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Bus drivers, teachers’ aides among those who may get raises Classified positions have been hard to fill for school district

neighboring districts,” DCSD Superintendent Thomas Tucker said, “we are competing with local restaurants around here for quality people.”

The school district is struggling to attract and retain classified employees — bus drivers, teachers’ aides, health assistants, educational assistants in special education and other hourly positions. At a board of education meeting on Oct. 16, district staff made a recommendation to the school board for salary increases for the hard-to-fill positions.

“It’s going to take more money and time to fully address the problems we have,” Mary Chesla, the district’s compensation and licensed substitute director, said during a presentation at the meeting. “It doesn’t fully close the gap but it narrows it considerably.”

The recommendation depends heavily on ballot measure 5A, a $40 million mill levy override. If voters approve the tax measure on Nov. 6, additional

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The Douglas County School District has 50 unfilled bus-driver positions.

The hourly pay starts at $16.06 per hour. The same position in the Cherry Creek School District starts at $17.58 per hour.

The shortage at DCSD forced the district to cancel several field trips — most at the middle school level — planned for this school year.

In Douglas County, educational assistants who work with students with special needs make $13.60 an hour. At Cherry Creek, similar positions start at $14.63 an hour.

“Not only are we competing with

funds would go toward teacher and staff pay and programming. Of the $40 million, $14 million would go toward staff salaries and $3 million would go toward benefits, according to Chesla.

In the district’s recommendation, classified employees in hard-to-fill positions would receive a raise starting at 5 percent. In addition, those who worked during the three-year pay freeze from 2008-11 would receive a 1.5 percent raise for each year, on top of their current salary.

Here’s how it would work: A classified employee who experienced three years of the pay freeze would get a 4.5 percent raise, or 1.5 percent for each of the three years. On top of that, the employee would receive a 5 percent raise to his or her current salary.

In June, the board voted to enact a pay raise for licensed staff, which are teachers and administrators. In the 2019-20 school year, licensed employees and administrators on the district’s

performance evaluation systems will receive a 3.2 percent flat raise. Licensed employees will also receive a 2 percent raise for each year of the pay freeze they experienced.

The conversation on compensation for classified employees will continue at a board meeting on Nov. 13. If the mill levy override passes and the school board approves the recommendation, classified staff would receive retroactive payments for this school year through December. In January, they would have f a new payroll rate for the following six m C months of the school year.

School board member Wendy Vogel a a pointed out that the school district c is the largest employer in Douglas f County, with 8,400 employees.

“This isn’t just good for our system c and students, this is good for our community,” Vogel said of the salary s increases. “For us to treat people and C pay them fairly is good for our whole o w community.”

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Governor candidates keep slugging as election nears Colorado’s economy and climate depend on an all-of-the-above energy plan.

Polis again called for restricting access to guns for those in crisis; Stapleton said he doesn’t support “unenforceable” gun restrictions. Polis urged voters to elect a proabortion rights governor; Stapleton said he would be a “pro-life governor” who would uphold “the law of the land” after both were Polis asked what they’d do if the U.S. Supreme Court were to overturn Roe v. Wade.

Stapleton seeks to capture a governor’s seat last held by a Republican in 2007. Democrats are banking on a Polis victory and an anti-Donald Trump “blue wave” to flip the Stapleton state Senate and consolidate control of Colorado’s statehouse. Colorado’s Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper is term-limited.

Earlier on Oct. 13, Stapleton had promised a good debate performance

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Republican state Treasurer Walker Stapleton and Democratic U.S. Rep. Jared Polis clashed again over health care, guns and Colorado’s energy future in the fifth one-on-one debate of their gubernatorial race.

Stapleton again criticized Polis’ plans for a universal health care system, saying it will drastically boost taxes. “You won’t be able to afford to live in Colorado anymore,” he said during the Oct. 13 debate in Colorado Springs.

Polis insisted Coloradans already pay too much for medical care and prescription drugs, especially compared with other industrialized countries with universal systems. “Coloradans are tired of being ripped off,” he said.

The debate in Colorado Springs was sponsored by The Gazette, Colorado Politics and KOAA-TV. Stapleton said Polis’ promotion of a 100 percent green energy grid for Colorado by 2040 would bankrupt Coloradans. Polis insisted his goal is both aspirational and market-based and that

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as he urged a small group of Denver Republicans to get out the vote.

“We don’t want a government telling us how to heat our homes or turn on our lights,” said Stapleton. “This is a watershed election in so many ways for Colorado.”

Polis rallied a group of women, some with children in tow, with the anti-gun violence group Mothers Demand Action at his Denver headquarters on Oct. 13.

“Some of you didn’t choose to be activists in this cause,” Polis told them.

“Gun violence chose you.”

He renewed his call for a Colorado “red flag” law that would prevent those deemed a threat to themselves or others access to guns — a proposal killed this year by Republicans who control Colorado’s state Senate.

Polis noted that Stapleton not only opposes a red flag law but has said he would repeal ammunition magazine bans and enhanced background checks passed in Colorado after the 2012 Aurora movie theater shooting.

“If we don’t take the right path in this year’s race, there will be lives lost if red flag isn’t passed,” Polis declared.

C i L B “Know that you are on the right side of t history.” o Like their Republican counterparts, c Polis’ audience — also canvassing on k Oct. 13 — was energized.

F “We’re going to win. We have no op- d tion,” said Jessica Pettigrew, a 35-year- C old Denver nurse and midwife who became involved after her five-year-old son, Julias, participated in a lockdown drill at school.

She wore a T-shirt with the words “Thoughts and Prayers” crossed out and beneath them: “Policy Change.”

“I refuse to pass down the epidemic of gun violence to the next generation,” Pettigrew said.

Coy Ebell, 35, a downtown Denver precinct captain for Stapleton and tech engineer, said he was encouraged despite Denver’s traditionally Democratic leanings. He said Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation had rallied the party.

“People are energized by some of what the left has done,” said Ebell.

“It’s still tough for us in a Democratic district, but people are so sick and tired of identity politics.”

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Candidates for Congress get combative Coffman, Crow target each other’s credibility in Aurora event

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Congressional District 6 Democratic challenger Jason Crow speaks Oct. 17 at a candidates’ forum hosted by the Aurora Chamber of Commerce and the Aurora Association of Realtors. PHOTOS BY ELLIS ARNOLD

Republican Congressman Mike Coffman speaks on Oct. 17 to the audience gathered for a Congressional District 6 candidates’ forum at the Radisson Hotel in Aurora.

polls conducted since February. Local analysts have said it’s likely the outcome of the race will reflect whether Democrats can take control of the U.S. House.

But they also say not to count out Coffman, who has defied the odds before.

Here’s what the candidates had to say Oct. 17 at a forum hosted by the Aurora Chamber of

Commerce and the Aurora Association of Realtors.

Taking shots Coffman, a five-term congressman, attacked Crow over two versions of the bio on the website for the Holland & Hart law firm, after Coffman’s campaign handed out copies before the forum started.

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With less than three weeks left before Election Day, U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman and Democratic challenger Jason Crow went for the political jugular at a forum that saw attacks on credibility as much as it drew lines between the candidates on immigration, gun reform and how the younger generation can succeed in today’s economy.

Coffman, a Republican, held up on stage a printed online biography on Crow from his law firm, calling Crow out for defending people accused of white-collar crime.

And that was just the opening statement.

The race for the seat in the 6th Congressional District — which includes Aurora, Centennial, Littleton, Highlands Ranch, Brighton and part of Thornton, among other areas — offers Coffman his steepest challenge yet in a district known for its ethnic diversity.

FiveThirtyEight, a prominent data-based political outlet, gives Crow an 8.5-point advantage across

an attorney in the firm’s “commercial litigation,” “government affairs” and “white collar defense” groups. The current version mentions similar topics but omits the “white collar” term in the initial description. Crow’s campaign site points to “pro bono” work and “helping local businesses both small and large” understand regulations.

Not to be outdone, the Army veteran came back with a quip about Coffman’s stance on gun control.

“I just got the first ‘F’ of my life,” Crow said, referring to his rating from the National Rifle Association, an organization that widely opposes guncontrol measures. “My opponent has an ‘A’ from the NRA.” Coffman, also a military veteran, started swinging again when asked about campaign-finance policy.

“If you’re going to say, ‘I’m not going to take corporate (political action committee) money,’ and you take it from the leadership PACs,” Coffman said, “that’s not being honest. And that’s what Jason Crow is doing right now.”

Leadership PACs are often set up by members of Congress and other political leaders to support federal or non-federal candidates, according to the Federal Election Commission.

Coffman’s campaign claims Crow has received money from leadership PACs that take funds from corporate

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sources, despite Crow’s repeated pledge not to accept corporate PAC funds.

Crow took the opportunity to advocate for overturning “Citizens United,” referring to a 2010 Supreme Court ruling that protected the political spending ability of corporations and unions.

“To be clear, there’s only one person on this stage who’s taking corporate PAC money, and it’s the gentleman sitting to my right,” Crow said. “I’ve taken none of that money.”

As of Sept. 30, Crow had received roughly $4.5 million in total receipts — contributions and other money received — and Coffman had received about $3.2 million, according to the election commission.

‘Behind closed doors’ While discussing immigration reform, Crow brought up a recording of Coffman and criticized “the difference in his rhetoric on the campaign trail versus what he says behind closed doors.”

That’s a reference to a recording of Coffman the The Washington Post reported in August, in which he said President Donald Trump “probably has a more generous plan for DACA than I would (propose),” according to the newspaper. The federal Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy gives protected status to those who arrived illegally in the U.S. as children.

In the recording, Coffman said the

country needs to “transition to zero tolerance,” the Post reported.

This spring, the Trump administration announced a zero-tolerance policy to prosecute as many border-crossing offenses as possible, national outlets reported. Adults were separated from more than 2,300 children at the U.S.Mexico border during the resulting process. Coffman vocally opposed separating families, a practice the administration later reversed.

At the forum, Coffman called Crow’s statements “a gross distortion of what I said.”

Coffman previously told Colorado Community Media he differed with Trump over how many DACA-eligible immigrants should be provided a potential path to citizenship.

Trump floated a number of 1.8 million, “higher than anyone used,” Coffman said. But Coffman did vote for Trump’s proposed number, he added.

“We need a path to citizenship for the 800,000 on DACA,” Coffman said at the forum, adding he would support a renewable work visa for undocumented adults who haven’t broken other laws.

He supports a transition to a more stringent enforcement policy but wants to allow those already here to “come out of the shadows,” he told CCM previously.

Crow went further, saying the country needs “a path to citizenship for (all) 11 million folks who are here for those who have not committed violent crime,” Crow said.

He also voiced support for the DREAM Act — for “Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors,”

The race for the seat in the 6th Congressional District — which includes Aurora, Centennial, Littleton, Highlands Ranch, Brighton and part of Thornton, among other areas — offers Coffman his steepest challenge yet in a district known for its ethnic diversity. first introduced in 2001 but never passed by both houses of Congress.

Generally, it would give a path to citizenship to those who arrived as children.

‘American dream’ fading?

The jabs between the candidates slowed during talks on housing affordability and college debt.

Crow noticed a common theme at community and public events during his campaign, he said: People in their 20s, 30s and early 40s see a wide gulf between them and where their parents and grandparents were at their age, he said.

“They believe the American dream is eluding them,” Crow said, citing complaints young people can’t keep up with the cost of housing or health care.

Defending the Affordable Care Act while also being willing to improve on

it, and student loan-forgiveness programs for teaching, firefighting, and other public and high-demand private positions, would be part of the solution, Crow said.

Coffman said more progress is needed regarding the construction-defects issue in Colorado — critics have said it’s too easy to bring lawsuits regarding condominium construction, stifling development — so more affordable units can spring up.

The congressman also said when he visits schools, particularly in lowerincome areas, he is told the metric of success is a four-year degree. It’s a problem when young people get degrees that would land them the same kind of job as if they hadn’t gone to college, Coffman said.

Schooling “needs to be more focused on skills-based education,” he added.

“Jobs that pay a living wage.”

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Honoring a fallen hero

Castle Rock celebrates groundbreaking of park named for Zack Parrish

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gainst a backdrop of snow-covered mountains, on a chilly and windy afternoon, the wife of slain Douglas County Sheriff ’s Deputy Zack Parrish and a contingent of dignitaries and law enforcement officials struck golden shovels into the ground to dedicate a new park in Parrish’s name.

The Oct. 17 groundbreaking ceremony for the Deputy Zack S. Parrish III Memorial Park, included Parrish’s wife, Gracie, Castle Rock Police Chief Jack Cauley, Castle Rock Mayor Jennifer Green and members the county’s SWAT team and police departments from around Douglas County.

“The goal in Castle Rock is to have a park within walking distance of all the neighborhoods,” Green said. “Deputy Parrish had a love for family, for being in the community and for being in parks. This will do something to honor him

and people in the community as well.”

Before joining the sheriff ’s office, Parrish served with the Castle Rock Police Department.

The park will be built on 5 1/2 acres on Low Meadows Boulevard, next to Aspen View Elementary. The project will cost $2.6 million and is estimated to be complete by spring 2019.

The parks and recreation department sent out a survey to residents asking them to vote on the name of a new park. The results overwhelmingly chose to honor Parrish, who was killed Dec. 31 in Highlands Ranch by a man who was mentally ill.

“It really drives home the notion that the sacrifices police officers make on a daily basis do not go unnoticed,” said Joseph Cybert, public information officer for the Castle Rock Police Department.

“More importantly, it is an acknowledgement that we make a difference in the lives of the citizens in this great community, and for that I am proud to serve Castle Rock.”

Police officers and Douglas County SWAT team members bow their heads in remembrance of Sheriff’s Deputy Zack Parrish, who was killed on duty on Dec. 31, 2017.

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Gracie Parrish, wife of slain Deputy Zack Parrish, tells the crowd that naming a park after her husband is fitting because he loved to bring their children to play at neighborhood parks.

Program dedicated to youth mental health Partners for Children’s Mental Health tackle statewide issue

BY ALEX DEWIND ADEWIND@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

In Colorado, suicide is the leading cause of death for youths ages 10-17, and one in six teens has a diagnosable mental health condition, Children’s Hospital Colorado reports.

Over the last decade, Children’s Hospital has seen a six-fold increase in admissions to its emergency departments and urgent care locations following a suicide attempt.

The hospital is committed to changing what experts describe as a youth mental health crisis.

“There isn’t a day that goes by that

you don’t have to have really difficult conversations with your kids,” Children’s Hospital Colorado CEO and President Jena Hausmann said at a roundtable discussion with local media outlets on Oct. 22. Hausmann is also the mother of three teenagers.

“This will be years worth of work,” she said.

In October, the hospital rolled out a four-year strategic plan for Partners for Children’s Mental Health, a program that brings together nonprofit organizations, pediatric experts, government agencies and stakeholders across the state to prioritize youth mental health.

The state attorney general’s office announced on Oct. 16 that it would provide a $2.8 million grant to support the program. The collaboration with hospitals and nonprofit organizations to increase access to pediatric mental health care is the first of its kind in

the state, states a news release from the attorney general’s office.

Between June and September, Partners for Children’s Mental Health initiated a strategic planning process that involved more than 600 community stakeholders representing more than 260 organizations, including state and county departments, school systems, family members, hospitals, foundations and Medicaid.

Overarching goals were to establish a state entity to oversee the children’s behavioral health system, ensure high-quality behavioral health care and reduce barriers to accessing care, among other talking points.

“There needs to be a single point of accountability,” said Shannon Van Deman, executive director of PCMH and vice president of the hospital’s Pediatric Mental Health Institute.

“There needs to be a group to oversee the needs of the patient and family.”

PCMH has established 30 goals in areas of funding, array of services, quality, care coordination, screening and governance. The next step is to review the goals with key stakeholders and form an implementation strategy with the help of advocates and organizations from across the state. Those interested in learning more about PCMH’s efforts should contact PCMH@childrenscolorado. org.

Children’s Hospital expects the new governor elected in November to back the mission of PCMH, said Heidi Baskfield, vice president of Population Health and Advocacy at Children’s Hospital. Funding for youth mental health is also expected to be a topic of discussion in the 2019 legislative session.

“It’s going to take that level of focus and that level of leadership,” Baskfield said.

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Nonprofit helps clothe children in need Clothes to Kids of Denver serves metro area families

BY KAILYN LAMB KLAMB@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Inside a storefront in a corner of a shopping center off Colorado Boulevard, a group of teenage girls sorts through piles of clothes and hangers.

They chatter as they work, pointing out national brand names like Vineyard Vines as they go through the donated clothes.

Student Marygrace Adam, who with her peers from St. Mary’s Academy is volunteering this day at Clothes to Kids of Denver, is glad to be helping.

“These clothes are going to people who need it,” she said.

The nonprofit receives donations every day, said Katie Jones Jadwin, executive director of the organization that operates at 2890 S. Colorado Blvd. The sorting room is lined with folded clothes. Bags of recently donated items fill bins by the front door.

Clothes to Kids operates a store in the same shopping area where people can make an appointment to get school wardrobes for their kids.

Each child receives five tops, four bottoms, a coat, a pair of shoes, as well as five pairs of underwear and socks, all for free. The socks and underwear are guaranteed to be new,

Jones Jadwin said. The store offers clothes to people from 3 to 21 years old, as long as students are enrolled in a school or GED program.

Serving those in need Parents are referred to Clothes to Kids by aid organizations, schools or nonprofits. Children in foster care or children who qualify for free and reduced lunch also qualify for clothes at the nonprofit. Families can get clothes for their children once every six months, Jones Jadwin said.

The nonprofit also offers what Jones Jadwin calls extras — books, games, cleats and play clothes.

While socks and underwear will always be popular items, shoes and coats can be the difference between getting to school or not, Jones Jadwin said.

“If they have any type of walking or bus trip, where they have to wait at the bus stop, we found that coats really lower truancy rates,” she said.

Last year, the nonprofit handed out 9,454 wardrobes. In September, it gave out its 50,000th wardrobe and in July its 1 millionth piece of clothing.

Clothes to Kids is hoping to give out close to 10,000 wardrobes this year, Jones Jadwin said.

Although the nonprofit allows for people to come in for clothes twice per year, about 80 percent of the families only visit during back-to-school season. During that time, the nonprofit has 100 appointments a day.

Adrianna Stefanoudakis, left, Marygrace Adam and Lauren Sottosanti sort through hangers at the Clothes to Kids of Denver shop. The girls came to volunteer at the nonprofit with their school, St. Mary’s Academy.

PHOTOS BY KAILYN LAMB Clothes to Kids of Denver has a shop at 2890 S. Colorado Blvd.

