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The ‘offensive linemen’ of the Lone Tree Golf Club Keeping a golf course pristine takes a team

BY NICK PUCKETT NPUCKETT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

During the summer, members of the grounds crew at the Lone Tree Golf Club begin their days at 5:30 a.m. The course opens two hours later, and in that time it is up to the crew of seven to make sure the course is as close to perfect as possible.

This time of year, before the grass can even be mowed, the crew focuses more on long-term projects. Still, the course needs to be ready by the time it opens — 9 a.m. in the winter and early spring.

That means doing a lot of the dirty work.

“We’re the offensive linemen of the golf course,” said Adam Brueggeman, referencing football.

In early spring, before the mowing begins, one of the main jobs of the crew is to clear its greens of, well, mostly goose droppings. It’s not a glamorous job, a tedious daily chore done with a leaf blower, but to the crew, it’s one thing that sets them apart from the others. Of all the advantages of the Lone Tree Golf Club — the mountain views, the private feel, the professionally-designed course — the greens are a point of pride for this crew.

“There’s a lot that goes into it besides just mowing,” said Paul Hiller.

“That’s what a lot of people think, that we just mow, but there’s a lot more to it than that.”

Surrounded by homes and hidden from streets, there’s the ever-present threat of teenage vandals. Any groundskeeper will tell you there are also animals to deal with: voles, deer and, of course, geese.

But that’s not all. There are people who steal the flags on some holes.

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There are dogs and people who walk on the grass when it’s frosty — which can damage the grass. And there are angry golfers complaining about a range of things, from the rain to the length of the grass to the width of the fairway.

Through it all, crew members smile, Brian Temple said, and put their heads down to do their work.

Additionally, the crew manages pH levels of the soil and has to deal with managing three different types of grass, cut at seven different heights.

Temple works more with irrigation and adjusts more than 1,500 sprinkler heads in a day. None of it could be done without the proper equipment — which can cost up to $70,000 for a rough mower.

“Our chemical program and all that doesn’t matter without good sprinklers and good mechanics. If all our mowers are cutting like crap, it doesn’t matter how good the turf is,” Temple said. “They’re a huge intricate part in making us look good.”

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Ed Rockett spray paints a drop zone on a Lone Tree Golf Club fairway March 22.

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That project is expected to be done in April.

Now, the crew is looking for more hands to help during the summer.

They’ll take as many as they can get, course superintendent Ed Rockett said. Typically, they’ll hire about 20 high school- and college-aged workers to help them through the summer months.

The first mow of the season begins this week. To the Lone Tree Golf crew, it’s just a start to another season and back into a routine.

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His comedy gives black-and-white conversation a new hue

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omedian Sam Adams had just finished auditioning for a commercial the afternoon of Aug. 22, 2018, when he saw the text from a friend: “Dude, you are blowing up Facebook.”

A video showcasing a piece of his routine, which Dry Bar Comedy filmed in 2017, was catching fire.

Called “True Color,” it took a humorous look at race by pointing out we aren’t truly white or black, but rather shades of many colors. It had a million views and counting.

He drove to his Parker home, loosened his tie, sat on Ann Macari the couch, stared at his phone, watching Healey the number of views on his Facebook homepage climb.

He switched to his laptop, hitting the refresh button every five minutes: 1.4 million. 2 million. 3 million.

Messages poured in, from Germany, Switzerland, Vietnam, across the U.S. “I’m going to go the hardware store now — I bet I’m Paisley Pink.”

“We are Sahara Sands and Cashmere Pink.”

“We love this.”

Adams was stunned.

“Some people had already gone to the hardware store, sending me pictures of them holding up paint chips,” he remembers. “It was just mesmerizing.”

He stayed up until 4 in the morning, answering every message, saying “thank you, thank you,” posting smiley faces.

Eventually, the video surpassed 29 million views.

And Adams — whose true color, he will tell you, is not black — took a breath.

“I think people are tired of the divisiveness that comes with race,” he says, sitting in a Starbucks recounting the moment, still as awed by it seven months later as he was then.

“With race, I can’t solve it. I’m gonna try to make you laugh about it — maybe the humor makes you think about it differently.”

••••• In Harrison, Arkansas, a town of 13,000 people in the heart of the Ozark Mountains near the Missouri border, the “True Color” video popped onto Veda Remington’s Facebook feed.

She smiled as she watched, then promptly shared the video with friends — one of them Eric Stefanski, president of the Ozarks Arts Council who also books acts for the local theater.

“I feel like racism is something that people battle against or something they try to hold onto — it depends on which side of the coin they’re on,” says Remington, a mother of two young boys who has lived in Harrison all but a few of her 26 years. “That bit spoke to me in such a way — stop worrying about what you’re not, identify

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Denver-area comedian Sam Adams’ “True Color” routine went viral last August, inspiring people around the world to match their skin tones to paint chips. “We’re all people of color,” Adams says, “so go find out what color you are.”

COURTESY PHOTO what you are, be OK with that, and move onto something that actually matters.”

Stefanski, 56, also a longtime Lutheran pastor, loved the routine, too, and thought Adams just might be a game-changer for the town.

“We have a reputation we have to live down,” says Stefanski, who moved to Harrison about 19 years ago with his wife and their two young daughters. But “for all the attempts people make to get rid of that reputation, really the only way to get rid of it is to have someone who understands the problem in the country and who is able to look at it with humor, is not afraid to address it and who can bring people together.”

So, on Aug. 23 at 10:17 p.m., Stefanksi emailed Adams’ agent with an invita-

tion to perform in Harrison’s Lyric Theater in the historic district of a town that has been called the most racist in America.

••••• In 2001, Adams, now 59, was a sports writer — he covered the Broncos and other sports teams for The Denver Post and the defunct Rocky Mountain News. He did stand-up comedy at night as a hobby. On Tuesdays, his day off because the Broncos had the day off, he would head to Cherry Creek mall, one of his “think-tank places” for comedy ideas.

On this day, he was standing on the second floor, peering over the railing at the children’s breakfast-themed play area below. Kids were playing on

the curvy strip of bacon, the fried egg, the waffle. He didn’t see the little boy, but his voice carried clearly through the air: “Look at all the pink people.”

The words struck Adams: “There’s a little kid who sees actual color. He’s looking at white people, but he’s not calling them white. He sees the true color.”

That night, he tried out a new routine.

“I don’t know why we say black and white — they’re the blandest colors on the color wheel,” he told the audience.

“This mic stand is black. I’m brown.

White people, you’re not white. Grab a napkin, put it on your hand. You’re pink. It had people laughing, no matter where I did it.”

With some polishing, he thought, that could be his signature bit.

It was in McCook, Nebraska, about six years later, that Adams — by then working full-time at comedy — nailed the home run.

He was wandering around in the small town’s Super Walmart, killing time before his show, when he saw the paint chips in the hardware area. He grabbed some brown ones, noticing the funny names.

“This really old man asks: ‘What are you doing?’ ” “I’m trying to find my true color.” “ ‘Well, you’re black.’ ” “No, I’m not. I’m Hoot Owl. Other shoppers in the area start gathering, thinking maybe I’m confronting him.

I say to the old man, ‘Let’s see what color you are.’ I grabbed some pink ones, put it up against his arm. You’re Papaya Smoothie. Now people are laughing — they see what’s happening.”

That night, the mic stand is black.

Adams is Hoot Owl. He pulls out the chip. The place erupts.

“Every time I went someplace, I went to Walmart, got some more paint chips. They didn’t all have the same ones. Caramel Nut is my favorite. Sumptuous Spice, this is my all-time favorite. Chocolate Indulgence. I have four that I like. I just like saying them.”

••••• Mike Raftery, Adams’ agent, forwarded him Stefanski’s email. “What are your thoughts on this?” he asked.

“I think Mike thought I would say ‘I don’t think so.’ ” But Adams took a long look at the offer. He researched the town, read the stories about its past — and its present.

White race riots in the early 1900s drove out all but one of the 115 black residents, who although poor were a vibrant community with deep roots, according to The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture.

Today, the head of the Ku Klux Klan, designated a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center, lives 15 miles SEE CONVERSATION, P4

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from town. News photos show the driveway to his compound lined with Confederate and KKK flags. Harrison is the organization’s postal address, and white-pride billboards sometimes appear along roadways, news reports say.

The 2010 U.S. Census put the town’s population as 96 percent white and 0.3 percent black — who are generally students at the junior college or employees at the FedEx freight carrier company, Stefanski says.

The Community Task Force on Race Relations, founded in 2003, openly acknowledges on its mission statement the town’s ugly history and racial challenges, and emphasizes its commitment to promoting diversity and an inclusive environment. A victory: In 2016, the town won the Dream Keeper Award, given by the state’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission for noteworthy efforts to improve race relations, specifically among young people.

With some resident-organized peace rallies and town-sponsored diversity marches, as reported in local news accounts, Harrison is working toward rebranding its image.

But the past lingers. The reputation still makes African-Americans reluctant to live there, Stefanski says. And there are still people in the community who display prejudice and hate toward others different from them, Remington says. Her late grandmother was one.

But, she says, “The majority are not that way.”

She credits her father — whom she describes as a man with a heart open to all kinds of differences — for instilling in her the creed “that people are people, that women and men need to be respected equally, that color doesn’t define a person.”

“We have some really truly wonderful people that live here,” Remington says of the town she learned to love in recent years, when she started looking for the good.

In the end, the astonishing reaction that “True Color” had inspired in so many people around the world persuaded Adams to accept Stefanski’s invitation.

“Race stimulates conversation, positive and negative, like no other topic,” Adams says. “It’s really just a comedy bit, not intended to stoke political fires. But the people, in their comments, were finding a message they deemed positive in that conversation about race. For me it’s a funny-yettrue look at skin tones. Nothing more.

But if people believe the bit can be a positive in the conversation, then I will deliver it. To do it in place where the reputation is stained with racism, I wanted the challenge.”

••••• Adams knows racism. He heard it, saw it, felt it. He attended, he says, one of the most racist high schools in America in the 1960s and ‘70s in Cleveland. But his first experiences with discrimination started earlier.

“We would get off the city bus for

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‘I was made to be me ... even on my not-so-great days’

junior high school, walk down the street. It was eerily quiet, sun’s out, too silent. Then white kids would pop out from behind the trees, throwing rocks.”

During a drive to visit family in Georgia one July, a 9-year-old Adams and his family stopped at a restaurant.

They ordered waters and soda. A little boy in a nearby booth asked for a soda, too. His father said no. The boy noted Adams’ sister, then 3, had one, but referred to her by the N word. It was the first time Adams had felt the word directly aimed at him or his family. It made him feel small. He and his family walked out.

“I knew a lot of white kids were sort of hiding behind this thing that’s been passed down ... the cloak of racism” as he calls it. But “in class we would see how people really are. I was in band — the same kid who played trombone in the brass section, laughing and joking with me, was the same kid who would pop from behind the tree and throw rocks.”

And Adams thought: “ ‘I know who you really are — you’re the trombone player, you’re not the rock thrower.…

Eventually that’s how we worked it…

I’m just going to be me — when everybody started being themselves, things started getting better.”

He looks back on that time and wishes he’d displayed more leadership, more willingness to try to defuse situations, to find a way to connect.

Humor, he thinks, could have been a good tool.

••••• On Dec. 6, Adams flew into Little Rock, Arkansas, then drove to Fayetteville, about 75 miles from Harrison.

He wasn’t afraid. He was concerned, as he would tell his audience the next night.

He had prepared, trained, for months. “Like a boxer getting ready for a big fight. . . . I let myself believe I was going to fight racism.”

He studied the town’s everyday life to find ways to connect. He knew the high school football team was on a winning streak and congratulated it in promotional videos for the show.

He found the diversity task force’s Facebook page and contacted it to gauge interest in his show. He knew about the town’s annual hot air balloon race.

He envisioned every possible scenario — from no one showing up to the performance to being the target of heckling or violence — and how he would respond.

As Adams left for the drive to Harrison, he made sure his gas tank was full. He bought plenty of water and snacks so he wouldn’t have to stop along the way.

In Harrison, he parked by the town gazebo. The night was cold, quiet.

Whatever happens, happens, Adams thought, as he got out of the car.

He looked up and saw the Lyric Theater across the street, its neon sign announcing: “Comedian Sam Adams Dec. 7 @7:00.”

He met Stefanski inside. They exchanged pleasantries, talked about how to introduce him. Make your announcements and I’ll just walk on, Adams said.

As he did, a loud roar swelled through the hall, where almost all 350 seats were filled. Adams’ knees slightly buckled. The cheering seemed to go on and on.

He hadn’t envisioned that scenario: “What if you go out there and they give you this great ovation? I didn’t know what it meant to them.”

Sitting in the audience for her first comedy show ever, Remington felt her heart fill.

