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Bus fleet returns to street Douglas County School District transports 11,000 students per day

By Mike DiFerdinando mdiferdinando@coloradocommunitymedia.com Larry King arrives at the school bus terminal between 5 and 6 a.m. during the school year.

He makes his way to the dispatch room, where he finds his keys and route book for — the day. Then, Number of students King combs the transported by bus parking lot to find to and from school his bus. per day in Douglas Each is County assigned to a particular spot — Number of indicated by an square miles covered animal and a by school district number. King’s buses spot is “camel 263.”

— Number “When school of buses used by the starts, it’s a bit school district chaotic,” King said. “Each ter— Number of minal may have bus terminals in the 100 to 150 drivers school district who each find little quirks with — Average the buses they’re lifespan, in years, of a going to be drivschool bus tire ing that year.”

King’s bus is one of 350 that will transport 11,000 students to and from school in the Douglas County School District each school day.

The majority of students return to class this week.

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Children take on the “Octopus” at the Douglas County Fair and Rodeo in Castle Rock on Aug. 8.

A SATURDAY AT THE FAIR

From pig races to rodeo mutton bustin’, the Douglas County Fair and Rodeo in Castle Rock was packed on Aug. 8 with guests snacking on giant turkey legs and winning gold fish at carnival games. Barns were full of animals, and visitors were shocked to see the enormity of draft horses, award-winning rabbits in costumes and goats dressed in hats. Crowds by the thousands swarmed to stand in line for rides like the “Power” to spin through the air and check out the view of Castle Rock.

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Senior group seeks space Lone Tree organization keeps running into crunch Solomon Pablo of Farmington, New Mexico, was the first out for bareback riding at the PRCA ProRodeo.

Jim Fortner of Arvada prepares turkey legs for visitors.

A PRCA ProRodeo competitor wrestles his steer to the ground.

Castle Rock buddies Max Caiden, back, and Witt Horning get a good look at the steer-wrestling competition.

By Mike DiFerdinando mdiferdinando@coloradocommunitymedia.com Lone Tree seniors need more room to spread their wings.

During the Aug. 4 city planning session, Sharon Van Ramshorst gave an update on the Living and Aging Well in Lone Tree program.

During her presentation, Ramshorst mentioned several instances where the group did not have the needed space for their events.

For example, the Douglas County Senior Council meets on the first Thursday of each month. In the fall, Lone Tree had planned to host but had to cancel because their normal meeting space in the Lone Tree Civic Center was too small to accommodate the group.

“At this point, we’re not able to host, which is disappointing because even Larkspur and Deckers take their turn,” Ramshorst said. “We need to figure out how to fix that.”

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WHERE TO FIND THE CDOT ASSESSMENT • Columbine Library, 7706 W. Bowles Ave. in south Jefferson County • Southglenn Library, 6972 S. Vine St. in Centennial • Highlands Ranch Library, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd. in Highlands Ranch • Lone Tree Library, 8827 Lone Tree Parkway in Lone Tree • CDOT headquarters, 4201 E. Arkansas Ave. in Denver • CDOT Region 1, 2000 S. Holly St. in Denver Jessica Walsh of Denver reads up on CDOT’s assessment of C-470’s project improvements at the Highlands Ranch Library.

Photo by Taryn Walker

• Federal Highway Administration, 12300 W. Dakota Ave. in Lakewood

• Douglas County government, 100 Third St., Suite 220 in Castle Rock For project information or public comment, visit: www.codot.gov/ projects/c470ExpressLanes.

For more information regarding the public hearing, contact Roger Sherman in CDOT public affairs at 303-592-5465. The Lone Tree Arts Center is ADA accessible and reasonable accommodations for participation can be made upon request, including those for disabilities and translation services.

C-470 plan set for public hearing

Assessment available at libraries, online

By Taryn Walker twalker@coloradocommunitymedia.com If C-470’s planned improvements aren’t on your radar, the Colorado Department of Transportation has published an assessment of the future project, made available at various libraries in the south Metro area.

The projects are intended to help relieve congestion, decrease delays and improve travel reliability, and will include the addition of one tolled express lane, according to a CDOT press release. The release of this information is part of a public outreach that CDOT has been working on since 2006 with the project. A C-470 corridor coalition was formed in 2011 to provide a forum for local government.

The assessments are made up of two giant binders filled with pages of diagrams, photos and summaries that can be accessed at libraries in Highlands Ranch, Centennial, Lone Tree, south Jefferson County, Castle

Rock, Lakewood and Denver.

The public review and comment period for the assessment began July 29 and will continue through Sept. 11. The complete document also is available in electronic format on the CDOT website, where comments can be submitted.

In addition to the publications, a public hearing will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. on Aug. 26 at the Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons Street, for everyone to weigh in on the project. The hearing will be a drop-in, open house format with a formal presentation at 6 p.m. by project team members to answer questions.

For those interested in making a statement about the project, a court reporter will be available to record comments for the official transcript of the meeting. Participants also will have the opportunity to fill out comment forms that can be turned in to designated comment boxes.

“This is a chance for everybody from the public to learn about the proposed project.

It’s a great way for everybody to come and talk with members and provide feedback,” CDOT Environment Program Manager Jon Chesser said. “It’s really key people come.”

Chesser said the project is “pretty big.”

The new tolled lane will extend in each direction between Interstate 25 and Kipling Parkway, with a second tolled express lane westbound between I-25 and Lucent Boulevard, and eastbound between Broadway and I-25.

“These new lanes, plus new auxiliary lanes where warranted, would supplement the existing non-tolled general purpose lanes. The project also includes pavement reconstruction, alignment improvements and direct-connect ramps at the C-470 and I-25 interchange,” CDOT’s release said.

Chesser said it’s all about giving the driver options. CDOT is recommending a toll lane to give drivers an option, as the toll lane would be something someone traveling would choose to use and pay for, if wanting to get to their destination more efficiently or to avoid traffic.

He said quite a bit of research has been done for those wanting CDOT to do something about noise mitigation on C-470.

“We’ve all talked to people in affected areas and listened to what recommendations they had. This meeting is another chance for people to weigh in on CDOT’s

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conclusion of that. A lot of taxpayer dollars are being spent on this. I live in Highlands Ranch and use C-470 every day. I like to know where my money is going and how it’s spent. People need to know how this is going to affect them individually, as well asD how it affects the community on a regionalj scale,” Chesser said.

Wendy Holmes, Douglas County’s direc-B tor of public affairs, agreed. If the commu-t nity doesn’t go online and give comments,c or go to the Aug. 26 meeting — that’s it. This is one of the last public outreaches CDOT is conducting for this project, she said, “Haveu your voice be heard.” m Denver resident and Aurora college stu-d dent Jessica Walsh was at the Highlandsm Ranch Library studying and said she had noi clue about the public access to the assess-a ments. b “The information is out there, but we don’t know how to find it easily. You knowd they have two seasons in this state — winterc and construction. It feels like this construc-i tion never ends here and it affects my ev-l eryday commute. Hopefully people will goR to the meeting and read up on this,” Walshe said. d

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Event will get things cooking Taste of Douglas County to feature 50 area eateries

IF YOU GO WHAT: Taste of Douglas County WHEN: 5-8 p.m. Thursday, Aug.

By Shanna Fortier sfortier@colorado communitymedia.com

Douglas County is working with the Colorado Department of Transportation by providing embedded intersection images online to help drivers plan for travel. The 33 cameras, which are primarily on light poles, are spread throughout northern Douglas County, including Highlands Ranch, and are linked with CDOT’s Co-Trip website.

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-By Taryn Walker twalker@colorado ,communitymedia.com s s Douglas County has teamed eup with the Colorado Department of Transportation to assist drivers in their everyday commutes by providing embedded intersection images online — and that includes CDOT’s mobile app. e The images, which are upwdated every 15 minutes, are on rcotrip.org and spread over 33 -intersections in northern Doug-las County, including Highlands Ranch. CDOT also has 29 camera locations along C-470 corridors and Interstate 25 for access.

Drivers who travel the county’s most frequently used roadways have the ability to scan conditions 24 hours a day, 365

days a year, according to a news release.

While online, those preparing to travel can zoom in and select a camera to check things out. CDOT’s mobile application allows for camera images to be shown, but “Don’t Drive & App” is their motto and trademark.

Douglas County Commissioner Roger Partridge said the county plans to add additional cameras in the near future.

“The reality of traffic is an issue for all communities in this county,” he said. “We believed we had the ability, through the investment of these cameras, to provide people with a planning tool. Now, they can access this information ahead of time, before they leave the house.”

The cameras, which are primarily on light poles, have been installed since 2008 for internal use of traffic management, but are now being utilized through CDOT’s CoTrip site to help trav-

elers have options, he said.

“The more people who have access to information (like this), the better decisions everybody can make,” Partridge said. “This technology is all to give drivers more of an option. We try to be proactive because we certainly have a highly educated mobile workforce and community.”

No images are kept, as the operation is only for observing the moment, he said. The still images look like just photos, but the areas are constantly monitored.

It’s important to work with CDOT, Partridge said.

“We have a great relationship with them. Different government agencies should get along smoothly, so the public doesn’t have to be stressed in any way.

We’re all in this together as we all serve the public,” he said.

The camera images may be accessed at www.cotrip.org/device.htm.

Chef Jeff Richard, of Old Stone Church Restaurant and Crave Real Burgers, will defend his title this year during the cooking competition at the 13th annual Taste of Douglas County.

Last year was the first year the contest was added to the event, pitting six area chefs against each other. Adding the contest was one way that event organizers Mike Boyle and John De Lay have tweaked the event over the years.

“For the first competition, it was good, but the plates looked a little boring,” Boyle said while sitting at a table in the Pegasus Restaurant in Castle Rock.

This year’s taste will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Aug. 20 at the Douglas County Events Center.

The cooking contest has been bumped from six to eight competitors, allowing the chefs to prepare any dish they desire and present it in the same way. While the competition is sure to be fierce, this is not an “Iron Chef.”

Chefs are permitted to bring any ingredient and prepare any dish. Among others, Richard will be competing against Dan Skay, of Manna Restaurant at Castle Rock Adventist Hospital; Mike Hernandez, of Blue Nectar Innovative Mexican Grill; and Jeff Gebott, of Southern Hospitality.

“We’ve improved, expanded and ramped it up a bit,” Boyle

DA’s citizens academy accepting applications Attendees will learn office’s role in criminal justice system Staff report District Attorney George Brauchler of the 18th Judicial District has announced dates for the 2015 Fall Citizens Academy.

For six weeks from 6 to 9 p.m. every Wednesday, Sept. 23 to Oct. 28, the free academy will take place in the DA’s Arapahoe County office at 6450 South Revere Parkway, Centennial.

Classes will explore the role of the district attorney’s office in the

criminal justice system. The academy will give students an in-depth look at what happens on a case between the time of arrest and post-conviction, according to a press release.

Attendees will explore functions of the specialized units within the district attorney’s office, including the Special Victims, Economic Crimes, Cold Case, Crime Scene Investigations, County Court and Juvenile Justice units. Students will also learn the intricacies of a jury trial.

The academy allows for 35 spaces in which preference will be given to applicants who live in the 18th Judicial District and are first-time attendees. In order to apply, participants must be 18 or older and must pass a

criminal background check. Members of the media are welcome to apply.

Applications are due by Sept. 9 and must be submitted through mail, email or fax.

Applicants will be placed on a waiting list once the academy is full.

Attendees will be notified of their acceptance no later than Sept. 16.

The application is available at: http://www.da18.org/DAsOffice/ Community/CitizenAcademy.aspx Application submission process: • Via mail: Office of the District Attorney, c/o Lizzy Banning, 6450 S. Revere Parkway, Centennial, CO 80111 • Via email: lbanning@da18.state. co.us • Via fax: 720-874-8501

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TICKETS: $10 in advance, $20 at door; available at tasteofdouglascounty.com or 303-9030017 said.

How it started Boyle moved to Castle Rock in 1990 and has hosted “The Mike Boyle Restaurant Show” on 710 KNUS news/talk radio in Denver and 1460 KZNT news/talk radio in Colorado Springs since then. After seeing the growth of eateries in the Douglas County area in the 1990s, Boyle approached De Lay, owner of the Pegasus Restaurant, in 2001 about doing a taste event. The first event hosted tastes from 25 eateries and drew more than 2,500 people. The attendance exceeded expectations — so much so, restaurants were running out of food.

Now, there are close to 50 food service establishments, big and small, casual and fine dining, that participate. Some eateries include Old Stone Church, Outback Steakhouse, John Holly’s Asian Bistro, Pegasus, Black Eyed Pea, Dickey’s Barbecue Pit, B & B Cafe, India’s Castle, Casa Caliente Mexican Restaurant, Southern Hospitality, Crave Real Burgers and other area favorites. A few food trucks will also be making an appearance.

NEWS IN A HURRY Education Karl Brockmeier, of Lone Tree, was named to the spring 2015 dean’s honor roll at the University of Northern Colorado.

Cassie Conley, of Lone Tree, was named to the spring 2015 dean’s list at Wheaton College.

Caitlin Culbertson, of Lone Tree, was named to the spring 2015 dean’s list at Creighton University.

Amber Giali, of Lone Tree, was named to the spring 2015 dean’s honor roll at the University of Northern Colorado.

Paige Gunning, of Lone Tree, was named to the spring 2015 dean’s list at Creighton University.

Jaspreet Nanda, of Lone Tree, was named to the spring 2015 dean’s list at Creighton University.

Jordan Peters, of Lone Tree, was named to the spring 2015 dean’s list of distinction at the University of Northern Colorado.

Andrew Romano, of Lone Tree, was named to the spring 2015 dean’s honor roll at the University of Northern Colorado.

