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By Jennifer Smith

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The Eighth Annual Pumpkin Boot Camp drew dozens of people, many in costume, to Gallup Park in Littleton on Oct. 25. Participants were encouraged to bring a pumpkin to use in various exercises and to dress up as hippies, with this year’s theme being “Yippee Hippee.” The event was hosted by Camp MissFits, a fitness coaching program for women at Arapahoe Community College. Adults paid $25 and children $12 to participate, and the proceeds will go to the Children’s Hunger Fund. Photo by Chris Rotar

Urban-renewal plans go forward Littleton Boulevard, Broadway corridor boundaries approved POSTAL ADDRESS

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jsmith@coloradocommunitymedia.com Littleton’s urban renewal authority, Littleton Invests for Tomorrow, approved the boundaries of its final two enterprise zones on Oct. 20, sending the Broadway and Littleton Boulevard plans to the city’s planning board and then city council for final approval.

The votes were not unanimous, with LaDonna Jurgensen saying she was uncomfortable voting on documents that are not complete. Anne Ricker, the LIFT authority’s consultant, had explained that much of the surveying of individual properties still has to be done, but that the basic plan is the same as the two areas the board approved in August.

“We’re approving the essence of the plan, is that what we’re doing?” asked Jurgensen. “I’m not very excited about approving something that’s not even written.”

The board’s attorney, Kendra Carberry, agreed.

“It would be preferable to approve a plan that you’ve seen,” she said.

Some members of the public also agreed, with a former chair of the planning board, Linda Knufinke, calling it “vaporware.”

“It makes me think the process is being obfuscated,” she said.

Board members Jim Collins and Dennis Reynolds noted it was the same situation when they approved the plans for the Santa Fe corridor and Columbine Square in August, and Jurgensen voted in favor of both.

“The plan is not able to contain specifics as to projects,” said Collins. “It’s a boilerplate applicable to all four areas. I know what I’m voting on.”

The two areas are, generally speaking, the Broadway corridor from north of Powers Avenue to south of Littleton Boulevard, and the Littleton Boulevard corridor from Windermere Street to Bannock Street.

If council ultimately approves them, property owners will be able to approach LIFT with specific redevelopment projects and reasons why they can’t happen without financial assistance from the authority. If the board members are persuaded, they can enter into an agreement that whatever new taxes are generated from the property —above and beyond what was coming in before the urban-renewal project — get divided between the authority and the property owner for 25 years. The property owner’s share would have to be spent on public improvements like roads, drainage, sewer and sidewalks — major expenditures that often impede development.

It’s an issue that is dividing many in the community, with some property owners worried that urban renewal will spark a wave of condemnation.

City council has the ultimate say about when eminent domain can be used, and passed a resolution LIFT continues on Page 9

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The new King Soopers, still under construction but now hiring, is in the Broadway urban-renewal zone despite the fact it’s already in a tax-sharing agreement with the City of Littleton. Photo by Jennifer Smith

Two weeks after the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office released its report on the Arapahoe High School shooting, Littleton Public Schools Superintendent Scott Murphy announced that he is creating a committee to take a close look at the district’s security and ways to ensure the physical, mental and emotional well-being of its students.

“Two students lost their lives that day, and nothing Murphy I can do or say can change that,” he told the school board on Oct. 23.

“But we can move forward. … All of us seek answers to the `why’ questions. It’s possible we may never know. Mental health is complex.”

He plans to include students, parents, teachers, law enforcement and community members in an effort to identify gaps that might exist in current systems.

“We want to shape this district based on the people who elect the board and the people who we serve, what they want,” he said.

Murphy is asking for an interim report from the committee in March 2015 and a final report in June, which will be his last month with the district. He announced his retirement the day before the sheriff’s report came out, saying he intended to do so earlier but decided to wait after the Arapahoe High tragedy last December.

“The past 10 months have been challenging for our community, the most challenging of my career,” he said during the Oct. 23 meeting.

Murphy notes that security protocols at schools have changed substantially in recent years, particularly after the 1999 Columbine shootings in Jefferson County. LPS security director Guy Grace has earned national recognition for his efforts since then, even being named by Security Magazine as one of the top 25 security leaders in the country in 2007.

“When I first came here (in 1990), there was not much done around security,” said Murphy. “We didn’t see a need for it. We certainly do today.”

In 2008, Murphy oversaw a formal assessment of the district’s security protocols performed by John Niccoletti, considered a national expert on the subject.

Still, questions have swirled about whether those protocols failed Claire Davis and Karl Pierson last Dec. 13, when Pierson mortally wounded Davis before shooting himself to death in the library moments later. Many of those questions have come from the two unarmed security guards who were working at Arapahoe High that day. Both are no longer employed at the school.

“We told the administration that a student was looking up guns on the computer after he had been the subject of a threat assessment about threatening a staff member’s life,” Christina Erbacher-Kolk, one of the security guards, wrote on Facebook. “We were told that there was nothing they could do, but to watch this individual. Administration stated, `We all know that this student will go off the deep end. It just will not happen at Arapahoe.’”

She claims security cameras and locks on doors weren’t working properly at the school before the murder and still aren’t, and that Security continues on Page 9

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October 30, 2014

It’s a little world, after all Sister City program forges bonds across continents

By Jennifer Smith

jsmith@coloradocommunitymedia.com The story of the Bradburys and the Pagets proves yet again that Littleton is but a little city in a small world.

The two couples met over the summer in Norway, on a tour with about 40 people. As they chatted, they realized their chance encounter was in fact a huge coincidence. The Bradburys are longtime Littleton residents, and the Pagets hail from the Bega Valley in Australia — the two have been sister cities since 1961.

“We just thought it was cute,” said Brad Bradbury. “Two little towns on two different continents meeting on a third continent — what are the odds?”

Neither couple is active with their local chapter of the Littleton/Bega Sister City Exchange, which was established by former Littleton Independent publisher Houstoun Waring and Curly Annabel, the editor of a newspaper in Bega. The two established a friendship that became the first of many federal sister-city programs.

Residents have taken turns visiting each other ever since — Littleton sends a delegation to Bega in the first and sixth years of the decade, and Bega citizens visit Littleton in the third and eighth years.

“What I like best about Bega are the people, the friendships that are made and the closeness of our group,” said Elfi Smith, president of the Littleton chapter. “But the attraction to go there is the rural element — the farms, the horses. It’s just so down to earth.”

Although the two cities were very similar when the exchange was formalized in 1961, Littleton, with more than 40,000 residents, has grown to nearly 10 times the population of its sister city. Bega has maintained its agricultural heritage and is best known for its production of dairy products.

“Everyone knows Bega because of Bega cheese,” said Maryanne Paget. “The Bega

From left, Janet and Brad Bradbury of Littleton and Maryanne and Bill Paget of Bega, Australia randomly met in Norway, where they are pictured here. Courtesy photo Valley has many dairy properties, although some of the smaller ones are being taken over. We’ve come across Bega cheese many times in our travels, even in Ho Chi Minh City.”

Maryanne and Bill Paget live in Sydney but now own what was her grandmother’s house in a small town called Bemboka, which is in the Bega Valley. Maryanne’s father was born in Bega, and her mother came from Bemboka.

“My great-grandfather settled in Bemboka in the late 1800s and, with 10 children, everyone is just about related to everyone else,” she said.

The Bradburys have lived in Littleton since 1993, when Brad took an engineering job at Lockheed Martin. When he retired in

1997, the couple heeded the call of the road and hasn’t slowed down since.

Both couples are both extensive travelers, between them having visited nearly everywhere except each other’s hometowns.

The Bradburys say Australia has been on their list for a long time, and they just might make it to Bega one of these days.

“We love to travel,” said Janet Bradbury.

“You learn a lot, you meet interesting people, you get away from your little rut, and you meet people like the Pagets.”

The Pagets have been to Boulder, but never to their sister city.

“I don’t think we will ever get to Littleton, but you never know,” said Maryanne Paget.

“The Bradburys were just the loveliest couple we met on our Scandinavian trip.”

But home is always a great place to be, too.

“We love the peace and quiet of the beautiful Bega Valley and try to have a week a month in our house there,” said Maryanne Paget. “It’s a timber house set on eight acres, and we have a large, old orchard. But the birds are the main beneficiaries of the fruit.”

“We chose Littleton because that’s where the job was. We stayed because we love it,” said Janet Bradbury. “It’s size, the beauty of the mountains, the trails - it’s just a great community to live in. Downtown is lively and the schools are good. And we can take the light rail to downtown Denver. We like our little community here, for sure.”

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Home builder to be first at Littleton Village Council OKs Richmond plan for 101 dwellings

By Jennifer Smith

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On Oct. 20, applicant/architect Raymond Ollett, Jr., speaking for the View House, presented a vision to Littleton’s Historic Preservation Board for a new two-story restaurant, as an adaptive reuse of the historic Blue Ribbon Stables and Bussard Motors buildings at 2670-2680 W. Main Street — at the far west end. Courtesy image

Plan unveiled for building on Main View House restaurant could come to downtown

By Sonya Ellingboe

sellingboe @coloradocommunitymedia.com In its early days, much of Littleton’s Main Street was about transportation: first horse-related, then automobiles and a trolley.

On Oct. 20, applicant/architect Raymond Ollett, Jr., speaking for the View House, presented a vision to Littleton’s Historic Preservation Board for a new two-story restaurant, as an adaptive reuse of the historic Blue Ribbon Stables and Bussard Motors buildings at 2670-2680 W. Main Street — at the far west end.

The board discussed the project at length and tabled it until the Nov. 17 meeting because the application presented was only for the 2680 building, yet the 2670 building is also part of the plan.

The owner is in the process of combining the two separate historic parcels so he can proceed.

The buildings had been carefully restored last year by an owner who intended

to have a group of small retailers in them.

When that plan fell through, the property was sold to current owner Francois Saffieddine, who owns popular View House restaurants in the area and proposes to place another one on Main Street.

Since the buildings are included in the Downtown Littleton Historic District, proposed changes, including partial demolition, must go before the city’s quasijudicial Historic Preservation Board for approval.

Board Chair Margi Clute said the board is considering front facade alterations, rear demolition and a proposed second story.

The plan would leave the brick facade intact, except for minor changes; would demolish the rear 2,047 square feet of the two buildings; and would construct a 2,039-square-foot second-story restaurant space “that will float above the barrel roof,” with indoor bar and dining and open deck to the north and west, plus first-floor bar and dining room.

The first floor would have 4,648 square feet of interior space. The second floor would be set back a little more than 18 feet’ from the north parapet. The new View House continues on Page 4

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As heavy equipment continues to roll at the former Marathon Oil site, now known as Littleton Village, Richmond Homes is making plans to build the first houses there.

“It’s the largest infill opportunity in Littleton, and we’re excited to be a part of it,” Jared Carlon of Norris Design — the planning and landscape architecture firm working on the project — told Littleton City Council during its Oct. 20 meeting. “Hopefully next year, you’ll see some of our projects come out of the ground.”

In July, council approved the overall plan for the 77-acre site at Broadway and Dry Creek Road. It allows for 250,000 square feet of commercial property on the west side and up to 900 residential units on the east.

Council unanimously approved Richmond’s proposal to build on three of the total

of 13 parcels. The site plan allowed for a total of 165 units, but Richmond is proposing just 101 single-family homes.

“We’ve taken a lot of care to ensure all of our lots front open space,” said Carlon.

The homes will range from 2,000 to 3,000 square feet and sell for around $400,000, he said.

The city will collect $366,000 from this project in impact fees, designed to ensure that growth pays for itself. The fees are dedicated to expanding the physical assets of Littleton Fire Rescue, Littleton Museum, Bemis Public Library, Littleton Police Department, transportation and other city-owned facilities in order to better serve an expanding population.

City staff is also currently reviewing proposals from Century Communities to build 68 townhomes and 64 single-family homes on the site.

As the site evolves, the west side will be oriented toward Broadway, with boutique shops in front and medium-size boxes — like Kohl’s or a grocery store — behind. In the middle will be a park and two apartment buildings, limited to no more than four stories.

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October 30, 2014

Happy birthday, Bortz Center Assisted-living locale turns 20

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Seniors flocked to the grand opening of the city’s new Aging Well Resource Center at Bemis Library. Courtesy photo

Library offers place for seniors to age well City brings agencies together to serve elderly Staff report With Littleton going gray faster than a lot of cities, community leaders have geared up for what’s likely to be a forceful “Silver Tsunami” with the grand opening of the city’s new Aging Well Resource Center on Oct. 20.

“Many folks are in need of information that oftentimes requires a great deal of time and research to locate,” said Kay Wilmesher, who is heading up the effort for the City of Littleton. “I hope we will make the connection of resources to citizens more efficient and less of a burden, especially in instances when folks are in an otherwise chaotic situation and need the information relatively quickly.”

This year, all 75 million baby boomers in the country will be 50 or older. And by 2030, more than 10,000 of them will be living in Littleton — nearly a quarter of the city’s current population — according to Denver Regional Council of Governments forecasts.

According to census data, Littleton’s median age is 42, compared to 35.8 in the greater

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In an effort to serve that age group, Littleton Coalition on Aging Well, about 16 community organizations that Wilmesher worked to bring together, pitched in to get the center up an running. About 100 people attend the grand opening, designed to let folks know that it’s open and available them by drop in or appointment. Wilmesher and her employee, Debbie Shapiro, can help people find resources in the areas like food assistance, health and medical, insurance, transportation, family caregiving, employment, VA benefits, education, utilities and volunteering.

“In the future, we will be holding educational seminars and having speakers to share about various topics, with the idea of helping people plan for their needs as they age, and to help adult children and other caregivers plan for their parents,” said Wilmesher. “A good example would be preparing for what to do should a parent need to move suddenly, resulting from a fall, perhaps.”

The center is open Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., and Tuesday and Thursday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Sophie’s Place area of the library, 6014 S. Datura St. For more information, call 303795-3980.

In July 1994, Virginia Chenowith was 63, living alone in an apartment and working in retail.

Then the store she worked at cut her hours.

“I was so used to working,” she said. “I was going to get another job, and then I heard about this place.”

“This place” is Libby Bortz Assisted Living Center, which offers seniors affordable living in the heart of downtown Littleton.

It celebrated its 20th year on Oct. 23, and Chenowith attended as the only original resident still living there.

“I love it here,” she said. “They’re very nice and helpful, and very easy to talk to. I just feel at home right here.”

That’s just what the people who have overseen the center over the years like to hear.

“Love really motivated the building, as corny as it sounds,” said Dawn Shepherd, retired South Metro Housing Options executive director.

Shepherd and her successor, Dan Burnham, were both there in the early days. Their own parents were nearing an age that they would require care, and they say the center was designed with them in mind.

“We wanted single rooms, we wanted private baths, and we wanted to give them an elegant dining room,” said Shepherd.

“We picked out rooms that we would like to live in.”

SMHO had been in existence for about 20 years at that time. In addition to lowincome housing for families, the board already had housing available for independent seniors. But many of the folks who lived in those apartments were beginning

to require more care, and nursing homes were really the only option.

“They were getting more frail, and they were needing more help with cleaning and housekeeping,” said Burnham, also now retired. “We wanted people to be as independent as they could be. Assisted living was a brand-new model. The south area had nothing like that. And we also wanted something that would be affordable.”

Rent in the 111-unit building is $1,784 per month for one person or $2,674 for couples. The maximum income is $33,360 a year, or $38,100 for a couple. Included are three meals a day plus snacks, weekly laundry and housekeeping service, and a variety of social and recreational activities. Assistance with bathing, dressing and medication administration is available for a small fee, and there is a beauty salon on site.

Libby Bortz has been on the South Metro Housing Options board since the early days. Earlier this year, she said having the center named after her is her favorite of a long list of honors she’s earned during her years in Littleton.

“What’s lasting in life is not an award, it’s the people you love and pass your values on to,” she said. “When all is said and done, they could change the name of the building and take my picture down, and next year someone else will win the lifetime achievement award. But it’s important to do what your heart tells you to do.”

The new SMHO director, Chris Shaffner, said the center is a unique enterprise in the world of housing authorities.

“There’s not a lot of room for innovation in the system,” he said. “I’m proud to be a part of the proud legacy of the community, and we’ll continue to build on it moving forward.”

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Dan Burnham and Dawn Shepherd talk about the history of the Libby Bortz Assisted Living Center during its 20th birthday celebration. Photo by Jennifer Smith

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construction would be distinguished in design from the old — the preferred approach to additions on historic buildings, termed “adaptive reuse.”

The south (rear) portion would be transformed: an exterior metal stairway would lead from the deck and a walled volleyball court would also provide outdoor seating (a View House feature).

The staff report, provided by Senior Planner Dennis Swain, said the proposed work was in keeping with adopted design guidelines and is visually compatible with designated historic structures located on the property in terms of design, finish, material mass, scale and height and is visually compatible with adjacent properties.

The board created a list of 10 items for the applicant to consider before the next meeting and will hear details about the 2670 building and vote on the proposed Certificate of Appropriateness for both on Nov. 17.

Swain explained that “since the buildings are in the historic district, there is no additional parking required for a change of use. There is, however, a requirement that parking be provided for any additional square footage, at 50 percent of the required ratio. However, by getting a COA approval to demolish the rear 2,047 square feet of the two buildings, the total square footage is not increased — there is actually a decrease of eight square feet.

“As a result, when Zoning reviews the proposed addition, no additional parking will be required.”

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October 30, 2014

Council turns down proposed parking fee Participation expanded as city creates free permits

By Jennifer Smith

jsmith@coloradocommunitymedia.com Littleton City Council nixed a $15 parking-permit fee proposed by staff on Oct. 21, but expanded the program so that more neighborhoods can participate.

“This plan is a very valuable amenity to the neighborhoods that are in it,” said Mayor Pro Tem Bruce Beckman, who made the successful motion to make the permits free.

Previously, explained Deputy City Manager Mike Braaten, parking by permit only was limited to neighborhoods near schools, light-rail stations and downtown. Now locations will be determined by gauging how many cars regularly park in an area and who they belong to. If 75 percent of spaces in a neighborhood are full, and 25 percent of those belong to people who don’t live there (as determined by a license-plate scan), the property owners can apply for the permit program.

One of the first people in line will probably be Leah Burkett, who visited council on Oct. 7 with her brand-new baby. She lives on Bemis Street just south of Littleton Boulevard, where dozens of cars belonging to light-rail riders

line the street nearly every day. With no garage, it’s often a struggle for her to get her baby’s stroller, along with groceries and whatever else she might have, to her front door.

But, notes Braaten, having a permit won’t necessarily guarantee people like Burkett will be able to park in front of their own homes every time if other people with permits get there first.

“They are public streets,” he said. “Individuals do have the right to park on those streets, even if it’s in front of your house.”

Councilmember Bruce Stahlman said as more neighborhoods get permit parking, it will likely shift the light-rail riders back into downtown areas.

“It’s like the pea is underneath the walnut shell, and we’re just moving it around to different neighborhoods,” he said.

City Manager Michael Penny said he hopes RTD will get enough complaints from its riders about the lack of parking that it will consider redeveloping the downtown station lot to accommodate more of them, possibly with a parking garage that could include some mixed uses.

Adding to the situation, noted Penny, is that downtown property owners who opt in to the historic district get a 50 percent break on how many spaces they’re required to provide.

“That 50 percent has been in the neighborhoods, and they’re going to be coming back,” he said.

Bemis Street is lined daily with cars, most of which do not belong to the homeowners. It’s likely to be the first neighborhood to apply for the city’s revamped permit-parking program. Photo by Jennifer Smith

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“My son got sick pretty quickly and pretty dramatically in eighth grade,” Gina Moore told the audience at the “Healing Our Youth: Get Educated” event held at the Ames Facility Oct. 7 in Centennial.

Moore’s son had always shown signs of anxiety, but then he got really depressed and started experimenting with drugs and alcohol. One day she came home and he’d organized the refrigerator and alphabetized all the spices in the kitchen.

Then she realized he was cutting himself.

“All these things were happening, but I wasn’t putting it all together,” she said. “The last thing you would think of is mental illness, especially if you don’t have it in the family. You might think drugs, you might think alcohol, but you don’t think this is emerging mental illness.”

In fact, it wasn’t until her son learned about depression in health class and got concerned himself that they went to the doctor and eventually ended up with a diagnosis of bipolar disorder.

“You’re reeling, your whole world has changed, and it’s never going to be the same again,” she said.

Moore is now the president of the local National Alliance on Mental Illness chapter, which is working with a colloaboration of agencies with an interest in staving the recent spate of suicides and murders in the south-metro area.

“These committed organizations are collaborating for a true community grassroots effort with the same heartfelt mission, to help others understand what is truly happening to our children’s brain, and to help adults access the appropriate help that they need for their children who may have been diagnosed with mental illness or are suffering from a mental or behavioral disorder,” said Val Purser, a director at South Metro Health Alliance.

More than 125 parents, teachers, youth leaders, and youth professionals gathered to hear Dr. Amy Gensler, a pediatrician with Parker Pediatrics and Adolescents, explain what goes on in a child’s brain and what steps to take to ensure a good outcome.

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“Taking your child for an annual mental-wellness evaluation should become part of our normal health requirements as a society.”

High school student Casey McAndrew is a strong case study for that argument. She was just 11 the first time she tried to kill herself. Today she is a member of the Children’s Hospital Colorado Youth Board, advocating for teens like her who are battling depression and other forms of mental illness. She ultimately got help by reaching out to her family and voluntarily admitting herself into a residential treatment program.

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Big things belong at front of the line Having spent most of my life in the gym in some capacity, you would think that I would have adopted the philosophy of doing the hardest things first a long time ago. But better late than never, right?

