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Training facility ‘will save lives of first responders’ Traffic Incident Management site only second in nation

BY TABATHA DEANS STEWART TSTEWART@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Emergency personnel from across Douglas County responded to a singlecar rollover accident at 8500 N. Moore Road Nov. 17. When they arrived officers determined there were no injuries, but the car was blocking both lanes of traffic. A Douglas County Sheriff ’s deputy used his vehicle to push the car off the side of the road and traffic patterns were restored.

The accident, part of a demonstration by Douglas County First Responders, took place at the county’s Emergency Vehicle Operation Center, and introduced the new Traffic Incident Management track, which includes nearly three acres where first responders can be trained safely, while using real cars and re-creating dangerous scenarios.

Until now, according to officials, training had taken place on tables using toy cars.

“We are very proud of this outstanding facility and even more proud of the public and private partnerships that make it possible,” said Douglas County Sheriff ’s Office Chief Deputy Tim Moore. “On Feb. 23 of this year this site was just a vacant field. Today, just 10 months later, it’s a huge publicsafety training and safety asset.”

According to Ryan Rice, director of

A Douglas County Sheriff’s Office patrol vehicle is used to push an overturned car off the road as part of a training exhibit at the Douglas County Emergency Vehicle Operations Center’s Traffic Incident Management Track, the second of its kind in the United States.

TABATHA STEWART transportation systems management and operations for Colorado Department of Transportation, the facility is only the second of its kind in the country.

“This will save lives of first responders,” Rice said, “and make lives better for drivers.”

The TIM track came to be after the Colorado State Patrol was tasked with reviewing all aspects of emergency response and identify opportunities to improve responder safety.

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BY ALEX DEWIND ADEWIND@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

President Donald Trump has nominated Douglas County Commissioner David Weaver to serve as the United States marshal for the District of

Colorado, according to a Nov. 17 news release from the White House.

Prior to being elected commissioner of District I in 2014, Weaver served as Douglas County sheriff for two terms.

He was employed by Weaver the sheriff ’s office for 33 years.

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controlled environment, first responders can learn the safest way to handle a traffic incident, and the fastest way to clear the accident and restore the flow of traffic.

The facility opened in July, but the TIM track was unveiled Nov. 17 in honor of First Responder Appreciation Week. The training center has been used to test low-light sight-distance testing and testing of autonomous vehicles. Teen drivers, academy cadets and local first responders have used the facility as well.

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tive effort between CDOT, Colorado State Patrol, Couglas County and the Douglas County Sheriff ’s office. The $1.5 million used to create the track was approved by the state Transportation Commission and paid for through the CDOT Transportation Systems Management and Operations division.

According to Colorado State Patrol Deputy Chief Mark Savage, the department has lost three deputies in three years because of secondary accidents while they were responding to a call. By training together and in a

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the process is still underway,” Weaver said.

The U.S. Senate must confirm nominees for U.S. marshal. Duties of the position include protecting the federal judiciary, apprehending fugitives, transporting prisoners and protecting witnesses, the release says.

Weaver did not have any further information on the nomination or a timeline.

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Douglas County calls for volunteer drivers Ride Together program is partnership with Lyft

‘Here you have yourself, your friends and your neighbors if you need a ride.’

BY TABATHA DEANS STEWART TSTEWART@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Winter months can be especially difficult for Douglas county residents who are homeless, housing-challenged or don’t own a vehicle, according to Douglas County Commissioner Roger Partridge. This year, Douglas county wants to make sure vulnerable populations have a ride when they need it.

Whether it’s a ride to and from work, or a much needed ride to one of the homeless shelters in the Winter Shelter Network.

“My district is mostly rural areas,” said Partridge, whose District 2 includes Castle Rock and Castle Pines, but also less-developed areas, including Franktown, Larkspur and Sedalia.

“Here, you have yourself, your friends and your neighbors if you need a ride.”

Douglas County has partnered with ride-share service Lyft, to create the new Ride Together program, which will offer free or reduced-price rides to at-risk or vulnerable populations in the county. Through the program, drivers can sign up to be a driver with Lyft, and donate rides through the cold winter months to residents who are transit dependent, which means they have no other means of transpor-

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tation, such as a personal vehicle. The service can also be utilized by people who might need to travel between and among winter shelter programs.

Success of the program, said organizers, depends on the willingness of Douglas County residents to volunteer their time.

“This project came to mind after seeing the generous outpouring of volunteers in winters past,” said Mike Polhemus, Pastor of The Rock Church in Castle Rock. “From the faith-based community side, we have a large population that has a heart for the community, and sometimes they don’t know what they can do, or how they can help.”

