing grab bars in baths and bedrooms to help with standing and balance, switching to lever-handled doorknobs, lowering electrical switches and raising electrical outlets are among the most frequently completed non-budget-busting projects, according to the 2015 “Aging in Place Survey Report” from HomeAdvisor. Replacing slippery tile or vinyl flooring with slipresistant surfaces is also a must as falls are among the leading cause of injury to seniors.

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When is the best time to plan for a long life as a senior?

Marty Bell, executive director of the National Aging in Place Council, sums it up nicely in the 2015 report: “Too many of us wait until we reach a health or financial crisis to plan for getting older.

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Philip Bernal, a visual arts teacher at Heritage High School in Littleton, works on his feline masterpiece at the Centennial Chalk Art Festival, which was held on Sept. 24 and 25. Photo by Alex DeWind

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“I wanted to pick something challenging,” said Laurel Thompson, a sophomore at Hertitage High School who co-created a portrait of a woman with dainty lights intertwined through her hand. “Black and white can be hard to work with.”

Artists spent two days posted on the ground of the parking lot, which is located off East Arapahoe Road near South Revere Parkway. Chalk dust covered their hands and clothing. Some designs mirrored a movie scene or character. Others were intricate replicas of a printed photograph or design.

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The husband-and-wife team from Golden — called People of the Chalk — design and create 3-D illusions and interactive pieces. They were the featured artists of the Chalk Art Festival and brought to life a giant pumpkin surrounded by critters.

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achshund enthusiasts dressed their small, elongated dogs in costumes and headed to Progress Park in Littleton to celebrate the 9th annual Colorado Dachtoberfest. Traditional Oktoberfest attractions like beer, bratwurst and German music were combined with wiener dog racing and dog costume contests, all to benefit a variety of rescue organizations dedicated to small-breed dogs for the Sept. 24 event.

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Bodypump class set to begin for Lone Tree Weightlifting to music keeps up quick pace

Participants in the Bodypump class perform a clean and jerk at the Goodson Recreation Center in Centennial. The new high-intensity weightlifting class makes its debut in Lone Tree on Oct. 3. Photo by Rick Gustafson

By Rick Gustafson Special to Colorado Community Media Beginning Oct. 3, the Lone Tree Recreation Center is offering residents of the South Suburban Parks and Recreation District a new class to get pumped up.

The Bodypump class adds a new type of high-energy weightlifting to the center’s class offerings.

“It’s a nice addition to our fitness program here at Lone Tree and with South Suburban,” said Peggy Golden, Bodypump certified instructor. “We started it at Goodson Recreation Center in January, and it took off like gangbusters.

The people who take the class, they just love it.”

The theme of the fast-paced weightlifting class set to music includes multiple repetitions with low weights, isolating each muscle group for five minutes and working them to fatigue. Participants use barbells, or beginners can work the routines with either dumbbells or just their own body weight.

“You work various parts of your body.

You start out with squats and then you move to the chest area. There is a back track, biceps, triceps, lunges and a shoulder track. Abs at the end,” Golden said.

Golden recommends two Bodypump workouts each week as the strength component of a three-part regimen, which includes a core training component found in yoga and Pilates classes along with cardiovascular conditioning such as biking, swimming or running.

“I don’t see anyone who couldn’t try

this class unless they had a joint problem or injury. Anybody can do it, and we don’t have anything like this in our fitness program,” she said. “The first time you try it, do half a class, and then come back and try half the class plus a little bit more.”

In addition to general fitness, lifting helps slow the loss of muscle mass as the body ages. At 56 years old, Golden said that the workout has helped her both

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physically and mentally, and though she describes the work out as “killer,” she says that it is also the kind of program that anyone can ease into regardless of age.

“It’s very manageable for any age group,” she said.

Participants can sign up for a class at the rec center up to 24 hours in advance.

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Anyone interested in taking or teaching the Bodypump class can find more information at the South Suburban Parks and Recreation website: www.ssprd. org/News-And-Events/Post/16978/ BODYPUMP-is-newest-offering-at-LoneTree-Recreation-Center

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“It’s for peace of mind,” she said, “and it builds trust.”

Learnskillz took about 10 months of countless hours and long nights to build.

Chandrasekharan has a small team: Her husband helps with technology and sales, her father assists with marketing and she has a group of developers in Poland and India.

More than anything, Chandrasekharan hopes Learnskillz will help people.

She was born and raised in India in a giving household — her parents believed in the good in people and often helped those less fortunate.

Her father, Chandra, travels between India and San Francisco. He intermittently teaches college students in several academic subjects. He’s now a Learnskillz instructor and teaches algebra and geometry to four students.

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Fundraiser helps people get fit for a cause Workout event benefits fitness program for at-risk young people

By Kyle Harding kharding@coloradocommunitymedia.com Like every week, a gym tucked away in an industrial area between Santa Fe Drive and the South Platte River was the setting for an early Saturday morning workout.

Unlike the week before or the week after, getting fit wasn’t the only purpose of the workout.

About 40 people came to FIT Littleton on Sept. 24 to take part in the final installment of Tour De Fit, a series of workout fundraisers that FIT Gyms held at its four locations beginning in June.

The Littleton event benefitted Steve’s Club, a New Jersey-based nonprofit organization that partners with Crossfit gyms across the country to offer fitness classes to at-risk youths.

“It gives the kids a chance to get out of their regular day,” said Jason Kelly, who offers Steve’s Club classes at his gym, Crossfit Broadway in Denver.

FIT Littleton manager Aaron Varcasio said he wanted Steve’s Club to be the beneficiary of the workout because he wants to help at-risk youths. The first Tour de Fit, held in June at FIT Park Meadows in Lone Tree, benefitted gym member Kristin Hopkins of Highlands Ranch, a double amputee raising money for a new set of prosthetics. FIT Thornton held an event in July to raised money for Neverthirst, a charity that aims to provide fresh water in developing nations, In August, FIT Loveland held one to raise money for a local school lunch program.

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Dealer charge for document preparation fee shall be in accordance with state laws. Inclusion of ineligible equipment may result in a higher blended A.P.R. 0% A.P.R. and low rate financing may not be available with customer instant rebate offers. Financing is available through Kubota Credit Corporation, U.S.A., 3401 Del Amo Blvd., Torrance, CA 90503; subject to credit approval. Some exceptions apply. Offer expires 12/31/2016. See us for details on these and other low-rate options or go to www.kubota.com for more information.

Above: Tour de Fit particpants run along the Mary Carter Greenway Trail to warm up for the event.

Left: Shawn Maloy of Littleton does box jumps during one of the exercises for FIT Littleton’s Tour de Fit. Photos by Kyle Harding

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THIS WEEK’S

TOP 5

THINGS TO DO THEATER/FILM

‘Once Upon a Mattress’ Town Hall Arts Center presents “Once Upon a Mattress” through Sunday, Oct. 9 at 2450 W. Main St., Littleton. Did you know it wasn’t the pea that caused the princess a sleepless night? If you thought you knew the story of “The Princess and the Pea,” you’re in for a surprise. You won’t look at fairy tales the same way again. Go to www.TownHallArtsCenter.org for tickets and information.

MUSIC/CONCERTS

Country Dance Class Learn the 2-step, 3-step and cowboy cha-cha at a four-week class from 8-9 p.m. Wednesdays from Oct. 5-26 at Adventures in Dance, 1500 W. Littleton Blvd., Ste. 207, Littleton. Go to https://www.adventuresindance.com/ The Music of Frank Sinatra He was so famous, he had two nicknames. Call him Ol’ Blue Eyes or The Chairman of the Board, but it’s safe to say there will never be anyone else like Frank Sinatra. America’s great pop singer turned 100 last Dec. 12, but of course, he’s been gone now for 17 years. Gone, but still celebrated. In this Active Minds program, we’ll dig into his huge song bag and hear once again those inimitable vocal stylings. Along the way, we’ll explore his tumultuous life and the women who decorated it. Program takes place from 1-2 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 8, at the Southglenn Library, 6972 S. Vine St., Centennial.

Call 303-542-7279 to RSVP.

ART

Basement Finish Workshop All Centennial residents are invited to a free workshop to learn what it takes to tackle a basement finish project. The workshop is from 8-11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, at Centennial Civic Center, 13133 E. Arapahoe Road, Centennial. Participants will learn about the permitting process, building code requirements and common pitfalls during the basement refinishing process.

DEMTA Performances Douglas Elbert Music Teachers students will perform “Anything Goes!” at 2 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 1, at Parker Bible Church, 4391 E. Mainstreet, Parker. Teachers of instrumental, voice and piano students will participate. Call Jeannette at 720-281-1853. Concert is free and open to the public. DEMTA students also will perform from 10-11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 8, at Briccy’s Coffee, 140 S. Wilcox St., Unit C, Castle Rock. All ages and levels will play and may include instrumental, voice and piano students. Call Becky at 719-5593837.

Homesteading Fair Learn sustainable living skills at the Backyard Homesteading Fair at 10 a.m.

Saturday, Oct. 1, at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock.

