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Dylan Escorcia and his sister Ava push to get to the finish line as they compete in the sack race that was among the Aug. 13 Kids’ Games of Old, an event that was just one of the Aug. 13 Western Welcome Week activities. Ava finished first and her brother was a close second. The brother and sister also wore the medals they received when they took part in the WWW five-kilometer run-walk earlier that morning.

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Western Welcome Week is hopping Annual event schedules activities for all ages

BY TOM MUNDS TMUNDS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Again this year, Western Welcome Week offers activities with appeal to people of all ages.

The Aug. 13 schedule included the opportunity for adults and children to take part in a 5-kilometer run/walk then partake in an all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast. After that, they could check out a wide array of vehicles of all sizes, shapes and colors.

Additionally, there were activities for

children at the Arapahoe Community College campus in Littleton. Volunteers helped visitors put marbles down the ramp at the marble race. Others tried to see how long they could keep a Hula Hoop spinning around their hips.

“We are here visiting my sister, we saw the signs and decided to check out some of the events,” Ohio resident Sid Calloway said. “The kids are getting a kick out of this. They look like they are really having fun. I think it is great this community puts on all these activities that are free entertainment for anyone who wants to drop by.”

A major Aug. 13 attraction was the 22nd Bruce Wolf Stick Horse Stampede.

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IF YOU GO Western Welcome Week’s Festival Day is Aug. 19. Events start with the Grand Western Sandwich Breakfast at Littleton United Methodist Church, 5894 S. Datura St., Littleton at 6:30 a.m. and continue throughout the day. The highlight of the day is the annual Grand Parade, which runs from 10 a.m. through noon. The parade starts on Gallup Street and then heads west into downtown Littleton.

Vendors will be set up throughout the day on Main Street. For more information, go to www. westernwelcomeweek.org

LEARNING LIFE SKILLS: Colorado Center for the Blind builds confidence in students P10 FALL SPORTS PREVIEW: This week, we take a look at softball, cross country and boys golf P29,30

THE BOTTOM LINE PERIODICAL

‘We are all addicts to a degree. We all seek out coping mechanisms to help us deal with the harshness of life.’

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Food pantry with big heart serves changing need Amid growing hunger, HOPE helps people ‘across sociological boundaries’

FOOD INSECURITY IN COLORADO • Nearly 1 in 8 Coloradans (12.1 percent) struggle with hunger, not always having enough money to buy food.

• Almost 1 in 9 Coloradans (11.5 percent) struggle financially, living below the federal poverty line. That includes more than 1 in 7 children (14.7 percent).

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Late one afternoon in October, a man knocked at the door of HOPE food pantry. His two children stood next to him.

“I’m sorry to bother you,” he told Bart Sayyah. “I have a job, but we don’t have any food in our pantry to feed our kids. Can you help me?”

Sayyah, executive director of Helping Our People Excel, a nonprofit that runs a food pantry and thrift store in Englewood, put down his satchel and took the family inside.

The man walked away with four boxes filled with more than $300 worth of food, a Halloween costume for his son and winter clothing for both the children.

“When I saw the man, it just pierced my heart,” Sayyah, 53, said. “I saw myself in him. He was mid-30s, educated, soft-spoken, gentle. And to see the look in his eye, what it must have taken him to say, ‘I don’t have any food at home to feed my kids’ — it just floored me. How someone who has a job, has an education, is struggling.”

A growing need HOPE food pantry sits at 3940 S. Broadway and opened in January 2015, but its story goes back to 2001.

A businesswoman, whom Sayyah said would prefer to remain unnamed, was running a home health-care business in Lakewood for people with longterm disabilities and began to notice a significant need for food in clients’ homes, Sayyah said. So she decided to start a food pantry.

The organization grew from a storefront to an 800-square-foot pantry at the location of the woman’s business.

HOPE became a registered nonprofit in Colorado in 2007 and a tax-exempt nonprofit in 2009, Sayyah said. The location in Lakewood closed in May 2016, making way for the Englewood pantry where HOPE’s Attic thrift

• Nearly 1 in 5 Colorado children (19 percent) may not always know when or where they will get their next meal.

Source: Hunger Free Colorado, www.hungerfreecolorado.org

MORE INFORMATION Barbara “Bobbi” Marshall, store manager at HOPE’s Attic thrift store, likes that HOPE food pantry doesn’t have restrictions on whom it serves.

Bart Sayyah, executive director of the Helping Our People Excel (HOPE) nonprofit, poses next to what he said is his “beat-up, 1997, 200,000-mile-plus pickup truck,” which he drives to pick up food from sources like grocery stores and Food Bank of the Rockies. Sayyah comes back to the HOPE food pantry with up to 1,200 pounds of food, he said.

ELLIS ARNOLD store was a new addition.

HOPE now serves about 150 to 175 households a week, double what it served when he became executive director in August 2016, Sayyah said.

Since last September, the pantry has been giving out food two days a week.

It has served more than 2,200 unique households from January through June this year.

HOPE’s clients come mainly from the Englewood area, but some come from places as far away as Thornton, sometimes farther.

Faces of food insecurity With the continuous increase in the Denver metro area’s population in recent years, HOPE’s staff said it’s seen a change in the amount and demopgraphics of the people it serves.

Sayyah and Catherine McHenry, operations director, added that the pantry sees many working people and

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working families. Sayyah said the clients used to be largely homeless, transient or disabled people or seniors with limited income. Now, there are more people who say they are working, he said. Most of the working seem to have a roof of some sort — a house they’re sharing, an apartment or a motel.

“Anecdotally, we’ve seen an increase in the homeless population,” Sayyah said. “We’ve seen a decrease in available affordable housing ... that increase in rent is causing people to have less budget for actual food, and they’re making decisions not between medicine and food, but food and a roof.”

McHenry, 60, an Aurora resident, is one of the handful of staff that’s worked with the organization since its 2001 beginnings. She said she’s noticed differences ever since 2012 when recreational marijuana became legal.

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“Other places, you can only come once a month, or you have to live in their area,” Marshall said. “Here, you have a picture ID, I don’t care where you’re working, or where you live — we’ll help you.”

The pantry is open from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Mondays and Fridays, and clients can come once per week. The thrift store is open 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Tuesday through Saturday, and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. Proceeds from the thrift store help fund the food pantry.

Contact HOPE at 303-762-7986 or go to hope-online.org for more information.

McHenry said she doesn’t judge the decision to legalize pot, but noted that more people struggle financially because of it as utilities and food costs have increased with the population growth.

“I don’t know how some people are making it ... there’s a real aversion for communities to coalesce and do something,” Sayyah said. “There’s a tendency to shove that (problem) toward downtown Denver, the shelters SEE PANTRY, P8

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Suspect arrested after man stabbed to death in Englewood

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A real estate broker’s trip to Walgreens in Englewood turned into an ordeal that saw three confrontations with two men and ended with him losing his life, an arrest affidavit said.

Englewood police found Trevin Eno, an Englewood resident, unconscious and bleeding about 9:43 p.m. Aug. 8 after responding to a single-car accident, the affidavit said. Police arrested a suspect in the case on a charge of firstdegree murder Aug. 10.

The suspect, Arthur Richardson of Englewood, 34, told police he went to the Walgreens at 123 E. Belleview Ave. and was involved in an initial confrontation with Eno, 39, according to the affidavit.

Eno, who was two days away from his 40th birthday, was stabbed in the chest during an altercation, according to the Arapahoe County Coroner’s Office.

Eno worked as a broker for Keller Williams Executives in Highlands Ranch.

Richardson — who had a felony warrant for his arrest out of Denver on separate charges — was being held without bond at the Arapahoe County jail.

Another man who had been named a person of interest by the police department was arrested and released, pending charges.

The investigation into Eno’s death is ongoing, police say.

After police found Eno in the car, they collected information from Richardson and the other man who had been named a person of interest after they were arrested two days later.

Surveillance footage showed Richardson and the second man entering the nearby Walgreens at 9:11 p.m. Footage showed Eno and the two men, who wore backpacks, in a verbal confrontation. Eno made a purchase from the store at 9:36 p.m., according to a receipt

police found in his car. A minute later, a verbal disturbance in the Walgreens parking lot preceded the two men leaving on foot and Eno leaving in his car.

The second man told police he got into an argument with Eno in Eno that parking lot. The three men got into a third confrontation in the 5000 block of South Acoma Street, at which time Eno sustained a knife wound to his left torso.

Richardson told police Eno approached him with a silver object in his left Richardson hand — though, the third man in the confrontation told police Eno did not have a weapon.

Richardson said he pulled a knife out of his pocket and held it in front of his body, in fear of his life, and that Eno lunged at him. At that point, Richardson said, Eno fell into his knife, and he and the second man left on foot, according to the affidavit. He said Eno left in an unknown direction in his car.

Richardson said the knife police found in his backpack after the arrest is the knife that created Eno’s wound, the affidavit states.

Minutes later, police found Eno, who was taken to Swedish Medical Center and pronounced dead. A knife had punctured his ribs and the left ventricle of his heart.

Police arrested Richardson and the second man after management at the Golden Nugget Apartments contacted them and said several anonymous residents reported the two men were in one of the apartments, which are located on West Belleview Avenue.

Richardson told police he did not mean to stab Eno, according to the affidavit, but did so because he feared for his life.

Gun thieves hit Cabela’s in Lone Tree

BY TOM SKELLEY TSKELLEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The recent rash of Denver metro area burglaries targeting firearms retailers reached Lone Tree as thieves broke into the Cabela’s outdoor supply store at 10670 Cabela Drive in Lone Tree at about 1 a.m. Aug. 10.

Multiple suspects crashed an SUV into the front door to gain access to the store, making off with an unspecified number of firearms, according to Lisa Meiman, public information officer for the Denver division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

“This is a very important issue to the ATF, and it’s our top priority to find out who the suspects are and arrest them,” Meiman said.

Meiman said the bureau is assisting the Lone Tree Police Department with the investigation, reviewing surveil-

lance video and comparing store inventory with Cabela’s management to determine the number and value of the weapons stolen.

The robbery is the latest in a series of similar incidents, including recent burglaries and attempted burglaries of gun stores in Castle Rock, Littleton, Parker and Lakewood. Meiman couldn’t confirm whether the robberies are connected.

“We can’t go into an investigation with any preconceived ideas,” she said, “but at this point we aren’t ruling that out either.”

The ATF is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of suspects in this year’s burglaries. Anyone with information can call the tip line at 1-800-2834867, or Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867.

Tips can also be submitted at reportit. com or through the ATF’s “reportit” app.

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Tesla opens on South Broadway in Littleton Service center, showroom open in location that had been Schomp BMW

BY ALEX DEWIND ADEWIND@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A strip of South Broadway in Littleton lined with car dealerships just got its newest player: Tesla.

Known for its all-electric cars, Tesla expanded its Colorado footprint to a Littleton location where Schomp Automotive once lived. Schomp moved to an area north of C-470 in Highlands Ranch last summer.

Tesla opened its doors at 5700 S Broadway on July 28, weeks after the release of its latest, lower-priced car.

Model 3 — touted as a safe and affordable electric car starting at $35,000 — is now available to the masses. The model will be delivered to customers in 12 to 18 months, Tesla’s website says.

Littleton is thrilled to have the “noteworthy” company, said Denise Stephens, the city’s economic development director.

“They will undoubtedly attract many people to their facility,” Stephens said, “and we hope those people will explore and enjoy the other amenities in the community.”

The 39,000-square-foot location — which encompasses two buildings on the busy corner of South Broadway and Littleton Boulevard — includes a showroom and service center. The showroom marks the company’s fifth in Colorado. Others include Vail, Aspen, Cherry Creek and Lone Tree, the first to open in 2011. The service center is the second in the state, with the first on Evans Avenue south of Denver.

The Littleton showroom will showcase Model S, a sedan, and Model X, an SUV, a media release from Tesla says.

Littleton Mayor Bruce Beckman said the company is well-aligned with the new location.

“For many years, it was the home of Schomp BMW and it was known as a place where people came and looked at quality cars,” Beckman said. “It’s kind of fitting that Tesla comes in — they are at the forefront of technology.”

Founded in 2003, Tesla builds futuristic-looking, all-electric vehicles.

Awarded Motor Trend’s 2013 Car of The Year, Tesla’s sedan, Model S, “drives like a sports car” and is “as smoothly effortless as a Rolls-Royce, can carry almost as much stuff as a Chevy Equinox, and is more efficient than a Toyota Prius,” Motor Trend says in its report.

A self-described car person, Beckman called the dealership a “technological test bed for what may be the foreground of cars in the future.” He looks forward to the new crowd that Tesla’s showroom brings to Littleton.

“They will end up seeing what a wonderful community it is and find other things that interest them here,” Beckman said.

Tesla occupies the corner where Schomp BMW was once located. The dealership opened a showroom and service center at 5700 South Broadway in Littleton on July 28.

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Dark skies ahead SHUTTERSTOCK IMAGE

Great American Eclipse blocks the sun Aug. 21

BY SCOTT TAYLOR STAYLOR@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

It’s a mighty big fuss for what amounts to a shadow.

The moon butts its way in between the Earth and the sun Aug. 21, casting its shadow across the continental U.S. from sea to sea.

A cross-continental U.S. total eclipse like this hasn’t occurred since 1918. And the rare event comes with a special name: The Great American Eclipse.

“That’s what they call it, because everyone in the United States will get to see something, at least a little bit of it,” said Damon Olsen, astronomy instructor at Littleon’s Arapahoe Community College. “Everyone in the U.S. will see it, plus Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean.

They’ll all see something.”

Along the Front Range, the moon begins creeping over the sun at 10:23 a.m., covering

WANT TO KNOW MORE? For more information, NASA’s www. eclipse2017.nasa.gov page has links to science and eclipse trivia, an interactive map of the Aug. 21 Great American Eclipse and links to live video streams, smart phone apps and other resources. more than 90 percent of the sun just before noon.

By 1:23 p.m. the Great American Eclipse should have moved out of Colorado.

Schools, libraries and parks across the Denver Metro area are hosting viewing events, complete with glasses, telescopes and crafts for kids.

At Westminster’s campus of Front Range Community College, the school will have multiple filtered telescopes, eclipse glasses and other displays.

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GREAT AMERICAN ECLIPSE EVENTS The Great American Eclipse runs from about 10:20 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. across the Front Range, the maximum eclipse at about 11:45 a.m. and lasting for two or three minutes. Viewing events are free and open to the public unless noted otherwise.

Anythink Library branches, Thornton The library’s branches at Huron Street, Wright Farms and York Street will host eclipse viewing parties with eclipse glasses, safe viewing technique discussions and crafts.

Arapahoe Community College, 5900 S. Sante Fe Drive, Littleton A question-and-answer session with astronomy faculty begins at 11 a.m., along with video streams from other locations on the campus’ west lawn.

Viewing stations will include filtered telescopes, pinhole cameras and eclipse glasses.

Community College of Denver, 1111 W. Colfax Ave., Denver Viewing station will be set up

near the Confluence Building with two telescopes and eclipse glasses.

Denver Museum of Nature and Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd., Denver The museum will be giving away a limited number of eclipse glasses and selling them for $2.99 each when the free glasses are gone. Eclipse-themed events are scheduled throughout the day, including a NASA live-stream indoors, solar-scope viewings in Boettcher Plaza, family Eclipsercize in the studios, and crafts and story time in the Discovery Zone. Eclipse events are free with general museum admission.

Front Range Community College, Westminster Campus,

3645 112th Ave., Westminster Viewing stations will be set up in the parking lot in front of the rotunda. The school will have 1,000 solar eclipse glasses that viewers can borrow, several filtered telescopes, pinhole cameras for tracking the eclipse and displays about the science of eclipses.

Regis University, 3333 Regis Blvd., Denver Individuals will all receive free eclipse glasses for viewing from the campus commons, while supplies last. Physics and astronomy faculty will have filtered telescopes to watch the eclipse and will be on hand to answer questions and lead activities. In case of bad weather, the campus will stream live NASA footage of the eclipse.

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Sayyah said 85 percent of people the pantry serves have shelter, whether that’s an apartment, house or motel room. But he said the clients are struggling to maintain it.

Sayyah said even people who are making about $33,000 per year come in to the pantry, especially if they have children.

“There are many people in our society who are not beyond the reach of this kind of safety net,” said Sayyah, a Castle Rock resident who said he’s seen clients from places like Highlands Ranch, where hunger is not typically thought to be an issue.

Giving what you get That kind of help was a turnaround for Barbara “Bobbi” Marshall, 75,

store manager of HOPE’s Attic. She’s a food pantry client at HOPE who decided to volunteer and became part of what she calls “a second family.”

“I was a recluse for a long time,” said Marshall, who has been on government housing assistance. After working with the staff and customers at HOPE, people don’t bother her anymore. “I just do my thing,” she said.

Marshall, who described herself as empathetic and “a hugger,” said she tries to help people who feel embarrassed about coming to a food pantry.

It’s often an emotional scene.

“We’ve had people break down and cry,” Sayyah said. “I’ve broken down and cried when some people have walked through the door. It’s a challenge.”

The pantry is open 11 a m. to 2 p.m.

Mondays and Fridays, but its service often goes beyond that.

“We have an unwritten motto here,” Sayyah said. “If someone knocks on our door, and someone’s here, and they need food, we’re open... We always feed them.”

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Young riders ranging from toddlers to 12-year-olds stood around the small circular track ready to mount their stick horse with the colorful head.

The riders were divided into age groups and Kelsee Prado and her daughter Grace were in the 3-year-old and under event. Grace, 2, had problem riding the stick horse so Prado carried her around the course. They didn’t win a ribbon but they were both smiling as they came off the course.

“I have lived in Littleton all my life but I have never come to Western Welcome Week,” Prado said. “But when I read the schedule, I decided I should come for the first time so I can start a new tradition with Grace. It is a lot of fun being here. Grace is having fun and I am having fun watching her have fun.”

