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Snow complex would be second in country

By Shanna Fortier sfortier@coloradocommunitymedia.com A year-round snow sports facility — only the second of its kind in the United States — slid one step closer to becoming a reality in Castle Rock when the Town Council entered into a memorandum of understanding with P3 Advisors LLC, the company interested in developing the synthetic-snow park tentatively named SnowSports365 at Philip S. Miller Park.

“I am 100 percent behind this project,” Castle Rock Mayor Paul Donahue said. “I think we have a lot of things going on here in

Alex Budnick performs a backside 360 over the 6-footer at the Liberty Mountain Snowflex Centre.

Liberty University in Virginia is currently the only Snowflex system in the nation.

Castle Rock Town Council recently took a step toward building the second one at Philip S. Miller Park.

Photo courtesy of Liberty University

Castle Rock and families are looking for more.”

No contractual rights or obligations have been established yet, but now that council voted unanimously Dec. 1 to continue with the project, both parties can move toward a potential development agreement.

The project cost is estimated at $28 million, all of which will be paid for by the developer. However, P3 requested a $2.7 million loan with 2.5 percent interest from the Town of Castle Rock to help pay for improvements that Snow continues on Page 20

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Union tries to find fit in district Douglas County Federation lost ability to negotiate with district in 2012

By Mike DiFerdinando mdiferdinando@colorado communitymedia.com

Valor Christian quarterback Dylan McCaffrey (12) celebrates in the stands with fans after the 29-26 Valor Christian victory over Pomona in the 5A state championship played Saturday. Valor Christian has won six of its seven state football championship appearances. For more photos and the story, turn to Page 24. Photo by Paul DiSalvo

A teachers’ union has not participated in collective-bargaining negotiations with the Douglas County School District since 2012, but for some teachers, it still pays to be a member.

“The main reason I am a union member and support the union is very simple,” said Kelli Eastmond, a kindergarten teacher at Arrowwood Elementary in Highlands Ranch. “No one else has my back. No one else will fight for me. With all that is going on in this district, I need someone who supports me and is taking care of me and my best interest.”

Union continues on Page 21

WHAT’S INSIDE Cultural tapestry: Holiday festivities reflect metroarea diversity, from Chinese New Year to Hanukkah to Kwanzaa.

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Jolly good: Community members ooh and aah over Mr. and Mrs. Claus at Hometown Holiday in the Town Center on Dec. 4.

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FACES AMONG US

HELLO

Meet Jodie McCann, senior outreach coordinator for Highlands Ranch Metro District. Photo

by Alex DeWind

A glimpse of the people in our community

. . . s I e m a N My

By Alex DeWind adewind@coloradocommunitymedia.com

JODIE MCCANN Senior outreach coordinator for Highlands Ranch Metro District About me I’m a gerontologist by education. I have a bachelor’s of science from the University of Minnesota. I’m passionate about helping adults and families find the information they need to suite their lifestyles. I lived in Highlands Ranch for 17 years — raised my two children here. I now live in Littleton.

can be outdoors. And I like that this community is very familyoriented, regardless of age.

In my free time I like to hike, read and play the piano. I’m a huge Broncos fan. I really love entertaining friends and family. I’m a new grandmother to a 16-month boy.

What inspired me It’s personal. When I was in college, my father had a very early death and I had to see my mother become a widow at 51 years old. From then on, I wanted to make the world a better place for aging people.

What I love about the community I love the fact that we have a wonderful trail system so we

By Alex DeWind. If you have suggestions for My Name Is..., contact her at adewind@coloradocommunitymedia.com.

World Compass Academy needs votes to win grant

Money would go toward new playground Staff report World Compass, a new charter school from Castle Rock that opened this fall, was selected as one of 10 finalists for the Bridgestone grant, which supports sports and recreation equipment and facilities.

The winner is selected by popular

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vote.

As a finalist, the charter school already received a sports prize pack, but has the potential to receive $25,000 if it wins.

“Modest playgrounds cost $50,000,” said Bethany Merkling, World Compass Academy board president. “We have been working diligently to raise funds to purchase equipment and have raised $30,000 to date. We have used volunteer manpower to install the limited equipment we have purchased. Winning this

grant would mean we could finish purchasing and installing the equipment for a real playground at WCA.” World Compass Academy is neckin-neck for the lead, with almost 30,000 votes. It trails a school in Michigan.

To help World Compass Academy, cast your votes at www.fuelthedrive.com.

Voting requires an individual enter his or her email. However, there is a checkbox that allows the user to vote without receiving any spam from Bridgestone.

Individuals can vote daily.

Family Owned, Family Run

Nicole Weber, 21, a 2012 graduate of Mountain Vista High School, died Sunday in a single-vehicle rollover crash that also sent the driver and another passenger with serious injuries to a Steamboat Springs hospital, the Colorado State Patrol said in a news release.

Colorado State Patrol responded to the crash on U.S. Highway 40 near milepost 123, about two miles east of Weber Milner County, at 4:10 p.m. A black, 2008 Jeep, driven by 21-year-old Keyan Pesaran of Boulder, was traveling eastbound when it went off the left side of the road, hit a steel post marking the road’s edge and continued down an embankment, the release said. The Jeep then traveled up an embankment and rolled several times before landing on its wheels.

Weber was ejected from the rear seat and pronounced dead at the scene. The front seat passenger, Shannon Cook, 21, of Boulder, had to be extricated from the vehicle. Pesaran and Cook were taken to Yampa Valley Medical Center in Steamboat Springs.

The crash remains under investigation. Drug impairment is being investigated as a possible contributing factor of the crash, the Colorado State Patrol said in the news release.

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Rabbi Avraham Mintz, of Chabad Jewish Center of South Metro Denver, and U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman (RColorado) lead the menorah lighting at Eastridge Recreation Center on Dec. 6, the first night of Hanukkah.

“The candles are in each and every one of us,” Mintz said. “And we spread light.” Photos by Alex DeWind

Children wear glowing blue menorah necklaces to celebrate the first night of Hanukkah at Eastridge Recreation Center.

Hanukkah shines light in time of darkness

By Alex DeWind adewind@coloradocommunitymedia.com About 150 community members gathered at Eastridge Recreation Center on Dec. 6, the first night of Hanukkah.

The event started inside with a choir

performance by the children of Chabad Hebrew School, followed by arts and crafts, latkes, doughnuts and special gifts, including light-up menorah necklaces.

Rabbi Avraham Mintz, of Chabad Jewish Center of South Metro Den-

ver, led the outdoor menorah lighting ceremony with U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman (R-Colorado). Mintz talked briefly about the importance of the holiday, especially in times of darkness.

“The candles are in each and every one of us,” he said. “And we spread

light.”

As tradition goes, two candles are lit on the first night of Hanukkah. Guests recited a prayer as the menorah’s center candle, the shamash, and end candle lit up the serene night.

School board discusses changes to public comment policy Proposal would end five-minute limit for general comment

By Mike DiFerdinando mdiferdinando@coloradocommunitymedia.com A proposed change to the public comment process at Douglas County school board meetings would eliminate the fiveminute limit for speaking at the end of meetings and allow more people to speak.

The rest of the policy would remain largely the same.

“Quite honestly, a great portion of our public, regardless of what side they stand on with many issues, didn’t like or appreciate” the current policy, said board Vice President Judith Reynolds, who introduced the changes on a first reading Dec. 1.

Parents, community members and the new board members have voiced concerns over the opportunity and process for public comment in recent months.

The topic will be discussed again at the Dec. 15 board meeting.

The policy was last changed in 2014 to

allow for three minutes of public comment on board agenda items and a five-minute general public opportunity at the end of meetings. Speakers also must sign up online by 3 p.m. of the day of the meeting.

Those who do not sign up cannot speak during the meeting.

The previous policy, which was implemented in 2009, had general public comment at the beginning of meetings and allowed speakers to sign up in person right before the meeting. The same three minutes were allotted for comment on agenda items.

Reynolds’ proposal doesn’t alter the three minutes allowed for agenda items — there is no limit on numbers of speakers for these — the time of public comment or the minute each for general public comment on non-agenda items. But by removing the five-minute time limit, which essentially limits the number to five speakers, Reynolds’ proposal allows for an increase in the number of speakers.

The proposed policy states it will allow the board president to have more control over public comment and the ability to “limit the number of speakers expressing similar opinions on a particular topic.”

But not all board members think the changes are enough.

“The thinking that our agenda is more important than the comments at the end of the meeting, I don’t agree,” newly elected board member David Ray said. “I think that is a little arrogant on our part to say that ‘on our agenda you get to talk for three minutes, but if you have a concern, you only have 60 seconds.’ I really detest the 60-second time limit.”

Board member James Geddes said some control over the public comment portion of meetings is needed to ensure business gets done.

“It has to be done responsibly because there has been a circumstance that can occur — and has occurred in the past — when the public comment begins to take over the meeting and we can’t get our business done in a timely manner,” Geddes said. “So there has to be some guidelines that are concrete.”

Anne-Marie Lemieux, recently elected to the board, favors allowing more time for public comment and has put forward the idea of returning general public comment to the beginning of meetings.

“When we start limiting numbers in

that way, then we aren’t listening to (the community’s) viewpoints and we are missing critical opportunities to make informed decisions,” Lemieux said.

Wendy Vogel, also newly elected, said it can be intimidating to address the board, and to only have a minute for general public comment is unreasonable.

“People want to be heard and to have to rush through something in a prescribed amount of time is not OK,” Vogel said.

Vogel said the board president can help move speakers along while still allowing them to speak their thoughts without pressure.

Cindy Barnard, of the group Taxpayers for Public Education, said the proposed new policy would only limit community input more.

“Although the proposed revision did remove the five-minute time frame for general public comment, the rest of it seemed to limit the community’s access to the board and public comment,” said Barnard, referring to the part of the policy that remains unchanged. “This seems to me like a solution in search or a problem rather than really opening up engagement to the community.”

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It’s the most sweetest time of the year Local resident’s cookie business in a holiday buzz

By Alex DeWind adewind@coloradocommunitymedia.com Joyce Carner left corporate America after 30 years in search of something happier. And two years ago, she became the owner of Eileen’s Colossal Cookies, at 2201 Wildcat Reserve Pkwy.

“I needed a change,” she said. “I told myself to be open-minded about my next adventure.”

Joyce Carner and her business partner and former husband, Tim Carner, manage the franchise and 12 employees. Joyce knew the previous owner and when she caught word that Eileen’s Colossal Cookies was closing December 2013, she reopened it two months later. Community members acted as if it had been closed for years, she said.

December is the busiest month for Joyce, with requests for holiday parties, Christmas events, birthdays and personal gifts. Orders, big and small, are baked from start to finish in the shop.

And the cookie décor can be anything — a plain color or an intricate design.

“We’ve done just about every kid cartoon character you can think of,” Joyce said.

Managing Eileen’s Colossal Cookies has been challenging, but generally fun, she added. She finds enjoyment in the children who visit, practically squealing with excitement over the cookies. And this time of year, she sees a certain theme among customers.

“They are just everyday people wanting to get into the holiday spirit.”

The shop has a lingering sweet aroma with cookies of all flavors, tea-sized to 16 inches. Photos by Alex DeWind

Joyce Carnes, owner of Eileen’s Colossal Cookies, decorates an order for Beaver Creek Ski Resort. “We really like to customize and personalize our cookies,” she said.

December is the busiest month for Eileen’s Colossal Cookies at 2201 W. Wildcat Reserve Pkwy.

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C-470 study finds noise not significant The Colorado Department of Transportation has completed a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) as part of the C-470 Corridor Revised Environmental Assessment for upcoming work on the corridor between I-25 and Kipling Parkway.

The impact study, signed by the Federal Highway Administration and CDOT, was done in response to public comments received regarding long-term noise measurements not required as part of the revised assessment, which reviews the environmental impacts including air quality, wetlands and noise.

In conducting the FONSI, CDOT took five additional days of measurements and found results supported the noise conclusions documented in the revised environmental assessment.

CDOT and the Federal Highway Administration want to relieve congestion, decrease delays and improve travel reliability on C-470. Proposed improvements include adding one tolled express lane in each direction between I-25 and Kipling Parkway, and a second tolled express lane westbound between I-25 and Lucent Boulevard and eastbound between Broadway and I-25.

These new lanes, plus new auxiliary lanes where warranted, would supplement existing non-tolled general purpose lanes. The project also includes pavement reconstruction, alignment improvements and direct-connect ramps at the C-470 and I-25 interchange.

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Just before sunset, Santa arrived on a firetruck and led the tree lighting. The large evergreen, placed in the heart of Town Center on Highlands Ranch Parkway, near Lucent Boulevard, illuminated the night as children ran around and parents conversed with one another. The night served as a good, old-fashioned way for families and neighbors to celebrate the season.

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New board president pledges to bring together community New member Ray sought post as symbol of change

NEW SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS SWORN IN

By Mike DiFerdinando mdiferdinando@coloradocommunitymedia.com Following a divisive election, Meghann Silverthorn, the new president of the Douglas County Board of Education, pledged to reach out to all sides, listen to differing viewpoints and work to bring together old and new members at the table.

“I will be a bridge between this board and the past board and move the community forward,” Silverthorn said.

She was elected board president over newcomer David Ray by a 4-3 vote at the Dec. 1 school board meeting. She replaces Kevin Larsen, who was defeated in the November election.

Silverthorn, of Parker, first won election to the Silverthorn school board in 2009 and was re-elected in 2013.

Three of the seven school board members were elected for the first time in November and served at their first board meeting Dec. 1.

Ray, Anne-Marie Lemieux and Wendy Vogel each garnered nearly 60 percent of the vote, running as a slate that challenged the school district’s reform policies of the

Anne-Marie Lemieux is sworn in as a commissioner of the Douglas County Board of Education Now. 30 in Castle Rock.

Former principal and teacher David Ray is sworn in as a commissioner of the Douglas County Board of Education.

Wendy Vogel is sworn in as a commissioner of the Douglas County Board of Education Now. 30 in Castle Rock.

past several years.

Ray said the board had a chance to “do something symbolic” by electing him to the post that would help bring the community back together. Ray, a former teacher and principal in the district, has served as an educator for 25 years. “(I’m) definitely disappointed,” Ray said.

“I believe this was an opportunity to send a message that we are not a majority versus a minority board, but rather a united body

that puts the focus on our learners.”

The vote, however, reflected the reality that the majority on the board still sits with the incumbent members.

“I have not given up hope, though, as I believe the public conversations are far more important than the final vote,” Ray said. “I have received so many comments after our last board meeting from both community and teachers expressing their appreciation for finally hearing their voices represented. It would behoove all our board members to follow this new direction of seeking to understand our community and employees, and take action for the benefit of learners and to let go of personal agendas.”

Lemieux echoed those sentiments saying “if we come in here with preconceived notions of how we are going to vote on things, then we are not listening to our public.”

“Right now, 60 percent of our community feels like it needs a voice and that’s why

they elected us,” Lemieux said.

Silverthorn, who has worked as an analyst for the U.S. Department of Defense, is among four incumbents on the board who support the district’s reforms. But she said she is looking forward to helping old and new members work together.

“I’ve made it my practice to reach out and understand what people think,” she said.

Ray also was nominated for vice president, but again lost 4-3, this time to Judith Reynolds. She takes over the post from Doug Benevento, who remains on the board.

Reynolds was elected to the board in 2013 and served on school accountability committees before that. She said she will do all she can to put students first and listen to parents, teachers and others in the community.

“It is important to me that all of those people have a voice in the district,” Reynolds said.

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Teacher in cancer battle stays positive

Nick Summervill, of Highlands Ranch, spends a moment with Nitro, his Santa Gertrudis calf.

Summervill was one of two 4-H members to receive a calf as part of the Douglas County Beef Educational Grant Program on Nov. 21.

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Calf donation contributes to education Two 4-H members receive $5,000 of value in calves, scholarship money as part of grant program Staff report Two six-month-old calves found new homes last month as the Cherokee Ranch & Castle Foundation donated a 546-pound Santa Gertrudis calf and a 428-pound Red Angus calf valued at a combined $3,000 to two area youths as part of the Douglas County Beef Educational Grant Program.

The program, in its second year, was formed through a partnership between the Douglas County Fair Foundation, the Douglas County Fair and Rodeo Board, Douglas County’s 4-H chapter and Future Farmers of America to give area youths the opportunity to raise livestock who might not otherwise have that chance.

Both of this year’s recipients, Kenzie Fox, of Sedalia, and Nick Summervill, of Highlands Ranch, will care for their respective animals on a daily basis as they prepare them for auction at the 2016 Douglas County Fair and Rodeo next August. Each recipient also was given a $1,000 scholarship to use for feed and other expenditures.

“There is a long history of agricultural heritage in Douglas County,” said Douglas County Commissioner Roger Partridge, who helped to found the program in 2014 with Fair Foundation board member Dr. Philip Riessel-

man. “By giving area children the opportunity to raise cattle not only gets them excited about and involved in agriculture, but it teaches them much of what has made this county what it is today.”

Both recipients will have beef advisors in 4-H to help them raise their animal, Riesselman stated, adding the goal is that each will be able to make enough money at auction to purchase another cow next year, as well as put some money away for school.