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A TRIP BACK IN TIME

District 2 City Council members Keith Gardner, left, and Doris Truhlar help kick off the events at the 10th annual Centennial Under the Stars, the city’s signature summer event. Attendees were treated to live music from three bands, a laser light show and local cuisine, all in a familyfriendly setting.

Material girl Robin Berry Vincent covers some of ’80s pop-sensation Madonna’s early hits. Vincent performed with Las Vegas-based tribute band Love Shack on Saturday, Aug. 8, headlining Centennial Under the Stars, the city’s annual summer event held in Centennial Center Park.

An estimated 1,500 people filled Centennial Center Park on Aug. 8 for a trip back to the 1980s. Fog machines and a laser light show set the stage for Love Shack, a Las Vegas-based cover band dedicated to the music that pushed disco to the back of the line. The five-member group headlined the city’s annual Centennial Under the Stars event, bringing the crowd to their feet with high-energy sets and members dressed as legendary rock, pop and new-wave artists from the era. Now in its 10th year, the free family-friendly event showcased local cuisine and live music from local favorites The Patti Fiasco and SHEL. The evening concluded with a dazzling laser light show, a sea of fog and — perhaps — a whole new generation of ’80s fans.

PHOTOS BY DEBORAH GRIGSBY SMITH No Spandex, no big hair, but plenty of enthusiasm for tunes that outdate them by at least 30 years, kids crowd the stanchion ropes to catch a closer look at Love Shack, an ’80s cover band that performed at the Centennial Under the Stars event at Centennial Center park.

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August 13, 2015

Execution would have been uncertain for Holmes

By Ivan Moreno Associated Press The life sentence delivered by a divided jury to Aurora theater shooter James Holmes averts an uncertain path to execution in a state that has put only one person to death since 1967.

But the murder of 12 theatergoers three years ago was so horrific that many observers predicted death would be the only possible outcome.

Capital punishment requires a unanimous verdict in Colorado, and the jury of nine women and three men failed to agree Aug. 7 on any of the murder counts. That means Holmes will automatically get a sentence of life without parole after his victims get one more chance to address the court, in hearings scheduled for Aug. 24-26.

On July 20, 2012, Holmes clad in body armor, packed an arsenal of weapons and opened fire on 400 unsuspecting people during a midnight premiere of “The Dark Knight Rises.” Seventy people were wounded or injured in their scramble to escape.

Prosecutors had refused a pre-trial defense offer to enter a plea deal that would have kept Holmes behind bars for life, calling him the personification of evil and saying that capital punishment was the only appropriate response.

District Attorney George Brauchler defended that decision, declaring, “This guy went there in his heart with the intention to be the number one mass murderer in the history of this country, and he had the means to do it.”

The verdict averts an appeals process that would have kept Holmes in the public eye during decades of hearings and cost millions of taxpayer dollars. And there was no guarantee that the once-promising neuroscience student, now 27, would ever be executed.

At least one survivor sought consolation in the outcome.

“Now that we don’t have the death penalty, we don’t have to go through all the appeals,” said Lonnie Phillips, whose 24-year-old stepdaughter Jessica Ghawi was killed in the attack. “We want him to go into oblivion. We want him to never be seen or heard from again.”

The state’s last execution was in 1997:

Gary Lee Davis received a lethal injection for a woman’s kidnapping, rape and murder.

Colorado remains politically divided on the death penalty. Lawmakers came within one vote of abolishing capital punishment in 2009. Opposition and support for the death penalty have long crossed party lines in Colorado, both in public opinion polls and in the Legislature, where lawmakers also tried unsuccessfully to abolish the death penalty in 1999 and 2013.

The state’s longest-serving death-row inmate, murder convict Nathan Dunlap, spent 20 years exhausting all of his appeals when Gov. John Hickenlooper, a Democrat, granted him an indefinite stay of execution in 2013. Dunlap was convicted in 1996 for the 1993 slayings of four people at a Chuck E. Cheese’s in Aurora. But Hickenlooper cited doubts about the fairness of the state’s death penalty process, and about access to the drugs needed to carry out the execution.

Two of the other three men on death row, Robert Ray and Sir Mario Owens, were sentenced in 2009 and 2008, respectively, and their appeals have yet to reach the state Supreme Court. Both were convicted in the 2005 slayings of Javad Marshall-Fields and his fiancee, Vivian Wolfe. Marshall-Fields was going to testify against Ray and Owens in a murder case.

Many victims’ relatives view capital punishment as a necessary avenue for justice, but it’s a hard road for all involved, said Democratic state Rep. Rhonda Fields, an Aurora lawmaker and Javad Marshall-Fields’ mother. She says she supports the death penalty but knows firsthand how painful the process can be.

“I’ve experienced it, and my heart goes out the victims’ families,’’ she said. “What is the price of justice, is what I come back to.’’

Defense arguments about Holmes’ schizophrenia could have been grounds for a death-penalty appeal, keeping him alive even longer. Experts on both sides testified that Holmes is mentally ill. Court-appointed psychiatrists found him delusional, believing his self-worth would increase with each life he took. Even when mentally ill killers are sentenced to death, the law requires that they remain sane enough to understand the nature of their punishment before an execution date can be set.

‘This guy went there in his heart with the intention to be the number one mass murderer in the history of this country, and he had the means to do it.’

George Brauchler, District Attorney 13th Annual

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Drivers please follow traffic laws such as school zone speed limits.

Pedestrians - please observe street-crossing safety procedures at all times. For additional streetcrossing tips and associated traffic information please visit www.douglas.co.us and search for School Zones.

Open Space Day at Prairie Canyon Ranch August 22 Enjoy a day at the Ranch Sat., Aug. 22 from 9 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. to learn about local history, hike and explore the canyons, or take your horse for a scenic, guided ride. Lunches will be available for purchase on-site.

Please register by Aug. 14 to the Douglas Land Conservancy for the guided horse rides and guided hikes at 303-688-8025 or online at http:// douglaslandconservancy.org/ For more information please visit www.douglas.co.us and search for Prairie Canyon Ranch.

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August 13, 2015

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Tributes add acting to things that are distracting I can always watch Turner Classic Movies without dismay.

There’s garbage almost everywhere else.

Ultimate fighting. Ladies going gaga over wedding dresses. Fools trying to guess how much sandwich bags cost.

Every December, Turner Classic Movies creates a tribute to personalities in the film industry who died that year. “TCM Remembers.”

It always beautifully composed and beautifully edited.

They find a perfect song to go along with it.

I watch it over and over. Most of the names I recognize, but a few of them I don’t.

Most of the time, I get teary-eyed.

I’ll see three or four seconds of a supporting actor and remember the film he was in, and maybe where I was when I saw it.

It always slows me down.

When I write, I am constantly going back and forth between what I am writing, what I am listening to, and what is going on.

Troy Tulowitzski. Susan Bland. Cecil the lion.

I have a lot of homemade playlists.

Erik Satie. Buddy Holly. Tangerine Dream.

Tim Buckley. Jeff Buckley. Arvo Part. Electric Light Orchestra. Dead Can Dance. Mozart and Beethoven. Jorma Kaukonen. Dire Straits.

Want me to make you a CD? I’ll be listening to something, “Dreams Are Like Water” by This Mortal Coil, reading an online story about an African lion, and things around here just stop.

It’s like the TCM tributes almost every day.

I read “California man who helped kidnap

busload of kids paroled after 37 years (Reuters)” this morning. (“Gymnopédie No. 1” was playing.)

That happened in 1976.

I was still living in Mesa, Arizona.

It was a couple of Craig Marshall Smith days before Father’s Day. Three young QUIET men loaded the kids DESPERATION and the bus driver into a buried box truck.

On Father’s Day that year I went to an art professor’s house for lunch.

On the way, in my midnight-blue, 1975 Toyota station wagon, I was listening to the radio.

The disc jockey said it was 117 degrees. I have never forgotten that.

The car didn’t have air conditioning. It had black vinyl upholstery. I bought it in a moment of abject stupidity.

The kidnappers were in their 20s. So was I. James Schoenfeld was released on parole, with no objection by Gov. Jerry Brown.

Brown had been California’s governor in 1976 too.

He ran for the Democratic party’s nomination for president in 1976. He lost, and remained California’s governor until 1983.

Brown was later the mayor of Oakland and the state’s attorney general.

In January 2011, Brown was sworn in for his third term as governor.

And now he has let stand the ruling of a parole board on someone who was sentenced when he was serving his first term.

Schoenfeld has been walking back and forth and spending time in the exercise yard for the past 37 years.

I spent a couple of hours in a holding cell one night. I’ll tell you about it someday.

I couldn’t reach for the dog. I couldn’t do anything except walk back and forth and wait.

Thirty-seven years of that would have turned me into someone else.

Nothing, nothing, nothing is better than independence, freedom, and liberty without permission.

There are pictures of Schoenfeld when he was arrested, and he looks like we all did. Too much hair. Young, smiling.

Now he looks like a 63-year-old man who has been living in a cage. His eyes aren’t there.

Before he died in 2012, the bus driver, Frank Edward “Ed” Ray, had lots of grateful visitors.

The schoolchildren (ages 5-14) he helped to safety in 1976.

For a good “TCM Remembers” starter, try 2014. Robin Williams, Lauren Bacall, Shirley Temple.

Song is “All I Want” by Kodaline.

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

‘Successful by association’ stems from correct choices We have all heard that other adage right, “Guilty by association.” The word “guilty” just sounds bad doesn’t it?

That is, unless we are guilty of doing something good, maybe even excellent, kind, praiseworthy or noble. Or if we feel like we have reached a goal or have met with success because of our associations, we may be found guilty of hanging around with the right people.

Goal achievers and successful people share many best practices, and one of them is knowing whom to associate with and whom to avoid. They seek out and attract others who are like-minded and who also might be pursuing a similar path. As an example, students of all ages looking to further their knowledge will find others who are also disciplined while trying to advance their level of education.

These are the knowledge seekers looking to grow their mind and who become successful by association.

Individuals looking to get in shape, lose weight and maybe even compete athletically at a higher level will also find others whom they can run, bike, hike, climb, diet and work out with. They seek out and find accountability partners, encouraging, coaching and driving each other to success. They share workout routines, recipes, cross-fit schedules, pains, victories and upcoming events that inspire and motivate each other to succeed. These are fitness seekers looking to develop and protect

their bodies who are successful by association.

I know many spiritual people, some who follow an organized religion and others who find their spirituality in nature, people, personal space and other ways and places. There are people whom I have Michael Norton met and even some WINNING of the people whom I know intimately who WORDS have already reached a higher level of spirituality, yet as they seek to grow and go even higher or deeper into their journey, they attract and seek others who will participate in their mutual pursuit of growing even closer and deeper in whatever faith journey they are on. These are the wisdom seekers looking to further develop their spirit who become successful by association.

Mind, body, spirit … each area of our lives is impacted in some way by all three of these.

And although we may focus more on one particular area at a time, it’s important that we associate ourselves with people who are on the same path, people whom we can encourage and drive, and people who will motivate

and educate us in return.

Perhaps you are still a bit skeptical about this whole “success by association” concept.

So let’s look at the other side for a moment.

People who enter a drug rehabilitation center and spend any length of time there will come out of the facility with some level of hope. Yet when they are placed back in the same environment with their same circle of friends who continue to use, they fall right back into their own use and abuse of drugs or alcohol. They do not become successful by association; they are guilty of avoiding success by their choice of association.

If you have a goal, if you have a dream, if you would like to get clean in mind, body and spirit, I strongly encourage you to let others know what your goals are so that they will find you and that you seek others who are pursuing those same dreams so that you foster mutually rewarding relationship built on trust, accountability, inspiration and encouragement.

How about you, are you successful by association or guilty of avoiding success by association? I would love to hear all about it at gotonorton@gmail.com. And when we find the right partners and associates in life, it really will be a better than good week.

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.

Finally, a fix for No Child Left Behind It’s probably a safe bet that at one time or another, all of us have been on the receiving end of well-intentioned but misguided policies coming out of Washington. Unfortunately, our public education system is no different.

Whether you’re a parent, student, teacher, school administrator or none of the above, you have likely heard of the problems with No Child Left Behind.

This law was a 2002 update of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, which is the chief federal law addressing K-12 education.

There were some good and important changes in No Child Left Behind, but it was riddled with serious issues that we saw firsthand as parents and that I experienced in my role as superintendent of Denver Public Schools.

Fortunately, last month 81 senators came together to pass a long-overdue fix to the law.

The Every Child Achieves Act reforms many of the failed policies from No Child Left Behind, while still maintaining several of the measures that have proven successful.

On the Senate HELP Committee, our office had the opportunity to help write the bill and secure several amendments. We took the lessons we learned from Denver Public Schools

and the countless stories we heard from families, principals, teachers, and kids across Colorado and incorporated them into the new bill.

We fought to include measures to better recruit, train, and retain teachers and principals, reduce federal overreach, encourage innoU.S. Sen. vation, and ensure we Michael Bennet are supporting our rural GUEST schools.

We know that teachCOLUMN ers are the single most important in-school factor affecting the quality of a child’s education. To that end, we included support for teachers to grow in their profession, including allowing them to take on leadership roles in school, such as mentoring other teachers and providing academic coaching. We also worked to include access to higher quality teacher development that has been proven to help teachers grow. And we incorporated sup-

port for teacher and school leader residency programs, modeled off of the Denver Teacher Residency Program, which we developed right here in Colorado.

One of the chief complaints about No Child Left Behind was its prescriptive, top-down approach to help failing schools. In this new bill, we reduced federal overreach and promoted state-driven accountability systems, while still helping to provide kids from all walks of life with a great education. The bill still maintains annual assessments and data to identify and track achievement gaps for different subgroups of students, but we returned the power to states to decide how best to implement plans to fix their lowest-performing schools.

