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A SATURDAY AT THE FAIR

Partners planning pipeline It will lead from E-470 to new water treatment plant

By Chris Michlewicz cmichlewicz@coloradocommunitymedia.com A new pipeline will help bolster the renewable water supply in the south metro area.

The Douglas County Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval of a “location and extent” application Aug. 3 for miles — the Rueter-Hess Length of new WISE Infrastrucpipeline ture project. The project involves months — the construction Construction of a 42-inch-ditimeline ameter pipeline million — stretching from Approximate cost just north of E-470, between percent — Peoria Street and Parker Water’s Chambers Road, portion of cost to the new water purification inches — facility north of Diameter of pipe the Rueter-Hess Reservoir.

— Prehistoric The 4.5-milesites along pipeline long pipeline is corridor part of the Water Infrastructure and Supply Efficiency Partnership — or WISE — which is bringing treated water from Denver and Aurora to the south suburbs. Members of the South Metro Water Supply Authority, a group of regional water providers taking a unified

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Solomon Pablo of Farmington, New Mexico, was the first out for bareback riding at the PRCA ProRodeo held at the Douglas County Fair in Castle Rock on Aug. 8.

From pig races to mutton bustin’, the Douglas County Fair and Rodeo in Castle Rock was packed on Aug. 8 with guests snacking on giant turkey legs and winning gold fish at carnival games.

Barns were full of animals, and visitors were shocked to see the enormity of draft horses, award-winning rabbits in costumes and goats dressed in hats. Crowds by the thousands swarmed to stand in line for rides like the “Power” to spin through the air and check out the view of Castle Rock.

PHOTOS BY TARYN WALKER

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Bus fleet hits street Kids at the Douglas County Fair in Castle Rock stomach the “Power” ride on Aug. 8.

Crowds cheer on competitors of the pig race at the Douglas County Fair in Castle Rock.

Douglas County School District transports 11,000 students per day

By Mike DiFerdinando mdiferdinando@coloradocommunitymedia.com

A PRCA ProRodeo competitor wrestles his steer to the ground.

Castle Rock buddies Max Caiden, back, and Witt Horning get a good look at the steer-wrestling competition.

Larry King arrives at the school bus terminal between 5 and 6 a.m. during the school year.

He makes his way to the dispatch room, where he finds his keys and route book for the day. Then, King combs the parking lot to find his bus.

Each is assigned to a particular spot indicated by an animal and a number.

King’s spot is “camel 263.”

“When school starts, it’s a bit chaotic,” King said. “Each terminal may have 100150 drivers who each find little quirks with the buses they’re going to be driving that year.”

King’s bus is one of 350 that will transport 11,000 students to and from school in the Douglas County School District each school day. The majority of students return to class this week.

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DA’s citizens academy accepting applications

FACES AMONG US Parker resident Catherine Traffis with her three boys, (from left) Alexander, Daniel and Ethan.

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Attendees will learn office’s role in criminal justice system Staff report

HELLO

they shape their own identities, but none of them can drive yet.

A glimpse of the people in our community

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My Name Is

An interest in history I’m a history nut and I come from a long line of history nuts. I have always been fascinated by artifacts and such, but it’s really the human stories that I’m most interested in. To relate that to Parker, I think that finding out about the lives of the people who built our community gives us a “sense of place” that has a unifying effect for us as citizens.

The people who first came here were very resilient; “pioneers” doesn’t adequately describe them. There are a wealth of life lessons to be gleaned from their experiences.

CATHERINE TRAFFIS

History buff, mother of three

Just for fun A little about my background Because I am so involved with American history programming in the community, people are often surprised to find that I’m not American at all! My mother is French Canadian and my father was from the south of Ireland, so I am a citizen of both their countries. I grew up in Toronto, a beautiful city that I miss every day in little ways. My life has unfolded in such a way that I’ve moved a lot, even overseas.

That may be why I can appreciate what Parker has to offer so much. It’s a great place to be.

A typical weekday I’m a freelance writer and copy editor and, blessedly, I can work from home. I also volunteer a lot, both with the Parker Area Historical Society and at Pine Grove Elementary.

I have practically as much volunteer work at the moment as regular work, so I’m in and out of the house all day. I have three boys, so being idle is not an option for me. I’m entering this challenging “mom taxi” stage of my life; my boys are old enough now that they have myriad things going on as

With boys at home, naturally I spend a lot of time outside. When by stealth and good management I do get myself indoors, I have a couple of things I gravitate to. My degrees are in music, and I play the piano. In fact, I would teach piano if I could figure out how to work evenings and weekends without disrupting my kids’ lives. All my children play instruments and we like to play together. I am a pretty heavy-duty music geek. I love reading too, in French and English.

A dog with a gift I think one of my dogs might be psychic. Sometimes I think to myself, should I take a break from this document to go for a walk? And there he is. I haven’t said the word “walk” out loud and I haven’t even reached for my shoes yet. He corrals me toward the door — he’s a big dog — and glances up in his silent, stately way to where the leashes hang. It’s creepy. Do other dog owners feel like this?

By Chris Michlewicz. If you have suggestions for My Name Is… contact him at cmichlewicz@coloradocommunitymedia.com

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District Attorney George Brauchler of the 18th Judicial District has announced dates for the 2015 Fall Citizens Academy.

For six weeks from 6 to 9 p.m. every Wednesday, Sept. 23 to Oct. 28, the free academy will take place in the DA’s Arapahoe County office at 6450 South Revere Parkway, Centennial.

Classes will explore the role of the district attorney’s office in the criminal justice system. The academy will give students an in-depth look at what happens on a case between the time of arrest and post-conviction, according to a press release.

Attendees will explore functions of the specialized units within the district attorney’s office, including the Special Victims, Economic Crimes, Cold Case, Crime Scene Investigations, County Court and Juvenile Justice units. Students will also learn the intricacies of a jury trial.

The academy allows for 35 spaces in which preference will be given to applicants who live in the 18th Judicial District and are first-time attendees. In order to apply, participants must be 18 or older and must pass a criminal background check.

Members of the media are welcome to apply. Applications are due by Sept. 9 and must be submitted through mail, email or fax.

Applicants will be placed on a waiting list once the academy is full. Attendees will be notified of their acceptance no later than Sept. 16.

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Legend High Link Crew welcomes freshmen Upperclassmen show newcomers the ropes

By Mike DiFerdinando mdiferdinando@coloradocommunitymedia.com The first day of high school can be overwhelming.

A new school, new people and more freedom can lead to a whirlwind first day of class.

At Legend High School in Parker, the school’s Link Crew program brought in the new freshman class Aug. 10, a day before the rest of the school, and let a select group of upperclassmen spend the day with the new students answering questions and helping them adjust.

“It just gives those ninth-graders a day to get accustomed to what’s going on, figure out where they’ve got to do and learn their locker combinations. All that stuff gets to happen today,” School Board President Kevin Larsen said. “Tomorrow there will be 2,100 kids. We don’t want them to feel trampled.”

Larsen said he can still remember his first day of high school back in 1977.

“I had moved across town and knew five people,” Larsen said. “It was a little bit intimidating but it was also kind of cool because it was a chance to start new and make new friends.”

Douglas County Superintendent Elizabeth Fagen said the program is important because it establishes “a culture and climate with the freshmen right from the very first day.”

According to Legend High School senior Josh Bergford, making new friends is still one of the biggest challenges for new high school students.

Incoming freshmen at Legend High School take part in an ice-breaker activity Aug.10 during a morning assembly. The freshmen are joined by a group of upperclassmen called the Link Crew, which serves as a collective ambassador to the school by welcoming the new students and showing them the ropes. Photo by Mike DiFerdinando “I didn’t know anyone when I came to this high school,” Bergford said. “I think probably the hardest thing is making new friends, but once that was out of the way, all of the doors opened up and it was lots of fun.”

Link Crew ambassador and Legend student Erin Jones said another major

challenge is being around the older students for the first time.

“It’s overwhelming being around so many upperclassmen. It can be intimidating at first,” Jones said. “That transi-

tion of having some classes with upperclassmen instead of just being with your grade. We welcome them in and let them know that there is a place for everyone here at Legend.”

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Slash / Mulch Site in Castle Rock Open

The Douglas County LEPC will meet August 20, at 2:00 p.m., Douglas County School District offices, 701 Prairie Hawk Drive, Castle Rock. The LEPC provides a forum for emergency management agencies, responders and the public. For more information visit www.dcsheriff.net/LEPC/

SCFD 2015 Free Days From the Denver Art Museum to the Denver Zoo and more, SCFD organizations will provide free admission for Colorado residents on select days this year. Free Days are funded in part by the citizens of the metro area, including portions of Douglas County, via the SCFD 0.1% sales and use tax. For information visit http://scfd.org/p/free-dayscalendar.html

Basic Building Permits available online This online application allows contractors and homeowners, in unincorporated Douglas County, to obtain basic building permits for roofing, mechanical, construction meter and window/ door replacement for residential property. For more information please visit ww.douglas.co.us and search for Building Permits.

The Douglas County Slash Mulch site is open on Saturdays-only through October 31, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. A County-operated loader will be available to load mulch into personal vehicles. For directions and a list of acceptable items please visit www.douglas.co.us and search for Slash.

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MOM E N T S I N T I M E F ROM YOU R C OM M U N I T Y

From left, volunteer Barbara Vetter pours a refill for Jeremy Langton, of Parker, and Ben Kanner, of Louisville, at the Texas Diner & Pie Company July 31. Photo

by Chris Michlewicz

A lively gathering

By Chris Michlewicz

cmichlewicz@coloradocommunitymedia.com Still dressed in work attire, the people crowd onto the streets of downtown at perhaps the most joyous time of the week: 5 p.m. on Friday.

They fill every available parking space. They call their friends and determine a meeting point. Slowly but surely, the stress of the work week is released.

Their faces become more relaxed, and pretty soon, it’s hard to stop smiling. The occasion calls for it.

It’s one that occurs at the end of every month in Parker, but some are experiencing the festivities for the first time. They show their identification, get a wristband and grab a glass before heading out to wine-dispensing stations. The local businesses that house the stations are glad for the exposure. The volunteers, working on behalf of a nonprofit, are glad for the proceeds. The people... well, they’re glad for the wine and good company.

Before long, crowd-friendly cover songs blasted out by a band of guys in their 40s and 50s draw the people to the dance floor, and the uninhibited dance moves come out. Less than a block away, an acoustic duo tries to make itself heard above the din of activity. A block down from them is a street

performer keeping perfectly still, as if trying to fool a predator into thinking he’s dead. A block further to the east is a saxophone player pumping out the jazzy sounds that seem to be a perfect pairing with wine.

The day couldn’t end more perfectly. A setting sun colors the sky and reflects itself in empty wine glasses. The mood is as light as ever.

Parker residents Jeremy and Lorryn Langton wait in a long line at the Texas Diner & Pie Company with their friend Ben Kanner, who made the trip all the way from Louisville for his first Wine Walk experience. Just outside, a pair from Parker chats with friends while tasting wine. The friends came from Larkspur and Loveland.

It’s a regional event that “keeps growing every year,” says Dennis Houston, the president and CEO of the Parker Chamber, which organizes the monthly event.

The crowd eventually thins out. Cabs are called.

Some are close enough to walk home. But the Wine Walk leaves behind some holdouts, who head to a nearby art and wine studio to continue the party.

Others go to dinner to help even out the libations.

It’s a monthly tradition that will keep the party going into October, and for years to come.

approach to solving water issues, are splitting the costs of the $18 million project. Construction will begin between November and February and take about eight months to complete.

The Parker Water and Sanitation District will receive an average of 1,200 acre-feet of water each year. An acre-foot, depending on the region and level of conservation efforts, is generally enough to serve a family of four for a year.

The pipeline is the final leg of the journey for the water coming to Parker, but existing and future pipelines will take the water to other county partners, including Castle Rock and Dominion, which is serving the new Sterling Ranch development in Chatfield Valley.

The pipeline will extend south from E-470 and follow the western boundary of Grandview Estates, a semi-rural neighborhood that initially raised concerns about possible impacts to drainage improvements made in the community last year.

Those concerns have been addressed, according to a county staff member presenting the application filed by Parker Water on behalf of the partners involved in building the pipeline.

Homeowners along First Street in Grandview Estates were notified of the project.

The partnership has promised to revegetate the land once the pipeline is buried.

The pipeline will be buried alongside Ridgegate Parkway and the partners must complete a full overlay of the westbound lanes.

“The construction within

August 14, 2015 Ridgegate Parkway is expected to have the greatest temporary impacts on the traveling public,” the application says.

“Both westbound lanes of Ridgegate Parkway as well as Hillsboro Street will be closed during construction.”

Pieter Van Ry, director of engineering for Parker Water, said Ridgegate Parkway will not be closed to westbound traffic. However, for a short period, traffic-control measures will be taken and westbound traffic will be shifted either to the shoulder or to the eastbound side, he said.

Construction near E-470 and Lincoln Avenue will only require work outside the shoulder, with minimal impacts to public, planning documents say.

“It has to be online and running by June of 2017,” said Ron Redd, district manager for Parker Water. “That’s when we’ll be paying for WISE water.

Even if we don’t have the ability to move it, we still have to pay for it.”

Redd said the sharing of costs through the WISE partnership was noticeable when the $800,000 bill for design came back. The partners also will use an existing pump station near Rueter-Hess so they don’t have to build a new pump station to send water through the pipeline.

The WISE partners must still apply for permits to complete the construction.

The Douglas County commissioners must also approve the “location and extent” application submitted to the planning commission. The project consists of the pipeline, valves, vaults, and vents, as well as an ammonia storage and feed system facility located at the treatment plant.

WISE water is another source of water for the area’s long-term needs, Redd said.

South Denver Cardiology Welcomes

New Cardiologist Danielle Henkel, M.D. Joining South Denver Cardiology Associates in August of 2015, Danielle Henkel, M.D. is the newest Cardiologist Joining the Award Winning Team of physicians here at SDCA. Dr. Henkel is a general cardiologist who was born in Duluth, MN. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from Carleton College in Northfield, MN with a B.A. in Biology prior to embarking on a medical career. She complete Medical School, Internal Medicine Residency and Cardiology Fellowship at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. During her fellowship at the Mayo Clinic, Danielle focused on clinical applications of multimodality cardiac imaging.

Her research endeavors lead to publications in the Journal of American College of Cardiology and Circulation Heart Failure. Prior to graduation, she earned the academic rank of Assistant Professor of Medicine. Dr. Henkel is board-certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular diseases, and Comprehensive Echocardiography.

She is a Fellow of the American Society of Echocardiography.

Dr. Henkel’s primary service area will be Castle Rock and Parker.

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Lutheran High School sophomore Mathew Fasone, 15, paints a horse mural on the wall of a trail underpass beneath Lincoln Avenue. Photos by Chris Michlewicz

‘Paint Parker’ program covers graffiti Parker Police commissions artists to create murals

By Chris Michlewicz

cmichlewicz@coloradocommunitymedia.com Traffic rumbles overhead as teens paint the walls of an underpass.

