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MY NAME IS

GREG ENDERS

said they were starting up a program in Nepal. My partner, Barbara, had been scheduled last year to go to Nepal, but because of a neck injury she couldn’t travel. So we decided to try it this year. There were about 20 of us in Kathmandu.

In Nepal, I didn’t know what to expect.

On our trip in we flew into Dubai.

It’s a very pristine city, a very safe city, but it’s so rich. It was too nice for me, but it was interesting to see these buildings going up. We went from the ultra-rich to the ultra-poor.

One thing I’ve learned with age, the more deprived and poorer a country is, the more corrupt the government is, and I found that with Nepal. The people are doing nothing but surviving and existing.

But they appreciate people coming…and getting embedded with the population.

Retired engineer turned Global Volunteer About me I worked for Lockheed. I was born and raised in Denver and went to school at Colorado State. I became an engineer and worked for Lockheed Martin. I retired 13 years ago. I’m 71 now. Fortunately, I have a pension. I’m a pretty lucky guy nowadays. That’s allowed me to relax and recoup after working a pretty stressful job for a number of years. As a part of that, people I worked with recruited me to go over to China to work with Global Volunteers.

I love traveling. I love people and I love to give back a little bit as time goes on because when I was working, I didn’t have a chance to do that.

How I got involved with Global Volunteers This fellow retiree said ‘Hey, I’m going to China. Why don’t you go over with me?’ He was going with Global Volunteers and he had been very active with it. We went to Xian, China, and I ended up working in a small school that mostly took care of children with autism. I really enjoyed it and I was a teacher’s assistant.

My main goal was to help the teacher control one particular child. They were pretty debilitated, the kids, but it was very rewarding. It really changed

Greg Enders, a retired engineer from Lone Tree, spent two weeks in Nepal. my life in the fact I got to know the culture in China. I would walk a mile

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What I took away from my travels I didn’t go on this trip and come back a changed person. I’ve done quite a bit of travelling in my lifetime. I was in the Navy and spent a lot of time in the Mediterranean, so I knew enough to know cultures do differ. We had some familiarity with the Hindu system and the caste system, but what we found in Nepal, the headmaster of this orphanage grew up in the hills, very impoverished.

He came to Kathmandu and started working there and bringing himself by the bootstraps.

He converted to Christianity. What really came to life, when you’re born in the untouchable caste in the Hindu religion, you never leave it…What I saw was one way to get out of being an untouchable…is you become a Christian, and now you’re not that lower caste.

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Douglas County is co-sponsoring a free community recycling event that will accept electronics and up to three file boxes or kitchen trash bags of paper for shredding.

There is not a limit on the number of household electronics, including computers and televisions, but all must plug into a wall. Appliances, including refrigerators, washing machines, dryers, etc., will not be

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The free recycling event is from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 21 at Echo Park Stadium, 11901 Newlin Gulch Road, Parker.

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Volunteers will be on-site to unload your vehicle for you. Any cash donations received will benefit Douglas County Community Safety Volunteers.

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September 12, 2019

Commissioners OK new ballot for tax reallocation Revised measure will only ask one question

BY ELLIOTT WENZLER AND JESSICA GIBBS NEWS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Douglas County could have an additional $12.5 million per year for road improvements after commissioners voted to revise a November ballot item during a Sept. 3 meeting.

If approved by voters, the 0.18% sales tax revenue would be moved from the county’s justice center fund to the transportation budget. The reallocation would not require a tax increase for residents.

While a similar ballot question was added in June, the new question will instead ask voters to approve a greater reallocation of the county’s sales tax.

“From my perspective, this is a victorious day for Douglas county,” Commissioner Abe Laydon said in the meeting. “As we see 33 people per day being added to our community, the opportunity to deliver on traffic solutions is significant to me.”

Money from the 1% sales tax is divided among roads, the justice center and open space: Roads receive 0.40%, the justice center 0.43% and open space 0.17%.

In December 2020, 0.13% of the justice center sales and use tax is set to expire.

In a June 11 meeting, commissioners approved the similar ballot item, which would have asked voters to move renew the 0.13% and move it into the transportation fund.

It also would have asked for approval to issue bonds for transportation infrastructure.

In the Sept. 3 meeting, commissioners rescinded these questions and Laydon approved the new one unanimously.

The commissioners decided to remove the bonding question because they do not have a specific list of proposals that would immediately call for a bond, Commissioner Roger Partridge said.

“Right now, we don’t Partridge have an ask or a need for a big project,” he said.

While Commissioner Lora Thomas said she is pleased with the revised ballot item, she opposed the June decision to ask for 0.13% reallocation because she felt that it would not be sufficient.

Thomas Thomas remarked that “0.13 just wouldn’t get us there, and we know that transportation improves the quality of life for

our families, for our citizens, for our business. And this isn’t taking anything away from public safety.”

The additional 0.05% commissioners are proposing to reallocate from the justice center to roads is currently supporting staffing and maintenance of justice center facilities. That includes salaries of dispatch, deputies and specialists.

These costs would have to be funded by the general fund if not by sales tax, Partridge said.

“We will not see a change in public safety support,” he said.

If the additional 0.18% is approved, roads would receive a total of 0.58% from the 1% sales tax, effective January 1, 2020. A portion of the county’s property tax also goes toward transportation projects.

While the additional funding would help improve roads, it could also go toward other transportation projects, county spokesperson Wendy Manitta Holmes said.

During the Sept. 3 meeting, all three commissioners spoke about how residents have asked them to work on traffic.

“We do surveys about every two years and we consistently see very high numbers on the point of certainly ‘invest in transportation, do what you can to make sure that my commute, whether its work, home or play involvement, is minimized,’” Partridge said.

Sheriff’s office response The Sept. 3 vote is the latest in a contentious two-year discussion on improving traffic in the county.

In 2017, Thomas proposed a 0.23% reallocation of funds from the justice center to roads. The proposition was strongly opposed by the sheriff ’s office, which said it needed the funds for planned projects. Thomas’ idea was shot down by the board at that time after a two-night-long meeting including hours of public testimony.

“It’s the commissioners’ responsibility to budget appropriately,” Undersheriff Holly Nicholson-Kluth said about the Sept. 3 vote. “This was a decision they made.”

The sheriff ’s office will remain neutral and wait for voters to make the final choice, she said.

In June, Nicholson-Kluth called the 0.13% reallocation “a good compromise.”

Election details Residents will have the chance to cast their vote either in support of moving the funding to roads or keeping it the same in the November 5 election.

Mail-in ballots will be sent out beginning Oct. 15 and polling locations will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Election Day. Residents can register to vote by visiting GoVoteColorado.com.

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Safety advocates seek to stop bicycle fatality trend Concerns focus on ways to protect vulnerable road users

the minimum penalty is 10 days in jail and/or a $300 fine.

As for cycling, Hottman also said that while car drivers bear a lot of the responsibility on the road, cyclists can be more aware as well. She said that cyclist advocates also need to be advocates for safety on the road, making sure cyclists are not using their phones while biking and otherwise setting a positive example. Most cyclists, she said are also motorists, and should operate their bikes with the same precaution as they would driving a car. With congested streets, Hottman also said that people are stressed because they’re running late, which can lead to speeding. If people gave themselves more time to get places, it could help decrease traffic accidents.

“Frankly, we all just need to slow down a little bit,” she said.

BY KAILYN LAMB KLAMB@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

On the north side of the street where South Marion Parkway curves into East Bayaud Avenue in Denver, stands a bicycle painted completely white. The bike is under a tree, with stacks of bouquets piled next to it and a circle of electric votive candles around it.

The ghost bike stands at the intersection where Alexis Bounds was killed on July 24 while riding in a designated bike lane. In the street, someone has written “another slain cyclist” in green paint.

During July, Colorado added several of these memorial ghost bikes to its streets. Like crosses, or the blue city signs that read “Please drive safely,” followed by a victim’s name, they are a physical memorial — a testament to the lives lost on Colorado roadways.

For Brad K. Evans, the founder of Denver Cruisers, a monthly bike event organization, and former candidate for a seat on the Regional Transportation District’s board of directors, the ghost bikes are a stark symbol.

“We need a better conversation about the safety of our streets,” he said. “It’s essentially a gravestone.”

In the metro area including Adams, Arapahoe, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas and Jefferson counties, 35 pedestrians and cyclists have died so far this year, according to data from the Colorado Department of Transportation as of Aug. 20. A majority of those

Brad K. Evans helped to paint this ghost bike for his friend Scott Hendrickson. Evans said the ghost bikes are essentially gravestones on the streets.

PHOTOS BY KAILYN LAMB fatalities happened in Denver where 10 pedestrians and two cyclists were killed. On Aug. 9, Denver also reported its first electric scooter death when Cameron Hagan died as the result of an accident earlier this month.

But it’s not just a problem in Denver, or even Colorado, said Megan Hottman, a lawyer who focuses on personal injury cases for cyclists as well as safety laws for bikes and pedestrians nationwide. This upward trend in deaths is happening across the country, Hottman said. In 2017, 52 bicyclists and pedestrians were killed in the metro area. That number rose to 60 in 2018, according to data from CDOT.

Colorado officials and cycling advocates are exploring the need for new and harsher laws to prevent deaths of both pedestrians and cyclists on the road. More people are moving to the metro area, and as a result, more people are on the increasingly crowded roads.

In May, Gov. Jared Polis signed SB 19-175, a bill that deals with penalties given to drivers who seriously injure a vulnerable road user. The World Health Organization defines vulnerable road users as anyone who does not have an external shield. The bill made accidents resulting in serious injury a Class 1 traffic misdemeanor, in which

The ‘most vulnerable’ Jack Todd, the communications and policy manager with Bicycle Colorado, a statewide advocacy group for cyclists’ rights, said the increase in cyclist deaths has been going on for a number of years.

In 2014, CDOT reported 10 bicycle deaths statewide, a decline from 12 the year before. But in 2015, 14 deaths were reported. In 2016 and 2017, there were 16 deaths reported each year.

Numbers from 2018 are still being finalized, but preliminary data shows that 22 cyclists died last year in traffic accidents. Eleven of those deaths last year happened in the metro area.

Pedestrian traffic deaths have seen similar increases over time. In 2015, 64 pedestrians were killed in traffic accidents in Colorado. That number jumped to 84 in 2016, and jumped SEE BICYCLE, P18

Bikes part of Lone Tree’s future RidgeGate Parkway project will include detached lane for cyclists

BY NICK PUCKETT NPUCKETT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

In a city proud of its ability to offer options for how one commutes in the city, cycling may be the next frontier.

The city’s main roadways don’t lend themselves to cyclists — yet.

Lincoln Avenue, Yosemite Street and Park Meadows Drive are the big three roadways in the city. Some areas have painted bike lanes. Howard Moore, a member of the city’s citizen’s recreation committee, said he applauds the city for its initiative to accommodate cyclists, but more can be done.

“They did a great job to keep the Willow Creek Trail open during all that E-470 construction,” Moore said.

“I would like to see more bike lanes in the city.”

The city recently undertook a $27

People bike to work from the Willow Creek Trail near C-470 and Yosemite in Lone Tree, a popular spot for recreational and commuter cyclists.

NICK PUCKETT million project to widen the east side of RidgeGate Parkway and add a detached bike lane extending to about

Peoria Street. It fits with the city’s vision for the area as a bustling throughway for drivers, cyclists and pedestri-

ans. A detached bike lane, or protected bike lane, is a bike lane protected by objects like flower planters or parked cars. The concept is frequently seen in downtown areas like Denver’s.

Other than that, most cyclists in Lone Tree use the Willow Creek Trail, which extends north toward the Denver Tech Center, convenient for the bike-to-worker.

The city conducted a community survey in 2016, in which it asked about residents’ participation in various recreational activities.

Of the 1,213 respondents, 55% said they biked on trails or sidewalks in the city as an activity, which is down from 64% in 2009, according to the survey on the city’s website, CityofLoneTree.com. There are about 20 miles of paved and unpaved trails in Lone Tree, including the Bluffs, an area technically outside city limits, and Wildcat Trail on the western boundary of the city. There are about 17 miles of painted bike lanes on the streets. No cyclist has died in the past 10 years on Lone Tree streets, according to city officials.

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Wag-N-Romp goes to the dogs

The annual Wag-N-Romp lets dogs swim in the Cook Creek Pool every year, a chaotic event with hundreds of dogs of all sizes splashing around.

A corgi launches off the edge of the pool to retrieve a tennis ball Sept. 7 at the Cook Creek Pool.

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Annual pooch swim closes swimming season for the year

BY NICK PUCKETT NPUCKETT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

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he annual Lone Tree Wag-NRomp marked the end of the swim season with a dogs-only swim at the Cook Creek Pool Sept. 7. The event drew hundreds of dogs of all shapes and sizes who

scoured the pool for one last swim.

Before South Suburban Parks and Recreation drains the pool for the year, the dogs are invited to fetch tennis balls and frisbees in the pool (though some tried to drink the water).

Sammy the Samoyed had mixed feelings about the whole thing. He preferred the shallower end and didn’t care to swim too much.

“We’ve been coming for years. And it’s Colorado, so there’s not much access to water,” said Steve Tempelman, Sammy’s owner. “(Sammy) just loves it.

He’s a very heavy dog when he’s wet — a lot of fur. He just swims once a year.”

A German shepherd faces a tennis ball dilemma. At one point, the dog managed to get two tennis balls in his mouth, but when it eyed a third, well, it’s tough to figure that one out. The dog tries to corral the balls with his paw to keep all to himself.

Sammy the Samoyed dries off after taking a dip in the pool. It’s not fun to be wet with that much fur, so Sammy didn’t stay long.

A dog fetches a tennis ball at the annual Wag-N-Romp event at the Cook Creek Pool Sept. 7. Dogs took over the pool for some swimming before the pools are drained for the season.

It never goes unnoticed when a great Dane arrives, and the big dog made his presence known. Though nearly three feet in height, he preferred the shallow end.

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September 12, 2019

Douglas County to ‘spread’ transportation funding Denver Regional Council of Governments approved county’s $23 million plan

proves the TIP for projects within its jurisdiction, which includes municipalities throughout Denver, Boulder, Adams, Arapahoe, Jefferson, Broomfield and Douglas counties and part of Weld County.

DRCOG selects funding through regional and subregional categoBY NICK PUCKETT ries. Regional shares make up NPUCKETT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM about 20% of DRCOG’s funding allocation and include projects A new approval process to receive that affect every municipality in federal transportation funds has DRCOG’s jurisdiction. Subregional allowed smaller communities in shares are split between muDouglas County to have transportanicipalities within the county and tion needs addressed. make up 80% of DRCOG’s funding The Denver Regional Council of allocation.

Governments (DRCOG) approved 10 The largest sum of federal funds Douglas County projects to receive in the Douglas County forum will go federal funds over the next four toward widening County Line Road years through the Transportation from Broadway to University BouImprovement Program (TIP), worth levard. The $10 million project will almost $23 million total. The projpull $5.5 million from the Douglas ects range from simple safety and County forum’s allotted $23 million pedestrian improvements to larger and $4.5 million will come from the undertakings to improve capacity Arapahoe County forum. on major roadways as the county’s Highway 85 is set to receive fundpopulation surges. The 2020-2023 ing to eventuTIP was apally widen the proved Aug. 21. road from SedaTwo projects lia to Castle received fedRock. DRCOG eral funding in awarded just Parker, two in under $1 million Lone Tree, one to the county to in Castle Rock, complete preone in Larkspur, liminary steps one in Highfor this project. lands Ranch Douglas and three others County Comin unincorpomissioner Roger rated parts of Partridge said Douglas County, the projects according to the were decided approved TIP based on need document for throughout the 2020-2023.

