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NEWS IN A HURRY

Susan Stiff recently took the president position for the Lone Tree Art Center Guild. The guild raises money for the arts center to support the arts.

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Art guild president elected in Lone Tree

BY STEPHANIE MASON SMASON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

At the group’s first meeting of the year, Susan Stiff took over as president of the Lone Tree Arts Center Guild. Stiff is replacing Tonya Fallows, who is serving as the president elect for 2017.

Stiff ’s experience stretches 30 years back, most recently working with The Denver Ballet, The Denver

Center for Performing Arts, The City of Lone Tree Arts Commission and the Fine Arts Foundation.

She has been a part of the Lone Tree Arts Center Guild since it started.

The members of the guild support the arts center by planning events and activities designed to promote and raise funds for the art center. Some of the planned events include a fashion show, an opening

night gala and the annual Christmas tree lighting at the Lone Tree Arts Center.

The guild works under the umbrella of the Lone Tree Cultural Arts Foundation. In 2016, the guild raised $3,000 to donate tickets and transportation for 395 elementary school children to see one of five shows at the arts center.

The guild also handed over a $14,000 check to the arts center.

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Join us as we uncover the risks for heart disease.

Tuesday, Feb. 7 | 6-7 p.m.

Lone Tree Health Center 9548 Park Meadows Drive, Lone Tree Join Dr. Mark Keller, Associate Professor, Medicine-Cardiology for an informative conversation around the risks for heart disease and what kinds of things you can start doing right now to reduce your own risks. Space is extremely limited.

Please RSVP to reserve your spot. Call 720.553.1059 or email stephanie.taylor@uchealth.org

Book sale scheduled Douglas County Libraries is hosting its second annual Collectible & Antiquarian Book Sale Feb. 11 and 12 at its Highlands Ranch James H. LaRue branch at 9292 Ridgeline Blvd.

The sale takes place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 11 and from 1 to 4 p.m. Feb. 12 in the Shea meeting rooms on the first floor of the library.

Proceeds from the sale benefit the Douglas County Libraries Foundation, which supports programs that reach youths, adults and families in Douglas County and across Colorado and helps ensure the long-term success of DCL’s libraries.

Credit cards and cash will be accepted, and volunteers will be on hand to help buyers carry purchases to their cars. For more information, visit DCL. org/used-book-sales or call 303791-7323.

Neighbor Network seeks volunteers Neighbor Network, a Douglas County-based nonprofit organization, is devoted to supporting seniors in their efforts to remain independent. Volunteers provide free services that allow older adults to continue to live independently.

If you have an hour or more to give each week and are 21 or older, you might be able to help with grocery shopping and

delivery, one-on-one companionship, transportation assistance and handyman duties.

Fill out a volunteer application at www.dcneighbornetwork.org or call 303-814-4300. All volunteers must clear a background check and are matched up with Neighbor Network members based on location and common interests.

If you are a senior in need of receiving member services, contact 303-814-4300. If Neighbor Network doesn’t offer the services you need, a trained information and assistance operator will help connect you with someone nearby who does.

‘Kidnap’ fraud alert issued Law enforcement agencies in Arapahoe and Douglas counties have reported an uptick in “kidnap” extortion scams, according to the 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office.

In the scam, family members are contacted by a person claiming to be a first responder reporting that a family member has been badly injured in an accident. Another person then interrupts the caller to say that the family member has been kidnapped and will be harmed if money is not immediately sent.

Report all telephone scams to the Federal Trade Commission at 1-877-382-4357 or www.ftc.org.

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BY ALEX DEWIND ADEWIND@COLORADOCOMMUNITY

A bill that recently advanced in the state Senate would allow teachers and other public school employees who have the proper permit to carry a handgun on campus after completing safety training.

The legislation is sponsored

by Senate Majority Leader Chris Holbert, R-Parker, and House Minority Leader Patrick Neville, RCastle Rock. It would allow a county sheriff to provide a safety-training course to any employee of any public elementary, middle, junior high or high school who has a permit to carry a concealed handgun, a summary of the bill says. Once that training is completed, the employee would be permitted to carry the handgun on campus.

Senate Bill 17-005 was approved by a 3-2 vote Jan. 24 by the Senate Committee on State, Veterans & Military Affairs and is likely to be considered by the full Senate, which is controlled by Republicans, this week.

If it passes the Senate, it will face an unphill battle in the Democratcontrolled House.

Holbert noted that in rural areas of the state, where school districts have less access to law enforcement resources, teachers and staff are hired to be armed security with no training required.

“That does not mean someone that is dressed in uniform — that could be a gym teacher, math teacher, bus driver,” Holbert said. “I would like to see our sheriffs develop training programs to work with school personnel, not just on guns, but on emergency response training.”

Holbert added that his bill encourages a greater level of training for all people who are armed in public schools, including law enforcement and private security guards.

State Sen. Daniel Kagan, D-Cherry Hills Village, opposes the legislation, saying the answer to the possibility of gun violence in schools is not more guns.

“I think the bill is ill-advised and I shall be voting no on it,” he said.

Douglas County Sheriff Tony Spurlock is among those in the law enforcement community who support the legislation. He said he is in favor of individual school districts, in cooperation with their communities, managing their safety and security with law enforcement.

“The Douglas County Sheriff ’s Office has long enjoyed a very good relationship with our Douglas County

‘Employees who do go through the training program would be authorized to carry a handgun on school premises.’

Chris Holbert, Senate majority leader School District,” Spurlock said in an email correspondence. “The school security director and staff work very closely with the sheriff ’s office as it relates to security of the schools and the protection of the students and staff on all the campuses. I would support continued enhancement of their school security program and requests for additional training should that decision be made and training be requested.”

As part of the bill, a county sheriff would consult with the school district in the sheriff ’s county to establish a curriculum for the safetytraining course. Individual school districts would need to approve the program set up by the sheriff and would be able to cap the number of employees who are permitted to carry a gun at each school.

“The school board would shop for what they think is the required level of training for their school district,” Holbert said. “Employees who do go through the training program would be authorized to carry a handgun on school premises.”

The County Sheriffs of Colorado, Rocky Mountain Gun Owners and other groups support the handgun safety-training bill.

“Turn criminal safe zones, which is what (public schools) are now, into dangerous zones for criminals,’’ said Dudley Brown, of the gun owners’ group.

Opponents who voiced opposition during a recent Senate hearing included several teachers, the Colorado PTA and two relatives of Mary Sherlock, a school psychologist slain in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings, who argued the bill was a way to introduce more guns into schools and won’t prevent school shootings.

— The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Link ridership increases with business growth Wrapping up its second year, use of the service continues to rise

BY STEPHANIE MASON SMASON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

More people are using the Lone Tree Link: In its second year, the transit system reported an increase in ridership of 30 percent since September 2015.

“The program has been successful,” said Lone Tree Economic Development Director Jeff Holwell. “It has attracted other riders as a result for people’s enthusiasm for the program.”

The Lone Tree Link is a free cityrun, last-mile shuttle service that takes employees and residents to and from the Lincoln Light Rail Station to six stops along Park Meadows Drive.

There are typically four buses during operation hours that arrive at stops every 10 minutes. The program costs about $400,000 a year, Holwell said.

Linda Watson, director of marketing at Sky Ridge Medical Center, one of

The Lone Tree Link’s service has shown 30 percent growth in ridership throughout its second year in operation, with Charles Schwab and Sky Ridge Medical Center among the most popular stops.

COURTESY PHOTO the most popular Link stops, said the last-mile service has been valuable for hospital employees.

The shuttles make it easy for employees who take the light rail and who enjoy public transit because it is economical, better for the environment and stress-free, she said.

“The drivers are friendly, warm and

inviting,” Watson said. “It is a lovely amenity for area businesses and residents.”

The service’s full loop connects employment centers, restaurants, retail and the RTD transit system from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Morning express routes begin at 6 a.m. for employees at Charles Schwab,

Sky Ridge Medical Center and other key businesses along the route.

The most significant amount of growth in the Link program has come from employer growth in the area, Holwell said. He noted that Charles Schwab’s employee force is almost double what it was when the Link started operating in September 2014.

Ridership, which rose from 62,329 in 2014 to 80,819 in 2016, increased at each of the six stops, a city annual report stated. Charles Schwab, the most popular destination, had an annual increase from 40,287 riders to 58,974 riders in those years.

In the program’s first year, daily ridership averaged between 123 and 292 people, depending on the month. In its second year of operation, that number rose to between 252 and 346 people, depending on the month.

When the Southeast Light Rail extension opens in 2019, the new light rail station will be across the street from Sky Ridge Medical Center and Charles Schwab, the two most popular stops along the Link route. Howell said he and other city leaders are exploring the potential for demandbased transit in 2019.

South Suburban appoints youth commission STAFF REPORT

The South Suburban Parks and Recreation District Board of Directors has appointed 11 area teens to its third Youth Commission.

The commission, comprised of eighththrough 11th-graders, will advise district staff on the needs of youth in the district. Goals set by the commission this year include raising funds for members to attend the Colorado Park and Recreation Association Youth Summit and volunteering in three district events with friends or family.

The commission includes Arapahoe High School’s Alex Peepgrass, Gage Voss, Janie Egan and Bailey Thompson, Heritage High School’s Amelia Rhea, Jake Swartwout, Elizabeth Stroup and Elise Mutz, Cherry Creek High School’s Audrey Koenig, Newton Middle School’s Blake Kennedy and Euclid Middle The South Suburban Parks and Recreation District recently appointed its third Youth Commission. The eighth- through School’s Aubrey Weaver.

11th-graders will advise the board on the needs of youths in the district.

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Girl Scouts across Colorado to sell iconic treats through March 12

BY CHRISTY STEADMAN CSTEADMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

One Girl Scout troop in Highlands Ranch hopes to earn enough cookie money so the five girls can do an overnight at the Great Wolf Lodge — a new indoor water park and hotel in Colorado Springs.

A Northglenn Girl Scout troop will continue saving the money for a couple of years to pay for an undetermined future adventure.

In Golden, one Girl Scout also plans on saving the money she earns so she will have extra money to fund her Gold Award project, which she will begin within a couple of years.

A Girl Scout in Centennial, and another in Lakewood, hopes to earn enough for summer camp.

One thing they all have in common, though, is that each Girl Scout is looking forward — and hoping — to sell a lot of cookies.

“I like meeting all the people,” said Katie Hurley, 12, a Northglenn seventh-grader who is homeschooled.

“I know I’ve made a lot of friends through cookie sales, so that’s a lot of fun.”

For the 100th year, Girl Scouts across Colorado will be out-andabout in neighborhoods from Jan. 29 through March 12 selling the popular cookies.

And to celebrate the centennial of cookie selling, a new cookie will be available — the S’mores cookie, a graham sandwich cookie complete with creamy chocolate and marshmallow-like filling.

“I think people are really going to like them,” Hurley said, adding she always hoped there would be a S’mores cookie someday.

In fact, Hurley and the six other girls in her troop even joked about inventing a S’mores cookie last year, when troop leaders were having a hard time getting a fire going to roast the marshmallows during a three-day camping trip at the Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs.

The trip last July was paid for with money the girls earned from cookie sales.

Katelyn Miller, 13, a Girl Scout who attends the eighth grade at Liberty Middle School in Centennial, has been riding horses since she was 4 years old. So the money she earns through cookie sales usually goes toward paying for a summer camp that has ties to horses and ranch work.

“I’m really interested in that type of stuff,” Miller said.

But being in Girl Scouts since she was in the first grade has helped her gain leadership qualities and selfconfidence, she said.

“And there’s the excitement of

Highlands Ranch Girl Scouts, from left, Scarlett Rubin, Cassidy Christian, Lydia Brown, Elyssa DeVisscher and Mindy Herrod take a picture at the Golden Gate Bridge last July.

COURTESY PHOTOS doing new things,” she added, “but having to go out and find those opportunities rather than waiting for them to come to me.”

Katie DeMink, 13, an eighth grader at Bell Middle School in Golden, went to Los Angeles for the first time in June last year. All four girls in DeMink’s troop got to go because the trip was funded through cookie sales proceeds.

They saw the Hollywood Sign and Walk of Fame, visited the Griffith Observatory and wandered the beach at the Santa Monica Pier.

“It was so much fun exploring and getting to do what each of us wanted to do,” DeMink said. “We got to be pretty independent on that trip.”

Cassidy Christian’s troop from Highlands Ranch also went to California last summer through cookie sales proceeds. But these five girls went north to San Francisco. Along with visiting Pier 39, Chinatown and Alcatraz, the girls crossed the Golden Gate Bridge to symbolically recognize their bridging from Cadettes to Senior Girl Scouts — the second to last level in Girl Scouts.

Christian, 15, a ninth grader at Mountain Vista High School, enjoys selling cookies because she likes to interact with different people, she said. She especially likes going doorto-door.

“Whenever it snowed, it held me back from going out to sell, but I was determined to meet my goal so I eventually got there,” Christian said.

“I was really excited and happy that I met my goal after spending so many hard and cold days out selling.”

Her goal this year is to sell 300

packages of cookies.

Last year’s top cookie seller in Colorado was 13-year-old Ciara Leal of Lakewood. The eighth grader sold 7,118 boxes.

“My goal was 5,000, but when I kept selling, I knew I should keep reaching for the top,” Leal said.

Booth sales are her favorite method to sell because she loves to see her

customers face-to-face, she said.

“I enjoy seeing the customer’s face every time I sell them cookies because they always have a smile on their face,” Leal said. “It makes me feel good knowing I made someone’s day.”

COLORADO GIRL SCOUTS HISTORY 1912 — Juliette Gordon Low organized the first Girl Scouts troop in Savannah, Georgia.

1917 — The first Girl Scout troop in Colorado was formed, just outside of Colorado Springs.

1925 — Girl Scouts of the USA was the first to publish a s’mores recipe, although the popular treat was not invented by the Girl Scouts.

1927 — The recipe, called somemores by this time, was printed again in an official Girl Scouts publication.

2017 — Girl Scouts of Colorado celebrates its centennial with the new S’mores cookie.

Cassidy Christian, 15, of Highlands Ranch stands on the Golden Gate Bridge during a trip that Christian’s Girl Scout troop paid for through cookie sales.

COOKIE 101 WHAT: This year’s cookie selection includes S’mores, vegan Thin Mints, Samoas, Tagalongs, Trefoils, Dos-Si-Dos, Savannah Smiles and gluten-free Toffee-Tastic.

WHEN: Girl Scouts across Colorado will be selling cookies from Jan. 29 through March 12.

COST: This year, cookies cost $4 per box for all varieties except S’mores and ToffeeTastic, which are $5 per box.

There are three ways to buy cookies: Purchase cookies from your home, as Girl Scouts will be out-and-about doing the

traditional door-to-door sales.

Girl Scouts will have booths at local businesses across Colorado. Find a nearby booth by visiting the Cookie Locator online: www.girlscoutsofcolorado.org/en/ cookies/find-cookies.html.

The Digital Cookie allows Girl Scouts to sell their cookies online. However, this method is only offered for friends and family of the individual girls, so to purchase cookies this way, one must receive an invite from a Girl Scout.

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February 2, 2017

Woman, girl found dead in home

BY ALEX DEWIND ADEWIND@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A woman and a girl were found dead inside a Highlands Ranch home the morning of Jan. 30, according to a Douglas County Sheriff ’s Office news release.

The Douglas County Coroner’s Office has identified the woman as Cristi Benavides, 39, who was temporarily residing at the home on Crestmore Way. Her cause of death was not released.

The child was identified as Emma Benavides, 10. Preliminary findings are that she sustained multiple gunshot wounds, according to the coroner’s office.

While officials have not confirmed the two were mother and daughter, messages on social media and an interview with a neighbor say that was the case.

A news release from the sheriff ’s office stated there is no threat to the community. A DCSO spokeswoman said there is no suspect at large. As of the afternoon of Jan. 31, the sheriff ’s office had not released any further information regarding the circumstances of the two deaths and said the investigation was ongoing.

According to her Facebook page, Benavides was an artist at Free Bird Fine Art, an online gallery and artist studio based in Centennial.

A Jan. 30 letter to parents from the principal at Northridge Elementary School in Highlands Ranch told of Emma Benavides’ death.

