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BY ELLIOTT WENZLER EWENZLER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Chris Bogert, general manager at Lansdowne Arms in Highlands Ranch, stands behind the host desk at the restaurant just hours before indoor dining in the county became prohibited.

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‘We’re doing the best we can’ Restaurant owners worry as virus numbers drive ban on indoor dining

BY ELLIOTT WENZLER EWENZLER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

An employee at Corner Bakery Cafe removes a “Dining Area Open” sign as indoor dining becomes prohibited in Douglas County on Nov. 20 at 5 p.m.

Many Highlands Ranch restaurant owners’ anxiety skyrocketed as new state COVID-19 restrictions were implemented Nov. 20, prohibiting all indoor dining and effectively slashing their operations.

“We’re back to where we started, with a lot of uncertainty,” said Peter Fatianow, owner of Indulge Bistro & Wine Bar, near Town Center in Highlands Ranch. “It looks like for us and a lot of restaurants, holiday

parties and things that have been on the books for a long time are gone.

It’s a big blow for sure.”

After the first weekend with the new level red restrictions, Fatianow said his restaurant’s revenue was down about 25% compared to the previous week. The hit was somewhat softened because Indulge Bistro & Wine Bar sells food packs for customers to cook at home as well, Fatianow said.

“We did sell Thanksgiving dinner packs during this time, so that onetime revenue helped,” he said.

Many restaurants are scrambling to find new ways to accommodate guests for outdoor dining, including with tents, cabanas, heaters and fire pits.

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People wishing to get tested for COVID-19 visited facilities across Douglas County the day before Thanksgiving, with some locations having long, winding lines and others having no wait at all.

The county funds multiple testing centers, including in Parker, Castle Rock, Sterling Ranch, Larkspur, Sedalia, Lone Tree and Highlands Ranch.

While some county testing sites have had days in which they run out of tests and must close early, many still have plenty of remaining capacity, SEE TESTING, P8

Jordan Green, a Highlands Ranch resident, gets a COVID-19 test at a Lone Tree facility.

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Health department rescinds orders closing five restaurants Tri-County says the eateries were not complying with new COVID-19 rules

County designates $15 million to help restaurants, event venues

BY ELLIOTT WENZLER EWENZLER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The Tri-County Health Department has rescinded orders to close sent to five Douglas County restaurants, each located in Parker and Castle Rock, after owners agreed to follow the latest health order disallowing indoor dining.

The restaurants, the health department said, had continued to allow guests to eat inside after the state moved Douglas County to level red on its dial framework, which restricts counties’ levels of openness based on COVID-19 cases.

The rule was put in place at 5 p.m.

Nov. 20.

“Tri-County Health Department has reached an agreement with all five restaurants that we closed on Monday and therefore have rescinded the closure orders for those establishments,” according to a Nov. 25 emailed statement from the health deparment. “Our goal is to achieve compliance in order to prevent the spread of COVID, and we worked closely with the owners of each restaurant with a shared goal of helping them to reopen safely.”

The restaurants sent the order to close on Nov. 23, according to

Tri-County: The Whiskey Lodge in Castle Rock; The Library Co. Bar & Kitchen in Castle Rock; The Office Bar & Kitchen in Castle Rock; The Gym Co. in Parker; and Tailgate Tavern in Parker.

“These are all establishments that have received lots and lots and lots of complaints,” Jennifer Ludwig, Tri-County’s deputy director, said in a meeting with county commis-

sioners Nov. 24. “They’ve received warning letters, one received a cease-and-desist order saying you must comply with the orders, and they did not.”

The health department also received multiple complaints from other restaurants that were complying with the order, she said.

“We were getting a ton of calls from all the other restaurants that

were complying, saying, ‘This is hurting our business. This is hurtful for all of us but everybody needs to follow the orders or else it hurts those of us who are complying, it hurts us more,’” Ludwig said.

Each closure order was marked as “effective immediately,” according to the orders.

When asked by County Commissioner Lora Thomas if Tri-County had any evidence that these restaurants had contributed to the spread of COVID-19, Ludwig explained that while she didn’t have information on these exact locations, contact tracing efforts show that many people in the county have visited restaurants before testing positive for the virus.

“It’s seen as a higher risk area ... because of not wearing a mask, you’re sharing food, you’re talking loudly,” she said.

After his restaurant reopened, John Jordan, owner of the Tailgate Tavern, issued the following statement Nov. 27: “No man or woman has the authority to steal or hinder any business without due process. When the American people finally wake up and realize that their public servants have run amok for their own personal and financial gain, there will be hell to pay, and we the people will prosecute to the fullest extent of the law each and every public servant who has violated the rights given to us by the Constitu- N e tion.” l w o

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Keep It Up, Douglas County!

Douglas County communities are experiencing a surge in COVID-19 cases.

Keep finding ways to connect from a distance. Your COVID safety measures make a difference. Learn more at douglas.co.us/douglascovid19/keepit-up-douglas-county The Douglas County Board of County Commissioners, from left, comprises Roger Partridge, Lora Thomas and Abe Laydon.

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In letter to Polis, commissioners ask to reopen county restaurants The county officials said they would go ahead with the plan if they don’t hear back

BY ELLIOTT WENZLER EWENZLER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

In a letter to Gov. Jared Polis sent Nov. 25, Douglas County commissioners requested that the county be allowed to start a variance program that would keep qualifying restaurants open for indoor dining.

The program commissioners referred to, called the “5-Star Variance Protection Program,” is currently being utilized in Mesa County and allows qualifying restaurants to be open with limited capacity, according to The Daily Sentinel in Grand Junction.

“It is not fair that a restaurant in Mesa County… is allowed to operate while businesses here can’t,” Commissioner Lora Thomas said in a Nov. 24 work session. “That is not right” In the letter, commissioners said that if the governor did not engage in a conversation with them by Dec. 4, they would implement the program on their own. Commissioners are not in control of whether or not restaurants are allowed to open.

Commissioners also directed the county attorney in the work session to look into whether there was possible legal action that they could take against the state of Colorado for the way level red, the latest level of COVID-19 restrictions handed down from the state, was implemented. The new level prohibits indoor dining.

After county staff informed commissioners of differences between Mesa and Douglas counties’ case numbers, they entered into an executive session during the meeting to discuss the possibility of legal action against the state with their attorney.

Mesa County, which has a population 2 1/2 times smaller than Douglas County’s, had a two-week COVID-19 incidence rate of 1,400 cases per 100,000 people compared to 950 per 100,000 people for Douglas County, as of Nov.

24, according to CDPHE’s data.

“I really appreciate the opportunity to have spoken with counsel in executive session because I think it’s important for this board to ask the county counsel to explore the issue of … whether or not the laws are being inequitably applied to different businesses and different counties,” said Commissioner Abe Laydon.

Jennifer Ludwig, deputy director of Tri-County Health Department, said in the meeting that she had recently learned from the state that no other level red counties would be approved for the variance protection program.

“Only Mesa County will be able to keep this program because they started it when they were in the ‘Protect Our Neighbor’ phase and so they’re letting them pilot this as a level red county to see how it works in level red,” Ludwig said.

In order to qualify, businesses in Mesa County must enact strict rules to prevent the spread of COVID-19, including requiring mask wearing and social distancing, monitoring possible virus symptoms and limiting the number of patrons allowed inside.

In their letter, commissioners mentioned that it was their understanding that Polis is considering the program for the whole state.

Commissioners made comments about their frustration with the situation in the work session with Ludwig.

“If there is an exception granted to a county that has worse and more severe metrics for COVID, then we should be afforded the same opportunity,” Laydon said.

While incidence levels are higher in Mesa County, the two-week positivity rate was about the same on Nov. 25, according to CDPHE data.

Commissioner Roger Partridge asked Ludwig, who also voiced concern about the state’s decision, if TriCounty would also sign onto the letter to the governor, but the health department did not appear on the letter.

Ludwig said Tri-County will continue to speak to the state about their communication issues and how they appear to be favoring certain counties.

“We are just as frustrated,” Ludwig said in the meeting.

Restaurant and Indoor Event Venue Impact Grant Program Restaurant and event venue owners with locations in the County that experienced revenue impacts due to recent COVID-19 public health orders are encouraged to apply for relief grants. Applications will be accepted through Dec. 30 and awarded on a first-come, firstserved basis. Review eligibility details at douglas. co.us/restaurant-event-impact-grant

Community COVID-19 testing events through Dec. 30 COVID-19 swabbing and antibody testing are available with or without health insurance for the remainder of the year. To preregister and to learn more visit douglas.co.us/covid19-testing/events.

For information about other testing providers visit douglas.co.us/covid19-testing-locations

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Eligible low-income households in Douglas County may apply for energy assistance through the Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LEAP). For more information visit douglas.co.us and search for LEAP or email LEAPHELP@discovermygoodwill.org

What’s happening with your County government?

Our commitment to open and transparent government includes online posting of information about public meetings at which the business of government is conducted.

To view various public meeting agendas and to participate in-person or remotely visit douglas.co.us and search for Meetings and Agendas.

Support Douglas County nonprofits on Colorado Gives Day Dec. 8 The Douglas County Community Foundation (DCCF) invites you to support your local Douglas County nonprofits by giving where you live on Colorado Gives Day, Dec. 8, 2020. For more information please visit ColoradoGivesDay.org

CORRECTION A story about the “Old Myths, New Stories” exhibit at Curtis Center for the Arts in the Nov. 19 edition misspelled the name of an artist, the late Joanna Frueh.

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Restaurants may be a key source of virus spread, Tri-County data suggests Health agency has received many complaints about lack of distancing

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Restaurants are the second mostcommon place that people who contract COVID-19 say they went in the 14 days before their illness began, according to Tri-County Health Department data.

“According to our most recent exposure data, restaurants/cafés are second to small private gatherings as to where people have visited and could have been exposed,” said John Douglas, head of Tri-County Health, which covers Adams, Arapahoe and Douglas counties. “Large private gatherings is (the) third-highest listing, followed by offices/work, then

DINING FROM PAGE 1

“We’re nervous about (this),” said Dave Gardner, owner of Max Taps Co. in Highlands Ranch. “We get the patio, but it’s winter. So, it’s going to be tough.”

churches/religious gathering.”

More than 1,000 people reported having attended a small private gathering in the 14 days before their illness began, according to the data as of Nov. 25. About 720 people reported going to a restaurant or café, and 540 noted going to a large private gathering. About 390 had gone to an office or workplace, and 280 said they went to church or another religious gathering.

Tri-County has seen that between 25% and 30% of people report going to more than one setting, and in those cases, officials can’t determine which place is the more likely source of exposure to COVID-19, Douglas said.

Tri-County was working on ranking the most frequently visited places for the roughly 70% of respondents who listed only one location, but officials hadn’t completed that as of Nov. 20.

How well the trends apply across

Tri-County’s population also could depend on variation in whether TriCounty’s staff have contact information for people who contract COVID-19 and whether people answer the phone, can remember their possible exposure sources, or will provide complete and accurate information, Douglas said. But that’s a caveat of data like this wherever it’s collected, he added.

“Having said that, this ranking has been consistent since we started tracking it, and is consistent across the three counties we serve,” Douglas said. “It also aligns with exposure information across the nation. Restaurants are also one of our biggest categories of `complaints received’ … for overcrowding and not adhering to social distancing. Nearly 50% of cases are between the ages of 18 (and) 44, which is an age group more likely to frequent bars and restaurants.”

The data are available at tchd. org/823/Case-Updates. Scroll about

one-third of the way down the page and click “exposures.”

A study of symptomatic outpatients from 11 United States health care facilities found that adults with positive COVID-19 test results were about twice as likely to have reported dining at a restaurant than those with negative test results, according to Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, a publication by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

“Reports of exposures in restaurants have been linked to air circulation,” the report says. “Direction, ventilation and intensity of airflow might affect virus transmission, even if social distancing measures and mask use are implemented according to current guidance.”

The report also notes masks cannot be effectively worn while eating and drinking, “whereas shopping and numerous other indoor activities do not preclude mask use.”

Gardner, who said his patio now has multiple fire pits and heaters, hopes that the community is ready to dress for the weather and still come out to local restaurants.

“I hope it doesn’t last as long as the first time because at least we had warm weather then,” he said.

Chris Bogert, general manager of Lansdowne Arms in Town Center,

said he’s looking to the community to continue being understanding as the local businesses work through this difficult time.

“Small businesses are struggling right now and we just want people to understand that and be supportive,” he said. “We’re doing the best we can to give them the best service and survive.”

Bogert hopes that his restaurant’s

patio will still draw customers as many other restaurants close their doors for dine-in.

“People are going to want to go out,” he said.

He also would like to see the community wear their masks, he said.

“If everybody wears a mask and it gets us back to work sooner, just do it,” he said.

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‘It was going to happen at some point’ Douglas County teachers say they prepared all year for remote learning

BY JESSICA GIBBS JGIBBS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Douglas County School District students are returning from Thanksgiving break to full remote education.

Douglas County teachers say they were ready for the district’s transition because they began preparations for what felt like the inevitable from the semester’s beginning.

“We’ve had it in the back of our minds, that it was going to happen at some point,” Ponderosa High School ceramics teacher Micah Bernhardt said. “Even if you are prepared for this, it’s still a shock and you’re not fully prepared for it until it happens.”

Bernhardt had put together takehome kits of clay and tools for his students so they could swiftly take projects home and work from there.

He wants to minimize his students’ screen time during remote learning by keeping them busy with handson projects, he said.

While he felt prepared for remote

her students for a transition. She learning, he believes the loss of face-to-face communication will still was able to ask students what they wanted during remote learning and be significant.

“It’s hard to grow and nurture a re- how the virtual instruction could be improved from the springtime. lationship over a computer,” he said.

“I was able to get their input and But his students are tough, he have them tell me: said, and remote what do they want, learning in the what is going to spring taught him work best for you to keep up his guys, and take that empathy for what and really listen to children are going them. So that’s a through during the big difference,” she pandemic. said.

Erin DiGeorge, a DiGeorge planned sixth-grade teacher to start each mornat Castle Rock ing by having stuElementary, said dents come together, the surge in COto interact with each VID-19 cases across student and give the state clearly time to socialsignaled to her the Erin DiGeorge, them ize while separated district would shift teacher at Castle Rock during the panto remote learning.

Thankfully, teachElementary demic.

She’ll keep Google ers had time during meetings open all hybrid learning to day, from 8:30 a.m. build relationships to 3:30 p.m., in case with students before students need help with anything. the switch, she said. DiGeorge said “Like any teacher, I know we want that during remote learning, she to be in the classroom right now, but plans to keep students on as close we can’t,” she said. “I’m positive a schedule as she can to what they about it and I’m excited to see just had during hybrid. the difference between the spring of She spent the two weeks before last year and this year.”

Thanksgiving break preparing

‘Like any teacher, I know we want to be in the classroom right now, but we can’t.’

Katie Hassett, who teaches seventh-grade math at Cimarron Middle School in Parker, said she has used Google Classroom for all her curriculum the entire year, which she hopes will make for a smooth transition to remote learning.

“What’s nice about remote is that they are going to be following the same schedule every day,” she said. “That was not something that was in place for every school in the spring.”

Students will have to attend their bell schedule, bringing more structure to the day, Hassett said.

But it will be up to teachers to bring the energy and help keep students engaged for the remainder of this semester.

“It’s been a challenge. A challenge in the spring, a challenge during hybrid on remote days,” she said.

“We have to understand these are challenging times.”

If there was one thing all three educators agreed on, it was the resiliency of Douglas County students, they said. Hassett wanted to thank parents and their children for their flexibility during the pandemic.

“Sometimes we don’t give kids enough credit,” Hassett said. “They can adjust to change. It doesn’t mean it’s easy for them, but I’m just amazed.”

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Hospital confronts staff outbreak, rise in area’s COVID cases The hospital is prepared to use surge plans if increase continues

BY ELLIOTT WENZLER EWENZLER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Throughout November, UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital had to work to overcome a staff outbreak and a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases in the community as it prepared to deploy surge plans.

The hospital was designated as having an official outbreak of the virus on Nov. 5, and as of Nov. 25, 14 staff cases were listed.

Paula Freund, a spokesperson for the hospital, said in an email that the exposure had been quickly contained and that there hadn’t been new positive cases in at least three weeks.

To deal with such outbreaks, the hospital staff conducts contact-tracing efforts and determines who should quarantine and be tested.