Todd Cottrell, county and the “They were looking to DRCOG’s TIP senior planner region. The projects were spread the peagraded on a 1-3 nut butter,” said scale, three beTodd Cottrell, ing the highest priority. the DRCOG’s TIP senior planner.

“It’s very objective. There’s pretty “They wanted involvement from every community, so every community much nothing subjective on it.” Partridge said. “We look at congestion had a project.” because congestion not only effects Rather than have member muquality of life, but it’s also an air nicipalities apply individually for quality issue. We look at the condifunds, each of the eight counties in tion of the road. We look at the life DRCOG’s jurisdiction put together cycle of the road. We look at safety a proposal based on collaborative … There’s a lot of factors we look at discussions with all its municipaliand it’s a long list.” ties.

The Douglas County projects As a result, the Town of Larkspur followed three main themes: Makwill receive federal transportaing safety improvements to roads, tion funds for the first time ever, a providing better access for cyclists $400,000 share to go toward conand pedestrians and improving trafstructing a new sidewalk along fic flow.

Spruce Mountain Road.

The High Plains Trail/Cherry “Sometimes, especially with Creek Connector project drew $2 smaller communities, we’ve encourmillion from the regional share aged them to talk to their other to complete what Parker officials jurisdictions to see if they can have dubbed the United Nations of work behind the scenes to use local trail connections. It was the highest money on these projects,” Cottrell rated trail project this year within said. “Now what we’re seeing is these smaller communities stepping DRCOG. up to the plate.”

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‘They were looking to spread the peanut butter. They wanted involvement from every community, so every community had a project.’

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Youth Congress seeks delegates Douglas County students, in grades 9-12, have an opportunity to become involved as youth delegates at the 2019 Douglas County Youth Congress on October 1, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. at the State Capitol building in Denver. To complete your online registration or to learn more about the 2019 Youth Congress visit www.douglas.co.us and search for Youth Congress.

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Douglas County School Board lets charter pursue state authorization Agreement contingent on Ascent’s approval, acceptance from state

BY JESSICA GIBBS JGIBBS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

For John Castillo, father of the teen killed in the STEM School Highlands Ranch shooting, arming teachers is one way local schools could increase security. On Sept.

3, he walked away from a Douglas County School Board meeting impressed by parent Rachel Keane.

Keane offered impassioned public comment before directors decided charter school Ascent Classical Academy can pursue authorization under the state, rather than the district, to continue a program allowing its staff to arm themselves.

The Lone Tree school fell at odds with the district after approving the armed-staff program last year and implementing it for the 2019-20 school year.

Keane is the mother of two students at Ascent. She believes the program creates a safer environment and could deter people from attacking schools.

“Their mission and their intent is to protect students,” she said, praising her family’s access to school choice with arms raised and fervor

in her voice.

As she left the meeting, Castillo stopped her.

“I agree with you,” he said, wearing a T-shirt bearing a photo of his son, 18-year-old Kendrick, who died in the May shooting at STEM. Seeing the shirt and realizing who he was, Keane pulled Castillo into a hug.

“Keep the passion,” he said.

Wishing them well The board’s unanimous decision concerning Ascent’s transfer marked a milestone in what has been a year-long discussion between the two entities. School board President David Ray said Ascent requested a conversion to the Colorado Charter School Institute one year ago, but the board did not “move that request forward” at the time.

The charter’s CEO, Derec Shuler, told Colorado Community Media in August parents supported the program after the STEM tragedy, which, in addition to Kendrick Castillo’s death, left eight students injured. Staff who volunteer undergo a variety of courses, including FASTER training, before they can carry on campus. FASTER stands for Faculty/Administrator Safety Training & Emergency Response.

“It’s something that our parent community has been very vocal (about) wanting in the community,” he said.

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Ascent’s board School board review the Anne-Marie Lemieux, to member Kevin agreement DCSD board member and approve it Leung said he was one of the before they can board members apply with CSI. initially opposed Ultimately, the to Ascent’s request. Over recent decision to take Ascent on remains months, and with feedback from with the institute, but DCSD is reAscent parents, Leung quiring a transfer be completed by changed his mind. next school year under the proposed “I would like to honor agreement. their wish and wish them well,” he said.

‘Not the solution’ Ray has said the issue While school officials debated is not about arming policy requirements, Ascent’s teachers, but instead, program sparked calls for charter a debate over what disschool autonomy and the freedom Leung trict policy allows and for charters to implement armedwhat it doesn’t. Armed staff programs if they wish. personnel must be hired for the sole Still, others lamented armedpurpose of school security. They teacher programs as posing a greatcannot conceal their weapons and er risk to students’ safety. Parents must be certified in Peace Officer who spoke against arming teachers Standards and Training, or P.O.S.T. thanked the board for enforcing its District officials believe Ascent’s policy. program is not in compliance Mary Parker, grandmother of two with those parameters, but Ascent students in Douglas County, said she maintains it is operating within the understands owning a firearm gives confines of its contract. people an added sense of security.

Shuler said Ascent received a She’s held her concealed carry perwaiver from the portion of district mit for approximately six years, but policy pertaining to armed personshe doubts armed staff would deter nel when its contract was approved perpetrators who are often suicidal. but a different portion, policy ADD, “More guns is not the solution,” was later updated with new requireshe said. “We must not introduce ments. the cure that is worse than the Before voting in disease.” favor of the agreement, Castillo wasn’t the only STEM board member Anneparent to attend. Swathi Turlapaty Marie Lemieux said has two children at STEM who she “stands firm” in she said remain traumatized from her support of policy the shooting. The family left town ADD and that the board on July 4 “because they couldn’t expects all its schools to handle the noise,” she said. comply.

She noted an armed, private secuLemieux “Arming volunteer rity guard at STEM is suspected of employees with confiring at a responding officer and cealed weapons poses a significant injuring a student. She asked directhreat to accidental friendly fire,” tors to consider what the STEM she said. scene might have looked like with Nearly a dozen Ascent parents dozens of armed teachers and to spoke Sept. 3 in support of Ascent’s imagine “the chaos and confusion program. that would ensue.”

“It’s a great school. My child is “We cannot let schools be war thriving there,” Ascent parent Valzones,” she said. erie McKnight said.

Castillo did not speak during pubParents urged directors to continlic comment. He was there to listen, ue providing Ascent with mill levy he said, but he supports the idea funding if the district releases it of arming teachers and staff. He to CSI. A mill levy override passed believes that, and closing campuses, in November provides Ascent with could be two ways to increase school $1,200 per pupil annually. security as the community urgently The agreement approved by direclooks to prevent another tragedy. tors continues that funding through “We have to think of solutions 2023, when Ascent’s contract is set that are time sensitive,” he said.

‘Arming volunteer employees with concealed weapons poses a significant threat to accidental friendly fire.’

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Golf tournament Community walk draws raises $41,000 attention to suicide prevention for Fallen Officer Fund STAFF REPORT

STAFF REPORT

The first Douglas County Fallen Officers Fund golf tournament on Aug. 12 raised more than $41,000, according to a news release.

Hosted by Meridian Golf Club, the tournament drew 120 golfers and had 12 sponsors, including gold sponsor Miller’s Landing, along with US Foods and John Elway Chevrolet.

Those in attendance were able to see the Doulgas County Mounted Patrol and SWAT vehicles, as well as a 1962 fire truck displayed at the event by Jason Neeley. Among the items that were auctioned were an African safari and a NASCAR race package.

The Douglas County K9 division and other law enforcement agencies participated, and Douglas County Sheriff Tony Spurlock addressed the golfers, thanking them for their participation.

Next year’s event is scheduled for Aug. 10.

Money raised provides assistance to Douglas County Sheriff ’s Office members who are killed or seriously injured in the line of duty.

Learn more about the fund at www.dcsheriff. net/fallen-officer-fund/

Volunteers from communities in the Denver metro area are joining a nationwide effort to draw attention to suicide prevention.

According to a news release, suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the United States and the leading cause of death for young people ages 10-24 in Colorado.

September is National Suicide Prevention Month, and National Suicide Prevention Week runs from Sept. 8-14.

The annual Denver Metro Out of the Darkness Community Walk, hosted by the AFSP Colorado Chapter, begins at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 21 at Coors Field. The walk supports

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The Denver Metro Out of the Darkness Community Walk is one of more than 550 Out of the Darkness overnight, community and campus walks taking place nationwide this year. The walks are expected to unite more than 300,000 walkers and raise millions for suicide prevention efforts.

Last year, these walks raised more than $21 million for suicide prevention. Last year the Denver Metro Walk, raised more than $294,000 and had more than 4,600 participants.

“These walks are about turn-

ing hope into action,” AFSP CEO Robert Gebbia said in a news release. “The research has shown us how to fight suicide, and if we keep up the fight, the science is only going to get better and our culture will get smarter about mental health. With the efforts of our courageous volunteers, and a real investment from our nation’s leaders, we hope to significantly reduce the suicide rate in the United States.”

The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention is dedicated to saving lives and bringing hope to those affected by suicide. AFSP has local chapters in all 50 states with programs and events nationwide. Learn more at https://afsp.org, or follow AFSP on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.

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September 12, 2019S

IN THEIR BUSINESS CCIG moves into new South Denver office CCIG has moved into its new headquarters after a top-to-bottom renovation designed to create a modern, highly collaborative work environment featuring state-of-the-art technology.

The 45,000-square-foot building — more than double the size of its former home — gives CCIG room to grow in a space where it can better serve clients and the community.

Already one of the fastest-growing independent commercial, personal and employee benefits insurance brokerages in the region, CCIG has tripled in size over the past 10 years.

Consistently rated among the top places to work, CCIG employs 95 insurance professionals. Its new headquarters will ultimately serve as home to an expected workforce of more than 150 people.

CCIG acquired the three-story building at 155 Inverness Drive West last year and began the renovation in the spring of 2019.

“Starting fresh with a headquarters near I-25 and light rail allowed us to accommodate our growth, gives us more visibility and provided us with the opportunity to reinvent our workspace,” CCIG CEO Brook Mahoney said in a news release.

That reinvention included extend-

ing the structure on two floors to add space and adding conference rooms, coffee bars, communal cafes and more than a dozen “huddle rooms” where employees can meet with clients or team members working remotely.

The space also includes motorized desks that can be adjusted for standing, a Ladies Lounge, wellness room, a beer tap and a meeting space designed to evoke the feel and look of a casual yet sophisticated living space typically seen in an upscale hotel lobby.

The floor plan was designed to be more open with work areas laid out in “neighborhoods.” This approach allows employees to interact more readily yet preserve some privacy.

At the same time, the new space offers employees increased mobility.

“Our staff is now able to unplug, move around and work anywhere in the building,” Mahoney said in the release. “The design encourages greater collaboration in both formal and informal environments.”

The ultimate objective, he said, was to create a space that provides CCIG’s workforce the right blend of technology and office ergonomics along with some of the comforts of home.

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Bayaud names new executive director Tammy Bellofatto was named executive director at Bayaud Enterprises.

Bellofatto comes to Bayaud from Colorado Coalition for the Homeless, where she was director of vocational services. She begins her new role Oct. 1.

“I am thrilled to have Ms. Bellofatto join the team at Bayaud Enterprises as our new executive director. She has demonstrated experience and proven success as the director of employment services at the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless,” David E. Henninger, founder of Bayaud Enterprises, said in a news release.

For more than 50 years, Bayaud Enterprises has been a community innovator, reducing hurdles for people to find work and community.

“Ms. Bellofatto comes to Bayaud with the perfect experience and passion to lead Bayaud on its mission of reducing hurdles for individuals in the workforce. The board is thrilled to have found our next executive director,” Sabrina Stavish, Bayaud Enterprises president, board of directors, said in the release.

Medical office takes new approach to care A recently opened medical office is

taking a different approach to health care.

According to a news release, Pure Family Medicine, founded by Dr. Rebecca Bub, uses the Direct Primary Care health care model, a growing movement across the nation in which patients pay a monthly fee and receive much of their primary care for no additional cost.

“Direct Primary Care lets me get the time I have always wanted with my patients,” Bub said in the release. “As a result, I’ve gotten to know them on a personal level and have helped them make real changes in their lives.”

The monthly cost is from $65-$95 per person, and that cost includes appointments, in-office procedures and around-the-clock access to their doctor. When there is an additional charge, patients receive at-cost pricing and are shown costs up front so they know what to expect.

By making health care costs predictable and affordable, Pure Family Medicine lets patients take control of their health care, the news release said.

The office opened in August at 13402 W. Coal Mine Ave., Suite 250, Littleton.

Learn more by calling 720-828-7873 or emailing info@purefamilymedicine. com. Go to https://www.purefamilymedicine.com.

Highlands Ranch prepares for 19th annual Oktoberfest Event features German dancers, food and a dachshund race

BY ELLIOTT WENZLER EWENZLER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

There’s only one day a year that Highlands Ranch residents can watch dachshund races and German dancers while drinking beer: the annual Oktoberfest celebration.

The free event, in its 19th year, kicks off Sept. 21 with the 5k fun run and walk. Participants and attendees often dress up in authentic German clothing for the day’s events.

Throughout the day there will be live music, games, dancing, food, beer and vendors, spokesperson Jamie Noebel said.

“It’s not just about the beer, it’s about celebrating that whole culture,” she said. “We really try to keep it authentic.”

The Oktoberfest 5k begins at 9 a.m. at the Highlands Ranch Town Center South. Tickets are $45 for adults and $25 for children 12 and under until Sept. 18, when the cost increases.

The person who finds a blue kettlebell hidden on the race course

and brings it to the finish line will receive $100, according to the event’s website.

After the run/walk, participants can enjoy all-you-can-eat pancakes and free beer.

Dachshund races and other entertainment Later in the day, some of the event’s four-legged attendees will have their chance to race.

Dachshund parents can register their pets for the free races beginning at 2:30 p.m. The event starts at 3 p.m.

The competition, which includes a little race track and barriers, is always fun and crazy, Noebel said.

Dogs can win either the race or the best-dressed competition, she said.

Following the races are German dance and band performances, a stein-hoisting contest and a rock band show.

The celebration, which ends at 10 p.m., will be in the Town Center South at 9288 Dorchester St., where ample street and lot parking are available. More details are available on the Highlands Ranch Community Association website at hrcaonline.org.

“It’s just a great day in Highlands Ranch,” Noebel said. “Come enjoy as much of the day as you like.”

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Commemoration inaugurates Women’s Vote Centennial Event launches year of educational programming, community engagement, partnerships in Colorado STAFF REPORT

Gov. Jared Polis, representatives of History Colorado, and the newly formed Colorado Women’s Vote Centennial Commission made history Aug. 26, on Women’s Equality Day, when they kicked off the Women’s Vote Centennial commemoration of the 19th Amendment.

On the anniversary of the largest votingrights expansion in U.S. history, the event launched a year of educational programming, community engagement and partnerships in all 64 Colorado counties.

History Colorado, the state agency leading the initiative, announced inclusive, historic opportunities for Coloradans to participate, join grassroots efforts, and honor the individuals who fought for female voting rights.

Interested organizations and individuals are invited to collaborate to create space and events for civic engagement, commemoration, impact and support. Statewide partnerships between museums, libraries, clubs, schools, arts organizations and individuals will provide settings for

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suffrage-related events and dialogue.

Women’s Vote Centennial is the nation’s most comprehensive statewide effort to examine the importance of voting in our democracy. For information about ways to get involved and participate, visit COWomensCentennial.org, call 303-620-4933, or email HC_COWomensHistory@ state.co.us.

“We want this work to live on and to create a buzz within every Colorado community. It is only through partnerships and collaboration that we can reach individuals statewide with messages, programs and experiences that explore the journey and struggle to achieve voting rights,” Dawn DiPrince, chief operating officer of History Colorado, said in a news release.

In 1893, Colorado was the first state to outlaw, via state referendum, denying citizens the right to vote based on sex. This took place more than 25 years before the national women’s suffrage act was signed into law on Aug. 26, 1920.