The bill also empowers states to set a limit on the amount of time students will spend taking annual assessments, helping to reduce the impact of testing in our classrooms After hearing from rural communities throughout Colorado, we included a bipartisan package of provisions to help better support our rural schools. These include measures to provide technical assistance to rural school Bennet continues on Page 7

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August 13, 2015

Just say no to those federal funds Great societies care about how they treat their neighbors and are concerned about the legacy they pass on to their children.

Recently, Lone Tree City Council voted on three intergovernmental agreements to help fund the Southeast Light Rail Extension. The overriding issue is accepting federal money for regional projects.

America was founded on the idea that projects benefitting a certain region be paid for by that region. It isn’t fair, just or sustainable to saddle the next generation with an ever-increasing federal debt or to ask citizens in neighboring states to pay for regional projects that do not benefit them.

John Eastman, a well-respected constitutional attorney, has written an excellent piece, “Why General Welfare Limits Spending.” The left has hijacked the phrase “general welfare” found in the Preamble of the U.S. Constitution to justify spending countless trillions of federal tax dollars on questionable projects. In reality, “general welfare” means that the federal government is to use tax dollars

only for things that benefit all of us.

The interstate highway system benefits all of us, enabling us to freely move about the country as individuals, to transport oranges from Florida, produce from California and Kim Monson beef to New York.

GUEST It provides for our common defense COLUMN with infrastructure to move troops, supplies and people in the event of disasters or attacks. This too is a critical responsibility of the federal government.

The federal government’s allocation of our tax dollars for projects is a sacred responsibility, not to be taken lightly. The gas tax was created to pay for the interstate highway system and was “sold” as monies to build and maintain our roads

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Political Douglas County Democrats executive committee meets at 7 p.m. the second Monday of every month at various sites. Contact Mike Jones at 720-509-9048 or email info@DouglasDemocrats.org. Social-discussion meetings take place in Highlands Ranch, Castle Rock, Parker, Lone Tree and Roxborough. Visit douglasdemocrats.org and click on calendar for more information.

Douglas County Republican Women meets at 11 a.m. the third Wednesday each month at the Lone Tree Golf and Hotel. Call Marsha Haeflein at 303-841-4318 or visit www.dcgop.org or www. dcrw.org.

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

Lone Tree Democrats meet for First Friday Happy Hour the first Friday of every month at Los Arcos. Call Gordon at 303-790-8264.

Parker Democrats meets at 7 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month for discussion of timely topics, led by knowledgeable speakers, at the South Metro Fire Station 45, 16801 Northgate Drive, Parker. Visit www.douglasdemocrats.org for information.

Professional Arapahoe Sales Professionals USA meets Thursdays at 7:30 a.m. at Country Buffet, 7475 Park Meadows Drive in Lone Tree. Call Randy Anderson at 303-875-7673 for information.

BNI Connections of Lone Tree (www.thebniconnections.com) invites business owners to attend its meeting held each Tuesday, 7:15-9 a.m. at the Lone Tree Recreation Center, 10249 Ridgegate Circle. There is no charge to attend a meeting as a guest. Please visit www.thebniconnections. com or contact Jack Rafferty, 303-414-2363 or jrafferty@hmbrown.com.

The League of Women Voters of Arapahoe County has two meetings per month. No unit meetings are in June through August, but the two unit meetings per month will begin again in September on second Monday evenings and second Thursday mornings. Call 303-798-2939. The group is open to residents of Douglas County.

Littleton LETIP meets from 7:16-8:31 a.m. every Tuesday for breakfast at Luciles, 2852 W. Bowles Ave., to exchange qualified business leads. Call Bob Hier at 303-660-6426 or e-mail hierb@ yahoo.com.

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.

Professional Referral Network meets at 7:15 a.m. Tuesdays at Great Beginnings, east of I-25 at Lincoln Avenue. Call Ronald Conley at 303-8411860 or e-mail www.professionalreferralnetwork. org.

Recreation 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 720-560-9333 or email LTL9hole@gmail.com.

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.

and bridges. This makes sense. What doesn’t make sense is politicians and bureaucrats shaving anywhere from 20 percent to 30 percent off gas tax funds for other projects, like public transit, bike paths and walk paths. Federal grants are given out like candy to kids for these projects while our interstate roads and bridges crumble.

The federal contribution of $92 milliom toward the $207 million (or $233 million depending on the source) for the construction of the 2.3 miles of additional track for the Southeast Light Rail Extension is an example of federal funds for regional projects. It’s not fair that someone in Ohio pay to build light rail in Colorado.

There are two popular rebuttals from those who lobby for and accept federal monies. The first is “if we don’t take the money, someone else will.” Secondly, I hear, “we pay income tax, therefore, we are just getting back some of what we paid in.”

In reality, not only are we misappropriating tax dollars, we are spending more than we have. Within the past few years

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districts when applying for federal grants, clarify that rural districts or Boards of Cooperative Educational Services can join together to submit funding applications, and require that the state and the Department of Education study policymaking processes and ensure they are taking steps to increase the consideration and participation of rural schools.

This bill still isn’t perfect. As we enter into negotiations to reconcile the House and Senate versions of the bill we will work to add accountability measures to make certain that all kids have access to a quality education regardless of their zip

alone our federal debt has ballooned from $10 trillion to more than $18 trillion. This is irresponsible. The federal government is spending money that does not exist.

Hard choices need to be made and city government is in the position to make them. As elected officials at the local level, we have a responsibility to say “no” to the federal dollars being offered to us for our regional projects. If all of us across the country — mayors and city council members alike — rallied together and said “no”’ to the sweets being offered to us by the feds, we would be doing our part to stop the unhealthy hand out of tax dollars to projects that are not for the “general welfare.”

Our children and grandchildren are the ones who ultimately suffer from this irresponsible taking of “taxpayer funds” that don’t exist and is ratcheting up the federal debt. Our only hope to address the deficit is to cut spending and free up the economy.

Kim Monson represents District 2 on the Lone Tree City Council.

code. We need to ensure we are identifying the lowest-performing schools so states can put their plans in place.

This bill is shaped by Colorado voices and designed to re-empower those closest to our kids. It helps ensure decisions about educating our children are being made by those who know them best. It includes many necessary tools to help our states, school districts, principals and teachers ensure the success of the next generation.

Our kids and grandkids are counting on us to help create an education system that prepares them for success in the 21st century. Passing this bill — while a long time coming — is certainly a step in the right direction.

Democrat Michael Bennet has represented Colorado in the U.S. Senate since 2009.

Social 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.

Breakfast Club Singles 50 plus meets the third Saturday each month at the Ridge Grill, Castle Pines North Country Club, 1414 Castle Pines Parkway. This is an active singles group with opportunities to make new friends while enjoing various activities such as dinners, sports, theater, etc. Reservations are required; cost is price of your meal. Make reservations or find information by calling 303-814-8428. Leave a name and number and you will receive a call back. The website is www.TBC50plus.org.

Castle Rock Bridge Club plays a friendly ACBL-sanctioned duplicate game at 1 p.m. every Monday and Wednesday. For more information, a schedule of games and lessons, or directions to the Lowell Ranch 4H location at 2330 South I-25 East Frontage Road, go the website at castlerockbridge.com. For assistance in finding a bridge partner, call Georgiana Butler at 303-8108504. Visit www.castlerockbridge.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.

Douglas County Elks Lodge 2873 meets at 7 p.m. the first and third Tuesday of every month at the Douglas County Fairgrounds & Events Center, Kirk Hall, 500 Fairgrounds Drive, Castle Rock. The lodge is actively seeking a permanent venue in the Castle Rock area. All “Stray Elks” are invited to attend and to be involved in the growth and activities of this new social and community service organization. Call 303-941-0135 or e-mail swgilbert@comcast.net.

Great Books Discussion Group meets on the first Thursday night of each month from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Lone Tree Library. Reading selections are short—plays, short stories, essays, or excerpts from longer works—and new members can come in at any time. We also watch Teaching Company lectures on “The Art of Reading.” Call Kerri Martin at 303-688-7628 or David Williams at 303-7088854.

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August 13, 2015

Youths win big at livestock sale Grand Champion steer sells for $11,000

By Mike DiFerdinando mdiferdinando@colorado communitymedia.com

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As the crowd of perspective livestock buyers sits down in the bleachers around the show ring to enjoy their presale barbecue, the junior 4-H members comb the crowd.

Armed with business cards that give information on their animals and all the cuteness they can muster, the children make their pitches.

“I cleaned his pen five times a day,” one girl says of her hog. “He’s big in all the right places — all hams and bacon.”

“This is my first year, but you can’t go wrong with him,” a boy explains in an attempt to find a taker for his goat.

Milan Hunter, of Roxborough, puts on her biggest smile as she talks up her steer.

“His name is Elmer. He’s a show

steer, and he weighed in this week at 1,224 pounds,” Hunter said. “I would love like four grand from him, but we’ll see how much I get.”

Soon the auctioneer calls the festivities to a start. One by one, the 4-H members line up with the animals they raised, anxiously waiting their turns to take laps around the show ring.

While the animals are being shown, the auctioneer accepts bids from the crowd until a highest bidder is found for each animal.

Many of the animals in the Junior Livestock Sale sell for well above market value, with most buyers looking at the event as a donation.

Some 550 children with 4-H projects entered this year’s stock show. The largest group is poultry (more than 400 entries), then sheep and then swine.

However, its beef that’s brings in the biggest prices.

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Addison McWhorter, 9, of Franktown, leads her steer Sven around the show ring during the Junior Livestock Sale Aug. 7 at the Douglas County Fair and Rodeo. Photo by Mike DiFerdinando

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beef was raised by Maguire Rohr and weighed in at 1,297 pounds and sold for $11,000.

The Douglas County commissioners sat in the front row for the sale. They purchased the Reserve Champion turkey raised by T.J. Vaughan for $1,500.

“This is one of my favorite days of the whole year,” Commissioner Roger Partridge said. “It’s so exciting to see all the kids and how much they put into raising these animals. For a lot of them it is a family tradition. They really raise these animals the right way. They put in the hard work.”

One Junior 4-H member who was continuing the family tradition was 9-year-old Addison McWhorter, a Franktown Elementary student who was showing animals at the fair for the first time.

She raised two steers, Sven and Olaf.

The larger of the two, Sven, sold for $5,500.

McWhorter’s parents, Shawn and Amy, grew up showing animals at the fair.

Addison was hoping to keep at least $30, and the rest of the money “is going in the bank for my college.”

The Douglas County Commissioners toss cookies into the stands during the Junior Livestock Sale Aug. 7 at the Douglas County Fairgrounds. Photos by Mike DiFerdinando

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Bus driver Larry King has been driving for the Douglas County School District for four years. His route includes Castle View High School and Castle Rock Middle School. Photos by Mike DiFerdinando

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A day in the life The school district has three bus terminals — one in Highlands Ranch, one in Parker and one in Castle Rock. Each terminal is responsible for about 150 routes and the district as a whole covers about 900 square miles, according to Donnna Grattino, the school district’s director of transportation.

After retrieving their route book and keys, each driver will perform pre-trip inspection of their vehicle, checking brakes, lights, safety and fire equipment and the mechanics of the vehicle such as gasoline and fluid levels.

“If it’s a small quick fix, like a lightbulb out, you can get that fixed real quick by the mechanics right there and then in the morning, otherwise you get a new bus,” King said.

King’s route includes Castle View High School, Castle Rock Middle School and Soaring Rock and Clear Sky elementary schools.

“If you’re not a new driver, you start out with your route from the previous year,” King said. “If you like your route and want to keep it, you can do that. If a route opens up and you want to bid for it, then it’s a management decision on whether to move you or not.”

By 9 a.m., most drivers have completed their routes.

Bus technology School buses may have changed a little over the years. The district’s buses are outfitted with technology that allows parents and educators to keep track of students, drivers and the bus.

Zonar is a GPS-enabled location system used on each of the district’s buses.

Each student is issued a card that they are required to keep in their possession while riding the bus. As they climb the stairs to board, their card is scanned and logs the activity of each student.

When they get off, the card is scanned again.

“The beauty of that is, if a mom calls and says ‘I haven’t seen my son this afternoon. Where did he last get off?’ we can pull that up on our computer screen right away, find out his card and find out what stop he got off at or if he is still on the bus,” Grattino said.

Every bus also is equipped with cameras.

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Douglas County has been one of the fastest-growing counties in the nation.

Although the share of the population 65 years or older in the County is just 7 per-

“That helps safety too because we can pull the video and see that a student really did get off at a particular location or who he was with,” Grattino said. “All of that stuff is really valuable to parents.”

Behind the wheel “Nobody wants to be behind the school bus,” King said. “You just anticipate that cars are going to cut me off or speed around me.

You just expect that.”

According to King, bus drivers work in multiple environments at the same time. There is the internal environment of the bus — filled with kids and questions and sometimes chaos — and the external environment of traffic conditions, weather and other drivers.

Each bus is designed to seat 77 people.

“Last year, I had one stop with 65 kids,” King said. “That’s a big load for high school. You can’t really fit three high school kids to a seat.”

King said the hardest age to drive is middle school.

“They’re just at that age,” he said.

High school students are the most relaxed, normally keeping to themselves or listening to music, and the elementary students ask the most questions.

“You can be a good driver or you can be a so-so driver,” King said. “You can interact with the kids or you cannot. When you can build a rapport and get to know them, it’s pretty cool.”

cent, that age group grew by 177 percent between 2000 and 2010.

