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Sky Ridge Medical Center volunteer program empowers teens Students get hands-on experience, possible career insights for medical fields

BY TABATHA STEWART TSTEWART@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Many teenagers spend their Friday nights hanging out with friends, watching videos, playing games or strolling the mall. Not Sky Ridge Medical Center student volunteers Sydney Brennan, Eileen Kennedy and Aubrey Stevens. The three spend their Friday nights at the Lone Tree hospital, helping answer visitors’ questions, directing visitors to patient rooms, answering phones and putting charts together to help the night nurses.

Student volunteers in the program, about 90 of them, all have a desire to pursue a career in the medical field, and commit to volunteer weekly throughout their high school career.

Brennan, 16, attends Highlands Ranch High School, and is hoping to go into the field of pediatric cardiology.

“I’ve always really liked kids, and I’m fascinated with the heart,” said Brennan. “When I was in middle school at Cresthill, we had a career fair and I met some nurses. I learned SEE SKY RIDGE, P11

Volunteers at Sky Ridge Medical Center, Aubrey Stevens, 17, and Eileen Kennedy, 15, spend their Friday evenings manning the front desk, directing foot traffic at the hospital and answering questions.

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State of the City Address offers update on Lone Tree Traffic, volunteers, growth addressed at annual event

BY TABATHA STEWART TSTEWART@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

More than 300 people attended the annual State of the City Address at the Lone Tree Arts Center on May 17, where Mayor Jackie Millet addressed issues of growth, transportation and upcoming projects in the city.

Attendees were treated to a video of Millet and city councilmembers taking a ride on the city’s award-winning Link shuttle, narrating various highlights of the city. Lone Tree recently received the Metro Vision Award from the Denver Regional Council of Governments for the innovative free shuttle service that links riders from the Lincoln light rail station to major campuses within Lone Tree.

Michelle McKinney, chair of the South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce, praised Millet, city councilmembers and city employees for their approach to managing the city.

“We value our relationship with Lone Tree,” said McKinney. “Mayor Millet is smart, she’s very smart. Did you

Lone Tree Mayor Jackie Millet shares a laugh with city council members during the annual State of the City address.

Mayor Jackie Millet recognized Mayor Pro Tem Susan Squyer, who terms out of council service this year.

PHOTOS BY TABATHA STEWART know she’s a civil engineer?

She is strategic and thoughtful in how she plans her community. Lone Tree knows that as you grow, you have to be able to move people around.”

Millet and council members bid farewell to Mayor Pro Tem Susan Squyer, who terms out this year. Michael Anderson was welcomed as the newest city councilmember. He recently won the bid to replace Squyer.

Millet informed the crowd that Lone Tree was voted the seventh best place to live in the United States last year

by Money magazine, and the number one best place to live in Colorado. Millet peppered the crowd with Broncos trivia throughout her speech.

In 2017, the city received almost $59 million in revenue, and more than $1 million in ticket sales for the Lone Tree Arts Center. Fiscal responsibility, according to Millet, is part of the “secret sauce” that makes Lone Tree successful.

“We are fiscally sound. The difference comes from our pay-as-you-go philosophy,” said Millet.

Millet spoke of the city’s “social capital,” saying the people of Lone Tree are just as important as a balanced budget, and meeting their needs enables the city to continue to thrive.

The police department was recognized for their community outreach efforts, as were volunteers, outstanding Lone Tree residents, South Sub-

urban Parks and Recreation, South Metro Fire and Douglas County Libraries.

Millet addressed transportation issues, both of past and future, and outlined four projects that will keep cars moving smoothly as the city grows.

“We were born between C-470 and I-25. Transportation is in our DNA,” said Millet.

The widening of C-470, the I-25 “Gap” project, the widening of Ridgegate Parkway and County Line Road improvements, as well as using smart traffic signal technology, are projects designed to ease increasing traffic congestion.

“We cannot build our way out of congestion anymore,” Millet told the crowd.

Millet recognized new businesses in Lone Tree, and spoke about the future development of RidgeGate East, which will

bring a new downtown center, as well as new residential villages. She also praised city staffers for their work, and wrapped up the presentation with a little humor.

“We have everything in Lone Tree,” she said. “If you swing a racquet or a club, you can do that here. Hike, bike, shop, play. There’s no reason to leave the city and there’s only one thing we don’t have here.

That’s a cemetery. That would be the only reason to leave Lone Tree.”

Bob Golden, with the South Metro Denver Chamber, said the growth in Lone Tree is a big draw for businesses.

“We’re forming a good partnership with Millet and the city,” said Golden. “The growth is exciting and it’s a great opportunity for business owners.”

Probe into fatal plane crash could take more than a year Pilot had taken off from Centennial Airport before his aircraft went down in Lone Tree

BY TABATHA STEWART TSTEWART@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

It could take more than a year to get answers to the May 11 fatal plane crash near the Stepping Stone community that claimed the life of Grand Junction veterinarian Bob Marquis, 67, authorities say. The pilot had taken off from Centennial Airport, and shortly after, his plane crashed in Lone Tree, several hundred yards west of Stepping Stone.

Residents of the neighborhood reported hearing the whining of an engine around 8:30 p.m. the night of the crash, then a loud thump and whooshing sound as the small plane crashed into the field.

“It sounded like the air was being let out of a big vacuum,” said resident Baylor Bland.

Debris from the plane, a Cirrus SR22, was scattered over more than an acre in

Investigators comb the debris field of the plane May 11 plane crash near the Stepping Stone neighborhood.

TABATHA STEWART the field, and part of the plane’s engine was lodged in the side of a home. Nobody in the neighborhood was injured.

Keith Holloway, public affairs officer with the National Transportation Safety Board, said an investigation could take more than a year to complete.

“An investigation is very time intensive,” said Holloway.

Dozens of orange flags represented where debris fell in the field, each one

marking a piece of evidence that must be collected and analyzed. Each investigator is a specialist responsible for a clearly defined portion of the accident investigation, according to the NTSB’s accident investigation procedure protocol.

A preliminary report from the NTSB could be available in the next couple of weeks.

Marquis owned Tiara Rado Animal Hospital in Grand Junction and served

on the Mesa County Search and Rescue ground team. He is being remembered on social media as a kind, caring man who helped countless people.

From the Tiara Rado Animal Hospital Facebook page: “Tiara Rado Animal Hospital has lost an incredibly smart and energetic veterinarian yesterday. Dr. Marquis was the most caring person we all have known and to work with. He touched so many of us with his kind heart as well as our furry family members. We all are truly blessed to have known such a wonderful man. He will forever hold a special place in so many of our hearts.

Dr. Marquis you will be missed. We all loved you so dearly.”

The Mesa County Search and Rescue team also expressed their condolences via Facebook.

“We are deeply saddened today. We lost one of our own. Bob Marquis was killed in a plane crash... Bob was a great team member and dear friend that served on our team for many years and was truly a great person. Always a smile on his face... He was the kindest of souls. Bob was the best of the best.

He will be missed greatly by all of us that served with him and knew him as a friend.”

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Highlands Ranch High grads ‘strive for gold’

Seniors laughed and cheered throughout the graduation ceremony May 16.

BY JESSICA GIBBS JGIBBS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Graduates listen to the faculty address by social studies teacher Emily Muellenberg,who told graduation attendees she thought of the students as her own kids, and thanked them for the lessons they taught her as well.

Highlands Ranch High School seniors were encouraged to “strive for gold” after graduation.

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tudent Megan Koch told classmates to always “strive for gold” and do their best in life. Jacqueline Jiang, valedictorian, encouraged classmates to “live a life that you’re proud of,” or, to start again if that’s not the case. Taylor Vogel, also valedictorian, commended seniors for their time in high school.

“We did more than just make it.

We crushed it,” he said. “We will leave Ranch better than we found it.”

Highland Ranch High School’s graduates begin the processional at the 2018 commencement ceremony May 16 at Red Rocks.

Highlands Ranch High School graduated the class of 2018 on May 16 at Red Rocks Amphitheatre, to the praise of faculty, administrators and the cheers of their friends and family. Faculty speaker Emily Muellenberg, a social studies teacher, said the students taught her as much as she taught them.

Principal Christopher Page Jr. told seniors in light of their time at Highlands Ranch High School, he is excited to see who they will become after graduation.

“You have done some amazing things,” Page said, “in a very short amount of time.”

SkyView Academy graduates excel

BY ALEX DEWIND ADEWIND@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

I SkyView Academy graduate Christopher Wilhoite embraces his mother, Karen, who is also a teacher and the student-selected keynote speaker, at the May 19 commencement ceremony at the school. Wilhoite had to leave the ceremony early to go to a state final in track, so he was the first to graduate.

Haley Anderson is greeted by staff of SkyView Academy as she walks across stage to receive her diploma.

Anderson was one of 60 seniors to graduate.

SkyView Academy principal Jon Ail honors salutatorians Mara Dalta and Laura PHOTOS BY ALEX DEWIND Schoenhals at the graduation ceremony.

Graduates of SkyView Academy belt out melodic tunes at the 2018 graduation

n their final hours as high school students, SkyView Academy graduates were left with one overarching message: don’t be normal.

“What I want to talk to you about is how abnormal you are,” said high school principal Jon Ail. “You should be proud of that abnormality.

Who wants to be normal?”

U.S. News and World Report ranked SkyView No. 24 in Colorado for its performance on state tests and college readiness. Seniors collected more than $5.8 million in scholarships.

The graduating class of 60 sat in rows of seats in the middle of the high school’s expansive gymnasium in Highlands Ranch the rainy morning of May 19. As they listening to speakers, students laughed, clapped and cheered.

They embodied the family that is SkyView Academy.

“That’s one of the benefits of a small school, you get to know each other,” Ail said.

“You are some of the greatest minds I have ever known. You are brilliant, you have high character, you are kind.”

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STEM grads follow own paths

BY ALEX DEWIND ADEWIND@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

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osh Leckman left STEM School Highlands Ranch graduates with three lessons: find genuine happiness, be yourself and most importantly, go outside.

“Spend some time in nature,” the teacher said to the largest graduating class to date at the May 18 commencement ceremony. “I think if you take those lessons with you, you are going to be OK, no matter what life throws at you.”

Proud parents and family members beamed as 86 graduates wearing deep blue gowns walked across stage to receive their diplomas in a spacious room at CU South Denver in Lone Tree.

The class of 2018 was the youngest class to attend STEM as sixth-graders in 2011, when the school first opened its doors.

Salutatorian Vivian Duarte reminded her fellow graduates to live in the moment, enjoy life and follow their passions. There is always time to change the road you are on, she said.

“Our whole lives, we have been told to follow the leader. Don’t. Follow yourself,” said Duarte. “You are holding the cards to your next hand.”

Graduates of STEM School Highlands Ranch toss their caps to end the May 18 graduation ceremony at University of Colorado South Denver near Parker.

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STEM School Highlands Ranch graduate Matthew Bellipanni beams as he receives his diploma at the May 18 commencement STEM School Highlands Ranch graduates close out their May 18 ceremony by moving their tassels from right to left.

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Macy’s Court, inside Park Meadows, was transformed into a high-fashion runway May 10, when volunteer models from Developmental Pathways took to the stage to strut their stuff, outfitted in clothes from Macy’s, during Pathway’s fourth annual fashion show.

