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PROBE YIELDS ARRESTS: Marijuana-trafficking ring took pot from metro area across state lines, officials say P5

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playing sports. I played basketball at Metro State and continue to scrimmage with the girls when I can. It’s a great way to exercise and have fun at the same time.

Recreation specialist, vinyl and hoops enthusiast Finding footing in recreation I wasn’t quite sure what profession I wanted to pursue until my junior year of college, when one of my basketball teammates got me interested in therapeutic recreation. I really enjoyed working with seniors when I did my practicum at Lone Tree Retirement Center.

The wonderful people there opened up to me with their stories, life lessons and experiences.

The best part of the job is the wisdom they pass on. Most of these individuals have been through the same or similar experiences I’m facing now. It can be about family, relationships, travel or something else, they usually have advice worth considering.

We learn about history during school through our textbooks, but hearing how they lived it firsthand is another thing altogether.

Deni Jacobs, left, and client Claud Deen Tochen work out some kinks in the pool at the Parker Recreation Center. Jacobs says one of the most important things individuals can do to support their aging parents and grandparents is provide transportation and time to help keep them active.

COURTESY PHOTO Seniors provide us with their personal stories about those events. It can be learning about growing up during the Great Depression or how different their first plane ride was compared to the one you took last week.

Paying them back I think the most important thing we can do to support older family members is getting them involved in recreation and other social interactions with members of the community.

Unfortunately, senior isolation is becoming more common. As seniors stop driving, their physical and emotional health are at high risk of decreasing. Supporting them through encouragement, rides or public transportation maintains social connections that directly benefit their lives.

Hooping it up I enjoy listening to my grandfather’s vinyl records and playing sports with friends. I have always loved

Important influences My dad has been a huge influence on who I am and continues to push me toward being the best I can be. He’s a farmer and rancher from Kansas. He works hard every day to provide for our family. He and my mom didn’t start out with a lot, and they had no college education; they were able to get my four sisters and I through college. He taught me about being a good person, having a work ethic, and he still teaches me about life.

I did a report on Joan of Arc in high school. I learned about a girl of 17 that became an unlikely hero by not giving up on something she believed in. That was something that just stayed with me, reminding me to be strong whenever things get tough.

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Jordan Road open house Town staff is currently planning the widening of Jordan Road between Hess Road and Bradbury Ranch Parkway.

The project will widen Jordan Road from its current two-lane, north/south route to a fourlane, median-separated arterial roadway.

The existing portion of the road was constructed in segments over several years, concluding in 2004. The increased traffic capacity is needed to support future growth.

Residents and others interested parties are invited to an open house from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on March 30, at the Pikes Peak Room in Town Hall. Attendees will learn more about the potential roadway design and anticipated project schedule and will be able to share their thoughts with staff and consultants.

Design is anticipated to be completed this spring, bidding and construction may begin later in the year. Construction is expected to begin in the summer and continue through spring 2018.

For more information on this project, visit ParkerOnline. org/JordanRoadWidening or call 303.840.9546.

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Teacher time survey indicates heavy workload Douglas County educators spend many hours on non-instructional activities

BY MIKE DIFERDINANDO MDIFERDINANDO@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Each year, Douglas County School District teachers are spending about 1,035 hours of their time on noninstructional activities, according to a new survey commissioned by the district.

District teachers are contracted for 185 days per year. This means educators are spending an estimated 5.6 hours per day on tasks that do not involve face-to-face interaction with students. It is the equivalent of 43 round-the-clock days each year.

“So, I think the myth that teachers only work nine months per year is busted by this,” said board of education member David Ray said.

The school board contracted Denver-based RMC Research to conduct the survey and the group shared its findings at the March 7 school board meeting.

Dr. Shelley H. Billig of RMC said little research had been done on the subject and that the only comparable study they could find came out of Nova Scotia, Canada.

“You are at the forefront of looking at these type of things,” Billig said.

The online survey of about 1,500 teachers focused on the 2015-16 school year. The survey looked at the nature and extent of the non-instructional responsibilities and requirements of DCSD teachers.

Non-instructional time is time not spent working with students face to face. Some of this time takes place during the school day, but also includes additional time outside of the classroom.

Another focus of the survey was the amount of time spent by DCSD teachers on non-instructional activities, including: professional development, in-service days, planning activities and administration of required state testing.

Teachers spend the largest potion of their non-instructional time (43 percent) on planning. Assessment (17 percent) came in second, then school management (15 percent). Assessment includes the grading of papers, and school management encompasses things like administrative tasks and school events.

Parent communication commanded 9 percent of teacher’s time and using the CITE Evaluation tool took 6 percent.

CITE, Continuous Improvement of Teacher Effectiveness, has six components for measuring teacher effectiveness: Outcomes, Assessment,

Instruction, Culture and Climate, Professionalism and Student Data.

Each of those categories contains a number of standards with a subset of criteria — totaling 31 in all — against which teachers are evaluated, according to the district website.

The evaluations are part of DCSD’s pay-for-performance program. Based on self-evaluations, evaluations by administrators and other factors, such as use of the district’s Guaranteed Viable Curriculum, each teacher is rated “highly effective,” “effective,” “partially effective” or “ineffective.”

Pay increases are tied to those ratings, as well as a market-based pay scale that pays some instructors more than others depending on what they teach.

Interim Superintendent Erin Kane said she “never met a teacher that worked a 7 1/2-hour day.” She said she hoped to eliminate excess time teachers spend on the uploading of materials for evaluations and other district-mandated activities.

“We absolutely need to look at what we are asking our teachers to spend their time on because their time is incredibly valuable,” Kane said.

RMC found that teachers with more than five years of experience at DCSD reported spending more overall time on non-instructional activities and more time on assessment, school management and CITE

evaluation.

Total non-instructional time use was significantly higher for elementary teachers (1,127 hours) than for middle (1,045 hours) and high school (943 hours) teachers.

Elementary teachers said they spent more time on instructional planning, school management, parent communication and CITE evaluation.

The survey of district teachers was confidential. An advisory group of 39 teachers aided researchers in developing the survey.

“I think it’s alarming for us to think about the (number of days) teachers are spending beyond their 185 day contract on non-instructional things,” Ray said.

Board Vice President Judith Reynolds said the board “needs to recognize that we do ask people to do things outside of the time they spend in the building.”

“I think having a better idea of what those activities are is really, really important, but let’s try and find that balance as we look at this information,” Reynolds said.

Board President Meghann Silverthorn said she was not surprised by the findings and that she hopes the board can make changes that will “help relieve some of that burden.”

The board said it would revisit the issue of how teachers spend their time at a future meeting to offer suggestions and strategies to help.

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Castle Rock man faces weed trafficking charges Illegal grows sent marijuana across state lines, officials say

BY JESSICA GIBBS JGIBBS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A Castle Rock man has been arrested and named in an indictment that alleges he was a leader of a large-scale marijuana-trafficking ring that transported pot illegally grown at multiple locations on the Front Range across state lines.

The multi-jurisdictional investigation culminated in raids on 19 locations throughout the Denver metro area on March 16, bringing 15 people into custody, including Michael Stonehouse, 53, of Castle Rock. The indictment describes Stonehouse, who is being held on $1 million bond, as leading an enterprise that distributed marijuana to Arkansas, Illinois, Missouri and Minnesota.

The 37-page document says most of the pot that was distributed was illegally grown in warehouses or farms in Elizabeth, Denver and Colorado Springs. While it is lawful to grow limited amounts of marijuana in Colorado, the quantiStonehouse ties grown at the locations were more than legally permitted, authorities say, and it is illegal to transport pot out of state.

Raids took place in Denver, El Paso, Douglas, Elbert and Arapahoe counties.

One suspect remains at large, although he is not in the state of Colorado, said 18th Judicial District Attorney George Brauchler.

Approximately 200 local, state and federal law enforcement officers carried out the operation, effectively shutting down a ring that allegedly produced more than 300 pounds of marijuana a month, according to officials.

“They accomplished this in large part through a network of folks who used cell phones, coded language, all sorts of information like that to try to defeat the system,” Brauchler said in a news conference March 17.

Stonehouse faces more than a dozen felony charges, including participating in organized crime, conspiracy to distribute 50 pounds or more of marijuana, and conspiracy to commit money laundering.

The criminal acts date to March 2014, and the most recent one occurred early this month, Brauchler said.

Drug exchanges were carried out in in highly populated areas and during broad daylight, Brauchler said. According to the indictment, that included a Starbucks parking lot in Castle Pines.

The investigation began after 845 plants — worth $5.1 million

George Brauchler, the 18th Judicial District attorney, announces the indictment of 16 people connected to a marijuana-trafficking drug ring in the Front Range.

JESSICA GIBBS and weighing 2,500 pounds — were seized in September 2016 from a property in Elizabeth on County Road 13 owned by Stonehouse, the indictment says. That generated numerous leads, which opened the broader investigation, Brauchler said.

During the March 16 raids, law enforcement seized 39 weapons, including handguns, shotguns and rifles. Brauchler was not aware of any officers being injured while making arrests. Warrants were also issued to seven banks for 22 different accounts.

Also during the raids, law enforcement discovered two hash-oil extraction labs, one in Elbert County and one in Denver.

Between 2014 and 2016, Stonehouse received more than $1 million in cash deposits into accounts he controlled, according to the indictment.

Barbara Roach, a Denver-based special agent in charge with the Drug Enforcement Administration, said the trafficking ring, and others like it, are motivated to circumvent the legal system for financial gain — and they endanger communities in the process.

“Yes, marijuana is being grown in Colorado for the specific goal of being sold and distributed outside of the state,” Roach said at the March 17 news conference.

Steve Johnson, chief deputy with the Douglas County Sheriff ’s Office, said criminal enterprises like the one mentioned in the indictment rarely follow laws or building codes, hijacking water, electrical and chemical resources.

“Without flinching, we’re going to take these on,” he said, “and fight to protect our communities.”

INDICTMENT NAMES 16 PEOPLE The following people were indicted following a months-long investigation into an enterprise that allegedly operated illegal marijuana grows and transported pot across state lines: • Jerram Cathey

• Myisha Evans

• John Cathey

• Vincent Castillo

• Michael Stonehouse

• Jason Jones

• Rudy Saenz

• Amy Jones

• Theodore Stonehouse

• Jibaro Smith

• Tilden Lazaro

• William Todd Garner

• John Mason Cathey

• John Ramsay

• Vernon Watts

• Raciel Martinez

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Shamrocks, shimmying and sharing Cimarron and Legend put on party to welcome special-needs students

BY TOM SKELLEY TSKELLEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Shamrocks and smiling faces were in abundance at Legend High School on March 16.

The day before St. Patrick’s Day, also the last day before spring break, provided the perfect opportunity for a party to help specialneeds students from Cimarron Middle School get used to their new environment for the next school year.

“It makes them way more comfortable with the staff and the building. They really get excited to come here,” said Ashley Crawford, learning specialist at Cimarron. “It’s really cool to build a bridge between the two schools.”

Fourteen students from Cimarron came to Legend to meet some of their new teachers and watch Legend senior Renae Marshall perform traditional Irish folk dances before she embarks on a tour of the United States and China. After Marshall’s performance, the students went to their new homeroom for a little dance party of their own.

“I love seeing them enjoy each other,” said educational assistant Joan Stewart. “Their world is very structured. It’s great to see them just let go and have fun.”

The transition parties have been a regular occurrence for the past four years, according to educational assistant Katrina Vincent. She said staff at both schools wanted to help students with the anxiety of a new building, new teachers and greater independence, and the parties arose from that desire.

“It’s a scary thought,” Vincent said. “When they come here (for the party) they see the same people, the same teachers.”

Mathew Campbell, a Legend student with Down syndrome, said he visited his older brother when he was at Legend to ease his nerves before transitioning.

Now a junior, Campbell recently performed in the school’s production of “Fiddler on the Roof ” and enjoys school, especially math class.

“It teaches problem solving,” Campbell said. “That’s my thing.”

The joyful party was bittersweet for Vincent, who’s retiring at the end of the school year. She said she hopes the parties, and the care the schools take to make new special-needs students feel welcome, will continue.

“I’m hoping this will carry on,” Vincent said. “We feel like there’s a family here, and they are a part of it.”

Legend students and staff form a conga line during a transition party to help Cimarron Middle School students acclimate to their new high school. Pictured from left to right are Seam Theeke, educational assistant Katrina Vincent,Lauryn Dole, Heather Fahrenbruch, Kelly Aspinwall, Cami Callahan, Mathew Campbell, Kendall Moede and Justin Kulinski. PHOTOS BY TOM SKELLEY

Educational assistant Katrina Vincent, left, and Legend High School junior Justin Kulinsky cut a rug together at the high school’s St. Patrick’s Day transition party to acclimate new special needs students from Cimarron Middle School. Vincent says the transition parties help the students feel comfortable without their parents accompanying them to their classrooms.

Educational assistant Karen Forbes and sophomore Anisa Whincoop share the impromptu dance floor in the special needs classroom at Legend High School.