“There are specific measures in place for different scenarios,” Freund said. “For example, if someone believes they may have been exposed within their own household vs. at work and if someone has symptoms vs. no symptoms.”

All who test positive are required to remain out of work for at least 10 days after the onset of symptoms or a positive test, she said.

Meanwhile, hospitalizations related to the virus are increasing in Douglas County.

As of Nov. 24, the UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital had been postponing non-emergent surgeries and procedures for the past few weeks to help manage their patient counts. The hospital was also planning to open their surge units if the amount of hospitalized COVID-19 cases continued to grow.

PHOTO BY ELLIOTT WENZLER “As hospitalization numbers continue to grow, and as we expand the number of beds available for patients, the pressure on our employees and staffing increases,” she said.

While the hospital still had the necessary staff to care for patients as of Nov. 23, they also had plans to “redeploy nursing staff ” from their other clinics if needed. Some staff members, including nurses and respiratory therapists, have also picked up additional shifts to help out.

On Nov. 25, Tri-County Health Department data showed there were 418 people hospitalized because of

COVID-19 in the county, with 30% of those patients between the ages of 45 and 64. Hospitalizations have been on the rise since early September, according to the data.

As of Nov. 23, the UCHealth hospital system had reached an all-time high with about 370 COVID-19 patients, Freund said.

“We were caring for about 115 patients a month ago,” she said.

While the hospital is still admitting patients to the emergency department, some non-emergency surgeries and procedures have been postponed over the past few weeks to keep beds

available for more urgent patients, she said.

Over the past few months, the hospital has prepared plans to open additional rooms and ICU beds if needed.

“Those plans are ready and we will likely begin to open our surge units if the numbers of hospitalized COVID-19 patients continue to grow,” she said.

Freund said the best way for the public to help their nurses and physicians is to “heed the warnings from public health officials.”

“Wear a mask, wash hands, practice distancing,” she said. “And stay home if you feel sick.”

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Gov. Jared Polis, in partnership with the Colorado Restaurant Association and Xcel Energy, announced that applications are open for the Winter Outdoor Grant Program, an effort to help restaurants “winterize” outdoor space for dining, according to a news release.

Round 1 of grant applications has closed, and round 2 was to open on Nov. 30, according to the Colorado Restaurant Association, an organization that supports the state’s foodservice industry. Applications that were not funded in round 1 were automatically moved to round 2 — the association asked restaurants not to resubmit existing applications.

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Lone Tree Mako offers free tests every day from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Canvas Credit Union, 10000 Park Meadows Drive.

said Holly Carrell, special projects manager with the county.

“This week, no one has run out,” she said the week of Nov. 23.

One new testing site, at Canvas Credit Union in Lone Tree, had hardly any visitors Nov. 25, while a testing site at St. Andrew United Methodist Church in Highlands Ranch had a line throughout its parking lot.

Carrell encourages those looking to get a test to preregister at the specific site they want to go to before driving there.

“That’s going to lessen the amount of time they spend at the site,” she said.

All county sites have a test result turnaround of four days or fewer, Carrell said.

Details on testing events are below:

A New York state resident visiting relatives in Colorado looks at the employee administering his test at a Lone Tree COVID-19 testing site.

PHOTO BY ELLIOTT WENZLER

Highlands Ranch STRIDE offers free tests Wednesdays beginning at 9 a.m. at St. Andrew United Methodist Church, 9203 S University Blvd.

Castle Rock STRIDE offers free tests Mondays through Thursdays beginning at 9 a.m. at the Douglas County Fairgrounds, 500 Fairgrounds Road.

Sterling Ranch Curative offers free tests Thursdays from 8 a.m. to noon at the Sterling Center, 8155 Piney River Ave. Sedalia Curative offers free tests Fridays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Deckers Community Center, 8570 Highway 67.

Parker •CDPHE offers free tests Tuesdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Fridays from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. at EchoPark Stadium in Parker 11901 Newlin

Larkspur •Curative offers free tests Saturdays from 8 a.m. to noon at Ponderosa Retreat and Conference Center, 15235 Furrow Road.

•Curative offers free tests Thursdays from 2 to 6 p.m. at the Larkspur Town Hall, 8720 Spruce Mountain Road.

More details and links to register for each site are available at douglas. co.us/covid19-testing/events.

Douglas County to host convalescent plasma blood drive STAFF REPORT

Douglas County will host a convalescent plasma blood drive at Castle Rock Adventist Hospital in order to help patients fighting COVID-19.

The event will be from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 4.

People who have fully recovered from COVID-19 can donate their plasma, which is a blood component that contains antibodies that “may give patients an extra boost to fight their illness,” according to Vitalant, the host for the event.

In order to be eligible, donors have to have had

COVID-19 symptoms plus a positive test for the virus.

The donor also has to have been without symptoms for at least 28 days.

Appointments for the drive are available at donors.vitalant.org using blood drive code A531 or by calling 303-363-2300.

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or at least a month, I’d end the day in my no great shakes West Los Angeles apartment listening to “Desolation Row” QUIET on a cheap turnDESPERATION table.

It’s an 11:23 song on Bob Dylan’s “Highway 61 Revisited” album.

I didn’t know what the song meant (I still don’t), but its somberness kept me in the mood required at the time Craig Marshall to be a sullen and Smith introspective college student.

Usually I would drift off before the song was over, but wake when I heard the eloquent biology of the record player.

The tone arm would lift, return to its home, and the unit snicked off.

For some reason the sounds were very comforting.

Now right before sleep, I reminisce, and it’s about “Desolation Row” and a thousand other things, some very minor, that inexplicably the brain can hold on to forever.

Some nights I decide what I want to reminisce about and some nights unexpected memories will be cued by something that happened during the day.

Or a film I might have seen when I was much younger and then again recently. The films don’t change, but I have.

How and why certain moments are retained is beyond me. One night recently I remembered the heady smell of the plantings in front of the Los Angeles train station. Why? And I haven’t been to the train station since 1973.

In the hallway of an elementary school in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, I kissed Bonnie. We were both in the first grade. It was my first kiss.

Certainly the retention of a few other firsts is understandable.

But it’s the odd ones I don’t get.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Health orders are impractical While I support most efforts to try to control the spread of COVID, this latest “Red” health order from Governor Polis puzzles me. As you reported in this paper any gathering of two or more people not from the same household in public or private is prohibited. This is a difficult if not impossible order to follow. I don’t know anyone who didn’t violate this order over the Thanksgiving holiday. Anyone visiting anyone else was in violation. It also makes me wonder how Governor Polis himself was exposed to the virus without violating his own order. If it was his own infected household member that he was exposed to that no doubt would have been reported.

Immaculate infection? What good is an order that no one can follow, even the official who issued it? Government and health officials need to follow the science but also realities of human behavior and issue rules that they and the public can actually adhere to in practical terms, or else they risk that their rules will not be followed at all.

William A. Henning Highlands Ranch Regulators hobble energy sector Unelected bureaucrats know better than we do. That’s what our state government is saying as Colorado regulators recently executed sweeping new restrictions on energy companies — defying the will of Colorado voters.

Here are reasons for concern with this government power grab: 1. Ignoring the will of the people: In SEE LETTERS, P11

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After hundreds of motel and hotel rooms, why do I remember the shower head in a Columbia, Missouri, hotel? That was 35 years ago.

The older I get the more memorable moments I’ve had. But it’s likely many I once was archiving have disappeared.

My father was hospitalized for the last nine months of his life. I had a lot of questions, but I kept them to myself.

Near the end, he couldn’t talk (or walk, eat, or drink). I wondered if he still had memories.

He once told me having good memories was the best thing about growing old.

I wondered if he remembered where he met my mother: at a corn roast when they were both 13.

And if he remembered what it was like to return to the United States on the Queen Mary after his missions in World War II were completed.

As a captain in the Army Air Corps he was treated royally.

I listen to homemade playlists whenever I paint; some over and over.

Again, inexplicably, as one song is ending I know what the next one is going to be.

The joke is: But don’t ask me what I had for breakfast.

If I were being grilled under hot lights and badgered into admitting what I was doing on the night of the 14th, I’d have to make something up.

Why do we keep some of the memories that we do and not others?

And how many are we capable of storing?

Undoubtedly, the answers to my questions are online somewhere.

Maybe I don’t want to know.

There’s magic in a good memory making an entrance after years have gone by, isn’t there?

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

Showing gratitude for life’s unlikely game-changers

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efore we completely turn the page and allow last week’s Thanksgiving holiday to pass us by, I WINNING wanted to take WORDS a moment to thank every one of you who have done your very best to truly focus on what you have been most grateful for this past year. You may not think it matters, but I Michael Norton can assure you that your sense of gratitude and appreciation never goes unnoticed.

And as we roll into the new year, I firmly believe that it is our gratitude and appreciation for the three C’s that may still be ahead of us — Challenges, Chaos and Confusion — that will make the difference. I know that these don’t sound like “Winning Words,” but they are, and let me explain and why I see them as game-changers.

If we had to list all the challenges or difficulties that we have witnessed or that we are experiencing personally, we would have a very lengthy list.

Collectively the list would seem

insurmountable. So why would I intimate that a challenge is something we should be grateful for? It’s because in every challenge we see someone who emerges and goes out of their way to help someone else. We see people sharing God’s love, pursuing God’s will, doing God’s work, and doing it for all of God’s people. And that is a gratitude game-changer right there.

There is no doubt that we are in for more uncertainty in the coming months and the word “challenging” may wind up being an understatement. However, if we look at the word “challenge” differently, challenging ourselves to maintain our attitude of gratitude, this alone will go a long way toward changing the game and keeping us active in the game.

Now how can we possibly use chaos to help us get through what may be a difficult time?

Well for some of us, we need the energy that only chaos can provide. We become alive, creative, and once we see the problem in front of us, we become inspired to find the solution. Chaos helps some of us to thrive instead of hide. While some need to feel the comfort and stability of normalcy, others of us contribute our greatest good to the situation

when we are stimulated by the chaos, in order to see through the chaos. For me, I am super grateful for those around me who respond, even bringing a sense of calm, amidst the chaos.

Confusion is different than chaos. And confusion is good because it is when we are knocked off balance that we seem to learn the most. In a state of confusion, we try and sort things out, solve problems, and come up with elegant solutions. As we know that we cannot recognize light without the contrast of dark, similarly we cannot know what clarity is without feeling what it is to be confused. It’s in that aha moment, as things become abundantly clear, that we realize just how grateful we are for our initial confusion. And any type of personal growth is always a game-changer.

Typically, on Thanksgiving and around the holidays we think of the traditional responses that we give when asked what we are grateful for. We offer up things like our family, friends, health, and other blessings. And those are still wonderful responses.

May we all be thankful for our health and the people in our lives as well. And maybe this

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he year 2020 has challenged all of us to find new ways to connect with friends, family, and our community without leaving our homes. Older adults accustomed to an LIVING & active lifestyle who may have not seen a AGING WELL need for using social media are starting to discover how Facebook can keep us connected and informed during this year when more of us are feeling isolated. Facebook allows us to see what Tiffany Curtin is happening with friends who have moved away, and stay connected with friends who seem far away as we continue to keep physically distanced, awaiting a widely available vaccine for Covid-19.

To get the most out of Facebook we

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2018, the majority of Colorado voters rejected these new regulations.

We understand that the energy industry is already highly regulated and safety-focused. But our Democratic government ignored us and gave unelected officials the power to ram through these regulations.

They know better than us, don’t you see?

2. Economic damage: The oil and gas industry is part of the economic lifeblood of our state. It supports about 100,000 jobs, directly and indirectly, and generates over $1 billion/year in tax revenue — funding schools, roads, and other essential services. Further burdening this essential industry will result in job and tax revenue losses when we can least afford it.

3. It won’t stop here: In a revealing slip, Colorado oil and gas regulators recently sent an email disparaging the industry — calling them “Snake Oil Inc,” “Bad Oil and Gas,” and “The Lorax.” Well then regulating these companies, jobs, and tax revenue out of existence is the only logical next step, right?

This is what happens when we elect power-hungry, holier-than-thou people to office — they don’t just want to run government but want to run our lives as well.

To prevent this government power expansion, let’s boldly voice our concerns and vote for choice instead of control moving forward.

Scott McDaniel Larkspur

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year we can give a nod and express gratitude for the challenges, chaos and confusion surrounding us as we see each one as a game-changer that will help us to learn, grow and come together in whatever is headed our way.

How about you? How is your attitude of gratitude these days? Have

can follow businesses, personalities and organizations that share our values, sense of humor, and interests.

Our friends may send us articles or other links that they think we might find interesting and we can share things back with a couple of taps on the computer or smart phone. Although Facebook utilizes algorithms and individuals to limit the sharing of harmful, violent or misleading information, it does not have reliable editorial standards for preventing the spread of misinformation altogether.

Algorithms based on what we search for online and the organizations and people we follow help Facebook determine what advertising gets sent to us. Facebook also uses algorithms and individuals to monitor what is posted on Facebook to reduce the spread of misinformation. However, it is important to know that not everything that makes it into our social media feeds is a true or ac-

Election mixed red amid blue It wasn’t all blue for Colorado voters this election. Despite electing Democrats in statewide races, voters chose Republican fiscal policies on two key ballot initiatives — providing important glimmers of red for our state.

The Democratic platform pushes for higher taxes to fuel larger government bureaucracy. However, unlike the candidates they elected, Coloradans voted for lower taxes (Proposition 116) and more voter oversight on governmentproposed fees (Proposition 117).

Coloradans jumped at the chance to lower their state income taxes via Prop 116. This initiative benefited from being straightforwardly worded.

Prop 117’s question also came through clearly: Should voters have a say before government imposes large new fees (i.e., taxes)? We gave a resounding “Yes!” Interestingly, Coloradans voted for tax increases on several other ballot initiatives. Passing the Paid Family and Medical Leave program will raise taxes by at least $1.2 billion within three years. Repealing the Gallagher Amendment will now open the door to significant home property tax increases. Intentional or not, neither ballot initiative’s wording made that clear.

Why voters’ conflicting approach here? When the initiatives were presented in a straightforward manner clearly explaining the tax implications — Coloradans voted conservative/libertarian. When the initiatives weren’t transparent about the trade-offs and tax implications — Coloradans voted to raise their taxes.

So take heart — all you who want a return to purple for our state! When SEE LETTERS, P47

you learned how to be grateful for the unexpected game-changers of life? I would love to hear your story at mnorton@tramazing.com, and when we can find the elegant solutions in the challenges, the chaos and the confusion, it really will be a better than good week.

Michael Norton is the grateful CEO of Tramazing.com, a personal and professional coach, and a consultant, trainer, encourager and motivator to businesses of all sizes.

curate representation.

A 2016 research study by Princeton University and NYU revealed that adults over 65 are more than twice as likely to share false information over Facebook as younger individuals. This is likely due to the fact that younger individuals have grown up relying on digital media and evaluating digital resources. The good news is, the study found that only about 8.5% of social media users are sharing information that is misleading.

Before reposting any information, remember to take the following steps: 1. Read more than the headlines.

Shocking headlines are often referred to as “click-bait” trying to get people to open articles that link or are supported by advertisements or sometimes even scams.

2. If information seems too good to be true, too bad to be true, or too outlandish to be true, you might want to investigate further. Most of us sometimes fall into the trap of what is called “confirmation bias” when an article seems to confirm and expand what we already believe to be true.

3. Are there other sources reporting on this? Look for consistency of facts being reported and a variety of sources. You can also search for more information about the author or

website who created the post to learn of any strong biases.

4. Is there a video or photograph included? It may be a “deep fake” — meaning the video has been altered and taken out of context with artificial intelligence. See if there are reports of it being a “deep fake.”

Social media is a great tool to help us learn more about what our friends, family and community see as important in their world. When we use social media wisely it has the power to unite us through conversation, story sharing, and understanding of each other.

Tiffany Curtin is the Adult Literacy Specialist at Douglas County Libraries. For additional information, please contact tcurtin@dclibraries.org. To learn more, please attend the upcoming virtual presentation as noted below.

This column is hosted by the Seniors’ Council of Douglas County. Please join us for our next virtual online presentation Jan. 7 at 10 a.m. Tiffany Curtin and Alison Evans will be our presenters about Real or Fake Facebook Information. For more information, please visit www.MyDougCoSeniorLife.com, email DCSeniorLife@douglas.co.us or call 303-663-7681.

