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Douglas County, Colorado • Volume 12, Issue 42

October 31, 2013

A Colorado Community Media Publication

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County prepares for votes to pour in 34,000 ballots already cast amid forecast of high turnout

By Ryan Boldrey

rboldrey@ourcoloradonews.com As of Oct. 25, more than 34,000 ballots had already been returned in Douglas County for the 2013 election that will decide four schoolboard seats and help determine the outcome of two state ballot measures.

According to the county’s clerk and recorder, Jack Arrowsmith, that number accounts for just under 18 percent of the approximately 193,000 ballots that have been mailed out. That said, Arrowsmith predicts that this year’s turnout could easily be over 50 percent and very possibly closer to 60 percent. School board elections in 2009 and 2011 brought out 27.4 percent and 48 percent of registered voters, respectively.

“One can never tell what voter turnout is going to be,” Arrowsmith said. “But Vote continues on Page 14

FALL FEST, pUMpKin QUEST Madeline Gan claims a pumpkin from the pumpkin patch at the Schweiger Ranch Fall Festival earlier this month. The annual event in RidgeGate brought hundreds of children and parents to the historic property for hayrides, a petting zoo and a pumpkin patch, among other activities. Photo by Bruce Ryman

voting service and polling center locations Castle Rock: Douglas County Elections Office, 125 Stephanie Place Highlands Ranch: Sheriff Substation, 9250 Zotos Drive Lone Tree: Park

Meadows Center, 9350 Heritage Hills Circle Parker: Town Hall, 20120 E. Main Street Parker: The Wildlife Experience, 10035 S. Peoria Street

Change under way at golf clubhouse New hospitality arm aims for improved operations

nis Club.

“The goal is to improve our operation, both in terms of service and revenue,” South Suburban executive director Dave Lorenz said. “All the restaurants are under one roof, so we have consistency. When you go to the South Suburban Golf Course restaurant or Avalanche Grill, you’ll get the same hamburger, French fries and service in terms of quality.”

Lorenz considered recommendations made in 2012 by both frustrated residents and city officials to turn clubhouse operations over to a private management company.

“We could never agree on what we wanted or what they were willing to provide,” he said of those negotiations. “So I recommended to the board we hire our own hospitality director.”

Dikeman’s hospitality industry experience began in 1976, including employment at well-reputed, full-service chains like the

By Jane Reuter

jreuter@ourcoloradonews.com The Lone Tree Golf Club and Hotel is teeing up for some significant changes.

Course owner South Suburban Parks and Recreation District has added a hospitality department, and its main focus is Lone Tree’s public golf facility.

The change comes two years after several exasperated Lone Tree residents suggested the city secede from South Suburban, citing problems with the golf course and other district-managed city facilities.

Under the direction of hospitality director Jay Dikeman, the large, 1980s-era clubhouse around which the city developed has gotten a thorough scrubbing. New carpet is planned for its 15 hotel rooms, interviews are under way for a highly skilled chef, and construction starts next month on an outdoor wedding site.

“The setting is of course absolutely stunning,” Dikeman said, “and the space here is very wonderful. The demographic around the physical building, if we provide a good enough product, is certainly strong enough to support us. We just have to come up with

Jay Dikeman, manager of South Suburban’s newly created hospitality department, sits in front of the Lone Tree Golf Clubhouse main floor fireplace. Photo by Jane Reuter a concept, and make it good enough for everybody to want to be here.”

Dikeman’s responsibilities and the hospitality department’s territory extends beyond Lone Tree to include South Subur-

ban’s other restaurants, including The Club restaurant at Centennial’s South Suburban Golf Course, the Avalanche Grill at Centennial’s Family Sports Center and the Centennial Grill at the Littleton Golf and Ten-

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County unveils preliminary budget Nearly $242 million in expenditures anticipated

By Ryan Boldrey

rboldrey@ourcoloradonews. com The 2014 Douglas County preliminary budget shows no increases in taxes or fees and an anticipated revenue stream that falls $5 million short of anticipated expenditures — a difference that will be accounted for out of the county’s reserves.

This year’s expenditures, currently anticipated to be $241.8 million, are highlighted by $51 million slated for public safety, $43.7 million on capital improvements and infrastructure, $32.8 million on health and human services and $29.2 million on public works. The four categories account for 65 percent of all expenditures.

Specific big-ticket items are led by the $13.4 million planned to be spent on concrete and asphalt projects, as well as other aging infrastructure maintenance, most of which will occur in Highlands Ranch, said county budget manager Martha Marshall.

Other items of note include $3 million in match funding for the C-470 expansion project; $2.3 million for the U.S. 85 connector project near Titan Road; $2 million for the final phase of the justice center expansion project; $1.3 million for the Lone Tree

2014 proposed county expenditures • $13.4 million: Contracted maintenance concrete/ asphalt • $3 million: Match funding to C-470 Corridor Coalition • $2.3 million: Roxborough/US 85 connector

• $2 million: Final phase of justice center expansion • $1.3 million: Lone Tree Light Rail Partnership • $1 million: EastWest Regional Trail Extension • $350,000: Front Range Corridor Trail

Light Rail partnership with RTD and the City of Lone Tree to help complete the southeast extension and fund three new stations; and $1 million for the East-West Regional Trail Extension, a multiagency and jurisdiction project that plans to construct the final eight miles of trail to connect Lone Tree and Parker.

The bulk of the anticipated $236.8 million in revenue will come from property taxes, $104.5 million; sales and use tax, $47.7 million; intergovernmental business, $35.6 million; and services, $32.1 million, according to finance director Andrew Copeland. “(The commissioners) made it clear that the budget should reflect fiscal conservatism and that it shouldn’t include raising or growing government, raising taxes or fees and that we should try to be efficient, effective and stay focused on being good stewards of other people’s monies, but also make sure what we do spend is furthering the board’s goals on behalf of the community in a manner that actually helps solve

Douglas County School District

Then & Now

This ad was paid for by the Strong Schools Coalition.

We would like to thank the Douglas County parents and community members whose donations went towards the purchase of this ad.

The 2014 Douglas County preliminary budget was presented Oct. 22. Courtesy graphic

Big-ticket items are led by $13.4 million planned for concrete and asphalt projects, as well as other aging infrastructure maintenance. problems,” said Douglas County manager Doug DeBord.

“The budget that we are talking about reflects many of those values.”

Keeping with the spirit of fiscal conservatism, there are no plans to add any full-time, county-funded positions at this time, DeBord added.

Instead the county will invest

in technology, look at using temporary help as needed and contract out larger projects to take advantage of some of the expertise that exists in the private sector.

The preliminary budget was presented to the commissioners Oct. 22 and will now be discussed at three separate meetings between the county’s finance staff

All information is based on Colorado Department of Education (CDE) and DCSD documents, which can be accessed at

www.StrongSchoolsCoalition.org

ot Mail-in Ball Y L ON be Ballot must received by Nov. 5th

and the board prior to Nov. 25.

The budget, as it stands now, does not include any previously budgeted items that will be reappropriated for 2014.

Those items will be included in the final proposed budget, which will be ready for adoption Dec. 10.

The preliminary budget may be viewed at www.douglas.co.us.

Douglas County School Board

ELECTION INFORMATION Be Informed: Know Your Candidates For more information about the candidates and responses to other questions, please visit: strongschoolscoalition.org/election-2013

Is the loss of instructional time at the high school level of concern to you?

The Strong Schools Coalition is a non-profit organization of Douglas County citizens and does not support or endorse any political party, candidate for, or incumbent in elected office.

DISTRICT B Barbra Chase Very much and I find it ironic that this current board promotes the idea of ‘school choice’, yet limits the choices of our high school students by forcing high schools onto a schedule that reduces the amount of instructional time and last year prevented many students from taking a full schedule. These students have only one chance at a high school education and many of them are finding it difficult to get into the college of their choice due to the loss of academic rigor in our schools.

Jim Geddes - No response DISTRICT D Julie A Keim Yes. The loss of 10 hours of instruction per high school class concerns me greatly, as it negatively impacts all students. High school budgets were cut to the point that more funds stay with District administration, than come down to our classrooms.

Principals have been forced to eliminate rigorous class choices and many students now attend school part-time. These losses caused 10 students to graduate as juniors last year, at my son’s high school alone. We must restore adequate funding to DCSD schools before one more student loses the opportunity to be educated to the best of their ability.

Judi Reynolds Given the improving test scores, there is no current data that shows that the loss of instructional time decreases student achievement.

However, given that the change has been in place only one year, I plan to closely monitor the high school TCAP and ACT scores for any sign of decreased achievement.

DISTRICT E Douglas Benevento (incumbent) -No responseBill Hodges Very much so...our students are not able to compete in the workforce or in college/university admittance due to a lack of rigor.

DISTRICT G Meghann Silverthorn (incumbent) I believe the quality of instruction is of greater importance than the quantity of it. The result of the change in high school schedule was to lower class sizes and to provide additional options for kids. When the opportunity was offered to principals to extend the school day to bring instructional minutes up to previous levels, not one chose to do so. Everyone from educational experts to colleges and universities agrees that academic rigor is what matters.

Ronda Scholting I’ve talked to dozens of high school parents who are very concerned about the lack of choice their children have in Douglas County high schools, coupled with the drop in graduation requirements and how both impact their child’s ability to succeed. They don’t believe a Douglas County diploma means as much as it used to.

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Kids’ fidgeting normal, necessary Movement researcher calls for change in classrooms

By Jane Reuter

jreuter@ourcoloradonews.com Physical movement is crucial to learning, and schools need to adapt classroom furniture and teaching styles around that concept, according to Dieter Breithecker.

Breithecker, director of the Federal Institute for Posture and Mobilisation Support in Germany, talked about his research and beliefs at Northridge Elementary Oct. 24.

The movement-oriented educational style is a dramatic change in philosophy from that of traditional education, which encourages children to be still and listen, typically while seated in rigid chairs at individual desks.

“Fidgeting is not naughty, it’s necessary,” Breithecker said. “Movement shapes the brain and sharpens your mind.”

He advocates for furniture that allows children to rock, stand at high desks and even lie on the floor.

Northridge already is on board with Breithecker’s concept. This fall, it replaced the traditional chairs in its computer lab and mobile classrooms with flexible, ergonomic chairs.

“Our principal really believes in this — that kids need to move,” Northridge School Accountability Committee member Kristen

Kidd said. “We couldn’t afford to buy for the whole school. So we’re looking for grants to replace the rest of our furniture.”

To illustrate his points, Breithecker didn’t allow parents to sit throughout his hourlong talk, but ordered them to stand, move and think about the resulting mental responses.

Breithecker’s research shows movement — particularly in the first 12 years of life — helps establish vital connections in the brain. It also helps regulate blood sugar and oxygen levels, and contributes to a child’s overall well-being.

Movements some characterize as “fidgeting,” are “intuitive, spontaneous physical actions” that enhance mental and emotional engagement, Breithecker said.

Sitting still has the opposite effect, he said, making concentration more difficult.

“The traditional classroom is one of the worst possible places for human complexity,” he said. “It’s not only the furniture, it’s teaching methods. We have to say goodbye to all those old paradigms.”

It’s a shift many Douglas County teachers already are making, one in tune with a districtwide emphasis on collaborative learning.

Breithecker said teacher-centered learning is boring and restrictive for activity-oriented children.

He advocates for teaching methods that urge students to move, and a classroom setup that gives children a range of physical options.

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Dieter Breithecker, top right, leads parents in a motion exercise at Northridge Elementary during his Oct 24 talk on the link between movement and learning in children. Photo by Jane Reuter “We have to accept every student in the classroom as an individual,” he said. “Some need more movement, some need less movement.

While Breithecker believes movement has played a vital role in human evolution, both children and adults have become increasingly less physical over time.

“A century ago, people were walking

around an average of 10 miles a day,” he said. “Today, an office worker walks onehalf mile a day.”

It’s a trend he hopes to reverse with the youngest generation.

“The complex human system — the intricate balance of body, mind and soul — is not designed to sit still,” he wrote in his paper “Bodies in Motion.”

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Police volunteers to issue citations Team to tag violators in handicapped spaces by holiday season

By Jane Reuter

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Lone Tree’s police department volunteers soon will add a new job to their list of responsibilities. The city council recently approved an ordinance authorizing them to issue citation to handicapped parking violators.

Police Chief Jeff Streeter said it’s an efficient way to handle an exasperating problem, one he became familiar with while working for the Lakewood Police Department.

“People that violate those handicapped zones have a big impact on those who are desperately in need

concerned about potential conflicts between volunteers and violators.

“Philosophically, I struggle with empowering one citizen to cite another citizen,” Kim Monson said. “Citations should be the responsibility of paid staff. Parking tickets can be an emotionally charged exchange, and I am also reticent to have a volunteer in such a situation.”

“I have confidence in our staff and our chief; I’m willing to give it a try,” Mayor Jim Gunning said. “If we never did anything new, we’d always be stuck.”

Streeter doesn’t anticipate any problems.

“Our volunteers are capable,” he said. “I don’t see risk. Certainly that’s what we’re training for and going to mitigate.”

The fine for a handicapped parking violation is $110, and includes a $10 service fee.

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of that kind of parking,” he said. “We need to keep those handicapped spots open for those that truly need them.”

The city’s police volunteers assist with a variety of duties, including recordkeeping, the citizens’ police academy and coyote management.

About nine of them are authorized to support patrol officers; those individuals will be issuing parking citations.

Streeter plans a training session, with the goal of starting the service in time for the holiday shopping season. Volunteers will be limited to the city’s retail areas, including Park Meadows shopping center and the Entertainment District.

Volunteers wear a “soft” uniform of khaki pants, a white shirt and green jacket with the word “volunteer.”

Councilmembers supported the proposal, though some said they’re

Chamber’s annual meeting set

The Lone Tree Chamber of Commerce hosts its Business After Hours

and Annual Meeting from 5 to 7 p.m.

Nov. 6 at the offices of Rocky Mountain Real Estate Advisors & DC Farmers Insurance, 9233 Park Meadows Drive in the Bridge Center building.