“We had a potluck in the winter and we used the RidgeGate Community Center, which was very nice, but we pretty much filled it up,” Ramshorst said. “We’re still looking for a facility with sufficient counter space and adjacent parking so we can have these type of events without having the issues of space.”

Mechanic Nick de Haan works on a school bus engine Aug. 7 at the Douglas County School District West Terminal in Castle Rock.

School vehicles require care Staff report The life cycle of a school bus varies.

Some of the Douglas County School District’s buses are 25 years old, with 400,000 miles. Others are brand new.

“Because they are so sturdy, it’s easy to repair them, but usually when the cost outweighs the feasibility of continuing to use the bus, we say we’re done. It’s time to replace it,” said Donnna Grattino, the school district’s director of transportation.

According to mechanic Nick de Haan, each bus goes through an annual inspection to determine if it’s fit for service.

“The biggest things we do are safety oriented,” de Haan said. “You want to make sure that bus is safe and ready to transport students.”

Tires will usually last two or three years, but other parts need more routine maintenance. When a bus is no longer fit for service, the parts are used for other fixes.

Buses that take more rural routes typically need more regular maintenance.

“We have some very rural areas, so they’re driving on mud and dirt and snow to get to the stops,” Grattino said.

Some local seniors have already voiced that they would like to see the old library near the civic center become a space that could be used for such events.

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Family fun in the parking lot of Mile High Calvary, in the South Park Centre at Broadway and County Line Road.

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Churches find haven in strip mall locations

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South Fellowship Church owns the entire strip mall it’s in, at Broadway and Panama Drive. Photo by Jennifer Smith

outh Fellowship Church could be considered ahead of its time.

“Our pastor at the time, Dale Schlafer, was pretty progressive,” said Eva Maxwell, office manager and the pastor’s administrative assistant.

In 1991, Schlafer led the effort to purchase an entire strip mall on Broadway and East Panama Drive, in Littleton but just on the border of Centennial.

“They bought the whole center because it was a different and new thing to do,” said Maxwell.

They set up a sanctuary and opened a day-care center and a coffee shop, Solid Grounds, the revenues from which help support the church’s mission of “glorifying God by making disciples through Gospel transformation, life-giving community and visible faith.”

Maxwell said the situation appeals to people who might not be drawn to a traditional church building.

“We get to touch a lot of people who don’t feel like they’re coming to an established church, per se,” she said. “It broadens our opportunities to serve the community and be a presence.”

South Fellowship now offers space to outside groups that complement its mission, said Maxwell, including Rock Solid, which is a home-school supplement group, and Renewed Treasures, which is a consignment store operated by Love Inc., a Littleton-based nonprofit that offers a “hand up, not a hand out” to those in need. The church does not charge rent but does accept donations, said Maxwell.

What South Fellowship leaders probably didn’t know in 1991 was that by 2015, churches in commercial spaces would be a common phenomenon for a variety of reasons.

Artwork on the wall of South Fellowship Church speaks to its mission. Photo by Jennifer Smith

‘You are the church’ In the case of South Fellowship, the shopping center is an end game.

“Right now God has us here, and this is where we plan to stay,” said Maxwell.

But for Pastor Fernando Ortiz at Mile High Calvary, moving into the South Park Centre at Broadway and West County Line Road (also in Littleton but at the border with Highlands Ranch) was a step up.

Before the move five years ago, his congregation was meeting at a recreation center. He’s not opposed to the church having its own building someday, but land to build on is getting harder to come by, he notes.

“But a building isn’t a church. A shopping center isn’t a church. It’s the people that make up the church,” he said. “Jesus said, `You are the church.’

A building doesn’t dictate who or what you’re all about.”

His attitude reflects a shift in thinking, with more contemporary congregations trying to draw in younger members to replace the aging populations in more traditional churches, according to David Roozen, director of the Hartford Institute for Religion Research at Hartford Seminary.

But James Hudnut-Beumler, former dean of Vanderbilt Divinity School, writes on Hartford’s website about traditional pastors resisting the move away from “edifice complex,” or the desire to create a tribute to God. “Places of worship are symbolically close to where

Mile High Calvary church hosts evening prayer groups in the sanctuary. Courtesy photo

the action of the holy occurs,” he said. “Indeed, clerical resistance may come either from the clergy’s own interests in redirecting funding away from capital improvements and toward program, or from understanding all too well the true religious significance their parishioners place in `improving’ the place where God is worshipped as a modern-day form of ritual sacrifice.”

A business decision But for some churches, the moves aren’t based on philosophy and aren’t good news. In 2010, a national Faith Communities Today survey found that 68 percent of congregations reported financial hits during the “great recession,” with nearly 20 percent calling the hit substantial.

“The downward trend was in place before the recession hit,” said Roozen. “But the recession has contributed to extending the decline.”

Thus was created a match made in heaven. Centers filled anchor spots, keeping at bay crime and vandalism that can plague centers with high vacancies, and churches got cheap rent and lower maintenance costs.

“The sheer cost of continually building and improving religious buildings has not escaped the notice of religious leaders,” writes Hudnut-Beumler. “When they are not leading building projects, they have typically been found lamenting the waste that goes into building instead of mission and programmatic spending.”

The 2008 Hartford Institute survey found that 47 percent of megachurch income goes to employee salaries and benefits, compared to 13 percent for missions and benevolence.

“We are not out to become a megachurch,” said Maxwell. “Our pastor’s vision is to be a church-planting church, and start churches in other areas of the city.”

A bad sign?

Not everyone is a fan of the situation, especially those entities that benefit from sales tax. Mile High Calvary pays property taxes through its rent, and South Fellowship’s coffee shop generates sales tax on items like coffee mugs and teapots. But the churches themselves are tax-exempt, and as long as they’re behind a storefront, that’s one less tax-generating business that isn’t.

Paul Rutledge, vice president with CBRE Group in Los Angeles, during a Shopping Centers Today panel in March, called churches a sign of a dying retail property, along with unemployment offices, bingo parlors and motor-vehicle divisions.

“But try evicting a church if it stops paying rent,” he quipped.

Maxwell said several real-estate agents have inquired as to whether South Fellowship has any interest in selling the strip mall, and she understands the potential for redevelopment of the site. But the church is not going anywhere, she said.

“Our goal is that if anything should happen to South Fellowship Church,” she said, “we would want the community to miss us.”

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Three very different productions take stage Summer stays busy in Denver theater realm

By Sonya Ellingboe sellingboe@coloradocommunitymedia.com Comedy, drama, farce — we were able to see three very different plays last week, two of them solid, professional and spellbinding and the third a bit less so.

I can recall when theaters were all pretty much dark in summer here — what a change to find lots to see in Denver and many more in the mountains a few hours away. Theater lovers are indeed fortunate.

‘The Odd Couple’

“The Odd Couple (Female Version)” is a 1984 revised script by Neil Simon, which has Olive Madison as the slob and Florence Unger as the tense neatnik. Olive takes Florence into her home after Florence leaves her husband in a rage and is suddenly homeless and without resources.

Director Edith Weiss comments in her notes that it’s an appropriate choice as this year’s benefit production for Denver Housing Options, which operates the Barth Hotel (where the play is staged) and other facilities for seniors who need a home.

Ticket sale this year will go towards an activity bus, the audience was told. (Each year sales provide something new for residents.)

Leslie Carroll and Sharon Kay White, both Equity actors, play the leads of Olive and Florence with skilled comic timing.

Neil Simon is known for his clever oneliners and this play is full of them. Lindsey Pierce, Gina Wencel, Susie Scott and Judy Phelan Hill, all experienced actors, are the friends who gather to play Trivial Pursuit at Olive’s and wisecrack through the evenings.

Rory Pierce and James Maxwell as Manolo and Jesus Constazuela, brothers who live upstairs, stage a hilarious dinner party scene with Olive and Florence — milked for all it’s worth. Skilled directing is involved here.

Reservations are recommended: Tickets: $25/$35, 303-595-4464, ext. 10, or seniorhousingoptions.org.

‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?’

“Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” by Edward Albee has celebrated a 50th birthday and still comes across as a story that might be happening today on a campus near you.

Emma Messenger plays the raging Martha and Scott Bellot is the ever-articulate, cutting George. They are a faculty couple at a small college, constantly feuding, yet truly dependent on each other. They are home from a party at Martha’s father’s home (he is college president). Martha has invited a new couple to stop by for a late drink: Honey (Maggy Stacy) and Nick (James O’Hagen Murphy).

Messenger, winner of the 2015 Henry Award for outstanding actress, is outstanding in this tough role and the other cast members are right up there with her in nastiness as they grow progressively drunker and play destructive “party games,” led by George. When it was introduced in 1962, the language was viewed askance — it was denied a Pulitzer Prize because of language, in fact. It’s still hard to listen to at times, but a wonderfully crafted script in every way. Rick Yaconis’ direction is skilled.

This production offers three intense hours of top-notch theater at the Edge Theater, 160 Teller St., in Lakewood, which grows stronger each year. Plays through Aug. 16. Tickets: $26, 303-232-0363, theedgetheater.com.

‘Always a Bridesmaid’

“Always a Bridesmaid” by friends Jesse Jones, Nicholas Hope and Joe Wooten is a farce about four friends who swear at high school graduation that they’ll always be there as bridesmaids when each one marries.

Thirty years later, we find them — and ourselves — at a Southern wedding facility, Laurelton Oaks in Laurelton, Virginia, as self-centered Monette (Suzanne Nepi of Highlands Ranch) is about to make a third trip down the aisle. Happily married Libby Ruth (Cindy Hall) really believes wedded bliss is within reach. At the start of each act a beautiful young bride, Kari (Libby Ruth’s daughter, played by Rachel Bouchard), sips more and more champagne and holds forth on weddings, spotlighted to the side

Sharon Kay White as Florence Unger and Leslie Carroll as Olive Madison in “The Odd Couple, Female Version” at the Barth Hotel. Photo by Michael Ensminger of the stage.

Tree-hugger Charlie (Cindy LaudadioHill) has so far avoided marriage and hopes to keep it that way. She and the facility’s supervisor Sedalia (Chip Winn Wells) don’t see things eye to eye. Kathi Woods, as Deedra Wingate, is about to marry again, but is still somewhat connected to her ex … trouble there.

A farce like this must be skillfully written with fast-action bits and slamming

doors and mistaken identities that make the production race along. This script is lacking a layer of silly stuff. The director and cast may not take advantage of the opportunities for physical comedy that do exist with enough speed, skill and grace.

“Always a Bridesmaid” plays through Aug. 30 at Vintage Theatre, 1468 Dayton St., Aurora. Tickets cost $28/$24 in advance.

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“Always a Bridesmaid” at Vintage Theatre features Rachel Bouchard, who tosses her bouquet to Kathi Wood, Suzanne Nepi, Cindy Hall and Cindy Laudio-Hill. Courtesy photo Cast members of “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” at the Edge Theater in Lakewood: Scott Bellot as George, Maggy Stacy as Honey, James O’Hagen Murphy as Nick and Emma Messenger as Martha. Photo

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New hybrid eatery opens mid-August Brilliant chef Justin Brunson, the culinary brains behind Masterpiece Deli and Old Major, has come up with a new hybrid restaurant called Honor Society Handcrafted Eatery, which is slated to open mid-August at 1900 16th St. Brunson and his crew threw a hearty party on July 30 for invited guests to sample and sip what this fast-casual hybrid concept has to offer.

Guests munched on lovely bites of Red Bird Farm chicken, flank steak, pizza and hand-crafted juice cocktails. Brunson told me that the original concept included a juice bar, but he put the kibosh on that because a bar that offers liquor comes with a much higher profit margin.

The new restaurant will cater to office workers and the pedestrian crowd in the area. The partners behind the new fastfine restaurant concept, Honor Society Handcrafted Eatery, have announced their management team including executive chef Craig Dixon; general manager Hany Solh; catering manager Jessica Smith; and bar manager Angie Batillo.

Bittersweet has new menu My former Denver Post BFF Margaret Jackson and I dined at Bittersweet, a 4-year-old Washington Park West neighborhood spot, to check out the new menu that owner/ co-chef Olav PeterPenny Parker son says has more MILE HIGH options and smaller plates for sharLIFE ing. Call it a response to the evolution of Denver dining.

Peterson said that the menu revamp was inspired by his customers who were typically ordering a couple of appetizers to share and splitting an entree. His artisanal approach to handcrafted cuisine has resulted in a new menu with more options and smaller plates, encouraging more sharing and tasting among guests.

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Previously, the menu featured 14 items; the updated, expanded menu features 18 items and smaller portion sizes, allowing guests to try more dishes during one dining experience while allowing Bittersweet to lower prices per item. Rather than separating appetizers from entrees and so on, the menu is organized by the item’s origin — from the garden, from the water or from the field — and all dishes are similar in portion size.

In tandem with the new menu, Bittersweet also will launch its “Thursday Tasting Menu” this month, comprised of four courses with wine pairings, and priced at $50 per person.

For reservations and more information, go to www.bittersweetdenver.com.

Denver Center lineup announced Tickets for the 2015-16 Denver Center for the Performing Arts Broadway series, Cabaret and Off-Center shows go on sale to the public at 10 a.m. Aug. 14. This includes the national tour launch of “If/Then” starring Idina Menzel of “Frozen” fame. Buy and print tickets online at www.denvercenter.org.

To charge by phone, call Denver Center Ticketing Services at 303-893-4100. Groups of 10 or more: 303-446-4829. Purchase in person at The Denver Center Ticket Office, located at the Helen Bonfils Theatre Complex lobby.

Rosenberg’s adds Aurora location Stanley Marketplace, which will open its doors within the former Stanley Aviation headquarters at 2501 Dallas St. in Aurora next year, announced the addition of Rosenberg’s Bagels to its list of restaurant offerings.

