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NEWS IN A HURRY Wall of Honor nominees sought The Douglas County Fair Foundation is accepting nominations for its Wall of Honor, which recognizes citizens dedicated to preserving the county’s rural heritage and have demonstrated a high level of service and commitment to the operation, management or financial support of the Douglas County Fair and Rodeo.

Honorees will be recognized at the annual the fair’s Donor Recognition and Awards Banquet, held in conjunction with the annual fair and rodeo between Aug. 3 and Aug. 6.

Nominations will be accepted through May 1 and forms may be found online at DouglasCountyFairFoundation.com. For more information, contact Fair@douglas. co.us or 720-733-6900.

OLA MISTSIUKEICH

Business owner, mother, Lone Tree hairstylist Culture shift I moved here from Russia in 1999. I was a student at the university studying foreign languages in an exchange program. I came here. There are a lot of advantages to being in the U.S. There are a lot of opportunities.

More, I think. Later on I got married and had kids and needed to stay. I go back to Russia all the time to see family and friends and take my kids so they can learn the culture.

New Lone Tree business I just opened my business, Colourbar Salon and Spa, in August 2016. I have been in the industry for quite a long time and I’ve always wanted to open my own business. I probably planned all of this when I was 7.

RidgeGate was such a good location. This is a new, upcoming area. Business has been great. We have five stylists and a masseuse.

We do hair, skin and massage. We even have our own organic skin product line.

About family I have two kids. My boy is 9 and my daughter is 3. When I am not here, and I basically live here, I am with them. My boy really likes swimming. My daughter is a typical girl so she likes makeup, hair and YouTube.

She also plays doctor a lot, so maybe she will grow up and be a doctor.

Ola Mistsiukeich moved to the United States from Russia in 1999. Since moving here, she has started a family and opened her own business, Colourbar Salon and Spa. STEPHANIE MASON If you have suggestions for My Name Is… contact Stephanie Mason at smason@coloradocommunitymedia.com

Senior expo in Douglas County The Castle Rock Senior Activity Center will host the Douglas County Senior Life Expo from 2 to 6 p.m. on April 20 at the Douglas County Events Center at Plum Creek Parkway and Perry Street in Castle Rock.

The event is free.

Representatives from 70 community partners from throughout the county and

the south metro area will discuss housing, home care, insurance, estate planning, assistance and services, transportation, government programs and activities for socializing and keeping busy.

Seminars will be ongoing from 2:30 to 5 p.m. Topics include Alzheimer’s disease, hearing and vision loss advancements, hospice, estate planning, transportation, living independently and more.

More information can be found online at castlerockseniorcenter.org or by calling 303-688-9498.

Pottery sale at ACC The Arapahoe Community College Clay Club will host the annual Arapahoe Ceramics Guild Spring Pottery Sale April 20-22 at the Colorado Gallery of the Arts at ACC in Littleton, located on the first floor of the Annex Building.

Festivities on April 20 include a meet-the-artists opening reception with light refreshments from 5-6 p.m.

Admission is free and the sale is open to the public.

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Widow of fallen police officer finds way to help others Organization helps families of law enforcement officers killed in line of duty

BY STEPHANIE MASON SMASON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The unexpected and devasting death of her husband, a Denver detective shot and killed while working an off-duty job, upended the lives of Kelly Young and her two young daughters.

But 12 years later, they have found ways to heal — and along the way also help others through similar tragedies.

Every big milestone in her daughters’ lives “comes back to their loss,” said Young, a staff member with the Lone Tree Police Department who started the state’s license plate program that honors fallen heroes as a way to raise money for an organization that helps families of law enforcement officers who die in the line of duty. “It has been big for me to have these resources to help me to help them. If the mom isn’t healthy, then the kids are not going to be healthy.”

Detective Donnie Young, a 13-year Denver police veteran, was working an off-duty job at an invitation-only baptism event at Solano Ocampo in Denver on May 7, 2005. He turned away several uninvited men who were trying to enter the party. They came back with a gun and opened fire.

Donnie Young was shot three times and died almost instantly, his wife

SUPPORT FAMILIES OF FALLEN HEROES WITH LICENSE PLATE To support C.O.P.S. and get a license plate, a one-time $50 donation must be made at coloradocops.org/license.html. The name on the payment must match the name of the person who is registering the license plates.

Print out your receipt and take it to the Department of Motor Vehicles office.

said. Raul Garcia-Gomez, 20, was later arrested near the western coast of Mexico, convicted of murder and sentenced to 80 years in prison.

Kelsey and Kourtney were 5 and 13, respectively.

After the shooting, Young, who lives in Castle Rock, was contacted by Teri March, whose husband had died in a similar situation. She invited Young to a retreat hosted by an organization called Concerns of Police Survivors or C.O.P.S., an organization that provides support for surviving family members of law enforcement officers who die in the line of duty.

Young struggled at the retreat.

She saw people who seemed completely happy and people still grieving greatly over husbands who had died 10 years earlier. The experience helped her decide how she was going to move forward.

“I decided that I wasn’t going to be one of those people who, 10 years out, was going to keep crying and posting memorial stuff all over the place,” Young said. “I wanted to make sure that my kids grew up in a healthy environment.”

So Young joined the Colorado chapter of C.O.P.S., then so small that

only three people were involved and the chapter had a budget of just $100.

She began organizing 5K races and motorcycle fundraisers.

“We were making a little money here and there,” Young said. “But it was nothing like what we wanted to make.”

That’s when Young devised the license plate program to honor fallen heroes. The license plates would raise money through $50 donations for each issued plate.

To create the license plate program, Young had to collect 3,000 signatures on a petition. Then the state House and Senate had to approve it. It took 2 1/2 years. But, on April 26, 2012, the license plate was established.

“Finally, we got it passed and it has been the biggest money maker,” Young said. “We have gone from a couple hundred dollars in our bank balance to having tens of thousands of dollars. Now we are able to help the survivors a lot more than we used to.”

With the money from the license plates, the local C.O.P.S. chapter can provide services for those grieving for their family members.

The national C.O.P.S. organization

An additional $50 fee will be charged by the DMV for purchasing a specialty license plate.

All other DMV license fees and taxes still apply.

hosts retreats for co-workers, spouses, adult children, siblings and parents affected by the on-duty death of a law enforcement officer. It also hosts three camps for the children of those families.

Kids Camp, for children 6 to 14, provides family interaction, camp activities and grief counseling. The young adults camps, for ages 15 to 20, helps campers bond with peers and overcome grief through an Outward t Bound experience, an outdoor adven- t ture with rafting and camping on the C Colorado River, or a camp in Georgia c focused on more traditional activities.i When Young’s youngest daughter, l Kelsey, was 6, she started attending the C.O.P.S. Kids Camp. Now 17 and a r junior at Rock Canyon High School, B a she has attended every year since s then.

“It is one of the most important things she feels that she does every s a year,” Young said. “She has made everlasting friends. They help each d other get through it all. There is nothing more valuable than letting these n w kids talk to other kids who understand what they are going through.” o Since getting involved in C.O.P.S. 10 C years ago, Young has been president, h vice president, treasurer and trustee. o But Young believes it is now time to w i let others step up.

“Now the chapter is in a really good 7 spot for me to back away,” Young said. l “The board members that are there now are just as passionate as I was, so I think it is time for them to take over.

I am at a point in my life where I can put C.O.P.S. on the back burner and move on.”

South Suburban master plan to be presented to board STAFF REPORT

The final draft of South Suburban Parks and Recreation District’s upcoming master plan will be presented to the board of directors in May. The master plan will help the district identify priorities over the

next decade. Through surveys and meetings beginning last year, the district and its consultants have identified what the district should focus on, including maintaining existing properties rather than acquiring new ones, improving energy and water use efficiency and connecting trails.

If you are a senior or family to a senior, this Douglas County “all things senior” event is for you

April 20, 2017 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Douglas County Events Center 500 Fairgrounds Rd. in Castle Rock Organized by the Castle Rock Senior Activity Center 303-688-9498 - castlerockseniorcenter.org

FREE to the public

See website for current listings of participating partners & seminar schedule

• Seniors and family members can visit with 70+ partnering organizations & companies representing all facets of living life to the fullest including housing, home care, insurance, estate planning, assistance and services, and activities for socializing and keeping busy.

• Program Book for all attendees with contacts and information for now or for your future needs • Attend seminars of interest to the senior population including estate planning, transportation, the latest information on dementia, senior care, legislation of interest and much more • Concessions available for purchase

The draft plan is available online until April 14 at bitly.com/ssprdmaster-final-draft.

The district will hold a public hearing on the plan at 7 p.m. on April 26 at Goodson Recreation Center in Centennial. It will be presented to the board for possible approval on May 10.

South Suburban encompasses 74 parks and more than 2,000 acres of open space, as well as more than 100 miles of trails and four recreation centers across Littleton, Centennial, Lone Tree, Sheridan, Columbine Valley, Bow Mar and unincorporated areas of Arapahoe, Douglas and Jefferson counties.

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District attorney, congressman join race for governor’s seat Brauchler, Perlmutter among those seeking to replace Hickenlooper

BY TOM SKELLEY TSKELLEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

George Brauchler is seeking to trade his 18th Judicial District Attorney’s office for one in the state Capitol. Brauchler, a Republican, is campaigning to replace term-limited Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper in the 2018 election.

Citing what he called “ a lack of real leadership at the state level,” Brauchler said he wants to push for a stronger economy and tougher sentences for violent criminals.

“Our governor has spent the last six years being affable,” said Brauchler, who announced his candidacy April 5.

On the heels of Brauchler’s announcement, the race was infused with another big name, this one on the Democratic side. Six-term Congressman Ed Perlmutter made his candidacy for governor official on April 9. Perlmutter, of Golden, was first elected to the U.S. House in 2006. He represent Colorado’s 7th Congressional District, which largely comprises politically diverse

Jefferson County.

Brauchler was elected district attorney in 2012 and re-elected after running unopposed in 2016. The 18th Judicial District encompasses Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert and Lincoln counties.

He gained nationwide recognition for prosecuting the case against Brauchler Aurora theater shooter James Holmes, calling the case “the biggest trial in the history of the state.” He said maintaining his obligations outside the courtroom during the trial shows he can maintain his role Perlmutter as district attorney during the campaign. He added he would put his campaign on hiatus if a big case came up.

In February, Colorado’s economy was ranked the best in the country

by U.S. News and World Report, but Brauchler said it could be better with less regulation and streamlined registration policies for small business owners.

“We’re spending a lot of time running with the herd. I think we can be leading the pack,” Brauchler said. “Are we doing well? I think we’re doing fine, but we can be do-

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ing bigger and better for a longer period of time with the right leadership.”

Calling criminal justice his “wheelhouse,” Brauchler said he will push for stronger minimum sentences for DUI and homicide offenders.

“Right now, someone can commit serious murder and 20-25 years later be back on the street,” he said.

Brauchler has lived in Colorado for 45 years, currently residing in Parker with his wife and four children. He attended the University of Colorado, Boulder, and later graduated from the University of Colorado School of Law. He is a colonel in the Colorado Army National Guard.

Perlmutter, who launched his campaign at a grocery store in Golden on April 9, served in the state Sentate from 1995-2003. He said he is primarily concerned with protecting the environment and health care for Colorado.

Perlmutter said that under the Trump administration, he believes he can do more good as the governor than as a congressman “because it is the states that can act as a check and balance.”

Brauchler and Perlmutter have joined a crowded field that includes more than a dozen candidates.

Notable on the Republican side is businessman Victor Mitchell, a

Castle Rock resident who served in the state House from 2007-09. Mitchell runs Lead Funding, an organization that offers financing options for homebuilders and developers.

Mitchell was undaunted in his quest for a showdown in the June 2018 Republican primary election.

“Attorney Brauchler is a fine fellow — a pretty good lawyer. He’s a patriot and soldier,” Mitchell said in an emailed statement. “But we don’t need yet another lawyer at the Capitol. We need business people who are proven managers.”

Aside from Perlmutter, the Democrats in the race with the most name recognition are former state Sen. Mike Johnston and former state Treasurer Cary Kennedy.

Johnston is a Denver resident who served in the state Senate from 200916, and before that, was a teacher and principal. Kennedy, of Denver, was elected treasurer in 2006 and lost a re-election bid in 2010. In 2011, she was appointed the City of Denver’s chief financial officer and its deputy mayor, and she continued in those capacities until 2016.

Four of the past five governors have been Democrats. Hickenlooper was elected to the position in 2010 and re-elected in 2014.

— Editors Chris Rotar and Glenn Wallace contributed to this report.

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BUSINESS

The chamber connection: Helping businesses and residents

BY CLARKE READER CREADER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Chambers of commerce are designed to help their businesses grow and prosper in the community, bring in new customers and contribute to the economy.

But that’s not their only focus — chambers also inform and connect the residents of their communities.

“If businesses thrive, residents do as well,” said Pam Ridler, president of the Castle Rock Chamber of Commerce.

“We live in the community, too, and want it to keep growing and improving.”

With all the connections and resources available to them, chambers can serve as critical connections between businesses, nonprofits, local governments and residents.

“We work with the West Chamber and Arvada Chamber, because they provide great business connections, and because we’re always looking for experience faculty,” said Kim Rein, director of marketing and communications at Red Rocks Community College. “When we were raising capital for our Arvada campus, they were great in helping us raising awareness in the community.”

Training and leadership classes are also often hosted by chambers to get residents more involved.

“The chamber offers a leadership program, a young professionals program and various seminars,” wrote Angela Habben, Metro North Chamber president and CEO, in an email interview.

“All these provide diverse insight and information into the regional community and benefit one’s business — and personal — growth and development.”

Two of the most common ways residents interact with chambers are through chambers’ resources and special events.

Resources for newcomers, shoppers “When I needed to move a couple states over, the first place I called was the chamber of commerce of the city where I was moving,” said Andrea LaRew, president of Highlands Ranch’s chamber. “I wish more residents knew to use us as a resource. If someone needs something, we can help them or know someone who can.”

Chambers often serve as a first point

of contact for new residents, providing welcome kits and guides to the city. They also provide information to tourists interested in learning about hot spots to visit and entertainment options.

“We’re set up at the Arvada Visitor Center, and are able to interact with people just visiting our city,” said Kami Welch, president of the Arvada Chamber of Commerce. “Our place is to be on the home turf and educate and connect people in the community.”

For the person looking for a plumber, real estate agent or insurance company, chambers make connecting to reputable businesses easy through online directories and in-person recommendations.

“We all band together to promote Jeffco businesses,” said Pam Bales, president and CEO of Jefferson County’s West Chamber. “We have a huge list of businesses to connect with people who need a wide range of services.”

For those who prefer a physical resource, chambers create guides that residents can pick up and keep in their car or home. But more and more chambers have embraced social media and technology to extend the reach of businesses in creative and interactive ways.

“As a chamber, we’re always in the loop on what’s happening in the community,” LaRew said.

“It’s all about access and connection.”

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Community events, large and small When a visitor is sampling some of the best Jeffco eateries at Taste of the West, checking out sweet rides at the Englewood Car Show or watching a bull rider at the Douglas County Fair, they’re taking part in a chamber-sponsored event.

Many cities’ signature events are hosted or sponsored by their chambers, which serve the dual purpose of highlighting and connecting residents to member businesses, but also promote the city.

“The Douglas County Fair and Rodeo has been part of the history here for 60 years,” Ridler said. “We also have the Lighting of the Star event, and the Colorado Artfest is going into its 28th year.”

Beyond the big events, chambers host

smaller community-driven happenings that connect residents with everyone from nonprofits to elected officials.

These events are open to all residents.

“We have second and fourth Friday coffees in the morning at different area businesses, which helps us reach our residents directly,” said Randy Penn, director of the Greater Englewood Chamber of Commerce. “One of the things we’ve had to change is how we reach out to citizens. We have a great relationship with the city, and our next step is getting more residents involved.”

Some of the Arvada Chamber’s most popular events are its third Friday breakfasts, where attendees discuss everything from legislative wrap-ups to the state of the city, county, transportation and much more.

“We host a candidate forum every year that is really well-attended by residents,” Welch said. “We’re always looking at ways to tackle these issues.

Sometimes it gets heated, depending on the subject, but that’s how a good discussion goes.”

Smaller chambers, like the West

Colfax Community Association, host monthly morning meetings, that provide information and the opportunity to make important community connections.

“My brand new business wouldn’t exist without the WCCA,” said Gene Kalesti, owner of Pure Colorado Event Center and Kitchen. “All the connections needed to get started, I made the association’s meetings.”

In the end, so much of what chambers do comes down to a single word — connection. That applies to businesses, residents and the community at large.