Students from Cimarron Middle School joined their Legend counterparts for a St. Patrick’s Day party with dancing and festive treats.

Cimarron High School eighthgrader Brice Chuck takes to the air during a transition party at Legend High School. Chuck and his classmates came to Legend to meet their teachers and classmates for next year and to get used to their new school.

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From left to right, real estate developer Buz Koelbel, Rep. Cole Wist, Sen. Angela Williams and Sen. Jack Tate discussed efforts to reform construction defects laws at the South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce on March 15. Not pictured are Home Ownership Opportunity Alliance Chair Mike Kopp, Rep. Alec Garnett and Ted Leighty of the Colorado Association of Realtors.

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BY KYLE HARDING KHARDING@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A construction defects reform bill that lawmakers had high hopes for is likely headed for defeat in the state House of Representatives after being assigned to the State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee on March 14.

Senate Bill 156, introduced last month and passed by the Senate earlier this month, would have required homeowner associations to obtain the written consent of a majority of owners in the association before filing a defects lawsuit, as well as disclose the projected cost of the claim and enter into third-party arbitration.

However, state legislators introduced a compromise bill, House Bill 1279, in the house on March 17 that would require majority consent of HOA members and disclosure of cost estimates, but does not have the arbitration requirements.

Denver real estate developer Buz Koelbel expressed dismay at the state of SB-156 during a Business Leaders for Responsible Government forum at the South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce in Centennial on March 15.

“I’m disgusted,” Koelbel said, referring to the assignment as a “kill committee.”

While SB-156 has drawn support from mayors around the metro area, it was opposed by the group Build Our Homes Right, which said it would shift private arbitration costs onto homeowners.

Koelbel joined several state lawmakers on the panel: Sen. Jack Tate, R-Centennial, Sen. Angela Williams, D-Denver, Rep. Cole Wist, R-Centennial, and Rep. Alec Garnett, D-Denver.

Homeownership Opportunity Alliance Chair Mike Kopp and Ted Leighty of the Colorado Association of Realtors also joined the panel to discuss the variety of construction defects reforms introduced in the Legislature this session.

Advocates of construction defect reform say the status quo is preventing the building of affordably-priced condominiums in the state due to the threat of costly lawsuits.

Wist, a sponsor of SB 156 and several other similar efforts, said he believes the bill could have passed in the Democrat-majority house.

“There’s a reason why bills go to kill committees,” he said. “It’s because leadership does not want them to see the light of day.”

Democrats control the House, while Republicans are the majority in the Senate.

“We need condominiums built in our state,” Williams said, referring to them as a gap between apartments and single-family homes. “And there’s many reasons why they’re not being built.”

Williams voted against SB 156, but has supported other construction defect reform legislation this session, including co-sponsoring SB 045. The bill, still under consideration in the Senate, would require courts hearing defect lawsuits in which more than one insurer has a duty to defend a party to apportion the cost of defense among all of them. Williams said reforming insurance laws could draw insurers that have left Colorado back into the market.

Condos are more likely to lead to construction defect lawsuits because homeowners have standing to sue that renters lack. But Kopp, a former Republican state senator and the chair of the pro-reform group Homeownership Opportunity Alliance, said apartments around the region, presumably built by the same companies that would build condos, are built to a high standard.

“Builders have somehow found a way to build apartments that don’t fall over and kill people,” he said.

Wist, a lawyer, blames lawyers for the lack of change to construction defect laws.

“Lawyers are opposed to this reform because they are making a lot of money,” he said.

Garnett, who introduced the compromise bill, has high hopes for it.

“This bill will establish a fair and balanced process for all homeowners and will establish confidence in the marketplace for developers to break ground,” he said in a statement after it was introduced.

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Owner, pilot of firefighting helicopter have storied history in the industry Rampart provides exclusive, call-as-needed contract for county

BY JESSICA GIBBS JGIBBS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Pointing to a poster hung on the wall of his hangar, dotted with various types of helicopters, Jeff Armstrong of Rampart Helicopter Service singles out which helicopters his pilot, Brian Toomey, has flown.

“These, these, all these, these,” Armstrong said, moving down the rows.

Today, at almost 60, Toomey has racked up more than 30 years of flying experience.

“That’s all I know how to do,” he said.

On March 14, as dry conditions persisted along the Front Range, Douglas County renewed its contract with Rampart. The exlusive-use agreement begins April 1 and lasts through March 31, 2018.

Toomey, who jokes he’ll have to retire from flying to a job at Walmart, got his start after entering the U.S. Army at age 27, where he learned to fly in a Huey.

“I started out in this thing in the Army,” he said of Armstrong’s helicopter, also a Huey. “Now, it’s prob-

The helicopter used by Rampart Helicopter Services, based in Castle Rock, is a Vietnam-era Huey once used to rescue crewmen from downed aircraft. JESSICA GIBBS ably going to be the last thing I fly.”

In the Army, Toomey went on to fly almost every type of helicopter, including Black Hawks and Cobras.

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Armstong had his sights set on a career flying in the military as well, but was deemed too tall. Instead, he ran a similar company to Rampart with his brother in Montana until opening shop in Castle Rock in 2007.

Over the years, the duo has formed a close relationship while enjoying what Toomey called a coveted job.

Since 2012, that job has involved an exclusive contract with Douglas County, in which Toomey flies off to help fight wildfires whenever needed, providing critical air support to battle the blazes.

When a wildfire encroached on Coors brewery in Golden on March 9, Toomey was there. When the Chatridge fire threatened northern Douglas County homes in October, Toomey could be seen flying his helicopter back and forth, a bucket dangling below him in the sky.

Helping to fight fires may be Armstrong’s and Toomey’s main role, but the other is to help train Douglas County fire and rescue personnel.

By 10 a.m. on March 15, members of the Douglas County Sheriff ’s Office hand crew, the men and women who combat wildfires from the ground, had nearly completed a hike through Castle Rock’s southern hills.

Waiting for them at Rampart Helicopter Services, based in Castle Rock, were Toomey and Armstrong, ready for a day of training.

Following the hike, the hand crew circled around Armstrong and Toomey as the two taught the group how their Huey fights fires.

The helicopter’s main responsibility is getting water to the scene, Emergency Management Supervisor Mike Alexander said.

Toomey and Armstrong have two buckets, one collapsible, and the other that holds 320 gallons, which Toomey can dip into pools, ponds or even septic tanks if water sources are sparse.

In the case of an extremely rural fire, however, Toomey may need to transport the hand crew members in the helicopter.

There are some do’s and don’ts when working around a helicopter, they said. Always approach or leave the helicopter at the same elevation, or at a downward slope. Never walk uphill, a mistake even experienced fliers can make, Toomey told the crew.

“You’ve got to police yourselves and take care of yourselves,” he said.

Stay within the pilot’s line of sight so he knows where everyone is in proximity to the helicopter. Never approach toward the rear of the aircraft.

Alexander, occasionally jumping in, advised crew members to trust Toomey. Not all pilots have his 30year, varied experience. You might see others crash the bucket into trees, he said, or even people. But Toomey knows the job, he can make a drop and he’s got Alexander’s full trust.

“Not every pilot is Brian,” Alexander said.

For now, that Walmart job is just a thought.

Toomey enjoys his small apartment, built by Armstrong and attached to the hangar, which replaced the trailer he once lived in. The apartment door, marked with a sign reading “radioactive,” gives him privacy but quick access to the helicopter if needed.

Toomey and Armstrong, after 10 years on the job, know they are always on call.

But that’s fine with them.

“I got a job,” Toomey said, “that a lot of people would really give anything for.”

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Spotlight on student journalist Ponderosa grad awarded scholarship for reporting on diversity issues

BY TOM SKELLEY TSKELLEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Ponderosa High School graduate Erin Douglas has come a long way in a short time since her days working on the school’s yearbook staff. The Colorado State University junior was recently named as a recipient of the coveted Damon Runyon Award.

“I was shocked,” Douglas said.

“I didn’t even think I was going to be a finalist.”

The scholarship is awarded annually by the Denver Press Club in memory of Runyon, the renowned early 20th century reporter and member of the club.

Douglas is one of six Colorado recipients this year, all recognized for their storytelling ability and the impact their work produced.

The recipients, along with Baltimore journalist and HBO producer David Simon, will be honored at the club’s 23rd annual Damon Runyon Awards Banquet on March 31 at the Denver Athletic Club.

Last spring, Douglas wrote the story that earned the Press Club’s recognition, a five-part piece about the lack of diversity in CSU’s student government for the CSU paper, the Rocky Mountain Collegian.

“It had been a topic of conversation in the student government for the past three years,” Douglas said, adding that her articles “pushed the conversation into the spotlight.”

As a result of the work, Douglas said new legislation will mandate inclusion of representatives from women and minority-rights advocacy groups in the student congress.

Douglas said her love for journalism was inspired by her time working as editor-in-chief on Ponderosa’s yearbook, and the teachers who guided her.

“The teachers I had were incredible,” she said. “They really set me up for success.”

Currently pursuing a double major in journalism and economics, Douglas said she isn’t sure if she’ll end up on the beat or behind a desk, but she knows what she wants to accomplish.

“I really like the idea of keeping institutions accountable,” she said. “Ultimately, I think that’s what journalism is supposed to do.”

Colorado State University junior Erin Douglas enjoys a hot drink on a cold December morning on campus. Douglas, a Ponderosa High School graduate, was recently named as a recipient of the Damon Runyon Award for her work on stories about a lack of diversity in CSU’s student government.

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At a middle school career fair, Douglas County Sheriff ’s Office Deputy Jay Martin received an unexpected comment from an eighthgrade student.

“She came up to me and said, ‘I wanted to thank you,’ ” Martin said.

“I said, ‘for what?’ ” “She said, ‘Well, you saved my life.’”

The girl had considered taking her own life after a difficult battle with depression and other issues.

Martin’s presentation of his Y.E.S.S. program to her class encouraged her to seek professional help.

“That was so inspirational,” Martin said.

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It covers the topics of teen relationships, digital safety and substance abuse.

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Officer Jay Martin teaches a Y.E.S.S. program at Douglas County schools. nine years ago when the sheriff at the time, David Weaver, now a county commissioner, met with Douglas County education leaders who wanted to expand on the awareness program being taught at the time.

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Curriculum always up-to-date Internet safety, Martin said, was a priority. The curriculum is constantly updated to stay current, and has added Facebook, Snapchat, Instagram and other social media to the program.

“They are generation Z,” Martin said. “They are born with devices in their hands and, basically, lack emotional intelligence in their lives by talking to devices and not people.”

In addition to substance abuse and internet safety education, bullying, harassment and dating abuse topics are discussed with teens in growing depth as they progress from sixth to ninth grade.

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After the lesson at one of the schools, students decided to sit next to a new kid at lunch who had been sitting alone for several weeks. Martin said the school secretary reached out to him in tears, mentioning that it was the first time she had seen the new student smile.

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for students in their sophomore year and older, Martin said. He mentioned adding distracted driving to the program and furthering discusSEE YESS, P11

ThunderRidge High School student, Kiana Arellano, attempted to take her life after receiving hurtful text messages.

“When you are texting, do you see their face?

Do you hear their voice? No, you don’t,” Martin said. “So they keep sending those mean, nasty, hurtful things.”

The law classifies cyberbullying as a misdemeanor form of harassment, punishable by a fine of up to $750 and/or up to six months in jail.

“Kids in today’s society do not say things face to face, they say things to their device,” Murrell said. “With the Y.E.S.S. program incorporating the cyberbullying, the teen relationships, the emotional intelligence — it is a real practical application to their lives.”

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sion on drug abuse, internet safety and relationship issues.

“We are working together to continuously update and improve the program,” said Lisa Kantor, Douglas County School District’s health and wellness director. “We are exploring ways to continue this relationship in the future.”

The program, used in all Douglas County public schools, reaches 20,000 to 30,000 kids a year, and that number is expanding.

Clear Creek County, Loveland Police Department, Arapahoe County, Jefferson County, Arvada, Golden and Manitou Springs are some Colorado communities and jurisdictions that have adopted or are looking to adopt the program.

Martin is also working to bring the program to schools nationally by the end of March. Even international interest in Y.E.S.S. has been expressed in China, Germany and Canada.

In the national program, Y.E.S.S.

Program ‘a blessing’ to students Winston Murrell, a middle school health teacher at Ranch View Middle School in Highlands Ranch for 21 years, believes the program has been extremely helpful to his students.

“It is a blessing,” Murrell said. “A

program like this shows these kids the consequences. It shows them how you need to be responsible to yourself. It is about accountability and responsibility.”

Marcus Bonney, a seventh-grader from Ranch View Middle School, was most impacted by the Y.E.S.S. teen relationship topic of peer pressure.

“Now, I am careful who I talk to and try not to fall into peer pressure,” Bonney said. “Peer pressure has definitely affected my friends.

One day, they will be the greatest kid ever. Then, the next day, they will do everything their friends do — it is not always good.”

