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Lone Tree Hub extends days open Due to its popularity, facility will be open Tuesdays and Thursdays

BY STEPHANIE MASON SMASON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM SSPRD DIRECTOR OF RECREATION EILEEN MATHESON

Due to a high volume of use, the Lone Tree Hub will now be open two additional days each week.

“Because people are utilizing it this much, we decided to offer new hours and days to our offering,” said Eileen Matheson, South Suburban Parks

and Recreation District’s director of recreation. “I would say it is being utilized more than we expected this soon.

Once we opened our doors, we’ve had people since the very beginning.”

The Hub, initially opened Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., will additionally be open on Tuesdays and Thursdays at the same times starting July 6.

In May, the facility’s first month in operation, the facility saw more than 1,000 visitors.

The building, at 8827 Lone Tree Parkway, served as the city library before the opening of the new library in July 2016 at 10055 Library Way, near the Target shopping center at Lincoln

and Yosemite.

The City of Lone Tree, which owns the building, teamed up with South Suburban to offer community programming. The Hub offers South Suburban events and programs for all ages and has a Douglas County Libraries bookshelf along with a book request and drop, a community lounge, rooms for rent and free coffee.

“It’s been really successful,” Matheson said. “People have been dropping in and utilizing the services we have.

They like using the library services a lot.”

The building, which opened on May 1, is free to enter and open to the public. South Suburban programs are

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Grandfather, founder of nonprofit Moving to Colorado My wife and I were originally from San Antonio, Texas. From there we moved to Wisconsin and we moved to Colorado in 1977. We just worked to meet our family’s needs. We raised our children here. Things were simple. We just lived life here.

Foundation to help I started the organization Alie, which is named after my granddaughter and can be found at alie.org. We educate the public about child abduction and provide bloodhound dogs to police K-9 Units to locate missing abducted children.

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offered at the rec district’s pricing.

Matheson mentioned bridge, drawing and Pilates programs and classes being the most popular programs.

New programs specific to Lone Tree are being added to the facility due to the new times. Learning Chinese for adults, the power of self-love and video game making are just a few of the new programming options.

Employees notice members from the community using the facility often.

“It is really open and bright in here,” said Jane Evans, a South Suburban employee working at the Hub. “People in the neighborhood come over, get a cup of coffee, read the paper and get their library books.”

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Richard Berrelez, left, started the Alie foundation after his grandaughter, Alie, was abducted and murdered in 1993. The foundation raises awareness and provides hounds to law enforcement to help locate missing children.

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Spreading the word We wanted to do something that would reach out to other communities and make a difference where children are concerned. We also wanted to find a way to help law enforcement find those children.

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Douglas County Sheriff Tony Spurlock issued Stage 1 fire restrictions for unincorporated Douglas County, effective June 28.

Open burning of any kind is banned, as is the use of fireworks.

The following are still allowed: • Fires within liquid-fueled or gas-fueled stoves, fireplaces within buildings, charcoal grill fires within developed residential or commercial areas, and fires within wood-burning stoves within buildings only.

• Fire suppression or fire department training fires.

• Small recreational fires at developed picnic or campground sites contained in fixed permanent metal/steel fire pits (rock fire rings are considered temporary and not permanent) with flame lengths not in excess of 4 feet.

• Residential use of charcoal grills, Tiki torches, fires in chimineas or other portable fireplaces or patio fire pits, as long as the fires are supervised by a responsible person at least 18 years old.

• Professional fireworks displays.

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Personal finance called a gap in high school curriculum School board members explore ways to expand offerings

BY MIKE DIFERDINANDO MDIFERDINANDO@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

When he was 9 years old, Alec Greven published “How to Talk to Girls,” a book that has since been translated into multiple languages, earned him a visit to the “Ellen DeGeneres Show” and generated a yearly income for him since its 2008 debut.

But Greven, who graduated in May from Castle View High School in Castle Rock, doesn’t know how to fill out the tax form that applies to his earnings.

“You didn’t leave knowing the basics,” said Greven, who will attend the University of Richmond in Virginia on a full-ride scholarship. Students “need to be confident and competent when it comes to personal finance.”

Steven Peck, a member of the Douglas County School District Board of Education, couldn’t agree more and is exploring ideas of how to incorporate financial literacy into the curriculum for all students in Douglas County.

In 2012, nearly 30,000 15-year-olds from 18 countries took part in the first large-scale international assessment of young people’s financial literacy,

the Programme for International Student Assessment. More than one in six students in the United States failed to reach the baseline level of proficiency in financial literacy. Overall, American students fall in the middle of the pack globally, performing on average just behind Latvia and just ahead of Russia.

Peck According to a 2016 survey from the Council for Economic Education, which focuses on the economic and financial education of students from kindergarten through high school across the United States, only 17 states require high school students to take a course in personal finance.

Colorado is not one of these states.

“It seems like a lot of the time, the more obvious things are overlooked,” Peck said. “My dad had given me books on saving for the future and compound interest, how debt can work for you or against you, but not everyone has that.”

Idea gains traction According to a 2016 community survey of students, parents and teachers, 41 percent of seniors “strongly agree” they feel ready for the next phase of life and 60 percent of seniors “strongly agree” they have a plan to achieve their goals after graduation.

But may students also indicated in

their responses they did not feel prepared for the next phase in life, saying they wished their schools had taught them more basic life skills. The board highlighted this as an area of concern.

And almost 70 percent of students said they want to be involved in helping design what they learn in class.

“It seems that the first thing we need to explore and understand is what is currently offered, in what format, what is covered, and how many students are participating in current financial literacy programs,” board member Judith Reynolds said.

“Students have certainly expressed an interest in leaving high school with a greater understanding of the realworld fiscal day-to-day dealings they will have once they are adults.”

Board of education President Meghann Silverthorn said she loves the idea.

“I became aware of exactly how interested our students are when I spoke to the Student Advisory Group right before the community survey results were released,” Silverthorn said.

“They were enthusiastic proponents of a class that focuses on life skills and financial literacy, noting that even the most academically gifted among them were unsure about things like mortgages and tax forms.”

The Student Advisory Group is made up of student leaders from each of the Douglas County High Schools and is tasked with communicating

student needs and opinions to the board of education and district staff.

Silverthorn said students were even apprehensive that a homeroom or advisement-based seminar would not be enough and told her they were interested in semester or year-long courses.

Greven, who was president of the advisory group, said he supports the idea to add more financial literacy to the high school curriculum.

He took economics classes, but doesn’t feel like he was taught things like checking, how to pay taxes or take out a loan and mortgage.

Still, Greven said he has concerns about adding an extra graduation requirement and an additional course load on students. Making the class an elective that students can choose to take might be a better approach, he suggested.

Several board members also are unsure about making financial literacy a graduation requirement.

Board member Wendy Vogel said she specifically asked the Student Advisory Group whether it should be required for graduation.

“Their response was ‘not at this time,’ “ Vogel said. “They thought that the class ought to be developed and tried before requiring it of all students to complete before graduation.”

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Suspects accused of massive marijuana-trafficking ring Indictment targets 62 people, 12 businesses in alleged criminal network

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Officials on June 28 announced the indictment of members of what’s suspected to be the largest illegal pot-trafficking ring since marijuana was legalized in Colorado, unveiling an operation that allegedly involved 12 businesses in the Denver metro area and along the Front Range.

The 62 suspected ring members allegedly operated across the state and trafficked across state lines as well.

Flanked by local and federal law enforcement officials, Colorado Attorney General Cynthia Coffman described a more than three-year effort to shut down the trafficking and cultivation network, which officials said stretched from Colorado to Texas. Coffman told media at the Ralph L. Carr Colorado Judicial Center in Denver that the group produced more than 100 pounds of marijuana per month on average in a scheme that allegedly involved tax evasion, money laundering, fraud and attempts to influence public officials.

Revenue from the sale of the marijuana is estimated to have exceeded $200,000 per month over a four-year period, authorities said.

“The black market is continuing to flourish in Colorado alongside legal operations,” Coffman said. “This case shows the black market did not stop with legalization in Colorado.”

The investigation has “dealt a major blow to the illegal marijuana industry,” Denver Police Chief Robert C. White said in a news release.

A January 2014 citizen complaint led Denver police to discover interconnected, unlicensed marijuana grows located in warehouses and residences across the Denver metro area, a news release from Coffman’s office said. A map presented at the June 28 news conference shows the location of residences, warehouses, storage units and stores suspected in the investigation, which officials are calling “Operation Toker Poker.” Locations were marked on the map for Adams, Arapahoe, Denver, Douglas and Jefferson counties,

with a heavy concentration of sites in the south Denver, Littleton, Englewood, Lakewood and south Jefferson County areas.

Members of the alleged trafficking ring represented themselves as medical marijuana patient caregivers, property managers servicing marijuana growers and small business owners while trafficking marijuana out of state, the release said.

Some members allegedly engaged in fraud, “swindling close friends, business associates of friends, wealthy business persons” and two former Denver Broncos into believing the investments they made to the trafficking group were going to state-licensed marijuana grow facilities, Coffman said.

The 74 defendants in the case — 62 individuals and 12 businesses — were indicted June 9, officials said. Fortythree people are in jail, and some have yet to be arrested, Coffman said.

Authorities said some of the suspects went to high school together in the metro area and were known to have played poker with each other, prompting the name of the investigation.

More than 20 law enforcement agencies worked on the investigation and prosecution, including Coffman’s office, Denver police, the Colorado Department of Revenue Criminal Tax Enforcement, the federal Drug Enforcement Administration, the U.S. Department of Justice, the Denver District Attorney’s Office, the 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office and the Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office.

David Schiller, DEA assistant special agent in charge for the Denver Field Office, spoke along with Coffman and Denver police Deputy Chief David Quiñones.

“It affects the quality of life for Colorado,” Schiller said. “The mold, the mildew, the ‘sick house syndrome’ being implemented in these homes without anyone knowing.”

“This is one organization of thousands operating in your neighborhoods,” Schiller said. “There’s not a county in Colorado that’s safe.”

In Colorado, retail marijuana was legalized through voter approval in 2012, while pot for medical purposes was made legal by voters 12 years earlier.

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Helping seniors age with dignity, independence Neighbor Network relies on volunteers to provide range of free services

BY JESSICA GIBBS JGIBBS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

JoAnna Halda says no one expects bad things to happen in life, but they do.

The 75-year-old from Franktown was diagnosed with ALS in October — a hard adjustment for a woman who’d been active her entire life.

Halda had run several businesses and served on five boards, all while caring for her ill husband, Charles.

To make things harder, Halda’s diagnosis came roughly a month after her husband of 52 years had died from his 17-year battle with cancer.

“Now all of a sudden, I can’t do anything. It’s just very, very difficult to accept life’s challenges sometimes,” she said. “Each and every night when you head to beddy-bye and you’ve had a blessed day and you’ve been able to do what you want to and you look up and see the sky, say ‘thank you.’”

But Halda found some desperately needed support when a friend referred her to an organization called Neighbor Network.

Neighbor Network is a nonprofit organization serving Douglas County, which seeks to help the area’s seniors remain in their homes and stay independent. The organization offers a variety of free services, such as transportation assistance, handyman or housework assistance and care management.

For Halda, the organization has meant rides to the doctor, rides to visit her husband when he was in special care and having extra help around the house, all of which she says would have been much harder to organize without the nonprofit’s help.

The network began as a countygrant-funded initiative in 1998 but gained its independent status in 2013, although it maintains a close relationship with the county, executive director Karie Erickson said.

Since 1998, the organization has watched what Erickson calls explosive growth in the need for Neighbor Network’s services. The group receives approximately 1,500 calls a month for various assistance and give an average 600 rides a month to seniors, many with serious conditions like Halda, who can no longer drive themselves. In July, the network expects to hit 700 rides.

It’s a far cry from their early years, Erickson said, when the program received an average of 200 calls a month and would frequently dissipate if grant money waned, then resurface if funding again became available.

To an extent, she credits today’s larger client base to the organization’s broader name recognition, but also to a growing senior population.

County officials project one in four

Deb Goldberg offers a ride to Mary Rotenberry through the transportation services offered by Neighbor Network in Douglas County.

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Douglas County residents will be 60 years or older by 2030.

The growth would continue a trend of recent years.

The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that in 2016, about 16 percent of the county’s population was 60 years or older, Douglas County demographic analyst Nancy Gedeon said in an email. That number was up from the 11 percent reported in the 2010 Census.