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MY NAME IS

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Manager at The Bundt Shoppe focuses on bringing light to others I’m a 23-year-old Lone Tree resident and I was born and raised here. My parents both grew up here as well.

I started working at The Bundt Shoppe in the Highlands Ranch Town Center about four months ago. I had a connection to the owner so I reached out, and it was during the pandemic and she was very gracious to interview me and I was able to get started quickly.

Life at The Bundt Shoppe I love working here, I love the community that comes into the shop.

They’re all fun, friendly people. Working here is just a happy environment and lots of fun. It’s hard not to be joyful when dealing with cake and fun occasions.

Our first shop location was in Castle Pines, then we opened a Greenwood Village location. This shop is the newest and it’s been here three years.

I’m the manager here. We do have a

full time baker but I help out with that when I can. My favorite of our cakes is probably the raspberry truffle.

Effects of the pandemic COVID-19 has really impacted everything for me. It’s definitely impacted how I engage with people during this time. It can be scary to be in close proximity these days. There is a lot of fear around relationships and closeness, so I try to be a light and try to make sure they leave an interaction with me feeling happy and heard and understood.

We are all dealing with challenges right now, so any way I can empathize and be a friend, that’s all I can do. Because that’s what I need as well.

Creating and traveling I would call myself a creative, I love to paint and create. I do calligraphy on the side and I love baking as well. I live in Colorado so of course I love nature as well and activities like hiking and walking.

A fun fact is I lived in Chile and studied abroad there for four months. I got to immerse myself in the culture and it had such a big impact on my life.

If you have suggestions for My Name Is … or if you would like to be featured in the segment, contact Elliott Wenzler at ewenzler@coloradocommunitymedia. com.

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and supplies such as tents, heaters and other expenses related to updating space to suit outdoor

Lauren Burcham, 23, is a Lone Tree resident and manager at The Bundt Shoppe in the Highlands Ranch Town Center.

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diners in cold weather.

Grants can be made only for certain expenses, which include but are not limited to the following: • Architectural or design fees • Construction materials and contractor fees • Tents

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No joke, we need your help!

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‘A chance to breathe and relax’ IFCS distributes hundreds of Thanksgiving dinners to needy families

BY DAVID GILBERT DGILBERT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

It’s been a rough year for Mike Peterson.

His wife passed away late last year, and the funeral expenses left him homeless, he said. Peterson now lives with his son and daughter, who were laid off early in the pandemic.

Peterson, who spent nearly 50 of his 65 years in construction, is on disability while recovering from knee surgeries.

But despite the setbacks, Peterson said he remains grateful for life, God and his children. And thanks to Integrated Family Community Services, he is able to give thanks with his children over a full Thanksgiving feast.

“It means I can still give my kids something nice,” Peterson said after picking up a Thanksgiving food box.

“God bless these guys for doing this.

It helps me feel like Dad can still provide. We all have to slow down and help each other.”

Peterson was one of hundreds of people who lined up in cars at Arapahoe Community College on Nov. 21 to pick up one of 700 free Thanksgiving boxes, loaded with everything a family would need to prepare a Turkey Day feast with all the trimmings: mashed potatoes and gravy, cornbread mix, cranberry sauce, vegetables and vouchers to buy turkeys.

Volunteers for Integrated Family Community Services load cars with Thanksgiving boxes at Arapahoe Community College on Nov. 21.

PHOTO BY DAVID GILBERT Beyond a hearty meal, IFCS hoped to provide a needed break in an overwhelming year, said Todd McPherson, outreach director for the assistance

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agency that provides food and other services to people across the south metro area.

“It’s about respite, about giving

people a chance to breathe and relax,” McPherson said. “Lots of families and friends can’t get together this year.

It’s a solemn Thanksgiving for a lot of people, and hopefully this will help level the playing field for folks who might not have a lot to begin with.”

IFCS normally distributes Thanksgiving boxes, McPherson said, though this is the first year the group has given them away to all comers rather than pre-registered clients.

IFCS has seen need skyrocket this year, McPherson said, and has eliminated barriers like proof of hardship and geographic restrictions.

“We’re seeing record numbers every day, and we certainly anticipate that will continue through the holidays,” he said.

Despite the tough economic times, the group has been buoyed by grants, with the Thanksgiving program bankrolled in part by gifts from All State Insurance, the Rotary Clubs of Highlands Ranch and Littleton, the Columbine Kiwanis and the Littleton Sertoma Club.

“This is a ray of sunshine,” said Patricia Sznip, a member of the Highlands Ranch Rotary who volunteered to help load boxes into cars. “It’s good to think outside yourself. There are people around us struggling, and I’m so grateful for groups like IFCS and people who donate who are in a position to help.”

IFCS will continue its holiday season efforts with the One Can Feed campaign, which raises money for food, and a fundraiser to buy presents for children up to age 10. More information is available at IFCS.org.

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Castle Rock senior care company launching Santa program Members of the public can provide holiday gifts during pandemic

BY JESSICA GIBBS JGIBBS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

This Christmas, Castle Rock residents will be on the lookout for socially-distanced ways to help their elderly loved ones feel the holiday spirit, and one senior care organization is offering a way to do that. Home Instead, founded in Omaha, Nebraska, in Goluska 1994, is running its Be a Santa to a Senior program from its Castle Rock location.

Here’s more about the program from Kristin Goluska, owner of the Castle Rock location.

Please share a little bit about you and your role with the Be a Santa program/ Home Instead.

Home Instead is a company that

Can you provide some background on the BASTAS program?

The program began 17 years ago and is now a nationwide program for Home Instead. We identified a need to help seniors who may be lonely or financially challenged during the holiday season. This need continues today and may be even bigger due to the pandemic.

Can you give an overview of how the program works and how people can participate?

We offer several ways to get involved this year. First, you can visit one of our in-person Holiday Trees with paper bulbs including Lost Coffee, Castle Café, Danza Dance Academy, Boutique Dance Academy and Brightway Insurance in Castle SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

‘In this world of international news on a continuous loop, the Herald reminds me that I live in a community where good people live!’

What are the plans for the program in Castle Rock this year?

This year we’ve expanded our program due to the growing need.

We are now serving seniors from Douglas County all the way to Summit County. Secondly, each gift that is delivered to our “safe zone drop sites” will be quarantined for 72 hours to ensure safety.

Why is this program particularly important now during COVID-19 and its unique challenges?

With COVID-19, the ability to spend time with loved ones this year is limited resulting in social isolation and loneliness. According to the CDC, loneliness is linked to pre-mature death, dementia, a weakened immune system, depression and heart disease. It’s a chronic condition among our older adult population and we are committed to providing this program to as many seniors as needed.

What do you hope this program can do to help seniors this year?

Home Instead is dedicated to advocating for the older adult popu-

Anything you would like to add?

If you know a senior in need, please call our office at 303-688-7852 and enroll them in this program!

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lation. Loneliness and financial instability take a heavy toll on our seniors — especially in this historically isolated time. These gifts, gift cards and letters we are sending to each senior in need will provide a little love, a little connection, and a reminder that relationships are the most important thing in life. We look forward to working with the community to serve our older adults this season!

Rock. You will choose a bulb, purchase the gifts, and return the gift to that same location.

Alternatively, you can participate virtually by purchasing the items on one of our “virtual bulbs” that can be found on our website (beasantatoasenior.com) by typing in zip code 80104. Each bulb is linked to the older adult’s Amazon wish list and the mailing address is automatically populated. The final way to participate is to purchase gift cards for seniors that will be distributed for lower-income seniors by mailing them to our office at 399 Perry Street, STE 300, Castle Rock, CO 80104.

means a lot to me — my great aunt Emily Dahlquist was the third senior served in Home Instead’s history back in 1994 in Omaha, Neb. I am deeply committed to serving my community through volunteer programs such as Be a Santa to a Senior (BASTAS) and through the good work of our Professional CAREGivers. This is personally my fifth year participating in BASTAS.

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Dear Douglas County Residents, Douglas County has strong, vibrant and diverse communities that make it a wonderful place to live. As one of the fastest growing and wealthiest communities in the country, Douglas County also faces challenges with rapid population growth and new residents unfamiliar with local needs or the nonprofits who serve those needs.

You are generous citizens – Douglas County Community Foundation (DCCF) has distributed over $84,000 in community grants in the last year from your donations to the Hearts & Hands Fund and the COVID-19 Recovery Fund. On Colorado Gives Day 2019, Douglas County nonprofits received over $1.5M from Douglas County residents through Colorado Gives.

In 2018, only 23% of your generous donations stayed in our county, with the remainder going to worthy organizations in other parts of Colorado. DCCF has been working to improve this dynamic and in 2019, 47% of your donations stayed in the county, to be used by Douglas County nonprofits serving our community. Let’s keep this trend going and #GiveWhereYouLive.

Douglas County Gives, a program of the Douglas County Community Foundation, brings together over 40 organizations who recognize the strength of an empowered nonprofit community. Each member is a qualified Colorado Gives nonprofit, dedicated to promoting, growing and finding synergies among their organizations through increased awareness and the belief that a “rising tide lifts all boats.” On Colorado Gives Day, December 8th, we encourage Douglas County residents to #GiveWhereYouLive.

Douglas County Community Foundation serves as a catalyst for local giving and developing philanthropists of all ages and levels of income by educating and inspiring generosity. We are grateful to Colorado Community Media for its continued support of our community in the production and distribution of this Giving Guide, which features information about local nonprofits and the work they are doing in Douglas County. With the season of giving upon us, we hope you will consider donating to one of the organizations in the Guide and directly help your neighbors.

While you can donate to nonprofits throughout the year, Douglas County Gives brings special attention to the act of contributing on December 8. We hope the day energizes you to come together and inspire others to support Douglas County charities! You can even preschedule your donation today and #GiveWhereYouLive on December 8th! Learn more at DCCF.org/ nonprofits With warm regards, Douglas County Community Foundation

Colorado Community Media Gives Back Giving back is important to me and many of our readers. As the owner of Colorado Community Media, we support many causes that improves the quality of life for our readers and communities. One example is the section you are reading that supports Douglas County Gives Day. We have donated much of the printing, and all of the design and editing to make this section possible.

There are over 40 worthy Douglas County based non-profits in this Giving Guide that request your financial assistance on December 8th and throughout the year. Choosing between them will not be easy, but we hope this section will simplify the process. We ask you to open your wallets on December 8th and help make Douglas County an even better place to live by supporting one of more of these fine non-profits.

Thank you for being a reader of one of our community newspapers and for supporting community journalism.

Jerry Healey Owner/Publisher Colorado Community Media

Colorado Community Media is 18 weekly community newspapers, two montly newspapers and websites throughout the metro area and is the largest family owned community media group in the Rocky Mountain region. In Douglas County we publish the Highlands Ranch Herald, Lone Tree Voice, Parker Chronicle, Castle Pines News-Press, Castle Rock News-Press and the Douglas County News-Press. For additional information visit our website at www.ccmengage.com.

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Inside: Learn more about these 43 Douglas County nonprofits.

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TABlE OF CONTENTS 4. Advocates for Children - CASA 4. Aging Resources of Douglas County 4. Arma Dei Academy 4. AllHealth Network 5. All-Stars Club 5. Alternatives Pregnancy Center 5. Be About Bliss 5. CALF 6. Castle Country Assisted Living 6. Castle Rock Hospital Foundation 6. Castle Rock Chamber Foundation 6. Castle Rock Historical Society & Museum 7. Castle Rock Parks & Trails Foundation 7. Castle Rock Senior Activity Center 7. Catholic Charities of Central Colorado 7. Colorado Horsepower 8. Colorado Pregnancy & Newborn Loss Services 8. Colorado Young Leaders 8. Crisis Center 8. Douglas County Community Foundation 9. Douglas County Libraries Foundation 9. Douglas County Search & Rescue

9. Douglas County Veterans Monument Foundation 9. Douglas Land Conservancy 10. The Foundation for Douglas County Schools 10. Help & Hope Center 10. Hide In Plain Sight 10. Highlands Ranch Cultural Affairs Association 11. Highlands Ranch Parks & Rec Foundation 11. Hope’s Promise 11. Hope Held By A Horse 11. Jessie’s Heart 12. Lamb Spring Archaeological Preserve 12. Parker Senior Center 12. Parker Task Force 12. Promise Ranch Therapeutic Riding 13. Real Colorado Soccer 13. Rocky Mountain Cocker Rescue 13. SECOR Cares 13. Stride Community Health Center 14. Tall Tales Ranch 14. Wellspring Community 14. Zuma’s Rescue Ranch

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4 CONTACT 16965 Pine Lane, #120 Parker, CO 80134 303-695-1882 adv4children.org

MISSION STATEMENT Speaking up for abused and neglected children through Court Appointed Special Advocates, CASA Volunteers. the total donation. For more information, consult with your tax adviser.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Josefina Raphael-Milliner YEAR ESTABlIShED 1985

CONTACT 104 4th Street Castle Rock, CO 80104 303-814-4300 agingresourcesdougco.org

GIVING OPPORTUNITIES Colorado has a unique state tax credit to encourage contributions promoting child care throughout our state. The Child Care Contribution Credit can provide a sizable tax benefit for donors who financially support Advocates for Children CASA. This tax credit may allow donors to claim a credit equal to 50% of

CONTACT 341 East Wildcat Reserve Parkway Highlands Ranch, CO 80126 303-346-4523 armadeiacademy.com FOUNDER, ChAIRMAN OF ThE BOARD Greg Vigil YEAR ESTABlIShED 2012

CONTACT 155 Inverness Drive West Englewood, CO 80112 303-730-8858 allhealthnetwork.org

PRESIDENT & CEO Bill Henricks YEAR ESTABlIShED 1955

ABOUT US For 35 years, Advocates for Children CASA has helped give a voice to abused and neglected children in Douglas, Arapahoe, Elbert, and Lincoln counties. Our vision is that all children dream, thrive and grow with a sense of belonging and empowerment to build a successful future. Our Volunteers provide a service to child victims of abuse and neglect and other at-risk youth populations. Many of the youth we serve are in foster care or other out-of-home placements.

MISSION STATEMENT Aging Resources is a one-stop center for aging issues connecting older people to vital information and services that promote aging with independence and dignity. We believe that every senior should be heard and respected and that the whole community should support older adults in their golden years. serve as companions making visits in the home, chatting over the phone, going out to lunch, playing games, or doing crafts. Our volunteers also provide handyman chores, light housekeeping, or meal preparation. In addition to volunteer services, our staff operates ADA compliant vehicles that transport our wheelchair riders to the places they need to go.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Karie Erickson YEAR ESTABlIShED 2018

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ABOUT US Our volunteer program, called Neighbor Network, provides safety net services that help older people age in place. We provide transportation to medical appointments, to local errands such as grocery shopping or church or to visit loved ones. Volunteers

MISSION STATEMENT To glorify God by providing an excellent classical Christian education founded upon a biblical worldview which equips students to live purposefully and intelligently in service to God and others.

ABOUT US Arma Dei Academy serves students in Preschool, Kindergarten - 8th grade, and a homeschool collaborative program. Plans are underway to open a School of Rhetoric (high school) Fall of 2021.

Arma Dei raises the standards by training students to reason, discern and aspire . We aim to graduate students who think clearly and listen carefully; who reason persuasively and articulate precisely; who evaluate their entire range of experience in light

of the Scriptures. We strive to build a legacy of intelligent and thoughtful leaders who will pursue a purposeful life marked by truth. Donations will support the advancement of our strategic initiatives; including a building expansion, high school, and financial aid. Corporate sponsorships are available.

We invite you to explore the distinctives of Arma Dei Academy education. Biblical Worldview, Academic Excellence, Classical Curriculum, Joyful Learners, Character Formation, Small Class Sizes, Family Chapel, Countercultural

MISSION STATEMENT We enhance quality of life for individuals and families in our communities through compassionate, integrated behavioral health services.

GIVING OPPORTUNITIES Giving Opportunities Your support helps us provide: • Technology assistance for clients in need • Training opportunities for community members and local organizations in Psychological First Aid and QPR Suicide Awareness • Training for our therapists to learn new skills • Food for visitors and families at our crisis center

ABOUT US AllHealth Network is a compassionate provider of mental health and substance use treatment, offering a full array of clinical services at 11 locations throughout the South Denver metro area. With over 200 clinical providers and more than 25 psychiatrists and nurse practitioners, AllHealth Network offers services from a caring team of clinicians who create personalized treatment plans to help clients thrive.

