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Economists predict upward trend Speakers at Lone Tree breakfast see cautious, steady growth for city

By Jane Reuter

jreuter@coloradocommunitymedia.com The national economy likely will continue on an upward trajectory, two economists said during the Feb. 19 Economic Outlook Breakfast.

The event at Lone Tree’s Marriott Denver South hotel featured economist Tucker Hart Adams of Summit Economics, and Carl Campbell, managing director at Windhaven Investment Management and a former Charles Schwab vice president.

About 120 people attended the breakfast, a first-time effort for its sponsor, the Lone Tree Chamber of Commerce.

Adams predicts the economy will progress in 2014 at a rate of “four steps forward and one back,” as opposed to the more recent rate of two-forward and one-back.

“I’m more optimistic now than I was six

months ago,” Adams said. “Inflation is not a near-term worry. Interest rates I think will be up, but not significantly. Housing has been the strongest sector of the economy. I think that will continue.”

“The biggest problem continues to be confidence.”

Economic upheaval has left businesses cautious about hiring, banks reluctant to loan money and consumers leery of spending.

“It becomes a rather vicious circle that leads to slow growth,” she said.

Adams gives her own economic forecast a 70 percent probability of coming to fruition, allowing a 15 percent chance things will worsen as well as a 15 percent chance the economy will grow at an even higher rate than projected.

The economic future always is subject to uncertainty, she noted.

“A base tenant of economics is that people are rational,” Adams said. “But are we?

We know we’re overweight and we know we’re too dependent on foreign oil. We don’t Economic continues on Page 9

Charles Schwab regional executive Lisa Robb speaks during the Feb. 19 Economic Outlook Breakfast. To her left is Lone Tree Mayor Jim Gunning. Photo by Jane Reuter

RidgeGate seeks out symmetry College campus among potential anchors on east side

By Jane Reuter

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Rep. Frank McNulty, R-Highlands Ranch, speaks to students from Cresthill Middle School Feb. 20 at the Capitol as part of Human Trafficking Advocacy Day. Photos by Hannah Garcia

‘It absolutely can happen here’ Cresthill Middle School students study, campaign against human trafficking

By Hannah Garcia

hgarcia@coloradocommunitymedia. com

A student from Sonja Herring’s Cresthill Middle School class takes notes during a presentation at the Colorado State Capitol on Human Trafficking Advocacy Day on Feb. 20.

The wind didn’t do much to dampen the spirits of a group of Cresthill Middle School students huddled on the steps of the State Capitol Building in Denver on Feb. 20. Cold fingers and whipping coats aside, they were here for a purpose.

It was Human Trafficking Awareness Advocacy Day at the capitol, and it marked a milestone for an endeavor Sonja Herring’s advanced history class has been working on since last semester.

After studying the Civil War, the topic of slavery has been a theme in the class since mid-October.

“Kids have this belief that slavery is over,” Herring said. “But, that’s far from the case.”

Herring said she had the students find their own articles on modern slavery for Trafficking continues on Page 9

RidgeGate’s developers say they’re carefully constructing their six-square-mile property to maintain a balance of housing, jobs and amenities to compliment them.

As buildout nears on the third of RidgeGate west of Interstate 25, they plan a similar, if denser mix on the west side.

Development there likely will begin in five to seven years. Like so much in south metro Denver, it is tied to the southeast light rail extension, Coventry Development’s Keith Simon told the Lone Tree Council.

Simon, whose company oversees RidgeGate’s development, gave the council an update on the property’s slow, steady growth during their Feb. 18 meeting.

Lone Tree annexed RidgeGate in 2000.

Its businesses now employs about 3,000 people. About 3,200 people live in RidgeGate’s apartments, townhouses and singlefamily homes, which range in price from $200,000 to about $1 million each.

“By the end of 2015, we’re really going to see some dramatic changes in those numbers,” Simon said. “We’ll jump to 2,000 residential units and 5,000 people.”

With the opening of the Charles Schwab campus and expansion of Sky Ridge Medical Center, job totals likely will grow to about 7,000 during that same time period, Simon said. Developers also plan to build another park, and construct another 4,000-squarefeet of retail.

“This balance of jobs, housing and amenities is really what differentiates RidgeGate and makes it so attractive,” Simon said. “We’ve taken great care and invested quite a bit of money to (do that). These activities represent the heart and soul of the RidgeGate continues on Page 9

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February 27, 2014

Political challenges face three freshman lawmakers As the legislative session chugs along, three freshman lawmakers are trying to balance voting their personal ideology with that of the constituents who reside in their complicated districts.

And if that isn’t hard enough, a couple of them are still trying to figure out where the stairwells and exits and other important places are located inside the Capitol.

“The hardest thing for me was finding the bathroom,” said Sen. Bernie Herpin, RColorado Springs. “At my age, that’s important.”

Herpin and senate colleagues George Rivera, R-Pueblo, and Rachel Zenzinger, DArvada, may not always agree on politics.

But they share a common bond that is best summed up by the Grateful Dead’s “St. Stephen” — “One man gathers what another man spills.”

The three gained their seats as a result of recall efforts that sent their predecessors packing. Senate President John Morse of Colorado Springs and Sen. Angela Giron of Pueblo lost to Herpin and Rivera in September recall elections that were spurred by the Democrats’ votes on gun legislation that became law last year.

Zenzinger took over the seat that was held by fellow Democrat Evie Hudak, who resigned in November in the face of a recall effort.

The three didn’t think they’d have their own nameplates inside the Senate’s chambers, at least so soon. But, here they are.

And now that they’re here, they say they are trying to strike the right legislative balance while also trying to keep up with the sometimes complex and often maddening scene inside the Capitol.

I asked Rivera — a former cop who had never held elected office prior to winning his seat — if he has found the legislative

process to be overwhelming.

“I’d be lying if I said no,” Rivera said.

“Because there were instances where I said, ‘Wow, what did I get myself into?’ ” Getting around the building and figuring out how the legislative process works is one thing. Going back to their brutally-drawn districts to convince voters to send them back to the Capitol for a full term will be a whole other ball of wax.

Rivera is surrounded by Democrats in Pueblo’s District 3. Heck, even his wife is a Democrat. Last September, Rivera became the first Republican to represent the Democratic stronghold since the 1930s.

“People were really fed up and upset with a lot of the laws that were passed in Denver,” he said, referring specifically to gun bills and rural electric mandates.

“The bottom line is this: It just doesn’t seem like they understand that although they’re Democrat down there in Pueblo, doggone it, they take them for granted at their peril.”

Then there’s Herpin’s Senate District 11, which includes parts of Colorado Springs.

Now, when folks think of the Springs, they assume that it’s about as safe for a Republican lawmaker as Duke University is for Mike Krzyzewski.

But Herpin’s district is a tough one, and

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it includes Manitou Springs, where Democrats dig the vibe. Morse barely lost the September recall election to Herpin, by a razor thin margin of 51 percent to 49 percent.

Prior to becoming a state senator, Herpin’s political experience was limited to municipal government, having served on the city council there. But Herpin recently learned the hard way that things said inside council chambers get nothing like the attention they receive inside the Capitol.

A couple of weeks ago, Herpin made headlines during a committee hearing where he was presenting a bill that sought to repeal last year’s law that banned ammunition magazines from carrying more than 15 rounds. The bill was a reaction to recent mass shootings where the killers carried magazines that contained large numbers of ammunition rounds.

Herpin was trying to make the point that high-capacity magazines are unreliable and that perhaps it was “a good thing” that Aurora theater shooting suspect James Holmes had a 100-round magazine because it jammed.

The senator’s comments were received with outrage by family members who lost loved ones in the Aurora theater shooting.

Herpin said his comments were taken out of context, but that he understands the reaction. “I still think what I was trying to get across was correct, I just think I could have done it better,” he said. “It was my fault for not phrasing my remarks and taking into consideration the sensitivities of the subject.”

Herpin said “it’s not pleasant” when asked what it was like to be on the receiving end of bad press, rather than reading about someone else’s. Herpin then quipped that at least he didn’t go as far as did former Colorado Springs lawmaker Doug Bruce during his infamous antics on the first day of the 2008 legislative session.

“I’ve not yet kicked the reporter or the photographer, so I’m not the worst yet,” Herpin said.

Zenzinger hasn’t kicked a photographer yet either — and somehow, I just don’t see

that happening.

Unlike Herpin, Zenzinger has no problem finding bathrooms in the Capitol, seeing as how she was once an aide to Democratic Sen. Mary Hodge of Adams County.

The margin for error in Herpin’s district is pretty thin, but the one in Zenzinger’s District 19 is New York deli pastrami-like thin — and that’s thin!

Hudak won the seat with 51 percent of the vote in 2008, which was a virtual landslide compared to 2012, when she won by a margin of 584 votes, or by less than 1 percent of the vote.

Zenzinger doesn’t need a math lesson to figure out just how difficult her district is — after all, she ran Hudak’s successful 2012 campaign. She said she tries to convey to her divided constituency that what happens at the Capitol isn’t as divisive as they might think.

“Ninety to 95 percent of the bills passed at the Capitol are actually bipartisan,” she said. “And people go, ‘No they’re not.’ Yes, they actually are. It’s just those 5 percent that are really divisive. And that’s challenging because 50 percent of my district will agree and 50 percent wont agree.”

Zenzinger knows that she’s going to face a stiff challenge this November, regardless of who the Republican nominee turns out to be. She hopes that people will see she’s the same person who served on the Arvada City Council, but she knows full well that conservatives — especially gun enthusiasts — will try to paint her as the second coming of Evie Hudak.

“I’m sure they’re going to try to say that,” Zenzinger said. “So what I’m hoping to demonstrate is that I was OK when I was on city council in representing you and I haven’t changed. Who Rachel Zenzinger is hasn’t changed. So I’m trying to do a good job in showing I am my own person.”

Vic Vela is the legislative reporter for Colorado Community Media. He can be reached at vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com. Follow Vic on Twitter, @VicVela1.

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Snooze among restaurants looking at RidgeGate Schwab, Sky Ridge expansion shine new light on developing area

Mayor Pro Tem represents city

Lone Tree Mayor Pro Tem Jackie Millet was elected vice chair of the Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG) Board of Directors at the board’s Feb. 19 meeting.

Other 2014 board members include chairman and Douglas County Commissioner Jack Hilbert, secretary and Boulder County Commissioner Elise Jones, and treasurer and Cherry Hills Village Mayor Doug Tisdale.

Millet has represented Lone Tree on the DRCOG Board of Directors since 2010, serving as treasurer in 2013.

By Jane Reuter

jreuter@coloradocommunitymedia.com Snooze, a popular Denverbased breakfast eatery, is coming to Lone Tree.

It is planned for construction on a now-vacant lot near Sprouts in Lincoln Commons — the shopping center off Lincoln Avenue and Yosemite Street anchored by Super Target — and will be one of two restaurants that likely will share the building.

Though some say Snooze’s contractual details have not been finalized yet, developer Keith Simon announced the plans during the Lone Tree Council’s Feb. 18 meeting.

Mayor Pro Tem Jackie Millet was particularly happy to hear about the pending development; Snooze’s nearest location is at Streets of Southglenn.

“It’s become a family favorite, but beyond that, it’ll be great to have another sit-down option, as opposed to the fast casual that we have up in RidgeGate,” she said.

“I’m hoping that if Snooze is successful, that it will provide that much more confidence in another similar restaurant so we can expand the dining choices there.”

The restaurant’s announcement was the most colorful among several highlights Simon gave the council during a RidgeGate development update. Chateau Liquors also plans a store near Sprouts in Lincoln Commons.

As RidgeGate’s residential development accelerates, it’s likely more restaurant news soon will

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The Snooze eatery at Streets at SouthGlenn is a popular breakfast destination. Photo by Jane Reuter follow.

High-end restaurants have long topped Lone Tree residents’ wish lists.

“Everybody wants to see whitetablecloth restaurants,” said Legend Retail Group’s Blake Skinner, who’s been working with RidgeGate’s developers to help lease space. “The challenge I see with Lincoln Commons is your proximity to Park Meadows (Mall).”

Skinner said retailers generally prefer a Park Meadows location, and once there, they’re reluctant to open a second site in such close proximity. But that’s changing.

“What I can tell you is three years ago, having a conversation with a sit-down restaurant was a very short one,” he said “In the last six months, really, the momentum with Charles Schwab, the expansion of the (Sky Ridge) hospital,

has started to change. I feel that the market is changing.”

Snooze, he said, “was a nonstarter” (two years ago).

“It just wasn’t in their vision to come out in the suburbs. After many, many `no’s,’ they came around.”

Millet agreed the time has come.

“I do think there’s demand,” she said. “People don’t want to have to drive to the mall, frankly, to go to a restaurant.”

The growing population of 9-to5 workers in RidgeGate generates a more stable base for restaurants, though Skinner said a night base also is key.

“Retail follows rooftops,” he said.

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total pictures. But it’s happening.”

RidgeGate and Legend also are waiting for “the right users,” another reason retail development is progressing at a slower rate than some might have anticipated.

Potential restaurant, hotel and retail sites around Cabela’s remain mysteriously available, Simon said.

“Surprisingly, with that anchor, we’ve not had the kind of activity and interest in the remaining retail space we expected,” Simon said of the RidgeGate Commons shopping center at RidgeGate Parkway and Interstate 25.

One potential restaurant site there is elevated with expansive views.

“A great view site, we think, for a nice sit-down restaurant,” Simon said.

“We think that site has a lot of promise to it.”

Food bank hosts open house

Fresh Harvest Food Bank, formerly known as Panther Pantry, is hosting a community open house from noon to 3 p.m. March 1 at 8250 Park Meadows Dr., Suite 130 in Lone Tree.

Visitors are invited to tour the food bank and pantry, learn about the programs and meet volunteers. The food bank started as an outreach program at Acres Green Elementary School. Its goal is to provide immediate hunger relief, support and education to families in Douglas County and surrounding areas.

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Local leaders share success stories South metro area thriving and growing, they say at ACC event

By Jennifer Smith

jsmith@coloradocommunitymedia.com It was a virtual love fest at Arapahoe Community College on the morning of Feb. 20, with community leaders from Centennial, Douglas County, Englewood, Greenwood Village, Littleton and Lone Tree praising each other and touting their own recent accomplishments.

“Government gets a lot of knocks … but you will not find a better group of people to govern than the group you have right now,” Greenwood Village Mayor Ron Rakowsky said after reading a long list of names, many of whom were in the room for the FirstBank Community Leaders Forum.

Littleton Mayor Phil Cernanec kicked things off by noting an influx of development activity such as Breckenridge Brewery, a large mixed-use project at Broadway

South Metro leaders laid out a rosy picture of the area during the FirstBank Community Leaders Forum at Arapahoe Community College on Feb. 20. Courtesy photo and Dry Creek Road, two apartment complexes, a host of automotive dealership improvements, the King Soopers remodel and the proposed construction of an events center.

“Littleton itself is mostly built out, and certainly not sleepy,” he said.

Lone Tree Mayor Jim Gunning said the Charles Schwab campus that’s under way will add about 4,000 jobs to his city. The health-

care industry is burgeoning in and around Sky Ridge Hospital, as well, with a new Kaiser Permanente facility. Add Cabela’s, Embassy Suites and the new arts center to the mix, and Gunning says the city is thriving.

Upcoming things to watch for in Lone Tree are the planned lightrail extension, a pitch to CSU for its first metro-area campus, and possibly a new library and a circulator bus.

“These things come together and they form a very powerful magnet for business,” he said.

Centennial Mayor Cathy Noon noted her city just became a teenager and is experiencing the accompanying growth spurts.

“Things are getting better,” she said. “People are willing to reinvest in our community and their businesses.”

On the horizon are more national chains for the Streets at SouthGlenn, some small breweries, 42 acres of mixed use north of Ikea and improvements to Arapahoe Road. ViewHouse restaurant will open a second location in Centennial, with sweeping views for rooftop diners, games and water features.