“What we like is planting seeds with these kids to show them that there is an opportunity to remain engaged in agriculture,” said James Holmes, executive director of the Cherokee Ranch & Castle Foundation. “If we end up having several cattlemen and cattlewomen emerge through this program over the years — who got their start working with these calves — I think that would be the best possible outcome.”

For the Fox family, it is about a tradition that already exists. Kenzie’s mom, Lee Ann, raised steers when she was in 4-H as a child and was looking forward to helping her daughter learn what goes into raising a calf.

“I’m so excited about it all,” said Fox, a sixth-grader at Pine Grove Elementary School in Parker, who named her calf Little Red and has been around cattle on her uncle’s farm. “I’ve raised rabbits, sheep and horses before, but this is my first cow.”

For Summervill, 18, the future is now. A recent graduate of ThunderRidge High School in Highlands Ranch, he said he was going to use the experience with the calf he named Nitro to see if he wants to pursue a career in agriculture.

After 22 weeks of chemotherapy and two bilateral mastectomies, Susan Cash’s pathology showed cancer in some cells. Her next step is five weeks of radiation.

But the Highlands Ranch woman’s outlook remains positive.

“I try to redirect negative thoughts — the ‘what ifs,’ ” Cash said. “Instead I look forward to things and think about other people.”

Cash, an elementary school teacher in Douglas County, was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer in May. Her husband, Ric, the head football coach at Mountain Vista High School, and their five children hoped to see her cancer-free by Christmas.

When Cash’s insurance company stopped covering her medical expenses mid-summer because it considered her final round of chemotherapy treatment experimental, the community stepped in to lend a helping hand. In October, National Breast Cancer Awareness month, families hosted fundraisers at local restaurants and schools, held carwashes, cooked weekly dinners for the family and consistently checked in.

She’s still trying to fight the good fight, Cash said.

And the community continues to support her. She receives uplifting text messages throughout the day. She’s looking forward to spending the holidays with her family and plans to start teaching again on Jan. 4.

“I’m excited to get back to my students and staff,” Cash said. “I love the opportunity to see them grow and reach those little milestones.”

Cash’s team of doctors has been thorough in explaining her diagnosis and treatment, she said.

“I think I’m in good hands and I consider that a blessing.”

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Keep running strong as year is running out Some companies follow the calendar year as their fiscal year and others may follow a different fiscal year with many of them starting their year in October. So for those who started in October, the focus is on starting strong, Michael Norton and for those who began their journey WINNING back in January, WORDS the emphasis is on finishing strong.

For most individuals, we started our year back in January and we are now looking at winding down the year and looking ahead to next year.

So for both individuals and businesses, here we are, either at the beginning of the year or at the end of the year. And the question is, how are we doing on our strength-meter? Have we gotten out to a great start or are we struggling? In either case we have to ask ourselves: Why? This is important because if we can recognize where our strengths are and what has gotten us off to that good or fast start, we can build upon those strengths so that we can maintain positive momentum and stay strong in the pursuit of our goals.

It is equally important to acknowledge why and where we may be struggling or even failing. An honest reflection and assessment on our personal goals and business goals will allow us to course-correct and make adjustments to our actions, behaviors, and maybe even our teams in order to get back on track.

Whenever I think about this topic or talk with business executives or people I have coached, I am always reminded of one of the sayings someone shared with me when I first started skiing here in Colorado. It was a really cold day, and as we were putting on our gear in the lodge and debating the topic of how we should or shouldn’t layer up, someone from ski patrol passed by and shared these word, “start warm, stay warm, and you will finish warm.” Brilliance.

The same holds true for how we pursue our personal and professional goals and objectives, we need to start strong, stay strong, and finish even stronger.

At this time of year, many people are so close to achieving and even surpassing their own personal goals. And then the holidays hit, party invitations, big meals, rich desserts, a little more wine, a little more beer, and before we know it, we have forgotten to finish what we started and talk ourselves into starting all over again next year. You have to remind yourself to stay strong, finish even stronger, and that you are almost there.

The same holds true for some businesses, especially sales people. They are so close to meeting and exceeding quotas, but then they allow themselves to believe that their customers and prospects are on vacation or taking time for the holidays and they make the crucial mistake of waiting until January to reengage and make contact again. And what they find is that their customer or prospect found an alternate solution and partner to provide the needed products or services.

How do we start strong? Set proper goals, prepare and plan for success, and then focus on action and execution. How do we stay strong? Recognize what we are doing right and repeat the pattern and leverage successes. Look at failures and understand what went wrong so we can modify our plans and get back on track.

How do we finish even stronger? Don’t take your foot off the accelerator. Think about what you have done, the behaviors you have been doing that have gotten Norton continues on Page 11

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Expansion does a number on common sense There are 15 members of the Big Ten Conference. It’s ridiculous.

What do you tell your son or daughter, who might just be learning basic mathematics?

I guess you could tell the kid that there are 10 big members and five little members.

But wait a minute.

If you think you’ve caught me in a typo, not this time.

And I’ll bet that there aren’t 15 of you who can name all 15.

I can name the colors and nicknames of all of them, which tells you something.

I am going to give you 10, and let you think about the other five.

My father attended Michigan.

I know that he would not be happy with the expansion. One of the schools, maybe two, simply don’t belong.

OK, here we go.

Michigan and Michigan State. It’s a great rivalry.

Ohio State. Ugh. Indiana, Illinois and Iowa.

Northwestern should be in the Ivy League.

The Wisconsin Badgers, Purdue Boilermakers and Minnesota Golden Gophers.

Great nicknames.

Are you ready for the next five?

I’ll bet you a blue jay you can’t name the 15th.

A few years ago all of the major conferences expanded.

My school’s league, the Pac-10, admitted Colorado and Utah.

I was happy about it, because it meant that I would get more local Pac-12 coverage.

I don’t know how CU fans feel about it, because the football team has done very poorly.

But that’s not the only sport in town.

CU track and cross-country are top ranked programs.

Notre Dame was asked to join, but declined. They are in their own world, although some Irish teams compete in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Makes no sense.

The best league addition was Penn State, annually a football powerhouse, until recently, and always excellent in women’s volleyball.

Then Nebraska was lured out of the Big 8, which they completely dominated for years (along with Oklahoma).

The Cornhuskers are struggling in the Big Ten, and their fans aren’t used to struggling.

The Huskers are 3-5. When did that last happen? They might not even make it to a

bowl game.

Then things got weird.

Rutgers and Maryland were added. Why? The thinking is that Rutgers would give the Big Ten some visibility in the New York City area.

Craig Marshall Smith Unfortunately, QUIET Rutgers came in DESPERATION wearing some dirty laundry.

I don’t get Maryland.

And they have some of the ugliest uniforms in the NCAA. I slipped a hint in here, about the fifteenth member.

Time’s up.

Johns Hopkins.

Johns Hopkins is an “affiliate member.”

The football team is undefeated, 7-0. But they don’t play in the Big Ten. They have played and beaten schools like Susquehanna, Muhlenberg and Gettysburg.

Those are Division III schools.

Now maybe you can guess which Johns Hopkins teams compete in the Big Ten. Lacrosse, where they excel.

I said that I would bet you a blue jay. That was the hint.

They’re the Johns Hopkins Blue Jays.

And they bring glamour to the Big Ten, at least in one sport. The men have been national champions nine times, but not since joining the Big Ten. Do you know who won the 2015 national championship?

The University of Denver Pioneers.

From 1998 to 2007, the school’s mascot was a red-tailed hawk. Makes no sense.

DU subsequently considered an elk and a jackalope. Which makes no sense either.

My father used to sing a strange little song about his school.

“Don’t send my boy to Illinois, a dying mother said, Don’t send my boy to Ohio, I’d rather he were dead, But send my boy to Michigan ...”

Let me know where to send the blue jay.

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NEWS IN A HURRY Be wary of wildlife on road Fall and early winter in the Rockies means deer, elk and other wildlife are on the move down from the high country and are crossing roadways in higher numbers.

Douglas County saw an increase in wildlife-related vehicle collisions for the fourth consecutive year in 2014 and for the third year in a row saw a record number of accidents involving wildlife, according to the most recent data from the Colorado Department of Transportation.

With 248 wildlife-vehicle collisions in 2014 — 49 more than in 2013 — Douglas County ranked third of Colorado’s 64 counties for the number of wildlife-vehicle collisions for the year.

Wildlife-vehicle collisions happen year-round. However, there is always an increase during migration seasons. A majority of the collisions occur during dark hours, from dusk to dawn, when wildlife are more active and are more difficult to see.

“Avoiding collisions with wildlife is not always possible, but we can all increase our reaction time by slowing down, especially at night, and being aware of animals near the roadsides,” said Mike McVaught, a CDOT traffic and safety engineer.

Commissioner receives statewide leadership award Douglas County Commissioner

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you so close to your target, and continue executing those behaviors.

Start warm, stay warm, finish warm.

Start strong, stay strong, finish even stronger.

David Weaver was named the freshman commissioner of the year by Colorado Counties Inc., a statewide organization that brings together leaders from all 64 Colorado counties to work together on issues facing counties across the state.

“We are honored to have one of our commissioners recognized by such an important state organization as it pertains to county governance,” said Jill Repella, Douglas County commissioner and board chairwoman.

“Commissioner Weaver is revered by many of his peers as an example of statesmanship and grace, yet also as someone with a stern focus on getting things accomplished for Douglas County.”

Weaver began serving his first elected term as a Douglas County commissioner in January, at which time the former county sheriff also accepted appointments as vice chairman of Colorado Counties Inc. Justice and Public Safety Steering Committee, the National Association of Counties Justice and Public Safety Committee, and the Colorado Department of Human Services Child Welfare Prevention Steering Committee.

In May, Weaver was appointed to the Colorado Criminal Juvenile Justice Committee. He is also the Douglas County appointee to the Colorado Counties Inc. Health and Human Services Committee.

How are you doing? Are you starting strong or are you planning on finishing strong? Either way I would love to hear all about it at gotonorton@gmail.com. And when we start strong, stay strong, and finish even stronger it really will be a better than good week.

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

The Yard is a proposed retail and dining development for Lone Tree. Alberta Development Partners said it plans to present a formal proposal to Lone Tree in early 2016.

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By Mike DiFerdinando mdiferdinando@coloradocommunitymedia.com The developers behind the Promenade at Castle Rock want to bring a new retail and dining development with an urban twist to Lone Tree.

Called The Yard, it would be an outdoor, open-air expanse development located southwest of the exit ramp off C-470 at Yosemite Street near Park Meadows Mall, according to Don Provost, principal of Alberta Development Partners. The western border is Willow Creek and the Willow Creek Trail.

The new development will offer firstto-market restaurants, patio dining and gathering spaces, park-like landscaping and specialty retail, Provost said. “It’s really the last large undeveloped plot of land in the Park Meadows area.”

The development will not include residential dwellings and will be strictly retail and dining space, Provost said. It will feature a more city-like feel where “no two buildings will look the same.”

The Yard would be situated on 14 acres of land with more 84,400 square feet of leasable space that will create 400 permanent jobs, according to Alberta Develop-

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“We think we are bringing something different to the Park Meadows area,” Provost said. “We are bringing a unique urban design to the suburbs.”

Alberta estimates the project will generate more than $4 million in annual sales tax revenue, with more than $1 million of the annual sales tax revenue going to Lone Tree. The project also will add an estimated 400 new jobs to the community.

No plans or applications for development have been submitted to the city yet, said Kristin Knoll, spokeswoman for Lone Tree.

Alberta is still in the process of meeting with the city and community members to gauge their input on the development and has plans for submitting a formal application to the city early in the New Year. It wants to start construction in mid-2016 if approved, according to Provost.

“The Yard will be a destination place to go for unique dining,” Provost said. “Our goal is to bring first-to-market dining concepts to the Denver market and blend it with an engaging landscape to provide visitors with a one-of-a-kind experience.”

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Richard B. Pixton, age 83, of Great Mills, MD and formerly a longtime resident of Lakewood, CO, died on November 22, 2015, in Arlington, VA. Beloved husband of the late Faye Ann Pixton; father of Mark Pixton (Robbi) of Centennial, CO; Steven Pixton (Marva) of Tomball, TX; Rebecca South (Alan) of Falls Church, VA; and Jeffrey Pixton (Tina) of Barboursville, VA; brother of Paul Pixton, Robert Pixton and the late Charles and Thomas Pixton. He is also survived by 17 grandchildren and 2 great-granddaughters. Interment with military honors Culpeper National Cemetary in Culpeper, VA. Online condolences and fond memories may be offered to the family at: www.moneyandking.com.

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Cultural celebrations enrich local holiday tapestry Metro area’s diversity reflected in festivities from Chinese New Year to Kwanzaa to Hanukkah

By Tom Munds tmunds@coloradocommunitymedia.com The holiday fever that generally focuses on the Christian Christmas and American New Year celebrations can overshadow the multitude of other religious and cultural traditions that reflect the diversity of the Denver metro area: Buddhists celebrated Bodhi Day on Dec. 8. The event recognizes the day Buddha experienced enlightenment.

Those with a Mexican heritage celebrate Our Lady of Guadalupe Day on Dec. 12 to honor the patron saint — the Virgin Mary — of Mexico.

And there are so many more, including the African-American Kwanzaa, the Jewish Hanukkah, and the Vietnamese Tet and Chinese New Year festivities.

“Colorado is known for its welcoming spirit,” said Kelly Brough, president and CEO of the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce. “Not just at the holidays, but year-round, our community benefits from the richness that comes as a result of celebrating different cultures and perspectives.

It’s that spirit of collaboration and openness that make us such a top destination for the next generation.”

Christmas Images marking the Christmas holiday include nativity scenes and Santa Claus.

The Nativity scene symbolizes the religious celebration of the birth of Jesus. Many churches hold Christmas Eve and candlelight services.

“Christmas is one of the two most important dates on the Christian calendar,” said Scott Carranza, pastor of Jesus of Nazareth Compassionate Ministries and church in Lakewood. “Christmas marks the birth of Jesus and a time to celebrate the arrival of our savior. The other date is Easter, when we mourn Jesus dying on the cross for our sins, but then celebrate his resurrection.”

Carranza pastors a Spanish church, which has an early Christmas Eve service so families can get home for the traditional celebration.

“We also do a posada, which is the re-enactment of Mary and Joseph seeking lodging,” he said. “We rent a donkey, dress the parts and, with Mary riding the donkey, the group tours the neighborhood singing Christmas carols.”

Of course, images of Santa are everywhere as the season of shopping for gifts shifts into high gear. Santa’s helpers are available to speak to children in a variety of locations, and the red-suited elf or his helpers visit hospitals, nursing homes and other locations.

Hanukkah For the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah — also known as the Festival of Lights — celebrated this year from Dec. 6-14, the primary symbol is the menorah. The nine-pronged candlestick represents the rededication of the Jewish temple in Jerusalem in 165 B.C. after the Syrians-Greeks had desecrated it by placing idols of their gods there.

“The holiday celebrates the miracle of oil for lighting the eight branches of the menorah in the temple,” said Zev Pomeranz, assistant rabbi at Aish Denver, a Jewish learning center in Greenwood Village. “There was only undesecrated oil to keep the menorah lighted for one day, but it would take eight days to purify oil. However, the miracle is there was enough oil for all eight days.”

On the first day of Hanukkah, one candle in the menorah is lit. An additional candle is lit each day until all eight candles are burning. The ninth candle is used to light the other candles. Jewish congregations gather for Hanukkah services, reciting special prayers thanking God for the miracle of oil for the menorah and singing songs of praise.

“There are also social gatherings where traditional Hanukkah foods … like latkes, potato pancakes that are cooked in hot oil,” Pomeranz said.

A girl pets the nose of one of the lion dancers during a past Chinese New Year celebration at the Twin Dragon Restaurant in Englewood.

The restaurant is among a number of locations in the metro area that celebrates the holiday with fireworks and lion dancers. File photo Kwanzaa Kwanzaa celebrations are held from Dec. 26 to Jan. 1, primarily in locations around the Five Points neighborhood at the northeast edge of Denver’s central business district.

“We have special programs on each of the seven days,” said Thedora Jackson of the Kwanzaa Committee of Denver. “Kwanzaa is a time to honor African heritage in the African-American culture, and there will be music, food and dancing reflecting African culture.”

Last year’s first-day celebration attracted several hundred people, Jackson said.

Kwanzaa began in 1965 when Maulana Karenga, professor of Africana Studies at California State University at Long Beach, sought to bring the African-American community together in a positive manner following the Watts riots in Los Angeles. The celebration was intended as a way to help African-Americans reconnect with their African cultural and historical heritage.

The Kwanzaa celebration began in Denver in the early 1970s, Jackson said. Early celebrations were small, but they’ve grown in size and attendance every year.

“We have many different activities,” she said. “One important activity is we take time during the celebration to honor and recognize those who have been active in our community.”

Chinese New Year Firecrackers and dragons are images of the Chinese and Tet new years that are celebrated in late January or early February in the Denver area.