“I am heartbroken to inform you that one of our fifth-grade students, Emma Benavides, recently died at her home,” the letter signed by Principal James Hamilton states. “This is a tragic loss and our hearts go out to Emma’s family and friends. The Northridge and Douglas County School District communities are saddened for this loss.

Please keep the Benavides family in your thoughts.

“Our District Crisis Team is working with school mental health professionals at our school to ensure that both students and staff have the support needed during this sad time. Northridge staff will not be announcing this information to our students at school. However, we do anticipate that there may be discussion among some of our students in the next few days and our staff is prepared to address their questions and support them as needed.”

On Cristi Benavides’ Facebook page, she is pictured with the girl with the caption, “Cristi and Emma’s California adventure... Spring Break 2014.”

Karen Asensio, whose daughter was in Emma Benavides’ fifth-grade class, described Emma as quiet and Cristi as an extrovert.

Asensio praised Northridge Elementary School for the support made available to staff and students on Jan. 31. She said there were mental health specialists on site and in classrooms.

“I think this was very well handled and I appreciate that of the school district,” she said.

Man faces 96 years for jewelry theft STAFF REPORT

Marquis DeShawn McDonald, 27, was found guilty by a Douglas County jury on Jan. 27 of a smash-and-grab theft at a jewelry store at Park Meadows mall in Lone Tree.

McDonald, of Detroit, faces a mandatory sentence of 96 years if habitual criminal counts are proven at a hearing on May 29.

On Aug. 20, 2015, McDonald and three accomplices, all part of a robbery ring, entered Park Meadows to scope out the Ben Bridge jewelry store,

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Two of the men destroyed a watch case with sledgehammers, stealing or damaging 11 Rolex watches worth more than $284,000.

McDonald was found guilty of racketeering under the Colorado Organized Crime Control Act; theft; conspiracy to commit theft; criminal mischief; and aggravated motor vehicle theft.

His accomplices have pleaded guilty to various charges and already have been sentenced, the news release states.

Presidents Day Douglas County offices will be closed Monday, February 20 for Presidents Day. Many county services are available online at www.douglas.co.us

SCFD 2017 Free Days From the Denver Art Museum to the Denver Zoo and more, SCFD organizations provide free admission for Colorado residents on select days this year. For information visit http://scfd.org/p/free-days-calendar.html

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Kindergartners learn computer coding Young tackle technology at STEM School and Academy

BY ALEX DEWIND ADEWIND@COLORADOCOMMUNITY

In Kelly Thatcher’s kindergarten class, students as young as 5 years old sit at desks and on the floor holding small tablet devices. They fidget with the touch screens and watch as small, clear balls light up and skim across the classroom floor.

The STEM School and Academy kindergarteners are learning how to code — a computer language that that tells a device what to do and where to go.

“It’s the best age to teach it to because they don’t set any limitations for themselves,” said Thatcher, who started teaching at STEM last year. “It’s like a game for them.”

Thatcher moved to Highlands Ranch from southern California, where she taught kindergarten and eighth-grade science and robotics for 12 years.

Another kindergarten teacher who is teaching coding is Cassandra Burkard.

She taught at Jefferson County School District for 10 years prior to moving to STEM School and Academy last year.

“It’s so much better than worksheets,” Burkhard said. “They are digital learners — they crave it.”

STEM School and Academy’s kindergarten teachers are using coding in basic subjects, such as science, math and art, to integrate technology and enhance problem solving.

Students plug measurements, directions and numbers into an app on a tablet device to make different devices, such as a Sphero — a small, clear ball that is wirelessly connected to a tablet device — trace shapes and patterns and travel specific distances. If the Sphero doesn’t do what the student wants, he or she adjusts the information in the app.

“It’s like instantaneous problem solving,” Thatcher said.

Burkhard said the coding technology helps students communicate better when they are frustrated.

“These guys hit so many problems every day that it’s not a roadblock, it’s a speed bump,” she said. “We identify what happened and we find a different way.”

The kindergartners are busy. Some sit on the floor watching the Spheros light up and travel in all directions. Others sit at a table and plug numbers and letters into their tablet devices.

Victoria James tries to make her Sphero travel 50 inches alongside a ruler. The first time, her Sphero goes too far. The second time, it goes the wrong direction.

When Thatcher asks her what she is going to do next, the 5-year-old responds: “Try again.”

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Nova Kuznetsova, 6, uses a coding program on her Samsung device to make the Sphero ball roll arount the perimeter of the painting on the table. “My favorite part is coding and seeing if it works,” the kindergartener said.

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February 2, 2017

She ‘left our department much better than she found it’ Cheryl Poage retires after 41 years of working toward safety and fire protection

BY CASEY VAN DIVIER SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

The memory is as vivid today as it was 41 years ago: As Cheryl Poage pulled her daughter, not quite a year old, out of her high chair, the baby flipped over Poage’s hand, landed on her head and stopped breathing.

Poage immediately called an emergency number at the Parker Fire Protection District, but no one answered.

At the time, volunteers in their homes answered those calls. But some calls — like Poage’s — would slip through the cracks.

“I got my daughter breathing again,” she recalled, “but I was so upset about that incident.”

Poage told her story to Parker Fire Protection District officials and just months later, in September 1975, volunteers were answering phones in an office instead of their homes.

“They needed people to volunteer to answer the phones,” Poage said. “And they said, ‘We’ve done this, now you have to volunteer.’ And that’s how I got started.”

On Dec. 31, Poage, 69, retired from a 41-year career with the fire depart-

Cheryl Poage, who retired after 41 years with South Metro Fire Rescue and the former Parker Fire Protection District, gives a demonstration at a department event at Landmark properties at Belleview and Interstate-25.

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What started with answering phones led to a series of jobs and the creation of safety programs statewide and nationally.

“She has truly touched more lives than we could possibly count,” Kevin Milan, assistant chief of preparedness for SMFR, wrote in an email to the department. “She has mentored many,

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and leaves our department much better than she found it.”

Poage worked as a volunteer firefighter and dispatcher until 1991, when she was hired to work both positions full time. She has been part of countless safety efforts, including a car seat safety program, legislation to put AEDs into schools and License to Survive, a crash avoidance seminar

for parents and teenagers.

Her work through the fire department and the Life Safety Foundation, which works with SMFR to analyze statistics to reduce risks to the community, has been “without equal,” Milan said.

At the national level, Poage developed a youth fire-setter intervention program with the National Fire Academy. The program works with youths who have been involved with setting a fire and assesses the risk of their repeating the behavior.

“We certainly have become more of a national leader because of her influence,” Milan said. “She’ll be missed, but her influence will live on through the programs she created.”

Poage has no plans to slow down.

“I will miss working with my peers at SMFR,” said Poage, “but I’m looking forward to working on new goals, more family time and travel.”

Included on her long to-do list is to earn a doctorate in Educational/ Instructional Technologies from the University of Wyoming, continue to work with SMFR from time to time, build a cabin, go scuba diving with her granddaughters and run for mayor — again — in the next election cycle. She unsuccessfully ran against incumbent Mayor Mike Waid in November.

“We’ve asked her to be available to help us with our youth fire-setter program, and also with the Life Safety Foundation,” Milan said. “We’ll certainly keep her phone number handy.”

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Let’s bring an end to unfinished business that can finish off productivity

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Michael Norton

ave you ever said to someone, “I think we have some unfinished business here?” I know I have, and I have also found myself on the receiving end of that statement. And it kind of feels uncomfortable most times, doesn’t it?

It feels uncomfortable because there is unfinished business, something left to discuss or to do. And maybe that something left to say or do is difficult, emotional, or is something we would rather just put off to another time. I mean, it’s probably just too hard or hurtful or stressful to do it now isn’t it?

Here are a couple of ways that we can maybe think about to make sure that we finish the business at hand instead of letting things lin-

ger too long, and maybe even make them more difficult to deal with later on.

The first idea is to become really good at setting expectations for ourselves and others. If we are working on a personal project or group initiative, it is so important to the success of the project that we have a very clear expectation of what needs to be done, who needs to do it, and when it needs to be accomplished. We also should really understand what the finished project will look like, so defining success of the project early on for everyone involved is key to achieving that success and avoiding unfinished business.

Where we typically find ourselves in trouble is when we lose sight of accountability. One of

the primary culprits in unfinished business, and procrastination for that matter, is lack of accountability. Whether we are holding ourselves accountable or holding others accountable, where there is a lack of accountability, we will usually find unfinished business.

The same holds true for conversations, especially when those conversations could be dealing with something of a sensitive nature.

We have unfinished business or incomplete conversations because we didn’t set the proper expectations for ourselves before the discussion or with the other people we are speaking with about what it is we want to make sure we SEE NORTON, P11

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Lots of people should go take a flying leap QUIET DESPERATION

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he Rear Seat Kickers are not an indie band.

Expedia ranked Rear Seat Kickers number one on its 2017 list of the most offensive airplane passengers.

My list (shown later) is very short, concise, and grumpy.

Expedia’s list includes, “Inattentive Parents, The Aromatic Passenger, The Audio Insensitive, The Boozer, Chatty Cathy, The Queue Jumper, Seat-Back Guy, The Armrest Hog, Pungent Foodies, The Undresser, The Amorous, The Mad Bladder, and The Single and Ready to Mingle.”

The likelihood of sitting next to one of

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them is very high.

The likelihood of you being one of them is very high.

Not me, of course, because I am a model passenger. Everyone else is out of step.

I am not a frequent flyer, and I don’t like the experience when I do fly, all the way from my parking garage to the parking garage at DIA, through a cavity search, and boarding with people who have tents and awnings and carry-ons full of carrions, like garlic chicken.

I made a decision years ago to fly half as

Teachers deserve raises, too The Douglas County School District Board of Education recently approved a 10 percent retention bonus for cabinet members Bonnie Betz, Gautam Sethi, Steven Cook and Ted Knight. These four members also received a 20 percent retention bonus last year. Douglas County tax payers have funded over $200,000 in retention bonuses for these four employees in the past two years. While they got bonuses, some teachers did not get a raise because they are at the top of their pay band and were rated “effective.”

I did not receive a raise this year because I was marked “effective” and I am at the top of my pay band. Year by year, my ongoing base compensation falls further behind those of my colleagues in comparable districts with my education and experience. Requiring a “Highly Effective” rating on an evaluation tool that even the board agrees is flawed is the only way that my base salary can increase.

Teachers who scored “Partially Effective” and were not at the top of their pay band received raises last year, yet some that were scored higher did not. I am not the only teacher in this position. Quality teachers are leaving the district due to ridiculous acts of disrespect and inequity when it comes to raises.

More money and retention efforts are given to those who never work with our students than the teachers that are with them. New board member Steve Peck said, “people at the top of any organization do deserve higher pay than the people that are entry level... I don’t have any heartburn at all with paying our top administrators top pay.”

As a highly educated, veteran teacher, I am far from entry level. Rather, I am an expert in my field. It is insulting to be thought of and labeled as anything less.

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Right mix of fats crucial to diet for good health

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he number one way to combat chronic disease and dementia is by eating a plant-based Mediterranean diet with the liberal use of healthy fat. Yes, eat more veggies and good fat! This may come as a surprise to you, as this goes against the grain of 30 years of low-fat nutrition guidelines in this country. We’ve had it wrong and it is time to make it right to reclaim vibrant health as nature intended.

From an evolutionary standpoint, Homo sapiens emerged about 2 million years ago and until the agricultural revolution, 10,000 years ago, we were all hunter-gatherers. Our ancient ancestors walked five to 10 miles every day just to be able to eat.

Similar to the Mediterranean style of eating, their diet consisted of mostly plants, nuts, seeds, fish and meats. Fat was the most desirable food because of its calorie density and power to satisfy. What our ancestors didn’t know is that fat is essential for better mood, skin, hair, nails and to prevent dementia, heart disease, diabetes and cancer. Here’s the skinny on fat.

Healthy fats include unrefined animal and plant fats from wild fatty fish like salmon, trout, mackerel and sardines, grass-fed beef and butter, pasture-raised chicken and eggs, avocados, olives, nuts and coconut oil.

These fats tend to include a higher proportion of saturated and monounsaturated fats plus contain higher amounts of the essential omega-3 fats.

These fats help prevent disease and make our brains happier and smarter.

The American Heart Association recommends eating two servings of fatty fish every week.

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discuss. Instead we circle the airport and never land the plane, thereby leaving unfinished business that will have to be discussed later. And when this happens sometimes imagination takes over and we insert things into what we believe the other person said or we believe that the other party completely heard what we were trying to say. Or, we imagine that things are much better or worse than they really are. More unfinished business.

So what if in the beginning of every conversation we made sure that we took just a few minutes to outline what it is we want to talk about? And if we know it’s going to be a touchy or sensitive topic, set the expectation in the beginning that it will be that way. Most times people will be thinking the same

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Unhealthy fats are trans fats (hydrogenated found in margarine and processed foods) and refined oils like soy, corn, cottonseed, safflower and sunflower and canola oil. These fats are high in omega-6 fats, also an essential fat because our bodies can’t make Cate Reade them. The problem occurs because these fats tend to be consumed in large amounts and are highly susceptible to oxidation (damage) during processing which makes them unhealthy fats that hurt the body. It is the overconsumption of these fats that increase the risk of heart disease and obesity and produce inflammation, the root cause of most diseases. Radically reduce the intake of these fats to boost the absorption of the anti-inflammatory omega-3s.

Fat is essential for the proper function of the body. In addition to providing long-lasting satisfaction and reducing cravings, fat is needed to absorb fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E and K. • Vitamin A keeps eyes healthy and promotes good vision.

• Vitamin D is a powerful modulator of the immune system and promotes proper calcium absorption.

• Vitamin E is a powerful antioxidant that protects against free radical damage.

• Vitamin K promotes proper calcium metabolism and blood clotting.

Fat is part of the protective membrane surrounding each of our 60-70

thing but they are just afraid to say it or bring it up. So if you set the proper expectation, maybe ask permission to talk about the topic before you just jump into it, the other person or group will probably feel relieved that the subject will be included. This will go such a long way toward finishing any unfinished business and avoid leaving things unsaid that needed to be said.

How about you? Is there some unfinished business hanging out there for you that needs to be addressed? If you would like to share your story or ask more questions about this, I would love to hear from you at gotonorton@ gmail.com. And when we can learn how to best finish our unfinished business before it even starts, it really will be a better than good week.

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

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trillion cells. Having a flexible fat membrane rich in omega-3s allows nutrients to come in and waste products to be removed easily from each cell for optimal function. By reducing carbohydrate intake and eating more fats, insulin sensitivity is improved, resulting in a higher metabolism, more energy and reduced inflammation.

Fat is especially important for brain and nerve function. Did you know you are a “fat head”?! It’s a compliment, with 60-70% of the brain being made of fat! It also creates the myelin sheath that surrounds and insulates nerve cells. This supports better and quicker communication of the nervous system which controls every thought and move we make.

If you want to feel better, have more energy, lose weight, live independently and protect against cognitive decline, eating more healthy fat is where it is at. The American Journal of Clinical

nutrition recommends 50 grams of carbohydrate a day is ideal for fat loss.

For more science-based information, check out Dr. Mark Hyman’s book, “Eat Fat, Get Thin.” Try eating a delicious higher fat, low carbohydrate diet for 10 days to see how much better your body and brain feel today and for vibrant health throughout your life.

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Crossing county lines for healthy beverage awareness Metro counties partner for Hidden Sugar campaign

“This is one of the easiest ways to attain children’s health long-term. Healthy behaviors start when you’re young.”

BY CHRISTY STEADMAN CSTEADMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

On Jan. 14, Denver resident Andrea Pérez took her 5-year-old daughter Yizel to the dentist.

The visit didn’t go very well — Yizel had to get five fillings that Saturday.

“I was not happy about that,” Pérez said. “It clicked right away. I thought, I have to do something.”

So the following Thursday, Pérez, 25, who is expecting her second child in June, took a pledge to reduce the amount of sugary beverages that her daughter consumes.

The pledge is offered through a new metro-wide campaign called Hidden Sugar, which can be accessed online at www.Hidden-Sugar.org.