When Bonney learned about marijuana, he remembered that substance users do not always know what they are doing, possibly injuring themselves or ending their own lives. “(Martin) showed us videos and news reports of kids doing marijuana,” Bonney said. “They don’t know what is going to happen to them.”

Ava Staver, a seventh-grader from Ranch View Middle School, believes the program has helped her and her

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“We give them coping skills of how to deal with and avoid things like cyberbullying, sexting and human trafficking,” Martin said. “It is a bizarre world we live in today, but it is why we teach parents about parental controls and tools like that.”

In the coming summer, Martin is presenting the Digital Futures Initiative at two national conferences: the School Safety Advocacy Council in Las Vegas, Nevada, and National Association for Resource Officers in Washington, D.C. “Everybody is interested in the curriculum,” Martin said.

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Actually, let your babies grow up to be cowboys — or anything else they want WINNING WORDS

Michael Norton

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ell maybe Willie Nelson said it slightly differently: “Mammas, don’t let your babies grow up to be cowboys / Don’t let ‘em pick guitars or drive them old trucks / Let ‘em be doctors and lawyers and such / Mammas, don’t let your babies grow up to be cowboys / ‘Cause they’ll never stay home and they’re always alone / Even with someone they love.”

I heard Willie’s song the other day and I reflected on what my answer might have been when I was asked the question all children are asked at some point, “What is

it you want to be when you grow up?” The question might come from a teacher or a parent or grandparent, but at some point, we are all asked the question.

There are some statistics that point to the fact that approximately 30 percent of people end up working in careers they dreamed of as children. So what happens to the other 70 percent of us? Maybe our dreams and desires changed as we matured or went through school and found other interests.

Maybe when we graduated there were no job openings in our field or in the area where we lived, so we were forced to find other

work. In some cases, even for some of us well into the latter part of our careers, we never quite knew what we really wanted to be or do.

I don’t remember exactly what my answers were when I was a young boy and was asked what I wanted to be, but somewhere I do remember seeing myself following in the footsteps of my grandfather. But what I do remember is the feeling I had when I was already well into my own career and asking my own children what they wanted to be SEE NORTON, P13

When a man loves a dachshund, he’ll spend his very last dime

I LETTERS TO THE EDITOR We should decide how taxes are spent Once again, the commissioners of Douglas County prove that fiscal responsibility is an alien concept.

The law enforcement driver training center and the crime lab are two more projects that are unneeded and an abuse of the intent of the Justice Center sales tax fund.

The fund exists because we voted for a sales tax to build the Justice Center but it was worded to allow the commissioners and the sheriff to go on spending sprees. If you were presented with these projects as a ballot issue, knowing that you would be taxed for them, would you vote for them? I am willing to bet you wouldn’t and they would lose.

The Justice Center is a facility that serves the county well. As the county grows, especially with the additional retail business, the sales tax fund will continue to increase. Rather than use the money collected for more Justice Center related projects that have questionable benefit

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to the citizens of Douglas County, why don’t we apply the money where it is really needed, for example, to our roads. Applying the revenue to the general fund and lowering our property taxes by an equal amount will allow the county to deal with the impact of future growth and present maintenance while allowing you to keep a little bit more of the money you earn.

One of the commissioners, Lora Thomas, is looking to make this change but she will need support from the voters. When Commissioner Thomas was elected coroner, she took over a department rife with inefficiency and a bloated budget. Thomas cleaned up that mess and returned more than $1 million to the taxpayers.

Help Commissioner Thomas do the same for the rest of the county. Contact her and get the facts. Also contact the other commissioners and tell them enough is enough. Demand that they put this issue on the ballot so we can re-purpose this tax for projects that are really needed.

Bill Henry Castle Rock SEE LETTERS, P15

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QUIET DESPERATION

f you believe in dog years, Smitty is 13 going on 91.

I believe in dog ears.

If you have ever taken a long look (he said) at a dachshund, you know that they have long, hanging ears.

What’s that for?

It’s not a genetic whim.

My son was bred to hunt underground animals, by digging into their burrows.

Long ears keep the flying dirt out of their ear canals.

Smitty doesn’t know anything about this.

He is not a hunter, unless there is such a thing as hunting for naps.

Dachshunds are teased in films, commercials, cartoons, and endlessly in person. We don’t stand for it.

It’s bullying. Try bullying a pit bull instead. See where that gets you.

You might be amused by a dachshund in a foam rubber hot dog bun with foam rubber mustard, but not us.

I’d enact a law against costuming dogs.

Buy a doll. Don’t buy a dog and put a hat on it.

Sweaters are fine. However, sweaters with cute sayings sewn into them are not.

“Get a long little doggie,”

is unacceptable.

“Stretch limo”?

Jail.

“Happy Halloweenie”?

Prison.

Sure, dachshunds are odd lookCraig Marshall ing, and Smith we like to tease anything that is odd looking. Just don’t do it around us.

Smitty doesn’t know it, but he’s my No. 1 antidote, and the reason why I can get through the Sunday paper without shouting my hair off.

I half-envy him. He is completely uniformed.

Doesn’t know, doesn’t care.

He cares about loving and being loved in return.

Which brings me to Nat King Cole and his song “Nature Boy.” It’s not one of my favorite Nat King Cole songs. It sounds a little too transcendental, like the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi or a Dyson

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Factor-based investing is something one might consider FINANCIAL STRATEGIES

Patricia Kummer

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nvestors are growing impatient with the latest stock market rally. But a downturn would not make anyone happy either. Therefore, we have a dilemma. Do you cash out and miss gro\wth potential? Do you buy more despite the elevated stock prices? Should you hunker down with more bonds even though rising interest rates would hurt your returns?

Perhaps the answer is beyond your traditional thinking. Yes, asset allocation works over long periods of time. However, it works best if the investor does not try and second-guess the process. For those of you who need more, you can consider factorbased investing.

This is not a new concept. Eugene Fama and Kenneth French first wrote about this in 1992 when they identified that the

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when they grew up. And I remember their answers. I loved to ask them the question over and over again and as they aged their answers did change, but their dreams did not, and that is the point.

I believe our responsibility to our children, our nieces and nephews, grandchildren or people we mentor at any level is to help them learn to dream and help give them guidance as they go through their journey.

Of course we want the very best for those in our care, and we can never give in to forcing our hand upon where their dreams will take them.

It would be wonderful if they became doctors and lawyers and such as Willie Nelson sings, as long as that is what fulfills their own goals and dreams.

Here’s the other point. We see more and more that our children are being raised in an era of social media and are receiving input from

size and value of stocks are good factors to apply to investing. You may have heard the term “Smart Beta,” which is largely built on the factor-based concept and has grown in popularity recently.

Concepts like these only seem to come out of the woodwork when investors are searching for something more enticing than their normal allocation. There is no assurance that factor-based investing will work better than anything else, but the historical statistics are compelling and worth a look.

The concept is that you can garner better diversification across domestic equities by selecting certain factors found to drive returns. Factor-based investing is mainly focused on equities and may not give you much exposure to traditional diversification that may also

many sources with a variety of views. Without proper guidance, social input and influence could either work to shape the future of our children or rob the true passions of our children. It is so important that we make sure to counter balance the social input with good questioning and listening skills so that we can give them the very best chance at becoming and/or doing whatever it is they would like to do. We are not flying the airplane nor landing it for them, we are just providing some navigation along the way.

So how about you? How about the young people in your own life?

Do they have hopes and dreams of what they would like to be one day?

I would love to hear those stories at gotonorton@gmail.com, and when we can help someone else become all it is that they want to be, 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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include bonds and commodities.

Because different factors can be in and out of favor at different times, you have lower correlations within the portfolio. This is where the diversification benefits come into play.

For example, for the value factor, you would select stocks based on metrics like priceto-earnings and price-to-book alone. Then by adding a tilt toward smaller-sized companies, you gain exposure to the size factor. Adding another group of stocks based on price momentum and yet another on low volatility or risk and you have a portfolio exposed to four factors, all with different attributes. The momentum stocks will generally take advantage of stocks performing well in growth cycles.

The low-risk stocks will tend to be more defensive. Usually

small-company stocks behave very differently than large companies and undervalued stocks appear to have more upside potential.

Now you need to add the discipline. Nothing works quite like rules when you are investing other people’s money. It is extremely important to monitor and adjust the portfolio as these stocks shift in price, size, momentum and risk. This is not a buy-and-hold strategy but rather an active process that needs to engage the investor to act quickly and without emotion when the numbers call for a shift. It is best if IRA assets are used in this strategy to avoid the tax complications associated with short-term changes to the portfolio.

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EAGLE SCOUT Garrett Marsh, a junior at Legend High School, has achieved the rank of Eagle Scout. This represents eight plus years of Cub Scouts and Boys Scouts, all from Troop 853 in Parker, CO. During this time, he has learned about service to others, leadership, being a contributing member to society, and becoming environmentally conscious. He enjoyed learning new outdoor skills like camping, hiking, and canoeing.

His Eagle Project was to organize to benefit and gift wooden toy cars to an African orphanage Ghana. This project consisted of many helpers of friends and family to sand, stain, and assemble 100 cars for the orphanage. Due to the help of others, the project was also able to build an additional 50 cars for the local Denver Ronald McDonald House.

Marsh will be formally recognized in an Eagle Court of Honor on April 6, 2017 starting at 6:30 p.m. at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints on 17910 French Creek Ave.

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KUMMER FROM PAGE 13

Factor-based investing is not for everyone, and it is certainly not for all of your assets. It appears to benefit from active management on top of your core allocation that is designed to meet your goals. This type of approach incorporates a more concentrated portfolio which may debunk some old myths about seeking portfolios that hug a benchmark, or the more holdings, the better. Adding more stocks to a portfolio does not necessarily improve diversification. And our research has shown that consistent outperformance is closely tied to a rules-based process where the portfolios look quite different from a benchmark. Benchmark-

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AHCA a bad idea For seven years, Republicans in Congress have spent their energy trying to repeal the Affordable Care Act, and used every opportunity to try to undermine the health law. They promised they would replace the ACA with a plan that would cover more people, lower costs for consumers and

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But Nat King Cole’s voice makes anything sound better. I’d like to hear him sing this column.

“Nature Boy” starts out, “There was a boy, a very strange, enchanted boy.”

I don’t think Smitty is particularly strange or enchanted.

However, the song continues, “Then one day, a magic day, he passed my way.”

It was a magic day when we met.

Badger, also a dachshund, had just died.

Smitty and I made eye

protect vulnerable populations. The bill House Republicans have introduced, the American Health Care Act, would eliminate coverage for millions of people covered through the ACA, increase costs for all consumers and apply caps on the Medicaid program, meaning states will need to ration care for their residents.

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Owning a dog is somewhat less expensive, but it’s not cheap.

Smitty’s sticker price was just $135.00. A bargain.

But since then, his tab is over $10,000. It includes major back surgery, daycare, overnight boarding, assorted medical repairs, food and treats, and tap classes.

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There is no comfort or relief in the paper.

When it comes to a momentary vacation from the bedlam of existence, there is nothing better than an oblivious dachshund, who doesn’t know a scoundrel from Shinola.

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Three area couples who work together share their secrets

BY KYLE HARDING KHARDING@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

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or Mark Albrecht, the key to running a business with his wife on a daily basis is for each to know their strengths and weaknesses.

“One of the things that I think is critical is to allow the other to lead in their sweet spot, what they’re good at,” he said.

Kim, for instance, is exceptional at social media. Mark focuses on longrange planning issues.

“I like to think and look ahead and plan ahead,” he said.

The Albrechts own Cream City Market, which they run out of their Littleton home. The business revolves around selling a regional delicacy from their home state of Wisconsin — cheese curds — the solid parts of curdled milk.

Before starting Cream City Market, Mark worked in industrial sales and Kim worked at a music conservatory.

But they’re not alone in going into business together. Small business researcher Glenn Muske of North Dakota State University has estimated that around one in 10 households owns a family-run business.

Jeremy and Katherine Yurek of Wheat Ridge also started a home-based business together. Katherine agrees with Mark Albrecht that letting each partner focus on what they’re good at is key.

“He’s way more organized than I am,” she says of her husband, Jeremy, her business partner at Baba and Pop’s Pierogi. While he handles buying supplies and most of the production of their products, she concentrates on online sales, marketing, press and booking events.

Baba and Pop’s, started as a food truck by Jeremy five years ago, is based around recipes for pierogi, filled Eastern European dumplings, handed down by his Polish immigrant greatgrandparents. The name, Baba and Pop’s, pays homage to them. The business has since expanded into online sales.

“It was his idea that you couldn’t really find great pierogi in Denver,” Katharine said.

Gwen and Patrick McCarroll, who own Java Jam Cafe, Restaurant and Guitar Bar at the Lincoln RTD Station in Lone Tree, also split up the work. Gwen handles the front-of-house operations, with Patrick taking the back-of-house duties as well as keeping the books.

But for the McCarrolls, the best advice is to get help.

“Don’t try to do everything yourself like we do,” Patrick said. “Because

Gwen and Patrick McCarroll own Java Jam Cafe, Restaurant and Guitar Bar in Lone Tree. Their advice for couples going into business together is to hire help.

