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New school board signals change of direction Priorities will include student achievement, teacher retention and revenue, members say ALEX DEWIND ADEWIND@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The Douglas County school board may be getting four new members, but sitting member David Ray is excited about a camaraderie that he says already exists.

“Whereas when we came on two years ago,” Ray said, “there was already — before we stepped on the dais — contentiousness.”

After eight years of an often-controversial majority of reformminded members, voters elected four Holtzman new members to the Douglas County School Board on Nov. 7. Krista Holtzmann, Anthony Graziano, Kevin Leung and Chris Schor — who were known as “commUNITY” candidates and largely oppose the reform Graziano measures implemented — each won with more than 57 percent of the vote.

The four candidates ran against reformminded candidates known as Elevate Douglas County — Grant Nelson, Debora SchefLeung fel, Ryan Abresch and Randy Mills.

“There is a common focus now,” said Ray, a former Douglas County principal who was elected in 2015 on a similar platform of reform opposition with Anne-Marie Lemieux and Wendy Vogel. “We are no longer distracted by what I would considered things that aren’t directly applicable to Douglas County kids.”

The victory signals a change in

direction for the school board that has been in the public eye since 2009, when candidates who espoused reforms such as pay-for-performance evaluations for teachers and a form of school choice that would later include a controversial voucher program were elected.

At an Election Night viewing party, all four “commUNITY” candidates said that as school board members, they will first and Schor foremost focus on the 68,000 students in the school district.

“Our community is expecting that from us,” said Schor, a former principal in the district. “We are the servants of the community and that is what we will do.”

Priorities will dictate action The new board will have a list of priorities to tackle, Ray said, but the voucher program that has been tied up in the court system since 2011 — and is awaiting a second look by the Colorado Supreme Court — isn’t at the top.

“The nonnegotiable for me is that it can’t cost taxpayers money for us to defend it,” Ray said. “We haven’t had much conversation about what the next steps should be.”

Focuses of the new board will be student achievement, staff retention and revenue, Ray said. He foresees the new board listening to and relying on committees, such as the Long Range Planning Committee, which studies district facility and capacity needs. He expects work to be done to establish a pay-for-performance model that recognizes experience in profession, as well as performance and skill.

Ray is optimistic about looking at a tax measure that would generate more money for capital needs across the district. But, he said, that would first require “mass support” from the community. A mill levy override on the ballots in 2008 and 2011 failed both times.

School board president Meghann Silverthorn, who is term-limited and will not be part of the board when the new members are sworn in, which will likely be at a school board meeting on Nov. 28, said she hopes the new

board values voices in the community and engages in thoughtful change.

Another tax measure failure would be “three strikes in a row,” she said.

“You can’t make anybody support a tax increase,” said Silverthorn, who has been among the board’s reformminded majority for eight years. “You can understand when the conditions are right to pursue one and run a campaign that respects people’s rights.”

There will be pressure from the community for the new board to make changes, Silverthorn said. Over the past two years, she said, the board tried to move in the right direction with its implementation of policies and responsiveness, but “it wasn’t fast enough, it wasn’t big enough and the community did not feel satisfied for whatever reason.”

She hopes to see “ongoing respect all around.”

“I’d like to see members who don’t rush into anything simply because they feel like they have a mandate to do things,” Silverthorn said. “I’d like to see them take a step back from the overheated election and decide what they really want to see.”

For six years, supporters of reforms held all seven seats on the Douglas County School Board. They introduced new policies that, in the eyes of many in the community, caused an exodus of hundreds of teachers and administrators.

Some of those policies also effectively nullified the local teachers’ union. After the collective bargaining agreement expired in 2012, the union and district were unable to agree on a contract. Until then, the union and district had enjoyed a relationship that was acclaimed nationally for its collaboration and willingness to work together, helping produce one of the nation’s first pay-for-performance programs in 1994.

Bringing the union back was a hot topic that reform-minded candidates outwardly opposed. In early October, a national teachers union, American Federation of Teachers, donated $300,000 to a Douglas County-based committee that backed anti-reform candidates.

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“None of us have the desire to have the union have a greater influence in terms of how decisions are made,” Ray said. “The bottom line is we are going to listen to everyone that has a stake in educating children.”

The Douglas County Federation is a member-driven organization, said Kallie Leyba, president of Douglas County Federation and a former teacher. She declined to comment on the number of members.

“What is most important is that all teachers and staff have the resources they need to serve their students,” she said. “... it will be up to our members to determine our path forward.”

Looking ahead A shift in direction began to take place on the Douglas County School Board in 2015, when Ray, Vogel and Lemieux won the vote.

The result since has been a divided board, with votes frequently falling 4-3 in favor of the reform-minded members — Silverthorn, James Geddes, Judith Reynolds and Steven Peck, none of whom ran for re-election.

Reynolds had hoped for a different outcome on Election Night.

“I’m disappointed, I thought it would be a lot closer,” she said. “My hope is that we continue to give our students an excellent education and we focus on our students and not the adults in the system.”

Many parents, teachers and community members, however, are excited about what lies ahead. They are hopeful that the school board’s shift in power will bring back a district that they say focuses on students and staff.

“The failed reform experiment conducted by the previous board members has underserved our children and resulted in the loss of valuable educational opportunities,” said Jason Virdin, spokesman of the activist group Douglas County Parents, formed in 2013 to represent parents and community members who oppose the reforms, in a statement following the Nov. 7 election. “We are excited to begin a new chapter in DCSD that puts students and learning at the center of all decision-making and leaves politics at the door.”

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Lone Tree officers put down the razors

‘Movember’ raises awareness of men’s health TABATHA DEANS STEWART TSTEWART@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Lone Tree Police Officer Reid Perry has never seen himself with full facial hair, but he’s giving it a go in honor of No-Shave November’s message to highlight awareness about men’s health.

The reasons why are close to home: Cancer runs in his family — his grandmother had cancer, and two women in his family are breast cancer survivors.

But cancer is just Perry one facet of Perry’s motivation.

“I also had a buddy commit suicide last year. This is a great way to reach out to family and talk about early prevention of cancer and suicide,” he said.

No-Shave November, also known as Movember, is a fast-growing movement that encourages men to forgo formal hair grooming and grow mustaches and beards to promote conversations about men’s health.

Cancer is the most common talkedabout cause taken up by Movember men, but Lone Tree officers haven taken the challenge to start the conversation about another serious

health issue men face today — suicide.

The Lone Tree Police Department is allowing its officers to grow their facial hair through the month, as long as it’s kept neat and trimmed. The officers hope to raise $2,000 through individual pledges from families, friends and community members. To donate, go to mo.noshavenovember.co/ team/144113.

Throughout the year department regulation prohibits officers from growing facial hair, other than a well trimmed mustache. Officers will shave their beards at the end of November.

Officer Kris Larson enjoys the challenge of growing his facial hair and actually enjoys the itchiness that comes with it. And, he said, he’s happy to do it to raise awareness for cancer and suicide.

“It started for prostate cancer,” Larson said, “but men’s health also includes suicide.”

Larson Chief Kirk Wilson said he will not be growing facial hair, but he did do his part to support the cause.

“I paid a commander $50 to shave, and he’s had a mustache for almost 30 years,” Wilson said.

“This is in support of something that’s bigger than us, and is a great cause.

Lone Tree Arts Center offers sensory-friendly show TABATHA DEANS STEWART TSTEWART@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The Lone Tree Arts Center wants to make sure every family has the chance to enjoy a holiday show at the center, including those with members who have sensory issues.

So the Dec. 10 production of “Home for the Holidays” will be adapted to accommodate people who might have problems with loud noises, bright or dim lights, or sitting still.

“We started the sensory friendly programming almost five years ago, after a magician, Kevin Spencer, came through and did a show for us,” Executive Director Lisa Rigsby Peterson said.

“His act was sensory friendly, and he got through to some of these kids that were hard to reach. It was a changing point, and we knew we needed that here.”

During a sensory friendly show,

performers modify the performance by removing startling noises or visually over-stimulating components.

Arts center employees lower the sound levels, and the audience lights are not as dim, so attendees can see each other.

Audience members are also allowed to leave and return, and a quiet room is available for those who need it. They also can use earphones or iPads as well.

“For most of these families, going to any kind of theater hasn’t been possible,” Peterson said. “But here, everyone can enjoy it. If someone needs to leave or be alone, there’s a safe place for that, and the rest of the family can stay and watch the show.”

Tickets can purchased at www. lonetreeartscenter.org.

Look for the SF Family Tree logo on the show listing page to see which shows are sensory-friendly performances.

Lone Tree City administrative assistant Cheryl Cobler will retire Dec. 1, after five years of service. She intends to remain active within the community and help with the Living and Aging Well program.

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Lone Tree bids farewell to Cheryl Cobler The administrative assistant, known for turning a bad day into a good one, retires Dec. 1 TABATHA DEANS STEWART TSTEWART@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

If you’ve ever walked into the Lone Tree city offices looking for information, to give a compliment or file a complaint, you’ve probably met Cheryl Cobler.

As the administrative assistant, she is often the first point of contact for visitors. And after five years of helping Lone Tree residents — whether they work at the city or live in it — Cobler, 68, is retiring Dec. 1.

“Cheryl deals well with people and has a special quality about her that helps people turn a bad day into a good day,” said Jennifer Pettinger, Lone Tree’s city clerk and Cobler’s supervisor. “Wherever she is needed she helps.”

The job with Lone Tree, Cobler said, came at a critical time in her life and helped her through some rough patches. She lost her husband and two older dogs within a year of each other.

Her husband died in May 2012; she landed the job at the city in November of that year.

“I love Lone Tree. I love everything about it,” Cobler said. “I checked their website regularly and, doggone it, this job came up. It was incredible — the timing and the people I work with.”

Cobler was born in Chicago but moved to Loveland when she was 8 years old. Her parents owned a motel, and she began working for them cleaning rooms and helping out. She graduated from Loveland High, studied at Colorado State University for two years and completed her degree in management at Regis University.

Working at Lone Tree has been satisfying, she said.

“I take it personally when someone comes in with a complaint or needing help,” Cobler said. “If I can make a phone call to get their question answered, I do. Most of the time they just want to have someone listen to them, and sometimes they just don’t know who to talk to or what to do.”

Cobler doesn’t know for sure what her retirement will hold, but she does see some service work in her future.

“I’ve been the city liaison to the Living and Aging Well program, so I’d like to stay involved with that,” she said. “I’m going to miss working here, but now I’ll be that super-involved citizen who will visit often.”

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Former Lone Tree mayor seeks place in Congress Jim Gunning announces his run for House District 4 position TABATHA DEANS STEWART TSTEWART@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Former Lone Tree Mayor Jim Gunning announced he is seeking the Republican nomination for Colorado’s 4th Congressional District seat, in a gathering of more than 50 people in front of the Freedom Keeper monument on Wilcox Street in Castle Rock on Nov. 10.

“America is incredibly divided, and we need to look for leadership to bring us back together,” said Gunning, who is aiming to be the GOP nominee Gunning for the post in the November 2018 election.

Supporters applauded Gunning as he declared his intentions to advocate on the behalf of 4th District residents.

“Nuclear issues demand toughness.

At home we have a drug crisis that needs addressed, and Congress must find a solution to health care,” he said.

“We won’t compromise our children’s future for political gain today.”

Jim Gunning speaks to a crowd of supporters in Castle Rock, as he announces he will be seeking the Republican nomination for the 4th Congressional District. The two-term Lone Tree mayor said “The government should work for us, not rule us.”

TABATHA STEWART District 4 includes Parker, Lone Tree, Castle Rock, Elbert County, much of Colorado’s Eastern Plains, and areas north of the Denver metro area.

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Gunning served two terms as the mayor of Lone Tree, where he has lived for 20 years, and said keeping in touch with residents is vital for any successful official.

“When I was mayor of Lone Tree, citizen input made the difference in determining action and priorities.

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Gunning served in the Air Force for nearly 20 years, both on active duty and in the reserves.

He served on the Lone Tree City Council before being elected twice as mayor.

At his candidacy announcement, Gunning was joined by his wife of more than 30 years, Amy; son Alex, 28; and daughter Paige, 22.

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Brauchler drops governor bid, jumps into contest for attorney general post CALM AFTER THE STORM

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Citing the bowing out of state Attorney General Cynthia Coffman from the race to keep her seat, Republican George Brauchler announced his switch from the 2018 race for governor to vie for the attorney general spot.

Brauchler, district attorney for the 18th Judicial District, has positioned himself, so far, as the only conservative in the race to replace Coffman, a Republican, in the November 2018 election.

“Progressives on the other side of the political aisle had spent many months raising mountains of cash to capture the position that plays such a vital role in protecting our state and way of life,” Brauchler Brauchler said in an emailed statement.

Brauchler presently faces five opponents, all Democrats, according to filings with the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office: Michael Dougherty, the assistant district attorney for the 1st Judicial District, which includes Jefferson and Gilpin counties; Brad Levin, an attorney in Denver; Amy Padden, former assistant Colorado attorney general and former executive assistant United States attorney for the District of Colorado; state Rep. Joe Salazar, a civil rights attorney from Thornton; and Philip Weiser, former deputy assistant attorney general in the Obama administration.

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Brauchler’s Nov. 13 annoucement came less than a week after Coffman announced her bid for governor Nov. 8.

Brauchler was elected district attorney in 2012 and re-elected after running unopposed in 2016. The 18th Judicial District encompasses Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert and Lincoln counties.

He gained nationwide recognition for prosecuting the case against Aurora theater shooter James Holmes, calling the case “the biggest trial in the history of the state.”

Brauchler has lived in Colorado for 45 years, currently residing in Parker with his wife and four children. He attended the University of Colorado, Boulder, and later graduated from the University of Colorado School of Law. He is a colonel in the Colorado Army National Guard.

Brauchler on April 5 had announced his candidacy for governor. He said Gov. John Hickenlooper has showed a “lack of real leadership at the state level.”

Brauchler said he wants tougher sentences for violent criminals.

During his run for governor, Brauchler said he would push for stronger minimum sentences for DUI and homicide offenders.

Coffman enters a gubernatorial race that has more than 20 candidates seeking to replace John Hickenlooper, a term-limited Democrat.

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Group aims to boost Coloradans’ mental health MENTAL HEALTH STATISTICS

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Colorado routinely make tshe list as one of the physically healthiest states in the union, but a new effort by the organization Mental Health Colorado strives to make Colorado the mentally healthiest state too.

The group’s president, former Colorado state Rep. Andrew Romanoff, said the new data dashboard that just launched on the group’s website offers Coloradans a chance to see where they stand in terms of mental health and substance abuse disorders.