The nonprofit gives kids in need a full wardrobe for school, including a coat and pair of shoes.

Clothes to Kids also helps families experiencing a crisis.

Maria Trujillo was shopping at the store for the first time in early October. She had heard about the program though the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) food program and St. Joseph Catholic Parish in the Lincoln Park neighborhood. Trujillo had recently been diagnosed with cancer, making it all but impossible for her to work, she said. In addition to her two children, she also cares for her sister’s kids. Being able to find something to help them out was a weight off her chest, she said.

“I don’t want the kids at school bullying them or making fun of them,” Trujillo said. “It’s a tough situation. I didn’t expect to have cancer, but I do.”

Saying yes to everyone In 2008, Clothes to Kids started in the shop where the sorting area is now housed. The crammed shop had room for one dressing room. At first, the organization only served the city of Denver. But as word spread about Clothes to Kids, people began coming in from all over the state, Jones Jadwin said. Now, the store serves Denver, Boulder, Broomfield, Douglas, Jefferson, Gilpin, Clear Creek, Adams, Arapahoe and Elbert counties.

“A lot of people are willing to make the drive,” Jones Jadwin said. “We really decided to expand so we could

say yes to everybody.”

The shop has also expanded in size.

Clothes to Kids moved to its current location in 2010. The larger space was larger included a room in the back for sorting donated clothes.

In 2014, the nonprofit expanded again by knocking out the back walls and using the whole space for a store. At that time, it also began renting out the original shop space as a sorting area.

Since Clothes to Kids serves some children in foster care, Jones Jadwin said it was important to separate the donation space from the rest of the store. This way, clothing donated in trash bags is kept in the sorting area and away from the shopping side.

“It was kind of triggering for our youth in foster care. If they’ve been removed from home, often their belongings are all thrown in a black garbage bag,” Jones Jadwin said.

“When they come here I don’t want them to see a black trash bag during a visit. I want them to see pretty clothes arranged how they like.”

While her children looked at shoes, Trujillo sorted through a rack of clothes in the back of the store. She said she was grateful to Clothes to Kids for helping her get back on her feet. She plans on bringing in clothing that her own children have outgrown, as a way to give back.

“It’s my turn, you know,” she said.

“You get some and you return some.”

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Centennial Sears to close after decades Streets at SouthGlenn location caught in chain’s struggles

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

About six decades ago, a young Sue Rosser and her sisters would eagerly await the arrival of the Sears catalog.

The Christmas toy catalog was the most anticipated, a dog-eared window into the excitement that lay outside her small Montana town. Her mother before her loved the store, growing up with it roughly three decades earlier.

Rosser, now 68, recently walked out of the Sears in Centennial carrying a bag bearing the “Lands’ End” brand name, one of the assets that keeps her 00184590 coming back, years after the store was the destination 00184591 for her kids’ school clothes.

But soon, Rosser and shoppers like her will be forced to move on to other options when the Sears at 7001 S. University Blvd. in The Streets at SouthGlenn closes.

“It’s a staple of this shopping center,” said Rosser, who lives nearby in the Willow Creek neighborhood. “And

it’s just sad — it’s one more brick-andmortar gone.”

The store is one of 142 that will shutter near the end of the year nationwide, including 77 Sears and 65 Kmart stores, according to Sears Holdings, the parent company for both outlets. One other Sears in Colorado — in Lakewood at 10785 W. Colfax Ave. — also will close, according to a news release by Sears Holdings. That’s in addition to 46 stores already set to close by November, the company said.

One Colorado store fell among that group, a location in Grand Junction.

That brings the total of full Sears stores in Colorado to seven, with only three — in Thornton, Aurora and south Jefferson County — in the Denver metro area, according to Sears’ website. More than a dozen offshoot stores, like homeappliance locations and Sears Hometown — which focuses on various household goods — still dot the metro area and the state, the website states.

“I’ll miss it,” said Debbie Lefevre, 69, coming out of the Sears on the afternoon of Oct. 17. “I think it means a lot because the older people shopped here.”

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The Park Meadows shopping center has cemented itself as not only a major attraction for Lone Tree residents, but also for people around the state and even in surrounding states.

The mall regularly welcomes new shops to its 1.58 million-square-foot campus, and it recently saw three new stores open: NobiliTea, Peloton and Go! Calendars & Games, with five more businesses on the way.

Here’s some of what’s new at Park Meadows:

Amazon Books The online-retail giant will open a large second-floor location at Park Meadows. The brick-and-mortar location will sell books as well as popular electronic Amazon products like the Kindle e-book reader, Kindle Fire tablet, Amazon Echo and the Amazon Fire TV. This will be the first full-sized Amazon Books store in Colorado. No open date has been announced yet.

NobiliTea NobiliTea recently opened on the second level near Macy’s and specializes in hand-crafted tea and loose-leaf tea.

The store pours cups of tea for on-thego shoppers as well as tea leaves to purchase and make at home.

Fogo De Chao Joining the impressive list of restaurants on the west end of the Park Meadows Shopping Center will be Fogo de Chao Brazilian Steakhouse. Along with steak, the restaurant offers lamb, pork, chicken and smoked salmon on its menu, to be paired with more than 31 wines and champagnes, from South America and elsewhere.

Peloton Founded in 2012, Peloton sells exercise equipment. Its flagship product is a luxury stationary bicycle that allows users to watch spinning classes while exercising, through a monthly subscription. Other products include a luxury treadmill, which was unveiled in January and began shipping this fall.

GQue BBQ Lone Tree welcomes GQue BBQ to its list of restaurants. GQue has the normal barbecue favorites on its menu — brisket, pulled pork, ribs and more.

GQue will open by next year and will include an ice cream store next door, which will eventually feature alcoholic ice cream shakes.

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Writers Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson published an entertaining prequel to the classic children’s book, “Peter Pan and Wendy,” by J.M. Barrie, which, adapted by writer Rick Elise, turned into a charming musical — “Peter and the Starcatchers” — and a series of books. Thespians at Highlands Ranch High School will present “Peter and the Starcatchers” in the school’s theater on Oct. 25, 26 and 27 at 7 p.m.

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Will Brooks is the director. Tickets will be available at the door, 9375 Cresthill Lane, Highlands Ranch, or at hrhsthespians.com.

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October 25, 2018

SEARS FROM PAGE 9

Investors LLC, Arapahoe County records show. The building was constructed in 1974, the records say.

Southglenn Mall opened that year, and Sears was an anchor store.

Just a few miles northwest, the Kmart at South Broadway and West Belleview Avenue in Englewood went out of business in late 2017.

A proposed project for the building hopes a mix of restaurant, selfstorage and fitness-gym space can rise from the ashes, developers said in June.

“The model of retail sales has obviously seen significant changes, and convenience has been a priority to the consumer,” Golden said. “However, I believe that there are segments of the consumer market and areas of retail that are seeing strong `in-person’ shopping experiences.”

Golden pointed to high traffic in evenings and weekends at The Streets at SouthGlenn — where the South Metro Chamber is located — and was confident in the Sears property’s future.

“I anticipate great things will happen with the property. Alberta Development Partners are a very progressive and thoughtful group,” said Golden, referring to The Streets at SouthGlenn’s developer.

Northwood Investors did not return a call or email seeking comment on what future plans may be for the site.

An Alberta staff member deferred to Northwood for questions about future projects at the site because of Northwood’s ownership.

Rosser, the Centennial resident, lamented the loss of sales-tax revenue with Sears’ downfall, saying it matters to the whole city because it funds city functions throughout Centennial.

Rosser and her family have come to the Southglenn Sears since moving to the area in 1986, she said.

“We had kids,” Rosser said, “and shopped here.”

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‘Not surprising’ Over the years, “we have all” read about Sears closings across the country, said Robert Golden, president and CEO of the South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce.

“So no, it isn’t surprising,” Golden said.

Sears, Roebuck and Co. sold the property at 7001 S. University Blvd. in August 2017 to NW Centennial LLC, a company listed with the same address as the Denver location of Northwood

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‘Just everything’ That afternoon, a few dozen shoppers walked the aisles at the Centennial store with smooth jazz playing in the background, punctuated by announcements to customers. On a monitor, a continuous infomercial for fitness machines played, overlapping the music.

The outlet, where rows of clothes, Omattresses, workout equipment, outdoor tools and children’s toys all sat within a few steps of each other, stood as a relic of a sunsetting era in American consumerism.

Once the nation’s largest retailer — it started as a mail-order catalog in the 1880s — Sears filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Oct. 15, the Associated Press reported. At its peak, the operator of Sears and Kmart had 4,000 stores in 2012 but will be left with a little more than 500 after this round of closures.

Over the decades, the growth of competition, such as Walmart and Home Depot, posed challenges for the former giant.

A Centennial Sears staff member said he had a memo not to comment on the store’s closing. Another employee said the same on the phone, and he was not able to say how many employees work at the store.

Lefevre would shop there for children’s sweatpants, appliances, shoes and “women’s clothing I can’t get anywhere else,” she said. “Just everything.”

She’s been a customer since 1999, before The Streets at SouthGlenn’s outdoor shopping center layout replaced the former Southglenn Mall in 2009.

“I’ll have to go to Macy’s, Kohl’s, somewhere else for appliances,” Lefevre said.

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VOICES What a deal, what a steal, gotta get an automobile

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rarely buy, lease, rent or steal anything because of a television commercial.

There are products I avoid, however, because the commercials that go along with them irritate the Cap’n Crunch out of me.

Craig Marshall What I have noticed lately is that half of Smith the commercials on television are trying to sell me an automobile.

During some programs — sports — it’s more than half.

New cars all look alike, so marketing has its hands full. And the vehicles

now come with features I missed out on when I was a kid.

You can tell your car what song to play and it will play it.

Necessary? Probably not.

But it must turn someone on somewhere.

I don’t know how I got out of childhood alive. We didn’t have seat belts.

I think what we had was better drivers.

Cars now have back-up cameras, and warning lights if a motorist is in your blind spot.

Drivers might not be as good as they once were because of our overconfidence in the new technologies. We think they will compensate for our indiscretions. Oh — and back then, we didn’t have phones in our cars either.

All of the commercials claim the

same things: safety, reliability, attributes up the Yangtze, and, bless them, limited time only, once in a lifetime, sales.

“Thousands below MSRP.” How is that possible? It sounds like the manufacturers are getting cheated.

The most prominent push is with beautiful women and great sound systems. I guess if Rita Hayworth came with my next station wagon, I might consider it. But I don’t think Rita would be caught dead in a station wagon.

Car, cars, cars.

Is everyone looking for their next car?

There is no shortage of them, is there? Every airport has lot after lot of shiny rentals.

On our last expedition, Jennifer and I were told, “Pick a car, any car.”

All of the trunks were open, and a key was in every ignition.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Tax hike would hurt seniors I am a strong supporters of teachers and I don’t believe they are paid enough. I read several of the articles that appeared in the Oct. 11 issue and I noticed that the amount that would raise my property taxes was adjusted down to a monthly amount.

Very smart, but let me address a very real issue. It is my understanding that seniors are now the majority of homeowners in Douglas County. And it is true that the value of our homes have increased. However, unless we sell our homes, we do not benefit from that increase in value and in fact, we are taxed on it!

As seniors, we have not had a raise in three years. While we might get one in 2019, I can almost guarantee that it will go to Medicare! The yearly amount of the average tax that a person would pay could be beyond some seniors’ budgets.

Perhaps it is time to work with the state in changing how schools are funded. It seems to me a sales tax increase would be better in the long run. This is not my area of expertise, but it is a thought that should be explored.

Donna Berti Highlands Ranch Don’t fail our students I see some of our neighbors speaking against funding our schools, citing budgeting and teacher pay among other Issues. It’s important to take this time to address concerns, which other com-

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munity members have done extensively in these letters. It’s also important to ask ourselves, who do we want to be?

When the children of our community grow up and move on, how will they remember their education here? Will they speak with pride or of the crumbling buildings and leaky pipes? Will they be able to reminisce with younger siblings about a shared, memorable teacher or will the constant churning of instructors be what they recall? Will they remember a community that nurtured its youngest or one of indifference?

We, as a community, have incredible power to shape our schools and build a future that protects our most vulnerable citizens, our children. We are at a decisive moment. It’s up to us, the voters, to determine the future for 68,000 students. A mistake will linger in their memories.

“Generations do not cease to be born,” James Baldwin wrote, “and we are responsible to them…the moment we break faith with one another, the sea engulfs us and the light goes out.” Our family will keep the faith. We will vote yes on 5A and 5B. We see the needs of this generation’s students and we can’t fail them.

We look to our neighbors with hope that they will do the same, that this is who we are.

Lena Brown Unincorporated Douglas County SEE LETTERS, P35

We actually shopped for about fifteen minutes before we decided.

There was an exciting baseball game on television recently. It was played in Chicago on a Tuesday night.

There was one automobile commercial after another between half innings and whenever there was a pitching change.

I thought about it the next day, and realized not a single commercial stood out. (Maybe the Packard.)

There is one (unnamed) manufacturer who continually shoots itself in the foot with commercials that boast the brand no longer conforms to past perceptions. If that’s true, marketing shouldn’t bring it up.

SEE SMITH, P35

Take the pressure off and feel more accomplished

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e all probably know the saying, and more than likely we have heard it hundreds of times too, “Work smarter, not harder.”

Doesn’t it seem like another one of those principles that sounds so good in theory but one that is really difficult to pull off ?

A recurring theme to conversations that I am having recently is that people are working harder than ever, and with that hard work and extra hours, the stress and pressure are mounting at work and at home. It is boiling over into all aspects of their lives and impacting their eating habits, workouts when they can fit them in, their socializing, and definitely their relationships.

Now we try and balance this and think we can spin as many plates as possible or we have convinced ourselves that we can multi-task effectively and efficiently, and we may even believe that we are as productive or even more productive than we ever have been before. At what cost?

How much pressure is building

up? Where are those pressure points impacting us the most?

In a recent conversation with Jamie, a single mother who works three jobs to keep her family in the neighborhood that is best them where Michael Norton for she feels safe and has easy access to schools and to her jobs, she shared her story with me. In addition to her workload, Jamie volunteers in the community and is a “Team Mom” for one of her daughter’s activities. She places so much pressure on herself, and what she shared is that maybe she isn’t working as smart as she could be. So, I asked her what she thought about changing the saying from, “Work smarter, not harder” to “Work smarter, take the pressure off.”

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Looking ahead at what could come over next decade

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t has been 10 years since Lehman Brothers failed. That was the ultimate culmination of one of the worst decades in economic history when three recessions occurred in one 10-year period.

Remember the dot-com bubble?

That collapsed in 2000 only to be followed by another recession in 2003 and the Great Recession in 2009. These were not good years for investor returns. Based on a recent study by the San Francisco Federal Reserve, the average American lost $70,000 in lifetime income due to employment situations or investment losses due to the last recession.

The near-zero interest rate environment that followed 2009 created a worldwide limbo of low inflation and anemic growth that characterized the post-crisis years.¹ So what should we expect next? It seems like we have been beaten up and then put in timeout for nine years and now wonder what the next decade will hold.

Unemployment has improved but wages are stagnant. Investors made significant gains since 2009 but now worry the end is near. No matter what side of the table you sit on, the waiting game feels like additional torture, except that your balance sheet may have more than doubled if you own a house or have equity investments the last nine years. It’s a shame we can’t be more euphoric about low inflation and high returns.

Instead, we Americans tend to focus on what is wrong instead of what is right. And there is plenty of both.

The current business cycle appears

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Her first and immediate response was, “I have never given myself permission to take the pressure off.”

I am not saying that we don’t have to work hard or that we shouldn’t work hard. As a matter of fact, the compromise in work ethic in some areas is becoming a different problem and a topic for a future column.

What I am advocating is that for those of us who work hard, maybe having multiple responsibilities within our existing job or holding down two or three jobs and volunteering, we need to take the pressure off of ourselves.

Here is what I have found. For many of us who try and work at this pace, and spread ourselves too thin, we begin to second guess our work and our accomplishments. We start to put even more unnecessary pressure on ourselves to make sure what we do is accurate, excellent, and maybe even strive for perfection. I have also found that many of us are performing far above anyone else’s expectations, so we become our own worst enemy with our self-imposed expectations. We have to take the pressure off.

to be dying a slow FINANCIAL death as I have writSTRATEGIES ten about before.

Now we see stress fractures appearing in the stock and bond and real estate markets. Values are no longer climbing precipitously, and stock prices are leveling off. Rising interest rates will Patricia Kummer create its own set of issues, including soaking up excess money supply which is exactly what the Federal Reserve hopes to do. A natural side effect is that it costs more to buy a house which will automatically start to affect housing prices.

The price of cars will go up with tariffs, and if you need to finance your vehicle, you will notice zero interest rates have disappeared. Hence you are spending more, but don’t forget, your wages didn’t actually go up beyond the normal inflation rate.

This is what it feels like when money starts to get tight.

Meanwhile, consumer sentiment is setting record highs, which means we are spending like there is no tomorrow. However, this cycle will end, and we may wish we had planned a little better for the next decade.

I would encourage consumers to prepare for higher prices and tougher credit. Investors should strategize for short-term disappointment in both stock and bond prices.

Stock prices need continued ris-

Finding balance is the key. I know, maybe easy to say and hard to do, I get it. If this is a problem area for you, please send me an email and we can talk about it.

Setting boundaries around time, family, activities in life that bring joy and happiness, taking care of ourselves physically, mentally, and spiritually, these are all things that we must maintain. If we don’t there is no way to keep up with the rush and crush of our current schedules. Sooner or later we will lose the battle if all we are doing is trying to keep up the pace of someone else’s race. We need to give ourselves permission to take the pressure off.

So how about you? Is it time to take the pressure off for yourself a little?

Maybe a lot? Or have you figured out your “Work smarter, and take the pressure off ” strategy? Either way I would love to hear your story at gotonorton@gmail.com, and when we set our own boundaries, run our own race, and take the pressure off, it really will be a better than good week.

Michael Norton is a resident of Castle Rock, the president of the Zig Ziglar Corporate Training Solutions Team, a strategic consultant and a business and personal coach.

ing earnings to fuel their current lofty place. Third-quarter earnings season will start next week, and the increase is expected to continue but the rate of change will likely start to slow. Subsequent quarters will continue the slowing until stock prices settle at a more reasonable rate.

Bond prices typically decline with rising interest rates. We are starting to see this in most bonds, less so in short-term and high-yield. However, with the expected increases recently announced by the Federal Reserve, this is bound to play out over time.

This should help curb inflation based on the improved GDP (gross domestic product), however time will tell.

