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As many large retailers struggle, cities seek solutions Colorado cities depend heavily on revenue from sales taxes

BY DAVID GILBERT DGILBERT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

As old-guard retailers shutter stores and lay off workers in the face of shifting consumer habits, Colorado municipalities are in a precarious position due to an unusual tax structure that depends mightily on retail sales taxes.

Bryan Archer, the director of finance for the City of Arvada, said the strong economy may be temporarily masking the problem, and another economic downturn could have severe consequences for governments.

“We are scared to death that as soon as everything slows down around here, our growth will be minuscule and we’ll lose tax base over time,” Archer said. “It could make it really difficult for cities to meet peoples’ needs.”

Even amid a gangbusters Colorado and U.S. economy, with stocks soaring and unemployment at a 17-year low in October, recent years have not been kind to brick-and-mortar retailers. Brands like J.C. Penney, Sears, Macy’s and Gander Mountain have closed dozens of locations — including many in the metro area and across the state. Englewood-based Sports Authority went defunct last year. Englewood’s Kmart closes this month, leaving the Arvada store as the last metro area location.

Nearly unique among states, Colorado towns and cities derive much of their operating revenues from locally imposed sales taxes, according to Phyllis Resnick, lead economist at

SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY ON ITS WAY For those looking to keep their money local this holiday season, the national Small Business Administration touts Small Business Saturday, which encourages shoppers to patronize small businesses in their area on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, which also happens to be the day after Black Friday.

This year, the day falls on Nov. 25.

The SBA published the

following tips for putting your money where your heart is: • Commit to making at least one purchase from a locally owned small business retailer. Get to know the owner, and make your gift more meaningful by sharing their story as part of what you give your loved ones.

• Enjoy the experience.

Travel outside your comfort zone — and

away from your computer screen — to discover an out-of-the ordinary shopping district with some trendy local stores.

• Take part in Small Business Saturday on social media, using the hashtag #ShopSmall to amplify your support. If you find a great small business retailer with unique products, Tweet or Facebook your find so others can enjoy it too.

• When you open your gifts, start a conversation about which one came from the most distinctive and creative sellers. This can make for great debate over eggnog or your holiday drink of choice.

American Express maintains a database of local businesses with special deals for Small Business Saturday at americanexpress.com/ us/small-business/ shop-small/

to Cyber Monday’s $6.6 billion, according to the National Retail Federation.

Economists like Resnick and other Colorado experts, though, say that online shopping and shifting consumer habits may come to bear on municipal finances. As shoppers increasingly look to online retailers who can often skirt local sales taxes, the ripple effects of the so-called Retail Apocalypse may force governments — and citizens — to re-evaluate how they tax themselves.

Shoppers visit Englewood’s Kmart on one of its final days. the Colorado Futures Center, a Colorado State Universitybased think tank. The arrangement maintains local control and keeps property taxes low, but could portend fiscal disaster if current trends continue.

The scope of the trend depends on whom you ask: A report from international financial services company Credit Suisse found that 8,640 stores would be closed nationwide by the end of 2017, eclipsing the 6,200 that closed in 2008 at the peak of the Great Recession. An industry analyst report, RetailNext Store Per-

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formance Pulse, found yearover-year store traffic declined 5.5 percent in July, continuing a long-term slide. However, industry analyst group IHL released a report in August reporting that retailers will open a net of 4,000 new locations in 2017.

Black Friday — the deepdiscount day at many retailers that follows Thanksgiving and kicks off the holiday shopping season — continues to vastly outpace Cyber Monday, its online alternative. Black Friday sales totaled more than $650 billion last year, compared

Changing habits “We’re seeing a seismic shift in the way people shop,” said Robert Golden, president and CEO of the South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce, which represents more than 650 businesses across four counties. “The appeal of the mall and shopping has lost a lot of its zest for a lot of people.”

Golden attributed the shift in part to what he calls the “middle-class squeeze” — housing and education costs have soared, and wages have largely failed to keep pace, eating up discretionary spending and pushing middle-class earn-

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The trouble is that many online retailers don’t collect sales tax on behalf of municipalities, Resnick said.

“We’ve said we have to solve this problem before it solves us,” Resnick said.

Some online retailers, such as Amazon, have agreed to impose sales tax on purchases, based on the shipping address of the recipient, Resnick said.

However, the agreement doesn’t apply to Amazon’s third-party vendors. The company says it hosts more than 100,000 vendors who do more than $100,000 each in sales annually, amounting to more than $10 billion a year.

Resnick said online retailers are hesitant to enter into taxing agreements in places like Colorado, where the patchwork of taxing authorities could land sellers in hot water with auditors.

“Another part is the tradition that we don’t tax the internet,” Resnick said. “People start to think it’s a tax increase. Technically the purchaser is liable to pay local sales tax, but the state has not enforced that. At the local level, each city would have to.”

Multiply the number of online retailers by the number of municipalities and the scope of the dilemma becomes clear, Resnick said.

Resnick and her team run models that examine the state’s financial sustainability in coming decades based on current trends, and present possible scenarios to address problems.

“We’ve looked at the possibility of taxing services,” Resnick said. “Services don’t migrate online. Fixing your house, cleaning your pool — those can’t dry up like brick and mortar stores can.”

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Douglas County Libraries offer high school diploma program

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Thanksgiving Douglas County offices will be closed Nov. 23 & Nov. 24 for the Thanksgiving Holiday. Many county services are available online at www.douglas.co.us

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Wendy Wilson, 24, has worked hard to achieve a career in retail sales, working at various outlets in the Lone Tree area.

But, she said, she’s hiding a secret.

“I never graduated from high school,” Wilson said. “I’ve done OK just by working hard and being a good employee, but I’ve always regretted not graduating, and I’m afraid every time I look for a job and have to fill out an application.”

Thanks to a new Douglas County Libraries program, Wilson, and others like her, can earn their high school diplomas through an online program that can be catered to their needs.

The district’s new Career Online High School is an accredited online high school designed to help students over 19. In addition to the high school coursework, students also have access to in-person support and career certification in some areas.

“What’s great about this program is that even though coursework is entirely online, students have access to a personal academic coach who can offer encouragement and guidance as needed through text, email or by phone,” said Tiffany Curtin, adult literacy specialist with the library district.

Like most high schools, the COHS requires students to take elective classes.

Students can receive a career certificate, which they can present to future

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employers, showing they have some background and education in a particular field. Childcare, office management, commercial driving, homeland security and law enforcement are some of the fields students can earn a certificate in.

“As an accredited program, students are able to enter college or go into careers with their diplomas,” Curtin said. “And we know that a lot of people who don’t complete their high school program for a variety of reasons, one of which is they don’t feel connected.

We want to make sure every student has the support they need to succeed.”

Students interested in attending COHS need to pass an online selfassessment, prerequisite course and interview, which could qualify them for a grant to complete the program, making the course free. Students must commit to finishing the program within 18 months, and previous high school credits can be transferred.

“Those who don’t qualify for the COHS program are able to take advantage of the library’s high school equivalency prep classes,” Curtin said. “We are happy to discuss all options with potential students to help them on their path to reaching their education goals.”

As for Wilson, the opportunity is one she said she’ll consider.

“I like that it’s online, and that I can still work and go to school at the same time,” she said.

Apocalypse is an aging society. As people have fewer children and the age of the general populace climbs, spending on material goods drops. Service taxes would make sense under such conditions, she said.

“The only other places to generate revenue would be income or property taxes,” Resnick said. “But we have a prohibition on local income tax in Colorado.”

And hiking property taxes is pretty unpopular, she said.

still buy groceries here even though they threaten not to.”

Government budgets in Colorado are already tightly constrained by the TABOR amendment, Archer said, with funding for education and other government services already anemic despite a robust economy. TABOR — the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights — was enacted in 1992, and it sets a cap on government spending and requires a popular vote for tax increases.

The shift toward online retail could have further fallout as the impact comes to bear on the labor market, Resnick said.

Nationally, the retail sector has lost jobs every month in 2017, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data.

No easy fix Tax reform is inevitable, said Archer, the Arvada official. Like many metro municipalities, more than half of Arvada’s revenue comes from sales taxes. “(Tax reform efforts will) have to be organic and come from the citizens,” Archer said. “They’ll need to want better roads or parks.”

Amazon’s agreement to collect sales taxes for cities is helping, but it doesn’t fix the problem.

“I’d love to say it’s problem solved, but Amazon isn’t even 20 percent of the online market,” Archer said.

Arvada takes the relatively rare approach of taxing groceries, Archer said, which has softened the blow.

“We have five King Soopers and multiple Safeways,” Archer said. “People

The bright side It’s not all bad news, said Golden, of the South Metro Chamber, which is based at the Streets at SouthGlenn shopping center in Centennial.

“You can’t find a parking spot on weekends,” Golden said of the shopping center. “Small retailers, those with something unique to sell, can do very well. They have less overhead, less expense and less inventory.”

Millennials increasingly seek out localized lifestyles, where they can obtain the necessities of life without having to travel far, Golden said.

“I believe there will always be a place for the small shop,” Golden said. “As long as people like walking down the street and popping into stores, they should survive.”

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Should schools teach a class on how to manage money?

School board will hear recommendations in December

BY ALEX DEWIND ADEWIND@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A community survey completed in 2012 indicated that the Douglas County School District needs to provide more financial-literacy education.

Since May of this year, school board member Steven Peck has made it his mission to do that.

“People don’t seem to recognize the threat that debt presents on an individual and macro level,” said Peck, pointing out “everybody is going to have a payment of one kind or another.”

The lack of financial literacy — a term used to describe the ability to understand how to manage money — stretches farther than Douglas County.

A 2015 National Financial Capability Study completed by FINRA Investor Education Foundation, which on its website says it uses grants from nonprofit organizations and agencies to research investor behaviors, revealed that 39 percent of some 25,000 American adults found it somewhat difficult to cover bills and pay for expenses.

Only 17 states require high school students to take a course in personal finance, according to a 2016 survey from the Council for Economic Education, which focuses on the economic and financial education of students from kindergarten through high school across the United States. Colorado is not one of them.

Financial literacy “deserves its own pedestal and own time, and it should occur in high school,” Peck said. “At what point do we get to talk about some of these more advanced things that will impact students moving forward?”

The board of education passed a resolution in July requesting staff to compile information on current financial-literacy offerings in Douglas County schools.

The results, presented by Matt Reynolds, chief assessment and data officer for the school district, at an Oct. 17 board of education meeting, show that about a quarter of high school students are taking a course that includes some financial literacy.

School board member David Ray said he supports any school that wants to add a financial-literacy class. But he thinks mandating every school in the district to require such a class would have financial implications and would be overbearing.

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a board, all of sudden force it down all schools’ throats,” Ray said. “Obviously, fiscally, we have to be really responsible and not just assume that since it sounds like a good idea, we are going to go out and spend a million dollars.”

The board of education also has requested that the district come up with three different options on how to offer financial literacy, which include: keep the graduation requirement at 24 credits and equip teachers with tools to teach financial literacy; add half a credit to the graduation requirement to include a financial literacy class; or add one credit to the graduation requirement to add one year of financial literacy.

The last two options, which require materials, staff and training, are costly: Adding a half-credit elective course across the district would cost upward of $1 million and adding a one-credit elective would double that amount, according to Reynold’s presentation.

A financial literacy task force, comprised of 10 to 12 active volunteers, will meet several times over the next few months to discuss the future of financial literacy in the district.

Recommendations will be presented at a December school board meeting.

If the board approves a recommendation, it is likely that it will not take effect for another five years, when the school district’s financial standing improves, Peck said.

Although Peck — who was appointed to the board last year and decided not to run for a full term in the recent election — will no longer be on the board when a decision is made, his hopes remain high.

“This really isn’t a partisan issue,” Peck said. “It will affect all students.”

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Draft of senior study presented to metro district board Findings cite need for center, more services as demographics shift

BY ALEX DEWIND ADEWIND@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

About a dozen seniors attended a Nov. 15 Highlands Ranch Metro District study session, a public meeting that precedes a monthly board meeting, to send a message: they want a senior center.

“As soon as they could get it, we would start using it,” said Karen Burch, 68. “There is no question.”

In 2015, the percentage of Highlands Ranch residents 65 and older was 10.2 percent, about three times what it was in 2010, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Earlier this year, to address the growing number of seniors in the community, the metro district started a senior feasibility study that would compile results from a focus group of seniors, stakeholder meetings and an open house for seniors in August.

Ballard King and Associates, a consulting firm behind the study, presented a draft of its findings to the metro district board of directors at the recent study session, held at the metro district’s building on Plaza Drive.

Feedback indicates that the population of seniors in Highlands Ranch

FINDINGS OF THE SENIOR FEASIBILITY STUDY The senior population in Highlands Ranch will continue to rise, reports Ballard King and Associates, the consulting firm behind the senior feasibility study. The number of adults ages 55 is expected to grow from roughly 14,700 in 2010 to 26,300 in 2022 — about a 79 percent increase.

The consulting firm predicts that in 2050, there will be 40,997 adults ages 55 years and older, nearly double the current number.

The firm found that there is a high demand among seniors for a center of their own. Of 63 seniors who gave input at the open house, 60 said

is on the rise and more amenities, including a designated senior space, are wanted.

Having a senior center is a priority for Burch, who moved to Highlands Ranch from Oregon a year ago. She used to frequent her community’s senior center up to four times a week, where she would exercise, eat lunch, play games and socialize with adults her age.