Signing up to be a Lyft driver is a great way for them to help, according to Polhemus.

“One of the main things we see is through the winter, we have a winter shelter network for women and children who are homeless,” he said. “One

of the issues that came up during the winter was they had no transportation to get to the churches or shelters to stay.”

The Ride Together program is a partnership between the faith-based community, Lyft and Douglas County.

A $50,000 RTD grant was used to create an initial transit community fund, which will pay for the six-month pilot program. As drivers sign on with Lyft and start offering rides, fares and tips will be donated back into a transportation community fund, which will then fund the program in the future.

“Eventually, the program will be funded completely by charity,” Polhemus said.

Gabe Cohen, general manager for Lyft Rockies region, said the program is unique, and Lyft is happy to be part of the pilot.

“From our position here at Lyft, we see some of the trickiest transportation challenges,” Cohen said. “We

MORE INFORMATION Douglas County offers several programs to help with transportation, including ondemand services, taxi vouchers and RTD services. Eligibility is based on income and need. For questions or to determine eligibility and service needs call 303-660-7519 or visit www.douglas.co.us/ride-together-dc/ keep people from driving drunk or high. But the county is really going after some of the trickiest challenges — helping underserved populations.

We’re ecstatic to be part of the program.”

Income eligibility is a requirement for the program, with families receiving food assistance qualifying for free rides. Others may qualify for reduced-fare rides or other services offered through Douglas county, including RTD services, taxi vouchers or on-demand services. Rides must be within Douglas county to be eligible.

An event to enroll drivers will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Dec. 5 at 500 Fairgrounds Drive in Castle Rock. Screenings will be done on site for vehicle inspections, physical exams, background and DMV checks. Once drivers have been enrolled, they can begin donating rides. Drivers must be at least 21 years of age, drive a 2004 or newer four-door vehicle, possess a valid Colorado driver’s license and plates, have personal vehicle insurance and an iPhone or Android mobile phone.

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Nearly 4,000 residents of all ages showed up at O’Brien Park to watch the annual mayor’s lighting of the Christmas tree.

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Parker kicks off holiday season

Mayor’s tree lighting draws hundreds

BY TABATHA DEANS STEWART TSTEWART@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

O’Brien Park was filled to capacity with festivalgoers Nov. 24 during Parker’s annual mayor’s tree lighting ceremony. The lighting of the tree kicks off the official start of the holiday season, and about 4,000 residents turned out to watch the illumination of the tree, enjoyed ice sculptures, treats from local vendors and a “Nutcracker” performance by the Colorado School of Dance.

Felicia Rouschard said she couldn’t wait to bring her young son Matthew, 16 months, to see the lights.

“I’ve always wanted to bring my children here,” Rouschard said. “We come here every year and now, watching his face light up and how excited he gets, it really feels like Christmas now.”

Parker has plenty of family-fun activities planned for the holiday season, including the opening of the new

ice trail at Discovery Park. The trail is 450 feet long and loops around the park like a frozen river, and is one of only a few in the country. Three large fire pits provide plenty of warmth for skaters, and hot chocolate is available for purchase at the concession stand.

Skates are available for rent.

The Christmas Carriage Parade begins at 12 p.m. Dec. 9 on Mainstreet.

The annual event includes dozens of horses and riders dressed in their finest holiday wear, and is followed by a farmer’s market, pictures with Mr. and Mrs. Claus, a petting zoo and pony rides for the little ones.

Downtown Parker also offers plenty of specialty shopping opportunities, as well as celebrated pieces of art throughout the town.

Residents can take a self-guided tour through the public art displays using Otocast, a mobile audio app used by the Parker Arts Guild to help visitors learn more about the art and the artists.

The Colorado School of Dance will present the Nutcracker at the PACE Center Dec. 14-17, combining local talent with professional dancers and sets. Tickets can be purchased at www. parkerarts.org.

O’Brien Park was standing room only during the annual Mayor’s Holiday Lighting ceremony Nov. 24. The tree lighting kicks off the official holiday season in downtown Parker.

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I-25 ‘Gap’ project gaining momentum Officials hope to begin construction a year from now

BY TABATHA DEANS STEWART TSTEWART@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner recently attended a briefing with the I-25 Gap Coalition to discuss the progress of accelerating improvements along the stretch of road.