Don’t wait to review your goals, investments and time frame. Make sure short-term needs are not at risk and most importantly, don’t compromise your long-term goals for a near-term discomfort.

We don’t know what the next decade will hold, but it most likely won’t be like the last two. We likely won’t have three recessions, nor over a 300 percent return on the stock market.² The next decade will likely fall somewhere in between.

1.Evan Simonoff, The Long View, Financial Advisor, September 2018; 2. Big Charts Patricia Kummer has been a certified financial planner for 30 years and is president of Kummer Financial Strategies LLC, a registered investment adviser with its physical place of business in the State of Colorado.

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species. How I can make the best possible life for them in zoo life.”

Valois said paying attention to the quirks of each animal is very important to their care. Specifically how the gorillas don’t like to get their hair wet. Or how the bachelor pair of young gorillas, Curtis and Charlie, are complete opposite personalities.

Curtis, the older bother, is pretty mellow and likes quieter interaction, she explained, while Charlie is a bit of a wild guy.

“It’s neat to see these two gorillas who are full brothers and grown up together to have totally different personalities,” Valois said. “When I come around the corner, Charlie is often waiting for me to play.

he history of cinema is the history of technology: For every great breakthrough in the world of tech, cinema has found a way to incorporate it into storytelling.

Recently, this relationship has gone beyond visual effects and sound design — audiences can now view the latest films at home instead of the theater and use virtual reality to actively participate in the stories.

But the 41st Denver Film Festival, held from Wednesday, Oct. 31, through Sunday, Nov. 11, is tapping these advancements to give attendees the deepest cinematic experience.

“At the Festival Annex, which is the festival’s hub, we have features like VR and inCOMING teractive experiATTRACTIONS ences,” said Britta Erickson, festival director. “We also have Hamlet Mobile, an immersive, traveling adaptation of Shakespeare’s Hamlet staged for small audiences.”

The Denver Clarke Reader Film Festival has become one of the metro area’s biggest cultural events of the year. And scanning this year’s more than 200 screenings, it’s easy to see why. From three-to-five-minute short films to Red Carpet screenings of movies that everyone may be talking about come Oscar season, there is a great deal to explore.

Films will be shown all over Denver, including the Ellie Caulkins Opera House, 1385 Curtis St., and Sie Film Center, 2510 E. Colfax Ave. The Festival Annex will be housed at the McNichols Building, 144 W. Colfax Ave. “There are great ticket packages that allow audiences to pick several films that they’re interested in seeing, or they can buy individual tickets,” Erickson said. “We pride ourselves on providing a smooth customer service and viewing experience during the festival.”

One of the most eagerly anticipated movies is a piece of Colorado’s history — director Jason Reitman’s (“Up in the Air” and “Juno”) “The Frontrunner.” The film is about Colorado’s own Gary Hart (played by Hugh Jackman) and the affair that ended his political career.

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Zookeeper Michelle Valois said she loves the interaction she can have with the apes at the Denver Zoo.

Zookeeper shares insights from her work with great apes

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ichelle Valois says a typical day at the Denver Zoo is a lot of fun and a lot of work.

Valois, a primate zookeeper, has been at the Denver Zoo for 17 years. Her job is to take care of the orangutans and gorillas in their separate exhibits in the Primate Panorama habitat.

The Denver Zoo is home to six critically endangered Sumatran orangutans and five western lowland gorillas. But the zoo is home to many more primates including golden lion tamarins, aye-ayes, ring-tailed lemurs and mandrills.

“In our primate department we have a really big collection,” Valois said. “I think it’s something we are really proud of and excited to have that many different kinds of primates to work with.”

Valois fell in love with primates while working as an intern at the Denver Zoo and helping with the revamp of the primates department and the construction of the ape building.

“For me it was always kids or animals, which I feel like have a lot of similarities,” Valois said. “When I got introduced to primates, I knew I had

PHOTOS BY SHANNA FORTIER

HALLOWEEN AT DENVER ZOO WHAT: Enchanted Hollows WHEN: 6 to 9:30 p.m. Oct. 26 and 27 WHAT: It’s time to travel an eerie trail where the darkness has almost all but taken hold, where creatures and spirits infamous in stories and lore rise to life in the new night walk experience at the Denver Zoo. TICKETS: Buy tickets at www.denverzoo.org/ events/enchantedhollows.

WHAT: Boo at the Zoo WHEN: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 27 and 28 WHAT: The 34th annual Boo At The Zoo offers trick-or-treat stations, creepy crawly animal demonstrations and family-friendly entertainment under the canopy of the fall foliage at the Denver Zoo. TICKETS: All activities are included in the price of admission, or covered under membership. Buy tickets at www.denverzoo. org/events/booatthezoo. found where I needed to be. And I’ve stayed here ever since.”

The interaction the zookeepers have with the apes is one of the draws for Valois.

“I love the different personalities they present,” she said. “I love getting to know those different personalities.

And they’re not all easy to get along with. Part of what I take very seriously is how I can help each of these

Hesty was born at the Denver Zoo in 2010. During a light snow day in early October, she braved the wet and cold to play on the new structure in the outdoor orangutan enclosure.

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Cirque Italia coming to area with ‘Aquatic Spectacular’

blue and white big-top circus tent will appear at Southwest Plaza, located west of Littleton at 8501 W. Bowles Ave., from Oct. 25-28, for the Silver Tour of Cirque Italia. “Aquatic Spectacular” is the name of the show that presents more than 30 performers from all over the world, including Coco the Clown, opera singer Gimmi, jugglers, high-wire artists, roller skaters, contortionists and mor— and a Wheel of Death! Will-call tickets will be in a trailer at the front of the tent. Maunuel Rebecchi is creator of this traveling, animal-free entertainment that uses 35,000 gallons of water.

Tickets: $40, adult; $10-$35, child; $30, ADA or care person; $15, ADA child.

CirqueItalia.com or call 941-704-8572.

Shows: 7:30 p.m. Oct. 25, 26; 1:30, 4:30 p.m., 7:30 p.m. Oct 27; 1:30, 4:30 p.m. Oct. 28. Also appearing in Aurora, Broomfield, Pueblo and Colorado Springs.

Free community dinner Oct. 30 is the date for the next free community dinner at First Presbyterian Church of Littleton, 1609 W. Littleton Blvd. The time is 6 to 7 p.m. and the menu, prepared by church volunteers, includes: Halloween chili, chips, salad, fresh fruit and hand-held desserts prepared by the youth group, according to chair Lynda Kizer.

Denver Film Festival The 41st Denver Film Festival runs Oct. 31-Nov. 11 at the Sie Film Center and elsewhere. See denverfilm.org or

the Sie box office at 2510 E. Colfax Ave., Denver.

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ACC Foundation Grapes and Hops to Grads, the annual Arapahoe Community College Foundation benefit event, will be held from 6:30 to 9 p.m. on Nov. 7 at Mike Ward Automotive Sonya Ellingboe Maserati Showroom, 1850 Lucent Court, Highlands Ranch. Featured: local cuisine and silent auction. Tickets: $90, couple; $50, individual; $40, staff/students. Arapahoe.edu/foundationevents or Robin Loughran, 720-985-8580 or email foundation@arapahoe.edu.

Denver Arts Week Starting with First Friday Arts Walk on Nov. 2 and the Free Night at the Museums on Nov. 3, there are arts featured throughout the metro area through Nov. 10, including many free events and special pricing. South area involvement: Lone Tree Arts Center, PACE Center, Parker, Arapahoe Philharmonic. See DenverArtsWeek.com for schedule.

South Suburban art exhibits South Suburban Parks and Recreation District has several art exhibits: Society of Decorative Painters, Rocky Mountain Hi Chapter, paintings and

decorative pieces, Buck Recreation Center, Littleton, Nov. 1 to 30. Chris Scherpenseel of Highlands Ranch photography, Lone Tree Recreation Center, Nov. 1 to 30. Mathew Hamer of Littleton clay hangings, Goodson Recreation Center, Nov. 1 to 30. Merry Wicks and Ivy Delon of Littleton, realistic paintings of florals and landscapes, Lone Tree Golf Club and Hotel, through Dec. 29. See ssprd.org for locations. `Seussical’ in Arvada “Seussical” is based on the stories of Dr. Seuss and runs through Dec. 29 at the Arvada Center. Horton the Elephant, Gertrude McFuzz and more..

Tickets and information: arvadacenter. org, 720-898-7200.

New art on Broadway Look closely as you drive into Denver on Broadway for “Pulse,” a new interactive and human-powered light installation in front of Sweet Action Ice Cream, 52 Broadway. A stationary bike is connected to a nearby trash can.

When someone pedals the bike, the can lights up, reminding passersby to use it.

Artists are Katy Flacavento and Zach Christopher.

Benefit for Elitch Theatre The historic Elitch Theatre, which has been under restoration, was badly damaged by wind on April 16 and efforts are ongoing to repair it. The Children’s Day International Film Festival will be held at the Bug The-

atre, 3654 Navajo St., Denver, on Nov. 10 and 11 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free 18 and younger. $10-$50 over 18. See filmfreeway.com/childrensfilmfestival.

Proceeds will go to the Historic Elitch Theatre repair.

Save the Bug The 24th Annual Save The Bug Theatre fundraiser is scheduled on Nov. 23 at the theatre, 3654 Navajo St., Denver.

Doors open at 6 p.m. with a bake sale and silent auction. A show begins at 7:30 p.m., with comedy, burlesque, magic and more. Tickets; $20 in advance; $25 at the door. Bugtheatre.org.

Rox Arts The Rox Arts Gallery at Aspen Grove, 7301 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton, opened in its new space in Suite 330, near Starbucks on Oct. 24. With added space, more gallery members may find space. Help is sought to cover moving costs. See Roxartscouncil.org.

Fever Dream Fest The second weekend of Fever Dream Festival, a collection of new plays focused on Science Fiction, fantasy and horror themes is at the Benchmark Theatre, 1560 Teller St., Lakewood: 8 p.m. Friday, 3 and 8 p.m. Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday. Full-length, one-act and short plays fill the days. See BenchmarkTheatre.com for schedule. This is the second year for this festival, with plays by local and national playwrights.

Gallery shows works by local women

CORE New Art Space is among Denver o venues on Santa Fe Drive

BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Celebrate local artists!

From 6 to 10 p.m. on Oct. 26, the large gallery space at CORE New Art Space at Ninth Avenue and Santa Fe Drive will host the opening for “Night Circus,” with works by Michelle Lamb (Littleton) and Claudia Roulier, and “Artropism,” art by Rochelle Dammel (Lone Tree), while in the Annex, “Green Verde Vert” presents art by members of the Colorado Chapter of the Women’s Caucus for Art, juried by Molly Casey, who will present her awards at 7 p.m.

One will want to spend some time here — to absorb a rich assortment of two- and three-dimensional artworks and meet the artists. You might want to inquire not only “How did you do that?”

of new images and ideas for CORE New Art related stories!

Roulier’s Space is at 900 Santa Fe work incorpoDrive, Denver. rates the curious, the odd, Street parking. Admission the enigmatic aspects of cirfree. Hours: cus memories, Thursdays with a warm noon to 5 p.m.; Fridays sympathetic look at animal noon to 9 performers. p.m.; Saturdays noon to 5 She will exp.m.; Sundays hibit paintings 12:30 to 3 p.m. and assemcoreartspace. blage pieces. com, 303-297- Her website says “I explore 8428. urban decay, machines and beasts, the natural erosion, destruction and rebirth of all systems from life to political everything cycles.” It also says she constantly collects bones, which “are the perfect metaphor for the life cycle.”

While Lamb and Roulier will share half of the large gallery, Lone Tree artist Rochelle Dammel’s abstract paintings will fill the other half in her exploration of “Artropism.”

IF YOU GO

“Woman” by Rochelle Dammel of Lone Tree. but, “Why did you … ?”

The artists encourage visitors to come in costume, if they wish.

Lamb’s work is in assemblage and she issues an invitation like a circus barker: ”Come closer my friends and step right up … You won’t believe your eyes.” She “magically transforms common or obsolete objects into thoughtprovoking marvels … nature merges with machinery, metals mesh into clay, the gro-

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tesque magnified into beauty.”

She is always on the lookout for objects that may combine with items she already has found — and can summon up an image of what they might become in a next iteration.

Fine craftsmanship is an important skill, as well as an active imagination that constantly envisions the metamorphosis of an object at an estate sale.

The visitor to this exhibit will go home with a collection

It is “the idea that we have an innate ability to emotionally react to art in a positive way, resulting in personal growth and the opportunity to greater understand those around us. Can art make us better human beings?

How can we grow as people through our innate reaction to, and interaction with art?”

Dammel says “artropism is an experience for novices and art collectors alike.”

In the CORE space called The Annex, the visitor will find yet another exhibit called “Green Verde Vert,” with 37 pieces by members of the Colorado Chapter of the Women’s Caucus for Art. The juror was Molly Casey, co-founder and studio chief of the Nine Dots Arts Consulting Business in Denver. She selected from 126 entries in which artists were asked to interpret the theme in a variety of ways from using the color green to addressing the ecological green, the political green, the monetary green, or the age of green. Casey will present awards at 7 p.m. A catalog for this exhibit will be available for sale. (wcaco.org)

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“He likes to throw hay and beat on his chest and have his back scratched.”

While the gorillas are high-energy, social animals. Valois said the orangutans, who live on the other side of the building, are more solitary animals and prefer a low-key environment with the exception of Eirina, an 11-year-old female, who is incredibly playful.

“She loves to swing,” Valois said.

“She takes sheets and make hammocks for herself. She ties knots.

She has what we interpret as a great sense of humor.”

Both the gorillas and orangutans have indoor/outdoor enclosures and a living space out of the public eye. This, Valois said, is important because while the apes acclimate to the colder Colorado weather, they’re not really made to be in the snow.

Still, the big yards where the apes play outdoors are a point of pride for Valois and her team.

A new climbing structure was recently built in the orangutans’ outdoor enclosure to replace trees that are dying.

“We’re really lucky at Denver to have these yards with natural trees and opportunities for the animals to climb, especially for orangutans,” Valois said. “These guys are made to be in trees. In a natural environment they would not come to the ground, not like ours do here. So

Michelle Valois is a primate zookeeper at the Denver Zoo. having options like trees or like our new climbing structure is important to give them new ways to climb, to find food, places to take naps …

Though a generous donation we were able to put up the new structure. The keepers and the orangutans really like it.”

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“A lot of people will remember when all this happened, and Reitman is really excited to be back at the festival to show the film,” Erickson said. “It’s great that we get to feature such a Colorado story.”

For more information and tickets, visit www.denverfilmfestival.denverfilm.org.

Arvada Center’s celebration of color For my money, the yellows, reds and oranges of autumn are nature’s best color show. And they make the Arvada Center’s fall exhibitions’ focus on color the perfect match for the season.

Running through Nov. 11 at the Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Virginia Maitland Retrospective: 1965-Present, Connected by Color and Laura Merage: Nausy Nausy, showcase different explorations of color.

Housed in the Center’s Main Gallery, Boulder painter Virginia Maitland gets an expansive career retrospective. Through more than 45 works and archive materials, some dating back to 1965, visitors can see how she incorporates color, light and nature into her large-scale paintings.

The Upper Gallery’s Connected by Color exhibit explores color’s limitless possibilities through the work of four artists. Patricia Aaron works in encaustic. Jennifer Ivanovic pours acrylic paint straight into her composition. Sue Oehme is a master printmaker. And Jodi Stuart creates ethereal sculptures using 3D printing pens.

In the Theatre Gallery, Laura Merage’s soft sculpture creations include huggable pillows and plush seats that allow visitors to enjoy the whimsical creations in style.

For more information on the exhibitions, visit www.arvadacenter.org.

Clarke’s Concert of the Week — Brian Fallon and Craig Finn at Summit Music Hall Two of the best storytellers in rock music for more than 10 years have been The Hold Steady’s Craig Finn and The Gaslight Anthem’s Brian Fallon. So, the fact that they’re appearing on the same bill at the Summit Music Hall, 1902 Blake St. in Denver, should be cause for celebration. The show is at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 27.

Fallon and Finn have been releasing solo albums over the last couple years, using the opportunity to explore different ways of writing and playing.

But the results are just as rewarding.

Last year, Finn’s “We All Want the Same Thing,” featured some truly novelistic songs that could just wreck a person. And Fallon’s “Sleepwalkers,” released in February, is one of this year’s best albums.

For tickets to this special show, visit www.summitdenver.com.

Don’t miss Boo at the Zoo One of the area’s best trick-or-treat options not only provides a plethora of candy stations, but also the chance to see some wild animals in the process.

The 34th annual Boo At The Zoo, hosted at the Denver Zoo, 2300 Steele St., and presented by Toyota Stores, will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 27 and 28.

The event offers trick-or-treat stations, creepy crawly animal demonstrations and exciting family-friendly entertainment under the canopy of the zoo’s beautiful fall foliage.

For more information, visit www. denverzoo.org.

Clarke Reader’s column on culture appears on a weekly basis. He can be reached at Clarke.Reader@hotmail.com

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Time to Talk About Mental Health Mothers and mental health advocates talk about how mental illness affects families, and why — and how — we need to talk about it.

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Retired Douglas County Special Education Teacher, Mom and Author of “Being Happy Raising Happy” Maureen, a Lone Tree resident and holistic wellness expert, talks about the challenges and successes of parenting a child with mental illness. Her book is a self-care manual for moms of spirited children.

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Sterling Ranch dedicates first public park Pat Gallagher Park named after influential Roxborough resident

BY ALEX DEWIND ADEWIND@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Pat Gallagher was among a small group of people who contributed to the vision of Sterling Ranch, a masterplanned development in northwest Douglas County. He was instrumental in crafting a set of principles that would guide the eco-friendly, technology-driven community.

Gallagher died in 2015, but a piece of him will forever live on in Sterling Ranch. On Oct. 15, the development team hosted a dedication ceremony for the community’s first public park, named Pat Gallagher Park.

“We’re so glad that our dad had the chance to contribute to something so important in his later years in life,” said Barry Gallagher, one of three children of Pat and his wife Marcia.

“This work meant so much to him.”

Sterling Ranch spans 3,400 acres west of Santa Fe Drive and south of Chatfield Reservoir. After a 20-year buildout, it is expected to have 12,000 homes with 33,000 people, along with schools, places of worship, shopping, recreation and innovative technology.

When they were finalizing plans for the development in the late 2000s,

Sterling Ranch dedicates its first community park to Pat Gallagher, an influential Roxborough resident who died in 2015. Residents of the master-planned community attended the ceremony on Oct. 15.