Drop in and embrace simple country living in the city, with a focus on making goat’s milk cheese, fermenting, food preservation, growing fodder and more. No registration required. Call 303-791-7323 or go to DouglasCountyLibraries.org.

Prehistoric Lone Tree Kids ages 5-10 can learn about fossils with our friends from Dinosaur Ridge and participate in a craft activity at 4 p.m. Monday, Oct. 3, at Douglas County Libraries in Lone Tree, 10055 Library Way. Registration is required; call 303-791-7323 or go to DouglasCountyLibraries.org.

Seven Stones Cemetery Dedication Seven Stones Chatfield is the first cemetery to be constructed in Douglas County since 1875. The botanical gardens cemetery is one of the first in the nation to eschew rows of headstones for streams, winding paths and technologically advanced memorials made of boulders and glass. While Seven Stones is already helping families with immediate needs, we are hosting a dedication from 4:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 6. Tours and light refreshments. RSVP at info@discoversevenstones.com or call 303-619-9697. Visit www.discoverseventstones.com.

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In Plein Sight Outdoor Painting More than two dozen professional artists will paint from dawn to dusk at the In Plein Sight outdoor painting event Tuesday, Oct. 4 to Sunday, Oct. 9 at one Jeffco Open Space parks each day. Artists will be at South Valley Park, Mount Falcon Park, Crown Hill Park, White Ranch Park and along the Clear Creek Trail in Golden. Event is hosted by PLAN Jeffco, a nonprofit, volunteer-led organization of open space advocates based in Jefferson County. It will culminate in a gallery exhibit Oct. 8-9 at the Golden Community Center, 1470 10th St., Golden. All the works created will be on display and available for purchase. Among the artists are Patty Dwyer, Blair Hamill, Janeice Linden and Mike Ray, of Littleton; Don Hamilton, Linda Hamilton and Jennifer Riefenberg, of Castle Rock; Anita Winter, of Centennial; and Karin Toppel, of Larkspur. Go to www.InPleinSightJeffco.org and www. planjeffco.org.

EVENTS

Optimist Meeting The Optimist Club of Littleton plans its president’s meeting Friday, Sept.

30. The club meets from 7-8 a.m. Fridays at The Boardroom Sports Bar & Steak House, 51 W. Dry Creek Court, Littleton. The Optimist club supports the Littleton community by providing volunteer opportunities for members to engage with kids of all ages. Learn more at http://www.optimistcluboflittleton.org, or contact optimistoflittleton@gmail.com.

Zombie Crawl Meet at Adventures in Dance at noon Saturday, Oct. 1, to crawl down to Littleton for lunch with the undead. The studio is at 1500 W. Littleton Blvd., Unit 207, Littleton. Go to www.adventuresindance.com.

Dinner Dance Showcase Dancing with the Mon-Stars dinner dance showcase is from 4-8 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 2, at Adventures in Dance, 1500 W. Littleton Blvd., Unit 207, Littleton. For reservations and more information, call 720-276-0562. Go to www.adventuresindance.com Networking for Service Providers South Metro Housing Options offers quarterly networking for service providers. The next meeting is for health care providers as open enrollment begins. The meeting is from 9-10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 5, at Bradley House, 5844 S. Datura St., Littleton. Bring your organizations materials to share. Sign up to present at future meetings, and share information about your organization at round table events. Park in the visitor parking or in the church lot; do not park in numbered stalls as they are assigned to Bradley House residents.

American Legion General Meeting The October general membership meeting of the George C. Evans American Legion Post 103 of Littleton will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 5 at the Buck Recreation Center, 2004 W. Powers Ave., Littleton. The Post encourages area high school students to consider participating in the Legion State Oratorical Scholarship Opportunity. Go to wwwlegionpost103.org.

Fall Fun Night An evening of life-sized games, a kiddie carnival, and a dance party for families and children of all ages at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 6, at Douglas County Libraries in Lone Tree, 10055 Library Way. Children are welcome to wear costumes and be part of a special storytime at 7 p.m. No registration is required; call 303-791-7323 or go to DouglasCountyLibraries.org.

Potluck Party Dance ballroom, Latin, salsa, swing and tango to your favorite DJ tunes.

Swap your favorite finger food recipes at a potluck party from 8-9:30 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 7 at Adventures in Dance, 1500 W. Littleton Blvd., Ste. 207, Littleton. Go to https://www.adventuresindance.com/ Nocturnal Wildlife Hikes Raccoon Rascals hike is from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7, at Audubon Center at Chatfield, 11280 S. Waterton Road, Littleton. Registration required. Go to https://denveraudubon.z2systems.com/np/clients/denveraudubon/eventRegistration.jsp?event=1236&.

Animals of All Hallows Eve is from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 28. Guests will search for bats, beavers, owls and more. Listen to coyote calls, check out the bat houses around the ponds, and see if the beaver are making progress on their South Platte River dam. Register at https://denveraudubon.z2systems.com/np/clients/denveraudubon/eventRegistration. jsp?event=1245&. Go to www.denveraudubon.org.

HEALTH

Kids’ Health Club: Zumba Kids ages 6-12 will get moving in a class designed just for them. Kids’

Health Club: Zumba is offered at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, at the Lone Tree, 10055 Library Way. Registration is required at 303-791-7323 or DouglasCountyLibraries.org.

Medicare and You Learn from a Medicare expert what changes can be expected in 2017 and what the difference is between a supplement and advantage program, then have your questions answered. The Medicare open enrollment period runs from Oct. 15 to Dec. 7. The Medicare event is planned from 10:30 a.m. to noon Wednesday, Oct. 5, at the James H. Larue Library, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch. The event is free; however, registration is required.

Go to www.highlandsranch.org/signmeup. Call 720-240-4922.

Community Blood Drives A number of community blood drives are planned in the area. For information or to schedule an appointment, contact the Bonfils Appointment Center at 303-363-2300, unless otherwise noted. Go to www.bonfils.org. Upcoming blood drives are: Wednesday, Oct. 5, 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Newmont Mining, 6501 S. Fiddler’s Green Circle, Greenwood Village; Thursday, Oct. 6, 8-9:40 a.m. and 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Western Union, 12500 E. Belford Ave., Englewood (contact Amy Kelly at 720-332-3136); Thursday, Oct. 6, 1-6:30 p.m., All Souls Catholic Church, 4950 Logan St., Englewood (contact Betty Newell at 303-798-0855); Thursday, Oct. 6, 8-9:40 a.m. and 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Western Union, 12500 E. Belford Ave., Englewood; Friday, Oct. 7, 9:30-11:40 a.m. and 1-3:30 p.m., PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker; Monday, Oct. 10, 9-10:40 a.m. and noon to 2:30 p.m., Cascades Building, 6300 S. Syracuse Way, Centennial; Tuesday, Oct. 11, 9-10:40 a.m. and noon to 2 p.m., One DTC Building, 5251 DTC Parkway, Greenwood Village; Tuesday, Oct. 11, 9-10:40 a.m. and noon to 2 p.m., Crescent Parkway Buildings, 8400 E. Crescent Parkway, Greenwood Village; Wednesday, Oct. 12, 9-10:40 a.m. and noon to 2:30 p.m., Terrace Tower, 5619 DTC Parkway, Suite 150, Greenwood Village; Wednesday, Oct. 12, 9-10:40 a.m. and noon to 2:30 p.m., Quadrant Building, 5445 DTC Parkway, Centennial.

Chiropractic Grand Opening Complete Health Chiropractic plans a grand opening and ribbon cutting from 4-6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 6, at 791 SouthPark Drive, Unit 400, Littleton. Celebration is open to the whole family and includes food, drinks and fun.

Kids’ Health Club: CrossFit Kids ages 6-12 can participate in a CrossFit class geared just for them at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 8, at Douglas County Libraries in Castle Pines, 360 Village Square Lane. Registration is required at 303-791-7323 or DouglasCountyLibraries.org.

Living and Aging Well Learn about living and aging well through monthly luncheons on the second Monday of each month at the Lone Tree Golf Club and Hotel. Program starts at 11:30 a.m., and lunch reservations are required. Cost includes beverage, lunch and tip. Upcoming topics are Men’s health, presented by Scott Hall, Monday, Oct. 10. Go to www.cityoflonetree.com/agingwell for information and to RSVP. Head•Strong Sport Psychology A workshop for 11- to 14-year-old athletes designed to build confidence and develop resiliency through mental skills training is offered from 4:30-6 p.m.

Thursdays through Nov. 3 at the Creekside II Clubhouse, 6087 S. Quebec St., Centennial. Contact 720-724-4548 or drkatebennett@gmail.com. Go to www.livetrainthrive.com.

Find AA If you want to drink, that’s your business. If you want to stop, that’s ours. More than 1,000 AA meetings are offered in the Denver area every week. If you think you may have a problem with alcohol, come see us. To find a meeting near you, call 303-322-4440, or go to www.daccaa.org.

EDUCATION

Colorado Ballot Issues 2016 The fall Colorado ballot promises to stir up strong emotions in the state.