It’s not what you might think. This time, the art has purpose, and is, in fact, covering vulgar, tasteless scribblings done by someone presumably around their age.

The Lutheran High School students, guided by art teacher Mark Hollenbeck, are painting a team of horses to reflect the area’s rich equestrian history. It’s all a part of “Paint Parker,” an anti-graffiti initiative that combines the efforts of the Parker Police Department, the Parker Arts, Culture and Events Center, the town’s parks and rec department, and local artists.

The intricate murals decorate underpass walls along sections of the Sulphur Gulch Trail and a path in Newlin Gulch that leads behind the King Soopers at Lincoln Avenue and Jordan Road.

On Aug. 10, Hollenbeck and a group of four students are putting the finishing touches on the colorful mural. They started the three-week project in late July and have battled the elements, including rain and wind. But everyone seems glad for the experience and proud of the work they’ve accomplished.

“I think the mural will last a long time because it won’t get very much rain or sun,” he pauses. “As long as people don’t tag over it.”

The mural has already been tagged, and the students had to try to match the color and go over some of those parts. The presence of graffiti — typically juvenile drawings, profanity and nonsensical “gang” symbols — is unavoidable, but the idea is that people won’t tag if there is an existing piece of art there. Dawn Cashman, public information officer for the

Taylor Budnack, 17, helps paint a mural along Newlin Gulch as part of an anti-graffiti campaign undertaken by the town of Parker and local artists.

Parker police, said there is a code of ethics even among taggers to avoid painting over someone else’s art.

Murals are a crime-prevention technique that “takes away the canvas for those taggers,” Cashman said, citing a successful mural program in Denver’s RiNo District.

Seventeen-year-old Taylor Budnack, who works on background aspen trees and points out the rear end of a white horse that she painted on another wall, said she is optimistic that taggers will steer clear of the mural, for which nearly 20 gallons was used.

“I’m hoping. But you never know,” she said.

By all accounts, the campaign has been

worthwhile. Denver artist Chad Bolsinger designed and painted a colorful scene along the Sulphur Gulch Trail between Home Depot and Goodwill. It’s a vast improvement upon what was there, and makes good use of what would normally be a drab gray slab of concrete.

Between fights with loaded paint brushes, Lutheran High School sophomores Mathew Fasone and Darcen McCampbel, both 15, work on the heads of four horses on a 10-foot-by-42-foot wall, while Daniel Ness, 16, uses a ladder nearby to reach a high point. Only Fasone has prior experience painting horses. That doesn’t seem to matter, and the horse mural, designed by independent art studies instructor Kent Harris, is coming along

Daniel Ness, 16, works on a mural as part of the “Paint Parker” initiative to eliminate graffiti along local trails. quite nicely.

Most of the students have other activities to attend to, and Budnack is finishing up before running off to a student council meeting. She will leave the project in the coming days with the knowledge that she helped beautify her town when she had the opportunity.

“I didn’t expect doing anything like this, and I’m really glad I did it because it’s a good way to end the summer,” she says.

“Paint Parker” is expected to be a multiyear campaign aimed at high-traffic areas of town, Cashman said. Nearly $8,000 was budgeted this year for six projects, and there are plans for sprucing up tagged walls in Canterberry Crossing, Willow Park and Railbender Park, among others.

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Flashlight attacker gets 18 years in prison Second Coloradan Holden Verdos, 21, sentenced for beating homeowner last September

By Chris Michlewicz cmichlewicz@coloradocommunitymedia.com A man who seriously injured a homeowner during a burglary gone awry was sentenced to 18 years in prison.

Holden Verdos, 21, was sentenced by Douglas County District Court Judge Richard Caschette during a hearing Aug. 6 at the Douglas County Justice Center in Castle Rock. Verdos told Douglas County Sheriff’s Office investigators that he beat the homeowner with a flashlight during a home invasion east of Parker in September 2014.

Dalton Evans, who admitted to being a lookout during the burglary, reached a plea agreement and was sentenced to five years in prison in April. Another alleged co-conspirator, Timothy Jayne, reneged on a plea deal in late June and asked for a new attorney. His three-day trial is set to start Dec. 1.

As part of a separate plea agreement, Verdos pleaded guilty April 10 to conspiracy to commit first-degree burglary, as well as sentence-enhancing charges for using a weapon during a violent crime and causing serious bodily injury with the weapon. He faced 15 to 28 years in prison, and prosecutors with the 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office asked Caschette to sentence him to 20 years.

Attempts to reach Deputy District Attorney Brian Eck-

hardt were unsuccessful. Verdos’ defense attorney did not appear at the sentencing at the scheduled time Aug. 6, and Colorado Community Media was unable to cover the hearing when it was rescheduled for later that day.

Verdos told police that the homeowner stirred when he and Jayne entered a bedroom where they believed valuables were kept. Verdos said he was the designated enforcer during the home invasion, which took place at a high-end residence surrounded by a 6-foot-high fence.

When the victim was interviewed by a sheriff’s deputy at Sky Ridge Medical Center, he said he was sleeping in bed and “woke when a hooded assailant started hitting him with a metal flashlight.” The first blow was to the back of the head, and the man described struggling and trying Verdos to protect himself with his arms. There were two people in the room, he said.

“Several times the smaller figure turned around and walked to go to the door but the large male figure blocked their path and appeared to direct them back to hitting (the victim),” the report says.

The victim, who suffered bruises, abrasions and a broken wrist during the scuffle, remembered falling into a chair and breaking it. The assailants then fled and the victim’s wife called police.

A deputy questioned Evans after seeing him walk from a row of bushes along a road near the home. Verdos and Jayne were arrested later. All three men lived at a homeless shelter in Denver at the time of the burglary.

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killed by plague Pueblo County resident likely got illness from fleas Associated Press

A person from southern Colorado has died of the plague, the second person to die of the disease in the state this year.

The unidentified adult from Pueblo County likely died of the relatively rare septicemic form of the disease, said Christine Nevin-Woods, the medical officer for the Pueblo City-County Health Department. Officials believe the person likely was infected by fleas from a dead rodent or another animal.

In June, a 16-year-old star baseball player from northern Colorado also died of septicemic plague that wasn’t detected until after he passed away. That’s a relatively rare form of the plague that is difficult to diagnose because it isn’t accompanied by the telltale swelling of lymph nodes seen in most plague cases.

Cases of the plague are rare in the United States and most common in the West. Deaths are even rarer. Nationally, an average of seven human plague cases is reported each year, although Colorado had eight on its own last year. The state has seen in a rise in the number of cases

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spread by small animals this year, including rabbit fever, after a wet spring created unusually lush vegetation that supported a boom in the animal population.

The most common form of the plague is bubonic, in which the infection spreads through the body’s tissue into the lymphatic system, producing swelling. In septicemic plague, the bacteria directly enters the bloodstream and, without the swelling, its symptoms of fever, chills and abdominal pain can look like the flu.

The third and least common type is pneumatic plague, which involves pneumonia and is capable of spreading among people through coughing.

While all types can be treated and cured when antibiotics are given soon after infection, all of them are deadly when treatment is delayed.

Until this year, the last time someone died of the plague in the United States was in 2013 in New Mexico. Colorado’s last previous plague death was in 2004.

Both the New Mexico case and the 2004 Colorado case were septicemic plague cases.

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Dozens of people attended the July 27 grand opening of the Solomon Centre, which will house the Solomon Foundation, a nonprofit that provides loans to religious organizations to build churches. Courtesy photo

The Solomon Foundation, a nonprofit that provides loans to religious organizations to build churches, moved from the Meridian International Business Center near Lincoln Avenue and I-25 to the Solomon Centre at the northeast corner of Jordan Road and Pine Lane.

Construction began in June 2014 on the 60,000-square-foot Solomon Centre, a building that will also be the new home for Southeast Christian Church’s ministry offices and its food bank, SECOR, and potentially other nonprofits in the future.

The Solomon Foundation provides funding for the construction of church buildings. It has loaned out more than $185 million in less than four years. The loans are made with money invested by congregants at Southeast Christian Church and other churches falling under the Restoration Christian Churches umbrella.

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Tributes add acting to things that are distracting I can always watch Turner Classic Movies without dismay.

There’s garbage almost everywhere else.

Ultimate fighting. Ladies going gaga over wedding dresses. Fools trying to guess how much sandwich bags cost.

Every December, Turner Classic Movies creates a tribute to personalities in the film industry who died that year. “TCM Remembers.”

It always beautifully composed and beautifully edited.

They find a perfect song to go along with it.

I watch it over and over. Most of the names I recognize, but a few of them I don’t.

Most of the time, I get teary-eyed.

I’ll see three or four seconds of a supporting actor and remember the film he was in, and maybe where I was when I saw it.

It always slows me down.

When I write, I am constantly going back and forth between what I am writing, what I am listening to, and what is going on.

Troy Tulowitzski. Susan Bland. Cecil the lion.

I have a lot of homemade playlists.

Erik Satie. Buddy Holly. Tangerine Dream.

Tim Buckley. Jeff Buckley. Arvo Part. Electric Light Orchestra. Dead Can Dance. Mozart and Beethoven. Jorma Kaukonen. Dire Straits.

Want me to make you a CD? I’ll be listening to something, “Dreams Are Like Water” by This Mortal Coil, reading an online story about an African lion, and things around here just stop.

It’s like the TCM tributes almost every day.

I read “California man who helped kidnap

busload of kids paroled after 37 years (Reuters)” this morning. (“Gymnopédie No. 1” was playing.)

That happened in 1976.

I was still living in Mesa, Arizona.

It was a couple of Craig Marshall Smith days before Father’s Day. Three young QUIET men loaded the kids DESPERATION and the bus driver into a buried box truck.

On Father’s Day that year I went to an art professor’s house for lunch.

On the way, in my midnight-blue, 1975 Toyota station wagon, I was listening to the radio.

The disc jockey said it was 117 degrees. I have never forgotten that.

The car didn’t have air conditioning. It had black vinyl upholstery. I bought it in a moment of abject stupidity.

The kidnappers were in their 20s. So was I. James Schoenfeld was released on parole, with no objection by Gov. Jerry Brown.

Brown had been California’s governor in 1976 too.

He ran for the Democratic party’s nomination for president in 1976. He lost, and remained California’s governor until 1983.

Brown was later the mayor of Oakland and the state’s attorney general.

In January 2011, Brown was sworn in for his third term as governor.

And now he has let stand the ruling of a parole board on someone who was sentenced when he was serving his first term.

Schoenfeld has been walking back and forth and spending time in the exercise yard for the past 37 years.

I spent a couple of hours in a holding cell one night. I’ll tell you about it someday.

I couldn’t reach for the dog. I couldn’t do anything except walk back and forth and wait.

Thirty-seven years of that would have turned me into someone else.

Nothing, nothing, nothing is better than independence, freedom, and liberty without permission.

There are pictures of Schoenfeld when he was arrested, and he looks like we all did. Too much hair. Young, smiling.

Now he looks like a 63-year-old man who has been living in a cage. His eyes aren’t there.

Before he died in 2012, the bus driver, Frank Edward “Ed” Ray, had lots of grateful visitors.

The schoolchildren (ages 5-14) he helped to safety in 1976.

For a good “TCM Remembers” starter, try 2014. Robin Williams, Lauren Bacall, Shirley Temple.

Song is “All I Want” by Kodaline.

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

‘Successful by association’ stems from correct choices We have all heard that other adage right, “Guilty by association.” The word “guilty” just sounds bad doesn’t it?

That is, unless we are guilty of doing something good, maybe even excellent, kind, praiseworthy or noble. Or if we feel like we have reached a goal or have met with success because of our associations, we may be found guilty of hanging around with the right people.

Goal achievers and successful people share many best practices, and one of them is knowing whom to associate with and whom to avoid. They seek out and attract others who are like-minded and who also might be pursuing a similar path. As an example, students of all ages looking to further their knowledge will find others who are also disciplined while trying to advance their level of education.

These are the knowledge seekers looking to grow their mind and who become successful by association.

Individuals looking to get in shape, lose weight and maybe even compete athletically at a higher level will also find others whom they can run, bike, hike, climb, diet and work out with. They seek out and find accountability partners, encouraging, coaching and driving each other to success. They share workout routines, recipes, cross-fit schedules, pains, victories and upcoming events that inspire and motivate each other to succeed. These are fitness seekers looking to develop and protect

their bodies who are successful by association.

I know many spiritual people, some who follow an organized religion and others who find their spirituality in nature, people, personal space and other ways and places. There are people whom I have Michael Norton met and even some WINNING of the people whom I know intimately who WORDS have already reached a higher level of spirituality, yet as they seek to grow and go even higher or deeper into their journey, they attract and seek others who will participate in their mutual pursuit of growing even closer and deeper in whatever faith journey they are on. These are the wisdom seekers looking to further develop their spirit who become successful by association.

Mind, body, spirit … each area of our lives is impacted in some way by all three of these.

And although we may focus more on one particular area at a time, it’s important that we associate ourselves with people who are on the same path, people whom we can encourage and drive, and people who will motivate

and educate us in return.

Perhaps you are still a bit skeptical about this whole “success by association” concept.

So let’s look at the other side for a moment.

People who enter a drug rehabilitation center and spend any length of time there will come out of the facility with some level of hope. Yet when they are placed back in the same environment with their same circle of friends who continue to use, they fall right back into their own use and abuse of drugs or alcohol. They do not become successful by association; they are guilty of avoiding success by their choice of association.

If you have a goal, if you have a dream, if you would like to get clean in mind, body and spirit, I strongly encourage you to let others know what your goals are so that they will find you and that you seek others who are pursuing those same dreams so that you foster mutually rewarding relationship built on trust, accountability, inspiration and encouragement.

How about you, are you successful by association or guilty of avoiding success by association? I would love to hear all about it at gotonorton@gmail.com. And when we find the right partners and associates in life, it really will be a better than good week.

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

Finally, a fix for No Child Left Behind It’s probably a safe bet that at one time or another, all of us have been on the receiving end of well-intentioned but misguided policies coming out of Washington. Unfortunately, our public education system is no different.

Whether you’re a parent, student, teacher, school administrator or none of the above, you have likely heard of the problems with No Child Left Behind.

This law was a 2002 update of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, which is the chief federal law addressing K-12 education.

There were some good and important changes in No Child Left Behind, but it was riddled with serious issues that we saw firsthand as parents and that I experienced in my role as superintendent of Denver Public Schools.

Fortunately, last month 81 senators came together to pass a long-overdue fix to the law.

The Every Child Achieves Act reforms many of the failed policies from No Child Left Behind, while still maintaining several of the measures that have proven successful.

On the Senate HELP Committee, our office had the opportunity to help write the bill and secure several amendments. We took the lessons we learned from Denver Public Schools

and the countless stories we heard from families, principals, teachers, and kids across Colorado and incorporated them into the new bill.

We fought to include measures to better recruit, train, and retain teachers and principals, reduce federal overreach, encourage innoU.S. Sen. vation, and ensure we Michael Bennet are supporting our rural GUEST schools.

