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Aspiring models rock the runway at local competition Outlets at Castle Rock hosts model search for its fashion shows and advertisements

BY CASEY VAN DIVIER SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

You’ve got two weeks to prepare for a shot at your big break — what makes your to-do list?

For 14-year-old Solana Combs, it was taking online courses, watching YouTube videos and walking around in high heels — a training regimen designed to boost her chances at the Outlets at Castle Rock and Craig Realty Group’s ROCK your Runway Model Search.

“I’ve wanted to pursue modeling since I was really young,” said the Palmer Ridge High School freshman, “so I thought this would be a good opportunity to start that.”

The July 29 event invited aspiring models ages 5 to 23 to contend for a chance to star in advertisements and fashion shows for the Outlets at Castle Rock, Loveland and Silverthorne. Models were asked to complete a roughly 15-secondlong walk down the runway as they wore an outfit that expressed their personality.

Combs and her fellow contestants performed for 10 judges from a variety of industries, including a radio personality, a morning show host and several models who had won the competition in previous years.

“I think the event is just really cool,” said judge Gretchen Yoder, a fashion blogger for a website called Mile High Mamas. “It’s like our own little `Idol.’ ” More than 100 contestants, many accompanied by one or two family members, participated.

The lively group filled the area outside the mall’s food court as they paid close attention to the competition among all three age divisions— elementary school, middle school and high school/college—as well as

Peggy Ziglin, in the background, emcees the Outlets at Castle Rock Fashion Show, where young models showcase outfits sold at stores around the mall.

PHOTOS BY CASEY VAN DIVIER a midday fashion show featuring former contest winners.

“We’re going to have the most fun fashion show ever, with the greatest fashions from the Outlets at Castle Rock, Loveland and Silverthorne,” show director Peggy Ziglin said during her opening speech. “They look fabulous—I’m so proud of them all.”

Aspiring models watched the show mostly in silence, all of them aware that a year from now, they could be part of the very event.

And the journey doesn’t end with a fashion show. According to Ziglin, the “models never retire,” meaning Ziglin and her team collaborate with winners into their adulthood and mentor them as they become professionals in the industry.

Such an opportunity appeals to boys and girls from all types of

modeling backgrounds. For some, the event was their first modeling experience. For others, modeling gigs in the past gave them the desire to further their goals.

Sisters Sabrina Miller, 18, and Gabriella Miller, 14, both possess some experience. Sabrina starred on PBS’s “Big Green Rabbit” and Gabriella modeled for the popular specialty doll shop American Girl.

The two signed up for ROCK your Runway in hopes that it would lead to a professional career.

“I haven’t done anything like this in a while,” Sabrina Miller said, “so I think it’ll boost my confidence.”

And that was the advice several contestants had to give: “Be confident in yourself,” said Gabriella Miller, “and stand out.”

“Be yourself,” Combs said. “You don’t want to be anyone else.”

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Leaf sculpture installed at pedestrian bridge site Lone Tree welcomes arrival of 81-foot-tall structural element

BY STEPHANIE MASON SMASON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The leaf has risen.

Over the weekend of July 21-23, Lone Tree lifted a symbolic structure into place on the south side of the almost completed pedestrian bridge over Lincoln Avenue.

Lincoln Avenue was closed for the weekend while the leaf was put in place, but opened 12 hours before expected due to a smooth process.

The leaf, an 81-foot tall metal sculpture, decorates and anchors the 170-foot pedestrian bridge, planned for completion late this year.

“We have heard loud and clear that reducing congestion and providing transportation options are a priority for our community,” said Lone Tree City Manager Seth Hoffman. “This project helps achieve both by pro-

Crews make final preparations for securing the four tension cables to the top of the tower that will provide the main support for the pedestrian bridge.

PHOTOGRAPHY BY MICHAEL TAMBURELLO/TAMBURELLO MEDIA GROUP viding safer pedestrian and bike connections and taking cars off the road, which means fewer red lights when

driving on Lincoln Avenue.”

It extends over Lincoln Avenue at Heritage Hills Circle, west of the Charles

Schwab corporate campus and Bank of the West. It connects the Willow Creek Trail, allowing pedestrians

and cyclists to access city amenities to the south, like the Lone Tree Arts Center and Lone Tree Library location, and to the north gathering places like the Cook Creek Pool and the Lone Tree Hub. The Lincoln Pedestrian Bridge construction, carried out by Denver-based Hamon Infrastructure, broke ground last September.

The construction project is estimated at $6.8 million.

About $3.5 million of the bridge’s cost will come from other entities, including South Suburban Parks and Recreation, Douglas County government, the Park Meadows Metro District, Coventry Development and Omni Park Metropolitan District.

“The leaf bridge is another example of the City of Lone Tree’s commitment to improve congestion and mobility in our community,” Lone Tree Mayor Jackie Millet said in an email. “It creates a meaningful connection providing safe and convenient pedestrian and bike access to businesses and amenities on both sides of Lincoln Avenue.”

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Q&A with Debora Scheffel What’s happening with my County government?

Our committment to open and transparent government includes online posting of information about all public meetings at which the business of government is conducted. To view agendas for various public meetings visit www.douglas.co.us and search for meetings and agendas.

Planning Commission vacancies Douglas County is seeking two regular members and one alternate member to serve on the Douglas County Planning Commission in Districts II and III. For more information about the open Planning Commission vacancies or to complete an application, please visit www.douglas. co.us and search for Planning Commission or contact Christy Gordon at 303.660.7401.

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Candidate for Douglas County School District Board of Education, District G

BY MIKE DIFERDINANDO MDIFERDINANDO@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Editor’s note: This is one in an ongoing series of Q&As with each of the candidates for the Douglas County School District Board of Education.

Debora Scheffel considers herself a career educator. After graduating from the University of Denver with a master’s degree in special education, she served as a special education teacher at Northeast Elementary School in Parker.

She earned a doctorate at Northwestern University in Illinois and worked as a post-doctoral fellow at the University of California San Diego, where she studied how language and learning influence each other. She has also worked in New York as a rehabilitation program coordinator and in rural schools in Kansas.

Scheffel, 63, represented Colorado’s 6th Congressional District on the Colorado State Board of Education for six years after being elected in 2010. In 2016, she narrowly lost her re-election bid to Rebecca McClellan.

The Parker resident serves as the dean of Colorado Christian University’s School of Education.

As part of the four-person Elevate Douglas County slate, Scheffel will be running for the seat in District G, which includes the areas in and around Parker. District G is currently held by school board President Meghann Silverthorn.

Silverthorn is term-limited — elected in 2009 and 2013, she will have served eight years come November— and cannot run again.

Why did you decide to run?

I’ve lived in Douglas County a long time and Douglas County gave me my first job. I want to ensure that the district is doing the best it can for kids and families in the county.

I’ve seen a lot of angst and things go on that may not serve our community the best and I would love to be part of the solution of addressing some of the things that have been going on the last couple of years.

I just know that teachers are key to a great school district and that parents have a huge investment in ensuring their students have a wonderful experience. I would like to be part of making that happen in Douglas County.

What are the most important issues facing the school district?

The negativity on the board has been an issue. I think that we have to have civil discourse and serious conversations about how best to serve the needs of every student, but

we need to do it in a way that is professional and civil and keeps children and students in the forefront of every discussion. Really, I think that’s number one. Ensuring that people have a voice and that there’s a lot of listening going on. I really think that restoring trust in the board and respect in the community is one of Scheffel the main priorities we need to address first.

The board has been divided in recent years. How would you help bridge that divide?

Listening is really a first step. I always think that in any new situation, a lot of listening needs to go on. How have people experienced the policies of the board? What do they like? What do they not like? How are things being implemented? I think there are lots of concepts that can sound good in concept, but once they get implemented they don’t work so well for individuals. So we need to hear from teachers and principals and find out what their perspective is. Look at the curriculum and how that works. I’ve heard from some that the curriculum hasn’t really served the needs of the students well. So that certainly needs to be a focus. So, lots of listening to the community. What are the needs?

And restoring respect and civility and kindness to interactions.

Would you be supportive of a bond or mill levy to bring more funding to the district?

I think that the district needs to look at the budget first to determine if there are areas where there could be savings. I think they have identified $20 million or something close to that in savings. I would like to really look at the budget in depth and really determine how our funds are being spent. Are there efficiencies that could be implemented before we start asking the public for more money? So, I would be in wait-andsee mode.

What do you want people to know about you?

I would like people to know that first and foremost, I’m an educator.

I’m a teacher. I’m still licensed in the state of Colorado in a couple of different areas, primarily in special education. That is where I started my career.

I went into education for the same reasons most teachers go into education, because they believe in the power of education. It’s the future of our nation and it’s essential to our district.

I’m primarily an educator, and policies, whatever they may be or sound like, have to work for individuals — individual teachers, individual students and individual parents and families. That’s really been my foremost commitment to education since I started.

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County pledges $6.4 million toward Frontage Road improvements

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Both projects would require the county to partner with multiple players.

For example, improvements toward the intersection may occur within the Colorado Department of Transportation right-of-way and Burlington Northern Santa Fe railway property.

“Our challenge now,” Commissioner Lora Thomas said in a written statement, “is to ensure we have all the right partners at the table, as the success of these projects will require a sustained commitment from the private sector as well as local, state and federal partners, including the Town of Castle Rock, CDOT, Federal Highway Administration and cooperation from the BNSF Railroad.”

Despite the recent urgency toward the project, Douglas County has been planning and carrying out improvements to the road since 1999.

Art Griffith, a capital improvement project manager with Douglas County, said beginning in 2000 the county started construction on a road running south of Tomah Road called Bear Dance Drive, which sits farther west of I-25 than Frontage Road.

By 2004, the county had acquired 95 percent of the necessary rightof-way property for a relocation project.

As plans for the road developed over the years, the priority was on reducing the number of railroad crossings on both public and private property, Griffith said. However, a lack of funding partners prevent the project from progressing any further.

With the appropriation of the supplemental budget funds, commissioners now aim to get the ball rolling on the next relocation leg of the Frontage Road project.

“This is the right decision at the right time for all the right reasons,” District 2 Commissioner David Weaver said in a written statement. “This is an investment of the public’s money back into one of the quality of life issues they value most — road safety.”

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When Douglas County commissioners convened a special meeting in June to consider a tax initiative to procure more money for roads, one name repeatedly popped up during public comment.

Frontage Road, which runs parallel to Interstate 25 south of Castle Rock, needs county dollars, residents reported: The roadway is plagued with dangerous intersections and more traffic than it is meant to support.

“The Frontage Road is like a race track,” said county resident Boston Alborghetti during the special meeting.

“Commuters use the Frontage Road as a high-speed bypass to the I-25 backup,” added Castle Rock resident Tom Bracken.

The meeting was not the first time commissioners have heard such complaints. Community survey results also point to the road as a problem.

This month, commissioners are responding with a recommendation to put $6.4 million toward improving the road. Appropriation of the funds will be part of the board’s supplemental budget discussion on Aug. 8.

The supplemental budget is how commissioners appropriate unexpected revenues, such as grants, that were not accounted for when the annual budget was approved.

“As a board, we assigned ourselves the role of providing a safe and secure community through resource allocation and collaborative partnerships,” Chairman Roger Partridge said in a written statement. “There is no question that our role, coupled with past and present citizen input, influenced the timing and expediency of this board decision.”

The recommendation for Frontage Road comes in two parts. First is $1.4 million for improvements to the Tomah/West I-25 Frontage Road intersection.

Second is $5 million to cover the design and right-of-way acquisition needed to relocate West I-25 Road between Tomah Road and Plum Creek Parkway in Castle Rock. The project would move Frontage Road from the east side of the railway to the west side.

Total costs to relocate the road and a project timeline are not known at this time. Plans for the Tomah/West I-25 Frontage Road intersection are also not finalized but are estimated to begin within 24 months.

“Roadway infrastructure is about getting people where they need to go, and we know many of those trips are regional and cross-jurisdictional boundaries. That’s why it’s important we work with other agencies to plan infrastructure investments.

We’ve historically demonstrated a strong partnership with Douglas County, and the Frontage Road Relocation project is another example of that relationship. This project has been part of the town’s master transportation planning efforts since 1994. It’s exciting to see it move ahead to design.”

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Steer drive honors Western tradition C

astle Rock held its Western Heritage Welcome on July 28, gathering many families for the highlight event — a steer drive through downtown — before residents enjoyed dinner at a Chuck Wagon Cook-off located near Briccy’s Coffee. Cowhands drove more than 30 cattle from Rock Park down Perry Street in honor of the town’s Western heritage. The herd was then corralled in the dirt lot near Briccy’s, where residents fed them treats and got an up close look at the longhorn steers. The event wrapped up with food cooked over fire pits in the Old West style.

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Cattle seemed as curious about Castle Rock residents as the people were about them during the July 28 steer drive.

Crowds were able to feed the cattle treats once they were corralled.

Cowhands led the group of cattle to the dirt lot near Briccy’s Coffee where they were then corralled for people to see.

Rain provided some fun playing in puddles for youngsters Caleb Harris and Oliver Capper.

Cowhands greeted the crowd as they drove cattle down Perry Street on July 28.

The cattle drive was followed by an old-fashioned cookoff using Old West cooking techniques.

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Eight summer activities for Douglas County teens From tubing to working out to making pottery, area destinations offer a variety of ideas

BY CASEY VAN DIVIER SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

At home in Parker this summer, Megan Mahnken, 19, struggles to find ways to keep her and her friends busy.

“I don’t think there’s a lot of things for people our age to do,” said Mahnken, a student at Metropolitan State University of Denver.

“There seems to be plenty of parks and pools geared towards little kids, and then there are events like wine walks for people 21 and up,” she said. “But there seems to be a gap for us.”

For those who relate to Mahnken’s experience, it can be a significant challenge to make memories before the summer comes to a close. With college classes starting for many in late August, the pressure is on for teens to enjoy their annual free time to the fullest.

Mahnken works to stay socialized through jazzercise classes, but for those who lack rhythm, other opportunities are out there, too. These eight Douglas County activities allow teens to get out of the house, stick to a budget and make the most of the summer season.

Inner Tubing at Confluence Park Confluence Park, 2250 15th St., Denver www.denvergov.org / 720-913-1311

Bring your own inner tube to this familyfriendly park in the heart of downtown Denver, where you can ride down the rapids of Cherry Creek or sit out and enjoy the sunlight. Boasting a path for runners and bikers, a shallow area for swimmers, and a downtown trolley ride for sightseers, this free attraction acts as an ideal daytrip location for all types of groups.

Tubing, Kayaking and Rafting on Clear Creek Clear Creek Whitewater Park, 1201 10th St., Golden www.cityofgolden.net / 303-384-8100 The staff at Clear Creek Whitewater Park encourages teens ages 13 and older to ride down Clear Creek before the attraction closes at the end of August. Prospective tubers, kayakers, and rafters can access the creek from any area along the park’s bike path. Select parking structures near the park and the park itself are free and open to the public.