“Our publications of a city guide that talks about Westminster, open job postings on our website, resident community bags and an online events calendar, ensure people can take on an active role in the community,” wrote Juliet Abdel, Westminster Chamber of Commerce president and CEO, in an email interview. “Residents can also partner as community investors and participate in committees and projects that make a significant impact in our city.”

press.com • South Valley Drywall, located at 8101 Midway Drive in northern Douglas County, has received the Excellence in Ethics Award from the American Subcontractors Association for the sixth time. More information: southvalleydrywall.com • Hawkeye, LLC, recently began offering aerial and ground-level drone videography, editing and production in Parker. More information: HawkEyeFlight.com • Black Belt USA, LLC, opened in Parker in March at 10841 S Crossroads Drive, Suite 6. The company

offers martial arts training for all age groups. Contact Bog Cho for information at 720-378-2614.

• Baseline Figures opened recently in Parker at 11688 Spotted St. The company provides body mass analysis.

Contact owner/operator Michael Sudia for more information at 720-726-3751.

• Burn Boot Camp opened in Highlands Ranch at 8800 S. Colorado Blvd.

The fitness facility offers a variety of classes. More information: burnbootcamp.com/highlands-ranch-co • Brooklyn Veterinary Clinic opened their new dog and cat veterinary hospital in Castle Rock at 1320

Virtuoso Loop. Dr. Deb Patterson, Dr. Kathy Gaughan and Dr. Jenni Woods are the veterinarians working in the practice. The facility also provides boarding, grooming and doggy daycare. More information: www.brooklynvet.com • Integrated Ear, Nose and Throat opened a new location at 9960 Sky Ridge Avenue in Lone Tree. More information: www.integratedent.com • Game-Set-Match, a tennis retail store with locations in Centennial, Denver and Louisville, won an award for 2016 Pro/Specialty Retailer of the Year from Tennis Industry magazine.

IN THEIR BUSINESS • Uncle Maddio’s Pizza will open a location in Castle Rock at 3990 Limelight Ave. on April 28. The fast-casual pizza shop offers four pizza sizes and three crust styles, in addition to sandwiches and salads. More information: unclemaddios.com • Rubio’s Coastal Grill will open a location in Littleton at 111 W. Mineral Ave. on April 13. The fast-casual Mexican restaurant offers fish tacos and other items. More information: rubios. com • Car Wash Express has opened a Littleton location at 2421 W. Belleview Ave. More information: carwashex-

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School district will work to educate community about tax measure Douglas County residents’ support sought for bond, mill levy vote in 2018

BY MIKE DIFERDINANDO MDIFERDINANDO@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The Douglas County School District is moving forward with plans to educate the community about its financial needs, which include hundreds of millions of dollars in capital improvements.

The goal is to get a pair of questions requesting more tax money on the 2018 ballot.

During its April 4 meeting, the board of education voted 7-0 to approve a resolution for a joint subcommittee to work with the superintendent and district staff to formulate and execute a plan to explain the need for new tax measures for the district.

In March, the subcommittee, which comprises members of the District Accountability Committee, Long Range Planning Committee and Fiscal Oversight Committee, advocated for putting a bond measure and mill levy override question on the

November 2018 ballot.

The group will now work with interim Superintendent Erin Kane and district staff to devise the best ways to reach out to the community, which voted against measures seeking more money for schools the previous two times questions were put on the ballot, in 2008 and 2011.

“We have to get moving toward the ultimate goal of a potential bond and mill in 2018 and this is just giving them the authority to move forward on doing the work of educating the community,” Board member Wendy Vogel said.

There had been discussion about possibly working to put a ballot measure on this year’s ballot.

But the committee said one benefit of waiting until 2018 is that the ballot will include the governor’s race, which likely will increase voter turnout.

Also, waiting a year would provide time to gather community support. In addition, they concluded it was best to not ask the community for a tax increase during the school board election in 2017, as it would become a campaign issue.

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Veterans Affairs Office closed April 18-21 The Douglas County Office of Veterans Affairs will be closed April 18-21 while staff attends mandatory training. For information on services offered by the office visit www.douglasveterans.org

FULL property tax payment due Payments must be received by the Treasurer’s office

by April 30, 2017. Payments received after the due date must include applicable interest. To obtain the amounts due or to pay online, please visit douglascotax.com and search for your account using the Public User Access.

E-check payments are free.

County Fair Foundation seeks nominees for 2017 Citizen Award Do you know someone who has demonstrated a high level of service and long-standing commitment to the Douglas County Fair and Rodeo? For more information and nomination forms visit www.

DouglasCountyFairFoundation.com Deadline for nomination forms is May 1.

Help keep your neighborhood safe Creating a neighborhood watch program can reduce crime in your community. For more information visit www.dcsheriff.net and search for neighborhood watch.

Love the County Fair & Rodeo?

Looking for a volunteer opportunity? Several volunteer opportunities are available for youth, adults and seniors during the 2017 Fair & Rodeo, Aug. 3-6. For more information, please contact Luanne Lee at 720-733-6900, fair@ douglas.co.us or visit www.douglascountyfairandrodeo.com/volunteers

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The bill would place a measure on the ballot to increase the state sales and use tax from 2.9 percent to 3.52 percent beginning Jan. 1, 2018 and lasting until 2038. It passed a House vote on March 31 by a 41-24 count and advanced to the Senate, where it would need approval before making its way to the governor’s desk. It has been assigned to the transportation committee.

The bill was sponsored in the Democrat-controlled House by Speaker Crisanta Duran, D-Denver, and Rep. Diane Mitsch Bush, D-Steamboat Springs, and in the Republican-controlled Senate by Senate President Kevin Grantham, RCanon City, and Sen. Randy Baumgardner, R-Hot Sulphur Springs.

The state transportation system faces a $1 billion per year funding shortfall, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation.

If the bill passes at the Capitol and then voters give it the nod, the measure would raise a net amount of about $604 million in new revenue from taxes in fiscal year 2018-19, according to an estimate from the Colorado Legislative Council staff. Under the bill, $300 million of the new revenue will be paid to the state highway fund, with the remainder going to county and municipal governments and a new multimodal transportation fund to develop public transit and bike and pedestrian options. It would also decrease the road safety surcharge — a vehicle registration fee — from $23 to $9 for most cars.

“All of this needs a vote of the people,” Sen. Daniel Kagan, D-Cherry Hills Village, said at a town hall he hosted in Littleton on April 4.

Despite some Republican support in the Senate, it drew vocal opposition from House Republicans. Before the House voted on the bill, House Republican

Leader Patrick Neville, of Castle Rock, and Assistant Leader Cole Wist, of Centennial, blasted, saying that they were excluded from discussions.

Wist believes that transportation improvements should be paid for with existing revenue streams rather than new taxes.

“It’s irresponsible for us to go and ask for a tax increase before exhausting all other options,” he said.

Wist also believes there will be significant Republican opposition to the bill in the Senate.

“Just because the Senate president is sponsoring the bill doesn’t mean it has majority support of that caucus,” he said.

Ultimately, four House Republicans supported it, including Polly Lawrence, of Roxborough Park. Lawrence, who initially opposed it, still has problems with the bill, but hopes the Senate will make some changes to it.

“I had quite a few concerns,” she said, noting that she thinks the sales tax increase is too much and she does not like the multimodal transportation oversight committee the bill creates. She believes the state should dedicate some general fund money to transportation projects.

“The reason I voted `yes’ was to telegraph to the Senate that I think they can make the changes necessary to make this a workable bill to fix our transportation issues across the state,” she said.

Republican House leaders attempted to divert other funding sources to transportation projects during budget negotiations on April 6, but were thwarted by the Democratic majority. Solutions the Republicans offered up included diverting general fund money, reducing funding for renewable energy programs and more.

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Get your head in the game Centennial coach trains more than physical ability

BY STEPHANIE MASON SMASON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Sports are not solely reliant on athletic ability.

That’s what Sterling Joseph believes. Owner of Sterling’s Team Speed and a coach for more than 20 years, he trains his athletes in a different way.

“Physically, we do the same thing as every other training center,” Joseph said. “A lot of places train from the shoulder down. But, with me, I train from the shoulder down and from the shoulder up. A lot of my kids who come out of here will leave with confidence. They believe they can take on the world.”

Joseph, along with six other coaches, trains kids starting at the age of nine and ending at the collegiate level. The goal is improvement, regardless of the athlete’s level.

“Our primary focus is development,” said Kira Schueppert, Sterling Team Speed’s business manager.

“We have some of the top kids in their club or in their sport and we have kids who want to go from the four team to the three team.”

At Sterling’s Team Speed, all levels are welcome. Joseph said he is just as proud of his kids advancing from a four team to a three team as he is his more accomplished players. Mallory Pugh, a member of the United States Women’s National Soccer Team, is one of Joseph’s athletes.

“I brag about all the kids I have, not just the top athletes,” Joseph said.

Joseph moved to Colorado from Louisiana after studying computer science in college. He slept in his car while trying to find work for the first few days. He started working an IT job while coaching part-time during those first few years here.

Eventually, Joseph decided to coaching full-time.

“It was the best decision I could have made,” Joseph said. “It was a natural fit. There is not a day I am not happy coming to work. I am the luckiest person alive.”

Katie Marcheso, 22, trained with Joseph for 15 years. She was a soccer player who wanted to be at the top of her sport.

“I’ve seen other strength and conditioning coaches throughout my years and he is the best,” Marcheso said.

Marcheso now works for Joseph

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In recent years, the district has faced funding shortages and rising capital needs at schools across the

Sterling Joseph, owner of Sterling’s Team Speed, believes that training an athlete to be confident is one of the most important components of overall training and athletic improvement.

PHOTOS BY STEPHANIE MASON as a sports performance coach. She believes a great athlete has a strong mind. Leading by example, Marcheso said, has been the best tool to teach the psychological aspect of sports.

“All sports are so mental,” Marcheso said. “I think people forget that it is a huge part of the game. We like to push our athletes harder. Having been through everything from the club to D1 level, I can share it all with the kids.”

Recently, Joseph moved his gym to a new location at 8170 S. University Blvd. in Centennial.

The new place has a sport recovery center, equipped with a cold tub and a hot tub, foam rollers and other recovery tools. It is also furnished with a cardio center, turf fitness area and a weight room.

Joseph initially assesses every kid that comes in for training. Every month, the kids are again tested to chart progress. If there is no improvement, the coaches make a new plan.

But, an athlete’s mind remains a priority. If kids start failing school, Joseph asks them not to return until their grades are improved.

“I want that well-rounded kid,” Joseph said. “It is not just training

district.

In 2015, the Long Range Planning Committee — a group of community members and parents who study the district’s capital needs — estimated the cost at $275.1 million for current and future projects over

Sterling Joseph, owner of Sterling’s Team Speed, has been training young athletes in the Denver area for 20 years. the body, but the mind as well.”

Above all, Joseph wants the athlete to leave his gym with confidence.

“At the end of the day, I think every kid deserves the opportunity to gain confidence,” Joseph said. “We have

five years. The committee identified the following major areas of need: facility reinvestment $133.6 million; technology, $53 million; and new construction to accommodate growth, $38.8 million.

Kane said she hopes

some kids in our special performance program who are not athletes.

This mom came in and told us that her kid needed confidence. Now that kid is excelling and is thinking about going into a sport.”

together they can “create a plan to make sure we are able to effectively communicate the financial and capital state of the district to the community.”

Board of Education Vice President Judith Reynolds said the committee needs

to talk to the community about “the needs of the school district and not the desires of the board of education.”

Board member David Ray agreed, saying “our community really needs to drive this initiative.”

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Doctor offers tips on walking and running for fitness

BY TOM SKELLEY TSKELLEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Each spring, warm temperatures and an abundance of sunshine beckon Coloradans out of the house. Whether starting a workout regimen from scratch or just trying to get back to their pre-winter form, Dr. Kathy Vidlock of Colorado Orthopaedics in Lone Tree says the benefits of walking and running go beyond weight loss and physical fitness.

“Exercise of any kind is beneficial for people with depression and anxiety. It helps relieve stress and it helps regulate sleep patterns. It helps all people rest more easily at night,” Vidlock says. “Walking is probably the most underrated form of exercise there is.”

Vidlock offers other words of advice to help walkers and runners of all shapes, ages and sizes get the safest and healthiest workout on the trails, sidewalks and shopping mall floors in the area.

Happy trails Vidlock says outdoor environments like trails and sidewalks provide the best psychological benefit, but indoor environments like the mall are better suited for rainy or cold days. Trails are softer than sidewalks and better suited for people who are just starting out or have joint pain. Concrete sidewalks provide more stability for those starting a running regimen who may be at risk for falls.

to the heart and lungs. After establishing a routine, she recommends walking for nine minutes and running for one, then adding a minute of running and reducing a minute of walking each week.

Dress for success “Shoes can really help you or hurt you,” Vidlock says. She recommends going to a running or walking goods retailer to be fitted. Other recommendations are to wear layers of wicking fabric, material that draws perspiration away from the body, to prevent getting too hot during a run or walk, or getting damp and cold as the workout ends.

Get going A good goal for beginners is to work up to a routine of walking for 30 minutes at a time, three times a week. Adding short bursts of intensity to the walk, which Vidlock describes as “a point where maintaining a conversation becomes difficult,” will maximize benefits

Talk with your doc Vidlock recommends consulting your doctor to make sure you’re physically able to begin a walking or running regimen, especially if you have a family history of heart disease or lung problems. She also cautions individuals with musculoskeletal or joint instability to consult their physician before pounding the pavement.

Keep going “The first couple of weeks are always the hardest,”

Vidlock says. “If you know that there are going to be times when you don’t really feel like running, it will be easier for you to keep going.” She also advises inviting others to join in and reminding yourself of health benefits to stay motivated at first. Maintaining a routine for four to six weeks makes it more likely it will become part of your lifestyle.

Treat yourself Rewards are a great way to motivate yourself to begin and maintain a walking or running routine, as long as the reward isn’t chocolate cake. Vidlock says other types of rewards, like a new pair of shoes or exercise equipment, can be just as motivating, and less selfdefeating.

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Vandalism in Daniels Park on the rise Trash, graffiti, fires warrant increased deputy enforcement

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Mike Woodland, a native of Littleton, has spent countless days at Daniels Park, walking his dogs and photographing the scenic views of the Front Range.

But about eight years ago, Woodland started noticing vandalism in the park. Broken bottles, trash, remains of fires and graffiti tags littered the property. Woodland would frequent the park about two days a week just to clean up after other park users, he said.

“It became such an ongoing task that it was almost like I had a part time job,” said Woodland, who now lives in Highlands Ranch. “I didn’t enjoy being up there.”

The 1,000-acre property, owned by Denver Mountain Parks, is home to historic ranch buildings, a stone shelter, a Native American memorial ground and a bison herd. It sprawls across land south of Highlands Ranch and north of Castle Pines North, off Daniels Park Road.

Vandalism at Daniels Park has increased in recent months, residents

and Denver Mountain Park officials say. The clay tiles on the shelter are broken, most likely from a person climbing on top of the structure, and paint covers some of the rocks and structures on the property.

“People are pouring paint over the side, which is much more difficult for us to remove,” said Cynthia Karvaski, public information officer of Denver Mountain Parks, adding that paint removal will require solvents and a pressure washer.

Karvaski said the behavior appears to be from teenagers who use the park after school and on the weekends when it’s dark out. Denver Mountain Parks cannot have a park ranger on the property full time because it monitors a total of 20,000 acres of parkland across Denver, Jefferson, Clear Creek and Douglas counties, Karvaski said.

Instead, Denver Mountain Parks is working with the Douglas County Sheriff ’s Office to increase enforcement in the Daniels Park area. The sheriff ’s office has added Daniels Park to its STACC — Strategic and Tactical Approach to Crime and Crashes —program, which assigns a team to develop a plan for a specific issue.

“The Douglas County Sheriff ’s Office has identified Daniels Park as a point of concern and has taken several actions to reduce and hopefully SEE VANDALISM, P15

Residents raise concern about vandalism at Daniels Park, including graffiti, trash and broken property.

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VOICES Finding the point can be more complicated than it needs to be

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ave you ever heard of Rube Goldberg?” Jennifer said.

“Of course.”

“Design one yourself. It might turn into a good column.”

Goldberg (1882-1970) was known for depicting complicated gadgets that are sequenced to complete a very simple task.

They were the opposite of efficiency. I think we all have encountered the opposite of efficiency.

Variations of Goldberg’s ingenious designs have appeared in a number of films. I recommend “The Way Things Go,” but you will also find Goldberg variations in “Back to the Future” and “Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure,”

Craig Marshall Smith

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has a famous course, Design and Manufacturing, that requires students to create a robot that will complete a relatively simple task with disproportionate ingenuity.

