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FAMILY TRADITION:

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FAMILY FUN: New ice skating trail opens

in Discovery Park P8

READY TO SERVE: Parker’s mayor and councilmembers, including John Diak, take the oath P6 Sports writer Jim Benton takes you into Overtime.

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TAKING CONTROL: A local doctor wants you to take responsibility for your health P7

CAPITOL IDEAS: Find out what local lawmakers are saying as the session kicks off P9

THE BOTTOM LINE

‘The concern that I’ve heard from the community is that the courses should be rigorous enough to warrant the weighting.’

Meghann Silverthorn, school board president | Page 4 INSIDE

VOICES: PAGE 10 | LIFE: PAGE 14 | CALENDAR: PAGE 21 | SPORTS: PAGE 24

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NEWS IN A HURRY

MY NAME IS

MATTHEW GALLOWAY

‘Military brat,’ comics aficionado About me I was a military brat, my dad was in the United States Air Force. I was in Athens, Greece, by the time I was 8 months old. I lived in two different parts of Turkey, Australia, and two parts of Alaska. My parents retired to Alaska, and a friend of mine I met in high school in Turkey moved to Colorado, so I joined him, just to see something new.

I feel like I have a really good appreciation for all types of folks everywhere. I guess it’s hard to feel like any group of people is too strange when you’ve lived among so many different people. I think on an individual level most people are pretty accepting of one another, but sort of just thinking about “the other,” people start to get nervous.

When I got back to the United States at 17, I felt like a foreigner. I didn’t really understand a lot of the cultural stuff all my peers were talking about.

I hadn’t ever been to a Taco Bell. I missed out on a lot of TV shows, and there were a lot of expressions and sayings that I just didn’t get.

Digging into comics A friend of mine got me into comics a little while back. DC Comics had just revamped all of their story lines, so for a newbie it was a good place to get started so I could understand what my friend was talking about.

My favorite all-time comic is called “Chew.” It’s about a guy who has food powers, he can see the past of anything he eats, and it’s an issue since the back story for how most food is made is usually not very happy. He has to subsist off beets, which apparently is the only food that doesn’t have a his-

Matthew Galloway enjoys a moment of respite during a busy day at the Douglas County Libraries’ Parker branch on Dec. 13. Galloway was a “military brat” who lived in Turkey, Alaska and several other places before moving to Colorado.

TOM SKELLEY tory. He becomes a police officer and he bites a guy on the first day of the job, then he sees the guy’s entire past and solves the crime, so he gets into this special crimes division where his boss makes him chew on all sorts of terrible things to solve other crimes.

It’s hilarious and it’s got interesting art and a crazy, sci-fi background.

If I could be any animal, it would be …

An otter. They just look like they have so much fun. They’re adorable.

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

Tree recycling available Parker’s annual Christmas Tree Recycling Program will run from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. until Jan. 22 at the west paved Salisbury Park ballfields parking lot at 11920 Motsenbocker Rd. Drop-off is available for Parker residents only, and yard waste and tree branches won’t be accepted.

Residents are asked to remove all plastic tarps, tree stands and nails, ornaments, lights, garland and tinsel. No artificial trees, garland or wreathes with wire backing will be accepted. Residents should not place Christmas trees in garbage containers. Keeping trees out of landfills helps extend the life of landfills and produces a useful resource.

The trees collected by the program will be chipped into mulch, which will be available at the same site at no charge. The remaining mulch will be utilized throughout the town, not discarded in a landfill.

For more information, citizens may call 303-8409546.

Schoolhouse gets grant The Parker Consolidated Schoolhouse celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2015. For decades it served as the area’s only K-12 school. In recent years, it has been known as the Mainstreet Center and served as downtown Parker’s educational and cultural center. To honor the building’s heritage, the town of Parker rebranded the structure as “The Schoolhouse.”

The Colorado State Historical Fund awarded two grants to support restoration work on The Schoolhouse, totaling $298,320. The Phase I construction, with a price tag of $213,975, restored the Mainstreetfacing windows and entrance.

Phase II construction, completed in late fall 2016 at a cost of $849,218, included replacement of the heating system, creation of an enlarged dance SEE BRIEFS, P13

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School district to consider weighted honors classes MLK Jr. Day Douglas County offices will be closed January 16 for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Many county services are available online at www.douglas.co.us

Christmas tree recycling For drop-off locations, times and dates, as well as instructions on how to prepare a tree for recycling, visit www.douglas.co.us and search for Christmas tree recycling.

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Currently only AP, IB courses go above 4.0 scale

BY MIKE DIFERDINANDO MDIFERDINANDO@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The Douglas County School District will explore the possibility of weighting honors classes for high school students. The idea would be to make students more competitive when applying to college and for scholarships.

Currently, all classes are graded on a 4.0 scale, except for Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate classes, which are graded on a 5.0 scale. While honors courses are meant to be more challenging, there is presently no difference in how they impact a student’s gradepoint average.

Rock Canyon High School Principal Andy Abner said the debate over weighting honors classes has been going on as long as he can remember.

“There are some principals that absolutely want to weight honors courses, and there are some principals who don’t want to weight honors courses because they don’t feel as though there is an objective criteria,” Abner said.

Abner was one of two DCSD high school principals to speak on the topic during the Jan. 3 board of education meeting.

“Who’s to say an honors English class in New Jersey is the same as an honors English class in Douglas County?” said Douglas County High School Principal Tony Kappas.

Jeffco Public Schools, the Cherry Creek School District and Littleton Public Schools offer weighted honors classes, in addition to AP and IB courses, for high school students. AP and IB classes have criteria that are the same across the country, which is not true of honors classes.

Kappas and Abner agree that college admissions and scholarships are at the heart of the debate.

While both say it makes sense for students to be rewarded for taking more challenging courses, there are also potential negative impacts of offering more weighted classes.

“As administration, we all deal with the great GPA race,” Abner said. “There are a lot of students and families and people who want to figure out what the best path is toward the highest GPA. Sometimes, we find students who will only take weighted courses and may miss out on some of the elective opportunities they may be interested in.”

Class rank can come into play when students apply for college or compete for scholarships. Adding more weighted courses would likely add to the competition between students.

‘There are a lot of students and families and people who want to figure out what the best path is toward the highest GPA.’ Andy Abner, Rock Canyon High School principal Abner said the highest GPA at Rock Canyon this year is 4.4, which is weighted above the traditional 4.0 with the addition of AP classes.

The district could potentially weight honors classes on a 5.0 scale like AP classes, or lower on a 4.5 scale.

“We have students who if they could take nine classes instead of eight to get that extra A, and maybe get ahead of someone, they would,” Kappas said. “We have had students take AP through correspondence to boost their GPA.” School board Vice President Judith Reynolds said as the parent of a senior who is applying to colleges, she has learned firsthand how the admissions process can vary school to school and region to region.

“That’s part of this discussion: Is that GPA important?” Reynolds asked. “Because I know a lot of the schools (my daughter) has applied to do level the playing field and look at the unweighted GPA.” School board President Meghann Silverthorn said she took weighted honors courses as a high school student in Athens, Greece, in the mid1990s.

She said she found that the weighted courses were magnets for the kids who would eventually go into the IB program.

“The concern that I’ve heard from the community is that the courses should be rigorous enough to warrant the weighting,” Silverthorn said.

Board member Steve Peck expressed concern that adding additional weighted courses would lead to GPA inflation.

“You would see GPAs go up,” Abner said.

The board directed district staff to put together a report looking at the pros and cons of weighting honors classes as well as comparisons to other districts across the state.

There will be a presentation of the findings at a March board meeting.

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CDOT speeds up project to widen stretch of I-25 Construction on two-lane interstate ‘gap’ between Castle Rock and Monument could begin in 2019

BY JESSICA GIBBS JGIBBS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

It’s known as “The Gap” to government officials and a bottlenecked mess to law enforcement, but construction to widen a 17-mile, twolane stretch of Interstate 25 between Monument and Castle Rock could begin as early as 2019.

The Colorado Department of Transportation announced Jan. 6 it is accelerating the environmental and planning processes for the project, which in total, spans from C-470 to Colorado Springs. With those studies prepared, construction can begin in 2019 and possibly end as early as 2021, CDOT Executive Director Shailen Bhatt said.

“A lot of these interstates are still in their original configuration,” Bhatt said.

That’s a problem with a growing state population, officials say. A letter of support from the El Paso County Board of Commissioners stated a 2015 traffic study found more than 64,000 vehicles pass between Castle Rock and Monument daily.

A bottleneck effect unfolds when traffic condenses from three to two lanes in that corridor.

“You give us hope that a solution will occur sooner rather than later,” Douglas County Commissioner Roger Partridge said of CDOT expediting the project.

The county contributed $250,000 to a study done for improvements to I-25, and promises to find additional project funding.

CDOT was able to move up plans after reallocating $15 million for environmental and pre-construction work. The money was previously reserved as a “backstop” for loans on the C-470 Express Lanes project. Those loans were finalized in recent weeks and freed the reserves for use elsewhere.

The catch is total-project funding — a hunt for somewhere between $300 million and $400 million dollars, or more, will ensue between now and then. Partridge said the board plans to work with Colorado’s federal delegation, and Colorado Springs Mayor John Suthers urged the state Legislature to find bipartisan funding solutions.

If the dollars come through, shovels can hit the ground in 2019.

“We have to keep the pressure on to not just do the planning but to make sure that the plan comes together,” said Sallie Clark, chairman of the El Paso Board of Commissioners.

Shailen Bhatt, center, the executive director of the Colorado Department of Transportation, announces plans to accelerate an improvement project on Interstate 25. The project will also widen a two-lane stretch of I-25 between Monument and Castle Rock.

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Re-elected mayor, council members sworn in Rivero aims to improve communication between town, residents

BY TOM SKELLEY TSKELLEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The town council meeting on Jan. 3 featured a bit of pomp and ceremony at the outset as Judge Kevin Sidel swore in the mayor and three councilmembers who were re-elected in November.

Each of the councilmembers, John Diak, Debbie Lewis and Joshua Rivero, and Mayor Mike Waid, took a moment after taking their oaths to thank their families as well as their “second families,” referring to their counterparts on the dais.

Rivero also thanked “the two gentlemen in the back,” Terry Dodd and Jeff Toborg, who ran against him in November.

“You made me a better candidate,” Rivero said.

On Jan. 4 Diak, Rivero and Waid discussed goals for their next terms and mentioned the challenges of improving transparency and managing growth for businesses, developers and residents.

During the campaign Rivero pledged to improve communication between the council and citizens. He said he will talk to other council members at a retreat this month about relying less heavily on the town’s website and incorporating more social media to distribute information.

“I don’t think we’re doing a poor job,” he said, “but we could set a precedent” for other communities.

Diak said recent issues before the council such as the controversial application for the Parker Place hotel made it apparent that communication between Parker’s government and its citizens needs work.

“I think there’s a better way to have a dialogue with citizens,” Diak said.

He added the website has a lot of information, but it can be hard to find and even “overwhelming.”

“We have to organize it in a way that (the people) are asking for,” he said, “and hopefully break down some of those barriers.”

Diak went on to say that the recently debuted Open Budget platform has increased transparency and he’d like to see other “dashboards” related to performance measures for citizens to “constantly check up on.”

Waid said he’s planning another “Mayor’s Challenge” to involve citizens in community service, and he considers overseeing responsible maintenance of the town’s structures and infrastructure as one of the biggest challenges ahead.

“The town’s at a point where it’s not an adult but it’s not an adolescent anymore,” Waid said.

“We have to be diligent in planning” he said, to maintain older structures, buildings and roads that are showing their age.

The mayor and councilmembers will all be required not to run for re-elec-

Judge Kevin Sidel swears in Parker Mayor Mike Waid for his second term on Jan. 3 at town hall. Waid says one thing on the agenda for his next term is improving Parker’s older roads and buildings before they fall into disrepair.

PHOTOS BY TOM SKELLEY

John Diak, right, takes his oath as councilmember on Jan. 3 at Parker Town Hall. Diak says he hopes to improve communication between the council and Parker residents during his second term.