With a variety of complex issues coming to a vote, it is important that we understand the ballot and what is at stake. Join Active Minds from 2-3 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 9, for an objective review of the ballot issues and a presentation of the arguments on each side of the proposals. Program takes place at the Roxborough Library, 8357 N. Rampart Range Road, #200, Littleton.

Call 303-791-7323 to RSVP. Littleton Leadership Academy Applications are being accepted through Saturday, Oct. 15, for the inaugural Littleton Leadership Academy, a 10-month program in which residents gain an in-depth understanding of government and the challenges the city and its partners face in providing life to residents. Participants will learn leadership skills for use in their personal and professional lives. Go to www.LittletonLeadershipAcademy.org for information, an application and requirements. Companies, individuals or organizations that wish to support the academy and/or provide funding for partial scholarships can contact Susan Thornton at 303-798-0844.

English Learners Practice your English is a club that allows adults from all language backgrounds to practice lively, informal conversations in English on every day topics. For all levels of English learners. Discussion topics vary, and conversation group is facilitated. Group meets at 10:30 a.m. Saturdays at 10:30 a.m. at the James H. LaRue Library, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch.

No registration is required; information at 303-791-7323 or DouglasCountyLibraries.org.

Continuing Education Program Metropolitan State College of Denver offers a continuing education program for adults. Most classes are 6-8 p.m. Wednesdays, for two to four weeks, and cost varies. Most take place at the Student Success Building on the Auraria Campus, with other classes taking place at the South Campus (I-25 and Orchard) and the Center For Visual Arts on Santa Fe Drive. For list of classes, go to www.msudenver.edu/learnon or call 303-556-3657. Application not required. More information on Facebook www.Facebook.com/ msudenverlearnoninitiative.

Editor’s note: Calendar submissions must be received by noon Wednesday for publication the following week. Send listings to calendar@coloradocommunitymedia.com. No attachments, please. Listings are free and run on a space-available basis.

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Marketplace

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Feed, Seed, Grain, Hay

Misc. Notices

Pasture 40 acres with creek North East of Kiowa No Charge end of season 303-422-3562

SELL YOUR STUFF HERE Email up to 140 characters of items totaling under $200 and we will run your ad at no charge for 2 weeks submit to- kearhart@coloradocommunitymedia.com Ads must be submitted by email Richard Lambert Foundation Family Grief & Healing Center to Host Free 6 Week Suicide Bereavement Workshop

The holiday's are quickly approaching and this may the support that you are needing to get through them Beginning each Wednesday 6:15-7:45pm October 5th thru November 9th - 143 S 2nd Place, Brighton, CO 80601 Have you been impacted by the loss of a family member or friend?

The death of someone you loved is frightening, painful and lonely.

This six week workshop will focus on information and the experiences of suicide bereavement. We understand the unique issues and experiences associated with bereavement following suicide. Your life, as you have known it, is forever changed and you may find yourself in an unexpected struggle, first just to survive and then to move forward. In the aftermath, survivors are left profoundly wounded and deeply distressed.

Richard Lambert Foundation is here to help you create a foundation for hope, surviving and healing. Registration is required by calling or texting 303-875-2347 or you may email info@richardlambertfoundation.org

GARAGE & ESTATE SALES Garage Sales Arvada

MOVING SALE

Furniture, Kitchen and Bath items, Southwestern home decor.

Everything must go Too much to list Thursday - Saturday 10/6-10/8 8am-5pm 5775 Xenon Way, Arvada 80002 Lone Tree Friday 9/30 7:30am & Saturday 10/1 8am Huge 3 family, 8185 Sweet Water Road Sports, Exercise, Furniture, Office, Household, Clothing, Numbered Framed Prints, Tools, Holiday and More Moving Sale 9/30-10/1 8am-1pm Kitchen and decorative items; old records; like new twin bed; antique dresser; gas grill 310 N Columbine St Golden 80403 Yard Sale anything and everything 1823 Ura Lane Northglenn Friday September 30th and Saturday October 1st 7:30am - 5pm

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ART CLASSES Beginner-Intermediate Art Instructor with many years art experience offering adult Oil Painting classes Fun Yet Informative in the Tech Center off South Ulster Street Ongoing - Start at any time Mondays from 6pm-8:30pm Phone for info 303-990-7407

www.sidneysart.com

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Misc. Notices

EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGN/ FREE MURAL - NEED WALL

The Education is #Notacrime Campaign is Seeking a Business or Organization in the Littleton District to Donate a Wall for a Mural - the purpose of which is to promote educational equality around the world and to support art.

If you are interested in supporting our project, please contact Kari asap at 303-587-1513 for more info. and to see possible designs.

Your wall is your donation - no other costs required. Sponsored by the Bahai's of Littleton Want To Purchase minerals and other oil/gas interests. Send details to: P.O. Box 13557 Denver, CO 80201

Thornton Lots of inventory, reasonable prices (includes furniture, jewelry & glassware) 4413 East 117th Court Thornton CO 80233 this Friday and Saturday from 8am-5pm

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MERCHANDISE

OPOCS SINGLES CLUB-55 PLUS A CIRCLE OF FRIENDS Social hours monthly 4-6pm Lakewood 3 Margaritas 2nd Tuesday of the month Guest Hostess Carol @ 303-389-7707 Lakewood Chad's 4th Tuesday of the month Hostess Darlene @ 303-233-4099 4th Thursday Denver - Baker Street Pub 8101 East Bellview Host Harold @ 303-693-3464 For more info and monthly newsletter call JoAnn membership chairman or Mary President @ 303-985-8937

Appliances

FARM & AGRICULTURE

Kenmore off white, tan, bisque refrigerator for sale. Glass adjustable shelves, clean, complete & working. For Rental or garage. $100 Why pay more? 303-257-0121

Arts & Crafts

Health and Beauty

Arts & Crafts Fair October 14 & 15 9:00 to 3:00 Parker Senior Center

Dogs

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OneTouch, Freestyle, AccuChek, more! Must not be expired or opened. Call Chris Today: 800-506-4964

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Miscellaneous KILL BED BUGS & THEIR EGGS! Buy Harris Bed Bug Killers/KIT Complete Treatment System.

Hardware Stores, The Home Depot, homedepot.com Sharp complete Surround Sound system AM/FM Radio, compact disc and dual cassette players, 4 speakers, remote, oak cabinet, manual, like new $250 Woodleys Solid oak coffee table and end table with inlaid etched glass tops, like new $150 (303)431-0850

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Building Materials

used moving boxes. $50 for entire lot of boxes. Please contact stewclan303@yahoo.com.

Musical Kobata engine 4 cylinder diesel, tire 10/16.5 has been serviced by Bobcat I have all paperwork control valve replaced, bearings done. purs like a kitten. Comes with smooth bucket, tooth bucket. trailer, 2 foam filled tires. and ramp. Trailer has brand new tires with required weight rating for bobcat. This was a family owned busness named Power Rental Equipment. 3780hrs, 43hp, diesel, oc 1350lbs, $18,500 OBO 303-818-2026

Music and Language For ages 3-5 and 6-8 Morning/afternoon classes Plus: Piano lessons for beginners, older kids and adults Piano lessons for kids and adults with special needs.

GE dishwasher in good shape. $100 Linda 303-257-0121

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White Maytag electric stove, clean & complete. Super Capacity Self Cleaning $100. Why pay more?

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Split & Delivered $250 a cord Stacking available extra $35 Delivery charge may apply Call 303-647-2475 or 720-323-2173

Free Stuff I am moving from Highlands Ranch and cannot take my 9 year old male cat. He is beautiful (all white with blue eyes) sweet and affectionate.

He is a very healthy, neutered and active cat. A bit shy at first so probably not good for a very active household. Please email Cindy at ccorty@gmail.com if you might be interested

PETS

1930's Extendable Gaming Table Dark Wood $85 Food Server Hutch solid mahogany with marble top 1800's from France cut out woodwork $500 Set of 8 service w/extra serving pieces Nikko Rose pattern China $150/obo Christmas Dishes 8 service w/extra serving pieces never been used still in boxes $100 Other items available 303-423-8810

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September 29, 2016

LOCAL

Gymnastics teams face a balancing act

Valor Christian’s Michael O’Donnell pulls Pomona’s Ryan Marquez to the ground for a tackle during the Panthers’ 23-16 win over Valor on Sept. 23. Photo by Paul DiSalvo

Valor off to slow start Top-ranked Pomona edges defending champs, dropping Eagles to 1-3

By Jim Benton jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia.com Valor Christian, which has won six of the past seven state football championships, saw its record dip to 1-3 when Pomona got revenge for last season’s title loss to the Eagles with a 23-16 nonleague victory Sept. 23 at Valor.

The Eagles came from behind to

KEEPING SCORE WITH...

SLOANE STEWARTSON ck Senior softball and tra and field athlete hool Rock Canyon High Sc

What is your favorite pre-competition meal?

My favorite pre-competition meal is a breakfast burrito. My parents used to make them for me when I was younger because I really didn’t like eggs, so they found a way to mask them. It’s become sort of a superstition for me, even for games starting in the afternoon.