“It just validated for me that the town is what I like to believe it is, and that we have people here that are supportive and find good humor, and they’re not what our reputation says we are. . . . Just to hear the entire place light up like that — it was incredible.”

A few seconds of silence passed as

Adams composed himself.

Stefanski finds it difficult to capture the moment in words. “It was a matter of him being honored and us being honored. It’s hard to describe apart from being there — it’s kind of one of these awesome moments.”

Time flew. Adams’ 45-minute show stretched into 90 minutes. He emptied his bag of fun. At the end, he invited people to shake his hand or have a picture taken with him for $5 — to raise money for the local food bank, which Adams had read was in need of donations.

A line formed down the aisle.

There was the 13-year-old girl with the pink-and-white “I (heart) comedy” sweatshirt who wants to be a comedian.

And the woman who told Adams he would never know how much this meant to the town, because by showing up he had helped dissolve some of the reputation they were working so hard to erase.

“It was my pleasure to perform for them,” says Adams, who was deeply moved by the warm reception. “They were genuinely nice to me … I saw that they weren’t what the internet portrayed them to be.”

The crowd that night was mostly white, with a few Hispanic women, Remington says. But a cross-section of the town had shown up, Stefanski says — politicians, businesspeople, everyday residents, young and old.

And after the show, many lingered in conversation.

“I would have never seen them talking to one another,” Stefanski says.

“That dialogue is exactly the sort of thing we have to have going on here.

That’s where a lot of things are going to get repaired.”

••••• That his “True Color” bit has touched so many still amazes Adams.

At the end of the day, he says, his job is to make people laugh, not to make a political statement.

But, he reflects, we’re conditioned to see what’s different from the time we’re little. If you’re given three triangles and a circle, we’re always told to pick out the one that’s different, not the ones that are alike.

“Maybe,” he says, “if we stop seeing black and white, stop looking at color, we’ll get on to more important things.”

Adams, who is most likely returning to Harrison for a fall show this year, still has his original paint chips — Hoot Owl, Caramel Nut, Sumptuous Spice, Chocolate Indulgence. He also has the paint chip a woman in Harrison handed him that night. On it, she signed her name, circled the Peach Medley shade and wrote “We love you.

You are great!”

The paint chip sits on his desk, in the “me” room, alongside the trophies and photos with famous people — a reminder of an unforgettable night in which hundreds of true colors swirled into a tapestry of humanity at its joyful best.

Ann Macari Healey writes about people, places and issues of everyday life. An award-winning columnist, she can be reached at ahealey@coloradocommunitymedia or 303-566-4100.

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‘If it’s predictable, it’s preventable’ South Metro, Lone Tree Police, RTD practice emergency response on new light rail track

BY NICK PUCKETT NPUCKETT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

In the event of an emergency situation, communication and experience is invaluable, South Metro Fire Rescue Training Capt. Chris Wells said. So, they practice it.

The Regional Transportation District, South Metro Fire Rescue and Lone Tree Police Department drilled an emergency scenario on the newly built light rail track, part of the Southeast Rail Extension project, March 23. The three agencies practiced responding to an emergency on the bridge between the new Sky Ridge and RidgeGate stations.

“What’s important is, and what adds another level of difficulty, is this is taking place on a bridge,” said RTD spokeswoman Lisa Trujillo. “What it does is it helps everyone test their communication and response efforts just in case this happens in real life, and this is a safe, closed environment to do so.”

South Metro firefighters drill rescuing injured passengers from a light rail train stopped on a bridge March 23 during a routine training session on the newly laid light rail track. The Regional Transportation District facilitates these drills on new projects to familiarize first responders with the area.

PHOTOS BY NICK PUCKETT The first responders were not given the scenario beforehand to simulate a live emergency situation.

RTD facilitated the drill.

The drill scenario was of a man who had trespassed on the tracks and was struck by and stuck underneath a train. Rescue workers drilled treating and moving pas-

sengers who sustained injuries. The drill lasted about two hours.

In the drill, after the passengers were evacuated, the firefighters jacked up one side of the train to access underneath and used a service crane to provide equipment.

“Whenever we do preparedness drills like this, it’s important to

When a train is stuck on a track with limited accessibility, like on the bridge that crosses over I-25, equipment may be transferred through an additional train. The training session March 23 was meant to simulate an emergency situation as closely as possible to prepare first responders. remember the train is live with electricity, so before any responders can approach the train, RTD has to turn the power off in order to make it safe for the first responders to tend to the passengers,” Trujillo said.

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Senate bill would address youth mental health needs Stronger system of care would result in cost savings, better outcomes, officials say

BY ALEX DEWIND ADEWIND@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Kari Eckert lost her 15-year-old son, Robbie, to suicide five months ago.

The Lakewood High School student was an athlete, a leader, everyone’s friend, Eckert said. She saw no signs of struggle.

“Robbie struggled silently and he suffered alone,” said Eckert, sitting in a small room at the state Capitol on March 21, an hour before a bill aimed at curbing youth suicide would go to a Senate committee for debate.

The Senate Health and Human Services Committee unanimously agreed to send the bill to the Senate Committee on Appropriations.

Eckert was joined by parent Leslie Kobi, who spent eight years fighting for her son’s mental health, and Heidi Baskfield, vice president of Population Health and Advocacy at Children’s Hospital Colorado. Also in attendance at the intimate press conference were Sen. Rhonda Fields, D-Aurora, and Rep. Lois Landgraf, RColorado Springs, sponsors of Senate Bill 19-195.

The bipartisan bill addresses what public officials and health experts

call a youth mental health crisis. In Colorado, suicide is the leading cause of death for people ages 10-24, and one in six teens has a diagnosable mental health condition, Children’s Hospital reports.

Over the last decade, the hospital has seen a six-fold increase in admissions to its emergency departments and urgent care locations following a suicide attempt.

Fragmented services, a shortage of screenings and costly care are some of the barriers to adequate mental health care, experts and advocates in the field say.

“Our hospital continues to serve, in a way, as a warehouse for kids with complicated mental health needs because the system is not there to support them out in the community or in their own homes,” Baskfield said.

SB 19-195 — which is also sponsored

by Sen. Bob Gardner, R-Colorado Springs, and Rep. Tracy Kraft-Tharp, D-Arvada — aims to create that system.

The bill would create the Office of Children and Youth Behavioral Health Policy Coordination in the governor’s office, along with a commission and advisory council.

The commission would serve as a “behavioral health backbone” for the state, with representation from counties, the Legislature, multiple state departments, the state attorney general’s office and others. It would work to increase public awareness of youth behavioral needs and facilitate

From left, Kari Eckert, who lost her 15-year-old son to suicide, discusses Senate Bill 19-195 with Heidi Baskfield, vice president of Population Health and Advocacy at Children’s Hospital Colorado; Rep. Lois Landgraf, R-Colorado Springs; and Sen. Rhonda Fields, D-Aurora.

ALEX DEWIND collaboration between communities, state departments and political subdivisions, the bill outlines.

The commission’s immediate actions would be to implement cost-effective “wraparound” services — which provide a continuum of care for young people with complex needs — develop standardized assessment and screening tools, and design an integrated funding pilot project, according to the bill.

For the 2019-20 fiscal year, the bill would increase state spending by at least $1.3 million, according to the bill’s fiscal note. Over time, legislators say the bill would save $25 million to $30 million by reducing the need

for extensive, costly mental health services, such as inpatient care and residential treatment services.

Although the bill has a long way to go before it reaches the governor’s office, backers are confident it will go through.

“I think this is one of, if not the most, important bill we are going to see this session when it comes to health,” Landgraf said. “You can’t put a price tag on any one of these kids.”

Eckert agreed, emphasizing the significance of screening and assessing children for mental health issues.

“If Robbie was asked those questions,” she said of her son, “maybe he would be here.”

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Lawmakers seek ballot question on roads, schools funding Voters would decide in November if state could keep excess tax revenue

BY JAMES ANDERSON ASSOCIATED PRESS

Colorado’s Democratic House speaker said she wants to ask voters this November if the state government can keep excess tax revenue to spend in future years on underfunded roads and schools.

House Bill 19-1257 would ask voters if the state can keep revenue it currently is required to return to taxpayers under the 1992 Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights, state Rep. KC Becker, D-Boulder, told reporters on March 20. A companion bill, HB 19-1258, would allocate any of that excess revenue in thirds to transportation infrastructure, K-12 schools and higher education each year.

Coloradans voted in 2005 to let the state avoid tax refunds for a five-year period. The new ballot question would make the change in tax law permanent, Becker said.

Becker called the initiative “a

common-sense first step,” but not a permanent solution, to investing in schools and roads that have been underfunded for years because of Colorado’s inability to raise taxes without voter approval.

Democratic Sen. Lois Court, of Denver, and Republican Sen. Kevin Priola, of Brighton, joined Becker in announcing the initiative. They said they hoped they could build bipartisan support in the Democrat-controlled Legislature.

Becker read a message from Democratic Gov. Jared Polis endorsing it.

Colorado voters consistently have rejected ballot measures asking them to raise state taxes for education and other priorities. In November, they defeated an education tax hike and competing measures to raise money for the state’s aging road network.

The constitutional amendment known as TABOR allows government to ask voters to raise taxes or keep excess revenue. Many local municipalities have done so. In November, voters in Lakewood authorized the city to keep excess revenue for public safety and other purposes.

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CDOT campaign works to curb marijuana-impaired driving STAFF REPORT

The Colorado Department of Transportation is launching the second phase of its marijuana traffic safety campaign, The Cannabis Conversation.

Introduced in 2018, The Cannabis Conversation is an interactive campaign that invites the public, cannabis users and non-users, law enforcement, local government and the marijuana industry to participate in dialogue aimed at identifying creative solutions to the complex problem of marijuana and driving, according to a CDOT news release.

Marijuana-impaired driving continues to be a problem on Colorado roads, according to the release.

From 2017 to 2018, the Colorado State Patrol noted a 25 percent increase in marijuana DUI citations, the release said, and more than 20 percent of all DUI citations in 2018 involved marijuana.

As CDOT kicks off the next phase of The Cannabis Conversation, the agency is releasing new results collected from last year’s public outreach efforts.

Last year, CDOT gathered feedback from more than 15,000 Coloradans who participated in the campaign by completing an online survey, attending public meetings and/or sharing

their thoughts about marijuana and driving during in-person interviews.

According to the release, some key insights from this outreach included: * The more often people consumed cannabis, the less dangerous they considered driving under the influence of marijuana to be. * Most daily users reported driving under the influence of cannabis. * Many users have normalized driving high, but most still consider whether they are impaired before driving. Their top considerations are travel conditions, feeling alert enough and how recently they consumed cannabis. * Most users are critical of laws, policies and enforcement about driving under the influence of cannabis.

A summary report of CDOT’s findings is available at ColoradoCannabisConvo.com.

This year, the focus of the Cannabis Conversation will be creating a traffic safety PSA ad campaign warning about the dangers.

In the coming months, CDOT will host opportunities across the state for the public to get involved in identifying solutions, as well as helping CDOT design an education campaign on the issue. Opportunities will include public meetings and events, stakeholder workshops, online surveys and digital focus groups.

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Fitness studio offers new workout

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Row House will have instructor-led rowing classes

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Highlands Ranch is getting another boutique workout studio — with a new concept.

Row House, a class-based rowing studio, opens its doors April 11 at 9358 Dorchester St., Suite 104, on the southeast end of Town Center.

The franchise is the first in Colorado and one of three planned for the south metro Denver area. Other locations are expected to open in the next year or two in Lone Tree and Parker.

Its head company, Xponential Fitness, is behind popular brands like CycleBar and Club Pilates.

Denver resident Anne Johnson is the franchise owner and area developer. Originally from St. Louis, she left corporate America in January 2018 to start her own business. She comes from a family of entrepreneurs, she said.

She considered home health care but loved the boutique studio concept.

“I’ve always been into fitness,” Johnson said at the studio’s soft opening on March 21. “I knew that

Row House brings a new workout to Highlands Ranch. The boutique fitness studio opens Thursday, April 11.

COURTESY OF CHRISTIAN STARK I wanted to find something that was new, that sent a good message and was inclusive.”

Performed in a dark room with 24 rowing machines, the 45-minute classes offer a full body workout.

According to Johnson, legs do 60 percent of the work on the machine. Arms and abs do the rest.

Tara McGlynn, an instructor at the Highlands Ranch studio, was an athlete for many years. Rowing, she said, is easier on her joints and for the most part painless — though some workouts leave her

feeling sore.

“I feel strong,” Mcglynn said of rowing. “And confident.”

Row House offers six different levels of classes, performed to the beat of music. Instructors keep tabs on participants using a monitor and offer one-on-one assistance throughout the class.

Johnson said she strives to offer an inviting, judgment-free workout.

“Our goal,” she said, “is to appeal to all ages, all shapes, all sizes.”