The campaign is meant to target parents and caregivers with children ages 0 to 6.

Hidden Sugar is spearheaded by six metro-area health departments that joined forces to form the Healthy Beverage Partnership — Jefferson County Public Health, the Tri-County Health Department (Adams, Douglas and Arapahoe counties), Denver Environmental Health,

Allison Wilson, with Jefferson County Public Health Denver Public Health, Broomfield Public Health and Environment and Boulder County Public Health.

The purpose of Hidden Sugar, said Allison Wilson, Jefferson County Public Health’s Healthy Beverage Partnership coordinator, is to educate parents on how much sugar hides in certain drinks, and encourage families to reduce the amount of sugar served to children.

“Ideally, it would be none,” Wilson said, “but the goal is to reduce.”

Sugary drinks are the biggest source of added sugar in a child’s diet, Wilson said. Not only are they bad for dental health, she said, they can contribute to a number of other health risks. For example, a child who drinks one sugary beverage each day has a 25 percent increased risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, a 55 percent greater risk of becoming overweight or obese and a 150 per-

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“This is one of the easiest ways to attain children’s health long-term,” Wilson said. “Healthy behaviors start when you’re young.”

“Colorado is often seen as one of the healthier states in the U.S.,” said Maria Smith with Denver Public Health. “But we know we have to work on childhood obesity because we want our children to have a healthy future.”

Along with promoting healthier options and providing suggestions for replacing sugary drinks, the Hidden Sugar campaign compares the sugar levels of sugary drinks to those found in sugary foods and desserts.

“It really has that wow factor,” Smith said, adding that the hope is adults remember that wow factor each time they make a beverage selection

for their children.

Working as a partnership has allowed all the health departments to leverage combined resources while providing the community with the same message in one unified voice, said Matt Jackson, the healthy food and beverage policy specialist at TriCounty Health Department.

“We know these health issues don’t stop at county lines, so the more effort we can put into working together, the better health outcomes for our P region,” he said.

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Felony charge added in Urgent Care and ER. crash that killed trooper Together at Last.

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BY TOM SKELLEY TSKELLEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

More than a dozen Colorado State Patrol troopers, Douglas County Sheriff ’s Office deputies and employees of the state patrol lined the walls and filled two of the three benches in a Douglas County courtroom, effectively surrounding the driver suspected in a crash that killed Trooper Cody Donahue in November.

Noe Gamez-Ruiz, 41, appeared in court Jan. 31 to hear charges against him, including a class 5 felony charge of criminally negligent homicide that was added late last week after further investigation. The new charge carries a presumptive sentencing range of one to three years in prison. Gamez-Ruiz, of Denver, originally faced misdemeanor charges of careless driving resulting in death and failure to yield right of way to an emergency vehicle. Those charges, which carry no prison time, still apply.

Colorado State Patrol Chief Scott Hernandez attended the hearing, wearing a blue bracelet that read “Move Over for Cody,” given to him

by Donahue’s widow.

“We’re a family,” Hernandez said.

“We take care of each other and we should be here.”

Donahue, an 11-year patrol veteran, husband and father of two, was assigned to the Castle Rock state patrol office. On Nov. 25 at approximately 1:50 p.m., he was investigating a non-injury accident on northbound

I-25 south of Castle Rock with fellow state trooper Matthew Normandin.

Both troopers’ marked cars were on the side of the road with patrol lights on, according to an arrest affidavit.

Normandin, who was sitting in his vehicle, told investigators he saw Donahue “standing at about the middle of the wrecked vehicle” when a truck “cross[ed] the solid Gamez-Ruiz white fog line” and hit Donahue. Normandin said he immediately knew Donahue was dead.

Gamez-Ruiz pulled over and remained on scene until emergency personnel arrived, according to the sheriff ’s office. Authorities reviewed video from Donahue Gamez-Ruiz’s truck and from Donahue’s patrol car and determined he did not change lanes to avoid the stopped patrol car. Neither alcohol nor drugs is suspected as a factor in the crash, according to sheriff ’s office personnel.

A $2,500 bond for the new charge was waived as Gamez-Ruiz had been free on a $500 bond set after initial charges. He reported to the jail to be fingerprinted and was subsequently released. Gamez-Ruiz will next appear for a pre-trial conference on March 3.

After the hearing, Hernandez stressed the importance of drivers’ yielding to emergency and other vehicles on the side of the road.

“It’s just common courtesy,” he said.

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Weed on Craigslist? It is widely for sale in Colorado, but legislation moving through the state Legislature aims to crack down on those who sell marijuana illegally using online ads.

A bill approved unanimously by the state Senate on Jan. 23 would make it a misdemeanor to advertise pot if the person does not have a license to sell the drug.

It’s already a crime to sell pot without a license in Colorado, but it’s not illegal to place an advertisement for weed. That means law enforcement has a hard time going after those

who skirt the law by posting marijuana for sale by the pound online and hoping police don’t show up to see them make a black-market sale.

Like other legal-pot states, Colorado is trying to crack down on the lingering black market for marijuana as it awaits word on how President Donald Trump’s administration will approach states violating the federal ban on marijuana.

“If you don’t have a license to sell marijuana, you may not advertise to sell marijuana,” said Democratic Sen. Irene Aguilar of Denver, sponsor of the bill.

There is no official projection of how many people could be charged with a new crime of advertising pot without a license. But Aguilar told the Senate that on a single day in Denver, authorities found more than 690 ads on Craigslist for marijuana, almost all of it likely being sold outside the regulated market.

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‘In a tank, the world just goes away’ ‘Floating’ offers an escape from the frenzied pace of everyday life

BY TOM SKELLEY TSKELLEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

In an age in which people can’t put down their smartphones long enough to go to the bathroom, it’s difficult to picture being removed from the constant stimulation of ringtones, push notifications and 24-hour news.

But picture a place completely removed from the constant noises and lights we take for granted.

Imagine a space filled with complete darkness, devoid of sound, free from gravity.

Steve Skalkowski has four of them.

Skalkowski owns and operates Astral Float Spa in Parker. The shop’s unassuming storefront belies the vast expanses of time and space Skalkowski’s clients traverse within. Inside, four “float tanks,” also called “pods,” “isolation tanks,” or “sensory-deprivation pods,” await Skalkowski’s clients, each in its own room.

Taking your body out of the equation The soundproof, completely dark chambers are filled with skintemperature water, infused with 850 pounds of salt. The salt and temperature of the water allow the body to float evenly, almost without feeling the water on the skin. The darkness and soundproofing eliminate all visual and aural stimuli, letting the mind turn inward.

“This takes your body out of the equation,” Skalkowski says.

“You’re put in a tank, the world just goes away. You kind of become a floating ball of consciousness” Sensory-deprivation tanks were invented in 1954 by physician and psychoanalyst John Lilly, who gained notoriety experimenting with mind-altering substances and techniques in the 1960s. Isolation tanks aren’t new, but floating is experiencing a recent surge in popularity across the United States Isolation tanks have even made inroads in pop culture, referenced in the 1980s film “Altered States” and most recently in the Netflix series “Stranger Things” as a tool that enhances one character’s telekinetic power.

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Steve Skalkowski peers into one of four sound- and light-proof isolation tanks at Astral Float Spa in Parker. “It’s always a great experience,” Skalkowski says, adding that he experiences something different every time he floats.

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FLOATING AROUND THE METRO AREA Bobbie Jo Kuhl, owner of Into the Mystic Healing and Arts in Golden, explains why she added a float pod to the store’s services two years ago: “When people are calm and relaxed they treat others that way,” she says. “It’s an exchange that creates more happiness and peace.”

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“The best way to increase your performance is to increase your concentration and relax your body,” Raymond says. “If you can limit the stress on your body and limit the stress on your mind, that translates to the field.”

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meditation or relaxation. But even people not looking to bend their minds like athletes and doctors have been using the tanks to improve their performance and visualize their goals.

Skalkowski says he hasn’t had any out of body experiences, but he’s seen the effects floating has on his clients.

One customer told him she stopped smoking after a single float. Others tell him of relief from anxiety and depression, an experience he shares.

One client came out bawling.

“He said he loved the experience, but he had something he needed to deal with,” Skalkowski says. “These tanks can dredge up memories.”

A whole body experience Fuyiu Yip, a Lone Tree acupuncturist and regular at Astral Float, says she first heard about floating as a treatment for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, but a client’s account of her own experience inspired her to take the salty plunge.

A fast convert, Yip says her monthly, two-hour sessions keep her life in balance.

“My life is so active, I’m a pretty ‘gogo-go’ person, it’s hard for me to pause sometimes,” Yip says. “This is a true pause.”

Yip likens the experience to the “yin-yang” concept in Chinese medicine. The yang symbolizes the “go-go-go” energy needed to achieve goals and be productive while the yin

Denver Broncos wide receiver Kalif Raymond, left, and defensive end Adam Gotsis, right, pose with Astral Float Spa owner Steve Skalkowski after the players’ float sessions in November. Raymond says he began floating this season to “completely relax his entire body” and that focusing his mind in the tank translates to better performance on the field.

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“People aren’t aware of how much we need that environment to keep balance,” she says. “We need to find ways to counteract the buzzes and the beeps and the cellphones… It’s a mind and whole body experience.”

Another frequent floater who says floating relaxes his “whole body” is Denver Broncos wide receiver Kalif Raymond.

“I come out feeling so fresh, so new, so relaxed,” Raymond says.

CURTAIN TIME Theatre Esprit Asia “Yohen” by Philip Kan Gotanda will be presented through Feb. 26

by Theatre Esprit Asia at Aurora’s ACAD Gallery Theatre, 1400 Dallas St. Anthony J. Garcia will direct this tribute to Black History Month, a picture of a mixed-race marriage. Performances: 7:30 p.m.

Fridays, Saturdays; 3 p.m. Sundays.

Tickets, $22-$26, teatheatre.org. `The Rain in Spain’ “Pygmalion” by George Bernard Shaw will be presented by Phamaly Theatre Company from Feb. 23 to March 12 at the Aurora Fox Arts Center, 9900 E. Colfax Ave., Aurora.

Melody Duggan will direct, with Robert Michael Sanders as Henry Higgins. Performances: 7:30 p.m.

Fridays, Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays.

Tickets, Phamaly.org or the Aurora Fox box office, 303-739-1970.

Remembering Porter “Red, Hot and Cole,” conceived

by Randy Strawderman, written by James Bianchi. Muriel McAuley and Strawderman, plays through Feb. 19 at Cherry Creek Theatre’s new venue, at Mizel Arts and Culture Center, 350 S. Dahlia St., Denver. Piper Arpan is director/ choreographer. Performances 8 p.m. Thursdays and Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays and 7 p.m. Sundays

Feb. 12 and 19. Tickets, $35/$30, cherrycreektheater.org, 303-8006578.

From boxing to ballet “Billy Elliott,” the musical story of a young boy’s journey from boxing to ballet, will have its regional premiere Feb. 3 through March 19 at Vintage Theatre, 1468 Dayton St., Aurora. Bernie Cardell will direct with choreography by Gina Enslinger and Andrew Bates and musical direction by Blake Nawa’a. Kaden Hinkle, who played Ralphie in Town Hall’s December production, “A Christmas Story, The Musical,” will perform the Billy Elliott role. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 2:30 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: $28-$34, vintagetheatre.org, 303-856-7830.

Storytelling …

“Myth” by Denver playwright and author Charles Wefso, plays through Feb. 19 in the Studio Theatre at the Aurora Fox Arts Center, 9900 E. Colfax Ave., Aurora.

Jason searches for proof of Bigfoot in Yellowknife, Canada. Directed

by Charles Packard. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets,$26-$33, aurorafoxartscenter.org, 303-7391970.

The rookie receiver and kick returner says he was researching ways to improve his game, and floating fit the bill. His first float was after the fourth or fifth game of the season, and he quickly added a weekly 90-minute session to his training routine.

Raymond says the relaxation he finds in the tanks is a perfect neutralizer for the physical and mental toll of workouts and drills. He also usually sees green orbs drifting in front of him in the darkness, though he’s more focused on visualizing success on the gridiron.

“The tanks give you what you need” Sean Kearney believes his weekly 90-minute sessions help his professional performance, but in a different type of field.

A daily meditator and producer with an independent media firm in Castle Rock, Kearney began floating 10 years ago to “push [his] brain and thinking into a completely different place.”

After seeing the benefits floating firsthand, Kearney began recommending it to clients, whether they’re seeking a meditative experience, relaxation or improved performance in their work.

They may sometimes take a skeptical tone, Kearney says, but he thinks they, and society as a whole, will come around.

“I think it’s the same thing as exercising regularly. You didn’t see people out jogging or going to the gym, it wasn’t that acceptable when I was a kid,” he says. “I think this is in that same category.”

While float spa entrepreneurs undoubtedly share Kearney’s hope that the practice will become as commonplace as a workout, Skalkowski would like to point out that it isn’t as strenuous.

“You just float, it’s not a skill,” he says. “The tanks give you what you need.”

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Depot Art Gallery theme draws variety of entries “Fire and Ice” was a title thrown out to Littleton Fine Arts Guild members with few guidelines and it resulted in a variety of entries, juried by artist Carol Grape of Denver. The Depot Art Gallery, 2069 W. Powers, Littleton, invites the community to a reception from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 3. Train aficionado Sam Howard, who maintains a collection in the Caboose, is Best of Show winner for his locomotive roaring through steam and fog, “In the Mood.” Illustrator Cheryl Adams’ whimsical colored pencil rendering “Sundae” took first place, while Rebekah Corah won second place for a large oil painting, “Enslaved by Fear,” and third place went to Sheila Marie for a painting of bright poppies. Honorable mentions: Peggy Dietz, Patty Dwyer and Forrest Plesko. Admission is free and gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays; 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Sundays. 303-795-0781.

Wonderbound “A Dangerous Liaison” is the title for a new program by Wonderbound contemporary dance company, accompanied by the Baroque Chamber Orchestra on Feb. 18 and 19 at the PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker. 303-805-6800, parkeronline.org.

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of the Holy Spirit, 6400 S. University Blvd., Centennial, three times in February. Free. Guests are welcome. On Feb. 14 from 1-3 p.m. will be “Researching Land Records” with Russ Hamilton of Foothills Genealogical Society. On Feb. 21 from 9:30 to 11:30 Sonya Ellingboe a.m. will be “Family Tree Maker Software — Part I” with Deena Coutant (to be continued in March and April). On Feb. 21 from 1 to 3 p.m. will be “Obituaries from the Denver Post,” with Claire Martin, former Post journalist.

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Littleton Symphony “Colossal Classics and Surprising Concertos, The Sea” is the next concert by Littleton Symphony at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 10 at Littleton United Methodist Church, 5894 S. Datura St., Littleton. littletonsymphony.org, 303-933-6824.

Valentine workshop South Suburban Artist Collective (SOSU) hosts an adult art-making event, accompanied by a glass of wine, from 5 to 8 p.m. on Feb. 8 at Water’s Edge Winery, 2101 East Arapahoe Road, Suite 101, Centen-

“In the Mood,” a dramatic photograph by Sam Howard, won “Best of Show” from juror Carol Grape at the Depot Art Gallery’s “Fire and Ice” exhibit.

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Magic show Jeff McBride, magician/variety act will bring his family-friendly show to the Theatre of Dreams, 735 Park St., Castle Rock, at 7:30 Feb. 10, 11 and 3 p.m. Feb. 12. Tickets, $25-$30 per person. AmazingShows.com, 303-660-6799.

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Ballet MasterWorks program offers three productions Orchestra will accompany dancers in shows staged at Ellie Caulkins

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Three master ballet works, accompanied by the Colorado Ballet Orchestra, will be staged at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House in Denver from Feb. 17-26. (Performances will be preceded by the Firebird Gala, also at the Ellie, at 6 p.m. on Feb. 6 — information and tickets: coloradoballet.org/gala.)

Ballet MasterWorks is presented every two years to highlight the skills of the various dancers, alternating with a collection of contemporary works.