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According to Douglas County Commissioner Roger Partridge, that stretch of road, known as the “Gap,” has been neglected since the 1960s, but with the help of the I-25 Gap Coalition, improvements on the road could begin as early as November 2018, nearly 10 years sooner than if the coalition had not gotten involved.

Slow traffic patterns through parts of the Gap are only part of the problem, according to Partridge and Gardner. Safety issues are also a concern, both for motorists and first responders. Some stretches of the Gap lack any type of emergency lane or shoulder, making it dangerous for vehicles that are involved in an accident to be moved out of traffic, and for first responders to safely navigate an accident scene.

Partridge said the Gap also serves as a designated route for vehicles hauling hazardous materials, which require additional safety measures in case of an accident. I-25 is also a major roadway for freight haulers, and the area has a lot of wildlife. The highway

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also carries traffic to several defense facilities, including the Air Force Academy, Fort Carson and Buckley Air Force Base.

The I-25 Gap Coalition was created in April with the purpose of speeding up improvements by helping organize and assemble financing for the project.

The coalition members consist of representatives from Douglas, El Paso and Arapahoe counties, as well as seven cities, various HOA organizations and business alliances. The advocacy group operates independently of CDOT’s current I-25 Planning and Environmental Linkages (PEL) study focusing on the highway from Monument to C-470, but in parallel and collaboration with CDOT.

The coalition has amassed several funding sources to cover the estimated $350 million cost of the project, including state, county and transportation money. They recently applied for an Infrastructure for Rebuilding America grant seeking $65 million for the Gap. Partridge said based on everything falling into place, construction on the project could begin as early as November 2018, with a tentative completion date of September 2020.

Members of the public are invited to attend an open house from 5 to 7 p.m. Dec. 5 at the Douglas County Fairgrounds, 500 Fairgrounds Road in Castle Rock, where they can receive updates and information regarding the project.

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Through Comfort Cases, Ashleigh Letofsky started collecting donations for local foster care children. Halfway through, she had to start storing the items in her parents’ basement as her apartment became too full.

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Decades ago, Comfort Cases founder Rob Scheer went through the foster system. As he traveled from house to house, the system had him store his personal belongings in a trash bag.

When he became a foster parent decades later, the children arrived with trash bags, and he decided to make a change. His desire to help is rippling through the area.

Comfort Cases started as an idea in 2003 in Maryland. When the organization started to get national coverage on “The Today Show” and the “Ellen DeGeneres Show,” people across the

HOW TO HELP Go to www.comfortcases.org. To donate items to Ashleigh Letofsky’s drive, call 303-5648181 or email her at aletofsk@gmail.com area volunteered to set up local chapters. On average, 1,000 children are in foster care in Arapahoe, Douglas and Jefferson Counties, according to Arapahoe County statistics.

Ashleigh Letofsky, a Parker resident who works as a paralegal in the Cherry Creek area, decided to get involved. She is working to provide 50 SEE BACKPACKS, P19

Changed graduation requirements affect Douglas County students Members of current freshman class fall under new standards

BY ALEX DEWIND ADEWIND@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

In October 2016, the Douglas County School Board approved changes in the school district’s graduation requirements. The new requirements begin with the freshman class of the 2017-18 school year. Students must meet two additional requirements by their 2021 graduation date.

Below are three things to know: Credits are the same Students still need 24 credits to graduate.

Each student is required to complete 16 credits in Common Core State Standards, part of Colorado Academic Standards, including four languagearts credits, three math credits including at least one credit of algebra, three science credits, three social studies credit including at least a half credit

of civics/U.S. government, one practical arts credit, one fine arts credit and one physical education credit. And each student must complete eight elective credits.

No change in community service hours High school students must document at least 20 hours of community service to graduate.

Academic plan, college and career readiness are new Beginning with the class of 2021 — or the freshman class of the current school year — students will create and complete an Individual Career and Academic Plan (ICAP) and/or Individualized Education Plan (IEP) that meets the district’s graduation requirements, according to the DCSD website.

To receive a diploma, students will also be required to demonstrate college and career readiness by documenting proficiency in English and math through one of 10 approved methods, including ACT, SAT, district capstone or industry certificate. A list of methods can be found at www. dcsdk12.org/graduation.

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Indictment paints picture of large pot-trafficking ring in south metro area

24 suspected of playing part in distributing marijuana to 12 states

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

An enterprise based in the south metro Denver area sent marijuana through the mail, sold it to outof-state buyers and cultivated pot in upscale neighborhoods, according to a 98-page indictment.