The location at Stanley will be Rosen-

berg’s second dedicated restaurant; the first is in Denver’s Five Points neighborhood. Rosenberg’s also sells its popular bagels at Gather, located within Galvanize in the Golden Triangle neighborhood.

Rosenberg’s Stanley location will consist of 2,500 square feet. Similar to the Five Points restaurant, Rosenberg’s at Stanley Marketplace will offer New York-style bagels, specialty fish, sandwiches and coffee, as well as pretzels, bagel balls, pastries and breads. A more extensive vegetarian menu will also be available, as well as a children’s menu. Rosenberg’s guests will also enjoy dedicated parking at Stanley for grab-andgo orders, and a drive-thru option may also be available.

“I’m excited to bring Rosenberg’s into Stapleton and Aurora on the brink of both neighborhoods’ expansions,” said Joshua Pollack, master bagel maker and owner of Rosenberg’s. “I think Stanley — and the businesses within — will help to be a catalyst for positive growth in the area, similar to what we saw after opening our first location in Denver’s now burgeoning Five Points neighborhood.”

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By Sonya Ellingboe sellingboe@colorado communitymedia.com For a second year, Castle Rock Adventist Hospital has partnered with art students at Douglas County High School in an exhibit called “Art, Nature and Wellness.”

Young artists are encouraged to explore the role nature plays in our lives and express their thoughts in a work of art to share with the community.

“These personal, inspirational messages can help produce a more positive perspective for the viewer

and the artist,” said hospital CEO Todd Folkenberg. He said that lifetime partnerships were being created in the Castle Rock community through integration of art into health care. The exhibit is sponsored by the Aloha Trust.

The exhibit, part of the hospital’s Healing Arts Program, is in the Healing Arts Gallery, off the main lobby conference center area. It continues until Sept. 1. An artist reception from 5 to 7 p.m. on Aug. 18 will celebrate the artworks and a Critic’s Choice Award will be announced. Judging is based on overall creativity, originality and imagination, Folkenberg said.

The Castle Rock Hospital Foundation supports the Healing

“Art, Nature and Wellness” is exhibited until Sept. 1 in the Healing Arts Gallery, off the main lobby and conference center at Castle Rock Adventist Hospital, 2350 Meadows Blvd., Castle Rock. Open to the public.

LI3 event The Littleton Immigrant Integration Initiative will hold “A Taste and Sip of Culture” from 6 to 8 p.m. on Aug. 27 at the Littleton Museum, 6028 S. Gallup St., Littleton. Wine and beer tasting. Food from local restaurants: Chinese, Italian, Thai, Middle Eastern, Vietnamese. Silent auction. Funds help low-income immigrants with learning English, becoming a citizen, obtaining a GED. Visit ConnectingImmigrants.org for tickets: $30, two for $50 (or at the door).

Chinese ink painting “A New Fine Line: Contemporary Ink Painting From China” runs through Oct. 24 at CVA, Metro State University’s Center for Visual Art, 965 Santa Fe Drive in Denver’s Santa

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Chorale for local seniors starts in September Highlands Ranch group welcomes all from area

By Taryn Walker twalker@colorado communitymedia.com The Highlands Ranch Community Association is calling all soprano, alto, tenor and bass vocalists 55 and “better” to join the Highlands Ranch Encore Chorale.

The non-audition choir will kick off Sept. 4 for a 15-week session and end with a free holiday concert, open to the public, on Dec. 6. Those interested in joining will pay a one-time fee of $95 to be a charter member, which includes weekly group voice lessons, learning music and tools to help improve breath control and voice range, chorale director Brian Leatherman said.

Lessons for a maximum of 75 members will be held at Southridge Recreation Center, 4800 McArthur Ranch Road, every Friday from 10:30 a.m. to noon in preparation for the holiday concert, where members will sing holiday favorites and popular music from the 1950s and 1960s.

The chorale is a national affiliate of Encore Creativity for Older Adults, a nonprofit corporation dedicated to providing an accessible artistic environment for older adults who seek arts education and performance opportunities under the direction of professional artists, according to a press release.

Cindy Runkel, left, and Brian Leatherman will direct the Highlands Ranch Encore Chorale come Sept. 6. Runkel will be the executive director and accompanist, while Leatherman will be the artistic director and conductor of the group. Courtesy photo Encore Creativity is based in Maryland and has more than 750 singers throughout the United States.

Under the artistic direction of Leatherman and executive director and accompanist Cindy Runkel, the bar is set high, HRCA spokeswoman Jamie Noebel said.

“It’s a pretty neat program.

We’re really, really lucky to get directors of this caliber. This isn’t just a regional, little choir that gets together to sing — these directors are really good and bring out the best in everybody,” Noebel said. “As you get older, you go through your cycle of work and get to a point where

something you really enjoyed early in your life disappears. We want this to be something where people are able to jump back into a passion they once had. I think they’ll (singers) be in heaven if they join.”

Leatherman said that a couple of summers ago, he and Runkel were working with Denver’s largest choir group, the Cherry Creek Chorale, and after taking over for a former professor to direct the program for seniors, he had a “ball” doing it.

“I said to Cindy when I retire June of 2014 from my teaching career, we ought to start a daytime

choir for senior citizens,” Leatherman said. “She (Cindy) did a lot of research and came across a group in D.C. and read a research paper about the efficacy of singing for older people. The social, physical, emotional and spiritual benefits of singing for the community were astounding.”

After teaching music for 30 years, Leatherman retired and he and Runkel brought the idea of a chorale to the HRCA and Noebel was thrilled, he said.

The long-term goal is to eventually have a number of similar choirs throughout the Denver metropolitan area. Now that the Highlands Ranch plan is in place for the south metro area, other good locations like Lakewood, Aurora and somewhere in central Denver would be lovely, Leatherman said.

Leatherman said he’d also like to have another Highlands Ranch 15-week session start sometime in January.

“Our main goal is to put on a really professionally prepared concert. I’ve been conducting community choirs for 26 years, I know what I’m doing and I’m a singer myself. We would love to have a choir of 75 with five-eighths women and two-eighths men. But, we will work with what we get. We want to help these singers use their voices easily and well and watch them have a good time doing it,” Leatherman said.

Speaking of a good time, charter members will have the opportunity to learn singing styles from genres like big band, folk and Broadway.

The group will predominantly work on songs for the Christmas program, as Leathermen has already gathered arrangements like “Hallelujah,” “Do You Hear What I Hear” and the Hanukkah piece “Everlasting Light.”

Runkel, who is the marketing and development manager of the Cherry Creek Chorale and performs professionally with piano and her voice, said she thinks of music performing groups as team sports.

“What musical group that you know of has people sitting on the bench? We all get to participate. It’s a feeling of accomplishment, especially for older people who might not have much going on in their lives. For this chorale, we’re going to have a very positive atmosphere.

I love seeing that look on their faces when singing, just as much as I love performing myself,” she said.

Runkel said she wants to make sure everyone knows that to be a part of the Highlands Ranch Encore Chorale does not mean you have to be a resident of the community. The chorale welcomes anyone from the area, she said.

If interested in joining, an open house meeting with a video presentation and mini-rehearsal will be held at Southridge at 10:30 a.m. on Aug. 13.

For more information or to RSVP for the open house, email 5280PLUS@centurylink.net.

To register to participate in the chorale, call 303-471-8818 and reference Activity Number 157630.

CURTAIN TIME Georges and Albin “La Cage Aux Folles” by Harvey Fierstein and Jerry Herman, based on Jean Poiret’s play, is presented by Ignite Theatre Aug. 11 to Sept. 6 at the Aurora Fox Theatre, 9900 E. Colfax Ave., Aurora. Bernie Cardell is director, Blake Nawa’a is musical director and Matthew Peters is choreographer. Performances: 7:30 p.m.

Fridays, Saturdays and Monday, Aug. 24; 2:30 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: $28/$20, 720-362-2697, ignitetheatre.com.

Amazing orator “Clarence Darrow for the Defense” is presented by Slingshot Artist Productions at the Aurora Fox Studio Theatre, 9900 E. Colfax Ave., Aurora, through Aug. 30. David Casiano stars in this one-man play based on Irving Stone’s book. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: $25/$22, 303739-1970, aurorafoxartscenter.org.

Suggestions of Chekhov?

“Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike,” by Christopher Durang, will be performed by the Firehouse Theater Company from Aug. 29 to Sept. 29 at the John Hand Theater, 7653 E. First Place, Denver. Performances: 7:30 p.m.

Fridays, Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays. Firehousetheatercompany.com.

Solo turn “Ranch Dressing and Other Coping Mechanisms,” written and performed by Kelsie Huff, plays Aug. 14 to 29 at Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder. Performances: 8:30 p.m. Aug. 14, 15, 20; 7 p.m. Aug. 21; 8 p.m. Aug. 22.

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“Bright Ideas” by Eric Koble plays Aug. 27 to Oct. 3 at Avenue Theater, 417 E. 17th Ave., Denver. Pat Payne directs.

Performances: 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays. Tickets: $26.50, 303321-5925, avenuetheater.com.

Murder mystery/wedding reception “Icing BrideZilla” plays through Aug. 28 at the Lumber Baron Inn, 2555 W. 37th Ave., Denver. A historic Denver mansion is home to this show about the bride from hell. Be ready to sing, dance, perhaps wrestle, watch magicians and gamble — as well as dine on salmon or chicken, solve a murder and drink a bit. Tickets range from $49.99 to $69.99.

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THEATER/FILM Theater Presents ‘Criminal Act’ Gregory Wilson, star of “Wizard Wars,” will steal the show in “Thief: A Criminal Act” at 8 p.m.

Friday and Saturday, Aug. 14-15, at Theatre of Dreams Arts and Event Center, 735 Park St., Castle Rock. Wilson is a sleight of hand expert who will demonstrate unadulterated deception, pick-pocketing, card-sharking, street swindling and mental manipulation.

Reservations required; go to tickets.amazingshows.com or call 303-660-6799. Business attire encouraged; parental discretion advised (ages 12 and older suggested).

Auditions for ‘Frozen’ Spotlight Performing Arts Center will have auditions for “Frozen” at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 18. Children ages 5-18 years old are encouraged to audition. No previous experience or preparation is necessary to audition; those auditioning for leading roles are asked to sing a solo at auditions. This is a 15-week class with performances in December. Auditions, classes, and performances will be held on Spotlight’s on-site stage, 6328 E. County Line Road Unit 102.

Call Spotlight at 720-44-DANCE (720-443-2623) or visit Spotlight’s website at www.spotlightperformers.com for information and tuition rates.

Margaritaville Party Castle Country Assisted Living will host a margaritaville party at its Cantril and Valley houses at 11 a.m. Monday, Aug. 17. Musician Cliff Sprat will provide live entertainment. Spratt will perform at 1 p.m. at Cantril House, 221 Cantril St.; and at 3 p.m. at Valley House, 255 S. Valley Drive. This event is open to the public but space is limited and an RSVP is required. For more information or to RSVP, call 303-482-5552. Castle Country Assisted Living is a nonprofit organization serving seniors in Douglas County.

Jazz on the Green The Highlands Ranch Concert Band’s big band group Swing Shift concludes its summer concert series at 6:30 p.m. Saturday Aug. 15, at Civic Green Park, 9370 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch. The free Jazz on the Green Hot Days and Blue Nights program will include various swing and big band music. Bring a picnic dinner and enjoy the park while listening to music. Go to www.hrconcertband.org, or contact Kelley at 303-683-4102.

Centennial Farmers and Artisans Market Centennial Center Park hosts an outdoor market featuring a variety of local artisans, fresh produce, ready-to-eat food and live music, along with seasonal products from Tagawa Gardens. The market is open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 15, at the park, 13050 E. Peakview Ave., Centennial. Go to http:// www.ducksinarowdenver.com/centennial-artisansand-farmers-market/market-vendors/ Meet Local Authors Ten local authors will talk about their recently published books at 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 15, at the Parker Library, 10851 S. Crossroads Drive. A book sale and signing will follow. Registration is free at 303-7917323 or DouglasCountyLibraries.org.

Robin Hood Musical Living Room Productions presents “The Legend of Robin Hood,” a full scale musical debuting at the PACE Center through Saturday, Aug. 22.

Performances are at 7 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, and 2 p.m. Sundays, at 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker, with an additional performance at 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 22. Tickets are available at www.parkerarts.org or by calling 303805-6800.

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The Zingers to Perform Castle Country Assisted Living will welcome the Zingers for a performance at 10:30 a.m.

Thursday, Aug. 20, at Victorian House, 19600 Victorian Drive, Parker. The Zingers are a gospel group from United Methodist Church in Parker. This event is free and open to the public but space is limited. For more information or to RSVP, please call 303-482-5552. Castle Country Assisted Living is a nonprofit organization serving seniors in Douglas County.

Salsa Dance Sampler Adventures in Dance presents a social salsa sampler from 6-8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 21, and Friday, Aug. 28, at the Littleton location, in the Woodlawn shopping center. Call 720276-0562 to register. Learn merengue, bachata, salsa and cha cha.

Castle Rock Freedom Fest Music lovers and supporters of the troops will come together for the first Castle Rock Freedom Fest, an all-day festival featuring music and entertainment by Led Zeppelin tribute band The Led Zeppelin Experience, Kip Winger, Mini KISS, Jack Russel’s Great White, and many other acts.

The event will include food, drinks, and games for children. The festival runs from 10 a.m. to midnight Saturday, Aug. 22, at the Douglas County Fairgrounds, 500 Fairgrounds Drive, Castle Rock. Orange County Choppers American Extreme show on A&E Networks will be filming live at the festival for an upcoming episode. The Castle Rock Freedom Fest will benefit the “American Solider Network” to raise awareness for our troops. Tickets are available at the door or online at www.castlerockfreedomfest.com.