“Previously you would have had to go to several dozen sources to get all this information,” said Romanoff.

The dashboard — available at www. mentalhealthcolorado.org/dashboard/ — presents information including suicide rates and prevention, mental health issues, opioid overdose rates and even barriers to care. The information is sortable by county, and links to the source documents.

The results are middling. Colorado continues to rank below average for psychiatric beds per captia, and has a persistently higher rate of drug and alcohol addiction, along with a higher suicide rate.

“We’re also below the national average for funding on treatment,” Romanoff said.

“We’re trying to show that if you treat mental illness you can save lives,”

According to the Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment, Vital Statistics survey, 2015:

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8.1 Number of opioid deaths per 100,000 Colorado residents 4.6 Number of opioid deaths per 100,000 Douglas County residents 19.1 Number of suicide deaths per 100,000 in Colorado 17 Number of suicide deaths per 100,000 Douglas County residents Source: www.mentalhealthcolorado.org/ dashboard/ Mental Health Colorado’s intent in putting out the dashboard is to reduce the stigma and increase public awareness of mental health disorders, including substance abuse disorders like those caused by the opiate epidemic. A second goal, according to Romanoff, is to hopefully “accelerate a solution” by inspiring and empowering the public, mental health organizations and government at all levels into action.

Last week Eagle County voters passed a marijuana tax measure by a

nearly 3-1 margin, generating $1.2 million in new mental health funding.

“We’re trying to show that if you treat mental illness you can save lives,” said Romanoff.

In a press statement, Mental Health Colorado Research Director, Dr. Sarah Davidon said, “Our data dashboard will assess mental health and substance use issues facing children, adolescents, and adults in Colorado to inform policy decisions.”

The group estimates more than one million Coloradans experience a mental health or substance use disorder each year. Fewer than half get treatment.

Romanoff says the cause of improving mental health is personal for him.

A cousin committed suicide on New Years Day in 2015 after struggling with mental illness.

“She hid those symptoms really

well, even from us,” Romanoff said.

“If she had any other condition, a bump, a lump, she wouldn’t have hid it from us, and we wouldn’t have hesitated to get her care.”

The dashboard is not without its limitations. Romanoff acknowledges that some of the studies used to compile the data are not done annually, and some rely on self reporting.

Overall, he said the size of Colorado’s mental health needs are probably only conservatively reflected in the dashboard figures.

Beyond the data, the website includes a tab for individuals looking for ways to connect to local officials to advocate for change, and also a tab for people to share their personal stories of struggling with mental health — both things that Romanoff says the group hopes will spark real change for the better.

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Voters said yes in the Nov. 7 election to a pair of measures that will allow South Suburban Parks and Recreation District to both maintain their current tax collection indefinitely, and to take out fresh loans to pursue the district’s growth goals.

Ballot Issue 4B, which extends the district’s current tax structure indefinitely, passed with about 79 percent of the vote. Ballot Issue 4C, which allows the district to take out fresh loans, garnered just under 70 percent of the vote.

“All in all, it’s a win-win for residents and the district,” South Suburban Executive Director Rob Hanna said in a news release. “We’re excited to plan for the future and move forward on projects related to sustainability and trail connections, as well as facility enhancements. We are very grateful to have earned the trust of

our residents.”

South Suburban is largely funded by property tax revenue, collected through two mill levies, approved in 2010 and 2014. Residents of the district pay 1.163 mills toward the district’s existing debt, meaning the owner of a $300,000 home pays about $15.50 a month to maintain and improve the district’s four recreation centers, four outdoor pools, four golf courses, nearly 100 miles of trails, more than 100 parks and 2,500 acres of open space.

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

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

South Suburban serves Littleton, Lone Tree, Sheridan, Bow Mar, Columbine Valley, much of Centennial and some unincorporated areas of Arapahoe, Douglas and Jefferson counties.

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A toll adjustment announced Nov. 9 by the E-470 Board of Directors would freeze toll rates for ExpressToll drivers through 2020. That means ExpressToll users driving the 47-mile roadway can lock in the rates they are paying today, according to the board.

Additionally, the toll rate on E-470 between I-70 and Peña Boulevard (Toll Plaza C) will be reduced by 25 cents to align the toll pricing with demand in the area and further ease congestion on the neighboring roadways.

ExpressToll customers on E-470 now pay $1.25 to access the roadway via the tolled on- and off-ramps and $2.70 to $2.95 per toll plaza.

With the toll adjustment, License Plate Tolls will be adjusted to cover the higher cost of collections associated with that option.

“It takes a large amount of resources and manpower to maintain the cameras, look up each license plate, cross reference the plate with the state DMV for verification, send out printed bills and continue to collect on those tolls,” said Tim Stewart, E-470 executive director.

Stewart is excited about passing savings on and rewarding new and existing ExpressToll customers.

“This should incentivize drivers to sign up for an ExpressToll account to benefit from the huge savings,” he said.

The ExpressToll and license plate adjustments will go into effect Jan. 1.

E-470 is the 75-mph toll running along the eastern perimeter of the Denver metropolitan area. E-470 is a user-financed roadway, receiving no local, state or federal funds for financing, construction, operations or maintenance.

E-470 is a political subdivision of the state governed by the E-470 Public Highway Authority Board, which includes eight local governments — Adams, Arapahoe and Douglas counties — and the municipalities of Parker, Thornton, Aurora, Brighton and Commerce City.

E-470 also operates ExpressToll, the all-electronic toll collection system available on E-470, Northwest Parkway and Colorado’s Express Lanes.

Additional information on ExpressToll and License Plate Toll can be found at ExpressToll.com or by calling 303-537-3470.

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CCU hosts rally to support Lakewood baker Case of refusal to make cake for same-sex wedding will go before Supreme Court CLARKE READER CREADER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Despite being at the center of a freedom-vs.-rights cultural flashpoint that incites passion on both sides, Jack Philips, owner of Masterpiece Cake in Lakewood, has a lot of people on his side.

State Sen. Kevin Lundberg, R-Estes Park, Senate Majority Leader Chris Holbert, R-Parker, and Colorado Christian University President Donald Sweeting were among those who spoke at a rally in support of Philips, “their friend and neighbor,” at CCU’s event center on Nov. 8.

“It has been five years of court battles,” Philips told the more than 75 friends, family members, supporters, and students who attended the event, which was called a religious freedom rally. “If you want a free Colorado and America, no one should be forced to say or do something they don’t believe.”

Philips has been part of the passionate debate over religious freedom and equal rights since 2012, when he declined to make a custom wedding cake for same-sex couple Charlie Craig and David Mullins’ wedding, citing his religious beliefs.

The couple filed a complaint with the Colorado Civil Rights Commission stating that Philips violated the state’s public accommodations law that specifically prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation.

The commission ruled against Phillips, and the appeals court upheld the decision.

In his decision, Judge Daniel Taubman said Masterpiece is free to continue to share its religious beliefs — including not recognizing same-sex marriage.

“However, if it wishes to operate as a public accommodation and conduct business within the State of Colorado, (Colorado law) prohibits it from picking and choosing customers based on their sexual orientation,” Taubman wrote.

In September, the Department of Justice filed a brief on behalf of Phillips, agreeing with his argument that his cakes are a form of artistic expression and he can’t be forced to make something that would be contrary to his beliefs.

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear the case, and oral arguments will start on Dec. 5.

Philips’ case is one of several happening around the country where business people have cited religious freedom as a reason to not provide certain services to members of the LGBT community.

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Jack Philips, owner of Lakewood’s Masterpiece Bakery, meets with supporters before a rally held to support him before his Supreme Court case in December. Colorado Christian University’s Centennial Institute held the religious freedom rally Nov. 8, featuring numerous faith leaders speaking about the importance of Philips’ case.

Cupcakes were given out after a rally at Colorado Christian University in support of Lakewood baker Jack Philips on Nov. 8. Philips has been the center of a cultural firestorm since 2012, when he declined to make a custom wedding cake for a gay couple.

PHOTOS BY CLARKE READER ington state are all dealing with similar situations, and all three owners spoke at Philips’ rally.

“I refused to make shirts for a pride parade, but I’ve declined plenty of projects because I don’t agree with them, including shirts that say homosexuality is a sin,” said Blaine Adamson, owner of Hands On Originals, a promotional printing company. “We all find ourselves at a crossroads, and you have to do what you know is right.”

The rally was organized by The Centennial Institute, a department within Colorado Christian that

focuses on bringing attention to issues regarding, “faith, family and freedom.”

The Institute does research and sponsors seminars and conferences to share information. The Institute invited Evangelical Christian speakers, but also Larry Smith, President and CEO of Catholic Charities, Steven T. Collis, a Mormon attorney and author, and Rabbi Yaakov Menken, managing director of the Coalition for Jewish Values.

“In our current environment, only people of faith are called bigots,” Menken said. “The people suing Jack aren’t victims of discrimination, but practitioners of the craft.”

Sweeting and other speakers connected Philips’ struggle to those of the pilgrims and founders, who came to America for religious freedom, and who wrote freedom of speech, religion, and conscience into the Constitution.

“The stakes have never been higher for religious freedom,” Sweeting added. “Our nation has always stood for freedom of conscience.”

The rally ended with Jeff Hunt, director of the Centennial Institute, leading a prayer and a laying of hands on Philips to support him when he goes to the Supreme Court.

“We’re just here to support our friend, Jack,” said Duane Brigman, executive pastor at Centennial’s Crosspoint Community Church. “This is a critically important decision for all Americans, regardless of which side you fall on.”

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The results challenge common ER practice for treating short-term, severe pain and could prompt changes that would help prevent new patients from becoming addicted.

The study has limitations: It only looked at short-term pain relief in the emergency room and researchers didn’t evaluate how patients managed their pain after leaving the hospital.

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All were given acetaminophen, the main ingredient in Tylenol, plus either ibuprofen, the main ingredient in Motrin, or one of three opioids: oxycodone, hydrocodone or codeine.

They were given standard doses and were not told which drug combo they received.

Patients rated their pain levels before taking the medicine and two hours later.

On average, pain scores dropped from almost 9 on a 10-point scale to about 5, with negligible differences between the groups.

Ibuprofen and acetaminophen affect different pain receptors in the body so using the two drugs together may be especially potent, said Dr. Andrew Chang, an emergency medicine professor at Albany Medical College in upstate New York, who led the study.

He noted that a pill combining ibuprofen and acetaminophen is available in other countries; his findings echo research from Canada and Australia testing that pill against opioids for pain relief.

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Results were published Nov. 7 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Long-term opioid use often begins with a prescription painkiller for short-term pain, and use of these drugs in the ER has risen in recent years.

Previous studies have shown opioids were prescribed in nearly one-third of ER visits and about 1 out of 5 ER patients are sent home with opioid prescriptions.

“Preventing new patients from becoming addicted to opioids may have a greater effect on the opioid epidemic than providing sustained treatment to patients already addicted,” Dr. Demetrios Kyriacou, an emergency medicine specialist at Northwestern University, wrote in an accompanying editorial.

The study involved 411 adults treated in two emergency rooms at Montefiore Medical Center in New York City.

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Political Douglas County Democrats executive committee meets at 7 p.m. the second Monday of every month at various sites.

Contact Mike Jones at 720-509-9048 or email info@DouglasDemocrats.org. Socialdiscussion 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. Call Marsha Haeflein at 303-841-4318 or visit www. dcgop.org or www.dcrw.org.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Professional Referral Network meets at 7:15 a.m. Tuesdays at Great Beginnings, east of I-25 at Lincoln Avenue. Call Ronald Conley at 303-841-1860 or e-mail www.

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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.

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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

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.

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

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 303688-8088 or berylmjacobson@gmail.com.

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

The Breakfast Club: A great way for single people ages 50-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 303814-8428 or go to www.TBC50plus.org.

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

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

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

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

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

Duplicate Bridge If you enjoy duplicate bridge, come join us for an ACBL sanctioned open game at 12:30 p.m. every Monday at The Hub, 8827 Lone Tree Parkway, Lone Tree. Please arrive by 12:15. All are welcome; it’s a fragrance-free environment. Partners are arranged. Call Sue Bauer at 303-6413534.

GED Prep Class Douglas County Libraries offers GED preparation classes for those ages 17 and older. Classes offered at 6 p.m.

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It doesn’t matter what you say when what you say doesn’t matter

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ennifer went shopping on her own, and picked up everything we needed for a wonderful homemade meal, including something called a “salad kit.”

A salad kit comes in a clear bag, so you can see what’s in it. What’s in it is washed and chopped lettuce, and a number of washed and chopped vegetables, and a small plastic sleeve filled with dressing.

All you have to do is empty the salad on the plates.

Of course, you pay for the convenience. The vegetables, purchased separately, would cost half as much. But the vegetables would take far longer to wash and chop, and aren’t we all in a

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hurry?

“Edna. Where is he going with this one?”

“I wish I knew, Merle.”

Which brings me to an expression. It simplifies everything, just like a salad kit. It is inclusive, which saves you the trouble of a full, vivid explanation.

Here it comes.

Do you have a “go-to” restaurant?

Do you have a “go-to” sweater, or a “go-to” purse?

If you have been around the block with me, you already know how I feel about shortcuts when it comes to this blessed plot, this realm, this English.

Ixnay glib acronyms, is what I say. Ixnay truncations.

When someone says “go-to,” sure, it saves words, but the art of conversation is reduced to a sleeve of Honey Mustard.

I can’t track down the expression’s etymology anywhere. So I am going to blame it on New York City. That’s where a lot of these expressions get their start.

The first time I heard “in a New York minute,” I thought it was clever.

Now? Not so much.

And neither is “not so much.”

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Time to get to work As the new school board of Douglas County takes office, it is time to put into action where they have complained for years about reform not working. Do they have a better plan? Do they have a plan to heal the wounds they complained about and unify the community so we can move forward to better educate our students?

Some of the reform changes have been positive and hopes are that the new group doesn’t dismantle everything. Voters have given them an opportunity to put into action where their mouths have complained for years. For the sake of our students, hope is this change will move forward in a positive note and secure needed funds for our schools.

Your chance is here to back up your complaints! Good luck!

Dave Usechek Parker

Strive for excellence With the partisan rhetoric of the schoolboard elections behind us, it’s time to ask, “will changes proposed by either side actually improve our schools?” While the new, anti-reform board will surely work to erase missteps from the past years, I challenge them to become reformers themselves.

There are deeper issues than school choice, teacher turnover and merit pay. This isn’t time for relativism; simply making the schools “better” than they were under the previous board won’t cut it. We need to strive for excellence in the absolute sense.