Statewide events and initiatives officially commenced on Women’s Equality Day and will culminate in 2020, with the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment’s adoption. Several organizations are already participating in the grassroots movement, including the Arvada Center, Colorado Women’s Hall of Fame, Colorado Encyclopedia, League of Women Voters, Molly Brown House and Regis University.

For a calendar, go to www.historycolorado. org/2020-womens-vote-centennial-colorado.

Chris Hudson, public works manager for the Town of Parker, said the collaborative process played a big role in Parker’s projects. Parker was able to pull funds from DRCOG’s multimodal fund for Douglas County as well, which is roughly $4 million of the $23 million for the county.

“There was a lot of discussion to be forwardthinking and trying to solve problems before they get worse,” Hudson said. “(Highway) 83 was one of those.”

Two projects along Highway 83 will receive a total of $2.75 million in subregional funds for improvements to bicycle lanes and sidewalks. One section from Lincoln Avenue to Pine Lane will receive $1.75 million for traffic flow and safety improvements. The section from Twenty Mile Road to Hess Road will receive $1 million for cycling and pedestrian safety improvements.

Another $5.5 million in subregional funds will go toward safety improvements on Highway 83 from Bayou Gulch Road up to the El Paso County line.

The interchange at Lincoln Avenue and I-25 has long been identified as a project that needs improvement in Lone Tree. The project received $1.25 million in subregional funding. The project will begin a preconstruction phase to determine long-term solutions for the interchange.

A grade separation will be installed for the C-470 Regional Trail over Acres Green Drive as well. The 2.3-rated project received $2 million in subregional funding.

Castle Rock received $4.3 million in funding for improvements to the Highway 86 and Founders Parkway intersection.

“Part of this collaborative effort is … we’re also able to understand the long-term county needs,” Hudson said. “This will set the groundwork for what we’ll see in four years.”

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Check out groceries, human scenery, and emotionally

lace the item in the bag.”

“Place the item in the bag.”

How many times could you hear “Place the item in the bag” before losing your mind?

This is an ode to the 21st-century American grocery store.

Before there were the grocery stores we are familiar with today, there were general stores and “mom and pop” stores.

General stores might sell bulk foods, like soda crackers, and feature only two or three flavors of ice cream that had to be hand-packed.

I shopped at a mom and pop grocery store at the corner of Santa Monica Boulevard and Sawtelle Boulevard in West Los Angeles when

I was in college.

The owners were always there, stocking shelves, sweeping, or workQUIET ing the register. I DESPERATION got to know them by name during my freshman year, but a year later, I moved and began my lifelong relationship with major chain stores.

The closest I have come lately to a mom and pop is in my Craig Marshall favorite Colorado Smith town, La Veta.

Charlie’s Market has been family owned and operated since 1937. You can get anything you

need, and there’s even an old-fashioned ice cream counter.

I should probably move to La Veta and get this over with.

This rat race. This Interstate 25.

This madding crowd.

The population of La Veta is around 800, and about half of them are artists.

I am close enough to walk to two major chain stores. There are a few convenience stores nearby too.

And they are always populated with a wide variety of characters that could fill a Fellini movie.

I see families. Four, five, six, seven, eight. I guess it’s an education. (It’s an education for those of us who have to shop around them.)

I see high school kids, usually clusters of girls or clusters of boys,

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Armed teachers are needed Not everyone is of the same opinion, so lets talk common sense, not fact-based studies — what facts? Or what the teachers’ unions think, but common sense.

Your kid or grandchild is in a classroom. You’ve heard shots, you barricade the door, but the shooter forces his way in — after all he has a gun — what now?

Maybe your child or grandchild can be that hero, the Kendrick

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Castillo, and give up his life for his fellow students. But maybe there is no hero and everyone is hiding behind a desk including the teacher. Now what?

Common sense says, that intruder doesn’t even get in the classroom if the teacher (who wanted to be armed) puts a couple rounds in that door and the intruder goes elsewhere — after all, he is a SEE LETTERS, P13

generally giggling, buying junk food, and giggling.

Grocery shopping now comes in many forms.

You can still do it all yourself, or you can sit in your car and have someone shop for you. You can even have groceries delivered to your front door.

In the store, you have the option of having Kerri check you out, or checking yourself out.

If you check yourself out, you will hear “Place the item in the bag” after you scan every item, unless, like me, you simply mute it, which can be done on the screen in front of you.

Kerri has been working at the SEE SMITH, P13

Words of encouragement, kindness draw attention

hanks again for all of the emails regarding my column and the “Winning Words” found here each week. I truly appreciate you all.

Interestingly enough, and based on the community’s feedback, it seems like the stories I have shared and columns I have writWINNING ten over the years that include “softer” WORDS topics such as kindness, encouragement, love, trust, hope and faith always generate more emails each week than when I speak about leadership, change, careers, conflict and professional growth.

Michael Norton If I write about having courage in the face of change, the emails typically tend to focus on how to find that courage more than deal with the change. When I address the importance of encouragement in a leadership role, the responses are weighted more heavily on the encouragement aspect and less on being a leader.

This tells me that even in our everchanging, fast-moving, often turbu-

lent and upside-down world, we need to know that there is light at the end of the tunnel and that there is more than just the rush and crush of life that is right in front of us sometimes.

For some who deal with the brutality of reality so often, when they have the chance to catch a glimpse of something positive, they not only reach for it, but they leap for it. At least that is what I see in the emails I receive.

The other side of the story that I hear about is just how many of you seek out the positive words, the winning attitudes, the loving relationships, the majesty of the mountains, and the serenity of the sunsets as a defense mechanism. Recognizing that if you didn’t look for the “good,” that the “bad” would overtake you and consume your thoughts and energy.

I really love what one of our readers, Susan, shared with me in a recent email, “When I allow myself to see positive words, whether on a billboard, a storefront, a hand-painted wooden sign, online, in a magazine, or in one of your columns, it is like I am living in the light of those winning words.” She went on to share

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more about her choice of the word, “allow,” because she felt like sometimes, “the negative noise steals my freedom to choose goodness.” Have you ever felt that way? I think we all have, or even do, at some point.

This is why it is so important to find and strike the balance between the noise and what we allow in, and what we choose to defend against.

It is so vital to have people and places in our lives that bring us joy and happiness. We can build ourselves up and choose to lift others up through the words we use, write, text and email. Positive, encouraging, good, powerful, life-giving, loving, kind and generous words bring us to living in the light, they help drown out the noise of negativity.

For some of us who are very visual people, we love to see the good and positive words on display anywhere just like Susan. For others

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coward and this was supposed to be a gun-free zone. Everything changes when somebody shoots back. Yeah, but... there is no yeah, but — this is common sense.

C H McKie Jr. Castle Rock Vote no on CC Beware! That sweet little lamb over there really is a nasty wolf, well-disguised! That most disarming phrase, “without raising taxes,” starts the 2019 ballot issue known as CC, which was referred to us taxpayers by our very smart and kindly Democratic-controlled Leg-

who tend be more in touch with the audio form of hope and encouragement, they need to hear those words more often. And lastly, there are still others who need to feel those words of kindness and generosity in action. And whether those people around us need to see, hear, or feel those beautiful and life-giving words, they probably are looking to see, hear, or feel them from us.

So how about you? Are you someone who is also looking for the positive side of life found in a simple word? Do you keep a healthy word bank handy that is filled with words of hope and encouragement?

I would love to hear your own winning words at gotonorton@gmail. com, and when we can choose to live in the light of all of our winning words, it really will be a better than good week.

Michael Norton is a resident of Highlands Ranch, the chief revenue officer at Eventus Solutions Group, a strategic consultant and a business and personal coach. islature, with only our fiscal well being in mind. Remember that in November.

But note: This wolf has some very sharp teeth. The minute we foolishly pass it, TABOR — the Taxpayers Bill of Rights, which has been a thorn in the side of every big-spending Democratic legislator since it was passed in 1992 by us citizens to tame big government — will be gutted! Maybe you did not know that when there is a fiscal overage because of TABOR, that money funds the Senior Property Tax Relief and the Disabled Veteran’s Property Tax Exemption. Do you want those to disappear? Then vote no on CC in November.

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grocery store near me for a long time. She always has a smile on her face. I couldn’t do it.

I would last less than a week if I worked in a grocery store. It’s mayhem.

Last week I found a half-gallon of ice cream in the soup aisle.

Opened and half-eaten sleeves of cookies. Popped and consumed pop bottles.

Carts and people blocking aisles.

It’s a field day of inattention.

But. A grocery store is a beautiful

cornucopia.

I have seen Depression-era documentaries, and inevitably I count my blessings. I can get in my car and drive to a grocery store in minutes and buy everything I need and everything I want, at affordable prices.

One more thing: If there’s a firetruck parked out front, it means firemen are shopping, and that means there are appreciative women who are “shopping.”

And that’s always fun to watch.

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

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on target for growing popularity Local ranges offer opportunity to socialize, challenge oneself

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rchery is challenging, but can also be a way to relax.

It’s a social sport, as well as a way for an individual to strive to achieve a personal best.

“It gets in your blood,” said Jim Murrow of Morrison. “Over all the years, I’m still learning. It seems like every year I learn something new from somebody.”

Murrow, 63, has been practicing archery since he was a little kid, he said.

It all started when his mother found a bow leaning against a tree somewhere in Colorado’s mountains sometime in the late 1950s or early 1960s, Murrow said. Through the years, he started receiving bows and arrows as Christmas and birthday gifts.

“As I got older, I developed the interest,” Murrow said. “And it stayed with me through adulthood.”

Murrow currently serves the vice president of Golden High Country Archers and enjoys the sport for hunting and competitions.

“For me, it’s a constant learning process,” Murrow said. “You’re always trying to get better.”

Archery is the sport of using a bow to shoot arrows at a target. It dates back thousands of years — perhaps as long ago as the Stone Age — and evidence of humans using bows and arrows for hunting and warfare can be found around the world.

Today, people practice archery for leisure, hunting and competition.

“Archery is growing in popularity,” said Mark Giebel, director of Highlands Ranch’s Backcountry Wilderness Area.

But despite that, there is a lack of outdoor archery ranges, particularly 3D ranges, in the Denver metro area, Giebel said.

A 3D range is one where participants walk along a course, targeting three-dimensional foam models of animals.

To help fill that need, the Highlands Ranch Community Association opened its 3D archery range in the Backcountry Wilderness Area in June 2018. The range is a mile-and-a-half loop on a natural surface trail with 28 separate shooting stations, equipped with lifelike animals as targets.

“The Backcountry range is awesome,” said Josh Bednorz of Highlands Ranch. “It’s a place where my 4-year-old son and myself can spend time together shooting and hiking the trails.”

Being a family-friendly sport is certainly one reason people get into

FAMOUS ARCHERS Archers on the screen Katniss Everdeen, the “Hunger Games” Daryl Dixon, “The Walking Dead” Legolas Greenleaf, “The Lord of the Rings” Archers from mythology and folklore Cupid Robin Hood Apollo and Artemis Archers in pop culture Hawkeye, The Avengers — Marvel Comics Green Arrow — DC Comics Princess Merida, “Brave” — Disney Pixar

WHERE TO SHOOT Bear Creek Archery Range, 3340 S Knox Ct.,Englewood. www.bearcreekarchery.com/ Empty Quiver Archery, 7180 W. 117th Ave. Unit C, Broomfield. www.emptyquiver. com/ Golden High Country Archers, 4471 Salvia Street, Golden. Ghcarchers.org/ index.php Highlands Ranch Community Association’s Backcountry Wilderness Area, 6005 Ron King Trail, Littleton. hrcaonline. org/classes-camps-activities/sportsfitness/sports/archery1 archery, said Mike Schultz, co-owner and general manager of Empty Quiver Archery. But along with that, there are a number of other reasons people enjoy the sport, he added.

The skill-building challenge is one thing people enjoy about it, Schultz said. Anybody can go out and shoot and have fun, he added, “but it’s really hard to get good at it.”

Some people enjoy the Zen aspect of it, Schultz said, and others like the social aspect.

“It offers a getaway from whatever’s going on at home or at work,” he said, but it’s “also a great way to get involved with something and meet new people.”

Schultz has been shooting nearly his whole life — his dad got him into archery about 35 years ago — and he personally enjoys competing and the technical aspect of the sport, including how the equipment functions. But his favorite part is seeing the progress of archery students and those new to the sport.

Empty Quiver Archery in Broomfield is a 20-yard, indoor archery range with 38 lanes that focuses on recreational archery and training for SEE ARCHERY, P16

Archer Tina Prigge of Arvada takes aim at her target Sept. 5 at Broomfield’s Empty Quiver Archery.

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A girl aims for her target during one of the Golden High Country Archers’ Buckle Series tournaments in 2016. While the Golden High Country Archers’ range is only open to members for recreational use, anybody is welcome to compete in the club’s tournaments.

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Owls in spotlight in fest at Audubon center

he annual HOOTenanny Festival at Audubon Nature Center — located at 11280 Waterton Road southwest of Littleton — extends to five days this year, culminating in the only Owl and Music Festival in Colorado from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sept. 21. A variety of nocturnal hikes and craft activities in the Lois Webster Amphitheatre allow the visitor to become better acquainted with mainly nocturnal owls, starting Sept. 17. PartnerSONYA’S ing organizations, SAMPLER such as those who rehabilitate injured raptors, will participate, providing an up-close and personal encounter. Local folk music is also involved. Advanced registration requested: denveraudubon. org or 303-973-9530.

Proceeds support edu- Sonya Ellingboe cational programs.

Food available for purchase. Also note: the 2019 Share the View International Photography Competition will culminate in a February 2020 Gala at CU South Denver. See: denveraudubon. contestvenue.com.

‘Cabaret’ in Littleton “Cabaret,” directed by Nick Sugar, is on stage at Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 W. Main St. in downtown Littleton, through Oct. 13. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: townhallartscenter.org.

Rendezvous The 1840 Rendezvous and Spanish Colonial Market at the Fort, 19192

The sounds of opera Denver Lyric Opera Guild welcomes new members as it starts its fall series of Opera on Tuesday Luncheons, with a concert and lunch at an area country club. Guests and new members are welcome. Next will be University of Northern Colorado operatic singers on Oct. 1 at Lakewood Country Club, 6800 W. 10th Ave. Social hour: 10:30 a.m., program at 11 a.m.; lunch, noon. $40, due Sept. 26. Check to DLOG, $40, Sharon Wells, 10695 W. 17th Ave., Apt. 318, Lakewood, CO 80215. Or through PayPal: DenverLyricOperaGuild.org.

Grammer to perform Singer/songwriter Andy Grammer will perform on Sept. 18 at the Ogden Theatre, 935 E. Colfax Ave. in Denver.

Tickets: axs.com.

“Barn Owl” by Alan Yamamoto is included in the annual HOOTenanny exhibit at Audubon Nature Center.

COURTESY PHOTO Highway 8 in Morrison, just off Highway 285 near Red Rocks, will be 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 14 and 15. Trappers, traders, children’s activities.

Food. Family activity. Admission: $5, adults, children 12 and under, free.

TesoroCulturalCenter.org, 303-8391671.

Jazz in Lone Tree “Take Me to the River New Orleans LIVE!” plays Oct. 14 at Lone Tree Arts Center with N.O. talent: Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Ivan Neville,

George Porter Jr., Lost Bayou Ramblers. More … Tickets: lonetreeartscenter.org, 720-509-1000.

Parker events “9 to 5, the Musical,” opened at PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., running through Oct. 13. Friday Night Jazz with the Colorado Jazz Repertory Orchestra begins Sept. 20 with “Tribute to Nat King Cole” at 7 and 9:30 p.m. Tickets: $24-$29. At the Schoolhouse. 1965 Mainstreet. Both venues book through Parkerarts.org.