Many riders donned western attire for the stampede. Courtney Hetzel, 5, dressed for the activities as she wore a cowboy hat, a plaid shirt and a colorful bandana tied around her neck. Before the stampede, she sat on the stool and milked the make-believe cow then she and her stick horse galloped around the course. She finished third in the 3- to 6-year-old stampede category.

A little later in the morning, the focus shifted to the area around 5900 block of South Curtice Street, where sunlight glinted off the polished chrome and the brightly shined paint jobs of hot rods, custom cars and other vehicles on display at the annual Littleton Elks Custom Car Show.

Scott Hannum’s one-of-a-kind entry drew a lot of attention as people

Enthusiastic 4- to 6-year-old riders gallop around the course during their age group’s turn to take part in Bruce Wolf Stick Horse Stampede. About 100 toddlers to 12-year-olds took part in the stampede that was held on the Arapahoe Community College campus and was among the Aug. 13 Western Welcome Week events.

PHOTOS BY TOM MUNDS stopped by to look over his restored dragster.

“This dragster was owned by the Martin-Smith team and competed in races from 1968 until 1972,” the Littleton resident said. “I am a big drag racing fan and I served on the pit crew of several teams. When I found this dragster at a garage sale, minus the motor, I decided to restore it. It took a lot of work but I think it is now like it was when it was in competition.”

Visitors stroll among gorgeous cars and trucks as they check out some of the vehicles on display at the Aug. 13 Western Welcome Week Littleton Elks Custom Car Show. This is the ninth year the Elks have held the show, and the array of classic vehicles, custom cars and hot rods lined the front and side of the Elks Lodge while also filling the adjacent parking lot as well as the lot across Alamo Street.

Tim Eberly waits for his fellow Littleton Lion to finish cooking sausages that will be dished up during the Aug. 13 Western Welcome Week Family Pancake Breakfast.

This is the 38th year Arapahoe Community College has hosted the WWW breakfast, and this year pancakes and sausages were dished up for almost 1,000 customers.

Scott Hannum tells a group of cyclists about his 1960s-era top fuel dragster that was among the entries in the Aug. 13 Littleton Elks Custom Car Show. This is the ninth year the car show has been on the Western Welcome Week lineup of activities.

More than 100 hot rods, classics and custom cars were on display during the event as spectators listened to music provided by a disc jockey while they checked out all the vehicles on display.

Roman Batron, 5, keeps going as he takes part in the Hula Hoop competition that was one of the Aug. 13 Western Welcome Week’s Kids’ Games of Old activities.

Batron then joined his twin brother Noah to take part in the Bruce Wolf Stick Horse Stampede. The stampede, games and the pancake breakfast were held on the Arapahoe Community College campus.

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Confidence is biggest lesson at school for the blind Students learn life skills in encouraging environment

MORE INFORMATION More information on the the Colorado Center for the Blind can be found at cocenter.org or by calling 303-778-1130.

BY DAVID GILBERT DGILBERT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Tucked away on a quiet residential street in Littleton above the railroad tracks, the Colorado Center for the Blind goes unnoticed by many.

But the school, housed in an old YMCA, is world-famous among blind people, who strive for years to attend the center’s intensive nine-month program that builds confidence along with life skills.

The center offers an array of classes, from using technology to reading braille to self-defense and woodworking.

But the most important thing the center teaches is selfassurance.

“We want our students to feel good about being blind,” said Julie Deden, the center’s executive director. “People think it would be so terrible to be blind, but we don’t think anything of it.”

The center, at 2233 W. Shepperd Ave., received a perfect score in May after an inspection by the National Blindness Certification Board.

Joining the school was a dream come true for Jayaram Lamichhane, a 21-year-old from Nepal. He’s been at the school for four months.

“It’s frustrating to be blind in Nepal,” Lamichhane said.

“Your parents treat you badly.

Society doesn’t want to talk to you, because according to Hindu mythology, if you are blind, you committed some crime in your previous life, like a curse or a sin. Then, there is no infrastructure or support. I used to say I wish I had been born without legs instead. Here, you and me talking, I don’t feel blind anymore.

I feel confident now, like I can do whatever you can. Now I’m happy to be blind.”

Getting around The Independence Training Program is the cornerstone of the school’s offerings — an immersive nine-month program focused on home management, technology, braille literacy, and “cane travel” — the use of a long white cane to walk around.

Cane travel is the most visible of the center’s activities, with students roaming Littleton and the greater Denver area practicing wayfinding and public transit. Students who still retain partial sight often wear “sleepshades,” eye masks that totally occlude

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Chaz Davis, 23, makes curry chicken wraps for fellow students to prepare for a celebration of his graduation. Davis will start his master’s degree studies at DU in the fall.

PHOTOSO BY DAVID GILBERT light, in order to prepare them for a possible future of total blindness.

“Our goal is for people to go anywhere in the world they want to go,” said David Nietfeld, a cane travel instructor. “We start off with the basics, sending people around the center, using stairs and doors. Then we go to the bus station. Then we go to taking buses and trains and crossing different kinds of intersections, including Santa Fe. We often know the city better than sighted people, because we memorize the street grid.

People using GPS can’t even paint a picture in their mind where they’re going.”

An advanced lesson is called a “drop project,” where students are driven in circles and

dropped in a mystery spot in the city, given a flip phone, and instructed to find their way back to the center.

The final project is to travel solo to four different cities in the metro area in a day using public transit, and visiting a place of interest in each city.

Tech skills A computer for the blind looks odd — there’s no monitor or mouse. But for the center’s students, it’s an essential life tool.

“We do everything from keyboarding to programming, but mostly it’s stuff in between,” said Chris Parsons, a technology teacher. Her classes cover word processing, email, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and beyond. “I’ve had students

who wanted to make websites.

I had another who wanted to make an audio game.

“I had no idea how to make an audio game, but I said let’s figure it out.”

Reading and writing In the 1960s, almost half of blind children learned braille — “reading” raised dots on a page with their fingers — but today it’s only one in 10, said Dan Burke, the center’s public relations specialist.

“A blind person who can’t read braille is illiterate,” Burke said. “It’s become a crisis. We’re working hard on changing it.”

In Jennifer Spears’ braille class, students run their fingertips over what appear to be blank pages.

Jayaram Lamichhane, 21, stands in the center’s garden.

He said the center has given him confidence that was hard to come by in his native Nepal.

“People think braille isn’t important anymore because of technology,” Spears said.

“But there are so many uses, especially reading signs in public. Plus, if you know braille, you’re more likely to be employed.”

At the table with Spears’ students, Mickey Payne sat punching a braille slate with a stylus, writing each letter and word backward so it would be right when she flipped it over.

“This means a lot to me,” Payne said. “I can read and write now.”

Among braille’s limitations are how much size it takes up.

The center’s braille library’s dictionary is 72 volumes.

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The center offers classes beyond the core skills. Students in the woodworking class use power saws, drills and hammers to build a variety of furnishings and projects.

“I’m finishing up a cake stand,” said Libby Connor of Arizona, tapping footers into an elegant stand composed of locally harvested cottonwood. “First I cut the logs to size with a chain saw, then I sanded it down and now I’m just putting it all together.”

Other classes and events include art, rock climbing, skiing, canoeing, and whitewater rafting.

For those who had sight into adulthood, the center is a lifesaver.

“I went blind my senior year of college,” said Kosy Asabere, 28, from Pennsylvania. “I had to stop going because I just didn’t have the skills. I couldn’t use a computer, I couldn’t read my textbooks. I didn’t know how to get to class. I was just stuck. The center gave me the tools to go back and finish.

I feel like I can go for my master’s too. I came here for the tech skills, and now I’ve learned to program. I found my calling here.”

Public learns, too The center aims to educate the public as well, Burke said.

“One of the biggest misconceptions about the blind is that we don’t know where we are,” Burke said. “My person is not as private as a sighted person.

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Zach Parks of Rifle practices his braille reading. The center has a strong focus on braille, which has fallen by the wayside in many other blind skills programs.

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People might grab my hand without asking, thinking I need help.”

Deden said the public could stand to appreciate the blind better.

“The unemployment rate among blind people is 70 percent,” Deden said.

“We need the public to understand that blind people are very valuable, and to give blind people an opportunity and a chance.”

Deden said many blind people rely on Social Security and Medicaid. She said 80 percent of the center’s students

Mickey Payne “writes” in braille using a special slate and stylus. She must write the letters and sentences backwards so that they will go the right way when the slate is flipped over.

Libby Connor of Arizona puts the finishing touches on a cake stand in the center’s woodshop. She’s wearing “sleepshades,” a mask that blocks all light for those who retain some limited sight, to fully immerse them in their new skills.

go on to college, vocational training, or jobs.

Chaz Davis, who graduated at the end of July, will go on to graduate school at the University of Denver.

“Right now I’m making a big meal for everyone to celebrate my last day here,” Davis said, chopping veggies and herbs for curry chicken salad wraps.

“I lost my sight about 3 1/2 years ago.

It was a genetic thing I didn’t know I had. I was in the middle of college and didn’t know how to navigate life.”

Davis said he was a runner in college, but didn’t let blindness stop him — he competed in the Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro this year.

“I feel extremely independent now, and that’s what it’s all about. There are so many blind people who are confined to their blindness because they don’t have the skills to travel, to be employed. That’s what they teach here. So many people who have come through this program have gone on to great things.”

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VOICES Town is a true treasure — but really, you had to be there

f you haven’t been to Estes Park lately, put it on your list. I don’t remember the last time I went up there — maybe 30 years ago.

There have been a number of ambitious and impressive developments, but you can still find the sideshows that go along with places like that. I will get to that.

Jennifer, Smitty and I just came back, and we were (almost) all smiles.

The location is spectacular. It’s right up there with other parts of Colorado that make living here a gift, and visiting here a jealousy.

I had to keep my eyes on the road, but Jennifer did a great job of giving me a worthy

tour, interjecting gasps that startled the dog.

The year-around population is less than 6,000, but it seemed like that many were on Elkhorn Avenue the day we were there.

We bought lunch at a place called Baba’s.

The food is exceptional, and the backdrop is exceptional. However, they need to have someone come in and put shoes and socks on the place. It looks like the decorator lost a bet. Overlook it. You will leave and write a poem about the gyros.

We took our lunch to a side road and parked facing a pine tree-hatted mountain, and inhaled our lunch and inhaled Colorado.

We weren’t interested in seeing The Stanley Hotel. Knowing about it is enough.

It opened (1909) before the Titanic was built,

by Freelan Oscar Stanley, who moved to Colorado with his wife to find a drier climate. Stanley had tuberculosis. Stanley had money. Heard of Stanley Steemer?

We drove past Estes Park High School, home of the Bobcats. The students have an endlessly inspiring view. I thought about enrolling.

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Leaders in Colorado decry Virginia violence The following are Twitter posts by some elected officials in Colorado in the wake of the Aug. 12 violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, that left one person dead and 19 injured: U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Denver) Today’s attack is not the result of “many sides”— it’s an act of domestic terrorism. @POTUS should explicitly denounce white supremacy.

U.S. Rep. Ken Buck (R-Windsor) White supremacists are ignorant and hateful. All Americans must unite against racial intolerance and bigoted ideology.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR Councilmember caused confusion It’s sad that you printed Littleton Mayor Bruce Beckman’s quote on the front page (Aug. 10) regarding Littleton’s upcoming TABOR election. Beckman’s justification for not voting in favor of adjusting Littleton’s budget base from 2006 to 2016 (“it’s so confusing that we need an attorney…to figure it out…”) was absurd.

The real reason Beckman and his council colleagues needed to consult the city attorney was because of Councilmember Doug Clark’s bad habit of proposing lastminute language changes to materials approved in advance by the attorney. The whole mess prompted Councilmember Bill Hopping to ask if they were craft-

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It is unfortunate that these actions and statements will cast a cloud over these important ballot questions. A compelling act of unity from this fractured city council is what was needed.

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U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman (R-Aurora) Heartbroken to hear about loss of life in today’s domestic terror attack in #Charlottesville.

Evil, no matter its face, must be condemned.

U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Denver) Domestic terrorism in #Charlottesville must not go unanswered. America, we are better than this.

State Rep. Crisanta Duran (D-Denver) Not in America. We must denounce racism, white supremacy & domestic terrorism. We are better than this. #Charlottesville

#coleg #copolitics U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner (R-Yuma) Praying for those hurt & killed today in Charlottesville. This is nothing short of domestic terrorism & should be named as such.

U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-Golden) This is outrageous. Everyone should stand up and call out this shameful racism & fight against it. #Charlottesville State Rep. Brittany Pettersen (D-Lakewood) This is a tragic day for America. My heart goes out to the families who lost their loved ones, and to all of the people injured by this tragic act of terrorism. There aren’t many sides to blame Mr. President, there are only white supremacists to blame State Rep. Joe Salazar (D-Thornton) US lost nearly 500,000 to fight Nazism and hatred during WWII. We allow it to fester in US in 2017.

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Whether passive or active investing, strategy is important

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he argument between passive and active investing has been going on for years. Passive is buying exchange traded funds (ETFs) that mimic a certain benchmark; active utilizes a research team and fund manager to make investment decisions.

Passive investors favor low-cost performance, but that lower cost comes at a price — namely risk.

Active managers, of course, get paid for their work and often can’t outperform their benchmark after the cost is considered. The indexing gets you 100 percent of the returns but also 100 percent of the risk. Active managers strive to return 90-95 percent of the index but with only 60-70 percent of the risk. Therefore, you need to determine what your goal is for each category and invest accordingly.

Index investing can be very valuable and certainly has its place when used as part of an overall strategy. You still need to know how much exposure you are willing to take in certain segments of the market. You also should build your portfolio to help mitigate the risk by having proper diversification. It is prudent to consider active managers when you can both outperform and reduce the risk of a given index or benchmark. This is most valu-

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able in your riskiest categories, such as small cap equity or emerging market investing.

A recent article by Jeff Cox on CNBC. com reported that active managers are having their best year since 2009.

Managers who have Patricia Kummer been overweighting some favored sectors have been outperforming their passive counterparts by following the stocks that are moving the markets. The first half of 2017 reports 54 percent of large-cap managers beat their benchmarks and 60 percent beat in the second quarter alone.

Low volatility can be the enemy of stock pickers when there is not much price movement to trade.

However, many fund managers have gotten better at sector selection according to Cox’s article. They overweighted positions in the tech sector, discretionary and health care, the top three performing categories.

They have been under-weighting staples, utilities and telecom shares.

Another factor is correlations, or when stocks move up and down together. The more closely stocks are in tandem with one another, the

more difficult it is to find a winner.

Many sectors have splintered off from the broad market trends and have created enough price discrepancy for active managers to benefit from.

Valuations and style also have a bearing on performance. So far this year, 71 percent of value managers and 64 percent of growth managers have outperformed their benchmark.

Despite the better performance of active fund managers, investors have pushed $701.9 billion into passive exchange traded funds, or indexes, for the 12 months ending this May, according to Morningstar.

It seems just as indexing may be catching on, the tables are turning with performance in favor of some active managers.

Whether you use passive or active management or, hopefully, some of

each, it is important to have a strategy before you invest. This will help you determine how much exposure to have in each market sector and when to take profits from the high performers. Then you can determine which sectors benefit the most from active management so you know when it makes sense to pay for that expertise.

Patricia Kummer has been an independent Certified Financial Planner for 31 years and is President of Kummer Financial Strategies, Inc., a Registered Investment Advisor in Highlands Ranch. Kummer Financial Strategies, Inc. is a 6-year 5280 Top Advisor. Visit www.kummerfinancial.com for more information.

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Doris “Dodie” Elizabeth Woodward Wright Sept. 19, 1928 – July 7, 2017

Being right — or doing the right thing

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But then again, that’s probably not right — nor is it doing the right thing Michael Norton when I am trying to eat a little smarter and healthier these days.

However, there are many times, and I do mean many times, where I know I am not right, or have not been right about something. So, in those cases I hope that I can still do the right thing. I think you know what I mean by this.

And just to make sure we are tracking together, here are some examples.

After having done a lot of research on a sensitive subject, and knowing the facts inside and out, we may find ourselves in a position to share those facts and stand our ground based on principle. However, in a situation where others in the room may be upset, especially after a hardship or loss, and based on the

sensitivity of the topic, it may be better to settle for the fact that we know we are right in our head and in our heart, and choose to keep those thoughts to ourselves. Discretion is always appreciated but not always practiced.

In a business meeting or family dinner, we may find someone who is advancing and maturing in their role at the company or growing up through life. They may have some wonderful ideas, lots of creative energy, and may offer up some of those inspired ideas with pride and enthusiasm. Although we may think we know better, this is a perfect example of not trying to be right just for the sake of proving we are right or trying to assert our seniority or life experiences.

Who knows? If we can be open to not being wrong, and just be open to new ideas and thoughts, we may just learn something, too, by simply doing the right thing and listening and exploring instead of placing our stake in the ground to be right.

Recently, I saw some results in an online magazine about ranking specific companies. Knowing the industry fairly well, I had more than my doubts about the findings.

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Doris “Dodie” Elizabeth Woodward Wright, age 88 of Littleton, CO, peacefully passed away of natural causes on July 7, 2017.

Born in Denver, CO on September 19, 1928, she was a lifetime resident of Englewood and Littleton, CO. Doris was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister and aunt. She is survived by Wilbur Glenn Wright, her husband of 69 years. Doris is also survived by her children, Cynthia Wright Bush of Littleton, Steven Wright of Denver, grandchildren, Dr. Trevor Bush, Alisa Bush, Matthew Wright, Christopher Wright, and Taylor Wright, great grandchildren, Ethan Bush, Alexander Bush and Sophia Wright all living in the front range area. She is also survived by her sister, Joyce Brickey of Midland, Texas and an extensive family of nieces, nephews and cousins.

Doris is preceded in death by her parents, Raymond Woodward and Rose Memovich Woodward, son,

Mark Wright, siblings Raymond Woodward, Donald Woodward, June Woodward Steir and grandson, Brandon Wright.