One example that comes to mind is Thomas McLaren School in Colorado Springs. Despite being founded in 2009 as a charter with less per-student revenue and more minority and economically disadvantaged students than any DougCo high SEE LETTERS, P13

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Be prepared for success or you’ll miss the chance

K, so here we go. Two weeks ago, we covered the role love plays in our past, present and future.

Last week we took the same approach while we appreciated the history of our happiness. And today we wrap up

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As I was taking a walk this morning and collecting my thoughts for this column I remembered a story I had once been told. There was a young boy who would walk with his fishing pole, tackle box, and a large bucket.

When asked why he was bringing such a large bucket, the young boy would optimistically and enthusiasti-

cally said that one day he had caught so many fish, but sadly he didn’t have a big enough bucket to carry the fish home. And he promised himself that he would never let that happen again.

Most days he came home with an empty pail or one or two fish, and a little downhearted, but day after day, he could be found walking enthusiastically with the same bucket, fishing pole and tackle box and when asked he would energetically respond with, “This will be the day that I catch

enough fish to fill this big bucket.”

You see, he had tasted success before and wanted to experience it again.

He planned and prepared for success, even though he had days where he fell short of his goal, not even catching one fish at all.

Was it a trophy we won in our youth? Maybe a job promotion? A diploma? Did we complete a project that we were recognized for? Was it

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Keep an eye on what’s important in retirement

veryone is afraid of the unknown. And since we will retire very differently from our parents or our grandparents, there are a lot of unknowns for baby boomers planning or entering retirement. The questions are getting Patricia Kummer advisors lately have turned from numbers to feelings.

In the last 30 years of preparing people for retirement, the trend has shifted from “Will I have enough money?” to “Will I have enough time?” This sounds strange at first, since the money question is normal, but don’t you have more time than ever in retirement?

And time for what? You fill in the blank.

Enough time to find purpose again.

Enough time to make an impact, to pass

on knowledge, a legacy, to share ideas.

Enough time to get things in order to pass along, to spend meaningful time with family and friends or just to do the things you always dreamed of.

No matter what resources you need in retirement — time, money, knowledge, health or activities, it will work out best if you plan for it.

That’s right, retirement planning is not just about money. Yes, it is important to have a nest egg and a source of income, but more and more, people are seeking purpose. Will they be able to create, improve, teach, help or care for someone? These ideas may take a different view of resources and what they are meant to provide. Money, after all, is just a tool to get you the things you want and need. If you adjust your wants and needs to match your resources, you can focus on the fun things.

Many retirees find their regular needs have changed and they like to have something of interest to replace

SMITH

Lynch experimented with it in “Twin Peaks.”

You can also find it in “Amadeus.”

Mozart says a number of phonetically reversed phrases, and many of them are vulgar.

There’s a woman who works at my grocery store who says, “Have a good one, hon,” to every man, woman, and child she sees.

Doesn’t she know? Doesn’t she know that there are a million and one things she could say?

“Only in the agony of parting do we look into the depths of love.” (George Eliot) “The pain of parting is nothing to the joy of meeting again.” (Charles Dickens) “What’s so good about good-bye?”

(Smokey Robinson and the Miracles) If she started to say things like that, I would shop there twice a day.

“Have a good one, Honey Mustard.”

Even that is an improvement.

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Don’t get me wrong. If I were on an airplane and we were headed into a mountain, I would truncate all over the place.

Have you ever had a disagreement with someone that ended when he said or she said, “Whatever”?

Don’t try that around me. It’s very dismissive.

Americans keep it simple. The English, on the other hand, value words. I admit that I can’t always understand what they are saying, but it sure sounds eloquent.

Whenever I watch a film that features English actors, I turn on the closed caption feature. It’s a must.

“Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government,” comes from Monty Python, and until I read the caption it sounded like something being said backwards.

It’s called “phonetic reversal.” David

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school, it has shown that fostering a true love of learning translates into achievement. Students are instructed to “know truth, create beauty, and practice goodness.”

Their teachers are committed to a mission more than to a paycheck (starting teachers are paid about 30 percent less than starting DougCo teachers).

While I think top teachers should be paid $80,000-plus, having teachers passionate enough to teach for beans is more of a justification for high pay than simply logging 20 years of “experience.”

As long as we keep an isolated view of our own school system’s potential, our schools – and students – will not

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

truly be able to succeed. We have to push them well-beyond today’s low bar.

Sometimes the best system is entirely different than the current one.

Nathan Faber Parker Kudos to band Congratulations to the Rock Canyon High School marching band for getting into the semifinals of the State Marching Band Competition at the Air Force Academy. Under the direction of the new band director, Zachary Fruits, their music was inspiring and their marching was impeccable.

These kids put in countless hours and they put their hearts and souls into a wonderful performance that I wish everyone could have experienced.

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that need with. Maybe they are down to one or two cars — instead of three or four. Maybe they find they don’t use all the things they have stored for 30 years and those can be used to provide for someone else. Maybe they have books or memoirs that can help educate others. There are many ways retirees can be challenging themselves. And this often changes the focus to more pleasant alternatives than worrying about the next stock market event.

The baby boomers will be the most educated generation to retire. This is also a group of people who grew up with investing. Therefore, the idea of their money working for them when they are not, is not foreign. Our financial advisors don’t spend as much time working on explaining the time value of money as they do about mapping out a strategy to attain holistic goals. This may be turning a hobby into a business; volunteering at a school or helping family. Many of our clients have artistic tal-

ent and are painting, playing the piano and teaching grandchildren their skill.

Many are engineers and consultants, allowing them to be productive long after the stressful job ends.

Every person’s vision of life after work is different. One thing I have learned is that the need to find purpose and add value never ends. Many health experts claim this purposeful outlook adds health and longevity. In that case, plan well.

You may have many more years than you thought to spend that time the way you want.

Patricia Kummer has been an independent Certified Financial Planner for 31 years and is president of Kummer Financial Strategies Inc., a Registered Investment Advisor in Highlands Ranch. Kummer Financial Strategies Inc. is a seven-year 5280 Top Advisor.

Please visit www.kummerfinancial.com for more information. Any material discussed is meant for informational purposes only and not a substitute for individual advice.

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What We Are “We are all water.

We are cells and vapor.

We are the earth, the sky, the heat at the center, and the cold in faraway reaches, the ones that lie in darkness.

We are made of stars.”

— Stephanie Harper Local poet Stephanie Harper, who has just published her first book of poetry, “Sermon Series,” says the poems were written in 2012-2014, in response to sermons and worship experiences, “organized sort of chronologically … (related to) the trajectory of the Lutheran liturgical calendar.” Sections are: “Expectation, Epiphanies and Expression.”

She also speaks of response to growing up in Colorado, with experiences in the natural world — which came through clearly to this reader. (See above example.) And she speaks of influences from parents, aunts and uncles. Her dad is a Colorado native.

Harper, a Littleton resident, is a graduate of Dakota Ridge High School who received her bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Colorado in 2009 and an MFA in creative writing from Fairfield University in Connecticut in 2012. Describing her

graduate study experience as “a good set-up for writing,” she says she focused on fiction for her degree, and worked with a “local residency,” which allowed her to spend time mostly in Colorado. Her major focus was on fiction.

Clearly involved in the rhythms of her poetry is a love of singing. “Music is a big hobby.” She sings at her church, Abiding Hope Lutheran, and elsewhere, and has “dabbled” with songwriting-lyrics. “I’m not instrumentally proficient.”

Harper is a freelance editor and writer who works at home, with a particular fondness for editing manuscripts for authors, for publication or self-publication. She also works with academic copy on websites.

Harper Days are filled with “writing, thinking, editing …” Currently working on a personal memoir and “trying to create a novel,” she likes to set a goal of 1,000 words a day for her own work, although she says she’s “not huge on goals, putting pressure on myself …” The memoir deals with health issues — for four years, she has had an ongoing headache.

With family nearby, she is involved with babysitting, her sisters’ husky and other draws, as well as her own creative process and editing jobs.

She has participated in an authors’ event at the Book Bar in Denver’s lively Berkley area (44th and Tennyson) and the book is available from Amazon or her publisher, Finishing Line Press in Georgetown, Kentucky. She’s hoping for opportunities of involvement in workshops and readings.

Stephanie Harper of Littleon has recently published her first book of poetry, “Sermon Series.”

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something we did in our everyday role that we found extremely rewarding? Somewhere along the way, we caught so many fish we couldn’t fill our bucket. We tasted success and we knew what we did to achieve that success. It probably included planning, preparing and expecting to win.

So today, right now, right in this very moment, each and every one of us has the ability to succeed as we pursue our worthy goals. And remember that Earl Nightingale defines success this way,

“Success is the progressive realization of a worthy goal or ideal.”

Back to our fishing story. On one side of the lake we have the young optimistic boy and his large bucket.

On the other side of the lake we have a man catching fish and only keeping the small fish, throwing all of the larger fish back into the lake. When a confused fellow fishing enthusiast questioned the man throwing back the larger fish, the fisherman reached into his backpack and displayed a very small frying pan. He shared that he couldn’t keep the larger fish because he was only prepared to catch and cook the smaller fish.

I am confident that you have connected the dots here. As we plan and

prepare for future success, we need to keep our success bucket available.

We need to plan, prepare, and expect to win. We need to know that there will be some days where we get shut out, meet with setbacks, and we need to remind ourselves that failure is an event, and it doesn’t define who we are as a person. We need to remind ourselves that if we expect only little wins, that is exactly what we will achieve.

Now little wins are OK, they do add up over time. However, if we are planning for future success, a bigger job, a larger home, a significant role in our community or church, a substantial change in our earnings or income, whatever that big success looks like

in our future, let’s make sure we are carrying our success bucket with us as we travel to fish in all of the ponds, lakes and oceans of our life.

How about you? Can you build upon your successes of yesterday? Are you properly positioned to succeed today?

Are you planning, preparing, and expecting to win tomorrow? I would really love to hear all of our community success stories at gotonorton@gmail. com and when our success bucket is ready to be filled, it really will be a better than good week.

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

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Place pies on parchment-lined baking sheet. Brush tops with whipping cream mixture. Bake 16-20 minutes until bottoms are golden brown. Let cool 30 minutes.

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Prep time: 20 minutes Total time: 1 hour, 20 minutes Servings: 36-40 Crust: 1 cup unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes 8 ounces cream cheese, cut into 1/2-inch cubes 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon kosher salt Filling: 2 cans (15 ounces each) O Organics 100 percent pure pumpkin 4 eggs 2 cups whipping cream 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice 1 teaspoon ground ginger 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

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Heat oven to 350 F. To make filling: In large bowl, whisk to combine pumpkin, eggs, whipping cream, sugar, pumpkin pie spice, ginger and salt. Pour into crust.

Bake 35-45 minutes until filling is slightly jiggly but set. Let cool 3-4 hours before serving.

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Not just a man’s job Female farmers hold important roles in agriculture industry CHRISTY STEADMAN CSTEADMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

When Danell Kalcevic was in kindergarten, an assignment asked her to describe what she wanted to be when she grows up.

“It sounds silly,” Kalcevic, 48, said, but what she put on the assignment was a farmer’s wife.

Fast forward and Kalcevic is partowner of Kalcevic Farms, which are located near Bennett and Lindon in eastern Colorado. Their primary crop is wheat, but they also farm corn, millet, sunflowers and cattle feed. The farm has been in Kalcevic’s husband’s family since it got its start near Denver in the 60th Avenue and Pecos Street area in 1898. It has been at the Bennett location since 1952.

“I love that it’s something we can do as a family,” Kalcevic said. “It takes a team to do what we do. In this country, it’s families that make up the farms.”

In April 2002, Kalcevic left her career as a project and product manager with Horizon Software to stay home with her two children. It was then that she slowly started picking up some tasks involving the operations of the farm. And now, she is an integral part of it.

Since the beginning of farming, women have been involved with the family farm behind the scenes — cooking, cleaning, bookkeeping, Kalcevic said.

“But because it’s always been men in the equipment and running the machinery, it’s been assumed that it’s men running the farm,” she added.

However, in today’s world, there are more women operating farms and pursuing high-end careers in the agriculture industry.

“The independent female can go out and start her own farm,” said Colleen Peppler, a retired educator who is a partner of Peppler Farms in Weld County.

“It doesn’t have to be a man.”

ABOUT THE ORGANIZATIONS CommonGround Colorado Colorado currently has nine statewide CommonGround volunteers who farm wheat, corn, sugar beets, barley, sunflowers, organic alfalfa, dairy, and operate cattle farms and ranches. To read blogs written by women farmers or learn about various food and farming topics, visit www.FindOurCommonGround.com Colorado Agricultural Leadership Foundation (CALF) CALF is a nonprofit organization dedicated to connecting people of all ages and abilities to agriculture through educational programs, community projects and special events. CALF’s Lowell Ranch, a working ranch, is located in Castle Rock. Learn more at www.thecalf.org Leveling the playing field According to the latest Census of Agriculture — which is conducted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture — 30 percent of the nation’s farmers were women in 2012, up from 27 percent a decade earlier. These female farmers controlled 7 percent of the farmland in the U.S. The Census of Agriculture is conducted every five years, and the 2017 census will be done this winter.

In Colorado, the USDA states that women farmers make up 37 percent of the state’s producers. There are 21,443 women farmers in Colorado who farm more than 13 million acres.

“We’re starting to see a very level playing field,” said Jennifer Tucker, the small acreage agent for CSU Extension in Adams County. “Ranchers and farmers within the agriculture industry don’t see it as a man’s industry.”

Peppler Farms consists of four locations in Weld County near Mead. In August, one of the farms was honored at the Colorado State Fair by the Colorado Department of Agriculture and History Colorado as a Centennial Farm — meaning the farm has been in the family for 100 years. Peppler Farms produce corn used for livestock feed, wheat, alfalfa hay and beer barley for Coors.

Peppler’s father was a wheat farmer

The entire Kalcevic family is involved with the operations of the family farm. Pictured are Tabor, 19, and Asia, 16. Tabor is studying soil and crop science and agriculture business at CSU. COURTESY PHOTO in eastern Colorado, so she has been hands-on with farm operations since she was about 13, she said. In fact, she and her two sisters were her father’s “harvest crew,” Peppler said.

And Kalcevic’s two daughters, Tabor, 19, and Asia, 16, are also very much involved in their family farm’s operations.

“Often, when people think of a farmer, they think of a man,” Tabor Kalcevic said. But “when women step into these roles, they can really shine.”

Tabor is currently a sophomore at CSU in Fort Collins pursuing a bachelor’s degree with a double major in soil and crop science and agriculture business. She hopes to someday become the CEO of Kalcevic Farms.