COURTESY PHOTO founders Harold and Diane Smethills held dozens of meetings with adjacent neighbors, stakeholders and governmental entities. That’s when they connected with Pat Gallagher, a resident of Roxborough, a small community west of Sterling Ranch.

Gallagher and several other residents helped form “Eleven Points of Vision,” a set of principals that prioritize the region’s environmental needs and infrastructure issues. Highlights include rainwater management, open space and trails.

The guidelines have been at the forefront of the development process.

More than

In 2010, the Colorado Water Conservation Board selected Sterling Ranch for the state’s first rainwater harvesting project. A storm management system will collect rainwater from commercial buildings and street gutters. The water will be stored in tanks and retention ponds.

At completion, Sterling Ranch will have 30 miles of trails and open space will surround its dense neighborhoods.

Today, nearly 200 homes in the community are occupied. Within five years, it is projected that there will be 2,500 households, according to a repre-

sentative from Sterling Ranch.

Gallagher’s family, neighbors and friends joined the Sterling Ranch community for the dedication ceremony, a media release says. They celebrated his “vision and commitment to smart and sustainable community development.”

A plaque at the entrance of the park describes Gallagher as a “a brilliant businessman, husband, father and friend.”

“May the homeowners enjoying this park remember and honor Pat Gallagher, who helped envision the neighborhood they now occupy,” it says.

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Dress for Success A professional look is vital to job success Tabatha Stewart | Special to Colorado Community Media

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tudies show, that on average, it takes a human being approximately eight seconds to form an opinion of someone they have just met, according to Amara Martin, executive director of Dress for Success

Denver.

Those seven seconds of judgment are vital for women who are seeking employment, and for women served by Dress for Success, who may have trouble finding a job based on criminal histories, shelter addresses, or lapses in employment history due to hardships in life, it’s even more important to look the part of the job you are seeking.

“In our society, it takes someone eight seconds to judge you,” said Martin. “It all starts with a look. Once they see you, then you can tell them all about your talents and how hard you work. But you have to get past the first eight seconds.”

Dress for Success Denver is an affiliate non-profit

of the national Dress for Success, and was founded in 2006. Since it’s inception in Denver, the organization has helped more than 13,000 women all over the Denver metro area prepare and get jobs.

“Clothes are important, but it’s not just about pretty clothes,” said Martin. “Not knowing what to wear, or worse, wearing inappropriate clothes to work, can cause a lot of stress and anxiety for a woman. We are really helping women thrive in work and in life. We partner with over 200 agencies in the Denver metro area who help women, including shelters and workforce centers.”

The mission of Dress for Success, according to Martin, is to “empower women to achieve economic independence by providing a network of support, professional attire and the development tools to help women thrive in work and in life.”

The non-profit offers services in professional suiting, career center coaching, career navigator

mentorship, a women’s employment network, pathways to education and a professional women’s group to help women retain jobs once they get them.

Martin, a Denver native, said she was lucky enough early in her career to have a female boss reprimand her for inappropriate work attire, and give her some advice that has stuck with her.

“I had an internship at 17, at a law firm in downtown Denver,” said Martin. “I went to work dressed like a standard teenager. The manager of the law firm is an amazing woman, and she brought me into her office and explained to me that you dress the way you want to be treated. If you want to be treated with respect, then you dress with respect. I bought a pair of black pants and looked and acted the part.”

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Need to schedule a mammogram?

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Visit www.sclhealth.org/schedule-my-mammo to schedule your mammogram today!

*Screening mammography for women of average risk of breast cancer can begin at age 40. Talk to your doctor to decide what’s best for you.

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BUILDING POTENTIAL

Central Colorado Area Health Education provides valuable education to students, services to community

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Lin Browning and Sandra Kohl Special to Colorado Community Media

ithin 12 local counties, Central Colorado Area Health Education Center (CCAHEC) connects students to careers, professionals to communities, and communities to better health.

“The Belmar Women’s Health & Beauty Expo is a unique opportunity to support health in Jefferson County while engaging our students and team members in activities that further their understanding in the importance of public health and wellbeing,” said Lin Browning, the Executive Director at CCAHEC.”

Expo participants are encouraged to learn their numbers with free health screenings from CCAHEC medical staff, students, and volunteers on Saturday, Oct. 20, 2018 at the Belmar Shopping Center Plaza from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Check blood pressure, glucose, pulse, height, weight, and vision. Access to referral and health education resources will also be readily available.

As one of 261 Area Health Education Centers nationwide inspired by the Health Resource Services Administration (HRSA) goals, CCAHEC develops and enhances education and training networks within communities, academic institutions, and community-based organizations. In turn, these networks increase diversity among health professionals, broaden the distribution of the health workforce, enhance health care quality, and improves health care delivery to rural and underserved areas and populations.

CCAHEC has developed a strong focus on healthcare career recruitment and retention activities. Programs aim to increase the potential for secondary, college, and health profession students from underrepresented populations, educationally disadvantaged, and rural backgrounds to successfully pursue a health profession career with an emphasis in public health. Partners include a variety of organizations including high schools, county workforce departments, education consortiums, and healthcare institutions. Through programs such as Health Careers Pre-Apprenticeships (real world experiences for 16 to 24-year-old students), AHEC

Scholars (clinical and didactic training for current health professions students), and a variety of career and health fairs around the region, CCAHEC guides and encourages students through the healthcare pipeline to increase health profession diversity.

CCAHEC programs aim to increase the potential for health profession students to practice in a rural or urban underserved community by immersing them in community experiences through community-based education training programs, field placements, and interprofessional education and training. During their rotations, health professions students complete community service learning projects created to address identified community health needs.

Working with programs such as the Colorado Health Extension System (CHES), the Regional Health Connectors (RHC), and the AmeriCorps Community Opioid Response Program (CORP), CCAHEC facilitates and supports Colorado healthcare practice transformation efforts. Program planning and participation with community partners promotes a patient- and data-centered, team-based approach, addressing social determinants of health to improve quality and community health outcomes in rural and medically underserved areas.

For more information about Central Colorado Area Health Education Center, please visit www.ccahec.org or contact support@centralcoahec.org.

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Fighting breast cancer is hard enough.

GETTING TO THE BEST TREATMENT SHOULDN’T BE. A cancer diagnosis and subsequent treatment plan can be very overwhelming. The breast program team at Swedish is recognized across the region for their expertise in breast cancer diagnosis and treatment. We provide compassionate, comprehensive treatment, working closely with patients and their families. And we do it all in a place that’s close to home.

For more information about the Swedish Breast Care Center call 303-788-2748 or visit SwedishHospital.com/breast.

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Swedish Medical Center strives for well-rounded health service programs for women From depth of service, to a whole team approach when it comes to caring for female patients, Swedish Medical Center works to set the standard in women’s healthcare in the Denver Metro Area.

Understanding that women’s needs are unique in all areas, Swedish makes it a priority to go beyond birthing and delivery for female patients. From the Rocky Mountain region’s leading stroke care, the latest cancer treatments and advanced heart care, Swedish offers some of the area’s most specialized services.

Christina Merritt, who joined Swedish as the administrative director of women’s services in May, said Swedish Medical Center has some of the best services in the region with doctors and medical professionals experience spanning decades. Some of the programs offered to women at Swedish include:

Pelvic Floor Disorder: The Comprehensive Pelvic Floor Center at Swedish is a multidisciplinary program that provides evaluation and treatment of patients with pelvic floor disorder. Providers work closely with each other to create individualized diagnosis and treatment plans that fit the needs of every patient.

Pregnancy and childbirth: Merritt said the important thing doctors and nurses in the labor and delivery area understand is that we live in changing times and every expectant mother has her own birthing plan. Swedish has a comprehensive team which includes; OB-GYNs, PNNPs, Nurse Midwives, seasoned nurses and a stellar Level III NICU, allowing them to provide great quality care and honor patients’ choices no matter their birth plan.

Breast Cancer Care: “Swedish has one of the area’s largest breast care programs,” said Merritt. As part of Sarah Cannon Cancer Institute and in partnership with Invision Sally Jobe and Oncology Rehab, Swedish’s comprehensive program includes nurse navigators to help guide patients from diagnosis and treatment through recovery and survivorship.

Included in the breast care center are specialized breast surgeons, Dr. Laura Hafertepen, Dr. Jane Kercher and Dr. Jodi Widner. These doctors have years of experience and expertise in the most current surgical techniques for the treatment of breast cancer. Surgeons at Swedish specialize in high-risk cases, prophylactic surgery and breast cancer surgery.

Gynecologic Oncology: Serving as the leading provider of gynecologic cancer services int the Rocky Mountains, Swedish Medical Center is committed to providing the highest quality of care and compassion to women with cancer of the reproductive system.

Going digital Serving parents after they leave the hospital is also a goal at Swedish Medical Center. Through a new app to be launched soon, Merritt explained that a new mom can have everything they need to know about recovery from childbirth, the baby’s health and a one-stop shop for the next 18 months to keep track of feedings, diaper changes and any issues that may arise between mom and baby.

“Currently, there are many separate apps available for each of these things,” Merritt said. “We are giving moms this information all in one place. Our care stays with them through the baby’s early development.”

Breast Cancer Reconstruction: With Dr. Lily Daniali leading the way, the reconstructive breast surgeons with Swedish Medical Center are experts and understand the full scope of breast reconstruction. Merritt said it’s in areas of plastic surgery that Swedish Medical Center is a true leader in meeting and understanding women’s needs.

Two primary areas of focus include: • Lymphedema: Often a side effect of cancer treatment, lymphedema happens when the lymph nodes are removed. At Swedish, some of the surgical treatment options include lymph node transfer, Lymphovenous Bypass or Lymphedema Liposuction.

• DEIP Flap: In DEIP flap reconstruction a surgeon uses fat, skin and blood vessels from the patient’s abdomen and then reattaches the blood vessels of the flap to blood vessels in the chest using microsurgery. This allows women to recover more quickly since no muscle tissue is removed

Learn more about Swedish Medical Center at www.swedishhospital.com.

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Women’s healthcare Advancements can make health care confusing Tabatha Stewart Special to Colorado Community Media

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wenty years ago women typically saw their doctor once a year, and received a breast exam and perhaps a recommendation for a mammogram, based on their age. Seldom were they asked about domestic violence in the home, or how their overall happiness was affecting their mood or quality of life.

Advancements in women’s health care, as well as taking a more wellrounded approach to a woman’s health, have changed the way women manage their health care concerns, and although beneficial, can be confusing today. It was once standard practice for women to have their first mammogram after the age of 40, while today’s recommendations are unclear based on each individual woman.

Dr. Lindsay Eun, a physician with Westside Women’s Health Clinic, said honest conversations with your doctor are imperative to maintaining your health.

“There are so many constant changes, it can become very confusing,” said Eun. “It’s important to see your doctor every year to discuss your needs.”

According to Eun, an annual exam should include a discussion with your doctor regarding your overall health, including screening for safety and domestic violence issues, birth control, and eating and exercise habits.

“We follow the American College of OBGyn guidelines, which recommend mammograms beginning at 40, and

colonoscopies beginning at 50,” said Eun. She also recommends women receive their first well-woman exam around the age of 16, to answer questions about your body, with a first pelvic exam being done around the age of 21, unless there are concerns.

For women of child-bearing age, Eun recommends speaking with your doctor about your plans for starting a family, and which birth control method might be best for you.

“There have been a lot of changes in the options for contraception,” said Eun. “There are some excellent long term options, which can last for several years, that have been improved over the years.”

For women past child-bearing years, Eun stresses its just as important to be honest with your doctor about your future plans, and decide the best treatment as you age, including mammograms, colonoscopies, and the possibility of permanent contraception.

While an annual doctor’s visit can screen for any problems, women need to take steps every day to keep themselves healthy, which, according to Eun, can sometimes be difficult.

“Women need to make taking care of themselves a priority,” said Eun. “It’s easy to get caught up in running a household and holding a job, but women need to be sure to get plenty of exercise and reduce stress when they can. It can be difficult, but finding a balance is the first step in maintaining a healthy lifestyle.”

“It’s important to see your doctor every year to discuss your needs.”

Dr. Lindsay Eun, physician with Westside Women’s Health Clinic

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October 25, 2018

Sanctuary housing exotic animals is something wild Weld County facility lets visitors view amazing creatures from elevated walkway

BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

It was a sunny, pleasant fall day for a drive through the plains in southern Weld County and many of the inhabitants of the Wild Animal Sanctuary were basking — on the grass, on platforms, in the openings to underground shelters, next to small wooden structures — at home on the Colorado prairie, although they are certainly not native species, with a few exceptions.

Each one has a story and most were rescued from truly difficult situations.

A guidebook tells their stories ...

Before the animals came to the sanctuary, they were often confined in cages, without adequate food or veterinary care — some came from badly run zoos, others from roadside attractions — or from owners who bought a cute baby tiger or bear cub at an exotic animal auction and soon found it was not a cuddly pet after all. They may have been confined in a rickety building or a concrete pen without fresh air or sunlight or enough food ...

Fortunately, the sanctuary has an on-site veterinary hospital and two veterinarians who can supervise care as needed. The veterinary school at Colorado State University is also available to help.

Each animal has a name: Mafalda, who had serious dental problems, and Walter, who had been declawed and is blind, are grizzlies from a terrible zoo in Argentina, where fortunately, concerned citizens and some government employees complained. The zoo was forced to close and the grizzlies were rescued and now live in a large area, with brick paths to help Walter navigate to his den and to food and water. (Also rescued from that zoo were two lions and three tigers.)

Readers who have lived in the metro area for a while may recall an account of the rescue of 25 lions from Bolivian circuses in 2011 after a law was passed there forbidding using animals in circus performances. Included: Bam Bam, Morena, Marta, Rosa, Rosario and Campeon.

Lions live together in prides in nature and these social organizations seem to occur at the sanctuary with patient management that introduces animals slowly under a watchful eye.

Also on the grounds, in separate areas: wolves, jaguars, black bears, wolf hybrids, mountain lions, a few coati mundis and a few kit foxes, a porcupine, an emu and some alpacas. Included are some who were among 18 caged animals found in a “wildlife education” exhibit in a mall in Iowa that was closed down by the USDA. We saw a black bear happily swimming in a large pool, while another sat and watched. We didn’t see any feeding times, although my daughter and son-in-law recall a happy bear who was

A view from the high walkway at the Wild Animal Sanctuary: in the distance: a pair of large male lions basking in the sunshine, forgetting stressful circus days. Midway, a lion peeks from a wooden shelter — people-watching, perhaps?

PHOTO BY KIRSTEN ORAHOOD very possessive of a watermelon on a previous visit they made.

At another spot on the land, there is a special tiger pool, where animals can be introduced to each other in a spot that isn’t anyone’s territory. Tigers are naturally very territorial and may be slow to become accustomed to another like animal, so supervised swim time can help the getting-acquainted process along ...

We were impressed by the volunteers in orange shirts, who interacted with visitors, telling about individual animals like the 1,000-pound male grizzly bear and his 900-pound female mate, easily spotted.

Soon, it will be time for the resident bears to tank up on food and hibernate in their provided underground dens, so a mid-winter visitor won’t be likely to see them, although we were told that they do come out briefly at times for a snack.

One views the animals from a mile and a half long walkway that carries one high above the furry residents.

Apparently, when one stands behind a fence looking in, animals feel uncomfortable and territorial behavior results, but we were told that they aren’t concerned by overhead visitors.

Recent good news: The Wild Animal Sanctuary, which is pretty well filled, has been able to buy a large piece of ranch land near La Junta, with natural caves, rock formations, trees and more, where safe spots can be available for future needy animals. The owner is willing to carry a loan and it will be paid through donations, allowing space for many more needy animals as years go by. Called a refuge, it will probably not be open for visitors as this remarkable sanctuary is.

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Foreign caretakers, families play ghoulish golf Au pair workers gather at Monster Mini Golf to take in culture

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

When in the states, do as the creatures do.

That’s the spirit that families and their au pairs — child-caretakers from other countries — were in as they played Halloween-themed mini-golf in Centennial Oct. 14.

The event at Monster Mini Golf, 8227 S. Holly St. in Centennial, was a gathering for the caretakers’ host families and also functioned as a Trick-orTreat for UNICEF event.

Jennifer Morrow, a local child care consultant with Cultural Care Au Pair, which helps match families in the U.S. with au pairs, organized the event.

“The au pairs in our area are not only here to care for American children but also to learn about and experience American culture,” Morrow said.

Families and caretakers wore their Halloween costumes, and the event had space for kids and caretakers to make Halloween crafts, along with the glow-in-the-dark golf course. Families from Centennial, Parker, Littleton, Highlands Ranch, Castle Rock, Castle Pines, Lone Tree, the Roxborough

Golfers get in on the action on Oct. 14 at Monster Mini Golf in Centennial. area and Sedalia came to the event, Morrow said.

The au pair program is regulated by the U.S. State Department and allows qualified young people with experience to live in the U.S. for one year providing child care for families while taking college courses and experiencing American culture, according to Morrow, a counselor under the State Department guidelines.

“Monster Mini Golf generously welcomed our group and discounted their prices to our families and au pairs for an exceptional evening of entertainment and fun,” said Morrow, who thanked the “amazing staff who was very accommodating to our group.”

From left, Richard Stockman, Erin Stockman and Remi Stockman, of Sedalia, and Katherina Šubrtová, the family’s au pair caretaker from the Czech Republic, were one of many groups who attended the gathering.

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Support Narconon reminds families that abuse of addictive pharmaceutical drugs is on the rise.

Learn to recognize the signs of drug abuse and get your loved ones help if they are at risk.

Call Narconon for a free brochure on the signs addiction for all types of drugs. Narconon also offers free assessments and referrals. Call 800-431-1754 or go to DrugAbuseSolution. com. Narconon also can help with addiction counseling. Call for free assessments or referrals, 800-431-1754.

Overeaters Anonymous meets from 10-11 a.m. and from 7-8 p.m. Wednesdays in the Sedalia Room at New Hope Presbyterian Church, 2100 Meadows Parkway, Castle Rock.

Please join the El Jebel Shriners for our 28th Annual Craft Show & Cowboy Christmas. We have a great variety of crafts and western items available. New vendors, plus your favorite ones returning.

We have added a Cowboy Christmas to our show so that you. can find a one stop show for that special Cowboy or Cowgirl in your life.