Latin beats “Sonidas de Las Americas,” a concert co-sponsored by the Mexican Cultural Center and the Colorado Symphony Orchestra, will be held at 7 p.m. Sept. 25 at Boettcher Concert Hall, in partnership with the Biennial of the Americas. Free tickets are available at the Boettcher Concert Hall Box Office, 1000 14th St., Denver. (Monday to Friday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday noon to 6 p.m.)

Seating on a first come, first-serve basis.

Curious Theatre “Pass Over” by Antoinette Nwandu plays through Oct. 12 at Curious Theatre, 1080 Acoma St., Denver. Directed

by Stephen Sapp. About systemic racism and police brutality — yet poetic, we are told. Curioustheatre. org, 720-258-4212.

Colorado Aperture show offers award-winning photos Depot Art Center displays striking images through Sept. 18

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Dana Smith’s “Jitterbug,” a jazzy close-up photo of a petite ladybug (dancing? singing?), was awarded Best of Show in the “2019 Colorado Aperture” exhibit at the Depot Art Center, 2069 W. Powers Ave. Littleton Fine Arts Guild members who are photographers participate in other Guild exhibits, but last year, they decided to mount an exhibit of their own — “Aperture” — as well.

The 2019 juror was Mark Osler, a photojournalist who focuses on the community and educational work of nonprofits. He announced awards at the Aug. 6 reception.

To find the winner, walk upstairs to the baggage platform and look to the right of the far corner.

The show runs through Sept. 28 in

Depot photo show First Place –“Jitterbug” by Dana Smith.

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the historic red building.

A beautiful example of Osler’s visual storytelling work, the image of a food line, is just to the left as one enters, while on the right are a pair

of Steve Caulfield’s bright abstracts — “C 1001” and “Insomnia” — lights reflected/refracted through a glass platter.

The other awards: “Take Cover”

by Jonathan Katz (first); “Chasing Tail” by Ally Green (second) “Camel Viewpoint” by Michael Holtby (third), are spaced through the gallery in this nicely displayed exhibit.

(This viewer wishes a tiny bit of print storytelling accompanied each one. Where did Holtby encounter those camels, for example?) Of course part of the idea is for a viewer to make up his/her own story about an image, but …

Honorable mentions were awarded to: “Variation 7963” by John Brewick; “Taos Artist” by Maureen Ravnick; and “Dreaming of Monet” by Tobias Steeve.

Images of Southwestern landscape draw one in: Fernando Boca’s “San Juan Vortex of Fire” and Kenneth Ambre’s “Serpent’s Tail” canyon image appear with a farther step to the left of the entrance — is that the original depot door?

Architecture is another subject — see Peggy Dietz’s finely textured “Edifice.”

Members have been out in the field and have encountered wildlife — especially birds. Handsome hawks soar, Carl Paulson’s “Great Blue Heron” looks for fish, sandhill cranes fly in formation and Andrew Lee found a charming “Dancing Owl.” Other solemn owl portraits stare into the gallery. How close did a photographer get to these feathered subjects?

A pair of javalinas engage in a disagreement, which might turn ugly, one suspects, since they’re not known for their charm and finesse! You can almost hear a snort.

In the back room is an intriguing image of a school of humpback whales circling and splashing — perhaps a school of smaller fish, aka “lunch,” made the mistake of choosing this route. Gulls circle overhead, hoping to score a meal too. Again, one imagines a soundtrack.

Enjoy a leisurely amble through this gem of a gallery. It’s open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and can be reached at 303-795-

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competitive tournaments, from beginners to state and national champion archers. It offers classes and private instruction, as well as opportunities for people to join a variety of leagues including Junior Olympic Archery Development (JOAD) and Black Light Archery.

“We help people get started,” Schultz said of Empty Quiver Archery. “It’s common for someone to come and not hit a target their first time, but then they stick with it and eventually start competing.”

Golden High Country Archers club is one that offers local archery tournaments on its outdoor, 13-acre range in Golden. Some of the tournaments are just for fun and competition, such as the club’s Buckle Series, and others benefit a charity, said Morgan Whitelock, public relations director for Golden High Country Archers.

The tournaments are a great way for everybody to experience the range, Whitelock said, because they are open to anybody. Normally, only club members have access to the range, she added, and there is currently a waitlist for membership.

Whitelock, 28, of Centennial got into archery because she was seeking an activity that would provide her with a sense of community after her husband passed away.

“I was welcomed with open arms,” Whitelock said, adding she has now been practicing archery for about five years. A student studying petroleum engineering at the Colorado School of Mines, Whitelock said archery has given her strength that she did not realize she had — physically, academically and professionally.

“I go to the range to keep my head screwed on straight, whether to catch up with friends or relax alone,” Whitelock said. “There’s nothing more relaxing than being outside. And as long as you’re having fun, you’re doing it right.”

Nathan Wilken of Ken Caryl shoots at the Highlands Ranch Community Association’s Backcountry Wilderness Area’s 3D archery range. The range — one of three in the Backcountry — opened in June 2018 to fill a need for more 3D ranges in the metro area.

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Empty Quiver Archery coach Yan Ostanin advises Tina Prigge on how to best improve her shooting Sept. 5 at the Broomfield Archery Range.

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Evangeline Christel of Boulder, the 10th ranked barebow recurve archer in the nation, takes aim at a target in Broomfield’s Empty Quiver Archery. She and her husband try and make it to the range daily for practice.

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HOW TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE Editor’s note: How to Make a Difference listings are published free, on a space-available basis. Listings are submitted by the community; to submit a listing, or to change or delete an existing listing, contact hharden@ coloradocommunitymedia.com. Deadline is noon Wednesday a week before publication.

Lutheran Family Services: Cultural Mentoring Program: We welcome refugee families and help them adjust to their new home.

Need: People who can commit to working with refugees on skills for self-sufficiency and helping them learn about their new home.

Requirements: Must be 18 or older (although children of volunteers are welcome to participate). One-hour training and orientation required.

Contact: David Cornish, 303-225-0199 or david.cornish@lfsrm.org; go to www.lfsrm.org.

Meals on Wheels: Delivers meals to residents in south metro Denver, including Littleton, western Centennial, Englewood, and parts of Jefferson County.

Need: Regular and substitute drivers, kitchen and office volunteers.

Requirements: Drivers must be 18 or older and background check is required.

Contact: Complete application online at http://tlcmealsonwheels.org/apply/.

Neighbor Network: Nonprofit that helps older adults stay independent. Serves all of Douglas County.

Need: Volunteers to help provide transportation, companionship, handyman and homemaker needs to seniors living in Douglas County. Very flexible. You choose how often you want to serve.

Requirements: Must be at least 21 years old and have a valid driver’s license and auto insurance.

Contact: Kathryn at 303-814-4300, neighbornetwork@douglas.co.us or dcneighbornetwork.org.

Nonprofit Wildlife Group: Works to protect native wildlife in Greenwood Village.

Need: Volunteers help protect wildlife.

Requirements: Must work two hours per week, schedule flexible.

Contact: info@wildearthguardians.org Outreach Uganda: Empowers impoverished people in Uganda, especially women and children, to overcome poverty through income generation, education, training and other holistic endeavors.

Need: Volunteers weekly to provide office support with fair trade craft show preparation, mailings and miscellaneous office work.

Office hours are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday to Friday. Office located at 9457 S. University Blvd., Suite 410, Highlands Ranch.

Contact: Melanie Schnathorst, 303-6838450 or office@outreachuganda.org.

Paladin Rescue Alliance: Christian nongovernment organization dedicated to rescuing human trafficking victims and building alliances to combat trafficking locally, nationally and internationally.

Need: Volunteers to help organize supplies; donations of supplies. All donations are taxdeductible. Needed items include cleansers, skin cream, ointment, disinfectants, dressings, bandages, rolls, sponges, pads, dressing tape, gloves, alcohol pads, asprin, Tylenol.

Age Requirement: All ages can participate.

Contact: www.paladinrescue.org; Paladin Rescue Alliance, P.O. Box 79, Littleton, CO 80160; 888-327-3063.

Parker Senior Center: Provides services to local seniors.

Need: Volunteer drivers to take seniors to the center for a hot meal, to appointments, to the grocery store, and more.

Contact: Louise West at 303-841-5370.

PeopleFirst Hospice: Denver hospice.

Need: Volunteers to provide companionship to hospice patients and their families.

Contact: Rachel Wang at 303-546-7921 Project CURE: Delivers medical supplies and equipment to developing countries around the world.

Need: Groups of 7-15 people to help sort medical supplies; those with medical/clinical backgrounds to become Sort Team Leaders; truck drivers to help pick up donations (no CDL required).

Age Requirements: Ages 15 and older (if a large group of ages 15 and younger is interested, we can try to accommodate different projects).

Location: 10377 E. Geddes Ave., Centennial Contact: Kelyn Anker, 303-792-0729 or 720-341-3152; kelynanker@projectcure.org; www.projectcure.org.

Red Cross: Supports the elderly, international causes and social services.

Need: Volunteers to provide support Contact: 303-607-4768 or 303-266-7855 Seniors’ Resource Center: Nonprofit onestop shop of community-based services and care designed to keep seniors independent and at home for as long as possible.

Need: Drivers to help transport seniors to doctor’s appointments, the grocery store, the hair salon and more. You choose the areas, days and times that work for you. Seniors live in Adams, Arapahoe, Denver and Jefferson counties. Mileage reimbursement and excess auto insurance provided. Drivers may use their own car or one provided by the center.

Requirements: Must be able to pass a background check (paid for by the center) and have a good driving record.

Contact: Pat Pierson, 303-332-3840 or ppierson@srcaging.org. Go to www.srcaging.org

Sunset Hospice: Provides end-of-life support.

Need: Volunteer training is from 6-10 p.m. every second and fourth Tuesdays; they also meet from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. every first and third Saturday Contact: Jami Martin at 303-693-2105 The Right Step Inc.: Therapeutic horseback riding program for children and adults with disabilities. Based in Littleton.

Need: Volunteers to help with horses before, during and after lessons, as well as to walk alongside clients as they ride to help keep them securely on their horses. Volunteers also needed to help with administrative tasks and fundraising.

Requirements: Volunteers who help with lessons must be at least 14 years old and attend a three-hour training session.

Contact: volunteercoordinator@therightstepinc.org or go to www.therightstepinc. org.

Volunteer Connect: Brings organizaations in need of volunteers in touch with individuals looking for ways to help.

Need: help with nonprofit organizations in Douglas County Contact: info@volunteerconnectdc.org or www.volunteerconnectdc.org.

Volunteers of America, Foster Grandparent Program: Foster grandparents volunteer in early childhood centers and public schools focusing on literacy and numeracy for at-risk children and youth.

Need: Seniors on a low, fixed income who enjoy working with children. Volunteers work 15-40 hours a week.

Contact: 303-297-0408 or www.voacolorado.org.

FIND WHAT SPARKS YOUR INTEREST.

SMARTS! South Metro Arts Center Need: Help with public relations, marketing to public officials, fundraising, and special projects Contact: 303-790-8264 or gdnguy@comcast.net

South Platte Park Need: Help with programs ranging from hikes, overnights, gold panning, sunset canoeing or HawkQuest events Contact: 303-730-1022

YANAM2M (You Are Not Alone - Mom 2 Mom): Provides a safe, free place to connect with other moms of Highlands Ranch and be paired with another mom as a support person.

Need: Mom volunteers to be support people for other moms.

Requirement: Must be a mom who can be real and lend support to another mom.

Contact: Nikki Brooker at nikki@yanam2m. org or go to www.yanam2m.org.

Zuma’s Rescue Ranch: Provides care for rescue animals, including horses and farm animals, and rehabilitates them into forever homes.

Need: Volunteers from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. every day. Feeding and cleaning. Zuma’s also provides animal assisted therapy for at risk youth and their families; many of our once homeless animals have become amazing therapy partners helping kids and families.

Contact: www.zumasrescueranch.com

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Spellbinder Storytellers, Douglas County Chapter: Connects the generations through storytelling.

Need: Adults to tell stories to children in schools Age Requirement: Must be 50 and older Contact: Denise Rucks, 303-921-8462 or drrucks@me.com. For other chapters, go to http://spellbinders.org/ South Metro Medical Equipment Loan Closet: Loans durable medical supplies to those 18 and older in the South Metro area.

Need: Volunteers to help answer phones 2-3 times a month for a day. Calls are taken on your cell phone and you make the appointment at the convenience of you and the client to accept donations or hand out equipment Monday through Friday.

Requirement: Must be 18 or older; periodic training provided as needed.

Contact: Donna Ralston, 720-443-2013.

Whiz Kids Tutoring: Help at-risk elementary and middle school kids improve their lives through academic tutoring, positive mentoring relationships and spiritual nurture.

Need: Tutors to work one-on-one with elementary students at tutoring sites in Littleton and throughout the metro area. October to April. Once a week, afternoon or evening sites, Monday through Thursday. One hour of tutoring followed by a 30-minute club where kids get to learn about Jesus.

Requirements: You just need to be able to read, love a child and pass the background check.

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again to 92 in 2017. Last year there was a slight decrease with 90 reported deaths, with 49 in the metro area.

Although the organization has “bicycle” in the name, Todd says Bicycle Colorado is working to create protective laws for all vulnerable road users — bicyclists, pedestrians, motorcyclists and now the new group of electric scooter users.

In 2018, pedestrians represented about 14% of traffic deaths statewide, said Samual Cole, the traffic safety communications manager with CDOT. The state’s transportation organization has adopted its own safety goals, and will be launching an education campaign specifically geared toward pedestrian safety in September, he said.

“Paying attention to our most vulnerable roadway users is critical to getting to zero,” he said.

Because vulnerable road users don’t have protection, it makes it more likely they will get hurt in the case of an accident, Todd added.

“They make up a smaller percentage of traffic crashes, but a much higher percentage of serious injuries or fatalities,” he said. “Ultimately, what it comes down to is nobody should fear for their lives or die on our roadways.”

At a memorial event in Parker for bicyclist Edward “Chuck” Vogel on Aug. 9, Pete Piccolo, the CEO of Bicycle Colorado, spoke to dozens of mourners, saying that too often, the deaths of cyclists or pedestrians become a statistic, just another number in the group of people killed on the road. He added that he fears that his own wife and daughter will become part of those statistics.

“I’ve had close calls that have taken my breath away,” he said.

Vogel was hit on July 4 near the intersection of Pine and Centennial drives in Douglas County, near Parker, and died of his injuries. The driver fled the scene and a suspect was later arrested.

Fears for safety The increase in deaths is causing more people to hang up their bikes for good, said Hottman.

She believes there is safety in numbers. When there are more cyclists, it becomes more normal for cars to drive alongside them. But that can be a hard sell for people not used to biking on the road.

“It’s hard to ask people to get on their bikes when all they see is death and destruction associated with it,” Hottman said.

Evans agreed, saying that even as someone who rides his bike frequently, he no longer feels safe on city streets.

This feeling is not limited to bicyclists either. Joanne Cdebaca, who lives down the street on West Bayaud Avenue from where cyclist Scott Hendrickson was hit on July 12, said that she won’t let her children walk in the neighborhood without an adult present. She and her father, who lives next door, frequently see drivers speed on the roadway. This concerns Cdebaca,

Teri Vogel, left, speaks to a crowd of mourners at a memorial for her husband, Edward “Chuck” Vogel. Vogel was killed while riding his bicycle at the Centennial and Pine drives intersection.

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Graffiti in the street near where Alexis Bounds was hit and killed on her bike reads “another slain cyclist.” In response to the recent bicycle deaths in Denver, Mayor Michael B. Hancock announced in early August that the city would be lowering the speed limit on five arterial streets.