Her greatest passion was caring for the family and took great pleasure in hosting numerous family gatherings throughout the year. She loved getting together with her friends, many of whom she has known for more than 65 years. Doris was an avid collector and antique dealer. Many interests including theater, travel, entertaining, gardening and charity work occupied her time. She was very active in Cancer League of Colorado and Assistance League of Denver.

Memorial Service and Celebration of Life will be held August 26, 2017 at Pinehurst Country Club, 6255 West Quincy Ave., Denver, CO, 10am1:30pm.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Cancer League of Colorado or to Assistance League of Denver in Doris’s memory.

HARRISON William (Bill) Harrison of Littleton passed away 7/9/2017. DCHS ’71, Colorado School of Mines, Design Engineer (power/mining), Colorado Mineral Society, North Jeffco Gem & Mineral Club, B.S.A., N-Scale Model Railroader, Santa. www. abbottfuneralservices.com

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on Earth every 18 months or so.

The Aug. 21 solar eclipse begins about 9:55 a.m. mountain time somewhere over the North Pacific Ocean, northwest of Hawaii and just east of the International Dateline.

It makes landfall on U.S. soil at about 10:04 a.m. just west of Salem, Oregon, reaching totality — total blockage of the sun by the passing moon — at about 11:17 a.m mountain time there.

From there, it follows a looping diagonal path southeast across the country’s midsection, through Idaho, Wyoming, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennesee and South Carolina.

Eclipse totality comes closest to Colorado before noon. Casper, Wyoming, should go dark at 11:43 a.m.; Grand Island, Nebraska, at about 11:59 a.m.

The total eclipse should last less than two minutes in each location.

The eclipse finishes with the U.S. and leaves the continent at 2:10 p.m. mountain time just north of Charleston, South Carolina. It’s completely finished at 2:55 p.m. mountain time out over the Atlantic Ocean.

Those in the direct path will see the sun completely covered, all but a wispy ring. That is the sun’s chromosphere or atmosphere and seeing that is why eclipses matter to astronomers.

“It’s one of the rare times you can actually view the sun’s atmosphere,” Wente said. “It’s one of the advantages of having a total eclipse. It’s the very lowest atmosphere, right above what we think of as the surface of the sun.

It’s colored red but you can’t normally see it because the sun is so bright.”

It’s also the most breathtaking for

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solar viewing glasses, pinhole cameras,” said Carla Wente, chair of the science department at Front Range Community College’s Westminster campus. “We may have astronomical binoculars, which are binoculars with special solar filters.”

The path matters Like most professional sky watchers in Colorado, Wente said she won’t be anywhere around here when the eclipse begins. She’s headed north into the path of the deepest part of the shadow, total coverage of the sun by the moon.

“Like millions of other people, I’m going to be at the eclipse,” Wente said.

“Basically, everyone else here is going to Wyoming, so my husband I decided to go Nebraska. Either way works, but we didn’t want to get stuck on traffic on I-25.”

Solar eclipses come in three varieties: total, annular and partial.

A partial eclipse occurs when any part of the moon covers the sun, and that can happen as often as five times per year.

Annular eclipse happen when the moon moves completely in front of the sun but, because of the moon’s elliptical orbit, it is too far from the Earth to completely block the sun. An annular eclipse results in a bright ring of sunlight around the moon.

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A crescent sun Colorado is out of the path of totality and Wente said sky observers should not expect mid-day darkness here.

From the perspective of viewers in Westminster, the moon will cover nearly 93 percent of the sun; in Highland’s Ranch it’s about 92 percent.

“The sun’s wattage, what we actually see, is about 1,300 to 1,400 watts per square meter,” she said. “A light bulb is 100 watts. So even 10 percent of the sun’s light will be a lot. I’m expecting it, personally, to be like a cloudy day.”

There should still be quite a show.

“I think the amazing thing will be just to see the sun as a crescent, to see the moon over on top of the sun,” she said.

The eclipse maximum will be over quickly, she said, finished here in minutes.

“Part of the fun is the whole process, the moon moving in over the sun,” she said. “We won’t get that totality, but will get to follow along, up to that 90-plus percent.”

And if you miss it, don’t worry.

There will be another Great American Eclipse on Aug. 12, 2045 — and this time, Denver will be in the path of the totality.

“It’s just like this one, but 200 miles to the south,” she said. “It’ll come right through the center of Colorado and we only have to wait another 28 years.”

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culinary dream Chris Johnson, 56, a student in the American Culinary Federation Colorado Chefs Association apprenticeship program, arranges a salad in the kitchen at West 29th Restaurant and Bar Aug. 8. His mentor chef, Cory Matthews, watches over him.

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He throws a meat-based pasta sauce in a pan as his mentor, chef Cory Matthews, handles another dish behind him.

He places a portion of house-made pasta in the pan, then pours it all into a bowl. And the dish is complete.

In the Denver metro area, you don’t need to try out for a Food Network show to be a bona fide chef.

An apprenticeship program in the Denver, Boulder and Greeley areas prepares aspiring chefs for “the real world,” as one mentor chef said.

For Johnson, 56, the program was the natural next step after a life of bouncing

IF YOU’RE INTERESTED The program runs for two years — September through mid-July for the first year and August to the end of July for the second year. Enrollment ends Aug. 28.

Total tuition including books, uniforms, knife kits and food supplies is $6,750. Students need not have any prior restaurant experience, but must have a high school diploma or equivalent and be 17 or older. between different careers, including working as the maintenance director at a Georgia private school and running his own business, one that made statues and molds.

“I always wanted to cook and open up a restaurant, basically,” said Johnson, who searched for a cooking program after being laid off from a previous job. A Lakewood resident from Savannah, Georgia, he cooked as a hobby for events like birthdays and wedding receptions, but never professionally.

So Johnson decided to spice things up after hear-

DID YOU KNOW? Students take one five-hour class per week and work 40plus hours in hands-on training the rest of the time. Students also take three online classes — sanitation, nutrition and management.

An apprentice can make anywhere from $9.50 to $14.50 an hour starting pay. Some of the bigger locations that apprentices work at offer health benefits and vacation. ing about the American Culinary Federation’s apprenticeship program. That organization’s local chapter, Colorado Chefs Association, oversees the program, which allows students to take two years of weekly classes at Metropolitan State University of Denver and to get real-world experience as an apprentice under a mentor chef at hotels, country clubs and restaurants in the area.

“I looked at the price between Johnson and Wales and this,” Johnson said.

“It’s affordable. You learn just as much.”

The price can be a big

Most graduates pass the test for sous chef certification at the end of the program, said Christopher Moore, a mentor chef. Those who don’t pass still earn the certified culinarian title. Moore said most that get that certification go on to get their certified executive chef title.

To register, call 303-222-0057 or email Monica Leonard, apprenticeship coordinator, at mleonard@acfcoloradochefs.org. difference — about $7,000 for the apprenticeship compared to up to $60,000 for some culinary schools, said Christopher Moore, a mentor chef for the program.

But the main draw is a gulf of difference in experience students get. They need none to apply and get paid for the hours they work.

And you’re never too old to reinvent yourself — Moore sees students from 19 to 50 years old. Apprentices “come from everywhere,” he said. One graduating this month is from Austin, Texas.

Johnson’s nephew from out of state will join the program in September, too.

• Colorado has had its apprenticeship program since the 1970s.

• The first American Culinary Federation Apprenticeship Program was started in the 1970s by the Pittsburgh chapter. Since then, it’s grown to 70 programs with more than 2,000 culinary apprentices in training across the country.

Not just book learning An apprenticeship provides the hands-on learning that can’t be obtained in a classroom, said Matthews, Johnson’s mentor chef and the executive chef at West 29th Restaurant and Bar in Wheat Ridge.

Students get “more technique, more basics,” Matthews said. “It also ensures that the person is dedicated to continuing in the industry.

You get sous chef certification at the end of the program.” A sous chef is the second-in-command chef in a kitchen.

Most culinary schools don’t focus as much on practical knowledge these days, said SEE APPRENTICE, P17

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Kesha returns with grace amid continuing struggles

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ith the incredible abundance of music being released on any one of a dozen outlets every Friday, it can be difficult to get really excited about a new release.

That wasn’t the case on Aug. 11, when pop star Kesha LINER finally released her long-awaited album, NOTES “Rainbow,” her first new release in five years.

The fact that one of the best pop musicians of the decade is releasing something new is reason to cheer, but it’s especially heartenClarke Reader ing given her long road to get here.

In February 2016, I wrote about the #FreeKesha movement, a social media campaign supported by the likes of Adele and Taylor Swift to support the singer’s efforts to legally free herself from Kemosabe, a record label created and run by Dr. Luke.

Dr. Luke, whose real name is Lukasz Gottwald, is a record producer and songwriter, who Kesha alleges drugged and raped her when she was 18 years old and continued to sexually and verbally abuse her throughout their work relationship.

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Moore, executive chef at The Club at Ravenna, which is just south of Chatfield State Park.

“A lot of times, I’ll interact with people, and they say they’ve never done (a certain cooking skill) before, whereas when I went to school, it was the exact opposite,” said Moore, who attended Scottsdale Culinary Institute in Arizona in the 1990s.

Moore said he’s seen a shift toward those schools having a more theoretical focus in the past three years because they often lack an outlet, like a student café, for the food students would make.

“It was explained to me early on in my career that chefs pass on their knowledge, and what used to be passed on generation to generation, father to son,” Moore said. “With culinary school, that doesn’t really happen anymore. So my responsibility is to pass it on to future chefs.”

Students have written tests every week as well, Johnson said. The program provides 43 credit hours that are transferable to any community college in Colorado, said Sarah Beatty, a program spokesperson.

But the bulk of working as an apprentice is being thrown into the fire, going through the full process of preparing dishes.

“Knife skills, sanitation, how to really stick to a recipe” and techniques like how to break down a chicken are some of what students learn on the job, Johnson said. “Just things that ... you wouldn’t think about at the house.”

Time management, dishwashing and

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In 2014, Kesha filed a lawsuit against Dr. Luke, which included Sony as a co-defendant, because the company owns Kemosabe. Dr. Luke and Sony countersued, alleging Kesha’s claims were false and a move by the singer to renegotiate her contract. As a result, she was unable to record any music or tour until the situation was resolved.

Kesha filed a preliminary injunction in February 2015 so she could record outside of her contract with Sony and Kemosabe. In February 2016, New York Supreme Court Judge Shirley Kornreich ruled against Kesha, saying the injunction was an effort to “decimate a contract that was heavily negotiated and typical for the industry.”

That means any attempts to make music had to be with Dr. Luke and Sony, and in the year and a half since I wrote that piece, there has been dispiritingly little progress made.

cleaning up are also part of the learning package, Johnson added, as the goal is to transition into restaurant jobs, some of which come where students worked as apprentices.

“When you get into the real world, you have to (do food preparation),” Moore said. “If you go to an apprenticeship program, you learn what you need to know to actually cook.”

Learn from the veterans The people that get you there are experts who take you through every step — Matthews has been a chef and sous chef for years.

“You can’t teach willingness and drive and good attitude, which is something an apprentice always has,” Matthews said. “Seeing them succeeding, learning, getting better every day and knowing that once the program’s over ... they’re going to succeed” is the reward.

Matthews graduated from the French Culinary Institute in New York, now called the International Culinary Center, and worked for Garden of the Gods Club in Colorado Springs and the Denver Country Club.

As a young child, he’d climb onto his mother’s back to watch how she would cook.

“My mom, a single mom ... she was just always a great cook,” Matthews said.

Cooking “takes time, effort and love, and that’s what I’ve grown up with.”

Now, he gets to pass that on, along with what he’s learned professionally.

Under Matthews’ direction, Johnson is on his way to becoming a sous chef.

“I would love to own my own restaurant, a small bistro type,” Johnson said.

“But that’s a dream.”

After he graduates next summer, it might be more than that.

According to reporting by Joe Coscarelli in The New York Times, Kesha’s further contract claims were mostly rejected by courts or withdrawn, and Dr. Luke has filed a lawsuit for defamation and breach of contract. Kesha is in the process of appealing the decisions, but “Rainbow” was released by Kemosabe records.

So Dr. Luke will in all likelihood make money off the release. And Kesha still owes his record company two more albums if nothing changes.

But like any great artist, Kesha has taken her struggles and turned them into vibrant and vital music, making “Rainbow” the best album of her career so far. It demonstrates her astounding flexibility and range, and features appearances from Dolly Parton, soul group The Dap-King Horns, and Eagles of Death Metal. Although she doesn’t address her challenges explicitly, they’re all over songs like

“Hymn” and “Praying,” two of the album’s best songs.

What really makes Kesha an artist worth rooting for is she’s using her music to inspire others who have had similar experiences. According to Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network statistics, one of every six American women has been the victim of an attempted or completed rape in her lifetime.

Kesha is making music for every person who has experienced this kind of violence, and everyone who wants to be a safe place for the people they love. It’s the kind of thing you want to stand up and cheer about, because chances are we all know someone affected by these kinds of crimes.

In an interview on “Good Morning America” on Aug. 9, the singer fought back tears as she spoke about the album. “I think this record has quite literally saved my life,” she said. “I hope you guys like it, I hope you can hear it and I hope it helps people.”

Clarke Reader’s column on how music connects to our lives appears every other week. A community editor with Colorado Community Media, he cannot state this enough — stand with women.

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Popular festival is all about affordable art All fine arts and crafts will be $100 or less

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The scene will be colorful and crowded as 150 artists from Colorado and the nation set up on Arapahoe Community College’s west lawn for the Affordable Arts Festival, which takes place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 27.

Rows of tents will be filled with examples of fine arts and crafts selling for $100 or less. Included will be some smaller sized works — and some larger ones that have perhaps been in the artist’s inventory for some period of time.

Art lovers will want to get up early and buy an admission ticket for $10,

(children admitted free). Proceeds go entirely to the ACC Foundation for scholarships for art students, among others. Tickets are also available online.

Jim DeLutes, who has directed the Denver Arts Festival on Memorial Day weekend since 2007, saw a successful event like the Affordable Arts Festival elsewhere and decided to bring the idea to Colorado. The appeal to artists is the potential for selling a lot of art — such as a painting once priced at $4,000 — in a few hours, he said.

People start lining up two or three hours in advance for tickets, in hopes of scoring a real deal, DeLutes said, so there will be an entertainer on hand as well as a coffee cart. Later on, food trucks also will be there for shoppers who have an attack of the munchies.

Denver artist Tate Hamilton will have a space to display and sell his paintings, created with just five colors

This 30’x40’ painting by Denver artist Tate Hamilton, originally priced at $4,000, will be for sale at the 2017 Affordable Art Show at ACC on August27. Ticket proceeds from the show will go to the ACC Foundation’s Scholarship Fund.

COURTESY IMAGE on his palette. He shows at sales nationally. A former musician, he recalls watching an artist paint at a fair he attended with his parents when a young child and thinking it was a cool way to earn a living. His parents bought several works by this artist while Hamilton registered that this was a possible way to build a life.

South suburban-area artists involved include Patricia Barr Clark of Highlands Ranch; Tracy Haines, Littleton; and Peggy Crago, Englewood. Paintings, drawings, sculpture, prints, ceramics, jewelry and items crafted from wood and glass will be exhibited and sold at the 2017 Affordable Arts Festival.

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Art exhibits at South Suburban rec centers • Buck Recreation Center, 2004 W Powers Ave., Littleton: Arturo Garcia, (Lakewood) paintings, “Tatanka: the Spirit of the Land,” an exhibit about the American bison.

• Lone Tree Recreation Center, 10249 Ridgegate Circle, Lone Tree: Bill Utter (Centennial) photography, “Colorado Wilds.”

• Goodson Recreation Center, 6315 S University Blvd., Centennial: Lenna Kay, Littleton, metal arts, images painted on tiles and coated with liquid metal.

• Lone Tree Golf Club and Hotel, 9808 Sunningdale Blvd., Lone Tree: Front Range Photography Group members will show wildlife-themed photographs.

South Suburban’s Public Art Committee encourages all Colorado artists to submit an application to display artwork on a temporary basis. Contact Darcie LaScala, 720-245-2601.

AMWA The American Museum of Western Art, Anschutz Collection, 1727 Tremont Place, Denver, is now open on Fridays, as well as Mondays and Wednesdays.

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11. Thousands of photos of international children and adults were Dr. Richard and Michele Steckel’s project to promote cultural tolerance. Includes pictures of people in the Littleton community. Admission is free.

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Entries (up to five) for the 2018 Littleton Calendar may be submitted online only this year. Must be scenes within Littleton city limits. See littletonrocks. com/photos/calendar-photo-contest/ for information and entry form.

“Suspicious Chicken” by Eric Jones, acrylic on canvas, won Best of Show at the All Colorado Show at the Depot art Gallery and seems to be keeping an eye on things. Pat Fosvedt was juror.

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Young musicians wanted The Arapahoe Philharmonic is working with the Highlands Ranch-based Civic Youth Orchestra for a second year in partnership with the Avanti Music Academy. Auditions will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sept. 2 for ages 8 to 18.

Rehearsals will be from 5 to 7:30 p.m. on Sunday evenings. There will be three to six performances in the area, including a side-by-side concert with Arapahoe Philharmonic musicians in April at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church in Highlands Ranch. Orchestra musicians work with young students through the year. See http://avantimusic.org/civicyouth-orchestra-south/ (Interested musicians may audition through the fall by scheduling through the academy.

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n Aug. 4, as part of the Littleton Art Walk, winners were announced for the annual All Colorado Art Show at the Depot, selected by juror Pat Fosvedt.

Best of Show Award went to Eric Jones SONYA’S for “Suspicious SAMPLER Chicken,” a large, colorful “profile portrait” of a decorative hen, painted in acrylic on canvas.

First-place winner was a multi-level photograph, “Shannon,”

by Carole Goodwin, including graffiti, which perhaps influSonya Ellingboe enced the girl’s life.

Second place went to “City Scape” by Paul Nutting, showing afternoon light on a narrow European street. Third place went to Dale Peterson for “Self Portrait.” The Depot is open daily through Western Welcome Week and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays afterwards. 2069 W. Powers Ave., Littleton, 303-795-0781.