About 30 models from Developmental Pathways participated in the show at the mall, which, according to Tara Foristal, associate director of communications for Developmental Pathways, is presented each year as a way to bring awareness and drive inclu-

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Session delivers bills on transportation, pension reform State lawmakers also tackled health care, affordable housing

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

In a work season buoyed up by unforeseen revenue, Colorado lawmakers passed a deal to put more money toward the state’s deep transportation needs, gave the green light to a lastminute compromise on its publicretirement system and made progress on curtailing the opioid epidemic.

As conservative lawmakers note, the Legislature passed heavy spending lifts without a tax hike — enabled by favorable forecasts to the tune of a $1.3 billion increase in state revenue from last fiscal year. Strong economic growth and changes in federal tax policy set the state up to take in more revenue.

But Democrats and Republicans still battled on how to split that pie, and compromises left both sides without their ideal path forward.

Meanwhile, developments were less noteworthy on affordable housing, as prices continue a years-long spike.

The regular session — the 120-day term when bills can be passed — ended May 9. Here’s a look at some of what was accomplished.

Wheels turn on transportation Colorado landed itself in a $9 billion hole as of 2016, according to state projections of transportation-spending needs through 2025, and lawmakers aimed to chip further away at that price tag.

“Transportation was a — if not the — priority for Republicans this session,” said state House Minority Leader Patrick Neville, R-Castle Rock.

Roads and bridges had been “neglected by the Neville Democrats for 13 years,” he added.

For the Democrats’ part, state House Speaker Crisanta Duran supported an unsuccessful bill last year to ask voters to raise sales and use taxes by 0.62 percentage points to raise about $375 million per year for the Colorado Department of Transportation, with other revenue going to counties and municipalities.

Senate President Kevin Grantham, R-Cañon City, supported that bill along with Duran, D-Denver.

This time around, lawmakers passed a $645 million boost over the next two years in a bill that would also ask voters in 2019 to approve about $2.3 billion in bond funding for transportation. That option would put Colorado on the hook for up to $3.25 billion in borrowing costs over 20 years.

But before that, outside groups may ask voters in 2018 to approve either another spending requirement with-

out taxes, or allow a sales-tax increase.

“The Legislature will have no choice, I think, but to spend more on transportation and spend less on other things” if the first option passed, said Chris Holbert, state Senate majority leader. Holbert, R-Parker, was skeptical of the tax increase passing, “given the voter reaction to prior tax increases.”

Senate Bill 18-001, the deal lawmakers passed, headed to the governor’s desk May 17.

Small steps on housing Housing affordability, on the other hand, didn’t see a grand bargain that would move the needle much.

“There was more lip service than anything else,” said Eric Sondermann, a Colorado independent political analyst.

Democrats unsuccessfully tried to pass a tax on shopping bags to fund affordable-housing assistance, while Republicans focus on what they say are regulations that make construction unaffordable.

“House Republicans are optimistic that the construction-litigation reform law passed in 2017 will spur more affordable home construction, but we need to give the market time to adjust before enacting more legislation,” said Cole Wist, state House assistant minority leader, R-Centennial.

Lawmakers passed a bill that extends the state’s ability to allocate affordable-housing tax credits through the year 2024. It would have expired at the end of 2019, according to the Legislature’s website.

It was a welcome move, but Coloradans need more support, state Rep. Faith Winter said.

Winter “I’m excited that we were able to (extend) affordablehousing tax credits so that more affordable-housing projects can get off the ground,” said Winter, D-Westminster. “However, the response from the Legislature was woefully inadequate in addressing the affordable-housing crisis in Colorado.”

The Legislature passed what state Rep. Chris Kennedy called a “renters’ rights bill” that would require landlords to provide a copy of a lease to each tenant, as well as receipts for cash rent payments, he said.

Senate Bill 18-007, the bill that extended tax credits, headed to the governor’s desk May 11.

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is at least $30 billion underfunded. The bill eventually passed both chambers of the Legislature on the session’s final day.

The program manages about $44 billion for more than 560,000 current and former public employees — teachers, police, and other local- and state-government employees — or about 1 in 10 Coloradans.

Doing nothing would have threatened the state’s credit rating and put all beneficiaries at long-term risk, state Sen. Jack Tate, R-Centennial, has said in the past. The Public Employees’ Retirement Association program, or PERA, has been an increasingly dire issue for years.

Senate Bill 18-200, “which was my legislation, accomplished this task of ‘stopping digging the hole while trying to fill it’ with an approach of shared sacrifice, solid financial fundamentals and better governance,” Tate said.

It adjusts the program to keep it on track to pay off its unfunded debt within 30 years, putting $225 million annually toward paying down that debt.

A bill that drew ire from the state teachers’ union, it eliminates costof-living raises for two years, and afterward, annual raises will continue at 1.5 percent, cut from the current 2 percent. That rate could automatically adjust to help keep the system financially in check, said state Sen. Kevin Priola, a Republican who represents the south part of Thornton.

Medicaid benefit — House Bill 18-1136 — passed May 7.

“These measures are the direct result of the hard work by (state) Rep. Brittany Pettersen,” said Winter, referring to the Lakewood Democrat who has pushed to address the opioid crisis and widely talked about her mother’s struggle with a substanceuse disorder.

Also passed was a measure to implement more education to medical providers about prescribing opioid drugs. Pettersen said the package of Cole Wist, R-Centennial, bills passed has “put Colorado on the State House assistant minority leader map as a national leader.”

“This is the most important work I have ever had the opportunity to be a part of and might be the most important work in my lifetime,” Pettersen cost-of-living adjustments, unfortusaid. “Our package of bills will begin The bill has a “ratchet effect” built nately.” to close the barriers we face in adin so that employer and employee dressing this public-health crisis. We contributions increase automatically Opioids, health costs are going to save thousands of lives.” if challenging conditions — increased Before the session began, lawmakers Elsewhere on health care, lawmaklife expectancy, financial-market isers passed bills to increase price transsues or others — occur, to “keep things put together six bills to address opioid abuse, including to allow for superparency for free-standing emergency from spinning out of control,” accordvised-injection facilities — where departments — which patients often ing to Sondermann. people with substance-use disorders confuse with urgent-care facilities, “The bill was certainly half a could safely inject and be referred to only to be charged emergency-room loaf, but I don’t think anyone really treatment — and to expand access to fees that can cost hundreds and even expected more than half a loaf,” said residential, or live-in, substance-abuse thousands of dollars more.

Sondermann, who co-heads a group Senate Bill 18-146 requires FSEDs to called Secure Futures Colorado, which treatment.

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about this program and being here makes me even more certain that I want to go into the field of medicine.”

Brennan spends her Friday evenings helping nurses and doctors on the cardio-neuro floor of Sky Ridge, where she answers the phone, re-stocks items, and puts charts together. She also interacts with family members of the patients.

“Sometimes I get to visit with them in the waiting room,” said Brennan. “It distracts them from what they’re worrying about and gives them a nice break.”

Volunteers as young as 14 can apply for the program, and according to John Penn, director of volunteers, he makes sure each volunteer gets on a path that interests them.

“In the summer of 2004, I realized we always had an influx of volunteers who just wanted to get their service hours done to graduate, then we had to start all over again with volunteers,” said Penn.

“I also noticed students who had an interest in a medical career going out of state to camps or universities. From then on I have worked on recruiting students with an interest in future medical careers, and began creating individual long-term programs for them based on their interest.”

Kennedy, 15, who attends Rock Canyon High School, has been volunteering for about four months, and has had an interest in medicine for as long as she can remember.

Like all new volunteers, she spends her Friday nights at the front desk, where she helps direct foot traffic through the hospital, and learns about every department.

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lot of stuff to learn, but I love every minute of it.” Kennedy hopes to become a neonatal intensive care unit doctor or nurse, and will soon be spending more of her time in the NICU. The diversity of medical careers can be overwhelming, and according to Penn, volunteering gives students the chance to see various career paths they may not have been aware of.

“Sometimes they’re thinking health care but don’t have a clear idea,” said Penn. “We can expose them to a variety of things.”

Stevens, 17, who also attends Rock Canyon High School, has been volunteering since January and is more interested in the research side of medicine.

“I’m still mastering the front desk,” said Stevens. “I’m more interested in the research aspect, because I love problem solving and helping people.”

Stevens will soon be focusing her volunteer hours in the inpatient laboratory at Sky Ridge, where she’ll serve as an extra set of hands for the department as she shadows pathologists and micro-biologists.

Penn said the program has been incredibly successful, and now has a hard time narrowing down the applications.

“We’ve had close to 800 students come through the program,” said Penn. “Seven of our students have won Boettcher scholarships, we currently have two of our graduates attending medical school, and one student came back and practiced here as a doctor for a while.”

The volunteer program also lets students know if they have what it takes to serve in the medical industry.

“Either you find out you love it, or it’s not for you,” said Penn. “If you love it, being a volunteer will hopefully help them start developing their passion for this, and developing a path for themselves.”

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VOICES Life may not be predictable, but graduation speeches are

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he invitations have gone out, and once again I didn’t receive one.

QUIET I wasn’t asked by a single DESPERATION high school, college, or university in the United States to give their commencement speech, even though I promised not to use the words “doom” and “apocalypse.”

I have a doozy too.

I’ve been told you Craig Marshall have to start with a joke. I have one Smith about Ted Nugent.

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on my face.

Graduation ceremonies in films are often depicted with derision. The speaker is boring and the students are disinterested.

Speakers often try too hard to say something profound.

“Nothing in life is guaranteed. You have to earn it.” That kind of thing.

Some speakers sermonize.

“You are all sinners in the hands of an angry God.” That kind of thing. I would walk out.

After the Nugent joke, I would read a few quotes: Lewis Carroll, Dorothy Parker, Groucho Marx.

I would do a loud and obnoxious promotion for Flex-Seal, just like the ones on television.

Nugent and a laundry bag full of frozen underwear?”

I figure I haven’t been invited because I am a no-name who can’t be trusted.

One school told me they were worried I might tell students the truth.

I am not losing sleep because I haven’t been invited. I’m not a big believer in ceremonies in the first place, but The People seem to love them.

And if no one in your family has earned a high school or college degree before, it’s undoubtedly very meaningful.

My elementary school in Fullerton, California, had a ceremony for those of us who had mastered sixth grade. I remember sitting there with a frown

B LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Laydon for commissioner Abe Laydon has the experience to responsibly represent the citizens of Douglas, County. Many Douglas County residents are concerned about government spending. Abe knows that the more that government spends, the less we have in our wallets. We can depend on Abe Laydon to be an effective fiscal watch dog. With his extensive finance and budgeting background, Abe understands complex financial statements.

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Kim Monson Lone Tree SEE LETTERS, P13

And I would close with some young women singing “Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?” — a cappella. There wouldn’t be a dry eye in the joint.

All seriousness aside, I have a small request. If you or your kid is graduating, don’t send an announcement to an edge-acquaintance who hasn’t heard from you in four years.

It’s an insult.

It just might look like you are beggaring a gift.

I’m not sure why we give gifts to the students anyhow. Instead of their teachers.

The word “commencement” means “to begin,” not “to conclude.”

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The courage of encouragement helps us brave life’s problems

uilding upon last week’s column about yesterday’s achievements becoming our successes of tomorrow, I wanted to share WINNING more about the WORDS power of encouragement and the courage to become an encourager, a life lifter, and a true difference maker in this world.