Lynda Martin hangs a small sign on Edward “Chuck” Vogel’s ghost bike. Martin met her husband through Vogel, who hired both of them. Vogel was hit by a car and killed while riding his bicycle near Parker in July.

KAILYN LAMB because not only are there a lot of children in the neighborhood, they live near West-Bar-Val-Wood Park.

Hendrickson was hit in the intersection at South Tejon Street and West Bayaud Avenue, adjacent to the park.

He later died of his injuries.

“They don’t want to wait for you,” Cdebaca said of drivers near the park.

Part of the reason Hottman believes the number of vulnerable-user deaths are on the rise is because of a lack of laws, but also because more people are driving on Colorado roads.

As people have been moving to the state by the thousands, the infrastructure of the roadways has not been able to keep up, she said. It “screams for the additional need for us to have infrastructure.”

Changing behavior In Fort Collins, Todd said, the city is changing the way local governments deal with bicycle infrastructure. Tessa Greegor, the active modes manager with FC Moves in Fort Collins, said the city has seen a 22%

decline in accidents overall in the last five years. FC Moves is the transportation planning department for the city. As the active modes manager, Greegor helps with planning for all types of traffic, including pedestrians and bicyclists.

She added that city government there has been very supportive of bicycle infrastructure going as far back as the 1980s. Before that, Greegor said she found archive articles of The Coloradoan newspaper from the 1960s that talked about bicycle advocacy groups fighting for safer streets.

“That’s really been growing for several decades,” she said. “Not a lot has really changed as far as what we’re working to advance.”

Fort Collins now has a “dedicated bike culture,” she said, adding that you can go almost anywhere in the city on your bike. Businesses, advocates, residents and city government all support the bicycle network.

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THINGS to DO

Castle Pines

SummerStage, Outdoor Summer Concert: 5:30-8 p.m. Friday, Sept.

13 at Elk Ridge Park, 7005 Mira Vista Lane, Castle Pines. Free kids’ activities including face painting, character drawings, photo booth, inflatables, lawn games and more.

Bring a picnic blanket. Food trucks.

Live music by the Finaleyes.

Castle Rock

Saturday Music Night Live: 5:308:30 p.m. Saturdays through Sept.

14 at Red Hawk Ridge Golf Course, 2156 Red Hawk Ridge Drive, Castle Rock. Features the Shadow Ridge Rockers. Go to https:// redhawkridge.com/131/ClubhouseGrill.

Dreams and Nightmares: The Science Behind the Stories of Your Mind: 6-7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 15 at Castle Rock Adventist Hospital, Ridgeline conference room, 2350 Meadows Blvd., Castle Rock. Group discussion about the cause, meaning, and importance of dreams and nightmares. The featured film is an interview with Dr. William Moorcroft, author of “Understanding Sleep and Dreaming.” Contact Roy H Koerner at 303-814-0142 or roykoerner@msn.com.

Lifelong Learning: Unbiased Look at Medicare: 10 a.m. to noon Sept.

18 at Douglas County Libraries Philip S. Miller branch, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Presented by staff from the Denver Regional Council of Governments’ State Health Insurance Program. For adults. Registration is required at 303-791-7323 or DCL.org.

Pushing Back the Clock: Finding pre-1850 Census Substitutes: 10 a.m. to noon Sept. 21 at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Presented

by Ed Storey. Learn where and how to find earlier documents such as church records and older printed documents with a focus on overseas ancestors. Go to https:// sb-crcgs.ens-0.com/eventListings. php?nm=34 Household Chemical Roundup: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 21 at Castle Rock Water, 175 Kellogg Court, Castle Rock. Bring in unwanted paint, oils, auto fluids, pesticides, batteries, tires, etc. Cost is $25/vehicle. Open to Douglas County residents. Proof of residency required.

Go to www.tchd. org/hcroundup.

Castle Rock Band Concert: 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept.

21 at Festival Park, 300 2nd St., Castle Rock. Medley of Henry Mancini’s best-known music, Charles Carter’s “Overture for Winds,” and

this week’s TOP FIVE BBQ Fundraiser for Castle Rock Museum: 4-8 p.m. Saturday, Sept 14 at the Eagles Club, 1300 Caprice Drive, Castle Rock. Food provided by Old West BBQ and live music from Rudy Grant and The Buffalo Riders. Tickets can be purchased at the Castle Rock Museum or at www.castlerockmuseum.com under the Event Tickets tab.

Beautiful Sunset and Awesome Moonrise: 5 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 14 at Castlewood Canyon State Park, 2989 S. Highway 83, Franktown. Friends of Castlewood Canyon State Park presents a free concert, performed by Mark Cormican, a singer, songwriter and John Denver tribute artist. Go to www.castlewoodfriends.org.

Hands-on Genealogy Workshop: 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14 at the Parker Library, 20105 E. Mainstreet, Parker.

Learn how to make audio or video recordings of family history/events.

Each person will have a laptop to learn how to create these presentations.

Parker Genealogical Society program.

a reprise of the popular “Looney Tunes Overture” arranged by Bill Holcombe. Bring chairs or blankets for seating. Go to www.CastleRockBand.org.

DAR State Regent: Saturday, Sept.

21 in Castle Rock. Contact Vickie Rutkowski at ver3298@outlook. com or call 303-717-5939 for address and time of meeting. The local Daughters of the American Revolution chapter welcomes the organization’s highest state officer State Regent, Bethe Clark-Urban, who will introduce her project of Connecting Hearts as We Honor and Celebrate the mission of DAR, which will promote patriotism, preserving American history, and securing America’s future through better education through community service. The chapter also will commemorate the following significant events: Aug. 18, ratification of the 19th amendment; Sept. 11: Patriot Day and 9/11 Memorial; Sept. 16, anniversary of the Mayflower’s Voyage; Sept.

17, Constitution Day; and Sept. 17, Citizenship Day. Rueter-Hess Paddle Days: 7:45 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 21 and Sunday, Sept. 22 at RueterHess Reservoir, Castle Rock.

Paddle and kayak on the reservoir. The reservoir has not yet opened for public access, so these events are opportunities to explore the scenic reservoir. Registration is required. Rueter-Hess Reservoir

High Line Canal: Past, Present and Future: 7-8:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 16 at Southridge Recreation Center, 4800 McArthur Ranch Road, Highlands Ranch. The High Line Canal Conservancy, along with its partners Denver Water and the 11 communities adjacent to the canal, has completed a three-year comprehensive planning effort that lays out clear guidance for re-purposing the historic canal, improving the health of people and the environment, and increasing accessibility and enjoyment for generations to come. Go to http://thehrhs.org.

Beginning Genealogy: Researching Newspapers: 9:30-11:30 a.m. Sept. 17 at Bemis Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton. Tips and techniques for finding records in newspapers.

Register by Sept. 10 at 303-7953961. Cost includes a copy of The Family Tree Historical Newspaper Guide. Contact info@columbinegenealogy.com.

is located on Hess Road, one mile east of I-25 at the Castle Pines Parkway exit. Go to crgov.com/ registration.

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Centennial Centenarian Celebration: 2-4 p.m. Friday, Sept. 13 at Someren Glen Life Plan Community, 4751 E. Costilla Ave., Centennial.

Birthday celebration for those ages 100 and older.

AAUW Littleton-South Metro September Branch Meeting: 12:30-3:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14 at Koelbel Library, 5955 S. Holly St., Centennial. An opportunity to sign up for interest groups (book clubs, a bridge club, arts clubs and more) and a business meeting. We will approve the bylaws changes and hear reports from board members. Contact info.aauw. littletonsm@gmail.com or go to https://littleton-co.aauw.net Firearms Festival: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 14 at Centennial Gun Club, 11800 E. Peakview Ave., Centennial. Includes a fundraiser for Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Unit. Learn more at https://firearmsfestival.com.

Rally for the High Line Canal: 9:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 14 at Schomp Subaru, 580 S. Havana St., Aurora. Project launch is at 9:30 a.m. with the family-friendly cleanup and picnic-style lunch from 10 a.m. to noon. Go to highlinecanal.org/rally. No registration required.

Free Chipping and Mulch: 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 14 at Willow Spring Service Center, 7100 S. Holly St., or Centennial Public Works

Facility, 7272 S. Eagle St. Bring branches and bushes to chip and turn into mulch. Expect wait of up to 30 minutes. Chippers shut off at noon sharp. Mulch available throughout event at Willow Spring and at noon at public works. Call 303-3258000. Bring tarp and shovel for mulch. Lumber, salvage materials and rounds larger than 10 inches in diameter will not be taken.

17 Mile House Open House and Tours: 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays, Sept. 14, Oct. 12, Nov. 16 and Dec. 7 at 8181 S. Parker Road, Centennial.

Property is between the 75-acre Norton Farm Open Space owned by the Town of Parker and the 107-acre Parker Jordan/Centennial Open Space. Visit a 155-year-old farm that was a resting stop for pioneers traveling on the Cherokee/Smoky Hill wagon trails in the 1860s. Includes historic house, red barn, silo and milk shet, which were restored to their known conditions in the early 1900s.

Go to http://co.arapahoe.co.us/ Facilities/Facility/Details/17-MileHouse-Farm-Park-23 Native Americans In Colorado: 1-3 p.m. Sept 17 at Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit, 6400 S. University Blvd., Centennial. Rick Waters will present an informal conversation on the American Indian community in Denver from past to present.

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Fitness and Wellness Fair: 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 21 at the Trails Recreation Center, 16799 E. Lake Ave., Centennial. Call 303-269-8409 or www.trailsrecreationcenter.org.

Chalk Art Festival: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Sept. 21-22 at The Streets at SouthGlenn, Centennial. Watch talented artists bring chalk art masterpieces alive. Winners will be selected by public vote. Enjoy Colorado artists, live music, food trucks and a variety of fine art vendors. Go to https:// centennialco.gov/Things-To-Do/ chalk-art-festival.aspx.

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Household Hazardous Materials, Electronics Recycling: 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14 at Englewood Service Center, 2800 S. Platte River Drive. Open to residents of Englewood, Littleton, Sheridan and Columbine Valley.

Proof of residency required. Call 303-762-2342 or email commdev@englewoodco.gov. For a list of accepted materials and costs, go to https://www.englewoodc. gov/inside-city-hall/boards-andcommissions/keep-englewoodbeautiful/household-hazardousmaterial-drop-off

Food Fight for Scleroderma: 5-9 p.m. Sept. 18 at BAC Appliance Center, 1880 W. Oxford Ave., Englewood. Culinary competition with Denver’s chefs and bartenders. Go to www.foodfightdenver.com.

Gypsy Flamenco Fire: 7-9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 21 at Hampden Hall at Englewood Civic Center, 1000 Englewood Parkway. An evening of authentic Gypsy flamenco music and dance with René Heredia and his Flamenco Fantasy Dance Theatre. Learn more at http://reneheredia.com/gypsy-flamenco-fire-2

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Doggie Yoga: 9-11 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 15 at Northridge Recreation Center, 8800 Broadway, Highlands Ranch. Proceeds from each ticket go to the Humane Society of the South Platte Valley. Must be at least 13 to participate. Ages 13-17 must have a parent or guardian at event to sign a waiver. Go to https://hrcaonline.org/about-us/ guides-communication/calendarschedules/event-details/doggieyoga SEE CALENDAR, P21

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Highlands Ranch Historical Society Tours: 10:45 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Wednesday, Sept. 18, Kassler Water Treatment Plant Tour, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Saturday, Sept. 21, trip to see Native American Prayer Trees; Tuesday, Sept. 24, Cherokee Castle Tour, 9:30 a.m. to noon; Wednesday, Oct. 9, Denver Mob Tour, 10:45 a.m. to 2 p.m. Registration required. Contact 720-932-6990 or nancy@thehrhs.org. Go to thehrhs.org.

HRCA Oktoberfest 5K: 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept.

21 at the Highlands Ranch Town Center, 9352 Dorchester St., Highlands Ranch. Mix of sidewalk and gravel/dirt trails. All levels welcome. Learn more and sign up at https:// runsignup.com/Race/CO/HighlandsRanch/ Oktoberfest5KHR Oktoberfest Celebration and 5K: 2-10 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 21 at Town Center South in Highlands Ranch. Racke starts at 9 a.m. Celebration includes German food, music and biers from Paulaner. Learn more at https:// hrcaonline.org/about-us/guides-communication/calendar-schedules/event-details/ oktoberfest-celebration-and-5k-69

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Town Hall: 10-11:30 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 15 at Littleton High School, 199 E. Littleton Blvd., Littleton. Attending are Congressman Jason Crow and State Reps. Meg Froelich and Tom Sullivan. Hear plans for the next legislative session and share your voice with your elected representatives. Go to https://www. froelichforcolorado.com/events Nutrition for Heart Failure: 1:30-2:30 p.m.

Sept. 17 at South Denver Cardiology Associates, 1000 Southpark Drive, Littleton. Go to https:// www.southdenver.com. Learn the signs, symptoms, treatments and how to live with congestive heart failure. Registration required.

Hands-Only CPR: 9:30-10:45 a.m. Sept. 17 at South Denver Cardiology Associates, 1000 Southpark Drive, Littleton. Go to https:// www.southdenver.com. Watch a video and practice CPR on a manikin. Registration required; space limited.

Connections Through Memory Loss: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 19 at Ascension Lutheran Church, 1701 Caley Ave., Littleton.

Free social gatherings in a supportive community setting for care partners, friends and those challenged with memory loss. Speaker is Donna Heath, RN, longtime advocate of exercise, nutrition and having a sense of humor. Contact Kathy at 720-333-0616.

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Friday, Sept. 13 at Discover Community Church, 8200 Southpark Circle, Littleton.

Presented by Love Bears All, a Littletonbased nonprofit that serves the disadvantaged and disabled in Arapahoe and Douglas counties. Go to http://lovebearsall.org or call 303-802-0903.

Denver, 10035 S. Peoria St., Lone Tree. Evening of fellowship, food, the life testimony of our guest speaker Robia Scott, and our panel of staff and board educators. Go to https:// youhavealternatives.org/an-evening-ofalternatives-with-robia-scott/ A Paris Street Market at Park Meadows: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays, Sept. 21 and Oct. 19 near The Vistas, on the west side of Park Meadows, 8401 Park Meadows Center Drive, Lone Tree. An open-air, vintage, antique and artisan market. Call 303-792-2999.

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Wills and Trusts: 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 13 at Arapahoe Community College in Parker. Presented by Parker Pals, a monthly self-help group for people with Multiple Sclerosis. Speaker is Daniel Champan, attorney. Family and care partners welcome.

Parker Pals provides support, MS education, shared information, speakers, and programs.

Contact Kathie Spies, group leader, for information at 720-842-0401.

SECORCares Grape Stomp to Stomp Out Hunger: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 13-15 at O’Brien Park in downtown Parker. Part of Parker’s Oktoberfest. Teams of two will compete to be the grand champion and could win a trip to Cancun. Register at www. secorgrapestomp.com.

Carmen, The Tango: 7:30 p.m. Sept. 18-19 at the Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree. The story of Carmen using the sensual and passionate language of Argentine Tango is presented by Parasol Arts. Go to www.lonetreeartscenter.org.

MuckFest Fun Mud Run: 7:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 14 at Salisbury North, 9500 Motsenbocker Road, Parker. First wave of runners starts at 9 a.m. No training necessary.

Proceeds benefit the National MS Society.

Registration open at www.MuckFest.com.

Life:Designed, An Evening of Alternatives: 5:30-10 p.m. Friday, Sept. 20 at CU South

Family Fun: Field Day: 1-2 p.m. Sept. 14 at Douglas County Libraries in Parker, 20105 E.

Mainstreet, Parker. Participate in races, play with bubbles, and enjoy sweet treats with your family. Weather permitting, this event will take place at Discovery Park adjacent to Douglas County Libraries in Parker. Recommended for families with kids ages 3-5. Registration is required at 303-791-7323 or DCL.org.

