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MY NAME IS

Andres Pulido, a member of the Lone Tree Youth Commission, is grateful for the family and friends that shaped his life. He aspires to be an elected official in some capacity in the future.

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Youth leader and aspiring civil servant Finishing strong and looking ahead I am proud to be a senior at Highlands Ranch High School, and I’m the acting vice chair of the Lone Tree Youth Commission, a sevenmember committee that advises the city council on youth-related matters within the city. As vice chair, I report developments at council meetings and represent the commission at city events.

I also volunteer with Lone Tree Teen Court. I am passionate about it because it transforms one person at a time, giving the teens that commit first-time misdemeanors a chance to reflect on the consequences of their actions and their future. I am most proud of developing community partnerships.

I am passionate about public service and I aspire to serve as an elected official in the future. For now, I am applying to the University of Denver and Colorado State University to study international relations and economics.

Hobbies and habits I enjoy playing tennis, going skiing, and competing in chess and

debate tournaments. My favorite solo activities are reading about current global events and traveling.

With friends, I like to go bowling, go to the movies and play strategy board games.

Family and friends I am fortunate to have a loving family, and the people I admire most are my parents, Ledys and Jesus, who always encourage me to go out of my comfort zone, appreciate diversity and to be persistent and persevere. I’ve also been fortunate to have two supportive sisters, Paula and Laura, close friends, and a great community.

A better tomorrow Youth activists are emerging leaders with passion to create a better world. I would like to see more youths involved in activities that impact our generation. Amplifying and recognizing their voice can encourage civic engagement and lead to some great solutions, whether it’s on a local, state, national or global level. I took part in a community leader panel for the Iraqi Leaders Exchange Program and it was good to see the transformative power of young people, if we’re given a chance and a voice at the table.

Do you have a suggestion for My name is…? Contact Tom Skelley at tskelley@ coloradocommunitymedia.com.

The Lone Tree leaf stands atop the pedestrian bridge still under construction near Lincoln Ave. and Ridgegate Circle. The city was recently ranked seventh in the United States for cities between 10,000 and 100,000 people.

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Lone Tree gets high marks from Money magazine Seventh-best ranking for livability based on updated criteria

BY TOM SKELLEY TSKELLEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A recent study by Time, Inc.’s Money magazine ranked Lone Tree as the seventh-best city to live in the United States, out of a total of 2,400 cities evaluated.

This year marks the 30th time the magazine has published the study, and different criteria are considered each year. This year’s study focused on cities with a population range from 10,000 to 100,000, based on factors including cost of living to public school performance.

Money reporter Kerri Anne Renzulli explained in an email that the choice to look at smaller cities reflected the trend of homebuyers seeking neighborhoods outside of larger, costlier cities.

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“Avoiding the biggest cities to focus on smaller towns and affordable suburbs was driven by our desire to scout out the best bargains and raise the profile of many wonderful places across the country,” Renzulli said.

They “may lack the big-name familiarity of larger locales but still have plenty to offer in terms of low cost of living, growing economies, and good schools.”

Cities with more than double the national crime risk or where more than 95 percent of the population is white were eliminated from the list, as were towns earning less than 85 percent of the state’s median income.

Other factors considered were projected job growth, commuting costs, county-level high school graduation rates and access to amenities like restaurants, museums, sports complexes and green spaces.

“We are very honored … I believe this is a reflection of our council, city staff and residents working together,” Mayor Lone Tree Jackie Millet said via email. “We are very happy to see our hard work paying off.”

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District’s direction at stake in school board election Four of seven seats on ballot, with no incumbents running

Forums scheduled for school board candidates

BY MIKE DIFERDINANDO AND ALEX DEWIND STAFF WRITERS

They come from different backgrounds and neighborhoods — and hold different educational philosophies — but parents from across Douglas County agree the upcoming school board election could change the course of the school district.

“The reformers have controlled DCSD for eight years,” parent Kelly Pointer said of the often-controversial majority that has led the district since 2009. “In that time, I have seen a lack of transparency, a lack of respect for teachers, parents and community members, a lack of fiscal responsibility and a lack of stability. Simply put, our district is a mess.”

Parent Lindsay Wolfe has a different outlook.

Wolfe’s three kids transferred from a neighborhood school to American Academy in Parker, a charter school, where they are “getting exactly what they need.”

She also backs many of the reforms the board has implemented, including a pay-for-performance model for teachers. She’s confident in the future of the district as long as it continues in the same direction, she said.

“If not,” said Wolfe, “I don’t know what we are going to do.”

Pointer, Wolfe and many others believe this election is pivotal, particularly because the board will have

LOOKING AHEAD: ISSUE-FOCUSED CANDIDATE Q&AS Colorado Community Media is asking each of the candidates for the four seats on the Douglas County School Board for their stances on crucial issues. We plan to publish their answers in the Oct. 12 and 13 editions.

Here are the candidates: District B: Ryan Abresch, Anthony Graziano District D: Randy Mills, Chris Schor District E: Kevin Leung, Grant Nelson District G: Krista Holtzmann, Debora Scheffel

a big say next year in the district’s future with its choice of a permanent superintendent to replace Elizabeth Fagen, who resigned in July 2016. The position has been held by an interim superintendent, Erin Kane, since then.

Eight years after the election of a reform-minded school board effectively changed the direction and tenor of the Douglas County School District — the state’s third-largest with more than 67,000 students — its future could once again be on the threshold of change.

Sweeping change School board candidates who espoused reforms such as pay-for-performance evaluations for teachers and a form of school choice that would later include a

controversial voucher program were elected in 2009.

They introduced a host of new policies that, to many critics, changed the district too severely and too quickly, without enough community and teacher participation.

Many blamed the reforms for an exodus of hundreds of top-performing teachers and administrators.

In early 2010, the school board hired Fagen, who would become increasingly unpopular among many district educators and community members because of curriculum and policy changes — and the ways in which they were implemented.

Like-minded candidates won elections in 2011 and 2013. For six years, supporters of the reforms held all seven seats on the board.

On the heels of years of strong vocal opposition by many parents, a shift

The winning candidates will be elected to four-year terms.

Ballots will be mailed to voters the week of Oct. 16. Ballots must be received by Douglas County by 7 p.m. Nov. 7. occurred in 2015, when candidates who opposed the reform policies ousted incumbents Kevin Larsen, Craig Richardson and Richard Robbins. David Ray, Wendy Vogel and AnneMarie Lemieux each won with at least 58 percent of the vote.

The result has been a divided board, with votes frequently falling 4-3 in favor of the reform-minded members, Meghann Silverthorn, James Geddes, Judith Reynolds and Steven Peck, none of whom is running for re-election. Silverthorn is term-limited, while the other members are not, but rather chose not to seek four more years on the board.

This year’s race To Ray, the 2017 election looks similar to the one in 2009.

“A slate of candidates, who were handpicked by a small group of political activists, won the election. They went on to hire a superintendent who was aligned to their agenda — and our district has paid the horrific cost ever since,” Ray said. “Fortunately, the community will have a chance to learn from past mistakes and not allow history to repeat itself.”

Ray is referring to the Elevate slate, made up of Randy Mills, Grant Nelson, Ryan Abresch and Debora Scheffel.

The four candidates, however, emphasize they are not linked to the reform-minded members of the board.

“A couple people have come up to me and asked if we’re just a continuation of the current board. I want to make clear we’re not,” said Nelson, who owns a commercial real estate business that operates throughout Colorado, Wyoming and Montana. “We have zero ties to them ... We’re doing this to try and put the Douglas County school board back in the center and be a reasonable, rational group of people.”

But some community members, such as Laura Mutton — a parent and outspoken voice of those opposing the board majority — wonder if this is a political move.

“Why aren’t any of the current majority board members running?” she said. “A decision like that appears to be an admission that they haven’t done their job well ... This (the slate) implies a very organized SEE ELECTION, P9

School district’s pay-for-performance suspended for one year School board unanimously approves the recommendation

BY ALEX DEWIND ADEWIND@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The seven members of the Douglas County School Board approved suspending the differentiated pay structure for licensed teachers and administrators for one year at the Sept.

19 board meeting.

Suspending the pay-for-performance structure for the 2017-18 school year gives teachers and administrators the chance to review and share their opinions about a revised teacher evaluation rubric developed over the past year, Steve Colella, the district’s chief of human resources, said at a Sept. 5 board meeting, when the recommendation to suspend differentiated pay for a year was made to the school board.

The recommendation follows “challenges” created by the simultaneous implementation of teacher evaluations and a differentiated pay system, Colella said.

In the 2012-13 school year, the school district implemented a teacher evaluation called CITE and an administrator evaluation called LEAD. The evaluation systems are required in all Colorado school districts under 2010’s Senate Bill 191, also called the Educator Effectiveness Bill.

The district also implemented a differentiated pay system based on performance. Based on the results of evaluations, teachers and administrators are rated as highly effective, effective, partially effective or ineffective.

They then receive differentiated raises based on the ratings.

Many community members say the reforms caused a flight of quality educators.

The district’s human resources department met with a group of teachers and administrators during the 2016-17 year to revise the CITE and LEAD rubrics. The district will allow teachers and administrators to get comfortable with the revised rubrics this school year. It will provide flat pay raises to employees rated “partially effective” and above in the 2018-19 school year. The amount will be decided next spring, when the district reviews its budget.

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‘This is the most impactful intervention . . . I’ve been part of’ County’s new mental health response team keeps mentally ill out of jail and emergency room

BY JESSICA GIBBS JGIBBS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

She was in her 50s, well-known to police — and diagnosed as psychotic.

For one Castle Rock woman, life was a frightful blur of delusions that left her convinced each of her neighbors was a dangerous criminal.

For years, she called authorities multiple times a day to report the smallest of perceived crimes. To her, simply finding someone’s discarded cigarette butt was enough to warrant a police report.

In a world consumed by mental illness, the woman became ostracized from most of her family. She lived in near solitude. She was afraid to leave her home.

Her closest companion was a cat, which she loved wholeheartedly.

Then, the cat got out.

Breaking cycles “I’ve been hearing about that lady for about four years from my officers,” Castle Rock Police Chief Jack Cauley told county commissioners Sept. 19.

“And, finally, we have gotten this lady some help. I mean, finally. It’s so nice to see.”

Cauley and several county staff members relayed the woman’s story at a special business meeting called by the Douglas County Board of Commissioners during which representatives from the county’s Mental Health Initiative updated them on the successes of its pilot program, the Community Response Team, or the CRT. The woman in question was one of approximately 82 people the CRT team has worked with since its launch in May. In brief, the CRT is a team of emergency responders who strive to keep the mentally ill out of jail and out of the emergency room if what they truly need is psychological help.

“I’ve been in this business for 38 years,” Castle Rock Fire Chief Art Morales said. “I think during that 38 years a lot of time was spent not knowing what to do with the mentally ill community. We had protocols. We had policies. We had systems. But at the end of the day, these people were stuck in a revolving door.”

When authorities respond to calls involving behavioral health issues, their options were often limited to jail or transport to the emergency room, officials said.

But that has changed with the CRT, comprised of one law enforcement officer from the sheriff ’s office or Castle Rock police and one professional clinician. The two work from the same patrol car while a Castle Rock Fire Department paramedic team is on-call to

RESULTS FROM THE CRT’S FIVE MONTHS IN ACTION The CRT team specifically targets people known to frequently call 911 or use emergency services, not due to a medical emergency, but as a result of their mental condition.

In one instance, a mentally ill individual was transported to the emergency department 19 times within a 12-month period. Fees for the hospital to administer services totaled more than $230,500.

The Mental Health Initiative estimates that in five months the CRT has been able to divert 16 people from jail and 24 people from entering the emergency department.

Once the CRT arrived to calls, they were able to release 120 law enforcement patrol units back into service.

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Approximately 100 people have been identified as “high utilizers,” or individuals frequently using the emergency systems. offer medical assistance when needed.

Sometimes the CRT team responds to active 911 calls. Law enforcement can request the team’s help when responding to calls they identify as a behavioral health situation. The CRT can also self-dispatch when it hears a 911 call they deem appropriate or if it is from a mentally ill subject with whom they are familiar. In other instances the CRT is referred to cases by departments such as the county attorney’s office.

For every person they contact, followup visits ensue to track their progress.

Those care management plans help monitor when a person needs prescription refills, the date of their next doctor appointment and if a person needs help getting to the appointments.

Rather than the emergency department, and rather than jail, many of the people contacted by the CRT were placed in inpatient psychiatric care, intensive outpatient care or were treated and kept on-scene.

“Cycles are being broken,” said Mental Health Initiative Coordinator Anne Mosbach.

Next steps After working with the CRT, the Castle Rock woman admitted she feared harming one of her neighbors and agreed to enter hospital care, Mosbach said.

The day of her hospitalization was also the day her cat escaped. Mosbach asked not to identify the woman or her exact mental condition, but said losing her beloved pet made leaving home that much more stressful.

This time she wasn’t alone.

Castle Rock police and a band of Boy Scout troopers set out across town to find the animal. They eventually resorted to setting a trap. Instead, they caught a raccoon. Luckily, the cat returned on its own and officials were able to reunite it with the woman.

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Sky-high rents squeeze long-time residents Housing prices put the hurt on workforce

WHAT’S IT COST? Median rent for a one-bedroom apartment in September for area cities in which the number was available at ApartmentList.com:

BY DAVID GILBERT DGILBERT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Mary Ann Parker can’t talk about her apartment search without crying.

The 58-year-old on disability rents a room in a house in Commerce City for $750 a month, which eats up most of her $840 a month disability check.

She longs to live closer to her daughter and her newborn grandchild in Castle Rock, but after months of searching, she’s discouraged.

“I can’t even afford to put in application fees,” Parker said. “I can’t part with $50 for every place, just to be turned down over and over. And first and last month’s rent and a security deposit after that? It’s just impossible.”

Parker has moved several times over the last few years, chasing cheap rents that keep creeping up.

She narrowly missed a slot in a south metro housing authority when a change-of-address form didn’t go through, and she missed the notification. She’s been trying to apply to other housing authority boards around the metro area, but most aren’t accepting new applicants because the waiting lists are already years long.

Things are tense with the other boarders in the house, and one of her few sources of comfort is Butterfly, her certified therapy dog Papillon, who eases the symptoms of Parker’s PTSD, depression and anxiety.

“She keeps me from getting so lonely,” Parker said.

Parker’s story is emblematic of the challenges faced by renters across the metro area, where rents climbed 52 percent between 2005 and 2015, according to Apartment List, a rental listing site that also researches industry trends. An influx of people lured by a healthy job market have strained the capacity of the construction industry and pushed people like Parker to the margins.

“It’s basically two camps: The first is those that have moved here from somewhere else, many times with a job, many times from a more expensive market,” said Ron Throupe, the author of the quarterly Denver Metro Apartment Vacancy and Rent report and a professor at the University of Denver. “For them, the prices are not much of a burden.

“But those that have been here a long time, they’re living on the economy they grew from, and they’re on different footing than those inmigrating. They’re the ones feeling the pressures.”

‘People won’t want to stay’ The median rent in the Denver metro area was $1,377 in the second quarter, according to Throupe’s report, and builders can’t cut the ribbon on new apartments fast enough.

Mary Ann Parker wants to move from Commerce City to be closer to her newborn granddaughter in Castle Rock, but a white-hot rental market has left her discouraged and frustrated.

DAVID GILBERT More than 11,000 new apartments came online last year, and 10,000 more opened in the first half of 2017.

Vacancy rates remain low, around 5 percent. Colorado’s population continues to grow by roughly 10,000 people a month, with the overwhelming majority settling along the Front Range.

Skyrocketing housing prices have many young people looking elsewhere to start a family, said Sydney Bennet, a researcher with Apartment List. A recent study by the company found that two-thirds of Denver renters want to settle down somewhere else.

“If these cost trends continue, people won’t want to stay,” Bennet said.

“People from San Jose, San Francisco or New York move here because it’s comparatively more affordable.

But for people who have lived here for 20 or 30 years, it’s unprecedented.

You have a lot of strain on lower- and middle-income families who have never had to spend so much toward housing.”

Bennet said eventually the trends are likely to flatten out some, with in-migration slowing and apartment construction catching up, but prices

aren’t likely to come down.

That’s because the vast majority of new rental stock is high-end, Throupe said, with few builders bothering with workforce housing.

That leaves low-income earners with little wiggle room, and even exerts upward pressure on the rents on mid-range apartments.

A shortage of starter homes has meant many people can’t make the jump from renting to owning, Throupe said, after the recession knocked many custom home builders out of business and with tract home builders only now back in full swing.

What’s the solution?

One barrier to making the jump has been unintended consequences of Colorado’s decade-old construction defects law, which allowed as few as two owners in a condominium development to file class-action lawsuits against developers and builders for defective units for years after they were completed, said Republican state Sen. Jack Tate, who represents District 27, covering a swath of the southeast metro area, including Centennial and parts of Aurora.

Tate said the law meant that nearly

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all condo builders in the state were mired in excessive litigation, and made builders gun-shy about building more condos when apartments were much lower risk. Condos are generally considered a starting point for new homeowners because of their lower cost than single-family homes. Tate said the law meant that condos went from 20 percent of the metro area’s new housing stock in 2005 to only 2 percent today.

Tate cosponsored a bipartisan reform bill aimed at reducing the law’s impact by upping the classaction requirement to a majority of a condo development’s residents, and narrowing the timeframe to a 90-day election period.

The law, signed by Gov. John Hickenlooper in May, took effect in early September. Tate said it’s too soon to know if the law will spur condo development, but he hears optimism among builders.

“Homeownership is important,” Tate said “We should not underestimate how critical condominiums are as an entry point for young people and a place for older folks to downsize.”

More action on the part of governments may be necessary, said Brad Evans, a former real estate agent turned consultant and selfproclaimed “professional agitator” for smart growth.

Evans, who lives in Lakewood, said some cities are turning toward growth restrictions that only send rents and housing prices even higher. He’s fighting a proposal in Lakewood that he said will turn it into “the next Boulder.”

“Growth restrictions will murder people,” Evans said. “Tax rates will skyrocket. Granny in her 1960s ranch will be on the hook for a lot more in taxes.”

Evans said that both restricting and encouraging sprawl have their drawbacks.

“We need intergovernmental agreements on developing workforce housing,” Evans said. “We need a healthy mix of condos, townhomes, single family and for-rent product.

We can’t be afraid of change. Instead of battling, how do we collaborate?”

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South Suburban seeks ongoing support from voters Parks and rec district asks to indefinitely extend mill levies

South Suburban Parks and Recreation District employees fire up the grill for an employee appreciation barbecue at Sterne Park.

BY DAVID GILBERT DGILBERT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

People who use South Suburban Parks and Recreation District’s recreation centers, trails and parks overwhelmingly approve of the district’s offerings, according to surveys conducted earlier this year. They’ll soon get a chance to put their money where their mouths are.

South Suburban has two issues on the November ballot for voters in the district, which includes Littleton, Bow Mar, Columbine Valley, Lone Tree, Sheridan, much of Centennial and some unincorporated areas of Arapahoe, Douglas and Jefferson counties.

The district is asking voters to approve two ballot issues, 4B and 4C, which in essence will allow them to keep collecting revenue as they have been.

South Suburban is largely funded by property tax revenue, collected through two mill levies, approved in 2010 and 2014. Residents of the district pay 1.163 mills toward the district’s existing debt, meaning the owner of a $300,000 home pays about $15.50 a

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month to maintain and improve the district’s four recreation centers, four outdoor pools, four golf courses, nearly 100 miles of trails, more than 100 parks and 2,500 acres of open space.

