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MY NAME IS

ANDY BENSON

Head pro at University of Denver Golf Club in Highlands Ranch

Director of golf I’m 54 and I live south of Highlands Ranch in Castle Pines North. I’m the director of golf at the University of Denver Golf Club, which entails overseeing golf operations at the club.

Basically, that would include inside the golf shop, the golf professionals, our instructors as well as our outside service staff.

I grew up in Colorado and when the course originally opened in 1998, there were private owners who owned the golf course who were friends of mine. So I agreed to come down and help them open up the Highlands Ranch Golf Club and be a part of this new project.

Wearer of many hats My favorite part of the job in the golf business is being around people who are recreating and having a lot of fun. As a golf professional you wear a lot of hats. Many people think the local golf professionals are people paying in the PGA tour for money, which is not the case. We do play, we teach, we manage the operations and we see and rub shoulders with a lot of the local business leaders and people so it’s a lot of fun that way.

Highlands Ranch history I’ve learned a lot about the history of Highlands Ranch. One of the things not many people know is how the University of Denver, way back in the day, actually had some ownership of some of the land at one time that is now the golf course they own today.

Learning more about history, about all of that as well as the Highlands Ranch mansion, is I think a lot of fun.

The whole community kind of grew up around us. To watch all that grow and evolve has been a lot of fun.

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Off the course fun Being a Colorado native, I am an avid fisherman, hunter, outdoorsman and hiker. Growing up in Colorado, I’ve just enjoyed all of those outdoor activities that Colorado has to offer. I grew up skiing, I just really love the outdoors and all they have to offer. I was fortunate to be around all of that growing up.

A Ralphie Wrangler I went to The University of Colorado Boulder and I was a Ralphie Wrangler. We’d run the buffalo around before the football game, which is one of the best mascots around. Before the game they run this buffalo, Ralphie, and he leads the team out on the field and runs around the field.

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Senior center design delayed six months for survey Metro district hasn’t surveyed community since 2014, staff says it’s time

BY ELLIOTT WENZLER EWENZLER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The Highlands Ranch Metro District seemed to take one step forward and one step back in its quest for a senior center during a Sept. 24 board meeting.

Board members progressed by considering where the center could be built, but hit a snag when the general manager brought up the need for a community survey beforehand, which will take at least six months.

During the meeting, the metro districts’ parks and recreation director, Carrie Ward, presented the staff ’s findings on possible senior center locations. The team found that an optimal lot would cover at least five acres and the ideal building would be about 22,000 square feet.

The team narrowed the options from the 23 sites they examined to the three most viable options: one lot on Highlands Ranch Parkway, another on Plaza Road and another in Toepfer Park.

While the Highlands Ranch Parkway lot is the most expensive option

at nearly $11 million in development costs, it’s also the most centrally located and the most visible, Ward said. These factors, along with lot size, property owner, infrastructure and traffic were considered during the process of selecting a spot for the center, Ward said.

Most of the staff that worked on the study selected the Highlands Ranch Parkway option as the best choice.

Some of the staff recommended the Plaza Drive location, which is over $600,000 cheaper to develop and could provide opportunities to share programming with Wind Crest Retirement Community, Ward said.

The staff determined that the Toepfer Park option was too small of an area, she said.

Now, the metro district is welcoming members of the community to give their input on the lot options and the senior center. From now until Oct. 18, the Metro District will accept written comments by mail or email. The board hopes to decide on which lot during the Oct. 23 board meeting.

The full site evaluation report is available at www.highlandsranch. org/seniorcenter.

Comments can be mailed to 3280 Redstone Park Circle or emailed to cward@highlandsranch.org.

A six-month delay After Ward gave her presentation about potential locations for the senior center, Terry Nolan, general manager of the metro district, brought up the need to survey the community before construction.

“It’s been five years since we’ve done a community survey,” Nolan said. “It (the senior center) is by far the most expensive parks, open space and recreation project we’ve done. So, it’s probably advisable to check in with the community on the future senior center.”

Some board members expressed opposition to a survey that, even with an aggressive timeline, won’t be finished until March. Ultimately, the board agreed that the survey should have been completed sooner but that it needed to be done.

Until then, there are limited steps that can be taken to move forward with the senior center, including selecting a site, beginning site preparations and discussing a potential partnership with the county, Ward said.

“You don’t want to design something and then find out from the survey that you’ve been designing the wrong thing,” said board chairman Jim Worley.

Douglas County is considering partnering on the project and adding 10,000 square feet to the senior center to house some of their of-

fices, said Sherry Eppers, a spokesperson for the metro district.

Multiple seniors in attendance voiced their concerns about the survey during the public comment portion of the meeting. Some asked how the survey respondents would be selected and if there was any chance the survey would be skewed.

Worley assured concerned citizens that this type of study is scientific and will weight results based on the demographic responses. If fewer seniors respond, their selections will have more weight, he said.

One resident raised questions about the necessity of such a center and pointed out that a senior facility could be combined with another community center. Board member Vicky Starkey said she is interested in the idea because she struggles with constructing a building for only one demographic of the community.

“Whatever is going to be done is going to be done right for this community,” Worley said. “So, if it takes a little bit longer, that’s the way it is. It needs to be done right.”

The metro district began considering a senior center in 2014, Eppers said.

The next board meeting will be Oct. 23 at 6 p.m. in the Highlands Ranch Metro District office building, 62 Plaza Drive.

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Douglas County schools’ employee retention improves Board identifies areas for improvement, celebrates data trends

BY JESSICA GIBBS JGIBBS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

In the Douglas County School District, data trends show retention is improving among employees, and some staff members are returning to the district.

The school board reviewed turnover and retention data at its Sept. 17 board meeting, where results brought some directors to tears.

“There’s a little emotion to see this trend that says that people want to stay and the data on the people that are returning,” board President David Ray said, telling departing board members Wendy Vogel and Anne-Marie Lemieux to celebrate their roles in improving retention.

“That’s why you got on this board to begin with, was because we were concerned about our staff leaving us, and to see that trend is reversing, just a lot of hallelujahs there,” Ray said.

Board members reviewed both Colorado Department of Education data and district data, which are calculated differently. The state department analyzes turnover rates for close to a calendar year, from Dec. 1 to Dec. 1.

“So, the data has a foot in two differ- best retention rate among metro area districts, nearly tying with Jefferson ent school years,” said the district’s County Public Chief Human Schools. DCSD’s Resources Ofturnover rate ficer Amanda was 18.4% from Thompson at a December 2017 September board to December 2018 meeting. and Jefferson’s The state data was 18.3%. The sets include district was charter school third overall for employees and the best teacher considers moveretention. ment between Board direcjobs or promotor Anne-Marie tions as turnLemieux worover. Licensed ried that certain and classified elements of the groups are sepastate’s calcularated into two tions skewed subgroups. data for districtAt the state run schools. level, turnover “My biggest among adminconcern is that istrators from 2018 to 2019 was David Ray charter school information is 24.7%, up from Douglas County comingled with the previous year’s rate of School Board president this, because we have over 20% 20.8%. Turnover of our schools among princithat are charter pals rose from schools,” she 15% in 2017 to said. “We can’t do anything about the 2018 to 17.3% in 2018 to 2019. Turncharter schools.” over among teachers has held relaDirector Krista Holtzmann clarified tively steady in the past three years that the board wanted data that disand from 2018 to 2019 was 16.4%.

According to CDE data, the Douglas tinguished district-run schools from charters because “charter schools, by County School District has the fourth

‘That’s why you got on this board to begin with, was because we were concerned about our staff leaving us, and to see that trend is reversing, just a lot of hallelujahs there.’

the charter school act, have autonomy in their employment practices, somewhat or mostly, in terms of salary and retention and hiring.”

Thompson said the Douglas County School District calculates turnover differently from the state department.

DCSD’s timeframe encompasses a full school year, looking at turnover from July 1 through June 30.

The district excludes charter schools, temporary employees, oneyear contracts, movement between positions and promotions. When analyzing licensed turnover, the district includes all licenses staff, such as teachers, nurses and counselors.

Turnover has decreased every year since the 2015-16 school year, when it was 17.8%. Last year the district’s turnover rate was 14.1%, its lowest since the 2012-13 school year. The turnover rate among principals has dropped significantly, now sitting at 7.1%, compared to 17.4% in school year 2013-14.

“Those are really big celebration points for us,” Thompson said.

More than 50 licensed employees returned to DCSD for the 2019-20 school year. They named job opportunities, moving back to Colorado, their love of schools or the district as some reasons for returning.

Despite areas of celebration, Lemieux said the districts retention rates aren’t perfect.

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Both Erickson and McKinney were arrested for their suspected roles in the shooting. Erickson told investigators that McKinney repeatedly threatened his life and the lives of his close friends if he didn’t help carry out the attack.

That argument was met with sharp scrutiny from prosecutors during a two-day preliminary hearing in Castle Rock for Erickson, now 19. Slade also ruled Erickson should be held without bond.

Erickson, who was present in court for the proceedings, faces 44 felony charges plus misdemeanors in connection with the shooting that left 18-yearold Kendrick Castillo dead and eight other students injured.

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Those are the words the older suspect in the STEM School Highlands Ranch shooting sent via Snapchat to his co-defendant shortly before the first shots were fired. A Douglas County judge said Sept. 25 the evidence helps provide enough probable cause to proceed with the charges against him.

Devon Erickson, 18 at the time, wrote the message to Alec McKinney, 16, seconds before surveillance footage The charges Slade addressed most of the charges from the school shows students begin against Erickson and why she believes to sprint through the hallways. there is probable cause to support The message raises questions, them. Counts one and two are Class 1 District Court Judge Theresa Slade felony murder charges. said, particularly when Erickson In regard to a murder-after-delibersays he was an unwilling participant ation charge, Slade said the prosecuwho didn’t want the May 7 shooting tion showed that a plan to carry out to happen. He also wrote the message the shooting was in place prior to the allegedly knowing McKinney wanted attack, which began shortly before 2 to kill as many people as possible that day, Slade said.

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Douglas County School District debuts strategic plans Roadmap for next five years launches

District employees clap as they are asked to stand if they’ve worked in the district for five, 10, 20 and 30 years.

BY JESSICA GIBBS JGIBBS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

There’s a new roadmap in place for the Douglas County School District’s next five years, and it’s the first time a plan of its kind has been in place since 2017.

School board President David Ray called the debut of a new strategic plan titled “Growing Together” a historic moment for the district. The district spent several months creating it, gathering input from community stakeholders, district employees, students and families.

More than 30,000 people completed a survey created to inform the plan’s development.

“We could not be in a better position than today to learn and grow together for the sake of our students, our schools and our community,” Ray said.

“Don’t just receive this plan. Own it.

Nurture it. Champion it.”

The school district unveiled the strategic plan at an event to which all 8,300 district employees were invited. More than 6,000 RSVP’d.

The district hosted its launch at the Pepsi Center in Denver, busing more than 2,700 employees from Douglas County while thousands more drove.

The facility cost $9,200 to rent but was covered by donations from the community, according to a district news release.

The full document is not yet available, but Superintendent Thomas Tucker along with the board of education gave staff an overview of its focus points at the Sept. 20 rollout. The plan breaks down into six key areas. Here’s a look at each theme in the plan.

Health, safety and social-emotional support for students This includes enhancing the physical and psychological safety and security in schools, according to a brief of the strategic plan.

“Our students are our greatest assets,” Tucker said. “Students need to learn in environments that are physically and emotionally safe.”

Tucker said the district’s personalized learning officer, Nancy Ingalls, is helping to lead a national effort to improve social and emotional learning.

He gave other examples of how the district is supporting students in this area. At ThunderRidge High School, he said, students founded a mental health program called Oasis.

The program raises funds for district mental health resources by selling merchandise.

Post-graduation guidance and preparation The second theme of DCSD’s strategic plan involves increasing awareness of post-graduation pathways.

Whether that be obtaining professional certifications, attending a two-year college, four-year university or joining the military, Tucker said the district will work harder to help students understand various opportunities.

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Chief Technology Officer Gautam Sethi laughs as Douglas County School District cabinet members participate in ice breakers at the district’s rollout of its new strategic plan. The event took place at the Pepsi Center in Denver and was attended by thousands of district employees.

The district is also looking to heighten access to college credit courses and to technical education in high school and middle school.

“As a district, it is our job to prepare our students for post-graduation success,” Tucker said. “We have an obligation to ensure that each student is provided opportunities to learn about these options and understand the path to pursuing them from any age, and very early on.”

dergarten to the 12th grade. This will include district-wide instructional frameworks. The goal is to create cohesive curriculum while still giving educators choice in the content and resources used in the classroom.

“It’s OK to use the Colorado Academic Standards,” Tucker said. “So that every child is preparing for their chosen future.”

Positive and supportive culture Tucker stressed that good school environments — ones where staff and educators feel supported — in turn improve the learning of students. This part to the plan will create systems that “regularly celebrate individuals and teams in the district,” the brief reads, while making sure district employees understand their role in DCSD and how their work affects the district as a whole. “(Students) must be empowered and supported by a community of professionals that believe learning is the key to unlocking limitless potential,” Tucker said.

Equitable distribution of resources This goal was the most detailed within the broader strategic plan overview. It involves reviewing guidelines for additional pay and using school boundaries and enrollment analysis to inform the distribution of resources.

Tucker thanked district staff for their help in passing the district’s bond and mill levy override in 2018. The funds helped with capital improvements for district schools and in hiring dozens more counselors throughout the district, in two examples.

“Our schools represent our community and we must provide every school, not one school nor 40 schools, but every school, with ample resources,” Tucker said.

Aligning curriculum with flexible instructional delivery The district is looking to align its curriculum with Colorado Academic Standards, Tucker said, from pre-kin-

Recruitment, retention and development of high-quality employees The final focus area of the strategic plan revolves around attracting and keeping talented staff in the district.

Boy scouts enter the Pepsi Center arena at the start of the Douglas County School District’s strategic plan launch.

The first phase in this area will be developing “a predictable compensation schedule for all employee groups that acknowledges experience/longevity, knowledge and performance,” the brief says, and one that is competitive among neighboring districts.

“We are committed to keeping you, and I’ve asked again — as I’ve said over the past year — that we work collaboratively and I ask for your patience,” Tucker said to the room filled with thousands of district employees.

“We’ll get there because I know next to parents are teachers, administrators and support staff who have the biggest impact on student success.”

Moving forward The plan will be implemented in three phases through 2025. Chief Academic Officer Marlena Gross-Taylor said cabinet members will visit individual schools in the coming year to discuss in more detail how the plan will be implemented and to continue gathering feedback from the community.

Ray urged district employees to continue providing feedback on the plan, calling it a living document.

“As I feel the smallness of standing on this stage,” Ray said, “I am reminded of the incredible power that occurs when we stop being a system of schools and instead unite as a school system.”

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October 3, 2019

Kaiser, unions reach agreement, likely averting strike Tentative deal arrives before strike that was scheduled to begin Oct. 14

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Facing down the possibility of a strike by tens of thousands of workers nationwide, Kaiser Permanente and the coalition of Kaiser workers’ unions reached a tentative deal that the coalition called a “historic agreement.”

The Sept. 25 deal must be approved by a union workers’ vote that is expected to be complete by the end of October, according to a Kaiser news release.

A few thousand Kaiser Permanente workers in Colorado were poised to participate in a seven-day strike beginning Oct. 14, following what the local union branch said was a lack of progress in a push for fair negotiation and wage increases that keep up with the cost of living.

“We’ve been seeing Kaiser for a year and a half not come to the table, not listen to concerns about understaffing, outsourcing,” said David Fernandez, spokesperson for Service Employees International Union Local 105, the union’s Colorado branch.

‘We greatly respect and value our employees who deliver on our mission every day.’

Arlene Peasnall, interim chief human resources officer of Kaiser Permanente Health Plan and Hospitals The agreement is “a big win,” Fernandez said.

Kaiser Permanente Colorado had characterized the possible strike as a “corporate campaign designed to leverage (unions) better at the bargaining table,” as Nick Roper, a Kaiser Permanente Colorado spokesperson, said in mid-September. Kaiser’s offer to employees at the time included “solid wage increases” and other benefits, Roper had said.

“We greatly respect and value our employees who deliver on our mission every day,” Arlene Peasnall, interim chief human resources officer of Kaiser Permanente Health Plan and Hospitals, said in the news

release. “This agreement is a testament to the dedication, compassion and skill those employees bring to work every day and demonstrates that Kaiser Permanente and the coalition have a shared commitment to affordability for our members.”

What agreement includes More than 80,000 Kaiser workers in seven states and the District of Columbia are members of the coalition of unions and were at play in the negotiations with Kaiser.

The four-year agreement includes annual raises of 3% in each of the four years for workers in California, Oregon and southern Washington, according to a news release from the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions. In Colorado, Hawaii, Virginia, Maryland, D.C. and the rest of Washington state, workers will receive raises of 3% the first year and 2% plus a 1% lump sum the following three years, according to the release.

Full protection of retirement benefits for current and future employees — and an expansion of retirement benefits in Hawaii, Virginia, Maryland and D.C. — are also included, according to the release.

Kaiser’s outsourcing and automating jobs away have also been sticking points for the unions, according to Fernandez.

The agreement includes a ban on

subcontracting and stronger restrictions on outsourcing. As part of the deal, a committee will also advise Kaiser on ways to prevent replacing certain workers with automation, according to Fernandez.

Deal affects thousands Overall, a five-year agreement is what the union coalition was aiming for, but given what the deal included, “I think this was an easy concession,” Fernandez said.

If approved, the contract will have an effective date of Oct. 1 and will cover more than 80,000 employees, including more than 3,000 in Colorado, according to the Kaiser release. Union employees represent hundreds of job positions, from optometrists and pharmacists to maintenance and service workers, the release added.

Medical assistants, licensed practical nurses, pharmacy technicians, medical technicians and administrative and support staff, among other positions, were among those who may have gone on strike.

Physicians and registered nurses were generally not expected to strike. Mental health workers were not part of the potential strike.

In Colorado, about 1,200 Kaiser physicians and another 3,200 Kaiser workers weren’t part of the current negotiations and weren’t expected to strike.

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Quiet Highlands Ranch neighborhood shaken by shooting The incident prompted an elementary school lockdown

BY ELLIOTT WENZLER EWENZLER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The typical mid-afternoon calm was shattered in a Highlands Ranch neighborhood by gunshots and shouts of “get back inside.”

Law enforcement would soon converge on Castle Ridge Circle, a nearby school would be placed on lockout status and a Code Red notification would be sent to residents within a half-mile of the street, telling them to shelter in place.

A 2 1/2-hour standoff with law enforcement ensued Sept. 24, coming to an end when SWAT officers found the suspected gunman, Ryan Lane, dead.

Lane, 36, reportedly had fired shots at a resident of one of the homes on Castle Ridge Circle. That man escaped unharmed, fleeing to a neighor’s house, according to a Douglas County Sheriff ’s Office spokeswoman.

Lane, who went inside the home after the confrontation with the resident, apparently died of self-inflicted injuries, the spokeswoman said.

About 24 hours later, everything looked almost normal in the neighborhood. The only visible marks of the previous day’s events were bullet

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A Douglas County Sheriff’s Office deputy patrols the corner of South Hackberry Street and Castle Ridge Circle Sept. 24. Dozens of first responders blocked the entrance to Castle Ridge Circle after a report of a man who shot at a person who lives in the house and then barricaded himself inside. The suspect was later found dead. The victim escaped unharmed.

NICK PUCKETT holes in the home in the 9800 block where the shooting took place and a surplus of cars slowly driving by it.

Area residents said no one would have expected such a violent incident, especially in this neighborhood.

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Shots fired Shortly before 3:30 p.m. Sept. 24, one resident of the neighborhood had just walked out of her front door and was headed to pick up her son from kindergarten at Trailblazer Elementary.

The 33-year-old woman, who requested that her name not be used, said she heard a neighbor shouting, telling her to “get back inside.”

