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Trash talk surrounds proposed facility Industrial property near residential neighborhoods center of controversy

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Since 1998, an 11.5-acre patch of land in northern Douglas County east of I-25 has been zoned for industrial use, a designation covering everything from animal hospitals to trashtransfer facilities. In the years since, businesses and residential neighborhoods have sprung up around the property.

In July, 19 years after the Douglas County Planning Commission and Board of County Commissioners approved zoning for the property, Vista South, LLC, filed a site-improvement plan with the county to build a two-story trash-transfer and recycling facility on the property.

Now neighbors are up in arms and local officials are pointing fingers about who’s to blame for the predicament and whether the plan will go forward.

No one disputes that the zoning approves such a use for the property, but Mitch Maulik, who lives in the Dove Meadows subdivision across Chambers Road from the property, still doesn’t want trucks hauling tons of garbage near his house.

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John Jancik stands atop Galdhøpiggen in Norway, the tallest mountain in all of northern Europe. Jancik says the greatest feeling of accomplishment he’s had was upon reaching the top of Granite Peak, the highest mountain in Montana and the last peak in the United States to be climbed in 1923.

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Globe trotting and mountain climbing for charity Honoring friends, helping Tibet In 2013, I sold my Denver-based geophysical company, ECHO Geophysical Corp., after owning it for 26 years. Since then, I’ve spent my time fundraising for The Rowell Fund for Tibet to bring awareness of Tibetans being forced to flee their country because of Chinese occupation.

The fund honors my former climbing teammate, Galen Rowell, and his wife, Barbara, who died in a small airplane crash near their home in Bishop, California. Their fund provides grants to Tibetans involved in environmental, cultural and women’s projects.

In 2016, I began the 50 For Tibet project. My wife Terri, her son David and my longtime climbing partner Steve Gardiner and I have since reached the top of the highest mountains in 48 states and 19 international highpoints. The project serves as a fundraiser for The Rowell Fund, and I wrote about the experience in the new book “Highpointing for Tibet.”

Acclimation and accomplishment I began climbing in 1977 in the

Beartooth Mountains of Montana and immediately fell in love with the challenge, the adventure and the almost spiritual nature of it. When I reach the summit of any mountain, I feel a sense of joy looking out over the beauty of the landscape below me. Mountaineering to me is a very personal thing and I am lucky to have combined my climbing with a cause I strongly believe in.

The true reflection of climbing successfully does not necessarily happen on the summit, or even when you’ve finished a trip. It can happen days or weeks later when you’ve had time to contemplate what you accomplished.

Another activity I really enjoy is sailing. I grew up sailing on Lake Michigan and do as much of it as I can when I am not climbing or traveling in general. There are several similarities between sailing and mountaineering: being out in nature, the quietness, the sense of freedom.

Surprise songwriter One thing my friends and family probably don’t know about me is that I used to write a lot of songs on my guitar. I really admire and respect a variety of such singer-songwriters as Jackson Browne, Bono and John Denver.

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Fire mitigation tips As fall approaches and vegetation dries out, the Douglas County Board of Commissioners is reminding citizens of the danger of fall wildfires and offering five suggestions to protect property, including: • Prune tree branches and shrubs to prevent flames from jumping from branch to branch or branches to houses.

• Take dead branches and shrubbery to the Douglas County’s slashmulch site, located at 1400 Caprice Drive in Castle Rock, for free disposal. The site is open on Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Oct. 28. Another slash-mulch site, at 7828 S. Colo. 67 is open on Saturdays from 8 a.m. 4:30 p.m. year-round.

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• Do not leave flammable material such as firewood, lawn furniture or propane tanks against the outside of your home, your fence or under decks.

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Elbert County approves development near Parker Up to 920 homes may be built over coming years in area between Elizabeth and Parker

BY JODI HORNER SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

After 12 hours of public hearings that spanned three evenings and concluded on Sept. 7, the application for the housing development known as Independence in Elbert County was unanimously approved by the threemember Board of County Commissioners.

“We are especially pleased that it was an unanimous decision by the BOCC,” said developer Tim Craft of Craft Companies.

Independence will be located at Hilltop Road/County Road 158 and County Road 5 and will cover 1,012 acres, including a minimum 420 acres of open space.

“Ideally, we hope to break ground in the next 45 days,” Craft said.

“Improvements on the land should take about a year,” with the larger piece of that time devoted to construction of the water reuse and recycling facility within the development, Craft said.

More than 200 people were in atten-

Special districts counsel Diane Miller speaks to the county commissioners about Craft Companies’ reasons for including the material modification to the service plans in the application at the Sept. 7 public hearing for the Independence development.

JODI HORNER dance for the first evening of the hearings, where two-thirds of the citizens who stood to speak during public comment were opposed to the project.

Many of the opponents belonged to a group called Stop Over-Development (SOD) and wore T-shirts with the SOD logo on them.

Among the issues brought up by citizens were concerns about water being exported from the area, whether the new population would truly bring commerce to the area or to nearby Parker, the potential odor from the

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“I wish the number of people who had attended the first night were there at the second night, where rebuttals were given to answer their concerns,” said Commissioner Chris Richardson after the vote to approve the Independence applications.

Water issues Water supply was one of the biggest concerns and was brought up repeatedly by residents attending the first night of the hearing.

Craft emphasized that economical land use by the “clustered density program” uses 25 percent of the water of a small acreage lot. A small acreage would be 1.5 to 2 acres.

The point was also made that a recent study done by Forsgren Associates determined that Elbert County has at least a 300-year water supply beneath it.

In addition to water supply, the concern was raised about odor coming from the treatment plant.

“It’s waste water, thus there’s going to be an odor,” said water and sanitation consultant to Craft Companies David Takeda.

Takeda is one of two engineers designing the water reuse and recycling facility, which is a class three — the highest rating possible — and the first of its kind in the state.

“The worst part of it is indoors,” where the solids are contained, Takeda said.

“It’s like Parker’s water system except smaller,” said Takeda, “and it’s nicer looking than I originally anticipated.”

Traffic concerns One benefit of the development to the county is that “roads will be improved or constructed by Craft Companies, not on the county’s dime,” said Commissioner Danny Willcox.

Craft Companies will be responsible for the improvements and construction of 2 1/2 miles of county road by the time the second phase of development is one-fourth of the way complete.

Independence is slated to have at least four main phases.

Ultimately, property taxes from the homes in Independence will provide the revenue for the road maintenance in that area.

One major issue for the commissioners was the initial plan for just one entrance into the development to service the large community of homes.

To address this concern, Craft Companies agreed to add a temporary secondary entrance during the building phase for fire protection.

In addition, a permanent secondary entrance will be constructed sooner than originally planned, connecting Delbert Road to Singing Hills.

To ensure its timeliness, the subdivision improvement agreement (SIA) now states that prior to obtaining building permit 371, Craft Companies must have the road completed.

“At that point there will be two entrances, one off County Road 5 and one off Delbert Road at the north,” Willcox said.

Special districts Citizens expressed concerns over the six metro districts that would be established to operate Independence, fearing they would enable Independence to have too much control within the county.

Special district counsel for Craft Companies Diane Miller spoke to the commissioners about the creation of the six metropolitan districts for the development, saying that these districts, which act as local governments, “are the most common local government in Colorado.”

There are now 2,500 of them in the state, she said.

Craft presented a slide illustrating the point that numerous developments in the area utilize several metro districts each for their operations.

“Districts are job creators,” Craft explained, saying there would be 500 permanent jobs created at build-out.

Commissioner Grant Thayer pointed to an issue with the material modification to the service plans, since it would have enabled the developer to potentially alter the original boundaries of the districts and serve other areas around the development.

Thayer said the boundaries of the districts should be firmly established in advance and not subject to change.

Miller explained their reasoning for the material modification to the service plans, saying: “There is some concern that neighbors in the future will need some water and service.”

Craft also said that Elbert County’s Department of Community and Development Services had encouraged the material modification to the service plans.

It was a sticking point for the commissioners.

“You have to understand the psychology of our community,” Thayer said to Miller and Craft. “There is great fear that we’ll be merged with another metro district or export water.

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School board to consider suspending pay-for-performance for a year 2017-18 school year will focus on new teacher evaluation rubric

BY ALEX DEWIND ADEWIND@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The Douglas County School District may suspend the differentiated pay structure for licensed teachers and administrators, replacing it for one year with uniform pay raises while it reassesses the evaluation and salary systems that many community members say spurred an exodus of quality educators.

Interim Superintendent Erin Kane pointed out at the board of education’s Sept. 5 meeting that no one is talking about moving away from pay-for-performance, but rather honoring what employees want and restructuring the pay-for-performance system.

“We want to talk to our employees about what it is that motivates them and makes them want to bring their A-game every day,” she said. “Because at the end of the day bringing their A-game is what makes our kids winners. That is what is behind this.

Not any kind of movement away from differential pay.”

The recommendation to put the differentiated pay system on hold for the 2017-18 school year came from Steve Colella, the district’s chief of human resources, who said doing so gives teachers and administrators the chance to review and share their opinions about a revised teacher evaluation rubric developed over the past year. A group of teachers and administators worked with the district on the revisions.

“Let’s ... allow participants to weigh in and have robust discussions without worrying about the impact on the raises,” Colella said.

Now is a good time to suspend payfor-performance, Cane said, because “there isn’t a lot of money” for raises. The uniform pay raise would take effect in the 2018-19 school year.

The amount is unknown at this time and would depend on next year’s budget.

The seven-member board will vote on the recommendation at its Sept.

19 meeting, beginning at 6 p.m., in the boardroom of Wilcox Administration Building, 620 Wilcox St. in Castle Rock.

Douglas County parent Darien Wilson, who attended the Sept. 5 meeting, talked before the recommendation was presented about how teacher turnover following implementation of the pay-for-performance structure has affected her three children.

“I hope you never have to dry the tears of a 5-year-old when she learns that her beloved teacher is leaving,” Wilson said through tears herself to board members. “You should be doing everything possible to retain teachers, so that they can maintain the relationships they have with the children of Douglas County.”

A REVISED RUBRIC Douglas County School District introduced a revised CITE rubric in the 2017-18 school year, in which the order and language of standards is different. Used to evaluate the teacher, “climate and culture” and “professionalism” went from being the last two standards listed on the rubric to the first two. The latter three standards — “planning,” “assessment” and “instruction” — evaluate the teaching.

Turnover rates better, but district says work remains

The language of the revised rubric is broader to consider the different instructional styles of teachers and schools, according to Erica Mason, the district’s director of educator effectiveness.

WHAT THEY’RE SAYING ABOUT PAY-FOR-PERFORMANCE Deanne Kirby, principal of Trail Blazer Elementary School in Highlands Ranch “The way we rolled it out brought a different style of competition. It wasn’t a healthy way to compete against other teachers. It really took the focus off of what was important. I think there is a way to do it right, but it wasn’t that one.”

Kimberly Seefried, principal of Frontier Valley Elementary in Parker “Anytime you have pay-for-performance, it’s one of those things that makes the evaluation system feel more high-stakes. I think in terms of suspending it for the year, as teachers and administrators delve in the new rubric, it gives them the opportunity to work through those pieces without feeling that stress and pressure of having it tied to pay.”

Mike Carlson, co-principal Eldorado Elementary School, Highlands Ranch “As a former teacher, I am a fan of pay-for-performance. I found that it was recognizing hard work and dedication and professionalism. With that being said, it can be a little tricky from one year to the next. It does need to incorporate more than one test score. A more comprehensive breakdown would lead to a more ideal pay-for-performance system.”

Gary Colley, retired DCSD teacher “We pull back pay-for-performance, that’s a start, but what do you do in the meantime?”

Systems ‘created challenges’ Teacher and principal evaluations are required in all Colorado school districts under 2010’s Senate Bill 191, also called the Educator Effectiveness Bill. Districts were allowed to adopt either the state’s teacherevaluation program or create their own. DCSD is among six districts that designed its own for teachers and administrators, along with a differentiated pay structure based on those evaluation rubrics. They were both implemented in the 2012-13 school year.