You see, I was the guy in the weight room who focused all of his time on upper body exercises, hardly any leg or core workouts, and unfortunately never ever any kind of cardiovascular routines. I always would convince myself that I would do some abs and some cardio before I left the gym, but that never happened. I would either have an incredibly good workout and just be too tired for anything else, or I would just run out of time and would need to leave. The result, a guy with a big upper body, super skinny legs, and not much endurance.

And then the same thing was happening in my work life. There were calls I needed to make, difficult decisions and conversations that had to take place, and instead of doing what I knew I had to do or should be doing, I would look at emails, do some busy work, maybe surf the Internet and call it research.

And doing all of those things first just to avoid the hard stuff. The result: Anxiety would build throughout the day, creating a far less pro-

ductive attitude and work environment.

And even as I have matured, I am still learning the value and benefits of doing the most important things first. Many years ago I heard some of my favorite motivational speakers talk about the importance of spending time reading and filling our minds with good, powerful, and positive words and information, and to make time to begin each day with some quiet reading and reflective time. I did it for a while, and then always found other things to do when I first woke up. Or I would decide it was better to sleep in a little more promising myself I would read before I went to bed that night. The result was the loss of an opportunity to grow personally and profes-

Finally — the sweet return of darkness Fall back. I can’t wait.

From the time that clocks are changed in the fall until the time clocks are changed in the spring, I am a good-hearted, open-minded and generous curmudgeon.

Or maybe I am a more good-hearted, open-minded and generous curmudgeon than I am the rest of the time. You might not even notice the difference.

See if my columns between those dates (Nov. 2, 2014 to March 8, 2015) aren’t just as sweet as honey on a turnip.

I am always pleased to see July and August go away. I refuse to suffer, so my energy bills are high.

I can’t paint and I can’t write when it’s hot.

I used to live east of here. I would be a drip if I lived east of here now. I would be dripping.

The worst weather ever anywhere is humid weather. Humidity is the devil in my book.

St. Louis in the summer is the devil’s idea of a good time. I have been there in the summer. It was a mistake.

St. Louis has one of the greatest monuments in America: Eero Saarinen’s Gateway Arch. It was designed in 1947 (so was I), and opened in 1968.

It still looks like a contemporary design, and always will. It’s brilliant. Simple, elegant, eloquent and brilliant.

On the other hand, St. Louis is a contrap-

tion made out of sweaty Americans, and many of them can’t leave because they are elderly or just don’t have the funds.

(I am sure that there are thousands of others who are devoted to St. Louis, so save your emails.)

Do you remember the 1995 Chicago heat wave? Chicago is another one. I couldn’t live there, even though the collection in the Art Institute is unmatched in the United States.

In 1995, there were about 750 heat-related deaths. Wikipedia states that most of the deaths were “elderly poor residents of the inner city, who could not afford air conditioning and did not open windows or sleep outside for fear of crime.”

(There were additional deaths in St. Louis.)

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sionally and falling into the trap of having my first input of the day being provided by other sources rather than my own choices.

I am excited to share with you today that I start my workouts with cardiovascular exercises first, then migrate to the weight room; I create my “to-do” lists the night before so that I begin each day with clarity and focus on the most important things that I have to do that day and tackle the most difficult ones first; and the very first thing I do in the morning is spend time reading and in prayer. I read the Bible and then I read some form of business book or motivational material. And my commitment to this routine has once again elevated my game personally and professionally.

How are you doing when it comes to doing the most important things first? I would love to hear all about it at gotonorton@gmail. com and when we prioritize and act upon the most important things in our lives, 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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As reported in The Littleton Independent this past week, Colorado State Rep. Kathleen Conti (R-HD 38) is correcting the campaign-finance discrepancies filed in a complaint by Betty Harris, a supporter of Conti’s Democrat opponent.

These discrepancies were mostly late reporting of campaign contributions by Conti’s volunteer campaign treasurer who was required to spend weeks out of state dealing with her aging mother’s dementia. They were technical in nature and did not require any legal action.

When Rep. Conti became aware of the problem, she responded to correct any and all errors.

Having been Rep. Conti’s campaignfinance manger for the last two elections, I’m well aware of her honesty and integrity. She has the highest standards for herself and her volunteers. The oversights by her volunteer treasurer were just that — unfortunate oversights.

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Colorado HD 38 is indeed fortunate to have a representative that is so responsive and transparent, especially when faced with difficult situations beyond her control.

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jsmith @coloradocommunitymedia.com The Littleton Public Schools Board of Education made a decision Oct. 23 that seems to render moot a main argument of people opposed to the city’s urban-renewal efforts.

Diane Doney, the district’s chief financial officer, put it simply: “The district never loses tax revenue.”

The board agreed with her in a 4-1 vote, a rarity for a normally united board. Kelly Perez cast the lone nay vote.

Even some opposed to the activities of Littleton Invests for Tomorrow, the city’s urban-renewal authority, complimented the district’s negotiating skills.

“I understand this is a good deal,” said Carol Brzeczek, a former LPS board member herself.

LPS is weighing in because one of those laws requires all taxing entities to agree to include agricultural property, like the 111acre Ensor property at Mineral Avenue and Santa Fe Drive, in a URA. The Ensor family has been trying unsuccessfully to sell the largest remaining undeveloped site in Littleton for years.

Opponents like Brzeczek allege that LIFT’s use of tax-increment financing, or TIF, robs LPS and other entities of money.

“Taking tax dollars away from the school district, South Suburban Parks and Recreation, Arapahoe County, and the city in order to increase the profits of developers will not make Littleton thrive,” they write in a document posted on www. littletonviews.wordpress.com. “It will only raise taxes.”

Not so, says Doney.

The way TIF works is that property

This 111-acre site, which the Ensor family would like to sell, gave taxing entities like Littleton Public Schools leverage in their negotiations with the city’s urban-renewal authority, ensuring they will receive a share of any economic growth that occurs as a result of the authority’s actions. Photo by Jennifer Smith owners will be able to approach LIFT with specific redevelopment projects and reasons why they can’t happen without financial assistance from the authority. If the board members are persuaded, they can enter into an agreement that whatever new taxes are generated from the property, above and beyond what was coming in before the urban-renewal project, get divided between the authority and the property owner for 25 years. The property owner’s share must be spent on public improvements like roads, drainage, sewer and sidewalks — major expenditures that often impede development.

Normally, that would knock LPS out of the loop. But because of the agricultural piece, all the taxing districts had a bargaining tool to negotiate. And they’re taking advantage of it. South Suburban Parks and Recreation is in the process of reviewing its own agreement.

LPS gets tax money two ways: from property taxes via the state’s per-pupil

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I am lucky, very lucky. I am retired and living on a pension.

It’s crossed my mind that I might not have been so lucky. I might have ended up in an eastern city with not much money, no dachshund, no Jennifer, and an apartment that looked like it had been written by Raymond Chandler.

Gauzy curtains in an open window that let in hot air. Holding my head and watching my houseplants droop.

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funding, and from the mill levy that voters approve. The agreement with LIFT allows the school district to keep the mill-levy portion of TIF revenue from all four urban-renewal areas that council is expected to approve in the coming weeks.

“So we are guaranteeing that a little bit more than 50 percent of the growth is staying with us,” said board member Carrie Warren-Gully.

The state, however, will see no increase in property taxes on those properties until after the 25 years are up.

“I think it’s immoral that it’s draining money throughout the state,” said Brzeczek.

Some board members had some sympathy for the argument, but noted their responsibility is to LPS. “I appreciate the comments,” said Jack Reutzel. “I think they are cogent. But I think they need to be made in front of city council. I’m satisfied we’ve done our due diligence for our taxpayers.”

This is called “counting your blessings.”

I do every day. Sure, I am a cranky. That won’t change, because people don’t change, and what we do to each other sometimes is unconscionable.

I can’t overlook some of the things that we do to each other.

But Colorado helps. It helps me, I know that.

There are no excuses. It’s never too hot or cold in my home for me to do what I need to do.

Except in July and August. I get around it by writing and painting not long after midnight. I go to the grocery store not long after midnight.

on Aug. 19 to ban its use in any of LIFT’s efforts, but a citizens group is still gathering petitions in an attempt to place any such decisions in the hands of voters.

Others have a problem with the term “blight” being applied to practically all of the city’s commercial properties. According to a LIFT document, one of the biggest contributing factors is the lack of sprinklers in older buildings.

“Whereas code upgrades can be costly, many property owners avoid improvements that cause them to exceed the thresholds,” reads the document.

Jennifer Orrigo Charles, programs manager with Colorado Preservation Inc., reminded the board that CPI named Littleton’s midcentury buildings among Colorado’s Most Endangered Places for 2014. They include Taco House, Savers, the “checkerboard” building at Spotswood Street and the “curlicue” building next to 7-Eleven, among others.

“I urge you to consider what you have, and don’t lose it,” Charles said.

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behavior issues aren’t being accurately characterized or properly documented.

But the sheriff’s office found no criminal liability on the part of the district, and an assessment performed by a school counselor determined Pierson was not a threat. Sheriff Dave Walcher is working with an outside agency that will study his report, hoping to learn from it ways to prevent such tragedies in the future.

“A statement on its own isn’t necessarily a crime,” said Walcher on Oct. 10, referencing a death threat Pierson made against his debate coach. “But how do we get to a point when we know that one or two or three kids down here are actually capable?”

The school board hopes that can get answered.

“The question isn’t should we do this, it’s really, why wouldn’t we do this,” said board member Jack Reutzel.

“LPS expects our students to be constant learners. I don’t know why we would expect any less of this board.”

I don’t like to change my clocks. Some years I haven’t. I never change the one in the guest room. Why would I? I never have any guests.

Who would want to stay here? My sarcasm wakes up early and stays up late.

The heat index reached 119 at O’Hare in 1995, and 125 at Midway. On a good day, O’Hare is a pain in the neck.

In 1977, I applied for teaching positions all

over the country. I wasn’t very selective. I just wanted a full-time job.

I was living in Phoenix. The devil’s other idea of a good time.

I got a call from a college in Denver.

Hallelujah.

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Highlands Ranch home sustains significant damage from fire Staff report Nine units from Littleton Fire Rescue and South Metro Fire Rescue responded to a fire at a single-family home on the 5200 block of Ashbrook Circle at 1:05 p.m. Oct. 23.

The call reporting fire and smoke came in at 12:58 p.m.

As of 2:30 p.m., the fire was under control, said Littleton Fire Rescue division chief Roland Seno.

Significant damage was done to the second floor of the home, the garage and a vehicle parked in the driveway of the residence.

No injuries are reported.

The residents of the house were not home at the time of the fire, but one dog and one cat were rescued. Condition of the animals is unknown, but they were alive at the time of rescue, Seno said. Both were turned over to Douglas County Animal Welfare.

Origin of the fire is unknown, and crews on scene suspected investigation could take up to a week’s time In addition to LFR, responding agencies included Highlands Ranch Metro District park rangers, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office and the Arapahoe County Rescue Patrol.

Fire crews rescue a dog from a house fire on the 5200 block of Ashbrook Circle Oct. 23. The dog and a cat were placed in the care of Douglas County Animal Welfare. Photos by Christy Steadman

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12 The Independent

October 30, 2014

State’s two big races closer than expected Gubernatorial, Senate contests have incumbents on edge

By Vic Vela

vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com There will be no need for manicure appointments this week for the four candidates involved in Colorado’s gubernatorial and U.S. Senate races — because Election Night is expected to be a real nail-biter.

“This is one of the most exciting elections in Colorado history,” said Bob Loevy, a longtime state political observer and political science professor from Colorado College. “I can’t recall a governor’s race and a Senate race neck-and-neck, right at the same time.”

The question for the Democratic incumbents, Gov. John Hickenlooper and Sen. Mark Udall, is whether they will be able to ride out an expected national Republican wave on Nov. 4.

Loevy said the wave historically is a reliable one, and it’s one that could sweep U.S. Rep. Cory Gardner into the Senate and could help former Congressman Bob Beauprez become the next governor of Colorado.

Loevy calls it the “six-year pushback,” which occurs every sixth year of a U.S. presidency. The pushback is born from a midterm election political environment that historically favors the party that does not control the White House.

Loevy said the wave goes back as far as 1938, when Democrats lost seats in Congress during Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s presidency. More recently, Democrats dominated the 2006 midterm elections, which were held during George W. Bush’s sixth year as president.

Bill Clinton proved to be the exception in 1998, when Democrats performed well during that year’s mid-term election cycle, a result of voter backlash against the perceived overreach of Republicans’ response to Clinton’s affair with Monica Lewinsky.Mpulse_10.30.14_CCM Central_LHR.pdf 1 The wave doesn’t just just impact fed-

eral races, Loevy said.

“If you back me into a corner, I would say I think the Republicans are going to win the governorship because of the six-year pushback,” he said.

If that happens, Hickenlooper supporters surely will be asking themselves how things ever got to that point.

“That would be most inexplicable to me,” said Hickenlooper Eric Sondermann, an independent political analyst. “If you would have told people six months ago that when ballots are being sent to mailboxes, it would be a dead-heat race, a lot of people would have taken that bet.”

Odds did not favor a Republican gubernatorial Gardner win this spring. Hickenlooper’s quirky personality and his insistence on never running a negative campaign seemed to resonate with voters through the early part of his first term.

The state’s economy had been gaining steam under Hickenlooper’s stewardship, and early Republican primary polls showed polarizing former Congressman Tom Tancredo leading the pack of GOP primary hopefuls.

Instead it was Beauprez who won the nomination in June — the man tagged as “both ways Bob” when he was badly beaten by Bill Ritter in the 2006 gubernatorial race. Beauprez’s baggage from his previous run left Hickenlooper supporters feeling good about their chances come November.

However, for months, the Beauprez campaign has hammered away at Hickenlooper’s perceived lack of leadership in several areas. At the top of that list was the governor’s decision to grant a reprieve for death-row inmate Nathan Dunlap, who killed four people at an Aurora Chuck E. Cheese’s restaurant in 1993. Hickenlooper received criticism for taking a middle path rather than going forward with either an 10/24/14 11:36 AM execution or clemency.

The governor also caused a media stir over the summer during a gathering of state sheriffs, where he fumbled comments on gun-control legislation that he signed into law the year before.

Meanwhile, Beauprez has mostly run a mistakefree campaign. But will that be enough to take down a likable governor of a state that typically doesn’t oust incumbents from Beauprez the job?

Norman Provizer, a political science professor at Metropolitan State University, said Beauprez seems to have learned from his “disastrous” 2006 bid and that part of his strategy this time is to simply stay out of HickenUdall looper’s way while the governor makes mistakes on the campaign trail.

“It’s basically don’t do anything stupid and don’t say very much,” Provizer said.

Sondermann agrees, but added that Beauprez needs to do more than that in order to be successful Nov. 4.

“He’s been the person standing by the side of train tracks and seeing if the freight train derails,” Sondermann said of Beauprez’s campaign strategy. “If it does, you’re there to pick up the pieces. Is the passive strategy enough to get him to get over the finish line or does he need a closer? My instinct is he needs a closer.”

Women’s rights in spotlight Meanwhile, the Udall-Gardner matchup has been one of the most closely followed Senate races in the country.

Women’s issues have dominated the campaign, with the Udall team launching an early-and-often advertising blitz against Gardner, which has attempted to paint the conservative congressman as being out of touch or too extreme on issues pertaining to women’s reproductive rights.

But Udall has been criticized for having

run what some perceive to be a one-issue campaign that is obsessed with capturing support of women voters.

Provizer surmises that the Udall campaign must be seeing internal polling numbers that show the attacks against Gardner are working and that “it’s always a good political move to define your opponent.”

“But it became so much of it that it lost its effectiveness,” Provizer said.

Also possibly working against Udall are recent crises outside of his control that could favor Republicans this fall. Whether that’s fair to Democrats is another story.

Analysts agree that the rise of ISISbacked terrorism in the Middle East and questions over the government’s response to the ongoing Ebola virus threat may help Republicans on Nov. 4, because those developments happened on Obama’s watch.

“Just weeks before ballots are mailed out in Colorado, those are about the two worst things to happen to Democrats, not only for what happened, but the timing,” Loevy said.

“It is awfully a tough year to be carrying the Democrat banner, particularly in a federal race,” Sondermann added. “The bloom has fallen off the rose for Obama, there’s ISIS, Ebola ... there’s just very little good news for any Democrat.”

But Democrats still have a major advantage going for them that gives supporters hope — the vaunted Democratic get-out-the-vote machine.

Democrats have lapped Republicans in voter efforts in recent elections, and their outreach to women and Latino voters helped Michael Bennet win a close 2010 Senate contest that he had been trailing in polls leading up to Election Day. “Everyone talks about this modern-day political, technological war out there,” Provizer said. “But there still remains a World War I aspect about a campaign, and that’s trench warfare on the ground.”

Whatever happens on Nov. 4, political observers say they will be enjoying the show.

“Stepping aside from who might win and lose, what an election,” Loevy said.

“You can’t ask for anything more than that.”

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October 30, 2014

Governor’s race isn’t just John and Bob show Four other candidates add spice to electoral stew

By Vic Vela

vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com One candidate is the husband of a strip club owner who has been endorsed by Snoop Dogg. Another is a faith-driven ballet dancer.

They make up half of the field of lesserknown gubernatorial candidates who are trying to shake up the two-party system while also putting some color back in Colorado politics.

Either John Hickenlooper will win reelection on Nov. 4 or Bob Beauprez will take the seat from him.

But don’t tell that to the four candidates in the race whose names are not Bob or John.

“I can win and it’s going to send a shockwave through politics on the planet,” said Mike Dunafon.

Dunafon is the mayor of Glendale who had a brief playing career with the Denver Broncos. He is married to Debbie Matthews, who owns Shotgun Willie’s strip club.

Dunafon, who is running as an unaffiliated candidate, wants to reduce the size of government and believes that the two major parties have failed to rein in spending.

He is critical of recent efforts aimed at boosting K-12 education performance. He brands “Orwellian” Common Core education testing measures as “common floor” methods.

And he is against Amendment 68, a ballot measure that would provide schools

with tax revenue that would come as a result of allowing casino-style gaming at the Arapahoe Park racetrack.

“Why don’t we just pass prostitution and say we’re giving it to the kids?” Dunafon said.

Dunafon is also pro-gun and pro-gay marriage and he supports the release of non-violent drug offenders from jail.

But Dunafon has made waves this election cycle for the non-traditional endorsements he has received, including those of hip-hop stars Wycleaf Jean and the one and only Snoop Dogg.

In fact, the two collaborated with Dunafon on a remix of the song, “The Trap,” which Dunafon says is “a metaphor for our false set of political choices.”

“Stop the intolerance/Gay couples free to wed/Women control their bodies/Get the government out of bed,” go some of the lyrics, with Dunafon and Snoop sharing vocals.

Libertarian candidate Matthew Hess doesn’t have hip-hop artists backing his campaign, but he is tapping into Dunafon’s passion for attracting voters who are fed up with the current two-party system.

“I think they don’t feel represented anymore,” Hess said. “It continually comes up that there’s a feeling of disregard, almost a benign neglect from the two parties.”

Hess, who grew up in Douglas County, is a systems administrator who said he has volunteered thousands of hours with the Boy Scouts of America.

Hess doesn’t like government intrusion and he believes overregulation and high taxes slow economic growth.

In other words, he is a classic Libertarian.

“Some do think Libertarians are nuts, utopians and anarchists,” he said. “But others are starting to see that Libertarians are right. It’s based on common sense and it’s very logical and consistent.”

Then there’s Harry Hempy. With a name like that, he is the perfect standard-bearer for the Green Party.

“It fits,” Hempy said of his name. “I think it give me a 10 percent handicap over the other candidates. You won’t believe how many people ask me if that’s my real name.”

Hempy, who lives in western Boulder County near Jamestown, is a retired IBM computer scientist.

He is also a former Democrat who said he left the party out of frustration that its leaders weren’t taking the issue of campaign finance limits seriously.

“I finally became convinced that they were not interested in taking money out of politics, so I said there’s no hope in this party, just like in the Republican Party,” Hempy said.

Hempy would like to see a faster development of renewable energy resources and wants the government to stop handing out “special tax subsidies” for oil and gas companies.

Hempy also wants government to do something about “the injustice of low pay and corporate control.” He believes that message resonates with voters who may be disillusioned with government and politics.

“Sixty percent of Americans want to have a third major party and they don’t realize they’re in the majority for wanting that,” he said.

The veteran candidate of the group is Paul Fiorino, an unaffiliated candidate who is making his third run for the governor’s of-

Rumsfeld Fellows Roundtable Features Central Asian Professionals On Monday, October 20, South Metro Denver Chamber hosted four Rumsfeld Fellows for a roundtable discussion on economic development, public policy, and the business environment in Colorado. The meeting was held in collaboration with World Denver, Johns Hopkins University, and FHI 360, and was the first Colorado meeting for the Fellows.

The Fellows included leading young professionals from Central AsiaCaucasus, including representatives from Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, and Turkmenistan.

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“It’s just a matter of name recognition, that’s all it is,” Fiorino said of getting voters’ attention. “People see you on the ballot a couple of times and maybe they’ll take you seriously the third time.”

Fiorino believes the state has only scratched the surface when it comes to the possibilities of Amendment 64, which legalized recreational marijuana sales and use in Colorado. He would like to see the state take on a greater role in promoting cannabis commerce and said there is also great economic potential in the hemp industry.

On education, Fiorino said he is frustrated that schools have cut back on art programs, the humanities and physical fitness.

“We’re supposed to be the healthiest state and we don’t even have a physical fitness standard,” he said.

Fiorino was raised in Douglas County and is ballet dancer who has performed on stage from New York to Denver.

In the early 1990s, Fiorino was affected

by Guillain-Barre syndrome, a disease where the body’s immune system attacks parts of the nervous system. Fiorino has fought through the disease, which can paralyze muscles, and has even released his own album, where he plays guitar and performs faith-inspired songs.