TABOR sets an annual income limit that can trigger tax refunds based on a formula that involves population and inflation. It’s blamed by many Democrats for contributing to a $9 billion backlog in road projects and a multimillion-dollar debt to schools — all at a time when Colorado’s economy is one of the nation’s strongest.

Colorado Republicans, in contrast, credit TABOR and its tax limits for the strong economy.

Assistant House Minority Leader Kevin Van Winkle, R-Highlands Ranch, called TABOR “an important safeguard against government overreach” in a statement opposing the ballot proposal.

The amount to be retained should a November ballot question pass isn’t known. Becker cited legislative and executive branch forecasts released last week that suggest growth could slow over the next two to three years in part because of trade disputes initiated by the Trump administration and global economic uncertainty.

Republicans began this legislative session wanting to build on a bipartisan effort last year that could generate $2.8 billion for transportation through bonding and direct spending. That measure will go before voters in November. If it fails, a 2017 law kicks in authorizing $1.9 billion in bonding for roads.

Priola said he hopes to generate Republican support for the new initiative. He noted that Colorado hasn’t raised its 22-cents-per gallon state gasoline tax, a primary funding source for roads, since 1993.

“The power of TABOR is that you can go to the voters and let the voters decide,” Priola said.

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Weighing homeownership vs. renting, and effect on kids Douglas County Parenting Coalition to host public discussion

BY JESSICA GIBBS JGIBBS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

In the Denver metro area, homeownership is not attainable for many families. Market pressures have led to more rental housing development, and as a result, more families are turning to renting, says Tobey Stein, executive chairman of the Douglas County Parenting Coalition.

That’s why on April 5, the Douglas County Parenting Coalition, with the backing of Red Rocks Credit Union, will host a meeting of local governments, housing industry professiontals, law enforcement, residents and tmore.

The plan is to have a public conversation about homeownership’s effect on children’s academic performance and how benefits to homeownership can be recreated for renting families. rAttendees need an invitation, but anyone can request one by contacting dcparenting@usa.com.

“We’ve been trying to do this for

years now,” Stein said, thanking the credit union for providing funds needed to host the event this year.

Stein said differences between homeownership and renting vary.

Renters are more likely to move often, she said, and possibly transfer schools or districts, creating gaps in a child’s education if curriculums don’t align.

Other examples apply to a child’s at-home life. Homeowners may have a spacious backyard for their children to spend time outdoors, or, neighborhood groups that help provide children a sense of community.

At the event, there will be a speaker who addresses helping children get access to open space and recreational activities if it’s not provided through their rental housing. There will also be a speaker who will guide attendees through addressing myths about renters and how to mitigate those misconceptions.

The coalition plans to take feedback from the meeting and create a booklet of information to guide residents and communities through creating benefits typically associated with homeownership for renters.

“Rental housing is a new reality,” Stein said. “A lot of people can’t come up with $50,000 down.”

Slash-mulch site opens April 6 The County’s main slash-mulch site, at 1400 Caprice Drive in Castle Rock opens April 6 and will remain open on Saturdays only from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. through October 26. For more information, directions and a list of acceptable items visit www.douglas.co.us and search for Slash Mulch.

Clerk and Recorder online services Did you know you can renew your license plates, drivers license, apply for a marriage license and even update your voter registration all online? Visit www. douglas.co.us/online-services/clerk to view online services for Motor Vehicle, Elections and Recording.

Open your Heart and Home to Foster Care and Adoption Attend a free information session from 6-7:30 p.m., Monday, April 22 at the Parker Library, 20105 Mainstreet, in Castle Rock. For more information call 303-636-1KID or to register online visit www.collaborativefostercare. com/152/Information-Night

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Are you ready if disaster hits?

The Southeast Rail Extension project included the construction of a bridge connecting the Sky Ridge Station to the RidgeGate Station over I-25. The drill March 23 allowed South Metro Fire Rescue, Lone Tree Police and RTD to practice rescuing passengers stuck on the train and access the train itself.

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RTD completes emergency drilling scenarios with each newly constructed project. The drills are meant to help familiarize the first responders with the new track and some of the unique aspects of the area, like the bridge that crosses over I-25 to East RidgeGate.

“We don’t even have maps here because it hasn’t been fully constructed yet. It added to that dimension of the unknown,” Wells said. “What we found is if it’s predicable, it’s preventable… That’s why we’re doing

this, so we have as much information and understanding before an incident occurs so we can function at a high level in the case of an actual emergency.”

The Southeast Rail Extension will officially open for public use May 19, with a grand opening scheduled two days before that. The project includes 2.3 miles of new track laid south from the Lincoln Station and three new stations.

“Communications between the three agencies is always challenging, so to make sure we understand if we wait 20 to 30 minutes into the scene before we unify our command, it really is chaotic,” Wells said. “This really proved how important it is to unify our command early on.”

It takes a matter of seconds for disaster to strike and change your life forever. Thankfully, it also takes only seconds to sign up for free emergency notifications at www.

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VOICES Big buildings, big business, big basketball blunder

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K. Here we go. It all comes down to this. With 4.8 seconds left, Smith takes the inbounds pass and dribbles the length of the court, maneuvering around the bewildered Missouri Tigers along Craig Marshall the way. He dribbles behind his back — Smith it’s something to see — and enters the lane. The crowd is going crazy. Two seconds. One second. He goes to the basket for an awkward right-handed lay-up and ...”

The men’s college basketball season began last November and it will end in April at the intimate U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. The stadium has a capacity of 66,655. It’s where the Minnesota Vikings and the Minnesota Gophers play their home football games.

The stadium opened in 2016.

Despite requests for a “bird-friendly” exterior design by the Audubon Society and others, the stadium’s designers used highly reflective glass for “aesthetic reasons.”

The stadium is in the Mississippi Flyway route, and resulting bird deaths are double any other building in Minneapolis.

The women’s college basketball

season will end in April as well, at the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida.

The arena opened in 1996 (as the Ice Palace), and seats 20,500 for basketball, and it is a much more sensible choice.

Some fans at the U.S. Bank Stadium will be so far away from the action that they won’t know who won until they get home that night.

I have attended regional and Sweet Sixteen games in the past, and even a Final Four, when the Final Four games were played in basketball-dedicated facilities.

But when someone figured out how much money could be made, the finals were moved to these behemoths.

At its best, basketball is a wonderful and very simple game. It even can

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Bill not a gun grab I have been a gun owner for nearly 50 years and have lived in Highlands Ranch for 22 years. We recently cofounded Colorado Gun Owners for Safety (CGOS). CGOS are men and women from Colorado who are proSecond Amendment gun owners who support common-sense gun laws, such as the proposed HB19-1177 (Extreme Risk Protection Order, ERPO) working its way through the Legislature.

In the same Constitution as the Second Amendment is the Preamble (“We the people”). The Preamble charges the citizens of our great country with responsibility by demanding we

“insure domestic tranquility.” If our founding fathers came back to preside over a trial of our constitutional success, how could we look them in the eye and convince them we are insuring domestic tranquility in the face of nearly 40,000 people dying from guns yearly (2017). Mental health challenges are not unique to the USA. What is unique is the easy access and prevalence of guns in our society by individuals who may have mental health challenges, some to the extent of posing danger to themselves and/ or others.

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be played one-on-one. That’s what my best friend Mike and I did, hundreds of times in his driveway when we were in high school, in little Greenhills, Ohio, during the years when the nearby University of Cincinnati Bearcats were the men’s powerhouse.

The game has evolved, and it has been tarnished in a number of ways, by recruiting and academic scandals, and diminished (I believe) by what are called “one-and-dones,” with the University of Kentucky leading the way. The Wildcats have completely different rosters every year.

Winning is an absolute. Coaches can be — and are — fired in mid-season.

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hen you read the headline whether it’s our religious convictions, t o on today’s column you belief systems, or people could be might have felt like we easier than keeping that faith going B t were going to dive over sustained periods of WINNING into a religious or spiritual time. However, for some who h WORDS conversation. have lost their hope or faith p And you might have been along the way, we should not p right. But if the headline of minimize the importance of the column was changed just finding that hope again and t l slightly to read, “Have hope, reestablishing our faith. keep the hope, share the hope,” Have the faith, keep the you might have had a different faith, share the faith. Have t perspective or feel differently. hope, keep the hope, share n We can probably agree that the hope. Which one is the t most people have faith or hope most important? Which one w in something or in someone, or Michael Norton is the hardest to live in our at some point they did, and for everyday lives? The answer reasons uncontrollable or not, they will be different for each of us and have lost that faith or hope. So, as we each season of life that we experience. go through our lives, we have faith The answer will be different based and hope, the hard part is keeping or on our past experiences, challenges, maintaining our faith and hope. And losses, and victories. it’s not just when we struggle, but also We can’t lose something that we do when we succeed. not have. So, we must first start by What does that mean? When we having faith and hope. To keep the w struggle or lose, it can become easy faith and hope alive, we need to trust m to disengage from our beliefs and in and stay true to our core beliefs in a abandon hope. And even in our sucthe good times and in the bad times. I s cesses and victories, we can quickly think the harder part, is sharing the n forget how our faith and hope brought faith and the hope with others. a us to the realization of our goals and o dreams. l Having faith, faith in anything SEE NORTON, P11 o w o Columnists & Guest Commentaries Lone Tree Voice s A legal newspaper of general circulation Columnist opinions are not necessarily

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Gun ownership and mental health are like converging roads. The proposed ERPO legislation is designed to serve at the intersection of gun ownership and mental health by temporarily removing guns at potentially the most volatile point in time from those who pose the highest risk to themselves or others. It is not the intent nor the design of ERPO to universally and permanently “grab guns” as some falsely suggest.

Mike Heyka Highlands Ranch Bill would save lives In a sick twist of irony, a team of extremists is beginning a recall of Sheriff Spurlock — a sheriff who just four months ago won re-election with over 134,000 votes while running unopposed. Think of that: In a rare moment of unity, Republicans and Democrats agreed that Sheriff Spurlock was our man. Nobody at-

SMITH FROM PAGE 10

There is always some local talent in the tournament games. I think most of us remember where Chauncey Billups went to high school. If not, the answer is at the end. Billups could have gone anywhere he wanted to, and played with a more already-successful program.

Instead, he went just up the road to the University of Colorado, and made a lot of Buffalos fans happy.

Highlands Ranch High School’s girls teams have provided starters for Connecticut and Notre Dame. And then there was Abigail Nellie “Abby” Waner, who attended ThunderRidge, and

NORTON FROM PAGE 10

It seems more and more each day we live in such a way that we want to maintain a privacy around our faith and beliefs, protect them for ourselves. It seems like we would rather not share with others how our faith and hope helped us through some of the darkest days and times in our lives.

We would rather not acknowledge or give credit to our faith and hope when good things happen in our lives or as we meet with happiness and success.

My experience and belief tell me that when we do have the courage and conviction to share our faith and hope openly, it moves from being the hardest part to the easiest part of having the faith, keeping the faith, and sharing the faith philosophy.

The more we do it, the more comfortable we become, and the more comfortable we become the greater our chances become of truly being a

tempted to unseat him, as we united to agree that he was the best person for the job.

So why such a drastic action to repeal this vote? Because he supports ERPO — a bill that will save lives, including the lives of his officers.

In a society where Colin Kaepernick is defamed because he takes a knee during the National Anthem, we have a chance to actually support our heroes in blue by supporting Sheriff Spurlock in his efforts to save their lives. If we truly care about our brothers and sisters in blue, shouldn’t we support the man fighting for their lives? If we don’t, are we any better than Kaepernick?

Either we stand with our courageous police officers or we do not.

Because I stand with our brave heroes, I fully support Sheriff Spurlock in his efforts to save their lives, and denounce the nefarious plans of those seeking to undermine our democracy and harm those valiant men and women who defend us every day.

Christina Marriott Highlands Ranch

Maybe Neville should go?

State Rep. Patrick Neville’s support for recalling Legislators whom he disagrees with, which he has affirmed through a recent Facebook post, is the worst kind of politics.

The voters of those districts chose their representatives in fair elections.

To use dirty special interest money to disrupt the legislative process is not what I support as a voter in this district. I would lead an effort to recall Rep. Neville so he can focus on his family’s failed political machine.

Kevin Ryan Volunteer, Castle Rock Progress Bill thankfully defeated In a Q&A published in the March 21 issue, state Rep. Patrick Neville mischaracterized the Child Safety Account bill that he had sponsored as one “to protect students that have been physically or sexually assaulted or bullied” by “[enabling] these students to transfer to a different school.”

Were Neville being forthright, he would have gone beyond this ostensible purpose and revealed that this bill

is really about siphoning away school district funding to subsidize families that wish to enroll their children in private schools or to home school them. The bill’s fiscal note estimated that in FY 2020-21 the bill would have cost Colorado’s public schools $67.9 million.