CITE, Continuous Improvement Effectiveness, has six components for measuring teacher effectiveness: Outcomes, Assessment, Instruction, Culture and Climate, Professionalism and Student Data. Each of those categories contains a number of standards against which teachers are evaluated.

LEAD is a rubric used to evaluate administration, including principals, deans and directors.

Based on the results of evaluations based on those rubrics, teachers and administrators are rated as highly effective, effective, partially effec-

tive or ineffective. They then receive differentiated raises based on the ratings.

“The district implemented a new CITE rubric and a LEAD rubric for our administration and a pay-forperformance, or a differentiated pay structure, based on those brand-new evaluations,” Colella said. “We know that the simultaneous implementation created challenges.”

Over the past years, many teachers have expressed dissatisfaction with salaries, competition among teachers because salaries are tied to subjects they teach, and hours of time spent on evaluations.

If the school board approves the recommendation, the district would suspend the differentiated pay structure for employees evaluated with CITE and LEAD and instead provide flat pay raises for the 2018-19 school year for those rated partially effective and above.

All other employee groups — including classified staff, which includes secretaries, instructional assistants and food service workers — will continue with the current differentiated pay system.

Board member Wendy Vogel asked why only half of employees would be included in the suspension of differentiated pay, saying it seems to pit classified and licensed employees against each other.

But Kane said the goal is to revise CITE and LEAD evaluations, which have caused teachers to feel constrained in their teaching.

“We are not telling them how to teach,” Kane said of the revised CITE rubric, “but we need to make sure they are doing it right.”

Developing a new rubric The human resources department met with a group of teachers and administrators during the 2016-17 year to revise the CITE rubric. Taking into consideration the many different teachers and instructional styles within the district, the language of the new rubric is “quite a bit more broad,” said Erica Mason, director of educator effectiveness for the district.

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better describes what teachers are being evaluated on: their planning in instruction, said Mason. There is also a “renewed focus” on culture and climate, she said.

“We heard from teachers and staff that that is what keeps them coming to work,” Mason said. “They want to be valued and we want to make sure that the tools we are using as part of their evaluations are valued too.”

Colella said they took into consideration several factors in developing a new CITE rubric for this school year and interrupting the pay-forperformance structure, including the district’s value of incentivizing “great work” through differentiated pay increases.

“From a competitive perspective, I can tell you anecdotally I have had teachers come to me and say `I really like what Douglas County does,’ ”

Colella said. “Maybe you don’t get paid as much some districts, but the concept of being paid more for doing better appeals to a lot of people.”

On the other hand, Colella pointed out that factors other than performance should be considered. Input from employees, the community and the school board is essential. The previous implementation of evaluation rubrics and differentiated pay structure led to confusion for many people, he said.

Although the LEAD rubric remains the same for now, based on feedback from LEAD participants revisions are “probably warranted,” Colella said.

Before explaining the pay-for-performance recommendation, Colella gave the board updated figures on the district’s teacher turnover rate, which improved over the previous year, but remains higher than neighboring districts. Colorado Department of Education data shows DCSD’s teacher turnover rate was 19 percent in 2016, compared to Littleton Public Schools at 8.7 percent and

Cherry Creek School District at 10.4 percent. The state average was 17 percent.

But board member Jim Geddes called the reported increases in teacher turnover rates over the past years a “myth.”

“The question is, if you want to just coast and not be evaluated and be paid on some salary scale, based on seniority, that is not the kind of person I want in my organization,” Geddes said. “Whether we are taking care of sick people or teaching our children.”

Board member Anne-Marie Lemieux said she would like to hear from principals and teachers to see if they are on board with the recommendation. That could be completed in a survey format or a question sent out over Facebook, she said.

“I think it would be easy to send that question out so that when you come back to the board for a vote on it, we can say, `yes, we support the needs of the employee,’ “ Lemieux said.

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Pooches play in the pool

he annual Barker Days event brought cavorting canines and their owners to H2O’Brien Pool in Parker on Sept. 9. “It’s a great time,” said Mark Adams who joined the fun in the shallow end of the neutralized water with his golden retriever Zuzu. “We look forward to it every year.” Roughly 1,200 dogs showed up to splash in the pool, and the sunny weather allowed many of the four-legged swimmers to dry off as they played fetch or ran through agility courses on the baseball fields at O’Brien Park. Parker resident and Barker Days first-timer Matt Realsen brought his labradors, Roxy and Dutch, to O’Brien for more than an hour of catching and fetching in the pool. “It’s a little hectic, but it’s fun,” Realsen said. “Lots of dogs but they’re having a blast.”

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An energetic pup prepares for splashdown at the H2O’Brien Pool on Sept. 9. The annual event, held after the pool closes to human swimmers, features free treats and other items from vendors and Parker’s Department of Recreation and Open Space.

A chocolate Labrador shakes off the day’s excitement at Barker Days. This year’s event featured more dog treats, more dogs and more tennis balls and frisbees for them to chase down.

Doggie divers kick off the day at 2017’s Barker Days. More than 1,200 dogs were anticipated to attend the annual event at H2O’Brien Pool on Sept. 9.

A four-legged Michael Phelps takes a lap at H2O’Brien Pool at the 2017 Barker Days event. More than a thousand dogs took over the pool and baseball fields at O’Brien Park for the annual event.

Mark Adams and his golden retriever Zuzu share a soggy embrace in H2O’Brien Pool’s shallow end on Sept. 9.

The town’s annual Barker Days was wild, wet and wellattended.

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Killer of Parker man sentenced to 144 years Agate resident was convicted in July for killing pot-growing partner STAFF REPORT

District Court Judge Jeffrey K. Holmes sentenced Agate resident Shawn Geerdes to 144 years in prison for the death of a former partner in a marijuana business and setting a fire to cover it up.

On July 19, an Elbert County jury found Geerdes, 48, guilty of the murder of Jason Dosa, 44, of Parker.

Geerdes was also found guilty of setting a wildfire, a Class 3 felony, and second-degree arson, a Class 4 felony.

“This defendant took a father away from children, a husband away from a wife,” Chief Deputy District Attorney Christopher Gallo said during the Sept. 5 sentencing hearing.

“Then this defendant had to obscure the evidence of what he did… He endangered an entire community in doing so. That deserves a separate consideration.”

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Jefferson County Sheriff ’s deputies were notified of a fire and found a burning car that had ignited a wildfire. Officers later found a body in the trunk, identified as Dosa. He had been shot five times.

Investigators traced Dosa’s movements and found his last location at Geerdes a marijuana greenhouse in Agate on land owned

by Geerdes. Dosa and Geerdes had been partners in the grow operation.

Bloodstains and spent shell casings found at the grow house indicated Dosa had been killed there and his body later transported to Jefferson County.

The case was tried in Elbert County and prosecuted by Gallo and Senior Deputy District Attorney Douglas Bechtel.

Holmes sentenced Geerdes to the mandatory 96 years in prison on the murder count, 48 years on the wildfire count and 24 years on the arson count. The arson and wildfire counts will be served concurrently, while the murder and wildfire counts will be served consecutively.

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Couple working to build community for disabled Centennial residents seek support to establish Tall Tales Ranch in Lone Tree

IF YOU GO What: 3rd Annual Tall Tales Hoedown, a talent show and silent auction, with food and drink.

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Susan and Pat Mooney face the same dilemma as many parents of developmentally disabled children: What will become of their son when they’re gone?

The Centennial couple, whose 23-yearold son Ross suffered brain damage as a result of a genetic disorder in his early teens, explored their options: group homes or institutions, many with yearslong waiting lists.

Dissatisfied with the offerings, the Mooneys elected to create their own: Tall Tales Ranch, an “intentional community” in Lone Tree where developmentally disabled people will live alongside “neurotypical” people, or folks without disabilities.

“We wanted something forward thinking, where when we’re gone, somebody will look at him and ask him how his day was,” Susan Mooney said. “Most developmentally disabled folks, by the time they’re a little older, don’t have a family of their own. It’s one thing to put a roof over somebody’s head, but they need community too.”

Though ground likely won’t be broken on Tall Tales Ranch for another three years, the Mooneys are hard at work drumming up support and sponsors for the project. They’re holding the third annual Tall Tales Hoedown on Sept. 22 at the Lone Tree Arts Center, where “special needs ambassadors” — young people who may one day be residents of Tall Tales Ranch — will hold a talent show and gala.

The dream is seeming more tangible than ever this year, after Coventry Development donated a land lease in perpetuity to the project, on part of the historic Schweiger Ranch across I-25 from Cabela’s on RidgeGate Parkway.

Susan Mooney said Tall Tales Ranch will likely consist of duplex cottages housing a total of 50 people — 25 developmentally disabled, and 25 “neurotypicals.” On-site staff will help administer medications.

When: 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., Sept. 22 Where: Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree Tickets: $85 for adults, $35 for ages 21 and under.

Susan Mooney, left, and husband Pat are working to build an innovative intentional community where developmentally disabled folks will live alongside “neurotypical” people.

COURTESY PHOTOS She also envisions livestock, community garden plots and a barn that will double as a community center and coffee shop, designed to provide residents with income and the ranch with revenue.

The neurotypical residents are likely to be interns or students from a variety of mental health care and medical training programs, Susan Mooney said.

The developmentally disabled residents, whom the Mooneys call “ranchers,” will likely be folks without significant medical needs, but who would still struggle to live on their own.

Neurotypicals will not have mandated duties beyond being dedicated members of the community, Susan Mooney said.

“They won’t be doing therapeutic tasks, just being a neighbor and having meals with the ranchers, or taking care of the property or the animals,” she said.

The ranch’s funding model is still being developed, Pat Mooney said.

Currently, Tall Tales Ranch is actively seeking donations and sponsorships, and he said they hope to being seeking grants.

Once the ranch is completed, funding might come from private payments as well as Medicaid and Social Security

funds.

Taking on a project like Tall Tales Ranch sometimes seems daunting, said Pat Mooney, who for the last 20 years has run a business selling and installing artificial turf for golf putting greens. He said eager partners have been emerging to help the couple navigate the water.

“We’re fortunate to have some bright minds in industries that can help us maneuver the system,” he said. “That’s the key to a nonprofit’s success is relationships with people who can help you.”

There’s not a magic number for funding the project, Susan Mooney said. They expect the project may cost anywhere from $2 million to $6 million to get off the ground. Three years of fundraising have netted gains toward that goal, though currently much of the funds are going to general operations, growing the project, seeking partnerships and other costs.

Parents of other disabled children are eager to see the project take shape.

“This means security,” said Ann Beetham, of Littleton, whose disabled 26-year-old son Alex will likely need housing someday.”Right now, there are people who have been on a housing list since the late 1980s. There’s a desperate

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Coventry Development effectively donated land as part of the historic Schweiger Ranch to build Tall Tales Ranch, an intentional community where developmentally disabled people will live alongside “neurotypical” people. need. There are aging parents who have no idea what’s going to happen to their children with disabilities.”

Pat Mooney said the dire need for the project keeps his fire burning.

“This is going to be our life’s work,” he said. “We’re committed to getting it done. It’s been an amazing journey, and we’re getting more people involved, and that snowball is growing.”

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VOICES Avoiding convenience is more convenient than convenience

QUIET DESPERATION

Craig Marshall Smith

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lexa, don’t peel me a grape.”

It has taken a while — my entire life — to figure something out. What I want and what I need are just about the same

thing.

There are new technologies that I neither want nor need.

I don’t want Alexa.

I don’t want Tesla.

I don’t want a camera in my car or a camera in my refrigerator (Samsung makes one).

I don’t want to be able to turn my house lights on and off from a restaurant.

At what point is enough — enough? Whatever it is, I think I am there.

I don’t have a mobile device. Never have, and

never will, and I seem to be subsisting.

That was the last piece of my technology puzzle, and I solved it years ago. Don’t want one, don’t need one.