Travel Savvy: Cruise the World: 2-3:30 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 21 at Douglas County Libraries in Parker, 20105 E. Mainstreet, Parker.

Jeffrey Lazo of Cruise Planners talk about various cruise options, including cruises to tropical destinations, European river cruises, luxury cruise liners, and exploration voyages.

For adults. Registration is required at 303791-7323 or DCL.org.

Community Recycling Event: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 21 at Echo Park Stadium, 11901 Newlin Gulch Road, Parker. Unlimited number of electronics, including TVs and computers, accepted. Up to three boxes/ kitchen trash bags accepted for shredding.

No appliances accepted. Donations will benefit Douglas County Community Safety Volunteers. Learn more at https://douglas. co.us/community-recycling-event/ A Day in Hilltop, Colorado, 120 Years Ago: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 21 at Hilltop Schoolhouse, 5748 Flintwood Road, Parker.

Experience life from the late 1800s and early 1900s in the old railroad town, Hilltop. Interactive exhibits, storytelling, crafts and more will teach Hilltop’s frontier way of life. Free event for all ages. Harvest treats will be sold as a schoolhouse preservation fundraiser.

Call 303-720-4982.

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Cam Smith put in hours over summer perfecting techniques

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ne of the things Cam Smith set out to improve this summer was his football techniques.

The 6-foot-4, 230-pound Legend senior defensive end worked hard to accomplish that.

“For me personally, my goal is to keep developing and keep getting bigger,” said Smith. “I hope to be around 245 by the end of the season.

I have gotten bigger than last year and my technique is a lot better after all the work over the summer.

“It was very repetitive, just going over things over and over until you get it down. I was working on flipping my hips, opening up and all that and just working on flexibility.”

Smith is considered one of the better defensive ends in the state this season.

COACH’S TAKE: He’s just a hard-working young kid. He plays really hard, mostly on defense as a defensive end. He’s bigger and faster than he used to be. He has put in a year’s worth of work and it shows.’

Monte Thelen, Legend football coach

Q&A with Smith What’s your favorite thing about being a defensive end?

Chasing down the quarterback and getting a sack. A big hit feels great all the time and three and out feels great and just turning the game around for our offense.

Who is your favorite athlete and why?

Rob Gronkowski, because of his work ethic. He is always working hard and his personality attracts me.

What or who motivates you most to excel in sports?

My dad (Glenn). He pushes me. He knows I love the sport and he loves the sport. He’s supported me and been an influence to keep me motivated.

What would be a perfect performance in your sport?

Just shutting down the other

team the whole game and taking away their confidence.

Whatever that means, getting some sacks or just keeping them from scoring and getting first downs.

What is your favorite class in school and why?

U.S. history. I just kind of love learning about it. It is intriguing to learn about our history and the history around the world.

What do you like to do away from sports and school?

I love to fish. If I am not practicing football, I’m either eating, sleeping or fishing.

What are your plans after high school?

Go to the University of Wyoming and play football. I am planning on majoring in sports marketing.

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Key stats | In the season opener against Ponderosa, Smith made five solo tackles.

recall talking with former Douglas County football coach Gene Hill after a couple games and he would always say his team needed to learn how to win.

Well, it’s early, but at least the Huskies were winners in their first game of the 2019 season with a 12-2 win over Mountain Range on Aug. 30, which matched Douglas County’s win total for the 2018 campaign.

OVERTIME Eric Rice, who migrated from Fort Collins High School, collected his first win as Douglas County’s new head football coach but said: “It was kind of a sloppy game for Jim Benton us on offense, specifically, but a win is a win.”

It was a needed win for the victory-starved DC football program, which has gone 4-16 in the past two seasons.

“You always want to start off the year 1-0, it doesn’t matter what program you’re at, it doesn’t matter if you are Valor Christian or you are us,’’ said Rice. “But it was maybe a little bit more important for us because we wanted to avoid that `we lost again, here we go again’ type of mentality that could easily have set in if we had not won that game.”

Rice inherited a strong sophomore class left behind by Hill, who is now an assistant coach at Chaparral, but had to put his stamp on the program.

“This was a similar situation when I took over at Fort Collins,” said Rice. “I got hired in 2003 and Fort Collins was coming off back-to-back 2-8 seasons.

“I only know how to do it one way. We started with a summer program. If you are not coming to the summer program, don’t count on playing. You can’t make attendance mandatory but I can sure make playing time what I want it to be based on who shows up to that program and commits themselves on a daily basis and works hard.”

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He also got his wife, Laurie, to run a speed and conditioning program, relied on strength and conditioning coach David Goodfellow, and didn’t ignore little things in his detailed approach to the season.

“I brought in my wife to run our speed and conditioning program,” recalled Rice. “My wife ran track at Penn State and she is a two-time 400-meter state champion here in Colorado. She still holds the 100and 200-meter records at Fort Collins. I said train like a track team this summer so we can get faster and work on fundamentals.

“We have a really great strength coach here at the school and he does a good job with the strength program. We have a detailed approach. All the way down to little things like why we’re all going to dress the same for practice. Evherybody is going to wear the same stuff. I was able to hire a couple assistant coaches who were ex-military and they hold people accountable to the details like nobody’s business.”

One game or win doesn’t make a season but it’s a start for Douglas County.

“All these things add up to the potential to put a decent product out on the field,” said Rice. “That doesn’t necessarily mean a win but there’s a good chance you will be able to compete.”

Honor roll Each week several performances of South Metro athletes and teams will be highlighted. This week’s performances were selected from games, matches and meets between Aug. 30 through Sept. 3.

Regis Jesuit scored 17 fourthquarter points for a 23-13 win over Pomona on Aug. 30. Raiders’ sophomore quarterback Nicco Marchiol completed 17 of 26 passes for 316 yards and a touchdown.

Highlands Ranch quarterback Jake Rubley passed for two touchdowns and ran for another in a 30-20 football loss to Eaglecrest on Aug. 30.

Kate Manley had three hits and drove in four runs and Michelle Salazar also had three hits with one RBI in Arapahoe’s 10-2 softball win over Rampart on Aug. 31.

Castle View’s football team rallied for a 28-27 win over Fossil Ridge on Aug. 30 and the Sabercats gambled to get the win. Castle View went for a two-point conversion in the final few minutes and senior Antonio Ursetta was credited with the twopoint conversion.

Ponderosa quarterback Jack Hanenburg hit on 18 of 30 passes for 241 yards and three touchdowns but the Mustangs dropped a 28-21 decision to Parker rival Legend on Sept 30. Ben Beecher led Ponderosa with 17 tackles.

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

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12711 W. 84th Circle, Arvada 80005

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Our BBQ LUNCH starts at 11a with 1/3lb. Angus sirloin burger or brat plate for $5 or hot dog plate for $3.50.

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MERCHANDISE

Split & Delivered $300 a cord Stacking available extra $35 Christmas Trees available at Sedalia Conico and Jar Mart in Sedalia Call 303-647-2475 or 720-323-2173

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Miscellaneous Cemetery Lot For Sale

Olinger Chapel Hill Victory Court 6601 South Colorado Blvd. 80121 Lot 6, Section B, Space 3 Double Depth, Vaults Included Contact marynewton131@gmail.com

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2025 Hover Drive

9 year old Yorkshire Terrier got scared and ran off at Canyons Community Church off Founders Parkway and Crowfoot Valley Road In Castle Rock On Thursday August 15th at 3:30pm. He has no collar on but is microchipped my HomeAgain. Please if you see him or have him return my baby to me.

Cash reward of $400 for his safe return.

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Cemetery Lots

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The area features many nearby restaurants, amenities and entertainment.

Offered at $1,495,000. Call Andrew Dodgen for additional information.

kearhart@coloradocommunitymedia.com

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2925 E. Colfax Ave. www.FullerRE.com (303) 534-4822

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Mountain and sunset views! Steller outdoor kitchen, patio & bistro area!

6 beds/6 baths. Exquisite finishes!

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call, text, or e-mail

Manufactured/Mobile Homes

New Manufactured Homes For Sale from Champion Homes in South Park Mobile Home Community in Englewood Colorado.

Come see the new 960 Sq.Ft. 2 Bedroom, 2 Bath Model. 55+ Age restricted Community. Call for your appointment and pricing.

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Olinger Chapel Hill Victory Court 6601 South Colorado Blvd. 80121 Lot 6, Section B, Space 3 Double Depth, Vaults Included Contact marynewton131@gmail.com

Apartments Golden 1and 2Bed 1bath 1,075/1,275 Small Community Walking distance to Campus One block to new city park and Natural Grocers Walking distance to trails 5x8 storage units available 720.298.1321

Commercial Property/Rent Warehouse Space 3000 sq. ft. with 1 restroom, large roll up door $2200 a month Location 56th & Newland Way Arvada I70 & Wadsworth Available Now 480-586-0446

Duplexes, Multiplexes Wheat Ridge / Applewood Area Available on or before Oct 1st 3 Bedroom, 2 Bath w/ Bonus Room $1,600 /mo. rent + $1,200 deposit Large deck w/ mountain view Water, Trash, Sewer & Lawn Mowing Included No Pets / Non-Smoking Units Parfet St @ W 36th Ave Brookside Town Homes 303-202-9153

Office Rent/Lease VARIOUS OFFICES 100-2,311 sq.ft. Rents from $200-$1750/month.

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Castle Rock

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Wanted SF rental home for mature couple relocating to Colorado, w/in 45 mins. of Parker. Prefer somewhat-rural setting w/ 1+ acres. 3-4 BR’s, min. 1 year lease with renewal option. Target occupancy late Fall-Winter 2019. Email details: hsesearch2017@gmail.com or call 505-917-1530.

To Advertise call Karen 303.566.4091 kearhart@coloradocommunitymedia.com

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STRUCTING AND EQUIPPING A COUNTY JUSTICE CENTER, INCLUDING COURTROOMS, JAIL CELLS, COMMUNICATIONS AND DISPATCHING, DISTRICT ATTORNEY FACILITIES, AND RELATED FACILITIES, THE AUTHORIZATION OF SUCH BONDS BEING DEEMED TO INCLUDE THE ISSUANCE OF REFUNDING BONDS AT A LATER DATE WITHOUT AN ELECTION, AND SHALL SUCH BONDS BE MADE PAYABLE FROM AND SECURED BY A PLEDGE OF A SPECIAL FUND CONSISTING OF PROCEEDS OF A COUNTY SALES AND USE TAX, WHICH SHALL BE IMPOSED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF COURTROOMS, JAIL CELLS, COMMUNICATIONS AND DISPATCHING, DISTRICT ATTORNEY FACILITIES, AND RELATED FACILITIES, AT THE RATE OF FORTY-THREE HUNDREDTHS OF ONE CENT PER DOLLAR OF TAXABLE TRANSACTIONS FOR A PERIOD OF 15 YEARS (JANUARY 1, 1996 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2010), AND WHICH TAX SHALL THEREAFTER BE REDUCED TO THE RATE OF TWENTY HUNDREDTHS OF ONE CENT PER DOLLAR OF TAXABLE TRANSACTIONS, ALL AS SET FORTH IN COUNTY RESOLUTION NO. R995-099, AND SHALL ALL OF SUCH MONEYS, INCLUDING INVESTMENT EARNINGS, BE COLLECTED AND SPENT, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE ANNUAL REVENUES FROM SUCH TAX IN ANY YEAR AFTER THE FIRST FULL YEAR IN WHICH IT IS IN EFFECT EXCEED THE ESTIMATED DOLLAR AMOUNT STATED ABOVE, EITHER AS A VOTER-APPROVED REVNUE CHANGE OR AS AN EXCEPTION TO LIMITS ON REVENUES AND SPENDING, WITHOUT LIMITING THE COLLECTION OR SPENDING OF ANY OTHER REVENUES OR FUNDS BY THE COUNTY UNDER ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION OR ANY OTHER LAW?

DOLL AR OF TAXABLE TRANSACTIONS IN PERPET.UITY SPECIFICALLY TO ASSIST IN FUNDING THE COSTS OF OPERATING THE COUNTY JUSTICE CENTER, INCLUDING THE JAIL, COURTROOM SECURITY, COMMUNITY JUSTICE SERVICES, DISPATCHING, AND TECHNOLOGICAL SERVICES AND RELATED FACILITIES ALL AS SET FORTH IN COUNTY RESOLUTION R995-099 AS AMENDED?

i. The construction, equipping, operation and maintenance of a county justice center, including the jail, courtrooms, communications and dispatching, community justice services, technology, district attorney facilities, and related facilities; and

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FORTH IN COUNTY RESOLUTION R995-099, AS AMENDED; AND SHALL THE PROCEEDS OF SUCH TAXES, AND INVESTMENT INCOME THEREON, CONSTITUTE VOTER-APPROVED REVENUE CHANGES AND BE COLLECTED AND SPENT BY THE COUNTY WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY SPENDING, REVENUE-RAISING, OR OTHER LIMITATION CONTAINED WITIN ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION OR ANY OTHER LAW, AND WITHOUT LIMITING IN ANY YEAR THE AMOUNT OF OTHER REVENUES THAT MAY BE COLLECTED AND SPENT BY THE COUNTY?

www.ColoradoCommunityMedia.com/Notices ii. A special fund, to be known as the "Douglas County Justice Center Sales and Use Tax Fund" (the "J.C. Fund"), shall be created and all of the revenues from the .25% portion shall be deposited therein.

PUBLIC NOTICES WHEREAS, voters approved this extension on November 6, 2007; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to the 2007 Extension, .13% of the .23% Portion would be extended through December 31, 2020 for capital needs associated with the County Justice Center (the ".13% Portion") and .10% of the .23% Portion would be extended in perpetuity for funding the costs of operating the County Justice Center, including the jail, courtroom security, community justice services, dispatching, and technological services and related facilities (the ".10% Portion"); and

(B). The portion of the sales and use taxes collected at the rate of eighteen hundredths of one cent per dollar, of the forty-three hundredths of one cent per dollar sales and use tax provided for in this Resolution, as may be amended from time to time, and the interest income thereon (the ".18% Portion") shall be deposited in a separate special fund, to be known as the Douglas County Transportation Infrastructure Fund (the "T.I. Fund"), and shall be allocated, and expended only for the purposes of providing directly or indirectly, for the provision of transportation infrastructure and necessarily related expenses to include for the alleviation of traffic congestion whether owned and maintained by the County or, in whole or in part, by another governmental entity that serves the residents of the County, that the Board determines in its discretion would benefit current and future residents of the County.

4. Clerk to Conduct Election. The name of the designated election official who will be responsible for conducting the election pursuant to the Uniform Election Code of 1992, as amended, is Merlin Klotz, Douglas County Clerk and Recorder.

5. Uniform Election Code of 1992. The election shall be held, conducted, and the results thereof shall be determined, so far as practicable, in conformity with the provisions of the Uniform Election Code of 1992, as amended.

WHEREAS, to respond to increasing demands Public Notices call Sheree 303.566.4088 legals@coloradocommunitymedia.com for growth related capital improvements within

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ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION (R-019-094) RESCINDING AND REPLACING RESOLUTION NO. R 019-061, AND CALLING FOR AN ELECTION FOR THE EXTENSION OF THE EXPIRING .13% PORTION OF THE EXISTING SALES TAX AND USE TAX IMPOSED FOR THE DOUGLAS COUNTY JUSTICE CENTER AND A REALLOCATION OF FUTURE REVENUES FROM THE EXPIRING .13% PORTION AND AN ADDITIONAL .05% PORTION OF THAT SAME EXISTING JUSTICE CENTER SALES TAX AND USE TAX.