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Elliptical building highlights architect’s famed buildings IF YOU GO

BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

On Sept. 7, Community Banks of Colorado and the Museum of Outdoor Art Indoor Gallery will hold joint open houses from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. to celebrate Englewood’s architectural treasure at 3501 S. Broadway, the elliptically-shaped white building originally known as Key Savings and Loan.

Designed by architect Charles Deaton, built in 1967 and now owned and carefully maintained by Community Banks of Colorado, the building sits between busy South Broadway and a park-like setting with a creek at the west side. It has recently been listed on the National Register of Historic Places, thanks to Diane Wray Tomasso’s efforts.

It is one of three Deaton structures featured in a small exhibit, “The Sculptured Buildings of Charles Deaton,” produced by historic architecture expert Tomasso of Englewood and is located in the MOA’s Sound Gallery. The other structures are the Wyoming National Bank in Casper and the Sculptured House (“Sleeper House”) on Genesee mountain, which travelers on I-70 can see. (Deaton, who planned the house for his family, ran out of money before it was finished and never was able to live in it.)

The exhibit also features an interview with Deaton shown on NBC

WHAT: Sculptured Buildings of Charles Deaton exhibit WHERE: Sound Gallery at Museum of Outdoor Arts, second level of Englewood Civic Center, 1000 Englewood Parkway WHEN: Through Sept. 22 HOURS: Tuesday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., closed SaturdayMonday INFORMATION: moaonline.org, 303-8060444

Architect Charles Deaton designed the Key Savings and Loan Building (1967) at 3501 S. Broadway, in Englewood. It is featured in an exhibit at the Museum Outdoor Arts’ Indoor Gallery.

PHOTO COURTESY COLLECTION OF CHARLEE DEATON-NICHOLAS ANTONOPOULOS COLLECTION. News, in which he says, “We got stuck in square buildings early when we moved out of caves.” He believed people would be closer to nature in a round building and describes his creations as “habitable works of art.” He admitted that the expense was greater to construct the sculptural buildings.

In the NBC interview, Deaton speaks of slicing a building model into wedges, like a piece of cake, and developing blueprints for each wedge. There are interesting construction photos of

steel structures, which would then be coated in a special concrete mix and, finally, by a white pigment, creating a dramatic artistic statement, as well as a shelter.

Photographs, text, drawings and plans for the three sculptured buildings line the gallery walls and illustrate how much good clear graphic design can contribute to our understanding of a structure.

Although he never attended college, Deaton (1921-1996) became a

registered architect and, because of newer technology, he recognized the S possibility of creating the rounded structures. While he considered himself primarily an architect, O sculpture was an ongoing interest.

He designed a number of more con- G ventional commercial buildings, as P well, in 36 states and in Canada and Saudi Arabia.

We hope many of our STEMoriented students in the south area can visit the exhibit before it ends on Sept. 22.They will also enjoy the N individual and collaborative works by the 2017 Design and Build interns L in the main gallery, created by unC dergraduate college art students who were selected for the annual eightweek in-depth summer program.

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Millie Rothstein was active in the community Boston native spent many years in her beloved Littleton

BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Mildred “Millie” Rothstein, who died July 31 at 91, was born and spent her early years in Revere, Massachusetts, near Boston.

After marrying David Rothstein,

there were moves to New York and Washington, D.C., and eventually to Littleton in 1960 with daughters Karen, who still lives in Littleton, and Marla, now living in Atlanta.

She will be remembered as spirited, independent and devoted to Littleton.

For many years, Rothstein was involved Rothstein in Littleton activities, including local politics and activities with the Friends of the Library/Museum. She was a member

of the American Association of University Women for many years, enjoying discussions both political and literary.

She also enjoyed a book discussion group at Bemis Library, membership in Historic Littleton Inc., outings to plays and concerts with friends, playing bridge and tending her beloved garden.

When she first moved to Colorado, she worked for Perl-Mack developers/ real estate, as executive secretary.

Following a divorce, she returned to Boston, where she earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Massachusetts in public and commu-

nity services and was involved in historic preservation efforts. When her Littleton daughter, Karen, and her husband, Mickey Mitchell, became parents of two grandchildren, Charlie and Sadie, Rothstein returned to live in Littleton, where she remained.

Survivors include daughters Karen Mitchell (Mickey) and Marla Rothstein; grandchildren Charlie Mitchell (Camila) and Sadie Wheeler (Chris); great grandchildren Luisa and Lucas Mitchell. A private gathering was held to celebrate Millie’s life.

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Lone Tree Police Department Volunteers in Police Service (VIPS) Provides assistance within the Police Department in both Administrative and Patrol functions.

Need: Volunteers are needed to assist with many areas within the Police Department to include patrol functions, fingerprinting, and fleet maintenance.

Requirements: Must attend the Lone Tree Police Department Citizen’s Police Academy, and submit to a background check. Additional training is provided based on area of interest. Patrol volunteers must commit to a minimum monthly hour requirement.

Contact: Tim.Beals@cityoflonetree.com or 720-509-1159.

HOW TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE Send volunteer opportunities to hharden@ coloradocommunitymedia.com.

ONGOING OPPORTUNITIES GraceFull Community Cafe Provides a place in Littleton where people of all backgrounds can gather, eat well and be inspired to give back. Cafe is open for breakfast and lunch, from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday to Saturday. A partner of the GraceFull Foundation.

Need: Opportunities for food preparation, guest service, cleaning and dishwashing.

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Highlands Ranch Community Association Works with Therapeutic Recreation Program and Special Olympics Need: Volunteers to help teach classes, coach Special Olympics, provide athletes support during Special Olympics prac-

Hospice at Home Need: Volunteers help patients and their families with respite care, videotaping, massage and other tasks. Home study training is available.

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Author helps loved ones of the addicted Cyndee Rae Lutz has a lot to say about how to love someone with an addiction

BY STEPHANIE MASON SMASON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Centennial author Cyndee Rae Lutz has gained a lot of momentum for her debut book, “When Your Heart Belongs to an Addict: A Healing Perspective.”

The title recently received a staff recommendation from Tattered Cover Book Store and has rave reviews on Amazon.

“The author poured so much of herself into the pages of the book that by the end of the reading you feel like you know her or want to get to know her,” Amazon reviewer K. Akua Gray said. “(It) is not just a book that talks about dealing with situations surrounding substance abuse, it is also a resource manual of check lists, A to Z steps of working through healing pro-

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The book, Lutz said, is not about her son, who deals with addiction, but about what happened to her, as a mother of someone battling addiction.

As a result of her son’s addiction, Lutz realized she also developed an addiction.

“They get addicted to drugs, alcohol or whatever, but we get addicted to trying to make them better,” Lutz said.

“We are all addicts to a degree. We all seek out coping mechanisms to help us deal with the harshness of life.”

During her son’s addiction, Lutz said she lost herself. By consistently worrying about her son’s whereabouts, she started struggling to focus at work and in her personal life.

“You get to the point where you think that if they are OK, then you are OK,” Lutz said. “It is hard to sleep. It is hard to function. You are living in a place of fear all the time …

As a parent it is not like you can divorce them or move away from them.

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It is your responsibility to help them.

But not everyone knows what to do.”

Helping others is a passion of Lutz’s. When she went through a divorce, she published a magazine called Divorce in Denver. After three years, she shifted her focus from the magazine to help loved ones of addicted individuals.

The book is centered around what Lutz calls “the three R’s for the soul” — rethinking religion and your inherent worth, reclaiming personal power and reducing your personal essence.

“The whole thing is about transformation,” said Lutz, a yoga teacher, mentor, public speaker and Twelve Steps mentor in Al-Anon.

Yoga, she said, has especially helped change her life.

“I knew I needed to do something for myself in order to function,” she said. “It was one of the things that saved my life.”

Once she started to take her own advice, her son also showed signs of improvement, Lutz said. Today, he lives as a new person.

“He is doing really well,” Lutz said.

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MILESTONES Ian Bowers, of Englewood, was named to the spring 2017 dean’s list at Hastings College.

Jonathan Paul Cooper, of Englewood, was named to the spring 2017 dean’s academic honor roll at Baylor University.

Samuel Buck, of Englewood, graduated in May 2017 from the University of San Diego with a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering.

Rachel Clark, of Englewood, graduated in May 2017 from Gonzaga University.

Bridget Dubus, of Englewood, was named to the spring 2017 president’s list at Gonzaga University.

Ian Ellis, of Englewood, graduated in May 2017 from Gonzaga University.

Mikaela Eppard, of Englewood, was named to the spring 2017 dean’s list at Elmhurst College.

Anne Katherine Hertel, of Englewood, was named to the spring 2017 dean’s academic honor roll at Baylor University.

Hannah Louise Meek, of Englewood, was named to the spring 2017 dean’s academic honor roll at Baylor University.

Caitlin Miller, of Englewood, was named to the spring 2017 dean’s list at Gonzaga University.

James Norin, of Englewood, earned spring 2017 semester honors at Kansas State University.

Sophie Ramirez, of Englewood, graduated in May 2017 with a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry from Colorado College.

Kathryn Caroline Reid, of Engle-

wood, was named to the spring 2017 dean’s academic honor roll at Baylor University.

Kyle Robideau, of Englewood, was named to the spring 2017 dean’s list at Chadron State College.

Eli Snyder, of Englewood, was named to one of the spring 2017 honor’s lists at Montana State University.

Emelyn Albright, of Littleton, was named to one of the spring 2017 honor’s lists at Montana State University.

Timothy Charles Day, of Littleton, was named to the spring 2017 dean’s list at Iowa State University.

Dorothy Deane, of Littleton, was named to the spring 2017 dean’s list at Gonzaga University.

Lauren Depizzol, of Littleton, was named to the spring 2017 dean’s academic honor roll at Baylor University.

Jack Donelson, of Littleton, was named to one of the spring 2017 honor’s lists at Montana State University.

Marian Caitlin Durston, of Littleton, was named to the spring 2017 dean’s list at Iowa State University.

Amelia Frauens, of Littleton, was named to one of the spring 2017 honor’s lists at Montana State University.

Nicholas Gervasini, of Littleton, was named to the spring 2017 president’s list at Gonzaga University.

Ian Hay, of Littleton, graduated in May 2017 with bachelor’s degrees in mathematics and German from Colorado College.

Thomas Herndon, of Littleton, was named to one of the spring 2017

about mental illness IT’S OK TO HAVE A MENTAL ILLNESS, MANY OF US DO. One in four Coloradans experience a mental illness each year. Mental illnesses are treatable health conditions, but people are still afraid to talk about them due to shame, misunderstanding, negative attitudes and fear of discrimination.

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honor’s lists at Montana State University.

Jessica Jarvis, of Littleton, was named to the spring 2017 dean’s list at Missouri Valley College. Jarvis is majoring in criminal justice.

Jarad Johnson, of Littleton, was named to the spring 2017 dean’s list at Hastings College.

Rebecca Marie Johnson, of Littleton, was named to the spring 2017 dean’s academic honor roll at Baylor University.

Nicholas Konen, of Littleton, was named to one of the spring 2017 honor’s lists at Montana State University.

Hallie Kurtz, of Littleton, was named to the spring 2017 dean’s list at Gonzaga University.

Jordan Laczkowski, of Littleton, was named to the spring 2017 dean’s list at Blackburn College. Laczkowski is a freshman majoring in psychology.

Audrey Larson, of Littleton, was named to one of the spring 2017 honor’s lists at Montana State University.

Allison J. Matz, of Littleton, was named to the spring 2017 dean’s academic honor roll at Baylor University.

David C. Meehan, of Littleton, was named to the spring 2017 dean’s list at Bethany College. Meehan is majoring in general studies.

Madelyn Mettler, of Littleton, was named to one of the spring 2017 honor’s lists at Montana State University.

Olivia Millar, of Littleton, earned spring 2017 semester honors at Kansas State University.

Mikayla Modglin, of Littleton, was selected to receive the Blue and Gold

Scholarship from Southern Arkansas University beginning in the 20182019 academic year. The scholarship includes $3,300 per semester and has a four-year value of $26,400. Modglin is the daughter of Amy Modglin.

Jade K. Moore, of Littleton, was named to the spring 2017 dean’s list at William Jewell College. Moore is a sophomore majoring in psychological sciences.

Caley Mueller, of Littleton, was named to the spring 2017 dean’s list at Saint Anselm College. Mueller is majoring in criminal justice.

Shannon Nagle, of Littleton, graduated in May 2017 with a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Ottawa University.

Joshua Newsham, of Littleton, graduated with a bachelor’s degree from LeTourneau University.

Kaylee Pott, of Littleton, graduated in May 2017 from the University of San Diego with a bachelor’s degree in business administration.

Katie Ranney-Pepe, of Littleton, graduated in May 2017 from Eastern New Mexico University.

Rachael Reed, of Littleton, was named to one of the spring 2017 honor’s lists at Montana State University.

Connor Reese, of Littleton, graduated in May 2017 with a bachelor’s degree in international political economy from Colorado College.

Luke Ryan, of Littleton, was named to one of the spring 2017 honor’s lists at Montana State University.

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A world-class course for hardy cyclists IF YOU GO The Golden Gran Fondo begins at 8 a.m. Aug. 27 with a starting line located underneath the arch in downtown Golden on Washington Avenue. Finish will be at Parfet Park, located at 10th Street and Washington Avenue.

Spectators are encouraged along the route.

Those who would like to watch the race should visit the Golden Gran Fondo’s website

to find the best places to cheer on riders.

The community is also invited to a free finishing line party, 10 a.m. to about 4 p.m., as cyclists finish the race at Parfet Park.

Industry vendors will be represented, and beer and food will be available for purchase. An awards ceremony will take place after the race.

To learn more, visit www.gfncs.com.

RED ROCKS CONCERTS Todd Thomford of Englewood flashes a hang 10 to the camera along the route of last year’s Golden Gran Fondo race. This year, the bike race takes place at 8 a.m. Aug. 27 with a starting line located underneath the arch in downtown Golden on Washington Avenue. Finish will be at Parfet Park, located at 10th Street and Washington Avenue.

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Arapahoe County cyclist competing in Golden Gran Fondo on Aug. 27

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Brian Baker, a cyclist from Vail, races recreationally all over the state throughout the summer.

“I like having something to train for,” he said.

So for Baker, the Golden Gran Fondo is an ideal way to spend a Sunday.

A cycling road race that takes place beginning at 8 a.m. Aug. 27, the Golden Gran Fondo starts under the arch in downtown Golden. The race welcomes pros and amateurs, and offers three different course lengths. Racers also compete in timed sections set up along the course.

“I really like the format,” said Baker, who will be racing in the Golden Gran Fondo this year for the second time.

“For me, it’s more interesting than the typical charity race.”

Last year, because of the Linking Lookout road construction project at Sixth Avenue and 19th Street, Lookout Mountain was not included on the race route. But this year, the Golden Gran Fondo will be the first event permitted to use the bridge that spans Sixth Avenue at the base of Lookout Mountain.

“Not having Golden’s iconic roadcycling climb in last year’s edition was a big loss for the event,” said Marty Quinn, one of the event organizers.

“We are super excited to be able to use Lookout Mountain Road again.”

Baker has ridden Lookout Mountain a number of times, he said, and is especially looking forward to it being included in the Gran Fondo.

“It’s one of the best climbs in the Front Range,” he said, “because of its beauty and proximity to Denver.”

In addition to Lookout Mountain, Jefferson County has completed all of its flood recovery road work along the race route this year, Quinn said, so “some of the less-than-ideal gravel

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road sections” have been eliminated from this year’s route.

“All-in-all, the course should be the best it’s ever been,” Quinn said.

“We’re looking forward to hosting the area’s most hardy cyclists to tackle this world-class course.”

The Golden Gran Fondo provides a participant with probably one of the highest levels of self-accomplishment than any other race, said Todd Thomford, a cyclist from Arapahoe County.

“One thing I like about the Gran Fondo is that it just keeps throwing it at you,” he said. “The climbs are steep and tough, and the descents are curvy and fast. If you’re a glutton for punishment, then this is the race for you.”

But the challenge is all part of the fun, Thomford said.

“And at the end, you get an overall group sense of camaraderie,” he said.

“It gives all cyclists, novice to advanced, an opportunity to participate and have fun.”

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Benjamin Ryder, of Littleton, graduated with a bachelor’s degree in neuroscience from the University of Vermont.

Jeremy William Sieker, of Littleton, was named to the spring 2017 dean’s academic honor roll at Baylor University.

Teagan Sytsma, of Littleton, was named to the spring 2017 dean’s list at Hastings College.

Jacquelyn Tait, of Littleton, was

named to one of the spring 2017 honor’s lists at Montana State University.

Elizabeth Tidwell, of Littleton, was named to the spring 2017 dean’s list at Hastings College.

Morgan Wilhelm, of Littleton, was named to the spring 2017 dean’s T list at Chadron State College.

Melissa E. Williams, of Littleton, was named to the spring 2017 dean’s academic honor roll at Baylor University.

Mikayla Susan York, of Littleton, was named to the spring 2017 dean’s academic honor roll at Baylor University.

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THEATER

The Magic Fest: 6:30-10 p.m.

Friday, Aug. 18, and noon to 7 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 19 at E.B. Rains Jr. Memorial Park, Northglenn.

Magicians perform around the park. Event is free. Also part of the festival are performances at the D.L. Parsons Theatre: David and Leeman from America’s Got Talent perform at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 18, and at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 19. S.O.S. Show …

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by Castle Rock’s Joe Givan, Carol Massie and Mark Strivings is at 10 p.m. Friday, Aug. 18. Go to www.

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MUSIC

Outdoor Concert: 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 17 on the front lawn at Bemis Public Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton. Spinphony is an allfemale string quartet that plays a dynamic mix of rock, classical, pop and original tunes complete with choreography. The quartet has performed throughout the United States and internationally to rave reviews. Call 303-7953961.