We know that teachCOLUMN ers are the single most important in-school factor affecting the quality of a child’s education. To that end, we included support for teachers to grow in their profession, including allowing them to take on leadership roles in school, such as mentoring other teachers and providing academic coaching. We also worked to include access to higher quality teacher development that has been proven to help teachers grow. And we incorporated sup-

port for teacher and school leader residency programs, modeled off of the Denver Teacher Residency Program, which we developed right here in Colorado.

One of the chief complaints about No Child Left Behind was its prescriptive, top-down approach to help failing schools. In this new bill, we reduced federal overreach and promoted state-driven accountability systems, while still helping to provide kids from all walks of life with a great education. The bill still maintains annual assessments and data to identify and track achievement gaps for different subgroups of students, but we returned the power to states to decide how best to implement plans to fix their lowest-performing schools.

The bill also empowers states to set a limit on the amount of time students will spend taking annual assessments, helping to reduce the impact of testing in our classrooms After hearing from rural communities throughout Colorado, we included a bipartisan package of provisions to help better support our rural schools. These include measures to provide technical assistance to rural school Bennet continues on Page 9

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A day in the life The school district has three bus terminals — one in Highlands Ranch, one in Parker and one in Castle Rock. Each terminal is responsible for about 150 routes and the district as a whole covers about 900 square miles, according to Donnna Grattino, the school district’s director of transportation.

After retrieving their route book and keys, each driver will perform pre-trip inspection of their vehicle, checking brakes, lights, safety and fire equipment and the mechanics of the vehicle such as gasoline and fluid levels.

“If it’s a small quick fix, like a lightbulb out, you can get that fixed real quick by the mechanics right there and then in the morning, otherwise you get a new bus,” King said.

King’s route includes Castle View High School, Castle Rock Middle School and Soaring Rock and Clear Sky elementary schools.

“If you’re not a new driver, you start out with your route from the previous year,” King said. “If you like your route and want to keep it, you can do that. If a route opens up and you want to bid for it, then it’s a management decision on whether to move you or not.”

By 9 a.m., most drivers have completed their routes.

Typically, they will head back to the bus terminal to return their books and keys. However, some may be driving students on field trips during the middle of the day. There are also mid-day routes for special-needs students who attend school during different hours.

Some drivers return home to relax during this time. Others have second jobs.

“You come back in the afternoon and then the whole thing starts in reverse,” King said.

Bus technology School buses may have changed a little over the years. The district’s buses are outfitted with technology that allows parents and educators to keep track of students, drivers and the bus.

Zonar is a GPS-enabled location system used on each of the district’s buses.

Each student is issued a card that they are required to keep in their possession while riding the bus. As they climb the stairs to board, their card is scanned and logs the activity of each student. When they get off, the card is scanned again.

“The beauty of that is, if a mom calls and says `I haven’t seen my son this afternoon. Where did he last get off?’ we can pull that up on our computer screen right away, find out his card and find out

Bus driver Larry King has been driving for the Douglas County School District for four years. His route includes Castle View High School and Castle Rock Middle School. Photos by Mike DiFerdinando what stop he got off at or if he is still on the bus,” Grattino said.

Every bus also is equipped with cameras.

“That helps safety too because we can pull the video and see that a student really did get off at a particular location or who he was with,” Grattino said. “All of that stuff is really valuable to parents.”

Behind the wheel “Nobody wants to be behind the school bus,” King said. “You just anticipate that cars are going to cut me off or speed around me. You just expect that.”

According to King, bus drivers work in multiple environments at the same time. There is the internal environment of the bus — filled with kids and questions and sometimes chaos — and the external environment of traffic conditions, weather and other drivers.

Each bus is designed to seat 77 people.

“Last year, I had one stop with 65 kids,” King said. “That’s a big load for high school. You can’t really fit three high school kids to a seat.”

King said the hardest age to drive is middle school.

“They’re just at that age,” he said.

High school students are the most relaxed, normally keeping to themselves or listening to music, and the elementary students ask the most questions.

“You can be a good driver or you can be a so-so driver,” King said. “You can interact with the kids or you cannot.

When you can build a rapport and get to know them, it’s pretty cool.”

Mechanic Nick de Haan works on a school bus engine Aug. 7 at the Douglas County School District West Terminal in Castle Rock.

School vehicles require care Staff report The life cycle of a school bus varies.

Some of the Douglas County School District’s buses are 25 years old, with 400,000 miles. Others are brand new.

“Because they are so sturdy, it’s easy to repair them, but usually when the cost outweighs the feasibility of continuing to use the bus, we say we’re done. It’s time to replace it,” said Donnna Grattino, the school district’s director of transportation.

According to mechanic Nick de Haan, each bus goes through an annual inspec-

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districts when applying for federal grants, clarify that rural districts or Boards of Cooperative Educational Services can join together to submit funding applications, and require that the state and the Department of Education study policymaking processes and ensure they are taking steps to increase the consideration and participation of rural schools.

This bill still isn’t perfect. As we enter into negotiations to reconcile the House and Senate versions of the bill we will work to add accountability measures to make certain that all kids have access to a qual-

tion to determine if it’s fit for service.

“The biggest things we do are safety oriented,” de Haan said. “You want to make sure that bus is safe and ready to transport students.”

Tires will usually last two or three years, but other parts need more routine maintenance. When a bus is no longer fit for service, the parts are used for other fixes.

Buses that take more rural routes typically need more regular maintenance.

“We have some very rural areas, so they’re driving on mud and dirt and snow to get to the stops,” Grattino said. ity education regardless of their zip code.

We need to ensure we are identifying the lowest-performing schools so states can put their plans in place.

This bill is shaped by Colorado voices and designed to re-empower those closest to our kids. It helps ensure decisions about educating our children are being made by those who know them best. It includes many necessary tools to help our states, school districts, principals and teachers ensure the success of the next generation.

Our kids and grandkids are counting on us to help create an education system that prepares them for success in the 21st century. Passing this bill — while a long time coming — is certainly a step in the right direction.

Democrat Michael Bennet has represented Colorado in the U.S. Senate since 2009.

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Family fun in the parking lot of Mile High Calvary, in the South Park Centre at Broadway and County Line Road.

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Churches find haven in strip mall locations

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S Mile High Calvary church hosts evening prayer groups in the sanctuary. Courtesy photo

South Fellowship Church owns the entire strip mall it’s in, at Broadway and Panama Drive.

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Artwork on the wall of South Fellowship Church speaks to its mission. Photo by Jennifer Smith

outh Fellowship Church could be considered ahead of its time.

“Our pastor at the time, Dale Schlafer, was pretty progressive,” said Eva Maxwell, office manager and the pastor’s administrative assistant.

In 1991, Schlafer led the effort to purchase an entire strip mall on Broadway and East Panama Drive, in Littleton but just on the border of Centennial.

“They bought the whole center because it was a different and new thing to do,” said Maxwell.

They set up a sanctuary and opened a day-care center and a coffee shop, Solid Grounds, the revenues from which help support the church’s mission of “glorifying God by making disciples through Gospel transformation, life-giving community and visible faith.”

Maxwell said the situation appeals to people who might not be drawn to a traditional church building.

“We get to touch a lot of people who don’t feel like they’re coming to an established church, per se,” she said. “It broadens our opportunities to serve the community and be a presence.”

South Fellowship now offers space to outside groups that complement its mission, said Maxwell, including Rock Solid, which is a home-school supplement group, and Renewed Treasures, which is a consignment store operated by Love Inc., a Littleton-based nonprofit that offers a “hand up, not a hand out” to those in need. The church does not charge rent but does accept donations, said Maxwell.

What South Fellowship leaders probably didn’t know in 1991 was that by 2015, churches in commercial spaces would be a common phenomenon for a variety of reasons.

‘You are the church’ In the case of South Fellowship, the shopping center is an end game.

“Right now God has us here, and this is where we plan to stay,” said Maxwell.

But for Pastor Fernando Ortiz at Mile High Calvary, moving into the South Park Centre at Broadway and West County Line Road (also in Littleton but at the border with Highlands Ranch) was a step up. Before the move five years ago, his congregation was meeting at a recreation center. He’s not opposed to the church having its own building someday, but land to build on is getting harder to come by, he notes.

“But a building isn’t a church. A shopping center isn’t a church. It’s the people that make up the church,” he said. “Jesus said, `You are the church.’

A building doesn’t dictate who or what you’re all about.”

His attitude reflects a shift in thinking, with more contemporary congregations trying to draw in younger members to replace the aging populations in more traditional churches, according to David Roozen, director of the Hartford Institute for Religion Research at Hartford Seminary.

But James Hudnut-Beumler, former dean of Vanderbilt Divinity School, writes on Hartford’s website about traditional pastors resisting the

move away from “edifice complex,” or the desire to create a tribute to God. “Places of worship are symbolically close to where the action of the holy occurs,” he said. “Indeed, clerical resistance may come either from the clergy’s own interests in redirecting funding away from capital improvements and toward program, or from understanding all too well the true religious significance their parishioners place in `improving’ the place where God is worshipped as a modernday form of ritual sacrifice.”

A business decision But for some churches, the moves aren’t based on philosophy and aren’t good news. In 2010, a national Faith Communities Today survey found that 68 percent of congregations reported financial hits during the “great recession,” with nearly 20 percent calling the hit substantial.

“The downward trend was in place before the recession hit,” said Roozen. “But the recession has contributed to extending the decline.”

Thus was created a match made in heaven. Centers filled anchor spots, keeping at bay crime and vandalism that can plague centers with high vacancies, and churches got cheap rent and lower maintenance costs.

“The sheer cost of continually building and improving religious buildings has not escaped the notice of religious leaders,” writes Hudnut-Beumler. “When they are not leading building projects, they have typically been found lamenting the waste that goes into building instead of mission and programmatic spending.”

The 2008 Hartford Institute survey found that 47 percent of megachurch income goes to employee salaries and benefits, compared to 13 percent for missions and benevolence.

“We are not out to become a megachurch,” said Maxwell. “Our pastor’s vision is to be a church-planting church, and start churches in other areas of the city.”

A bad sign?

Not everyone is a fan of the situation, especially those entities that benefit from sales tax. Mile High Calvary pays property taxes through its rent, and South Fellowship’s coffee shop generates sales tax on items like coffee mugs and teapots. But the churches themselves are tax-exempt, and as long as they’re behind a storefront, that’s one less tax-generating business that isn’t.

Paul Rutledge, vice president with CBRE Group in Los Angeles, during a Shopping Centers Today panel in March, called churches a sign of a dying retail property, along with unemployment offices, bingo parlors and motor-vehicle divisions.

“But try evicting a church if it stops paying rent,” he quipped.

Maxwell said several real-estate agents have inquired as to whether South Fellowship has any interest in selling the strip mall, and she understands the potential for redevelopment of the site. But the church is not going anywhere, she said.

“Our goal is that if anything should happen to South Fellowship Church,” she said, “we would want the community to miss us.”

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August 14, 2015

Iconic defense attorney subject of play Casiano brings Darrow to life on Aurora stage

By Sonya Ellingboe sellingboe@coloradocommunitymedia.com American lawyer Clarence Darrow, a founder of the American Civil Liberties Union, fought for racial justice, labor reform, the teaching of evolution in our schools and more. He changed the social fabric of America in the early 20th century.

Irving Stone’s book, “Clarence Darrow for the Defense,” raised awareness of this remarkable man, who was known to speak for eight hours straight.

Actor David Casiano, a 25-year resident of Parker, was a labor union representative in earlier years and has been an educator in Parker. He read Stone’s book and saw Henry Fonda perform the role in 1974, which inspired Casiano to put together Darrow’s courtroom speeches as a library program.

IF YOU GO “Clarence Darrow for the Defense” plays through Aug. 30 at the Aurora Fox Studio Theatre, 9900 E. Colfax Ave., Aurora. Performances: 7:30 p.m.

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In 2013, he performed David Rintels’ one-man play, “Clarence Darrow for the Defense,” in Parker, and he is revisiting the material with a Slingshot Artist Productions version at the Aurora Fox Studio Theatre through Aug. 30.

Previously, he directed himself, but this year Robert Michael Sanders is directing him.

Casiano — who served as Parker’s mayor for eight years — said in a telephone

Parker actor (and former mayor) David Casiano performs the one-man play “Clarence Darrow for the Defense” at the Aurora Fox studio theatre. Photo by Mike Truppo conversation that he has enjoyed studying Darrow extensively. One can read transcripts of Darrow’s court cases online and find historic photos to learn how he dressed and the physicality of the man.

(A bit of recorded speech was too scratchy

to be helpful.) “It’s been a challenge every day,” Casiano said.

The hardest thing is that until the audience responds, you don’t know how it’s going. But Casiano is passionate about the history portrayed. “People died to get you an eight-hour day and five-day work week.”

Darrow is famous for the Leopold and Loeb trial, where he defended two thrill-seeking teenage murderers, and for what was called the Scopes Monkey Trial, which dealt with teaching evolution in the schools — still a hot topic in some places.

Casiano founded Café La Papa (Experimental Theater Company) and made a debut in January 2013 with a performance of Edward Albee’s “The Zoo Story.” He later presented “Clarence Darrow for the Defense” in the Deepspace Business and Event Center in Parker. This month, he is bringing the play to audiences in a more central part of the Denver metropolitan area. He hopes to reach some younger people with the story of this important historic figure.

Parade of Homes begins Aug. 13, has free admission The 2015 Parade of Homes runs Aug. 13 through Sept. 7 with new homes throughout the Denver metro area — Windsor to Castle Rock, Arvada to Aurora, sponsored by the Home Builders Association. Admission is free. Homes are open 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays. For locations, visit hbadenver.com and use the search form to sort out the 70plus homes by location, type, price, etc.

LI3 event The Littleton Immigrant Integration Initiative will hold “A Taste and Sip of Culture” from 6 to 8 p.m. on Aug. 27 at the Littleton Museum, 6028 S. Gallup St., Littleton. Wine and beer tasting. Food from local restaurants: Chinese, Italian, Thai, Middle Eastern, Vietnamese. Silent auction. Funds help low-income immigrants with learning English, becoming citizens,

obtaining GEDs. Visit ConnectingImmigrants.org for tickets: $30, two for $50 (or at the door).

Chinese ink painting “A New Fine Line: Contemporary Ink Painting From China” runs through Oct. 24 at CVA, Sonya Ellingboe Metro State UniverSONYA’S sity’s Center for Visual Art, 965 Santa SAMPLER Fe Drive in Denver’s Santa Fe Art District.

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Reception with artists: Aug. 27, 6 to 8 p.m., with demonstration of Gongbi painting at 5 p.m.

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• Jazz: Queen City Jazz at 7 p.m. on Aug. 15 at Littleton United Methodist Church, 5894 S. Datura St., Littleton. Free.

• Scheduled at Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre, 6350 Greenwood Plaza Blvd., Greenwood Village: Aug. 16, 17 — Foo Fighters; Aug. 28, 29 — Dave Matthews Band. Tickets: axs.com.

• Scheduled at Hudson Gardens and Event Center, 6115 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton: Aug. 15, Bret Michaels; Aug. 16, Kenny Loggins; Aug. 23, Boyz II Men; Aug. 30, Chris Isaak. Tickets: altitudetickets. com.