Ballot Issue 4B, if approved, would indefinitely extend the district’s two property tax mill levies. Ballot Issue 4C, if approved, would allow the district to borrow more money to increase its debt to $46.86 million, with a repayment cost of up to $61.66 million.

“We’re on schedule to pay off our existing debt by 2018,” South Suburban Executive Director Rob Hanna said.

“We go out and issue more debt for the future. We pay that off with existing taxes. The only other option would be to save up beforehand. It’s similar to

borrowing for a house. Financially it’s a strong position to be in.”

The debt would go toward meeting a variety of needs, according to a news release, including repairing and improving existing parks, recreation facilities and playgrounds, replacing outdated mechanical equipment with new energy saving systems, replacing inefficient irrigation systems and maintaining natural areas and open space.

The district compiled its first-ever master plan earlier this year, which shed light on what the public wants from South Suburban, Hanna said.

“Citizens expect us to have a sustainable district,” Hanna said. “That means environmentally sustainable,

but also financially. Long-term sustainability meant asking the voters to essentially extend the mill levies for the foreseeable future. It’s hard to plan for the future when you’re uncertain where revenue will come from.”

Hanna said the district stands to lose over a third of its funding if the mill levies expire as scheduled in 2025.

The master plan also highlighted challenges faced by South Suburban, including aging infrastructure. The Great Recession hindered South Suburban’s ability to address long-term maintenance needs, Brett Collins, the district’s director of planning and development, said in July.

A survey of South Suburban’s facilities cited in the master plan found that while most are in at least fair condition, several fell short. “Poor” ratings were given to the Family Sports Dome, Harlow Park Outdoor Pool, Littleton Golf and Tennis Center, Lone Tree Golf Clubhouse and Hotel, Sheridan Recreation Center and an administration building and service center.

“If these ballot issues aren’t passed, we won’t be able to do many projects at all,” Hanna said. “I think as long as communication gets out there that this isn’t a tax increase, the community will be supportive. It appears the community is satisfied with us and is confident we’re using tax money wisely. What we say we’ll do, we go out and do.”

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County Line Road Improvements near Park Meadows Retail Resort With a focus on congestion reduction, improved traffic flow and increased safety, road improvements are underway at County Line Road near the north entrance of Park Meadows. Completion of this construction phase is expected in November. More at www.cityoflonetree. com

Vacancy open for civic-minded history buff The Douglas County Historic Preservation Board has an immediate opening for a Douglas County resident who is also an archaeologist. Those interested may fill out an online application by October 13, 2017. Visit www.douglas.co.us and search: Historic Preservation Board.

Slash-mulch site open Take your ‘slash’ (dead branches and shrubbery) and dispose for free at the Douglas County’s slash-mulch site, 1400 Caprice Drive in Castle Rock, open on Saturdays-only from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. through October 28. Douglas County’s other slash-mulch site, at 7828 S. Colo. 67 (2.5 miles north of Deckers), is open on Saturdays from 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. year-round. For more information visit www.douglas.co.us and search: Mulch.

County offers wildfire mitigation tips to homeowners Interested in having a Douglas County wildfire mitigation expert come to your home to assess your property’s specific mitigation needs for free? Please contact the County’s Building Division at 303-660-7497.

Visit prehistoric times Oct. 7 & 21 More than 11,000 years ago, at the end of the last Ice Age, mammoths roamed Douglas County. Learn more by taking a tour of the world-renowned Lamb Spring Archaeological Preserve at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 7. For reservations or additional tour dates visit www. lambspring.org

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First responders see a lot of tragedy in their line of work, but Eric Hurst, who recently returned from assisting local emergency services in Orlando, Florida, after Hurricane Irma, described the experience as “especially eye-opening.”

“As I drove to Valdosta (Georgia), gas stations were all out of gas… it was a struggle to find fuel or find stores that had food,” said Hurst, public information officer for South Metro Fire Rescue.

“Then, heading south on I-75, just seeing the traffic jam of everyone going north and fleeing the storm… it was disaster movie-like,” he said.

Colorado Task Force 1, a FEMAadministered group composed of more than 200 members from more than a dozen Colorado departments, spread out across the United States over the last month as Hurricane Irma, Hurricane Harvey and ongoing wildfires in Oregon and California tested the limits of local resources.

The force included more than two dozen responders from the West Metro Fire Protection District and South Metro Fire Rescue.

Ronda Scholting, public information officer with West Metro, said 11 members of her district went to Texas and Florida. All but four — HAZMAT specialists assisting with potentially dangerous cleanup details — had returned as of Sept. 20, she said.

The work takes the crews far from their jurisdictions, but Scholting said it’s what they signed on for.

“These crews have gone to the floods in Lyons, they helped (in New York City) after 9/11,” she said. “Their job is to do whatever they’re called on to do.”

West Metro search teams combed

through neighborhoods in four small a islands in the Florida Keys, using s boats they brought with them to d search homes and structures and n identify survivors in need of medical assistance, food or water.

K Hurst coordinated law enforcement a protection for Urban Search and a Rescue teams, who may encounter fi looter-wary residents, abandoned m methamphetamine labs or any num- w ber of dangerous circumstances upon c entering flood-damaged homes. d While those teams headed south and l east, other crews from both districts t continued to battle wildfires to the west. t South Metro recently sent four t firefighters to a 14-day deployment to w the Eclipse Complex Fire near Happy f Camp, California, replacing another four-person team after their two-week b deployment ended. f Scholting said West Metro has sent f teams to California and Montana this s summer, while a four-person crew w recently finished work in Oregon fighting the Miller Complex Fire B and a team of three responders just completed their 14-day deployment in fi California. t As of Sept. 21, they were all on the d road back to Colorado, “but that could change in an hour,” Scholting said.

K In case any Coloradans worry lot cal resources are being spread thin, y Scholting said inter-departmental w agreements at the local level ensure t each district has the manpower needed l to protect itself.

The big picture, she said, is coopera- n tion between national and state organizations to serve citizens wherever help f m is needed.

Out-of-state forces came to Colorado t t to assist when floods struck Lyons a in 2013, and they helped battle the Hayman Fire in 2002, as well as other m wildfires since. It’s not a question of if N Colorado will need the help again, it’s w f more likely a matter of when.

“Everyone does it with the assump- c tion that if we need it, we count on being able to call on federal agencies,” t Scholting said. “We may need this help b at some point in time.”

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At a crossroads Some parents and community members, such as Pointer, have made it clear they want something different from their school board.

“I am not interested in more of the same,” Pointer said. “I will not vote for candidates who are supported by the current and past majority who are responsible for creating this mess.”

But others, like Wolfe, believe the best path forward is a continuation of the current course — something she says the Elevate slate can provide.

“I am a firm believer in choice and doing what is best for our kids,” Wolfe said.

For parent Liz Wagner, who has supported the reform movement in the past, the district simply needs change.

“I’m a fiscal conservative who has historically voted for the reformer up until 2015,” Wagner said. “I’d like a balanced BOE who supports all students — charter, neighborhood, special education, gifted.”

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Big decisions Among the newly elected board’s first major decisions will be whom to hire as the permanent superintendent.

The school board has extended Kane’s contract as interim superintendent through the 2017-18 school year, which means the school district will hold off on a search until after the election.

Both Ray and Peck agree that who leads the district will be one of the new board’s most critical decisions.

“All four seats up for re-election this fall support public charter schools, merit pay for educators and Superintendent Erin Kane and her executive team,” said Peck, who has generally aligned himself with the board majority since his appointment in November 2016 to replace a member who resigned. “Losing one of those four seats could bring significant change ...”

Ray also includes teacher retention, the needs of aging facilities and budget decisions that directly affect

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and possibly political effort in the school board race, which in other districts is composed of individuals, not slates.”

Anthony Graziano, Chris Schor, Kevin Leung and Krista Holtzmann are the four candidates running against Elevate, and they do not officially call themselves a slate. But most of their supporters — many of whom have painted all four of the candidates’ names on their car windows — are treating them as such, looking at them as the anti-reform team.

While the race technically features two candidates in each of four districts, in essence, the Nov. 7 election will be the culmination of a four-onfour contest.

But for the current three-member board minority, a clean sweep of the four races is not necessary to transform them into the majority. One seat won by an anti-reform candidate would do that.

students in classrooms as issues with as vital importance as choosing a new superintendent.

“The upcoming election will determine whether the entire board reflects these values and priorities,” he said.

With continuing growth and aging buildings, the debate over the need for new tax measures is another key campaign issue.

A district panel comprising members of the District Accountability Committee, Long Range Planning Committee and Fiscal Oversight Committee told the board in March that it supports the placing of bond and mill levy questions on the 2018 ballot.

In 2015, the Long Range Planning Committee — community members and parents who study the district’s capital needs — estimated the district needs $275.1 million for current and future capital needs projects over five years.

Other major issues facing the district include the teacher pay-for-performance system, pending lawsuits over school choice and vouchers, and how teachers are evaluated.

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DACA students rally to renew eligibility, ‘mourn loss of dream’ In wake of program’s end, recipients feel ‘betrayed’ but not surprised

WHAT IS DACA? The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program allows undocumented immigrants to apply for the ability to live and work in the U.S. for renewable periods of two years. It depends upon, in part, if an individual:

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When she was 2 years old, Claudia Hurtado and her sister were taken across the border with people she didn’t know.

Separately, her parents crossed from Mexico to Texas, and there, met the people with their children, before coming to Denver to give them “a better future,” said Hurtado, who’s now able to work and live without fear of deportation because of the Deferred Action For Childhood Arrivals program. DACA started under President Barack Obama in 2012 when the federal government decided to change how it enforces immigration law.

When she was 13, Hurtado heard that her father was deported after taking a bus to visit his father’s grave in Mexico. After he crossed the border to El Paso, Texas, immigration officers there detained him.

“I remember my mom hiding it from us because we were young,” said Hurtado, now 16 and a Denver Public Schools student. She heard the news first from her sister.

For thousands of students in Colorado, eyeing the thin line between legal status and undocumented life is a daily occurrence — children brought to the United States by undocumented parents live with the possibility their family may be torn apart at any time.

But after Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the end of DACA on Sept. 5, more than 15,000 people with active DACA status in Colorado may see that line erased entirely. The federal government stopped accepting new applications Sept. 5, and those whose status expires before March 5 have until Oct. 5 to reapply. For those whose status is set to expire after March 5, the clock is ticking until their protections run out.

Acting fast “I was very angry, very frustrated,” said Saira Galindo, a student at Metropolitan State University of Denver.

“We all (had) a lot of questions (and) a lot of confusion because can we reapply, do we send it now, do we not renew?”

Galindo, vice president of RISE, a group of undocumented and DACAstatus students and allies at MSU, helped organize a walkout that led high school and college students through Denver to the Auraria Campus the morning of Sept. 5 to protest the potential rescinding of DACA. Students from several DPS high schools participated, said Galindo, a DACA recipient.

“Seeing all these young kids, all these schools, speak out was very empowering,” Galindo, 24, said, but “very devastating because people were crying. People were scared ... everyone was feeling literally everything at the moment.”

• Was less than 31 years old as of June 15, 2012.

• Came to the U.S. before their 16th birthday.

• Has continuously lived in the U.S. since June 15, 2007.

• Is currently in school, has graduated or earned completion from high school, earned a GED or is an honorably discharged military veteran.

• Has not been convicted of a felony, significant or many misdemeanors, and does not pose a threat to national security or public safety.

Democratic U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette stands with Seleste, left, and Vanessa, right, after holding a listening session at Bruce Randolph School in Denver Sept. 20 with DACA students and those with ties to undocumented immigrants. Vanessa and Seleste were born in the U.S., but Seleste’s stepfather was deported this year, and Vanessa’s father is in the deportation process this month.

Her brother is able to work under DACA, a program the Trump administration has announced will end in March unless Congress effectively extends it. “I understand laws have to be passed … but stopping DREAMers — (how) does that benefit the country?” Seleste said.

ELLIS ARNOLD But amid the panic, lawyers, law students, campus officials and student activists have banded together at colleges across metro areas to renew DACA protections for eligible recipients. On Sept. 16, pro-bono lawyers and staff from MSU and the University of Colorado Denver ran a workshop on the Auraria Campus that got DACA-renewal applications done for students from those two schools.

They paid the $495 renewal fee for the students.

Community College of Denver students, high school students and community members got help from the local Mexican consulate in Glendale at the workshop, said Galindo, whose RISE group and CU Dreamers, a similar group at UCD, helped organize it. For non-Mexican nationals, the workshop helped them apply for funds through the Mission Asset Fund, a San Francisco-based nonprofit.

In all, 33 people got renewals submitted or assistance applying that day. MSU started a fund to help with renewal fees — it covered the fee for seven students there, Saira said — and UCD pulled from the privately funded Student Relief Fund created

by University of Colorado regents in April. Five students have had the fee covered by that fund, said Angelica Lopez-Rodriguez, graduate assistant for undocumented student services at UCD. Similar renewal workshops took place Sept. 22 and 23 at Colorado State

University Fort Collins, Sept. 23 at the University of Denver and Sept. 27 at the University of Colorado Boulder, and will take place Sept. 29 at the University of Northern Colorado Greeley.

Under pressure At Arapahoe Community College in Littleton, some undocumented students dropped classes after DACA’s rescinding, officials said.

“I’ve been working in higher (education) for 20 years, and this feeling that `whoa, this might affect my ability to finish my education’ ... I’ve never (previously) felt that,” said Jeff Duggan, coordinator for communications at the college.

ACC doesn’t track its number of DACA students, said Lisa Matye Edwards, vice president of student affairs, but through anecdotal conversations, school officials have noticed.

She guessed ACC has about 30 students affected by DACA policy, and the school identified a pool of donated money it can use to help students pay their renewal fee.

The school put out a message to staff and students Sept. 5 and is connecting students to immigration attorneys, Matye Edwards said. Mental health counselors, and ACC staff who were once non-citizens, can speak to students about their anxiety, she said.

On Sept. 13, the State Board for Community Colleges and Occupational Education, which oversees 13 colleges in the state including ACC, adopted a

The term “Dreamers” has been applied to young undocumented immigrants at least in part because of the title of the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act, first introduced in 2001 but never passed by both houses of Congress.

There are about 689,800 people with active DACA status in the country, with about 15,500 living in Colorado.

Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services website

resolution to support congressional action to preserve DACA protections.

Looking ahead With less than six months until recipients who do not have the chance to reapply for DACA begin to see their status expire, Congress will be under pressure to decide the fate of young immigrants.

U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter, D-Golden, supports the DREAM Act of 2017, which would give undocumented immigrants who entered the U.S. before age 18 a path to citizenship through work, military service or attending college. He also supports the American Hope Act, which is similar but would not be based on those criteria.

He supported DACA when it was enacted in 2012.

“I was pleased to see Gov. Hickenlooper add Colorado’s name to a lawsuit challenging (President Trump’s) decision to end the DACA program,” Perlmutter said.

Republican U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner tweeted a statement Sept. 5 saying he’s proud to cosponsor the DREAM Act. “Children who came to this country ... through no fault of their own must have the opportunity to remain here lawfully,” Gardner’s statement said.

A spokesperson for Democratic U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet said Bennet supports the DREAM Act and has supported DACA. SEE DACA, P27

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VOICES What could possibly be wrong about wanting a perfect world?

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y therapist asked me to describe my perfect world.

“No one goes hungry, for one thing,” I said.

“Very admirable.”

“Affordable health care options for everyone.”

“Very admirable.”

“No one wears a baseball cap backwards except a baseball player.”

“Seriously?”

“Seriously. And no one uses the word `sustainable’ for at least a year. Maybe longer.”

Hypothetical questions are fun to think about and that’s it.

“What would you do with a million dollars?”

“If you only had 24 hours to live, what would you do?”

“If you could only take 10 albums to a deserted island, would Hootie’s be one of them?”

The world is far from perfect.

“It’s a work in progress,” someone said.

It doesn’t look like it’s going to be finished by the time I take the last train to Clarksville.

Some things are best left unfinished.

Franz Schubert’s beautiful “Symphony No. 8” is known as the “Unfinished Symphony.”

Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s “Kubla Khan” was never finished because he was interrupted when he was writing it by “a person from Porlock,” and when the person finally left, Coleridge forgot where the poem was headed.

(It was composed after he experienced an opium-influenced dream.)

Artist Gilbert Stuart’s most famous painting

is an unfinished portrait of George Washington that was on every classroom wall in my high school.

I asked my father, “Why would anyone buy unfinished furniture?”

“Son, it means unstained or unpainted.”

“Why isn’t it called unstained or unpainted furniture?”

It’s going to be a while before the Crazy Horse Memorial is finished.

Many authors, like Ernest Hemingway, have left stories and novels unfinished, only to have someone publish them posthumously — ostensibly to add further dimension to the author’s life, or to make money off of it. Take your pick.

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remaining congressional Republicans to show similar leadership. I hope they will follow Rep. Coffman’s example by putting partisan politics aside and doing what’s right for these young Dreamers.

Robert Golden President/CEO of the South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce

ere we are back in full swing of the new school year. My guess would be that many of you reading this column have already asked the question, “Did you do your homework?” And you probably heard something like a short and muffled, “No.” Or a “Yes” that WINNING didn’t sound quite convincing.

WORDS The question itself is not wrong, we all would like to inspect what we expect when it comes to homework, but it could be the way we ask the question or the tonality we use when asking the question. Instead of just asking if they did their homework, try something like this, “Tell me more about your homework tonight. Is there a subject or assignment I can help you with?”

Michael Norton Now we don’t want to do their homework for them, never not ever. Yet by taking a guiding or helpful role that doesn’t undermine their ability or their vision to complete the assignment is usually accepted.

Sometimes we believe we already know the answers, and some of us already know all of the answers, if you don’t believe us, just ask us. But the best part about asking questions when we believe we already know the answer, is that it gives the other person a chance to share their opinion and it also shows them respect.

Asking questions also helps us to stay out of arguments that are fueled by anger or prejudice of any kind. If we sense that we may not be on the same page

SEE LETTERS, P15

SEE NORTON, P32

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Kudos to congressman I want to thank elected officials in Colorado for their continued support of DACA recipients.

U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman should especially be commended for reaching across the aisle to support Dreamers.

In Colorado, there are currently 17,000 young people stuck in limbo and they deserve the certainty of a permanent legislative solution.

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These hardworking young adults are part of our communities and contribute to our economy.

I applaud Rep. Coffman for signing on to the Dream Act — legislation that would achieve the stability these young people need by continuing protections for DACA recipients and creating a pathway to citizenship.

Unfortunately, we’re still waiting for Colorado’s

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America has opportunity for overhaul of federal tax code

resident Trump visited Springfield, Missouri, and laid out his plans for reforming our nation’s outdated, complex and uncompetitive tax system. The presiGUEST dent’s plan is built around an AmeriCOLUMN ca-first tax system that is focused on jobs, increasing wages and wealth in America, and restoring the American dream.

The Business Roundtable conducted a survey of Jeff Wasden their CEOs and 90 percent responded that delaying tax reform will harm the U.S. economy by causing slower economic growth, hiring, and capital investment. Fifty-seven percent of the responding CEOs say delaying tax reform means their company will delay capital spending, the investment that drives jobs and growth. Fifty-six percent say their companies will delay hiring plans.

President Trump believes lower taxes and higher wages will result in a better life for all Americans and make the American dream more accessible than ever before. The Colorado Business Roundtable enthusiastically endorses a tax reform plan that accomplishes four goals — simplification of our tax code so that it is fair to all Americans, provides reforms that lead to job creation and higher wages, provides tax relief for the working and middle classes, and paves the way for repatriation of funds parked offshore back to the United States.