I do own and operate many of the usual suspects: a television with a remote, a garage door opener, and a dishwasher.

I am able to send a column like this to my editor without seeing my editor. Clark Kent couldn’t do that, and neither could Walter Winchell.

I can book flights at home, and ask not to be seated next to crying babies.

It used to take me half a day to make a tape of my favorite songs. Now I can create a CD with a few finger touches.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Claims of district’s demise not true The current Douglas County School Board, yes, the one with the muchcriticized “reform” majority, has saved us taxpayers $21 million of our hard-earned bucks in the last two years according to a June article in this publication.

How? Mostly by eliminating a bunch of administrative positions, which means anyone carping that the board spends too much on admin is dead wrong. Here’s a wake-up for those constantly bashing charter schools saying they “drain” district funding: none of our charters get district or taxpayer funding to build their schools!

Dedicated charter boards, who are parents and private citizens (for-profit groups cannot by Colorado law start a charter school), after an extensive process of getting school board approval must go hat in hand to banks and other lenders with financial packages, just like any of us getting a mortgage. So surprise, surprise charters (which are public, neighborhood schools, remember) actually save the district (and all of us) actual money. Lots of it! Think of the schools we would have to build if they didn’t exist!

I am sick of this charter school and candidate bashing and people accusing DougCo education of going downhill. Chew on this: our four-year graduation rates are 90.1 percent (state average is only 78.9, better than JeffCo, 82.8, and Cherry Creek, 88.1. Test scores are up in most areas (see the recent article in this publication) — DCSD’s average SAT score is 1,086.9, way above the state average and again higher than JeffCo and Cherry Creek.

There’s lots to like about the “Elevate” candidates. Their dedication to fiscal responsibility, a second-to-none education

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and our kids’ future are sure some of the big reasons I’m voting to Elevate DougCo with Randy Mills, Ryan Abresch, Debora Scheffel, and Grant Nelson.

R.J. O’Connor Parker Kids, not politics, must come first As a mom of four kids in Douglas County schools, I know that it is time to put kids, not politics, first. It is time to elect school board members who will make decisions that benefit students, teachers, and taxpayers alike.

My children range from preschool to eighth grade. My oldest three children attend a Castle Rock charter school.

We have a lot of public choice in this district — open enrollment into neighborhood schools, charters, magnets, online and alternative schools, and homeschool programs. Now we need smart management of all of the choices, good decisions about growth and capital improvements, and a school board that will encourage the community’s support of a high-quality education for all of our county’s children.

School Board candidates Anthony Graziano, Krista Holtzmann, Kevin Leung and Chris Schor will put our kids, and therefore the future well-being of our community, first. They will work to create a district that retains, and even better, attracts teachers again. Please become informed and vote for the best candidates for our kids and community. This mom of four is voting for Graziano, Holtzmann, Leung and Schor!

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I can “watch now” films and other programs that are upcoming.

I have something called a “microwave” in the kitchen. I use it primarily to heat up my coffee. It does a splendid job.

I don’t want a Rolex. I don’t want a Timex. I haven’t worn a watch in 30 years, and I am never late.

I don’t want a girlfriend who wants a Hermes bag.

I have something called “Amazon Prime.” I can shop at home, and miss out on traffic, parking and rabble. Mall rabble, like nothing else, gets to a curmudgeon in amounts that exceed the SEE SMITH, P11

Ready for the real deal?

Focus on local newspapers

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t would probably be easy to read a little bias into today’s column since I am a writer here, so please don’t WINNING judge too WORDS harshly.

With more than 1 billion users, and in some reports showing the numbers to be Michael Norton getting close to 2 billion people using social media, it is easy to see how some might confuse facts, share opinions and possibly mislead others or become misled themselves. There are also other studies that show where people get their news including TV, online, the radio, and print newspapers. I read one report that said 62 percent of adults consume the news online and another report that had that number as high as 81 percent. Of course, I got that data online, so maybe it’s accurate and then again maybe it’s not.

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Email letters to letters@coloradocommunitymedia.com Deadline Fri. 5 p.m. for the following week’s paper.

Social media and online news sources certainly have their value if we can discern what is fact and what is opinion, and what is just completely wrong or false.

With so much happening in the world and so many opinions from the far left, the far right, the left, the right, and all of the people right down the middle, it really does become difficult to choose what we want to focus on or pay attention to.

Now our community is so incredible, we always seem to rally and come together and become bound by the collective efforts we make to the national and international situations and crises whenever they happen.

So let me share with you what I am doing for the next few months. Without sounding like I am sticking my head in the sand like an ostrich, or caring about what is happening in our nation or the world, I am focusing on my local reality. Our local community newspapers are filled with great information and that is where I want to spend my time.

SEE NORTON, P11

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Here’s a vote for choice There are currently 15 highly successful public charter schools in Douglas County with five new charters approved in the last two years. This is a good thing if you love school choice and want the option to put your kids in a charter school.

Additionally, keeping a lid on property taxes, property owners are benefiting from new charter schools supporting our Douglas County 6 percent population growth and thus not requiring the construction of any new public schools. Taxpayers can’t find a better deal than charter schools.

However, this is not only an endorsement letter. Our current school choice is threatened by the anti-Elevate slate candidates opposing the four Elevate Douglas County school board candidates. The anti-Elevate slate seems to be very closely aligned with the cur-

NORTON

FROM PAGE 10

Inside these papers are great articles loaded with relevant information that lets us know what is happening here, nationally, and around the world.

More importantly, our local community newspapers are sponsored by the awesome local businesses and merchants who make our communities thrive. If we want a dose of local reality, just get out and about, away from our computers and smartphones, and visit some of the businesses who make this paper possible, talk to the merchants and shopkeepers, restaurant owners, bartenders, and the customers who all shape our community. No doubt that there will be plenty of opinions there too, but we can also find out what is going on in our own back yard, meet some great people, do some shopping, have a great meal, a hot coffee or cold drink, and have some fun along the way.

I have read these papers for years, I have seen many of the same columnists

SMITH FROM PAGE 10

recommended maximum daily intake of human interaction by, oh, 100 percent.

It means, however, that I miss out on running into someone I haven’t seen in 25 years, who wants to talk about her granddaughter. Who is special.

There are things that do things that I didn’t even know needed to be done.

Automobile manufacturers keep coming up with stuff, but they haven’t been able to come up with better drivers.

There is no new technology to abate rudeness either.

When they develop a product that allows me to impose my will on others like Elizabeth Montgomery could, sign me up. All she had to do was twitch her upturned nose (“Bewitched,” 1964-72),

rent minority school board members, Lemieux, Ray and Vogel. I believe they would all support the return of unions back into Douglas County. The national teacher’s union position on charter schools is clear and threatens the existence of charter schools everywhere.

Contrary to the anti-Elevate slate’s alarmist propaganda about the damage by charter schools, traditional public schools are thriving along with the ever-expanding public charter schools.

It appears competition is working very well here in Douglas County.

There are four Elevate Douglas County school board candidates in the upcoming November election worth looking at: Randy Mills, Ryan Abresch, Debora Scheffel and Grant Nelson.

All four candidates support parental choice and believe different children learn best in different environments.

More information can be found about the Elevate Douglas County candidates at www.elevatedouglas county. com Rita Young Parker

Time to restore faith in district My name is Andy Watkins, and I am a teacher in the Douglas County School District. I am writing this letter as a 17-year district veteran and a parent of a high school student also in the district to express my strong support for Krista Holtzmann, Anthony Graziano, Kevin Leung and Chris Schor, who are running in the Douglas County School Board election this fall.

I have seen the devastation that current and past “Elevate” board members have caused throughout the past eight years. I personally have witnessed the exodus of highly qualified teachers who have joined other districts for higher pay and honestly, more respect from top school board members and their “reformer” administration. I have also seen how the exodus has severely affected my students and even my own child.

This year’s election is critical. By voting for Krista Holtzmann, Anthony Graziano, Kevin Leung and Chris Schor, you will be voting for students,

respect for teachers, and faith in the value of a public, local education.

Andy Watkins Lone Tree We must move forward I take issue with Aleta You in her recent letter “Fresh faces, ideas needed for Douglas County School board.”

The Elevate Douglas County slate of Mills, Abresch, Scheffel and Nelson represent ideas that will take us back once again to the chaotic times the Douglas County Schools experienced a few years ago. A mass exodus of good teachers and administration, plus unrest by both parents and students took place. Taxpayer money was spent on legal battles promoting vouchers. Does Douglas County Schools want to go there again?

The philosophies and reasonable approaches of Greziano, Holtzmann, Lueng and Ciancio-Schor seem a much wiser choice, for future leadership and stability in this district.

Bette Cox Highlands Ranch

MORROW writing in the paper for years too. And I have seen many of the same businesses continuing to support the paper each year. The publishers and editorial staff are amazing. They all deserve a big shout-out for their contributions to making our communities better. Now you may say the sponsors are doing it simply for marketing purposes, but I can tell you that I have met many of the people who advertise in the paper, and although it is a business decision, many of them do it to support us, the community and keep our local news alive.

So how about you? Are your news sources overwhelming you? If so, maybe you can join me in shutting down the noise for a little while and focusing our attention right here at home. I would love to hear all about your stories and your favorite parts of the local news at gotonorton@gmail.com. And when we can get a little dose of local reality, 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.

and either Dick York or Dick Sargent would turn into a lizard.

I would like to turn a few bad drivers into lizards (after they parked, of course).

I looked at the new gadgets that are already being promoted for — hold on to your cringle — Christmas.

Snapchat is not new, but Snapchat Spectacles are. I need Snapchat like I need someone to remind what Tuesday Weld’s first name is.

I juried a national personal robotic art exhibition in 1980, and was asked at the time what I wanted a robot to do for me someday.

I said, “Nothing.”

It’s still true.

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

Joann (Joey) Dixon Morrow 4/8/1932 - 8/14/2017

Joann (Joey) Dixon Morrow was born April 8, 1932 to Lester and Gene Dixon in Denver, Colorado. She graduated Mills College in 1953 with a bachelor’s degree in botany, raised a family, started a vineyard, and spent a lifetime volunteering and traveling. Despite spending the last 55 years of her life in California, she was forever a proud and loyal Colorado native at heart.

Joey was a strong, loving, independent woman who lived a full and adventurous life. A graduation European tour led to a lifetime of travels across the United States and beyond, including Australia, Africa, Belize, Bermuda, Canada, China, the Caribbean, Europe again, Fiji, Mexico, and Tahiti. She had a long history of volunteerism and was patriotic to the core, fulfilling her civic responsibilities either running or volunteering the voting polls each election.

She had a passion for learning, including reading, extension classes and listening to books on tape, at age

85 she was watching a DVD series to learn calculus! Joey loved life, she loved people, and she connected to animals in an extraordinary way.

Joey slipped off to heaven August 14, 2017.

In her final days, she was surrounded by friends and family. She will be missed by everyone whose lives she touched.

Joey is survived by her two children: Ginny Lee-Lipson and Lindsay Tucker Hansen; her younger brother, Lester (Dick) Dixon; four step-children: David Morrow, Cami Morrow, Colby Morrow, Rick Morrow; four grandchildren: Brandon Lee, Alex Lee, Amanda Hansen, Tucker Hansen; five stepgrandchildren: Izaak Ship, Olivia Madlock, Matthew Madlock, Steven Lipson, Miranda Lipson; one greatgrandson, Chace Lee; one step-greatgranddaughter, Iris Madlock.

Joey will join her family in the Parker Cemetery overlooking her beloved Rocky Mountains.