Members will vote on the 2014 chamber board of directors during the evening.

Admission is free for members and $10 for non-members.

For more information, visit www. lonetreechamber.org or call 303-7923282.

Wildfire mitigation seminar slated

The Douglas County Conservation District will offer a free Wildfire Mitigation Seminar for homeowners and property owners from 9 a.m. until noon Nov. 9 at the Franktown Firehouse. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m.

To register, RSVP by Nov. 7 at

303-688-3042, ext. 100, or email pam. brewster@co.nacdnet.net.

SSPR seeks interested residents

Approximately every five years, South Suburban Parks and Recreation District appoints a citizens committee to analyze existing operations, review recreational needs and trends, and make recommendations for the next three to five years.

South Suburban is inviting interested residents to attend an informational meeting on Nov. 7 at 7 p.m. at Goodson Recreation Center, 6315 S. University Blvd. in Centennial.

The committee will begin its work in earnest in early 2014 and present its recommendations to the district’s board in May. Those interested should email Executive Director David Lorenz at DavidL@sspr.org. For more information, call 303-798-5131.

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Grant supports fitness for law enforcement Courses to be taught in Highlands Ranch

By Ryan Boldrey

rboldrey@ourcoloradonews.com With help from a $10,000 grant from AT&T of Colorado, the Highlands Ranch Law Enforcement Training Foundation will be improving the fitness of officers from multiple agencies throughout the state, including the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office.

A great deal of the money will go to the Law Fit Program to fund the training of instructors from the 64 state, federal and local agencies that make up the foundation.

The nationally used program is designed

form effectively in high-stress situations, they will be faced with ongoing disability claims from officers in less-than-optimal condition who are injured in the line of duty,” the site states.

“Additionally, these agencies will be vulnerable to lawsuits when their less-fit personnel are unable to perform their policing duties in a manner that protects the safety and welfare of the general public.”

The program puts together a number of fitness goals and tests for participating officers that help to build strength, endurance and increase flexibility.

“Without the grant, the agency would have had to pay to host or send instructors to a Law Fit class,” said Sgt. Ron Hanavan, Douglas County Sheriff’s Office spokesman.

“Tuition will be free to any of the 64 participating agencies that are members of the HRLETF.” In addition to two Law Fit courses that will be hosted at dates to be determined at the Highlands Ranch facility off Santa Fe Drive, Hanavan said money will be used to buy new workout equipment and improve the outdoor obstacle course that is on site.

Founding HRLETF board member and former Douglas County Sheriff Steve Zotos will manage the grant.

Current foundation board members include Douglas County Sheriff David A. Weaver, Undersheriff Tony Spurlock and Bureau Chief Holly Kluth.

For more information, please visit www.lawfit.org or www.hrletf.org.

County distributes funds to support arts SCFD money goes to broad range of groups

By Ryan Boldrey

rboldrey@ourcoloradonews.com Douglas County commissioners distributed $567,190 worth of SCFD grant funds to 48 area nonprofit organizations that support arts and culture throughout the county.

Following approval by the commissioners, the 2013-14 Tier III Douglas County Scientific and Cultural Facilities District funds were presented Oct. 22 to 13 countybased organizations, as well as 35 others from within the district that have a direct impact on citizens of Douglas County.

“These funds support cultural facilities whose primary purpose is to enlight-

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en and entertain the public through the production, presentation, exhibition, advancement and preservation of art, music, theater, dance, zoology, botany, natural history, and cultural history,” said Dan Dertz, supervisor of public outreach for Douglas County. “All grants awarded will directly benefit the citizens of Douglas County.”

The funds are distributed through a three-tiered system by participating jurisdictions in seven metro counties: Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas (with the exception of Castle Rock and Larkspur) and Jefferson.

Distribution of total funds are collected from one-tenth of 1 percent of retail sales and use tax in those areas and then 13.5 percent of the collected money is distributed to scientific and cultural organizations which meet the necessary requirements.

This year 253 select organizations

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DOUGLAS COUNTY 2013-14 SCFD RECIPIENTS • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Cherokee Ranch and Castle Foundation: $80,000 Christian Youth Theatre Denver, Highlands Ranch: $21,000 HawkQuest, Parker: $10,000 Highlands Ranch Concert Band: $7,500 Highlands Ranch Cultural Affairs Association: $80,000 Lamb Spring Archaeological Preserve: $4,000 Lone Tree Arts Commission: $80,000 Lone Tree Symphony Orchestra: $8,000 Parker Arts Council: $10,000 Parker Cultural and Scientific Commission: $80,000 Roxborough Arts Council: $6,500 St. Andrew Society of Colorado, Highlands Ranch: $3,000 South Suburban Community Orchestra, Parker: $8,500

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Sunday School 9:00 & 10:30 am

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Worship Services Sundays at 9:00am

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

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Community Church of Religious Science at the Parker Mainstreet Center

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

Connect – Grow – Serve

Sunday Worship

8:45 am & 10:30 am

Pastor David Fisher

Sunday services held in the historic Ruth Memorial Chapel

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Parker evangelical Presbyterian church

9030 Miller road Parker, Co 80138 303-841-2125 www.pepc.org

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

Abiding Word Lutheran Church (Next to RTD lot @470 & University)

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Sundays at 10:00 am

303-794-2683 Preschool: 303-794-0510

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throughout the metro area received a total of $6.3 million in funding. Between 1989 and 2012, SCFD distributed more than $756 million to more than 500 organizations, Dertz said.

“You don’t have to go back very many years, and think about where we were regarding the facilities (and) programs,” said Douglas County Commissioner Jill Repella, praising the program and thanking all involved with it.

“We have made a ginormous leap in bringing more cultural and scientific programs into the county.”

There will be a half-hour social followed by an informative session on the role of the SCFD from 4:30-6 p.m. at the PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave. in Parker.

For more information, please contact Michael Schlut at 303-805-3367 or visit www.cast3.org.

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to teach how to screen applicant peace officers as well as to help keep veterans in better physical and mental condition.

The program was developed in 1989

by George Mason University professor of health David L. Bever in response to a growing concern for the high number of disabling injuries suffered by law enforcement in Virginia.

Since its inception, according to the Law Fit website, those involved with the program have reported both a reduction in injuries and workers’ compensation claims as well as an increase in officer fitness levels.

“Unless law enforcement agencies are willing to place sufficient emphasis on developing and maintaining fitness levels which allow their personnel to per-

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opinions / yours and ours

Some helmet designers need heads examined I was asked recently to identify the best, worst, and least inspired football helmets. It will be a snap and a pleasure.

The worst ever — let’s start with the bad ones — were the early John Elway-era Broncos helmets. I thought a middle school student had won a horse-drawing contest.

A rearing bronco was located in a decent block “D.” The horse was snorting. As a classic Dan Aykroyd character, “Bad Cinema” host Leonard Pinth-Garnell, said, “Astonishingly ill-chosen.”

But someone came along, looked at a Ford Mustang logo, and came up with the current helmet graphic. Not very creative, but it is a lot better than Flicka was.

A close second was the Miami Dolphins helmet pre-2013. It showed a dolphin wearing a helmet. No chinstrap. The dolphin was leaping in front of, not through, an orange hoop. “Stunningly bad.”

The Washington Redskins, currently and justifiably being scolded for their nickname, once had a helmet with a single feather up the back, starting at the base. The current helmet emblem is almost as bad.

Oregon has a different look every week.

Against Washington State they wore Pepto Bismol-pink helmets. If worn every week,

they would be the worst ever. “Monumentally ill-advised.”

The cardinal on Louisville’s helmet has teeth. “Stunningly bad.”

Tennessee has the worst helmet logo in the NFL. I don’t know how to explain it.

A spiky “T” in a circle with three red stars.

Spewing from the upper left are what?

Powder blue and red flames? Powder blue and red are b-a-d together. The agency that came up with all of this should be avoided.

Miami of Ohio. I don’t have the vocabulary. Look it up. “Couldn’t be worse.”

Honorable Mention: Akron, Maryland, New York Jets.

The Best Ever? University of Michigan. Go Blue. The helmets are iconic, and recognizable around the world. M. Pibul-

Commitment is the key to building will power “Stay strong!” “You can do it!” “Don’t give in!” “Keep the faith!” “Stay the course!”

Many times when we begin the pursuit of a worthy goal such as losing weight, stopping smoking, saving money for a specific reason, or getting into shape we very quickly come to the crossroads of temptation and will power.

It’s at this intersection where we find ourselves face to face with the desires that drive us toward our “wants” and where our resolve to adhere to our goal or plan becomes tested. And that’s when we have the proverbial angel on our right shoulder and the devil on our left shoulder. The angel is encouraging us to stay strong, reminding us that we can do it and not to give in. And then that little devil on the opposite side pushes us and nudges us and whispers in our ear that, “Its OK, one doughnut won’t hurt, go ahead take a bite, you can start again tomorrow!”

Will power is easy for some and much harder for others. Typically people with strong will power are very goals oriented and results driven. When they set their sights on a target, there is not much that they will let stand in their way once they commit themselves and begin their quest towards that goal.

However, there are many more of us who struggle with will power. The thoughts or ideas of pursuing a worthwhile goal come easily enough as we really do want to make a change or difference in our health, in a struggling relationship, or in attempting to quit a bad habit. And sometimes we want these things so badly we jump in eagerly towards the “fix” that we blow right by the planning and expectations phase and forget how important it is to set realistic milestones where we can measure our success along the way.

Commitment is a big word when it comes to will power. And in order to be committed and dedicated to that which we are pursuing, we have to be able to Norton continues on Page 7

songkrimpud of Bangkok, Thailand, said, “Wolvereenies,” when he was shown a photo of the helmet.

The University of Delaware swiped the design, but that’s OK because no one knows where Delaware is. Next to the Carolinas, I think.

The old Los Angeles Rams helmets, yellow-gold on dark blue, were exceptional.

The origin of the ram horn design is a good story. “In 1948, halfback Fred Gehrke painted horns on the Rams’ helmets, making the first modern helmet emblem in pro football.”

Cleveland didn’t get the memo. The Browns are the only team in the NFL with nothing on their helmets, other than a stripe. Pittsburgh has a logo on only one side — which is a good trivia question.

The Seattle Seahawks have a great helmet logo. It reads from a distance, and it is an effective truncation. Compare it to the “busy” Washington State image, which tries to be both a roaring cougar and the school’s abbreviation. In other words, is it a floor wax or a dessert topping?

For some reason, many of the schools that have the most impressive history, have helmets that are completely uninspired

When do you start holiday shopping?

With the holidays approaching fast, Colorado Community Media went to The Parker Shoppes in Parker to ask: When do you start your holiday shopping?

“I start as early as I can.

The problem is, I hide the presents and don’t find them until March.

My husband waits until Christmas Eve.” — Janeen Lebkuecher, Parker

“I feel like I usually start December 23rd. It’s just procrastinating. I don’t enjoy holiday shopping. I put if off and make it even worse.”

— Mike Matthews, Denver

“Usually in the middle of October, so there is not so much stress as it gets closer to Christmas.”

— Nancy Browning, Castle Pines

“I try to shop every day throughout the year … you find the most interesting and eclectic things if you don’t have a list you’re trying to satisfy.”

— Louise Sparks, Denver

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

letters to the editor Elect a woman to Congress

“What a sad state of affairs we have come to in Washington, D.C.” So says Rep. Cory Gardner in his Oct. 1 press release on the government shutdown. What an incredibly hypocritical statement from someone who is a big part of the problem.

Mr. Gardner doesn’t like “Obamacare,” and he has demonstrated he is willing to go to any lengths to stop it — shut down the government; put 800,000 people out of work; risk the credit rating of the United States government; and send the economy into a tailspin.

Mr. Gardner must have cut class when they taught the Constitution he is sworn to uphold. “Obamacare” is the law of the land, passed by both houses of Congress, signed by the president, and tested in the Supreme Court with the conservative chief justice casting the deciding vote. Amendment XIV of the Constitution says “the public debt of the United States ... shall not be questioned.” Perhaps Mr. Gardner believes his mission puts him above his constitutional responsibilities.

The break in the congressional logjam began when Sen. Susan Collins (Republican, Maine) spoke in the Senate. She and the other 19 female senators who form the “Women’s Caucus” put together a bipartisan proposal that led to the Reid/McConnell agreement, subsequently approved all around.

A CNN poll released on Oct. 21 says 86 percent of us disapprove of the job Congress is doing. The women have demon-

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— starting with Penn State. They look like scout team helmets. Poor Penn State. It’s more like State Pen these days.

The “Ns” on Nebraska’s helmets were purchased at a Lincoln hardware store.

Oklahoma experimented with an italic “OU” for a while, but they have gone back to dullsville. Still, the interlocking “OU” is better than that “N.” Some schools are using new matte helmets. Notre Dame’s will blind you. Maybe that’s the plan.

The least of the least? Alabama, currently ranked number one. Each helmet is different, and do you know why? Each player’s number is on his helmet.

Louisiana State has “LSU” on its helmets.

I guess they’ve never heard of kerning, which is “the process of adjusting the spacing between characters.” Beneath “LSU” is an impossible-to-read tiger head, so LSU makes it in two of my categories: worst and least inspired.

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Breast cancer awareness is healthy, needed We need to find a cure.

Currently I have three friends in the early stages of either diagnosis or treatment of breast cancer. Others I know are heroic survivors who have battled it bravely, and when I was a hospice chaplain I encountered those who reached the end of life after their initial diagnosis was breast cancer.

All cancers are bad. They cause suffering and the treatment is expensive. My 27-year-old niece has recently been diagnosed with ovarian cancer. It is frightening but thankfully she was diagnosed early. My son’s testicular cancer shocked our family — he just ran a marathon to celebrate five years cancer-free and a strong recovery. We are rejoicing. My basal skin cancer that is near my eye is a concern, even though it is not life-threatening. And my wife grieves the loss of her mother who passed from this life to the next over 25 years ago.

There are so many people affected by a large variety of cancers, and I have included friends and family today because it seems that no family or circle of friends remains untouched by cancer.

