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BUILDING SUPPORT: A bipartisan bill aims to get more condos and townhomes built in Colorado P9 NOW ON BOARD: A new commissioner is sworn in for Douglas County P13 Drake Ortiz, 18, takes advantage of the warm weather on Jan. 10 and catches some air at Railbender Park in Parker. Ortiz said he was “just wasting some time.” The same gusts of wind that wreaked havoc with fences and tumbleweeds made keeping a grip on his skateboard a challenge for Ortiz.

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Architectural lighting designer and father of two Foy’s the name, lighting’s the game I never knew any other people with my last name when I was growing up in Massachusetts, but out here in Colorado I hear it a lot.

I came here for college at the University of Colorado and got a degree in light fixture manufacturing. My first job out of school was with the country’s biggest fixture manufacturer in Georgia, I stayed there for about eight years then moved back here about three years ago.

I have two boys — Braden, 4, and Cameron, 6. The younger one is more outgoing and usually makes three or four new friends every time we go to the park. It’s fun to just watch that personality of his. My older is a little more like me, he has a more reserved nature. I can remember being like that growing up, and I can relate to it even as an adult.

Putting the kids first My ex-wife and I share custody, I generally have them during the day and she’ll pick them up after she leaves work in the evening. We’ve been able to keep our relationship amicable, and I think the key to that is just to stay kidfocused. We leave all of the reasons for the split-up behind and just think about their needs.

I just want to support them in whatever they find an interest in as they’re growing up and do my best to bolster that. I really don’t have a preference for what field or career they’ll

Adam Foy spends a warm winter day at O’Brien Park, watching his 4- and 6-year-old sons climb on the monkey bars and commiserate with other kids.

Foy recommends parents keep lots of activities on hand to keep boys busy and happy.

TOM SKELLEY end up going into, whether it’s engineering or literature or art — it really doesn’t matter as long as it makes them happy.

‘Keep them busy’ We like to go for bike rides and ski. I try to keep them outdoors as much as possible.

Watching them climbing on things takes me back to my childhood, I remember how much I loved to do it.

My advice to other parents of boys is to keep them busy. Take them outside as much as possible and always have lots of sources of entertainment on hand.

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Contact Tom Skelley at tskelley@coloradocommunitymedia.com.

Food drive this weekend The Parker Task Force assists people in need in Parker, Franktown and Elizabeth. To stock the shelves of the food bank, the nonprofit organization holds food drives at grocery stores in Parker on eight Saturdays throughout the year. Since 10 percent of client families reside in Elizabeth, a food drive is being held for the first time in Elizabeth at WalMart on Jan. 21 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Volunteers for the Parker Task Force will be outside of the store that day handing out a list of the items most needed in the food bank, including: juice bottles, granola bars, cleaning supplies, saltines, toothbrushes, laundry detergent.

For more information, contact Diane Roth at 303884-9844.

PAR seeks volunteer advisers The Parker Authority for Reinvestment is accepting applications for its advisory committee, a body appointed by the PAR. The role of the committee is to provide recommendations on priorities for public investment of Tax Increment Financing revenues and assist with evaluating private project

requests for TIF funding.

Town residents, business owners and those with a vested interest in the future of our community are encouraged to apply. A background in real estate, law, architecture, planning, finance or other related fields is encouraged, but not required. Regular meetings will be held at 7 p.m. on the fourth Wednesday of each month at the Town of Parker Economic Development offices at 19801 E. Mainstreet.

Additional meetings may be required for education and training.

Relatives of town employees and officials are not eligible to apply. Applicants may send a letter of interest and resume to the Town of Parker Economic Development Department, Attn: Darlene McCampbel, 20120 E. Mainstreet, Parker, CO 80138, or email dmccampbel@parkeronline.org. Contact the Economic Development Department with any questions at 303.805.6260 The deadline for applications is Jan. 31 at 5 p.m.

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BY MIKE DIFERDINANDO MDIFERDINANDO@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The Douglas County Board of Education has extended the contract of Interim Superintendent Erin Kane through the 2017-18 school year, meaning the school district will continue to hold off on a search for a new permanent leader.

At the beginning of this school year, Kane took over for Elizabeth Fagen, who announced in May she was leaving to lead a school district in Texas after six years in Douglas County.

The board voted 5-2 in favor of the extension during its Jan.17 meeting.

Board members David Ray and AnneMarie Lemieux opposed the extension.

Wendy Vogel agreed to vote yes after a 20 percent bonus for Kane was removed from her contract.

Board member James Geddes said that since the board of education election is in November, the board may change its complexion entirely come fall, and he said it would have been a mistake to try to recruit a new superintendent in that climate.

Kane Four seats on the sevenmember board are up for election.

“If the board becomes substantially changed, then that board should choose the next superintendent,” Geddes said.

A tentative timeline would now have the school board beginning a search for a permanent superintendent after the November election, which would likely include hiring a search firm.

Kane’s contract had been set to expire Sept. 1. Her salary is $240,000 per year — more than that of superintendents in two nearby suburban districts. Littleton’s superintendent earns $220,000 and Jefferson County’s $194,000, not including incentives. But it is less than the leader of the Cherry Creek district, who makes $247,000, according to figures from the Colorado Department of Education.

In a guest column published on Colorado Community Media’s websites Jan.11, board member Steven Peck made the case for extending Kane.

“Beginning the search for a new superintendent at this time isn’t fair, prudent or judicious,” he wrote.

“Selection of a new leader a few months ahead of an election isn’t fair to the newly elected board who will assume responsibility following the November 2017 election. The new board should be given an opportunity to shape the trajectory of the district.

That may result in a permanent contract for Ms. Kane or it may not, but the voters should have their voices heard.”

‘You want to know what creates chaos and instability?

It’s keeping an interim indefinitely.’

Anne-Marie Lemieux, board member

Ray said he felt “blindsided” by the call for the extension, did not feel there was adequate communication among board members on the issue and felt it should have been addressed earlier in the school year.

“It just didn’t evolve the way I thought it should,” Ray said.

Lemiux said more input from community and school leaders was needed before making the decision and that she didn’t agree with prolonging the interim agreement with Kane.

“You want to know what creates chaos and instability? It’s keeping an interim indefinitely,” Lemieux said.

Kane was approved as the interim leader by a 4-3 vote of the school board at a special meeting Aug. 2. She had been chosen as the lone finalist as one of two candidates, the other being James Calhoun, who retired as principal of Castle View High School in Castle Rock at the end of the 2015-16 school year. Calhoun was supported by Ray, Vogel and Lemieux.

Fagen officially left in July to take the superintendent position in Humble, Texas, a district of 39,000 students outside Houston. The Douglas County district has more than 67,000 students.

Kane, a Colorado native with an engineering degree in applied mathematics and computer science from the University of Colorado, helped found charter school American Academy.

Executive director of the school from 2013 until taking the interim DCSD post, she pointed to her leadership of the school’s community in her bid to win the job.

Kane said she never envisioned remaining in the interim position for more than a year, but “if I’m helping in some way to bring some stability, I would like to continue to do that.”

When asked if she has plans to apply for the permanent position, she said she “honestly didn’t know.”

“I can’t predict what the district will look like in a year,” Kane said.

The board seats held by Meghann Silverthorn, Judith Reynolds, Geddes and Peck will be up for election in November.

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Debate continues over Parker’s urban renewal authority Rejected plan for hotel among projects spurring controversy

BY TOM SKELLEY TSKELLEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

In Colorado, urban renewal authorities have been used for more than 50 years as a tool to rejuvenate local economies. In Parker, URAs have long been out of the public eye until recent decisions stirred controversy.

Passed into law in 1958, Colorado’s urban renewal authority statute allows municipalities to designate areas needing improvement and allows tax revenues generated in those areas to be used for public improvements.

Urban renewal authorities — often called URAs — offer discounted properties to businesses willing to develop in the designated areas, and the authority is later repaid by the difference in property tax revenue, or tax increment financing, as the property’s value and tax rate increase.

As growth in Parker continues, the debate over how to attract business and respect the will of established residents has thrust Parker’s URA, the Parker Authority for Reinvestment, into the spotlight. During public meetings about the proposed Parker Place Hotel, supporters expressed satisfaction with the PAR’s effort to utilize an underused property, while opponents said it was a misuse of TIF funds that favored a developer with ties to the town council and PAR. Parker Place Hotel and the PAR In light of public opposition, the application for the hotel was denied in December, but not before several citizens waged allegations of cronyism against the PAR. Developer Mike May, who had personal or professional relationships

DEFINITIONS OF TERMS ASSOCIATED WITH URBAN RENEWAL Urban renewal: Urban renewal is a statutory device used by municipalities to make improvements within designated areas of a community. The Denver Urban Renewal Authority’s website defines urban renewal as a “tool used to assist in the redevelopment of blighted property and help foster sound growth and development.”

With establishment of an urban renewal area by the local governing body, an urban renewal authority, new tax revenues (tax increment financing, or TIF) resulting from and created by future taxable improvements may be reinvested in the area for purposes of public benefit.

Tax increment financing: Tax increment financing (TIF) is a mechanism enabling an urban renewal authority to use new tax revenues generated by projects within an urban renewal area to

finance future improvements.

TIF is a new source of tax revenue, not an additional tax, that would not be available without new investment. As the tax rate increases on the property within the urban renewal area, the difference in revenue is repaid to the urban renewal authority.

Blight: A “blighted area” is defined by Colorado statute as “an area that, in its present condition and use and, by reason of the presence of at least four of the following factors …”

1. Slum, deteriorated, or deteriorating structures.

2. Predominance of defective or inadequate street layout.

3. Faulty lot layout in relation to size, adequacy, accessibility, or usefulness.

with five of the six council members, was offered a discount of more than $540,000 for property at the corner of Victorian Drive East and Mainstreet.