Two dozen people have been accused of participating in the drug-trafficking ring that illegally grew marijuana in at least 10 homes in Arapahoe, Douglas and Elbert counties. Each person has been indicted on at least nine charges.

The group allegedly operated out of residences in the Centennial, Parker, Greenwood Village, Highlands Ranch and Aurora areas and in Elbert County.

The suspects are accused of conspiring to grow more than 1,500 pounds of marijuana and of selling marijuana to out-of-state buyers for distribution in 12 states. The enterprise received more than $1 million during its existence, the indictment said.

A grand jury for the 18th Judicial District issued the indictment Nov. 14. Bond for each suspect is set at $50,000.

In multiple jurisdictions, law enforcement officials are in the process of apprehending the suspects, said Vikki Migoya, spokeswoman for District Attorney George Brauchler.

The charges also include money laundering and attempting to influence a public servant. The suspects will be tried in Douglas County District Court, according to a news release.

The indictment, provided by the Colorado Judicial Branch, lays out the details of how the ring operated and of the investigation.

Multiple accusations Main players in the organization included Anthony Hagman, Daniel Levy and Gustavo Ruiz-Medrano, the indictment says.

Hagman allegedly operated two marijuana cultivation facilities or grow houses, including at 7471 S. Eudora Way and 7016 S. Dahlia St., both in Centennial. Levy allegedly acquired and resided in the residence at 7016 S. Dahlia St. and assisted Hagman in operating the grows. Ruiz-Medrano, of Texas, reportedly purchased marijuana from other members of the group and transported it across state lines to distribute in his home state, as many others listed in the indictment are accused of doing.

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ROOTS AND REACH OF SUSPECTED MARIJUANA DISTRIBUTION RING The group is suspected of cultivating marijuana at the following addresses: • 7471 S. Eudora Way and 7016 S. Dahlia St. in Centennial • 14583 E. Purdue Place in south Aurora • 20449 E. Linvale Place in southeast Aurora, near Aurora Frontier P-8 school • 12026 N. 3rd St. in the Parker area, near Chaparral High School • 27100 Pine Vista Circle in Elbert County • 6627 S. Killarney Court near Aurora and Centennial, a few blocks away from Grandview High School Members also allegedly received pot from: • 9638 E. Maplewood Circle in Greenwood Village Postal inspectors found these addresses to be associated: • PO Box 4587 in Greenwood Village • 3450 E. County Line Road, #24 in Highlands Ranch • 802 Windmill Place in Highlands Ranch • 476 Pluto Court in Douglas County in the Lone Tree area Out-of-state buyers are suspected of distributing marijuana in states including: Texas, Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, New York, Iowa, Kansas cused marijuana transporters in the organization.

Ruiz-Medrano is allegedly associated with five other suspects from Texas accused in the indictment.

Ring members cultivated most of their marijuana at grow houses at 14583 E. Purdue Place in south Aurora, 12026 N. Third St. in the Parker area, 27100 Pine Vista Circle in Elbert County, 20449 E. Linvale Place in southeast Aurora and 6627 S. Killarney Court near Aurora and Centennial, a few blocks from Grandview High School.

Greenwood Village informant The Greenwood Village Police Department contacted Mark Galvan, a Castle Rock Police Department detective, on April 1, 2016, about a subject who was in custody and wanted to provide information about a marijuana operation in Douglas County.

The male subject, not named in the indictment, was arrested after agreeing to sell marijuana through Craigslist to an undercover Greenwood Village police officer, the indictment says.

A few months earlier, the subject began working

with two people, who are also not named, who have grown and sold marijuana in Douglas County for nearly a year, the indictment says. The subject arrested in Greenwood Village allegedly picked up marijuana from the individuals at an apartment at 3450 E. County Line Road in Highlands Ranch to sell.

No one lived in that apartment, the subject said — it was only used as their “stash house” for the marijuana ready for sale. During the day, a third person stayed there to watch over the product, and at any given time, they had 10 or more pounds of marijuana at the apartment, according to the indictment.

According to the grand jury’s allegations: People who wanted to purchase large amounts would initially meet the two individuals near or at the apartment. The individuals told the subject to only send buyers for large amounts if they were from out of state to prevent a robbery and so they could charge higher prices. That’s become a common trend in the black market for marijuana, according to Galvan — those buyers will pay more because they can return to their home state and sell for nearly double what they paid.

Galvan set up a “controlled buy” with the subject that officers were able to record and listen to on April 15, 2016, at the stash apartment.

“Sold 27 pounds while I was gone,” one of the individuals told the subject, the indictment states. “We bought 14 pounds while I was gone. We shipped out four pounds while I was gone.”