Fiorino believes there are parallels in working as a performing artist and being a governor.

“You need to bring chaos together to put on a performance,” he said. “That’s what an artistic director can do and that’s what a governor does.”

“But, just being a ballet dancer in America takes some cojones, I think.”

Calendar of Events For a complete calendar of South Metro Denver Chamber events and for more information, visit our web site at www.bestchamber.com or call 303-795-0142.

Thursday, October 30 Health & Wellness Council October Speaker Series: Suicide Prevention 3:30 – 5:00 pm, South Metro Chamber’s WhippleWood CPAs Conference Center 2154 E. Commons Ave., Suite 342, Centennial, CO Wednesday, November 5 STEM High School & Academy Tour 8:15 – 10:00 am, 8773 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch, CO Wednesday, November 5 Save Lives, Sort Medical Supplies with Project C.U.R.E. 7:00 pm, Project CURE, 10337 East Geddes Ave, Centennial, CO Thursday, November 6 New Member Orientation 4:00 – 5:00 pm, South Metro Chamber’s WhippleWood CPAs Conference Center 2154 E. Commons Ave., Suite 342, Centennial, CO

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14 The Independent

October 30, 2014

Big money takes aim at GMO label proposal Churches face prospect of gay weddings Farm group backs plan that corporations oppose

By Katie Kuntz

Rocky Mountain PBS I-News Colorado’s voters continue to be pounded by multimillion-dollar political advertising campaigns, often with the two candidates or issue opponents fairly evenly matched, with no respite in sight until Election Day. But on one particular issue the campaign ads are entirely lopsided. Labeling genetically modified food, commonly called GMOs — meaning “genetically modified organisms” — is on the ballot, and has become a nearly $12 million issue.

But the “No on Proposition 105 Coalition” has spent $6.8 million more than the “Right to Know Colorado” labeling advocates, and the anti-105 forces still have $4.1 million waiting to be spent.

“I can’t understand, why would they put $11 million into a Colorado campaign that has less than $500,000?” asked Larry Cooper, director of the “Right to Know” campaign. “What are they trying to hide?”

Sara Froelich, a campaign spokesperson for the No on 105 Coalition, said in an email, “No one should be surprised that agriculture and food companies are stepping forward to support their customers across Colorado who will be harmed by this measure.”

The agriculture and food companies against 105 include well-known names like Monsanto, Kraft Foods and PepsiCo. These three companies alone have contributed $7.4 million of the $11 million raised by this campaign.

The labeling advocates, however, have raised only $441,000, and have not purchased any television or radio advertising to advocate their position. The group is operating a grassroots campaign, knocking on doors and using social media to advance their cause.

This could mean that Co l o r a d a n s

who receive their information solely from TV ad campaigns think Colorado farmers do not support the labeling initiative — but that is only partly true.

The Colorado Farm Bureau has donated more than $7,000 to defeat the measure, but the Rocky Mountain Farmers Union, with more than 22,000 members in Colorado, Wyoming and New Mexico, actually endorsed the pro-labeling campaign.

“GMO labeling is one of the things that we support,” said Bill Midcap, director of external affairs of Rocky Mountain Farmers Union. “But we know it’s going to be tough for a single state to enact.”

This year, Colorado and Oregon are the only two states with GMO labeling on the ballot, and many of the same corporations are also spending millions in Oregon to defeat the initiative there.

Maine, Vermont and Connecticut are the only states to have passed labeling requirements, but they will not be enacted until 2016 — or until a population of at least 20 million people in neighboring states require the labeling, too.

“How would you expect General Mills to label something special just for one state, just for Colorado?” Midcap said.

“Think about Kellogg or Coca-Cola. Are they willing to change just for Colorado?

Maybe if 15 states did it — but this would be more effective as a national issue.”

In Colorado, a Citizens Initiative Review board evaluated the labeling measure and decided by an 11-to-9 vote to approve it.

Those who voted against the measure, like Bill Wright, explained that his greatest concern was that many foods may be exempt from the labeling measure.

“Normally when you go into a store and read labels, you rely on the information and people want to rely on what they are being told,” Wright said. “It’s probably a lot of food (that would be exempt) and that’s going to be a lot more confusing than if you just don’t do it at all.”

The measure would take effect in 2016, if passed.

Colorado Community Media brings you this report in partnership with Rocky Mountain PBS I-News. Learn more at rmpbs.org/news. Contact Katie Kuntz at katiekuntz@rmpbs.org.

Religious groups vary in practice

By Chris Michlewicz

cmichlewicz @coloradocommunitymedia.com Hours after the Supreme Court paved the way for gay marriage in more than a dozen states, including Colorado, the phones started ringing.

Wedding coordinators, flower shops and cake-makers began preparing for the anticipated influx of ceremonies for gay couples. For many local churches, however, the subject of gay marriage is still something of a conundrum.

Individual Episcopal churches in the state have the option to give “blessings” to same-sex relationships, but “at this point, they’re not authorized to offer the sacrament of marriage,” said the Rev. Rebecca Jones, spokeswoman for Robert O’Neill, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Colorado.

Each parish is encouraged to undertake a period of “prayerful discernment” to decide whether to offer blessings, she said. Actual wedding ceremonies in Episcopal churches “will be a source of continued discussion,” Jones said. Church decisions on major social issues take place at conventions every three years, and the next one is scheduled for July 2015.

Cherry Hills Community Church in Highlands Ranch and Word of Life Christian Center in Lone Tree did not return calls for comment. Churches often follow the guidance of state and national committees that govern their respective denomination.

Most of the major churches — Baptist, Mormon, Muslim and Catholic, among them — still do not allow gay marriage, but other denominations have changed their stance, including the United Church of Christ and the Evangelical Lutheran Church, according to the Pew Research Center.

Some religious organizations are reassessing their positions on gay marriage, and earlier this month, comments made

by Pope Francis suggested a change in tone for the Catholic Church. During an

interview with a Jesuit journal in Rome, he said gays and lesbians “must be accepted with respect, compassion, and sensitivity.”

The comments come on the heels of Pope Francis’ “Who am I to judge?” response to a reporter’s question about homosexuals.

In June, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the largest Lutheran church group in the United States, voted 559 to 451 in favor of allowing non-celibate gays to become ordained ministers.

During its national meeting in 2005, delegates voted 503 to 490 against a measure that would have allowed non-celibate gay ordination and the blessing of samesex unions.

Kerri Butler, owner of A Touch of Bliss, the largest wedding planning agency in Colorado, said she has helped plan numerous weddings for gay couples in nondenominational Christian churches and even was involved last year in the first same-sex ceremony at St. John’s Cathedral, an Episcopal church in Denver. Butler’s company also has helped organize numerous civil union ceremonies.

“The actual ceremony we perform is all about love anyway,” she said. “It’s more about what the vows are going to say, just like any other couple.”

While a few churches are tempering their opposition to gay marriage, some disenfranchised same-sex couples in Colorado choose to marry outdoors, with a friend or family member officiating the ceremony.

Getting married in a church was “never an option” for Eugene Ebner, who was raised in a strict Christian household and church environment that criticized homosexuality. Ebner, who considers himself “spiritual” rather than religious, said his family was shocked when he came out as gay. They continued to love him but still have problems with gay marriage. Ebner’s 84-year-old father initially said he would not attend his son’s wedding, but recently changed his mind.

“It was definitely an adjustment for him because of his generation, but when I told him I was getting married, he was very happy for me,” he said. “Love is love, and the more people see that, it takes them out of their (line of ) thinking.”

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For Udall, there’s plenty in a name Gardner hopes voters want change Senator’s family has history of political success in the West

By Vic Vela

vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com The Udall family has been called the “Kennedys of the West” for their longtime sustainment of a political dynasty that has won office in six Western states.

Right now, there are two Udalls in the U.S. Senate: Tom Udall of New Mexico and his cousin, Mark — who is currently in the political fight of his life right here in Colorado.

Udall, a Democrat, is running his first re-election campaign since winning his Senate seat in 2008 — and it’s been a tough one against Republican Congressman Cory Gardner.

The two are locked in a tight contest that has been Udall one of the most closely watched Senate races in the country — and it’s been one that has been bruising, with no shortage of attacks between the two.

“His incapacity to clearly explain where he is (on the issues) I think suggests to me and many Coloradans that there are questions about what his core is. What does he believe?”

Udall said of Gardner during a recent oneon-one interview with Colorado Community Media, from inside his campaign office in Uptown Denver.

Udall has questioned Gardner’s “core” on women’s issues, in particular. Throughout the campaign, Udall has attacked Gardner, who is pro-life, as being extreme and, at best, shifty in his views on a controversial “personhood” effort that would essentially ban abortions.

Gardner said he opposes a personhood amendment that is on this year’s ballot, but his name still appears on a federal anti-abortion bill. Gardner has said the latter is a show of support for his pro-life beliefs.

But, in an effort to woo women voters, Udall and Democratic groups have spent millions of dollars this campaign attacking Gardner for his views on abortion and contraceptives, following a similar script written by the campaign of Democrat Michael Bennet, who won a tight Senate race four years ago.

But has that effort jumped the shark?

The Denver Post last week endorsed Gard-

ner for Senate, calling Udall’s strategy to attract women voters as “an obnoxious, one-issue campaign.” The Colorado Springs Gazette said in a recent editorial that Udall’s “war on women” strategy is backfiring.

But Udall stresses that Roe v. Wade “is still in the balance” and that “the Supreme Court may very well be in the balance,” so it is important for voters to know where the congressman stands.

“Some people feel that this is overwhelming, but this is a serious issue that creates a contrast between Congressman Gardner and me,” Udall said.

While Udall has attacked Gardner on women’s issues, Gardner has spent just as much time trying to link Udall to President Barack Obama.

Udall was mocked by Republicans for his remarks during a Grand Junction debate in September, where he said, “Let me tell you, the White House, the last person they want to see coming is me.” And he was criticized for not showing up for his own fundraiser that Obama headlined over the summer. The senator insists he was tied up with important votes in Washington, D.C. Obama’s low approval numbers have caused Democrats like Udall to straddle a political tight rope this campaign — keeping the president at arm’s length while making sure they don’t come across as disloyal.

But Udall has backed his support for the Affordable Care Act, Obama’s signature legislative achievement, often highlighting the popular components of the law while acknowledging that it still needs work. He has also been critical of Gardner for his focus on repealing Obamacare, without giving voters any indication of what he would replace it with.

“He wants to make this about President Obama,” Udall said. “I’ve made it about my record versus his record. I’ve made it about what I’ve accomplished for the people of Colorado and where I think he’s fallen short.”

Udall also believes he has the upper hand on energy issues and gay marriage, areas where Democrats have tried to paint Gardner as being outside the mainstream.

While Gardner has struggled to articulate to what extent humans are contributing to climate change, Udall has long-believed that there needs to be environmental protections Udall continues on Page 28

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Congressman from a small town seeks to unseat Udall

By Vic Vela

vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com Boasting that anything Colorado is better than what New York offers is a favorite pastime for Republicans who like sticking it to “East Coast liberals.”

But pizza, too?

“The best pizza on earth is in downtown Yuma, Colorado,” gushed Republican Congressman Cory Gardner during a recent sitdown interview from inside his Greenwood Village campaign office.

Really?

“It’s a place called the Paper Moon,” he said. “I’m a firm believer. And I think it’s April when they have their asparagus pizza. It’s like out Gardner of this world. They don’t have it now, but it’s awesome.”

Gardner doesn’t need any arm-twisting to talk about his hometown — as evidenced by the Yuma history lesson he provided while pointing to areas of interest on a Colorado map at the conclusion of the interview.

But Gardner’s challenge in November is to win a political office that covers more than Yuma and the rest of the conservative 4th Congressional District he has represented since winning the seat in 2010. He is seeking to become the state’s next senator and to do so, he must take down the incumbent Democrat, Sen. Mark Udall.

Many politicians would love to bottle Gardner’s energy and enthusiasm on the campaign trail. And he is widely considered a rising star in the GOP, which needs all the rising stars it can get in a swing state like Colorado.

But Gardner has liabilities, Democrats believe, and the Udall campaign and outside groups have spent the entire campaign highlighting Gardner’s challenges in answering questions about issues that include women’s reproductive rights, immigration and climate change.

Gardner says he opposes a state ballot “personhood” measure that would essentially ban abortions, but his name still appears on a federal anti-abortion effort.

It’s an issue that Gardner has had to fight back against for several months as millions of dollars in television ad money has been spent by his opponents in an effort to define him.

On immigration, Gardner is against provisions that would allow a path to citizenship for undocumented workers. Still, in August, Gardner voted against his own party on a bill that sought to end an Obama Administration program that shields young undocumented immigrants from deportation.

Udall has said that Gardner “hasn’t lifted a finger” to get immigration reform moving and neither have his House Republican colleagues. Gardner says Democrats are the ones holding back true immigration reform.

And, on issues concerning the environment, Gardner has struggled to answer questions over the role humans have had in affecting climate change.

During an Oct. 6 Denver Post-sponsored

debate, Gardner was asked “do you believe humans are contributing significantly to climate change?”

Gardner said he’s believed “all along” that climate change is real. But when pressed to answer the yes or no question, Gardner pushed back, saying, “This is an important issue and I don’t think you can say yes or no.”

During the interview with Colorado Community Media, Gardner again said that he believes the climate is changing and then pivoted to his disagreements with Udall on energy issues.

When asked to what extent humans are contributing to climate change, Gardner refused to answer the question directly and said the onus is on scientists to answer that question.

“Again, I think there’s scientists who may differ on that,” he said. “Again, go to the scientists and ask them.”

But Gardner believes that the Democratic playbook of painting conservatives as extremists on certain issues is no longer working, especially on women’s issues. Although Gardner is pro-life, he has touted a policy that would allow women to get contraceptives over the counter, without a prescription.

Gardner said Udall is a “social issues warrior” who only talks about women’s issues because it was successful in Sen. Michael Bennet’s 2010 campaign and because Udall can’t talk about the economy, energy or the Affordable Care Act because they are not winning issues for him.

“He has to run away from all of those (policy positions), so the only thing he can talk about is to try to use a playbook that was used four years ago,” Gardner said.

“The people of Colorado have seen through it. They’re tired of it.”

Gardner has spent much of his campaign attacking Udall for having supported President Barack Obama’s policies “99 percent of the time.”

He has long-called for the repeal of Obamacare and has tried to anchor Udall to Obama, whose low approval ratings have posed a challenge for Democratic office seekers.

Udall, who voted for Obamacare, has hammered at Gardner for failing to offer solutions on health care and has said that Gardner only cares about repealing the law, while offering no alternative.

Gardner touts his backing of a measure that bans health insurance companies from rejecting coverage for those with preexisting conditions — a key component of Obamacare — but says, “It didn’t take a 2,700-page partisan bill to do that.”

He also said that tort reform would help curb health insurance costs and said that Congress can find a solution to make sure that those who have since qualified for Medicaid under Obamacare will still be covered once the health care act is repealed.

“Over half of Coloradans oppose Obamacare,” he said. “I think it is something that will continue to be part of this campaign.”

Through the rough-and-tumble of this campaign, Gardner continues to come across as affable. And regardless of how voters respond, the town of Yuma has his back.

“I live in a town where the high school is doing a cheer, ‘Vote for Cory,’ ” he said. “So, it’s a very supportive community.”

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Over-the-top gated home has price to match

Ben Cowhick and Christine Sharpe play siblings in “Good Television” at the Aurora Fox. Courtesy photo

An unreal look at reality TV

Difficult script proves engaging in Aurora production

By Sonya Ellingboe

sellingboe @coloradocommunitymedia.com “Good Television,” produced by Ashton and Abster Productions, offers a welldirected (by John Ashton), behind-thescenes look at reality TV, as written by actor/first-time playwright Rod McLachlan. It’s a new play, premiered by the Atlantic Theatre Company in Boston, and is loosely based on experiences of the playwright’s wife as a cable show director.

As lights go up, we see a strung-out Clemson McAddy (strongly portrayed by Ben Cowhick) in a spotlight, shakily rambling on about his troubles as a lonely kid — “couldn’t find my daddy … my sister busy with Jeremy … lost my job … never graduated … can’t help my mom … meth has me f…. up…” Tears, fade…

Next scene is at a television studio, producing a reality TV show called “Rehabilitation,” based on shooting a “documentary” about an addict who might benefit from a stay in rehab. Will this family situation make good television? A cynical discussion ensues.

The audience meets Clemson’s desperate sister, Brittany (Christine Sharpe), who has sent a tape of her brother’s behavior, with the hope that he might find some help from a show that offers to pay for rehabilitation after an intervention with family is recorded.

The playwright’s look at the reality TV crew is interesting and sympathetic, although their morals are questionable.

Show runner Bernice (Abby Apple Boes, with martini in hand and poised to move to another show), is hard-edged and pressed for more material, due to the show’s popularity. Director Connie (Lauren Bahlman), conflicted with high qualifications, past secrets and a wish to do good, takes a crew to shoot a North Carolina trailer trash family, which will hopefully make for “Good

IF YOU GO “Good Television” plays through Nov. 1 at the Aurora Fox Studio Theater, 9900 E. Colfax Ave., Aurora. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday, Saturday. Tckets: 26/$20, aurorafox.org, 303-739-1970.

Television.” Enter a new show runner, Ethan (Sam Gilstrap) who changes the balance of the crew Scene: the McAddy family trailer, with a sick mama offstage, a suddenly interested older brother (Jack Wefso) with dollar signs in his eyes, a seriously overburdened sister Brittany — and eventually a father who has found Jesus.

Ashton has carefully choreographed a chaotic family interaction, with Ethan and intern Tara (Miriam Tobin) shooting from the sidelines.

Is there hope for any of these people?

One leaves the theater with a head filled with unanswered questions, which certainly speaks well of a difficult, but engaging script.

Group weaves a lot to be desired Fiber Arts Sale returns to Englewood Civic Center

By Sonya Ellingboe

sellingboe @coloradocommunitymedia.com For a number of years, multi-talented members of the Rocky Mountain Weavers’ Guild have held a fall Fiber Arts Sale in the Community Room at Englewood’s Civic Center.

The dates for this year are a bit later than usual: November 13 to 15 — perfect timing for holiday shopping.

A weaver or spinner will probably be demonstrating her craft near the door as one enters the large room filled with color: weaving, painted silk scarves, art to wear, baskets, home decor, quilting, felting, jewelry, toys and other original items created by Front Range artists.

The featured fiber artist for 2014, Colette Smith, will have two remarkable knitted sculptural pieces exhibited in advance: One is her latest — Forest Dragon Taliesen, who will visit the Englewood Public Library, through Nov. 15, accompanied by mice, a snake, an ant and a snowy white angora owl — all knitted by an astonishing craftsman. The other is GaeWyn, a Water Dragon, surrounded by sea creatures, birds and fish.

(One of the two will leave the library briefly to travel to New York, but will return.)

Smith’s webpage, colettesgarden.com,

“Gae Wyn, a Water Dragon,” created (knitted) by Colette Smith, will be at Englewood’s Library from Nov. 13 to 15.

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says she began designing patterns in 2008, “after a lifetime of knitting.” She also has design background and had a bead business.

She taught elementary school environmental education for 16 years and still teaches knitting design at Mew Mew’s Yarn Shop in Lafayette.

Slow down on the first floor of the Civic Center and meet Smith’s creations in the library, then walk or ride the elevator up to the second floor for a visual treat.

Colette Smith with her knitted “Forest Dragon Taliesen,” which will be at Englewood’s library to promote the Rocky Mountain Weavers’ Guild Fiber Festival.

IF YOU GO The annual Rocky Mountain Weavers’ Guild Fiber Arts Fair will be Nov. 13 to 15 in Englewood’s Community Room, second floor of the Englewood Civic Center, 1000 Englewood Parkway. Hours: 4-8 p.m. Nov. 14; 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Nov. 14; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 15. Admission is free. Information: rmweaversguild.org.

The Taylor Estate, the highest-priced home in the Denver metro area, is up for sale for $27.7 million in Lakewood.

The 1932-built gated spread on the shores of Ward Lake was designed by renowned Denver architect Burnham F. Hoyt, who also designed Red Rocks Amphitheatre as well as landmarks such as the Denver Central Public Library and Colorado Capitol Annex Building. According to Internet reports, Hoyt once regarded this residence as the most beautiful home in America.

This 14-000-square-foot 26-room manor house features a paneled library, banquet-size dining room, dual master suites with nine additional bedroom suites, 12 fireplaces and a staff wing. The 122 acres include mountain views, century-old trees, a lake with a beach and boating privileges, a pool, tennis court, three staff cottages, stables, water rights and agricultural status.

Guests at this storied estate have included Denver high society, British royalty and assorted dignitaries. Prince Philip and Princess Anne of Great Britain chose to stay there as guests of the Taylors.

This property also includes a heated pool, tennis court, outdoor patios, a flowercutting garden, dressage ring and stables.

To see the listing, go to www.fullersothebysrealty.com/frc/sales/detail/218-l811-bxm66v/the-taylor-estate-lakewoodco-80227.

2015 Restaurant Week set

The oh-so-popular Denver Restaurant Week (DRW), presented by Lexus and organized by Visit Denver, will revert to a single 10-day event in 2015, running from Feb. 20 to March 1.

“We talked to restaurant owners, restaurant employees, diners, sponsors and restaurant week fans, and the consensus was that seven days of DRW was too short, but 14 consecutive days was too long,” said Justin Bresler, vice president of marketing for Visit Denver. “The perfect `best of both worlds’ compromise appears to be to run it for 10 days, encompassing two complete weekends in the traditional slow period of February.”

For Denver Restaurant Week’s 10th anniversary this year, at the request of participating restaurants, DRW was split into two separate weeklong events, one in February and one in late August.