Douglas County Fairgrounds Event Center 500 Fairgrounds Way Castle Rock, CO 80104 Friday Oct. 26th 10 am - 7 pm Saturday Oct. 27th 9 am - 6 pm Sunday Oct. 28th 11 am - 3 pm FREE Admission & FREE Parking

Peripheral Neuropathy Support Group The Denver Branch meets from 3:30-5 p.m. the first and third Thursdays of every month at Christ Church United Methodist, 690 Colorado Blvd., Denver; parking and entrance in the back. For information about the Denver Branch meetings, call Dorothy Miller at 303814-2112 or email dorthy_miller@hotmail.com.

Sky Cliff Center Caregiver Support Group: 10-11:30 a.m. the third Tuesday of each month at 4600 E. Highway 86, Castle Rock. Caregiving for adults can be challenging at times, and you’re not alone. For information, or to let the center know if you’re coming, call 303-8142863 or email skycliffctr@skycliff.org. Go to www.skycliff.org.

Sky Cliff Center Stroke Support Group: 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. the second and last Wednesday of each month at Christlife Community Church, 5451 E. Highway 86, Franktown (lunch provided). 10-11:30 a.m. the third Wednesday of each month at Sky Ridge Medical Center, 10101 Ridge Gate Parkway, Lone Tree. Call Sky Cliff Center at 303-814-2863.

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 information.

Douglas County Republican Women meets at 11 a.m. the third Wednesday each month at the Lone Tree Golf and Hotel for dialogue about current issues presented by informative speakers. Call Barbara Piper at 303-7688370 or go to www.dcgop.org or www.dcrw. org.

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

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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. Go to lpdg.org.

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.

Parker Republicans meet at 7 a.m. the first Friday of each month at Rory’s Diner, 11020 S. Pikes Peak Drive, Parker. Meetings have featured speakers and elected officials’ updates. Registration/social hour begins at 6:30 a.m. Attendance is free, coffee is $5 and a full breakfast can be purchased for $15 (all cash only). Contact Mark Hall at 720-984-4128 or e-mail via website at parkerbreakfastclub.com.

Professional AAUW, American Association of University Women, Littleton-South Metro Branch, invites graduates who hold an associate or higher degree from an accredited institution to participate in activities that advance equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy and research. For details on upcoming events and membership information contact 2president1719@ gmail.com.

BNI Connections of Lone Tree (www.thebniconnections.com) invites business owners to attend its meeting held each Tuesday, 7:15-9 a.m. at the Lone Tree Recreation Center, 10249 Ridgegate Circle. There is no charge to attend a meeting as a guest.

Please visit www.thebniconnections.com or contact Jack Rafferty, 303-414-2363 or jrafferty@hmbrown.com.

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

Lone Tree Networking Professionals is a networking/leads group that meets Tuesdays at 11:30 a.m. at Rio Grande Restaurant in Lone Tree. Exclusive business categories are open. Visitors and new members are welcome. Contact Don Shenk at 303-7460093.

Professional Referral Network meets at 7:15 a.m. Tuesdays at Great Beginnings, east of I-25 at Lincoln Avenue. Call Ronald Conley at 303-841-1860 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. the first Tuesday of the month. For specific meeting information, contact campingsingles@ gmail.com Front Range Woodturners Club meets from 6-9 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month in the basement of the Rockler Woodworking store at 2553 S Colorado Blvd. Anyone interested in woodturning is welcome.

Contact Jim Proud at cavaleon1956@gmail. com for more information.

Learn to Fly Fish: 9-11 a.m. Saturdays at Orvis Park Meadows, 8433 Park Meadows Center Drive, Unit 149, Lone Tree. The free Fly Fishing 101 course teaches the basics including fly casting, outfit rigging, and knot tying. After completing FF101, sign up for the free FF201 class at a local stocked pond and practice hooking, playing and landing fish. For information or to sign up, call 303768-9600 or go to www.orvis.com/s/parkmeadows-colorado-orvis-retail-store/620.

Lone Tree Ladies 9-Hole Golf. Applications are now being accepted for the upcoming Thursday morning 9-hole golf group. The group is open to women golfers ages 18 and older. Applications and more informaiton are available in the Lone Tree Pro Shop.

Contact Nancy Cushing, league president, at 720-560-9333 or email LTL9hole@gmail. com.

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

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

TBC50plus.org.

Castle Rock Bridge Club plays a friendly, ACBL-sanctioned duplicate game at 1 p.m. every Monday and Wednesday at Plum Creek Golf Club, 331 Players Club Drive, Castle Rock. For assistance in finding a bridge partner, call Georgiana Butler at 303-810-8504. Go to www.castlerockbridge.com.

Daughters of the American Revolution, Columbine Chapter meets at 1 p.m. the

second Saturday of each month from September through May at the South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce at the Streets at SouthGlenn, Centennial.

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

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

Douglas County Elks Lodge 2873 meets at 7 p.m. the first and third Tuesday of every month at the Calf Building at Lowell Ranch, 2330 S. East I-25 Frontage Road, Castle Rock. All “Stray Elks” are invited to attend and to be involved in the growth and activities of this new social and community service organization. Call 303-9410135 or e-mail swgilbert@comcast.net.

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

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

Third Thursday Mystery Book Club Join us for a discussion of mystery books with an emphasis on the unusual. Do you like Swedish Noir, historical mysteries, humorous mysteries? We read authors that have something to offer besides the quirky twist at the end of the story. If you’re tired of the same old best-selling mystery writers, come join us for lunch and mystery discussions at 11:30 a.m. every third Thursday at the Lone Tree Grille at the Lone Tree Golf Club and Hotel. Call Sue at 303-641-3534 Social/Service AAUW (American Association of University Women), founded in 1881, is the oldest women’s organization in the United States.

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

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Slicing — not skating — on the ice Texas Roadhouse butchers compete in qualifier for national prize

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Usually, onlookers might see hockey players or leisurely ice skaters at South Suburban Ice Arena, but Oct. 8 was a day for chopping raw meat.

Nearly 30 butchers from Texas Roadhouse restaurants in Colorado and surrounding states came to the ice rink, at 6580 S. Vine St. in Centennial, to do what they do daily: hand-cut beef. But here, they competed in a qualifier round to attempt to advance to the semi-finals for the 2018 National Meat Cutting Challenge for Texas Roadhouse meat cutters.

“Everyone wants to be the best and compete for pride and money,” said Mathew Lang, a kitchen manager in Greeley.

Lang, 32, came with two meat cutters who lined up to face between 30-40 pounds of beef each — every participant received one sirloin, one filet and one ribeye to cut, according to a news release for the event. Whoever could cut the most steaks with the highest quality in the least amount of time won.

Keeping the scene at 38 degrees on the ice assures the quality of the meat, the release said, but the cold didn’t stop the group’s intensity.

Using rulers, meat tenderizers, scales and other tools, the group — some from Thornton, Sheridan, Parker, Littleton and Arvada — went to work, meticulously slicing fat off of cuts and displaying the skills they use on the job. Meat cutters hand-cut the steaks served at Texas Roadhouse, the release said.

“It’s the best job I’ve ever had,” said Nathan Garness, a 29-year-old from Rapid City, South Dakota. “I love my job.”

The competition is part of the Meat Hero program, created in 2001 to recognize daily efforts of Texas Roadhouse meat cutters, the release said.

This year, Camerino Segura of Thornton and Auder Revelario of Longmont advanced to the semi-finals.

That stage and the final competition will be held in March in Orlando, Florida. The Meat Cutter of the Year receives $20,000.

During the competition, Gabe Aumack, 20, stood to the side as a judge, watching the scale at the table in front of him to ensure the meat’s weight fell within the parameters.

“I wanted to learn a bit,” said Aumack, who came from Cheyenne, Wyoming.

A training coordinator at Texas Roadhouse, Aumack is in the learning stages of cutting meat.

“It’s really cool to be a part of that,” Aumack said. “You learn a lot about the business.”

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Jonathan Cecil, 33, from Farmington, New Mexico, concentrates on cutting meat at a qualifier for the 2018 Meat Cutting Challenge Oct. 8 at South Suburban Ice Arena in Centennial.

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Meat cutters from Texas Roadhouse locations in Colorado, New Mexico, South Dakota and Wyoming compete in the Oct. 8 qualifier for the 2018 Meat Cutting Challenge. The event for Texas Roadhouse meat cutters was hosted at the South Suburban Ice Arena in Centennial.

Nathan Garness, 29, poses in front of the Texas Roadhouse banner Oct. 8 at South Suburban Ice Arena. The ice rink at 6580 S. Vine St. in Centennial hosted a qualifier in the 2018 Meat Cutting Challenge for meat cutters who work at the restaurant.

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Centennial Airport receives environmental honor State public health, environment office gives nod for lighting, other efforts Centennial Airport received an award from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment for reducing energy use on its airfield, along with several other environmental efforts, according to a news release by the airport.

The department and its Pollution Prevention Advisory Board honored the airport and 167 other entities across the state at its annual Environmental Leadership Awards ceremony — part of the Colorado Environmental Leadership Program — in Glendale at Infinity Park Event Center earlier this month, according to the release.

The 50-year-old airport has reduced the energy footprint on two of its three runways, associated connectors and taxiways by more than 46,000 kilowatt-hours.

Former Gov. Bill Ritter, now founding director of the Center for the New Energy Economy at Colorado State University, served as keynote speaker.

Ritter, who also spoke at the 2015 Paris Climate Conference, told the audience of 400 government, business and community leaders that the heavy lifting on environmental issues doesn’t always come from policymakers at the top, but rather “The real work is being done at the state and local level, and by the private sector,” according to the release.

The airport was among 16 bronzelevel winners statewide.

“We are very excited to be among those to be named a Bronze Level Achiever this year,” said Dylan Heberlein, noise and environmental specialist for the airport, in the release.

“While this is our first year to be recognized, it’s nice to know that what we’ve been doing here at the airport over the past five years has been on track.”

The state’s program, now in its 19th year, recognizes environmental achievements that help keep the state a desirable place to live and work.

“For us, we saw the biggest return when we replaced conventional incandescent edge lighting, along airport-

movement areas, with low-energy light-emitting diode (LED) lights,” HeTo learn more about berlein said in the the Colorado Envi- release. “Along with ronmental Lead- upgrades to airfield wiring and new, ership Program, visit colorado.gov/ more efficient voltpacific/cdphe/en- age regulators, we’ve vironmental-lead- seen a significant reduction in overall ership-program. kWh usage over the past five years.”

In total, the airport replaced more than 1,000 runway and taxiway lights over the past five years, as well as lighting in 80 on-airfield directional signs.

“We’re making a lot of small changes that, for us, have delivered some really impressive results,” said Gina Conley, senior planner for the airport, in the release.

The airport’s energy bills from 2015 to 2017 show a reduction of 46,440 kWh, or about $6,600 in savings.

According to statistics from the U.S. Energy Information Administration, that savings could power four residential homes for just over a year.

“LED lighting lasts longer than conventional lighting, so there’s some noticeable savings when it comes to replacement parts,” Conley said in the release. “In addition, the LEDs are brighter, crisper, more visible, and that’s a big win when it comes to runway safety.”

Those numbers only reflect the energy savings for two of the three runways, Heberlein said.

“We will be replacing the lighting on our parallel runway (RWY 17R/35L) and its associated taxiway in the summer of 2020, so we expect to see even more reduction in energy use in the very near future,” Heberlein said in the release.

Along with its lighting-upgrade project, the airport also was applauded for its stormwater-spill prevention and control countermeasure, its wildlifemitigation program, overall environmental best practices and strong partnership with the Centennial Airport

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Expo helps students find jobs, volunteer opportunities STAFF REPORT

Students ages 15-21 looking for a job, internship or volunteer opportunity are invited to J.I.V.E. at the fall youth Job, Internship, Volunteer Expo. Organizers said they had such success with the spring J.I.V.E. that they decided to host a fall expo.

Participants can meet with hiring

managers, attend workshops and have on-site interviews, and organizations looking to fill their workforce needs are invited to host a free table.

J.I.V.E. runs from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Oct. 27 at Colorado Early Colleges, 10235 Parkglenn Way, Parker. Register at www.bit.ly/youthjive.

For more information, contact laura@parkerchamber.com.

Centennial Airport was one of 16 bronze-level achievers honored at this year’s awards ceremony Oct. 9 in Glendale.

COURTESY OF DEBORAH GRIGSBY-SMITH/CENTENNIAL AIRPORT Community Noise Roundtable.

Formed in 2008, the roundtable is composed of elected and appointed officials from local municipalities and counties. The airport meets with them monthly to discuss the effects of aircraft noise on surrounding communities.

CDPHE’s environmental recognition program offers benefits and incentives to members who voluntarily go beyond compliance with state and federal regulations and commit to continual environmental improvement.

TRAINING The Aurora-South Metro SBDC helps existing and new businesses grow and prosper through workshops and consulting.

It is open to all Colorado businesses, industries, offices, educational institutions, municipalities, government agencies, communities, nonprofits and other organizations.

“We know that striving for environmental sustainability is the right thing to do,” said Mike Fronapfel, director of planning and development for the airport, in the release. “And as we go forward, we’ll continue to seek out more ways to collaborate with stakeholders to identify and reduce environmental impact.”

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Central City Opera ‘Love Notes’: 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2 at Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, 8545 E. Dry Creek Rd., Centennial. Romantic duo and dynamic pianist from the Central City Opera Touring Artists: Judeth Shay Comstock, soprano; Jason Baldwin, tenor and Deborah Schmit-Lobis, pianist. Benefits St. Francis Center for the homeless. Go to www.gshep.org.

Symphonic Triumphs: 6:30 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 3 at the Fisher Auditorium on the Englewood High School Campus, 3800 S. Logan Street, Englewood. The Arapahoe Philharmonic presents its second installment of “Symphonic Triumphs,” reflecting themes of despair and renewal, triumph over adversity, through works by Dmitri Shostakovich, Ludwig van Beethoven and Sarah Kirkland Snider. Single tickets and season ticket packages, offering discounted pricing and a number of additional benefits, are available.

Pricing and benefits are outlined on our website at www.arapahoe-phil. org/events/buy-tickets/.

Annual Free Children’s Concert: 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10 at Littleton United Methodist Church, 5894 S. Datura St., Littleton. The Littleton Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Jurgen de Lemos, announces their Annual Free Children’s Concert: `It’s About Animals.’ This annual event is for children of all ages! We will feature music about our friends in the animal kingdom. More information available at www. littletonsymphony.org or by phone at 303-933-6824.

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Applewood Arts Festival: 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27 and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 28 at Highlands Ranch High School, 9375 Cresthill Lane, Highlands Ranch.

The best artisans to discover.

Unique handmade gifts and specialty foods in time for the holiday season. Visit AppleWoodFestivals. com for more information.

Jewelry & Holiday Gift Fair: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3 at the Eastridge Recreation Center, 9568 University Blvd., Highlands Ranch.

You’ll find everything from home décor items to jewelry to food to ornaments and more, from over 125 exhibits. Admission is free. For more information, visit HRCAonline. org or call 303-791.2500, or www.

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this week’s TOP FIVE ‘Peter and the Starcatcher’: 7 p.m. Oct. 25, 26 and 27 at Highlands Ranch High School, 9375 Cresthill Lane, Highlands Ranch. `Peter and the Starcatcher’ is the prelude to `Peter Pan,’ about the adventure that led to Peter Pan and everyone in Neverland to become the characters we know.

Tickets are $10 at the door. You can also go to hrhsthespians.com and buy your tickets there.

Parker Symphony “Salute”: 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 26 at the PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker. Parker Symphony and Parker Arts commemorate the WWI Armistice with “Salute”. Visit parkerarts. ticketforce.com for more information.

Calvary Littleton Trunk or Treat: 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27 at Bethany Evangelical Free Church, 6240 S Broadway, Centennial. Put on your Halloween costume and bring the whole family to Calvary Littleton’s Trunk or Treat! Event is free to the public.

On display through Nov. 17 at the Museum of Outdoor Arts, 1000 Englewood Parkway, Englewood.

This exhibition will feature bronze sculpture spanning four decades of artist Neil Goodman’s work. More information at moaonline.org/neilgoodman/.

EVENTS

Corn Maze: Runs through Oct. 28, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Fridays and Saturdays), 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Sundays) at Denver Botanic Gardens Chatfield Farms, 8500 W. Deer Creek Canyon Rd., Littleton. Get lost in our 7-acre Corn Maze at Chatfield Farms. The maze can be viewed from two 15foot tall illuminated bridges. Visitors under the age of 10 can explore the corn mini-maze. The design this year thanks emergency first responders. $14 adult; $13 student, senior, military; $11 child (ages 3-12); $9 child member; Free for children 2 and younger. Pony rides and hamster balls are available for an additional fee. Visit www.botanicgardens.org for more information.

National Prescription Drug Take Back Day: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 27 at Douglas County Sheriff Office Highlands Ranch Substation, 9250 Zotos Dr., Highlands Ranch. Dispose of potentially dangerous expired, unused and unwanted prescription and overthe-counter drugs at the National Prescription Drug Take-Back event.

Inside the Orchestra Tiny Tots Concerts: 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 29 at Cielo at Castle Pines, 485 W Happy Canyon Rd., Castle Pines. Get truly inside the orchestra as you are seated on the floor surrounded by a 30+ piece orchestra. Get an upclose-and-personal performance in a casual, fun environment. $9.95 suggested, financial assistance available. For more information, visit insidetheorchestra.org/g1-fall-tiny-tots-2018-cielo/.

Historic Ghost Tour on the Town Trolley: 7 to 9:30 Wednesday, Oct. 31 at Theatre of Dreams Arts & Event Center, 735 Park St., Castle Rock. Meet at the Theatre of Dreams for some haunted illusions before the ride. We return to the Theatre to learn about “Nell’s Curse” in the Seance. This is followed by cider and treats. Tickets $38 a person. Reservations required. ickets.AmazingShows.com or call (303) 660-6799 during business hours.

For more information visit www.dcsheriff.net or call the Metro District at 303-791-0430.

Movie Matinee: Solo: a Star Wars Story: 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27 at the Bemis Public Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton. Enjoy free popcorn and lemonade. Visit Littletongov.org for more information.

Free Community Dinner: 6 to 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 30 at First Presbyterian Church, 1609 W. Littleton Blvd.

Our volunteers will be preparing Halloween Chili, Corn Chips, Salad with Cilantro, Honey, Lime Dressing, Fresh Fruit and Our Youth Group will be making Delicious Handheld Desserts. All are welcome to come and enjoy the meal and warm hospitality with no reservations required.

Call 303-798-1389 or go to fpcl.org/ dinner for more information.

Ballet Ariel Open House: 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 4 at The Ballet Ariel studio, 7808 E. Cherry Creek South Dr., Suite 209, near Evans and Quebec. Known for its original choreography of traditional and non-traditional ballets, Ballet Ariel offers the finest in performance and dance education.