The agreement stated that tax increment fincancing would generate sufficient income to repay the town by 2026, but opponents of the deal said it was using tax dollars to help a private business.

“The idea of a URA was not created to subsidize private development, it was to make a blighted area attractive for reinvestment,” said Terry Dodd, a Parker real estate broker who made an unsuccessful run for town council last year.

Dodd said the town’s urban renewal areas aren’t abandoned or rife with crime, and therefore don’t meet the definition of blight. He said using PAR funds gives unfair incentives to

Q&A with state Rep. Kim Ransom Kim Ransom began her second term as the state representative for House District 44 on Jan. 11. The Republican from Acres Green is a former teacher and editor.

District 44 encompasses Parker, Lone Tree and Acres Green, among other areas of northeast Ransom Douglas County.

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

Passing a balanced budget is both important and challenging. Although the total budget grows each year, so does mandated spending. This year we will need to find solutions for changes that are expected to happen on a federal level with the new administration and also prioritize transportation

spending, especially for I-25.

Describe a bill you plan to sponsor that is particularly important to you.

All the bills I put my name on are intended to uphold the Constitution and preserve Colorado citizens’ right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Stay tuned for specifics.

After everything is said and done, what will constitute a successful session?

With a split Legislature, all bills need to be approached in a bipartisan manner, and we need to find common ground with both parties to move any bill forward. Finding common ground does not mean we need to compromise our principles, however, so it’s important for everyone to remember that majorities matter, and that any bill passed needs to meet the magic threshold

of buildings or property.

4. Unsanitary or unsafe conditions.

6. Unusual topography or inadequate public improvements or utilities.

11. The existence of health, safety, or welfare factors requiring high levels of municipal services or substantial physical underutilization or vacancy of sites, buildings, or other improvements.

7. Defective or unusual conditions of title rendering the title nonmarketable.

PAR: The Parker Authority for Reinvestment, Parker’s urban renewal authority.

8. The existence of conditions that endanger life or property by fire or other causes.

PARAC: The Parker Authority for Reinvestment Advisory Committee, a five- to eight-member volunteer committee, appointed by the PAR, that makes recommendations on renewal projects.

5. Deterioration of site or other improvements.

9. Buildings that are unsafe or unhealthy for persons to live or work in because of building code violations, dilapidation, deterioration, defective design, physical construction, or faulty or inadequate facilities.

10. Environmental contamination

private business owners with public money.

Mayor Mike Waid disputed that urban renewal funds should only be used for areas of urban decay, citing the King Soopers shopping plaza on Cottonwood Drive as an example of a formerly vacant, underperforming

Source: Downtown Colorado Inc., the Colorado Municipal League and Denver-based real estate advisory firm Ricker Cunningham.

location that has benefited from TIF incentives.

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She ‘left our department much better than she found it’ Cheryl Poage retires after 41 years of working toward safety and fire protection

BY CASEY VAN DIVIER SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

The memory is as vivid today as it was 41 years ago: As Cheryl Poage pulled her daughter, not quite a year old, out of her high chair, the baby flipped over Poage’s hand, landed on her head and stopped breathing.

Poage immediately called an emergency number at the Parker Fire Protection District, but no one answered.

At the time, volunteers in their homes answered those calls. But some calls — like Poage’s — would slip through the cracks.

“I got my daughter breathing again,” she recalled, “but I was so upset about that incident.”

Poage told her story to Parker Fire Protection District officials and just months later, in September 1975, vol-

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process is finding “an underperforming or nonperforming area and helping it perform.”

Kevin Bommer, deputy director of the Colorado Municipal League, agreed with Waid’s take.

“People think that (blight) factors have to be something looking like a slum,” Bommer said. “Those situations are the worst of the worst. That’s something that makes obvious sense, but that’s not exactly what the urban renewal statute in Colorado is meant to resolve.”

Bommer said La Junta and Golden are two examples of cities where the downtown areas were economically “taking a nose-dive” and urban renewal policies established better living and working conditions. He added that urban renewal projects keep urban areas centralized, preventing a climate where businesses “sprawl” to green and residential areas outside downtown.

Dodd responded that the urban renewal areas in Parker are all-encompassing, allowing the PAR to apply the state statute anywhere in Parker. He added that other areas are re-evaluating the success of urban renewal authorities and that California passed legislation dismantling URAs in 2011. Littleton’s city council

Cheryl Poage, who retired after 41 years with South Metro Fire Rescue and the former Parker Fire Protection District, gives a demonstration at a department event at Landmark properties at Belleview and Interstate-25.

COURTESY PHOTO unteers were answering phones in an office instead of their homes.

“They needed people to volunteer to answer the phones,” Poage said. “And they said, ‘We’ve done this, now you have to volunteer.’ And that’s how I got started.”

On Dec. 31, Poage, 69, retired from

narrowly voted to keep its URA in December.

Some other nearby cities and towns that have URAs include Aurora, Centennial, Castle Rock and Denver.

A rubber stamp?

Another criticism of the PAR is its relationship to the town council. Colorado’s urban renewal law authorizes municipalities to appoint their own members to renewal boards, and the PAR has always been composed of council members and the mayor. During heated meetings on the hotel project late last year, many residents voiced concerns that the council could “rubber stamp” projects recommend by its own members in their capacity on the urban renewal board.

“There are no checks and balances per se,” said Gary Lasater, a former mayor and town councilmember and a vocal opponent of the hotel plan. “When things are running smoothly it’s not a focus point, but when you get an issue (like the hotel), people call it cronyism.”

Lasater said the Colorado Municipal League advised the council when the PAR was designed in 2006 that it was common for council members in Colorado to serve in both capacities. But Parker was a smaller town then, and he said there was “some discussion” about someday separating the two entities to avoid conflicts of interest, perceived or otherwise.

Waid said there haven’t

a 41-year career with the fire department, now South Metro Fire Rescue.

What started with answering phones led to a series of jobs and the creation of safety programs statewide and nationally.

“She has truly touched more lives than we could possibly count,” Kevin Milan, assistant chief of preparedness for SMFR, wrote in an email to the department. “She has mentored many, and leaves our department much better than she found it.”

Poage worked as a volunteer firefighter and dispatcher until 1991, when she was hired to work both positions full time. She has been part of countless safety efforts, including a car seat safety program, legislation to put AEDs into schools and License to Survive, a crash avoidance seminar for parents and teenagers.

Her work through the fire department and the Life Safety Foundation, which works with SMFR to analyze statistics to reduce risks to the community, has been “without equal,” Milan said.

At the national level, Poage developed a youth fire-setter intervention

been any discussions about separating the entities since he joined the council in 2008, adding that the PAR rejects more projects than it approves. He went on to say that the PAR has an advisory committee, the PARAC, made up of nonvoting volunteer members, who are appointed by the PAR. State law, local issue A recent change to Colorado’s urban renewal statute requires that any authority begun after 2016 or that undergoes changes to its makeup will be required to add representatives of special districts, including schools and fire departments, to hash out how the tax revenues generated by the property would be spent, rather than giving 100 percent of the increment revenue to the authority to pay back the original loan.

Some municipalities, like Colorado Springs, have added those representatives proactively. Waid said there have been no discussions about doing so with the PAR. Though urban renewal authorities are governed by state law, Bommer said it is important that debates on how to use tax increment financing or the definition of blight happen in town halls and not the state capitol.

“Every municipality is going to have a different starting point,” Bommer said. “The important thing is that these discussions are happening exactly where they ought to be.”

program with the National Fire Academy. The program works with youths who have been involved with setting a fire and assesses the risk of their repeating the behavior.

“We certainly have become more of a national leader because of her influence,” Milan said. “She’ll be missed, but her influence will live on through the programs she created.”

Poage has no plans to slow down.

“I will miss working with my peers at SMFR,” said Poage, “but I’m looking forward to working on new goals, more family time and travel.”

Included on her long to-do list is to earn a doctorate in Educational/ Instructional Technologies from the University of Wyoming, continue to work with SMFR from time to time, build a cabin, go scuba diving with her granddaughters and run for mayor — again — in the next election cycle. She unsuccessfully ran against incumbent Mayor Mike Waid in November.

“We’ve asked her to be available to help us with our youth fire-setter program, and also with the Life Safety Foundation,” Milan said. “We’ll certainly keep her phone number handy.”

Q&A with state Sen. Jim Smallwood

BY TOM SKELLEY TSKELLEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Jim Smallwood, R-Parker, was elected in November to the state Senate District 4 post, and he began his first legislative session last week. The district includes Parker, Castle Rock, Larkspur and Castle Pines, among other areas of Douglas County.

Smallwood is a business owner and employee benefits consultant.

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

I think the Colorado Legislature really needs to make progress on both transportation funding and affordable-housingrelated construction litigation reform. Although a divided Legislature often has different strategies on how to make significant progress on these issues, the dramatic increase in Colorado’s population and new leadership in both parties has, in my opinion, made 2017 the year that meaningful steps will be taken in these two areas.

Describe a bill you plan to sponsor that is particularly important to you.

I hope to introduce legislation that, in a bipartisan manner, works to address the upcoming changes in healthcare and health insurance in Colorado.

Federally, both the presidentelect and the Congress have given extremely strong indications that they intend to repeal Smallwood and replace the Affordable Care Act. Many of us have a goal to have a proactive plan in place when such a repeal occurs. It is critical that we know what parts of Obamacare, if any, are important to retain, and what options our citizens need to have when our health benefit exchange no longer functions as it has historically.

After everything is said and done, what will constitute a successful session?