TopGolf, which Noon described as a combination of golf and bowling, is also planning a facility that will feature food and drinks.

Englewood Mayor Randy Penn described his city as the “elder stateman” of the group.

“Englewood is old, but we are not dead,” he said.

New apartments will replace the demolished Flood Middle

School on South Broadway soon, there’s a new Sprouts grocery store, and Swedish Hospital is expanding to seven stories. A mixeduse redevelopment will rise at Broadway and Englewood Parkway, and the Belleview corridor will likely be designated for urban renewal, said Penn.

Additionally, the Englewood mayor is excited about improvements to the South Platte River that will result in more recreational opportunities.

Douglas County Commissioner Jill Repella said her board has focused lately on transportation, safety, economic foundations, natural resources and community service.

“It is our responsibility to make sure the conditions exist to be successful in all five of those areas,” she said.

“When you put the right conditions in place, economic development happens on its own.”

Notable projects have included the new Children’s Hospital, and work toward finding a solution for the congested C-470 corridor.

“We have to solve these problems on a local level,” she said.

Giving Tree drive helps residents in need Annual event to collect nonperishables for Douglas/ Elbert Task Force

By Jane Reuter

jreuter@coloradocommunitymedia.com The Douglas/Elbert Task Force helps area residents not just stay on their feet, but do so with pride, said a local woman who’s benefitted from the nonprofit organiza-

tion’s many programs.

“The overall care you feel and the understanding you get there is really nice,” said Laura, a Douglas County resident who was ending a relationship, moving and without a job when she learned about the task force.

“They don’t treat you like a charity. You’re welcomed with open hands. It’s almost like conducting business anywhere else.

“It helped me to be able to stand on my own. And it just helps to know there’s a place you can go to lessen that burden.”

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ment her food stamps, received a voucher to help her buy clothing and one-time assistance with rent. All those donations helped her regain solid footing.

Now, Laura tries to give back to the task force by donating items and supporting events like the upcoming Giving Tree food drive.

The sixth annual event is from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 8 at the Safeway stores in Castle Rock, Lone Tree and Highlands Ranch. During those hours, people are encouraged to donate food, toiletries, paper product, gift certificates and cash.

Laura is among more than 15,000 — half of them children — who benefitted from the task force’s services in 2013.

“Each year, the Giving Tree brings together our neighbors to help our fellow

neighbors who are facing difficult times,” Lone Tree council member and food drive coordinator Susan Squyer said. “The food drive allows our community members to make a small contribution that makes a significant difference to many of our neighbors in need.”

Needed food donations include tuna, peanut butter, canned meat, soup and chili, cereal, school snacks, canned fruit or vegetables. Other needed items include diapers, paper products, toiletries and gift certificates for haircuts, gas, food and similar services.

Cash donations also will be accepted at each of the food drive locations.

For additional information or to volunteer your time, visit www.leadershipdouglascounty.com.

Former DA Jim Peters dies Peters’ legacy honored by officials, local municipalities Staff report The 18th Judicial District Attorney’s office has announced the passing of former DA Jim Peters.

Peters died Feb. 19 after an extended battle with cancer. He was the predecessor to Carol Chambers, serving the 18th Judicial District from 1997 to 2005. Peters successfully prosecuted mass murderer Nathan Dunlap, the man who killed four people at Chuck E. Cheese in 1993.

District attorney George Brauchler said Peters’ “legacy is one few could match.”

“Our community has lost one of the

great champions for justice,” he said. “Jim inspired prosecutors — both novice and seasoned — to give victims a voice and vigorously pursue justice for them, ever mindful of the need to temper the application of our laws with mercy.”

Peters’ funeral will be at 11:30 a.m. Feb. 28 at St. Thomas More Catholic Parish, 8035 South Quebec Street in Centennial.

Arapahoe and Lincoln counties lowered their county flags Feb. 21 and will do so through the day of the funeral.

Douglas County will lower its flag at the Robert A. Christensen Justice Center and the Elbert County Sheriff’s Office will lower their flag through the day of the funeral as well.

The U.S. and state flags will be lowered on the day of the funeral.

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Sheriff candidates tackle issues at debate Three hopefuls talk guns, visions for future of county

By Virginia Grantier

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Lora Thomas, Douglas County’s coroner running for sheriff, said at a Feb. 22 sheriff candidates’ debate she supports teachers being armed in schools.

She wasn’t alone.

Candidate John Anderson, a Castle Rock police commander, said he supported it, too, if teachers were trained, deputized — and suggested a pager system so that in an emergency teachers could press a button and the school resource officer would know immediately which room the emergency was in, and so what level of assistance that particular teacher, based on training, could provide.

Candidate Tony Spurlock, Douglas County undersheriff, said he was a “Second Amendment guy.” But he also talked about the chaos of gunbattles and that even trained officers make mistakes in those situations. He said there might be better options for protecting students than arming teachers and said it would cost a lot of money to train teachers.

The three Republican candidates, who are seeking to replace term-limited David Weaver, met for the debate at Creekside Recreation Center in Parker When asked about the candidates’ position on gun-free zones, Thomas said she generally didn’t support gun-free zones, mes,”Anderson, talked about Constitutional driverights, although specifically expressing foodsupport for prohibiting guns on airliners rs toand courtrooms. Spurlock said that regardkes aing the issue of open carrying of firearms, eigh-he didn’t think it was right to restrict it in parks and trails. una, The three candidates participated in anda two-hour debate, hosted by Douglas fruitCounty Young Republicans, that attracted a cludecrowd of 200 that didn’t fit in the meeting d gift simi-

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About 200 people showed up for the Feb. 22 Douglas County Sheriff’s debate in Parker. Candidate Lora Thomas is standing; candidate John Anderson is seated at the far end of the table and candidate Tony Spurlock is in the middle. Photo by Virginia Grantier room. Many stood and many had to listen from the other side of a glass wall in a hallway.

When asked why they’re running, Thomas, a former district major for the Colorado State Patrol, said that after cutting the coroner’s budget by a third and ridding it of corruption, she could easily run for a second term. But she’s been asked by current sheriff’s employees to run for sheriff because of “waste, abuse…mismanagement” in the current entrenched department. She said employees also have asked her about things they have been told, such as if Thomas is elected she’ll fire half of the employees, cut pay and other changes.

“Those are just lies…I don’t know where they’re coming from,” she said.

She said she wants to bring the department to a world-class level, based on values such as integrity, accountability and trust — a place that people want to work for and

that other law enforcement agencies will come to when needing help.

Thomas, who has a master’s degree in business administration, said the other candidates haven’t taken the same extensive steps as she has to get educated. She said in various positions, such as the Western Colorado Peace Officers Association, her peers have seen her leadership qualities and voted her into leadership positions.

Spurlock, who said he has served under four sheriffs and learned from all, says he has basically been the department’s CEO for the past eight years, overseeing a $48.5 million budget and 464 employees, and that his vast experience is valuable. He said 95 percent of county residents are satisfied with the job being done and that he wants to continue providing that service. He said the department’s biggest challenge has to do with global issues. That it needs to maintain a presence, and obtain information,

through federal task forces, and with I-25 and E-470 going through it, there are “tons of hazardous materials.” He said heavy air traffic at Centennial Airport also creates potential dangers the department needs to be prepared for.

Anderson, who said he served as acting chief for several years and has overseen such projects as the multimillion construction of the current police department building, said he thinks the sheriff’s department needs “new vision, new leadership.”

He wants less spent on infrastructure — referring several times to the county’s new infirmary for jail inmates — and more on such changes as having a deputy in every school, more help for senior citizens, payfor-performance for deputies instead of the current step-grade system. He also wants to break the county up into “communities” and community boards that would have certain deputies assigned to them.

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the House the previous week. But the day of the final vote, an exasperated bill sponsor decided to pull the plug on the effort.

“Let’s go back to the drawing board,” said Rep. Crisanta Duran, DDenver. “Go ahead and put me out of my misery and kill this bill.”

Colorado law prohibits bars from staying open between the hours of 2 and 7 in the morning.

The bill was being promoted as a way to curb violence and chaos that has caused problems outside downtown Denver’s night spots.

Supporters argued that the mass exodus of rowdy patrons at 2 a.m. puts a strain on police resources and that by allowing bars to stay open later, there would be fewer drunks spilling out into the streets at the same time.

Rep. Jovan Melton, D-Aurora, said

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his wife was a victim of that chaos.

Melton said that a stray bullet struck his wife as she was driving through downtown Denver as patrons were exiting bars at 2 a.m.

“That might not have happened had we had staggered times or had later hours where everyone wasn’t out in the street at once,” Melton said.

The bill provided for interesting debate, one that was not the usual partyline fight.

For example, Rep. Chris Holbert, R-Parker, urged support of the bill, saying that it allowed for local governments to make their own decisions about what’s best for their communities.

But Rep. K.C. Becker, D-Boulder, said the bill could have “unintended consequences,” such as more drunken-driving fatalities.

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Support ‘right to know’ in challenging times The latest developments in digital communications were discussed at length at the Colorado Press Association annual convention Feb. 21 in Denver. While the expanding modes of obtaining news continues in an extended renaissance period, it appears while more and more information is literally at hand, the information that is so important to the public’s right to know is not flowing so freely.

One discussion led by experts in media law focused on current challenges obtaining public records from government entities.

Journalists’ heads nodded to comments that the cost of obtaining documents often remains a barrier. Heads nodded

our view that information is sometimes being held back based on how the provider thinks the media may present it —such as putting it online — while the public’s right to know should not be limited by who wants it and how it may be used.

And heads nodded when media experts said the state appellate courts are no longer on “our” side — meaning specifically the media — thwarting our role to obtain information and be a watchdog on govern-

letter to the editor Bravo to school coverage

I am writing in response to Wendy Allen’s Feb. 20 letter, “Biased school coverage.”

First off, there’s no need for Jane Reuter to change her excellent approach to reporting. For a long time she has been the only one that actually explained what is really happening in the Douglas County School District. Nelson Garcia of 9News could not be bothered to get past the word “union” in his coverage and many of us are thankful that John Ferrugia with 7News is also hot on the heels of DCSD now.

If people want to know ONLY about all the great things that the DCSD does without any self examination of issues, all you have to do is listen to the latest that the current board of education or superintendent is saying.

In fact, they are so good at spouting their own greatness that they needed to modify their propaganda, oops, I meant communications budget from $100,000 to close to $500,000. As we speak, the plans are to spend more and hire a public relations firm as Jane so accurately pointed out last week.

If this BOE wanted to show any sign that they respect and acknowledge the 48,000plus voters that do not agree with them, they could at least allot the open seat on the board to someone with a differing viewpoint.

While, we look forward to seeing that happen, we are not holding our breath and until then, keep on reporting Jane!

Jim Martin Highlands Ranch

The life you change could be your own There is an old short story, actually written in 1955, that was part of a series authored by Flannery O’Connor titled “The Life You Save May Be Your Own.” And several years ago as the use of seat belts became mandatory, a slogan and commercial became popular that used this very same wording, “The Life You Save May Be Your Own.” What if we modified the statement with just one word, “The life you change may be your own?”

Have you ever done something for someone else, maybe changed their life in a small or maybe even very significant way? And although you helped the other person, in some way you also recognized that a part of you had been changed as well. Some people have shared with me that when they actually did something for another person or helped them make a change, their own lives changed as well, and generally for the better.

The change may have been only temporary, but they noticed a change. And others have told me that the impact on their own life has changed them forever, just by helping someone else make a change in their personal or professional life.

I receive emails all the time from the community and the testimonies regarding this are really incredible. And the stories are very similar, people experience a positive change in their lives when they have provided assistance to someone else. And the cool thing is this, many of the stories include examples where the person was unaware that they were actually doing something to help out another individual, and before they knew it their own life was transformed in wonderful ways.

Now being intentional about it is something totally different, offering assistance and aid because we are in a position to do so emotionally, financially, spiritually, or physically is awesome. Whether I hear about the examples of success at a seminar or corporate meeting or through an email, each story inspires me and fills me with the belief that there is so much good in this world and that gets done in this world by good people, including you.

The coolest thing that I admire most from each story or example is that the person who shared it with me never claimed to receive anything physical in return. It was not like they did something for someone else and were rewarded in some way, shape, or form. The gift they received was a just a `feeling’ of change or being changed themselves. Some had a hard time explaining or articulating it, but I knew exactly what they meant. There is something inside of us that does change whenever we are able to help someone else, and again it is generally for the better.

It could mean helping them find a job, encouraging them as they battle an addiction, support them as they try and get in shape, talk to them while they are grieving, give them a hand-up if we are in such a position to do so, juts listen, offer a smile, give a necessary and timely hug, enrich their lives with introductions to other people, defend them if they are wronged or just stand by their side.

There are hundreds of other examples of how we can help change a life, but the only ones that ever matter are the ones that we take action on.

“The life you change could be your own,” and I would love to hear all about your story or example at gotonorton@ gmail.com. And when we help someone make a change, and when we feel that positive change in our own lives, it truly will be a better than good week.

Michael Norton is a resident of Highlands Ranch, the former president of the Zig Ziglar Corp. and the CEO/founder of www.candogo.com.

ment. The whys of the present climate can be contemplated, but we agree with the general notion that the impact of 9/11 turned tides to tightening of information to media and compromising privacy of the public.

We profess media is not so beloved by the masses, but when we write informative stories, we know our work is valued.

For this reason, we agree with the notion that the work of maintaining strong open records laws and the public’s right to know may soon involve more effort from the public itself, perhaps even in the form of a public initiative on the ballot someday.

We have editorialized often about the importance of the First Amendment and

the public’s right to know, so today we share a pitch for you to take a look at a relatively new nonprofit group in Colorado called the Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition.

The organization wants to serve the media and emphasized it wants to serve those in the general public facing challenges obtaining information. Please visit the FOIC website, which has been online less than a year. Yes, full participation involves a modest membership fee, but we strongly commend the work the coalition is doing at the early stage.

Take a moment to think about the work we do and the information you need while viewing the content at coloradofoic.org.

Julia always said that it is best to ‘save the leftovers’ Butter-loving chef Julia Child — or maybe it was Dan Aykroyd, who impersonated Child — said “save the leftovers.” It is good advice. I save my leftovers, that’s for sure. What I mean is, I save the written bits that don’t make it to the final draft.

There is always something that has to be cut out that I really wanted to keep in a column, but for a number of reasons had to be scrapped. I put the scraps in a folder and save them for a day when I need to throw something together pronto for my editor because I have to catch a plane.

Julia was taller than Dan. She was 6-foot-2 and Dan is 6-1. People make fun of Julia, but not old Craig. She was terrific.

Sure, her appearance was unusual, and her cadence was too, and she wasn’t exactly chef Cat Cora now, was she?

She was what my ornithologist would call a “hoot.” She said, “The only time to eat diet food is while you’re waiting for the steak to cook.”

And, “How can a nation be called great if its bread tastes like Kleenex?”

I saved this leftover from an in-depth column about Phil Knight, Nike, and the Oregon Ducks. If you have seen the Oregon football team, you know they never wear the same uniform twice, and it’s thanks to Nike CEO Knight.

“Doctor, doctor, my wife thinks she’s a duck.”

“Bring her in to see me right away.”

“I can’t — she’s already flown south for the winter.”

Man, it was hard to delete that.

I wrote a column about our neighbor to the east, Nebraska. Some of my favorite people are from Nebraska. Fred Astaire was from Nebraska, and so were Marlon Brando, Henry Fonda and civil rights advocate Malcolm X. So why did I have to blemish the homage with a Nebraska joke or two?

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“What’s the best thing to come out of Nebraska? I-80.”

That was so unnecessary. I researched Nebraska laws and discovered that in Waterloo, it’s illegal for barbers to eat onions between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. That was cut.

I wrote a column about the junk that people put in their coffee, like cream and sugar. I said that some people think that on the Eighth Day, God created coffee. You can probably figure out why that had to go.