“While summer restaurant week was popular with both restaurants and diners, the challenge going forward was to find a week that wasn’t already occupied by an existing event, holiday or a week that didn’t have a major convention,” Bresler said.

Late summer and fall are Denver’s busiest convention months. “We really don’t want to bring 10,000 convention delegates to Denver and have them find that every restaurant is booked with DRW reservations,” Bresler said, adding that the restaurants also don’t want to be offering special DRW pricing at a time when there are thousands of hungry convention delegates in town.

“In the end, we couldn’t find workable dates for the summer event, and the consensus of opinion was to concentrate on the traditional February time frame,” Bresler said.

More than 300 restaurants participated in the 2014 winter DRW and more than 200 in the summer DRW, making this one of the largest culinary celebrations in the nation.

Bresler stated that registration for restaurants for the 2015 DRW will begin Nov. 10 at www.denverrestaurantweek.com.

Participating restaurants again will offer a multi-course dinner for the fixed price Parker continues on Page 19

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October 30, 2014

Library hosts chronicler of national park Mary Taylor Young, Castle Rock nature writer, will present her latest book: “Rocky Mountain National Park: The First 100 Years” at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 Wilcox St., Castle Rock, at a holiday party, co-hosted by Young and the library. From 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Nov. 7, cider and cookies will be served and she will talk about the book and will sell and sign copies to be given as gifts to special readers. Taylor’s love affair with the park began with summer visits as a child to her grandparents’ cabin.

Chorale holds two shows The Colorado Women’s Chorale plans two concerts called “Celebrating the Music of Gwyneth Walker.” On Nov. 7 at 7:30 p.m., the group will sing at Augustana Lutheran Church, 5000 E. Alameda Ave., Denver, and at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 8, the program will be repeated at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, 8817 S. Broadway, Highlands Ranch. American composer Gwyneth Walker is beloved by performers and audiences. A former faculty member at Oberlin Conservatory, she resigned to compose full-time and has created more than 300 commissioned works. Jennifer Ferguson, conductor of the chorale, is associate director of music ministries at St. Luke’s, where she directs the many instrumental ensembles. Tickets cost $24/$15/$8 (free under 5). Available at augustanaarts.org, 303-388-4962.

Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree.

CYT presents opportunities for children age 6-18 who wish to master stage skills, and these kids will have a special technical experience with help from the Lone Tree staff. Tickets cost $16/$13/$10 for schoolday performances. Tickets: cytdenver.org/ shows.

Parker Writers Group to meet Quartet will perform at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 7 at the Littleton United Methodist Church, 5894 S. Datura St., Littleton. Performers are: Eugenia Alikhanova, Galina Kokhanovskaia, Tatiana Kokhanovskaia and Olga Ogranovitch. Admission is free to this event in the church’s Fine Arts Series.

The Parker Writers Group will meet from 2-4 p.m. Nov. 9 at the Parker Library, 10851 Crossroads Drive. The speaker will be M.L. Rowland, who will discuss the writing of her new book, “Zero-Degree Murder.” She gained valuable experience as a member of a search-and-rescue team in Southern California. Registration is not necessary.

Guests are welcome.

`Orphan Train’ author to appear

Installation artist exhibits

Christina Baker Kline, author of the bestselling “Orphan Train,” will appear at Smoky Hill Library, 5430 S. Biscay Circle, Centennial on Nov. 6 for a 6:30 p.m. book talk and a 7:30 p.m. book sale and signing.

Some Orphan Train children ended up in Colorado. Tattered Cover will be selling books at the event. Free and open to the public, but registration is required: 303-LIBRARY or visit any Arapahoe Libraries branch.

`Peter Pan’ at Lone Tree The Christian Youth Theatre will present the Broadway musical version of “Peter Pan” on Nov. 13, 14, 15, 16 at the Lone Tree

Moscow String Quartet visits The members of the Moscow String

Installation artist Scott Johnson will open a solo exhibition, “MUTE EARTH,” at the Museum Outdoor Arts on Nov. 1, with a reception from 6 to 9 p.m. in the MOA indoor gallery in the Englewood Civic Center, second floor, 1000 Englewood Parkway. The exhibit will run until April 11, 2015. Admission is free. moaonline.org, 303-806-0444.

Pottery on sale The Colorado Potters Guild holds its Fall Show and Sale on Nov. 6 (4-8 p.m.), 7 (9 a.m. to 8 p.m.), 8 (9 a.m. to 5 p.m.) at First Plymouth Congregational Church, 3501 Colorado Blvd., at Hampden Avenue. The organization celebrates its 50th anniver-

Mary Taylor Young of Castle Rock will present her new book, “Rocky Mountain Park: the first 100 Years” at Philip S. Miller Library in Castle Rock on Nov. 7. Courtesy photo sary with a partnership with South High School’s ceramic department and has given the school two potters wheels. Student work will be included in the show.

Englewood Arts Presents

Haley Laurel will perform for Englewood Arts Presents at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 7 in Hampden Hall, Englewood Civic Center, 1000 Englewood Parkway. Tickets: $15/$12 free/ students under 18, 303-806-8196, englewoodarts.org.

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Sunday 8am, 9:30am, 11am Sunday School 9:15am

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Lutheran Church & School

Little Blessings Day Care www.littleblessingspdo.com

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Sunday Worship 8:00 & 10:45 a.m.

Sunday School Bible Study 9:30am Trinity Lutheran School & ELC (Ages 3-5, Grades K-8)

  303-841-4660 Serving the southeast Denver www.tlcas.org WORSHIP area   SUNDAY SCHOOL Greenwood Village   PRESCHOOL Sunday · 8:00 am & 10:30 am

Highlands Ranch

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

Open and Affirming

Sunday Worship

8:00 AM Chapel Service 9:00 & 10:30 AM Sanctuary 10:20 AM St. Andrew Wildflower Sunday School 9:00 & 10:30 am

www.st-andrew-umc.com 303-794-2683 Preschool: 303-794-0510

Littleton

Cowboy Church

with Kevin Weatherby

Sundays 10 am

Calf’s Lowell Ranch • 2330 S. I-25 www.savethecowboy.com

Serving the Southeast Denver area

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

303-794-6643

Highlands Ranch

Alongside One Another On Life’s Journey

www.gracecolorado.com

You are invited to worship with us:

Sundays at 10:00 am

Grace is on the NE Corner of Santa Fe Dr. & Highlands Ranch Pkwy.

(Across from Murdochs)

303-798-8485

worship Time 10:30AM sundays 9:00am Spiritual Formation Classes for all Ages 90 east orchard road littleton, co

Parker evangelical Presbyterian church Connect – Grow – Serve

Sunday Worship

8:45 am & 10:30 am 9030 MILLER ROAD PARKER, CO 80138 3038412125 www.pepc.org

Sunday Worship - 10:00am Bible Study immediately following Thursday Bible Study - 7:30pm Currently meeting at: Acres Green Elementary School 13524 Acres Green Drive 303-688-9506 www.LoneTreeCoC.com

Parker

Community Church of Religious Science Sunday 10:00 a.m. at the historic Ruth Memorial Chapel on Mainstreet

303.805.9890 www.ParkerCCRS.org

Lone Tree Church of Christ

Weaving Truth and Relevance into Relationships and Life

Parker, CO • 10am Worship www.uccparkerhilltop.org 303-841-2808

GRACE PRESBYTERIAN

Lone Tree

Welcome Home!

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Parker

10926 E. Democrat Rd.

9203 S. University Blvd.

Highlands Ranch, 80126

Serving the community ages 21/2 – 6 years “Love, Learn, Laugh”

303 N Ridge Rd. • Castle Rock • CO

Parker

United Church Of Christ Parker Hilltop

9:15 am · for children and adults

  www.faithcrco.org  303-688-3476

Littleton

Joy Lutheran Church Sharing God’s Love

SERVICES:

SATURDAY 5:30pm

SUNDAY 8:00 & 10:30am

Expository Teaching Through Books of the Bible Families worshipping together Iron Horse Elementary School 20151 Tallman Dr. Parker 80138 Sunday 10:00 TwentyMileBibleChurch.org

Education Hour: Sunday 9:15am Joyful Mission Preschool 303-841-3770 7051 East Parker Hills Ct. • Parker, CO 303-841-3739 www.joylutheran-parker.org

303 798 6387 www.gracepointcc.us

First Presbyterian Church of Littleton Sunday Services 8:00 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.

Christ’s Episcopal Church 615 4th Street Castle Rock, CO 80104 303.688.5185

www.ChristsEpiscopalChurch.org TWITTER: @CECCastleRock

Sunday

8:30 a.m.

11:00 a.m.

1609 W. Littleton Blvd.

(303) 798-1389 • www.fpcl.org

To advertise your place of worship in this section, call 303-566-4091 or email kearhart@ColoradoCommunityMedia.com.

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Riefenberg to teach at Depot Art Gallery Painter will work on different topic each week

By Sonya Ellingboe

sellingboe @coloradocommunitymedia.com Artist Jennifer Riefenberg of Littleton, a fourth-generation Colorado native, works in various mediums, her bio says, but she is most at home outdoors with nature and oil paint. Her college degrees are in engineering and mathematics and her motto is “Art is Life and Mathematics is Beauty.”

Her home near Chatfield gives her many opportunities to work outside — and we would assume that the more technical background enables her to see form, volume and light accurately and quickly.

Readers may recall that a few years ago, she spent a year — in once-a-week sessions — painting the entire length of the High Line Canal in all sorts of weather. She exhibited her collection at Koelbel Library and produced a book with the images at various mile markers.

She has decided to offer ongoing painting classes at the Depot Art Gallery from 1 to 4 p.m. on Mondays, with a new topic each week — similar to the Art Students League format.

“All levels are welcome — we will be working on concepts that pertain to all levels of painting. Each student will have individualized instruction and feedback to help their own needs,” she wrote in a notice on the Depot’s website, which also talks about needed supplies — basic colors and more (see: depotartgallery.org) The cost is $30 a session or $100 a month.

She has had four students at one time or other and thinks six is probably the limit in the baggage (front) room at the Depot.

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of $30 per person. The list of participating restaurants and menus will be announced in mid-January.

Colorado hotels make list

Conde Nast Traveler just released its 2014 Readers’ Choice poll in the Best Hotels in the West category, and four Denver hostelries made the coveted list.

The historic Oxford Hotel, owned and operated by Sage Hospitality, earned the highest ranking at No. 4, followed by The Four Seasons Denver at No. 11, JW Marriott Denver Cherry Creek (another Sage property) at No. 14 and The Ritz-Carlton Denver at No. 15. But the very top spot on the list was awarded to The Sebastian in Vail, a quaint spot with awesome amenities.

“We are very excited to have these two amazing Denver hotels once again be honored by one of the world’s top travel magazines,” said Sage president and CEO Walter Isenberg. “Both The Oxford and the JW Marriott Denver are very focused on offering guests a unique lodging experience and excellent customer service. This is a wonderful recognition of that commitment.”

Check out the rest of the rank-

Teacher/painter Jennifer Riefenberg talks about oil painting technique at the Depot Art Gallery.

Watercolorist Jane Wing is learning about oil painting techniques in her class at the Depot Art Gallery. Photos by Sonya Ellingboe Drop-ins are welcome as long as there is room.

On Oct. 20, when we visited, she had set up a small still life of pumpkins, gourds and fabric under a spotlight and two students

had almost completed small canvases in bright oranges and yellows, with blue-gray shadows.

Betty Ney, who has been a sculptor, wanted to try painting and was a first-time

ings at www.cntraveler.com/readersc h oi c e - a w ard s / 2 0 1 4 / unite d-s ta te s / best-hotels-in-the-west-readers-choiceawards-2014.

the mistake of answering the phone and it was a political call. Not even a robocall. So I told them I vote for the Communist Party. Maybe they will leave me alone now. Or call the FBI.”

Von’s Vision raises $150K-plus

More than $150,000 was raised for Von’s Vision, Broncos all-pro linebacker Von Miller’s foundation, at the second annual Celebrity Steak Out recently at Ocean Prime.

The event featured Miller and several of his teammates trading in uniforms for aprons to serve 187 guests their meal.

The star-studded evening featured silent and live auctions, and guests were able to chat and take photos with Peyton Manning, Julius Thomas, Wes Welker, Lamin Barrow, Demaryius Thomas, DeMarcus Ware, Omar Bolden, David Bruton, Andre Caldwell, Tony Carter, Ben Garland, Malik Jackson, Steven Johnson, Terrance Knighton, Lerentee McCray, Brandon McManus, Will Montgomery, Rahim Moore, Corey Nelson, Brock Osweiler, Aqib Talib, Jacob Tamme, , Danny Trevathan, Mitch Unrein, Kayvon Webster and Kenny Anunike.

Miller founded Von’s Vision in 2013 to provide Denver-area youth with eye examinations and eyewear to succeed in the classroom and in life. For more information, visit www.vonmiller.org.

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visitor. She seemed pleased to already have a canvas to take home. (Riefenberg suggested that a large pizza box is a good way to carry a wet painting in the future.)

Riefenberg commented that Ney’s work in sculpture already gave her drawing skills that will fit well with painting.

throughout the metro area. Parker also writes for Blacktie-Colorado.com. You can subscribe and read her columns (Monday, Wednesday and Friday) at www.blacktiecolorado.com/pennyparker. She can be reached at penny@blacktie-llc.com or at 303-619-5209.

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Experience the season by celebrating kids Children’s Hospital Holiday Card Project launched Oct. 10

By Christy Steadman

csteadman@coloradocommunitymedia.com Children being treated for cancer and blood disorders at Children’s Hospital have been thinking about the holiday season since at least July.

But it’s not only the kids who look forward to the Holiday Card Project. At about this time every year, sponsors, volunteers and the general public get excited to see what new designs the children will come up with.

“It’s one of our greatest fundraisers,” said Joyce Butler, member of the Children’s Hospital Association of Volunteers.

“Everybody looks forward to it.”

The Holiday Card Project begins in the summer months when children at the hospital are invited to create a card that reflects what the holiday season means to them.

Some children paint, some draw and some use glitter and other materials to create their designs, said Connie BrakkenSmith, member of the hospital’s Association of Volunteers.

The children then submit their designs to be voted on. Voting day took place on Aug. 22, and 64 card design entries were displayed in the main atrium of the Children’s Hospital in Aurora. Hospital staff, patients and visitors voted for their three favorite designs, and this year, 801 votes were cast.

After the top designs — the ones that receive the most votes — are selected, sponsors have a special viewing day when they pick the card they are going to sponsor.

Not every card design receives enough votes or gets sponsored, but each child who submits a design is awarded a special certificate of participation, Brakken-Smith said.

The 10 winning designs, and their sponsors, were unveiled at a ceremony on Oct. 10.

Nine of the designs are featured on the cards, and one is on the 2014 tin, which is filled with tree-shaped, white chocolatecovered pretzels. The tin was introduced last year, and this year, packages of gift tags, which are made from unsold cards featuring the kids’ designs from the past seven years, are also available.

“People who have bought cards in the past come back to buy them every year,” said Butler, who volunteers in the gift shop. She added they already have had people place requests to make purchases.

The Holiday Card Project has been an annual fundraiser for

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“ ...to provide quality, low-cost healthcare for those who are indigent, without health insurance or unable to obtain primary care services.”

Employees of the Glendale Target serve the 11 cakes donated for the Children’s Hospital Holiday Card Project’s Unveiling Ceremony on Oct. 10. Each of the 11 cakes represent a different card design, which were created by kids being treated in the hospital’s Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders. Photos by Christy Steadman the hospital for at least 25 years, Brakken-Smith said.

Since its inception, the Holiday Card Project has raised more than $1 million to support the Children’s Hospital Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders. All of the proceeds from the sales go to the center, Brakken-Smith said. The center is where children receive their treatment.

With every Holiday Card Project purchase, whether it’s cards, tins or gift tags, “you’re celebrating kids,” Brakken-Smith said, and giving back to the community.

Last year, the goal was to raise $50,000, which was exceeded by $2,000. Every year, the goal amount is raised, making this year’s goal $60,000.

But “we’ll supply as many as we sell,” Brakken-Smith said.

The new Children’s Hospital in Highlands Ranch opened on Dec. 19, 2013, and a lot of people haven’t had an opportunity to go see it yet, said Kathy Chapple, member of the Children’s Hospital Association of Volunteers.

“People don’t always know how to support (the hospital), but want to,” Chapple said. “This is an excellent opportunity to do so.”

The Holiday Card Project is organized by the Children’s Hospital Association of Volunteers.

The popular saying goes, “`it takes a village to raise a child,’” Brakken-Smith said. “Here at Children’s Hospital, it’s a village of volunteers.”

MORE INFORMATION Where to buy items of the Children’s Hospital Holiday Card Project: • The Children’s Hospital gift shops: Children’s Hospital Colorado South Campus, 1811 Plaza Dr., Highlands Ranch; Children’s Hospital Colorado on Anschutz Medical Campus, 13123 E. 16th Ave., Aurora • Online at: www.childrenshospitalholidaycardproject.org • Order by phone with a credit card: 720-777-6286; or contact the Association of Volunteers office at 720-777-6887 •Out in the community: King Soopers; St. Nicks Christmas Store, 5221 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton; La Cache (consignment shop benefitting Children’s Hospital), 400 Downing St., Denver

Learn more online at:

www.clinicacolorado.org

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The Children’s Hospital Holiday Card Project launched Oct. 10. The cards were designed by kids being treated at the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders. All of the proceeds from the Holiday Card Project benefits the center at Children’s Hospital.

Card designers, front row from left, Flora Sanderson, Kaymen Story, Ryan Kepelo and Abby Voorhis pose for a picture with KOSI 101’s Murphy Huston at the Oct. 10 Children’s Hospital Holiday Card Project Unveiling Ceremony.

Arapahoe Santa Claus Shop begins toy drive South metro area has many drop-off sites Nuclear Families, Nuclear Towns: Los Alamos in the Cold War Saturday, November 1, 1 - 4 pm Lee Chambers

CU-Boulder Professor of History CU South Denver, Classroom 204 10035 S. Peoria St., Parker, CO

The Cold War atmosphere of fear of Communism and mission urgency projected beyond the secret weapons laboratories and into family and community life in the “Atomic City.”

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Staff report The Arapahoe Santa Claus Shop is poised to begin its annual toy drive. The shop provides Christmas toys and books for many needy children in the south metro area.

New and gently used toys may be dropped off at the following locations from Nov. 3 through Dec. 10.

Littleton toy drop sites • Littleton Fire Rescue Station 11, 2255 W. Berry Ave., and Station 12, 6529 S. Broadway.

• Littleton Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 W. Main St. • Bradford Auto, 2659 W. Main St. • Colorado Center for the Blind, 2233 W. Sheppard Ave. • Buck Recreation Center, 2004 W. Powers Ave. • Dr. Darlyne Loper, DDS, 1279 W. Littleton Blvd.

• Adventures In Dance, 1500 W. Littleton Blvd.

• Littleton Woodlawn Floral, 1799 W. Littleton Blvd.

• Broadway Estates Conoco, 5600 S. Broadway • Downtown Dinners, 6905 S. Broadway

• Van Wyk Chiropractic Center, 7231 S. Broadway • Littleton Family YMCA, 11 W. Dry Creek Court • Pro Auto Care, 2753 W. Church Ave. • ACC Fitness Center, 5900 S. Santa Fe Drive Centennial toy drop sites • Littleton Fire Rescue: Centennial Station 14, 6600 S. Colorado Blvd., and Station 15, 2702 E. Dry Creek Road • Goodson Recreation Center, 6315 S. University Blvd.

• The Sunset Grille, 8269 S. Holly St. Englewood Toy Drop Sites Fire Station 21, 555 W. Jefferson Ave., and Fire Station 22, 3075 S. Tejon St. Other toy drop sites: • Highlands Ranch Littleton Fire Rescue Station 16, 8119 Blakeland Drive; Station 17, 9554 S. University Blvd.; and Station 18, 401 Timbervale Trail.

• Highlands Ranch ThunderRidge High School Library, 1991 Wildcat Reserve Parkway • Jefferson County Littleton Fire Rescue Station 13, 6290 W. Coal Mine Ave. For more information, visit www.arapahoesantashop. org or contact the shop at arapahoesantashop@msn.com

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A-MAZING FUN

Groups of people spent the day Oct. 25 wandering the Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield’s corn maze, which takes place on a working farm. This year, the 8-acre maze is in the design of a butterfly.

Through the months of September and October, people got lost at the Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield’s Corn Maze. Along with an 8-acre butterfly maze, other corn mazes included a mini maze for children 10 years and younger, and the Glow Maze, an afterdark maze illuminated by glow sticks which patrons must follow to get to the Dead Zone, a 3-acre haunted maze. The event, which takes place on a working farm, also offered guests a variety of food vendors, entertainment such as bounce houses, a pumpkin patch and tractor-pull, pony and hayrides. Photos by Christy Steadman

PHOTOS BY CHRISTY STEADMAN

The Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield’s corn maze includes lots of fun activities including tractor-pull rides, kidfriendly games, an 8-acre corn maze, a mini maze for children under 10 years and the Dead Zone, an after-dark, 3-acre haunted maze.

The Peak Athletic Cubs Dance Team, of Highlands Ranch, poses for a picture while wandering the Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield’s corn maze Oct. 25.

11th Annual

Turkey Day 5K Run/Walk November 27, 9 am Let’s have breakfast and meet six Colorado Authors!

They will be discussing and signing their uplifting, inspiring and educational books.

ber 11, 2014 m e v o N , y a sd e Date: Tu . - 1 1 :0 0 a .m . .m a 0 :0 9 : ry, T im e s R a n c h L ib r a d n la h ig H : P la c e n e B lv d , 9 2 9 2 S R id g e li C O 8 0 1 2 9 ch, H ig h la n d s R a n Room A S h e a M e e t in g

Dan Hettinger

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Early Bird Deadline is Nov. 12 Prices increase Nov. 13 Register at TD5k.com

• Knowing your life matters and making a difference.