As the name indicates, Chinese New Year celebrates the turning of the Chinese calendar. According to customs and traditions, it is a time to clean the house to sweep away all ill fortune and make way for incoming good fortune. Traditions also include lighting firecrackers and giving money gifts in red paper envelopes to children and the elderly.

Although Chinese New Year is Feb. 7 and 8, the annual celebration at the Twin Dragon restaurant in Englewood will be Feb. 12 and 13.

“We have the lion dancers come in to set off strings of firecrackers and to perform for our customers,” restaurant owner Shiou Yun Wang said. “The firecrackers and the dancers are traditional. It used to be the Twin Dragon event was the only celebration in the area. But now other restaurants and other locations in Denver’s Chinese neighborhoods are holding the celebrations.”

Tet New Year Tet is the celebration of the Vietnamese New Year. The formal Vietnamese name means the Feast of the First Morning of the First Day. It is usually celebrated on the

Drummers take part in last year’s Kwanzaa celebration in the Five Points area of Denver. The celebration of African culture and heritage is planned again this year. Courtesy photo same day as the Chinese New Year.

Traditions include visiting a friend, honoring ancestors, giving gifts and opening a business.

The Vietnamese neighborhood called Little Saigon, on South Federal Boulevard between Alameda and Mississippi, holds some Tet celebrations. A Tet celebration was held last year at the King’s Landing Seafood Restaurant at 2200 W. Alameda Ave. that included lion dancers, fireworks and traditional Vietnamese food.

The restaurant plans to celebrate Tet and Chinese New Year on Feb. 8, which will include lion dancers and other Tet holiday activities.

Nguyen Cao Phan, 66, who lives in Denver, recalled the Tet festivities of his native country.

“I lived near Natrang and Tet was a huge time of celebration,” he said during a shopping trip to Little Saigon. “I have been here since about 1979. Tet isn’t celebrated like it was in Vietnam, but there are restaurants that celebrate Tet and the Chinese New Year together. It is OK, I guess, but I wish there was a big Tet celebration to honor our heritage.”

On the first day of Hanukkah, one candle in the menorah is lit. An additional candle is lit each day. Stock photo

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Time to make lists — but don’t miss a musical gem There’s so much music available these days that people are going to miss — no matter how hard they try not to — some truly great pieces of work.

That’s why this time of year is my favorite.

It’s not because of the pretty lights, the baked goods or the gifts.

It’s because for the rest of the month critics will be making their lists, checking them twice and picking everything from favorite songs, albums, most overlooked release, worst release, best reissue and a myriad of other musical categories.

The approach a critic takes to this process is personal. I’m sure as many different methods and systems exist as there are critics.

As someone who has been an unofficial critic for nearly a decade — compiling my own year-end list since 2008 — it’s a challenging process.

For me, it begins with a deceptively simple question: Am I picking my favorite music — or the best?

The difference in answers is huge.

For instance, according to most critics, Bruce Springsteen’s “Born to Run” is his best album in that it represents his most radical leap forward as a musician and represents some of his most penetrating lyrics. On the other hand, “Darkness on the Edge of Town” or “Tunnel of Love” connect with me on a

far deeper level as a listener. So which receives more weight?

That’s the challenge of being a critic — separating your feelings and examining the music objectively. You need to recognize what makes a piece of music special or Clarke Reader relevant, even if you don’t love it.

LINER It’s a hard line to NOTES walk, and I only successfully do it some of the time.

For a while, I tried to live up to a critic’s consensus of music. My first few year-end lists were less of a reflection of my favorite music than what I saw other critics choosing.

At some point, you have to embrace the fact that music is a profoundly personal experience, and since it’s impossible to reach complete consensus on any kind of art, why bother trying? Instead of trying to build some kind of critical agreement, these lists should serve as a kind of personal time capsule.

The lists that most reflect the personality of the critic or staff are the best for this very reason — they focus on music that had the largest impact over the past 12 months.

Those are the lists that show you something new.

That is, after all, what these lists are for — to foster discussion and to funnel the best music into the ears of people who might’ve missed it.

Such lists have helped me discover some of my favorite music: The placement of Miranda Lambert’s “Four the Record” on Rolling Stone’s 2011 list opened the door to country after nearly a lifetime of disinterest.

A list on National Public Radio that same year introduced me to the searing soul sounds of the Alabama Shakes.

And Complex’s year-ender, also in 2011, first alerted me to hip-hop virtuoso Kendrick Lamar, who has grown into one of the most important artists of our generation.

Be willing to keep your ears open this time of year. Try a genre or artist you’ve never considered before. Finding a musical gem you may have missed is the perfect way to cap off the year.

Clarke Reader’s column on how music connects to our lives appears every other week. A

CLARKE’S ALBUM OF THE WEEK Selection: Adele’s “25,” released on XL Records Review: Adele returns after four long years with that once-in-a-lifetime voice, and a group of less sad songs. She looks to be only getting better with time, and her expanded influences bring a new sensibility to her music.

Favorite song: “Hello” Most romantic line: “But when the pain cuts you deep When the night keeps you from sleeping Just look and you will see That I will be your remedy.”

community editor with Colorado Community Media, he is working on his list of best music of the year, which will be published in the Jan. 7 issue. Check out his music blog at calmacil20.blogspot.com. And share your favorite music publications at creader@coloradocommunitymedia.com.

John Denver hits highlight holiday show Enjoy the holidays with the John Denver Holiday Concert at the Lone Tree Arts Center from Dec. 15 to 20. Featuring modern and traditional Christmas carols as well as some of John Denver’s most memorable hits, you’ll enjoy songs such as “Christmas for Cowboys,” “Aspenglow,” “Thank God I’m a Country Boy” and “Back Home Again.”

The cast and band are led onstage by Tony nominee Dan Wheetman, a world-class picker and fiddler and former member of the John Denver band. Acclaimed Nashville singer Gail Bliss also stars. Tickets range in price from $33 to $55 and may be purchased online at www.lonetreeartscenter.org or by calling 720-509-1000 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Monday-Friday. The Lone Tree Arts Center is located at 10075 Commons St. Here are dates and times: 7:30 p.m. Dec. 15; 1:30 and 7:30 p.m. Dec. 16; 7:30 p.m. Dec. 17; 8 p.m. Dec. 18; 1:30 and 8 p.m. Dec. 19; 1:30 p.m. Dec. 20.

Lombardi leaving CBS4?

Amiable CBS4 sports anchor Vic Lombardi is leaving the station, where he’s worked since 1998, for an undetermined position with Altitude Sports, the Stan Kroenkeowned network, according to The Denver Post.

Lombardi, an Emmy Award-winning sportscaster, is expected to sign a contract with Altitude, which broadcasts Kroenkeowned pro teams the Denver Nuggets, Colorado Avalanche, the Colorado Rapids and the Colorado Mammoth.

The Post reports that Lombardi’s hire “will give Altitude ... a push as it expands its local programming.” Lombardi’s contract with CBS4 is due to expire at the end of this year.

Ex-TV personality McIntosh runs for office

Denver TV personality Mark McIntosh (former CBS4 sportscaster) has decided to run for public office as a Democratic candidate for Colorado’s House District 6. He broke the news to in an email to his fans and followers of his inspirational Weekly Penny Parker Pep Talk.

MILE HIGH Here’s part of what he said: LIFE “Dear family, friends and colleagues, “Throughout the years, for a variety of reasons, we have connected. We have developed a relationship tied to family, community or business. You are receiving this email today because of that connection.

“This correspondence is to alert you that I’m running for public office as a candidate for Colorado’s House District 6. For many years I have been passionate about service to others and helping people RISE UP and achieve goals and overcome challenges.

“Now I am ready to take that mission to the state House of Representatives. Our RISE UP with Mark campaign platform focuses on three areas: Education, Economics and Community. For more information on our campaign, please check out the website at www.RiseUpWithMark.com.”

Running Dialogue exhibit at Lone Tree The Lone Tree Arts Center’s Running Dialogue exhibit began Dec. 3 and runs through Jan. 5.

The exhibit showcases the work of five Colorado artists who work in five different

mediums, including: Ken Elliott - oil and pastel - Elliott is a landscape artist with a keen focus on color and composition. His works are direct, showing the lessons of the impressionist as well as modern schools.

Victoria Eubanks - encaustic - Eubanks brings 30 years of graphic sensibility and design experience to her studio. Her work pulls from the common place, with objects or themes richly portrayed in the translucency of wax. Through layers of color, imagery and texture, she enables the mundane to become exotic.

Janice McDonald - collage - McDonald creates collages with fragments of paper and recycled imagery collected from her daily life and wanderings. She is especially intrigued with the often-overlooked backgrounds, colors, textures, shapes, and negative spaces in everyday printed materials.

Carol Ann Waugh - fiber - Waugh is an award-winning mixed media fiber artist. Her work explores unexpected connections and juxtapositions that can lead to new ideas and artistic expressions.

Mary Williams - wood sculpture - By combining striking colors and bold imagery, Williams creates playful sculptures and wall installations that reach out to all ages. Her inspiration comes from patterns in nature that she carves as shapes, lines, and textures to create abstract imagery.

The artists exhibiting in Running Dialogue have shown their work together for the past five years at Denver-area venues including the Madden Museum, aBuzz Gallery and Denver International Airport.

Running Dialogue can be viewed during LTAC open box office hours: weekdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and two hours before live performances. Performances include theatrical, musical and educational productions for

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Denver Drifters seek help The black women’s service club Denver Drifters is sponsoring its annual Holiday Gift Giving Project and Meal from 5 to 7 p.m. Dec. 13 at a Colorado Coalition for the Homeless residence for homeless families with children.

Project chairwoman Kristina Wilburn said, “This project is a highlight of the year, as 18 families in our community are served a meal and given presents by their sponsors.”

The project is unique in that sponsor families are invited to share dinner.

The Denver Drifters are seeking volunteers and contributions of non-perishable food and household products for the project.

For those interested, please call Antoinette Gomez at 720-495-9282 or email: harmonycounseling709@gmail.com.

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HOLIDAY Bring the Family!

WORSHIP

Christmas Eve Services: Parker United Methodist Church

2 pm

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Our 2 and 4 p.m. services are especially for children. Come and celebrate between services with a Happy Birthday Jesus Party. We’ll have fun crafts and yummy treats! *All services include carols and candlelight.

11805 S. Pine Dr. • 303-841-3979 • www.parkerumc.org

Community Wide Christmas Eve

Candlelight Service December 24th at 4pm GRACE PRESBYTERIAN The Wildlife Experience Museum

10035 S. Peoria St. Parker, CO. 80134

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HOLIDAY Christmas Eve Service: 5 p.m.

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Sunday Service: 10 a.m.

10550 S. Progress Way, Suite 100 Parker, CO 80134-­‐4029

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Come with questions. Come as you are.

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Located at DCS Montessori School 311 Castle Pines Parkway Castle Pines, CO 80108 woh.elca@gmail.com

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A home where all are welcome.

Holy Cross Lutheran Church, LCMS

9770 Foothills Canyon Boulevard Highlands Ranch, CO 80129 303-683-1300 www.HolyCrossHRCO.org Rev. Bruce Skelton, Pastor

Advent Worship Service: Wednesday (12/16) 7:15 p.m.

Christmas Worship Services: Sunday School (12/20) 6:00 p.m.

Communion (12/24) 3:30 p.m.

Candlelight Communion 7:15 p.m.

Communion (12/25) 10:00 a.m.

New Years Eve Worship Service: Communion (12/31) 7:15 p.m.

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CHRISTMAS CANTATA

Dec. 13th @ 8 AM and 10:30 AM

CHILDREN’S CHRISTMAS PROGRAM Dec. 20th @ 10:30 AM

CHRISTMAS EVE WORSHIP Dec. 24th @ 4 PM, 7 PM and 9 PM. Holy Communion at all Services.

12/24 -- Christmas Eve Worship 4:00, 6:00, and 8:00 p.m.

12/25 -- Christmas Day Worship 10:00 a.m.

Joy LUTHERAN CHURCH, ELCA

7051 East Parker Hills Ct., Parker, CO • 303-841-3739 • www.joylutheran-parker.org

Celebrate a joy-filled Christmas at Trinity Lutheran Church TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH AND SCHOOL

Alongside One Another On Life’s Journey With Christ

www.gracecolorado.com

4740 N Hwy 83 Franktown, CO (303) 841-4660 www.tlcas.org

You are invited to worship with us this Christmas

Christmas Eve Eve Service, December 23, 3:00 PM Christmas Eve Services, December 24 3:00 pm: Children’s Service 8:00 pm: Carols by Candlelight Service 11:00 pm: Carols and Communion Service Grace is on the NE corner of Santa Fe Drive and Highlands Ranch Parkway, (across from Murdoch’s).

303-798-8485

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Our ideal candidate will have experience in design at a newspaper or magazine, understand the fast-paced, newsroom environment, have the ability to manage several tasks simultaneously, and is experienced in information/content design, feature page design, and special section layout. Candidates also must display a strong instinct for problem solving, a sense of urgency, and a passion for news.

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December 10, 2015

Colorado Ballet performs classic holiday ‘Nutcracker’ From the first bars of Tchaikovsky’s score, played by a full orchestra, one is carried into the magic of “The Nutcracker” in the Colorado Ballet’s 55th annual production, with dancers rotating through lead parts and what are called “divertissements” (Arabian dance, Spanish dance and more).

Costumes and set are traditional and it even snows. Through Colorado Ballet’s collaboration with the Global Down Syndrome Foundation, 9-year-old Staci Unrau of Littleton and 9-year-old Luke Lind of Arvada will dance. “The Nutcracker” continues through Dec. 27 at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House in the Denver Performing Arts Complex downtown with times varying. Tickets range from $30 to $155. Coloradoballet. org, 303-837-8888, ext. 2.

• Another “Nutcracker:” Ballet Ariel will perform at Lakewood Cultural Center, 471 Allison Parkway, Lakewood at 2 p.m. on Dec. 12, 13, 19, 20, 21; 7 p.m. Dec 12, 19. Tickets $35/$30/$25, lakewood.org/CulturalCenter, 303-9877845.

Southwest art “A Place in the Sun,” an exhibit of paintings of the Southwest by Taos painters Walter Ufer and Martin Hennings, opens Dec. 12 at the Denver Art Museum. The annual Western Art Symposium, tied in with the National Western Stock Show, will focus on these artists from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Jan. 6. The museum also offers a foursession course, “Examining the Art of the Southwest” on Jan. 10, 17, 24, 31.

Register for both at denverartmuseum. org (fee). The museum is at 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, denverartmuseum.org, 720-865-5000.

Author of children’s books to appear Highlands Ranch author Claudia Cangilla McAdam will read from her new children’s books, “The Mermaid’s Gift” and “Kristoph and the First Christmas Tree,” at 6 p.m. Dec. 11 at Tattered Cover Aspen Grove, 7301 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton. Both books are based on ancient legends and are wellillustrated.

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First United Methodist Church

1200 South Street Castle Rock, CO 80104  303.688.3047 www.fumccr.org

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Sunday 8am, 9:30am, 11am  Sunday School 9:15am

Little Blessings Day Care  www.littleblessingspdo.com

Castle Rock Chorale “Wintersong: A Christmas Story” will be presented by the Castle Rock Chorale at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 19 and 2:30 p.m.

Dec. 20 at New Hope Presbyterian Church, 3737 New Hope Way, Castle Sonya Ellingboe Rock. The Dec. 20 concert will include SONYA’S singalong carols SAMPLER and a visit from Santa in a special show for families and seniors.

Tickets: $12/adults/$10 students/$5 seniors/free 12 and under; for more information, see castlerockchorale.org.

John Denver songs at Lone Tree The “John Denver Holiday Concert” will play at Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree, from Dec. 15 to 20 (eight concerts). Times are: 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 15, 16, 17; 8 p.m. Dec. 18, 19; 1:30 p.m. Dec. 13, 19, 20. Tickets: lonetreeartscenter.org, 720-509-1000.

Auditions set The Arvada Center announces auditions for its upcoming production of “Death Takes a Holiday” on Jan. 7 and 8 at the Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada (and in New York on Jan. 18). Director is Rod A. Lansberry, with musical direction by David Nehls and choreography by Kitty Skillman Hilsabeck. Must be 18 or older. See arvadacenter.org for more information on parts. By appointment only: 720-8987200. Production dates: April 26-May 15.

Classic film “Miracle on 34th Street” will be shown by Fathom Events at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Dec. 20 and 23 at the Castle Rock 12, Greenwood Plaza and Highlands Ranch 24 movie theaters.

Tickets: Fathomevents.com or at the box office.

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Welcome Here

Greenwood Village

 303-841-4660  www.tlcas.org 

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Sunday Worship

8:00 AM Chapel Service 9:00 & 10:30 AM Sanctuary 10:20 AM St. Andrew Wildflower Sunday School 9:00 & 10:30 am

www.st-andrew-umc.com 303-794-2683 Preschool: 303-794-0510

Lutheran Church & School

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

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

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

Open and Affirming Sundays 8:00 & 10:30 AM Serving the southeast Denver 615 4th St., Castle Rock area 303-688-5185 ChristsEpiscopalChurch.org

Awards for arts, culture Among the 2015 Mayor’s Awards for Excellence in Arts and Culture, recently announced by Denver Mayor Michael Hancock, was the Arts and Culture Innovation Award to Sheridan-based Phamaly Theatre Company and Lone Tree Arts Center for co-presenting Denver’s first Sensory-Friendly

Littleton TURNED AWAY?