I wanted to compliment the dentistry profession. I have a wonderful dentist. But it just seems inevitable that I’ll want to try to slip something in there that doesn’t belong. She was named Dentist of the Year, so I asked her, “What did you get? A little plaque?”

I can hear the groans. I read what other columnists write, and it doesn’t seem like any of them have this problem, or maybe they do and we just don’t know about it because they hit “delete” before it goes out.

I don’t know if this is a true story or not, but Charles Dickens allegedly was asked by his publisher to delete one sentence, just one sentence, from the manuscript of “A Christmas Carol.” I wish it had been left in.

What do you think? Here it is, or was: “Tiny Tim, quit picking your nose.”

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

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New attendance cap allows for only about 60 audience rado members to be seated

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By Jane Reuter

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ve eng- As dozens of people stood in a hall outthe side the meeting room during the Douglas ess County Board of Education’s Feb. 18 meetves ing, several county residents decried the ngly board’s new meeting attendance cap. ng A district spokeswoman said earlier this month the meeting set-up allowed for a work maximum of 87 seats. Of those, about 60 hile chairs were available for audience memg. bers. The remaining seats were reserved for media, board members and high-level administrators.

The meeting room has a posted capacity of 145.

The attendance cap is part of a recent policy change that also prohibits standing or sitting on the floor during the meetings.

The never-publicly-discussed change came on the heels of a standing-room-only turnout in late January.

A similarly large crowd tried to attend the Feb. 18 meeting, with those who could not find seats standing in a hallway just outside the board room. When seated audience members left the board room, security guards escorted people from the hallway one-by-one to fill the vacant chairs.

District officials also escorted students, parents and teachers in and out of the room during the student and staff recognition of portion of the meeting, allowing those attendants to temporarily stand during the ed short session.

Wa“This is unacceptable,” said Cristin Patns terson, among the parents who stood outt. side the door waiting to speak during the t public comment portion of the meeting. nd “You won’t agree to set up a computer in at on the hall with your innovative 21st-century u canLiveStream that is not compatible on mobile devices, yet you have a link to stream ry the Olympics on the district homepage?

But You allow way more than fire code into this room for student/staff recognition but will n’t no longer accommodate the public you are Year, charged to serve?” le In an email written after the meeting,

her ke be t out. not, d by ust “A t in. By Jane Reuter Tiny jreuter@coloradocommunitymedia.com

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Seating in the Douglas County School District board of education’s meeting room in Castle Rock has been reduced.

About 60 chairs were available for audience members at the regular Feb. 18 meeting. Fire code sets total capacity at 145. Photo by Jane Reuter

BOARD UNPLUGGED MEETINGS DCSD encourages attendance at its new “Board Unplugged” meetings planned in schools throughout the county instead of the board room. These less formal events can accommodate larger crowds than the board room.

They are set for March, April and May and substitute for the first of two regularly scheduled monthly board meetings.

The first is at 6 p.m. March 3 at Cimarron Middle School, 12130 Canterberry Parkway, Parker.

Regular meetings also are broadcast live at www. livestream.com/dcsdk12

DCSD spokeswoman Paula Hans said a monitor is “not available outside the board room, so those interested in watching the board meeting may do so via the live stream from the comfort of their own home or other location.”

Cindy Barnard, president of Taxpayers for Public Education, noted that chairs had been removed from the room, and said the district is, “spending tax dollars to hire more security guards to god forbid keep somebody outside in the hallway so they can’t have access to their public meeting.”

“The fire code is (for) 145 people and you’re not allowing 145 people in this room,” she said. “You have made a policy

decision at some time behind a closed door to limit public access to our public meeting.”

Barnard suggested the district choose a larger site from among its many schools in which to host future board meetings.

District leaders cite the fire code as justification for the change, but fire officials said they do not make such determinations.

“Standing and sitting in the aisles compromises safety/fire code and will no longer be allowed,” spokeswoman Paula Hans wrote in an email. “Our BOE room setup will only allow for 87 seats mainly due to the media area and unobstructed egress requirements. Fire code is 145 people, including BOE members and staff.”

Castle Rock Fire Division Chief Rick Auston said county building officials set occupancy limits, not fire service employees.

“If they have less than 145, they can arrange it however they want as long as they don’t block any exits,” Auston said. “If they have less than 145 and maintain access and corridors in accordance with what the building is designed for, that’s not an issue for me.”

Hans said DCSD is reviewing its set-up

The open Douglas County Board of Education seat has drawn applications from 11 Parker-area residents. The seat has been vacant since January, when board member Justin Williams reportedly resigned to spend more time with his family.

The candidates include two former teachers, an attorney and charter school board member and a small business owner, among others. They are Leah Bliesmer, Gary Colley, Suzanne Cortright, Gerald Elwell, Shaylee Holland, Dilpreet Jammu, David Ray, Richard Robbins, Mary Strain, Franceen Thompson and Raymond Varela.

Several of the 11 previously have expressed strong support of the current board’s direction while several others have been outspoken critics of its recent policies and decisions.

Applicant interviews are planned March 3 before the “Board Unplugged” meeting set for 6 p.m. at Parker’s Cimarron Middle School. As of late Feb. 24, a district spokesperson said the time for those interviews had not yet been set.

The current board is charged with conducting the candidate interviews and choosing Williams’ replacement.

The District F seat represents portions of eastern and southern Parker and some of Elbert County. The term will expire in November 2015, at which time the board member chosen for the seat will need to seek election or step down. with Castle Rock Fire.

“We must not exceed the appropriate number of occupants, should an emergency arise that leads to an evacuation,” she wrote in an email.

Teen suicides draw discussion at meeting Parents, staff and board ponder recent Douglas County tragedies

Staff, board and community members talked during the Feb. 18 Douglas County t.

School District board meeting about the reth@ cent rash of teen suicides.

Comments ranged wildly, with one parent calling for parental unity, a teacher harshly criticizing the superintendent’s response and a student suggesting DCSD spend more money on high school counselors.

Four Douglas County teens were lost to suicide between Jan. 31 and Feb. 11 — a number equal to the total of teen suicides in the county in 2013.

ThunderRidge High School senior Sophie Pepin asked if more money would be allocated to high school counseling, noting some students are shifted to peer counselors when adult professionals aren’t available.

At about 900-to-1, DCSD’s ratio of students to counselors is well below the 250to-1 level recommended by the American School Counselor Association. When elementary schools — which don’t have counselors — are excluded, the ratio of students to counselors at the middle and high school levels is 350-to-1, according to DCSD staff.

School leaders said they can’t yet commit to hiring more counselors.

“There are just a lot of things competing for that money,” said Superintendent Elizabeth Fagen, specifically noting the district’s intent to increase staff pay. “It’ll definitely be part of the conversation.”

DCSD special education director Jason Germain told the board that student mental health continues to be a high priority.

Teachers are “on the front lines” identi-

fying potentially troubled children, he said, adding that the problem extends well beyond school doors to the nation’s approach to mental health.

“I feel the mental health system has been broken for a long time,” he said.

School board member Craig Richardson agreed.

“Adolescence onset is occurring earlier and earlier,” he said. “We’re (also not) defining adulthood until the age of 26. (So) we’ve elongated this period of adolescent stress … precisely at the time that we’ve dismantled our mental health care system. And we wonder why we have problems in addressing the needs of our students.”

Parent Becky Barnes, traditionally a strong board supporter, addressed the issue during the public comment portion of the meeting. She said high school sports rivals Castle View and Douglas County came together after the deaths, which included two DCHS students.

“We as a community need to come together for the sake of our children and the negativity must stop,” she said. “Let’s take the advice of our children — be strong, supportive and make the difference.”

Another parent read a letter written by a teacher that criticized Fagen for not having a physical presence at DCHS. “You weren’t there thanking us for the countless hours we held students’ hands while they cried,” Amy McDowell read.

“You didn’t even see fit to send DCHS staff an email thanking us for all that we are doing for our students under such difficult circumstances.”

The letter also asked where a teacher could submit their work with distressed students as evidence to support a “highly effective” performance rating.

“There is no way to evaluate that, and if there was, I would be undisputedly highly effective and you, Liz, would be working on that resume because you would be out of a job,” McDowell read.

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Ribbon ‘shooting’ held at Centennial Gun Club Feb. 20 event spotlights Second Amendment rights

By George Lurie

glurie@ourcoloradonews.com A ribbon “shooting” was held at the Centennial Gun Club on Feb. 20 and some highprofile political leaders turned out for the event — and to voice their support for the Second Amendment.

Sponsored by the South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce, several hundred people attended the ceremony at Colorado’s largest gun club, which opened Jan. 4.

The facility, owned by Richard and Mary Abramson, encompasses some 35,000 square feet and includes 28 shooting lanes, a 5,000-square-foot retail store and a lavish, members-only VIP lounge.

Castle Rock Mayor Paul Donohue, an outspoken gun rights advocate, is a managing partner of the club and attended the Feb. 20 event, which allowed dignitaries who signed waivers to shoot, rather than cut, ribbons to officially open the facility.

Because the ribbon shooting was also promoted as a gun rally, a number of area elected officials declined invitations to attend the event.

But a veritable constellation of Republican lawmakers and political candidates

KOA Radio personality Stephan Tubbs (left) emceed the ribbon “shooting” ceremony Feb. 20 at the Centennial Gun Club.

South Metro Chamber of Commerce CEO John Brackney (right) also spoke briefly at the event. Photo by George Lurie did come, including Congressman Mike Coffman, Colorado Secretary of State Scott Gessler and 18th Judicial District Attorney George Brauchler.

Douglas County Sheriff Dave Weaver,

who is term-limited and a candidate for the Board of County Commissioners, turned out for the event, as did the three candidates seeking to replace the sheriff — Undersheriff Tony Spurlock, Castle Rock Police

Cmdr. John Anderson and Coroner Lora Thomas.

Centennial City Councilmember Stephanie Piko, a member of the gun club, also attended the event, which was emceed by KOA Radio’s Stephan Tubbs, who kicked off the proceedings by stating his unequivocal support of the Second Amendment and adding that it was his job “to keep Mike Coffman from speaking for more than 10 minutes.”

Coffman, who represents Colorado’s 6th Congressional District — which includes Aurora, Centennial, Littleton and Highlands Ranch — kept his remarks brief, reaffirming his support for the Second Amendment and recounting how his office had helped the Abramsons secure their SBA loan to build their facility.

Addressing the Abramsons directly before turning the microphone back to Tubbs, Coffman said: “God bless you and best of luck with the facility.”

South Metro Chamber CEO John Brackney also gave a short speech about the importance of protecting Constitutional rights.

“What makes America great are people like Richard and Mary (Abramson) doing the hard work.”

Richard Abramson thanked the crowd for coming out, saying, “We believe owning firearms is a tremendous responsibility.”

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“Those guns should have never been Lord only spoke to apologize for his insold,” Judge Vincent White said to Lord, ability to speak at length due to a cold. The calling it a “violation of the public’s trust.” former county employee submitted a writFour guns were released to Lord for de- ten statement to the judge. struction, although only one was destroyed, BrioTuscanGrille Gross said that he may seek a stay of according to the Colorado Attorney Gener- probation if his client decides to pursue an e al’s Office. Lord resold one of8441ParkMeadowsCenterDriv the guns and appeal.

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study, and they were shocked by what they found.

“They came in the next morning enraged,” Herring said. “They were saying things like, `why are we not hearing about this?’ They were just appalled by the lack of coverage.”

This was the starting point for a year-long, comprehensive project.

At the Capitol

They came with rally signs, notebooks and a petition.

As part of the project, students Jack Connolly and Hunter Fleming started a petition drive, gathering about 700 signatures from students across Highlands Ranch.

“It took us awhile, maybe a month,” Connolly said.

The applause was loud when Rep. Frank McNulty, R-Highlands Ranch, presented the petition in the House chamber Feb. 20 at the State Capitol Building, where the students sat while the legislative body unanimously adopted a resolution opposing human trafficking.

“This may seem like an unpleasant topic to bring up in front of all of these young people,” said Rep. Elizabeth McCann, D-Denver, who drafted the resolution. “But this is a real issue.”

Second only to drug trafficking as the most profitable illegal in-

dustry globally, human trafficking is identified as the fastest growing criminal industry in the world, according to the Human Trafficking Task Force of Southern Colorado.

Human trafficking grossed between $5 billion and $9 billion in 2004, according to estimates.

The illegal trade ranges from forcing teenagers into sex slavery to labor trafficking, such as what former Highlands Ranch businessman Kizzy Kalu was convicted of this year — luring foreign nurses to Colorado and forcing them to give up portions of their wages.

“I think that’s been one of the most shocking things for them, that it can happen in their own community,” Herring said. “It absolutely can happen here.”

`Why can’t we?’

The project has largely been a work of ambition and a study in persistence.

“We’re trying to convince the district to start a community service-oriented class, dealing with anything from slavery to the homeless,” student Reese Wilking said.

“What we’re doing with this project, this class would be kids doing this all the time.”

The class, if adopted as the students envision it, would include community field trips, partnerships with topical organizations and comprehensive projects similar to their current undertaking.

They plan to take the proposal to the school board.

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drive 65.”

Campbell’s comments were similar.

While economic optimism has “risen dramatically” and Europe also apparently is emerging from a recession, Campbell said the performance of U.S. stocks is still below the long-term average. He predicts a “less stellar, still good year” in 2014.

Another group developed a school-wide campaign encouraging students to switch from brands that use child slavery in their manufacture, using lists from free2work.org.

“Teens, especially our age, express who we are through what we wear,” Veronica Wernsman said.

“Some of our clothes are made by people who have had their rights taken away, and that’s something we want to end.”

Taking that idea a step further, another group within the class was working on a school-wide letter campaign, encouraging companies like Skechers and Forever 21, both of which scored low on Free2Work’s grading system.

That group includes students Evan Nottingham, Jonathan Serrano, Justin McMahon, Sean Gilpatrick and Payton Case. They developed a form letter and distributed it throughout the school.

“The point is to get as many letters as possible,” Gilpatrick said.

“We want to shake up the companies so that they see it’s not just adults that care,” Nottingham said.

Madison Burns and Megan Dietz, students who worked with a group that mounted a social media campaign, said the class has been Tweeting facts and figures on child slavery and editing videos the students home to show at an assembly.

Their Twitter handle is @cmsfights.

“With the videos (at an assembly), we’re hoping students will go home and tell their parents, be-

“The U.S. is becoming more responsible,” Campbell said. “We’re issuing less debt. That makes our currency more attractive.”

The recent two-year budget deal reached

by Congress also helps by removing the threat of another government shutdown, he said.

Schwab regional executive Lisa Robb and Lone Tree Mayor Jim Gunning also spoke briefly at the breakfast, which chamber leaders said might become an annual event.

cause parents are voters,” Burns said.

Ally Conors has been supplementing efforts by working with animation to generate informative videos. Students Jared Siegel, Devin Sharpe, Andrew Davis and Brian Stelner have been running an Istagram account with similar goals (@ stopslavery4good).

Students Ashley Atencio, Annie Hoodecheck, Emma Agebran and Anna Lemon worked to sell red bracelets from the Red Thread Movement. The organization works with trafficking victims from Nepal and Indida.

“Some of the victims make these bracelets and half the proceeds directly benefit them,” Hoodecheck said. The group has also been using graphic design programs for tshirts and posters.

Students Taylor Vogel and Brad Bedel worked on a video interviewing people about their favorite brands and filming their reactions once they found out the companies use slavery in production.

“Once we told them about the slavery, we asked them if they would still use that company,” Vogel said. “Most said `no.’”

In the end, the students end up helping as much as they are learning, Herring said.

“We’re trying to put the power into the kids’ hands,” student Abigail Smith said. “This project is giving us hope that maybe we can make a difference. I mean, why can’t we?”

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community.”