Bowling at Boondocks Boondocks Food & Fun, 18706 Cottonwood Drive, Parker www.boondocks.com/parker / 720-842-1100 You may think you know this classic game, but you’ve never seen bowling quite like this.

Select from “Angry Birds” bowling, a competitive challenge based on the mobile app; the haunting five-frame “Creature Feature” game; or the classic shot-making game “Horse,” readapted for a bowling setting.

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• Toys or books.

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A school bus performs a mock stop at a crosswalk during the Douglas County School District’s 2017 BusFest at EchoPark Automotive stadium in Parker.

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The buses turned and stopped.

Started and backed up. They edged past cones and made simulated pickups around the parking lot at EchoPark stadium in Parker.

Douglas County School District school bus drivers and technicians spent three days at their annual BusFest in late July refining their skills as they prepare for the upcoming school year.

Donna Grattino, director of transportation for DCSD, said 300 drivers and technicians participated in the event that took place on the road and in the classroom.

“We just to like to get them back and refreshed on their job duties,” Grattino said. “If they need a refresher on anything, this is the opportunity to do it. We try and make it a fun day for drivers to come back and get acclimated to the bus.”

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Two upcoming household chemical roundups scheduled Volunteers needed Aug. 12 for Highlands Ranch event set for Redstone Park

BY ALEX DEWIND ADEWIND@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Stuck with used batteries, fuels, propane tanks or fluorescent light bulbs? Douglas County residents have two upcoming opportunities to safely dispose of potentially dangerous household chemicals.

Tri-County Health Department is hosting a Household Chemical Roundup from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Aug. 12 at Redstone Park, 3270 Redstone Park Circle, Highlands Ranch, and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sept. 30 at 175 Kellog Court, Castle Rock.

Douglas County Household Chemical Roundup Program is an annual effort for residents to dispose and recycle hazardous chemicals in a “safe, legal, and environmentallysound manner,” Tri-County Health Department says. The first roundup of 2017 held in May in Parker collected 96,632 pounds of material and served an estimated 882 households. The 2016 Highlands Ranch roundup served an

estimated 1,523 households in one day.

The impact is far-reaching: improper disposal of chemical wastes can pollute the environment and pose a threat to human health, according to the EPA. If left around the house, they can be hazards to children and pets.

Brian Hlavacek, environmental health director of Tri-County Health, said: “The impacts of removing hazardous products from homes reduces the risk of fire hazards and the potential for accidental poisonings all while protecting our environment.”

Sherry Eppers, community relations manager of Highlands Ranch Metro District — which, along with Centennial Sanitation and Water District, hosts the Highlands Ranch roundup — added that chemical waste harms water supply and storm drainage, if not correctly disposed.

“For us,” Eppers said of the roundup, “it’s a water-quality benefit.”

Accepted items include house, garden and pool chemicals; paint and paint products — though the metro district encourages donating leftover paint to a paint supply company; fuels and propane tanks; vehicle and household batteries; items containing mercury; aerosols; fluorescent light SEE CHEMICALS, P26

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VOICES Coupons that offer discounts are more than a little bit off

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lip and save this column. It will be worth $500 off the purchase price of your favorite automobile, one day only, September 31, 2017.

Take this column to any fast-food restaurant in the metro Denver area, and it will be good for one free askance.

If it weren’t for coupons and inserts, my Sunday newspaper would look like a Sunday newspaper.

Do you want my coupons? I don’t care for the thought behind them. I don’t like to be lured into buying something by a coupon or a sale. Just tell me how much it is.

First of all, is it “koo” or “cue”? I vote for “koo.”

Craig Marshall Smith

Who originated coupons and when?

Was it Coca-Cola in 1888? Procter & Gamble in 1900? Or Heidi Fleiss in 1987. Answer to follow.

“Ten for $10s,” it says instead of $1 each.

“Buy five and get one free.”

“This is a limited-time-only sale. It will be followed by another limited-time-only sale.

And then another one.”

Automobiles are never, ever sold at face value. The “Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price” is the punch line of every automobile advertisement.

Some things are never negotiated. Have you ever negotiated at Denny’s?

Have you ever negotiated at Nordstrom?

Should it matter to you what other people hold as their opinions?

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Michael Norton

here is certainly no shortage of opinions out there today.

As a matter of fact, some would argue that I give my own opinion about something every week through this column. The way I see it, I am simply sharing my observations each week. But then again, that’s just my opinion.

One of my mentors in life once told me that the opinions of others should be respected, regardless if we agree or disagree. However, if we are going to base our future

decisions or actions on the opinions of others, we should really trust and respect the source of where that opinion is coming from, take the time to understand the basis for such an opinion, and then make sure we are fully aware of the potential outcomes, positive or negative, of the action or decision we are about to make based on that opinion or point of influence. It was great advice.

SEE NORTON, P13

Program in Douglas County makes volunteering a breeze LIVING & AGING WELL

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olunteering is easy in Douglas County!

Do you love to volunteer? Do you want to get involved in your community? If so, Volunteer Connect Douglas County can easily match you with volunteer opportunities that align with your skills, talents and interests.

Volunteer Connect Douglas County is an interactive website at www.VolunteerConnectDC.org that provides one place to find

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multiple volunteer opportunities throughout Douglas County for individuals, families and groups that are looking for ways to make a difference. You will find a diverse list of opportunities to choose from that range from a one-time community event to short-term and long-term commitments. Simply search by your area of interest, location, schedule or desired organization and sign up SEE AGING P13

Some things are always negotiated.

Art, for example. I am here to tell you that you can negotiate the price of a painting in a commercial gallery. It’s expected. Prices are above retail, to allow some negotiation room.

The collector makes an offer, and if it’s accepted, leaves feeling like he accomplished something. Chances are, the collector paid retail or over.

It’s an aspect of the art world that I won’t miss when I retire from it in about 18 months. As Ginger Rogers said, “You’ve got to know when to fold ‘em.”

LETTER TO THE EDITOR Let’s elevate our schools Some kids write imaginative short stories as youngsters, some love numbers, and some collect bugs and butterflies from early on. My daughter loved dinosaurs and the planets.

That’s why we in Douglas County are so lucky to have options — public schools called charters that focus on kids’ individual interests whether writing and reading, science, math, the performing arts or something else.

In the upcoming November school board election, only the Elevate Douglas County candidates — Debora Scheffel, Randy Mills, Ryan Abresch and Grant Nelson — want to preserve parents’ right to those options for their children’s education. Debora Scheffel earned her master’s degree in special education from DU and then taught special ed kids right here in Douglas County. She knows their needs and the concerns of their parents. She was elected to the Colorado Board of Education, and is now dean of Colorado Christian University’s School of Education, preparing future educators. She’s a passionate advocate for kids and educational excellence. As a teacher herself, she respects

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and shares their dedication to teaching, the most important job in our community.

Randy Mills is an electrician with his own company who favors more vocational training in our schools for kids interested in the building or automotive and other trades. Training in these well-paid careers is much in demand by employers and will increase job opportunities for our graduates.

Grant Nelson is a secondgeneration Coloradan who’s lived in Douglas County for 24 years. His three children attend both public charter schools and traditional schools so he knows the strengths and weaknesses of each. An entrepreneur in the commercial real estate business, Grant believes parents know the best schools for their kids.

Ryan Abresch served as deputy district attorney in the 10th Judicial District (Pueblo) before moving with his wife and young daughter to Douglas County.

Randy, Ryan, Debora and Grant are running to expand the variety and excellence that offer DougCo kids and parents the schools that fit them best. I’m all for that too.

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NORTON FROM PAGE 12

Now I do love hearing the different thoughts that people have when it comes to any number of topics.

And again, I don’t necessarily have to agree with those opinions, but the entertainment value alone is sometimes worth the discussion. And then again, sometimes it’s not.

The problem is the amount of opinions available to us at any given moment. The access to those opinions, and the velocity with which the opinions come at us and the frequency with which they change, can sometimes make it impossible to form our own opinion and stick to our belief system. So much so that we take the risk of compromising our beliefs and our own character because we bought into what someone else has said or based on someone else’s thoughts or personal agenda. And when that happens, we may even react too quickly and do or say something out of character.

Would you agree that all too often we are swayed by the last person we met, the last thing we heard, or the last thing we read based on the opinion of the individual we are speaking with or the author who presented their views? We could say that all we really have to do is look for the facts, but sometimes the facts

AGING FROM PAGE 12

with a click of your mouse. You can tailor your search to what you love and care about most. New opportunities are posted daily as they become available.

Volunteers of all ages can find ways to share their time and talents in ways that are meaningful to them. This site can help you get involved in your own community in whatever way works for you.

To date, more than 8,000 volunteers have registered using this online county resource. On average, 200 new volunteers register every month and are “making a difference today and for generations to come” which coincides with the vision and mission of the program. The more we learn about volunteering and giving, the more we see that it can improve the lives not only of those who are receiving, but those who are giving.

Jennifer Rawson with Douglas County Libraries shared her experience with the website. “As a Volunteer Coordinator, VolunteerConnectDC.org makes my life so much easier. It is a constant source of new volunteers, it serves every recording and tracking function that I need, and it is a flexible tool for posting the varied volunteer opportunities my organization requires. I don’t know what I would do without it!”

The Volunteer Connect website is a project of the Partnership

seem to be harder to find these days than unicorns and leprechauns.

OK, so here it is, you knew it was coming, didn’t you? This is my opinion. Opinions make a terrific starting point for a conversation; however, they make for a horrible starting point to draw a line in the sand that could seriously damage or even destroy a relationship. I mean sometimes we react or defend an opinion of someone we don’t even know. Or we overreact to an opinion that we “think” someone else has of us or maybe we heard something that was said about us. And as my good friend Frank always says, “Other people’s opinions are none of your business.”

This was just my opinion, and I am sure that the irony of that isn’t lost on you. And how about you? Have you figured out a way to escape the overwhelming noise of opinions and focus on what you know and believe to be true? If so, I would love to hear all about those ideas, and of course your opinion at gotonorton@gmail. com. And when we can appreciate the opinions of others while sticking to our own beliefs, trusted insights, and fact based truths, it really will be a better than good week.

SMITH FROM PAGE 12

I shop for products that are well made and get good reviews. Then I compare prices. But I never clip coupons.

The argument against this is the family trying to make it on low income. I appreciate that.

I just get an uncomfortable feeling when a vendor tries to woo me with discounts.

Sales? I am mindful of bargains online, but I will give you a new Schwinn if you ever see me waiting for the doors to open.

If I want to save money, I don’t spend money None of this means I am good with money. Artists aren’t good with money. We spend money to make money, and we don’t make money.

The high point for coupons was 1992, although how would anyone

know for sure? According to Time magazine, “7.9 billion discounts were granted via coupons.”

When it’s time to check out, do you check out the shoppers ahead of you, to see if any of them are packing coupons? I do.

If a homemaker has a sheaf of them, I get into a different line.

Black Friday sales? Cyber Monday sales? Memorial Day, July 4, Labor Day sales? As the Beatles said, “You won’t see me.”

JC Penney had the right idea, remember? They abandoned sales and coupons and switched to everyday low prices in 2012. No one bought it. It took away the consumer’s “small feeling of achievement,” a shopper complained. JC Penney is still trying to recover.

Coca-Cola introduced coupons in 1888. Burp.

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

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.

of Douglas County Governments (PDCG) designed to sustain a culture of volunteerism in our community. PDCG communities include the City of Castle Pines, Town of Castle Rock, Douglas County, Douglas County Libraries, Douglas County School District, Highlands Ranch Metro District, Town of Larkspur, City of Lone Tree, and Town of Parker. What started as a site to post volunteer activities for the nine members of the partnership has grown to include volunteer opportunities for nonprofits throughout the county, and it continues to grow with new organizations being added all the time.

Rasika Mukkamala used the website to find the perfect volunteer opportunity. “Volunteer Connect is a great way to get involved with your community. Regardless if you’re a new volunteer or a returning one, there’s lots of opportunities to suit everyone’s style. From a recurring shift at the library to a holiday celebration, volunteer connect pairs with local organizations to bring you the best opportunities at the click of a button.”

Feel free to share this wonderful resource with your friends and family and volunteer as a group and enjoy the many ways to engage and become involved in your community. Visit www.VolunteerConnectDC. org and get connected today!

Linda O’Dell is the Volunteer Connect Douglas County program coordinator. For more information, email info@VolunteerConnectDC.org or call 303-688-7737.

In Loving Memory Place an Obituary for Your Loved One. Private 303-566-4100 Obituaries@ColoradoCommunityMedia.com

Funeral Homes Visit: www.memoriams.com

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PLACE YOUR AD TODAY!

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Arapahoe County Public Airport Authority Airport is currently accepting applications for a dependable full-time Maintenance Technician I as a general laborer to perform a variety of semi-skilled & unskilled general labor duties including grounds & building maintenance, carpentry, plumbing, electrical, landscaping, sprinkler repair, preventive vehicle maintenance & radio communications. A viable candidate must be fluent in both written and spoken English; able to perform strenuous activity for long periods of time in various weather conditions from extreme hot to extreme cold; have the flexibility to be on-call during inclement weather and to work alternate shifts including weekends for snow removal, mowing and other special projects that may arise. Typical work schedule: 7 am – 3:30 pm, Monday – Friday. A valid Colorado Driver’s license and HS diploma or GED required. Experience in building or construction maintenance including heavy equipment operation a plus. Starting hourly wage is $15.00 to $15.50.

Excellent benefits after 60 days. Apply in person to the Airport Authority at 7800 S. Peoria St., Englewood, CO 80112 or obtain an application at www.centennialairport.com. EOE

NCS Pearson, Inc. seeks Sr. Software Quality Assurance Engineer in Centennial, CO to create automated tests for all Pearson products. Execute both manual & automated fnctnl, non-fnctnl, app, & regression tests. Resrch & analyze the reqmnts for the prod features being tested. Create test strategy, impact analysis & document test cases using reqmnts in a test case mgmnt tool. Execute test cases as well as prfrm back end data validation. Investigate & report techncl issues by communicating & work’g w/ various dprtmnts. Perform & document risk analysis. Perform database verification using SQL or similar method. Keep record of test progress & results using Pearson supported project level & QA tools. Report progress of project test’g & issues to SQE Mngr & project team on a regular basis. Min. req. Bach deg in Comp Sci, Math, Eng’g, Bus, or a rel’d field or frgn equiv together w/ 3 yrs of demonstrated SQA test’g exp. 3 yrs Automation skills both UI & service level (Selenium, Fitnesse), SQL skills & understand’g of REST services & 3 yrs of exp w/ web services test’g. 3 yrs of exp in Java dvlpmnt & work’g in an agile envrnmnt. Send resume to: NCS Pearson, Inc., attn.: Adithya Connerton, 5601 Green Valley Dr, Bloomington, MN 55437.