Our current tax code has increased in length and complexity so that 94 percent of U.S. taxpayers needed some form of help to file their returns, according to National

Taxpayers Union, and 91 percent of small businesses hired a professional to do their taxes, according to the National Federation of Independent Business. Taxpayers spend over 6 billion hours annually complying with the tax code, according to the IRS’s Taxpayer Advocate Service.

Complying with current tax code, one that is six time longer today as it was in 1955, places a $262 billion burden on the economy.

Colorado’s economy depends on 892 U.S. companies that actively operate internationally, competing in global markets on a daily basis for inputs, capital and customers.

These globally engaged companies directly and indirectly contributed $148.8 billion to the Colorado economy in 2013, according to a Business Roundtable report. Focusing on tax reform that benefits Colorado workers, is simple and fair, and sets a competitive rate that drive job creation and higher wages is something every Coloradan should champion.

“If we don’t have tax reform sometime this or early next year, a lot of the business investment that’s been predicated on getting tax reform done will have been poorly made,” said J.D. Foster, senior vice president and chief economist at the U.S. Chamber. “Business investment will likely contract significantly, and we will have a significant period of economic weakness in my opinion.”

Our economy is healthy when we grow at roughly 3.5 percent. Since 2007, it has been below 2.5 percent consistently. Significant and generational tax reform is at the core of President Trump’s plan to return to over 3 percent growth. A 3 percent growth rate will yield a nominal gross domestic product that is $16 trillion larger, generate $2.9 trillion in federal government revenue, and raise wages and salaries of American workers by $7 trillion, accord-

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Thomas More coined the word “Utopia” in 1516 about a fictional island society. How many times have you heard someone say an island would be the perfect way to get away from it all?

Hurricane Irma was not a friend to that thought, was she? For the first time in 300 years, no one is living on Barbuda. I didn’t even know it existed.

The population is — or was — less than 1,700.

Robert De Niro wants to rebuild it.

He said, “It’s just a beautiful place, and it’s quiet, and the people are nice.”

That sounds perfect to me: beautiful, quiet, and nice people. And I wouldn’t mind being the Invisible Man now and then either, for a number of reasons.

“Doctor, there’s a man here who thinks he is invisible.”

“Well, tell him I can’t see him right now.”

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The first four chapters of Raymond Chandler’s final, unfinished novel (“The Poodle Springs Story”) were turned into “Poodle Springs” by Robert B. Parker 30 years after Chandler’s death.

I read it once and I won’t read it again.

Picking up where someone left off sometimes works out and sometimes it doesn’t.

“Poodle Springs” didn’t work out.

The film version of “Gone With the Wind” did.

George Cukor directed it for three weeks, and then Victor Fleming took over. Fleming won the Academy Award for Best Director for “Gone With the Wind.”

My perfect world wouldn’t be anyone else’s. Fewer guns. Far fewer guns. Use of the word “snickerdoodle” would be a felony.

Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resident.

He can be reached at craigmarshallsmith@comcast.net.

ing to administration estimates.

Fixing our broken tax code for families, small businesses, workers, and job creators is the single most important action we can take to grow our economy and help the middle class get ahead. If we are successful in this once-in-a-generation opportunity to make taxes simpler, fairer and lower for hardworking Colorado families, we can encourage entrepreneurs to reinvest in their businesses and American companies to bring back jobs and profits trapped overseas.

“CEOs overwhelmingly believe that tax reform is the most effective way to put more Americans to work in a stronger, growing economy.

The Trump administration’s recent release of its tax proposals was a significant step forward as they work with Congress on pro-growth reform legislation. By demonstrating the importance of tax reform

to business and the U.S. economy, these survey results confirm that tax reform is a critical priority if we are to grow the economy and create jobs and opportunity,” said Business Roundtable President and CEO Joshua Bolten.

Colorado Business Roundtable strongly encourages our congressional delegation, leadership and the administration to pass meaningful and permanent tax reform. If you are interested in joining business leaders, chambers and associations in advocating for a fairer, simpler and more competitive rate, please contact us at jwasden@cobrt.com Jeff Wasden is president of the Colorado Business Roundtable, which describes itself as an advocate for proactive, pro-business legislation that strengthens the economy and allows businesses to grow and thrive in Colorado and the region.

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LETTERS FROM PAGE 12

Choose to keep politics out Charter school parents: The quality of our future charter schools is in jeopardy!

As a charter parent, I’m concerned that DCSD’s BOE directors Geddes, Peck, Reynolds and Silverthorn have been approving charter school applications that do not fully meet the district criteria. DCSD’s charter application process starts with the Charter Application Review Team, or CART. It includes 17 DCSD staff, one DAC member, one LRPC member and one independent reviewer. CART reviews the application to determine if it meets the 19 criteria that were developed by the Colorado Department of Education’s Schools of Choice Unit and the National Association of Charter School Authorizers.

Since 2016, Silverthorn, Peck, Reynolds and Geddes have voted to approve three charter applications that CART rejected: Leman Academy, Milestone Academy and Ascent Classical Academy. This means that recent CART recommendations are being ignored HALF the time! For Leman, CART stated that they did not meet seven of the 19 criteria (37 percent). Milestone did not meet 8 (42 percent) of the 19 criteria. Alexandria School of Innovation was the only charter denied by both CART and BOE — the only recent example of the BOE majority actually complying with a CART rejection. This will

not produce quality charter schools.

It increases the liability that a school will not meet the state performance standards and risks a high-quality education for our kids.

Why are these BOE directors disregarding the recommendations of their own staff and ignoring state-endorsed criteria? Are they approving charters simply to increase charter presence in alignment with the education reform movement, without any regard to the quality and competence of these schools? Our children deserve better! Vote for school board directors who aren’t connected to the reform movement. Vote for Graziano, Holtzmann, Leung and Schor — they will keep politics out of education.

Jen Shocker Highlands Ranch Slate will support teachers Improving our special education programs across DougCo is a subject close to my heart. I’m the mom of a son who required special education services. Thanks to school choice offered by DougCo, we were able to search for the best placement for him.

Unfortunately, at that time, DougCo was not equipped to meet his particular needs. But, through hard work, perseverance and prayer, I am proud that our son now attends Colorado School of Mines.

As a health care professional myself who offers services for kids with ADHD, autism, and other issues, I am supporting the Elevate Douglas County team with Debora Scheffel because I believe she and the others provide the best opportunity to improve spe-

cial education programs here as well as the very best education for all kids.

Deb taught special ed kids here in Douglas County, got her master’s in special education from DU and then her Ph.D. She’s also done post-doctoral work in the link between language and learning. No other candidate can match her level of preparation and professional expertise. She was also a member of the Colorado State Board of Education, and now serves as dean of Colorado Christian University’s School of Education, teaching future teachers.

Many educators claim 1 out 6 kids require some sort special services. It takes a special teacher with a special school to optimize the talents of a special child.

I have confidence that Deb Scheffel and the other Elevate candidates — Randy Mills, Ryan Abresch and Grant Nelson — will give us the leadership needed to improve learning for all.

These candidates and I, as a parent and former teacher’s aide, sympathize with the tremendous challenge for teachers to meet the needs of all students, from those with special challenges, to the average student, to those who are advanced. I know the Elevate Douglas County School Board candidates will give all our teachers the support they need.

Cynthia Dalton Lone Tree Teachers must be valued I’m a mom of two kids who graduated from Douglas County Schools and I believe that Graziano, Holtzmann,

Leung and Schor will work collaboratively to ensure our teachers are valued, parents are respected and kids are given the opportunity to thrive.

My kids were fortunate to have great teachers throughout their Douglas County experience. I want future generations to have that same experience and benefit from great teachers like my kids did.

Margie Hardaway Castle Pines

All voters should be informed During the 2017-18 school year, there are crucial issues facing taxpayers. There is a school board election and possible vote to increase taxes to support our schools in 2018. Many of these issues focus on communicating with parents and informing them.

Schools host candidate forums to learn about what individuals running have in store for the future of our schools. These learning forums lack communication with the majority of voters and educating the 70 percent of non-parent taxpayers.

The majority of communication is after the fact. Efforts need to be made to inform all stakeholders so that all can make informed decisions and not rely on who spends the most money pushing their slate of candidates.

Communicate and get the 70 percent informed. If candidate forums are held, communicate to all stakeholders in your attendance area and not just parents.

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‘When it comes to injuries, listen to your body’

West Metro Fire Rescue’s EMTs and paramedics familiarize themselves with the latest equipment and gear football players use during an Aug. 18 training session. The fire department worked with emergency room doctors from St. Anthony Hospital to help prepare for responding to injuries commonly seen during football season. CHRISTY STEADMAN

Experts share sports injury prevention advice

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efore entering her career, Julie Nickoley’s studies at Metro State required her to get clinical hours at different colleges and high schools across Colorado, where she worked with a professional to get onthe-job training. During these clinical hours, she diagnosed the first of three broken necks she has seen throughout her career as an athletic trainer.

The college football player was hit hard in the first quarter of the game, she said, but didn’t tell anyone about his neck pain. Then, he got hit again in the fourth quarter and finally pulled himself out of the game.

“He basically played the entire game with a broken neck,” said Nickoley, who is now the head athletic trainer for the Colorado Storm, a statewide youth soccer association.

This particular athlete — Nickoley wouldn’t identify him by name or which college he played for — was very lucky, she added. He wasn’t paralyzed and the spinal cord wasn’t damaged.

From bruises to broken bones, even the most experienced athletes are prone to injury. But there is some preventative advice out there.

First and foremost, it’s important to

5 TIPS TO AVOID SPORTS INJURIES • Get the gear. For any sport, the proper gear and protective equipment can protect athletes from injuries.

• Condition and stretch. Make sure your entire body is conditioned — not just the muscles being used in the particular sport or training.

• Play safe. Avoid reckless play and follow the rules when playing sports.

• Take a break. Even if it’s only one day a take care of your body, Nickoley said.

“The biggest thing I see with successful athletes is how they take care of their bodies,” she said. But “you don’t have to be a competitive athlete or have a background in sports to take care of your body.”

Nutrition and exercise are important for everyone’s health, Nickoley said.

Whether it be taking a walk in your neighborhood or going to the local rec center for a swim, everyone should get their heart rate up for at least 30 minutes a day.

Active people have lower rates of obesity, heart disease, diabetes and even some emotional problems such as depression and anxiety, said Heidi Christensen, medical director of Primary Care Sports Medicine for Centura Health. And for younger people, playing sports can help with self-esteem and socialization.

“Injuries can happen, but being ac-

week, it’s important to take some time off from training.

• Educate yourself. Coaches, athletic trainers and other sports medicine professionals are always happy to have conversations with athletes and provide advice.

Sources: Julie Nickoley, athletic trainer for Colorado Storm, and Heidi Christensen, medical director of Primary Care Sports Medicine for Centura Health tive and playing sports outweigh the risks,” Christensen said. “As long as you don’t play or exercise beyond your personal capabilities, you can help safeguard against injuries.”

When injuries happen West Metro Fire Rescue’s EMTs and paramedics started a three-week training session on Aug. 18, during which about 280 people worked with emergency room doctors from St. Anthony Hospital to help prepare for responding to injuries commonly seen during football season.

The training focused on new procedures in preparing injured players for the emergency room and/or potential surgeries, and familiarizing themselves with the latest equipment and gear football players use.

“We’re finding that as the equipment changes, so must our practice,” said Mike Binney, the fire department’s

EMS training lieutenant. “In the metro area, we want to be prepared for whatever we have to show up to.”

It might not always require a trip to the emergency room, Christensen said, it is always important to get a proper diagnosis from somebody who is professionally trained to do so that that treatment or rehab can start right away.

But “it’s not just about treating the injury to get the clear to return to the sport,” Christensen added. “It’s getting the proper tools to prevent a recurring injury.”

Too many people get right back into the sport as soon as the pain goes away, but this puts that person at a higher risk of reinjuring themselves, Christensen said.

People tend to sustain serious injuries because they pushed themselves above and beyond what they were conditioned for, Christensen said.

Whether you’re recovering from an injury, just becoming more active or beginning to train for a new sport, “it’s always a good rule of thumb to increase the level of activity gradually,” Christensen said.

But because athletes typically love their sport, they will often push the limits, Nickoley said.

“They love what they’re doing.

They’ll do whatever they can to keep playing,” she said. “And the body can handle a lot. But especially when it comes to injuries, listen to your body.”

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September 28, 2017

Statue brings message of hope, peace St. Mark Catholic Church hosts International Pilgrim Virgin Statue of Fatima

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Gloria McCubbin and her husband took the day off work on Sept. 21, when they traveled from Lone Tree to St. Mark Catholic Church in Highlands Ranch. Inside the chapel, they sat before a 3-foot statue of a delicate woman wearing a red crown and holding a beaded rosary in her hand.

The statue is one of two world-famous International Pilgrim Virgin Statues of Fatima, a town in Portugal where the Virgin Mary appeared six times to three shepherd children 100 years ago. The apparitions of Virgin Mary started in 1917, during the First World War in Europe and the Russian Revolution.

She appeared to bring messages of hope and peace during international turmoil.

In 1947, the 40-pound statue was carved out of mahogany and blessed by Bishop of Liera of Fatima with more than 200,000 people present.

The statue was first taken around Europe — which had been devastated by World War II — and has since traveled to every continent in the world, except Antarctica. Its purpose is to bring the Virgin Mary’s message of “hope, peace and salvation to those many millions of people who may never have an opportunity to make a pilgrimage to Fatima,” says the World Apostolate of Fatima, USA, which owns the statue.

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A woman prays at a Sept. 21 visit from International Pilgrim Virgin Statue of Fatima, a 3-foot statue that represents Virgin Mary, at St. Mark Catholic Church, 9905 Foothills Canyon Blvd.

The statue has made appearances at the local church twice this year.

PHOTOS BY ALEX DEWIND versary of the Virgin Mary’s first appearance in Fatima, the statue has been visiting churches across the U.S. It has graced St. Mark Catholic Church, 9905 Foothills Canyon Blvd., twice this year.

At the Sept. 21 visit, dozens of people trickled in and out of the quiet chapel throughout the day. Some sat in the rows of seats, bowing their heads. Others knelt before the small but powerful statue.

“Having the Fatima statue visit St. Mark Catholic Church fills my heart with so much hope and love,” parish administrative assistant Kathy Nuss said through tears. “Our Lady has truly blessed us.”

Since the day after Easter in 2016, two men from northwestern Indiana have been driving an RV carrying the statue cross-country. Of the 195 dioceses — or a church

People from across the south metro Denver area visit St. Mark Catholic Church in Highlands Ranch to pray to the International Pilgrim Virgin Statues of Fatima, a representation of Virgin Mary.

The statue made an appearance on Sept. 21 during its 100-year anniversary tour across the U.S. under a bishop — nationwide, they have covered 145. At each stop, they spend a day at a local church and invite people to Mass, confession

and prayer in the presence of the International Pilgrim Virgin Statue of Fatima. They also give talks on the history of Fatima.

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Statue custodians Larry Maginot, left, and Tom Ross stand beside one of two International Pilgrim Virgin Statues of Fatima. The men and statue have been traveling in an RV across the country, stopping at local churches, since spring 2016.

While spending the day with the statue, McCubbin said she was overcome with the feeling that anything is possible.

“When you leave,” she said, “reality hits you.”

The custodians of the statue report miracles in her presence: After attending Mass at a church in Portland, Oregon, a 12-year-old regained hearing in an ear that was deaf; a Vietnamese man in North Carolina said he was cured of malaria as a child after his father brought him to an International Pilgrim Virgin Statue.

The statue’s message of peace is needed now more than ever.

“It’s a very hopeful message,” said statue custodian Larry Maginot, “that somehow she is going to overcome all the divisions in the world today.”

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Siegel celebrates 30 years of keyboard conversations at Arvada Center

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t seems like everybody took a piano lesson or two in their lives.

I did for years, learning how to play some of my favorite Vince Guaraldi “Peanuts” songs, as well as the piano versions of some of my LINER favorite pop songs NOTES at the time — stuff like the Dave Matthews Band.

As with everything, it all comes down to having a great teacher. I certainly did.

And for the past 30 years, Jeffrey Siegel has served Clarke Reader as a proxy piano teacher to hundreds who came to his Keyboard Conversations at the Arvada Center.

But instead of teaching how to play, he gives audiences a window into classical music and composers.

“Thirty years is a milestone in this disposable society,” Siegel said

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An internationally known pianist, Siegel has been a soloist with many of the world’s top orchestras, including the Berlin Philharmonic, London Symphony, New York Philharmonic, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Moscow State Symphony, Munich’s Bayerischer Rundfunk, and the Amsterdam, Oslo and Stockholm Philharmonic.

Siegel kicks off his 30th season at the center on Oct. 4 with a focus on Leonard Bernstein, and will be hosting programs on music inspired by the night, storytelling through music, and the repertoire of masters like Beethoven, Liszt and Prokofiev during the season.

But it’s not only about the performances for Siegel. It’s about the whole picture. He answers audiences’ questions, gives history and context to composers, pieces and musical eras, and shares stories.

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“Sometimes people have very specific questions, but often they’re happily general,” Siegel said. “So many would like the opportunity to ask a question of the performer on stage, but that opportunity never happens.”

Classical music can be particularly intimidating for the uninitiated, which is why this guided approach is so effective for Siegel. And it has led to some of his favorite memories at the Center, like when students, who normally wouldn’t be the interested in classical, came backstage to share how much the music moved them.

“I was so touched the music brought them backstage,” Siegel remembers. “Classical music can be like water on the desert. Even if a person isn’t a sophisticated concert goer, the music still gets through to them.”

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“We’re living today in the most robotic society ever. For a thinking, feeling person, there’s a greater need for something that really touches one, moves one, that cannot be gotten off a screen,” he said. “It’s about, as Bernstein called it, the ‘transformative power of music.’ It’s more necessary than ever before.”Clarke Reader’s column on how music connects to our lives appears every other week.

A community editor with Colorado Community Media, he would totally sign on for a Keyboard Conversation on Vince Guaraldi. Check out his music blog at calmacil20.blogspot.com.

And share how you got into classical music at creader@coloradocommunitymedia.com.

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September 28, 2017

Queen City Jazz Band set to play at Littleton church

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Call for entries Littleton’s 52nd Annual Own an Original Art Competition has put out a call for artists at CallforEntry. org. Deadline is Oct. 20. (Juror to be announced.) Exhibition dates: Nov. 17, 2017 to Jan. 7, 2018.

ittleton United Methodist Church, 5894 S. Datura St., Littleton, begins its 25th season of its delightful Fine Arts Series with a free concert featuring the upbeat Queen City Jazz Band at 7 p.m. Oct. 6. The traditional jazz band Sonya Ellingboe has drawn fans since 1958 in the metro area. Littletonumc.org.

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Voices West Voices West (formerly the Littleton Chorale) will begin its 39th season with a concert: “reel time II (this is not a rerun)” at 7:30 p.m.

Oct. 14 at Littleton United Methodist Church, 5894 S. Datura St., Littleton. Tickets: voiceswest.org, info, 303-973-9593.

Englewood Arts “South American Journey With Trio Cordilleras” will be presented at 2 p.m. Oct. 14 at Hampden Hall in the Englewood Civic Center. 1000 Englewood Parkway. Thomas Heinrich, cello; Elizabeth Kipper, violin; and Alejandro Cremaschi, piano.

Tickets one hour previously at the box office or at englewoodarts.org, 303-806-8901.

‘Abbey Road’ Lone Tree Arts Center presents “Classic Albums Live: Abbey Road” at 8 p.m. Oct. 7. A collection of musicians perform the album in its entirety.