Simon said an announcement about funding of the light rail extension would instill enough confidence to spark development on the east side. Then, Coventry will be looking for, “some kind of engine.”

“On the west side, we’ve got Sky Ridge,” he said. “We’ll be looking for that kind of an engine on the east side as well.”

Fort Collins-based Colorado State University is considering a nonresidential south campus to accommodate 5,000 to 10,000 students on RidgeGate’s future east side.

East side plans also call for about 9,500 residential units, 15-million-square-feet of commercial, office and retail and a fairly dense city center served by an at-grade light rail station.

RidgeGate’s development is targeted to continue through at least 2030. In all, about 40,000 people will live in the development. The bulk of them — about 30,000 — are projected on the east side.

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STEM School on shortened leash Charter school must hit academic, financial goals under new contract

By Jane Reuter

jreuter@coloradocommunitymedia.com Three-year-old STEM School and Academy is under scrutiny for the next three years.

During that time, it must mark several academic, operational and financial milestones to gain another contract renewal, according to an agreement approved Feb. 18 by the Douglas County School Board.

Though no one from the Highlands Ranch charter school attended the district meeting, STEM’s board president said the school agrees with the limits placed on its charter contract, and already is on track to meeting those requirements.

The milestones outlined in DCSD’s renewal application include maintaining academic performance levels, beefing up the board and its training, updating strategic plans, improving parent communications, and making its finances more transparent.

“I can guarantee you from my seat on the board, we’re doing everything we know to build a strong team that’s aligned according to mission and vision,” STEM board president Matthew Smith said.

He believes the district’s caution extends largely from the school’s early days.

“I think the progress made in the last few years has been phenomenal,” Smith said. “I recently met with the district leadership for a review of our status. I think the district’s very happy.”

STEM, whose name reflects its focus on science, technology, engineering and math, is among 12 DCSD charter schools. A total of 730 sixth- through 11th-grade students attend the school, which is adding space for 12thgraders in fall 2014.

Opening in August 2011, like other char-

ters, the publicly-funded school operates independent of the district under a contract.

Charters are, however, expected to perform to the same academic standards as traditional schools.

The DCSD board granted the charter school only a three-year renewal instead of the standard five-year period, saying STEM’s situation is “different” from that of two others who recently gained five-year extensions.

“This is something they’re asking for,” DCSD director of student and parent choice Tom McMillen told the school board. “They have been most forthcoming in requesting additional help in beefing up their board and (other matters). This is an agreement among friends.”

Friendly though the agreement may be, board member Meghann Silverthorn said community rumblings aroused her concern about STEM. “I’ve heard from a number of parents independently,” she said. “This has been building slowly over the last three years. Would it be possible … to maybe have some kind of yearly report in addition to the three-year timeline for us to keep tabs on what’s going on?”

“I’ve gotten those same phone calls,” McMillen said, “some of whom are current parents, some are former parents. We’ve been hearing from the community; we feel like we need to have a little bit closer tabs.”

Smith acknowledged STEM’s debut was difficult.

“We had a lot of turnover after that first year,” he said, but praised Principal Penny Eucker for progress made in her less than two years at the school’s helm.

STEM’s rapid growth — from about 400 in August 2011 to a forecast of 900 by fall 2014 — also has been challenging.

“Our growth level is not typical,” Smith said. “Managing that growth while you’re trying to do two major constructions and stabilize your faculty and administrative staff — those are huge challenges.”

February 27, 2014

Former STEM teachers air concerns School leader says license not always top criteria for hiring charter teachers

By Jane Reuter

jreuter@coloradocommunitymedia. com Katie Sullivan, who taught at STEM School and Academy for two months in in the fall of 2013, wasn’t licensed or qualified for her computer programming post.

“I warned them I wasn’t highly qualified in my subject area,” said Sullivan, whose 13 years of prior teaching experience focused on elementary-level computer technology but no programming.

“The principal told me that wasn’t a problem. They said, `That’s OK, you can learn how to do it and then teach it.’ So I gave it a shot.”

Frustrated, Sullivan took early retirement just two months into the job.

“I felt like I was letting the kids down because I wasn’t on top of my topic,” she said. “A lot of the kids are really pretty advanced. Some would just work on their own and teach themselves. When it came to the more average kids who needed help, I was sort of at a loss to help them.”

It wasn’t just the kids Sullivan felt deserved better.

“I think a parent sending their child to a STEM school would expect to have some high-level computer classes, (not) to have an elementary computer teacher teaching high school programming,” she said.

But STEM didn’t necessarily err in hiring Sullivan. Unlike their public school counterparts, Colorado charter school teachers aren’t required to have licenses.

And STEM board president Matthew Smith said the best teachers aren’t necessarily licensed or subject experts.

“Licensed teachers and especially experienced teachers often bring skill sets and credentials to your team you wouldn’t otherwise have, but we don’t require that.

State law doesn’t require it,” he said, adding that most of STEM’s teachers hold li-

censes.

“Character and integrity are just as much a criteria for hiring as capability,” he said. “Sometimes you end up hiring people you believe have the basic character and values you want, and you try to train them to execute a skill maybe you can’t hire just because of the timing and availability of those resources on the market.”

Smith said the school also reserves the right to fire those who aren’t ultimately compatible with the school or its needs.

Former Spanish teacher Christine Henze was surprised when her position with STEM was terminated in early January.

“Charters are like a one-man band,” said Henze, who like Sullivan did not have a teaching license when she started working there in August 2013. “They’re not subject to any kind of scrutiny.”

Henze said the school insisted on fullimmersion foreign language education, which left students without the foreign language foundation needed for STEM’s project-based learning approach. Other teachers there were intimidated by the administration, she claims, and parents sometimes exerted excessive control.

Smith acknowledged a termination is “highly emotional,” but said procedures resulting in Henze’s dismissal were followed properly.

STEM is working to find a balance between its teachers and philosophy, he said.

“Building a school is a long-term journey. Teachers are a huge part of that,” he said.

Smith, vice president of engineering for United Launch Alliance, believes his presence is part of that balance.

“One of the reasons we try to have some non-parent board members like myself is the ability to really look longterm at the overall organizational health and strategy,” he said. “We are human beings. When we have students involved, we tend to see the whole world through their eyes and experience. That’s a valid perspective, but it can be a narrow one.”

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Freedom Week inspires teens Sertomans award cash prizes in essay contest

By Jennifer Smith

jsmith@coloradocommunitymedia.com South metro eighth-graders proved they take their freedom seriously by sweeping the top awards in the 2014 Sertoma Freedom Week essay contest.

Megan Koch of Cresthill Middle School in Highlands Ranch and Annalise Betts of Powell Middle School in Littleton won first place in their respective regions, each beating 15 other finalists and earning the right to read their essays for the large gathering of proud parents and Sertomans at Pinehurst Country Club on Feb. 18.

Betts wrote about her great-grandmother, who emigrated from Greece in 1922.

“To her, freedom meant escaping from the Turkish military terrorizing her island when she was a teenager. To me, freedom is not only an achievement of our bravery during the American Revolution, but a gift that can be savored and shared. This gift in-

cludes the right for me to receive an education, develop my own opinions and believe in my own religion.

“These liberties contribute to my background and experiences, which form my personality. Freedom empowers me to express my individuality and to show that I’m different than everybody else. It allows me to make my own choices, learn from my own mistakes and live my own life.”

Koch spoke of the many women who have struggled for freedom over the years, from Susan B. Anthony to Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor.

“Freedom means giving somebody the pen to write their life story,” she wrote. “…

My parents taught me to write my future with the power of my heart, helping others along the way.”

Proud mother Lori Koch said she wasn’t at all surprised her daughter was taking home top honors, along with the $300 first prize.

“She’s always had a lot of ambition,” she said.

Organizers say theirs is the largest Freedom Week luncheon in the country, involv-

President Thomas Jefferson, aka Dr. Jack Van Ens, addresses the 31st annual Sertoma Freedom Week Awards Luncheon, where 33 area students were honored for their freedom-themed essays. Photo by Jennifer Smith

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MARCH 1

PHAMALY PRODUCTION The award-winning Pha-

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SEEDLINGS PROGRAM Puppeteer Patti Smithsonian presents “Jack & The Beanstalk” at 9:30 and 11 a.m.

March 4 at the Lone Tree Arts Center. Tickets are $3. Call 720-509-1000 or go to www.LoneTreeArtsCenter.org.

BIG GAME seminar Front Range area hunters are invited to learn about hunting licenses in 2014 at a free seminar from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 12, at The Wildlife Experience, 10035 S. Peoria St., Parker.

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STARS OF Tomorrow Kiwanis Club of Castle Rock plans the 10th annual Stars of Tomorrow talent contest at 6:30 p.m. March 14 at the Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree. Tickets can be purchased by visiting Lonetreeartscenter.org, calling 720-509-1000 or at the door. Stars of Tomorrow provides Douglas County students an opportunity to showcase their talent. They also have the opportunity to win scholarships when judged best in three age categories and Best of Show.

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February 27, 2014

Lawsuit filed against state over gay marriage Ban denies samesex couples `equal protection,’ suit says

By Vic Vela

vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com Blasting Colorado’s gay marriage ban as a law that creates “two classes of citizens,” a group of nine gay couples have filed a lawsuit against the state that could pave the way toward samesex marriage here.

The lawsuit was filed in Denver District Court on Feb. 19 and it alleges that a 2006 voter-backed referendum banning gay marriage denies same-sex couples “equal protection, due process and basic fairness,” which violates the U.S. Constitution.

“Colorado’s exclusion of same-sex couples from the institution of marriage has adversely impacted the plaintiffs and other Colorado same-sex couples in real and significant ways,” the lawsuit reads.

Nine couples who reside in different parts of the state are listed as plaintiffs in the lawsuit.

They include a former Arvada police officer who lives with her partner of more than three years and their 5-yearold son; a Littleton couple who were the first couple to be issued a civil union in

Arapahoe County last year; and a Lone Tree couple of 12 years who recently married in Washington state because they could not do so here.

“The situations faced by these couples are similar to those faced by many other same-sex couples in Colorado who are denied the basic rights, privileges and protections of marriage for themselves and their children,” the lawsuit states.

Eight years ago, Colorado voters through Amendment 43 changed the state’s Constitution to define marriage between a man and a woman.

But a lot has happened since that time.

As of this month, 17 states have legalized same-sex marriage.

And just last year, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down key provisions of the Defense of Marriage Act, which denied gay couples federal benefits that heterosexual couples enjoy.

Most recently, challenges to same-sex marriage bans in Utah and Oklahoma have been brought before the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver.

Last year, the Legislature created civil unions in Colorado.

But the lawsuit states that the new protections don’t go far enough.

“Like many other couples

with a life-long commitment, the unmarried plaintiffs are spouses in every sense, except that Colorado law will not allow them to marry, instead only offering them the second-class and unequal options of civil unions,” the lawsuit states.

Gay lawmakers agreed.

“We made progress with civil unions last year, but obviously that’s not enough,” said Rep. Dominick Moreno, D-Commerce City, who is gay. “That still denies a lot of couples some critical federal benefits they could be getting if they were married.”

House Speaker Mark Ferrandino, Colorado’s first openly gay House speaker, said the lawsuit was “inevitable” and that public opinion on gay marriage has shifted dramatically since the Colorado ban was put in place “People have a fear of the unknown in some sense,” said Ferrandino.

“So, once people start seeing same-sex couples in relationships and they have friends and relatives who are in committed relationships, it’s like, ‘Well, this really hasn’t impacted me. And they’re happier, so why would I be against this?’

“The speed at which this is changing both from the public perspective and the legal perspective is faster than almost anything I’ve ever seen.”

Hickenlooper unveils pot plans Retail marijuana revenue exceeds expectations

By Vic Vela

vvela@coloradocommunitymedia. com Marijuana tax revenues that exceeded original expectations will go toward youth pot-use deterrence programs, substance abuse treatment and other services, under a proposal released by Gov. John Hickenlooper on Feb. 19.

The state expects to rake in $184 million in total marijuana revenue by the end of June 2015, with about $153 million of that coming from retail pot sales that began on January 1, according to projections by the governor’s office.

The remainder of the projected pot revenue will come from medical marijuana sales.

Retail pot sales are projected to reach $610 million next fiscal year.

That’s a significant increase from Legislative Council projections tied to last year’s retail pot tax structure bill, which set a gross retail pot sales forecast of $395 million.

The revenue comes as a result of last year’s voter-backed Proposition AA, which imposed a 15 percent excise tax and a 10 percent retail tax on all retail marijuana transactions that became legal through 2012’s Amendment 64.

The first $40 million of annual excise tax revenue goes toward school construction and the rest goes into the Marijuana Cash Fund, which pays for industry regulations that are overseen by the Department of Revenue.

With the additional projected revenue, Hickenlooper will seek $99 million next fiscal year to fund programs aimed at providing “responsible regulation for adult-use marijuana and the effective allocation of resources to protect public safety, and health and to prevent underage use,” the governor said through a budget proposal letter submitted to

the Joint Budget Committee.

“Indeed, we view our top priority as creating an environment where negative impacts on children from marijuana legalization are avoided completely,” Hickenlooper’s letter reads.

“Underage use of marijuana can have long-lasting effects on individuals and communities.”

Hickenlooper proposes that the state spend $45.5 million over the next two fiscal years for youth marijuana use prevention and deterrence. Priorities include the transferring of $5 million from the Marijuana Cash Fund, which Hickenlooper wants to go toward grants for school health professionals who will educate students about marijuana use.

Other youth-targeted spending will go toward a youth marijuana education campaign that aims to curb pot use among kids.

Another $40 million of Hickenlooper’s marijuana spending proposal will go toward substance abuse treatment programs. That includes $7 million that will pay for 105 residential drug treatment beds and another $4 million for services that help those leaving residential treatment centers continue their drug treatment in their communities.

The governor’s budget request also includes money for law enforcement and public safety and public health programs related to marijuana awareness.

Hickenlooper acknowledged in his letter to the Joint Budget Committee that these numbers are merely projections and that his proposal leaves room for “forecast fluctuations and unknown needs that could arise during the year.”

“Given the many uncertainties surrounding Marijuana Cash Fund projections and the potential need for additional funding for the Department of Revenue’s marijuana-related enforcement activities, this package represents a strong first step toward ensuring a safe and responsible regulatory environment,” Hickenlooper said.

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Aspen is for lovers Dick Queirolo, Peter DeBlois, Marta Garay and Pat Struzeski tap along to an Apache honoring song Feb. 20 as part of the Wind Crest weekly drum circle. Photos by Hannah Garcia

‘More than a

drumcircle’

Percussion enthusiasts at Wind Crest meet weekly

By Hannah Garcia

hgarcia@coloradocommunitymedia. com On any given Thursday, a steady drumbeat can be heard around the main offices at the Wind Crest retirement community.

It’s not an Apache war tribe, but the sources of those rhythmic sounds have certainly conquered an upstairs recreation room.

Residents get together for a weekly drum circle on Thursday afternoons. And while it may get a little loud, there is no shortage of fun.

“What happens in drum circle stays in drum circle,” resident Mary Tomulet said.

“We can get pretty wild.”

On this particular Thursday, they beat their bongos and drums along with song selections ranging from Johnny Cash to Apache music. Sometimes they sing along and sometimes they dance.

“Sometimes they ask us to play at events here at Wind Crest,” Tomulet said, adding that the group of merry drummers has also taken trips to Pow Wows.

“So, we’ve been on the road,” she joked.

Many of the members have been drumming with the circle since it formed in 2010, and the activity is equal parts socialization and therapy.

Drawing on ancient native techniques, studies show that drumming can help treat a number of afflictions, ranging from stress relief and trauma release to chronic pain and high blood pressure.

During one session, the group had a nurse come in to take their blood pressure to compare before and after the activity.

After an hour of drumming, Tomulet said those numbers dropped “substantially.”

This collective of percussion enthusiasts take pride in their drums, some with hand-painted covers and unique materials.