Hudson Gardens Concert: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 19, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts; and Sunday, Aug. 20, Kool & The Gang at 6115 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton. Tickets on sale at www. altitudetickets.com. Gates open at 5:30 p.m. For information, call 303-797-8565 or go to www.hudsongardens.org. Parking is free.

Lineup includes: Sunday, Aug. 27, The B-52s; Sunday, Sept. 3, YES featuring Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin, Rick Wakeman.

Music and a Movie: 7-10 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 26 at Centennial Center Park, 13050 E. Peakview Ave., Centennial. Live music by the Dearling, a Denver area country/ folk/rock band, followed by a screening of the critically acclaimed “Hidden Figures” (rated PG). Movie starts at dusk. Food and beverages available for purchase.

Bring chairs and blankets.

John Ford Coley/ Little River Band: 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 26 at the Philip S. Miller Amphitheater, Castle Rock. John Ford Coley is best known as half of the Grammy-nominated duo England Dan & John Ford Coley.

Active throughout the 1970s, they released 11 albums and nine

this week’s TOP FIVE Save the Kiln: 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 19 at the Roxborough Fire Station Community Room, 6222 Roxborough Park Road. Enjoy a presentation about the history and efforts to preserve the Silica Kiln, while raising money to match the grant from History Colorado State Historical Fund to restore the kiln. Presented by the Roxborough Area Historical Society. Original bricks made in the kiln will be on display and available.

Brews Bazaar: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 19 at The Farm House Restaurant at Breckenridge Brewery, 2990 Brewery Lane, Littleton. Contact Lauren Roadman or Alexa Taylor at 303803-1380. Go to https://www. facebook.com/breckenridgebreweryfarmhouse/ Local Author Showcase: 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 20 at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Discover new local authors and hear them

singles, including best-known single “I’d Really Love to See You Tonight.” Go to http://www.johnfordcoley.com. Little River Band performs at 8:30 p.m. Between 1976 and 1983, chart success included “Lonesome Loser” and “Cool Change.” For tickets and information, go to http://crgov. com/2618/Summer-ConcertSeries Calvin Weatherall to Perform: noon Monday, Aug. 28 at Victorian House, 19600 Victorian Drive, Parker. Known as “The Hat Man,” Weatherall will perform at the monthly Red Hat Luncheon.

Space is limited; RSVP at 303482-5552.

EVENTS

Third Thursday Mystery Group: 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 17 at Lone Tree Grill and Patio, 9808 Sunningdale Blvd., Lone Tree.

Group will discuss Charles Finch’s book “Home by Nightfall,” his eighth book in the Charles Lenox detective series.

Lenox is a Victorian detective. Forensics are different then, and he must solve mysteries using deductive skills, like Sherlock Holmes did. The mysteries take place in 1870s London. Call Sue at 303-641-3534.

Membership Meeting: Wednesday, Sept. 6 at the George C. Evans American Legion Post

talk about their books, followed by book sales and signings. For adults. Registration is required at 303-791-7323 or DCL.org.

Writing for Pleasure, for Profit: 7-8:30 p.m.

Monday, Aug. 21, at the Highlands Ranch Southridge Recreation Center, 4800 McArthur Ranch Road. Learn methods and inspirations for writing from a panel of experienced and local writers.

Program is free and light refreshments provided. Go to http://thehrhs.org/ Dancing in the Streets: 6:30-8 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 23 at Commons Park at the Streets at SouthGlenn, at University Boulevard and Arapahoe Road, Centennial. FACE, an all-vocal rock band, wraps up the summer concert series. Admission is free. Go to www.shopsouthglenn.com or contact margaret@stephens-studio.net.

103 of Littleton. Newly elected commander Al Rodriguez will lead the post through July 2018. Post members also will participate in the Littleton Welcome Week Parade on Saturday, Aug. 19.

Western Welcome Week: open through Sunday, Aug 20 in downtown Littleton. Festival Day, which includes the Littleton Firefighter’s Children’s Parade, the 89th Grand Parade, the 58th annual Arts & Crafts and Home Improvement Fair, free entertainment and concessions, will be Saturday, Aug. 19. Go to http:// westernwelcomeweek.org/ for information.

Kids’ Zone: 4-5 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 24 at the James H. LaRue Library, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Drop in for kid-friendly crafts and activities. For kids in grades 2-6. No registration required; more info at 303-791-7323 or DCL.org.

Caddy Stacks and Life-Sized Games: 6:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 25 at the James H. LaRue Library, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Have big fun throughout the library with life-sized games for the whole family. Registration is required at 303-791-7323 or DCL.org.

Louviers 100th Anniversary Celebration: 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 26, at the Louviers Library, 7885 Louviers Blvd. Celebrate the historic Louviers Village Clubhouse with old-fashioned snacks, games, crafts and more. Registration is required at 303-7917323 or DCL.org.

The Life and Times of Louisa May Alcott: 2 p.m. Monday, Aug. 28 at Bemis Public Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton. Celebrated author Louisa May Alcott will be portrayed by storyteller and author Linda Batlin, who is known for her dynamic living history presentations. Come and meet Louisa May Alcott and learn more about this fascinating woman and her life.

Call 303-795-3961.

NATURE/OUTDOORS

Butterflies at Chatfield: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. through Sept. 24 at Denver Botanic Gardens Chatfield Farms, 8500 W. Deer Creek Canyon Road, Littleton. This seasonal habitat, in partnership with Butterfly Pavilion, is home to hundreds of native butterflies, such as swallowtails, monarchs, mourning cloaks and painted ladies. There are more than 50 native plant species in this garden. Go to www.botanicgardens.org.

Nocturnal Wildlife Hike, Silly Salamanders: 7-9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 25 at Denver Audubon Society, 9308 S. Wadsworth Blvd., Littleton. Join us for this ever-popular program in search of bats, beavers, owls, and more.

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Listen for coyote calls, check out the bat houses around the ponds, and see if the beaver are making progress on their South Platte River dam. Limited to 20 participants. Register at http:// www.denveraudubon.org/event/ nocturnal-wildlife-hike-sillysalamanders/. Call 303-973-9530 or go to communityoutreach@ denveraudubon.org

HEALTH

NAMI Family-to-Family Classes: 6:30-9 p.m. Tuesdays from Aug. 29 to Nov. 14 at C-470 and University Boulevard; and 6:30-9 p.m. Thursdays at I-25 and Dry Creek Road. These 12-session programs a designed for family members, significant others and friends who have an adult in their life who is living with diagnosed mental illness. Programs provided at no cost; space for up to 20 students per class. Registration is required. Go to namiadco.org (click education, then family to family); or email family2family@ namiadco.org.

‘ROAD CarFit for Seniors: 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. the first Wednesday of each month through September, at Dahlia Campus for Health and Wellbeing, 3401 Eudora St., Denver.

10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. the second Wednesday of each month through September, at AAA-Colorado Southglenn, 700 S. University Blvd., Centennial.

Presented by the Reaching Older Adults Program, the 20-minute checkup is free but registration is requested. Call 303-991-5740 for an appointment.

EDUCATION

Artificial Intelligence 101: 1 p.m.

Friday, Aug. 18, at the James H. LaRue Library, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Learn about the real world of artificial intelligence with guests from the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Denver. For adults. Registration is required; contact 303-791-7323 or DCL.org.

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

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PREVIEW

Part 1 of 3

Cross country athletes get a running start Training for races involves more than a jaunt around the block

BY JIM BENTON JBENTON@COLORDOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Many cross country athletes have been running all summer, not merely since the official start of high school practice Aug. 14.

Tempo, progressive and recovery runs, interval sprints and core strengthening are some of the elements of cross country practices as boys and girls athletes prepare for the state cross country championships Oct. 28 at the Norris Penrose Event Center in Colorado Springs.

Mountain Vista’s boys and girls teams, both second at state last year in Class 5A, have been steady regional and state contenders in recent years under coach Jonathan Dalby.

“We meet five to six days a week at Vista for cross country practice, and some of our older athletes meet two to three mornings a week to get in an extra easy 30-minute run before school,” Dalby said. “Most afternoon practices involve flexibility and strength work along with the day’s run. On weekends, we like to do longer runs.

“We do not taper off a lot for early season runs. As we approach the more important races of the year like state and Nike Cross Nationals, we usually decrease both our mileage and intensity.”

Cherry Creek coach Ethan Dusto has the Bruins stress mileage and difficult workouts early.

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Mountain Vista cross country coach Jonathan Dalby talks to his varsity team prior to a recent early morning workout.

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RUNNERS TO WATCH Returning runners from the south metro area who qualified for the 2016 state cross country meet: Arapahoe: Girls – Morgan Conn, Sienna Golden, Kelly Waugh.

Boys — Griffin Hampton, Seth Porter, Gage Voss.

Cherry Creek: Girls – Isabel Anema, Victoria Hall, Jamie Johnson, Vanessa Lombardi.

Boys – Abraham Anderson, Davis Landry.

Douglas County: Girls –Lina Charles. Boys – Brock Helvey, Michael Long.

Heritage: Girls – Mia Henderson.

Highlands Ranch: Girls – Megan Koch.

Legend: Girls – Lucy Roberts.

Boys – Austin Podhajsky.

Littleton: Girls – Addi Iken.

Boys – Tyler Ervin, Christian Sapakoff.

Mountain Vista: Girls – Caroline Eck, Jenna Fitzsimmons, Sarah O’Sullivan, Julie Chambers, Madison Reed, Zoe Simmons.

Boys – Caden Foster, Carter Dillon, Cameron Beal, Justin Lund, Parker MacKay. Rock Canyon: Girls – Hope James, Lauren McCaffrey, Baily Stones, Brooke Washburn. Boys – Derek Fearon, Chris Theodore.

SkyView Academy: Girls – Payton Groove. Boys – Ryan

Butler, Brandt DeJager, Tristan Lee, Andrew Pippen, Jimmy Scavuzzo, Jordan Wilson, Zach Zimmer.

ThunderRidge: Girls – Mada Edwards, Kendall Green, Anna Hart, Shae Henley, Hannah Runyan, Katie Washabaugh.

Valor Christian: Girls – Megan Grissom, Hadley Jason, Keely Jones, Nicole MacDonald. Boys – Matt Harrison, Sam Lorden, Jack Ray, Will Wixson.

Something old, something new for softball teams When coaches want to take a second look, there’s an app for that

PLAYERS TO WATCH Returning players from south metro area schools who were named to 2016 all-league softball teams: Arapahoe: Keeley Holt, P, Soph.

BY JIM BENTON JBENTON@COLORDOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Fielding ground and fly balls, batting practice, pitching exercises and base running drills are part of most girls softball practices.

Those are some of the tried-and-true methods coaches rely on, but increasingly, coaches turn to new technology to help prepare players.

“There is some available technology out there for softball,” Mountain Vista coach Bret Grammerstorf said. “I use an app (to capture images) and it can slow down a swing or a pitcher’s SEE SOFTBALL, P30

Castle View: Anna Vairma, OF/P, Jr. Cherry Creek: Aubrea Leikam, IF, Sr. Chaparral: Adrienne Visintine, Sr. CF; Douglas County: Alley Kim, Jr., 3B Douglas County: Abbey Montoya, Sr. Legend: Olivia Bradley, Jr., 3B Mountain Vista: Rebecca Gonzales, Sr., OF Legend pitchers Zoey LeCompte (left) and Bella Mumford warm up during a preseason Titans summer camp workout.

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ThunderRidge: Hannah Stanley, Sr. 3B Valor Christian: Ali Kilponen, P, Sr.

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High school golf coaches focus on building skills With many players using private swing mentors, high school golf coaches work on other areas of game

Tom Packer practices his putting stroke as Alex Yano, right, and Jay Yano watch during a recent Arapahoe High School practice session at Lone Tree Golf Club.

BY JIM BENTON JBENTON@COLORDOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

High school golf coaches often find their roles are amended from teaching to enhancing.

Many of the top high school golfers have private mentors who instruct players on proper swing mechanics.

That leaves high school coaches to work on other areas of the game like effective practice routines, course management, improving focus and offering encouragement.

Both Rock Canyon coach Dave Vahling and Legend coach Jay Nelson say they work to reinforce what their players are learning from their swing coaches.

“What we try to do with them is ask what they have been working on with their swing coach and reinforce that,” Vahling said.

The Legend coaching staff evaluates to see “if they are strengthening those

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skills in our practices,” Nelson said.

Standley Lake coach Ron Rosa Jr. knows two private coaches who instruct some of his players, and he works with them.

“Anything I need an expert opinion on, I know who to call,” Rosa said.

As an instructor for MetaGolf and the head boys coach at Valor Christian, Jason Preeo does double duty.

“The kids on my team that I also coach outside of it, I talk about things we’ve done in the past or things we want to change,” Preeo said. “For kids who do their instruction with someone else other than me, I’ll just say, ‘Why don’t you ask your coach about this or I’ve noticed this.’ I’ll let them defer to their coach. They do spend more time with him than they do with a high school coach.”

Boys high school golfers started practice Aug. 7 with the first matches on Aug. 10. Regis Jesuit is the defending Class 5A champion, edging Highlands Ranch by one shot last season. Valor Christian was third in the 2016 Class 4A state tourney.

This season’s 5A state tournament

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motion, as well as compare images side by side.”

Softball teams opened practice Aug. 14 and will use a variety of practice methods to prepare for the four-team, regional state-qualifying tournaments that will be held Oct. 14. State tournaments for 3A, 4A and 5A teams are scheduled Oct. 20-21 at Aurora Sports Park.

“As a coach, you should be continually learning,” Legend coach Kristen

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“We push the intensity until late September, early October and then change focus,” he explained. “We focus on shorter, higher speed workouts. We also focus a lot more on the mental outlook of our athletes. By the end of

set for Oct. 2-3 at Common Ground in Aurora, while Raccoon Creek near Littleton will host the 4A tourney on the same dates. Indian Peaks will be the venue for the 3A state tournament on Oct. 2-3.

High school coaches will have five weeks to polish the skills of their golfers prior to Sept. 18 regional statequalifying tournaments for all three classifications.

“When practicing or playing on the course we help with course management, club and shot selection,” Vahling said. “The mental part is very tricky from player to player, and our thought is to help them forget a bad hole and bounce back on the next hole. We try to keep them in a positive frame of mind. We work with them on planning out the course they will be playing that week.”

Short game skills are usually a priority in most high school practices.

“The biggest way we can help our players is with their short game,” said Arapahoe coach Harry Buckner. “We have many drills for putting and chipping.”

PLAYERS TO WATCH Returning golfers from south metro area schools who qualified for the 2016 boys state golf tournaments: Arapahoe: Tommy Packer, Alex Yano, Jay Yano Chaparral: Tyler Mulligan, James Graham Cherry Creek: Greg Brewer, Cade Kilkenny Englewood: Thomas O’Connor Heritage: Sam Blackwood, Cameron Bajaj, Ben Carrington Lutheran: Westin Pals Ponderosa: Mack Konrad Rock Canyon: Jack Daniel, Kieran McMullen SkyView Academy: Luke Wright ThunderRidge: Evan Kalack, Sam Ostravich Valor Christian: Ty Findlow, Jack Welch There’s the clock drill with three balls that are placed at 2 feet, 3 feet and 4 feet from the hole in the 12, 3, 6 and 9 positions on a clock. Players need to make all 12 putts to finish. There is also a ladder drill for speed control and long distance control where golfers aim putts to stop near tees on the green.

For chipping, players have to chip inside the 3-foot circle and competition is held between players. Arapahoe players form teams where one player chips and his partner putts in a bracket tournament.

“Short games can keep interest for about an hour,” Buckner said.

Shirk said. “There are definitely new drills and new variations to drills that I will be implementing this season.”

That’s a combination of the old and new.

“A typical practice defensively for Legend involves breaking down drills for infield and outfielders to the very basics and then coming together as a whole unit to work on cuts and situational defense,” Shirk said. “Offensively, there’s lots of tee work, bunting drills and front toss.

“There are definitely times technology comes in handy. Offensively, it gives the batter a good view of their approach to the ball. If they’re moving too

much or if they are not very compact, they’ll be able to see this. Defensively, we can look at footwork, if the head is being pulled out and so on.”

Northglenn coach Molly Huffman said she stresses fundamentals at practice, but adds that technology is a definite boost.

“Technology helps with practice from the simple ability to let players know when and where we are practicing all the way to being able to film the players doing different skills and being able to help them see what they are doing and see what they can do to improve,” Huffman said. “I have several apps that I use... even some fundraising apps.”

the season, there isn’t any physical workout that is going to change anything. It’s all about where the athletes are mentally and what they believe they can accomplish.”

Practice workouts are dictated by the time of the season.

“As the season progresses, so do the workouts,” Castle View coach Laura Cook said. “We try to focus on more general fitness in the summer and in

the start of the season and then work to more race-specific training later in the season.”

Running, as might be expected, is involved in most practice sessions.

“In any given week, our freshmen and new runners might total somewhere between 20 and 30 miles,” Dalby said. “Our oldest boys typically get all the way up to running 60 to 65 miles a week.”

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Youths learn some big-league lessons

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ost of the young baseball players didn’t know anything about their coaches, but it really didn’t matter, since the tutors were all former major league OVERTIME baseball players.

There were 125 youngsters divided into age groups that took part in the Legends for Youth clinic presented by the Major League Baseball Players Association Alumni Jim Benton Association on Aug. 4 at Lakewood’s AllStar Park.

One of the ex-big leaguers on hand to show the young players the fundamentals of the game was Skip Jutze, a 71-year-old resident of Highlands Ranch.

Jutze, a Bayside, New York, native, spent all or parts of six seasons in the major leagues as primarily a catcher with St. Louis, Houston and Seattle.

He was the first player in Mariners history to hit a grand slam home run.

He played briefly for the Triple

A Denver Bears and liked the city enough to move to Colorado.

“I got here because of baseball,” Jutze said. “I was here for two weeks when the Bears were with the Houston organization. I was called up right after that but when I was here I said, ‘This is where I’m staying.’ I just fell in love with it.”