• Our family’s journey through dementia. • Strategies for handling change.

• Elderly parent resources for peace of mind. • Living with loss, one day at a time.

• Blueprint for taking on our daily challenges with courage, humor & determination.

Dorothy Hansen Betsey Sherry

Redstone Park

Patsy Barnes

Rachel Blythe Kodanaz

Barbara J. Butler

Event is funded and presented by Heflebower Funeral Services. 8955 S. Ridgeline Rd. #100. Highlands Ranch, CO 80128 and is not sponsored by Douglas County Libraries. For more information, please contact Anita Larson, Celebrant & Facilitator at 303.489.5001

303-791-3500

A portion of the proceeds benefit the Colorado National Guard Foundation

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Thanksgiving donations needed for outreach Inter-Faith seeks items to fill 650 food boxes

By Tom Munds

tmunds @coloradocommunitymedia.com Inter-Faith Community Services makes a habit of counting on community support for its Thanksgiving outreach, and this year is no exception.

“We will need help to provide all the items that will go into the Thanksgiving food boxes,” said IFCS director Sandra Blyth-Perry. “We are fortunate because we have been receiving donations and there are many organizations collecting food for us.”

Boxes will be distributed to 550 needy families and 100 seniors, Blyth-Perry said.

Volunteers will pack boxes with all the ingredients needed to cook a traditional Thanksgiving meal and add ingredients for meals for three or four additional days.

Inter-Faith Community Services has been providing assistance to needy families and individuals since 1964. Services include a food bank and clothing bank, as

well as putting on special programs like the Thanksgiving food drive and providing new outfits and school supplies to the children of needy families. The organization reaches out to those in Englewood, Littleton, Highlands Ranch, Lone Tree and Sheridan.

A number of organizations are helping with the Thanksgiving effort by collecting box ingredients or holding food drives, Blyth-Perry said. The organizations working to help Inter-Faith include Centennial Rotary, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Littleton, the Englewood Lions and the Highlands Ranch Rotary Club.

The deadline for delivering donations to Inter-Faith is Nov. 7, and plans call for volunteers to assemble the boxes on Nov. 19 so they can be distributed Nov. 22.

Requested donations include items such as stuffing mix, cans of green beans, turkey gravy mix and canned pumpkin.

Each box contains a supermarket gift certificate so the individual or family can buy the meat item for the meal. For information on the list of needed items or how to donate to the project, call 303-789-0501.

“I would guess more than half the 650 boxes we plan to distribute will go to peo-

Volunteers load boxes of food into a car during the 2012 Inter-faith Thanksgiving Food Box distribution. Inter-Faith seeks donations in order to distribute 550 boxes to needy families and 100 boxes to seniors. For infornation call InterFaith at 303-789-0501. File photo ple who have recently lost their jobs,” said Blyth-Perry, who has directed the program for 17 years. “We are glad we will be there

for those people because Inter-Faith has always tried to be a safety net to help folks in that situation through a rough time.”

Fair Trade items to be sold at church SERRV collaborates with partners worldwide

By Sonya Ellingboe

sellingboe @coloradocommunitymedia.com The well-recognized SERRV organization, it its 65th year, started with a group of Church of the Brethren relief workers in Europe after World War II. The first product sold, according to the website, was a German cuckoo clock.

In 1993, SERRV incorporated as a separate organization and has continued to widen its span of partners and products, sold

through seasonal catalogues and through sales such as the one planned at Littleton United Methodist Church on Nov. 1-2.

The organization collaborates with Fair Trade partners in Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and in the United States. SERRV has long-term relationships with small organizations and co-ops. “Every basket, every tablecloth, every necklace we offer has a face behind it,” the group says. In many cases, the artist’s income from the program puts food on the table and provides money needed for children to attend school.

At Littleton United Methodist Church, shoppers can help support artisans around the world by making purchases in the Fellowship Hall from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Nov.

1 and 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Nov. 2. Jewelry, scarves, baskets, Christmas ornaments, home decor, spices, chocolate and more will be available.

Ten percent of sales will benefit LUMC’s Mission Fund and a designated table will offer explanations of mission projects.

IF YOU GO Littleton United Methodist Church is at 5894 S. Datura St., Littleton. SERRV Sale hours: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 1; 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 2. Admission is free and parking is available onsite. 303-794-6379.

Handwoven baskets will be available at the SERRV Fair Trade Sale at Littleton United Methodist Church on Nov. 1 and 2.

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Aurora play is dark look at fairy tales

By Sonya Ellingboe

sellingboe @coloradocommunitymedia.com “Once upon a time …,” says narrator Wes Munsil as lights go up — and he keeps the story flowing, with observations at various points through the lengthy musical “Into the Woods.”

“Sometimes going into the woods is less about finding the cow as white as milk and more about finding and releasing yourself from an internal prison. It’s about letting go of our fear and walking into the light,” writes veteran director Bernie Cardell in his notes about this extraordinary work.

“Into the Woods,” with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine, first opened at San Diego’s Globe Theatre in 1986 and moved to Broadway in 1987, with Bernadette Peters in the choice role of the witch. (Over the upcoming holidays, we will see a film version with Meryl Streep as the witch and Johnny Depp as the wolf that accosts Little Red Riding Hood, “Hello Little Girl”).

Ignite Theatre is presenting this dizzying tale of “what happens after happily ever after” at the Aurora Fox in a cleverly mounted and colorful production, featuring Shahara Ray as the witch.

Although it’s based on four fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm, it’s not children’s theater.

The humor grows dark.

An original story about a baker and his

IF YOU GO “Into the Woods” plays through Nov. 9 at the Aurora Fox, 9900 E. Colfax Ave., Aurora. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 2:30 p.m. Sundays. Tickets $27/$19, 720-362-2697, ignitetheatre.com.

wife, who are unable to have a child due to a witch’s curse, weaves into familiar fairy tales such as “Cinderella,” “Rapunzel,” “Jack and the Beanstalk” and “Little Red Riding Hood,” with ongoing twists and turns as characters venture into the woods.

Those woods are part of a clever set design

by Rob Prytherch and they are frequently rearranged to make the scene more confusing to the characters as they all seek something they want.

Cinderella wants to attend the king’s festival; Jack wants to get his beloved cow, Milky White, back (sold for a few magic beans); Rapunzel wants a way out of her lonely existence; the Baker and his Wife want a child; and Red Riding Hood wants to deliver goodies to her grandmother.

Act II looks at “what happens after happily ever after” as each tale becomes bent out of shape.

Sondheim’s imagination and music are really special, and the accompaniment from a 10-piece orchestra, led by music director Blake Nawa’a, is a strong plus. It’s as though pieces of a puzzle are put together, then scrambled and rearranged several time in this very clever work.

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THINGS DO THEATER/FILM 80S NIGHT

MICHAEL JACKSON, Madonna and George Michael live again in this evening of to-

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Show is at 8 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 7, on the Main Stage at Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree. Tease up your hair and break out your leg warmers - this radical band is ready to answer the question “Should I Stay or Should I Go Now?” and asks the audience “Don’t You (Forget About Me).” Go to www.LoneTreeArtsCenter.org or call 720-509-1007.

HALLOWEEN BALL AT CASTLE

MUSIC/CONCERTS

Experience pure madness at Cherokee Castle on Halloween. The Mad, Mad Ball gives you an excuse to dress as someone with whom you’re obsessed. Who will it be? The night will conclude with a costume contest. For reservations, go to www.cherokeeranch.org or call 303-688-4600. The Cherokee Castle ball is from 7-10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 31 at 6113 N. Daniels Park Road, Sedalia.

AUGUSTANA ARTS presents The Colorado Women’s Chorale, celebrating the music of Gwyneth Walker, at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, 8817 S. Broadway, Littleton. Tickets are available at www.augustanaarts.org or by calling 303-388-4962.

FIND BARGAINS AND MAKE MONEY FROM THRIFTING

VETERAN’S DAY Concert: In Their Honor

Learn about some of the best second hand and consignment stores in the Denver area as expert thrifter Joanna Hudson shares her shopping secrets to finding hidden treasures in thrift stores as well as where to get the best return on your dollar for items that you are bringing for consignment sales. Program is at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 4, at Bemis Public Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton. You will also learn tips on shopping at auction and estate sales. Hudson is a teacher at Colorado Free University. Call 303-795-3961.

THE HIGHLANDS Ranch Concert Band performs its annual tribute to the men and women of the armed forces at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8 at South Suburban Christian Church, 7275 S. Broadway, Littleton. Adding their voices to this concert is the Voices West (previously known as the Littleton Chorale) conducted by Michael Krueger and the Bear Canyon Elementary School choir conducted by Michelle Jones. This free performance will have a variety of music that honors veterans and our country. Go to www.hrconcertband.org, or contact Kelley at 303-683-4102.

COLORADO WOMEN’S Chorale

SEASONS OF Broadway STARS FROM Rent, Wicked, In the Heights, Memphis, and more will sing the greatest hits of the Broadway stage at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 9, on the Main Stage at Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree. Adam Pascal returns to Lone Tree after a long Broadway run in Memphis, and is joined by Mandy Gonzalez who played Elphaba in Wicked, as well as Marcus Paul James who starred in In the Heights and Robin DeJesus, Tony nominated actor from the Broadway production of In the Heights and La Cage aux Folles. Go to www.LoneTreeArtsCenter.org or call 720-509-1007.

ART

SOUTH SUBURBAN Art Exhibits

LOCAL ARTISTS will have their work on display Nov. 1-30 at South Suburban Parks and Recreation centers. Shel Spiegleman’s photographs will be displayed at Goodson, 6315 S. University Blvd., Centennial, 303-798-2476. Jacqueline Shuler’s paintings and calligraphy will be exhibited at Lone Tree, 10249 Ridgegate Circle, Lone Tree, 303-708-3500. The Paint Box Guild’s paintings will be exhibited at Douglas H. Buck, 2004 W. Powers Ave., Littleton, 303-797-8787. Visit www.sspr.org or contact Darcie LaScala at 303-483-7072.

VISUAL SONG Program DIGITAL PHOTO PRESERVATION Adults can learn about genealogy and digital photo preservation using library resources at a free session at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 5, at the Parker Library, 10851 S. Crossroads Drive. Bring up to 10 photos and a flash drive. To register, call 303-791-7323 or visit DouglasCountyLibraries.org and click Events.

THE ROCKY Mountain Network Sacred Dance Guild presents Visual Song: Let it Move You from 9:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, Nov. 1 at Central Christian Church, 3690 E. Cherry Creek South Drive. Presenters will be Sound Circle Eurythmy: Search Sound Circle Eurythmy to view and understand this amazing group who will be presenting. Contact Christina Bryan at 303-359-1878 or Christina.bryan@colorado.edu.

MISSION QUILTERS Boutique THE AVE Maria Mission Quilters plan a boutique from 2-7 p.m. Saturday, Nov.

ANNUAL FALL BAZAAR Centennial Covenant Church MOPS plans its eighth annual fall bazaar from 8:45 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7, at 401 W. Mineral Ave., Littleton. Local vendors will sell homemade crafts, home décor, clothing, jewelry, make-up, children’s books, baked goods, woodworking, raffles and more. The event supports Mothers of Preschoolers.

ARAPAHOE PHILHARMONIC CONCERT The Arapahoe Philharmonic turns its focus to Russia for its second concert of the season, “Les Ballets Russes.” The performance features two pillars of the Russian ballet repertoire, Igor Stravinsky’s Petrushka and Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake Suite.

Concert is at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7 at Mission Hills Church, 620 SouthPark Drive, Littleton. Opening the program is Isolation: Day 253 for soprano and orchestra by Edgar Girtain (b. 1988), the winning score of the inaugural Vincent C. LaGuardia, Jr. Composition Competition. Go to www.arapahoe-phil.org.

1, and from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 2, at Ave Maria Church in Parker. A selection of holiday items, quilts, table runners, wall-hangings and kid’s items will be available for sale.

You will also be able to purchase raffle tickets for a gorgeous vintage Christmas Quilt: Christmas in Pine Grove. Proceeds enable the Mission Quilters to make and donate quilts to various community charities and funds are also used to build homes for needy families.

EVENTS

FAMILY MINI-GOLF

DOUGLAS COUNTY Libraries will turn its James H. LaRue branch, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch, into a family mini-golf course, with available tee times from 6:50 to 7:50 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1. To register, call 303-791-7323 or visit DouglasCountyLibraries.org and click Events.

LEGION HONORS Veterans THE GEORGE C. Evans American Legion Post 103 will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 5 at the Buck Recreation Center, Littleton. In addition, the post will join VFW Post 4666 in honoring veterans at 1 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11, in Ketring Park, at the Littleton WWII Memorial, 6000 S. Gallup St. There will be a tribute to all branches of the Armed Forces.

LITTLETON ADVENTIST Holiday Boutique LITTLETON ADVENTIST Hospital plans its 25th annual holiday boutique and gift

show from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7, in the atrium lobby at the hospital,

7700 S. Broadway. With 15 vendors, the fair will have items including handcrafted soap and lotion, special owls, fair trade baskets, totes, scarves, hand bags, hand-made jewelry, pottery, toys, baby blankets and more. Call 303-730-8900.

HEALTH/FITNESS CERT CLASS

VOLUNTEERS CAN learn how to help in any emergency situation, man-made or natural, at the next CERT class, hosted by Douglas County Emergency Management and the Colorado North Central All-Hazards Region. CERT also teaches volunteers what their roles are in an emergency situation and how to be prepared at all times. The classes are free and are from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1, and Nov. 15, at the Douglas County Sheriff ’s Office, 4000 Justice Way in Castle Rock. Participants must register and attend all sessions. Refreshments will be served. Call 303-660-7589 or email cabbott@dcsheriff.net.

SOUTH METRO Community Blood Drives A NUMBER of community blood drives are planned in the South Metro area. For information or to schedule an appointment, contact the Bonfils Appointment Center at 303-363-2300, unless otherwise noted. Upcoming blood drives are: Sunday, Nov. 2, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Nov. 2, at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, 8817 S. Broadway, Littleton (contact Maryanne Eagelston at 720-891-2248); Sunday, Nov. 2, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at St. Mary of Littleton Catholic Church, 6853 S. Prince St., Littleton (contact Robert Kernan at 303-798-4804); Monday, Nov. 3, 10-11:40 a.m. and 1-3:30 p.m. at Developmental Pathways, 325 Inverness Drive South, Englewood; Thursday, Nov. 6, 10-11:40 a.m. and 1-3:30 p.m. at Baxter Englewood, 9540 S. Maroon Circle, Ste 400, Englewood; Friday, Nov. 7, 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker; Saturday, Nov. 8, 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock; Saturday, Nov. 8, 8 a.m. to noon at Cherry Creek Presbyterian Church, 10150 E. Belleview, Englewood; Sunday, Nov 9, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Faith Lutheran Church, 303 N. Ridge Road, Castle Rock; Sunday, Nov. 9, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Christ Lutheran Church, 8997 S. Broadway, Highlands Ranch.

FREE NUTRITION, Cooking Class FREE HEART Health nutrition classes and cooking demonstrations are offered

from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Nov. 5 (What’s In Your Food?); Wednesday, Nov. 12 (Eating to Ease Arthritis); Wednesday, Nov. 19 (Diet Can Help Prevent Cancer) at the South Denver Heart Center, 1000 Southpark Drive, Littleton. Join Richard Collins, M.D., “The Cooking Cardiologist,” along with Susan Buckley, RD, CDE, as they share their expertise on Heart Healthy nutrition and cooking solutions. For more information or to register, call 303744-1065, www.southdenver.com.

EDUCATION

JUST WRITE!

KIDS AGES 8-12 with an interest in writing will use books, art, music and real life as inspiration for original writing at Douglas County Libraries’ Just Write! class, at 4:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 3, at the Parker Library, 10851 S. Crossroads Drive. To register, call 303-791-7323 or visit DouglasCountyLibraries.org and click Events.

GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY Presentation THE HIGHLANDS Ranch Genealogical Society presents “Returned from Oblivion, the Story of Jacob Schueler,” presented by Janet Jewell, at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 4, at the James H. LaRue Library, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch.

TAI CHI Class for Kids KIDS AGES 7-15 can learn basic tai chi movements and mind-body strategies to help with focus at a Douglas County Libraries program at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 6, at the Castle Pines Library, 7437 Village Square Drive, Unit 110. Tai chi is especially beneficial to children with ADD/ADHD. To register, call 303-791-7323 or visit DouglasCountyLibraries.org and click Events.

HELP SAVE a Life: Learn CPR FOUR OUT of five cardiac arrests happen at home. Would you be prepared to help?

Learn CPR and how to use an automated external defibrillator (AED) with training classes from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Nov. 8, at Castle Rock Fire Headquarters, 300 Perry St. Participants will earn certification through the American Heart Association. Register at www.CRGov.com/registration or by calling 303-660-1066.

SEARCH IMMIGRANT Database PARKER GENEALOGICAL Society will meet at 1:3o p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, at

Stroh Ranch Fire Station, 19310 Stroh Road, Parker.

Program is Castle Garden: New York Immigrant Receiving Station 1855-1890. Castle Garden was in Battery Park on the southernmost tip of Manhatten, and was the arrival point of 8 million immigrants who entered New York Harbor. A free online searchable database of more than 10 million immigrants who arrived at Castle Garden between 1830-92 will be explored.

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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24 The Independent

October 30, 2014

Orchestra picks composer in competition New Jersey musician chosen by Arapahoe group

By Sonya Ellingboe

sellingboe @coloradocommunitymedia.com The Arapahoe Philharmonic has announced that New Jersey composer Edgar Girtain is the first finalist in its new Vincent C. LaGuardia Jr. Composition Competition for composers under 35 — named for the orchestra’s late music director.

Girtain will serve as composer-in-residence for two seasons and will introduce his new score, “Isolation: Day 253” for soprano and orchestra at the Nov. 7 concert, which begins the new season under the direction of Devin Patrick Hughes.

The competition was started “to memorialize the AP’s second longtime music director in a meaningful way; foster music education and a love of classical music in youth and young adults, a large part of AP’s mission; and actively introduce new orchestra music to our community,” said a release from the orchestra.

“This is the only competition of its kind in the area — especially with a community orchestra. We were overwhelmed by the response from applicants. We never expected to receive over 40 scores. It shows there is a real need for occasions for young composers to work with and write for orchestras of all levels. Music

The Arapahoe Philharmonic, founded in 1953, performs at Mission Hills Church, 620 SouthPark Drive, Littleton. The first concert of the season will be at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 7. Tickets at 303-781-1892 or Arapahoe-phil.org.

schools are creating exceptionally talented young composers and sending them into a world where opportunities are few and far between.”

The Arapahoe Philharmonic hosts two other competitions: the annual T. Gordon Parks Collegiate Concert Competition and the Vincent C. Girtain LaGuardia Jr. Conducting Competition, which alternates annually with the new composition competition.

Girtain, born in 1988, a former sign maker, earned a bachelor’s degree in music with high honors from Rutgers University and is currently finishing his master’s in composition. He described the piece as “a scene from an as-of-yet unwritten opera about a woman held in solitary captivity in some dismal prison cell, telling herself a story to pass the time.” The libretto is written by a Rutgers colleague, playwright Will Goldberg, who had corresponded with Guantanamo Bay detainees about the impact of imprisonment.

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October 30, 2014

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Littleton goalie Theo Jensen scoops up the ball during the Oct. 22 first-round Class 4A state soccer playoff game against Mesa Ridge. Jensen recorded a shutout and the Lions advanced to the next round of the playoffs with a 5-0 win. Photos by Tom Munds

Lions cruise in playoff opener Littleton takes first round match, 5-0, over Mesa Ridge

By Tom Munds

tmunds @coloradocommunitymedia.com Littleton’s soccer team took control of the tempo in the second half to break open what had been a close match as the Lions bested Mesa Ridge, 5-0, in the first round of the Class 4A state playoffs on Oct. 22 at Littleton Public Schools Stadium.

The win advanced the No. 8-seeded Lions (13-3) to the round of 16, earning them another home game, this time with No. 9-seeded Durango (13-2-1) on Oct. 28.

After the victory over Mesa Ridge, Littleton coach Pedra Vajzovic said his players have waited a whole year for this game.

“Last year, we made the 5A playoffs and lost in the first round,” he said. “We moved down to 4A and we began working to win in this year’s playoffs. Today’s victory is a big accomplishment for our team.”

The first half of the Oct. 22 game was an even battle as each team sought to establish control of the tempo of play. The Grizzlies goalie Creighton Chambers made saves on the first two Littleton shots and a third hit

Littleton midfielder Morgan Harris (24) battles for control of the ball during the Oct. 22 first-round Class 4A state soccer playoff game against Mesa Ridge. Harris won the battle as he helped his team to a 5-0 win.

the goal post and caromed away.

But, with 1:26 left in the half, Hamadi Ali Abid pushed a pass from to Joe Director from about 15 yards out and Director gave the Lions a 1-0 lead.

Littleton capitalized on the momentum it took into the locker room at halftime and took control of the tempo in the second half.

“We began the attacks much deeper

down field,” Vajzovic said of the second half. “In the first half, our halfbacks were not pushing up to help with the attack. We made the adjustment to have the halfbacks get involved in the attack on our side of midfield. The adjustment worked for us.”

Director scored again with 33:40 left in the second half with a line drive shot into the net. About 15 minutes later, Eric Mascolo provided the assist and Ali Abid increased the Lions lead to 3-0.

With just under five minutes left in the game, Hugh Oglivie lofted a long kick toward the mouth of the goal. Oscar Sanchez took the loose ball and drilled it home.