“Women bring a different perspective to any industry,” Tabor Kalcevic said. Different, in a good way though, she added. “A strong work ethic is what gets you there.”

More than ranching, farming There is a lot of interest among young women wanting to enter a

career in agriculture, said Brooke Fox, CEO of the Colorado Agricultural Leadership Foundation, also known as CALF. Career fields pertaining to agriculture are just about endless, she said. Careers can be anything from veterinarians, livestock producers and crop scientists to lawyers, media relations, mechanics and those who develop the new technologies for modern-day equipment, said Fox, who grew up on a cattle ranch near Larkspur.

“It’s not just ranching and farming,” she said. “No matter what your interests are, you can find a place in agriculture.”

CALF is a nonprofit organization dedicated to connecting people of all ages and abilities to agriculture through educational programs, community projects and special events.

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Get into the holiday spirit with music, food

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Theatrical options for the holiday season The Arvada Center is celebrating the holiday season with a classic family story, “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.”

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T

he holidays mean something different to everyone, but if there’s one thing that most can agree on, it is that they should be spent with the people who mean the most to us.

And as far as activities go for the holidays, few are better than sharing the community and thrill of live theater.

“The holidays are the time of year when people are busiest, so it’s really special that they make time to be together at the theater,” said Josh Hartwell, a playwright

and actor who has written two holiday shows this season — one at Lakewood’s The Edge Theater and Golden’s Miners Alley Playhouse. “It makes you feel closer to the people you care about when you make time to do things with them.”

This time of year, theater-goers have a variety of options to select from — more traditional to dark comedies and shows that highlight holiday themes, like “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” which is playing at the Arvada Center. “’Joseph’ is a great family-oriented show, with some wonderful

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messages,” said Stephen Day, who plays Jacob and Potiphar in the show. “There’s powerful moments of redemption, and a great exploration of family dynamics.”

The musical brings together all kinds of genres, from pop and country to rock. Which means there’s something for everyone to enjoy in the show, said Sarah Rex, the narrator in “Joseph.”

Another show that embraces the theme of the season is “Seussical,” which is plays at Littleton’s Town Hall Arts Center. The show is an amalgamation of several of Dr. SEE THEATER, P19

espite all the shoppers big box stores see on Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving wasn’t allt hat special for Angelo Coiro, owner of Angelo’s CDs and More.

But when Record Store Day started making exclusive releases on Black Friday, everything changed.

“It’s been a big helpto use, and we do triple what we used to on that Friday,” he said. “Suddenly, Black Friday is relevent to us again.”

During the Record Store Day Black Friday event, independent record COMING like all three ATTRACTIONS stores of Angelo’s locations, Twist and Shout, Black and Read, Wax Trax, and others will be opening at much more reasonable hours (usually around 8 a.m. or so) to sell limited versions of unique releases on vinyl, Clarke Reader tapes and CDs. Some items sure to go first include a 7-inch single of “Baby It’s Cold Outside” by local favorites Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats, Neil Young’s “Harvest Moon” on two LPs, and Gorillaz’s latest album, “Humanz,” on two LP picture discs.

“We have donuts and other treats for the first people who arrive, and there will be live music at some locations,” Coiro added. “There are also sales and specials we’ll have going all weekend.”

Go to www.recordstoreday.com to find the record nearest you, compile your wishlist, and make a plan for the day.

An album listening party at a movie theater Denver-based Vinyl Me, Please, a record-of-the-month club where subscribers are sent one record each month, has been growing by leaps and bounds since it was first created in 2013.

To coincide with the release of its album of the month, the company started The Spins, listening parties where people can party while checking out the album.

For November, Vinyl Me, Please, selected St. Vincent’s latest album, “Masseducation,” and to celebrate, are hosting a listening party at the BarFly, located in Sloan Lake’s new Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, 4255 W. Colfax Ave. Beginning at 6 p.m. on Nov. 17, the event will feature a mixology class, SEE READER, P19

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Seuss’ most popular stories, including “Horton Hears a Who,” “The Cat in the Hat,” “The One-Feathered Tail of Miss Gertrude McFuzz” and “Horton Hatches an Egg.” “Christmas and the end-of-year holiday celebrations are all about family, and there is a long-time tradition of families sharing certain productions together, passing the experience on to new generations to share,” said Bob Wells, director of the show. “’A Christmas Carol’ and ‘The Nutcracker’ are the champions, and I hope ‘Seussical,’ with its story, music, dance, sets and costumes, will become part of the merry tradition.”

Those looking for more off kilter fare can check out “The SantaLand Diaries” at The Jones at the Denver Center for Performing, based on David Sedaris’ experiences from his stint as a Macy’s elf in New York City, and the world premiere of “Resolutions,” written by Hartwell and directed by Missy Moore at The Edge.

“The idea was to create a holiday show that wasn’t really about the holidays,” Hartwell said. “It’s kind

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movie screening and a silent disco curated by DJ Details and the Vinyl Me, Please staff.

“We have a relationship with our members where we say, ‘Here is this thing that was really moving to us and we actually spend a lot of time writing about it … and we’d love for you to give it a listen,’ “ explained Tyler Barstow, one of the founders of the company, in an interview from earlier this year. “Our goal is to illuminate and shed some light on where this album comes from, because there are so many albums that aren’t just another pop record or another rap record or another indie rock record.”

For more information, visit www. drafthouse.com/denver/theater/ sloans-lake.

HOLIDAY THEATER OPTIONS Arvada “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” Nov. 17 through Dec. 23 Arvada Center 6901 Wadsworth Blvd.

720-898-7200 www.arvadacenter.org Denver “A Christmas Carol” Nov. 24 through Dec. 24 Stage Theatre at the Denver Center for Performing Arts Speer Boulevard and Arapahoe Street 800-641-1222 www.denvercenter.org

“ELF The Musical” Dec. 13 through 17 Buell Theatre Speer Boulevard and Arapahoe Street 800-641-1222 www.denvercenter.org “The SantaLand Diaries” Nov. 24 through Dec. 24 The Jones at the Denver Center for Performing Arts Speer Boulevard and Arapahoe Street 800-641-1222 www.denvercenter.org Lakewood “Resolutions”

Dec. 1 through 31 The Edge Theater 1560 Teller St. 303-232-0363 www.theedgetheater.com Littleton “Seussical: The Musical” Nov. 10 through Dec. 30 Town Hall Arts Center 2450 W. Main St. 303-794-2787 www.townhallartscenter.org Lone Tree “Home for the Holidays” Dec. 7 through 17 Lone Tree Arts Center 10075 Commons St.

720-509-1000 www.lonetreeartscenter.org Parker “The Nutcracker of Parker” Dec. 14 through 17 PACE 20000 Pikes Peak Ave. 303-805-6800 www.parkerarts.org Wheat Ridge “A Christmas Carol” Dec. 8 through 16 The Curtain Playhouse 6990 W. 38th Ave., No. 102 720-308-2920 www.thecurtainplayhouse.com

of a Quentin Tarantino holiday show. It’s something unlike everything else out there.”

The show is about three middleaged couples who meet up after the holidays at a cabin in Vail. Each year their social event includes exchanging white elephant gifts, making their resolutions for the upcoming year and, of course, some drinking. But as relationships change, so does the event.

“It’s a black comedy, but it has

some grimness, too,” Hartwell added.

For the traditionalists, the Denver Center for the Performing Arts’ production of “A Christmas Carol” is a perennial favorite, and hard to top.

But for a more personal approach, Hartwell adapted Charles Dickens’ classic for Miners Alley in Golden.

His version follows six local actors who challenge each other to bring Dickens’ classic to life as

swiftly and simply as possible. This allows for a blending of the classic elements of the fable to mix with modern sensibilities.

“The journey is so interesting, and I think Scrooge is more complex than people realize,” said Jim Hunt, who plays the miser in the production. “People who come to our show are going to see something fresh and new. In the end, it’s about family and coziness, and that fits with the holiday season.”

A musical Thanksgiving tradition On Thanksgiving Day 1976, The Band — the musical group responsible for classics like “The Weight” and “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down” — played its final concert at San Francisco’s Winterland Ballroom, with visits from rock royalty like Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, Joni Mitchell and more.

The ensuing film, directed by Martin Scorsese, and live album have gone down as one of the best live recordings in rock history.

In 2005, Polytoxic, a jam band based in Denver, came up with the idea of reenacting the movie on stage to highlight the quality of area musicians.

That first concert on May 25 included 16 guest musicians and a four-piece horn section, and sold out in minutes.

So the group decided to hold a repeat performance the night before Thanksgiving — and they’ve been doing it ever since.

Now in its 13th year, The Last Waltz Revisited will be on Friday, Nov. 17, at the Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., and on Nov. 22 (the night before Thanksgiving) at the Fillmore Auditorium, 1510 N. Clarkson St. The show will feature more than 50 musicians and a full horn section, all from the Denver music scene.

A portion of the proceeds go to support the Denver Rescue Mission, and more information and tickets can be found at www.lastwaltz revisited.com.

their own salsa recipe, and take it home with them after the class.

To claim a spot in the class, call 303571-4401 or visit www.museo.org.

A how-to for a snack for the holidays Thanksgiving is so centered on food that having a few easy, go-to recipes in your pocket is always a good idea.

The Museo de Las Americas, located at 861 Santa Fe Drive, can help you prepare a delicious snack with a Caliente: Craft Your Own Salsa class from 10 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 18. Students will learn how to develop

The holiday blues Teller’s Tap Room is a hidden gem in Wheat Ridge, and in addition to its top-notch food and drinks, it’s a great place for live music on the weekends.

At 7 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 19, the Delta Sonics band will be playing a show at the bar and grill at 1990 Youngfield St. The group has been named the best blues band in Denver during the Westword Magazine Music Showcase every year from 2011 through 2016.

Go to www.tellerstaproom.com for information.

Clarke Reader’s column on culture appears on a weekly basis. A community editor with Colorado Community Media, he can be reached creader@ coloradocommunitymedia.com.

First area Smoothie King opens in Highlands Ranch

Castle Rock store to open in December, with four more stores planned in five years

BY STAFF REPORT

The first Smoothie King franchise in the Denver area opened in early November in Highlands Ranch.

The nation’s originator in offering “Smoothies with a Purpose” will open a second location in December in Castle Rock, and plans to add four additional stores in the next five years.

“The Denver Metro area has been an appealing location for Smoothie King to develop for a number of years due to the active and healthy lifestyles that many people embrace here,” Kerry Dray, Denver operator for Smoothie King, said in a news release.

Dray is an avid fitness enthusiast and certified yoga instructor. She has partnered with her aunt, Susan Dray, to open the Denver-metro franchises.

Together, the two plan to help provide Denverites with meal replacement and snack solutions that are purposeful, no matter what goal someone is trying to achieve, whether it be to lose weight, gain muscle, stay well or simply take a break.

Located in the Highlands Ranch Town Center, Smoothie King is at 1100 Sgt. Jon Stiles Drive, Suite

101. The Castle Rock store is at 1341 New Beale St., Suite 130.

Both locations are accepting applications for employment.

The stores offer sports beverages, energy bars, vitamin supplements and more. As part of its healthfocus, Smoothie King also recently announced its Cleaner Blending initiative. At the centerpiece of the new initiative, Smoothie King will remove added sugar from more than 50 smoothies and will remove artificial flavors, artificial colors, artificial preservatives, and added hormones from all smoothie ingredients and introduce non-GMO fruits and veggies.

Find more information at www.smoothieking. com.

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Castle Pines venue to host photographer John Fielder The Castle Pines Arts and Cultural Foundation will again present an evening with Colorado nature photographer John Fielder, presenting a program about his latest book, “A Colorado Winter,” and providing copies of other Fielder titles for sale.

The event will be held December 1 at Castle Pines North Metropolitan DisSONYA’S trict, 7404 Yorkshire SAMPLER Dr., Castle Pines.

Doors will open at 6 p.m., at which time, Fielder publications may be purchased and autographed by Fielder. The program will start at 7 p.m. and a registration is required for it, as seating is limited.

Sonya Ellingboe (Register online: castlepinesarts.org) Admission is free, but donations will be welcomed to support Foundation programming for children’s music and adult programming.

Colorado Ballet Colorado Ballet’s annual traditional production of “The Nutcracker” will run from Nov. 25 to Dec. 24 at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House, Denver Center for Performing Arts, 14th and Champa streets in downtown Denver.

It’s the 56th season for this elegant production, with performances in the afternoons and evenings. See coloradoballet.org or call 303-837-8888, ext. 2, for tickets and information.

Littleton Ballet Academy Littleton Ballet Academy will present an evening with Clara and the Nutcracker Dec. 1-3 (7 p.m. Dec. 1 and 2; noon and 4 p.m. Dec. 3) in the Joanna Ramsey Theatre at Westminster High School, 6933 Raleigh St., Westminster.

Tickets: $20 to $36 in advance, $2 more at the door: 303-794-6694, littletonyouthballet.org. Parking is free.

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Littleton Museum holiday event “A Holiday’s Evening 2017” will be presented at the Littleton Museum, 6038 S. Gallup St. from 5:30 to 8 p.m.

Dec. 10. Dress warmly — this is an outdoor event enhanced by the light of candles and bonfires. Refreshments, music, Santa. Tickets are on sale Nov. 18 for members of the Friends of the Littleton Library/ Museum and Nov. 25 for the general public. ($7/$3 members; $10/$4 nonmembers; cash or check only.) Available at Bemis Library, 6014 S. Datura St. or Littleton Museum, 6028 S. Gallup St., both in Littleton. Information: 303-795-3950.

Holiday music in Lone Tree The Lone Tree Symphony Orchestra will perform in concert: “Sleigh Ride in Winter,” at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 1 and 2:30 p.m. Dec. 2 at the Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree, with a program of holiday favorites and a medley from “Frozen” and three

arrangements of “Sleigh Ride.” St. Nicholas will appear. Tickets: 720-5091000, lonetreesymphony.org. The LTSO will also appear at the 6:30 p.m. Dec. 1 tree lighting ceremony at the Lone Tree Arts Center.

MOA added hours The Museum Outdoor Arts will be open from noon to 4 p.m. Nov. 18 — a rare Saturday for the museum — for visitors to the “Counterpoints” exhibition, with art by father/son team Charles and Colin Parson. This will coincide with the “Harp Trios With Emily Levin” performance in the next-door Hampden Hall. Gallery admission is free, concert tickets, $16/$20. (MOA closed Nov. 23-24.) The MOA and Hampden Hall are both on the second floor of the Englewood Civic Center, 1000 Englewood Parkway.