The 2017 production includes “Firebird,” choreographed to Igor Stravinsky’s “Firebird Ballet” by

Russian-American dancer Yuri Possokhov. He was originally with the Bolshoi and has been with San Francisco Ballet since 1994, where he was principal dancer until 2006 and since then has been choreographer-in-residence. His “Firebird” premiered with the Oregon Ballet Theatre in 2004 in Portland, based on Russian folklore, and tells of a beautiful princess, rescued by a magical bird with dazzling feathers — and by heroic Prince Ivan.

Also on the program: “Serenade,” choreographed by George Balanchine to Tchaikovsky’s “Serenade for Strings in C,” the first ballet he created in America. It includes 28 dancers in blue costumes, in front of a blue background.

“Petit Mort,” created by choreographer Jiri Kylian to music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, is the final work on the program. The choreographer created the ballet for the Salzburg Festival on the second centenary of Mozart’s death and based it on slow movements in Mozart’s two

most famous piano concertos. It will be the first time Colorado Ballet has presented a Kylian ballet.

Kylian started training with the Prague National Conservatory at age 9, after seeing a performance that inspired him, then got a scholarship to the School of the Royal Ballet in London. He worked with Stuttgart Ballet and directed the Nederlands Dance Theatre before starting a chamber company for dancers over 40, according to online information.

Artistic director Gil Boggs said Ballet MasterWorks is the dancers’ favorite production of the year artistically.

In another Colorado Ballet matter, a note from the company’s office said that the March 31 through April 2 performance of “The Little Mermaid” at Gates Concert Hall is completely sold out. It features original music by composer Michael Moricz and choreography by Tony Award winner Lynne Taylor Corbett, who is a Littleton High School graduate.

Principal Dancer Maria Mosina is air-bourne in “The Firebird,” to music by Stravinsky, in Colorado Ballet‘s “Masterworks” program at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House in Denver. ALLEN BIRNBACH

IF YOU GO Ballet MasterWorks will be presented Feb. 17 to 26 by the Colorado Ballet at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House, Denver Performing Arts Complex. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Feb. 17, 18, 24, 25; 2 p.m. on Feb. 18, 19, 26. Tickets: $30 to $155: coloradoballet.org. or call 303-837-8888, ext. 2.

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SMITH FROM PAGE 10

often but twice as well.

I fly first class.

I refuse to sit in the back where all of the deplorables on Expedia’s list are ensconced, like a retrospective of unsavory Dickens characters, reeking of concourse Cinnabon.

Things are markedly better up front, but there is still some offputting stuff going on.

They start you off with a cocktail on the tarmac. Some passengers are already flying before take-off.

Jennifer and I flew next to a couple who were strangers until the drinks arrived.

By the time we landed, they had connected through a series of double vodka tonics, and exited the plane wearing each other’s clothes.

I’m telling you, we didn’t need an in-flight movie.

I said that I would provide you with my list. I would prefer it, honestly, openly, and frankly, if Jennifer and I were the only ones on the plane.

No one else.

I haven’t needed a flight attendant in my lifetime.

Although back in the 1960s, some of them wore skirts made from colorful handkerchiefs — it seemed

— which made them welcome to my immature eyes.

This is all boiling with snobbery and arrogance, which I completely understand.

Unfortunately, there is currently nothing better to get me from Point A to Point B. There are other means that are less dehumanizing, like a train.

But unless you have your own room, and your own restroom, forget about it.

Eventually there will be another way to get from here to there. Biochemical reduction.

Your entity will be reduced to something the size of a Jujube, you will travel in a blink, and wind up in Vancouver before you know it.

Your Jujube will be reconstituted, and a rental car will be waiting for you (that will drive itself).

Until then, I will just have to stand behind Mutt and Jeff in a long security line, take off my shoes, and be treated like I have an oversized vial of Head and Shoulders in my underwear.

I don’t think any of us is fooled anymore by television commercials about air travel that make it look magnificent.

It’s not. Sitting next to The Mad Bladder doesn’t help either.

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

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THINGS to DO

THEATER

Town Hall Arts Center Presents ‘Avenue Q’: 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, and 2 p.m. Sundays, through Saturday, through Feb. 4, at 2450 W Main St., Littleton. Additional shows are at 2 p.m. Feb. 4. Call 303794-2787 ext. 5 or go to townhallartscenter.org/avenue-q.

The Jeff McBride Experience: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Feb. 10-11 and 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 12, at Theatre of Dreams, 735 Park St., Castle Rock. Family-friendly.

Fusion of mask, myth, drama, martial arts, dance and illusion.

Reservations required; call 303660-6799 or go to http://tickets. amazingshows.com.

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Colossal Classics and Surprising Concertos: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10, at Littleton United Methodist Church, 5894 S. Datura St., Littleton. Concert opens with Verdi’s Triumphal March from “Aida” and features bandoneon soloist Evan Orman performing “Punta de Este” by Piazzolla.

Major works will include audience favorite Ravel’s “Bolero” and Debussy’s masterwork, “La Mer.” Call 303-933-6824 or go to www. littletonsymphony.org.

17th Avenue Allstars Concert: 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 17, at Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, 8545 E. Dry Creek Road, Centennial. Go to http://gshep.org/ministry/musicmission-concert-series

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Playful Watercolor and Ink Workshop: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4, at First Presbyterian Church, 1609 W. Littleton Blvd., Littleton. Ages 18 and older. Sign up at http://www.heritage-guild. com/membership.html. Led by local artist Phyllis Vandehaar.

Presented by Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County. For supply list, see http:// www.heritage-guild.com/ uploads/2/3/4/6/23464008/ vandenhaar-desc-materiallist.pdf.

Try It Tuesday: 4:30-5:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 7, at the Roxborough Library, 8357 N. Rampart Range Road. Drop in for activities such as sewing, board games, podcasting, drawing, crocheting, science, technology, and more. All ages. No registration required; contact 303-791-7323 or DCL.org.

Learn Origami: 4-5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10, at the Castle Pines Library, 360 Village Square Lane. Drop in and learn origami. No registration required; contact 303-791-7323 or DCL.org.

Drive: 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Sunday, Feb. 5 at 4001 S. Wadsworth Blvd., Littleton. Contact 303-363-2300 or visit bonfils.org.

this week’s TOP FIVE Tax Planning Workshop: 4 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7, at Kummer Financial Strategies, 8871 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Q&A follows the 45-minute workshop. RSVP by Feb. 5. Call 303-470-1209 or email clientservice@kummerfinancial.com. Led by Patricia Kummer, CFP, member of Financial Planners of Colorado; and Joyce Dinkel, CPA, owner of Dinkel CPA Services, LLC. Arrive 15 minutes before start of program.

Rich People Behaving Badly: 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7, at Bemis Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton. Former Denver Post reporter Dick Kreck will expose the scandals, murders, infidelities, financial misdeeds, and just plain misbehavior from Colorado’s past. Copies of Dick Kreck’s book, “Rich People Behaving Badly,” will be available for purchase and signing. Call 303-795-3961.

Researching Land Records: 1-3 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14, at Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit, 6400 S. University Blvd., Centennial. Land records can provide more than just transactional data. Russ Hamilton, of the Foothills Genealogical Society,

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[Photo Credit: Dick Vogel, Audubon Society volunteer] Great Backyard Bird Count Training: 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 4, at the Audubon Nature Center at Chatfield. Master birders and staff members will teach participants about the birds of Colorado and help you practice using binoculars, field guides and more to identify birds. The bird count runs from Feb. 17-20. Call 303-973-9530 or go to www.denveraudubon.org.

Chinese New Year Celebration: 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 4, at the James H. LaRue Library, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch.

Crafts, activities and performances. All ages. Registration required; contact 303-791-7323 or DCL.org.

Love is in the Air: Chocolate and Wine Tasting: 6 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 4, at Roxborough Library, 8357 N. Rampart Range Road, Ste. 200.

For ages 21-plus.

Enjoy wine professionally paired with chocolates.

Registration required; contact 303-791-7323 or DCL.org.

Now Playing: The Incredibles: 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 5, at the Castle Pines Library, 360 Village Square Lane. Douglas County Libraries offers free showings of favorite movies all month.

No registration required; contact 303-791-7323 or DCL.org for ad-

who will share how analyzing land records helped him overcome a brick wall in his research.

Go to www.ColumbineGenealogy.com.

Grant-Seeking Basics for Nonprofits: 1:30 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 9 at the Parker Library, 20105 E. Mainstreet. Discover what funders are looking for in nonprofits and how to find potential funders using an online database. Registration is required at 303-791-7323 or DCL.org.

Civilian Conservation Corps Camp: 7 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 9, at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Castle Rock Historical Society presented by Rebecca Schwendler, Ph.D., RPA, from Paleo West Archaeolgy. Program on the old CCC Camp in Castle Rock and the survey done for the “terrain” development in that location.

Refreshments served at 6:45 p.m. Contact 303814-3164, museum@castlerockhistoricalsociety. org, or www.castlerockhistoricalsociety.org.

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Free Legal Clinic: 2-3:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 6 at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Volunteer attorneys will answer questions via computer link, help fill out forms and explain areas of civil litigation. Walk-ins welcome; all served on first-come, first-served basis. Upcoming 2017 dates are March 6, April 3, May 1, June 5, July 3, Aug. 7, Oct. 2, Nov. 6 and Dec. 4. Call 303-791-7323. yDNA Case Study: 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7 at the James H. LaRue Library, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch, in the upstairs Quiet Reading Room. Led by Highlands Ranch Genealogical Society member Cliff Butler. If snow is in the forecast, check https:// hrgenealogy.wordpress.com for updates.

Play Chess: 7-9 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 8, at the James H. LaRue Library, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Drop in to improve your game. All ages. No registration required; contact 303-791-7323 or DCL.org.

Essential Documents for Emergencies and End of Life: 10-11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 9 at the Highlands Ranch Mansion, 9950 E. Gateway Drive. Learn how to use, store and protect documents that protect you and the people you love. Registration required; call 720-240-4922 or www.highlandsranch.org/signmeup.

Love is in the Air: Book Lovers: 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9, at the Lone Tree Library, 10055 Library Way. Join a book talk about love

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Parker Non-Fiction Book Club: 7:30-9 p.m. Monday, Feb. 13 in Event Hall B on the second floor of the Parker Library. Early arrivals can meet at 6:30 p.m. in the magazine section. February’s topic is the influence of the uber wealthy on politics (reading suggestions: “Dark Money” by Jane Mayer, or “The Party is Over” by Mike Lofgren”). Contact Evelyn Poulo at evelyn.poulo@ gmail.com. The March meeting will address entertainers who are alive and politicly active.

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Group meets in the community reading room, second floor.

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Greenwood Village City Hall Blood Drive: 10-11:40 a.m. and 1-3:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9 at 6060 S. Quebec St., Greenwood Village. Contact 303-363-2300 or visit bonfils.org.

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Tom Spooner Memorial Drive Blood Drive: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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Fellowship Community Church Blood Drive: 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 12 at 6263 S. Parker Road, Centennial. Contact 303-363-2300 or visit bonfils.org.

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Walmart, Elizabeth Blood Drive: 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15 at 2100 Legacy Circle, Elizabeth. Contact 303-363-2300 or visit bonfils.org.

St. Louis Parish Blood Drive: 8 a.m. to noon Sunday, Feb. 19 at 3310 S. Sherman St., Englewood.

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An outlet for anger, and inspiration for positivity

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atch the news for five minutes or scroll down your Facebook feed and it is abundantly clear a lot of people are angry about a lot of things.

There are certainly important LINER things happening in NOTES society and government to be angry about, and as the recent election and more recent marches the world over proved, channeling that anger into positive action is likely the best thing to do with those feelings.

Clarke Reader But for the times when there’s no such outlet and you still need to get that aggressive energy out, don’t do anything harmful or take it out on someone in your life — play some angry music instead.

According to an article written by Raychelle Cassada Lohmann in September 2015 for Psychology Today, a study conducted in Australia found that listening to “extreme” music (here referencing genres like heavy metal, punk and hardcore) can have a calming effect and help young people process their feelings in a healthy way.

“Music helps us identify and

match feelings,” Lohmann wrote. “It has such a therapeutic quality and it helps us better regulate emotions and connect with life experiences.

It instills the message that we are not alone in this world. Most importantly it lets us know that somebody out there gets us.”

In times like these, the definition of “angry” music can encompass more than just metal and punk-style genres.

Some of my favorite go-to songs for when I’m particularly angry at the state of the world feature only an acoustic guitar, harmonica and one biting, fierce voice. I’m of course speaking to early Bob Dylan, who positively spit bile on tracks like “Only a Pawn in Their Game,” “Maggie’s Farm,” and “The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll.” But his crowning achievement remains “Masters of War,” where Dylan pours an entire nation’s disenchantment and rage into less than five minutes of wrath. Just check out the lyrics to the final verse, where he speaks directly to the establishment: “And I hope that you die And your death’ll come soon I will follow your casket In the pale afternoon And I’ll watch while you’re lowered Down to your deathbed And I’ll stand o’er your grave

CLARKE’S ALBUM OF THE WEEK Selection: Sampha’s “Process” released on Young Turks.

Review: There’s a reason artists like as Kanye West, Drake, Solange, SBTRKT and Jessie Ware have all gone to Britain’s Sampha when they need to add some depth and beauty to their music, and you’ll hear both in spades on his long awaited debut.

“Process” is full of muscular fragility,

‘Til I’m sure that you’re dead.”

No mincing words there.

Rap music has become the most diverse music genre since its creation in the late 1970s and early 1980s, but for all the braggadocio and partying that is so often an integral part of the music, it is also perfectly calibrated to channel some anger.

Anger has been a part of rap since the righteous wrath of N.W.A. and Public Enemy. The duo of Killer Mike and El-P, better known as Run the Jewels, have that same fire. They dropped their third album on Christmas Eve, and it could well prove to be the soundtrack we need right now.

One of the lyrics I keep coming back to comes from the song “2100”:

and Sampha’s voice will absolutely bowl you over. He takes R&B in startling new directions, and hopefully this is just the beginning.

Favorite song: “Incomplete Kisses” Early frontrunner for the year’s prettiest song: “(No One Knows Me) Like The Piano”

“How long before the hate that we hold Lead us to another Holocaust?

Are we so deep in it that we can’t end it?

Stop, hold, ever call it off ?”

Anger can be good, it can be positive, but as history has taught over and over, if it leads to hate, then we’re all in trouble.

Clarke Reader’s column on how music connects to our lives appears every other week. A community editor with Colorado Community Media, he just wants you to know he can see through your masks.

Check out his music blog at calmacil20.blogspot.com. And share your favorite angry music at creader@coloradocommunitymedia. com.

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Rock Canyon guard Sam Masten looks for space to penetrate as Mountain Vista’s Issac Essien chases. Rock Canyon overcame a 13-point fourth-quarter deficit and pulled out a 70-62 victory before an overflow crowd in the Mountain Vista gym. Masten had 23 points in the game and Essien finished with 18 for the Golden Eagles.

JIM BENTON

Jaguars rally to down Golden Eagles Rock Canyon uses 19-0 run to spark comeback win

BY JIM BENTON JBENTON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Rock Canyon, staggered by a 17-point deficit early in the second half, rallied in the fourth quarter to pull out a 70-62 Continental League win over host Mountain Vista before an overflow crowd on Jan. 28.

“We started playing with more intensity,” Rock Canyon junior guard Tyson Gilbert said. “We started pushing the pace. We knew we had a run in us, so we kept pushing. “ Rock Canyon, sixth in the CHSAANow.com Class 5A poll, improved its record to 4-0 in the league and 15-2

overall. Mountain Vista slipped to 3-2 in the Continental League and 12-6 overall.

Key moments Rock Canyon trailed 53-40 heading into the fourth quarter but went on a 19-0 run to grab a 59-53 lead with 4:22 remaining in the game. The Jaguars outscored the Golden Eagles 11-9 the remainder of the contest to complete the comeback.

“We knew at any given point we could make a run and it started on the defensive end,” Jaguars guard Sam Masten said. “We were kind of lazy on defense in the first two quarters and in the fourth quarter we really turned it up. Coach believed in us and we really believe in each other so it was a great win.”