PHOTOS BY KYLE HARDING

TIPS FOR FAMILY-RUN BUSINESSES Careerbuilder.com has some advice for families considering going into business together: Put everything in writing Spelling things out from the start prevents misunderstandings, hurt feelings, and fights because the written documents serve as a point of reference. Details include what each person’s specific tasks and responsibilities are, how decisions are made, how compensation will be determined and what the business’ long-term goals and succession plan are.

Treat people fairly When it comes to managing family members, small business leaders often fall prey to extremes. They may fail to hold their relatives to the same high standards as other employees, or they may push too hard and be overly

critical. Either scenario sets the stage for resentment and discord.

Prioritize communication While frequent, prompt communication should be a priority at any small company, it is especially vital at a family business. Undiscussed problems run the risk of causing damage both in and out of the office.

Leave work at the office Don’t let your small business get in the way of enjoying time with loved ones outside the workplace. Constantly “talking shop” takes away from nurturing other aspects of your relationship. Try a no-business-atthe-dinner-table rule, cheer on a beloved baseball team together, or simply catch a movie that makes you both laugh. And don’t forget to give each other space.

you’re going to get tired.”

Java Jam has several employees, but Patrick said he and Gwen are almost always there.

Java Jam combines a coffee shop, a bar and a small music venue, and the McCarrolls play in their own duo, Power of Two. “We wanted to have a place where musicians could come and play,” Gwen said.

The McCarrolls had been in business together before opening Java Jam three years ago. They owned a construction company, and Gwen had the previous experience of helping run a coffee shop in Syracuse, New York.

Having a relationship that is already on solid ground is essential for running a family business, Kim Albrecht said.

“The same things that apply to your personal relationship can translate into a business relationship,” she said.

“And that can be good or bad.”

Mark and Kim Albrecht of Littleton own Cream City Market. Their advice to couples going into business together is to let each other specialize in what they are good at.

Katherine Yurek said she and Jeremy sometimes butt heads when setting goals for the business.

“We argue and we bicker,” she said, “but we easily get over it.”

Running a business means that couples will spend a lot of time together. The McCarrolls, who live across the street from Java Jam, spend nearly every moment together.

The Albrechts spent a lot of time together even before they started Cream City Market. They share hobbies and have the same group of friends.

“That set us up to succeed with this,” Mark said.

Being together is part of the appeal to Katharine Yurek. Before moving back to the Denver area from Nashville, Tennessee, Jeremy worked in the music industry. Katharine joined the business later after growing unhappy in her accounting career.

“We saw each other only at night,”

CONTACT INFORMATION Cream City Market www.creamcitymarket.com Baba & Pops Pierogi www.babaandpops.com Java Jam Cafe, Restaurant & Guitar Bar www.javajamcafe.com she said. “Now we get to see each other all the time.”

Though each couple acknowledges challenges in their businesses, it’s still what they want to be doing.

“We knew it was going to be hard,” Patrick McCarroll said. “But we both had the same idea of what we want to have happen here.”

For the Albrechts, the business allows them to chase their passion.

“We love food,” Kim said. “So the fact that we sell a food product is fun.”

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Putting the ‘Billy’ in ‘modbilly’ Billy Bob Thornton and the Boxmasters to play PACE April 12

BY TOM SKELLEY TSKELLEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Most people in Parker know Billy Bob Thornton for his roles in Hollywood blockbusters, but he and his bandmates in The Boxmasters want to change that.

For the past 10 years, they have been writing, recording and touring — and on April 12 they’ll make a stop at Parker’s PACE Center.

They’re billed as Billy Bob Thornton and The Boxmasters, but Thornton said his name is spotlighted only to reach an audience beyond their core following in honky tonks and clubs throughout the Midwest.

“If I had my way it wouldn’t say that,” he said. “But I get it, from a business perspective… We started out with so much against us, we’re just now cracking through.”

Composed of Thornton on drums and vocals, J.D. Andrew on rhythm guitar and Teddy Andreadis on organ, the band has cranked out hundreds of songs and seven albums, with an eighth due out in the fall.

Writers coined the term “modbilly” to describe the band’s sound, a reference to the combination of influences from British bands like The Small Faces and American pop bands like the Beach Boys.

“We’re a distinctly American band,” Andrew said. “I mean, we love the British Invasion bands but we’re essentially Midwestern and southern guys. We go out and play

The Boxmasters, featuring, from left, Billy Bob Thornton, Teddy Andreadis and J.D. Andrew will play the PACE Center at 7:30 p.m.

April 12. The band’s music, described as “modbilly,” recalls American pop and British Invasion bands of the 1960s. COURTESY PHOTO our own songs … There’re no computers or hard drives, or some sinister engineer in the background turning knobs.”

Thornton stops short of describing their sound, presenting his case directly to potential listeners.

“Just listen to it,” he said. “If you like it, you like it and if you don’t, you don’t.”

The core of the band is augmented by bassist Dave Fowler, lead guitarist Kirk McKim and drummer Eric “Meat Sweats” Rhoades for the tour.

The additions flesh out the band’s sound and leave Thornton free to interact with the audience and, on

occasion, join them.

“Sometimes, people think they’re supposed to just sit there like they’re watching a symphony or something,” Thornton said. “If that happens I might go out into the audience and hang out with them.”

Regardless of how rowdy the crowd gets, Andrew said playing in a band with his best friends is “the perfect situation” and the realization of a lifelong dream.

Thornton, who has played in garage bands since he was a kid, said sharing that dream with an audience makes the experience that much sweeter.

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“It gives me the thrill of when I was a teenager playing high school proms,” he said. “It’s that feeling of connecting with the audience and knowing if you’re on the same page.

There’s just no feeling like it.”

Electric violin workshop set for Mountain Vista High School Mark Wood was inventor of instrument in early 1970s

BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Mark Wood, who plays the electric violin, will be teaching a two-day “Electrify Your Strings” workshop and performing a concert with students at Mountain Vista High School in Highlands Ranch in early April. A “Victory Tour” concert, including Wood and his seven-string, fretted electric Viper violin, is open to the public at 7 p.m. April 6, in the school’s auditorium.

There will be a raffle for a Stingray SVX electric violin that has been donated by the Mark Wood Music Foundation.

IF YOU GO MOUNTAIN VISTA HIGH SCHOOL is at 10585 Mountain Vista Ridge, Highlands Ranch. Tickets are online at MVHSBandO.com and cost $12/students, $15 adults.

The multi-faceted musician, recording artist, producer, inventor, Emmy-winning composer and music education advocate, who began his career with a full scholarship to Juilliard School in New York, invented his first solid-body electric violin in the early 1970s.

His company, Wood Violins, manufactures electric violins, violas and cellos, which are distributed worldwide, and are claimed to be the most important change to violins in 400 years.

For about 13 years, Wood was string master and original

violinist for the internationally recognized Trans-Siberian Orchestra.

Wood’s passion for education has led him to take his program, ”Electrify Your Strings,” to more than 100,000 high school students in the past 17 years, raising millions of dollars for schools across the nation (about 60 schools per year).

Mountain Vista’s Darren Delaub was able to bring Wood and his Mark Wood Experience, MWE, band for a two-day rock and roll workshop with the school’s string music students and a concluding concert on April 6. (Wood’s wife and son are band members.)

Wood will teach students improvisation, composition and personal expression on their string instruments and will perform with them on April 6. All proceeds will go to the school’s music program.

Electric violinist Mark Wood will conduct a rock ’n’ roll workshop for string students at Mountain Vista High School and perform with them in concert on April 6.

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Women supporting women ‘was never a new idea’ Expectant mothers turn to doulas for better birth experiences

Denise Grovo, left, recuperates as her doula, Sarah Lopez, center, stands beside V. Miller and her new baby, whom Grovo carried as a surrogate.

Grovo paid for half of Lopez’s doula services out-of-pocket to have her there to help when needed.

BY TOM SKELLEY TSKELLEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Sometimes it’s easier for a doula to describe what she isn’t than to define what she is.

“I’m your support person, I’m not a doctor. I’m not your husband,” Denise Grovo, a doula in training, tells her first client, Centennial attorney Lauren da Cunha. “I can’t prescribe medication. I can’t catch the baby.”

Grovo, of Parker, takes diligent notes, creating a birth plan — a list of the things da Cunha wants and doesn’t want — for the delivery of her first child, due in June.

She writes down how long da Cunha wants to wait before cutting the umbilical cord and how soon the baby will be brought to her for skinto-skin contact.

She reminds da Cunha that doctors will make the ultimate decision about using an epidural or performing a cesarean section, but she’ll make sure it’s necessary before they go forward. Her place is beside da Cunha, not between her and her doctors.

“I’m there for as long as you need me to be,” Grovo says, to offer massages, counseling and whatever else she can do to make the delivery go smoothly. Her overnight bag is always at the ready.

The doula — a Greek word meaning “women’s servant” — is becoming more popular as emerging research shows the benefits of supporting mothers throughout labor and childbirth. Data from Doulas of North America International, one of several doula certification organizations, show approximately 94 doulas in Colorado from their program alone.

Doulas offer expectant mothers information, emotional support and in some cases, postpartum and breastfeeding care. Most importantly, they have the experience of someone who knows what to expect in a delivery

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BY THE NUMBERS A 2011 study from the nonprofit National Partnership for Women & Families shows the impact doulas can make in the delivery room. The group’s findings show that women who used a doula were:

percent less likely to use synthetic oxytocin to induce labor percent less likely to say they had a negative childbirth experience

Denise Grovo, standing, explains different massage techniques she may use to help her client, Lauren da Cunha, deal with labor pain. Doulas like Grovo routinely use massage, aromatherapy, guided exercise and other techniques to help mothers in childbirth deal with the pain and stress of delivery.

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That experience is what attracted da Cunha. It’s her first baby, and she and her husband aren’t sure what to expect.

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The most recent numbers seem to validate da Cunha’s hope.

A 2011 study by the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and other women’s health groups show mothers who use doulas spend less time in labor, use pain medication such as epidurals less often, have fewer cesarean sections and are significantly less likely to report a negative birthing experience.

“It was never a new idea,” says Penny Lyon, a trainer with DONA. “It goes back to Biblical times.”

A movement began in the United States in the 1970s to improve support for women as studies showed women were less fearful if they had someone to take care of them during labor, Lyons says.

“We were just women supporting women having babies,” she says. “I think we were called hippies at that time.”

Sarah Lopez volunteers for Denver Health’s volunteer doula program as well as owning her own practice.

She’s helped more than a dozen women deliver babies, including Grovo.

percent less likely to use pain medication

A 2016 study by maternal advocacy groups Choices in Childbirth and Childbirth Connections concluded that the reduction in cesarean births from doula care could save Medicaid at least $646 million per year, and private insurers around $1.73 billion annually.

Like Lyon, she sees acceptance of doulas coming full circle.

“There was this time when the whole village labored together,” she says. “Now we’re circling back to that.”

After having her first child without the aid of a doula, Grovo says her second delivery was more relaxed.

She, her husband and Lopez laid out a plan long before her labor pains started, leaving her fewer decisions to make on the spot.

“It’s just too much,” she says.

“It was nice to tell Sarah (what we wanted) and then go and relax and let my body do the work.”

Now, Grovo hopes to provide that same peace of mind for da Cunha.

She’ll deal with the details so da Cunha can focus on what she needs to do.

“You’re running a marathon,” Grovo says. “You don’t need to be worrying about those other things.”

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World War II sailor’s family would like remains returned USS Houston was sunk with local man likely in engine room

BY JODI HORNER SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

On the night of Feb. 28, 1942, as Allied ships sped toward Australia via the Java Coast of Indonesia, they knew they would be facing the Japanese Imperial Navy and would be severely outnumbered. Thus began the infamous Battle of Sunda Strait.

“There was no doubt in anybody’s mind they weren’t coming back,” said Elbert County veterans services officer Ric Morgan.

The USS Houston had a reputation for surviving the closest-of-shaves in battle, and was known as the “Galloping Ghost of the Java Coast,” said Morgan, who lives in Elbert.

The Houston went down valiantly, “her guns still blazing,” Morgan said.

Although 700 of the 1,068 aboard the USS Houston lost their lives in the battle and the ship’s sinking, the mettle of the Americans — teamed with an Australian ship the HMAS Perth — helped to sink the ship carrying the commander of the Japanese Army.

A native son of Elbert County played a part in this powerful piece of World War II. Thomas “Steve” Cantrill lost his life aboard the Houston 75 years ago in the two-day battle against the Japanese Imperial Navy.

Cantrill had worked his way up the ranks to Petty Officer First Class. His job aboard the Houston as a machinist mate meant he was likely at his station in the engine room below decks when the ship sank.

Don Cole of Elbert was related to Cantrill through marriage. He remembers spending time with Cantrill as a young man.

“He would round up he guys to play a little bit of football,” Cole recalled.

“Before the war he went one of my aunts, Mildred Peterson,” Cole said, referring to a brief courtship his aunt had with Cantrill.