There has been a great amount of progress in medical care and treatment, but we need to find a cure for cancer. It needs to

be eradicated, like polio nearly was when Jonas Salk developed the safe and effective vaccine. I’m old enough to remember kids and adults with braces on their legs from paralytic polio.

I also remember the Sunday afternoon when my family went to the elementary school to take a drop of medicine on a sugar cube that in five years reduced from 25,000 per year to single digits. We hardly ever hear about it anymore and we need that kind of cure for cancer, so the day comes when people remember it, but few are experiencing it.

Quick research at the breast cancer awareness websites revealed to me a lot of worthy organizations fighting the disease.

But I did not see any organized religious or spiritual efforts to pray for a cure. I am going to pray more and maybe someone who

reads this column will accept the challenge to launch the ministry that prays for the cure for breast cancer or all cancers.

Of course, there are many who pray for healing and churches all over our town have lists of prayer requests filled with people fighting breast cancer and other cancers. Prayer addresses the spiritual and emotional needs of the patient and family, in addition to the physical illness of the sick, plus it connects with the Divine who promises a healing beyond this life with a new body, where there is no more sickness or sorrow, tears or pain.

But in addition to that, the faith community should pray for a cure — that a doctor, scientist or even a student in a lab at a university hospital will miraculously discover the cause that can be prevented, or a medicine that reverses the tumor without side effects or a lifestyle that guarantees a cancer-free life.

Maybe the element we are waiting for in the chemistry for a cure is a nationwide movement of prayer for a cure.

Breast cancer attacks a woman at her most feminine and nurturing part of her body. It impacts her health and sense of beauty and worth. Scripture contains a name for God that reveals how much He

understands and cares about this particular cancer. In the original languages of Scripture, the nature and personality of God is explained with the names that He inspired the writers to use to identify Him. One name was El Shaddai. In our Bibles when we see the name translated into Most High or Almighty it usually is referring to this name and the nurturing part of God. The description of God’s caring nature is “tender as the breast of a nursing mother.” He calls his children to come and receive the care, intimacy and nourishment that comes directly from a nurturing God eager to care for his needy, crying and hungry child.

Many in our community do not understand this part of God’s nature. It is as if the nurturing and caring part of God has been diseased and removed from our culture.

Perhaps we can experience a double cure as we reach out to God, first to care for us with tenderness and love and then to provide a cure for breast cancer, because, for both, we need to find a cure.

Dan Hettinger is the founder of The Jakin Group, a ministry of encouragement. You can email him at dan@welcometothebig leagues.org.

THINGS TO DO Oct. 27 HOlOcaust lecture. The 11th Annual Fred Marcus Memorial Holocaust Lecture is at 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 27, in the Elaine Wolf Theatre, Jewish Community Center, 350 S. Dahlia St., Denver. Sponsored by the Holocaust Awareness Institute at DU’s Center for Judaic Studies in cooperation with the MACC at the JCC’s JAAMM Festival. Dr. Stephen D. Smith, executive director of the Shoah Foundation, will speak on “Testimony and Technology.” Reservations required. Visit www.maccjcc. org/jaamm or call 303-316-6360.

Oct. 28 repertOry OrcHestra. The Colorado Jazz Repertory

Orchestra presents “It Don’t Mean a Thing if It Ain’t Got That Swing!” What did Duke Ellington mean when he coined that famous phrase? Showtime is 7:30 p.m. Oct. 28 at the Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St. Tickets cost $20. Visit www.

LoneTreeArtsCenter.org or call 720-509-1000.

Oct. 29 Fruit and veggies challenge. Douglas County School District Nutrition Services will officially kick off its second annual fruits and veggies challenge Oct. 29. The campaign is a full-scale effort to shed light on the importance of consuming five servings of produce each day. The school that has the most per capita per student consumption will win a gourmet luncheon. Volunteers are encouraged. The challenge runs through Dec. 12. For information, call the challenge volunteer hotline at 303-387-0336.

Oct. 29-30 pinkaliciOus. pinkaliciOus can’t stop eating pink cupcakes despite warnings from her parents. Her pink

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have a plan, see what victory or success looks like, and manage our expectations along the way. It’s like the person who is not in very good physical condition and wakes up one day and decides they will begin working out immediately that morning. Instead of going in with a plan that starts slowly and builds their muscle strength and endurance up, they rush right in and do as much as possible on day one. I applaud the initiative, but then day two happens and the person wakes up so sore and in so much pain that they can’t go back to the gym for days. Days turn into weeks, weeks turn into months, and you know the rest of the story.

Will power is one of those terms that is easy to say, sounds good, and even feels good when we say it. It is so easy for others to use as a statement of hope and encouragement. But at the end of the day, will power is a very personal thing. We have to want to make the changes in our lives more than any other person. We sure do appreciate their love, support, concern, and encouragement, however as the old saying goes, “If it’s to be, it’s up to me!”

To strengthen our will power or resolve for the achievement of our goals we must

indulgence lands her at the doctor’s office with Pinkititis, an affliction that turns her pink from head to toe, a dream come true for this pink loving enthusiast. But when her hue goes too far, only Pinkalicious can figure out a way to get out of this predicament. Showtimes are 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. Oct. 29 and 10 a.m. Oct. 30 at the Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St. Cost is $8. Visit www.LoneTreeArtsCenter.org or call 720509-1000. Show is appropriate for pre-K to fourth grade.

Oct. 30 enricHment wOrksHOp. South Metro Health Alliance is hosting an enrichment workshop from 9-10 a.m. Oct. 30 at Doctors Care in Littleton. Workshop is designed for anyone who would like to gain confidence when using Facebook for their organization. The focus will be on nonprofit organization pages but anyone is welcome to join us. Seating is limited and reservations are requested. Call Traci Jones on 303-793-9615, email tjones@southmetrohealthalliance.org, or reserve your place online at www.southmetrohealthalliance.org/workshops.

share the stories behind their songs at 1:30 p.m. Nov. 6 at the Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St. The setting will further highlight the voices and acoustic playing of this dynamic duo. Bettman & Halpin will share their songs and stories from six years on the road: introducing you to characters and places from California to Oklahoma and exploring spaces we all share in our hearts. Their signature blend of Americana and Folk will have you tapping your toes, humming along, and even possibly shedding a few tears. Tickets cost $15. Call 720-509-1000 or go to www.LoneTreeArtsCenter.org.

nOv. 7 luncH series. Army veteran Toby Montoya served in Iraq and Afghanistan. He survived an IED blast and now represents the Wounded Warrior Project. He will speak as part of the Individuals Who Influence lunch and speaker series from noon

to 1:30 p.m. Nov. 7 at the Lone Tree Recreation Center, 10249 Ridgegate Circle, Lone Tree. A family legacy inspired Montoya to serve; his father is a Vietnam veteran and his grandfather served in World War II. He’ll speak about his personal experiences and what he’s been doing since he left the Army.

All attending veterans will be recognized. Donations to the Wounded Warrior Project will be accepted. To register, call 303-347-5999. For information, call 303-708-3516.

nOv. 7, Dec. 5 Jam sessiOn. A social jam session for seniors is offered from 7-9 p.m. the first Thursday of each month at the Lone Tree Recreation Center, 10249 Ridgegate Circle. Bring an acoustic instrument; intermediate ability and jamming etiquette. Join Rudy Kaluza. Pay at the door: $1.25, and $1 for residents. Call 303-708-3516 or visit www.sspr.org.

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nOv. 5 seedlings: tHeater buds. You and your child will exercise your creativity in this theater class led by Pamela Clifton.

Parents will interact with their children and help them learn to act out stories, dress up, play, sing, and move. We’ll bring our favorite stories to life and give you great ideas on how to enrich story time in your very own home. Program presented at 9 and 11 a.m. Nov. 5 at the Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St. Tickets cost $3. Call 720-509-1000 or go to www.

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first make sure we understand the “why” behind the goal, that it is in alignment with our truest beliefs and values, that we can commit to the actions necessary, that we have a support team, family member, friend, or coach that can help us when needed, and that we define what success looks like along the way. And that last one may very well be the most important. Too often we get caught in the trap of wanting to achieve our goal without putting in the effort or hard work necessary to complete it or see it through, expecting immediate success or change.

Will power is the ability to say “no” to the things we know that can detract us from our goals or mission, and saying “yes” to the things that are harder but lead to the results we desire. Zig Ziglar used to remind me all the time that, “We don’t pay the price for success, we enjoy the benefits of our hard work.”

How are you doing when it comes to will power? Are you paying the price or enjoying the benefits? I would love to hear all about it at gotonorton@gmail.com and when we learn how to manage our will power, it really will be a better than good week.

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

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Decreased graduation requirements at issue Budget-induced cut among changes drawing debate

graduation requirements in other school districts

By Jane Reuter

Adams 12: 23 credits Boulder Valley: 22 credits Cherry Creek: 22 credits

jreuter@ourcoloradonews.com Changes to the district’s high school graduation requirements have prompted finger-pointing among candidates for the Douglas County School Board — part of a broader discussion about recent policy changes and their impact on local teens.

Citing budgetary constraints, the school board decreased graduation requirements by 1.5 credits in early 2009.

Board president John Carson and board member Justin Williams were the only two current members who voted on that decision, which cut a credit of social studies and one-half credit of speech from the requirements.

“The recession was really kicking in then,” Carson said. “Nobody wants to make cuts like that, but we took a big reduction in per-pupil funding in those years.”

Despite the reduction from 25.5 to 24 credits, DCSD’s graduation requirements remain among the highest in the metro area.

The decrease took effect with the 201213 academic year, at the same time as the controversial block schedule.

Denver: 24 credits Jefferson County: 23 Lewis-Palmer: 25 credits

Neither of the incumbent candidates — Meghann Silverthorn and Doug Benevento — were on the board when it voted to lower graduation requirements.

Challenger candidates cite the change as an area of concern.

Candidate Bill Hodges, who was the district’s assistant superintendent of human resources in 2009, said during an Oct. 9 debate at Mountain Vista High School that the current board lowered graduation requirements. Hodges said he later learned the decision came under the previous board.

“I did not know that; I misspoke,” he said. “But they haven’t made any proposal to change it since they’ve been on the board the last four years.”

Benevento said Hodges is trying to mislead the public.

“He said this board did it, and in fact it happened when he was in senior leadership of the school district,” he said. “If he’s

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‘If people in the community want to start a movement to raise (graduation requirements) back up, the board of education would look at that.’

John Carson, Douglas County School Board president so concerned about this, why in fact can he not enunciate any steps he took (to object to the reduction)”?

Hodges said he was not consulted and had no influence on the board’s decision, but would like to see the requirements stepped back up.

“I think we have to put our high school students on a level playing field in terms of course options they can take and rigor, because they’re at a disadvantage now,” said Hodges, who is challenging Benevento for his seat.

Benevento said increased graduation rates, ninth- and 10th-grade state test scores, and record numbers of high school students in Advanced Placement classes show the students are doing well.

Hodges said the increase in graduation

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rates is no surprise given the reduction in required credits, adding, “It’s more than just cutting grad requirements, it’s cutting this whole schedule.”

The change to the block schedule cut about 10 hours of instruction time from each class. That adds up to 240 hours — the equivalent of six work weeks — throughout students’ high school years.

Outgoing board president John Carson said he’s never before heard objection to the reduction in credits.

“What I find particularly interesting is in the four years since they were lowered, the issue has never come up — until it became a political issue in this campaign,” he said.

“If people in the community want to start a movement to raise them back up, the board of education would look at that.”

Two high-powered law firms are representing the Douglas County School District and its fundraising arm in separate allegations of improper campaign-related activity in the contentious school-board race.

The Douglas County Educational Foundation has retained Holland and Hart to represent it in parent Susan Arnold’s complaint filed Oct. 14 with the Internal Revenue Service. The complaint alleges political campaigning and deceptive and improper fundraising practices by the foundation, the district’s nonprofit fundraising arm.

An attorney with Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck indicated Oct. 25 that he will represent DCSD in school board candidate Julie Keim’s recent complaint of alleged campaign and political finance violations.

“The fact that they’ve lawyered up on both sides is interesting,” said Keim, one of four candidates challenging the direction of the current school board. “They’re using district resources to defend themselves against a complaint that they’re using district resources. It’s a little vicious cycle, isn’t it?”

School board vice president Kevin Larsen said the decision to hire outside legal counsel is logical.

“Any time a legal complaint is filed against the school district we will employ reasonable measures to protect ourselves,” he said. “(Keim’s) meritless claims will ultimately have little to show other than the loss of district time and resources.”

Holland and Hart, whose 440 attorneys in 15 Rocky Mountain-area offices specialize in business and corporate law, is helping defend the foundation against “vicious attacks,” according to Cinamon Watson, DCEF interim executive director and the district’s community relations officer.

District spokespeople did not respond

to questions from Colorado Community Media about when the firms had been hired and their rate of compensation.

Holland and Hart “has reviewed compliance and given DCEF a clean bill of health,” Watson wrote in an email.

“Individuals involved in the board of education elections have attacked everything from outstanding achievement results to raising dollars for the annual school supply drive,” Watson wrote. “After filing a frivolous IRS complaint against the Douglas County Educational Foundation, they are now complaining about the fact that we have an attorney to defend ourselves from these vicious attacks.

“These attacks have cost the foundation time and money and taken away from the great work DCEF does for our schools, students, and teachers.”

Arnold, parent Stefania Scott and former DCEF chairman Bob Kaser’s concerns about the foundation are multi-pronged, but center around the Douglas County School District’s late September acknowledgment that it used DCEF donations to pay consultants. Those consultants — including former U.S. Secretary of Education Bill Bennett and the American Enterprise Institute’s Rick Hess — indicated support for the district’s education reforms through published papers and a public appearance in September.

Kaser said the foundation’s failure to turn over meeting minutes and other information underscores those concerns.

“The only reason there are perceptions, or misperceptions, about the activities of the DCEF is due to the lack of transparency,” he said. “I challenge them to replace these with the facts and full disclosure.”