“I’ve missed it,” Burch said, “a lot.”

Challenges of meeting the needs of seniors include establishing a physical location of a senior center, funding a senior center, developing viable partners and establishing a lead agency to coordinate senior services, according to the firm’s report.

Currently, Highlands Ranch has three main programs for seniors: the metro district’s senior outreach program, fitness offerings from the Highlands Ranch Community Association and the Highlands Ranch Senior Club,

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they wanted a senior center.

Of 71 seniors that responded to a question about current services in the community offered to seniors, 69 said they want to see an increase of services that provide socialization opportunities, trips and events and active recreation.

which has grown to 500 participating members in its 13 years of existence.

Made up of people ages 50 and older, the club meets monthly at the Southridge Recreation Center for a luncheon, cards and bingo. Sometimes they meet in the auditorium, which maxes out at 325 people, depending on the setup. Other times, they meet in a room that has limited access for wheelchairs and walkers.

“We are growing rapidly,” said the club’s president, Ron Winter. “It wasn’t that long ago 80, 90 (people) was a big crowd. Now if we have below 120 at a luncheon, we are disappointed.”

The consulting firm outlined an action plan that begins with the metro district committing to increase senior services and developing a timeline.

The senior center would start out in a temporary leased facility. Three years later, the senior center would move into a permanent facility. Options include a standalone building or

an addition to a current building in Highlands Ranch, such as one of the four existing recreation centers. The cost would range from $740,000 for a temporary facility — not including operational costs — to upwards of $10 million for a stand-alone facility.

Metro district staff and board members questioned costs associated with the action plan and the feasibility of using a temporary facility or adding to an existing recreation center.

“A temporary facility would require a huge investment to make it workable,” said Carrie Ward, the metro district’s director of parks, recreation and open space.

Next steps for the consulting firm include integrating comments and suggestions into the existing report and presenting a finalized report to the board at a Nov. 28 metro district board meeting beginning at 6 p.m.

Several of the seniors in attendance at the study session will be at the next meeting, they said. Some expressed disappointment in how long it has taken for a community the size of Highlands Ranch to get a senior center.

Sue Frommelt, 60, pointed out that many people who would utilize the center spend more time alone and don’t have as many friends to do activities with.

“The potential is there,” Frommelt said. “Just give us a chance,”

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The group is accused of conspiring to grow more than 1,500 pounds of the drug and selling marijuana to out-of-state buyers for

distribution in 12 states, the 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office announced Nov. 16. A grand jury for the judicial district issued the indictment.

In multiple jurisdictions, law enforcement officials are in the process of apprehending the suspects, said Vikki Migoya, spokeswoman for the judicial district.

The charges also include money laundering and attempting to influence a public servant, with 20 total counts brought among the individuals.

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Students collect turkeys for those in need

Students in government at Eldorado Elementary School in Highlands Ranch proudly show off the turkeys they collected for the school’s 12th annual Turkey Drive. The birds, along with canned goods, were sent to Denver Rescue Mission on Nov. 16.

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Eldorado Elementary started tradition 12 years ago in Highlands Ranch

BY ALEX DEWIND ADEWIND@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Alex Franciscotti Loaiza couldn’t wait to be in sixth grade at Eldorado Elementary School.

Out of all the canned items and bagged foods collected for the Highlands Ranch school’s annual turkey drive, sixth-graders are in charge of the staple of a Thanksgiving meal: the turkey.

“I’ve been waiting all of my school years until I was in sixth grade so I could bring a turkey,” the 11-year-old said as she raced to the back doors of the school, where a moving truck quickly filling with boxes of food was parked.

Eldorado’s turkey drive started 12 years ago as a former student’s Boy Scouts project. As the project grew, Jennifer Miller, whose son started the project, reached out to the school’s government class to help coordinate.

Each grade is assigned a food item to bring to add to a pyramid of

donated items located in the school’s main hallway. Before Thanksgiving, the collected items are sent to the Denver Rescue Mission, a homeless shelter that serves the Denver metro area.

“It really has become a community event,” said Inga McAllen, a thirdgrade teacher and adviser of student government. “It is something the Eldorado community looks forward to each year.”

Brian Wilkinson and his wife, Susie, whose children went to Eldorado, are instrumental in transporting the collected items to the rescue mission’s warehouse near downtown Denver. Wilkinson, general manager of Aeronet, a logistics company based in Centennial, volunteers his moving truck and services for pickup and delivery.

“We are blessed folks,” Wilkinson said. “Someone’s got to do it — kindness never stops.”

This year, Eldorado students collected 66 turkeys. After picking up the collected items on Nov. 16, Wilkinson’s truck stopped by Saddle Ranch Elementary and Coyote Creek Elementary, which both participated in this year’s turkey drive.

The school that collects the most turkeys receives a “Golden Gobbler” trophy.

Alex Franciscotti Loaiza, 11, heads to the loading dock of a moving truck, parked in the back of Eldorado Elementary School in Highlands Ranch, that will deliver dozens of turkeys and boxes of canned goods to Denver Rescue Mission later that afternoon. “There are so many kind people in our community giving food to people in need,” she said.

Kiera Ellmore, 8, carries a box of stuffing to a loading truck, parked in the back of Eldorado Elementary School, that will deliver items to Denver Rescue Mission.

The good deed is part of the school’s 12th annual Turkey Drive.

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Henri’s Jewelry bids farewell after 83 years Hometown favorite gleams its last as owners prepare to travel

BY DAVID GILBERT DGILBERT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

When Karl and Robin Tanke lock up Henri’s Jewelry for the last time toward the end of the year, they’ll be closing the door on a Littleton mainstay that has been connecting people with beloved jewelry and watches since Bonnie and Clyde were on the loose.

Henri’s, started in 1934 by Latvian immigrant Henri Grusin, will wind up its days in a nondescript storefront in Suite 131 at 191 W. Mineral Ave., across town from its beginnings on Main Street. Karl’s father Keith bought the shop from Grusin in 1971, and sold the shop to Karl and Robin in 1997.

The shop still means a lot to its longtime customers.

“It really has that small-town feel,” said Becky Hall, whose husband worked with Karl to find her the perfect wedding ring. “Karl and Robin have been very kind to us.”

Karl and Robin, both pushing 60, say they want to travel the world while they still can.

“Still, though, I think I’ll feel pretty lost the first time I don’t have to wake up and come open the shop,” Robin said.

“I’ve got mixed feelings, because we love our clients, and they seem to love us too.”

The Tankes aren’t sure when their last day in business will be, but they suspect it will be shortly after Christmas. In the meantime, everything must go.

Karl Tanke swaps out a battery in a customer’s watch.

Karl is a certified master watchmaker. “When I need to make parts for an old mechanical watch, I can,” Karl said.

“People don’t like to pay for them, though.”

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Claudia Hunt shows off her refurbished wedding ring.

“Robin put a beautiful halo around my diamond,” Hunt said. “It’s so much prettier now. It’s going to be hard to find a place to replace this one in my heart.”

Joe Brooks, a self-described “worker bee,” tallies up customer purchases. “They’re just simply wonderful people,” Brooks said of the Tankes. “The response to the closing speaks volumes for how they’ve handled themselves.”

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Volunteers deliver Thanksgiving meals to metro-area seniors Boxes to be loaded up and delivered to seniors in need in the Denver metro area at Integrated Family Community Services Nov. 15. Allstate insurance agents and other volunteers helped package and deliver the Thanksgiving foods.

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Boxes, shopping bags, open car trunks and some two dozen volunteers in blue shirts formed a bustling scene in front of the Integrated Family Community Services building to get Thanksgiving meals to seniors in need.

“To not do it just doesn’t make sense,” said Brian Counterman, an Allstate agency owner in the Littleton area.

Counterman helped pull together a partnership that earned Integrated Family $35,000 in grant money from the Allstate FoundaRob Mathes, tion — $1,000 for Insurance Agency Owner each Allstate agent or licensed sales professional who volunteered. The amount of $35,000 was the cap for the offer, but more staff, friends and family showed up. As many as 50 volunteers pitched in help at the Nov. 15 event.

Volunteers organized, packaged and delivered food to 90 residences in Englewood, Littleton, Sheridan, Centennial and Highlands Ranch, said Todd McPherson, development director for Integrated Family.

Integrated Family, 3370 S. Irving St., near Englewood, provides food assistance, homeless prevention services and other help to low-income residents in Arapahoe County and northern Douglas County.

“This was a no brainer ...,”

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Rob Mathes, 38, arrived about 9 a.m. to help make sure families can get together over food the volunteers put on their plates, Mathes said.

“I grew up in kind of a low-income community,” said Mathes, an Aurora Allstate agency owner. “I’ve had family members who needed help in their lives, so this was a no-brainer.”

Integrated Family also provided 450 food boxes to families and some seniors on Nov. 18, McPherson said.

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Deer spoiling for a fight State urges residents to be wary as deer mating season sparks aggressive behavior COLORADO PARKS AND WILDLIFE

Throughout Colorado, deer are in the midst of their mating season and Colorado Parks and Wildlife is reminding residents to take precautions to avoid conflicts.

“Buck deer can be aggressive and lose their usual wariness of people at this time of year,” said Patt Dorsey, southwest regional manager for Colorado Parks and Wildlife.

During the “rut” bucks are territorial and loaded with testosterone. They may attack people that appear to be competitive rivals. Deer can also see dogs as threats. In past years, bucks have gored people and dogs. If you see deer in your neighborhood keep your distance. Never attempt to get close to deer, never feed them and never try to pet them.

Bucks in the rut may also spar with and become tangled in swing sets, volleyball nets, bicycles, vegetable-wire cages, hoses, etc.

“We’ve seen bucks hung up in things

like hammocks, clothes lines and plastic fencing,” Dorsey said. “When that happens it’s very stressful on the animal and sometimes fatal. It can also be dangerous for people who might come in contact with a deer that is in a stressed-out condition.”

So now is the time to take a look at your yard, bring in the summer toys and check if there are other things that can snare deer. If items can’t be removed, CPW recommends tying long strands of brightly colored surveyor’s tape to them which might help to keep the animals away.

People displaying holiday decorations and lights are also asked to exercise caution. Lights should be attached firmly to structures, or strung at least eight feet off the ground.

Avoid draping lights loosely on top of shrubbery or wrapping lights around tree trunks.

If you do see an animal with items stuck in its antlers call the nearest CPW office. Do not approach the animal or attempt to cut them off yourself.

The rut for deer usually continues until late December.

Drivers are also reminded to slow down and be on the lookout for deer on highways.

Deer have migrated to winter range and are likely to be close to major roadways at this time of year.

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Work begins at site of planned entertainment center Parking lot in northwest Highlands Ranch is fenced off

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Residents may be curious about a portion of the parking lot east of AMC Highlands Ranch 24 that was recently fenced off.

On Sept. 22, Douglas County approved a site improvement plan for Main Event, a Texasbased company with more than 30 entertainment facilities across the United States.

The site is north of Plaza Drive at 103 Centennial Blvd.

In early November, the county issued a Grading, Erosion, and Sediment Control Plan, which allows for site work. No building permits have been issued and Main Event is still going through the building permit process, according to Eric Pavlinek, a project planner with the county.

At completion, the entertainment center would include 22 bowling lanes, more

Highlands Ranch will soon be home to Colorado’s first Main Event, an entertainment center equipped with bowling, laser tag, more than 100 arcade games, billiards, a bar and cafe. Douglas County approved the building, which will be east of AMC Highlands Ranch 24, 103 Centennial Blvd., in late September.

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than 100 arcade games, six billiard tables, a ropes course, a laser tag arena, a bar, a main dining area and a café, according to a spring presentation to the Highlands Ranch Community Association Development Review Committee.

Main Event officials declined to comment on a timeline for the project.

The entertainment destination would be the first of its

kind in Highlands Ranch.

The facility is comparable to Boondocks in Parker, Bowlero in Lone Tree and Round 1 at Southwest Plaza in Jefferson County. All businesses offer bowling, food and arcade games.

“Main Event is a fun place for families to eat and play together,” said Jami Zimmerman, vice president of public relations of Champion

Management, which handles Main Event’s marketing. “It’s great for birthday parties and it’s very family-friendly.”

In recent weeks, after seeing the parking lot fenced off and torn up in areas, some residents expressed excitement for Main Event on a Highlands Ranch Facebook page.

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Sports Lounge Off Broadway, a bar and restaurant that opened its doors east of the construction site, at 44 Centennial Blvd., in early September, is looking forward to having a new neighbor that will draw families to the area.

“We’re excited about it,” said general manager Brendan Wood. “We know its just going to drive that much more business over here — something for the kids to do, something for the adult kids to do.”

Main Event serves more than 20 million guests annually and brings nearly 150 fulland part-time employees to its communities, the company’s website says Tickets range in price depending on the activity.

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Way down under a lot of wrapping, the core of Christmas is still there I

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f you are full of kringle and nog, I don’t want to bring my wet blanket into it very far, even though it’s tempting.

The Christmas season once lasted a week or two. Then a month. Now it’s two months.

(And if you watch home shopping channels, it’s six months.)

Christmas music in November is wrong. I can avoid it in my home. I can’t avoid it in stores.

Everyone in America does not celebrate Christmas.

Everyone in America who

celebrates Christmas does not celebrate it in the same way.

Moneymakers aren’t interested in the illusion of rationality.

However, I was delighted to hear that Black Friday is losing its mojo.