Last week I shared how someone early in my life had encouraged me and Michael Norton motivated me in one certain area of my life many years ago. And I have been so blessed to have many more encouragers, life lifters, and people of positive influence who inspire me and who continue to make a difference in my life each and every day.

But you see, that was not always the way it was for me. And unfortunately, that is not the way it is for many of us in this world, too many of us. Instead of having people in our lives who give us hope and encouragement, we sometimes have people who want to tear us down and discourage us. And the

problem is that sometimes they don’t even know they are doing it. They only do it because that was the way they were treated, that was the way they were spoken to, that was the way they grew up. These are the people who were told that life is tough and anyone who tells you differently is lying. So instead of becoming encouragers themselves, they fell into the trap of becoming a discourager. We need to break that cycle.

What we need is the courage to become an encourager and break the cycle of negativity and pessimism in the world. Can you imagine living in a community, working in an office, or being a part of a congregation where everyone lifted one another up all the time? Can you imagine living in a family where hopes and dreams are the topics of conversations instead of yells and screams? Why don’t we or why can’t we shift gears from the negative to the positive? It’s because we lack the courage to act differently, say things differently, and hope things differently with those we love, who we live with, work with, and worship with.

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Laydon is right choice I have lived in south metro Denver for more than 40 years, with the past 15 years being in Douglas County.

I love our community and what we do to protect conservative ideals, but one thing has become abundantly clear to me, we need a fresh perspective in local government.

I am tired of seeing the same politicians play musical chairs with county offices, particularly career politicians like Diane Holbert. It is time for an outsider to join the mix and bring a fresh perspective to Douglas County government.

That is why I’m voting for Abe Laydon for county commissioner.

Abe is an extremely accomplished attorney in the private sector, who has dedicated his free time to serving nonprofits throughout the city, as well as the Douglas County Republicans and Douglas County Planning Commission. He exemplifies what you would want in your county commissioner — he brings new ideas and solutions to the table based on his ample public service and private sector experience, he is here to serve and to give us a voice, he doesn’t have any conflicts of interest with other family members employed by the county, and he is the most qualified candidate for the job.

I hope you will join me in

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you know right now, right this very minute, can use a dose of hope and encouragement. And what they really need is for you to have the courage to do it and to be the one to lift them up.

I have the honor and privilege to call Dr. Denis Waitley a coach, a mentor, and above all, a friend. Twenty years ago, Denis told me that I was the most proactive person he had ever met in his life. And that he saw that trait as one of the key reasons I was meeting with success. Well, do you know that here I am 20 years later, and I intentionally focus on being proactive in all that I do? And it serves me extremely well.

But Denis encouraged me back then and it made a huge difference in my life. Who has had the courage to encourage you? What was the outcome?

I’ll bet there has been a difference maker in your life for sure.

“You’ve got this.” “I believe in you.”

“I’ll bet today is going to be the best day ever.” “I am so proud of you.” “I

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Although for some, it is the end of the line.

High school and college years are lovely contrivances, not the Real World.

I didn’t want to leave my alma mater. It was paradise. The campus itself is an island of accomplished educators, bright, international students, and exquisite architecture and landscaping.

There are islands like it in (Boulder) Colorado, (Ann Arbor) Michigan, and (Tempe) Arizona. What’s better than learning? What’s better

voting for Abe Laydon for county commissioner in the Republican primary election this June.

Janet Sackett Highlands Ranch CDOT takes a toll We should take a peak at the leaders of CDOT, who get paid to construct and maintain our state roadways. Why did we construct a new exit and exchange at the north end of Castle Rock for the outlet malls, when the Gap needed attention (widened) and should have had priority.

Lack of planning by CDO is not our fault.

Why not excuse the leadership at CDOT? They don’t seem to listen to the people they work for. Note users of the Gap have let CDOT know they do not want a toll road.

admire you.” “You are on your way to the top.” “I see you going places.”

“You hare handling this tough situation really well, keep it up.” “I love you.” “Your work on this project was extraordinary — I cannot wait to see what you will do next.” Try these, say them with sincerity, don’t be afraid, come up with others of your own, but have the courage to encourage and be a difference maker in someone’s life.

You can do this, I believe in you. You are going to be a difference maker in this world, I can just see it now.

So how about you? Are you providing others with hope and encouragement? Are you a life lifter and difference maker? Do you have people in your life that are lifting you up? As always, I would love to hear your story at gotonorton@gmail.com, and when we can have the courage to encourage others, it really will be a better than good week.

Michael Norton is a resident of Castle Rock, the president of the Zig Ziglar Corporate Training Solutions Team, a strategic consultant and a business and personal coach.

than learning around dedicated faculty and dedicated students?

Throw in some burned-out educators and delinquent students, to provide a frame of reference for reality, and a day will come when a memory trace will make you stop for a moment and reminisce about your school.

Sometimes all it takes is a song.

These lyrics came out the year I graduated: “Half my life is books, written pages. Live and learn from fools and from sages.”

Dream on, Class of 2018.

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

Trip reliability is the reason given for tolls — the reliability is no greater when charging a toll and CDOT has no history or proof that it is better. Also noted is a policy directive by CDOT, so excuse the directors and do the Gap minus tolls.

Tolls only cater to those who can afford to pay them (wealthy), while all the other road users suffer.

Why not excuse the executive director of transportation and the rest who fail to listen?

Then again we would have to excuse our governor as he and staff don’t listen any better.

Cater to those with wealth and let the rest suffer. Maybe no one will notice!

Ed Blanchard Larkspur

Good point on pay I second Smith Young’s letter to the editor printed in last week’s edition.

I do not begrudge the pretty good pay and all the vacation breaks teachers get. Teaching is exhausting and requires an equal or greater amount of class prep time as well as constant curriculum tweaking. I’m happy teachers get summer breaks to recharge and upgrade their skills. It is the vocation they chose, and I appreciate them.

However, they are well paid, respected, and, as pointed out by Smith Young’s letter, make good money — with benefits and a generous retirement.

C.J. Smothers Highlands Ranch

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Butterfly Pavilion looks at survival tricks

W Every year since 2000, veterans, Gold Star families and members of the public gather on Memorial Day for a tribute event in Denver to remember those who gave their lives in service of the country.

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emorial Day is just one day a year, and as Louetta Smith, director of the annual Denver Memorial Day Tribute event, sees it, it’s not too much to ask to take a few minutes during the day to remember those who have served the country.

“Like a lot of people, for a long time I never really thought of Memorial Day like I should,” she remembered.

“But I started getting involved in the

tribute, and that reminded me of the importance of gratitude for those who gave their lives for all of us.”

There’s a lot going on during Memorial Day weekend, as it has long served as the unofficial opening weekend of summer. People looking to spend time outside are spoiled for choice, and even while doing something like participating in a beer run, a community picnic, or even a huge Nerf battle, events like the tribute remind people what the day is all about.

The first Denver Memorial Day Tribute event was held on Memorial Day 2000 by Deb Ellis, following the death off her World War II vet father.

The event started out with more of a fair atmosphere, but 9/11 and the ensuing war on terror changed the vibe of the tribute. It became an event about the Gold Star families.

“I had attended the City and County of Denver’s Memorial Day Parade and I remember at the time being amazed that the parade was so poorly attended. The country seemed so complacent about military sacrifice — past or present,” Ellis said. “This year, there are more than 40 families that will attend the Tribute, and they

come from all over Colorado.”

The Tribute is now held indoors at the POF Hall, 1340 Sherman St. in Denver, just south of the Capitol, and will go from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, May 26. The event will feature musical tributes from the U.S. Navy Band Northwest Brass Quintet, soloist Rosemary White, violist Valerie Reives and more.

Then, there will be a seven-wreath remembrance ceremony honoring veterans and the fallen from all wars and presentations to the Gold Star families who have lost a loved one since the war on terror, complete with names, biographical information and a Navy bell tolling.

The ceremony is free and open to the public.

Those looking to show appreciation in a quieter way can volunteer at Fort Logan National Cemetery, 4400 W. Kenyon Ave., to help lay flowers at the graves. The flower laying begins at 10 a.m. on Memorial Day, May 28.

“It feels like Memorial Day has lost a lot of its meaning for many people,” Smith said. “It helps to remember what this day is for amidst everything that is happening over the weekend.”

A bevy of outdoor ways to start the summer

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hen most people come across creatures like a spider or a centipede, they probably don’t pause to appreciate the tools that enabled these animals to survive for millions of years.

But spend a little time at the Butterfly Pavilion’s new survival exhibit, and one will be able to learn all about the adaptability of these surprising animals. The Butterfly COMING Pavilion, 6252 W. 104th ATTRACTIONS Ave. in Westminster, unveiled its new “Survival” exhibit in March, and it will be on display for about a year.

“These animals have developed some amazing survival methods over countless years,” said Clarke Reader pavilion entomologist Mario Padilla. “Instead of being stuck in a box, we want to give visitors a chance to see how our animals move, feed and interact with their environment.”

The exhibit provides an intimate look at how a variety of invertebrates have developed survival skills in a variety of areas, focusing on moving, hiding, feeding and fighting, all in pursuit of a simple goal — staying alive.

The interactive exhibit shows how creatures like bees, beetles, spiders and more use camouflage, venom and other skills to eat, evade predators and attract mates. Visitors will get to use a dragonfly launch pad, fight in a simulated beetle battle, and get hands-on with Rosie the Tarantula.

“We think it’s really important to provide those hands-on experiences to visitors,” Padilla explained. “We work to ensure there’s a touch component to all of our exhibits.”

As is the case with everything the Butterfly Pavilion does, the hope is that visitors will come away with a greater appreciation for animals that so many people are afraid of or don’t understand.

“It’s taken millions of years for these animals to become what we recognize now,” Padilla said. “Not only do we hope our visitors appreciate these insects, but they also will want to do what they can to protect them.”

For tickets and additional information visit www.Butterflies.org/Survival.

Tackling the housing crisis through art Housing is an issue that people all over the metro area are affected by, especially with rising rents and a growing homeless population.

Golden’s Foothills Art Center, 809 15th St., is tackling the issue with the help of artists in its new summer SEE READER, P16

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visit to the American Museum of Western Art at 1727 Tremont Place in Denver is a pleasant excursion for area art lovers — as well as a good spot to take visitors to the area. Check the website for special SONYA’S programming, such SAMPLER as the “Writing the West” sessions, led

by Lighthouse Writers Workshop. Last week, It featured “Artists Expedition: The Santa Fe Trail,” for example — not received here in time to include in advance, alas. GuidSonya Ellingboe ed and self-guided tours offered on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, with special “Artist Insight” programs monthly. Free First Friday tour June 1. Purchase tickets in advance to reserve a spot: AnschutzCollection.org.

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2 to Jill Smith. Contact her at 562-9723220, jillco@q.com. For more information, go online to lwvarapahoedouglas. org/calendar.html.

Community dinner Littleton’s First Presbyterian Church, 1609 W. Littleton Blvd., holds its monthly free community dinner at 6 p.m. on May 29. The menu includes barbecue chicken, pasta, berry salad, hand-held desserts. No reservation needed. 303-798-1389.

In the Anschutz Collection at American Museum of Western Art, Denver, one will find “A Trapper Crossing the Mountains”

by William Tylee Ramsey.

COURTESY PHOTO Arapahoe and Douglas Counties will hold its annual meeting at Zink Kitchen in the DoubleTree Hotel, 7801 E. Orchard Road, Greenwood Village.