Colorado being an open enrolment state, students already have the option to transfer to another public school, whether within the student’s district or in another district. The General Assembly had the good sense to reject Neville’s tricky attempt to undermine Colorado’s public schools.

Eric Brody Castle Pines Silverthorn should resign The March 14 edition of the paper included a guest column from Sean Duffy, president of the Douglas County Libraries Board of Trustees. Mr. Duffy decries the “partisan tempest” concerning the selection of SEE LETTERS, P28

wound up at Duke.

My men’s team didn’t make it into the tournament this year. And my coach was handed his hat after an unacceptable, mid-season, home loss to Jerry Falwell’s Liberty University Flames.

The search is on for a new coach, and Kentucky’s John Calipari has been rumored. Calipari is a winner, but everywhere he has gone there has been some of that tarnish I mentioned.

Quite understandably, Harry is rooting for the Wofford Terriers this year.

Billups was a George Washington High School Patriot.

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difference maker in the lives of other people simply by having faith, keeping the faith, and sharing the faith.

Simply by living with hope, maintaining our hope, and sharing our hope with others. It is life changing.

For those of you who communicate with me via email, you have seen my signature. There are two that I primarily use, but the one that you will see most often is this one; Have faith, keep, the faith, share the faith, Michael So how about you? Do you see faith and hope as the same thing? Do you have it? Do you find it harder to keep the faith and hope alive or share the faith and hope with others? I would love to hear your story at gotonorton@gmail.com, and when we can find our faith, keep our faith, and share our faith, it really will be a better than good week.

Michael Norton is a resident of Highlands Ranch, the chief revenue officer at Eventus Solutions Group, a strategic consultant and a business and personal coach.

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‘Ballet Masterworks’ program opens with ‘Serenade’

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alanchine’s choreography for “Serenade” at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House in Denver, set to Tchaikovsky’s “Serenade for Strings,” will open Colorado Ballet’s “Ballet Masterworks” program, which runs April 5-14. Director Gill Boggs has chosen SONYA’S “Carmina Burana,” SAMPLER as choreographed

by Canadian Fernand Nault, for the balance of the program. The Evans Choir, performing with the Colorado G Ballet Orchestra, will accompany n h the dancers as they add this work Sonya Ellingboe to the company’s t repertoire. Fonds m Choreographique’s Andre Laprise t traveled from Ottawa to stage the a work of Colorado Ballet’s dancers.

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hen Jenn Ray’s son Dylan was 2, he started showing signs of sensory processing disorder and autism.

“His brain struggles to filter out all the sounds of life that you or I can filter out without a second thought — the dryer going in the background or a drippy faucet,” Ray said. “I didn’t always know how to help him find his peace.”

But soon she discovered a miracle: hiking.

“It was the first time I noticed he slowed down,” Ray, of Littleton, said.

“He wanted to take in every single aspect of the trail: bugs, plants, flowers, weeds, sticks and rocks.”

These days, Ray and Dylan, now 6, go hiking every chance they get, and are branching out into far-flung destinations: Moab, Fruita and the Great Sand Dunes among them.

“This time in nature has really changed the lives of my son and me, and it’s where some of our best memories have been made,” Ray said.

More creative, less aggressive Dylan’s peace in the wilderness is no fluke, said Rosemary Dempsey, the communications director for Great Outdoors Colorado, or GOCO, an organization that uses state lottery proceeds to preserve and enhance Colorado’s outdoors.

Getting kids outdoors pays big dividends, Dempsey said.

“We know that playing outside is important for many facets of a child’s development,” Dempsey said. “There’s an increasing body of research showing that kids who play outside are more creative, less aggressive, less stressed, and even show fewer ADHD symptoms.”

One of GOCO’s signature campaigns is Generation Wild, which encourages parents to get kids outside.

“On average, we’re finding that many kids get maybe four to seven minutes of unstructured outdoor play time a day,” Dempsey said.

“That’s compared to hours of screen time. Doctors are starting to literally prescribe outdoor play for kids.”

Parents don’t need to light out for the territory to connect kid with nature, Dempsey said.

“We can experience the benefits of getting outside just out the back door,” Dempsey said. “It doesn’t have to be a daunting experience.”

Part of the struggle is overcoming stigmas that come with modern parenting, Dempsey said.

“Parents often feel a pressure to

Parker mom Rebekah Eddy with her son Nolan, 1. Eddy said spending time outdoors teaches her kids independence.

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t Spring at Town Hall “The World Goes Round” brings a k revue of the music we have inherited o from the Kander-Ebb songbook (“Chi- t cago,” “Cabaret” and more), opening March 29 and running through April h s 28 at Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 W. Main St. in downtown Littleton. Eve- P ning, 7:30 performances: Thursdays, w Fridays, Saturdays (and 2 p.m. on April 13) and 2 p.m. Sundays (and 6:30 w p.m. on April 21). Tickets cost $22-$44, 303-794-2787, ext. 5 or townhallartscenter.org or at the box office. Also new at Town Hall: “Tangible Terrain” exhibition in the Stanton Gallery March 29 through April 28, with art by Stephanie O’Malley, Herb Dreo, Vanessa Martin and Andi Burnum. (Story next week.)

Opera singers compete The final 2019 competition hosted by the Denver Lyric Opera Guild offers opera lovers a free seat to hear competitors sing from 1 to 5 p.m. on March 30 at Calvary Baptist Church, 6500 E. Girard Ave., Denver. (One can come and go during this time.) On that day, the guild will also be holding a Vintage Treasures Sale to raise funds for prizes awarded to the winners, which aids as they develop a career in opera. Awards will be made at the April 9 “Opera on Tuesday” Awards Luncheon at Pinehurst Country Club, 6255 W. Quincy Ave., Denver.

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HIT THE TRAILS Denver is ringed by great state parks to go hiking with kids. Here are five favorites from Colorado Parks and Wildlife spokesperson Rebecca Ferrell: • Barr Lake in Brighton has tons of birds, including a pair of nesting bald eagles.

• Roxborough, southwest of Littleton, is famed for its soaring sandstone spires.

• Chatfield, also southwest of Littleton, is a boater’s paradise, but the park’s south end features tranquil cottonwood groves for strolling.

• Golden Gate Canyon west of Golden has dramatic views, and for those who want to unplug, no cell phone service.

Denver is ringed by top-notch kid-friendly hiking trails, like this route up South Table Mountain in Golden.

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Getting dirty For some parents, instilling a love of nature and fostering independence go hand-in-hand.

“Letting kids outside, they learn their limits,” said Rebekah Eddy, a mom of two from Parker. “They’re able to understand what they’re capable of and what they’re not.”

One of the Eddy family’s favorite hikes is Maxwell Falls, west of Denver off Highway 285. Daughter Ella, 3, sometimes runs ahead of the pack — and Eddy lets her go.

“She’ll turn around when she feels too far away,” Eddy said. “Instinctually, kids need to develop their own sense of danger. They’ll either do it when they’re kids or when they’re adults.”

Eddy grew up in Montana, and her husband Jason grew up in Alaska, so sometimes the suburban landscape of Parker can feel a bit blah.

“As kids, we’d run all over the place with zero supervision, so when we went house shopping, it was bizarre

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1930s Harlem jazz “Trav’lin: The 1930 Harlem Musical” opens April 9 at the Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., featuring music of Harlem Renaissance songwriter J.C. Johnson, and runs through April 28. Three quintessential love stories set in 1930s Harlem, with classical American jazz. Performances Tuesdays through Saturdays at 7:30 p.m.; Wednesdays at 1 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays: 2 p.m. Tickets: arvadacenter.org, 720-898-7200.

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to look at houses with tiny yards and no trees,” Eddy said. “We bought the house with the biggest yard we could find.”

Eddy is happy to let her kids get muddy.

“The natural world is generally safer than the constructs we put up that we think are safe,” Eddy said. “We’re increasingly in a sterile environment, and it affects immune systems. Synching your system to the natural microbes in the world is an answer that’s right in front of us.”

Learning to deal with discomfort is crucial, Eddy said.

“I tell my kids: it’s OK if you’re cold,” Eddy said. “Our generation, for some reason, wants so badly to take away all levels of discomfort.”

Eddy’s methods are paying off, she said.

“Nolan can’t even say `mama’ yet, but he can ask: `outside?’ ” Out there For parents who are ready to venture beyond the backyard with their kids, tempering expectations is important, said Rebecca Ferrell, a spokesperson with Colorado Parks and Wildlife.

“You don’t want to force things,” Series on Sundays March 31, April 28 and May 6. Galleries will offer brunch bites and an array of art works for home, office, gifts. Free. Stroll and enjoy.

Storytellers in Golden Rocky Mountain Storytelling will hold a conference, public concert and Story Slam on April 12-14 at the American Mountaineering Center, 710 10th St., Golden. The April 12 evening “Stories in Concert” at 7 p.m. is open to the public, featuring Irish storyteller Liz Weir, Angel Vigil and Carolina Quiroga-Stultz.

Tickets, $15 ($45 family of four or more.) The April 13 “Story Seeds” conference is 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., with a keynote talk by Weir, workshops and performances. See website at rmstory.org for information and tickets.

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• Castlewood Canyon, south of Parker, has historic structures like a collapsed dam and an abandoned homestead.

Ella Eddy, 3, splashes in a creek. Her mom Rebekah Eddy said kids learn their limits when left to their own devices outside.

Ferrell said. “You don’t want to start thinking about their first fourteener.”

Parents worry kids raised in a world of high-octane entertainment will get bored on a trail, Ferrell said, but Denver is surrounded by top-notch state parks and open space parks that offer ways to keep them interested.

“Are they into dino fossils? Wildflowers? Birds? Try to connect the hike with things from their favorite movies or shows, for instance,” Ferrell said.

For Jenn Ray and her son Dylan, trail time will always be family time.

“Some of our most meaningful conversations have happened on the trail,” Ray said. “That time is just priceless.”

History, located in the Byers-Evans House, 1310 Bannock St., Denver, opens a new exhibit on March 30, spotlighting movements that highlight women’s involvement and where they drove the change. The exhibit will run through March 2020. Free admission to gallery.

Acrylics workshop Painter Christa MacFarlane will hold a workshop from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on April 28 at First Presbyterian Church of Littleton about techniques she calls “Loose and Drippy and Brave and Intuitive.” The workshop, offered by Heritage Fine Arts Guild, is for all skill levels and runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Skills like scraping, dripping, stamping will be discussed.

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‘Beehive’ is all about the music Lone Tree Arts Center show explores sounds of days gone by

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e wondered if Lone Tree’s director/choreographer Candy Brown had ever performed in “Beehive” during her long career.

“No,” she answered, “I’m not really a singer — I’m a dancer who can carry a tune … But I grew up with this music. It’s a new experience — I never did a show that doesn’t have a book. (A script.)

Of course we had the Brown invasion from England then. But this just goes from song to song to song.” She says there are elements in the set that evoke her teen years …

Imagine: Aretha Franklin, Lesley Gore, Janis Joplin, Tina Turner, the Shirelles and more …

She expects the audience will consist of people who lived through the era — and hopes it will put a smile on their faces.

“Maybe they’ll remember their first white buckskin shoes … If you’ve never seen it before, there’s no particular dialogue with the audience — nothing said to the audience — three or four songs, then another little set-up …” Think: “My Boyfriend’s Back,” “You Can’t Hurry Love,” “Proud Mary,” “Me and Bobby McGee …”

The cast is local and includes: Sharon Kay White, Piper Arpan, Sheryl Renee, Karen Jeffreys, Melody Moore, Valerie Igoe.

Shannan Steele is understudy.

The music director is Dr. Michael Williams, a keyboardist and director who teaches music and has performed with Cleo Parker Robinson, at the Aurora Fox, at Denver Center and more, including the recent “Lady Day at Emerson Bar and Grill.”

“They’re not `Singin’ MamaJamas,’” Brown said. “We’re not trying to imitate Amazon … We hope for happy memories, nothing gimmicky…”

Brown hasn’t met the band members yet. (They always appear late in the rehearsal process.) “That’s always my favorite part when doing a show (when musicians appear). “We always rehearse with a piano until the end. Hearing all the instruments can change the delivery of a song.”

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About choreography for “Beehive”: “Beehive” runs April 3-13 Brown at Lone Tree Arts Center, says most 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree. For tickets, see songs feature a lonetreeartscenter.org or singer and call 720-509-1000. back-up.

There’s little choreography on each. Most dance moves as a group. “We’re not trying to create but to honor the music — all songs of women.

We’re not trying to send a message … not trying to tell you how this relates to you … Don’t look for anything deep!”

“A young person not familiar with the music is in for a treat,” Brown said.

About the production, she is thrilled with Lone Tree Arts Center’s production crew and from the October auditions, “we have the cream of the crop!”