PACE Center show Lloyd J. Schwartz’s “Dinner at Five” plays through Nov. 19 at the PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker. This new comedy stars television performers Kathy Garver, Fred Grandy, Christopher Knight and Caryn Richman as two middle-aged couples who consider a bit of swinging. Tickets $36-$39, parkerarts.org, 303-805-6800.

A Hudson Christmas Twinkling lights, frosty breath, Santa in residence, hot drinks and lovely winter walks are available for

visitors to Hudson Gardens, 6115 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton, starting Nov. 24, on selected evenings.

Tickets are available at Altitudetickets.com. See hudsongardens.org for information on dates, ticket prices.

(Hudson Gardens is a collection point for Operation Christmas Joy, a gift drive for families of men and women deployed during the season, through Dec. 6. Books, toys, games, children’s clothes, gadgets … at the welcome center/gift shop, which is stocked for gift shoppers.)

Holiday Express at Depot The annual Holiday Express has arrived at the Depot Art Gallery, 2069 W. Powers Ave. in Littleton. Original arts and crafts gifts made by Littleton Fine Arts Guild members. Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays, 11 a.m.to 4 p.m. Sundays, through Dec. 30. 303-795-0781.

Englewood-area author honored Leslee Breene, who lives just outside Englewood, received an Anthology Award from the Colorado Independent Publishers Association for her 2016 collection of five holiday stories, “Christmas in My Heart” — a secondplace EVVY Book Award at the 23rd annual awards banquet at Denver’s Forney Museum. The attractive paperback book, with a Christmas tree on the cover, is available at Bookies and Inklings book shops, as well as Amazon.

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South Denver Humanistic Judaism

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Book sale kicks off season with treasured titles Event at library in Littleton lasts five days; cash or check

BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Throughout the year, Sue McNamee and her Friends of the Littleton Library/Museum Book Sale Committee save some special books that come in as donations — save them for the annual FOL/M Holiday Book Sale, which starts Nov. 18 and runs through Dec. 23 at Bemis Public Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton.

She says that in addition to these special books, “there will be thousands of books covering a wide array of topics.”

The selection of books on the tables on the first floor at Bemis are updated daily — so shop early and often!

Some bibliophiles, as well as ordinary shoppers, seek leather-bound editions of classics: “Huckleberry Finn”

The Friends of the Littleton Library/Museum will have thousands of interesting titles available at their annual holiday sale, starting Nov. 18 at Bemis Library.

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by Mark Twain, for example.

Also books by Charles Dickens, a copy of “Wuthering Heights” and one of “Madame Bovary,” are available, among others.

Some visitors seek out autographed-by-the-author copies, or first editions — also

to be found at Bemis.

Generally available: multiple categories including: poetry, Christmas and other holiday books, cookbooks, knitting and other craft books (big selection), interior decorating, photography, art, travel, science and

Mark your calendar for family-friendly Turkey Day 5K Family-friendly run/ walk starts at 9 a.m.

Thankgiving Day ALEX DEWIND ADEWIND@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

On Thanksgiving Day, before gorging on a turkey meal, residents are invited to take part in a south metro Denver tradition: the Turkey Day 5K. Signaling the beginning of the holiday season, the run/walk starts and ends near Shea Stadium, 3270 Redstone Park Circle, in Highlands Ranch. Hosted by the Highlands Ranch Community Association, the festive event attracts more than 3,000 participants every year.

The course serves runners and walkers of all levels. Baby strollers and four-legged friends are welcome.

The race begins at 9 a.m. and registration opens at 7:30 a.m. The cost

for children ages 6 to 12 is $25, which includes a long-sleeved shirt.

Standard registration for participants ages 13 years and older is $37 and includes a long-sleeved shirt. Performance registration for ages 13 and up costs $55 and includes a premium, long-sleeved tech shirt.

Family registration for two adults and two children costs $110 and includes four long-sleeved shirts. Children ages 5 years and younger are free and can purchase a shirt for $10.

New this year, commemorative branded merchandise, including hoodies, hats and youth shirts, will be for sale, with a portion of the proceeds benefitting the Colorado National Guard Foundation.

Residents who are unable to participate in the race can still support the cause by purchasing merchandise online at chamberofcommerceofhighlandsra.godaddysites.com.

For information on the Turkey Day 5K, visit highlandsranchchamber.org/ pages/annualturkeyday5k.

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animals, sports, biography and autobiography, history from all periods, children’s and young adult titles, Colorado books and religious and inspirational titles and more …

Important: Note that purchases must be by cash or

check — no credit or debit cards. Volunteers will be available to help with sales much of the time.

Or purchases can be made through the circulation desk. For information, see the Friends of the Library and Museum Facebook page or the website: friendsofthelibraryandmuseum.org or call Bemis Library: 303-7953961.

The FOL/M Used Book Sale is maintained all through the year, with hundreds of titles available at any one time for browsers.

Proceeds are used by the library and museum to fund speakers and other programs for adults, teens and children, as well as needed materials and equipment — and an occasional cow! Over the years, that program support has amounted to many thousands of dollars.

Funds are also raised by booth fees at the annual Friends’ Craft Fair on the first Saturday in October, members’ dues, donations and occasional other events, such as the recent “A Holiday’s Eve at the Museum.”

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THINGS to DO

THEATER

Sideshows, Oddities and Spirits: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 17 at Theatre of Dreams, 735 Park St., Castle Rock. Reservations required; call 303-660-6799 or go to http://Tickets.AmazingShows. com.

Dinner at Five: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday through Nov. 19 at the PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker. Go to www.parkerarts.org or call 303-805-6800 Pump and Dump Show: 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Nov. 29 at Comedy Works South, 5345 Landmark Place, Greenwood Village. Band of Mothers national tour. Call 720274-6800 or go to https://www. comedyworks.com/comedians/ the-pump-dump. Go to facebook. com/thepumpanddump.

Seussical, The Musical: 7:30 p.m.

Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, and 2 p.m. Sundays through Dec. 30 at Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 W. Main St., Littleton. Additional sows at 2 p.m. Nov. 25 and Dec. 2, and 6:30 p.m. Dec. 10. No show on Dec. 24. Tickets available at the arts center box office, by calling 303-794-2787 ext. 5, or at townhallartscenter.org/seussical.

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this week’s TOP FIVE Joe Peterson Orchestra: 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 18 at Bemis Public Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton. Nine-piece band and vocalists perform patriotic songs honoring veterans. Call 303-7953961.

Castle Rock Starlighting: 2-7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 18 in Historic Wilcox Square.

Ceremony begins about 5:30 p.m. Go to https://castlerock.org/castle-rockstarlighting/ Holiday Celebration: 3-5:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 18 at Centennial Center Park, 13050 E. Peakview Ave., Centennial.

Local school choirs perform holiday songs. Santa will visit. Free cookies and hot chocolate. Enjoy the park’s lights. Bring your camera to get photos with Santa. Bring gently worn or new coats for Coats for Colorado, or socks for donation to homeless shelters.

Holiday Y’ART Sale: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and

Castle Rock. Kick off Starlighting weekend with an evening of dance, dance lessons and demos presented by Arthur Murray Dance Studio. Registration is required at 303-791-7323 or DCL.org.

Craft Lab: 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 19 at the Lone Tree Library, 10055 Library Way. Contact 303-7917323 or DCL.org.

Children’s Concert with Dr. Noize: 2-3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 19 at Koelbel Library, 5955 S. Holly St., Centennial. Go to arapahoelibraries.org

Inuit Crafts and Games: 2-3 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 25 at Koelbel Library, 5955 S. Holly St., Centennial. Make an Inuit themed craft and play authentic games inspired by the culture. Go to arapahoelibraries.org.

Patriotic Concert: The John Philip Sousa Band: 1-2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 26 at Koelbel Library, 5955 S. Holly St., Centennial. Concert features colonial-era patriotic and holiday tunes. Go to arapahoelibraries.org.

Children’s Concert with Dr. Noize: 2-3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 26 at Smoky Hill Library, 5430 S. Biscay Circle, Centennial. Go to spot at arapahoelibraries.org

MUSIC

Daydreams and Nightmares: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 17 at First Plymouth Congregational Church, 3501 S. Colorado Blvd., Englewood; and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 18 at Augustana Lutheran Church, 5000 E. Alameda Ave., Denver. Featuring the Stratus Chamber Orchestra.

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Dancing in the Starlight: 6 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 17 at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St.,

READING/WRITING Local Author Showcase: 2 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 18 at the Parker Library, 20105 E. Mainstreet. Meet 16 local authors and learn more about their individual work. Registration required at 303-791-7323 or DCL.org.

EVENTS

Lifetree Café: 5-6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 13 (Smile: Even When You Think You Can’t); Monday Nov. 20 (Lonely: Secrets Learned in Solitary Confinement); Monday Nov. 27 (Religious Freedom: Standing For What You Believe) at DAZBOG, 202 Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Call 303-814-0142. Go to LifetreeCafe.com.

Starlighting Santa and Puppet

Sunday, Nov. 18-19 at Willow Creek 1 Clubhouse, 8050 E. Jamison Drive, Centennial. Willow Creek Rob Davidson with Betsy Buckner and other artists will show art works and lots more.

Mayor’s Holiday Lighting: 5:30-7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 24 in O’Brien Park, Parker. Go to http://www.parkeronline.org/172/Mayors-Holiday-Lighting.

Shows: 2-4:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 18 at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Kids enjoy a pre-Starlighting visit with Santa and entertaining puppet shows. No registration required; contact 303-791-7323 or DCL.org.

Santa’s Big Day: 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 18 at the Outlets at Castle Rock, 5050 Factory Shops Blvd. Go to www.outletsatcastlerock.com. Proceeds benefit Special Olympics Colorado.

BINGO: 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 18 at the Roxborough Library, 8357 N. Rampart Range Road, Ste. 200.

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

Life-Size Game Day: 2-4 p.m.

Sunday, Nov 19 at the Roxborough Library, 8357 N. Rampart Range Road, Ste. 200. All ages. Contact 303-791-7323 or DCL.org.

Veterans Tribute: 7-8:30 p.m.

Monday, Nov. 20 at Southridge Recreation Center, 4800 McArthur Ranch Road, Highlands Ranch. Honor Bell will be on-site.

American Legion Color Guard flag presentation. A sing-along of “God Bless the USA.” Go to http:// thehrhs.org/ Kindness Superstars: 4-5 p.m.

Tuesday, Nov. 21 at Castlewood Library, 6739 S. Uinta St., Centennial. Go to arapahoelibraries.org.

Help with U.S. State Genealogy Research: 9:30-11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 21 at Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit, 6400 S. University Blvd., Centennial. Contact ColumbineGenealogy@gmail.com.

The WASP Ferry Pilots of World War II: 1-3 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 21 at Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit, 6400 S. University Blvd., Centennial. Presented by Sarah Byrn Rickman, WASP author and historian. Contact ColumbineGenealogy@gmail.com.

Mayor’s Holiday Lighting: 5:30-7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 24 in O’Brien Park, Parker. Go to http://www. parkeronline.org/172/MayorsHoliday-Lighting.

Holiday Carriage Rides: 3:30-8:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 24, Saturday, Nov. 25, and Sunday, Nov. 26 at Discovery Park in downtown Parker. Reservations required.

Go to http://co-parker.civicplus. com/1723/Holiday-CarriageRides.

A Hudson Christmas: 5-8 p.m. select evenings from Nov. 24 to Dec. 31 at Hudson Gardens and Event Center, 6115 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton. Outdoor holiday walking tour. Share Christmas wishes with Santa; take a photo on Santa’s sleigh. Tickets available at www.altitudetickets.com, or in person on event nights. Go to www.hudsongardens.org.

Santa’s Village: Fridays to Sundays, Nov. 24 to Dec 24 at Chatfield Farms, 8500 W. Deer Creek Canyon Road, Littleton. Replaces Trail of Lights.

Admission includes a hayride, short holiday movies at Santa’s Cinema, live reindeer, crafts with Mrs. Claus, pictures with Santa and craft vendors in Santa’s workshop. Food and beverages may be purchased. Go to https://www.botanicgardens. org/chatfield-farms

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HEALTH

Advance Care Planning Basics: 1-2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 16, at the James H. LaRue Library, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch.

Presented by Frances Myers, founder and executive director, The Center for Advance Care Planning. Review the basics of advance care planning and explore the questions you need to ask yourself to be able to plan. Call 720-595-5451 to RSVP or if you have questions. Go to www.centerforadvancecareplanning.org Anticoagulation Basics: Through Thick & Thin: 1:30-2:30 p.m. Nov. 20 at South Denver Heart Center, 1000 SouthPark Drive, Littleton.

Learn to live with Warfarin/Coumadin. Call 303-744-1065 or go to www.southdenver.com to register or for details.

Spice Rack Medicine: 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Nov. 22 at South Denver Heart Center, 1000 SouthPark Drive, Littleton. Presented

by Susan Buckley, RD, CDE. Call 303-744-1065 or go to www. southdenver.com to register or for details.

Turkey Day 5K Fun Run/Walk: 8 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 23 at the Parker Recreation Center, 17301 E. Lincoln Ave., Parker. Go to http:// parkerrec.com/1167/TurkeyDay-5K-Fun-RunWalk

EDUCATION

Learn Pro Magic Tips: 3:30-5 p.m.

Wednesday, Nov. 22 at Smoky Hill Library, 5430 S. Biscay Cir., Centennial. Learn sleight-of-hand tricks from pro magician Shawn Preston. Go toarapahoelibraries. org.

Practice Your English: 10:30 a.m.

Saturday, Nov. 25 at the Parker Library, 20105 E. Mainstreet. Lively, informal conversation on everyday topics for intermediate to advanced English learners. Ages 17-plus. Registration is required at 303-791-7323 or DCL.org.

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

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Annual Holiday Craft Fair Saturday November 18th 9am-4pm & Sunday November 19th 10am-4pm 1455 Newland St.

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SPORTS

Roy Halladay left good memories through years in baseball

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Rock Canyon beat Coronado, 25-20, in a tiebreaker but then lost, 23-25, to Castle View, which went on to win the state championship.

Rock Canyon senior Keely Davis had 82 kills in 12 sets during the championships, including 38 of the team’s 63 kills in the first match against Castle View.

Sophomore Kaylee Mejia had 55 assists in the two matches and two tiebreakers.

“I’m very proud of the girls,” said Rock Canyon coach Angela Nylund-Hanson. “The girls fought hard. To come in as the tenth seed and play like we did and beat the top seed in our pool when we first came out was huge. They accomplished a lot of things. Obviously we wanted more but we should be proud and not hang our heads.”