In compliance with the provisions of Colorado Revised Statute C.R.S. § 29-2-104(5), notice is hereby given that the Board of County Commissioners has adopted a Resolution (R-019-094) rescinding and replacing Resolution No. R 019061, and calling for an election on a countywide Ballot Issue (TABOR) for inclusion on the November 5, 2019 Coordinated Election ballot for Douglas County. R-019-094 was adopted on September 3, 2019. R-019-094 was recorded with the Clerk and Recorder’s Office (Reference # 2019055573) on September 4, 2019 and published at http://publicnotices.douglas.co.us/ on September 4, 2019.

Written comments may be submitted through 12:00 pm, September 20, 2019 by email addressed to elections@douglas.co.us or sent via U.S. Mail to Douglas County Clerk & Recorder, Elections Division, 125 Stephanie Place, Castle Rock, CO 80109 or by leaving a voice mail message with comments at 303-663-6279. Contact information must be included with all comments.

For questions, contact Douglas County Clerk and Recorder’s local election office located at 125 Stephanie Place, Castle Rock or call at 303660-7444.

FULL TEXT OF THE RESOLUTION AS FOLLOWS: A RESOLUTION RESCINDING AND REPLACING RESOLUTION NO. R 019-061, AND CALLING FOR AN ELECTION FOR THE EXTENSION OF THE EXPIRING .13% PORTION OF THE EXISTING SALES TAX AND USE TAX IMPOSED FOR THE DOUGLAS COUNTY JUSTICE CENTER AND A REALLOCATION OF FUTURE REVENUES FROM THE EXPIRING .13% PORTION AND AN ADDITIONAL .05% PORTION OF THAT SAME EXISTING WSTICE CENTER SALES TAX AND USE TAX.

WHEREAS, at the general election held on November 7, 1995, the electors of Douglas County, Colorado (the "County") approved the following ballot question (the "1995 Sales and Use Tax Ballot Question"):

SHALL DOUGLAS COUNTY'S DEBT BE INCREASED $30 MILLION, WITH A REPAYMENT COST OF $49 MILLION (MAXIMUM PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST), AND SHALL DOUGLAS COUNTY'S TAXES BE INCREASED $6.5 MILLION ANNUALLY, BY THE ISSUANCE OF SALES AND USE TAX REVENUE BONDS, FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTING AND EQUIPPING A COUNTY JUSTICE CENTER, INCLUDING COURTROOMS, JAIL CELLS, COMMUNICATIONS AND DISPATCHING, DISTRICT ATTORNEY FACILITIES, AND RELATED FACILITIES, THE AUTHORIZATION OF SUCH BONDS BEING DEEMED TO INCLUDE THE ISSUANCE OF REFUNDING BONDS AT A LATER DATE WITHOUT AN ELECTION, AND SHALL SUCH BONDS BE MADE PAYABLE FROM AND SECURED BY A PLEDGE OF A SPECIAL FUND CONSISTING OF PROCEEDS OF A COUNTY SALES AND USE TAX, WHICH SHALL BE IMPOSED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF COURTROOMS, JAIL CELLS, COMMUNICATIONS AND DISPATCHING, DISTRICT ATTORNEY FACILITIES, AND RELATED FACILITIES, AT THE RATE OF FORTY-THREE HUNDREDTHS OF ONE CENT PER DOLLAR OF TAXABLE TRANSACTIONS FOR A PERIOD OF 15 YEARS (JANUARY 1, 1996 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2010), AND WHICH TAX SHALL THEREAFTER BE REDUCED TO THE RATE OF TWENTY HUNDREDTHS OF ONE CENT PER DOLLAR OF TAXABLE TRANSACTIONS, ALL AS SET FORTH IN COUNTY RESOLUTION NO. R995-099, AND SHALL ALL OF SUCH MONEYS, INCLUDING INVESTMENT EARNINGS, BE COLLECTED AND SPENT, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE ANNUAL REVENUES FROM SUCH TAX IN ANY YEAR AFTER THE FIRST FULL YEAR IN WHICH IT IS IN EFFECT EXCEED THE ESTIMATED DOLLAR AMOUNT STATED ABOVE, EITHER AS A VOTER-APPROVED REVNUE CHANGE OR AS AN EXCEPTION TO LIMITS ON REVENUES AND SPENDING, WITHOUT LIMITING THE COL-

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WHEREAS, Resolution No. R-995-099, referenced in the 1995 Sales and Use Tax Ballot Question, was adopted by the Board of County Commissioners (the "Board") of the County on September 12, 1995, and was amended by Resolution No. R-003-152 adopted by the Board on November 10, 2003; and WHEREAS, the 1995 Sales and Use Tax Ballot Question and Resolution No. R-995-099, as amended, then provided for the expiration of twenty-three hundredths of one cent per dollar (the ".23% Portion") of the forty-three hundredths of one cent per dollar of the sales and use tax imposed for the construction, operation and maintenance of courtrooms, jail cells, communications and dispatching, district attorney facilities, and related facilities (the "Justice Center Sales and Use Tax") at 12:00 a.m. on January 1, 2011; and WHEREAS, on August 28, 2007, the Board further amended Resolution No. R-995-099, by adoption Resolution No. R-007-123 which sought to ask voters whether to extend the .23% Portion of the Justice Center Sales and Use Tax scheduled to expire at 12:00 a.m. on January 1, 2011 to January 1, 2021, and to thereafter increase the total Justice Center Sales and Use Tax in perpetuity from twenty hundredths of one cent per dollar of taxable transactions to thirty hundredths of one cent per dollar of taxable transactions, subject to submittal of the extension to the voters for approval on November 6, 2007; and WHEREAS, on November 6, 2007, the following ballot question was submitted to the electors of the County for approval to extend the .23% Portion as set forth in Resolution No. R007-123 (the "2007 Extension"): WITHOUT RAISING ADDITIONAL TAXES, SHALL THE EXISTING PORTION OF THE COUNTY JUSTICE CENTER SALES AND USE TAX OF TWENTY THREE HUNDREDTHS OF ONE CENT (.23%) PER DOLLAR OF TAXABLE TRANSACTIONS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION ANDI MAINTENANCE OF COURTROOMS, JAIL CELLS, COMMUNICATIONS AND DISPATCHING, DISTRICT ATTORNEY FACILITIES, AND RELATED FACILITIES SCHEDULED TO EXPIRE ON JANUARY 1, 2011 BE EXTENDED AS FOLLOWS: (1) EXTEND (A) THIRTEEN HUNDRETHS OF ONE CENT (.13%) PORTION OF SUCH .23% PORTION PER DOLLAR OF TAXABLE TRANSACTIONS THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2020) SPECIFICALLY FOR USE FOR CAPITAL NEEDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE COUNTY JUSTICE CENTER; AND (2) EXTEND A ONE TENTH OF ONE CENT (.10%) PORTION OF SUCH .23% PORTION PER DOLL AR OF TAXABLE TRANSACTIONS IN PERPET.UITY SPECIFICALLY TO ASSIST IN FUNDING THE COSTS OF OPERATING THE COUNTY JUSTICE CENTER, INCLUDING THE JAIL, COURTROOM SECURITY, COMMUNITY JUSTICE SERVICES, DISPATCHING, AND TECHNOLOGICAL SERVICES AND RELATED FACILITIES ALL AS SET FORTH IN COUNTY RESOLUTION R995-099 AS AMENDED? WHEREAS, voters approved this extension on November 6, 2007; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the 2007 Extension, .13% of the .23% Portion would be extended through December 31, 2020 for capital needs associated with the County Justice Center (the ".13% Portion") and .10% of the .23% Portion would be extended in perpetuity for funding the costs of operating the County Justice Center, including the jail, courtroom security, community justice services, dispatching, and technological services and related facilities (the ".10% Portion"); and WHEREAS, to respond to increasing demands for growth related capital improvements within the County, the Board adopted Resolution No. R..Q19-061 to ask voters whether the County should reallocate the revenues of the expiring .13% Portion of the Justice Center Sales and Use Tax which was the subject of the 2007 Extension for the purposes of providing directly or indirectly, for the provision of transportation infrastructure and necessarily related expenses for the alleviation of traffic congestion, as detailed in Resolution No. R-019-061, and to extend collection of the same through December

the County, the Board adopted Resolution No. R..Q19-061 to ask voters whether the County should reallocate the revenues of the expiring .13% Portion of the Justice Center Sales and Use Tax which was the subject of the 2007 Extension for the purposes of providing directly or indirectly, for the provision of transportation infrastructure and necessarily related expenses for the alleviation of traffic congestion, as detailed in Resolution No. R-019-061, and to extend collection of the same through December 31, 2035, and to additionally ask voters whether to authorize the; issuance of revenue bonds to be secured by the expiring .13% Portion of the Justice Center Sales and Use Tax if it was extended and reallocated in order to fund such public transportation infrastructure as soon as possible; and

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WHEREAS, the Board now desires to make certain changes to the ballot questions authorized

by Resolution No. R-019-061 and thereby rescind and replace Resolution No. R 019-061; and

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(C). All of the revenue of the sales and use tax, including investment earnings, shall be collected and spent, regardless of whether the annual revenues from such tax in any year after the first full year in which it is in effect exceed the estimated dollar amount stated in the election question set forth in Section 21 hereof, either as a voter-approved revenue change or as an exception to limits on revenues and spending, without limiting the collection or spending of any other revenues or funds by the County under Article X, Section 20 of the Colorado Constitution or any other law.

B. Section 25 of Resolution No. 995-099, as amended, is hereby amended to read as follows:

WHEREAS, the Board now desires, to respond to increasing demands for growth related improvements within the County, to ask voters whether the County should extend collection of the expiring .13% Portion of the Justice Center Sales and Use Tax through December 31, 2035, and together with an additional .05% portion of the Justice Center Sales and Use Tax, both the subject of the 2007 Extension, reallocate the revenues of such aggregate .18% portion from the Justice Center Sales .and Use Tax for the purposes of providing directly or indirectly, for the provision of transportation infrastructure and necessarily related expenses for the alleviation of traffic congestion (the ".18% Portion"), as detailed in this Resolution; and

25. Effective Date-Applicability. Upon adoption by the electorate at the election on November 5, 2019, the sales tax and use tax as provided and as amended herein shall become effective and in force at 12:00 a.m. on January 1, 2020. The rate of a portion of said sales tax and use tax shall be twenty-five hundredths of one cent per dollar of taxable transactions (the .25% Portion as set forth in Section 20A) shall remain in perpetuity. The rate of the remaining portion of the sales and use tax shall be eighteen hundredths of one cent per dollar of taxable transactions (the .18% Portion as set forth in Section 20B), of which the .13% Portion shall expire on December 31, 2035 at 11:59 pm and the remaining .05% shall remain in perpetuity.

WHEREAS, Article X, Section 20 of the Colorado Constitution requires voter approval of the extension. of an expiring tax; and

2. Submission of Election Question. The Board hereby authorizes the submission of the question of the extension and partial reallocation of the Justice Center Sales and Use Tax to the registered electors of the County, at the coordinated election to be conducted on November 5, 2019, by the Douglas County Clerk and Recorder.

WHEREAS, the Board desires to present the following ballot question provided herein to voters on November 5, 2019, which if approved by voters would allow the .13% Portion to be extended from its current expiration date of December 31, 2020 to instead terminate on December 31, 2035, and together with .05% portion of the .23% Portion pursuant to the 2007 Extension, be reallocated for an aggregate total of .18% in order to fund transportation infrastructure; and WHEREAS, the Board is responsible for certifying such ballot question to the coordinated election official in the County.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED

BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF THE COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, COLORADO: 1. Resolution No. 995-099, as amended, shall be amended as follows: A. Section 20 of Resolution No. 995-099, as amended, shall be restated to read as follows: 20(A). The portion of the sales and use taxes collected at the rate of twenty-five hundredths of one cent per dollar in perpetuity pursuant to this Resolution, as may be amended from time to time, and the interest income thereon (the ".25% Portion") shall be deposited, allocated, and expended only for: i. The construction, equipping, operation and maintenance of a county justice center, including the jail, courtrooms, communications and dispatching, community justice services, technology, district attorney facilities, and related facilities; and ii. A special fund, to be known as the "Douglas County Justice Center Sales and Use Tax Fund" (the "J.C. Fund"), shall be created and all of the revenues from the .25% portion shall be deposited therein.

(B). The portion of the sales and use taxes collected at the rate of eighteen hundredths of one cent per dollar, of the forty-three hundredths of one cent per dollar sales and use tax provided for in this Resolution, as may be amended from time to time, and the interest income thereon (the ".18% Portion") shall be deposited in a separate special fund, to be known as the Douglas County Transportation Infrastructure Fund (the "T.I. Fund"), and shall be allocated, and expended only for the purposes of providing directly or indirectly, for the provision of transportation infrastructure and necessarily related expenses to include for the alleviation of traffic congestion whether owned and maintained by the County or, in whole or in part, by another governmental entity that serves the residents of the County, that the Board determines in its discretion would benefit current and future residents of the County.

(C). All of the revenue of the sales and use tax, including investment earnings, shall be collected and spent, regardless of whether the annual revenues from such tax in any year after the first full year in which it is in effect exceed the estim-

6. Publication of Resolution. The County Clerk and Recorder is hereby authorized and directed to publish the full text of this Resolution four separate times, a week apart, in the Douglas County News-Press and in the official newspaper of each city and incorporated town in the County.

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7. Filing With, and Collection, Administration and Distribution By, Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Revenue. Pursuant to Section 29-2-106, Colorado Revised Statutes, the Board shall, following the election on November 5, 2019, and prior to December 3, 2019, request the Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Revenue to administer, collect and distribute the sales tax hereby extended. The Board, at the time of making such request, shall provide the following documents to the Executive Director:

A. A copy of this Resolution and Resolution No. 995-099, as amended, certified by the County Clerk and Recorder;

B. Affidavits of publication of this Resolution, as provided herein; and

C. An Abstract of Election Results, certified as to the approval of the extension of the sales tax by a majority of the registered electors of the County voting thereon.

In the event that the Executive Director fails or refuses to collect the sales tax extended by this Resolution, the Board shall provide for the collection, administration or enforcement of such sales tax to the extent permitted by law, or amend this Resolution to comply with the requirements of the Department of Revenue.

8. Effective Date. Section 1 of this Resolution shall be effective January 1, 2020, expressly subject to approval of the necessary ballot question or questions certified in Section 3 of this Resolution by the electorate at the election on November 5, 2019. All other sections of this Resolution shall be effective immediately.

3. Certification of Election Question. In accordance with Section 1-5-203(3), C.R.S., the Board hereby directs that the following ballot issue be certified herewith to the Douglas County Clerk and Recorder for inclusion in the ballot for said coordinated election:

PASSED AND ADOPTED this third day of September 2019 in Castle Rock, Douglas County, Colorado.

WITHOUT RAISING ADDITIONAL TAXES, SHALL THAT CERTAIN EXISTING PORTION OF THE DOUGLAS COUNTY JUSTICE CENTER SALES AND USE TAX OF THIRTEEN HUNDREDTHS OF ONE CENT (.13%) PER DOLLAR OF TAXABLE TRANSACTIONS CURRENTLY SCHEDULED TO EXPIRE ON DECEMBER 31, 2020 BE EXTENDED THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2035 AND SHALL THAT SAME PORTION TOGETHER WITH AN ADDITIONAL FIVE HUNDREDTHS OF ONE CENT (.05%) PER DOLLAR OF TAXABLE TRANSACTIONS PORTION OF THE DOUGLAS COUNTY JUSTICE CENTER SALES AND USE TAX, FOR AN AGGREGATE AMOUNT OF EIGHTEEN HUNDREDTHS OF ONE CENT (.18%) PER DOLLAR OF TAXABLE TRANSACTIONS, BE REALLOCATED FOR THE PROVISION OF NECESSARY TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE AND RELATED EXPENSES TO INCLUDE FOR THE ALLEVIATION OF TRAFFIC CONGESTION, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2020, ALL TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THE PROVISIONS SET FORTH IN COUNTY RESOLUTION R995-099, AS AMENDED; AND SHALL THE PROCEEDS OF SUCH TAXES, AND INVESTMENT INCOME THEREON, CONSTITUTE VOTER-APPROVED REVENUE CHANGES AND BE COLLECTED AND SPENT BY THE COUNTY WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY SPENDING, REVENUE-RAISING, OR OTHER LIMITATION CONTAINED WITIN ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION OR ANY OTHER LAW, AND WITHOUT LIMITING IN ANY YEAR THE AMOUNT OF OTHER REVENUES THAT MAY BE COLLECTED AND SPENT BY THE COUNTY?