Arapahoe County Public Airport Authority Airport is currently accepting applications for a dependable full-time Maintenance Technician II. This is an entry-level heavy duty automobile and airport equipment mechanic position which will also include a variety of semi-skilled & unskilled general labor duties including equipment operations, grounds & building maintenance, carpentry, plumbing, electrical, landscaping, sprinkler repair, & radio communications. A viable candidate must be fluent in both written and spoken English; able to perform strenuous activity for long periods of time in various weather conditions from extreme hot to extreme cold; have the flexibility to be on-call during inclement weather and to work alternate shifts including weekends for snow removal, mowing and other special projects that may arise. Typical work schedule: 7 am – 3:30 pm, Monday – Friday. A valid Colorado Driver’s license and HS diploma or GED required plus six months of full-time vocational training in automotive or diesel repair and experience in building or construction maintenance including heavy equipment operation a plus. Starting hourly wage range is $17.75 to $20.00. Excellent benefits after 60 days. Apply in person to the Airport Authority at 7800 S. Peoria St., Englewood, CO 80112 or obtain an application at www.centennialairport.com. EOE

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One year minimum experience for rural route $16-$22 (DOE), Health Benefits, 401K www.greenleaf-waste.com / jobs@greenleaf-waste.com

25-30 HRS A MONTH, $15.24/HR & $0.535/MILE MUST BE A U.S. CITIZEN, LIVE IN ZIP CODES 80104, 80107, 80108, 80109, OR 80116 HAVE DRIVERS LICENSE, RELIABLE VEHICLE, & BE AVAILABLE TO WORK DAY, EVENING, AND WEEKEND HRS

INTERESTED IN APPLYING? EMAIL: NAME, PHONE, ADDRESS, COUNTY, & HOW YOU HEARD ABOUT THIS EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY TO DENVER.RECRUIT@CENSUS.GOV BY JULY 28, 2017 TO BE SCHEDULED TO ATTEND A RECRUITING SESSION IN CENTENNIAL, CO ON AUGUST 1, 2017 The U.S. Department of Commerce is An Equal Opportunity Employer.

This agency provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities.

If you need reasonable accommodations for any part of the application process, please notify the agency.

Decisions will be made on a case-by-case basis.

NCS Pearson, Inc. seeks Storage Engineer in Centennial, CO to Manage & troubleshoot multiple highly avail 24x7 storage systems incl SAN, NAS & DAS. Prfrm storage admin functns incl storage allocation/de-allocation, utilization report’g, prfrmnce monitoring/tuning, trending & capacity plann’g. Maintain storage hardware & associated sftwr at top levels of prfrmnce by monitor’g version upgrades & maintenance releases to ensure that envrnmnt is optimally configured. Follow & provide feedback on operational procedures & documentation. Work w/in change mgmnt process to ensure that outages are scheduled to minimize impact on clients, but still maintain all hardware & sftwr at optimal levels. Collection of data for annual & interim capacity plans. Min. req. Bach’s deg in Comp Sci or a rel’d field or frgn equiv together w/ 3 yrs exp in the IT industry w/ min of 2 yrs exp w/ Storage Area Networks incl switches, mgmnt sftwr, zoning, Network Attached Storage, Microsoft, UNIX, Linux, & VMware based systems. Less than 5% international travel required. Send resume to: NCS Pearson, Inc., attn.: Adithya Connerton, 5601 Green Valley Dr, Bloomington, MN 55437.

Older man needs help enjoying his inboard/outboard 18' boat Maintenance, boat towing etc.

Good pay for good fun Call (303)790-2558 Weekly Carrier Routes Available West Metro Lakewood Highlands Ranch & Centennial areas Part-time hours Adaptable route sizes No suit & tie required!

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NEWS IN A HURRY History, beer and cheese Ever wondered how Cheese Ranch — a park in southeastern Highlands Ranch — got its name?

The Highlands Ranch Metro District is sponsoring an evening of history learning, beer tasting and cheese eating at “Cheese Ranch: Family, Farming and Fermentation” from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Sept. 15 at Cheese Ranch Historic Park, 9191 Sugarstone Circle.

Speakers from the metro district’s park ranger division and Highlands Ranch Historical Society will share their knowledge with attendees, who must be 21 or older.

Grist Brewing Co. and Whole Foods will provide beer and cheese.

The cost is $10 for Highlands Ranch residents, $12 for nonresidents. To register, visit highlandsranch.org/family-farming-and-fermentation. Registration deadline is Sept. 10.

Citizens Academy applications The 18th Judicial District has announced dates for the 2017 Fall Citizens Academy. The free, sevenweek academy will be held on consecutive Wednesday evenings from

6 to 9 p.m. between Sept. 20 and Nov. 1 in the 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Arapahoe County office, located at 6450 S. Revere Parkway in Centennial.

The academy will give students an in-depth look at what happens on a case between the time of arrest and after conviction. Each class will explore the role various members of the office play in different parts of the criminal justice system.

Attendees will also get to explore the different functions of the specialized units within the District Attorney’s Office, including the Special Victims Unit, Economic Crimes Unit, Cold Case Unit, Crime Scene Investigations, the County Court and Juvenile Justice department. Students will also learn the intricacies of jury trials.

Participants must be at least 18 years old, complete an application and pass a criminal background check to be considered for attendance. Limited spaces are available and preference will be given to applicants living in the 18th Judicial District who are first-time attendees.

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The link to the application can be found at: http://www.da18.org/ DAsOffice/Community/CitizenAcademy.aspx. Deadline for applications is Aug. 25.

Once the academy is full, applicants will be placed on a waiting list. Attendees will be notified of their acceptance in the academy no later than Sept. 6.

Applications may be submitted via fax to 720-874-8790, via email at mnavarro@da18.state.co.us or via regular mail at Office of the District Attorney, c/o Mayra Navarro, 6450 S. Revere Parkway, Centennial, CO 80111.

A deaf retired soldier in Lone Tree needs $600,000 to complete the design of ‘Peck and Talk’, build a prototype, and sell it to people who cannot hear or speak. There are 40 million of us in North America. We hope to keep the one-time price of this electronic device to less than $90, sold through all the mail catalogs and online. There are only 3 of us handling this activity and none of us accepts a salary. All the money goes to travel (to find parts) and buying those parts to make P&T. Questions? Call me at (303)736-8604 or email rbraden007@gmail.com

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Find a book club Book lovers of all ages can find a book club within any branch of the Douglas County Libraries. The clubs range in age from youth to adult.

More than 20 clubs meet across Castle Rock, Highlands Ranch, Lone Tree and Parker. Readers connect over fiction and non-fiction themes through varying times of the week.

For more information, visit dcl. org/book-clubs.

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Athletes seek a greater purpose through community, sportsmanship and athleticism

TO LEARN MORE • Fellowship of Christian Athletes in Colorado, www.fcacolorado.org • Red Rocks Sports, redrockssports.com • Christian Cycling, christiancycling.com

BY STEPHANIE MASON SMASON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

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ravis Carey, sports director at Red Rocks Church, will tell you that athletics have greatly improved his life.

He met his wife while on a Red Rocks Church sporting team team and has grown lasting friendships through various other athletic ventures. Most importantly, his Christian faith has grown through his sports participation.

“Your body is a temple; it is where the Holy Spirit is,” Carey, 32, said. “What we do with our bodies is a form of worshipping God. Sports play a huge role in that because it is maintaining the house.”

Carey is not alone in his pairing of sports and faith. Young, old, beginner and experienced athletes alike have found a deeper faith through their favorite sports, which are being used more and more by churches, school and club organizations as a medium to building a stronger spiritual life.

Here are a few examples.

Sports ministry through church Red Rocks Church, which has campuses in Littleton, Arvada, Lakewood and Evergreen, is home to a large sports ministry. The church uses its competitive and noncompetitive athletic teams to build community.

“We believe that it is a part of making the kingdom more crowded,” Carey said. “There are a lot of people who speak the universal language of sport.”

Last year, more than 3,000 people participated in the various teams.

Basketball, volleyball, softball, soccer, backyard games and many other sporting leagues are held throughout the year.

People may be intimidated by going to a church service, Carey said, but they feel more comfortable meeting people and learning about God through a sports team.

“Sports help to break down a lot of barriers,” he said. “When

A volleyball player serves the ball during Red Rocks Church sports ministry’s volleyball tournament.

Pairing faith and sport is a large ministry at Red Rocks Church.

Team members and opponents gather together to pray before a soccer game at Red Rocks Church’s sports ministry tournament.

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‘We believe that it is a part of making the kingdom more crowded, there are a lot of people who speak the universal language of sport.’

Travis Carey, sports director at Red Rocks Church it comes to sports, people can instantly connect and build trust and credibility with each other.”

Sports ministry through school sports Fellowship of Christian Athletes is an organization that creates a community for coaches and athletes to come together in their faith.

“Personally, as a former athlete, I found my identity in my performance on the field,” said Seth Olsen, the Denver metro south director at Fellowship of Christian Athletes. “When I came to know Jesus, I learned that it’s not about

my performance, rather it’s about His performance on the cross.”

FCA is found in junior high schools, high schools and college campuses across 47 countries, according to its website. More than 12,500 certified groups are led by students and coaches involved in pairing faith with a passion for sports. Chapters are active across Colorado, with groups in Douglas, Arapahoe, Jefferson and Boulder counties.

The organization teaches athletes how to play sports and use them as a common ground to witness to other team members and

even opponents, Olson said.

“Christianity is not about religion,” Olsen said. “It’s about a relationship with Jesus Christ. As a Christian, I’m not pursuing Jesus as a lucky rabbit’s foot to help me play better or win the big game.

I’m pursuing Jesus because of His great love for me demonstrated by dying on the cross for my sins. I’m pursuing Him because He’s the author and director of my life.”

Sports ministry through clubs Christian Cycling is a worldwide organization that meets in smaller “spokes” in different areas around the globe.

According to Cody Newcome, head of the Colorado spoke, most of the members in Colorado, approximately 100 cyclists, live around Highlands Ranch.

It is important for members of the spoke to demonstrate good sportsmanship, Newcome said.

“We, together, can be a testimony and a light to everybody else,” Newcome said. “We want to be loving, kind and helpful to show people what we believe in through our actions.”

The cyclists do more than ride with good sportsmanship — they have a passion for volunteering.

Some members volunteer to build bikes to give to underprivileged youth and others teach youth with disabilities how to ride bicycles.

“We ride for the Lord,” Newcome said. “Being able to ride and enjoy God’s creation is a huge blessing.”

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Kendrick Lamar’s Denver stop proves he’s the best rapper alive

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hy should someone care about Kendrick Lamar?”

That’s the question I was asked when I first pitched a column on the rapper’s stop at the Pepsi Center on July 29 to our LINER newsroom.

NOTES Standing in line to get into the sold out show, I kept mulling the question over in my mind. If someone doesn’t like rap, if they only listen to country or classic rock or pop, why would what Clarke Reader a 30-year-old from Compton, California, thinks, feels and sees in the country matter at all?

There’s no shortage of ways to consider the question, and a good place to start is the fact that the majority of the nation now listens to rap.

For the first time in the history of Nielsen, an information and data measurement company founded in 1923, rap and R&B are the top genres in the country in terms of album and song sales, and audio and video streams.

There are myriad reasons for the genre’s ascendancy, which is something I’ve written about before in this column. Suffice it so say, there is no genre more reflective of society’s challenges and opportunities, and the

inequality and disenfranchisement still facing so many groups.

Looking at Lamar from a pure art and performance perspective, there are few musicians in any genre as in control of their art and creativity as he is, something he proved over and over during his hour and a half set on the 29th.

This is an artist at the peak of their powers — imagine Bob Dylan, James Brown, Bruce Springsteen and Jay-Z at their best, and you get a sense of how Lamar absolutely owned the Pepsi Center stage with the sheer force of his energy and art.

Minus a few dancers who performed during four of the 20-song set, it was just Lamar on the stage, rapping, singing and prowling back and forth with the ferocity of a prize fighter in their prime. There were some pyrotechnics throughout the show, but you could get singed off the heat of Lamar’s intensity.

A performance this tight and invigorating would wow anyone who loves music, regardless of any preconceived notions about rap.

But what really makes Lamar a once in a generation artist is the way he sees and translates the world into song — a blend of sacred and profane, earthy and heaven-looking, that incisively captures the duality of a country that seems more fractured than ever.

“DAMN.” Lamar’s third major-label album, which was released in April,

is perhaps the purest distillation of his approach to writing, and during the show he performed two-thirds of the album’s 14 tracks. The show closed with the chest-beating and hard-earned braggadocio of “HUMBLE.,” but it also included “XXX.,” a heartbreaking examination of the divides in the country, and “DNA.,” which savages the way culture uses black artists and their work for profit and misinterpretation without engaging with those artists in a meaningful way.

Lamar’s gift is to present these ideas and observations in a way that is intimate and relatable to his listeners, regardless of their own backgrounds and experiences. Few artists discuss anxiety and depression in as real a way as Lamar does, evidenced by the fact that he has arenas of fans rapping along to favorites like “Swimming Pools (Drank)” and “Money Trees,” as he examines topics that not all that long ago were ideas to be embarrassed by. He makes the listener feel understood and accepted, and that leads to one crucial feeling — hope.

And as the lights came on at the show’s end, and I looked around at people who, like me, we’re sopping with sweat and smiling, and I had my answer to the question.

You should care about Kendrick Lamar, because at his concert, I saw people from every race and background in one place, united.

You should care because he had

CLARKE’S ALBUM OF THE WEEK Selection: Randy Newman’s “Dark Matter,” released on Nonesuch Records.

Review: It’s been nine years since Randy Newman released an album of new material, and plenty has happened in those years that make perfect fodder for Newman’s razor sharp wit and pen. On this album, he mocks Putin, religious fundamentalists, and the spirit of nationalism that has taken the country by storm. And while his observations on current events always grab the most attention, he can still write a love song that’ll knock you flat. A welcome return to an artist we need now more than ever.

Favorite song: “Lost Without You” Best proof Newman should do more voice acting: “Dark Matter” 20,000 people screaming, “’We gon’ be alright!” at the top of their lungs.

You should care because, in that moment, he made everyone there believe it.

Clarke Reader’s column on how music connects to our lives appears every other week. A community editor with Colorado Community Media, he practiced runnin’ from fear, guess he had some good luck. Check out his music blog at calmacil20.blogspot.com. And share why you love rap at creader@ coloradocommunitymedia.com.