Rock Canyon concluded the season with a 20-9 record.

Mountain Vista, the top-seeded Class 5A team, was upset by Cherry Creek, 3-2, in the first match of pool play on Nov. 10 when the Golden Eagles dropped the

alston Valley baseball coach Brad Madden grew up playing baseball with Roy Halladay.

It didn’t take Madden long to realize that Halladay, who was his teammate at Arvada West, was a special player.

Halladay, 40, was killed Nov. 7 when the OICON A5 sport aircraft he was piloting crashed into the Gulf of Mexico.

He was a 1995 graduate of Arvada West and was a 17th-round draft pick of the Toronto Blue Jays. He was an eight-time all-star with Toronto and Philadelphia and a Cy Young Award winner in both the American and National Leagues.

“From the time I met Roy as a 9-year-old, he was a dominant pitcher, player and a fierce competitor,” Madden said.

Halladay, who is one of only two pitchers to throw a post-season no-hitter, had a 203-105 major league pitching record with a 3.38 earned run average. He Jim Benton was inducted into the ColoOVERTIME rado Sports Hall of Fame in 2015 and likely will be a future inductee into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

“Baseball players in Colorado now could learn from him,” said Adams State baseball coach Jim Capra, who was Halladay’s coach at Arvada West. “Everything you hear about him at the major league level are the same as when he was young. He was as good off the field as he was on the field. He was very coachable and a good teammate. He was very level-headed about the things he might do in the future.”

Halladay was one of the reasons that pro baseball scouts and college recruiters now pay more attention to Colorado prospects.

“Roy’s success paved the way for Colorado players past and future to get a chance,” added Madden. “Before him it was unheard of for pro scouts to come to Colorado to find players. He put Colorado on the baseball map. Roy was the hardest-working person I have ever known and he dedicated all his effort to making himself one of the best pitchers in Major League baseball history and a future Hall of Famer.”

Halladay led Arvada West to the 1994 Class 6A state championship. The Wildcats lost to Cherry Creek in the 1995 5A title game but Halladay didn’t pitch because he was used in the semifinals.

“He pitched as a freshman but his sophomore year is when he really opened eyes of coaches and players,” recalled Capra. “It was like going from high school to the major leagues in one year. He has a great high school career and was

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Rock Canyon’s Keeley Davis smashes the ball past a Castle View defender on Nov. 11 at the Denver Coliseum.

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Local teams fall just short Valor drops 4A title game, while in 5A, Rock Canyon, Mountain Vista experience some drama JIM BENTON JBENTON@COLORDOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Coach Kaitlyn Hastings’ Valor Christian volleyball team didn’t stop believing until the end.

Top-seeded and undefeated Lewis-Palmer downed the secondseeded Eagles 3-0 in the Class 4A state championship match Nov. 11 at the Denver Coliseum, but Valor didn’t accept the runner-up trophy without a fight against the seventime state champion Rangers.

Lewis-Palmer won the first two sets, 25-22 and 25-18, but the Eagles kept their hopes alive in the dramatic third before finally losing, 35-33.

“We made those Lewis Palmer fans say `it’s over’ about 15 or 16 times,” Hastings said. “We kept playing hard. We had the prize in mind (state title) from the start.

“I know the girls believed that they could beat them and I believed them. We played like that and we showed we can compete with them. It was a tough loss but we wanted to be here and almost expected to be here because of the

talent of these girls.”

Valor, which finished with a 23-6 record, won its pool with a pair of 3-1 victories over Cheyenne Mountain and Pueblo West. Last season, the Eagles lost to Holy Family in the semifinals but edged the Tigers 3-2 in this year’s semifinals to advance into the title match.

There was only one senior that was a regular player for the Eagles this season.

“We definitely have a lot of players returning for next year, which is exciting,” Hastings said. “We need to have that belief from the start with all the talent we have.

We certainly have the firepower and talent.

“The girls played their hearts out this season, they did their roles and each player did a fantastic job of stepping up to the plate.”

In other action involving teams from Highlands Ranch, Rock Canyon upset third-seeded Castle View, 3-2, in its first Class 5A pool game but the lost to Coronado, 3-2, which forced a three-team, one-set playoff to see which team advanced to the semifinals.

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America raise livestock at the foundation’s working educational ranch, Lowell Ranch, in Castle Rock.

“Every person on the planet relies on agriculture in some form,” Fox said. “We need everyone to be thinking about our future and how to produce healthy, safe food.”

Both Danell Kalcevic and Peppler are volunteers with a group called CommonGround, which is a national grassroots movement designed to help bridge the gap between the women who grow food and the women who buy it.

For the most part, it is still primarily women who do the grocery shopping for most households in the U.S., Peppler said. Therefore, she added, women “are a keen ear of knowing what consumers want.”

CommonGround volunteers share their personal experiences, science and research to help consumers sort through the growing number of myths and misinformation surrounding food and farming.

“We’re the ones who start conversations in the grocery store,” Peppler said. “This is our career. And we take the responsibility of growing the nation’s food very seriously.”

A greater understanding Most people today are between four and five generations removed from agriculture, Fox said. She added that unlike in the past, it is uncommon for the majority of today’s children to have a grandparent who grew up on a farm.

This means that people are becoming “less and less aware of where their food comes from,” Fox said.

Most of today’s society is far removed from producing its own food, Kalcevic said.

“The further removed we are, the more fearful we become” of the food we eat, Kalcevic said. “CommonGround helps consumers understand that farmers are regular people who are eating the same food that everybody else is serving their families.”

FEMALE FARMERS ACROSS THE NATION: BY THE NUMBERS

969,672 Women farmers in the United States, and 288,264 were principal operators, meaning she is the person in charge of the farm’s dayto-day operations.

62.7 $12.9

million acres operated by women principal operators.

billion Value of agricultural products sold by women principal operators. This includes $6 billion in crop sales and $6.9 billion in livestock sales.

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Percentage of the nation’s 2.1 million farms that had a female principal operator in 2012.

Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture

There are a lot of misconceptions out there about what farmers and ranchers do, said Tucker, who lives on a small-acreage ranch near Bennett and raises sheep and horses.

But overall, man or woman, “everybody in the agriculture industry wants a safe food supply,” Tucker said.

Although production agriculturalists are a small percentage of the U.S. population, she said, no matter if you’re in Denver or New York, through social media, you can connect with someone who knows a rancher or farmer.

And most likely, they would be willing to bring you out to their ranch or farm to help you better understand the industry and where your food comes from, Tucker said.

“We’d love to show you what we do,” she said, “because we’re pretty proud of it.”

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Total $2,590.00 4,887.14 500.00 2,447.14 84,559.94 1,450.00 1,730.00 17,620.00 156.42 6,496.36 1,560.38 5,323.50

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3,750.00

Escrow Payable Other Professional Services Travel Expense Operating Supplies/Equipment Operating Supplies/Equipment Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Sign Parts & Supplies Software/Hardware Support/ Maintenance Postage & Delivery Service Roads, Street, Drainage-Engineering Travel Expense Other Repair & Maintenance Service Other Professional Services Travel Expense Other Professional Services Equipment & Motor Vehicle Parts Catered Meal Service Surface Treatment Project Conference, Seminar, Training Fees Other Repair & Maintenance Service K9 Food Medical, Dental & Vet Services Travel Expense Travel Expense Process Service Fee Scrap Tire Recycle Other Repair & Maintenance Supplies Insurance Claims-Property Traffic-School Flasher Parts Travel Expense Clothing & Uniforms Security Deposit Refund Building Permit Refund Travel Expense Travel Expense Clothing & Uniforms Security Deposit Refund Clothing & Uniforms Banking Service Fees Veteran Stipend Travel Expense Dust Suppressant Voice Over Services Travel Expense Advertising/Fair Marketing & Sponsorship Other Professional Services Travel Expense Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Computer Supplies Operating Supplies/Equipment Travel Expense Travel Expense Construction Inspection Services Design Services Escrow Payable Fleet Car Wash Services Travel Expense Repairs-Equipment/Motor Vehicle Other Professional Services Metro Area Meeting Expense Emergency Street Repair Biohazard Waste Removal Operating Supplies Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Travel Expense Escrow Payable Travel Expense BPPT Tax Rebate Operating Supplies Other Professional Services Travel Expense Travel Expense Travel Expense Senior Services Grant Noxious Weed Control Services Facility Rental Security Services & Supplies Escrow Payable Animal Control Services Conference, Seminar, Training Fees Design Services Operating Supplies/Equipment Other Professional Services Other Machinery & Equipment Conference, Seminar, Training Fees Software/Hardware Support/ Maintenance Website Maintenance/Design

11,161.84 Software/Hardware Support/ Maintenance INTEGRATED CLEANING SERVICES 27,326.45 Service Contracts INTELLECTUAL TECHNOLOGY INC 1,773.62 ITI MV Kiosk Fees Payable INTERMOUNTAIN RURAL ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION 500.00 Design Fee/Salt & Sand Shed INTOXIMETERS 266.50 Operating Supplies/Equipment IREA 163,300.37 Utilities/Electric IRELAND, LORI 1,690.55 Insurance Claims-Property IRON MIKE CONSTRUCTION LLC 2,500.00 Escrow Payable ISC - INFORMATION SYSTEMS 33,047.52 Computer Supplies ISENHART, CLYDE 135.00 Insurance Claims-Property ITS PLUS INC 4,515.00 Traffic Signal Parts J P MORGAN CHASE BANK 643,650.41 Purchasing Cards 09/05/17-10/04/17 JAMES R PEPPER LLC 7,875.00 Roof Inspections JANEDIS, STEVE 336.74 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder JARAMILLO, RUBEN 81.21 Travel Expense JAY DEE CLEANING & RESTORATION INC 5,346.00 Other Repair & Maintenance Service JE DUNN CONSTRUCTION 114,358.00 Retainage Payable JEFFERSON COUNTY HUMAN SERVICES 19,857.44 Other Professional Services JOHN ELWAY CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM 983.35 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder JOHNSON, JOI MARIE 181.37 Travel Expense JOHNSON, STEVEN P 96.00 Travel Expense JOHNSTON, DAVID 59.70 Travel Expense JORDAN PHD, KENYON P 900.00 Recruitment Costs JULIE A HARRIS ALTERATIONS 883.50 Clothing & Uniforms K2 CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT LLC 2,500.00 Escrow Payable K-9 SERVICES LLC 18,000.00 K9 Service Dog Purchase KALLASH, JACOB ROBERT 188.70 Travel Expense Continued to Next Page 932080 and 932081