I am confident that the 2017 session will result in well over 100 new, bipartisan bills becoming law. I will feel better if some of those laws focus on making healthcare more affordable in Colorado. I would also like to see legislation addressing affordable housing, improving transportation infrastructure, encouraging businesses to move to Colorado and supporting both existing businesses and “start-up” enterprises. Finally, I would like to see a clear path drawn for Colorado’s energy and environmental policy, as I expect significant changes from the incoming administration.

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sculpture exhibit, is seeking sculptor applicants. Artwork will be displayed in highly visible areas in Castle Rock, Highlands Ranch, Lone Tree, Parker and Roxborough.

The goal of the project is to promote public interest in art, develop community pride and draw visitors to the retail or civic areas where they are displayed. Selected sculptures are viewed by millions annually.

All chosen sculptors receive an $800 stipend and will be considered for the $1,000 people’s choice honorarium and the $1,000 judge’s prize.

All applications must be received online at callforentry.org under the “How to Apply” tab no later than Feb. 11. Selected work will be on display from May 2017 to June 2018.

Rotary hosts two events The Rotary Club of Parker will host the 2017 Parker State of the Town

event at 3 p.m. on February 21st at the PACE Center, and the Mayor’s Ball at 6 p.m. on February 25th at the new Douglas County Libraries in Parker.

One feature of the eighth annual State of the Town address will be the presentation of the Parker Impact Award, recognizing an individual who has made a valuable contribution to the Parker community. The event will begin with a keynote address by Mayor Mike Waid and the Rotary Club of Parker will highlight people who consistently make a valuable contribution to the community. An appetizer buffet will follow.

The fourth annual Mayor’s Ball, a black-tie and cocktail attire event will include heavy hors d’oeuvres and dancing. The event provides attendees the opportunity to meet and chat with the mayor and town officials and participate in a silent auction for a variety of fantastic items. A cash bar will be available throughout the evening.

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contact Bill Shriver at 303-913-1135 or bcshriver@comcast.net or Steve Trevino, at 303-841-2405 or snaatrevino@aol.com.

Parker Queen sponsors sought Bonne’ Bella Boutique will host the Miss Parker Days Queens pageant during 2017’s Parker Days festival, and is seeking sponsors to fund the program.

Sponsorship is available at different commitment levels and will pay for the venue, marketing and website fees, as well as buying crowns, sashes, flowers and fliers.

Bonne’ Bella Boutique will promote sponsors’ businesses on the store’s website and social media sites, and the Chamber of Commerce will mention sponsors on the official Parker Days website.

Interested parties can call Bonnie Bruns at 719-337-3904 or at the boutique at 720-851-9350.

Rocky Vista appoints administrator Rocky Vista University recently appointed Jennifer Williams, Ph.D.,

as vice president for institutional effectiveness.

“This position is responsible for the oversight of our accreditation processes at the program level and the overall university,” said Clinton E. Adams, DO, FACHE, president and CEO of RVU, adding that Williams’ “outstanding record of achievement since joining the RVU administration speaks for itself.”

Williams joined the staff of Rocky Vista University in 2014 as executive director of institutional planning and assessment.

Since then, she has guided the successful launch of the Master of Science in Biomedical Sciences (MSBS) program, conducted feasibility and market analyses for new programs, and created new systems and processes for assessment and quality improvement.

Williams previously held positions at Lamar Community College, Colorado Mountain College, Regis University, and University of Denver.

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Picking up after your dog goes further than making your neighbors happy. When you are out walking your dog, it is your duty to collect their waste. Often, the trails and parks we enjoy with our dogs are adjacent to creeks and reservoirs. Dog waste that is not collected gets carried away during rainstorms to nearby waterways and can be a significant source of pollution. Unlike one might think, dog waste is not a fertilizer.

Rather, it carries harmful bacteria like E. coli, which poses serious health risks if allowed to come in contact with water.

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Reforming Colorado’s construction defects laws in order to incentivize the building of condominiums and townhomes has emerged as a priority for both Republicans and Democrats early in the legislative session.

State Senate President Kevin Grantham, R-Cañon City, and House Speaker Crisanta DuWist ran, D-Denver, are prime sponsors of a bill tackling the issue, with co-sponsorship from House Assistant Minority Leader Cole Wist, R-Centennial, and Sen. Angela Williams, D-Denver.

“This is the first step in a multitier process to help Coloradans attain a home of their own, and I am pleased to be a part of this critical legislation,” Wist said in a statement.

Senate Bill 17-045 was introduced Jan. 11, the first day of the session, and has been assigned to the senate Business, Labor and Technology Committee. It targets insurance rates.

In construction defects actions in court in which more than one insurer has a duty to defend a party, the bill would require the court to apportion the cost of defense among all of them. Supporters of the bill say it would simplify and reduce litigation costs.

“By targeting insurance rates, we’re addressing the problem without reducing consumers’ rights to protect the property that they spend their life’s savings to buy,” Duran said.

Grantham said that while 100,000 people moved to the state last year, only 25,000 new homes were built.

Reforming the law on construction defects has been a longtime priority of Republicans in the Legislature.

They say the status quo prevents condos and townhomes from being built, leading to Coloradans facing the choice of either apartments or single-family homes, with no middle-price ground. Reform is also supported by several business groups, including the South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce. Some cities and towns — including Lakewood, Littleton and Parker — have passed

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Look for your inner calm during stressful times both large and small WINNING WORDS

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ometimes the tiniest of incidents can throw us into a tirade or tantrum. We get so blinded by the perceived crisis of the moment and situation we lose our minds, our tempers can quickly flare, and we fly off the handle and do or say things we will probably regret later. Have you ever been there? Me too.

Now I don’t know about you personally, but sometimes it is the smallest of changes or accidents that occur where we see people just lose it. Yet those very same people when faced with an enormous crisis or challenge seem amazingly calm during the battle or height of the storm. You may know

this type of person, you may live with them or work with them. This master of remaining calm in the face of a critical situation or massive adversity may be you.

So how can we develop an attitude and a technique that will help us to slow down or stop in the face of any trouble or problem, large or small, and gain control of our thoughts, words and actions before they take control of us?

When I have spoken with some people who have mastered the art of finding calm in the fiercest of battles or crisis, and when I have witnessed such amazing grace and thoughtfulness in challenging times, there was a common denominator, a total lack of panic

or worry. Instead, I heard stories of courage and an attitude of thinking about the bigger picture. I would see people looking and listening more than talking and screaming.

The people who amaze me the most are those who are in the middle of one of life’s biggest storms or tragedies and surrounded by others who are screaming, yelling, cursing and scrambling around without direction, and yet these amazing people can observe, understand the full impact, take control in a very calm and confident manner. As a matter of fact, instead of screaming or cursing, they even speak a little more softly.

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any U.S. citizens and investors are sighing in relief that 2016 is over but are trepid about what 2017 may bring. Last year was good for FINANCIAL parts of STRATEGIES certain the stock market, but those gains did not improve most investors’ balance sheet due to extreme uncertainty and a substantial variance in sectors. The new year carries over Patricia Kummer significant ambiguity around a new administration, new monetary policy, and a debt crisis in Europe.

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Energy was one of the best performers in 2016 after hitting bottom in February and rebounding 25 percent. Financials soared on hopes of less regulation and higher interest rates. The health care sector fell into negative territory. Europe did not participate in our euphoria and China devalued their currency to keep up with our rising interest rates. This was definitely not an average year.

Wall Street analysts overall missed the market reaction to a Trump victory, thinking there would be an emotional reaction to the down side.

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have been told that we don’t meet people by accident.

When a good one comes along, I try to be ready. You never know who is going to be around the next corner.

A cartoonist named Hirschfeld always used to hide his daughter’s name in his brilliant and complex line drawings.

Nina.

There is someone named Nina living in the area who is nearly hidden. That’s because she wears a mask most of the time. At least at work.

The day we met, she asked me through her mask if I knew a particular artist.

I mumbled something, because my mouth was numb, and full of gauze and an apparatus that was keeping it dry.

Nina is a dental assistant.

My dentists — there are three of them in the same offices — have about 18 assistants.

There’s one to greet you by name when you walk in.

There’s one to walk you to The Chair.

One to numb you into subordination. One to wipe your drool away.

The others, all beautiful young women, are doing the same things for other patients.

As a composition, they are a gathering of Novocain Angels.

My childhood dentists never used Novocain. I inherited teeth that needed constant attention. Put the two together, and trips to the dentist — always a man with thick fingers — were tortuous.

No longer.

How often do you see your dentist?

Once a year? Twice a year?

I go four, five, six or more times a year,

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so I have gotten to know something about them, and they have gotten to know something about me.

Perhaps that’s why they don’t schedule children when I have an appointment.

Overhearing me might be bad for business.

There’s one asCraig Marshall sistant whose Native Smith American name is “Fast Moving Footprints.” Another one whose name is “Just Keep Swimming.”

Nina wears braces, and looks 15. But she is 32 and the single mother of four boys: 13-year-old twins, a 10-year-old, and an 8-year-old.

She’s a former Marine. Every square inch of Nina — I’m told — is tattooed.

Her meticulous handwriting is just like an architect’s.

She knows things about artists, authors, films, and music that I know about, and she’s half my age.

We recommend music to each other.

There is no better way to find out about someone than through music. If she yearned to possess an autographed box set of Lionel Ritchie, I would nod, tip my Panama, and run for the door.

Everything Nina recommends is just like she is: unusual, challenging, and fascinating.

(I heard a rumor that she rocks a ruby

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NORTON FROM PAGE 10

There is no doubt we all get faced with little accidents and incidents that can quickly get under our skin or annoy us to the point of anger and frustration. And locally and globally there are things happening every day that could be considered a massive challenge or enormous storm of life. And in either case, it is not what happens to us or around us, it is how we respond to what is happening to us or around us. When we “lose it,” regardless of the situation, our reputation becomes damaged.