Judge Kevin Sidel, left, swears in re-elected Parker Councilmember Debbie Lewis at town hall on Jan. 3. Lewis thanked her family and her “second family” of fellow officials after taking her oath. tion again in 2020 due to term limits.

Waid and Diak demurred about their political futures, while Rivero was more forthright.

“Four years is a long time,” Waid said. “I don’t like to plan my political moves in advance.”

“Ultimately, that will be up to my wife,” Diak joked, adding that there is enough pressing business to keep him from thinking too far ahead. “There’s a whole lot to deal with today,” he said.

Currently serving as mayor pro tem in addition to his council responsibilities, Rivero said it’s no secret he’s “exploring” a run for mayor.

“We may be at 50,000 plus, but it’s still a small town,” he said.

‘The town’s at a point where it’s not an adult but it’s not an adolescent anymore.’

Mike Waid, Parker mayor

Councilmember Joshua Rivero stands with his children as he takes his oath during a swearing-in ceremony at Parker Town Hall on Jan. 3. Rivero says he wants to explore using social media to allow citizens more access to issues before the council.

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7January 13, 2017

Doctor helps people find path to wellness Course helps clients take charge of their health

BY TOM SKELLEY TSKELLEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The terms “holistic medicine” and “wellness” have been getting more use lately as health care providers and patients shift their focus from treating disease to preventing it altogether.

Dr. Eric Shadle is one of those providers, and he wants to help people take charge of their own health.

“It’s not just disease management; we want to go upstream and prevent disease,” said Dr. Eric Shadle, describing the thinking behind “Pathways to Health and Wellness,” a 10-month holistic wellness program at Parker Adventist Hospital. “Whenever people start taking responsibility for their health, they become activated and empowered.”

Shadle, director of community health for Centura Health, is a veteran OB/GYN who began implementing holistic health practices with his patients in 1998. Over the last 19 years, he has shown more than 8,000 patients in Illinois, Washington state and Colorado the steps they can take to live healthier, happier lives.

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Dr. Eric Shadle discusses the finer points of eating whole foods with participants in the Pathways to Wellness program at Porter Adventist Hospital. Parker Adventist will offer the program free of charge beginning Jan. 24.

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Skaters glide on the new ice trail on Dec. 29 in front of the Douglas County Libraries’ branch in Parker. Ironically, the trail’s opening was delayed a few days by cold weather.

Breaking the ice in Parker

Frozen trail opens at Discovery Park on Mainstreet

BY TOM SKELLEY TSKELLEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Cold weather and ice skating go together like a hand and glove but, ironically, winter weather can make ice making difficult.

Freezing temperatures prevented installing the ice surface’s refrigeration system on schedule, but a slight delay only increased anticipation for the Discovery Park ice trail’s soft opening on Dec. 23 and the ribbon cutting and grand opening on Dec. 29.

Jim Cleveland, Parker’s director of parks and recreation, said via email that the rink is “off to a great start.”

“The response has certainly exceeded our expectations, and

we’re thrilled with the community’s positive feedback,” Cleveland said, adding that the trail averaged 600 skaters a day in its first week.

The wavy, 450-foot-long trail is designed to put skaters in mind of a frozen canal or river.

Cleveland said his staff modeled the design after similar ice trails in Washington, D.C and Chicago.

Construction costs for the trail came to $7,215,604.

“It’s one of those things that

our parks and recreation staff proposed that’s out of the box,” said Councilmember John Diak, who attended the ribbon cutting. “I hope the citizens appreciate the uniqueness.”

Scheduled to be completed in late spring, the 1.4-acre park will feature a programmable, LED-illuminated fountain for children and a stage for performances during warm weather months.

As long as the ice lasts, however, the park will be hosting

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The program, consisting of eight 90-minute classes with eight monthly follow up meetings, was implemented last year at Porter Adventist Hospital in Denver.

The course helps patients learn to manage diet, rest and personal relationships, as well as how to counteract conditions such as high blood pressure and diabetes.

Follow-up appointments, including screenings and blood work, insure participants stay on track.

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by Parker Adventist.

One participant in last year’s program, 60-year-old Jon Hokama of Denver, took the course with his wife, Susan. He said the benefits went beyond controlling their weight and blood pressure. “(It) really touches every aspect of a person’s life,” Hokama said.

Eating well, exercising and being rested are critical to good health, but Shadle said relationships with others and mindfulness of one’s emotional needs is an inseparable part of the equation.

“It’s not just what you’re eating, but who you’re eating with,” Shadle said.

The Hokamas walked away from the class with strategies for

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skaters and hot cocoa enthusiasts. Cleveland said the closing date will be weather-dependent but he estimates the trail will shut down in late February or early March.

Long enough, Diak said, for families to enjoy slipping, sliding and skating.

“It’s a fantastic, unique amenity that the city of Parker has,” Diak said. “It’s a great place for people to come and make memories with their families.”

exercising and eating better, but also gained an understanding of the way their spiritual, emotional and physical selves connect.

Hokama said he’s always believed in forgiving and accepting others, but taking the class pushed him to reach out to his estranged son and resolve a contentious relationship with a business partner.

“The course gave me a chance to take what I believe and put it into practice,” Hokama said. He added that he has remained in touch with others from the class, and the fun, team-like atmosphere helped him lose between 10 and 15 pounds and integrate regular exercise and mindfulness practices into his daily life.

The program begins at Parker Adventist on Jan. 24. An informational session will be hosted at Parker Adventist on Jan. 15 from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. to go over details of the course. Attendance at the session is recommended, but anyone interested in the program who can’t attend can call Shadle’s office at 303-778-2422 for information.

Shadle will lead the discussions for the course, but cautions that he won’t tell participants what their health goals should be.

That’s their job.

“People like (the course) because I don’t tell them what to do,” Shadle said. “Only you can find it, I can’t.”

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7January 13, 2017

Legislative session opens with uncertainty Funding for roads expected to be a priority

Q&A with state Sen. Chris Holbert This week, Chris Holbert begins the third year of his first term in the state Senate. The Republican from unincorporated Douglas County previously served four years in the state House.

The Senate majority leader’s District 30 includes Highlands Ranch, Lone Tree, some communities near Parker and portions of northern and western

BY JAMES ANDERSON ASSOCIATED PRESS

With one eye on a $500 million state budget gap and the other on Washington, Gov. John Hickenlooper and a split Colorado Legislature enter the 2017 lawmaking session with little expectation of fiscal reform and plenty of uncertainty over transportation, the state’s Medicaid bills, affordable housing and illegal pot sales.

Last year, Report Hickenlooper and fellow Democrats tried and failed to loosen Colorado’s strict spending rules by declaring a $750 million hospital fund off-limits to tax rebates. They wanted the money for aging roads and underfunded schools.

The governor dropped that idea from his proposed $28.5 billion budget this year, as lawmakers prepare to face more tough spending choices during their four-month session that began Jan. 11.

As it stands, Hickenlooper’s budget requires $500 million in transfers, cuts

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unincorporated Douglas County.

Colorado Community Media recently asked him the following questions ahead of the start of the 2017 legislative session.

What are the two most important issues the Legislature must tackle this session and why?

Transportation funding and construction-litigation reform.

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Legislators from both parties say

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they’re keenly aware that traffic gridlock is a top priority to voters.

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To find true significance, lean on instincts and on help from others

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K, here we are a couple of weeks into the new year. And over the past year we shared thoughts and conversations around dreams and goal setting, personal successes and achievements, challenges we have faced in our own lives or with family members and friends, hope and encouragement, and so much more.

The community has responded in so many ways, and thankfully most of those responses have been very positive. For some, although they appreciated the insights and encouragement, they are very satisfied right where they are now. Others replied and shared their successes achieved and/

or their plans for pursuing their goals and dreams on their way to success. And finally some of you shared your powerful stories about moving beyond being satisfied and successful as you journey toward significance.

Synonyms for “significant” could include “notable,” “noteworthy,” “important” or “of great importance,” and even “remarkable.”

And many authors and experts have talked about the move or journey from success to significance. For those who want to push beyond success and move toward significance the question is this: How do we make that leap?

Now as you read this column you should know that you are already significant. You are already significant even if you can’t see it or believe it about yourself. Many of us tend to be modest and would rather not be recognized for our significance. And for some who just can’t see it or believe it yet, it could be because we haven’t heard it enough from others or maybe we have never really read the definition of significance before.

You are remarkable, you are noteworthy, and you are of great importance.

Again, many authors and experts have SEE NORTON, P11

There are so many good things about naps, from A to Zzzzzzzz

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Taking baby steps to get your way

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Glenn Bott

e’re all happier when we’re getting our way — one of the universal principles. Learn about the “OK Zone” and how to use it to your advantage.

The OK Zone was developed by psychologists Muzafer Sherif and Carl Hovland. They referred to it as the “latitude of acceptance” — now commonly known as the OK Zone. Harvard Business Review suggests finding

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someone’s OK Zone and working from there.

The OK Zone is our comfort zone of beliefs. As long as a new concept being presented is close to a long-held belief, we have a tendency to be more agreeable.

Other factors are also involved, but operating within someone’s OK Zone greatly improves your odds of success in getting SEE BOTT, P11

I dream about people I haven’t seen in decades, doing unimaginable things.

One dream occurs several times a week, and I wish it would go away.

I’m teaching again, trying Craig Marshall to manage a Smith roomful of modern college students, and it’s always a blackboard jungle of disrespect.

I am mightily relieved to wake up.

My belief is that these dreams were cursed on me by disgruntled former students. There were more than a few.

I wish I could tell you who invented naps, but no one knows.

Perhaps it was someone at a bored meeting.

There have been some famous naps, none more memorable than Alice’s.

The Alice in “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” was based on Alice Liddell, author Lewis Carroll’s young friend.

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his is a tribute to naps.

Right after I write it, I plan to take one.

There are few things better than a nap. And they are free.

No one has ever had to pay for a nap.

Infants and the elderly are expected to take naps, but it’s frowned upon if you are a working adult.

But when I was a working adult, I took a nap a day on my days off. I may have dozed during faculty senate meetings too.

The same people who were on student council in high school are on faculty senate later in life.

New faculty are relegated to it.

That’s what happened to me. But there were senior faculty who volunteered.

The agendas were always the same. We discussed the policies of polices.

In some parts of the world, naps are called siestas, and they are expected of you, even if you are a working adult.

Like I said, there are few things better than drifting off mid-day and dreaming.

My dreams are now directed

by Salvador Dali.

I don’t know how that happened.

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shared thoughts on how to make the leap from success to significance.

And I would like to offer you just one additional “how” when it comes to looking at how to take a step in that direction should you choose.

I am actually taking the advice I found in one of my favorite books that I had read in 2016 and passing it along to you. The book is titled “Divine Opportunity” and it is by Ryan Montague, Ph.D., and is available at Amazon.com.

Sometimes in the rush and crush of life and with the fast-paced and hectic schedules we keep, we can easily overlook an opportunity to stop and talk with someone. And that someone could be someone we know or work with, could be a friend or family member, or it could be a complete stranger. And in our busyness, it is always much easier to just keep our heads down, eyes focused straight ahead, and ear buds in so that we can avoid some of those encounters or conversations. But what I learned in reading “Divine Opportunity” is that if I am going to make an effort at really moving

beyond success and towards significance, I should learn to listen to my instincts more when I feel the nudge or calling to reach out to someone or respond to someone dealing with a situation.

We never know where our opportunities will lead us, but if we start paying more attention to the nudges and the callings and start connecting on a more personal level where and when we can, I do believe that this will help us take the very first steps from moving success and towards significance.

So how about you? Are you happy and satisfied right where things are?

Are you feeling successful? And since we know that you are already significant, maybe you can enhance your journey by finding a way to connect with more people on a much more personal level. I would love to hear all about your satisfied, successful, and significant journey at gotonorton@ gmail.com. And if you decide to pick up a copy of “Divine Opportunity” and apply the principles Dr. Montague shares, 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.

SMITH FROM PAGE 10

Carroll’s 1865 novel is a labyrinth of unmatched imagery and language.