CURTAIN TIME Neil Simon’s story “Broadway Bound” is the third part of Neil Simon’s autobiographical trilogy. It plays through Aug. 20 at Miners Alley Playhouse, 1224 Washington Ave., Golden. Directed

by Kate Gleason. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays; 6 p.m. Aug. 6 and 13. Tickets: $16-$27. 303-935-3044, minersalley.com.

‘On Golden Pond’ “On Golden Pond,” the love story of the octogenarian Thayers, is presented by Lowry’s Spotlight Theatre Company at the John Hand Theater, 7653 E. First Place, Denver. Performances: 7:30 Fridays and Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: 720-530-4596, thisisspotlight.com.

‘Newsies’ “Disney’s Newsies” is presented at the Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre, 800 Grand Ave., Grand Lake, through Aug. 24 on certain nights.

This David and Goliath tale of a New York newsboy is family fare. Tickets and information: rockymountainrep. com, 970-627-3421.

Patsy Cline “Tomorrow and Forever: A Celebration of Patsy Cline,” starring Melissa Swift-Sawyer, plays Aug. 18-27 at the

Longmont Performing Arts Center, 513 Main St., Longmont (a delightful Art Deco movie theatre). Director is Patrick Sawyer. Performances: 7:30 Fridays, Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays.

Tickets: longmonttheatre.org, 303-7725200.

One-man comedy “My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish and I’m in Therapy,” featuring Peter J. Fogel, plays through Aug. 20 at Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway, Lakewood. Performances: 7:30 p.m.

Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays; 2 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays. Tickets: $40-$59, lakewoodshoware.com, 303-987-7845.

Imperfect crime “Thrill Me,” a musical story of Leopold and Loeb, the University of Chicago students who planned “the perfect crime,” presented by Equinox Theatre Company through Aug. 19 at The Bug Theatre, 3654 Navajo St., Denver Highlands. Direction by Patrick Brownson, music direction by Heather Holt Hall. Performances: 7:30 p.m.

Fridays and Saturdays and Thursday, Aug. 10 (pay-what-you-can night.) $20 advance/$25 at the door. EquinoxTheatreDenver.com.

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Water theme runs through exhibition in art district Metro State gallery show continues into October

BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Water — it’s hard to focus on any single aspect of this vital element in our environment — especially as Westerners. Artists of all persuasions wrestle with communicating their diverse feelings in paint, sculpture, music, dance, installations, film and fascinating combinations related to water in our world.

“Water Line,” opening Aug. 4 at the Center for Visual Art, Metropolitan State University’s handsome gallery in the art district on Santa Fe Drive, includes artwork that conveys 19 artists’ ideas

IF YOU GO “Water Line” runs through Oct. 21 at the Center for Visual Art, 965 Santa Fe Drive, Denver. Admission is free. Hours: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays; noon to 5 p.m. Saturdays. 303-294-5207, msudenver. edu/cva. about stewardship, advocacy and activism. They have interacted with students, policy analysts and scientists, as they process reactions to individual and institutional actions that contribute to the water crisis.

Responding to news and reports, they propose imaginative solutions — practical or not, the CVA comments. They hope to engage visitors to think — perhaps think differently — about solutions to this worldwide problem.

Artists include: • Anna McKee of Seattle, whose “WAIS Reliquary” is a sculptural representation of 68,000 years of climate records taken from the West Antarctic Ice Sheet. Created from wood, silk, glass and glacier water, it is 22 feet long and includes a multichannel soundscape by Steve Peters.

• Aurora Robson is a multimedia artist known for her work intercepting the waste stream.

• Cannupa Hanska Luger, born on the Standing Rock Reservation, of Indigenous and Norwegian descent, creates socially conscious work about his identity and global issues • “The Infamous Flapjack Affair and the National Park Experience” traces an indie folk band’s journey along the Colorado River in a multimedia installation.

• Isabelle Hayeur, Montreal-based artist, exhibits “Desert Shores,” her response to the flooding and later drying up of the Salton Sea in California.

• Matt Jenkins and Lynna Kauchek (Food and Water Watch).

Jenkins is an assistant professor at MSU with research interests in performance art, socially engaged art, internet art and land art/environmental art. He focused on Flint, Michigan’s tap water in the installation.

• Natascha Seidneck, born in Ger-

many, lives in Denver, a member of Tank Studios and visiting professor at MSU. She will contribute photos, video and installation work reflecting on global warming.

• Nicholas Galanin and Merritt Johnson, part of Winter Cloud Collective, collaborated on addressing the Dakota Access Pipeline.

• Tomiko Jones and Jonathan Marquis explore transitions in landscape in social, cultural and geographical terms.

• Vibha Galhotra is a New Delhibased conceptual artist concerned with globalization and growth. She responds through intricately sewn metal ghungroo tapestries. ghungroo tapestries The Winter Count collective (Luger, Johnson, Galanin, Ginger Dunhill, Dylan McLaughlin) come from across the nation. and in this exhibit focus on the threat to land and water at Standing Rock, North Dakota.

Related programs: From 6 to 8 p.m. Aug. 4, opening reception. At 6 p.m. Aug. 14, artists’ talk with Anna McKee and Jim White, CU professor of geological sciences and environmental studies.

At 6 p.m. Sept. 20, “Art, Democracy and Water,” artists’ talk with Matt Jenkins and Lynna Kauchek of Food and Water Watch. At 6 p.m.

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August 3, 2017

WESTERN WE LCOME WE E K Aug. 11-20, 2017

Participants walk in a past year’s Western Welcome Week Grand Parade. This year, the parade will be at 10 a.m. Aug. 19 in Downtown Littleton.

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Marshals to represent tradition of service Military, police, fire members reflect theme of 2017 event

THIS YEAR’S THEME: SALUTING THE SALUTERS

BY DAVID GILBERT DGILBERT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Give a hearty wave to Western Welcome Week’s grand marshals when they ride by during the parade: They’ve been going to bat for you for a long time.

In keeping with this year’s theme, “Thank You: Military Police & Fire,” organizers selected three grand marshals, one from each category represented.

Littleton Fire Rescue had not yet selected its marshal by the time of this writing, but the military will be represented by Jesse Clay, a retired Navy SEAL who is president of the Rocky Mountain chapter of the UDT/Navy SEAL Foundation.

Clay, who sometimes goes

Retired Navy SEAL Jesse Clay, shown here at a scholarship event at Heritage High School, represents the military. by the nickname “Voodoo,” said the foundation helps veterans make the transition from the military to civilian life.

“We teach them that life

No need to stand at attention, but the theme of this year’s Western Welcome Week — which runs from Aug. 11-20 — is to salute folks in uniform.

“Thank You Military Police & Fire” offers the community’s thanks to what grand marshal Jesse Clay, a retired Navy SEAL, calls “the three groups who do more than anyone else to keep people safe and secure.”

Western Welcome Week’s first iteration was called “Homecoming,” dreamed up by Littleton Independent editor Houstoun Waring, and was timed to coincide with the 100th birthday of town founder Richard Little in 1929, according to the city’s website.

Among the early themes was an

Australian-inspired Down Under theme in 1961.

In 1962 the event’s name was changed to Western Welcome Week, and the whole shebang was stretched from a single day to eight.

The 1966 parade featured what the city’s history website describes as “aerial bombs” set off at Woodlawn Shopping Center and at the railroad tracks.

Themes in coming years included “Littleton: Then & Now,” “From Gold to the Moon” in 1969, “Great Gatsby Days,” “‘Tis Music to My Ears,” and “Encourage Green: Reduce, Recycle, Reuse.” Last year’s theme was “A Salute to Educators.”

The event now stretches 10 days and is among the largest such events in the metro area.

isn’t going to be about chestpounding,” Clay said. “It’s about being smart and understanding what the expectations are.”

Clay’s group is ambitious and active: They raise funds

to buy therapy dogs for veterans suffering from PTSD, send vets on family vacations, and connect vets with psychological help.

Clay spent 14 years in the SEALs, followed by a decade

Littleton Police Department Master Police Officer Brent Kieffer and his now-retired K9 partner Sabor, who together represent law enforcement among the parade marshals. COURTESY PHOTOS as an international security contractor. Today he works in construction.

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WESTERN WE LCOME WE E K EVENT SCHEDULE Friday, August 11, 2017

Sunday, August 13, 2017

9:00 am - 5:00 pm

10th Friends’ “Bag of Books” Sale

Bemis Library

7:30 am - 11:30 am

38th ACC / WWW Family Pancake Breakfast

Arapahoe Community College (ACC)

9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Stanton Art Gallery ~ Western Heritage Art

Town Hall Arts Center

8:00 am - 11:00 am

15th WWW Kids “Games of Old”

Arapahoe Community College (ACC)

10:00 am - 5:00 pm

34th All Colorado Juried Art Exhibit

Depot Art Gallery

8:00 am - 10:00 am 6th Annual Pancake Stampede 5K Fun Run & Walk

Hudson Gardens & Event Center Arapahoe Community College (ACC)

2:00 pm - 11:30 pm

3rd Honky-Tonk Friday at Jake’s Brew Bar

Jake’s Brew Bar – Beer Garden

9:00 am - 10:30 am

5:00 pm - 7:30 pm

67th Community BBQ Hosted by the Rotary Club of Littleton

Sterne Park

10:00 am - 5:00 pm 34th All Colorado Juried Art Exhibit

Depot Art Gallery

6:00 pm - 10:00 pm 28th Family Night ~ Concert in the Park & Fireworks

Sterne Park

10:00 am - 2:00 pm 9th Littleton Elks Custom Car Show

Littleton Elks Lodge

1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Bemis Library

Saturday, August 12, 2017

22nd Bruce Wolf Stick Horse Stampede

10th Friends’ “Bag of Books” Sale

Monday, August 14, 2017

9:00 am - 5:00 pm

10th Friends’ “Bag of Books” Sale

Bemis Library

9:00 am - 12:00 pm

22nd Gold Panning on the Platte

Carson Nature Center, South Platte Park

9:00 am - 12:00 pm

24th Stampede! for Open Space

Carson Nature Center, South Platte Park

9:00 am - 3:00 pm

29th Bin Bonanza Unframed Art Sale

Depot Art Gallery

10:00 am - 5:00 pm

34th All Colorado Juried Art Exhibit

Depot Art Gallery

9:00 am - 9:00 pm

10th Friends’ “Bag of Books” Sale

Bemis Library

10:00 am - 12:00 pm Littleton Elks — Children’s Fishing Derby

Geneva Lake and Park

9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Stanton Art Gallery ~ Western Heritage Art

Town Hall Arts Center

1:00 pm - 4:30 pm

WWW Live Trivia Challenge

Platte River Bar & Grill

10:00 am - 5:00 pm 34th All Colorado Juried Art Exhibit

Depot Art Gallery

6:30 pm - 9:30 pm

3rd Little Jam Outdoor Concert ~ Walker Williams

Bega Park, east end of Main Street

6:00 pm - 8:30 pm

21st RiverPointe Swing Dance ~ Zing - The Great Big Band

RiverPointe Senior Living

7:30 pm - 11:00 pm

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WESTERN WE LCOME WE E K Wednesday, August 16, 2017

Saturday, August 19, 2017

9:00 am - 9:00 pm

10th Friends’ “Bag of Books” Sale

Bemis Library

6:30 am - 10:00 am

31st Grand Western Sandwich Breakfast

Littleton United Methodist Church

9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Stanton Art Gallery ~ Western Heritage Art

Town Hall Arts Center

7:00 am - 2:00 pm

A Day at the Littleton Elks Lodge

Littleton Elks Lodge

Depot Art Gallery

7:45 am - 9:45 am

37th Littleton Fire Fighter’s Children’s Parade Bega Park,

8:00 am - 3:00 pm

15th Annual Community Quilt Show

First Presbyterian Church of Littleton

8:00 am - 5:00 pm

58th Craft and Home Improvement Fair

Downtown Littleton

8:00 am - 5:00 pm

TRAIN OC Obstacle Course

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Downtown Littleton

9:00 am - 5:00 pm

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Bemis Library

9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Rocker Spirits Tasting Experience

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9:30 am - 12:30 pm

Parade Day Hot Dog Lunch Celebration

First Presbyterian Church of Littleton

10:00 am - 5:00 pm 34th All Colorado Juried Art Exhibit 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm

17th Taste of Western Welcome Week & Silent Auction Littleton Center

Thursday, August 17, 2017 9:00 am - 9:00 pm

10th Friends’ “Bag of Books” Sale

Bemis Library

9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Stanton Art Gallery ~ Western Heritage Art

Town Hall Arts Center

10:00 am - 5:00 pm 34th All Colorado Juried Art Exhibit

Depot Art Gallery

11:00 am - 8:00 pm

8th Create Your Own Pottery Masterpiece

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11:00 am - 8:00 pm

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9th O’Tooles Garden Center Littleton Open House ~ Flower & Car Show

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34th All Colorado Juried Art Exhibit

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89th Western Welcome Week Grand Parade

Downtown Littleton

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Littleton Main Street Historic Tours

Littleton Municipal Courthouse

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LPCAAA Dunk-A-Cop

Bradford Auto Body

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Rock with Spinphony ~ Outdoor Concert

Bemis Library

12:00 pm - 5:00 pm

The Western 500 Trike Challenge

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Downtown Littleton

Friday, August 18, 2017 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

10th Friends’ “Bag of Books” Sale

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Stanton Art Gallery ~ Western Heritage Art

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10:00 am - 5:00 pm 34th All Colorado Juried Art Exhibit

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First Presbyterian Church of Littleton

15th Annual Community Quilt Show

5:00 pm - 10:00 pm Elks Hometown Pig Roast & Dance

Littleton Elks Lodge

6:30 pm - 9:00 pm

11th Annual Littleton Jazz Festival

Town Hall Arts Center

8:00 pm - 9:30 pm

Country Western Dance Party

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Sunday, August 20, 2017 9:00 am - 12:30 pm

65th Homecoming Coffee (Formerly Old Timers’ Luncheon)

Littleton Museum

10:00 am - 5:00 pm

34th All Colorado Juried Art Exhibit

Depot Art Gallery

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Music, visual arts weave through good-time gathering Cultural offerings include jazz, crafts, local history

BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Music of all sorts fills many hours during Western Welcome Week in Littleton and visual arts are found at various times and places. A sampler: • Pianist extraordinaire Purnell Steen and Le Jazz Machine will return for a Littleton Jazz Festival performance from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Aug. 18 at Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 W. Main St. Steen brings music once heard in the Five Points neighborhood in Denver, which was called “Harlem of the West,” (1920s to 1950s). Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis and others stopped through to perform special jazz. Tickets: $22-$32, 303-794-2787, townhallartscenter.org.

(Make a reservation — this one sells out!)