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Trinity

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Highlands Ranch

Dana Benton and Gregory Gonzales perform in Colorado Ballet’s production of “The Nutcracker” at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House through Dec. 27. Photo by Mike Watson

9203 S. University Blvd.

Highlands Ranch, 80126

Welcome Here Welcome Home!

Weaving Sundays 8:00 & Truth 10:30 AM 615and 4th Relevance St., Castle into Rock Relationships and Life 303-688-5185 ChristsEpiscopalChurch.org

worship Time 10:30AM sundays

9:00am Spiritual Formation Classes for all Ages 90 east orchard road littleton, co

Summit on June 16. Sensory-friendly performances, offered by a growing number of arts organizations, are designed for individuals with autism, sensory processing disorders and other intellectual or developmental disabilities. They also won the People’s Choice Award for Unique Collaborations.

Lone Tree

Parker

Lone Tree

Church of Christ Sunday Worship - 10:00am Bible Study immediately following

Sunday Services - 10 a.m.

Ruth Memorial Chapel 19650 E. Mainstreet Parker, CO 80138 www.CSLParker.org

Currently meeting at: Lone Tree Elementary School 9375 Heritage Hills Circle Lone Tree CO 80124 303-688-9506 www.LoneTreeCoC.com

Parker

303 798 6387 www.gracepointcc.us

Congregation Beth Shalom Serving the Southeast Denver area

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

303-794-6643

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

Parker evangelical Presbyterian church Connect – Grow – Serve

Sunday Worship

8:45 am & 10:30 am 9030 MILLER ROAD PARKER, CO 80138 3038412125 www.pepc.org

Joy Lutheran Church Sharing God’s Love

SERVICES:

SATURD ATURDAY ATURD A 5:30pm

SUNDAY A AY 8 & 10:30am

Education Hour-9:15am

Pastor Rod Hank Joyful Mission Preschool 303-841-3770 7051 East Parker Hills Ct. • Parker, CO 303-841-3739 • ELCA www.joylutheran-parker.org

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Diane Rappisi of The Atelier at Castle Rock teaches a class in portraiture.

Courtesy photos

“Ashley,” a pastel by Diane Rappisi of The Atelier at Castle Rock. Rappisi has a particular interest in portraiture.

“Little Eagle,” a pastel portrait by Diane Rappisi.

Classes nurture a wide range of area artists Castle Rock facility rented

by Highlands Ranch painter

By Sonya Ellingboe sellingboe@coloradocommunitymedia.com Located at 380 Perry St. in Castle Rock, just above Dream Pastries in the heart of the downtown business district, is The Atelier at Castle Rock, a treasure that artists and collectors will want to include in their lists of contacts.

Award-winning local painter Diane Rappisi rented it as studio space when she

and her husband moved to Castle Rock several years ago, and now it also serves as a classroom where Rappisi teaches beginners to professional artists.

Present class titles include “Introduction to Color” and “Color Study and Practice II;” “The Alla Prima Portrait” (done in one sitting); “The Extended Still Life;” “Advanced Figure-Long Pose;” and “Introduction to the Figure.” The Atelier also offers commissioned portraits, private critiques and portfolio reviews, in addition to a year-round schedule of classes in an intimate environment and workshops with visiting artists. The goal

is a strong foundation in figures, still life and landscape. Classes vary in size, she said, with four or five students a typical number (10 is the maximum). She has been teaching two days a week and is expanding to three next year.

Rappisi, who now lives in Highlands Ranch, said she was a self-taught portrait artist until she was in her late 40s, when she enrolled in Philadelphia’s Studio Incamminati, founded by renowned artist Nelson Shanks. There she received formal training in traditional art from a number of well-known artists and also absorbed the course in teacher training.

She was recently awarded Best of Show in the National Juried Exhibition of the Pastel Society of the Southwest and will participate in the 2016 Governor’s Art Show in Loveland in 2016. She is a member of the Pastel Society of America, the Oil Painters of America, Salmagundi Club in New York and Plein Air Artists of Colorado.

Her working studio also serves as a gallery for her paintings. She keeps a collection of still life objects on hand and is generally accompanied by her sweet golden retriever, Sammie, who is a receptive audience when she talks on her drive from home to studio.

Horse photographer to appear at gallery Walker has published book about saving Appaloosas

By Sonya Ellingboe sellingboe@coloradocommunitymedia.com Carol Walker discovered photography at an early age and was immediately interested in images of animals. After studying literature and photography at Smith College, she

continued to hone her skills in portraiture and nature photography as she traveled the world.

In 2000, she started a business that specialized in photographing horses, teaching equine photography to amateurs and marketing her fine art prints. She began photographing wild horses in Colorado, Montana and Wyoming, became aware that their situation on public lands has become precarious, and devoted her energy to keeping them wild and free.

According to Walker’s website, during the BLM 2014

Checkerboard Roundup in Wyoming, she had a chance IF YOU GO encounter with a 22-yearOutnumbered Galold stallion, called Bronze lery is located at 5654 Warrior, who was likely to S. Prince St. in downbe separated from his band town Littleton and is of mares and offspring to open Tuesdays through spend his remaining life Saturdays. Email at alone in a small pen because outnumberedgallery@ older horses are not usually comcast.net or call adopted.

303-999-6105. (There Instead, she connected is also a collection of him with Susan Watt of Black beautiful handcrafted Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary, jewelry available, in where the band is able to run addition to walls filled free on 11,000 private acres. with paintings — think Walker has published four about original art for books, including “Galloping holiday gifts.) to Freedom: Saving the Adobe Town Appaloosas.” She will present an artist’s talk at a reception from 5 to 8 p.m. Dec. 11 at Outnumbered Gallery, on Prince Street between Main Street and Powers Avenue in downtown Littleton. She will be available for discussion and book-signings, and will speak about the successful efforts of the horse sanctuary and her book on saving the Appaloosas.

Some of her photographs have been on display at the gallery the past month and will continue to be available.

Proceeds from the sale of her books, photographs and calendars will benefit the Wild Horse Freedom Federation.

Author/photographer Carol Walker will be at Outnumbered Gallery in Littleton on Dec. 11 to talk about her experiences with wild horses and sign copies of her new book, “Galloping to Freedom.”

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December 10, 2015

Colorado wilderness is setting for thriller ‘Lake of Fire’ is fourth book about Allison Coil character

By Sonya Ellingboe sellingboe@coloradocommunitymedia.com

“Mountains, Trees, Rivers,” a watercolor on rice paper attached to canvas by Cam Fogt, won Best of Show in the Parker Artists Guild’s “Within My 20 Mile Radius” exhibit at the PACE Center. Courtesy photos

Parker artist Tadashi Hayakawa has donated this painting and another one to the Parker Artists Guild for silent auction in association with the Guild’s “Miniatures and More” exhibit.

Parker Artists Guild holds two exhibits PACE Center, Schoolhouse are venues for shows

By Sonya Ellingboe sellingboe@coloradocommunitymedia.com The active Parker Artists Guild has two shows on display for the holidays: “Within My 20 Mile Radius” is in the gallery and on lobby walls of the PACE Center through Jan. 9. Described as the biggest show of the year, it includes watercolor and oil/acrylic paintings, three-dimensional works, photography and mixed media. Marianne Mitchell was the juror.

Mitchell is a painter who graduated with a BFA from Washington University in St. Louis and studied internationally in Asia and at the Vermont Studio Center. She has lived in the West since 2012 and is creating “works that capture this sense of equilibrium between tangible and intangible elements in nature and humanity.” Two of her paintings are included in the exhibit, and her work is collected nationally and internationally.

She awarded Best of Show to Cam Fogt for “Mountains, Trees, Rivers,” created with layers of painting on rice paper, attached to a canvas, a highly textured, subtly colored landscape abstraction. Rebecca Hall’s delicate first-place watercolor, “Clematis,” bears a ribbon,

as does Tomiko Takada’s “Place of Innocence” in the oil/acrylic category. Sara Jo Light’s ceramic “Renewal and Rebirth” won first place in 3D, and Lois Lake’s engaging photograph “Ladybug Meets the Bee” was named first in that category.

Mixed media first place was awarded to Kay Moore’s “Garden Storm.”

Other award winners: Betsy Carson, Elaine Tsumura, Andrey Ledgerwood, Barbara Fabing, Jeannie Paty and Mark Hollenbeck. (I giggled at his “Relocation,” which took honorable mention in oil/acrylic.) Also winners: Ron Ferreira, Beverly Baldwin, Barbara Wilson, John Creighton, Sandy Walden, Jerry Walters, Gina Popolizio, Pamela Hake and Tadashi Hayakawa.

In the newly remodeled Schoolhouse (formerly the Mainstreet Center), art lovers will find “Miniatures and More,” which includes affordable two- and three-dimensional art by guild members, including boxed note cards featuring select show art ($20).

Guild member Tadashi Hayakawa, an internationally known painter, has generously donated two paintings, “Spirit of Flora # 10” and “Spirit of Flora # 11,” each valued at $700, to the guild for a silent auction, which, like the show, runs through Jan. 29, 2016. Bidding starts at $100 and proceeds of the auction will go to the guild’s youth projects, as will income from the note cards.

Set in Colorado’s beautiful Flat Tops Wilderness, Mark Stevens’ recently published “Lake of Fire” is a page-turner that will carry a reader through several winter nights or weekends, tracking with resourceful, feisty Allison Coil as she helps solve the murder of an environmentalist. And figures out who set fire to the forest in her favorite Flat Tops Wilderness … and has narrow escapes from Mother Nature and scary extremists who are plotting …

Beginning on a Wednesday afternoon as trees around her explode into flame, Allison and her horse, Sunny Boy, seek an opening to escape and the reader is plenty tense by Page 5. “Dragon’s breath,” she calls it.

Stevens mixes in environmental concerns, dramatic landscape descriptions and an introduction to his mountain woman/heroine that hook one in.

From there on, one spends a week with Allison and interesting friends such as her romantic interest, Colin, and his ranch family; reporter Duncan Bloom and a back-to the earth type, Devo, who is the subject of a reality show and has a woman with a camera tracking him; and herbalist Trudy, who brings a bit of logic and gets in trouble.

(Think “Perils of Pauline.”)

They are all involved in parallel and crisscrossing storylines that involve trekking through beautiful wilderness threatened by fire, tracking down murderers, an arsonist, and a bunch of thoroughly nasty anti-government extrem-

ists/conspiracy theorists who focus on a domestic terrorism plot — and smell bad just from reading about them!

Small mountain towns and characters who inhabit them provide a setting as well.

This writer is a master storyteller. His previous experience as a reporter shows in the way the book is organized and carefully crafted — although there are so many elements to keep track of, one sometimes has to go back and check details.

What day is it? Short chapters are each labeled with a time of day in an orderly manner, but the action may pop from one locale to another — or lead you on a wild goose chase.

Stevens is the winner of The Colorado Book Award for Best Mystery and the Colorado Authors’ League Award for Best Fiction for “Lake of Fire” and has been promoting it through the state. On Dec. 12, he will appear with four other local writers at an Author Potpourri at Roxborough State Park’s visitors center at 10:30 a.m. Each will read and talk about his or her work and will sign and sell books. (Admission to the park is $7 per vehicle, good for the day, so families might want to plan a hike before or after the event.)

In early 2016, Stevens has two events listed on his website: Jan. 23, 2 p.m. at the Aurora Public Library on a panel with Linda Hull, 19949 E. Alameda Parkway; and on Feb. 28 at 2 p.m. at the Schlessman Branch Library, 100 Poplar St., Denver, he will give a presentation — “Write What You Don’t Know” — counter to much prevailing advice.

“Lake of Fire” is his fourth book with Allison Coil, who is a hunters’ guide when she isn’t involved in solving mysteries.

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By Sonya Ellingboe sellingboe@coloradocommunitymedia.com “Funny Girl” opens at Aurora’s Vintage Theatre with Fanny Brice’s New York mother and friends singing the discouraging “If a Girl Isn’t Pretty” while she responds in her usual upbeat manner that will carry her through a busy productive life. “I’m the Greatest Star,” she sings.

The piece is based on a story by Isobel Lennart, who wrote the book. Music is by Jule Styne, with lyrics by Bob Merrill. Barbra Streisand played the lead in a 1964 Broadway production and 1968 film.

Director Robert Michael Sanders writes about his admiration for the underdog who succeeds — “who’s too tall, too short, too anything but what we are expecting. I think most of us can relate. As a performer, I’ve often thought it was my role to go in and change minds …”

In a sailor shirt and bloomers, Brice goes in to audition for Ziegfeld Follies and persists until she’s hired. Lauren Cora Marsh plays the strong-minded Brice part in a 1930s setting, with Suzanne Connors Nepi of Highlands Ranch playing the bossy Jewish mother role and Linda Suttle of Littleton as her somewhat obnoxious friend, Mrs. Strakosh.

Fanny Brice (1891-1951) was an “A-list”

star in the entertainment world of her day.

She performed for Ziegfeld for a number of years and appeared in recordings, comedy spots and other events. From the 1930s until she died in 1951, she had a radio show, “Baby Snooks,” about a bratty kid.

She was wealthy and influential, but naïve to a greater degree than one might expect of such a public figure. She got mixed up with — and married to — smarmy gambler/embezzler Nick Arnstein, spending a lot of money for his legal fees and maintaining his innocence through his years in prison. (When he was released, he ditched her.) Keegan Flaugh of Littleton, a familiar face in Town Hall Arts Center productions, plays Arnstein with a fine voice and a shortage of nastiness.

Throughout this troubled period, Brice continued to entertain on Broadway, radio and elsewhere, wearing a happy face.

The score, played by a six-piece band, led by Trent Hines behind the scene, doesn’t deliver any huge hits. We recognize “People” and “Don’t Rain on My Parade” in particular. The sound was balanced well; the set ranged from backstage to the fancy home of Brice and Arnstein to onstage with minimal props, and costumes mostly fit the period well. Dance numbers are choreographed by Kelly Van Oosbree for a cast with varying levels of rhythmic skill.

“Funny Girl” provides a good story about an extraordinary woman. The music is pleasant, not memorable. Presumably, with a second week of performances, the cast will present a sharper production.

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Teen back in spotlight amid cancer fight

While undergoing chemo, Dalton Levine returns to dance in classic holiday ballet

‘... I will always throughout my life stay

By Chris Michlewicz cmichlewicz@coloradocommunitymedia.com It was nearly one year ago that Dalton Levine was flown by helicopter to a medical center after performing in “The Nutcracker.”

He was undergoing treatment for adrenal cancer and was playing a smaller role than normal when he had a major health setback. Looking back, the 17-year-old says he was “pretty close to not making it.”

So when Levine is asked if he’s nervous to return to the spotlight for this year’s rendition of “The Nutcracker of Parker” at the PACE Center Dec. 17-20, he’s very matter-of-fact.

“There’s a lot I’ve had to overcome the past year, so my nerves have definitely been…” he trails off. “It’s very small compared to what I’ve done before.”

Levine was diagnosed Sept. 11, 2014, and has been battling cancer ever since.

He started another round of chemotherapy in July and his oncologists continue to radiate any spots on his lungs that pop up in scans. The Legend High School senior still gets tired on occasion and is fighting radiation pneumonitis, which leaves him with less-than-optimal lung capacity and a persistent cough. But the cancer is in a “controlled state,” Levine says, and he’s feeling pretty good.

He’s eager to get back on stage with his castmates from the Colorado School of Dance. Levine will mostly play “the Nutcracker Prince,” but will do one performance as “the Cavalier” for his first time.

as positive as I can ...’

Dalton Levine

Dalton Levine has battled adrenal cancer for 14 months. Photo by Chris Michlewicz Sharing his strength Levine has been the subject of a viral hashtag. He was the focus of a nationwide campaign that raised money through dance.

He was named Legend High School’s wish kid last year. He’s spoken to renowned choreographers who told him they’ve been praying for him. And a few months back, he was named as a Children’s Ambassador for Children’s Hospital and will spend part of 2016 attending fundraisers and sharing his story.

Lisa Tuska, Levine’s godmother and life-long dance instructor, says it’s easy to see why he was chosen for that role. Levine’s message about strength in the face of adversity is inspiring.

“He’s meant to be here, but some of

the doctors told him they don’t know how he made it,” she says. “Now he’s going full steam.”

Tuska and Levine’s mother, Karen, attribute his improvement to a never-quit approach and the unprecedented outpouring of love from family, friends and strangers, not to mention a great care team. Karen Levine, who often shares the stage with her son while playing “Mother Ginger,” says she has watched her son endure setbacks, but also minor victories, like when a scan taken just before his first surgery revealed that the tumor had separated from his vital organs.

Genetic testing also showed that the cancer was the result of a particular mutation that does not run in the family, much to Dalton Levine’s relief.

He has pulled back to some extent over the last 14 months, but has stayed active in dance and has pushed through.