Tickets: lonetreeartscenter.org, 720509-1000.

The Queen City Jazz Band will perform traditional jazz at 7 p.m. Oct.6 at Littleton United Methodist Church. (Free concert.)

COURTESY PHOTO ‘Company’ Stephen Sondheim’s “Company” plays through Oct. 22 at the Aurora Fox, 9900 E. Colfax Ave., Aurora.

Performances: 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays.

Tickets: Aurorafox.org.

Lannie Garrett Lannie Garrett performs at Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 W. Main St., downtown Littleton at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 13, 14, 20, 21 and 2 p.m. Oct. 15 and 22. First week: “The Chick Sings A

Tribute to Frank Sinatra.” Second week: “Great Women of Song: From Billie to Bette.” Accompanied by the Errand Boys of Rhythm. Tickets: townhallartscenter.org or 303-7942787.

CJRO “West Coast Jazz” by the Colorado Jazz Repertory Orchestra, led by Art Bouton of Lone Tree, plays at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 7 at the Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Tickets: $45, 720-898-7200, arvadacenter.org.

‘South Pacific’ “South Pacific” by Rodgers and Hammerstein plays through Oct. 15 at PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker. Tickets: parkerarts.org, 303805-6800.

Depot Art Gallery “Beyond the Usual,” an exhibit featuring new techniques, opens Oct. 3 at the Depot Art Gallery, 2069 W. Powers, Littleton, with a reception from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Open through Nov. 5: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays; 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays. 303-795-0781.

Correction An incorrect date appeared last week in a story about “13 the Musical.” Performances will be at 2 and 7 p.m. Oct. 8 at the Denver JCC Elaine Wolf Theatre, 350 Dahlia St., Denver.

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THINGS to DO

THEATER

Auditions for ‘Rudolph’: 3:45 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 3 at Spotlight Performing Arts Center, 6328 E. County Line Road, Ste. 102, Highlands Ranch. For ages 3-9, class runs 8 weeks and teaches singing, dancing and acting techniques. Class runs from 3:45-4:30 Tuesdays from Oct. 3 to December. Performance on Dec. 9.

Call 720-44-DANCE or go to www. spotlightperformers.com.

‘In the Heights’: shows through Sunday, Oct. 8 at Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 W. Main St., Littleton. First musical production of the 2017-18 season. Reserved tickets on sale at the box office or online at www.townhallartscenter.org/in-the-heights.

August: Osage County: 7:30 p.m.

Fridays and Saturdays; and 2:30 p.m. Sundays through Oct. 15 at Vintage Theatre, 1468 Dayton St., Aurora. Additional show at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 18. After the Weston family patriarch disappears family tensions heat up and boil over in the ruthless August heat. Go to www.vintagetheatre. com or call 303-856-7830.

ART

Reuse Your T-shirts: 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 30 at the Roxborough Librar y, 8357 N. Rampart Range Road, Ste. 200. Upcycle your old tees by using them to make new scarves, pet toys, bags, rugs and more. For all ages. Registration required; contact 303-791-7323 or DCL.org.

Restore Old Photos: 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 3 at the James H. LaRue Library, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Ed Campbell and Penny Mannel of “A Page is Turned” lead a presentation on how to restore old photos. Snacks and networking begin at 6:30 p.m.

Presented by the Highlands Ranch Historical Society.

Art Stop on the Go: 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 5 at the Roxborough Library, 8357 N. Rampart Range Road, Ste. 200. Budding artists cultivate their inner Picassos with guests from the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, who present a children’s book and then lead a literature-based art project. For ages 6-12. Registration is required; contact 303-791-7323 or DCL.org.

Modern Expressionism Workshop: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 7 at First Presbyterian Church, 1609 W. Littleton Blvd., Littleton.

Presented by the Heritage Fine

this week’s TOP FIVE Vampire 5K Run for Blood: 6:30-9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 30 at Flat Acres Farm, 11321 Dransfeldt Road, Parker. Run as a citizen, or hide on the course as a vampire, seeking to transform victims with red powder as they run through woods, abandoned buildings and a haybale maze.

Post run party includes music, dancing, food, haunted house and more. Go to http://www.vampire5k.com/.

Backcountry BBQ: 5-7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 30 at Backcountry Base Camp, 6005 Ron King Trail, Littleton. Enjoy a barbecue dinner to raise money for the Backcountry Conservation and Education Fund nonprofit. Go to https://hrcaonline.org/about-us/guides-communication/calendar-schedules/ event-detail/backcountry-bbq-4

School Readiness Redefined: Beyond the A-BCs: 6:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 4 at Smoky Hill Library, 5430 S. Biscay Circle, Centennial; and 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 5 at Koelbel Library, 5955 S. Holly St., Centennial. How can I get my child ready for kindergarten? Lisa Regalla, nationally-recognized expert in early learning, will show parents and caregivers how to go beyond the A-B-Cs and 1-2-3s by sharing fun, practical ideas for developing language, math and social skills, all key ingredients for kindergarten readiness. Save your spot at arapahoelibraries. org.

Ghost Towns of the Eastern Plains: 2-3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 30 at the Englewood Public Library, 1000 Englewood Parkway, in the Anderson Room. Carl Sandberg returns to give us a tour of ghost towns on Colorado’s eastern plains. For adults and teens. Registration required. Call the Englewood Public Library at 303-762-2560 or email epl@englewoodco.gov.

Arts Guild of Arapahoe County.

For ages 18 and older, workshop is taught by Colorado artist Lance Green. Registration required; go to http://heritage-guild.com/ current-workshops.html.

MUSIC/MOVIES

Stratus Chamber Orchestra: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 29 at First Plymouth Congregational Church, 3501 S. Colorado Blvd., Englewood; and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 30 at Augustana Lutheran Church, 5000 E. Alameda Ave., Denver. Features pianist Tanya Gabrielian. Call 303-388-4962, go to www.AugustanaArts. org or purchase tickets at the door.

Changing World of Medicare: 10:15-11:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 5 at the Lone Tree Library, 10055 Library Way, Lone Tree. Medicare’s open enrollment period is Oct. 15 to Dec. 7. Changes happen each year. Panel member experts will share what’s new and information to help you be a savvy Medicare plan shopper. All presenters are state or federal employees or have a contract with Medicare; there will be no sales. Presented by the Seniors’ Council of Douglas County. Call 303-663-7681 or email DCSeniorLife@douglas.co.us to RSVP.

worst blunders to ever make it to DVD. Showing this month: The Ice Pirates (1984, Rated PG, 91 minutes). Save your spot at arapahoelibraries.org.

Queen City Jazz Band: 7:30 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 6 at Littleton United Methodist Church, 5894 S. Datura St., Littleton. Opening concert of the 25th season of the church’s fine arts series. Admission is free.

Since 1958, the Queen City Jazz Band has been thrilling audiences with the great sounds of the jazz era, including the styles of Louis Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton, King Oliver and Ma Rainey. Everyone welcome.

EVENTS

Saturday Movie Matinee: 2-4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 30 at Bemis Public Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton. “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks.” Henrietta Lacks is the unwitting pioneer of countless medical breakthroughs with the unauthorized harvesting of her cancerous cells in the early 1950s. Call 303795-3961 or go to littletongov.org.

Shredding, Electronics Recycling: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept.

30 in the parking lot at Kaiser Permanente Building, 9285 Hepburn St., Highlands Ranch.

Event is free, but donations are appreciated; proceeds will benefit the Highlands Ranch Community Scholarship Fund and the Cultural Affairs Association. Call 303-7912500 or go to www.HRCAonline. org/recycle.

Bad Movie Night: 6:30-9 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 3 at Koelbel Library, 5955 S. Holly St., Centennial. Join us to watch awful and awfully entertaining movies for the sheer joy of laughing at some of the

AAUW Candidate Forum: 6:308:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 3 at South Suburban Lone Tree Hub Lobby, 8827 Lone Tree Parkway. American Association of University Women sponsors Douglas County

School Board Candidate Forum.

Open to the public. Contact Beryl Jacobson at 303-688-8088 or berylmjacobson@gmail.com.

Fall Holiday Fun Time: 6-7 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 3 at Southglenn Library, 6972 S. Vine St., Centennial. Children ages 5-12 are invited to enjoy juggling, fall magic and even an opportunity to spin some plates. Save your spot at arapahoelibraries.org.

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Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Celebrate the harvest and enjoy performances of traditional Chinese arts, including the lion dance by the Great Wall Chinese Academy.

For all ages. Registration required; contact 303-791-7323 or DCL.org.

Wordpress Meetup: 1-2 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 7 at Castlewood Library, 6739 S. Uinta St., Centennial. Teens and adults are invited to join fellow Wordpress users to talk, troubleshoot, and tinker with your site in a friendly, hands-on environment. Save your spot at arapahoelibraries.org.

Writing Compelling Characters Workshop: 4-5:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 8 at Koelbel Library, 5955 S. Holly St., Centennial. Great characters are at the very heart of the stories we write. But how can you create characters who will stay with readers long after they turn the final page? This workshop for teens, taught by R.M. Romero, author of “The Dollmaker of Krakow,” will explore characters and the vital role they play in writing of all genres. Save your spot at arapahoelibraries.org.

Nonprofit Funding: Friday, Oct. 13 is the deadline to apply for funding in 2018 from the City of Englewood through the council’s Aid to Other Agencies program. Call Christa Graeve at 303-762-2310 with questions.

Applications available at http:// www.englewoodgov.org/home/ showdocument?id=18036.

HEALTH

Cholesterol and Your Heart: 11 a.m. to noon Tuesday, Oct. 3 at South Denver Heart Center, 1000 SouthPark Drive, Littleton.

Explore medicine, lifestyle and natural alternatives to managing cholesterol. Presented by Susan Buckley, RD, CDE, and Renee Julien, RN. Call 303-744-1065 or go to www.southdenver.com.

EDUCATION

George C. Evans Post 103 Membership Meeting: 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 4 at the Buck Recreation Center, 2004 W. Powers Ave., Littleton. October and November activities are on the agenda.

Fall Fun Night: 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 5 at the Lone Tree Library, 10055 Library Way. Drop in for family fun with life-sized games, a kids’ carnival, dance party, storytime, costumes and more. No registration required. Information at 303-791-7323 or DCL.org.

Chinese Moon Festival: 11 a.m.

Saturday, Oct. 7 at the James H. LaRue Library, 9292 Ridgeline

Mini Law School: 6-7:30 p.m.

Tuesdays through Oct. 24 at CU South Denver in Lone Tree. Course is seven weeks and is taught by law school faculty. Those who cannot attend the live lectures can choose Livestream and recorded viewing options; class materials and links to the lectures will be sent so participants can watch at their own pace. Registration required; go to http://www. colorado.edu/law/minilawschool.

Editor’s note: Calendar submissions must be received by noon Wednesday for publication the following week. Send listings to calendar@coloradocommunitymedia.com. No attachments, please. Listings are free and run on a space-available basis.

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September 28, 2017 Owners of ZOLi Contemporary Living, known as Danish Design International and Roche Bobois prior to a rebrand in early September, consider every aspect of their showroom, from natural lighting to the layout of the pieces. “We believe in the presentation of spaciousness,” said Abraham Brown, who founded the business with his wife, Corinne Brown.

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High-end furniture business gets a new name

BY ALEX DEWIND ADEWIND@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A longstanding furniture gallery on the corner of County Line Road and Colorado Boulevard got a new look in early September. What was once Danish Design International, with a Roche Bobois showroom, is now ZOLi Contemporary Living.

Refreshing and unique, the name reflects the vision of owners Corinne and Abraham Brown.

“We are not just trying to be a showcase to customers,” said Corinne Brown, a native of Denver. “We want to make people’s lives more beautiful.”

Originally from Hungary, Avi Brown switched from the world of academia to retail when he met Corinne. They opened Danish Design Center in 1976, with locations in Denver and Boulder.

They expanded to two more locations in Denver before consolidating their business in 2000 at their Highlands Ranch location.

The two call their business a “continuation of a dream.”

The Browns, along with ZOLi’s general manager Tony Jennings, have shifted from owning a franchise that sold contemporary European furniture to designing their own line. The team spends hours researching the latest interior trends and scoping out the finest materials. They then travel to small towns in Italy, Spain and Portugal, where their exclusive products are made.

ZOLi is an “urban-minded company in a suburban setting,” Corinne Brown said.

The 30,000-square-foot store captivates visitors with its bold artwork, sleek furniture and practical designs.

A dining room chair slightly leans back to make a post-dinner discussion more comfortable. A leaf spins out from underneath a dining room table to add length. Pieces are clean-cut, minimal and contemporary. Some are in Earth tones; others have pops of color.

Any ZOLi product can be tweaked or tailored to meet a customer’s needs.

There is a design team on staff, which includes Corinne Brown, who has degrees in fine art and interior design.

“We know how to help condense and prioritize,” Corinne Brown said.

“Furniture needs to fit to you.”

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Denver Animal Shelter (720) 913-1311 • denveranimalshelter.org Denver Animal Protection (DAP) provides animal care and protection services for all of Denver County.

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Be there and be square Square dancing club keeps dance alive and keeps it lively

BY DAVID GILBERT DGILBERT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Ask a group of square dancers what impact their passion has had on their lives, and you’ll get one answer over and over: “I met my spouse square dancing.”

It’s not hard to see why — how many opportunities does one get to laugh and twirl with dozens of other people for an evening?

Square dancing, a folk dance that has taken on innumerable variations since its origins in 16th-century Europe, lives on in the footloose and lighthearted members of the Mountaineers, a Littletonbased square dancing club, one of about a dozen such clubs in the Denver metro area.

The Mountaineers held an intro to square dancing class in Lakewood last week to drum up interest in their upcoming beginners’ classes.

In a traditional square dance, four couples face each other in a square, and perform synchronized movements to the instructions of a “caller.” The effect is a mesmerizing spectacle of coordination that looks simultaneously complex and effortless.

In practice, square dancing takes a sharp mind, a keen ear, and a fleet foot.

“You don’t know what they’ll call next,” said Janet

First-timers pair with old-timers at the Mountaineers square dancing club’s introductory night. DAVID GILBERT Boys, who’s been square dancing for decades. “You have to pay attention. You’re experiencing music is on a whole different level in your brain.”

A sense of humor doesn’t hurt.

“We don’t always get it right,” said Jan Hormuth.

“You’ll see people going every which way. But we just laugh it off and keep going.”

The Mountaineers boasts a membership of about 70, and can be seen performing at various local events. They’re often a star attraction at Greg Reinke’s annual Turkey Leg & Wine Hoedown in Downtown Littleton.

JOIN THE FUN The Mountaineers will kick off their beginners’ square-dancing classes on a soon-to-be determined date.

Classes run from 7-9 p.m. and cost $10 a pop, or $240 for the whole slate. The whole course is half price, $120, if you pay a lump sum up front.

A total of 24 classes will be held, every Monday and Thursday through December.

Contact Jan Hormuth with questions at jjhormuth@yahoo.com or 303-877-2442.

The most fun way to learn is by doing, said Bill Heiny, who’s been calling dances for 17 years, though he said there are any number of books and YouTube tutorials to provide an intro to the shy.

Calling, however, is a skill that can only be passed down, he said.

“You have to apprentice,” Heiny said. “I started singing along to the callers in my club, and one took me under

his wing and mentored me.”

Heiny said calling clicks in his brain, because as a retired computer programmer, “it’s all about patterns.”

“This is like puzzle solving,” he said. “I’m moving people, keeping my eye on them, and thinking about where I’m putting them.”

Square dancing has a Colorado connection: From its origins in medieval Europe, square dancing took on new popularity in colonial America, and over time, dozens of local iterations — with unique and untranslatable calls — formed in regions around the country. By the early decades of the 20th century, though, the dance was dying out.

Enter Lloyd “Pappy” Shaw, a Colorado Springs high school teacher, who roamed the country in the 1930s, learning the variety of styles and consolidating them into a standardized form.

Shaw spent decades teaching his new style, and trained a new generation of dancers and callers credited with leading a postwar revival of the dance.

For dancers, though, square dancing isn’t so much about preserving a legacy as it is about blowing off steam.

“It completely takes you away from your work,” said Jim Taylor, a Mountaineer with a lengthy list of titles in the club. “If you’re square dancing, you have no time to focus on your stress.”

And there’s plenty of room on the dance floor, Heiny said.

“We’d love for more people to come dance with us.”

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Patches feature pumpkins, mazes, frights When: Saturday, Sept. 30; hours are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Where: Lowell Ranch, 2330 S. I-25 (East Frontage Road), Castle Rock Contact: 303-688-0126 or calf@thecalf.org; www.thecalf.org Highlights include a U-pick pumpkin and gourd patch, hayrides, carriage rides and agricultural exhibits.

New this year are tours of the pumpkin patch.

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It’s fall in Colorado, and that means pumpkins, corn mazes, hayrides and zombies. The Colorado Department of Agriculture has compiled a list of the events planned. Go to www.colorado. gov and search “pumpkin patch” for the complete list.

Here are some of the area attractions: Maize in the City When: open every day from Sept. 29 through Oct. 31; hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday; 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday; last maze ticket sold at 5 p.m.

Where: 10451 McKay Road, Thornton Contact: www.maizeinthecity.com Find your way through the 20-acre Crazed Corn Field Maze by answering personalized questions or picking from one of several categories in the smart phone trivia game. Highlights for younger visitors are the mini maze, a petting zoo, hay and pony rides, jumping castles, air slid, obstacle course and playground.

Visitors also may choose from hundreds of shapes and sizes of pumpkins, with 11 varieties to choose from.

Create your own fall scene with hay bales and corn stalks.

Nick’s Fall Festival When: open Sept. 30 to Oct. 31; hours are 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday to Saturday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.

Where: Nick’s Garden Center and Farm Market, 2001 S. Chambers Road, Aurora Contact: 303-696-6657; www.nicksgardencenter.com Enjoy a straw maze, tractor ride through the tunnel of terror, train ride, jumping castles, pedal kart racetrack and more. Tokens needed for some activities; all-activity pass available. Concessions and cafe open on weekends. Nick’s Giant Pumpkin Weigh Off is from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 7.

Punkin’ Chunkin’ When: Saturday, Oct. 7 and Sunday, Oct. 8; hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Where: 26000 E. Quincy Ave. (Arapahoe Park racetrack), Aurora Contact: auroragov.org/punkinchunkin Watch for flying pumpkins as chunk teams traveling from out of state see who can hurl a gourd the farthest. The range is long enough to accommodate world record holders, and the air cannon teams have their sights set on the one-mile mark.

The festival also will feature family activities, a pumpkin patch, entertainers, a beer garden and food vendors both days, an open car show, and a Corvette Fall Blast Car Show, in partnership with the Central Colorado Corvette Club.

An evening concert by nationally touring country artist The Swon Brothers kicks off the festival at 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 6; gates open at 5 p.m.

Lakota Gardner, 2, of Thornton, picks out the perfect pumpkin from the Maize in the City pumpkin patch in 206. Face painting is among the many activities offered at the corn maze again this year on Sept. 29.

Concert tickets include admission to the festival for the entire weekend.

Pumpkin Patch of Centennial When: Open daily from Oct. 7-31; hours are 10 a.m. to dusk.

Where: Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, 8545 E. Dry Creek Road, Centennial Contact: 303-740-2688 or pumpkinpatchofcentennial@gmail.com; www. facebook.com/PumpkinPatchCentennial/ A variety of pumpkins and gourds are for sale, and photo opportunities are included. Proceeds from the patch help support projects that serve the homeless and hungry in the metro area. These include St. Francis Center, St. Clare’s Supper Ministry, Covenant Cupboard Food Pantry, Family Tree House of Hope, and the HAAT project for the homeless in Arapahoe and Douglas Counties.