It influenced the Jefferson Airplane, Monty Python and me.

My research about naps confirmed what I hoped would be true. They are beneficial, for lots of reasons.

There have been numerous studies, and not a single one warns against them.

One said that someone who naps regularly is 10 times less likely to say use the word “infrastructure” in public.

That’s good enough for me.

My roommate approves of my naps too. Smitty takes a nap with me, wakes up, checks his messages, and takes another nap.

Many well-known men were nappers.

Napoleon could nap at the drop of

a hat.

Winston Churchill. John F. Kennedy. Ronald Reagan (no jokes, please).

And my dream director, Salvador Dali.

When I was younger, I avoided naps if I could, because napping during the day affected sleeping at night.

Somehow or other, that was taken care of.

However, I haven’t gotten eight hours of uninterrupted sleep at night since Mookie Wilson was president. No. That was one of my strange dreams.

It’s been years, and probably my retirement had something to do with it.

I might be abed now at 9 p.m., and back at it around 2 a.m.

A few hours at night and I’m good, and ready to go.

But I always look forward to spending the afternoon with my pals: Wynken, Blynken, and Nod. Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resident. He can be reached at craigmarshallsmith@comcast.net.

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BOTT FROM PAGE 10

your way. Most of us become firmly entrenched in our belief systems, so when a new idea is being presented we have a tendency to reject it if it’s not close to our personal beliefs. If what’s being presented is too far outside our OK Zone we will not only lose interest, but actively argue against it.

Instead of a frontal attack, patiently explore what makes someone “tick.”

Understanding them will get you where you want to be faster than by going the direct and forceful route.

You’ll also garner much better buy-in if they will see your idea as an extension of their own long-held beliefs.

The best way to get what you want is to spend a little time learning more about the person you wish to get on-board with your idea/concept. Do a little exploring and listen to their responses. Ask open-ended questions to get the prospect to tell you their beliefs. Take a few minutes to get to know the person. Ask a few general questions to establish common ground, while throwing out the occasional pointed question to help you better define their OK Zone. With a little practice you can easily determine someone’s OK Zone on any subject. This pays huge dividends in the long run by not only getting your

way, but doing so with ease.

Now that you have this information, begin moving forward in baby steps.

Apply a little lateral thinking and customize your presentation to adequately address their issues/concerns.

Provide incremental bits of information that slowly stretches their zone.

Get their buy-in as you move forward to reinforce their acceptance with this new information/position. Remember to anchor any new information back to already held beliefs. This demonstrates you’ve been paying attention and further reinforces their beliefs.

This “exploring process” helps you determine their OK Zone and then use this information to your advantage.

While it can be difficult to shift someone’s perspective to your point of view, it’s not impossible. It depends a lot on their mind-frame at that moment, so choose your time wisely and stack the cards in your favor. Be patient and come back at a better time. By exploring their OK Zone you will not only learn more about them, they will begin to see you as an ally because you’re taking time to establish a relationship.

Glenn Bott of Arvada is enthusiastic about life and everything he does! He speaks and consults on consciously creating your powerful story to live the life you want. He shares what he learned by successfully reinventing himself after recovering from a severe brain injury.

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Bullets found inside Flagstone Elementary in Castle Rock No guns were discovered at the school, officials say

BY JESSICA GIBBS JGIBBS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Bullets were discovered inside Flagstone Elementary School on Jan. 3, according to Douglas County School District spokeswoman Paula Hans.

“Tuesday, right before dismissal, a student at Flagstone found a bullet in the school,” she said.

Hans did not elaborate on where at the Castle Rock school the bullet was

found. Later in the evening, the parents of another student contacted the school saying their child had brought home a bullet found at the school, Hans said.

“We had Castle Rock police come in to check things out,” Hans said.

Authorities did not see a concern or threat, she said, and no weapons were found. Parents were notified of the incidents Jan. 4.

A letter to parents from Principal Kelli Smith said one student found a .22-caliber bullet inside the building just before dismissal and that school officials received an after-hours call that night with reports of a second bullet, also a .22 caliber, found in the

school.

“We are investigating the incident,” the letter states. “It is unclear who brought the bullets to school, but there is nothing to suggest that there is a threat to our students or staff.”

Castle Rock Police Chief Jack Cauley said the night of Jan. 3 police interviewed the mother and student who reported the bullet after hours.

On Jan. 4, the school resource officer made contact with Flagstone by 7:40 a.m.

“We search the school grounds, talk to individuals to see if we can find any criminal activity,” Cauley said.

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Cauley said in incidents like this, police do increase school security, which is “robust” to begin with, he said, because of the district’s School Marshal Officer Program. Through the program, an officer visits every elementary school each day that classes are in session.

“It’s an extra level of security that really is very unique,” he said.

Cauley said he could only speculate on why bullets were brought to the school and the investigation has brought no leads. The bullets will eventually be destroyed.

“Safety and security,” he said, “is our number one priority.”

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studio in the lower level and restoring the beautiful wood trim and flooring throughout the lower level.

Parker was recently given a third $200,000 grant for Phase III work. The final phase, slated to begin later this winter, will include restoring the first floor, an elevator addition, exterior brick restoration and a new roof. Price negotiations are underway with the contractor for this final phase.

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Initiative is accepting nominations for the 2017 Douglas County Outstanding Youth Awards. The award encompasses any Douglas County youth who has overcome adversity and created a positive change for themselves and/ or others. Youths who have not finished their K-12 education, youths in traditional classroom settings, youths in group homes, youth in alternative schools, youths in foster homes and emancipated youths are all eligible.

Award recipients will receive a signed letter from elected officials recognizing the teen’s achievements, a $100 certificate for educational or activity fees to be redeemed at

a later date and county-wide recognition of their award.

Nominators will be invited to speak at the April reception in Castle Rock about the obstacles their nominee overcame and how those individuals have inspired change.

For more information on the Douglas County Outstanding Youth Awards, contact Marsha Alston at malston@ douglas.co.us or 303-688-4825.

Nomination forms may be filled out online or downloaded and filled out. Deadline for applications is March 31.

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or Mike Scheid and his family, which includes three teenage girls, spending time on the ski slopes is a family tradition.

“It’s a fun time to build memories, get away from the phones and spend some time in the fresh air and wilderness,” Scheid, of Denver, said after spending the day skiing with his family at Winter Park.

Scheid and his wife, Kim, both learned to ski at a young age and are now sharing the pastime with their children.

“My mother-in-law always says a family who skis together, stays together,” Scheid said. “One of the hard parts is the kids are at different levels and you have to care for each other while you do it.”

Sixteen-year-old Kayla

Scheid, who has been skiing since she was 6, said she enjoys spending time in the beautiful mountains and having fun with family.

But not all families come together on the slopes.

For Golden resident Abby Gardner, it’s about finding activities the whole family enjoys.

“My daughter hasn’t yet been bitten by the skiing bug,” Gardner said. “But (the kids) love to go sledding and just be out playing in the snow.”

Sledding is also the activity of choice for Laura Simpkins and her family because it is low cost and can be done anywhere there is a hill. The Simpkins family, who lives in Denver, also enjoys snowshoeing, which they do a lot of when visiting their

TIPS FOR SKIING WITH KIDS • Walking in skis is awkward, so practice moving around on skis. Find a gentle snow-covered slope at the resort for walking around in downhill boots and skis.

• Bring a pack. When skiing with small children, carry an extra pair of underwear (or diapers), baby wipes and mittens. Even older kids tend to get their mittens wet by lunchtime.

• Play games. The “I Spy” game on the lift is always a favorite.

• Focus on turns. Executing a solid turn is what makes skiing fun. A common mistake is telling kids to put their weight on one ski to initiate a turn. Instead, work on an athletic stance and getting skis on edge.

Skiing and snowboarding are just two of the many activities families can enjoy in the mountains during the winter months.

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“It’s really good exercise,” Simpkins said of snowshoeing. “And you get to be outdoors and enjoy everything nature has to offer without paying an

WHERE TO GO Colorado has 26 ski areas and resorts throughout the state.

Kid-friendly ski resorts located at the base of mountains provide ski areas designated for young skiers, as well as childcare services.

The following ski resorts are less than a two-hour drive from Denver and have been given a family-friendly rating by colorado.com for their kid-friendly activities and slopes.

• To help children initiate turns, play follow the leader. The leader can pretend to be a favorite animal and each child picks a different animal. When turning, make noises to imitate that animal.

• Keystone

• Talk with lift operators. They are on high alert for beginning riders. If you are riding with a child or any beginner, let the lift operator know. They can slow down the oncoming chair and help you board and dismount.

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exorbitant fee for it.”

Lakewood resident Carey Berry also enjoys snowshoeing with her children ages five and three.

“Both kids have snow shoes and love stomping around after it snows,”

OFF-THE-SLOPE FUN A weekend in the mountains doesn’t have to be on a slope. Colorado is home to many hot spots for snowshoeing and fat tire bike riding.

The versatility of snowshoes, their ability to put people in places they wouldn’t otherwise see at this time of year, explains much of the pastime’s growing popularity.

Rocky Mountain National Park — on the other side of the Rocky Mountains away from the traffic and big resort ski crowds along the I-70 corridor — offers several winter hiking trails to explore on snowshoe. West of Boulder, the Brainard Lake area near Ward offers snowshoeonly trails created by the Colorado Mountain Club. Many ski resorts also offer snowshoeing and other activities at their nordic centers.

Fat tire bike riding is one activity that is growing in popularity at nordic centers. The fat tire is designed to ride on loose surfaces, the obvious one being snow. The sport has been picking up over the past nine years and bikes are now readily available to buy and rent.

“They’ve started making kid versions, so users as young as 6 can ride,” said Jordyn Drayton with the Golden Bike Shop, which sells and rents fat bikes. “Less obvious is some older demographics that ride — the bikes are confidence-inspiring because they are very stable and very fun.”

she said.”We get out and sled or snowshoe or shovel the driveway as a family because it is all fun. The softness and quiet of snow is just magical and the kids are always happy to get out into it.

THERE AND BACK Bob Wilson of the Colorado Department of Transportation has this advice before you start your drive through the high country: Check road conditions.

You can do that by visiting cotrip.org to look at CDOT’s on-road cameras to see traffic conditions and what overhead signs are saying. This is also available on CDOT’s mobil app.

More than 30,000 vehicles pass through the Eisenhower Tunnel on a winter weekend day, with an average of 2.6 passengers in each vehicle.

To encourage mountain travelers to carpool, CDOT will host the second annual Mountain Rideshare Day on Saturday, Feb. 6. Travelers should stop by the Dinosaur lots in Golden the morning of Mountain Rideshare Day to get tires checked and enjoy complimentary chai from Bhakti Chai. Travelers can pick up a carpooler wristband at the CDOT station to receive discounts from participating resorts.

CDOT has partnered with the Front Range Ski Bus and Colorado Mountain Express to offer special discounts for Mountain Rideshare Day.

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‘Mixed Bag’ is apt title for student show Arapahoe Community College exhibition wraps up on Jan. 13

BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

As the holidays started on Dec. 15, a nicely installed new student exhibit was hung in the Colorado Gallery of the Arts, with top works from the fall quarter.

Appropriately called “Mixed Bag,” it includes ceramics, jewelry, paintings, photography and installations and sometimes a mix of materials and techniques in a given work, such as Tanis Rustage’s “The Sky is the Limit,” a storytelling conceptual art piece that required craftsmanship and a sense of humor, as well as a painter’s training.

There are about 44 individual pieces exhibited, including a couple of sizable installations and small intricate metal pieces by jewelry students. Some of the latter were wearable, but others seemed to be miniature sculptures — treasures that would require a very special display spot where one would gain an up-close view.

Two installations are created

by Kristi Gonzales: “Sold to the Highest Bidder,” in a corner directly across from the entrance, is a look at human trafficking.