New book Columnist Craig Marshall Smith’s fourth book of columns, “This is not a daschshund IV,” is published and available at Tattered Cover Bookstores.

Reminder for entries Entries for “This is Colorado,” the annual Heritage Fine Arts Guild exhibit at Arapahoe Community College, are due by Aug. 15. Open to all Colorado artists. Work must have been completed in past two years. Juror is Marsha Wooley, landscape artist and ACC instructor. Entry form is at heritage-guild.com. Artists may submit up to three jpeg images on CD. Fee is $35/$25 ACC students.

Affordable art The Affordable Arts Festival returns to the Arapahoe Community College West Lawn from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Aug. 30.

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August 14, 2015

New hybrid eatery opens mid-August Brilliant chef Justin Brunson, the culinary brains behind Masterpiece Deli and Old Major, has come up with a new hybrid restaurant called Honor Society Handcrafted Eatery, which is slated to open mid-August at 1900 16th St. Brunson and his crew threw a hearty party on July 30 for invited guests to sample and sip what this fast-casual hybrid concept has to offer.

Guests munched on lovely bites of Red Bird Farm chicken, flank steak, pizza and hand-crafted juice cocktails. Brunson told me that the original concept included a juice bar, but he put the kibosh on that because a bar that offers liquor comes with a much higher profit margin.

The new restaurant will cater to office workers and the pedestrian crowd in the area. The partners behind the new fastfine restaurant concept, Honor Society Handcrafted Eatery, have announced their management team including executive chef Craig Dixon; general manager Hany Solh; catering manager Jessica Smith; and bar manager Angie Batillo.

Penny Parker

MILE HIGH LIFE

Denver Center lineup announced Tickets for the 2015-16 Denver Center for the Performing Arts Broadway series, Cabaret and Off-Center shows go on sale to the public at 10 a.m. Aug. 14. This includes the national tour launch of “If/Then” starring Idina Menzel of “Frozen” fame.

Buy and print tickets online at www.den-

vercenter.org.

To charge by phone, call Denver Center Ticketing Services at 303-893-4100. Groups of 10 or more: 303-446-4829. Purchase in person at The Denver Center Ticket Office, located at the Helen Bonfils Theatre Complex lobby.

Rosenberg’s adds Aurora location Stanley Marketplace, which will open its doors within the former Stanley Aviation headquarters at 2501 Dallas St. in Aurora next year, announced the addition of Rosenberg’s Bagels to its list of restaurant offerings.

The location at Stanley will be Rosenberg’s second dedicated restaurant; the first is in Denver’s Five Points neighborhood. Rosenberg’s also sells its popular bagels at Gather, located within Galvanize in the Golden Triangle neighborhood.

Rosenberg’s Stanley location will consist of 2,500 square feet. Similar to the Five Points restaurant, Rosenberg’s at Stanley Marketplace will offer New York-style bagels, specialty fish, sandwiches and coffee, as well as pretzels, bagel balls, pastries and breads. A more extensive vegetarian menu will also be available, as well as a children’s menu. Rosenberg’s guests will also enjoy dedicated parking at Stanley for grab-andgo orders, and a drive-thru option may also be available.

“I’m excited to bring Rosenberg’s into

Stapleton and Aurora on the brink of both neighborhoods’ expansions,” said Joshua Pollack, master bagel maker and owner of Rosenberg’s. “I think Stanley — and the businesses within — will help to be a catalyst for positive growth in the area, similar to what we saw after opening our first location in Denver’s now burgeoning Five Points neighborhood.”

Overheard Eavesdropping on a woman: “The best people you want working for you are those with no lives. The worst kind of people you want to work for are those with no lives.”

Penny Parker’s “Mile High Life” column gives insights into the best events, restaurants, businesses, parties and people throughout the metro area. Parker also writes for Blacktie-Colorado.com. You can subscribe and read her columns (Monday, Wednesday and Friday) at www.blacktiecolorado.com/pennyparker. She can be reached at parkerp1953@gmail.com or at 303-619-5209.

13th Taste of Douglas County set to get things cooking Event to feature 50 area eateries, regional food trucks

By Shanna Fortier sfortier@coloradocommunitymedia.com Chef Jeff Richard, of Old Stone Church Restaurant and Crave Real Burgers, will defend his title this year during the cooking competition at the 13th annual Taste of Douglas County.

Last year was the first year the contest was added to the event, pitting six area chefs against each other. Adding the contest was one way that event organizers Mike Boyle and John De Lay have tweaked the event over the years.

“For the first competition, it was good,

IF YOU GO WHAT: Taste of Douglas County WHEN: 5-8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 20 WHERE: Douglas County Events Center, 500 Fairgrounds Drive, Castle Rock TICKETS: $10 in advance, $20 at door; available at tasteofdouglascounty.com or 303-903-0017

but the plates looked a little boring,” Boyle said while sitting at a table in the Pegasus Restaurant in Castle Rock.

This year’s taste will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Aug. 20 at the Douglas County Events Center.

The cooking contest has been bumped

from six to eight competitors, allowing the chefs to prepare any dish they desire and present it in the same way. While the competition is sure to be fierce, this is not an “Iron Chef.”

Chefs are permitted to bring any ingredient and prepare any dish. Among others, Richard will be competing against Dan Skay, of Manna Restaurant at Castle Rock Adventist Hospital; Mike Hernandez, of Blue Nectar Innovative Mexican Grill; and Jeff Gebott, of Southern Hospitality.

“We’ve improved, expanded and ramped it up a bit,” Boyle said.

How it started Boyle moved to Castle Rock in 1990 and has hosted “The Mike Boyle Restaurant Show” on 710 KNUS news/talk radio in

Denver and 1460 KZNT news/talk radio in Colorado Springs since then. After seeing the growth of eateries in the Douglas County area in the 1990s, Boyle approached De Lay, owner of the Pegasus Restaurant, in 2001 about doing a taste event. The first event hosted tastes from 25 eateries and drew more than 2,500 people. The attendance exceeded expectations — so much so, restaurants were running out of food.

Now, there are close to 50 food service establishments, big and small, casual and fine dining, that participate. Some eateries include Old Stone Church, Outback Steakhouse, John Holly’s Asian Bistro, Pegasus, Black Eyed Pea, Dickey’s Barbecue Pit, B & B Cafe, India’s Castle, Casa Caliente Mexican Restaurant, Southern Hospitality, Crave Real Burgers and other area favorites. A few food trucks will also be making an appearance.

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August 14, 2015

Youths win big at livestock sale Grand Champion steer sells for $11,000

BRINGING IN THE BIG BUCKS GRAND CHAMPION SWINE: $6,500

By Mike DiFerdinando mdiferdinando@colorado communitymedia.com

Addison McWhorter, 9, of Franktown, leads her steer Sven around the show ring during the Junior Livestock Sale Aug. 7 at the Douglas County Fair and Rodeo. Photos by Mike DiFerdinando

The Douglas County Commissioners toss cookies into the stands during the Junior Livestock Sale at the Douglas County Fairgrounds.

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(Raised by Andi Kay Cunningham)

As the crowd of perspective livestock buyers sits down in the bleachers around the show ring to enjoy their presale barbecue, the junior 4-H members comb the crowd.

Armed with business cards that give information on their animals and all the cuteness they can muster, the children make their pitches.

“I cleaned his pen five times a day,” one girl says of her hog. “He’s big in all the right places — all hams and bacon.”

“This is my first year, but you can’t go wrong with him,” a boy explains in an attempt to find a taker for his goat.

Milan Hunter, of Roxborough, puts on her biggest smile as she talks up her steer.

“His name is Elmer. He’s a show steer, and he weighed in this week at 1,224 pounds,” Hunter said. “I would love like four grand from him, but we’ll see how much I get.”

Soon the auctioneer calls the festivities to a start. One by one, the 4-H members line up with the animals they raised, anxiously waiting their turns to take laps around the show ring.

While the animals are being shown, the auctioneer accepts bids from the crowd until a highest bidder is found for each animal.

Many of the animals in the Junior Livestock Sale sell for well above market value, with most buyers looking at the event as a donation.

Some 550 children with 4-H projects entered this year’s stock show. The largest group is poultry (more than 400 entries), then sheep and then swine.

However, its beef that’s brings in the

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GRAND CHAMPION SHEEP: $6,500

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GRAND CHAMPION STEER: $11,000

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GRAND CHAMPION TURKEY: $4,000 (Raised by Abby Nagel)

GRAND CHAMPION MARKET GOAT: $2,600 (Raised by Robert Schenk)

biggest prices.

This year’s Grand Champion beef was raised by Maguire Rohr and weighed in at 1,297 pounds and sold for $11,000.

The Douglas County commissioners sat in the front row for the sale. They purchased the Reserve Champion turkey raised by T.J. Vaughan for $1,500.

“This is one of my favorite days of the whole year,” Commissioner Roger Partridge said. “It’s so exciting to see all the kids and how much they put into raising these animals. For a lot of them it is a family tradition. They really raise these animals the right way. They put in the hard work.”

One Junior 4-H member who was continuing the family tradition was 9-yearold Addison McWhorter, a Franktown Elementary student who was showing animals at the fair for the first time.

She raised two steers, Sven and Olaf.

The larger of the two, Sven, sold for $5,500.

McWhorter’s parents, Shawn and Amy, grew up showing animals at the fair.

Addison was hoping to keep at least $30, and the rest of the money “is going in the bank for my college.”

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MILESTONES Catherine Gatschet, of Franktown, was named to the spring 2015 dean’s list at Creighton University.

Naomi Lermon, of Franktown, graduated in May with a bachelor’s degree from the University of Wyoming.

Brooke Roberts, of Franktown, was named to the spring 2015 dean’s list of distinction at the University of Northern Colorado.

Brooke Thomann, of Franktown, was named to the spring 2015 dean’s list of distinction at the University of Northern Colorado.

Brooke Stephens, of Franktown, was named to the spring 2015 dean’s list at Creighton University.

Zacharia Saleh Ajour, of Parker, graduated in May with a bachelor’s degree from the University of Wyoming.

Janna Allen, of Parker, was named to the spring 2015 dean’s list of distinction at the University of Northern Colorado.

Madelynne Barton, of Parker, was named to the spring 2015 dean’s honor roll distinction at the University of Northern Colorado.

Nickolaus Bergstrom, of Parker, was named to the spring 2015 dean’s honor roll distinction at the University of Northern Colorado.

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dean’s honor roll distinction at the University of Northern Colorado.

Morgan Brosius, of Parker, was named to the spring 2015 dean’s list of distinction at the University of Northern Colorado.

Anna Caflisch, of Parker, was named to the spring 2015 dean’s list at Creighton University.

Emily Connor, of Parker, was named to the spring 2015 dean’s list of distinction at the University of Northern Colorado.

Stuart Collins, of Parker, graduated in May with a bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Iowa.

Sara Culhane, of Parker, was named to the spring 2015 dean’s list at New England College. Sara is in the honors program, majoring in kinesiology. She is a 2013 graduate of Ponderosa High School.

Leah E. Dassler, of Parker, was named to the Whitworth University Laureate Society for the spring 2015 semester.

Sarah DelMonte, of Parker, was named to the spring 2015 dean’s list at Creighton University.

Stephen Lee Denton, of Parker, graduated in May with a bachelor’s degree from the University of Wyoming.

Heather Dillinger, of Parker, was named to the spring 2015 dean’s list of distinction at the University of Northern Colorado.

Nateal Dunst, of Parker, was named to the spring 2015 dean’s honor roll distinction at the University of Northern Colorado.

Clarisse Finders, of Parker, graduated with a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry from the University of Dallas.

Finders also was named to the spring 2015 dean’s list at the university.

Adam Fioretto, of Parker, was named to the spring 2015 dean’s honor roll distinction at the University of Northern Colorado.

Tessa Flahive-Foro, of Parker, was named to the spring 2015 dean’s honor roll distinction at the University of Northern Colorado.

Emily Fluhr, of Parker, was named to the spring 2015 dean’s list of distinction at the University of Northern Colorado.

William Frakes, of Parker, was named to the spring 2015 dean’s honor roll distinction at the University of Northern Colorado.

Kayla Frampton, of Parker, was named to the spring 2015 dean’s honor roll distinction at the University of Northern Colorado.

Patrick Frawley, of Parker, was named to the spring 2015 dean’s list of distinction at the University of Northern Colorado.

Rachel Gesner, of Parker, was named to the spring 2015 dean’s list of distinction at the University of Northern Colorado.

Kayla Green, of Parker, was named to the spring 2015 dean’s list of distinction at the University of Northern Colorado.

Daniel James Hatstat, of Parker, graduated in May with a bachelor’s degree from the University of Wyoming.

Allison Hearley, of Parker, was named to the spring 2015 dean’s list at Creighton University.

Hannah L. Hoffman, of Parker, was named to the spring 2015 dean’s list at Robert Morris University. Hoffman is a biology major.

Rachel Humphries, of Parker, was named to the spring 2015 dean’s list of distinction at the University of Northern Colorado.

Eric B. Jimerson, of Parker, graduated in May with a bachelor’s degree from the University of Wyoming.

Megan Kearns, of Parker, was named to the spring 2015 dean’s list of distinction at the University of Northern Colorado.

Anna Keefe, of Parker, was named to the spring 2015 dean’s list of distinction at the University of Northern

Colorado.

Katie Kerkhoff, of Parker, was named to the spring 2015 dean’s list of distinction at the University of Northern Colorado.

Dylan Jackson, of Parker, was named to the spring 2015 dean’s list at Creighton University.

Taylor King, of Parker, was named to the spring 2015 dean’s honor roll distinction at the University of Northern Colorado.

Julia Lugo, of Parker, was named to the spring 2015 dean’s list of distinction at the University of Northern Colorado.

Alison Lund, of Parker, graduated in May with a bachelor’s degree in music from Greenville College.

Rochele Mac, of Parker, was named to the spring 2015 dean’s list of distinction at the University of Northern Colorado.

Gabrielle Mann, of Parker, was named to the spring 2015 dean’s honor roll distinction at the University of Northern Colorado.

Charles Martin, of Parker, was named to the spring 2015 dean’s list at Lawrence University. He is the son of Scott and Mary Martin, of Parker, and a 2012 graduate of Plymouth Comprehe High School.

Veronica Maxey, of Parker, graduated in May with highest honors from Montana State University.

Carson Meredith, of Parker, was named to the spring 2015 dean’s list at Creighton University.

Erin Mielke, of Parker, was named to the spring 2015 dean’s honor roll distinction at the University of Northern Colorado.

Carolyn Murphy, of Parker, was named to the spring 2015 dean’s list at Creighton University.

Daniel Nicolls, of Parker, graduated in May with highest honors from Montana State University.

Saurabh Pradhan, of Parker, was named to the spring 2015 dean’s list at Creighton University.

Cari Langdon Rand, of Parker, graduated May 8, 2015, with a bachelor’s degree in geology from James Maddison University.