She hurried into her house and spent the next couple hours in her basement as SWAT teams, drones and sheriff ’s deputies swarmed the neighborhood, she said the next day.

Reports of shots fired came in to the sheriff ’s office at 3:21 p.m. About a block away, Trailblazer Elementary was preparing to release students for the day. The school, however, was put on lockout status as SWAT teams and deputies surrounded the nearby home and blocked off Castle Ridge Circle.

Video recorded by a resident from across the street shows SWAT teams attempting to contact Lane using a megaphone.

When they didn’t get a response by about 6 p.m., SWAT officers used “diversionary grenades” to create an intense, distracting noise, then sent a robot in to investigate the house and eventually entered.

Inside, they found Lane dead, along with at least one gun, said Deputy Lauren Lekander, a spokeswoman with the sheriff ’s office. He appeared to have taken his own life, she said.

Deputies did not fire any weapons during the incident and did not hear gunshots after surrounding the home, she said.

Lane and the intended victim knew each other and may have been friends, but a motive for the incident is not yet clear, Lekander said.

No other fatalities or injuries were reported from the incident. The coroner’s office is expected to have the official cause and manner of Lane’s death in about four to five weeks.

A bullet hole could be seen in the front window of a home in Highlands Ranch where a shooting and standoff took place Sept. 24.

ELLIOTT WENZLER A reminder of STEM “You always learn something from every situation, but after STEM we learned more,” Undersheriff Holly Nicholson-Kluth said the night of Sept. 24 at a Highlands Ranch Metro District board meeting. “We’re trying to really work together toward making things seamless when we hit incidents like this.”

The undersheriff wasn’t the only one recalling the May 7 STEM Highlands Ranch school shooting the day of the standoff.

Jason Link lives nearby and has a child who attends Trailblazer, which is about 2 1/2 miles from STEM School.

“I’m concerned about it given all the things that have happened in the past six months,” Link said while parked down the street from the school, waiting for word of when the lockout would end and he could take his child home. “You pull up in the parking lot and see all the police in the parking lot and think ‘not again.’”

The woman who was barricaded in her basement also thought of the school shooting, which left one student dead and eight injured, she said.

“It’s very scary,” she said, “especially when your kids are at schools and you don’t know what’s going on.”

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October 3, 2019

Lockheed wins contract for moon capsules Orion spacecraft, developed at Littleton plant, will take astronauts to moon and beyond

An Orion spacecraft orbits the moon in an artist’s rendering. NASA recently finalized a contract for up to 12 Orion capsules from Lockheed Martin, where Littletonbased engineers have done much of the design and testing on the craft that could return astronauts to the moon in coming years.

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The spacecraft that could return astronauts to the moon got one step closer to liftoff in September, as NASA announced it finalized a contract to order up to 12 Orion space capsules from aerospace giant Lockheed Martin.

Littleton-area engineers are the primary group developing Orion, said Lockheed spokesman Gary Napier.

“That development work will continue for a few more years even though the production contract was just awarded,” Napier said. “Once we’re fully underway with production of Orion, we will still have the primary engineering support for Orion and each of its individual missions here in the Denver area.”

The Orion spacecraft looks similar to the bell-shaped capsules that took astronauts to the moon in the 1960s and 1970s, according to NASA. Development of the program began in the mid-2000s as the Space Shuttle program was being phased out. Much of the spacecraft’s engineering, design

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A finished Orion capsule prepped for the first Artemis Program mission sits at Florida’s Kennedy Space Center. and testing are taking place at Lockheed’s facilities in south Jefferson County, west of Littleton.

The capsule is the lynchpin of NASA’s Artemis program, which could return astronauts to the moon’s surface as early as 2024, ahead of crewed missions to Mars.

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p.m. on May 7.

Erickson was a part of that plan, was tipped off to it the night before, and from at least noon on May 7, Erickson knew McKinney intended to murder people at STEM but continued to aid him without warning anyone, Slade said, whether or not he participated willingly.

Shortly before the shooting, Erickson visited the high school nurse’s office. While there, he was alone in a restroom for several minutes but did not try to call or message anyone with warnings about McKinney’s plans, despite having his phone, Slade said.

As he left the nurse’s office, Erickson passed an emergency button he could have pressed and was in the presence of at least three adults, but didn’t tell any of the looming attack, the judge said.

McKinney told Erickson via Snapchat on May 6 not to go to school the next day, according to court documents. That’s when Erickson says he first learned McKinney planned to attack the school.

Erickson says he realized the plan was imminent around midday on May 7 when the two were at his home, according to the lead detective in the case. Erickson told investigators that McKinney forced him to help break into a safe using an ax and crowbar to steal guns used in the attack. Both also con-

October 3, 2019O sumed cocaine after they retrieved the firearms, according to the lead detective.

Slade also considered the fact that Erickson’s weapon was fired four times in the shooting. She noted he was well acquainted with firearms and that his father taught him not to point a gun at something he didn’t want to kill.

For the second first-degree murder charge, regarding universal malice and extreme indifference for human life, Slade pointed to the number of times Erickson could have warned someone of the shooting but did not.

“He knew there was going to be a shooting in classroom 107, he knew that there were certain people that Mr. McKinney intended to kill,” Slade said.

Erickson’s role in the attack was to guard the door so students could not escape, according to interviews the suspects offered investigators.

“He didn’t just stand by the door, he pulled out a gun,” Slade said.

Erickson told investigators he warned specific friends to leave the classroom, according to testimony from the lead detective. Slade emphasized that Erickson says he warned people close to him but not all people in the class or others at school, despite believing McKinney wanted to kill as many people as possible.

As Slade spoke, Erickson occasionally nodded his head as he listened to her but did not appear to show emotion.

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the cases. That included text messages between Erickson and McKinney, Snapchat exchanges, school surveillance footage and excerpts from interviews with the suspects.

Eighteenth Judicial District Attorney George Brauchler gave the prosecution’s closing statements Sept. 25, in which he continued efforts to dismantle Erickson’s story.

Prosecutors spent day one of the hearing working to poke holes in Erickson’s claims that he didn’t want to help McKinney.

There is only one thing the two suspects could agree on, Brauchler said, and that was the existence of videos filmed in the hours prior to the attack. The Snapchat posts purport to feature McKinney behind the camera filming Erickson as the older suspect is forced by McKinney to snort cocaine and break into the gun safe.

Chief Deputy District Attorney Christopher Gallo asked the lead detective on the case, Brian Pereira of the Douglas County Sheriff ’s Office, if he could say whether the videos were legitimate or possibly staged.

Both the defense and prosecution asked Pereira in the two-day hearing whether he considered McKinney to be yelling at Erickson, or if he perceived Erickson to be afraid of McKinney.

On the videos, McKinney is heard loudly telling Erickson to perform the tasks. Pereira said he did not know either suspect well enough to determine if their behaviors seemed genuine. Brauchler argued that immediately after each suspect was detained May 7, they told law enforcement officers about the videos, urging authorities to view them.

Brauchler said Erickson told investigators details of the Snapchat videos he could only know if he’d seen them.

The district attorney also showed excerpts of transcripts from the interviews in court to highlight what he called discrepancies in the suspects’ interviews with detectives.

In one example, Erickson said McKinney never gave him the ax used to open the gun safe but threatened him with it. But McKinney told investigators that he did give Erickson the ax to use while smashing open the gun safe.

“They can’t even agree on who has the ax,” Brauchler said.

Brauchler stated McKinney chose one of his targets at the school because he believed the individual had said negative things about him, but that Erickson was the person who told McKinney about the alleged comments, and that he told McKinney he shared a class with the student.

That class, an British literature course, was the site of the shooting.

Investigators found four rounds fired from the gun Erickson used, but Erickson said the weapon accidentally fired once in a fight with other students. Erickson said he immediately surrendered the weapon when confronted by students, according to Pereira, but student Brenden Bialy told authorities he had to pry the weapon from Erick-

son’s grasp.

Bialy was one of three students, including Kendrick Castillo, who rushed Erickson after they say he brandished a weapon. Bialy told detectives that Erickson tried to raise the gun to their heads with his finger on the trigger before they could disarm him, Pereira said.

Prosecutors argued Erickson had intimate knowledge of the weapons used in the attack. He’d been shooting with his father and told investigators exactly which weapons they took from his parents’ safe.

“He doesn’t just say ‘guns,’” Brauchler said. “He knows the make, model and caliber of these weapons.”

McKinney told investigators he needed Erickson to show him how to load the weapon and he thought the nine-round revolver he emptied in the attack held a dozen bullets.

“This is at a minimum probable cause,” Brauchler said.

Moving forward Defense attorney David Kaplan argued the prosecution hadn’t provided enough probable cause to support attempted murder charges for each of the injured victims. He also stressed there were conflicting reports about what precisely led to the gunshot that killed Castillo and whether the shot was intentionally fired.

Pereira could not confirm which suspect fired which shots, and said the FBI is still completing ballistic reports. McKinney allegedly entered through a separate door and began firing after Erickson did. Defense attorney Julia Stancil said it is possible witnesses nearest Erickson didn’t see McKinney and mistakenly attributed shots fired by McKinney to Erickson.

Once Slade offered her ruling, Kaplan said the court appeared to have drawn conclusions that aligned with the prosecution’s theory but were not yet proven.

Before the hearing ended, Slade set Erickson’s next appearance for December. Erickson is expected to enter a plea at that time. Brauchler said that’s a crucial step in moving the case to trial.

John Castillo, Kendrick’s father, said he hopes to see the suspects punished to the extent of the law and that he was pleased with the hearing’s outcome. At the close of day one in the hearing, Castillo called Erickson’s story a legal strategy. He believes the defense’s intent is to shift blame on the juvenile defendant to lessen charges against the adult.

“All lies,” Castillo said.

Castillo said he’s not received an apology or statement from the Erickson family or their son. It’s not something that would help him or his wife, he added, but he believes it’s owed to the community.

While speaking with reporters after the judge’s ruling, Castillo urged swift action in heightening school security.

“I’m sorry I have to be here today,” he said.

Colorado Community Media reporter Elliott Wenzler contributed to this report.

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October 3, 2019

ThunderRidge students win start-up competition Teens’ nonprofit, Oasis, aims to help with mental illness and ease stigma

BY ELLIOTT WENZLER EWENZLER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Two seniors from ThunderRidge High School now have an additional $100,000 to go toward their mentalhealth-focused business after beating out 19 adult entrepreneurs in a Denver start-up competition Sept. 19.

Mia Hayden and Melanie Zhou, both 17, started their nonprofit, Oasis, in October 2018 after a particularly difficult year for their community.

The girls lost a friend to suicide and their principal passed away from cancer.

“That was one of the hardest things we’ve had to face but it made us realize how important it is to connect students with proper mental health resources,” Hayden said during the first stage of the competition Sept. 17.

For the first stage of the contest, the girls went up against three other youth entrepreneurship teams in front of a panel of judges. After winning that stage, they went to the semi-finals Sept. 18, which pitted their business against 19 adult entrepreneurs. Then, as one of the top six businesses, they went to the finals and ultimately won the grand prize

Mia Hayden and Melanie Zhou begin their presentation on their company, Oasis, during a Sept. 19 pitch competition. The nonprofit aims to provide a physical space for students struggling with their mental health to help them cope.

PHOTOS BY ELLIOTT WENZLER of $100,000 in cash and resources.

“To have the support of our entire city behind us is amazing,” Zhou said. “I can’t want to show everyone what Oasis has in store.”

In the next year, the girls plan to use the funds to expand their business throughout the Douglas County school district and eventually in Denver, Zhou said. They will also launch a website and broaden their merchandise.

The Oasis After winning a $10,000 grant from

Fight Back Foundation in October 2018, the girls were able to start the first physical oasis at their school, ThunderRidge High.

Inside the Oasis, students can meet with peer and adult counselors or partake in activities aimed to help them regulate their emotions.

If the students’ situation has de-escalated after 10 minutes, they’re given a discreet pass to go back to class. If the situation persists, the student or adult counselors in the room escort them to the mental health professional at the school.

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T LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Support our sheriff My wife and I support Sheriff Spurlock 110% in his effort to reduce shootings in Douglas County. We agree with Sheriff Spurlock that the recall effort is politically and personally motivated against a very professional law enforcement officer.

Since the mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton, there are stories each week of more shootings that have been prevented due to tips given to the local law enforcement agencies. This is a perfect example of the intent of the “red flag law” that Sheriff Spurlock pursued. In addition, it seems a waste of taxpayer money to schedule a special election if enough signatures are obtained to move the recall forward.

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Disruptive tenacity destroys destructive behaviors

he push is on. With three months to go, many of us will be pushing through to meet and exceed our corporate goals and our personal objectives.

Some of us are so close we can taste victory, and many have already surpassed where they thought they would be at this time of the year.

They crushed it.

And for others, WINNING they are finding WORDS themselves in one of two places. The first is that they are still on track and have a good shot at making their numbers or hitting their goal. The push is on for them and the effort is still very real. However, there are others who Michael Norton have already given up, instead of focusing on what they can still do in 2019, they are reverting to old habits and comfort zones while they make promises of making changes and improvements in 2020.

For those of you who may have given up already, don’t. Giving up is a destructive behavior. Instead of allowing destructive behaviors to influence our outcomes, how about we try disruptive

tenacity? When fighting the feeling of giving up, we also find ourselves fighting off destructive behaviors. When something isn’t working or we don’t see the finish line on the horizon, we tend to start falling back into our comfort zone. Maybe we even slip back into old routines and habits. That is why it isn’t as simple as just being tenacious, although being tenacious is awesome, it’s about disruptive tenacity. And disruptive tenacity is awesomeness.

Here’s why. In order to break through a setback of any kind, or to go beyond where we may have plateaued, we typically need to do something we have never done before. We need to be disruptive to our routines.

In last week’s column we talked about challenging our excuses to achieve success. Well, if we are in the habit of making excuses, we need to disrupt that habit, we need to break through that destructive behavior, and sometimes the best way to accomplish that is through disruptive tenacity.

If we can look at everything in our life that is holding us back, and then commit to doing whatever it takes to change those habits, routines and comfort zones, that is disruptive tenacity. Disrupting the status quo of

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Hope is the key to living and aging well

e all know that Douglas County is growing. One of the best things about this growth is that very soon adults over the age of 60 will account for nearly 25% of our population.

The members of this age group have so much wisdom and experience to share. According to the Bureau of LIVING & Labor Statistics, AGING WELL older adults also volunteer in their community more than any other age group. Wow, think about how this will positively impact our community!

However, there are also some issues that this age group may Angie Felts face. The National Council on Aging reports that 92% of the older adult population has at least one chronic health issue and 77% have at least two. Add cognitive decline, sensory impairments, affordable housing and transportation to the list of concerns and it’s no wonder some adults over the age of 60 may be struggling to live and age well in our community.

Although those statics seem overwhelming, the potential solution may actually be quite simple. What those

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our lives and our businesses to push us to places where we have always dreamed of going.

The word “disruption” used to be considered a negative word. In today’s world companies are looking for disruptive thinking, disruptors to the status quo, and they are definitely looking for a disruption in tired and antiquated business practices. Disruption in our personal lives can be viewed the same way as we think differently, even think disruptively when it comes to doing things the same old way.

And you know we do things the same old way because that is the way we have always done them. Maybe it’s the way our mother or father always did them. Maybe it’s the way our boss or manager always did them. Maybe it’s the same way our coach or friend always did things. Well, if we are here

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It’s the title song of “Unchained,” a prison film that starred Elroy “Crazylegs” Hirsch.

I used to think the job of being a disc jockey would be great. Now they just get in the way of the music. The exceptions are on KVOD and KVOQ. And I am always impressed by Brett Saunders, the morning host on KBCO, who knows more about music than anyone in Colorado.

I still have the first album I ever

statistics cause is disconnection. Just one of them has the power to take a member of our community out of the life they are living. Add a few of them together and the impact could be devastating. Social isolation further compounds this disconnection, which can lead to despair and feelings of hopelessness. Sadly, this scenario is all too familiar for those of us who serve the senior community of Douglas County.

Now for some good news! Although we may not have total control over our health issues, affordable housing, transportation or other circumstances in our life, for most of us it is in our nature as humans to be hopeful. When we look at hope as an acronym and divide it into four parts, it becomes a powerful tool that can be used to help overcome the challenges that many adults over the age of 60 may be facing.

Human connection is where hope begins. It’s the first step in breaking the disconnection created by the challenges mentioned above. The need for human connection is actually part of our DNA. Newborns are an excellent example of this. They must connect with their mothers as a matter of survival. Although our physical and emotional needs change as we age, the drive for human connection remains.

Opportunity is what helps hope with three months left to go and we are not sure if the year will be good or bad, maybe it is the perfect time for a little disruptive tenacity.

Three months to go gives us plenty of time to make up ground if we will put in the effort. And just think about how much better we can position ourselves for 2020 if we start today.

Just remember that when we give up or cave in to mediocrity, we will do it every year, not just this year.

So how about you? Will 2019 be everything you hoped it would be? I would love to hear how you plan on disrupting your next three months to achieve success at gotonorton@gmail. com and when we can become disruptive disruptors breaking our old habits and behaviors, it really will be a better than good week.

Michael Norton is a resident of Highlands Ranch, the chief revenue officer at Eventus Solutions Group, a strategic consultant and a business and personal coach. purchased: “Johnny Horton’s Greatest Hits.” Horton, like Eddie Cochran and Gene Vincent, died young.

Yes, “White Christmas” by Bing Crosby is the best-selling song of all time, but “Rock Around the Clock” by Bill Haley and the Comets is in the top 10.

Just give me music, music, music.

The Sensations’ version of “Music, Music, Music” is better than Teresa Brewer’s version.

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

grow. When someone is facing agerelated challenges in their life, we need to provide them with the opportunity to speak their minds, be angry, grieve, and sometimes just to agree to disagree, without any judgment on our part. Most of us are eager to offer advice during these events. Many times what people need most is to truly be heard.

Participation is what strengthens hope. We first need to be an active participant in listening. This will help us better understand what our role needs to be and what the expectations are for the other person. When it’s our turn to speak, we need to clarify what we expect, as well. Look at participation as an action agreement that both parties agree to. When we participate and support the participation of others, we again connect as human beings.

Empowerment is what sustains hope. When we are connected and making the most of opportunities

as active participants, we naturally become empowered. Empowered people can face any challenge without fear because they know that anything is now possible. They also understand the importance of empowering others.

When an entire community is empowered there is no challenge that cannot be overcome.

As we look forward to our future community full of vibrant residents age 60 and older, there is so much to celebrate. Their wisdom, life experience and ability to give back to our community will benefit all of us. Add a healthy dose of hope to that and the future of all generations living in Douglas County looks very bright.

Angie Felts is a registered nurse, co-owner/administrator of Castle Rock Assisted Living & Home Care and a local author and speaker. Information about these services can be found at www.CastleRockSeniorCare.org.

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SMASH THINGS

MOVE ON, LET GO

Dustin Gagne, an owner and founder of Smash It Breakroom, shatters a vase with a baseball bat Sept. 24 at his business in west-central Denver.

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The wreckage after a family used a room at Smash It Breakroom in Denver. A computer, cat tree, car hood and video-game guitar controller are among the discarded objects the family smashed.

Drew Neilson holds a busted-up car hood while Dustin Gagne points to damage Sept. 24 at their business, Smash It Breakroom. Called a rage room or smash room, it bills itself as fun, safe stress relief.

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‘Cathartic’ rage rooms welcome customers to break objects, relieve stress

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oasters. Computers. TV screens. Old furniture.

These are the kinds of discarded everyday objects that customers who are riled up — or who are just seeking some fun — can smash, shatter and rough up at rage rooms in Denver.

It’s a phenomenon that may have become popular in Japan in 2008, according to national news outlets.

Since then, rage rooms have spread to countries worldwide, including to many cities in the United States.