Who is your favorite professional or collegiate athlete (past or present)?

My favorite professional athlete is Michael Jordan because of how persistent and hardworking he is. I strive to have the work ethic that he has and push myself that hard.

defeat the Panthers in last season’s state championship game but it was Pomona that stormed back from a 16-3 halftime deficit to notch the win in the rematch.

Slow starts are not uncommon for Valor, which has played rugged nonleague schedules in recent seasons. The last time the Eagles started 1-3 was in 2010, but they finished with 10 straight victories to claim the state title.

“We’ve got to do a better job of coaching,” Valor coach Rod Sherman said. “We need to find a way to win close games. We laid an egg against Mullen (a 41-10 loss) but other than that

What is your favorite subject in school?

My favorite subject in school is chemistry because it just really clicked for me. Whether it was the teacher that I had or the material that I really understood, I am basing my future on it so it’s something that I really enjoyed.

What is your favorite book?

My favorite book series is the “Divergent” series. I like reading about dystopian societies and comparing them to how our society is today. I think they are very interesting and it’s cool to see what the authors come up with to make each dystopia different.

What are your plans for after high school graduation?

After high school, I will be attending Louisiana Tech University to play softball. I will major in biochemical engineering.

“Keeping Score With…” is a Q&A with high school athletes in the south metro area. Email Colorado Community Media sports writer Jim Benton at jbenton @coloradocommunitymedia.com if you or someone you know would like to participate.

we’ve played good.”

Pomona entered the game as the state’s top-ranked team, while the Eagles were fifth, according the CHSAANow.com Class 5A poll.

Key moments Two Valor Christian penalties helped Pomona’s tying and winning touchdown drives in the fourth quarter.

Leading 16-9, the Eagles’ Ethan Zella intercepted a pass that would have given Valor the ball at the Pomona Valor continues on Page 35

 Chris Theodore, cross county, junior, Rock Canyon: Theodore won the Division I boys cross country race at the Dave Sanders Invitational on Sept. 23 with a time of 16:22.  Kaylee Rogers, volleyball, senior, Arapahoe: She had 15 kills and a 57.7 percent hitting percentage in a 3-0 win over Overland on Sept 23.  Maggie Swank, softball, sophomore, Englewood: Swank had two standout performances for the Pirates in a win over Jefferson on Sept. 19 and a triumph over Alameda on Sept. 20. She went 5-for9 with eight RBIs in those two games.  Kyle Pearson, golf, senior, Highlands Ranch: Pearson won medalist honors at the Class 5A Central Region tournament with a 4-under-par 68 on Sept. 20 at the City Park Golf Course.  Jake Archuleta, football, senior, Douglas County: The Huskies claimed their first victory of the season on Sept. 9 against Northglenn thanks to the defense. Archuleta had 13 tackles in the 7-3 victory.

Colorado Community Media selects five athletes from high schools in the south metro area each week as “Standout Performers.” Preference is given to athletes making their debut on the list. To nominate an athlete, contact Jim Benton at jbenton@ coloradocommunitymedia.com

Girls high school gymnastics in Colorado faces a difficult routine each season.

Challenges include facilities, handling expensive equipment, dealing with club teams and the fact that athletes for most teams come from here and there.

This season, there are 34 teams competing in Class 4A and 5A, and Jim Benton several teams OVERTIME go outside the school to practice. Participation figures for Colorado have remained stable with 545 gymnasts in 2015-16, 543 in 2014-15 and 481 in 2013-14.

Ponderosa is the lone Douglas County school with an in-house practice facility, which doubles as the wrestling room in the space located above and behind the west bleachers. However, if there is a pep assembly in the gym, the gymnastics equipment has to be taken down and set up again.

Thornton has one of the state’s biggest gyms and the gymnastics equipment can remain separated for daily physical education classes.

Pomona has a permanent practice area located higher than the gym where meets are held. It takes hard work from athletes and coaches to move and set up the equipment, plus the Panthers lose two days of practice every time a home meet is scheduled because of the relocation.

And there are risks moving equipment with an estimated startup cost of $20,000, according to Athletic Business, an online and print publication that covers the sports industry. Facilities, equipment and a shortage of coaches that require safety certification is a reason budget-strapped school districts shy away from adding gymnastics programs. Most teams are co-op, drawing athletes from multiple schools in the district.

Finally, it is often hard for teams to convince athletes to compete as a high school gymnast and not on a club team, where they may get more attention from college recruiters.

I would have liked to offer an account on this season’s top gymnastics teams and individuals but schedules are hard to find and results of meets can’t be found, so that’s another bad routine that gymnastics coaches face — but one that can easily be fixed.

Pitching from the stretch Wheat Ridge’s Brandy Trengove looks as if she might have lost her direction and went to the softball pitching circle instead of the mound on the baseball field.

The senior left-hander starts in the stretch or set position, lifts her right leg and appears ready to throw a split-finger fastball or maybe attempt a pickoff move toward first base.

Somehow, she drops her arm and delivers an underhand softball pitch.

“She’s unique,” Wheat Ridge coach Jamie Heflin said. “She was having trouble pushing off and the pitching coach said let’s try this.

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Jaguars win cross country meet Rock Canyon’s Chris Theodore paces the pack at park

By Tom Munds tmunds@coloradocommunitymedia.com Rock Canyon added another award to its trophy case as its boys team brought home the division one varsity team trophy from the Sept. 23 Dave Sanders Cross Country meet on the course at Clement Park in south Jefferson County.

There were 59 schools represented at the meet and the field was divided into division one for larger schools and division two for smaller schools. The meet is held in memory of Dave Sanders, the Columbine teacher and coach who was killed in the 1999 shooting at the school.

Rock Canyon’s Chris Theodore led the field of 248 runners in the boys varsity race as he completed the 5-kilometer course in a time of 16 minutes, 22 seconds —13 seconds ahead of Kyle Moran of Cherry Creek, who finished second.

Rock Canyon took top honors in the team standing with 48 points, with the first five Jaguars all finishing in the top 20.

Theodore was first, Bailey Timmons was fourth, Derek Fearon was 11th, A.J. Bishop was 13th and Luke Dickinson was 19th.

Arvada West won the girls division one team title with 101 points. Rock Canyon’s girls finished sixth, and were led to the finish line by Shannon Osoba, who finished 11th with a time of 20:07.

Teams from Mountain Vista and Highlands Ranch also competed in the division one races.

In the boys varsity race, Mountain Vista finished fifth and Ethan Rouse led his teammates across the finish line in 35th place as he posted a time of 18 minutes.

The Highlands Ranch boys finished 10th in the team standings and the Falcons were led by Caleb Meis, who finished 34th with a time of 17:58.

Mountain Vista’s girls team finished fourth in the team standings and was led

Chris Theodore takes a deep breath as he prepares to cross the finish line during the division one boys varsity race at the Dave Sanders Cross Country Meet at Clement Park in Jefferson County. Theodore was the first runner to complete the race, with a time of 16:22. He and his Jaguars teammates earned a total of 48 points to win the meet team title. Photo by Tom Munds

by Madison Easton, who finished fifth with a time of 19:38. Highlands Ranch’s girls were seventh, led by Megan Koch, who finished fourth in the field with a time of 19:33.

The area teams competing in division two were Ponderosa and Valor Christian.

D’Evelyn won the boys team title, Valor

was fourth and the team was led by Will Waxson, who finished 17th individually with a time of 17:51. Ponderosa finished 10th in the field of 25 teams, and Cameron Nuzman was the first Mustang to cross the finish line as he posted a time of 18:02.

The team from Holy Family won the

division two girls varsity race. Valor’s team finished in fourth place and was led by Keely Jones, who was the second runner across the finish line with a time of 18:51.

Ponderosa took 16th place in the team standings. The first Mustang girl to finish the race was Carly Bennett, who was 25th and had a time of 22:03.

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Valor avenges only loss from 2015 season Eagles notch 11-1 win over rival Wheat Ridge

Valor Christian’s Lauren Foster takes a good swing at a pitch during the Eagles’ 11-1 win over Wheat Ridge in a Jeffco 4A game Sept. 22 at Valor Christian. Foster had one hit and scored twice in the Eagles’ win that avenged a regular-season loss to the Farmers last season. Photo by Jim Benton

By Jim Benton jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia.com It was a game that was circled on the Valor Christian softball calendar.

Last season Wheat Ridge edged Valor, 5-3, during the regular season and won the 4A Jefferson County League championship and handed the Eagles their only loss of the season. Valor concluded the 2015 season with a 23-1 record by winning its second consecutive 4A state championship with a 2-1 victory over the Farmers in the title game.

The teams renewed their rivalry Sept.

22 at Valor Christian. The Eagles had last year’s lone loss on their minds and rolled to an 11-1 victory in the 4A Jeffco game shortened to 4½ innings because of the mercy rule.

“We definitely thought about last year’s game,” said senior catcher Erica Mann.

“We wanted it bad. We had posters up in the school. We were preparing for this and we were excited to play. We wanted it bad.

Last year they took league from us and they are our biggest competitor in league and now hopefully we can take it this year.”