Transportation help needed Erickson said the county’s seniors most frequently request help with transportation, whether it’s to reach the grocery store or make a medical appointment.

Dale Ferg, the Neighbor Network transportation manager, said that by buying a second van in January, Neighbor Network is now capable of offering more rides and has seen a growth in transportation services within the past year.

“Within 48 hours of having a van, and this is no exaggeration, it was completely booked with dialysis rides,” Ferg said.

Kelsey Thiessen, a care manager with Neighbor Network, helps direct client services and works with the organization’s partners, such as the faith-based community. She coordinates with local churches to secure volunteers at events like a spring yard cleanup for seniors and a dinner during the fall in which churches cook a homemade meal for seniors who live in isolation or do not have access to nutritious food.

Thiessen said many of the clients call to Neighbor Network when they have run out of options, explaining seniors are often emotional when they hear a live person pick up the phone. As an example, she can recall a phone call she received from one man who was losing his ability to afford food and needed help getting to a food bank.

“He called literally in tears, at the end of his rope,” Thiessen said. “He lives in Larkspur. He was losing his

a strong support system.

“It can be really tough. We get lots of tears,” Erickson said. “When you were once very capable and independent, you get in the car and go to the store when you want to go, and now all of a sudden you lose your eyesight.”

eyesight and could no longer work in construction part-time. He’s in his 70s but he is still working.”

Many clients call because they do not have friends or family living nearby, or fear they are a burden to those around them, Thiessen said.

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Bike to Work Day brings out commuters on two wheels

BY STEPHANIE MASON SMASON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Colorado residents buckled their helmets and took to the bike lanes to participate in Bike to Work Day on June 28.

“The idea is to introduce people to cycling,” said Steve Erickson, director of communications and marketing for the Denver Regional Council of Governments. “They see how easy it is and they realize all the benefits. In the future we hope they will continue cycling at least part of the time.”

Erickson biked from his home in Littleton to his place of work in downtown Denver.

“We got lucky with the weather,” Erickson said. “It was beautiful in the morning. I think all across the region it was just about a perfect day.”

The motto of this year’s event was “bike today for a better tomorrow,” Erickson said. The phrasing indicated that cycling to work has benefits of improved health and improves the air quality. In addition, it helps people save money and avoid traffic congestion in their typical commute to work.

Businesses around Denver and the metro area encouraged cyclists by setting up breakfast booths, water stops and bike parties. Lone Tree Brewing Co., at 8200 Park Meadows Drive, set up a bike party.

“Riding is better than getting stuck in traffic,” said Chris Hegue, a first-time participant in Bike to Work Day who stopped for a beer at the brewing company. “It

Karl Freiburghaus, an avid cyclist, rode 17 miles each way to work on Bike to Work Day on June 28. He stopped by the Lone Tree Brewing Co. to get a beer and join the bike party before continuing home.

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wasn’t too bad. I’m glad it ended at a brewery.”

“But, the best part was going downhill,” joked Ryan Rees, a friend who rode with Hegue.

The brewing company made Bike to Work Day an entire event, offering raffle prizes for anyone who rode their bike to work, hosting a Douglas Library booth and offering stretching sessions and back massages from local chiropractors.

Traditionally, Colorado’s Bike to Work Day takes place the fourth Wednesday in June. This year, approximately 34,000 Colorado riders participated in Bike to Work Day, up from the calculated 25,000 cyclers in Colorado five years ago. Colorado’s Bike to Work Day is the second largest event of its kind, behind that in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Bill Diguiseppi stopped by a water station on on Bike to Work Day on June 28. His commute home was eight miles. Diguiseppi said he tries to cycle to work at least once a month because his workplace, CH2M, gives him money for using alternative transportation.

The purpose behind Bike to Work Day, Erickson said, is to encourage different modes of transportation, like bicycling, carpooling and public transportation.

“We cannot build our way out of traffic congestion,”

Erikson said. “We try and get people out of single occupancy vehicles and using other modes of transportation.”

Most Coloradans took the day as an opportunity to further enjoy their beauti-

ful state’s scenery.

“It’s beautiful outside,” said Karl Freiburghaus, resting on his way home from work. “I love the state and the fresh air. Best of all, I don’t have to wait in traffic.”

Kids aim to take next step in martial arts

BY ALEX DEWIND ADEWIND@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

About 250 kids wearing crisp white robes gathered at a Highlands Ranch park on June 29 to demonstrate their martial arts skills.

Students of ATA Karate Denver, a martial arts school with locations in Highlands Ranch and Lone Tree, met at Civic Green Park, 9370 S. Ridgeline Blvd., for belt testing. With family members and a panel of judges watching, participants chanted and showed their kicks and swings in hopes

of progressing a level in the sport. There are numerous belts in martial arts — white signifying a beginner and black a master.

Testing outdoors challenges students’ focus, according to Jason Strong, founder and owner of ATA Karate Denver.

“We all have distractions in life, which we learn to tune out as we push to excel,” Strong said. “Testing outside the studio where students have practiced day in and day out reminds our students that the mental practice of self-discipline is also very important.”

About 250 youths meet on June 29 at Civic Green Park to test for belts in martial arts.

The kids are enrolled in ATA Karate Denver, a martial arts school with locations in Highlands Ranch and Lone Tree.

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FINANCE FROM PAGE 3

A matter of money Board member David Ray agrees with Peck’s passion for wanting high school students to graduate with life skills and financial literacy, but believes many of those skills are already incorporated into curriculum.

“However, if one looks at our academic standards, integrating financial literacy throughout all the grades already exists,” Ray said. “For example, in high school social studies-economics, students are to ‘analyze strategic spending, saving and investment options to achieve the objectives of diversification, liquidity, income and growth.’ Sixth-graders explore how ‘saving and investing are key contributors to financial well-being.’ Even in first grade, students are expected to ‘identify shortterm financial goals.’ ” Financial literacy was added to the Colorado academic standard for math in 2008, Douglas County Assistant Superintendent Ted Knight said.

“For the most part, it’s integrated into math,” he said, “but with 70 different schools, we have schools that each do it a little differently.”

The school board does have the option to adopt graduation re-

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quirements that are stricter than state requirements, Knight said, but in tight budget times finding money to pay for teachers for those classes would be a roadblock. Organizationally, deciding how to implement it also would be a challenge.

“We would have to figure out where these teachers who would teach the classes are going to live,” Knight said. “Will they live in the math department? Will schools need more money? There’s a lot of minutiae that would be needed to get this up and rolling if the board would want to.”

Silverthorn said she and Peck will bring a proposal to the board to ask interim Superintendent Erin Kane for information about current offerings, how standards are being implemented and what would be needed to offer the class and make it a graduation requirement.

Peck acknowledges implementing such a change in the curriculum would cost money and come with tradeoffs.

“If I had it my way, I’d like to see us hire another 20 to 25 teachers that have specific training in finance and economics,” said Peck, adding he is also interested in exploring community partnerships to help students. “I know for a fact that there are professionals that would love to come in and teach individual classes or mentor people who are interested.”

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Legend of Agriculture Award winners named CALF group recognizes people with history of service

BY JESSICA GIBBS JGIBBS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The Colorado Agriculture Leadership Foundation strives to keep people connected to agriculture.

Especially, CEO Brooke Fox said, in Douglas County, which was historically grounded in the industry but has become increasingly urbanized.

That’s why the organization offers a Legend of Agriculture Award in honor of its founders, Bea and John Lowell, which recognizes individuals who are committed to serving youths, their community and the agriculture industry.

“We kind of crafted the award after them,” Fox said of the Lowells, “because they spent their whole adult life serving in the community of Douglas County as well as youths in Douglas County.”

The Colorado Agriculture Leadership Foundation, or CALF, was founded in 2002 at Lowell Ranch south of Castle Rock. The 133-acre working education ranch is home to programming and special events aimed at connecting people to agriculture.

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honor people who, like the Lowells, were involved with agriculture and 4-H beyond parenting children in the programs, and are involved in the community.

This year’s recipients of the Legend award are Sandy and Bruff Shea of Franktown. The couple will be honored at the Ninth Annual Legends of Agriculture Dinner on July 28 at the start to the Douglas County Fair and Rodeo.

“We were shocked,” Bruff said of receiving the award.

“I was quite surprised and very honored,” Sandy said.

The couple learned they were this year’s recipients when they met with CALF members for what they thought was a social lunch until Fox arrived and surprised them with the news.

The couple was a natural fit, Fox said.

The Sheas are Douglas County natives who grew up in agriculture, Fox said, and exemplify what the Legend award is meant to promote.

“It’s just part of them — it’s in their system to be community-service oriented,” Fox said.

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Vigil brings prayers for Littleton police officer Steven Beare has been missing for weeks on Russian mountain

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As the sun set over a small park in Roxborough, dozens of people raised flickering candles and prayed for the return of Steven Beare, a Littleton police officer who went missing while mountain climbing in Russia.

“We are here to keep the fire burning for Steven Beare,” Jerry Kissell, a family friend, said to the circle of people.

Beare’s wife, Olivia, and their 20-month-old son, Brian, sat in the center, wearing matching teal shirts.

“I miss this gentleman, and I want him home,” Kissell said.

Steven Beare, 32, was ascending his first solo climb on Mount Elbrus, the tallest summit in Russia, when a whiteout blizzard hit. He was confirmed missing on June 16 when he did not return to his check-in point on the mountain.

After several days of searching, teams led by Russia personnel and professional climber Don Bowie, of Canada, halted due to resources and weather conditions.

But people aren’t giving up hope. On June 29, friends, colleagues and acquaintances gathered at Roxborough Park to support Beare’s family and pray for his return. Olivia and Steven Beare were high school sweethearts and they recently moved to Highlands Ranch from Roxborough. She SEE VIGIL, P11

Olivia Beare and her 20-month-old son, Brian, sit in the center of a prayer circle at a June 29 vigil for her husband, Steven Beare, a Littleton police officer who was confirmed missing on June 16 while hiking in Russia. The gathering was held at Roxborough Park, 7673 N. Rampart Range Road.

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And of course, scope out the varied and incredible cosplay outfits, featuring characters from Doctor Who, Star Wars, Wonder Woman, and dozens of other favorite fandoms.

“I always love the costumes — they just bedazzle me,” said Wendy Terrien, a fantasy writer from Highlands Ranch. “I create with words, but I’m always fascinated by the people who have so much creative spirit.”

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MILESTONES Corinne Fallbach, of Lone Tree, was named to the spring 2017 dean’s list at Belmont University.

Robert Merrick, of Lone Tree, was named to the spring 2017 dean’s list at Bob Jones University. Merrick is a sophomore majoring in accounting.

Megan Prater, of Lone Tree, was named to the spring 2017 dean’s list at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Prater is a freshman majoring in advertising and public relations.

Jack Stoll, of Lone Tree, was named to the spring 2017 dean’s list at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Stoll is a freshman majoring in marketing.

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in 1988 — one of nine in the county to do so.

“That has always been a part of her life,” Bruff said of agriculture.

Although he considers himself a “city boy” for having grown up in Sedalia, he began working the family ranch as well once he and Sandy married.

Sandy and Bruff were both active in 4-H growing up. As 10-year members, Sandy was involved with raising and showing livestock while Bruff participated in forestry and electrical projects, as well as the Sedalia 4-H square dance team.

Once the couple had married and started a family, their own children and other relatives raised 4-H livestock on the ranch. The couple eventually moved to Castle Rock but traveled back and forth to the ranch twice a day, Sandy said, so their children could care for their 4-H livestock.

“You learn responsbility big time,” Sandy said of caring for animals. “It was a good experience for them. I wouldn’t raise them any other way.”

The family still travels to Gunnison each year to watch their grandchildren compete in livestock judging on the Douglas County 4-H Livestock Judging Team.

Bruff also served on the Douglas

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is 12 weeks pregnant with their second child.

“If he heard me right now,” Olivia Beare said, “I would say ‘come home, I need you.’ ” Guests who spoke honored Beare, a Colorado National Guardsman and former Army scout, for his service and sacrifice and for his adventurous spirit.

Longtime friends shared stories and reminisced on lighthearted memories.

“Let us remember that this expedition he was on was a passion,” said Kissell, who also led a prayer.

Beare has climbed 25 fourteneers in Colorado and Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa, among other difficult treks. His

graduated in May 2017 with a bachelor’s degree from Concordia University.

Olivia Berglund, of Castle Pines, was named to the spring 2017 dean’s list at George Fox University. Berglund is a sophomore studying art and design.