John Douglas Reeves, of Parker, graduated in May with a bachelor’s degree from the University of Wyoming.

Savanna Ridgeley, of Parker, graduated in May with a bachelor’s degree from the University of Wyoming.

Trevor Joseph Santy, of Parker, graduated in May with a bachelor’s degree from the University of Wyoming.

Rebecca Schroeder, of Parker, was named to the spring 2015 dean’s list of distinction at the University of Northern Colorado.

Nicolas Simondet, of Parker, was named to the spring 2015 dean’s honor roll distinction at the University of Northern Colorado.

Angela M. Shimoda, of Parker, was named to the spring 2015 dean’s list at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities.

Brittany Shaffer, of Parker, was named to the spring 2015 dean’s list of distinction at the University of Northern Colorado.

Christina E. Spencer, of Parker, was named to the Whitworth University Laureate Society for the spring 2015 semester.

Rebecca Marie Stewart, of Parker, graduated in May with a bachelor’s degree from the University of Wyoming.

Aaron Stoller, of Parker, was named to the spring 2015 dean’s list of distinction at the University of Northern Colorado.

Dyan Kari Strausheim, of Parker, graduated in May with a bachelor’s degree from the University of Wyoming.

Bailey Switzer, of Parker, was named to the spring 2015 dean’s list at Creighton University.

Sabrina Tracy, of Parker, was named to the spring 2015 dean’s list of distinction at the University of Northern Colorado.

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Photograph by Douglas County High School art student Bridget Sweeney in the “Art, Nature and Wellness” exhibit at Castle Rock Adventist Hospital. Courtesy photos

“Owl” by Page Drexel of Douglas County High School is a drawing on scratch board. It is included in the “Art, Nature and Wellness” exhibit at Castle Rock Adventist Hospital.

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Healing Arts Gallery is off main lobby area

By Sonya Ellingboe sellingboe@colorado communitymedia.com For a second year, Castle Rock Adventist Hospital has partnered with art students at Douglas County High School in an exhibit called “Art, Nature

and Wellness.” Young artists are encouraged to explore the role nature plays in our lives and express their thoughts in a work of art to share with the community.

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integration of art into health care. The exhibit is sponsored by the Aloha Trust.

The exhibit, part of the hospital’s Healing Arts Program, is in the Healing Arts Gallery, off the main lobby conference center area. It continues until Sept. 1. An artist reception from 5 to 7 p.m. on Aug. 18 will celebrate the artworks and a Critic’s Choice Award will be announced. Judging is based on

overall creativity, originality and imagination, Folkenberg said.

The Castle Rock Hospital Foundation supports the Healing Arts Program through community donations. The program offers music therapy, visual arts and community outreach to revitalize the mind, body and spirit for patients, families and staff. Castle Pines artist Mary Williams coordinates the art exhibits.

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THEATER/FILM Theater Presents ‘Criminal Act’

Gregory Wilson, star of “Wizard Wars,” will steal the show in “Thief: A Criminal Act” at 8 p.m.

Friday and Saturday, Aug. 14-15, at Theatre of Dreams Arts and Event Center, 735 Park St., Castle Rock. Wilson is a sleight of hand expert who will demonstrate unadulterated deception, pick-pocketing, card-sharking, street swindling and mental manipulation.

Reservations required; go to tickets.amazingshows.com or call 303-660-6799. Business attire encouraged; parental discretion advised (ages 12 and older suggested).

Auditions for ‘Frozen’

Spotlight Performing Arts Center will have auditions for “Frozen” at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 18. Children ages 5-18 years old are encouraged to audition. No previous experience or preparation is necessary to audition; those auditioning for leading roles are asked to sing a solo at auditions. This is a 15-week class with performances in December. Auditions, classes, and performances will be held on Spotlight’s on-site stage, 6328 E. County Line Road Unit 102.

Call Spotlight at 720-44-DANCE (720-443-2623) or visit Spotlight’s website at www.spotlightperformers.com for information and tuition rates.

Robin Hood Musical

Margaritaville Party

Castle Country Assisted Living will host a margaritaville party at its Cantril and Valley houses at 11 a.m. Monday, Aug. 17. Musician Cliff Sprat will provide live entertainment. Spratt will perform at 1 p.m. at Cantril House, 221 Cantril St.; and at 3 p.m. at Valley House, 255 S. Valley Drive. This event is open to the public but space is limited and an RSVP is required. For more information or to RSVP, call 303-482-5552. Castle Country Assisted Living is a nonprofit organization serving seniors in Douglas County.

Jazz on the Green

The Highlands Ranch Concert Band’s big band group Swing Shift concludes its summer concert series at 6:30 p.m. Saturday Aug. 15, at Civic Green Park, 9370 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch. The free Jazz on the Green Hot Days and Blue Nights program will include various swing and big band music. Bring a picnic dinner and enjoy the park while listening to music. Go to www. hrconcertband.org, or contact Kelley at 303-683-4102.

Centennial Farmers and Artisans Market

Centennial Center Park hosts an outdoor market featuring a variety of local artisans, fresh produce, ready-to-eat food and live music, along with seasonal products from Tagawa Gardens. The market is open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 15, at the park, 13050 E. Peakview Ave., Centennial. Go to http://www.ducksinarowdenver.com/centennial-artisans-and-farmersmarket/market-vendors/

Meet Local Authors

Ten local authors will talk about their recently published books at 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 15, at the Parker Library, 10851 S. Crossroads Drive. A book sale and signing will follow. Registration is free at 303-791-7323 or DouglasCountyLibraries.org.

Living Room Productions presents “The Legend of Robin Hood,” a full scale musical debuting at the PACE Center through Saturday, Aug. 22.

Performances are at 7 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, and 2 p.m. Sundays, at 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker, with an additional performance at 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 22. Tickets are available at www.parkerarts.org or by calling 303805-6800.

Castle Country Assisted Living will welcome Tudy the Flute Lady for a performance at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 18, at Victorian House, 19600 Victorian Drive, Parker. This event is free and open to the public but space is limited. For more information or to RSVP, please call 303-482-5552. Castle Country Assisted Living is a nonprofit organization serving seniors in Douglas County.

The Zingers to Perform

Castle Country Assisted Living will welcome the Zingers for a performance at 10:30 a.m.

Thursday, Aug. 20, at Victorian House, 19600 Victorian Drive, Parker. The Zingers are a gospel group from United Methodist Church in Parker. This event is free and open to the public but space is limited. For more information or to RSVP, please call 303-482-5552. Castle Country Assisted Living is a nonprofit organization serving seniors in Douglas County.

Salsa Dance Sampler

Adventures in Dance presents a social salsa sampler from 6-8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 21, and Friday, Aug. 28, at the Littleton location, in the Woodlawn shopping center. Call 720276-0562 to register. Learn merengue, bachata, salsa and cha cha.

Castle Rock Freedom Fest

Music lovers and supporters of the troops will come together for the first Castle Rock Freedom Fest, an all-day festival featuring music and entertainment by Led Zeppelin tribute band The Led Zeppelin Experience, Kip Winger, Mini KISS, Jack Russel’s Great White, and many other acts.

The event will include food, drinks, and games for children. The festival runs from 10 a.m. to midnight Saturday, Aug. 22, at the Douglas County Fairgrounds, 500 Fairgrounds Drive, Castle Rock. Orange County Choppers American Extreme show on A&E Networks will be filming live at the festival for an upcoming episode. The Castle Rock Freedom Fest will benefit the “American Solider Network” to raise awareness for our troops. Tickets are available at the door or online at www.castlerockfreedomfest.com.

BBQ, Brews and Banjos

The Rotary Club of Castle Pines presents its first BBQ, Brews and Banjos event Sunday, Aug. 23, in Larkspur. Event is a benefit for Douglas County Youth and lasts from 12:30-5:30 p.m. Grass It Up performs its award-winning bluegrass music. Tickets include barbecue dinner featuring Texas-style brisket, pork and ribs, baked beans, beverages including tea, lemonade and water, and other sides. Tickets available at http://www.bbqbrewsandbanjos.com. Concession sales include three varieties of craft beer and wine.

Andy Jacobs plays the lead in the new musical “The Legend of Robin Hood” at the PACE Center Aug. 7 to 22. Photo by BK Studio

Opening Night Gala

Lone Tree Arts Center celebrates the opening of the 2015-16 season with its opening night gala at 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, at the center. Gala tickets include access to the pre-show gala dinner and cocktails, tickets to the opening season performance of “Motown to Jersey,” and a champagne/dessert after-party with music and dancing. Single tickets are $150. Cocktail attire, black-tie optional. Reserved sponsored tables of 10 are available for $2,000 by calling 303-908-7939. Reservations available now from the Lone Tree Arts Center box office at 720509-1000 or online at www.lonetreeartscenter.org.

ART Wildlife and Wine

Ballroom Dance Sampler

ADVENTURES IN Dance offers Line Dance Aerobics from 7:30-8:20 p.m. Mondays through Monday, Aug. 24, and a ballroom dance sampler from 7-7:50 p.m. Thursdays through Thursday, Aug. 27. Adult dancers will learn the cowboy cha cha, electric slide, cupid shuffle and wobble at the line dance aerobics. At the ballroom dance sampler, learn the foxtrot, waltz, Viennese waltz and tango. To register, and for information, call 720-276-0562 or go to http://www.adventuresindance.com.

EVENTS Evolution of Scams

Highlands Ranch Historical Society presents Old Ruses, New Ploys: The Evolution of Scams from 7-8:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 17, at the Southridge Recreation Center, 4800 McArthur Ranch Road, Highlands Ranch. This program provides insights into the most influential hucksters of our time and how, over history, they have perfected their trade. Speaker Barbara Martin-Worley is the director of consumer protection for the district attorney’s office in the 18th Judicial District.

Join the Roxborough Arts Council for a night of wildlife painting on canvas while sipping a glass of red or white wine at the Audubon Nature Center. Be inspired by the surroundings of Chatfield State Park and create something that is all your own. The Wildlife and Wine program runs from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 14, at the Audubon Nature Center at Chatfield, 11280 S. Waterton Road, Littleton. Ages 21 and older. Registration required; go to www.denveraudubon.org or call 303-973-9530.

Kaleidoscope Juried Exhibition

The Arapahoe Community College annual Kaleidoscope Juried Exhibition at Colorado Gallery of the Arts, 5900 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton, is open through Friday, Aug. 14. The juror for the exhibit is ACC art instructor Gigi Lambert. Admission is free and the exhibit is open to the public. The gallery is open from noon to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday (with a 7 p.m. close on Tuesday). Contact Trish Sangelo at trish.sangelo@arapahoe.edu.

Art Exhibit, Art Walk

Town Hall Arts Center presents “Western Heritage,” an art exhibition featuring work by Lee Wasilik and Diane Edwards. The exhibit runs from through Monday, Sept. 7, in the Stanton Art Gallery at the center, 2450 W. Main St., Littleton. Go to http://www.townhallartscenter. org/stanton-art-gallery/. Town Hall Arts Center also will participate in Historic Downtown Littleton First Friday Art Walks. For information on participating galleries, go to http://www. littletonrocks.com/events/artwalk-aug/.

Senior Stroll

Join a Highlands Ranch park ranger from 8:30-9:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 20, for an easy stroll around Fly’n B Park, 2910 W. Plaza Drive, Highlands Ranch. Learn about the history of the park while getting exercise. For ages 50 and older; registration required. Go to MapSatellite highlandsranch.org/2014/12/19/aug-20-senior-stroll/

CONCERT/MUSIC Dave Hidalgo to Entertain

Castle Country Assisted Living will welcome Dave Hidalgo for a performance at each of its three houses Friday, Aug. 14. Hidalgo will perform at 11 a.m. at Cantril House, 221 Cantril St., Castle Rock; at 1 p.m. at Valley House, 255 S. Valley Drive, Castle Rock; and at 3 p.m. at Victorian House, 19600 Victorian Drive, in Parker. Event is free and open to the public but space is limited. For more information or to RSVP, call 303-482-5552. Castle Country Assisted Living is a nonprofit organization serving seniors in Douglas County.

Heart Center Educational Classes

South Denver Heart Center, 1000 Southpark Drive, Littleton, offers free educational classes in August.

For information and to register, call 303-744-1065 or go to www.southdenver.com. Schedule of classes: Monday, Aug. 17, Diabetes, Pre-diabetes and Insulin Resistance, 11 a.m. to noon. Join Susan Buckley, RD, CDE, as she teaches you the ins and outs of diabetes and how to control blood sugar. Monday, Aug. 17, Anticoagulation Basics: Through Thick & Thin, 1:30-2:30 p.m. Learn to live with warfarin/Coumadin.

Thursday, Aug. 20, Hands Only CPR, 10:3011:30 a.m. Learn how to perform hands-only CPR.

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RanchFest

Live bands, skate and graffiti competitions and a 5K race are highlights of RanchFest, which runs from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 15, at Redstone Park, 3280 Redstone Park Circle, Highlands Ranch. Breakfast hosted by Snooze follows the race, and a teen art sale will take place. Get details and sign up for the race at 1liquidhouse.com. Bring a can of food to donate. 1liquidhouse is a local nonprofit group that supports teens against depression, bullying and suicide.

Blue Thunder Ride

The 16th anniversary Blue Thunder Ride, in memory of fallen Douglas County Sheriff ’s Deputy Ron King, is Sunday, Aug. 16. Registration is at 8 a.m. at Platte River Grill, 5995 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton. Breakfast provided by the Platte. The Poker-style ride will end at the Platte River Grille patio. A scooter will be given away. Visit www.RonKingOrganization.org for entry details, registration, maps, giveaway details and information about Deputy King. Live music by Vivid Black. The ride is supported by Sentinels Colorado, Fraternal Order of Police.

Tudy the Flute Lady to Perform

Care Center Bake Sale

Solterra at Castle Rock plans an all-day bake sale fundraiser from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Friday, Aug. 21, at 4001 Home St., Castle Rock. All proceeds benefit the activities department at the care center that serves more than 60 special needs and elderly adults. To donate baked goods or money, or for information, contact Angie at 303-688-3174 or aprince@ solterrasl.com.

Thorpe to Talk About ‘Soldier Girls’

Helen Thorpe, bestselling author and Colorado journalist, will talk about her book “Soldier Girls: The Battles of Three Women at Home and War” at a Douglas County Libraries program at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 22, at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock.

Registration is free. Contact 303-791-7323 or DouglasCountyLibraries.org.

Boy Scouts Sell Fruit, Honey

Boy Scout Troop 685 will sell Palisade peaches and pears and Larkspur honey from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 22, at Abiding Hope Lutheran Church, on the southeast corner of Simms and Coal Mine in Littleton. The sale of the fresh Colorado fruit and honey will help support Boy Scout activities such as campouts, badges and awards during the year.

Rally Run, Foxridge Fair

The Foxridge Swim and Racquet Club plans a community event on Sunday, Aug. 23, to raise money to save the club’s tennis courts, which have to be reconstructed from the ground up. The day starts at 9:30 a.m. with a 5K Rally Run and free kids’ run, which starts at Foxridge Park and runs through the neighborhood trails. All proceeds will go to the tennis court fund. At Calendar continues on Page 18

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3 p.m., Foxridge Fair will begin at the park, featuring a DJ, face painting, carnival games and food trucks. Foxridge Park is at 7070 E. Mineral Ave., Centennial. For information, and to register, go to www.foxridgeclub.com.