There were 368 who survived the sinking, but they were taken as POWs to help build the Burma-Thailand Railway. Of those, 291 survived the nine months in the Japanese camps in Thailand, according to the U.S. Naval Institute.

It was when these POWs were released that the fate of the Houston was revealed.

Cantrill’s family received a letter from the U.S. Navy but never opened it.

“They obviously knew what it was and didn’t have the heart to open it,” said Don’s daughter, Natalie Cole.

The exact location of the ship was discovered and several dives were made to examine the condition of the ship.

“It’s in remarkably good condition,” Morgan said, although there had been looting and illegal scavenging of the steel and other parts prior to the official dives.

Since it is an official gravesite of the U.S. military, disturbing it is illegal.

And although 700 crewmen were laid to rest within the Houston, some would like to see them repatriated.

“Right now there is a lot of concern over environmental issues,” Morgan said. A main concern is the petroleum oil actively leaking from the site.

In October 2014, the U.S. military laid a wreath on the waters over the Houston to honor the sailors who lost their lives on it.

But the idea of bringing Steve Cantrill back to Elbert still pleases his family.

“That just gave me chills,” Natalie said.

The sentiment was echoed by her father. If Steve Cantrill’s body were laid to rest at the site reserved for him in the Kiowa-Elbert cemetery, it would give Don “a good feeling,” he said.

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Concerto competition winner to perform at Littleton venue

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icholas May, a master’s student in the music department of the University of Kansas, is the 2017 winner of the Arapahoe Philharmonic’s annual T. Gordon Parks Concerto Competition and will perform in the 7:30 p.m.

March 31 concert at South Suburban Christian Church, 7275 S. Broadway, Littleton. Parks was founding conductor of the orchestra. The 2017 competition was for orchestral wind, brass and percussion SONYA’S players. The concert is called “Mystery SAMPLER of the Enigma” and will showcase music

by Edward Elgar and Pierre Max Dubois.

The concert will open with Elgar’s well-known “Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1,” played across the nation at ceremoSonya Ellingboe graduation nies. Elgar’s “Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 63” includes 14 variations on a melody, each related to a member from the composer’s inner circle. May will perform Pierre Max Dubois’s “Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Strings.” Tickets: Arapahoe-phil.org or 303-781-1892.

Voices West “April Fools a capella” is the theme for Voices West’s next concerts on April 1: At 1:30 p.m., the chorale will sing at Littleton United Methodist Church, 5894 S. Datura St., Littleton.

At 7:30 p.m., the chorale will perform

Send check to: Linda Young, 934 Cove Way, Denver CO 80210-5110 or register online, denverlyricoperaguild.org.

Outdoor Play Month Phillip S. Miller Library in Castle Rock celebrates Outdoor Play month in March, with information on many activities and state parks. A Colorado State of Mind Fair with representative from state parks and clubs, will be 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on April 1. 303-7917323, DCL.org.

Saxophonist Nicholas May, a graduate student at the University of Kansas, will perform with the Arapahoe Philharmonic on March 31.

COURTESY PHOTO at King of Glory Lutheran Church, 10001 W. 58th Ave., Arvada. Tickets can be purchased online at voiceswest.org.

Opera competition On March 25 at 1 p.m. 15 singers, of the 36 who competed in the preliminaries, will appear in the final competition for Denver Lyric Opera Guild’s 2017 awards. The competition is held at Bethany Lutheran Church, 4500 E. Hampden Ave., Cherry Hills Village and admission is free — a nice opportunity for opera fans to hear arias by our future stars. (One can stay for the entire event or part of the time.)

DLOG invites guests to its Awards Luncheon at Pinehurst Country Club on April 4, where winners will sing.

RSVP deadline is March 30. Cost: $45.

RMNP a century ago “The Circle Tour,” with Lee Whitely, will revisit Rocky Mountain National Park a century ago at the March 27 meeting of the Englewood Historic Preservation Society, open to the public: at the Englewood library, 1000 Englewood Parkway (2:30 p.m.) and 6:30 p.m. at Brew on Broadway (BOB) 3445 S. Broadway, Englewood. Admission is free and guests are welcome.

Irish roots “Irish Denver: Favorite Names and Places” will feature a talk and book signing by Tom “Dr. Colorado” Noel and Dennis Gallagher at 1 p.m. on March 25 in the sanctuary of First Presbyterian Church of Littleton, 1609 W. Littleton Blvd. A catered lunch will precede the program at 11:45 a.m. in Ficklin Hall for $12. Reservation required: 303-798-1389. The book “Irish Denver” will be available for $20.

Spring Fling South Suburban Recreation District will host “Spring Fling” from 3 to 5 p.m. March 31 at Goodson Recreation

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Center, 6315 S. University Blvd., Centennial. Ice cream floats, music, dancing; 1950s attire welcome. $5 residents, $7 non-residents. 303-347-5999.

Arapahoe Community College Jess T. Dugan will lecture on “A Decade of Visual Activism” at 7 p.m.

March 28, in the Waring Theatre M2900, Arapahoe Community College Littleton Campus, 5900 S. Santa Fe Drive. She will discuss her ongoing project, “To Survive This Shore: Photographs and Interviews with Transgender and Gender-Variant Older Adults.” A reception will follow at the Jantzen Gallery in the Art and Design Center, where works from the “Champions of Change” exhibition will be on display. Admission is free.

ACC will host the Fine Art Student Juried Exhibition from March 23 to April 13 at Colorado Gallery of the Arts, 5900 S. Santa Fe Drive, with an opening reception from 5 to 7 p.m.

March 23. Hours: 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays. At noon on April 13, Art Department chair Angela Faris Belt will speak about “How to Get Exposure for your Artwork” in the gallery.

Bent’s Fort Author/professor Dr. Elliott West will talk about “Bent’s Fort: American Crossroads” at 4 p.m. April 1 at Buck Recreation Center, 2004 W. Powers Ave., Littleton (Registration required — 303-347-5999) and at 2 p.m. April 2 at Denver Central Library, 10 W. 14th Parkway, Denver (registration not required). (His dinner talk at The Fort Restaurant on April 2 is sold out.) See TesoroCulturalCenter.org.

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Brett Wiebold accepts the March Student of the Month award from the Rotary Club of Parker. Pictured from left are Wiebold’s sister Taylor, his parents Bob and Terri, Wiebold, Rotarian Dave Gardner and science teacher Eric Cunningham.

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Rotary selects Wiebold from Ponderosa Senior hopes to translate love of trains into degree

BY TOM SKELLEY TSKELLEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The Rotary Club of Parker recently chose senior Brett Wiebold as its Student of the Month from Ponderosa High School for March.

Ranked 27th in his class of 315, Wiebold has two academic letters and

maintains a 4.02 grade-point-average.

History, model railroading and all things mechanical are among Wiebold’s interests. He has volunteered with the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District and the Colorado Historical Society. Notably, Wiebold has logged more than 1,000 hours of community service at the Colorado Railroad Museum.

Wiebold plans on attending the Colorado School of Mines in the fall to pursue a degree in mechanical engineering.

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Sophie Lawrence from Conifer pets her Fjord horse named Starfire Malin Jambette on March 11 at the Rocky Mountain Horse Expo in Denver.

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Paige Osborne, from Breckenridge, rides her horse, Tucker, at Cody Harrison’s clinic about how to create and handle speed on March 11 at the Rocky Mountain Horse Expo in Denver.

Horse enthusiasts gallop to expo at stock show complex Training clinics and entertainment wrangle audiences across Colorado

BY STEPHANIE MASON SMASON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

From March 10-12, the National Western Stock Show Complex in Denver hosted more than 150 events for thousands of horses and horse lovers alike during the 2017 Rocky Mountain Horse Expo.

Throughout the weekend, nine

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arenas and event spaces simultaneously hosted horse-related clinics and events. Classes regarding riding, training, carriage driving and equine health were discussed at length.

Among the 45 clinicians, favorites included Colorado-based horse trainers Julie Goodnight, Justin Dunn and Cody Harrison.

Many classes included a “Ride with the Experts” portion, in which people could bring their horses to be personally evaluated and worked with as an audience watched and took note of the new skillset being learned.

Some classes were small clinics focused on specific skills that featured

several riders and audience members. Some of these classes included controlling a horse’s speed or loading a horse into a trailer.

Justin Dunn, from Guffey, Colorado, taught a clinic about how to establish clear communication with a horse.

“Never use fear or pain to force a horse to submit,” Dunn said. “We ask the horse to consistently stay the same. We give him every opportunity to understand what we are asking…

We want them to quietly respond to the questions we are asking.”

Julie Goodnight, of Poncha Springs, Colorado, taught a class called “Tips on how to ride til’ you’re 90.”

“Riding is not something you will ever stop learning,” Goodnight said.

“You will never know everything there is to know about the sport.”

Other events herded larger crowds to the event arena. The Mane Event, a crowd pleaser music and light spectacle focusing on the diverse ability of the horse, drew crowds for all three nights.

Many audience members and potential new horse owners attended the Comeback Challenge, a competition that showcased rescue horses after they received professional training.

The rescue horses were later auctioned to new homes.

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Fielder has been awarded the Sierra Club’s Ansel Adams Award, the University of Denver’s Daniel L. Ritchie Award and the University of Colorado’s Distinguished Service Award.

To register for “Celebrating Colorado’s National Parks and Monuments” with John Fielder, visit DCL.org or call 303-791-7323. The event includes a book sale and signing, and refreshments will be served.

Civil Air Patrol hosts open house The Parker Cadet Squadron, a unit

of the Civil Air Patrol, will hold an open house on March 30 at 6:30 p.m., at Parker Evangelical Presbyterian Church located at 9030 Miller Road.

Steven W. Lindsey, USAF Colonel (Ret.) will speak at the event. Lindsey has been a fighter pilot, test pilot and astronaut. The event is open to the public, especially families with boys and girls aged 12 and up who want to learn more about Civil Air Patrol. The patrol’s missions include Aerospace Education, Emergency Services and Youth Leadership Training.

Fielder coming to library Douglas County Libraries’ Philip S. Miller Branch in Castle Rock will host an evening with Colorado nature photographer John Fielder at 6:30 p.m. on April 7. Fielder will talk about and present his collection of photos of Colorado’s federal lands at the event, designed to celebrate Colorado’s national parks.

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THINGS to DO

THEATER

Viewing of ‘The Thorn’: 7 p.m.

Friday, March 24; 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 25; 3 p.m. Sunday, March 26 and 7 p.m. Sunday, March 26 (Spanish version, ‘La Espina’), at Southeast Christian Church, 9650 Jordan Road, Parker. For tickets and information, go to www.thethorn.net.

Contact 303-841-9292 or info@ southeastcc.org. `The Thorn’ is a theatrical portrayal of the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

‘Don Quixote’: 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday, April 22 at the Performing Arts Complex at Pinnacle Charter School, 1001 W. 84th Ave., Federal Heights.

Presented by Denver Ballet Theatre, Centennial. Discounted tickets available through April 1; use code EARLYBIRD. Go to www. denverballettheatreacademy. com for tickets and information.

MUSIC

Dave Hidalgo to Perform at Red Hat Luncheon: noon Wednesday, March 29, at Victorian House, 19600 Victorian Drive, Parker.

Event is free, but space is limited.

Call 303-482-5552 to RSVP. Peter & Will Anderson Jazz Trio: 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 4, at Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, 8545 E. Dry Creek Road, Centennial.

Go to http://gshep.org/ministry/ music-mission-concert-series Lenten Recitals: 12:10 p.m.

Wednesdays through April 5 at St. Andrew United Methodist Church, 9203 S. University Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Music of the Lenten season presented in 20to 25-minute recitals. Light lunch served. Donations accepted.

Concert schedule: Mark Zwilling, organ and piano, March 22; Alleluia Handbells, March 29; St. Andrew Sisters Women’s Ensemble, April 5. Contact Mark Zwilling at 303 794-2683 or mzwilling@gostandrew.com Elizabeth Arts Survey: Community and civic leaders are exploring the potential for new, affordable art space to be built in Elizabeth.

Everyone involved in the arts, cultural and creative communities is asked to take the Elizabeth Arts Survey. The survey closes April 10. Go to www.elizabethartsurvey.org.

this week’s TOP FIVE Women of Denver History: 10-11 a.m. Friday, March 24, at the Malley Senior Center, 3380 S. Lincoln St., Englewood. Learn about the women of Denver and their contributions to the city and the state.

Hear some familiar names, along with some lesser known figures.

Event sponsored by Porter Adventist Hospital. Call 303-762-2660.

If you park in the lot, get a pass from inside the center.

Predators of Castlewood Canyon: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 25 at Castlewood Canyon State Park, in the visitors’ center. Mountain lions, bears, coyotes, foxes - all of these predators live in Castlewood Canyon but we rarely see them. Learn from Jeff Ruck’s experience gained from his years with the Division of Wildlife. Park pass or daily entry fee required.