Resolution Adopted: September 3, 2019 Resolution Recorded: September 4, 2019 Publisher: http://publicnotices.douglas.co.us/ Publication Pursuant to C.R.S. § 29-2-104(5): Publisher: Douglas County News Press

4. Clerk to Conduct Election. The name of the designated election official who will be responsible for conducting the election pursuant to the Uniform Election Code of 1992, as amended, is Merlin Klotz, Douglas County Clerk and Recorder.

5. Uniform Election Code of 1992. The election shall be held, conducted, and the results thereof shall be determined, so far as practicable, in conformity with the provisions of the Uniform Election Code of 1992, as amended.

6. Publication of Resolution. The County Clerk and Recorder is hereby authorized and directed to publish the full text of this Resolution four separate times, a week apart, in the Douglas County News-Press and in the official newspaper of each city and incorporated town in the County.

7. Filing With, and Collection, Administration and Distribution By, Executive Director of the Color-

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Legal Notice No.: 935754 First Publication: September 12, 2019 Second Publication: September 19, 2019 Third Publication: September 26, 2019 Last Publication: October 3, 2019 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Misc. Private Legals Public Notice NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED

To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the Same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to:

OCCUPANT - SUSAN SULLIVAN & SUSAN KOLMORGAN - SHERI L THOMPSON - DEBORAH TORP - MARTIN D STENZEL - COLORADO WESTERN DEVELOPMENT CO COLORADO WESTERN DEVELOPMENT CO A COLORADO CORPORATION - KENNETH J WEILER SECRETARY COLORADO WESTERN DEVELOPMENT CO A COLORADO CORPORATION - ROBERT L HERMAN AKA ROBERT LEO HERMAN VICE PRESIDENT COLORADO WESTERN DEVELOPMENT CO A COLORADO CORPORATION - RICHARD C BROOKINS - BARBARA J BROOKINS - BARBARA J BROOKINS AKA BARBARA J BROOKINS CURTIS - PAUL AND SUSAN SULLIVAN MR & MRS PAUL SULLIVAN - PAUL E SULLIVAN - SUSAN KOLMORGAN - SUSAN SULLIVAN AKA SUSAN D SULLIVAN AKA SUSAN DANA SULLIVAN AKA SUSAN KOLMORGAN AKA SUSAN D KOLMORGAN AKA SUSAN DANA KOLMORGAN AKA SUSAN BROOKINS AKA SUSAN D BROOKINS AKA SUSAN DANA BROOKINS

You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 12th day of November 2013 the then County Treasurer of the County of Douglas, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to SHERI L THOMPSON the following described real estate situate in the County of Douglas,

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CLUBS Editor’s note: Clubs listings are published free, on a space-available basis. Listings are submitted by the community; to submit a new listing, or to make changes to or remove an existing listing, contact hharden@coloradocommunitymedia.com.

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 douglasdemocratskiwa.org and click on calendar for information.

Douglas County Republican Women meets at 11 a.m. the third Wednesday each month at the Lone Tree Golf and Hotel for dialogue about current issues presented by informative speakers. Call Barbara Piper at 303-768-8370 or go to www.dcgop.org or www.dcrw.org.

Highlands Ranch, Roxborough, and Lone Tree Democrats meet at 7 p.m. the third 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.

invites graduates who hold an associate or higher degree from an accredited institution to participate in activities that advance equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy and research. For details on upcoming events and membership information contact 2president1719@gmail.com.

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.

League of Women Voters of Arapahoe and Douglas Counties encourages community members to participate in one of our three monthly meetings. Help us create a democracy where every person has the desire, the right, the knowledge and the confidence to participate. Feel free to call or email Jo Ann Feder at 904-608-3932 or joluvs10s@gmail. com for details.

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.

Public Notice Visitors and new members are welcome.

NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE Contact Don Shenk at 303-746-0093.

AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION Libertarian Party of Douglas County: 6 p.m.

FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED Professional Referral Network meets at 7:15 the first Thursday of each month. TopicsTo Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described a.m.

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Lone Tree Ladies 9-Hole Golf. Applications are now being accepted for the upcoming 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. Contact Nancy Cushing, league president, at 720-5609333 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.

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

Social/Service AAUW (American Association of University Women), founded in 1881, is the oldest women’s organization in the United States. It has a mission of promoting equity for women and girls through advocacy, education and research. Scholarships are provided to Douglas County women who are in college, and cash awards are presented to senior girls from Douglas County high schools who have an interest in the areas of science, technology, engineering or math (STEM). Meetings are in Castle Rock the third Wednesday of the month, at various times and locations. Go to douglascounty-co.aauw.net. Contact Beryl Jacobson at 303-688-8088 or berylmjacobPublic Notice son@gmail.com.

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The Breakfast Club: A great way for single people ages 50-plus to meet new friends and have fun. We are an active and social group enjoying activities ranging from card games to white-water rafting, international and domestic travel to bowling, and all things in between. Our signature breakfast, which takes place at 8:30 a.m. every third Saturday, is at The Ridge Golf Club in Castle Pines. Interested? Call our hotline at 303-814-8428 or go to www.TBC50plus.org.

Castle Rock Bridge Club plays a friendly, ACBL-sanctioned duplicate game at 1 p.m. every Monday and Wednesday at Plum Creek Golf Club, 331 Players Club Drive, Castle Rock.

For assistance in finding a bridge partner, call Georgiana Butler at 303-810-8504. Go to www.castlerockbridge.com.

Daughters of the American Revolution, Columbine Chapter meets at 1 p.m. the second Saturday of each month from September through May at the South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce at the Streets at SouthGlenn, Centennial. If you are interested in attending or have questions regarding eligibility, contact Krispin at Krispin_L_Andersen@Q. com or Jewel Wellborn, regent, columbineregent@hediusa.com. Public Notice NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE

AT TAXElks LIEN Lodge SALE AND OF APPLICATION Douglas County 2873 meets at FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED 7 p.m. the first and third Tuesday of every Every Person in Actual Possession or month atTo the Calf Building at Lowell Ranch, Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot orI-25 Premises, and Road, to the Person Whose 2330 S. East Frontage CastleinRock.

Same was Taxed or Specially AsAll “StrayName Elks”the are to attend to beor sessed, and invited to all Persons having and an Interest of Record in or to the said Premises and To involved Title in the growth and activities of this Whom It May Concern, and more especially to: new social and community service organiza- JANNIE H D RICHARDSON tion. CallOCCUPANT 303-941-0135 or e-mail SHERI L THOMPSON - THEswgilbert@ FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORP - FEDERAL DEcomcast.net.

POSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION (FDIC) AS RECEIVER FOR JEFFERSON BANK &

TBridge R U S T ACBL LAKEW O O D C O -open PRIS CILLA DuplicateCATAPAT sanctioned game ATTORNEY IN FACT FEDERAL DEat noon Mondays at The Hub, 8827 Lone Tree POSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION - SUNSHINE HOMES & MANAGEMENT AKA SUNParkway,SHINE Lone Tree.

Reservations are required; HOMES MANAGEMENT - ALLEN NAME REGISTRANT NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE partnersRICHARDSON are arranged.TRADE Call Sue at 303-641SUNSHINE HOMES & MANAGEMENT AKA AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION A Dreampower Animal Rescue / PAALS 3534. SUNSHINE HOMES MANAGEMENT - JANNIE FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED RICHARDSON AKA JANNIE H RICHRDSON adoption for cats, dogs and more meets AKA JANNIE HO DUK RICHARDSON AKA To Every Person in Actual Possession or H D RICHARDSON - C RANDEL Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Park Meadows GED Prep JANNIE Class Douglas County Libraries offers LEWIS CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE - HARRIE F Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose PetsMart. Call 303-688-9503.

GED classesFOR for those agesLEWIS 17 LEWIS COUNSEL C RANDEL Name the Same was Taxed or Specially As-preparation CHAPTER 11off TRUSTEE -6THOMAS F QUINN sessed, and to all Persons having an Interest orolder. and Classes ered at p.m.

Mondays PC - N A RIEGER FBO JANNIE RICHARDSON Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To American Wine Society-South Metroand Denver and Whom It May Concern, more especially to: Wednesdays at the Parker Library, You and each of you are hereby notified that on Chapter offers wineOCCUPANT exploration and educa10851 S. Crossroads Drive; and atthe 6 p.m.

- JANNIE H D RICHARDSON the 12th day of November 2009 then County SHERI L THOMPSONIf-you THE FEDERAL DETreasurer the County of Douglas, in the State tion in a convivial social environment.

Tuesdays at the ofPhilip S. Miller Library, 100 POSIT INSURANCE CORP - FEDERAL DEof Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to enjoy wine and meeting S. WilcoxSHERI St., Castle Rock. Registration is POSITsimilarly-minded INSURANCE CORPORATION (FDIC) L THOMPSON the following described RECEIVER FOR JEFFERSON BANK & real situate in theorCounty of Douglas, new friends, you willAS want to check us out, required; callestate 303-791-7323 DouglasCounTRUST LAKEWOOD CO - PRISCILLA State of Colorado, to wit: CATAPAT ATTORNEY DEwhether you are a casual enthusiast orINaFACT FEDERAL tyLibraries.org.

and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of BARA J BROOKINS AKA BARBARA J BROOKpurchase therefore to SHERI L THOMPSON. INS CURTIS - PAUL AND SUSAN SULLIVAN towas Flymade Fish:to9-11 a.m.

Professional That said taxLearn lien sale satisfy theSaturdays at Orvis MR & MRS PAUL SULLIVAN - PAUL E SULLIdelinquent* taxes assessed against8433 said real es- Meadows Center VAN - SUSAN KOLMORGAN - SUSAN of SULLIPark Meadows, Park AAUW, American Association University tate for the year 2012. That said real estate was VAN AKA SUSAN D SULLIVAN AKA SUSAN assessed in the name(s) DANA SULLIVAN AKA SUSAN KOLMORGAN Drive, Unit 149, Lone Tree.ofThe free Fly Fishing Women, Littleton-South Metro Branch, taxed or specially SUSAN SULLIVAN & SUSAN KOLMORGAN for AKA SUSAN D KOLMORGAN AKA SUSAN said year 2012 DANA KOLMORGAN AKA SUSAN BROOKINS Public Notice AKA SUSAN D BROOKINS AKA SUSAN DANA That said SHERI L THOMPSON on the 2nd day BROOKINS NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE of June 2019 the present holder of said certificAT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION ate, has made request upon the Treasurer of You and each of you are hereby notified that on FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED said County for a deed to said real estate; That the 12th day of November 2013 the then County a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real Treasurer of the County of Douglas, in the State To Every Person in Actual Possession or estate to the said at 1:00 o’clock P.M., on the of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, 12th day of December 2019 unless the same Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose SHERI L THOMPSON the following described has been redeemed. Said property may be reName the Same was Taxed or Specially Asreal estate situate in the County of Douglas, deemed from said sale at any time prior to the State of Colorado, to wit: sessed, and to all Persons having an Interest or actual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed. WitTitle of Record in or to the said Premises and To ness my hand this 29th day of August 2019 Whom It May Concern, and more especially to: LOT 7 BLK 9 MERIBEL VILLAGE 1 257-956 0.505 AM/L /s/ David Gill OCCUPANT - JANNIE H D RICHARDSON County Treasurer of Douglas County SHERI L THOMPSON - THE FEDERAL DEand said County Treasurer issued a certificate of POSIT INSURANCE CORP - FEDERAL DEpurchase therefore to SHERI L THOMPSON. Legal Notice No.: 935673 POSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION (FDIC) That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the First Publication: August 29, 2019 AS RECEIVER FOR JEFFERSON BANK & delinquent* taxes assessed against said real esLast Publication: September 12, 2019 TRUST LAKEWOOD CO - PRISCILLA tate for the year 2012. That said real estate was Publisher: Douglas County News-Press CATAPAT ATTORNEY IN FACT FEDERAL DEtaxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of POSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION - SUNSUSAN SULLIVAN & SUSAN KOLMORGAN for SHINE HOMES & MANAGEMENT AKA SUNsaid year 2012 Public Notice SHINE HOMES MANAGEMENT - ALLEN RICHARDSON TRADE NAME REGISTRANT That said SHERI L THOMPSON on the 2nd day NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE SUNSHINE HOMES & MANAGEMENT AKA of June 2019 the present holder of said certificAT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION SUNSHINE HOMES MANAGEMENT - JANNIE ate, has made request upon the Treasurer of FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED RICHARDSON AKA JANNIE H RICHRDSON said County for a deed to said real estate; That AKA JANNIE HO DUK RICHARDSON AKA a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real To Every Person in Actual Possession or JANNIE H D RICHARDSON - C RANDEL estate to the said at 1:00 o’clock P.M., on the Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, LEWIS CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE - HARRIE F 12th day of December 2019 unless the same Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose LEWIS COUNSEL FOR C RANDEL LEWIS has been redeemed. Said property may be reName the Same was Taxed or Specially AsCHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE - THOMAS F QUINN deemed from said sale at any time prior to the sessed, and to all Persons having an Interest or

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serious connoisseur. Tasting events take place about monthly in a variety of settings such as restaurants, private homes and wineries. Visit our Facebook page at https://www.facebook. com/SmdAws/. For more information about membership and upcoming events, email aws. southdenverchapter@gmail.com or contact Karmin Patterson at 702-468-5444.

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

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POSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION - SUNSHINE HOMES & MANAGEMENT AKA SUNSHINE HOMES MANAGEMENT - ALLEN RICHARDSON TRADE NAME REGISTRANT SUNSHINE HOMES & MANAGEMENT AKA SUNSHINE HOMES MANAGEMENT - JANNIE RICHARDSON AKA JANNIE H RICHRDSON AKA JANNIE HO DUK RICHARDSON AKA JANNIE H D RICHARDSON - C RANDEL LEWIS CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE - HARRIE F LEWIS COUNSEL FOR C RANDEL LEWIS CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE - THOMAS F QUINN PC - N A RIEGER FBO JANNIE RICHARDSON

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You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 12th day of November 2009 the then County Treasurer of the County of Douglas, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to SHERI L THOMPSON the following described real estate situate in the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, to wit: TR IN S1/2SW1/4 28-8-67 1 AM/L and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to SHERI L THOMPSON. That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent* taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2008. That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of JANNIE H D RICHARDSON for said year 2008 That said SHERI L THOMPSON on the 2nd day of June 2019 the present holder of said certific-

TR IN S1/2SW1/4 28-8-67 1 AM/L

and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to SHERI L THOMPSON. That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent* taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2008. That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of JANNIE H D RICHARDSON for said year 2008

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That said SHERI L THOMPSON on the 2nd day of June 2019 the present holder of said certificate, has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said real estate; That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said at 1:00 o’clock P.M., on the 12th day of December 2019 unless the same has been redeemed. Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed. Witness my hand this 29th day of August 2019 /s/ David Gill County Treasurer of Douglas County Legal Notice No.: 935674 First Publication: August 29, 2019 Last Publication: September 12, 2019 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

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