Drew Neilson, an owner and founder of Smash It Breakroom, went to a rage room in Australia. As he waited for one to come to Denver, he and co-founder Dustin Gagne decided to make it themselves.

“There’s a feeling of lawlessness and freedom that goes with it,” Neilson, 37, said. “But it’s just plain fun.”

At the pair’s rage room in southwest Denver, customers can take a crowbar, baseball bat, sledgehammer and other intense tools to lay waste to objects provided for them, such as a car hood. The business — which just opened near the start of September — sees upbeat events such as bachelorette parties, birthdays, corporate events and couples’ date nights, but it’s often a way for people to relieve stress from sources such as their jobs, Neilson said.

“It can get pretty heavy sometimes — divorces, family members passing away,” Gagne said of what can be on customers’ minds when they arrive.

Sources of stress in today’s society could explain the rise in popularity of rage rooms, Gagne said, a sentiment that Shawn Worthy, a professor at Metropolitan State University of Denver, echoed.

General frustration arising from lack of upward economic mobility in the country could play into that, said Worthy, a professor of human services with a Ph.D. in clinical psychology.

“I think particularly our youth, young people, don’t have a lot of outlets,” said Worthy, adding that traditional outlets for emotions from generations past may be less common. “They spend lots of time on video games and technology, where maybe past generations might have been playing sports outdoors, where

you would have been able to demonstrate those urges in an acceptable way.”

Taking out frustration by breaking objects can be viewed as an example of a coping mechanism called sublimation, Worthy said.

“Sublimation means taking a socially unacceptable impulse and using that impulse in a more socially acceptable way,” Worthy said. It’s similar to “someone going to a boxing gym or kickboxing class,” he added, and it yields a temporary emotional benefit.

For some, the mark a rage room can leave may be more permanent: some customers come at turning points in their lives, Neilson said, bringing childhood toys and other objects they don’t want to simply throw away.

“This gives them a process to move on and let go. In a lot of ways, it can be celebratory, (such as) college kids getting rid of furniture when they graduate,” Neilson said.

Carlos Malache, 27, recently came to Smash It Breakroom with his wife and some friends who enjoyed the stress-relief side of the activity.

“My wife’s a teacher, and some of our friends are teachers,” said Malache, who lives in Castle Rock. “They have stressful jobs, and they don’t always get the recognition.”

At another establishment with a rage room — Axe Whooping, an axthrowing location — stressors take a front seat, too. People can write out their frustrations in chalk on the wall before letting them out, said Curtis Roundtree, the business’s owner and co-founder.

“A lot of people have said it’s really cathartic,” Roundtree said of the rage room. His business at 437 N. Broadway has been open for ax-throwing for about two months, and its rage room has been open for a month.

Smash It Breakroom, at 790 W. Evans Ave., offers a one-person session of 20 minutes for $45 and a twoperson session for 20 minutes for $86.

Other times, and group outings, are available at other prices.

For Malache, rage rooms — much like Denver’s “cat cafe” — are another out-of-the-box attraction.

“I like seeking out these weird things to do, especially in Denver because there are these unorthodox things you can do,” Malache said.

“I think that’s what makes the city special.”

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National Geographic Live event eyes social animals

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iologist-turned-photographer Ronan Donovan will appear Oct. 18 at Lone Tree Arts Center in the 2019-2020 National Geographic Live series. “Social By Nature” features floor-to-ceiling images supporting the concept that we are, by nature, social mammals — along with wolves, gorillas, chimpanzees and other mammals. Many are under threat. Among other adventures, Donovan lived inside Yellowstone National Park for a year, SONYA’S documenting the life of wild wolves.

SAMPLER Appearances will be at 10 a.m. and 8 p.m.

Tickets: evening: $26-$36, students: $22; student/senior matinee: $20/$10. lonetreeartscenter. org, 720-509-1000.

Naturally Colorado A photographic Sonya Ellingboe celebration of landscape and wildlife in Colorado runs through Oct. 26 at Curtis Center for the Arts, 2349 E. Orchard Road, Littleton, with works

by Lauren Lang, Jeff Goudy, Larry Pennington, Kathleen O’Dell Snead, Bridget Calip, Don Gardner and Linda Ghent. We are told that live raptors will visit the gallery from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Oct. 12! Proceeds from sales will benefit Nature’s Educators. Open Monday to Saturday. Admission free.

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Monet’s look at nature ...

“Claude Monet: The Truth of Nature” opens Oct. 21 at the Denver Art Museum, the only U.S. venue for this collection. Tickets are on sale now for this much-anticipated major exhibit that will feature more than 120 paintings spanning the French artist’s entire career. Special timed and dated tickets required. 720-865-5000. denverartmuseum.org. Location: 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, Denver.

Latin rhythms The Parker Symphony will perform its first concert of the season: “Music of the Americas: North and South” at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 18 at the PACE Center, 20000 E. Pikes Peak Ave., Parker.

Performance at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: 303805-6800, parkerarts.org. This orchestra began in 1994 as South Suburban Community Orchestra and moved to Parker in 2011 for a new musical home. Conductor is Rene Knetsch.

Genealogists gather The Columbine Genealogical and Historical Society will meet at Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit, 6400 S. University, Centennial, from 1 to 3 p.m. on Oct. 8 for a program by John Putnam called “What’s Your Story?”

Save stories as well as factoids as you gather family information. On Oct. 15, Stan Moore will present “Seesaw: How November ‘42 Shaped the Future.”

Drawings, paintings eye link between technology, nature Nathan Abels is showing works in museum through Oct. 21

BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

In fall 2018, area artist Nathan Abels won Best of Show in the Own an Original Exhibition at the Littleton Museum, entitling him to a solo show the following year.

“Within and Without: Works by Nathan Abels” opened at the museum on Sept. 20 and runs through Oct. 21 during museum hours. This exhibit will please a variety of viewers for various reasons: expert control of medium, whether drawing or painting, as well as an opportunity to invent possible stories about the subjects. Who is that person depicted? Or is anyone there now?

“Abels creates works that explore our relationship between the natural world and technology,” according to a Littleton Museum release. “He depicts a speculative future after climate change. In a series of paintings and drawings, climate change is only al-

IF YOU GO “Within and Without: Works by Nathan Abels” is at the Littleton Museum, 6028 S. Gallup St., Littleton, through Oct. 21. Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday to Friday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday. 303795-3950. Free. luded to in the periphery.

“The residents of this future world have chosen to either leave the planet, or to withdraw from the larger remaining culture.” Hence the holy men and loners. See: “Richard Proenekke (30 years in the Alaskan Wilderness”).

Abels, who is faculty/coordinator in Arapahoe Community College’s art and design center, states that “Residents have chosen to leave the planet” in introductory remarks, and one walks in through/under a stunning giant blown-up black and white wall of snowy evergreen branches, with a path leading to this really intriguing collection of drawings and paintings. The cold, quiet stillness of a snowy forest sets a mood.

The images included in “Within and Without” were created in various ways: graphite on paper, acrylic on SEE LINK, P18

Biologist/Photographer Ronan Donovan will speak in “National Geographic Live” Series at Lone Tree Arts Center on Oct. 13. Howling lessons shown here!

COURTESY PHOTO World War II personalities and events that affected everyone. New members and guests are welcome. Free.

Colorado Ballet Travel with Don Quixote and his faithful Sancho Panza as they search for a noble adventure. “Don Quixote” is the first seasonal production of the Colorado Ballet Oct. 4 (7:30 p.m.); Oct. 5 (2 and 7:30 p.m.); Oct. 6 (2 p.m.); Oct. 10, 11 (7:30 p.m.); Oct. 12 (2 and 7:30 p.m.); Oct. 13 (2 p.m.). The classic, romantic comedy ballet will be presented at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House at Denver Center for Performing Arts in downtown Denver. Tickets: $30 to $155, ColoradoBallet.org or 303-837-8888, ext. 2.

Toy time Reminder: “The Way We Played” is open through Jan. 3 at the Littleton

Museum, 6038 S. Gallup St. Littleton.

Favorite toys of well-known Littleton residents mingle with the museum’s collection. “Oh yeah! I remember that!” The museum is open Tuesdays through Sundays. 303-795-3950. Admission is free.

Moonlight hike Roxborough State Park, 4741 E. Roxborough Drive, in south Jefferson County, will hold a final Moonlight Hike for the season at 6 p.m. on Oct. 13. (Not recommended for children under 8.) Entrance fee: $8 per vehicle. cpw.state.co.us. Admission by annual, inclusive state park pass, or day pass at the gate. Fee for event: Call to pay with credit card; 303-973-3959. Fee for hike; $8 — send check payable to Friends of Roxborough, 4751 E. Roxborough Drive, Littleton CO 80125.

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‘Cabaret’ is rousing but not all fun and games Iconic musical gets powerful turn on local stage with aid of live band

BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

In his director’s notes for the “Cabaret” program — the musical opened Sept. 6 at Littleton’s Town Hall Arts Center — Nick Sugar, aka Master of Ceremonies, says this is his seventh production of “Cabaret.” And, he glides gracefully through the scenes — popping up here and there, with a snarky grin and choice words, tying the production together and sending an audience home feeling far edgier than when they arrived. It’s really a don’t-miss performance — running through Oct. 13.

One is reminded of director/actor Sugar’s dance background in his own graceful performance as well as the way other characters move onstage while storm clouds gather in early 1930s Berlin — and blow across Europe. Kate Bashore’s lighting seems to add to the tense atmosphere.

Clever stage design by Brandon Philip Case includes some audience members in the club décor, with red and gold ornate lamps and small tables up tight against the rim of the stage — and along part of the first row. Festive and edgy at once …

“Don’t Tell Mama” features the Kit Kat Klub dancers in “Cabaret” at Town Hall Arts Center in downtown Littleton.

IF YOU GO “Cabaret” plays through Oct. 13 at Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 W Main St., downtown Littleton. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: 303-794-2787, townhallartcenter.org.

The musical, which opened on Broadway in 1966 with several Tony Awards, was followed by a film version in 1972 and is a skillful blend of sun and shadow, sarcasm and wit — set mostly in Berlin’s Kit Kat Klub, where sexy dancers perform and one imagines a haze of smoke …

Young American writer Clifford Bradshaw (Archie Archuleta) meets friendly German Ernst Ludwig (Matt LaFontaine) as their train travels toward Berlin. Bradshaw plans to write his first novel, while supporting himself by teaching English, somewhat oblivious — as many Americans were — of the Nazi rise to power. Ludwig helps him find a place to live in the boardinghouse operated by Fraulein Schneider (a strong Annie Dwyer) — and the story proceeds. The seemingly cheerful, friendly Ludwig shows another facet as the story develops and we’re not quite sure about some other characters.

Another of Schneider’s boarders is brassy blonde Fraulein Kost (Mary McGroary), who attracts a parade of sailors and others as guests.

Ludwig also recommended that

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Bradshaw visit the Kit Kat Klub for a taste of Berlin nightlife, to enjoy wine, women and music — and he is immediately attracted to lead Kit Kat girl, the English Sally Bowles (Lynzee Lee Jones), who soon moves in with him in the boardinghouse operated by Fraulein Schneider, after the jealous club owner kicks her out.

A parallel and contrasting romance between Schneider and older Jewish merchant Herr Schultz (Tom Mullin) runs through the play, reminding the audience of the rising Nazi power as an ongoing story layer, as well as the possibility of romance for older people.

Kander and Ebb’s music and lyrics for “Cabaret” are still running through my head. In this production a fine score is enhanced with actors’ strong vocal performances — and by

keyboard whiz and music director Dona Kolpan Debreceni — with a live band that just makes such a difference. One can’t help but go out into the night humming.

One isn’t skipping while humming however, because the underlying rumble of disaster also surfaces periodically, with a remark or a rendering of “Tomorrow Belongs to Me,” the Nazi anthem.

Sugar concludes in his notes that he “wanted to make sure, this story is not only heard, but remembered and honored.”

“I hope that you take a wonderful journey with all of us tonight. And after that journey, we leave here with a deep understanding of the cruelty in our world and the ability to transform that understanding into kindness, compassion and love for one another.”

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CLUBS Editor’s note: Clubs listings are published free, on a space-available basis. Listings are submitted by the community; to submit a new listing, or to make changes to or remove an existing listing, contact hharden@coloradocommunitymedia. com.

Social Rotary Club of Highlands Ranch: 12:10 p.m. Thursdays at Lone Tree Golf Club, 9808 Sunningdale Blvd.; 7:15 a.m. the first and third Wednesday at Children’s Hospital, 1811 Plaza Drive. Call Mary Kay Hasz, 303-888-1867. Service above Self.

South Metro Newcomers Club We welcome women who are new to the area as well as women looking to meet new friends. We are a social organization with many interesting and fun activities. For information, email our new member chairperson at southmetronewcomers@ gmail.com or visit southmetronewcomersclub.com.

Southridge Toastmasters meets at 7:30 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at the Southridge Recreation Center, 4800 McArthur Ranch Road in Highlands Ranch. We are looking for new members. Come and join us and find out what Toastmasters can do for you. You can gain confidence while learning to be a better speaker. For further information call Yvette at 303-470-7206 or dancerymg@aol.com.

South Suburban Toastmasters is a high energy, fun, supportive learning place to practice speaking and leadership skills.

Group meets from 7-8:30 a.m. Thursdays at Toast Restaurant, 2700 W. Bowles Ave. in Littleton. Contact Leigh Miller at 720272-2853.

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.

Teen Library Council. Douglas County Libraries’ teen groups meet monthly to help plan events, weigh in on library materials and serve the library community.

Members earn community service hours toward graduation requirements. For information about a group at a library in your area, call 303-791-7323 or visit with a youth librarian.

AA Highlands Ranch meets at 7:30 p.m.

Tuesdays at Abiding Word Evangelical Lutheran Church on Dad Clark Road. The meetings are open, nonsmoking, and not wheelchair accessible.

USS Trinity is Colorado’s only Starship commissioned by Starfleet Command (world’s oldest Star Trek Fan Club) and it is now seeking new crew members. Open to all. Monthly meetings held on first Saturday. For additional information contact startrekpost@gmail.com Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 1106 meets at 9 a.m. the first Saturday of each month at the South Metro Fire and Rescue Building, 9195 E. Mineral Ave., Centennial. Call 303-859-8867.

Wesley Writers is a small group of vignette memoir writers who meet at 10 a.m. the third Saturday of each month at Littleton United Methodist Church, 5894 S. Datura St. Share stories of the joys and sorrows of our yesteryears. No fees.

Support 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

Adult Attention Deficit Disorder Support Group meets the fourth Monday each month from 6-7:30 p.m. at Christ Lutheran Church, 8997 S. Broadway St., Highlands Ranch. RSVP to 303-346-3338 or 303-596-4641.

Affordable Colleges Online has created a guidebook to help women find and secure financial aid. The guide includes a collection of scholarships for women, including due dates and award amounts; insight into the financial aid application process; and other funding opportunities, such as industry-specific scholarships and funding for special groups. The guide is available online at http://www. affordablecollegesonline.org/womensguide-paying-for-college/.

Brain Injury Support Group meets every third Thursday of the month from 6:308:30 p.m. at St. Andrew United Methodist Church in Highlands Ranch. Contact Della at 303-949-1017 or Jan Herodes at 303933-7417.

Breast Cancer Support Group: Friends For Life meets from 7-9 p.m. the first Thursday of each month in the Fireside Room at Cherry Hills Community Church, 3900 Grace Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Join us to share stories, hopes and fears about your breast cancer experience. Meetings include information and discussion about treatment options. For information, visit chcc.org/care.

Cancer Support Group. A gathering for individuals, family members and friends of those who have been touched by cancer in some way takes place at Cherry Hills Community Church, 3900 Grace Blvd., Highlands Ranch, CO 80126. We are here to provide information, prayer, support and friendship as we walk through the cancer journey together. Contact Shereice Godby at 720-937-8170 or shereice_godby@yahoo.com.

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canvas, acrylic and oil on linen, acrylic on canvas, colored pencil on acrylic on paper, acrylic on linen …

New exhibit curator Moira Casey has made a nice start with Abels’ exhibit, setting a lonely tone via arrangement and lighting. Visitors talked in subdued tones at the opening reception, discussing the sometimesmysterious images — and almost hearing a sound at some point. What was that?

Abels arrived in the Denver area in 2007 from Indiana. He writes; “my work explores the landscape and its inhabitants. Many of my images depict a paused narrative, such as a parachutist in free fall or an encounter

with a bison in the woods. What I am capturing in these paused moments is a sense of, as Keats wrote it, `straining at particles of light in the midst of great darkness.’”

Among his portrait subjects is “Brother Lazarus,” a lonely-looking man rendered in a low-key palette with acrylic and oil on linen … finely detailed. One is sure there is a story there — and one who thinks about words a lot wishes there were a bit more text about this man … while realizing that the storytelling is in that visual image.

Look at “Spacex Tent City (day)” and ditto (night). Desolate. Who goes tenting in such a cold, barren place?? Why? The variation in techniques and materials in these subtle works gives a viewer a good feeling for this artist’s thoughtfulness, as well as technical mastery.

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American Legion RETENTION membership now open to all veterans

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All military veterans who served honorably since Dec. 7, 1941, are now eligible to join the American Legion since the passage of the Legion Act, which was signed July 30.

With the new legislation, Highlands Ranch American Legion Post 1260 invites all local veterans who would like to join the legion or learn more about the activities of Post 1260 to contact membership chairman Ben Stancati at 303-814-1447 or bernardstancati@gmail.com.

Meetings take place at 7 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday of each month at the Highlands Ranch Northridge Recreation Center, 8801 S. Broadway.

Female veterans, or women with family members who are or were veterans, are eligible to join American Legion Auxiliary Unit 1260. Contact unit membership chairperson Kathy Martz at 303-683-9524 or hrala@gmail.com.

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Turnover among classified employees has decreased since the 2016-17 school year but remains higher than desired. It sat at 20.4% for the 2018-19 school year.

“When I see this percentage, I think there is some work to do,” Ray said. “I think we need to hear from some of our classified employees.”

Classified employees encompass employees like bus drivers, food and nutrition services, office administration support, para professionals, grounds workers and trades workers. Thompson said the district will look at each job type specifically to see where turnover needs improvement.

The district is also working to capture more data from employees who leave the district.

About 62% of departing employees participated in an exit survey.

Thompson said they reported better commutes, retirement, and better job opportunities as their top reasons for leaving the school district. She hopes to collect surveys from all departing employees in the future.

Superintendent Thomas Tucker said the trends are “very positive” but the district will continue working to improve them. The district will be reviewing its pay schedule and strive to offer more competitive salaries among peer districts, he said.

Thompson said staff will review how the district’s pay system compares to peers in the metro area and aim to make the pay schedule more predictable for employees. Overall, Tucker said the trends show the district is improving at retaining talent.

“We are very optimistic about those results.

Some of the best results we’ve had in quite a few years,” Tucker said.

Celebrate Recovery: Teens meets from 6-8 p.m. Sundays in Room 94. For nearly four years, Celebrate Recovery has helped hundreds of people find healing from a variety of life’s hurts, habits and hang-ups. We now have the opportunity to bring this restorative ministry to students. This program is specifically designed for middle and high school students and provides a safe place to find healing in Christ by fostering authentic community and active service to Christ and others. For more information, visit chcc.org/ cr or contact us at 303-325-8242 or cr@chcc.org. This meeting takes place at Cherry Hills Community Church, 3900 Grace Blvd., Highlands Ranch.

Celebrate Recovery: Adults meets from 6-8 p.m. Sundays in Room 115. Potluck is the first Sunday of each month at 5 p.m. Celebrate Recovery addresses more than alcohol, drugs or other addictions.

This biblically-based recovery program is also for those who desire healing from life’s hurts, habits and hang-ups in a safe, grace-filled, authentic community. By working through the recovery principles, participants learn to make new choices and grow deeper in Christ.