I am happy for the employees, mostly, who have had to work at odd hours just to serve ravenous appetites for deep discounts on must-have electronics and peeing dolls.

Beneath my gruff exterior is a gruff interior. Beneath my gruff

before. Aging leads to redunf dancy. But it’s the best Christmas f y memory I have.

We drove Santa Claus home in t a Buick.

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interior is a soft spot for memories, and a wistfulness about some things that have been diminished through the manipulations of others — to an extreme.

I am old enough to know that’s how we do things around here.

Some weddings, for example.

The national average for a wedding day in 2016 was $35,329, according to Fortune magazine.

The typical cost to have a justice of the peace marry you is $50 to $100.

I may have told this story

Happy Thanksgetting — getting back what we give out

p w D c hanksgetting? Sounds like one of those made-up holidays, doesn’t it? We all know there is no such holi-i day as Thanksgetting — well maybe not technically, e l but quite possibly a twist on the traditional holiday of Thanksgiving.

WINNING On Thanksgiving we typically share our gratitude for all we have been blessed WORDS with over the past year.

We give thanks for the people in our lives, especially those sitting around the dining-room table with us. We show our appreciation for all of the opportunities we have been given and we cherish the days leading up to Thanksgiving just as t much as the holiday itself. l The attitude of gratitude is something h I have written about quite a bit over the Michael Norton t years as I have been told that gratitude is one of the healthiest of all human emotions. When we exg hibit gratitude for the people in our lives and for the gifts we w have been blessed with, we usually continue to experience b greater relationships, and some say that we may have even e more to be grateful for. e

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Tips for seniors to ensure a joyful holiday season

t’s that time of year again – cooler weather, family get-togethers, festive holiday cheer. As we ready ourselves for the start of holiday festivities, it’s good form – and good for TODAY’S you – to have an atSENIOR titude of gratitude.

A University of California, Davis, and University of Miami study found an association between gratitude and a person’s well-being.

During a journaling exercise with two groups, those Kent Mulkey who wrote about the positive occurrences were 25 percent happier than those who wrote about negative occurrences. People with gratitude were also found to experience fewer aches and pains, sleep better at night, and exercise more often.

Cultivating gratefulness takes practice, but it’s easy to do. By using what Charles M. Shelton, Ph.D., calls a Daily Gratitude Inventory (DGI), you can develop a lifelong habit of practicing gratitude. A DGI is a written, daily examination of the blessings in our lives. Whether you journal about your

blessings or keep a list, putting them to paper keeps them fresh in your mind. Doing this practice before bedtime sets the mood for a good night’s sleep.

Here are other ways to cultivate a spirit of gratitude.

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around the office, at home, and at church this week.”

What we get back from giving out is almost always so much more powerful to us personally and professionally when it comes to the feeling and attitude of gratitude.

The best part about this, and as the people who are constantly giving out can share with us, is that they never do any of it with any expectation of receiving anything in return.

They never say, “I am helping out here because I know I will need help one day myself.” That never happens.

People who give from the heart, those who give charitably and cheerfully, know full well that the gift of gratitude that they experience simply comes from the doing and the giving.

And when Thanksgetting rolls around each year, these folks already know what they are grateful for, the chance to receive that feeling and sense of appreciation and accomplishment for doing what comes very naturally.

So how about you? Are you celebrating Thanksgiving or Thanksgetting? Because as Zig said, “You really can have everything in life you want, just as long as you help enough other people get what they want.”

I would love to hear all of your Thanksgiving or Thanksgetting stories at gotonorton@gmail.com.

And when we remember it really is all about the other people in our lives and all of the blessings we receive when we do give back, it absolutely will be a better than good week.

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Zig Ziglar’s most famous quote is this, “You can have everything in life that you want, just as long as you help enough other people get what they want.”

You see, here is where we turn gratitude upside down. Not only are we grateful for all that we do receive, but this gives us the opportunity to experience gratitude by helping others.

I mean really, how awesome does it feel when we help someone else out, donate time, give charitably and cheerfully to a great cause? It feels fantastic, doesn’t it?

I am sure that we have all experienced some form of Thanksgiving holiday where we sit around with our family and share all the things we are grateful for.

We hear things like, “I am grateful for my family.”

Or, “I am grateful for my job.”

Maybe we hear things like being grateful for the meal being served, or some people may express appreciation for the time off and watching football or movies on Thanksgiving.

When we stop and think about it, we really do have so much to be thankful for beyond the brief examples given here.

Now what if our answers were slightly different? “I am so grateful that I had a chance to help a person stranded on the roadside with a flat tire.” “I sure do appreciate being asked to help serve meals at the homeless shelter.” “I am feeling blessed that my business trip was canceled so I could help out more

Experience the Good Be present and use your senses to savor the world around you. Breathe in the smell of a roaring fire, pinecones, and hot apple pie. Enjoy the sight of flickering lights strung on lampposts downtown.

Listen to the sweet sound of the children’s choir performing at a packed mall. Notice the feel of soft ear muffs and fur-lined gloves against your skin.

Savor the taste of freshly-baked butter cookies.

Embrace People Feelings of love and gratitude are contagious. Spend time with people who make you smile and feel good.

Put your best, positive foot forward to make others feel welcome.

Breathe in the fresh air, observe your surroundings and focus on something you are grateful for.

Say No and Then Say Yes During the holidays, it’s easy to over-schedule and burn out from busyness. You don’t have to cross off every item on your checklist and please every friend and family member. It’s okay to say no to the activities that lead to exhaustion and stress. Say yes to what you love and enjoy. Fill your days with activities and people who make you happy.

Give Back Feeling fortunate – or not? Now is a good time to use your time, talent, and heart to make life better for another.

Volunteer at a local soup kitchen or shelter not just on Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve, but throughout the holiday season and after. Brighten the

holidays for a local child by dropping off a toy at a toy drive, such as Covenant Village of Colorado’s Toys for Tots benefit luncheon on Dec. 5. Call 877-341-0295 or visit www.covenantcolorado.org for more information.

It’s easy to get caught up in the hustle and bustle of holiday planning, shopping and completing our to-do lists. It doesn’t have to be that way.

Pause and focus on your blessings. By practicing gratefulness, you’ll experience holidays filled with joy, peace and happiness.

Kent Mulkey is executive director at Covenant Village of Colorado, a faith-based, nonprofit, continuing care retirement community located in Westminster. He is one of a team of professionals who writes about senior living, retirement, and health and wellness. For more information, visit http://www.covenantcolorado.org or call 877-341-0295.

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Fill your spiritual well with a brisk, cool walk or a leisurely morning hike.

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Sterling Ranch names new general manager Fifth-generation Coloradan begins new post in January STAFF REPORT

A fifth-generation Coloradan has been named general manager of the Community Authority Board in Sterling Ranch, 3,400-acre mixed-use master-planned walkable community in Douglas County projected to have 12,000 residences and approximately 33,000 residents once the community is fully built out Rosier in 20 years.

Donald Rosier, who grew up in Arvada, now serves as a Jefferson County commissioner. He was elected in 2010 and again in 2014.

His term ends in 2018, but Rosier will

resign as commissioner to begin his general manager post in January.

Rosier graduated from Colorado State University with a degree in civil engineering, and he brings cross functional and cross industry experience to his new position.

“I am both excited and humbled to have been offered this amazing opportunity. Throughout my career, I have accomplished a track record of success in managing complex design projects, acquisitions, entitlements, land development and construction projects,” Rosier said. “Accepting the position of general manager for the Sterling Ranch Community Authority Board equates to a city manager’s position in a mediumsized town with all of the oversight that goes with it, but much more forwardfacing to our residents, which is the most important asset we have.”

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“Don’s ability to approach issues in a manner of respect for all parties and with professionalism while listening to the concerns and creating new strategies to solving problems was a key trait we looked for in our new general manager,” said Diane Smethills, principal of Sterling Ranch and community authority board member.

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Trees’ history, meaning taking shape Douglas County among top spots for viewing Ute Indian Prayer Trees

BY JULIE A. TAYLOR SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

An odd pair of trees lean unlike the others in the grove near Castle Rock. The ponderosa pines rise from the ground at a crooked angle, then straighten. An untrained eye could walk past without realizing the depth of history those Dawson Butte Ranch Open Space trees carry.

A growing number of researchers say that centuries ago, Native Americans chose certain trees to become markers, pointing their descendants to water and trails.

Today they are known as culturally modified trees.

“Bottom line, in my opinion, Douglas County is one of the top five counties across Colorado for viewing culturally modified trees ...,” Colorado historian and author John Wesley Anderson said.

Sometimes called Ute Indian Prayer Trees, indigenous tribes would hack off a section of bark up to 8 feet, or

This pair of trail marker trees, bent by indigenous people believed to be Utes, grows on the back side of Dawson Butte Ranch Open Space Trail, near Castle Rock.

PHOTO COURTESY OF TOM NETWAL bend the trees to point in certain directions, or even create a spiral in the trunk. But because of insects, wildfires and lack of awareness, these living artifacts are disappearing.

Researchers began to understand the historical significance and protect the trees across North America in the 1980s, but more are being discovered. And with further studies, more information is presenting itself.

Five years ago, Anderson — an El Paso County resident who served as sheriff there

from 1995-2003 — started to compile a book on modified trees in the Pike’s Peak region. As he talked with leading researchers, and met with Ute elders, he became more invested in the legacy the tribes left behind.

After he published his book, he delved deeper into the topic, and now, along with others, believes the Comanche also had a hand in shaping trees found around Douglas County.

As a child, Anderson often found arrowheads, and even a tomahawk head once.

“It was fascinating to me as a kid, and I would wonder: how long has this been here?”

Anderson said. “To me, it’s that holding, and feeling and touching that object that connected me to that person 3 or 400 years ago.”

His El Paso County school never taught him that they were located near a former Indian reservation, and he only realized this somewhat recently while looking at an 1886 map.

The twisted trees helped Anderson appreciate the people who created the shapes and scarring, and as he continues his research, he now focuses on how the natives viewed the entire ecosystem.

“The indigenous people in Colorado were more advanced culturally than ever given credit for,” Anderson said, and notes that the Utes are the only remaining tribe on the two reservations left in Colorado.

Most tree modifications are estimated to have happened in the 1800s, during the time when trappers, then gold miners and eventually farmers pushed the Utes from their land. The normal lifespan of a ponderosa pine is 300 to 600 years, meaning that if the

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A high concentration of the trees can be found in Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places, protecting the artifacts.

Other than that, conservation efforts aren’t as high as Anderson and his research peers would like.

“I think we’re behind the curve here. Part of that is that there’s so little that’s known about culturally modified trees in Colorado,” said Anderson.

“There’s even some pushback from people on and off the conservation about whether prayer trees actually exist.”

The Douglas Land Conservatory echos the need for better care of the trees in the county.

“To the best of my knowledge, there is no conservation plan in place to identify and conserve those culturally modified trees,” said Executive Director Patti Hostetler.“Hopefully those trees won’t be taken down through forest management processes and can be studied later on.”

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When Kyle Gammage is behind the bar at The Bluegrass Coffee and Bourbon in Olde Town Arvada, he sees three kinds regulars — those who come in for their morning coffee, those who come in for a happy hour drink and a bite, and those who just hang out all day.

That’s the benefit of a coffee bar business — there’s something for someone all day.

“It’s all about the atmosphere here, which is different than a traditional coffee shop,” said Gammage, coffee manager at The Bluegrass, 7415 Grandview Ave. “There’s a little more camaraderie here than you get with the bar vibes.”

Coffee bars blend two craft cultures — coffee and alcohol, such as beer, wine and whiskey.

Both scenes include people who

are passionate about their beverages and are looking for the best quality and local purveyors.

“When I first started, I worked with a local winery to offer those kinds of options to our customers,” said Shawn Manzanares, owner of Highlands Cork and Coffee, 3701 W. 32nd Ave., Denver.

“People just like the ability to drink alcohol at a coffee place.”

The Bluegrass and Highlands Cork are just two examples of a model that is spreading throughout the metro area — Black Eye (LoHi), Drip (Denver), Thump (Denver) and Jake’s Brew Bar (Littleton) are also serving coffee and alcohol, which is something Starbucks has experimented with as well.

At The Bluegrass, bar manager Ryan McDermott and bourbon education specialist Carsten Anderson make sure guests SEE COFFEE, P17

The Bluegrass Coffee and Bourbon Lounge features more than 120 bourbons for customers to sample all day long.

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THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SCOTCH, WHISKEY AND BOURBON When it comes to the difference between scotch, whiskey and bourbon, it’s both geographic and about ingredients.

Whiskey is defined as a type of distilled alcoholic beverage made from various fermented grain mashes, including barley, rye, wheat and corn. It is usually aged in wooden casks.

Scotch is whiskey made in Scotland, while bourbon is whiskey made in the U.S., usually Kentucky.

Scotch is made mostly from malted barley, while bourbon is distilled from corn.

Source: Liquor.com

t’s always better to catch your favorite musicians at a concert in a small venue — the smaller the better. It provides a feeling of intimacy, of communing directly with the artist.

One of the best venues in the metro area to see some local artists, and national musicians who are starting to break into the scene, is the Hi-Dive, located at 7 S. Broadway.

At 8 p.m. Nov. 24, the venue is celCOMING to simultaATTRACTIONS ebrating neous milestones at its Fifth and 14th Anniversary Party.

The concert is in honor of 14 years of the Hi-Dive, and five years under its current ownership.