Ultimately there is a competition, “an Olympics of engineering,” in front of a cheering crowd.

I told Jennifer that I already had a good idea for a column.

“How to brighten up your spring patio with new and colorful furniture.”

She pretended to yawn.

I sat down to work on the crossword puzzle with my favorite No. 2 pencil.

“One across,” I said, “I know that one,”

and I was about to fill in the letters, when the point of my pencil broke.

I looked at Jennifer and Jennifer looked at me.

“How are you going to sharpen your pencil?” she said.

“OK, OK,” I said.

I thought about how I could sharpen the pencil and make an adventure out of it.

How do we sharpen pencils?

When I was just a grade-school boy, I pointed pencils in manual sharpeners. The sharpeners were usually black, and stuck to a wall.

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Don’t let the arts endowment strike out ALCHEMY

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Andrea Doray

pril is National Poetry Month. Thus, I paraphrase: “Oh, somewhere in this favoured land the sun is shining bright, / The band is playing somewhere, and somewhere hearts are light; / And somewhere men are laughing, and somewhere children shout, / But there is no joy in America—the NEA struck out.”

Perhaps you recognize this selection I appropriated from Ernest Lawrence Thayer’s “Casey at the Bat: A Ballad of the Republic Sung in 1888.” I chose this classic poem to

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Established by Congress in 1965, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is the independent federal agency that helps give people across America the opportunity to participate in and experience the arts. The NEA is the only funder, public or private, that provides equal access to the arts in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories, supporting performances, SEE DORAY P13

We must protect the environment The frenetic attempt to repeal and reform the Affordable Care Act has failed. Now we must look to destructive actions by the Trump administration and Congress trashing existing protections of the nation’s land, air and water essential for human health.

More than a century ago, the uncontrolled onslaught of the Robber Barons threatened the natural resources and wellbeing of Americans. Not since then have so many anti-conservation, anti-public health proposals appeared.

Among many regressive measures planned or just enacted are: disposal of massive amounts of public land — national monuments and national forests; elimination of clean air and pure water protections; allowing mineral development of national parks and wildlife refuges; massive budget cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency, land managers and clean energy scientists. And perhaps worst of all, destruction of every positive measure in place to reduce climate change.

In survey after survey, vast majorities of Americans say they treasure our heritage of public health and the benefits of public lands, water and air.

In Colorado, 74 percent of residents identify themselves as conservationists in the 2017 State of the Rockies Report. For us, this savage attack on some of America’s best assets is a nightmare. We can’t let a new generation of Robber Barons return our nation to the bad old days of the 1890s.

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SMITH FROM PAGE 12

You can still find them.

When I was a college student, one of my drawing professors expected us to whittle our points, and then refine them on little wooden paddles that had small strips of sandpaper stapled to them.

He thought the pencil sharpeners were far too aggressive, and that too much pencil was wasted.

When I taught drawing, I had four electric pencil sharpeners stationed around the room. If it were not for the electric sharpeners, too much class time would have been spent pointing pencils.

We rely on convenience, unless we’re cast away on an island like Tom Hanks.

I did think about the little sandpaper paddles, however. Could I make my own sanding surface and sharpen a pencil that way — if I were stranded somewhere?

I determined that I could. But I would need to have access to sand or

DORAY FROM PAGE 12

exhibitions, healing arts and arts education programs, festivals, and artist residencies.

And the NEA is on the verge of striking out.

Yes, I understand – and advocate for – the need to reduce the federal deficit, and yet the current White House budget proposal does not do that. And yes, I also understand that reducing the federal deficit means a reduction in spending … a reduction that causes the least harm and has the most impact. This budget doesn’t do that either.

We will never, ever agree on what causes the least harm, but what has the most impact on budget reduction is pretty quantifiable. For example, funding for the National Endowment of the Arts is on the chopping block. Yet the National Endowment for the Arts’ 2016 appropriation of $148 million constitutes only .004 percent of the federal budget.

Additionally, NEA grants provide a significant return on investment of federal dollars with $1 of NEA direct funding leveraging up to $9 in private and other public funds, resulting in $500 million in matchring support in 2016.

With only the $148 million annual budget, the NEA investments in the arts contributes to a $730 billion arts and culture economic industry, which includes 4.2 percent of the annual Gross Domestic Product, and

grit and some glue.

Any island that calls itself an island has sand.

But I don’t know what I would do about the glue.

I was never a Boy Scout. I have no survival skills. I have a refrigerator.

However, I know that some glues are nature-based, and that sap is very sticky.

I also know that starch is used in some adhesives, for corrugated board and wallpaper.

My island might have a potato tree.

Or I could loan the pencil to a gerbil. They gnaw, you know.

Ultimately, I gave up on it, walked to the studio, and let my electric Panasonic take care of it.

I sat down with my yellow, No. 2 pencil and looked at one across again.

Seven-letter word. Clue: “Follow a winding road.”

Meander.

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

supports 4.8 million jobs that yield a $26 billion trade surplus for the country.

Colorado Creative Industries, the NEA’s arm in our state, reports that Colorado ranks first in the nation for percentage of residents who personally perform or create artworks, second for residents who attend films and visit historic buildings, neighborhoods and parks, and third in reading literature and in attendance for live music, theater or dance.

So … what do we here in Colorado want the “Ballad of the Republic Sung in 2018” to be, 130 years after Casey took the bat?

NEA staff cannot lobby or participate in efforts to influence Congress regarding appropriations, law, legislation, or policy. But we can. If we want to fight for the arts in our communities, we need to step up to the plate. All of us. Call or write Colorado’s Congressional delegation and tell them what the arts mean to Colorado, and to you.

Tell them not to let the NEA strike out.

Andrea Doray is a writer who reminds us that private funding will not sustain the arts. And, of U.S. charitable giving, rural areas receive only 5.5 percent of all philanthropic dollars. NEA funding makes sure there is equitable distribution of funds, particularly for underserved communities, across the nation. Contact Andrea at a.doray@andreadoray.com for more information.

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Social-discussion meetings take place in Highlands Ranch, Castle Rock, Parker, Lone Tree and Roxborough. Visit douglasdemocrats.org and click on calendar for more information.

Douglas County Libertarian Development Group meets at 6 p.m. the first Thursday of each month at the Rio Grande Restaurant, 9535 Park Meadows Drive. Go to LPDG.org. The group also has a very active Facebook page. In addition, we are also recognized by the State Libertarian party. Contact Wayne Harlos at 303-229-3435.

Douglas County Republican Women meets at 11 a.m. the third Wednesday each month at the Lone Tree Golf and Hotel. Call Marsha Haeflein at 303-8414318 or visit www.dcgop.org or www. dcrw.org.

Highlands Ranch, Roxborough, and Lone Tree Democrats meet at 7 p.m. the Thursday of every month for topical speakers and lively discussion at the James H. LaRue Library, 9292 S. Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch.

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remove the issues of fires, graffiti, litter, and any other criminal activity that may be occurring throughout that specific area,” Deputy Jason Blanchard, of the sheriff ’s office, said in an email.

The sheriff ’s office will increase patrols in the area, monitor traffic stops and suspicious people or vehicles and connect with citizens who are using parking lots and pullouts around Daniels Park and nearby roads.

“The emphasis will be on making citizen contacts with the goal of educating citizens and to enforce applicable violations

such as, but not limited to, curfew, trespassing, minor in possession (of alcohol or drugs), vandalism, littering and illegal fires,” Blanchard said.

Daniels Park is open to the public from 5 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Rules include no glass bottles or containers, fires are only allowed in the outdoor fireplace grills or camp stoves, no hunting or use of firearms or fireworks and no overnight camping.

In March, when Douglas County had a fire ban in place, Woodland noticed remains of a burning fire at the park. He expressed concerns about a wildfire starting and spreading north to the Highlands Ranch Backcountry Wilderness Area.

“High wind could absolutely

carry an ember down in there,” he said, “and then the Backcountry catches fire.”

While Daniels Park isn’t in the jurisdiction of the Highlands Ranch Community Association, which owns the Backcountry, the HRCA is in touch with Denver Mountain Parks regarding the vandalism and illegal use within the park, said Mark Giebel, director of the Backcountry Wilderness Area.

Woodland asks that residents who use Daniels Park recreationally be respectful to their surroundings.

“It is a highly frequented place for photographers, but unfortunately people like to go there and party it up,” he said. “Be responsible — pack up your trash.”

Rules of Daniels Park, acres of sprawling land between Highlands Ranch and Castle Pines North, include no glass bottles or containers, fires are only allowed in the outdoor fireplace grills or camp stoves, no hunting or use of firearms or fireworks, no overnight camping and more.

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Nurture of nature

Medicinal plants heal the mind, body and soul

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ith spring seedlings now popping through the soil, Colorado gardeners everywhere anticipate the growing season of flowers, vegetables and herbs, all of which can be used for a variety of health benefits, experts say.

Plants are rich in minerals and vitamins that can greatly benefit an individual’s body, mind and

soul, said Dani Otteson, a community herbalist at Milkweed Herbarium in Littleton.

“Medicinal herbs are very versatile,” Otteson said. “I think a lot of times in society we don’t think as much about what we can do to support our health. People think about what medicine they need when they are sick, but we need to take care of ourselves and support our wellness.”

Community herbalists sell medicinal herbs to the public, but they are not to be confused with a medical professional, Otteson said. Before using a plant as medicine, it is always wise to talk to a medical professional about any SEE PLANTS, P17

For the mind Otteson started Milkweed Herbarium a year ago. At her business, she sells herbal teas and teaches classes.

Otteson, a Littleton resident, primarily teaches people how to use medicinal plants, explaining how to blend teas, make syrups and create infused oils or honey.

Since entering the world of medicinal plants, Otteson has experienced a positive change.

“One of the biggest differences is that now I am more aware of how I feel,” Otteson said. “It has gotten me really used to checking in and figuring out why I don’t feel good and where don’t I feel good. At that point, I can find the best thing to help.”

Her class on nurturing grief and broken hearts is Otteson’s favorite class to teach. She teaches people strategies for dealing with grief, such as prayer, exercise and writing.

“There is no one thing that can be an answer, but there are a lot of different strategies I suggest people try,” Otteson said.

She also demonstrates how to make teas that she says help with the grieving process.

Otteson believes that minerals in certain teas can calm and nurture a person. She suggests people drink tea three to four times a day to benefit from minerals in the tea blend.

“In general, minerals are one of the more difficult ingredients for people to get, especially in the standard American diet,” Otteson said.

The teas Otteson blends are all inspired by different punk rock songs and albums.

Otteson’s uplifting, mood-boosting tea blend, for example, is called “Rise Above,” named after a song by the punk band Black Flag.

Otteson said that she creates teas for people dealing with sleep issues and stress. She said it is important to deal with any underlying issues with a psychologist, but she also suggests a soothing tea blend.

Otteson’s most popular tea blend recommended for calming a mind is called “I Want to be Sedated,” named after a song

by The Ramones. In that tea, she puts catnip, chamomile and passion flower.

“Sleep and stress are two of the biggest challenges for people,” Otteson said. “The tea is calming; you can give it to kids, too.”

Dani Otteson, a community herbalist who recently opened her business, Milkweed Herbarium, holds an unblended tea.

TEPHANIE MASON

For the body Dating back to ancient Egypt, the aloe plant has a long history of medicinal use, according to healthline.com. The plant is a common household succulent often used for sunburn relief.

According to the website: • The plant contains active compounds that may reduce pain and inflammation and stimulate skin growth. Simply rubbing a small amount into a burn several times will help reduce pain and encourage healing.

• The anti-inflammatory property of aloe, B-sisterole, can ease the pain and reduce the affects of rhumatoid arthritis by consuming two ounces of aloe up to three times a day.

• The clear fluid in an aloe plant is 99 percent water. The other one percent is full of antimicrobial properties and contains vitamins C and E. This means that the non-greasy fluid can fight acne, reverse aging effects in skin and serve as a moisturizer.

• Aloe vera extract is also a good substitute for chemical mouthwash. The vitamin C fights plaque and the aloe soothes sensitive, swollen or bleeding gums.

Aloeplant.info, a website serving as a wellness resource to using aloe for health, suggests creating a honey and aloe face mask. The honey’s antibacterial abilities and aloe’s anti-inflammatory properties combined reduce redness, fight acne and moisturize the skin.

To make the mask, combine one tablespoon of pure aloe vera gel and one tablespoon of raw, unpasteurized honey.

Apply to the face, neck or back and leave it on for 20 minutes before rinsing the mask off with warm water.

For the soul Rachel Sorrell, owner of Sorrell’s Healing Arts in Evergreen, studied the Mayan approach to medicinal plants in Guatemala.

“I think there is a lot out there that is about fitness and lifestyle, but a lot of the time people forget about self-care,” Sorrell said.

Sorrell works with cacao, which she said is the purest form of chocolate. She mixes two tablespoons of cacao powder in hot water with chili powder and cinnamon — the same way the Mayans consumed the plant.

“In cacao, there are three main ingredients that allow a really beautiful thing to happen within a person,” Sorrell said. “The scientific name for cacao is theobroma. It translates to `food of the gods.’ ” The first ingredient in cacao is theobromine, which is similar to caffeine. Theobromine boosts energy and focus but has less of a “crash” than caffeine, Sorrell said.

The second ingredient in cacao is anandamide, or the “bliss chemical.”

“As humans, we naturally release anandamide when we are feeling pure joy or pure bliss,” Sorrell said.

The third ingredient, phenethylamine, is known as the love chemical. Sorrell said it is naturally produced in the human brain when falling in love.

“These three chemicals together allow people to enter a higher state of consciousness,” Sorrell said.

“Cacao is a facilitator that works within a person’s body to reach a higher state of feeling bliss, love and focus.”

Sorrell leads cacao meditations, in which clients consume a cacao beverage with four to six tablespoons of cacao, more than Sorrell’s recommendation of two tablespoons.

After drinking the cacao drink, the meditation starts with some movement and ends in a sitting meditation.

“When people cry, it makes me so happy,” Sorrell said. “It is not that I like to see people cry, it is just very moving. I can see people work through things with the help of cacao.”

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All things must pass — another record store is shutting down

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ave you ever driven by a house you once lived in, perhaps a childhood home, and wanted to stop in and see how things are different?

I had the opportunity to do this every time I stepped into the Angelo’s CDs and More in Wheat Ridge. I worked in the store through college, and before that LINER my mother owned NOTES the Budget Tapes and CDs at that same location for more than 20 years.

But now, after decades of businesses in the Applewood shopping center, the store is closing at the end of April.

I got the bad news Clarke Reader during a recent Saturday visit to the store, and it knocked the wind out of me. It was like hearing the house you grew up in was going to be bulldozed.

Like Joni Mitchell once wrote, “They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.”

According to a handout given to shoppers, the store is closing because of an increase in rent prices in the shopping center, as well as required upgrades to the property that Angelo’s would have to pay for. Instead, the location is having a big closing sale all month, and employees will be going to the East Colfax and South Broadway locations.

With its closing, west Jefferson County loses its only significant independent music store. On West Colfax there is Chain Reaction records, which focuses on metal and punk albums, and on Wadsworth in Arvada there is Black and Read, but that store doesn’t just do music — it also sells books, games and movies. If you want to peruse the latest vinyl releases, check out local artists and get a new CD for your car, the options are now big box stores like Best Buy, Target and Barnes and Noble, or heading to downtown Denver.

In 2015, Colin Hanks (Tom Hank’s son) made a fantastic documentary called “All Things Must Pass,” about the rise and fall of the Tower Records chain. The film is overflowing with interviews with former Tower employees, and music luminaries like Bruce Springsteen, Dave Grohl, Elton John and David Geffen. I’ve been thinking a lot lately about some of the things these people discussed since I found out the Wheat Ridge Angelo’s closing.

The shuttering of Tower, and other independent music shops, has been a slow but steady process since the advent of online shopping sites like Amazon, and digital music retailers like iTunes, Spotify and Pandora.

“How do you compete with that?”

Geffen said in one of the film’s interviews. “You know, if you could get Coca-Cola for free from your faucet, you wouldn’t buy a bottle of CocaCola.”

I completely understand how the ease, accessibility and affordability

PLANTS

Barbara Marshall, a resident of unincorporated Douglas County, said she believes natural medicine is better received by a body.

Marshall said that her daughter, who is a nurse, recently had twins and uses a tea to help her body produce enough milk for her infants.

“I believe using plants are safer because typically organic and natural items are used,” Marshall said. “Because they are natural items and they are not manufactured in a lab, your body is going to absorb them better.”

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health problems and the intended use of a plant to ensure safety.