The Ballet Ariel Company and School will dance excerpts from their fall season in a free performance and reception at their studio.

Mountain Pine Yuletide Bazaar: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10 at the Parker Fieldhouse, 18700 E. Plaza Dr., Parker. Free admission.

15th annual Bowl-a-Rama: Saturday, Nov. 10. 12:30 to 1:10 p.m. for check in and pizza. 1:30 to 3:30 bowling and awards. Event held at AMF Littleton Lanes, 2530 E. County Road., Littleton. Go to www. bessieshope.org to register your team and start collecting donations to win prizes.

Thrilling Thursdays: 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Thursdays, at the Recreation Center at Southridge, 4800 McArthur Ranch Road, Highlands Ranch.

Special Needs Thrilling Thursdays (Ages 16 and up). Join the therapeutic recreation staff on Thursdays and participate in gym activities, fitness activities, art classes, cooking classes, swimming classes and more. $120 HRCA Member/$138 Non-members. Call (303) 471-7020 for more information.

EDUCATION

Free Legal Resource Day: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26 at Arapahoe County Justice Center, 7325 S Potomac St., Centennial. Free event to educate and inform members of the public representing themselves in civil cases. For more information, contact Arapahoe County Self-Help Center (720) 568-4844.

Tap Great Barbara Duffy Returns to Colorado: 9 a.m. to noon Sunday, Oct. 28 at Parker Dance Academy, 19557 E. Parker Square Dr., Parker. Barbara Duffy, tap dancer, company director, and internationally-regarded master teacher is teaching master classes. RSVP with Claire Sheek, clairesheek@gmail.com.

Author talk: 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 29 at the Bemis Public Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton. Author Bob Puglisi discusses his latest novel Unassisted Living, created from an old screenplay he wrote in the seventies. Puglisi will discuss how the screenplay and novel evolved, and read excerpts. Visit seniorsbluebook.com for more information.

Encountering God: What Ancient Practices Can Teach us Today: 6 to 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 29 at Castle Rock Adventist Hospital-conference room, 2350 Meadows Blvd., Castle Rock. This session will feature a short film depicting how various groups and individuals have tried to grow spiritually.

Children’s auditions for `Frozen’: 4 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 1 at the Spotlight Performing Arts Center, 6328 E County Line Rd #102A, Highlands Ranch. This 12-week class teaches 3-9 year old children singing, dancing, and acting techniques while preparing a 20-min musical production! Classes will be held on Thursdays from 4-4:45 pm from November 1 thru early February, when performances will take place.

Check out www.spotlightperformers.com or call 720-44-DANCE for more info and current tuition rates.

Marketing for Authors: 10:30 a.m. to noon Thursday, Nov. 8 at the Lone Tree Library, Studio room. For nonfiction authors who want to explore new ways to market their published books. Contact sueviders@comcast.net.

Children’s auditions for `Wizard of Oz’: Spotlight Performing Arts Center is auditioning for “WIZARD OF OZ” on November 13 at 5:30 pm.

This 15-week class teaches 6-18 year old children singing, dancing, and acting techniques while preparing a full-length musical production! Classes will be held on Tuesdays from 5:30 to 7 p.m. from November 13 through early March, when performances will take place.

Check out www.spotlightperformers.com or call 720-44-DANCE for more info and current tuition rates.

Children’s auditions for `Toy Story’: Spotlight Performing Arts Center is auditioning for “TOY STORY, the musical” on November 20 at 3:45 pm. This 12-week class teaches 3-9 year old children singing, dancing, and acting techniques while preparing a 20-min musical production!

Classes will be held on Tuesdays from 3:45-4:30 pm from November 20 thru the end of February, when performances will take place. Check out www.spotlightperformers.com or call 720-44-DANCE for more info and current tuition rates.

Editor’s note: Calendar submissions must be received by noon Wednesday for publication the following week. To place a calendar item, go to eventlink.coloradocommunitymedia.com.

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LETTERS FROM PAGE 12

Vote for our future Thank you, CCM, for telling it like it is in your Oct. 11 issue, with regard to the school district’s funding concerns.

We haven’t passed a funding measure in 12 years, to the detriment of our school buildings, employees and consequently our students. We must properly maintain our taxpayer-owned assets, or risk even more expensive repairs down the road, and possible school closures. We must pay our teachers and other employees closer to market salaries in our area if we want to attract and retain the best.

A well-educated community is good for all, and good public schools help maintain property values. Please vote yes on 5A and 5B. The children of Douglas County are our future and they’re worth it.

Connie Davison Highlands Ranch 5A, 5B crucial for DCSD I taught in Douglas County for 18 years before taking a (yes) pay cut to

SMITH FROM PAGE 12

I realize I am not the demographic that these commercials are targeting.

move to a neighboring district. My working conditions (student learning conditions) were poor and left me struggling to meet the needs of my students. I felt like I was trying to do good work in a system that was set up for failure, with no chance for a pay increase before retirement.

In the 18 years I was in DCSD I saw a drop in extracurricular activities, mental health and special education support, and professional development, while experiencing increased class sizes, evaluation paperwork and pressure to perform well on state testing without the environment to do so. Teachers were asked to take on more responsibility with less training and stagnant pay-all stealing my love for teaching.

After moving to a neighboring district that passes its bond/ MLOs, I’ve experienced a rebirth in my motivation for learning and teaching. I work in a safe and well-maintained building with security cameras.

The class sizes are manageable with students having appropriate mental health and special education support. I am rewarded for seeking advanced knowledge (back to my DCSD salary with the opportunity

for raises) and feel like I am growing again as a teacher.

It’s not too late for DCSD to, again, be a destination district. We have a fiscally responsible board, a motivated superintendent and the financial ability to make it happen with a yes vote on 5A/5B. Mary-Margaret Finch Lone Tree

I don’t need a new car every two years, and I don’t want to start talking to my dashboard.

New cars are fun, and there are no French fries under the seats. Or dog hairs.

Jennifer has one of these new cars.

It’s the consequence of our June

hailstorm.

She won’t allow Harry to ride in it.

My car, the one she has been riding in these many years, has, if one looked closely, a number of blond hairs on the front, passenger side floor, and I treasure them, because they symbolize our love and devotion.

Trump makes choice easy I registered for the military draft 67 years ago and served eight years in the Air Force, including a stint at the Air Force Academy. I have paid Douglas County property taxes for 42 years and have always tried to support my community.

I received my 2018 ballot a couple days ago and am conflicted over whether I should vote or not. Due to my lifelong party affiliation, I have been labeled a member of an angry mob by President Donald Trump, who is cheered on by his own angry mob, including some folks who live in Douglas County.

On second thought, I am going to vote and will mark my ballot according to my “angry mob” label, which may or may not be in my own best

interest. Thank you, Mr. Trump, for making my voting choices easy.

Roy Legg Highlands Ranch Vote for Rothe A few months ago, a bill called the Zackari Parrish Violence Prevention Act went before the Colorado Legislature. This “red flag law” called for temporarily keeping guns out of the hands of individuals deemed a danger to themselves and others. The bill included stringent due process provisions involving law enforcement, medical professionals and the judiciary.

Many prominent Republicans including Douglas County Sheriff Tony Spurlock called for its passage. Many citizens of Highlands Ranch lobbied for it; we had recently experienced a plot to attack our own Mountain Vista High School.

Other Coloradans, affected by the Columbine and Aurora mass shootings, pushed for the law.

And a majority of Coloradans now support common-sense protections from our regular gun violence.

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But the sentiment is not reciprocated when it comes to similar symbols in her car.

Therefore, no hair of the dog.

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

Holiday

Craft Show and Mini-Market Admission is free to the public Saturday Nov. 24

10am - 5pm

Sunday Nov. 25

10am - 4pm

Jefferson County Fairgrounds

15200 W. 6th Ave. Golden, CO.

Come shop for unique gifts and special items during the first-ever Colorado Community Media Holiday Craft Show and Mini-Market; With more than 100 exhibitors filling the Jefferson County Fairgrounds, this is the best place to find that special, personal gift for friends and family. The show will feature handmade crafts in all areas from metal and leather, to flowers, baskets, ceramics, and so much more.

Vendors Needed | Interested in selling your handmade crafts??

Contact Event Producer Thelma Grimes at tgrimes@coloradocommunitymedia.com All applications must be approved to participate

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SPORTS

Pressure is on for runners aiming for title

STUDENT-ATHLETE STUDENT ATHLETE SPOTLIGHT

He’s always ready to strike

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Senior Kagan Giltinan plays soccer for Rock Canyon High School

BY NICK PUCKETT NPUCKETT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

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t the Rock Canyon High School turf field, just as an Oct. 17 practice wrapped up, a player asked the reporter standing on the sideline if he was Kagan Giltinan’s agent. Just as Giltinan jogged in to put the balls away, he attempted a ball trick, which was followed by another teammate shouting, “Oh, Cristiano!” (as in Ronaldo, the worldfamous soccer player).

Though a senior on the Jaguars’ boys soccer team, Giltinan tries to carry himself like a professional as much as possible. His performance speaks for itself.

Giltinan leads the team in goals scored (nine) and is the undisputed leader of the 9-4-1 Jags squad. The team (6-2-1 in the Continental League) trails only Castle View (7-1-1) for the No. 1 spot in the standings.

With the playoffs looming, Rock Canyon will undoubtedly look to their star striker to carry them to state contention.

COACH’S TAKE: ‘Kagan always likes to take a leadership (role) and get the guys together. He’s a good positive leader in the group.

As a person, he’s got that leadership ingrained in him.”’

Aaron Carpenter Rock Canyon boys soccer coach

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Q&A with Giltinan What do you love about soccer?

I like the freedom of it.

There’s no set plays or anything, so you have to be intelligent with your movement, on the ball and off of it. You just have to be smart, but you have to be an athlete, and that’s what I like about it. You can be as creative as you want.

Do you have a pre-match ritual or meal?

IThe night before, I eat a lot of spaghetti or

pasta and then a protein bar before the game.

Then I just mentally prepare myself.

that can happen. Right now, just focus on school and getting a college degree.

WDo you know what you’re going to do after high school?

I have a few offers from Division II schools to go play there, so I’ll be playing in college, and I’ll see what can happen after that. Some of the schools I’ve been to, the players go professional, go to the MLS and stuff, so we’ll see if

Do you have a favorite class?

I like physics. My grandpa had a Ph.D. in quantum physics, so he was always teaching me when I was really little.

Is that something you want to study?

I’ll probably go into engineering so I can make more money.

Have a suggestion for whom to feature in Student-Athlete Spotlight?

Email Jim Benton at jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia.com

Key stats | Giltinan leads his team in goals scored this season with nine, good for second-best in the Continental League.

igh school sports can be beneficial in demonstrating values that athletes can use later in life, like discipline, dedication, teamwork and the ability to handle adversity.

However, one of the pitfalls is the pressure to perform that is put on young athletes from a variety of sources, including themselves, coaches, parents and the lure of potential scholarship opportunities.

Basketball players often face stressful situations in a close games by going to the foul line in the OVERTIME waning seconds.

In baseball and softball, hitters can feel pressure with two outs and the tying and winning runners on base in the bottom of the seventh.

But what about Jim Benton cross country?

Mountain Vista junior cross country runner Jenna Fitzsimmons is the defending Class 5A state champion and both the Golden Eagles girls and boys won last season’s team championships.

So there has been pressure and expectations on Fitzsimmons all season — and there will be more during the state championship meet on Oct. 27 at the Norris Penrose Event Center in Colorado Springs.

“There definitely can be pressure on a (cross country runner),” Fitzsimmons said. “With all my teammates, we’ve had some races where we all get super nervous.

Our goal is to loosen each other up and try to take the pressure off each other before a race.

“There can be pressure, but I just try to go and have some fun with more focus on what we are doing as a team and then the individual goals will come along if we are focusing on that team goal.”

Fitzsimmons, who was fifth at the state meet as a freshman, had the fastest time recorded in the five 5A regional meets with a 17:52.00 in winning the Region 2 event at Aurora Sports Park on Oct. 18. Mountain Vista’s girls head into the state meet as one of the favorites after capturing the regional meet, with the five girls that scored finishing among the top eight runners. The Golden Eagles actually had seven runners in the top 10 in a dominating performance.

The top four teams in 5A and all athletes who finish in the top 15 at the regionals qualify for the state meet.

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On campus:

News and notes from local high school sports programs Zatikyan were credited with assists.

Highlands Ranch • In the season’s final match, the soccer team downed Thompson Valley 3-2 on Oct. 18. Senior Brian Lutz scored two goals and sophomore Curran Mulvihill one in the victory. Lutz wound up with 10 goals for the season to lead the team.

• The football team rushed for 236 yards in a 25-14 win over Mountain Vista on Oct. 19. The win boosted the Falcons’ record to 3-6 and the team will end the season with a game against unbeaten Valor Christian on Oct. 26.

Mountain Vista • The girls cross country team had a dominating performance in winning the Region 1 cross country meet on Oct. 18 at Aurora Sports Park.

Six Vista runners finished in the top 10, led by defending state champion junior Jenna Fitzsimmons, who won the race with a time of 17:52.00. Caroline Eck was third, Sarah O’Sullivan fourth, Shantell Hafner seventh, Makenna Anderson eighth and Nina St. John ninth. Harrison Witt was seventh in the boys race, which saw Dakota Ridge win the team title and the Golden Eagles come in second.

• The volleyball team beat Legend, 3-0, on Oct. 18 to notch its fourth straight win. Cassie Pyles, Shea Fuller and Breklyn Pulling each had seven kills. Pyles, a 5-foot-7 senior captain, had five aces, two blocks, eight digs and 15 assists in the match.

Rock Canyon • The soccer team overcame a 1-0 deficit with three second-half goals and downed Legend 3-1 on Oct. 18. Senior Kagan Giltinan scored twice and Neon Sapkota had a goal in the win, which gave the Jaguars a 6-1-1 record in its past eight games.

• Hope James was second in the girls e Region 5 cross country meet on Oct. 18 with a time of 19:19.62. Shannon Osoba was ninth and the girls team was

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Cherokee Trail, Cherry Creek, Fossil Ridge, Broomfield and Monarch will be the top challengers the Vista girls in the race for the 2018 state 5A team championship.

Fitzsimmons will be pushed by

ThunderRidge • Shae Henley was 11th in the girls Region 2 cross country race on Oct. 18 at the Aurora Sports Park and Madilynn Edwards was 14th.

• Senior linebacker Ethan Fraiser was in on 18 total tackles, including 14 solo stops, in the 38-17 football loss to Valor Christian on Oct. 18. Quarterback Ryan Gilmore completed 8 of 15 passes for 169 yards and a TD. He also rushed for 81 yards and a score.

• Sophomore Jaden Snell got the goal as the boys soccer team tied rival Mountain Vista 1-1 in the season finale on Oct. 18. The Grizzlies are now 0-5-1 in the past six games played against Vista.

Rock Canyon’s Audrey Burt winds up for a pitch as the Jaguars knocked out Smoky Hill 3-2 in early round action of the 5A State Softball Finals on Oct. 19 at Aurora Sports Park.

PAUL DISALVO Anna Reimers had one hit and three RBIs.

the runner-up. In the boys meet, Wesley Beckham was fourth in 16:08.83 and Derek Fearon ran seventh.

• The softball team saw its season end during the second round of the 5A state tournament on Oct. 19 at Aurora Sports Park. The team finished with a 20-7 record.

The team edged Smoky Hill, 3-2, in a first-round game. Katie Dack-Howell went 2-for-3 with an RBI and Erin Keen was 2-for-4 with a homer and two RBIs. In a 6-5 second-round loss to Loveland, the Jaguars allowed three runs in the bottom of the seventh. Audrey Burt, Keen, Alexa Hugenberg and DackHowell each had two hits in the loss.

SkyView Academy • Freshman Owen Nolan won the Class 3A, Region 5 cross country meet on Oct. 18 with a time of 16:41.00. Ibrohim Nosirov was second and Andrew Wolfmueller sixth as the Hawks won the team title. In the girls race, Abigail Skurdal was fourth and Elsie Skurdal sixth for the Hawks, who finished third in the team standings.

• The boys soccer team concluded the season on Oct. 17 with a 3-2 loss to Prospect Ridge Academy. Connor Finley and Ethan Wright collected the goals while Karl Gjerapic and Vitaly

other regional winners, including Riley Stewart of Cherry Creek, Kiran Green of Brighton and Broomfield’s Sydney Swanker.

The Norris Penrose course is regarded as one of the state’s more difficult courses.

“It’s a very different course,” said Fitzsimmons. “There’s a lot more dirt and there are some different hills. But I feel that every course is what you make of it and that one is pretty fun.

This will be my third year of running on it and I’m excited to be back on it.”

Dakota Ridge is the favorite and could be feeling pressure in the 5A boys team competition. The Eagles were 24 points better than secondplace Mountain Vista in winning the Region 2 meet on Oct. 18.

Valor Christian junior Cole Sprout, the defending 4A state champion, will draw most of the attention as one of the top runners this season in 5A,

Valor Christian • Senior quarterback Luke McCaffrey missed his second straight football game because of an apparent shoulder injury but the Eagles remained unbeaten after a 38-17 win over ThunderRidge on Oct. 18. Freshman Gavin Sawchcuk sparked the win with two touchdowns on kickoff returns. He had three returns for 217 yards. Junior quarterback Cole Bolt was 12 of 29 for 216 yards and two touchdowns.

Junior Chase Lopez caught both TD passes and also was in on six tackles.

• The volleyball team improved its record to 18-0 with a 3-0 triumph over Ralston Valley on Oct. 18. Lily Thomason had 13 kills, Caroline Reinkensmeyer 26 assists and Maddie Allen 16 digs in the win.

• Sophomore Taylor Whitfield had a strong finish and was the runner-up in the Class 5A Region 1 girls cross country race on Oct. 18 at Aurora Sports Park. She was timed in 18:25.00 and just edged Mountain Vista’s Caroline Eck near the finish line. Valor’s Keely Jones was fifth and the girls were second in the team standings. Cole Sprout, the defending 4A state champion, won the boys race with a time of 15:16.00

but he will be challenged for the state title by Dakota Ridge’s Austin Vancil.

Sprout won the regional title with a time of 15:16.00, with Vancil right behind in 15:24.00.

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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HOW TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE

Editor’s note: Send new listings or changes to hharden@coloradocommunitymedia.com.

Deadline is noon Wednesday a week before publication.

Gateway Battered Women’s Shelter: Serves victims of family violence in Aurora and Arapahoe County.

Need: Volunteers help with crisis-line management, children’s services, legal advocacy, community education and other shelter services.