And not just the way others see us, it’s that regret I spoke of earlier and how we see ourselves, how we look at our own diminishing reputation or character.

You know the saying and maybe even the book, “Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff … And It’s All Small Stuff.” Well it’s true. The next time

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the dog accidentally knocks over a cup of coffee, or your child mistakenly deletes a document on your laptop, or someone bumps into you in the grocery store, just remember to stop, slow down and realize it really is just small stuff and your reputation and your character are better than that, you are better than that. Fight the impulse and urge to react, and instead respond with calm and grace.

And as far as those big, huge, enormous battles and storms of life go, the same rules apply. Remember to apply the attitude that panic is your worst enemy, nothing is ever as bad as it seems, and all will be well. Yes, even with the new president-elect, and regardless of who we all voted for, the enormity of the situation calls for us to remain calm, live, act and work with grace and control.

There is no place for overreacting or overreaching when it comes to finding a solution. It is our job to respond in the best way possible to become and to be a part of the solution.

The coincidences and alignments it took to meet Jennifer would fill a notebook. Or were they coincidences?

The same goes for the unexpected discovery of Nina, who can explain Raymond Chandler’s “The Big Sleep” better than Chandler could, who is a varsity mother, and who can place provisional crowns and assist with extractions while you are comfortably numb.

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red Strat late at night.)

I asked her about Christmas.

“The boys and I celebrated Christmas being grateful for what we have.

We bought presents for the Christmas wishes of four kids that we took off of the angel tree at work.

“My boys will hopefully take these simple acts of kindness I teach them and become great men.”

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

Remember that eight years ago we elected our first African-American president. There were many who supported him and many who were upset with his winning the election.

But in the end, and throughout his presidency, whether we voted for him or not, we were still one country and we supported each other.

Even though many threatened it, no one actually ever moved to Canada or any other country for that matter.

This year we almost voted into office the first woman to be the president of the United States. And had she won, some people would have been angry and frustrated, not because she was a woman, just because they were voting for someone else. But had she won, we would have all come together once again. And now, regardless of who you voted for, we have elected the first businessman into office. Some are scared, some are overreacting and overreaching, but this is where calm, grace, understanding, stopping, slowing down, and an attitude

of panic being our worst enemy must prevail. We are one country, and must come together and help Mr. Trump succeed. And as one Hollywood actor who opposed Trump recently stated, “If the president of the United States fails, we all fail.

If he succeeds we all succeed.” We really must come together and help him succeed.

So how about you? Do you get caught up in the moment and “lose it” sometimes too quickly? Are you someone who responds to bigger battles and storms with thoughtfulness, calm, and grace? I would love to hear your thoughts at gotonorton@ gmail.com, and when we can learn to respond instead of react to small accidents and incidents as well as in the huge storms of life, it really will be a better than good week.

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

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Higher-education campus finds location in Castle Rock STAFF REPORT

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A new collaborative education venture among Colorado State University, Arapahoe Community College and the Douglas County School District has found a home.

Arapahoe Community College has accepted an investment of $3 million from the Town of Castle Rock in infrastructure reimbursement to construct a collaboration campus, according to a Jan. 10 news release.

ACC will build a $40 million campus on a 14-acre site in The Meadows community, the release states. The two-phase project will consist of two buildings of 54,000 square feet each, with an estimated opening of phase one in the fall of 2019.

“This addition to Castle Rock will offer residents, from high school through career professionals and retirees, options for higher and continuing education, with involvement from businesses and our community,” Mayor Jennifer Green said. The campus will be on private property, currently vacant and designated for development, north of Castle Rock Adventist Hospital and east of Meadows Boulevard.

The collaboration aims to create an educational environment that will provide local high school students with a chance for concurrent enrollment for college credit, as well as further higher education for adults.

Initial educational offerings will be in the areas of business/entrepreneur-

Leased space on the new collaboration campus to Arapahoe/Douglas Works, ConneXion Spot and 3-D Printing aims to create an interactive community hub that will engage students, citizens, businesses and community agencies.

ConneXion Spot is Castle Rock’s coworking community built to serve the business needs of the remote worker, independent professional and entrepreneur.

Arapahoe/Douglas Works Workforce Center is a member of the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment’s statewide network of workforce centers, which provide a variety of no-cost services to job seekers and businesses.

The 3-D Printing Store, based in unincorporated Arapahoe County near Centennial, will provide tools and classes that will be available through ConneXion Spot.

ship, health care, information technology/programming, general education and workforce training.

ACC will provide the infrastructure by leasing space to partners CSU and the school district.

“ACC is very excited to expand our presence in Castle Rock to serve the community through this very unique educational partnership,” Diana Doyle, president of ACC, said in the news release. “The collaboration campus will be a dynamic model for progressive educational delivery at all levels. We greatly appreciate the town’s commitment and look forward to playing an integral role in the community’s continued development.”

The $3 million from the town will assist ACC — which has campuses in Littleton, Parker and Castle Rock — with building permits and fees, and land-site improvements.

Kathay Rennels, associate vice president for engagement at CSU, told Colorado Community Media in November that it is the first collaboration of its kind in the state. She said Castle Rock, with a population of about 60,000, has been targeted for the campus because of its growing population and accessibility from other areas along I-25.

“The collaboration campus will allow DCSD students to continue pursuing their passions – whether it is entrepreneurship, health care, information technology and more – as they move through our system and into postgraduate education,” school district Deputy Superintendent Steve Cook said in an email. “DCSD has always appreciated our strong partnership with Arapahoe Community College, which has afforded numerous concurrent enrollment courses to our students and families. Expanding on

this partnership, and including Colorado State University, we together will provide even more opportunities for our students in the future.”

Frank Gray, CEO of Castle Rock’s Economic Development Council, said the campus is likely to help the town draw new businesses.

“This is big for our sustainable future as a stand-alone community,” Gray said in the news release. “This educational infrastructure is another step in our strategic plan to create a great environment and workforce pipeline for the attraction and retention of primary employers.

“We know that access to an educated workforce and ongoing training are critical to a long-term sustainable and vibrant community.”

A student enrolled in the new program would have the opportunity to move directly through high school, to the community college level and eventually graduate with a degree from CSU without ever leaving Douglas County.

“Attracting higher education has been a vital part of our business infrastructure plan in Castle Rock,” said Matt Call, chairman of the board for the Castle Rock EDC. “The collaboration campus is a huge win for our entire community. Quite honestly, I’m excited as a citizen with school-age kids and the opportunity to significantly bring down the cost of higher education for my kids and my neighbors.”

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New commissioner joins Douglas County board Thomas sworn in for first term, Partridge for second

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Lora Thomas put her hand on her grandmother’s Bible before a crowded room at the Philip S. Miller Building in Castle Rock. Thomas’ granddaughter, 4-year-old Amidei

Thomas, held the Bible.

Thomas, the new county commissioner for Douglas County’s District 3, which encompasses Highlands Ranch, was sworn into office on Jan. 10. She fills the seat of term-limited Jill Repella.

“I’d like to thank the people who made this possible,” Thomas said, acknowledging her family, friends and dozens of people that filled the room.

Thomas, a Highlands Ranch resident and the for-

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ordinances addressing the issue in recent years, as legislation died at the Capitol.

State Rep. Susan Beckman, RLittleton, has identified reforming construction defects laws as a priority of hers this session.

“There is a need to greatly modify the destructive construction defects law that was passed in 2008,” the Littleton Republican told Colorado Community Media in early January.

“We must ensure a market-driven

mer county coroner, said she sent out 175 invitations to the individuals who helped with her campaign.

“I’m really excited that this day is finally here,” Thomas said. “Douglas County is a great county and I want to maintain it for future generations.”

On the three-member board of commissioners, Thomas will join District 1’s Dave Weaver and District 2’s Roger Partridge, who was sworn in for his second

economy and availability of attainable home ownership options that are not hindered by regulation and manipulation.

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term Jan. 10. Thomas and Partridge won election in November.

Partridge was named the 2017 board chair and Weaver is the board vice chair.

Weaver, the former Douglas County sheriff, said Thomas brings a great perspective having served for 26 years with the Colorado State Patrol.

“I’m sure she has great opinions to bring to the board on furthering Douglas County,” Weaver said.

Douglas County Commissioner Lora Thomas, right, is sworn in by Castle Rock Municipal Judge Lou Gresh.

Thomas’ son, Creighton Thomas, granddaughter, Amidei, and daughter-in-law, Clarissa, joined her at the ceremony.

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taste sushi for

Why sushi is so popular, according to local chefs

events such as the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, Americans gradually gained more exposure to Japanese food, he said.

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BY JESSICA GIBBS JGIBBS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

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iane Bukatman, who founded For the Love of Food cooking school in Golden, learned to make sushi in 2004 while working at a Washington, D.C., restaurant.

One co-worker was a Japanese sushi chef for the restaurant, she said. Fascinated by the art, she’d spend free-time watching him craft sushi rolls. Eventually, he taught her the trade, she said.

And when it comes to a fascination with sushi, Bukatman isn’t alone.

In recent decades, sushi locations have sprung up left and right, making a large imprint in the U.S. restaurant market.

Likewise, sushi-making classes have become popular options for date nights, birthday parties and other events.

If you’ve ever wondered how sushi became popular in the U.S. or where to learn sushi-making, local restaurateurs and cooking instructors have the answers for you.

For Yasu Kizaki, one of four brothers who run well-known Denver restaurant Sushi Den and sister restaurants Izakaya Den and OTOTO Den, sushi’s rise in popularity coincides with historical events.