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www.DCCF.org/nonprofits CONTACT 8949 Miners Dr. Highlands Ranch, CO 80126 720-443-0980 allstarsclub.org

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MISSION STATEMENT Providing first class events where friends with special needs thrive, and their families are giving an opportunity to rest.

ABOUT US Very few opportunities exist for adults with developmental disabilities to stay active with programs they enjoy. Parents and caregivers are reaching greater levels of anxiety and stress then ever before to care for their beloved children. At the All-Stars Club, we provide a safe and fun experience where all-stars are matched with a 1on1 buddy for an unforgettable night We do this all while providing hours of rest to their families knowing their children are in great hands.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Scott Russomanno YEAR ESTABlIShED 2014

CONTACT 23 Inverness Way East, Suite 101 Englewood, CO 80112 303-298-8815 YouhaveALTERNATIVES.org DIRECTOR OF DEVElOPMENT Holly Turner YEAR ESTABlIShED 1982

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MISSION STATEMENT Alternatives Pregnancy Center cares for Denver-area women and men in pregnancy-related crises and offers them a meaningful alternative to abortion.

GIVING OPPORTUNITIES There are a variety of ways to give. Consider becoming a monthly Lifeline supporter so that we can continue this important work -Together we can make a difference.

Denver area deserve access to non-judgmental, compassionate care and medically accurate education when faced with life-altering decisions.

Together we can rise up to meet the challenge of a culture of dehumanization by providing nonviolent solutions and authentic support at no cost.

Ever. Please visit our website or contact us to learn more about our free medical programs, counseling, educational offerings, and support services.

ABOUT US Alternatives is a community of individuals and organizations unified in the belief that every human life, born and pre-born, has inherent worth and dignity. Teens, women and men in the greater

CONTACT 1364 Hardrock Place Castle Rock, CO 80104 303-797-0966 beaboutbliss.com

MISSION STATEMENT Be About Bliss is expanding its mission. We continue to collect donations for the food pantry and we collect clothing and other donations for the Comitis Crisis Center in Aurora. And this year, we plan to expand our Crawford Holiday Project by giving a bag of food (2 weeks worth) to accompany each book. Our hope is that the children will be able to be kids during the holiday break and not be bogged down with stress over their next meal.

GIVING OPPORTUNITIES We are actively seeking Goodwill Ambassadors to spread our mission of love around the world.

TREASURER Tim Bliss

ABOUT US In 2014, Be About Bliss began its movement with a simple purpose: give every child at Crawford Elementary School in Aurora, Colorado, a book for Christmas. Crowdfunded and powered by the help of dozens of Goodwill Ambassadors, Be About Bliss not only achieved its goals, but also collected a significant amount of food for the food bank that supports the families of the school.

YEAR ESTABlIShED 2015

CONTACT P.O. Box 581 Castle Rock, CO 80104 303-688-1026 thecalf.org

MISSION STATEMENT Connecting all people to authentic educational programs, community projects and leadership opportunities.

CEO Brooke S. Fox YEAR ESTABlIShED 2002 ABOUT US Do you know… the average person is five generations removed from farm/ranch life. Your support helps CALF teach important life skills through real-life agricultural experiences. With your support:

3,000+ students learn where their food comes from during our Connecting Kids to Agriculture Field Trips.

4-H/FFA members learn important life skills by raising livestock at CALF’s Lowell Ranch.

Members of the community will dig their hands into the rich soil of CALF’s Community Garden spots and harvest the benefits of their work.

Hundreds of families gain first-hand knowledge about ranch life and livestock while attending tours and special events.

400 volunteers achieve their service mission by lending their talents to CALF’s education programs, barnyard clean-ups, ranch and garden workdays, and special events.

Every day, we cherish each of our supporters! You allow us to INSPIRE others through AGRICULTURE!

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6 CONTACT 255 S Valley Drive Castle Rock, CO 80104 303-814-0668 castlecountryassistedliving.org

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MISSION STATEMENT The mission of CCAL is to provide compassionate and supportive communities for seniors. Specific organizational values to carry out the mission include providing creativity, compassion, commitment, responsibility, promoting well-being, and community. Our vision is to create new possibilities for a quality life for aging adults.

ABOUT US CCAL was founded by three local nurses in 1989 who saw a need for senior assisted living in Douglas County. We have three locations in the County, Valley House and Cantril House in Castle Rock and Victorian House in Parker. We offer a portion of our rooms to Residents receiving Medicaid assistance to support senior citizens of all income levels. We are a local company focused only on Douglas County.

BUSINESS OFFICE MANAGER JoAnn Yoo YEAR ESTABlIShED 1989 GIVING OPPORTUNITIES Contributions are needed to help support the cost of caring for lower income residents and providing for needs that they may not be able to pay for.

CONTACT 2350 Meadows Blvd Castle Rock, CO 80134 720-455-2534 castlerockhospitalfoundation.org

ChIEF DEVElOPMENT OFFICER Harmony Furlong YEAR ESTABlIShED 2011

CONTACT 420 Jerry Street Castle Rock, CO 80104 303-688-4597 castlerock.org/chamber-foundation

PRESIDENT/CEO Pam Ridler YEAR ESTABlIShED 2017

CONTACT 420 Elbert St. Castle Rock, CO 80104 303-814-3164 castlerockhistoricalsociety.org

MISSION STATEMENT Inspiring joyful giving to transform lives.

GIVING OPPORTUNITIES • Youth Resiliency: Provides leadership programs for youth with the ultimate goal of eliminating teen suicide.

• Breast Care Center: Expands services for early detection and intervention, and provides 3D mammograms for women.

MISSION STATEMENT To support and advance the educational, sociological, economic and cultural interest of the Castle Rock Community: • Developing leadership with a dynamic and innovative vision of the future; • Lining the business community in partnerships with educational, governmental, and non-profit organizations; and • Serving as a vehicle for research, planning and community education to anticipate and communicate the challenges of the future

GIVING OPPORTUNITIES • Leadership DC - created to ensure that our community would continue to identify, educate and motivate emerging leaders.

• Victoria /Carriage House - maintaining our historic buildings (est. 1889).

• Talent Pipeline DC - works to connect business, education and government for the workforce needs of our businesses.

• Starlighting Fund - annual community event.

ABOUT US The mission of the Castle Rock Chamber Foundation is to support and advance the educational, sociological, economic and cultural interest of the Castle Rock Community: Developing leadership with a dynamic and innovative vision of the future; Lining the business community in partnerships with educational, governmental, and non-profit organizations; and Serving as a vehicle for research, planning and community education to anticipate and communicate the challenges of the future. The Castle Rock Chamber Foundation was established in 2017 and is dedicated to advancing quality of life through education, leadership and community enhancement.

MISSION STATEMENT The Castle Rock Historical Society and Museum is a 501(c)3 whose mission is to operate the Castle Rock Museum, celebrate, educate, and bring together people interested in the preservation of the heritage of the Castle Rock Colorado area.

MUSEUM DIRECTOR Angie DeLeo YEAR ESTABlIShED 1991

ABOUT US We believe giving is part of healing, and the value of philanthropy is not just in dollars raised, but also in the emotional investment people make when we help connect them to our mission. We facilitate giving in a way that helps donors accomplish their philanthropic goals and meet the needs of our community in a rapidly changing healthcare environment.

GIVING OPPORTUNITIES When you support the Castle Rock Historical Society and Museum you help to preserve the 145-year-old depot that serves as the museum. Funds are used to maintain and restore precious artifacts that tell the story of life in the Castle Rock community.

ABOUT US The Castle Rock Historical Society and Museum aims to preserve and bring alive the varied history of Castle Rock and the surrounding area. The society operates the museum with new and continuing exhibits that tell the surprising history of Castle Rock and offers monthly programs of local historic interest. Tours around town are also ways in which our organization seeks to make history fun as well as social and educational.

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www.DCCF.org/nonprofits CONTACT P.O. Box 724 Castle Rock, CO 80104 720-515-5513 GetOutdoorsCastleRock.org

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MISSION STATEMENT Established in 2012 by the late Ernie Fazekas, the Castle Rock Parks and Trails Foundation is a resident-led non-profit foundation whose mission, as the non-profit partner of the Town of Castle Rock Parks and Recreation Department, is to strive to maximize the recreational experiences of our community.

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• Cultivating local partnerships such as work with Volutneers for Outdoor Colorado to build the Legacy Trail.

• Keeping our community informed of the outdoor opportunities in our town via our website and social media.

ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR Marne Hansen YEAR ESTABlIShED 2012

CONTACT 2323 Woodlands Blvd. (in the Rec Center Bldg.)

Castle Rock, CO 80104 303-688-9498 castlerockseniorcenter.org

GIVING OPPORTUNITIES The contributions of the community enable the Castle Rock Parks and Trails Foundation to promote and enhance our parks and trails by: • Creating educational opportunities for the community with offerings like our Family Trail

CONTACT 410 South Wilcox, Suite 102 Castle Rock, CO 80104 720-215-4521 CCharitiesCC.org

ABOUT US Seniors are living longer and redefining what aging gracefully means. There is increasing demand for services for the Senior Center’s growing 1100+ members. 160 activities are planned monthly for the diverse population from active seniors desiring adventures like “bucket list trips” to elderly folks who are in need of social activities and hot meals.

CONTACT 5027 Garton Rd. PO box 534 Castle Rock, CO 80104 303-594-1509 coloradohorsepower.org

GIVING OPPORTUNITIES Monetary and food donations are accepted to support struggling families and individuals in the community through wrap-around services, case management, and a food pantry.

Among the Center’s services is a vital transportation program, providing 750 rides a month to doctor appointments, grocery stores and on errands. An average of 500 additional rides a month take place in a fleet of buses for activity trips. Donations are sought on behalf of these folks who led our nation, fought for our freedoms, lived productive lives, and raised generations of hard workers. They have earned our respect and now it is time for us to help them “love life in the second half.”

The Senior Center transportation program provides about 700 rides a month to those who have made the heart wrenching decision to give up their car, a lifeline of independence to 350+ seniors, with more registering all the time.

ABOUT US Catholic Charities in Castle Rock serves more than 115 families each month through case management, customized Care Plans, and a variety of wrap-around services. We work on innovative and collaborative solutions that go beyond the traditional “hand-outs” approach to address the root causes of poverty.

Established programs include case management, counseling, English as a Second Language, emergency services, furniture outreach, and specialty programs such as winter coats, holiday turkeys, and Christmas Giving Tree. These services give families a sense of normalcy while they pursue stability. A new program is the childcare voucher program, helping struggling families afford childcare. We are co-located with other providers to improve access for the families we serve.

MISSION STATEMENT Founded in 1984, HorsePower’s mission is to provide individuals the opportunity to experience independence and a sense of freedom. programs we seek to empower our students, their families and veterans. Using the power of the horse and the knowledge of our certified instructors, students benefit, physically, emotionally and socialy.

HorsePower strives to provide a rewarding, yet safe environment for all riders and their families.

BOARD PRESIDENT Lynette Roff YEAR ESTABlIShED 1984

ABOUT US We were established in 2012 with an eye toward creating, expanding, and maintaining our beatiful town parks and trails in Castle Rock, Colorado. The Castle Rock Parks and Trails Foundation seeks new opportunies and experiences for recreation in our outdoor spaces. The contributions of community enable the Castle Rock Parks and Trails Foundation

MISSION STATEMENT In response to Jesus Christ’s call to affirm the value and dignity of each human life, to build solidarity within the community, and to advocate for justice for the poor and vulnerable, Catholic Charities of Central Colorado humbly engages in the ministry of charity for those in both economic and spiritual poverty so that all – staff, volunteers, and clients – may fully achieve their God-given potential.

CAThOlIC ChARITIES CASTlE ROCK REGIONAl DIRECTOR Paul Narduzzo YEAR ESTABlIShED 2013, (Castle Rock Office) 1968, (Agency)

to promote and enhance our parks and trails by: Creating educational opportunities for the community, with offerings like our Family Trail Guide Cultivating local partnerships such as work with Volutneers for Outdoor Colorado to build the Legacy Trail Keep our community informed of the outdoor opportunities in our town via our website and social media

MISSION STATEMENT Vision – Be the place where all seniors are welcomed and find their place to enjoy camaraderie along with diverse activities Mission – To make life more fulfilling and create community for seniors as they come here to engage in a wide variety of programming and services designed for “Loving Life in the Second Half”

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Debbi Haynie YEAR ESTABlIShED 1971

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ABOUT US Colorado HorsePower is a non-profit, 501 (c) (3) organization and a member of the Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship, International. Through our therapeutic riding program and Veterans” Horsemanship for Heroes

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8 CONTACT P.O.Box 476 Parker, CO 80134 720-946 2828 coloradopregnancyloss.org

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Dorotha Cicchinelli YEAR ESTABlIShED 1980

CONTACT 7550 Saxeborough Drive Castle Rock, CO 80108 720-924-6590 coloradoyoungleaders.org

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MISSION STATEMENT Colorado Pregnancy & Newborn Loss helps all parents who have experienced a pregnancy death from miscarriage, stillbirth or early infant death and gives training to hospitals, clinics and to the community on understanding and management of pregnancy loss.

GIVING OPPORTUNITIES CPNL relies on donations, small group fees, grants.

Scholarships are offered, no one is ever denied service for inability to pay.

ABOUT US Colorado Pregnancy & Newborn Loss Services (CPNL) was established in 1980 as a hospital program at Rose Medical Center. In 1994, it entered the non-profit community to continue to deliver care to those whose pregnancies ended in loss, miscarriage,

stillbirth and neonatal death. CPNL has helped over 10,000 families. We offer individual counseling; support groups for pregnancy loss, miscarriage, and( PAL) pregnancy after loss for those entering a subsequent pregnancy. Call to register for these progrms. Motto: “Healing Parents to Promote Healthy Families”. CPNL offers in-services to hospital staff, private offices, clinics, and educates comminities at large on the understanding of Pregnancy & Infant Loss. CPNL conducts, conferences, webinars, and an annual Wine,Chocolate & Silent Auction Fundraiser.

MISSION STATEMENT Empowering a new generational leader; a young person with a clear passion & purpose, a heart for others, and a desire to get the most out of life. local community; and creates a community for young people to live out their discovered skills and passions in a positive way. A student-driven organization, CYL, is grounded in the belief that young people can change the world and animated by the core values of leadership, service, community, adventure, and legacy. Empowering teens ages 13 - 18, CYL helps youth discover their greatest potential and become the compassionate, community-minded leaders that our world needs more of.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Jennifer Landers YEAR ESTABlIShED 2013 ABOUT US Colorado Young Leaders develops young people’s leadership skills through a dynamic action-oriented curriculum; inspires a sense of adventure through meaningful service-learning opportunities in the

CONTACT PO Box 631302 Littleton, CO 80163 303-688-1094 (Admin) 303-688-8484 (24-hour Crisis Line) thecrisiscenter.org

DIRECTOR OF DEVElOPMENT Amy McCandless YEAR ESTABlIShED 1985

CONTACT P.O. Box 84 Castle Rock, CO 80104 720-733-2656 DCCF.org

MISSION STATEMENT The Crisis Center exists to end domestic violence through advocacy, education and prevention; while helping communities live free of violence.

GIVING OPPORTUNITIES You can help impact the lives of those we serve by giving during Colorado Gives Day. We also are grateful for donations of daily essentials including personal hygiene items, cleaning supplies, and gifts cards for King Soopers, Safeway or Target. Your contribution truly makes a difference!

MISSION STATEMENT The Douglas County Community Foundation inspires generosity, establishes and manages charitable funds, and provides resources to enrich our shared lives and legacy in Douglas County, Colorado.

ABOUT US We are your community foundation. Exclusively serving Douglas County, we inspire and develop philanthropists of all ages and walks of life, by providing one-time and planned giving options, including holding donor advised funds.

ChAIRMAN OF ThE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Donna Scott YEAR ESTABlIShED 2000

ABOUT US The Crisis Center has been serving adults and children impacted by domestic violence for the past 35 years - most of whom have experienced physical and emotional trauma, sometimes for the majority of their lives. We have seen how violence that begins in the home spreads into the community. If not addressed, domestic violence is detrimental to families and the community as a whole. Without our 24-hour crisis line, emergency shelter, therapy and advocacy programs, those impacted would remain unsafe and without resources to help them work towards greater well-being. Our work would not be possible without your support!