Nicole Cottrell, of Castle Pines, was named to the spring 2017 dean’s list at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Cottrell is a sophomore majoring in political science.

Emily-Lynn Warren, of Castle Pines, was named to the spring 2017 dean’s list at George Fox University.

Warren is a senior studying philosophy and politics.

County Fair board from 1992 to 2009 in multiple capacities, including president.

Being involved in agriculture for so many years was influential in shaping not only him and Sandy, Bruff said, but also their children and grandchildren. A connection to agriculture instills characteristics such as a strong work ethic, independence and accountability, he said.

“It really became a great kind of family experience,” he said. “It’s all the values, candidly for me, that you get being involved in agriculture.”

Fox said the work of Legend award winners is important in a world where many in the public are detached from the agriculture industry. She says people don’t always realize how many aspects of their lives are touched by both livestock and plant-based agriculture.

Whether it’s the food on their plate, the clothes they wear or the cosmetics they rely on, agriculture has a hand in delivering those products, she said.

“Everything they do throughout their day has some connection to the land,” Fox said.

And the impact left on a community by people such as the Sheas, who remain involved in agriculture and support programming that keeps youth connected, is crucial, Fox said.

“The youth of our community have so many opportunities,” Fox said, “because of Bruff and Sandy and people just like them.”

goal is to climb the highest summit on each of the seven continents — which includes Europe’s Mount Elbrus at 18,510 feet.

Dominique Carreon, who served in the Colorado National Guard with Beare, attended the vigil to support Beare’s family.

“He was a great mentor,” the Lakewood resident said. “Someone you could always talk to.”

Though some of the larger searches have stopped, Olivia Beare said private search-and-rescue teams are still searching for her husband and asks that people continue to pray and donate through Colorado Police Officers Foundation, at coloradopolicefoundation. org/search-for-steven.

She has not given up hope.

“I really, really want him to come home.”

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Boo-who-whom — let us weep for grammar gone by

o who it may concern: I have some great news.

The word “whom” no longer exists.

You can forget about it. Most of you already have.

It’s rarely used when it should be, even by writers and others who (correct) should know better.

“Who loves you?” is correct, but “Who do you love?” is incorrect. Not anymore.

“Whom” was given a one-way ticket to Palookaville, just like Marlon Brando, who (correct) starred in “On the Waterfront” as Terry Malloy, whom (correct) we admire when he stands up to union boss Johnny Friendly.

The two words are just an “m” apart, but it

took my high school English teacher an entire class period to explain the difference.

That night, the family watched “Who Do You Trust?” and I was confused all over again. I still am.

Correctly using “whom” makes it sounds like you’ve been to college, and that’s about it.

It always sounds like French cuffs on a bowling shirt.

I respect the rules of grammar. Right down to “i” before “e” except after “c.” See? But wait. What about “science”? And then there is “weird.” Language can be a weird science, can’t it?

What about “an” before “h” words? Always?

Nope.

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If you think it can drive someone crazy who (correct) reads tweets and texts that others write, truncated and abbreviated and slanged around, you’d be correct.

I make mistakes all of the thyme. I often wright as fast as I think, and “you’re” becomes “your,” even though I know better.

Whom, doom, tomb. That’s the crux of this column. Why isn’t crux spelled “crucks”?

Because “crucks” looks plural, and you can’t have more than one “crux.” At least, that’s my guess.

I’d also like to get rid of the word “closure,” for one simple reason. There is no such thing,

Remember that life offers plenty of good news

don’t know about you, but when someone asks me if I want to hear some really good news, I typical get excited. Of course I want to hear reWINNING ally good news; WORDS heck, I would even take just plain old good news.

And then there is always that statement followed by a question. “So, I have some Michael Norton good news and some bad news, which one would you like to hear first?” Some of us want to get the bad news over with first so we opt for hearing the worst first. Others of us prefer to get the good news out and then deal with the bad news next, kind of hoping the goods news softens any bad news that may be coming next.

For me, I always start with wanting to hear the good news first. I prefer this because my hope is that the good news is really so good that we can build upon it and maybe never even have to get to the bad news at all.

Or, the good news will put us in a frame of mind where we can

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respond to the bad news from a position of strength based on our positive thinking.

While at a conference last week I was talking with a few of the people who were in attendance. As we talked about current events and what was happening in the world, a couple of the guys stayed noticeably silent. Me being curious and also someone who reads and watches the news consistently, I asked them for their thoughts on a specific current event.

Then one of the two men shared with me that they had actually become accountability partners for each other in a few areas of life, things like fitness, financial responsibility, and they even agreed to turn off all access to news. They had decided it was too sad, it was making them too upset or angry, and they couldn’t tell what was real and what was fake. I know, I know, the whole “real” news or “fake” news is news all by itself these days.

That conversation, or one very similar to it, probably plays out in homes and in offices each and every day, and probably sometimes several times a day.

It is certainly tossed around the internet like a seed in a windSEE NORTON, P13

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Empowering seniors who are dealing with vision loss LIVING & AGING WELL

dapt, Adjust, Achieve (A3), previously known as the American Council of the Blind of Colorado, began almost 40 years ago with Families for the Blind. They are a nonprofit organization with their headquarters located right in the heart of Denver. A3 has expanded their service capabilities and their geographic area, especially over the past 10 years. Their staff of professional, knowledgeable and compassionate individuals now serve throughout Douglas County, with their Sight for Seniors Program.

A3’s Sight for Seniors Program provides a holistic, supportive and educational environment for seniors and their families that truly empowers each individual person. Their approach helps seniors maintain and improve their independence, and remain involved and active with their families and communities while avoid-

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Current research indicates that one in three persons age 65 or over will develop a degenerative eye condition. Despite these numbers, A3 firmly believes that losing your vision does not mean losing Barbara H. Boyer your independence.

They uphold this belief by educating the community on eye disease, by providing tools on supporting overall health, navigation of medical care in relation to sight, and instructions in daily living skills to help people learn how to adjust and adapt to any type of vision loss … to thrive with independence. Sight for Seniors allows each client to achieve increased safety, maintain or gain an active lifestyle, and better their

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day?” or maybe, “What was the best that happened for you today?” I like these because it gets us away from the disagreements that largely manifest themselves from the opinions of others and instead centers us on more intimate conversations around the good things happening in our personal and professional lives.

It gives airtime to the good news and a forum for sharing productivity and accomplishments.

So how about you? Have you taken some time off from your own news feeds? Can you see yourself finding ways to focus on the good news? I would love to hear all about it at gotonorton@ gmail.com, and when we think about and remember what the “Good News” is all about, this really will be a better than good week.

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storm looking for a place to land and hopefully get nurtured, fed, and cared for through someone else’s social media feed. You know what I am talking about right? “Press `Like’ if you agree.”

I am certainly not here to debate the topic of what is “real” news or “fake” news, but I am hoping to give you another way of thinking about what’s important, and that is the “good” news.

You can start your company or team meeting off every Monday with “Good News Monday” or end each week on a “Good News Friday.” This gives your associates or team members a way to share something positive that has happened to them or a positive outcome at work.

At the dinner table try asking your family members or friends this question, “So what’s the best news of your

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unless you are talking about a zipper.

At the end of a long trial, when someone is convicted of a heinous crime, the prosecuting attorney invariably says that the victim’s family now has “closure.” Sure. It’s all gone.

The Sandy Hook families will never have closure. And as long as Alex Jones is around, they won’t even get close to it.

Eventually we accept something that seems incomprehensible. Otherwise, we would never make it through the day.

Lately, it seems, there has been one truly horrific event after another after another. For most of us, we tend to replace one with the next one. But for those who (correct) survived Orlando, for example, the Pulse shootings will

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

never be replaced. No closure for you.

But “closure” is one of those words, like “diversity” and “infrastructure,” that gets plugged in because it’s handy in the moment.

I will give each and every one of you a biscuit if you refrain from saying “teachable moment” for the next 12 months.

I listened to a millionaire the other night and passed out. He plays professional basketball. He spoke in a hodgepodge of too cool for school slang and borderline English. Then he went home in a Lamborghini.

Therefore, why bother? There are fewer and fewer of us these days, for whom (correct) it matters.

Knock, knock.

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A3’s services include an in-home assessment, personalized training and/ or education as well as counseling and guidance. They offer a network of support groups, resources and referral partners to ensure that all their clients’ needs are met. Their Orientation & Mobility Training is given by Certified Specialists and they have a variety of adaptive aids. They have volunteers who work tirelessly to provide support via phone along with accompanying clients out in the community. Through their network of partnerships, they are also able to offer some financial assistance for vision specialist exams.

A3 is excited to present their fun and informative Visually Impaired Peoples’ Fair (VIP) on Sept. 13. This event will be held at the Douglas County Events Center from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. It includes workshops, exhibitors showcasing the latest adaptive devices, services and technologies. Lunch will be provided so please RSVP! Barbara H. Boyer has served as executive director of A3 for over 12 years. In addition to her responsibilities, she serves as a legislative advocate. For more information on A3, the VIP Fair or to schedule an appointment, call Morgan at 303-8310117 ext. 0 or visit www.a3colorado. org. This column is hosted by the Seniors’ Council of Douglas County.

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Lori O’Day, the volunteer and communications manager, said their 130 volunteers come from a variety of backgrounds, from nurses to teachers to construction workers. Their goal is to grow that volunteer base to 150 this year, in order to serve their more than 300 clients.

“We could definitely use more than

‘We don’t have any minimum hours that people have to volunteer. It’s really whatever works for people’s schedule.’

Lori O’Day, volunteer and communications manager for Neighbor Network that too,” she said, noting that Parker is a specific area in need of volunteers.

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Drums Along the Rockies coming to Denver

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Lily Walker used one word to describe Drums Along the Rockies: “spectacular.” Last year, 40,000 people swarmed Sports Authority Field at Mile High for the annual marching music competition.

“It’s honestly the craziest thing you could experience,” said Walker, a 19-year-old from Highlands Ranch who is on the Blue Knights Drum and Bugle Corps, one of 10 groups that will perform in this year’s spectacle.

The world’s top drum corps will entertain the crowd and battle for top honors from 6:30-10:30 p.m. on July 15 at the downtown Denver stadium, 1701 Bryant St. Tickets range from $20-50 and can be purchased at ascendperformingarts.org/events/datr/.

On tour since June 18, Denver’s Blue Knights, comprised of young marching musicians from across the globe, have played at some of the country’s top facilities including Stanford Stadium and Rose Bowl Stadium, both in California.

But, Blue Knights executive director Mark Arnold said, the upcoming competition at Sports Authority Field tops them all.

“The crowd who attends Drums Along the Rockies is always one of the most enthusiastic, engaged and electric crowds we perform for all year,”

The Blue Knights, a drum and bugle corps with members from across he Denver metro area, sport new uniforms this season. The group of musicians will play for the public at Drums Along the Rockies starting at 6:30 p.m. on July 15 at Sports Authority Field at Mile High, 1701 Bryant St. COURTESY PHOTO said Arnold.

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or families who hope to take a family vacation this summer but have put off the planning and the budgeting, there are still plenty of options. Organizing a last-minute family trip can be fun without breaking the bank, if you know what steps to follow. Here are tips from local travel and tourism experts about planning a getaway in a hurry.

Do your homework Before pulling out the credit card, make sure you’ve done thorough research on vacation deals, packages and the location of wherever you hope to go. This is not only the trick to finding great deals, but also avoiding scams, said Joy Ross, who runs a travel agency, Travel Journeys, in Castle Rock.

“There are so many scams out there,” said Ross, who has been a travel agent for 33 years.

Too often, families pay to rent someone’s home as their lodging, only to arrive and learn the home does not exist, she said.

Jean Gordon, director of the Arvada Visitors Center, said families should check ahead of leaving for a vacation and ask hotels and restaurants what specials they’re offering. Often, businesses run promotions “on the fly,” she said. Scan an attraction’s website, and never hesitate to pick up the phone and call, Gordon said.

“I just don’t think you can say it enough: Do your homework before you leave,” Gordon said.

Travel at the right time Visiting vacation destinations during the off-season can save a few dollars, as well as booking flights during periods of low travel. Many mountain towns and popular winter destinations offer summertime specials, Ross said, noting Breckenridge in particular. Resorts in Mexico or the Caribbean also offer lower prices in August and September, she said.

If flying, Ross recommends families avoid flying over the weekend.