BBQ, Brews and Banjos The Rotary Club of Castle Pines presents its first BBQ, Brews and Banjos event Sunday, Aug. 23, in Larkspur. Event is a benefit for Douglas County Youth and lasts from 12:30-5:30 p.m. Grass It Up performs its award-winning bluegrass music. Tickets include barbecue dinner featuring Texas-style brisket, pork and ribs, baked beans, beverages including tea, lemonade and water, and other sides. Tickets available at http://www.bbqbrewsandbanjos.com. Concession sales include three varieties of craft beer and wine.

Andy Jacobs plays the lead in the new musical “The Legend of Robin Hood” at the PACE Center Aug. 7 to 22. Photo by BK Studio

Opening Night Gala Lone Tree Arts Center celebrates the opening of the 2015-16 season with its opening night gala at 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, at the center. Gala tickets include access to the pre-show gala dinner and cocktails, tickets to the opening season performance of “Motown to Jersey,” and a champagne/dessert after-party with music and dancing. Single tickets are $150. Cocktail attire, black-tie optional. Reserved sponsored tables of 10 are available for $2,000 by calling 303-908-7939. Reservations available now from the Lone Tree Arts Center box office at 720509-1000 or online at www.lonetreeartscenter.org.

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Ballroom Dance Sampler ADVENTURES IN Dance offers Line Dance Aerobics from 7:30-8:20 p.m. Mondays through Monday, Aug. 24, and a ballroom dance sampler from 7-7:50 p.m. Thursdays through Thursday, Aug. 27. Adult dancers will learn the cowboy cha cha, electric slide, cupid shuffle and wobble at the line dance aerobics. At the ballroom dance sampler, learn the foxtrot, waltz, Viennese waltz and tango. To register, and for information, call 720-276-0562 or go to http://www.adventuresindance.com.

EVENTS Evolution of Scams Highlands Ranch Historical Society presents Old Ruses, New Ploys: The Evolution of Scams from 7-8:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 17, at the Southridge Recreation Center, 4800 McArthur Ranch Road, Highlands Ranch. This program provides insights into the most influential hucksters of our time and how, over history, they have perfected their trade. Speaker Barbara Martin-Worley is the director of consumer protection for the district attorney’s office in the 18th Judicial District.

Wildlife and Wine Join the Roxborough Arts Council for a night of wildlife painting on canvas while sipping a glass of red or white wine at the Audubon Nature Center. Be inspired by the surroundings of Chatfield State Park and create something that is all your own. The Wildlife and Wine program runs from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 14, at the Audubon Nature Center at Chatfield, 11280 S. Waterton Road, Littleton. Ages 21 and older. Registration required; go to www.denveraudubon.org or call 303-973-9530.

Kaleidoscope Juried Exhibition The Arapahoe Community College annual Kaleidoscope Juried Exhibition at Colorado Gallery of the Arts, 5900 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton, is open through Friday, Aug. 14. The juror for the exhibit is ACC art instructor Gigi Lambert. Admission is free and the exhibit is open to the public. The gallery is open from noon to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday (with a 7 p.m. close on Tuesday). Contact Trish Sangelo at trish.sangelo@arapahoe.edu.

Art Exhibit, Art Walk Town Hall Arts Center presents “Western Heritage,” an art exhibition featuring work by Lee Wasilik and Diane Edwards. The exhibit runs from through Monday, Sept. 7, in the Stanton Art Gallery at the center, 2450 W. Main St., Littleton. Go to http://www.townhallartscenter. org/stanton-art-gallery/. Town Hall Arts Center also will participate in Historic Downtown Littleton First Friday Art Walks. For information on participating galleries, go to http://www. littletonrocks.com/events/artwalk-aug/.

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Heart Center Educational Classes South Denver Heart Center, 1000 Southpark Drive, Littleton, offers free educational classes in August.

For information and to register, call 303-744-1065 or go to www.southdenver.com. Schedule of classes: Monday, Aug. 17, Diabetes, Pre-diabetes and Insulin Resistance, 11 a.m. to noon. Join Susan Buckley, RD, CDE, as she teaches you the ins and outs of diabetes and how to control blood sugar. Monday, Aug. 17, Anticoagulation Basics: Through Thick & Thin, 1:30-2:30 p.m. Learn to live with warfarin/Coumadin.

Thursday, Aug. 20, Hands Only CPR, 10:3011:30 a.m. Learn how to perform hands-only CPR. Registration required.

Tudy the Flute Lady to Perform Castle Country Assisted Living will welcome Tudy the Flute Lady for a performance at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 18, at Victorian House, 19600 Victorian Drive, Parker. This event is free and open to the public but space is limited. For more information or to RSVP, please call 303-482-5552. Castle Country Assisted Living is a nonprofit organization serving seniors in Douglas County.

Dave Hidalgo to Entertain Castle Country Assisted Living will welcome Dave Hidalgo for a performance at each of its three houses Friday, Aug. 14. Hidalgo will perform at 11 a.m. at Cantril House, 221 Cantril St., Castle Rock; at 1 p.m. at Valley House, 255 S. Valley Drive, Castle Rock; and at 3 p.m. at Victorian House, 19600 Victorian Drive, in Parker. Event is free and open to the public but space is limited. For more information or to RSVP, call 303-482-5552. Castle Country Assisted Living is a nonprofit organization serving seniors in Douglas County.

RanchFest Live bands, skate and graffiti competitions and a 5K race are highlights of RanchFest, which runs from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 15, at Redstone Park, 3280 Redstone Park Circle, Highlands Ranch. Breakfast hosted by Snooze follows the race, and a teen art sale will take place. Get details and sign up for the race at 1liquidhouse.com. Bring a can of food to donate. 1liquidhouse is a local nonprofit group that supports teens against depression, bullying and suicide.

Blue Thunder Ride The 16th anniversary Blue Thunder Ride, in memory of fallen Douglas County Sheriff’s Deputy Ron King, is Sunday, Aug. 16. Registration is at 8 a.m. at Platte River Grill, 5995 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton. Breakfast provided by the Platte. The Poker-style ride will end at the Platte River Grille patio. A scooter will be given away. Visit www.RonKingOrganization.org for entry details, registration, maps, giveaway details and information about Deputy King. Live music by Vivid Black. The ride is supported by Sentinels Colorado, Fraternal Order of Police.

Senior Stroll Join a Highlands Ranch park ranger from 8:30-9:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 20, for an easy stroll around Fly’n B Park, 2910 W. Plaza Drive, Highlands Ranch. Learn about the history of the park while getting exercise. For ages 50 and older; registration required. Go to MapSatellite highlandsranch.org/2014/12/19/aug-20-senior-stroll/ Care Center Bake Sale Solterra at Castle Rock plans an all-day bake sale fundraiser from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Friday, Aug. 21, at 4001 Home St., Castle Rock. All proceeds benefit the activities department at the care center that serves more than 60 special needs and elderly adults. To donate baked goods or money, or for information, contact Angie at 303-688-3174 or aprince@ solterrasl.com.

Thorpe to Talk About ‘Soldier Girls’ Helen Thorpe, bestselling author and Colorado journalist, will talk about her book “Soldier Girls: The Battles of Three Women at Home and War” at a Douglas County Libraries program at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 22, at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock.

Registration is free. Contact 303-791-7323 or DouglasCountyLibraries.org.

Boy Scouts Sell Fruit, Honey Boy Scout Troop 685 will sell Palisade peaches and pears and Larkspur honey from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 22, at Abiding Hope Lutheran Church, on the southeast corner of Simms and Coal Mine in Littleton. The sale of the fresh Colorado fruit and honey will help support Boy Scout activities such as campouts, badges and awards during the year.

Rally Run, Foxridge Fair The Foxridge Swim and Racquet Club plans a community event on Sunday, Aug. 23, to raise money to save the club’s tennis courts, which have to be reconstructed from the ground up. The day starts at 9:30 a.m. with a 5K Rally Run and free kids’ run, which starts at Foxridge Park and runs through the neighborhood trails. All proceeds will go to the tennis court fund.

At 3 p.m., Foxridge Fair will begin at the park, featuring a DJ, face painting, carnival games and food trucks. Foxridge Park is at 7070 E. Mineral Ave., Centennial. For information, and to register, go to www.foxridgeclub.com.

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American lawyer Clarence Darrow, a founder of the American Civil Liberties Union, fought for racial justice, labor reform, the teaching of evolution in our schools and more. He changed the social fabric of America in the early 20th century.

Irving Stone’s book, “Clarence Darrow for the Defense,” raised awareness of this remarkable man, who was known to speak for eight hours straight.

Actor David Casiano, a 25-year resident of Parker, was a labor union representative in earlier years and has been an educator in Parker. He read Stone’s book and saw Henry Fonda perform the role in 1974, which inspired Casiano to put together Darrow’s courtroom speeches as a library program.

In 2013, he performed David Rintels’ one-man play, “Clarence Darrow for the Defense,” in Parker, and he is revisiting the material with a Slingshot Artist Productions version at the Aurora Fox Studio Theatre through Aug. 30.

Previously, he directed himself, but this year Robert Michael Sanders is directing him.

Casiano — who served as Parker’s mayor for eight years — said in a telephone conversation that he has enjoyed studying Darrow extensively. One can read transcripts of Darrow’s court cases online and find historic photos to learn how he

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Dining For Women Meet Marsha Wallace, co-founder of Dining for Women, from noon to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 26, at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 Wilcox St., Castle Rock, in Bank Room West.

Also meet regional co-leaders Patty Karabatsos and Linda Dougall. Donations will be accepted. Space is limited; RSVP to bphck2@gmail.com. Contact Betty Purkey-Huck at 303-6884983 or bphck2@gmail.com for information.

Farmers’ and Street Markets The Highlands Ranch Community Association’s farmers’ and street markets are open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sundays through Oct. 25, at Town Center, 9288 Dorchester St., Highlands Ranch. For details, pick up a Colorado Farm Fresh Directory at any HRC recreational center or go to http://hrcaonline.org/Classes-Camps-Activities/Events/Calendar-Events/ ctl/viewdetail/mid/5667/itemid/7479/d/20150503.

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dressed and the physicality of the man. (A bit of recorded speech was too scratchy to be helpful.) “It’s been a challenge every day,” Casiano said.

The hardest thing is that until the audience responds, you don’t know how it’s going. But Casiano is passionate about the history portrayed. “People died to get you an eight-hour day and five-day work week.”

Darrow is famous for the Leopold and Loeb trial, where he defended two thrill-seeking teenage murderers, and for what was called the Scopes Monkey Trial, which dealt with teaching evolution in the schools — still a hot topic in some places.

Casiano founded Café La Papa (Experimental Theater Company) and made a debut in January 2013 with a performance of Edward Albee’s “The Zoo Story.” He later presented “Clarence Darrow for the Defense” in the Deepspace Business and Event Center in Parker. This month, he is bringing the play to audiences in a more central part of the Denver metropolitan area. He hopes to reach some younger people with the story of this important historic figure.

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EDUCATION Walking Tour of Castle Rock A 45-minute walking tour of historic Castle Rock begins at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 22, starting at The Courtyard on Perry Street, between Third and Fourth streets, and ending at the Castle Rock Museum, 420 Elbert St. Group and bike tours available by reservation. Call 303-814-3164 or email museum@castlerockhistoricalsociety.org

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Quite the catch Player behind the plate is key to softball success

By Jim Benton jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia.com A basketball point guard and a softball catcher have much in common.

Both players take charge and are team leaders.

High school softball catchers touch the ball about 90 percent of the time. So they need to be athletic to block pitches and straddle the plate on plays at home, have a strong throwing arm, work with pitchers, set up defenses, correctly frame pitches, and establish a rapport with the home plate umpire.

In short, catchers run the show just like a point guard takes charge of a basketball team.

“For me, catchers are important for the leadership of the whole game,” said Rock Canyon coach Debbie Kortbawi. “I call them the captain. They are the ones in command. They can see everything.

It’s their job to command the ship.

“It’s kind of their job to go out and if the pitcher is not doing what she is supposed to be doing, calm her down, take the timeout that we don’t have to get charged with. Even if the pitcher is doing her job, sometimes the fielders aren’t doing as much as they should. The catcher can calm everybody down and kind of bring them together. That’s all part of controlling the game and being in charge of the ship.”

Kortbawi has a good catcher in junior Sloane Stewartson, who has been the Continental League batting champion the past two seasons. She’s also good defensively and has become a leader.

“It’s my job to see the field and run the defense,” Stewartson said. “I need to put everybody in position when the ball is hit and tell people what to do when a certain hitter gets up. Basically, I just have to see the game. The bench will tell me, ‘Hey, this batter had a good hit to the right side,’ and I can call a pitch that will go inside and try to make her jam and bring the ball down to where we want it to go.”

Stewartson also knows the art of working with the pitcher is important.

“I try to see how they are on that day and then try to base myself off of that and see if they need more encouragement or if they need me to call time,”

SOFTBALL TEAMS AT A GLANCE Rock Canyon Jaguars COACH - Deborah Kortbawi 2014 RECORD - 9-13 (7-3) LEAGUE - 5A/4A Continental PLAYERS TO WATCH - Sloane Stewartson, Jr., C (.632 AVG, 8 HR, 32 RBIs); Sydney Marchando, Jr., P (2.66 ERA, .456); Caroline Thomas, Sr., OF (.393); Katie DiDonna, Sr., SS 2015 OUTLOOK - Jaguars are coming off a rare losing season, but standout junior catcher Sloane Stewartson headlines a team that has something to prove this season. Stewartson led the league in batting average, home runs, slugging percentage and on-base percentage. “This year we have great senior leadership and a core group of underclassmen with more experience,” said Kortbawi.