WEBER

Michael K. Weber 8/19/1959 – 9/10/2017

58, of Parker, passed away peacefully on September 10, 2017. Loving Husband of 32 years to Laura. Proud Father of Brittany (Cameron) Schultz and Dani-

elle Weber, all of Parker. A Celebration of Life Service is being planned. See ponderosavalleyfunerals.com

HORNSBY III

Thomas Wilson Hornsby III 2/3/1983 – 9/5/2017

34, of Parker, passed away unexpectedly on Sept. 5, 2017. Loving Husband of Jamey. Proud Father of Tommy and Jepsyn Hornsby and Stepfather of

Saxon Bobillo. Beloved Son of Tom and Pam Hornsby. Brother of Lee (Kelsey) Hornsby. See ponderosavalleyfunerals. com

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Suspect arrested in connection with Cherry Creek Trail fires Parker man charged with intentionally setting wildfires CALM AFTER THE STORM

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The Parker Police Department has announced the arrest of resident Jake Payne, 22, in connection with the April 12 and 13 fires along the Cherry Creek Trail in Parker. The fires forced multiple road and trail closures and scorched a total of more than 15 acres.

The larger of the two fires was on April 13, forced Global Village Academy to go on lockout so its parking lot could be used as a command center

and required the use of a helicopter to keep the blaze from spreading to nearby homes in the Challenger Park neighborhood.

Payne faces two counts of intentionally setting a wildfire. Both charges are Class 3 felonies with a presumptive sentencing range of four to 12 years, the Parker Police Department said in a news release. His Payne bond was set at $5,000 at a Sept. 5 court appearance.

Police credited South Metro Fire Rescue’s investigators, the Aurora Police Department crime lab and the Colorado Bureau of Investigation’s crime lab for providing “critical assistance” in the investigation.

Douglas County jail inmate’s death is suspected suicide STAFF REPORT

Officials are investigating the death of Daniel Bellinger, an inmate at the Douglas County jail who was found unresponsive and hanging from his bed with a sheet around his neck, the Douglas County Sheriff ’s Office reported in a news release.

At 11:30 a.m. Sept. 6, deputies were told to check on the wellbeing of Bellinger, 40, the release says. When they found Bellinger, they immediately called for medical staff and began CPR. Bellinger was transported to the hospital, where he survived his inju-

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Thousands climb in remembrance of 9/11 The Colorado 9/11 stair climb drew 2,000

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Members of West Metro and South Metro Fire came together to raise the American flag for the opening ceremony at the Colorado 9/11 Stair Climb.

PHOTOS BY SHANNA FORTIER Members of the public are invited to climb alongside firefighters as a memorial.

The registration table was scattered with badges, each one with the face of someone who lost their life on Sept. 11, 2001. As the American flag flapped in the wind, attached to two fire truck ladders, more than 2,000 firefighters, paramedics and civilians readied to climb 110 flights of stairs at Red Rocks Amphitheater — a memorial to the 110 stories climbed by firefighters 16 years ago at the World Trade Center.

“We all remember 9/11 — where you were at, what you were doing, how you felt,” said Laurelyn Norberry, 32, a volunteer firefighter with Evergreen Fire and Rescue.

“So this is our chance to remember, pay respects and do something to honor those who have fallen.”

The ninth annual Colorado 9/11 Stair Climb drew climbers from 60 fire departments and 16 states.

The Stair Climb benefits the FDNY Counseling Services Unit and the programs provided by the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation to support the families of our nation’s fallen.

Tags honoring those who died on Sept. 11, 2001 were available for climbers to wear in remembrance of the lives lost.

As tribute, many firefighters climbed in full bunker gear.

“It’s just the culture,” said Lt. Brenden Finnegan with West Metro Fire. “It shows respect to the firefighters who work in NYC and lost their lives that day.”

Finnegan has been participating in the event since it began.

“It’s a great experience to come and be with all your friends and family crew members and remember 9/11,” he said. “Some of us lost friends in the towers — both firefighters and civilians. It’s just a good experience to be part of.”

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New paint and fresh landscaping highlight the Tallman/ Newlin Cabin on Aug. 26, after approximately 60 community members came together to restore the cabin and nearby Newlin Cemetery.

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Volunteers renovate to celebrate Residents follow Eagle Scout’s lead to restore Newman/Tallman Cabin STAFF REPORT

A local Eagle Scout inspired others to volunteer and preserve a piece of Parker’s history on Aug. 26, leading a project to renovate the Tallman/ Newlin Cabin near the Canterberry subdivision.

The cabin was built in 1866 by John Tallman, who came to Colorado from New York in 1859.

Eagle Scout Lance Markham organized the project to gain his service badge with the Scouts, and about 60 volunteers from the Parker Area Historical Society, JustServe.org and the Stonegate ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints pulled weeds, painted walls and swept the floors at the cabin.

“It was just a great day,” said Catherine Traffis, vice president of the Parker Area Historical Society.

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Man works toward better communication through devices Lone Tree veteran working on invention for the hearing-impaired

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Richard Braden, a veteran and retiree living in Lone Tree, looks over plans for his invention for the hearing impaired, the Peck and Talk. Braden says he hopes to market the product to the hearing impaired and teenagers.

TOM SKELLEY only the audio equipment needed to take in speech and the data storage necessary to transcribe language.

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“If I don’t sell them, I’m in deep trouble,” he says, undeterred. “A man as old as I am, why try to make a lot of money?”

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have trouble,” Thayer said as the room erupted with applause.

After consulting with his legal team during a recess at the second meeting, Craft made the concession to meet the request of the commissioners.

“By placing borders around the metro districts, they can’t do anything with any of their metro districts’ infrastructure outside of their borders without a notice to public hearing and approval by the BOCC,” Thayer later said.

In addition, any request for shared services must be initiated by an entity other than Independence.

Density questions According to the research from the state demographer presented by Tim Craft, Elbert County needs 600 homes per year to manage its projected growth.

“The information from the state demographer in the most recent study from the 2008 western county transportation plan has been historically accurate,” Thayer said in an interview after the vote.

The study predicts that by the year 2030 the county will need an additional 9,000 homes.

Lawyer Joe Kinlaw, representing Jackie Tugwell and Shelly Rodie, both from Elizabeth, spoke to the commissioners posing what he believed was a direct breach of zoning regulations, stating that some of the lots planned

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by Craft Companies were 5,000 square feet and that Elbert County requires a minimum of 7,000 square feet per lot.

Land-use attorney David Foster, representing Craft Companies, rebutted: “The minimum lot size made clear in the PUD” indicates that “there would be a lot of lot sizes …

Just because there are smaller lots doesn’t mean you get to build more lots.

“There are 920 lots, and zoning regulates 920 units,” Foster said.

Craft also spoke to the matter.

“Smart growth typically occurs through master plans, and although clustered homes look different than a typical Elbert County community, they use less water, less land, and pay their own way while reserving more open space,” Craft said.

If 920 homes were each set on 25 acres, they would require revenue for the homes to cover 100 miles of roads, which is far less cost- and resourceefficient, Craft said.

Fiscal impact Independence “more than pays its own way,” said Craft, by generating surplus revenue for the county with a positive $250,000 from the estimated 7.2 percent assessment rates on the properties.

There would also be “considerable additional revenue from a variety of additional fees,” with a total annual net benefit $800,000, Craft said.

Although Elizabeth resident and business owner Shawn Strain stood in support of the population increase from the development, several opponents argued that the newcomers

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to the community would not be any more likely to shop in Elizabeth and Kiowa than current residents, many of whom shop in Parker.

The new development will be “as close to Parker as it is to Elizabeth,” said Elizabeth resident Jennie Aquino.

Superintendent Douglas Bissonette spoke in favor of the development, saying he anticipated a positive impact on area schools, increasing revenue and with an outcome that will “better utilize our current buildings that are under capacity.”

Bissonette also said that the development could benefit teachers in need of affordable housing.

With minimum home prices in the low $300,000s, the affordability of the costs of the future homes were challenged by citizens to the board of commissioners and Craft Companies.

Craft responded with research from Zillow indicating that only five homes in the same area were cheaper than the lowest-priced homes would be in Independence, and all five were either dilapidated or very old and in need of repair.

Commissioners give green light In the closing moments of the final meeting, the commissioners each took a turn explaining their reasoning for the vote they were about to make.

“I’ve spend more time with this box of material than I have with my family,” said Richardson as he pointed to the pile of papers and booklets about the project.

Although the group of citizens op-

posing the project was very vocal, “it equates to less than 1 percent of the folks that live in this county,” he said.

“It’s not going to change the nature of our county. New York City doesn’t define the United States, and Denver doesn’t define Colorado.”

Thayer gave his reasons in a list of pros and cons, which included the positive of open space.

“What we have now isn’t truly open space, it’s really five-acre corrals,” Thayer said.

“If we take 920 homes without open space, give them five-acre lots, that covers 15 square miles,” said Thayer.

“Think about that.”

“The idea of open space available to the public is appealing to me.”

Thayer also said the traffic concerned him, but adding the additional second permanent entrance and using a second temporary entrance gave him enough peace of mind to vote yes.

Willcox opened his remarks with a story from personal experience.

“I got a lot of emails saying: `How would you like it?’” he said.

“I moved here 20 years ago and the guy behind me who owned 25 acres didn’t like it. A PUD was approved near my house and the developer came and talked to the whole neighborhood, and most people didn’t like it.

“So I do understand the feeling, I do,” Willcox said.

Willcox also pointed to the water study that indicated a long-term supply beneath the county, which he cited as 400 years and said “really put my mind at ease.”

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he history of the Denver area is sometimes thought of in broad strokes — before this time there was one of black and white, cowboys and miners, bonnets and butter churns.

But our region was settled by families with the same hopes and fears we have today.

“When we look to the past and think about what they went through, it reminds us how familiar their experience was to our own,” said Dr. Derek Everett, a Colorado State University history professor. “What motivated a person in Colorado 150 years ago is what people worry about today: family, friends, your job, finding a place to live, opportunities for your children.”

Early Littleton settler Mollie Sanford, a newlywed farm girl from Nebraska, here with her husband Byron, kept an eloquent journal that reveals the similarities

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across the ages. And by immersing in her words — for a little while — and meeting the people who keep her lifestyle alive today, we can see for ourselves the lives of families who settled the frontier.

Boomtown girl “June 26, 1860: The Promised Land is gained and we are in Denver tonight… There are no houses to be had, and hundreds of families are living in wagons, tents, and shelters made of carpets and

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bedding. I like the looks of the place.”

Mollie arrived a year after Denver was founded at the confluence of Cherry Creek and the South Platte River.

People, including families, were steadily arriving in hopes of getting in on the ground floor of a new boomtown.

The telegraph was still three years away, the railroad a decade away.

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at Metropolitan State University of Denver. “People had grown up hearing of settling Indiana or Minnesota.

They had an adventuresome spirit.”

But one person’s adventure is another’s nightmare.

“Husbands write about what an exciting adventure this is,” Everett said. “Wives write that they married the stupidest man on the planet, who has dragged them off into the middle of godforsaken nowhere to be murdered or starve to death.”

Down on the farm Mollie and Byron eventually found themselves in the upper South Platte Valley, among a growing community of farmers and ranchers about where Sheridan is today.

Mollie took to prairie life with good graces.

“June 1, 1861: There can’t be much jealousy, for one is not much better off than others, so there is a feeling of brotherhood with all.”

Life on a prairie farm was monotonous and labor intensive, said Andrea Wilhelm, a historical interpreter at the Littleton Museum, a living history village.

Typical farms of the region were 160 acres, and often had a garden and livestock to provide sustenance, and fields of rye, barley and wheat.

“Someone got up before dawn to milk the cow,” Wilhelm said. “Then a big breakfast before heading out to the fields to work. There was never much down time.”

While men worked the fields, wives’ tasks included laundry, ironing, cooking and cleaning.

On Sundays many people went to church, a rare chance for entertainment and music.

Men often congregated on Sunday afternoons at the post office, where all news of the outside world arrived.

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Music education connects students to humanity

e grow up with music all around us.

Its in movies, TV shows, playing over the speakers in stores and shops, and can be heard LINER blaring out of car NOTES windows on the road.

But I didn’t start understanding music until I got to school.

I don’t have a lot of memories of actual class time at Fremont Elementary in Jefferson County, Clarke Reader but some of my most vivid memories are from music class.