Pumpkin Harvest Festival When: open Saturday, Oct. 7 and Sunday, Oct. 8; hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Where: Four Mile Historic Park, 715 S. Forest St., Denver Contact: info@fourmilepark.org; www.fourmilepark.org Old-time fall festival where guests can build a scarecrow, play pioneer games, take a horse-drawn wagon ride, enjoy historic demonstrations and take a tour of the Four Mile House Museum. Learn how families lived and prepared for the season during the late 1800s. Beer garden and local food vendors will be onsite. Guests also will get to select pumpkins from the patch. Admission is free; charges apply for refreshments, pumpkins and some activities.

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Colorado Pumpkin Patch When: open daily through Oct. 29; hours are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday to Wednesday; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday to Sunday.

Where: Sky Cliff Center, 4600 E. Highway 86, Castle Rock; back 20 acres of property Contact: 719-799-6708 or coloradopumpkinpatch@gmail.com; www. coloradopumpkinpatch.net Includes pre-picked pumpkin patch, hayrides, a petting zoo with a large variety of animals, pumpkins, straw bale pyramid, football training camp, a giant jumping pillow, an 80-foot slide, giant tube swings, outdoor games, rubber duck races, a kids maze, and a cornbox. School groups, corporate picnics, birthday parties, and families of all sizes welcome.

Flat Acres Farm Fall Festival When: Open Wednesday to Sunday through Oct. 31; hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Where: 11321 Dransfeldt Road, Parker Contact: 303-805-1038; www.flatacresfarm.com Bring the entire family to join in the fun of the corn maze, snake tunnel, corn kernel boxes, petting zoo, kids hay bale maze, giant swing set and many other activities. Before leaving be sure to stop by the pumpkin patch and pick that perfect carving pumpkin.

Reapers Hollow & Dead End Motel When: open Sept. 30, Oct. 1, 7-8. 1315, 21-22, 28-29 and Oct. 31; hours are 7-10 p.m.

Where: Flat Acres Farm, 11321 Dransfeldt Road, Parker Contact: 303-805-1038; http://www. reapershollow.com/

For the scare of your life, come enjoy the outdoor haunted corn maze.

If daring enough this trail will take you through the corn and adventure through the woods. Will you dare to enter?

The Patch In Elizabeth When: open Saturdays and Sundays from Sept. 30 to Oct. 29; hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; weekday field trips by reservation.

Where: 39980 Fox Trot Circle, Elizabeth Contact: 720-446-6001 or info@ thepatchinelizabeth.com; www.thepatchinelizabeth.com Family-friendly pumpkin patch with hay rides, sack slide, straw mountain, petting zoo, corn crib, games and concessions.

Corn Maze; Pumpkin Festival When: maze is open Friday, Saturday and Sunday through Oct. 29; hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday; festival is Friday, Oct. 13 to Sunday, Oct. 15; hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Where: Denver Botanic Gardens Chatfield Farms, 8500 W. Deer Creek Canyon Road, Littleton Contact: 720-865-4338; www.botanicgardens.org Wind your way through seven acres of corn. The maze can be viewed from two 15-foot tall illuminated bridges. Visitors under the age of 10 can explore the mini-maze. Tickets to the maze also include one hayride, a barrel train ride (for children 12 and under) and unlimited jumping on a giant pillow. Pony rides and hamster balls are available for an additional fee. Vendors will sell favorite fall foods such as funnel cakes, hotdogs, freshly squeezed lemonade and kettle corn.

Tickets to the pumpkin festival include access to the 10-acre pumpkin patch and family and children’s activities. Pumpkin prices vary by size; the average price is $8. It is recommended to bring a wagon to transport pumpkins. Free pumpkin daycare is available while you enjoy the rest of the festival. Discounted maze tickets available during festival.

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Mines students thinking big with tiny homes Denver’s national sustainability expo to feature house design

BY CHRISTY STEADMAN CSTEADMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

They may be small, but tiny homes are a huge thing right now.

And Colorado School of Mines is making one that’s even more futuristic.

“We’re putting a science-y twist on a pop culture thing,” said Katie Schneider, a junior at Mines majoring in engineering physics.

The Mines Tiny House is a 220-square-foot dwelling that utilizes some of the latest in energy efficient and sustainable technology.

“We’re very focused on being netzero,” Schneider said, who has been involved with the Mines Tiny Home since her freshman year in 2015.

Students have been working on the project for nearly two years. It is an extracurricular project, and all the work has been done after school and on weekends.

Expected completion date will be sometime next spring. Once finished, some of the features will be a composting toilet, automated window shades controlled by a mobile device and a 1 9/22/2017 11:23:51 water effiLTAC_CCM_9.22.17.pdf cient shower head.

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A group of people visit the Mines Tiny Home during the Colorado School of Mines’ Celebration of Mines event at the beginning of this school year. Although not all the way complete, the net-zero tiny house was open for tours to recruit new students to the team.

PHOTO COURTESY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES propane-free — completely powered by solar — and not even hooked up to utilities.

Timothy Ohno, associate professor of physics and faculty advisor for Mines Tiny House, estimates the value of the home to be about $40,000 or $50,000 once complete.

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After it’s finished, the tiny home will have a permanent place on campus and used as a classroom and meeting space, as well as an educational and outreach tool in the community, said Emilie Rusch, public information specialist for Mines.

There’s been probably between 120 and 150 students who have been involved with the Mines Tiny Home in some way, Ohno said, but the core group has been about 20 students. All majors and classes are represented, Schneider added, but a couple challenges have been that everyone is a fulltime student, and none of them are construction majors. In fact, Mines does not have construction management or architecture programs offered in the curriculum.

“It’s been a learn-as-we-go project,” Schneider said. “For the most part, it’s been a bunch of engineers thinking about what would be a good placement for a kitchen.”

But, she added, it’s something to be incredibly proud of.

“It’s a very unique project,” Schneider said. “It’s something Mines has never done before.”

In fact, the Mines Tiny Home will be on display at the Sustainability Expo part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon this year.

The Solar Decathlon is a collegiate competition that challenges student teams to design and build full-size, solar-powered houses. The Sustainability Expo is a consumer-facing exposition showcasing energy solutions and services.

This is the first year for the event to come to Denver, Ohno said, adding it usually takes place in Washington D.C. or California.

“It’s a very exciting event for us, as a state, to host,” he said.

For the expo, the desire is to demonstrate the students builidng process, Ohno said. The solar panels and battery will be installed, and some of the framing will be done.

“Visitors will be able to get a behind-

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the-scenes look at the construction process and the decisions that went into maximizing every square inch of space for livability and energy efficiency,” Rusch said.

To compete in the Solar Decathlon, it takes at least five faculty advisors, and a typical team is about 150 students, Ohno said. The competition is made up of 10 contests that blends design excellence and smart energy production with innovation, market potential, and energy and water efficiency.

“The teams really need two to three years to prepare for it,” he added.

But, Ohno added, participating in the expo will build moral. And building the tiny home will help prepare students for the next Solar Decathlon in 2020 — and Mines is planning on competing that year, Ohno said.

For many of the students involved with the Mines Tiny Home, it’s become a passion project, Schneider said.

“I’ve never been interested in going to energy — I am a physics major pursuing an aerospace career,” she said. But “this just struck my eye as something unique. Everything I’m learning, from working with industry professionals to how to best insulate my home and what windows to buy, will have a huge impact on my life moving forward.”

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Book delves deep into history of Douglas County Castle Rock Writers Group divided topics about plethora of locations

BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Frankstown, Pine Valley, Plum, Cherry Valley, Spring Valley, Westcreek, Louviers, Roxborough, Larkspur … some are names we use today and others remain attached to older images and maps. But all are part of the Douglas County story, as most recently told by the Castle Rock Writers Group in a book published at the end of August.

Group members were each responsible for a chapter of historic photos and copy about the towns that have evolved, and the introduction is written by Shaun Boyd, archivist at the Douglas County History Research Center. In addition to landscapes and structures, we learn about cowboys — and girls, miners, teachers, developers, business people, kids who were expected to earn their keep early on and interesting interactions among the above — sometimes on horseback and often by walking for many miles …

The cover photo depicts a pair of fashionable Edwardian ladies

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Bennet “believes Dreamers should feel empowered to continue contributing to our society — not scared of being deported from the only country they know as home,” the spokesperson said.

U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman, R-Aurora, said that in January he introduced the BRIDGE Act, which would be a “backup” plan to give undocumented immigrants legal presence and ability to work — under similar criteria to DACA — for three years.

“What I hope is a more permanent solution (can pass),” said Coffman, who supports a proposal to combine elements of the DREAM Act with added border security, but not a wall, along with Rep. Jared Polis, D-Boulder.

They put it together in mid-September

exclaiming over the beauty of rock formations at what is now Roxborough State Park. Henry Persse named the area for his family home in Ireland — an area that he hoped to develop into a luxury resort for wealthy Easterners, but at first featured a brick factory. His special formula for bricks died with him when he was killed by a tram in downtown Denver in 1918, according to writer Susan Trumble, who compiled Chapter Eight.

Debbie Buboltz and Derald Hoffman produced the first chapter: “Castle Rock, County Seat Takes Shape,” with a photo of the iconic formation behind early buildings and a story about how six sections were laid out by Jeramiah Gould and John Craig. The depot followed, and the Masonic temple, a rooming house, school and soon, Wilcox Street. Products from the stone quarry south of town are seen throughout the metro area.

Also distributed through the metro area were dairy products. Milk cans were hauled to creameries which shipped them to Denver via train or wagon — or made cheeses for sale (see Larkspur and others.)

“Franktown and Southeastern Valleys: From Seeking Gold to Homesteading” is compiled by James Hansmann, Kathleen McCoy and Elizabeth Wallace. Originally, it

along with a small bipartisan group in Congress and planned to introduce it into debate soon, Coffman said.

Trump has told Congressional Democrats he would accept some kind of DACA fix in exchange for added border security measures and that the wall would not be a part of the discussions, Politico reported Sept.

14. Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan supports that kind of pairing of policies.

“Trump’s announcement probably gives momentum to the effort to pass (comprehensive immigration reform),” Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Denver, said.

In the meantime, students like Claudia Hurtado will be waiting. Her family fought her father’s deportation case, and he was allowed to stay, partly because of his five children.

She wants to attend CU Boulder and become a lawyer.

She plans to help people with immigration cases.

was called Frankstown, after James Frank Gardner, entrepreneur and politician.

Chapter Three: “Highlands Ranch, Daniels Park and Castle Pines, Wildcat Mountains Tamed,” by Peggy A. Cummings, includes photos of the hunt at the Phipps Ranch, surrounding the present location of the beautifully restored Highlands Ranch Mansion. Included: a young early child Phillips family member, mounted on a pet pony in front of the mansion’s fireplace.

“Larkspur, Perry Park and Greenland: Douglas County’s Dairyland” are described by James Hansmann as tranquil green meadows, with fresh, healthful mountain air — a health and tourist mecca as well as productive ranch land. Shades of former inhabitants include one of the ancient, curious, bent, manipulated trees the Utes used for messaging and worship.

“Lone Tree and Happy Canyon, From One Small Tree” by Kathleen McCoy includes photos of the Schweiger property, which has been carefully restored. Since the original tree was not found, a blue spruce was planted at the corner of Lincoln and Yosemite on Arbor Day, 1998.

Chapter Six is about Louviers and the DuPont Company’s role in Colorado, written by Alice Aldridge-

Dennis. Some buildings pictured are still standing.

“Parker: The 20 Mile Landmark” is by Kathleen McCoy and Elizabeth Wallace talks about a town on the route of the Gold Rush. Originally called Pine Grove, it has Ute history as well.

“Sedalia, Town at the Crossroads,”

by Laura Smallegan Adema, talks about an early settlement at the junction of East and West Plum Creeks, with orchards, the historic St. Philip’s Church and the legendary Bud’s Bar. The final chapter: “Western Region and Platte River: Rugged and Beautiful” is also by Adema and includes the Penley Ranch, partially on what was a Ute campground, now at the edge of Pike National Forest, and Diamond Jack, a gangster/cowboy (Leland Varain). Also in this section: Strontia Springs, submerged by a dam in Waterton Canyon.

Tidbits of local history invite further exploration in the many museums and private collections cited throughout, as well as nice Sunday drives. The book is priced at $21.99 and it should be available at events and locations throughout the county. (Including the 2017 Castle Rock Writers Conference on Oct. 20 and 21. See castlerockwriters.com.)

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SPORTS A SMASHING SUCCESS

Golfer has a grip on goals as state approaches

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Highlands Ranch’s Cassie Davis, right, smashes her shot toward the Regis Jesuit side. Davis was a major force Sept. 21 with 18 kills as the host Falcons won 3-1 over Regis.

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Victories in six games against Rampart for the Ponderosa football squad following a 56-17 win on Sept. 22.

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Wins in the past six games for the Chaparral boys soccer team following the Sept. 19 shutout 1-0 overtime win over Highlands Ranch.

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Assists for the Highlands Ranch volleyball team in back-to-back wins over Columbine and Regis Jesuit on Sept. 20 and 21.

Standout Performers Kieran McMullen, Rock Canyon He fashioned a 1-under-par on Sept. 18 at Plum Creek Golf Course and the senior tied for individual medalist honors at the Class 5A Central Regional golf tournament.

Lauren Lowry, Castle View The senior setter had 50 assists in a 3-2 volleyball victory over Mountain Vista in a top three matchup on Sept. 19.

Joshia Davis, Valor Christian

Cameron Klein, Ponderosa

He scored three touchdowns while rushing for 197 yards and the junior caught two passes for 29 yards in the top-ranked Eagles’ 34-21 football win over Pomona on Sept. 22.

The sophomore goalkeeper made 15 saves in a 1-0 shutout soccer victory over Castle View on Sept.

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Annalisa Ingoi, Mountain Vista The senior was 4-for-4 with three runs batted on Sept. 20 in an 8-1 softball conquest of rival ThunderRidge.

Cassie Davis, Highlands Ranch The sophomore had 18 kills in a 3-1 volleyball victory over Regis Jesuit on Sept 21.

Colorado Community Media selects six athletes from area high schools each week as “Standout Performers.” Preference is given to athletes making their debut on the list. To nominate an athlete, contact Jim Benton by noon on Sunday at jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia.com

akewood’s Jack Castiglia will be making his fourth appearance in the Class 5A boys state golf tournament and the senior has something to prove.

Castiglia was this OVERTIME season’s Jefferson County League 5A medalist with a stroke average of 70, but he is the first to admit the two-day state tournament is different from regular season tourneys and the regional qualifying.

Jim Benton In the previous three state tournaments, Castiglia’s resume shows a tie for 37th place as a freshman then ties for 28th and 35th the next two years.

The Class 5A state tournament is scheduled for Oct. 2-3 at Common Ground Golf Course in Aurora.

“You can definitely feel a more competitive vibe,” said Castiglia. “Everyone is there because they deserve to be there after doing good in their regionals. Everyone is there to try to defend their school and play as well as possible.

It’s also run more professionally and it brings out the best golf in everybody.”

Castiglia was second in the 5A Western regional with an even-par 72 at the Broadlands Golf Course on Sept. 18 and the University of Northern Colorado commit is ready to show his ability in the biggest high school tourney of the season.

“I have something to prove,” he said.

“I definitely haven’t proved anything in the past three state tournaments. My freshman year I was young and actually didn’t play that bad. But my sophomore and junior years I didn’t play like I did during the season and didn’t show what I can do.

“I played good this year. I made a grip change after last year’s state and I’ve been working with it. I have to prove that I got used to it and I have to play as well as possible.”

There will be attention on several area golfers and teams that also have something to prove.

Arapahoe won the 5A Western regional qualifying tournament on Sept.

18 at Broadlands Golf Club and Heritage won the Southern regional at the Colorado Springs Country Club. Rock Canyon qualified its four-player team with a runner-up finish in the 5A Central at Plum Creek and Valor Christian was the 4A Region 4 champion in the tournament played Sept. 19 at the Colorado Springs Country Club. Lutheran was second to qualify as a team in the 3A region 1 meet at Hollydot.

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VALOR ON A ROLL Valor Christian quarterback Blake Stenstrom scrambles out of the pocket as he’s chased by Pomona’s Tanner Kimminau.

Stenstrom completed 13-of-24 passes for 170 yards as the Eagles came out on top 34-21 Sept.

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On campus: Highlands Ranch

• The football team has two players among the Class 5A state statistical leaders after four games. Junior Tyler Dobbs is third with 51 tackles for an average of 12.8 per game. Senior kicker Jeremy Henning is tied for the state lead with four made field goals.

• The volleyball team was ranked sixth in the CHSAANow.com poll that was released Sept. 25 — with four Continental League teams on the list. The Falcons played top-ranked Castle View Sept. 26 and face third ranked Rock Canyon on Oct. 26. Mountain Vista, ranked No. 2, is not on the regular-season schedule.

• Non-league schedule wraps up for the football team on Sept. 26 against Westminster, a team the Falcons whipped 55-12 last season.

Mountain Vista • The girls and boys cross country teams swept team titles in the Sept.

23 Pat Patten Invitational. Led by sophomores Jenna Fitzsimmons and Sarah O’Sullivan, who were first and second, the girls had four runners in the top six. The boys had five scoring runners finish in the top 14.

• The football team rebounded from its loss to rival ThunderRidge as

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quarterback Daden Wetzel passed for 242 yards and two touchdowns in a 24-21 victory over Arapahoe on Sept.

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• The top two earned run average leaders in the Continental League are on the girls softball team. Senior Makayla Hoselton is the league leader prior to games the week of Sept.

25 with a 1.92 ERA in 43.2 innings pitched, followed by Erin Kerby with a 2.21 ERA in 44.1 innings pitched.

Rock Canyon • Punter Devin Reichert has been a weapon for the football team through four games, with four field goals, which is tied for the 5A state lead. He has converted 12 extra point kicks to give him 24 points.

• The softball team will play the third of three games in four days Sept.

28 when the Jaguars meet ThunderRidge, a team which it has beaten in the past two games played between the schools.

ThunderRidge • Spencer Lambert, who was a cornerback last season as a sophomore, wound up with three schools records in the Sept. 15 triumph over Mountain Vista. His 337 yards and six touchdowns were new standards as was his 77-yard run from scrimmage.

• Senior softball pitcher Rachel Bean leads the Continental

League after games played through Sept. 22 with 87 strikeouts and 10 victories.

SkyView Academy • For the second straight season, sophomore Luke Wright has qualified for the 3A state golf tournament after carding a 79 during the 3A regional on Sept. 18.

• Senior Jimmy Scavuzzo ran sixth with a personal best time of 16:35 and the Hawks were fourth in the Division 2 team standings Sept. 22 at the Dave Sanders Invitational cross country meet.

Valor Christian • Kicker Brian Brogan benefits from playing on an explosive football team but the sophomore has done his part, making 4-of-4 field goal attempts and adding 16 conversion kicks to give him a 5A-leading 28 kick-scoring points.

• The boys golf team, which has won five state championships, will be seeking its sixth at the 4A state championship tournament that will be held Oct. 2-3 at Raccoon Creek near Littleton.

• Junior Ethan Zemla leads a strong defense for the football team, which has recorded nine sacks for a minus 60 yards in four games for an average of 2.3 per game. Zelma has three of the sacks.

Local players headed to state golf tourney STAFF REPORT

Area qualifiers for the state high school golf tournaments. The Class 5A state tourney will held at Common Ground in Aurora, the 4A at Raccoon Creek in Littleton and the 3A at Indian Peaks in Lafayette. Each of the tournaments is Oct. 2 and 3.