Valor came into the game ranked second in the CHSAANow.com 4A softball rankings while the Farmers were third.

Key moments Unbeaten Valor Christian had 10 hits in four innings and sent 10 batters to the plate in a six-run fourth inning. Seven of the nine hitters in the starting lineup collected runs batted in.

Eagles pitcher Ali Kilponen, a junior, allowed four hits and no earned runs in winning for the 13th time this season.

Key players/statistics Senior second baseman Abby Zuschlag was 3-for-3 and freshman Hannah Hollander had two singles for the Eagles, who

have outscored the opposition 140-9 in 13 games.

Kilponen struck out eight batters and has fanned 152 hitters in 76 innings pitched.

Senior Sarah Gray had a bunt single and a double for the Farmers while starting pitcher Brandy Trengove and Izzy Quezada each had a single.

They said it “Most high schools have one through four as very strong hitters but we really pride ourselves in really one through nine,” said Valor coach Dave Atencio. “We not only have good hitters but they will execute when need be. We showed it being able to bunt, move runners when we needed to and of course getting those RBI.”

Wheat Ridge coach Jamie Heflin, a former mentor at Cherry Creek, says the loss won’t stall the Farmers’ drive for the state playoffs.

“I’m not going to dwell on a loss like this because things happen, and we’re working towards the playoffs as well and we hope to see them again,” he said. “We made a lot of mistakes. We went after high pitchers. Hey, hats off to her (Kilponen). She’s a blue-chip pitcher. Valor is a solid team.

They’ve gotten better since last year.”

Atencio claims the Eagles have tough challenges before the state playoffs.

“We still have a tough D’Evelyn (Oct. 1) team in league play and end the season with Mullen (Oct. 8) which is ranked No. 4 and a very, very good team. The game is at their place so we still have some tough

games. We have to take care of league first.”

Mann is aware that eight of Valor’s first 13 wins ended early because of the mercy rule.

“We haven’t had too many close games but our coaches abide on that we stay up in the dugout,” explained Mann. “We are always cheering no matter what the score is. We go out and do our job. Having a close game would be fun but these games are fun too. We have the motivation, we just want to play.”

Going forward Valor travels to Horizon for a Sept. 29 non-league game while Wheat Ridge goes to Evergreen the same afternoon for a 4A Jeffco contest.

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and completed a 92-yard, game-winning drive with 39 seconds on the clock when Cameron Gonzalez broke loose on a 22yard scoring run.

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40-yard line but a face-mask penalty nullified the pick. The Panthers kept possession and completed a 59-yard touchdown drive when Ryan Marquez threw a 30-yard TD pass to Ukiah Vigil. That TD plus the extra point tied the score at 16 with 3:27 left in the game.

Then, the Eagles had the Panthers backed up at their own 8-yard line but a personal foul was called against Valor. and with 2:34 showing on the clock instead of a third down, Pomona was given a first down. Pomona marched down the field

Benton

Key players/statistics Valor monopolized most of the statistics The Eagles had 364 total yards compared to 252 for Pomona and 151 of the Panthers yards came on the final two scoring drives. Valor Christian also had the advantage in first downs (23-11), time of possession (28:32-19:28), total offensive plays (71-51) and third-down conversions (8/18-3/13).

Marquez, a junior, completed 12 of 25 passes for 176 yards and two TDs. He was also the Panthers’ leading rusher with 27 yards. Sophomore Billy Proposal caught

physical genetics.”

Trengove is 9-5 this season with two saves.

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It gave her about four miles an hour more speed. Sometimes, we’ll switch it up and throw a conventional pitch.

“Really in the science of pitching, it goes against all

Heisman Watch UCLA went all out to limit the big play by Stanford junior running back Christian McCaffrey.

McCaffrey, a Valor Christian graduate, was the AP Player of the Year and the Heisman Trophy

seven passes that included one catch for 41 yards and a touchdown.

Senior quarterback Dylan McCaffrey was a workhorse for Valor. He was 16-of31 for 157 yards passing and he rushed 15 times for 106 yards and two touchdowns.

Ryan Thibault and Jack Walleye were McCaffrey’s favorite targets with four receptions each.

With 10 tackles, Zella led a Valor defense that contained Pomona’s talented junior Max Borghi to just 65 yards allpurpose yards.

They said it The victory was payback but Pomona quarterback Ryan Marquez said it was more than just for revenge.

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Airing it out Faith Christian used a statistically impressive passing attack to notch its first win of the season on Sept. 23 with a 34-7 triumph over Brush.

The Eagles passed for 349 yards, averaging 29.1 yards per completion.

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

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MORTGAGE TRUST 2006-A2 Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 9/24/2003 Recording Date of DOT: 10/6/2003 Reception No. of DOT: 2003147190 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $449,300.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $389,669.25

mand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, October 26, 2016, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

Public Notices Public Trustees PUBLIC NOTICE Littleton NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2012-1013 To Whom It May Concern: On 6/30/2016 2:37:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: DANIEL D STONEBARGER Original Beneficiary: WORLD SAVINGS BANK, FSB Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 10/26/2007 Recording Date of DOT: 11/2/2007 Reception No. of DOT: 2007085671 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $536,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $504,866.96 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 201, HIGHLANDS RANCH, FILING NO. 122-I COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 10205 Charissglen Ln, Littleton, CO 801265528 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, November 2, 2016, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

If you believe that your lender or servicer has failed to provide a single point of contact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or they are still pursuing foreclosure even though you have submitted a completed loss mitigation application or you have been offered and have accepted a loss mitigation option (38-38103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint with the Colorado Attorney General (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (855-411-2372) or both. However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process.

First Publication: 9/8/2016 Last Publication: 10/6/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 6/30/2016 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Colorado Registration #: 7700 E. ARAPAHOE ROAD, SUITE 230, CENTENNIAL, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (303) 952-6902 Fax #: Attorney File #: CO-14-639664-JS *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2012-1013 First Publication: 9/8/2016 Last Publication: 10/6/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

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

Public Trustees

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 377, ROXBOROUGH DOWNS, FILING NO. 2, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO Which has the address of: 6959 Surrey Trl, Littleton, CO 80125 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, October 26, 2016, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

If you believe that your lender or servicer has failed to provide a single point of contact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or they are still pursuing foreclosure even though you have submitted a completed loss mitigation application or you have been offered and have accepted a loss mitigation option (38-38103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint with the Colorado Attorney General (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (855-411-2372) or both. However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process.

First Publication: 9/1/2016 Last Publication: 9/29/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 7/5/2016 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: WELDON P. PHILLIPS JR Colorado Registration #: 31827 1199 BANNOCK STREET , DENVER, COLORADO 80204 Phone #: (303) 350-3711 Fax #: Attorney File #: 5050.100374.F01 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2016-0177 First Publication: 9/1/2016 Last Publication: 9/29/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Highlands Ranch NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2016-0179 To Whom It May Concern: On 7/7/2016 1:58:00 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: DAVID A. BENAVIDES AND ANNETTE BENAVIDES Original Beneficiary: WELLS FARGO FINANCIAL COLORADO, INC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: WELLS FARGO FINANCIAL COLORADO, INC. Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 4/25/2007 Recording Date of DOT: 5/10/2007 Reception No. of DOT: 2007038519 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $409,760.80 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $454,982.93 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.***Home Affordable Modification Agreement effective 4/1/2011.

PUBLIC NOTICE

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

Littleton NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2016-0177

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

To Whom It May Concern: On 7/5/2016 12:46:00 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.

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 21, BLOCK 1, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO. 52-C, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Original Grantor: BRIAN K ROBINSON AND BRENDA K ROBINSON Original Beneficiary: PEAK NATIONAL MORTGAGE Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR J.P. MORGAN MORTGAGE TRUST 2006-A2 Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 9/24/2003 Recording Date of DOT: 10/6/2003 Reception No. of DOT: 2003147190 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $449,300.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $389,669.25 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.

Which has the address of: 1884 Mountain Sage Run, Highlands Ranch, CO 80126 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, October 26, 2016, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

If you believe that your lender or servicer has failed to provide a single

Public Trustees

If you believe that your lender or servicer has failed to provide a single point of contact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or they are still pursuing foreclosure even though you have submitted a completed loss mitigation application or you have been offered and have accepted a loss mitigation option (38-38103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint with the Colorado Attorney General (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (855-411-2372) or both. However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process.

First Publication: 9/1/2016 Last Publication: 9/29/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 7/8/2016 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: JOAN OLSON Colorado Registration #: 28078 7700 E. ARAPAHOE ROAD, SUITE 230, CENTENNIAL, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (303) 952-6906 Fax #: Attorney File #: CO-16-738242-JS *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2016-0179 First Publication: 9/1/2016 Last Publication: 9/29/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Littleton NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2016-0180

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cial Protection Bureau (855-411-2372) or both. However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process.