It includes a collection of tiny, toddler-sized Crocs hanging in rows. An accompanying flier says: “These Crocs are plastic, brightly-colored and perfectly manufactured. Each one represents the innocence residing in every victim of human trafficking and that sacred piece of them is hanging by a thread, tied up in a pretty bow, waiting to be sold …” The artist’s other installation contains a large

IF YOU GO THE COLORADO GALLERY OF THE ARTS The Colorado Gallery of the Arts is in the Arapahoe Community College Annex, at the east end of the main Littleton ACC building, 5900 S. Santa Fe Drive. “Mixed Bag” runs through Jan. 13 and is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free. flock of Japanese folded paper cranes, created with newspaper.

It hangs in the center of the high-ceilinged gallery.

Student Kaitlin Sanders was helping gallery curator Trish Sangelo hang some paintings when we visited. She has returned to college to fulfill her need “more and more, to paint,” after five years of working with autistic students, she said. Her painting “The Final,” at four feet by six feet, is a brightly colored, happy image of exploding fireworks, and “Pop Space” pairs a Superwoman type with a Monument Valley sort of landscape that makes one smile while fabricating a story about it.

Sangelo commented that this is the second year for a number of new art faculty members, and the exhibit indicates a look toward pursuing a BFA degree at a four-year college.

Visitors might also focus on the collection of six white panels to the left of the entrance, which repeat the theme of the recent show geared towards blind students attending ACC. Each is by a different artist and includes a beautifully rendered black Oriental-looking image, a white ceramic image, a Haiku poem and a Braille translation.

Really striking, the collection is created by Alyssa Quispe, Erik Anders, Mikayla Marlow, Graham Lang, Kate Simon and Heather Harries.

“The Final,” acrylic on canvas, by ACC fine art student Kaitlin Sanders is included in the “Mixed Bag” exhibit in the Colorado Gallery of the Arts at Arapahoe Community College in Littleton. SONYA ELLINGBOE

Coors Western Art Exhibit comes back for 24th year

BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The Coors Western Art Exhibit and Sale is in its 24th year, featuring works by 66 contemporary realists from North America and Europe on display at the National Western Complex Expo Hall, Third Floor, through Jan. 22, open during Stock Show hours.

“Community,” a gentle landscape by Diane K. Worman of Taos, is chosen as the 2017 featured artwork and is printed on the show’s official poster, available for sale. (The original will join others in the National Western collection.)

Worman’s oil painting on canvas

measures five feet by four feet and shows a snowy field sloping up to an old traditional red barn and farmhouse, with purple mountains in the background. A few black cattle dot the field, giving some perspective to how huge it is.

On Jan. 3, there was a gala reception where many of the paintings sold to area collectors. Money raised by this and other National Western Stock Show events provides scholarships for more than 80 college students in medicine, agriculture and veterinary medicine through the National Western Scholarship Trust.

In 2016, the Art Show and Sale raised $1.1 million in ticket and art sales.

Worman was born in Midland, Texas, attended college at Colorado State University at Fort Collins and received a BA from Metropolitan State University in Denver. She then moved to Wyoming and studied with William Wright, who introduced her to pastels.

She began exploring and recording images of land in northern New Mexico and moved to Taos, where she continued to develop her “stacked landscapes.” They are often broken up by small images of white-faced black cattle that lead the eye across the land.

The recipients of the 2017 award are Joanne and Bill Sinclaire, ranchers in the Castle Rock area.

Joanne Sinclaire served on the art

show committee for 10 years and the Sinclaires have purchased many art pieces. She has been involved with many other aspects of the stock show and has developed a passion for land conservation as a board member for the Colorado Cattlemen’s Agricultural Land Trust the past 15 years. He is a lifetime rancher, involved in both commercial and purebred operations and many aspects of the horse industry.

For more information, visit nationalwestern.com. Art show curator Rose Frederick can be reached at 303-733-4755 or rosegfrederick@ comcast.net. She has also curated art shows at Parker’s PACE Center.

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Centennial Civic Center hosts art by city residents SONYA’S SAMPLER

The 2017 exhibit in the new Centennial People’s Art Gallery in the city’s Civic Center is open to the public from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, excluding holidays.

Artist Pam O’Mara’s acrylic on canvas, “Warm October Day,” Sonya Ellingboe is included in the collection of works

by Centennial residents, which will be displayed throughout the year.

There is a link on the city website to the exhibit. 13133 E. Arapahoe Road, Centennial.

Authors at Douglas County Libraries • Young Adult author Jessica Brody will give a talk — “Develop Novel and Movie Ideas that Sell!” — at 6:30 p.m.

Jan. 12 at Highlands Ranch Library.

• Pediatrician and author Jane Scott, M.D., will offer “An Evening With the Confident Parent” at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 19 at the Castle Rock Library, with advice on how to cut through the confusion and dial down the insecurities. Register at: dcl.org. `Face on the Barroom Floor’ Tom Noel, “Dr. Colorado,” will talk at 7 p.m. Jan. 17 at Bemis Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton, about artist Herndon Davis, who painted

opera version. The LTAC is at 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree. Tickets: 720509-1000, lonetreeartscenter.org.

Warm October Day” by Pam Roth O’Mara of Centennial is in the 2017 exhibit of works by Centennial artists in the new Centennial People’s Art Gallery in the Civic Center.

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the famous “Face on the Barroom Floor” at Central City’s Teller House.

Davis came to Colorado in 1936 and his paintings are found throughout Colorado, including one of Littleton’s Rough and Ready Flour Mill. Noel is co-author of “Herndon Davis: Painting Colorado History, 1901-1962.” 303795-3961.

New members show art The Depot Art Gallery, 2069 W. Powers Ave., Littleton, hosts an exhibit of works by 10 new members of the Littleton Fine Arts Guild, which operates the gallery. Open through Jan. 22: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays; 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays. Admission free.

Free parking. 303-795-0781.

Brewing basics Centennial’s craft brewery, Halfpenny Brewing Company, will present a brewing basics class at 7 p.m. Jan. 24 at Southglenn Library, 6972 S. Vine St., Centennial. To learn more and/or register, see arapahoelibraries.org/brew.

New concert series In its second season, the Music with a Mission Concert Series is created by Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, 8545 E. Dry Creek Road, Centennial, to feature local musicians. The next concert will be at 7 p.m. on Jan. 13. Called “Winter Solstice,” it features Centennial songwriter Kaia Kena, who will bring a night of song and story to the audience.

Concerts are free, but love offerings are welcome and will benefit Urban Peak Teen Shelter.

GET YOUR TICKETS TODAY!

LoneTreeArtsCenter.org | 720.509.1000

The HillBenders: TOMMY, A Bluegrass Opry Thursday, January 19 at 7:30pm

Hillbenders to perform Lone Tree Arts Center will present the Hillbenders, from Springfield, Missouri, at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 19 in a performance of “TOMMY: a Bluegrass Opry.” It is a full-length tribute to Pete Townshend and the Who’s original rock

Light sculpture at MOA “Lumonics then and Now: A Retrospective of Light-Based Sculpture by Dorothy and Mel Tanner” opens with a reception from 6 to 10 p.m. on Jan. 13 and continues to March 24 at the Museum Outdoor Arts Indoor Gallery, second floor in the Englewood Civic Center, 1000 Englewood Parkway.

Music by DJ Buddha Bomb will be featured. Live projection, music and electronics create a multi-sensory experience. Admission is free. 303-8060444.

Lakewood’s history “Lakewood’s West Colfax Remnants: Paintings by Al Orahood” runs Jan. 13 to March 28 in the James J. Richey Gallery, City of Lakewood Civic Center, 480 S. Allison Parkway, Lakewood.

Gallery Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. Public Reception Jan. 12, 5 to 7 p.m.

Jazz at Arvada The Colorado Jazz Repertory Orchestra, directed by saxophonist Art Bouton of Lone Tree, plays at 7:30 p.m.

January 21 at the Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Tunes from the Count Basie Library will be featured: “One O’Clock Jump,” “I Can’t Stop Loving You,” “Lil Darlin’” and more. Tickets: $20 to $30, 720-898-7200, arvadacenter.org/Colorado-jazzrepertory-orchestra.

Keyboard Conversations Jeffrey Siegal’s Keyboard Conversations, in its 29th season at the Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada, begins with “Fiesta!” at 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 19. Rescheduled from earlier in the season due to an injury Siegal incurred last fall. Tickets: 720-898-7200, arvadacenter.org.

“Ever since I was a young boy I played the silver ball…” Maybe not your standard bluegrass lyric, but a line known by all the world from the biggest rock opera of all time,

Nizar Ibrahim: Spinosaurus: Lost Giant of the Cretaceous Tuesday, January 17 at 7:30pm Meet Spinosaurus, the largest

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The Who’s Tommy. 45 years after its original release, this classic of classic rock has now been fully realized as a full length bluegrass tribute featuring Springfield, Missouri’s The HillBenders.

predatory dinosaur yet discovered and hear the incredible story of how this prehistoric giant was almost lost to science, before being brought back to light with the help of a remarkable young paleontologist.

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A man takes to his ATV to clear snow from the sidewalk in Meridian Village in northern Douglas County on Jan. 5. The storm brought less snow than predicted, but freezing temperatures closed schools and kept many commuters off the streets.

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Kristen Newkirk saluted by Rotary Club of Parker Ponderosa Student of the Month stays active

BY TOM SKELLEY TSKELLEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The Rotary Club of Parker selected Kristen “K.J.” Newkirk as their December Student of the Month from Ponderosa High School.

Newkirk maintains a 4.07 gradepoint average and is ranked 18th in her class of 324 students. She is active in the Student Council, Link Crew, National Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society, Ponderosa Activities Cabinet, Athletic Council and the school newspaper.

Newkirk is also the Parker Co-Op Boys Swim Manager, captain of the Girls Swim and Dive Team, and participated in Ponderosa’s crosscountry team and Mission Aurora Colorado Swim Team.

Despite Newkirk’s academic success, she still finds time to volunteer for community service projects such as Vacation Bible School, Feed My Starving Children and concessions stand manager for the Mini MACS swim team.

She has applied to various universities and is considering pre-law, pre-med, social work, political science, sociology, and occupational or recreational therapy for her major.

VOLUNTEERS FROM PAGE 5

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

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

Contact: Cathy Hintz, 406-488-8325 or 800733-2773 Audubon Society of Greater Denver Provides engaging and educational birding and wildlife programs at the Audubon Nature Center at Chatfield State Park and throughout the Denver metro area.

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

Location: Chatfield State Park and offsite locations around Denver.

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

Contact: Kate Hogan at communityoutreach@ denveraudubon.org or 303-973-9530.

Castle Rock Senior Activity Center Provides services to local seniors Need: Volunteer drivers to take seniors to appointmentsContact: Steph Schroeder, 303-

Kristen Newkirk receives her student of the month award from the Rotary Club of Parker on December 22. Pictured from left to right are her father Andy Newkirk, Kristen, her brother Zack, her mother Terri and Rotarian Bill Kelly. COURTESY PHOTO

688-9498 Children’s Hospital Colorado South Campus, Highlands Ranch Contact: 720-777-6887 Colorado Humane Society Handles animal abuse and neglect cases Need: Volunteers to care for pregnant cats, dogs and their litters, as well as homes for cats and dogs that require socializing or that are recovering from surgery or injuries.

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

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

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

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

Requirements: Volunteers must attend training at Emily Griffith Technical College in downtown Denver. Sessions take place every 6-8 weeks. Go to www.refugee-esl.org for information and volunteer application. Next training session is Saturday, July 30.

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

Great Vision is excited to

roll in the new year with a great new addition!

Dr. Katlyn Potts will be taking over as the lead optometrist on staff in mid-January.

Her areas of speciality include Ocular Disease, Pediatric Optometry, Low Vision and Specialty Lenses, Laser Vision Correction, Eye Diseases, Eye Injuries, Computer Vision Syndrome & InfantSEE.

Dr. Katlyn Potts

Great Vision is a full-service optometry practice offering the

latest in optometric care and visual therapy as well as a retail eyeglass store with a large selection of designer brand frames.

Come visit us and help welcome Dr. Potts to our community!