New members are invited. Information: Jo Feder: joluys10@gmail.com, 6 Augusta Drive, Littleton, CO 80123.

For those wanting to attend, payment by check is needed by Saturday, June

Crafters sought The Annual Craft Fair at the Littleton Museum, first Saturday in October, is taking booth reservations. Contact Meredith Gipson at the museum, 303-795-3950, mgipson@ littletongov.org.

Plein Air Festival The Littleton Fine Arts Guild will sponsor the 2018 Plein Air Festival May 30 to June 1 — a fourth-year exhibit of works painted outdoors in the area. Painters will start with a May 30 visit to Aspen Grove from 3 p.m., with a reception at Rice Bistro at 6

p.m., with paintings for sale. Framed, completed works will be presented on a “Wet Wall.” A “Quick Paint” event will be held June 1 from 10 a.m. to noon in downtown Littleton, following a May 31 of painting where one wishes: Hudson Gardens, downtown, Littleton Museum, etc. Look for them!

Paintings will be exhibited at the Depot Art Gallery, 2069 W. Powers Ave., Littleton, opening at 5 p.m. on June 1 — First Friday — and June 2 to July 1. This year’s juror is Lorenzo Chavez, well-known local painter from Parker.

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RoxArts Gallery The gallery at Aspen Grove, 7301 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton, announces new classes: June 7 and 14, 6 to 8 p.m., “Realism: Painting a Seascape” 6 to 8 p.m. with Mary Ann Leake-Baisley ($75); and June 17, 1-4 p.m., “Paint Cezanne’s `Apples in a Basket’” in eight easy steps, also with Leake-Baisley ($35). June 12, 19, 26, July 3, 10, “Improve your Digital Photography” with Tom Cooper ($50 for 5 sessions). New Roxborough Arts Council members welcome. 720-724-5730.

Video games inspire sculptor with works at Denver Botanic Gardens Steel and paint are mediums for expression in pieces on display

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Sculptor Mike Whiting brings his memories of vintage 1980s video games (Pac-Man, Donkey Kong, etc.) into another realm as a visitor finds his oversized images amidst the flowers, trees and shrubs that ordinarily inhabit the lush, green Denver Botanic Gardens/ York Street grounds in the “Pixelated” sculpture exhibit.

Gardens CEO Brian Vogt, a Littleton native, spoke before a press tour: “The relationship between human life and the natural world dates back 5,000 years … the power of nature, Mike’s video games … The games manipulate that world.”

Whiting said: “I had to fill in the blanks! ... Really, the whole world is pixelated.”

The sculptor arrived to lead a tour appropriately attired in a floral-printed shirt.

At the entrance to DBG, one meets “Ghost and Castle,” (2016) two pieces created with paint and steel, as are all 11 of Whiting’s sculptures tucked into the Gardens. “They are a visual palindrome,” he remarked as he started walking through his works, “the opposite of each other,” related to the game Castles.

“When developing ideas, I draw in Microsoft Paint,” Whiting said. “Then I go to a 3-D modeling program. The pieces are all welded from the inside, as well,

Mike Whiting’s Sculptures “Pinkie” and “Mr. Green” (steel and paint) are in the City of Denver collection, loaned to the “Pixelated” exhibit at Denver Botanic Gardens. Whiting said these early works are particular favorites.

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and the finish is automotive paint for those under 1,000 pounds … I beat them up with sanders,” he added, wanting some rust to be part of the design.

“Bird” (2012), a very large avian image in robin’s egg blue, was commissioned for a bird-watching spot, he said, and the smaller, orange “Birdie” is exhibited at Brigham Young University (his school). “Buck” (2007) is tucked into a grove of trees, the sort of setting you’d imagine finding a deer, munching on plants and grass. Loaned by the Brigham Young University Museum of Art, it is scratched and “feels like an old pickup truck,” Whiting observed. Asked if the scratches bothered him, he talked about “natural, but not nice …,” adding that “once sold, it’s not mine

anymore.” A New York gallery owner bought one with graffiti, he recalled — “that’s part of the history…

“I grew up in the West, around lots of old cars …,” he said.

Along a path, reflected in the pond, one finds “Pinkie” and “Mr. Green” (2007), a pair of smaller sculptures, loaned by the City and County of Denver. They are old and scuffed — and two of Whiting’s favorites. “Mr. Green” is after Whiting’s father-in-law.

Whiting usually works on three or four sculptures at a time in his studio.

“The smaller pieces are harder to fabricate,” he added, “a challenge to weld from the inside.” The larger “Wave” (2018) was especially made for this exhibit and he was especially pleased with the siting of “Cactus” in the Rock Garden — “one of the most beautifully situated in the exhibit.”

It’s modeled after one he saw in a cactus house. Grasses connect with it visually and he was really thinking of a Tupperware color for “Wave,” as he created a page of drawings. “It was really hard to weld inside,’ he recalls.

Other pieces include the older, lavender “Pigeon,” a “Sailboat,” “Cathead”

IF YOU GO

“Pixelated” will be at the Denver Botanic Gardens, 1007 York St. in Denver, through Sept.

23 and can be viewed during garden hours.

Whiting will speak at 6:30-8 p.m. June 6 and other programs and docent-led tours are available. See website: botanicgardens. org. Members free, admission charged for non-members.

DON’T FORGET THE PLANTS Plant fans must not miss the very special Echiums, spotted around near the entrance at Denver Botanic Gardens, 1007 York St. in Denver. Gardens CEO Brian Vogt commented that they looked like Dr. Seuss designed them, with tiny red flowers dotting them.

It’s taken five years for the horticulture staff to master growing them, he said, after they came from the Canary Islands (Spanish territory, near Morocco). and “Garden Gnome” — of course!

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exhibition — “Finding Home.” The exhibit features installations by three Denver artists whose artwork occupies three different rooms at the museum.

On display through July 8, the conceptual exhibition was created with the intent of starting a community dialogue about the ever-present and often tragic situation involving affordable housing in the region. The museum partnered with local governments to add depth and insight into the housing issue.

For more information, head to www. foothillsartcenter.org.

Clarke’s Concert of the Week — Taylor Swift at Sports Authority Field Colorado is a hot stop for touring musicians during the summer, which means concert goers are spoiled for choice when it comes to their evening plans. This week alone, you couldn’t go wrong with James Taylor at Fiddler’s Green on May 27, The Wonder Years

with Tigers Jaw and Tiny Moving Parts at the Ogden on May 30, or Gang of Youths at the Globe Hall on the same day.

But for my money, the best way to kick off the summer concert season is with one of pop’s reigning queens — Taylor Swift, who will be stopping by Sports Authority Field At Mile High, 1701 Bryant St., at 7 p.m. on Friday, May 25.

As if it wasn’t enough to have Swift, is who is undeniably a pop master of the highest order, she is bringing along Charli XCX and Camila Cabello. Last year, Charli XCX released two of pop’s best albums, by adding electronics and Swedish pop to her already insightful writing.

And this year Cabello stepped out of Fifth Harmony’s shadow, and her solo debut is one of my favorite albums of the year.

The concert is a guaranteed good time for all ages. Tickets are still available, so go to www.ticketmaster.com.

The Mile High City plays Van the Man For me, Van Morrison is at the very

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top of the rock troubadour pile, secondly only to Bob Dylan.

If his take on Irish folk wasn’t beautiful enough, his addition of jazz and soul sounds into everything he does adds a whole new layer of depth to his sound.

Unfortunately, he’s getting up there in years, and hasn’t really toured in a decade or more. And when he does, it costs an arm and a leg to score a ticket.

Thankfully, the Hi-Dive at 7 S. Broadway in Denver, is providing an alternative option with its Denver Plays Van Morrison concert at 9 p.m. on Saturday, May 26.

The music of Van the Man will be performed that night by members of numerous local bands, including King Cardinal, Strange Americans, The Guestlist, Bud Bronson and the Good Timers, Sawmill Joe, Kid Reverie, Bison Bone, Bluebook, Robby Peoples, David Burchfield, Hunter James, and more.

Anyone who loves “Brown Eyed Girl,” “Have I Told You Lately?” and “Astral Weeks” won’t want to miss the show.

To grab tickets, go to www.hi-dive. com/event/1689350-denver-plays-vanmorrison-denver.

Run to the Trails In Motion Film Festival The warm spring and summer weather is perfect for all the trail runners in the metro area. But for those who want a taste of the trail running world without all the sweat and, you know, exercise, Golden is the place to go.

The 2018 Ledlenser Trails In Motion Film Festival will be making a stop at the American Mountaineering Center, 710 10th St., from 6 to 10 p.m. on Wednesday, May 30.

The festival will feature eight films that tell some very inspiring stories, like that of Adam Campbell, who recovered from a life-threatening rock climbing fall and 10 months later completed in the Hardrock 100.

Some of the featured athletes will be on hand to speak and answer questions after their films.

For tickets, visit www.trailsinmotion. com/films-on-tour/item/472-golden-co.

Clarke Reader’s column on culture appears on a weekly basis. A community editor with Colorado Community Media, he can be reached creader@coloradocommunitymedia.com.

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Rocky Mountain Brew Runs is hosting a four-mile run and beer tasting even that is open to all ages on Sunday, May 27, at Highlands Ranch’s Grist Brewing.

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“It seems like people aren’t as interested as getting together as a community anymore,” said Jolene Rheault, public relations director with Community Builders.

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There will also be a beer and wine garden featuring selections from local breweries and wineries and live acoustic music.

There will also be traditional field day and carnival games, as well as a kickball and golf chipping contest that can be entered for cash prizes as well as prizes from local businesses.

“We’d like this to become an annual event we do for the community every summer,” Rheault added. “It was partly inspired by the field day that kids have at school, and we want to keep providing this kind of free event for kids

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Finally, something a little more adult happening over the weekend is the Red, White and Brew Run with Grist Brewing.

Rocky Mountain Brew Runs is hosting the event at Grist, 9150 Commerce Center Circle, Suite 300, in Highlands Ranch. The run begins at 10 p.m. on Sunday, May 27, and is designed to be open for everyone.

“This is a social fun run to celebrate the start of summer, and people can bring kids in a stroller and dogs, and just walk if they want to,” said Lauren Jones, event coordinator with Rocky Mountain Brew Runs. “We also have fun and silly beer Olympic games that are a lot of fun for people.”

The four-mile run finishes up with an ice-cold brew and food trucks, and all the proceeds benefit local nonprofits Epic Experience and Vet Expeditions.

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From open prairie to economic driver Centennial Airport’s history ran alongside rise of Denver’s south metro area

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As the story goes, a businessman drove a shiny, black car to his downtown Denver office, and when he walked back to the car that afternoon, he found a large scratch in the door.

Around the early 1960s, that was enough for George MacKenzie Wallace to plan to move his office to a location with more space for parking.

He set out to buy two acres of land in the southeastern part of the Denver metro area, but a reluctant seller wouldn’t break up a 40-acre parcel.

That land sat near what was becoming Interstate 25 (a stretch completed in 1963) and East Belleview Avenue.

With the 38 extra acres, Wallace carried out his vision for a working environment that would eventually become the Denver Tech Center, one of the first suburban-office parks of its kind in the nation.

It wasn’t long before Wallace saw the need for a general-aviation airport to serve the grow-

ing area — he helped push for a solution in what would become Centennial Airport.