Dining For Women

Meet Marsha Wallace, co-founder of Dining for Women, from noon to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 26, at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 Wilcox St., Castle Rock, in Bank Room West. Also meet regional co-leaders Patty Karabatsos and Linda Dougall. Donations will be accepted. Space is limited; RSVP to bphck2@gmail.com. Contact Betty Purkey-Huck at 303-688-4983 or bphck2@gmail.com for information.

Farmers’ and Street Markets

The Highlands Ranch Community Association’s farmers’ and street markets are open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sundays through Oct. 25, at Town Center, 9288 Dorchester St., Highlands Ranch. For details, pick up a Colorado Farm Fresh Directory at any HRC recreational center or go to http:// hrcaonline.org/Classes-Camps-Activities/Events/CalendarEvents/ctl/viewdetail/mid/5667/itemid/7479/d/20150503.

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A number of community blood drives are planned in the South Metro area. For information or to schedule an appointment, contact the Bonfils Appointment Center at 303-363-2300, unless otherwise noted. Go to www.bonfils. org. Upcoming blood drives are: Sunday, Aug. 16, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, 8545 E. Dry Creek Road, Centennial (contact Leslie Boose at 303-740-2688); Tuesday, Aug. 18, 10-11:40 a.m. and 1-3:30 p.m., Greenwood Village City Hall, 6060 S. Quebec St., Greenwood Village; Wednesday, Aug. 19, 9-10:40 a.m. and noon to 2:30 p.m., Envision Healthcare, 6200 S. Syracuse Way, Greenwood Village; Wednesday, Aug. 19, 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Walmart Elizabeth, 2100 Legacy Circle, Elizabeth; Thursday, Aug. 20, 8-10:40 a.m. and noon to 1:30 p.m., Travelers, 6060 S. Willow Drive, Greenwood Village; Friday, Aug. 21, 9-10:40 a.m. and noon to 2:30 p.m., Liberty Mutua, 5975 S. Quebec St., Suite 300, Centennial; Friday, Aug. 21, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker; Saturday, Aug. 22, 8 a.m. to noon, Saint Peter Lutheran, 9300 E. Belleview Ave., Greenwood Village; Saturday, Aug. 22, 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Latter Day Saints, Castle Rock Stake, 3301 Meadows Parkway, Castle Rock; Saturday, Aug. 22, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., St. Andrew United Methodist Church, 3350 White Bay Drive, Highlands Ranch (contact Charles Green at 720-231-7908); Sunday, Aug. 23, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., St. Mary of Littleton Catholic Church, 6853 S. Prince St., Littleton.

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Quite the catch Player behind the plate is key to softball success

Chaparral Wolverines COACH - Alan DiGiosio

2014 RECORD - 15-7 (6-4) LEAGUE - 5A/4A Continental PLAYERS TO Watch - Emily Moore, Sr., SS (.500, 17 SB, 17 RBI); Adrienne Visintine, Soph., UTIL (.471 ); Shannon Bass, Sr., P (12-5, 3.97 ERA); Jordan Smith, Sr., 1B; Sara Breckbill, Jr., C

By Jim Benton jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia.com A basketball point guard and a softball catcher have much in common. Both players take charge and are team leaders.

High school softball catchers touch the ball about 90 percent of the time. So they need to be athletic to block pitches and straddle the plate on plays at home, have a strong throwing arm, work with pitchers, set up defenses, correctly frame pitches, and establish a rapport with the home plate umpire.

In short, catchers run the show just like a point guard takes charge of a basketball team.

“For me, catchers are important for the leadership of the whole game,” said Rock Canyon coach Debbie Kortbawi. “I call them the captain. They are the ones in command. They can see everything. It’s their job to command the ship.

“It’s kind of their job to go out and if the pitcher is not doing what she is supposed to be doing, calm her down, take the timeout that we don’t have to get charged with. Even if the pitcher is doing her job, sometimes the fielders aren’t doing as much as they should. The catcher can calm everybody down and kind of bring them together. That’s all part of controlling the game and being in charge of the ship.”

Kortbawi has a good catcher in junior Sloane Stewartson, who has been the Continental League batting champion the past two seasons. She’s also good defensively and has become a leader.

“It’s my job to see the field and run the defense,” Stewartson said. “I need to put everybody in position when the ball is hit and tell people what to do when a certain hitter gets up. Basically, I just have to see the game. The bench will tell me, ‘Hey, this batter had a good hit to the right side,’ and I can call a pitch that will go inside and try to make her jam and bring the ball down to where we want it to go.”

Stewartson also knows the art of working with the pitcher is important.

“I try to see how they are on that day

SOFTBALL TEAMS AT A GLANCE

2015 OUTLOOK - Moore was the league’s stolen base leader and helped the Wolverines advance to the Class 5A state tournament for the first time since 2009. Chaparral lost only two starters off the 2014 team. “Our team is more talented and our program deeper than it ever has been,” said DiGiosio. “As a result we have our goals set high for the 2015 season.”

Ponderosa Mustangs COACH - Mark Roberts

2014 RECORD - 15-8 (6-4) LEAGUE - 5A/4A Continental

Valor Christian sophomore pitcher Ali Kilponen, right, won 18 games last season and pitched the Eagles to the Class 4A state championship, but she said she couldn’t have done it without junior catcher Erica Mann (left). Photos by Jim Benton and then try to base myself off of that and see if they need more encouragement or if they need me to call time,” she said. “I talk to them about what’s working or not working. I just try to be their motivator.”

Legacy coach Dawn Gaffin has had her share of good catchers, who have helped the Lightning win six of the past eight Class 5A state titles.

“The catcher is part of the battery, and batteries for softball and baseball are one of the most important facets of the game,” said Gaffin.

Valor Christian had a dominant battery last season in freshman pitcher Ali Kilponen, who won 18 games, and sophomore catcher Erica Mann. The Eagles won the Class 4A state championship.

“Erica and I have a very good friendship on and off the field,” said Kilponen. “When I came to Valor, with her being such a good friend I could trust her on the field. We have such a strong bond that I can help her and she can help me overall, and I couldn’t have done it last year without her.”

Mann knows that establishing a good relationship with the pitcher is vital, even if both are friends.

“The toughest thing about catching is finding a pitcher you can work with well,”

PLAYERS TO Watch - Peyton Matejka, Jr., 1B (.397); Kendal Boyum, Jr. C (.394 , 19 RBI).

2015 OUTLOOK - Strikeout specialist Ally Power has graduated and Roberts, a former Douglas County baseball coach who has coached softball for many years, takes over a program that has averaged 16 wins a season over the past six years. “A few of our team’s goals this year is to always work hard, be aggressive and compete,” he said.

Legend Titans

COACH - Kristen Shirk

2014 RECORD - 18-4 (9-1) LEAGUE - 5A/4A Continental PLAYERS TO Watch - Brooke Doumer, Sr, 2B (.510, 18 RBI); Jesse Smith, Jr, OF (.453, 5 HR, 28 RBI); Brittney Russo, Sr, SS (.414).

2015 OUTLOOK - Titans lost four players to graduation but return a majority of the team that qualified for the state tourney last season. “The Titans’ 2015 season holds promise with a nice blend of experience and youth,” said Shirk, who takes over as head coach for Shelly Boyd. “Legend will look to its strong core of returning players to help lead the team and continue the success that it has over the past two seasons.”

Rock Canyon junior catcher Sloane Stewartson says her job is to see the field and run the defense, but she has also been one of the Continental League’s top hitters the past two seasons.

said Mann. “When a pitcher is happy, they pitch better. The hardest part even with this one (Ali) is she gets really hard on herself.

It’s the little things that we can do. I’ll go out and we do anything that makes her smile. It’s just a game.”

Golfers seek winning mentality High school sport requires correct thought process

By Jim Benton jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia.com In golf, one bad shot, a dreadful hole or a harsh break can send scores soaring.

It happens in all levels of the sport, but especially in the high school ranks.

Accurate drives, excellent approach shots and precise putting are essential.

But for a player to do those things on the course, a strong mental game is imperative.

“Golf has unique challenges on the mental side of the game,” said MetaGolf instructor Matt Long, Valor Christian’s boys golf assistant and mental coach.

“The nature of it with being out there for five hours or more, you don’t have the reactionary part of it. It’s just you and the ball and it’s all self-initiated. There is just too much time between shots for you to think yourself into some bad places. It has a huge impact on the game.”

Lakewood coach Alan Gonzales agrees.

He emphasizes playing it forward. In golf, he said, it’s important to learn to forget.

“We can’t be afraid to fail,” he said. “We hit shots that we know we can make — if

PLAYERS TO WATCH A list of some of the top south metro area high school boys golfers for the 2015 season: Tim Amundson, Valor Christian; Casey Chipman, Castle View; Jack Crisp, Highlands Ranch; Austin Hardman, Mountain Vista; Subin Lee, Cherry Creek; Nick Leibold, Heritage; Reese Leiker, Heritage; Philip Nelson, Legend; David Packer, Arapahoe; Chris Raap, Mountain Vista; Scott Robb, Littleton; David Roney, Douglas County; Justin Vaughn, Lutheran; Coby Welch, Valor Christian; Tyler Zang, Highlands Ranch; Ryan Zetwick, Rock Canyon

they work that’s great, if they don’t work we put it out of our mind. We learn from it but don’t dwell on it, drop our head and keep working hard.”

Senior Kevin Liao and sophomore Jack Castiglia are two Lakewood golfers who wrestle with problems but have become mentally tougher.

Liao has a tendency to be hard on himself. Castiglia is a short hitter, trying to keep up with the long drivers.

“I’m hard on myself after a bad shot, but it’s even worse to keep thinking about that and making your round even worse,” said Liao. “After a bad shot, I used to focus

on what I did wrong on the swing and things like that. It used to be difficult for me. As long as you are focusing on what you want to do after the bad shot, it takes your mind off that bad shot. If you have the confidence to know your swing is at a good place, then you need to know you have the confidence to hit good shots.”

Castiglia plays his own game and doesn’t try to outdrive everybody, which is another test of being mentally strong.

“I know that on long holes I’m going to have to use my short game. While others are hitting short irons in, I am hitting hybrids in,” said Castiglia. “I have to play my own game. I am starting to hit the ball farther, but I know I’m still going to be 30 yards behind everybody else. I can’t play anybody else’s game other than my own.”

Arapahoe senior David Packer tied for fifth in last fall’s Class 5A state championship tournament and has a unique way of erasing bad thoughts.

“When I was younger, I used to hold onto a bad shot or a bad hole for a long time,” Packer said. “You’ve got to learn one shot at a time, forget the previous shot. I tend to think of a song I heard on the road driving to the course and try to run that through my head between shots, instead of thinking about golf 24/7 on the course. Overthinking is definitely bad.”

Arapahoe High School’s David Packer is expected to be among the area’s top golfers this season. Courtesy photo

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A course is a course, of course — not so fast In Colorado high school cross-country, a variety of surfaces challenge runners

RUNNERS TO WATCH Top returning south metro area runners:

By Jim Benton jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia.com High school cross-country athletes who like variety are happy to be running in Colorado.

Course surfaces in the state include grass, dirt, cinder, concrete and asphalt. Some are relatively flat, while others feature inclines.

Some have water crossings.

“Cross-country in other states is like on golf courses,” said Paxton Smith, a senior for defending 5A champion Mountain Vista.

“That’s where a lot of races are held. A lot of that is because it’s fast. Golf courses are fast on that nice true grass.

“In Colorado, you don’t see that very often.

There are races on grass — they are there — but somewhere else you would race on grass courses every week. You can race with spikes on grass. Here in Colorado, we race a lot more on dirt and concrete. You can’t run in spikes.

The thing with dirt, when you have a couple hundred kids out there, running it gets dusty.

Sometimes, dirt can be slow.”

One of the most unique courses in the state is at deKoevend Park in Centennial, where the Arapahoe Warrior Invitational is held. Runners start on grass and run along the High Line Canal trail. There is a little cement, plus two water jumps, during the race, which will be Sept. 4 this season.

Last season after heavy rains, runners had trouble crossing the rising water in Little Dry Creek.

“It’s a unique course because we do have water crossings at two different points,” said Arapahoe girls coach Jeff Krause. “Last year, we pretty much had a flash flood before the race, so the water was about chest deep on some of the kids as they went in. It was pretty memorable for them.”

Boys Ben Butler, SkyView Academy Conor Egan, Cherry Creek Alex Fu, Mountain Vista Steven Goldy, Arapahoe Alex Hebner, Chaparral Addison Hellier, Mountain Vista Lars Hultgren, Cherry Creek Scott Johnson, Legend Kyle Moran, Cherry Creek Paxton Smith, Mountain Vista Richard Weigang, Heritage

At last year’s Arapahoe Warrior Invitational at deKoevend Park in Centennial, heavy rains swelled the flow in the High Line Canal, transforming the traditional water jump into a thigh-deep wade through rushing water. File photo Many runners rank it as one of the most difficult courses in Colorado.

“There’s pretty much a little bit of everything in the course,” said Cherry Creek senior Lilly Markusch. “It has a couple hills, so it is kind of hard. It’s a fun course because you get to jump in the water, which is kind of cool.”

With the diversity of courses in Colorado, times can be irrelevant — tougher tracks yield slower times, while easier courses make for a faster pace.

“I never worry too much about times in cross-country,” said Smith. “It’s nice to have quick times, but I definitely worry more about that during the track season. It’s all place in cross-country. That’s what colleges

care about — that’s what wins team titles, and that’s what matters.”

Many runners cite the course for the state meet at Norris-Penrose Events Center in Colorado Springs as another of the toughest. It features a challenging hill and a creek crossing.

Cherry Creek senior Katie Plomondon is among those who say the course is daunting, but she also agrees the time it takes to traverse a track is less important than where you finish in the pack.

“We don’t really worry about time,” she said, “unless we are running on a real fast course and we are running for a specific time and not place.”

Girls Allie Chipman, Mountain Vista Audrey Cordova, Heritage Savanna Dalton, Castle View Allison Janedis, Rock Canyon Megan Koch, Highlands Ranch Catherine Liggett, Legend Lilly Markusch, Cherry Creek Jessica Nats, Mountain Vista Devon Peterson, Cherry Creek Katie Plomondon, Cherry Creek Anne Renner, Cherry Creek

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DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $65,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $44,557.54

August 14, 2015

Sale No. 2015-0137

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To Whom It May Concern: On 6/3/2015 9:47:00 AM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

By George, Valor has new hockey coach 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 payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof.