“If you have a broken arm, you should definitely go to the hospital,” Otteson said. “There are so many ways herbs can support us in our lives, whether it is health challenges or every-day wellness. What it comes down to is people finding help that resonates with them and that they feel comfortable with.”

Dani Otteson, a community herbalist who recently opened her business, Milkweed Herbarium, poses with a milkweed plant, a plant that Otteson has a deep connection with.

STEPHANIE MASON

CLARKE’S ALBUM OF THE WEEK Selection: White Reaper’s “The World’s Best American Band,” released on Polyvinyl Records.

on sunny days, and you’re definitely going to want to add it to your summer rotation. This is rock as it was originally intended — loud, wild and free. The Kentucky group doesn’t quite live up to the album’s title yet, but they’re one step closer.

Review: If you’ve ever wondered what The Ramones would sound like if they had bands like Van Halen and Thin Lizzy as their main influences, White Reaper’s sophomore album answers that question in gloriously skuzzy fashion. This is the kind of rock album made for blasting out of car windows

Favorite song: “Little Silver Cross”

makes these kinds of services appealing and, of course, I use them, just like everyone else. But I still go to the record store when I find something I love and need a physical copy of, or when I want recommendations.

Because even with all the algorithms and recommendations based on previous search histories, you can’t replace the people who truly, truly love music and want to share it with their customers.

“Those people knew their stuff. They were really on their ball. I mean, they just weren’t employees and they happened to work at music stores. They were devoted to music,” John said in the film. “It was inviting. It was like going to your favorite café.”

For years, I was one of those people, and I learned so much about music from the people I worked with and customers I helped. If it really is the little things in life that matter, it’s difficult to top the joy that comes with discovering a new song, album or band that moves

you. There’s nothing quite like it.

As Mitchell wrote in the aforementioned song, “You don’t know what you’ve got ‘til it’s gone,” so be sure to celebrate and patronize businesses who provide these kinds of personal services while they’re around. There aren’t many music stores left, and believe me, we need them.

But don’t take it from me — The Boss knows you should, too.

“You know, everybody in a record store is a little bit of your friend for 20 minutes or so,” Springsteen said in the documentary. “There was that family aspect of a real record store.”

Clarke Reader’s column on how music connects to our lives appears every other week. A community editor with Colorado Community Media, he will miss the Wheat Ridge Angelo’s terribly.

Check out his music blog at calmacil20. blogspot.com. And share why record stores are important to you at creader@ coloradocommunitymedia.com.

Best song to kick off your summer playlist: “The World’s Best American Band”

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‘United in Love’ concert to aid Denver Actors Fund Charity helps those in local theater world deal with medical costs

BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

“These stars are returning to their roots to support the theater community from which they came,” said Eugene Ebner, who conceived an April 30 concert, “United in Love,” with actor Paul Page, of Ebner-Page Productions. “They are examples to all of us for fulfilling their dreams while inspiring and encouraging others.”

The concert will be a benefit for the Denver Actors Fund, which was founded in 2013. The fund has provided aid for members of the area theatre community with situational medical need.

Ebner was speaking of Annaleigh Ashford, a Wheat Ridge High

School graduate, who is getting rave reviews for her Broadway performance with Jake Gyllenhaal in “Sunday in the Park With George.”

(Longtime theatre fans will remember a talented teenaged Ashford’s performances at Country Dinner Playhouse and elsewhere in the area.)

She will enjoy a return engagement with Eaglecrest High Ashford School graduate Andy Kelso, who costarred with Ashford in “Kinky Boots.”

Also appearing will be Mara Davi (“Dames at Sea,” “Smash,” “A Chorus Line.”), who grew up in Highlands Ranch and performed locally.

Davi Hosting will be Eden Lane and Steven J. Burge and the music director is veteran Highlands Ranch-based musician Mitch Samu.

Mary Louise Lee, longtime area performer and Denver first lady, will appear as will Broadway’s Jodie Langel, and local composer Denise Gentilli, singers Daniel Langhoff, Sarah Rex, Jeremy Rill, Kirsten and Willow Samu, Eugene Ebner, Randy St. Pierre, Paul Dwyer, Robert Johnson, Thaddeus Valdez, Randy St. Pierre, Clarissa Fugazzoto, Becca Fletcher, Jimmy Bruenger — and more to be announced.

Also included: the cast of “The Jerseys” and the cast of the upcoming “13 the Musical” (an all-student cast).

The Denver Actors Fund, started by former Denver Post theater critic John Moore and actor/attorney Chris Boeckx in 2013, has made $82,000 available in the past three years to local theater artists in need. It has helped with medical bills, co-payments, delivery of meals and aid in snow shoveling. Recently, the fund has helped a young father struggling with

IF YOU GO “UNITED IN LOVE” will be presented at 7:30 p.m. April 30 at the Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree. Tickets cost $39/$59. Also, 100 audience members will, for an additional $25, be invited to mingle with the cast at a post-show reception. Lonetreeartscenter.org, 720-509-1000.

chemotherapy, a director who had triple bypass surgery and parents of a child who died with medical and burial expenses.

This will be the biggest benefit in the organization’s history, Moore said.

Theater attendees may have notices large shoes, boots, etc. prominently displayed in theatre lobbies.

They are there to gather any spare change the audience may have jingling in a pocket or purse, and everything goes into this important fund. For information or to donate, see denveractorsfund.org.

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Wonderbound troupe, Flobots join forces to examine struggles

onderbound Dance Company has collaborated with The Flobots, using music from a May album release, to create a production called “Divisions,” which explores in music and dance our evolving struggles SONYA’S between personal SAMPLER identity, community and collective power.

April 22-23, PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker; April 29-30, Newman Center, University of Denver, 2344 E. Iliff Ave. Tickets: parkerarts.org; newmancenterpresents.

Sonya Ellingboe com. `Colossal Classics’ The Littleton Symphony performs at 7:30 p.m. April 14 at Littleton United Methodist Church, 5894 S. Datura St., Littleton. Saint-Saens’ Symphony No. 3, “The Organ Symphony,” will feature organist Rick Seaton. Littletonsymphony.org.

Makah Indians Dr. Joshua Reid, author of “The Sea is My Country: The Maritime World of the Makahs” will speak about the Indian tribe of northwestern Washington state at 4 p.m. April 22 at Buck Recreation Center, 2004 W. Powers Ave., Littleton, as part of the Tesoro lecture series. Free, but reservations are requested: 303-3475999.

Eye of the Camera winners Chuck Rasco, Jim Sidinger and Steve Hirsch, Best of Show winners in the 2016 Eye of the Camera Exhibit, will present a joint show of their works from April 21 to May 28 at the Littleton Museum, 6028 S. Gallup St., Littleton. Open during museum hours. Admission is free.

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Spring Pottery Sale The Arapahoe Community College Clay Club will hold its Spring Pottery Sale on April 20 (1 p.m. to 8 p.m.), 21 (9 a.m. to 8 p.m.), and 22 (9 a.m. to 3 p.m.) in the Colorado Gallery of the Arts, in the Annex Building, east side of the Littleton

Main Campus, 5900 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton. Reception April 21, 5-6 p.m.

Order of the Indian Wars The Annual Denver Indian Wars Symposium will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on May 13 at the Colorado National Guard Headquarters Auditorium, 6868 S. Revere Parkway, Centennial. Five speakers, coffee and doughnuts, full buffet lunch with authors and booksellers. Send check for $35 to OIW, P.O. Box 1650, Johnstown, CO 80534. Information, and author or bookseller arrangements, Mike Koury, 970-420-8193.

Artists invited The Third Annual Littleton Plein Air Festival will be held May 31 to June 2. Registration will be limited to 50 artists (by May 12). Juror and demo: Don Sahli. Resulting pieces will be exhibited at Littleton’s Depot Art Gallery June 2 to 18. Depotartgallery.org.

Hudson Gardens Concerts at Littleton’s Hudson Gardens were to be announced on

April 10 and will appear on the venue’s website at hudsongardens. org. We didn’t have the listing at press time. In other news from Hudson Gardens: Concert company picnics will be available. Volunteers are sought for gardening and hosting. Construction is starting on the anticipated connection with the Mary Carter Trail. Nixon’s Coffee House will again operate the snack bar, starting soon. The Model Railroad will move near the Welcome Center and Gift Shop.

Vikings “Vikings: Beyond the Legend” is open at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd., Denver through Aug. 13. Ticket prices vary, with the most expensive being $25.95 for non-member adults, and can be purchased at dmns.org/tickets/ Vikings; 303-370-6000.

Magic show “Six Amazing Magicians” is the show set for April 14-15 at Theatre of Dreams, 735 Park St., Castle Rock.

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CURTAIN TIME Children’s theater “Peter and the Wolf,” adapted and directed by Rory Pierce, will be on stage at Miners Alley Playhouse, 1224 Washington Ave., Golden, at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. on April 22 and 29.

It is inspired by Prokofiev’s famous orchestral work. Tickets, $10: minersalley.com, or phone 303-9353044.

Song and dance “42nd Street” by Michael Stewart, with music and lyrics by Harry Warren and Al Dubin, plays through June 4 at Candlelight Dinner Playhouse, 4747 Marketplace Drive, Johnstown (I-25 to exit 254,

just south of historic Johnson’s Corner). Shows Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, preceded by dinner. See ColoradoCandlelight. com for times and ticket prices, or call 970-744-3747.

Regional premiere “Priscilla, Queen of the Desert,” with book by Stephen Elliott and Allan Scott, plays April 21 to May 28 at the Aurora Fox, 9900 E. Colfax Ave., Aurora. Two drag queens and a transgender woman travel in the Australian Outback.

Tickets start at $26, 303-739-1970, aurorafoxartscenter.org

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“Evita” by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice plays through April 29 at the Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree. A musical story of Argentina’s legendary first lady, Eva Peron, directed by Gina Rattan. Tickets: 720-509-1000, LoneTreeArtsCenter.org.

Search for roots “The Intelligent Design of Jenny Chow” by Rolin Jones plays through May 21 at Vintage Theatre, 1468 Dayton St., Aurora. Mark Pergola directs a story of a female genius who searches for her Chinese birth family. Performances: 7:30

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(Littleton’s Linda Suttle plays Judge Olga Noose.) Performances: 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and Monday, April 24; 2:30 p.m. Sundays (no show on April 16). Tickets: $24-$30, vintagetheatre.com, 303-8567830.

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Luncheon at country club salutes winners of opera competition Nine performers sing for guests at annual event

BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

April 4 was the date for the Denver Lyric Opera Guild’s annual Opera on Tuesday luncheon honoring its opera competition winners with awards that totaled about $30,000 — and listening to their rich voices.

The event was held at Pinehurst Country Club, where accompanist Dr. Beth Nielsen, of Highlands Ranch, worked with each singer so smoothly that they complimented her afterward.

Nine of the 10 highly trained winners performed an aria for the luncheon guests,, including upbeat drinking songs, love songs and others bearing on the human experience (University of Tennessee master’s degree candidate Griffen Hogan Tracy, 23, a Colorado resident who sings bass, had to return to school for rehearsals.)

Soprano Ekaterina Kotcherguina (Katia), 28, won first place, the Galen and Ada Belle Spencer Award. The University of Colorado student, who is pursuing her performance certificate, said she would use her award to

The Denver Lyric Opera Guild held a luncheon Arpil 4 to hear the winners of its annual competition for young operatic singers.

PHOTO BY DLOG PRESIDENT MARLEEN DIAMOND. enter a number of auditions which involve fees and travel expenses.

Originally from Russia, she has lived in Mexico and the U.S. and studied in London. (Ada Belle Spencer was a contralto, who left her professional music career to marry Galen Spencer and lived in Denver where she was involved in supporting music.)

Second place, the Kenneth King Foundation Award, was given to soprano Amy Maples, 30, who came to Colorado two years ago as a Young

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Artist with Opera Colorado. She has followed last year’s top winner, Sara Cambridge, as a voice teacher at Denver School of the Arts.

Baritone Joshua DeVane, 32, is pursuing a master’s in vocal performance at the University of Colorado. He won third place, the Myrtle F. Hoffman Award. The Georgia native said his original degree was in info-tech, but he decided he wanted a career in music after he was laid off.

Molly Jane Hill, mezzo, who won fourth place, the Ada Belle Spencer Award, said she will use her prize money to expand her repertoire this spring. “Singers pay to place a job application,” she said. She also hopes to do an audition tour in Europe, which is very expensive.

Christian Mark Gibbs, 25, a tenor who won fifth place, said he is from Queens, New York, came to Denver for a job and is working on a masS ter’s degree in music at Colorado s State University in Fort Collins. His c winnings will help pay summer bills here while he attends a summer g music festival. h Baritone and sixth-place winner 1 Schyler Vargas, 23, a Colorado State graduate, will use his prize money H for graduate school expenses. He has a a an appearance with the Littleton g Symphony coming up.

F Jovahnna Barboa, soprano, won s the seventh-place Sherry Sheperd Sargent Memorial Award, presented

by Dr. Frank Sargent of Englewood. a She has a master’s and an artist’s di- v ploma from Lamont School of Music y v at the University of Denver.

Certificates of merit went to Nadyas Hill, soprano; Claire McCahan, mez- N P zo, and Griffen Hogan Tracy, bass.

For information about the Denver a Lyric Opera Guild and its programs, B see: denverlyricoperaguild.org. New c t members are welcome.

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Students hear stories of Holocaust from survivors Presentation was part of history lesson at STEM School

BY ALEX DEWIND ADEWIND@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A special presentation at STEM School and Academy left students speechless — some crying.

“It made me think of how grateful I am for everything I have,” said Danielle Jacobson, 12.

As part of a lesson in history, Holocaust survivors Sara Moses and Eva Friedlander spoke to a gymnasium full of seventhgrade students on April 6.

Friedlander spoke via Skype, as she lives in Georgia.

Moses, 79, who now works at the Mizel Museum in Denver, recalled life as one of the youngest Holocaust survivors. She was 1 year old when she was forced into the first Nazi-occupied Jewish ghetto in Poland. She would later go to a Nazi work camp and then to Bergen-Belsen, a concentration camp. She suffered scarlet fever, typhus and typhoid.

She credits her survival to her imagination as a child — dreaming up stories and escaping into another world.

“My mission is to bear witness to the biggest hate crime in human history,” Moses said to the students. “If we don’t remember our past, we are doomed to repeat it.”

Freidlander, 95, was 16 years old and living in Hungary when Hitler took over. She changed her identity and went into hiding, presenting a different perspective than that of Moses.

Friedlander’s granddaughter, Ella Goldman, a seventh-grader at STEM School and Academy, was among the group of students listening to the presentations.

“It makes me appreciate the things that we have — a roof over our heads, education, families,” Goldman said with tears in her eyes.

Erin Christian, a language arts teacher at STEM School and Academy, said the assembly was a way to connect the Holocaust to students’ current lives.

“Middle school is such a tumultuous time for them,” Christian said. “I feel like it’s an experience for them to see that behaviors have consequences.”

Sara Moses, a Holocaust survivor. Moses was 1 year old when the Nazi party took over her hometown in Poland. She spoke to a gymnasium of STEM School and Academy students on March 6.

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Three plays have strong connections to place Littleton, Denver productions take audiences along for interesting rides

IF YOU GO

BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Some plays say “could be anywhere” in their introductions, but our trio of the week all were clearly tied to a specific and unique locale.

• Eudora Welty’s novella was the inspiration for Town Hall Arts Center’s “The Robber Bridegroom,” a raucous musical by Alfred Uhry and Robert Waldman, backed by a live bluegrass band that’s center stage. Ryan Buehler plays the likable but crafty robber, Jamie Lockhart, who says, “I steal with style!” He tries to lure Rosamund (Beckah Ortiz), daughter of the richest

Ryan Buehler plays Jamie, the Robber Bridegroom, and Rebekah Ortiz is Rosamund, his intended bride, in “The Robber Bridegroom,” a bluegrass-flavored musical at Town Hall Arts Center through April 30.

COURTESY PHOTO local planter, Clement (T.J. Hogle), into a marriage.

Along the way, we meet Clement’s

wife, Evil Stepmother Salome (Steph Holmbo in an area debut), who even comes up with a poisoned apple, as well as assorted nasty plots involving elimination of Rosamund. Ryan Heidenreich is her bouncy sidekick, Goat. (These two are supposed to be goofy, but I felt that they overplayed their parts in a deliberately chaotic setting.)

Also on the scene: Big Harp and Little Harp and a cranky talking head in a box. Mistaken identity is often included in the formula for a comic storyline and the scene becomes pretty confusing if one seeks a linear plotline. (Don’t bother!)