Maintaining Muscle Mass: 3-4 p.m. Saturday, March 25 at Natural Grocers, 1265 Sgt. John Stiles Drive, Suite M, Highlands Ranch. After age 30, we

can lose 3 percent to 8 percent of our muscle mass each decade. Learn how to maintain muscle mass with key foods and supplements all recommended by science-based research. Call 303-471-9400 or go to www.NaturalGrocers.com.

Zonta Douglas County Trivia Night: 6:30-9:30 p.m. Saturday, April 8, at Kirk Hall, Douglas County Fairgrounds, Castle Rock. Teams of six adults compete in eight rounds of trivia for cash prizes. Dessert bar, snacks, beverages, door prizes, and opportunities to win silent and live auction items included with team registration.

Registration open through March 25. Go to www.zontadouglascounty.org. Call Sue Nissen at 303-202-2452.

Denver’s Union Station, A History in Photographs: 2-3 p.m. Monday, March 27 at Bemis Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton. Author Rhonda Beck will show historic photographs and tell the stories behind one of the Mile High City’s most iconic landmarks. Copies of the speaker’s book, Union Station in Denver, will be available for

EVENTS

Lenten Fish Fry: 4-6:30 p.m.

Fridays in Lent except Good Friday (through April 7) at Ave Maria Catholic Church, Parker. Knights of Columbus serve fried fish, baked fish or nuggets, along with cole slaw, fried or baked potato, mac and cheese, and dinner rolls. Iced tea, lemonade and coffee are free.

Take out and drive through are available.

Yours, Colorado: Made in Colorado Movie Nights: Free screenings of movies with Colorado connections: “War Games” at 6 p.m.

Friday, March 24, and “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade” at 6 p.m. Saturday, March 25 at the Roxborough Library, 8357 N. Rampart Range Road, Suite 200. Registration required; call 303791-7323 or go to DCL.org.

Yours, Colorado: Over the Mountain and Through the Woods: 11 a.m.

Saturday, March 25, at the Castle Pines Library, 360 Village Square Lane. Local experts provide tips for hiking Colorado trails, from beginner to 14er. Registration required; call 303-7917323 or go to DCL.org.

Yours, Colorado: Explore Douglas County Hiking Trails: 2 p.m. Saturday, March 25 at the Parker Li-

brary, 20105 E. Mainstreet. Learn about the hiking, walking and biking trails in Douglas County.

Registration is required; call 303791-7323 or go to DCL.org.

Life-Size Game Day: 2-4 p.m. Sunday, March 26 at the Roxborough Library, 8357 N. Rampart Range Road, Unit 200. Family fun; no registration required. Call 303791-7323 or DCL.org.

White Elephant Bingo: 3 p.m.

Sunday, March 26, at Valley House, 255 S. Valley Drive, Castle Rock. Bring small trinket or funny item worth $5 or less for the prize pot. Light refreshments served.

Free, but space is limited. Call 303-482-5552 to RSVP. United Nations: 6-8 p.m. Monday, March 27 at Charter Financial Resources Memory Lane, 9335 Commerce Center St., B5, Highlands Ranch. Look at the origins and history of the U.N., as well as its role in the world. Call 303-468-2820. In the building is a collection of 50s memorabilia to explore as part of this event.

Ice cream and refreshments will be served.

Cuba: Past, Present & Future: 1-2 p.m. Tuesday, March 28 at Smoky

Hill Library, 5430 S. Biscay Circle, Centennial. Join Active Minds for a past, present and future look at our communist neighbor to the south. We will cover Castro’s revolution, the Bay of Pigs, the Cuban Missile Crisis, Guantánamo Bay and current implications of the change in U.S. policy. Call 303-542-7279 to RSVP. Muhammad Ali: 1:30-2:30 p.m.

Tuesday, March 28 at the Inn at Greenwood Village, 5565 S. Yosemite St., Greenwood Village.

Born Cassius Clay, the professional boxer known as Muhammad Ali was widely regarded as one of the most accomplished and controversial sports figures of the 20th century. Join Active Minds as we review the life and legacy of the man often referred to simply as “The Greatest.” Call 303-327-7340 to RSVP. Seating is limited.

Yours, Colorado: Colorado State of Mind Fair: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Saturday, April 1, at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Explore a variety of Colorado outdoor activities, from rock hunting to canoeing and more, including displays and demos. No registration required.

Call 303-791-7323 or go to DCL. org.

Genealogy Fair: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Saturday, April 1, at the James H. LaRue Library, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Drop in to learn about genealogy techniques

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S and technology to help discover your family tree. No registration h required; call 303-791-7323 or go D to DCL.org. t i Free Legal Clinic: 2-3:30 p.m.

A Monday, April 3, at the Philip S. B Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., S Castle Rock. Volunteer attorneys b will answer questions, help fill t out forms and explain the process o and procedures for all areas of civil litigation. Walk-ins welcome; S everyone seated first-come, M first-served. Clinics offered the first Monday of each month. 2017 — dates are May 1, June 5, July 3, Aug. 7, Oct. 2, Nov. 6 and Dec. 4.

Call 303-791-7323.

Broken Tee Women’s 18-Hole Saturday Golf Club: play on Saturday mornings; season starts in April. Broken Tee Golf Course is at 2101 W. Oxford Ave., Englewood. Good for working women and mothers. Contact BTWSGC@ aol.com ROAD CarFit for Seniors: 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. the first Wednesday of each month through September, at Dahlia Campus for Health and Wellbeing, 3401 Eudora St., Denver.

10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. the second Wednesday of each month through September, at AAA-Colorado Southglenn, 700 S. University Blvd., Centennial.

Presented by the Reaching Older Adults Program, the 20-minute checkup is free but registration is requested. Call 303-991-5740 for an appointment.

HEALTH

Philip S. Miller Library Blood Drive: 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 25 at 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Call 303-363-2300 or visit bonfils.org.

Fight Back Against Stress: 4-4:30 p.m. Monday, April 3, at the Grow Youth Center in the To the Rescue Building, 10355 S. Progress Way, Parker. Taught by Brooke Ebel, nutritional health coach, Natural Grocers in Parker. Call 303-9318026 or go to www.GrowCommunityCenter.org.

EDUCATION HSE Prep Class: 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 29 at the Parker Library, 20105 E. Mainstreet. Instruction, assessment and practice for those preparing to take high school equivalency exams. For ages 17 and up. Registration is required; call 303-791-7323 or go to DCL.org.

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

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CURTAIN TIME Tucson Schools. Plays at Su Teatro Cultural and Performing Arts Center, 721 Santa Fe Drive, Denver, through March 26 at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Saturday. Next : March 30-April 2, XicanIndie Film Fest. Suteatro. org, 303-296-0219.

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“Drowning Girls” by Beth Graham, Charlie Tomlinson and Daniela Vlaskalic plays March 15 through May 19 on specific dates in the Black Box Theatre at the Arvada Center, 6910 Wadsworth Blvd., as part of the new Repertory Series, with excellent cast. Directed

by Lynne Collins. For schedule and tickets, 720-898-7200, arvadacenter. org.

Perceptions The regional premiere of “The Nether” by Jennifer Haley is the inaugural production by the newly formed Benchmark Theatre and producing artistic director Haley Johnson. Rachel Bouchard is director of this crime drama/sci-fi thriller, at Buntport Theatre, 717

Su Teatro “Mas” by Milta Ortiz is about Mexican American Studies classes — and the problems they had — in

Lipan St., Denver. It plays March 31 through April 23. Performances: 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays; 6 p.m. Sundays. Mature content.

Tickets: benchmarktheatre.com, info@benchmarktheatre.com.

Dave Shirley “Oddville,” a comedy written by Dave Shirley and Robert Dubac, and performed by Shirley, plays through April 9 at the Avenue Theater, 417 E. 17th Ave., Denver — a return to Denver audiences. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 4 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: avenuetheater.com or 303-919-9698.

Candlelight “42nd Street” by Michael Stewart, with music and lyrics by Harry Warren and Al Dubin, plays March 23 to June 4 at Candlelight Dinner Playhouse, 4747 Marketplace Drive, Johnstown. Tickets: 970-744-3747, coloradocandlelight.com.

‘Baby Dance’ “The Baby Dance” by Jane Anderson plays at Cherry Creek Theatre’s new home at Mizel Arts Center, 350 S. Dahlia St., Denver. Performances: at 8 p.m. Thursdays and Saturdays; 2 p.m.

Sundays. Tickets: cherrycreektheater. org or 303-800-6578.

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Austin Narro puts down a bunt for Ponderosa during a March 15 non-league baseball game against Northglenn that was played at Coors Field. Narro beat out the bunt. The game went into extra innings as Narro led off for the Mustangs with a double and Ponderosa scored five runs, winning the game, 10-5.

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Mustangs win baseball opener Ponderosa scores five runs in the eighth to beat Northglenn 10-5

BY TOM MUNDS TMUNDS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Ponderosa and Northglenn baseball teams gave their fans a lot to cheer about during the March 15 non-league baseball game played at Coors Field.

The game was tied 5-5 at the end of regulation play and then the Mustangs put together walks, aggressive base running and timely hitting in the top of the eighth inning, scoring as many runs in that inning as they scored in the previous seven innings to win the game, 10-5.

“We are a little inexperienced this season. We have 11 seniors on the roster but only three of them were starters, but the other seniors are good players who can help us a lot,” Mustangs Coach Bob Maloney said before the game.

“Since this is our first game of

Ponderosa second baseman throws the relay to first baseman Peyton Ingalls to complete the double play during the March 23 non-league baseball game against Northglenn that was played at Coors Field. The Mustangs played solid defense then went on offense in the top of the eight as they scored five runs to win the extra inning game, 10-5. the season we will be going to get some guys playing time so we can settle in on our starting lineup.”

He said the team will have good depth, the pitching will be a team strength and the Mustangs will play good defense.

“We will be a little behind the curve on offense, at least at the start of the season,” the coach said. “We will be looking to play small ball and manufacture runs.”

SEE BASEBALL, P25

STANDOUT PERFORMERS Jake Hall, lacrosse, sophomore, Arapahoe: He scored five goals and had an assist in a 15-14 win over Mountain Vista on March 17.

Troy Lincavage, baseball, junior, Legend: In an 11-0 season-opening win over Dakota Ridge on March 15, Lincavage belted a triple and home run in two at-bats and

drove in four runs.

Jordan Medina, baseball, junior, Highlands Ranch: He went 2-for-3 with a double, homer and three RBI in a 9-8 win over Broomfield on March 15.

Taylor Barnes, tennis, senior, Douglas County: She ran her season record in No. 2

singles to 2-0 with a win over Smoky Hill’s Sarah Altshuler by winning the third-set tiebreaker, 8-6.

Shae Holmes, soccer, junior, ThunderRidge: She scored four times and had an assist in the Grizzlies’ 7-0 victory over Denver East on March 15.

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

t turns out the Colorado high school basketball season is not over, as 20 area players have made it to The Show.

There will be four games this year in The Show, which is an all-star showcase set for OVERTIME March 25 at Metro State University in Denver.

The 1A-3A girls contest will start at 2:30 p.m. followed by the 1A-3A boys game at 4 p.m. The Top 20 girls game will tip off at 5:30 p.m. and the Top 20 boys game is scheduled for 7 p.m. The Top 20 Jim Benton games feature primarily 4A and 5A players.

Golden’s Adam Thistlewood, Jake Belknapp of Mountain Vista and Kaison Hammonds of ThunderRidge will be on the Blue Top 20 boys team.

The Top 20 boys White team includes Sam Masten of Rock Canyon and is coached by the Jaguars’ Kent Grams.

Cherry Creek’s Chris Curneen will be one of the coaches for the Blue Top 20 girls team. The roster of the Blue team includes Ashley Madden, of Pomona, Sydney Mech, of Cherry Creek, Jaela Richardson, of Cherry Creek, Jana Van Gytenbeek, of Cherry Creek, Ashley Van Sickle, of Ralston Valley, and Autumn Watts, of Highlands Ranch.

The Top 20 girls White team will feature Camilla Emsbro, of Lakewood, Kylie Jimenez, of Horizon and Tommie Olson, of Highlands Ranch.

Benjamin Hawkins, of Faith Christian, Robert Williams, of Sheridan, and Will Willis, of Lutheran, are on the 1A-3A boys White team. Haylee Shaklee, of Lutheran, Hristina Geraskova, of Faith Christian, and Faith Barela, of Sheridan, will play on the 1A-3A girls team.

Terrell Davis to speak Castle View’s Gridiron Club has lined up former Denver Broncos running back Terrell Davis to speak at the “Back the Cats” program scheduled for Aug. 18.

Davis, the Super Bowl XXXII Most Valuable Player, will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Aug. 5, and he follows ex-Colorado State football coach Sonny Lubick, who was featured at the Castle Rock community event last summer.

CVGC President Charles Oster said, “We believe this is something not just for our program but the entire community of Castle Rock.”

Information can be obtained by contacting Farah Oster at 720-445-1615.

A look at the rankings Late this month, spring breaks for the Douglas County, Littleton, Jefferson County, Adams 12 and Cherry Creek school districts will slow sports activities between local teams.