Keim’s Oct. 17 complaint alleges the school district is not providing all candidates with the same information, and that its resources are helping a host of individuals and organizations actively support proboard candidates — Judi Reynolds, Jim Geddes and incumbents Doug Benevento and Meghann Silverthorn — with campaign materials and advertisements.

‘Any time a legal complaint is filed against the school district we will employ reasonable measures to protect ourselves.’

Kevin Larsen, Douglas County School Board vice president

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Candidate alleges campaign violation Complaint says school district resources help preferred slate

By Jane Reuter

jreuter@ourcoloradonews.com A Douglas County School Board candidate is accusing the district of violating the state’s Fair Campaign Practices Act, an allegation the board’s vice president said is frivolous and unfounded.

Julie Keim’s Oct. 17 complaint alleges the Douglas County School District used district resources to support its preferred candidates. In addition to the complaint, she also submitted to the Colorado Secretary of State documentation that she says supports her claims.

Keim is among four candidates who believe major change is needed in the district. She is running against Judi Reynolds, who supports the current school board.

“This is a patently frivolous political stunt masquerading as a complaint,” school board vice president Kevin Larsen said.

Keim alleges the school district is not providing all candidates with the same information, and says district resources are helping supporters of pro-board candidates — Reynolds, Jim Geddes and incumbents Doug Benvento and Meghann Silverthorn — with campaign materials and advertisements.

In early October, Keim requested copies of emails exchanged between the district’s cabinet-level staff, school board members, Douglas County Educational Foundation board members and the alleged supporters — including Americans for Prosperity, the Independence Institute and campaign contributors Alex Cranberg and Ralph Nagel, among others.

DCSD legal counsel Rob Ross emailed Keim on Oct. 14 that a search found more than 13,000 emails, including the approxi-

mately 46 individuals and organizations she listed.

“The enormous volume of emails between DCSD cabinet-level personnel and political groups that are supporting the current school board race is evidence of a violation of the (Fair Campaign Practices Act),” she wrote in her complaint.

Ross wrote that the number “does not represent `political’ communications between the individuals or groups named,” only matches to Keim’s search parameters.

Keim so far has received 101 of the 13,000 emails.

“I think they’re trying to delay so nothing can be exposed before the election,” Keim said.

Larsen said staff’s response has been timely, and that Keim is abusing district resources.

“Ms. Keim expects district staff to spend their days as her personal research team rather than having them focus on the business of educating our more than 65,000 students,” he wrote. “This is inexcusably aggressive behavior by a candidate attacking the personnel of the district, and parent and community volunteers. If this candidate has an issue with the great direction Douglas County School District is headed, she can attack me and the rest of the board.”

Ross said time is needed for district employees to review each email and ensure it doesn’t include legally protected information. He estimated it would require a minimum of 54 hours and a total cost to Keim $1,060. Keim said she plans to pay the bill with personal, non-campaign funds.

“I won’t back down,” she said. “I want them to be open and honest and truly transparent about what is going on with all these organizations. It’s concerning to me so many people who are not local have such10.25 a voice in. in our future. As a parent and community member, I am disgusted at what’s happened to our school district.”

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crime report Thieves hit area Targets

Authorities think a pair of suspects are responsible for a series of crimes in metro-area Target stores.

A 5-foot-11 black man, weighing about 190 pounds and possessing a pronounced limp in his left leg, was captured on surveillance video at 4:20 p.m. Oct. 13 at the Target store in the 1900 block of E. County Line Road in Highlands Ranch, where he placed a 32-inch LG television and a pair of Beats headphones into a shopping cart, bypassed all points of sale and left the parking lot in a small silver sedan.

He returned three hours later with a 5-foot-7, 155-pound Hispanic female accomplice and filled a shopping cart with

a large amount of clothing, again bypassing all points of sale and leaving in the same sedan.

The same individuals have been identified as suspects for similar crimes at Target stores in Brighton and Arvada.

Graffiti carefully worded

Messages including “Open your ... mind” and “OH NO! YOUR UPPER CLASS NEIGHBORHOOD HAS WRITING ON IT” were spray-painted on fences belonging to the Highlands Ranch Metro District near the intersection of Hunterwood Drive and Ravenswood Lane as well as Hunterwood Drive and Highlands Ranch Parkway.

The incidents were discovered on

Oct. 19 and 20 and other graffiti was also noted in the area. There are no suspects at this time.

Leaving a car unattended and running is illegal.

Idling car gets broken into

Douglas County Sheriff’s deputies responded to The Holy Cross Lutheran Church, in the 9700 block of Foothills Canyon Boulevard in Highlands Ranch, shortly after 7 a.m. Oct. 15 on a report of criminal mischief.

Sometime overnight an unknown suspect, or suspects, vandalized the playground, taking apart the playground equipment, tipping over the basketball hoop, smashing pumpkins and placingd a picnic table on top of a work shed. Most of the playground equipment was not permanently damaged.

An unattended vehicle that was idling in the 13100 block of Rigel Drive in Lone Tree outside the owner’s home was broken into at 8:30 a.m. Oct. 16. The owner of the car was warming it up, and after starting it went inside to get her sister to take her to school.

When she returned to her vehicle, she found that the center console and glove box were both open and had been rummaged through. She was missing an iPhone and her wallet, which contained her driver’s license and debit card.

Church playground vandalized

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Hilton, Marriott and Radisson hotels.

In Lone Tree, he aims to capitalize on its already established wedding services with construction of an outdoor wedding venue, including a garden, pergola and

attend a meeting as a guest. Please visit www. thebniconnections.com or contact Chris Kaiser at ckaiser@c2cc.net or 303-933-1113 for more information.

lITTlETon lETIP meets from 7:16-8:31 a.m.

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small stage. Plans call for opening the area in 2014.

“We really want to make our product different from other products around,” he said.

“The wedding garden will be beautiful and a differentiator from other golf courses and hotels in the community that will make (the clubhouse) even more popular for weddings.”

A sound barrier also is planned on the

ProfEssIonal rEfErral Network meets at 7:15 a.m. Tuesdays at Great Beginnings, east of I-25 at Lincoln Avenue. Call Ronald Conley at 303-841-1860 or e-mail www.professionalreferralnetwork.org. rECrEaTIon lonE TrEE Ladies 9-Hole Golf. Applications are now being accepted for the 2012 Thursday morning 9-hole golf group. Applications are available in the Lone Tree Pro Shop or visit http://LTL9Hole. ghinclub.com soCIal a drEamPowEr Animal Rescue / PAALS adoption for cats, dogs and more meets from 11

clubhouse’s main level to block noise from the ground-level Out of Bounds Grill. A permanent awning over the north deck, and a new lighting system in the banquet areas, also are planned.

The selection process for a new chef is nearly complete.

“One of the requirements is they have to be very high end,” Dikeman said. “They’ll be based here, but also will work with the other facilities.

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I would predict that we are going to have a much higher turnout than we did in 2011.”

For those who still need to register, mail registration closed Oct. 15 and online registration closed Oct. 28, but people can register in person at any of the five service centers throughout the county — regardless of where they live — right up until 7 p.m. Nov. 5 when polls close. Weekday hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at all five centers, as well as 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 2 and 7 a.m.

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“Right now, the demand for the grill area is low in the evenings. We’re absolutely going to cater to the golfers, but also focus on how to build that evening business.”

An extensive overhaul of the building is not in the near-term plans.

“For the foreseeable future, the building will stay the same,” Dikeman said. “But I know there’s been conversation about the facility needing, and the community wanting, a major renovation here.”

to 7 p.m. on Election Day. Registration is open to all new Colorado residents who have lived in the state since Oct. 15.

Inactive voters who did not receive a ballot must update their voter registration in order to participate.

According to Arrowsmith, residential addresses will be verified on site at time of registration, making accompanying ballots immediately valid.

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Healing touch applied to animals Holistic approach aids horses, dogs, more

By Ryan Boldrey

rboldrey@ourcoloradonews.com In 20 years, Carol Komitor has taught close to 5,000 students, and between all of them, touched hundreds of thousands of animals — literally.

Komitor, a Highlands Ranch resident, founded Healing Touch for Animals in 1996, combining a background in veterinary medicine with her passion for holistic healing.

“I thought I was going to go the avenue of massage,” she said, “but it turned out to be more energy-based.”

Komitor, who at the time had 13 years of background as a veterinary technician, was introduced to holistic healing through a workshop, and was far from sold at first.

Once she started participating in some of the exercises, however, she began to experience the energy flowing directly through her.

“It was a tactile experience,” she said. “I started to explore whatever I could get my hands on. I then spent half a day at Tattered Cover (in Denver) and bought several books on what energy healing was all about.”

After becoming certified as a massage therapist and as an instructor, her careers began to slowly intertwine, and the next thing she knew she was helping to heal

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Highlands Ranch resident Carol Komitor founded Healing Touch for Animals in 1996, and her teachings and care have touched more than 5,000 humans and 100,000 animals since. Photo by Rick Giase animals, horses, dogs, and cats mostly — mixed in with the occasional zoo or farm animal — and using a holistic approach to assist with animals afflicted with cancer and other ailments from scar tissue to broken bones. After a breakthrough with a

show horse that had been left for dead, she knew she was on the right path.

“Animals have an energy field that is 10 times greater than humans,” she said. “I can see it. And opposed to the human field which is made up of layers, an animal’s field

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Understanding that humans and animals are alike in that when either has a balanced, clear and open energy system they possesses their own inherent ability to assist in healing is the underlying key, she said.

That holistic work should not be performed independently of conventional medicine, is another major piece she’s adamant about.

“We don’t have the ability to do surgery or perform diagnostics,” she said. “But we have the ability to assist the animals in a part of natural healing.”

The author of five instruction manuals that go along with her teachings, half of Komitor’s students are taught through distance learning while the rest meet up for conference-like sessions throughout the Netherlands, Germany, the U.S. and Canada. For those who opt for the distance learning, Komitor or one of her six instructors will work one-on-one with the student to help enable them to work with their animals.

“It’s unbelievable,” said Drea Robertson, who has worked at Healing Touch for 11 years. “It started as this rippling effect and has turned into a much bigger wave.”

Komitor still works one-on-one with animals in person, but spends much of her time these days traveling the world instructing others on her methods.

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For Daniel Ritchie, it’s girl’s night out

Kirby McIlveen and her dog Spirit wow the crowd at Clement Park Oct. 25 while practicing for the Colorado Disc Dog championships Oct. 26-27. Photos by Jennifer Smith

Flying DISCS, flying DOGS

Champions converge on Clement Park

By Jennifer Smith

jsmith@ourcoloradonews.com Dozens of doggies from around the country converged on Clement Park over the Oct. 26-27 weekend for the Final UFO Major, hosted for the first time by Colorado Disc Dogs.

They competed in levels from simple toss and catch all the way up to freestyle, where the pooches and their people perform choreographed routines, showing off their signature moves.

In honor of Halloween, there was even a doggie costume contest and trick-or-treating among sponsoring vendors.

Colorado Disc Dogs was founded in 1994 and welcomes new members, even hosting a training event every spring.

“It is one of the biggest and most successful disc dog clubs in the world,” according to the UFO website. “Teams from the club are always in the top of the standings at every event they participate in, judges from the club are highly sought for their experience and skills, and club events are heavily attended all year long.”

For a suit-and-tie CEO of the Denver Center for the Performing Arts, Daniel Ritchie makes a handsome woman.

And he proved just how fetching he can be in a blingy ball gown during “Theatre Threads,” a costume department fashion show featuring models from the DCPA’s financial and emotional support group.

As an unadvertised final entry in the fashion show, Ritchie shuffled to the microphone where 9News entertainment editor Kirk Montgomery was lending emcee duties. Much to the delight of the lunching crowd, Ritchie sported a Texas-sized blond wig, full makeup, false eyelashes, figurehugging bedazzled gown, feather stole, full-length black gloves and black patent open-toe heels.

In a twisted way, he looked hot!

Ritchie was promoting “The Legend of Georgia McBride,” which plays in the Ricketson Theatre from Jan. 10 to Feb. 23.

“We didn’t have costumes yet so we hired a professional drag queen, and he worked with Dan on the outfit,” said Alexandra Griesmer, public relations and promotions manager for the Denver Center Theatre Company. “(Ritchie) was such a great sport — didn’t take much convincing!”

Ritchie said his gender-bender experience lent him more empathy toward females.

“I learned that high heels are risky,” Ritchie said while Montgomery, dressed as one of the Three Musketeers, doubled over in laughter. “I was surprised to learn what you do every day. My respect is even higher (for women).”

The play is about a straight young man who unexpectedly takes a dip into the world of drag, Ritchie said. “I didn’t know much about being a woman, so I thought I should learn firsthand.”

Denver Center Alliance’s Theatre Threads is a tribute to the talent and passion of the models and backstage stars, Denver Center Theatre Company’s costume department. Proceeds support the Arts in Education program, which allows more than 50,000 students the opportunity to experience live theater this academic year.

The incredible shrinking anchor Jeff Hill and his dog Enzo were in the Halloween spirit as they practiced Oct. 25 at Clement Park for the Colorado Disc Dog championships. The pair traveled all the way from their home in California to compete.

Have you seen 9News entertainment anchor Kirk Montgomery lately? Rather, have you seen what’s left of him? His cheeks are no longer “cherubbed,” and his torso is oh so trim.

I caught his act last week, and couldn’t help asking Montgomery the secret to his slimmed-down success.

“I downloaded a free app (My Plate from www.livestrong.com) and I’ve been counting calories,” he told me. “I input the good the bad and the ugly — and just getting into the habit of doing that was an eye-opener. I’ve tried to stay around 1,500 (calories consumed) a day. Some days are lower, some higher, but I’ve lost weight before — the goal this time is to keep it off.”

Lakewood gets new nod LEFT: AJ Brown of Littleton and his dog Maverick, one of the smallest dogs in the Final UFO Major competition, practice Oct. 25 for the Colorado Disc Dog championships. RIGHT: Miley shows her handler, Tammy Ormiston, how much she loves her sport as they warm up Oct. 25 at Clement Park.