Dance numbers, with a bluegrass flavor, are choreographed by Kelly Kates and the music director is Donna Debreceni.

Enjoy this one for its colorful collection of backwoodsy characters and upbeat music.

• Science fiction fans are the target audience for Jennifer Haley’s play, set in a virtual wonderland. “The Nether” is presented as a first offering by the new Benchmark Theatre Company at the Buntport Theater (though very different from Buntport company’s witty productions).

The central set is the bedroom of an old house, in Sims/Papa’s virtual world, where people fulfill some unacceptable fantasies. Just log in and choose an identity …

On the outside, in the real world, is the office of detective Morris (Haley Johnson), who suspects something is

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Johnson is company co-founder with director Rachel Bouchard.

Papa is well-played by local actor Marc Stith, also a company member, and the clients who enter his world are Doyle (the excellent Jim Hunt) and another detective type, Woodnut (Cameron Varner). In the Nether, they meet 12-year-old Iris (talented young Ella Madison, who happily said in an aftershow talk-back, “I like to be someone else!”).

• A hot, humid Louisiana trailer park, in 1991, is a crowded home for Wanda (Kelly Uhlenhop) and Al (Robert Michael Sanders) and their four kids in “Baby Dance.” Pregnant with a fifth child she does not want, the desperate Wanda runs a newspaper ad and connects with a well-off childless couple and a lawyer who handles such matters.

The prospective mom, Rachel (Megan Van De Hey), appears to get acquainted shortly before the baby is due to arrive, and is obviously uncomfortable with the trailer trash lifestyle, although she tries to keep calm. Al appears on the scene, swearing at the neighbors and their dog and generally hostile. His angle is to see how much money he can extract from Rachel and her husband Richard (Josh Levy). Sanders plays nasty guy really well in this piece.

The scene moves to the hospital, where baby arrives and lawyer Ron (Gracen Porecca) joins the scene, conferring with Richard and deflecting Al’s requests for a new car.

This poignant tale is well-presented

by Cherry Creek Theatre Company in its new home at the Mizel Arts and Culture Center.

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Theater company that coalesced last year stages play in Denver IF YOU GO

BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A couple of years ago, skilled actors — and good friends — Haley Johnson and Rachel Bouchard “wanted to do a project together,” they said as we sat down before rehearsal time to chat.

What? They thought of producing, writing a play together and developing a company, which won out. It is named Benchmark Theatre, and its play “The Nether” is now running at Denver’s Buntport Theater. (Benchmark is defined by Merriam-Webster as “a way to judge the quality or level against other similar things.” Also a surveyor’s mark, cut into a wall, a

“The Nether” plays through April 23 at Buntport Theater, 717 Lipan St., Denver.

Performances: 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and 6 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: $30/$20, benchmarktheatre.com. Inquiries: info@benchmarktheatre.com. pillar, a building.)

The pair spent a year planning before announcing last July, with an Aug. 1 open house at Redline Gallery, that Benchmark Theatre Company was joining the Denver area’s active theatre community. The company has a youth partner at Redline.

In response to the Orlando nightclub shooting, the new company became involved in an eight-company effort at Vintage theatre that raised over $2,000 for the Human Rights Campaign.

Groundwork first: “I spent more time with corporate governance than artistic (considerations),” said Bouchard, who is director of the company’s first production, “The Nether,” which opened March 31 at Buntport Theater. Johnson plays a detective in the cast.

Next project will be a new science fiction play festival, “Fever Dream,” in June, with all new works and lots of intellectual discussion, also at

Buntport. They hope to attract people who participate in events such as Comic Con, Johnson said.

They are reading through 300 submissions for the festival, which will run over a weekend.

The play is for mature audiences, the pair cautions about the recent work by Jennifer Haley. It presents a “virtual wonderland that provides total sensory immersion; just log in and indulge your every desire. But a young detective discovers a disturbing brand of entertainment and triggers an investigation into the darkest corners of the imagination.”

A serpentine crime drama as well as a haunting sci-fi thriller …

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‘The Robber Bridegroom’: 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, and 2 p.m. Sundays, through Sunday, April 30, with an additional show at 2 p.m.

Saturday, April 15, at Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 W. Main St., Littleton. The musical follows a rascally robber of the woods as he courts the only daughter of the richest planter in the country. The proceedings go awry, however, thanks to a case of double-mistaken identity. Tickets available at the box office, by calling 303-794-2787 or online at townhallartscenter.org/robberbridegroom.

‘Don Quixote’: 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.

Saturday, April 22 at the Performing Arts Complex at Pinnacle Charter School, 1001 W. 84th Ave., Federal Heights. Presented by Denver Ballet Theatre, Centennial. Go to www.denverballettheatreacademy.com for tickets and information.

ART

Animation Show of Shows: through April 14 at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, 7301 S. Santa Fe Drive, Unit 850, Littleton.

Featuring 17 new animated shorts from 11 countries. Tickets available at https://drafthouse.com/ denver/tickets/the-18th-annualanimation-show-of-shows/ tickets/0401_55741. Go to www. animationshowofshows.org Explore the Art of Mehndi: 5:30 p.m. Monday, April 17 at the Castle Pines Library, 360 Village Square Lane. Hands-on tips and techniques for adorning your skin with henna. All age. Registration required; call 303-791-7323 or go to www.DCL.org.

Art Works with Clyfford Still: 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 18, at the Parker Library, 20105 E. Mainstreet. Learn about the artist behind the Clyfford Still Museum and create your own masterpiece in a professionally guided workshop.

For adults. Registration required; call 303-791-7323 or go to www.DCL. org.

Cultural Arts Fair: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Saturday, April 22 at the Lone Tree Library, 10055 Library Way. Discover diverse music, art, and globally inspired street food (for purchase). All ages. Registration required; call 303-791-7323 or go to www.DCL.org.

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this week’s TOP FIVE Magic Show Benefits Heart Association: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 15 at Theatre of Dreams, 735 Park St., Castle Rock. Six magicians plus a special surprise guest. Sleight of hand, mind reading, close-up magic, comedy magic and more. Family friendly. Call 303-6606799 or go to http://Tickets.AmazingShows.com for tickets and information.

Cravings, Weight Gain and the Blood Sugar Rollercoaster: 10-11 a.m. Saturday, April 15 at the PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker. Learn how nutrient dense-meals support healthy metabolism and which nutrient supplements support healthy blood sugar levels and appetite control. Call 303-805-6800 or go to www. parkerartscenter.com.

West of the Blues Band: 2-3 p.m. Saturday, April 15, at Bemis Public Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton. Band members from the Littleton area include Cameron Craig, music teacher; Thomas Curry, retired judge; Terry Schmitt, business owner;

EVENTS

Thrive Church Easter Worship, Egg Hunts: 3 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.

Saturday, April 15, and 9 a.m., 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. Sunday, April 16, at Parker Performing Arts School, 15035 Compark Blvd., Parker. Egg hunts are open to children in fifth grade and younger. Event also features bounce houses, video games and more. Adults will enjoy free Starbucks coffee and doughnuts.

Go to www.thrivechurch.com/ easter-at-thrive.

Birding Insights Workshops: 1-4 p.m. Saturday, April 15 (Backyard Bird Feeding in Spring and Summer); and Saturday, May 13, time TBD (Spring Migration), at Audubon Nature Center, 11280 S. Waterton Road, Littleton.

Register at http:// www.denveraudubon.org/event/.

Workshops give adults and teens birding knowledge and tips, including techniques for identification, food preferences, life cycle and more.

Family Tree Maker Software: 9:3011:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 18, at Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit, 6400 S. University Blvd., Centennial. Professional genealogist Deena Coutant presents the final part of a three-part series on this genealogy software program. No registration required.

Contact Bob Jenkins, president,

and Phil Cortese, former City of Littleton employee. Band will play old favorites and some new blues tunes. Call 303-795-3961.

Identifying Old Photos: 1-3 p.m.

Tuesday, April 18, at Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit, 6400 S. University Blvd., Centennial. Kirsten Canfield, multimedia librarian for Arapahoe Libraries, provides tips on searching for clues that could help date an image or identify the people or locale. Contact Bob Jenkins, president, at ColumbineGenealogy@gmail.com. Go to www.ColumbineGenealogy.com.

Shakesfest 2017: 7 p.m. Tuesday to Saturday, April 18-22 and 1 p.m. April 22 at Castle View High School. Castle View Theatre Company will perform “Much Ado About Nothing” and “William Shakespeare’s Star Wars.” Shakesfest hopes to promotoe Shakespeare in the community while providing high quality theater. Tickets available at ShowTix4u.com.

at ColumbineGenealogy@gmail. com. Go to www.ColumbineGenealogy.com.

Shrubs and Trees of Colorado: 11 a.m. Saturday, April 22 at the James H. LaRue Library, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch.

Get expert tips from a master gardener on selecting the best shrubs for your yard and caring for them.

All ages.

Registration required; call 303-791-7323 or go to www.

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Douglas County Democrats Spring Gala, Auction: 6-10 p.m.

Saturday, April 22 at Lone Tree Golf Club, 9808 Sunningdale Blvd., Lone Tree. Newly elected Denver District Attorney Beth McCann is the keynote speaker.

Call 720-509-9048 or go to www.

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Celebrating Pollinators All Around Us: 12:30-3:30 p.m. Saturday, April 22 at Curtis Center for the Arts, 2349 E. Orchard Road, Greenwood Village. Presented by SoSu Artists Collective. Program for ages 14 and older. Learn about honeybees, their habitat and habits, and learn what to plant in your gardens to attract honeybees and other pollinators. Local honey will be available to taste. Register at www.greenwoodvillage.com/registration or call 303-7997-1779.

Plant-A-Seed Workshop for Kids: 1-3 p.m. Saturday, April 22, the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Kids ages 8-11 will learn how to plant seeds and care for their plants. Space is limited; register at GrowInDoug. com. Program presented by the Douglas County Conservation District.

Let Your Garden Grow: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 22 at Centennial Center Park, 13050 E. Peakview Ave., Centennial.

Centennial’s Earth Day celebration features events appealing to gardeners of all ages and skill levels. Plant sale benefits Project C.U.R.E. Paint watercolor paintings on plantable seed paper Help the Centennial Youth Commission plant wildflowers on the butte at the park. Go to the Things to Do tab at http://www.centennialco. gov/ White Elephant Bingo: 3 p.m.

Monday, April 24 at Cantril House, 221 Cantril St., Parker. Bring small trinket or funny item worth $5 or less for the prize pot. Light refreshments served. Space is limited; call 303-482-5552 for

information or to RSVP. Lost Department Stores of Denver: 2 p.m. Monday, April 24 at Bemis Public Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton. local author and historian Mark Barnhouse shares stories and photos of Denver’s long-gone department stores. After the presentation, the audience will share memories of favorite stores no laonger in existence. Copies of Barnhouse’s book, “The Denver Dry Goods: Where Colorado Shopped with Confidence,” will be available for purchase and signing. Call 303795-3961.

Red Hat Luncheon: noon Tuesday, April 25 at Cantril House, 221 Cantril St., Parker. Guests wear festive red headgear. Dave Hidalgo performs. The Red Hat Society connects like-minded women, introduces new friends and enriches lives through the power of fun and friendship. Space is limited; call 303-482-5552 for information or to RSVP. Garden Spruce Up Event: 9 a.m.

Wednesday, April 26 at Valley House, 255 S. Valley Drive, Castle Rock. Volunteer event a great opportunity to get some exercise while helping local seniors. Bring your own rake and help spruce up the grounds of the assisted living center. Light refreshments will be served to volunteer. Call 303-4825552 for information or to RSVP. Broken Tee Women’s 18-Hole Saturday Golf Club: play on Saturday mornings; season starts in April. Broken Tee Golf Course is at 2101 W. Oxford Ave., Englewood. Good for working women and mothers. Contact BTWSGC@ aol.com ROAD CarFit for Seniors: 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. the first Wednesday of each month through September, at Dahlia Campus for Health and Wellbeing, 3401 Eudora St., Denver.

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

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

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Anticoagulation Basics, Through Thick and Thin: 1:30-2:30 p.m. Monday, April 17 at the South Denver Heart Center, 1000 Southpark Drive, Littleton. Learn to live with warfarin/coumadin. For information or to register, call 303-744-1065, www.southdenver.com.

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Meeting Room West at 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Contact the Bonfils Appointment Center at 303-363-2300 or bonfils. org.

Envision Healthcare Blood Drive: 9-11:10 a.m. and 12:30-2 p.m. Thursday, April 20 inside the Bloodmobile at 6200 S. Syracuse Way, Greenwood Village. Contact the Bonfils Appointment Center at 303-363-2300 or bonfils.org.

Pregnancy and Postpartum Back Pain: 9 a.m. Saturday, April 22 at Physical Therapy Specialists, 7853 E. Arapahoe Court, Suite 1400, Centennial. Pain present during pregnancy that is not treated often continues for months, even years after your baby is born. Seating is limited; call 303-740-2026 or email staff@ptspecialist.com for reservations for this free lecture. Go to www. ptspecialist.com.

Littleton United Methodist Church Blood Drive: 1:30-6 p.m. Thursday, April 20 inside the reception hall at 5894 S. Datura St., Littleton. Contact Christine Trickey at 303730-3835 or visit bonfils.org.

Diabetes, Pre-diabetes and Insulin Resistance: 11 a.m. to noon Monday, April 17, at the South Denver Heart Center, 1000 Southpark Drive, Littleton. Susan Buckley, RD, CDE, teaches the ins and outs of diabetes and how to control blood sugar.

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Craig Hospital Blood Drive: 10-11:40 a.m. and 1-3:30 p.m. Friday, April 21 inside the Family Housing Conference Center, 3425 S. Clarkson St., Englewood. Contact the Bonfils Appointment Center at 303-363-2300 or bonfils.org.

Heart Health Nutrition: 11 a.m. to noon Wednesday, April 19 (Thyroid Health-Your Metabolic Engine) at the South Denver Heart Center, 1000 Southpark Drive, Littleton. Presented by Susan Buckley, RD, CDE. For information or to register, call 303-7441065 or go to www.southdenver.com.

PACE Center Blood Drive: 9:30-11:40 a.m. and 1-3 p.m. Friday, April 21 inside the Bonfils Bus at 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker.

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800 meters can be a real pain

Decades don’t dim coach’s love of game

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Douglas County junior Lina Corrales was the winner of the 800 and 1,600 races at the April 3 Highlands Ranch Invitational. She claims it takes heart to succeed in 800-meter runs, and between races walks to stay loose and listens to music.

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Race combines elements of a sprint and a distance event

Race prep includes ‘grueling’ training

BY JIM BENTON JBENTON@COLORDOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The 800-meter run is not a sprint and it’s not a distance race. It’s a hybrid.

It takes speed, stamina, grit and a high threshold for pain to succeed in the 800, which is often referred to as a middle-distance race.

In short, the 800 — which is roughly half a mile — is tough, Colorado high school coaches and runners agree.

“The 800-meter run is absolutely brutal,” said Faith Christian coach Steve Urban, who was the distance coach last season for boys 5A state SEE TRACK, P31

STANDOUT PERFORMERS Lance Tillman, lacrosse, sophomore, Valor Christian: The Eagles snapped a four-game losing streak with a 22-8 win over Cheyenne Mountain on April 6, and Tillman had six goals and seven assists.

Cole Blatchford, baseball, senior, Mountain Vista: He allowed four hits over seven innings and two runs while

striking out nine batters in a 4-2 win over Arvada West on April 8.

Micah Conley, track, senior, Arapahoe: He was first in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 15.91, won the 300 hurdles in 41.02 and ran a leg on the 4x400 relay during the City of Littleton Championships on April 7.

Sam Beecher, baseball, junior, Pon-

derosa: The right-hander pitched six innings, allowed one earned run, scattered six hits and fanned 10 batters in the Mustangs’ 5-2 triumph over Evergreen on April 8.

Maddie Etten, soccer, sophomore, SkyView Academy: She scored the gamewinning goal in the 3-0 conquest of Front Range Christian on April 6.

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

arc Johnson was standing near the left-field foul line answering questions, and it didn’t take long to understand why he is still coaching baseball at Cherry Creek High School.

It’s for the love of the game.

On a recent afternoon, he stopped several times OVERTIME as the Bruins were starting practice to stress to pitchers the importance of throwing strikes, to tutor outfielders on drop steps and to remind a shortstop on knowing the arm strength of outfielders.

“I still love working Jim Benton with kids,” he said. “They are fun to work with and they still listen.

They try hard.”

Johnson, 72, is in his 45th season as head baseball coach at Creek. He also served for 23 as boys soccer coach.