Book flights on Tuesdays, Wednesday or Thursdays, which are the lowest days for travel and typically the cheapest.

Finally, Ross advises families to check with the tourism board for where they are traveling to see what big events — such as concerts, festivals or sporting events — are scheduled throughout the year.

Then, avoid traveling at that time

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Hannah Button with Visit Golden recommends that families looking to plan lastminute vacations take advantage of local attractions. Golden, she said, has the mountain town feel while still being close to the Denver metro.

COURTESY PHOTO unless visiting for that specific reason. Big events can drive up travel and lodging prices, Ross said.

Consider a travel agent Like most travel agents, Ross said, she works in a particular niche or specialization. She focuses on family and couple vacations, and specifically beach vacations outside of the United States. As part of her job, she receives roughly 100 emails a day about discounts and special packages for her clients.

Travel agents don’t just have access to vacation packages, she said

— they know what the last-minute offers are. When families want to plan a trip in a hurry and score the latest deals, she recommends they find a travel agent specializing in the type of trip they hope to take.

Mostly, Ross said, working with a travel agent saves families time and stress.

“When I do a package I put everything together. It’s going to include everything for them. They don’t have to search,” she said.

Day trips and weekend getaways Although trips abroad are her

specialty, Ross says families needn’t go far to plan a good vacation. The perfect family trip could be right in your backyard, or just a few hours drive away.

“If it’s really last minute, you just need to get away, summer is getting long and the kids are getting bored,” Ross said, “pack up the car.”

Gordon said people in the Denver metro have a great nearby resource through the visitor centers in Arvada and nearby towns. The Arvada center alone places between 600 and 800 events on its calendar a year and has about 200 brochures on things to do in and around Arvada.

“Every weekend there is something going on. We are very festivaldriven and event-driven,” she said.

“We are positioned so well to have communities around us with great things to do as well.”

Hannah Button, the community marketing manager for Visit Golden, said a great resource for families looking to plan day trips or weekend trips are the websites for visitor centers in nearby communities.

There, families can find information about local attractions, such as the Buffalo Bill Museum and Grave, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Coors Brewery and hotels to stay nearby.

“We always say it’s like a mountain town that’s right here in the metro area. You feel like you’re a world away but you’re only a short drive from home,” Button said of Golden. “It feels like you get an actual vacation but it’s still really close to where you might live.”

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A fractious year makes for thrilling albums

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t’s hard to believe 2017 is halfway But as was obvious to anyone who over already. listened carefully to her music, Charli In many ways, the first six leaned toward the alternative and ecmonths of the year have centric, and so she took a few years to explore and work with flown by, but in others, it feels LINER NOTES fringe electronic artists on the like ages have passed since PC Music record label.

Jan. 1. So far 2017 has been an In March Charli released unsettling and unsettled year, “Number 1 Angel,” not an and that has led to strange album or mixtape, but a “projnew reality, where terrorists ect” (between her and Drake, target pop music audiences, 2017 may well be the end of the and leaders snipe at each othalbum proper), and while it’s er over social media instead certainly not unrecognizable of working together. from her previous albums, it’s Although most of the more joyful, glitchier, slinkier, albums released in the first and undeniably sexier. half of the year were written Clarke Reader This is all to the benefit of before the 2016 election and the music, and as can be heard on its successive uproar, the best music tracks like “ILY2” and “Lipgloss,” of the year manages to reflect the Charli may well have traded in becomanxiety and search for hope so many ing the next great pop star for being are experiencing.

And there’s been a lot of great music great by being herself. released in the past six months. So Craig Finn — “We All Want The Same much that you’d be forgiven for missThings” ing some of the year’s best just trying For my money, Craig Finn is the to keep up with it all. But I’m here to best lyricist of the 21st century. As the help with my list of 5 best albums you might’ve missed this year. frontman for bar rock gods The Hold Steady, Finn has told incredibly nuTo see my full top music-of-the-year anced and freewheeling stories about so far list, check out my blog at calmboys and girls in America and growacil20.blogspot.com. ing up in the Midwest for more than 15 years.

Charli XCX — “Number 1 Angel” On his third solo album, Finn conFor a while there in 2014, it looked tinues to detail the mundane, but his like Britain’s Charli XCX would be the storytelling has reached new levels of next great pop star — someone in the mastery, to the point where you almost vein of Katy Perry with a sharper pen wish he’d just sit down and write a and darker sense of humor.

damn novel already.

“God in Chicago” is less a song than a short story set to music, and can absolutely devastate you with its focus on two down-and-out travelers on a road trip. But my favorite is “Rescue Blues,” where Finn finds transcendence on an apartment balcony.

This album helps the listener to find the beauty in the everyday.

working with some of the country’s best artists and producers.

This is all to the good, as British rappers have some thrilling takes on the genre, and Nines is one of the most promising voices from the scene.

His debut is dark and street-wise, with searing insights and some of the best beats you’ll hear on any rap album this year.

John Mayer — “The Search for Everything” It’s easy to take artists who make consistently good music for granted, especially when they step out of the public eye for a while. And while Mayer’s break from the spotlight in 2010 was necessary, he’s fully back in pop mode, and I couldn’t be happier.

There’s nothing particularly showy about the songs on “Search for Everything.” Mayer returns to the jazz, blues, rock amalgamation he perfectly created on his third album “Continuum,” and if this one doesn’t quite match that one, it just about equals it.

“Still Feel Like Your Man” is my favorite album opener of the year, and the sweet yearning of “You’re Gonna Live Forever in Me,” might end up being my favorite closer of 2017. And everything in between hums along just beautifully.

SZA — “Ctrl” Being on the same label as Kendrick Lamar and ScHoolboy Q automatically means you have to be one of the best talents in hip-hop or R&B, and there are a mountain of expectations that go along with that.

Thankfully, on her debut album, SZA proves she is not only the equal of her peers, but one of the flagbearers for a new R&B sound that is at times funky, woozy, sexy and introspective. The sounds on the album are all encompassing, and SZA’s lyrical explorations reflect an empathetic and exploratory mind.

If we’re lucky, this is just the beginning of a long and varied career.

Nines — “One Foot Out” British hip-hop and grime has been having a bit of a moment in America over the past couple of years thanks to artists like Kanye West and Drake

Clarke Reader’s column on how music connects to our lives appears every other week. A community editor with Colorado Community Media, he was a Number 1 Angel once. Check out his music blog at calmacil20.blogspot.com.

And share your favorite releases of the year so far at creader@coloradocommunitymedia.com.

CURTAIN TIME Eugene Trilogy “Broadway Bound” is the third part of Neil Simon’s memoir-based plays, where Eugene and his brother Stanley try to break into the show business world. It plays July 14 to Aug. 20 at Miners Alley Playhouse, 1224 Washington Ave., Golden. Directed by Kate Gleason. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 1 p.m. Sundays; and 6 p.m. Sundays July 23, 30, Aug. 6, 13. Tickets: $16$27, minersalley.com or 303-935-3044.

Who is ‘real’?

“Bad Jews” by Joshua Harmon plays July 14 to Aug. 6 at The Edge Theater, 1560 Teller St., Lakewood.

Performances: 8 p.m. Fridays, Satur-

days and Thursday, July 27 and Aug. 3. Josh Hartwell is director. Family feuds after grandfather’s funeral …

Tickets: $30, theedgetheater.com, 303-232-0363.

Man in black “Ring of Fire: The Music of Johnny Cash,” created by Richard Maltby Jr., conceived by Bill Meade, plays through Aug. 6 at Vintage Theatre, 1469 Dayton St., Aurora.

Kelly Van Oosbree is director of the Denver premiere of a show that includes 38 hits. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays and Monday, July 3; 2:30 p.m. Sundays.

Tickets: $28-$34, vintagetheatre.com, 303-856-7830.

‘Find Your Grail’ “Monty Python’s Spamalot” will be presented by Evergreen Players from July 14 to Aug. 6 at the Center Stage, 27608 Fireweed Drive, Evergreen. Clay White is director and David Novinger of Littleton will reign as King Arthur. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 2 p.m.

Sundays. Tickets: $25/$20/$15, 303-6744934, evergreenplayers.org.

‘Annie’ in Denver “Annie” by Thomas Meehan, Charles Strouse and Martin Charmin will be presented July 15 to Aug. 6 by Phamaly Theatre Company at the Stage Theatre, Denver Performing Arts Complex in downtown Denver. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and

Monday, July 24; 2 p.m. Sundays; 1 p.m.

Sat. July 29. (Audio description and sign interpretation at 2 p.m. on July 23; sensory-friendly at 7:30 on Thursday, Aug. 3, $20.) Other tickets: $28-$37, previews July 13, 14-$20. Tickets: 303-8934100, denvercenter.org. Group tickets: phamaly.org/annie Good morning, Baltimore!

“Hairspray” by Marc Shaiman, Scott Wittman, Mike O’Donnel and Thomas Meehan plays July 14 to Aug. 6 at PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker.

Performances: 7:30 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays; 2 p.m. Saturdays, Sundays. Tickets: $22/$27, 303-805-6800, parkeronline. org. Note that PACE shows often sell out — reserve seats in advance.

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Art adds to scenery in several sites around Douglas County Public sculptures going up in 27 locations across five jurisdictions

BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Roxborough has joined Art Encounters this year, with five pieces. Shown: “Tenderness,” two figures carved from stone by Reno Carollo. It is located at 9635 N. Rampart Range Rd. COURTESY PHOTO

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A concept formed by the Douglas County Cultural Council, DCCC, in 2006-07 has matured into the 2017 Art Encounters: a display of 27 public sculptures, placed through five communities for the coming year. The DCCC sets aside funds from the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District, SCFD, for Highlands Ranch, Lone Tree, Roxborough and Parker. Castle Rock, not in the SCFD District, participates through its Philip S. Miller Trust Fund. These funds implement a part of the county’s Cultural Plan, which calls for a public art program similar to others around Colorado, such as Grand Junction’s Art on the Corner Program.

Highlands Ranch sculptor and arts activist Larry Perkins estimated that 100,000 pats rubbed off the patina on the charming “Deeter and Mollie,” the basset hound bronze that was so popular in front of the Highlands Ranch library a couple of years ago. “Art has a natural visceral appeal to humans — even kids,” Perkins said. (The piece was purchased and resides in Eastridge Recreation Center.)

In the first year, there were 14 sculptures exhibited. Five works from this year’s collection of 27 works are placed in Roxborough — new this year to the program, although it has had an active arts community for years. Lone Tree has four sculptures; Highlands Ranch, seven; Parker, six; and Castle Rock, five.

Artists include: Federico Aguire, Charlotte Zink, Ted Wilson, Joe Burleigh, Sandy Friedman (two), Robert Henderson, Kendra Fleischman, Suzanne Kane (three), Richard Mertineit, Jemmy Descant, Kathryn Vinson, Shannon Bazinga, Matthias Neumann, Jim Choate, Jusin Deuster, David Zvanut, Kyle Ocean (two), Mike Mladjan, Harold Linke, Janene DiRico-Cable, Reno Carrolo, Kimmerjae Johnson, Joe Norman.

At recreation centers, libraries and elsewhere, one should be able to find a brochure with a list of

artists and locations for this year’s widespread exhibit — or find information and picture online.

Residents are encouraged to vote for their favorite online and a “People’s Choice” will be announced, with a $1,000 award to the artist who created it. A Judge’s Award will also be announced, accompanied by a $1,000 check. The 2017 judge is Kendall Peterson.

The program offers a chance for families to go on an excursion.

Choose a favorite, absorb the wonder of artists’ imaginations, talk about the processes — and perhaps stop somewhere for ice cream? Then go home, discussing favorites en route — and each family member can vote for a favorite online.

Artists benefit from having a large number of people view their works — a challenge for sculptors, whose art tends to be bulky and hard to move around. Douglas County has created carefully selected sites for sculptures, with concrete pads to hold them secure, and at some locations, plantings that complement them.

New: Load the Otocast app on your phone and experience Art Encounters via a narrated autoguide, learning about the artist and the art as you move among the sculptures. Voices of artists are recorded.

The programs’ mission: Create conversation, thoughtfulness, emotions, meaning and creativity.

Establish public art as an essential part of a vibrant community.

Experience art, style and expression in many formats.