Brown has performed widely (locally and across the nation) since she relocated to Denver. She said she’d stop in Denver when touring with a show and thought it was so beautiful, she eventually moved here. She teaches part time in the theater department at Denver School of the Arts. “I feel I have really elevated the theater de-

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partment,” she said. “I was raised on New York theater and I tell students: “If you really want to get out of here, this is what being professional looks like …”

Her assistant with “Beehive,” Nadiya Jackson, is a former DSA student, she added. Two in the show have worked in New York productions: Piper Arpan and Sharon Kay White. Performer’s ages range from 27 to “up there” in the intergenerational cast. “We don’t talk about age.”

“Imagine that you have just gone to the attic and you have yours, your mom’s and your grandma’s collections of 45s. You grab a hairbrush — and start singing. Look back and enjoy a reverie …”

Brown says she grew up in California and her married son lives there with a 4-month-old new grandbaby. “I’m very happy here — I teach — I don’t perform anymore.” But she worked with the best in New York — Bob Fosse, Hal Prince (still living), and was a participant in the history-making workshop that resulted in “A Chorus Line,” and appeared in ”Hello Dolly, the tour of “Applause” and in television productions, commercials and films.

“I may have to move to Southern California to be near little Chloe …

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Painting ‘from the inside out’ Local artist finds inspiration after serious head injury

BY NICK PUCKETT NPUCKETT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

James Holmes admits he never used to be able to “connect” with abstract art.

The 56-year-old Parker man said he never appreciated the art form.

Abstract concepts, to him, a 17-year board member of the Denver Art Museum, never existed in his mind.

Holmes is the CEO and executive director of the Cherokee Ranch and Castle Foundation in Sedalia and has a passion for riding horses. Standing in the Deep Space Lounge in downtown Parker March 19, Holmes said he never would have guessed he would be here, talking about how he became an abstract artist and about his pieces hanging on the wall for his first art show.

“I could never really think abstractly before,” Holmes said. “It wasn’t the way I was wired.”

In February 2018, Holmes broke his neck after being bucked from a horse on a day trip to Cherry Creek State Park. He also sustained a closed head injury, when a blow to the head causes the brain to knock against the skull.

He received emergency surgery and

James Holmes describes one of his earliest paintings and how the imagery from the piece came to him.

NICK PUCKETT doctors warned him he could become paralyzed or die from the procedure.

Holmes came out of the procedure with little pain and few complications. But his neck was stiff, his head felt fuzzy and he couldn’t ride horses for most of the following spring and summer.

Holmes’ wife, Wendy, said that was the beginning of him discovering his new passion.

“He’s always been a very active person and, at times, in high-risk sports,” said Wendy Holmes, who works as the director of communications and public affairs for Douglas County. “For him to be in a position where he could not be with his horses, could not be active for so long — I told him that I thought it might be good for him if he couldn’t ride his horses, maybe he should paint them.”

‘Miracle of the accident’ Patients who sustain closed head injuries often experience some kind of personality change, according to the Mayo Clinic. Most eventually revert back to their old selves, while others don’t ever quite come back.

Holmes said since his injury some of his personality has changed. He can’t improvise on guitar like he used to. His brain felt “foggy” during much of his recovery and does, on occasion, still today.

And, somehow, he found a talent for abstract painting.

As a child, he enjoyed drawing and painting certain objects, but hadn’t created much art since then. After the accident, he found peace in creating abstract art, where shape and form are simplified.

“All of this stuff is a miracle of the accident,” Holmes said. “Hopefully, the gateway is open and now I’m feeding it enough to where it will become part of my normal ‘artistic diet.’ ” In most of his paintings, Holmes finds people. They don’t usually appear to him at first. The figures only appear hours later, when Holmes “meets the painting in the morning.”

In one painting he sees a woman’s face. Another shows an angel almost hidden, surrounded by blue and white paint. It’s unintentional, Holmes said.

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paint from the inside out,’ “ Holmes said.

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come to life through his work.

“Something occurred after his accident where it was like a muse came to visit him,” said Stephanie Hill Newton, a friend and fellow artist.

“When a muse comes to see us, we have a choice to grab on and follow that muse where it wants to take us, or choose to let it pass us by. He chose to grab his muse and hasn’t let that muse go.”

A change of pace Almost every piece hanging in the Deep Space Lounge marks a point in Holmes’ newfound appreciation of life. He takes things more slowly. He tries to live in the moment.

Karla Raines has been Holmes’ friend since 2002. She began painting in 2012 and said Holmes’ work as an artist has been nearly the opposite of who he has been his entire life — a man interested in fastpaced, high-energy action.

“James’ work has a serenity to it, and there’s almost an additional, emotional, visual component to it that is a direct connection to who he is spiritually and how he’s connected to his emotions,” Raines said.

James Holmes, 56, found a new passion for painting abstract art following a serious neck and head injury last year. His first art show is currently on display at the Deep Space Lounge in downtown Parker.

NICK PUCKETT

“I think what I’ve seen with James is immense continuity in terms of character of the person and his deep passion for the things that capture him.”

A couple nights per week, Holmes returns to his base-

ment art studio, turns on some Pearl Jam or Jack White, and paints. He starts with a base of white paint, then begins to integrate different colors — orange, blue and yellow show up frequently in his work. He doesn’t

spend much time thinking about the piece, and doesn’t look at the piece too closely until the next morning, when he begins to see the figures in his art and the emotion the piece evokes.

“What I say to people is `I

‘A lesson in all of it’ An optimist at heart and a devout believer in God, Holmes took up painting as a hobby. He developed a love for his pieces, and began to share his work on Facebook.

Friends would comment on what they saw and how each painting made them feel, and Holmes began to see it, too.

Holmes’ work will be on display at the Deep Space Lounge until April 27. He’s already had people interested in buying his pieces, and he provides smaller ones for $25 as souvenirs. His work can also be seen at jamesholmesstudio.com.

Most of Holmes’ head fogginess has faded, he said.

His ability to play guitar has slowly come back to him, but his art remains one of his greatest new passions.

“When I had this accident, part of my being able to accept the harsh moments about the prospects of the surgery, what it might look like… part of my ability to process that was my faith,” Holmes said.

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WHEN: On Wednesdays between June and October

pring times brings better weather, and the ability to buy more fresh produce. Below is a listing of Farmer’s Markets opening in spring, with many continuing through fall.

CHERRY CREEK FRESH MARKET LOCATION: E. 1st Ave. and University Blvd.

DETAILS: The award-winning Cherry Creek Fresh Market is the largest farmers’ market in Denver. Find a highquality mix of Colorado growers and unique local gourmet food vendors representing the best of the Rocky Mountain region. Also enjoy chef events, gardening tips from Master Gardeners and Master Composters.

Parking is free during the market.

WHEN: Saturdays, May 4–Oct. 26, 8 a.m.–1 p.m.; Wednesdays, June 12– Sept. 25, 9 a.m.–1 p.m.

CITY PARK ESPLANADE FRESH MARKET LOCATION: E. Colfax Ave. and Columbine St. DETAILS: Now in its 22nd season, the City Park Esplanade Fresh Market sets up around historic Sullivan Fountain among the majestic statues and architecture of City Park. A strong agricultural market, you’ll find the best selection of local growers on a Sunday complemented by a fun mix of fresh food vendors in an urban park setting.

WHEN: Sundays, June 2–Oct. 27, 9 a.m.–1 p.m.

SOUTHWEST PLAZA FARMERS’ MARKET LOCATION: Southeast Parking Lot at Wadsworth and Bowles Ave. DETAILS: Local suppliers come to the Southwest Plaza Farmers’ Market with their fresh peaches, plums, apricots and cherries mid-season, and you’ll also find fresh baked goods, honey and greens.

WHEN: Saturdays between May 4 and Oct. 26 STAPLETON FRESH MARKET LOCATION: E. 29th Ave. and Roslyn St. DETAILS: The Stapleton Fresh Market takes place from June to October on the Founders’ Green. Don’t miss freshly popped kettle corn and other tasty snacks while you browse for healthy produce. This year’s kickoff is on Father’s Day, making it the perfect way to spend the morning with Dad. WHEN: Sundays, June 16–Oct. 13, 8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

of farmers and producers from the areas surrounding Denver, this is a fun, fresh market that is worth the drive to Highlands Ranch. Fill all of your fruit and veggie needs and then explore some of the other, more unique booths of the Highlands Ranch Farmers’ and Street Market, offering everything from handbags to cooking utensils to garden adornments.

WHEN: Open Sundays between June and October LITTLETON FARMERS’ MARKET LOCATION: 7301 S. Santa Fe Dr., Littleton DETAILS: Venture outside of the city to the Littleton Farmers’ Market at the Aspen Grove Lifestyle Center. If you

HIGHLANDS RANCH FARMERS’ AND STREET MARKET LOCATION: 9288 Dorchester St., Highlands Ranch DETAILS: Made up almost entirely

LAKEWOOD FARMERS’ MARKET LOCATION: Mile Hi Church, Alameda Ave. and Garrison St., Lakewood DETAILS: At the Lakewood Farmers’ Market, a large lineup of vendors will tempt you with beautiful leafy greens, glistening grape tomatoes, fragrant green chili and shiny string beans. And you’ll also have the chance to munch on kettle corn and cheese samples while you browse knitted shawls and handmade soaps.

WHEN: Saturdays, June 15–Sept. 28, 10 a.m.–2 p.m.

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Art for one, art for all Littleton’s Paint Box Guild artists on display in Centennial

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Next time you hit the gym, you could leave with a painting from your local art scene.

As part of South Suburban Parks and Recreation’s ongoing art displays at recreation centers, pieces from the Paint Box Guild — a Littletonbased group of artists that goes back decades — are hanging, for sale, at Goodson Recreation Center in Centennial.

“We’ve been an organization since 1973, but still, a lot of people don’t know about us,” said Fredia Cox, the guild’s president. “So we try to exhibit anywhere there’s wall space.”

The not-for-profit group includes 40 active members, and the art on Goodson’s walls included many watercolor, oil and oil pastel, and other types of pieces that ranged from as the $300s to as low as $35.

Paint Box Guild supports beginner artists, but it also provides the chance to rub elbows with longtime members of the local art scene, like Cox, who has been with the guild since 1988.

Other members, like 76-year-old Paul

Monique Moore, 72, a Centennial resident, talks about one of her pieces March 19 on display at Goodson Recreation Center in Centennial. Moore has painted for more than two decades and joined the Paint Box Guild in 2012.

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Paul Savageau, 76, a Centennial resident, poses next to one of his pieces March 19 on display at Goodson Recreation Center in Centennial. He mainly uses oil and oil pastels.

the Paint Box Guild … there’s a lot of talent here on the walls.”

The guild meets at 10 a.m. the first Wednesday of each month at the First Presbyterian Church of Littleton at South Windermere Street and West Littleton Boulevard. Those meetings run from September to May. “We have workshops once a month with excellent artists,” said Suzanne

Savageau, got back into art after holding a passion for it earlier in life — he was the eighth-grade arts representative at what’s now the Good Shepherd Catholic School in Denver, designing cards for the nuns as a child.

“I slowly got back into art through the Art Students League of Denver,” said Savageau, a Centennial resident.

There’s “representation for artists in

Maxwell, 77, of Denver, a guild member.

Goodson Recreation Center sits at 6315 S. University Blvd., and the exhibit runs through March 31. You can also see the guild’s work at an exhibit from April 7-May 13 at St. Andrew United Methodist Church, 9203 S. University Blvd., Highlands Ranch.

For more information on the guild, go to www.paintboxguildlittleton.org.

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The Bible SpeakS: Immigrants Immigration continues to be in the news: who, how many, under what conditions & their long term status. While these are questions for a nation as a whole to decide, the Bible is clear as to how Christians individually are to treat aliens.

We are to treat aliens with the same respect, care, & inclusion as widows & orphans (Deut 16:11,14; 26:12). They are not to be oppressed or harmed (Zech 7:10). On the other hand aliens are to adopt the values & customs of their new country. Ruth the Moabitess is an example of this when she said “Your people will be my people & your God my God” when she entered Israel with Naomi (Ruth 1:16).

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Maniacal mystery tour — from Parker author Becky Clark writes as career in ‘cozy’ genre that avoids questionable material

BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

“All these people (I invent) have to do as I say,” cracks “cozy” mystery writer and Parker resident Becky Clark, as she talks about her processes in writing a new book.

First comes an outline, she says, with a “pretty standard template … I start with an idea — a series is easier.”

Her latest book, “Foul Play on Words,” is the second tale featuring her mystery writer—and mystery-solver, Charlemagne, “Charlee” Russo as a focal figure. Hart’s humorous world view kicks in early and often…

Russo arrives in rainy Portland expecting to be the keynote speaker at a mystery writers’ conference, organized by her close friend Viv, but learns right away that Hanna, Viv’s daughter, has been kidnapped. Viv tells Charlee to take charge of the conference while Viv searches for Hanna.

Turns out when our heroine arrives at the conference hotel, that all is not neatly in place!