The general-aviation airport, now one of the nation’s busiest, celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, capping off half a century of advancement alongside the south-metro area in which it plays a central role.

The airport sits at 7800 S. Peoria St., just south of East Arapahoe Road and southeast of what’s now the Topgolf entertainment complex, near the middle of Centennial.

Here’s a look at the highlights from its beginnings to today.

Beginnings in the 1960s • In 1960, the Federal Aviation Administration and Arapahoe County begin planning for a proposed reliever airport to ease congestion at Stapleton International Airport, the former airport that served Denver.

The Stapleton area since redeveloped into retail and a residential neighborhood.

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Clippings from newspapers show Arapahoe County Commissioners Howard E. Abbott, left, standing with John V. Christensen and John J. Nicholl as they cut the ribbon dedicating, at the time, a new half-mile-long extension to the main runway at then-Arapahoe County Airport. The bottom clipping shows a photo of the airport on its opening day, May 12, 1968.

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ABOUT THE AIRPORT Gov. John Hickenlooper has signed a proclamation declaring May 25, 2018, as Centennial Airport Day, calling the airport “a proven model for generalaviation airports around the world.”

The airport celebrates its 50th-anniversary gala May 25 at the Denver Marriott Tech Center at 4900 S. Syracuse St. in Denver, headlined by Capt.

Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger. Tickets went for $250 each, and proceeds will go to benefit the Centennial Airport Foundation.

An economic hub, the airport generates an annual economic impact of $1.39 billion, and the airport and associated businesses pay an estimated $33 million in taxes each year to local municipal and county partners.

Centennial Airport is a general-aviation airport, which means it features flight training and medical evacuation, corporate charter, small cargo and recreational flights, among other uses — but commercial-airline flights, like those on United or Southwest airlines, for example, are not part of the mix.

It is not located in the City of Centennial, which was formed long after the airport in 2001 — the airport changed its name to “Centennial” in 1984.

The airport sits at 7800 S. Peoria St., just south of East Arapahoe Road and southeast of the Topgolf entertainment complex, near the middle of Centennial.

It sits mostly in unincorporated Arapahoe County but extends south into Douglas County, and it’s one of the busiest general-aviation airports in the country.

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Chatfield litigants scurry to speed appeal as construction advances Audubon Society seeks to stop reservoir expansion before trees removed

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The little yellow bird clutched in Meredith McBurney’s hand didn’t seem to mind that it couldn’t fly away.

“This isn’t her first rodeo,” McBurney said of the yellow warbler with its tiny legs gingerly pinched between her fingers at a field research station near the South Platte River at the south end of Chatfield State Park. “She comes back here every year. We banded her in 2016. She winters in Central America, but she returns to where she was hatched.”

McBurney, a biologist with the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies, said she’s concerned about the looming and somewhat uncertain effects of the Chatfield Storage Reallocation Project, which will see the high-water mark of the reservoir raised by 12 feet, and require the removal of trees in the “inundation zone” — prime bird habitat, she said.

“Conserving birds is tough because they need good habitat everywhere they spend time,” McBurney said. “If birds come back to a place they’ve been going year after year and their habitat is gone, depending on the species, their

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survival rate goes way down.”

The Audubon Society of Greater Denver, which operates a bird research and education center in the park, recently filed a motion to expedite their appeal of a lawsuit against the reallocation project, saying that by the time judges hear arguments in the case — perhaps this fall —irreparable harm will have been done to vital wildlife habitat along the creeks that enter the reservoir.

Construction well underway “The health of wildlife is an indicator of the overall health of the ecosystem, including its health for people,” said Polly Reetz, Audubon Denver’s Conservation Chair.

“We’ve never said the water they want to capture isn’t needed. But why screw up a state park when you’ve got other options?”

Reetz and her husband, Gene, have been instrumental in filing and pursuing Audubon’s lawsuit against the project, a $130 million effort to add an additional 20,600 acre-feet of water storage capacity to the reservoir, to be used by eight municipal water providers and agricultural organizations across the metro area and northeastern Colorado.

Construction, which started last winter, is expected to wrap up in about a year.

The project, which will increase the maximum allowable fluctuation of the reservoir’s depth from 9 feet to 21, does not mean that the reservoir will routinely be at its new high-water mark, and will likely only reach that point in years of significant spring runoff.

If you build it Chatfield Reservoir, built in the late 1960s and early 1970s, is owned by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which leases the surrounding land to Colorado’s state-park system.

Audubon’s lawsuit claims that the Corps, which was tasked with preparing an Environmental Impact Statement to gauge the project’s compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act, failed to properly consider

MORE INFO ON CHATFIELD PROJECT Read more about the Chatfield Storage Reallocation Project at chatfieldreallocation.org.

Read more about the Audubon Society of Greater Denver’s efforts against the project at savechatfield.org. alternatives that would meet the water providers’ goal of increasing water availability to the swiftly growing Front Range.

Audubon contends that the Corps rejected possibilities including making use of upstream gravel pits for water storage, buying water storage in nearby Rueter-Hess Reservoir, or examining the impact of enhanced water conservation among water users.

The Corps rebutted, saying that the gravel pit storage idea was excessively complicated for the amount of water that could have been stored, RueterHess’s water is all bought up already, and that increased water conservation efforts are a great idea but don’t meet the project’s goals of increasing water storage capacity.

A judge ruled in favor of the Corps in December 2017, and Audubon announced their intent to appeal the decision in early 2018.

Audubon pushed back against the Corps’ rebuttals in a recent legal brief, saying the Corps’ explanations don’t hold water in light of other evidence, and that some documents say the project’s goal is increasing water availability, not storage capacity, meaning that conservation could satisfy the needs of the water users.

The Colorado Court of Appeals is currently slated to hear oral arguments in the case in the fall, by which time Audubon says irreversible damage may already have occurred. A judge last year denied Audubon’s request for an injunction against further construction while litigation is ongoing.

Down by the river In the meantime, the Reetzes say damage is already being done. They say new haul roads now traverse the park, including one slated to cut

through the parking lot in front of the Audubon Center.

Not quite, said Scott Roush, the manager of Chatfield State Park.

“We did not and won’t create a new haul road by the Audubon Center,” Roush said. “There’s a Denver Water Board road down there we have permission to use. All the construction crews are doing is bringing trucks through the parking lot, which technically doesn’t fully belong to the Audubon Center. Their lease specifies that they share the lot with other users.”

The Reetzes counter that the truck traffic will hinder the movement of the numerous school buses that drop off field trip students at the center.

Access to the route is crucial to performing mitigation along the South Platte ahead of the project’s completion, said Tom Browning, the general manager of the Chatfield Reservoir Mitigation Company, an umbrella agency representing the project’s various stakeholders.

“CRMC will restore the maintenance road to its original condition as a result of any damage caused by the construction equipment,” Browning said.

The river mitigation largely consists of removing beloved trees, Polly Reetz said.

Roush countered that many of the trees slated to be removed are already dead, dying, or hazardous. Roush added that crews will plant upward of 100,000 new trees uphill from the new inundation zone.

“We were also able to save a lot more trees than we initially thought we could,” Roush said.

“The earlier plans called for a lot of clear-cutting, but we’ve since found that many of the more mature trees will be able to withstand occasional inundation.”

The park’s recreational facilities are in the process of being moved, which Gene Reetz fears means they’ll be taken from shady groves and placed on hot open prairie.

“There will be areas where trees will be moved that could look different,” Roush responded. “When we move some of the picnic areas it’ll take some time for the trees to establish, but they are planting trees in those areas.”

‘A magical experience’ Gene said the bottom line is that he hopes Chatfield can remain the environmentally significant place it is.

“You have such a diversity of habitat here,” Gene said. “You have grasslands, rabbitbrush, riparian areas with hundred-year-old cottonwoods.

Lots of wildlife. There aren’t too many places that have that diversity of habitat.”

The value of Chatfield’s environment goes beyond its importance to wildlife, Gene said.

“It’s so close to Denver,” Gene said.

“It’s where a family can come for a day for $8. A lot of families can’t go to Rocky Mountain National Park or Yellowstone.

“It’s so important to have nature close to home. When you see kids come out here and play in the creek or catch a frog, it’s a magical experience for them.”

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LocoMotion Science and Circus Arts Show: 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 30 in the community room at Englewood Public Library. National juggling champion and movement artist Peter Davison presents juggling, unicycling, balancing, acrobatics and more while teaching the science behind the artistry.

Ain’t Misbehavin’: playing through June 17 at Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 W. Main St., Littleton. Tickets on sale at the box office or online at www.TownHallArtsCenter.org

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Brass Band Festival: 5:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 26 at PACE Center, 20000 E. Pikes Peak Ave., Parker.

Five bands and ensembles perform. Go to www.rockymountainbrassworks.org.

Hip Hop Party: 1 p.m. Tuesday, May 29 at the Englewood Public Library. Karaoke, dancing, crafts and more. Dress in hip hop gear for costume contest and photo booth.

Ballroom and Latin Potluck Dance Party: 8-9:30 p.m. Friday, June 1 at Adventures in Dance Studio, 1500 W. Littleton Blvd., Ste. 207, Littleton. Ballroom, Latin, swing, salsa and tango dance to DJ ballroom and Latin tunes. Swap your favorite finger food recipes. Go to https://www. adventuresindance.com/event/ ballroom-latinpotluck-danceparty/ Trace Adkins Concert: 6-10 p.m.

Thursday, June 7 at Parker Days 2018. Adkins’s “Something’s Going On” show kicks off the festival.

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Parker Days Festival: Friday, June 8 to Sunday, June 10. Parade theme is Hometown Hero, and it begins at 8:45 a.m. Saturday, June 9. Vendors will share information about their businesses, crafts and more.

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Escape to Neverland Summer Reading Kickoff: 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 2 at all seven Douglas County Libraries branches.

Party includes Neverland-themed crafts, activities, games, snacks, face painting and more. For all ages. Register for summer reading at DCL.org/summer-reading.

DCL Presents: Author Karen Kingsbury: 7-10 p.m. Wednesday, June 6 at CU South Denver,

Schoch from CDOT. Go to www. castlerockhistorialsociety.org. Contact 303-814-3164 or museum@ castlerockhistorialsociety.org.

this week’s TOP FIVE Highlands Ranch Field Day and Picnic: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, May 26 at Redstone Park, 3280 Redstone Park Circle, Highlands Ranch. Go to http://HRFD.org. Enjoy iconic games, sports, activities and food trucks.

Instrument Petting Zoo: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, May 29 at Bemis Public Library, with Swallow Hill Music. Celebrate the kickoff of Bemis Public Library’s summer reading program “Libraries Rock!” Try out ukuleles, hand drums, guitars, mandolins, banjos, fiddles, mini-pianos and more.

Harmony Horse Expo: noon to 5 p.m. Friday, June 1, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 2 at Harmony Equine Center, 5540 E. Highway 86, Franktown.

Take guided tours of the property, attend horsemanship workshops and training demonstrations, and meet adoptable horses. Go to harmonyequinecenter.org/harmony-horse-expo/

10035 Peoria St., Parker. Go to https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ dcl-presents-karen-kingsburytickets-44450655106 or DCL.org/ authors-events.

EVENTS

Ms. Colorado Senior America Pageant: 2-5 p.m. Saturday, May 26 at Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree. Info: 720-509-1000 or www.lonetreeartscenter.org.