We sang songs together, learned a little about music notes, and tried our hands at becoming the world’s best recorder player.

Needless to say, the latter didn’t happen, but I did come away with a lifelong love of music.

So it gives me great pleasure to report that students in schools all over the Denver Metro Area still have many of the same opportunities I had.

“Every neighborhood school in Jeffco has music in it, and our middle and high schools have choir, band and orchestra programs,” said Lee Andres, music and theater curriculum coordi-

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Suffer the little children Life on the frontier was hard on the body.

“September 25, 1861: My little babe was born, a beautiful boy, but he did not stay with us. God took him to his fold, this one pet lamb. When I first looked on his little face, he was in his little coffin, dressed in one of the sweetest robes I had made, into whose stitches I had woven dreams of my angel baby.”

Mollie fell into a bit of a funk after the stillbirth, writing nearly a year later, while pregnant again: “July 4, 1862: O! but this is the most indolent life I ever led. Were I to write each day’s events, it would be, ‘Got up. Got breakfast, eat, washed dishes, got dinner, ate again,’ and so on, each succeeding day the same.”

Mollie’s first child was born that fall: “November 10, 1862: I introduce to these pages my sweet baby boy, my little Bertie… A regular little captain, already giving his orders, with no intention of having them disregarded.”

Little Bertie likely grew up fast, Wilhelm said.

“There wasn’t much of a notion of childhood,” Wilhelm said. “Parents allowed some level of play, but children were learning to sew by age 2 or 3. There were no idle hands. If you were sitting around the fire, you might as well be knitting.”

Families often had five or six kids, and sometimes more than a family could handle. Wilhelm recalled a Western Slope doctor of the period who sent out

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nator with Jeffco schools. “We’d always like to see more, but the state of music education in Jeffco is thriving.”

A good music education goes beyond opportunity — it also means a diversity of offerings. Not just classes for those interested in performing, but options to learn about the aesthetic or business side.

Orlando Otis, music teacher at Legend High School in Douglas County, knows the importance of this firsthand — in addition to performance classes, he teaches music appreciation and music technology.

“These classes give me time with students I wouldn’t normally see,” Otis said. “So many students love music, and it’s my job to give options to as many of them as I can.”

One of my favorite classes at Ralston Valley High School was a music appreciation class I took from longtime

music educator Ken Sawyer. It provided me a sense of context on some of the music I was already enjoying, and opened up a new appreciation for classical pieces.

And exposure to music, especially at a young age, can be extremely important. According to the National Association for Music Education, learning about music helps develop language and reasoning, mastery of memorization, increased coordination and discipline.

From the site: Kids who study the arts can learn to think creatively. This kind of education can help them solve problems by thinking outside the box and realizing that there may be more than one right answer.

One of the things that makes music education special, according to Andres, is that it’s a group learning experience

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women and children. Ensuing years saw natives pushed back to the margins, herded onto barren reservations.

Tensions rise The influx of settlers displaced the native tribes who had lived in the region for ages prior. A series of reprisal killings in the summer of 1864 heated relations between settlers and natives to the boiling point.

In June 1864, ranch hand Nathan Hungate, his wife Ellen, and their two daughters were found murdered, scalped and mutilated on a remote ranch near what is today Elizabeth. The Hungates’ bodies were displayed on Larimer Street in Denver, and the story of the murdered family was used to whip up public anger and calls for a final solution to the Indian problem.

In September 1864, Mollie took in three recently recovered settlers who had been held hostage by natives, including a little girl: “The girl saw her father butchered...

She would wake from a sound sleep, and sit up in bed with staring eyes, and go in detail over the whole thing.”

Paranoia ran high in the charged atmosphere, and Mollie writes, “It was about 11 o’clock that a horseman came tearing up the road, dismounting at our door… he gasped out, knees knocking together, ‘Run, wimmen! Run for your lives, the Injuns are coming!’”

The warning turned out to be a false alarm.

“It turned out people got scared of a cloud of dust they thought was Indians,” Leonard said.

The paranoia culminated in the Sand Creek Massacre, when on Nov. 29, U.S. forces launched a dawn sneak attack on a peaceful Arapaho and Cheyenne village, killing upwards of 200, mostly

Not so wild west Mollie had a second child in 1866, introducing “my baby girl, a dimpled, blue-eyed, brown-haired darling. We call her ‘Dora Bell,’ and although hard times are with us, and troubles surround us, we are happy.”

With the arrival of the first locomotive in Denver in 1870 came an era of explosive growth. Denver’s population in 1870 was virtually unchanged from

for students.

“So much of school is focused on individualized learning, but music class provides more a social experience,” he said. “Music is one of the oldest human activities, and its one of the things we’re able to bring to students that feeds the soul.”

Both Andres and Otis agree that the important part of music education is not turning students into professional musicians, but getting them involved in music — something they can do for the rest of their lives.

“Music education is just as important as the academic courses because it gives students a place to belong,” Otis said. “You can catch a kid and help them find their identity in a way you can’t in other areas.”

As someone who discovered themselves through music, I will never fully be able to repay the debt to those who taught me about the art early on. We owe it to all future generations to keep the music playing on and on.

Clarke Reader’s column on how music connects to our lives appears every other week. A community editor with Colorado Community Media, he still wishes he was a master recorderi player Check out his music blog at calmacil20.blogspot. com. And share your favorite music class stories at creader@coloradocommunitymedia.com.

when Mollie arrived 10 years earlier, but in the decade following the train’s arrival, the city swelled by almost 650 percent. Telephones, streetcars, opera houses, churches and hotels transformed the city. The rough frontier Mollie and her family settled was fading into memory.

The young lady who watched the rugged West go tame died at age 76 in 1915, only a few months after her husband.

She closes her journal: “I pray for grace, patience, and judgment, and for long and useful lives for us all.”

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Corn maze The Denver Botanic Gardens Chatfield Farms, just southwest of C-470 and Wadsworth on Deer Creek Canyon Road, hosts its annual corn maze from Sept. 15 to Oct. 29. Hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays. Those wanting the after-dark corn maze experience can attend Oct. 6-28 — 7-11 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays; 7-10 p.m. Sundays; and 7-10 p.m. Thursdays Oct. 19, 26. Admission: $9$14, free 2 and younger. And, for 13 and over: there’s also the Dead Zone Scream Park at

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

Theater benefit b The Denver Actors Fund was established w to support local theater people who find r themselves in medical need. It is supported s in part by “Miscast,” an annual spoof p cooked up by talented performers who place P themselves in unlikely acts and costumes T — and scenes. All are welcome to enjoy an t evening as actors make fun of themselves. P The 2017 “Miscast” will be at 7 p.m. on Sept. w 25 at Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 W. Main Street in downtown Littleton. Why is it scheduled for a Monday? That’s when these guys are free to goof off ! Tickets cost $20, townhallartscenter.org, 303-794-2787, ext. 5.

The show is rated R — 16 and older. DenverActorsFund.org.

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local photographer Andy Marquez. It will be introduced from 5 to 8 p.m. on Sept. 14 at Outnumbered Gallery, 5654 S. Prince St., Littleton. In process for several years, it got tied up with a bankrupt publisher last year, and is just now available, with 160 pages, 85 images. ($39.95.)

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

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Festival celebrates art, music in Parker

Colorado musicians will perform blues, ballads, jazz and pop favorites, while guests can peruse jewelry, ceramics, painting, mixed media, fibers, sculpture, drawing, painting, wood, photography, crafts and more at the Parker Fine Arts and Music Festival.

The third annual event is from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 23 and 24 at O’Brien Park, 10795 Victorian Drive, Parker.

Parker’s own Scarecrow Revival will be joined on the music stage by

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Band concert The Castle Rock Band’s “Farewell to Summer” concert will be an allAmerican program at 2 p.m. Sept. 23 at the bandstand in front of the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Included: Clare Grundman’s “Second Folk Rhapsody,” “Hootenanny” by Harold Walters and “Cavalcade March” by W. Paris Chambers. Admission is free. Bring folding chairs or blankets. The band welcomes new volunteer musicians.

It will next appear at Starlighting in November.

Voices West fundraiser A fundraiser for Voices West is planned at 6 p.m. Sept. 28 at the Melting Pot in Littleton’s old Carnegie Library at the west end of Main Street. Tickets cost $75 per person for the restaurant’s four-course dinner. Friends are welcome. Reserve at:

Doc and Kit (Canon City); Band On The Fence (Denver); Flyn’ Libre Band (Colorado Springs); Ponder the Albatross (Denver); Franny and The Jets (Evergreen); Tullis Blues (Centennial); Beans and Wheels (Westcliff); and Ceruleus (Buena Vista). An aerialist will perform, and the Creative Station offers kids’ art activities.

Admission is free, and all are welcome, including leashed pets.

Go to www.coloradoeventsandfestivals.com for schedules and sponsorship information.

voiceswest.org.

Flyin’ B presentation Local old-timers may recall a little plane, the Flyin’ B, that towed ad banners across Littleton and surrounding areas and originated just south of County Line Road at Santa Fe Drive. The Flyin’ B Park remains at that site of the Flyin’ B Ranch, now administered by Highlands Ranch. The Highlands Ranch Historical Society’s Nancy Linsenbigler will tell its story from 6:30 to 8:3o p.m. on Sept. 18 at Southridge Recreation Center, 4800 McArthur Ranch Road, Highlands Ranch. Donations suggested for non-members ($2).

Parker festival The Parker Art and Music Festival will be at O’Brien Park on Sept.

23 and 24. Fifty national juried artists, eight live music acts, aerialist, creation station, face painting, donations will be collected for Hurricane Harvey Disaster Relief.

See https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ parker-art-music-festival-tickets-26163901935.

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THINGS to DO

THEATER

‘Music Man’ Auditions: 4 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 15 at Spotlight Performing Arts Center, 6328 E. County Line Road, Ste. 102, Highlands Ranch. For ages 6-18, class runs 15 weeks and teaches singing, dancing and acting techniques. Class meets from 4-5:30 p.m. Fridays through January.

Performances planned in late January. Call 720-44-DANCE or go to www.spotlightperformers.com.

Peter Samelson Magic Show: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Sept. 15-16 at Theatre of Dreams, 735 Park St., Castle Rock. Illusionist, entertainer and philosopher.

Reservations required; call 303660-6799 or go to http://Tickets.

AmazingShows.com.

Paul Reiser: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 16 at the PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker.

“Tales of Love, Life and the Funny Thing About Relationships” is presented by comedian, actor, writer, author and musician Paul Reiser.

Go to http://parkerarts.org/.

Opening Night Gala: 4:30 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 23 at the Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree. Cocktails, dinner, live auction, dessert, dancing and entertainment by The Company Men. Purchase tickets at the box office, by calling 720-509-1000 or online at www.lonetreeartscenter. org. Contact Tonya Fallows at 303-489-5533 for information.

ART

Autumn Arts, Crafts Fest: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 16 and Sunday, Sept. 17 at Larkspur Community Park, 8850 Spruce Mountain Road, Larkspur. More than 70 arts and crafts booths; locally grown produce; food and drink vendors; free hayrides; music.

Go to http://www. larkspurAACFest. com Centennial Chalk Art Festival: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept.

23 and Sunday, Sept. 24 at Centennial Center Park, 13050 E. Peakview Ave., Centennial. Artists bring masterpieces to live right at your feet. Enjoy live music and fine art vendors. Go to http://www. centennialco.gov/Things-To-Do/ community-events.aspx.

Learn Embroidery: 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 23 at the Castle Pines Library, 360 Village Square Lane.

Learn the skills to create embroi-

at 303-814-3164 or museum@ castlerockhistoricalsociety.org.

this week’s TOP FIVE Hilltop Schoolhouse Open House: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 16 at 5748 Flintwood Road, Parker. The 1898 Hilltop Schoolhouse is the only remaining public structure from the railroad town, Hilltop. Event is free; Hilltop notecards, postcards and pencils given when donation made to schoolhouse. Five ponderosa pine tree seedlings will be planted.