“A lot of these are handmade. I got this one in Taos Pueblo, New Mexico,” Peter DeBlois said, showing off the elk-hide surface of his instrument.

At the end of the day, the group is “more than just a drum circle,” resident Marta Garay said.

“It’s a circle of care and compassion.

There’s a lot of camaraderie,” Garay said.

“We never know when a good laugh will come or from where.”

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Coohill owner-chef heads to Iceland

Tom Coohill, chef/owner of Coohills, 1400 Wewatta St. in Denver, has been invited to compete in Iceland’s Food and Fun Festival. He has accepted and will attend.

The festival takes place in Reykjavik from Feb. 26 through March 2, and includes 13 guest chefs and finest restaurants.

Coohill is paired with Rub 23, a restaurant that specializes in ingredients from Icelandic fishermen and farmers and serves a wide selection of sushi.

The other food element of the festival is the chef competition, which takes place on the last day. The chefs compete by creating three courses from Icelandic-only ingredients.

Fellow chef, Jennifer Jasinski, a “Top Chef Masters” contender and chef/owner of Rioja (1431 Larimer St.) and other restaurants, will be serving as a judge at the festival, adding another Denver connection to the event.

Zengo celebrates 10th anniversary

Zengo, the Richard Sandoval Asian fusion restaurant at 1610 Little Raven St. in Denver, is celebrating its 10th anniversary.

In honor of the milestone, chef Clint Wagneses and Sandoval will prepare a four-course prix fixe dinner with optional beverage pairings on March 5. The celebration dinner is $65 per person and reservations are necessary for this event.

On March 6-9, Zengo will feature a Zen for $10 feature menu where items from the current menu and past menu, will be featured at dinner for $10, as an additional menu item. A photo contest also kicks off on Feb. 24 and runs through March 9 where guests can submit a photo on Zengo’s Facebook of what Zengo has meant to them and enter for a chance to win a trip to Cancun.

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Irwin Steiner plays to a big band song Feb. 20. Numerous styles of music are played each week during the circle.

Mary Tomulet joyfully plays along to a Johnny Cash song on Feb. 20. Tomulet says “What happens in drum circle stays in drum circle.”

The first year fundraiser for Warren Village, a troubled girls sanctuary in Aurora, will be an All-Star Breakfast featuring keynote speaker Liz Murray, who will share her story “From Homeless to Harvard.”

Murray has certainly had to overcome adversity and has had a journey similar to many residents of Warren Village.

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Lust, greed, murder, faith and redemption 21st Century score, strong band carry stories at Ignite Theatre

IF YOU GO “See What I Wanna See,” a musical by Michael John Chiusa, plays through March 9 at the Aurora Fox, 9900 E. Colfax Ave., Aurora. Performances: 7:30 Fridays, Saturdays; 2:30 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: $27/$19, 720-3622697, www.ignitetheatre.org. Recommended for ages 15 and over.

By Sonya Ellingboe

sellingboe@coloradocommunitymedia. com Ignite Theatre is presenting a Regional Premiere of the musical, “See What I Wanna See” by Michael John LaChuisa, based on three short stories by Japanese short story writer Rynosuke Akutagawa (1892-1927).

This is not by any means a musical in the “My Fair Lady” sense however, but what the New York Times described as a “chamber musical… with music never meant to be hummed.”

Five actors/singers weave their way through three tales, which occur in medieval Japan, 1950s Manhattan and 21st century New York.

The intimate studio theater at the Aurora Fox lends itself to the work, with wellplanned projections providing the settings from the great gate at Kyoto to various locations in Central Park, NYC. The final act seems most effective as a priest (Steven Burge), who has lost his faith after 9/11, creates a hoax — predicting that a miracle will occur in the park on a specified date. The concept gives distraught people something to look for.

But first, we hear Japanese drumming

Steven Burge, playing an uneasy priest, meets disturbed CPA, portrayed by Brian Walker Smith in Ignite Theatre Company’s “See What I Wanna’ See” as they await a miracle in Central Park. Courtesy photo and see two ill-fated lovers, who contemplate ending their lives. Chanel Karimhani and Brian Walker Smith carry this scene and will probably grow more comfortable with medieval Japan as a stylized location.

Most of the first act is based on a story, “In the Glen,” where a murder occurs — in 1951 Central Park, and there are three different perceptions about what happened to

a couple who had just seen the new movie, “Rashomon,” which offers a similar, and well-known, story.

Karimhani and Smith connect with a shady thief, played by Daniel Langhoff and we hear an account by a janitor (Steven Burge) who happened by later.

While the score and voices are not operatic, the entire script is sung, accompanied

by taut, moody music.

As Act II opens, a shattered priest is in the park, soon after 9/11, explaining that he is not celebrating Mass — “Bless Me Father” — and that every word in his world is missing a letter. His faith is evaporating.

Karihami appears as a drugged-out actress and Smith as a ragged, delusional CPA (“God doesn’t see me. Nobody listens. One day you wanna blow the world away…”)

Langhoff is a reporter sent out to view the miracle.

The strong addition to this act is the priest’s Aunt Monica (Lisa Mumpton) a militant left-winged non-believer who sings a great “Glory Day.” “See What I Wanna See” is interesting theater, with the darkness of a Sondheim production and poetic lines. The staging and presentation, directed by the talented Robert Michael Sanders still has some rough edges, but we commend Ignite and Sanders for delivering an imaginative, thought-provoking evening.

Paintings of Denver landmarks and more A drawing of “Coors Field-First Base” by artist Elayne Moseley represents her new series, “Architecture Lingua,” which focuses on how we, as viewers, are affected by abstract consideration of architectural detail or structure.

Five prints by Moseley of iconic Denver landmarks will be featured through March 21 at Hilliard Moore’s Great Western Art Gallery, 1455 Curtis St., Denver.

A reception to showcase Mosely and her works is planned from 5 to 8 p.m. March 7.

Call 303-396-2787 for more information.

Littleton Public Schools administration building, 5776 S. Crocker St., Littleton. Social time is at 6 p.m.

Enter on the south side. Guests and prospective members welcome. The topic will be “Pest Management.”

That Demon Barber Pesky critters

The Littleton Garden Club will meet at 6:30 p.m. March 5 at the lunchroom in the

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Lone Tree Arts Center 10075 Commons St.

Rock Canyon High School’s Thespians will present the school edition of “Sweeney Todd: the Demon Barber of Fleet Street”

by Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler, adapted by Christopher Bond (less violent/bloody than the movie — suitable for 11 and up.) Logan Schafer plays Todd and Meredith Ham is Mrs. Lovett, with a large supporting student cast. Performances: 7 p.m. March 5-8 at the school theater, 5810

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MacArthur Ranch Rd., Highlands Ranch.

Tickets: $10/$8 at the door or in advance at www.showtix4u.com.

And Pirates...

“Pirates of Penzance” by Gilbert and Sullivan — in the Kevin Kline/Linda Ronstadt Broadway version — will play Feb. 28 to March 2 at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, 8817 S. Broadway in Highlands Ranch. Performances: 7 p.m. Feb. 28 March 1; 2 p.m. March 2. Tickets at the door: $10/$5.

Proceeds from St. Luke’s productions benefit local and international charities.

“Pirates of Penzance” proceeds will benefit construction of a school in Guatemala, according to music director James Ramsey.

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The breakfast fundraiser begins at 7:30 a.m. March 13 at the Marriott Denver City Center, 1701 California St. Radio super star Gloria Neal will emcee. (Love my Glo!).

Sponsorships are still available for this most important fundraiser in support of Warren Village. Successfully breaking the cycle of homelessness for single parent families, Warren Village will celebrate its 40th Anniversary Sept. 13. Details to come.

To become a sponsor, contact: Keisha Myco at kmyco@warrenvillage.org.

Eavesdropping on two people: “Oh so you like jazz? Name three of your favorites.” “That’s easy, Miles Davis, Lance Armstrong and The Loneliest Monk.” “You mean Lance `Satchmo’ Armstrong?” “Well duh!” “And the Loneliest Monk, you mean Thelonious Monk?” “No, he goes by the Loneliest Monk.”

Penny Parker’s “Mile High Life” column gives insights into the best events, restaurants, businesses, parties and people throughout the metro area. Parker also writes for Blacktie-Colorado.com. You can subscribe and read her columns (Monday, Wednesday and Friday) at www.blacktiecolorado.com/pennyparker. She can be reached at penny@blacktie-llc.com or at 303-619-5209.

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Front Range Theatre Company gets new home Summer camps introduce FRTC to Highlands Ranch

By Sonya Ellingboe

sellingboe@coloradocommunitymedia. com Transitions.

Front Range Theatre Company, which has been a sort of Act II for the longstanding Castle Rock Players, has taken a big step and moved its operations to Highlands Ranch, where it will initially offer a pair of “Triple Threat” summer theater camps.

We sat down at Tattered Cover’s coffee shop with new Executive Director Laurilea Williams to talk about the organization and future plans.

Williams has been in education for 11 years, teaching at levels from kindergarten through college. She is Director for Headstrong Theatre at Mountain Ridge Middle School and says she enjoys middle school best. Her Bachelors and Masters degrees in

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theatre, journalism and theatre education are from Texas A&M University. She taught in Texas and was involved with nonprofit theaters there before moving to Colorado.

She especially loves the design, costume and technical parts of theatre.

Williams is currently in rehearsals with the 2014 edition of Magic Moments in “Marry You” and says she used to work on Front Range Theatre’s summer camp in Castle Rock, where she lives. (Just two signed up for the last one…)

Last year, the organization sold off an accumulation of costumes, props and equipment, which gave it enough to pay off any debts. Williams said she suggested the move to Highlands Ranch, where school space was available for activities. New board members will be added slowly. Initial names are being finalized.

The camps for this summer still have some spaces open, she said. Emphasis will be on voice, dancing and acting, with a technical track offered as well.

The camp location is at Mountain Vista

High School, 10585 Mountain Vista Ridge.

Staff includes Katie Russell, music teacher; Karen Sprafke, language arts teacher; Liz Meyer, theater lover; Lucas Reeves, choir teacher at Mountain Ridge Middle School, and recent University of Northern Colorado graduate Carolyn Warner, who was a student teacher at Mountain Ridge.

The limit is 50 for each age level: Middle and High School Camp for 11 to 17 year olds will be June 9 to 20, with performances June 20, 21 at Mountain Vista High School.

“Disney’s High School Musical” will be the production.

Elementary Camp, for kids 6 to 11 years old will be July 14 to 25, with performances July 25, 26. The production will be “Disney’s Cinderella” and the camp will be at Mountain Ridge Middle School, next to the high school.

For tuition and registration information, please visit www.frontrangetheatre.org.

Williams is also continuing her practice of taking theatre kids (43 are registered) to New York for a four-day visit, with tickets to

“Aladdin,” “Matilda,” and “Newsies” (with “Cinderella” as a back-up). The itinerary also includes: a backstage tour, professional dance workshop, Metropolitan Opera visit, St. Paul, the 9/11 site, Statue of Liberty, Wall Street and Empire State Building, she said.

She has theatre friends working there who will meet with the kids.

No doubt, audiences will see some of those same kids onstage later in the summer, inspired by the professional theater they experienced.

Williams hopes to see community theatre develop in Highlands Ranch and has hopes of work-shopping a new play by a Castle Rock writer in 2015, as well as producing Christmas shows and others.

The revised Front Range Theatre Company website is up and running. A newsletter is in development, it says, while it introduces plans and staff.

There is a contact button for messages that will be checked every 24 hours, Williams said.

Community connections are welcome.

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Little Blessings Day Care www.littleblessingspdo.com

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Douglas County’s only Synagogue, Hebrew School and Preschool No membership required www.DenverJewishCenter.com

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Greenwood Village

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8:45 am & 10:30 am 9030 Miller road Parker, Co 80138 303-841-2125 www.pepc.org

Church of Christ Sunday Worship - 10:00am Bible Study immediately following Wednesday Bible Study - 7:30pm

Parker evangelical Presbyterian church

Alongside One Another On Life’s Journey

www.gracecolorado.com

You are invited to worship with us:

Sundays at 10:00 am

Grace is on the NE Corner of Santa Fe Dr. & Highlands Ranch Pkwy.

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Education Hour: Sunday 9:15am Joyful Mission Preschool 303-841-3770 7051 East Parker Hills Ct. • Parker, CO 303-841-3739 www.joylutheran-parker.org

United Church Of Christ Parker Hilltop 10926 E. Democrat Rd. Parker, CO • 10am Worship www.uccparkerhilltop.org 303-841-2808

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Community Church of Religious Science

An Evangelical Presbyterian Church Sunday Worship 10:30 4825 North Crowfoot Valley Rd. Castle Rock • canyonscc.org 303-663-5751 “Loving God - Making A Difference”

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Denver Tech Center

Welcome Home!

Weaving Truth and Relevance into Relationships and Life

worship Time 10:30AM sundays 9:00am Spiritual Formation Classes for all Ages 90 east orchard road littleton, co

Sunday services held in the historic Ruth Memorial Chapel

Join us at Sheraton Denver Tech Center 7007 S Clinton Street in Greenwood Village (nearby I-25 and Arapahoe Rd.)

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303-794-6643

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303 798 6387 Meets at the Marriott DTC 4900 S Syracuse St, Denver, CO 80237

10 am every Sunday Free parking

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Open hearts. Open minds. Open doors.

Sunday Worship 8:00 am Chapel Service 9:00 & 10:30 am

Spiritual Ancestry Pastor Mark Brewer

Sunday School 9:00 & 10:30 am Sunday

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1609 W. Littleton Blvd.

(303) 798-1389 • www.fpcl.org

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Abiding Word Lutheran Church 8391 S. Burnley Ct., Highlands Ranch

(Next to RTD lot @470 & University)

New Thought...Ancient Wisdom Sunday Service

& Children’s Church 10:00 a.m.

Visit our website for details of classes & upcoming events.

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www.P a r k er C C R S.org P.O. Box 2945—Parker CO 80134-2945

Worship Services Sundays at 9:00am

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First Presbyterian Church of Littleton Open and Welcoming

Current Study:

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Congregation Beth Shalom

www.st-andrew-umc.com 303-794-2683 Preschool: 303-794-0510 9203 S. University Blvd.

Highlands Ranch, 80126

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Golden Eagles golden in league play Mountain Vista boys capture first ever Continental crown

By Jim Benton

jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia.com Quick looks are part of the Mountain Vista offense and the Golden Eagles needed only seven seconds to wrap up the outright Continental League boys basketball championship Feb. 21.

After Evan Motlong of Highlands Ranch scored with 8.6 seconds remaining in overtime to tie the game at 73-all, Mountain Vista’s Brady Shubert took the inbounds pass and heaved it down court to Jake Pemberton.

Pemberton sank the winning layup before the final buzzer to give the Golden Eagles a rousing 75-73 win and the outright league title.

“On that last play we hustled and Brady looked up,” explained Pemberton. “That’s our offense.

That’s what the quick look is about. I was just running, he looked up, threw it and I just made an easy layup.”

Highlands Ranch coach Bob Caton admitted his team got beat on a smart play.

“Their kid was very smart,” said Caton. “He took the ball and heaved it down to the other end and they got a layup.”

The layup sealed Mountain Vista’s 11th conference win and gave the Golden Eagles their first ever Continental League boys basketball title. Mountain Vista (21-1, 11-0 Continental) collected only its second victory in 10 games against Highlands Ranch, en route to earning a top-seed for the Class 5A playoffs.

Highlands Ranch got a No. 2 seed in one of the four region brackets.

“Since I’ve been here we hadn’t beat Highlands Ranch,” said

Mountain Vista’s Carson Simon (15) gets airborne on his way to the hoop with only the Falcons’ Keith Coleman (20) in his way. Simon had six points in Mountain Vista’s 75-73 OT thriller Feb. 21 that clinched the Continental League title. Highlands Ranch’s Zach Braxton (34) and Cole Sundlof (5) look on. The Golden Eagles enter the state tournament as a No. 1 seed, while the Falcons check in at No. 2. Photo by Paul DiSalvo Mountain Vista coach Bob Wood.