The final goal came about three minutes later when Cole Greer won the ball near midfield and launched a breakaway, outrunning defenders and putting an unassisted shot in for the 5-0 win.

Director said the win was a confidence builder, but that the work isn’t done.

“We are a humble team,” he said. “This is great but we know we have another game ahead of us and want there to be more games after that so we have to work to get better. The first goal is always important. It happened tonight when I got a great pass (from Ali Abid) so it was just a tap-in to put it in the net. We knew the score was coming as we kept up the pressure. It felt good when that first goal finally came.”

Warriors upset in two-day playoff game No. 6 seed Arapahoe clipped in shootout by Westminster

By Tom Munds

tmunds @coloradocommunitymedia.com Arapahoe fans fell silent and the faces of Warrior players reflected their disappointment when they lost a first round Class 5A state soccer playoff game that began Oct. 23 and was decided by a shootout on Oct. 24.

“We lost to a very good soccer team.

They showed that yesterday and again today,” Arapahoe coach Mark Hampshire said. “During yesterday’s game it was a pretty even battle. The game was suspended with 10:45 left in the second overtime. We finished the overtime today and we dominated the tempo of play as Westminster had 11 guys on their side of midfield to make sure the game stayed tied.”

Westminster, seeded No. 27 in the Class

5A playoffs, moved on to the next round with the 2-1 win, while the No. 6-seeded Warriors are now done for the year.

“Seeding means nothing when you get to the playoffs,” Hampshire said. “You know all opponents are good and every game will be tough.”

The two teams began their match Oct. 23 at Arapahoe High School. Westminster scored with 16:06 left in the first half.

The score remained tied until Arapahoe was awarded a penalty kick with 21 minutes left in the second half. Sam Norman took the kick for the Warriors and drilled a low shot past the diving goalie into the net to tie the score at 1-1.

The score remained 1-1 at the end of regulation time so the game went into overtime. The first 15-minute overtime period was scoreless so they started the second overtime. The field has no lights so the game was suspended because of darkness with 10:45 left in second overtime.

The teams returned to Arapahoe Oct. 24 to restart play with 10:45 left in the second

overtime. Care was taken to make sure the same players were in the same position on the field when the game was suspended.

As no one scored in the overtime session the game went to a shootout. Five players from each team took turns taking penalty shots. When four from each team made goals, the next shootout format was a oneon-one matchup with the team that scores when the other team doesn’t wins.

Wolves’ goalie Isiah Mondragon smothered the first Arapahoe shot. Brandon Enriquez then put the ball in the net to give Westminster the win on the next attempt.

Hampshire said Arapahoe had seven seniors on the roster but only three of them had varsity soccer experience before the season began. However, he said, the seniors provided the leadership that helped his team play well all season.

“Our roster is primarily juniors and sophomores. We even have a couple freshmen on our varsity team. It is rare at Arapahoe that freshmen play varsity soccer,” he said. “The future looks very bright for us.”

Arapahoe’s Mike Chism (10) presses the attack during the Oct. 24 continuation of the first-round Class 5A state soccer playoff game against Westminster. The game went to the second round of a shootout before the Wolves got the win, 2-1. Photo by Tom Munds

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26 The Independent

Butler serves up a state title in Class 3A SkyView junior wins cross country crown by 22 seconds

By Jim Benton

jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia.com Ben Butler implemented his plan to perfection.

Butler, a junior at SkyView Academy, won the individual Class 3A cross country championship Oct. 25 at the state meet held at the Norris-Penrose Event Center in Colorado Springs.

“I didn’t know how I would do exactly but I knew that if I put myself in a good position early on that good things could happen,” said Butler.

He was timed in 16 minutes, 18.2 seconds to earn a 22-second victory over second place Taylor Stack of Salida.

“At the beginning of the race, I thought it was important that I did what I’ve been trying to do all year,” explained Butler. “I’m a better front runner than a kicker at the end of a race. So I tried to get out to an early lead and build on that lead early so that when I got to the hill I would have a little bit of a cushion.

“It worked out pretty well. I thought the way the race played out was pretty good for me. I was able to get into a good spot by the mile mark and as the race went on my main focus shifted to holding onto the lead and running real well on the downhill coming off the big hill. The race plan was pretty good.”

SkyView Academy coach Randy Scherer was confident with Butler’s race strategy.

“He’s one of the hardest working kids,” said Scherer. It’s kind of been his focus since last year to try to win the state championship this year. The plan was to go out and run his own race and not worry too much about how the people around him were doing. He had a little bit of a gap at the mile and when he got to the top of the big hill he had opened a pretty good lead. It kept getting wider.”

Butler ran a 16:52 in the 2013 Class 2A state meet and was determined to improve this season.

“Winning the state championship was one of my main goals,” he said. “Our coach

SkyView Academy’s Ben Butler enjoys having the front of the pack all to himself as he runs to the Class 3A state championship Oct. 25 in Colorado Springs. Courtesy photo

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team finishers in the state high school cross country meets held Oct. 25 at the Norris-Penrose Events Center in Colorado Springs.

CLASS 5A Boys Individual:

15. Tyler Matzke, Mountain Vista, 17:26.0; 17. Paxton Smith, Mountain Vista, 17:28.4.

CLASS 5A Boys Team: 1. Mountain Vista; 5. Cherry Creek; 11. ThunderRidge; 12. Heritage; 20.

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CLASS 5A Girls Individual: 6. Devon Peterson, Cherry Creek,

19:45.0; 12. Savanna Dalton, Castle View, 20:07.5; 13. Allie Chipman, Mountain Vista, 20:12.3; 14. Annika Reuter, Heritage, 20:12.9; 16. Lillian Markusch, Cherry Creek, 20:17.9.

CLASS 5A Girls Team: 4.

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CLASS 3A Boys Individual: 1. Ben Butler, SkyView Academy, 16:18.2.

CLASS 3A Boys Team: 5.

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Littleton outlasted Ponderosa, 21-19, on Oct. 24 at Sports Authority Stadium to remain unbeaten in the Class 4A Plains League.

Tre Blake carried the ball 41 times for 215 yards and two touchdowns for the Lions, who improved to 4-0 in the league and 5-4 overall.

Littleton finishes the regular season with an Oct. 31 game at Littleton Public Schools Stadium against Dakota Ridge (7-2, 3-1 Plains).

Ponderosa quarterback Nick Wilson rushed for 129 yards and three scores in the loss for the Mustangs (4-5, 3-1). He passed for another 77 yards.

In other football action, Valor Christian lost back-to-back games for the first time since 2010 when Grandview beat the Eagles, 24-21, in a Centennial League game on Oct. 24. The Eagles also lost 33-17 to Cherry Creek on Oct. 17.

Cherry Creek (6-3, 4-1) finished second in the Centennial League behind Grandview after a 42-37 triumph over Eaglecrest. Milo Hall ran for 284 yards and four touchdowns for the Bruins in the win.

Mountain Vista rebounded from its Continental North loss to Regis Jesuit and wrapped up the regular season with a 55-37 win over Highlands Ranch on Oct. 24. Golden Eagles quarterback Brock Rubley passed for 166 yards and a TD and rushed for 76 yards and two more touchdowns. Nick Schmalz ran for 166 yards and scored twice for Vista.

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20. Ashton Grissom, Valor Christian, 17:31.7.

CLASS 3A Girls Individual: 10. Cassie Unruh, SkyView Academy, 21:47.0.

The state gymnastics meet will be held Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 at Thornton High School.

At regional competition Oct. 25, Mackenzie Doerr of Cherry Creek had the best vault score of 9.75 in the three regional meets.

CLASS 3A Girls Team: 9.

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CLASS 4A Boys Team: 12.

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did a great job of preparing the whole team for this moment. We put in a great effort. He knew that we needed to be fresh so he held some of the varsity guys out of some races.

“When I crossed the finished line, I honestly couldn’t believe it. I never thought it would be me who could win the state championship but it has started to sink in.

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happy with the time. I had a very disappointing race last year. I was able to execute my plan very well. I ran much quicker this year, more than 30 seconds faster than last year.”

Butler’s win helped the team to a fifthplace overall finish, while Cassie Unruh’s 10th place in the girls race helped lead the Hawks’ girls squad to a ninth-place finish.

Three-team volleyball regional tournaments will be held Nov. 1 with the regional champions advancing to the state tournament that is slated for Nov. 7 and 8 at the Denver Coliseum.

Thirty-six teams were seeded in Class 5A, 4A and 3A and the top 12 teams will host regional competition.

In Class 5A, Heritage was seeded 31st in Region 6 and Arapahoe is 15th in Region 10.

In Class 4A No. 23 Littleton will play in Ponderosa in the Region 2 tournament. Valor is the No. 5 seed in 4A.

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Women throw cabers, caution to the wind

By Chris Michlewicz

cmichlewicz@colorado communitymedia.com Karen Hart watched in awe as, one by one, the women launched telephone poles end over end.

Regardless of how the toss landed, each thrower was showered with hugs and cheers from her competitors.

“It was like a sorority,” Hart said. “It looked like so much fun.”

At the center of one celebratory scrum was Edie Lindeburg, who despite having only three years of competition under her belt has become a standout in the world of Scottish athletics.

Lindeburg and the others were actually tossing cabers as part of a multi-discipline Highland games contest in August.

Hart mustered the The events in a Scottish courage to talk to athletic competitions, AKA Lindeburg, who Highland games, are: caber was having a good toss, heavy hammer throw, showing at the light hammer throw, stone Warrior Classic throw, sheaf toss, weight games in Lovethrow for distance, weight land. throw for height and BraeTwo months mar stone throw. later, Hart, 51, is taking up a new hobby, one she “never in a million years” envisioned getting involved in. And she has the ideal mentor.

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‘Throwing cabers is just cool’

Lindeburg, a 48-year-old resident of Parker, had been looking for a new challenge, too, when she came across an amateur Scottish athletics competition in Estes Park, which claims the largest Scottish festival in Colorado.

After 12 years of triathlons, she was mentally and physically burned out. Having no idea that amateurs could compete in caber toss and other sports, she conducted some research, and she and her husband, Nathan, became members of the Rocky Mountain Scottish Athletics Association in 2011.

“We’ve always gone toward (sports) that interested us rather than what was popular,” said Lindeburg, who competed in track and

Parker resident Edie Lindeberg, second from right, lifts a caber with the help of competitors and friends. In just three years, Lindeberg has climbed to the top ranks of her age bracket in the Scottish games, which includes the caber toss. Photo by Karen Hart field in high school. “We got to a point in our athletic careers where we were ready for a change.”

The Lindeburgs learned about technique and scoring, and now push each other in training. They can occasionally be found practicing the stone and hammer throws at Legend High School, or tossing a caber at a park in Canterberry Crossing, where they’ve lived for the last 15 years.

Nathan Lindeburg, a 54-year-old naval reservist, said he has enjoyed acquiring new, decathlon-like athletic skills.

“And throwing cabers is just cool,” he says.

This was the first year the Lindeburgs traveled for competitions and “now we’re kind of hooked on it,” Edie Lindeburg says. It’s easy to see why. Over the last two years, she has regularly earned a top-two position in the majority of contests she’s entered. During the Masters World Championships in Inverness, Scotland, last month, she placed fourth overall (and first in the caber toss) in the women’s 45-49 age category.

“My goal in Scotland was to see what I could do at that level,” said Lindeburg, whose slight build belies her Herculean strength. “I

was very pleased. Surprised, to be honest.”

Aside from succeeding in a pastime she truly enjoys, Lindeburg has a goal of growing the sport for women. That’s where Hart comes in.

‘Word is getting out’

Hart, of Centennial, pulls into the parking lot of the gym, her car stereo blaring bagpipe music to get into the proper mindset.

She had already started to immerse herself in Scottish culture over the summer, joining various societies and volunteering for the Rocky Mountain Scottish Athletics Association in preparation for a trip to Scotland to study her husband’s genealogy. That trip happened to coincide with the Masters World Championships, and Hart watched her kilted mentor keep step with women who have been competing at a high level for years.

“Word is getting out,” Hart says. “People are starting to hear about her.”

Hart has been thoroughly inspired by Edie Lindeburg. Though she has never embarked on such an audacious journey, Hart now has her sights set on her first competition at the

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Pikes Peak Celtic Festival next June. After getting workout pointers from Lindeburg, Hart hired a personal trainer, studied the correct throwing posture, changed her diet, and is “laying the foundation” to get involved.

She admits she doesn’t expect to accomplish anything more than bookending events with her mentor, “placing last to her first,” said Hart, who has never considered herself an athlete.

“I’ve got to give this a try and participate as an athlete to experience it, then I’ll probably try to get involved in the organizing side and maybe judging,” Hart said.

It doesn’t matter how she finishes, just that she proves to herself that she’s capable of trying out a fringe sport and serving as a role model for her nieces. There is also the sorority-like camaraderie, which is among Hart’s biggest motivations.

“I may drop the caber on my toe, but at least I’ll have a supportive group to help me off the field,” she said with a laugh.

SALOME’S STARS FOR THE WEEK OF OCT 20 2014

ARIES (Mar 21 to Apr 19) Caution dominates the Sheep’s monetary aspect this week. Rams and Ewes might want to shear their big spending plans until a more favorable financial picture begins to emerge by week’s end.

TAURUS (Apr 20 to May 20) Thrift counts both at home and at work. So you might want to rethink major purchases or investments. Also, be wary of a so-called revelation about a previous decision.

GEMINI (May 21 to Jun 20) Both household budgets and workplace accounts might benefit from some judicious trimming of unnecessary expenses. A partnership could lead to an unexpected challenge.

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CANCER (Jun 21 to Jul 22) A previously overlooked opportunity could re-emerge with a new travel-related matter. Check this out carefully to see if it’s what you really want before you decide one way or another.

LEO (Jul 23 to Aug 22) This could be the start of a new career-changing phase, so start marking down your many accomplishments for those who need to know how much you have to offer. Good luck.

VIRGO (Aug 23 to Sept 22) It’s not too early for the sometimes procrastinating Virgo to start making those long-distance travel plans. The sooner you decide where to go, when to go and how to go, the better.

LIBRA (Sept 23 to Oct 22) Financial matters once again figure in any major action you might take regarding career, travel or other endeavors. You’ll want a ready reserve to help you back up those moves.

SCORPIO (Oct 23 to Nov 21) Trying to resolve a problem in a personal relationship could be more difficult than you’d expected. Look into the possibility that someone might be interfering for his or her own reasons.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22 to Dec 21) A project you once rejected might be more attractive because of changes that you feel you can now work with. The weekend is especially favorable to family matters.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22 to Jan 19) This is a good week for the gregarious Goat to enjoy being with people you care for. You might even want to show off those creative kitchen skills you’re so adept at.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20 to Feb 18) A colleague might think your attitude is patronizing or even outright insulting. True. That might be his or her problem. But you might want to take some reassuring steps anyway.

PISCES (Feb 19 to Mar 20) It’s a good time to jettison those old concepts about a family matter you might have been holding on to. This will help make room for a new and more enlightened way of dealing with it.

BORN THIS WEEK: You like to analyze a puzzling situation before you try to resolve it. This makes you excel at getting things done the right way. © 2014 King Features Synd., Inc.

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For people who are presently uninsured, experts will be available to answer questions and offer free help in enrolling in Medicaid, Medicare or affordable private plans through Connect For Health Colorado. For those who already have private insurance, Medicaid, CHP+ or Medicare, this is a great opportunity to ask questions and make a change if needed.

This drop-in assistance is available from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The free “Smart Choice Health Insurance” workshop runs twice that day, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. and from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Register at www.smhaco.org/insurance, 303-793-9615 or traci@smhaco.org. The workshop includes light refreshments, workbook and one-on-one consultations.

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Training for volunteer victim advocates will begin in early spring 2015 and last for approximately 10 weeks. Following the training, advocates sign up for two on-call shifts a month and are required to attend meetings on the first Monday evening of each month.

To request an application, call 720-874-4118 by Nov. 14. Applicants will be required to submit to a background investigation and a polygraph examination.

LPS earns budget award

The Association of School Business Officials International has awarded Littleton Public Schools its Meritorious Budget Award for excellence in budget presentation for the 2014-15 budget year. The award promotes and recognizes excellence in presentation and enhances officials’ skills in developing, analyzing and presenting school system budgets.

How are your cops doing?

The Littleton Police Department was first accredited in 2006 and is currently seeking its third reaccreditation. As part of the on-site assessment, community members are invited to offer comments at a public session at 4 p.m. on Nov. 3 at the department, 2255 W. Berry Ave. Comments can be phoned in to the assessment team at 303-734-8284 on Nov. 3, from 1 to 3 p.m., emailed to calea@ calea.org or mailed to: Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc., 13575 Heathcote Blvd., Suite 320, Gainesville, Va. 20155.

Telephone comments, as well as appearances at the public information session, are limited to 5 minutes and must address the agency’s ability to comply with CALEA’s standards.

Accreditation is a three-year cycle, during which the agency must submit annual status reports attesting continued compliance with those standards under which it was initially accredited.

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in place when it comes to energy production.

Udall supports new Obama Administration regulation proposals aimed at curbing greenhouse gas emissions.

Udall said Colorado is already well on its way toward meeting the new regulations, having converted Front Range-located coal-fired power plants to natural gas plants and having significantly reduced carbon dioxide emissions.

Those opposed to the new rules say energy rates would rise and coal economies would suffer.

“As economies and technologies change, there’s disruption, but I still feel we’re going to need coal,” Udall said. “It’s an important part of the mix, so let’s figure out a way to burn it more cleanly.”

With gay marriage now a reality in Colorado, Udall highlights his support for marriage equality.

“I do connect my commitment to pushing forward for more inclusion — not tolerance, more inclusion — and the same civil rights for everybody in part because of my Mormon heritage, which may seem strange,” Udall said of how his background has allowed him to come around in support of gay marriage.

The senator has acknowledged that he struggled over the issue for some time.

“Around our dinner table, we would hear stories about how the Mormons were persecuted, literally driven across the country; in some cases, hung and murdered because of their religious beliefs.”

Udall’s father — an Arizona congressman who once ran for president — was a revered figure in politics on both sides of the aisle. Arizona Sen. John McCain, a Republican, has refused to campaign against Udall out of his loyalty to his long-time friendship with Mo Udall.

Mo Udall died in 1998, but his son remembers the values that guided his father, such as being able to “disagree without being disagreeable.”

“My dad, he loved being dedicated to a cause greater than his own self-interest,” he said. “It was rewarding to him in all the right ways.”

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MORTGAGE CORPORATION Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: MIDFIRST BANK Date of Deed of Trust: February 24, 2003 County of Recording: Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust: March 25, 2003 Recording Information (Reception Number): B3061114 Original Principal Amount: $160,706.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $130,755.61 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property to be foreclosed is: LOT 1, BLOCK 6, AURORA HILLS FILING NUMBER 8, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO, Also known by street and number as: 601 S. QUENTIN STREET, AURORA, CO 80112.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Holly Shilliday #24423 Iman Tehrani #44076 Erin Robson #46557 McCarthy & Holthus LLP 7700 E Arapahoe Road, Suite 150, Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122 Attorney File # CO-14-625374-JS The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 9/2012

Public Notices Public Trustees Public Notice COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0887-2014 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On August 6, 2014, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s) LISA L. DRUMMOND Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR LENDER, DISTINCTIVE HOME LENDING, INC., CORPORATION Current Holder of Evidence of Debt BANK OF AMERICA, N.A Date of Deed of Trust September 10, 2009 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust September 11, 2009 Recording Information (Reception Number) B9099803 Original Principal Amount $150,719.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $147,181.90 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property to be foreclosed is: SEE EXHIBIT A ATTACHED HERETO AND INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE Also known by street and number as: 7503 SOUTH STEELE STREET, CENTENNIAL, CO 80122.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 12/03/2014, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado,, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 10/9/2014 Last Publication: 11/6/2014 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE

BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED. DATE: 08/06/2014 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Holly L. Decker #32647 Toni M.N. Dale #30580 Jolene Kaminski #46144 Medved Dale Decker & Deere, LLC 355 Union Blvd., Suite 250, Lakewood, CO 80228 (303) 274-0155 Attorney File # 14-910-27060 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 9/2012 EXHIBIT A CONDOMINIUM UNIT 2, IN BUILDING 1, MONTEREY CONDOMINIUMS PHASE 3, IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND SUBJECT TO THE DECLARATION OF COVENANTS, CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS OF MONTEREY CONDOMINIUMS, RECORDED JULY 26, 1983 IN BOOK 3924 AT PAGE 1, SAID CONDOMINIUM IS FURTHER DEPICTED AND DESCRIBED BY THE MAP OF DISCOVERY AT MONTERERY PHASE 3 RECORDED, SEPTEMBER 19, 1983, IN PLAT BOOK 67, AT PAGES 56-59, ALL IN THE RECORDS OF THE CLERK AND RECORDERS OFFICE OF ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. A.P.N.: 207736-1-11-002 Legal Notice NO.: 0887-2014 First Publication: 10/9/2014 Last Publication: 11/6/2014 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent Public Notice COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0889-2014 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On August 8, 2014, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s): JAIME QUINTERO Original Beneficiary(ies): MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR IRWIN MORTGAGE CORPORATION Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: MIDFIRST BANK Date of Deed of Trust: February 24, 2003 County of Recording: Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust: March 25, 2003 Recording Information (Reception Number): B3061114 Original Principal Amount: $160,706.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $130,755.61 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property to be foreclosed is: LOT 1, BLOCK 6, AURORA HILLS FILING NUMBER 8, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO, Also known by street and number as: 601 S. QUENTIN STREET, AURORA, CO 80112.