CLASS 5A Team qualifiers Arapahoe, Heritage, Rock Canyon Individuals Arapahoe: Tommy Packer, Alex Yano, Jay Yano, Caleb Busta.

Castle View: Dillon Baker, Casey Jacobsen Chaparral: Bryce Howard, Tyler Mulligan Cherry Creek: Cade Kilkenny, Max Malden, Carter Kovarik, Grey Brewer Heritage: Sam Blackwood, Ben Carrington, Cameron Bajay, Parker McNitt Highlands Ranch: Jackson Crist, Tarek Salem, Andrew Davis, Brendan Fricke Lakewood: Jack Castiglia, Ryan Liao Legacy: Grant Hoos, Hunter Hayes, Cormac Arroyo Legend: Ryan Kennedy Mountain Range: Connor Jones, Josh Thomson Mountain Vista: Nick Kim Ralston Valley: Landon Thunell, Jack Larson Rock Canyon: Kieran McMullen, Finn Olson, Jake Daniel, Henry Dunkleberger ThunderRidge: Evan Kaloc, Zach Swanson, Sam Ostravich CLASS 4A Team qualifiers Valor Christian Individuals D’Evelyn: Medhaj Shrestha Golden: Nick Mancini, Chance Sundarapura Green Mountain: Gabe Goodman, Oliver Gibbons Littleton: Jacques Goffinet Ponderosa: Mac Konrad, Garrett Zinn, John Fulton Valor Christian: Jake Welch, Hunter Khan, Ty Findlow, Trevor White Wheat Ridge: Peyton Lorentz CLASS 3A Team qualifiers Lutheran Individuals Englewood: Thomas O’Connor Faith Christian: Macklin Brockmeyer Lutheran: Westin Pals, Cole Williams, Owen Deas Jefferson Academy: Jacob Mason, Jace Repola Holy Family: Garrett Green, Alex Mumm SkyView Academy: Luke Wright

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Heritage’s Sam Blackwood was the co-medalist at the Southern regional with a 1-under-par 70. Rock Canyon’s Kieran McMullen shared medalist honors at the Central regional.

Packer was 12th in the state tourney last season and Backwood tied for 24th.

Playing steady will be a key.

“You have to stay consistent and not make any big mistakes, especially at Common Ground,” explained Castiglia. “You have to take advantage of some of the easier holes because some of the holes coming down the stretch can really get to you.”

Frozen Four moves to Pepsi Center Semifinal games and the 2018 state boys hockey final will be held at the Pepsi Center.

The Colorado Avalanche will host the semifinal games at 5:30 and 7 p.m. on March 1 and the championship game on March 6, with the time to be determined.

Last season’s Frozen Four games were held at Magness Arena at the University of Denver.

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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After Dark Corn Maze; Dead Zone Scream Park When: open Oct. 6-29; hours are 7 p.m. to midnight Friday and Saturday; 7-11 p.m. Sundays, Oct. 15, 22 and 29; and 7-11 p.m. Thursdays, Oct. 19 and Oct. 26.

Where: Denver Botanic Gardens Chatfield Farms, 8500 W. Deer Creek Canyon Road, Littleton Contact: 720-865-4338; www.botanicgardens.org or https://www.deadzonescreampark.com/

Pumpkin Festival; Pumpkin Patch When: Festival is Saturday, Sept. 30; hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; patch is open through October; from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekends.

Where: Jared s Nursery Gift & Garden Center, 10500 W. Bowles Ave., Littleton Contact: 303-979-6022 or jaredsgc@jaredsgarden.com; www.jaredsgarden.com

The lights are out in the corn maze and visitors can find their way through with only the light of a glow stick.

The after-dark maze is not haunted. Dead Zone Scream

Pumpkins available during October; cost is based on the weight of the pumpkin (usually $5-$20). Festival includes straw maze.

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ONGOING OPPORTUNITIES 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office Domestic Violence Program Provides information and support to crime victims Need: Victim Adocates interact with and support victims of domestic violence. They also provide resource referrals and explain processes to victims.

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

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

Alzheimer’s Association, Colorado Chapter Provides care and support to 67,000-plus families dealing with all kinds of dementing illnesses.

Need: Walk to End Alzheimer’s committee members.

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

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

Angel Heart Project Delivers meals to men, women and children with life-threatening illnesses Need: Volunteers willing to deliver meals to clients in the South Denver area.

Requirements: Attend an orientation and submit to a background check before volunteering. Training provided to all new drivers.

Deliveries start at 1 p.m. and last until 3 p.m.

Contact: 303-830-0202 or volunteer@ projectangelheart.org.

Animal Rescue of the Rockies Provides foster care for death-row shelter dogs and cats throughout Colorado Need: Foster families for animals on lists to be euthanized Contact: www.animalrescueoftherockies. org.

ASSE International Student Exchange Program Organizes student exchange programs Need: Local host families to provide homes for boys and girls age 15-18 from a variety of coutries.

Contact: Cathy Hintz, 406-488-8325 or 800-733-2773 Audubon Society of Greater Denver Provides engaging and educational birding and wildlife programs at the Audubon Nature Center at Chatfield State Park and throughout the Denver metro area.

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

Location: Chatfield State Park and offsite locations around Denver.

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

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

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

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

Denver area.

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

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

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

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

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

Need: Volunteers to teach English. Tutoring takes place in the student’s home. Refugees live throughout Denver, but the largest concentrations are in Thornton, near 88th Avenue and Washington Street, and in east Denver/Aurora, near Colfax Avenue and Yosemite Street.

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Other details: Tutors do not need to speak the student’s language. Most participants are homebound women and small children, adults who are disabled, and senior citizens.

Many are not literate in their first language, and remain isolated from American culture.

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

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

Court Appointed Special Advocates Works with abused and neglected children in Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert and Lincoln counties Need: Advocates for children, to get to know, speak up for and ensure their best interests in court Contact: 303-695-1882 or www.adv4children.org.

Douglas/Elbert Task Force Provides assistance to people in Douglas and Elbert counties who are in serious economic need, at risk of homelessness or in similar crisis.

Need: Volunteers to assist in the food bank, client services and the thrift store Treasures on Park Street.

Contact: Marion Dahlem, 303-688-1114, ext.

32 Dumb Friends League Harmony Equine Center Cares for homeless horses and other equines.

Need: Volunteers to work with horses and other opportunities.

Requirements: Must be 16 years old, pass a background check, and be able to commit

to at least three hours a week for three months.

Contact: 303-751-5772.

Other information: Two-hour orientation provides an overview of the services provided, learn about the volunteer opportunities, take a tour of the center, and talk with staff and volunteers. Contact www.ddfl.org.

Elbert County Sheriff’s Posse Supports the Elbert County Sheriff’s Office and the Office of Emergency Management with detentions support, patrol, administrative duties, event security, emergency services support, and call-outs as need arises.

Need: With proper training and clearances, volunteers help with patrol, fingerprinting, records keeping, community event security services, disaster response and management (wildfire, tornado, blizzard, flood, disaster relief, etc.).

Requirements: Must be 21 years of age or older; retired individuals are great. Must complete a employment application, pass a background check, and complete interviews. After being sworn in, in the first three months of membership, complete a minimum of 45 hours of orientation and training curriculum. After this 90-day probationary period, members must log a minimum of 10 hours of month and attend monthly training meetings. Persons ages 15-20, may join the Elbert County Sheriffs Explorer POST that is associated with the Posse.

Contact: David Peontek at djp1911@msn. com or 303-646-5456. Go to http://www. elbertcountysheriff.com/posse.html; print out and complete an employment application and turn it into the Elbert County Sheriff’s Office in Kiowa, “Attn: David Peontek.”

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when it comes to our opinions, we never have to arm wrestle anyone or place a stake in the ground about our own position or point of view.

We can easily make that known calmly, professionally and politely by asking questions instead of espousing our opinions or drawing any kind of line in the sand. Is there a place for a good old-fashioned debate? Absolutely, but if you watch great debates, the person who typically wins is the person who asks the best questions in return or asks clarifying questions so that they know how to respond or answer.

LETTERS FROM PAGE 15

Let’s reward extra effort A recent article in this publication implied that Superintendent Erin Kane is supporting pay-for-performance because it’s associated with rewarding teacher effort when she says, “We want to talk to our employees about what it is that motivates them and makes them want to bring their A-game every day”. The point is it doesn’t matter if every teacher brings their A game every day, teachers can never be equal. She simply meant it’s teacher motivation that “makes our

Sometimes when I hear about relationships suffering I often hear that one person has stated their position or opinion and even possibly an ultimatum. Definitely not the best recipe for discussing something as important as the future of a relationship. Instead of stating something in a demanding or inconsiderate way, maybe something like, “I work all day too, I cook the dinner, and I wash the clothes. I really need you to step up and do something.”

(Expletives excluded intentionally).

What if it sounded differently, “Can I ask you a question? With my heavy workload I can really use some help around the house. I know you work hard too, but is there something you can do to help me or something we can do together that would make

things easier on both of us around here?”

Building on the thought of asking questions in relationships, think about each time we make that simple yet so very powerful statement, “I love you.” Here is what it might sound like in question form, “Do you know why I love you?” Most humble and normal people would respond with, “I think so, but tell me more.” And now we have an opportunity to put even greater depth and meaning behind our “I love you” statement.

Using questions instead of statements will usually result in more meaningful conversations and provide so much more clarity and insights. And, by the way, when we ask questions instead of making

kids winners”. Next, I dismiss the parent who said, “I hope you never have to dry the tears of a 5-year-old when she learns that her beloved teacher is leaving”. This says more about the kind of non-dedicated teacher who would leave a classroom of 5-year-olds.

That’s the kind of teacher you don’t want.

My experience leaves me unsympathetic with the many teachers who “have expressed dissatisfaction with salaries, competition among teachers because salaries are tied to subjects they teach, and hours of time spent on evaluations.” For most professions, compensation is directly tied to putting in an extra effort with willingness for inconvenience. I don’t know of any

statements that can be challenged, most people will think we are the smartest people in the room.

So how about you, are you used to just sharing your opinion or making a statement first? Or do you make it a best practice of asking questions first, and asking the right questions that would reveal your position and point of view? Either way I would love to hear all about it at gotonorton@gmail.com. And when we can find the answers we seek through the right questions, it really will be a better than good week.

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

other profession where this attitude is held as a standard.

My belief is that it’s unfair to suspend pay-for-performance for teachers but continue it for secretaries, instructional assistants and food service workers. I disagree with board member Wendy Vogel, who likewise opposes it, but for the wrong reason.

She says it pits “classified and licensed employees against each other.” Wrong, and the Dream Team candidates are aligned with her, Lemieux, and Ray on this and just about every issue.

I support the Elevate Douglas County slate of Randy Mills, Ryan Abresch, Debora Scheffel and Grant Nelson.

Smith Young Parker

WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU If you would like to share your opinion, visit our website at www.coloradocommunitymedia.com or write a letter to the editor. Include your name, full address and the best telephone number to contact you. Send letters to letters@coloradocommunitymedia.com.

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The help provided by the Mental Health Initiative didn’t end there.

The woman is now stabilized and responding well to medication, Mosbach said, and she has made arrangements to move in with an out-of-state relative who will act as a caretaker.

Most importantly, the woman now understands she suffers from a mental illness. Before working with the CRT, her delusions were her reality, Mosbach said.

There are additional success stories, officials said Sept. 19. Looking forward, the Mental Health Initiative would like to form a second CRT team to serve the county and, hopefully, generate even more success stories.

“How do we quantify the human impact?”

Mosbach said. “I’ve been a social worker for 10 years and this is the most impactful, thorough, thoughtful intervention that I’ve been part of.”

Editor’s note: To add or update a club listing, e-mail calendar@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 douglasdemocrats.org and click on calendar for more information.

Douglas County Libertarian Development Group meets at 6 p.m. the first Thursday of each month at the Rio Grande Restaurant, 9535 Park Meadows Drive. Go to LPDG.org. The group also has a very active Facebook page. In addition, we are also recognized by the State Libertarian party. Contact Wayne Harlos at 303229-3435.

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

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

Libertarian Party of Douglas County: 6 p.m. the first Thursday of each month at On the Rox Sports Bar, 11957 Lioness Way, Parker. Topics include items of general libertarian interest and organization for local activism to make a difference in our political landscape. All welcomed.

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

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

Professional BNI Connections of Lone Tree (www.thebniconnections.com) invites business owners to attend its meeting held each Tuesday, 7:15-9 a.m. at the Lone Tree Recreation Center, 10249 Ridgegate Circle.

There is no charge to attend a meeting as a guest. Please visit www. thebniconnections.com or contact Jack Rafferty, 303-414-2363 or jrafferty@hmbrown.com.

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

The group is open to residents of Douglas County.

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

Professional Referral Network meets at 7:15 a.m. Tuesdays at Great Beginnings, east of I-25 at Lincoln Avenue. Call Ronald Conley at 303841-1860 or e-mail www.professionalreferralnetwork.org.

Recreation Camping Singles is a group of Colorado single adults who enjoy camping, fishing, hiking, swimming, biking, sightseeing, photography, the camaraderie of others, and starry nights around the camp fire. We usually camp in designated forest service or state park campgrounds within 2 to 5 hours of Denver. We welcome all single adults. Our membership ranges from the 40s to 60-plus. We usually meet at 7 p.m.

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Description Due to 18th Judicial District-VALE Sign Parts & Supplies Building/Land Lease/Rent Transcription Services Security Deposit Refund Fleet Tanks Fuel County Fair Awards/Fair Rodeo County Fair Awards/Fair Rodeo County Fair Awards/Fair Rodeo Other Professional Services Traffic Signal Parts Security Deposit Refund Other Repair & Maintenance Service Propane Medical, Dental & Vet Services Aggregate Products Other Professional Services Audio System Upgrades/Service Other Purchased Services Clothing & Uniforms County Fair Judge Other Professional Services Liability Insurance Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Service Contracts Operating Supplies/Equipment Professional Membership & Licenses Postage & Delivery Services Clothing & Uniforms Escrow Payable Travel & Office Expense Consulting Fees Other Professional Services Other Professional Services Travel Expense Other Professional Services Legal Services Other Professional Services Other Professional Services Landscape/Architectural Services Armored Car Services Travel Expense Security Deposit Refund Annual Music License County Fair Awards/Fair Rodeo Travel Expense Operating Supplies/Equipment Telephone/Communications Transportation Grant Services Predictive Risk Model Consultation Service Contracts Software/Hardware Subscription County Fair Awards/Fair Rodeo Mohawk LID 2015 Other Professional Services Travel Expense Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Other Professional Services Travel Expense Travel Expense Travel Expense Recruitment Costs County Fair Services/Fair Show Management Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder County Fair Awards/Fair Rodeo County Fair Awards/Fair Rodeo County Fair Awards/Fair Rodeo Escrow Payable Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Fair Show Management Office Supplies Grounds Keeping Supplies Travel Expense Metro Area Meeting Expense Utilities/Gas Other Repair & Maintenance Supplies County Fair Service/Fair Marketing Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Clothing & Uniforms Prisoner Maintenance Supplies Fair Livestock Sale Equipment & Motor Vehicle Parts/ Tools Travel Expense Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Roads, Street, Drainage-Engineering Security Deposit Refund Travel Expense County Fair Awards/Fair Rodeo Contract Work/Temporary Agency Escrow Payable Travel Expense Travel Expense Travel Expense Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Travel Expense County Fair Judge County Fair Awards/Fair Rodeo Travel Expense Fair Marketing & Sponsorship Other Professional Services Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Travel Expense Other Professional Services Concrete Pavement Project Transportation Grant Services Transportation Grant Services Water & Sewer Utility Assistance Other Professional Services Workers Compensation Claims Review Fees/Bonds Security Deposit Refund Insurance Claims-Property County Fair Awards/Fair Rodeo Aggregate Products Printing/Copying/Reports Telephone/Communications Office Supplies Software/Hardware Support /Maintenance Fuel System Removal BPPT Tax Rebate

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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF HIGHLANDS RANCH 1,000.00 Professional Membership & Licenses CHARRY, JORGE A 4,000.00 Other Professional Services CHARRY, JORGE A 328.32 Travel Expense CHEMATOX LABORATORY INC 2,840.00 Medical, Dental & Vet Services CHRISTENSEN, NEAL, CPA 105.00 Conference, Seminar, Training Fees CHRYSO INC 261.25 Other Construction/Maintenance Materials CHSDA-COLO HUMAN SERVICES DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION 4,655.00 Professional Membership & Licenses CIANCONE, LAURA ELIZABETH 68.96 Travel Expense CINTAS CORPORATION 10,037.83 First Aid Supplies/Service Contracts CIPRIANO, LAURIE 217.94 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder CITY OF AURORA 15,706.18 Due to Aurora - Auto Use Tax CITY OF CASTLE PINES 90,253.53 Due to Castle Pines Auto Use CITY OF CASTLE PINES 18,372.46 Intergovernmental-Castle Pines CITY OF LITTLETON 3,950.84 Due to Littleton-Auto Use Tax CITY OF LONE TREE 3,500.50 Due to Lone Tree-MV License CITY OF LONE TREE 171,764.57 Intergovernmental-Lone Tree CL CLARKE INC 7,076.75 Other Professional Services CL CLARKE INC 383.25 Travel Expense CLARK, RAND M 493.52 Conference, Seminar, Training Fees CNDC-COLO NONPROFIT DEVELOPMENT CENTER 49,986.46 Transportation Grant Services CNW SERVICES 6,512.00 Escrow Payable COBITCO INC 1,417.86 Asphalt & Asphalt Filler COFFIN, DONNA J TALMICH 254.66 Conference, Seminar, Training Fees COLLINS ENGINEERS INC 1,156.00 Other Repair & Maintenance Service COLORADO BARRICADE COMPANY 4,192.50 Traffic Flow Delineators COLORADO BUFFALO GRILL 100.00 Security Deposit Refund COLORADO BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 9,888.50 Due to CBI - Concealed Handgun COLORADO CODE CONSULTING LLC 1,375.00 Plan Review Services COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA 21,155.92 Newspaper Notices/Advertising COLORADO CORRECTIONAL MEDICAL GROUP PLLC 169,146.75 Medical, Dental & Vet Services COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & ENVIRONMENT 564.00 Due to State-PH Marriage Licenses COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES 2,865.00 Due to State-CO TBI Trust COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES 3,760.00 Due to State-HS Marriage Licenses COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH 350.00 Annual Permit Fee COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH 2,790.00 Professional Membership & Licenses COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE 2,772,685.80 Due to State - Auto Use Tax COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE 28,979.60 Due to State -Drivers License COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF STATE 13,344.00 Due to State - eRecording COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 13,250.00 State-CDOT COLORADO DESIGNSCAPES INC 253,094.63 Highlands Heritage Regional Park Projects COLORADO DOORWAYS INC 1,134.41 Other Repair & Maintenance Supplies COLORADO EQUESTRIAN PARTNERS 2,500.00 Escrow Payable COLORADO FARM BUREAU 300.00 Security Deposit Refund COLORADO FOUNDATION FOR WATER EDUCATION 250.00 Professional Membership & Licenses COLORADO JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT 311.00 Due to State - 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Clerk & Recorder DAVIES, DREYA 46.80 County Fair Awards/Fair Rodeo DAVIS, JAMES B (JIM) 74.00 Travel Expense DAWN B HOLMES INC 17,200.00 Medical, Dental & Vet Services DC GROUP INC 5,604.50 Other Repair & Maintenance Supplies DCDESIGN AWARDS 520.00 County Fair Awards/Fair Marketing DCSO EXPLORERS POST 10-4 975.00 Training Services DEERE & COMPANY 16,841.83 Cars, Vans, Pickups DEERE EMPLOYEES CREDIT UNION 15.00 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder DEHART, JEFF 19.26 Travel Expense DENOVO VENTURES LLC 2,682.50 Other Professional Services DENVER REGIONAL COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS 45,250.00 DRCOG-Participation Fees DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY STATE BUREAU 5,159.55 Travel Expense DESIGN CONCEPTS CLA INC 15,372.79 Design Services DEVELOPMENTAL PATHWAYS INC 1,818.49 Mill Levy Distribution Jul 2017 DIAL, JACOB P 400.00 County Fair Service/Fair Rodeo DIEXSYS LLC 36,772.03 Other Professional Services DIGITAL IMAGING BY DESIGN 1,515.57 Fair Advertising DILL, JERRY G 150.00 County Fair Judge DIRKSE, LYNDA 100.00 County Fair Judge DISTRICT ATTORNEY 350.00 Conference, Seminar, Training Fees DISTRICT ATTORNEY 1,214,370.32 Legal Services DMT ENTERPRISES INC 500.00 County Fair Service/Fair Event DODGE DATA & ANALYTICS 133.75 Newspaper Notices/Advertising DORSEY, JAMES MARTIN 60.00 Professional Membership & Licenses DOUGLAS CNTY EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SERVICE AUTHORITY 5,310.00 Software/Hardware Support /Maintenance DOUGLAS COUNTY DEPUTY SHERIFF’S ASSOC 763.75 Security Services DOUGLAS COUNTY HUSKIE QUARTERBACK CLUB 260.00 Security Deposit Refund DOUGLAS COUNTY INMATE WELFARE ACCOUNT 2,700.00 Other Prof Services/Booking Fees DOUGLAS COUNTY SHERIFF 139.00 Process Service Fee DOUGLAS COUNTY TEMPORARY SERVICES 4,460.63 Contract Work/Temporary Agency DOUGLAS/ELBERT TASK FORCE 5,201.35 Senior Services Grant DREISZIGER, CASSIDY 83.00 County Fair Awards/Fair Rodeo DS ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING 350.00 Other Professional Services DUCY, WENDY 100.00 County Fair Judge DUDE SOLUTIONS INC 7,500.00 Software/Hardware Support /Maintenance DUMAS, CHRISTOPHER J 176.94 Clothing & Uniforms DUMB FRIENDS LEAGUE 9,062.00 Other Purchased Services DUMONT, DANIEL 150.00 Professional Membership & Licenses E-470 PUBLIC HIGHWAY AUTHORITY 206,159.50 Due to E-470 Authority E-470 PUBLIC HIGHWAY AUTHORITY 1,816.08 Due to State-E470 Road Fees EATON, RICHARD 30.00 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder ECKHARDT, MARK E 312.70 Travel Expense ECONOLITE CONTROL PRODUCTS INC 7,335.00 Traffic Signal Equipment - Engineering EDGE, ASPEN 67.40 County Fair Awards/Fair Rodeo EDGECONNEX HOLDING LLC 13,143.59 BPPT Tax Rebate EDWARD KRAEMER & SONS 11,633.36 North Meadows Extension Project EITZEN, DWIGHT & SUZIE 2,500.00 Escrow Payable EJ USA INC 3,725.60 Other Construction/Maintenance Materials