Confidentiality and anonymity valued. KidZone provided. For a list of issues addressed and for more information, visit chcc.org/cr or contact us at 303-325-8242 or cr@chcc.org. The meetings are at Cherry Hills Community Church, 3900 Grace Blvd., Highlands Ranch.

Colorado Symphony Guild, Highlands Ranch/Lone Tree chapter, meets at 1 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, Room 212, 8817 S. Broadway, Highlands Ranch. The group is the largest support group of the Colorado Symphony. Contact 303-308-2462, admin@coloradosymphonyguild.org or www.coloradosymphonyguild.org.

Douglas County Association for Gifted & Talented is a nonprofit group of parents, educators and community leaders that supports the educational and emotional needs of gifted and advanced learners in Douglas County. Affiliate of the Colorado Association for GT and the National Association for GT. Find our mission, newsletters, events and general information at www.dcagt.org.

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Littleton animal shelter wins ‘lifesaving’ grant Humane Society of the South Platte Valley snags $35,000 award from Petco Foundation

BY DAVID GILBERT DGILBERT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Tyler, a 2-year-old boxer mix, hangs out with volunteer Jason Miller at the Humane Society of the South Platte Valley on Sept. 26. The shelter landed a $35,000 grant from the Petco Foundation, which will support their efforts to find forever homes for animals like Tyler.

The money will go a long way, said HSSPV spokeswoman Kelsey Kennelly.

“It’ll go directly to the care of our animals,” Kennelly said. “Not just

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Tyler, a 2-year-old boxer mix, hangs out with volunteer Jason Miller at the Humane Society of the South Platte Valley on Sept. 26. The shelter landed a $35,000 grant from the Petco Foundation, which will support their efforts to find forever homes for animals like Tyler.

PHOTOS BY DAVID GILBERT feeding and daily care, but we take pride in the extensive medical care we provide animals. Veterinary care can be very costly and requires a lot of time and effort, but it’s important that every animal is treated with compassion. That’s what the fund will help us keep doing.”

HSSPV, founded in 2009, is a nonprofit animal shelter that takes in strays and lost pets. The shelter also transfers in hundreds of animals every year from rural areas in Colorado, New Mexico and Texas, where small local shelters find themselves overwhelmed.

Last year, Kennelly said, the shelter transferred in more than 800

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The animals come first.

That’s what Jason Miller, a volunteer at the Humane Society of the South Platte Valley, said he loves about the shelter where he spends several hours a week walking dogs.

“Coming down here means giving love and help to those who need it,” said Miller, an English professor at Metropolitan State University of Denver. “For me, I think your day is always better when it’s spent with a dog.”

Miller’s canine and feline friends landed some help of a different kind in September, when the Petco Foundation awarded the shelter near Belleview Avenue and Santa Fe Drive a $35,000 grant to “support the lifesaving efforts of the organization.”

“We are proud to support the lifesaving work of the Humane Society of the South Platte Valley and hope our investment will be used to make the most significant lifesaving impact possible,” said Petco Foundation president Susanne Kogut in an email statement.

animals from outside the area, completed more than 1,200 adoptions, and reunited more than 300 lost pets with their owners.

The shelter is always eager for more volunteers, Kennelly said, who can fill many roles — though taking dogs for walks and helping keep the facility clean are high on the list. The shelter accepts donations through its website, hsspv.org, and also has a wish list including items like cat and dog food, treats, cat litter and pet carriers.

And, of course, Kennelly said, the shelter is always looking for animal lovers who would like to take home a new companion.

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IN THEIR BUSINESS Realtor association plans events A variety of events will help the South Metro Denver Realtor Association introduce its newly renovated headquarters to the community.

The new headquarters in Centennial is at 6436 S. Racine Circle and includes more than 29,000 finished square feet with tenant space available for Realtor-centric businesses.

The building includes an outdoor patio and events center, which is open to the public for special events, networking and weddings.

Welcome-to-SMDRA week begins Oct. 6 with the association’s annual Broncos party, which will feature events and tours of the building. A ribbon cutting and afternoon mixer Oct. 11 concludes the week.

“Our membership has grown to more than 4,000 Realtor members plus affiliated companies and other entities,” Marcel Savoie, the association’s chairman of the board, said in a news release. “This outstanding growth can be attributed to a variety of factors, including our programs that benefit real estate professionals as well as their clients, special educational events, marketing programs, our service to the communities we serve, and a sincere dedication to helping some of the finest charities in the metro Denver area.”

Learn more at www.smdra.com.

opened in downtown Castle Rock at the new Riverwalk development along Wilcox Street.

Mod Mountain Boutique is a women’s clothing, gift and accessory boutique owned by Jayne Tien and her daughter, Morgan Brubaker. Tien has an administrative background in both for-profit and nonprofit organizations, and Brubaker has a master’s degree in apparel design and merchandising from Colorado State.

“We are excited to be opening our doors at Riverwalk and to be a part of the greater downtown Castle Rock community,” Brubaker said in a news release. “Our mission is not only to provide a comfortable shopping experience with quality, modern clothing, but to also see that women feel confident in the look they are wearing.”

The boutique carries clothing in sizes extra small to 3x, and products include those produced by local artisans, the release said.

Mod Mountain Boutique is at 215 Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Hours are 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday. Merchandise is also sold online at www.modmountainboutique.com.

Contact the store at 720-381-6033 or info@modmountainboutique.com, and follow it on Instagram and Facebook.

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New VP for economic development group Christine Shapard has been

named vice president of economic development for the Denver South Economic Development Partnership.

Shapard will work with a team focused on business growth and retention in the Denver south region while continuing the organization’s focus on improving and highlighting the region’s economy and highquality of life.

Shapard has more than 20 years of experience in Colorado’s economic development, public sector and business communities, according to a news release. She brings knowledge regarding Colorado’s business climate, industry sectors, government programs and the people responsible for them. She recently led the Colorado Cleantech Industry Association as the founding executive director, helping to grow the industry with policy, innovation and partnering initiatives while managing the organization’s operations and staff.

Lone Tree Kumon center opens A new Kumon learning center is now open in Lone Tree. Owner Anil Kini was drawn to the Kumon franchise after watching how the program benefited his 12-year-old son, Aariv.

“I am very passionate about making a difference in our communities,” Kini said in a news release.

“What better way to achieve that then helping children in their

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academic growth and laying their foundation for success at an early age through Kumon?”

Kumon focuses on instilling qualities of academic independence, confidence, and the ability to study beyond grade level in students, which many end up succeeding in.

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Fuzzy’s Tacos to open in Parker The first Fuzzy’s Tacos in Parker is set to open in mid-October.

According to a news release, owner Adam Herndon grew up working for his family’s restaurant and hoped to one day own his own spot. He discovered Fuzzy’s while visiting some friends in Fort Worth. The laid-back atmosphere, combined with his own love for tacos, seemed like a good match.

Years later, when the opportunity presented itself for Herndon to open his own Fuzzy’s, he jumped at the chance.

The Parker taco restaurant will be at 12231 Pine Bluffs Way, Suite 101, Parker. Learn more at www.fuzzystacoshop.com.

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Citizenship ceremony is Colorado’s largest in decade

Newly naturalized citizens register to vote immediately following the naturalization ceremony at Centennial Center Park Sept. 25.

PHOTOS BY NICK PUCKETT

Nearly 200 people from 61 countries are naturalized at event

BY NICK PUCKETT NPUCKETT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The first thing Hadeel Mati did when she officially became a naturalized citizen of the United States was register to vote.

“I felt like after 10 years in this country I have the right to say what I think,” Mati said.

The Iraqi native came to the U.S. by way of the United Kingdom and married her husband. They both live in Arvada now.

Mati was one of 194 people who became naturalized U.S. citizens Sept.

25 at Centennial Center Park, which is near the Centennial office for the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. In all, 61 countries were represented. It was the largest USCIS naturalization ceremony in Colorado since 2009, according to USCIS public affairs officials. Kristi Goldinger, the district director for the USCIS Denver Field Operations Direc-

torate, announced the office will have naturalized close to 13,000 U.S. citizens in 2019.

Just north of where the ceremony was held, representatives from the Colorado Secretary of State’s office helped the new citizens register to vote.

“I feel so powerful to be an American citizen,” Mati said. “I felt I have more options to say (what I want) — more freedom.”

Vinad Chandran, who lives in Arapahoe County, moved to the United States from India in 1997. He decided to finally become a naturalized citizen to help his family and his career, as well as have the ability to speak his mind.

“I’ve already been involved in the community here, but I think this puts a formal touch to it. It’s time for me to take that extra step,” Chandran said.

“When you say ‘freedom of speech’ ‘freedom of religion’… (in India) it’s got a different meaning. It’s really meant here. My heart is still there, but I think things will change now that I can speak freely and speak my mind.”

Maria Garton, of Colombia, lives in Castle Rock with her husband and daughter and has lived in the United States for nine years.

Marquis James Zikusoka, of Denver, leads a crowd of newly naturalized American citizens in the Pledge of Allegiance Sept. 25 at Centennial Center Park. His father, Prince Godfrey Zikusoka of Uganda, became a naturalized citizen during the ceremony, along with 192 others from around the Denver area.

People at Centennial Center Park throw their hands in the air and cheer the moment they become naturalized citizens of the United States Sept. 25.

“I’m just very excited to be part of the country and have a voice and an opinion about our democracy,” Gaton said. “This county has given me a lot of opportunities.”

Naturalization is the process of becoming a U.S. citizen after the person completes the requirements established in the Immigration and Nation-

ality Act. Foreign immigrants can qualify for naturalization if they have been a resident for at least five years (three years for to file as a spouse of a U.S. citizen), have served in the U.S. military or have a child whose parent is a U.S. citizen. For more information, visit USCIS.gov.

In 2017, the Denver USCIS office completed 7,600 naturalization applications and 9,400 in 2018. The Denver office’s average processing cycle time for naturalization is roughly 13 months. Statewide, the processing cycle is about seven months.

The Denver USCIS office released a statement on the Sept. 25 ceremony: “The Denver Field Office has demonstrated its commitment to the naturalization process by achieving exceptional results to address an increase in pending applications …

We’re very proud of our accomplishments, and we will continue to work for the American people to administer our national lawful immigration system and protect its integrity.”

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HOW TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE

Editor’s note: How to Make a Difference listings are published free, on a space-available basis. Listings are submitted by the community; to submit a listing, or to change or delete an existing listing, contact hharden@coloradocommunitymedia.com. Deadline is noon Wednesday a week before publication.

YANAM2M (You Are Not Alone - Mom 2 Mom): Provides a safe, free place to connect with other moms of Highlands Ranch and be paired with another mom as a support person.

Need: Mom volunteers to be support people for other moms.

Requirement: Must be a mom who can be real and lend support to another mom.

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Zuma’s Rescue Ranch: Provides care for rescue animals, including horses and farm animals, and rehabilitates them into forever homes.

Need: Volunteers from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. every day. Feeding and cleaning. Zuma’s also provides animal assisted therapy for at risk youth and their families; many of our once homeless animals have become amazing therapy partners helping kids and families.

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and vote for the three candidates who will keep and continue the positive momentum in our Douglas County School District: Elizabeth Hanson, Susan Meek and re-elect David Ray. Claire Benson Highlands Ranch

hoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, Jefferson and Weld to identify children and families in the most need of our services.

Need: Volunteers are needed in all departments throughout A Precious Child and we offer an array of volunteer opportunities to choose from for individuals (flexible and consistent scheduling available), corporate groups and community organizations.

We accept groups of up to 60 attendees.

Currently, we are in highest need of group volunteers and individual volunteers for our Store, Receptionist and Donation Center volunteer positions. More positions also available.

Requirement: Minimum age to volunteers is 5 years of age, 5-12 must attend with a parent/guardian, 13 and older can volunteer on their own.

Contact: For more information on positions please contact our volunteer associate Joshua Walsh, at Joshua@apreciouschild.org AARP Foundation Tax-Aide: Offers free tax filing help to anyone, especially those 50 and older, who cannot afford a tax preparation service.

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

Requirement: All levels of experience are welcome; training and support provided.

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Need: Walk to End Alzheimer’s committee members.

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Choices are clear As a retired teacher and minister, and parent of two graduates, I am thankful for the work of the new Douglas County school board. Not long ago, board meetings were fraught with anger and disbelief, as many parents, citizens, and teachers struggled with the decisions of the “reformer” board that resulted in an exodus of experienced teachers, faltering scores and constant struggles over financial transparency.

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Angel Heart Project: Delivers meals to men, women and children with life-threatening illnesses.

Need: Volunteers to deliver meals to clients in the south Denver area.

Requirements: Attend an orientation and submit to a background check. 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.

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

Need: Foster families for animals on lists to be euthanized Contact: www.animalrescueoftherockies. org.

Ainsley’s Angels in Denver: Pairing runners and riders with special needs or physical limitations in races from 5k’s to marathons.

Need: Volunteers to run and help push the specialized race chairs in local races.

Volunteers to take pictures and videos of Angel teams at the start, middle and finish of races.

Requirements: Able to run/jog a 5k and/or work an iPhone.

Contact: Law Dickerson, 225-278-4265 or Denver@ainsleysangels.org, https://ainsleysangels.org/signup Arapahoe Philharmonic: Littleton-based orchestra Need: board members to join a team in the oversight and policy-making of a local cultural institution.

I am happy to see that those board meetings are now characterized by civility, clarity, and immense practical wisdom about education.

Daily, I pass billboards by my local schools that celebrate the recent passage of the bond and mill levy override for our schools. I hope readers will take a moment to read those billboards.

They are a sign that we are a community now able to unite to meet the needs of its children. They point to the capacity of our new leadership.

I am also grateful for the return to Douglas County of many of those

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

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ASSE International Student Exchange Program: Organizes student exchange programs.

Need: Local host families to provide homes for boys and girls age 15-18 from a variety of countries.

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In the school board election this fall, I urge the community to support candidates best able to carry on the restoration of our schools: Elizabeth Hanson, Susan Meeks, and David Ray. Tom Yondorf Castle Rock

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Write and Workshop Series: 6:308:30 p.m. the first Monday of each month at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Call 303-521-8615 or go to https://castlerockwriters.co. 2019 schedule: October, Write-out and Workshop; Nov. 4, Write-out and Workshop; and Dec. 2, Holiday Party.

Castle Rock Trail Festival and LiveBIG Family Adventure Run: 8-11:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 5 at Philip S. Miller Park, 1375 W. Plum Creek Parkway. Six races: 50K ultramarathon, marathon, halfmarathon, 10K, liveBIG 5K and family adventure race. Learn more at https://www.coloradorunnerevents.com/CastleRock/ I Lived in a Dumpster: How a Homeless Teenager Rose to the Top of Her Class: 6-7 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 6 at Castle Rock Adventist Hospital, Ridgeline conference room, 2350 Meadows Blvd.

Lifetree Café group discussion featuring filmed interview with Karina Sanchez, who faced serious obstacles including homelessness while growing up. Contact Roy H. Koerner at 303-814-0142 or roykoerner@msn.com.

Publish a Family History Efficiently: 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday, Oct. 9 at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock.

Castle Rock Colorado Genealogical Society program presented by Dina Carson.

Explore tools for organizing, collaborak tion, writing, publishing, image capture, image editing, and the ever-important backup.

Register at www.crcgs.org, under Education.

Walking tour of Cedar Hill Cemetery: 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 12 at Cedar Hill Cemetery, 880 E. Wolfensberger Road, Castle Rock.

Leisurely walk through historic grave sites in Cedar Hill Cemetery.

Cedar Hill contains the remains of pioneers significant in the early history of Castle Rock and Douglas County. The tour is free and reservations are not required.

Contact the Castle Rock Museum at 303-814-3163 or museum@ castlerockhistoricalsociety.org. Go to www.castlerockhistoricalsociety.org SHARE Genealogy: 10 a.m. to noon Mondays through Dec. 31 at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Castle

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this week’s TOP FIVE One Night in Memphis: 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5 at Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree. Recreation of night of Dec. 4, 1955, when Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis and Johnny Cash found themselves jamming at Sam Phillip’s Sun Studios. Learn more at https://www. lonetreeartscenter.org/showinfo.php?id=1086 or call the box office at 720-509-1000.

Historic David W Brown House Tour: 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 5 at 2303 E. Dartmouth Ave., Englewood.

The Brown House is now owned and operated by The Joshua School. Tickets available at historicenglewood. com. The 18-room Prairie Style House is on the National and State Historic Registry and was designed by George H. Williamson who also designed the Daniels & Fisher Tower and Denver’s East High School.

Candidate Forum and Experience Dyslexia Simulation: 7-8:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 9 at Cresthill Middle School, 9195 Cresthill Lane, Highlands Ranch. Meet Douglas County Board of Education candidates.

Begin event by experiencing dyslexia through a

Rock Genealogical Society weekly meeting to discuss genealogy tips and roadblocks. No need to register, just drop in.

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Nuba Water Project’s Walk for Sudan: 1-3:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 6 at Campus Middle School and Cherry Creek State Park. Proceeds support the efforts of the Nuba Water Project. Go to www. walkforsudan.org. Teams from 11 Cherry Creek School District middle and high schools are raising money.

What’s Your Story: 1-3 p.m. Oct. 8 at Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit, 6400 S. University Blvd., Centennial. Led by John Putnam. Stories are an important part of preserving your genealogy because it provides your descendants with a narrative of who you were and how you related to the expanded family. This presentation advocates to participants to write and save these rich genealogical nuggets for the future. Go to

few simulation activities. Presented by DC KID (Kids Identified with Dyslexia). Simulation limited to 60 participants, but forum is open to everyone.

RSVP for the simulation at https://www.facebook.com/events/380058322937026 Colorado Women’s Struggle for Suffrage: Thursday, Oct. 10 at Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Many people do not know that Colorado women voted and ran for office a quartercentury before the 19th Amendment made women’s suffrage the law in 1920. Presented by Marcia Goldstein.

Contact the Castle Rock Museum at 303-814-3163 or museum@castlerockhistoricalsociety.org. Go to www.castlerockhistoricalsociety.org.

Littleton Symphony Orchestra Season-Opening Concert: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 11 at Littleton United Methodist Church, 5894 S. Datura St., Littleton. This first concert will open with Debussy’s Iberia, along with Ravel’s Rhapsodie Espagnol and Lacuona’s Malagueña.

Go to www.littletonsymphony.org or call 303933-6824.

www.ColumbineGenealogy.com Women’s Business Expo, Networking Event: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 10 at Koelbel Library, Centennial. Presented

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SheLeadsGroup.com Job Fair: 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 10 at Embassy Suites, 10250 E. Costilla Ave., Centennial. Parking is free. Bring 10-15 resumes and wear business professional attire.

17 Mile House Open House and Tours: 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays, Oct. 12, Nov. 16 and Dec. 7 at 8181 S. Parker Road, Centennial.

Property is between the 75-acre Norton Farm Open Space owned by the Town of Parker and the 107-acre Parker Jordan/Centennial Open Space. Visit a 155-yearold farm that was a resting stop for pioneers traveling on the Cherokee/Smoky Hill wagon trails in the 1860s. Includes historic house, red barn, silo and milk shet, which were restored to their known conditions in the early 1900s. Go to http:// co.arapahoe.co.us/Facilities/ Facility/Details/17-Mile-HouseFarm-Park-23

Colorado Thunderbirds 5K Fundraising Run: 8 a.m. Oct. 13 at deKoevend Park, Centennial. Fundraiser for the Colorado Thunderbirds under-12 hockey team to compete at the Quebec International Pee Wee Hockey Tournament in Quebec, Canada, in February. Visit facebook.com/ events and search Colorado Thunderbirds 5K Funding Run. Walk2Connect at Your Library: 8:50 a.m. every other Tuesday through Oct. 15 at Koelbel Library, 5955 S. Holly St., Centennial. Join library staff and neighbors and explore the trails and neighborhoods the surround Koelbel Library. Group will leave no later than 9:05 a.m. and will return by 10:30 a.m. For teens and adults, but all ages welcome. Reservations recommended. Download and sign the online waiver at arapahoelibraries.org/events.