Naturalization Ceremony: 1:303:30 p.m. Saturday, May 26 at the Parker Library, 20105 E. Mainstreet, Parker. Douglas County Libraries in partnership with United States Citizenship and Immigration Services hosts a naturalization ceremony and celebration for new U.S. citizens. The public is welcome. A reception will follow.

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

Grist Brewrun: Sunday, May 27 at Grist Brewing, 8470 S. Little Rock Way, Highlands Ranch. Free 30-minute workout with Manic Training is followed by a 4-mil run, walk or ruck. Finish with brew, food and beer Olympic games.

Info: https://www.rockymoun-

Elizabeth Stampede: Friday, June 1 to Sunday, June 3, with an opening night concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 31, with Stoney LaRue and Ned LeDoux.

The Xtreme Bulls show begins at 7 p.m. June 1; Behind the Chutes tour is at 5:30 p.m. and at 12:30 p.m. June 3. The vendor alley is open every day.

Tickets and more information available at elizabethstampede.com.

Elephant Rock Cycling Festival: Saturday, June 2 and Sunday, June 3 at the Douglas County Fairgrounds, 500 Fairgrounds Road, Castle Rock.

Registration and packet pickup can be done from noon to 7 p.m. June 2. Expo events begin at noon and conclude with a bike-in movie at 8:30 p.m. in downtown Castle Rock. Sunday’s registration and packet pick up open from 5-9 a.m., with rides beginning at 5:30 a.m. All courses close by 4:30 p.m. The June 3 expo activities begin 10 a.m. and continue through 5 p.m. Go to https://www. elephantrockride.com

tainbrewruns.com/gristbrewrun/ Proceeds benefit Epic Experience and Vet Expeditions.

Memorial Day Veteran’s Service of Remembrance: 10 a.m.

Monday, May 28 at the J.S. Parker Cemetery, Parker. Presented with Ponderosa Valley Funeral Services and J.S. Parker Cemetery. Bring chair and umbrella. Call 303-8412405 or go to ponderosavalleyfunerals.com.

2018 Memorial Day Commemoration: 11 a.m. Monday, May 28 at the Elbert/Kiowa Cemetery, 24891 N. Elbert Road, Elbert. Join us in honoring the courage, sacrifice and service of those who fought in America’s wars. Hosted by American Legion Post 181, Kiowa-Elbert.

and will conclude at the Castle Rock Museum, 420 Elbert St. Contact 303-814-3164 or museum@ castlerockhistoricalsociety.org.

Lawn Mower Exchange: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 2 at Arapahoe Community College, 5900 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton. Go to http:// www.mowdownpollution.org/ residential. Program helps residents get rid of their old gasoline powered mowers and switch to electric mowers.

Downtown Walking Tours: 10:30 a.m. the fourth Saturday of the month from June to September.

The 45-minute tour begins at The Courtyard on Perry Street, between Third and Fourth streets,

Ultimate Colorado Pinball and Gamer Festival Experience: June 8-10 at Denver Marriott South at Park Meadows, 2710 Rockbridge Way, Highlands Ranch. Go to https://www.PinballShowdown.com.

Classic Car Show: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Saturday, June 9 at Cherry Hills Community Church, 3900 Grace Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Go to https://hrcaonline.org.

Exotic Sports Car Show: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, June 10 at Arapahoe Community College, 5900 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton. Go to http:// coloradoconcours.org. Colorado Concours d’ Elegance show features nearly 500 rare sports and classic cars, early collectibles and latest exotics. Proceeds benefit Ability Connection Colorado’s Creative Options for Early Childhood Education Centers.

HEALTH

Apple Cider Vinegar: 10-10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 26 at Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, 11402 S. Parker Road, Parker. Learn how to use apple cider vinegar to support blood sugar regulation, a healthy body weight, heart health and more. Go to http://www. naturalgrocers.com Barre and Bubbles: 6-8 p.m. Friday, June 1 at Northridge Recreation Center, 8801 Broadway, Highlands Ranch. After class, enjoy champagne, apps and mingling. Must be 21-plus. Info: Search for Barre and Bubbles on Facebook.

EDUCATION

HSE Prep Class: 6-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 29 at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Instruction, assessment and practice for those preparing for high school equivalency exams. For ages 17-plus. Registration required; call 303-791-7323 or go to DCL.org

Free Community Dinner: 6-7 p.m.

Tuesday, May 29 at First Presbyterian Church, 1609 W. Littleton Blvd., Littleton. Volunteers will prepare barbecue chicken, Italian pasta salad, fresh berry salad, fresh fruit and handheld desserts.

All are welcome; no reservations required. Call 303-798-1389 or go to fpcl.org/dinner for information.

Picnic at the Ranch, Grandparents Meetup: 5-7 p.m. Friday, June 1 at the Southridge Recreation Center, 4800 McArthur Ranch Road, Highlands Ranch. Picnicstyle dinner with raffle giveaways.

Meet other grandparents in the Highlands Ranch community. Contact Tami Lopez at 303-548-5942.

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“Water” You Waiting For? 5:30-8 p.m. Wednesday, June 6 at Eastridge Recreation Center, Outdoor Pool, 9568 University Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Adult swim evening.

Bring a picnic dinner or snacks. For ages 21-plus only. Purchase tickets at www.HRCAonline.org/tickets.

History of Eisenhower-Johnson Memorial Tunnels: 7 p.m. Thursday, June 7 at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock.

50th anniversary of the first blast to start construction of the tunnels; presented by senior historian Lisa

Douglas County AAUW Scholarship: Douglas County residents in need of financial support while pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree should follow instructions and fill out application online at douglascounty-co.aauw. net. Application, transcripts and letters of recommendation are due

by July 15. Scholarships awarded for the 2018 academic year may be used for tuition, books or childcare while attending school.

Editor’s note: Calendar submissions must be received by noon Wednesday for publication the following week. To place a calendar item, go to eventlink. coloradocommunitymedia.com.

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AIRPORT FROM PAGE 19

• The FAA and Arapahoe County officially announce the proposal for airport development in 1963. Construction begins in 1967 with $1.6 million from the Federal Airport Aid Program for the purchase of 380 acres of land.

• That August, Lou Clinton, of Clinton Aviation, signs a 30-year lease, becoming the airport’s first fixed-base operator. Emily Howell, who would become the first woman captain of a scheduled United States commercial airline, becomes head of Clinton’s flight-training program.

• The Arapahoe County Airport — Centennial Airport’s original name — officially opens May 12, 1968. Local newspapers report more than 20,000 in attendance. Aerobatic pilot Dick Rutt cut the first ceremonial ribbon with the wing tip of his plane. At the time, there are 98 aircraft based at the airport.

• In 1969, aircraft-parking areas and connecting taxiways expand. The airport acquires an additional 404 acres of land and begins adding a crosswind runway. At the time, 165 aircraft are based at the airport.

On the rise in the 1970s • The airport’s first firehouse is built, and the crosswind runway is completed in September 1970. In 1971, the airport acquires more land for a 1,000-foot extension of its current runway, building a parallel runway and adding a parallel taxiway.

• Construction begins on the airport’s first permanent tower in 1972.

At this point, 226 aircraft are based there. A dedication ceremony is held for the new tower in 1973.

• Wallace is appointed to head the new Arapahoe County Airport Executive Management Committee, which was in charge of airport operations, general management and development of additional facilities, in 1973.

• The Columbine Airport, located in the Littleton area, closes in July 1973.

• The air-traffic control tower is

An aerial view of Centennial Airport at 7800 S. Peoria St., just south of East Arapahoe Road.

COURTESY OF DEBORAH GRIGSBY SMITH

selected as the FAA Rocky Mountain Region Terminal Air Traffic Facility of the Year in 1974.

• The Denver Tech Center, located to the northwest, adds more office, residential, retail, hotels and infrastructure throughout the decade.

• The Arapahoe County Public Airport Authority is created during a public hearing held June 9, 1975, under the Public Airport Authority Act, making the airport a separate legal entity. Arapahoe County transferred the title to the airport land and improvements to that new body.

• Wallace formally resigns as director of the airport’s Executive Management Committee in 1979.

• That’s the peak year for aircraft operations, with an average of 1,189 operations (total takeoffs and land-

ings) per day, totaling 434,264 for the year.

Changes in the 1980s • In 1983, the control tower becomes a 24-hour facility. Planning for “Project 85,” the airport’s long-range development plan, begins.

• The airport officially changes its name in 1984 to Centennial Airport, a name adopted by the Airport Authority to reflect growth, and as a hat tip to Colorado’s nickname, the Centennial state.

• Douglas County receives representation on the Airport Authority Board in the form of three newly added members in 1984.

• A formal dedication for a new control tower and administration complex is held in 1985.

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• With 351,856 total aircraft operations and 926 based aircraft, Centennial Airport is ranked as the 11th busiest airport in the nation among all airports, including general aviation and commercial, in 1985.

Tumult in the 1990s • Challenges with residential encroachment, as well as arguments over commercial-airline service proposed by Texas entrepreneur John Andrews, would reach both the Colorado and U.S. supreme courts. The airport’s annual federal funding would be suspended after the board refused to lift its ban on scheduled-passenger service — in other words, commercialairline flights, like those on a major airline, such as Southwest Airlines.

Forward in the 2000s • The airport finds relief through a deal with the federal government that restores annual federal funding for maintenance projects.

• Robert Olislagers, the airport’s current executive director, is hired.

• “By far, my favorite moment at Centennial Airport was in 2002 when our communities got together and, with the support of the Colorado congressional delegation led by then U.S. Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell, we managed to carve out legislation that settled the airline issue here at the airport,” Olislagers said. “It was a huge win for the airport and our communities. Our civic leaders, citizens and the airport got on the same page to do something extraordinary that had never been done before or since.

It goes to the power of presenting a united front.”

Going strong in the 2010s • Centennial Airport marks its 50th birthday in 2018 debt-free.

• Total aircraft operations in 2017 are about 340,000, and based aircraft total about 1,000.

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May 24, 2018 Garage Sales

Bicycles

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Englewood Schools Furniture Sales!

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May 24, 2018M

SPORTS

Van Maanen snapping for chance to play in NFL

Valor girls claim state track title

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Athletes from schools in Douglas County excel at championship meet

BY JIM BENTON JBENTON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Valor Christian coach Brian Kula knew his girls track team had the ability to be a championship contender. He was right: The Eagles captured the Class 4A state title.

Valor’s team title was the finishing touch on the May 17-19 state track championships at Jeffco Stadium, which featured standout performances from athletes attending schools in Douglas County.

“The girls team was very strong this year,’ said Kula. “They were very talented and executed very well at the meet. Our boys really overachieved and did better than they were supposed to. The weather wasn’t ideal but our kids handled it well. They just went out sand competed.

“We kind of knew the girls would be in the mix with the kind of talent we had. I don’t think any of use necessarily thought we could win by that margin and have that kind of a point total because you kind of expect to have a couple hiccups. We didn’t miss too many steps.”

The weather was ideal the first day of the meet, but by May 19, when a few competitors had thoughts of going for state records, it rained in the morning and a cold wind blew all afternoon. It forced athletes to warm up longer and avoid resting, which would cause muscles to tighten up.

Valor Christian’s girls racked up 151.20 points compared to 114 for second-place Niwot. The Eagles boys team was fourth with 50 points, two behind second-place Pueblo South and 11.50 shy of state champion Silver Creek.