To begin with, most volunteers are out with food poisoning — acquired while checking samples of the planned lunch — and the chef is

missing??? As Charlee proceeds to the Clackamas Room to meet volunteers and begin to handle supplies, she finds Lily and Orville, “awaiting instructions.”

Boxes sit unopened and gift packs are not assembled at all. Lily giggles a lot and Orville, who claims to be “a computer guy,” doesn’t have one with him to check on how registration is coming. (The hotel’s website is down.)

Emblems need to be ironed on Tshirts, etc., etc. Where to start?

And a couple of hotel employees, Jack and Sarah, heard talking about the missing Hanna, are under Charlee’s suspicion and need to be watched carefully … Who are they meeting with? The missing girl’s boyfriend?

What can she find out about him except that he delivers Chinese food from his mom’s restaurant? She follows him of course.

And, it turns out, the hotel staff has double-booked the conference rooms — with a dog show. “We thought they’d be coming next year,” the blueblazered staffer says, “but it was this year. Isn’t that silly?”

A favorite scene for this reader was when the dog owners begin to arrive and rearrange the lobby furniture into an agility practice course for “Sparkle,” a terrier type and other athletic dogs of all shapes and sizes to practice their routines. (Clark says she’s a dog lover and always has them around her.) Those owners are another scene unto themselves.

“Foul Play on Words” is a new, funny, “cozy” mystery by Parker author Becky Clark.

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In the meantime, assorted people appear for the conference — with funny names and individual quirks, causing Charlee to consider more kidnapping suspects.

Clark speaks of developing some of her characters by speculating about the subjects of celebrity photos … and speaks of the characteristics of a “cozy” mystery: “Somebody will die; who is murdered and why? How will killer and victim intersect with each other? (This had to happen yesterday!)

One goes back and forth through the story …(`don’t use first three ideas — too outlandish’), cozy mysteries can’t have much foul language and no sex and violence — but what happens can really be outlandish — there’s a huge suspension of disbelief … I try for a murder or kidnapping …”

Clark notes that generally, cozy mysteries are OK for teens to read— “they’re pretty clean.” And, she

notes that there’s always a dog on her website — begging for a cookie. (This scene repeated while we were chatting and her furry buddy stopped by for a treat.)

How did this obviously rewarding career come about? “I started in the insurance business,” Clark said. She stayed home with her three kids in the same Parker home for years). “During nap time, I started to knock out personal essays. I sold one — stunning to me! The most exciting $50 ever. I have a degree in criminal justice and English … was interested in famous people. I read to my kids and took my son to the library where he couldn’t find one he was interested in that he hadn’t already read. `Why don’t you write one?’ he suggested. “I did, in 2001 and was underway. (It’s still in the drawer.)”

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Castle Rock

Lifetree Café: “Breaking the Cycle of Sexual Abuse: One Brave Woman’s Story”: 6-7 p.m.

Sunday, March 31 at Castle Rock Adventist Hospital, Ridgeline Conference Room, 2350 Meadows Blvd., Castle Rock. Group discussion about sexual abuse.

Contact roykoerner@msn.com or 303-814-0142.

Write and Workshop Series: 6:308:30 p.m. the first Monday of each month at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcos St., Castle Rock. Call 303-521-8615 or go to www.castlerockwriters.com. 2019 schedule: April 1, Speaker for Poetry Month; May 6, Write-out and Workshop; June 3, Write-out and Workshop; July 1, “Out-of-Date Stereotypes in Character Development,” by Bonnie McCune; Aug. 5, Write-out and Workshop; Sept. 27-28, Writing-inProgress conference; October, Write-out and Workshop; Nov. 4, Write-out and Workshop; and Dec. 2, Holiday Party.

Young Writers’ Guild: 4:30 p.m. April 2 at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock.

For ages 12-18.

No registration required. Call 303791-7323 or go to DCL.org.

Artist Reception Celebrates Yoga and Spirituality: 6-8 p.m.

Friday, April 5 at Inner Connections Yoga & Wellness, Rock Salt Therapy & CommuniTea, 821-A Park St., Castle Rock. Go to LisaSchwartz34.com.

Making the Grade Through Community Engagement: Recreating the Benefits of Home Ownership for the Children of Renting Families: Friday, April 5.

Presented by the Douglas County Parenting Coalition and Red Rocks Credit Union. For details and to receive an invitation, email dcparenting@usa.com. The product of this working group will be a compilation of ideas, best practices, and policy solutions that communities and individuals can implement to help level the playing field for renter’s children and replicate the benefits that homeowners’ children enjoy.

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0562 or email info@adventuresindance.com. Go to https:// www.adventuresindance.com

this week’s TOP FIVE The Music Man: 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, March 29-30 at Colorado Christian University School of Music, 3651 E. Easter Circle North, Centennial. Presented by Artios Academies of Littleton. Go to https://squareup.com/store/ artios-academies-of-littleton ThumbleMania Thumb Wrestling Tournament: Saturday, April 6 at Burly Brewing Co., 680 Atchison Way, Castle Rock. Sessions at 1 p.m., 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. with a finale at 7 p.m. to determine the overall winner. The competition is open to all ages. Go to www.BurlyBrewing.com.

Youth Sport Sampler: 10:45-11:30 a.m. Saturdays from April 6-27 at Jason Park, 4299 S. Jason St., Englewood. Children ages 3-5 experience a new sport each week including soccer,

t-ball, basketball, and flag football. Parents must participate. Visit englewoodrec.org to register.

Hummingbird Program: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, March 31 at Castlewood Canyon State Park, 2989 South State Highway 83, Franktown. Presentations at 11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.

Program is free. Call 303688-5242.

Dueling Pianos in Highlands Ranch: 6:30-8:30 p.m. Friday, April 5 at Southridge Recreation Center, 4800 McArthur Ranch Road, Highlands Ranch. Ages 16-plus. Go to hrcaonline.org.

9-Hole Golf Club: open to women ages 21 and older. Applications accepted through April.

Call 303-470-9292 or contact Sherrie Mitchell at 303-799-4583 or mmlinksladies18@gmail.com

Castle Rock. Presentation of the Castle Rock Historical Society features re-enactor Jeff Norman as Buffalo Bill Cody. Call 303-8143164, email museum@castlerockhistoricalsociety.org or go to www. castlerockhistoricalsociety.org.

Wildland Fire Evacuation Seminar: 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, April 16 at the County Commissioners Hearing Room, 100 Third St., Castle Rock. Learn about wildland fire alerts and warnings, and also about evacuation preparedness.

RSVP to 303-814-4356 or alwalton@dcsheriff.net.

Centennial

The Great Egg Scramble: Saturday, April 13 at Belleview Park, 5001 S. Inca Drive, Englewood.

Gates open at 9:30 a.m. and hunt begins promptly at 10 a.m. For ages 1-8; donations accepted. Go to https://www.englewoodco. gov/parks-recreation-library/thegreat-egg-scramble

Enchanted Castle: 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 6 at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Costumes encouraged.

For ages 6-12. Registration required.

Call 303-791-7323 or go to DCL.org.

Natura Obscura: on display through April 28 at the Museum of Outdoor Arts, 1000 Englewood Parkway, Englewood. Features more than 30 Colorado-based artists and creatives. Go to http:// www.naturaobscura.org/

Experience the Old West: 7 p.m.

Thursday, April 11 at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St.,

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Spring Flower Sale FUNdraiser: Potted flowers can be purchased now for pickup Saturday, May 4, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Westridge Recreation Center.

Therapeutic recreation gets 45 percent of proceeds from sales.

Purchase flowers at https:// hrcaonline.org/classes-campsactivities/therapeutic-recreation/ therapeutic-recreation-flowersale. Contact 303-471-7043.

Highlands Ranch Genealogical Society Meeting: 7-9 p.m.

Tuesday, April 2 at Lone Tree Public Library, 10055 Library Way, Lone Tree. Tips and tricks to focus research and writing. Go to hrgenealogy.wordpress.com.

9Health Family Affair: 7 a.m. to noon April 6 at Eastridge Recreation Center, 9568 University Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Free and low-cost screenings. Organized by Highlands Ranch Lions. Contact 303-8880423 or ddcc@ddccnotary.com. Go to https://hrcaonline.org or www. highlandsranchlions.org.

Denver Ballet Theatre Presents “Coppelia”: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, April 5-6, and 2 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday, April 6-7 at Denver Ballet Theatre Performing Arts Center, 5690 County Line Place, Highlands Ranch. Call 303799-6609.

Denver Mob Tour: 10:45 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, April 11 and Tuesday, May 14. Small group tour to 20 sites in Denver, followed by lunch. Presented by the Highlands Ranch Historical Society. Meet at Gaetano’s Restaurant, 3760 Tejon St., Denver. Call Nancy at 9326990 or go to http://thehrhs.org/.

“Mary Poppins Returns” Auditions: 4 p.m. Friday, April 12 at Spotlight Performing Arts Center, 6328 E. County Line Road, Ste. 102, Highlands Ranch. Class for ages 6-18 years runs for 15 weeks; performance is in July. Contact 720-44-DANCE or go to www. spotlightperformers.com.

Littleton

“The World Goes ‘Round”: on stage Friday, March 29 to Sunday, April 28 at Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 W. Main St., Littleton. Showtimes are Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. (and 2 p.m. April 13) and Sundays at 2 p.m. (and 6:30 p.m. April 21). Get tickets in person at the box office, by calling 303-794-2787 ext. 5, or online at townhallartscenter.org.

Swing Dance Aerobics: 7:30-8:20 p.m. Mondays from April 1-22 at Adventures in Dance, 1500 W. Littleton Blvd., Littleton. Call 720276-0562 or email info@adventuresindance.com. Go to https:// www.adventuresindance.com Potluck Ballroom and Latin Dance Party: 8-9:30 p.m.

Friday, April 5 at Adventures in Dance, 1500 W. Littleton Blvd., Littleton.

Call 720276-0562 or email info@ adventuresindance.com. Go to https:// www.adventuresindance.com Ballroom Dance Sampler: 7 p.m.

Fridays from April 5-26 at Adventures in Dance, 1500 W. Littleton Blvd., Littleton. Call 720-276-

Walk with a Doc at South Denver Cardiology: 9-10 a.m. Saturday, April 6 at South Denver Cardiology Associates, 1000 Southpark Drive, Littleton. Visit southdenver. com/event-registration.

Lone Tree

Live Rock and Craft Beer: 5-8 p.m. Friday, March 29 at Lone Tree Brewing Company, 8200 S. Park Meadows Drive, Lone Tree. Paul Lechner performs solo acoustic rock music. Go to paullechnermusic.com.

Flaunt Spring PopUp Shopping Event: 1-4 p.m. Saturday, March 30 at Lone Tree Golf Club & Hotel, 9808 Sunningdale Blvd., Lone Tree. Jewelry, fine arts and crafts, boutique owners, skin care, bath and body products and more. Go to http://flauntevent.com Soul Brunch: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, March 31 at Lone Tree Brewing, 8200 Park Meadows Drive, Ste. 8222, Lone Tree. DJ Steve Cervantes of Mile High Soul Club and the PinkTank Food Truck. Go to http://www.swingindenver. com Summer Camp and Activities Fair: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, April 7 at CU South Denver, 10035 S. Peoria St., Lone Tree. Go to http://bit.ly/MKDCSCF2019Tickets. Learn about camps, summer activities and more in and around Douglas County.

Parker

Lenten Fish Fry: 4-6:30 p.m.

Fridays, March 29, April 5 or April 12 in Brownstein Hall at Ave Maria Church, 9056 E. Parker Road, Parker. Put on by Knights of Columbus. Call Len Bertagnolli at 720-468-2630.

Easter Interfaith Night of Music: 6:30-8:30 p.m. Sunday, March 31 at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 11755 Tara Lane, Parker. Vocalists and musicians from three local community churches.

Autism and Special Needs Night: 4-6 p.m. Monday, April 1 at Sky Zone Parker, 9851 S. Parker Road, Parker. Learn about local community providers. Go to www.tbh.com/events. Contact Caroline Turner at Caroline.Turner@tbh.com or 720-414-3488.

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Meghann Silverthorn as a member of the board although he and his colleagues created the problem.

He claims that interviewers charged with filling vacancies on the board “didn’t ask about, nor were we interested in, [applicants’] partisan affiliations or their political views.”

Given Ms. Silverthorn’s well-known and highly publicized partisan profile in the community, this is a laughable statement. Did the library board think that voters had forgotten Ms. Silverthorn so quickly?

During her years of service on the Douglas County Board of Education, Ms. Silverthorn was a lightning rod for citizen discontent. Her controversial positions on educational programming and financing were thoroughly repudiated by voters in the most recent school board election. Voters absolutely rebuked Ms. Silverthorn’s

partisan approach to governance; they elected all three candidates who ran against the extremist policies that she and her colleagues promoted.