“So we had to get over that hurdle.

It’s an undefeated league title, which has been our goal for a couple years. We fell short last year. It was a great basketball game and a great atmosphere.”

An overflowing crowd jammed into Mountain Vista’s Eagles Nest gym and witnessed what turned out to be a terrific championship game.

Highlands Ranch could have gained a share of the league title with a win but the Falcons (16-7) wound up in a second-place Continental League tie with Chaparral and Regis Jesuit with 9-2 records.

“It’s great,” added Pemberton.

“Our coach before the game said let’s run the Ranch and that’s what we did. It’s just nice to have bragging rights. We’re undefeated in the league. It was nice to come out on top. Both teams had the same kind of talent. We just hustled more.”

There were almost as many momentum changes in the game as the combined 16 3-point baskets that the teams made.

Mountain Vista put together a 14-2 run in the first period to grab an 18-11 advantage. However, Highlands Ranch grabbed a 38-35 halftime lead, and stretched it to 11 points in the first 3:23 of the third quarter with a 9-1 run to

open the second half.

The Golden Eagles were ahead 65-61 with 2:26 left in regulation but the Falcons scored four straight points to send the game into overtime when Mountain Vista attempted to run down the clock.

Graham Smith scored the first five points of the overtime with two of his baskets coming after assists from Pemberton as Mountain Vista took a 70-65 lead. Highlands Ranch battled back and tied the game at 73 on Motlong’s basket only to let Mountain Vista retaliate with the long pass completion and winning layup.

“If we could have shot free

throws better (17-for-30), the game would have been a lot easier,” said Wood, who had to ask for the basket at the south end of the gym to be lowered so his team could cut down the net. “We did battle back. We don’t die. We knew our press would get to the other team eventually. Once that happened we were able to control the game.

“We’ve won 14 in a row. We feel like we are one of the better teams in the state. Highlands Ranch is a really good team and they’ve got a monster inside (Zach Braxton) and he’s really hard pressed to stop. It’s really nice to be 11-0 in the conference.”

Pemberton, the 6-foot-4 senior who will play for the University of Denver next season, finished with a game-high 27 points and had six assists and five steals.

Subart had 18 points while Smith, Ray Beresford and Jonathan Moore each contributed eight points. Smith, a 6-3 senior, led the team with 14 rebounds.

Braxton, a 6-9 Highlands Ranch senior who is bound for Weber State, led the Falcons with 22 points. Motlong scored 18 and Ryley Stewart had 14 points.

“It was a great high school game,” said Caton. “It was great for the Highlands Ranch community. It was great for both schools and that’s what it is all about. You couldn’t ask for more excitement.”

Mountain Vista will host the winner of the Mountain RangeNorthglenn game in the second round of the state playoffs on March 1.

“We’re a legitimate state championship contender,” said Wood.

“It’s a one-game playoff from here on. Everybody is on the same page. You never know but we’re definitely a contender.”

Highlands Ranch draws the Horizon-George Washington winner on March 1.

“We’re playing good basketball,” said Caton.

Mountain Vista senior places second at state tourney Dylan Formby finishes season with 30-4 record on the mats

South MEtro wrEStlErS on thE podiuM

By Jim Benton

jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia. com If there was any disappointment on Dylan Formby’s face it was hard recognize.

Formby, a Mountain Vista senior, was overlooked as a threat among the Class 5A 170-pound wrestlers considered having a shot at winning the state tournament.

However, Formby made it to the finals before losing 18-10 to Arvada West’s Tony Silva-Bussey on Feb. 22 at the Pepsi Center.

A second-place finish was pretty good for the senior who wound up the season with a 30-4 record.

“I’m happy with the season and to finish second was great,” said Formby. “I would definitely say I was a dark horse. If you told anybody two weeks ago that I’d be wrestling for the state championship, nobody would have believed you.”

Formby trailed the entire match against Silva-Bussey and was never able to put any pressure on the Wildcat senior who notched two easy decisions and a pair of pins en route to the championship.

“He’s a good wrestler,” admitted Formby who was seeking to become Mountain

Wrestlers from south metro schools who placed in

the top six of the Class 5A state wrestling tournament Feb. 20-22 at the Pepsi Center include:

113 pounds: 2. Matt Finesilver, Cherry Creek; 4. Hayden Karren, Ponderosa; 5. Frank Martinez, Chaparral 126 pounds: 1. Mitch Finesilver, Cherry Creek; 5.

John Daniel, Arapahoe 132 pounds: 4. Devin House, Ponderosa 138 pounds: 1. Zach Finesilver, Cherry Creek 145 pounds: 2. Torry Williams, Ponderosa

Mountain Vista’s Dylan Formby seeks to score points in his match with Tony Sova-Buss of Arvada West during the Feb. 22 Class 5A 170-pound state championship match. Formby lost the spirited battle for the title, 18-10. Photo by Tom Munds Vista’s first individual state wrestling champion.

Three south metro wrestlers won individual state championships at the Pepsi Center.

Ponderosa’s Dylan Gabel won his second consecutive championship by pinning Arapahoe’s Jaylen Mosqueira in 3:11 of

the 182-pound title match. Cherry Creek’s 126-pounder Mitch Finesilver captured his second state title with a 1-0 win over Coronado’s Jess Hankin and Mitch’s twin brother Zach Finesilver captured the 138-pound state title with a 10-4 decision over Arvada West’s Jimmy Rothwell.

Arvada West easily captured the Class 5A

170 pounds: 2. Dylan Formby, Mountain Vista; 3.

Kaleb Geiger, Castle View 182 pounds: 1. Dylan Gabel, Ponderosa; 2. Jaylen Mosqueira, Arapahoe

285 pounds: 2. Dane Drimmer, Chaparral; 5. Blake

Jacobs, ThunderRidge

team title with 179 points, 87 points more than second-place Pomona. Ponderosa was third with 88 points, while Cherry Creek finished fourth with 81.5. Chaparral finished 12th and Arapahoe placed 17th.

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By Jim Benton

Prep sports Scoreboard

Jaguars are on guard jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia.com Tyler Lopez and Mitch Lombard are two of a kind.

Both are junior Rock Canyon guards. Both can handle the basketball, penetrate, find open teammates, make steals off the dribble and score.

Lopez is more of a shooting guard and Lombard a point guard but neither has trouble effectively switching roles.

“They definitely have different skills,” said Rock Canyon coach Kent Grams. “I would argue they may be the best two tandem guards in the state.

They are very hard to guard off the dribble.”

Statistics after 22 games confirm that the two Jaguar scoring leaders are versatile assets on a young Rock Canyon team.

The 5-foot-11 Garcia is averaging 15.2 points, 2.2 rebounds, two assists and three steals a game. Lombard, 6-1, is scoring at a 13.6 clip with four rebounds, 5.4 assists and 2.3 steals per contest.

“They have a lot of things they still need to improve on,” said Grams. “They have to step up and hit shots when we need them to and they have to improve on the defensive end.

They have come a long way.

“Last year we got beat up because we were so young. They have definitely matured. They understand the game better.

They handle situations differently. They are doing better in the classroom. All around

they’re getting better and better.”

In a Feb. 18 Continental League game at Heritage, Lombard took over the scoring role putting up 25 points on 9-of-10 shooting in a 70-64 come-frombehind win. Twenty-one of those points came from behind the arc as the junior was 7-of-8 from 3-point land. He also had nine assists, five rebounds and four steals.

Displaying exceptional court vision all night, one of Lombard’s assists was to Garcia for a fast-break basket that put Rock Canyon up to stay at 6660 against the Eagles. Lombard and Taylor each connected on two free throws in the final waning seconds to ice the victory.

Garcia had 17 points against Heritage and during the final 25 seconds of the first half when the Jaguars were working for a last shot, he dribbled the ball back and forth, up and down before driving to the basket.

“Mitch is probably more of a point guard because he is very unselfish,” pointed out Grams.

“The sign of a great player is how much better they make their teammates and Mitch does great job of getting teammates great looks. Tyler is more of a scorer and we need him to score. He hasn’t been shooting the ball as well as we need him to. Tyler is unselfish, he can play the point and he has maybe the best handles in the state. He’s got unbelievably quick hands.

“He does things that college kids can’t do. Tyler looks to shoot more. That’s why we

HIGHLANDS RANCH HIGH SCHOOL Boys basketball Highlands Ranch 75, Mountain Vista 73 Zach Braxton finished with 26 points, 14 rebounds, six assists and four blocked shots in an overtime loss for the Continental League Championship against Mountain Vista. Evan Motlong scored 18 points and 17 points came from Ryley Stewart. Both Motlong and Eric Dynes had eight rebounds and Stewart had 11 assists. Golden Eagles’ Jake Pemberton scored 27 points followed by 18 points from Brady Subart. Graham Smith had 14 rebounds and Pemberton had six assists, 11 deflections and five steals.

Girls basketball

Rock Canyon guards Mitch Lombard (1) and Tyler Garcia (4) have led the way for the Jaguars this season on the hardwood. Photo by Jim Benton reverse that role and put Mitch at the point guard. If we need somebody to bring it up, either of them can bring it up. They are both very special.”

Lombard says playing with Garcia makes the game easier.

“He opens up a lot of things,” said Lombard. “He’s always open on the court so he makes it easy. He takes a lot of pressure

off of me. He does a lot of the scoring and it is easy to get him the ball all the time.

“My favorite thing to do is assisting off of the dribble, penetration. If the pass isn’t open I like to finish at the basket.

Mainly I’m a pass-first point guard.”

Together, they make a perfect combination.

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Highlands Ranch 77, Mountain Vista 46 Ciera Morgan scored 26 points followed by Logan Opheim with 18 points. Opheim had four 3-pointers and went 4 for 4 at the free throw line. Morgan went 10 for 11 at the free throw line. Golden Eagles’ Paige Keller had 11 points and Maddy Whetstone had 10 points. Mountain Vista had five 3-pointers which included three from Keller and two from Chelsea Pearson. Molly McCabe had five rebounds along with Keller. Both Scooter Lopez and Maddy Wilmes had three assists.

UPCOMING GAMES Boys basketball SATURDAY TBA - Highlands Ranch vs TBA (State Tournament) TBA - Mountain Vista vs. TBA (State Tournament)

Girls basketball THURSDAY TBA - Highlands Ranch vs. Cherokee Trail TBA - Mountain Vista vs. Fort Collins

SALOME’S STARS FOR THE WEEK OF FEb 24, 2014

ARIES (Mar 21 to Apr 19) Try to say as little as possible about the work you’re doing through the end of the month. Then you can make your announcement and accept your well-deserved plaudits.

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GEMINI (May 21 to Jun 20) before you act on your “feelings” about that upcoming decision, it might be wise to do a little fact-checking first. You could be very much surprised by what you don’t find.

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18 Lone Tree Voice

February 27, 2014

Sterling Ranch wins legal battle Community association fails in appeal attempt to stop development

By Ryan Boldrey

rboldrey@coloradocommunitymedia.com Douglas County District Court Judge Richard Caschette has ruled in favor of the county commissioners and the Sterling Ranch LLC development.

After successfully halting the development once already, the Chatfield Community Association filed another legal challenge against the development’s approval in August 2013, asking the district court to reverse the county commissioners’ decision from a month earlier to again approve the development.

The homeowner’s group, filing under Rule 106, which allows for groups to challenge a governing body’s ruling on a development,

stated that the county commissioners demonstrated an “abuse of discretion” and “acted outside their jurisdiction and authority” by giving the development its seal of approval on July 10, 2013.

The development, located in the northwest portion of the county, is to the northeast of Roxborough and to the immediate south of the Chatfield Community Association.

The suit, similar to the group’s 2011 legal challenge — found successful in 2012 — argued that Sterling Ranch still does not have an adequate water supply to move forward with its development and also stated that the commissioners acted on an application that was not pending, but closed, when they approved it last summer.

Caschette, in a six-page ruling filed with the court on Feb. 19, disagreed.

The judge, citing SB258, which was passed in May 2013, wrote: “the Court finds that the Board did not

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exceed its jurisdiction or abuse its discretion when it approved the Sterling Ranch applications on July 2013.”

The Senate Bill, which had been lobbied for by the commissioners, gave Sterling Ranch the clarification that it needed to move forward, stating what they believed to be true already: that a developer doesn’t have to show water adequacy for an entire development up front, but can demonstrate it in phases throughout the process.

Calling that particular part of the ruling “a threshold matter that (the Court) believes is dispositive of this matter,” Caschette still took time to address the plaintiff’s other concerns, point by point, finding on behalf of the development each time.

In response to the assertions that the district court’s ruling in 2012 was a final ruling and that the Sterling Ranch applications could no longer be considered “pending” when the commissioners voted unanimously to approve the project in July 2013, Caschette wrote that the court “expressly stated (in November 2012) that … `additional decisions or actions with respect to the application are left to the Board.’”

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The development, which had spent years tied up in red tape was not fazed by the recent suit, and began moving forward with plans, following the commissioners’ ruling in July, said Sterling Ranch spokesman Randy Pye. “We never felt uncomfortable, even when the 106

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According to Pye, “completely coincidental to the judge’s ruling,” the development had already scheduled to begin moving dirt on Feb. 20. And even had the ruling not taken place yet, he said that still would have been the plan that was executed.

“We never really stopped moving forward,” Pye said.

“We had our zoning and wanted to go ahead. We felt it was time to start putting the infrastructure in.”

The development still has to show adequate water, but according to Pye, 480 acre-feet of water being obtained from Aurora Water — more than what is required for the first phase of the project — has been included in the initial sketch plan, which has already been submitted and is awaiting approval from the county.

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age of open space to about 37 percent of its acreage.

Another appeal in the works

Denis Larratt, vice president of the Chatfield Community Association, said he and his organization felt “that the judge missed the mark in several parts of his decision.”

“We feel strongly that our case is solid, and as such we will likely file an appeal,” Larratt said. “Our concern all along has been that Sterling Ranch won’t produce a quality development, as they have continually sought approvals at substandard levels from water, to transportation and more. Worse, it appears that their partners on the Douglas Board of County Commissioners go along with anything they ask for. “... It is obvious that community groups like CCA are required to hold the county and Sterling Ranch to state law and Douglas County zoning regulations, since they won’t do it on their own.” Pye said they are not concerned with the possibility of another appeal.

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plat filings to be dealt with before houses can start going up. Pye said he expects to see those first houses “go vertical in the first quarter of 2015.”

“We are very pleased, needless to say,” he said.

“We have all the water we need for build-out and we are already rocking and rolling.”

In addition to its own agreement with Aurora, the development’s water provider, Dominion, also has a contract in place with Heir Water, south of Castle Rock, and is part of the WISE (Water Infrastructure and Supply Efficiency) Partnership, which will bring reusable water from Denver and Aurora into the community.

The development, at build-out, is expected to include 12,050 homes spread over 3,400 acres. Plans call for 30 miles of trails, multiple parks and wildlife corridors, a multi-field athletic complex, a hospital, fire services, schools, and a town center patterned after Littleton’s historic downtown. The community also intends to keep the percent-

hgarcia@coloradocommunitymedia.com Although the technological landscape changes yearly, scammers lurking in life’s peripheries — on the phone a thousand miles away or on the other end of a phishing email — have motives as old as time.

“They are year-round,” said Sgt. Ron Hanavan, a spokesman for the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office. “If anything, they just recycle and recirculate different scams. Like the foreign lottery scams, they’ve been around forever.”

On Feb. 11, the Better Business Bureau released its “BBB Top 10 Scams of 2013.” The year prior, estimates put the total loss by Americans to scams at $1.4 billion, according to the Federal Trade Commission’s Consumer Sentinel Data Book.

The list was gathered from reports taken from victims of scams, federal agencies and from other reliable information sources.