“When I used to play in punk bands in my teens around Clarke Reader Denver, I always said owning and booking my own music venue was my dream job,” said Curtis Wallach, owner of the Hi-Dive. “And it still is, even though the reality of it is far different than I assumed it would be.”

The show features six bands: Ned Garthe Explosion, Sleep Union, Extra Gold, Slynger, Really Good Bad Boy Club and Five Mile Woods.

Their genres are as eclectic as their names imply. Extra Gold is influenced by honky tonk and outlaw country, while Slynger blends surf rock with folk and alternative sounds.

You never know what you’re going to find at the Hi-Dive, and that’s something worth celebrating.

“The bands are indicative of the diversity of Hi-Dive’s overall calendar,” Wallach said. “We love the folks who love us. They’re a great group to party with.”

Support local artists, burgeoning school band High school marching band is often a first, and all important, foray for budding musicians into live performance, working as a team and honing their craft.

To support the band and color guard programs at Arvada High School, the first annual Arvada Fair for the Band will be held at the school, 7951 W. 65th Ave., from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Nov. 24, and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Nov. 25.

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Liturgical calendar plays a role in arc of poems

BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

What We Are “We are all water.

We are cells and vapor.

We are the earth, the sky, the heat at the center, and the cold in faraway reaches, the ones that lie in darkness.

We are made of stars.”

— Stephanie Harper Local poet Stephanie Harper, who has just published her first book of poetry, “Sermon Series,” says the poems were written in 2012-2014, in response to sermons and worship experiences, “organized sort of chronologically … (related to) the trajectory of the Lutheran liturgical calendar.” Sections are: “Expectation, Epiphanies and

Expression.”

She also speaks of response to growing up in Colorado, with experiences in the natural world — which came through clearly to this reader. (See above example.) And she speaks of influences from parents, aunts and uncles. Her dad is a Colorado native.

Harper, a Littleton resident, is a graduate of Dakota Ridge High School who received her bachelor’s degree Harper in English from the University of Colorado in 2009 and an MFA in creative writing from Fairfield University in Connecticut in 2012. Describing her graduate study experience as “a good set-up for

writing,” she says she focused on fiction for her degree, and worked with a “local residency,” which allowed her to spend time mostly in Colorado. Her major focus was on fiction.

Clearly involved in the rhythms of her poetry is a love of singing. “Music is a big hobby.” She sings at her church, Abiding Hope Lutheran, and elsewhere, and has “dabbled” with songwriting-lyrics. “I’m not instrumentally proficient.”

Harper is a freelance editor and writer who works at home, with a particular fondness for editing manuscripts for authors, for publication or self-publication.

She also works with academic copy on websites.

Days are filled with “writing, thinking, editing …” Currently working

on a personal memoir and “trying to create a novel,” she likes to set a goal of 1,000 words a day for her own work, although she says she’s “not huge on goals, putting pressure on myself …”

The memoir deals with health issues — for four years, she has had an ongoing headache.

With family nearby, she is involved with babysitting, her sisters’ husky and other draws, as well as her own creative process and editing jobs.

She has participated in an authors’ event at the Book Bar in Denver’s lively Berkley area (44th and Tennyson) and the book is available from Amazon or her publisher, Finishing Line Press in Georgetown, Kentucky.

She’s hoping for opportunities of involvement in workshops and readings.

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have access to local beers, like creations from Arvada’s own .Odyssey Beerwerks, and top shelf bourbon and whiskey.

The Bluegrass was named one of America’s top 80 best bourbon bars by “The Bourbon Review” magazine.

At the Highlands Cork, guests can get an Irish coffee, but they also do martinis, wines, kombucha (fermented tea) and one beer on tap.

In the true spirit of the blending of coffee and bar culture, many of these business offer food. For the breakfast crowd, Highlands Cork offers a wide range of options, including omelets, and does paninis for lunch.

“At this kind of job, you have to be a multi-tasker, and now how to do everything, from being a barista and bartender and more,” Manzanares said. “I’m always

The Bluegrass Coffee and Bourbon Lounge was named one of America’s top 80 best bourbon bars by The Bourbon Review magazine. Located in Olde Town Arvada, The Bluegrass offers coffee, booze, pizza and atmosphere.

CLARKE READER looking for ways to move the concept forward and (looking) at ways to change things.”

The Bluegrass is known for its pizza, and has won best pizza at the annual Taste of Arvada for the past three years. A particular favorite is the Denver Omelette Pizza.

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used a jurying process to pick the top quality goods for holiday shoppers, as well as student-created pieces. Concessions will be provided by the Band Boosters, which include snacks and meals.

And, you can spend comfortably, knowing that 80 percent of the profits will go directly to the band program.

Check out www.sites.google.com/ site/arvadafairfortheband for information.

Sounds of the old country Some music just like sounds like home, and I’ve always found Irish music sounds like that for me.

If you have a hankering for music from the Emerald Isle, the Irish Christmas in America is making

“Our pizza all comes down to the ingredients and recipes,” said Tyler Aird, one of its kitchen managers. “The amount of awards we’ve won proves we pump out lots of great pizzas.”

And, since it’s hard to have a bar without live music, both

locations offer live music at various times.

Coffee shops and bars both thrive on the relationships with their customers, and visiting The Bluegrass during any given morning finds the barista greeting customers by name and asking about

two stops in Broomfield during its 13th season. The performances will be at 4 and 7 p.m. at the Broomfield Auditorium, 3 Community Park Road.

Produced by Oisín Mac Diarmada, of award-winning lrish group Téada, the 2017 features the vocals of Séamus Begley and Sligos Niamh Farrell.

This family-friendly performance features Irish ballads, instrumental tunes and authentic Irish dancing, while photographic images provide a backdrop to some of the rich historical traditions.

To get your tickets, head to www. brownpapertickets.com.

and Swingin’ Holiday Party, at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 25, at the PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave. in Parker.

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy has been blending jazz, swing, blues and lounge since the late 1980s.

When they signed with Capitol Records, they started making a name for themselves with listeners all over the world. Their holiday show, which is family friendly, features both holiday classics and Christmas originals from the band’s two full-length holiday albums.

For tickets and more information, visit www.parkerarts.org.

Swingin’ into the holidays A lot of the holiday tunes you’re going to hear this time of year tend to skew either toward the spiritual or to the children’s audience.

So, you don’t want to miss the chance to spice up the holidays a little with Big Bad Voodoo Daddy’s Wild

A taste of a mountain Christmas If you’re looking for a sampling of a mountain Christmas without having to brave the weather and traffic on Interstate 70, you’ll enjoy the Farolito Lighting and Pinecone Ceremony in Morrison.

The free outdoor event goes from 4

their weekend.

“Obviously, there’s more people looking for coffee in the morning, but we do have some ready for a Kentucky Coffee right when we open,” Gammage said.

The Kentucky Coffee is one of The Bluegrass’ specialties, made with Benchmark Bourbon, Kahlua, steamed milk, espresso, Buffalo Trace Bourbon Cream, and topped off with whipped cream.

“It’s actually really great to be part of someone’s morning routine,” he said.

One of those customers who make the coffee bar a regular stop is Tom Robinson, who works at the nearby School House and Kitchen.

“It’s cool that I can make my coffee alcoholic on a whim,” he said with a laugh, as he waited for Gammage to make his drink.

“Olde Town is a great place for coffee, but this is where I always come. It’s really one of my favorite places in the area.”

to 6 p.m. on Nov. 26, at the Tesoro Cultural Center, 19192 Highway 8.

The pinecone ceremony features visitors throwing their cones into a courtyard fire, and then watching as good thoughts and prayers rise into the night sky.

Guests can also sing Christmas carols from the 1830s and 1840s with music students from the Colorado School of Mines, and enjoy Mexican hot chocolate, hot cider and traditional biscochitos.

To cap it all off, the event honors Steve Friesen, executive director of the Buffalo Bill Museum, and author.

For all pertinents, visit www.tesoroculturalcenter.org/farolito-lightingand-pinecone-ceremony.

Clarke Reader’s column on culture appears on a weekly basis. A community editor with Colorado Community Media, he can be reached creader@ coloradocommunitymedia.com.

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Learning to

Fly

Colorado Center for the Blind students take a field trip to indoor skydiving facility

BY ALEX DEWIND ADEWIND@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Three years ago, Chris Harper lost his sight to glaucoma. He has been at the Colorado Center for the Blind since May, where he is adjusting to life without vision. The school in downtown Littleton teaches independence, helps students navigate their surroundings and incorporates a variety of field trips — rock climbing, skiing, whitewater rafting — that have an educational component.

On Nov. 13, for the first time as a school, students learned about STEM — science, technology, engineering and math — before flying through a vertical wind tunnel that replicates the feeling of sky diving at iFLY Denver in Lone Tree.

“I wish they’d let us do it outside,” said Harper, 51, grinning cheerfully.

“It will be fun.” iFLY has been hosting what it calls iSTEM camps to schools across the region for more than three years.

Kindergartners through university students attend the facility, at 9230 Park Meadows Drive, for a workshop that teaches components of STEM, such as aerodynamics, math and physics, through projects that test how balls, balloons and other materials behave in the wind tunnel. With the assistance of instructors, students then get to fly in the tunnel.

“It’s a great way to learn,” said iFLY’s lead instructor Mike Silva.

“When you do something that is fun, it sticks with you more.”

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iFLY lead instructor Mike Silva, left, and instructor Cory Pope, right, assist a student from Colorado Center for the Blind at an iSTEM camp on Nov. 13 at the indoor skydiving facility, at 9230 Park Meadows Dr., in Lone Tree.

COURTESY IFLY DENVER Florence Bocquet, iSTEM instructor, teaches a group of 23 students from Colorado Center for the Blind about the science of indoor skydiving at an iSTEM camp Nov. 13 at iFLY Denver.

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field trip, iFLY modified the iSTEM curriculum and program materials were translated into braille for students.

The prep time for the group of 23 students ages 18 to 40 years old was about 10 hours, said Florence Bocquet,

who runs the iSTEM program.

“It’s giving them the freedom of flying,” Bocquet said, “when they don’t have the freedom of seeing.” iFLY instructors built a mini wind tunnel out of Legos so students could touch what they would soon be flying

in. Balloons were filled with water so they could get a sense of wind resistance.

Instructors taught cues — thumbs down meant a student was not comfortable in the wind tunnel — and assisted each person with gentle movements.

“We have to teach them through feeling,” Silva said. “It’s really clever ways of adapting the course — it’s challenging, fun and rewarding.”

Some students were born without vision. Others lost their vision in an accident or were losing it over time due to an eye disorder.

They live in an apartment complex near Colorado Center for the Blind, 2233 W Shepperd Ave., for the duration of the program, which is up to nine months.

“They will help you get back onto your feet and show you how to navigate by yourself,” said Harper, who is from Georgia and used to work in the STEM field. “There is a lot of opportunity.”

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IFLY instructor Cory Pope helps a student from Colorado Center for the Blind at an iSTEM camp on Nov. 13 at iFLY Denver. Students prepared to step into a giant wind tunnel that replicates the feeling of skydiving.

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Pottery sale returns just in time for holiday shopping Colorado Gallery of the Arts, in the Annex Building at Arapahoe Community College, 5900 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton, is the scene for the annual Arapahoe Ceramics Guild Holiday Pottery Sale. Mugs, plates, casseroles, vases, pitchers and other handcrafted pieces by students and instructors are SONYA’S available at reasonSAMPLER able prices on Nov. 30 (10 a.m. to 8 p.m.), Dec. 1 (9 a.m. to 8 p.m.) and Dec. 2 (9 a.m. to 3 p.m.). Admission is free and the sale is open to the public.

Help with history Architectural Sonya Ellingboe historians Diane Wray Tomasso and Michael Paglia are nearing the end of a lengthy survey of significant buildings in the Littleton Boulevard corridor, from Broadway to Windermere, contacted for by the City of Littleton.

They are short on photographs and memorabilia, what Tomasso calls “archival materials,” to supplement their work to date. Do any of our readers (or their families) have articles from the Littleton Independent, photographs, slides, movies, ephemera (i.e. menus or “perhaps someone’s father owned the Dutch Boy Donut franchise”) or architectural drawings from 1950 to 1980? If so, please contact Tomasso: dwtomasso@gmail.com or 303-5528254. She will come to you to make copies and return the originals — or perhaps meet at Bemis Library …

This will be an official historic record for the city and citizens can access it when completed. (Watch for an early 2018 lecture about this stretch of street, which, with Boulder, gives the best picture of that era in Colorado.)

Alexander Hamilton spotlight A free traveling exhibit about Alexander Hamilton and life in colonial America will be displayed at the Koelbel Library, 5955 S. Holly St., Centennial, through Dec. 17, during library hours.

The Arapahoe Library District is offering several related programs. At 7 p.m. Nov. 29 at Smoky Hill Library and again at 2 p.m. Dec. 10 at Koelbel Library, interpreter Hal Bidlack will portray Alexander Hamilton. “Quilting: an American Tradition,” with Jeananne Wright, nationally known quilt historian will be held at 6 p.m.