Key players/statistics Gilbert, a 6-foot-1 transfer from Highlands Ranch, scored a game-high 24 points. Masten, a 6-3 junior who is the third leading Class 5A scorer in the state with a 23.4 average, had 23 points. Gilbert scored nine points and Masten seven during the 19-0 Rock Canyon run.

Mountain Vista’s 6-8 senior Jake Belknapp and senior guard Issac Essien sparked the Golden Eagles to its big lead. Belknapp finished with 21 points, 14 rebounds, three blocks and a steal. Essien scored 18 points and had four assists.

The Golden Eagles committed 16 turnovers and five came during Rock Canyon’s fourth quarter scoring spree.

SEE BASKETBALL, P24

STANDOUT PERFORMERS Derek Nead, hockey, senior, Mountain Vista: He scored three goals in leading the Golden Eagles to a 5-2 win over Heritage in the annual Eagle Cup game on Jan. 27.

Will Willis, basketball, senior, Lutheran: Willis tallied 28 points, which included six 3-pointers, as the Lions defeated Peak-to-Peak 79-44 on Jan. 27.

Brendan Temple, basketball, sophomore, Douglas County: The Huskies won their second straight non-league game as Temple scored 20 points in a 71-47 victory over Westminster on Jan. 28.

Jalen Sanders, basketball, senior, Valor Christian: Sanders, the leading 4A Jefferson League scorer and the second leading 4A scorer in the state with a 23.6

point per game average, scored 30 points in a 63-48 victory over Green Mountain on Jan. 27.

Lydia Van Kooten, swimming, junior, Littleton: Van Kooten showed her endurance during the Lions’ meet against D’Evelyn and Green Mountain on Jan. 26.

She won the 200 IM in 2:21.14 and 500 freestyle in 5:34.49.

STANDOUT PERFORMERS are five athletes named from south metro area high schools. Preference is given to those making their debut on the list. To nominate an athlete, contact Jim Benton at jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia.com

ista PEAK’s girls basketball team hopefully got the attention of the Colorado High School Activities Association’s basketball committee.

The Aurora school whipped Aurora OVERTIME Central 90-4 on Jan. 20, which brought further attention to the possibility of a mercy rule in high school basketball.

The 86-point win didn’t do either team any good, especially for a winless Aurora Jim Benton Central squad that has been beaten by an average of 51.3 points a game this season.

Numerous coaches and administrators do not want a mercy rule instituted, but there are people lined up to support the introduction of one. Basketball is the only team sport that doesn’t have one.

I subscribe to arguments on both sides, so maybe some kind of comprise can be reached. For instance, ask coaches to mutually agree to use the mercy rule when a 40-point differential is reached in the final quarter. Even better, if just one of the coaches in a lopsided game agrees to implement the mercy rule, let the running clock begin.

In October, CHSAA’s board of directors passed off to the basketball committee a proposal to adopt a mercy rule for the current season.

Schools and leagues wanted to have an input in the decision either via the basketball committee or the legislative council, which has to approve basketball committee reports.

So the basketball committee is scheduled to meet Feb. 2 and the mercy rule is on the agenda.

The proposed mercy rule would have produced a running clock with a 40-point lead in the fourth quarter.

This season, there have been many lopsided scores around the state, with several involving area teams. Some of the area blowout boys scores included Jefferson’s 65-point loss and a 61-point Lutheran win. Cherry Creek’s girls rolled to a 63-point conquest and Arapahoe recorded a 62-point victory.

Other uneven boys scores from the area include ThunderRidge’s 105-46 romp over Castle View, Kennedy’s 82-27 win over Arvada and Standley Lake’s 99-43 win over Thornton.

Ralston Valley downed Arvada West 84-23 in girls action and Highlands Ranch rolled to an 86-27 victory over Heritage.

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ThunderRidge grappler wins her weight class Kailee Godinez takes top honors at all-girls tourney

BY TOM MUNDS TMUNDS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

ThunderRidge senior Kailee Godinez went 4-0 in her matches to take first place in the 143-pound weight class at the all-girls wrestling tournament Jan. 28 at Chatfield High School. The tournament marked the second time in state history there has been a sanctioned all-girls competition.

Godinez said she started wrestling as a freshman because she saw a poster about the sport in the coach’s office and figured she could be good at it.

“Wrestling is challenging physically and mentally, but I love the sport. I guess what I like best about wrestling is the very competitive atmosphere,” she said.

Godinez said being in an allgirl tournament is special.

“I competed in the first ever all-girls tournament two weeks ago at Frederick,”

ThunderRidge wrestler Kailee Godinez prepares to pin her opponent during the Jan. 28 all-girls tournament at Chatfield High School. Godinez pinned three opponents and received a medical forfeit as she posted a 4-0 record and took first place in the 143-pound class.

TOM MUNDS she said. “It was an awesome experience. There was tough competition and I finished third in my weight class.”

She said she hopes to continue her wrestling career as a member of a collegiate women’s team and said she has talked to four colleges about joining their program.

Kelli Fiordalis of Chaparral wrestled at 121 pounds and took third place.

“I was a gymnast and I saw

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where my gymnastics skills would work well for me in wrestling,” she said. “I like wrestling. It is a challenging sport and I feel it pushes you to constantly get better.”

Fiordalis won her first match but lost in the semifinals to eventual 121-pound weight division champion Marissa Gallegos of Jefferson.

But the Wolverines wrestler bounced back with twin wins, a pin and a major decision.

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Shortage of officials On Saturday, Jan. 28, all boys and girls basketball teams played rescheduled games in the Continental League.

That departed from the usual Tuesday and Friday games. League teams have and will play Wednesday games.

CHSAA asked schools to alter schedules in order to spread games out between Monday and Saturday in order to help ease the burden of finding officials to call games.

Centennial League, Jefferson County and Adams 5 schools have also spread out games during the week.

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They said it “We just kept our composure and said we have to be us,” Rock Canyon coach Kent Grams said. “Mountain Vista made shots, it was Wish Week and they were excited and what a crowd. It’s such an unbelievable

Fiordalis’ dad, John, is an assistant wrestling coach for the Wolverines and was his daughter’s coach at the Jan. 28 tournament.

“I am glad to see the state holding girls-only tournaments,” he said. “There are some very good girl wrestlers out there and many are as skilled and exciting as the boys.”

“There are a lot of girls interested in wrestling. I think

are showing up at schools around the state.

Brian Lamb has stepped down as Rock Canyon’s football coach. He wants to take time off from football coaching although he is currently having fun as the Jaguars’ sophomore boys basketball coach.

In four seasons as Rock Canyon’s head football coach, the Jaguars compiled a 15-25-0 record with Lamb at the helm.

Castle View is looking for a girls softball coach to replace Cory Williams, who compiled a 16-24-1 record in two seasons. Williams has moved across town to be an assistant Douglas County softball coach.

Streak ends Ponderosa’s wrestling team had not lost a league dual match since 1994, but the streak came to an end Jan. 26 when Castle View forfeited two matches but had six pins to

place to play and the atmosphere can’t get better. We started making some turnovers and getting defensive stops and our close-outs were better. They were terrible in the first half. “ Vista coach Bob Wood said the Golden Eagles played as they have all season in the first three quarters, “We played really good for three quarters,” he said. “We obviously

interest in girls wrestling received a shot in the arm with the success of Adeline Gray in the 2016 Olympics.”

Gray, a Bear Creek High School graduate and a threetime world champion, lost in the quarterfinals of the Olympic competition.

The other entry from the south metro area was Reggie Gaglione of Rock Canyon.

She finished the tournament with a 2-3 record, and her wins included pinning her second opponent. She finished fourth in the final 131-pound weight class standings.

“The first tournament in Frederick had about 80 entries,” Chatfield coach Paul Peronard said. “Two schools indicated they wanted to hold girls tournaments but backed out. We stepped up to provide an all-girls tournament today and to hold as a separate competition during our JV tournament.”

The Chatfield coach said only 24 girls signed up for his tournament. He said he felt it wasn’t a lack of interest on the part of wrestlers, but the problem was the decision came late and there was very little time to get the word out to schools around the state.

post a 42-33 victory over the Mustangs.

That ended an estimated streak of 159 consecutive league dual meet victories for the Mustangs, who have won 22 straight Continental League titles. Castle View, however, could claim this season’s league title with a win in one of its final two league dual meets against Legend and Highlands Ranch.

“Everybody has been telling me that it was a big win,” Castle View coach Ike Anderson said. “When I forfeited two matches and had a freshman wrestling in another, I knew our light weights were pretty strong and said we have to get as many points as we can in those matches.”

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have to play four quarters. They got the momentum in the fourth quarter, turned us over and we didn’t take care of the ball. We stopped doing what got us the lead, taking the ball inside and scoring.”

Going forward Rock Canyon hosts Chaparral on Feb. 3 while Mountain Vista takes the weekend off before entertaining Regis Jesuit on Feb. 7.

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ThunderRidge runs past Legend Grizzlies guard their top ranking with 76-49 victory over Titans

BY JIM BENTON JBENTON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

ThunderRidge boys basketball coach Joe Ortiz has scrapped the strategy used last season.

“We don’t post a lot,” Ortiz said. “When I go through our pre-game sheet, I look at last year’s sheets and everything said inside out, attack, read the post. So we deleted that because we don’t feed the post.

“Our offense is through our guards, and that’s our strength. It’s working. I like having a big post but we don’t have one. But it’s nice having big guards.”

ThunderRidge, the state’s top-ranked Class 5A team in the CHSAANow.com poll, has several players in the 6-foot-2 to 6-foot-5 range.

The host Grizzlies used their transition game and solid defense to roll past Legend, 76-49, in a Continental League game Jan. 28.

Key moments Legend played well for the first six minutes and held a 15-12 lead, but ThunderRidge ran off 10 consecutive points and outscored the Titans 22-9 in the second quarter to take command.

“In the second quarter, we started playing team defense and team offense,” said 6-5 junior guard Kaison Hammonds. “We got transition buckets and moved the ball better than we did in the first six minutes of the game.”

Key players/statistics Hammonds took game scoring honors with 24 points, while 6-5 senior Corey Seng contributed 20 points. Junior Tyson Cruickshak finished with 10 points for ThunderRidge, which connected on eight 3-point baskets during the game.

Junior Brody McCord topped Legend with 13 points. Bradley Caldwell scored 11 and freshman point guard Cameron LeVan had 10 points.

They said it “I really thought Kaison was tremendous,” Ortiz said. “He was dominant. They zoned us. You can probably contain us more in a zone but Corey and Kaison both penetrated their zone and still could go through it. It’s a great one-two punch.”

Legend coach Kevin Boley has an inexperienced team and knew ThunderRidge presented a challenge.

“We knew it was going to be tough coming on the road and how well ThunderRidge is playing,” he said. “We’ll see how we respond after the loss.”

Ortiz liked the way the Grizzlies responded after falling behind.

“We got off to an 8-0 lead and then they took the lead at 15-12,” Ortiz said. “We responded. All I was thinking about was to hold on. It felt like the game was closer than it was. We mesh really good through nine guys. There are a lot of teams in the mix than can win it all. .”

Going forward ThunderRidge, 15-1 overall and 4-0 in the Continental League, hosts Highlands Ranch on Feb. 3. Legend, 11-4 and 3-1, is at home Feb. 3 against Regis Jesuit and faces Boulder in a non-league game on Feb. 4 in the Titans’ gym.

ThunderRidge’s Corey Seng attempts a block against Legend’s Elijah DeRosa. Seng drew a foul on the play and sent DeRosa to the line. The host Grizzlies finished the day with a 76-49 victory on Jan. 28.

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PHOTOS BY MIKE DIFERDINANDO

Hundreds gather at Capitol to promote school choice Similar events took place around the country

BY MIKE DIFERDINANDO MDIFERDINANDO@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Jordan Smith, a fifth-grade student at Golden View Classical Academy, stood on the steps of the state Capitol and spoke about her school and the opportunities it provides.

She said she likes the books they read at her school in Golden, including “Sherlock Holmes and The Secret Garden.” She called her education “a gift.”

“It’s perfect for me,” she said.

Smith was one of hundreds of people from around Colorado who gathered in Denver to advocate for school choice Jan. 26.

The rally was in support of National School Choice Week. Similar events took place around the country.

School choice advocates support empowering parents to choose the right school for their children. These options include traditional public schools, public charter schools, magnet schools, online learning, private schools and homeschooling, according to the National School Choice Week website.

Supporters held signs and wore yellow scarves to show unity.

Justin Everett, who represents state House District 22 in south Jefferson County, said, “I am a product of school choice.”

Everett talked about moving from New York to Colorado as a child and having a hard time finding a school that could meet his needs as a gifted student.

“I ended up being the poor kid in a private school...” Everett said. “We wouldn’t watch TV at night to save money. We had one light on by the kitchen table, where my mom would read a library book and my dad would

Jordan Smith, a fifth-grade student at Golden View Classical Academy in Golden, spoke to the crowd about why she loves her school. read the paper and I would do my homework. That’s what my parents would do to cut costs and make sure I had a high-quality education.”

State Rep. Polly Lawrence, of Roxborough, and state Rep. Patrick Neville, of Franktown, also spoke at the rally.

Joanie Williams, a parent of three students at Doral Academy in Arvada, held signs and said she came to support her school and its style of education.

“We came out today to support arts-integration education,” William said.

Erick Valencia, the communications coordinator at Platte River Academy, a charter school in Highlands Ranch, spoke to the crowd in both English and Spanish.

“School choice is something I’m passionate about,” Valencia said.

“It’s great to see so many people here who believe in the same thing.”

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Dated: 11/17/2016 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

PUBLIC INVITATION TO BID

Public Notices The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

DAVID C. WALKER Colorado Registration #: 36551 2000 SOUTH COLORADO BOULEVARD TOWER TWO, SUITE 700, DENVER, COLORADO 80222 Phone #: (303) 329-3363 Fax #: (303) 393-8438 Attorney File #: 3500-117

Public Trustees PUBLIC NOTICE Lone Tree NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2016-0288

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/

Public Trustees

Legal Notice No.: 2016-0288 First Publication: 1/12/2017 Last Publication: 2/9/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

To Whom It May Concern: On 11/17/2016 2:41:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Government Legals

Original Grantor: JOSEPH R. EVANCICH AND ARLINE M. EVANCICH Original Beneficiary: KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 3/11/2003 Recording Date of DOT: 3/24/2003 Reception No. of DOT: 2003037882 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $60,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $58,763.55

NOTICE OF CONTRACTORS SETTLEMENT COUNTY OF DOUGLAS STATE OF COLORADO

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 installments of principal and interest, together with 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: ALL THAT PARCEL OF LAND IN CITY OF LONE TREE, DOUGLAS COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO, AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN DEED INST #2003014085, ID# 2231-091-04004, BEING KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS LOT 35, BLOCK 2, LONE TREE FLG. NO.1, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, CO. Which has the address of: 8119 Lodgepole Trl , 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, March 8, 2017, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

If you believe that your lender or servicer has failed to provide a single point of contact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or they are still pursuing foreclosure even though you have submitted a completed loss mitigation application or you have been offered and have accepted a loss mitigation option (38-38-103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint with the Colorado Attorney General (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (855411-2372) or both. However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process.

First Publication: 1/12/2017 Last Publication: 2/9/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 11/17/2016 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: DAVID C. WALKER Colorado Registration #: 36551 2000 SOUTH COLORADO BOULEVARD TOWER TWO, SUITE 700, DENVER, COLORADO 80222 Phone #: (303) 329-3363 Fax #: (303) 393-8438 Attorney File #: 3500-117

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website : http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2016-0288 First Publication: 1/12/2017 Last Publication: 2/9/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Section 38-26-107, C.R.S., as amended, that on February 25, 2017 final settlement will be made by the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, for and on account of a contract between Douglas County and Chato’s Concrete, LLC for the 2016 Concrete Pavement Repair Project, Douglas County Project Number CI 2016-004 in Douglas County; and that any person, co-partnership, association or corporation that has an unpaid claim against said Chato’s Concrete, LLC for or on account of the furnishing of labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender or other supplies used or consumed by such contractor or any of his subcontractors in or about the performance of said work, or that supplied rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of said work, may at any time up to and including said time of such final settlement on said February 25, 2017, file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim with the Board of County Commissioners, c/o Public Works Engineering Director, with a copy to the Project Engineer, Daniel Roberts, Department of Public Works Engineering, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO 80104.