Junior Anna Hall set a short-lived state record and won three events for the Valor girls. Sophomore Cole Sprout was a double distance winner and Dane Palazzo tied for first place in the 300-meter hurdles for the Eagles boys team.

Class 5A state champions from Douglas County schools included double winners Emily Sloan of Rock Canyon and Jenna Fitzsimmons of Mountain Vista. Junior Drake Nugent of Highlands Ranch won again in the shot put, Devin Cadena of Rock Canyon was the champion

Valor Christian junior Anna Hall raises her hand after winning the Class 4A 300 hurdles on May 19 at the State high school track championships held at Jeffco Stadium. Hall also won the 100 hurdles and long jump and Valor Christian captured the 4A team title.

PHOTOS BY IM BENTON Rock Canyon’s Emily Sloan, right, wins her fourth straight 100-meter hurdles title at the state high school track meet May 17-19 at Jeffco Stadium.

Sloan also won the 300 hurdles.

in the 5A 100-meter dash and Landon Rast of Legend was the individual champ in the 800-meter run.

Senior Maya Evans won the 100- and 200-meter dashes in Class 3A plus the long jump for the Lutheran girls team and she wrapped up her high school career with eight state titles.

The three-time defending champion boys team was fifth in the team standings, but the 4x200 relay team of Luke Arkell, Jared Ammon, Samuel Ness and Kameron Varney set a state 3A record of 1:28.01 in winning the event.

“Maya is a special talent,” said Lu-

theran coach Darwin Horan. “She’s a good teammate and one of the greatest athletes to ever participate in Colorado. We have a young squad of the girls side and we will be very competitive for years to come. On the boys side, we had a key injury to one of our top sprinters and we had a few missteps at the meet. We still battled to take fourth overall and did set the state record in the 4x2, which was set in 2002.”

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rew Van Maanen knew he was facing long odds heading into the three-day rookie camp of the National Football League Houston Texans in early May. First of all, the former Chaparral football standout was an undrafted free agent out of Wyoming.

And second, he is a fullback which is a disappearing position these days in the National Football League. But he is a long snapper and hoped his versatility might be attractive to the OVERTIME Texans or some other NFL team.

“Unfortunately, I didn’t get invited back,” said Van Maanen. “I really enjoyed my time down there. I was R in an NFL locker C room.

I’m going to Jim Benton stay in shape and my agent will try to make something work out somewhere else. So it’s a waiting game right now.”

With spread offenses, many high school and college teams don’t regularly use fullbacks and many NFL teams have virtually eliminated the position. However, some teams still have prominent fullbacks, and flexibility is important.

Fullbacks play on special teams, block, carry the ball in short yardage situations and sometimes are secondary receiving targets.

Van Maanen was a four-year fullback at Wyoming and a backup long snapper until an injury forced him to snap full-time on special teams during his 2017 senior season.

He caught 14 passes for 170 yards in four years, ran the ball twice for five yards and was the team captain his senior season.

“Fullback is not a glorified position in the NFL,” said Van Mannen.

“It’s not used a whole lot. So I knew going in it was going to be a tough task. But long snapping is something even moving forward that I can bring to the table. I knew it was going to be a long road, but if you love the game, you give everything to try to make the team.

“I worked on snaps every day in practice at Wyoming. Anytime I can get on the field, I like that opportunity, no matter if is special teams, long snapping or fullback.”

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May 24, 2018

Swimmers post strong showings at state

CLOSE CONTEST

STAFF REPORT

Rock Canyon’s Nick Merone makes it safely back to first base as Pine Creek’s first baseman Jacob Danussi is late with the tag. Pine Creek held on for the 3-2 win at Metro State Athletic Complex in early action.

PAUL DISALVO

TRACK FROM PAGE 24

Hall broke the state 300 hurdles record set by her friend Sloan with a 40.76 clocking in the 4A preliminary race on May 18. But Sloan came back a short time later in the 5A prelims with a 40.60 which was a new all-classification standard.

Both girls were looking forward to running even faster in the finals but the poor weather conditions put a damper on those thoughts.

Hall finished the meet first in the 4A 100 hurdles with a 14.12 time, won the 300 hurdles in 42.67 and captured the long jump in 18-9.75. She was also second in the 200-meter dash.

“I wish I could have won the 200 but she (Discovery Canyon’s Lauren Gale) was better than me. That happens.” said Hall. “I was happy with the meet and glad I was able to pick up 38 points for the team. In the hurdles I really went for it in the prelim race because I knew it was going to be the only day with good weather.

“I hit my steps. I didn’t know what time I ran and then I looked at the board and it was awesome. With running the 300 my legs were a little sore in the finals. The final day was all about placing. I was just trying to do the best I could. It was all about points.”

Sloan, headed to Oregon to continue her track career, was especially happy

Class 5A 100-meter champion Devin Cadena of Rock Canyon is flanked by Cherry Creek’s third-place finisher Marcus Miller, right, and second-place finisher Deondre Ritter of Fountain Fort Carson.

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to win the 300-meter hurdles after falling last year going over the final hurdle and crawling to a second-place finish despite having a big lead. She had won the 300 hurdles in 2016.

In the finals on May 19, Sloan won her fourth straight 100 hurdles state title in 13.59 and took the 300 hurdles in 41.42. She was second in the 200 meters.

“In the 300 finals, I hit my steps perfectly,” said Sloan. “It wasn’t a (personal record) but it felt good. Last year was a bummer. I was going so hard for the state record. I just had to forget about last year but I heard the announcer say in Lane 5, the state

runner-up. That kind of fired me up. It was a good reminder.”

Sprout, the 4A cross country champion, set an all-time Colorado 3,200 record of 9:01.53 on May 4 at the Jeffco League championships. He captured state titles in both the 1,600 and 3,200 runs with respective times of 4:14.54 and 9:22.10. The 1,600 was held May 18 and the 3,200 on May 19.

“I was going for the record in the 3,200 and that was the goal but the weather wasn’t great,” said Sprout. “It was a tough race. Next year, I want to break the mile record and take down my 2-mile record. I’m looking forward to next year to see what I can do.’”

Cherry Creek was third at the Class 5A state swimming championship to lead all teams from the south metro area.

The Bruins finished with 208.50 points, which was 82 points shy of state champion Regis Jesuit. Fossil Ridge was second in the team standings during the meet, which was held May 18-19 at the Veterans Memorial Aquatic Center in Thornton.

Arapahoe was the fourth-place team, Highlands Ranch fifth and Ponderosa seventh.

At the Class 4A championships at the Air Force Academy, Valor Christian was the top area team with a sixth-place finish.

Junior Brendan Eckerman paced Cherry Creek with a second-place finish in the 100 freestyle with a time of 46.61 and placed fourth in the 200 IM in 1:52.57.

Eckerman’s finish along, with Ponderosa’s Blake Wilton second place in the 100 butterfly, were the highest individual finishes in 5A for area swimmers.

Freshman Clayton Chaplin of Highlands Ranch was third in the diving competition as he totaled 539.45 points while Arapahoe’s Caleb Ives came in sixth.

Wilton, a junior, was second in the 100 butterfly with a time of 48.95 to edge Ty Coen of Regis for the runner-up spot. Wilton was seventh in the 200 freestyle.

The Arapahoe 200 medley relay team of Collin Hayes, Jack Berdahl, Josher Rowe and Ben Brewer was second with a time of 1:33.74.

Gavin Rogers was sixth in the 100 butterfly and the 500 freestyle to pace Valor Christian in the 4A state meet. Caleb Kim was seventh in the 50 freestyle.

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Schultz, Sloan honored Wrestler Cohl Schultz of Ponderosa and hurdler Emily Sloan of Rock Canyon were two of the athletes honored on the Xfinity Sports Award show which used online voting, a media panel and advisory committee to make the myriad selections.

Schultz was the chosen for the Most Outstanding Performance for a Male Athlete.

The junior heavyweight won his third straight state wrestling title and completed an undefeated 50-0 season.

Before the high school season started Schulz became the first American Cadet Greco-Roman wrestler to win a world championship since 1997 when he won the gold medal in the tournament in Greece.

Sloan was selected as the girls Athlete of the Year.

The senior, who will continue her track career at Oregon, is the three-time 5A champion in the 100-meter hurdles heading into this season’s state meet.

She won the 2016 state 300 hurdles title and set a Colorado all-time record at the Continental League championships with a 40.77 clocking to break the old mark of 41.18. Her 40.77 is the second fastest in the country.

Meteorologist needed Seems like the Colorado High School Activities Association should think about hiring a meteorologist at least part-time during the unpredictable spring months.

Then the CHSAA wouldn’t have to monitor online sites of the National Weather Service, Weather Bug and Weather.com.

The CHSAA condensed the 5A and 3A state tennis tournaments

to two days because of stormy weather that was forecast for May 12.

The CHSAA delayed the start of the double elimination 3A, 4A and 5A state baseball tournaments to avoid the rain that was forecast for May 18 and 19.

Each of the first two days of the baseball tournaments were pushed back to May 21 and 22.

The second weekend of the tournaments will now be played May 26 and 27.

The National Weather Service predicted a 50 percent chance of rain for May 18 and a 60 percent chance for May 19. However, the state track meet still was held May 17-19 at Jeffco Stadium.

CHSAA commissioner Jean Roberts-Uhlig told CHSAANow. com that the events on the track and some field events were able to be held despite rain. CHSAA had contingencies for some field events.

Lighting, however, would force delays and interrupt the meet.

CHSAA assistant commissioner Bert Borgmann pointed out the baseball tournament schedule was altered to ensure all games could be completed on the same day.

“To have one team or two teams play a game on Friday and use up a pitcher and have others not have to use a pitcher until Monday undermines pitch counts and interferes with the competitive integrity of the tournament,” Borgmann told CHSAANow.com.

If fields were not playable on May 21 and 22, games would move to May 25 and 26 with the semifinals and finals set for June 1 and June 2.

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 303-5664083.

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Valor Christian advances to girls soccer title game STAFF REPORT

Valor Christian advanced to the Class 4A state championship game with a semifinal victory on May 19, but Mountain Vista and Rock Canyon lost 5A semifinal games.

Valor, the second seed in the 4A state tournament bracket, beat Glenwood Springs 2-1 at Legacy Stadium and was scheduled to face top-seeded Windsor in the May 23 title game.

Sophomore Ryan Winningham had a goal and assist in the Eagles’ win.

Mountain Vista and Rock Canyon lost in games played May 19 at Echo Park Automotive Stadium.

Defending Class 5A state champion Mountain Vista surrendered three goals in the second half to see its halftime lead disappear in a 4-2 loss to top-seeded Grandview, a team that the Golden Eagles beat in the season opener.

Mountain Vista finished the season with a 14-4-1 record.

Haley Stodden scored on a penalty kick in overtime to lift second-seeded Broomfield past Rock Canyon, 3-2, as the Jaguars suffered only their third loss in 19 games this season.

Stodden scored twice on the three penalty kicks that were awarded during the game. Rock Canyon’s Jamie Tatum scored both Jaguars’ goals, and the first one was on a penalty kick. The second goal came with 1:35 remaining in regulation to send the game into overtime.

Valor Christian’s Jenna Siebert heads the ball before several Glenwood Springs players can close in. Valor defeated the Demons 2-1 in the CHSAA 4A semifinal May 19 at Legacy Stadium.