Dec. 11 at Eloise May Library and at 1 p.m. Dec. 13 at Southglenn Library. A patriotic concert by the John Philip Sousa Band will be held at Koelbel Library, 1 p.m. Nov. 26. “Colonial Holi-

day Celebration” is an opportunity for children ages 5-12. Find stories, treats and more at 3:30 p.m. Dec. 21 at Sheridan Library. Reservations and more information: arapahoelibraries.org or 303-LIBRARY. Art workshop “Colored Pencil Pizazz” is a workshop led by Helen Shaffer, offered by the Heritage Fine Arts Guild from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 2 at Littleton First Presbyterian Church, 1609 W. Littleton Blvd. Cost: $35, members; $50, nonmembers. (Membership costs $40 for the year.) See: heritage-guild.com for workshop and membership information. Open to participants age 18 and older.

Local grad performing Stephanie Little, an Arapahoe High School graduate (1989), plays a lead in the show called “The Other F-Word,” now streaming on Amazon Prime, she writes. She hopes to visit with us when in town to see her mom in Highlands Ranch.

Holiday Express Depot Art Gallery’s Annual Holiday Express show of original art and fine crafts is open at the gallery, 2069 W. Powers Ave., Littleton, through Dec. 30. More than 50 artists exhibit gifts and holiday décor. Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays; 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays. 303-795-0781.

Fair at Goodson The 31st Annual Arts and Crafts Fair at Goodson Recreation Center, 6315 S. University Blvd., Centennial, will feature more than 70 vendors from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free admission, complimentary gift wrapping by the Sparks Gymnastics team.

Benchmark Theatre Noah Haidle’s “Smokefall” plays Dec. 1-23 at Buntport Theater, 717 Lipan St., Denver, beginning the season for the recently formed Benchmark Theatre Company. Performances: 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and 6 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: $30/$20, benchmarktheatre.com. Starting in February, the company will perform at 40 West (The Edge), 1560 Teller St., Lakewood, with three regional premieres, one world premiere and its second annual Fever Festival, focusing on horror, sci-fi and fantasy plays.

Theater reviews online My reviews of theatre productions, aside from local ones, are found online at the URL for a Colorado Community Media newspaper, plus /ellingboe. html. Example: littletonindependent. net/ellingboe.html.

CORRECTION The Friends of the Littleton Library/Museum Book Sale began Nov. 18 and runs through Dec. 23 at Bemis

Library in Littleton. A headline in last week’s edition stated that the sale only was scheduled to last for five days.

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‘Seussical’ is whimsical musical delight on Littleton stage

BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

IF YOU GO

The entire stage floor is painted in bright swishes of color, so one practically dances to one’s assigned seat at Littleton’s Town Hall Arts Center (scenic design by Michael Duran) to await the appearance of Cat in the Hat, Horton Gertrude McFuzz, the Whos and other characters we know and love.

“Seussical,” the musical by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty (coconceived by that pair with help from Monty Python’s Eric Idle), is the Littleton theater’s choice for the holidays — directed with a tongue firmly in cheek by Robert Wells and perfect for family outings. (Or for grandparents, out on their own!) We are told that Wells wisely chose the short version, so run time is about 90 minutes, including intermission.

A familiarly shaped red and white striped lampshade hangs on a suspended light fixture at center stage.

Music begins and in strides the versatile Charlie Schmidt, who pops on that hat and becomes the whimsical Cat in the Hat (as well as a number of other central characters sporting the same red and white striped socks.)

Horton the Elephant (Brian Murray) appears, concerned about a faint cry for help that’s coming from a flower — a tiny voice from a creature “no bigger than a speck of dust.” (A pitch for

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The musical “Seussical” runs through Dec. 24 at Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 W. Main St. in downtown Littleton.

Performances: 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays and Saturdays Nov. 25 and Dec. 2; 6:30 p.m. Sunday Dec. 10. Tickets: 303-7942787, townhallartscenter.org.

Charlie Schmidt as the Cat in the Hat and Lars Lundberg as Jojo get acquainted in Town Hall Arts Center’s production of the musical, “Seussical,” which plays until Dec. 24.

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tolerance blends in here.)

He is joined by JoJo, the young Who “no bigger than a speck of dust,” in singing the trademark concept of Dr Seuss: “Oh the Thinks You Can Think!”

Jo Jo (Lars Lundberg) and the entire Who family, wear a bright yellow wigs

and individual costumes that are a variation on clever patterns with yellow, green and turquoise. All the actors’ costumes, designed by Terri Fong, with neon-colored wigs and fancy details, are really outstanding — eye candy in addition to the “ear candy” of the score and script. The

timid Who parents worry that JoJo thinks too much!

Music director Donna Debreceni orchestrated and recorded the bouncy score and choreographer Kelly Kates created dance moves for all — from wee Whos to a loud trio of spangled birds, to a bumbling elephant — and of course, that nimble Cat, who weaves it all together.

Sour Kangaroo (Cassie Lujan, who can really belt out a song), the Wickersham Brothers and a gang of rude monkeys all introduce a naughty/negative note, while Gertrude McFuzz, with her single tail feather, introduces another concept to think about — be careful what you wish for.

Mayzie La Bird (Alison Vance), a vain, self-centered sparkly bright blue creature with plentiful tail feathers, leads a trio of tropical feathered individuals, who mock poor Horton.

Mayzie even leaves her egg for him to hatch while she splits for sunny climes — and he patiently sits and sits …

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Sunday Worship 8:00 & 10:45 a.m.

Sunday School Bible Study 9:30am Trinity Lutheran School & ELC (Ages 3-5, Grades K-8)

  303-841-4660   www.tlcas.org WORLD MISSION CHURCH First United (KOREAN CHURCH)   (Nursery & Sunday School offered during 11am service)

Methodist Church

Greenwood Village

St. Thomas More

Connect – Grow – Serve

Catholic Parish & School

Sunday Worship

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

8035 South Quebec Street Centennial, CO 80112 303.770.1155

www.stthomasmore.org

Parker evangelical Presbyterian church

8:45 am & 10:30 am Congregation Beth Shalom Serving the Southeast Denver area

Call or check our website for information on services and social events!

9030 MILLER ROAD PARKER, CO 80138 3038412125 www.pepc.org

www.cbsdenver.org

303-794-6643

Littleton

DUE TO THE FIRE, MEETING TO BE HELD AT

LIVING WATER CHRISTIAN CHURCH

7049 E PARK DR., FRANKTOWN, CO 80016  1200 South Street TIME: 12:30 PM PHONE: 303-688-1004 Castle Rock, CO 80104  303.688.3047 ENGLISH EVERYONE TRANSLATION IS WELCOME! www.fumccr.org  Services:  Sunday Worship 9:00am & 10:45am    9:00am - Sunday School

Little Blessings Parents Day Out www.littleblessingspdo.com

Centennial

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

South Denver Humanistic Judaism

Parker

Find us on meetup and facebook!

meetup.com/South-Denver-Humanistic-Judaism/ facebook.com/SouthDenverHumanisticJudaism/ Michelle Davis Community Leader

720-284-2231

madrikhadavis@gmail.com

A home for secular, cultural Jews

Sunday Services - 10 a.m.

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

Pine Lane Elementary South 6475 E Ponderosa Dr. Parker, CO 80138 303-941-0668

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Marketplace Arts & Crafts

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Bicycles

TRANSPORTATION

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

Antiques & Collectibles

Arts & Crafts Firewood

Must sell by December 1st Misc. Notices OPOCS SINGLES CLUB-55 PLUS A CIRCLE OF FRIENDS Social hours monthly 4-6p Lakewood Chad's 4th Tuesday of the month Hostess Darlene @ 720-233-4099 4th Thursday Denver - Baker Street Pub 8101 East Bellview Host Harold @ 303-693-3464 For more info and monthly newsletter call JoAnn membership chairman 303-751-5195 or Mary President @ 303-985-8937 Want To Purchase minerals and other oil/gas interests. Send details to: P.O. Box 13557 Denver, CO 80201

FARM & AGRICULTURE

50,000 baseball cards STAR cards, Rookie cards, Rockie cards Mostly 1990's complete collated sets + duplicates I MAY HAVE THE CARD YOU'RE LOOKING FOR BUY ONE CARD OR BUY THEM ALL GREAT STARTER COLLECTION Many special subsets from all companies Some minor league sets 303-471-9248

Arts & Crafts 24th Annual

Holiday Arts and Crafts Fair Bear Creek High School 9800 W Dartmouth Place, Lakewood Sat Dec 2nd 9am -4pm Admission $3 Door Prizes, Concessions, 100+ Vendors FREE Craft & Vendor Bazaar Sat Dec 2nd 10a– 2p Handmade jewelry, accessories, clothing, hair bows, ornaments, baked goods, home décor, wreaths, pottery, Origami Owl, Wildtree, Arbonne, LuLaRoe, doTerra, Monat, LipSence, Scentsy, Traveling Vineyards!

Wildcat Mountain Elem School, 6585 Lionshead Pkwy, Littleton

Farm Products & Produce

Friday,December December 1, Friday, 4,2017 2015 9:00a.m. am to 9:00 to 5:00 5:00p.m. p.m.

Saturday,December December 2, Saturday, 5,2017 2015 9:00 am to 4:00 9:00 a.m.

4:00p.m. p.m.

Exhibit Hall at Jefferson County Fairgrounds (15200 West 6th Avenue) West 6th Ave. & Indiana St. Golden, Colorado

Admission $2.00

303-934-3171

Christmas Trees for Sale at Sedalia Conaco 303-688-4053 Split & Delivered $300 a cord Stacking available extra $35 Call 303-647-2475 or 720-323-2173

Furniture Black leather sofa and loveseat Best offer 303-985-1243

Just in time for Christmas

Holiday craft fair Fri. 12/1 9-9, Sat. 12/2 9-4. JUC 14350 W 32nd Ave. Affordable crafts, jewelry, knitted/crocheted items, pottery, home décor, etc. for your holiday shopping. Lunch served $6.

Bake sale on site. Bring family, friends, and neighbors!

Grain Finished Buffalo 719-775-8742

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December 2, 2017 • 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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Springwood Retirement Craft & Vendor Fair 2017

6550 Yank Way, Arvada CO Saturday, November 25th 9:00 am to 3:00 pm Resident Handicrafts, Avon, Organo Coffee, Paparazzi Jewelry, Lularoe, Magnolia & Vine, Rodan & Fields, Gold Canyon Candles, Tupperware And more!

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THINGS to DO

THEATER

Pump and Dump Show: 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Nov. 29 at Comedy Works South, 5345 Landmark Place, Greenwood Village. Band of Mothers national tour. Call 720274-6800 or go to https://www. comedyworks.com/comedians/ the-pump-dump. Go to facebook. com/thepumpanddump.

Intro to Theater Workshop: Improv: 6:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 29 at Koelbel Library, 5955 S. Holly St., Centennial. Play with both short form and long form improv to tell stories on stage and have fun with other performers.

All skill levels are welcome. Save your spot at arapahoelibraries. org.

Seussical, The Musical: 7:30 p.m.

Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, and 2 p.m. Sundays through Dec. 30 at Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 W. Main St., Littleton. Additional sows at 2 p.m. Nov. 25 and Dec. 2, and 6:30 p.m. Dec. 10. No show on Dec. 24. Tickets available at the arts center box office, by calling 303-794-2787 ext. 5, or online at townhallartscenter.org/seussical.

ART

Inuit Crafts and Games: 2-3 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 25 at Koelbel Library, 5955 S. Holly St., Centennial. Make an Inuit themed craft and play authentic games inspired by the culture. Go to arapahoelibraries.org.

Lego Maniacs: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 25 at the Englewood Public Library, 1000 Englewood Parkway. School-aged children and parents welcome.

Call the children’s department at 303-762-2560.

Colored Pencil Pizzazz Workshop: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 2 at First Presbyterian Church, 1609 W. Littleton Blvd., Littleton. Presented by the Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County; taught

by Helen Shaffer. Registration required; go to http://heritageguild.com.

Holiday Boutique: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 2 at the Castle Pines Community Center, 7404 Yorkshire Drive. Hand-crafted jewelry by local artists, handmade bags and totes and other gifts.

HEALTH

this week’s TOP FIVE Candlelight Walk, Tree Lighting: 5:30-7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 24 in historic downtown Littleton. Littleton High School choir and Heritage High School Brass perform.

Live reindeer and a holiday float with a glittering ice princess and dancing elves. Event culminates with Santa illuminating more than one million lights in downtown. Additional entertainment by the Arapahoe Community College Choir, Leawood Elementary Choir and the Colorado Fire Tribe. Main Street will close at 4 p.m. Free parking available at Arapahoe Community College, the Littleton Center and the Arapahoe County Building. Go to https://littletonrocks.com/event/candlelight-walk-2017/ A Hudson Christmas: 5-8 p.m. select evenings from Nov. 24 to Dec. 31 at Hudson Gardens and Event Center, 6115 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton.

Outdoor holiday walking tour. Share Christmas wishes with Santa; take a photo on Santa’s sleigh.

Tickets available at www.altitudetickets.com, or in person on event nights. Go to www.hudsongardens.org.

MUSIC

Patriotic Concert: The John Philip Sousa Band: 1-2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 26 at Koelbel Library, 5955 S. Holly St., Centennial. Colonial-era patriotic and holiday tunes. Go to arapahoelibraries.org.

Children’s Concert with Dr. Noize: 2-3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 26 at Smoky Hill Library, 5430 S. Biscay Circle, Centennial. Go to spot at arapahoelibraries.org Advent Lessons & Carols: 7 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 1 at Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, 8545 E. Dry Creek Road, Centennial. Candlelight procession and the Good Shepherd Choir, vocal soloists, bell choir, men’s choir and instrumentalists. Concert is part of Good Shepherd’s Music with a Mission Concert Series. Free admission. A “love offering” will be collected for Family Tree-House of Hope. Go to gshep.org/musicwith-a-mission-concert-series.