GIVING OPPORTUNITIES DCCF believes that anyone can make a difference, and together we make a lasting impact. Direct your support to the PARTNERS IN PHILANTHROPY Fund to support the work of your community foundation. Thank you for giving where you live! https://www.coloradogives.org/ DouglasCountyCommunityFoundation

We inspire generosity through connections – bringing together individuals, nonprofit organizations and businesses with similar interests and passions. Our parallel commitment is to the vibrant non-profits in our community, partnering with them to elevate their stories and to assure their continued impact in all areas of our community from education, arts and culture, health and social services, to community development, environment, and historic preservation.

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www.DCCF.org/nonprofits CONTACT 100 South Wilcox Street Castle Rock, CO 80104 303-791-7323 DCL.org/Foundation

DOUGLAS COUNTY NONPROFIT GIVING GUIDE

MISSION STATEMENT The Douglas County Libraries Foundation delivers funding and resources to help sustain the Douglas County Libraries to positively impact our community members so they can grow and thrive.

The nonprofit Douglas County Libraries Foundation (DCLF) supports DCL’s goals to build bright futures and create community connections through programs and features that enhance the library’s vision.

Examples include Camp DCL, which encourages kids to continue learning while on school breaks, and Cuddle Up & Read, which introduces new moms and their babies to the benefits of reading, which begin at birth.

DEVElOPMENT SPECIAlIST Rachel Malais YEAR ESTABlIShED 2015

CONTACT P.O. Box 1102 Castle Rock, CO 80104 303-688-2751 dcsarco.org

ABOUT US Douglas County Libraries (DCL) inspires a love of reading, discovery and connection in our community through beautiful and functional spaces, curated collections, personalized services, and a variety of premium events for all.

YEAR ESTABlIShED 1998 GIVING OPPORTUNITIES Please donate, or support us by shopping online!

Go to smile.amazon.com and select DCSAR (Colorado) as your charity of choice. Thank you!

ChAIRMAN Jarrod Wildman YEAR ESTABlIShED 2011

CONTACT P.O. Box 462 Castle Rock, Colorado 80104 303-688-8025 douglaslandconservancy.org

The DCLF helps fund programs that encourage learning for youth, adults and families in Douglas County and across Colorado, and helps ensure the long-term success of our community’s outstanding libraries. Libraries are critical to education, and neighborhood, workforce, and economic development.

MISSION STATEMENT Douglas County Search and Rescue Team, Inc. (DCSAR) is a non-profit, all volunteer team dedicated to providing search, rescue, emergency response, and outdoor safety education to the citizens of Douglas County, CO. The team also responds to requests for assistance from other search and rescue (SAR) teams in Colorado and around the U.S.

PRESIDENT Bruce Fosdick

CONTACT 4833 Front St., Unit B #433 Castle Rock, CO 80104 303-704-2797 dcvmf.org

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ABOUT US Celebrating over 20 years of serving Douglas County!

For more than 20 years, DCSAR and its 70-strong team of volunteers has helped the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office find and extract missing kids, at-risk adults, lost hikers and severely injured climbers.

Dispatched through the county’s 911 system, we are always ready to help - and there is never a charge for our services. Please support us this year with our multi-year campaign to raise funds to replace our well-loved but aging (20 years!) and barely road-worthy command post. Costing nearly $100,000 when properly outfitted, command posts are not provided by the county - nor are the funds to procure them.

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MISSION STATEMENT The DCVMF Mission is two-pronged: First, support Douglas County Veterans by providing emergency assistance and improving the quality of life.

ABOUT US Douglas County Veterans Monument Foundation (DCVMF) was created to construct a Monument, located at the corner of 4th and Wilcox. While we still maintain the Monument plaza, providing an award-winning gathering place to remember and honor all of our past, present and future veterans.

DCVMF is also dedicated to supporting our very own hero’s right here in Douglas County, putting the needs

of our Veterans at the forefront through our Veteran Assistance Grants. These once in a lifetime grants are designed to bridge any gaps while looking for longer term solutions. We help primarily with rent, mortgage, and utilities assistance up to $2,000 for all eligible Veterans who may need a hand up in their time of need.

MISSION STATEMENT Douglas Land Conservancy (DLC) is a non-partisan, non-profit land trust dedicated to the protection and conservation of the natural character, habitat, and open space of Douglas and Elbert Counties.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Patricia Hostetler YEAR ESTABlIShED 1987 ABOUT US Douglas Land Conservancy (DLC) is a non-profit organization made up of concerned citizens. Based in Castle Rock, since 1987, DLC primarily serves Douglas County. However, recognizing the importance

of a regional approach in land conservation DLC has broadened its focus to support surrounding counties, including Jefferson and Elbert. Since 1987 DLC has protected 24,000 acres from being developed, in perpetuity. These lands include agricultural lands, public recreation open space, scenic viewscapes, critical wildlife habitat, and wetlands.11,102 acres are open to the public and provide great trails and recreational experiences for all to enjoy.12,898 acres are private lands that protect agricultural operations, open space, scenic viewscapes, critical wildlife habitat, and wetlands. It is DLC’s job to ensure that these properties are protected forever by visiting each property annually. The hardest part of our job begins once a conservation easement is put in place on the land.

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10 CONTACT 620 Wilcox Street Castle Rock, CO 80104 303-387-0505 foundationdcs.org

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DOUGLAS COUNTY NONPROFIT GIVING GUIDE

MISSION STATEMENT Formerly known as the Douglas County Educational Foundation, The Foundation for Douglas County Schools works to enrich student experience and promote innovation. The Foundation is an independent charitable organization that develops private resources to support our students and schools.

ABOUT US Each day, Douglas County School District classrooms become home to more than 66,000 students who spend sixty million hours each year thinking, learning and growing. The Foundations for Douglas County Schools brings our community together to support learning that goes beyond the traditional walls of the classroom, immersing students in experiential learning and exposing them to new ideas and experiences.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Ashley Sommers YEAR ESTABlIShED 1991

CONTACT 1638 Park St. Castle Rock, CO 80109 303-688-1114 HelpandHopeCenter.org

MISSION STATEMENT The Help & Hope Center is a 501(c)(3) human service organization whose mission is to meet the immediate needs of residents of Douglas and Elbert counties who are in financial distress and at risk of becoming homeless, to help them work through troublesome times with dignity.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Dan Marlow YEAR ESTABlIShED 1984

CONTACT 9249 S. Broadway #200-387 Highlands Ranch, CO 80129 720-288-3016 hideplainsight.org

GIVING OPPORTUNITIES Food and toiletries for the food bank; clothing and household Items for the thrift store; cash donations for our weekend backpack food program for students and emergency rent and utility assistance programs for low income residents.

YEAR ESTABlIShED 2015 ABOUT US We provide scholarships to homeless or students in poverty between the ages of 17-25 to attend a college or trade school, get a post-secondary

DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY RElATIONS, MARKETING & EVENTS Jamie Noebel YEAR ESTABlIShED 2001

ABOUT US Help & Hope Center is a 501(c) (3) human service organization whose mission is to meet the immediate needs of residents of Douglas and Elbert counties who are in financial distress and at risk of becoming homeless, to help them work through troublesome times with dignity. The Center addresses the issues that affect community members who are unemployed, underemployed, on fixed incomes, disabled, and elderly. Volunteers are the lifeblood of Help & Hope Center, and over 300 dedicated volunteers serve in various positions throughout the agency.

MISSION STATEMENT Breaking the cycle of student homelessness and poverty through education.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Joseph A. Roos

CONTACT 9568 University Blvd.

Highlands Ranch, CO 80126 303-471-8958 HRCAonline.org/CAA

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education and become competitive in the job market, where they ultimately break their cycle of homelessness or poverty. Maximum scholarship is $5,000 per school year and can be used to remove barriers to their education like food and housing insecurities, transportation, child care, tools or supplies in addition to tuition, books or fees. In 5 years we have awarded nearly 250 scholarships valued at over $620,000. Our scholars have a 92% graduation and enrollment rate over this period of time. We partner with the Colorado Community College network of schools and two technical colleges in the Denver area to support the trade industry. Our first scholar from Douglas County is now a HIPS Board of Directors.

MISSION STATEMENT The Highlands Ranch Cultural Affairs Association’s mission is to provide educational opportunities through artistic, musical, theatrical, and dance events, and to advance and preserve the natural and cultural history of Highlands Ranch residents and the surrounding communities.

GIVING OPPORTUNITIES Donate online at www.HRCAonline.org/CAA. Your support helps us to continue to provide free or low-cost cultural events to the community like the Summer Concert Series, Highlands Ranch Days, Oktoberfest, the Classic Car Show, and the Art Encounters public art program.

ABOUT US The Highlands Ranch Cultural Affairs Association (CAA) was created to offer value and enhance the quality of life for the residents of Highlands Ranch and the surrounding communities. The CAA acts as a central organization from which educational, artistic, musical, theatrical, and dance events are produced, including developing events as well as collaborating with other organizations to offer programs and performances that appeal to people of all ages and allow them to explore their creativity.

With more than 40 events provided annually, the CAA takes great pride in offering diverse, quality cultural programming to the Douglas County community.

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www.DCCF.org/nonprofits CONTACT 3280 Redstone Park Circle Highlands Ranch, CO 80129 303-791-2710 hrprf.org DIRECTOR OF PARKS, RECREATION AND OPEN SPACE Carrie Ward YEAR ESTABlIShED 2000

CONTACT 1585 S. Perry Street, Suite E Castle Rock, CO 80104 303-660-0277 hopespromise.com

DOUGLAS COUNTY NONPROFIT GIVING GUIDE

MISSION STATEMENT The Highlands Ranch Park and Recreation Foundation is a non-profit organization working hand in hand with the Highlands Ranch Metro District to preserve, enhance and advocate for Highlands Ranch recreation, open space and urban forest projects. We accomplish this mission by creating a community of donors, raising private fund for various park and recreation projects.

ABOUT US The Highlands Ranch Park & Recreation Foundation makes a lasting and noticeable contribution to the community. Thanks to donors, the foundation has raised more than $600,000 for projects including: youth sports and recreation program scholarships, park improvements, senior activities, the Highlands Ranch Veterans Monument and historic preservation at the Highlands Ranch Mansion.

CONTACT 12035 N Piney Lake Rd Parker, CO 80138 720-316-6178 hopeheldbyahorse.org

ABOUT US Hope’s Promise has been building safe and stable families since 1990. We have adoption, orphan care, and foster care programs. We offer both domestic and international adoption services as well as free options counseling to women in Colorado who are facing an unintended pregnancy. For those who decide to parent, we strive to help them create

CONTACT 3252 Country Club Parkway Castle Rock, CO 80108 303-570-0926 jessiesheart.org

cancer. Our goal is to provide a place in which they can address fears and express emotional pain.

The spiritual connection with horses helps them feel supported, centered, empowered and able to continue on and thrive.

Hope Held by a Horse is a 501c3 non-profit organization based in Littleton, Colorado.

Hope Held by a Horse thrives with the help of dedicated facilitators, a wonderful Board of Directors and numerous, enthusiastic volunteers.

ABOUT US Hope Held by a Horse provides a safe, positive environment, in the company of horses, to support women with breast cancer to learn, grow, and heal.

Hope Held by a Horse gives women the opportunity to reclaim a part of themselves that has been lost or diminished through the challenges of breast

MISSION STATEMENT Jessie’s Heart’s mission is to provide support for children with heart defects that reduces emotional, physical and financial stress for the family common type of birth defect, affecting nearly 40,000 births in the United States each year causing lifelong disability or sometimes death. Families face astronomical medical bills and unexpected expense that often include airfare, gas, food, and lodging due to their child’s repeated hospital stays.

FOUNDER JC Heinen YEAR ESTABlIShED 2007

stability in their lives by connecting them with community resources and providing financial assistance to equip them to be successful in their parenting plan. We also have Orphan Care programs in Kenya, Nepal, Vietnam, and Zimbabwe. We support orphaned and at-risk children in the care of both relative and non-relative families. In 2020, we launched our foster care program. Hope’s Promise foster parents provide children with opportunities for physical and emotional healing through the experience of healthy relationships while supporting reunification efforts.

MISSION STATEMENT Our program creates a solid foundation for your emotional recovery journey and empowers you to live your life fully and unapologetically. Come spend a magical day with horses, in the community of other women, and our highly skilled facilitators, to learn, grow and heal in a safe and supportive environment.

PRESIDENT/CEO Suzanne Hagmaier YEAR ESTABlIShED 2012

These parks, facilities and programs are enjoyed and used by thousands of visitors every year. They are open to everyone and provide opportunities to pursue an active, healthy lifestyle and appreciate the natural beauty of the community. The foundation is governed by a board of appointed trustees who care about the quality of life of Highlands Ranch residents and serve as volunteers, which allows donations to be directly invested toward projects.

MISSION STATEMENT Transforming lives through the Christian ministry of adoption and orphan care.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Beth Woods, MA YEAR ESTABlIShED 1990

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ABOUT US The Jessie’s Heart Foundation (JFH) was founded in 2007 in remembrance of our daughter Jessica Renee who, at 22 months old, passed away during her open heart surgery. Today through advanced technologies, more children born with a heart defects are surviving.

Congenital heart defects (CHD) are still the most

Parents time away from work and the need for sibling care results in greater need for assistance with mortgage/rent and daycare. One family expressed their appreciation by saying, “It’s like an angel has removed the heavy burden on our shoulders during our family tragedy.”

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12 CONTACT 8155 Piney River Ave., (Administrative only) Littleton, CO 80125 866-319-8872 lambspring.org

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DOUGLAS COUNTY NONPROFIT GIVING GUIDE

MISSION STATEMENT To develop, fund, build, operate and promote an on-site museum and interpretative center at the Lamb Spring Archaeological Preserve. with the landowner, The Archaeological Conservancy (TAC), a non-profit organization established in 1980 to acquire and preserve America’s most important archaeological sites. With the support of Douglas County, the Colorado Archaeological Society, and many others, we are making steady progress towards Our Mission.

BOARD ChAIR Steve Sherman YEAR ESTABlIShED 2006

CONTACT 10675 Long’s Way Parker, CO 80138 303-841-5370 parkerseniorcenter.org

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Jan Dengal YEAR ESTABlIShED 1985

CONTACT 19105 Long’s Way Parker, CO 80134 303-841-3460 parkertaskforce.org

ABOUT US Lamb Spring Archaeological Preserve (LSAP ) began in 2006 as a group of interested stakeholders combined their talents to found an organization dedicated to careful stewardship and interpretation of the Lamb Spring archaeological site. Designated as a 501(c)3 organization, LSAP works in concert

MISSION STATEMENT The Parker Senior Center’s mission is to provide a community center to serve the senior population living in and around Douglas County. Services includes nutrition, transportation, activities, recreation, wellness, education, socialization, and others as needed.

GIVING OPPORTUNITIES As a non-profit, the Parker Senior Center depends on grants, donations and fundraising to support our facility and the services we provide the ever-growing senior population.

ABOUT US The Parker Senior Center provides a community center for seniors living in and around Douglas County. We provide daily hot meals in our onsite dining hall. Seniors come to enjoy a meal, participate in activities, exercise and dance classes, work on crafts, go on bus trips, participate in events, and socialization. It is a “home away from home” for our seniors who come here. Our goal is to help seniors sustain quality of life.

MISSION STATEMENT The Parker Task Force is dedicated to providing individuals and families in our community with food, limited financial assistance and other support services to help them become self-sufficient. These services will be delivered with compassion, dignity and respect by our 100% volunteer staff.

ChAIRMAN/VOlUNTEER Steve Budnack YEAR ESTABlIShED 1987 GIVING OPPORTUNITIES Thank you for your support when you GIVE WHERE YOU LIVE you are helping your neighbors in crisis.

CONTACT 6230 E. Hwy 86 Franktown, CO 80116 303-817-6531 prtr.org

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ABOUT US Voted “Best of the Best Local Non-Profit 2020” by the Parker Chronicle, the Parker Task Force has served Parker, Franktown and Elizabeth for 33 years.

Our unique, 100% volunteer organization provides one-on-one guidance toward self-sufficiency and a generous food bank stocked by community food drives and charitable donations. During COVID-19 we are continuing to safely supply essential services with remote volunteers conducting client interviews via phone and utilizing secure cloud technology to communicate information and shopping lists to those working on site. In our building, a minimal crew answers incoming calls, prepares client groceries for contact-free pickup and accepts and sorts donations.

Contributions to Parker Task Force directly fund the

vital needs of those facing empty cupboards, utility shut-offs and eviction.