9835 S. Parker Road, Parker, CO 80134 (303) 841-3937 www.GreatVisionEyecare.com

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Easy-to-make Cinnamon Honey Buns are a delicious treat party-goers will adore. Naturally sweetened by the addition of honey, they make for a wonderful addition to any spread. Learn more about the health and flavor benefits of honey, and find delicious recipes, at honey.com.

Cinnamon Honey Buns

Recipe courtesy of the National Honey Board Servings: 12 1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened and divided 1/2 cup honey, divided 1/2 cup chopped, toasted nuts (optional) 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

1 pound frozen bread dough, thawed according to package directions 2/3 cup raisins Grease 12 muffin cups with 1 tablespoon butter.

To prepare honey nut topping: Mix together 1 tablespoon butter, 1/4 cup honey and chopped nuts, if desired. Place 1 teaspoon topping in each muffin cup.

To prepare buns: Mix together remaining butter, remaining honey and cinnamon. Roll out bread dough onto floured surface into 18-by-8-inch rectangle. Spread filling evenly over dough.

Sprinkle evenly with raisins.

Starting with long side, roll dough into log. Cut log into 12 slices, 1 1/2 inches each. Place one slice, cut-side up, into each prepared muffin cup. Set muffin pan in warm place; let dough rise 30 minutes.

Heat oven to 375 F. Place muffin pan on foil-lined baking sheet. Bake 20 minutes, or until buns are golden brown. Remove from oven; cool in pan 5 minutes. Invert muffin pan to remove buns.

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Schools join forces to keep future employees safe Red Rocks, Mines pooling resources to create stronger program

BY CLARKE READER CREADER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Imagine being stuck in a mine shaft, without knowing how to safely escape.

Or picture an isolated oil or gas refinery, where something goes wrong and help is an hour away.

These are just a few of the very real scenarios employees in heavy industrial fields might face, and a new partnership between the Rocky Mountain Education Center at Red Rocks Community College and the Colorado School of Mines Energy, Mining and Construction Industry Safety program wants to ensure employees are prepared for anything.

“This is a good nexus for us to support each other,” said Joan

Smith, executive director of the Education Center. “We have a close relationship with Mines on several fronts, and this will help us give our students training in real world situations.”

Starting at the end of the January, the schools will offer joint certificate training programs on required Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards and will open the door to training in other standards as well, like the National Fire Protection Association.

“There are limitations in both our school’s programs,” said Collin Smith, director of Mines’ Energy, Mining and Construction Industry Safety program. “Especially since students in Red Rocks’ program are mainly held in classrooms, we believe a joint partnership will provide our students with a more well-rounded education.”

Students will be able to benefit from both in-class education and hands-on experience in the field, at

locations like the Edgar Experimental Mine in Idaho Springs and the West Metro Fire Academy in Lakewood. Working in the Edgar Mine is particularly special for students, because getting to practice scenarios in an actual mine is pretty rare.

Participants in the joint courses will earn certificates from Mines as well as OSHA certification from the Rocky Mountain Education Center.

But the benefits of this partnership extend beyond the classroom.

Both Collin Smith and Joan Smith are working on putting together a conference that would provide information on how employees in these work environments should deal with an active shooter situation.

“We’re seeing a real blind spot in dealing with this kind of situation in the heavy industrial industry,” Joan explained. “We want to establish some procedures that will help everyone stay safe.”

Employees in heavy industrial jobs, particularly those who are

isolated like miners and oil and gas workers, are exposed to many triggers for violence, Collin Smith added, including a high divorce rate, high alcoholism rate and high gun ownership numbers.

“What do you do in places where police are an hour away, and the nearest hospital is two hours away?” he said. “Organizations like the Federal Aviation Association created the air marshal program to deal with these situations, and we want to bring people together and see what we can come up with.”

Both instructors are excited by the possibilities from this approach, and word spreading in the industry.

“We’re just getting started with this program, and want to see what works and doesn’t,” Joan Smith said. “It makes a lot of sense to get experience as close as possible to the actual environments people will be working in.”

For more information, or to register for classes, visit www.rmecosha. com or emcis.mines.edu.

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Seven Sunday Masses Two Daily Masses Confessions Six Days a Week STM Catholic School Preschool – Grade 8

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Parker Adventist welcomes the first area arrival in 2017

BY TOM SKELLEY TSKELLEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Like many people, Lacey AbdelKhaliq traditionally has black-eyed peas for dinner on New Year’s Day for good luck. This year, she’s glad she ate them a day early.

Abdel-Khaliq and her husband, Mikail, welcomed their second child, Laila, at 12:03 a.m. on Jan. 1. Lacey and Mikail arrived at Parker Adventist at about 10 p.m. on Dec. 31, a week ahead of the due date, for a scheduled appointment with their OB/GYN. A different doctor would have been on call for Jan. 7, so the Abdel-Khaliqs decided to come in early.

“She was having contractions at home but she didn’t pay much attention to them,” Mikail said as he and his wife prepared to be discharged from the hospital on Jan. 3.

Mikail said he and Lacey, who works in the laboratory at Parker Adventist, assumed the contractions were the Braxton-Hicks, or “false alarm,” variety.

“At about 11 (p.m.) they measured her contractions and they said ‘we think she’s coming,’” Mikail said.

“Lo and behold, at 12:03 (a.m.), she was here … Maybe the baby knew about the appointment.”

Laila was the first baby born in the metro area in 2017, making her arrival just two minutes before a baby boy at Rose Medical Center in Denver.

Lacey and Mikail Abdel-Khaliq celebrate with their care team at Parker Adventist Hospital after the birth of their daughter, Laila, at 12:03 a.m. on Jan. 1. Lacey works in the laboratory and her co-workers brought sparkling grape juice and noisemakers to welcome the new arrival.

COURTESY PHOTO Mikail said the delivery was smoother than that of the couple’s 4-year-old son, Mikail Jr., who was delivered by emergency C-section.

Mikail Jr., who stayed at home with his grandmother during the birth, may have already worked through his first case of sibling rivalry.

“His first reaction was ‘put her back,’” Mikail said, adding that he and Lacey let the boy warm up

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to his new sister at his own pace, which he eventually did. “After about 24 hours he was kissing her and hugging her … he put the stethoscope on her to listen to her heart.”

The celebrity status from the timely arrival is something the Abdel-Khaliq’s didn’t expect. Mikail said he received calls from family members from out of state who

found out about the birth on social media before he could call them.

Unfortunately, he’s discovered some of the advantages that supposedly come with having the first baby of the New Year are urban legends.

“It was surreal. It’s a lot of fun to see your family go viral,” he said.

“You don’t get a free year of diapers, but you do get a bit of free publicity for 15 minutes.”

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THINGS to DO

THEATER

Town Hall Arts Center Presents ‘Avenue Q’: 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, and 2 p.m.

Sundays, from Friday, Jan. 13, to Saturday, Feb. 4, at 2450 W Main St., Littleton. Additional shows are at 2 p.m. Jan. 28 and Feb. 4, and at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 22 and Jan. 29. Call 303-794-2787 ext. 5 or go to townhallartscenter.org/ avenue-q.

Zikr Dance Ensemble Apprentice Program Auditions: 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 15, at Denver Ballet Theatre & Centerstage Stars studios, 8150 S. University Blvd., Suite 120, Centennial. For ages 16 and older. Five-week course, from May 15 to June 17. Go to www.zikrdance.com for details.

MUSIC

Kaia Kena & Friends Concert: 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 13, at Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, 8545 E. Dry Creek Road, Centennial. Night of original songs and heartwarming stories. Go to http://gshep. org/ministry/music-missionconcert-series.

ART

DIY@DCL Sundays: Homemade Gifts: 1-3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 15, at the James H. LaRue Library, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Learn techniques for crafting homemade gifts. All ages. No registration required. Call 303-791-7323 or go to www.DCL.org.

DIY Festival: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 21, at the Douglas County Libraries branch in Castle Pines, 360 Village Square Lane.

Learn a variety of DIY how-tos. All ages. No registration required. Call 303-791-7323 or go to www.DCL. org.

DIY How-To Fest: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 21, at the Parker Library, 20105 E. Mainstreet, Parker. Drop in for how-to demonstrations and hands-on activities including arts and crafts and cooking. All ages. Call 303-7917323 or go to www.DCL.org.

EVENTS

Lifelong Learning Fridays: 2 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 13, at the James H. LaRue Library, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Get hands-on experience with different tech devices. For ages 50plus. Registration required; call 303-791-7323 or go to DCL.org.

ment Center at 303-363-2300 or bonfils.org.

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Time & Togetherness S’mores and Stories: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14, at Seven Stones, 9635 N. Rampart Range Road, Littleton. Call 303-6199697 or go to www.discoversevenstones.com/events to RSVP. Amy Klein of KidzArt leads a hands-on craft, guitarist Dana Klein leads a sing-along, and Judy Hill of Douglas County Spellbinders tells stories.

DEMTA Concert: 10-11:30 a.m.

Saturday, Jan. 14, at Parker Adventist Hospital, 9395 Crown Crest Blvd., Parker. Douglas Elbert Music Teachers Association students ages will perform. Contact Ann Riggs at 303-841-2976.

Chihuahua, Small Dog Rescue Meet and Greet: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 14, at Petco, 7460 S. University Blvd., Littleton. Sneak

Organizing Your Genealogy: 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14, at the Parker Library, 20105 E. Mainstreet Drive, Parker. Pat Roberts has 30-plus years of genealogical experience as a researcher, teacher, lecturer and writer. The Parker Genealogical Society business meeting begins at 1:30 p.m.

Contact parkergenealogical@ yahoo.com Roadmap to Positive and Purposeful Aging: 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Jan. 14, Feb. 11 and March 11 at the Highlands Ranch Metro District, 62 Plaza Drive, Highlands Ranch. Threepart series; guest speaker is Gary Foster. Registration required; call 7204922 or go to www. highlandsranch. org/signmeup.

Herndon Davis and the Face on the Barroom Floor: 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 17, at Bemis Public Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton. Presented by historian Tom “Dr. Colorado” Noel. Davis is the artist who painted the face on the barroom floor in Central City’s Teller House. Copies of “Herndon Davis: Painting Colorado History, 1901-1962,” co-authored by Noel, will be available for purchase and signing. Call 303-795-3961.

Great Influenza Topic of Book Club: 1 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 18 at an undisclosed location in Littleton. Get the book now and read ahead, “The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic

peek at www.chihuahua-smalldogrescue.org.

Library Media and Digitization Tools: 1-3 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 17 at Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit, 6400 S. University Blvd., Centennial.

Go to www.ColumbineGenealogy. com.

Blanket Drive for Homeless: drop off blankets from 1-4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 22 at 8z Real Estate, 734 N. Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Blankets also may be dropped off Saturday, Jan. 21, from 9:30-11:30 a.m. at Sage Canyon Elementary School, 2420 Autumn Sage St., or Flagstone Elementary, 104 Lovington St.,; and from 12:30-2:30 p.m. at Rhyolite Park, 1701 Crystal Valley Parkway, or Plum Creek Golf Course, 331 Players Club Drive. Contact Jim Cote at 970-8199652 or jim.cote@8z.com.

in History” by John M. Barry. Join the conversation of the Jefferson County League of Women Voters nonfiction book club. Call Lynne at 303-985-5128 for details on location.

Fundamentals of Estate Planning: 6-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 18 at the Highlands Ranch Metro District, 62 Plaza Drive, Highlands Ranch. Attorney Brandon Campbell reviews the basics related to estate planning, including the paperwork needed to carry out your wishes. Registration is required; call 720-240-4922 or go to www. highlandsranch.org/signmeup.

Discover Future Career: Dentistry: 4 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 18, at the Lone Tree Library, 10055 Library Way. Ages 6-12 learn from a local professional what it takes to be a dentist. Registration required; call 303-791-7323 or go to www.DCL.org.