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October 31, 2013

Play gives one paws

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Actress plays stray dog in hit comedy ‘Sylvia’

By Sonya Ellingboe

sellingboe@ourcoloradonews.com A.R. Gurney’s hit comedy “Sylvia” takes us to the New York apartment of emptynesters Greg and Kate after Greg brings home a stray dog he has found in a nearby park.

Director Randal Myler, who helmed the well-received “Hank Williams: Lost Highways” last season at Lone Tree Arts Center, returns to direct “Sylvia,” which he did with success seven years ago for Denver Center Theatre Company. “Sylvia” plays at LTAC Nov. 7 to 17.

Kate, played by the skilled Kim Staunton, is loving the freedom of the Manhattan nest she’s dreamed about and enjoying a recharged career as a scholar.

She is decidedly not in favor of a pet, but Greg, played by Jonathan C. Kaplan, is experiencing a midlife crisis and really bonds with the feisty Sylvia, played by actress Jamie Ann Romero.

Conflict continues, aided and abetted by the fourth cast member, who plays three distinct characters.

Veteran Denver Center Theatre Company actor Randy Moore appears as a man in the park who advises Greg; a woman

Jamie Ann Romero will portray the stray dog that comes between Kate and Greg in A.R. Gurney’s play, “Sylvia,” running Nov. 7-17 at Lone Tree Arts Center.

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friend of Kate who comes to visit and an androgynous psychologist the couple visits for marital counseling. All call for great comic skill, and Moore played the part(s) really well seven years ago.

“Sylvia” plays at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 7, 13, 14; 8 p.m. Nov. 8, 9, 15, 16; 2 p.m. Nov. 13, 14 and at a special senior matinee ($25) on Nov. 7. Tickets start at $28, lonetreeartscenter.org, 720-509-1000. Note: rated PG, language not suitable for little people.

Sylvia speaks her mind.

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The extraordinary 16-year-old Pakistani student, Malala Yousafzai, has captured the imagination of millions worldwide, after an assassination attempt on Oct. 9, 2012, when she was shot in the head and neck.

Following expert medical care in Great Britain, she has continued to advocate for education for girls, spoken at the UN on her 16th birthday, been featured on the Cover of Time magazine as one of “The Most Influential People in the World” and been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.

The winner of Pakistan’s first National Youth Peace Prize, who continues to advocate for worldwide access to education, has been honored by an anthology, “Poems for Malala,” published by FutureCycle Press.

Poets from throughout the world have contributed to it, including Kathryn Winograd and Chris Ransick of Arapahoe Community College in Littleton.

ACC’s Writers Studio will host a “Poems for Malala” evening from 6 to 8 p.m. on Nov. 8 in the Colorado Gallery of the Arts. Poet and anthology editor Joseph Hutchison will open the program and describe how the anthology came about. He, Winograd and others will read from the anthology, which includes poems by such well-known writers as Linda Hogan, Jane Hirshfield and Ellen Bass.

A suggested $5 donation from audience members will go to the Malala Fund, as will proceeds from book sales. (Order from Amazon.)

Winograd said she was reeling from the death of Jessica Ridgeway in Wheat Ridge when Malala was shot and her poem, “etymology of girl,” reflects her concern. It concludes:

“malala: all-honey or grief-stricken, and you, dear dead girl of the grass. Fetching it to me with full hands, God beholds blossoms, pearls, inner sea fold of petal, flower flesh — what else did men name you centuries centuries” A representative of the Denver-based not-for-profit, Woman’s Development Association, will talk about its work in Lahore, Pakistan, with indigent, illiterate women.

A video will be played of a talk by member Josna Azim, who comes from a region near Malala’s. She is leaving Nov. 1, so her talk was recorded and her son, Asher Azim, will introduce it Area high school poets have been invited to contribute work and read at the event, Winograd said.

CURTAIN TIME Voltaire’s world

“Light” by Jean-Claude van Itallie is a play about Voltaire and the Age of Reason, performed in environmental style in the elegant reception Room of the historic Grant Humphries Mansion, 770 Pennsylvania St., Denver. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesdays and Fridays and 3:30 p.m. Sundays Nov. 6-24. Cast members portray three 18th-century superstars: Voltaire, Frederick the Great and Emelie du Chatelet. Ed Osborn is director. Tickets: $18/$16, 303-620-4933 (Byers-Evans Museum).

Dinner party of secrets

“Rancho Mirage,” a new work by wellknown playwright Steven Dietz, plays Nov. 2 to Dec. 7 at Curious Theatre, 1080

S. Acoma St., Denver. Performances: 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays; 2 p.m.

Sundays (no performance on Thanksgiving, Nov. 28). Chip Walton directs this tale about six friends gathering for a final dinner party. Tickets: $18-$44. 303-623-0524, curioustheatre.org.

Idealistic missionaries

“The Book of Mormon” by Robert Lopez, Trey Parker and Matt Stone plays at the Buell Theatre, Denver Performing Arts Complex, through Nov. 24. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays; 2 p.m. Saturdays, Sundays. Tickets: $40 and up. 303-893-4100, denvercenter.org.

Brian Friel’s play at Arvada

“Dancing at Lughnasa” by Irish

playwright Bran Friel is presented by 11 minutes Theatre Company at the Arvada Festival Playhouse, 5665 Olde Wadsworth Blvd., Nov. 1-16. Janine Kehlenbach is the director. Performances: 7:30 p.m.

Fridays, Saturdays, Thursday, Nov. 14; 2 p.m. Nov. 3 and Nov. 10. Tickets: $20, check or cash at the door, 720-333-3499, Janine@11minutestheatre.com.

Equinox concludes cult season

“Carrie: the Musical,” based on Stephen King’s novel, “Carrie,” with music by Lawrence D. Cohen, lyrics by Dean Pitchford, music by Michael Gore pays Nov. 8 to 30 at the Bug Theatre, 3654 Navajo St., Denver.

Presented by Equinox Theatre Company, directed by Colin Roybal. Nov. 8 will be prom night with Carrie — the audience is

encouraged to wear prom attire to a festive opening night. Tickets: $20 advance, $22 at the door, EquinoxTheatreDenver.com. For mature audiences.

American playwrights

Visionbox, a professional actors’ studio and intermedia production company, presents a free event, “The American Realism Project,” on Nov. 3 at 910 Arts, Skylite Station, 910 Santa Fe Dr., Denver. Acting students have studied American playwrights of the 20th century with Jennifer McCray Rincon, formerly head of acting at the National Theatre Conservatory in Denver (1991-2008). The program is free. Nova Catering will have food available. Doors open at 6 p.m., show at 6:30 p.m. 720-8101641, visionbox.org.

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PUBLIC NOTICE Lone Tree NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2013-0540

Public Trustees PUBLIC NOTICE Lone Tree NOTICE OF SALE RENOTICED AND REPUBLISHED PURSUANT TO CRS 38-38-109(2)(b)(II) Public Trustee Sale No. 2012-0977 To Whom It May Concern: On 8/1/2013 the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: MARTIN PERLMUTTER AND MARY PERLMUTTER Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR LEHMAN BROTHERS BANK, FSB Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: AURORA BANK FSB Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 6/30/2005 Recording Date of DOT: 7/1/2005 Reception No. of DOT: 2005059656 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $355,250.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $355,250.00 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: The terms of said Deed of Trust have been violated as the required payments have not been made when due.

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

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 11, BLOCK 3, LONE TREE FILING NO. 3, AS SHOWN ON THE MAP RECORDED JULY 18, 1983 AT RECEPTION NO. 308021, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 9479 Oakbrush Way, Lone Tree, CO 80124 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 4, 2013, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 10/17/2013 Last Publication: 11/14/2013 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 8/1/2013 GEORGE J KENNEDY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: TONI M.N. DALE Colorado Registration #: 30580 355 UNION BOULEVARD SUITE 250, LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80228 Phone #: Fax #: Attorney File #: 12-9249 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2012-0977 First Publication: 10/17/2013 Last Publication: 11/14/2013 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Lone Tree NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2013-0540 To Whom It May Concern: On 8/14/2013 the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: WILLIAM M. BALKOVATZ JR. AND EVAN S. BALKOVATZ Original Beneficiary: CITIMORTGAGE, INC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: CITIMORTGAGE, INC. Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 6/24/2005 Recording Date of DOT: 7/14/2005 Reception No. of DOT: 2005064192** DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $430,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $430,000.00 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay monthly installments due Note Holder.**MODIFIED THROUGH A LOAN MODIFICATION AGREEMENT DATED FEBRUARY 24, 2011.

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

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 9, THE FAIRWAYS FILING NO. 1-C, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 9482 Green Island Place, Lone Tree, CO 80124 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 4, 2013, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 10/10/2013 Last Publication: 11/7/2013 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 8/14/2013

To Whom It May Concern: On 8/14/2013 the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: WILLIAM M. BALKOVATZ JR. AND EVAN S. BALKOVATZ Original Beneficiary: CITIMORTGAGE, INC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: CITIMORTGAGE, INC. Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 6/24/2005 Recording Date of DOT: 7/14/2005 Reception No. of DOT: 2005064192** DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $430,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $430,000.00 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay monthly installments due Note Holder.**MODIFIED THROUGH A LOAN MODIFICATION AGREEMENT DATED FEBRUARY 24, 2011.

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

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 9, THE FAIRWAYS FILING NO. 1-C, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 9482 Green Island Place, Lone Tree, CO 80124

Public Trustees

NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 4, 2013, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 10/10/2013 Last Publication: 11/7/2013 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 8/14/2013 GEORGE J KENNEDY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: TONI DALE Colorado Registration #: 30580 355 UNION BOULEVARD SUITE 250, LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80228 Phone #: (303) 274-0155 Fax #: (303) 274-0159 Attorney File #: 13-049-25011 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2013-0540 First Publication: 10/10/2013 Last Publication: 11/7/2013 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Lone Tree NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2013-0567 To Whom It May Concern: On 8/28/2013 the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: CURTIS K LIGGETT Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR M&I BANK FSB Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 12/10/2008 Recording Date of DOT: 12/22/2008 Reception No. of DOT: 2008085561 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $382,580.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $375,574.46 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof.

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

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 52, THE FAIRWAYS, FILING 1-B, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 9677 Colinade Dr, Lone Tree, CO 80124

date hereof: $375,574.46 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof.

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

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 52, THE FAIRWAYS, FILING 1-B, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 9677 Colinade Dr, Lone Tree, CO 80124 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 18, 2013, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 10/24/2013 Last Publication: 11/21/2013 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 8/29/2013 GEORGE J KENNEDY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: CYNTHIA LOWERY-GRABER Colorado Registration #: 34145 999 18TH STREET SUITE 2201, DENVER, COLORADO 80202 Phone #: (303) 865-1400 Fax #: (303) 865-1410 Attorney File #: 13-05106 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/

Public Trustees

Legal Notice No.: 2013-0567 First Publication: 10/24/2013 Last Publication: 11/21/2013 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Misc. Private Legals Public Notice DOUGLAS COUNTY DISTRICT COURT 4000 Justice Way Castle Rock, CO Douglas County, CO 80109 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO In the Interest of: RUTH BLAKLEY, DOB: 7/5/1996 A Child, And concerning: ELIZABETH ANN BLAKLEY, Mother, And MIGUEL EDWARD MAYZES, Father, And LINDA BLAKLEY, Maternal Grandmother Respondents.

Counsel for Douglas County Department of Human Services John Thirkell 4400 Castleton Ct. Castle Rock, CO 80109 303-663-7726 303-688-5894 (fax) jthirkel@douglas.co.us Case Number: 13JV123 * Division 2 DEPENDENCY SUMMONS This Summons is initiated pursuant to Rules 2.2 and 4.2 of the Colorado Rules of Juvenile Procedure, Rule 4 of the Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure, and Section 19-3-503, C.R.S. 2013.

TO MIGUEL EDWARD MAYZES: You are hereby notified that a petition has been filed which alleges that the abovenamed children are dependent or neglected based upon the factual allegations and legal definitions of dependency or neglect set forth in the Dependency and Neglect Petition, a copy of which is served simultaneously with this Dependency Summons and additional copies of which may be obtained at the office of John Thirkell, at the above address.

A Return of Service and Advisement Hearing has been set for November 18, 2013 at 3:30 p.m. in Division 2, Douglas County District Court, 4000 Justice Way, Castle Rock, Colorado, 80109.

Your presence before this court is required to defend against the claims in this petition. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR, THE COURT WILL PROCEED IN YOUR ABSENCE, WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE, TO CONDUCT AN ADJUDICATORY HEARING AND MAY ENTER A JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT THEREBY ADJUDICATING YOUR CHILDREN AS DEPENDENT OR NEGLECTED CHILDREN.

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possible consequences of a finding that a child is dependent or neglected. The court shall make certain that the respondent(s) understand the following: (1) The nature of the allegations contained in the petition; (2) As a party to the proceeding, the right to counsel; (3) That if the respondent(s) is a parent, guardian, or legal custodian, and is indigent, the respondent may be assigned counsel as provided by law.

(4) The right to a trial by jury; (5) That any admission to the petition must be voluntary; (6) The general dispositional alternatives available to the court if the petition is sustained, as set forth in Section 19-3-508, C.R.S.; (7) That termination of the parent-child legal relationship is a possible remedy which is available if the petition is sustained; (8) That if a motion to terminate the parent-child legal relationship is filed, the court will set a separate hearing at which the allegations of the motion must be proven by clear and convincing evidence; (9) That termination of the parent-child legal relationship means that the subject child would be available for adoption; (10) That any party has the right to appeal any final decision made by the court; and (11) That if the petition is admitted, the court is not bound by any promises or representations made by anyone about dispositional alternatives selected by the court. (b) The respondent(s), after being advised, shall admit or deny the allegations of the petition. (c) If a respondent(s) admits the allegations in the petition, the court may accept the admission after making the following finding: (1) That the respondent(s) understand his or her rights, the allegations contained in the petition, and the effect of the admission; (2) That the admission is voluntary. (d) Notwithstanding any provision of this Rule to the contrary, the court may advise a non-appearing respondent(s) pursuant to this Rule in writing and may accept a written admission to the petition if the respondent has affirmed under oath that the respondent(s) understands the advisement and the consequences of the admission, and if, based upon such sworn statement, the court is able to make the findings set forth in part (c) of this Rule.