First Publication: 9/1/2016 Last Publication: 9/29/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 7/8/2016 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

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

JOAN OLSON Colorado Registration #: 28078 7700 E. ARAPAHOE ROAD, SUITE 230, CENTENNIAL, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (303) 952-6906 Fax #: Attorney File #: CO-15-695523-JS

Public Trustees

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2016-0180 First Publication: 9/1/2016 Last Publication: 9/29/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Highlands Ranch NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2016-0181 To Whom It May Concern: On 7/7/2016 1:59:00 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: RONALD D DAVIS AND SANDRA L DAVIS Original Beneficiary: OPTION ONE MORTGAGE CORPORATION Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR OPTION ONE MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2006-3, ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-3 Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 11/27/2006 Recording Date of DOT: 12/1/2006 Reception No. of DOT: 2006103459 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $204,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $184,864.56 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.

To Whom It May Concern: On 7/7/2016 1:59:00 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.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

Original Grantor: GERALD R. GALLEGOS AND BELINDA G. GALLEGOS Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS A NOMINEE FOR HOMECOMINGS FINANCIAL, LLC (F/K/A HOMECOMINGS FINANCIAL NETWORK, INC.) Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, AS TRUSTEE FOR RESIDENTIAL ACCREDIT LOANS, INC., MORTGAGE ASSET-BACKED PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-QH9 Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 8/27/2007 Recording Date of DOT: 8/31/2007 Reception No. of DOT: 2007070070 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $440,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $504,618.80

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 180, HIGHLANDS RANCH, FILING NO 61 A, ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF AND RATIFICATION OF DEDICATION RECORDED DECEMBER 19, 1995 IN BOOK 1307 AT PAGE 331, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO

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 198, ROXBOROUGH DOWNS, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 10657 Brown Fox Trail, Littleton, CO 80125 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, October 26, 2016, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

If you believe that your lender or servicer has failed to provide a single point of contact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or they are still pursuing foreclosure even though you have submitted a completed loss mitigation application or you have been offered and have accepted a loss mitigation option (38-38103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint with the Colorado Attorney General (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (855-411-2372) or both. However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process.

First Publication: 9/1/2016 Last Publication: 9/29/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 7/8/2016 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: JOAN OLSON Colorado Registration #: 28078 7700 E. ARAPAHOE ROAD, SUITE 230, CENTENNIAL, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (303) 952-6906 Fax #: Attorney File #: CO-15-695523-JS *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE

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

Which has the address of: 6132 Trailhead Rd, Highlands Ranch, CO 801305329 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 26, 2016, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

If you believe that your lender or servicer has failed to provide a single point of contact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or they are still pursuing foreclosure even though you have submitted a completed loss mitigation application or you have been offered and have accepted a loss mitigation option (38-38103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint with the Colorado Attorney General (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (855-411-2372) or both. However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process.

First Publication: 9/1/2016 Last Publication: 9/29/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 7/8/2016 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: MONICA KADRMAS Colorado Registration #: 34904 1199 BANNOCK STREET , DENVER, COLORADO 80204 Phone #: (303) 350-3711 Fax #: Attorney File #: 4500.101817.F01 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2016-0181 First Publication: 9/1/2016 Last Publication: 9/29/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Littleton NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2016-0186 To Whom It May Concern: On 7/12/2016 3:11:00 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: NORMAN J ACKER Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR LENDER, NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 4/9/2014 Recording Date of DOT: 4/14/2014 Reception No. of DOT: 2014018200

A FIRST LIEN.

PUBLIC NOTICE

Littleton NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2016-0186

September 29, 2016

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

Legal Description of Real Property: THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED REAL PROPERTY SITUATE IN THE CITY OF HIGHLANDS RANCH, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, AND STATE OF COLORADO, TO WIT: LOT 24, HIGHLANDS RANCH- FILING NO. 62-A, 1ST AMENDMENT, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE To advertise your publicOF notices call 303-566-4100 COLORADO. Original Grantor: NORMAN J ACKER Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECWhich has the address of: 345 East TRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, Brentford Circle, Highlands Ranch, CO INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE 80126 FOR LENDER, NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC NOTICE OF SALE Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC The current holder of the Evidence of Debt Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 4/9/2014 secured by the Deed of Trust described Recording Date of DOT: 4/14/2014 herein, has filed written election and deReception No. of DOT: 2014018200 mand for sale as provided by law and in DOT Recorded in Douglas County. said Deed of Trust.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $199,437.00 THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given Outstanding Principal Amount as of the that on the first possible sale date (unless date hereof: $194,041.48 the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 16, 2016, at the PubPursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you lic Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, are hereby notified that the covenants of Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public the deed of trust have been violated as auction to the highest and best bidder for follows: Failure to pay monthly installcash, the said real property and all inments due Note Holder. terest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of A FIRST LIEN. Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, The property described herein is all of and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificthe property encumbered by the lien of ate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the deed of trust. the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 5, BLOCK 5, EXECUTIVE HOMES cure by those parties entitled to cure may AT ROXBOROUGH VILLAGE, FILING also be extended.

NO. 1, ACCORDING TO THE FIRST AMENDMENT RECORDED SEPTEMIf you believe that your lender or serBER 9, 1986 AT RECEPTION NO. vicer has failed to provide a single 8618485, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, point of contact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or STATE OF COLORADO. they are still pursuing foreclosure even though you have submitted a comWhich has the address of: 10195 Westpleted loss mitigation application or side Ct, Littleton, CO 80125 you have been offered and have accepted a loss mitigation option (38-38NOTICE OF SALE 103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint with the Colorado Attorney General The current holder of the Evidence of Debt (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Finansecured by the Deed of Trust described cial Protection Bureau (855-411-2372) herein, has filed written election and deor both. However, the filing of a command for sale as provided by law and in plaint in and of itself will not stop the said Deed of Trust. foreclosure process.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless First Publication: 9/22/2016 the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. WedLast Publication: 10/20/2016 nesday, November 2, 2016, at the Public Publisher: Douglas County News Press Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public aucDated: 8/1/2016 CHRISTINE DUFFY tion to the highest and best bidder for DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs The name, address and telephone numand assigns therein, for the purpose of bers of the attorney(s) representing the paying the indebtedness provided in said legal holder of the indebtedness is: Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses JOAN OLSON of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a CertificColorado Registration #: 28078 ate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If 7700 E. ARAPAHOE ROAD, SUITE 230, the sale date is continued to a later date, CENTENNIAL, COLORADO 80112 the deadline to file a notice of intent to Phone #: (303) 952-6906 cure by those parties entitled to cure may Fax #: also be extended.

Attorney File #: CO-16-740121-JS To Whom It May Concern: On 7/12/2016 3:11:00 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.

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

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

First Publication: 9/8/2016 Last Publication: 10/6/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

To Whom It May Concern: On 7/12/2016 3:08:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Dated: 7/15/2016 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: HOLLY RYAN Colorado Registration #: 32647 355 UNION BOULEVARD SUITE 250, LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80228 Phone #: (303) 274-0155 Fax #: (303) 274-0159 Attorney File #: 16-945-29352 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2016-0186 First Publication: 9/8/2016 Last Publication: 10/6/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Highlands Ranch NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2016-0197 To Whom It May Concern: On 7/29/2016 10:18:00 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: WILMA G ANDERSON Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR CAPITAL ONE HOME LOANS, LLC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 3/30/2006 Recording Date of DOT: 4/17/2006 Reception No. of DOT: 2006031805 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $55,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $28,081.04 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: THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED REAL PROPERTY SITUATE IN THE CITY OF HIGHLANDS RANCH, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, AND STATE OF COLORADO, TO WIT: LOT 24, HIGHLANDS RANCH- FILING NO. 62-A, 1ST AMENDMENT, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 345 East Brentford Circle, Highlands Ranch, CO 80126 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in

Legal Notice No.: 2016-0197 First Publication: 9/22/2016 Last Publication: 10/20/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Littleton NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2016-0182

Original Grantor: PEARL A MEEKS Original Beneficiary: NATIONAL CITY MORTGAGE A DIVISION OF NATIONAL CITY BANK Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, D/B/A CHRISTIANA TRUST, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE, FOR THE CSMC 2015-RPL3 TRUST, MORTGAGEBACKED NOTES, SERIES 2015-RPL3 Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 1/4/2007 Recording Date of DOT: 3/1/2007 Reception No. of DOT: 2007017739 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $178,500.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $182,712.46

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.

***Interest Only Step Rate Loan Modification Agreement recorded September 27, 2012 at Reception No. 2012072740

Said Deed of Trust was rerecorded on 11/29/2011, under Reception No. 2011074993.

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 18, BLOCK 2, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO. 8, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Which has the address of: 9175 Rimrock Court, Littleton, CO 80126 NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 2, 2016, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

If you believe that your lender or servicer has failed to provide a single point of contact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or they are still pursuing foreclosure even though you have submitted a completed loss mitigation application or you have been offered and have accepted a loss mitigation op-

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September 29, 2016 and submit to a background check before volunteering. Training provided to all new drivers. Deliveries start at 1 p.m. and last until 3 p.m.

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

Send volunteer opportunities to Animal Rescue of the Rockies hharden@coloradocommunitymedia.