Two weeks ago in this newspaper, David Ray, the current school board president, was quoted as saying that board must now unwind 10 years of compensation mismanagement by the previous board.

The library board was naïve to think Ms. Silverthorn’s appointment would not continue to generate controversy.

Or perhaps board members do not care about the will of the people who support the library with their patronage and tax dollars.

In either case, Ms. Silverthorn should resign immediately to maintain a nonpartisan library board.

Otherwise, citizens will constantly question the integrity of the board and the decisions it makes regarding programs and financial expenditures.

Richard and Judy Purcell Highlands Ranch Not a level playing field

The school board of Douglas County, for what I believe were political reasons, stated if the bond issue passed it would share some of proceeds with charter schools. I assume the political reason may have to do with securing positive votes. Since charter schools receive over $4 million dollars each year from the state for capital needs in addition to per-pupil allocations, are they going to share those funds with our neighborhood schools that don’t receive those extra funds?

You can make an argument that these charter schools are our kids, but are all of them from Douglas County?

Charters enroll a very high percentage of out-of-district students. During the election, references were made how surrounding school districts had more local money to fund their schools and the need to compete.

Wouldn’t it be wise to put some energy of using the district’s high paid lobbyists to change the law that besides state funds going with students no matter where they attend, that local MLO and bond money should also go with those students?

Taxpayers in Douglas County are at a disadvantage since Douglas County has more charter schools compared to neighboring districts and are funding millions of dollars each year of local money for students that are not residents of Douglas County. What could our schools do with that extra money?

I am not opposed to charters and a strong believer in parent choice, but under the current laws a level playing field does not exist between charters and neighborhood schools.

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While many homeowners are good about shoveling snow, there are some habitually who are not. For the safety of children walking to school, delivery persons, and all pedestrians, a reasonable snow-removal requirement is necessary.

Ironically, such protection existed prior to the incorporation of the City of Lone Tree. Douglas County still requires snow removal in unincorporated areas. The Douglas County website states: “Snow and ice on sidewalks creates a dangerous situation – for all ages, but especially for children, the elderly, and persons with disabilities who are more susceptible to injury. When sidewalks are not cleared of snow and ice, pedestrians will often avoid walking on the snow and ice-covered sidewalks and instead walk into the street, creating a safety concern.”

I think the City of Lone Tree should address this public-safety concern and pass a city ordinance specifically addressing single-family detached homes. I have contacted my city council representative but I am only one voice. I urge you to join me and contact your city council representative.

Janice Sanderson Lone Tree

Governor signs law on electoral pact

BY JAMES ANDERSON ASSOCIATED PRESS

Colorado has joined a compact of states that have pledged to pool their presidential electoral votes for the winner of the national popular vote.

On March 15, Democratic Gov. Jared Polis signed into law a bill under which Colorado joins 11 other states and the District of Columbia in what’s called the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact.

The pact would take effect after states with a collective 270 electoral votes — the number needed to win the presidency — agree to join. With Colorado’s nine electoral votes, compact members have 181.

Currently, the state’s electoral votes are cast for whoever wins the popular vote in Colorado.

Similar legislation is pending in New Mexico, with five electors, and Delaware, with three.

Opponents say the initiative subverts an Electoral College that ensures that smaller states aren’t trampled when it comes to choosing a president.

Two Colorado Republicans, Monument Mayor Don Wilson and Mesa County Commissioner Rose Pugliese, have pledged to seek a 2020 state ballot

measure that would undo the law.

The National Popular Vote campaign was launched after Democrat Al Gore won the popular vote but lost the 2000 election to Republican George W. Bush when electoral votes were tallied.

Colorado Democrats won control of the state Legislature in November, and quickly introduced their bill this year after Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential victory over Democrat Hillary Clinton, who won 3 million more votes nationally than Trump.

Currently, voters choose presidential electors from the political parties. The Electoral College has 538 electors, corresponding to the number of seats held by states in the U.S. Senate and House, plus three votes for the District of Columbia. Electors from states that have joined the compact would pool their votes for the national popular vote winner — whether or not that candidate won in those states.

Colorado Republicans argued the compact would compel candidates to bypass smaller, rural, often Republican-leaning states during their campaigns. Democrats argued it would force presidential candidates to fight for votes in more states, including solidly red states like Texas and solidly blue states like California.

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Valor Christian senior national record holder Anna Hall.

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alor Christian senior Anna Hall can do almost everything as a track and field athlete.

She recently set a national high school record for the pentathlon but that event doesn’t exist in Colorado high school meets.

Valor coach Brian Kula would like to enter Hall in 10 events each high school meet this spring but is limited to four.

On Feb. 22 at the U.S. Indoor Track and Field Indoor Championships, Hall set a national high school girls pentathlon record with 4,302 points.

Hall, who transferred to Valor from Arapahoe after her freshman season, has won two consecutive state Class 4A 100- and 300-meter titles and holds the state record in the 300 hurdles. She also captured the state long jump crown last season and will face the challenge of competing against 5A athletes this year since Valor has moved up into the 5A ranks.

“I grew up doing track but did everything else too like soccer, lacrosse, field hockey, basketball and volleyball,” said Hall, who has signed to compete next season at the University of Georgia. “Once I got to high school a lot of my club teams said you have to pick, and track was just kind of where my heart was at.”

COACH’S TAKE: ‘She is one of the best multi-event athletes in the world at her age and has had a lot of success breaking a few national records in a year’s time. But probably better than all those things, she is a great kid, high-character kid and works real hard.’

Brian Kula, Valor Christian track coach

Q&A with Hall Who is your favorite athlete (past, present, pro or college) and why?

Kendell Williams. She went to Georgia. She won seven NCAA titles in the pentathlon and heptathlon while she was there and went to the Olympics.

I got to meet her a couple times and compete with her. It is just the way she carries herself, goes about the sport so humbly and is such a nice person yet has accomplished so much.

What or who motivates you most to excel in sports?

I don’t know if it is a who or a what. A lot of it is my faith and it is God based. Knowing He did give me talent in specific events so I kind of have a fear of not reaching my full potential.

What would be a perfect performance in a track meet?

If I PR in every event I was in that would be a perfect meet. And hopefully if you PR you score points for the team so lots of PRs is lots of points.

What is your favorite class in school and why?

Math. I’ve always liked numbers and solving problems.

How do you feel you will compete against 5A athletes this season?

I was at Arapahoe my freshman year and they are in 5A. So I am excited to get back to 5A because I don’t know if it is more competitive or hyped up or has more going around it.

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Key stats | Hall finished with 4,302 points to set a national high school girls pentathlon record Feb. 22-24 during the U.S. National Indoor Championships at the Ocean Breeze Athletic Facility in Staten Island, New York.

ennifer Kupcho of Wake Forest won the 2018 women’s NCAA golf championship and then soared to No. 1 in the women’s World Amateur Golf Rankings (WAGR), which she has held for 23 weeks dating back to last July.

And this is a golfer who developed her game in Colorado, where it is often OVERTIME difficult to keep all the basics of a competitive golf swing tuned during the winter because of elements like sub-freezing temperatures, snow, slush and ice.

“Yeah, it was Jim Benton a little difficult,” said Kupcho, who won two Class 4A girls state high school individual championships while playing for Jefferson Academy in Westminster.

“I guess it was kind of good for me just because it is cold in the winter, so I played basketball pretty much my whole life. I played that during the winter and it kind of gave me a little time away from golf.

“I haven’t got burned out and that’s the main mistake with juniors nowadays. They just get burned out and don’t want to play later.”

Kupcho will be honored for her stellar 2018 accomplishments by the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame as the Amateur Athlete of the Year at its annual awards dinner on April 3 at the Hilton Denver City Center.

“Both my parents (Mike and Janet) play golf and I have an older brother (Steven) that started playing. It sort of became a family thing. My brother and I both loved it and we became pretty competitive. That’s how it all started.”

Last season she was a first team Women’s Golf Coaches Association All American, broke her own Wake Forest record with a 70.60 scoring average and became the first wireto-wire NCAA champion since 2002. Kupcho was also a member of the victorious United States Curtis Cup and Palmer Cup teams.

Kupcho was the runner-up in the 2017 NCAA championships when she wound up losing by one stroke after recording a triple bogey on the 17th hole.

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Cohlton Schultz ends amazing preps career Ponderosa student named South Metro Wrestler of Year

BY JIM BENTON JBENTON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

During his senior season at Ponderosa High School, Cohlton Schultz didn’t leave behind any doubts that he is one of the best-ever Colorado high school wrestlers.

Schultz won his fourth consecutive state championship at the CHSAA State Championships Feb. 14-16 when he pinned Legend’s Colin Lavell in 52 seconds in the title match.

He became the 24th wrestler to win four state titles. Schultz won two at 220 pounds and the last two in the 285-pound weight class.

Schultz amazingly never lost a point all season, had a 46-0 record and finished four years of wrestling at Ponderosa with a 188-2 record. In his four state tournament title conquests, he won 15 of 16 matches by pins.

He is the 2019 Colorado Community Media South Metro Wrestler of the Year.

Tim Yount is a guru of high school wrestling in Colorado and publishes the On The Mat rankings each season.

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She was fired up and determined to prove herself during the 2018 season and followed through.

“It all started for me with me losing the national championship the year before,” she said. “That kind of lit a fire in me. That kind of developed all the goals to be on all the USA teams and then to win nationals as well. It was just me coming out with the fire and really wanting to prove to myself and my teammates that I could do it and I wasn’t going to go away with just taking second like the year before.”

Cohlton Schultz of Ponderosa, top, has been named Colorado Community Media’s South Metro Wrestler of the Year. JIM BENTON He claims Schultz is one of the state’s best.

“It is one thing to win matches, another to dominate every match,” said Yount. “He never made it to the second period this year. I can’t recall that every happening.

“Cohlton might be the best kid to ever compete at the high school level

all four years. Some might argue that point but he is so, so gifted that few will be able to do what he has done in Colorado and the many out-of-state tournaments where he has met some amazingly great competition.”

Schultz went into each match with a simple plan.

“I have a game plan going into

Kupcho, a three-time Colorado Women’s Golf Association stroke play champion, has a scoring average of 70.94 in 16 rounds so far this college season and recently tied for second in the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate on March 8-10 with a 54-hole total of 3-under par 210.

She won her eighth individual college title on March 15-16 at the Tar Heel Classic in Case de Campo, Dominican Republic with scores of 66, 69 and 67 for a three-round total of 14-under par 202.

“That has sort of been the pattern for me while I’ve been in college,” explained Kupcho. “I kind of start slow and then get better as the spring season goes on. After playing so much during the summer, I come back and just want a break. Once I get it that

sort of lights a fire for me. It would be really cool to win it (NCAA) two years in a row. Just going professional is going to be a big thing too.”

Kupcho has earned a Ladies Professional Golf Association card and will be turning pro after the college season concludes.

She won’t be able to attend the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame banquet because she will be playing golf in the Augusta National Amateur.

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every match but I am willing to take whatever my opponent gives me,” he explained. “If I put him on his back, I want to finish him every time.

“Being a big guy as a freshman, I wasn’t the biggest or the strongest. I was able to use a little bit of my savvy or whatever. Now my physical ability has caught up with me a little bit and it feels good. It has definitely been a grind. It’s been a lot of hard work, a lot of hours, but I’ve got a hold on it and it feels real good.”

Schultz, who won the Cadet Greco World Title in 2017, will wrestle next year at Arizona State and possibly in the 2020 Olympics.

“I love Colorado,” he said. “I was born and raised in Colorado. It will always have a special place in my heart. It will mean a lot to represent Colorado on a national stage.

“The Olympics is a definite possibility. Outside of high school matches, I’m in there wrestling with some of the best guys in the world. I’m right there with them. I know it’s something I can do and I will make sure I put in the work to get there.”

Yount and many wrestling fans will continue to watch Schultz.

“He is a joy to watch,” said Yount.

“I am so looking forward to his career at ASU and the next level. He will continue to make Colorado proud for many years to come.”

has proven to have been a success for at least a couple area players who will continue to play in college. Chaparral’s Ryan Smith will play at Campbellsville University in Kentucky and Rowdy Martin of Horizon will enroll at Cardinal Stritch University in Milwaukee and play men’s volleyball …

Mountain Vista’s Grant Magill went 5-for-5 with four runs batted in on March 18 in a 10-7 win over Arvada West. The senior catcher was hitting .778 in the first six games he played this season.

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

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Colorado Refugee English as a Second Language Program: Teaches English to recently arrived refugees, who have fled war or persecution in their home country.

In Colorado, refugees are from Afghanistan, Burma, Bhutan, Somalia, Iraq, Eritrea and D.R. Congo, among others.

Need: Volunteers to teach English. Tutoring takes place in the student’s home.

Refugees live throughout Denver, but the largest concentrations are in Thornton, near 88th Avenue and Washington Street, and in east Denver/Aurora, near Colfax Avenue and Yosemite Street.