Englewood

Golf Tournament: 9:30 a.m.

Monday, Oct. 7 at Meridian Golf Club, 9742 S. Meridian Blvd., Englewood. Fundraiser to benefit River Deep Foundation, which helps military veterans and other individuals who have experienced physical, emotional or psychological trauma heal and reengage in life. Sponsorships available.

Register at www.riverdeepfoundation.org.

Englewood Art Exhibit: on display through Oct. 9 at the

Malley Recreation Center, 3380 S. Lincoln St., Englewood. More than 70 pieces by local artists. Call 303-762-2660 or go to https:// www.englewoodco.gov/parksrecreation-library/englewood-artexhibit.

Fiber Arts Show & Sale: Oct. 10-12 at Englewood Civic Center, second floor community room, 1000 Englewood Parkway, Englewood.

Rocky Mountain Weavers Guild members showcase hand-crafted wearables and fashion accessories. Go to www.rmweaversguild. org/fiber-arts-sale-2.

Franktown

Ponies with a Purpose: 1-5 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 12 at Promise Ranch Theraputic Riding, 6230 E. Hwy 86, Franktown. Meet horses and check out new therapy center.

Food, hayride, face painting, pumpkins and pony rides. Go to https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ ponies-with-a-purpose-fall-carnival-tickets-67893303699

Highlands Ranch

Create a Publication and How to Publish: 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 5 at Christ Lutheran Church, 8997 S. Broadway, Highlands Ranch.

Incudes how to insert photos and other digital artifacts. Presented

by Slektforskningklubb: Sons of Norway Fjelldalen Lodge Genealogy Club. Go to http://fjelldalen. com. Contact Tony Hjelmstad at tony@norsky.net or call 303-3245381.

Why Legal Paperwork? Getting All Your Ducks in a Row: 1011:30 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 8 at the James H. LaRue Library, 9292 S. Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Led by certified elder law attorney Beth Mitchell. Registration is required at highlandsranch.org/signmeup. Call Jodie McCann at 720-240-4922.

Kids’ Zone: 4-5 p.m.

Oct. 10 at the James H. LaRue branch of Douglas County Libraries, 9292 S. Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Drop in and create your own story using our StoryStarter LEGOs. Meets in Kids Corner. For 8-12. Call 303-791-7323 or visit DCL.org.

Paranormal Party: 6-9 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 10 at the Highlands Ranch Mansion, 9950 Gateway Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Discover for yourself whether or not ghosts inhabit the mansion. Spirit PI will lead SEE CALENDAR, P26

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What’s Next? Discover a Purposeful Retirement: 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 10 at Metro District Office Building, 62 Plaza Drive, Highlands Ranch. Led by certified retirement and career coach Gary Foster. Registration is required at highlandsranch.org/signmeup.

Call 720-240-4922.

U.S. Air Force Academy Band Concert: 7 p.m. Oct. 11 at St. Andrew United Methodist Church, 9203 S. University Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Part of the band’s chamber musicf all concert series. Call 303-794-2683.

Fall Craft Show: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 12-13 at Eastridge Recreation Center, 9568 University Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Collection of exhibitors featuring jewelry, bath products, pottery, wooden crafts, floral arrangements, wreaths, baby and children’s articles, fused glass, hand knit items, and more. Learn more at https://hrcaonline.org/about-us/guidescommunication/calendar-schedules/eventdetails/fall-craft-show-35

Littleton

Paint Like a Pro, with Lee Wasilik: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5 at First Presbyterian Church, 1609 W. Littleton Blvd., Littleton. All levels of experience welcome. Go to http:// www.heritage-guild.com. Contact Mary Kay Jacobus at mkstudio@comcast.net.

October 3, 2019O Laurie Dameron Jazz Concert: 2 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 5 at Bemis Public Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton. Dameron is a Billboard Magazine jazz award recipient. Call 303-795-3961.

Fjelldalen Lodge Meeting: 1-3 p.m. Oct. 5 at Christ Lutheran Church, 8997 S. Broadway, Highlands Ranch. Presentation on the Daughters of Norway with refreshments after. The Fjelldalen Lodge 6-162 of Sons of Norway will meet and have a presentation on the Daughters of Norway with refreshments after. Go to http://fjelldalen.com Talent Show: 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5 at Pax Christi Catholic Church, 5761 McArthur Ranch Road, Littleton. Benefit for the Children’s Schola Cantorum at Pax Christi. Free dinner, entertainment and silent auction. Donations accepted. Contact Joan Mancuso, 303-4714236 or 281-733-6022, or email luvudenver2011@gmail.com Craft Fair: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5 at Ketring Park, just north of the Littleton Museum. More than 250 booths of artisans and fine crafters. Food concession stands will sell breakfast and lunch items. Admission is free.

No parking allowed at Bemis Library. Go to www.friendsofthelibraryandmuseum.org.

Space Exploration: From the Moon Landing to Today and Beyond: 12:30-1:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 8 at Tattered Cover, 7301 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton. Call 303-4707050. Active Minds program.

Saudi Arabia: 3-4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 9 at RiverPointe, 5225 S. Prince St., Littleton.

Call 303-797-0600 to RSVP. Active Minds program.

Littleton City Council Candidate Forum: 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 10 at Bemis Public Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton.

Presented by the League of Women Voters of Arapahoe and Douglas Counties. Contact Susan Meeker at susfoster@msn.com.

Harvest Festival: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 12 at the Littleton Museum, 6028 S. Gallup St., Littleton. 1890s farm festival.

Pick out Halloween pumpkins and enjoy hayrides and other activities. Play games and win prizes. No cost to get into the museum; some activities, pumpkins and refreshments will cost money. Go to www. friendsofthelibraryandmuseum.org.

Forest Bathing: A Guided Walk: 8-10:30 a.m. Oct. 13 at The Hudson Gardens and Event Center, 6115 S. Santa Fe Blvd., Littleton. Space is limited. Register at https:// www.hudsongardens.org/event/forestbathing-a-guided-walk-2/ Studies suggest that a regular practice of forest bathing may help to boost the immune system, lower stress hormones, and improve cognitive function.

Cabaret: running through Oct. 13 at Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 W. Main St., Littleton.

Tickets on sale at the box office, by calling 303-794-2787 ext. 5, or online at TownHallArtsCenter.org. Show times are 7:30 p.m.

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The Wonderful Music of Oz: 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 12 at Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree. Learn more at https:// www.lonetreeartscenter.org/wonderfulmu-

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Parker

Practice Your English: 10:30 a.m. to noon Oct. 5 at the Parker Library, 20105 E. Mainstreet.

Conversation practice on everyday topics for adults of all language backgrounds. Intermediate to advanced English learners. Ages 17-plus. Registration is required at 303-7917323 or DCL.org.

Fall Festival: 10 a.m. to noon Oct. 5 at Rocky Vista University, 8401 S. Chambers Road, Parker. Cookie decorating, pumpkin painting, obstacle courses, and a best costume contest for kids, adults, and families. Go to https://www.facebook.com/ events/3671627402878135/.

Roxborough Community Seed Exchange: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 5 at Seven Stones, Botanical Gardens Cemetery, 9635 N. Rampart Range Road. Seven Stones will share seeds from its wildflower and perennial gardens.

Bring seeds to share. Guided tour provided.

Workshop is free; RSVP to Becky at info@ discoversevenstones.com.

Jedi Academy: 10 a.m. to noon Oct. 12 at Douglas County Libraries in Roxborough, 8357 N. Rampart Range Rd Ste. 200. Origami and paper projects. Costumes encouraged.

All ages. Register at 303-791-7323 or DCL.org.

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

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NATIONAL DENTAL HYGIENE MONTH What brushing teeth and homework have in common (BPT) - Did you know over 34 million school hours are lost each year due to children’s dental health problems in the U.S.? Tooth decay is actually one of the top chronic infectious diseases in the country, but is 100% preventable.

Children who experience untreated oral health issues are also more likely to have lower school performance, according to the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD). Oral health problems can damage a child’s self-esteem, as they may be less likely to speak, smile, play and interact with others. But untreated tooth decay and other oral health issues don’t have to become a problem if they’re caught early.

Putting your children’s dental appointments on a seasonal checklist helps make sure they’ll stay healthy all year long. Here are some ways you can help maintain your children’s dental health, no matter what their age.

Good oral care starts early: The AAPD recommends children visit a dentist by their first birthday, or as soon as their first tooth begins to appear. Early visits not only provide the dentist with a baseline for reviewing your child’s oral health and underlying bone structure as their teeth grow and develop, but also help get your child used to dental visits as a routine, healthy habit. Establishing a relationship with their dentist and creating a “dental home” early will help your children feel more comfortable during later visits.

“By starting dental visits early in a child’s life, the chance for developing tooth decay is significantly reduced,” says president of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, Dr. Kevin Donly. “A pediatric dentist can provide parents with helpful information, including how to put a brushing routine into action for your child.”

Pediatric dentists are well trained, receiving two to three additional years of specialized training to emphasize growth and development, special health care needs and advanced treatment techniques in hospital settings. Pediatric dentists limit their practices to treating children, and are prepared to relieve children’s fears, treat special needs children and create a kid-friendly environment. Keeping these visits consistent prevents problems from developing untreated - and gets your children accustomed to these healthy practices.

Just like homework, make brushing a habit: By modeling good brushing behavior, you emphasize the importance of oral care for everyone in the family. Children are more likely to

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Brushing together can show your children how to brush, how often, and for how long. The AAPD recommends brushing for two minutes, twice a day. You can make a game out of it by setting a timer or playing a song that lasts for two minutes while you brush together. By modeling good brushing behavior, you can help your little ones banish the “mouth monsters” like Tartar the Terrible, Tooth D.K. and Ginger Bite-Us. For tips on healthy oral care habits, check out mouthmonsters.mychildrensteeth. org.

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Limit sugary drinks and snacking: Drinking too much sugary juice or snacking throughout the day can be a big factor in causing tooth decay. Encourage your children to drink water instead of juice, and limit snacking to mouth-friendly options like fresh fruit or pretzels instead of fruit pouches, granola bars or candy.

While you’re establishing routines for the new school year, be sure to include a visit to your child’s pediatric dentist on your checklist, so they can smile every day as they head into class.

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SPORTS STUDENT-ATHLETE STUDENT ATHLETE SPOTLIGHT

He covers a lot of ground Q&A with Jake Howell What’s your favorite pre-game meal?

At Valor they do a great job of feeding us and getting us prepared. Usually we have chicken, rice and some sort of fruit.

Who is your favorite athlete and why?

Probably has to be Ed Reed.

He was one of the best safeties, if not the best safety to ever play the game. Just watching him, I learned a lot from him.

What would be a perfect performance in your sport?

I want to give it all I’ve got. As many touchdowns that I can score, hopefully two or three and maybe throw one or two in there. And somewhere around 14 tackles.

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

I’m usually out doing something with my friends. I’ve got a good friends group and usually we are always competing in something, just hanging out and having fun.

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Jack Howell fulfills multiple roles for Valor Christian football

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J

ack Howell seems to be all over the field during Valor Christian’s football games.

And that is not an illusion.

Howell, a 6-foot, 180-pound junior, plays free safety and wide receiver, returns kickoff and punts and takes some snaps at quarterback for the Eagles. He was a running back last season when he filled in for injured players.

“I just honestly do what the

coaches want me to do,” said Howell, who was sixth as a 152-pound wrestler at last season’s state tournament.

“I pride myself in being a versatile player so I’ll play quarterback, receiver, running back and obviously on defense, free safety. Whatever the team needs me to do, I’ll do it.

“I want to go play college football so I’m sure then I will have to narrow it down. For now, I’m just going to play wherever coach wants me to play. As soon as I end a series on offense or defense, I just have to get my mind focused on what is coming up.”

How hard is it to play defense with the rules emphasizing safety?

I know the game is changing a lot and they are trying to protect players. Obviously you have to be more careful about targeting calls and when to let up on a receiver and running back and not be diving in on a pile. It’s just being smart.

Which position do you like playing best?

I like them all but probably safety.

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COACH’S TAKE: “Jack is a great athlete. He does whatever role that needs to be filled with his athletic ability.

We are lucky to have such a versatile player that is willing to do whatever the team needs to be successful.”

Tyler Johnson, Valor Christian director of football operations

Key stats | In the first four games this season, Howell rushed for 237 yards and a 9.1 average per carry, completed his only pass for 10 yards, has 141 yards on kickoff and punt returns and led the team with 30 total tackles.

Boys state golf tourney won’t lack challenges

G

olf is an individual sport than sometimes comes attached with team aspects.

The boys state golf tournament will be held Oct. 7-8 at Pinehurst Country Club in southwest Denver, and there will be golfers competing for the individual title and battling themselves trying to figure OVERTIME out what club or shot to use, how to manage the lie, adjusting to the weather conditions and planning how to avoid the bunkers next to the greens.

But many golfJim Benton ers on qualified teams also have to keep an eye on the team standings and keep their scores low enough that when the three lowest individual scores are added up, it puts their team in contention for state honors.

The top two teams in each regional qualifying tournament held Sept. 23-25 qualified fourplayer teams, but only the lowest three scores will be counted on each day of the two-day state tournament.

“You have to be consistent in the state tournament,” said Cherry Creek coach Mark Goldsberry. “You have to have three kids you can trust to put out there that can consistently throw you something in the 70s for you to have a chance. And good as high school golf has gotten in the last few years, if you can have your No. 1 maybe throw up something under par, that really helps. You need a stud and a couple stabilizers to stabilize your scoring and give you a chance to win.”

It might be dangerous, but if regional qualifying scores are any indication with teams that qualified all four golfers, defending state champion Fossil Ridge has to be one of the team title favorites after winning the Northern Regional.

Arapahoe, which was third a year ago, captured the Southern regional and a Cherry Creek team with three freshmen and a junior took the Central Regional.

Rock Canyon won the Western regional.

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Other teams to watch include Regis Jesuit, Highlands Ranch, Broomfield and Fairview.

“There are going to be some good teams there,” said Highlands Ranch coach Jon Cushing. “It is just grinding for everything in the state tournament. You have to battle for every shot. First day might not go too well, but the second day you can walk away with the state championship.

The kids have to know that 18 holes is long enough but 36 over two days and you have to fight for every shot.”

Last season, Fossil Ridge was six shots back after the opening 18 holes, but after a good second round it won the state title by five strokes.

Once again, judging from regional tournament scores, players on the watch list as possible individual state contenders include Northern regional medalist Gavin Hagstrom from Fossil Ridge, who had a 5-under-par 67 at the Broadlands Golf Course.

Arapahoe’s Matthew Wilkinson took the Southern regional title with a 4-under-par 67 to edge Bo Wardynski of Regis, who was 1-under-par with a 70. Ryan Liao of Lakewood was the Central regional medalist with a 2-under-par 70 at South Suburban golf course as he edged Cherry Creek freshman Charlie Flaxbeard, who finished with a 71. Rock Canyon’s Nick Fallin and Fairview’s Ryder Heuston each had 2-under-par 70s to share medalist honors at the Western regional, but Fallin won a playoff.

Liao, a junior, will have only one Lakewood golfer to accompany him at the state tournament, but he know what it takes to contend at the state tournament after coming in fourth last season.

“You have to stay focused and you have to know when to relax,” he explained. “No one can stay focused for 36 holes.”

Pinehurst, a course lined with trees and undulating, fast greens with

varying sizes, will present a challenge for the golfers.

“To win a state title,” said Arapahoe coach Harry Buckner, “it takes three words: chip-n-putt, chip-nputt, chip-n-putt. To win a team title you have to stay away from double bogeys. Bogeys won’t hurt you but doubles and triples will take you out of the running.

“The problems with Pinehurst are small greens and lots and lots of trees. If you fight with the trees, you will lose.”

Honor roll Each week, performances of South Metro athletes and teams will be highlighted. This week’s performances were selected from games, matches and meets from Sept. 19 through Sept.

26.

Senior Haley Hoy allowed one hit and one earned run while striking out 13 batters in Castle View’s 5-1 softball win over Highlands Ranch on Sept. 23.

Junior Myles Purchase had a 95yard kickoff return and also returned an interception for a touchdown on Sept. 20 as the Cherry Creek football team notched a 31-17 win over Pomona in a showdown of top 10 teams in the CHSAANow.com 5A rankings.

Defense played a key role in the Bruins’ 49-7 win over Chaparral on Sept.

26 as the Wolverines managed only 37 yards rushing and 116 passing.

Brooke Ballard, a senior from ThunderRidge, went 3-for-3 and drove in both runs in a 2-1 softball victory over Regis Jesuit on Sept. 23.

Junior Ryle Kadel had 10 kills and a 66.7 kill percentage, five service aces and three blocks to help Legend’s volleyball team post a 3-0 win over Rock Canyon on Sept. 24.

Senior Casey McCloskey scored both second-half goals to spark Regis Jesuit to a 2-1 soccer win over Ponderosa on Sept. 24.

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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Highlands Ranch NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2019-0160

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING A public hearing will be held on November 12, 2019, at 2:30 p.m. before the Douglas County Board of County Commissioners, in the Commissioners Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, CO. The hearing is for the second and final reading of the proposed adoption of the Fire Code: 2018 International Fire Code, 2018 International Fire Code Appendix B and 2018 International Fire Code Appendix C, as amended.

ORDINANCE NO. O-019-002 THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF THE COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, COLORADO AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE 2018 EDITION OF THE INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE SUBJECT TO THE AMENDMENTS AS SET FORTH IN ATTACHMENT 1 AND APPENDICES B AND C AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS IN CONFLICT THEREWITH WHEREAS, Section 30-15-401.5(1), C.R.S., authorizes the Board of County Commissioners to adopt ordinances to provide for minimum safety standards, and; WHEREAS, Section 30-15-401.5(3), C.R.S., authorizes the Board of County Commissioners to adopt fire code provisions for the unincorporated areas of Douglas County, and; WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 30-15-401.5(2), C.R.S., the Board of County Commissioners has appointed a permanent commission, known as the Fire Code Adoption and Revision Commission, for the purpose of reviewing and making recommendations for the adoption of a fire code, and; WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 30-15-401.5(2), C.R.S., the Board of County Commissioners has received a recommendation from the Fire Code Adoption and Revision Commission, and; WHEREAS, after receiving the recommendations of the Fire Code Adoption and Revision Commission and duly considering the same, the Board of County Commissioners of Douglas County desires to adopt by reference the 2018 International Fire Code (“IFC”) in its entirety, except as modified herein, to protect the safety and welfare of the citizens of Douglas County; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DOUGLAS COUNTY as follows: A. The Board of County Commissioners hereby approves the 2018 IFC, subject to the Amendments set forth in Attachment 1 and Appendices B and C. B. The following properties shall be exempt from IFC coverage, except as provided in Subsection 102.5, as amended herein: 1. Detached one or two-family dwellings; 2. Factory built housing units certified by the State of Colorado; 3. Factory built housing units constructed to federal standards; 4. Buildings or structures accessory to a dwelling or other allowed private use; or used exclusively for private agricultural purposes; and 5. Residential developments containing or creating three or fewer lots or parcels.

C. The provisions of the International Fire Code, as adopted herein, and from the date on which this ordinance shall take effect, shall be controlling within the limits of the Fire Protection Districts of Castle Rock, North Fork, South Metro Fire Rescue, Franktown, Jackson 105, Larkspur, West Douglas, Mountain Communities and West Metro Fire Rescue, along with the Metropolitan Districts of Highlands Ranch, Roxborough Park and Castle Pines and those areas of unincorporated Douglas County not included within a fire protection district. The Fire Code shall be enforced by the chief, commander or designated representative of each fire protection department or district specified in Section 1, or by the Board of County Commissioners in areas not included within a fire protection district.

D. Should any section, clause, sentence, or part of this Ordinance be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be unconstitutional or invalid, the same shall not affect, impair or invalidate the ordinance as a whole or any part thereof other than the part so declared to be invalid.