As people began to move from Japan to the U.S. after World War II, and through

Becoming a Japanese sushi chef

TYPES OF SUSHI In it’s most basic form, sushi is a dish made with vinegared rice. But there are varying types of sushi rolls more commonly featured in restaurants, including:

Nigiri Nigiri sushi is a type of sushi where slices of, typically, raw fish are laid over pressed rice.

Rice is shaped in an oblong form, swabbed with wasabi and covered with seafood, although it could be other meats as well. Slicing of the fish is carefully done with a sharp knife, to avoid tearing the meat and ruining the roll’s presentation.

Maki Maki sushi means “rolled sushi.” It is usually wrapped in seaweed, or sometimes soy paper. Variations of maki sushi include rolls with rice on the outside of the seaweed paper, while other kinds have rice on the inside of the paper.

Temaki Temaki is a form of the maki roll that is commonly referred to as the “hand roll.”

The roll form is similar to an ice cream cone, with the ingredients inside.

Tempura Tempura refers to a deep fried sushi roll.

Source: www.AllAboutSushiGuide.com

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There’s more to the world of modern musicals than ‘La La Land’

T

he way people are flipping out over Damien Chazelle’s latest film, “La La Land,” you’d think there hasn’t been a musical on screen since “Grease.”

Don’t get me LINER wrong — I thoroughly enjoyed “La NOTES La Land,” and it is definitely one of the year’s best films.

I certainly have no problem with all the awards it’s won already (it did a record-breaking clean sweep at the Golden Globes on Clarke Reader Jan. 8) and the ones it will no doubt win at the Oscars.

My issue is that viewers and listeners have been missing out on some wonderfully innovative approaches to the genre by ignoring anything that doesn’t have immediate name recognition. I’m talking about the big screen productions of standards like “Chicago,” “Phantom of the Opera” and “Les Misérables,” or live televised versions like “The Sound of Music,” “Rocky Horror Picture Show” and “The Wiz.” Just a little jaunt off the beaten path will lead to some serious musical treasure.

Take the career of John Carney, the Irish writer and director behind

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Sushi’s appeal Dianne Morin is the founder of a Lakewood-based nonprofit, Cooking Experience Club. For the past 17 years, she has run cooking summer camps for local children and given cooking classes for events, private parties and families.

In the past four years, Morin said, “sushi-making has been pretty popular.”

She credits the popularity of sushi to its healthy nature.

“I think a lot of it is because it’s a lighter meal,” she said.

Sushi is not as dense as a mashed

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2007’s indie breakout, “Once.” That story went on to be a Tony-winning Broadway musical, and Carney followed it with “Begin Again” in 2013 and this year’s “Sing Street,” which was nominated for Best Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy, alongside “La La Land.”

“Sing Street” might be Carney’s most delightful film yet, and Ferdia Walsh-Peelo turns in a memorable debut performance as Conor, a young teenager in 1985 Dublin who starts a band to impress Raphina (Lucy Boynton), a model he meets outside of his school.

Carney makes rock musicals instead of the traditional songbook approach, and all of his films feature protagonists drunk on the power of music and love. Just like any other musical you’d think of, the characters often randomly break out into song. But because all three films focus on musicians, it’s a bit more believable when they do so. And Carney works with skilled musicians like Glen Hansard and Adam Levine, so you’re getting tunes you’ll actually hear on the radio.

I hope Carney someday gets the audience he deserves.

In the television realm, about the only musical you’re going to find is The CW’s “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” which is just as well, because I have difficulty imagining any other topping it — with the possible exceppotatoes-and-meat type meal, she said, and sushi rolls look appealing to consumers.

“Just the whole concept of, `I can look at this and it looks pretty healthy,’ ” she said.

It’s also easy to personalize, she said, which is something that comes across in her classes.

For those leery of raw fish, she will demonstrate how to substitute in vegetables or smoked salmon.

And there are dessert options, Morin said. Sushi-makers can incorporate fresh fruit or coconut for a sweeter taste.

Kizaki said sushi truly gained momentum in the 1990s. The California roll — which typically contains cucumber, crab meat and avocado — provided Westerners a steppingstone

CLARKE’S ALBUM OF THE WEEK Selection: The xx’s “I See You” released on Young Turks.

Review: As swooningly romantic as ever, The xx takes the insular sounds that made their first two records quiet hits, and adds some cinematic grandeur. Producer Jamie xx has expanded the group’s sonic palette, and songs like “Dangerous” and “On Hold” breathe beautifully in the new spaces. But don’t worry, singers

Sometimes, bigger really is better.

Favorite song: “Lips” Lyrics that double as The xx’s guiding philosophy: “I’ve been a romantic for so long/All I’ve ever heard are love songs.”

tion of “Galavant,” which ABC canceled last year.

“Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” is the brain child of Rachel Bloom and Aline Brosh McKenna, and stars Bloom as Rebecca Bunch, a New York lawyer who moves to West Covina, California, to be closer to her high school crush (don’t worry — there’s a lot more nuance than that). The show features a hilarious and truly empathetic cast and approach to story.

But top-notch songwriting really sets it apart.

The songs spoof everything from Broadway song-and-dance numbers to torch songs, boy band pop and Alanis Morissette grunge. Check out some of the song names from the first season: “Settle For Me,” “I’m in a Sexy French Depression” and “After Everything I’ve Done For You (That You Didn’t Ask For).”

The show manages to create frighteningly accurate explorations of self-confidence and self-worth, romantic obsession and dynamic friendships, while writing songs like the second season’s standout, “It Was a Sh*t Show.”

If “La La Land” really is creating a renewed interest in musicals, then there’s already plenty out there for fans to dig into. Get started.

into the new culinary world, he said, as it didn’t incorporate raw fish in the mix.

By the 2000s, Kizaki said, sushi was going strong.

said, also noting they are some of her most popular options. Customers eat as they go and take home nearly $60 worth of sushi supplies.

Kizaki and his brothers offer regular sushi-making classes through their restaurants. He said they began the tradition as a way to broaden their customers’ horizons.

“Food is an introduction of Japanese culture,” he said. “When I do a class I talk about Japanese culture.”

Talking culture was a way to make the classes entertaining for those who are simply there to have fun, he said. But in Kizaki’s perspective, if you want to learn serious sushi-making, go to Japan.

“Then,” he said, “you learn the skill from a pro.”

Learning the craft Bukatman said becoming a master sushi chef takes years, but learning for fun is quick and easy.

She advises people to work with very sharp knives and know when to use water. You need dry hands when working with seaweed paper but wet when working the rice.

“The trickiest part is learning to make the rice properly,” she said.

Adding too much water melts the grains into a glue-like mixture.

Bukatman started her sushi-making classes around 12 years ago, she

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Classical guitarists to perform at Littleton venue SONYA’S SAMPLER

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“Generations: Master and Prodigy” a classical guitar concert by longtime audience favorite Alex Komodore, director of guitar studies at Metropolitan State University, and his 13-yearold prodigy, Gwenyth Aggeler, will attract audiences to Littleton United Methodist Church, 5894 S. Datura St., Littleton, at 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 20. Part of LUMC’s free Fine Arts Series, the pair will play individually and together in works ranging from Baroque to contemporary. Information: littletonumc.org or 303-794-6379.

New at Lone Tree “Muscle Shoals: I’ll Take You There,” the world premiere of a musical program developed by Randal Mylar, who spent weeks in the musical Alabama region, plays Feb. 2 to 12 at Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075. Think: Wilson Pickett, Etta James, Aretha Franklin, The Staple Singers, Paul Simon, Mac Davis and more. 720-509-1000, lonetreeartscenter.org.

Free Community Dinner First Presbyterian Church in Littleton, at 1609 Littleton Blvd., begins a series at 6-7 p.m. on Jan. 31

of Free Community Dinners on the last Tuesday of each month. Tested successfully in 2016, the dinners seek to offer cooked-from-scratch healthy food and companionship to Littleton people. Reservations are not necessary and all ages are welcome, according to chairperson Lynda Kizer.

Opera fans invited “Arias and Gemstones: a Hilja Herfurth Appeciation Evening” will be held from 5:30 to 8 p.m. on Jan. 27 at the Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum, 1301 Maple St., Golden. The event is a

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fundraiser for the Denver Lyric B Opera Guild. (Dr. Frank Sargent of Englewood is on the host commit- D tee.) The DLOG supports young ( opera singers who are on a profes- 6 sional path and hosts an annual lateJ winter/early spring competition for L singers. Tickets: $60 per person (onet is invited to come and go between p the hours stated.) Additional levels S h of support available. Questions: 303-526-1260, denverlyricoperaguild. $ org. Reservation deadline: Jan. 24.

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Sponsored by the Friends of Arapahoe Libraries, who granted more than $100,000 to the libraries during 2016.

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Sandra Dallas, local historical fiction favorite, will discuss her recent book, “The Last Midwife,” from 6:30

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‘Beauty and the Beast’ brings magic to Parker PACE Center will host musical that has enchanted audiences

BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Once upon a time, in 1740, a French writer, Gabrielle Suzanne Barbot de Ville, published a story about a beautiful young woman and a man who had been transformed into a beast by an evil fairy …

It was based on a folk tale that

IF YOU GO “Disney’s Beauty and the Beast” plays Jan. 20 to Feb. 12 at the PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker. Performances are at 7:30 p.m.

Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays.

There are some single tickets remaining.

Call 303-805-6800, parkerarts.org. had been in circulation for about 400 years and has been retold in various versions since the 1700s — more recently by the American Walt Disney Company, which produced an animated film in 1991 and converted it to a hugely suc-

Developmental Pathways Holiday Outreach Sometimes Santa comes in disguise as he did for about 700 people with developmental disabilities or delays this year. For more than a decade, the local community centered board Developmental Pathways has held their much-anticipated Holiday Outreach program.