• More music is on the agenda at various points. At 8 p.m. Aug. 11 is

honky-tonk at Jake’s Brew Bar, 2530 W. Main St., with Dustin Devine and the Real Deal (21 and over). At 6 p.m. Aug. 11, the music will start for the Concert and Fireworks in the Park event at Sterne Park. 5800 S. Spotswood St. Performances will be staged by the Arapahoe and Heritage drum lines and the Denver Municipal Band Jazz Ensemble. Fireworks will be about 9 p.m. Free. From 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Aug. 12 will be Little Jam featuring Walker Williams at Bega Park, 2250 W. Main St. Free. From 6 to 8:30 p.m. Aug. 15 is the RiverPointe Swing Dance, 5225 S. Prince St., with Zing — The Great Big Band. From 6 to 7 p.m. Aug. 17-6-7 p.m. is Rock with Spinphony on the Bemis Library lawn, 6014 S. Datura St. Food for sale beginning at 5 p.m. From 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Aug. 18 is the Littleton Jazz Festival, Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 W. Main St., and from 8 to 9:30 p.m. is the Country Western Dance Party at Adventures in Dance, 1500 W. Littleton Blvd. #207 (in Woodlawn), $15.

Visual arts • From Aug. 1 to 30 is the All Colorado Art Show at the Depot, with

fine arts and crafts at the Depot Art Gallery, 2069 W. Powers Ave. It is open Tuesdays to Saturdays 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sundays 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. From Aug. 3 to 30 is the Western Heritage Art Show with equestrian paintings

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Barbecues among festival’s high points

BY DAVID GILBERT DGILBERT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

t Look out, porkers, Western Welcome Weekers will be in hog heaven with the offerings from a pair of barbecues bookending the festival.

The whole shebang kicks off from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Aug. 11 in Sterne Park with the traditional community barbecue, hosted for the last 66 years by the Littleton Lions Club. This year, the Lions, their numbers aging and dwindling, will pass the torch to the Rotary Club of Littleton.

“We want to keep the experience similar to what people have come to expect from the Lions Club for decades,” said Drew Lang, Rotary’s fundraising chairman, who’s overseeing the barbecue. “The Lions served about a thousand people every year. We hope to serve that many if not more.”

The menu is a barbecue pulled pork sandwich with a side dish, chips, cookie and lemonade for $8. Ice cream is a buck.

Lang said the barbecue is a good opportunity to get Rotary’s name out in the community.

“We work on all kinds of projects — eliminating polio and improving access to clean water in developing nations are big for us,” Lang said. “But we also work on projects locally.”

Littleton’s Rotary was founded in 1922 by Houstoun Waring and Ed Bemis, two bigwigs in early Littleton, Lang said.

The Elks pick up the pig mantle on Aug. 18, with the Hometown Pig Roast and Dance, from 6-11 p.m. at the Elks Lodge at 5749 S. Curtice Street.

True to the name, the pig roast will feature a slow-smoked 150-pound porcine lovingly tended by Elks kitchen coordinator Robbie Gruber.

Gruber grew up roasting pigs in North Carolina, where her grandpa fired up the smoker every Saturday for the family barbecue restaurant.

The technology has changed since Gruber’s days in North Carolina, with this year’s pig roasted in an electronically controlled wood pellet fired smoker.

Gruber and her volunteers, including husband Paul, will also smoke 30 pork butts, in total making about 600 servings. Whatever is leftover will

become burritos the day after.

The meal includes pulled pork, baked beans, corn on the cob, coleslaw and rolls for $10. The event also features square dancers and a performance by Lois Lane & The Super Cowboys.

Other food events include the ACC

Family Pancake Breakfast from 7:3011:30 a.m. on Aug. 13, $5 a person in the ACC cafeteria; a variety of concessions on Aug. 19, Festival Day; and Homecoming Coffee, formerly the Old Timers’ Luncheon, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Aug. 20 at the Littleton Museum, 6028 S. Gallup Street.

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my old life,” Clay said. “But nobody’s shooting at me and nothing’s blowing up, so life is good.”

Being chosen as a grand marshal is a little out of the norm for Clay, who calls himself a low-key guy.

“The most important part is doing anything I can do to help my broth-

ers and sisters in uniform,” Clay said. “If that means sucking it up and waving to folks, I’ll do it to help raise awareness of what military, law enforcement and firefighters are going through.”

The grand marshal representing law enforcement is a two-fer, with the seat going to Littleton Police Department Master Officer Brent Kieffer, and his longtime partner, now-retired police dog Sabor.

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Kieffer, who will celebrate 16 years with LPD this year, said Sabor is a smart, dedicated police dog who helped save officers on more than a few occasions.

“I remember one time, we were on the trail of this motorcycle gang enforcer,” Kieffer said. “We tracked him into a house, and he wasn’t coming out. Sabor tracked him down where he was hiding in a closet, and when the guy wouldn’t comply, Sabor chomped down on his arm until we could subdue him. It was only after we got the guy in custody that we noticed he had been sitting right next to a huge knife, like a machete. If Sabor hadn’t grabbed him, I believe the guy

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and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 19 is the Quilt Show at Littleton First Presbyterian Church, 1609 W. Littleton Blvd. There will be more than 100 quilts, antique and new; demos; sales of handcrafted items; and tours of the historic church.

would’ve used that knife on us.”

Sabor developed health issues late last year, and retired in February. He now spends his days cuddling at home with Kieffer and his wife.

Sabor is a Belgian malinois, a dog that’s increasingly preferred by military and police units for their energy, speed and agility.

“They can scale fences like you wouldn’t believe,” Kieffer said.

Being named grand marshals is a great honor, Kieffer said, though he knows who the crowds are going to want to see.

“I may have been his handler, but I’m really more like his chauffeur because he’s the star of the show,” Kieffer said. “I just hope I can get him to sit still on that car in the parade.

He’s still pretty high-energy.”

Local history At 4, 5 and 6 p.m. on Aug. 17, there will be historic tours of Littleton’s Main Street, presented by the Littleton Historic Preservation Board and Historic Littleton Inc. Meet at the Littleton Courthouse steps, 2069 W. Littleton Blvd., for stories of historic buildings and the people who owned them.

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Astronomical fun draws near with eclipse on Aug. 21 Library talk explains upcoming event that will cross Wyoming

BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

On a recent evening, the conference room of Littleton’s Bemis Library was filled to overflowing and people continued to arrive to hear/see astronomer Kevin Manning’s jazzy presentation on “The Universe and an All-American Solar Eclipse.” With speaker turned up, he proceeded to urge all present to make every effort to see this amazing phenomenon on Aug. 21 — and spent time afterward to let attendees peer through his telescope at the summer sky.

A free pair of eclipse glasses was provided to attendees with a warning and instructions about safe viewing, including with telescope or binoculars (which work very well for star-watching, he commented).

The first time he experienced a total eclipse was in 1970. “All of a sudden, it got dark at 1:30 p.m. You could see the stars and planets — it looks like the sunset wherever you look … The temperature may drop. It may rain. Animals respond … This is the first eclipse this big since 1918 — across America …” He went on to recommend taking a day off from work, skipping school (“Tell them to call me!”) — “You’ll never forget it!”

The path across the U.S. will pass through Casper, Wyoming, beginning at 10:22 a.m., in total eclipse at 11:43 a.m. and ending at 1:09 p.m.

One can align Denver area watching to that schedule to see a partial view.

(Motel rooms are booked across the nation and heavy traffic is anticipated, but Manning advocates a day trip to Wyoming.) Alliance, Nebraska was another nearby suggestion.

Fiske Planetarium at CU-Boulder has a helpful website with suggestions: Naturalists are encouraged to record activities of organisms before, during and after the eclipse.

High schools, universities, citizen scientists are encouraged to partici-

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pate in CATE-Continental American Telescopic Eclipse.

“The moon is 400 times smaller than the sun and about 400 times closer to earth so it can cover the sun completely ... The topography of the moon will influence the degree of totality … craters and mountains,” Manning said, encouraging use of a daily observation log.

His talk then continued with dramatic photos and film about various features of the universe — Mars, Jupiter, Venus and on beyond — way more far-reaching than the usual travelogue, and appealing to dreamers of all ages, who may enjoy pursuing some of the many leads one finds by Googling “Total Eclipse 2017.”

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HOW TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE Send volunteer opportunities to hharden@ coloradocommunitymedia.com.

DATED OPPORTUNITIES Volunteer Connections - Arapahoe County “Take an active role in your government, make a difference in the lives of your neighbors, and extend the reach of services into your local communities. Your enthusiasm, personal talents and fresh perspectives keep Arapahoe County First in Colorado, First in Service.”

Need: Numerous volunteer roles for individuals, families and groups including one-time events and ongoing/weekly shifts. Human services, senior resources, open spaces, special events, etc. See website for complete list: www.arapahoegov.com/volunteer.

Age: Ages 6 and older, depending on the opportunity.

Contact: Nira Duvan, volunteer coordinator, at 303-738-79387 or nduvan@arapahoegov.com Other: Arapahoe County Fair needs volunteers from July 28-31. Go to http://www. arapahoecountyfair.com/volunteer.html

Mothers of Multiples A support club for parents of twins, triplets and quadruplets in the Denver Metropolitan Area, www.mothersofmultiples.com Need: Volunteers willing to work during our bi-annual consignment sale at the Douglas County Fairgrounds in Castle Rock on Aug. 11-12. Work can include sale set up and take down, organizing, unloading, cashiering and more.

Requirements: 15 years and older; must work minimum of one four-hour shift, but multiple shifts available over two-days.

Work entails a lot of walking and standing and lifting for some shifts. Briefing by phone or on-site orientation.

Contact: Margaret Brawley, sale.codirector@ mothersofmultiples.com or 720-454-8715 Highlands Ranch Household Chemical Roundup Allows Douglas County residents to safely dispose of unwanted and unused household chemicals.

Need: Day-of volunteers to help in a variety of capacities including registration, unloading, paint, batteries and more.

Requirements: Ability to work outside, in warm temperatures for an extended period.

When: Saturday, Aug. 12 Location: Shea Stadium at Redstone Park in Highlands Ranch Contact: Kari Larese, Highlands Ranch Metro District, klarese@highlandsranch.org ONGOING OPPORTUNITIES 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office Domestic Violence Program Provides information and support to crime victims Need: Victim Adocates interact with and support victims of domestic violence. They also provide resource referrals and explain processes to victims.

Requirements: 20 hours of training required; volunteers must commit to one morning a week at the Justice Center in Castle Rock.

Contact: Mel Secrease, 720-733-4552 or msecrease@da.18.state.co.us.

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illnesses.

Need: Walk to End Alzheimer’s committee members.

Requirements: Individuals who love to help plan and execute. Our Walk to End Alzheimer’s attracts more than 10,000 people, so planning committee members are essential.

Contact: Deb Wells, 303-813-1669 or dwells@alz.org.

Angel Heart Project Delivers meals to men, women and children with life-threatening illnesses Need: Volunteers willing to deliver meals to r clients in the South Denver area. t Requirements: Attend an orientation and submit to a background check before volun- t teering. Training provided to all new drivers. a Deliveries start at 1 p.m. and last until 3 p.m. w s Contact: 303-830-0202 or volunteer@ f projectangelheart.org. t s Animal Rescue of the Rockies Provides foster care for death-row shelter s dogs and cats throughout Colorado Need: Foster families for animals on lists to d a be euthanized Contact: www.animalrescueoftherockies. d org. t c ASSE International Student Exchange d Program a Organizes student exchange programs Need: Local host families to provide homes g for boys and girls age 15-18 from a variety of k coutries. e Contact: Cathy Hintz, 406-488-8325 or A 800-733-2773 f N SEE VOLUNTEERS, P28

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t c a bulbs and compact fluorescent lamps; s g and passenger vehicle and pickup s truck tires, removed from rims.

Items not accepted include business- e es’ and commercial waste; radioactive waste; electronic or explosive waste; s M smoke detectors; waste containing asbestos; tractor tires or scrap metal. n For a $25 fee and proof of Douglas $ County residence, guests can drop off s their chemical waste without exiting f their vehicles. The event requires the help of nearly 100 volunteers, which o o the metro district needs.

“It really relies on volunteers for a b p variety of roles,” said Kari Larese, community relations coordinator of i the metro district.

Those include lifting materials out t of vehicles, checking identification, w taking money and sorting materials at a different stations. Morning, afternoon S A and all-day shifts are offered, with lunch and water provided.

The volunteer opportunity counts W as community service hours for high school students and serves as a great d team-building experience, said Larese. g Sports teams from local schools have p a helped in the past. t “You’re working hard,” Larese said, “and you really feel like you’re b a contributing.” t To volunteer, visit volunteercon9 nectdc.org and search “household e chemical roundup.” o FROM PAGE 11

Guided Nature Hikes:

Yoga in the Park:

Each year, RidgeGate teams up with the South Suburban Parks and Recreation District to provide free, guided nature hikes. These hikes are led by professional naturalists from SSPRD, and offer insight and education into the natural ecosystems within the open space at RidgeGate. Hikes are free to the public – register at ridgegate.com.

Join RidgeGate, South Suburban Parks and Recreation and the Lone Tree Recreation Center for our final free Yoga in the Park class of the season in Belvedere Park, at the corner of RidgeGate Circle and Belvedere Lane.

Please bring your own yoga mat. In case of heavy rain or lightning, class will be cancelled. No registration – just drop in!

Thursday, August 3, 5:30-7pm — Insect and Spider Exploration Hike Wednesday, August 16, 6-7:30pm — Geocaching Basics Saturday, September 16, 9-11am — Family Fun Game & Trivia Hike Saturday, September 30, 9-10:30am — Autumn Glory Hike Saturday, October 21, 10-11:30am — “Build a Beaver” Family Fun Hike

Tuesday, August 29, 6:30-7:30pm

Experience Historic Schweiger Ranch: Among RidgeGate’s cultural facilities is the 38-acre historic Schweiger Ranch, located just east of the RidgeGate Parkway and I-25 interchange.

The Ranch has been impeccably restored and gives us an important glimpse into the settlers’ lives in the late 1800s. Schweiger Ranch is open to the public for self-guided visits on Saturdays and Sundays from 1-5pm.

Register for or learn more about these events online at SchweigerRanch.org.

Sunday, August 27, 1pm — Free Guided Tour Saturday, October 7, 10am-2pm — City of Lone Tree’s Annual Fall Festival Saturday, December 2, 1-5pm — Schweiger Ranch Austrian Christmas Photos by Sarah Neumann Photography

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Coming back from the dead to talk about the light Near Death Experience conference scheduled for Westin Westminster

BY SCOTT TAYLOR STAYLOR@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The emotion that Nancy Rynes remembers most when she woke up on that January day in 2014 was anger.

It wasn’t anger at the texting driver that had hit her while she bicycled around the Lafayette roundabout. It wasn’t anger about the injuries she suffered as she was dragged some 50 feet under the young woman’s car or the work that surgeons were doing to save her life.