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Continued From Last Page... Page 2 of 2 KALLWEIT, ZACHARY ARTHUR 83.46 Travel Expense KAMINSKY SULLENBERGER & ASSOCIATES INC 4,925.00 Conference, Seminar, Training Fees KANSAS SALT LLC 103,934.80 Salt & Other Ice Removal KARLSTRUM, PAUL MICHAEL 118.27 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder KEITH, JIM 884.81 Other Professional Services KENNEDY - COLORADO LLC 11,159.31 Building/Land Lease/Rent KENNEDY, MICHELE A 140.00 Books & Subscriptions KIEWIT INFRASTRUCTURE COMPANY 17,336.70 Asphalt & Asphalt Filler KIMLEY-HORN & ASSOCIATES 4,965.00 Design Services KIRCHHEIMER, KATHLEEN 252.48 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder KITSON, FREDERICK & TAMI 6,037.06 Escrow Payable KLAFKA, CHUCK 65.94 Clothing & Uniforms KLOTZ, MERLIN -- PETTY CASH 63.00 Other Professional Services KLUTH, MICHAEL A 125.80 Travel Expense KONNECH INC 27,333.00 Software/Hardware Support/ Maintenance KORF CONTINENTAL STERLING 119,054.00 Cars, Vans, Pickups KOS FITNESS PRODUCTS INC 250.00 Other Repair & Maintenance Service KULA, DEBORAH E 115.56 Travel Expense LAMLE III, ALVIN ROGER 113.21 Clothing & Uniforms LANDS END BUSINESS OUTFITTERS 242.00 Clothing & Uniforms LAW OFFICE OF JEFFREY J TIMLIN 19,436.40 Legal Services LAWRENCE, KEVIN & JACQUELINE AMEZCUA 531.73 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder LAWYER, MINETTE 300.00 Security Deposit Refund LEARY, LAURA 211.20 Conference, Seminar, Training Fees LEFEVER VENTURES LLC 18,977.00 Escrow Payable LEHMAN, ELMER 2,500.00 Escrow Payable LENNAR COLORADO LLC 2,500.00 Escrow Payable LETT, JUSTIN JEFFREY 145.00 Professional Membership & Licenses LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS 4,098.43 Telephone/Communications LEXISNEXIS RISK SOLUTIONS 2,363.40 Software/Hardware Support/ Maintenance LEY, TREVOR 1,768.00 Escrow Payable LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE GROUP 14,041.59 Insurance Claims-Property LIFELOC TECHNOLOGIES INC 346.00 Operating Supplies/Equipment LIGHTING ACCESSORY & WARNING SYSTEMS 9,465.00 Vehicle Up fitting LINCOLN STATION INVESTMENT PARTNER LP 30,909.80 Escrow Payable LINCOLN STATION METRO DISTRICT 739.56 Sales Tax Revenue Aug 2017 LITESYS INC/INTELICOM INC 1,660.39 Equipment & Motor Vehicle Parts LITTLETON HOSPITAL 1,650.00 Medical, Dental & Vet Services LIVING CENTER LLC 1,000.00 Medical, Dental & Vet Services LOEWECKE, TRACEY 6,013.25 Other Professional Services LONER, FRANK H 500.00 Veteran Stipend LORD, EMILY MARY 411.45 Travel Expense LOUVIERS WATER & SANITATION 8,420.66 Water & Sewer LOVEJOY, LAUREN 223.53 Travel Expense LYLE SIGNS INC 4,050.00 Sign Parts & Supplies LYLES, CELESTENE (TENA) 812.03 Metro Area Meeting Expense MACDONALD EQUIPMENT COMPANY 24,762.68 Equipment & Motor Vehicle Parts MADSEN, SCOTT T 100.50 Travel Expense MAGIC RABBIT CAR WASH & DETAIL 462.00 Fleet Car Wash Services MAHLE, CHARLSEY P 115.20 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder MAKELKY, DAN 411.90 Travel Expense MALONEY, PATRICK JOSEPH 82.38 Travel Expense MANNING, MIKE 500.00 Insurance Claims-Property MARINER BUSINESS SOLUTIONS 2,040.00 Software/Hardware Subscription MARSHALL, ELIZABETH 185.33 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS INC 737,336.60 Asphalt Overlay Project MASTER’S TOUCH, THE 49.18 Printing/Copying/Reports MATABI, JOTHAM 514.72 Travel Expense MATT’S MAINTENANCE TREE SERVICE 2,096.00 Other Professional Services MAZZA DESIGNS INC 195.00 Other Repair & Maintenance Service MCC DRUG & ALCOHOL SCREENING 66.00 Other Purchased Services MCMAHAN, ROBERT 204.00 Travel Expense MCMILLAN, DANIEL G 76.70 Travel Expense MENDELSON, ROBIN 58.41 Travel Expense MERITAGE HOMES OF COLORADO INC 2,500.00 Escrow Payable METRO MIX LLC 12,919.00 Concrete Services METRO TAXI 2,010.00 Transportation Grant Services MEYER, DIANA & MICHAEL 562.19 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder MILLER WENHOLD CAPITOL 10,000.00 Other Professional Services MILLER, ROBERT 335.00 Security Deposit Refund MILLS, DEBORAH M 100.00 Douglas County Fair Royalty Luncheon MOONEY, SCOTT 250.00 Insurance Claims-Property MOORE, CRYSTAL 53.13 Insurance Claims-Property MOORE, TIMOTHY 32.00 Travel Expense MOREHART II, MORGAN THOMAS 125.00 Clothing & Uniforms MORELAND, KATHLEEN G 227.43 Travel Expense MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INC 6,061.99 Radio Equipment/Repairs MOUNTAIN SCREEN IMPRESSIONS 15.08 Clothing & Uniforms MOUNTAIN VIEW ELECTRIC INC 679.04 Utilities/Electric MTM RECOGNITION 1,600.85 Recognition Programs MUELLER, MEGAN 44.52 Travel Expense MULLER ENGINEERING COMPANY INC 15,938.50 Design Services MULLER, JAKE ADAM 61.78 Clothing & Uniforms MULLIGAN, JOHNNY 40.00 Operating Supplies N & D MECHANICAL LLC 450.00 Tree Chipping Services NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION INC 3,453.00 Other Professional Services NATIONAL SHERIFFS’ ASSOCIATION 338.00 Employee Recognition Supplies NCAFC GROUP LLC 5,387.38 Other Professional Services NET TRANSCRIPTS 628.81 Other Professional Services NEVE’S UNIFORMS INC 1,375.58 Clothing & Uniforms NICHOLSON-KLUTH, HOLLY 44.00 Travel Expense NICOLETTI-FLATER ASSOCIATES 1,130.00 Other Professional Services NILEX INC 387.80 Other Construction/Maintenance Materials NMS LABS 4,858.00 Forensic Testing NORCHEM DRUG TESTING 394.40 Medical, Dental & Vet Services NORTH STAR ACADEMY 4,990.00 Escrow Payable NORVILLE, BLAKE J 715.93 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder O’CONNOR SMITH, KATHRYN REBECCA 211.34 Travel Expense ONE WAY ROOFING & REMODELING 90.51 Plan Checking Fees Refund ORMSBEE, SONIA 68.69 Travel Expense OSTERHOUDT, MONA ELIZABETH 566.15 Travel Expense OSTLER, CLAUDIA 306.56 Travel Expense OUTREACH SMARTPHONE MONITORING 86.00 GPS Monitoring Fees OWENS, SEAN 1,156.02 Travel Expense PACIFIC OFFICE AUTOMATION INC 6,837.62 Equipment Rental/Copier Charges PAC-VAN INC 388.00 Equipment Rental PALEOCULTURAL RESEARCH GROUP 4,754.00 Consulting Services PALMER, NICOLE ELIZABETH 64.14 Travel Expense PARKER SENIOR CENTER INC 1,665.00 Transportation Grant Services PARKER WATER AND SANITATION 3,027.15 Water & Sewer PARKS, COLORADO STATE 570.00 Due to State - State Park Pass PATEL, JULIE LYNN 296.00 Travel Expense PAUL, ALLISON NICOLE 228.92 Travel Expense PEAK OFFICE FURNITURE INC 23,026.48 Furniture/Office Systems PEREIRA, BRIAN L 203.70 Travel Expense PEREZ, ANTHONY 137.02 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder PERRY PARK WATER & SANITATION 5,373.75 Bulk Water PFANNENSTIEL, JAMIE 15.81 Travel Expense PHOENIX SUPPLY LLC 1,057.37 Prisoner Maintenance Supplies

PINERY HOMEOWNERS PINERY WATER & WASTEWATER PINYON ENVIRONMENTAL INC PIPES, CONNIE PITNEY BOWES INC

617.57 5,820.67 1,638.50 15.47 296.52

PLACE I GO LLC, THE PLANET TECHNOLOGIES INC PLUM CREEK CATERING PMAM CORPORATION POSTMORTEM PATHOLOGY SERVICES INC POWER EQUIPMENT COMPANY PRECISION FIRE PROTECTION INC PRO COM - PRO COMPLIANCE PRO DISPOSAL & RECYCLING PRO FORCE LAW ENFORCEMENT PROFESSIONAL RODEO COWBOYS ASSOCIATION

480.00 175.00 860.00 3,223.24 6,450.00 7,057.00 3,500.00 6,569.55 3,758.13 188.43 500.00

PROFICIENT MEDICAL IMAGING PRUETT, CHRISTIAN PUBLIC AGENCY TRAINING COUNCIL PUBLIC TRUST ADVISORS LLC PURPLE COMMUNICATIONS INC QUALITY LANDSCAPE AND SOIL PRODUCTS

290.00 800.00 700.00 11,666.66 255.00 3,354.00

QUINN, TERENCE T QUINTANILLA, ATILIO QUINTERO, CAITLIN ANNE R.E. MONKS CONSTRUCTION RAMPART HELICOPTER SERVICE LLC RED WING SHOE STORE REGAN, DARCY REPORTS NOW INC

560.31 57.20 440.31 13,705.89 3,485.00 170.99 79.77 11,280.00

RESPEC CONSULTING & SERVICES REVISION INC RHINEHART, THERESA RICE, YVETTE M RICHEY, GAREY & JUNE RICHLAND TOWERS-DENVER LLC RIDER, KATHERINE RIGHT ON LEARNING RIGHTMIRE, KATHERINE RK WATER RMAF ROCKY MTN ASSOCIATION OF FAIRS RMOMS ROBENSTEIN, BRAD ROBERT HALF TECHNOLOGY ROBERT, MARISOL ROBERTS, DANIEL ROY ROBERTS, SONYA DAWN ROBISON, ANDREW JOEL

7,620.00 4,822.50 295.80 583.69 50.00 2,315.00 98.17 13,046.80 9.20 1,613.34 605.00 1,465.00 83.25 10,224.00 58.31 537.62 240.65 86.50

ROCK, THE 1,710.75 ROCKY MOUNTAIN AIR SOLUTIONS 33.60 ROCKY MOUNTAIN DOCK & DOOR 1,704.25 ROCKY MOUNTAIN ELK FOUNDATION 270.00 ROCKY MOUNTAIN MAIL SERVICES 41,015.28 ROGERS, DANIEL J & KRISTINE M 100.27 ROONEY, JIM 348.01 ROSE, CORINNA 300.00 ROSE, JENNIFER 86.40 ROUPP CONSTRUCTORS 1,275.00 ROYAL PROCESS SERVING & PARALEGAL SERVICES 110.00 RUNBECK ELECTION SERVICES INC 55.42 RUNNING CREEK COUNSELING 404.00 RYAN, KEVIN 80.57 SAFARILAND LLC 79.69 SAFE SOFTWARE INC 900.00 SAFETY AND CONSTRUCTION SUPPLY INC SAFETY KLEEN CORPORATION SAFRAN, JAMES SALZMANN, CHARLENE TERESE SATHER, ELIZABETH L PSY D SCHMIDT, SANDRA SUE SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SOFTWARE SCHULTZ, KAREN YVONNE SCHWEIZER EMBLEM COMPANY SCOTT, EVAN LAWRENCE SECURITY TRANSPORT SERVICES SEDALIA LANDFILL SEDALIA WATER & SANITATION

11,976.33 352.34 2,500.00 137.70 600.00 3,916.90 3,000.00 1,834.73 291.90 292.33 4,732.25 1,088.14 4,464.00

SEMPERA SENTER, GOLDFARB & RICE LLC SHADY TREE SERVICE LLC SHEA HOMES LP SHILOH HOME INC SHILOH HOME INC SHIMIRAK, MELISSA ANN SKY CLIFF CENTER

28,680.00 7,932.00 12,232.00 84,250.00 1,320.00 31,635.00 34.47 1,676.25

SKYE TEAM LLC SKYLINE STEEL

1,400.00 20,105.70

SKYVIEW WEATHER SLATE COMMUNICATIONS SLOAN, BEN

5,750.00 4,256.00 86.50

SMITH, ALLEN R & BRENDA J SMITH, CHUCK SOTOMAYOR, NANCY SOURCE OFFICE PRODUCTS SOUTH METRO FIRE RESCUE AUTHORITY

15.00 620.42 112.89 5,379.42 2,906.24

SOUTH METRO FIRE RESCUE AUTHORITY SOUTHLAND MEDICAL LLC SPRADLEY BARR FORD LINCOLN OF GREELEY STANLEY CONSULTANTS INC STANLEY M SLOWIK INC STARKEY, VICTORIA STATEWIDE INTERNET PORTAL AUTHORITY STATEWIDE INTERNET PORTAL AUTHORITY STELLAR CARE AND SERVICES LLC STEWART, KENNETH & KERRY STONE PC, PATRICIA JO STONEGATE VILLAGE METRO STROUSE, KELLY A STUART, RAVEN SUDS FACTORY CAR WASH & DETAIL CENTER SUMMIT MAST SERVICES LLC SUMMIT PATHOLOGY

533.34 2,019.38 154,046.00 15,943.25 350.00 134.55 8,580.00 1,701.21 200.00 424.62 13.00 12,741.30 61.13 152.60 225.00 425.00 695.50

Security Services Water & Sewer Other Professional Services Metro Area Meeting Expense Software/Hardware Support/ Maintenance UA Testing System Support Metro Area Meeting Expense Alarm Administration Expenses Medical, Dental & Vet Services Equipment Rental Other Repair & Maintenance Service Medical, Dental & Vet Services Waste Disposal Services Computer Supplies Advertising/Fair Marketing & Sponsorship Other Professional Services Insurance Claims-Property Conference, Seminar, Training Fees Accounting & Financial Services Interpreting Services Other Construction/Maintenance Materials Travel Expense Travel Expense Travel Expense Moore Road EVOC Project Range 5 Fire Incident Services Clothing & Uniforms Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Software/Hardware Support/ Maintenance Roads, Street, DrainageEngineering Douglas Co Innovation League Travel Expense Instructor Travel Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Building/Land Lease/Rent Metro Area Meeting Expense Other Professional Services Travel Expense Service Contracts Conference, Seminar, Training Fees UA Testing Travel Expense Contract Work/Temporary Agency Travel Expense Travel Expense Travel Expense Professional Membership & Licenses Other Professional Services Operating Supplies Other Repair & Maintenance Service Security Deposit Refund Postage & Delivery Service Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Reimburse for Fire Deployment Security Deposit Refund Travel Expense Escrow Payable Postage & Delivery Service Operating Supplies/Equipment UA Testing Travel Expense Operating Supplies/Equipment Software/Hardware Support/ Maintenance Clothing & Uniforms Equipment & Motor Vehicle Parts Escrow Payable Travel Expense Other Training Services - Booking Fees Other Professional Services Conference, Seminar, Training Fees Travel Expense Clothing & Uniforms Travel Expense Transportation of Prisoners Waste Disposal Services 2015 Sedalia Water Line Improvements Consulting Fees Legal Services Property Maintenance Services Escrow Payable Building/Land Lease/Rent Other Professional Services Employee Recognition Supplies Development Disability Grant-Agriculture Program Leadership Academy Other Construction/Maintenance Materials Other Professional Services Other Professional Services Professional Membership & Licenses Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Travel Expense Travel Expense Office Supplies Emergency Response/Range 5 Fire Incident Other Purchased Services Operating Supplies/Equipment Cars, Vans, Pickups Roads, Street, DrainageEngineering Conference, Seminar, Training Fees Travel Expense Contract Work/Temporary Agency Software/Hardware Support/ Maintenance Security Deposit Refund Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Water & Sewer Travel Expense Travel Expense Fleet Car Wash Services Fleet Outside Repairs Forensic Testing

SWARCO REFLEX LLC SWARTWOOD, MICHAEL SWARTZ, RICHARD S SWEEP STAKES UNLIMITED T D MERTLICH INC T D MERTLICH INC TAYLOR, VIVIAN A TAZI, KAMIL TELERUS INC TELLIGEN TERRACARE ASSOCIATES LLC THIRKELL, JOHN A THOMA, JASON V THOMAS, LORA L THOMPSON, STACY THOMSON REUTERS WEST THORESON, ERICA ELIZABETH TIERRA GROUP INTERNATIONAL LTD TILLSON, JENNIFER M TO THE RESCUE TODD COMPANIES INC TOWN OF CASTLE ROCK TOWN OF CASTLE ROCK TOWN OF CASTLE ROCK TOWN OF CASTLE ROCK

21,160.00 241.46 208.97 450.00 6,240.00 288.14 9,807.58 45,099.22 750.00 4,083.32 93.00 68.48 86.40 637.14 137.50 9,590.42 40.00 2,004.57 274.83 15,485.00 1,150.00 573,222.80 297,474.24 10.00 178.38

TOWN OF CASTLE ROCK TOWN OF CASTLE ROCK FIRE & RESCUE TOWN OF LARKSPUR TOWN OF LARKSPUR TOWN OF PARKER TOWN OF PARKER TOWN OF PARKER POLICE DEPARTMENT TPM STAFFING SERVICES TRACKER SOFTWARE CORP TRAFFIC SIGNAL CONTROLS INC TRI-COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT TRI-COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT TRINITY SERVICES GROUP INC TSIOUVARAS SIMMONS HOLDERNESS INC TWOPENNY PRODUCTIONS LLC TYLER TECHNOLOGIES INC ULTRAMAX AMMUNITION UMB BANK UMB BANK UNCC UNIFIRST CORPORATION UNITED RENTALS NORTHWEST INC UNITED REPROGRAPHIC SUPPLY INC UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT DENVER

125.00 62.50 294.21 8,595.97 331,219.51 228,260.90 1,577.93 4,195.98 7,432.00 430.00 553,858.00 20,666.66 52,969.93 847.86 4,000.00 16,500.00 8,070.00 1,757.56 1,500,600.00 4,106.40 1,619.29 4,894.34 145.15 1,412.81