Other big leaguers at the event included former Aurora Hinkley standout Brian Fisher, who pitched seven seasons in the major leagues, and Mark Knudson, a Northglenn High School grad, who was a pitcher for all or parts of eight seasons with four teams.

Jutze — who coached at Regis University and at the high school level at Jefferson, Wheat Ridge, Colorado Academy and Columbine — says the game hasn’t changed.

“Three outs, three strikes and four balls,” he said. “The thing that has changed is the physical ability of the people who participate. They are much bigger and stronger and the equipment is better. The actual playing of the game hasn’t changed.

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Lutheran Family Services: Cultural Mentoring Program We welcome refugee families and help them adjust to their new home Need: People who can commit to working with refugees on skills for self-sufficiency and helping them learn about their new home.

Requirements: Must be 18 or older (although children of volunteers are welcome to participate). One-hour training and orientation required.

Contact: David Cornish, 303-225-0199 or david.cornish@lfsrm.org; go to www.lfsrm. org.

Meals on Wheels Delivers meals to residents in Englewood, southern Jefferson County and western Arapahoe County Need: Drivers to deliver meals; volunteers to help prepare, box and label meals Requirements: Must dedicate one to two hours a week Contact: Phil or Mary at 303-798-7642 (from 8 a.m. to noon Mondays through Fridays) Neighbor Network Nonprofit that helps older adults stay independent. Serves all of Douglas County Need: Volunteers who can provide transportation, light housekeeping, handyman and companion services to seniors.

Requirements: Must be at least 21 years old and have a valid driver’s license and auto insurance.

Contact: 303-814-4300, neighbornetwork@ douglas.co.us or dcneighbornetwork.org.

Nonprofit Wildlife Group Works to protect native wildlife in Greenwood Village Need: Volunteers help protect wildlife Requirements: Must work two hours per week, schedule flexible Contact: info@wildearthguardians.org Outreach Uganda Empowers impoverished people in Uganda, especially women and children, to overcome poverty through income generation, education, training and other holistic endeavors.

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Contact: Jennifer Dent, 303-683-8450 or office@outreachuganda.org.

Paladin Rescue Alliance Christian non-government organization dedicated to rescuing human trafficking victims and building alliances to combat trafficking locally, nationally and internationally Need: Volunteers to help organize supplies; donations of supplies. All donations are tax-deductible. Needed items include cleansers, skin cream, ointment, disinfectants, dressings, bandages, rolls, sponges, pads, dressing tape, gloves, alcohol pads, asprin, Tylenol.

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Rescue Alliance, P.O. Box 79, Littleton, CO 80160; 888-327-3063 Parker Senior Center Provides services to local seniors.

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Date: June 24 Need: Volunteers to work at aid stations and at an expo at Sweetwater Park in Lone Tree.

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Contact: Rachel Wang at 303-546-7921 Project CURE Delivers medical supplies and equipment to developing countries around the world Need: Groups of 7-15 people to help sort medical supplies; those with medical/clinical backgrounds to become Sort Team Leaders; truck drivers to help pick up donations (no CDL required).

Age requirements: Ages 15 and older (if a large group of ages 15 and younger is interested, we can try to accommodate different projects).

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Red Cross Supports the elderly, international causes and social services Need: Volunteers to provide support Contact: 303-607-4768 or 303-266-7855 SMARTS! South Metro Arts Center Need: Help with public relations, marketing to public officials, fundraising, and special projects Contact: 303-790-8264 or gdnguy@comcast. net Spellbinder Storytellers, Douglas County Chapter Connects the generations through storytelling Need: Adults to tell stories to children in schools Age requirement: Must be 50 and older Contact: Denise Rucks, 303-921-8462 or drrucks@me.com. For other chapters, go to http://spellbinders.org/ South Metro Medical Equipment Loan Closet Loans durable medical supplies to those 18 and older in the South Metro area.

Need: Volunteers to help answer phones 2-3 times a month for a day. Calls are taken on your cell phone and you make the appointment at the convenience of you and the client to accept donationos or hand out equipment Monday through Friday.

Requirement: Must be 18 or older; periodic training provided as needed.

Contact: Donna Ralston, 720-443-2013.

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FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS.

Notice to: Unknown

Public Notices Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov

Public Trustees COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0290-2017

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On May 31, 2017, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s) Michael W Pollard and Jennisty L Pollard Original Beneficiary(ies) New Century Mortgage Corporation Current Holder of Evidence of Debt U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc. 2006-NC1, Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates Series 2006-NC1 Date of Deed of Trust April 21, 2006 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust April 25, 2006 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B6063046 Original Principal Amount $155,200.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $171,203.08

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. Lot 1, Block 4, 2nd Amended Plat of Centennial Acres, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado Also known by street and number as: 3352 W Laurel Ln, Littleton, CO 80123.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 09/20/2017, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 7/27/2017 Last Publication: 8/24/2017 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov

DATE: 05/31/2017 Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Diana Springfield, Chief Deputy, for Public Trustee

Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov

Public Trustees

DATE: 05/31/2017 Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Diana Springfield, Chief Deputy, for Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Eve Grina #43658 Jennifer Cruseturner #44452 Holly Shilliday #24423 Courtney Wright #45482 Erin Robson #46557 Jennifer Rogers #34682 McCarthy & Holthus LLP 7700 E Arapahoe Road, Suite 230, Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122 Attorney File # CO-17-771837-LL The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 Legal Notice NO.: 0290-2017 First Publication: 7/27/2017 Last Publication: 8/24/2017 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

Name Changes Public Notice County Court Arapahoe County, Colorado 7325 South Potomac Street Centennial, Colorado 80112 In the Matter of the Petition of: Parent/ Petitioner: Patricia Ann Beard Aamott For Minor Child: Aden Bailey Shipman To Change the Child’s Name to: Aden Bailey Shipman-Beard Case Number: 16 C 30969 NOTICE TO NON-CUSTODIAL PARENT BY PUBLICATION Notice to: Christopher Glenn Shipman, non custodial parent.

Notice is given that a hearing is scheduled as follows: Date: August 31, 2017 Time: 9:30 a.m.

Location: Littleton Court House 1790 W. Littleton Blvd.

Littleton, Colorado 80120 Division C1

Notices

For the purpose of requesting a change of name for Jaiden Elaine Lindsey.

At this hearing the Court may enter an order changing the name of the minor child.

To support or voice objection to the proposed name change, you must appear at the hearing.

Name Changes

Date: July 25, 2017

Legal Notice No.: 59264 First Publication: August 3, 2017 Last Publication: August 17, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice County Court Arapahoe County, Colorado 1790 W. Littleton Blvd.

Littleton, Colorado 80120 In the Matter of the Petition of: Parent/ Petitioner: Veronica Parks-Ramos For Minor Child: Kaleb KeShawn Lamont Parks To Change the Child’s Name to: Kaleb Parks Ramos Case Number: 2017C100633 NOTICE TO NON-CUSTODIAL PARENT

BY PUBLICATION Notice to: Shawn Freeman, non custodial parent.

Notice is given that a hearing is scheduled as follows: Date: September 5, 2017 Time: 9:00 a.m.

Location: Arapahoe County Court Division A 1790 W. Littleton Blvd.

Littleton, Colorado 80120 For the purpose of requesting a change of name for Kaleb KeShawn Lamont Parks.

At this hearing the Court may enter an order changing the name of the minor child.

To support or voice objection to the proposed name change, you must appear at the hearing.

Date: 7/28/2017 Veronica Parks-Ramos Legal Notice No.: 59267 First Publication: August 10, 2017 Last Publication: August 24, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on July 28, 2017 that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

For the purpose of requesting a change of name for Aden Bailey Shipmen

The petition requests that the name of Veronica Letise Parks-Ramos be changed to Veronica Letise Ramos Case No.: 2017C100635

At this hearing the Court may enter an order changing the name of the minor child.

Shana Kloak Clerk of Court

To support or voice objection to the proposed name change, you must appear at the hearing.

Legal Notice No: 59268 First Publication: August 10, 2017 Last Publication: August 24, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Date: July 2, 2017 Legal Notice No.: 59192 First Publication: July 20, 2017 Last Publication: August 17, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice County Court Arapahoe County, Colorado 1790 W. Littleton Blvd.

Littleton, Colorado 80120 In the Matter of the Petition of: Parent/ Petitioner: Nicole Kinn For Minor Child: Jaiden Elaine Lindsey To Change the Child’s Name to: Jaiden Elaine Kinn Case Number: 17C 100618 NOTICE TO NON-CUSTODIAL PARENT

BY PUBLICATION Notice to: Unknown Notice is given that a hearing is scheduled as follows: Date: September 19, 2017 Time: 9:00 a.m.

Location: Arapahoe County Court Division A 1790 W. Littleton Blvd.

Littleton, Colorado 80120 For the purpose of requesting a change of name for Jaiden Elaine Lindsey.

At this hearing the Court may enter an order changing the name of the minor child.

To support or voice objection to the proposed name change, you must appear at the hearing.

Date: July 25, 2017 Legal Notice No.: 59264 First Publication: August 3, 2017 Last Publication: August 17, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent

August 17, 2017A

Notice is given that a hearing is scheduled as follows: Date: September 19, 2017 Time: 9:00 a.m.

Location: Arapahoe County Court Division A 1790 W. Littleton Blvd.

Littleton, Colorado 80120

PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on July 18, 2017 that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Ali Antoinette Torre be changed to Ali Antoinette Garcia Case No.: 17 C 100602 Shana Kloek By: J. Kaufmann, Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No: 59257 First Publication: August 3, 2017 Last Publication: August 17, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on July 26, 2017, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

The petition requests that the name of John Albert Kast be changed to Steven Thomas Kast Case No.: 2017 C 100620

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Public notice is given on August 4, 2017 that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Alissa Michelle Rosenblum be changed to Ari Mischa Rosenblum Case No.: 17 C 100668 By: J. Kaufmann, Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No: 59289 First Publication: August 17, 2017 Last Publication: August 31, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on August 7, 2017 that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Song Sue Bin be changed to Sue Bin Song Case No.: 17 C 100674 Shana Kloek By: Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No: 59291 First Publication: August 17, 2017 Last Publication: August 31, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on August 4, 2017 that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Natasha Cabouet be changed to Natasha Muturi Case No.: 17 C 100665 Shana Kloek By: Kim Boswell, Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No: 59292 First Publication: August 17, 2017 Last Publication: August 31, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Notice To Creditors Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Marie Louise Wooden, Deceased Case Number: 2017PR30716 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe, County, Colorado on or before January 11, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred.

Stephen T. Wooden Personal Representative 3843 S. 121st E Ave, Tulsa, OK 74146 918-664-8099 Legal Notice No.: 59298 First Publication: August 17, 2017 Last Publication: August 31, 2017 Publisher: The Englewood Herald and the Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Robert Schucker Mitchell, a/k/a Robert S. Mitchell, a/k/a Robert Mitchell, Deceased Case Number: 2017 PR 30724 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado or on or before or the claims may be forever barred.

Shana Kloek By: Deputy Clerk

Barbara M. Kimmins, Personal Representative 4202 Hood Avenue Nashville, Tennessee 37215 615-397-6499 bkimmins@bradley.com

Legal Notice No: 59263 First Publication: August 3, 2017 Last Publication: August 17, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Legal Notice No.: 59266 First Publication: August 3, 2017 Last Publication: August 17, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Estate of Charles H. Sutton, aka Charles Henry Sutton, Deceased Case Number: 17PR322

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before December 11, 2017 or the claims may be forever barred.

Rebecca Rosenau, Personal Representative 4720 S. Delaware Street Englewood, CO 80110 Legal Notice No: 59269 First Publication: August 10, 2017 Last Publication: August 24, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of GREGORY J. HOFFMAN, a/k/a Gregory Joseph Hoffman, a/k/a Gregory Hoffman, a/k/a Greg J. Hoffman, a/k/a Greg Hoffman, Deceased Case Number: 2017PR30758

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado, on or before December 10, 2017, or the claims may be forever barred.

Louise Hoffman c/o Holland & Hart, LLP P. O. Box 8749 Denver, CO 80201-8749 Legal Notice No.: 59270 First Publication: August 10, 2017 Last Publication: August 24, 2017 Publisher: The Englewood Herald and the Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of ROBERT L. PARRISH, also known as ROBERT PARRISH, aka BOB L. PARRISH, and BOB PARRISH, Deceased Case Number: 2017PR30676

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before December 10, 2017, or the claims may be forever barred.

Michael J. Parrish Personal Representative 3400 Meadow View Court NE Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52411 Legal Notice No.: 59271 First Publication: August 10, 2017 Last Publication: August 24, 2017 Publisher: The Englewood Herald and the Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Winifred Ann Sawin Rich, Deceased Case Number: 2017PR30752

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before December 11, 2017, or the claims may be forever barred.

Monicah B. Moffitt Personal Representative c/o Barbara E. Cashman, Esq. Barbara Cashman, LLC 4 West Dry Creek Cir., #100 Littleton, CO 80120 Phone Number: 720-242-8133 e-mail: Barb@DenverElderLaw.org Legal Notice No.: 59282 First Publication: August 10, 2017 Last Publication: August 24, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Andrea Dawn Jones, also known as Andrea D. Jones, aka Andrea Jones, aka Andrea Dawn Wiser, aka Andrea D. Wiser, and Andrea Wiser, Deceased Case Number: 2017PR30728

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before December 11, 2017, or the claims may

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Estate of Andrea Dawn Jones, 7Augustalso 17, 2017 known as Andrea D. Jones, aka Andrea Jones, aka Andrea Dawn Wiser, aka Andrea D. Wiser, and Andrea Wiser, Deceased Case Number: 2017PR30728

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All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before December 11, 2017, or the claims may be forever barred.

David R. Jones, Personal Representative 1145 Memphis St. Aurora, CO 80011 Legal Notice No.: 59288 First Publication: August 10, 2017 Last Publication: August 24, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Josephine Marie Slanovich, Deceased Case Number: 17PR363

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before December 18, 2017 or the claims may be forever barred.

Grace M. Slanovich, Personal Representative 6724 E. Amherst Court Highlands Ranch, CO 80130 Legal Notice No: 59304 First Publication: August 17, 2017 Last Publication: August 31, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Fred David Stone, aka Fred D. Stone, aka Fred Stone, Deceased Case Number: 2017 PR 30771

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before December 11, 2017 or the claims may be forever barred.

Daniel W. Peregoy Personal Representative 2827 S. Xanadu Way Aurora, CO 80014 Legal Notice No: 59167 First Publication: August 17, 2017 Last Publication: August 31, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of John L. Stanger, aka John Larue Stanger, aka John Stanger, Deceased Case Number: 2017 PR 30713 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before December 3, 2017, or the claims may be forever barred.

Daniel B. Bollman Personal Representative 3564 Boardwalk Circle Highlands Ranch, Colorado 80129 Legal Notice No: 59253 First Publication : August 3, 2017 Last Publication: August 17, 2017 Publisher: Englewood Herald and the Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Marion Leroy Beattie, aka Marion L. Beattie, Deceased Case Number: 2017 PR 30718 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before December 4, 2017 or the claims may be forever barred.

Megan Michelle Turner Personal Representative c/o Katz, Look & Onorato, PC 1120 Lincoln, Suite 110 Denver, Colorado 80203 Legal Notice No: 59256 First Publication: August 3, 2017 Last Publication: August 17, 2017 Publisher: The Englewood Herald and the Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Margaret Regina Harrison, aka Margaret R. Harrison, aka Margaret Harrison, and Peggy Harrison, Deceased Case Number: 17 PR 30695

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before December 4, 2017 or the claims may be forever barred.

Charles Samuel Harrison II Personal Representative 7060 S. Harrison Street Centennial, Colorado 80122

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before December 4, 2017 or the claims may be forever barred.

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Charles Samuel Harrison II Personal Representative 7060 S. Harrison Street Centennial, Colorado 80122

Legal Notice No: 59261 First Publication: August 3, 2017 Last Publication: August 17, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Joan C. Sawyer, aka Joan Carol Sawyer, aka Joan Sawyer, Deceased Case Number: 2017 PR 30678 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before December 4, 2017 or the claims may be forever barred.

Kathryn E. Miller Personal Representative c/o Walter M. Kelly II Miller & Steiert, P.C. 1901 W. Littleton Blvd.

Littleton, Colorado 80120 Legal Notice No: 59265 First Publication: August 3, 2017 Last Publication: August 17, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Earl D. Banks, aka Earl DeWayne Banks, Deceased Case Number: 2017 PR 30737 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before December 10, 2017 or the claims may be forever barred.

Julia A. Banks Personal Representative 49 Coral Place Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111 Legal Notice No: 59272 First Publication: August 10, 2017 Last Publication: August 24, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Richard E. Vanden Heuvel, aka Richard Vanden Heuvel, Deceased Case Number: 2017 PR 030640 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before December 10, 2017 or the claims may be forever barred.

Robert E. Bigelow, Jr. Personal Representative 4715 E. Pinewood Circle Centennial, Colorado 80121 Legal Notice No: 59277 First Publication: August 10, 2017 Last Publication: August 24, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Stanley William Roelker, aka Stanley W. Roelker, aka Stanley Roelker, Deceased Case Number: 2017 PR 30766 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before December 10, 2017 or the claims may be forever barred.

Dennis Lee Roelker Personal Representative 2255 Cherryville Circle Greenwood Village, Colorado 80121 Legal Notice No: 59286 First Publication: August 10, 2017 Last Publication: August 24, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Terry Lee Eltzroth, aka Terry L. Eltzroth, Deceased Case Number: 2017 PR 30734 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before December 18, 2017 or the claims may be forever barred.