E. All ordinances and/or resolutions, including Ordinance No. O-016-001, or parts or ordinances and/or resolutions, which are inconsistent with the provisions of this ordinance, are hereby repealed, except that this repeal shall not affect or prevent the prosecution or punishment of any person for any act done or committed in violation of any ordinance hereby repealed prior to the effective date of this ordinance.

ATTACHMENT 1 TO ORDINANCE NO. O-019-002 Amendments to the 2018 International Fire Code Section 1. Adoption of the International Fire Code. That certain document, three (3) copies of which are filed in the office of the Douglas County Clerk & Recorder, being marked and designated as the International Fire Code, 2018 edition, including Appendix Chapters B and C as published by the International Code Council and amended by Douglas County, be and is hereby adopted by the Board of County Commissioners as the Douglas County Fire Code, regulating and governing the safeguarding of life and property from fire and explosion hazards arising from the storage, handling and use of hazardous substances, materials and devices, and from conditions hazardous to life or property in the occupancy of buildings and premises as herein provided; and each and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions and terms of said Fire Code are hereby referred to, adopted, and made a part hereof, as if fully set out in this ordinance, with the additions, insertions, deletions and changes prescribed in Section 2 of this Ordinance.

Section 2. Additions, Insertions, Deletions and Changes. The following sections of the Fire Code are hereby revised as follows: Subsection 101.1 is amended to read as follows: 101.1 Title. These regulations shall be known as the Fire Code of Douglas County, hereinafter referred to as “this code”.

Subsection 102.5 is amended to read as follows: 102.5 Application of this code to residential properties and construction. Where buildings, structures and portions thereof are designed and constructed in accordance with the International Residential Code, the provisions of this code shall apply only as follows: 1. Provisions of this code pertaining to fire apparatus access roads, water supplies and fire flow requirements apply to community fire protection for residential developments in which four (4) or more new lots or parcels are created but shall not apply to individual structures and properties within those residential developments, except when specifically required and approved by the Board of County Commissioners as a condition of the planned development process. Requirements for fire apparatus

access roads for new residential development apply per Subsections 503.1 and 503.2 as amended herein. Water supplies and fire flow requirements for new residential development, where adequate and reliable water supplies exist and in which four (4) or more new lots or parcels are created, apply per Subsection 507.1, 507.3 and 507.5 as amended herein.

2. Construction permits for fire protection systems and associated equipment in the interior or exterior of the structure, not including dwelling unit fire sprinkler systems installed in accordance with IRC Section P2904.

3. Administrative and maintenance provisions shall apply. Operational permit requirements shall apply only as follows: a. Amusement buildings per Subsection 105.6.2. b. Open burning per Subsection 105.6.32. c. Explosives per Subsection105.6.14. d. Carnivals and fairs per Subsection 105.6.4. e. LP-gas per Subsection 105.6.27. f. Temporary membrane structures and tents greater than 2,500 sq. ft.

A new Subsection 102.13 is enacted to read as follows: 102.13 Douglas County Regulations. Where any of the provisions of this code are in conflict with any Douglas County code, standard or other adopted regulation, the Douglas County provisions shall control. The Douglas County Wildfire Mitigation Standards shall govern in lieu of the International Wildland-Urban Interface Code. References within this code to the International Wildland-Urban Interface Code shall not apply.

Subsection 105.7.21 is amended to read as follows: 105.7.21 Solar Photovoltaic Power Systems. A building permit is required to install or modify solar photovoltaic power systems. Maintenance performed in accordance with the International Building Code or International Residential Code as amended and adopted by Douglas County is not considered to be a modification and does not require a permit.

Subsection 105.7.26 add new subsection to read as follows: 105.7.26 Electrified fences on commercial property. A construction permit is required to install or modify an electrified fence on commercial property regardless of the height of the fence.

Subsection 109.1 is amended to read as follows: 109.1 Board of appeals established. In order to hear and decide appeals of orders, decisions or determinations made by the fire code official relative to the application and interpretation of this code, there shall be created a Regional Fire Code Board of Appeals (“board”) by the entry of various fire districts into an intergovernmental agreement (“IGA”). The board of appeals shall be appointed through the operation of the IGA. The fire code official shall be an ex officio member of said board but shall have no vote on any matter before the board. The board shall adopt rules of procedure for conducting its business and shall render all decisions and findings in writing to the appellant with a duplicate copy to the fire code official. The Douglas County Board of County Commissioners shall be notified of all appointments made to the board. Said notification shall be in writing and shall be given within 30 days of said appointment(s). Upon 30 days written notice, the County may elect to withdraw from the use of the board at any time and for any reason.

Subsection 110.4 is amended to read as follows: 110.4 Violation penalties. Persons who shall violate a provision of this code or shall fail to comply with any of the requirements thereof or who shall erect, install, alter, repair or perform work in violation of the approved construction documents or directive of the fire code official, or of a permit or certificate used under provisions of this code, shall be subject to fine and/or imprisonment up to the maximum specified in Section 30-15-402, C.R.S. Each day that a violation continues after due notice has been served shall be deemed a separate offense.

Subsection 112.4 is amended to read as follows: 112.4 Failure to comply. Any person who shall continue any work after having been served with a stop work order, except such work as that person is directed to perform to remove a violation or unsafe condition, shall be subject to fine and/or imprisonment up to the maximum specified in section 30-15-402, C.R.S. Section 202 General Definitions Fire Apparatus Access Road- is amended to read as follows: Fire apparatus access road - Any improved surface, designed or ordinarily used for vehicular travel that provides fire apparatus access, including fire lanes, public or private streets, and parking lot lanes. Fire Apparatus Access Road shall not include a private residential driveway, or a private residential shared driveway as defined herein.

Residential Driveway – Add new definition to read as follows: Residential Driveway – A vehicular access for private use that serves one lot or parcel connecting a house, garage, or other allowed use to the public or private road.

Residential Shared Driveway – Add new definition to read as follows: Residential Shared Driveway – A vehicular access for private use that may serve no more than three lots or parcels for the purpose(s) of ingress and egress to buildings structures or other allowed use.

Subsection 503.1 is amended to read as follows: 503.1 Where required. Fire apparatus access roads shall be provided and maintained in accordance with Sections 503.1.1 through 503.1.3 and the Douglas County Roadway Design and Construction Standards (“the Standards”). Should any provision of the fire code conflict with the Standards, the Standards shall control. Where the Standards are silent with respect to fire apparatus access roads, the Douglas County Public Works Engineering Director shall make the final determination based on fire code official input as to whether Sections 503.1.1 through 503.1.3 of the fire code shall apply.

Subsection 503.2 is amended to read as follows: 503.2 Specifications. Fire apparatus access roads shall be designed and installed in accordance with the Douglas County Roadway Design and Construction Standards (“the Standards”). Should any provision of the fire code conflict with the Standards, the Standards shall control. Where the Standards are silent with respect to roads, both public and private, the Douglas County Public Works Engineering Director shall make the final determination, based on fire code official input. For fire apparatus access, other than roads, both public and private, such as fire lanes and parking lot lanes, Sections 503.2.1 through 503.2.8 of the fire code shall apply.

Subsection 503.2.2 is amended to read as follows: 503.2.2 Authority. The Douglas County Public Works Engineering Director is the authority having jurisdiction (AHJ) and shall have the authority to review, permit, inspect and approve all fire apparatus access roads, public or private, in unincorporated Douglas County. For fire apparatus access, other than roads and private residential driveways, both public and private, such as fire lanes and parking lot lanes, the fire code official is the AHJ. Continued to Next Page

To Whom It May Concern: On 7/31/2019 12:57:00 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: Lawrence D. Einhorn Original Beneficiary: End-IRA, Inc. FBO: Kim E. Nagel, IRA Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: End-IRA, Inc. FBO: Kim E. Nagel, IRA Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 5/20/2005 Recording Date of DOT: 2/3/2006 Reception No. of DOT: 2006009750 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $485,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $457,943.18

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 covenants of said Deed of Trust have been violated for reasons including, but not limited to, 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 30, Block 3, Highlands Ranch Filing No. 15 County of Douglas, State of Colorado Which has the address of: 2006 Glenhaven Dr. , 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, November 20, 2019, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

First Publication: 9/26/2019 Last Publication: 10/24/2019 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 8/5/2019 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: DANIEL B. MARKOFSKY Colorado Registration #: 27395 2056 NEWTON STREET , DENVER, COLORADO 80211 Phone #: (303) 725-9393 Fax #: Attorney File #: 2006G

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website : http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2019-0160 First Publication: 9/26/2019 Last Publication: 10/24/2019 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

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PUBLIC NOTICE Continued From Last Page: Page 2 of 2 Subsection 503.4.1 is amended to read as follows: 503.4.1 Traffic calming devices. During design and prior to construction of traffic calming devices, fire code official review and comments shall be requested and considered by Douglas County.

Subsection 507.1 Required water supply. Exceptions are added to read as follows: Exceptions: 1. Individual residential lots, parcels and developments legally in existence prior to the adoption of this code.

2. Developments containing or creating 3 or fewer residential lots or parcels.

3. Buildings or structures accessory to a dwelling or other allowed private use; or used exclusively for private agricultural purposes.

4. Developments subject to the Douglas County Standard for Water Supplies for Rural Fire Fighting.

3. A fire alarm system is not required in buildings that do not have interior corridors serving dwelling units, provided that dwelling units either have a means of egress door opening directly to an exterior exit access that leads directly to the exits or are served by open-ended corridors designed in accordance with Section 1026.6, Exception 4, items 4.2 or 4.5.

Section 1204 is amended to read as follows: Solar photovoltaic power systems. Solar photovoltaic power systems shall be installed in accordance with the International Building Code as amended, the International Residential Code as amended, and NFPA 70.

Subsection 3103.6 add sentence to end of paragraph.

Tents that utilize a water ballast system shall require a written analysis from a structural engineer demonstrating the ability to resist the wind load established by the jurisdiction where the tent is to be located.

Subsection 507.3 is amended to read as follows: 507.3 Fire flow. Fire flow requirements for buildings or portions of buildings and facilities shall be determined in accordance with Appendix B of this code as amended or a method approved by the fire code official and Douglas County. Where an existing water supply for firefighting is not available within two road miles of the vehicular entrance of any parcel, the Douglas County Standard for Water Supplies for Rural Fire Fighting shall apply. Residential developments legally in existence at the time of the adoption of this code are not required to provide minimum water supplies or upgrade existing water supplies to meet this code. Non-residential developments and multifamily developments legally in existence at the time of the adoption of this code are not required to provide minimum water supplies or upgrade existing water supplies to meet this code, unless there is a change of use or occupancy. Fire flow requirements shall not apply to individual residential lots, parcels or developments listed as exceptions in subsection 507.1.

Subsection 3105.5 Item number 1 add new 1.7 to read as follows: 1.7. Temporary special event structures that utilize a water ballast system shall require a written analysis from a structural engineer demonstrating the ability to resist the wind load established by the jurisdiction where the structure is to be located.

Subsection 507.5 is amended to read as follows: 507.5 Fire hydrant systems. Fire hydrant systems shall comply with Sections 507.5.1 through 507.5.6, and Appendix C of this code as amended, or the Douglas County Standard for Water Supplies for Rural Fire Fighting where applicable. The following locations shall not be subject to the standards contained in these Sections and/or Appendix C:

Subsection 5704.2.9.6.1 is amended to read as follows: 5704.2.9.6.1 Locations of above-ground tanks. Above-ground tanks shall be located in accordance with this section.

1. Fire apparatus access roads not having an existing water line, except when a new water line is installed to serve commercial or residential development or to convey water to another location.

2. Where access to sufficient water flow is unavailable as determined by the fire code official and the building official.

Subsection 507.5.1 is amended to read as follows: 507.5.1 Where required. Where a portion of the facility or building hereafter constructed or moved into or within the jurisdiction is more than 400 feet (122 m) from a hydrant on a fire apparatus access road, as measured by an approved route around the exterior of the facility or building, on-site fire hydrants and mains shall be provided where required by the fire code official and the building official.

Exceptions: 1. [No Change] 2. [No Change] Subsection 510.1 Emergency responder radio coverage in new buildings. Exception 4 is added to read as follows: Exceptions: 1. [No Change] 2. [No Change] 3. [No Change] 4. One and two-family dwellings and townhouses.

Section 610 Electrified fences on commercial property. Add new Section to read as follows: 610.1 General. Electrified fences on commercial property shall be permitted in accordance with Section 105.7.26 and comply with the provisions of 610.2 through 610.6.

610.2 Components. Electrified fences on commercial property shall be installed with components manufactured and listed for use in such installations to ensure they do not pose a significant life-safety risk to humans.

610.3 Clearance from combustibles. Combustible materials including vegetation capable of being ignited shall be prohibited within 10’ (minimum) of electrified fences, unless limited by lot lines or as otherwise approved by the Fire Code Official.

610.4 Disconnecting means. A means shall be provided outside the electrified fence for emergency responders to disconnect power to electrified fences on commercial property to provide access to the site. The type and location of the disconnecting means shall be approved by the Building Code Official and the Fire Code Official.

610.4.1 Disconnecting means identification. The means provided to disconnect power to electrified fences on commercial property shall be approved by the Fire Code Official.

610.5 Fire apparatus access roads. Fire apparatus access roads shall be maintained in accordance with Section 503 as amended.

610.6 Warning signs. Outward-facing warning signs shall be posted in a conspicuous manner at intervals of not less than thirty (30) feet on electrified fences on commercial property. The warning signs shall have a minimum letter size of two (2) inches and shall include the international symbol for high voltage.

Subsection 1101.1 is amended to read as follows: 1101.1 Scope. Where required by the fire code official and the building official, the provisions of this chapter shall apply to existing buildings constructed prior to this code.

Exceptions: 1. One and two-family dwellings and townhouses.

Subsection 1103.2 is amended to read as follows: 1103.2 Emergency responder radio coverage in existing buildings. Where required by the fire code official and the building official, existing buildings that do not have approved radio coverage for emergency responders within the building based upon the existing coverage levels of the public safety communications systems of the jurisdiction at the exterior of the building, shall be equipped with such coverage according to one of the following: 1. Whenever an existing wired communication system cannot be repaired or is being replaced, or where not approved in accordance with Section 510.1, Exception 1.

2. Within a timeframe established by Douglas County.

Exception: Where it is determined by the fire code official or the building official that the radio coverage system is not needed.

Subsection 1103.5.1 is amended to read as follows: 1103.5.1 Group A-2. Where alcoholic beverages are consumed in a Group A-2 occupancy having an occupant load of 300 or more, the fire area containing the Group A-2 occupancy shall be equipped with an automatic sprinkler system in accordance with Section 903.3.1.1. The fire code official shall work directly with the building owner to establish the scope of the work required and a reasonable timeframe to bring the building into compliance not to exceed one year from the formal written notification from the fire code official of this requirement.

Subsection 1103.7.6 is amended to read as follows: 1103.7.6 Group R-2. A manual and automatic fire alarm system that activates the occupant notification system in accordance with Section 907.6 shall be installed in existing Group R-2 occupancies more than three stories in height or with more than 16 dwelling or sleeping units.

Exceptions: 1. [No Change] 2. [No Change]

Subsection 5601.1.3 Fireworks Exception 4 is amended to read as follows: Exceptions: 1. [No Change] 2. [No Change] 3. [No Change] 4. The possession, storage, sale, handling and use of permissible fireworks as defined by Section 12-28-101, C.R.S.

Subsection 5706.2.4.4 Locations where above ground tanks are prohibited, is hereby deleted APPENDICES B AND C in its entirety.

TO ORDINANCE O-019-002 Subsection 5806.2 Limitations, is hereby deletedNO. in its entirety.

Subsection 6104.2 Maximum capacity within established limits, is hereby deleted in its entirety. Only those appendix chapters of the 2018 International Fire Code listed herein are adopted as follows: APPENDICES B AND C TO ORDINANCE NO. O-019-002 APPENDIX B, Fire-Flow Requirements for Buildings.

Only those appendix chapters of the 2018 International Fire Code listed herein are adopted as follows: Subsection B103.3 is amended to read as follows: APPENDIX B, Fire-Flow Requirements for Buildings.

B103.3 Areas without water supply systems. In rural and suburban areas in which adequate reliableto water systems do not exist, the International Fire Code as Subsection B103.3 is and amended readsupply as follows: B103.3 Areas amended without water In rural and areasofficial in which and relishall supply apply. systems.

When agreed upon bysuburban the fire code andadequate the building able water supply systems not exist, International Code asRating amended shall apply.

When official, NFPAdo1141, NFPAthe 1142, ISO Fire Fire Suppression Schedule or other agreed upon by the firemethod code official the to building official, NFPA 1141, NFPA 1142, ISO Fire Supapproved may beand utilized determine fire flow requirements. pression Rating Schedule or other approved method may be utilized to determine fire flow requirements. Table B105.2 is amended as follows: Table B105.2 is amended as follows:

Table B105.2 REQUIRED FIRE FLOW FOR BUILDINGS OTHER THAN ONE AND Table B105.2 TWO-FAMILY DWELLINGS, GROUP R-3 OTHER AND R-4THAN BUILDINGS AND REQUIRED FIRE FLOW FOR BUILDINGS ONE AND TWO-FAMILY DWELLINGS, GROUPTOWNHOUSES R-3 AND R-4 BUILDINGS AND TOWNHOUSES

AUTOMATIC SPRINKER SYSTEM (Design Standard) No automatic sprinkler system

MINIMUM FIRE FLOW (gallons per minute)

FLOW DURATION (hours)

Value in table B105.1(2)

Duration in Table B105.1(2)

Section 903.3.1.1 of the International Fire Code

50% of the value in TableB105.1(2)a

Duration in TableB105.1(2) at the reduced flow rate

Section 903.3.1.2 of the International Fire Code

75% of the value in TableB105.1(2)b

Duration in TableB105.1(2) at the reduced flow rate

For SI: SI: 1 1 gallon L/m For gallonper perminute minute= =3.785 3.785 L/m a. The flow bebe notnot lessless thanthan 1,0001,000 gallons per minute a.

Thereduced reducedfire fire flowshall shall gallons per minute b. The flow bebe notnot lessless thanthan 1,5001,500 gallons per minute b.

Thereduced reducedfire fire flowshall shall gallons per minute APPENDIX C, Fire-Hydrant Locations and and Distribution.

APPENDIX C, Fire-Hydrant Locations Distribution.

Subsection C103.1 is deleted andand replaced asasfollows: Subsection C103.1 is deleted replaced follows: C103.1 Fire hydrants available. Where existing water supplies permit, as determined by the fire code official and building official, the minimum number and distribution of fire hydrants available to a buildC103.1 Fire hydrants available.

Where existing supplies permit, as determined by ing, complex, or subdivision shall not be less than that listedwater in Table C105.1. the fire code official and building official, the minimum number and distribution of fire availabledo to not a building, subdivision shall be notconstrued be less thansothat Where existinghydrants water supplies permit, complex, nothing inorthis section shall as listed to require in aTable C105.1. the presence of minimum number and distribution of fire hydrants as set forth in Table C105.1.

For the purpose of a complex or subdivision, fire hydrant number and distribution requirements in Table C105.1 are to be applied to fire apparatus access roads and perimeter public streets from which fire operation could be conducted.

Section 3. Applicability and Enforcement: The provisions of the International Fire Code, as modified in Section 2 herein, and from the date on which this ordinance shall take effect, shall be controlling within the limits of the Fire Protection Districts of Castle Rock, North Fork, South Metro Fire Rescue, Franktown, Jackson 105, Larkspur, West Douglas, Mountain Communities and West Metro Fire Rescue, along with the Metropolitan Districts of Highlands Ranch, Roxborough Park and Castle Pines and those areas of unincorporated Douglas County not included within a fire protection district.