MISSION STATEMENT Promise Ranch helps our clients to minimize disability and maximize ability through the provision of individualized, safe, high-quality, and effective equine-assisted and nature-based therapies.

PRESIDENT, BOARD OF DIRECTORS Suzanne Opp YEAR ESTABlIShED 2008 ABOUT US The vision of Promise Ranch is to serve and empower our community, including those with differing abilities, Veterans, and families through

healing with animals and the experiential nature of the Ranch. Not only do we offer sessions utilizing Equine Assisted Activities and Therapies, but also sessions that take advantage of our beautiful Ranch setting and experience. Since 2009, Promise Ranch has grown from having just one instructor and a handful of students, to having multiple PATH Certified Riding Instructors, Speech/Occupational Therapists, Occupational Therapy Assistants, Physical Therapists, Mental Health Specialists and between 60 and 90 participants each week! We also have an amazing team of compassionate, dedicated volunteers, and wonderful therapy horses who make our program possible. Email us at info@prtr.org for more details to become a client, or to volunteer with our program.

Donations are always needed and welcome!

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www.DCCF.org/nonprofits CONTACT 8200 S. Akron St Suite 122 Centennial, CO 80112 303 694-6882 realcolorado.net

DOUGLAS COUNTY NONPROFIT GIVING GUIDE

MISSION STATEMENT Real Colorado Soccer is a community based organization committed to helping each player learn, grow, and celebrate his or her love of the game. We are dedicated to developing character, integrity, and personal growth for the youth player, student athlete and future leader. We serve our community by continuing a tradition of fun and excellence in developing players, coaches and teams.

COO Jared Spires YEAR ESTABlIShED 1987 GIVING OPPORTUNITIES Consider giving to our scholarship program, our field complex or our general operations.

CONTACT PO Box 482 Parker, CO 80134 303-617-1939

FOUNDER/PRESIDENT Kathryn Glass, Founder Audra J. Bowen, President

CONTACT 17151 Pine Lane Parker, Colorado 80134 720-842-5621 secorcares.com COMMUNITY OUTREACh COORDINATOR Amy Pfister YEAR ESTABlIShED 2006

ABOUT US Real sets the standard for youth soccer, offering the most comprehensive program available from the youngest player to the elite athlete at the highest levels of soccer competition in the country. We offer our players more ways to learn and grow their love of the game than any other club in our State. We are looking for donors & sponsors to help us move our club forward in ways that will pay dividends for our community for years to come. Together, we can make the communities where we operate, better because of our presence. In an unprecedented time, Real is arguably the most normal thing our kids do. They play, run, socialize, compete and learn.

MISSION STATEMENT To rescue and rehabilitate unwanted, neglected or abused Cocker Spaniels (and other breeds of similar size), evaluate their behavior to better understand their needs, promote the importance of spaying

RockyMountainCockerRescue.org

YEAR ESTABlIShED 2009

GIVING OPPORTUNITIES Donations are needed to help dogs become more adoptable by improving their quality of life. Please consider going to our website and sponsoring a Compassionate Care Dog with a recurring monthly donation of just $20.

ABOUT US RMCR is a foster-based rescue staffed entirely by volunteers. Because we do not turn dogs away based on age or health, we often have 12+ Compassionate Care dogs at any given time who are less-desirable for adoption. Some have been in our care for more than four years. Approximately 97% of all financial donations go directly to care for the dogs, e.g., medical care, food with an average expense of $925 for every dog rescued. Many shelters will contact us when they have a cocker who needs medical assistance or rehabilitation, thus decreasing the number of dogs who lose their lives in shelters.

MISSION STATEMENT Caring for people faced with Suburban Poverty, restoring hope and dignity, and guiding them toward a self-sufficient life! poverty while restoring hope and livelihood to those experiencing it. Through various outreach programs, we approach poverty wholistically and work to restore hope and dignity in the lives of the guests we serve.

GIVING OPPORTUNITIES There are multiple ways to give and many ways to serve alongside us. You can learn more about these opportunities at www.secorcares.com.

ABOUT US SECORCares is a Douglas County based non-profit that serves people struggling with food insecurity. We are committed to breaking the chains of suburban poverty by building a community of dedicated, caring people working together to end suburban

CONTACT 2255 S. Oneida St. Denver, CO 80224 303-761-1977 stridechc.org

VP OF DEVElOPMENT Laura Larson YEAR ESTABlIShED 1989

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MISSION STATEMENT STRIDE’s mission is to partner with the community to provide excellent, culturally sensitive health services to meet the needs of each individual.

GIVING OPPORTUNITIES STRIDE CHC has been on the front lines of COVID-19 testing since the pandemic began and we continue to work to provide testing services across the Denver Metro area. During this time, our youngest and oldest generations of patients have struggled with receiving much needed care, including immuizations and annual exams, care for chronic health conditions, and behavioral health services. Your donation will help ensure that all STRIDE patients receive care and stay healthy.

ABOUT US As a Community Health Center, STRIDE provides integrated medical, dental, and behavioral health services to some of the most vulnerable individuals in our community, including individuals and families who are low-income, uninsured or underinsured, and those who have barriers that prevent them from accessing the healthcare services they need.

We strive to break down those barriers, in order to improve health outcomes for all.

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14 CONTACT 6311 South Grant Drive Centennial, CO 80121 303-806-9141 talltalesranch.org

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DOUGLAS COUNTY NONPROFIT GIVING GUIDE

MISSION STATEMENT Our mission is to create an unapologetically different community for people living with intellectual and developmental disabilities that supports and celebrates diversity and inclusion.

DEVElOPMENT DIRECTOR Heather Lauren Quiroga YEAR ESTABlIShED 2014

CONTACT 826 Park Street, Suite 200 Castle Rock, CO 80109 303-660-1935 weAREwellspring.org

GIVING OPPORTUNITIES Make a donation, become a monthly member (for as little as $5 per month,) join our grocery rewards program, consider us in your estate plans, or learn more about the capital campaign we will kick off in 2021 to help bring our dream community to life.

ABOUT US We were founded to support people living with intellectual and developmental disabilites like autism and Down syndrome, and they are at the heart of everything we do. For 6 years we have been laying groundwork for a neurodiverse community in Lone Tree on a remarkable piece of land donated by the Schweiger Ranch Foundation. The property will feature a retail coffee shop, garden, and community event barn, all offering programming, vocational training, wage-earning opportunity and fellowship to those with and without special needs from the ranch and neighboring communities.

MISSION STATEMENT To provide a work, enrichment and educational community where adults with special needs are empowered to live full, productive and satisfying lives in a God-centered and nurturing environment.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Nicole DeVries YEAR ESTABlIShED 2008 GIVING OPPORTUNITIES When you give a financial gift to Wellspring, you give the gift of empowerment, enrichment and education to an adult with special needs, giving them an abundant life and community.

CONTACT 7745 N Moore Rd Littleton, CO 80125 303-346-7493 zumasrescueranch.com

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ABOUT US We call the individuals in our program STARS , S pecially T alented A dults R aising S tandards.

The unique Wellspring program model offers ours STARS the chance to experience an abundant life by investing the time, effort and resources to engage them cognitively, physically, socially and spiritually.

The result is an innovative program that promotes independence and fosters personal growth and satisfaction. During these unprecedented times, we have continued to raise standards. Within weeks of the shutdown, Wellspring created and launched an incredible online program to give our STARS stability, socialization and structure while at home. Our virtual program continues to flourish even as many of our STARS have returned to in-person programming.

MISSION STATEMENT Through compassion based education and animal rescue, we are changing the perception of how horses are trained and animals are treated. Our Animal-Assisted learning programs are partnership based, where the animals and humans meet in an equal partnership. us to support the rescue of countless other horses across Colorado; or sponsors an individual or family to recieve the help they need with one of our licensed clinical social workers and animal therapy partners.

PROGRAM DEVElOPMENT DIRECTOR Jessi Johnson YEAR ESTABlIShED 2008

GIVING OPPORTUNITIES Giving to Zuma’s provides life-saving food, veterinary care, and rehabilitation for our rescued herd; allows

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Holiday celebrations amid the pandemic

Some mainstays are canceled, but many beloved events soldier on

BY BOB WOOLEY BWOOLEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

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s it has with nearly everything in 2020, the novel coronavirus intends to have its say in how you spend your holidays. But for those willing to brave the elements, to dial back expectations or perhaps even celebrate in the virtual realm, the metro area still has plenty of options to keep the spirit of the season alive. Social distancing and masking will continue to be the order of the day and many events will be scaled back to follow community guidelines, but most of the celebrations people in the area know and love are forging ahead.

Here’s a list of several options that just jingle your bells.

Zoo Lights Zoo Lights is celebrating its 30th season. Spanning more than 80 acres, this annual holiday event turns the Denver Zoo into a sparkling wonderland filled with more than a million lights. Tickets are available online. A limit of five tickets per purchase is in place to comply with city and county safety mandates. Zoo lights will be closed Christmas Day. During the holidays, the zoo will close at 5 p.m., with entry gates closing at 3:30 p.m. and reopening at 5 p.m. for Zoo Lights.

Though no specifics are given, their website says there will be “a host of special measures to keep your family safe and healthy.”

Blossoms of Light Blossoms of Light, the signature holiday event at Denver Botanic Gardens’ York Street location, has delighted visitors for over three decades. Billed as “a dazzling and ever-changing display of light and color,” this year’s event will require visitors to follow COVID-19 precautions. Masks will be required for anyone over 3 years old, capacity limitations will be in place and social distancing is requested.

Trail of Lights Trail of Lights at Chatfield Farms, a rural part of the Botanic Gardens family, gives visitors a choice of two illuminated paths glistening with holiday lights. According to their website, this year’s event will feature synchronized music in the children’s play area, a three-sided light tunnel and a display of illuminated antique and model tractors. Refreshments will be available for purchase. Covid-19 restrictions will be in place, including limited capacity and timed tickets, social distancing and mask requirements for anyone 3 years and older. Santa, Mrs. Claus, the reindeer, hayrides and crafts won’t be part of the festivities this year.

Christkindl Market The Denver Christkindl Market

Trees illuminated with vibrant holiday lights at Denver Botanic Gardens.

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tive holiday experience that delivers curated crafts, activities and adventures directly to your home and imagination.” Camp Christmas runs through Jan. 5, 2021 and potential campers can begin their adventure on the Camp Christmas website at www.camp-christmas.com.

Blossoms of Light at Denver Botanic Gardens.

Christmas at Gaylord Rockies The Gaylord has become a popular holiday destination for families in the metro area to take in spectacular lights and decorations. This year they will once again be hosting a plethora of events with snow tubing, ice skating, gingerbread decorating, a BuildA-Bear Workshop, scavenger hunt, ice bumper cars, a brand-new “I Love Christmas Movies” event and more.

COVID-19 precautions will be in effect, with social distancing, mask wearing for all visitors over the age of 2 and hand-sanitizing stations throughout the property. More details and online ticket sales can be found on their website.

offers an authentic German holiday experience in Civic Center Park. According to their website, this year’s event will offer opportunities to meet St. Nikolaus, Krampus and the Christkind (the traditional Christmas gift-bearer in parts of Germany and Austria). There will also be food, drinks, live entertainment and shopping with a decidedly European flair.

Local Colorado and international merchants will be on hand to sell artisan gifts and holiday treats. Running Nov. 20 through Dec. 23, the Denver Christkindl Market will operate Thursdays through Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sundays through Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Starting December 16-23 the Market will be open daily from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Canceled The Colorado Ballet has canceled its in-theater production of “The Nutcracker” due to COVID-19. Instead, ballet fans can catch this year’s rendition on Rocky Mountain PBS. The show will air Dec. 19 at 1 a.m.; Dec. 24 at 7 p.m. and again on Dec. 25 at 12 a.m. (midnight in the wee hours of Christmas morning).

Various holiday events including the annual Golden Candlelight Walk, Lakewood Lights and ice skating at Skyline Park and Belmar have been canceled this year. With COVID-19 rates continuing to rise, city and county restrictions are subject to change, so be sure to check local regulations and websites of events you’re planning to attend in advance.

Camp Christmas Camp Christmas, the brainchild of local installation artist Lonnie Hanzon, was brought to life in 2019.

Produced with help from Denver Center for Performing Arts’ Off Center, Camp Christmas turned a 10,000-square-foot hangar at Stanley Marketplace in Aurora into an Instagrammer’s holiday dream come true. This year, with COVID-19 restrictions in place and large crowds gathering together no longer an option, the event has shifted gears and reinvented itself as a hybrid digital and mail delivery version of the fictional campground. In a video introduction, Hanzon says “We’ve packed the joy, sparkle and magic of Camp Christmas into an interac-

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‘Harvey’ playwright led rich life in Denver New book by Colorado author is biography of Mary Coyle Chase

the world. (Pockross skillfully tucks a mini-history of Denver and the nation between the lines here.)

Young Mary soaked up tales of pookas, as her uncles and parents traded stories after family dinners. Elwood P. Dowd’s 6-foot-tall rabbit friend is considered a pooka. Mary is described as a bright, restless child who graduated from West High in three years.

One spring day in 1918, she skipped out of school and headed for the theatre district, Curtis and California Streets, where she was attracted by a sign at the Denham: “the Wilkes Players Company Presents Shakespeare’s `Macbeth.’” Or it may have been “Hamlet” or some other play at the Orpheum or Broadway — accounts are mixed, the author says. (More than 66 theatres existed in Denver at the time.

By 1929, the few that remained became movie houses.)

With the first scene, Mary was hooked ... She found a copy of “William Archer’s “Playmaking: A Manual of Craftsmanship” (1911) at the library, which addressed craftmanship and practical aspects and advised a reader to rely on her own instincts.

She enrolled at the University of Denver to study the classics, then became a reporter with the “Rocky Mountain News” at a time when a few women were starting to “find their way into journalism,” Pockross writes. She next returned to college at the University of Colorado, Boulder, where she was not invited to join

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“I’m an old stage and drama teacher,” said Colorado author Mimi Pockross, who has recently published a charming book about a theater legend, Denver’s Mary Coyle Chase, whose Pulitzer Prize-winning play, “Harvey” debuted on Broadway in 1944, ran until 1949 and has been produced across the nation and around the world since by professional theatres, high school theatres and many community theatre companies.

Pockross said that in the process of writing “Pulling Harvey Out of Her Hat: The Amazing Story of Mary Coyle Chase,” she sought Chase’s children and spoke with her son Jerry, the youngest sibling, who recently passed away — and his wife.

In her lifetime, Chase published 14 plays, three screenplays and two popular children’s books.

Her parents were Irish immigrants who brought a storytelling tradition with them to the lively Western city of Denver, where a mixed population varied from Mrs. Crawford Hill’s “Sacred 36” to middle-class folks and rowdy miners and others from across

“Pulling Harvey Out of Her Hat” by Mimi Pockross tells the story of Mary Coyle Chase, the Denverite who wrote the beloved drama “Harvey.”

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Social commentary entered her work — an early play was “Chi House,” which became “Sorority House,” eventually a movie in 1939.

Disenchanted with higher education, she left Boulder and eventually was hired by the Rocky Mountain News as a society columnist at $15 a week.

She dressed as a flapper in black, with pearls, and covered stories that ranged from society events to shootings ...

She met and married reporter Robert Chase, a solid, steady, supportive man, who eventually rose to an associate editor’s rank during a 47-year career with the Rocky Mountain News.

(Mary was fired after a prank.)

The couple had three sons between 1932 and 1936, living in rented homes, and money was scarce. Bob gradually rose at the paper and Mary did some freelance writing and charmed her boys with wonderful bedtime stories.

Bob worked a night shift and she went to a typewriter on the dining room table to develop her ideas. A novel was rejected and she set up a tiny box stage and used spools as characters as she began to develop “Me Third,” a play about a social climber.

The Great Depression hit the nation and theatres closed as they have today.

The Federal Theatre Project developed as part of the New Deal. In Denver, the University Civic Theatre was formed on the University of Denver campus.

Popular Broadway touring companies, Pockross says, appeared at Central City in the summer and at the Elitch Stock Theatre.

Mary Chase met Andy Slane, local director of the Federal Theatre Project, who became an advocate for her and produced her “Me Third.” Mary acted some and decided to aim for SEE PLAYWRIGHT, P41

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“On the Rise” by Wendy Khawaja is new at the Denver Zoo. Amur tigers Yuri and Nikta will enjoy it.