Wag `n’ Trail: 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 16 at Glendale Farm Open Space, near I-25 and Surrey Ridge, Douglas County.

Hikers enjoy the 1.6-mile hike with their pups and a beer garden sponsored by Living the Dream Brewing Co., dozens of vendors, food trucks, music, and adoptable dogs. Event benefits homeless pets at the Dumb Friends League Buddy Center in Castle Rock. Call 303-751-5772 or go to www.wagntrail.org.

The Fly’n B: Colorful History and Characters: 6:30-8:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 18 at the Southridge Recreation Center, 4800 McArthur Ranch Road, Highlands Ranch. Highlands Ranch Historical Society member Nancy Linsenbigler is the

dery at home. All ages. Registration is required at 303-791-7323 or DCL.org.

MUSIC

Joyful Celebration Community Picnic and Concert: 9:30 a.m. (worship) and 11 a.m. (free concert, picnic, games) Sunday, Sept. 17 at Joy Lutheran Church, 7051 Parker Hills Court, Parker.

Live music by the Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra. Service will be translated by a sign language interpreter. Go to joylc.org.

Fine Arts, Music Festival: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 23 and Sunday, Sept. 24 at O’Brien Park, 10795 Victorian Drive, Parker. National juried art; Colorado musicians; food and more. Admission is free. Pets welcome. Go to http://www.coloradoeventsandfestivals.com.

EVENTS

Parker Oktoberfest: 6-10 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 15; 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 16; and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 17 at O’Brien Park, 10795 Victorian Drive. Learn about the German tale culture with visuals and information.

NATURE/OUTDOORS

speaker. The Fly’n B, also known as the Plews House, shares a connection with greenhouses, Johnny Appleseed, social gatherings, gambling, mobsters, car bombing, “More Horsepower for the Dollar,” children at play, airplanes, and the Gates Rubber Company. Contact http://thehrhs.org.

HOOTenanny Owl & Music Festival: Tuesday, Sept. 19 to Saturday, Sept. 23 at the Audubon Nature Center at Chatfield, 11280 Waterton Road, Littleton. Discover the secret life of owls through owl workshops, night hikes, live owl encounters, crafts, educational activities, and informational displays presented by local non-profit and government organizations.

Registration is requested; go to www. denveraudubon.org or call 303-973-9530.

Proceeds from this festival support our educational programs and activities at the Audubon Center at Chatfield.

Pump and Dump Show: 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 20 and Wednesday, Nov. 29 at Comedy Works South, 5345 Landmark Place, Greenwood Village. Band of Mothers national tour. Call 720-274-6800 or go to https://www. comedyworks.com/comedians/the-pump-dump.

Go to facebook.com/thepumpanddump.

Enjoy a dachshund race and dachshund costume contest; a mustache competition; silent auction and raffle. Admission is free. Go to www.parkeroktoberfest.com Flag Retirement: 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 16 at South Metro Fire Training Center, Plaza Drive and Twenty Mile Road, Parker. Ceremony hosted by Parker American Legion Post 1864 and Parker Cub Scout Pack 363. Public welcome. Flags for retirement may be dropped off at the reception desk at Parker Town Hall, 20120 E. Mainstreet.

Contact coappleby1@msn.com.

Coffee, a History: 6:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 18 at the Parker Library, 20105 E. Mainstreet. Join Active Minds for an indulgent evening of learning about and tasting coffee.

Registration is required at 303791-7323 or DCL.org.

Lifetree Café: 5-6 p.m. Monday, Sept. 18 (Is Church Obsolete?); Monday, Sept. 25 (Forgiving the Unforgivable) at DAZBOG, 202 Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Call 303814-0142. Go to LifetreeCafe.com.

Basic Genealogy Research: 9:30-11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 19 at Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit, 6400 S. University AAUW Celebration: 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 20 at First United Methodist Church, 1200 South St., Castle Rock. Scholarships will be awarded to three Douglas

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County women. American Association of University Women promoted equity for women and girls through advocacy, education and research. In addition, the Douglas County affiliate will celebrate its 40th anniversary by looking at accomplishments and honoring members present and past. Go to douglascounty-co. aauw.net. Contact Beryl Jacobson at 303-688-8088 or berylmjacobson@gmail.com Cherokee Castle Tour: 9:30-11 a.m.

Thursday, Sept. 21 at Cherokee Castle, 6113 N. Daniels Park Road, Sedalia. Get the inside scoop on the castle from Tweet Kimball’s caterer and butler, Meg Anderson and John Lake, with Linda Preshaw. Following the tour, group will head over to the picnic pavilion for lunch (bring your own). Deadline for reservations is Tuesday, Sept. 19 (or until full). Contact 720-932-6990 or tours@theHRHS. org. Go to http:// www.thehrhs.org/.

History Walking Tour: 10:30 a.m.

Saturday, Sept. 23 in historic downtown Castle Rock. The 45-minute tour begins at The Courtyard on Perry Street, between Third and Fourth streets, and will end at the Castle Rock Museum. Final tour for the season. Contact the museum

Butterflies at Chatfield: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. through Sept. 24 at Denver Botanic Gardens Chatfield Farms, 8500 W. Deer Creek Canyon Road, Littleton. This seasonal habitat, in partnership with Butterfly Pavilion, is home to hundreds of native butterflies, such as swallowtails, monarchs, mourning cloaks and painted ladies. There are more than 50 native plant species in this garden. Go to www.botanicgardens.org.

HEALTH

Specialized Wound Care, Hyperbaric Medicine: 5:30-6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 19 at Parker Adventist Hospital, 9395 Crown Crest Blvd., Parker. Led by Dr. Michael Bertocchi, general surgeon.

Who is a good candidate; how can specialized wound care improve quality of life. Light snacks served.

Registration required; go to https://reg.abcsignup.com/reg/ event_page.aspx?ek=0028-

EDUCATION

Practice Your English: 10:30 a.m.

Saturday, Sept. 16 at the James H. LaRue Library, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Join a Family Tree guest speaker to learn about parenting techniques used in the United States. Ages 17-plus.

Registration is required at 303791-7323 or DCL.org.

Mini Law School: 6-7:30 p.m.

Tuesdays through Oct. 24 at CU South Denver in Lone Tree. Course is seven weeks and is taught by law school faculty. Those who cannot attend the live lectures can choose Livestream and recorded viewing options; class materials and links to the lectures will be sent so participants can watch at their own pace. Registration required; go to http://www. colorado.edu/law/minilawschool.

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

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Marketplace Misc. Notices Cellco Partnership and its controlled affiliates doing business as Verizon Wireless (Verizon Wireless) proposes to collocate wireless communications antennas at a top height of 52 feet on a 52-foot roof-top at the approx. vicinity of 7655 West Mississippi Avenue, Lakewood, Jefferson County, CO 80226. Public comments regarding potential effects from this site on historic properties may be submitted within 30 days from the date of this publication to: Trileaf Corp, Alex, a.grigsby@trileaf.com, 10845 Olive Blvd, Suite 260, St. Louis, MO 63141, 314-997-6111.

Published in the Lakewood Sentinel On September 14, 2017 DIVINE GUIDANCE: LISTENING TO THE INNER VOICE, SEPT 16-17 2017 Colorado Regional Eckanker Seminar Guest Speaker Bob Lawton has spoken internationally on past lives, dreams, soul travel, and out-of-body experiences.

A former firefighter, he offers insights on death, dying, and extreme life experiences. His inspirational talks will belp you to gain insight into your own spiritual experiences and recognize yourself as Soul. Sat, 9/16: 1-4:30pm and 7-8:30pm; Sun, 9/17 9am-noon at the ECK Temple of Colorado. 7100 W. Mississippe Ave, Lakewood.

Free admission for guests! Information and registration at www.eckankar-colorado.org, or 303-756-9287

Fall Fashion Show Luncheon Featuring fashions by Chico’s.

11:30 am, September 29th at Pinehurst Country Club.This is a PEO, Chapter EO fundraiser providing scholarships for women. Tickets $40. For information call 303-421-1336.

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SPORTS

Lacrosse coach adds to luster of program

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Chaparral’s Adrienne Visintine watches a pitch go by as she draws a lead-off walk to start the Sept. 11 game against fifthranked Arvada West. It was the 12th base on balls Visintine has drawn in 32 plate appearances. But the Wolverines managed only four base runners in the game. Wildcats pitcher Shea Mauser didn’t allow a hit in the 15-0 victory.

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Extra base hits in seven games for Chaparral senior outfielder Adrienne Visintine.

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Set lost in Lutheran’s seven-match volleyball winning streak.

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Runs scored in the second inning by Rock Canyon in a 21-5 softball win over Chaparral on Sept. 6.

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Quarterback rating for Rock Canyon’s junior Allen Mullen in a 41-7 win over Smoky Hill on Sept. 9.

Total yards gained on Sept. 8 by Ponderosa in a 44-0 win over Douglas County.

Standout Performers Dillon Baker, Castle View The senior golfer shot a 3-underpar 69 at Plum Creek Sept. 5 to become the first Sabercats player to win a Continental League tourney.

Chris Theodore, Rock Canyon The senior won the Division I boys event at the Liberty Bell Cross Country Invitational on Sept. 8 with a time of 15:23.

Bradley VanEgeren, Douglas County Scored the overtime goal in the Huskies’ 1-0 soccer win over Heritage on Sept. 7 to give the senior seven goals in six games.

Caden Meis, Legend Meis, a junior, ran for two touchdowns and made 15 tackles on defense in the Titans’ 31-14 football win over Westminster on Sept. 8.

Dario Bautista, Chaparral He had three goals in a 5-1 soccer victory over Ponderosa on Sept.

7 and the senior helped the Wolverines collect their first win.

Sterling Ostdahl, Ponderosa The senior quarterback accounted for five touchdowns, two passing and three rushing, in a 44-0 victory over Douglas County on Sept. 8.

STANDOUT PERFORMERS are five athletes named from south metro area high schools. Preference is given to those making their debut on the list.

To nominate an athlete, contact Jim Benton at jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia.com

verybody knew him when he walked into the room and he received a loud ovation.

Brent Adams was introduced Sept. 5 as the new boys lacrosse coach for the Falcons of Highlands Ranch High School. He became another wellrecognized lacrosse coach as the sport continues to draw qualified coaches to Colorado high school w OVERTIME w teams.

T I recall years ago m when there were derogatory comments d t about the quality of prep soccer coaches, i but the remarks have quieted as more s knowledgeable people have joined the coach- t Jim Benton ing ranks. m Those kinds of observations never began in lacrosse, o R which has attracted top college and professional players to coach at many t schools.

C Adams, who was an All-American selection at Fairfield University, comes p from Valor Christian, where he was an i assistant coach under former profes- f sional lacrosse legend John Grant Jr. Adams played for the Chesapeake H Bayhawks and Boston Cannons of Major League Lacrosse. t In 2016 he signed with the Denver Outlaws of the MLL and is currently a in the second year of a two-year con- a tract with the Colorado Mammoth of i the National Lacrosse League.

Adams, 26, replaces Outlaws captain w Matt Bocklet who left Highlands Ranch s s to coach defending state champion b Cherry Creek. t “If you have a coach that is creditable, for lack of a better word, it allows e players to commit to the sport a little more when they know they are getting r good instruction that you really can’t n find at a lot of schools,” said Adams. c “I’m going to be hands-on as much as s I can. I think the players will benefit from that. Lacrosse has done so much A d for me in my life that I can’t wait to give back as much as I possibly can.” s t d Help-wanted sign out for officials u There is a critical shortage of officials for almost every high school sport S for all levels.

The Colorado High School Activities i f Association offered clinics over the summer in an attempt to recruit new personnel, and CHSAA Commissioner C D Rhonda Blanford-Green claims the workshops were successful.