Rynes was angry because she knew she had been sent back from the paraNancy Rynes said she went from a 2014 car versus bicycle accident A 26-foot-fall on his head and subsequent near-death dise she recalled and was irrevocably in Lafayette to a peaceful field where she was surrounded by love, experience reminded Denver’s Rex Finfgeld of knowledge among the living after being legally then back to hospital room and months of recovery. The experience he somehow had forgotten, he said, putting his life on a dead for some two minutes. reshaped her life, she said. Rynes is one of 75 speakers scheduled for new path. Finfgeld is one of 75 speakers scheduled for the International Association of Near Death Studies at Westminster’s the International Association of Near Death Studies at “I didn’t know what to do with all Westin Hotel Aug. 3-6.

Westminster’s Westin Hotel Aug. 3-6. this,” Rynes said. “I felt like I was COURTESY PHOTOS crazy. What had just happened? I But she was back, cut off from me things, like what divine love really didn’t have any words, and I didn’t say ment.” where she’d been. She mostly kept her is and the importance of it and the anything to anybody. I didn’t want to The experiences come from across importance of our own sense of choice experience to herself while she healed, get committed to a psych ward. I didn’t cultures and age groups, she said. and the choices we make in this life.” know this happened to people.”

“You can have a third-grade educaeventually speaking to a hospital Eventually, however, she learned tion and have one,” she said. “You can Rynes is one 75 of near-death experichaplain and finding the International that she had to return to her life. be a doctor.” ence survivors and researchers due Association of Near Death Studies “I kind of threw a temper tantrum, But it’s more than just people telling Aug. 3-6 at Westminster’s Westin Hotel online. a serious 2-year-old meltdown, while I stories, she said. The conference is for the International Association of was talking with her,” she said.

Near Death Studies annual conference. designed to show people they have SEE NEAR DEATH, P40 something in common with one anThe conference is expecting between other and that something does happen 350 and 400 people, according to Jacthat society is still figuring out. quie Arnold, the local organizer of the “We try to comfort people and say event. this is a real phenomena that has be “We are getting people from all over been researched and validated,” she the world, providing they can afford to said. come and fly in to Denver and stay in a hotel,” she IF YOU GO Minutes or months said. “They tend to be very Rynes was an atheist and gung ho and focused on the WHAT: International a skeptic working as a geosubject. It is a great conferAssociation of Near logic scientist in Boulder ence.”

Death Studies 2017 before her experience in Tickets for individual ses- Conference 2014. She’d gone for a bike sions range from $40 to $70. ride, but had been struck by Multiple-session tickets for WHEN: Aug. 3-6 a car while she navigated non-members range from a roundabout. She rememWHERE: Westin Hotel, $230 for only the morning bers bouncing onto the 10600 Westminster sessions up to $595 for the hood of the car and looking Blvd. full conference. at the driver’s face before The association is also she slipped under the car. offering a live video stream TICKETS: $40 for indi“They couldn’t count the vidual sessions to $595 of the conference, available for the full conference. number of fractures I had,” by purchasing a digital Rynes said. “They could package for $125.

38 STATE INFORMATION: http:// count the fractured bones The conference is hostBREWING COMPANY but not the number of conference.iands.org/ ing two free sessions open fractures.” to anyone. The first is a LOCAVORE BEER WORKS It was later, at the hospital, when workshop discussion geared for vetershe died. Surgeons were working to ans at 4:30 p.m. Aug. 5. The second is a SAINT PATRICK’S repair the damage to her spine when Spanish-language session at 2:30 p.m. she flatlined and was legally dead for Aug. 6.

BREWING COMPANY All sessions are located at the Westin about two minutes, she said.

“But for me, it felt like a couple of Westminster, 106000 Westminster Blvd. months,” she said. “If I could put an “The whole phenomenon of nearequivalent time to what I experienced death experience has collateral factors it would have had to be two or three going on,” Jacobs said. “Basically, it months in physical reality.” provides comfort for people who have Rynes said she woke up in a beautia fear of death because they have a ful landscape infused with a feeling of terminal illness or because they have love. She was surrounded by encouragbeen told when they grew up that the ing voices, and one in particular who afterlife is about pain and torture. It began giving her spiritual lessons. takes away all of that stuff because “It was like going to graduate school 95 percent of near-death experiences, for spiritual development,” she said. even for horrible people, are in a place “We walked and talked and she taught of unconditional love without judg-

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Audubon Society of Greater Denver Provides engaging and educational birding and wildlife programs at the Audubon Nature Center at Chatfield State Park and throughout the Denver metro area.

Need: Volunteers lead birding field trips and assist with nature programs, office projects, fundraising and community events.

Location: Chatfield State Park and offsite locations around Denver.

Age requirement: 18 years or older for yearround volunteers; 13-17 for summer camp programs.

Contact: Kate Hogan at communityoutreach@denveraudubon.org or 303-9739530.

AYUSA: International Youth Exchange Program Promotes quality exchange programs for high school students from around the world.

Need: Host families for international high school students ages 15-18 studying in the Denver area.

Requirements: To provide students with a safe home, meals and transportation for 5-10 months. All family types are considered. Must fill out onlilne application and pass background check.

Contact: Adrienne Bivens, 720-467-6430 or abivens@ayusa.org. Go to www.ayusa.org.

Castle Rock Senior Activity Center Provides services to local seniors Need: Volunteer drivers to take seniors to appointments, the grocery store, pharmacies and more.

Contact: Juli Asbridge, 720-733-2292 Children’s Hospital Colorado South Campus, Highlands Ranch Contact: 720-777-6887 Colorado Humane Society Handles animal abuse and neglect cases Need: Volunteers to care for pregnant cats, dogs and their litters, as well as homes for cats and dogs that require socializing or that are recovering from surgery or injuries.

Contact: Teresa Broaddus, 303-961-3925 Colorado Refugee English as a Second Language Program Teaches English to recently arrived refugees, who have fled war or persecution in their home country. In Colorado, refugees are from Afghanistan, Burma, Bhutan, Somalia, Iraq, Eritrea and D.R. Congo, among others.

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

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

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

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

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

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THINGS to DO

THEATER

The Comedy and Magic of Harry Maurer: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 11 and Saturday, Aug. 12, at Theatre of Dreams, 735 Park St., Castle Rock. Reservations required; call 303-660-6799 or go to http:// tickets.amazingshows.com. Show appropriate for all ages.

How Magicians Have Changed History: 4-5:15 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 12, at Theatre of Dreams, 735 Park St., Castle Rock. Public lecture “The Perfection of Deception: Magicians Who Have Affected History.” Reservations required; call 303-660-6799 or go to http://tickets.amazingshows. com.

Prairie Home `Love and Comedy’ Show: 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 13, at Denver Botanic Gardens Chatfield Farms, 8500 W. Deer Creek Canyon Road, Littleton. Presented

by Garrison Keillor. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. Go to www.botanicgardens.org.

MUSIC

Hudson Gardens Concert: 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 6, Lynyrd Skynyrd 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, Aug. 13, Los Lobos & Los Lonely Boys; Saturday, Aug. 19, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts; Sunday, Aug. 20, Kool & The Gang; Sunday, Aug. 27, The B-52s; Sunday, Sept. 3, YES featuring Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin, Rick Wakeman.

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Coffee and Coloring: 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 10 at the Parker Library, 20105 E. Mainstreet. Enjoy an evening of adult coloring, coffee and conversation.

Adults. Registration is required at 303-791-7323 or DCL.org.

this week’s TOP FIVE Birding Insights: 8-11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 5, at the Audubon Nature Center, 9308 S. Wadsworth Blvd., Littleton. Learn about four of the Front Range species of hummingbirds, including how to attract them to your yard. Spend some time looking for the hummingbirds around the center and gain skills to assist with identification, including a visit to a hummingbird nesting site. Go to https://denveraudubon.z2systems. com/np/clients/denveraudubon/eventRegistration.jsp?event=2412& South of the Border Cooking: 6-9 p.m. Monday, Aug. 7 at the PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker. Learn techniques of Mexican cooking.

Make homemade tortillas and other favorites. For ages 16 and older. Call 303-805-6800 or go to www.parkerartscenter.com.

Dancing in the Streets: summer concert series, runs 6:30-8 p.m. the second and fourth Wednes-

heritage-guild.com or contact show director Mary Kay Jacobus at 303-594-4667.

EVENTS

Remembering Our Veterans: 1 p.m. Friday, Aug. 4, in Panorama Hall at the Castle Rock Senior Center, 2323 Woodlands Blvd., Castle Rock. Presented by Lisette Clemons, a member of the Arlington Ladies, a group of volunteers who attend services at Arlington National Cemetery to ensure that no soldier, sailor, airman or coast guardsman is buried alone. The ladies are an official part of the funeral service, representing the military services’ chief of staff.

Learn Origami: 4-5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 11 at the Castle Pines Library, 360 Village Square Lane. Learn and practice the art of folding paper creatively. Great for families. No registration required; more info at 303-791-7323 or DCL.org.

Lifetree Café: 5-6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 6 (Science and Religion); Monday, Aug. 13 (Coping with Grief); Monday, Aug. 20 (They Hijacked my Life); and Monday, Aug. 27 (Cocussions: A Former NFL Player Speaks Out) at DAZBOG, 202 Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Call 303-814-0142. Go to LifetreeCafe.com.

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.

Free Legal Clinic: 2-3:30 p.m.

Monday, Aug. 7, at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Volunteer attorneys will answer questions, help fill out forms and explain the process and procedures for all areas of civil litigation. Walk-ins welcome; everyone seated first-come,

days 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: Aug. 9, Under a Blood Red Sky, U2 tribute band; Aug. 23, FACE, all vocal rock band.

Outdoor Concert: 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 10 on the front lawn at Bemis Public Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton. Six Foot Joe and the Red Hot Rhinos is a seven-piece horn band that performs classic rock and rhythm and blues music. Hot dogs, brats, burgers, beverages and ice cream will be available for purchase beginning at 5 p.m. Call 303-7953961.

‘Rich People Behaving Badly’: 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 10, at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Dick Kreck leads a presentation about his book; learn about the notorious characters who came through Colorado and the legends that followed them. Refreshments will be served at 6:45 p.m. Go to www.castlerockhistoricalsociety.org or contact the Castle Rock Museum at 303814-3164 or museum@castlerockhistoricalsociety. org. Admission is free.

first-served. Clinics offered the first Monday of each month. 2017 dates are Oct. 2, Nov. 6 and Dec. 4.

Call 303-791-7323.

Wildfires: 6:30-7:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 7 at Roxborough Library, 8357 N. Rampart Range Road, Ste. 200, Littleton. For those who live in areas subject to fire, few things can be more frightening.

Join Active Minds as we as we address the issue of wildfires from a variety of perspectives. Call 303-791-7323 or go to www.dcl. org to RSVP. Artificial Intelligence 101: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 8 at the Lone Tree Library, 10055 Library Way. Learn about the real world of artificial intelligence with guests from the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Denver.

Adults. Registration is required at 303-791-7323 or DCL.org.

R.O.M.E.O Lunch: noon Tuesday, Aug. 8 at Fox and Hound Sports Bar, 9239 Park Meadows Drive, Lone Tree. The “Retired Old Men Eating Out” is a men’s only lunch presented by Castle Country Assisted Living. Guests cover the cost of their own meal. Event is open to the public, but space is limited. For information, or to

RSVP, call Reagan Weber at 303482-5552 or email reaganweber@ castlecountryassistedliving.org.

PFLAG Potluck Picnic: 6-8 p.m.

Tuesday, Aug. 8 in the park pavilion south of the James H. LaRue Library, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Bring a dish to share; drinks, dessert and tableware provided. Alcohol allowed, but no glass. Contact info@pflaghighlandsranch.org.

Take a Bite of the Big Apple: 3-4 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 9 at RiverPointe, 5225 S. Prince St., Littleton. From Broadway to Wall Street, Little Italy to Central Park, New York has a history and an energy all its own. Join Active Minds as we virtually visit one of the world’s most important cities.

We’ll explore the city’s past and present, as well as the important people and places that have shaped the city. Call 303-797-0600 to RSVP. Colorado Foodways: A Celebration of Local Food: 5:30 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 12, at Denver Botanic Gardens Chatfield Farms, 8500 W. Deer Creek Canyon Road, Littleton. Celebrate Colorado history, music, food and cocktails featuring local chefs, tours and live music. Go to www. botanicgardens.org.

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Walk ‘n’ Roll 3K: 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 12 at Robert F. Clement Park, 7306 Bowles Ave., Littleton.

Organized by the Rocky Mountain Rett Association to raise awareness and money to help find a cure for Rett Syndrome. Registration opens at 9 a.m.; free chuck wagon lunch, silent and live auctions, face painting, balloon magician, and fairy princesses for the kids. Registration available at rmra.org; sponsorship information also available at www. rmrett.org.

Centennial Under the Stars: 6-10 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 12, at Centennial Center Park, 13050 E. Peakview Ave., Centennial.

The 12th annual event features a concert and laser light show featuring live music by the Tom Petty Project. Food trucks, face painting and a laser light show.

Bring chairs and blankets.

Kids Consignment Sale: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 12 at the Douglas County Fairgrounds, 500 Fairgrounds Drive, Castle Rock.

Presented by Mothers of Multiples Society. Expecting moms and moms with babies under 6 months old may shop the new moms presale starting at 9 a.m.

Go to www.mothersofmultiples. com.

The Road to Character: 6 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 12, presented by Castle Rock Unitarian Universalist Community and led by David Brooks. Meeting place is 3737 New Hope Way, Castle Rock. For information, call Marnie Buckley at 720-810-5457 or email Sue Fraley at suefraley@q.com. Go to www.cruuc.org.

Six Blocks for SECOR: 2-5 p.m.

Sunday, Aug. 13, starting at the Parker Fieldhouse and ending at Elk Mountain Brewery. The entire entry fee will go directly to SECOR (www.secorcares.com), which helps about 1,000 a month who are upside down. Start with doughnuts and pastries, and end with pizza and beer. A first aid station will be set up at the 3-block mark, with nurses or doctors with stethoscopes, because walkers will be exhausted by then. Parker Police officers will walk and hold doughnuts. Go to https://www.classy.org/parker/ events/1st-annual-parker-1k-sixblocks-for-secor/e136710

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Naturalist Training Info Session: noon to 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 5 at the Audubon Nature Center, 9308 S. Wadsworth Blvd., Littleton. Learn about our year-long naturalist training, including classes in meteorology, geology, field/natural journaling, SEE CALENDAR, P30

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are more than 50 native plant species in this garden. Go to www.botanicgardens. org.