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NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 12/03/2014, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado,, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 10/9/2014 Last Publication: 11/6/2014 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE

BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED. DATE: 08/08/2014 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Lynn M. Janeway #15592 Jennifer K. Cruseturner #44452 Courtney E Wright #45482 David R. Doughty #40042 Elizabeth S. Marcus #16092 Eve M. Grina #43658 Allison L Berry #34531 Janeway Law Firm PC 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990 Attorney File # 14-002739 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 9/2012 Legal Notice NO.: 0889-2014 First Publication: 10/9/2014 Last Publication: 11/6/2014 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent Public Notice COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0892-2014 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On August 8, 2014, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s): Mary J. Kohler Original Beneficiary(ies): Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for North American Mortgage Company Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association Date of Deed of Trust: October 26, 2001 County of Recording: Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust: November 07, 2001 Recording Information (Reception Number): B1191273 Original Principal Amount: $105,700.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $85,408.64 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property to be foreclosed is: SEE EXHIBIT A ATTACHED HERETO AND INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE Also known by street and number as: 1165 S Fairplay Cr #B, Aurora, CO 80112.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 12/03/2014, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado,, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 10/9/2014 Last Publication: 11/6/2014 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE

BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED. DATE: 08/08/2014 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Holly Shilliday #24423 Iman Tehrani #44076 Erin Robson #46557 McCarthy & Holthus LLP 7700 E Arapahoe Road, Suite 150, Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122 Attorney File # CO-14-625374-JS The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 9/2012 0892-2014 Exhibit A LOT 1, BLOCK 4, NEVIN VILLAGE GREEN FILING NO. 1 PARCEL 1 - AN UNDIVIDED 1/24TH INTEREST IN AND TO SAID LOT 1, BLOCK 4, SUBJECT TO EASEMENTS OF RECORD;

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0892-2014 Exhibit A LOT 1, BLOCK 4, NEVIN VILLAGE GREEN FILING NO. 1 PARCEL 1 - AN UNDIVIDED 1/24TH INTEREST IN AND TO SAID LOT 1, BLOCK 4, SUBJECT TO EASEMENTS OF RECORD; PARCEL 2 - ALL OF THAT SPACE OF AREA WHICH LIES BETWEEN THE CEILING AND THE FLOOR, AND THE WALLS OF APARTMENT OR UNIT B IN BUILDING NO. 1165 NOW CONSTRUCTED IN SAID LOT 1, BLOCK 4, SAID BUILDING LOCATED SUBSTANTIALLY AS SHOWN ON THE AREA PLAT PLAN AND CONDOMINIUM PLAT FILED FOR RECORD IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK AND RECORDER OF THE COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO, ON AUGUST 21, 1972 IN CONDOMINIUM PLAT BOOK 22 AT PAGE 84, PARCEL 3 - AN UNDIVIDED 1/4 INTEREST IN AND TO THE APARTMENT BUILDING, EQUIPMENT THEREIN INSTALLED AND APPURTENANT THERETO WITHIN WHICH THE ABOVE DESCRIBED SPACE OR AREA LOCATED, TOGETHER WITH: (1) THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO USE BALCONIES AIRCONDITIONERS OR OTHER APPLIANCES WHICH PROJECT BEYOND THE SPACE OR AREA ABOVE DESCRIBED AND CONTIGOUS THERETO. (2) A RIGHT OF WAY, IN COMMON WITH OTHERS, FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS TO AND FROM THE PROPERTY ABOVE DESCRIBED; (3) THE RIGHT TO USE STAIRS, HALLS, PASSAGE WAYS AND OTHER COMMON AREAS IN THE APARTMENT BUILDING DESCRIBED IN PARCEL 2 ABOVE IN COMMON WITH OTHER OWNERS OF SUCH BUILDING, INCLUDING THEIR AGENTS, SERVANTS EMPLOYEES AND INVITEES, (4) THE RIGHT TO USE COMMON AREAS IN SAID PARCEL 1 IN COMMON WIT H OTHERS OWNERS OF SPACE OR AREAS IN APARTMENT BUILDING NOW CONSTRUCTED IN SAID PARCEL 1, EXCEPT THE USE OF THE COMMON AREAS LOCATED IN BUILDINGS OTHER THAN THAT DESCRIBED IN PARCEL 2 ABOVE, INCLUDING THEIR AGENTS, SERVANTS, EMPLOYEES AND INVITEES, EXCEPTIONS AND EXCLUSIONS: 1.

GRANTOR EXPRESSLY EXCEPTS AND EXCLUDES FORM THIS CONVEYANCE THE SPACE OR AREA BETWEEN THE CEILINGS, FLOOR AND WALLS OF ALL APARTME NTS IN THE APARTMENT BUILDING CONSTRUCTED IN SAID PARCEL 1, OTHER THAN THE SPACE OR AREA HEREIN SPECIFICALLY CONVEYED, 2. GRANTOR FURTHER EXPRESSLY EXCEPTS AND EXCLUDES FROM THIS CONVEYANCE ALL APARTMENT BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS AND EQUIPMENT THEREIN AND APPURTENANCES THERETO CONSTRUCTED ON SAID PARCEL 1 OTHER THAN THE UNDIVIDED INTEREST IN THE APARTMENT BUILDING, EQUIPMENT AND APPURTENANCES THERETO HEREIN SPECIFICALLY CONVEYED SO THAT THE GRANTEES HEREIN SHALL HAVE NO RIGHT, TITLE OR INTEREST IN AND TO ANY BUILDINGS OR IMPROVEMENTS OTHER THAN SPECIFICALLY CONVEYED HEREIN AS PARCEL 3, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. and is also known by street and number as 1165 S Fairplay Cr #B, Aurora , CO 80112.

Legal Notice NO.: 0892-2014 First Publication: 10/9/2014 Last Publication: 11/6/2014 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent Public Notice COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0911-2014 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On August 13, 2014, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s): SARAI GUILD AND JASON CARL GUILD Original Beneficiary(ies): MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR LENDER, PRIMARY RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE, INC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC Date of Deed of Trust: March 25, 2010 County of Recording: Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust: March 25, 2010 Recording Information (Reception Number): D0028643 Original Principal Amount: $147,184.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $137,908.27 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property to be foreclosed is: LOT 33, BLOCK 1, ILIFF PLACE TOWNHOMES SUBDIVISION FILING NO.1, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 2390 S WHEELING CIR, AURORA, CO 80120.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 12/10/2014, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado,, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 10/16/2014 Last Publication: 11/13/2014 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE

BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED. DATE: 08/13/2014 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the

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on Wednesday, 12/10/2014, at the East Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado,, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 10/16/2014 Last Publication: 11/13/2014 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE

BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED. DATE: 08/13/2014 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Holly L. Decker #32647 Toni M.N. Dale #30580 Jolene Kaminski #46144 Medved Dale Decker & Deere, LLC 355 Union Blvd., Suite 250, Lakewood, CO 80228 (303) 274-0155 Attorney File # 14-944-27101 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 9/2012

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Legal Notice NO.: 0911-2014 First Publication: 10/16/2014 Last Publication: 11/13/2014 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0928-2014 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On August 22, 2014, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s) Jose Alfredo Nunez Renteria Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for U.S. Bank National Association, its successors and assigns Current Holder of Evidence of Debt U.S. Bank National Association Date of Deed of Trust October 20, 2005 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust October 28, 2005 Recording Information (Reception Number) B5163046 Original Principal Amount $194,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $193,724.99 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property to be foreclosed is: SEE EXHIBIT A ATTACHED HERETO AND INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE Also known by street and number as: 5555 E Briarwood Ave 2-204, Centennial, CO 80122.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 12/17/2014, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado,, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 10/23/2014 Last Publication: 11/20/2014 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE

BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED. DATE: 08/22/2014 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Milnor H Senior, III #7226 Randall S. Miller & Associates, P.C. 216 16th Street, Suite 1210, Denver, CO 80202 (720) 259-6710 Attorney File # 13CO00633-1 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 9/2012 0928-2014 Exhibit A Condominium Unit No. 204, Building No. 2, The Summer Hill Condominiums, According to the Condominium Map of The Summer Hill Condominiums, Recorded August 5, 1998 At Reception No. A8122309, And As Defined By The Condominium Declaration of The Summer Hill Condominiums, Recorded June 9, 1997 at Reception No. A7067837, in The Office of The County Clerk and Recorder, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado.

Legal Notice NO.: 0928-2014 First Publication: 10/23/2014 Last Publication: 11/20/2014 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent Public Notice COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0936-2014 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On August 29, 2014, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s): Buddy L Harris and Margo I Harris Original Beneficiary(ies): Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for First Franklin a Division of Nat. City Bank of IN Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee, on behalf of the certificate holders of the FFMLT Trust 2006-FF13, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-FF13 Date of Deed of Trust: June 16, 2006 County of Recording: Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust: June 22, 2006 Recording Information (Reception Number): B6092098 Original Principal Amount: $206,800.00

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0936-2014

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On August 29, 2014, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s): Buddy L Harris and Margo I Harris Original Beneficiary(ies): Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for First Franklin a Division of Nat. PUBLIC NOTICE City Bank of IN Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: NOTICE TO CREDITORS Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, Estate of Michael Lewis Riese, Tobehalf advertise public notices call 303-566-4100 as Trustee, on of the your certificate aka Michael L. Riese, holders of the FFMLT Trust 2006-FF13, aka Michael Riese, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, aka Mike Riese, Deceased Series 2006-FF13 Case Number: 2014 PR 30843 Date of Deed of Trust: June 16, 2006 County of Recording: Arapahoe All persons having claims against the Recording Date of Deed of Trust: June 22, above-named estate are required to 2006 present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe Recording Information (Reception County, Colorado on or before February Number): B6092098 16, 2015 or the claims may be forever Original Principal Amount: $206,800.00 barred.

Outstanding Principal Balance: $223,707.58 Jennifer Riese Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you Personal Representative are hereby notified that the covenants of 5424 Buckstin Pass Drive the deed of trust have been violated as Colorado Springs, Colorado 80917 follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other Legal Notice No: 55482 payments provided for in the evidence of First Publication: October 16, 2014 debt secured by the deed of trust and othLast Publication: October 30, 2014 er violations thereof.

Publisher: Littleton Independent THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property to be foreclosed is: PUBLIC NOTICE LOT 1, BLOCK 3, SOUTH PARK, FILING NO 2, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF COLORADO Estate of Herbert Dwane Little, Also known by street and number as: Aka Herbert D. Little, Deceased 6450 S Windermere St, Littleton, CO Case Number: 2014 PR 30572 80120.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN All persons having claims against the IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURabove-named estate are required to RENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN present them to the Personal RepresentOF THE DEED OF TRUST. ative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before February NOTICE OF SALE 13, 2015 or the claims may be forever barred.

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described Marlene K. Folsom herein, has filed Notice of Election and Personal Representative Demand for sale as provided by law and 4179 East Phillips Place in said Deed of Trust.

Centennial, CO 80122 THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. Legal Notice No: 55491 on Wednesday, 12/17/2014, at the East First Publication: October 16, 2014 Hearing Room, County Administration Last Publication: October 30, 2014 Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Publisher: Littleton Independent Littleton, Colorado,, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real propPublic Notice erty and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for NOTICE TO CREDITORS the purpose of paying the indebtedness Estate of Barbara Duncan Parker, provided in said Evidence of Debt seDeceased cured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' Case Number 2014PR30622 fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purAll persons having claims against the chaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as above-named estate are required to provided by law. present them to the Personal RepresentFirst Publication: 10/23/2014 ative or to District Court of Arapahoe Last Publication: 11/20/2014 County, Colorado on or before March 1, Name of Publication: Littleton Independent 2015, or the claims may be forever barred.

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO Cyndi L. Lyden FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE Personal Representative

BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO 1777 South Harrison Street, Suite 1250 CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED. Denver, CO 80210 DATE: 08/29/2014 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for Legal Notice No.: 55521 the County of Arapahoe, State of ColorFirst Publication: October 30, 2014 ado Last Publication: November 13 2014 By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee Publisher: Littleton Independent The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the Public Notice attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: NOTICE TO CREDITORS Caren Jacobs Castle #11790 In the Matter of the Estate of: Deanna L. Westfall #23449 Shirley Folsom, Jennifer Griest #34830 a/k/a Shirley Blanche Gravette Folsom, Britney Beall-Eder #34935 a/k/a Shirley Blanche Gravett Folsom, Kimberly L. Martinez #40351 a/k/a Shirley B. Folsom, Christopher T. Groen #39976 a/k/a Shirley B Folsom, Cynthia Lowery-Graber #34145 a/k/a Shirley Blanche Gravett , The Castle Law Group, LLC 999 18th a/k/a Shirley Blanche Folsom, Street #2201, Denver, CO 80202 (303) Deceased 865-1400 Case Number 2014PR030818 Attorney File # 12-11239R The Attorney above is acting as a debt All persons having claims against the collector and is attempting to collect a above-named estate are required to debt. Any information provided may be present them to the Personal Representused for that purpose. ative or to District Court of Arapahoe ©Public Trustees' Association County, Colorado on or before March 1, of Colorado Revised 9/2012 2015, or the claims may be forever barred.

October 30, 2014

Public Trustees

Legal Notice NO.: 0936-2014 First Publication: 10/23/2014 Last Publication: 11/20/2014 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

Name Changes

Notice To Creditors

GracePoint Community Church c/o Fred Lian 90 E. Orchard Road Littleton, CO 80212 Legal Notice No.: 55527 First Publication: October 30, 2014 Last Publication: November 13, 2014 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Public Notice

PUBLIC NOTICE

County Court Arapahoe County, Colorado 1790 W. Littleton Blvd.

Littleton, Colorado 80120

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Mary S. Bradford, Deceased Case Number: 2014 PR 30845

In the Matter of the Petition of: Parent/ Petitioner: MiShala Andrea Garcia For Minor Child: Marisol Andrea Garcia To Change the Child’s Name to: Isabella Elizabeth Merovech Case Number: 2014 C 301100 NOTICE TO NON-CUSTODIAL PARENT

BY PUBLICATION Notice to: John Kirk Wiles, non custodial parent.

Notice is given that a hearing is scheduled as follows: Date: November 7, 2014 Time: 9:00 a.m.

Location: 1790 W. Littleton Blvd.

Division A1 Littleton, Colorado 80120 For the purpose of requesting a change of name for Marisol Andrea Garcia.

At this hearing the Court may enter an order changing the name of the minor child.

To support or voice objection to the proposed name change, you must appear at the hearing.

Date: 9.26.2014 MiShala Andrea Garcia Legal Notice No.: 55455 First Publication: October 9, 2014 Last Publication: November 6, 2014 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on October 3, 2014 that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before February 16, 2015 or the claims may be forever barred.

Michael P. Kempf Personal Representative 11 Robincrest Lane Littleton, Colorado 80123 Legal Notice No: 55477 First Publication: October 16, 2014 Last Publication: October 30, 2014 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of John James Nicholl Jr., Deceased Case Number: 2014 PR 311 All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before February 17, 2015 or the claims may be forever barred.

David B. Nicholl Personal Representative 5225 Hialeah Drive Windsor, Colorado 80550 Legal Notice No: 55479 First Publication: October 16, 2014 Last Publication: October 30, 2014 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Betty Taylor Timson, aka Betty T. Timson, aka Bettty Timson, Deceased Case Number: 2014 PR 329

By: Judge C. N. Chaude

All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before February 16, 2015 or the claims may be forever barred.

Legal Notice No: 55475 First Publication: October 16, 2014 Last Publication: October 30, 2014 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Donna Gerlich Personal Representative 6191 S. Spotswood Street Littleton, Colorado 80120

The petition requests that the name of Hanna Rose Reedy be changed to Hanna Rose Ferguson Case No.: 2014 C 301121

Notice To Creditors

Legal Notice No: 55480 First Publication: October 16, 2014 Last Publication: October 30, 2014 Publisher: Littleton Independent

PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Michael Lewis Riese, aka Michael L. Riese, aka Michael Riese, aka Mike Riese, Deceased Case Number: 2014 PR 30843

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Donald Jerome Nessan, Deceased Case Number: 2014 PR 30831

All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before February 16, 2015 or the claims may be forever

All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before February 17, 2015 or the claims may be forever barred.

Case No: 13CV32080 * Division: 408

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS October 2014 Estate of30, Donald Jerome Nessan, Deceased Case Number: 2014 PR 30831

All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before February 17, 2015 or the claims may be forever b arred.

Notice To Creditors

Michael W. Reagor Attorney for the Personal Representative 8400 E. Prentice Avenue, Suite 1040 Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111 303-793-3400 Legal Notice No: 55481 First Publication: October 16, 2014 Last Publication: October 30, 2014 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Steven Michael Laimbock, aka Steven M. Laimbock, Deceased Case Number: 2014 PR 30863 All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative named below or to the Probate Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before February 24, 2015 or the claims may be forever barred.

Jerrilynn Tucker Personal Representative 16535 West 12th Place Golden, Colorado 80401 Legal Notice No: 55504 First Publication: October 23, 2014 Last Publication: November 6, 2014 Publisher: Littleton Independent

PUBLIC NOTICE DISTRICT COURT, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, COLORADO Address: 7325 South Potomac Street Centennial, Co. 80112

Misc. Private Legals

Plaintiff: The Shores Homeowners Association I, Inc. Defendants: Victoria R. Pope, Debra D. Collins, Bank of America NA Name: Claudia R. Villa Harm & Villa LLC Address: 1554 Emerson Street Denver, Colorado 80218 Telephone Number: (303) 832-9476 Fax Number: (303) 832-7711 E-Mail: crvilla@qwestoffice.net Atty. Reg.#: 47251 Case No: 2014CV030430: Division: 402 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL PROPERTY TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: This Notice is given with regard to the Assessment Lien of The Shores Homeowners Association I, Inc. Victoria R Pope, Owner of the Property Debra D Collins, Owner of the Property Bank Of America NA Regarding real property situate in the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado, which is all of the property encumbered by said assessment lien, is described as follows: Lot 22 Block 1, The Shores— Filing No. 2 County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado also known as 2883 South Lansing Way, Aurora, CO 80014

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE OF SALE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Bruce Lee Knight, Deceased Case Number: 2014 PR 350

Under a Decree in Foreclosure entered on July 22, 2014 in the above entitled action, I am ordered to sell the following property which is all of the property currently encumbered by the Assessment Lien described in said Judgment and Decree of Foreclosure.

All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before February 23, 2015 or the claims may be forever barred.

James C. Howell Personal Representative 625 Southern Cross Drive Colorado Springs, Colorado 80906 Legal Notice No: 55506 First Publication: October 23, 2014 Last Publication: November 6, 2014 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Elly Elliott Schaefer, aka Elly E. Schaefer, aka Elly Schaefer, aka Esther Elliott Schaefer, Deceased Case Number: 2014 PR 30888 All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before March 2, 2015 or the claims may be forever barred.

Kim Schaefer Personal Representative 10115 Park Royale Drive Indianapolis, IN 46229 Legal Notice No: 55528 First Publication: October 30, 2014 Last Publication: November 13, 2014 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Robert Grayson Montgomery, Deceased Case Number: 2014 PR 30691 All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before March 1, 2015 or the claims may be forever barred.

Gaylen Bennett Personal Representative 14212 W. Rico Drive Sun City West, AZ 85375 Legal Notice No: 55531 First Publication: October 30, 2014 Last Publication: November 13, 2014 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Misc. Private Legals PUBLIC NOTICE DISTRICT COURT, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, COLORADO Address: 7325 South Potomac Street Centennial, Co. 80112 Plaintiff: The Shores Homeowners Association I, Inc. Defendants: Victoria R. Pope, Debra D. Collins, Bank of America NA

Government Legals

Name: Claudia R. Villa Harm & Villa LLC Address: 1554 Emerson Street Denver, Colorado 80218 Public(303) Notice Telephone Number: 832-9476 Fax Number: (303) 832-7711 E-Mail: crvilla@qwestoffice.net Littleton City Council Public Hearing Atty.

47251 toReg.#: Consider Adoption of the North Broadway Urban Renewal Plan Case No: 2014CV030430: Division: 402

The Plaintiff named above is the creditor in this action and the current owner of the evidence of debt secured by the property being sold; and as of July 22, 2014, the outstanding principal due and owing on said judgment was $23,025.47.

I shall offer for public sale to the highest bidder, for cash, at public auction, all the right, title, and interest of the Defendants in said properties on December 4, 2014, at 10:00 o’clock A.M. in front of the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office Administration Building, located at 13101 E. Broncos Pkwy., Centennial, CO 80112, phone number 720-874-3935. **BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THEIR HIGHEST BID AT TIME OF SALE. ** **THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.** Name, address, telephone number and email address of the attorney representing the owner of the indebtedness and foreclosing lienor: Claudia R. Villa, Harm & Villa LLC Attorneys At Law 1554 Emerson Street, Denver, CO 80218 303-832-9476 * crvilla@qwestoffice.net Dated: September 11, 2014 David C. Walcher, Sheriff County of Arapahoe State of Colorado By: Sgt. James Osborn Deputy Sheriff Legal Notice No.: 55212 First Publication: October 9, 2014 Last Publication: November 6, 2014 Published In: Littleton Independent, 9137 S. Ridgeline Blvd., #210, Highlands Ranch, CO 80129 PUBLIC NOTICE District Court, Arapahoe County, State of Colorado Address: 7325 S. Potomac Street, Centennial, CO 80112 Phone Number: 303-649-6355 Plaintiff: BUCKINGHAM OAKS CONDOMINIUMS ASSOCIATION, INC. and Defendant: SANDRA KAY; CITY OF AURORA, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIVISION; and SUNTRUST MORTGAGE, INC. Case No: 13CV32080 * Division: 408 SHERIFF'S NOTICE OF SALE Under a Default Judgment and Decree of Foreclosure entered August 18, 2014, in the above entitled action, I am ordered to sell certain real property, as follows: Original Grantor: Sandra Kay Original Beneficiary: Buckingham Oaks Condominium Association Current Holder of the evidence of debt secured by the Notice of Lien: Buckingham Oaks Condominium Association Date of Notice of Lien: December 20, 2013 Date of Recording of Notice of Lien: December 20, 2013 County of Recording: Arapahoe County, Colorado Recording Information: D3150719 Public Noticeof the secured Original Principal Balance indebtedness: $6,402.00 Outstanding Principal of the seLittleton City CouncilBalance Public Hearing cured indebtedness as ofofthe hereof: to Consider Adoption thedate Littleton $4,304.00 Boulevard Urbanentered Renewal8/18/2014: Plan Amount of Judgment $7,178.54 A public hearing is scheduled for Description of property to be foreclosed: Condominium Unit at No. December 2, 2014, the12229, regularBuilding meet20, (a condominium) ing Buckingham of the City ofOaks Littleton City Council,in accordance with and subject to the which begins at 7:00 p.m., or as soonDeclaration of Covenants, Conditions and as possible thereafter, for theOaks purpose of Restrictions of Buckingham (a conconsidering the approval the Littleton11, dominium) recorded onofSeptember Boulevard Urban Renewal 1981 in Book 3488 at PagePlan 672,pursuant and Map recorded September 11, 1981 in Plat to C.R.S. §on31-25-107.