“With our focus on embracing the team, we plan to stand tall, talk small and play ball.”

ThunderRidge Grizzlies COACH - James Dollaghan 2014 RECORD - 8-11 (3-7) LEAGUE - 5A/4A Continental PLAYERS TO WATCH - Kellsi Peterson, Sr., OF (.413); Isabel Aguilar, Soph., UTIL (.326); Emily Morris, Jr, P; Sami Schoen, Sr. SS; Rachel Bean, Soph, P. 2015 OUTLOOK - The youthful Grizzlies will be looking for replacements as only four letter winners return. “The key to the season will be getting ahead of hitters and pitching to locations,” said Dollaghan. “Offensively we look to use our speed and move runners up.”

Valor Christian sophomore pitcher Ali Kilponen, right, won 18 games last season and pitched the Eagles to the Class 4A state championship, but she said she couldn’t have done it without junior catcher Erica Mann (left). Photos by Jim Benton she said. “I talk to them about what’s working or not working. I just try to be their motivator.”

Legacy coach Dawn Gaffin has had her share of good catchers, who have helped the Lightning win six of the past eight Class 5A state titles.

“The catcher is part of the battery, and batteries for softball and baseball are one of the most important facets of the game,” said Gaffin.

Valor Christian had a dominant battery last season in freshman pitcher Ali Kilponen, who won 18 games, and sophomore catcher Erica Mann. The Eagles won the Class 4A state championship.

“Erica and I have a very good friendship on and off the field,” said Kilponen.

“When I came to Valor, with her being such a good friend I could trust her on the field. We have such a strong bond that I can help her and she can help me overall, and I couldn’t have done it last year without her.”

Mann knows that establishing a good relationship with the pitcher is vital, even if both are friends.

“The toughest thing about catching is finding a pitcher you can work with well,” said Mann. “When a pitcher is

Rock Canyon junior catcher Sloane Stewartson says her job is to see the field and run the defense, but she has also been one of the Continental League’s top hitters the past two seasons. happy, they pitch better. The hardest part even with this one (Ali) is she gets really hard on herself. It’s the little things that we can do. I’ll go out and we do anything that makes her smile. It’s just a game.”

Mountain Vista Golden Eagles COACH - Bret Grammerstorf 2014 RECORD - 9-12 (5-5) LEAGUE - 5A/4A Continental PLAYERS TO WATCH - Hayden Smith, Sr., OF (.404 ); Rebecca Gonzales, Soph., 1B (.391, 15 RBI); Paige McGuire, Jr., P. 2015 OUTLOOK - Vista will have a blend of youth and experience to help propel the team. “We have a really good group of returning players this year and we have some younger players that will fill in and play some major roles,” said Grammerstorf. “We will have more experience in the circle, which is always a plus.”

Highlands Ranch Falcons COACH - Joseph Gleason 2014 RECORD - 1-16 (0-10) LEAGUE - 5A/4A Continental PLAYERS TO WATCH - Ryan Milkowski, Fr.; Rachel Van Gundy, Fr.; Lyndon Burnett, Sr. 2015 OUTLOOK - Falcons have won just 13 games over the past three seasons but Gleason anticipates better results in the future.

“We are a young team with some girls who have good potential as they get older and grow,” he said.

Valor Christian Eagles COACH - Dave Atencio 2014 RECORD - 24-1 (7-1) LEAGUE - 4A Jeffco PLAYERS TO WATCH - Ali Kilponen, Soph, P (18-1, 0.62 ERA, 226 Ks); Abby Zuschlag, Jr., 2B (.570, 24 RBI); Alexandra Kinder, Sr., 3B (.406, 20 RBI); Lauren Foster, Jr., SS; Erica Mann, Jr., C. 2015 OUTLOOK - Eagles will be the target for teams after winning the state Class 4A title last season. Kilponen returns which makes Valor a title contender again. “With six starters back including Kilponen, we will be extremely strong,” said Atencio. “We expect to compete for another league title and defend our state title.”

Golfers seek winning mentality on course High school sport requires correct thought process

By Jim Benton jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia.com In golf, one bad shot, a dreadful hole or a harsh break can send scores soaring.

It happens in all levels of the sport, but especially in the high school ranks.

Accurate drives, excellent approach shots and precise putting are essential.

But for a player to do those things on the course, a strong mental game is imperative.

“Golf has unique challenges on the mental side of the game,” said MetaGolf instructor Matt Long, Valor Christian’s boys golf assistant and mental coach. “The nature of it with being out there for five hours or more, you don’t have the reactionary part of it. It’s just you and the ball and it’s all self-initiated. There is just too much time between shots for you to think yourself into some bad places. It has a huge impact on the game.”

Lakewood coach Alan Gonzales agrees.

He emphasizes playing it forward. In golf, he said, it’s important to learn to forget.

“We can’t be afraid to fail,” he said. “We hit shots that we know we can make — if

PLAYERS TO WATCH A list of some of the top south metro area high school boys golfers for the 2015 season: Tim Amundson, Valor Christian; Casey Chipman, Castle View; Jack Crisp, Highlands Ranch; Austin Hardman, Mountain Vista; Subin Lee, Cherry Creek; Nick Leibold, Heritage; Reese Leiker, Heritage; Philip Nelson, Legend; David Packer, Arapahoe; Chris Raap, Mountain Vista; Scott Robb, Littleton; David Roney, Douglas County; Justin Vaughn, Lutheran; Coby Welch, Valor Christian; Tyler Zang, Highlands Ranch; Ryan Zetwick, Rock Canyon

they work that’s great, if they don’t work we put it out of our mind. We learn from it but don’t dwell on it, drop our head and keep working hard.”

Senior Kevin Liao and sophomore Jack Castiglia are two Lakewood golfers who wrestle with problems but have become mentally tougher.

Liao has a tendency to be hard on himself. Castiglia is a short hitter, trying to keep up with the long drivers.

“I’m hard on myself after a bad shot, but it’s even worse to keep thinking about that and making your round even worse,” said Liao. “After a bad shot, I used to focus on

what I did wrong on the swing and things like that. It used to be difficult for me. As long as you are focusing on what you want to do after the bad shot, it takes your mind off that bad shot. If you have the confidence to know your swing is at a good place, then you need to know you have the confidence to hit good shots.”

Castiglia plays his own game and doesn’t try to outdrive everybody, which is another test of being mentally strong.

“I know that on long holes I’m going to have to use my short game. While others are hitting short irons in, I am hitting hybrids in,” said Castiglia. “I have to play my own game. I am starting to hit the ball farther, but I know I’m still going to be 30 yards behind everybody else. I can’t play anybody else’s game other than my own.”

Arapahoe senior David Packer tied for fifth in last fall’s Class 5A state championship tournament and has a unique way of erasing bad thoughts.

“When I was younger, I used to hold onto a bad shot or a bad hole for a long time,” Packer said. “You’ve got to learn one shot at a time, forget the previous shot. I tend to think of a song I heard on the road driving to the course and try to run that through my head between shots, instead of thinking about golf 24/7 on the course.

Overthinking is definitely bad.”

Arapahoe High School’s David Packer is expected to be among the area’s top golfers this season. Courtesy photo

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A course is a course, of course — not so fast In Colorado high school cross-country, a variety of surfaces challenge runners

RUNNERS TO WATCH Top returning south metro area runners:

By Jim Benton jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia.com High school cross-country athletes who like variety are happy to be running in Colorado.

Course surfaces in the state include grass, dirt, cinder, concrete and asphalt. Some are relatively flat, while others feature inclines.

Some have water crossings.

“Cross-country in other states is like on golf courses,” said Paxton Smith, a senior for defending 5A champion Mountain Vista.

“That’s where a lot of races are held. A lot of that is because it’s fast. Golf courses are fast on that nice true grass.

“In Colorado, you don’t see that very often.

There are races on grass — they are there — but somewhere else you would race on grass courses every week. You can race with spikes on grass. Here in Colorado, we race a lot more on dirt and concrete. You can’t run in spikes.

The thing with dirt, when you have a couple hundred kids out there, running it gets dusty.

Sometimes, dirt can be slow.”

One of the most unique courses in the state is at deKoevend Park in Centennial, where the Arapahoe Warrior Invitational is held. Runners start on grass and run along the High Line Canal trail. There is a little cement, plus two water jumps, during the race, which will be Sept. 4 this season.

Last season after heavy rains, runners had trouble crossing the rising water in Little Dry Creek.

“It’s a unique course because we do have water crossings at two different points,” said Arapahoe girls coach Jeff Krause. “Last year, we pretty much had a flash flood before the race, so the water was about chest deep on some of the kids as they went in. It was pretty memorable for them.”

Boys Ben Butler, SkyView Academy Conor Egan, Cherry Creek Alex Fu, Mountain Vista Steven Goldy, Arapahoe Alex Hebner, Chaparral Addison Hellier, Mountain Vista Lars Hultgren, Cherry Creek Scott Johnson, Legend Kyle Moran, Cherry Creek Paxton Smith, Mountain Vista Richard Weigang, Heritage

At last year’s Arapahoe Warrior Invitational at deKoevend Park in Centennial, heavy rains swelled the flow in the High Line Canal, transforming the traditional water jump into a thigh-deep wade through rushing water. File photo Many runners rank it as one of the most difficult courses in Colorado.

“There’s pretty much a little bit of everything in the course,” said Cherry Creek senior Lilly Markusch. “It has a couple hills, so it is kind of hard. It’s a fun course because you get to jump in the water, which is kind of cool.”

With the diversity of courses in Colorado, times can be irrelevant — tougher tracks yield slower times, while easier courses make for a faster pace.

“I never worry too much about times in cross-country,” said Smith. “It’s nice to have quick times, but I definitely worry more about that during the track season. It’s all place in cross-country. That’s what colleges

care about — that’s what wins team titles, and that’s what matters.”

Many runners cite the course for the state meet at Norris-Penrose Events Center in Colorado Springs as another of the toughest. It features a challenging hill and a creek crossing.

Cherry Creek senior Katie Plomondon is among those who say the course is daunting, but she also agrees the time it takes to traverse a track is less important than where you finish in the pack.

“We don’t really worry about time,” she said, “unless we are running on a real fast course and we are running for a specific time and not place.”

Girls Allie Chipman, Mountain Vista Audrey Cordova, Heritage Savanna Dalton, Castle View Allison Janedis, Rock Canyon Megan Koch, Highlands Ranch Catherine Liggett, Legend Lilly Markusch, Cherry Creek Jessica Nats, Mountain Vista Devon Peterson, Cherry Creek Katie Plomondon, Cherry Creek Anne Renner, Cherry Creek

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By George, Valor has new hockey coach Gwozdecky led DU Pioneers to pair of championships

By Jim Benton jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia.com George Gwozdecky will be taking on a new challenge as he resumes his coaching career.

The former University of Denver coach was named the new hockey coach at Valor Christian High School on Aug. 7.

“George’s tenure in hockey and his accomplishments as a player, coach and program builder are so significant, but what has impressed us most is the care and con-

cern he has for young people to nurture and help them grow into competent caring leaders,” Valor Christian athletic director Jamie Heiner said in a news release.

Gwozdecky, who resigned in June after two seasons as an assistant with the NHL’s Tampa Gwozdecky Bay Lightning, is the only person to win an NCAA Division I championship as a player (Wisconsin, 1977), an assistant coach (Michigan State, 1986) and as a head coach (DU, 2004, 2005). He also won the 1983 NAIA national title as the coach of

Wisconsin-River Falls.

Now, Gwozdecky, 62, hopes to help Valor win a state high school title. But he takes over a program that has gone 5-31-0 in the past two seasons.

“My story of coming to Valor is truly amazing,” Gwozdecky said in the news release. “I was serving as a reference to a friend and an associate on a coaching position at Valor and the more I learned of the school, the more intrigued I became personally.

“That friend took a different role so I called Jamie to learn more. After speaking with the administration and learning more about the vision of the school and the desire they have to pour into the lives

of young people for their greater good in life beyond the sport, I was sold. I am truly excited to apply what I have learned in this great sport and the lessons of a lifetime of coaching to the Valor student athletes.”

Gwozdecky, who maintained his home in Highlands Ranch after leaving DU, was the Pioneers’ head coach for 19 seasons and compiled a 443-267-64 record and won the back-to-back NCAA titles.

His overall record as a collegiate head coach, which included a stint at Miami of Ohio, was 592-390-85.

“He is truly about something bigger than the sport and we are absolutely thrilled to have him join our team,” Heiner said.

5A football playoff field to be cut in half in 2016 New league changes aim for a more even balance of power

By Jim Benton jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia.com All Class 5A high school football teams in Colorado will be able to play a 10th regular-season game starting in the 2016 season, but it will be tougher to get into the state playoffs.

Instead of a 32-team state playoff bracket in 5A, the first round of playoffs will be reduced to 16 teams.

The Colorado High School Activities Association football committee made and approved the changes on Aug. 3.

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A wild card points system will be used to determine the 32 playoff teams this season, but the Rating Percentage Index will be employed starting next season to determine playoff teams.

Champions in seven realigned leagues will automatically qualify for playoffs and the top remaining nine teams in the RPI ratings will make the 2016 playoffs.

RPI ratings take into account a team’s winning percentage, the winning percentage of a team’s opponents and the winning percentage of the opponents of a team’s opponents.

“It’s a really wise thing that CHSAA did,” said Valor Christian coach Rod Sherman.

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4:30 p.m. Tuesdays Las August 28, 2015 by ents, cash,of food and medical assistDouglas County Government, Finance ment and Oak Re-treatment Project, as Talented is a nonprofite.g., group parents, educaance programs, and child and adult proDepartment, Purchasing Division, 100 specified.