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mammals, plants, insects, birds, reptiles, and amphibians. Training features field experts and professionals from around the Denver-Metro area, with more than 100 hours of classroom and field time. Go to https://denveraudubon.z2systems.com/ np/clients/denveraudubon/eventRegistration.jsp?event=2456& Butterflies at Chatfield: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. through Sept. 24 at Denver Botanic Gardens Chatfield Farms, 8500 W. Deer Creek Canyon Road, Littleton. This seasonal habitat, in partnership with Butterfly Pavilion, is home to hundreds of native butterflies, such as swallowtails, monarchs, mourning cloaks and painted ladies. There

HEALTH

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 Car Seat Safety Event: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 12 at the Douglas County Fairgrounds, 500 Fairgrounds Drive, Castle Rock. Meet with certified child passenger safety technicians to discuss proper use of

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Where to Start to Love Your Heart: 1011:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 12, at the PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Center, Parker.

Uncover some common heart care myths, and begin your journey toward heart health with three dietary strategies and three supplements. Call 303-805-6800 or go to www.parkerartscenter.com.

‘ROAD CarFit for Seniors: 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. the first Wednesday of each month through September, at Dahlia Campus for Health and Wellbeing, 3401 Eudora St., Denver. 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. the second Wednesday of each month through September, at AAA-Colorado Southglenn, 700 S. University Blvd., Centennial.

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Eyes and Ears: Lifelong Learning Fridays: 1:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 11 at the James H. LaRue Library, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Learn about eye and ear health from local doctors. For adults 50plus. Registration is required at 303-7917323 or DCL.org.

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Old images don’t match reality in 21st century

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ecades ago, pool halls were identified as a place for men to escape for smoking, drinking, betting and fight-

ing.

Perception was reality.

Denver-area people involved in the pool — or pocket billiards — industry say times have changed. Women and youths are starting to play more.

Leagues and tournaments are becoming more popular. And a handicap system allows less-skilled folks to compete with elite players.

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FUN FACTS The Billiards Congress of America has put together some fun facts about the game of pool on its website, bca-pool.com. Here are some of those: • Billiards champions have the highest average age of any sport at 35.6 years.

• Tom Cruise did his own trick shots in the film “The Color of Money,” except for

one where he had to jump two balls to sink a third.

Director Martin Scorsese wanted Cruise to learn the shot, but it would have taken him two days to learn and the stalled production would have cost thousands of dollars.

So the shot was done by professional Mike Sigel.

• The first coin-operated billiards table was patented

in 1902 and cost a penny to play.

• Most chalk used today is made of fine abrasives and does not contain a speck of chalk.

• In A.D. 1765, the first billiards room was built in England. Played there was One-Pocket, which was a table with one pocket and four balls.

Kids learn to work the angles

t was meaningful when Steve Haggerty stepped to the tee during the MCPH Celebrity Golf Classic, which was held July 24 at The Ridge at Castle Pines North.

Haggerty, the OVERTIME 64-year-old former Arapahoe High School football standout who still resides in Littleton, was among Denver Broncos alumni who played in the charity event that raised money for Jim Benton the nonprofit Metro Community Provider Network.

MCPN helps provide affordable and accessible medical, behavioral health and dental care for lowincome, uninsured and underserved people residing outside the City and County of Denver. MCPN clinics serve everybody, even those with private insurance who might fall through the cracks.

Last year MCPN helped 50,502 patients in Adams, Arapahoe, Douglas, Jefferson and Park counties.

Haggerty, who played college football at Colorado and Nevada-Las Vegas plus one game for the Broncos in 1975, knows the importance of having quality health care.

Haggerty is the nephew of the late baseball player in the Detroit Tigers organization and National Football League referee Pat Haggerty, who was my counselor at Lincoln High School.

Steve Haggerty suffered from severe emphysema and underwent a double lung transplant in November 2012.

He was one of the first Broncos alumni players to join host Ebenezer Ekuban, the former Denver defensive end, in the tournament. There were 154 golfers who played and the event grossed $100,300.

“It’s a fantastic organization that helps,” said Haggerty. “They do a lot of things. I’m all up for anything that helps anybody, considering that I’m just worrying about breathing.

“In my case, without any help, it would have impossible. All of a sudden the reality of cost hits you.

These days you go in on Friday and leave Saturday and it’s a $35,000 bill.”

Haggerty wears a mask to prevent infection but says he is doing great.

“In November it will be five years since the surgery,” he pointed out.

“There will be a big party in November. The way I look at it, every day is a big day.”

Coaching changes Dane Craig is leaving a good softball program to take over another team than has also been stellar.

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While alcohol and wagering still can be found in pool halls, many facilities are intent on emphasizing the game itself.

“The game has evolved and it is very popular, especially since we haven’t had a (pool-themed) movie out lately,” said Melissa Little, a professional player from Denver with the nickname Viper. “‘The Color of Money’ really sparked a lot of interest. We need a new movie out. That one is kind of outdated and doesn’t connect with the new millennium.”

In 1961, Paul Newman starred in the movie, “The Hustler,” which delivered attention to pool, but the interest declined until Newman and Tom Cruise gave the game a boost with the 1986 movie “The Color of Money.”

While Hollywood hasn’t delivered

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Craig, the former Mountain Range coach, is the new girls softball mentor at Douglas County, taking over for Brian Stebbins.

And Craig’s top assistant, Robert deThouars, takes on the duties as the Mustangs’ new head coach.

Douglas County teams have compiled a 122-57 record over the past eight seasons while Craig and Mountain Range was 104-68 since 2009 and won one Class 5A state championship.

‘The game has evolved and it is very popular, especially since we haven’t had a (pool-themed) movie out lately.’

Melissa Little, professional player from Denver another recent big break, the internet is having an impact.

Greg Kingsbury, manager of Mile High Billiards, 11651 W. 64th Ave., Arvada, noted that there’s no smoking and less gambling in today’s pool halls. You’re more likely to find a player holding a smartphone than a cigarette or a wad of cash.

“There used to be a tendency that there was more hustling,” he said.

“Nowdays, there’s not a much hustling because the information around is exchanged so freely. You know who the good players are. You can just get on the internet and see who anybody is.”

One place that attracts top talent

“My job has taken me to Aurora and this opportunity came up,” said Craig. “I learned that Mountain Range is going to be in very, very good hands or I would have never taken this job.

“Douglas County has always had a good group of players. It’s going to be a good year. It’s ironic that the last game I coached at Mountain Range was against Douglas County and they beat us in the state tournament. It’s all about league play and I’m excited to be in a new league.”

games were completed, I heard people growling about the league alignments.

Well, just maybe, some logic can surface to improve the crazy conference alignments in Class 5A football although schools will still have to deal with the setup of last season’s leagues for the upcoming campaign.

Good news was reported by CHSAANow.com that a group of athletic directors representing 5A leagues met to talk about ideas of how to align teams for the 2018 and 2019 seasons.

The group joined many disgruntled fans, coaches and administrators when they revealed discontent-

More changes possible At almost every football game I attended last season after non-league

is Rocky Mountain Billiards Training Center, 4111 S. Natches Court in Sheridan.

“All the best players in town pretty much come to train before they go to pro events,” owner Dave Hughes said.

“My place is just about pool. There is no alcohol and no pinball machines ...

It’s all about training and equipment.

“I have all the guys you would call hustlers and they all come to my place and play one another. I have leagues but mine are advanced games with advanced players.”

Felt Billiards, 101 W. Floyd Ave. in Englewood, has 23 pool tables and a bar, restaurant and arcade. It accepts pool players of all ages.

“We get new people every day,” general manager Audra Wasson said. “We have some great players here. We’ve had up to 32 kids in here for a junior tournament. We had a young kid who is a 7-year-old playing (a game) with his dad in a league. He brings a little stool to stand on.”

ment with the current waterfall alignment which sent teams into leagues based on RPI ratings over the previous seasons.

It was agreed that league alignments need to change and different ideas were discussed.

The group will make its recommendation for change to the football committee to consider at its December meeting.

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

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‘The cattle thrive, the land thrives’ — a win-win for all Rangeland grazing project restores grasslands the old-fashioned way

Bob Welch gets his herd moving out of the pen at the Greenland Valley Open Space in Douglas County near Larkspur.

Welch’s herds graze for two weeks over confined areas to mimic the intense grazing patterns of the herds of bison that used to roam throughout the area. TOM SKELLEY

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Parks and recreation crews usually drive lawn mowers or pickups, but Bob Welch, charged with restoring the grassland at Greenland and Spruce Mountain open spaces south of Larkspur has a more leisurely ride — his horse, “44.”

“Rather than a degradation or a loss of the resource, we’re going to restore and maintain that resource as it was originally created,” Welch said.

Owner of Welch Brothers Cattle LLC in Franktown, Welch has been working with the Douglas County Open Space department since 2012 in its grazing rangeland restoration project.

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The cattle thrive, the land thrives, and it’s a win-win.”

Now halfway through his 10-year lease with the county, Welch says the system he and McEldowney implemented is running smoothly.

Maintenance is limited, consisting primarily of moving the solar-powered electric fence charger, cleaning filters at watering tanks and transferring cattle between pastures on horseback with his wife Kristen and often with his son, Tate, 13, and daughter, Allie, 10.

McEldowney said public feedback he has received is overwhelmingly positive, and people call his office just to ask where the herds are so they can see them. Welch enjoys public involvement as well, especially now that visitors know to close the gates behind them.

“As far as the rangeland and the cattle go,” Welch said, “I really think we’ve found our groove.”

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Five questions: Sam Adams From clerking to sports writing to stand-up comedy

BY TOM SKELLEY TSKELLEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Parker residents may be surprised to learn one of their neighbors is a veteran Midwestern comedian who worked his way up from a clerical position to the world of entertainment.

Sam Adams, 57, moved to the Stonegate Metropolitan District 11 years ago. He first moved to Denver from Ohio in 1986, working as a clerk for an insurance company, a job in ready supply at the time.

From there, he was able to work his way into covering sports at The Denver Post, then at the Rocky Mountain News, covering everything from high school sports to the Denver Broncos and the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia.

Not long after becoming a journalist, Adams tried his hand at standup comedy and got hooked on making audiences laugh. Now in his 16th

Parker comedian Sam Adams says if there were a list of the 20 funniest people in his family, he wouldn’t even make the list. TOM SKELLEY year behind the mic, Adams is a regular entertainer and emcee for events held in Colorado, Nebraska, Utah and Wyoming.

How did you go from being a clerk at an insurance company to writing for The Denver Post?

I started writing a sports newsletter on my own on lunch breaks. I made copies and just passed them around to my buddies at work. We were like sports geeks. One of my co-workers said “if you know so much, why don’t you work for a newspaper?”

I went from working at the Tech Center to the 16th Street Mall, and one day I was going to Arby’s and saw The Denver Post building across the street, and I remembered what (he) said. I had kept a couple things I had written and just went in to see what would happen.

What came next?

In 1990 there was an opening for the Nuggets beat. I didn’t have a journalism degree, but the guys were encouraging me to put in for it.

Woody Paige was the deputy sports editor at the time. He

said, “I like what you’re doing kid, but don’t quit your day job.” I told myself, “I’ll show him,” and I quit my day job. He started me out as a freelancer, and I started doing feature stories about local players with interesting backgrounds.

Eventually, Woody said “I’m just going to hire this guy because we’re paying him more for his freelancing than we would if he was a staff writer.”

going to a comedy club? Me, I don’t want a 15-minute speech about politics. You can’t please everybody, but you have to realize: “are people coming to get jokes about it or to get away from it?”

I want people to feel comfortable. I never have been a political comedian, so why start now? I still have my political views, I just don’t bring them to work.

How did you break into comedy?

On May 15, 2001, I did an open mic night at the Comedy Works. I didn’t bomb, I didn’t dazzle them, but I got applause.

Around 2006 I started doing more open mics, taking it more seriously. I was cutting my teeth from about 2006 to 2007 touring clubs whenever I had accrued enough time off, or if I could write my column at night in my hotel.

I still didn’t think I would quit my day job, but then the Rocky closed, so my day job quit me.

What’s the toughest part of the job?

For me it’s about coming up with and sharpening my material so that it isn’t just making people laugh, it’s making them laugh hard. I’ll jab you like Muhammad Ali, but I want my punchline to knock you out like Mike Tyson.

Another thing is when people know you’re a comedian, they think you’re just “on” all the time. I always say “I am not funny in real life.”

But for some reason, when the lights go on, and the crowd is there, the fear of not being funny just carries me through.

What’s your take on doing political comedy these days?

It’s amazing how one election has changed everything.

I think about what makes people laugh, like, why are you

For more information on Adams and a sample of his performances, visit his website: samadamscomedy.com.

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There is no charge to attend a meeting as a guest. Please visit www.thebniconnections.com or contact Jack Rafferty, 303414-2363 or jrafferty@hmbrown.com.

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Lone Tree Networking Professionals is a networking/leads group that meets Tuesdays at 11:30 a.m. at Rio Grande Restaurant in Lone Tree. Exclusive business categories are open. Visitors and new members are welcome. Contact Don Shenk at 303-746-0093.

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Public Trustees

Lone Tree NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2017-0141

PUBLIC NOTICE

To Whom It May Concern: On 6/9/2017 8:39:00 AM 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.

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 PUBLIC NOTICE Lone Tree NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2017-0141 To Whom It May Concern: On 6/9/2017 8:39:00 AM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the

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Original Grantor: TERRANCE D SHUMPERT AND DEQUITA SHUMPERT Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF THE CWMBS, INC. CHL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH TR U ST 2 0 0 6 - OA5 , M OR TGAGE PASSTH R OU GH C ER TIFIC ATES, SERIES 2006-OA5 Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 1/25/2006 Recording Date of DOT: 2/10/2006 Reception No. of DOT: 2006011954 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $617,600.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $654,378.26 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: the failure to make timely payments required under said Deed of Trust and the Evidence of Debt secured thereby.

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

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 62, THE FAIRWAYS FILING NO. 1-C, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 8432 Fairview Court, Lone Tree, CO 80124 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 27, 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: 8/3/2017 Last Publication: 8/31/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 6/12/2017 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: EVE GRINA Colorado Registration #: 43658 7700 E. ARAPAHOE ROAD, SUITE 230, CENTENNIAL, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (877) 369-6122 Fax #: Attorney File #: CO-17-766296-LL *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website : http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2017-0141 First Publication: 8/3/2017 Last Publication: 8/31/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

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City and County PUBLIC NOTICE REGARDING: (1) PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FOR THE 2018-2020 APPLICATION AND COMMUNITY ACTION PLAN AND (2) DOUGLAS COUNTY’S COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM’S PUBLIC HEARING The 2018-2020 Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Application and Community Action Plan is the three-year application and plan submitted, as required, to the State Department of Local Affairs for the use of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Community Services Block Grant funds. The Application and Community Action Plan identify the strategic use of CSBG funds in assisting low-income residents of Douglas County. Funding allocated for the 2018 program year is anticipated to be $78,842.