The general scope Book 52 at Page 63-67Urban County of Arof the Littleton Boulevard Renewal apahoe, Colorado Records, together with Plan includes: the right to the exclusive use of Parking Space No. 119, County of Arapahoe, •State BlightofConditions Findings Colorado;and a/k/a 12229RegardE. Ford ing Area to be Designated Ave., Aurora, Colorado • Relationship to Local Vision Goals, THE PROPERTY TO BE SOLD AND DEObjectives and Plans SCRIBED IS ALLCompreOF THE • ComplianceHEREIN with the Littleton PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENhensive Plan BY THE LIEN OF BUCKCUMBERED • Authorized UrbanCONDOMINIUMS Renewal Undertakings INGHAM OAKS ASand Activities INC. SOCIATION, • Project Financing THE LIEN County BEING Impact FORECLOSED MAY • Arapahoe Report NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

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A public OF hearing is scheduled for REAL NOTICE SHERIFF'S SALE OF December PROPERTY2, 2014, at the regular meeting of the City of Littleton City Council, TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: which begins at 7:00 p.m., or asThis soon Notice is given with regard topurpose the Assessas possible thereafter, for the ment Lien of The Shores Homeowners of considering the approval of the North Association I, Inc. Broadway Urban Renewal Plan pursuant to C.R.S.R§ Pope, 31-25-107.

The scope Victoria Owner ofgeneral the Property Debra D Collins, Owner of the Property of the North Broadway Urban Renewal Bank Of America NA Plan includes:

Regarding real property situate in the •County Blight Conditions and State Findings of Arapahoe, of Colorado, Regarding be Designated which is allArea of thetoproperty encumbered by •said Relationship to Local Goals,as folassessment lien, Vision is described lows: Objectives and Plans • Compliance with the Littleton Lot 22 Block 1, Plan The Shores— Comprehensive Filing No. 2 County of Arapahoe, •State Authorized Urban of Colorado Renewal Undertakings also known and as Activities 2883 South Lansing •Way, Project Financing Aurora, CO 80014 • Arapahoe County Impact Report NOTICE OF SALE The area is located in the City of LittleUnder a Decree in Foreclosure entered on ton, theineast west sidesaction, of July along 22, 2014 the and above entitled and easternproperty edge IBroadway am ordered to along sell thethe following of Bannock St.the to the southcurrently of Rafferty which is all of property encumbered by the Assessment Lien deGardens Ave., north of East Orchard scribed said the Judgment and Decree Rd. and in along southern edge of of Foreclosure.

West of Ida Ave.

The area isNOTICE located OF in the City of LittleSALE ton, along the north and south sides of Littleton Blvd. NOTICE east of Windermere THEREFORE, IS HEREBY St. GIVEN that will, 10:00 o'clock A.M., on and westI of S. at Bannock St. generally December 2014,St. at and the Office of the south of W.11, Powers north of Arapahoe County West Sheppard Ave.Sheriff, 13101 East Broncos Parkway, Centennial, Colorado, sell to the highest and best bidder for This hearing willreal be held in thedescribed Littleton cash, the said property City Hall, at 2255 West Berryand above, andlocated all interest of said Grantor the heirs Colorado. and assigns of said Littleton, Copies of theGrantor Littletherein, for theUrban purpose of paying theare judgton Boulevard Renewal Plan ment amount entered herein, and will available for review in the office of the deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of PurLittleton City Clerk, 2255 West Berry St., chase, all as provided by law.

Littleton, Colorado or on the LIFT website: lift-littleton.org. **BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THEIR HIGHEST BID Legal Notice No.: 55534 AT OF SALE.** FirstTIME Publication: October 30, 2014 Last Publication: October 30, 2014 All telephone inquiries for information Publisher: should be Littleton directed Independent to the office of the un_____________________________ dersigned Sheriff at 720-874-3851.

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The Plaintiff named above is the creditor This will the be held in the Littleton in thishearing action and current owner of the City Hall, of located at 2255 by West evidence debt secured theBerry property being sold; and as of July 22, 2014, the Littleton, Colorado.

Copies of the North outstanding principal duePlan and are owing on Broadway Urban Renewal said judgment was $23,025.47. available for review in the office of the City for Clerk, 2255 West Berry St., ILittleton shall offer public sale to the highest Littleton,for Colorado on theauction, LIFT website: bidder, cash, atorpublic all the lift-littleton.org. right, title, and interest of the Defendants in said properties on December 4, 2014, at 10:00 o’clock Legal Notice No.: A.M. 55533in front of the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office AdminisFirst Publication: October 30, 2014 tration Building, located at 13101 E. BronLast Publication: OctoberCO 30,80112, 2014 phone cos Pkwy., Centennial, Publisher: Littleton Independent number 720-874-3935. _____________________________ **BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THEIR HIGHEST BID

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SHERIFF'S NOTICE OF SALE

The name, address and business telephone number of each of the attorneys representing the holder of the evidence of

Under a Default Judgment and Decree of Foreclosure entered August 18, 2014, in the above entitled action, I am ordered to sell certain real property, as follows:

Misc. Private Legals

Original Grantor: Sandra Kay Original Beneficiary: Buckingham Oaks Condominium Association Current Holder of the evidence of debt secured by the Notice of Lien: Buckingham Oaks Condominium Association Date of Notice of Lien: December 20, 2013 Date of Recording of Notice of Lien: December 20, 2013 County of Recording: Arapahoe County, Colorado Recording Information: D3150719 Original Principal Balance of the secured indebtedness: $6,402.00 Outstanding Principal Balance of the secured indebtedness as of the date hereof: $4,304.00 Amount of Judgment entered 8/18/2014: $7,178.54 Description of property to be foreclosed: Condominium Unit No. 12229, Building 20, Buckingham Oaks (a condominium) in accordance with and subject to the Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions of Buckingham Oaks (a condominium) recorded on September 11, 1981 in Book 3488 at Page 672, and Map recorded on September 11, 1981 in Plat Book 52 at Page 63-67 County of Arapahoe, Colorado Records, together with the right to the exclusive use of Parking Space No. 119, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado; a/k/a 12229 E. Ford Ave., Aurora, Colorado THE PROPERTY TO BE SOLD AND DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF BUCKINGHAM OAKS CONDOMINIUMS ASSOCIATION, INC. THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. NOTICE OF SALE THEREFORE, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that I will, at 10:00 o'clock A.M., on December 11, 2014, at the Office of the Arapahoe County Sheriff, 13101 East Broncos Parkway, Centennial, Colorado, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property described above, and all interest of said Grantor and the heirs and assigns of said Grantor therein, for the purpose of paying the judgment amount entered herein, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. **BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THEIR HIGHEST BID AT TIME OF SALE.** All telephone inquiries for information should be directed to the office of the undersigned Sheriff at 720-874-3851.

The name, address and business telephone number of each of the attorneys representing the holder of the evidence of debt are as follows: Kerry Simpson, Atty. Reg. No. 35514, Pickard & Ross, P.C., 12712 W. Ken Caryl Ave., Littleton, Colorado 80127, 303-9896655.

THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. This Sheriff's Notice of Sale is signed September 15, 2014.

David C. Walcher, Sheriff Arapahoe County, Colorado By: Sgt. James Osborn Deputy Sheriff Public Notice: 55228 First Publication: October 16, 2014 Last Publication: November 13, 2014 Published in: Littleton Independent, 9137 S Ridgeline Blvd, #210, Highlands Ranch, CO 80129

Government Legals Public Notice The Normandy Estates Metropolitan Recreation District will hold an open hearing for ratification of the District’s 2015 budget on November 12, 2014 at 6:45 pm, at the Normandy Estates clubhouse located at 5380 W Coal Mine Ave., Littleton CO 80123. The proposed budget is available for inspection prior to the meeting by contacting 303-507-7842.

Any elector, of the district, may file a written objection to the proposed budget at any time prior to the hearing.

Legal Notice No.: 55520 First Publication: October 30, 2014 Last Publication: October 30, 2014 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE OF 2015 PROPOSED BUDGET HEARING BOW MAR WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT ARAPAHOE AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES, COLORADO

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Board of Directors of the Aspen Grove Business Improvement District will consider the adoption of the proposed 2015 Budget at a public hearing to be conducted during a regular meeting of the Board of Directors to be held in the offices of Collins Cockrel & Cole, 390 Union Boulevard, Suite 400, Denver, Colorado 80228, on Thursday, December 4, 2014 at 10:30 a.m. Any interested elector of the Aspen Grove Business Improvement District may inspect the proposed Budget for 2015 and file or register any objections thereto at any time prior to the final adoption of the Budget.

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Public Notice

Government Legals NOTICE OF 2015 PROPOSED

BUDGET HEARING BOW MAR WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT ARAPAHOE AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES, COLORADO NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to § 29-1-106, C.R.S., as amended, a proposed Budget has been submitted to the Board of Directors of the Bow Mar Water and Sanitation District for calendar year 2015. A copy of said proposed Budget is on file at Haynie & Company, PC, 1221 W. Mineral Avenue, Suite 202, Littleton, CO 80120-4544, where the same is available for inspection by the public Monday through Thursday during normal business hours, (i.e., 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Board of Directors of the Bow Mar Water and Sanitation District will consider the adoption of the proposed 2015 Budget at a public hearing to be conducted during a regular meeting of the Board of Directors to be held on Wednesday, November 12, 2014, at 7:30 p.m. at Haynie & Company, PC, 1221 W. Mineral Avenue, Suite 202, Littleton, CO 80120-4544.

Any interested elector of the Bow Mar Water and Sanitation District may, inspect the proposed 2015 Budget and file or register any objections or comments thereto.

Dated this 17th day of October, 2014.

BOW MAR WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT By: /s/ Donald J. Jensen, Secretary Legal Notice No.: 55522 First Publication: October 30, 2014 Last Publication: October 30, 2014 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE AS TO PROPOSED 2015 BUDGET AND HEARING COLUMBINE WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proposed budget has been submitted to the COLUMBINE WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT for the ensuing year of 2015. A copy of such proposed budget has been filed in the office of the accountant, 8739 West Coal Mine Avenue, Littleton, Colorado, where same is open for public inspection. Such proposed budget will be considered at a hearing at the regular meeting of the Columbine Water and Sanitation District to be held at 8:00 AM. on Friday, December 5, 2014. The meeting will be held at 17 Fairway Lane, Littleton, Colorado. Any interested elector within the Columbine Water and Sanitation District may inspect the proposed budget and file or register any objections at any time prior to the final adoption of the 2015 budget.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: COLUMBINE WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT By: /s/ ICENOGLE | SEAVER | POGUE A Professional Corporation Legal Notice No.: 55523 First Publication: October 30, 2014 Last Publication: October 30, 2014 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Government Legals Public Notice NOTICE AS TO PROPOSED 2015 BUDGET AND HEARING ORCHARD VALLEY METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proposed budget has been submitted to the ORCHARD VALLEY METROPOLITAN DISTRICT for the ensuing year of 2015. A copy of such proposed budget has been filed in the office of Koelbel and Company, 5291 East Yale Avenue, Denver, Colorado, where same is open for public inspection. Such proposed budget will be considered at a hearing at the regular meeting of the Orchard Valley Metropolitan District to be held at 10:45 AM. on Tuesday, November 25, 2014. The meeting will be held at 5291 East Yale Avenue, Denver, Colorado.

Any interested elector within the Orchard Valley Metropolitan District may inspect the proposed budget and file or register any objections at any time prior to the final adoption of the 2015 budget.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: ORCHARD VALLEY METROPOLITAN DISTRICT By: /s/ ICENOGLE | SEAVER | POGUE A Professional Corporation Legal Notice No.: 55525 First Publication: October 30, 2014 Last Publication: October 30, 2014 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE AS TO PROPOSED 2015 BUDGET AND AMENDMENT OF 2014 BUDGET BOWLES METROPOLITAN DISTRICT JEFFERSON AND DENVER COUNTIES, COLORADO NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Sections 29-1-108 and 109, C.R.S., that a proposed budget has been submitted to the Board of Directors of the Bowles Metropolitan District (the “District”) for the ensuing year of 2015. The necessity may also arise for the amendment of the 2014 budget of the District. Copies of the proposed 2015 budget and 2014 amended budget (if appropriate) are on file in the office of the District’s Accountant, CliftonLarsonAllen LLP, 8390 E. Crescent Pkwy., Suite 500, Greenwood Village, CO 80111, where same are available for public inspection. Such proposed 2015 budget and 2014 amended budget will be considered at a special meeting to be held at The Village Center, 7255 Grant Ranch Blvd., Littleton, CO 80123 at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, November 18, 2014. Any interested elector within the District may, at any time prior to the final adoption of the 2015 budget or the 2014 amended budget, inspect the 2015 budget and the 2014 amended budget and file or register any objections thereto.

BOWLES METROPOLITAN DISTRICT By: David Peak District Manager Legal Notice No.: 55526 First Publication: October 30, 2014 Last Publication: October 30, 2014 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Public Notice

Public Notice

NOTICE AS TO PROPOSED 2015 BUDGET AND HEARING CENTENNIAL 25 METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING ASPEN GROVE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT CITY OF LITTLETON, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, COLORADO

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proposed budget has been submitted to the CENTENNIAL 25 METROPOLITAN DISTRICT for the ensuing year of 2015.

A copy of such proposed budget has been filed in the office of Koelbel and Company, 5291 East Yale Avenue, Denver, Colorado, where same is open for public inspection. Such proposed budget will be considered at a hearing at the regular meeting of the Centennial 25 Metropolitan District to be held at 10:00 AM. on Tuesday, November 25, 2014. The meeting will be held at 5291 East Yale Avenue, Denver, Colorado. Any interested elector within the Centennial 25 Metropolitan District may inspect the proposed budget and file or register any objections at any time prior to the final adoption of the 2015 budget.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: CENTENNIAL 25 METROPOLITAN DISTRICT By: /s/ ICENOGLE | SEAVER | POGUE A Professional Corporation Legal Notice No.: 55524 First Publication: October 30, 2014 Last Publication: October 30, 2014 Publisher: Littleton Independent

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to § 29-1-106, C.R.S., as amended, a proposed Budget has been submitted to the Board of Directors of the Aspen Grove Business Improvement District, City of Littleton, County of Arapahoe, Colorado, for calendar year 2015. A copy of said Budget is on file in the offices of Collins Cockrel & Cole, located at 390 Union Boulevard, Suite 400, Denver, Colorado 80228, where the same is available for inspection by the public Monday through Friday, during normal business hours (i.e., 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.). A copy of said proposed Budget is also on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Littleton, Colorado, located at 2255 West Berry Avenue, Littleton, Colorado 80120, where the same is available for inspection during normal business hours.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Board of Directors of the Aspen Grove Business Improvement District will consider the adoption of the proposed 2015 Budget at a public hearing to be conducted during a regular meeting of the Board of Directors to be held in the offices of Collins Cockrel & Cole, 390 Union Boulevard, Suite 400, Denver, Colorado 80228, on Thursday, December 4, 2014 at 10:30 a.m. Any interested elector of the Aspen Grove Business Improvement District may inspect the proposed Budget for 2015 and file or register any objections thereto at any time prior to the final adoption of the Budget.

Government Legals

Dated this 21st day of November, 2014.

ASPEN GROVE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT By: /s/ Marjorie R. Munoz, President Legal Notice No.: 55529 First Publication: October 30, 2014 Last Publication: October 30, 2014 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE OF 2015 BUDGET AND 2014 BUDGET AMENDMENT HEARING POLO RESERVE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT ARAPAHOE COUNTY, CITY OF LITTLETON, COLORADO NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to §29-1-106 C.R.S., as amended, that a proposed Budget has been submitted to the Board of Directors of the Polo Reserve Metropolitan District, City of Littleton, County of Arapahoe, Colorado for calendar year 2015. A copy of said proposed Budget is on file in the offices of Collins Cockrel & Cole, P.C. located at 390 Union Boulevard, Suite 400, Denver, Colorado 80228, where the same is available for inspection by the public Monday through Friday during normal business hours, (i.e. 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).

NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN to all interested parties that the necessity has arisen to amend the 2014 Budget. A copy of the proposed 2014 Amended Budget is on file in the office of Collins Cockrel & Cole, P.C. located at 390 Union Boulevard, Suite 400, Denver, Colorado 80228, where the same is available for inspection by the public Monday through Friday during normal business hours, (i.e. 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Board of Directors of the Polo Reserve Metropolitan District will consider the adoption of the proposed 2014 Amended Budget and proposed 2015 Budget at a public hearing to be conducted during a regular meeting of the Board of Directors to be held at 4481 W. Caspian Circle, Littleton, Colorado 80128 on Tuesday, November 11, 2014 at 6:30 p.m.

Any interested elector of the Polo Reserve Metropolitan District may inspect the proposed 2014 Amended Budget or proposed 2015 Budget and file or register any objections or comments thereto at any time prior to the final adoption of the Budgets.

Dated this 21st day of October, 2014.

POLO RESERVE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT By: /s/ Steven A. Wagner, President Legal Notice No.: 55530 First Publication: October 30, 2014 Last Publication: October 30, 2014 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE CITY OF LITTLETON PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE HISTORIC PRESERVATION MATTER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE FOLLOWING PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD BY THE CITY OF LITTLETON AT THE CITY CENTER, 2255 WEST BERRY AVENUE, LITTLETON, COLORADO, TO CONSIDER AN APPLICATION TO APPROVE A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS (COA) CONCERNING PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2670 WEST MAIN STREET. APPROVAL OF THE COA WILL ALLOW THE DEMOLITION OF THE REAR OF THE STRUCTURE, THE USE OF THAT RECLAIMED SPACE FOR OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES, AND CHANGES TO THE REAR FACADE OF THE STRUCTURE. ALL THOSE WISHING TO BE HEARD SHOULD BE PRESENT AT THE TIME AND PLACE STATED BELOW. FOR MOR E IN FOR MATION , C ALL TH E LITTLETON PLANNING DIVISION AT 303-795-3748.

HISTORIC PRESERVATION MATTER PUBLIC HEARING AT 7:00 P.M. ON NOVEMBER 17, 2014.

CITY STAFF CONTACT: dswain@littletongov.org APPLICANT: Ray Ollett, Jr. – Architect – Coyote A/D LLC Legal Notice No.: 55532 First Publication: October 30, 2014 Last Publication: October 30, 2014 Publisher: Littleton Independent

BE Informed!

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to § 29-1-106, C.R.S., as amended, a proposed Budget has been submitted to the Board of Directors of the Bow Mar Water and Sanitation District for calendar year 2015. A copy of said proposed Budget is on file at Haynie & Company, PC, 1221 W. Mineral Avenue, Suite 202, Littleton, CO 80120-4544, where the same is available for inspection by the public Monday through Thursday during normal business hours, (i.e., 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).

Dated this 21st day of November, 2014.

ASPEN GROVE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT By: /s/ Marjorie R. Munoz, President

Legal Notice No.: 55529 First Publication: October 30, 2014 Last Publication: October 30, 2014 Publisher: Littleton Independent

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Board of Directors of the Bow Mar Water and Sanitation District will consider the adoption of the proposed 2015 Budget at a public hearing to be conducted during a regular meeting of the Board of Directors to be held on Wednesday, November 12, 2014, at 7:30 p.m. at Haynie & Company, PC, 1221 W. Mineral Avenue, Suite 202, Littleton, CO 80120-4544.

Any interested elector of the Bow Mar Water and Sanitation District may, inspect the proposed 2015 Budget and file or register any objections or comments thereto.

Dated this 17th day of October, 2014.

BOW MAR WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT By: /s/ Donald J. Jensen, Secretary Legal Notice No.: 55522 First Publication: October 30, 2014 Last Publication: October 30, 2014 Publisher: Littleton Independent

County and city governments run legal notices each week in this newspaper. Find out which laws are changing or new laws being considered; how the county / city is spending your tax dollars; liquor licensing requirements; bidding on government projects; final settlements for those projects; times and dates of public hearing; and others. Remember, the government works for you.

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You are invited to attend: Heritage High School Freshmen Showcase HHS Theater Tues., Nov. 4, 2014 6:30 p.m.

Arapahoe High School Freshmen Showcase AHS Gym Wed., Nov. 5, 2014 6 p.m.

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LHS Theater Thurs., Nov. 6, 2014 6:30 p.m.

All interested high school students are welcome to attend these events!

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