Provides foster care for death-row com shelter dogs and cats throughout Colo18th Judicial District Attorney’s Ofrado fice Domestic Violence Program Need: Foster families for animals on Provides information and support to lists to be euthanized crime victims Contact: www.animalrescueNeed: Victim Adocates interact with oftherockies.org. and support victims of domestic vio-PUBLIC NOTICE ASSE International Student Exlence. They also provide resource refer- Littleton change Program NOTICE OF SALE rals and explain processes to victims. student exchange programs Public Trustee Sale No.Organizes 2016-0182 Requirements: 20 hours of training Local host families to provide To Whom It May Concern: Need: On 7/12/2016 required; volunteers must commit tothe undersigned 3:08:00 PM Publicfor Trusthomes boys and girls age 15-18 from ee caused the Notice of Election and Deone morning a week at the Justice Cen-to the Deed mand relating of Trustof de-coutries. a variety scribed below to be recorded in Douglas ter in Castle Rock.

Contact: Cathy Hintz, 406-488-8325 County.

Contact: Mel Secrease, 720-733-4552 or 800-733-2773 Original Grantor: PEARL A MEEKS or msecrease@da.18.state.co.us.

Original Beneficiary: NATIONAL CastleCITY Rock Senior Activity Center MORTGAGE A DIVISION OF NATIONAL Angel Heart Project Provides services to local seniors CITY BANK Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: Delivers meals to men, women and Volunteer drivers to take seWILMINGTON SAVINGS Need: FUND SOCIFSB, D/B/A CHRISTIANA TRUST, children with life-threateningETY, illnesses niors to appointments, the grocery store, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE, FOR THE Need: Volunteers willing toCSMC deliver 2015-RPL3 TRUST, MORTGAGE- and more. pharmacies BACKED NOTES, SERIES 2015-RPL3 meals to clients in the South Denver Steph Schroeder, 303-688Date of Deed of Trust (DOT):Contact: 1/4/2007 Recording Date of DOT:9498 3/1/2007 area.

Reception No. of DOT: 2007017739 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Colorado Humane Society Requirements: Attend an orientation Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $178,500.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $182,712.46

PUBLIC NOTICE Littleton NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2016-0182

To Whom It May Concern: On 7/12/2016 3:08:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: PEARL A MEEKS Original Beneficiary: NATIONAL CITY MORTGAGE A DIVISION OF NATIONAL CITY BANK Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, D/B/A CHRISTIANA TRUST, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE, FOR THE CSMC 2015-RPL3 TRUST, MORTGAGEBACKED NOTES, SERIES 2015-RPL3 Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 1/4/2007 Recording Date of DOT: 3/1/2007 Reception No. of DOT: 2007017739 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $178,500.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $182,712.46

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.

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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.

FOR RELEASE WEEK OF SEPT. 26, 2016

***Interest Only Step Rate Loan Modification Agreement recorded September 27, 2012 at Reception No. 2012072740

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Said Deed of Trust was rerecorded on 11/29/2011, under Reception No. 2011074993.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO

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

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And concerning: a delay in completing your projects. Use this time STEPHANIE CALLENDER, to pursue a personal matter you were too busy D.O.B.: 5/05/1986; Mother; to deal with before. You’ll find it will be time well THOMAS CALLENDER, II, D.O.B.: 5/17/1983 (Father of Thomas spent.

Callender, III); and LEO (July 23 to August 22) With things slowing JEFFREY BROWN, D.O.B.: 11/16/1982 (Father of Ezekiel Brown), Respondents, down a bit this week, it would be a good time for And MONICA DEAN, (Maternal Aunt), luxury-loving Leonines to go somewhere for some Special Respondent.

Which has the address of: 9175 Rimrock Court, Littleton, CO 80126 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

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accept it with confidence. A loved one supports your decision.

a delay in completing your projects. Use this time In the Interest of: THOMAS CALLENDER, III, to pursue a personal matter you were too busy D.O.B.: 11/20/2013; and to deal with before. You’ll find it will be time well EZEKIEL BROWN, D.O.B.: 12/30/2001,spent.

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Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 18, BLOCK 2, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO. 8, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

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THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wed***Interest Only Step Rate Loan Modificanesday, November 2, 2016, at the Public tion Agreement recorded September 27, Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle 2012 at Reception No. 2012072740 Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for Said Deed of Trust was rerecorded on cash, the said real property and all in11/29/2011, under Reception No. terest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs 2011074993. and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said SOLVE SUDOKU: Numbers 9 must fillsecured each row, and THE LIENTO FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE 1 through Evidence of Debt bycolumn the Deed ofbox. Each A FIRST LIEN. Trust,row, pluscolumn attorneys’ number can appear only once in each andfees, box. the You expenses can figure out the of sale and other items allowed by law, order in which the numbers will appear by using the numeric clues already provided The property described herein is all of and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificin the boxes. Theby more numbers you name, the easier gets toby solve the property encumbered the lien of ate of Purchase, all as itprovided law.the If puzzle! the deed of trust. the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to Legal Description of Real Property: cure by those parties entitled to cure may LOT 18, BLOCK 2, HIGHLANDS RANCH also be extended.

FILING NO. 8, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. If you believe that your lender or servicer has failed to provide a single point of conWhich has the address of: 9175 Rimtact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or they are still rock Court, Littleton, CO 80126 pursuing foreclosure even though you have submitted a completed loss mitigaNOTICE OF SALE tion application or you have been offered and have accepted a loss mitigation opThe current holder of the Evidence of Debt tion (38-38-103.2 CRS), you may file a secured by the Deed of Trust described complaint with the Colorado Attorney Genherein, has filed written election and deeral (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Finmand for sale as provided by law and in ancial Protection Bureau (855-411-2372) said Deed of Trust. or both. However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given process. that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. WedFirst Publication: 9/8/2016 nesday, November 2, 2016, at the Public Last Publication: 10/6/2016 Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Public Notice Publisher: Douglas County News Press Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for DOUGLAS COUNTY DISTRICT COURT, Dated: 7/15/2016 cash, the said real property and all inSTATE OF COLORADO CHRISTINE DUFFY terest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs 4000 Justice Way DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee and assigns therein, for the purpose of Castle Rock, CO paying the indebtedness provided in said Douglas County, CO 80109 The name, address and telephone numEvidence of Debt secured by the Deed of bers of the attorney(s) representing the Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE legal holder of the indebtedness is: of sale and other items allowed by law, OF COLORADO and will deliver to the purchaser a CertificMONICA KADRMAS ate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If In the Interest of: Colorado Registration #: 34904 the sale date is continued to a later date, THOMAS CALLENDER, III, 1199 BANNOCK STREET, the deadline to file a notice of intent to D.O.B.: 11/20/2013; and DENVER, COLORADO 80204 cure by those parties entitled to cure may EZEKIEL BROWN, D.O.B.: 12/30/2001, Phone #: (303) 350-3711 also be extended.

The Children, Fax #: Attorney File #: 5050.100556.F01 If you believe that your lender or servicer And concerning: has failed to provide a single point of conSTEPHANIE CALLENDER, *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE tact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or they are still D.O.B.: 5/05/1986; Mother; SALE DATES on the Public Trustee webpursuing foreclosure even though you THOMAS CALLENDER, II, site: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustD.O.B.: 5/17/1983 (Father of Thomas have submitted a completed loss mitigaee/ Callender, III); and tion application or you have been offered JEFFREY BROWN, D.O.B.: 11/16/1982 and have accepted a loss mitigation opLegal Notice No.: 2016-0182 (Father of Ezekiel Brown), Respondents, tion (38-38-103.2 CRS), you may file a First Publication: 9/8/2016 And MONICA DEAN, (Maternal Aunt), complaint with the Colorado Attorney GenLast Publication: 10/6/2016 Special Respondent. eral (720-508-6006) or the Consumer FinPublisher: Douglas County News Press ancial Protection Bureau (855-411-2372) Attorney for Department: or both. However, the filing of a complaint John Thirkell, #13865 in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure R. LeeAnn Reigrut, #28833 process.

4400 Castleton Ct. First Publication: 9/8/2016 Castle Rock, CO 80109 Last Publication: 10/6/2016 (303) 663-7726 Public Notice Publisher: Douglas County News Press FAX 877-285-8988 jthirkel@douglas.co.us DOUGLAS COUNTY DISTRICT COURT, Dated: 7/15/2016 lreigrut@douglas.co.us STATE OF COLORADO CHRISTINE DUFFY CASE NUMBER: 16JV197 DIVISION 7 4000 Justice Way DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee Castle Rock, CO DEPENDENCY SUMMONS Douglas County, CO 80109 The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the This Summons is initiated pursuant to THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE legal holder of the indebtedness is: Rule 2.2 of the Colorado Rules of JuvenOF COLORADO ile Procedure, Rule 4 of the Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure, and Section 19MONICA KADRMAS In the Interest of: 3-503, C.R.S. 2015.