Brisas Restaurant, 6787 S. Clinton St., Greenwood and community leaders thatThe supports the curtective services.

Department Third Street, Suite 130,tors Castle Rock, ColVillage.

Call LesAUGUST at 303-797-1209. rently has two office locations in Castle orado 80104. Four (4) copies of your bid ON THURSDAY, 20, 2015 @ educational and emotional needs of gifted and

Rock: 4400 Castleton Court and 4000 response shall be submitted in a sealed 9:00 A.M., THERE WILL BE A MANDATJustice Way. The Department is seeking envelope, plainly “Invitation for Bid ORY SITE TO THIS learners in Douglas County.

Affiliate of a Words forVISIT the RELATED Journey Christian Writers Guildmarkedadvanced long-term, professional, non-rotating team (IFB) #036-15, Spruce Mountain Project”.

PROJECT. THE MANDATORY SITE to providefor customer service adminisand/or faxed the bid responses VISIT ALLOW ALL POTENTIAL ColoradowillAssociation GT and the and National meetsWILL from 9:30-11 a.m.

Tuesdays atElectronic Southeast trative support. This includes the Recepnot be accepted. Bids will not be conBIDDERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO VIEW Association for GT.tion Find our mission, newsletters, Christian Church, 9650 Jordan Roadsidered in Parker.

Desk Services, Inbound Phone Serwhich are received after the time THE WORK-SITE AND DISCUSS THE vices, Mail Processing, Internal and Exstated and any bids so received will be rePROJECT DETAILS. THE MANDATevents and generalternal information at www.dcagt.org.

The SITE group hasWILL a guest speaker fromturned 7-9 p.m. on Client Support, and Clerical Duties unopened.

ORY VISIT BEGIN AT THE and General Office Work. This is not inSPRUCE MOUNTAIN OPEN SPACE tended to be a temporary arrangement, Douglas County Government reserves the PARKING LOT, OFF SPRUCE MOUNnor is the Department seeking temporary right to reject any and all bids, to waive TAIN ROAD IN LARKSPUR, COLORstaff, but a long-term solution for manformalities, informalities, or irregularities ADO. PLEASE CALL 720-733-6924 aging the initial contact between the Decontained in a said bid and furthermore, to FOR DIRECTIONS, IF NEEDED. ONLY partment and the families we serve. Staffaward a contract for items herein, either in THOSE PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS ATing and supervision is required simultanwhole or in part, if it is deemed to be in the TENDING THE MANDATORY SITE VISeously and continuously at both sites lisbest interest of the County to do so. AddiIT WILL BE ALLOWED TO SUBMIT A ted above on a long-term basis. The Detionally, we reserve the right to negotiate BID ON THIS PROJECT. NOTE: partment may add an additional facility in optional items and/or services with the PLEASE BE PROMPT AS WE WILL 2016 or 2017, which would require staffsuccessful bidder.

LEAVE THE PARKING LOT NO LATER as well.

THAN 9:15AM AFTER WE REVIEW THE advertise your publicing notices call 303-566-4100 Please directTo any questions concerning PROJECT DETAILS. The RFP documents may be reviewed this IFB to Carolyn Riggs, Purchasing Suand/or printed from the Rocky Mountain Epervisor at 303-660-7434 or *** PLEASE PLAN ON UP TO FOUR (4) Purchasing System website at www.rockycriggs@douglas.co.us, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 HOURS FOR THE WALK-THROUGH, mountainbidsystem.com. RFP docup.m., Monday through Friday, excluding DUE TO LIMITED VEHICLE ACCESS TO ments are not available for purchase from holidays.

THE TREATMENT BLOCKS. PLEASE Douglas County Government and can WEAR STURDY SHOES AS THE TERonly be accessed from the above-menLegal Notice No.: 927571 RAIN IS ROCKY AND VEGETATION IS tioned website. While the RFP docuFirst Publication: August 13, 2015 DENSE IN THE TREATMENT BLOCKS ments are available electronically, Last Publication: August 13, 2015 *** Douglas County cannot accept electronic Publisher: Douglas County News-Press proposal responses.

The IFB documents may be reviewed and/or printed from the Rocky Mountain EPublic Notice Five (5) copies of your RFP response Purchasing System website at www.rockyshall be submitted in a sealed envelope mountainbidsystem.com. While the IFB REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) plainly marked “RFP No. 037-15, Customdocuments are available electronically, #037-15 er Service and Administrative Support Douglas County cannot accept electronic CUSTOMER SERVICE AND Team” and mailed or hand-carried to the bid responses.

ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT TEAM address shown above prior to the due date and time. Electronic and/or faxed reBid responses will be received until 2:00 The Douglas County Department of sponses will not be accepted. RFP rep.m. on Friday, August 28, 2015 by Human Services (Department) provides sponses will be received until 4:00 p.m., Douglas County Government, Finance various services and programs to residon Wednesday, September 2, 2015 by the Department, Purchasing Division, 100 ents, e.g., cash, food and medical assistDouglas County Purchasing Division, 100 Third Street, Suite 130, Castle Rock, Colance programs, and child and adult proThird Street, Suite 130, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104. Four (4) copies of your bid tective services. The Department curorado 80104. Proposals will not be conresponse shall be submitted in a sealed rently has two office locations in Castle sidered which are received after the time envelope, plainly marked “Invitation for Bid Rock: 4400 Castleton Court and 4000 stated, and any proposals so received will (IFB) #036-15, Spruce Mountain Project”.

Justice Way. The Department is seeking a be returned unopened.

Electronic and/or faxed bid responses will long-term, professional, non-rotating team not be accepted. Bids will not be conto provide customer service and adminisDouglas County Government reserves the sidered which are received after the time trative support. This includes the Recepright to reject any and all proposals, to stated and any bids so received will be retion Desk Services, Inbound Phone Serwaive formalities, informalities, or irreguturned unopened. vices, Mail Processing, Internal and Exlarities contained in a said proposal and ternal Client Support, and Clerical Duties furthermore, to award a contract for items Douglas County Government reserves the and General Office Work. This is not inherein, either in whole or in part, if it is right to reject any and all bids, to waive tended to be a temporary arrangement, deemed to be in the best interest of the formalities, informalities, or irregularities nor is the Department seeking temporary County to do so. Additionally, we reserve contained in a said bid and furthermore, to staff, but a long-term solution for manthe right to negotiate optional items/seraward a contract for items herein, either in aging the initial contact between the Devices with the successful vendor. whole or in part, if it is deemed to be in the partment and the families we serve. Staffbest interest of the County to do so. Addiing and supervision is required simultanPlease direct any questions concerning tionally, we reserve the right to negotiate eously and continuously at both sites listhis RFP to Carolyn Riggs, Purchasing optional items and/or services with the ted above on a long-term basis. The DeSupervisor, 303-660-7434, successful bidder. partment may add an additional facility in criggs@douglas.co.us, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 2016 or 2017, which would require staffp.m., Monday through Friday, excluding Please direct any questions concerning ing as well. holidays. this IFB to Carolyn Riggs, Purchasing Supervisor at 303-660-7434 or The RFP documents may be reviewed Legal Notice No.: 927572 criggs@douglas.co.us, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 and/or printed from the Rocky Mountain EFirst Publication: August 13, 2015 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding Purchasing System website at www.rockyLast Publication: August 13, 2015 holidays. mountainbidsystem.com. RFP docuPublisher: Douglas County News-Press ments are not available for purchase from Legal Notice No.: 927571 Douglas County Government and can First Publication: August 13, 2015 only be accessed from the above-menLast Publication: August 13, 2015 tioned website. While the RFP docuPublisher: Douglas County News-Press ments are available electronically, Douglas County cannot accept electronic proposal responses.

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Government Legals PUBLIC NOTICE DOUGLAS COUNTY BOARD OF EQUALIZATION Pursuant to §39-8-104 C.R.S., notice is hereby given that beginning September 8, 2015 the Douglas County Board of Equalization will meet to review the assessment roll of all taxable property located in the County as prepared by the County Assessor, and to hear appeals from determinations of the Assessor. All such hearings will be concluded and decisions rendered thereon by the Board of Equalization at a hearing held at 10:00 AM on October 28, 2015, in the Commissioners’ Hearing Room, located at the Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado. All decisions of the Board of Equalization will be mailed or emailed to the petitioner within five business days of the date on which such decisions are rendered.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS DOUGLAS COUNTY, COLORADO Codie Brenner, Clerk and Recorder Legal Notice No.: 927551 First Publication: August 13, 2015 Last Publication: August 13, 2015 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF CONTRACTORS SETTLEMENT COUNTY OF DOUGLAS STATE OF COLORADO

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Section 38-26-107, C.R.S., as amended, that on the 8th day of SEPTEMBER 2015, final settlement will be made by the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, for and on account of a contract between Douglas County and SWINERTON BUILDERS for the ROBERT A.

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Section 38-26-107, C.R.S., as amended, that on the 8th day of SEPTEMBER 2015, final settlement will be made by the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, for and on account of a contract between Douglas County and SWINERTON BUILDERS for the ROBERT A. CHRISTENSEN JUSTICE CENTER DETENTION FACILITY EXPANSION PROJECT REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) #021-12 (PO#34352), in Douglas County; and that any person, copartnership, association or corporation that has an unpaid claim against said SWINERTON BUILDERS for or on account for the furnishing of labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions , provender or other supplies used or consumed by such contractor or any subcontractors in or about the performance of said work, or that supplied rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of said work, may at any time up to and including said time of such final settlement on said 8th day of SEPTEMBER 2015, to file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim with the Douglas County Government, Board of County Commissioners, c/o Facilities Management, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104.

Failure on the part of the claimant to file such statement prior to such final settlement will relieve said County of Douglas from all and any liability for suc h claimant’s claim. The Board of Douglas County Commissioners of the County of Douglas, Colorado, By: Carolyn S. Riggs, CPPB, Purchasing Supervisor, Douglas County Government.

Legal Notice No.: 927528 First Publication: August 6, 2015 Last Publication: August 13, 2015 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Government Legals Public Notice INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) NO. 036-15 2015 SPRUCE MOUNTAIN FOREST STAND IMPROVEMENT and OAK RE-TREATMENT PROJECT The Wildfire Mitigation Staff of Douglas County Government, hereinafter referred to as the County, respectfully requests bids from responsible and qualified firms for the provision of services related to the Spruce Mountain Forest Stand Improvement and Oak Re-treatment Project, as specified.

ON THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 2015 @ 9:00 A.M., THERE WILL BE A MANDATORY SITE VISIT RELATED TO THIS PROJECT. THE MANDATORY SITE VISIT WILL ALLOW ALL POTENTIAL BIDDERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO VIEW THE WORK-SITE AND DISCUSS THE PROJECT DETAILS. THE MANDATORY SITE VISIT WILL BEGIN AT THE SPRUCE MOUNTAIN OPEN SPACE PARKING LOT, OFF SPRUCE MOUNTAIN ROAD IN LARKSPUR, COLORADO. PLEASE CALL 720-733-6924 FOR DIRECTIONS, IF NEEDED. ONLY THOSE PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS ATTENDING THE MANDATORY SITE VISIT WILL BE ALLOWED TO SUBMIT A BID ON THIS PROJECT. NOTE: PLEASE BE PROMPT AS WE WILL LEAVE THE PARKING LOT NO LATER THAN 9:15AM AFTER WE REVIEW THE PROJECT DETAILS. *** PLEASE PLAN ON UP TO FOUR (4) HOURS FOR THE WALK-THROUGH, DUE TO LIMITED VEHICLE ACCESS TO THE TREATMENT BLOCKS. PLEASE WEAR STURDY SHOES AS THE TERRAIN IS ROCKY AND VEGETATION IS DENSE IN THE TREATMENT BLOCKS *** The IFB documents may be reviewed and/or printed from the Rocky Mountain E-

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THE BULLS ARE BACK IN TOWN

August 13, 2015

Often called the most dangerous event in rodeo, the PRCA Xtreme Bulls bull-riding event helped kick off the Douglas County Fair and Rodeo Aug. 6 in Castle Rock. Douglas County High School graduate Patrick Geipel, now of Westcliffe, got the crowd going with the first ride of the evening.

He was followed by pro riders from throughout the West, and a few from Hawaii. But the pros weren’t the only ones riding. Aspiring cowboys and cowgirls had the option to take their shots ringside on a mechanical bull.

PHOTOS BY SHANNA FORTIER

Douglas County High School graduate Patrick Geipel was the first to ride at the PRCA Xtreme Bulls event Aug. 6 at the Douglas County Fair and Rodeo.

Castle Rock resident Ithanny Luis, 4, conquers the mechanical bull while the pros took the arena.

Rodeo clown J.W. Winklepleck entertains the audience between sets.

Douglas County rodeo royalty: 2015 Princess Attendant Jameson Benson, 2016 Princess Attendant Shelby Schroeder, 2015 Princess Emily Wormington, Colorado High School Rodeo Queen Kayla Boelsterli and 2016 Queen Attendant Mary Oulliber.

FESTIVAL DAY! A day FULL of FUN! SATURDAY, AUGUST 15, 2015 35th Littleton Firefighters Children’s Parade Registration at Bega Park 7:45am Parade at 8:45am

87th WWW Grand Parade 10am – Noon

56th Arts & Crafts Festival & Home Improvement after Festival 8am – 5pm

Concessions 8am – 5pm

Free Entertainment Starting at Noon Dance Stage: Colorado Business Bank Parking Lot Family Stage: West end of Main St. Western Welcome Week is a 501(c)(3) Public Charity www.westernwelcomeweek.org