October 31, 2013

Your presence before this court is required to defend against the claims in this petition. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR, THE COURT WILL PROCEED IN YOUR ABSENCE, WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE, TO CONDUCT AN ADJUDICATORY HEARING AND MAY ENTER A JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT THEREBY ADJUDICATING YOUR CHILDREN AS DEPENDENT OR NEGLECTED CHILDREN. You have the right to request a trial by jury at the adjudicatory stage of this petition.

You also have the right to legal representation at every stage of the proceedings by counsel of your own choosing, or if you are without sufficient financial means and meet the indigency guidelines established by the Colorado Supreme Court, appointment of counsel by the Court at state expense. Termination of your parent-child legal relationship to free your child for adoption is a possible remedy in this proceeding. If that remedy is pursued, you are entitled to a hearing before a Judge.

You also have the right, if you are indigent, to have the Court appoint, at no expense to you, one expert witness of your own choosing at any hearing on the termination of your parent-child relationship.

If you are a minor, you have the right to the appointment of a Guardian ad litem to represent your best interests.

Misc. Private Legals

You have the right to have this matter heard by a district court judge rather than by the magistrate. You may waive that right, and in doing so, you will be bound by the findings and recommendations of the magistrate, subject to review as provided by section 19-1-108(5.5), C.R.S. 2013, and subsequently, to the right of appeal as provided by Colorado Appellate Rule 3.4.

Rule 4.2 of the Colorado Rules of Juvenile Procedure provides for the following advisement about dependency and neglect cases: (a) At the first appearance before the court, the respondent(s) shall be fully advised by the court as to all rights and the possible consequences of a finding that a child is dependent or neglected. The court shall make certain that the respondent(s) understand the following: (1) The nature of the allegations contained in the petition; (2) As a party to the proceeding, the right to counsel; (3) That if the respondent(s) is a parent, guardian, or legal custodian, and is indigent, the respondent may be assigned counsel as provided by law.

(4) The right to a trial by jury; (5) That any admission to the petition must be voluntary; (6) The general dispositional alternatives available to the court if the petition is sustained, as set forth in Section 19-3-508, C.R.S.; (7) That termination of the parent-child legal relationship is a possible remedy which is available if the petition is sustained; (8) That if a motion to terminate the parent-child legal relationship is filed, the court will set a separate hearing at which the allegations of the motion must be proven by clear and convincing evidence; (9) That termination of the parent-child legal relationship means that the subject child would be available for adoption; (10) That any party has the right to appeal any final decision made by the court; and (11) That if the petition is admitted, the court is not bound by any promises or representations made by anyone about dispositional alternatives selected by the court. (b) The respondent(s), after being advised, shall admit or deny the allegations of the petition. (c) If a respondent(s) admits the allegations in the petition, the court may accept the admission after making the following finding: (1) That the respondent(s) understand his or her rights, the allegations contained in the petition, and the effect of the admission; (2) That the admission is voluntary. (d) Notwithstanding any provision of this Rule to the contrary, the court may advise a non-appearing respondent(s) pursuant to this Rule in writing and may accept a written admission to the petition if the respondent has affirmed under oath that the respondent(s) understands the advisement and the consequences of the admission, and if, based upon such sworn statement, the court is able to make the findings set forth in part (c) of this Rule.

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

Dated: October 22, 2013 John Thirkell, #13865 Assistant Douglas County Attorney Legal Notice No.: 924321 First Publication: October 31, 2013 Last Publication: October 31, 2013 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice District Court, Douglas County, Colorado Court Address: 4000 Justice Way Castle Rock, CO 80109 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO In the interest of: Briana Fittje, D.O.B. 07/01/2001 and Brooklyn Fittje, D.O.B. 06/03/2006 and Concerning Jennifer Nicole Fittje, Mother, Jason Michael Bernstein, Father of Briana, and Jeffrey Matthew Rayfield, Father of Brooklyn, Respondents,

Misc. Private Legals

Counsel for Douglas County Department of Human Services John Thirkell 4400 Castleton Ct. Castle Rock, CO 80109 303-663-7726 303-688-5894 (fax) jthirkel@douglas.co.us Case Number: 12JV158 * Division 2 DEPENDENCY SUMMONS This Summons is initiated pursuant to Rules 2.2 and 4.2 of the Colorado Rules of Juvenile Procedure, Rule 4 of the Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure, and Section 19-3-503, C.R.S. 2013.

TO JEFFREY MATTHEW RAYFIELD: You are hereby notified that a petition has been filed which alleges that the abovenamed children are dependent or neglected based upon the factual allegations and legal definitions of dependency or neglect set forth in the Dependency and Neglect Petition, a copy of which is served simultaneously with this Dependency Summons and additional copies of which may be obtained at the office of John Thirkell, at the above address.

A Return of Service and Advisement Hearing has been set for November 18, 2013 at 10:30 a.m. in Division 2, Douglas County District Court, 4000 Justice Way, Castle Rock, Colorado, 80109.

Misc. Private Legals

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

Dated: October 22, 2013 s//John Thirkell John Thirkell, #13865 Assistant Douglas County Attorney

Your presence before this court is required to defend against the claims in this petition. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR, THE COURT WILL PROCEED IN YOUR ABSENCE, WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE, TO CONDUCT AN ADJUDICATORY HEARING AND MAY ENTER A JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT THEREBY ADJUDICATING YOUR CHILDREN AS DEPENDENT OR NEGLECTED CHILDREN.

I, JEFFREY MATTHEW RAYFIELD, freely and voluntarily waive the right to be personally served with this Summons by a Sheriff’s Deputy or Process Server in order to be sensitive to the need to preserve government resources and taxpayer funds and agree to appear at the time and place indicated to testify.

You have the right to request a trial by jury at the adjudicatory stage of this petition.

You also have the right to legal representation at every stage of the proceedings by counsel of your own choosing, or if you are without sufficient financial means and meet the indigency guidelines established by the Colorado Supreme Court, appointment of counsel by the Court at state expense. Termination of your parent-child legal relationship to free your child for adoption is a possible remedy in this proceeding. If that remedy is pursued, you are entitled to a hearing before a Judge.

You also have the right, if you are indigent, to have the Court appoint, at no expense to you, one expert witness of your own choosing at any hearing on the termination of your parent-child relationship.

If you are a minor, you have the right to the appointment of a Guardian ad litem to represent your best interests.

Legal Notice No.: 924334 First Publication: October 31, 2013 Last Publication: October 31, 2013 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

You have the right to have this matter heard by a district court judge rather than by the magistrate. You may waive that right, and in doing so, you will be bound by the findings and recommendations of the magistrate, subject to review as provided by section 19-1-108(5.5), C.R.S. 2013, and subsequently, to the right of appeal as provided by Colorado Appellate Rule 3.4.

Rule 4.2 of the Colorado Rules of Juvenile Procedure provides for the following advisement about dependency and neglect cases: (a) At the first appearance before the court, the respondent(s) shall be fully advised by the court as to all rights and the possible consequences of a finding that a child is dependent or neglected. The court shall make certain that the respondent(s) understand the following: (1) The nature of the allegations contained in the petition; (2) As a party to the proceeding, the right to counsel; (3) That if the respondent(s) is a parent, guardian, or legal custodian, and is indigent, the respondent may be assigned counsel as provided by law.

(4) The right to a trial by jury; (5) That any admission to the petition must be voluntary; (6) The general dispositional alternatives available to the court if the petition is sustained, as set forth in Section 19-3-508, C.R.S.; (7) That termination of the parent-child legal relationship is a possible remedy which is available if the petition is sustained; (8) That if a motion to terminate the parent-child legal relationship is filed, the court will set a separate hearing at which the allegations of the motion must be proven by clear and convincing evidence; (9) That termination of the parent-child legal relationship means that the subject child would be available for adoption; (10) That any party has the right to appeal any final decision made by the court; and (11) That if the petition is admitted, the court is not bound by any promises or representations made by anyone about dispositional alternatives selected by the court. (b) The respondent(s), after being advised, shall admit or deny the allegations of the petition. (c) If a respondent(s) admits the allegations in the petition, the court may accept the admission after making the following finding: (1) That the respondent(s) understand his or her rights, the allegations contained in the petition, and the effect of the admission; (2) That the admission is voluntary. (d) Notwithstanding any provision of this Rule to the contrary, the court may advise a non-appearing respondent(s) pursuant to this Rule in writing and may accept a written admission to the petition if the respondent has affirmed under oath that the respondent(s) understands the advisement and the consequences of the admission, and if, based upon such sworn statement, the court is able to make the findings set forth in part (c) of this Rule.

Date: Jeffrey Matthew Rayfield

Government Legals Public Notice NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS A public hearing will be held on November 18, 2013, at 7:00 p.m. before the Douglas County Planning Commission and on December 17, 2013, at 2:30 p.m. before the Douglas County Board of County Commissioners, in the Commissioners’ Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, CO, to consider a major amendment to the Highlands Ranch Planned Development and a waiver to some of the major amendment noticing requirements. The proposed amendment is to Section XV, Signs, subsection D., Nonresidential Area Signs to include provisions that specifically allow window signs.

For more information call Douglas County Planning Services at 303-660-7460.

File No./Name: DR2013-001/Highlands Ranch Planned Development 68th Amendment Legal Notice No.: 924314 First Publication: October 31, 2013 Last Publication: October 31, 2013 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS A public hearing will be held on November 18, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. before the Douglas County Planning Commission and on December 17, 2013, at 2:30 p.m. before the Douglas County Board of County Commissioners, in the Commissioners Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, CO. The hearings are for proposed amendments to the Douglas County Zoning Resolution related to signage and lighting, and affect the following Sections:

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NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 18, 2013, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 10/24/2013 Last Publication: 11/21/2013 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 8/29/2013 GEORGE J KENNEDY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: CYNTHIA LOWERY-GRABER Colorado Registration #: 34145 999 18TH STREET SUITE 2201, DENVER, COLORADO 80202 Phone #: (303) 865-1400 Fax #: (303) 865-1410 Attorney File #: 13-05106 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/

You have the right to request a trial by jury at the adjudicatory stage of this petition.

You also have the right to legal representation at every stage of the proceedings by counsel of your own choosing, or if you are without sufficient financial means and meet the indigency guidelines established by the Colorado Supreme Court, appointment of counsel by the Court at state expense. Termination of your parent-child legal relationship to free your child for adoption is a possible remedy in this proceeding. If that remedy is pursued, you are entitled to a hearing before a Judge.

You also have the right, if you are indigent, to have the Court appoint, at no expense to you, one expert witness of your own choosing at any hearing on the termination of your parent-child relationship.

If you are a minor, you have the right to the appointment of a Guardian ad litem to represent your best interests.

You have the right to have this matter heard by a district court judge rather than by the magistrate. You may waive that right, and in doing so, you will be bound by the findings and recommendations of the magistrate, subject to review as provided by section 19-1-108(5.5), C.R.S. 2013, and subsequently, to the right of appeal as provided by Colorado Appellate Rule 3.4.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO In the interest of: Briana Fittje, D.O.B. 07/01/2001 and Brooklyn Fittje, D.O.B. 06/03/2006

and Concerning Jennifer Nicole Fittje, Mother, Jason Michael Bernstein, Father of Briana, and Jeffrey Matthew Rayfield, Father of Brooklyn, Respondents,

Counsel for Douglas County Department of Human Services John Thirkell 4400 Castleton Ct. Castle Rock, CO 80109 303-663-7726 303-688-5894 (fax) jthirkel@douglas.co.us Case Number: 12JV158 * Division 2

DEPENDENCY SUMMONS This Summons is initiated pursuant to Rules 2.2 and 4.2 of the Colorado Rules of Juvenile Procedure, Rule 4 of the Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure, and Section 19-3-503, C.R.S. 2013.

Every day, the government makes decisions that can affect your life. Whether they are decisions on (a) At the first appearance before the zoning, taxes, new businesses or myriad other court, the respondent(s) shall be fully advised by the court as to all rights and the issues, governments play a big role in your life. possible consequences of a finding that a child is dependent or neglected. The court Governments have relied on newspapers like shall make certain that the respondent(s)

Facts do not cease to exist b because they are ignored. re ignored.

Legal Notice No.: 2013-0567 First Publication: 10/24/2013 Last Publication: 11/21/2013 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Public Notice

District Court, Douglas County, Colorado Court Address: 4000 Justice Way Castle Rock, CO 80109

Rule 4.2 of the Colorado Rules of Juvenile Procedure provides for the following advisement about dependency and neglect cases:

understand the following: (1) The nature of the allegations contained in the petition; (2) As a party to the proceeding, the right to counsel; (3) That if the respondent(s) is a parent, guardian, or legal custodian, and is indigent, the respondent may be assigned counsel as provided by law.

(4) The right to a trial by jury; (5) That any admission to the petition must be voluntary; (6) The general dispositional alternatives available to the court if the petition is sus-

- Aldous Huxley

TO JEFFREY MATTHEW RAYFIELD: You are hereby notified that a petition has been filed which alleges that the abovenamed children are dependent or neglected based upon the factual allegations and legal definitions of dependency or neglect set forth in the Dependency and Neglect Petition, a copy of which is served simultaneously with this Dependency Summons and additional copies of which may be obtained at the office of John Thirkell, at the above address.

Your presence before this court is required to defend against the claims in this petition. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR, THE COURT WILL PROCEED IN YOUR ABSENCE, WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE,

For more specific information, call Michael Cairy, Zoning Compliance Manager, Douglas County Planning Services Division at 303-660-7460 regarding file #DR2011-011.

Legal Notice No.: 924315 First Publication: October 31, 2013 Last Publication: October 31, 2013 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

this one to publish public notices since the birth of the nation. Local newspapers remain the most trusted source of public notice information. This newspaper publishes the information you need to stay involved in your community.