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

The Board of Douglas County Commissioners of the County of Douglas, Colorado, By: Frederick H. Koch, P.E., Public Works Engineering Director.

Legal Notice No.: 930530 First Publication: January 26, 2017 Last Publication: February 2, 2017 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice NOTICE OF VACANCY ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE YARD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and particularly to the electors of The Yard Metropolitan District (the “District”), City of Lone Tree, Douglas County, Colorado.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Section 32-1-808, C.R.S., that one or more vacancies currently exist or will exist on the board of directors of the District. Any qualified, eligible elector of the District interested in serving on the board of directors for the District should file a Letter of Interest with the board by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, February 13, 2017.

Letters of Interest should be sent to The Yard Metropolitan District, c/o White Bear Ankele Tanaka & Waldron, P.C., 2154 E. Commons Ave., Suite 2000, Centennial, CO 80122.

THE YARD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT By: /s/ WHITE BEAR ANKELE TANAKA & WALDRON Attorneys at Law Legal Notice No.: 930560 First Publication: February 2, 2017 Last Publication: February 2, 2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press and Lone Tree Voice Voice Public Notice PUBLIC INVITATION TO BID Separate sealed bids for 2017 CONCRETE PAVEMENT REPAIR PROJECT, DOUGLAS COUNTY PROJECT NUMBER CI 2017-004 will be received by the Owner, Douglas County Government, Department of Public Works Engineering, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO 80104, until Tuesday, February 21, 2017, at 2:00 p.m. This project consists of concrete pavement repair, other miscellaneous work, and traffic control.

The Contract Documents will be available after 10:00 a.m. on Monday, January 30, 2017, through Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System Website (www.rockymountainbidsystem.com) or they may be obtained at the above address.

Electronic versions of the Plans obtained by any other means than as described above may not be complete or accurate, and it is the Bidder’s responsibility to obtain a complete set of the Project Plans and Specifications. Douglas County will not be held responsible for misin-

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Separate sealed bids for 2017 CONCRETE PAVEMENT REPAIR PROJECT, DOUGLAS COUNTY PROJECT NUMBER CI 2017-004 will be received by the Owner, Douglas County Government, Department of Public Works Engineering, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO 80104, until Tuesday, February 21, 2017, at 2:00 p.m. This project consists of concrete pavement repair, other miscellaneous work, and traffic control.

The Contract Documents will be available after 10:00 a.m. on Monday, January 30, 2017, through Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System Website (www.rockymountainbidsystem.com) or they may be obtained at the above address.

Electronic versions of the Plans obtained by any other means than as described above may not be complete or accurate, and it is the Bidder’s responsibility to obtain a complete set of the Project Plans and Specifications. Douglas County will not be held responsible for misinformation received from private plan rooms.

Government Legals

A PRE-BID CONFERENCE will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, February 8, 2017, at the Department of Public Works Engineering, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO 80104. All questions are due to Daniel Roberts, P.E., Project Engineer by 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 14, 2017. The Bid Opening will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 21, 2017, at the same address.

The Project includes the following major items and approximate quantities: • Removal of Concrete Pavement – 14,250 SY • Aggregate Base Course (Class 6) – 4,450 Ton • Concrete Pavement (9 Inch) (Class P) (With Sealant) – 13,000 SY • Sawing and Sealing of Existing Concrete Pavement Joints (Day Time) – 55,000 LF Prior to submitting a Bid Proposal, Bidders shall have received prequalification status (active status) with the Colorado Department of Transportation to bid on individual projects of the size and kind of work as set forth herein.

Any questions on the bidding process shall be directed to Daniel Roberts, P.E., Project Engineer at 303.660.7490.

Plan holder information, can be found on the Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System Website.

Legal Notice No.: 930543 First Publication: January 26, 2017 Last Publication: February 2, 2017 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the Same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to: OCCUPANT - AscentPointe Development, LLC, a Colorado Limited Liability Company c/o Stroh Ranch Development LLC - Audrey Miklavcic c/o MW Housing Partners III LP - Bel Shower Door Corporation, a Colorado Corporation aka Bel Shower aka Bell Shower, a Colorado Corporation - Carol Baumgartner, Town Clerk David Casiano Mayor, Town of Parker Attn: Carol Baumgartner - Diane Bailey as Public Trustee of the County of Douglas, State of Colorado c/o Public Trustee - Donald L Lambert, Professional Land Surveyor c/o Frontier Surveying, Inc - Douglas County Public Trustee aka Public Trustee - Ed Garneau, Manager aka Edouard A Garneau c/o SR Condominiums LLC, a Colorado Limited Liability Company - Ed Garneau, LLC Manager aka Edouard A Garneau c/o SR Condominiums LLC, a Colorado Limited Liability Company - Edouard A Garneau as registered agent for SR Condominiums LLC -Edwin J Stephens, Vice President, MW Housing Partners III L.P., by MW Housing Management III LLC, its General Partner, by WRI CP Investments III LLC, its Co-Manager, by Weyerhaeuser Realty Investors, Inc, it Manager - First American Heritage Title Co - Frontier Surveying, Inc - Garner Stoll, Planning Director, Town of Parker Attn: Carol Baumgartner - Gary L Hunter, Manager, AscentPointe Development LLC, a Colorado Limited Liability Company c/o Stroh Ranch Development LLC -Gary Laster, Mayor, Town of Parker Attn: Carol Baumgartner George G Smith, Jr., a registered Professional Land Surveyor c/o Kirkham Michael Consulting Engineers - Hunters Chase Condominiums c/o Cap Management - John M. Beng, Vice President, Washington Mutual Bank c/o JP Morgan Chase Bank - JP Morgan Chase Bank, national association, as successor to Washington Mutual Bank F.A. - Lola Duncan, Assistant Vice President MW Housing Partners III L.P., by MW Housing Management III LLC, its General Partner, by WRI CP Investments III LLC, its CoManager, by Weyerhaeuser Realty Investors, Inc, it Manager - Lola Duncan c/o WRI Investments III LLC - Michael J. Guyerson, Attorney for SR Condominiums LLC c/o Onsager, Guyerson, Fletcher & Johnson - Michael Monge, Vice President, MW Housing Management III, LP, a California Limited Partnership -Michael Monge, Vice President, MW Housing Partners III, LP, a California Limited Partnership - Michael Monge, Vice President, WRI CP Investments III, LLC, a Washington Limited Liability Company - Michael Monge, Vice President, Weyerhaeuser Realty Investors, Inc., a Washington Corporation -MW Housing a California limited partnership aka MW Housing - MW Housing Partners III, LP - MW Housing Partners III, LP aka MW Housing - MW Housing Partners III, LP, a California Limited Partnership - MW Housing Management III, LP, a California Limited Partnership, its General Partner - Nicole Sayer, Chief Title Officer c/o Western Title Funding LLC Paul Mosovero c/o First American Heritage Title Company - Public Trustee for the County of Douglas - Randal A Craven, Manager c/o SR

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Beng, Vice Presidchael Monge, Vice President, Weyerhaeuser ent, Washington Mutual Bank c/o JP Morgan Realty Investors, Inc., a Washington CorporaChase Bank - JP Morgan Chase Bank, national tion -MW Housing a California limited partneras successor to Washington Mutuadvertise yourassociation, notices call 303-566-4100 ship aka MW Housing - MW To Housing Partners alpublic Bank F.A. - Lola Duncan, Assistant Vice PresIII, LP - MW Housing Partners III, LP aka MW ident MW Housing Partners III L.P., by MW Housing - MW Housing Partners III, LP, a CaliHousing Management III LLC, its General Partfornia Limited Partnership - MW Housing Manner, by WRI CP Investments III LLC, its Coagement III, LP, a California Limited PartnerManager, by Weyerhaeuser Realty Investors, ship, its General Partner - Nicole Sayer, Chief Inc, it Manager - Lola Duncan c/o WRI InvestTitle Officer c/o Western Title Funding LLC ments III LLC - Michael J. Guyerson, Attorney Paul Mosovero c/o First American Heritage Title for SR Condominiums LLC c/o Onsager, GuyerCompany - Public Trustee for the County of son, Fletcher & Johnson - Michael Monge, Vice Douglas - Randal A Craven, Manager c/o SR President, MW Housing Management III, LP, a Condominiums LLC, a Colorado Limited LiabilCalifornia Limited Partnership -Michael Monge, ity Company - Robert Jacob Grzywa - Robert Vice President, MW Housing Partners III, LP, a Shaiman, registered agent for Stroh Ranch DeCalifornia Limited Partnership - Michael Monge, velopment LLC - Robert Shaiman, registered Vice President, WRI CP Investments III, LLC, a agent for Stroh Ranch Development LLC aka Washington Limited Liability Company - MiRobert Shaiman, registered agent for Stroh chael Monge, Vice President, Weyerhaeuser Ranch - Robin L Cupka, Asst. Vice President, Realty Investors, Inc., a Washington CorporaWashington Mutual Bank, FA c/o JP Morgan tion -MW Housing a California limited partnerChase Bank - SR Condominiums LLC aka SR ship aka MW Housing - MW Housing Partners Condominiums - SR Condominiums LLC et al III, LP - MW Housing Partners III, LP aka MW SR Condominiums LLC, a Colorado Limited LiHousing - MW Housing Partners III, LP, a Caliability Company - Stroh Ranch aka Stroh Ranch fornia Limited Partnership - MW Housing ManDevelopment LLC -Town of Parker - Washingagement III, LP, a California Limited Partnerton Mutual Bank FA (WAMU) aka Washington ship, its General Partner - Nicole Sayer, Chief Mutual Bank - Western Title Funding, LLC Title Officer c/o Western Title Funding LLC Weyerhaeuser Realty Investors, Inc., a WashPaul Mosovero c/o First American Heritage Title ington Corporation, its Manager - WRI CP InCompany - Public Trustee for the County of vestments III, LLC, a Washington Limited LiabilDouglas - Randal A Craven, Manager c/o SR ity Company, its Co Manager –Kirkham Michael Condominiums LLC, a Colorado Limited LiabilConsulting Engineers - Edouard A Garneau ity Company - Robert Jacob Grzywa - Robert Shaiman, registered agent for Stroh Ranch DeYou and each of you are hereby notified that on velopment LLC - Robert Shaiman, registered the 12th day of November 2013 the then County agent for Stroh Ranch Development LLC aka Treasurer of the County of Douglas, in the State Robert Shaiman, registered agent for Stroh of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to Robert Ranch - Robin L Cupka, Asst. Vice President, Jacob Grzywa the following described real esWashington Mutual Bank, FA c/o JP Morgan tate situate in the County of Douglas, State of Chase Bank - SR Condominiums LLC aka SR Colorado, to wit: Condominiums - SR Condominiums LLC et al SR Condominiums LLC, a Colorado Limited LiGARAGE UNIT G4A-6 BUILDING G4A ability Company - Stroh Ranch aka Stroh Ranch HUNTERS CHASE CONDOS PHASE 2 Development LLC -Town of Parker - Washing(PLEASE NOTE: Legal description numbering ton Mutual Bank FA (WAMU) aka Washington does not match physical number assigned; this Mutual Bank - Western Title Funding, LLC garage is physically numbered 3) Weyerhaeuser Realty Investors, Inc., a Washington Corporation, its Manager - WRI CP Inand said County Treasurer issued a certificate of vestments III, LLC, a Washington Limited Liabilpurchase therefore to Robert Jacob Grzywa. ity Company, its Co Manager – Kirkham MiThat said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the chael Consulting Engineers - Edouard A delinquent taxes assessed against said real esGarneau tate for the year 2012; That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of You and each of you are hereby notified that on SR Condominiums LLC for said year 2012.That the 12th day of November 2013 the then County a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real Treasurer of the County of Douglas, in the State estate to the said Robert Jacob Grzywa at 1:00 of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to Robert o’clock P.M., on the 18th day of May 2017, unJacob Grzywa the following described real esless the same has been redeemed. Said proptate situate in the County of Douglas, State of erty may be redeemed from said sale at any Colorado, to wit: time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed. Witness my hand this 2nd day of GARAGE UNIT G4A-8 BUILDING G4A February 2017.

HUNTERS CHASE CONDOS PHASE 2 (PLEASE NOTE: Legal description numbering /s/ Diane A. Holbert does not match physical number assigned; this County Treasurer of Douglas County garage is physically numbered 1)

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Legal Notice No.: 930563 First Publication: February 2, 2017 Last Publication: February 16, 2017 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the Same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to: OCCUPANT - AscentPointe Development, LLC, a Colorado Limited Liability Company c/o Stroh Ranch Development LLC - Audrey Miklavcic c/o MW Housing Partners III LP - Bel Shower Door Corporation, a Colorado Corporation aka Bel Shower aka Bell Shower, a Colorado Corporation - Carol Baumgartner, Town Clerk David Casiano Mayor, Town of Parker Attn: Carol Baumgartner - Diane Bailey as Public Trustee of the County of Douglas, State of Colorado c/o Public Trustee - Donald L Lambert, Professional Land Surveyor c/o Frontier Surveying, Inc - Douglas County Public Trustee aka Public Trustee - Ed Garneau, Manager aka Edouard A Garneau c/o SR Condominiums LLC, a Colorado Limited Liability Company - Ed Garneau, LLC Manager aka Edouard A Garneau c/o SR Condominiums LLC, a Colorado Limited Liability Company - Edouard A Garneau as registered agent for SR Condominiums LLC -Edwin J Stephens, Vice President, MW Housing Partners III L.P., by MW Housing Management III LLC, its General Partner, by WRI CP Investments III LLC, its Co-Manager, by Weyerhaeuser Realty Investors, Inc, it Manager - First American Heritage Title Co - Frontier Surveying, Inc - Garner Stoll, Planning Director, Town of Parker Attn: Carol Baumgartner - Gary L Hunter, Manager, AscentPointe Development LLC, a Colorado Limited Liability Company c/o Stroh Ranch Development LLC -Gary Laster, Mayor, Town of Parker Attn: Carol Baumgartner George G Smith, Jr., a registered Professional Land Surveyor c/o Kirkham Michael Consulting Engineers - Hunters Chase Condominiums c/o Cap Management - John M. Beng, Vice President, Washington Mutual Bank c/o JP Morgan Chase Bank - JP Morgan Chase Bank, national association, as successor to Washington Mutual Bank F.A. - Lola Duncan, Assistant Vice President MW Housing Partners III L.P., by MW Housing Management III LLC, its General Partner, by WRI CP Investments III LLC, its CoManager, by Weyerhaeuser Realty Investors, Inc, it Manager - Lola Duncan c/o WRI Investments III LLC - Michael J. Guyerson, Attorney for SR Condominiums LLC c/o Onsager, Guyerson, Fletcher & Johnson - Michael Monge, Vice President, MW Housing Management III, LP, a

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and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to Robert Jacob Grzywa.