So it might be time to look at the CHSAANow.Com polls to see which area teams are featured in the March 20 rankings.

SEE BENTON, P32

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Several stand out in singlets Four athletes take honors as Wrestlers of the Year

BY JIM BENTON JBENTON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Most seasons there is one wrestler who stands out just a little above the rest.

This year is unusual in the south metro area since there were four individual state champions, three undefeated wrestlers and three that became two-time state champions.

So instead of a Colorado Community Media Wrestler of the Year, there are Wrestlers of the SOUTH METRO Year, four of them to be exact.

ATHLETES Castle View’s OF THE YEAR Malik Heinselman and Tate Samuelson, Mountain Vista’s Trent Schultz and his younger brother Cohl Schultz of Ponderosa were the honored wrestlers.

Heinselman, the junior who is the InterMat No. 1 ranked high school wrestler in the country, was 44-0 this season and captured his second straight state championship at the 106-pound classification. He recently committed to wrestle at Ohio State University.

He had 27 pins last season, 12 technical falls and won 162.5 points.

Samuelson was 44-0 at 170 pounds and won the state title after finishing the runner-up at 160 pounds during the 2016 state tournament.

The junior recorded 29 pins and three technical falls while earning 155 team points.

Trent Schultz won his second consecutive 195-pound state championship and ended the season with a 40-0 record. The senior is the first Vista wrestler to win a state championship.

He recorded 26 pins last season to wind up with 108 career pins. He had four technical falls and two major decisions among his 40 victories during the 2016-17 season. He scored

BASEBALL FROM PAGE 24

Key moments It was a well-played baseball game. Ponderosa held a 5-3 lead and needed three outs to win the game. But Northglenn rallied and scored a pair of runs to tie the score at 5-5 at the end of regulation, which sent the game into extra innings.

Austin Narro led off the top of the eighth for the Mustangs with a double. Eight Mustangs got on base in the

Tate Samuelson, left, and Malik Heinselman

FILE PHOTOS

Cohl Schultz

Trent Schultz

50 takedowns and gave up none while outscoring opponents 201-20.

Cohl Schultz was 46-1 with his only loss coming to the nation’s No. 1 ranked Chase Singletary of Blair Academy (New Jersey). The Mus-

inning, and hits by Ty Wilson and Reece Hall drove in four runs and a fifth run scored on a wild pitch as Ponderosa put up five runs. The Mustangs held Northglenn scoreless in the bottom of the eighth and won the game, 10-5.

Key players/statistics Mason Bennett had a good day at the plate for the Mustangs as he went three-forfour with a double and two RBIs, plus he scored twice.

Joe Maxie was one for three and his hit was a double that drove in a pair of runs, while teammte Reece Hall went

tang sophomore is undefeated for the past two years in Colorado and became a two-time 220-pound state champion during last month’s state tournament.

He had 35 pins this season

two-for-five and his double sent two Mustangs across home plate.

Phil Emmett was the starting pitcher. He pitched four innings, gave up seven hits and three runs and struck out six. Ty Wilson came on in relief and threw two scoreless innings. He was followed to the mound by Reece Hall who got the win as he took the mound in the seventh inning, pitched two innings and gave up three hits and two runs.

They said it Senior Mason Bennett said

and 90 in two years. He has compiled a 93-2 record over two seasons and could top the all-time Colorado records for career wins, which currently stands at 161, and the mark for career pins of 121.

it was a very special experience to get to play baseball at Coors Field.

“I was a little nervous before the game,” he said. “I did hit the ball well today and that was special for me.”

The outfielder said he feels his defense is his strength.

He said at bat he basically a singles hitter because he doesn’t have a lot of power.

“I did get a little nervous when Northglenn tied the score,” Bennett said. “But we put things together to get the runs we needed to win the game.”

Going forward Ponderosa had one more game on the local schedule before hitting the road to take part in the Coach Bob Invitational Baseball Tournament in Phoenix that runs from March 27 to April 1. The annual event draws about 100 high school teams from 10 different states and this year there are teams from 10 states.

The Mustangs will play four games starting March 27 against out-of-state teams from Idaho, California and Arizona plus one more not on the schedule yet.

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Castle View gains services of premier athlete on ice John Fulton honored as South Metro Hockey Player of the Year BYJIM BENTON JBENTON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

John Fulton is the Colorado Community Media South Metro Hockey Player of the Year.

COURTESY PHOTO “I felt like I kind of started off a little slow but I picked it up halfway and finished strong,” he said. “It was a lot of fun. My line played really good and made it pretty easy to score goals.”

Castle View coach Al Quintana welcomed Fulton when he decided to double up and play high school hockey along being on a club team.

“He was a team player and leader on the team,” said Quintana. “John is a 4.3 GPA student in school. He works hard every time he is on the ice. His is an inspiration to the younger players.

Fulton enjoyed playing for the Castle View co-op team and didn’t feel pressure in his new role.

“The more you feel like you need to improve, the worse you play,” said Fulton. “When you feel like you’re the guy that needs to make it happen, there is less pressure because you feel like you can make the plays.

“There were a lot more teams than there used to be in high school hockey and the atmosphere for hockey is a lot better. For the big games and the playoffs there were a lot of people there so it was fun to play.”

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John Fulton’s responsibility on the Castle View hockey team was different than his role when playing club hockey.

Fulton, a junior who attends Ponderosa High School, played club hockey with the Arapahoe major AA team this year and last season was a member of the Colorado Thunderbirds 16U AAA club.

He was more of a complementary, checking, defensive forward with his club teams but became a goal scorer when he joined the Castle View team this season to play in the Highlands Conference, which was one of the Colorado High School Activities Association’s four leagues.

SOUTH METRO Fulton was the ATHLETES CHSAA regular OF THE YEAR season scoring champion with 23 goals and 21 assists for 44 points. In two playoff games he added two goals and an assist to wind up with 47 points for the season.

He is the 2017 Colorado Community Media South Metro Hockey Player of the Year.

“For the Thunderbirds last year I wasn’t necessarily the guy,” said Fulton.

“I was relied on a little bit more with Castle View and I felt like I had to play a little bit better.”

Fulton adapted to his new role and during one 13-game stretch he filled the scoresheet with 22 goals and 34 points.

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Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2017-0003

Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2017-0004

To Whom It May Concern: On 1/26/2017 3:22:00 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 1/5/2017 2:24:00 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 1/5/2017 5:47:00 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: DENISE TALESFORE Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR LENDER, COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR STRUCTURED ADJUSTABLE RATE MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-18 Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 7/7/2005 Recording Date of DOT: 8/1/2005 Reception No. of DOT: 2005071171 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $993,750.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $954,591.33

Original Grantor: CYNTHIA R. HASKELL Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR PATHWAYS LENDING SOLUTIONS, LLC, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE STRUCTURED ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-1 Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 11/16/2004 Recording Date of DOT: 12/7/2004 Reception No. of DOT: 2004124257 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $933,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $897,159.40

Original Grantor: JOHN H SLOAN Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR PEOPLES MORTGAGE CORPORATION Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 8/29/2011 Recording Date of DOT: 9/1/2011 Reception No. of DOT: 2011053223 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $317,440.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $326,548.25

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 monthly installments due Note Holder 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 84, THE PINERY FILING 24B, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 9181 Scenic Pine Dr , Parker, CO 80134-2790 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, May 17, 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: 3/23/2017 Last Publication: 4/20/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 1/27/2017 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: HOLLY RYAN Colorado Registration #: 32647 355 UNION BOULEVARD SUITE 250, LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80228 Phone #: (303) 274-0155 Fax #: (303) 274-0159 Attorney File #: 17-945-29746

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website : http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No. : 2017-0024 First Publication: 3/23/2017 Last Publication: 4/20/2017 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.

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 16, CENTENNIAL RANCH, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO Which has the address of: 7285 Sagebrush Drive , Parker, CO 80138 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, May 10, 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.

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

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

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 10A, BLOCK 2, COMPARK FILING NO. 1, 1ST AMENDMENT, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 16082 Butterwort Circle, 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, April 26, 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: 3/2/2017 Last Publication: 3/30/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

First Publication: 3/16/2017 Last Publication: 4/13/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 1/6/2017 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

Dated: 1/5/2017 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:

EVE GRINA Colorado Registration #: 43658 7700 E. ARAPAHOE ROAD, SUITE 230, CENTENNIAL, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: Fax #: Attorney File #: CO-16-757630-LL *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee websi te: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/

NICHOLAS H. SANTARELLI Colorado Registration #: 46592 9800 S. MERIDIAN BLVD. SUITE 400, ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (303) 706-9990 Fax #: Attorney File #: 16-013426 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2017-0003 First Publication: 3/16/2017 Last Publication: 4/13/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Legal Notice No. 2017-0004 First Publication: 3/2/2017 Last Publication: 3/30/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2017-0012

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PUBLIC NOTICE Public Trustees

Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2017-0012 To Whom It May Concern: On 1/19/2017 1:35:00 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: JEREMY GRAYSON AND CORTNEY GRAYSON Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR IMORTGAGE.COM, INC., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: MIDFIRST BANK Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 4/25/2008 Recording Date of DOT: 5/20/2008 Reception No. of DOT: 2008035925 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $398,742.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $480,892.35 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Borrower's failure to make timely payments as required under the Evidence of Debt and Deed of Trust.

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

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 49, VILLAGES OF PARKER FILING NO. 26B, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 22983 Allendale Avenue , Parker, CO 80138 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, May 10, 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: 3/16/2017 Last Publication: 4/13/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 1/20/2017 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: NICHOLAS H. SANTARELLI Colorado Registration #: 46592 9800 S. MERIDIAN BLVD. SUITE 400, ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (303) 706-9990 Fax #: Attorney File #: 17-014055 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website : http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2017-0012 First Publication: 3/16/2017 Last Publication: 4/13/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2017-0014 To Whom It May Concern: On 1/19/2017 4:24:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relat-

Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2017-0014

Public Trustees

To Whom It May Concern: On 1/19/2017 4:24:00 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: LAUREEN M. BENT AND EARL BENT Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR WILMINGTON FINANCE, INC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR MFRA TRUST 2014-2 Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 1/15/2007 Recording Date of DOT: 1/26/2007 Reception No. of DOT: 2007007956 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $204,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $205,880.92

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.

*LOAN MODIFICATION AGREEMENT EFFECTIVE JANUARY 6, 2015

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 41, BLOCK 1, SADDLEBROOK SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO

Which has the address of: 21861 Saddlebrook Court , Parker, CO 80138 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, May 10, 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 (38-38103.1 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 (855-411-2372) or both.

However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process.

First Publication: 3/16/2017 Last Publication: 4/13/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 1/20/2017 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: NICHOLE WILLIAMS Colorado Registration #: 49611 1199 BANNOCK STREET, DENVER, COLORADO 80204 Phone #: (303) 350-3711 Fax #: Attorney File #: 00000006550081

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee webs ite: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2017-0014 First Publication: 3/16/2017 Last Publication: 4/13/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2017-0016

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7March 24, 2017 Public Trustees PUBLIC NOTICE

Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2017-0016 To Whom It May Concern: On 1/19/2017 4:32:00 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: MATTHEW N. GAGNON AND STEPHAINE L. GAGNON Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR LENDER, FIRST MAGNUS FINANCIAL CORPORATION Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION ("FANNIE MAE"), A CORPORATION ORGANIZED AND EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 8/4/2006 Recording Date of DOT: 8/10/2006 Reception No. of DOT: 2006068697** DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $284,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $331,827.57 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 monthly installments due Note Holder **This loan has been modified through a loan modification agreement effective 12/1/15.

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 41, THE VILLAGES OF PARKER FILING NO. 6B, FIRST AMENDMENT, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 22418 Quail Run Lane, Parker, CO 80138 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, May 10, 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: 3/16/2017 Last Publication: 4/13/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

To Whom It May Concern: On 1/26/2017 3:19:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Public Trustees

Original Grantor: GARRY MCCULLEY AND LEEANNE BRESLIN Original Beneficiary: DECISION ONE MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR MORGAN STANLEY ABS CAPITAL I INC. TRUST 2005HE3 MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-HE3 Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 3/28/2005 Recording Date of DOT: 4/6/2005 Reception No. of DOT: 2005029872 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $169,600.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $146,513.27 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 8 COTTONWOOD, SUBDIVISION FILING NO. lOB, 1ST AMENDED, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 8737 Cloverleaf Circle , 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, May 17, 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 (38-38103.1 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 (855-411-2372) or both.

However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process.