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Despite broad bipartisan public support, the law failed to pass.

Highlands Ranch’s current state House representative, Kevin Van Winkle, voted against it.

In contrast, HD-43 candidate Barrett Rothe supports common-sense gun violence protection measures, designed to encourage gun safety while protecting the rights of gun owners. As a concealed-carry permit holder himself, he understands the two are not mutually exclusive.

If you are ready for a thoughtful leader who understands the importance of compromise and who considers the concerns of all his constituents, please vote for Barrett Rothe.

Kelly Allan Highlands Ranch

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Support setbacks for oil, gas drilling Why support 112? It puts our families’ and kids’ health first, ahead of industry lies. Per independent university research, toxic risks from fracking include neurological, respiratory, hematological, and developmental health issues, a higher risk of cancer, babies born with neural tube defects and congenital heart defects, along with childhood leukemia; plus fires, explosions and blast evacuation zones.

Considering that this toxic, heavy industrial operation is rubberstamped by the state, with no known examples of a permit application ever receiving a final denial, there must at least be appropriate buffer zones between those operations and our homes, schools, neighborhoods and families.

On jobs, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (not the industry front groups in TV ads), the entire logging and mining sector in Colorado — which includes oil and gas extraction — employs about 30,000 people, 1% of our entire state labor force, and

tion for girls.

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a far cry from the 200k-plus numbers used in some industry ads.

Modern fracking can drill out a mile and a half laterally underground.

With 112, they will still be able to access many cubic miles of underground territory from each multi-well pad. A just-released Colorado School of Mines analysis found that, even if only using one-mile laterals, “42% of (Colorado’s) non-federal subsurface would (still) be accessible, or nearly three times the available surface area.”

We shouldn’t have to accept fracking right next to our homes, schools, playgrounds, and neighborhoods. Please consider all the real facts carefully. I’m confident that, like me, you’ll support and vote for Proposition 112.

Harv Teitelbaum Sierra Club Colorado, Oil and Gas Campaign Colorado Rising, advisory board 112 is bad for us all By now you’ve heard about Proposition 112 on the next election ballot.

This initiative is worded as a setback, but it is effectively a ban of continued levels of oil and gas production in Colorado.

I write this letter as a proud member of the Colorado oil and gas industry.

There are many of us living throughout the Douglas County area. We spend our incomes at the businesses or government entities of our friends and neighbors. Our companies also pay millions in direct production and property taxes to the state and local governments.

We are proud to produce these products that benefit everyone in Colorado. Our economy depends on oil and gas for every consumer and business. Colorado oil and gas producers already comply with the toughest state regulations in the USA and emphasize safety and environment as highest priorities.

This proposition is also opposed by long list of politicians from both major parties, including current Gov. John Hickenlooper and both governor candidates Walker Stapleton and Jared Polis.

There will be no change in Colorado oil and gas demand if Proposition 112 is passed. There will be no change in CO2 emissions.

As your Douglas County neighbor, I urge you to vote no on Proposition 112 and continue to allow us all to enjoy the benefits of Colorado produced oil and gas.

Douglas Bernero Highlands Ranch Brauchler has the experience Colorado’s next attorney general

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Contact: Those interested serving this faith-based Colorado nonprofit can contact Deitra Dupray, 303-895-7536 or dadupray@ comcast.net.

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needs to be a tough, successful, experienced attorney. George Brauchler has over two decades of legal, real-life law experience.

His experience is not partisan, academic or activism but courtroom experience. George Brauchler has tried hundreds of cases, as opposed to his opponents six cases.

As district attorney for one of Colorado’s largest judicial districts, George Brauchler has faced evil criminals and successfully prosecuted them.

His opponent has faced students at a university and graded their exams.

How much tough legal experience does that bring?

George Brauchler isn’t just tough in upholding the law, he genuinely cares about our state. He was born and raised in Colorado. He graduated from the University of Colorado and gained his experience as an attorney in Colorado. He knows this state well and will humbly serve all its people. As Colorado’s attorney general, George Brauchler will protect Colorado’s natural resources from overreach of the federal government.

George Brauchler loves the people of Colorado, knows the laws of Colorado and brings decades of successful legal experience to the job. Vote for George Brauchler as Colorado’s Attorney General. Experience matters!

Sherrie Escue Highlands Ranch

Brauchler the right choice In business, experience matters.

Most jobs have a minimum experience requirement as business owners are looking for qualified candidates who can hit the ground running day one.

Candidates for office are submitting their resume to the voters for consideration.

Colorado residents have an important choice for attorney general this November. George Brauchler is the only candidate for AG with decades of experience practicing Colorado law. George has tried hundreds of cases, many of them high-profile.

Mr. Brauchler has served as district attorney for the 18th Judicial District with honor and distinction. Colorado needs an AG that will defend our laws against onerous regulations, while defending our water rights, natural resources and our Constitution.

George Brauchler’s background as chief of Military Justice and service to our nation exemplify the kind of experienced candidate Colorado deserves. Please join me in voting for George Brauchler for attorney general.

Jeff Wasden Highlands Ranch

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GraceFull Community Café: Provides a place in Littleton where people of all backgrounds can gather, eat well and be inspired to give back. Cafe is open for breakfast and lunch, from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday to Saturday. A partner of the GraceFull Foundation.

Need: Opportunities for food preparation, guest service, cleaning and dishwashing.

Location: 5610 Curtice St., Littleton Contact: Sign up for volunteer opportunities at http://gracefullcafe.com/volunteer/ Habitat ReStore: Nonprofit home improvement stores and donation centers.

Need: Volunteers for Wheat Ridge, Denver or Littleton Habitat ReStores, helping with the cash register, dock and warehouse floor Contact: 303-996-5468, email Alice Goble at Alice@habitatmetrodenver.org Highlands Ranch Community Association: Works with Therapeutic Recreation Program and Special Olympics.

Need: Volunteers to help teach classes, coach Special Olympics, provide athletes support during Special Olympics practices, assist with special events, and help participats succeed in the therapeutic recreation program.

Contact: Summer Aden, 303-471-7043 or www.hrcaonline.org/tr Hospice at Home Need: Volunteers help patients and their families with respite care, videotaping, massage and other tasks. Home study training is available.

Contact: 303-698-6404 Hospice of Covenant Care: Nonprofit, faithbased hospice.

Need: Volunteers to support patients and families Contact: 303-731-8039

Integrated Family Community Services: provides basic human services and enriche ment programs to low-income people in h Arapahoe and Douglas counties.

Need: Volunteers to assist serving clients in the food and clothing bank.

Need: Volunteers to assist in the front office greeting clients, answering phones, verify

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Literacy Coalition of Colorado: Volunteer to support literacy in MetroDenver and impact state-wide literacy programs.

Need: Volunteer for special projects, training classes or provide clerical and administrative support. Volunteer for a few hours a week or occasionally as needed.

Contact: literacyvolunteercolorado@gmail. com or 720-251-3141. Go to Literacycolorado. org to volunteer for literacy providers nearest you.

Lone Tree Police Department Volunteers in Police Service (VIPS): Provides assistance within the Police Department in both Administrative and Patrol functions.

Need: Volunteers are needed to assist with many areas within the Police Department to include patrol functions, fingerprinting, and fleet maintenance.

Requirements: Must attend the Lone Tree Police Department Citizen’s Police Academy, and submit to a background check. Additional training is provided based on area of interest. Patrol volunteers must commit to a minimum monthly hour requirement.

Contact: Tim.Beals@cityoflonetree.com or 720-509-1159.

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

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

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

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

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client eligibility, completing food/clothing orders and assist where needed.

Need: Volunteers to assist in IFCS enrichment events including Mother’s Day, Ready, Set, School! and Thanksgiving and Holiday programs.

Need: Volunteers to assist in IFCS fundraising events including Nibbles and Sips event, Puttin’ for a Purpose event (mini golf); Booa-thon event (bowling) Requirement: All levels of experience are welcome; training and support provided.

Contact: Kendrab@ifsc.org or call 303-7890501.

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Give your home the royal treatment at an affordable price.

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Ty Barrett

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QSI Home Services LLC

ThomasFlooring & Tile

TLLC Concrete

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Residential/Commercial/ Farm & Ranch Fencing Low rates, Free estimates

Scott, Owner - 720-364-5270

Acoustic scrape and re-texture Repairs to full basement finishes Water damage repairs Interior paint, door & trim installs 30+ years experience Insured Free estimates Please no Solicitors

Darrell 303-915-0739

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D & D FENCING

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BBB Call For SPRING SPECIAL

720-434-7822 or 303-296-0303

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Garage Doors

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Call Ed 720-328-5039 UTDOOR

Cleaning

Ali’s Cleaning Services

Over 25 years experience • Residential Expert • All electrical upgrades • No Job Too Small • Senior Discounts – Lic/Insured

All phases to include

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Residential & Commercial

Affordable Electrician

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T.M. CONCRETE

Driveways, Sidewalks, Patios Tear-outs, stamped & colored concrete. Quality work, Lic./Ins. Reasonable rates "Small Jobs OK!" 303-514-7364 tmconcrete.net

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ESIGNS, INC

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Electricians

B&W Electric, LLC

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Call (720) 925-1241

• Springs, Repairs • New Doors and Openers • Barn and Arena Doors • Locally-Owned & Operated • Tom Martino’s Referral List 10 Yrs • BBB Gold Star Member Since 2002

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Painting

Insurance

Come to a Medicare Information Workshop!

L.S. PAINTING, Inc.

Thursday, November 1st • 6:30 PM Philip S Miller Library

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Sunday, November 4th • 1:30 PM Parker Library

• Stain and Renew Custom Handrails • Custom Interior & Exterior • Residential & Commercial Painting • Paint Kitchen Cabinets • Free Estimates - Insured • 30 Years Serving Metro Denver • Satisfaction Guaranteed

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A licensed sales agent will be present with information and applications.

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’s DeSpain HOME SOLUTIONS

Solving All your Remodeling & Repair Problems – Just Ask!

DEPENDABLE, RELIABLE SERVICE Over 30 Years Experience Licensed & Insured

Eric DeSpain 303-840-1874

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Heating/ Air Conditioning

Lawn/Garden Services

Serving the Front Range Since 1955

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Call Joseph

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DICK 303-783-9000 Lighting

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Landscaping & Lawn Care Services

Cut Rate Hauling Trash / Rubbish / Debris and Junk Removal Professional and Reliable Year Round Service Rubin (720)434-8042 Kerwin (720) 519-5559

Robert Dudley Lighting

For all your indoor & outdoor lighting needs, plus…

• Internet/TV Cable & Outlets •Ceiling Fans •Thermostats •Wall-Mounted TV’s • And many more services Free Estimates All Work Guaranteed

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303-523-6372

PEREZ PAINTING LLC Low Rates Scheduling until February 28th, 2019 We Hang Christmas Lights!

• Interior • Front Door Refinishing • Stucco Repair • Fully Insured

Call 720-456-8196

Misc. Services

BILLS BOBCAT SERVICE

720-298-3496

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Plumbing

Family owned business with over 35 yrs. exp.

• Sprinkler Blowout & Fall Winterizing • Fall Clean Up / Aeration/Pruning / Fertilization • Sprinkler Start-Ups / Repair • Landscaping • Flagstone or Pavestone • Shrub / Tree Installation & Pruning •Lawn Maintenance - Commercial & Residential Licensed & Insured • Family Owned & Operated Serving Littleton and Jeffco for 39 years

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Lawn/Garden Services

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TV’s

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Pet Care & Services

Got Poop? We Scoop!

Enjoy a clean, safe, and pet-waste free yard year-round.

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We guarantee our service 100% or will re-clean your yard for free! *Offer cannot be combined with any other offer

Plumbing

Plumb-Crazy, LLC.

“We’re Crazy About Plumbing” CUSTOM HOMES • REMODEL FINISHED BASEMENTS SERVICE AND REPAIR Licensed • Insured ALAN ATTWOOD, Master Plumber

PH: 303-472-8217 FX: 303-688-8821

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Thomas Flooring & Tile

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Windows

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All Types of Roofing New Roofs, Reroofs, Repairs & Roof Certifications Aluminum Seamless Gutters Family owned/operated since 1980 Call Today for a FREE Estimate • Senior Discounts

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ABE’S TREE & SHRUB CARE Abraham Spilsbury Owner/Operator

• Pruning • Removals • Shrub Maintenance • FreeEstimates Certified Arborist,Insured, Littleton Resident 720.283.8226 • C:720.979.3888

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Castle Rock/Franktown

Classic

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Services:

Sunday Worship 9:00am & 10:45am - Worship 9:00am - Sunday School

Castle Rock/Franktown

Trinity Lutheran Church and School

Sunday Worship Times 8 a.m. and 10:45 a.m.

Trinity Lutheran School and ECEC (Ages 2 1/2 - 5; Grades K-8)

www.tlcas.org

New Church Starting in Franktown!

EVERYONE IS WELCOME!

Centennial

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Highlands Ranch

Catholic Parish & School

WORLD MISSION CHURCH

ENGLISH TRANSLATION

18 newspapers.

20 websites.

Connecting YOU to your LOCAL community.

Parker

St. Thomas More

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Little Blessings Parents Day Out www.littleblessingspdo.com

7249 E. Park Dr. Franktown, CO TIME: 10:30 PM PHONE: 303-688-1004

Classifieds

Call Karen at 303.566.4091

First United Methodist Church 1200 South Street Castle Rock, CO 80104 303.688.3047 www.fumccr.org

Advertise with us to find a good home for your favorite Ford

Seven Sunday Masses Two Daily Masses Confessions Six Days a Week

Meeting at the Franktown fire station @ 1959 North State Highway 83 Bible Study Sunday Evenings @ 5PM

Call Pastor Jim Carroll for more info 719 237-4245

Cimarron Middle School 12130 Canterberry Parkway Parker, CO 80138 www.CSLParker.org

STM Catholic School Preschool – Grade 8

8035 South Quebec Street ServingCO the southeast Centennial, 80112 303.770.1155 area

For Local News Anytime Greenwood Village of the Day Visit BibleOurColoradoNews.com Baptist Church 303-841-4660

Sunday Services - 10 a.m.

Denver

www.stthomasmore.org

Congregation Beth Shalom Serving the Southeast Denver area

Call or check our website for information on services and social events! www.cbsdenver.org

303-794-6643

Pine Lane Elementary South 6475 E Ponderosa Dr. Parker, CO 80138 303-941-0668

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MERCHANDISE ANTIQUES SPORTS

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EQUIPMENT

PETS AUTOS &

kearhart@coloradocommunitymedia.com Arts & Crafts

Arts & Crafts

Colorado Statewide Classified Advertising Network

WANTED

Colorado Springs Gun & Knife Show October 27-28 Colorado Springs Event Center 3960 Palmer Park 250 Tables! Adults $10, 16 & under free.

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Cash for Mineral Rights Free, no-risk, cash offer. Contact us with the details: Call: 720-988-5617 Write: Minerals, PO BOX 3668, Littleton, CO 80161 Email: opportunity@ecmresourcesinc.com

International Craft Fair

Wheat Ridge Presbyterian Church (9180 W. 38th Ave.)

Fri. Nov. 3 10AM to 5PM Sat. Nov. 4 9AM to 4PM Handmade crafts from U.S. and around the world Homemade baked goods Lunch available daily 11-1

No admission charge.

Colorado Press Network

FARM & AGRICULTURE

FORMER EMPLOYEES OF ELECTRON FOUNDRY If you or someone you know worked for Electron Foundry in Littleton between 1953 and 1995 please call Rebecca at Simmons Hanly Conroy toll-free at 1-855-988-2537. You can also email rcockrell@simmonsfirm.com.

Farm Products & Produce

A social club offering many exciting social activities and friendships.

Link 10 social hours, 4-6 P each Thur at Innsider Bar and Grill, Holiday Inn, 7390 Hampton Ave., Lkwd.

Visit widowedamerica.org or contact Bob, 303-979-0181.

Bicycles

Grain Finished Buffalo

quartered, halves and whole

719-771-8742

Garage Sales Arvada

12033 West 71st Ave. Friday & Saturday October 26 & 27 8am-3pm Household Items, Chevy/Harley Parts, Christmas Items, Small Furniture, Commercial Electrical Items, Nick-Nacks and more

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Friday October 12th 8am-3pm & Saturday October 13th 9am-1pm 10627 Montecito Drive (Ridgegate Parkway & I25) Holiday, Household, Small Kitchen Appliances, Decorative Items, Furniture and much much more!

MERCHANDISE Young adults 14-20 come to our Open House to learn what it means to work at a Funeral Home.

In our program, we will touch on what happens at death, what happens to those that pass, and teach how to care for their community when they pass.

October 25th, 2018 • 6:30–8:00pm At Horan & McConaty HeartLight Center (11150 E. Dartmouth Ave, Aurora, CO 80014) To RSVP, go to www.denverexploring.org/horancares

Email Scot Fuller at scot.fuller@scouting.org or call 720-266-2126

Boarding for Retired Horses

High quality, low cost all-inclusive Horse Boarding for retired and senior horses.

Contact Blue Rose Ranch 303-796-7739 Springfield, CO www.bluerosehorseretirement.org

Cash for all Vehicles!

Cars, Trucks, Vans, SUV’s Any condition • Running or not Under $500 Cell: (303)918-2185 for texting

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Autos for Sale

CRAFT FAIR

Saturday, October 27th, 9am-3pm High Quality Handcrafted items

by Local Artists

ASPEN LODGE 16151 Lowell Blvd Broomfield, CO (South of Baseline) Free Admission & Parking Cash or Checks

New & Used Electric Bikes & Trikes Starting at $995 The Largest ebike Store in the Country Best Selection & Discount Prices

Garage Sales

Experience the career that will affect everyone throughout their lifetime.

Horse & Tack

(303)741-0762

Want To Purchase minerals and other oil/gas interests. Send details to: P.O. Box 13557 Denver, CO 80201

WIDOWED MEN AND WOMEN OF AMERICA.

Baritone, including accessories 303-756-0994

TRANSPORTATION

Buy a 25-word statewide classified line ad in newspapers across the state of Colorado for just $300 per week. Ask about our frequency discounts!

Contact this newspaper or call Colorado Press Network, 303-571-5117

Misc. Notices

Musical Selmer (Paris) Mark VI Saxophones: Soprano, Alto, Tenor,

To place a 25-word COSCAN Network ad in 91 Colorado newspapers for only $300, contact your local newspaper or call Colorado Press Association Network at 303-571-5117.

SPORTING GOODS

MORE!