That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2012; That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of SR Condominiums LLC for said year 2012.That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said Robert Jacob Grzywa at 1:00 o’clock P.M., on the 18th day of May 2017, unless the same has been redeemed. Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed. Witness my hand this 2nd day of February 2017. /s/ Diane A. Holbert County Treasurer of Douglas County Legal Notice No.: 930564 First Publication: February 2, 2017 Last Publication: February 16, 2017 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED

To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the Same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to:

OCCUPANT - AscentPointe Development, LLC, a Colorado Limited Liability Company c/o Stroh Ranch Development LLC - Audrey Miklavcic c/o MW Housing Partners III LP - Bel Shower Door Corporation, a Colorado Corporation aka Bel Shower aka Bell Shower, a Colorado Corporation - Carol Baumgartner, Town Clerk David Casiano Mayor, Town of Parker Attn: Carol Baumgartner - Diane Bailey as Public Trustee of the County of Douglas, State of Colorado c/o Public Trustee - Donald L Lambert, Professional Land Surveyor c/o Frontier Surveying, Inc - Douglas County Public Trustee aka Public Trustee - Ed Garneau, Manager aka Edouard A Garneau c/o SR Condominiums LLC, a Colorado Limited Liability Company - Ed Garneau, LLC Manager aka Edouard A Garneau c/o SR Condominiums LLC, a Colorado Limited Liability Company - Edouard A Garneau as registered agent for SR Condominiums LLC -Edwin J Stephens, Vice President, MW Housing Partners III L.P., by MW Housing Management III LLC, its General Partner, by WRI CP Investments III LLC, its Co-Manager, by Weyerhaeuser Realty Investors, Inc, it Manager - First American Heritage Title Co - Frontier Surveying, Inc - Garner Stoll, Planning Director, Town of Parker Attn: Carol Baumgartner - Gary L Hunter, Manager, AscentPointe Development LLC, a Colorado Limited Liability Company c/o Stroh

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win J Stephens, Vice President, MW Housing Partners III L.P., by MW Housing Management III LLC, its General Partner, by WRI CP Investments III LLC, its Co-Manager, by Weyerhaeuser Realty Investors, Inc, it Manager - First American Heritage Title Co - Frontier Surveying, Inc - Garner Stoll, Planning Director, Town of Parker Attn: Carol Baumgartner - Gary L Hunter, Manager, AscentPointe Development LLC, a Colorado Limited Liability Company c/o Stroh Ranch Development LLC -Gary Laster, Mayor, Town of Parker Attn: Carol Baumgartner George G Smith, Jr., a registered Professional Land Surveyor c/o Kirkham Michael Consulting Engineers –Hunters Chase Condo Assn. Inc. c/o Cap Management - Hunters Chase Condominiums c/o Cap Management - John M. Beng, Vice President, Washington Mutual Bank c/o JP Morgan Chase Bank - JP Morgan Chase Bank, national association, as successor to Washington Mutual Bank F.A. – Leonard Rudolph - Lola Duncan, Assistant Vice President MW Housing Partners III L.P., by MW Housing Management III LLC, its General Partner, by WRI CP Investments III LLC, its Co-Manager, by Weyerhaeuser Realty Investors, Inc, it Manager - Lola Duncan c/o WRI Investments III LLC - Michael J. Guyerson, Attorney for SR Condominiums LLC c/o Onsager, Guyerson, Fletcher & Johnson - Michael Monge, Vice President, MW Housing Management III, LP, a California Limited Partnership -Michael Monge, Vice President, MW Housing Partners III, LP, a California Limited Partnership - Michael Monge, Vice President, WRI CP Investments III, LLC, a Washington Limited Liability Company - Michael Monge, Vice President, Weyerhaeuser Realty Investors, Inc., a Washington Corporation -MW Housing a California limited partnership aka MW Housing MW Housing Partners III, LP - MW Housing Partners III, LP aka MW Housing - MW Housing Partners III, LP, a California Limited Partnership - MW Housing Management III, LP, a California Limited Partnership, its General Partner - Nicole Sayer, Chief Title Officer c/o Western Title Funding LLC - Paul Mosovero c/o First American Heritage Title Company - Public Trustee for the County of Douglas - Randal A Craven, Manager c/o SR Condominiums LLC, a Colorado Limited Liability Company - Robert Shaiman, registered agent for Stroh Ranch Development LLC - Robert Shaiman, registered agent for Stroh Ranch Development LLC aka Robert Shaiman, registered agent for Stroh Ranch Robin L Cupka, Asst. Vice President, Washington Mutual Bank, FA c/o JP Morgan Chase Bank - SR Condominiums LLC aka SR Condominiums - SR Condominiums LLC et al - SR Condominiums LLC, a Colorado Limited Liability Company - Stroh Ranch aka Stroh Ranch Development LLC -Town of Parker - Washington Mutual Bank FA (WAMU) aka Washington Mutual Bank - Western Title Funding, LLC - Weyerhaeuser Realty Investors, Inc., a Washington Corporation, its Manager - WRI CP Investments III, LLC, a Washington Limited Liability Company, its Co Manager –Kirkham Michael Consulting Engineers – Eduard A Garneau

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You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 12th day of November 2013 the then County Treasurer of the County of Douglas, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to Hunters Chase Condo Assn Inc. the following described real estate situate in the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, to wit: GARAGE UNIT G4B-1 BUILDING G4B HUNTERS CHASE CONDOS PHASE 2 (PLEASE NOTE: Legal description numbering does not match physical number assigned; this garage is physically numbered 4)

and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to Hunters Chase Condo Assn Inc. That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2012; That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of SR Condominiums LLC for said year 2012.That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said Hunters Chase Condo Assn Inc. at 1:00 o’clock P.M., on the 18th day of May 2017, unless the same has been redeemed. Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed. Witness my hand this 2nd day of February 2017. /s/ Diane A. Holbert County Treasurer of Douglas County Legal Notice No.: 930565 First Publication: February 2, 2017 Last Publication: February 16, 2017 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED

To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the Same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to:

OCCUPANT - AscentPointe Development, LLC, a Colorado Limited Liability Company c/o Stroh Ranch Development LLC - Audrey Miklavcic c/o MW Housing Partners III LP - Bel Shower Door Corporation, a Colorado Corporation aka Bel Shower aka Bell Shower, a Colorado Corporation - Carol Baumgartner, Town Clerk David Casiano Mayor, Town of Parker Attn: Carol Baumgartner - Diane Bailey as Public Trustee of the County of Douglas, State of Colorado c/o Public Trustee - Donald L Lambert, Professional Land Surveyor c/o Frontier Surveying, Inc - Douglas County Public Trustee aka Public Trustee - Ed Garneau, Manager aka Edouard A Garneau c/o SR Condominiums LLC, a Colorado Limited Liability Company - Ed Garneau, LLC Manager aka Edouard A Garneau c/o SR Condominiums LLC, a Colorado Limited Liability Company - Edouard A Garneau as registered agent for SR Condominiums LLC -Edwin J Stephens, Vice President, MW Housing Partners III L.P., by MW Housing Management III LLC, its General Partner, by WRI CP Investments III LLC, its Co-Manager, by Weyer-

sional Land Surveyor c/o Frontier Surveying, Inc - Douglas County Public Trustee aka Public Trustee - Ed Garneau, Manager aka Edouard A Garneau c/o SR Condominiums LLC, a Colorado Limited Liability Company - Ed Garneau, LLC Manager aka Edouard A Garneau c/o SR Condominiums LLC, a Colorado Limited Liability Company - Edouard A Garneau as registered agent for SR Condominiums LLC -Edwin J Stephens, Vice President, MW Housing Partners III L.P., by MW Housing Management III LLC, its General Partner, by WRI CP Investments III LLC, its Co-Manager, by Weyerhaeuser Realty Investors, Inc, it Manager - First American Heritage Title Co - Frontier Surveying, Inc - Garner Stoll, Planning Director, Town of Parker Attn: Carol Baumgartner - Gary L Hunter, Manager, AscentPointe Development LLC, a Colorado Limited Liability Company c/o Stroh Ranch Development LLC -Gary Laster, Mayor, Town of Parker Attn: Carol Baumgartner George G Smith, Jr., a registered Professional Land Surveyor c/o Kirkham Michael Consulting Engineers - Hunters Chase Condominiums c/o Cap Management - John M. Beng, Vice President, Washington Mutual Bank c/o JP Morgan Chase Bank - JP Morgan Chase Bank, national association, as successor to Washington Mutual Bank F.A. - Lola Duncan, Assistant Vice President MW Housing Partners III L.P., by MW Housing Management III LLC, its General Partner, by WRI CP Investments III LLC, its CoManager, by Weyerhaeuser Realty Investors, Inc, it Manager - Lola Duncan c/o WRI Investments III LLC - Michael J. Guyerson, Attorney for SR Condominiums LLC c/o Onsager, Guyerson, Fletcher & Johnson - Michael Monge, Vice President, MW Housing Management III, LP, a California Limited Partnership -Michael Monge, Vice President, MW Housing Partners III, LP, a California Limited Partnership - Michael Monge, Vice President, WRI CP Investments III, LLC, a Washington Limited Liability Company - Michael Monge, Vice President, Weyerhaeuser Realty Investors, Inc., a Washington Corporation -MW Housing a California limited partnership aka MW Housing - MW Housing Partners III, LP - MW Housing Partners III, LP aka MW Housing - MW Housing Partners III, LP, a California Limited Partnership - MW Housing Management III, LP, a California Limited Partnership, its General Partner - Nicole Sayer, Chief Title Officer c/o Western Title Funding LLC Paul Mosovero c/o First American Heritage Title Company - Public Trustee for the County of Douglas - Randal A Craven, Manager c/o SR Condominiums LLC, a Colorado Limited Liability Company - Robert Jacob Grzywa - Robert Shaiman, registered agent for Stroh Ranch Development LLC - Robert Shaiman, registered agent for Stroh Ranch Development LLC aka Robert Shaiman, registered agent for Stroh Ranch - Robin L Cupka, Asst. Vice President, Washington Mutual Bank, FA c/o JP Morgan Chase Bank - SR Condominiums LLC aka SR Condominiums - SR Condominiums LLC et al SR Condominiums LLC, a Colorado Limited Liability Company - Stroh Ranch aka Stroh Ranch Development LLC -Town of Parker - Washington Mutual Bank FA (WAMU) aka Washington Mutual Bank - Western Title Funding, LLC Weyerhaeuser Realty Investors, Inc., a Washington Corporation, its Manager - WRI CP Investments III, LLC, a Washington Limited Liability Company, its Co Manager – Kirkham Michael Consulting Engineers - Edouard A Garneau

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You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 12th day of November 2013 the then County Treasurer of the County of Douglas, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to Robert Jacob Grzywa the following described real estate situate in the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, to wit: GARAGE UNIT G4A-4 BUILDING G4A HUNTERS CHASE CONDOS PHASE 2 (PLEASE NOTE: Legal description numbering does not match physical number assigned; this garage is physically numbered 5) and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to Robert Jacob Grzywa.

That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2012; That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of SR Condominiums LLC for said year 2012.That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said Robert Jacob Grzywa at 1:00 o’clock P.M., on the 18th day of May 2017, unless the same has been redeemed. Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed. Witness my hand this 2nd day of February 2017. /s/ Diane A. Holbert County Treasurer of Douglas County Legal Notice No.: 930566 First Publication: February 2, 2017 Last Publication: February 16, 2017 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the Same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to: OCCUPANT - AscentPointe Development, LLC, a Colorado Limited Liability Company c/o Stroh Ranch Development LLC - Audrey Miklavcic c/o MW Housing Partners III LP - Bel Shower Door Corporation, a Colorado Corporation aka Bel Shower aka Bell Shower, a Colorado Corporation - Carol Baumgartner, Town Clerk David Casiano Mayor, Town of Parker Attn: Carol Baumgartner - Diane Bailey as Public Trustee of the County of Douglas, State of Colorado c/o Public Trustee - Donald L Lambert, Professional Land Surveyor c/o Frontier Surveying, Inc - Douglas County Public Trustee aka Public Trustee - Ed Garneau, Manager aka Edouard A Garneau c/o SR Condominiums LLC, a Colorado Limited Liability Company - Ed Garneau, LLC Manager aka Edouard A Garneau c/o SR

Door Corporation, a Colorado Corporation aka Bel Shower aka Bell Shower, a Colorado Corporation - Carol Baumgartner, Town Clerk David Casiano Mayor, Town of Parker Attn: Carol Baumgartner - Diane Bailey as Public Trustee of the County of Douglas, State of Colorado c/o Public Trustee - Donald L Lambert, Professional Land Surveyor c/o Frontier Surveying, Inc - Douglas County Public Trustee aka Public Trustee - Ed Garneau, Manager aka Edouard A Garneau c/o SR Condominiums LLC, a Colorado Limited Liability Company - Ed Garneau, LLC Manager aka Edouard A Garneau c/o SR Condominiums LLC, a Colorado Limited Liability Company - Edouard A Garneau as registered agent for SR Condominiums LLC -Edwin J Stephens, Vice President, MW Housing Partners III L.P., by MW Housing Management III LLC, its General Partner, by WRI CP Investments III LLC, its Co-Manager, by Weyerhaeuser Realty Investors, Inc, it Manager - First American Heritage Title Co - Frontier Surveying, Inc - Garner Stoll, Planning Director, Town of Parker Attn: Carol Baumgartner - Gary L Hunter, Manager, AscentPointe Development LLC, a Colorado Limited Liability Company c/o Stroh Ranch Development LLC -Gary Laster, Mayor, Town of Parker Attn: Carol Baumgartner George G Smith, Jr., a registered Professional Land Surveyor c/o Kirkham Michael Consulting Engineers - Hunters Chase Condominiums c/o Cap Management - John M. Beng, Vice President, Washington Mutual Bank c/o JP Morgan Chase Bank - JP Morgan Chase Bank, national association, as successor to Washington Mutual Bank F.A. - Lola Duncan, Assistant Vice President MW Housing Partners III L.P., by MW Housing Management III LLC, its General Partner, by WRI CP Investments III LLC, its CoManager, by Weyerhaeuser Realty Investors, Inc, it Manager - Lola Duncan c/o WRI Investments III LLC - Michael J. Guyerson, Attorney for SR Condominiums LLC c/o Onsager, Guyerson, Fletcher & Johnson - Michael Monge, Vice President, MW Housing Management III, LP, a California Limited Partnership -Michael Monge, Vice President, MW Housing Partners III, LP, a California Limited Partnership - Michael Monge, Vice President, WRI CP Investments III, LLC, a Washington Limited Liability Company - Michael Monge, Vice President, Weyerhaeuser Realty Investors, Inc., a Washington Corporation -MW Housing a California limited partnership aka MW Housing - MW Housing Partners III, LP - MW Housing Partners III, LP aka MW Housing - MW Housing Partners III, LP, a California Limited Partnership - MW Housing Management III, LP, a California Limited Partnership, its General Partner - Nicole Sayer, Chief Title Officer c/o Western Title Funding LLC Paul Mosovero c/o First American Heritage Title Company - Public Trustee for the County of Douglas - Randal A Craven, Manager c/o SR Condominiums LLC, a Colorado Limited Liability Company - Robert Jacob Grzywa - Robert Shaiman, registered agent for Stroh Ranch Development LLC - Robert Shaiman, registered agent for Stroh Ranch Development LLC aka Robert Shaiman, registered agent for Stroh Ranch - Robin L Cupka, Asst. Vice President, Washington Mutual Bank, FA c/o JP Morgan Chase Bank - SR Condominiums LLC aka SR Condominiums - SR Condominiums LLC et al SR Condominiums LLC, a Colorado Limited Liability Company - Stroh Ranch aka Stroh Ranch Development LLC -Town of Parker - Washington Mutual Bank FA (WAMU) aka Washington Mutual Bank - Western Title Funding, LLC Weyerhaeuser Realty Investors, Inc., a Washington Corporation, its Manager - WRI CP Investments III, LLC, a Washington Limited Liability Company, its Co Manager – Kirkham Michael Consulting Engineers - Edouard A Garneau

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You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 12th day of November 2013 the then County Treasurer of the County of Douglas, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to Robert Jacob Grzywa the following described real estate situate in the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, to wit: GARAGE UNIT G4B-3 BUILDING G4B HUNTERS CHASE CONDOS PHASE 2 (PLEASE NOTE: Legal description numbering does not match physical number assigned; this garage is physically numbered 2) and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to Robert Jacob Grzywa.