“It makes my heart very happy to see him performing and doing something that he loves,” Karen Levine says.

A renewed outlook Dalton Levine is already receiving acceptance letters in the mail from some of the five in-state schools to which he applied.

He has a 4.0 grade-point average — while taking classes like Advanced Placement chemistry and college algebra — and is only six months from graduation.

As a result of his treatment, Levine’s desired career path has deviated.

“I’ve decided that I kind of want to go into the medical world, maybe be a doctor and work with pediatrics,” he says. “I see what (doctors and nurses) do and they’re changing kids’ lives every day and that’s just something that I want to do.”

So his selected college will be one that puts him in prime position to go on to medical school.

But before that, he has “The Nutcracker of Parker” and a series of dance competitions in late winter and early spring that will keep him busy. He will spend his downtime playing the violin and video games, and hanging out with friends, especially his dog, Kai, a 10-year-old golden retriever who “can always tell when I’m not feeling well,” he said.

Levine looks forward to being a continued source of strength for himself and others and a positive influence on younger cancer patients.

“I’ve always fought for my health and to just stay alive and I will always throughout my life stay as positive as I can, because I’ll know that there’s really no darker place I probably will ever be in,” he says.

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will help benefit the entire park, including additional parking lots, utility extensions and additional lighting. The loan was approved as part of the Dec. 1 agreement.

SnowSports 365 would be built on 9.5 acres at the Philip S. Miller Park, which is off of Plum Creek Parkway west of Interstate 25. The artificial ski surface is made of premium, engineered polymer surface called Snowflex. When misted with water, the surface provides a similar skiing experience to snow, but offers softer falls. Various jumps, moguls, rails, a lift or moving carpet system could also be included. An area for tubing and a lodge or concession building are also in the preliminary plans. The lease for SnowSports 365 would establish a commitment of 20 to 25 years with two subsequent 10-year option terms.

The attraction is expected to draw more than 170,000 people annually.

Several of these systems exist around the world, but the only other Snowflex full slope in the United States is located at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia.

Five-time Winter X Games medalist and 2010 U.S. Olympic snowboard team member Louie Vito was present at the

council meeting voicing his support of the project.

“For me, it’s introducing something that I love to the masses,” Vito said. “Here especially, if you want to go snowboarding, it’s an expensive sport to be involved in. With this, it’s something kids can try at an affordable rate and see if they like it. If they do, invest in a season pass into the mountains.”

Vito said he isn’t trying to replace the mountains, but SnowSports 365 would allow people to get involved in the sport at a low cost.

Vito visited the Snowflex at Liberty University for a test run during the research phase of the project.

“It is different,” he said. “For me, it took two or three runs to get used to it. But you can carve. I met people who learned on there, that have done both now — they said the main difference was that on snow, you’re a lot faster.”

Cost for slope participants is expected to be less than $20 an hour with hourly, daily, monthly and seasonal pass options.

Castle Rock residents will be given a 10 percent discount.

“I think we’re really fortunate here in this town that we can partner with developers,” Councilman Brett Ford said. “I hope the project is wildly successful and I’m excited to have it in my backyard.”

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The previous collective-bargaining agreement between the school district and the Douglas County Federation had been in place in various forms for 47 years before it expired after negotiations failed in 2012. Until then, the union and district had enjoyed a relationship that was acclaimed nationally for its collaboration and willingness to work together, helping produce one of the nation’s first pay-for-performance programs in 1994.

But the 2009 election of a conservative school board, which saw unions as serving national political interests rather than focusing on local teachers’ issues and development, eventually led to the collapse of that relationship in 2012.

Although some incumbent board members who lost their bids for re-election in November brought up the union issue in the recent election, the union said it played no active role in the election. According to the Colorado secretary of state’s database, it did not directly contribute to any campaign.

“The teachers’ union and collective bargaining agreement have become a distraction for the Douglas County School District,” said Anne-Marie Lemieux, who was elected to the board after defeating former president Kevin Larsen. “There is no plan to bring back a CBA” (collective bargaining agreement).

Moving forward, Lemieux said the district needs to work on creating an environment of trust and mutual respect between teachers and the administration.

What the union does today For the past three years, the union’s role in Douglas County has diminished, with the number of members dropping from more than 70 percent in 2012 to 50 percent of the district’s 3,500 teachers in 2015.

But although it no longer serves as a collective-bargaining agent, the union’s other roles remain much the same.

“We do all the same things we used to do,” said Courtney Smith, president of the Douglas County Federation. “The one big difference, obviously, since 2012, is that we don’t negotiate a collective-bargaining agreement since the school board decided to let it expire. That would be the only piece that’s a big difference.”

The DCF provides teachers with ongoing training and advisement as well as legal counsel if needed, Smith said. It also brings in teachers who are rated as highly effective and have mastered the teacher-evaluation system to work with less experienced ones.

“The district administration’s continued refusal to focus on what is important for students and to treat their employees fairly has increased the need for our organization,” Smith said. “We are supporting members each and every day, even without a CBA.”

ing collective bargaining rights, which weakens our ability to work together to bargain for decent wages, benefits and safe working conditions.”

When educators are under attack, the answer is to stick together and continue to speak with one voice, Stylianou said.

“Just because you lose a contract doesn’t mean you lose your union, your collective voice, or your ability to advocate for your profession and your students,” Stylianou said.

WHAT IT COSTS TO BE IN TEACHERS’ UNION Dues for those wishing to join the Douglas County Federation are applied on a sliding scale used to match the district’s pay-for-performance scale.

For example, teachers making more than $50,000 per year would pay $51.48 per month,

while teachers making less than Douglas County teachers in $35,000 would pay $33.48 per 2012, the year the school board month. stopped negotiating with the union.

About half of the district’s 3,500 teachers belong to the union, DCF president Courtney Smith said. DCF had reported membership of 70 percent of

But without the ability to negotiate, board member Doug Benevento said he doesn’t see the purpose of having a union.

“There’s no reason to have a union unless they get to go behind closed doors and negotiate a union wage scale for teachers,” he said.

Why negotiations ended The district allowed the contract with DCF to expire because of concerns that only a small portion of union dues were going to teacher training and resources and that larger portions of the money collected were used to pay union employees and leadership as well as support political lobbying, according Benevento.

“If you follow the money, it goes to Washington, D.C.,” Benevento said.

Smith said that although a portion of teacher dues does go to the national organization, the American Federation of Teachers, and the local organization AFT Colorado, the union does not support politics or politicians.

Money from dues does fund the local DCF office, which includes professional coaching, legal bills and specialized help for teachers.

A separate fund is set up for members who wish to contribute to political causes separately from dues.

“No matter how many times we have explained that to some school board members,” Smith said, “they refuse to internalize it, mainly because it doesn’t fit their false rhetoric about the big, bad, evil DCF union sending millions in dues money to Washington, D.C., to support liberal causes and candidates.”

Smith also serves as the president of AFT Colorado.

Former district principal David Ray, who was recently elected to the board of education, said the board should be willing to sit down with any organization that represents half of its teachers.

“I believe a gross disservice to our employees has been committed when refusing to interact with an organization in which 50 percent of our teacher population are members,” Ray said. “This does not mean that decision-making should be controlled by any organized group, but rather that we make better decisions when we consider all perspectives. My hope is that we can return to focusing our conversations on what is best for students, and allow all voices to be heard for our students’ sake.”

Kendra Gish, a teacher at Legend High School, said having a collective-bargaining agreement gives teachers the oppor-

According to the Douglas County School District, teachers are welcome to join any organization of their choosing.

tunity to advocate for their students by helping to limit class sizes and a teacher’s student load.

“By giving teachers a CBA, a district shows teachers they value them and their opinions,” Gish said. “Without a CBA, rules and regulations can be changed at any time without notice. Class sizes can be increased along with student loads, sick leave can be removed, pensions eliminated, teachers’ raises denied. These are all crucial elements to maintaining a positive working environment where teachers feel valued.”

Arguments against a union often point to protection of underperforming teachers. However, Gish said this is not accurate in the case of Douglas County.

“Most people think the union is designed to protect bad teachers, but that’s not true,” Gish said. “The state of Colorado has not had tenure for over 18 years, therefore limiting the union’s ability to protect bad teachers. Although the union does help to protect teachers’ and, in turn, students’ rights, it does not protect those teachers who are deemed less than par.”

National perspective The American Federation of Teachers represents 1.6 million teachers and administrators nationwide.

According to AFT national representative David Stylianou, the union has faced opposition in conservative areas around the country.

“There is a nationally coordinated agenda to weaken the voices of working people across the country,” Stylianou said. “One way they do this is by attack-

Is there a way forward?

In 2014, then-board president Larsen and Benevento sent a letter to Smith and the DCF outlining non-negotiable conditions the union would need to meet to re-establish talks with the district.

These included: No direct or indirect monetary contributions in Douglas County school board races, a prohibition on teacher dues being spent on anything but professional development for teachers, support for paying teachers based on performance and no district money going toward paying union leadership. In addition, the union should provide its own retirement or benefits for its leadership and employees, instead of relying on the state retirement and other government programs.

Smith said DCF is open to new negotiations with the district, but has little interest in revisiting collective bargaining under the current administration.

“We’ve never not wanted to sit down with the district. They are the ones that ended that relationship,” Smith said. “I would sit down with anyone who would want to sit down and hear what actually is the truth from employees.”

For any conversation to occur, Benevento said the union would have to agree to the non-negotiable points in the letter and prove why the organization is needed by the district and its teachers.

“They would have to concede those points and explain their value to the district,” Benevento said. “That’s what they need to do to regain credibility in the district.”

Many see need for teacher survey Turnover in district is among issues driving discussion

By Mike DiFerdinando mdiferdinando@coloradocommunitymedia.com Many community members in the Douglas County School District have advocated for a survey of parents, teachers and students to find ways to improve the relationship between teachers and administration.

Courtney Smith of the Douglas County Federation of Teachers would like to see a teacher survey because “at the very least, they should want to know how their employees feel about the school district.”

DCF also hopes the teacher-evaluation system, which is tied to pay-for-performance, can be simplified. The union also is concerned about teacher and principal turnover in the district.

Newly elected board of education member Anne-Marie Lemieux ran for election with the promise of a survey and said it would be the best way to gauge needs and concerns of teachers and help build an “environment of trust and mu-

tual respect.”

Lemieux said she is concerned about the rate of teacher and principal turnover and that a survey would help provide insight into why some teachers feel the need to leave Douglas County.

“One way to begin building trust will be to offer an anonymous and comprehensive survey of all our employees,” Lemieux said.

Newly elected board members David Ray and Wendy Vogel also said they would like to implement a survey in the near future.

Worries about the current pay system and desire for a survey of parents and teachers are issues that arose often during the campaigns leading up to the November election.

“I feel that if this district is to move forward without a teachers’ union, they have to prove they can provide a positive work environment for teachers with competitive wages,” said Laura Mutton, president of the community group Strong Schools Coalition. “Conducting an anonymous staff survey would be a step in the right direction.”

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Ballet Brunch Denver Ballet Theatre presents a Ballet Brunch from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 19, at 99 Inverness Drive East, Suite 250A, Englewood. This is a special invitation to all to attend an in-studio observation of the combined Level 7/8 technique class, followed by a special performance of DBT students performing excerpts from The Nutcracker, along with both classical and contemporary variations that will be performed at the Youth America Grand Prix and Denver Ballet Guild Scholarship competitions coming up in February and March of 2016.

Refreshments will be served. Call 303-799-6609 or go to www.denverballettheatre.org.

MUSIC/CONCERTS Holiday Variety Show Spotlight Performing Arts Center presents the annual “Holiday Variety Show,” featuring singers, dancers and tumblers, at 11 a.m., 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12, at Spotlight Performing Arts Center, 6328 E. County Line Road, Unit 102, Highlands Ranch. Proceeds from the production provide Christmas gifts, toys, and food for needy families in our community this Christmas season. Call Spotlight at 720443-2623 or visit www.spotlightperformers.com for information and tickets.

White Christmas Holiday Music Review Celebrate the season with the White Christmas Holiday Music Review featuring a quartet of singers from the 17th Avenue Allstars and the Pink Champagne musical groups.

Program is at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12, at Bemis Public Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton. Singers will bring to life the music and magic of the classic film “White Christmas.” Reminisce with other holiday classics including “Winter Wonderland,” “Sleigh Ride,” “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year,” “I’ll be Home for Christmas,” and more. The performers have worked with nationally recognized choruses and have appeared with the Denver Center Theater Company, The Boulder Dinner Theater and the Winterpark Jazz Festival. Call 303-7953961.

Santa’s Toy Box Concert The Castle Rock Orchestra presents its Santa’s Toy Box Concert featuring traditional favorites such as Nutcracker and Sleigh Ride, movie music favorites from Frozen and Star Wars, and new soon-to-be favorites such as Santa at the Symphony and Santa’s Noisy Toyshop. Toys for Tots will be onsite to collect any new, unwrapped presents for children in need. The performance is at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 13, at First United Methodist Church, 1200 South St., Castle Rock. Suggested admission is $5 per person. Visit www.CastleRockOrchestra.org.

Holiday Adopt-A-Family, Senior South Metro Housing Options seeks community sponsors to “adopt” families (or senior/or disabled residents) this holiday season. Sponsors choose the size of a family (or a senior/disabled resident) to assist and are then provided with wish lists and program information. There is no minimum contribution required to participate. Sponsors deliver donations to SMHO Resident Services at 5844 S. Datura St. (Bradley House) and the staff will coordinate distribution to residents. The deadline for delivery of resident donations is noon, Monday, Dec. 14. For information or to be a sponsor, contact Kathie Covell, resident services manager, at 303-794-3276 or kcovell@smho.co; or Jebe Pens, senior services coordinator, at 303-241-4211 or jpens@smho.co.

The Nutcracker of Parker Colorado School of Dance welcomes the entire family for their 12th anniversary Production of Tchaikovsky’s holiday classic.

Join us for this Town of Parker tradition complete with the Sugar Plum Fairy and the mystical Nutcracker. Performances are Thursday, Dec. 17, to Sunday, Dec. 20, at the PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker. For times, tickets and information, go to www.ParkerArt.org or call 303-8056800.

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Arapahoe Philharmonic Presents “Holiday Fireworks” The Arapahoe Philharmonic, under the direction of Devin Patrick Hughes, presents its Holiday Fireworks concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 11, at Mission Hills Church, 620 SouthPark Drive, Littleton. The concert includes festive music

by George Frideric Handel, Anatoly Liadov, Otto Nicolai, and Sergei Prokofiev, and settings of beloved holiday classics including Adeste Fidelis and Stille Nacht.

Maestro Hughes will give a pre-concert talk at 6:45 p.m. Visit www.arapahoephil.org or call the Arapahoe Philharmonic office at 303-781-1892 for tickets and information.

Handel’s ‘Messiah’ Augustana Arts presents Handel’s “Messiah,” performed by the Stratus Chamber Orchestra and Seicento Baroque Ensemble, at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 11, at St. Andrew United Methodist Church, 9203 S. University Blvd., Highlands Ranch.

Tickets are available by calling 303-892-5922 or going to www.augustanaarts. org.

ACC December Concerts Arapahoe Community College jazz ensemble performs Friday, Dec. 11; and the choir performs Monday, Dec. 14. Performances are free and open to the public. They each begin at 7 p.m. in the Waring Theatre, Room M2900, at ACC in Littleton. Contact Hidemi Matsushita at hidemi.matsushita@arapaho.edu or 303-797-5867.

Christmas Concert The Cherry Creek Presbyterian choir and orchestra present their annual Christmas concert, “Joy to the World,” at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Dec. 11-12, and 3 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 13 at 10150 E. Belleview Ave., Greenwood Village. No admission charge. Tickets available at the door, or may be ordered by phone at 303-7799909 or online at www.cherrycreekpres. org. Childcare available by reservation to the phone number. Bring the whole family for this program of beautiful music that will inspire and delight.

Musical Merry Season at PACE The Manhattan Transfer performs at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12 at the PACE Center, Parker. The holiday season wraps up Thursday to Sunday, Dec. 17-20, with the Colorado School of Dance performing The Nutcracker of Parker. Show times are at 7 p.m. all four days and 2 p.m. Dec. 19-20. Tickets for all shows are available by calling 303-805-6800 or going to www.ParkerArts.org.

Advent Recitals Take a mid-day break to enjoy music of the season and a light soup lunch at noon Wednesdays during Advent at St. Andrew United Methodist Church, 9203 S. University Blvd., Highlands Ranch. The final Advent recital features Bill and Sheila Hamaker on Wednesday, Dec. 16. Lunch is offered for a $3.50 donation.

Contact Mark Zwilling at mzwilling@st-andrew-umc.com or 303-794-2683.

Reunited at Christmas Hear the sounds of the Reunited Vocal Ensemble at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 18, at St. Andrew United Methodist Church, 9203 S. University Blvd., Highlands Ranch.

The ensemble will be joined by St. Andrew’s Alleluia Handbell Choir for a concert of Christmas favorites. After the concert, enjoy a dessert and coffee bar provided by the church’s chapter of the United Methodist Women. Reunited’s new Christmas recording will be available that evening. Tickets go on sale Monday, Nov. 16.