Artists may want to watch in the fall for the 2018 Call for Artists and participate. “A selection committee will go through everything and choose a range of acceptable work,” said Perkins, who has served on the selection committee and is now on the Douglas County Arts Council. “Jurisdictions then come in to select — in multiple rounds — first one changes every year.” (Highlands Ranch was first this year-with the choice of “Ribbon Dance” by Kendra Fleischman, displayed at Southridge Recreation Center’s portico.) “Every single penny is watched,” he added.

Sara Walla of HRCA said the same installation crew at Highlands Ranch has done it for five years now and knows how to install it well. Each jurisdiction does its own installations.

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Want to know what clubs, art exhibits, meetings and cultural events are happening in your area and the areas around you? Visit our website at www.coloradocommunitymedia.com/calendar.

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7July 6, 2017

‘It’s Only a Play’ is affectionate jab at world of theater McNally wrote, updated piece about actors awaiting reviews

IF YOU GO “IT’S ONLY A PLAY” runs through July 23 at Vintage Theatre, 1468 Dayton St., Aurora. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays; 2:30 p.m. Sundays. Produced in collaboration with Lowry Spotlight Theatre Company. Tickets: 303-856-7830, vintagetheatre.com.

BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Place: New York Time: The present Setting: Upstairs at Producer Julia Budder’s elegant Manhattan apartment (with trophies displayed on the bookcase) As we wait for the play to start at Aurora’s Vintage Theatre, a young man, in white coat for serving tonight, wanders in and checks the room to see that it’s in good order, adding a few dramatic gestures as he goes — obviously a wannabe actor. Nice touch.

Lights up on stage: We’re about to enjoy caricatures of a handful of theatrical types gathered to await word from the tough New York critics about a new play.

“It’s Only a Play” was originally written some years ago by the wellknown Terrence McNally to spoof the world he lives in. A couple of years ago, he reworked it for a Broadway revival, switching out the names in the script for more current folks.

Enter: Veteran actor James Wicker (Bernie Cardell), who soon lets us know he was offered the lead in this

Anxious theater folks await word from New York’s critics after the opening of a new play. What’s the word?

COURTESY PHOTO play and turned it down. He serves as a sort of narrator throughout, tying bits together with sarcastic humor.

Enter: Gus P. Head, carrying an armload of coats. He is an aspiring actor who is working for the caterer tonight as Julia Budder (Anne Myers) holds a party to celebrate the opening of Peter Austin’s new play, “The Golden Egg.” Gus happily mutters: “The place is crawling with famous people.”

Enter: Actress Virginia Noyes (Kelly Uhlenhop) who pauses to scream as she opens the door. “A little stress,” she remarks as she strides across the room — every move a bit of drama.

She has returned from a season in Hollywood. “Theater is becoming a shelter for out-of-work movie stars,” Wicker mutters.

(A dog is barking, shut up in the bathroom.)

We meet the play’s director, Frank Finger (a funny Leroy Leonard) and wealthy, clueless producer Julia Budder (this is her first.) Next is critic Ira Drew (Michael O’Shea), who confides he has just written a play called “Bluestocking” for a cast of two. Playwright Peter Austin (Perry Lewis) strides in dressed in top hat and tails, excited for the production of his first play on Broadway.

This group waits for the critics to file their reports, each staying in character with assorted verbal sparring.

We see them grouped together, looking at the screen on Austin’s phone. Lights out.

Act Two opens with the same group, same expressions. (A clever bit when well-done, which this is.) Responses vary: “He didn’t even say I was pretty,” Virginia moans, etc. In a very today sort of comment, the playwright says “I think it’s important that we all love each other right now …”

The ending is a surprise … or maybe not!

Light, fun, summer fare.

Western Welcome Week wouldn’t exist without the support of our volunteers!

There are over 40 events during the 10-day celebration, held throughout Littleton.

WWW offers a variety of volunteer opportunities: from office work, BBQs, pancake breakfast, silent auction, arts & crafts festival, and more.

The role of the volunteer is critical to the festival’s success!

Visit our web site at www.westernwelcomeweek.org/volunteer for a list of opportunities and to download an application.

Western Welcome Week is a 501(c)(3) public charity. www.westernwelcomeweek.org

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Sidewalk sale raises funds for Arapahoe library system

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outhglenn Library’s Annual Super Sidewalk Sale takes place July 14 and 15 (9 a.m. to 6 p.m.) and July 16 (noon to 4 p.m.) at Southglenn Library, SONYA’S 6972 S. Vine St., SAMPLER Centennial. Books, collectibles, DVDs and audiobooks for all ages will be available. Proceeds from book sales, coordinated by the Friends of Arapahoe Libraries, provide events, materials and equipment Sonya Ellingboe for the libraries. In 2016, the Friends raised more than $100,000. For information, or to join the organization, see arapahoelibraries.org or call 303-LIBRARY. Englewood Camera Club Photographer Steve Mohlenkamp will talk to the Englewood Camera Club at 7 p.m. on July 11 about how he captures world-class images as he travels. He has developed a 24-minute, 400-image, soundtracked slide show, just for travel. He will then revisit any images that raise questions for his audience and show equipment he takes on a travel shoot. The club meets the second Tuesday of each month at Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit,

Southglenn Library in Centennial will repeat its annual Super Summer Book Sale July 14-16.

6400 S. University Blvd., Centennial.

Guests and prospective members are welcome.

Attention: South Metro Area Businesses!

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Steps to writing a successful business plan Tuesday | July 11th | 6:30 PM—8:30 PM | Free Parker Library | 20105 E. Mainstreet

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Essential strategies for the start-up business Monday | July 24th | 10AM—12PM | $30 Lone Tree Civic Center | 8527 Lone Tree Pkwy.

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Learn the steps to starting a business Tuesday | August 15th | 6:30 PM—8:30 PM | Free Castle Rock Library | 100 So. Wilcox St.

Register online for workshops: Aurora-SouthMetroSBDC.com/training (303) 326-8686 Start-ups: Take two workshops and then register for free and confidential one-on-one consulting.

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‘Colorado Encyclopedia’ online Colorado Humanities, in collaboration with the Colorado State University Libraries, launched “The Colorado Encyclopedia” online, with articles written and reviewed by scholars. The editorial team is led

by Dr. William Wei, professor of history at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Editors include Colorado state historian Dr. Patricia Limerick, who is a professor of history at CU-Boulder and the director of the Center for the American West; assistant state archaeologist Kevin Black and Bancroft Prize-winning historian Thomas Andrews. Anyone with expertise on a Colorado topic is invited to submit ideas and articles by visiting the “Contributors” page or contacting editorial assistant Nick Johnson at njohnson@coloradohumanities.org, 303-894-7951, ext.

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Summer at Chatfield Farms Denver Botanic Gardens Chatfield Farms is a 700-acre native plant refuge and working farm along the banks of Deer Creek in south Jefferson County. The historic Hildebrand Farm, 8500 W. Deer Creek Canyon Road, has a restored 1918 dairy barn, 1874 Deer Creek one-room schoolhouse, 2.5 miles of nature trails, the Deer Creek Discovery children’s play area and numerous wildflower gardens. Visit Butterflies at Chatfield daily. For the Lavender Festival on July 15, admission is free, with some activities requiring payment.

720-865-3500; botanicgardens.org/ chatfield-farms.

Concert at Littleton Museum The Delta Sonics will perform

A nationally accredited program Funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration.

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at 7 p.m. on July 12 on the Littleton Museum lawn, 6028 S. Gallup St., Littleton. Free. Food truck: Taco Mojo. 303-795-3950.

Gillespie tribute “A Taste of Jazz” is presented by the Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra at 4 p.m. July 22 at the Historic Grant Ave. Community Center, 216 S. Grant St., Denver. (historicgrantave. org) Featured will be Brad Goode, associate professor of jazz studies at the University of Colorado, who bears a physical resemblance to Dizzy Gillespie as well as being a virtuoso on trumpet. Tickets, $20 at the door or on the “Dates” page at mjo-denver.org.

Pianist nominated for Emmy Lisa Downing of Littleton, an internationally recognized pianist, composer and recording artist, received her third Emmy nomination for Musical Composition/Arrangement of her song “The Torii Gates.” These Japanese gates washed ashore in Oregon with other storm-tossed items, then were repaired and identified at Portland Japanese Gardens and returned to their village in Japan. The song is featured in a video created by Enchanted Road Productions of Golden. LisaDowning.com.

Theatre of Dreams CarneyMagic, with comedian and sleight-of-hand virtuoso John Carney, will appear at 7:30 p.m. July 21 and 22 at Theatre of Dreams, 735 Park St., Castle Rock. Tickets: $25-$30 at 303-660-6799, or Tickets.

AmazingShows.com.

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7July 6, 2017

South Suburban rich with options for summer fun Parks agency has good times for all ages across district

BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Families can extend those summer days at play through several kinds of programming offered by South Suburban Parks and Recreation District.

• Nature looks different at night — who or what is out there — straight ahead,

underfoot or above? A new “Native Stories from the Stars” will be told around the campfire from 7 to 9 p.m. on July 29 at South Platt Park Refreshments. $10/ resident; $12 non-resident.

• Perseid Meteor Shower at Carson Nature Center from 8 to 10 p.m. on Aug. 12, after the park is closed.

Bring a lawn chair. Ages 6 and up; $5, youth resident; $8 youth non-resident; $7 adult resident; $12 adult non-resident.

• HawkQuest at Night from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Aug. 15 (a Western Welcome Week

event). Watch a trained hawk swoop past you, see owls, eagles, falcons up close. All ages. $5.

• Note also the Full Moon Walks throughout the year—register early as they fill up.

Concerts • Hudson Gardens and Event Center, 6115 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton. Sunday night concerts by across different eras and genres.

All ages. Ticket prices vary: @ $10-$40 for kids, $20 to $50 adults.

• Free Summer Beats at

RidgeGate: July 20 5-8 p.m.

Prairie Sky Park.

Art • Family Night at Creativity Lab, Sheridan Recreation Center. July 14 and Aug. 8, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.; $16 resident family; $19 non-resident family. All ages.

Youth programs • Friday Night Extreme — First Fridays, 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. at Family Sports Center.

Ages 6-13. $15/$18.

• Parents’ Night Out — Third Fridays at Goodson Recreation Center, 6 to 9 p.m.,

ages 5-12. Kids can swim and play while parents dine or see a movie. Ages 5-12. $20/$25.

Golf • Night golf with glow-inthe-dark golf balls on select Fridays through the summer at South Suburban Golf Course (July 21, Aug. 25) and Littleton Golf Course (July 28, Aug. 18). Finally, there’s Glow Ball Mini Golf on Thursdays (8-10 p.m. at Colorado Journey). Regular admission plus $1.

For addresses and other information, go to ssprd.org or call 303-347-5999.

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THEATER

Performing Arts Camp: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 10-14 at Spotlight Performing Arts Center, 6328 E. County Line Road, Highlands Ranch. Camp teaches dance, acting, and singing techniques for beginner through advanced level students ages 6-18 years. Campers will produce the full-length musical “Little Rascals,” with a performance at 7 p.m. July 14.

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Theater Guild Awards Ceremony: 6 p.m. Monday, July 17 at the PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker. After cocktails, the Colorado Theatre Guild’s 12th annual Henry Awards ceremony starts at 7 p.m., followed by an after-party.

Tickets available at parkerarts. org, or by calling the box office at 303-805-6800.

Performing Arts Camp: 1-4 p.m.

Wednesdays through July 26 at Spotlight Performing Arts Center, 6328 E. County Line Road, Highlands Ranch. Camp teaches different musicals each week and is for beginner to advanced level actors, singers and dancers, ages 6-18 years. Go to www. spotlightperformers.com or call 720-44-DANCE for information and tuition rates.

MUSIC

Hudson Gardens Concert: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 18, Donny and Marie at 6115 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton. Tickets on sale at www. altitudetickets.com. Gates open at 5:30 p.m. For information, call 303-797-8565 or go to www.hudsongardens.org.

Parking is free.

Lineup includes: Sunday, July 23, Gladys Knight; Friday, July 28, Chris Isaak; Sunday, July 30, Creedence Clearwater Revisited; Sunday, Aug. 6, Lynyrd Skynyrd; Sunday, Aug. 13, Los Lobos & Los Lonely Boys; Saturday, Aug. 19, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts; Sunday, Aug. 20,

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this week’s TOP FIVE Researching Military Records: 1:30-3 p.m. Saturday, July 8 at the Parker Library, 20105 E. Mainstreet, Room 254. Parker Genealogical Society business meeting runs from 1:30-2 p.m., followed by a presentation by Sandy Ronayne about how military records can help further your genealogy research. Go to https://www.parkergenealogicalsociety.com.