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Clerk & Recorder FLINN, NANCY 200.00 Fair Booth Refund FLINT TRADING INC 2,484.00 Paint & Road Striping FLYING HORSE CATERING INC 7,641.83 Fair Services/Beer Garden Labor FOOTHILLS PAVING & MAINTENANCE INC 1,046,950.26 Surface Treatment Project FRANKTOWN ANIMAL CLINIC 602.24 K-9 Food FRANKTOWN ANIMAL CLINIC 138.00 Medical, Dental & Vet Services FREDERICKS, FRANK 146.01 Travel Expense FRISKE, VALERIE DIANNE 68.00 Other Purchased Services FRITZ, TOM 7.00 County Fair Awards/Fair Rodeo FRITZ, TYLER 23.00 County Fair Awards/Fair Rodeo FRIZELL, ELIZABETH 78.79 Travel Expense FRONT RANGE LEGAL PROCESS SERVICE 231.00 Other Purchased Services FRONTIER FERTILIZER & CHEMICAL COMPANY 3,932.61 Other Repair & Maintenance Supplies FULTON, SIDONYA VIRGINIA 31.24 Travel Expense FUNNELLICIOUS INC 100.00 Security Deposit Refund G H PHIPPS CONSTRUCTION CO 5,336.71 Refund/Use Tax-Building GADZIALA, CAMILLE LOUISE 273.28 Travel Expense GALLS LLC 485.40 Clothing & Uniforms GALLS LLC 493.72 Operating Supplies/Equipment GARLAND, KEVIN S 38.10 Travel Expense GENERAL AIR SERVICE & SUPPLY 307.70 Equipment Rental GENESIS EVENT SOLUTIONS 26,125.75 Security Services GEREK, MARY LOUISE 190.83 County Fair Services/Fair Show Management GETZ, PATRICK J 19.90 Travel Expense GILA LLC DBA MUNICIPAL SERVICES BUREAU 80.18 Banking Service Fees GILMAN, GRETA 35.40 Travel Expense GIRARD, DAVID E 500.00 Other Professional Services GMCO CORPORATION 56,675.08 Dust Suppressant GMCO CORPORATION 8,200.00 Salt & Other Ice Removal GOEBEL, BREANN 6.63 Travel Expense GOLDER ASSOCIATES INC 19,428.70 Roads, Street, Drainage-Engineering GORDON HOLDINGS INC 36,870.35 BPPT Tax Rebate GORMAN, THOMAS J 14,146.83 Other Professional Services GORMAN, THOMAS J 237.71 Travel Expense GPO1916 LLC 800.00 Other Professional Services GRAFFT, DEAN LEWIS 150.00 Clothing & Uniforms GREAT AMERICAN BANK 15.00 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder GRIFFIN & SONS’ 2,694.00 County Fair Service/Fair Rodeo GRILLO, NICHOLAS 355.70 Travel Expense GROUND ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS INC 57,950.50 Construction Inspection Services GROUP14 ENGINEERING PBC 2,700.00 Regional Crime Lab Services GUIBERSON, DANA ELAINE 82.60 Travel Expense H2O CAR WASH 228.00 Fleet Car Wash Services HAM, ELIZABETH LEE ANN 255.36 Travel Expense HAMMER, JUDY 40.00 Travel Expense HANDY, MAKENNA 7.00 County Fair Awards/Fair Rodeo HANKS, TRAVIS EARL 77.04 Travel Expense HANLON, BROOKE KELSEY 75.00 County Fair Judge HANSON, JOEL 70.43 Travel Expense HARBISON EQUIPMENT REPAIR INC 6,522.90 Repairs-Equipment/Motor Vehicle HARRIS SYSTEMS USA INC 21,000.00 Software/Hardware Support /Maintenance HARRIS, CHRISTA 871.63 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder HARTIG, JAMIE CHRISTINE 350.25 Travel Expense HAULAWAY STORAGE CONTAINERS 350.00 Waste Disposal Services HAWKINS COMMERCIAL APPLIANCE 658.88 Other Repair & Maintenance Service HDR ENGINEERING INC 16,165.38 Roads, Street, Drainage-Engineering HEALTHCARE MEDICAL WASTE SERVICES LLC 584.70 Biohazard Waste Removal HELENA CHEMICAL COMPANY 432.00 Operating Supplies/Equipment HENNINGS, MELISSA 459.54 Fee Refunds - 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Computer Equipment Parking Lot Striping Purchasing Cards 07/05/17-08/04/17 Other Repair & Maintenance Service Fair Show Management Travel Expense Travel Expense Travel Expense Roof Inspections Construction/Regional Crime Lab Conference, Seminar, Training Fees Other Professional Services Books & Subscription Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Other Professional Services Cars, Vans, Pickups Travel Expense County Fair Awards/Fair Rodeo County Fair Judge Security Deposit Refund Recruitment Costs Security Deposit Refund Other Repair & Maintenance Service BPPT Tax Rebate Clothing & Uniforms Other Professional Services Animals & Livestock Other Professional Services Escrow Payable Travel Expense Other Repair & Maintenance Service Building/Land Lease/Rent Asphalt & Asphalt Filler Legal Services Clothing & Uniforms Other Professional Services Tree Removal Services County Fair Awards/Fair Rodeo Travel Expense Travel Expense Pavement Design Services Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Reimbursement/Landscaping Repair Professional Membership & Licenses Entertainment/Open Space Day Travel Expense Legal Services Conference, Seminar, Training Fees Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Fair Marketing & Sponsorship Conference, Seminar, Training Fees Telephone/Communications Software/Hardware Support /Maintenance Operating Supplies/Equipment Vehicle Up fitting Sales Tax Revenue Jun 2017 County Fair Judge Travel Expense Recruitment Costs Medical, Dental & Vet Services Other Professional Services Other Professional Services Other Professional Services County Fair Judge Travel Expense Water & Sewer Metro Area Meeting Expense Sign Parts & Supplies Metro Area Meeting Expense Water Consulting Services County Fair Judge Travel Expense Travel Expense County Fair Awards/Fair Rodeo Travel Expense County Fair Awards/Fair Rodeo Asphalt Overlay Project Travel Expense County Fair Awards/Fair Rodeo County Fair Awards/Fair Rodeo Travel Expense Travel Expense Travel Expense County Fair Services/Fair Show Management County Fair Judge County Fair Judge Travel Expense County Fair Awards/Fair Rodeo Travel Expense Printing/Copying/Reports Conference, Seminar, Training Fees Consulting Fees County Fair Services/Fair Live Operating Supplies/Equipment Insurance Claims-Property Other Professional Services Fair Advertising Travel Expense Travel Expense Travel Expense Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Travel Expense Radio Equipment BPPT Tax Rebate Utilities/Electric Recognition Programs Travel Expense Design Services Consulting Fees Other Professional Services County Fair Awards/Fair Rodeo County Fair Awards/Fair Rodeo Refund Event Application Fee Other Repair & Maintenance Service Court Subpoena Response Other Professional Services Professional Membership & Licenses BPPT Tax Rebate County Fair Service/Fair Event Other Professional Services Metro Area Meeting Expense Other Professional Services Travel Expense Mounted Patrol Service Forensic Testing Operating Supplies/Equipment County Fair Service/Fair Event Medical, Dental & Vet Services Sign Parts & Supplies Other Professional Services Insurance Claims-Property Metro Area Meeting Expense Office Supplies Security Deposit Refund Road Repair, Maintenance & Overlay BPPT Tax Rebate Escrow Payable

4,631.00 Software/Hardware Support /Maintenance 129.59 Fleet Maintenance 60.10 Travel Expense 150.00 CJS-Fees Refund 82.60 Travel Expense 2.00 County Fair Awards/Fair Rodeo 55.00 Conference, Seminar, Training Fees 211.20 Travel Expense 181.90 Travel Expense 8,587.39 Equipment Rental 388.00 Equipment Rental 75.00 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder 875.00 Workers Compensation Claims 130.24 County Fair Services/Fair Show Management PARKER SENIOR CENTER INC 5,455.63 Transportation Grant Services PARKER WATER AND SANITATION 5,690.60 Water & Sewer PARKER, GUNNER 28.00 County Fair Awards/Fair Rodeo PARKER, SOPHIA 10.00 County Fair Awards/Fair Rodeo PARKS, COLORADO STATE 646.00 Due to State - State Park Pass PAUL, ALLISON NICOLE 163.61 Travel Expense PCS MOBILE 177,660.00 Software/Hardware Support /Maintenance PEAK FACILITATION GROUP 977.50 Other Professional Services PEAK OFFICE FURNITURE INC 35,536.92 Furniture/Office Systems PHILLIPS 66 PIPELINE LLC 59,018.00 Escrow Payable PHIPPEN, SARAH 100.00 County Fair Judge PHOENIX SUPPLY LLC 1,014.82 Prisoner Maintenance Supplies PINERY HOMEOWNERS 247.97 Security Services PINERY WATER & WASTEWATER 7,112.56 Water & Sewer PIONEER LANDSCAPING MATERIALS 6,187.57 Other Repair & Maintenance Supplies PLACE I GO LLC, THE 40.00 Other Purchased Services PLUM CREEK CATERING 5,955.00 Catered Meal/Fair Marketing & Sponsorship PLUMBLINE SERVICES 181.25 Mechanical Permit Refund PMAM CORPORATION 9,948.29 Alarm Administration Expenses POWER EQUIPMENT COMPANY 6,400.00 Equipment Rental POWER, DENNIS 138.00 Travel Expense PRECISION DYNAMICS CORPORATION 335.74 Operating Supplies/Equipment PRICE, MALLORIE AMBER 368.08 Travel Expense PRO COM - PRO COMPLIANCE 1,458.00 Medical, Dental & Vet Services PRO DISPOSAL & RECYCLING 4,928.13 Waste Disposal Services PRO PLUMBING SERVICES 1,736.00 Other Repair & Maintenance Service PRORODEO HALL OF FAME 1,000.00 Golf Tournament - One Golf Team PRCA PROPERTIES 1,557.00 Fair Advertising PROFESSIONAL RODEO COWBOYS ASSOCIATION 40,000.00 Fair Rodeo Prize Money PROFORMANCE APPAREL CORP 498.75 County Fair Awards/Fair Marketing 257.17 Operating Supplies/Equipment PSI -PLOTTER SUPPLIES INC PUBLIC TRUST ADVISORS LLC 5,833.33 Accounting & Financial Services PUBLICATION PRINTERS CORP 13,303.16 Printing/Copy/Fair Marketing & Sponsorship PUEBLO DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM 111,928.00 Cars, Vans, Pickups PURPLE COMMUNICATIONS INC 255.00 Interpreting Services QUINTERO, CAITLIN ANNE 375.04 Travel Expense R.E. MONKS CONSTRUCTION 52,479.33 Road-Street Drainage-Construction RAMPART HELICOPTER SERVICE LLC 21,600.00 Other Professional Services RATKOVCH, RANDI 3.00 County Fair Awards/Fair Rodeo READY MIXED CONCRETE CO 4,620.00 Other Construction/Maintenance Materials RED WING SHOE STORE 361.58 Clothing & Uniforms REDWOOD TOXICOLOGY LABORATORY INC 6,456.89 Other Professional Services REILAND, CALI 21.00 County Fair Awards/Fair Rodeo REMY CORPORATION 6,212.50 Consulting Fees REPICCI’S ITALIAN ICE & GELATO OF DENVER 100.00 Security Deposit Refund REPORTSNOW INC 1,050.00 Other Professional Services REPP, THOMAS RICHARD 147.77 Travel Expense RESPEC CONSULTING & SERVICES 6,902.34 Other Professional Services RICH, SHERI 300.00 Security Deposit Refund RICHLAND TOWERS-DENVER LLC 4,630.00 Building/Land Lease/Rent RIEFENBERG, JENNIFER 100.00 County Fair Judge RIGGS, CAROLYN S 247.80 Travel Expense RIGHT ON LEARNING 7,080.00 Other Professional Services RILEY, KRISTEN 40.80 County Fair Awards/Fair Rodeo RK WATER 1,613.34 Service Contracts RMOMS 250.00 Drug Testing RMRM - ROCKY MOUNTAIN RECORDS MANAGEMENT 12.00 Operating Supplies/Equipment ROBENSTEIN, BRAD 79.23 Travel Expense ROBERT HALF TECHNOLOGY 38,443.00 Other Professional Services ROBERTS, DANIEL ROY 271.89 Travel Expense ROCK ESTATES PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION 212.50 Contracted Snow Removal ROCK, THE 812.86 Other Professional Services ROCKY MOUNTAIN AIR SOLUTIONS 68.02 Operating Supplies/Equipment ROCKY MOUNTAIN EXCAVATING INC 30,619.30 Road-Street Drainage-Construction ROCKY MOUNTAIN INFORMATION NETWORK 250.00 Professional Membership & Licenses ROCKY MOUNTAIN MAP SUPPLY 358.50 Operating Supplies/Equipment ROCKY MOUNTAIN PAVEMENT 200,905.99 Road Repair, Maintenance & Overlay ROGERS, PAUL MARSHALL 502.80 Travel Expense ROHR, MADALYN 28.00 County Fair Awards/Fair Rodeo ROSE, KENNETH 499.00 Conference, Seminar, Training Fees ROYCE INDUSTRIES LC 501.64 Other Repair & Maintenance Service RULLI, KYLE MATTHEW 48.58 Travel Expense RUSSELL, KALLIE 32.00 County Fair Awards/Fair Rodeo RYDERS PUBLIC SAFETY LLC 1,873.15 Clothing & Uniforms SAFARILAND LLC 83.45 Operating Supplies/Equipment SAFEWARE INC 2,578.63 Other Repair & Maintenance Service SANDELL, WYATT 32.00 County Fair Awards/Fair Rodeo SATRIANA & BISCAN LLC 38.53 Postage & Delivery Services SCHMIDT, SANDRA SUE 2,167.75 Other Professional Services SCHROEDER, SHELBY 80.00 County Fair Awards/Fair Rodeo SCHWEIGER RANCH FOUNDATION 10,000.00 Community Programs/Sponsorship SCOTT, EVAN LAWRENCE 390.99 Travel Expense SEAL, ED 147.20 Travel Expense SECURITY CENTRAL 22,203.49 Security Services SECURITY TRANSPORT SERVICES 3,492.05 Transportation of Prisoners SEDALIA LANDFILL 5,471.37 Waste Disposal Services SEDALIA WATER & SANITATION 182.76 Water & Sewer SEIB, CYNTHIA 2,500.00 Escrow Payable SEMPERA 13,680.00 Consulting Fees SENTER, GOLDFARB & RICE LLC 1,025.00 Legal Services SFA INC 200.00 Security Deposit Refund SHADY TREE SERVICE LLC 14,000.12 Property Maintenance Services SHAVER, ZANDRA 140.85 County Fair Services/Fair Show Management SHILOH HOME INC 660.00 Building/Land Lease/Rent SHILOH HOME INC 16,072.50 Other Professional Services SHOUSE, LARRY 64.90 Travel Expense SIGNDESIGN 810.00 Operating Supplies/Fair Livestock Sale SILKWORTH, DENISE RYAN 205.40 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder SILVA CONSTRUCTION INC 189,122.75 Justice Center Concrete Replacement Project SILVA CONSTRUCTION INC 815,559.70 Sidewalk Repair & Handicap Retrofit SIMMONS, SHANNON 12,632.50 Driveway Repair Reimbursement SKELTON, JAMES N 122.91 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder SKY CLIFF CENTER 1,500.00 Development Disability GrantAgriculture Program SKY CLIFF CENTER 3,288.75 Senior Services Grant SKY RIDGE MEDICAL CENTER 64,012.36 BPPT Tax Rebate SKYE TEAM LLC 3,928.90 Leadership Academy SLATE COMMUNICATIONS 1,266.00 Other Professional Services SMITH, KAREN A 300.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees SMITH, SAVANAH 21.00 County Fair Awards/Fair Rodeo SORENSEN, RACHEL 136.00 County Fair Awards/Fair Rodeo SOTOMAYOR, NANCY 161.33 Travel Expense SOURCE OFFICE PRODUCTS 2,435.84 Office Supplies SOUTH METRO FIRE RESCUE AUTHORITY 1,168.00 Building/Land Lease/Rent SOUTHLAND MEDICAL LLC 207.09 Operating Supplies/Equipment SPAULDING, MELINDA 149.91 Travel Expense SPECTRA CONTRACT FLOORING SERVICES 15,975.00 Other Professional Services SPRADLIN PRINTING INC 385.00 Event Sponsorships