“We saw a little bit of growth,” she “ said. “We are now even thinking about o being at some job fairs on the collegiate level. When you see the percent- fi t age of college people that don’t play college sports but have knowledge of i c a SEE BENTON, P32

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TRASH FROM PAGE 1

“I agree we do have to have trash, we need recycling… but this isn’t the way,” said Maulik who, with his wife Terri, organized a Sept. 6 community meeting at Rocky Vista University, directly across Grasslands Drive from the project.

The Mauliks, who bought their home in 2015, urged their neighbors to pressure county officals to deny the project.

“We need them to be afraid to open their email,” Maulik said.

The meeting was attended by approximately 160 people, including Parker officials and state Rep. Kim Ransom, R-Acres Green.

The property was zoned for industrial use when it was purchased by 470 Compark, LLC, in 1998, and one of the principal uses by right listed in the original site application is a trash-transfer facility. That hasn’t changed.

But the surrounding landscape has.

History, zoning and annexation Since the property was purchased, the town of Parker has annexed and approved rezoning for most of the area around the property where the facility is planned.

The most recent change was in 2013 when the town annexed land on either side of Chambers Road. On the east side of Chambers, the annexation became Dove Meadows, on the west, the land annexed extends to the eastern edge of the Vista South site.

That rezoning allowed single-family residential neighborhoods and redesignated the land around Rocky Vista from commercial to industrial use.

Parker Senior Planner Paul Workman started working for the department in April, and wouldn’t speculate about decisions made before his time. He did say that the “light industrial zoning” the town approved for the annexed land doesn’t match the “heavy industrial” use of a trash-transfer facility on Vista South property.

“It’s not complementary of heavy industrial uses like a trash-transfer facility,” Workman said.

On that, at least, he and Douglas County Community Development Director Terence Quinn agree.

“It isn’t complementary,” Quinn said.

“Why did they rezone it then?”

Quinn is charged with approving or denying a site-improvement plan filed by the current owner, Vista South, the company that purchased the land in 2016. Quinn said he understands concerns about odors, visual impacts and traffic, and said Vista South has to

Concerned Parker residents watch a PowerPoint presentation against a planned trash transfer facility by Terri Baker-Mulik and her husband Mitch.

About 170 residents of the Dove Meadows subdivision attended the meeting at Rocky Vista University to organize in opposition to the project.

TOM SKELLEY address those details as part of the approval process.

Quinn added that he and Parker’s Public Works department are working together to address transportation and other impacts and that he is providing updates to Parker’s Community Development department. He’s also waiting for referrals from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and Tri-County Health before making any decision.

But Quinn said it wasn’t the county’s decision to approve zoning that put the Mauliks and their neighbors near the site.

“We haven’t changed a thing, the town has changed these things,” Quinn said. “They’ve made these decisions to annex. We can’t be responsible for their decision making... This has been zoned for a long time. Because you decide (to put residential housing) in proximity to this site, I can’t take that property right away.”

Intergovernmental disagreement Parker Mayor Mike Waid agreed that possible principal uses for the land have always included a trash-transfer facility, but said other uses, such as a golf course, could have gone there. He referenced a 2003 intergovernmental agreement between the county and town.

“How does this fit into our IGA, our inter-governmental agreement that says we will work cooperatively to do what is best for all of our citizens?” he said. “(The county) did not do that.”

But Quinn said the agreement itself is evidence of working cooperatively.

“That was their first bite at the apple.

They could have said, ‘We don’t like that use in our IGA and we need to change that,’ ” Quinn said. “They did not…

They knew it was there and continued.”

Approval- or denial- of the improvement plan is an ongoing process, Quinn said, and he is still “in the middle” of it. After referrals from CDPHE and Tri-County Health, and the finished site improvement plan from Vista South, he’ll make his decision, which could be appealed by Vista South or the Mauliks and their neighbors.

But Quinn stressed that the approval process is based on the zoning for the land,and a facility like the one Vista South is a use by right.

That’s the law, and he has to follow it.

“I cannot arbitrarily take that property right away… We have to look for facts,” Quinn said. “If through our process they are unable to comply with our approval criteria, there is no problem telling them no. But for us to just go in and say `we don’t want this here’ without the approval process, then we have trouble.”

ZONING HISTORY OF THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION 1955: Douglas County zones the land for Agricultural and Forest use in the county’s first Zoning Resolution.

1998: Applicant 470 Compark, LLC, requests rezoning the land to Planned Development, allowing for commercial and industrial use, including office buildings and trash-transfer facilities.

2002: Douglas County approves a zoning request by 470 Compark, LLC, to allow multi-family use of the land east of Chambers Road.

2003: The Town of Parker and Douglas County form an inter-governmental agreement, or IGA, in May. The IGA permitted industrial development, such as trashtransfer facilities, office buildings and golf courses, as principal uses.

2003: Compark Properties, LLC, purchases the land from 470 Compark, LLC. 2007: The Town of Parker annexes portions of the area and approves rezoning requested by Compark Properties, LLC. The rezoning changed the uses around the county property west of Chambers Road to primarily commercial, not industrial use.

2008: Rocky Vista University is built on land annexed by the town the previous year.

2013: Land east of Chambers Road, later to become the Dove Meadows subdivision, is annexed by the town. A rezoning request is approved to allow single-family residential development. The rezoning also reversed

the “downzoning” of land west of Chambers Road and reinstated industrial use of the land north of Grasslands Drive and west of Chambers Road.

2016: Vista South LLC, contacts Douglas County Planning Department to identify districts where a trash-transfer facility is permitted as a principal use.

2016: Vista South, LLC, purchases the 11.5acre property from Compark Properties, LLC. July 10, 2017: Galloway and Co. submits a site-improvement plan on behalf of Vista South, LLC, and Douglas County completes initial review of the plan on July 22.

Aug. 4, 2017: Galloway sends referral letters to the town of Parker, Arapahoe County, the cities of Centennial, Lone Tree and Aurora, and 29 other local agencies. Notices are also mailed to landowners of abutting property.

What’s next? The Douglas County Planning Department is currently reviewing the improvement plan from Galloway and Company. The county will submit the revised plan to Tri-County Health and the Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment for technical review. Either the applicant or residents may appeal any decision made by the county. County officials say the appeal process, if it occurs, could go on for several months.

Source: Douglas County Planning Department

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Public Notices

Notices

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

NICHOLE WILLIAMS Colorado Registration #: 49611 1199 BANNOCK STREET, DENVER, COLORADO 80204 Phone #: (303) 350-3711 Fax #: Attorney File #: 00000006758031

Public Trustees

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PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE

Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2017-0170

Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2017-0156

To Whom It May Concern: On 7/20/2017 4:26:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

To Whom It May Concern: On 6/21/2017 2:08:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: JOHN C. WASHINGTON AND ELIZABETH N. WASHINGTON Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY, A CALIFORIA CORPORATION Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 3/11/2016 Recording Date of DOT: 3/17/2016 Reception No. of DOT: 2016015847 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $417,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $410,630.30

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: the failure to make timely payments required under said Deed of Trust and the Evidence of Debt secured thereby.

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

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 18, BLOCK 2 VILLAGES OF PARKER FILING NO. 5C COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO Which has the address of: 11240 Gallahadion Ct, Parker, CO 80138 NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 8, 2017, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

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

First Publication: 9/14/2017 Last Publication: 10/12/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 7/21/2017 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: EVE GRINA Colorado Registration #: 43658 7700 E. ARAPAHOE ROAD, SUITE 230 , CENTENNIAL, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (877) 369-6122 Fax #: Attorney File #: CO-17-775603-LL

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website : http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No. 2017-0170 First Publication: 9/14/2017 Last Publication: 10/12/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Original Grantor: STEVEN G CLARK AND LESLEE M CLARK Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC. DBA AMERICA'S WHOLESALE LENDER Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, DOING BUSINESS AS CHRISTIANA TRUST, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR BCAT 2015-14BTT Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 6/29/2007 Recording Date of DOT: 7/5/2007 Reception No. of DOT: 2007053283 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $460,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $448,465.41 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof.

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

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 35, PINERY WEST FILING NO. 1-C, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 4924 Streambed Trail, Parker, CO 80134 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, October 11, 2017, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

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

First Publication: 8/17/2017 Last Publication: 9/14/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 6/30/2017 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: NICHOLE WILLIAMS Colorado Registration #: 49611 1199 BANNOCK STREET, DENVER, COLORADO 80204 Phone #: (303) 350-3711 Fax #: Attorney File #: 00000006758031 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trust ee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2017-0156 First Publication: 8/17/2017 Last Publication: 9/14/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

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*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trust ee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2017-0156 First Publication: 8/17/2017 Last Publication: 9/14/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2017-0159 To Whom It May Concern: On 7/5/2017 11:19:00 AM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: BRENT HINES AND AMY HINES Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR COMMERCE HOME MORTGAGE Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 1/25/2016 Recording Date of DOT: 2/5/2016 Reception No. of DOT: 2016007004 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $356,125.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $350,874.62 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof.

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

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 41, STONEGATE FILING NO. 21A, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLROADO. Which has the address of: 17545 Celestine Court, Parker, CO 80134 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, October 25, 2017, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

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

First Publication: 8/31/2017 Last Publication: 9/28/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 7/5/2017 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: NICHOLE WILLIAMS Colorado Registration #: 49611 1199 BANNOCK STREET , DENVER, COLORADO 80204 Phone #: (303) 350-3711 Fax #: Attorney File #: 00000006809669 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website : http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2017-0159

First Publication: 8/31/2017 Last Publication: 9/28/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 7/5/2017 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

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

ber 8, 2017, at the Public Trustee's office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

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NICHOLE WILLIAMS Colorado Registration #: 49611 notices 303-566-4100 you believe thatcall your lender or servicer 1199 BANNOCK STREET , To advertise yourIfpublic DENVER, COLORADO 80204 has failed to provide a single point of conPhone #: (303) 350-3711 tact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or they are still pursuing foreclosure even though you have subFax #: mitted a completed loss mitigation applicaAttorney File #: 00000006809669 tion or you have been offered and have accepted a loss mitigation option (38-38-103.2 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE CRS), you may file a complaint with the ColDATES on the Public Trust ee website: orado Attorney General (720-508-6006) or the http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (855411-2372) or both. However, the filing of a Legal Notice No.: 2017-0159 complaint in and of itself will not stop the First Publication: 8/31/2017 foreclosure process.

Last Publication: 9/28/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press First Publication: 9/14/2017 Last Publication: 10/12/2017 PUBLIC NOTICE Publisher: Douglas County News Press

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Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2017-0163 To Whom It May Concern: On 7/7/2017 2:25:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: MICHAEL THOMAS COSTELLO AND DIANNE ELIZABETH COSTELLO Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR PEOPLES NATIONAL BANK, A CORPORATION Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: M&T BANK Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 6/27/2013 Recording Date of DOT: 7/9/2013 Reception No. of DOT: 2013057004 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $241,872.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $225,319.46 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof.