5A football playoff field to be cut in half in 2016

Original Grantor: ALBA MEDEL AND ALAIN MEDEL Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR IFREEDOM DIRECT CORPORATION PUBLIC NOTICE Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC Parker A FIRST LIEN. Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 1/20/2014 NOTICE OF SALE PercentagePublic Index will be Recording Date of DOT: 1/27/2014 Public Trustee Sale No. 2015-0147 Notice The property described herein is all of Reception No. of DOT: 2014004471 the property encumbered by the lien of employed starting next DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

To Whom It May Concern: On 6/12/2015 INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) the deed of trust. season to determine playoff Original Principal Amount of Evidence of 11:10:00 AM the undersigned Public NO. 036-15 Debt: $235,758.00 Trustee caused the Notice of Election and 2015 SPRUCE MOUNTAIN FOREST Legal Description Real Property: became personally.

Juneofafter two seasonsOutstanding as an asteams.

Principal Amount as of the Demand relating to the Deed of Trust deSTAND IMPROVEMENT hereof:Bay $232,823.17 scribed below to be recorded in Douglas and OAK RE-TREATMENT PROJECT LOT 175, COTTONWOOD sistant with SUBDIVIthe NHL’sdate Tampa “That friend took a different Champions in seven County.

SION FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF is the only Pursuant personto to C.R.S. §38-38-101 The Wildfire leagues Mitigation Staff Douglas DOUGLAS,Lightning, STATE OF COLORADO realigned willofautorole(4)so(i),Iyou called Jamie to learn more. are hereby notified that the covenants of Original Grantor: STEVEN G. CLARK County Government, hereinafter referred

By Jim Benton win an NCAA I champimatically qualify for playoffs After speaking with theM.administrathe deed of trust have been violated as AND LESLEE CLARK to as the County, respectfully requests Which has the address of: 8745 Division Aspen Failure to pay principal and inOriginal Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELEC-jbenton@colorado bids the from responsible and qualified firms Circle, Parker, CO 80134 onshipfollows: as a player and top remaining nine learning more about theSYSTEMS, terest when due togethertion with and all other TRONIC REGISTRATION for the provision of services related to the communitymedia.com payments1977), provided for in vision the Evidence of INC. AS NOMINEE FOR COUNTRYSpruce Mountain Forest Stand ImproveNOTICE OF SALE (Wisconsin, teams in the RPI ratings will of the school and the desire Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and WIDE HOME LOANS, INC. DBA AMERment and Oak Re-treatment Project, as

By Jim Benton coach make the 2016 playoffs. other violations of the terms thereof.

ICA'S WHOLESALE LENDER specified.

The current holder of the Evidence of an Debtassistant they have to pour into the lives of jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia.com All Class 5A high school Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: secured by the Deed of Trust described (Michigan State, RPI ratingsAUGUST take into young people for their greater good THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. ON THURSDAY, 20, 2015 @ herein, has filed written election and deA FIRST Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 6/29/2007 football teams in Colorado 9:00 A.M., THERE WILLwinning BE A MANDATmand for sale as provided by law and in 1986) and asLIEN. a head account a team’s in life beyond the sport, I was sold. th Recording Date of DOT: 7/5/2007 ORY SITE VISIT RELATED TO THIS will be able to play a 10 George Gwozdecky will be said Deed of Trust. coach The (DU, 2004, property described herein is all of percentage, the winning SITE Reception No. of DOT: 2007053283 PROJECT. THE MANDATORY I by amthetruly to apply what I encumbered lien ofexcited DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

VISIT WILL ALLOW ALL POTENTIAL THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given regular-season game starttaking on a new challenge as he 2005). the Heproperty also won percentage of a team’s the deed of trust.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of BIDDERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO VIEW that on the first possible sale date (unless have learned Debt: in this great sport and ing in the 2016 season, but resumes his coaching career. the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wed$460,000.00 THE WORK-SITE the 1983 NAIA opponents andAND theDISCUSS THE Legal Description of Realthe Property: Outstanding Principal Amount as of the PROJECT DETAILS. THE MANDATnesday, September 9, 2015, at the Publessons of a lifetime of coachit will be tougher to get into The former University of Denver national title as the date hereof: $427,121.90 ORY SITE percentage VISIT WILL BEGIN lic Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, winning of AT THE ing toMEADthe Valor student athletes.”

LOT 12, BLOCK 5, COUNTRY SPRUCE MOUNTAIN OPEN SPACE Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public the state playoffs. coach was named the new hockey coach of Wisconsinthe opponents ofSPRUCE a team’s OWS SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 1, Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you PARKING LOT, OFF MOUNauction to the highest and best bidder for Gwozdecky, Instead of a 32-team COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF arewho herebymaintained notified that the covenants of TAIN ROAD IN LARKSPUR, COLORincoach at Valor Christian High cash, the said real property and all River Falls. opponents.

COLORADO the deed of trust have been violated as ADO. PLEASE CALL 720-733-6924 terest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs his home in Highlands Ranch after School on Aug. 7. follows: the failure to make timely pay-state playoff bracket in 5A, FOR DIRECTIONS, IF NEEDED. and assigns therein, for the purpose ofNow, Gwozdecky, “It’s a really wise thingONLY Which has the address of: 12601 mentsthe required under saidhead Deed of Trustthe first round of playoffs THOSE PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS ATthe indebtedness provided in said leaving DU, was Pioneers’ “George’s tenure in hockey paying and 62, hopes to help Valor win a state that CHSAA did,” said SITE Valor Country Meadows Drive, Parker, CO and the Evidence of Debt secured TENDING THE MANDATORY VISEvidence of Debt secured by the Deed of coach for 19 seasons 80134 thereby. and compiled IT WILL BE ALLOWED TO SUBMIT A Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses will be reduced to 16 teams. his accomplishments as a player, high school title. But he takes over Christian coach BID ON TH I S P R ORod J E C TSher. NOTE: of sale and other items allowed by law, a 443-267-64 THE record won the The Colorado High NOTICE LIEN and FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE PLEASE BE PROMPT WEaWILL coach and program builder areandsowill deliver the purchaser a Certifica toprogram that has gone 5-31-0 in OF SALE man.

“They had to AS find FIRST LIEN. LEAVE THE PARKING LOT NO LATER ate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If back-to-backANCAA titles.

School Activities Assosignificant, but what has impressed past two seasons.

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt THAN 9:15AM AFTER WE REVIEW the sale datethe is continued to a later date, way to get the right teamsTHE secured by the Deed of TrustHis described The property herein is all ofciation football committee PROJECT DETAILS. the he deadline to file a notice of intent to overall record asdescribed a collegiate us most is the care and concern “My story of coming to Valor is into the playoffs and they herein, has filed written election and dethe property encumbered by the lien of cure by those parties entitled to cure may made and approved the mand for sale as provided by law and in the deed of trust. *** PLEASE ONI UP TO them FOUR (4) also be extended. head coach, which included a stint has for young people to nurture truly amazing,” Gwozdecky said have donePLAN that. give said Deed of Trust.

HOURS FOR THE WALK-THROUGH, changes on Aug. 3. at Miami of Ohio, was 592-390-85. and help them grow into compeLegal Description of Real Property: DUE TO Sixteen LIMITED VEHICLE If you believe lender or ser- “I was serving inthat theyour news release. credit. teamsACCESS is theTO THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given LOT 35, PINERY WEST FILING NO. 1-C, THE TREATMENT BLOCKS. PLEASE vicer has failed to provide a single A wild card points system right “He(unless is trulyCOUNTY aboutOF something tent caring leaders,” Valor Chrisas a(38-38-103.1 referenceCRS) to aorfriend and anpossible sale date of teams inTERthat on the first DOUGLAS, STATE OF WEARnumber STURDY SHOES AS THE point of contact the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. than Wed- the COLORADO. RAIN IS ROCKY AND VEGETATION IS they are stillassociate pursuing foreclosure even will be used to determine bigger sport and we are tian athletic director Jamie Heiner on a coaching position the playoffs.” nesday, September 23, 2015, at the PubDENSE IN THE TREATMENT BLOCKS though you have submitted a comlic Trustee’s office, Wilcox Street, thrilled Which has address 4924 Stre-the 32 playoff teams this *** pleted loss at mitigation application or to the have himof: join Valor and the more I learned of 402 absolutely said in a news release.

Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public ambed Trail, Parker, CO 80134-5219 you have been offered and have accepseason, but the Rating Football continues 24 the school, the more intrigued team,” Gwozdecky, who resigned in auction to the Ihighest andour best bidder for Heiner said.

The IFB documents mayon be Page reviewed ted a loss mitigation option (38-38cash, the said real property and all inNOTICE OF SALE and/or printed from the Rocky Mountain E103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint terest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs Purchasing System website at www.rockywith the Colorado Attorney General and assigns therein, for the purpose of The current holder of the Evidence of Debt mountainbidsystem.com. While the IFB (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Finanpaying the indebtedness provided in said secured by the Deed of Trust described documents are available electronically, cial Protection Bureau (855-411-2372) Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of PUBLIC NOTICE herein, has filed written election and deDouglas County cannot accept electronic or both. However, the filing of a comTrust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses mand for sale as provided by law and in bid responses. plaint in and of itself will not stop the of sale and other items allowed by law, NOTICE OF CONTRACTORS said Deed of Trust. foreclosure process. and will deliver to the purchaser a CertificSETTLEMENT Bid responses will be received until 2:00 ate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If COUNTY OF DOUGLAS THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given p.m. on Friday, August 28, 2015 by First Publication: 7/16/2015 the sale date is continued to a later date, STATE OF COLORADO that on the first possible sale date (unless Douglas County Government, Finance Last Publication: 8/13/2015 the deadline to file a notice of intent to the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. WedDepartment, Purchasing Division, 100 Publisher: Douglas County News Press cure by those parties entitled to cure may NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to nesday, September 30, 2015, at the PubThird Street, Suite 130, Castle Rock, Colalso be extended.

Section 38-26-107, C.R.S., as amended, lic Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, orado 80104. Four (4) copies of your bid Dated: 6/1/2015 that on the 8th day of SEPTEMBER 2015, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public response shall be submitted in a sealed ROBERT J. HUSSON To advertise your noticesplainly call marked 303-566-4100 If you believe that your lender or servicer final settlement will be made by public the auction to the highest and best bidder for envelope, “Invitation for Bid DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee has failed to provide a single point of conCounty of Douglas, State of Colorado, cash, the said real property and all in(IFB) #036-15, Spruce Mountain Project”.

The name, address and telephone numfor and on account of a contract tact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or they are still terest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs Electronic and/or faxed bid responses will bers of the attorney(s) representing the between Douglas County and SWINERpursuing foreclosure even though you and assigns therein, for the purpose of not be accepted. Bids will not be conlegal holder of the indebtedness is: TON BUILDERS for the ROBERT A. have submitted a completed loss mitigapaying the indebtedness provided in said sidered which are received after the time JOSEPH G WEBB CHRISTENSEN JUSTICE CENTER DEtion application or you have been offered Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of stated and any bids so received will be reColorado Registration #: 21425 TENTION FACILITY EXPANSION and have accepted a loss mitigation opTrust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses turned unopened.

925 SOUTH NIAGARA STREET SUITE PROJECT REQUEST FOR PROPOStion (38-38-103.2 CRS), you may file a of sale and other items allowed by law, 360, AL (RFP) #021-12 (PO#34352), in complaint with the Colorado Attorney GenPUBLIC NOTICE and will deliver to the purchaser a CertificDouglas County Government reserves the DENVER, COLORADO 80224 Douglas County; and that any person, coeral (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Finate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If right to reject any and all bids, to waive Phone #: (303) 861-5500 partnership, association or corporation ancial Protection Bureau (855-411-2372) Parker the sale date is continued to a later date, formalities, informalities, or irregularities Fax #: that has an unpaid claim against said or both. However, the filing of a complaint NOTICE OF SALE the deadline to file a notice of intent to contained in a said bid and furthermore, to Attorney File #: YOCH/O'NEILL SWINERTON BUILDERS for or on acin and of itself will not stop the foreclosure Public Trustee Sale No. 2015-0111 cure by those parties entitled to cure may award a contract for items herein, either in *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE count for the furnishing of labor, materials, process. also be extended. whole or in part, if it is deemed to be in the SALE DATES on the Public Trustee webteam hire, sustenance, provisions , To Whom It May Concern: On 5/21/2015 best interest of the County to do so. Addisite: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustprovender or other supplies used or conFirst Publication: 7/30/2015 1:41:00 PM the undersigned Public TrustIf you believe that your lender or sertionally, we reserve the right to negotiate ee/ sumed by such contractor or any subconLast Publication: 8/27/2015 ee caused the Notice of Election and Devicer has failed to provide a single optional items and/or services with the tractors in or about the performance of Publisher: Douglas County News Press mand relating to the Deed of Trust depoint of contact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or successful bidder.

Legal Notice No.: 2015-0111 said work, or that supplied rental mascribed below to be recorded in Douglas they are still pursuing foreclosure even First Publication: 7/16/2015 chinery, tools, or equipment to the extent Dated: 6/5/2015 County. though you have submitted a comPlease direct any questions concerning Last Publication: 8/13/2015 used in the prosecution of said work, may ROBERT J. HUSSON pleted loss mitigation application or this IFB to Carolyn Riggs, Purchasing SuPublisher: Douglas County News Press DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee Original Grantor: CLARA B. YOCH at any time up to and including said time you have been offered and have acceppervisor at 303-660-7434 or The name, address and telephone numOriginal Beneficiary: PENNY P. O'NEILL of such final settlement on said 8th day of ted a loss mitigation option (38-38criggs@douglas.co.us, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 PUBLIC NOTICE bers of the attorney(s) representing the Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: SEPTEMBER 2015, to file a verified state103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holder of the indebtedness is: PENNY P. O'NEILL ment of the amount due and unpaid on acwith the Colorado Attorney General holidays.

Parker SCOTT TOEBBEN Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 5/9/2006 count of such claim with the Douglas (720-508-6006) or the Consumer FinanNOTICE OF SALE Colorado Registration #: 19011 Recording Date of DOT: 5/11/2006 County Government, Board of County cial Protection Bureau (855-411-2372) Legal Notice No.: 927571 Public Trustee 216 16TH STREET SUITE 1210, Reception No. of DOT: 2006039980 Commissioners, c/o Facilities Manageor both. However, the filing of a comFirst Publication: August 13, 2015 Sale No. 2015-0137 DENVER, COLORADO 80202 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. ment, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colplaint in and of itself will not stop the Last Publication: August 13, 2015 Phone #: (720) 259-9053 Original Principal Amount of Evidence of orado 80104. foreclosure process.

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press To Whom It May Concern: On 6/3/2015 Fax #: Debt: $65,000.00 9:47:00 AM the undersigned Public TrustAttorney File #: 15CO00284-1 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the Failure on the part of the claimant to file First Publication: 8/6/2015 Public Notice ee caused the Notice of Election and De*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE date hereof: $44,557.54 such statement prior to such final settleLast Publication: 9/3/2015 mand relating to the Deed of Trust deSALE DATES on the Public Trustee ment will relieve said County of Douglas Publisher: Douglas County News Press REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) scribed below to be recorded in Douglas from all and any liability for suc h website: Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you #037-15 County. claimant’s claim. The Board of Douglas http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ are hereby notified that the covenants of Dated: 6/15/2015 CUSTOMER SERVICE AND County Commissioners of the County of the deed of trust have been violated as ROBERT J. HUSSON ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT TEAM Original Grantor: ALBA MEDEL AND Douglas, Colorado, By: Carolyn S. Riggs, Legal Notice No.: 2015-0137 follows: Failure to pay principal and inDOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee ALAIN MEDEL CPPB, Purchasing Supervisor, Douglas First Publication: July 30, 2015 terest when due together with all payThe name, address and telephone numThe Douglas County Department of Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECCounty Government.