Holidays and Handbells: 2-3 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 2 at the Lone Tree Library, 10055 Library Way. Festive music performed by the Smithsonian Handbell Ensemble. Adults.

No registration required; contact 303-791-7323 or DCL.org.

Seasonal Sounds: The Smithsonian Handbell Ensemble: 2-3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 3 at Smoky Hill Library, 5430 S. Biscay Circle, Centennial. Take in the seasonal sounds of The Smithsonian Handbell Ensemble, performing your favorite festive tunes. Save your spot at arapahoelibraries.org.

Classic Parker Holiday: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Dec. 1-2 and 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 3 at the PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker. Parker Symphony Orchestra and Parker Chorale perform. Go to http://parkerarts.org.

Sleigh Ride in Winter: 7:30 p.m. Dec. 1 and 2:30 p.m. Dec. 2 at the Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St. Popular and classical holiday favorites performed by the Lone Tree Symphony Orchestra. Selections include Fantasia on Greensleeves, Charly Brown Christmas, Wassail Dances, White Christmas, and three Sleigh Ride arrangements, and Old Saint Nicholas himself makes an appearance. Call 720-509-1000 or go to www.lonetreesymphony.org.

Arts, Crafts Fair: 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 2 at the Goodson Recreation Center, 6315 S. University Blvd., Centennial. Local gift items include crafts, pottery, jewelry, clothing, quilts, paintings, photography, floral arrangements, woodwork, specialty foods and more. More than 70 vendors will showcase their goods. Booths still available. Contact Chris Scott, cscott@ssprd.org, or 303-483-7074.

READING/WRITING

Evening with Author/Screenwriter Stel Pavlou: 6:30 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 1 at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Pavlou will talk about his new middle-grade outer space adventure, “Daniel Coldstar: The Relic War.” Great for families.

Registration is required at 303791-7323 or DCL.org.

EVENTS

Family-Friendly Walk: 11 a.m.

Friday, Nov. 24 at Castlewood Canyon State Park. All Colorado State Parks offer free admission on Fresh Air Friday. Hike includes a waterfall and the old dam. Enter from Colo. 86 on Castlewood Canyon Road, and meet at Falls Trailhead Parking Area. Participants will walk the Falls Spur Trail. Bring a lunch. Call 303-688-5242 or go to www.meetup.com/secularhub for map and details.

Mayor’s Holiday Lighting: 5:30-7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 24 in O’Brien Park, Parker. Go to http://www.parkeronline. org/172/Mayors-HolidayLighting.

Holiday Carriage Rides: 3:308:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 24, Saturday, Nov. 25, and Sunday, Nov. 26 at Discovery Park in downtown Parker. Reservations required. Go to http:// co-parker.civicplus.com/1723/ Holiday-Carriage-Rides.

Santa’s Village: Fridays to Sundays, Nov. 24 to Dec 24

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at Chatfield Farms, 8500 W. Deer Creek Canyon Road, Littleton. Go to https://www.botanicgardens. org/chatfield-farms Lifetree Café: 5-6 p.m. Monday Nov. 27 (Religious Freedom: Standing For What You Believe) at DAZBOG, 202 Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Call 303-814-0142. Go to LifetreeCafe.com.

Wordpress Meetup: 1-2 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 2 at Castlewood Library, 6739 S. Uinta St., Centennial. Patrons are strongly encouraged to bring their own laptops.

Go to arapahoelibraries.org.

Santa Cares: 9-11 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 3 at the Outlets at Castle Rock.

Santa will meet with children with special needs in a warm and quiet space. Registration is encouraged; however, walk-ins are welcome. Go to www.outletsatcastlerock.com.

Turkey Day 5K Fun Run/Walk: 8 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 23 at the Parker Recreation Center, 17301 E. Lincoln Ave., Parker. Go to http:// parkerrec.com.

Forever Fit and Flexible: Feeling Fabulous over Fifty: 10-11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 28 at Southglenn Library, 6972 S. Vine St., Centennial. arapahoelibraries.org.

Advances in Joint Replacement: 6-7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 30 at Parker Adventist Hospital, 9395 Crown Crest Blvd., Parker. Go to https://reg.abcsignup.com/reg/ event_page.aspx?ek=00280016-45d5d11d338748b69cd1dbbc576e66a5.

EDUCATION

Practice Your English: 10:30 a.m.

Saturday, Nov. 25 at the Parker Library, 20105 E. Mainstreet. Ages 17-plus. Registration is required at 303-791-7323 or DCL.org.

Wills, Trusts, and Powers of Attorney: 2-4 p.m. Monday, Nov. 27 at Bemis Public Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton. Led by attorney Ryan Scott.

Get Ready for High School Equivalency: 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 27 and Wednesday, Nov 29 at the Parker Library, 20105 E. Mainstreet. Register at 303-791-7323 or DCL.org.

School District Special Meeting: 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 28 at the Roscoe Davidson Administration Building, 4101 S. Bannock St. The Arapahoe County School District No. 1 Board of Education will swear in newly elected members, hold officer elections, and discuss/vote on ECE/Maddox construction.

Festival of Trees: 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Dec. 2 at Cimarron Middle School, 12130 Canterberry Parkway, Parker. Go to https:// sites.google.com/a/dcsdk12.org/ cimarron-middle-school/ Editor’s note: Send listings to calendar@coloradocommunitymedia.com.

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VOLUNTEERS

cats and dogs that require socializing or that are recovering from surgery or injuries.

FROM PAGE 19

Contact: Teresa Broaddus, 303-961-3925

AYUSA: International Youth Exchange Program: Promotes quality exchange programs for high school students from around the world.

Colorado Refugee English as a Second Language Program: Teaches English to recently arrived refugees, who have fled war or persecution in their home country. In Colorado, refugees are from Afghanistan, Burma, Bhutan, Somalia, Iraq, Eritrea and D.R. Congo, among others.

Need: Host families for international high school students ages 15-18 studying in the Denver area.

Requirements: Provide a safe home, meals and transportation for 5-10 months. All family types are considered. Must fill out online application and pass background check.

Contact: Adrienne Bivens, 720-467-6430 or abivens@ayusa.org. Go to www.ayusa.org.

Castle Rock Senior Activity Center: Provides services to local seniors.

Need: Volunteer drivers to take seniors to appointments, the grocery store, pharmacies and more.

Contact: Juli Asbridge, 720-733-2292 Children’s Hospital Colorado South Campus, Highlands Ranch Contact: 720-777-6887 Colorado Humane Society: Handles animal abuse and neglect cases.

Need: Volunteers to care for pregnant cats, dogs and their litters, as well as homes for

Need: Volunteers to teach English. Tutoring takes place in the student’s home. Refugees live throughout Denver, but the largest concentrations are in Thornton, near 88th Avenue and Washington Street, and in east Denver/Aurora, near Colfax Avenue and Yosemite Street.

Other Details: Tutors do not need to speak the student’s language. Most participants are homebound women and small children, adults who are disabled, and senior citizens. Many are not literate in their first language, and remain isolated from American culture.

Requirements: Volunteers must attend training at Emily Griffith Technical College in downtown Denver. Sessions take place every 6-8 weeks. Go to www.refugee-esl.org for information and volunteer application.

Contact: Sharon McCreary, 720-423-4843 or sharon.mccreary@emilygriffith.edu.

Court Appointed Special Advocates: Works with abused and neglected children in Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert and Lincoln counties.

Need: Advocates for children, to get to know, speak up for and ensure their best interests in court Contact: 303-695-1882 or www.adv4children.org.

Douglas/Elbert Task Force: Provides assistance to people in Douglas and Elbert counties who are in serious economic need, at risk of homelessness or in similar crisis.

Need: Volunteers to assist in the food bank, client services and the thrift store Treasures on Park Street.

Contact: Marion Dahlem, 303-688-1114, ext.

32 Dumb Friends League Harmony Equine Center: Cares for homeless horses and other equines.

Need: Volunteers to work with horses and other opportunities.

Requirements: Must be 16 years old, pass a background check, and be able to commit to at least three hours a week for three months.

Contact: 303-751-5772.

Other Information: Two-hour orientation provides an overview of the services provided, learn about the volunteer opportunities, take a tour of the center, and talk with staff and volunteers. Contact www. ddfl.org.

Elbert County Sheriff’s Posse: Supports the Elbert County Sheriff ’s Office and the Office

of Emergency Management with detentions support, patrol, administrative duties, event security, emergency services support, and call-outs as need arises.

Need: With proper training and clearances, volunteers help with patrol, fingerprinting, records keeping, community event security services, disaster response and management (wildfire, tornado, blizzard, flood, disaster relief, etc.).

Requirements: Must be 21 years or older; retired individuals are great. Must complete an employment application, pass a background check, and complete interviews. After being sworn in, in the first three months of membership, complete a minimum of 45 hours of orientation and training curriculum. After this 90-day probationary period, members must log a minimum of 10 hours of month and attend monthly training meetings. Persons ages 15-20, may join the Elbert County Sheriffs Explorer POST that is associated with the Posse.

Contact: David Peontek at djp1911@msn.com or 303-646-5456. Go to http://www.elbertcountysheriff.com/posse.html; print out and complete an employment application and turn it into the Elbert County Sheriff’s Office in Kiowa, “Attn: David Peontek.”

Front Range BEST: Hosts free robotics competitions for middle and high school students.

Need: Volunteer judges for competions.

Contact: Tami Kirkland, 720-323-6827 or Tami.Kirkland@FrontRangeBEST.org

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Poor conditions made holding onto the ball a challenge for Valor Christian’s Joshiah Davis (7) as Grandview’s Trevor Greenlee (22) levels a solid hit. Davis managed 70 yards on 20 carries on a soggy field Nov. 17 at Valor Stadium as the Eagles were eliminated from the playoffs, 28-16. This marks the first time Valor will not play in a state championship game since 2008.

PHOTOS BY PAUL DISALVO

Valor stunned in football quarterfinals Grandview’s upset means Eagles will not be playing in state title game for first time in eight seasons

BY JIM BENTON JBENTON@COLORDOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Valor Christian football coach Rod Sherman sounded a little like a visionary on Nov. 17 after Grandview knocked the top-seeded and previously unbeaten Eagles out of the Class 5A state playoffs.

Grandview scored 28 unanswered points after host Valor grabbed an early 10-0 lead and advanced to the semifinals with a 28-16 victory on a cold, rainy night.

The quarterfinal setback — the Eagles’ only loss of the season — means Valor will not be playing in a state championship game for the first time in eight seasons. The two-time defending 5A state champion Eagles, who captured seven state titles over three classifications since 2009, have now lost only twice in the playoffs in that time.

“We have high expectations around here athletically and the football program has high expectations because we’ve had success,” Sherman said. “But it’s OK. Life is going to go on. We are going to rally up and put a team on the field next year that is a good as it can be. I hope when the young men look back they will remember the lessons learned over the course of this year.

Valor Christian senior quarterback Blake Stenstrom throws a pass during the Nov. 17 Class 5A quarterfinal playoff game against Grandview. Stenstrom completed six of 12 passes for 59 yards and ran for 18 yards but Grandview upset top-seeded and previously unbeaten Valor, 28-16, on a cold night with rain and snowy conditions.

“We don’t make any excuses.

Grandview played in the same weather and put up 28 points. Give them credit. That’s the most points we’ve given up all year. Grandview outplayed us. They just executed a lot better. They were more physical up front. I thought they beat us on the line of scrimmage on both offense and defense.”

Grandview lost two fumbles and Valor one on the first three possessions of the game before the teams adjusted to the conditions.

The Eagles jumped to a 10-0 lead but long non-scoring runs of 71 and 43 yards by Grandview junior Jordan Billingsley ignited the Wolves, who assumed a 14-10 halftime lead —

which it increased to 28-10 in the fourth quarter.

“Yeah that was a good spark for them that they needed, but all in all we should have bounced back harder and faster,” said senior linebacker Matthew Thibault. “We just didn’t.”

Sherman agreed.

“We had some momentum early to be up two scores and for them to really gash us with a couple long runs and get a little bit of a lead that gave them momentum and confidence,” he said.

“We didn’t come out very well in the third quarter. A few things we were trying to do offensively didn’t SEE VALOR, P26

hanksgiving is a day for a tasty meal, watching some football and having fun with family and friends who are like family.

Thanksgiving is a time to offer thanks for many things that are sometimes overlooked like hugs, good health, OVERTIME children, grandchildren, dishwashers, snowblowers, good car batteries on sub-zero mornings, friends, a companion dog, spellcheck and short lines. I could go on and on, but for sports fans, here are Jim Benton just a few things for which to be thankful.

Thankfully the Colorado High School Activities Association will likely change the Class 5A alignments for football leagues and hopefully someday might figure out a way to decide state playoff soccer games without using a shootout. Thankfully the 4A and 5A state basketball tournaments have returned to Denver.

There are other thankful athletic things like upsets (except against the team you are supporting), last-second victories or walk-off hits, rallies, more attention being paid to concussions, gluten-free Nut-Thins and one league in Major League Baseball that doesn’t use the designated hitter.

Proposed volleyball change This is an assumption and I know assumptions can be dangerous. I assume that maybe some members of the CHSAA volleyball committee were at the Nov. 10-11 state volleyball championships at the Denver Coliseum and realized change is needed.