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

Legal Description of Real Property: PARCEL A A TRACT OF LAND LOCATED IN THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 8, TOWNSHIP 6 SOUTH, RANGE 65 WEST OF THE 6TH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE EAST LINE OF SAID SECTION WHICH IS 493.1 FEET NORTH OF THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SECTION, THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 11 FEET WEST, A DISTANCE OF 445 FEET, THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 49 FEET EAST, A DISTANCE OF 493.1 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 11 FEET EAST, A DISTANCE OF 445.0 FEET, MORE OR LESS TO THE EAST LINE OF SAID SECTION, THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 49 FEET WEST AND ALONG SAID SECTION LINE, A DISTANCE OF 493.1 FEET, MORE OR LESS, TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO PARCEL B A NON-EXCLUSIVE EASEMENT FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS PURPOSES IN FAVOR OF PARCEL A ABOVE, OVER AND ACROSS THE EAST 30 FEET OF THE SOUTH 493.1 FEET OF SECTION 8 AND OVER AND ACROSS THE SOUTH 30 FEET OF SAID SECTION 8, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO Which has the address of: 12149 N Piney Lake Rd, Parker, CO 80138 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 8, 2017, at the Public Trustee's office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

If you believe that your lender or servicer has failed to provide a single point of contact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or they are still pursuing foreclosure even though you have submitted a completed loss mitigation application or you have been offered and have accepted a loss mitigation option (38-38-103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint with the Colorado Attorney General (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (855411-2372) or both. However, the filing of a

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Dated: 7/10/2017 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: SCOTT TOEBBEN Colorado Registration #: 19011 216 16TH STREET SUITE 1210, DENVER, COLORADO 80202 Phone #: (720) 259-6710 Fax #: Attorney File #: 16CO00640-3

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2017-0163 First Publication: 9/14/2017 Last Publication: 10/12/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

PUBLIC NOTICE Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2017-0171 To Whom It May Concern: On 7/20/2017 4:27:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: SHANE A STECKEL Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR CHERRY CREEK MORTGAGE CO., INC., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: PINGORA LOAN SERVICING, LLC Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 10/2/2014 Recording Date of DOT: 10/3/2014 Reception No. of DOT: 2014057254 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $284,050.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $274,398.05

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

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

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 4, BLOCK 2, STROH RANCH FILING NO.9C, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 12775 Buckhorn Creek St, Parker, CO 80134 NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 8, 2017, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

If you believe that your lender or servicer has failed to provide a single point of contact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or they are still pursuing foreclosure even though you have submitted a completed loss mitigation application or you have been offered and have accepted a loss mitigation option (38-38-103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint with the Colorado Attorney General (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (855-

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Children’s Hospital Colorado South Campus, Highlands Ranch Contact: 720-777-6887

PUBLIC NOTICE Colorado Humane Society Handles animalParker abuse and neglect cases NOTICE OF SALE Need: Volunteers to care for pregnant cats, Public Trustee Sale No. 2017-0171 dogs and their litters, as well as homes for To Whom It May Concern: On 7/20/2017 cats and dogs that require or 4:27:00 PM the undersigned Publicsocializing Trustee caused Notice of Electionfrom and Demand relatthatthe are recovering surgery or injuries. ing to the Deed of Trust described below to be Contact: TeresaCounty.

Broaddus, 303-961-3925 recorded in Douglas

Original Grantor: SHANE A STECKEL Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONColorado Refugee English as a Second IC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS Language Program NOMINEE FOR CHERRY CREEK MORTGAGE CO., INC., Teaches English to recently arrived refugees, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS who have fled war or persecution in their Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: PINGORA home country.LLC In Colorado, refugees are LOAN SERVICING, Date of Deed of Trust (DOT):Burma, 10/2/2014Bhutan, Somafrom Afghanistan, Recording Date of DOT: 10/3/2014 lia, Iraq, and D.R. Congo, among Reception No.Eritrea of DOT: 2014057254 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. others.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $284,050.00 Need: Volunteers to teach English. TutorOutstanding Principal Amount as of the date ing takes place in the student’s home. hereof: $274,398.05

Refugees live throughout Denver, but the Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenantsare of the of largest concentrations indeed Thornton, trust have been th violated as follows: Borrower's near 88 Avenue and Washington failure to make timely payments as required un- Street, derand the Evidence Debt and Deed of Trust. in east ofDenver/Aurora, near Colfax Avenue and Yosemite Street.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

Other details: Tutors do not need to speak the student’s language. Most participants are homebound women and small children, adults who are disabled, and senior citizens. Many are not literate in their first language, and remain isolated from American culture.

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

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

Court Appointed Special Advocates Works with abused and neglected children in Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert and Lincoln counties Need: Advocates for children, to get to know, speak up for and ensure their best interests in court Contact: 303-695-1882 or www.adv4children.org.

Douglas/Elbert Task Force Provides assistance to people in Douglas and Elbert counties who are in serious economic need, at risk of homelessness or in similar crisis.

Need: Volunteers to assist in the food bank,

client services and the thrift store Treasures on Park Street.

Contact: Marion Dahlem, 303-688-1114, ext. 32 Dumb Friends League Harmony Equine Center Cares for homeless horses and other equines.

Need: Volunteers to work with horses and other opportunities.

Requirements: Must be 16 years old, pass a background check, and be able to commit to at least three hours a week for three months.

Contact: 303-751-5772.

Other information: Two-hour orientation provides an overview of the services provided, learn about the volunteer opportunities, take a tour of the center, and talk with staff and volunteers. Contact www. ddfl.org.

Elbert County Sheriff’s Posse Supports the Elbert County Sheriff’s Office and the Office of Emergency Management with detentions support, patrol, administrative duties, event security, emergency services support, and call-outs as need arises.

Need: With proper training and clearances, volunteers help with patrol, fingerprinting,

records keeping, community event security services, disaster response and management (wildfire, tornado, blizzard, flood, disaster relief, etc.).

Requirements: Must be 21 years of age or older; retired individuals are great. Must complete a employment application, pass a background check, and complete interviews. After being sworn in, in the first three months of membership, complete a minimum of 45 hours of orientation and training curriculum. After this 90-day probationary period, members must log a minimum of 10 hours of month and attend monthly training meetings. Persons ages 15-20, may join the Elbert County Sheriffs Explorer POST that is associated with the Posse.

Contact: David Peontek at djp1911@msn. com or 303-646-5456. Go to http://www. elbertcountysheriff.com/posse.html; print out and complete an employment application and turn it into the Elbert County Sheriff’s Office in Kiowa, “Attn: David Peontek.”

Front Range BEST Hosts free robotics competitions for middle and high school students Need: Volunteer judges for competions.

Contact: Tami Kirkland, 720-323-6827 or Tami.Kirkland@FrontRangeBEST.org

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

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Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 4, BLOCK 2, STROH RANCH FILING NO.9C, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

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

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First Publication: 9/14/2017 Last Publication: 10/12/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 7/21/2017 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: DAVID R DOUGHTY Colorado Registration #: 40042 9800 S. MERIDIAN BLVD. SUITE 400, ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (303) 706-9990 Fax #: (303) 706-9994 Attorney File #: 17-016065

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website : http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice First Publication: 9/14/2017 Last No.: 2017-0171Publication: 10/12/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

City and County Public Notice REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS Proposals for TRAFFIC OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR THE DOUGLAS COUNTY TRAFFIC DIVISION; DOUGLAS COUNTY PROJECT NUMBER TF 2017-024 will be received by the Owner, Douglas County Government, Department of Public Works Engineering, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO 80104, until Wednesday, October 18, 2017, at 2:00 p.m. This project consists of the acquisition and implementation of an integrated asset management and workflow system for the Traffic Division.

The Request for Proposals (RFP) Documents will be available after 10:00 a.m. on Monday, September 11, 2017, through Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System Website (www.rockymountainbidsystem.com). RFP Documents are not available for purchase through Douglas County Government and can only be accessed from the above-mentioned website. Electronic versions of the RFP Documents obtained by any other means than as described above may not be complete or accurate, and it is the Offeror’s responsibility to obtain a complete set of the RFP Documents.

A PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 4, 2017, at the Department of Public Works Engineering, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO 80104. All questions are due to Krista Deibert, Engineering Contracts Specialist, by 12:00 p.m. on Friday, September 22, 2017.

Offerors must submit one (1) unbound paper copy and one (1) electronic copy (in pdf format,

Proposals for TRAFFIC OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR THE DOUGLAS COUNTY TRAFFIC DIVISION; DOUGLAS COUNTY PROJECT NUMBER TF 2017-024 will be received by the Owner, Douglas County Government, Department of Public Works Engineering, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO 80104, until Wednesday, October 18, 2017, at 2:00To p.m.

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A PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 4, 2017, at the Department of Public Works Engineering, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO 80104. All questions are due to Krista Deibert, Engineering Contracts Specialist, by 12:00 p.m. on Friday, September 22, 2017.

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Offerors must submit one (1) unbound paper copy and one (1) electronic copy (in pdf format, on a flash drive) of their Proposal no later than Wednesday, October 18, 2017 at 2:00 p.m.

Douglas County will not accept or consider Proposals which are time stamped at the place of receipt after the specified due date and time.

Douglas County will not accept or consider emailed or faxed Proposals. Proposals should be hand-delivered or mailed to the location below: Douglas County Government Department of Public Works Engineering 100 Third Street, Suite 220 Castle Rock, CO 80104 Attn: Krista Deibert, Engineering Contracts Specialist Douglas County reserves the right to reject any and all Proposals, to waive formalities, informalities, or irregularities contained in a Proposal and furthermore, to award a Contract for items therein, either in whole or in part, if it is deemed to be in the best interest of Douglas County to do so. Additionally, Douglas County reserves the right to negotiate optional items and/or services with the successful Offeror. Any questions on the RFP Documents shall be directed to Krista Deibert, Engineering Contracts Specialist, at 303.660.7490.

Legal Notice No.: 931565 First Publication: September 7, 2017 Last Publication: September 14, 2017 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

City and County Public Notice NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION A public hearing will be held before the Planning Commission on October 2, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. in the Commissioners’ Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, CO, for approval of a preliminary plan located in the Sterling Ranch Planned Development, South of Filing No. 1 and Filing No. 2 and approximately 3/4 mile South of Titan Road, 1/4 mile West of Moore Road, North of Waterton Road and East of Rampart Range Road. For more information call Douglas County Planning, 303-660-7460.

File #/ Name: SB2017-018 / Sterling Ranch Preliminary Plan No. 4.

Legal Notice No.: 931599 First Publication: September 14, 2017 Last Publication: September 14, 2017 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF CONTRACTORS SETTLEMENT COUNTY OF DOUGLAS STATE OF COLORADO NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Section 38-26-107, C.R.S., as amended, that on October 14, 2017, final settlement will be made by the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, for and on account of a contract between Douglas County and R.E. Monks Construction Company, LLC for the Moore Road Emergency Vehicle Operation Center (EVOC), Douglas County Project Number CI 2015-016, in Douglas County; and that any person, co-partnership, association or corporation that has an

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Section 38-26-107, C.R.S., as amended, that on October 14, 2017, final settlement will be made by the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, for and on account of a contract between Douglas County and R.E. Monks Construction Company, LLC for the Moore Road Emergency Vehicle Operation Center (EVOC), Douglas County Project Number CI 2015-016, in Douglas County; and that any person, co-partnership, association or corporation that has an unpaid claim against said R.E. Monks Construction Company, LLC for or on account of the furnishing of labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender or other supplies used or consumed by such contractor or any of his subcontractors in or about the performance of said work, or that supplied rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of said work, may at any time up to and including said time of such final settlement on said October 14, 2017, file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim with the Board of County Commissioners, c/o Public Works Engineering Director, with a copy to the Project Engineer Dennis Lobberding, Department of Public Works Engineering, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO 80104.

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Failure on the part of claimant to file such statement prior to such final settlement will relieve said County of Douglas from all and any liability for such claimant's claim.

The Board of Douglas County Commissioners of the County of Douglas, Colorado, By: Frederick H. Koch, P.E., Public Works Engineering Director.

Legal Notice No.: 931569 First Publication: September 14, 2017 Last Publication: September 21, 2017 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

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the game and are part of intramurals, why aren’t we tapping into that resource?”

In previous columns we noted a few of the reasons for the shortage, which include the aging of current officials, time commitment and pay.

Varsity officials for most sports get $58 a game but another factor hurting the recruitment of officials is the abuse directed at them from coaches and fans.

Mistreatment of officials hap-

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pens everywhere, and I watched a Colorado State Cup soccer match on Labor Day when the referee would not restart the action until an unruly fan left the field.

“We need to educate our parents about how to treat officials,” admitted Blanford-Green, who says the CHSAA is working on ways to give officials more recognition. “The National Association for Sports Officials will tell you that pay is not the reason we lose officials.

“It has to do with three major areas. Retention and that has to do with how you’re treated, recognition and then pay. We are addressing the issues.”

HAVE A SPORTS STORY IDEA? Email Colorado Community Media Sports Reporter Jim Benton at jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia.com or call 303-566-4083.

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