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

Thirkell Notices are meant to be noticed. s//John John Thirkell, #13865 Assistant Douglas County Attorney Read your public notices and get involved!

A Return of Service and Advisement Hearing has been set for November 18, 2013 at 10:30 a.m. in Division 2, Douglas County District Court, 4000 Justice Way, Castle Rock, Colorado, 80109.

Section 29, Sign Standards Section 30, Lighting Standards Section 36, Definitions

Dated: October 22, 2013

I, JEFFREY MATTHEW RAYFIELD, freely and voluntarily waive the right to be personally served with this Summons by a Sheriff’s Deputy or Process Server in order to be sensitive to the need to pre-

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October 31, 2013

Food is focus at museum talk Pierre Wolfe is longtime chef, media personality

By Sonya Ellingboe

sellingboe@ourcoloradonews.com Pierre Wolfe, Denver area chef and media personality for more than half a century (including an early Littleton stint), will share memories and stories at 7 p.m. Nov. 6 at the Littleton Museum in a free program.

The event is sponsored by the museum, Historic Littleton Inc. and Friends of the Littleton Library/Museum.

Wolfe was born in Berlin of Alsatian descent and moved to Colorado in 1950 after serving with the Allied forces in North Africa and the Middle East as a 16-year-old. His first Denver job was at the Brown Palace.

In 1952, he became chef at the Patio La-

maze Restaurant at Belleview and Santa Fe Drive in Littleton. (Renamed The Patio in 1953.)

The restaurant offered a high-end menu: steak Diana, frog legs, Chateaubriand, Parisian chicken, bananas Foster, Cherries Jubilee — many items were served, or at least flamed, at tableside, a bit of showmanship he took with him when he moved to the Wolfe Quorum, near the Capitol in Denver in 1960.

Well-known guests were found at the Patio frequently, and a highlight was a press dinner for Gen. Dwight Eisenhower on June 25, 1952, when he was campaigning for president. Press secretary James Hagerty was the planner. Wolfe discussed

his military service in North Africa with the general.

The dinner menu was printed by the Littleton Independent on 4½-inch wide satin ribbon. Wolfe treasures a sample signed by Dwight and Mamie Doud Eisenhower.

In 1956, Wolfe met his wife-to-be, Jean Brown, with whom he has traveled widely — the equivalent of four circles around the globe, he says.

He logged more than 40 years in the restaurant business in Denver, including The Normandy and Tante Louise after the Quorum. He retired in 2000 and has published two books and kept a radio show going since then, as he and his wife traveled. (He has served as guest chef on cruise liners en route.)

He has broadcast his radio shows from around the world since he began in 1956 in Denver. He currently has a nationally syn-

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Ceramics offered at one-day sale Stoneware ideal for home use or holiday gifts

By Sonya Ellingboe

sellingboe@ourcolorado news.com Ceramic art is an ancient craft, dating back to B.C. days, but it is still a satisfying outlet for creative people and contemporary pottery is a desired addition to many homes.

Eight local potters who met in Sally Burns’ Monday class at Goodson Recreation Center have organized their second pottery sale and chosen a group name: Clay Crafters. (Burns has also taught at the Cheyenne Studio at Highlands Ranch’s Southridge Recreation Center.)

Participants are: Diane Gaither, three years’ experience; Barb Grohoski, 30plus years; Peg Redding, four-plus years; Don Ryan, 30-plus years; Kathryn Schindler, 30-plus years; Matthew Hammer, 28-plus years; Cathy Benn, 10-plus years; and Cindy Ellingboe,

Parker Continued from Page 16

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eight years. (Hammer and Gaither are not in the current class but are group members.)

Gaither is also a beekeeper and will have some of her honey for sale.

They will exhibit handmade functional and decorative stoneware, including some Raku pieces and sculpture — ideal for home use or for holiday gifts.

The sale will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Nov. 9 at the Heritage Greens Community Room (next to the pool). The address is 4818 E. Links Circle, Centennial. (It can be reached from Colorado Boulevard and Links Parkway, or from Holly and Otero. Google suggested.)

In addition to the Monday Daytime Continuing Wheel Pottery, there is an evening continuing class and there are Introduction to Pottery classes day and evening. The Clay Crafters have graduated to using the studio as their lab, and they fire bisque and glazed pieces there. Some also create pieces at home studios.

See the SSPR catalog for class information, sspr.org.

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It is a history of Denver restaurants, with menus, gossip and critiques and some recipes. He acknowledged many friends who were sources for his extensive material — and said “if the recipes don’t work, call them, not me!”

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October 31, 2013

Spotlight stages classic whodunit Agatha Christie play at John Hand Theater

By Sonya Ellingboe

sellingboe@ourcoloradonews.com Dame Agatha Christie’s plays and novels age well — loaded with red herrings and quaint characters, they carry an audience along, even though one may recall the story somewhat.

Each actor’s portrayal is different and entertaining, so it’s no wonder theater companies choose these scripts so often through the years. She is the all-time bestselling novelist in the world.

Spotlight Theatre Company has chosen “Witness for the Prosecution” and managed a clever staging, given very limited space at the John Hand Theater.

Place: London; time: 1950s.

Experienced director Linda Suttle of Littleton said: “I love Agatha Christie because her stories always surprise me. Lots of

twists and turns along the way, red herrings that take you down the wrong road and then the answer that you can’t see coming.

Great fun!”

Wealthy Emily French is found murdered, and soon after the play opens, we hear Leonard Vole (Thomas Jennings) saying “my wife thinks I’m going to be arrested.”

He has visited oh-so-proper lawyer Sir Wilfrid Roberts, QC (Ken Street) in his quarters, asking advice and defense services. (We were told that QC means Queen’s Court — i.e. a lawyer.)

Vole had aided Miss French with her business affairs and had been a friend — and he is named sole heir in her will, which had been changed recently. Hmmmm.

It seems he had visited Miss French earlier in the evening in question, but claimed to be home at the estimated time of the murder. No problem, they figure — his haughty German wife Romaine (Kelly Uhlenhopp) can provide an alibi.

However, she has other ideas, and takes

the stand as a witIF YOU GO ness for the pros“Witness for the ecution, overseen Prosecution” by Agby Mr. Myers, QC atha Christie plays (John Gleason) in through Nov. 9 at the the courtroom in John Hand Theater, Act II. 7653 E. First Place, For those who Denver. (A good map enjoy sharply wordis on the theater webed trial scenes, this site if you’ve yet to is a good one. visit.) Performances: We hear clever 7:30 p.m. Fridays and arguments from the Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sunlawyers and meet days. Tickets: $20/$18, other characters, thisisspotlight.com, including a seri720-880-8727. ously quirky Janet MacKenzie, Miss French’s housekeeper, played by the rubber-faced Katie Mangett.

One has to pay attention as claims and counterclaims fly across the stage. Enjoy an entertaining visit with an old friend who is full of surprises.

Thomas Jennings and Kelly Uhlenhopp play Leonard Vole and his wife, Romaine, in “Witness for the Prosecution,” directed by Linda Suttle of Littleton. Courtesy photo by Meg Ralph/Soular Radiant Photography

Any clay, shape or form at pottery sale Platters, pitchers, plates, pots, mugs, casserole dishes, vases, bowls, butter dishes, goblets and more …

It’s time for the annual Colorado Potters Guild show and sale, to be held Nov. 7, 8 and 9 at First Plymouth Congregational Church, 3601 S. Colorado Blvd., south of Hampden Avenue in Cherry Hills Village.

The group’s members work through the year in a historic former Denver dairy, and each year they hold two sales for the community.

Each artist has a distinctive style, so a visitor to the sale can see a broad spectrum of techniques, shapes and glazes.

Hours: 4 to 8 p.m. Nov. 7; 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Nov. 8; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 9.

The group meets in Meeting Room A at the Parker Library, 10851 S. Crossroads Drive, Parker. All are welcome, no registration necessary. Explore tips on creating characters and a vivid setting as well as the openers. Bring a page with the first 120 words if you wish.

‘Books, Bites and Brews’ Not ‘once upon a time’

The Parker Writers Group will welcome published authors Anne MacFarlane, Michelle Major and Lana Williams in an interactive workshop called “Opening Your Story With Power” from 2 to 4 p.m. Nov. 10.

Douglas County Libraries hosts “Books, Bites and Brews” from 4 to 9 p.m. Nov. 9 at Cielo at Castle Pines, 485 W. Happy Canyon Road, Castle Rock. The event includes: tastes and demos from locally written cookbooks, local chefs, beverage sampling from local breweries, cookbooks on sale and, for a $30 ticket, one can choose

between two sessions: Amy Stewart (“The Drunken Botanist”) will discuss “The Botany of the Margarita;; or attend a beer and food pairing from Cicerone Sarah Johnson of Mandalay Bay. Reserve space at douglascountylibraries.org.

Frog and Toad

“A Year With Frog and Toad,” based on the favorite book by Lobel, will be presented for families by Christian Youth Theatre at the Parker Mainstreet Center, 19650 E. Mainstreet, Parker. Performances: 10:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 1 for students and seniors; 7 p.m. Nov. 1 and 2; 2 p.m. Nov. 2; 3 p.m.

Nov. 3. Information and tickets: cytdenver. org.

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ARIES (Mar 21 to Apr 19) The high standards you set for yourself don’t always translate into the behavior you expect of others. That relationship problem can be resolved if you’re more flexible and less judgmental.

TAURUS (Apr 20 to May 20) Not enough party bids to satisfy the Bovine’s fun-loving side this week? Go ahead and throw one of your own. Then prepare for some serious work coming up early next week.

GEMINI (May 21 to Jun 20) A new and intensely productive cycle is about to kick in. Be careful not to get too stressed out, though. Make time to restore your energies by relaxing with family and friends.

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CANCER (Jun 21 to Jul 22) This could be a good time to share some of your plans with those closest to you. Their comments could give you some added insight into how you might accomplish your goals.

LEO (Jul 23 to Aug 22) An attack of self-doubt might be unsettling for the usually super-assured Feline. But it could be your inner voice telling you to hold off implementing your plans until you’ve reassessed them.

VIRGO (Aug 23 to Sept 22) This is a great time for you to reward yourself for all your hard work by taking a trip you haven’t spent months carefully planning, to somewhere you never thought you’d be going.

LIBRA (Sept 23 to Oct 22) Some misunderstandings resist being resolved. But your sincerity in wanting to soothe those hurt feelings wins the day. By month’s end, that relationship should begin to show signs of healing.

SCORPIO (Oct 23 to Nov 21) A hectic job schedule begins to ease just in time to blow off all that workgenerated steam on Halloween. A family situation runs into an unexpected complication.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22 to Dec 21) A cutting remark in the workplace needs to be handled with finesse. Remember: How you respond could determine the depth of support you gain from colleagues.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22 to Jan 19) Once again, that Capricornean stubborn streak sets in and could keep you from getting much-needed advice. Fortunately, it lifts by week’s end, in time to make an informed decision.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20 to Feb 18) A surprise trip early in the week could lead to other unexpected offers when you return. Word to the wise: Avoid talking too much about this until you’ve made some decisions.

PISCES (Feb 19 to Mar 20) Learning dominates the week for perspicacious Pisceans, who are always looking to widen their range of knowledge. A series of important job-linked commitments begins late in the week.

BORN THIS WEEK: Your sense of humor generates good feelings and good will everywhere you go. © 2013 King Features Synd., Inc.

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Mountain Vista runs to a repeat Boys again win Class 5A cross country championship

By Scott Stocker

Special to Colorado Community Media Mountain Vista knew the pressure would be on throughout the season after having won the Class 5A boys state cross country title a year ago. Yet it was that pressure that, more than anything, seemed to lift the Golden Eagles to their second title.

Senior Connor Weaver led the way for Mountain Vista with his third-place finish in the individual competition behind Denver East’s explosive Cerake Beberkidane, and he turned in a close effort behind runner-up Zachary Alhamra of Pine Creek.

Beberkidane was clocked in a course record 15 minutes, 48.2 seconds over the challenging mountainous course at the Norris-Penrose Event Center in Colorado Springs. Alhamra ran 16:29.0 with Weaver coming through with a 16:34.5.

That third-place finish helped key a second-straight state championship for Mountain Vista, coached by Jonathan Dalby. The Golden Eagles tallied 110 points and were followed by Fort Collins (179) and Arapahoe (203).

“Back-to-back is cool and it’s something I will remember all my life,” Weaver said. “I hoped for second individually, but I’m not disappointed in third. I’m thrilled with the results for myself and our team and thrilled we won. After losing four seniors from last year’s team there were some doubts. But we put in a lot of hard work and we won.”

Andrew Walton, a senior, finished 21st with a time of 17:13.8 for the next highest finish for Mountain Vista. Junior Tyler Matzke was 25th (17:16.8) and senior Blake Graff, 26th (17:16.9) to round out the scoring for the Golden Eagles.

“Overall this season we worked hard and we were able to focus,” said Walton, who would like to attend Brigham Young University as does Weaver. “We just wanted to do the right things every day and we felt confident. I wanted to do better individually and it was not one of my better races.

At the end of the hill I thought I might have more energy, but at the bottom I just didn’t seem to have a lot of energy left.

“It was always questionable that we would be able to repeat, but we knew we had the chance if we stayed focused,” Walton said. “It was a fine ending to a fine year for all of us. Now, it’s get ready for track in

The Mountain Vista boys cross country team holds up their first place trophy at the state cross country meet Oct. 26 at the Norris-Penrose Event Center. Photo by Kate Ferraro

the spring.”

Dalby felt from the beginning his squad had a chance to repeat. But, he was cautious.

“We knew we had to go out,” Dalby said.

“Arapahoe, Heritage and Fort Collins all looked good coming into state, too. I felt the kids had the chance to win, but they knew they had a target on their backs.

We’ve been unbeaten all season and this was a great way to close out.

“The boys just ran well on the whole,” Dalby said. “It was a great run for Connor, but also for all the boys. The course is tough, but it turned out to be a special day for the kids. I was just excited for them.