Other Details: Tutors do not need to speak the student’s language. Most participants are homebound women and small children, adults who are disabled, and senior citizens. Many are not literate in their first language, and remain isolated from American culture.

Requirements: Volunteers must attend training at Emily Griffith Technical College in downtown Denver. Sessions take place every 6-8 weeks. Go to www. refugee-esl.org for information and volunteer application.

Contact: Sharon McCreary, 720-423-4843 or sharon.mccreary@emilygriffith.edu.

Court Appointed Special Advocates: Works with abused and neglected children in Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert and Lincoln counties. l Need: Advocates for children, to get to know, speak up for and ensure their best interests in court Contact: 303-695-1882 or www.adv4children.org.

Douglas County Libraries: elevates our community by inspiring a love of reading, discovery and connection.

Need: Volunteer opportunities consist of event assistance, weekly shelving or bookstore shifts, tutoring, Storytime helpers, and more.

Requirements: Attend an orientation. We will provide training. Specific requirements are listed in each opportunity’s details.

Contact: Visit VolunteerConnectDC.org and search for Douglas County Libraries opportunities.

Douglas/Elbert Task Force: Provides assistance to people in Douglas and Elbert counties who are in serious economic need, at risk of homelessness or in similar crisis.

Need: Volunteers to assist in the food bank, client services and the thrift store Treasures on Park Street.

Contact: Marion Dahlem, 303-688-1114, ext. 32 Dumb Friends League Harmony Equine Center: Cares for homeless horses and other equines.

Need: Volunteers to work with horses and other opportunities.

Requirements: Must be 16 years old, pass a background check, and be able to commit to at least three hours a week for three months.

Contact: 303-751-5772.

Other Information: Two-hour orientation provides an overview of the services provided, learn about the volunteer opportunities, take a tour of the center, and talk with staff and volunteers. Contact www.ddfl.org.

Feeding Denver’s Hungry: serves 8001,000 people and families in need in lower downtown Denver.

Need: help distribute food the second and fourth Thursday of each month. Donation also accepted.

Contact: www.feedingdenvershungry.org or https://www.facebook.com/FeedingDenversHungry/ Front Range BEST: Hosts free robotics competitions for middle and high school students.

Need: Volunteer judges for competions.

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new work to her agent to critique. And she enjoys local and national conventions — some for fans and authors — both famous and not-so-famous. She PUBLIC NOTICE teaches workshops for wannabe writers.

FROM PAGE 26 She tells them to network locally and nationally Lone Tree NOTICE Clark says she lives “in a constant churn” of OF SALEand especially recommends the Pikes Peak Writers Public Trustee Sale No. 2019-0014 Conference in Colorado Springs (May 3-5 in 2019). new ideas. Her agent is shopping a series set in the To Whom It May Concern: On 1/25/2019 She’ll need to find a new publisher for the third crossword puzzle world. “And there’s the I’m 3:56:00 PMone the undersigned Public Trustee Noticefinds of Election andbook Demandin relather Charlee Russo series as Midnight Ink working on today — no one’s deadcaused yet.”theShe ing to the Deed of Trust described below to be has closed — and she is working on another series. that publishers like to buy a series — typically a recorded in Douglas County.

She also writes non-fiction and teaches a workthree book deal — “they can renew if it’s selling Original Grantor: CONNIE M. MILLER AND DONALD MILLER shop: “How to write a novel in eight weeks.” well.”

Original Beneficiary: Her career is sustaining, she says — it’s a fullShe keeps large files on newspaper clippings — MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, AS NOMINEEtime FOR job.

FIRSTHer daughter is a professional editor and sometimes a single sentence starts a bookINC. going.

GUARANTY MORTGAGE CORPORATION, she tries to deliver “an as clean as possible” manu“Who will live in this world? ... What if a body?AND …ASSIGNS I ITS SUCCESSORS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: script to her agent. eavesdrop on people, in restaurants and elsewhere, FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION of Trust A closing note: From a Sisters in Crime speaker pretending to be on my phone … IDate seeofaDeed house —(DOT): 5/18/2017 Recording Date of DOT: 5/24/2017 recently, she learned that wild animals won’t eat that’s where they live…” She has Reception a standalone No. of DOT: 2017034758 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. tattoos — so a book could start with the discovery mystery in mind about those residents.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $725,702.00 of a tattooed body … Gems of information accuShe is a member of the local chapter of Sisters Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date mulate at the group’s quarterly meetings. The club in Crime, an international organization, and calls hereof: $711,221.96 in Parker meets at the Vine, near her. It’s on the on friends to review a new manuscript for her.

Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are https://sistersincrimecolorado.org/.

“It’s nice to have a tribe like that.”hereby Shenotified alsothat sends the covenantswebsite, of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: FAILURE TO MAKE TIMELY PAYMENTS AS REQUIRED UNDER THE EVIDENCE OF DEBT AND DEED OF TRUST.

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

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 102, RIDGEGATE-SECTION 15, FILING NO. 14, 1ST AMENDMENT COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO

Which has the address of: 10605 Ladera Drive, Lone Tree, CO 80124 NOTICE OF SALE

Public Notice

Public Notice

REQUEST FOR APPLICATION (RFA) NO. 012-19 CORE SERVICES for the DEPARTMENT of HUMAN SERVICES of DOUGLAS COUNTY, COLORADO

current holder of the303.566.4088 Evidence of Debt Public Notices callThe Sheree 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.

Public Trustees PUBLIC NOTICE Lone Tree NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2019-0014 To Whom It May Concern: On 1/25/2019 3:56:00 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.

Original Grantor: CONNIE M. MILLER AND DONALD MILLER Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR FIRST GUARANTY MORTGAGE CORPORATION, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 5/18/2017 Recording Date of DOT: 5/24/2017 Reception No. of DOT: 2017034758 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $725,702.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $711,221.96

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 MAKE TIMELY PAYMENTS AS REQUIRED UNDER THE EVIDENCE OF DEBT AND DEED OF TRUST. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 102, RIDGEGATE-SECTION 15, FILING NO. 14, 1ST AMENDMENT COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO Which has the address of: 10605 Ladera Drive, 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, May 15, 2019, 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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 15, 2019, 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.

Public Trustees

First Publication: 3/21/2019 Last Publication: 4/18/2019 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 1/30/2019 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: TONI M. OWAN Colorado Registration #: 30580 355 UNION BLVD SUITE 250, LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80228 Phone #: (303) 274-0155 Fax #: Attorney File #: 80821-FMC

Bids and Settlements

The RFA document may be reviewed and/or printed from the Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System website at www.rockymountainbidsystem.com. While the RFA documents are available electronically, Douglas County cannot accept electronic RFA responses.

RFA responses will be received until 4:00 p.m. on Monday, April 15, 2019 by Douglas County Government, Finance Department, 100 Third Street, Suite 130, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104.

RFA responses shall be submitted in a sealed envelope, plainly marked “RFA No. 012-19, Core Services”. Electronic and/or faxed application responses will not be accepted. 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 RFA responses, to waive formalities, informalities, or irregularities contained in a said RFA and furthermore, to award a contract for items herein, either in whole or in part, if it is deemed to be in the best interest of the County to do so. Additionally, we reserve the right to negotiate optional items and/or services with the respondents.

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website : http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2019-0014 First Publication: 3/21/2019 Last Publication: 4/18/2019 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Legal Notice No.: 935033 First Publication: March 28, 2019 Last Publication: March 28, 2019 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice REQUEST FOR APPLICATION (RFA) NO. 012-19 CORE SERVICES for the DEPARTMENT of HUMAN SERVICES of DOUGLAS COUNTY, COLORADO The Department of Human Services of Douglas County Government hereinafter referred to as the County, respectfully requests Applications from responsible and qualified providers for the provision of evidence-based and non-evidence based therapeutic programs and services.

Awards will be given to individuals or agencies that are able to demonstrate proficiency in the goal areas through family centered programming and that can attend to the detailed qualifications.

The RFA document may be reviewed and/or printed from the Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System website at www.rockymountainbidsystem.com. While the RFA documents are avail-

The Department of Human Services of Douglas County Government hereinafter referred to as the County, respectfully requests Applications from responsible and qualified providers for the provision of a para-professional that provides clerical and administrative support/records custodial duties to case workers, supervisors, and the assistant county attorney. Awards will be given to individuals or agencies that are able to respond to records requests from clients and attorneys. Obtains file from storage and/or coordinates with current caseworkers to obtain files. Copies/prepares appropriate documents from the file. Coordinates the request with the county attorney to ensure proper redactions occur. Tracks records that are released and ensures tracking integrity. Responds to state requests for records regarding client appeals.

Copy requested documents from the file, which may include digital formats, and send to the state.

Public Notice

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The Department of Human Services of Douglas County Government hereinafter referred to as the County, respectfully requests Applications from responsible and qualified providers for the provision of evidence-based and non-evidence based therapeutic programs and services.

Awards will be given to individuals or agencies that are able to demonstrate proficiency in the goal areas through family centered programming and that can attend to the detailed qualifications.

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

Bids and Settlements

REQUEST FOR APPLICATION (RFA) NO. 011-19 CASE SERVICES TECHNICIAN for the DEPARTMENT of HUMAN SERVICES of DOUGLAS COUNTY, COLORADO

Public Notice REQUEST FOR APPLICATION (RFA) NO. 011-19 CASE SERVICES TECHNICIAN for the DEPARTMENT of HUMAN SERVICES of DOUGLAS COUNTY, COLORADO The Department of Human Services of Douglas County Government hereinafter referred to as the County, respectfully requests Applications from responsible and qualified providers for the provision of a para-professional that provides clerical and administrative support/records custodial duties to case workers, supervisors, and the assistant county attorney. Awards will be given to individuals or agencies that are able to respond to records requests from clients and attorneys. Obtains file from storage and/or coordinates with current caseworkers to obtain files. Copies/prepares appropriate documents from the file. Coordinates the request with the county attorney to ensure proper redactions occur. Tracks records that are released and ensures tracking integrity. Responds to state requests for records regarding client appeals.

Copy requested documents from the file, which may include digital formats, and send to the

Bids and Settlements

The RFA document may be reviewed and/or printed from the Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System website at www.rockymountainbidsystem.com. While the RFA documents are available electronically, Douglas County cannot accept electronic RFA responses.

RFA responses will be received until 4:00 p.m. on Monday, April 15, 2019 by Douglas County Government, Finance Department, 100 Third Street, Suite 130, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104.

RFA responses shall be submitted in a sealed envelope, plainly marked “RFA No. 011-19, Case Services Technician”. Electronic and/or faxed application responses will not be accepted. 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 RFA responses, to waive formalities, informalities, or irregularities contained in a said RFA and furthermore, to award a contract for items herein, either in whole or in part, if it is deemed to be in the best interest of the County to do so. Additionally, we reserve the right to negotiate optional items and/or services with the respondents.

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

Legal Notice No.: 935034 First Publication: March 28, 2019 Last Publication: March 28, 2019 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Misc. Private Legals 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 - ALLEN J BENDO - ROBERT DINSMORE - LINCOLN LTD - JOHN DAGOSTINO - NOEL A NEPTUNE -FIG CAPITAL

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:

Misc. Private Legals

OCCUPANT - ALLEN J BENDO - ROBERT DINSMORE - LINCOLN LTD - JOHN DAGOSTINO - NOEL A NEPTUNE -FIG CAPITAL INVESTMENTS CO13 LLC - PRESTIGE PROPERTIES LTD A COLORADO CORPORATION - MARCI TURK SECRETARY PRESTIGE PROPERTIES LTD A COLORADO CORPORATION - BUD TURK PRESIDENT PRESTIGE PROPERTIES LTD A COLORADO CORPORATION - BUD TURK AS PRESIDENT OF PRESTIGE PROPERTIES LTD A COLORADO CORPORATION - MARCI TURK AS SECRETARY OF PRESTIGE PROPERTIES LTD A COLORADO CORPORATION - ROXIE R TURK REGISTERED AGENT PRESTIGE PROPERTIES LTD A COLORADO CORPORATION

You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 5th day of November 2015 the then County Treasurer of the County of Douglas, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to Lincoln LTD the following described real estate situate in the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, to wit: LOT 54 BLK 1 MERIBEL VILLAGE 1 0.478 AM/L

and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to Lincoln LTD. That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent* taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2014. That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of Allen J Bendo for said year 2014

That on the 16th day of November 2018 said Lincoln LTD assigned said certificate of purchase to Robert Dinsmore.

That said Robert Dinsmore on the 16th day of November 2018 the present holder of said certificate, has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said real estate; That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said at 1:00 o’clock P.M., on the 27th day of June 2019 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 14th day of March 2019 /s/ David Gill Douglas County Treasurer Legal Notice No.: 934981 First Publication: March 14, 2019 Last Publication: March 28, 2019 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

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