Ending Homelessness: Why We Haven’t, How We Can: 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 11 at Bemis Public Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton. Donald Burnes, executive director of the Burnes Institute on Poverty and Homelessness, will talk about efforts to address homelessness and some possible solutions. Copies of the book he co-authored, “Ending Homelessness,” will be available for purchase and signing. Call 303-795-3961.

Ice Cream Social: 6-9 p.m. Wednesday, July 12 at Civic Green Park, 9370 S Ridgeline Blvd, Highlands Ranch. All-you-caneat ice cream and snow cones ($2), live music and food trucks including Simply Pizza, El Toro the Tot and Barbed Wire Reef. Littleton Fire Rescue will be on site for an extraction demonstration using the Jaws of Life. Smoke trailer and

Kool & The Gang; Sunday, Aug. 27, The B-52s; Sunday, Sept. 3, YES featuring Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin, Rick Wakeman.

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Juried Art Show Entries: Tuesday, Aug. 15 is the deadline for entries for the Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County’s annual This is Colorado juried art show.

The show is open to all Colorado residents and runs from Oct. 10 to Nov. 2. A prospectus and entry form are available at www. heritage-guild.com or contact show director Mary Kay Jacobus at 303-594-4667.

EVENTS

Operation Gown Giveaway: Thursday, July 6 and Friday, July 7 at Compleat Couture, 7562 S. University Blvd., Centennial. Brides Across America honors men and women in uniform with its annual gown giveaway. Registration required; go to http://www. bridesacrossamerica. com/. Contact the store at 720-2874077 or www.compleatcouture.com.

Biergarten Festival: 4-10 p.m. Friday, July 7; 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, July 8, and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday, July 9 at TEV Edelweiss

water rescue team will be on site. Proceeds go to Bonfils Blood Center. Call 720-240-4909 or go to http://highlandsranch.org.

Dancing in the Streets: summer concert series, runs 6:30-8 p.m. the second and fourth Wednesdays this summer at Commons Park at the Streets at SouthGlenn, at University Boulevard and Arapahoe Road, Centennial. Admission is free. Go to www.shopsouthglenn.com or contact margaret@ stephens-studio.net. Concert schedule: July 12, Margarita Brothers Band; July 26, The Long Run, Colorado’s Tribute to The Eagles; Aug. 9, Under a Blood Red Sky, U2 tribute band; Aug. 23, FACE, all vocal rock band.

Civil War Medical, Surgical Practices: 7 p.m. Thursday, July 13 at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Dr. Bob Malin presents “Guts and Glory: Modern Medicine and Surgery During the Civil War.” Malin will discuss the myths of bitten bullets, whiskey anesthesia and barbaric practices. Refreshments served at 6:45 p.m. Contact 303-814-3164 or museum@ castlerockhistoricalsociety.org. Admission is free.

Go to www.castlerockhistoricalsociety.org.

Pavilion, 17832 Highway 8, Morrison. Family-oriented festival offers authentic German food, a Biergarten with four varieties of Paulaner beer, live music and dancing. Festival open with performances from the Denver Philharmonic, the Chalet Dancers, and Those Austrian Guys. The Hilltop Harvest Band will entertain with Colorado Bluegrass during Sunday’s Frühschoppen, a German version of brunch featuring freshly smoked salmon, assorted cheese and breads, variety of grilled German sausages, Spätzle, dumplings, curry sausage, roast chicken, and more. Volunteers enter free, receive a free T-Shirt, food and drink. Go to BiergartenFest.com.

Everyone Loves Crepes!: 6-9 p.m. Monday, July 10 at the PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker. Learn to make crepes at home during this hands-on class. For ages 16 and older. Call 303-805-6800 or go to www. parkerartscenter.com.

Duplicate Bridge: 12:30 p.m. Monday, July 10 at The Hub, 8827 Lone Tree Parkway, Lone Tree. Arrive by 12:15 p.m. Game is ACBL sanctioned. A free questionand-answer session from 11 a.m. to noon covers bidding boxes, hand records, losing trick count, conventions, rules of duplicate bridge and more. Reservations required.

Group meets every Monday.

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Highlands Ranch Senior Club Monthly Luncheon: 11:45 a.m. Wednesday, July 12 at the Southridge Recreation Center, Highlands Ranch. Entertainment by the Joe Peterson Band and the Andrew Singers. Chicken luncheon included. Reservations required by Friday, July 7. Call Sue at 309-360-9677. Newcomers welcome. Go to HRSENIORCLUB. ORG for luncheon information or for information about membership and activities (Bingo, board games, card games, etc.).

Book Lovers Group: 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, July 13, at the Lone Tree Library, 10055 Library Way. Discover great new books to add to your reading list, including refreshments and giveaways.

Registration is required. Call 303791-7323 or go to DCL.org.

Coffee and Coloring: 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, July 13 at the Parker Library, 20105 E. Mainstreet. Get creative at an evening of adult coloring, including great coffee and conversation. Adults. Registration is required. Call 303-7917323 or DCL.org.

Lifetree Café: 5-6 p.m. Monday, July 10 (When Love Hurts); Monday, July 17 (What People Really Think of Christians); Monday, July 24 (Body Language); Monday, July 31 (Getting Unstuck) at Dazbog, 202 Wilcox St., Castle Rock.

PFLAG Meeting: 7-8:45 p.m. July 11 at the James H. LaRue Library, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Group offers support for parents, friends, members and family members of anyone facing LGBT issues. All is confidential.

Therapeutic Recreation Summer Sports Camp: 9 a.m. to noon Tuesdays from July 11-25 at the Recreation Center at Southridge, in the gym. For ages 8 and up.

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Pro Football Camp: 8-11:30 a.m.

Tuesday, July 11 to Thursday, July 13, at Vista Ridge High School, 6888 Black Forest Road, Colorado Springs. For ages 7-14. Register

Summer Book Sale: open during regular library hours through Friday, July 14 at the Roxborough Library, 8357 N. Rampart Range Road, Ste. 200. Books, CDs and DVDs will be available for sale.

Proceeds benefit the Douglas County Libraries Foundation.

Cash, checks, and credit cards accepted. Contact 303-791-7323 or DCL.org.

Brew-N-Que: 3-7 p.m. Saturday, July 15, at Centennial Center Park, 13050 E. Peakview Ave., Centennial. Local breweries and local barbecue team up for the city’s second BBQ & Beer Tasting Festival. Live music by Sweet Lillies, followed by Matt Rouch and the Noise Upstairs. All ages welcome; must be 21-plus to participate in the beer tasting. Admission is free.

Go to https://www.eventbrite. com/e/centennial-brew-n-quetickets-34871233799 to purchase beer tasting cards.

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SPORTS

Kupcho dominates at Lone Tree golf tourney

Jennifer Kupcho of Westminster said she could have played better but she won the Colorado Women’s Golf Association Stroke Play Championship by 13 shots after a final round of 5-under-par 67 on June 21 at the Lone Tree Golf Club. It was the third straight stroke play title for Kupcho, who just finished her sophomore season at Wake Forest, and she won the previous two state titles by 21 and 19 shots. Kupcho, a two-time Class 4A state champion at Jefferson Academy, put together rounds of 71, 72 and 67 for a 54-hole total of 6-under-par 210 PHOTOS BY JIM BENTON

Westminster athlete getting ready for second trip to U.S. Women’s Open

BY JIM BENTON JBENTON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Jennifer Kupcho tuned up for her second trip to the U.S Women’s Open Golf Championship with another romp in the Colorado Women’s Golf Association’s Stroke Play Championship.

Kupcho, the 20-year-old from Westminster who just completed her sophomore season at Wake Forest, didn’t make the cut in the 2016 U.S. Open. She hopes to stick around for four rounds at this year’s tournament, which will be held July 13-16 at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J. She claims she could have played better but walked off with her third consecutive CWGA Stroke Play title with 13-shot victory in the 54-hole tournament that was held June 19-21 at the Lone Tree Golf Club.

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“I just wanted to come out and play good competition and then go to the big tournament,” she said. “I definitely took more chances in this kind of tournament but just came out and played my game.”

Kupcho, a two-time Class 4A state champion at Jefferson Academy, left all the golfers in the championship flight scrambling for runner-up honors as she became the first women in the past 20 years and the fifth player in 70 years of the tournament to win three consecutive titles.

And, none of her three Stroke Play victories have been close as she has won by 21, 19 and 13 strokes, so she wasn’t under much pressure from other golfers.

“It’s not that hard because all my high school career, that’s how it was,” added Kupcho who is the 11thranked women amateur golfer in the world. “I’m used to it and just go out and focus on my own game.”

Kupcho had seven birdies and two bogeys as she wrapped up the championship on June 21 with final round of 5-under-par 67 to go along with a 1-under-71 and a par 72 for a 54-hole total of 210.

In those three days she made 13 birdies, 34 pars and seven bogeys.

She played the par 5 holes in -6 and the par 3s in -2, but was 2-over on the par 4 holes.

So maybe that’s why she insists she could have played better.

“I played the best that I could,” she said. “I was just playing my game, not focusing on the field. I played good in the final round but definitely could have played better the first two days. I struggled on the greens. A win is a win. But I definitely could have played better. I could have made more putts so that is something to work on.”

Kupcho was the runner-up at last month’s NCAA Division I championships and set a Wake Forest record with a season scoring average of 70.61.

Longmont’s Erin Sargent, a Silver Creek graduate and University of Wyoming sophomore-to-be, tied for second place with her Cowboys teammate Megan Knadler of Phoenix with 3-round totals of 7-over-par 223.

Mary Weinstein of Highlands Ranch, the 2016 Class 5A state champion at Regis Jesuit, scrambled SEE GOLF, P25

Colorado students really get into the games

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participation survey released in June shows a rise in the number of student-athletes in Colorado high schools.

During the 2016-17 school year, 60.3 percent of students enrolled at high schools that were members of the ColoOVERTIME rado High School Activities Association took part in sports. That’s 139,969 teenagers who could call themselves student-athletes, according to figures released by CHSAA. Those figures are the highest for Colorado since the yearly survey Jim Benton was started following the 1988-89 season. There were 138,600 student athletes in 2015-16, or 58.4 percent of students enrolled.

Additional classifications were added in girls golf, girls swimming and girls tennis last season, which helped the growth with an additional 1,682 students participating.

There’s been talk of the growing popularity of boys lacrosse, but there were actually 87 fewer boys who played lacrosse last spring than in 2016. However, the Adams 12 Five Star district did not field lacrosse teams, forcing athletes there to play elsewhere or not play at all.

And there were 158 fewer athletes who donned football uniforms in 2016 compared to the 2015 season. Still, football remained the largest participatory sport, with 16,686 students suiting up. Combined, boys and girls basketball had 16,261 participants.

There were several sports showing minimal increases and decreases, which is normal from year-to-year. Boys hockey showed one of the largest increases, with 165 more participants, partially due to the addition of two new teams.

“Colorado has always had strong participation numbers, reflecting the importance of the values you learn by participating in a community-based program,” CSHAA Commissioner Paul Angelico said in a news release. “These students are learning to be part of something bigger than themselves, about how the name on the front of the jersey is more important than the name on the back.”

A chip on his shoulder Former Legend High School basketball player Derrick White had to prove he could be a standout college basketball player and it appears he will have to do it again in the National Basketball Association.

White, a 2014 Legend graduate, didn’t receive any Division I scholarship offers, so he accepted a partial scholarship to Division II University of Colorado Colorado Springs, where he played for three seasons, became an All-American and holds UCCS career records for assists and steals and is second in points.

He transferred to CU, played one season, led the Buffs in scoring with an 18.1 average SEE BENTON, P25

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to a fourth-place finish after finishing with a final round of 2-under par 70 by going 4-under on the back nine.

Her score on the final 18 holes came after a 73 and 81 in the first two rounds.

“The second round was awful,” said Weinstein, who will be a sophomore at Regis University. “It was definitely one of those days. If you look on the course you will see probably 50 bunkers tand I went in probably 49 of them (in the second round).

And my putting was just not there.

“I’ve been putting pretty rough the past couple tournaments, so I went to see some professionals to fix my putting. I changed two days before the tournament started and started putting well on the first day, hit a big roadblock on the second day but got it back for the final round.”