On Nov. 13, the committee unanimously recommended a bracket format starting for next year’s tournament and that proposal will go to the Legislative Council for approval in January.

If approved it would mean no more pool play, an extra day of the tournament and all classifications would use a modified double elimination format sometimes referred to as the Olympic Crossover Bracket.

That means no more tiebreakers, meaningless matches when a team has already secured a semifinal berth, and the possibility that sessions can start on time instead of the finals starting an hour and 40 minutes after the scheduled start, which happened on Nov. 11.

I was at the Coliseum for over 12 hours on Nov. 11 before Castle View finally wrapped up the Class 5A title. r With the new proposal, the top four i seeds in each class would receive firstt l SEE BENTON, P25

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Local athletes sign on to play at next level

Chaparral — Brett Boos, boys lacrosse, Sacred Heart; Hannah Hiatt, girls soccer, University of Denver; Cassandra Hiatt, girls soccer, Texas Tech; Hannah Mill, girls lacrosse, Temple; Ally Schlegel, girls soccer, Penn State; Emily Chamberlain, girls soccer, Adams State; Eliot Edwards, girls soccer, Colorado School of Mines; Grace Haberland, volleyball, Augustana (South Dakota); Kyle Guthrie, boys lacrosse, Carthage (Wisconsin).

Cherry Creek — Megan Atwell, girls swimming, South Dakota; Knox Dent, boys lacrosse, Army; Brennen Dorighi, baseball, Wofford; Jimmy Erickson, boys lacrosse, Utah; Sydney Fulton, girls swimming, South Dakota; Ashley Hand, volleyball, UNLV; Sydney Mech, basketball, University of Denver; Tanner O’Tremba, baseball, Texas Tech; Quentin Parr, baseball, Northern Colorado; Mia Raben, girls soccer, Wake Forest; Pear Schwartz, girls lacrosse, Colorado; Hali Sibilia, girls lacrosse, American (Washington, D.C.); Gabe Austin, baseball, Metro State; Erin Markham, volleyball, Mississippi College; Rylee Markham, volleyball, Mississippi College; Tyler Schultz, baseball, Metro State; Maya Borenstein, volleyball, Washington (St. Louis).

Douglas County — Abbey Montoya, softball, Costal Carolina; Melanee Bauer, volleyball, Rockhurst (Missouri).

Heritage — Ryan Hutchinson, baseball, Regis.

Highlands Ranch — Courtney Humbarger, basketball, Western State; Jax

Mountain Vista — Jake Govett, boys lacrosse, Delaware; Cam Hancock, boys lacrosse, Hobart (N.Y.); Jaelyn Hendren, girls soccer, New Mexico; Jonah Hirshorn, boys lacrosse, Utah; Ryan Nunes, boys lacrosse, Utah; Makayla Hoselton, softball, Southwest Missouri State; Erin Kerby, softball, Haverford (Penn.); Landon Nolta, boys lacrosse, RIT (N.Y.); Meghan Gordon, girls lacrosse, Navy.

Ponderosa — Cassie Duran, softball, Adams State; Jayden Woodruff, wrestling, Utah Valley University; Abigail Hildenbrand, volleyball, Louisiana Tech.

Rock Canyon — Keeley Davis, volleyball, Creighton; Sam Masten, basketball, Northern Colorado; Nick Merone, baseball, Portland; Emily Sloan, girls track, Oregon; Jamie Tatum, girls soccer, Wyoming; Cayden Zimmerman, baseball, Air Force; Aidan Uralli, boys lacrosse, Colorado Mesa; Carlie McCrillis, girls lacrosse, Winthrop (S.C.).

ThunderRidge — Shae Holmes, girls soccer, Washington; Kennedy Travis, girls lacrosse, Colorado-Colorado Springs.

Valor Christian — Noah Kuzman, baseball, Colorado School of Mines; Calvin Schonebaum, baseball, Concordia; Madison Altman, baseball, John Brown University; Luke Ziegler, baseball, Pepperdine; Kimberlyn Baldwin, softball, Harding University; Ali Kilponen, softball, Louisiana State; Genevieve Beattie, swimming, Tulane; Ella Kirschke, swimming, UCLA; Izzi Mroz, swimming, Virginia Tech; Abbey Owenby, swimming, Colorado State.

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Arapahoe — Dani Babb, girls soccer, Grand Canyon; Jackson Harvey, boys lacrosse, University of Denver; Lizzie Pierpont, Tampa, girls lacrosse; Rachel Searle, girls lacrosse, Catholic (Penn); Zach Goodman, baseball, Webster (Missouri).

Kranitz, gymnastics, Iowa; Jordan Medina, baseball, Highlands Ranch; Kelsie Milkowski, volleyball, Kansas City-Missouri; Tommi Olson, basketball, Wyoming; Joshua Thompson, baseball, Seattle; Brendan Sullivan, basketball, Colorado School of Mines.

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Teams head back to the mats

Ponderosa, Castle View could again be strong

BY JIM BENTON JBENTON@COLORDOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Once again this season, Castle View and Ponderosa appear to have the top wrestling teams among schools from the south metro area.

The two schools have a combined three state champions, two state runners-up and a third-place wrestler returning to their lineups.

Practices started Nov. 10, with the first day that teams can schedule regular-season competition set for Nov. 29.

“We’re doing a lot of conditioning and more teaching,” Castle View coach Ike Anderson said.

“We are working on technique right now.”

Castle View won the Continental League dual meet championship last season, snapping Ponderosa’s streak of 22 consecutive league titles. The Sabercats edged the Mustangs, 42-33, in the dual meet that decided the league title.

Senior Malik Heinselman, a member of the United States junior world freestyle team and the 106-pound state champion the past two seasons, will be wrestling at 120 pounds this season for Castle View.

Ponderosa’s Cohlton Schultz puts a headlock on his opponent during last season’s 220-pound Class 5A championship match in February.

Schultz won his second consecutive state championship.

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Castle View’s Malik Heinselman controls his opponent in last season’s state championship match in February. Heinselman notched a 23-9 major decision to complete an undefeated 44-0 season and win his second consecutive state championship. FILE PHOTO Defending 170-pound state champion Tate Samuelson returns but could move up to the 182-pound class while junior Adrian Marquez is back after finishing third last season.

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Castle View has three other statequalifying wrestlers back in Bailey Fitzgerald, Ruslan Nuriyev and Adam Sepan.

Ponderosa has a new coach in Tito Rinaldis.

He was on the Mustangs’ state champion wrestling teams in 2003 and 2004.

He was an individual state champion in 2004 and has been an assistant coach at Ponderosa for the past 10 seasons under Corey McNellis.

“There will be some subtle changes,” Rinaldis said. “A lot of people think losing the consecutive league streak was a humbling feeling. It kind of was, but there are some good aspects to it. We can focus on accountability, making sure we are putting people out on the mat that deserve to be out on the mat...

“Other than that, if it ain’t broken don’t fit it. Since 2000, we have not

VALOR FROM PAGE 24

work. It put us in some long down situations. Then all of a sudden we turn the ball over (on a low punt snap) and they go up two scores.”

Valor, which came in averaging 304 yards of total offense and 36.6 points per game, had 196 yards of offense.

The Eagles’ two quarterbacks, Blake Stenstrom and Luke McCaffrey, combined to complete 8-of-16 passes for 89 yards and Valor rushed for 115 yards.

Valor junior Joshua Davis ran for 70 yards on 20 carries and scored a touchdown. He limped off the field in second quarter. He did play in the second half but only had two carries for no yards.

Junior Ethan Zemla led the Eagles’ defense with eight total tackles while Matthew Tbibault, Peyton Polson and

finished out of the top 10. We are obviously doing something right. There is always some fine tuning we can do and places we can redirect our energy.

That is my duty as a first-year head coach.”

Ponderosa has two-time 220-pound state champion Cohlton Schultz back for his junior campaign. Last summer Schultz became the first American to win the Cadet Greco World championship since 1997.

“World champion — that is kind of hard to beat,” Rinaldis said. “Not too many high school teams can utter that phrase.”

Ponderosa, which has won 10 state championships, also returns Jayden Woodruff, who was the 182-pound state runner-up last season.

He will wrestle at 195 pounds this season. Parker Benekas was second at 145 pounds in the 2017 state meet and will compete at either 160 or 170 pounds as a senior.

Other returning state qualifiers from south metro area teams include Trey Johnson of Chaparral; Jake Kellogg of Highlands Ranch; Mountain Vista’s Roger Meyer and Nico Gonzalez; Bo Cole and Kai Blake of Cherry Creek; Brandon Urroz and Dakota Barela of Heritage; Micah Smith and Austin Kelchen of Douglas County.

Jaden Murray were each credited with eight tackles.

Billingsley had 157 yards on six carries in the first half. He rushed 25 t yards for a TD in the second half. b “It was a good lesson we learned,” t Sherman said. “Grandview played so f well. They deserve so much credit.

It’s all part of the journey of life. It’s “ a reason why football is the greatest game. It teaches that journey more than anything else.” u Valor finished with an 11-1 record w this season and the Eagles have compiled a 108-16 mark since 2009. The T Eagles went 4-6 in their first season of S w competition in 2008. s “We would rather have had the season end different but yeah, it was m a great season,” Thibault said. “It was M the first time we have gone 10-0 during e the regular season in 5A. “I loved playing with these guys and d wouldn’t take it back for the world.” d

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MS Support Group for those with Multiple Sclerosis meets on the first Saturday of each month at St. Andrew United Methodist Church. Call Connie at 303-706-0234.

Narconon reminds families that abuse of addictive pharmaceutical drugs is on the rise. Learn to recognize the signs of drug abuse and get your loved ones help if they are at risk. Call Narconon for a free brochure on the signs addiction for all types of drugs.

Narconon also offers free assessments and referrals. Call 800-431-1754 or go to DrugAbuseSolution.com. Narconon also can help with addiction counseling. Call for free assessments or referrals, 800-431-1754.

Networking for the Not-Working meets from 8:30-10 a.m. the first Tuesday of every month in the Fireside Room at Cherry Hills Community Church, 3900 Grace Blvd., Highlands Ranch, CO 80126. If you are looking for a safe environment in which to learn, share and be encouraged, join us. Contact Bob Schulz at roberthschulz@msn.com.

Panic Disorder Support Group meets every third Monday at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, 8817 S. Broadway in Highlands Ranch. Call Jodee at 303-470-0480.

Peripheral Neuropathy Support Group The Denver Branch meets from 3:30-5 p.m. the first and third Thursdays of every month at Christ Church United Methodist, 690 Colorado Blvd., Denver; parking and entrance in the back. Call Dorothy Miller at 303-8142112 or email dorthy_miller@hotmail.com.

PFLAG: Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians, Gays, and Gender Identity Support meets from 7-8:45 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at the Highlands Ranch Library, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd. We welcome everyone. E-mail info@ pflaghighlandsranch.org.

Prostate Cancer Support Group meets the fourth Monday of every month from 7-8:30 p.m. in room 226 at Cherry Hills Community Church, 3900 Grace Blvd., Highlands Ranch.

SMITH FROM PAGE 12

I rode up front in a convertible, next to my father, and Santa was in the back seat. He waved at everyone, and threw candies. He hit one kid in the forehead.

When the time came, Santa said, “Please take me home.”

My father said, “OK, Ed, uh, Santa.”

Santa lived a couple of blocks from us. I wish I had kept a journal. This would have been my entry that night.

“I had the time of my life tonight.

There I was, in a Buick Skylark with Santa. He looked like he had lost some weight. Maybe the holiday stress. He smelled a little funny, too. I can’t put my finger on it, but it might have been Maker’s Mark.”

Much later in life, when I was reevaluating Natalie Wood’s life and death — among other things — I drank my way through Decembers.

This monthly support group is for men willing to share their experiences with prostate cancer. All information and discussion are confidential. For more information, visit www.chcc.org or call 303-791-4100.

Sky Cliff Center Caregiver Support Group: 10-11:30 a.m. the third Tuesday of each month at 4600 E. Highway 86, Castle Rock.

Caregiving for adults can be challenging at times, and you’re not alone. For information, or to let the center know if you’re coming, call 303-814-2863 or email skycliffctr@ skycliff.org. Go to www.skycliff.org.

Sky Cliff Center Stroke Support Group: 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. the second and last Wednesday of each month at Christlife Community Church, 5451 E. Highway 86, Franktown (lunch provided). 10-11:30 a.m. the third Wednesday of each month at Sky Ridge Medical Center, 10101 Ridge Gate Parkway, Lone Tree. Call Sky Cliff Center at 303-814-2863.

St. Andrew United Methodist Church Support Group for Adoptive Families meets from 6:30-8 p.m. the third Sunday of each month at St. Andrew United Methodist Church, 3350 E. White Bay Drive, Highlands Ranch. Call 303-794-2683 or visit www. st-andrew-umc.com.

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Teen MOPS meets from 6-8 p.m. the first and third Mondays of each month in room 249 at Cherry Hills Community Church, 3900 Grace Blvd., Highlands Ranch, CO 80126. This ministry serves pregnant teens and teen mothers of children birth through age 6. Contact 303-791-4500 ext. 7522 or chccteenmops@yahoo.com.

303-749-0169 or Dorothy 303-484-8811.

Widows Support Group: Mosaics meets from 5:30-7:30 p.m. the first and third Tuesdays of each month in Room 94 at Cherry Hills Community Church, 3900 Grace Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Are you a widow who finds yourself feeling alone? Mosaics is a community group for widowed women of all ages who are growing deeper in faith while supporting each other. Contact Joan Dawson at 303-789-9490 or joan4890@ gmail.com, or Koneta Snyder at 303-8149171.