That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2012; That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of SR Condominiums LLC for said year 2012.That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said Robert Jacob Grzywa at 1:00 o’clock P.M., on the 18th day of May 2017, unless the same has been redeemed. Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed. Witness my hand this 2nd day of February 2017. /s/ Diane A. Holbert County Treasurer of Douglas County Legal Notice No.: 930568 First Publication: February 2, 2017 Last Publication: February 16, 2017 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the Same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to: OCCUPANT - AscentPointe Development, LLC, a Colorado Limited Liability Company c/o Stroh Ranch Development LLC - Audrey Miklavcic c/o MW Housing Partners III LP - Bel Shower Door Corporation, a Colorado Corporation aka Bel Shower aka Bell Shower, a Colorado Corporation - Carol Baumgartner, Town Clerk David Casiano Mayor, Town of Parker Attn: Carol Baumgartner - Diane Bailey as Public Trustee of the County of Douglas, State of Colorado

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Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to:

DOUGLAS COUNTY RISK MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM AND SERVICES

OCCUPANT - AscentPointe Development, LLC, a Colorado Limited Liability Company c/o Stroh Ranch Development LLC - Audrey Miklavcic c/o MW Housing Partners III LP - Bel Shower Door Corporation, a Colorado Corporation aka Bel Shower aka Bell Shower, a Colorado Corporation - Carol Baumgartner, Town Clerk David Casiano Mayor, Town of Parker Attn: Carol Baumgartner - Diane Bailey as Public Trustee of the County of Douglas, State of Colorado c/o Public Trustee - Donald L Lambert, Professional Land Surveyor c/o Frontier Surveying, Inc - Douglas County Public Trustee aka Public Trustee - Ed Garneau, Manager aka Edouard A Garneau c/o SR Condominiums LLC, a Colorado Limited Liability Company - Ed Garneau, LLC Manager aka Edouard A Garneau c/o SR Condominiums LLC, a Colorado Limited Liability Company - Edouard A Garneau as registered agent for SR Condominiums LLC -Edwin J Stephens, Vice President, MW Housing Partners III L.P., by MW Housing Management III LLC, its General Partner, by WRI CP Investments III LLC, its Co-Manager, by Weyerhaeuser Realty Investors, Inc, it Manager - First American Heritage Title Co - Frontier Surveying, Inc - Garner Stoll, Planning Director, Town of Parker Attn: Carol Baumgartner - Gary L Hunter, Manager, AscentPointe Development LLC, a Colorado Limited Liability Company c/o Stroh Ranch Development LLC -Gary Laster, Mayor, Town of Parker Attn: Carol Baumgartner George G Smith, Jr., a registered Professional Land Surveyor c/o Kirkham Michael Consulting Engineers –Hunters Chase Condo Assn. Inc. c/o Cap Management - Hunters Chase Condominiums c/o Cap Management - John M. Beng, Vice President, Washington Mutual Bank c/o JP Morgan Chase Bank - JP Morgan Chase Bank, national association, as successor to Washington Mutual Bank F.A. – Leonard Rudolph - Lola Duncan, Assistant Vice President MW Housing Partners III L.P., by MW Housing Management III LLC, its General Partner, by WRI CP Investments III LLC, its Co-Manager, by Weyerhaeuser Realty Investors, Inc, it Manager - Lola Duncan c/o WRI Investments III LLC - Michael J. Guyerson, Attorney for SR Condominiums LLC c/o Onsager, Guyerson, Fletcher & Johnson - Michael Monge, Vice President, MW Housing Management III, LP, a California Limited Partnership -Michael Monge, Vice President, MW Housing Partners III, LP, a California Limited Partnership - Michael Monge, Vice President, WRI CP Investments III, LLC, a Washington Limited Liability Company - Michael Monge, Vice President, Weyerhaeuser Realty Investors, Inc., a Washington Corporation -MW Housing a California limited partnership aka MW Housing MW Housing Partners III, LP - MW Housing Partners III, LP aka MW Housing - MW Housing Partners III, LP, a California Limited Partnership - MW Housing Management III, LP, a California Limited Partnership, its General Partner - Nicole Sayer, Chief Title Officer c/o Western Title Funding LLC - Paul Mosovero c/o First American Heritage Title Company - Public Trustee for the County of Douglas - Randal A Craven, Manager c/o SR Condominiums LLC, a Colorado Limited Liability Company - Robert Shaiman, registered agent for Stroh Ranch Development LLC - Robert Shaiman, registered agent for Stroh Ranch Development LLC aka Robert Shaiman, registered agent for Stroh Ranch Robin L Cupka, Asst. Vice President, Washington Mutual Bank, FA c/o JP Morgan Chase Bank - SR Condominiums LLC aka SR Condominiums - SR Condominiums LLC et al - SR Condominiums LLC, a Colorado Limited Liability Company - Stroh Ranch aka Stroh Ranch Development LLC -Town of Parker - Washington Mutual Bank FA (WAMU) aka Washington Mutual Bank - Western Title Funding, LLC - Weyerhaeuser Realty Investors, Inc., a Washington Corporation, its Manager - WRI CP Investments III, LLC, a Washington Limited Liability Company, its Co Manager –Kirkham Michael Consulting Engineers – Edouard A Garneau

The Department of Information Technology of Douglas County Government, hereinafter referred to as the County, respectfully requests proposals from responsible and qualified vendors for the provision of a Risk Management Information System.

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The RFP documents may be reviewed and/or printed from the Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System website at www.rockymountainbidsystem.com. RFP documents are not available for purchase from Douglas County Government and can only be accessed from the above-mentioned website. While the RFP documents are available electronically, Douglas County cannot accept electronic proposal responses.

Five (5) copies of your RFP response shall be submitted in a sealed envelope plainly marked “RFP No. 005-17, Risk Management Information System”. Electronic and/or faxed proposal responses will not be accepted. Responses will be received until 4:00 p.m., on Tuesday, February 28, 2017 by the Douglas County Finance Department, Purchasing Division, 100 Third Street, Suite 130, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104.

Proposal responses will not be considered which are received after the time stated, and any responses so received will be returned unopened.

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

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

Legal Notice No.: 930570 First Publication: February 2, 2017 Last Publication: February 2, 2017 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Have you seen how Classifieds can work for you?

You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 12th day of November 2013 the then County Treasurer of the County of Douglas, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to Hunters Chase Condo Assn Inc. the following described real estate situate in the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, to wit: GARAGE UNIT G4A-5 BUILDING G4A HUNTERS CHASE CONDOS PHASE 2 (PLEASE NOTE: Legal description numbering does not match physical number assigned; this garage is physically numbered 4) and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to Hunters Chase Condo Assn Inc. That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2012; That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of SR Condominiums LLC for said year 2012.That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said Hunters Chase Condo Assn Inc. at 1:00 o’clock P.M., on the 18th day of May 2017, unless the same has been redeemed. Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed. Witness my hand this 2nd day of February 2017. /s/ Diane A. Holbert County Treasurer of Douglas County Legal Notice No.: 930569 First Publication: February 2, 2017 Last Publication: February 16, 2017 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) #005-17 DOUGLAS COUNTY RISK MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM AND SERVICES The Department of Information Technology of Douglas County Government, hereinafter referred to as the County, respectfully requests proposals from responsible and qualified vendors for the provision of a Risk Management Information System.

The RFP documents may be reviewed and/or printed from the Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System website at www.rockymountainbidsys-

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Knee Arthritis Pain: One HUGE Mistake And Two “Smart Moves”

Doctor’s Simple Advice Gets Rave Reviews By Patients Lucky Enough To Give It A Try

By Matt Edgar America’s Health Writer Denver - Have you been told that exercise will help your knee arthritis pain?

Well... has it helped? If it hasn’t, one local doctor has a very good reason why. Not only that - he says if you are trying to exercise with knee arthritis - you might be making a HUGE mistake.

Sounds crazy?

Yes it does. In fact, I thought it was a ridiculous thing to say. That is until I talked to some of his patients who gave him rave reviews. Many said he completely changed their life.

When they first came to the office, their knee arthritis pain was so bad they could barely walk and were scheduled for total knee replacement surgery. In a relatively short period of time, they cancelled surgery and are enjoying their lives again.

Why is exercising a HUGE mistake and what does this doctor recommend that is helping so many knee arthritis sufferers who come to see them from all over the state?

Double Edged Sword The doctor says that exercising with knee arthritis is a double edged sword. It is true, your knee joints need motion to be healthy. And lack of motion can be very detrimental. Without motion joints become “sick.” And in

theory exercising should help knee arthritis.

But here is the BIG problem: Knee arthritis is condition that dries up the lubricating fluids in your knee.

It also changes the joint surface and creates bone spurs.

Because of these changes - exercising on an arthritic knee can cause more swelling, more pain and more arthritic changes.

Imagine driving your car without any oil. What happens? The engine parts scrape together and wear out.

You can’t simply drive your car more and make it better. And in many cases - you simply can’t just exercise your knee and make it better, either.

What’s the answer?

In a car it’s simple - put in more oil. And then make sure the oil level is correct and it is changed when necessary.

With your knee joints - it is a little more complicated.

The major lubricating fluid in your knee joint is called synovial fluid.

Synovial fluid is the fluid that “dries up” when you suffer with arthritis.

But there is good news: Now doctors can inject one of the building blocks of synovial fluid directly into your knee joint.

This building block of synovial fluid is called hyaluronic acid. And when hyaluronic acid is injected directly into the knee joint, many ex-

help.

Making Knee Arthritis Pain Worse: Research has discovered that people are suffering with arthritis much younger than expected.

Making the right treatment choices now can possibly stop the progression and eliminate the pain.

perts believe it helps lubricate the joint.

Some say it is like squirting oil on a rusty door hinge. This allows the knee joint to glide more smoothly and often reduces or even eliminates pain.

And here is the most important part: Now that the joint is lubricated and can move with less or no pain specific exercises can be a tremendous

That’s why the doctors (when patients qualify) treat knee arthritis patients with hyaluronic acid injections FIRST and then prescribe a very specific rehabilitation and exercise program specially developed to help knee arthritis pain.

This comprehensive knee arthritis pain program is called, “P.A.C.E.” and has been getting wonderful results.

So what is the HUGE mistake?

If you suffer with knee arthritis and are exercising and the pain is either not getting better - or getting worse you may be making a mistake. You may actually be making things worse.

And that’s the last thing you want to do.

What are the two “smart moves?”

If you have knee arthritis pain, look into viscosupplementation with hyaluronic acid. In many cases treatment with hyaluronic acid followed by a specific rehabilitation or exercise program can get results when everything else has failed. In fact, it is not uncommon to get pain relief just from the hyaluronic acid treatments alone - without doing any rehabilitation or exercising at all. And the results can be dramatic.

If you are thinking about giving hyaluronic acid treatments a try - this is VERY IMPORTANT: In our opinion the doctor you choose should use advanced imaging technol-

ogy such as uoroscopy to guide the injections and make sure the hyaluronic acid goes where it is supposed to. Laser guided digital imaging is one of the best technologies to guide injections.

Research shows that without uoroscopy, doctors miss the joint space up to 30% of the time. Obviously, if the joint space is missed - the treatment cannot work.

If you have already had viscosupplementaion without this advanced imaging technology and it did not work - you may want to give it another try with a doctor who uses this cutting edge technique to get the best results possible.

So, if you suffer with knee arthritis pain, talk to a specialist about viscosupplementation with hyaluronic acid especially if exercise is not working or making things worse.

And make sure the doctor you choose works in a state-of-the-art medical facility and uses advanced uoroscopic imaging (Like laser guided digital imaging) to guide the injections to make sure the treatments have the best chance to work.

For more information on viscosupplementation for knee arthritis or to get a free screening to see if this treatment is right for you, one of the specialists at Osteo Relief Institute can be reached at 303-952-4469.

Knee Pain Treatment Craze In Denver

After thousands already helped knee pain sufferers face 48 hour cut off to get risk free screening for incredibly popular treatment (ORI) - The clock is ticking. There is only 48 hours to go.

If you suffer with knee arthritis pain and would like to get a risk free knee pain screening to see if the experts at Osteo Relief Institute in Greenwood Village, CO can help you with their extremely popular knee pain relief program - read this right now.

Here is why: For the past several years, the experts at Osteo Relief Institute have been literally swarmed with knee arthritis sufferers looking for relief.

Nearly all these knee pain sufferers chose Osteo Relief for one reason - their top-notch knee pain relief program featuring viscosupplementation with hyaluronic acid and specially designed rehabilitation program.

The Secret To Success?

The experts at Osteo Relief Institute believe one of the biggest reasons for their success is the fact that they have some of the best technology money can buy.

Laser Guided Digital Imaging The clinic uses extremely advanced imaging equipment that allows them to see directly into the knee joint that they are treating.

This advanced imaging is called, “Laser Guided Digital Imaging” and many experts believe is the difference between success and failure with this knee pain treatment.

And probably the best thing about this technology is that it has allowed the experts at Osteo Relief Institute to get results with knee pain when so many others have failed.

What Is This Treatment?

This treatment is viscosupplementation with hyaluronic acid (HA).

Those are big medical terms that basically means this...

When you have knee arthritis the lubricating fluid (synovial fluid) in

your knee joint dries up.

This means instead of gliding smoothly - your bones start to rub and grind against each other.

This causes a little pain in the beginning - but over time the pain steadily gets worse until it is excruciating.

Hyaluronic acid works so well because it is like “joint oil.” It is a natural substance and is one of the natural building blocks of the synovial fluid that lubricates your knee.

Scientists and researchers discovered this natural building block to synovial fluid in the rooster’s comb that big red thing on top of the roosters head. It is extracted from the roosters comb, purified and concentrated.

When it is injected directly into your knee joint, it is like squirting oil on a rusty door hinge.

Hyaluronic acid allows your joints to glide more smoothly eliminating a lot of the rubbing, grinding and pain.

Why You Should Try This Even If You’ve Already Had Similar Treatments Without results...

“We have been able to help so many knee pain sufferers - even many who have already tried other injections like Synvisc, Supartz, Orthovisc and even Hyalgan. We use special and very advanced low-dose videofluoroscopy imaging called “Hologic Digital Imaging” so we can see right into the joint. This allows us to put the Hyalgan exactly where it needs to be. Studies show doctors doing joint injections without fluoroscopy miss the joint up to 30% of the time.” said the director of Arthritis Treatment at Osteo Relief Institute.

Osteo Relief Institute is a state of the art medical facility offering only the best technology.

And that’s not all - Osteo Relief Institute has a complete knee relief

Hyalgan Injected Directly Into Knee Joint Like “Joint Oil”

Successful Treatment - Hyalgan being precisely injected directly into the knee joint using Hologic digital imaging. Advanced imaging allows treatments to be as precise as possible. Hyalgan can lubricate the joint and decrease pain.

program called “P.A.C.E.” to make sure you get the most pain relief and the best possible results from treatment.

“Every case is individual. Some patients get quite a bit of relief right away - others take a little more time.

But most have been extremely happy and the results usually last for at least 6 months. Patients who were suffering for years with bad knee pain are getting their lives back... going for walks again and exercising. It’s amazing to see. They tell all their friends - that’s why we are swarmed. I can’t tell you how many patients have cancelled their total knee replacement surgeries.” added one of the doctors.

How To Get It If you have knee pain, the doctors and staff would like to invite you for a risk free screening to see if you are a candidate for Hyalgan treatments and

Research Shows Doctors Miss The Joint Space About 30% Of The Time Without Advance Imaging

Failed Treatment - the injection (and Hyalgan) misses the joint space. Research shows this occurs up to 30% of the time without the use of Hologic digital imaging to guide the injection.

This is why Hyalgan may not have worked for you.

the P.A.C.E program.

All you have to do is call 303952-4469 right now and when the scheduling specialist answers the phone tell her you would like your free “Knee Pain Screening.” Your screening will only take about 25-30 minutes... you will get all your questions answered and leave knowing if you have possibly found the solution to your knee pain.

But You Must Do This RIGHT NOW The specialists at Osteo Relief Institute can only accept a limited amount of new patients each month for this screening. And because of the demand, we can only guarantee you a spot if you call within the next 48 hours.

If you are suffering in pain - make the call right now so you can make your appointment today. Why not

take 20 minutes for your risk free screening to discover how you may be able to end your knee arthritis pain?

So call 303-952-4469 right now and find out if the experts at Osteo Relief Institute can help you like they have already helped thousands of others in your community.

And here’s something really important - Hyaluronic acid treatments and the P.A.C.E program are covered by most insurance and Medicare. To schedule your risk free screening, call 303-952-4469.

If You Can Answer Yes You Are Eligible For A Knee Arthritis Screening With The Experts At Osteo Relief Institute Do you have pain and osteoarthritis (arthritis) of the knee?

Have you tried other treatments such as NSAIDS and other anti-inflammatory medications without success?

Have you already tried viscosupplementation (Hyalgan, Supartz, Synvisc) without satisfactory results?

If you answered yes to any of these questions- call Osteo Relief Institute and schedule your risk free knee pain screening 303-952-4469

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