Although anyone can be a victim, Hanavan said that scammers sometimes target older age groups. Victims are usually contacted by phone or email “out of the blue,” he said.

Hanavan said that the best scam deterrent is knowledge.

“What helps us is for our public to be as savvy as possible and help battle against these would-be scammers,” Hanavan said. “It goes a long way to ask questions, call some friends or do some Internet searches.”

Hanavan said residents also have the ability to report scams or cases of fraud to their local law enforcement

agency.

“The bottom line is if someone is promising you the world, and you just have to pay some fees up front, it doesn’t work that way,” Hanavan said.

BBB Top 10 Scams of 2013

• Medical Alert Scam: This scam targets seniors, offering a “free” medical alert system in exchange for bank account or credit information.

• Auction Reseller Scam: Scammers fooled online auction sellers into shipping goods without receiving payment. Usually the buyer claims it’s an “emergency” of some sort and asks the seller to ship that same day. The seller receives an email that looks like it’s from PayPal confirming a payment, but emails are easy to fake.

• Arrest Warrant Scam: Con artists use technology that can change what is visible on Caller ID, allowing them to pose as the office of the local sheriff or other law enforcement agency.

They call to say there is an arrest warrant, but the victim can pay a fine in order to avoid criminal charges.

• Invisible Home Improvements: Home improvement scams vary little from year to year. The hardest for homeowners to detect are repairs or improvements to the areas of a home that are difficult to see. Scammers may simply knock on doors offering a great deal, but more and more they are using telemarketing, email and even social media to reach homeowners.

• Casting Call Scam: Scammers pose as agents or talent scouts looking for actors, singers, models and reality show contestants, and use phony audition notices to fool aspiring performers into paying to try out for parts that don’t exist.

• Foreign Currency Scam: Scammers frequently use real current events

and news stories to get victims to “invest” in foreign currency. They advertise an easy investment with high return and low risk when you purchase Iraqi Dinar, Vietnamese Dong or, most recently, the Egyptian Pound.

• Scam Texts: One major tactic being used of late is the use of scam texts, known as “smishing,” to steal personal information. They look like a text alert from a bank, asking to confirm information or “reactivate your debit card” by following a link on a smart phone.

Scammers then get a victim’s banking information.

• Do Not Call Scams: Scammers pretend to be a government official calling to sign you up or confirming participation on the Dot Not call list. In one variation, scammers ask for personal information. In another, scammers try to charge a fee for you to join the registry.

• Fake Friend Scam: A popular recent scam has been the theft of people’s online identities to create fake profiles. A new “friend” can learn a lot about a person to scam later, “recommend” websites that download malware, use accounts to scrap information on other “friends,” even impersonate a military officer or other trustworthy person to perpetrate a romance scam.

• Affordable Care Act Scam: Scammers had a field day with the Affordable Care Act, using it as a way to fool Americans into sharing personal information. Scammers call claiming to be from the federal government and saying the would-be victim needs a new insurance card or Medicare card, and then collect personal information.

For more information on these and other scams, go to BBB Scamstopper and sign up for scam alerts to learn about new scams as they are developed.

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Lone Tree Voice 19

February 27, 2014

Colorado Community Media wins 132 awards Five major awards brought home by newspapers

2013 Colorado Press assoCiation Contest winners A look at Colorado Community Media’s award winners from south metro-area newspapers in the CPA Better Newspaper Contest:

Staff report

Colorado Community Media brought home 132 awards in the annual Colorado Press Association Better Newspaper Contest.

Included in the tally were five special honors. The Tri-Lakes Tribune (Class 1), the Golden Transcript (Class 4) and the Highlands Ranch Herald (Class 5) each won the Advertising Sweepstakes Award. The Trimov- bune also won the Sweepstakes Award in the photo and design category and garnered the coveted General Excellence Award.

The awards were announced at a ceremony Feb. 21 in downtown Denver as part of CPA’s annual convention.

For CCM — a two-year-old media company comprising 22 newspapers and 23 websites covering the north, west and south suburbs of Denver, and El Paso and Teller counties — this year’s honors were a continuation of an upward trend. A year ago, CCM was recognized with 95 awards, a major spike from the previous year’s 28 earned among the papers.

CCM’s south metro publications, based in Highlands Ranch and including the Lone Tree Voice, received 58 awards, including 19 first-place honors and the Advertising Sweepstakes Award.

In the advertising category, production manager Scott Andrews collected 16

Editorial Name Category Ryan Boldrey Business feature story, Class 2 Ryan Boldrey Sports story, Class 5 Ann Macari Healey Serious column writing, Class 5 Chris Michlewicz Health feature story, Class 2 Chris Rotar Editorial writing, Class 2 Ryan Boldrey Deadline news reporting , Class 5 Ryan Boldrey Health enterprise story, Class 5 Ryan Boldrey, Courtney Kuhlen Story/picture combination, Class 5 Virginia Grantier Feature story, Class 5 Jennifer Smith Business news story, Class 2 Jennifer Smith Health feature story, Class 2 James Bayne Editorial cartoon (weekly) Jim Benton Sports story, Class 5 Jim Benton Sports event story, Class 5 Jim Benton, Lindsay Lovato, Tom Munds, Chris Rotar Editorial special section, Class 2 Ryan Boldrey Agriculture story, Class 5 Ryan Boldrey News story, Class 5 Scott Gilbert Headline writing, Class 2 Chris Rotar Headline writing, Class 5

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awards, including nine first-place honors, for his south metro work. Overall, Andrews, whose duties encompass the entire company, won 28 awards, 14 of which were first place.

On the editorial side, Ryan Boldrey, who

PUBLIC NOTICE

. for the 2013 Surface Treatment Project, Douglas County Project Number CI 2013-002 in Douglas County; and that any person, co-partnership, association or corporation that has an unpaid claim against said Foothills Paving and Maintenance, Inc. for or on account of the furnishing of labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender or other supplies used or consumed by such contractor or any of his subcontractors in or about the performance of said work, or that supplied rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of said work, may at any time up to and including said time of such final settlement on said March 29, 2014, file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim with the Board of County Commissioners, c/o Public Works Engineering Director, with a copy to the Project Engineer, Terry Gruber, Department of Public Works Engineering, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO 80104.

Craig M. Smith Humorous column writing, Class 5 Jennifer Smith Business news story, Class 2 Photo and design Kate Ferraro Editorial layout/design, Class 2 Deborah Grigsby Photo essay, Class 2 Courtney Kuhlen Feature photograph, Class 2 Virginia Grantier, Deborah Grigsby, Chris Michlewicz Photo essay, Class 5 Kate Ferraro News page design, Class 5 Kate Ferraro Feature page design, Class 2 Staff Editorial layout/design, Class 5 Scott Andrews Cover design, Class 2 Deborah Grigsby Photo essay, Class 5

Government Legals PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF CONTRACTORS SETTLEMENT COUNTY OF DOUGLAS STATE OF COLORADO

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Section 38-26-107, C.R.S., as amended, that on March 29, 2014 final settlement will be made by the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, for and on account of a contract between Douglas County and Foothills Paving and Maintenance, Inc. for the 2013 Surface Treatment Project, Douglas County Project Number CI 2013-002 in Douglas County; and that any person, co-partnership, association or corporation that has an unpaid claim against said Foothills Paving and Maintenance, Inc. for or on account of the furnishing of labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender or other supplies used or consumed by such contractor or any of his subcontractors in or about the performance of said work, or that supplied rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of said work, may at any time up to and including said time of such final settlement on said March 29, 2014, file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim with the Board of County Commissioners, c/o Public Works Engineering Director, with a copy to the Project Engineer, Terry Gruber, Department of Public Works Engineering, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO 80104.

Government Legals

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

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Advertising Scott Andrews Scott Andrews Scott Andrews Scott Andrews Scott Andrews Scott Andrews

Use of color, Class 5 Restaurant/dining ad, Class 5 Health care ad, Class 5 Website promotion, Class 2 Website promotion, Class 5 House ad promotion, Class 5

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recently was promoted from reporter to assistant editor, registered a pair of first-place awards among his total tally of seven. Columnist Ann Macari Healey, reporter Chris Michlewicz and editor Chris Rotar each earned a first-place award.

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Scott Andrews Circulation promo, Class 2 1st Scott Andrews Advertising campaign, Class 5 1st S. Andrews, Sandi Austin, Nick Elias, Erin Franks, Tina Meltzer Special section, Class 5 1st Staff Automotive ad, Class 5 1st Doug De Visser Small space ad, Class 5 1st Staff Layout and design, Class 5 1st Scott Andrews Use of color, Class 5 2nd Scott Andrews Small space ad, Class 5 2nd Scott Andrews House ad promotion, Class 2 2nd Scott Andrews Restaurant/dining ad, Class 5 2nd S. Andrews, Sandi Austin, Nick Elias Erin Franks, Tina Meltzer Special section, Class 2 2nd Nick Elias Black and white ad, Class 5 2nd Nick Elias Automotive ad, Class 5 2nd Andy Rickard Classified pages/section, Class 2 2nd Andy Rickard Classified pages/section, Class 5 2nd Staff Layout and design, Class 2 2nd S. Andrews, Sandi Austin, Nick Elias, Erin Franks, Tina Meltzer, Andy Rickard Special section, Class 5 3rd Nick Elias Black and white ad, Class 2 3rd Nick Elias Black and white ad, Class 5 3rd Tina Meltzer Automotive ad, Class 2 3rd Tina Meltzer Real estate ad, Class 5 3rd

Page designer Kate Ferraro was recognized three times, including a first-place Department of Public Works Engineering, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, honor.

Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO 80104, until Tuesday, March 18, 2014, at 2:00 p.m.

Eligible contest entries were published This project consists of concrete pavein print or online between Sept.

1, 2012 and ment repair, other miscellaneous work, Aug. 31, 2013. and traffic control.

The Contract Documents may be examined at the above address after 10:00 a.m. on Monday, March 3, 2014, and copies of the Contract Documents may be obtained upon payment of $35.00 for each set. The $35.00 is non-refundable. (Additional charge if mailing is required.)

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Public Notice Government Legals PUBLIC INVITATION TO BID

Separate sealed bids for 2014 CONCRETE PAVEMENT REPAIR PROJECT, DOUGLAS COUNTY PROJECT NUMBER CI 2014-005 will be received by the Owner, Douglas County Government, Department of Public Works Engineering, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO 80104, until Tuesday, March 18, 2014, at 2:00 p.m.

This project consists of concrete pavement repair, other miscellaneous work, and traffic control.

bids for 2014 CONCRETE PAVEMENT REPAIR PROJECT, DOUGLAS COUNTY PROJECT NUMBER CI 2014-005 will be received by the Owner, Douglas County Government, Department of Public Works Engineering, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO 80104, until Tuesday, March 18, 2014, at 2:00 p.m.

This project consists of concrete pavement repair, other miscellaneous work, and traffic control.

A PRE-BID CONFERENCE will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, March 12, 2014, at the Department of Public Works Engineering, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO 80104. The Bid Opening will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 18, 2014, at the same address.

The Project includes the following ma-

items and approximate quantities: To advertise your publicjor 303-566-4100 • notices Removalcall of Concrete Pavement –

The Contract Documents may be examined at the above address after 10:00 a.m. on Monday, March 3, 2014, and copies of the Contract Documents may be obtained upon payment of $35.00 for each set. The $35.00 is non-refundable. (Additional charge if mailing is required.)

Government Legals

A PRE-BID CONFERENCE will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, March 12, 2014, at the Department of Public Works Engineering, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO 80104. The Bid Opening will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 18, 2014, at the same address.

62,220 SY • Aggregate Base Course (Class 6) – 7,504 Ton • Concrete Pavement (9 Inch) (Class P) (Without Sealant) – 35,220 SY • Concrete Pavement (9 Inch) (Class P) (With Sealant) – 21,000 SY Prior to submitting a Bid Proposal, Bidders shall have received prequalification status (active status) with the Colorado Department of Transportation to bid on individual projects of the size and kind of work as set forth herein.

Government Legals

The Board of Douglas County Commissioners of the County of Douglas, ColAny questions on the bidding process NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to orado, By: Frederick H. Koch, P.E., may be directed to Terry Gruber, Section 38-26-107, C.R.S., as amended, Public Works Engineering Director.

Project Engineer at 303.660.7490. that on March 29, 2014 final settlement The Project includes the following mawill be made by the County of Douglas, Legal Notice No.: 925024 jor items and approximate quantities: For Planholder Information, State of Colorado, for and on account First Publication: February 27, 2014 • Removal of Concrete Pavement – Please Call 303.660.7490 (Front Desk) of a contract between Douglas County Last Publication: March 6, 2014 62,220 SY and Foothills Paving and Maintenance, The Contract Documents may be exPublisher: Douglas County News-Press • Aggregate Base Course (Class 6) – Legal Notice No.: 925025 Inc. for the 2013 Surface Treatment amined at the above address after 10:00 7,504 Ton First Publication: February 27, 2014 Project, Douglas County Project Number a.m. on Monday, March 3, 2014, and cop• Concrete Pavement (9 Inch) (Class P) Last Publication: March 6, 2014 CI 2013-002 in Douglas County; and that ies of the Contract Documents may be obPublic Notice (Without Sealant) – 35,220 SY Publisher: Douglas County News-Press any person, co-partnership, association or tained upon payment of $35.00 for each • Concrete Pavement (9 Inch) (Class P) corporation that has an unpaid claim set. The $35.00 is non-refundable. (AddiPUBLIC INVITATION TO BID (With Sealant) – 21,000 SY against said Foothills Paving and Maintentional charge if mailing is required.)

Prior to submitting a Bid Proposal, Bidance, Inc. for or on account of the furnishSeparate sealed bids for 2014 CONders shall have received prequalification ing of labor, materials, team hire, sustenA PRE-BID CONFERENCE will be held at Failure on the part of claimant to file such CRETE PAVEMENT REPAIR PROJECT, status (active status) with the Colorado ance, provisions, provender or other sup10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, March 12, statement prior to such final settlement will DOUGLAS COUNTY PROJECT NUMDepartment of Transportation to bid on inplies used or consumed by such contract2014, at the Department of Public Works relieve said County of Douglas from all BER CI 2014-005 will be received by the dividual projects of the size and kind of and any liability for such claimant's claim. or or any of his subcontractors in or about Engineering, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Owner, Douglas County Government, work as set forth herein. the performance of said work, or that supThird Street, Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO Department of Public Works Engineering, The Board of Douglas County Commisplied rental machinery, tools, or equip80104.

The Bid Opening will be conducPhilip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Any questions on the bidding process sioners of the County of Douglas, Colment to the extent used in the prosecuted at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 18, Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO 80104, until may be directed to Terry Gruber, orado, By: Frederick H. Koch, P.E., tion of said work, may at any time up to 2014, at the same address.

Tuesday, March 18, 2014, at 2:00 p.m.

Project Engineer at 303.660.7490.

Public Works Engineering Director. and including said time of such final settleThis project consists of concrete pavement on said March 29, 2014, file a veriThe Project includes the following mament repair, other miscellaneous work, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, COLORADO For Planholder Information, Legal Notice No.: 925024 fied statement of the amount due and unjor items and approximate quantities: and traffic control.

COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, COLORADO TREASURER'S STATEMENT Please Call 303.660.7490 (Front Desk) First Publication: February 27, 2014 paid on account of such claim with the • Removal of Concrete Pavement – STATEMENT Statement of Cash Receipts & Disbursements Last Publication: March 6, 2014 Board of County Commissioners, c/o Pub62,220 SY The Contract Documents mayTREASURER'S be exLegal Notice No.: 925025 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press lic Works Engineering Director, with a • Aggregate Base Course (Class – Statement Cash Receipts & Disbursements For the 6 months Ended6)December 31, 2013 amined at the above address afterof 10:00 First Publication: February 27, 2014 copy to the Project Engineer, Terry Ton31, 2013 a.m. on Monday, March 3,For 2014, cop-Ended7,504 the 6and months December Last Publication: March 6, 2014 Gruber, Department of Public Works En• Concrete Pavement (9 Inch) (Class P) ies of the Contract Documents may be obPublisher: Douglas County News-Press gineering, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 (Without Sealant) – 35,220 SY tained upon payment of $35.00 for each ABATED TOTAL TREASURER Third Street, Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO • Concrete PavementTOTAL (9 Inch) (Class P) set.AND The $35.00 is non-refundable. (AddiABATED AND TOTAL TOTAL TREASURER BEGINNING CURRENT DELINQUENT OTHER TRANSFERS RECEIPTS TRANSFERS DISBURSEMENTS ENDING FEES 80104.

(With Sealant) – 21,000 SY tional charge if mailing is required.)

BEGINNING CURRENT DELINQUENT OTHERTAX TRANSFERS RECEIPTS ENDING FEES CASH TAX INTEREST ANDTRANSFERS OUT AND TRANSFERS CASH WITHHELD Prior IN to submitting aTRANSFERS Bid Proposal,DISBURSEMENTS Bidders shall have received prequalification Failure on the partCASH of claimant to file such A PRE-BID CONFERENCE will be held at DISBURSEMENTS TAX TAX INTEREST RECEIPTS IN AND TRANSFERS OUT AND TRANSFERS CASH WITHHELD status (active status) with the Colorado statement priorFUNDS to such final settlement will 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, March 12, COUNTY Department of Transportation to bid on inrelieve said County of Douglas from all 2014, at the Department of Public Works and any liability for such claimant's claim. dividual projects of the size and kind of Engineering, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 CAPITAL EXPENDITURES $3,681,239.91 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $528,592.28 $528,592.28 $625,190.14 $0.00 $625,190.14 $3,584,642.05 work as $0.00 set forth herein.

Third Street, Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO $3,681,239.91 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $528,592.28 $625,190.14 $0.00 $625,190.14 $3,584,642.05 REPLACEMENT $14,640,350.09 0.00 $528,592.28 0.00 The Bid Opening 0.00 0.00 2,838,522.00 $2,838,522.00 252,120.91 950,850.00 $1,202,970.91 $16,275,901.18 TheCAPITAL Board of Douglas County Commis- $0.00 80104. will be conducsioners the $14,640,350.09 County Any questions bidding process$1,202,970.91 ted0.00 at 2:002,838,522.00 p.m. on Tuesday,$2,838,522.00 March 18, 0.00 0.00 252,120.91 950,850.00 $16,275,901.18 CISC of FISCAL AGENT of Douglas, Col- 0.00 $417,014.99 0.00 0.00 0.00 476,889.87 0.00 on the$476,889.87 400,100.53 0.00 $400,100.53 $493,804.33 orado, By: Frederick be 0.00 directed to Terry 2014, address. $476,889.87 $417,014.99 0.00 0.00 476,889.87 0.00Gruber, $400,100.53 $493,804.33 CONSERVATION TRUSTH. Koch, P.E., 0.00 $1,428,142.63 0.00 0.00at the same0.00 650,818.71 may 400,100.53 $650,818.71 397,068.05 0.00 $397,068.05 $1,681,893.29 Public Works Engineering Director.

Project Engineer at 303.660.7490. $1,428,142.63 0.00 0.00 0.00 650,818.71 0.00 $650,818.71 397,068.05 0.00 $397,068.05 $1,681,893.29 COUNTY GENERAL $90,784,162.15 2,025,890.12 (108,020.01) 80,400.23 56,668,095.23 7,510,045.00 $66,176,410.57 91,673,041.62 400,000.00 $92,073,041.62 $64,887,531.10 $31,289.46 The Project includes the following ma$90,784,162.15 2,025,890.12 (108,020.01) 7,510,045.00 $66,176,410.57 91,673,041.62 400,000.00 $92,073,041.62 $64,887,531.10 $31,289.46 DEBT SERVICE $2,308,940.61 80,400.23 0.00 56,668,095.23 0.00 and 0.00 1,753,881.16 For1,796,550.16 $3,550,431.32 5,765,230.75 0.00 $5,765,230.75 $94,141.18 Legal Notice No.: 925024 Planholder Information, jor items approximate quantities: $2,308,940.61 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,753,881.16 1,796,550.16 $3,550,431.32 5,765,230.75 0.00 $5,765,230.75 $94,141.18 DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES $1,360,550.35 144,941.25 (7,680.43) 5,746.89 0.00 0.00 $143,007.71 1,291,526.90 0.00 $1,291,526.90 $212,031.16 $2,239.50 First Publication: February 27, 2014 Please Call 303.660.7490 (Front Desk) • Removal of Concrete Pavement – LastGENERAL Publication: March 6, 2014 $1,360,550.35 144,941.25 (7,680.43) 5,746.89 0.00 $143,007.71 1,291,526.90 0.00 $1,291,526.90 $212,031.16 $2,239.50 FIXED ASSET $5,100.58 0.00 0.00 SY 0.00 0.00 0.00 $0.00 0.00 0.00 $0.00 $5,100.58 62,220 Publisher: County News-Press Legal Notice No.: 925025 • Aggregate Base Course (Class 6) – $5,100.58 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 $0.00 0.00 0.00 $0.00 $5,100.58 HUMANDouglas SERVICES $6,116,374.90 45,854.86 (2,456.93) 1,815.93 2,270,530.36 0.00 $2,315,744.22 2,715,850.35 8,000.00 $2,723,850.35 $5,708,268.77 $0.00 Publication: February 27, 2014 7,504 $6,116,374.90 45,854.86 (2,456.93) 1,815.93 $2,315,744.22 8,000.00 $2,723,850.35 $5,708,268.77 $0.00 INTERNAL SERVICES LIAB & PROP INSUR $1,191,768.56 0.00 2,270,530.36 0.00Ton 0.00 269,792.76 First 2,715,850.35 0.00 $269,792.76 66,343.78 0.00 $66,343.78 $1,395,217.54 Last Publication: March 6, 2014 • Concrete Pavement (9 Inch) (Class P) NSUR $1,191,768.56 0.00 0.00 0.00 269,792.76 $269,792.76 66,343.78 0.00 $66,343.78 $1,395,217.54 INTERNAL SERVICES MEDICAL SELF INSUR $2,052,660.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 6,296,235.02 Publisher: 0.00 $6,296,235.02 5,765,911.15 0.00 $5,765,911.15 $2,582,983.89 Douglas County News-Press (Without Sealant) – 35,220 SY F INSUR $2,052,660.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 $6,296,235.02 5,765,911.15 0.00 $5,765,911.15 $2,582,983.89 INTERNAL SERVICES-EMPLOYEE BENEFITS $2,359,069.39 0.00 6,296,235.02 0.00 0.00 (9 Inch) 736,524.14 0.00 $736,524.14 420,588.94 0.00 $420,588.94 $2,675,004.59 • Concrete Pavement (Class P) EE BENEFITS $2,359,069.39 0.00 0.00 0.00 736,524.14 $736,524.14 420,588.94 0.00 $420,588.94 $2,675,004.59 JUSTICE CENTER SALES & USE TAX $36,407,906.13 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 $11,769,744.66 10,003,173.65 7,046,194.98 $17,049,368.63 $31,128,282.16 (With Sealant) – 21,000 SY 11,769,744.66 Prior0.00 to submitting0.00 a Bid Proposal, BidAX $36,407,906.13 0.00 0.00 0.007,157.84 11,769,744.66 $11,769,744.66 10,003,173.65 7,046,194.98 $17,049,368.63 $31,128,282.16 L.I.D. CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION $402,567.74 0.00 0.00 $7,157.84 18,261.33 0.00 $18,261.33 $391,464.25 $0.00 ders received prequalification $402,567.74 7,157.84 0.00 0.00 0.00shall have 0.00 $7,157.84 18,261.33 0.00 $18,261.33 $391,464.25 $0.00 LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY $23,577,467.36 948,291.45 (5,830.09) 15,309.44 1,698,457.77 0.00 $2,656,228.57 8,618,455.34 0.00 $8,618,455.34 $17,615,240.59 $6,198.59 status (active status) with the Colorado $23,577,467.36 948,291.45 (5,830.09) $2,656,228.57 8,618,455.34 0.00 $8,618,455.34 $17,615,240.59 $6,198.59 LID PROJECTS $5,697.53 15,309.44 0.00 1,698,457.77 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 $0.00 0.00 0.00 $0.00 $5,697.53 Department of Transportation to bid on in0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 $0.00 0.00 0.00 $0.00 $5,697.53 LINCOLN STATION$5,697.53 SALES TAX IMPROVEMENT $525.04 0.00 0.00 projects of 0.00 3,123.20 0.00 $3,123.20 3,648.24 0.00 $3,648.24 $0.00 dividual the size and kind of OVEMENT $525.04 0.00 0.00 0.00 3,123.20 0.00 $3,123.20 3,648.24 0.00 $3,648.24 $0.00 OPEN SPACE - SALES & USE TAX $12,071,625.42 0.00 4,686,415.05 0.00 $4,686,415.05 1,703,671.12 2,002,676.18 $3,706,347.30 $13,051,693.17 work0.00 as set forth herein. $12,071,625.42 0.00 0.00 0.00 $4,686,415.05 1,703,671.12 2,002,676.18 $3,706,347.30 $13,051,693.17 PARKS SALES & USE TAX $8,897,664.25 0.00 4,686,415.05 0.00 0.00 121,594.34 838,111.02 $959,705.36 1,121,473.48 68,472.00 $1,189,945.48 $8,667,424.13 Any0.00 questions on0.00 the bidding$959,705.36 process $8,897,664.25 0.00 0.00 0.00 121,594.34 838,111.02 1,121,473.48 68,472.00 $1,189,945.48 $8,667,424.13 PUBLIC TRUSTEE ($780,788.05) 0.00 237,224.22 0.00 $237,224.22 240,022.29 0.00 $240,022.29 ($783,586.12) may0.00 be directed Gruber, ($780,788.05) 0.00 0.00 0.00 237,224.22 240,022.29 0.00 $240,022.29 ($783,586.12) RMHIDTA ($260,600.35) 0.00 0.00to Terry$237,224.22 1,156,936.29 0.00 $1,156,936.29 1,110,263.73 0.00 $1,110,263.73 ($213,927.79) Project Engineer at 303.660.74 90. ($260,600.35) 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,156,936.29 0.00 $1,156,936.29 1,110,263.73 0.00 $1,110,263.73 ($213,927.79) $30,841,872.15 ROAD & BRIDGE $68,220,923.34 4,592,959.69 (34,508.27) 25,824.30 5,031,683.41 737,000.00 $10,352,959.13 29,441,872.15 1,400,000.00 $47,732,010.32 $10,066.84 $68,220,923.34 4,592,959.69 (34,508.27) 25,824.30 737,000.00 $10,352,959.13 29,441,872.15 1,400,000.00 $30,841,872.15 $47,732,010.32 $10,066.84 ROAD SALES & USE TAX $37,449,271.70 0.00 5,031,683.41 0.00 0.00 10,761,623.96 0.00 $10,761,623.96 10,965,385.06 893,185.02 $11,858,570.08 $36,352,325.58 For Planholder Information, $37,449,271.70 0.00 0.00 0.00 10,761,623.96 0.00 $10,761,623.96 10,965,385.06 893,185.02 $11,858,570.08 $36,352,325.58 SOLID WASTER DISPOSAL SITE $183,979.68 0.00 0.00Call 303.660.7490 (Front Desk) 19,416.64 0.00 $19,416.64 15,292.77 0.00 $15,292.77 $188,103.55 Please $183,979.68 0.00 0.00 0.00 19,416.64 0.00 $19,416.64 15,292.77 0.00 $15,292.77 $188,103.55 Legal Notice No.: 925025 TREASURER'S TAX COLLECTION First Publication: February 27, 2014 DUE TO TAXING AUTHORITIES Last Publication: March 6, 2014 (515,355.84) 341,876.92 70,350.65 0.00 $27,438,320.05 62,396,127.32 0.00 $62,396,127.32 $2,574,901.03 $77,133.90 & IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS $37,532,708.30 27,541,448.32 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press (515,355.84) 70,350.65 $27,438,320.05 62,396,127.32 0.00 $62,396,127.32 $2,574,901.03 $77,133.90 $37,532,708.30 27,541,448.32 MISCELLANEOUS RECEIVABLES $2,015.18 341,876.92 0.00 0.00 0.00 123,264.65 0.00 $123,264.65 109,479.96 0.00 $109,479.96 $15,799.87 ES $2,015.18 0.00 0.00 0.00 123,264.65 $123,264.65 109,479.96 0.00 $109,479.96 $15,799.87 MISCELLANEOUS PAYABLES $125,847.84 0.00 0.00 0.00 12,780,574.85 0.00 $12,780,574.85 10,520,014.26 0.00 $10,520,014.26 $2,386,408.43 $125,847.84 0.00 0.00 0.00 12,780,574.85 0.00 $12,780,574.85 10,520,014.26 0.00 $10,520,014.26 $2,386,408.43 TREASURER'S CASH & INVESTMENT T MISCELLANEOUS RECEIVABLES ($290,882.90) 0.00 0.00 0.00 2,571,764.19 0.00 $2,571,764.19 2,411,497.47 0.00 $2,411,497.47 ($130,616.18) ES ($290,882.90) 0.00 0.00 0.00 $2,571,764.19 2,411,497.47 0.00 $2,411,497.47 ($130,616.18) MISCELLANEOUS PAYABLES $2,148,810.01 0.00 2,571,764.19 0.00 0.00 284,544,686.31 0.00 $284,544,686.31 285,117,966.83 0.00 $285,117,966.83 $1,575,529.49 $2,148,810.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 284,544,686.31 0.00 $284,544,686.31 285,117,966.83 0.00 $285,117,966.83 $1,575,529.49 WOODMOOR MOUNTAIN GID $4,292.75 2,016.47 0.00 48.76 13,054.88 0.00 $15,120.11 19,238.13 0.00 $19,238.13 $174.73 $17.62 $4,292.75 2,016.47 0.00 48.76 13,054.88 0.00 $15,120.11 19,238.13 0.00 $19,238.13 $174.73 $17.62 TOTAL COUNTY FUNDS $352,044,405.15 $35,308,560.00 ($673,851.57) $471,022.47 $405,241,274.60 $13,720,228.18 $454,067,233.68 $533,188,816.25 $12,769,378.18 $545,958,194.43 $260,153,444.40 $126,945.91 $352,044,405.15 $35,308,560.00 ($673,851.57) $471,022.47 $405,241,274.60 $13,720,228.18 $454,067,233.68 $533,188,816.25 $12,769,378.18 $545,958,194.43 $260,153,444.40 $126,945.91 Legal Notice No.: 925009 * First Publication: February 27, 2014 * Last Publication: February 27, 2014 * Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

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Abused and neglected brothers and sisters are often separated in foster care.

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Full-time front office coordinator for one physician, ophthalmology practice. Medical experience required. Two offices in Lakewood and Thornton.

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Company (Castle Rock division) is accepting applications for experienced grading crew personnel.

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NOW HIRING POLICE OFFICERS The City of Black Hawk, two (2) vacancies for POLICE OFFICER I. Hiring Range: $53,959 - $62,052 DOQ/E. Unbelievable benefit package and exceptional opportunity to serve in Colorado’s premiere gaming community located 18 miles west of Golden. The City supports its employees and appreciates great service! If you are interested in serving a unique historical city and enjoy working with diverse populations visit the City’s website at www.cityofblackhawk.org/goto/employee_services for more information or to apply online for this limited opportunity. Requires High School Diploma or GED, valid Colorado driver’s license with a safe driving record, must be at least 21 years of age, and must be Colorado POST certified by date of hire. The City accepts online applications for Police Officer positions year round. Applications will remain active for one (1) year from the date of submission. EOE.

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