Last Publication: August 27, 2015 ments provided for in the evidence of debt bers of the attorney(s) representing the Human Services (Department) provides TRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, Publisher: Douglas County News-Press secured by the Deed of Trust and other vilegal holder of the indebtedness is: various services and programs to residINC., AS NOMINEE FOR IFREEDOM Legal Notice No.: 927528 olations of the terms thereof.

ERIN ROBSON ents, e.g., cash, food and medical assistDIRECT CORPORATION PUBLIC NOTICE First Publication: August 6, 2015 Colorado Registration #: 46557 ance programs, and child and adult proCurrent Holder of Evidence of Debt: Last Publication: August 13, 2015 THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE 7700 E. ARAPAHOE ROAD, SUITE 230, tective services. The Department curPENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC Parker Publisher: Douglas County News-Press A FIRST LIEN. CENTENNIAL, COLORADO 80112 rently has two office locations in Castle Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 1/20/2014 NOTICE OF SALE Phone #: (303) 952-6903 Rock: 4400 Castleton Court and 4000 Recording Date of DOT: 1/27/2014 Public Trustee Sale No. 2015-0147 Public Notice The property described herein is all of Fax #: Justice Way. The Department is seeking a Reception No. of DOT: 2014004471 the property encumbered by the lien of Attorney File #: CO-15-668377-JS long-term, professional, non-rotating team DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

To Whom It May Concern: On 6/12/2015 INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) the deed of trust. *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE to provide customer service and adminisOriginal Principal Amount of Evidence of 11:10:00 AM the undersigned Public NO. 036-15 SALE DATES on the Public Trustee webtrative support. This includes the RecepDebt: $235,758.00 Trustee caused the Notice of Election and 2015 SPRUCE MOUNTAIN FOREST Legal Description of Real Property: site: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrusttion Desk Services, Inbound Phone SerOutstanding Principal Amount as of the Demand relating to the Deed of Trust deSTAND IMPROVEMENT ee/ vices, Mail Processing, Internal and Exdate hereof: $232,823.17 scribed below to be recorded in Douglas and OAK RE-TREATMENT PROJECT LOT 175, COTTONWOOD SUBDIVIternal Client Support, and Clerical Duties County.

SION FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF Legal Notice No.: 2015-0147 and General Office Work. This is not inPursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you The Wildfire Mitigation Staff of Douglas DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO First Publication: 8/6/2015 tended to be a temporary arrangement, are hereby notified that the covenants of Original Grantor: STEVEN G. CLARK County Government, hereinafter referred Last Publication: 9/3/2015 nor is the Department seeking temporary the deed of trust have been violated as AND LESLEE M. CLARK to as the County, respectfully requests Which has the address of: 8745 Aspen Publisher: Douglas County News Press staff, but a long-term solution for manfollows: Failure to pay principal and inOriginal Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECbids from responsible and qualified firms Circle, Parker, CO 80134 aging the initial contact between the Deterest when due together with all other TRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, for the provision of services related to the partment and the families we serve. Staffpayments provided for in the Evidence of INC. AS NOMINEE FOR COUNTRYSpruce Mountain Forest Stand ImproveNOTICE OF SALE ing and supervision is required simultanDebt secured by the Deed of Trust and WIDE HOME LOANS, INC. DBA AMERment and Oak Re-treatment Project, as eously and continuously at both sites lisother violations of the terms thereof.

ICA'S WHOLESALE LENDER specified.

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt ted above on a long-term basis. The DeCurrent Holder of Evidence of Debt: secured by the Deed of Trust described partment may add an additional facility in THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. ON THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 2015 @ herein, has filed written election and dePUBLIC NOTICE 2016 or 2017, which would require staffA FIRST LIEN. Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 6/29/2007 9:00 A.M., THERE WILL BE A MANDATmand for sale as provided by law and in ing as well.

Recording Date of DOT: 7/5/2007 ORY SITE VISIT RELATED TO THIS said Deed of Trust.

DOUGLAS COUNTY BOARD The property described herein is all of Reception No. of DOT: 2007053283 PROJECT. THE MANDATORY SITE OF EQUALIZATION The RFP documents may be reviewed the property encumbered by the lien of DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

VISIT WILL ALLOW ALL POTENTIAL THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given and/or printed from the Rocky Mountain Ethe deed of trust.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of BIDDERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO VIEW that on the first possible sale date (unless Pursuant to §39-8-104 C.R.S., notice is Purchasing System website at www.rockyDebt: $460,000.00 THE WORK-SITE AND DISCUSS THE the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wedhereby given that beginning September 8, mountainbidsystem.com.

RFP docuLegal Description of Real Property: Outstanding Principal Amount as of the PROJECT DETAILS. THE MANDATnesday, September 9, 2015, at the Pub2015 the Douglas County Board of Equalments are not available for purchase from date hereof: $427,121.90 ORY SITE VISIT WILL BEGIN AT THE lic Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, ization will meet to review the assessDouglas County Government and can LOT 12, BLOCK 5, COUNTRY MEADSPRUCE MOUNTAIN OPEN SPACE Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public ment roll of all taxable property located in only be accessed from the above-menOWS SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 1, Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you PARKING LOT, OFF SPRUCE MOUNauction to the highest and best bidder for the County as prepared by the County Astioned website.

While the RFP docuCOUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF are hereby notified that the covenants of TAIN ROAD IN LARKSPUR, COLORcash, the said real property and all insessor, and to hear appeals from determments are available electronically, COLORADO the deed of trust have been violated as ADO. PLEASE CALL 720-733-6924 terest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs inations of the Assessor. All such hearDouglas County cannot accept electronic follows: the failure to make timely payFOR DIRECTIONS, IF NEEDED. ONLY and assigns therein, for the purpose of ings will be concluded and decisions proposal responses.

Which has the address of: 12601 ments required under said Deed of Trust THOSE PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS ATpaying the indebtedness provided in said rendered thereon by the Board of EqualizCountry Meadows Drive, Parker, CO and the Evidence of Debt secured TENDING THE MANDATORY SITE VISEvidence of Debt secured by the Deed of ation at a hearing held at 10:00 AM on OcFive (5) copies of your RFP response 80134 thereby.

IT WILL BE ALLOWED TO SUBMIT A Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses tober 28, 2015, in the Commissioners’ shall be submitted in a sealed envelope BID ON THIS PROJECT. NOTE : of sale and other items allowed by law, Hearing Room, located at the Philip S. plainly marked “RFP No. 037-15, CustomNOTICE OF SALE THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE PLEASE BE PROMPT AS WE WILL and will deliver to the purchaser a CertificMiller Building, 100 Third Street, Castle er Service and Administrative Support A FIRST LIEN. LEAVE THE PARKING LOT NO LATER ate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If Rock, Colorado. All decisions of the Team” and mailed or hand-carried to the The current holder of the Evidence of Debt THAN 9:15AM AFTER WE REVIEW THE the sale date is continued to a later date, Board of Equalization will be mailed or address shown above prior to the due secured by the Deed of Trust described The property described herein is all of PROJECT DETAILS. the deadline to file a notice of intent to emailed to the petitioner within five busidate and time. Electronic and/or faxed reherein, has filed written election and dethe property encumbered by the lien of cure by those parties entitled to cure may ness days of the date on which such sponses will not be accepted. RFP remand for sale as provided by law and in the deed of trust. *** PLEASE PLAN ON UP TO FOUR (4) also be extended. decisions are rendered. sponses will be received until 4:00 p.m., said Deed of Trust.

HOURS FOR THE WALK-THROUGH, on Wednesday, September 2, 2015 by the Legal Description of Real Property: DUE TO LIMITED VEHICLE ACCESS TO If you believe that your lender or serBY ORDER OF THE BOARD Douglas County Purchasing Division, 100 THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given LOT 35, PINERY WEST FILING NO. 1-C, THE TREATMENT BLOCKS. PLEASE vicer has failed to provide a single OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Third Street, Suite 130, Castle Rock, Colthat on the first possible sale date (unless COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF WEAR STURDY SHOES AS THE TERpoint of contact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or DOUGLAS COUNTY, COLORADO orado 80104.

Proposals will not be conthe sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. WedCOLORADO. RAIN IS ROCKY AND VEGETATION IS they are still pursuing foreclosure even sidered which are received after the time nesday, September 23, 2015, at the PubDENSE IN THE TREATMENT BLOCKS though you have submitted a comCodie Brenner, Clerk and Recorder stated, and any proposals so received will lic Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Which has the address of: 4924 Stre*** pleted loss mitigation application or be returned unopened.

Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public ambed Trail, Parker, CO 80134-5219 you have been offered and have accepLegal Notice No.: 927551 auction to the highest and best bidder for The IFB documents may be reviewed ted a loss mitigation option (38-38First Publication: August 13, 2015 Douglas County Government reserves the cash, the said real property and all inNOTICE OF SALE and/or printed from the Rocky Mountain E103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint Last Publication: August 13, 2015 right to reject any and all proposals, to terest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs Purchasing System website at www.rockywith the Colorado Attorney General Publisher: Douglas County News-Press waive formalities, informalities, or irreguand assigns therein, for the purpose of The current holder of the Evidence of Debt mountainbidsystem.com. While the IFB (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Finanlarities contained in a said proposal and paying the indebtedness provided in said secured by the Deed of Trust described documents are available electronically, cial Protection Bureau (855-411-2372) furthermore, to award a contract for items Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of PUBLIC NOTICE herein, has filed written election and deDouglas County cannot accept electronic or both. However, the filing of a comherein, either in whole or in part, if it is Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses mand for sale as provided by law and in bid responses. plaint in and of itself will not stop the deemed to be in the best interest of the of sale and other items allowed by law, NOTICE OF CONTRACTORS said Deed of Trust. foreclosure process.

County to do so. Additionally, we reserve and will deliver to the purchaser a CertificSETTLEMENT Bid responses will be received until 2:00 the right to negotiate optional items/serate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If COUNTY OF DOUGLAS THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given p.m. on Friday, August 28, 2015 by First Publication: 7/16/2015 vices with the successful vendor. the sale date is continued to a later date, STATE OF COLORADO that on the first possible sale date (unless Douglas County Government, Finance Last Publication: 8/13/2015 the deadline to file a notice of intent to the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. WedDepartment, Purchasing Division, 100 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Please direct any questions concerning cure by those parties entitled to cure may NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to nesday, September 30, 2015, at the PubThird Street, Suite 130, Castle Rock, Colthis RFP to Carolyn Riggs, Purchasing also be extended.

Section 38-26-107, C.R.S., as amended, lic Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, orado 80104. Four (4) copies of your bid Dated: 6/1/2015 Supervisor, 303-660-7434, that on the 8th day of SEPTEMBER 2015, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public response shall be submitted in a sealed ROBERT J. HUSSON criggs@douglas.co.us, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 If you believe that your lender or servicer final settlement will be made by the auction to the highest and best bidder for envelope, plainly marked “Invitation for Bid DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding has failed to provide a single point of conCounty of Douglas, State of Colorado, cash, the said real property and all in(IFB) #036-15, Spruce Mountain Project”.

The name, address and telephone numholidays. for and on account of a contract tact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or they are still terest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs Electronic and/or faxed bid responses will bers of the attorney(s) representing the between Douglas County and SWINERpursuing foreclosure even though you and assigns therein, for the purpose of not be accepted. Bids will not be conlegal holder of the indebtedness is: Legal Notice No.: 927572 TON BUILDERS for the ROBERT A. have submitted a completed loss mitigapaying the indebtedness provided in said sidered which are received after the time JOSEPH G WEBB First Publication: August 13, 2015 CHRISTENSEN JUSTICE CENTER DEtion application or you have been offered Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of stated and any bids so received will be reColorado Registration #: 21425 Last Publication: August 13, 2015 TENTION FACILITY EXPANSION and have accepted a loss mitigation opTrust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses turned unopened.

925 SOUTH NIAGARA STREET SUITE Publisher: Douglas County News-Press PROJECT REQUEST FOR PROPOStion (38-38-103.2 CRS), you may file a of sale and other items allowed by law, 360, AL (RFP) #021-12 (PO#34352), in complaint with the Colorado Attorney Genand will deliver to the purchaser a CertificDouglas County Government reserves the DENVER, COLORADO 80224 Douglas County; and that any person, coeral (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Finate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If right to reject any and all bids, to waive Phone #: (303) 861-5500 partnership, association or corporation ancial Protection Bureau (855-411-2372) the sale date is continued to a later date, formalities, informalities, or irregularities Fax #: that has an unpaid claim against said or both. However, the filing of a complaint the deadline to file a notice of intent to contained in a said bid and furthermore, to Attorney File #: YOCH/O'NEILL SWINERTON BUILDERS for or on acin and of itself will not stop the foreclosure cure by those parties entitled to cure may award a contract for items herein, either in *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE

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THE BULLS ARE BACK IN TOWN

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Douglas County High School graduate Patrick Geipel was the first to ride at the PRCA Xtreme Bulls event Aug. 6 at the Douglas County Fair and Rodeo.

Often called the most dangerous event in rodeo, the PRCA Xtreme Bulls bull-riding event helped kick off the Douglas County Fair and Rodeo Aug. 6 in Castle Rock.

Douglas County High School graduate Patrick Geipel, now of Westcliffe, got the crowd going with the first ride of the evening. He was followed by pro riders from throughout the West, and a few from Hawaii. But the pros weren’t the only ones riding. Aspiring cowboys and cowgirls had the option to take their shots ringside on a mechanical bull.

In last season’s opening round of the 32-team playoffs, the average winning margin was 25.9 points, which included a 51-point win and two 41-point romps. The victory margin was 24.6 in the round of 16, but narrowed after that and included Cherry Creek’s 25-24 win over Valor Christian in a classic championship game.

“With the playoffs dropping to 16 teams, that gives more of a reward for making the playoffs and should eliminate some of the blowouts we have had in the past,” said Rock Canyon coach Brian Lamb.

The RPI system will be used in a realignment attempt to balance leagues. The extra regular season game could allow for schools to retain traditional rivalry games in the new alignments.

The alignment will be used in an attempt to balance leagues and avoid creating conferences like the current Centennial League, which has some of the most talented teams in 5A. Teams will be ranked based upon two-year RPI averages. With 42 teams expected for the 2016-18 cycle, the top seven teams will be placed in separate leagues.

The extra regular-season games will allow teams to continue natural rivalries like Ralston Valley-Pomona, ThunderRidge-Mountain Vista, Legend-Chaparral, Douglas CountyCastle View and Columbine-Chatfield if the teams wind up in different leagues.

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