Tonya Michelle Browitt Personal Representative 6511 South Ider Street Aurora, Colorado 80016 Legal Notice No: 59299 First Publication: August 17, 2017 Last Publication: August 31, 2017 Publisher: Englewood Herald and the Littleton Independent

GAGE CORPORATION, survivor of merger with AMERICAN WESTERN MORTGAGE COMPANY OF COLORADO; AND CYNTHIA D. MARES as the PUBLIC TRUSTEE FOR ARAPAHOE COUNTY

Misc. Private Legals Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO 7325 S. Potomac Street Centennial, Colorado 80112 Telephone: (303) 649-6355 Case Number: 2015CV31538 Div.: 402 Plaintiff: TALLGRASS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., a Colorado non-profit corporation Defendants: JASMINE PETERS; WAKEFIELD AND ASSOCIATES, INC. Plaintiff’s Attorney: Wendy E. Weigler, # 28419 Stephane R. Dupont, #39425 Gina C. Botti #42005 WINZENBURG, LEFF, PURVIS & PAYNE, LLP 8020 Shaffer Parkway, Suite 300 Littleton, CO 80127 Telephone: (303) 863-1870 Facsimile: (303) 863-1872 SHERIFF’S NOTICE OF SALE Under an Order and Decree for Judicial Foreclosure entered on March 29, 2016 in the above titled action, I am ordered to sell certain real property as follows: Original Lienee: Jasmine Peters Original Lienor: Saddle Rock Highlands Homeowners Association, Inc., dba Tallgrass Homeowners Association, Inc. Current Holder of the evidence of debt: Saddle Rock Highlands Homeowners Association, Inc., dba Tallgrass Homeowners Association, Inc. Date of Lien being foreclosed: September 17, 2013 Date of Recording of Lien being foreclosed: September 17, 2013 County of Recording: Arapahoe Recording Information: D3116628 Original Principal Balance of the secured indebtedness: $548.00 Outstanding Principal Balance of the secured indebtedness as of the date hereof: $8,505.20 Amount of Judgment entered March 29, 2016: $7,121.70 Description of property to be foreclosed: LOT 81, BLOCK 11, SADDLE ROCK HIGHLANDS FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO Also known as: 3754 S. Orleans Street, Aurora, CO 80013 THE PROPERTY TO BE FORECLOSED AS DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN. THE LIEN BEING CLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The covenants of Plaintiff have been violated as follows: failure to make payments on said indebtedness when the same were due and owing.

THEREFORE, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that I will, at 10 o’clock A.M., on September 28, 2017, in front of the flagpole of the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office, Civil Unit, located at 13101 East Broncos Parkway, Centennial, CO 80112, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property described above, and all interest of said Grantor and the heirs and assigns of said Grantor, for the purpose of paying the judgment amount entered herein, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. **BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THEIR HIGHEST BID AT TIME OF SALE.** Inquiries regarding this Sheriff’s Sale must be directed to the Civil Unit of the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office, telephone 720-874-3935.

DATED at Centennial, Colorado this 21st day of June, 2017.

David C. Walcher, Sheriff Arapahoe County, Colorado By: Sgt. James Osborn, Deputy Sheriff Legal Notice No.: 59109 First publication: August 3, 2017 Last publication: August 31, 2017 Published in: Littleton Independent, 2550 W. Main St., Littleton, CO 80120 Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO CASE NO. 2016CV032960 DIV. 15 Plaintiff: VICTORIA CROSSING CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, a Colorado non-profit corporation vs.

Defendants: BRYAN M. GUY; PHH MORTGAGE CORPORATION f/k/a CENDANT MORTGAGE CORPORATION, survivor of merger with AMERICAN WESTERN MORTGAGE COMPANY OF COLORADO; AND CYNTHIA D. MARES as the PUBLIC TRUSTEE FOR ARAPAHOE COUNTY COMBINED NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE This is to advise you that a Sheriff sale proceeding has been commenced through the office of the undersigned Sheriff pursuant to the Arapahoe County District Court’s Order for Entry of Default Judgment and Decree of Foreclosure

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COMBINED NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE This is to advise you that a Sheriff sale proceeding has been commenced through the office of the undersigned Sheriff pursuant to the Arapahoe County District Court’s Order for Entry of Default Judgment and Decree of Foreclosure dated May 12, 2017, and C.R.S. §38-38-101 et seq., by Victoria Crossing Condominium Association (“Association”), the current holder of a statutory lien. The judicial foreclosure is based on a default under the Amendment in its Entirety of Condominium Declaration for Victoria Crossing recorded with the Arapahoe County Clerk and Recorder on September 13, 1979, at Reception Number 1890717, as amended (“Declaration”).

The Declaration, as recorded, establishes a lien for the benefit of Victoria Crossing Condominium Association, WHICH LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND IMPROVEMENTS legally described as follows: Condominium Unit 422-L, Condominium Building 4, Victoria Crossing Subdivision Filing No. 1, according to the Condominium Map of Victoria Crossing Subdivision Filing No. 1, recorded March 26, 1979 in Book 38 at Page 14 in the Records of the Office of the Clerk and Recorder of Arapahoe County, Colorado, as defined and described in the Condominium Declaration for Victoria Crossing Subdivision Filing No. 1, recorded March 26, 1979 in Book 2958 at Page 629, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado. commonly known as 17351 East Mansfield Avenue, 422L, Aurora, CO 80013-6239.

The Property being foreclosed is all of the property encumbered by the Association’s lien. You are advised that the parties liable thereon, the owner of the Property described above, or those with an interest in the subject property, may take appropriate and timely action under Colorado statutes. In order to be entitled to take advantage of any rights provided for under Colorado law, you must strictly comply and adhere to the provisions of the law.

The Sheriff’s sale has been scheduled to occur at 10:00 A.M., on the 12th day of October, 2017, at the Sheriff's Office Administration Building, located at 13101 East Broncos Parkway in Centennial; telephone number 720-874-3935. At the sale, the Sheriff will sell the above described real property and improvements thereon to the highest bidder. Plaintiff makes no warranty relating to title, possession, or quiet enjoyment in or to said real property in connection with this sale.

BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THEIR HIGHEST BID AT THE TIME OF SALE. The name, address, and telephone number of the attorney representing the Plaintiff is: Damien Bielli, #35256, Vial Fotheringham LLP, 12600 W. Colfax Ave. Ste. C200, Lakewood, CO 80215; telephone: 720-943-8811.

DATED at Arapahoe County, Colorado, this 29th day of June, 2017.

David C. Walcher Sheriff of Arapahoe County, Colorado By: Sgt. James Osborn Deputy Sheriff Legal Notice No.: 59166 First Publication: August 17, 2017 Last Publication: September 14, 2017 Published in: Littleton Independent 2550 W. Main St., Littleton, CO 80120 Public Notice Small Claims Court Arapahoe County, Colorado Littleton County Courthouse Location, 1790 W. Littleton Blvd. Littleton, CO 80120 Case Number: 17S 398: Division A2 PLAINTIFF(S): Decisive Consulting LLC, c/o Jessica Kingston P.O. Box 7399-194, 129 Powder Ridge Drive Breckenridge, CO 80424 Phone: Cell: 970-980-7955 v.

DEFENDANT(1): Preferred Companies LLC Address: 383 Inverness Pkwy, #340 City/State/Zip: Englewood, CO 80112 Phone: Cell: 720-285-8887 NOTICE, CLAIM AND SUMMONS TO APPEAR FOR TRIAL (Part 1) Notice and Summons to Appear for Trial To the Defendant(s): You are scheduled to have your trial in this case on August 24, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at the Court address stated in the above caption. Bring with you all books, papers and witnesses you need to establish your defense. If you do not appear, judgment may be entered against you. If you wish to defend the claim or present a counterclaim, you must provide a written response or written counterclaim on or before the scheduled trial date and pay a nonrefundable filing fee.

Dated: July 13, 2017 Emily Leith, Clerk of Court/Deputy Clerk Plaintiff(s)’s Claim: The Defendant(s) owe(s) me $5,070.88, which includes penalties, plus interest and costs allowed by law, and/or should be ordered to return property, perform a contract or set aside a contract or comply with a restrictive covenant for the following reasons. (If seeking return of property, please describe the property being requested).

I was hired on May 15, 2017 to perform operational strategy and reorganizing of the company’s processes. After submitting my I-9, I was informed by the Office Manager, Sonia Cobos, that I had to be a contractor so Preferred Companies did not have to register for employee federal and state taxes or worker’s compensation. On May 16, 2017, I took the time

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tract or set aside a contract or comply with a restrictive covenant for the following reasons. (If seeking return of property, please describe the property being requested).

I was hired on May 15, 2017 to perform operational strategy and reorganizing of the company’s processes. After submitting my I-9, I was informed by the Office Manager, Sonia Cobos, that I had to be a contractor so Preferred Companies did not have to register for employee federal and state taxes or worker’s compensation. On May 16, 2017, I took the time to research how to, and formulated, a consulting company in order to comply with Preferred Companies. I also told a current employer I would no longer be working with them due to full-time employment with Preferred Companies.

During my first week with Preferred Companies, I submitted two proposals, conducted a financial review of the company, and attempted to onboarding though gaining access to appropriate platforms was extremely slow in forthcoming. I inquired to the third party who introduced us and was informed that Sonia Cobas was irritated I was paid more than she was and therefore was creating internal problems and that Lance Slayton had taken on too many projects and suddenly had to deliver. During the week of May 22nd, I continued to attempt to standby for needed access and corresponded with the Lance Slayton, owner of Preferred Companies, about moving forward with limited responses only to discover on my own on May 25, 2017, that all my access to company platforms and my email account through Preferred Companies was shut off. I inquired with Lance Slayton as to what was occurring and to date I have received no response. On May 26th, I sent Sonia Cobos and Lance Slayton my invoice for the week of May 15th and have received no response about when payment will be made. In conclusion, Preferred Companies took up 2 weeks of my professional time, I had to formulate my own business specifically for Preferred Companies and which I am now responsible for, I left a previous employer which has left me in a precarious financial situation, and I am investing additional professional time and resources into obtaining back payment through the Arapahoe Country Small Claims Court.

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Note: The combined value of money, property, specific performance or cost to remedy a covenant violation cannot exceed $7,500.00.

Plaintiff(s) declare under penalty of perjury that the above statements are true and correct, and that I/we have not filed in any Small Claims Court in this County more than 2 claims during this calendar month, nor more than 18 claims in this County in this calendar year.

Dated: June 13, 2017 /s/ Jessica Kingston, Plaintiff’s Signature

You must complete and fill out a response and or counterclaim on reverse side of Defendant’s copy and bring to Court.

Defendant’s Response (If responding, pay the appropriate filing fee). I do not owe the Plaintiff(s) or am not responsible to the Plaintiff(s) because: Defendant’s Counterclaim (If submitting a counterclaim, pay the appropriate filing fee).

The Plaintiff(s) owe(s) me $__ , which includes penalties, plus interest and costs allowed by law and/or should be ordered to return property, perform a contract or set aside a contract or comply with a restrictive covenant for the following reasons. (If seeking return of property, please describe the property being requested).

• The amount of my/our counterclaim does not exceed the jurisdictional amount of the Small Claims Court of $7,500.00.

• The amount of my/our counterclaim exceeds the jurisdictional amount of the Small Claims Court, but I/we wish to limit the amount that I/we wish to recover from the Plaintiff to $ 7,500.00.

• The amount of my/our counterclaim exceeds the jurisdictional amount of the Small Claims Court, and I/we wish to have the case sent to • County Court (only if I/we wish to limit the amount I/we can recover from the plaintiff to $15,000.00) • District Court (I /we do not wish to limit the amount I/we can recover from the Plaintiff(s)) and will pay the appropriate filing fee. I/we am/are filing a Notice of Removal and paying the appropriate filing fee to the Court at this time.

I am an attorney. • Yes • No I declare under penalty of perjury that this information is true and correct and that I mailed a copy of the Response/Counterclaim to the Plaintiff(s) at the address(es) stated on this form on ____________________ (date).

See Defendant Instruction on Page 3 of JDF 250 https://www.courts.state.co.us/Forms/PDF/JDF %20250%20Notice%20Claims%20and%20Sum mons%20for%20Trial.pdf Legal Notice No.: 59222 First Publication: July 20, 2017 Last Publication: August 17, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA Case No.: 2017-DR-7682 DEMITRI VICTOR PEROS Petitioner/Husband, and ELIZABETH ANN PEROS, Respondent/Wife.

NOTICE OF ACTION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE (NO CHILD OR FINANCIAL SUPPORT)

TO: ELIZABETH ANN PEROS whose last known address is: 6011 Garland Road, Littleton, CO 80123

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that an action for dissolution of marriage has been filed against you and that you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on DEMITRI VICTOR PEROS, by and through his attorney, Michele M. Bernard, Esq. whose address is Holistic Legal, P.A., 941 W. Morse Blvd. #100,

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TO: ELIZABETH ANN PEROS whose last known address is: 6011 Garland Road, Littleton, CO 80123

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YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that an action for dissolution of marriage has been filed against you and that you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on DEMITRI VICTOR PEROS, by and through his attorney, Michele M. Bernard, Esq. whose address is Holistic Legal, P.A., 941 W. Morse Blvd. #100, Winter Park, FL 32789, on or before August 31, 2017, and file the original with the clerk of this Court at: ORANGE County Courthouse, Domestic Relations Division, 425 N. ORANGE AVE., ORLANDO, FL 32801. A phone call will not protect you. Your written response, including the case number given above and the names of the parties, must be filed if you want the Court to hear your side of the case.

If you fail to do so, a default may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the petition. The action is asking the court to decide how the following real or personal property should be divided, which is to each person their personal property and any marital property or items and monies to Petitioner. Copies of all court documents in this case, including orders, are available at the Clerk of the Circuit Court’s office. You may review these documents upon request. You must keep the Clerk of the Circuit Court’s office notified of your current address.

(You may file Designation of Current Mailing and E-Mail Address, Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.915.) Future papers in this lawsuit will be mailed or e-mailed to the address(es) on Filing # 59195532 E-Filed 07/18/2017 08:53:10 PM record at the clerk’s office. WARNING: Rule 12.285, Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure, requires certain automatic disclosure of documents and information.

Failure to comply can result in sanctions, including dismissal or striking of pleadings.

DATED: August 3, 2017 CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT By:Alva Coleman, Deputy Clerk 2017.07.21 14:07:37 -04'00' 425 North Orange Avenue, Suite 320 Orlando Florida, 32801 Legal Notice No.: 59255 First Publication: August 3, 2017 Last Publication: August 24, 2017 Publisher: The Englewood Herald and the Littleton Independent

Public Notice SALE RESCHEDULED POST BANKRUPTCY CASE DISMISSAL DISTRICT COURT, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO CASE NO. 2016CV32902 DIV. 15 Plaintiff: STERLING HILLS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., a Colorado non-profit corporation vs.

Defendants: AARON PAUL; JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION; and CYNTHIA D. MARES as PUBLIC TRUSTEE FOR ARAPAHOE COUNTY NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE This is to advise you that a Sheriff sale proceeding has been commenced through the office of the undersigned Sheriff pursuant to the Arapahoe County District Court’s Order for Default Judgment and Decree of Foreclosure dated March 13, 2017, and C.R.S. §38-38-101 et seq.,

by Sterling Hills Homeowners Association, Inc. (“Association”), the current holder of a statutory lien. The judicial foreclosure is based on a default under the Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions of Sterling Hills, recorded with the Arapahoe County Clerk and Recorder on March 26, 1996, at Reception No. A6036267, as amended (“Declaration”). The Declaration, as recorded, establishes a lien for the benefit of Sterling Hills Homeowners Association, Inc., WHICH LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND IMPROVEMENTS legally described as follows: Lot 10, Block 1, Sterling Hills Filing No. 3, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado.

Also known by street number as: 2357 South Ensenada Street, Aurora, CO 80013-6230.

The Sheriff’s sale has been scheduled to occur at 10:00 A.M., on the 14th day of September, 2017, at the Sheriff's Office Administration Building, located at 13101 East Broncos Parkway in Centennial; telephone number 720-874-3850. At the sale, the Sheriff will sell the above described real property and improvements thereon to the highest bidder. Plaintiff makes no warranty relating to title, possession, or quiet enjoyment in or to said real property in connection with this sale.

BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THEIR HIGHEST BID AT THE TIME OF SALE. The name, address, and telephone number of the attorney representing the Plaintiff is: Damien Bielli, #35256, Vial Fotheringham LLP, 12600 W. Colfax Ave. Ste. C200, Lakewood, CO 80215; telephone: 720-943-8811.

DATED at Arapahoe County, Colorado, this 3rd day of August, 2017.

David C. Walcher Sheriff of Arapahoe County, Colorado By: Sgt. James Osborn, Deputy Sheriff Legal Notice No.: 59281 First Publication: August 10, 2017 Last Publication: September 7, 2017 Published in: Littleton Independent 2550 W. Main St., Littleton, CO 80120

Misc. Private Legals Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO Arapahoe County District Court 7325 S. Potomac St Centennial, CO 80112 303-649-6355 Plaintiff: THE BREAKAWAY CONDOMINIUMS ASSOCIATION, INC. v.

Defendants: RICHARD DEAN WISE; COMMERCIAL FEDERAL BANK as successor in merger for FIRST FEDERAL BANK OF COLORADO; OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, LLC as successor for OCWEN FEDERAL BANK FSB; DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, as trustee for AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE SECURITIES INC.; THE OFFICE OF THE ARAPAHOE COUNTY PUBLIC TRUSTEE Case No.: 2017CV031285 Division: 202 Attorneys for Plaintiff: Orten Cavanagh & Holmes, LLC Hal R. Kyles, #23891 Kelly K. McQueeney, #45175 1445 Market Street, Suite 350 Denver, CO 80202 Phone Number: (720) 221-9780 Matter ID #1997.023 SUMMONS [BY PUBLICATION] THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS: You are hereby summoned and required to appear and defend against the claims of the complaint filed with the court in this action, by filing with the clerk of this court an answer or other response. You are required to file your answer or other response within 35 days after the service of this Summons upon you. Service of this summons shall be complete on the day of the last publication. A copy of the complaint may be obtained from the clerk of the court.

If you fail to file your answer or other response to the complaint in writing within 35 days after the date of the last publication, judgment by default may be rendered against you by the court for the relief demanded in the complaint without further notice.