The Fire Code shall be enforced by the chief, commander or designated representative of each fire protection department or district specified in Section 1, or by the Board of County Commissioners in areas not included within a fire protection district.

Section 4. Repeal of Conflicting Ordinances, Resolutions, and Regulations: All ordinances and/ or resolutions or parts of ordinances and/or resolutions inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance, including Ordinance No. O-016-001, are hereby repealed, except that this repeal shall not affect or prevent the prosecution or punishment of any person for any act done or committed in violation of any ordinance hereby repealed prior to the effective date of this Ordinance.

INTRODUCED, READ AND ADOPTED ON FIRST READING on September 10, 2019 ADOPTED ON SECOND AND FINAL READING, AS AMENDED, on __ and ordered published in its entirety in the Douglas County News-Press.

THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF THE COUNTY OF DOUGLAS COLORADO BY: ROGER A. PARTRIDGE, Chair ATTEST: KRISTIN RANDLETT, Clerk to the Board Legal Notice No.: 935818 | First Publication: September 26, 2019 First Publication: October 24, 2019 | Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

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Littleton NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2019-0166 To Whom It May Concern: On 7/31/2019 2:34:00 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: JON SWENSON Original Beneficiary: NICHOLAS BRODKA AND ANASTASIA BRODKA Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: NICHOLAS BRODKA AND ANASTASIA BRODKA Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 5/4/2016 Recording Date of DOT: 5/10/2016 Reception No. of DOT: 2016028749 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $245,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $211,861.33

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

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 20, CHEROKEE RIDGE ESTATES FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 5237 Aspen Leaf Drive , 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, November 20, 2019, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

First Publication: 9/26/2019 Last Publication: 10/24/2019 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 8/5/2019 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: JUSTIN D PLESS Colorado Registration #: 39373 201 COLUMBINE ST. SUITE 300 , DENVER, COLORADO 80206 Phone #: 303.454.3712 Fax #: Attorney File #: 5237AL

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2019-0166 First Publication: 9/26/2019 Last Publication: 10/24/2019 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Englewood NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2019-0168

To Whom It May Concern: On 8/1/2019 4:35:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: REBECCA BONDAREWICZ Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR HOMEBRIDGE FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: NEWREZ LLC, D/B/A SHELLPOINT MORTGAGE SERVICING Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 11/21/2017 Recording Date of DOT: 11/30/2017 Reception No. of DOT: 2017080940 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $215,608.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $214,256.61

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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DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $215,608.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $214,256.61

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.

tration Systems, Inc., acting solely as nominee for GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR LEHMAN XS TRUST, SERIES 2006-GP4 Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 5/15/2006 Recording Date of DOT: 5/22/2006 Reception No. of DOT: 2006042822 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $566,400.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $564,674.72

Public Trustees

Legal Description of Real Property:

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.

Land situated in the County of Douglas in the State of CO

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

UNIT A, CONDOMINIUM BUILDING 12833, MERIDIAN – VILLA CONDOMINIUMS, ACCORDING TO THE CONDOMINIUM MAP THEREOF, RECORDED ON APRIL 27, 2004 AT RECEPTION NO. 2004042032, IN THE RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK AND RECORDER OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, COLORADO, AND AS DEFINED AND DESCRIBED IN THE DECLARATION OF COVENANTS, CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS OF MERIDIAN – VILLA CONDOMINIUMS, RECORDED ON JANUARY 16, 2004 AT RECEPTION NO. 2004007079 IN SAID RECORDS, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO

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

ALSO KNOWN AS:

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.

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

UNIT A, CONDOMINIUM BUILDING 4, MERIDIAN – VILLA CONDOMINIUMS, ACCORDING TO THE CONDOMINIUM MAP THEREOF, RECORDED ON APRIL 27, 2004 AT RECEPTION NO. 2004042032, IN THE RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK AND RECORDER OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, COLORADO, AND AS DEFINED AND DESCRIBED IN THE DECLARATION OF COVENANTS, CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS OF MERIDIAN – VILLA CONDOMINIUMS, RECORDED ON JANUARY 16, 2004 AT RECEPTION NO. 2004007079 IN SAID RECORDS, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO Which has the address of: 12833 Mayfair Way #A , Englewood, CO 80112 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 20, 2019, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

First Publication: 9/26/2019 Last Publication: 10/24/2019 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 8/5/2019 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: LISA CANCANON Colorado Registration #: 42043 11101 WEST 120TH AVENUE #280 Eldorado Bldg 2, BROOMFIELD, COLORADO 80021 Phone #: (303) 539-8601 Fax #: (303) 265-9628 Attorney File #: 47828298 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2019-0168 First Publication: 9/26/2019 Last Publication: 10/24/2019 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Highlands Ranch NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2019-0167 To Whom It May Concern: On 7/31/2019 3:02:00 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: TRENT R. RINKER AND PAMELA L. RINKER Original Beneficiary: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., acting solely as nominee for GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR LEHMAN XS TRUST, SERIES 2006-GP4 Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 5/15/2006 Recording Date of DOT: 5/22/2006 Reception No. of DOT: 2006042822 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $566,400.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 353, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO. 122-Y, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 11087 Shadowbrook Circle , Highlands Ranch, CO 80130 NOTICE OF SALE

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 20, 2019, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

First Publication: 9/26/2019 Last Publication: 10/24/2019 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 8/5/2019 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: JOSEPH D. DEGIORGIO Colorado Registration #: 45557 1199 BANNOCK STREET , DENVER, COLORADO 80204 Phone #: (303) 350-3711 Fax #: Attorney File #: 00000008507410 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website : http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2019-0167 First Publication: 9/26/2019 Last Publication: 10/24/2019 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Highlands Ranch NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2019-0170 To Whom It May Concern: On 8/1/2019 4:06:00 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: GREGORY J LUCERO Original Beneficiary: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: NewRez LLC d/b/a Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 1/31/2018 Recording Date of DOT: 2/8/2018 Reception No. of DOT: 2018007859 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $207,242.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $204,340.79 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 76, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO. 97E, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 669 Huntington Dr , Highlands Ranch, CO 80126 NOTICE OF SALE

of trust.

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 76, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO. 97E, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

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Which has the address of: 669 Huntington Dr , 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, November 20, 2019, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

First Publication: 9/26/2019 Last Publication: 10/24/2019 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 8/5/2019 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: NICHOLE WILLIAMS Colorado Registration #: 49611 1199 BANNOCK STREET , DENVER, COLORADO 80204 Phone #: (303) 350-3711 Fax #: Attorney File #: 00000008525289 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website : http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2019-0170 First Publication: 9/26/2019 Last Publication: 10/24/2019 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

City and County PUBLIC NOTICE PURSUANT TO THE LIQUOR LAW OF THE STATE OF COLORADO, VITAMIN COTTAGE NATURAL FOOD MARKETS, INC d/b/a NATURAL GROCERS has requested the Licensing Officials of Douglas County to grant a Hotel and Restaurant Liquor License at the location of 1265 Sergeant Jon Stiles Dr. Littleton, CO 80129. The Public Hearing on this application is to be held by the Douglas County Local Liquor Licensing Authority at 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, 80104 on Tuesday, November 5, 2019 at 1:30 p.m.

Date of Application: AUGUST 27, 2019 Officers: Kemper Isely, Co-President Zephyr Isely, Co-President Heather Isely, Executive Vice President & Secretary Elizabeth Isely, Executive Vice President Todd Dissinger, Chief Financial Officer John Fischer, Vice President, General Counsel & Assistant Secretary Kevin Miller, Vice President & Marketing David Colson, Vice President & Treasurer Laura Tkach, Chief Accounting Officer Ingrid Veerman, Vice President & Controller Laura Perkins, Vice President & Purchasing Heidi Hayward, Vice President & Human Resources Andrea Valdez, Vice President & Store Operations Kevin Stees, Vice President & New Store Construction Scott Whitney, Vice President & Information Services Legal Notice No.: 935832 First Publication: October 3, 2019 Last Publication: October 3, 2019 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press PUBLIC NOTICE ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION (R-019-094) RESCINDING AND REPLACING RESOLUTION NO. R 019-061, AND CALLING FOR AN ELECTION FOR THE EXTENSION OF THE EXPIRING .13% PORTION OF THE EXISTING SALES TAX AND USE TAX IMPOSED FOR THE DOUGLAS COUNTY JUSTICE CENTER AND A REALLOCATION OF FUTURE REVENUES FROM THE EXPIRING .13% PORTION AND AN ADDITIONAL .05% PORTION OF THAT SAME EXISTING JUSTICE CENTER SALES TAX AND USE TAX. In compliance with the provisions of Colorado Revised Statute C.R.S. § 29-2-104(5), notice is hereby given that the Board of County Commissioners has adopted a Resolution (R-019-094) rescinding and replacing Resolution No. R 019061, and calling for an election on a countywide Ballot Issue (TABOR) for inclusion on the November 5, 2019 Coordinated Election ballot for Douglas County. R-019-094 was adopted on September 3, 2019. R-019-094 was recorded with the Clerk and Recorder’s Office (Reference # 2019055573) on September 4, 2019 and published at http://publicnotices.douglas.co.us/ on

In compliance with the provisions of Colorado Revised Statute C.R.S. § 29-2-104(5), notice is hereby given that the Board of County Commissioners has adopted a Resolution (R-019-094) rescinding and replacing Resolution No. R 019061, and calling for an election on a countywide Ballot Issue (TABOR) for inclusion on the November 5, 2019 Coordinated Election ballot for Douglas County. R-019-094 was adopted on September 3, 2019. R-019-094 was recorded with the Clerk and Recorder’s Office (Reference # 2019055573) on September 4, 2019 and published at http://publicnotices.douglas.co.us/ on September 4, 2019.

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Written comments may be submitted through 12:00 pm, September 20, 2019 by email addressed to elections@douglas.co.us or sent via U.S. Mail to Douglas County Clerk & Recorder, Elections Division, 125 Stephanie Place, Castle Rock, CO 80109 or by leaving a voice mail message with comments at 303-663-6279. Contact information must be included with all comments.

For questions, contact Douglas County Clerk and Recorder’s local election office located at 125 Stephanie Place, Castle Rock or call at 303660-7444.

FULL TEXT OF THE RESOLUTION AS FOLLOWS: A RESOLUTION RESCINDING AND REPLACING RESOLUTION NO. R 019-061, AND CALLING FOR AN ELECTION FOR THE EXTENSION OF THE EXPIRING .13% PORTION OF THE EXISTING SALES TAX AND USE TAX IMPOSED FOR THE DOUGLAS COUNTY JUSTICE CENTER AND A REALLOCATION OF FUTURE REVENUES FROM THE EXPIRING .13% PORTION AND AN ADDITIONAL .05% PORTION OF THAT SAME EXISTING WSTICE CENTER SALES TAX AND USE TAX. WHEREAS, at the general election held on November 7, 1995, the electors of Douglas County, Colorado (the "County") approved the following ballot question (the "1995 Sales and Use Tax Ballot Question"): SHALL DOUGLAS COUNTY'S DEBT BE INCREASED $30 MILLION, WITH A REPAYMENT COST OF $49 MILLION (MAXIMUM PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST), AND SHALL DOUGLAS COUNTY'S TAXES BE INCREASED $6.5 MILLION ANNUALLY, BY THE ISSUANCE OF SALES AND USE TAX REVENUE BONDS, FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTING AND EQUIPPING A COUNTY JUSTICE CENTER, INCLUDING COURTROOMS, JAIL CELLS, COMMUNICATIONS AND DISPATCHING, DISTRICT ATTORNEY FACILITIES, AND RELATED FACILITIES, THE AUTHORIZATION OF SUCH BONDS BEING DEEMED TO INCLUDE THE ISSUANCE OF REFUNDING BONDS AT A LATER DATE WITHOUT AN ELECTION, AND SHALL SUCH BONDS BE MADE PAYABLE FROM AND SECURED BY A PLEDGE OF A SPECIAL FUND CONSISTING OF PROCEEDS OF A COUNTY SALES AND USE TAX, WHICH SHALL BE IMPOSED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF COURTROOMS, JAIL CELLS, COMMUNICATIONS AND DISPATCHING, DISTRICT ATTORNEY FACILITIES, AND RELATED FACILITIES, AT THE RATE O F FORTY-THREE HUNDREDTHS OF ONE CENT PER DOLLAR OF TAXABLE TRANSACTIONS FOR A PERIOD OF 15 YEARS (JANUARY 1, 1996 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2010), AND WHICH TAX SHALL THEREAFTER BE REDUCED TO THE RATE OF TWENTY HUNDREDTHS OF ONE CENT PER DOLLAR OF TAXABLE TRANSACTIONS, ALL AS SET FORTH IN COUNTY RESOLUTION NO. R995-099, AND SHALL ALL OF SUCH MONEYS, INCLUDING INVESTMENT EARNINGS, BE COLLECTED AND SPENT, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE ANNUAL REVENUES FROM SUCH TAX IN ANY YEAR AFTER THE FIRST FULL YEAR IN WHICH IT IS IN EFFECT EXCEED THE ESTIMATED DOLLAR AMOUNT STATED ABOVE, EITHER AS A VOTER-APPROVED REVNUE CHANGE OR AS AN EXCEPTION TO LIMITS ON REVENUES AND SPENDING, WITHOUT LIMITING THE COLLECTION OR SPENDING OF ANY OTHER REVENUES OR FUNDS BY THE COUNTY UNDER ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION OR ANY OTHER LAW? WHEREAS, Resolution No. R-995-099, referenced in the 1995 Sales and Use Tax Ballot Question, was adopted by the Board of County Commissioners (the "Board") of the County on September 12, 1995, and was amended by Resolution No. R-003-152 adopted by the Board on November 10, 2003; and WHEREAS, the 1995 Sales and Use Tax Ballot Question and Resolution No. R-995-099, as amended, then provided for the expiration of twenty-three hundredths of one cent per dollar (the ".23% Portion") of the forty-three hundredths of one cent per dollar of the sales and use tax imposed for the construction, operation and maintenance of courtrooms, jail cells, communications and dispatching, district attorney facilities, and related facilities (the "Justice Center Sales and Use Tax") at 12:00 a.m. on January 1, 2011; and WHEREAS, on August 28, 2007, the Board further amended Resolution No. R-995-099, by adoption Resolution No. R-007-123 which sought to ask voters whether to extend the .23% Portion of the Justice Center Sales and Use Tax scheduled to expire at 12:00 a.m. on January 1, 2011 to January 1, 2021, and to thereafter increase the total Justice Center Sales and Use Tax in perpetuity from twenty hundredths of one cent per dollar of taxable transactions to thirty hundredths of one cent per dollar of taxable transactions, subject to submittal of the extension to the voters for approval on November 6, 2007; and WHEREAS, on November 6, 2007, the following ballot question was submitted to the electors of the County for approval to extend the .23% Portion as set forth in Resolution No. R007-123 (the "2007 Extension"): WITHOUT RAISING ADDITIONAL TAXES, SHALL THE EXISTING PORTION OF THE COUNTY JUSTICE CENTER SALES AND USE

transactions, subject to submittal of the extension to the voters for approval on November 6, 2007; and

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WHEREAS, on November 6, 2007, the following ballot question was submitted to the electors of the County for approval to extend the .23% Portion as set forth in Resolution No. R007-123 (the "2007 Extension"):

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WITHOUT RAISING ADDITIONAL TAXES, SHALL THE EXISTING PORTION OF THE COUNTY JUSTICE CENTER SALES AND USE TAX OF TWENTY THREE HUNDREDTHS OF ONE CENT (.23%) PER DOLLAR OF TAXABLE TRANSACTIONS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION ANDI MAINTENANCE OF COURTROOMS, JAIL CELLS, COMMUNICATIONS AND DISPATCHING, DISTRICT ATTORNEY FACILITIES, AND RELATED FACILITIES SCHEDULED TO EXPIRE ON JANUARY 1, 2011 BE EXTENDED AS FOLLOWS: (1) EXTEND (A) THIRTEEN HUNDRETHS OF ONE CENT (.13%) PORTION OF SUCH .23% PORTION PER DOLLAR OF TAXABLE TRANSACTIONS THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2020) SPECIFICALLY FOR USE FOR CAPITAL NEEDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE COUNTY JUSTICE CENTER; AND (2) EXTEND A ONE TENTH OF ONE CENT (.10%) PORTION OF SUCH .23% PORTION PER DOLL AR OF TAXABLE TRANSACTIONS IN PERPET.UITY SPECIFICALLY TO ASSIST IN FUNDING THE COSTS OF OPERATING THE COUNTY JUSTICE CENTER, INCLUDING THE JAIL, COURTROOM SECURITY, COMMUNITY JUSTICE SERVICES, DISPATCHING, AND TECHNOLOGICAL SERVICES AND RELATED FACILITIES ALL AS SET FORTH IN COUNTY RESOLUTION R995-099 AS AMENDED?

WHEREAS, voters approved this extension on November 6, 2007; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to the 2007 Extension, .13% of the .23% Portion would be extended through December 31, 2020 for capital needs associated with the County Justice Center (the ".13% Portion") and .10% of the .23% Portion would be extended in perpetuity for funding the costs of operating the County Justice Center, including the jail, courtroom security, community justice services, dispatching, and technological services and related facilities (the ".10% Portion"); and

WHEREAS, to respond to increasing demands for growth related capital improvements within the County, the Board adopted Resolution No. R..Q19-061 to ask voters whether the County should reallocate the revenues of the expiring .13% Portion of the Justice Center Sales and Use Tax which was the subject of the 2007 Extension for the purposes of providing directly or indirectly, for the provision of transportation infrastructure and necessarily related expenses for the alleviation of traffic congestion, as detailed in Resolution No. R-019-061, and to extend collection of the same through December 31, 2035, and to additionally ask voters whether to authorize the; issuance of revenue bonds to be secured by the expiring .13% Portion of the Justice Center Sales and Use Tax if it was extended and reallocated in order to fund such public transportation infrastructure as soon as possible; and

WHEREAS, the Board now desires to make certain changes to the ballot questions authorized

by Resolution No. R-019-061 and thereby rescind and replace Resolution No. R 019-061; and

WHEREAS, the Board now desires, to respond to increasing demands for growth related improvements within the County, to ask voters whether the County should extend collection of the expiring .13% Portion of the Justice Center Sales and Use Tax through December 31, 2035, and together with an additional .05% portion of the Justice Center Sales and Use Tax, both the subject of the 2007 Extension, reallocate the revenues of such aggregate .18% portion from the Justice Center Sales .and Use Tax for the purposes of providing directly or indirectly, for the provision of transportation infrastructure and necessarily related expenses for the alleviation of traffic congestion (the ".18% Portion"), as detailed in this Resolution; and

WHEREAS, Article X, Section 20 of the Colorado Constitution requires voter approval of the extension. of an expiring tax; and

WHEREAS, the Board desires to present the following ballot question provided herein to voters on November 5, 2019, which if approved by voters would allow the .13% Portion to be extended from its current expiration date of December 31, 2020 to instead terminate on December 31, 2035, and together with .05% portion of the .23% Portion pursuant to the 2007 Extension, be reallocated for an aggregate total of .18% in order to fund transportation infrastructure; and

WHEREAS, the Board is responsible for certifying such ballot question to the coordinated election official in the County.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED

BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF THE COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, COLORADO: 1. Resolution No. 995-099, as amended, shall be amended as follows:

A. Section 20 of Resolution No. 995-099, as amended, shall be restated to read as follows:

20(A). The portion of the sales and use taxes collected at the rate of twenty-five hundredths of one cent per dollar in perpetuity pursuant to this Resolution, as may be amended from time to time, and the interest income thereon (the ".25% Portion") shall be deposited, allocated, and expended only for:

i. The construction, equipping, operation and maintenance of a county justice center, including the jail, courtrooms, communications and dispatching, community justice services, technology, district attorney facilities, and related facilities; and

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for the alleviation of traffic congestion, as detailed in Resolution No. R-019-061, and to extend collection of the same through December 31, 2035, and to additionally ask voters whether to authorize the; issuance of revenue bonds to be secured by the expiring .13% Portion of the Justice Center Sales and Use Tax if it was extended and reallocated in order to fund such public transportation infrastructure as soon as possible; and

IN ANY YEAR THE AMOUNT OF OTHER REV20(A). The portion of the sales and use taxes in force at 12:00 a.m. on January 1, 2020. The ENUES THAT MAY BE COLLECTED AND collected at the rate of twenty-five hundredths of rate of a portion of said sales tax and use tax SPENT BY THE COUNTY? one cent per dollar in perpetuity pursuant to this shall be twenty-five hundredths of one cent per Resolution, as may be amended from time to dollar of taxable transactions (the .25% Portion 4. Clerk to Conduct Election. The name of the time, and the interest income thereon (the ".25% as set forth in Section 20A) shall remain in perthem with the support and guidance they need to help andallocated, leave the room, designated election official who will be responsPortion") shallenter be deposited, and expetuity. The rate of the remaining portion of the ible for conducting the election pursuant to the pended only for: sales and use tax shall be eighteen hundredths graduate they go through check in/outof one cent per dollar of taxable transactions Uniform Election Code of 1992, as amended, is high school and succeed in college and Merlin Klotz, Douglas County Clerk and i. Theprocesses construction, equipping, (the .18% Portion as set forth in Section 20B), of the workforce. Mentor/mentee matches get to to helpoperation them and identify Recorder. maintenance of a county justice center, includwhich the .13% Portion shall expire on Decemknow each other through an innovative combinahow they’re communications feeling andand provide 24 the remaining ing the jail, courtrooms, ber 31, 2035 at FROM 11:59PAGE pm and WHEREAS, the Board now desires to make cer5. Uniform Election Code of 1992. The election dispatching, community justice services, techno.05% shall remain in perpetuity. tion of weekly online messages (via a secure webfeedback about what they found FROM PAGE 11 tain changes to the ballot questions authorized shall be held, conducted, and the results therelogy, district attorney facilities, and related facilitby Resolution No. R-019-061 and thereby resof shall be determined, so far as practicable, in ies; and 2. Submission ofContact: Election Question.