He is on a Colorado coaching longevity list that includes Denver East and Machebeuf football legend Pat Panek (52 years), Denver Christian basketball coach Dick Katte (48 years), Dove Creek football coach Kenneth Soper (46 years), Heritage and Columbine wrestling mentor Ray Barron (46 years) and Eaton baseball coach Jim Dantley (46 years), who is now an assistant at Littleton. Only Barron and Johnson are active head coaches.

“I’ve been very blessed having the community and administration we have,” Johnson said.

Johnson went into this season with 751 coaching victories, so the success ratio works in his favor. The Bruins have captured eight state championships, been the runner-up five times, a final four team in 22 springs and have earned 29 league titles.

“There are obviously a lot better players today,” Johnson said. “They’re stronger, bigger and faster. Sometimes the baseball IQ isn’t any better. We work every day on baseball IQ stuff.

“Obviously the first state championship in 1983 was memorable. That 1995-96 team when we started that run of five straight state championships was a huge time. That was our heyday.”

Filling out lineup cards, strolling to the mound and prepping fields after unpredictable spring storms will continue to be part of Johnson’s life.

“I’ve always said this: As soon as the kids don’t relate any more and as soon as the kids aren’t happy, I’ll know its time,” he said. “I’m not going to go anywhere until I feel it is time or the school says it’s time. I still absolutely love it.

“For me, I don’t golf or fish because I’m so immersed in baseball. When I do give it up, I’m going to have to learn to fly fish or do something. Coaching is obviously something I love. One thing, I’ve gotten more tolerant than I was when I was younger.

You kind of have to shift with the culture a little bit.”

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champion Pomona.

Kaden Lathrop, a senior at Highlands Ranch, was concise when asked what it takes to excel in the 800.

“The number one thing in running the 800 is guts,” he said. “Anyone can be in good enough shape and have the form and speed, but what it really takes to finish an 800 is some guts.”

Mountain Vista junior Caden Foster, a friend and rival of Lathrop, sometimes feels wiggly at the finish.

“It’s a weird race,” he said. “The first half, you feel good, but it hits you immediately after the first lap.

You think, `What am I doing, this is really hard.’ By the time you run the last 100 your legs are Jell-O.” Strategy becomes a big part of the 800, which while neither a sprint nor a distance race, combines elements of both.

“It is kind of its own category. It is more of a mental race,” said Vincent Workman, the Pomona High school 800-meter record holder and now a freshman at Colorado School of Mines. “You just can’t sit back and kick at the end like a distance race and you can’t just go all out all the time like a sprint race. It’s strategy based and mentally based.

“I broke the Pomona high school record for the 800 and that probably was the hardest race of my whole

Highlands Ranch senior Kaden Lathrop, left, who won the 800 and 1,600 at the April 3 Highlands Ranch Invitational, claims elite 800-meter runners need guts to compete.

Lathrop showed grit last spring when he missed five weeks of training after undergoing surgery for a ruptured appendix but came back three weeks before the Class 5A state meet and finished fifth in the 800 meters.

JIM BENTON career and I’ve been running since I was 5-years-old. We started the first lap going real fast so I figured I was just going to die… We just kept going at the same speed the entire race and that’s just something that doesn’t happen in an 800 race.”

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Madison Easton, a senior at Mountain Vista, usually likes to go out fast.

“Sometimes that’s not the best move,” Easton said. “I kind of like to go out fast and get my spot. The hardest part of an 800 is the third

200 (meters), so I push the most there and the last 200 is just give it all I’ve got.”

Like many runners, Thornton junior Stephanie Carrasco competes in multiple events. She has run the 3,200, 1,600 and 800 this season. She favors the longer races — by comparison, the 800 seems almost like a sprint event.

“I prefer the 3,200 because it’s a long-distance event,” she said.

“The 800 is really tough because it’s basically sprinting for 800 meters without pace.”

Highlands Ranch coach John Padjen calls the 800 a “grueling race” that demands endurance and speed.

“And most importantly, a willingness to fight through a high level of pain,” he said.

For Douglas County junior Lina Corrales, desire plays a part in meeting the demands of the 800, no matter what race tactic is used.

“If you want to race well, you just kind of have to love it and just make sure you have your heart in it 100 percent,” Corrales said. “You just have to deal with the pain and then at the end just hope you make it the best.”

Littleton sophomore Christian Sapakoff agrees with those runners who have a love-hate relationship with the 800 meters.

“I hate it when I’m doing it but afterward I like it,” he said. “The toughest thing is just hanging in there mentally. You end up hitting kind of a wall at some point and you don’t want to run anymore, but you have to keep going.”

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BATTLING FOR THE BALL

BENTON FROM PAGE 30

Top boys swimming times Mountain Vista swimming coach Rob Nasser compiles a list of the top submitted swim times and scores in the state, and several Class 4A area boys head the first of Nasser’s reports.

Ponderosa’s Blake Wilton has the top 4A times in the 50-yard and 100 freestyle events of 21.72 seconds and 47.51 seconds. Ponderosa also has the best times in the 200 and 400 freestyle relays. The Mustangs swam a 1:31.93 in the 200 and 3:18.89 in the 400.

Jack Moranetz of D’Evelyn was first in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:58.20. Senior Johan Staton of Standley Lake has the quickest 200 IM time of 1:58.20.

Senior Tristan Gess of Green Mountain has the best diving score recorded so far this season with 463.70 points.

New basketball coaches Ponderosa has hired an Arapahoe High School graduate as its new head boys basketball coach.

Max Schuman, who was the Distinguished Scholar Athlete, MVP and first team all-state basketball player in 2002 at Arapahoe, will take over the Class 4A Mustangs’ program, according to Athletic Director Tim Ottmann.

Schuman was the starting point guard at Colorado College from 200205. He replaces Steve Ketchum, who coached Ponderosa for the past two seasons, compiling a record of 22-26.

Meanwhile, Darren Pitzner, an assistant coach the past two years at Lakewood, is the new head girls basketball coach at Green Mountain.

Pitzner takes over a team that was 11-14 last season and graduates only three players.

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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Science behind a story comes alive at conference

BY CHRISTY STEADMAN CSTEADMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Matthew Taylor, a storyteller, actor, teacher and author, will be telling stories, teaching a workshop and delivering a keynote speech at this year’s Rocky Mountain Storytelling convention, which takes place April 21-23 at the American Mountaineering Center in Golden.

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IF YOU GO Rocky Mountain Storytelling’s annual conference is in Golden April 21-23 at the American Mountaineering Center, 710 10th St. Tickets can be purchased separately to attend any or all of the conference’s events — Friday night Storytelling Concert, $10; Saturday all-day conference, $70-$90 per person; Saturday night Story Slam, $10; and/or a Sunday Master Class, $60 each.

To learn more or purchase tickets, visit www. rmstory.org. personal narrative.

“I love the science behind stories — how they work and why they work,” Taylor said. “It’s how we connect as humans.”

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Storytelling is the oldest form of communication.

“Everyone wants to know how to tell a good story, because stories are what we remember,” said Kate Lutz, board member of Rocky Mountain Storytelling. “And a well-told story will leave a listener wanting more and more.”

Rocky Mountain Storytelling, a nonprofit organization, is bringing its annual conference to Golden April 21-23 at the American Mountaineering Center, 710 10th St. The conference will attract about 100 people, Lutz said, and will offer each person something they will enjoy — from folk tales to personal stories.

“Some will be serious, and some will be playful,” Lutz said. “And some will be a combination of the two.”

The conference dates back to the 1970s when a college professor started it at Auraria Campus in Denver. It has been at the American Mountaineering Center for about five years, Lutz said.

This year, the conference will host workshops, a storytelling concert, keynote addresses and a storytelling slam. The event is family-friendly, but it is recommended that children are at least 10 years of age, as the event is geared to provide a fun storytelling experience for adults. The general public will especially enjoy the Friday night storytelling concert and Saturday night’s story slam, Lutz said.

The story slam on Saturday night is themed “Once Upon a time…,” and everybody is welcome to participate, Lutz said.

Friday night’s storytelling concert will feature Janice Del Negro, a storyteller and author known for traditional folk and fairy tales; and Matthew Taylor, a storyteller, actor, teacher and author who does mostly

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Wrestling club has laser focus on success Sons of Thunder also runs online school for busy athletes

BY JESSICA GIBBS JGIBBS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Their operation is one part school, one part wrestling club.

In a unique business venture, Jeff Estrada and Luke Morris seek to provide their athletes not only with elite training but also with schooling that doesn’t battle their sports schedules.

Sons of Thunder Academy, based in Castle Rock, runs a wrestling club in one half of its building and a K-12 Hope Online Learning Academy in the other.

Of their 60 wrestlers, 35 attend the online school, Estrada and Morris said.

An additional 15 kids are Hope Online students only. The education format provides a nice balance between attending a public school and the isolation of homeschooling, Estrada said. Wrestlers who aren’t Hope Online students attend various area public schools.

Most importantly, Estrada and Morris said, Hope Online allows student athletes with rigorous schedules to make their education work for them.

The coaches’ wrestlers come from

Jerzie Estrada takes down an opponent while training for an upcoming tournament at Sons of Thunder Wrestling Academy.

PHOTO BY JESSICA GIBBS all backgrounds. Each week, boys and girls alike take to the mats undergoing repetitious drills under their watchful eye, all in hopes of bringing home the next title on their bucket list.

“When 3:30 p.m. hits, man we come in here to grind,” Estrada said overlooking the gym.

Although they consider the club elite, they train all levels of proficiency.

Wrestlers hail from throughout Colorado and from out of state. Estrada makes sure the kids are working out hard, building strength and cardio, while Morris specializes in fundamen-

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“We make it fun,” Morris said. “But the sport is demanding.”

They make rounds to an average of 40 tournaments a year, he said. Individual athletes may travel to tournaments once or twice a month, but for some it’s more.

The students, however, don’t seem to mind.

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Jerzie Estrada, Jeff Estrada’s 16-year-old daughter, has won a national title and two state championships. She’s hoping to turn that into four, and wrestle for Douglas County High School next year.

Among the 15 female wrestlers at Sons of Thunder, 10 are nationally ranked, Estrada said Jerzie, like many of the athletes at Sons of Thunder, began wrestling at 5 years old. Through the help of the academy, the young athletes said they undergo more strenuous workouts than in other clubs they joined, and focus on more technique.

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Lone Tree NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2016-0294

NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED

To Whom It May Concern: On 1/9/2017 2:18:00 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.

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:

Original Grantor: GREGORY M KRAINIK AND ANNETTE M KRAINIK Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR BANK ONE, N.A. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 6/16/2003 Recording Date of DOT: 6/23/2003 Reception No. of DOT: 2003093039 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $808,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $725,658.00

Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: the failure to make timely payments required under said Deed of Trust and the Evidence of Debt secured thereby.

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 40, LONE TREE FILING NO. 2B , COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 10032 Oak Tree Court, 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 10, 2017, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

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

First Publication: 3/16/2017 Last Publication: 4/13/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 1/10/2017 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: EVE GRINA Colorado Registration #: 43658 7700 E. ARAPAHOE ROAD, SUITE 230, CENTENNIAL, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (877) 369-6122 Fax #: Attorney File #: CO-16-753614-LL

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website : http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2016-0294 First Publication: 3/16/2017 Last Publication: 4/13/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

OCCUPANT - Arthur L Noble - Arthur L Noble in severality - Arturo Vera-Rojas C/O Castle Meadows Inc - BAC Home Loans Servicing LP Barbara J Van De Wege aka Barbara J Vandewege - Bradley J Clark - Bradley J Clark, a Tenant in Severality - Castle Meadows Inc Castle Meadows Inc aka Castle Meadows Inc, a California Corporation - Castle Stawiarski LLC, as Attorney in Fact for BAC Home Loans Servicing LP - Esperanza Giles-Ibarra - Esperanza Ibarra nka Esparanza Giles-Ibarra - Esperanza Ibarra nka Esparanza Giles-Ibarra and Jose I Ibarra - Esperanza Ibarra, as Attorney In Fact for Maragarita Woodman - Fannie Mae aka Federal National Mortgage Association - Fannie Mae aka Federal Nation Mortgage Association

By Castle Stawiarski LLC as Attorney in Fact Federal National Mortgage Association - First American Heritage Title Company - First American Title Insurance Company - George Kennedy, Douglas County Public Trustee - Gilbert J Cramer - Heritage Title aka Heritage Title Company - Jan Knibbe, Division Vice President US Home Corporation, a Delaware Corporation - Jeanne H Van Volkenburgh, Personal Representative of the Estate of Richard G Van Volkenburgh aka Richard Greg Van Volkenburgh Jeanne H Vanvolkenburgh - Jeffrey H Whiton, Division President US Home Corporation, a Delaware Corporation - Jose I Ibarra and Esparanza Ibarra - Jose I Ibarra and Esperanza Ibarra, as joint tenants - Joseph P Givan and Carol Lee Gensemer - Joseph P Givan and Carol Lee Massie - Joseph P Given and Carol Lee Gensemer aka Carol Lee Massie aka Carol Lee Massie Given - Land Title Guarantee Company Lincoln Meadows Limted Partnership - Margarita Woodman - Meadows Metropolitan District No. 1 - Meadows Metropolitan Districts #1 through #8 - Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc. as nominee for American Brokers Conduit aka MERSCorp Holdings Inc - P Joseph Kaopinski, Vice President Castle Meadows Inc, a California Corporation - Patricia Vaughn, Assistant Secretary aka Pat Vaughn, Assistant Secretary Castle Meadows Inc, a California Corporation - Public Trustee, of Douglas County State of Colorado - Richard G Van Volkenburgh aka Richard G Vanvolkenburgh - Richard G Van Volkenburgh and Jeanne H Van Volkenburg as Husband and Wife - Robert F Conley and Rebecca D Lucero - Robert F Conley and Rebecca D Lucero nka Rebecca D Conley - State of Colorado, Department of Regulatory Agencies Division of Real Estate - Surveyor Companies, a Texas Corporation - Town of Castle Rock - US Home Corporation - US Home Corporation, a Delaware Corporation - Virginia I Cramer You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 12th day of November 2013 the then County Treasurer of the County of Douglas, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to Maxon LLC the following described real estate situate in the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, to wit: LOT 33 BLK 6 FIRST REPLAT OF THE MEADOWS # 1 0.148 AM/L and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to Maxon LLC. That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent* taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2012. That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of Arthur L Noble for said year 2012 That said Maxon LLC on the 3rd day of January 2017 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 13th day of July 2017 unless the same has been redeemed. Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed. Witness my hand this 30th day of March 2017 /s/ Diane A. Holbert County Treasurer of Douglas County Legal Notice No.: 930820 First Publication: March 30, 2017 Last Publication: April 13, 2017 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the Same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To

NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED

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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 - Shops at Robinson Ranch Association - Allen Land Surveying - Berg Hill Greenleaf & Ruscitti LLP as Registered Agent The Shops at Robinson Ranch Association Bob Jaster, President & CEO Robinson Brick Company a Colorado Corporation fka Robinson Brick and Tile Company - Capital Corporate Services Inc, Registered Agent The Shops at Robinson Ranch Association - Capitol Corporate Services Inc C/O Wolz Corporate USA Inc, Registered Agent - Capitol Corporate Services Inc - Capitol Corporate Services Inc, Registered Agent The Shops at Robinson Ranch Association - Capitol Corporate Services, Registered Agent The Shops at Robinson Ranch Association - Carol Baumgartner, Town Clerk Town of Parker - Carol Erwin C/O Capitol Corporate Services Inc - Cheryl M Roberts, Director Capitol Corporate Services Inc - Cheryl M Roberts, President Capitol Corporate Services Inc Cheryl M Roberts, Treasurer Capitol Corporate Services Inc - Delanie Case C/O Capitol Corporate Services Inc - Don Tjepkes Surveying - Don Tjepkes, a Duly Registered Professional Land Surveyor - FRHL LLC and UMB Bank CO NA Gayle Windle, Asst Secretary Capitol Corporate Services Inc aka Capitol Services Inc - Gloria Constantin C/O Berg Hill Greenleaf & Ruscitti LLP - Hunington Properties Inc - INA Group LLC - International Bank of Commerce - Jeff Samples, President International Bank of Commerce - John H Robinson, Director Capitol Corporate Services Inc - John H Robinson, Secretary Capitol Corporate Services Inc - John H Robinson, Vice President Capitol Corporate Services Inc - Jonathan A Lehmann, President Robinson Ranch Metropolitan District - Land Title - Land Title Guarantee Co - Mark C Licata, Registered Agent The Shops at Robinson Ranch Association - Mark Licata C/O Berg Hill Greenleaf & Ruscitti LLP - Mark Stuz, Registered Agent Robinson Brick Company - Mary Ann Quick C/O Capitol Corporate Services Mayor Town of Parker - Michael B Massey C/O Capitol corporate Services Inc - Michael P Allen, a duly registered land surveyor - Parker Water & Sanitation District - Planning Comission Town Of Parker - Preston Johnson C/O Berg Hill Greenleaf & Ruscitti LLP - Randy Lewis, Neighborhood Services Manager Town of Parker Robinson Brick Company, a Colorado Corporation fka Robinson Brick and Tile Company Robinson Ranch Metropolitan District - Sandy Aron of Spasco of Colordao LLC, Partner Sandy Aron, President Shops at Robinson Ranch Association a Colorado Non-Profit Corporation - Sandy P Aron, Member Spasco of Colorado LLC - Sanford P Aron, Manager Spasco of Colorado LLC, a Colorado Limited Liability Company - Sanford P Aron, Sole Manager of Spasco of Colorado LLC, a Colorado Limited Liability Company - Sanford P Aron, Sole Manager Spasco of Colorado LLC, a Colorado Limited Liability Company - Sanford P Aron, the Sole Manager of Spasco of Colorado LLC, a Colorado Limited Liability Company - Spasco Ltd, a Texas Limited Partnership aka Spasco Ltd - Spasco of Colorado LLC C/O Huntington Properties Inc - Spasco of Colorado LLC C/O Huntington Properties Inc aka Hunington Properties Inc - Spasco of Colorado LLC - Spasco of Colorado LLC, a Colorado Limited Liabiity Company - Suzanne Biesendorfer C/O Berg Hill Greenleaf & Ruscitti LLP - The Corporation Company - The Corporation Company, Registered Agent for US CorpWorks Inc - The Public Trustee of the County of Douglas State of Colorado - The Shops at Robinson Ranch Association a Colorado nonprofit corporation - The Shops at Robinson Ranch Association - Town Council of the Town of Parker - Town of Parker US Corpworks Inc, Registered Agent for Capitol Corporate Services Inc as Registered Agent for The Shops at Robinson Ranch Association Wolz Corporate USA Inc You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 12th day of November 2013 the then County Treasurer of the County of Douglas, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to FRHL LLC and UMB Bank CO NA the following described real estate situate in the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, to wit: TRACT A ROBINSON RANCH 2 2ND AMEND 1.68 AM/L and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to FRHL LLC and UMB Bank CO NA. That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent* taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2012. That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of The Shops At Robinson Ranch Association for said year 2012 That on the 20th day of June 2016 said FRHL LLC and UMB Bank CO NA assigned said certificate of purchase to INA Group LLC. That said INA Group LLC on the 4th day of January 2017 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 13th day of July 2017 unless the same has been redeemed.

Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed. Witness my hand this 30th

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

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OCCUPANT - Ronald D Troyer & Judith Troyand said County Treasurer issued a certificate of er ET AL - Ronald D Troyer & Judith Troyer, purchase therefore to FRHL LLC and UMB Bank Bishop Ct LLC, John Fonville, and Zion InvestCO NA. That said tax lien sale was made to satment Corp - Bishop Court Apartment LLC, a isfy the delinquent* taxes assessed against said Colorado Limited Liability Company - Bishop real estate for the year 2012. That said real esCourt Apartments LLC aka Bishop Court Aparttate was taxed or specially assessed in the ment LLC nka Tamar and Associates LLC name(s) of The Shops At Robinson Ranch AsBishop Court Apartments LLC, a Colorado Limsociation for said year 2012 ited Liability Company aka Bishop Court Apartment LLC, a Colorado Limited Liability ComThat on the 20th day of June 2016 said FRHL pany - Bishop Ct LLC - Bishop Ct LLC, a Color-L LLC and UMB Bank CO NA assigned said certiado Limited Liability Company - Cheryl A Layne, ToLLC. advertise yourClerk public notices callCourt, 303-566-4100 ficate of purchase to INA Group That said of Court District Douglas County INA Group LLC on the 4th day of January 2017 Cindy S Schuler, Reservation Holder Bishop Ct the present holder of said certificate, has made LLC - Colleen J Troyer - District Court, Douglas request upon the Treasurer of said County for a County, Colorado - Doty Development Corporadeed to said real estate; That a Treasurer’s tion - Doty Development Corporation, a ColorDeed will be issued for said real estate to the ado Corporation - Gary R Danhauer - Gary R said at 1:00 o’clock P.M., on the 13th day of JuDanhauer ETAL - George V Dom, Director DotyP ly 2017 unless the same has been redeemed.

Development Corporation - George V Dom, Said property may be redeemed from said sale Secretary Doty Development Corporation Home Title Corporation - Jack Arrowsmith, Pubat any time prior to the actual execution of said lic Trustee Douglas County - Jenifer A Ratcliffe Treasurer’s Deed. Witness my hand this 30th C/O TR Inverness Corp, a Delaware Corporaday of March 2017 tion - Jesse Courtright, Deputy Clerk District Court, Douglas County - John Fonville - Joseph /s/ Diane A. Holbert Tinianow and Betty Tinianow - Judith Troyer aka County Treasurer of Douglas County Judy Troyer - Kenneth A Mcnerny - Kenneth A McNerny, Organizer Bishop Court Aparments, Legal Notice No.: 930824 LLC aka Bishop Court Apartment LLC - Larry P First Publication: March 30, 2017 Doty as Manager of Bishop Court Apartments Last Publication: April 13, 2017 LLC aka Bishop Court Apartment LLC - Larry PP Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Doty, Director Doty Development Corporation Larry P Doty, President Doty Development Cor-B Public Notice poration - Larry P Doty, President Doty Development Corporation, a Colorado Corporation NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE Lawrence C Morley - Marilyn D Bullard, Chief AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION Deputy Public Trustee - Matt Troyer aka MatFOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED thew A Troyer - Matt Troyer aka Matthew A Troyer and Colleen Troyer aka Colleen J Troyer To Every Person in Actual Possession or - Matt Troyer and Colleen Troyer - Matt Troyer, Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Attorney in Fact for Ronald D Troyer and Judith Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose A Troyer - Matthew A Troyer aka Matt Troyer Name the Same was Taxed or Specially AsMatthew A Troyer and Colleen J Troyer - Matsessed, and to all Persons having an Interest or thew Aaron Troyer aka Matt Troyer - Matthew Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Aaron Troyer, Registered Agent aka Matt TroyWhom It May Concern, and more especially to: er Bishop Ct LLC - N A Doty, Secretary/Treasurer Doty Development Corporation - Nancy A OCCUPANT - Lorraine Joanne Bays - BeverDoty - Nancy A Doty, Registered Agent Tamar ley L Edwards aka Beverly A Edwards and Associates LLC - Nancy A Doty, Re-T Beverly A Edwards aka Beverley L Edwards gistered Agent Doty Development Corporation Cheryl A Layne Clerk of Court County Court Ronald D Troyer - Ronald D Troyer and Judith Douglas County - Cheryl Cordert for Troy B Troyer Ronald D Troyer and Judith A. Troyer Parker Revenue Office Department of the Security Title aka Security Title Guaranty Co Treasury Internal Revenue Service - County C/O Fidelity National Financial Inc - Tamar and Court Douglas County Colorado - Dean E EdAssociates LLC - Todd Deneui, Attorney In Fact wards and Beverly A Edwards as Joint Tenants for John Fonville - Todd Deneui, Registered - Dean Edwards aka Dean E Edwards and Agent Zion Investment Corporation - Todd T Beverley L Edwards aka Beverly A Edwards Deneui aka Todd Deneui - TR Inverness Corp, a Deborah Torp - Department of the Treasury InDelaware Corporation - Zion Investment Corp ternal Revenue Service - Kahleen Cone Deputy Zion Investment Corp, a Colorado Corporation Clerk County Court Douglas County - Lorraine J aka Zion Investment Corporation, a Colorado Bays - Robert Peterson - Roger D & Lori J Bays Corporation - Zion Investment Corporation - Roger D Bays aka Roger Bays - Roger Dean Bays and Lorraine Joanne Bays - Transit Mix You and each of you are hereby notified that onL Concrete Co - Troy B Parker Revenue Officer the 20th day of October 2011 the then County Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Treasurer of the County of Douglas, in the State Service of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to Omaha Beach LLC the following described real You and each of you are hereby notified that on estate situate in the County of Douglas, State of the 12th day of November 2013 the then County Colorado, to wit: Treasurer of the County of Douglas, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to Robert PARK BISHOP COURT 0.22 AM/L Peterson the following described real estate situate in the County of Douglas, State of Colorand said County Treasurer issued a certificate of ado, to wit: purchase therefore to Omaha Beach LLC. That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinTR IN N1/2NE1/4SW1/4 15-9-70 CP 0150877 1 quent* taxes assessed against said real estate AM/L 137-174 for the year 2010. That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of Gary R Danhauer ETAL for said year 2010 purchase therefore to Robert Peterson. That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinThat said Omaha Beach LLC on the 21st day of quent* taxes assessed against said real estate December 2016 the present holder of said certifor the year 2012. That said real estate was ficate, has made request upon the Treasurer of taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of said County for a deed to said real estate; That Lorraine Joanne Bays for said year 2012 a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said at 1:00 o’clock P.M., on the That said Robert Peterson on the 20th day of 13th day of July 2017 unless the same has been December 2016 the present holder of said certiredeemed. Said property may be redeemed ficate, has made request upon the Treasurer of from said sale at any time prior to the actual exsaid County for a deed to said real estate; That ecution of said Treasurer’s Deed. Witness my a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real hand this 30th day of March 2017 estate to the said at 1:00 o’clock P.M., on the 13th day of July 2017 unless the same has been /s/ Diane A. Holbert redeemed. Said property may be redeemed County Treasurer of Douglas County from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed. Witness my Legal Notice No.: 930821 hand this 30th day of March 2017 First Publication: March 30, 2017 Last Publication: April 13, 2017 /s/ Diane A. Holbert Publisher: Douglas County News-Press County Treasurer of Douglas County

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Legal Notice No.: 930822 First Publication: March 30, 2017 Last Publication: April 13, 2017 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the Same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to: OCCUPANT - Ronald D Troyer & Judith Troyer ET AL - Ronald D Troyer & Judith Troyer, Bishop Ct LLC, John Fonville, and Zion Investment Corp - Bishop Court Apartment LLC, a Colorado Limited Liability Company - Bishop Court Apartments LLC aka Bishop Court Apartment LLC nka Tamar and Associates LLC Bishop Court Apartments LLC, a Colorado Limited Liability Company aka Bishop Court Apartment LLC, a Colorado Limited Liability Company - Bishop Ct LLC - Bishop Ct LLC, a Colorado Limited Liability Company - Cheryl A Layne, Clerk of Court District Court, Douglas County Cindy S Schuler, Reservation Holder Bishop Ct LLC - Colleen J Troyer - District Court, Douglas County, Colorado - Doty Development Corporation - Doty Development Corporation, a Colorado Corporation - Gary R Danhauer - Gary R Danhauer ETAL - George V Dom, Director Doty Development Corporation - George V Dom, Secretary Doty Development Corporation Home Title Corporation - Jack Arrowsmith, Public Trustee Douglas County - Jenifer A Ratcliffe

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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 - WEGG Partnership LLP 9600 West Jewell LLC - Alice N Boedeker, General Partner Boedeker Family Partnership LLLP - Alice N Boedeker, Registered Agent Boedeker Family Partnership LLLP - Allan A Roem and Diane Roem - Boedecker Family Partnership LLLP - Boedeker Family Partnership - Brian J Keogh and Susan J Keogh - Cheryl A Layne, Clerk of Douglas Combined Courts on behalf of David A Johnson - Cheryl A Layne, Clerk of the District Court on behalf of David A Johnson Douglas County, State of Colorado - Daniel A Daubenspeck - Daniel A Daubenspeck, Tenant in Severality - David A Johnson - David D Mandarich as President and Wendy S Brecko as Ass't Secretary of Richmond Belmont Limited, a Colorado Corporation - David D Mandarich, President Richmond Belmont Limited, a Colorado Corporat ion, C/O MDC Holdings - Dean H Boedeker, General Partner Boedeker Family Partnership LLLP - Dean H Boedeker, Registered Agent Boedeker Family Partnership LLLP - District Court, Jefferson County Colorado - Founders Village Master Association Gale A Torrey, Partner Wegg Partnership aka Wegg Partnership LLP - Gale A Torrey, Secretary Westcor Properties Inc - Gary A Huffman

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OCCUPANT - WEGG Partnership LLP Go to douglascounty-co.aauw.net. Conon the unusual. Do you like Swedish Noir, Shenk at 303-746-0093.

9600 West Jewell LLC - Alice N Boedeker, Genhistorical mysteries, humorous mysteries? tact Beryl Jacobson at 303-688-8088 or eral Partner Boedeker Family Partnership LLLP - Alice N Boedeker, Registered Agent Boedeker We read authors that have something to Professional Referral Network meets at berylmjacobson@gmail.com.

Family Partnership LLLP - Allan A Roem and Diane Roem - Boedecker Family Partnershipat LLLP offer besides the quirky twist at the end 7:15 a.m.

Tuesdays Great Beginnings, FROM PAGE 13 - Boedeker Family Partnership - Brian J Keogh of the story. If you’re tired of the same old east- of I-25A at Lincoln Avenue. Call Ronald A Dreampower Animal Rescue / PAALS and Susan J Keogh Cheryl Layne, Clerk of Douglas Combined Courts on303-841-1860 behalf of David A or e-mail www. best-selling mystery writers, come join us Conley at Lone Tree Democrats meet for First Friday adoption for cats, dogs and more meets Johnson - Cheryl A Layne, Clerk of the District for lunch and mystery discussions at 11:30 Happy Hour the first Friday of every Court on behalfprofessionalreferralnetwork.org. of David A Johnson Douglas from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Park Meadows County, State of Colorado - Daniel A Daubena.m. every third Thursday at the Lone Tree month at Los Arcos. Call Gordon at 303PetsMart. Call 303-688-9503. speck - Daniel A Daubenspeck, Tenant in Severality - DavidRecreation A Johnson - David D Mandarich Golf Club Grille. Call Sue at 303-641-3534 790-8264. as President and Wendy S Brecko as Ass't SecCamping Singles a group of Coloraretary of Richmond Belmont Limited, is a ColorBreakfast Club Singles 50 plus meets ado Corporation D Mandarich, PresidSalty Dog Sailing Club If you love to sail do- David single adults who enjoy camping, fishParker Democrats meets at 7 p.m. theent Richmond the third Saturday each month at the Belmont Limited, a Colorado Coror want to try, if you don’t have a boat, hiking, swimming, biking, sightseeing, third Tuesday of each month for discusporation, C/Oing, MDC Holdings - Dean H Ridge Grill, Castle Pines North Country Boedeker, General Partner Boedeker Family if you have a boat but don’t sail enough photography, the camaraderie of others, sion of timely topics, led by knowledgePartnership LLLP - Dean H Boedeker, ReClub, 1414 Castle Pines Parkway. This is an gistered Agentand Boedeker Partnership because you cannot find a crew, the Salty starryFamily nights around the camp fire. We able speakers, at the South Metro Fire active singles group with opportunities to LLLP - District Court, Jefferson County ColorDog Sailing Club is for you. The club meets usually camp Association in designated forest service Station 45, 16801 Northgate Drive, Parker. ado - Founders Village Master make new friends while enjoing various Gale A Torrey, Partner Wegg Partnership aka the second Thursday of the month. Dinner or state park campgrounds within 2 to 5 Visit www.douglasdemocrats.org forWegg Partnership LLP - Gale A Torrey, Secretactivities such as dinners, sports, theater, ary Westcor Properties - Gary A We Huffman begins at 5:30 p.m. with the business hours ofIncDenver. welcome all single information. etc. Reservations are required; cost is price aka Gary Huffman, Registered Agent Westcor meeting commencing at 7 p.m. Go to membership Properties Inc adults.

- Gary A Our Huffman, a General ranges from the of your meal. Make reservations or find Partner Wegg 40s Partnership LLP - Gary Huffwww.saltydog.org for meeting locations to 60-plus.

WeA usually meet at 7 p.m.

Professional information by calling 303-814-8428. man, Registered Agent WEGG Partnership LLP and directions. the first Tuesday of- the BNI Connections of Lone Tree (www.- Gary Alan Huffman aka Gary A Huffman Gary month. For speLeave a name and number and you will Alan Huffman aka Gary A Huffman, Registered cific meeting information, contact campthebniconnections.com) invites business Agent WEGG Partnership LLP - Gary Alan Huffreceive a call back. The website is www. man, Presidentingsingles@gmail.com Westcor Properties Inc - Gary SilverSneakers Fitness, Silver&Fit at owners to attend its meeting held each TBC50plus.org.