Supported individuals and/or families in need are nominated to participate in this extraordinary program. The program nominees are asked to submit gift requests, and the generous supporters of Developmental Pathways fulfill those requests.

One parent had this to say about her encounter with Pathways’ undercover Santa: “Dear Donors, I wanted to express our overwhelming gratitude for all the donations to my family this Christmas. This has been such a tough year for me and my husband with my cancer diagnosis and treatments. We have tried to keep things as normal as possible for our kids. The gifts we received for Christmas were such a heartwarming blessing and brought so much joy to our kids. I look forward to paying all of your generosity forward once I recover and life gets back to normal. God bless you and your family.”

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cessful Broadway musical in 1994, complete with a singing teapot and cabinet ...

When Gary Lewis, artistic director of Inspire Creative, the in-house producing company at Parker’s PACE Center, met with the PACE producing manager to choose the season’s musical productions, they were finally able to select “Disney’s Beauty and the Beast” after trying for three years to get the rights, Lewis said.

And they were right on target for their local audience. Despite the addition of two more performances on Thursday evenings, tickets are “97-98 percent sold,” the director said.

Rehearsals have been going for almost eight (holiday-interrupted) weeks for the production, which runs Jan. 20-Feb. 12. It is directed

by Lewis and stars Shelby Brienzo of Parker as Belle and Matt Wessel of Highlands Ranch as Beast.

Both have appeared at PACE before — Brienzo is in her fourth production and Wessel said he has been in over a dozen shows since 2010.

All three also have day jobs, but, as Lewis said, theater is “the passion side of life.”

Lewis is an RN by training and has recently “switched to the IT world.” He’s especially fond of the French fairy tale because of its

concept of learning to care about people, he said. “It needs to be heard!”

Wessell, who lives in Highlands Ranch with his wife, Bethany, and three children, is creative director for a telecom company. He also contributes to Inspire Creative by managing the company’s website and community outreach. The Beast is one of his dream roles — “it tops them all!”

Brienzo, who has married recently, graduated from Legend High School and attended University of Northern Colorado for two years.

She is a mortgage loan processor by day for DHI and is finishing up her degree, she says. She is also part of Wands and Wishes, a group that appears at little girls’ birthday parties. “She gets paid to be a princess,” Wessel joked.

Both stars speak of auditioning for the upcoming “Hairspray,” at PACE, but Brienzo may have to back off, since she is building a house in Parker. (Auditions are open to the community.)

The first rehearsal with a full orchestra was coming up soon after we talked with them on Jan. 10. They have been working with a recorded rehearsal score supplied with the script.

After “tech week” comes opening night on Jan. 20.

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Tad Trimarco of Chaparral High School accepts the Student of the Month Award from the Rotary Club of Parker on Dec. 22. Pictured from left to right are his stepmother Brenda Sue Faatz, his father Pete, his mother Laura, track coach Craig Bowman, Trimarco and Rotarian Dave Gardner.

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Rotary Club honors Chaparral senior

BY TOM SKELLEY TSKELLEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The Rotary Club of Parker selected Tad Trimarco as their December Student of the Month from Chaparral High School.

Trimarco is ranked fifth in his class of 480 students, has a 4.24 grade-point average and has lettered academically all four years of high school. He is a member of the National Honor Society and Link Crew, and he serves

as secretary of the student body government. Tad is also on Chaparral’s cross-country team and track and field team and has lettered in each.

“Tad is a terrific human being — strong, enthusiastic, independent, passionate, spirited, and kind,” one of Trimarco’s teachers wrote. “Tad brings academic excellence, a joyful presence, and a positive, ‘can-do’ attitude to everything before him.”

Trimarco is in the process of applying to various universities.

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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, through Saturday, through 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.

MUSIC

Arapahoe Philharmonic Sinfonietta Chamber Orchestra Concert: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27, at Bethany Lutheran Church, 4500 E. Hampden Ave., Cherry Hills Village; and at 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 28, at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, 8817 S. Broadway, Highlands Ranch.

Maestro Devin Patrick Hughes will speak at 6:45 p.m.

ART

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.

DIY @ DCL: Mini How-To Festival: 1-4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28, at the Roxborough Library, 8357 N. Rampart Range Road. Drop in and learn a variety of DIY techniques.

Great for all ages. No registration required. Call 303-791-7323 or go to www.DCL.org.

EVENTS

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.

The Soviet Union: The Road After Collapse: 6-8 p.m. Monday, Jan. 23, at Charter Financial Resources Memory Lane, 9335 Commerce Center St., Unit B5, Highlands Ranch. Presented by Active Minds.

Call 303-468-2820 to RSVP. Ice cream and refreshments served.

this week’s TOP FIVE Art of Downsizing and Decluttering: 10 a.m.

Saturday, Jan. 21, at the Lone Tree Library, 10055 Library Way. Learn creative ways to view your treasures and start the process of downsizing, decluttering and destressing.

Registration required. Call 303-791-7323 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.

Chamber Recital Series, “Eine Kleine Windmusik’: 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 22 at St. James Presbyterian Church, 3601 W. Belleview Ave., Littleton.

Presented by the Air Force Academy Band. Go to www.usafacademyband.af.mil.

The National Parks: 1:30-2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24, at the Inn at Greenwood Village, 5565 S. Yosemite St., Greenwood Village.

Join Active Minds for the story of the development of the national parks system and hear some of the more notable parks and their stories. Call 303-327-7340 to RSVP. Seating is limited.

Business Database Speed Dating: Meet Your Information Match: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 25, at the Lone Tree Library, 10055 Library Way. An interactive session for business owners to explore favorite and lesserknown online business resources available in the library and the community. 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 “Government Accountability Office, Energy Choices and Impact on Birds” on Jan. 25; and “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/ Brexit: What Does the Future Hold for the UK and the European Union?: 1-2 p.m. Thursday,

Author Jack Van Ens Portrays Thomas Jefferson: 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24, at Bemis Public Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton. Program recounts the mudslinging election of 1800. Find out why politics, then and now, is a rough sport, full of verbal body slams and character assassinations that Jefferson experienced firsthand. Van Ens is the author of “How Jefferson Made the Best of Bad Messes.” Call 303-795-3961.

Future Huskie DC Poms/Dance Clinic: 4:306:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27, at Douglas County High School, 2842 Front St., Castle Rock, in the South Commons. Open to dancers ages 4-12. Parent performance to follow. Contact Britany Ederveen at beederveen@dcsdk12.org for cost and registration information.

Jan. 26, at Castle Rock Senior Center, 2323 Woodlands Blvd., Castle Rock. Presented by Active Minds.

Call 303-688-9498 to RSVP. Chinese New Year Kids’ Zone: 4-5 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26, at the James H. LaRue Library, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch.

Grades 2-6. Learn to ribbon dance, write characters, cut designs and make greeting cards. Take home a special treat. No registration required. Call 303-791-7323 or go to www.DCL.org.

Turkey: 10-11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 27, at the Malley Senior Center, 3380 S. Lincoln St., Englewood. Join Active Minds for a look at Turkey’s past and present-day challenges.

Call 303-762-2660 to RSVP.

Birdwatching 101: 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 28 at the Louviers Library, 7885 Louviers Blvd. Learn to identify all manner of birds on the fly. Great for all ages. Registration required. Call 303-791-7323 or go to www.DCL.org.

HEALTH

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 Appoint-

ment 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 303-471-9400.

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.

St. Mary of Littleton Catholic Church Blood Drive: 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 22, at 6853 S. Prince St., Littleton.

Contact Bill Wagener at 303-7988506 or bonfils.org.

Enhancing Immune Health: Your Key to Wellness: 7 p.m. Monday,

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Jan. 23, at the Parker Library, 20105 E. Mainstreet. Nutritionist Trisha Ackerman provides tips and solutions to building your immunity this winter. Contact Trisha@ Nutrition4supportandwellness. com.

Columbine Library Blood Drive: 12:30-6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24, at 7706 W. Bowles Ave., Littleton.

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

Turmeric, the Spice of Life: 6-7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26 at Natural Grocers, 1265 Sgt. John Stiles Drive, Suite M, Highlands Ranch.

Spice up your life and your health by learning how to use turmeric in more than just curry. Call 303471-9400.

Plaza Tower One Blood Drive: 10-11:40 a.m. and 1-3:30 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 26 at 6400 S. Fiddler’s Green Circle, Suite 1400, Greenwood Village. Contact the Bonfils Appointment Center at 303-363-2300 or bonfils.org.

Arapahoe County Administration Blood Drive: 8-9:40 a.m. and 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26, at 5334 S. Prince St., Littleton.

In the east hearing room. Contact the Bonfils Appointment Center at 303-363-2300 or bonfils.org.

Philip S. Miller Library Blood Drive: 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28, at 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Inside Meeting Room West. Contact the Bonfils Appointment Center at 303-3632300 or bonfils.org.

Crossroads Community Church Blood Drive: 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Sunday, Jan. 29, at 9900 S. Twenty Mile Road, Parker. In the adult classroom. Contact the Bonfils Appointment Center at 303-363-2300 or bonfils.org.

EDUCATION

Joshua Early Childhood Center Open House: 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Jan. 28, at 5760 E. Otero Ave., Centennial. Preschool open enrollment for the 2017-18 school year opens Jan. 30. Joshua Early Childhood Center Combines its expanded traditional preschool, Joshua Academy, with its Joshua Early Intervention program for children with autism. Go to www. joshuaearlychildhoodcenter.org, email info@joshuaearlychildhoodcenter.org or call 720-3165234.