Conservation in Colorado Lecture Series: 6:30-8 p.m. Wednesdays at Breckenridge Brewery, 2920 Brewery Lane, Littleton. Presented by the Audubon Society of Greater Denver, topics include “USGS, Environmental Health & Monitoring” on Jan. 18; “Government Accountability Office, Energy Choices and Impact on Birds” on Jan. 25; an “Audubon Rockies, Western Rivers Action Network” on Feb. 1. Proceeds support programs of the Audubon Nature Center. Go to http://www.denveraudubon.org/events/2017-01/ Mystery Book Discussion, Lunch: 11:30 a.m. Jan. 19 at the Lone Tree Golf Club Grille, 9808 Sunningdale Blvd., Lone Tree. The Thursday

Mystery Group will discuss “The Fixer,” by Joesph Finder. Call Sue at 303-641-3534.

Evening with ‘Confident Parent’ Author Jane Scott: 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 19, at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Scott shares parenting tips and advice from her book.

Registration required. Call 303791-7323 or go to www.DCL.org.

Adolesco International Youth Exchange Coffee: 10 a.m. to noon Sunday, Jan. 22, at Peet’s Coffee at the Streets at SouthGlenn, 6751 S. York St., Ste. 518, Centennial. Adolesco accepts applications from children and teens from ages 9-18. Applications are due March 29. RSVP at colorado@ adolesco.org, or go to www.

Facebook/Adolesco.org/events for details on other gatherings.

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Quick Class: Apple Cider Vinegar: 3-3:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14 at Natural Grocers, 1265 Sgt. John Stiles Drive, Suite M, Highlands Ranch. Learn how to use apple cider vinegar to support blood sugar regulation, a healthy body weight, heart health, and more. Call 303-471-9400.

Burns & McDonnell Blood Drive: 10-11:40 a.m. and 1-3:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 17, at 9785 Maroon Circle, Suite 400, Centennial.

Inside the G116 Conference Room.

Contact the Bonfils Appoint-

West Bowles Community Church Blood Drive: 2-6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 17, at 12325 W. Bowles Ave., Littleton. Inside the gym.

Contact the Bonfils Appointment Center at 303-363-2300 or bonfils.org.

Metabolic Reset for Weight Loss: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 18, at the Lone Tree Library, 10055 Library Way. For adults.

Registration is required. Call 303-791-7323 or go to www.DCL. org.

PACE Center Blood Drive: 9:3011:40 a.m. and 1-3 p.m. Friday, Jan. 20, at 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker. In the bloodmobile.

Contact the Bonfils Appointment Center at 303-363-2300 or bonfils.org.

How Your Body Really Works (or Doesn’t): 3-4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 21 at Natural Grocers, 1265 Sgt. John Stiles Drive, Suite M, Highlands Ranch. Knowing how nutrients work with your body makes it easier to understand which supplements to take and why. Call 303-4719400.

St. Thomas More Parish Center Blood Drive: 7:30-11:30 a.m.

Saturday, Jan. 21, at 7071 E. Otero Ave., Centennial. Inside St. Francis Hall. Contact the Bonfils Appointment Center at 303-363-2300 or bonfils.org.

Our Father Lutheran Church Blood Drive: 8 a.m. to noon Sunday, Jan. 22, at 6335 S. Holly St., Centennial. Contact the Bonfils Appointment Center at 303-363-2300 or bonfils.org.

Christ Lutheran Church Blood Drive: 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Sunday, Jan. 22 at 8997 S. Broadway, Highlands Ranch.

Inside the Fellowship Hall. Contact Dianne Yoss at 303-7910803 or bonfils.org.

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

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Duran, a Denver Democrat, told the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce that she’s optimistic lawmakers can hammer out a compromise on the longdebated developer-liability question.

But she added that developers shouldn’t expect a friendlier Democratic House under her leadership.

“I stand strong against taking away consumer rights,’’ Duran told the business leaders.

Both Democrats and Republicans say they need to study how they can prepare for a possible repeal or other changes to the Affordable Care Act this session.

Colorado’s Medicaid insurance for the needy costs the state $6.4 billion annually. One in five residents is already on Medicaid, and nearly 1.5 million residents will depend on it this year.

Western Slope residents pay some of the highest premiums in the country

under the health law — and they have only one provider. Lawmakers will be under pressure to help without clear guidance from Washington.

Hickenlooper also is asking legislators to crack down on the so-called “gray’’ — if not outright illegal — pot market. He cites liberal rules on the number of marijuana plants recreational users and caregiver can grow, and he contends drug cartels are taking advantage of those rules to export Colorado pot harvests to other states.

The governor wants more information from people who grow pot on behalf of sick people and a ban on recreational pot users putting together large communal grows.

Eyes also will be on both Congress and local environmental rules regarding enduring topics central to Coloradans.

“We don’t know what dictates, or removal of dictates, from Washington, D.C., may do to us,’’ Grantham said.

— Associated Press writer Kristen Wyatt contributed to this report.

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Too close to creatures for comfort IF YOU MEET A COYOTE...

BY TOM SKELLEY TSKELLEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Coyotes lived in the metro area long before any towns or residential neighborhoods sprang up, and as their annual breeding season arrives, they are making their presence felt to many residents, human and otherwise.

In a news release, Jennifer Churchill, spokeswoman for Colorado Parks and Wildlife, said coyotes can become more aggressive in the months of January and February.

“As coyotes pair up to breed, they may be more territorial than usual and defend their space as they carve out a place to have their young,” Churchill said. “Citizens are well-advised to be aware of their presence and the potential for conflicts with humans in metro and rural areas.”

Coyotes have adapted to urban and suburban environments and are “opportunistic hunters” that don’t fear getting close to humans or pets, according to CPW. A coyote will adjust its diet depending on what is available, and will readily prey on pets, animal carcasses, birdseed and plants.

This time last year, parks and wildlife received calls of a young girl nipped by a coyote in Centennial, an aggressive coyote stalking a grandmother and her grandson in

Colorado Parks and Wildlife issued the following guidelines for area residents on how to prevent and handle interactions with coyotes.

• Don’t feed wildlife.

• Always supervise your pet outside, especially at dawn and dusk.

• Protect pets by keeping cats indoors and using a 6-foot leash when walking dogs.

• If possible, pick up children and pets when coyotes are visible.

• Avoid thick vegetation and other potential den sites.

• Do not run away from a coyote or turn your back — try to appear as large as possible.

• Wave your arms and throw objects.

• Face the coyote and back away slowly.

• If attacked, fight back.

In winter, coyotes often become more aggressive, according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife.

SHUTTERSTOCK IMAGE Aurora, and four separate incidents of a coyote baring its teeth in Lakewood. There have been more than 25 reports of people being bitten by

coyotes in the Denver metro area since 2007, according to CPW. Though they tend to be bolder and more protective during this time of

year, coyotes are timid by nature and residents who come in contact with them are encouraged to haze and frighten the animals to drive them away. Any contact with a coyote should immediately be reported to parks and wildlife.

“These bold coyotes should not be tolerated or enticed,” humansociety.org says, “but instead given the clear message that they should not be so brazen.”

— Colorado Community Media reporters Alex DeWind and Stephanie Mason contributed to this article.

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Isaiah Atencio, Legend’s 106-pounder, has his hand raised in victory after pinning his Abraham Lincoln opponent during a Jan. 7 dual meet tournament at Legend High School in Parker. The Titans won four of the five dual matches they wrestled during the tournament and placed seventh among the 18 teams at the tournament.

TOM MUNDS

Titans finish seventh in tourney Legend earns 4-1 record in dual match event

BY TOM MUNDS TMUNDS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Legend wrestlers in their light blue singlets came out winners in most matches during the Jan. 7 day-long

Titan Varsity Dual Match Tournament held at Legend High School in Parker.

“We have a pretty good team this year even though we graduated all our state placers and qualifiers,” Titans coach Nick Rider said before the tournament. “We are doing some rebuilding but we have had some young wrestlers who have stepped up to give us a pretty good lineup.

KEEPING SCORE WITH...

RYAN HOLT Who is your favorite professional or collegiate athlete?

Michael Jordan. He was my Dad’s favorite, and watching back on what he did with the game just amazes me.

What is your favorite type of music and who is your favorite artist/group?

My favorite type of music would be country and the Zac Brown Band.

What is your favorite subject in school?

History. I just like to know about the past because it is interesting to me.

Do you play video games, and if so, which one(s)?

I like any type of game but mostly the ones with huge maps and free range like “Skyrim.”

Do you have any pre-competition superstitions or rituals?

Take a hot shower and stretch, and I have an order in which I stretch.

What is your favorite book?

“Percy Jackson: The Lightning Thief.” I just loved the book.

What are your plans for after high school graduation?

I plan to go to college and major in sports and exercise science.

KEEPING SCORE WITH... is a Q&A with high school athletes in the south metro area. Email sports writer Jim Benton at jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia.com if you or some you know would llike to participate.

We also have some good kids on the JV so I feel we are building a strong program at Legend.”

He said the dual match tournament is demanding, as each team wrestles five matches during the competition.

He said the tournament gives his athletes the experience of the challenges to conditioning, stamina and endurSEE WRESTLING, P25

STANDOUT PERFORMERS Holley Dennis, swimming, freshman, Mountain Vista: At the Mountain Vista Invitational at Colorado Mines Jan. 7, Dennis won the 100 breaststroke in 1:07.01, the 50 freestyle in 25.20 and swam a leg on the 200 medley relay team.

Sam Kail, basketball, senior, Littleton: He scored 44 points and half the total for the Lions, who dropped two Jefferson County 4A games. Kail scored 24 points in a 51-50 setback to Standley Lake on Jan. 5 and had 20 points in a 76-38 loss to Evergreen on Jan.7 Sam Masten, basketball, junior, Rock Canyon: He took game-high honors with 30 points in the Jaguars’ 65-58 overtime victory over Rangeview on Jan. 6.

Corey Seng, basketball, senior, ThunderRidge: He scored 30 points and pulled down 10 rebounds on Jan. 6 as the Grizzlies pulled off a 71-61 upset over top-ranked George Washington.

Micah Strahan, wrestling, sophomore, Legend: In five duals matches, he had four pins and a decision on Jan. 7 at the Legend Dual Match Tournament.

STANDOUT PERFORMERS are five athletes named from south metro area high schools. Preference is given to those making their debut on the list. To nominate an athlete, contact Jim Benton at jbenton@ coloradocommunitymedia.com

ess Boade is a special athlete who isn’t following the trend of sports specialization.

Many organizations, including the NCAA, United States OlymOVERTIME pic Committee and professional sports leagues, have voiced their opposition to early specialization, in which young athletes train for and play only one sport.

Boade, a senior at Valor Christian, Jim Benton is an elite soccer player who committed to compete at Duke when she was a sophomore.

She has played in the Olympic Development Program and the Elite Club National League for Colorado Real.

However, she is playing on Valor’s defending Class 4A state championship basketball team and she participated in track and field last season.

She will play soccer this spring for the Eagles and not run track.

After nine games this season, the 5-foot-4 Boade leads team in scoring with 12.4 points per game. She is also averaging 2.8 assists and 4.6 steals.

“I kind of grew up playing basketball,” Boade said. “My mom played in college. I actually wasn’t going to play basketball this year. As of the first day of the season, I decided to play. It’s hard to do both. Coach (Jessika Caldwell) is awesome in helping me balance the schedule.

“In my soccer world, they all hate that I play basketball but I just think it refreshes my mind. When you do the same thing over and over you get sick of it. So many people get burned out. The other thing is both sports help each other. When you came back to soccer after basketball, there’s just something about it that I can see the play and the angles and stuff.”

Sooner or later, however, schedules conflict.

Boade will miss a Valor basketball game Jan. 20 and a state playoff game Feb. 17-20 because of a club soccer commitment.

State basketball leaders Basketball has resumed after the much-too-long holiday break and it’s time to glance at the state statistical leaders.

There are plenty of area Class 5A and 4A boys and girls ranked in the top 10 in various categories and there are a few state leaders, especially in the 4A ranks.

Standley Lake junior Garrett SEE BENTON, P25

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Local standout propels U.S. to gold Shootout goals lead American team past Russia and Canada

All three goals were scored five-hole (through the goalie’s legs).