Alexis Chan, a 2017 Rock Canyon graduate, won the second flight at 236 while Arvada’s Sue Hartwell captured the third flight by six strokes. Jean Miller of Arvada won by a stroke in the fourth flight.

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and was a first-team All-Pac 12 selection.

The guard was the 29th pick in the June 22 first round of the NBA draft by the San Antonio Spurs. But several draft analysts say White only has a modest NBA ceiling. Still, he has demonstrated the talent and quick release to get off shots and has the good basketball sense and defensive ability that can help despite his lack of the athleticism of many NBA players.

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Samantha Barker, a Highlands Ranch High School graduate, chips out of a sand bunker on the ninth hole at the Lone Tree Golf Club on June 21 during the final round of the 70th Colorado Women’s Golf Association Stroke Play Championship. The senior-to-be at Grand Canyon University sandwiched a 2-under-par 70 between rounds of 83 and 82 and finished 14th in the championship flight with a 235, 54hole total.

Legend High School graduate Anna Kennedy looks over a putt during the final round of the Colorado Women’s Golf Association Stroke Play Championships on June 21 at the Lone Tree Golf Club. The Brigham Young University sophomoreto-be finished with a par 72 and tied for fifth in the 54-hole event with a 227 total.

Mary Weinstein of Highlands Ranch watches her approach to the 18th green at Lone Tree Golf Club during the June 21 final round of the Colorado Women’s Golf Association Stroke Play Championship. Weinstein, the 2016 Class 5A state champion at Regis Jesuit and a sophomore-to-be at Regis University, had a final round 2-under-par 70 to climb into fourth place in the championship flight standings. She finished with a 54-hole total of 224 that included a second round of 81.

PHOTOS BY JIM BENTON

As a 6-foot senior at Legend, White averaged 17.1 points and 3.1 assists but he grew in size and ability. He was measured at 6-5 prior to the NBA draft.

“You have your doubters, you just put a little chip on your shoulder,” he said in a post-draft conference call. “It was humbling at times but it made me work harder just to keep that chip on my shoulder to continue to never be satisfied.”

New ThunderRidge coach ThunderRidge will have its third boys lacrosse coach in the past four seasons next spring.

Athletic Director Sean Patterson announced that Marko White, who coached the past two seasons at Leon High in Tallahassee, Florida, has been tabbed as the new Grizzlies’ coach.

Four in the semifinals There were four former area high school golfers who made the semifinals of the Colorado Golf Association Match Play held June 19-23 at The Club at Ravenna in the Roxborough area.

University of Denver golfer Chris Korte, a 2014 Regis Jesuit graduate playing out of the Lone Tree Golf Club,

defeated Kyle Pearson, 5 and 3, to win the title on June 23. Pearson was last year’s Class 5A champion from Highlands Ranch and will play at Colorado Mesa University.

Korte recorded a 3-and1 semifinal victory over Colorado State golfer Jake Staiano, who played high school golf at Valor Christian. Pearson topped Kyler Dunkle in 21 holes in the semifinals. Dunkle was the 2013 state champion at Douglas County High. He played at Colorado State but has transferred to the University of Utah.

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Soccer star honored ThunderRidge junior Shae Holmes, a United States U18 national team defender who played forward in high school, has been named the Gatorade Colorado Girls Soccer Player of the Year.

Holmes scored 20 goals and had seven assists for the Grizzlies during the 2017 season.

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‘Getting a chance to learn good basketball’ Chauncey Billups academy returns to Parker Fieldhouse

BRIEF BILLUPS BIO

Chauncey Billups, 40, was a standout at Denver’s George Washington High School and the University of Colorado. The 6-foot-3 guard went on to play 17 seasons in the NBA, retiring after the 2013-14 season. He scored a career-high 19.5 points per game with the Denver Nuggets in 2009-10. For his career, he averaged 15.2 points and 5.4 assists per game.

BY TOM SKELLEY TSKELLEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Whistles, cheers and the familiar squeak of hundreds of gym shoes filled the Parker Fieldhouse from June 26-29, as the Chauncey Billups Basketball Academy returned for its seventh year.

Billups, a five-time NBA all-star and most valuable player for the 2004 NBA champion Detroit Pistons, said the camp is intended to teach fundamental skills in an enjoyable atmosphere, but the players aren’t the only ones having fun.

“I’ve always been passionate about teaching basketball and working with kids,” Billups said. “I get just as much joy out of spending the week with these kids as they do. I just like to see the expressions on their faces and the energy they come in with every day.”

Coaches and players rotated around every corner of the fieldhouse, drilling on the soccer field and practicing free throws on the in-line hockey rink while waiting for their turn to scrimmage on the basketball courts.

The annual four-day program is

Young players at the Chauncey Billups Basketball Academy scrimmage at the Parker Fieldhouse on June 27. Players were divided by age and skill level at the camp, working on defensive play, speed, agility and sportsmanship in addition to scoring and passing.

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divided by age and skill level, with about 225 young hoopsters between the ages of 6 and 17 working on dribbling, passing, shooting, speed and sportsmanship.

The trip was worth it for Jaxon Reed, a 7-year-old whose father brought him all the way from Wichita, Kansas, to

take his game to the next level.

“When (my father) told me it was Chauncey Billups, I got excited because he’s an NBA player and I wanted to see him,” said Reed, who was bumped up to play with a group of fourth- and fifth-graders. “It’s fun practicing and playing games and

tournaments with my friends.”

Carey Whitfield, a camp coach since 2013, said he enjoys seeing returning players and how much they’ve improved since last year.

“You know they’re not only getting the opportunity to meet a big name, they’re getting a chance to learn good basketball,” Whitfield said.

Young players left this year’s academy with a better understanding of the game, as well as a photo with Billups and special guest, Boston Celtics guard Isaiah Thomas, who averaged 29 points per game last season.

“Chauncey asked me a while ago to come,” Thomas said. “There’s no way I would turn that down.”

Thomas said he was glad to oblige Billups, but interacting with the players was even better.

“It’s all about putting smiles on the kids’ faces,” Thomas said.

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Mystery Book Club: 11:30 a.m. July 20 at Lone Tree Golf Club Grille, 9809 Sunningdale Blvd., Lone Tree. The Third Thursday Mystery Book Club will discuss the eighth book in the Flavia de Luce mystery series

by Alan Bradley. The endearing twelveyear-old character arrives home to Bishop’s Lacey for Christmas after leaving her boarding school in Canada. This sometime chemist, sometime sleuth, is an intrepid, smart heroine from the long-lost era of post-World War II England. Contact Sue at 303-641-3534.

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Learn to Fly Fish: 9-11 a.m. Saturday, July 8, July 15 at Orvis Park Meadows, 8433 Park Meadows Center Drive, Unit 149, Lone Tree.

Free Fly Fishing 101 course is offered nearly every Saturday and teaches the basics including fly casting, outfit rigging, and knot tying. After completing FF101, sign up for the free FF201 class at a local stocked pond and practice hooking, playing and landing fish. For information or to sign up, call 303-768-9600 or go to www.orvis. com/s/park-meadows-colorado-orvisretail-store/620.

HR Backcountry Hayride: 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, July 8. Take a step back into the past as we take you on a historic, horse drawn hayride into the backcountry wilderness area. Local historian Mark Stevenson will tell about one of the original homesteads of Highlands Ranch - the Douglas/Failing Ranch. Please arrive at least 15 minutes before the scheduled event. Register by July 7 at https://registration.hrcaonline.org/22843/Facilities/ BookMe4LandingPages/CoursesLandin gPage?widgetId=d25c001d-b7a9-491bb7bc-75939f810da8&embed=False&c ourseId=248803c8-585b-4c2e-87288a48af20328b

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their way through muddy obstacles that spin, swing and fling them up, down and sideways. Proceeds support the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Go to www.

MuckFestMS.com to register and for information.

Splash Mash Dash Tri Camp: 5:30-6:30 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays through Aug. 5 at the Highlands Ranch Recreation Center, Northridge. Camp designed to prepare special needs athletes for the HRCA kids triathlon on Aug. 6. For ages 8 to adult.

Swim practice on Mondays; bike/run practice on Thursdays. Contact 303-471-7043 or summer.aden@HRCAonline.org. Go to www.hrcaonline.org/tr ‘ROAD CarFit for Seniors: 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. the first Wednesday of each month through September, at Dahlia Campus for Health and Wellbeing, 3401 Eudora St., Denver. 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. the second Wednesday of each month through September, at AAA-Colorado Southglenn, 700 S. University Blvd., Centennial.

Presented by the Reaching Older Adults Program, the 20-minute checkup is free but registration is requested. Call 303-9915740 for an appointment.

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Practice Your English: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, July 15, at the James H. LaRue Library, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch.

Lively, informal conversation on everyday topics for intermediate to advanced English learners, facilitated by a fluent English speaker. Registration is required. Call 303791-7323 or go to DCL.org.

Douglas County AAUW Scholarship: application, transcripts and letters of recommendation due July 15. Scholarship is open to Douglas County residents only. Money may be used for tuition, books or child care while attending school. Scholarship application and instructions available online at douglascounty-co.aauw.net.

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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.

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Public Notices First Publication: 7/6/2017 Last Publication: 8/3/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Public Trustees PUBLIC NOTICE Lone Tree NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2017-0131 To Whom It May Concern: On 5/12/2017 3:21:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

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

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $382,580.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $368,896.08

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: failed to make the monthly mortgage payments as required by the terms of the Note and Deed of Trust THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

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

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 52, THE FAIRWAYS, FILING 1-B, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 9677 Colinade 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, August 30, 2017, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

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

First Publication: 7/6/2017 Last Publication: 8/3/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 5/15/2017 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

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

NIGEL G. TIBBLES Colorado Registration #: 47133 9745 EAST HAMPDEN AVE SUITE 400, DENVER, COLORADO 80231 Phone #: (303) 353-2965 Fax #: Attorney File #: CO160209

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

Legal Notice No.: 2017-0131 First Publication: 7/6/2017 Last Publication: 8/3/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 5/15/2017 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

Public Trustees

The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: NIGEL G. TIBBLES Colorado Registration #: 47133 9745 EAST HAMPDEN AVE SUITE 400, DENVER, COLORADO 80231 Phone #: (303) 353-2965 Fax #: Attorney File #: CO160209 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2017-0131 First Publication: 7/6/2017 Last Publication: 8/3/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Misc. Private Legals Public Notice NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the Same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to: OCCUPANT - Ronald D Troyer & Judith Troyer ET AL - Jack D England DOPC PSP Omaha Beach LLC - Bishop Court Apartment LLC, a Colorado Limited Liability Company Bishop Court Apartments LLC aka Bishop Court Apartment LLC nka Tamar and Associates LLC - Bishop Court Apartments LLC, a Colorado Limited Liability Company aka Bishop Court Apartment LLC, a Colorado Limited Liability Company - Bishop Ct LLC - Bishop Ct LLC, a Colorado Limited Liability Company - Cheryl A Layne, Clerk of Court District Court, Douglas County - Cindy S Schuler, Reservation Holder Bishop Ct LLC - Colleen J Troyer - District Court, Douglas County, Colorado - Doty Development Corporation - Doty Development Corporation, a Colorado Corporation - Gary R Danhauer - Gary R Danhauer ETAL - George V Dom, Director Doty Development Corporation George V Dom, Secretary Doty Development Corporation - Home Title Corporation - Jack Arrowsmith, Public Trustee Douglas County Jenifer A Ratcliffe C/O TR Inverness Corp, a Delaware Corporation - Jesse Courtright, Deputy Clerk District Court, Douglas County John Fonville - Joseph Tinianow and Betty Tinianow - Judith Troyer aka Judy Troyer - Kenneth A Mcnerny - Kenneth A McNerny, Organizer Bishop Court Aparments, LLC aka Bishop Court Apartment LLC - Larry P Doty as Manager of Bishop Court Apartments LLC aka Bishop Court Apartment LLC - Larry P Doty, Director Doty Development Corporation - Larry P Doty, President Doty Development Corporation - Larry P Doty, President Doty Development Corporation, a Colorado Corporation - Lawrence C Morley Marilyn D Bullard, Chief Deputy Public Trustee Matt Troyer aka Matthew A Troyer - Matt Troyer aka Matthew A Troyer and Colleen Troyer aka Colleen J Troyer - Matt Troyer and Colleen Troyer - Matt Troyer, Attorney in Fact for Ronald D Troyer and Judith A Troyer - Matthew A Troyer aka Matt Troyer - Matthew A Troyer and Colleen J Troyer - Matthew Aaron Troyer aka Matt Troyer - Matthew Aaron Troyer, Registered Agent aka Matt Troyer Bishop Ct LLC N A Doty, Secretary/Treasurer Doty Development Corporation - Nancy A Doty - Nancy A Doty, Registered Agent Doty Development Corporation - Nancy A Doty, Registered Agent Tamar and Associates LLC - Ronald D Troyer Ronald D Troyer & Judith Troyer, Bishop Ct LLC John Fonville, and Zion Investment Corp - Ronald D Troyer and Judith A. Troyer - Ronald D Troyer and Judith Troyer - Security Title aka Security Title Guaranty Co C/O Fidelity National Financial Inc - Tamar & Associates LLC - Todd Deneui, Attorney in Fact for John Fonville - Todd Deneui, Registered Agent Zion Investment Corporation - Todd T Deneui aka Todd Deneui - TR Inverness Corp, a Delaware Corporation - TR Inverness Corp, a Delaware Corporation c/o The Corporation Company, Registered Agent - Zion Investment Corp - Zion Investment Corp, a Colorado Corporation aka Zion Investment Corporation, a Colorado Corporation - Zion Investment Corporation