Contact Mark Zwilling at mzwilling@st-andrew-umc.com or 303-794-2683.

Wintersong: A Christmas Story The Castle Rock Chorale will perform two concerts to celebrate the holiday season: at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 19, and at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 20, at New Hope Presbyterian Church, 3737 New Hope Way, Castle Rock. The chorale is conducted by artistic director Beryl Fanslow. Go to www.castlerockchorale.org.

EVENTS

HanukKah Celebrations Parker Mayor Mike Waid, Parker council members and Rabbi Avraham Mintz will celebrate Hanukkah at 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12, at O’Brien Park, Parker. On Thursday, Dec. 18, join Congressmen Mike Coffman and Rabbi Avraham Mintz in celebrating Hanukkah at 5:30 p.m. at the Streets at SouthGlenn, Centennial.

Program features a special performance by the students of Chabad Hebrew School. For information, contact Chabad Jewish Center of South Metro Denver 303-792-7222 or visit www.DenverJewishCenter.com.

Red and Green Christmas Party Join us for a night of fall DJ ballroom, Latin, salsa, swing and tango dance at the Adventures in Dance Red and Green Christmas party at 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 18, at 1500 W. Littleton Blvd., Unit 207, Littleton. Register at www.AdventuresInDance.com or call 720-276-0562.

Nigeria The recent emergence of the Islamist group Boko Haram in the north of Nigeria has exacerbated a north/south split in the country that divides primarily along religious lines (Muslim/Christian). As the most populous nation in Africa and one of the leading oil exporters in the world, Nigeria is a key player in the region. Join Active Minds from 10-11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 18, as we explore the past, present, and future of this important country. Program is free and takes place at the Malley Senior Center, 3380 S. Lincoln St., Englewood. RSVP by calling 303-7622660.

2015 Holiday Sale The Friends of the Littleton Library and Museum presents its 2015 holiday sale

through noon Thursday, Dec. 24, at the Bemis Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton. Books are in pristine, giftable condition, with new fiction, classics, poetry, history, home decorating, art appreciation, cookbooks, and more. Sale is open during library hours; cash or checks accepted.

A Hudson Christmas The Hudson Gardens & Event Center presents A Hudson Christmas on select nights from through Saturday, Jan. 2. Guests will enjoy a festive holiday light display, free wagon rides, free visits with Santa Claus (through Dec. 23) and more. The outdoor walking path winds through Hudson Gardens, featuring more than 250,000 twinkling lights and is wheelchair and stroller accessible. Tickets are available starting Monday, Nov. 23 at www.altitudetickets.com, in person from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at The Hudson Gardens’ Welcome Center, or at the door on event nights. The Hudson Gardens & Event Center is at 6115 S. Santa Fe Drive in Littleton. Parking is free. Schedule and more information at www.hudsongardens.org.

Soles4Souls Collection Drop off new and used shoes from Thanksgiving until Christmas at the Re/Max Alliance office of agent Cathy Howrey, 18551 E. Mainstreet, Suite 2A, Parker.

Soles4Souls is a global nonprofit organization dedicated to fighting poverty through the distribution of shoes. Go to www.soles4souls.org/get-involved/ Christmas Tree Lot Get the perfect Christmas tree at Boy Scout Troop 780’s tree lot, open from 5-9 p.m. weekdays; 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturdays, and 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sundays, at the south corner of Meadows Boulevard and Ambrosia Street, Castle Rock. The Scouts will sell fresh-cut trees, wreaths and garland.

HEALTH

South Metro Community Blood Drives A number of community blood drives are planned in the South Metro area. For information or to schedule an appointment, contact the Bonfils Appointment Center at 303-363-2300, unless otherwise noted. Go to www.bonfils.org. Upcoming blood drives are: Saturday, Dec. 12, 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock; Monday, Dec. 14, 10-11:40 a.m. and 1-3:30 p.m., Pulte Mortgage, 7390 S. Iola, Englewood (contact Amanda Webber, 303-493-2663); Tuesday, Dec. 15, 10-11:40 a.m. and 1-3:30 p.m., Greenwood Village City Hall, 6060 S. Quebec St., Greenwood Village; Wednesday, Dec. 16, 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Walmart, 2100 Legacy Circle, Elizabeth; Wednesday, Dec. 16, 8-9:40 a.m. and 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Travelers, 6060 S. Willow Drive, Greenwood Village; Thursday, Dec. 17, 8-9:40 a.m. and 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Arapahoe County Administration, 5334 S. Prince St., Littleton; Friday, Dec. 18, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker; Friday, Dec. 18, 9-10:40 a.m. and noon to 2:30 p.m., Craig Hospital, 3425 S. Clarkson St., Englewood; Saturday, Dec. 19, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Cabela’s, 10670 Cabela Drive, Lone Tree; Sunday, Dec. 20, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Walmart, 6675 Business Center Drive, Littleton; Sunday, Dec. 20, 8 a.m. to noon, St. Louis Parish, 3310 S. Sherman St., Englewood.

Commitment Day 5K Fun Run/Walk Life Time Fitness in Parker kicks off the New Year with a part run/walk, part festival that includes an expo with numerous vendors on race morning. Run starts at 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 1, at Life Time Fitness, 9250 Crown Crest Blvd., Parker. Event is open to runners and walkers of all levels and abilities. Members and non-members welcome. Discounted registration available through Sunday, Dec. 13. Children 12 and younger may register for free with a registered adult. Go to www.commitmentday.com/colorado/parker-aurora. Information about group training available at www.lifetimerun.com/group-run-training/co-commitmentday-5k-2016-parker. Contact Heather Crosby at hcrosby@lifetimefitness.com for additional information.

SilverSneakers Fitness, Silver&Fit The Arapahoe Community College fitness center offers the SilverSneakers Fitness and Silver&Fit programs for seniors in the south metro Denver area. For more information about health and fitness options at ACC, call 303-797-5850.

EDUCATION

Free Lecture The Mérode Altarpiece, a masterpiece of 15th century Flemish art, is a threepanel painting of the Annunciation, and much more. A free lecture by Oxfordgraduate Alec Nesbitt explores and explains the mysteries and symbolism of the altarpiece, revealing the secret meanings hidden in its images. Nesbitt studied with Lord Kenneth Clark and Sir Ernst Gombrich, both Slade Professors of the History of Art at Oxford University. The lecture will be given at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 11, at the Sanctuary, Christ’s Episcopal Church, 615 Fourth St., Castle Rock. Go to www.ChristmasInCastleRock.org. Call 303-688-5185 for reservations. A good will offering will be appreciated, but admission is free.

Practice English Skills Practice your English class gives adult mixed level English language learners an opportunity to practice speaking English. Adults from all levels and language backgrounds are welcome at 10:30 a.m. Saturdays at Douglas County Libraries in Parker, 10851 S. Crossroads Drive, and in Highlands Ranch, James H. LaRue branch, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd. No registration is required.

Continuing Education Program Metropolitan State College of Denver offers a continuing education program for adults.

Most classes are from 6-8 p.m.

Wednesdays, for two to four weeks, and cost varies. Most take place at the Student Success Building on the Auraria Campus, with other classes taking place at the South Campus (I-25 and Orchard) and the Center For Visual Arts on Santa Fe Drive. For list of classes, go to www.msudenver.edu/learnon or call 303-556-3657. Application not required. More information on Facebook www.Facebook.com/ msudenverlearnoninitiative.

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

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Split & Delivered $250 Stacking available extra $25 Delivery charge Hauling scrap metal also available (appliances, batteries etc.)

Christmas Trees for sale until Christmas on weekends at the Sedalia Conaco Call 303-647-2475 or 720-323-2173

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Motorcycles/ATV’s 2009 Yamaha Grizzly 450 ATV 4X4 Comes w/snow blade & wench $3800 (406)253-1005

Parts For Sale: SNOW TIRES 4 Michelin Latitude P255/55R19 Used One Winter, less than 5,000 miles. Do not fit my new vehicle. Paid over 1500.00, will take 700.00 OBO. Call Kathy at 304 709 0988

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Gary 303-988-0200 gary@beaverbuilt.com Spin Fishing Gear Gear FOR SALE Used in like new condition.

6'6" Shimano spinning rod & reel, Abu Garcia reel, Mitchel reel, assorted Rapala, Fox, Mepps lures, and assorted spin fishing tackle.

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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. Call Rick Murray at 303-933-3292, or e-mail at rickmrry@yahoo.com.

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.

Professional BNI Connections (www.thebniconnections.com) invites business owners to attend its meeting held each Tuesday, 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. at the Lone Tree Recreation Center, 10249 Ridgegate Circle. There is no charge to attend a meeting as a guest. Please visit www.thebniconnections.com or contact Jack Rafferty, 303-414-2363 or jrafferty@hmbrown. com.

Business Leads Group meets at 7:15 a.m.

Wednesdays at LePeep at Quebec Street and County Line Road. Call Rita Coltrane at 303-7923587.

CERTUS Professional Network meets for its Highlands Ranch networking event from 2-3:30 p.m. the second Wednesday of the month at Corner Bakery Café, 1601 Mayberry Drive, Highlands Ranch. Build your network, grow your business, network less. Our events are structured to connect professionals with the resources, power partners and leaders to expand their business and the business of others. Open to all industries, includes 30 minutes of open networking and organized introductions to the group. Cost: $12 non-CERTUS members at the door. First participants pay half price. RSVP not required. More info about CERTUS Professional Network at www.CertusNetwork.com.

Highlands Ranch Chamber Leads Group meets at 11:45 a.m. Mondays at The Egg and I in Town Center at Dorchester and Highlands Ranch Parkway. Call Jim Wolfe at 303-703-4102.

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Highlands Ranch, Roxborough, and Lone Tree Democrats meet at 7 p.m. the 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 Ranch Business Leads Inc., call Dale Weese at 303-978-0992.

Auto Restoration tools; TP Bead Blaster $350, Small Drill Press $65, 3 Ton Jack $60, 4 Jack Stands $20, Florescent Light $20, Misc.

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General Electric Range like new White $150.00 OBO

Political 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. Social-discussion 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 303841-4318 or visit www.dcgop.org or www.dcrw.org.

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Highlands Ranch Leads Club meets at 7:30 a.m.

Thursdays at Le Peep on South Quebec Street. Call Kathy at 303-692-8183.

Highlands Ranch Leads Club meets at 7:15 a.m. Thursdays at The Egg and I in Town Center at Dorchester and Highlands Ranch Parkway. Call Del Van Essen at 303-302-3139.

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The League of Women Voters of Arapahoe County has two meetings per month. No unit meetings are in June through August, but the two unit meetings per month will begin again in September on second Monday evenings and second Thursday mornings. Call 303-798-2939. The group is open to residents of Douglas County.

LeTip of Douglas County Come join our group for breakfast and learn more about how we may help your business grow. Let us help you to put more dollars in your pocket. Meets 7-8:30 a.m. every Thursday at Mimi’s Café, 9155 Park Meadows Drive, Lone Tree. Contact Scott Tschappat at 303-757-2979 or stschappat@comcast.net for information.

Littleton LeTip meets from 7:16-8:31 a.m. every Tuesday for breakfast at Luciles, 2852 W. Bowles Ave., to exchange qualified business leads. Call Bob Hier at 303-660-6426 or e-mail hierb@yahoo.com.

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. If you are looking for a safe environment in which to learn, share and be encouraged, come to a meet-

ing. Visit chcc.org/career for more information.

Recreation Chess Club meets from 7-9 p.m. the second and fourth Wednesdays at the James H. LaRue Library, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Drop in to play a serious social game; no fees or charges.

Clocks and ratings rarely used. Sets and boards provided. An informal ladder helps to pair you against your equals; all ages welcome. Contact Frank Atwood, 720-260-1493 or highlandsranchlibrarychess.org.

Douglas County Elks Lodge 2873 meets at 7 p.m. the first and third Tuesday of every month at the Douglas County Fairgrounds & Events Center, Kirk Hall, 500 Fairgrounds Drive, Castle Rock. The lodge is actively seeking a permanent venue in the Castle Rock area. All “Stray Elks” are invited to attend and to be involved in the growth and activities of this new social and community service organization. Call 303-941-0135 or e-mail swgilbert@comcast.net.

Falcon Youth Sports Association baseball board meeting is at 7 p.m. every fourth Thursday at Highlands Ranch Community Association offices, 48 W. Springer Drive. Call 303-791-6244.

Falcon Youth Sports Association executive board meetings are at 7 p.m. every second Wednesday at the Highlands Ranch Community Association offices, 48 W. Springer Drive. Call 303791-6244.

Highlands Ranch Cycling Club has weekly rides and a variety of cycling experiences for the cycling enthusiast. The club also meets regularly for club business. Visit www.highlandsranchcycling.com or call Bernie Greenberg, 303-791-6792.

Highlands Ranch Garden Club. Whether you are an experienced gardener or a novice, you will always find something of interest at the Highlands Ranch Garden Club. For information, visit www. hrgc.org.

Running Club meets at 7:30 a.m. every Saturday in the parking lot of Southeast Christian Church.

Walkers, joggers and runners are welcome. Call John at 720-842-5520.

Salty Dog Sailing Club If you love to sail or want to try, if you don’t have a boat, if you have a boat but don’t sail enough because you cannot find a crew, the Salty Dog Sailing Club is for you. The club meets the second Thursday of the month. Dinner begins at 5:30 p.m. with the business meeting commencing at 7 p.m. Go to www.saltydog.org for meeting locations and directions.

Yoga class. Health Ministries at St. Andrew United Methodist Church welcomes the community to their health class: Yoga helps improve flexibility, balance, alignment, posture, toning, strengthening, relaxation and awareness. Class is offered from 9:45-10:45 a.m. Wednesdays. Sessions are 10 weeks, and drop-ins are welcome. Cost is $90 per 10 weeks or $15 per session. All levels are welcome. For information, contact the leader Martha who has taught yoga for many years, Call 720-480-2164, ihealing@msn.com. St. Andrew United Methodist Church, 9203 S. University Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Call 303-794-2683 for information or visit www.st-andrew-umc.com.

Service American Legion Highlands Ranch Post 1260 meets at 6:30 p.m. the fourth Tuesday of each month at the Northridge Recreation Center, 8801 S. Broadway, Highlands Ranch. Call 720-663-1260.

Mansion tours. The Highlands Ranch Metro District invites the public to visit the Highlands Ranch Mansion for free during regular open hours from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday.

Visit www.HighlandsRanchMansion.com or call 303-791-0177.

Taize-style service, a meditative hour of prayer, song, scripture and the labyrinth, is offered from 6:45-7:45 p.m. the fourth Thursday of the month at St. Andrew United Methodist Church, 3350 E. White Bay Drive, Highlands Ranch. Child care is provided for this hour. The labyrinth is also available for individual meditation and prayer from 4 p.m. until the service on fourth Thursday, and from 4-8 p.m. on the second Thursdays. Call 303-7942683 or visit www.st-andrew-umc.com.

Social Breakfast Club Singles 50 plus meets the third Saturday each month at the Ridge Grill, Castle Pines North Country Club, 1414 Castle Pines Parkway. This is an active singles group with opportunities to make new friends while enjoing various activities such as dinners, sports, theater, etc. Reservations are required; cost is price of your meal. Make reservations or find information by calling 303-814-8428. Leave a name and number and you will receive a call back. The website is www.

TBC50plus.org.

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SPORTS

December 10, 2015

LOCAL

Wrestling rankings put Pomona on top Tim Yount has released his preseason On The Mat rankings.

In Class 5A, Pomona was the preseason topranked team. Ponderosa was sixth, Chaparral seventh, Castle View 11th and Arvada West 12th.

Two-time state champion Tomas Gutierrez Jim Benton of Pomona was ranked No. 1 in the 120-pound class OVERTIME while Jackson Huffman of Horizon topped the list of 126-pound wrestlers.

Cherry Creek’s state champion Matt Finesilver was No. 1 at 145 pounds. Other top-ranked wrestlers were Chaparral’s Dawson Cranmer at 170 pounds, Mountain Vista’s Trent Schultz at 195 pounds and Ponderosa’s Cohlton Schultz at 220.

Valor Christian defenders Gabe Kortz (32), Charles McDonald (24) and Ben Waters (3) surround Pomona’s Max Borghi (21).

Photo by Paul DiSalvo

Valor rallies to claim another title Eagles’ fourth-quarter comeback secures sixth championship

By Jim Benton jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia.com Valor Christian looked a lot like a prizefighter during the Class 5A state championship football game at Sports Authority Field at Mile High.

The Eagles were staggered and taking knockout punches from Pomona but pulled themselves off the mat to rally for a 29-26 victory Dec. 5 to capture their sixth state championship in the past seven seasons.

Valor Christian trailed 26-14 with 8:55 remaining in the game, but rallied for 15 unanswered points with the help of a costly Pomona turnover to increase its state playoff record to 31-1 over a sevenseason span in three classifications.

The lone loss playoff loss was a 25-24 setback to Cherry Creek in last season’s 5A title game. The title win over Pomona avenged a 28-14 loss to the Panthers in the Eagles’ second game this season.