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mur tigers SONYA’S Yuri and SAMPLER Nikita will probably be found perching on and lounging under a new piece of public art called “On the Rise” by Wendy Khawaja in a new form of collaboration between Denver’s Public Art Program and the Sonya Ellingboe very popular Denver Zoo. The striped pair will probably have to circle and sniff for a while, but the strongly-formed circular tiered platforms, just installed inside the acre-plus bit of land called The Edge, should invite the tigers to

“explore, play, exercise and sleep,” according to Brian Aucone, senior vice president for animal sciences at the zoo. See DenverPublicArt.org for more about the collection.

‘The Nutcracker’ Those of us who like an annual “Nutcracker” fix will want to remember that the event will appear four more times on Rocky Mountain PBS with Colorado Ballet: Dec. 18 at 9 p.m.; Dec. 19 at 1 a.m.; Dec. 24 at 7 p.m. and Dec. 25 at 12 a.m. (the wee hours of Christmas morning). Visit rmpbs.org/ channels or stream through the holiday season on the Rocky Mountain PBS app, downloadable at rmpbs.org/ pbs-video-app. We plan to watch and send donations — this production usually makes up a large part of Colorado

Ballet’s revenues since it sells out each year ... In 2020, nada ...

More holiday fare “Making Merry — Greatest Hits,” a 20th-anniversary celebration of Stories on Stage, will have virtual livestream readings by Denver Center Theatre favorites Jamie Horton, Candy Brown and Gabriella Cavallero, with music by composer-pianist David Nehls. Tickets cost $15 at storiesonstage.org, or by calling 303-494-0523.

Stories include: “A Christmas Memory,” “A Fruitcake Recipe,” and “Who Can Retell?” — a Hanukkah story.

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Valor rolls past Legend and into title game Eagles defeated Titans 45-0 in state semifinals

Familiar foes set to face off

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First-year Valor Christian coach Donnie Yantis knew all about the expectations when he took over the Eagles’ football program.

Yantis’ team now has a chance to meet those expectations after the second-seeded Eagles rolled to a 45-0 win over No. 3 Legend in the Class 5A state football semifinals Nov. 28 at Valor.

Valor has won eight state championships, five in Class 5A, two in 4A and one in 3A. It will be the sixth time in the past seven seasons that Valor will be in the state championship game.

“Yes this is what I expected,” said Yantis, who came to Valor after being an assistant at Arizona State for two seasons and a former head coach at Arizona Christian University. “One of the reasons I came here and accepted the job was the school is about excellence.

The expectations are to win a championship and we have an opportunity to try and do that. I’m so thankful God placed me here and gave these kids an opporutnity to play. I am thankful for the governor and CHSAA for allowing this season to happen,” Valor (7-0) will play top-seeded and defending state champion Cherry Creek (8-0) in the state finals, which will be held at 6 p.m. Dec. 5 at CSUPueblo. Creek defeated No. 4 seed Pomona, 35-7, in the other semifinal game on Nov. 28 and will make its third straight appearace in the state championship encounter.

No fans will be allowed to attend the championship game. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Enviroment tightened its guidelines for the CSU Pueblo ThunderDome Stadium because of the growing spread of COVID-19.

Valor and Cherry Creek, which will be seeking its 11th state football title, have met in two other championship games. Valor defeated Creek, 24-14, in 2018 and the Bruins edged the Eagles, 25-24, to take the 2014 title.

‘I think it is great for the state of Colorado, getting the two best teams in Colorado together,” said Yantis. “Dave (Creek coach Dave Logan) has a great staff, great team and program over

Valor Christian’s Gavin Sawchuk (27) gets some air as Legend’s Blake Dowd (8) flies in on the tackle. Sawchuk totaled 93 yards in 15 carries, earning a rest for most of the second half.

PHOTO BY PAUL DISALVO there. We look forward to preparing for them. I tell our kids it doesn’t matter who we play. It is a matter of doing what we do and doing it very well.”

Valor did everything very well against Legend (7-1), which sustained its first loss of the season.

All the scoring was done in the first half as Valor got the mercy rule clock running just before halftime with its 45-0 lead, which followed a 31-point second quarter outburst on a warm, sunny afternoon.

“It was an awesome start,” said senior quarterback Sean McNair, who directs the Eagles’ fast-paced offense.

“All three phases of the game really picked it up. We had defense, offense and special teams and we just came out hot. We prepared all week, came out and we just did what we practiced. We prepare really hard, we always work hard, we watch film and get ready. We just keep working every week.”

McNair didn’t play in the second half, thanks to the big lead as Valor used a lot of second-team players.

He completed 10 of 18 passes in the first two quarters for 167 yards and a

touchdown. Junior Gavin Sawchuk, the state’s leading 5A rusher who didn’t play in the first-round game or in the second half, had 74 yards and a touchown. Sawchuk’s younger brother, Gabe, was the featured back in the second half and finished with 93 yards and a TD. Jordan Norwood rushed for a TD, Jackson Zimmermann caught the scoring pass from McNair, Luke Meyer ran 18 yards to paydirt with a fumble recovery and Mitchell Bigelow scored on a blocked punt.

Legend wound up with only three first downs in the game and had just five yards rushing with 38 yards passing.

Still, Titans coach Monte Thelen was looking ahead after the game.

“All the credit needs to go to Valor,” said Thelen. “They proved that they belong in the state championship game, but things are really positive at Legend. Five years ago, our RPI was in the 30s, now we’re three. That doesn’t happen overnight. It’s happened with a lot of elbow grease by a lot of young men and we are proud of them. We

going to keep working to try and make Legend football everything we want it to be.

“There’s room for improvement right now but we’ll keep working. You’ve got to take the good with the bad. We’ve had a whole bunch of good and today was a little bit of a bad taste.”

Legend’s Bryce Vaz, a Valor transfer who replaced injured starter Connor Eise and had 310 rushing yards in the Nov. 21 first-round game against Fairview, carried the ball only once for four yards. Eise had 10 yards on seven carries.

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Denver Christkindl Market is rare holiday holdout Fixture of season returns downtown as pandemic has limited number of celebrations

BY HANNAH METZGER THE DENVER GAZETTE

As one of the city’s last remaining holiday celebrations, the Denver Christkindl Market is trying to keep the magic alive for the community while supporting small businesses.

The annual event has brought German and European holiday traditions to Denver for 20 years with local and international small business vendors.

And it’s one of the city’s only celebrations not canceled by COVID-19.

“People are out here to support the market. They want to make sure we can come back next year,” said William Reed with the German-American Chamber of Commerce, which runs the market.

This year, the market was moved from Skyline Park to a 60,000-squarefoot section of Civic Center Park to allow for social distancing and a one-way directional flow. The market is also imposing 75-guest maximum capacity in each of its two zones.

Reed said the market is now almost always at capacity with people regularly waiting up to an hour and a half on the weekends just to enter.

With other iconic celebrations, such as Colorado Ballet’s “The Nutcracker” and the Parade of Lights, being modified or canceled, Reed said the market is more important to the holiday season than ever.

“There’s nothing to do and this is an opportunity for them to go outside,” Reed said. “It’s a really magical experience in a way that you can’t access this year.”

Besides just holiday fun, this year the market is also providing essential funds for numerous small businesses.

The market hosts dozens of small businesses including Björn’s Honey, Unique Glass Ornaments, Chocoidea, Corey’s Chocolate, Winterborn Alpaca, Burton’s Maplewood Farms, Travel Posters, Wise Elk and Bob’s Roasted Nuts.

Bob Stephens with Bob’s Roasted Nuts said the Christkindl Market is his business’s only event this year that hasn’t been cancelled.

“We are very thankful to have the opportunity to make a living and have

Astrid Hausdoerfer organizes ornaments at the Old German Christmas booth at the Denver Christkindl Market at Civic Center Park in Denver on Nov. 24. The annual authentic German and European holiday traditional market is hosted by the German American Chamber of Commerce and features local and international vendors.

PHOTO BY CHANCEY BUSH/THE GAZETTE some sense of normalcy throughout the holiday season,” said Stephens, who has participated in the market since 2011.

This is the first year that Corey’s Chocolate has been a part of the market. Corey Crespi said his 3-yearold business relies on in-person events like farmers markets and festivals to get by.

“This market is very important to us,” Crespi said. “We have invested significantly in this market and we believe it will be a huge success … We are excited to be vendors in such a well-established and successful Christmas market.”

However, the market is still facing challenges.

Luca Modolo from Chocoidea said his sales are down 50% compared to last year. He said Chocoidea’s sales during the market are of “vital importance” to the business’s success.

The Germany-based chocolate store has been traveling to Denver since 2017 to participate in the market.

“I had extreme difficulties and risked a lot … to be able to be present in Denver,” Modolo said. “It took considerable efforts, not only economic.”

Bob’s Roasted Nuts also expressed trouble with not being allowed to pass out samples due to COVID-19. And Wise Elk said it was very difficult for them to find staff this year because of fear of contact.

Reed said though all of the market’s huts are being utilized this year, most with returning vendors, the market lost some of its regulars over COVID-19 economic impacts.

Reed said a Danish pastry vendor that usually has a triple booth at the market had to drop out entirely.

“This is the only chance to make the money this year and they’re really reliant on it,” Reed said.

In addition to helping fund the vendors’ businesses, the annual market is also essential to the German American Chamber of Commerce.

Reed said the market is one of the only fundraising events for the chamber and its main source of revenue.

And while sales are being made, they’re noticeably lower than previous years.

The success of this year’s market could make or break the market’s ability to return in future years. And for some, that would mean devastating

the culture of Denver.

Astrid and Mario Hausdoerfer from Unique Glass Ornaments said to them, the market is about preserving tradition.

The Hausdoerfers have sold their handmade German glass ornaments at the market since 2009. They have watched the market grow year by year and are always enamored by watching people experience their culture.

“Our markets are more than a place to have an income,” the Hausdoerfers said. “The main thing is we can keep our five-generation tradition of glassblowing. We can keep a very old profession.”

“We can have a flourishing city only if we use it. So come out to the Christkindl Market to keep traditions.”

The Christkindl Market market will be open until Dec. 23. Admission is free.

The market is open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday through Wednesday and 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday through Saturday. Beginning Dec. 17, it will close at 9 p.m. every day.

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Outdoor rec is economic bright spot amid pandemic Industry says spending took off after spring restrictions were lifted

BY JASON BLEVINS THE COLORADO SUN

Outdoor recreation is emerging as a critical element in the economic recovery from COVID-19 as the recreation economy delivers a larger share of U.S. economic output for the second consecutive year.

The federal government’s latest tally of the outdoor recreation economy showed a $787.6 billion economic impact from businesses supporting 5.2 million jobs. The report from the Bureau of Economic Analysis issued last week showed outdoor recreation’s businesses and participants supported 2.1% of the nation’s economic output, or gross domestic product.

This is the third annual report on the U.S. recreation economy. The 2017 report — released in 2018 — was the first to quantify the growing role of recreation in the national economy.

Each year since, the recreation economy has grown, often at a faster rate than the national economy.

The 2019 report from the BEA showed the recreation economy providing $459.8 billion in “nominal value” — spending minus the costs of goods and services — to the gross domestic product, which the bureau counted as $21.4 trillion in 2019. The bureau’s 2019 study showed the recreation economy’s “real gross output,” which covers consumer and business

spending as well as wages, reached $787.6 billion, up from $776.8 billion in 2018 and $759.6 billion in 2017.

The outdoor recreation economy in the U.S. is “bigger than mining and bigger than agriculture and on par with broadcasting and telecommunications,” said bureau economist Dirk van Duym in a presentation on Nov. 10 after the report was released.

In Colorado, outdoor recreation accounted for more than $12.2 billion in economic impact, or about 3.1% of the state’s total economy. Outdoor recreation businesses in Colorado employed 149,140 workers who earned $6.4 billion.

Not surprisingly, winter activities in Colorado delivered more than any other state, with a $1.7 billion contribution to the state’s economy. At a national level, winter sports was the sixth largest economic contributor in the outdoor recreation industry, with a $6.3 billion impact.

Boating and fishing — the most popular outdoor activity in 30 states — led the outdoor recreation economy with a $23.6 billion contribution to the nation’s gross domestic product.

Touring in recreational vehicles — or RVing — was next, with an $18.6 billion contribution, followed by hunting and motorcycling.

The Bureau of Economic Analysis said the outdoor recreation economy was led by the arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services industries. Other industries driving the recreation economy include retail and manufacturing.

In Colorado, accommodation and food services led the state’s recreation economy — which is driven largely by

private businesses — followed by arts, entertainment, recreation and retail shops. (The bureau analysis considers attendance at festivals and concerts as outdoor recreation.)

All the industries that drive the country’s recreation economy are the ones that have suffered most during the pandemic, which settled hard on the West during the busy spring ski season and saw resorts, hotels and restaurants shuttered from mid-March into May. Outdoor recreation was ranked nationally among impacted industries in the pandemic, alongside food, lodging and hospitality. Recreation industry losses came not only from closures of outdoor areas, shops and manufacturing plants but also impacts to domestic and international supply chains.

But as shutdowns lifted this spring, outdoor recreation boomed “like never before,” said Jessica Turner, the head of the Outdoor Recreation Roundtable, a coalition of 33 outdoor recreation organizations representing more than 110,000 businesses.

Participation in outdoor activities has hovered around 48% to 50% of the population in the last 15 years of tracking by the Outdoor Industry Association. Surveys of participation from this summer and fall suggest participation has climbed to all-time highs near 69%, the association’s executive director Lise Aangeenbrug said, pointing to health and wellness contributions beyond dollars that are tied to people getting outside to play.

Erik Pritchard, the head of the Motorcycle Industry Council, said sales of motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles and side-by-side, off-highway vehicles during the pandemic are setting

records with double-digit percentage growth in 2020 over 2018 and 2019.

Outdoor recreation is “one of the few sectors holding up the economy during COVID,” said Frank Hugelmeyer, president of the National Marine Manufacturers Association, noting “a remarkable shift in how consumers are spending” during the pandemic.

Between March and June this year, the boating industry sold 44,000 boats, a 10% increase over the same period of 2019, Hugelmeyer said. In Colorado, sales of rafts, paddleboards and kayaks boomed in the spring as rivers and lakes swelled with socially-distanced paddlers.

The campground industry is on trajectory to surpass 2019’s record traffic, even after the spring shutdown, said Paul Bambei, the head of the National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds, which represents about 3,000 privately-owned RV parks.

Citing the Kampgrounds of America “Growth of Camping Amid COVID-19” report issued last week, Bambei said the campground industry saw a 185% increase in cancellations through April. But the industry has rebounded, with tens of thousands of firsttime campers, Bambei said, noting a 19% increase in campground reservations in September and a 20% increase in deposits on RV and camper purchases for 2021.

“This was a break-out year to get behind the wheel,” he said.

This story is from The Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned news outlet based in Denver and covering the state. Used by permission. For more, and to support The Colorado Sun, visit coloradosun. com.

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Broadway, where wealthy Coloradan Antoinette Perry lived and funded friend/producer Brock Pemberton.

(The Tony Awards were posthumously named for her.) Chase sent her “Me Third” script to Pemberton, who invited her to come to New York and rewrite it five weeks after her third son was born. Chase’s husband took care of the children, sold their car and took out a loan to raise money for train fare and living expenses in New York.

The title was changed to “Now You’ve Done It” and it ran for 43 days ...

Pemberton encouraged Chase to keep writing as she sadly returned to Denver.

Next try was with “Sorority House,” inspired by her unhappy experience.

It was turned into a film in 1939.

World War II started, and Mary, affected by a sad time such as we are experiencing now, started thinking about pookas and completed a lighter manuscript after two years. She had a nightmare about a psychiatrist being chased by a tall white rabbit, which launched her.

A perfectly constructed “The White Rabbit” interested Pemberton , who

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closed to in-person performances by the pandemic, is providing virtual shows, and readers should check the website at minersalley.com for instructions and ticket prices. For every ticket purchased, $20 will go to Miners Alley. “A Christmas Carol” will bring a one-man show by Tony Award-winning actor Jefferson Mays; “The Twelve Dates of Christmas”

by Ginna Hoben is directed by Kate Gleason; “The Holidays — An Evening of Holiday Songs With Rory Pierce.”

303-935-3044.