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2019, by the Douglas County Clerk and colorado.org/m20 bers to help run the nonprofit engaging and educational birding prothe Oasis team shows that kids the expiring .13% Portion of the Justice Center separate times, a week apart, in the Douglas Recorder.

Sales missing and Use Tax through 31, due 2035, County News-Press and in the official newspa(B). The portion of the graduate, sales and use taxes col-told Castle Rock Senior Activity Center: Provides after they they grams at the Audubon Nature Center at Chatfield are fewerDecember classes and together with an additional .05% portion of per of each city and incorporated town in the lected at the rate of eighteen hundredths of one 3. Certification of Election Question. In accordservices to local seniors. event State Park and the throughout the Denver metro area. to mental health, less the Justice Center Sales andthere’s Use Tax, both the County. cent per dollar, judges. of the forty-three hundredths of ance with Section 1-5-203(3), C.R.S., Board subject of the the one cent The per dollar sales and use tax provided the following ballot issue Need: Volunteer drivers to take seniors to appointstudents were selectedhereby to directs that Need: Volunteers lead be birding field trips and assist backup at2007 theExtension, schoolreallocate counselor’s revenues of such aggregate .18% portion from 7. Filing With, and Collection, Administration and for in this Resolution, as may be amended from certified herewith to the Douglas County Clerk the grocery store, pharmacies and more. participate in the competition with nature projects,By,fundraising office and students the the Justice Center Sales .and using Use Tax for thefa- time to Distribution Executive Director ofments, the Colortime, and the interest income thereon and Recorder for inclusion in the programs, ballot for saidoffice purposes of providing directly or indirectly, for Department of Revenue. Pursuant to Sec".18% Portion") shall be deposited in a sepcoordinated election: Public Notice

by Junior Achievement Rocky and community events. ado cility areof more comfortable with(the the provision transportation infrastructure and tion 29-2-106, Colorado Revised Contact: Statutes, theJuli Asbridge, 720-733-2292 arate special fund, to be known as the Douglas necessarily related expenses for the alleviation Board shall, following the election on November County Transportation Infrastructure Fund (the WITHOUT RAISING ADDITIONAL TAXES, DOUGLAS COUNTY, DISTRICT COURT, Mountain.

Chris Silberman, a Location: Chatfield State Park and offsite locations talking, Hayden said. of traffic congestion (the ".18% Portion"), as de5, 2019, and prior to December 3, 2019, re"T.I. Fund"), and shall be allocated, and expenSHALL THAT CERTAIN EXISTING PORTION STATE OF COLORADO SouthWay Campus, 1811 representative fromdirectly the organiaround Denver.

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There Plaza Drive, Highlands Ranch WHEREAS, Article X, Section 20 of the Colordistribute the sales tax hereby extended. The frastructure and necessarily related expenses to HUNDREDTHS OF ONE CENT (.13%) PER Douglas County, CO 80109 ado Constitution voter approvalin of the Board, at the time of making such request, shall include for the alleviation of traffic congestion TRANSACTIONS during the various stages of DOLLAR the OF TAXABLE volunteers; 13-17 forCURsummer camp programs. has been a requires 17% decrease Join a dedicated group of volunteers working to extension. of an expiring tax; and provide the following documents to the Executwhether owned and maintained by the County RENTLY SCHEDULED TO EXPIRE ON THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE competition.

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Section 1 of this Resolution LECTED AND SPENT BY THE COUNTY follows: “We hope that after that jthirkel@douglas.co.us through October. they’re at home or that they’re be amended as follows: shall be effective January 1, 2020, expressly WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY SPENDING, tjoaquin@douglas.co.us presentations to Upon students, Big Brothers Sisters Mentor2.0 Must be available during the7week comfortable, already they see 25. Effective subject to approval of the necessaryRequirements: ballot quesREVENUE-RAISING, OR OTHERBig LIMITATION Date-Applicability. adoption we CASE NUMBER: 19JV222 DIVISION A. Section 20 of Resolution No. 995-099, as tion or questions certified in Section 3 of this CONTAINED WITIN ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 by the electorate at the election on November 5, will get advocates who can Matches students at three Denver metropolitan between 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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“The amended, shall be restated to read as follows: Resolution by the electorate at the election on OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION OR 2019, the sales tax and use tax as provided and DEPENDENCY SUMMONS November 5, 2019. All other sections this ANY OTHER LAW,area ANDschools, WITHOUT LIMITINGHigh become effective and driveherein theshall Oasis process at their Sheridan School, Englewood We of provide the training. room just acts as a place for you as amended 20(A). The portion of the sales and use taxes Resolution shall be effective immediately.

IN ANY YEAR THE AMOUNT OF OTHER REVin force at 12:00 a.m. on January 1, 2020. The This Summons is initiated pursuant to Rule 2.2 schools andtaxspeed High and Girls Athletic Leadership School, Contact: Kim of Roth, 303-688-1026 kim@thecalf. to figure what works for of rate ofown collected at theout rate of twenty-five hundredths ENUES THAT MAY BESchool, COLLECTED AND a portion of said sales and useup tax the the Colorado Rules of or Juvenile Procedure, one cent per dollar in perpetuity pursuant to this PASSED AND ADOPTED this third day of SPENT BY THE with COUNTY? shall be twenty-five hundredths of one to centan per email Rule 4 of the Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure, process,” according college-educated mentors and provides org www.thecalf.org you.”

Resolution, as may be amended from time to September 2019 in Castle Rock, Douglas dollar of taxable transactions (the .25% Portion and Section 19-3-503, C.R.S. 2019. time, and the the interest income thereon ".25%of as setfrom County, Colorado.

4. Clerk to Conduct Election. The name of the forth in Section 20A) shall remain in perthe company.

When students in(the need Portion") shall be deposited, allocated, and exdesignated election official who will be responspetuity. The rate of the remaining portion of the TO: JOHN DOE pended only for: DOUGLAS COUNTY CLERK ible for conducting the election pursuant to the sales and use tax shall be eighteen hundredths AND RECORDER Uniform Election Code of 1992, as amended, is of one cent per dollar of taxable transactions TO THE RESPONDENT NAMED ABOVE: You i. The construction, equipping, operation and Merlin Klotz, Douglas County Clerk and (the .18% Portion as set forth in Section 20B), of are hereby notified that a petition has been filed maintenance of a county justice center, includResolution Adopted: September 3, 2019 Recorder. which the .13% Portion shall expire on Decemwhich alleges that the above-named child is deing the jail, courtrooms, communications and Resolution Recorded: September 4, 2019 ber 31, 2035 at 11:59 pm and the remaining pendent or neglected as per the facts set forth in dispatching, community justice services, technoPublisher: http://publicnotices.douglas.co.us/ .05% shall remain in perpetuity.

5. Uniform Election Code of 1992. The election the Dependency and Neglect Petition, a copy of logy, district attorney facilities, and related facilitPublication Pursuant to C.R.S. § 29-2-104(5): shall be held, conducted, and the results therewhich may be obtained at the office of the ies; and Publisher: Douglas County News Press 2. Submission of Election Question. The Board of shall be determined, so far as practicable, in Douglas County Attorney’s Office. hereby authorizes the submission of the quesconformity with the provisions of the Uniform ii. A special fund, to be known as the "Douglas tion of the extension and partial reallocation of Election Code of 1992, as amended.

Legal Notice No.: 935754 A Temporary Custody Hearing and Pretrial ConCounty Justice Center Sales and Use Tax Fund" the Justice Center Sales and Use Tax to the reFirst Publication: September 12, 2019 ference has set for October 7, 2019 at 9:00 (the "J.C. Fund"), shall be created and all of the 6. Publication of Resolution. The County Clerk gistered electors of the County, at the coordinSecond Publication: September 19, 2019 a.m., in Division 7, Douglas County District revenues from the .25% portion shall be deposand Recorder is hereby authorized and directed ated election to be conducted on November 5, Third Publication: September 26, 2019 Court, 4000 Justice Way, Castle Rock, Colorited therein. to publish the full text of this Resolution four 2019, by the Douglas County Clerk and Last Publication: October 3, 2019 ado, 80109. separate times, a week apart, in the Douglas Recorder.

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press (B). The portion of the sales and use taxes colCounty News-Press and in the official newspaYour presence before this court is required to lected at the rate of eighteen hundredths of one per of each city and incorporated town in the 3. Certification of Election Question. In accorddefend against the claims in this petition. IF cent per dollar, of the forty-three hundredths of County. ance with Section 1-5-203(3), C.R.S., the Board YOU FAIL TO APPEAR, THE COURT WILL one cent per dollar sales and use tax provided hereby directs that the following ballot issue be PROCEED IN YOUR ABSENCE, WITHOUT for in this Resolution, as may be amended from 7. Filing With, and Collection, Administration and certified herewith to the Douglas County Clerk FURTHER NOTICE, TO CONDUCT AN ADJUtime to time, and the interest income thereon Distribution By, Executive Director of the Colorand Recorder for inclusion in the ballot for said DICATORY HEARING AND MAY ENTER A (the ".18% Portion") shall be deposited in a sepado Department of Revenue. Pursuant to Seccoordinated election: JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT THEREBY ADJUPublic Notice arate special fund, to be known as the Douglas tion 29-2-106, Colorado Revised Statutes, the DICATING YOUR CHILD AS A DEPENDENT County Transportation Infrastructure Fund (the Board shall, following the election on November WITHOUT RAISING ADDITIONAL TAXES, OR NEGLECTED CHILD. DOUGLAS COUNTY, DISTRICT COURT, "T.I. Fund"), and shall be allocated, and expen5, 2019, and prior to December 3, 2019, reSHALL THAT CERTAIN EXISTING PORTION STATE OF COLORADO ded only for the purposes of providing directly or quest the Executive Director of the Colorado DeOF THE DOUGLAS COUNTY JUSTICE CENYou have the right to request a trial by jury at 4000 Justice Way indirectly, for the provision of transportation inpartment of Revenue to administer, collect and TER SALES AND USE TAX OF THIRTEEN the adjudicatory stage of this petition. You also Castle Rock, CO frastructure and necessarily related expenses to distribute the sales tax hereby extended. The HUNDREDTHS OF ONE CENT (.13%) PER have the right to legal representation at every Douglas County, CO 80109 include for the alleviation of traffic congestion Board, at the time of making such request, shall DOLLAR OF TAXABLE TRANSACTIONS CURstage of the proceedings by counsel of your own whether owned and maintained by the County provide the following documents to the ExecutRENTLY SCHEDULED TO EXPIRE ON choosing, or if you are without sufficient finanTHE PEOPLE OF THE STATE or, in whole or in part, by another governmental ive Director: DECEMBER 31, 2020 BE EXTENDED cial means, appointment of counsel by the OF COLORADO entity that serves the residents of the County, THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2035 AND SHALL Court. Termination of your parent-child legal rethat the Board determines in its discretion would A. A copy of this Resolution and Resolution No. THAT SAME PORTION TOGETHER WITH AN lationship to free your children for adoption is a In the Interest of: benefit current and future residents of the 995-099, as amended, certified by the County ADDITIONAL FIVE HUNDREDTHS OF ONE possible remedy in this proceeding. If that remTARAHJ VIVENS, D.O.B.: 9/13/2019; Child, County.

Clerk and Recorder; CENT (.05%) PER DOLLAR OF TAXABLE edy is pursued, you are entitled to a hearing beTRANSACTIONS PORTION OF THE fore a Judge. You also have the right, if you are And concerning: (C). All of the revenue of the sales and use tax, B. Affidavits of publication of this Resolution, as DOUGLAS COUNTY JUSTICE CENTER indigent, to have the Court appoint, at no exTANYA JANELLE VIVENS, D.O.B.: including investment earnings, shall be collecprovided herein; and SALES AND USE TAX, FOR AN AGGREGATE pense to you, one expert witness of your own 12/19/1989, Mother; ted and spent, regardless of whether the annual AMOUNT OF EIGHTEEN HUNDREDTHS OF choosing at any hearing on the termination of GREGORY WHITEHEAD, D.O.B.: revenues from such tax in any year after the first C. An Abstract of Election Results, certified as to ONE CENT (.18%) PER DOLLAR OF TAXyour parent-child relationship. If you are a minor, Unknown, Father, full year in which it is in effect exceed the estimthe approval of the extension of the sales tax by ABLE TRANSACTIONS, BE REALLOCATED you have the right to the appointment of a JOHN DOE, Father, Respondents, ated dollar amount stated in the election quesa majority of the registered electors of the FOR THE PROVISION OF NECESSARY Guardian ad litem to represent your best inAnd tion set forth in Section 21 hereof, either as a County voting thereon.

TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE AND terests.

LAZETTA JONES, D.O.B.: 2/27/1977; voter-approved revenue change or as an excepRELATED EXPENSES TO INCLUDE FOR THE Special Respondent. tion to limits on revenues and spending, without In the event that the Executive Director fails or ALLEVIATION OF TRAFFIC CONGESTION, You have the right to have this matter heard by limiting the collection or spending of any other refuses to collect the sales tax extended by this EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2020, ALL TO BE a district court judge rather than by the magisAttorney for Department: revenues or funds by the County under Article Resolution, the Board shall provide for the colCONSISTENT WITH THE PROVISIONS SET trate. You may waive that right, and in doing so, John Thirkell, #13865 X, Section 20 of the Colorado Constitution or lection, administration or enforcement of such FORTH IN COUNTY RESOLUTION R995-099, you will be bound by the findings and recomThomas J. Joaquin, #30941 any other law. sales tax to the extent permitted by law, or AS AMENDED; AND SHALL THE PROCEEDS mendations of the magistrate, subject to review 4400 Castleton Ct. amend this Resolution to comply with the reOF SUCH TAXES, AND INVESTMENT INas provided by sec. 19-1-108(5.5), C.R.S. 2017, Castle Rock, CO 80109 B. Section 25 of Resolution No. 995-099, as quirements of the Department of Revenue.

COME THEREON, CONSTITUTE VOTER-APand subsequently, to the right of appeal as (303) 814-5326 amended, is hereby amended to read as PROVED REVENUE CHANGES AND BE COLprovided by Colorado Appellate Rule 3.4.

Fax: (303) 479-9259 follows: 8. Effective Date. Section 1 of this Resolution LECTED AND SPENT BY THE COUNTY jthirkel@douglas.co.us shall be effective January 1, 2020, expressly WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY SPENDING, This summons is being initiated by the Douglas tjoaquin@douglas.co.us 25. Effective Date-Applicability. Upon adoption subject to approval of the necessary ballot quesREVENUE-RAISING, OR OTHER LIMITATION County Department of Human Services through CASE NUMBER: 19JV222 DIVISION 7 by the electorate at the election on November 5, tion or questions certified in Section 3 of this CONTAINED WITIN ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 its counsel.

2019, the sales tax and use tax as provided and Resolution by the electorate at the election on OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION OR DEPENDENCY SUMMONS as amended herein shall become effective and November 5, 2019. All other sections of this ANY OTHER LAW, AND WITHOUT LIMITING Dated: September 20, 2019 in force at 12:00 a.m. on January 1, 2020. The Resolution shall be effective immediately.

IN ANY YEAR THE AMOUNT OF OTHER REVThis Summons is initiated pursuant to Rule 2.2 rate of a portion of said sales tax and use tax ENUES THAT MAY BE COLLECTED AND /s/ Thomas J. Joaquin of the Colorado Rules of Juvenile Procedure, shall be twenty-five hundredths of one cent per PASSED AND ADOPTED this third day of SPENT BY THE COUNTY? Thomas J. Joaquin, #30941 Rule 4 of the Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure, dollar of taxable transactions (the .25% Portion September 2019 in Castle Rock, Douglas Assistant Douglas County Attorney and Section 19-3-503, C.R.S. 2019. as set forth in Section 20A) shall remain in perCounty, Colorado.

4. Clerk to Conduct Election. The name of the petuity. The rate of the remaining portion of the designated election official who will be responsLegal Notice No.: 935838 TO: JOHN DOE sales and use tax shall be eighteen hundredths DOUGLAS COUNTY CLERK ible for conducting the election pursuant to the First Publication: October 3, 2019 of one cent per dollar of taxable transactions AND RECORDER Uniform Election Code of 1992, as amended, is Last Publication: October 3, 2019 TO THE RESPONDENT NAMED ABOVE: You (the .18% Portion as set forth in Section 20B), of Merlin Klotz, Douglas County Clerk and Publisher: Douglas County News-Press are hereby notified that a petition has been filed which the .13% Portion shall expire on DecemResolution Adopted: September 3, 2019 Recorder. which alleges that the above-named child is deber 31, 2035 at 11:59 pm and the remaining Resolution Recorded: September 4, 2019 pendent or neglected as per the facts set forth in .05% shall remain in perpetuity.

Publisher: http://publicnotices.douglas.co.us/ 5. Uniform Election Code of 1992. The election the Dependency and Neglect Petition, a copy of Publication Pursuant to C.R.S. § 29-2-104(5): shall be held, conducted, and the results therewhich may be obtained at the office of the 2. Submission of Election Question. The Board of shall be determined, so far as practicable, in Publisher: Douglas County News Press Douglas County Attorney’s Office. hereby authorizes the submission of the quesconformity with the provisions of the Uniform tion of the extension and partial reallocation of Election Code of 1992, as amended.

Legal Notice No.: 935754 A Temporary Custody Hearing and Pretrial Conthe Justice Center Sales and Use Tax to the reFirst Publication: September 12, 2019 ference has set for October 7, 2019 at 9:00 gistered electors of the County, at the coordin6. Publication of Resolution. The County Clerk Second Publication: September 19, 2019 a.m., in Division 7, Douglas County District ated election to be conducted on November 5, and Recorder is hereby authorized and directed Third Publication: September 26, 2019 Court, 4000 Justice Way, Castle Rock, Color-

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