We’ll be heading to Arizona for the Nike Regional competition in Phoenix, Ariz., in a couple of weeks.”

Geberkindane, who placed third last season in state, was really never in trouble.

Class 5a boys state Cross County results Team standings: Mountain Vista 110, Fort Collins 179, Arapahoe 203, Heritage 212, Cherry Creek 235, Chaparral 249, Monarch 263, Boulder 269, Smoky Hill 277, Pomona 282, Rock Canyon 310, Rocky Mountain 321, Rampart 331, Grandview 402, Pine Creek 406, Thornton 407, Poudre 412, Fairview 414, Denver East 417, Fossil Ridge 445, Cherokee Trail 460, Dakota Ridge 460, ThunderRidge 484, Mountain Range 488, Fruita-Monument 568.

“I just wanted to get in the low 16 minutes, but was able to push hard,” Geberkindane said. “I took the lead about 300 yards into the race and was able to extend. I wanted to get first or second last year, but didn’t as my brother Ashi was the champion. He’s now at Harvard. I trained hard and really wanted to win to continue the family

Top 10 individuals: 1. Cerake Beberkidane, Denver East, 15:48.2. 2. Zachary Alhamra, Pine Creek, 16:29.0.

3. Connor Weaver, Mountain Vista, 16:34.5. 4. Joshua Joseph, Thornton, 16:40.4. 5. Sean Paiz, Thornton, 16:46.5. 6.

Blake Yount, Smoky Hill, 16:47.9. 7. Ben Dingman, Rampart, 16:48.4. 8. Dom Compoz, Chaparral, 16:49.0. 9. Noah Westfall, Cherry Creek, 16:50.1. 10. Paul Miller, Poudre, 16:54.6.

tradition.”

Alhamra, a junior, and Weaver ran close throughout the race. It was on the final stretch that he was able to prevail for second.

“I really didn’t feel any pressure to win Vista continues on Page 23

rock Canyon girls finish fifth at state Phoebe Schneider paces Jaguars in Colorado Springs

By Scott Stocker

Special to Colorado Community Media Arapahoe’s Emily Wolff finished ninth in a time of 19:32.7 at the Class 5A state cross country meet Oct. 26 in Colorado Springs.

She was confident coming in, but knew the competition was going to be strong.

“I love this course and it’s exciting being here,” Wolff said. “I felt confident on the first mile and on the hill and that’s where you have to concentrate. The first mile I was running in the top 10 and I was able to stay there. You just can’t worry, you have to stay focused, and I think I was able to be accomplished here.”

Rock Canyon finished in fifth in the team standings with 248 points. The Jaguars were led by senior Phoebe Schneider who was 29th (20:12.2) and sophomore Mackenna Balman, 32nd (20:15.9).

Monarch won its third straight Class 5A state title. The Coyotes placed six runners among the top 27, scoring 49 points, to run away with the championship.

In the process, Monarch placed three runners in the top 10 with fifth-place Ashley Litoff leading the way with a time of 19 minutes, 9.2 seconds. Fort Collins, led by champion Lauren Gregory, finished second with 85 points followed by Cherry Creek in third with 112.

Cherry Creek’s third-place effort was paced by sophomore Lillian Markush, who finished in 12th (19:42.6) and freshman Devon Peterson, 14th (19:48.3).

Class 5a girls state Cross County results Team standings: Monarch 49, Fort Collins 85, Cherry Creek 112, Fairview 147, Rock Canyon 248, Pine Creek 248, Regis 290, Grandview 298, Fossil Ridge 317, Legacy 326, Ralston Valley 360, Smoky Hill 364, Mountain Vista 396, Castle View 398, Arapahoe 429, Cherokee Trail 451, Dakota Ridge 451, Heritage 461, Rampart 471, Loveland 475, Rocky Mountain 491, Arvada West 499, Horizon 513, Littleton 711.

Top 10 individuals: 1. Lauren Gregory, Fort Collins, 18:36.9. 2. Erin McLaughlin, Boulder, 18:58.9. 3. Erin Norton, Grandview, 19:05.6. 4. Maya Browning, Fairview, 19:08.9.

5. Ashley Litoff, Monarch, 19:09.2. 6. Isabelle Kennedy, Fairview, 19:17.8. 7. Claire Green, Monarch, 19:23.0. 8. Kaitlyn Benner, Monarch, 19:26.5. 9. Emily Wolff, Arapahoe, 19:32.7.

10. Hannah McIntyre, Palmer, 19:37.2.

Rock Canyon senior Phoebe Schneider runs toward the finish line during the state cross country meet on Oct. 26 at the Norris-Penrose Event Center. Photo by Kate Ferraro

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Falcons fall short in soccer playoffs V East prevails with 2-1 win in 5A state match

By Jim Benton

jbenton@ourcoloradonews.com Denver East has become a playoff nemesis for the Highlands Ranch boys soccer team.

The Angels scored on a secondhalf penalty kick and ousted the Falcons from the Class 5A state playoffs with a 2-1 victory Oct. 24 at Shea Stadium.

“It’s the second year in a row that Denver East has knocked us out,” said Highlands Ranch coach Danny Main. “They knocked us out in the quarters last year.

“I think we were a little tight thinking of that revenge factor and trying to alleviate that burden from last year. We weren’t as aggressive and seemed like we were running in quicksand.”

No. 19 seed Denver East dominated play with its ball control attack for parts of the game, but the Falcons, seeded No. 14, kept the match close with an excellent defensive effort and key stops from goalkeeper Tyler Londono, who finished with nine saves.

“Our defenders definitely kept us in the game,” said Main. “Denver East had a lot of athleticism. As a coach it’s hard to coach against that. We can manipulate players to different positions to alleviate skilled players, but against athlet-

ic players that is very hard.”

Chase Keller put East ahead 1-0 in the 58th minute, but Highlands Ranch came back 48 seconds later on a goal by Kyle Diethorn to tie the match.

East was awarded a penalty kick for a holding foul in the penalty area, and Nick Verfaillie scored the game-winner with 15:59 remaining in the game as the Falcons ended their season with a 10-5-1 record.

“That’s a disappointing to end a game like that,” said Main.

“There was stuff on both ends that could have been called. It was decided to make a call at that point.”

In other Class 5A first-round matches, No. 2 Rock Canyon (130-2) used a goal by Josh Kracke to edge No. 31 Doherty, 1-0. Mattia Cominelli’s overtime goal gave No. 26 Heritage (9-5-2) a 1-0 victory over No. 7 Fairview.

No. 18 Arapahoe (9-5-1) whipped No. 15 Fruita Monument, 3-1. No. 23 Mountain Vista (9-5-2) won a shootout, 3-2, over No. 10 Montbello as keeper Mykell Allen came up with big saves.

No. 13 Chatfield defeated No. 26 Littleton (9-5-1), 4-0, and No. 27 Poudre upset No. 6 Cherry Creek (10-6-0), 6-1.

Second-round games were to be played Oct. 30, after press time, with Rock Canyon going against Arapahoe and Mountain Vista challenging Continental League foe Heritage.

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Highlands Ranch defender Davis Cook (18) battles a Denver East player for a loose ball. Davis won the battle but East won the Oct. 23 regional playoff game, 2-1. Photo by Tom Munds

Class 5A football: Teams get ready for playoffs Valor Christian looks for fifth consecutive state championship Staff report Watching Valor Christian’s football team march through the state playoffs has become an annual event.

The Eagles have won four consecutive state titles, including their first in Class 5A last season. Valor, the state’s top-ranked

team but second in the wild-card standings used to determine the 32-team Class 5A playoff field, is the No. 2 seed behind unbeaten Fairview.

The Eagles (8-1) will start their quest for more hardware Nov. 1, hosting a 7 p.m. first-round game against No. 31 Eaglecrest.

Valor, an independent team with no league affiliation, opened the season by splitting two games against formable out-of-state opponents. In the past seven games against Colorado opposition, the Eagles have outscored the opposition 34736.

Christian McCaffrey headlines the

Valor offense that is averaging 44.4 points a game. The senior has rushed for 1,007 yards and is averaging 12.28 yards per carry. He has caught 18 passes for 358 yards or 19.9 yards per catch and is averaging 176.6 all-purpose yards per game.

Linebacker Justin Falls is the leader with 58 total tackles on a defensive unit that has notched 11 sacks and 11 pass interceptions.

Other area teams advancing to the Class 5A playoffs include No. 3 Cherry Creek, No. 5 ThunderRidge, No. 16 Douglas County, No. 17 Legend, No. 18 Arapahoe, No. 22 Heritage and No. 32 Mountain Vista.

Calm After the Storm

All the following first-round games will be played Nov. 1.: Cherry Creek (8-1) will entertain No. 30 Lakewood (3-6) at 7 p.m. No. 28 Castle View (4-5) goes to Shea Stadium for a 7 p.m. contest against ThunderRidge (8-1).

Arapahoe (6-3) plays at Ralston Valley (6-3) at 4 p.m.

No. 17 Legend (6-3) plays No. 16 Douglas County (6-3) at Douglas County Stadium at 7 p.m. Heritage (5-4), the No. 22 seed, will be at No. 11 Mountain Range (8-1) at 7 p.m.

No. 32 Mountain Vista (3-6) has the task of playing top-seeded Fairview (8-0) at Boulder’s Recht Field at 7 p.m.

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Volleyball regionals set to start 5A, 4A winners will advance to state Staff report Arapahoe, Mountain Vista, Cherry Creek, Highlands Ranch, Ponderosa and Valor Christian will host the Nov. 2 state volleyball regionals.

Winners of the 12 three-team regional tournaments in Class 5A and 4A will advance to the state tournament, which will be held Nov. 8-9 at the Denver Coliseum.

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and it’s an honor to finish second,” Alhamra said. “Cerake is such a strong runner and it was going to be challenge from the start just to stay close to him. That last half-mile was

Arapahoe, the No. 2 seed in the Class 5A regional format, will compete in a pool with No. 23 Brighton and No. 35 Boulder.

No. 5 Mountain Vista will entertain No. 20 ThunderRidge and No. 32 Palmer. No. 19 Chaparral and No. 31 Gateway will be at No. 6 Cherry Creek.

Highlands Ranch will host the Region 11 tournament that will include No. 14 Cherokee Trail and No. 26 Douglas County.

No. 24 Heritage will be in the Region 1 pool at top-seeded Grandview. No. 36 Dakota Ridge will also be the pool. No. 21 Castle View will be at No. 4 Regis Jesuit along

with No. 33 Rangeview. No. 29 Legend and Nov. 17 Rocky Mountain will travel to No. 8 Doherty.

In Class 4A regionals, No. 8 Ponderosa will face No. 17 Mead and No. 29 Broomfield, while No. 12 Valor will have matches against No. 13 Windsor and No. 25 Mesa Ridge.

Cherry Creek and Ponderosa qualified their teams for the Class 5A state girls gymnastics meet, Nov. 1-2 at Thornton High School.

Creek finished second in the Region 1 meet Oct. 23 at Cherry Creek. Ponderosa was fourth, but scored high enough to advance to state.

Cherry Creek junior Sela Buted was an individual regional champion on the beam.

Elizabeth, the Class 4A defending state champion, won the Region 1 meet at Cherry Creek and headlines the teams advancing to state.

Senior Emily Reynolds was the regional all-around and beam champion while classmate Haily Breikss won the vault competition.

tough against Connor. But I was able to pull it out.”

One can say that Arapahoe finished third in the team competition in “the Nick of time.”

The Warriors were helped along by three runners named Nick, and by Chris Retzlaff, Steven Goldy and Louis Hood. The Nicks are seniors Nick Petersen (31st, 17:19.1) and

Nick Moore (48th, 17:30.1) and sophomore Nick Maddalone (44th, 17:28.1).

“It was good with stiff competition,” Petersen said. “That hill was tough. After we calmed down it went well. We’re all close and that certainly was a key to our success.

Third, not bad, today.”

“We all came out with grit and, of course, to try and run our hardest,” Maddalone

said. “We all challenge each other, too, and that’s a key for us. It was a good day. Mountain Vista’s tough, but we knew what to expect.”

Added Moore, “I was our second year to be here and we started kind of cautious. We just wanted to make sure we were up with the leaders and to try and stay in striking distance.”

State gymnastics on tap

Prep sports Scoreboard MOUNTAIN VISTA HIGH SCHOOL Cross Country Cross Country State Meet Mountain Vista won the 5A cross country title for the second year in a row finishing with 110 points. Senior Connor Weaver clocked a time of 16:34.5 for third place in the individuals. The girls team finished in 14th place.

Boys Soccer Mountain Vista 3, Montbello 2 After a scoreless regulation period and two overtime periods, Mountain Vista beat Montbello in a shootout 3-2.

The Golden Eagles switched out goalkeepers as senior Mykel Allen played 70 minutes and junior Jake Hutto played for 40 minutes of the game.

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ThunderRidge 49, Mountain Vista 3 ThunderRidge’s Steve Ray scored three touchdowns and went 22-for-131 to help his team to a 49-3 victory over Mountain Vista. Senior Mark Hopper, junior Matt Stanley and sophomores Kevin Knox and Jon Jones also scored touchdowns in the game.

Rock Canyon 1, Doherty 0 Senior Josh Kracke scored the lone goal in a 1-0 victory over Doherty in the first round of the boys soccer playoffs, keeping Rock Canyon undefeated. Rock Canyon moves on to play Arapahoe.

If they win, they play either Heritage or Mountain Vista.

UPCOMING GAMES

Football FRIDAY 7 p.m. - Mountain Vista at Fairview @ Recht Field.

7 p.m. - ThunderRidge vs. Castle View @ Shea Stadium

Boys Soccer WEDNESDAY 4:30 p.m. - Mountain Vista vs. Heritage @ Shea Stadium 7 p.m. - Rock Canyon vs. Arapahoe @ Shea Stadium SATURDAY TBA - Rock Canyon vs. Heritage or Mountain Vista (if necessary) TBA - Mountain Vista vs. Rock Canyon or Arapahoe (if necessary)

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