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Public Notices The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: COURTNEY WRIGHT Colorado Registration #: 45482 7700 E. ARAPAHOE ROAD, SUITE 230, CENTENNIAL, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (877) 369-6122 Fax #: Attorney File #: CO-18-807933-LL

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Original Grantor: SCOTT P. BURKE AND RENEE M. BURKE Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR AFFILIATED FINANCIAL GROUP, INCORPORATED Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR WELLS FARGO ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-AR4 Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 5/23/2007 Recording Date of DOT: 5/31/2007 Reception No. of DOT: 2007043367 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $648,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $628,628.84

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

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 10, HERITAGE HILLS FILING NO. 1-H2, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 9611 Sunset Hill Drive, Lone Tree, CO 80124 NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 20, 2018, 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: 4/26/2018 Last Publication: 5/24/2018 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 3/2/2018 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: COURTNEY WRIGHT Colorado Registration #: 45482 7700 E. ARAPAHOE ROAD, SUITE 230, CENTENNIAL, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (877) 369-6122 Fax #: Attorney File #: CO-18-807933-LL

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website : http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2018-0055 First Publication: 4/26/2018 Last Publication: 5/24/2018 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated this 16th Day of May, 2018 By: /s/ Cheryl A. Layne Clerk of the Combined Court 4000 Justice Way Castle, Rock, Colorado 80109

To Whom It May Concern: On 3/1/2018 4:08:00 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.

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.

You are further notified that a copy of the Petition and Summons may be obtained from the Clerk of the Court during regular business hours (7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) and that default judgment may be entered against that party upon whom service is made by this notice if he or she fails to appear or file a response within thirty (30) days after the date of publication.

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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 - W B DINNIN - APPLEWHITE ACQUISITIONS LLC - C B BENTLEY DOUGLAS COUNTY - HAI CONSULTING INC - I J BLACKHALL JR You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 6th day of November 2014 the then County Treasurer of the County of Douglas, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to Douglas County the following described real estate situate in the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, to wit: 5 MINERAL ACRES (5/520 INTEREST) IN SW1/4, S1/2NW1/4 31-9-65 & NW1/4, N1/2SW1/4, SE1/4SW1/4 6-10-65 TOTAL = 520 AM/L MIN INT = 5 AM/L and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to Douglas County. That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent* taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2013. That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of W B Dinnin for said year 2013 That on the 26th day of January 2018 said Douglas County assigned said certificate of purchase to HAI Consulting Inc. That said HAI Consulting Inc on the 26th day of January 2018 the present holder of said certificate, has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said real estate; That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said at 1:00 o’clock P.M., on the 23rd day of August 2018 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 10th day of May 2018 /s/ Peter L Boyd Chief Deputy Treasurer Douglas County Legal Notice No.: 933322 First Publication: May 10, 2018 Second Publication: May 17, 2018 Last Publication: May 24, 2018 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press PUBLIC NOTICE DISTRICT COURT, DOUGLAS COUNTY, COLORADO 4000 Justice Way Castle Rock, Colorado 80109 Douglas/Elbert Combined Court Domestic Cases CONSOLIDATED NOTICE OF PUBLICATION Notice is hereby given that in the following proceedings filed in the Court during the month of May 2018, and June, 2018, under the Uniform Dissolution of Marriage Act, the above Court has found that due diligence has been used to obtain personal service of process within the State of Colorado and that efforts to obtain same would be to no avail, C.R.S. 14-10-107(4) (a) has ordered one publication of a Consolidated Notice of said proceedings: Case No.: 2018 DR 365 Names of Parties: Shawn Salters Versus: Whitney Argo Nature of Action: Dissolution of Marriage You are further notified that a copy of the Petition and Summons may be obtained from the Clerk of the Court during regular business hours (7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) and that default judgment may be entered against that party upon whom service is made by this notice if he or she fails to appear or file a response within thirty (30) days after the date of publication.

Dated this 16th Day of May, 2018 By: /s/ Cheryl A. Layne Clerk of the Combined Court 4000 Justice Way Castle, Rock, Colorado 80109 Legal Notice No: 933394 First Publication: May 24, 2018 Last Publication: May 24, 2018

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Case No.: 2018 DR 365 Names of Parties: Shawn Salters Versus: Whitney Argo Nature of Action: Dissolution of Marriage

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City and County PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF CONTRACTORS SETTLEMENT COUNTY OF DOUGLAS STATE OF COLORADO NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Section 38-26-107, C.R.S., as amended, that on June 16, 2018, final settlement will be made by the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, for and on account of a contract between Douglas County and Martin Marietta Materials Inc. for the 2017 ASPHALT OVERLAY PROJECT DOUGLAS COUNTY PROJECT NUMBER CI 2017-003 in Douglas County; and that any person, co-partnership, association or corporation that has an unpaid claim against said Martin Marietta Materials Inc. for or on account of the furnishing of labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender or other supplies used or consumed by such contractor or any of his subcontractors in or about the performance of said work, or that supplied rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of said work, may at any time up to and including said time of such final settlement on said June 16, 2018, file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim with the Board of County Commissioners, c/o Director of Public Works Engineering, with a copy to the Project Engineer, Dan Roberts P.E., Department of Public Works Engineering, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO 80104.

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

The Board of Douglas County Commissioners of the County of Douglas, Colorado, By: Janet Herman, P.E., Director of Public Works Engineering.

Legal Notice No.: 933350 First Publication: May 17, 2018 Second Publication: May 24, 2018 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Account Number: 00012184 PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF CONTRACTORS SETTLEMENT COUNTY OF DOUGLAS STATE OF COLORADO NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Section 38-26-107, C.R.S., as amended, that on JUNE 24, 2018, final settlement will be made by the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, for and on account of a contract between Douglas County and Hudick Excavating Inc. for the HAPPY CANYON CREEK DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS (PHASE I) PROJECT CI 2013-023 in Douglas County; and that any person, copartnership, association or corporation that has an unpaid claim against said Hudick Excavating Inc. for or on account of the furnishing of labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender or other supplies used or consumed by such contractor or any of his subcontractors in or about the performance of said work, or that supplied rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of said work, may at any time up to and including said time of such final settlement on said JUNE 24, 2018, file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim with the Board of County Commissioners, c/o Director of Public Works Engineering, with a copy to the Project Engineer Neil Sarno, Department of Public Works Engineering, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO 80104.

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

The Board of Douglas County Commissioners of the County of Douglas, Colorado, By: Janet Herman, P.E., Director of Public Works Engineering.

Legal Notice No.: 933385 First Publication: May 24, 2018 Second Publication: May 31, 2018 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Account Number: 00012184 PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF ELECTION TUESDAY, JUNE 26, 2018 DOUGLAS COUNTY MERLIN KLOTZ, CLERK AND RECORDER In compliance with the provisions of Colorado Revised Statute 1-5-205(1) notice is hereby given that a Primary Election will be held on Tuesday, the 26th day of June 2018, from

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NOTICE OF ELECTION TUESDAY, JUNE 26, 2018 DOUGLAS COUNTY MERLIN KLOTZ, CLERK AND RECORDER

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In compliance with the provisions of Colorado Revised Statute 1-5-205(1) notice is hereby given that a Primary Election will be held on Tuesday, the 26th day of June 2018, from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Ballots will be mailed to all active eligible electors beginning the week of June 4th. Voters who do not receive a ballot by June 11, 2018 may request a ballot from the Douglas County Elections Office, located at 125 Stephanie Place, Castle Rock, CO 80109, or by calling 303-660-7444.

Completed ballots may be returned by U.S. Mail or hand delivered to a Douglas County BALLOT DROP-OFF LOCATION. If you choose to return a completed ballot by mail, you must affix adequate postage to the OFFICIAL BALLOT RETURN ENVELOPE before mailing.

Ballots must be received by the Douglas County Elections Office no later than 7:00 p.m. on June 26, 2018 regardless of when it was postmarked.

24-HOUR BALLOT DROP-OFF LOCATIONS: These locations are available 24-hours a day beginning Monday, June 4, 2018 until 7:00 p.m. Election Day, Tuesday, June 26, 2018.

Castle Pines Library 360 Village Square Lane, Castle Pines Douglas County Elections 125 Stephanie Place Castle Rock Town of Castle Rock 100 N. Wilcox Street Castle Rock Highlands Ranch Motor Vehicle 2223 W. Wildcat Reserve Parkway Highlands Ranch Highlands Ranch Sheriff’s Substation 9250 Zotos Drive Highlands Ranch Town of Larkspur 8720 Spruce Mountain Road Larkspur Lone Tree Motor Vehicle Park Meadows Center 9350 Heritage Hills Circle Lone Tree Parker Police Department 18600 Lincoln Meadows Parkway Parker Parker Town Hall 20120 E. Mainstreet Parker REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS BALLOT DROP-OFF LOCATION: This location is available during Roxborough Library’s regular business hours beginning Monday, June 4, 2018 and from 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. on Election Day, Tuesday, June 26, 2018.

Roxborough Library 8357 N. Rampart Range Rd., Ste. 200 Littleton VOTER SERVICE AND POLLING CENTER LOCATIONS AND HOURS: The following locations can assist with your election needs, including: • Dropping off your ballot • Registering to vote • Updating your registration • Replacing a ballot • Voting in person Douglas County Elections 125 Stephanie Place Castle Rock Highlands Ranch Sheriff’s Substation 9250 Zotos Drive Highlands Ranch Lone Tree Motor Vehicle, Park Meadows Center (lower level) 9350 Heritage Hills Circle Lone Tree Parker Town Hall 20120 E. Mainstreet Parker • Monday – Friday, June 18 – June 25, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

• Saturday, June 23, 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

• Election Day, Tuesday, June 26, 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Please contact the Douglas County Elections Office at 303-660-7444 if you have any questions regarding mail ballot voting or visit DouglasVotes.com where many questions can be answered.

All voters MAY NOT be eligible to vote on every issue in this election. Affiliated voters and Unaffiliated voters with a ballot preference will be MAILED a ballot that contains only those candidate(s) and/or issue(s) on which the voter is eligible to vote.

Unaffiliated voters who did not select a ballot preference by May 29, 2018 will receive the ballots of both major political parties, one Democratic ballot and one Republican ballot and may vote and return ONLY ONE ballot.

Sample ballots may be viewed online at DouglasVotes.com.

Legal Notice No.: 933373 First Publication: May 24, 2018 Last Publication: May 24, 2018 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

City and County Public Notice REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) #018-18 MENTAL HEALTH INITIATIVE CONSULTANT

Douglas County Government, hereinafter referred to as the County, respectfully requests proposals from responsible and qualified firms to provide services for a mental health initiative consultant. Douglas County endeavors to work with collaborative partner organizations to develop a community-oriented mental health care delivery system to serve Douglas County residents.

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

RFP responses will be received until 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 20, 2018 by Douglas County Government, Finance Department, Purchasing Division, 100 Third Street, Suite 130, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104. Five (5) paper copies or one (1) paper copy and a non-encrypted or password protected thumb drive must be submitted in a sealed envelope, plainly marked “Request for Proposal (RFP) #018-18, Mental Health Initiative Consultant”. Proposal responses will not be considered which are received after the time stated and any proposals so received will be returned unopened.

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

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

Legal Notice No.: 933395 First Publication: May 24, 2018 Last Publication: May 24, 2018 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

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