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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Douglas County conveys gifted land to Parker Undeveloped space continues legacy of Ray Harvie

BY TOM SKELLEY TSKELLEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Ray Harvie appreciated the value of open spaces, and took refuge at his property in east Parker throughout his life. Harvie wanted to ensure the land would remain wild, just as he enjoyed it.

Without an heir to pass the 71-acre property to, Harvie gifted the land to Douglas County in 1996 on the condition it remain permanently undeveloped.

“He had nobody to give the land to and he wanted to see it protected forever,” said Cheryl Matthews, director of open space for Douglas County.

Now Matthews and her department are passing the gift along to Parker.

“We’re really excited to have Parker own it and do something with it for the public,” she said. “It’s really a spectacular piece of property.”

After Harvie’s death in 2008,

A deer skeleton typifies the wild, untouched atmosphere at the open space recently conveyed to the Town of Parker by Douglas County. Dennis Trapp, program director for the Parks and Recreation Department, says the unique property will only require minor clean up and installation of a shelter, trail surfaces and portable toilets.

TOM SKELLEY Douglas County took ownership of the property and after years of ironing out details, the county conveyed the hilly, undulating land to the town in January, free of charge. The only stipulations are that it be named “Ray J. Harvie Park”

and that the land remain undeveloped.

“It’s permanently protected,” Matthews stressed.

“We’re not just giving (Parker) open space that they could do away with.”

The property is currently

part of unincorporated Douglas County on the eastern end of Mainstreet near Ave Maria Catholic Parish, but will be zoned and incorporated into the town, according to Dennis Trapp, project administrator for Parker’s Parks and Recre-

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Trapp said the acquisition is a windfall for Parker residents, who consistently cite preservation of open space as a priority in citizen surveys.

Clean up of dilapidated structures and environmental studies should be minimal, Trapp added, and the only planned construction for the land is the installation of a shade shelter and seasonal portable toilets and surfacing trails.

Items on the property now, mostly old farming equipment and a small cottage Harvie stayed in when he visited the property, will probably all be removed, Trapp said. With the exception of the trails and port-a-potties, the land will look much like it did when Harvie first bought it, the way he wanted it to look for future generations.

Trapp said preserving the unspoiled property is the town’s way to pay Harvie back.

“This is his legacy,” he said.

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Chaparral’s Bryce Matthews threads the needle between Mountain Vista defenders Jake Belknapp and Judd Erickson. Chaparral went on to win 84-78 in the Jan. 13 contest.

PAUL DISALVO

STANDOUT PERFORMERS Angelo Martinez, basketball, senior, Englewood: Martinez scored 22 points to go along with three assists and three steals in the Pirates’ 78-57 win over Bruce Randolph on Jan. 13. In six games this season, Martinez is averaging 26 points a game.

Ty Johnson, hockey, senior, Castle View: Johnson had six points in the Sabercats’

11-4 win over Heritage on Jan. 12, with three goals and three assists.

Walker Andrew, basketball, senior, Heritage: He scored 20 points and grabbed nine rebounds in the Eagles’ 79-48 win over Thornton on Jan. 10.

Reagan Chiaverini, basketball, senior, Chaparral: She scored 17 points to help the

Wolverines open Continental League play with a 40-21 win over Mountain Vista on Jan. 13.

Tommi Olson, basketball, junior, Highlands Ranch: She scored 22 points and had several steals as the Falcons forced 37 turnovers in a 90-37 Continental League win over Douglas County on Jan. 13.

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

Upon further review, it’s still an honor

t was awhile ago that Tom Robinson had to make quick, steadfast decisions while coaching the Regis Jesuit boys basketball team.

Robinson was OVERTIME tasked with making more astute decisions as the replay official at the NCAA national championship football game between Clemson and Alabama on Jan. 9 “What a special honor it was,” said Jim Benton Robinson after he was selected as the Big 12 Conference replay official to work the game. “It was a responsibility for a game of that magnitude.

During the game it wasn’t on my mind that I was holding the attention of the nation. It didn’t hit me until a little bit afterward.”

Robinson, a coach and teacher at Regis for 30 years, has worked for the Colorado High School Activities Association for the past 16 years after retiring as a coach.

He is currently a CHSAA associate commissioner. He’s been employed as a high school football official and an official in the Western Athletic and Mountain West conferences.

As a replay official at the college level, if something looks questionable, Robinson, 71, has to stop the game to confirm or change the call by the onfield officials.

“If you don’t have a lot of video, you have to piece it together,” Robinson said. “Most of the production crew at games knows what you need.”

There were several controversial plays that will be debated in the title game, especially the one when Hunter Renfrow caught a 2-yard touchdown pass with one second remaining to give Clemson the national title.

Many felt Renfrow was freed up by an illegal pick.

“There can’t be moving picks,” Robinson said. “A player can’t be moving.

It can be legal, but it can be illegal if a player is moving. That play was not reviewable.”

Robinson, who is the director of officials for CHSAA, will retire from the organization on June 30 but plans to keep on being a replay official for college football games.

Back to the basics Jared Yannacito was recently named the new head football coach at Golden High School and has a plan to rejuvenate the program.

Yannacito takes over a program that has averaged two wins over the past seven seasons, going 14-56 since the Demons’ last winning campaign in SEE BENTON, P24

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Titans take seventh at swim meet Young Legend swimmers, divers have entries in all events

BY TOM MUNDS TMUNDS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Titans sliced through the water in every swimming event as Legend finished seventh in the 15-team field at the Jan. 14 Smoky Hill Invitational Swimming and Diving Meet. ”We are a new, young group,” Titans coach Gayle Schurz said during the meet. ”We graduated five kids who went to the state meet last year, so we are almost a brand-new team, a new group. We are a young team and our kids are learning to swim strokes they haven’t done before, so we have entries in all swimming events.”

She said there are 33 swimmers and three divers on the roster. The coach said all three relay teams have posted state qualifying times, plus two of the swimmers are already state qualifiers. ”We feel those accomplishments mean our team is doing well,” she said.

Heidi Waldmann swims for the Titans. ”My grandmother started me in swimming when I was about 5 and I fell in love with the sport,” she said.

Abby Ulrich swims the 100-yard butterfly event for Chaparral during the Jan. 14 Smoky Hill Invitational Swimming and Diving Meet. Ulrich finished first in her heat and she finished ninth overall. Her performance and that of her teammates helped the Wolverines amass 251 points and finish fifth in the standing of the 15 teams at the meet.

TOM MUNDS ”I know swimming required a lot of hard work, but that is part of what I love about the sport because all the hard work makes the efforts pay off.”

She said she swims the individual medley, which means she swims all the strokes, but she said her favorite event is the breaststroke. ”When I was little we started off doing the frog kicks and I loved doing that,” she said. ”So I guess because I love frog kicks and frog kicks are part of swimming breaststroke, is why I love the breaststroke.

The walls surrounding the Smoky Hill pool shook with cheers and shouts of encouragement by team-

mates, friends and families as hundreds of swimmers and divers took part in the day-long competition.

The meet stretched through most of the day. Hundreds of swimmers and divers arrived for the morning’s preliminary competition. The top 18 entries who turned in the best times or posted the best diving scores advanced to the meet finals.

The finals were a series of three heats, A, B and C, in each of the 11 swimming events, with athletes seeded according to their preliminary performances. The field also was trimmed to 18 for the diving event.

Legend only had one individual

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A finals event winner, as Courtney Linton took top honors in the 50-yard freestyle. Also, Paige Feeder, Hannah Nelson, Sarah Moden and Linton joined forces to take the top honors in the 200-yard medley relay B finals.

Nelson, Feeder, Moden and Linton also combined to finish first in the 400-yard freestlye relay B finals.

Team points were awarded for finishes in the heats. Heritage won the meet team title with 528 points and Legend finished seventh with 212 points. Other area teams at the meet and their places included Douglas County in fourth place, Chaparral in fifth place and Ponderosa in 11th place. ”We are kind of a young team this year with only two seniors on the roster. But we are having a good meet today and a good season so far,” Ponderosa coach Warren Ross said during the meet. ”We have 35 on the roster and all our kids are working very hard. The hard work is paying off as we have a number of individuals who have qualified for state which we feel is gravy because, as a young team, we didn’t expect that to happen. We are working to build a good program and I feel the success so far will help us do that.”

Ponderosa’s best finish was the combined effort of Catherine Fulton, Carley Hogen, Olivia Smith and Katlynn Stephens that won first place in the 200-yard freestyle relay C finals.

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2009 when Golden went 7-3.

“I have watched film and they have good athletes,” Yannacito said. “We’re going to start out by being perfect at the things that take no talent. We’re going to go back to the fundamentals. And we are going to ask for relentless effort in everything we do.”

Yannacito, a 2005 graduate of Pomona, has been an assistant coach for seven seasons for the successful Panthers program.

“Pomona was a great place,” Yannacito said. “I will bring the blueprint of success up to Golden.”

McCaffrey, Dvorak honored Quarterback Dylan McCaffrey, who led Valor Christian to its second straight Class 5A state

football championship, has been named the Boys High School Athlete of the Year by the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame.

Quarterback Justin Dvorak from Colorado School of Mines in Golden will be honored as the Male College Athlete of the Year. Dvorak is the Harlon Hill Trophy winner as the nation’s best Division II football player.

The awards banquet will be held April 27 at the Denver Marriott City Center.

Among the people who will be inducted into the hall of fame is former Littleton High School swimming coach Maurice “Stringy” Ervin.

Jim Benton is a sports writer for Colorado Community Media. He has been covering sports in the Denver area since 1968. He can be reached at jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia.com or at 303-566-4083.