Colorado Registration #: 34904 THOMAS CALLENDER, III, 1199 BANNOCK STREET, D.O.B.: 11/20/2013; and TO THOMAS CALLENDER: DENVER, COLORADO 80204 EZEKIEL BROWN, D.O.B.: 12/30/2001, You are hereby notified that a petition has Phone #: (303) 350-3711 The Children, been filed which alleges that the aboveFax #: named children are dependent or negAttorney File #: 5050.100556.F01 And concerning: lected as per the facts set forth in the DeSTEPHANIE CALLENDER, pendency and Neglect Petition, a copy of *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE D.O.B.: 5/05/1986; Mother; which can be obtained from John SALE DATES on the Public Trustee webTHOMAS CALLENDER, II, Thirkell's office. site: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustD.O.B.: 5/17/1983 (Father of Thomas ee/ Callender, III); and A RETURN ON SERVICE FOR REJEFFREY BROWN, D.O.B.: 11/16/1982 SPONDENT FATHER hearing has been Legal Notice No.: 2016-0182

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Public Notice DOUGLAS COUNTY DISTRICT COURT, STATE OF COLORADO 4000 Justice Way Castle Rock, CO Douglas County, CO 80109 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO In the Interest of: THOMAS CALLENDER, III, D.O.B.: 11/20/2013; and EZEKIEL BROWN, D.O.B.: 12/30/2001, The Children, And concerning: STEPHANIE CALLENDER, D.O.B.: 5/05/1986; Mother; THOMAS CALLENDER, II, D.O.B.: 5/17/1983 (Father of Thomas Callender, III); and JEFFREY BROWN, D.O.B.: 11/16/1982 (Father of Ezekiel Brown), Respondents, And MONICA DEAN, (Maternal Aunt), Special Respondent.

Attorney for Department: John Thirkell, #13865 R. LeeAnn Reigrut, #28833 4400 Castleton Ct. Castle Rock, CO 80109 (303) 663-7726 FAX 877-285-8988 jthirkel@douglas.co.us lreigrut@douglas.co.us CASE NUMBER: 16JV197 DIVISION 7 DEPENDENCY SUMMONS This Summons is initiated pursuant to Rule 2.2 of the Colorado Rules of Juvenile Procedure, Rule 4 of the Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure, and Section 193-503, C.R.S. 2015.

TO THOMAS CALLENDER: You are hereby notified that a petition has been filed which alleges that the abovenamed children are dependent or neglected as per the facts set forth in the Dependency and Neglect Petition, a copy of which can be obtained from John Thirkell's office.

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A RETURN ON SERVICE FOR RESPONDENT FATHER hearing has been set for OCTOBER 17, 2016 AT 9:00 A.M. in Division 7, Douglas County District Court, 4000 Justice Way, Castle Rock, Colorado, 80109.

Your presence before this court is required to defend against the claims in this petition. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR, THE COURT WILL PROCEED IN YOUR ABSENCE, WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE, TO CONDUCT AN ADJUDICATORY HEARING AND MAY ENTER A JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT THEREBY ADJUDICATING YOUR CHILDREN AS DEPENDENT OR NEGLECTED CHILDREN. You have the right to request a trial by jury at the adjudicatory stage of this petition.

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

Attorney for Department: John Thirkell, #13865 R. LeeAnn Reigrut, #28833 4400 Castleton Ct. Castle Rock, CO 80109 (303) 663-7726 FAX 877-285-8988 jthirkel@douglas.co.us lreigrut@douglas.co.us CASE NUMBER: 16JV197 DIVISION

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TO THOMAS CALLENDER: take on.

You are hereby notified that a petition has been filed which alleges that the aboveSAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) named children are dependent or negThere might still be some loose ends that need lected as per the facts set forth in the Deup if you hope to get that important rependency and Neglect Petition, a copy tucking of which can be obtained from John lationship repaired. A new spurt of activity starts Thirkell's office. soon.

A RETURN ON SERVICE FOR RECAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) It’s a SPONDENT FATHER hearing has been good idea to keep the positive momentum going set for OCTOBER 17, 2016 AT 9:00 A.M. by finding and getting rid of anything that could in Division 7, Douglas County District cause you to stumble. Keep the path ahead clear Court, 4000 Justice Way, Castle Rock, and open.

Colorado, 80109.

AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) A period Your presence before this court is reof contemplation is advised before you make your quired to defend against the claims in this petition. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR, THE next move. Be sure that where you decide to go is COURT WILL PROCEED IN YOUR ABthe right place for you. A health matter needs atSENCE, WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE, tention.

TO CONDUCT AN ADJUDICATORY HEARING AND MAY ENTER A JUDGPISCES (February 19 to March 20) That new MENT BY DEFAULT THEREBY ADJUenergy surge that hit you last week continues to DICATING YOUR CHILDREN AS DEsend out good vibrations. Try investing a part of it PENDENT OR NEGLECTED CHILDREN. in creating something noteworthy on the job.

You have the right to request a trial by jury BORN THIS WEEK: You like to balance your at the adjudicatory stage of this petition. personal universe, and in doing so, you help bring You also have the right to legal representation at every stage of the proceedings by harmony into the lives of the rest of us. counsel of your own choosing, or if you are without sufficient financial means, ap(c) 2016 King Features Synd., Inc. pointment of counsel by the Court. Termination of your parent-child legal relationship to free your children for adoption is a possible remedy in this proceeding. If that remedy is pursued, you are entitled to a hearing before a Judge. You also have the right, if you are indigent, to have the Court appoint, at no expense to you, one Public Notice expert witness of your own choosing at any hearing on the termination of your NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING parent-child relationship. If you are a minor, you have the right to the appointA public hearing will be held on Monday, ment of a Guardian ad litem to represent October 17 at 7:00 P.M. before the your best interests.

Douglas County Planning Commission and on Tuesday, October 25 at 2:30 You have the right to have this matter P.M. before the Board of County Commisheard by a district court judge rather than sioners in the Commissioner’s Hearing by the magistrate. You may waive that Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, CO, right, and in doing so, you will be bound for a proposed amendment to the Douglas by the findings and recommendations of County Zoning Resolution. Generally the the magistrate, subject to review as amendment will repeal Section 19B Castle provided by sec. 19-1-108(5.5), C.R.S. Rock IGA – Overlay District of the 2015, and subsequently, to the right of apDouglas County Zoning Resolution. peal as provided by Colorado Appellate Rule 3.4.

For more information call Douglas County Planning at 303-660-7460.

This summons is being initiated by the File No. DR2016-008 Douglas County Department of Human Services through its counsel.

Legal Notice No.: 929801 First Publication: September 29, 2016 Dated: September 15, 2016 Last Publication: September 29, 2016 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press John Thirkell, #13865 R. LeeAnn Reigrut, #28833 Assistant Douglas County Attorney

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Legal Notice No.: 929782 First Publication: September 29, 2016 Last Publication: September 29, 2016 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

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September 29, 2016

Join us October 20th for our 2nd Annual WIN with Heart Event!

The Chamber’s Women In Networking group, has planned an evening of food and wine pairings, a silent auction to benefit the American Cancer Society and ends with guest speaker Liz Holzemer.

UPCOMING EVENTS Visit our website at www.highlandsranchchamber.org to find out about upcoming events.

Non-members are welcome to attend up to two events as our guest before joining.

Liz is a local resident, author of Curveball: When Life Throws You a Brain Tumor, and wife of former pro baseball pitcher Mark Holzemer. Hear how she emerged from her frightening diagnosis and two brain surgeries, while retaining her remarkable spirit of survival and renewed sense of purpose and hope. Liz has been profiled on the Today Show, Discovery Health Channel and been featured in 5280, USA TODAY, Woman’s World, and other print media. She is a past recipient of the Tim Gullikson Spirit Award and Woman’s Day Annual ‘Women Who Inspire Us” Award and continues to share her “second chance” story.

Register today at www.highlandsranchchamber.org/win-with-heart

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CHAMBER STAFF ANDREA LAREW, PRESIDENT

andrea@highlandsranchchamber.org DIANE KAHLER, COMMUNICATIONS & OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR

diane@highlandsranchchamber.org

SUSAN MANFREDI, DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

susan@highlandsranchchamber.org

KAY STOLZENBACH, MEMBERSHIP ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE

kay@highlandsranchchamber.org

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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Ambassador of the Month: Andy Markusfeld Name of Business: Stonebridge Financial Solutions Title: Advisor Website: www.stonebridgefinancialsolutions.com How long have you been/owned this company: 10 years What is the mission/vision of your company? At Stonebridge Financial Solutions our goal is to help our clients achieve financial abundance.

What makes your company stand out? Unlike many of our competitors who represent and take direction from large financial service corporations, Stonebridge is an independent investment advisory and planning firm which gives us the unique unbiased

ability to match products and services to our clients’ individual needs and desires.

What do you like most about your job? I really enjoy my job when I see my clients attain a higher level of comfort, excitement and direction as we develop a plan that will help them successfully envision and attain their future financial goals.

How do you spend your free time? Very much enjoy living in Highlands Ranch with my wife and two children.

In my free time I enjoy playing golf and traveling.

What do you like most about being an Ambassador for the Chamber? I really enjoy helping people make business connections that will expand their networks and positively impact commerce in our community.

THANK YOU TO OUR CHAIRMAN’S CIRCLE SPONSORS

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