720-746-9958 HOLIDAY CRAFT FAIR

GOLDEN FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 1500 Ford Street,Golden NOVEMBER 2-3, 2018/10 am – 4 pm Over 20 vendors featuring handmade crafts of all kinds -- food items, floral arrangements, jewelry, knit/crocheted items, artwork, and a roomful of white elephant treasures.

Delicious lunch and dessert (homemade fruit pies) on sale both days (11 am – 2 pm).

1919 Federal Blvd.

Denver, CO 80204 ElectricBicycleMegaStore.com

Firewood

Paid $904 new (have receipt from Sears), Asking $300 for both Like Brand New Available any time (303)279-9695 (leave message if no answer) Golden Area

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Family in Christ Church 11th Annual Craft Fair 55+ Vendors

Friday, October 26th, 10am-4pm & Saturday, October 27th, 9am-3pm 11355 Sheridan Blvd., Westminster Suggested admission is nonperishable food for the Growing Home Food Pantry.

Café and Cookie Walk available to support our Nursery & Children’s Ministries.

Sell your merchandise on this page $25 for 2 weeks in 16 papers and online 303-566-4091 Wanted

Appliances Large Capacity Maytag Washer/Dryer

FOR SALE 1996 Chevy 4 door Blazer in very good condition almost new tires, CD and Tape players 4 wheel drive, 6CYL Engine Good AC, Power Seats/Doors Interior in good condition $3200 Cash or best Cash offer 303-771-5645

Split & Delivered $300 a cord Stacking available extra $35 Call 303-647-2475 or 720-323-2173

DONATE YOUR CAR, TRUCK, BOAT, RV; Running or not, to www.developmentaldisabled.org Tax deductible! 303-659-1744.

20 years of service

Wanted Miscellaneous Cemetery Plot For sale 4 cemetery plots in Chapel Hill Littleton in Last Supper Garden Lot 6, Section D, 1, 2, 3 & 4 Southern most part of the cemetery $12,000 / or best offer 720-255-9110 Jan

Cash for all Vehicles!

Cars, Trucks, Vans, SUV’s Any condition • Running or not Under $500

(303)741-0762

Cell: (303)918-2185 for texting

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October 18, 2018, through Rocky Mountain EPurchasing System Website (www.rockymountainbidsystem.com) RFP Documents are not available for purchase through Douglas County Government and can only be accessed from the above-mentioned website. Electronic versions of the RFP Documents obtained by any other means than as described above may not be complete or accurate, and it is the Offeror’s responsibility to obtain a complete set of the RFP Documents.

Public Notice

the Dependency and Neglect Petition, a copy of which may be obtained at the office of the Douglas County Attorney’s Office.

DOUGLAS COUNTY DISTRICT COURT, STATE OF COLORADO 4000 Justice Way Castle Rock, CO Douglas County, CO 80109

A Permanency Planning Hearing has been scheduled for December 10, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. in Division 7, Douglas County District Court, 4000 Justice Way, Castle Rock, Colorado, 80109.

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PUBLIC NOTICES Offerors must submit two (2) bound, color, paper copies and one (1) electronic copy (in pdf format) of their Proposal no later than 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 13, 2018.

Douglas County will not accept or consider any Proposals which are time stamped at the place of receipt after the specified due date and time (bound copy and emailed). Douglas County will not accept or consider faxed Proposals. Electronic PDF color submittals shall be sent to: trepp@douglas.co.us Two color copy bound submittals shall be delivered (sealed envelope) to: Douglas County Government Department of Public Works Engineering, Engineering Services Attn: Thomas Repp, Project Manager 100 Third Street, Suite 250 Castle Rock, Colorado 80104

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO In the Interest of:

SEDRINNA COPELAND, D.O.B. 8/5/2006, CHRISTOPHER COOK, D.O.B. 9/21/2005, CHRISTAVIA COOK, D.O.B. 9/11/2004, Children, And concerning: JUANITA M. BONNER, D.O.B.: 1/23/1980, Mother, LOREDO DAVIS, Father of Sedrianna Copeland, CHRISTOPHER COOK, SR., D.O.B.: 10/2/1980, Father of Christopher and Christavia Cook, John Doe, Possible Father, Respondents, And DASHAUN MCNEIL, Adult sibling of children, ROSE HALL, (Maternal Grandmother); and DERRICK HALL, (Maternal Grandfather), Special Respondents.

Public Notices call Sheree 303.566.4088 Bids and Settlements Public Notice REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

Proposals for FB-B1 BALDWIN GULCH DAM REHABILITATION; DOUGLAS COUNTY PROJECT NUMBER CI 2016-010 will be received by the Owner, Douglas County Government, Department of Public Works Engineering, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO 80104, until Tuesday, November 13, 2018, at 12:00 p.m. The objective of the project is to design the rehabilitation of the high hazard classified dam to protect the downstream lives and property, restore the flood control benefits and maintain the sediment and erosion control protection for downstream properties.

The Request for Proposals (RFP) Documents will be available after 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, October 18, 2018, through Rocky Mountain EPurchasing System Website (www.rockymountainbidsystem.com) RFP Documents are not available for purchase through Douglas County Government and can only be accessed from the above-mentioned website. Electronic versions of the RFP Documents obtained by any other means than as described above may not be complete or accurate, and it is the Offeror’s responsibility to obtain a complete set of the RFP Documents.

Offerors must submit two (2) bound, color, paper copies and one (1) electronic copy (in pdf format) of their Proposal no later than 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 13, 2018.

Douglas County will not accept or consider any Proposals which are time stamped at the place of receipt after the specified due date and time (bound copy and emailed). Douglas County will not accept or consider faxed Proposals. Electronic PDF color submittals shall be sent to: trepp@douglas.co.us

Two color copy bound submittals shall be delivered (sealed envelope) to: Douglas County Government Department of Public Works Engineering, Engineering Services Attn: Thomas Repp, Project Manager 100 Third Street, Suite 250 Castle Rock, Colorado 80104

Douglas County reserves the right to reject any and all Proposals, to waive formalities, informalities, or irregularities contained in a Proposal and furthermore, to award a Contract for items therein, either in whole or in part, if it is deemed to be in the best interest of Douglas County to do so. Additionally, Douglas County reserves the right to negotiate optional items and/or services with the successful Offeror. Any questions on the RFP Documents shall be in writing until 12:00 p.m. on November 5, 2018 and directed to Thomas Repp, Project Manager, trepp@douglas.co.us.

Legal Notice No.: 934184 First Publication: Thursday, October 25, 2018 Second Publication: Thursday, November 1, 2018 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Account Number: 00012184

Bids and Settlements

Douglas County reserves the right to reject any and all Proposals, to waive formalities, informalities, or irregularities contained in a Proposal and furthermore, to award a Contract for items therein, either in whole or in part, if it is deemed to be in the best interest of Douglas County to do so. Additionally, Douglas County reserves the right to negotiate optional items and/or services with the successful Offeror. Any questions on the RFP Documents shall be in writing until 12:00 p.m. on November 5, 2018 and directed to Thomas Repp, Project Manager, trepp@douglas.co.us.

Legal Notice No.: 934184 First Publication: Thursday, October 25, 2018 Second Publication: Thursday, November 1, 2018 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Account Number: 00012184

Misc. Private Legals Public Notice DOUGLAS COUNTY DISTRICT COURT, STATE OF COLORADO 4000 Justice Way Castle Rock, CO Douglas County, CO 80109 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO In the Interest of: SEDRINNA COPELAND, D.O.B. 8/5/2006, CHRISTOPHER COOK, D.O.B. 9/21/2005, CHRISTAVIA COOK, D.O.B. 9/11/2004, Children, And concerning: JUANITA M. BONNER, D.O.B.: 1/23/1980, Mother, LOREDO DAVIS, Father of Sedrianna Copeland, CHRISTOPHER COOK, SR., D.O.B.: 10/2/1980, Father of Christopher and Christavia Cook, John Doe, Possible Father, Respondents, And DASHAUN MCNEIL, Adult sibling of children, ROSE HALL, (Maternal Grandmother); and DERRICK HALL, (Maternal Grandfather), Special Respondents.

Attorney for Department: John Thirkell, #13865 Thomas J. Joaquin, #30941 4400 Castleton Ct. Castle Rock, CO 80109 (303) 814-5325 Fax: (303) 479-9259 jthirkel@douglas.co.us tjoaquin@douglas.co.us CASE NUMBER: 18JV245 DIVISION 7

You have the right to request a trial by jury at the adjudicatory stage of this petition. You also have the right to legal representation at every stage of the proceedings by counsel of your own choosing, or if you are without sufficient financial means, appointment of counsel by the Court. Termination of your parent-child legal relationship to free your children for adoption is a possible remedy in this proceeding. If that remedy is pursued, you are entitled to a hearing before a Judge. You also have the right, if you are indigent, to have the Court appoint, at no expense to you, one expert witness of your own choosing at any hearing on the termination of your parent-child relationship. If you are a minor, you have the right to the appointment of a Guardian ad litem to represent your best interests.

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

OCCUPANT - CALVERT & CO - TTLBL LLC INFINITY COMMUNITIES AT STONEGATE LLC A COLORADO LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AS TO PARCEL A FOR INFINITY COMMUNITIES - PAUL SCHMERGER JR ON BEHALF OF INFINITY COMMUNITIES AT STONEGATE LLC - INFINITY COMMUNITIES AT STONEGATE LLC A COLORADO LIMITED LIABILITY CORPORATION BY PAUL SCHMERGEL JR - DAVID R CALVERT SR AND PHYLLIS K CALVERT - JEFFREY SPRINGER, REGISTERED AGENT INFINITY COMMUNITIES AT STONEGATE LLC - INFINITY COMMUNITIES AT STONEGATE LLC CALVERT & COMPANY, A COLORADO CORPORATION - PHYLLIS K CALVERT - DAVID R CALVERT, PRESIDENT CALVERT & COMPANY, A COLORADO CORPORATION - CALVERT & COMPANY, A COLORADO CORPORATION - DAVID R CALVERT - DAVID R CALVERT ET AL AKA DAVID ROSS CALVERT DENVER HEALTH AND HOSP AUTHORITY CHRISTINE HUSHION - DAVID R CALVERT, PRESIDENT CALVERT AND COMPANY A COLORADO CORPORATION - MICHAEL D MOODY - ODS FINANCING LLC, A COLORADO LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY - DAVID ROSS CALVERT SR - STAN WEINHAUER DAVID R CALVERT ET AL AKA DAVID R CALVERT AKA DAVID ROSS CALVERT SR AND PHYLLIS K CALVERT - STATE OF COLORADO, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

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Attorney for Department: John Thirkell, #13865 Thomas J. Joaquin, #30941 4400 Castleton Ct. Castle Rock, CO 80109 (303) 814-5325 Fax: (303) 479-9259 jthirkel@douglas.co.us tjoaquin@douglas.co.us CASE NUMBER: 18JV245 DIVISION 7 DEPENDENCY SUMMONS

This Summons is initiated pursuant to Rule 2.2 of the Colorado Rules of Juvenile Procedure, Rule 4 of the Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure, and Section 19-3-503, C.R.S. 2018.

TO: LOREDO DAVIS TO THE RESPONDENT NAMED ABOVE: You are hereby notified that a petition has been filed which alleges that the above-named child is dependent or neglected as per the facts set forth in the Dependency and Neglect Petition, a copy of which may be obtained at the office of the Douglas County Attorney’s Office.

A Permanency Planning Hearing has been scheduled for December 10, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. in Division 7, Douglas County District Court, 4000 Justice Way, Castle Rock, Colorado, 80109.

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

You have the right to have this matter heard by a district court judge rather than by the magistrate. You may waive that right, and in doing so, you will be bound by the findings and recommendations of the magistrate, subject to review as provided by sec. 19-1-108(5.5), C.R.S. 2018, and subsequently, to the right of appeal as provided by Colorado Appellate Rule 3.4.

Misc. Private Legals

You have the right to have this matter heard by a district court judge rather than by the magistrate. You may waive that right, and in doing so, you will be bound by the findings and recommendations of the magistrate, subject to review as provided by sec. 19-1-108(5.5), C.R.S. 2018, and subsequently, to the right of appeal as provided by Colorado Appellate Rule 3.4.

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

Dated: Thomas J. Joaquin, #30941 Assistant Douglas County Attorney Legal Notice No.: 934169 First Publication: October 25, 2018 Last Publication: October 25, 2018 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the Same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to: OCCUPANT - CALVERT & CO - TTLBL LLC INFINITY COMMUNITIES AT STONEGATE LLC A COLORADO LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AS TO PARCEL A FOR INFINITY COMMUNITIES - PAUL SCHMERGER JR ON BEHALF OF INFINITY COMMUNITIES AT STONEGATE LLC - INFINITY COMMUNITIES AT STONEGATE LLC A COLORADO LIMITED LIABILITY CORPORATION BY PAUL SCHMERGEL JR - DAVID R CALVERT SR AND PHYLLIS K CALVERT - JEFFREY SPRINGER, REGISTERED AGENT INFINITY COMMUNITIES AT STONEGATE LLC - INFINITY COMMUNITIES AT STONEGATE LLC CALVERT & COMPANY, A COLORADO CORPORATION - PHYLLIS K CALVERT - DAVID R CALVERT, PRESIDENT CALVERT & COMPANY, A COLORADO CORPORATION - CALVERT & COMPANY, A COLORADO CORPORATION - DAVID R CALVERT - DAVID R CALVERT ET AL AKA DAVID ROSS CALVERT DENVER HEALTH AND HOSP AUTHORITY CHRISTINE HUSHION - DAVID R CALVERT, PRESIDENT CALVERT AND COMPANY A COLORADO CORPORATION - MICHAEL D MOODY - ODS FINANCING LLC, A COLORADO LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY - DAVID ROSS CALVERT SR - STAN WEINHAUER DAVID R CALVERT ET AL AKA DAVID R CALVERT AKA DAVID ROSS CALVERT SR AND PHYLLIS K CALVERT - STATE OF COLORADO, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

Misc. Private Legals

You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 6th day of November 2014 the then County Treasurer of the County of Douglas, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to TTLBL LLC the following described real estate situate in the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, to wit: LOT 130 STONEGATE FILING 14A TOTAL ACREAGE 0.275 AM/L

and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to TTLBL LLC. That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent* taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2013. That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of CALVERT & CO for said year 2013

That said TTLBL LLC on the 25th day of May 2018 the present holder of said certificate, has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said real estate; That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said at 1:00 o’clock P.M., on the 24th day of January 2019 unless the same has been redeemed. Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed. Witness my hand this 11th day of October 2018 /s/ David Gill County Treasurer of Douglas County Legal Notice No: 934060 First Publication: October 11, 2018 Last Publication: October 25, 2018 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Balancing Government Actions....

DEPENDENCY SUMMONS

This Summons is initiated pursuant to Rule 2.2 of the Colorado Rules of Juvenile Procedure, Rule 4 of the Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure, and Section 19-3-503, C.R.S. 2018.

TO: LOREDO DAVIS TO THE RESPONDENT NAMED ABOVE: You are hereby notified that a petition has been filed which alleges that the above-named child is dependent or neglected as per the facts set forth in the Dependency and Neglect Petition, a copy of which may be obtained at the office of the Douglas County Attorney’s Office.

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Your presence before this court is required to defend against the claims in this petition. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR, THE COURT WILL PROCEED IN YOUR ABSENCE, WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE, TO CONDUCT AN ADJUDICATORY HEARING AND MAY ENTER A JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT THEREBY ADJUDICATING YOUR CHILD AS A DEPENDENT OR NEGLECTED CHILD.

NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED

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

Legal Notice No.: 934169 First Publication: October 25, 2018 Last Publication: October 25, 2018 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

A Permanency Planning Hearing has been scheduled for December 10, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. in Division 7, Douglas County District Court, 4000 Justice Way, Castle Rock, Colorado, 80109.

Your presence before this court is required to defend against the claims in this petition. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR, THE COURT WILL PROCEED IN YOUR ABSENCE, WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE, TO CONDUCT AN ADJUDICATORY HEARING AND MAY ENTER A JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT THEREBY ADJUDICATING YOUR CHILD AS A DEPENDENT OR NEGLECTED CHILD.

Notices

You have the right to request a trial by jury at the adjudicatory stage of this petition. You also have the right to legal representation at every stage of the proceedings by counsel of your own choosing, or if you are without sufficient financial means, appointment of counsel by the Court. Termination of your parent-child legal relationship to free your children for adoption is a possible remedy in this proceeding. If that remedy is pursued, you are entitled to a hearing before a Judge. You also have the right, if you are indigent, to have the Court appoint, at no ex-

....With your right to know!

Dated: Thomas J. Joaquin, #30941 Assistant Douglas County Attorney

You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 6th day of November 2014 the then County Treasurer of the County of Douglas, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to TTLBL LLC the following described real estate situate in the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, to wit:

And all from your own home!

LOT 130 STONEGATE FILING 14A TOTAL ACREAGE 0.275 AM/L

and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to TTLBL LLC. That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent* taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2013. That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of CALVERT & CO for said year 2013

Read the Legal Notices.

That said TTLBL LLC on the 25th day of May 2018 the present holder of said certificate, has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said real estate; That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said at 1:00 o’clock P.M., on the 24th day of January 2019 unless the same has been redeemed. Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed. Witness my hand this 11th day of October 2018

You’ll be up to date each week!

/s/ David Gill County Treasurer of Douglas County

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Members who get “Extra Help” are not required to fill prescriptions at preferred network pharmacies in order to get Low Income Subsidy (LIS) copays. Other pharmacies, physicians and/or providers are available in our network. For accommodation of persons with special needs at meetings, call 1-855-254-1505 and TTY 711. Participating physicians, hospitals and other health care providers are independent contractors and are neither agents nor employees of Aetna. The availability of any particular provider cannot be guaranteed, and provider network composition is subject to change. *All persons eligible for Medicare may receive a $10 Visa Reward Card with no enrollment obligation. Non Aetna Medicare Advantage members must attend a sales meeting, schedule an appointment, or request an information kit to receive the offer. Current Aetna Medicare Advantage members, must call the number in the advertisement and participate in the member survey to receive the offer.

Not to exceed more than one $10 Visa Reward Card per person. Offer valid while supplies last.

The OmniCard Visa Reward Card is issued by MetaBank®, Member FDIC, pursuant to a license from Visa U.S.A. Inc. The Visa Reward Card can be used everywhere Visa debit cards are accepted. No ATM access. This optional Offer is not a MetaBank nor a Visa product or service; and neither MetaBank nor Visa endorse this Offer. ©2018 Aetna Inc. Y0001_4002_13075_M_FINAL_0001 Accepted 08/2018