Rockies still tinkering as spring training nears Last season’s 75-87 finish was best since 2010

BY PAT GRAHAM ASSOCIATED PRESS

A couple more arms for a shaky bullpen. Maybe another utility player or two. Possibly a long-term deal for outfielder Carlos Gonzalez.

Those are among the priorities for Colorado Rockies general manager Jeff Bridich with spring training just a month away. He’s not quite done tinkering with a team that’s added a new coach in Bud Black , a new first baseman in Ian Desmond — really new, too, having never played the position — and a left-handed reliever in Mike Dunn.

“We’re still fairly active and

engaged in both the free-agent market and the potential trade market,” Bridich said Jan. 10.

“The focus now is really on pitching, specifically on our bullpen.”

That’s why relievers such as Greg Holland and Joe Blanton remain on the Rockies’ radar as they try to repair a bullpen that blew 28 saves in 2016.

Bridich remains open to a new deal for Gonzalez, an All-Star who hit .298 with 25 homers and 100 RBIs last season. Gonzalez has been the subject of trade rumors over the last few seasons. He is paid $20 million this season, then is eligible to become a free agent.

“We feel like there’s a good chance we’ll be able to at least explore further,” said Bridich, whose team finished 75-87 last season, which was its best mark since 2010.

Bridich doesn’t plan on adding a veteran arm to a youthful

starting rotation that includes Jon Gray, Chad Bettis — who was recently pronounced cancer-free after dealing with testicular cancer — Tyler Anderson and Tyler Chatwood.

“I’m very excited, as are many people in the organization, about the core group of starters we have already at the major league level, and the type of talent we have got in our potential starters coming up at our Double-A and TripleA levels,” Bridich explained.

Meanwhile, down in Florida, Desmond has started his conversion to first base. The All-Star outfielder is “working out daily,” Bridich said, after Desmond signed a $70 million, five-year contract in December.

“As we get closer and closer to spring training, the efforts to help him learn the position will increase and ramp up,” Bridich added.

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KUMMER FROM PAGE 10

continue through 2017.

Many investors wanted to be on the sidelines after a negative October and the pending election and have not found a good entry point since. Meanwhile fixed income-investors are seeing dwindling values in their bond portfolios as yields rise and share prices fall. This interest rate phenomenon spread to other sectors also, such as real estate investment trusts and anything valued in currencies other than the U.S. dollar.

So 2016 was a very mixed bag depending on when and where you were invested.

While the best performance was in domestic large company manufacturing,

industrial and financial stocks, most other sectors were average at best. The valuations became very rich as stock prices were pushed higher in anticipation of better earnings going forward.

In the new year, we are faced with many challenges. These include rich stock valuations, diminishing bond prices, growing debt issues in greater Europe, and currency and trade issues with Asia and Mexico.

There remains hope that the economy will grow, unemployment will remain low and interest rate hikes will be gradual enough not to disturb progress. If taxes are cut and health care expenses are reeled in, then the consumer can benefit through savings. Wages will likely rise along with some inflation.

Research analysts are

predicting an average year in equity returns, with lower bond prices and struggles with a very strong dollar and pressures on banks in Europe. However, sentiment is high and the momentum of positive returns has carried over despite a few down days in early January.

Wise investors will watch for opportunities in sector rotation and be careful not to assume last year’s winners will repeat. For example, health care went from the worst performer last year to one of the best so far this year.Consumers will need patience as we wait to see how changes unfold. It will be virtually impossible to tackle all the campaign promises in the first quarter. We don’t see recession in the near term, but any surprise worldwide could easily pull back a re-

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VOLUNTEERS FROM PAGE 11

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

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

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

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

Contact: Cathy Hintz, 406-488-8325 or 800-733-2773

Notices Publisher: Douglas County News Press

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Public Notices Public Trustees

Public Trustees

Public Trustees

PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE

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 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: 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

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

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.

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 the 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

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

January 20, 2017J

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 your public notices call 303-566-4100 Fax #: Attorney File #: 00000006357172

*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

Public Trustees PUBLIC NOTICE Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2016-0296

To Whom It May Concern: On 11/23/2016 3:49:00 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: CHRISTINE E. ROMERO AND CHRISTOPHER E. BRUNETTE Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR EAGLE HOME MORTGAGE INC DBA PRASKI MORTGAGE, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: WELLS FARGO BANK, NA Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 6/20/2003 Recording Date of DOT: 7/2/2003 Reception No. of DOT: 2003098238 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $216,141.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $199,548.55

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 make required payments

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.

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 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 10, BLOCK 11, THE PINERY SW FILING NO. 1A, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 3, BLOCK 13, CLARKE FARMS SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

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: 10354 Severance Drive, Parker, CO 80134

Which has the address of: 5330 North Creek Way, Parker, CO 80134-2755

Which has the address of: 6586 N Windmont Ave, Parker, CO 80134

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.

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.

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, 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.

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.

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

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

Dated: 11/28/2016 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

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

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

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: 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 Pub lic 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 Public Tru stee 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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 15, 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: 1/19/2017 Last Publication: 2/16/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

ALISON L. BERRY Colorado Registration #: 34531 9800 S. MERIDIAN BLVD. SUITE 400, ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (303) 706-9990 Fax #: Attorney File #: 16-013363

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the P ublic Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2016-0296 First Publication: 1/19/2017 Last Publication: 2/16/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

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7January 20, 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

tact (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.

Public Trustees

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

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

control, and sediment control at various locations throughout Douglas County.

NOTICE OF SALE

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.

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.

Public Trustees

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: 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

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.

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 Public Notice INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) #002-17 FRONT RANGE TRAIL PEDESTRIAN BRIDGES

*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

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.

Government Legals

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

PUBLIC INVITATION TO BID

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

Government Legals

Public Notice

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 Department of Open Space and Natural Resources of Douglas County Government, hereinafter referred to as the County, respectfully requests bids from prequalified bridge suppliers for the design, fabrication, and delivery of three (3) steel pedestrian bridges for the Front Range Trail. The bridges will be prefabricated, bolted, self-weathering steel beam bridges with a concrete deck in accordance with the specifications and plan details.

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

“IFB No. 002-17, Front Range Trail Pedestrian Bridges”. Electronic and/or faxed bid responses will not be accepted. Bids will be received until 11:00 a.m., on Tuesday, February 7, 2017 by the Douglas County Finance Department, Purchasing Division, 100 Third Street, Suite 130, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104. Bids will not be considered which are received after the time stated, and any bids so received will be returned unopened.

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Government Legals

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

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

Legal Notice No.: 930507 First Publication: January 19, 2017 Last Publication: January 19, 2017 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice PUBLIC INVITATION TO BID

Separate sealed bids for 2017 SURFACE TREATMENT PROJECT, DOUGLAS COUNTY PROJECT NUMBER CI 2017-002 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 14, 2017, at 2:00 p.m. This project consists of surface treatments in various locations throughout Douglas County.

The Contract Documents will be available after 10:00 a.m. on Monday, January 23, 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, February 1, 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, February 7, 2017. The Bid Opening will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 14, 2017, at the same address.

The Project includes the following major items and approximate quantities:

• Removal of Pavement Marking (Striping) – 199,230 SF • Hot Mix Asphalt (Grading SX)(75)(Haul and Asphalt)(Partial Depth)(Small Crack Patching) – 1,110 TONS • Cover Coat Material (3/8 Inch) – 591,113 SY • Cover Coat Material (Slurry) – 688,332 SY • Pavement Marking Paint (Waterborne) – 1,861 Gal 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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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.

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.

Three (3) copies of your IFB response shall be submitted in a sealed envelope plainly marked “IFB No. 002-17, Front Range Trail Pedestrian Bridges”. Electronic and/or faxed bid responses will not be accepted. Bids will be received until 11:00 a.m., on Tuesday, February 7, 2017 by the Douglas County Finance Department, Purchasing Division, 100 Third Street, Suite 130, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104. Bids will not be considered which are received after the time stated, and any bids so received will be returned unopened.

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

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.: 930510 First Publication: January 19, 2017 Last Publication: January 26, 2017 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.

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.

The Project includes the following major items and approximate quantities:

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

Legal Notice No.: 930507 First Publication: January 19, 2017 Last Publication: January 19, 2017 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Every day, the government makes decisions that can affect your life. Whether they are decisions on zoning, taxes, new businesses or myriad other issues, governments play a big role in your life.

Prior to submitting Bid Proposal, Bidders shall like Governments have relieda on newspapers have received prequalification status (active First Publication: 12/29/2016 Last Publication: 1/26/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

• 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

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Shovel snow or blow snow into your yard, avoid shoveling or blowing snow into streets.

Some snow will get thrown back into driveways when plows clear the streets, and snow placed in the gutter may cause icing issues.

Park your vehicle off of the street when it snows.

This keeps vehicles from being plowed in and protects them from passing vehicles.

It also gives plows sufficient space to maneuver.

Parker’s removal policies and other helpful information

BY TOM SKELLEY TSKELLEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Coloradans know most of the state’s snowfall comes near the end of winter and the beginning of spring, but it’s also common knowledge that the possibility of a blizzard is never far away. Here are some helpful tips from Parker’s engineering department to stay safe and help keep streets clear this winter.

Avoid the stress of driving in poor weather conditions and stay home whenever possible.

Every car left at home reduces the number of potentially stranded vehicles which can slow down plowing operations. If you must drive, slow down and use caution, especially when driving near a snow plow.

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Keep children from playing in streets.

Remind children to avoid playing on snow piled on the road or in cul-de-sacs, as equipment operators may not see children playing due to low visibility or other causes.

It is the homeowner’s responsibility to remove snow and ice from sidewalks adjacent to their property within 48 hours of the end of any snowstorm, sleet or freezing rain.

Failure to do so is a violation of the municipal code and can result in a fine.

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