UNOA UTAH NARCOTIC OFFICERS ASSOCIATION 3,050.00 US ARMOR CORPORATION 1,240.06 US BANK 3,506.75 US BANK EQUIPMENT FINANCE 295.00 VAN WINKLE, CHERI A 250.00 VANBIBBER, JACOB 425.00 VERIZON WIRELESS SERVICES 4,187.55 VERSEMAN, SHARI AND JEFF 82.77 VIA WEST 67,411.68 VIGIL, KATRINA RAE 624.60 VISITING ANGELS OF DENVER 2,588.25 VONAGE BUSINESS 3,598.67 W.E. O’NEIL CONSTRUCTION 611,133.00 WAGNER EQUIPMENT COMPANY 137,300.00 WAHLSTROM, JACQUELINE 435.00 WALTER, GARY 111.28 WALZ, ELIZABETH ANN 499.90 WEITKUNAT, CURT 434.83 WELLS FARGO BANK 1,854,481.25 WELPTON, TRACY WEMBER INC WES TEST WESTERN EQUIPMENT & SUPPLY CO WESTERN PAPER DISTRIBUTORS INC WESTERN STATES FIRE PROTECTION CO WESTSIDE TOWING INC WETHERBEE, ERIN LEIGH WILCOX CAPITAL LLC WILDCAT SHOPPING CENTER LLC WILLIAM MRK HOMES WILLIAMS, KELLY ANN WILLIAMS, MATT WILLSON, AMY KATHRYN WILSON, CHRISTOPHER WINSLOW, CODIE LEE WINSTON MICHAEL CONTRACTING LLC WITTNER, MATTHEW E WIZ-QUIZ DRUG SCREENING SERVICE WIZ-QUIZ LAKEWOOD WL CONTRACTORS INC WOMMACK, ANDIE WORTH, WILLIAM J WRENN, EMILY JEAN XCEL ENERGY XCEL ENERGY XENTITY CORPORATION XPERIENCE PROMOTIONS YAMADA, JILL - PETTY CASH DCSO YATES, ANDREW LEE YOUNG WILLIAMS PC ZAPFE, MIKE ZAPFE, TINY ZIA CONSULTING INC TOTAL AMOUNT OF DISBURSEMENTS FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2017

22.00 26,127.69 20,055.00 916.30 6,454.24 440.00 512.00 287.08 1,283.66 9,744.54 2,500.00 451.01 507.50 368.89 215.90 92.02 22,150.00 240.00 745.00 1,125.00 3,319.00 300.16 32.21 29.48 3,723.19 102.67 8,276.24 6,586.25 145.26 18.51 113,487.81 36.81 945.00 64,900.00

Paint & Road Striping Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Travel Expense Process Service Fee Other Professional Services Travel Expense Other Professional Services Escrow Payable Telephone/Communications Wellness Portal Support Other Professional Services Travel Expense Travel Expense Travel Expense Inmate Hair Care Software/Hardware Support CJS-Fees Refund Storm water Services Travel Expense Transportation Grant Services Septic System Services Due to Castle Rock-MV License Intergovernmental-Castle Rock Liquor License Metro Gang Task Force SWAT Assistance Professional Membership & Licenses Building Permit Due to Larkspur-MV License Intergovernmental-Larkspur Due to Parker - MV License Intergovernmental-Parker Metro Gang Task Force SWAT Assistance Contract Work/Temporary Agency Software/Hardware Support/ Maintenance Traffic Signal Parts 4th Quarter Contribution Waste Disposal Services Inmate Meals Roads, Street, DrainageEngineering Training Services - Booking Fees Other Professional Services Firearm Supplies Other Bank Fees Road Improvement Bond Principle & Interest Other Professional Services Clothing & Uniforms Equipment Rental Operating Supplies/Equipment Investigation of Red Rock Drive Culvert Instructor Travel Clothing & Uniforms Banking Service Fees Service Contracts Other Professional Services Security Deposit Refund Cell Phone Service Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder BPPT Tax Rebate Travel Expense Senior Services Grant Telephone/Communications Parker Service Center Project CAT Backhoe Purchase Security Deposit Refund Travel Expense Travel Expense Travel Expense Principal & Interest Open Space Bond Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Design Services Road Repair, Maintenance & Overlay Equipment & Motor Vehicle Parts Other Repair & Maintenance Supplies Service Contracts Vehicle Tow Services Travel Expense Property Utilities Building/Land Lease/Rent Escrow Payable Travel Expense Travel Expense Travel Expense Insurance Claims-Property Travel Expense Larkspur Salt & Sand Shed Instructor Travel UA Testing UA Testing Traffic Signal On-Call Service Travel Expense Travel Expense Travel Expense Traffic Signal Utilities Utilities/Gas Other Professional Services Operating Supplies Books & Subscriptions Travel Expense Contract Work/Temporary Agency Travel Expense Tuition Reimbursement Software/Hardware Support/ Maintenance

$16,870,902.45

THE ABOVE AND FOREGOING IS A CONDENSED STATEMENT OF THE BILLS APPROVED FOR PAYMENT DURING THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2017 BY THE DOUGLAS COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS UNDER WHOSE DIRECTION THIS NOTICE IS PUBLISHED. N. ANDREW COPLAND, CPA, DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Legal Notice No.: 932080 and 932081 First Publication: November 16, 2017

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Valor, Cherry Creek roll to first-round football wins STAFF REPORT

Valor Christian and Cherry Creek, two schools that have had success over the years in the state football playoffs, notched Class 5A first-round wins on Nov. 10.

Top-seeded and defending state champion Valor, which is seeking its eighth state crown in the past nine seasons in three classifications, toppled Chaparral, 35-7.

The Eagles (11-0) will face Grandview (9-2) in a 7 p.m. quarterfinal contest on Nov. 17 at Valor Christian.

Valor has won the past three games played against the Wolves and holds a 4-2 advantage in the series.

Cherry Creek, a nine-time state champion and a semifinalist last season, downed Ralston Valley, 34-21.

The Bruins (9-2) will play unbeaten Eaglecrest (11-0) in a 7 p.m. game quarterfinal game Nov. 17 at Legacy Stadium in Aurora.

Creek has won nine of 12 games played against Eaglecrest, including the last three.

Valor was only ahead of Chaparral 14-7 at halftime but outscored the Wolverines 21-0 in the second half to secure the victory.

Quarterback Blake Stenstrom passed for 56 yards and a touchdown in the Eagles’ victory. Luke McCaffrey, the second half of Valor’s dual quar-

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one of the best players to come out of Colorado.”

Phil Ross, a retired former high school and college umpire, called Halladay an exemplary individual who was universally well-liked by his peers and fans.

He recalls working two games in which Halladay played.

“The first time in did a Wildcats game he was a sophomore, playing first base and I was the base

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decisive fifth set, 15-7.

Vista defeated Rocky Mountain 3-0 and then had to wait to see if Rocky

terback system, passed for 67 yards and rushed for a touchdown. Ryan Thibault had three receptions for 66 yards and a TD, in addition to making six solo tackles.

Cherry Creek jumped to a 17-0 lead over Ralston Valley but had to stave of the Mustangs with 10 points in the final six minutes to advance.

Quarterback Alex Padilla completed 16-of-23 passes for 201 yards and two touchdowns, including a scoring strike to Dimitri Stanley with two minutes to play to seal the win.

Stanley caught six passes for 82 yards and two scores.

In another 5A game, Columbine rolled to a 45-14 opening-round win 5A

umpire,” recalled Ross. “He was the best player I officiated in a two-decade umpiring career but also the most polite. The following season I was behind the plate when Roy pitched a no-hitter. I didn’t realize it.

As I was walking towards the parking lot an excited man exclaimed, “Do you know you just called a nohitter?” I saw the line score the next day. I felt good.”

Enrollment numbers Enrollment splits to determine which classifications schools will play in for the 2018-20 cycle were set by the Classification and League Organizing Committee on Nov. 7.

I often hear coaches commenting about school size

Mountain could defeat Creek in the final pool match on Nov. 11. The Vista team was cheering for the Lobos but Creek rallied in all three sets to advance into the semifinals with a 3-0 victory which ended the Golden Eagles’ season with a 22-5 record.

Last season, the Golden Eagles had to play two tiebreakers, one against

win over Highlands Ranch.

Columbine led 31-0 at halftime and rushed for 253 yards and five TDs to end the season for the Falcons.

Highlands Ranch lost its final four games to finish with a 6-5 overall record.

Dominic Bettini rushed for both Falcons touchdowns.

In the first round of the 4A playoffs, Loveland ousted Ponderosa, 31-6, as the Mustangs lost for the second straight time after starting the season with a 9-0 record.

Mustangs quarterback Sterling Ostdahl threw for the lone touchdown, and his brother Quinton led the Pondo defense with 15 tackles.

especially when playing a bigger school, so it was nice to see some figures, although enrollment numbers don’t always translate into athletic success, especially with open enrollment.

So to start with an easy question, what school has the largest enrollment?

Yep, Cherry Creek with 3,654 students but which school is second?

That would be Montbellow in far northeast Denver with 2,964.

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.

Creek, to gain the semifinals and finals before losing in five sets to 2016 state champion Fossil Ridge.

“It would have been good to play a tiebreaker this year,” coach Doug Schafer said. “We played well for about 80 percent of the time against Creek. But that 20 percent was enough to lose it.

“We just didn’t have enough in the fifth. We probably lost it earlier when we let up on the gas. Then Creek started playing better.

“This group of girls were great all season. We got better as the season progressed. That’s what got us to No. 1 coming into state and it just didn’t go well for us at state.”Public Notice NOTICE AS TO PROPOSED 2018 BUDGET AND HEARING AND NOTICE AS TO AMENDED 2017 BUDGET AND HEARING PARK MEADOWS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

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

A public hearing will be held before the Planning Commission on December 4, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. and before the Board of County Commissioners on December 19, 2017 at 2:30 p.m. in the Commissioners’ Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, CO, for approval of a preliminary plan located in the Sterling Ranch Planned Development, South of Sterling Ranch Filing No. 1 and Sterling Ranch Filing No. 2 and approximately 4,000 feet South of Titan Road, 1,400 feet West of Moore Road and 2,600 feet East of Roxborough Park Road. For more information call Douglas County Planning, 303660-7460.

A public hearing will be held before the Planning Commission on December 4, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. and before the Board of County Commissioners on December 19, 2017 at 2:30 p.m. in the Commissioners’ Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, CO, for approval of a preliminary plan located in the Sterling Ranch Planned Development, South of Sterling Ranch Filing No. 1 and Sterling Ranch Filing No. 2 and approximately 4,000 feet South of Titan Road, 1,400 feet West of Moore Road and 2,600 feet East of Roxborough Park Road. For more information call Douglas County Planning, 303660-7460.

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File #/ Name: SB2017-018 / Sterling Ranch Preliminary Plan No. 4.

Legal Notice No.: 932078 First Publication: November 16, 2017 Last Publication: November 16, 2017 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice NOTICE AS TO PROPOSED 2018 BUDGET AND HEARING AND NOTICE AS TO AMENDED 2017 BUDGET AND HEARING PARK MEADOWS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

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NOTICE AS TO PROPOSED 2018 BUDGET AND HEARING AND NOTICE AS TO AMENDED 2017 BUDGET AND HEARING PARK MEADOWS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proposed budget has been submitted to the PARK MEADOWS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT for the ensuing year of 2018. A copy of such proposed budget has been filed in the office of CliftonLarsonAllen LLP, 8390 E. Crescent Parkway, Suite 500, Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111, where same is open for public inspection. Such proposed budget will be considered at a hearing at the regular meeting of the Park Meadows Metropolitan District to be held at 5:00 p.m. on Monday, November 27, 2017 at 8527 Lone Tree Parkway, Lone Tree, Colorado.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that an amended budget has been submitted to the PARK MEADOWS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT for the year

Public Notice

NOTICE AS TO PROPOSED 2018 BUDGET AND HEARING AND NOTICE AS TO AMENDED 2017 BUDGET AND HEARING PARK MEADOWS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proposed budget has been submitted to the PARK MEADOWS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT for the ensuing year of 2018. A copy of such proposed budget has been filed in the office of CliftonLarsonAllen LLP, 8390 E. Crescent Parkway, Suite 500, Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111, where same is open for public inspection. Such proposed budget will be considered at a hearing at the regular meeting of the Park Meadows Metropolitan District to be held at 5:00 p.m. on Monday, November 27, 2017 at 8527 Lone Tree Parkway, Lone Tree, Colorado.

City and County

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that an amended budget has been submitted to the PARK MEADOWS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT for the year of 2017. A copy of such amended budget has been filed in the office of CliftonLarsonAllen LLP, 8390 E. Crescent Parkway, Suite 500, Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111, where same is open for public inspection. Such amended budget will be considered at a hearing at the regular meeting of the Park Meadows Metropolitan District to be held at 5:00 p.m. on Monday, November 27, 2017 at 8527 Lone Tree Parkway, Lone Tree, Colorado.

Any interested elector within the Park Meadows Metropolitan District may inspect the proposed 2018 budget and 2017 amended budget, and file or register any objections at any time prior to the final adoption of the 2018 budget and 2017 amended budget.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proposed budget has been submitted to the PARK MEADOWS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT for the ensuing year of 2018. A copy of such proposed budget has been filed in the office of CliftonLarsonAllen LLP, 8390 E. Crescent Parkway, Suite 500, Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111, where same is open for public inspection. Such proposed budget will be considered at a hearing at the regular meeting of the Park Meadows Metropolitan District to be held at 5:00 p.m. on Monday, November 27, 2017 at 8527 Lone Tree Parkway, Lone Tree, Colorado.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that an amended budget has been submitted to the PARK MEADOWS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT for the year of 2017. A copy of such amended budget has been filed in the office of CliftonLarsonAllen LLP, 8390 E. Crescent Parkway, Suite 500, Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111, where same is open for public inspection. Such amended budget will be considered at a hearing at the regular meeting of the Park Meadows Metropolitan District to be held at 5:00 p.m. on Monday, November 27, 2017 at 8527 Lone Tree Parkway, Lone Tree, Colorado.

City and County

Any interested elector within the Park Meadows Metropolitan District may inspect the proposed 2018 budget and 2017 amended budget, and file or register any objections at any time prior to the final adoption of the 2018 budget and 2017 amended budget.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: PARK MEADOWS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT By: Bob Blodgett, District Manager Legal Notice No.: 931935 First Publication: November 16, 2017 Last Publication: November 16, 2017 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press and the Lone Tree Voice

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