SPRINT SPURLOCK, ANTHONY G. STARKEY, VICTORIA STATEWIDE INTERNET PORTAL AUTHORITY STEELE, JANA STERLING RANCH COMMUNITY AUTHORITY BOARD STEVENS - KOENIG REPORTING STEWART TITLE GUARANTY COMPANY STONEGATE VILLAGE METRO STROUSE, KELLY A STUART, RAVEN SUDS FACTORY CAR WASH & DETAIL CENTER SUMMIT PATHOLOGY SUMMIT PRO RODEO LLC SUN FOUNDATION SURREY SATELLITE TECHNOLOGY SUTTON, SCOTT SVENDSEN, SHARON SWANSON, ROY SWARCO REFLEX INC SWARTZ, RICHARD S SWEEP STAKES UNLIMITED SYMBOL ARTS T & A ROPING T BONE CONSTRUCTION INC T D MERTLICH INC TAGLIONE, HEATH J TALBERT, JENNIFER TAYLOR, VIVIAN A TAYLOR, VIVIAN A TD SERVICE CO TELERUS INC TERRACARE ASSOCIATES LLC THOMAS, BRETT MATTHEW THOMPSON, JOHN WOODROE THOMSON REUTERS WEST

528,071.00 156.30 415,290.00 22,911.16 111.93 72.58 165.00 345.00 59,000.00 1,500.00 3,781.44 681.59 23.21 60.00 21,160.00 244.08 1,110.00 1,485.50 1,305.00 49,618.96 6,240.00 270.88 60.00 9,807.58 1,444.93 13.00 750.00 284.50 38.94 254.66 5,732.61

THREE PEAKS VETERINARY LLC TIERRA GROUP INTERNATIONAL LTD TILMAN, TERRYL T-MOBILE USA INC TO THE RESCUE TODD COMPANIES INC TOWN OF CASTLE ROCK TOWN OF CASTLE ROCK TOWN OF CASTLE ROCK TOWN OF CASTLE ROCK MILLER ACTIVITY TOWN OF LARKSPUR TOWN OF LARKSPUR TOWN OF PARKER TOWN OF PARKER TOWN OF PARKER TPM STAFFING SERVICES TRAFFIC SIGNAL CONTROLS INC TRANSOFT SOLUTIONS INC

125.00 4,452.48 129.80 102.00 38,351.76 1,425.00 529,327.36 491,481.53 20,174.53 1,800.00 25.50 1,358.17 295,743.90 4,045.19 233,167.03 15,256.99 7,273.80 810.00

TRETO, TERESA & ROSENDO TRI-COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT TRINITY SERVICES GROUP INC TRIP SAVERS COURIERS TRIZETTO CORPORATION TROXLER ELECTRONIC LABORATORIES INC TRUE NORTH SURVEYING & MAPPING TRUJILLO, MITCHEL E & DEBORAH L TSIOUVARAS SIMMONS HOLDERNESS INC TUCKER, TODD B TWITTY, ALYSSA UG PRODUCTS COMPANY INC ULINE UMB BANK UNCC UNIFIRST CORPORATION UNITED REPROGRAPHIC SUPPLY INC UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT DENVER URS CORPORATION US BANK US BANK EQUIPMENT FINANCE VACURA, CRAIG VENDINI INC

60.00 371.70 115.02 66,657.13 3,968.46

7,200.00 967.63 35,402.24 159.00 72,300.35 137.00 600.00 190.25 7,617.38 192.00 2.80 252.38 686.09 3,919.60 1,921.25 1,519.03 215.68 2,695.58 37,988.96 8,046.02 295.00 113.81 350.00

VERIZON WIRELESS SERVICES VICKERMAN, LARRY G

2,321.05 128.88

VILLANUEVA, BERNABE VISA U.S.A. VISITING ANGELS OF DENVER VMWARE INC

163.48 32,642.13 6,770.25 85,325.08

VODNIK, CHRIS VONAGE BUSINESS VOSS SIGNS LLC VUKOVINSKY, MELANIE ANNE W.E. O’NEIL CONSTRUCTION WADE, WES WAGNER, LISA WALTER, RYAN WALZ, ELIZABETH ANN WATER & EARTH TECHNOLOGIES INC WELSBY, LOUISE V WEMBER INC WES TEST WESTERN PAPER DISTRIBUTORS INC WESTERN STATES FIRE PROTECTION CO WETHERBEE, ERIN LEIGH WHITE CONSTRUCTION GROUP WHITE, ALI WILCOX CAPITAL LLC WILDCAT SHOPPING CENTER LLC WILLARD, LARRY WILLIAMS, KELLY ANN WILLIAMSON, MELISSA WILLIS OF FLORIDA WILSON & COMPANY INC WILSON, MARTIN DAVIS WIZ-QUIZ DRUG SCREENING SERVICE WL CONTRACTORS INC WOMMACK, ANDIE WOODRICK, MARYJO WOODRICK, PHILLIP LEE WORTH, WILLIAM J XCEL ENERGY XPERIENCE PROMOTIONS YAMADA, JILL - PETTY CASH DCSO YATES, ANDREW LEE YOUNG WILLIAMS PC ZAPFE, MIKE TOTAL AMOUNT OF DISBURSEMENTS FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2017

152.86 3,573.89 329.80 100.00 1,330,111.00 82.60 105.00 2,500.00 192.28 5,076.75 240.75 20,097.45 53,189.14 12,235.85 6,849.00 321.70 69,533.93 1.20 4,218.30 19,489.08 63.00 917.39 300.00 10,411.11 61,029.69 35.40 805.00 41,022.00 424.95 62.44 25.00 32.53 4,051.46 275.24 167.90 28.14 49,727.97 73.62

Pager & Wireless Travel Expense Travel Expense Contract Work/Temporary Agency Insurance Claims-Property Escrow Payable Legal Services Building Purchase/104 4th Street Water & Sewer Travel Expense Travel Expense Fleet Car Wash Services Forensic Testing County Fair Service/Fair Rodeo Community Programs/Sponsorship BPPT Tax Rebate County Fair Judge Travel Expense County Fair Awards/Fair Rodeo Paint & Road Striping Travel Expense Process Service Fee Clothing & Uniforms County Fair Service/Fair Rodeo Court Room Refinish Project Other Professional Services Travel Expense County Fair Awards/Fair Rodeo Other Professional Services Travel Expense Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Telephone/Communications Lawncare Services Metro Area Meeting Expense Travel Expense Books & Software/Hardware Subscriptions Medical, Dental & Vet Services Other Professional Services Travel Expense Pager & Wireless Transportation Grant Services Other Professional Services Due to Castle Rock-Auto Use-Tax Intergovernmental-Castle Rock Water & Sewer Employee Program Costs Due to Larkspur-MV License Intergovernmental-Larkspur Due to Parker - Auto Use Tax Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Intergovernmental-Parker Contract Work/Temporary Agency Traffic Signal Parts Software/Hardware Support /Maintenance Insurance Claims-Property Oversight Inspection Services Inmate Meals Postage & Delivery Services BPPT Tax Rebate Operating Supplies/Equipment Roads, Street, Drainage-Engineering Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Roads, Street, Drainage-Engineering Travel Expense County Fair Awards/Fair Rodeo Operating Supplies/Equipment Operating Supplies/Equipment Banking Service Fees Other Professional Services Clothing & Uniforms Operating Supplies/Equipment Other Professional Services Roads, Street, Drainage-Engineering Banking Service Fees Service Contracts Travel Expense Equipment Rental/Fair Guest Services Cell Phone Service County Fair Services/Fair Show Management Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder BPPT Tax Rebate Senior Services Grant Software/Hardware Support /Maintenance Travel Expense Telephone/Communications Operating Supplies/Equipment Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Parker Service Center Project Travel Expense Other Professional Services Escrow Payable Travel Expense Other Professional Services County Fair Services/Fair Show Management Design/Soft Costs Road Repair, Maintenance & Overlay Janitorial Supplies Other Repair & Maintenance Service Travel Expense Building Restoration Services County Fair Awards/Fair Rodeo Water & Sewer Building/Land Lease/Rent County Fair Awards/Fair Rodeo Travel Expense Recognition Programs Liability Insurance Roads, Street, Drainage-Engineering Travel Expense Other Purchased Services Traffic Signal On-Call Service Travel Expense Operating Supplies/Fair Administration County Fair Awards/Fair Rodeo Travel Expense Utilities Electric/Gas Operating Supplies/Equipment Metro Area Meeting Expense Travel Expense Other Professional Services Travel Expense

$20,504,146.38

THE ABOVE AND FOREGOING IS A CONDENSED STATEMENT OF THE BILLS APPROVED FOR PAYMENT DURING THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2017 BY THE DOUGLAS COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS UNDER WHOSE DIRECTION THIS NOTICE IS PUBLISHED. N. ANDREW COPLAND, CPA, DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Legal Notice No.: 931650 and 931651 First Publication: September 28, 2017

Last Publication: September 28, 2017 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

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Community nonprofit helps kids in need with free clothes IFCS fights homelessness, poverty with ‘hand up, not handout’ approach

HOW IFCS HELPS: From September 2015 to August 2016, the most recent numbers, IFCS gave out 123,858 meals, provided services to 12,431 family members and worked with 3,593 volunteers.

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Services include: • Food pantry

Should I cast people out in my life or put myself in peril to help them?

That’s the decision some area residents increasingly have had to make lately, said Todd McPherson, a leader with Integrated Family Community Services, a nonprofit located just west of Englewood that supports financially struggling residents and families.

“It’s becoming more and more popular, people putting themselves in a situation of poverty to take care of kids” that aren’t their own, said McPherson, whose organization helps people in Centennial, Englewood, Glendale, Highlands Ranch, Littleton, Lone Tree, Sheridan and unincorporated Arapahoe County — all the way to Bennett.

When people have to make those tough decisions, or drop a job to take care of someone in their life, they can end up needing the services of IFCS, said McPherson, director of development.

“Seventy-six percent of clients are single mothers,” McPherson said. “We do have single fathers, seniors who have dependent grandchildren — a lot of different scenarios. It could be a 20-year-old that’s taking care of siblings.”

The organization, which became a state-recognized nonprofit in 1968, offers free food, rent and mortgage support, temporary housing assistance, school supplies, clothes and other programs to low-income individuals and families. IFCS gave out backpacks and supplies like markers, books and glue sticks from Aug. 2-18 — an annual program that had people lining up outside its building at 6:30 a.m. The program also gives students in grades K-8 who registered for it in May-June a new first-day-of-school outfit. All K-12 students are eligible for backpacks and supplies.

Until Aug. 31, IFCS will give away school supplies if any are left over

• Donated clothing bank • Rent/mortgage or utility assistance • Medical prescription assistance

From left to right: Todd McPherson, director of development, and Sandra Blythe-Perry, executive director, looking over school supplies at Integrated Family Community Services Aug. 14. The nonprofit provided backpacks and school supplies to children in need this month.

ELLIS ARNOLD

Public Notice INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) #036-17 ROBERT A. CHRISTENSEN JUSTICE CENTER SMOKE DETECTOR REPLACEMENT/UPDATE PROJECT

The Facilities, Fleet, and Emergency Support Services Department of Douglas County Government, hereinafter referred to as the County, respectfully requests bids from responsible, qualified companies to provide the labor and materials needed to replace the existing ionization smoke detectors with photoelectric smoke detectors in the Robert A. Christensen Justice Center. There are nine-hundred and thirty (930) smoke detectors to be replaced.

The IFB documents may be reviewed and/or printed from the Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System website at www.rockymountainbidsys-

• Crime victims assistance

• Thanksgiving meals for families and seniors • Adopt-a-family/ adopt-a-senior programs: Families and seniors can receive food for the December holidays • Holiday gift giveaway

• Mother’s Day meal and gift program • School supplies of its clients comes from Englewood. from earlier in the month, according Littleton is a close second, McPherson to its website. said, and the target age range for cliWilliam Davis, 52, and Trashundrah ents is 20s to 40s — those that are most Jones, 42, who live in Englewood and HOW TO HELP AND GET HELP likely to be taking care of children. take care of three grandchildren, But McPherson sees people of all ages brought one of them to the nonprofit’s You can offer to sponsor a K-8 student coming to get help. office at 3370 S. Irving St. looking for to buy them a backpack, supplies and “There’s no normal anymore,” said a backpack Aug. 14. The grandson Public Notice new clothes for back-to-school next McPherson, who described a diverse played with a toy as they sat across year. You can also sponsor a family or INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) #036-17 picture of client families. “There from Shannon Kerrick.

ROBERT A. CHRISTENSEN senior to provide them holiday meals children Kerrick, 40, who has stayed in an En- aren’t many dad-mom-three JUSTICE CENTER and gifts. Individuals, service groups, SMOKE DETECTOR families — people are taking custody glewood motel since February, signed REPLACEMENT/UPDATE PROJECT churches, school clubs, businesses and of their siblings’ kids, there are sameup for services on that hot afternoon. other organizations can offer to sponThe Facilities, Fleet, and Emergency Support gender parents ...Services I see more and more “I’ve been here in Colorado since Department of Douglas County Govsor those in need. Groups or organizagrandparents.” ernment, hereinafter referred to as the County, 2012 and haven’t even found anyone respectfully requests bids from responsible, tions sometimes adopt dozens of McPherson said he knows a woman to help find housing,” said Kerrick, qualified companies to provide the labor and materials needed to replace the existing ionizapeople, an IFCS official said. who didn’t have biological children who was born with a disease called tion smoke detectors with photoelectric smoke but took in her sister’s osteoegenesis imperfecta, or “brittledetectors children in the Robert beA. Christensen Justice Center. There are nine-hundred and thirty (930) You can put on a food, clothing or school cause she was dealing with addiction. bone disease.” She uses a motorized smoke detectors to be replaced.

“Out of love, she put herself in that wheelchair and lives with Jai Ross, Public Notice supply drive on your own or at your The IFB documents may be reviewed and/or situation,” he said.

37, her caretaker who does day labor printed from the Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) school, business or community.

System at www.rockymountainbidsysorwebsite families find and panhandles “when he needs to,” #036-17 When individuals tem.com. IFB documents are not available for ROBERT A. CHRISTENSEN purchase from Douglas County Government JUSTICE CENTER themselves on the financial edge, IFCS Kerrick said. She receives federal disFor and information on income qualifications can only be accessed from the above-menSMOKE DETECTOR can PROJECT connect themtioned with temporary ability assistance, but it’s not enough, website.

While the IFB documents arehow to register for any of the IFCS REPLACEMENT/UPDATE and available electronically, Douglas County cannot housing in partnership with Colorado she said. assistance programs, visit ifcs.org or call accept electronic bid responses.

The Facilities, Fleet, and Emergency Support Coalition They came to IFCS for the food Services Department of Douglas Countyfor Gov-the Homeless, another 303-789-0501.

Three (3) copies of your IFB response shall be ernment, hereinafter referred to as the County, nonprofi t based in downtown Denver. pantry and the donated clothes bank. respectfully requests bids from responsible, submitted in a sealed envelope plainly marked qualified companies laborprovides and “IFBrent No. 036-17, Robert A. Christensen Justice IFCSthe also assistance, As they filled out forms, they talked to to provide materials needed to replace the existing ionizaCenter Smoke Detector Replacement/Update IFCS is located at 3370 S. Irving St. and is is usually a one-time service, Davis and Jones. tion smoke detectors withwhich photoelectric smoke Project”.

Electronic and/or faxed bid responses open detectors a in serthe Robert A.McPherson Christensen Justice will not be accepted.

Bids will be received until from 8 a.m. to the late afternoon said — clients also get Jones recommended Kerrick Center. There are nine-hundred and thirty (930) 11:00 a.m., on Friday, October 13, 2017 by the Monday-Friday. Food and clothing smokeand detectors Douglas financial counseling toCounty keepFinance themDepartment, Purchasvice in Aurora she had used, sheto be replaced. ing Division, 100 Third Street, Suite 130, services Castle Public Notice open at 8:30 a.m. but schedand Ross thanked her. The IFB documents mayon-track. be reviewed and/or Rock, Colorado 80104. Bids will not be conprinted from the Rocky Mountain which are received INVITATION BID (IFB) ules vary. See the website for more We E-Purchasing try to “givesidered people a hand up,after notthe time stated, IFCSFOR serves several thousand family System website at www.rockymountainbidsysand any bids so received will be returned un#036-17 handout,” McPherson said. members each year. The largest group information. tem.com. IFB documents aare not available for opened.

ROBERT A. CHRISTENSEN

JUSTICE CENTER SMOKE DETECTOR REPLACEMENT/UPDATE PROJECT

City and County

• Transportation assistance

• Local recreation center passes

The Facilities, Fleet, and Emergency Support Services Department of Douglas County Government, hereinafter referred to as the County, respectfully requests bids from responsible, qualified companies to provide the labor and materials needed to replace the existing ionization smoke detectors with photoelectric smoke detectors in the Robert A. Christensen Justice Center. There are nine-hundred and thirty (930) smoke detectors to be replaced.

City and County

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

Three (3) copies of your IFB response shall be submitted in a sealed envelope plainly marked “IFB No. 036-17, Robert A. Christensen Justice Center Smoke Detector Replacement/Update Project”. Electronic and/or faxed bid responses will not be accepted. Bids will be received until 11:00 a.m., on Friday, October 13, 2017 by the Douglas County Finance Department, Purchasing Division, 100 Third Street, Suite 130, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104. Bids will not be considered which are received after the time stated, and any bids so received will be returned un-

purchase from Douglas County Government and can only be accessed from the above-mentioned website. While the IFB documents are available electronically, Douglas County cannot accept electronic bid responses.

Three (3) copies of your IFB response shall be submitted in a sealed envelope plainly marked “IFB No. 036-17, Robert A. Christensen Justice Center Smoke Detector Replacement/Update Project”. Electronic and/or faxed bid responses will not be accepted. Bids will be received until 11:00 a.m., on Friday, October 13, 2017 by the Douglas County Finance Department, Purchasing Division, 100 Third Street, Suite 130, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104. Bids will not be considered which are received after the time stated, and any bids so received will be returned unopened.

City and County

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

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

Legal Notice No.: 931664

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

City and County

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

Legal Notice No.: 931664 First Publication: September 28, 2017 Last Publication: September 28, 2017 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice

Public Notice NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

City and County

A public hearing will be held before the Planning Commission on October 16, 2017, at 7:00 pm, and before the Board of County Commissioners on October 24, 2017, at 2:30 pm, in the Commissioners' Hearing Room, 100 Third St., Castle Rock, Colorado, for approval of a use by special review for a Mining, quarry, sand/gravel operation, or similar extractive land use in the Agricultural One zone district. The subject land is located north of Crowfoot Valley Road approximately ½ mile northeast of its intersection with Pradera Parkway. For more information call Douglas County Planning, 303-660-7460

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

File No./Name: US2016-018 / 6237 Crowfoot Valley Rd (AKA Stevens Mine), 1st Amendment

A public hearing will be held before the Planning Commission on October 16, 2017, at 7:00 pm, and before the Board of County Commissioners on October 24, 2017, at 2:30 pm, in the Commissioners' Hearing Room, 100 Third St., Castle Rock, Colorado, for approval of a use by special review for a Mining, quarry, sand/gravel operation, or similar extractive land use in the

Legal Notice No.: 931667 First Publication: September 28, 2017 Last Publication: September 28, 2017 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

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