“We were a little bit on our heels at times,” said Valor coach Rod Sherman.

“All of the credit goes to Pomona for what they did to put us on our heels.

Valor players gather around the trophy to celebrate winning the Class 5A state football championship by edging Pomona 29-26 in the game played Dec. 5 at Sports Authority Field at Mile High. Photo by Tom Munds “I thought once we got a couple big plays (that) really helped us. Dylan (McCaffrey) made some exceptional plays in the second half, and there were obviously a couple big defensive plays.’’

McCaffrey, Ben Waters, Booker Schelhaas and Jacob Hibben were among

the players making crucial plays in the Eagles’ second consecutive comeback win. Valor was down 10-7 at halftime but came back for a 20-10 semifinal victory over Cherry Creek on Nov. 28.

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McCaffrey makes Heisman finalist list Former Valor Christian player now stars for Stanford

By Jim Benton jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia.com

Valor Christian junior quarterback Dylan McCaffrey often talks with his older brothers.

Max is a senior receiver at Duke, and Christian is a sophomore running back at Stanford. Both helped lead Valor to state championships.

“I talk to them a lot,” Dylan said, “just about every weekend.”

Christian reunited the family after being named one of the three Heisman Trophy finalists, who were announced Dec. 7. The other finalists include

Alabama running back Derrick Henry and Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson. Each candidate is expected to gather at the PlayStation Theater in New York City, and the winner of the most prestigious award in college football will be announced Dec. 12 on ESPN at 6 p.m. MST. “I don’t know if he will win,” said Dylan, whose Valor team won the 5A state championship game Dec. 5. “I (wanted) him to make the top three so we can maybe go out as a family to New York to watch that.”

Heading into the Pac-12 championship game against Southern California on Dec. 5, Christian McCaffrey was the NCAA all-purpose leader with an average of 252.9 yards per game.

McCaffrey’s 3,496 all-purpose yards this season is a Pac-12 season record

as he passed such players like Marcus Allen, Glyn Milburn and Reggie Bush.

He rushed for 1,847 yards, had 540 yards receiving, 1,042 yards on kick returns, and 67 yards on punt returns.

Valor Christian coach Rod Sherman, who watched Christian McCaffrey play for four seasons, isn’t surprised he is a Heisman candidate.

“A lot of people have asked me if I’m surprised, and I tell them not in the least because we thought he could do everything,” said Sherman. “He did all that for us. He was versatile for us.

“We always felt like his determination, character and work ethic would always win the day in addition to his exceptional physical tools. When you talk with his coaches at Stanford, he is always prepared and he practices so hard.”

Plains Conference Most Valuable Player Ponderosa senior tight end Matt Brady was named the 4A Plains League Most Valuable Player, according to Mustangs coach Jaron Cohen.

Brady caught 51 passes for 522 yards and five touchdowns. He was also valuable on the defensive line. He had 37 total tackles that included five for losses.

Other Ponderosa first team selections were wide receiver Nick Wilson, offensive lineman Jake Grimm and offensive lineman Zach Birkbeck.

Back home from Dominican Republic Chaparral senior Emily Moore is back home and more enlightened about life in the Dominican Republic.

Moore, 17 other softball and baseball players, a few parents, and Chap softball and baseball coach Alan DiGiosio spent the week of Thanksgiving in the Dominican Republic to complete Phase Two of the Diamond Project in which softball equipment donated last fall was sent to the Dominican Republic.

“It was an amazing trip,” recalled Moore. “We played four games against teams from the DR and we also put on a fast-pitch clinic for local girls.

It was so awesome to see how even though we live 2,500 miles away in different countries with a language barrier, we still understand the same game with the same rules and same passion.

“We got to spend a lot of time in the towns and hanging out with the locals. Everyone was so nice and friendly and generous to us. It was really an eye-opener. Most people down there have so little, yet they still are so kind and happy. Here in the United States we have so much and unfortunately we often just take it all for granted.”

Community Connection International, which helped arrange the trip to the Dominican Republic, is accepting donations that are mainly used to give the literacy coaches in Consuelo a meager monthly salary. The goal this December is to increase the four monthly donors to 20.

Information can be obtained from Chaparral teacher Angie Bennett, who is the CEO of the nonprofit CCI, at bennettcci@gmail.com.

International Bowl participant Cherry Creek junior linebacker Santino Marchiol has been named to the United States Under 18 national football team that has been assembled by USA Football.

He will be one of 56 players on Team USA who will play a team from Canada in the 2016 International Bowl, which will be held Jan. 31 at AT&T Stadium in Dallas.

Perfect season for placekicker Arapahoe placekicker Nate Rapue didn’t miss when he was sent out to convert an extra point or kick a field goal.

Rapue made 26 of 26 points after touchdown kicks and connected on all six of his field goal attempts to finish the season with 44 points.

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

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December 10, 2015

Vista Nation takes 12th at nationals Team, coach happy with successful season

By Katie Pickrell Special to Colorado Community Media Mountain Vista High School’s boys cross-country team took 12th place among 22 schools at the Nike Cross Nationals last weekend in Portland, Oregon.

Senior Paxton Smith, with a time of 16:01:3, placed first among his teammates and 71st overall of the 195 runners at the 5,000-meter course at Glendoveer Golf Course.

“If I could do everything again, I would’ve gone out faster due to the amount of people,” said Smith, who was the 2015 Continental League champion and ran fifth in the Class 5A Colorado state championships. “I feel like that would’ve helped my place. Our 12th-place finish, though, is incredible. I couldn’t be more happy about that and I love my teammates. It’s great to see six months of hard work pay off.”

Mountain Vista’s boys cross-country team, which has won four straight Colorado Class 5A cross-country championships, competed in the Nike Southwestern Cross-County Championships on Nov. 21 in Casa Grande, Arizona.

Since it was not a Colorado High School Activities Association-sanctioned meet, the team ran under the tag of Vista Nation XC Club and became the only Colorado team to ever win the meet. The victory won the runners a berth at the Nike Cross Nationals.

“We had a pretty good day overall, considering we didn’t even have a top 20 national ranking during the season,” said Vista Nation coach Jonathan Dalby, referring to the national championship in Portland. “There were 18 state team champions and 59 individual state champions from across the country in

The Vista Nation cross-country team placed 12th at nationals in Oregon. They are, from left, Weston Hart, Shayan Zarrin, Alex Fu, Josh Romine, Parker Mackay, Ryan Currie and Paxton Smith. Courtesy photo this one race.”

Joining Smith at the national tourney were seniors Alex Fu and Ryan Currie, juniors Weston Hart, Shayan Zarrin and Joshua Romine and sophomore Parker Mackay.

The 12th-place team finish put the season to rest on a high note, but also left room for improvement.

“We can learn from this year,” said Romine, who finished 93rd individually, “and hopefully go back next year and improve.”

Mackay, who placed 97th, agreed.

“Now that we have seen the competition in nationals and understand it more, we want to go in next year with a chance to win,” Mackay said.

Smith, his teammates and coach Dalby credited hard work, determination

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and a supportive team chemistry as reasons for the successful season.

The team strategy was simple, said Smith: “Just go out and compete.”

The juniors and sophomores on the team are already looking forward to a strong season next year.

“Winning leagues in all the divisions is always an important goal for the whole team,” Romine said. “But we also want to win state again, get another W at Cross regionals. And I know everyone wants to go back to Portland for nationals again to see what we can do …”

Katie Pickrell is a senior at Mountain Vista High School and editor of Mountain Vista Media.

Colorado Community Media Sports Editor Jim Benton contributed to this report.

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SPORTS ROUNDUP ROCK CANYON JAGUARS

MOUNTAIN VISTA GOLDEN EAGLES

GIRLS BASKETBALL Liberty 39, Rock Canyon 24 Katie Didonna scored nine points in the Dec. 5 tournament game.

Key performers: Julia Doherty scored seven points. Didonna had 15 rebounds, and Doherty had two steals.

D’Evelyn 77, Rock Canyon 48 Junior Julia Doherty scored 22 points in the Dec. 4 tournament game.

Key performers: Katie Didonna had eight rebounds and two assists. Madi Malpass had five rebounds and three assists.

BOYS BASKETBALL Rock Canyon 66, Monarch 51 Isaac Hirsch scored 19 points in the Dec. 5 tournament game.

Key performers: Sam Masten scored 17 points and Noah Beck scored 13 points.

Hirsch had 10 rebounds and three assists. Masten had nine rebounds and two assists. Payton Berman had five rebounds, two assists and two steals.

Rampart 49, Rock Canyon 20 Senior Katie Didonna scored 12 points in the Dec. 3 tournament game.

Key performers: Allie Brieske had six rebounds, Mara Powner had three assists and Didonna had two steals.

Rock Canyon 53, Liberty 39 Isaac Hirsch scored 13 points and had 10 rebounds in the Dec. 1 tournament game.

Key performers: Colin Rardin and Sam Masten each scored 12 points. Carter Coonts had six rebounds and Payton Berman had three steals.

Pomona 51, Rock Canyon 30 Sydney Daniels scored 10 points in the Dec. 1 nonconference game.

Key performers: Madi Malpass and Katie Didonna each had eight rebounds. Mara Powner had three steals.

Rock Canyon 61, Rampart 44 Sam Masten scored 16 points in the Dec. 4 tournament game.

Key performers: Noah Beck scored 13 points. Isaac Hirsch had 11 rebounds, four assists and four steals.

Eagle Crest 69, Rock Canyon 43 Isaac Hirsch scored 12 points in the Dec. 1 nonconference game.

Key performers: JT Bley had five rebounds, Colin Rardin had three assists and Sam Masten had two steals.

GIRLS BASKETBALL Loveland 57, Mountain Vista 54 Mountain Vista took the lead in the first half of a neutral tournament game against Loveland on Dec. 3 but fell short in the second half.

Key Performers: Senior Chelsea Pearson scored 19 points and senior Molly Mccabe scored 15.

Sophomore Dani Mills scored four two-pointers.

Mountain Vista 71, D’Evelyn 50 Mountain Vista defeated D’Evelyn at a home tournament game on Dec. 5 with a final score of 71 points.

Key Performers: Senior Molly Mccabe scored 19 points and one three-pointer.

Senior Chelsea Pearson had seven rebounds and two steals.

BOYS BASKETBALL Arapahoe 74, Mountain Vista 70 Mountain Vista had a strong second half against Arapahoe with 22 points in the third quarter and 24 in the fourth, but took a loss at the away game on Dec. 3.

Key Performers: Senior Jake Belknapp scored 29 points and 10 two-pointers.

Senior Isaac Essien scored seven free throws. Sophomore Bennet Baker had four rebounds.

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Mountain Vista 76, Pine Creek 60 The Golden Eagles won a home game against Pine Creek on Dec. 4.

Key Performers: Senior Jake Belknapp was selected as player of the game and scored 26 points.

Junior Mile Hughes scored two three-pointers and had two rebounds.

ICE HOCKEY Mountain Vista 4, Pueblo County 1 Mountain Vista Golden Eagles beat Pueblo County at a home game on Dec. 4.

Key performers: No individual statistics were reported for this game.

Mountain Vista 6, Air Academy 0 Mountain Vista defeated Air Academy at an away game on Dec. 5.

Key Performers: No individual statistics were reported for this game.

GIRLS SWIMMING Rock Canyon 195, Mountain Vista 119 Mountain Vista girls swimming team was defeated by Rock Canyon at a meet at Northridge Recreation Center on Dec. 3.

Key Performers: Freshman Morganne Coberly took 1st place in the 100 breast G at 1:14.65. The relay team received 1st V place in the 200 free relay at 1:45.24.

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SPORTS ROUNDUP HIGHLANDS RANCH FALCONS GIRLS BASKETBALL Highlands Ranch 97, Palmer 35 Highlands Ranch Falcons won at a home nonconference game against Palmer Dec. 1 with a strong start of 32 points in the first quarter and 31 in the second.

Key performers: Sophomores Leilah Vigil and Tommi Olson scored 20 points each. Senior Symone Starks had two three-pointers.

Highlands Ranch 72, Modesto Christian 40 The Highlands Ranch Falcons beat Modesto Christian at a neutral tournament game on Dec. 3.

Key Performers: No individual statistics were reported for this game.

BOYS BASKETBALL Highlands Ranch 48, Bear Creek

43 Highlands Ranch won a neutral tournament game against Bear Creek on Dec. 4.

Key Performers: No individual statistics were reported for this game.

GIRLS SWIMMING Highlands Ranch 211, Ponderosa 105 Highlands Ranch defeated Ponderosa at a swim meet on Dec. 4 with best finishes in one-meter, 50 free, 100 free, 100 back, 100 breast, 200 free, 200 individual medley, 500 free, 200 free relay, 200 medley relay and 400 free relay.

Key Performers: Freshman Aimee Burton finished the 50 free in 25.62 seconds. Sophomore Grace Mortimer finished the 200 free in 2:9.61. Senior Elliot Charland finished the 100 breast in 1: 20.17.

GIRLS BASKETBALL Valor Christian 61, Castle View The Eagles improved to 3-1 on the year with the Dec. 5 tournament win.

Key performers: Tess Boade and Heidi Hammond each scored 10 points in the game.

Valor Christian 60, Doherty 40 The Eagles moved to 2-1 on the year with the Dec. 3 tournament win.

THUNDERRIDGE GRIZZLIES GIRLS BASKETBALL ThunderRidge 71, Doherty 40 ThunderRidge Grizzlies started strong with 25 points in the first quarter and 23 in the second, earning them a win against Doherty at home on Dec. 1.

Key Performers: Seniors Jaz’myne Snipes, Alexa Wiens and A. Martinez each scored 16 points.

ThunderRidge 69, Fossil Ridge 42 ThunderRidge beat Fossil Ridge at a home game on Dec. 3.

Key Performers: Senior A. Martinez scored two three-pointers and had three rebounds. Senior Rienne Ray had three steals and one rebound.

Senior Karli McCormick scored ` free throws.

BOYS BASKETBALL ThunderRidge 84, Denver South 41 ThunderRidge defeated Denver South at a home game on Dec. 2 with 15 points in

the first quarter, 29 in the second, 23 in the third and 17 in the fourth.

Key Performers: Senior Jordan Stevenson was selected as player of the game and scored 13 points. Seniors Troy Brady and Clay Verk each scored four threepointers.

ThunderRidge 64, Doherty 39 The Grizzlies excelled mid-game with 23 points in the second half and 33 in the third, which led to a win against Doherty at home on Dec. 4.

Key Performers: Sophomore Kaison Hammonds was selected as player of the game and scored 17 points. Junior Corey Seng scored one free throw and three two-pointers.

ThunderRidge 62, Chatfield 55 ThunderRidge defeated Chatfield in a close game at home on Dec. 5 Key Performers: Junior Corey Seng was selected as player of the game and scored 16 points. Senior Clay Verk scored eight free throws.

VALOR CHRISTIAN EAGLES Key performers: Heidi Hammond scored 24 points and grabbed seven rebounds.

Maddison McCoy scored 11 points.

BOYS BASKETBALL Valor Christian 77, Air Academy 53 The Eagles improved to 2-0 on the season with the Dec. 4 win on the road.

Key performers: Kayle Knuckles scored 18 points and grabbed eight rebounds.

Josh Randle scored 11 points.

Valor Christian 60, Liberty 52 The Eagles opened the season with a win on the road Dec. 1.

Key performers: Jeremy Randle scored 15 points. Jalen Sander scored 14 points and brought down 10 rebounds.

ICE HOCKEY Valor Christian 8, Palmer 2 The Eagles opened the season with a win at home Dec. 5.

Key performers: No individual statistics were reported for this game.

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“Pomona was great,” McCaffrey said.

“They were getting after us every play.

It was really special. A win is a win, but especially a comeback win makes it even sweeter.

“We knew we were going to get the ball back. It was uncanny, but we ended up doing it. We knew we could bounce back, and we did.”

McCaffrey leaped for a first down on a fourth-and-six play during the Eagles’ 75-yard scoring drive that brought Valor to within 26-21 with 4:22 left in the game. The junior quarterback hooked up with Waters on a 26-yard touchdown pass to end the scoring march.

“Coming into the fourth quarter, we were down the whole game, and we needed to execute and we did,” said Waters. “Pomona could move the ball, and that’s props to them because they are an unbelievable team. Every comeback needs a big play. I have a quarterback that is able to do that, and it’s been exciting.”

Pomona had a chance to possibly run

Pomona’s Max Borghi (21) is wrapped up

by Valor Christian’s Cole Baker (16). Photo

by Paul DiSalvo out the clock, but on a third-and-one from its own 45-yard line, Max Borghi appeared to have the first down but kept fighting for extra yards. Schelhaas knocked the ball

loose, and Hibben recovered for the only turnover of the game.

“I knew we needed a big play,” said Schelhaas “The play before I said, ‘Don’t look for anyone else to make it, make it yourself.’ I saw the guy running, and he had the ball out wide. I just came in and hit the ball and we fell on it.”

Valor, with the help of a 29-yard endaround sprint from Waters, capitalized on the turnover when freshman Joshia Davis scored on a 4-yard run. McCaffrey found Cole Baker in the end zone for a two-point conversion and Valor had a 29-26 lead, its first of the game, with 2:23 remaining.