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aka Matthew A Troyer and Colleen Troyer aka Colleen J Troyer - Matt Troyer and Colleen Troyer - Matt Troyer, Attorney in Fact for Ronald D Troyer and Judith A Troyer - Matthew A Troyer aka Matt Troyer - Matthew A Troyer and Colleen J Troyer - Matthew Aaron Troyer aka Matt Troyer - Matthew Aaron Troyer, Registered Agent aka Matt Troyer Bishop Ct LLC N A Doty, Secretary/Treasurer Doty Development Corporation - Nancy A Doty - Nancy A Doty, Registered Agent Doty Development Corporation - Nancy A Doty, Registered Agent Tamar and Associates LLC - Ronald D Troyer Ronald D Troyer & Judith Troyer, Bishop Ct LLC John Fonville, and Zion Investment Corp - Ronald D Troyer and Judith A. Troyer - Ronald D Troyer and Judith Troyer - Security Title aka Security Title Guaranty Co C/O Fidelity National Financial Inc - Tamar & Associates LLC - Todd Deneui, Attorney in Fact for John Fonville - Todd Deneui, Registered Agent Zion Investment Corporation - Todd T Deneui aka Todd Deneui - TR Inverness Corp, a Delaware Corporation - TR Inverness Corp, a Delaware Corporation c/o The Corporation Company, Registered Agent - Zion Investment Corp - Zion Investment Corp, a Colorado Corporation aka Zion Investment Corporation, a Colorado Corporation - Zion Investment Corporation

Misc. Private Legals

You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 20th day of October 2011 the then County Treasurer of the County of Douglas, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to Omaha Beach LLC the following described real estate situate in the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, to wit: PARK BISHOP COURT 0.22 AM/L and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to Omaha Beach LLC. That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent* taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2010. That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of Gary R Danhauer ETAL for said year 2010 That said Omaha Beach LLC on the 21st day of December 2016 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 5th day of October 2017 unless the same has been redeemed. Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed. Witness my hand this 22nd day of June 2017 /s/ Diane A. Holbert County Treasurer of Douglas County Legal Notice No.: 931245 First Publication: June 22, 2017 Last Publication: July 6, 2017 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the Same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to: OCCUPANT - GRE Holdings LLC - GRE Holdings LLC C/O Jennifer Ostenson - FRHL LLC and UMB Bank CO NA - INA Group LLC - Anderson & Keil - Apollo Credit Agency Inc - Brittany D Vanwyck aka Brittany D Brame - Brittany Van Wyk, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Kevin A Vanwyk also known as Kevin Authur Vanwk, Kevin Vanwyk, Kevin A Van Wyk, Kevin Arthur Van Wyk and Kevin Van Wyk Christopher Gerald Treece, Registered Agent GRE Holdings - Christopher Sherman - County Court, Jefferson County - Dianne E Bailey, Douglas County Public Trustee - Guaranty Bank and Trust Company - Jennifer Ostenson, Manager GRE Holdings LLC - Jennifer Ostenson, Senior Vice President of Guaranty Bank and Trust Company - Merlin J Rozenboom - Merlin J Rozenboom and Kevin A Van Wyk - Monique Dithun, Deputy Clerk - Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc AKA MERS - Mortgage Solutions of Colorado - North American Title Company of Colorado - Public Trustee Douglas County - Robert James Wilson - Robert James Wilson and Kindra Wilson - Sean Larkin - Sean Michael Larkin - Sean Michael Larkin, Registered Agent GRE Holdings LLC - Shana Kloek, Clerk of the Court - Sharon K Sherman and Chris Sherman - Sharon K Sherman et al Stewart Title - Zsolt K Bessko C/O Jones & Keller PC - Zsolt K Bessko Esq You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 12th day of November 2013 the then County Treasurer of the County of Douglas, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to FRHL LLC and UMB Bank CO NA the following described real estate situate in the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, to wit: LOTS 13 THRU 16 BLK 8 KELLEY TOWNSITE & THAT PART OF VACATED ROSE AVE ADJACENT TO PROPERTY BY 87-254 TOTAL ACREAGE 0.369 AM/L

Trust Company - Merlin J Rozenboom - Merlin J Rozenboom and Kevin A Van Wyk - Monique Dithun, Deputy Clerk - Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc AKA MERS - Mortgage Solutions of Colorado - North American Title Company of Colorado - Public Trustee Douglas County - Robert James Wilson - Robert James Wilson and Kindra Wilson - Sean Larkin - Sean Michael Larkin - Sean Michael Larkin, Registered Agent GRE Holdings LLC - Shana Kloek, Clerk of the Court - Sharon K Sherman and Chris Sherman - Sharon K Sherman et al Stewart Title - Zsolt K Bessko C/O Jones & Keller PC - Zsolt K Bessko Esq

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Tonotified advertise your public notices call 303-566-4100 You and each of you are hereby that on the 12th day of November 2013 the then County Treasurer of the County of Douglas, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to FRHL LLC and UMB Bank CO NA the following described real estate situate in the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, to wit:

Misc. Private Legals

LOTS 13 THRU 16 BLK 8 KELLEY TOWNSITE & THAT PART OF VACATED ROSE AVE ADJACENT TO PROPERTY BY 87-254 TOTAL ACREAGE 0.369 AM/L and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to FRHL LLC and UMB Bank CO NA. That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent* taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2012. That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of GRE Holdings LLC for said year 2012

City and County Public Notice

Douglas County Housing Partnership 9350 Heritage Hills Circle Lone Tree, CO 80124 303.784.7824 RFQ #17.1 REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS OAKWOOD APARTMENTS PHASE 2 DOUGLAS COUNTY HOUSING PARTNERSHIP (DCHP)

That on the 20th day of June 2016 said FRHL LLC and UMB Bank CO NA assigned said certificate of purchase to INA Group LLC. That said INA Group LLC on the 4th day of January, 2017 the present holder of said certificate, has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said real estate; That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said at 1:00 o’clock P.M., on the 19th day of October 2017 unless the same has been redeemed. Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed. Witness my hand this 6th day of July 2017

Public Notice is hereby given that Douglas County Housing Partnership, a multi-jurisdictional housing authority is seeking competing proposals from legal and financially qualified persons or companies for redevelopment of the property located at 559 Oakwood Drive, Castle Rock, CO. Said proposals are to act as lead developer and to assemble a development team for the development of an affordable senior independent living building on excess land of the Oakwood Senior Apartments. All pertinent information is available from Diane Leavesley, Executive Director, Douglas County Housing Partnership, telephone 303.784.7824.

/s/ Diane A. Holbert County Treasurer of Douglas County

Proposal must be offered by persons or companies with a credible method of financing the development of the property and with the ability to adhere to deadlines that are consistent with the goals of DCHP. Potential developers must enter into a development agreement with DCHP. Respondents should list the services and the team of professionals they would offer to assist t h e h o u s i n g a u t h o ri t y . D e s c r i b e t h e financial/partnership arrangement the respondent would propose. Provide information as to previous similar relationships with other housing authorities and/or non-profits. Provide information on development experience and summary sheets with detail on the most recent 4-5 projects.

Legal Notice No.: 931286 First Publication: July 6, 2017 Last Publication: July 20, 2017 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

City and County Public Notice NOTICE OF DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT APPROVAL AND CREATION OF VESTED PROPERTY RIGHT Notice is hereby given that on June 27, 2017 the Douglas County Board of County Commissioners approved a Development Agreement for approximately 3,400 acres consisting of several contiguous parcels of land lying immediately northeast of the corner of Titan Road and N. Roxborough Park Road and several contiguous parcels of land lying SE of the intersection of Titan Road and N. Rampart Range Road, commonly known as Sterling Ranch, creating a vested property right pursuant to Colorado law. The Development Agreement vests rights to undertake and complete development of the property in accordance with the Development Agreement, the Sterling Ranch Planned Development and the Sterling Ranch PD – Planned Development District.

Such approval is subject to all rights of judicial review.

Legal Notice No.: 931275 First Publication: July 6, 2017 Last Publication: July 6, 2017 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

Proposals shall be submitted to Diane Leavesley, Executive Director, Douglas County Housing Partnership, 9350 Heritage Hills Circle, Lone Tree, CO 80134, telephone 303.784.7824. Responsive proposals submitted on or before 5:00 p.m. Mountain Standard time on Monday, July 28, 2017 will be considered by DCHP. Late proposals will not be accepted.

DCHP reserves the right to (1) reject any and all proposals in whole or in part; (2) waive any and all irregularities in proposals; (3) enter into an agreement with the developer and continue all steps necessary to make progress toward the development of the property; and (4) commence negotiations and applications with any or all parties before the expiration of the time for submission of proposals. No proposal will be finally accepted until expiration of the time for submission of proposals.

Legal Notice No.: 931274 First Publication: July 6, 2017 Last Publication: July 6, 2017 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

A public hearing will be held before the Board of County Commissioners on July 25, 2017, at 2:30 P.M., in the Commissioners Hearing Room, 100 Third St., Castle Rock, CO., for a change in zoning from PD-Planned Development and RRRural Residential to PD-Planned Development.

The subject property is located approximately 2,000-feet to the southeast of the intersection of State Highways 83 and 86. For more information call Douglas County Planning, 303-6607460. File #/Name: ZR2012-008 / Franktown Village Planned Development.

A public hearing will be held before the Board of County Commissioners on July 25, 2017, at 2:30 P.M., in the Commissioners Hearing Room, 100 Third St., Castle Rock, CO., for an appeal concerning water regulations in the Douglas County Zoning Resolution for properties located 1) approximately 2,000-feet to the southeast of the intersection of State Highways 83 and 86 and 2) southwest of and abutting and southeast of and abutting the intersection of Tanglewood Road and Burning Tree Drive, continuing easterly to Bibles Hill Drive. For more information call Douglas County Planning, 303-660-7460.

File #/Name: ZR2014-003-WS / Franktown Village PD Water Appeal.

Legal Notice No.: 931278 First Publication: July 6, 2017 Last Publication: July 6, 2017 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Legal Notice No.: 931279 First Publication: July 6, 2017 Last Publication: July 6, 2017 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

When government takes action, it uses local newspapers to notify and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore LLC and notices UMB Bank you. Reading yourto FRHL public is the best way to find out what is You and each of you are hereby notified that on CO NA. That said tax lien sale was made to satthe 20th day of October 2011 the then County isfy the delinquent* taxes assessed against said happening community Treasurer of the County of Douglas, in the State real in estateyour for the year 2012. That said real es- and how it affects you. If you don’t of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to tate was taxed or specially assessed in the Omaha Beach LLC the followingread describedpublic real name(s) of GRE Holdings LLC never for said yearknow what you might miss. notices, you estate situate in the County of Douglas, State of 2012 Colorado, to wit:

Notices are meant to be noticed.

Read your public notices and get involved!

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and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to Omaha Beach LLC. That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent* taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2010. That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of Gary R Danhauer ETAL for said year 2010

That on the 20th day of June 2016 said FRHL LLC and UMB Bank CO NA assigned said certificate of purchase to INA Group LLC. That said INA Group LLC on the 4th day of January, 2017 the present holder of said certificate, has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said real estate; That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said at 1:00 o’clock P.M., on the 19th day of October 2017 unless the same has been redeemed. Said property may be redeemed from

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