Then in the finale against Canada,

Terry was the fourth U.S. player in the shootout and he went five-hole again and got the only score for the U.S.

“I was not known as a shootout specialist before this,” Terry said. “The five-hole has kind of been my go-to move. I wasn’t going to go five-hole against Canada. I figured the goalie was expecting me to shoot there. It opened up and that’s where I went.”

Terry went to Rock Canyon High School as a freshman and sophomore and played six seasons with the Colorado Thunderbirds club team. He also was part of the USA Hockey National Team development program, where he gained some international experience.

He committed to DU when George Gwozdecky, currently the Valor Christian high school coach, was coaching the Pioneers. In 19 games with DU this season, Terry has 11 goals and is tied for the team lead with 22 points.

“Troy committed to us and he was still playing for the Thunderbirds at the time,” Gwozdecky said. “I remember sitting with him and his mom and dad in my office. Unfortunately I never had a chance to coach him, but we knew he was going to be a pretty good player.”

Gwozdecky said Terry almost didn’t make the U.S. World team but Steve Miller, former DU associate coach and current Air Force Academy director of hockey and World Junior assistant coach, pleaded that it would be a mistake to leave Terry off the team.

“They had their main camp in August and they were going to cut him because he just didn’t do a whole lot,” Gwowdecky said. “Steve Miller was the one who recruited him to come to Denver and Steve said we have to keep this kid around and at least watch his progress in October and November.

“He’s made some great progress in three months at DU and so they kept him on the team and it was good they did. Troy did a heck of a job.”

conducted in dual-match format. It took five rounds of action to determine the final team placements.

Organizers divided the 18 teams into six three-team pools, so each team wrestled two dual matches in the first round. Based on pool record, the teams were seeded for a second session of pool matches with each team wrestling two more dual matches.

When all pool wrestling was completed, records determined seeding for the fifth dual match of the day for each team in the round to determine placement in the tournament.

Legend had wrestlers in all 14 weight divisions. The Titans lost the opening first-round dual match to Bear Creek but rebounded and won the second dual match by defeating Vista Peak, 69-9.

In the second pool round, the Titans defeated Sterling 52-26 and defeated Chatfield 61-11.

Legend’s record earned the team a spot in the dual match against Lincoln to determine seventh place. The Titans won the match, 52-26.

Isaiah Atencio wrestled at 106 pounds for Legend and went through

the five dual matches undefeated. He got a bye as he drew a forfeit against Chatfield. In mat action, he pinned three of his opponents and scored a major decision against the fourth opponent.

Sophomore Micah Strahan went 5-0 in his five dual matches. His wins included four pins and a 12-6 decision.

His teammate Dustin Mervin went 4-1 with one forfeit. The senior scored three pins in the competition. His only loss was to Andrew Sansburn, Bear Creek’s 126-pounder. Sansburn won the match by decision, 12-3.

BY JIM BENTON JBENTON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Troy Terry, the Highlands Ranch native and sophomore on the University of Denver hockey team, was flooded with emotion as he and his teammates on the United States World Junior team sang the national anthem.

Terry’s shootout goals in the semifinals and finals helped the United States win the gold medal at the 2017 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championships, which concluded Jan. 5 in Montreal.

“There were so many emotions,” said Terry, recalling standing with his teammates during the awards ceremony after he scored the lone, game-winning shootout goal in the 5-4 victory over Canada that gave the Americans their fourth World Junior Championship gold medal and first since 2013 as Team USA went undefeated in the tournament.

“I was proud to be an American and proud of the group of guys. All the support I got from people all over the country showed what the win meant. It is something will always remember.”

Terry received support from somebody special to he and his father Chuck.

He was named after former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Troy Aikman and he received two tweets from Aikman to congratulate him and the U.S. team.

“Troy Aikman was a big idol and he sent tweets to me,” Terry, 19, said. “That was special and probably more special for my Dad.” In the United States’ 4-3 shootout win over Russia in the semifinals, Terry scored three goals, including the decisive tally in the seven-round shootout.

WRESTLING FROM PAGE 24

ance that come from wrestling five matches during day-long competition.

The tournament format created nonstop action all day with six mats in use. The walls of the Legend gymnasium echoed with the sound of coaches yelling instructions to the wrestler on the mat and the wrestler’s teammates, friends and family cheering him on.

All tournament competition was

BENTON FROM PAGE 24

Martin is the Class 4A boys free throw leader with 61 points coming from the charity stripe. He has made 61-of-93 attempts for a 66

In Denver’s 6-1 win over Arizona State on Jan. 7, Troy Terry had a career-high five points, with two goals and three assists.

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percent accuracy figure. The rankings are determined by the number of free throws made and not by percentage.

Senior Travis Cowan of Wheat Ridge is the state 4A leader in steals with an average of 4.2 per game.

In the girls 4A state statistics, Green Mountain senior

Corrina Archuleta and Standley Lake junior Makena Prey have both made 50 free throws. Archuleta has connected of 50-of-63 tries (79 percent) while Prey has gone 50-of-75 (67 percent).

Jill Smith of D’Eveyln is the 4A 3-pointer leader, averaging 2.4 per game and

Angi Reed of D’Evelyn is the state 4A leader in steals with an average of six per game.

Rock Canyon junior Sam Matsen is scoring 23.4 points a game and he gets to the free throw line a lot.

He is the Class 5A boys free throw leader, making 84-of-

115 attempts (73 percent).

Jim Benton is a sports writer for Colorado Community Media. He has been covering sports in the Denver area since 1968. He can be reached at jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia.com or at 303-5664083.

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BY ARNIE STAPLETON ASSOCIATED PRESS

Eighteen years after Gary Kubiak tried to talk John Elway out of retiring, the roles were reversed.

The result was the same.

“He put up his hand and said, `Remember when you did that to me?’ ” Elway recounted. “I said, ‘Yeah, OK.’ ” With that, Kubiak, 55, left the NFL pressure cooker over season-long health concerns, stepping down from his dream job on Jan. 2 with two years left on his contract, a grateful family and a Super Bowl 50 ring.

In 1999, Elway’s knees were shot after leading Denver to back-to-back Lombardi Trophies, so when Mike Shanahan dispatched his offensive

coordinator to try to change his quarterback’s mind, Elway told Kubiak not to waste his breath but to have a seat and chase some beers with him instead.

Their paths crossed again two years ago when Elway, now the Broncos GM, lured Kubiak back to Denver a little more than a year after Kubiak had suffered a mini-stroke and collapsed at halftime of a game while coaching the Houston Texans.

Kubiak had another health scare in October when he suffered a complex migraine and had to take a week off work. He lightened his load for a while but he’s just not wired that way.

Anyway, Kubiak said that was just one episode in a seasonlong grind that convinced him it’s time to move on.

“I’m doing great, I’m OK,” he said at a news conference where he choked up several times. “But coaching is a very demanding business, a tough business and I’ve struggled bigtime this year. I’m going to find something else to do.”

And Elway will find another coach, his third in his six seasons as GM. Kubiak summoned Elway to his hotel room in Kansas City on Christmas Eve, 24 hours before the Broncos (9-7) would get bounced from the playoff chase just 11 months after winning it all.

“He said I want to talk to you as a friend, not my boss. And that’s how we talked,” Elway said, adding that he wasn’t surprised when Kubiak told him he was going to step down after

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the season whether or not they made the playoffs.

“I can’t tell you how many times I thought about putting my boss hat back on and put my selling process back in there so we could try to make it work,” Elway said.

Players were disheartened to say goodbye to Kubiak but expressed confidence in Elway finding the right replacement.

“He’s the king of the comeback, on and off the field,” linebacker Von Miller said.

Elway said he’ll miss his longtime sidekick both personally and professionally.

“But I’m happy for Gary. I know how hard it was for him to make that decision,” Elway said. “Gary will always be missed, but I am excited about the opportunity with some

people out there that have the chance to come in here and be right in lockstep with what we want to do.”

As for his own energy levels, Elway said he’s still driven to lead Denver’s front office. Team President Joe Ellis said he’s been in talks to extend Elway’s contract, which has a year remaining.

“Challenges excite me,” Elway said. “That’s what it’s about. You adjust. Things are going to happen good and bad. It’s all about adjusting and this game is about adjusting. The goal and the plan have not changed and that is to compete for world championships. We were there a year ago and there’s no reason why we can’t get back there soon again.”

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Dated: 11/3/2016 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

WELDON P. PHILLIPS JR Colorado Registration #: 31827 1199 BANNOCK STREET, DENVER, COLORADO 80204 Phone #: (303) 350-3711 To advertise yourFax public #: notices call 303-566-4100 Attorney File #: 00000006357172

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Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2016-0265

Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2016-0289

Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2016-0273

Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2016-0280

To Whom It May Concern: On 10/17/2016 12:19:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

To Whom It May Concern: On 11/17/2016 3:52:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

To Whom It May Concern: On 11/1/2016 2:33:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

To Whom It May Concern: On 11/2/2016 11:40:00 AM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: ERIC W BLANCHARD AND JOY M BLANCHARD Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR M&T BANK Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: M&T BANK Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 5/24/2013 Recording Date of DOT: 5/31/2013 Reception No. of DOT: 2013044752 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $247,204.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $236,029.15

Original Grantor: JACQUELINE M THOMPSONMCAMIS Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR STEARNS LENDING, INC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: FIRSTKEY MORTGAGE, LLC Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 4/30/2013 Recording Date of DOT: 5/1/2013 Reception No. of DOT: 2013035588 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $153,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $146,651.77

Pursuant to C.R.S. §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/or other violations of the terms thereof.

Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows:

Original Grantor: NEIL D SCHWORM III Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR MICHIGAN MUTUAL, INC. DBA FIRST PREFERRED MORTGAGE, A MICHIGAN CORPORATION Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 7/23/2009 Recording Date of DOT: 9/17/2009 Reception No. of DOT: 2009073133 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $226,816.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $203,250.63

Original Grantor: PATRICK CHARLES BLAIR Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR FULL SPECTRUM LENDING, INC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, F/K/A, THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE FOR CWABS, INC., ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES , SERIES 2004-10 Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 9/25/2004 Recording Date of DOT: 10/5/2004 Reception No. of DOT: 2004102887 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $206,400.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $111,369.54

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 22, BLOCK 1, BRADBURY RANCH SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 2D, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 10789 Appaloosa Court, Parker, CO 80134 NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, February 8, 2017, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of 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 deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. 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.

If you believe that your lender or servicer has failed to provide a single point of contact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or they are still pursuing foreclosure even though you have submitted a completed loss mitigation application or you have been offered and have accepted a loss mitigation option (38-38-103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint with the Colorado Attorney General (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (855411-2372) or both. However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process.

First Publication: 12/15/2016 Last Publication: 1/12/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 10/17/2016 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: SCOTT TOEBBEN Colorado Registration #: 19011 216 16TH STREET SUITE 1210, DENVER, COLORADO 80202 Phone #: (720) 259-6710 Fax #: Attorney File #: 16CO00455-1

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website : http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2016-0265 First Publication: 12/15/2016 Last Publication: 1/12/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

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 of the terms thereof.

Pursuant to C.R.S. §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 of the terms thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.

The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 6, BLOCK 2, TOWN AND COUNTRY VILLAGE SUBDIVISION, FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 24, BLOCK 18, THE PINERY SW FILING NO. 1A, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Which has the address of: 19702 Crestwood Court, Parker, CO 80138

Which has the address of: 6639 Fonder Dr, Parker, CO 80134

NOTICE OF SALE

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 8, 2017, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of 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 deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. 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.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, February 22, 2017, at the Public Trustee's office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of 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 deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. 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.

If you believe that your lender or servicer has failed to provide a single point of contact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or they are still pursuing foreclosure even though you have submitted a completed loss mitigation application or you have been offered and have accepted a loss mitigation option (38-38-103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint with the Colorado Attorney General (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (855411-2372) or both. However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process.

If you believe that your lender or servicer has failed to provide a single point of contact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or they are still pursuing foreclosure even though you have submitted a completed loss mitigation application or you have been offered and have accepted a loss mitigation option (38-38-103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint with the Colorado Attorney General (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (855411-2372) or both. However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process.