First Publication: 3/23/2017 Last Publication: 4/20/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 1/27/2017 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

Dated: 1/20/2017 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

DAVID A. SHORE Colorado Registration #: 19973 5347 S VALENTIA WAY SUITE 100, GREENWOOD VILLAGE, COLORADO 80111 Phone #: (303) 573-1080 Fax #: Attorney File #: 17-00013SH

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

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

HOLLY RYAN Colorado Registration #: 32647 355 UNION BOULEVARD SUITE 250, LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80228 Phone #: (303) 274-0155 Fax #: (303) 274-0159 Attorney File #: 16-914-29738

Legal Notice No.: 2017-0021 First Publication: 3/23/2017 Last Publication: 4/20/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2017-0016 First Publication: 3/16/2017 Last Publication: 4/13/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2017-0021 To Whom It May Concern: On 1/26/2017 3:19:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: GARRY MCCULLEY AND LEEANNE BRESLIN Original Beneficiary: DECISION ONE MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt:

PUBLIC NOTICE Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2017-0026 To Whom It May Concern: On 1/26/2017 3:20:00 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: RICHARD T HOFFMAN AND MICHELLE M HOFFMAN AND RACHEL M HOFFMAN Original Beneficiary: WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 9/7/2007 Recording Date of DOT: 9/19/2007 Reception No. of DOT: 2007074541** DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $292,500.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $317,038.25 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 9/7/2007 Recording Date of DOT: 9/19/2007 Reception No. of DOT: 2007074541** DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $292,500.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $317,038.25 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: Violation of the Due on Transfer clause. **This loan has been modified through a Loan Modification Agreement effective date is February 01, 2013.

Public Trustees

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

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 26, BLOCK 6, THE PINERY, FILING NO. 4, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 8804 E Mad River Rd , 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, May 17, 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 (38-38103.1 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 (855-411-2372) or both.

However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process.

First Publication: 3/23/2017 Last Publication: 4/20/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 1/27/2017 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: TONI M. OWAN Colorado Registration #: 30580 355 UNION BOULEVARD SUITE 250, LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80228 Phone #: (303) 274-0155 Fax #: (303) 274-0159 Attorney File #: 16-945-29723 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website : http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2017-0026 First Publication: 3/23/2017 Last Publication: 4/20/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Misc. Private Legals Public Notice NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the Same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to: OCCUPANT - Berg Hill Greenleaf & Ruscitti LLP - FRHL LLC and UMB Bank CO NA - INA Group LLC - Internantional Bank of Commerce Jeff Samples the President of International Bank of Commerce, a Texas Banking Association Jeff Samples, President C/O International Bank of Commerce - Johnathan A Lehmann, President Olde Town Metropolitan District - Land Title Guarantee Company - Main & Jordan LLC, A Colorado Limited Liability Company - Michael B Massey - Norman Dyer as Sole Manager of Main & Jordan LLC, a Colorado Limited Liability Company - Norman Dyer, Sole Manager - Olde Town Metropolitan District - Preston Johnson Sandy P Aron, Manager, Spasco of Colorado LLC - Sandy P Aron, Member, Spasco of Colorado LLC - Sanford P Aron, the Sole Manager of Spasco of Colorado LLC, a Colorado Limited Liability Company - Shops at Olde Town Association - Spasco of Colorado LLC - Spasco of Colorado LLC, a Colorado Limited Liability Company - Spasco, Ltd, a Texas limited partnership aka Spasco Ltd - The Cherry Creek Basin Authority - The Parker Water and Sanitation District - The Public Trustee of the County of Douglas, State of Colorado - The Shops at Olde Town Association - The Shops at Olde Town Association, a Colorado nonprofit corporation -

ado LLC - Sanford P Aron, the Sole Manager of Spasco of Colorado LLC, a Colorado Limited Liability Company - Shops at Olde Town Association - Spasco of Colorado LLC - Spasco of Colorado LLC, a Colorado Limited Liability Company - Spasco, Ltd, a Texas limited partnership aka Spasco Ltd - The Cherry Creek Basin Authority - The Parker Water and Sanitation District - The Public Trustee of the County of Douglas, State of Colorado - The Shops at Olde Town Association - The Shops at Olde Town Association, a Colorado nonprofit corporation The Union Pacific Railway Company

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You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 12th day of November 2013 the then County Treasurer of the County of Douglas, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to FRHL LLC and UMB Bank CO NA the following described real estate situate in the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, to wit: TRACT O OLDE TOWN AT PARKER 1A 1ST AMEND 1.875 AM/L and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to FRHL LLC and UMB Bank CO NA. That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent* taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2012. That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of Shops at Olde Town Association for said year 2012 That on the 20th day of June 2016 said FRHL LLC and UMB Bank CO NA assigned said certificate of purchase to INA Group LLC. That said INA Group LLC on the 4th day of January 2017 the present holder of said certificate, has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said real estate; That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said at 1:00 o’clock P.M., on the 29th day of June 2017 unless the same has been redeemed. Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed. Witness my hand this 23rd day of March 2017 /s/ Diane A. Holbert County Treasurer of Douglas County Legal Notice No.: 930789 First Publication: March 23, 2017 Last Publication: April 6, 2017 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the Same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to: OCCUPANT - Beverley L Edwards AKA Beverly A Edwards - Beverly A Edwards aka Beverley L Edwards - Cheryl A Lane Clerk of Court - Cheryl A Lane Clerk of Court - Cheryl Cordert, for Troy B Parker Revenue Officer C/O Department of Treasury Internal Revenue Service - County Court Douglas County Colorado Dean E Edwards and Beverly A Edwards, As Joint Tenants - Dean Edwards AKA Dean E Edwards - Beverley L Edwards aka Beverly A Edwards and Dean Edwards aka Dean E Edwards - Department of Treasury Internal Revenue Service - FRHL LLC and UMB Bank Co NA - INA Group LLC - Kathleen Cone Deputy Clerk - Lorraine Joanne Bays - Lorraine Joanne Bays aka Lorraine J Bays - Roger D & Lori J Bays - Roger D Bays aka Roger Bays - Roger Dean Bays and Lorraine Joanne Bays - Transit Mix Concrete Co - Troy B Parker, Revenue Officer C/O Department of Treasury Internal Revenue Service You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 12th day of November 2013 the then County Treasurer of the County of Douglas, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to FRHL LLC and UMB Bank CO NA the following described real estate situate in the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, to wit: TR NE1/4SW1/4 15-9-70 CP 0150869 1 AM/L 288-533 and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to FRHL LLC and UMB Bank CO NA. That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent* taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2012. That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of Lorraine Joanne Bays for said year 2012 That on the 20th day of June 2016 said FRHL LLC and UMB Bank CO NA assigned said certificate of purchase to INA Group LLC. That said INA Group LLC on the 4th day of January 2017 the present holder of said certificate, has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said real estate; That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said at 1:00 o’clock P.M., on the 29th day of June 2017 unless the same has been redeemed. Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed. Witness my hand this 23rd day of March 2017

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NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED

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

OCCUPANT - Anderson & Keil - Apollo Credit Agency Inc - Brittany D Vanwyck aka Brittany D Brame - Brittany Van Wyk, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Kevin A Vanwyk also known as Kevin Authur Vanwk, Kevin Vanwyk, Kevin A Van Wyk, Kevin Arthur Van Wyk and Kevin Van Wyk - Christopher Gerald Treece Registered Agent GRE Holdings - Christopher Sherman - County Court Jefferson County - Dianne E Bailey, Douglas County Public Trustee GRE Holdings LLC - GRE Holdings LLC C/O Jennifer Ostenson - Guaranty Bank and Trust Company - Jennifer Ostenson, Manager GRE Holdings LLC - Jennifer Ostenson, Senior Vice President of Guaranty Bank and Trust Company - Merlin J Rozenboom - Merlin J Rozenboom and Kevin A Van Wyk - Monique Dithun, Deputy Clerk - Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc aka MERS - Mortgage Solutions of Colorado - North American Title Company of Colorado - Public Trustee Douglas County Robert James Wilson - Robert James Wilson and Kindra Wilson - Sean Larkin - Sean Michael Larkin - Sean Michael Larkin, Registered Agent GRE Holdings LLC - Shana Kloek, Clerk of the Court - Sharon K Sherman and Chris Sherman - Sharon K Sherman et al - Stewart Title - Zsolt K Bessko C/O Jones & Keller PC Zsolt K Bessko Esq

You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 12th day of November 2013 the then County Treasurer of the County of Douglas, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to FRHL LLC and UMB Bank CO NA the following described real estate situate in the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, to wit: LOTS 13 THRU 16 BLK 8 KELLEY TOWNSITE & THAT PART OF VACATED ROSE AVE ADJACENT TO PROPERTY BY 87-254 TOTAL ACREAGE 0.369 AM/L and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to FRHL LLC and UMB Bank CO NA. That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent* taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2012. That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of GRE Holdings LLC for said year 2012

That on the 20th day of June 2016 said FRHL LLC and UMB Bank CO NA assigned said certificate of purchase to INA Group LLC. That said INA Group LLC on the 4th day of January 2017 the present holder of said certificate, has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said real estate; That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said at 1:00 o’clock P.M., on the 29th day of June 2017 unless the same has been redeemed. Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed. Witness my hand this 23rd day of March 2017 /s/ Diane A. Holbert County Treasurer of Douglas County Legal Notice No.: 930790 First Publication: March 23, 2017 Last Publication: April 6, 2017 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

City and County Public Notice DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT RE1 LEGAL NOTICE OF TWO-YEAR, FALL APPLICATION CYCLE

Pursuant to C.R.S. § 22-1-117, this notice is to inform the public that the Douglas County School District is requesting a waiver from the State Board of Education from the requirements of C.R.S. § 22-30.5-107(1)(b), regarding the timing of review and approval of charter school applications. The DCSD Board will hear public comment concerning this waiver request at its regular monthly meeting starting at 6:00 p.m. on April 18, 2017, at 620 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock. Public comment is welcome.

Douglas County School District RE1 Dated: March 15, 2017 Nona Eichelberger, Board of Education Secretary Legal Notice No.: 930786 First Publication: March 23, 2017 Last Publication: April 13, 2017 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

/s/ Diane A. Holbert County Treasurer of Douglas County Legal Notice No.: 930791 First Publication: March 23, 2017 Last Publication: April 6, 2017 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the Same was Taxed or Specially As-

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AllHealth Network names new CEO STAFF REPORT

AllHealth Network announced the appointment of a new chief executive officer on March 15.

William Hendricks, who will also serve on AllHealth’s board of directors, succeeds Joan DiMaria, who retired last fall.

“I am honored and excited to be joining an organization that has been at the forefront of mental illness and substance abuse treatment in Colorado for more than 60 years,” Hendricks said.

AllHealth Network, formerly Arapahoe/Douglas Mental Health Network, provides behavioral health services in Arapahoe and Douglas counties.

Hendricks was chosen following a nationwide search. He has worked

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In the Class 5A baseball poll, Rocky Mountain was top ranked, with Rock Canyon holding down the third position. Other area teams in the top 10: Cherry Creek (fourth), Mountain Vista (seventh), Legend (eighth),

in behavioral healthcare as both a psychologist and an administrator for more than 25 years, most recently as vice president and chief operations officer at Seton Shoal Creek Behavioral Health Services in Austin, Texas.

“Dr. Hendricks’ expertise in behavioral healthcare and his industry leadership will help pave the way for AllHealth Network to continue to grow and persevere in an increasingly competitive and ever-evolving behavioral healthcare market,” board chair John Phillips said.

Hendricks holds a Ph.D. and master’s degree in psychology from Miami (Ohio) University and a master’s degree in business administration from Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

ThunderRidge (ninth) and Highlands Ranch (10th).

Valor Christian was top-ranked in the 4A poll and Faith Christian was No. 1 in the 3A rankings.

Arapahoe was second behind Regis Jesuit in the 5A boys lacrosse poll with Cherry Creek third, Mountain Vista fourth, Rock Canyon seventh, Wheat Ridge ninth and Highlands Ranch 10th.

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help plan and execute. Our Walk to End Alzheimer’s attracts more than 10,000 people, so planning committee members are essential.

Contact: Deb Wells, 303-813-1669 or dwells@ alz.org.

Send volunteer opportunities to hharden@ coloradocommunitymedia.com.

18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office Domestic Violence Program Provides information and support to crime victims Need: Victim Adocates interact with and support victims of domestic violence. They also provide resource referrals and explain processes to victims.

Requirements: 20 hours of training required; volunteers must commit to one morning a week at the Justice Center in Castle Rock.

Contact: Mel Secrease, 720-733-4552 or msecrease@da.18.state.co.us.

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.

Requirements: Attend an orientation and submit to a background check before volunteering. Training provided to all new drivers.

Deliveries start at 1 p.m. and last until 3 p.m.

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

Alzheimer’s Association, Colorado Chapter Provides care and support to 67,000-plus families dealing with all kinds of dementing illnesses.

Need: Walk to End Alzheimer’s committee members.

Requirements: Individuals who love to

Valor is second in the 4A lacrosse poll with Golden fourth, Green Mountain seventh and Littleton ninth.

Cherry Creek is second behind Colorado Academy in the girls ratings, with Chaparral seventh and ThunderRidge eighth.

In the girls soccer rankings, Mountain Vista is third in the 5A poll, with Cherry Creek fifth, Legacy eighth and Ralston Valley ninth. Valor is No. 1

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.

in the 4A and Wheat Ridge comes in sixth and D’Evelyn seventh. Jefferson Academy is third in the 3A rankings, with SkyView Academy 10th.

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

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