Women’s Divorce Workshop covers the legal, financial and social issues of divorce and is presented the fourth Saturday of each month at Southeast Christian Church, 9650 Jordan Road, Parker. Meet in the community room. Check in from 8-8:30 a.m.; workshop runs from 8:30 a.m. to noon.

Register online at www.divorceworkshopdenver.com. Discover community resources, and talk with other women experiencing similar life changes. Volunteer presenters include an attorney, mediator, therapist and wealth manager. Discussion items include co-parenting, child support, family coping, tax consequences, property division, hostile spouses and more. For information, contact 303-210-2607 or info@divorceworkshopdenver.com.

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Douglas County Democrats executive committee meets at 7 p.m. the second Monday of every month at various sites.

Contact Mike Jones at 720-509-9048 or email info@DouglasDemocrats.org. Socialdiscussion meetings take place in Highlands

Ranch, Castle Rock, Parker, Lone Tree and Roxborough. Visit douglasdemocrats.org and click on calendar for more information.

Douglas County Republican Women meets at 11 a.m. the third Wednesday each month at the Lone Tree Golf and Hotel. Call Marsha Haeflein at 303-841-4318 or visit www. dcgop.org or www.dcrw.org.

Highlands Ranch, Roxborough, and Lone Tree Democrats meet at 7 p.m. the third Thursday of every month for topical speakers and lively discussion at the James H. LaRue Library, 9292 S. Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Visit www.douglasdemocrats.org for more information.

Highlands Republican Club meets at 7 a.m. every last Friday of the month at Salsa Brava, 52 W. Springer Drive, Highlands Ranch. Speakers of local, state and national political office address the group. Contact Jeff Wasden, 303-683-5549 or hrbreakfast@dcgop.org.

Libertarian Party of Douglas County: 6 p.m. the first Thursday of each month at On the Rox Sports Bar, 11957 Lioness Way, Parker. Topics include items of general libertarian interest and organization for local activism to make a difference in our political landscape. All welcomed.

Parker Democrats meets at 7 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month for discussion of timely topics, led by knowledgeable speakers, at the South Metro Fire Station 45, 16801 Northgate Drive, Parker. Visit www. douglasdemocrats.org for information.

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Widowed Men and Women of America, a new chapter Link 6 for the Highlands Ranch, Lone Tree and Littleton areas, is a social group that offers a variety of activities for its members. Group meets for happy hour at 5 p.m. Tuesdays at the Salsa Brava, 52 W. Springer Drive, Highlands Ranch. Call Kay The month had turned into an inexplicable monster, no longer enjoyable.

I drowned out the sounds of it.

Wood (born Natalia Nikolaevna Zakharenka) was 8 when she costarred in “Miracle on 34th Street.”

Precocious and a Christmas curmudgeon, until, well, watch it for yourself.

Wood was 31 when she made “Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice,” a very different kind of film than “Miracle on 34th Street.”

Twelve years later, Wood died, and the cause is still in question. Her life went from Santa’s knee to a Catalina Island boat trip, and in between the waters were choppy, like they are for most of us.

Do you want to know a secret? Every December, I watch one of those two films.

Guess.

Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resident.

He can be reached at craigmarshallsmith@comcast.net.

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with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and/or other violations of the terms thereof.

To Whom It May Concern: On 9/11/2017 10:39:00 AM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be to expand recorded in Douglas County.their business and the business

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THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A

FIRST LIEN. The League of Women Voters of Arapahoe Chess Club meets from 7-9 p.m. the second The property herein is all and of thefourth Wednesdays at the James H. County has two meetings perdescribed month. No of others. Includes 30 minutes of open netOriginal Grantor: DARREN A. CHAMBO property encumbered by the lien of the deed unit meetings are in June through August, LaRue Library, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd., Highworking and organized introductions. RSVP Original Beneficiary: of trust.

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION but the two unit meetings per month lands Ranch. Drop in to play a serious social not required. Go to http://www.CertusNetFROM PAGE 27 Legal Description of Real Property: SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR 130, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO. no fees or charges. Clocks and ratings UNIVERSAL LENDING CORPORATION will begin again inLOT September on second work.com. game; 122-A, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: Monday evenings and second Thursday rarely used. Sets and boards provided. An COLORADO. WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Date of DeedHighlands of Trust (DOT):Ranch 7/29/2004Business Leads Inc., call PUBLIC NOTICE mornings. Call 303-798-2939.

The group is informal ladder helps to pair you against Which has the address of: Recording Date of DOT: 8/3/2004 open to residents of Douglas County.

Dale at 303-978-0992. your equals; all ages welcome.

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9878 Aftonwood Street, Reception No. of DOT:Weese 2004080365 Littleton Contact Highlands Ranch, CO 80126 in Douglas County.

NOTICE OF SALE Frank Atwood, 720-260-1493 or2017-0218 highlandcom) invites business owners to attendDOT its Recorded Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: Public Trustee Sale No. NOTICE OF SALE $211,019.00 Networking for the Not-Working meets sranchlibrarychess.org. meeting held each Tuesday, 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. Highlands Ranch Chamber Leads Group Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date To Whom It May Concern: On 9/29/2017 from 8:30-10 a.m.The thecurrent first Tuesday ofEvidence every of Debt se- 5:15:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee meets at 11:45 a.m. Mondays at The Egg at the Lone Tree Recreation Center, 10249 holder of the hereof: $208,055.78 cured by the Deed of Trust described herein, caused theElks NoticeLodge of Election and Demand month in the Fireside Room at Cherry Hills and I in Town Center at Dorchester and Douglas County 2873 meetsrelatat Ridgegate Circle. There is no charge to attend has filed written election and demand for sale as Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are ing to the Deed of Trust described below to be provided law andBlvd., in saidHighDeed of Trust.7 p.m. the hereby notified Highlands that the covenants of the deed of Call Jim Wolfe at recorded in Douglas Community Church, 3900byGrace Ranch Parkway. first and third County.

Tuesday of every a meeting as a guest. Please visit www.thetrust have been violated as follows: the failure to lands Ranch. Visit THEREFORE, chcc.org/career.

303-703-4102. month the Douglas County Fairgrounds, bniconnections.com or contact Jack Rafferty, Notice Is Hereby Given that on at make timely payments required under said Original Grantor: JULIE L NICHOL the first possible sale date (unless the sale isHall, Deed of Trust and the Evidence of Debt Original Beneficiary: Kirk 500 Fairgrounds Drive, Castle 303-414-2363 or jrafferty@hmbrown.com. continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, January secured thereby.

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION Highlands Ranch Chamber of Commerce, Rock. lodge isINC., seeking a permanent 10, 2018, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wil- The SYSTEMS, ACTING SOLELY AS cox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A NOMINEE FOR COUNTR YWIDE HOME venue the area.

All “Stray Elks” are Business Leads Group meets at 7:15 a.m. public auction to the highest and best bidder for inLOANS, FIRST LIEN. call 303-791-3500.

INC. the said real propertysinand all interest of Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: in the invited to attend and to be involved Wednesdays at LePeep at Quebec Street Camping Singles iscash, a group of Colorado said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns The property described herein is all of the WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL Highlands Ranch growth and activities AS of this new social and and County Line Road. Call Rita Coltrane at encumbered gle adults who enjoy camping, fishing, hik- the indebtedtherein, for the purpose of paying property by the lien of Leads the deedClub meets at 7:30 ASSOCIATION, SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE ness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured of trust.

TO CITIBANK N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR BEAR a.m. Thursdays at Le Peep on South Quebec community service organization.

Call 303303-792-3587. ing, swimming, biking, sightseeing, photogby the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the STEARNS ALT-A TRUST, MORTGAGE PASSexpenses sale and other items allowed by Legal Description of Real Property: Street.

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941-0135 or e-mail swgilbert@comcast.net. raphy. We usually camp in of designated forest THROUGH law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certific10, BLOCK 2, HIGHLANDS RANCH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-4 service or state park within CERTUS Professional Network meetsLOT from FILING NO. 68A, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, ate campgrounds of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 4/10/2006 sale date continued toall a later date, the dead- Youth Recording Date of DOT: 4/21/2006 baseball PUBLIC NOTICE Highlands Ranch Leads Club meets at 7:15 Falcon Sports Association 2 to 5 hours of Denver.

Weiswelcome 2-3:30 p.m. the second Wednesday of STATE the OF COLORADO. line to file a notice of intent to cure by those Reception No. of DOT: 2006033491 Thursdays at The Egg and I in TownHighlands Ranch board meeting is at in7 p.m. every fourth single adults. Our parties membership from month at Corner Bakery Café, 1601 Mayberry entitled toranges cure may also be extended.

Which has the a.m. address of: DOT Recorded Douglas County.

Highlands Ranch, CO 80130 Original Principal Amount Evidence of Debt: NOTICE OF SALE at Dorchester and Highlands Ranch Thursday at Highlands RanchofCommunity the 40s to 60-plus.

We usually meet at 7 Drive, Highlands Ranch. Our events are6281 Yale Drive,Center If you believe that your lender or servicer $223,250.00 Public Trustee Sale No. 2017-0217 has failed provide aConsingle point ofAssociation conNOTICE OF SALE Outstanding Amount as Drive. of the date Parkway.

Call Del Van Essen at 303-302offices,Principal 48 W. Springer p.m. the first Tuesday of thetomonth. structured to connect professionals with tact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or they are still pursuhereof: $222,588.44 To Whom It May Concern: On 9/20/2017 3139. tact campingsingles@gmail.com the resources, power partners and leaders ing foreclosure even though you haveCall sub-303-791-6244.

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt 3:31:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee

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caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

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

Original Grantor: BRIAN J. BRADFORD Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR RBC MORTGAGE COMPANY, AN ILLINOIS CORPORATION Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 3/24/2005 Recording Date of DOT: 4/8/2005 Reception No. of DOT: 2005030751 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $238,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $196,854.32

Public Notices Public Trustees PUBLIC NOTICE Highlands Ranch NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2017-0207 To Whom It May Concern: On 9/11/2017 10:39:00 AM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: DARREN A. CHAMBO Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR UNIVERSAL LENDING CORPORATION Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 7/29/2004 Recording Date of DOT: 8/3/2004 Reception No. of DOT: 2004080365 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $211,019.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $208,055.78

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

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

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 10, BLOCK 2, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO. 68A, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 6281 Yale Drive, Highlands Ranch, CO 80130 NOTICE OF SALE

Public Trustees

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

First Publication: 11/9/2017 Last Publication: 12/7/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 9/19/2017 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: EVE GRINA Colorado Registration #: 43658 7700 E. ARAPAHOE ROAD, SUITE 230, CENTENNIAL, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (877) 369-6122 Fax #: Attorney File #: CO-17-780591-LL *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2017-0207 First Publication: 11/9/2017 Last Publication: 12/7/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Highlands Ranch NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2017-0217

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.

To Whom It May Concern: On 9/20/2017 3:31:00 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.

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

Original Grantor: BRIAN J. BRADFORD Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR RBC MORTGAGE COMPANY, AN ILLINOIS CORPORATION Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 3/24/2005 Recording Date of DOT: 4/8/2005 Reception No. of DOT: 2005030751 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $238,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $196,854.32

If you believe that your lender or servicer has failed to provide a single point of con-

Notices

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.

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

Public Trustees

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/or 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 130, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO. 122-A, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 9878 Aftonwood Street, 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, January 10, 2018, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

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

First Publication: 11/16/2017 Last Publication: 12/14/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 9/22/2017 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: SCOTT TOEBBEN Colorado Registration #: 19011

mitted a completed loss mitigation application or you have been offered and have accepted a loss mitigation option (38-38-103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint with the Colorado Attorney General (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (855411-2372) or both. However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process.

First Publication: 11/16/2017 Last Publication: 12/14/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

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

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

To advertise yourofpublic trust. notices call 303-566-4100

Dated: 9/22/2017 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

Public Trustees

The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: SCOTT TOEBBEN Colorado Registration #: 19011 216 16TH STREET SUITE 1210, DENVER, COLORADO 80202 Phone #: (720) 259-6710 Fax #: Attorney File #: 15CO00875-4 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2017-0217 First Publication: 11/16/2017 Last Publication: 12/14/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Littleton NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2017-0218 To Whom It May Concern: On 9/29/2017 5:15:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Legal Description of Real Property: ALL THAT CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO, BEING KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS LOT 223, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO. 120-A, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Public Trustees

Which has the address of: 9696 Rockhampton Way, Littleton, CO 80130-7107 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, January 17, 2018, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

Original Grantor: JULIE L NICHOL Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOA NS, INC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO CITIBANK N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR BEAR STEARNS ALT-A TRUST, MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-4 Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 4/10/2006 Recording Date of DOT: 4/21/2006 Reception No. of DOT: 2006033491 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $223,250.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $222,588.44

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

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

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: ALL THAT CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO, BEING KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS LOT 223, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO. 120-A, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of:

First Publication: 11/23/2017 Last Publication: 12/21/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 10/2/2017 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

MONICA KADRMAS Colorado Registration #: 34904 1199 BANNOCK STREET, DENVER, COLORADO 80204 Phone #: (303) 350-3711 Fax #: Attorney File #: 00000006714570

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website : http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2017-0218 First Publication: 11/23/2017 Last Publication: 12/21/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

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