‘Own an Original’ show Littleton’s annual art show, originally designed as a source for holiday gifts when it started 55 years ago, is inside the now-closed Littleton Museum, 6028 S. Gallup St., Littleton. The theme is “Liberating Humor,” which implies that it should offer a lift! Opened as of Nov. 20. We hope it can reopen

raised money to produce it and sought an actor for the lead part of Elwood P. Dowd, responding to a friend’s suggestion that he hire actor Frank Fay, a reformed alcoholic, with the right bit of Irish. Fay was interested and Josephine Hull was perfect as Elwood’s sister Veta.

This time, Mary had a cash advance to get to New York, rewrites were completed, the name was changed to “Harvey,” at Fay’s suggestion and after a Boston tryout, “Harvey” opened at the 48th Street Theatre on Nov. 1, 1944.

Audiences were enchanted — and the rest is history.

It played for four and a half years at first and Mary Chase became a millionaire. In May 1945, “Harvey” won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama “on account of its richness of content and the fresh imaginative field it has taken over; as well as in plot and character that marked a departure from the usual Broadway play.” (Other candidates: “Dark of the Moon,” “The Hasty Heart” and “The Glass Menagerie.”)

“Pulling Harvey Out of Her Hat” by Mimi Pockross offers interesting ideas about what it may take to create a play, as well as a slice of local history — perfect fare for a reader wanting diversions and ideas on a winter’s night — or any time. Published by Rowman & Littlefield.

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High Line Canal The lovely High Line Canal Trail, all the length of it, has enjoyed 16 community cleanups and has 350 volunteers involved — with room for more. New mile markers are being installed and wayfaring signage and an underpass are under construction.

A safe outdoor spot to walk and bike and enjoy the sun.

Boston Brass “Art Across America: Community, Together” will be presented virtually

by Newman Center Presents at 7 p.m.

Dec 9. It is a compilation of the Boston Brass’s favorite music. Tickets start at $10. Go to newmancenterpresents. com or call the box office: 303-871-7770.

Available for one week with a Virtual ticket. Also: “Manual Cinema’s Christmas Carol” Dec. 17-19. From $15.

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While the IFB documents are available electronically, Douglas County cannot accept electronic bid responses.

Bid responses shall be submitted in a sealed envelope plainly marked “IFB No. 038-20, Publication of Legal Notices” and mailed or hand-carried to the address shown below prior to the due date and time. Electronic and/or faxed bid responses will not be accepted. Bids will be received until 11:00am, on Tuesday, December 22, 2020 by the Douglas County Finance Department, Purchasing Division, 100 Third Street, Suite 130, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104. Bids will not be considered which are received after the time stated, and any bids so received will be returned unopened.

Douglas County Government reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive formalities, informalities, or irregularities contained in a said bid 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 bidder.

Please direct any questions concerning this IFB to Carolyn Riggs, Purchasing Supervisor, 303-6607434, criggs@douglas.co.us, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.

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

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

Legal Notice No. 938398 First Publication: December 3, 2020 Last Publication: December 3, 2020 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Account Number: 2734 Public Notice INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) #050-20 ELEVATOR PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE & REPAIR SERVICES for DOUGLAS COUNTY FACILITIES The Department of Facilities, Fleet and Emergency Support Services of Douglas County Government, hereinafter referred to as the County, respectfully requests bids from responsible and qualified firms for the provision of elevator preventative maintenance and repair services, as specified, at various Douglas County buildings. The County currently operates and maintains thirty-five (35) buildings/structures totaling 1,442,510 square feet.

Our facilities are located in urban and rural areas.

Multiple functions ranging from law enforcement to community events occur in our facilities. One of our core missions is to provide safe, secure, comfortable, and efficient environments for citizens and employees.

There will be TWO (2) MANDATORY pre-bid site visits related to this project. The MANDATORY pre-bid site visits will allow all interested parties the opportunity to view the multiple building locations and discuss the project details.

• The 1ST MANDATORY pre-bid site visit will be FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2020 starting at the DOUGLAS COUNTY SHERIFF’S SUBSTATION at 9250 Zotos Drive, Highlands Ranch CO 80129.

The site visit will begin promptly at 8:00 A.M. • The 2ND MANDATORY pre-bid site visit will be MONDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2020 starting at the PHILIP S MILLER BUILDING, 100 3rd Street, Castle Rock CO 80104. The site visit will begin promptly at 8:00 A.M. Please plan for a full day.

ONLY THOSE ATTENDING BOTH MANDATORY PRE-BID SITE VISITS WILL BE ALLOWED TO SUBMIT A BID RESPONSE ON THIS PROJECT. PLEASE BRING A MASK/FACE (NOSE & MOUTH) COVERING AND A BUSINESS CARD. The IFB documents may be reviewed and/or printed from the Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System website at www.rockymountainbidsystem.com.

IFB documents are not available for purchase from Douglas County Government and can only be accessed from the above-mentioned website.

While the IFB documents are available electronically, Douglas County cannot accept electronic bid responses.

Four (4) copies of your bid response shall be submitted in a sealed envelope plainly marked “IFB No. 050-20, Elevator Maintenance” and mailed or hand-carried to the address shown below prior to the due date and time. Electronic and/or faxed bid responses will not be accepted. Bids will be received until 11:00am, on Thursday, December 31, 2020 by the Douglas County Finance Department, Purchasing Division, 100 Third Street, Suite 130, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104. Bids will not be considered which are received after the time stated, and any bids so received will be returned unopened.

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Douglas County Government reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive formalities, informalities, or irregularities contained in a said bid 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 bidder.

NOTICE OF CONTRACTORS SETTLEMENT COUNTY OF DOUGLAS STATE OF COLORADO

Please direct any questions concerning this IFB to Carolyn Riggs, Purchasing Supervisor, 303-6607434, criggs@douglas.co.us, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.

Legal Notice No. 938422 First Publication: December 3, 2020 Last Publication: December 3, 2020 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Section 38-26-107, C.R.S., as amended, that on JANUARY 3, 2021, final settlement will be made by the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, for and on account of a contract between Douglas County and MORTON ELECTRIC, INC. for the VARIABLE MESSAGE SIGNS INSTALLATION PROJECT; TF 2009-023 in Douglas County; and that any person, co-partnership, association or corporation that has an unpaid claim against said MORTON ELECTRIC, INC. for or on account of the furnishing of labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender or other supplies used or consumed by such contractor or any of his subcontractors in or about the performance of said work, or that supplied rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of said work, may at any time up to and including said time of such final settlement on said JANUARY 3, 2021, file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim with the Board of County Commissioners, c/o Director of Public Works Engineering, with a copy to the Project Engineer Cara Odonnell, P.E., Department of Public Works Engineering, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO 80104.

Legal Notice No. 938411 First Publication: December 3, 2020 Last Publication: December 3, 2020 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ) #043-20 MISCELLANEOUS CONTRACTOR SERVICES for OPEN SPACE PROJECTS The Department of Open Space and Natural Resources of Douglas County Government, hereinafter referred to as the County, respectfully requests Statements of Qualifications (SOQ) from responsible and qualified Contractors for services to plan, execute, monitor, and closeout projects related to the repair and maintenance of residences, barns, and other outbuildings owned by the County.

The RFQ documents may be reviewed and/or printed from the Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System website a www.rockymountainbidsystem.com. The RFQ

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documents are not available for purchase from Douglas County Government and can only be accessed from the above-mentioned website.

RFQ responses shall be submitted in a sealed envelope plainly marked “RFQ #043-20, Open Space Projects” prior to the due date and time.

Electronic and/or faxed responses will not be accepted. RFQ responses will be received until 2:00 p.m., on Tuesday, December 22, 2020 by the Douglas County Finance Department, Purchasing Division, 100 Third Street, Suite 130, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104. Responses will not be considered which are received after the time stated, and any responses so received will be returned unopened.

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

Please direct any questions concerning this RFQ to Carolyn Riggs, Purchasing Supervisor at 303660-7434 or criggs@douglas.co.us, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.

Legal Notice No. 938420 First Publication: December 3, 2020 Last Publication: December 3, 2020 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ) #048-20 PUBLIC FINANCIAL CONSULTANT SERVICES The Department of Community Development of Douglas County Government, hereinafter referred to as the County, respectfully requests information/qualifications and fee schedule rates from responsible, qualified firms for the provision of public financial consultant services. The purpose of this request is to obtain ongoing independent public finance advising in support of the County Commissioners, including, but not limited to the adequacy of financial information related special district service plan applications. This project will mainly entail ongoing financial consulting at the behest of the County, when necessary.

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

RFQ responses shall be submitted in a sealed envelope plainly marked “RFQ #048-20, Public Financial Consultant Services” prior to the due date and time. Electronic and/or faxed responses will not be accepted. RFQ responses will be received until 3:00 p.m., on Tuesday, December 22, 2020 by the Douglas County Finance Department, Purchasing Division, 100 Third Street, Suite 130, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104. Responses will not be considered which are received after the time stated, and any responses so received will be returned unopened.

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

Please direct any questions concerning this RFQ to Carolyn Riggs, Purchasing Supervisor at 303660-7434 or criggs@douglas.co.us, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.

Legal Notice No. 938421 First Publication: December 3, 2020 Last Publication: December 3, 2020 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF CONTRACTORS SETTLEMENT COUNTY OF DOUGLAS STATE OF COLORADO NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Section 38-26-107, C.R.S., as amended, that on December 26, 2020, final settlement will be made by the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, for and on account of a contract between Douglas County and Concrete Express, Inc. for the Peoria Street Widening Project; DV 2018-178 in Douglas County; and that any person, copartnership, association or corporation that has an unpaid claim against said Concrete Express, Inc. for or on account of the furnishing of labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender or other supplies used or consumed by such contractor or any of his subcontractors in or about the performance of said work, or that supplied rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of said work, may at any time up to and including said time of such final settlement on said December 26, 2020, file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim with the Board

of County Commissioners, c/o Director of Public Works Engineering, with a copy to the Project Engineer Daniel Roberts, P.E., Department of Public Works Engineering, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO 80104.

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

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

Legal Notice No. 938330 First Publication: November 26, 2020 Second Publication: December 3, 2020 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Public Notice REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS Proposals for 2021 DOUGLAS COUNTY PAVEMENT CONDITION DATA COLLECTION PROJECT will be received by the Owner, Douglas County Government, Department of Public Works Engineering, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO 80104, until WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 2021 AT 2:00PM This project consists of pavement condition data collection services for 743.93 centerline miles of asphalt roads, and 68.35 centerline miles of concrete roads.

The Request for Proposals (RFP) Documents will be available after 10:00 AM on MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2020, through Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System Website (www.bidnetdirect.com) RFP Documents are not available for purchase through Douglas County Government and can only be accessed from the above-mentioned website. Electronic versions of the RFP Documents obtained by any other means than as described above may not be complete or accurate, and it is the Offeror’s responsibility to obtain a complete set of the RFP Documents.

Offerors must submit one (1) unbound paper copy and one (1) electronic copy (in pdf format) of their Proposal no later than WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 2021 at 2:00pm. Douglas County will not accept or consider Proposals which are time stamped at the place of receipt after the specified due date and time. Douglas County will not accept or consider e-mailed or faxed Proposals. Proposals should be hand-delivered or mailed to the location below: Douglas County Government Department of Public Works Engineering 100 Third Street, Suite 220 Castle Rock, CO 80104 Attn: DANIEL ROBERTS, P.E., PROJECT ENGINEER Douglas County reserves the right to reject any and all Proposals, to waive formalities, informalities, or irregularities contained in a Proposal and furthermore, to award a Contract for items therein, either in whole or in part, if it is deemed to be in the best interest of Douglas County to do so. Additionally, Douglas County reserves the right to negotiate optional items and/or services with the successful Offeror. Any questions on the RFP Documents shall be directed to DANIEL ROBERTS, P.E. PROJECT ENGINEERING, at 303.660.7490.

Legal Notice No. 938399 First Publication: December 3, 2020 Last Publication: December 3, 2020 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Account Number: 2734

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Public Notice DOUGLAS COUNTY DISTRICT COURT, STATE OF COLORADO 4000 Justice Way Castle Rock, CO Douglas County, CO 80109 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO In the Interest of: LILLIAN HEROLD, D.O.B.: 02/02/2020; Child, And concerning: SIERRA BERENS, D.O.B.: 07/10/1990; Mother; SHAWN MARZAK, D.O.B.: 10/04/1977, Possible Father; RYAN SCHOW, D.O.B. 05/06/1983, Presumptive Father (Mother’s husband); JOHN DOE, Possible Father; Respondents, And PATRICK HEROLD, D.O.B.: 07/19/1990, Mother’s boyfriend, Special Respondent Attorney for Department: John Thirkell, #13865 R. LeeAnn Reigrut, #28833 Lori Kennedy, #53479 4400 Castleton Ct. Castle Rock, CO 80109 (303) 814-5326 Fax: (303) 479-9259 jthirkel@douglas.co.us lreigrut@douglas.co.us lkennedy@douglas.co.us CASE NUMBER: 20JV68 DIVISION 8 DEPENDENCY SUMMONS This Summons is initiated pursuant to Rule 2.2 of the Colorado Rules of Juvenile Procedure, Rule 4 of the Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure, and Section 19-3-503, C.R.S. 2020.

TO: JOHN DOE, D.O.B.: UNKNOWN TO THE RESPONDENT NAMED ABOVE: You are hereby notified that a petition has been filed which alleges that the above-named child is dependent or neglected as per the facts set forth in the Dependency and Neglect Petition, a copy of which may be obtained at the office of the Douglas County Attorney’s Office.

A Review, Paternity and Adjudication Hearing has been set for December 7, 2020 at 9:30 a.m. in Division 8, of the Douglas County District Court, 4000 Justice Way, Castle Rock, Colorado, 80109. All parties shall participate by phone at 720-437-6180, extension 75590#, unless otherwise ordered by the Court.

Your presence before this court is required to defend against the claims in this petition. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR, THE COURT WILL PROCEED IN YOUR ABSENCE, WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE, TO CONDUCT AN ADJUDICATORY HEARING AND MAY ENTER A JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT THEREBY ADJUDICATING YOUR CHILD AS A DEPENDENT OR NEGLECTED CHILD. You have the right to request a trial by jury at the adjudicatory stage of this petition. You also have the right to legal representation at every stage of the proceedings by counsel of your own choosing, or if you are without sufficient financial means, appointment of counsel by the Court. Termination of your parent-child legal relationship to free your children for adoption is a possible remedy in this proceeding. If that remedy is pursued, you are entitled to a hearing before a Judge. You also have the right, if you are indigent, to have the Court appoint, at no expense to you, one expert witness of your own choosing at any hearing on the termination of your parent-child relationship. If you are a minor, you have the right to the appointment of a Guardian ad litem to represent your best interests.

You have the right to have this matter heard by a district court judge rather than by the magistrate. You may waive that right, and in doing so, you will be bound by the findings and recommendations of the magistrate, subject to review as provided by sec. 19-1-108(5.5), C.R.S. 2020, and subsequently, to the right of appeal as provided by Colorado Appellate Rule 3.4.

This summons is being initiated by the Douglas County Department of Human Services through its counsel.

Dated: November 25, 2020 R. LeeAnn Reigrut, #28833 Assistant Douglas County Attorney Legal Notice No. 938426 First Publication: December 3, 2020 Last Publication: December 3, 2020 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

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Downtown Littleton shows spirit of season

Most years, Littleton kicks off the holiday season in grand fashion on the Friday after Thanksgiving.

At the Candlelight Walk, throngs follow behind Santa Claus’ sleigh as he rolls down Main Street, magically illuminating thousands of lights from Rio Grande to Rapp streets.

In 2020, the Candlelight Walk was canceled, as so many events have been.

Though with luck coming

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The Candlelight Walk was canceled this year, but Main Street shines just the same.

PHOTOS BY DAVID GILBERT weeks will bring steady business to downtown’s merchants, Main Street was a lonely place the evening of Nov. 27.

But downtown still shined in her holiday glory, causing at least one pedestrian to remark within earshot of a reporter, “It’s so cute! It’s like a Hallmark movie!”

Beneath the twinkling lights along the main drag, a handful of diners huddled

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Will Johnson Highlands Ranch Praise for GOP principles This note is directed to Will Johnson of Highlands Ranch regarding his recent letters concerning Republican principles and leadership. Mr. Johnson, thank you for promoting these important ideologies to the people of Douglas County. As an independent and30-year resident of Highlands Ranch, you have painted a perfect picture of my personal belief system: individual freedom and liberty, the limited role of government, low taxes, the respect and appreciation of law enforcement.

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