Alan Huffman, Registered Agent Westcor PropACC The Arapahoe Community College fitTuesday, 7:15-9 a.m. at the Lone Treeerties Inc - Gary Huffman, Broker/Owner Westcor Properties Inc Gary Huffman, General Partness center offers the SilverSneakers FitFront Range Woodturners Club meets Recreation Center, 10249 Ridgegate Circle. ner Wegg Partnership aka Wegg Partnership Castle Rock Bridge Club plays a friendly, LLPas - Gary Huffman, Westcor Properness and Silver&Fit programs for seniors fromPresident 6-9 p.m. the first Tuesday of each There is no charge to attend a meeting ACBL-sanctioned duplicate game at 1 p.m. ties Inc - Gary Huffman, Registered Agent Westin the south metro Denver area. For more in the basement a guest. Please visit www.thebniconneccor Propertiesmonth Inc - Gary W Criswell, Re- of the Rockler every Monday and Wednesday at Plum gistered Agent 9600 West Jewell LLC - H Eileen Public Notice Jack Rafferty, 303information about health and fitness opWoodworking store at 2553 S Colorado tions.com or contact Huffman VP Westcor Properties Inc - H Eileen Creek Golf Club, 331 Players Club Drive, tions at ACC, call 303-797-5850.

Blvd. interested 414-2363 or jrafferty@hmbrown.com.

Huffman, Partner WeggAnyone Partnership aka Wegg in woodturning is NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE Castle Rock. For assistance in finding a Partnership LLP - H Eileen Huffman, Vice PresAT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION welcome.

Contact Jim Proud at cavaleident Westcor Properties Inc - Helen Eileen FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED bridge partner, call Georgiana Butler at Huffman - Heritage Title aka Heritage Title ComSocial/Service on1956@gmail.com for more information.

The League of Women Voters of Arapapany - HomeAmerican Mortgage Corporation To Every Person in Actual Possession or 303-810-8504. Go to www.castlerockAAUW (American Association of University hoe County has two meetings per month.

Homeamerican Mortgage Corporation C/O MDC Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, bridge.com.

Mortgage Corporation - HomeAmerican Mort- Golf. ApplicaLotNo or unit Premises, and to the Person in Whose Women), founded in 1881, is the oldLone Tree Ladies 9-Hole meetings are in June through Augage Corporation and Design aka HomeAmericName the Same was Taxed or Specially est women’s organization in the United tions are now being accepted for the 2015 gust, but the two unit meetings per month an Mortgage Corporation - J Michael Dorsey, as Assessed, and to all Persons having an Interest Secretary of Housing and Urban Developent of or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and Daughters of the American Revolution, States. It has a mission of promoting morning 9-hole golf group. The begin in and September on second Towill Whom It Mayagain Concern, more especially Washington DCThursday - Jeannine Herman, SupervisColumbine Chapter meets at 1 p.m. the to:Monday evenings and second Thursday ory Realty Clerkgroup HUD Office Denver equity for women and girls through advois open toColorado women- golfers ages 18 John M Seebohm - John M Seebohm C/O second Saturday of each month from cacy, education and research. Scholarships and older.

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Call Partnership 303-798-2939. is & Stouffer OCCUPANT - WEGG LLP - The group Buchanan PC - Juanita M Heiland,and more infor9600 Westto Jewell LLC - Alice NDouglas Boedeker, County.

GenPublic Trusteemaiton County ofare Douglas - KevininHthe Lone Tree Pro September through May at the South are provided to Douglas County women available open residents of eral Partner Boedeker Family Partnership LLLP Burke Esq - Land Title aka Land Title GuaranMetro Denver Chamber of Commerce at - Alice N Boedeker, Registered Agent Boedeker tee Company -Shop Lisa L or Morgan, President who are in college, and cash awards are visit Vice http://LTL9Hole.ghinclub.

Homeamerican Mortgage Corporation - Loretta Family Partnership LLLP - Allan A Roem and Dithe Streets at SouthGlenn, Centennial. presented to senior girls from Douglas com Contact Cushing, league Lone Tree Networking Professionals L is Johnson - Loretta L JohnsonNancy aka Loretta ane Roem - Boedecker Family Partnership LLLP Johnson - Markpresident, A McGimseyat - Mark L Eames, - Boedeker Family Partnership - Brianthat J Keogh If you are interested in attending or have County high schools who have an inter720-560-9333 or email a networking/leads group meets Managing Agent for Founders Village Master and Susan J Keogh - Cheryl A Layne, Clerk of questions regarding eligibility, contact est in the areas of science, technology, Tuesdays at 11:30 at Rio Grande Association IncLTL9hole@gmail.com.

- Maxxon LLC - PCMS - RichDouglas Combined Courts a.m. on behalf of David A mond Belmont Limited, a Colorado Corporation Johnson - Cheryl A Layne, Clerk of the District Krispin at Krispin_L_Andersen@Q.com engineering or math (STEM).

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Exclusive busiPublic Notice C/O MDC Holdings Inc - Ronald F Pfister, PresCourt on behalf of David A Johnson Douglas ident HomeAmerican Mortgage County, of Colorado Daniel AVisitors Dauben- and or Jewel Wellborn, regent, columbinereare in Castle Rock the third Wednesday of Mystery Book Corporation Club Join -us for a discusness State categories are- open.

DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT RE1 Ronald F Pfister, President MDC Mortgage Corspeck - Daniel A Daubenspeck, Tenant in Sevthe month, at various times and locations. gent@hediusa.com. sion of mystery books with an emphasis new- David members are- welcome.

Contactporation Don aka HomeAmerican LEGAL NOTICE OF TWO-YEAR, Mortgage Corporaerality A Johnson David D Mandarich FALL APPLICATION CYCLE tion - Shana Kloek, Clerk of Court District Court, as President and Wendy S Brecko as Ass't SecJefferson County, Colorado - The Secretary of retary of Richmond Belmont Limited, a ColorPursuant to C.R.S. § 22-1-117, this notice is to Housing and Urban Development of Washingado Corporation - David D Mandarich, PresidPublic Notice inform the public that the Douglas County ton DC his successors and/or assigns - Wegg ent Richmond Belmont Limited, a Colorado CorSchool District is requesting a waiver from the Partnership LLP aka Wegg Partnership - WEGG poration, C/O MDC Holdings - Dean H REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) Public Notice State Board of Education from the requirements Partnership LLP Gary Huffman - Wendy S Boedeker, General Partner Boedeker Family #023-17 of C.R.S. § 22-30.5-107(1)(b), regarding the timBrecko, Assistant Secretary Richmond Belmont Partnership LLLP - Dean H Boedeker, ReSELF-FUNDED MEDICAL/RX REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) ing of review and approval of charter school apLimited, a Colorado Corporation - Westcor Propgistered Agent Boedeker Family Partnership and CLAIMS ADMINISTRATOR #024-17 plications. The DCSD Board will hear public erties Inc LLLP - District Court, Jefferson County ColorFSA, HSA, and COBRA ADMINISTRATORS comment concerning this waiver request at its You and each of you are hereby notified that on ado - Founders Village Master Association The Department of Human Resources of regular monthly meeting starting at 6:00 p.m. on the 12th day of November 2013 the then County Gale A Torrey, Partner Wegg Partnership aka Douglas County, Colorado hereinafter referred The Department of Human Resources of April 18, 2017, at 620 Wilcox Street, Castle Wegg Partnership LLP - Gale A Torrey, SecretTreasurer of the County of Douglas, in the State to as the County, respectfully requests proposDouglas County, Colorado hereinafter referred Rock. Public comment is welcome. of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to Maxary Westcor Properties Inc - Gary A Huffman als from responsible and qualified Medical to as the County, respectfully requests proposon LLC the following described real estate situaka Gary Huffman, Registered Agent Westcor Network and Claims Administrator providers. als from responsible and qualified Flexible Douglas County School District RE1 ate in the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, Properties Inc - Gary A Huffman, a General Spending Account (FSA), Health Saving Dated: March 15, 2017 The RFP documents may be reviewed and/or Partner Wegg Partnership LLP - Gary A Huffto wit: Account (HSA), and COBRA Administrators.

Nona Eichelberger, printed from the Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing man, Registered Agent WEGG Partnership LLP Board of Education Secretary System website at www.rockymountainbidsys- Gary Alan Huffman aka Gary A Huffman - Gary LOT 5 BLK 1 VILLAGES AT CASTLE ROCK The RFP documents may be reviewed and/or tem.com. RFP documents are not available for Alan Huffman aka Gary A Huffman, Registered #2 0.125 AM/L printed from the Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing Legal Notice No.: 930786 purchase from Douglas County Government and Agent WEGG Partnership LLP - Gary Alan HuffSystem website at www.rockymountainbidsysFirst Publication: March 23, 2017 can only be accessed from the above-menman, President Westcor Properties Inc - Gary and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of tem.com. RFP documents are not available for Last Publication: April 13, 2017 tioned website. While the RFP documents are Alan Huffman, Registered Agent Westcor Proppurchase therefore to Maxon LLC. That said tax purchase from Douglas County Government and Publisher: Douglas County News-Press lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent* available electronically, Douglas County cannot erties Inc - Gary Huffman, Broker/Owner Westcan only be accessed from the above-mentaxes assessed against said real estate for the cor Properties Inc - Gary Huffman, General Partaccept electronic proposal responses. tioned website. While the RFP documents are year 2012. That said real estate was taxed or ner Wegg Partnership aka Wegg Partnership PUBLIC NOTICE available electronically, Douglas County cannot specially assessed in the name(s) of Wegg PartLLP - Gary Huffman, President Westcor ProperRFP responses will be received until 2:00 p.m. accept electronic proposal responses. nership LLP for said year 2012 ties Inc - Gary Huffman, Registered Agent Weston Monday, May 22, 2017 by Douglas County From the Office of Lisa Frizell, cor Properties Inc - Gary W Criswell, ReGovernment, Finance Department, Purchasing Douglas County Assessor RFP responses will be received until 2:00 p.m.

That said Maxon LLC on the 3rd day of January gistered Agent 9600 West Jewell LLC - H Eileen Division, 100 Third Street, Suite 130, Castle on Monday, May 22, 2017 by Douglas County 2017 the present holder of said certificate, has Huffman VP Westcor Properties Inc - H Eileen Rock, Colorado 80104. Five (5) copies of your Colorado law requires the county assessor to Government, Finance Department, Purchasing made request upon the Treasurer of said Huffman, Partner Wegg Partnership aka Wegg proposal response shall be submitted in a hear objections to real property valuations annuDivision, 100 Third Street, Suite 130, Castle County for a deed to said real estate; That a Partnership LLP - H Eileen Huffman, Vice Pressealed envelope, plainly marked “Request for ally. Objections to real property valuations Rock, Colorado 80104. Five (5) copies of your Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real esident Westcor Properties Inc - Helen Eileen Proposal (RFP) #023-17, Self-Funded for 2017 will begin May 1, 2017 and end June proposal response shall be submitted in a tate to the said at 1:00 o’clock P.M., on the 13th Huffman - Heritage Title aka Heritage Title ComMedical/RX and Claims Administration”. In addi1, 2017. Written objections must be postsealed envelope, plainly marked “Request for day of July 2017 unless the same has been repany - HomeAmerican Mortgage Corporation tion, your proposal responses should be marked no later than Thursday, June 1, 2017.

Proposal (RFP) #024-17, FSA, HSA, and COdeemed. Said property may be redeemed from Homeamerican Mortgage Corporation C/O MDC emailed to Brianna Anderson at brianna.anderReal property valuation objections presented BRA Administrators”. In addition, your proposal said sale at any time prior to the actual execuMortgage Corporation - HomeAmerican Mortson@aon.com. Proposal responses will not be on-line will be accepted through 12 a.m. (midresponse should be emailed to Brianna Andertion of said Treasurer’s Deed. Witness my hand gage Corporation and Design aka HomeAmericconsidered which are received after the time night) June 1. Objections to personal property son at brianna.anderson@aon.com. Proposal this 30th day of March 2017 an Mortgage Corporation - J Michael Dorsey, as stated and any proposals so received will be revaluations will be heard beginning June 15, responses will not be considered which are reSecretary of Housing and Urban Developent of turned unopened.

2017. Objections to personal property valuceived after the time stated and any proposals /s/ Diane A. Holbert Washington DC - Jeannine Herman, Supervisations for 2017 must be delivered by close of so received will be returned unopened.

County Treasurer of Douglas County ory Realty Clerk HUD Office Denver Colorado Douglas County Government reserves the right business, or postmarked no later than June 30, John M Seebohm - John M Seebohm C/O to reject any and all proposals, to waive formalit2017. The assessor’s office in the Wilcox BuildDouglas County Government reserves the right Legal Notice No.: 930823 Buchanan & Stouffer PC - Juanita M Heiland, ies, informalities, or irregularities contained in a ing at 301 Wilcox Street in Castle Rock will be to reject any and all proposals, to waive formalitFirst Publication: March 30, 2017 Public Trustee County of Douglas - Kevin H said proposal and furthermore, to award a conopen from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday ies, informalities, or irregularities contained in a Last Publication: April 13, 2017 Burke Esq - Land Title aka Land Title Guarantract for items herein, either in whole or in part, if through Friday to hear objections to valuations said proposal and furthermore, to award a conit is deemed to be in the best interest of the Publisher: Douglas County News-Press tee Company - Lisa L Morgan, Vice President for the 2017 assessment of real and personal tract for items herein, either in whole or in part, if Homeamerican Mortgage Corporation - Loretta County to do so. Additionally, we reserve the property. it is deemed to be in the best interest of the L Johnson - Loretta L Johnson aka Loretta right to negotiate optional items/services with County to do so. Additionally, we reserve the Johnson - Mark A McGimsey - Mark L Eames, the successful vendor.

Information regarding the valuation process and right to negotiate optional items/services with Managing Agent for Founders Village Master appeals can be obtained on the Assessor’s the successful vendor.

Association Inc - Maxxon LLC - PCMS - RichPlease direct any questions concerning this RFP website at www.douglas.co.us/assessor, mond Belmont Limited, a Colorado Corporation to Carolyn Riggs, Purchasing Supervisor, 303or by phoning the office at 303.660.7450.

Please direct any questions concerning this RFP C/O MDC Holdings Inc - Ronald F Pfister, Pres660-7434, criggs@douglas.co.us, 8:00 a.m. to Public Notice to Carolyn Riggs, Purchasing Supervisor, 303ident HomeAmerican Mortgage Corporation 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding Legal Notice No.: 930879 660-7434, criggs@douglas.co.us, 8:00 a.m. to Ronald F Pfister, President MDC Mortgage Corholidays.

First Publication: April 13, 2017 DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT RE1 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding poration aka HomeAmerican Mortgage CorporaLast Publication: April 13, 2017 LEGAL NOTICE OF TWO-YEAR, holidays. tion - Shana Kloek, Clerk of Court District Court, Legal Notice No.: 930884 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press FALL APPLICATION CYCLE Jefferson County, Colorado - The Secretary of First Publication: April 13, 2017 Legal Notice No.: 930885 Housing and Urban Development of WashingLast Publication: April 13, 2017 Pursuant to C.R.S. § 22-1-117, this notice is to Public Notice First Publication: April 13, 2017 ton DC his successors and/or assigns - Wegg Publisher: Douglas County News-Press inform the public that the Douglas County Last Publication: April 13, 2017 Partnership LLP aka Wegg Partnership - WEGG School District is requesting a waiver from the REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Partnership LLP Gary Huffman - Wendy S Public Notice State Board of Education from the requirements #023-17 Brecko, Assistant Secretary Richmond Belmont of C.R.S. § 22-30.5-107(1)(b), regarding the timSELF-FUNDED MEDICAL/RX Limited, a Colorado Corporation - Westcor PropREQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) ing of review and approval of charter school apand CLAIMS ADMINISTRATOR erties Inc #024-17 plications. The DCSD Board will hear public You and each of you are hereby notified that on FSA, HSA, and COBRA ADMINISTRATORS comment concerning this waiver request at its The Department of Human Resources of the 12th day of November 2013 the then County regular monthly meeting starting at 6:00 p.m. on Douglas County, Colorado hereinafter referred Treasurer of the County of Douglas, in the State The Department of Human Resources of April 18, 2017, at 620 Wilcox Street, Castle to as the County, respectfully requests proposof Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to MaxDouglas County, Colorado hereinafter referred Rock. Public comment is welcome. als from responsible and qualified Medical on LLC the following described real estate situto as the County, respectfully requests proposNetwork and Claims Administrator providers.

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