A public hearing will be held on September 12, 2017 at 2:30 p.m. by the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Douglas, in the Commissioners Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, to consider the adoption of the 2018-2020 CSBG Application and Community Action Plan.

Public comment on the 2018-2020 CSBG Application and Community Action Plan will be accepted in advance of the public hearing, from August 3, 2017 through September 5, 2017.

Persons interested in reviewing the report can access it through the link posted at CommunityOfCareNetwork.com or by contacting Rand Clark, Community of Care Navigator, 303-6607460 in the Department of Community Development, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock. Comments may be submitted to Rand Clark at the foregoing address or rclark1@douglas.co.us.

Reasonable accommodations can be provided to individuals with disabilities or those who do not speak English to ensure meaningful review of these documents or participate in the public hearing. Arrangements for accommodations are to be made in advance by contacting Rand Clark at the address or telephone number above, and requests may include TDD/TTY/Relay number, and use of interpreters as needed.

Legal Notice No.: 931354 First Publication: August 3, 2017 Last Publication: August 3, 2017 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on August 8, 2017 beginning at 2:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible, in the Commissioner’s Hearing Room, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Douglas will conduct a public hearing concerning the proposed adoption of a resolution amending the 2017 adopted budget. Any interested elector of Douglas County may file an objection to the proposed amendment to the budget at any time prior to it’s final adoption by the Board of County Commissioners. A copy of said resolution may be obtained for inspection at the offices of the County Commissioners at the above address in Castle Rock, Colorado, or viewed on-line at www.douglas.co.us.

Legal Notice No.: 931371 First Publication: August 3, 2017 Last Publication: August 3, 2017 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice DOUGLAS COUNTY DISTRICT COURT, STATE OF COLORADO 4000 Justice Way Castle Rock, CO Douglas County, CO 80109 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO In the Interest of: JENNA CALHOUN, D.O.B. 04/28/2010, Child, And concerning: JOYCE CALHOUN, D.O.B. 03/23/1974, Mother, JOHN DOE, Possible Father, Respondents, And, JENNIFER STOKES and COLIN STOKES, Special Respondents.

Attorney for Department: John Thirkell, #13865 R. LeeAnn Reigrut, #28833 4400 Castleton Ct. Castle Rock, CO 80109 (303) 663-7726; FAX 303.479.9259 jthirkel@douglas.co.us; lreigrut@douglas.co.us CASE NUMBER: 17JV134 * DIVISION 7 DEPENDENCY SUMMONS This Summons is initiated pursuant to Rule 2.2 of the Colorado Rules of Juvenile Procedure, Rule 4 of the Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure, and Section 19-3-503, C.R.S. 2016.

TO: JOHN DOE You are hereby notified that a petition has been filed which alleges that the above-named child is dependent or neglected as per the facts set forth in the Dependency and Neglect Petition, a copy

Attorney for Department: John Thirkell, #13865 R. LeeAnn Reigrut, #28833 4400 Castleton Ct. Castle Rock, CO 80109 (303) 663-7726; FAX 303.479.9259 jthirkel@douglas.co.us; lreigrut@douglas.co.us CASE NUMBER: 17JV134 * DIVISION 7

80104. Bids will not be considered which are received after the time stated, and any bids so received will be returned unopened.

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Douglas County Government reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive formalities, informalities, or irregularities contained in a said bid and furthermore, to award a contract for items herein, either in whole or in part, if it is deemed to be in the best interest of the County to do so. Additionally, we reserve the right to neDEPENDENCY SUMMONS gotiate optional items/services with the successbidder.notices call 303-566-4100 This Summons is initiated pursuant to Rule 2.2 To advertise yourful public of the Colorado Rules of Juvenile Procedure, Please direct any questions concerning this IFB Rule 4 of the Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure, to Carolyn Riggs, Purchasing Supervisor, 303and Section 19-3-503, C.R.S. 2016.

660-7434, criggs@douglas.co.us, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding TO: JOHN DOE holidays.

You are hereby notified that a petition has been filed which alleges that the above-named child is Legal Notice No.: 931382 dependent or neglected as per the facts set forth First Publication: August 3, 2017 in the Dependency and Neglect Petition, a copy Last Publication: August 3, 2017 of which is being served upon you. The followPublisher: Douglas County News-Press ing documents are also available for service upon you: Petition for Temporary Custody; Public Notice Amended Petition - Dependency and Neglect, Dependency and Neglect Handbook; ApplicaNOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE tion for Court Appointed Counsel; ICWA AffiAT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION davit; Advisement in Dependency and Neglect; FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED and the Relative Affidavit.

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A Return of Service and Permanency Plan Hearing is set for October 23, 2017at 10:00 a.m. in Division 7, Douglas County District Court, 4000 Justice Way, Castle Rock, Colorado, 80109.

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:

Your presence before this court is required to defend against the claims in this petition. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR, THE COURT WILL PROCEED IN YOUR ABSENCE, WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE, TO CONDUCT AN ADJUDICATORY HEARING AND MAY ENTER A JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT THEREBY ADJUDICATING YOUR CHILD AS A DEPENDENT OR NEGLECTED CHILD. You have the right to request a trial by jury at the adjudicatory stage of this petition. You also have the right to legal representation at every stage of the proceedings by counsel of your own choosing, or if you are without sufficient financial means, appointment of counsel by the Court. Termination of your parent-child legal relationship to free your child for adoption is a possible remedy in this proceeding. If that remedy is pursued, you are entitled to a hearing before a Judge. You also have the right, if you are indigent, to have the Court appoint, at no expense to you, one expert witness of your own choosing at any hearing on the termination of your parent-child relationship. If you are a minor, you have the right to the appointment of a Guardian ad litem to represent your best interests.

You have the right to have this matter heard by a district court judge rather than by the magistrate. You may waive that right, and in doing so, you will be bound by the findings and recommendations of the magistrate, subject to review as provided by sec. 19-1-108(5.5), C.R.S. 2016, and subsequently, to the right of appeal as provided by Colorado Appellate Rule 3.4.

This summons is being initiated by the Douglas County Department of Human Services through its counsel.

Dated: August 3, 2017 John Thirkell, #13865 R. LeeAnn Reigrut, #28833 Assistant Douglas County Attorney Legal Notice No.: 931380 First Publication: August 3, 2017 Last Publication: August 3, 2017 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) #034-17 FAIRGROUNDS REGIONAL PARK EQUIPMENT STORAGE BUILDING The Parks, Trails & Building Grounds Division of Douglas County Government, hereinafter referred to as the County, respectfully requests bids from responsible, qualified companies for the provision of the construction of a 40’ x 40’, turn-key, equipment storage building, as shown in the bid documents. The equipment storage building will be built at the Fairgrounds Regional Park in Castle Rock, Colorado.

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

Three (3) copies of your IFB response shall be submitted in a sealed envelope plainly marked “IFB No. 034-17, Fairgrounds Regional Park Equipment Storage Building”. Electronic and/or faxed bid responses will not be accepted. Bids will be received until 11:00 a.m., on Thursday, August 17, 2017 by the Douglas County Finance Department, Purchasing Division, 100 Third Street, Suite 130, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104. Bids will not be considered which are received after the time stated, and any bids so received will be returned unopened.

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

OCCUPANT - VSW TX Inc - Woods Cove III LLC - Guardian Tax CO LLC - VSW Inc - Aslan Development LLC - Board of County Commissioners of Douglas County CO - Board of County Commissioners of the County of Douglas - Castle Pines Homes Association Inc Castle Pines Land Company - Castle Pines Metropolitan District - Castle Pines North Golf Company - Castle Pines North Metropolitan District Castlewood Fire Protection District - Cherry Creek Basin Authority - Civil Design Group Inc Civil Design Group Inc formerly Centra Engineering Inc - Colorado Castle Pines Realty Inc Douglas County Planning Commssion - Edward Ehmann Field Superintendent Castle Pines Metroplitan District - Fidelity Castle Pines Ltd - Intermountain Rural Electric Association - J Y Lagae and Ina M Lagae - Jack A Vickers III Manager Aslan Development LLC - Jack A Vickers III President VSW Inc a Colorado Corporation Jack A Vickers III President of CPV Inc as Manager of Rivendell Holdings LLC a Colorado limited liability company - Jack A Vickers III Registered Agent Aslan Development LLC - Jae Leist General Manager Castle Pines Homes Association Inc - James C Worth Registered Agent Rivendell Holdings Limited Liability Company aka Rivendell Holdings LLC - James C Worth Registered Agent VSW TX Inc - Kenneth I Boggs Vice President Commercial Federal Bank a Federal Savings Bank - Kevin Connelly Registered Agent VSW Inc - Leroy E Tobler a Duly Registered Professional Land Surveyor - Leroy E Tobler for and on behalf of Civil Design Group Inc - Mark Larson Registered Agent Castle Pines Homes Association Inc - Michael S Tobler Registered Agent Civil Design Group Inc North American Title Company of Colorado Rivendell Holdings Limited Liability Company aka Rivendell Holdings LLC by CPV Inc a Colorado corporation its Manager - Rivendell Holdings LLC a Colorado limited liability company – Rivendell Holdings LLC a Colorado limited liability company by CPV Inc a Colorado corporation its Manager - Stephen M Buck Registered Agent Fidelity Castle Pines Ltd - The Country Club at Castle Pines - The Friedkin Companies C/O The Friedkin Group - The Ridge at Castle Pines North - US West Telephone Company nka CenturyLink - VSW Inc a Colorado corporation

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 Woods Cove III LLC the following described real estate situate in the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, to wit:

LOT 1 CASTLE PINES VILLAGE 15D 1.06 AM/L

and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to Woods Cove III LLC. That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent* taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2012. That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of VSW Inc for said year 2012

That on the 28th day of March 2017 said Woods Cove III LLC assigned said certificate of purchase to Guardian Tax CO LLC. That said Guardian Tax CO LLC on the 27th day of April 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 16th day of November 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 3rd day of August 2017 /s/ Diane A. Holbert County Treasurer of Douglas County Legal Notice No.: 931383 First Publication: August 3, 2017 Last Publication: August 17, 2017 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

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

Legal Notice No.: 931382 First Publication: August 3, 2017

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“About a year later, I got to a point where I was able to talk to other people about what I’d experienced,” she said.

It’s what she does now, as a paid speaker at conferences and gatherings like the one in Westminster.

‘Love is the commonality’ Rex Finfgeld, another featured speaker at the conference, said Rynes experience is fairly normal.

“There are experiences out there of the so-called ‘Hell’ experience,” Finfgeld said. “There are a handful of those out there, but by and large the commonality that people experience is love.”

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Learn to Fly Fish: 9-11 a.m. Saturdays at Orvis Park Meadows, 8433 Park Meadows Center Drive, Unit 149, Lone Tree. The free Fly Fishing 101 course 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.

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Lone Tree Ladies 9-Hole Golf. Applications are now being accepted for the 2015 Thursday morning 9-hole golf group. The group is open to women golfers ages 18 and older.

Applications and more informaiton are available in the Lone Tree Pro Shop or visit http://LTL9Hole.ghinclub.com Contact Nancy Cushing, league president, at 720560-9333 or email LTL9hole@gmail.com.

Mystery Book Club Join us for a discussion of mystery books with an emphasis on the unusual. Do you like Swedish Noir, historical mysteries, humorous mysteries?

We read authors that have something to offer besides the quirky twist at the end of the story. If you’re tired of the same old best-selling mystery writers, come join us for lunch and mystery discussions at 11:30 a.m. every third Thursday at the Lone Tree Grille at the Lone Tree Golf Club and Hotel.

Call Sue at 303-641-3534 Salty Dog Sailing Club If you love to sail or want to try, if you don’t have a boat, if you have a boat but don’t sail enough because you cannot find a crew, the Salty Dog Sailing Club is for you. The club meets the second Thursday of the month. Dinner begins at 5:30 p.m. with the business meeting commencing at 7 p.m. Go to www.saltydog. org for meeting locations and directions.

SilverSneakers Fitness, Silver&Fit at ACC The Arapahoe Community College fitness center offers the SilverSneakers Fitness and Silver&Fit programs for seniors in the south metro Denver area. For more information about health and fitness options at ACC, call 303-797-5850.

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Finfgeld was climbing a tree along a Broomfield bike path in 2011, when he fell, landing on his head. He suffered multiple broken bones as well but was in a coma for five days.

“Mine was more simple than others,” he said. “It felt like a moment, but in that moment was everything.

I felt like I was experiencing my own true being.”

Like Rynes, he emerged from his coma with a story to tell.

“It was more like waking up and remembering old information that was already there,” he said.

He, too, is a regular speaker at similar conferences.

“First of all, I’ve been able to let go of my past and the things that held me down,” he said. “All my insecurities, my angers, my fears — it all melted away. And all I feel now is love.”

Women), founded in 1881, is the oldest women’s organization in the United States.

It has a mission of promoting equity for women and girls through advocacy, education and research. Scholarships are provided to Douglas County women who are in college, and cash awards are presented to senior girls from Douglas County high schools who have an interest in the areas of science, technology, engineering or math (STEM). Meetings are in Castle Rock the third Wednesday of the month, at various times and locations. Go to douglascountyco.aauw.net. Contact Beryl Jacobson at 303-688-8088 or berylmjacobson@gmail. com.

A Dreampower Animal Rescue / PAALS adoption for cats, dogs and more meets from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Park Meadows PetsMart. Call 303-688-9503.

The Breakfast Club: A great way for single people ages 50+ to meet new friends and have fun. We are an active and social group enjoying activities ranging from card games to white-water rafting, international and domestic travel to bowling, and all things in between. Interested? Call our hotline at 303-814-8428 or go to www.

TBC50plus.org.

Castle Rock Bridge Club plays a friendly, ACBL-sanctioned duplicate game at 1 p.m. every Monday and Wednesday at Plum Creek Golf Club, 331 Players Club Drive, Castle Rock. For assistance in finding a bridge partner, call Georgiana Butler at 303-8108504. Go to www.castlerockbridge.com.

Daughters of the American Revolution, Columbine Chapter meets at 1 p.m. the second Saturday of each month from September through May at the South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce at the Streets at SouthGlenn, Centennial.

If you are interested in attending or have questions regarding eligibility, contact Krispin at Krispin_L_Andersen@Q.com or Jewel Wellborn, regent, columbineregent@ hediusa.com.

DTC Kiwanis Club meets at 7 a.m. every Tuesday at Mimi’s Cafe, 9555 Park Meadows Drive, at the corner of Yosemite and Park Meadows. We are a growing club with 51 members. Our mission is assisting communities and “at risk” children in difficult home environments with financial and personal help and mentoring. Call Frank Zieg at 303-796-1213.