Pomona was unable to mount a comeback of its own and turned the ball over on downs, and Valor started its victory celebration.

Pomona dominated play in the first three quarters, and appeared ready to add its second state championship trophy in its six title-game appearances.

“If you look at the yardage in the first half, we were pretty much even with them,” said Sherman. “It wasn’t about we had no idea of what to do. It was about getting into a drive and putting the ball into the end zone, which I thought we did much better in the fourth quarter.”

McCaffrey completed 20-of-28 passes

for 197 yards and a touchdown despite being under pressure most of the game from the Pomona pass rush. He ran for 51 yards and a score.

Davis, a freshman running back, was the Eagles’ top rusher with 89 yards and two touchdowns as Valor wound up with a 398286 edge in total offense and held a 25:38 to 17:17 advantage in time of possession, according to the official game statistics.

Waters caught nine passes for 95 yards and one touchdown. He rushed for 43 yards and had 77 yards in kickoff returns.

“This championship means more because I’m a senior,” said Waters. “It’s the best feeling I’ve ever had.”

Valor was concerned about Pomona’s ability to return kickoffs and squibbed all of its kicks, which gave the Panthers good field position. Pomona’s average start of drives after Valor kickoffs was its own 40yard line.

Baker and Tanner Tandra each were credited with seven tackles to pace the Valor defense while linebacker Gabriel Kortz had six.

“In our program, we don’t want to focus much of peaks and valleys,” said Sherman, whose team started with a 1-2 record but finished 12-2. “We’ll try not to be too over the moon.”

Mountain Vista has eight first-team selections All-Continental League North team announced Staff report Mountain Vista placed eight football players on the All-Continental League North offensive and defensive first teams.

There were five players from ThunderRidge to gain first team honors, three from Rock Canyon and two from Highlands Ranch.

The first team All-Continental League

North football team is: Offense Line: Matt Peppercorn, senior, Regis Jesuit; Heston Paige, junior, ThunderRidge; Nick McDaniel, senior, Mountain Vista; Logan Wood, senior, Fruita Monument; Dalton Lawrence, senior, Rock Canyon.

Tight end: Jack Stoll, senior, Regis.

Receivers: Eric Hommel, junior, Rock Canyon; Kellen Parker, junior, Mountain Vista; Quentin Birch, junior, Regis.

Running backs: Alex Barnes, senior, Regis; Zeke Johnson, junior, ThunderRidge;

Jaeson Juarez, senior, Mountain Vista.

Fullback: Dante Yeager, senior, Fruita Monument.

Quarterback: Judd Erickson, junior, Mountain Vista Punter: Arturo Chavez, senior, Fruita Monument.

Placekicker: Mitch Anderson, senior, Mountain Vista Defense Line: Ace Escobedo, senior, Regis; James Duckworth, senior, ThunderRidge; Matt Yockey, senior, Mountain Vista; Clayton

Voytilla, senior, Fruita Monument; Kole Kearney, senior, Rock Canyon.

Linebackers: Drew Schlegel, senior, Regis; William Smith, senior, Regis; Christian Isenberg, senior, ThunderRidge; Keaton Kerstetter, junior, Fruita Monument; Dylan McKee, senior, Highlands Ranch.

Defensive backs: Wil Lowery, senior, Regis; Andrew Hopper, junior, ThunderRidge; Daniel McFarlane, senior, Mountain Vista; Will Flynn, senior, Mountain Vista; Ray Robinson, sophomore, Highlands Ranch.

Coach of Year: Todd Casebier, Fruita Monument

Salomess Stars Salome FOR RELEASE WEEK OF NOV. 30, 2015 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) You might feel that you have all the answers right now. But it might be wise to listen to other ideas before you decide to close the lid on other possibilities.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Bovines give and expect loyalty, so it might not be easy to reconcile with someone you feel let you down. Why not ask a neutral party to set up a clear-the-air meeting?

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Anticipating the holidays with family and friends fuels your must-do Gemini energies. But try to pace yourself so you’ll be up for whatever comes along later.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) More background information might come through regarding a decision you expect to make. Be sure to check the source carefully before you move.

LEO (July 23 to August 22) The strong, nurturing nature of the Lion comes through this week as you reach out to family and friends in need of your warm and loving support.

VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) A relationship that has almost totally unraveled could be close to being restored with more effort on your part to be more patient and less judgmental.

LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) Your sense of fair play is strong this week, which can cause a problem with a longtime relationship. But in the end, you’ll know what decision to make.

SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) You might not know all the facts behind an unwelcome development, so keep that Scorpion temper in check and resist lashing out at anyone.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) This is a good time to reinforce relationships -- family, friends, colleagues -- that might have been overlooked in recent years.

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CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) Family situations continue to thrive. Business associations also improve. Some holiday plans might have to be shifted a bit. Be flexible.

AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) Avoid any influence of negative energy in this week’s aspect by not allowing small problems to grow into large ones. Work them out immediately.

PISCES (February 19 to March 20) A friend might need advice on how to deal with a challenge to his or her moral values. And who better than you to give the honest answer?

Good luck.

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December 10, 2015

2005-3, ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-3 Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 6/16/2005 Recording Date of DOT: 6/23/2005 Reception No. of DOT: 2005056608 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $350,065.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $354,233.31

nesday, January 13, 2016, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

Public Notices 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 monthly installments due Note Holder

Public Trustees PUBLIC NOTICE Littleton NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2015-0242 To Whom It May Concern: On 9/17/2015 2:47:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: KENNETH DAVIDSON Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR AMERICA'S WHOLESALE LENDER Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: GREEN TREE SERVICING LLC Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 7/19/2005 Recording Date of DOT: 7/22/2005 Reception No. of DOT: 2005067600 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $228,720.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $228,669.89 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 timely make payments as required under the Deed of Trust.

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

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 301 HIGHLANDS RANCH, FILING NO. 120-C, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 10067 Broome Way, Littleton, CO 80130 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 20, 2016, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

If you believe that your lender or servicer has failed to provide a single point of contact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or they are still pursuing foreclosure even though you have submitted a completed loss mitigation application or you have been offered and have accepted a loss mitigation option (38-38-103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint with the Colorado Attorney General (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (855-411-2372) or both. However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process.

First Publication: 12/3/2015 Last Publication: 12/31/2015 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 9/23/2015 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: ALISON L. BERRY Colorado Registration #: 34531 9800 S. MERIDIAN BLVD. SUITE 400, ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (303) 706-9990 Fax #: (303) 706-9994 Attorney File #: 14-001775 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2015-0242 First Publication: 12/3/2015 Last Publication: 12/31/2015 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Littleton NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2015-0240 To Whom It May Concern: On 9/14/2015 3:51:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: CHARLES A. BURKE AND GINGER R. BURKE Original Beneficiary: LONG BEACH MORTGAGE COMPANY Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE, IN TRUST FOR REGISTERED HOLDERS OF LONG BEACH MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2005-3, ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-3 Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 6/16/2005 Recording Date of DOT: 6/23/2005 Reception No. of DOT: 2005056608 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $350,065.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $354,233.31 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 monthly installments due Note Holder 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 85, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING 122-V, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

Public Trustees

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

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 85, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING 122-V, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 10298 Heatherglen Point, Littleton, CO 80130 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 13, 2016, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

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

First Publication: 11/19/2015 Last Publication: 12/17/2015 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 9/14/2015 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: JOLENE KAMINSKI Colorado Registration #: 46144 355 UNION BOULEVARD SUITE 250, LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80228 Phone #: Fax #: Attorney File #: 15-922-28133 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2015-0240 First Publication: 11/19/2015 Last Publication: 12/17/2015 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Littleton NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2015-0237 To Whom It May Concern: On 9/10/2015 12:06:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: MATTHEW R ESSIG Original Beneficiary: NATIONAL CITY MORTGAGE A DIVISION OF NATIONAL CITY BANK Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 10/11/2007 Recording Date of DOT: 10/18/2007 Reception No. of DOT: 2007081658 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $277,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $265,362.32 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 273, HIGHLANDS RANCH - FILING NO. 122-V, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 10474 Applebrook Cir, Littleton, CO 80130 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 13, 2016, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

If you believe that your lender or servicer has failed to provide a single point of contact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or they are still pursuing foreclosure even though you have submitted a completed loss mitigation application or you have been offered and have accepted a loss mitigation option (38-38103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint

Public Trustees

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

First Publication: 11/19/2015 Last Publication: 12/17/2015 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 9/14/2015 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: JOAN OLSON Colorado Registration #: 28078 7700 E. ARAPAHOE ROAD, SUITE 230, CENTENNIAL, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (303) 952-6906 Fax #: Attorney File #: CO-15-681064 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2015-0237 First Publication: 11/19/2015 Last Publication: 12/17/2015 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Notices

Public Trustees PUBLIC NOTICE Highlands Ranch NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2015-0246 To Whom It May Concern: On 9/23/2015 8:24:00 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: JONATHAN E HOEHN AND TAMARA C HOEHN Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR RYLAND MORTGAGE COMPANY Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR GSR MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2005-AR5, MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-AR5 Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 4/5/2005 Recording Date of DOT: 4/8/2005 Reception No. of DOT: 2005030736 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $373,800.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $346,195.75 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof.

PUBLIC NOTICE

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

Highlands Ranch NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2015-0249

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

To Whom It May Concern: On 9/29/2015 12:54:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 59, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING 122-V, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Original Grantor: DAVID M. LIVERANT & SHAY LIVERANT Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMIINEE FOR GATEWAY MORTGAGE GROUP LLC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: GATEWAY MORTGAGE GROUP LLC Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 5/31/2012 Recording Date of DOT: 6/1/2012 Reception No. of DOT: 2012039817 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $350,874.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $334,456.30 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 timely make payments as required under the Deed of Trust.

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

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 67, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO. 122-J, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 10275 Bentwood Ct, 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 27, 2016, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

If you believe that your lender or servicer has failed to provide a single point of contact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or they are still pursuing foreclosure even though you have submitted a completed loss mitigation application or you have been offered and have accepted a loss mitigation option (38-38-103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint with the Colorado Attorney General (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (855-411-2372) or both. However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process.

First Publication: 12/3/2015 Last Publication: 12/31/2015 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 9/29/2015 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 M GRINA Colorado Registration #: 43658 9800 S. MERIDIAN BLVD. SUITE 400, ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (303) 706-9990 Fax #: (303) 706-9994 Attorney File #: 15-008690 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2015-0249 First Publication: 12/3/2015 Last Publication: 12/31/2015 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Which has the address of: 5059 Heatherglen Drive, Highlands Ranch, CO 80130 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 20, 2016, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

If you believe that your lender or servicer has failed to provide a single point of contact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or they are still pursuing foreclosure even though you have submitted a completed loss mitigation application or you have been offered and have accepted a loss mitigation option (38-38-103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint with the Colorado Attorney General (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (855-411-2372) or both. However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process.

First Publication: 12/3/2015 Last Publication: 12/31/2015 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 9/23/2015 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: LISA CANCANON Colorado Registration #: 42043 1199 BANNOCK STREET , DENVER, COLORADO 80204 Phone #: Fax #: Attorney File #: 9696.100455.F01 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2015-0246 First Publication: 12/3/2015 Last Publication: 12/31/2015 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Littleton NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2015-0251 To Whom It May Concern: On 9/29/2015 12:56:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: MICHAEL L TOLES AND TAMARA J TOLES Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR MORTGAGE INVESTORS CORPORATION Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 6/21/2013 Recording Date of DOT: 6/28/2013 Reception No. of DOT: 2013054242 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $250,172.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $241,424.60 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

AND TAMARA J TOLES Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR MORTGAGE INVESTORS CORPORATION Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 6/21/2013 Recording Date of DOT: 6/28/2013 Reception No. of DOT: 2013054242 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $250,172.00 advertise notices call 303-566-4100 Outstanding To Principal Amountyour as of public the date hereof: $241,424.60

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

Public Trustees

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

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 4, BLOCK 6, ACRES GREEN FILING NO. 5, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 915 Mercury Circle, Littleton, CO 80124 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 27, 2016, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

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

First Publication: 12/3/2015 Last Publication: 12/31/2015 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 9/29/2015 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: LISA CANCANON Colorado Registration #: 42043 1199 BANNOCK STREET , DENVER, COLORADO 80204 Phone #: Fax #: Attorney File #: 4500.101401.F01 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2015-0251 First Publication: 12/3/2015 Last Publication: 12/31/2015 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Government Legals PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION A public hearing will be held on December 21, 2015, at 7:00 p.m. before the Douglas County Planning Commission in the Commissioners’ Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, CO, for an amendment to Section 8 – Water Supply of the Douglas County 2035 Comprehensive Master Plan. The narrative, goals, objectives, and policies are proposed to be revised to reflect current water supply and conservation efforts.

For more specific information, call Curt Weitkunat, Long Range Planning Manager, Douglas County Planning Services at 303-660-7460 regarding file #DR2015012.

Legal Notice No.: 928252 First Publication: December 3, 2015 Last Publication: December 3, 2015 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the proposed budgets for the County of Douglas and all its agencies, the Douglas County Law Enforcement Authority, the Douglas County Woodmoor Mountain General Improvement District, the Douglas County Local Improvement District No. 07-01-Lincoln Station, and the Douglas County Public Trustee have been submitted to the Board of County Commissioners of Douglas County for the ensuing year 2016. The Board of County Commissioners will hold a public hearing to consider the adoption of the proposed budgets on December 15, 2015 beginning at 2:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible, in the Commissioner’s Hearing Room, Phillip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado. Any interested elector of Douglas County may file an objection to the proposed adopted budget prior to its final adoption by the Board of County Commissioners. A copy of said resolution may be obtained for inspection at the offices of the County Commissioners at the above address in Castle Rock, Colorado, or viewed on-line at www.douglas.co.us.

Legal Notice No.: 928266 First Publication: December 10, 2015 Last Publication: December 10, 2015 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) #047-15 TOWING & GARAGE SERVICES The Purchasing Division of Douglas County Government, in conjunction with

Government Legals Public Notice REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) #047-15 TOWING & GARAGE SERVICES

The Purchasing Division of Douglas County Government, in conjunction with the Facilities, Fleet & Emergency Support Services Department and the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office (DCSO), hereinafter referred to as the County, respectfully requests proposals from responsible, qualified firms for the provision of the towing, storing, and safeguarding of all abandoned motor vehicles taken into custody, all recovered stolen vehicles, and all motor vehicles held for investigation by the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, as specified. Towing services for County fleet vehicles will also be part of this contract award.

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

Five (5) copies of your RFP response shall be submitted in a sealed envelope plainly marked “RFP No. 047-15, Towing & Garage Services” prior to the due date and time. Electronic and/or faxed responses will not be accepted. RFP responses will be received until 3:00 p.m., on Thursday, December 31, 2015 by the Douglas County Purchasing Division, 100 Third Street, Suite 130, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104. Proposals will not be considered which are received after the time stated, and any proposals so received will be returned unopened.

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

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

Legal Notice No.: 928284 First Publication: December 10, 2015 Last Publication: December 10, 2015 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press PUBLIC NOTICE 9350 Heritage Hills Circle Lone Tree, CO 80124 303.784.7824 RFP #15.1 PUBLIC NOTICE REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS OAKWOOD APARTMENTS PHASE 2 DOUGLAS COUNTY HOUSING PARTNERSHIP (DCHP)

Public Notice is hereby given that Douglas County Housing Partnership, a multi-jurisdictional housing authority is seeking competing proposals from legal and financially qualified persons or companies for redevelopment of the property located at 559 Oakwood Drive, Castle Rock, CO. Said proposals are for the development of an affordable senior independent living building on excess land of the Oakwood Senior Apartments. All pertinent information is available from Diane Leavesley, Executive Director, Douglas County Housing Partnership, telephone 303.784.7824.

Proposal must be offered by persons or companies with a credible method of financing the development of the property and with the ability to adhere to deadlines that are consistent with the goals of DCHP. Potential developers must enter into a development agreement with DCHP. Respondents should list the services and the team of professionals they would offer to assist the housing authority.

Describe the financial/partnership arrangement the respondent would propose.

Provide information as to previous similar relationships with other housing authorities and/or non-profits. Provide information on development experience and summary sheets with detail on the most recent 4-5 projects.

Proposals shall be submitted to Diane Leavesley, Executive Director, Douglas County Housing Partnership, 9350 Heritage Hills Circle, Lone Tree, CO 80134 , telephone 303.784.7824. Responsive proposals submitted on or before 3:00 p.m. Mountain Standard time on Monday, January 4, 2014 will be considered by DCHP. Late proposals will not be accepted.

DCHP reserves the right to (1) reject any and all proposals in whole or in part; (2) waive any and all irregularities in proposals; (3) enter into an agreement with the developer and continue all steps necessary to make progress toward the development of the property; and (4) commence negotiations and applications with any or all parties before the expiration of the time for submission of proposals. No proposal will be finally accepted until expiration of the time for submission of proposals.

Legal Notice No.: 928283 First Publication: December 10, 2015 Last Publication: December 10, 2015 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

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