First Publication: 1/12/2017 Last Publication: 2/9/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

First Publication: 12/29/2016 Last Publication: 1/26/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 11/18/2016 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

Dated: 11/3/2016 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

DAVID A. SHORE Colorado Registration #: 19973 5347 S VALENTIA WAY SUITE 100, GREENWOOD VILLAGE, COLORADO 80111 Phone #: (303) 573-1080 Fax #: Attorney File #: 16-00186SH

SCOTT TOEBBEN Colorado Registration #: 19011 216 16TH STREET SUITE 1210, DENVER, COLORADO 80202 Phone #: (720) 259-6714 Fax #: (720) 259-6709 Attorney File #: 16CO00166-1

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on th e Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/

Legal Notice No.: 2016-0289 First Publication: 1/12/2017 Last Publication: 2/9/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Legal Notice No.: 2016-0273 First Publication: 12/29/2016 Last Publication: 1/26/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Pursuant to C.R.S. §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 of the terms thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 10, BLOCK 11, THE PINERY SW FILING NO. 1A, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 5330 North Creek Way, Parker, CO 80134-2755 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, February 22, 2017, at the Public Trustee's office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of 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 deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. 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.

If you believe that your lender or servicer has failed to provide a single point of contact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or they are still pursuing foreclosure even though you have submitted a completed loss mitigation application or you have been offered and have accepted a loss mitigation option (38-38-103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint with the Colorado Attorney General (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (855411-2372) or both. However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process.

First Publication: 12/29/2016 Last Publication: 1/26/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 11/3/2016 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: WELDON P. PHILLIPS JR Colorado Registration #: 31827 1199 BANNOCK STREET, DENVER, COLORADO 80204 Phone #: (303) 350-3711 Fax #: Attorney File #: 00000006357172 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website : http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2016-0280 First Publication: 12/29/2016 Last Publication: 1/26/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Pub lic Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/

Public Trustees

Legal Notice No.: 2016-0280 First Publication: 12/29/2016 Last Publication: 1/26/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

PUBLIC NOTICE Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2016-0292

To Whom It May Concern: On 11/18/2016 12:10:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: DWAYNE E TAYLOR Original Beneficiary: CHASE BANK USA, N.A. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 11/29/2005 Recording Date of DOT: 12/6/2005 Reception No. of DOT: 2005117360 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $253,300.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $249,401.18

Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failed to make the monthly mortgage payments as required by the terms of the Note and Deed of Trust.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 14, BLOCK 12, “THE PINERY” FILING NO. 2, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 6586 N Windmont Ave, Parker, CO 80134 NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 8, 2017, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of 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 deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. 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.

If you believe that your lender or servicer has failed to provide a single point of contact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or they are still pursuing foreclosure even though you have submitted a completed loss mitigation application or you have been offered and have accepted a loss mitigation option (38-38-103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint with the Colorado Attorney General (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (855411-2372) or both. However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process.

First Publication: 1/12/2017 Last Publication: 2/9/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 11/18/2016 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: SUSAN HENDRICK Colorado Registration #: 33196 9745 EAST HAMPDEN AVE SUITE 400, DENVER, COLORADO 80231 Phone #: (303) 353-2965 Fax #: Attorney File #: CO160322

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website : http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2016-0292 First Publication: 1/12/2017 Last Publication: 2/9/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

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7January 13, 2017 Public Trustees PUBLIC NOTICE Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2016-0290 To Whom It May Concern: On 11/18/2016 9:30:00 AM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: JOHN O KUFFOUR AND DELIA S CLARK Original Beneficiary: LONG BEACH MORTGAGE COMPANY Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE, IN TRUST FOR REGISTERED HOLDERS OF LONG BEACH MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2005-2, ASSETBACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-2 Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 9/29/2004 Recording Date of DOT: 10/4/2004 Reception No. of DOT: 2004102622 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $306,400.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $367,086.79 Pursuant to C.R.S. §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 of the terms thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 64, STONEGATE FILING NO. 21 A, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 10119 Riverstone Drive, Parker, CO 80134 NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 8, 2017, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of 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 deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. 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.

If you believe that your lender or servicer has failed to provide a single point of contact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or they are still pursuing foreclosure even though you have submitted a completed loss mitigation application or you have been offered and have accepted a loss mitigation option (38-38-103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint with the Colorado Attorney General (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (855411-2372) or both. However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process.

First Publication: 1/12/2017 Last Publication: 2/9/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 11/18/2016 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

MONICA KADRMAS Colorado Registration #: 34904 1199 BANNOCK STREET , DENVER, COLORADO 80204 Phone #: (303) 350-3711 Fax #: Attorney File #: 00000006402606

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/

Legal Notice No.: 2016-0290 First Publication: 1/12/2017 Last Publication: 2/9/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

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 deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. 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.

Public Trustees

If you believe that your lender or servicer has failed to provide a single point of contact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or they are still pursuing foreclosure even though you have submitted a completed loss mitigation application or you have been offered and have accepted a loss mitigation option (38-38-103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint with the Colorado Attorney General (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (855411-2372) or both. However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process.

First Publication: 1/12/2017 Last Publication: 2/9/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 11/18/2016 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: MONICA KADRMAS Colorado Registration #: 34904 1199 BANNOCK STREET , DENVER, COLORADO 80204 Phone #: (303) 350-3711 Fax #: Attorney File #: 00000006402606 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2016-0290 First Publication: 1/12/2017 Last Publication: 2/9/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2016-0278 To Whom It May Concern: On 11/2/2016 11:10:00 AM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: JESSE L ARNOLD Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR CHERRY CREEK MORTGAGE CO., INC., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AUTHORITY Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 2/26/2010 Recording Date of DOT: 3/1/2010 Reception No. of DOT: 2010012502 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $211,007.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $172,228.15

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $211,007.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $172,228.15 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Borrower's failure to make timely payments as required under the Evidence of Debt and Deed of Trust.

Public Trustees

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.

9800 S. MERIDIAN BLVD. SUITE 400, ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (303) 706-9990 Fax #: (303) 706-9994 Attorney File #: 16-013151

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*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2016-0278 First Publication: 12/29/2016 Last Publication: 1/26/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

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Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 7, BLOCK 3, STROH RANCH FILING NO. 5A, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 12653 So Dove Creek Ct, Parker, CO 80134 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, February 22, 2017, at the Public Trustee's office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of 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 deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. 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.

If you believe that your lender or servicer has failed to provide a single point of contact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or they are still pursuing foreclosure even though you have submitted a completed loss mitigation application or you have been offered and have accepted a loss mitigation option (38-38-103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint with the Colorado Attorney General (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (855411-2372) or both. However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process.

First Publication: 12/29/2016 Last Publication: 1/26/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 11/3/2016 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

Public Notice PUBLIC INVITATION TO BID Separate sealed bids for 2017 SIDEWALK REPAIR AND HANDICAP RETROFIT PROJECT, DOUGLAS COUNTY PROJECT NUMBER CI 2017-001 will be received by the Owner, Douglas County Government, Department of Public Works Engineering, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO 80104, until Tuesday, January 31, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. This project consists of the removal and replacement of sidewalk, installation of new sidewalk, curb and gutter, inlet repair, relocation of irrigation and upgrading several handicap ramps to meet the requirements with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) throughout Douglas County. Traffic control is necessary for each area.

The Contract Documents will be available after 10:00 a.m. on Monday, January 9, 2017, through Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System Website (www.rockymountainbidsystem.com) or they may be obtained at the above address.

Electronic versions of the Plans obtained by any other means than as described above may not be complete or accurate, and it is the Bidder’s responsibility to obtain a complete set of the Project Plans and Specifications. Douglas County will not be held responsible for misinformation received from private plan rooms.

A PRE-BID CONFERENCE will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, January 18, 2017 at the Department of Public Works Engineering, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO 80104. All questions are due to Daniel Roberts, P.E., Project Engineer by 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 24, 2017. The Bid Opening will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 31, 2017, at the same address.

The Project includes the following major items and approximate quantities: • Removal of Curb and Gutter, Type 2 (Section II-B) – 10,710 LF • Removal of Curb and Gutter, Type 2 (Section MS)(6 Foot - 6 Inch) – 36,120 LF • Concrete Pavement (10 Inch) (Class P) – 5,180 SY • Concrete Curb Ramp (6 Inch) – 8,176 SY

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status) with the Colorado Department of Transportation to bid on individual projects of the size and kind of work as set forth herein.

Any questions on the bidding process shall be directed to Daniel Roberts, P.E., Project Engineer at 303.660.7490.

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Plan holder information, can be found on the Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System Website.

Legal Notice No.: 930443 First Publication: January 5, 2017 Last Publication: January 12, 2017 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice PUBLIC INVITATION TO BID

Separate sealed bids for 2017 ASPHALT OVERLAY PROJECT, DOUGLAS COUNTY PROJECT NUMBER CI 2017-003 will be received by the Owner, Douglas County Government, Department of Public Works Engineering, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO 80104, until Tuesday, February 7, 2017, at 2:00 p.m. This project consists of placement of asphalt planing and overlay, patching, pavement marking, traffic control, and sediment control at various locations throughout Douglas County.

The Contract Documents will be available after 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January 17, 2017, through Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System Website (www.rockymountainbidsystem.com) or they may be obtained at the above address.

Electronic versions of the Plans obtained by any other means than as described above may not be complete or accurate, and it is the Bidder’s responsibility to obtain a complete set of the Project Plans and Specifications. Douglas County will not be held responsible for misinformation received from private plan rooms.

A PRE-BID CONFERENCE will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, January 25, 2017, at the Department of Public Works Engineering, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO 80104. All questions are due to Daniel Roberts, P.E., Project Engineer by 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 31, 2017.

The Bid Opening will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 7, 2017, at the same address.

The Project includes the following major items and approximate quantities: • Removal of Asphalt Mat (Planing) (1 1/2 Inch Thickness) – 211,526 SY • Aggregate Base Course (Class 6) – 1,963 TONS • Hot Mix Asphalt (Grading SX) (75) (Haul and Asphalt) (Paving) (2 Inch) – 54,554 TONS • Hot Mix Asphalt (Grading SX) (75) (Haul and Asphalt) (Paving) (5 Inch) – 1,000 TONS Prior to submitting a Bid Proposal, Bidders shall have received prequalification status (active status) with the Colorado Department of Transportation to bid on individual projects of the size and kind of work as set forth herein.

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Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Borrower's failure to make timely payments as required under the Evidence of Debt and Deed of Trust.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.

The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: DAVID R DOUGHTY Colorado Registration #: 40042 9800 S. MERIDIAN BLVD. SUITE 400, ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (303) 706-9990 Fax #: (303) 706-9994 Attorney File #: 16-013151

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website : http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2016-0278 First Publication: 12/29/2016 Last Publication: 1/26/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Prior to submitting a Bid Proposal, Bidders shall have received prequalification status (active status) with the Colorado Department of Transportation to bid on individual projects of the size and kind of work as set forth herein.

Any questions on the bidding process shall be directed to Daniel Roberts, P.E., Project Engineer at 303.660.7490.

Plan holder information, can be found on the Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System Website.

Any questions on the bidding process shall be directed to Daniel Roberts, P.E., Project Engineer at 303.660.7490.

Plan holder information, can be found on the Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System Website.

Legal Notice NO.: First Publication: January 12, 2017 Last Publication: January 19, 2017 Publisher: The Douglas County News Press

Legal Notice No.: 930443 First Publication: January 5, 2017 Last Publication: January 12, 2017 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 7, BLOCK 3, STROH RANCH FILING NO. 5A, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.

Which has the address of: 12653 So Dove Creek Ct, Parker, CO 80134 NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, February 22, 2017, at the Public Trustee's office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of 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 deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. 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.

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If you believe that your lender or servicer has failed to provide a single point of contact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or they are still pursuing foreclosure even though you have submitted a completed loss mitigation application or you have been offered and have accepted a loss mitigation option (38-38-103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint with the Colorado Attorney General (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (855411-2372) or both. However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process.

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