This is an action of foreclosure pursuant to Rule 105, C.R.C.P. to the real property situate in Arapahoe County, Colorado more particularly described as Condominium Unit No. 143, Building No. 17, Breakaway Condominiums, in accordance with and subject to the Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions of The Breakaway Condominiums recorded on July 19, 2984 in Book 4217 at Page 512 and any and all amendments and supplements thereto, and Map recorded July 24, 1984 in Book 77 at Page 11, and any and all amendments or supplements thereto, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado.

Dated: July 25, 2017.

ORTEN CAVANAGH & HOLMES, LLC By: /s/Hal R. Kyles Hal R. Kyles, #23891 This Summons is issued pursuant to Rule 4(g), Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure.

Legal Notice No.: 59258 First Publication: August 3, 2017 Last Publication: August 31, 2017 Publisher: The Englewood Herald and the Littleton Independent Public Notice District Court Arapahoe County, Colorado 7325 S Potomac St #100 Centennial, CO 80112 Court Telephone: 303.649.6355 In the Matter of the Determination of Heirs or Devisees or Both and of Interests in Property of: William Franklin Vest a/k/a William F. Vest, a/k/a William Vest, Deceased Case Number: 2017PR030706 Division: 12 Attorney: Keller Law, LLC Jenna H. Keller, #38242 Johanna M. Borchard, #44587 PO Box 77122 Steamboat Springs, CO 80477 Phone/Fax: 970.871.4858 E-mail: jkeller@kellerlawllc.com hborchard@kellerlawllc.com NOTICE OF NON-APPEARANCE HEARING

BY PUBLICATION INTERESTED PERSONS AND OWNERS BY INHERITANCE PURSUANT TO § 15-12-1303, C.R.S To All Interested Persons and Owners by Inheritance: John W. Vest and Vest Ranch, LLC A Petition has been filed alleging that the above Decedent died leaving oil, gas and mineral interests in and to the following property: ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO: THE N ½ NE ¼ AND THE N ½ NW ¼ OF SECTION 31, TOWNSHIP 5 SOUTH, RANGE 59 WEST OF THE 6TH P.M.; THE N ½ AND THE N ½ S ½ OF SECTION 28, TOWNSHIP 5 SOUTH, RANGE 60 WEST OF THE 6TH P.M.; ALL OF SECTION 21, TOWNSHIP 5 SOUTH, RANGE 60 WEST OF THE 6TH P.M.; THE S ½ OF SECTION 25, TOWNSHIP 5 SOUTH, RANGE 60 WEST OF THE 6TH P.M.; PORTION OF THE NE ½ OF SECTION 23,

ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO: THE N ½ NE ¼ AND THE N ½ NW ¼ OF SECTION 31, TOWNSHIP 5 SOUTH, RANGE 59 WEST OF THE 6TH P.M.; THE N ½ AND THE N ½ S ½ OF SECTION 28, TOWNSHIP 5 SOUTH, RANGE 60 WEST OF THE 6TH P.M.; ALL OF SECTION 21, TOWNSHIP 5 SOUTH, RANGE 60 WEST OF THE 6TH P.M.; THE S ½ OF SECTION 25, TOWNSHIP 5 SOUTH, RANGE 60 WEST OF THE 6TH P.M.; PORTION OF THE NE ½ OF SECTION 23, TOWNSHIP 5 SOUTH, RANGE 60 WEST OF THE 6TH P.M., MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT A POINT WHENCE THE CORNER TO SECTIONS 13, 14, 23 AND 24, TOWNSHIP 5 SOUTH, RANGE 60 WEST OF THE 6TH P.M., BEARS N 84°33’ E, 331 FEET; THENCE S 00°15’ E, 100 FEET; THENCE S 89°45’ W, 435.6 FEET; THENCE N 00°15’ W, 100 FEET; THENCE N 89°45’ E 435.6 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. THE NE ¼ OF SECTION 23, TOWNSHIP 5 SOUTH, RANGE 60 WEST OF THE 6TH P.M.; THE W ½ AND THE SE ¼ OF SECTION 23, TOWNSHIP 5 SOUTH, RANGE 60 WEST OF THE 6TH P.M.; THE W ½ OF THE SE ¼ OF SECTION 30, TOWNSHIP 5 SOUTH, RANGE 59 WEST OF THE 6TH P.M.; THE SW ¼ OF THE NE ¼ OF SECTION 30, TOWNSHIP 5 SOUTH, RANGE 59 WEST OF THE 6TH P.M., EXCEPT THOSE PORTIONS CONVEYED IN DEEDS RECORDED 5/11/1931 IN BOOK 315 AT PAGE 296, AND 11/18/1964 IN BOOK 1560 AT PAGE 473; THE E ½ OF THE NW ¼, THE E ½ OF THE W ½ OF THE NW ¼, AND THE SW ¼ OF SECTION OF SECTION 30, TOWNSHIP 5 SOUTH, RANGE 59 WEST OF THE 6TH P.M.

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ADAMS COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO: THE NW ¼ OF SECTION 6, TOWNSHIP 3 SOUTH, RANGE 62 WEST OF THE 6TH P.M.; THE SE ¼ OF SECTION 36, TOWNSHIP 2 SOUTH, RANGE 63 WEST OF THE 6TH P.M.; THE S ½ OF THE S ½, THE NE ¼ OF THE SE ¼, AND THE SE ¼ OF THE NE ¼ OF SECTION 32, TOWNSHIP 2 SOUTH, RANGE 62 WEST OF THE 6TH P.M. EXCEPT ANY PORTION OF SUBJECT PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN LYING WITHIN PUBLIC HIGHWAYS. SEDGWICK COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO: N ½ OF SECTION 13, TOWNSHIP 9 NORTH, RANGE 44 WEST OF THE 6TH P.M., COUNTY OF SEDGWICK, STATE OF COLORADO. The Non-Appearance hearing on the Petition will be held at the following time and location or at a later date to which the hearing may be continued: Date: October 10, 2017 Time: 8:00 a.m.: Division: 12 Address: 7235 S. Potomac St. #100, Centennial, CO 80112.

Note: You must answer the Petition within 35 days after the last publication of this Notice.

• Within the time required for answering the Petition, all objections to the Petition must be in writing and filed with the Court.

• The hearing shall be limited to the Petition, the objections timely filed and the parties answering the Petition in a timely manner. ***** IMPORTANT NOTICE***** Any interested person wishing to object to the requested action set forth in the Petition and proposed Order must file a written objection with the Court on or before the hearing and must furnish a copy of the objection to the person requesting the court order. JDF 722 (Objection form) is available on the Colorado Judicial Branch website (www.courts.state.co.us). If no objection is filed, the Court may take action on the Petition without further notice or hearing. If any objection is filed, the objecting party must, within 14 days after filing the objection, set the objection for an appearance hearing. Failure to timely set the objection for an appearance hearing as required shall result in the dismissal of the objection with prejudice without further hearing.

Date: August 3, 2017 Legal Notice No.: 59287 First Publication: August 10, 2017 Last Publication: August 24, 2017 Publisher: The Englewood Herald and the Littleton Independent Public Notice COUNTY COURT, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO 1790 W. Littleton Boulevard Littleton, CO 80120 Phone Number: 303-649-6355 Plaintiff: ROBINWOOD CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC. v.

Defendant(s): SEAN G BAILEY Attorney: Debra J. Oppenheimer, Esq. David A. Firmin, Esq. Name: HindmanSanchez P.C. Address: 555 Zang Street, Suite 100 Lakewood, Colorado 80228-1011 Phone Number: 303.432.9999 email: doppenheimer@hindmansanchez.com dfirmin@hindmansanchez.com Atty. Reg. #: 19066 and 29988 Case Number: 2017C037295 Div.: A1 SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO TO: SEAN G. BAILEY You are hereby summoned and required to file with the Clerk of the Court an answer or other response to the complaint filed against you in this case. You are required to file your answer or other response on or before: September 26, 2017 at 9:30 A.M., in the Arapahoe County Court, 1790 W. Littleton Blvd., Littleton, CO 80120

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO TO: SEAN G. BAILEY You are hereby summoned and required to file with the Clerk of the Court an answer or other response to the complaint filed against you in this case. You are required to file your answer or other response on or before:

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September 26, 2017 at 9:30 A.M., in the Arapahoe County Court, 1790 W. Littleton Blvd., Littleton, CO 80120

Public Notice

The nature of this action is a proceeding in rem.

The relief sought by the Plaintiff(s) is an Injunction which will affect the following property: 18053 E. Ohio Ave., Unit 204, Aurora, CO, also known as Unit 204 Building 25 as per Condo Declaration Recorded in Book 3434 Page 647 Robinwood Condos 5th Supplement, Arapahoe County, Colorado (the “Property”).

If you fail to file your answer or other response on or before the date and time shown above, the relief sought may be granted by default by the Court without further notice.

Dated at ___, Colorado, this 17th day of August, 2017.

CLERK OF THE COURT By: Deputy Clerk This summons is issued pursuant to Rule 304(e), Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure. This form should not be used where personal service is desired.

WARNING: ALL FEES ARE NON-REFUNDABLE. IN SOME CASES, A REQUEST FOR A JURY TRIAL MAY BE DENIED PURSUANT TO LAW EVEN THOUGH A JURY FEE HAS BEEN PAID. Legal Notice No.: 59296 First Publication: August 17, 2017 Last Publication: September 14, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Public Notice STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT MILWAUKEE COUNTY Case No.: 2017CV4337 Code No. 30301 Classification: Money Judgment > $10,000 Brenda Koehler 850 W Waterford Ave #1 Milwaukee, WI 53207, Plaintiff, v.

Christopher Aaron Walters N7040 Co Rd P Delevan, WI 53115 Greenlight Enterprises, LLC c/o Christopher Walters, RA N7040 Co Rd P Delevan, WI 53115 Kimberly D. Caine 9137 E Mineral Circle Suite 230 Centennial, CO 80112 K D C Financial Corporation c/o Kimberly D. Caine, Registered Agent 9137 E Mineral Circle Suite 230 Centennial, CO 80112 ABC Insurance Company, Defendants.

Legal Notice No.: 59300 First Publication: August 17, 2017 Last Publication: August 17, 2017 Publisher: The Englewood Herald and the Littleton Independent

Public Notice

PUBLICATION SUMMONS THE STATE OF WISCONSIN, to each person named above as Defendant: YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the Plaintiff named above has filed a lawsuit or other legal action against you. The Complaint, which is also served upon you, states the nature and basis of the legal action.

Within 40 days after August 17, 2017 you must respond with a written Answer, as that term is used in Chapter 802 of the Wisconsin Statutes, to the Complaint. The Court may reject or disregard an Answer that does not follow the requirements of the Statutes. The Answer must be sent or delivered to the Court, whose address is: Milwaukee County Courthouse 901 North Ninth Street Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53233 and to Plaintiff's attorneys, whose address is: Heller Law Offices LLC 1633 N. Prospect Avenue, Suite 4C Milwaukee, WI 53202 You may have an attorney help or represent you.

If you do not provide a proper Answer within 40 days, the Court may grant judgment against you for the award of money or other legal action requested in the Complaint, and you may lose your right to object to anything that is or may be incorrect in the Complaint. A judgment awarding money may become a lien against any real estate you own now or in the future, and may also be enforced by garnishment or seizure of property.

Dated at Milwaukee, Wisconsin this 17th day of August, 2017.

By: /s/ Michael G. Heller Michael G. Heller Attorney for Defendant WI Bar No. 1079337 Heller Law Offices 1633 N. Prospect Ave. 4C Milwaukee, WI 53202 414-810-6777 Fax: 414-751-5171

Legal Notice No.: 59301 First Publication: August 17, 2017 Last Publication: August 17, 2017 Publisher: The Englewood Herald and the Littleton Independent

Legal Notice No.: 59303 First Publication: August 17, 2017 Last Publication: August 31, 2017 Publisher: The Englewood Herald Littleton Independent and the Centennial Citizen

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biased, based on his own feelings, my first instinct was to start blasting #fakenews or #fakeresults. But instead I took the person for who he was, understood his place in promoting only the people who advertise with him, and did the right thing — just laughed it off with him.

My belief is that he lost in both categories: He wasn’t right, nor did he do the right thing.

So how about you? Do you have the need to always be right? Or are you more driven and satisfied knowing you did the right thing?

I would love to hear your story at gotonorton@gmail. com.

And when we can let things slide when appropriate, and do the right thing, it really will be a better than good week.

Grand Canyon” mugs at the Grand Canyon, or snow globes at Mesa Verde.

Maybe you can’t go home empty-handed: Mitch and Betty back home in Indiana are on your shopping list. I have a tip for you. You can order “I (Heart)” mugs and

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

FROM PAGE 12

snow globes that say “Estes Park, Colorado,” online before you leave Indiana, set them aside and hand them out when you get back.

We listened to Yo-Yo Ma the entire time. His “Bach Trios” is sublime. Maybe you’re thinking country and western instead? Nah. The best way to appreciate Estes Park and nearby Rocky Mountain National

BENTON FROM PAGE 31

“While I played Little League, we played 12 games in the summer. When my son played, they also played 12 and tournaments and everything else.

So he might have played 60 games in the summer. I don’t think it’s good for the individuals that participate, but coaches in high school want you to specialize in one sport. I’d rather see a kid play a sport in the fall, a sport in the winter and a sport in the spring where you can develop some other skills.”

Park would be in complete silence. I know that’s not how it usually works in the United States. The louder the better. Buddhists don’t come out at halftime of the Super Bowl and sit at midfield in silence. I wish they would.

Americans want special effects. But here’s another way of looking at it. Estes Park and Rocky Mountain

athletes have very few down days because of club and off-season training.

Still, the fall sports season officially began Aug. 7 when boys golfers opened practice. All other fall sports could begin practice Aug. 14.

Boys golfers can have their first tournament on Aug. 10. Boys tennis teams are allowed to open the competitive season Aug. 17 and girls softball Aug. 18. Other sports can begin play with games on Aug. 24, with the football season openers set for Aug. 31.

Enrollment or success?

There’s a new subcommittee that might change the look of competition in the Colorado High School Activities Association.

The Classification and League Fall sports season begins Summer vacation is over — although Organization Committee created the Public Notice subcommittee to examine the current it seems these days that high school

National Park are special effects.

Put down your phones, stop taking snapshots (there are better ones online), and look at what you are looking at.

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

Colorado classification system, which has been based on school enrollment for the past 84 years.

One possible change could be to move larger or smaller schools up or down in classification depending on success or lack of success. California uses a system based on success.

Hopefully, the subcommittee will not consider adding another classification to a system that is already overloaded with classes.

Any recommended changes from the subcommittee would be considered for the 2020-22 two-year cycle.

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

Call for Nominations for School Directors Sheridan School District No. 2 Arapahoe County, Colorado

City and County Public Notice

City and County Public Notice Call for Nominations for School Directors ARAPAHOE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1 (ENGLEWOOD SCHOOLS) Arapahoe County, Colorado The Board of Education of the Arapahoe County School District No. 1 in the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado, calls for nomination of candidates for school directors to be placed on the ballot for the regular biennial school election to be held on Tuesday, November 7, 2017.

At this election three (3) directors will be elected for a term of office of four years. To be qualified, a candidate must have been a registered elector of the school district for at least 12 consecutive months before the election. A person is ineligible to run for school director if he or she has been convicted of committing a sexual offense against a child.

A person who desires to be a candidate for school director shall file a written notice of intention to be a candidate and a nomination petition signed by at least 50 eligible electors who are registered to vote in the regular biennial school election.

Nomination petitions may be obtained at and returned to the District office, 4101 South Bannock St., Englewood, Colorado 80110. Office hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Completed petitions shall be submitted to Michelle Haider, Designated Election Official (DEO) no later than 4:00 p.m. on September 1, 2017. No petitions may be circulated before August 9, 2017.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Board of Education of Arapahoe County School District No. 1, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado has caused this call for nominations to be given this 1st day of August, 2017.

Legal Notice No.: 59279 First Publication: August 10, 2017 Last Publication: August 24, 2017 Publisher: The Englewood Herald and the Littleton Independent Public Notice

Legal Notice No.: 59302 First Publication: August 17, 2017 Last Publication: August 17, 2017 Publisher: The Englewood Herald and the Littleton Independent

Call for Nominations for School Directors Sheridan School District No. 2 Arapahoe County, Colorado The Board of Education of Sheridan School District in the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado, calls for nomination of candidates for school directors to be placed on the ballot for the regular biennial school election to be held on Tuesday, November 7, 2017.

At this election 3 directors will be elected representing director districts A, C and E for a term of office of four years 2 directors will be elected

City and County

The Board of Education of Sheridan School District in the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado, calls for nomination of candidates for school directors to be placed on the ballot for the regular biennial school election to be held on Tuesday, November 7, 2017.

At this election 3 directors will be elected representing director districts A, C and E for a term of office of four years 2 directors will be elected representing director districts B and D for a term of office of two years. To be qualified, a candidate must have been a registered elector of the school district for at least 12 consecutive months before the election and a resident of the director district which will be represented. A person is ineligible to run for school director if he or she has been convicted of committing a sexual offense against a child.

A person who desires to be a candidate for school director shall file a written notice of intention to be a candidate and a nomination petition signed by at least 50 eligible electors who are registered to vote in the regular biennial school election.

Nomination petitions may be obtained at Sheridan School District Administration office located at 4150 S. Hazel Ct., Sheridan, CO 80110.

Office hours are 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Completed petitions shall be submitted to Polly Plancarte no later than 2:00 p.m. on September 1, 2017.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Board of Education of Sheridan School District, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado has caused this call for nominations to be given this 9th day of August, 2017.

Legal Notice No.: 59297 First Publication: August 17, 2017 Last Publication: August 17, 2017 Publisher: The Englewood Herald and the Littleton Independent

When government takes action, it uses local newspapers to notify you. Reading your public notices is the best way to find out what is happening in your community and how it affects you. If you don’t read public notices, you never know what you might miss.

Notices are meant to be noticed.

Read your public notices and get involved!

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