He offered the subject a quarter-pound of pot to sell, and when the subject rejected taking it, he assured him it was a small part of the business.

“Negligible — like (we) literally sell 80 pounds a week,” the individual said.

The two individuals had marijuana grows at their residences and said they had eight other growers who sell marijuana to them, the subject said.

One of those growers, he said, was in a gated community in Greenwood Village, near East Orchard Road and South Dayton Street.

A marijuana-trimming business is registered at the address. The man who runs that business used the two marijuana dealers to sell and distribute extra marijuana from his work and his home grow, the indictment alleges.

Detectives also identified Brianna Williams, who said she made the trip from Texas to Colorado seven times to buy marijuana from one of the individuals who sold out of that apartment.

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about the case on Feb. 8, 2017, confirmed the organization was involved in shipping marijuana through the United States Postal Service and receiving cash in return, according to the indictment.

Denver U.S. postal Inspectors noticed a suspicious pattern of mailings into P.O. Box 4587 in Greenwood Village in January. The grand jury alleges that a mailing addressed to James Jones — a suspect named in the indictment — at that post office box bore the return address of a Dennis Jones in St. Louis, and that the parcel contained a stack of money in a magazine.

According to the indictment: A male who claimed to be Jones picked up the package at a post office in Greenwood Village on Feb. 7 — Arapahoe County Sheriff ’s Office deputies had set up the scene with postal inspectors.

The male left, got into a car with a male driver, and parked outside the gated-community house at 9638 E. Maplewood Circle a few blocks north for about 10 minutes. The car then drove to 802 Windmill Place in Highlands Ranch.

That address, along with 476 Pluto Court in Douglas County in the Lone Tree area, the post

SUSPECTED CRIMES The following is a list of charges faced by suspects in the alleged trafficking ring.

• Pattern of racketeering, participation in an enterprise — racketeering can include dealing in a controlled substance like marijuana, under federal definitions • Conspiring to participate in an enterprise through a pattern of racketeering • Acquiring or maintaining an interest in, or control of, an enterprise or real property, namely 7471 S. Eudora Way and 7016. S. Dahlia St., through a pattern of racketeering or through collection of unlawful debt • Cultivating, growing or producing marijuana plants in a way that is not lawfully cultivating medical marijuana • Conspiracy to commit such cultivation • Distribution — unlawfully selling or distributing marijuana • Posession of marijuana with intent to unlawfully manufacture or distribute • Conspiracy to distribute marijuana, or conspiracy to possess marijuana with intent to manufacture or distribute it • Money laundering — transporting, transmitting, or trans-

ferring a monetary instrument or money with intent to promote the commission of a criminal offense • Conspiracy to commit money laundering • Keeping, maintaining, controlling, renting, leasing or making available for use a property that the defendant knows would be involved in unlawful distribution of a controlled substance • Opening or maintaining a property the defendant knows is to be used for unlawfully manufacturing a controlled substance • Managing or controlling a property the defendant knows is to be used for such a purpose • Evading taxes administered by the state • Conspiracy to evade taxes administered by the state • Attempting to influence a public servant by means of deceit, in order to affect that government employee’s decision or action • Unlawfully possessing a handgun in a person’s immediate reach or on their person at the time of a drug felony

office box in Greenwood Village and the apartment in Highlands Ranch on East County Line Road were associated with each other, Fuller said.

Between August 2016 and February, those four addresses received more than 75 U.S. Postal Service Express Mail parcels. They came from Iowa, New

York, Texas, Missouri, South Carolina, Illinois, Indiana and Florida.

Two parcels, both containing thousands of dollars, addressed to the Highlands Ranch apartment in February were listed with return addresses in Missouri and Louisiana.

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Bike-sharing program ahead of pace

M-Bike offers 50 bicycles throughout Meridian area

BY JULIE A. TAYLOR SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

More than a month after a bikesharing program at Meridian International Business Center was launched, Eric Hecox was excited about what he was seeing.

“The usership we’re seeing now is double what they initially expected,” said Hecox, general manager for the Meridian Metro District. “We’re blowing that out of the water.”

M-Bike officially started in late September, giving residents and employees access to 50 bikes at 11 docking stations installed across the roughly 1,600-acre Meridian International Business Center, near where I-25 meets E-470 in northern Douglas County.

Meridian, home to businesses that include Fortune 500 companies, as well as residents, paired with bikeshare veteran Zagster. Cyclists can download the Zagster app and from their smartphone unlock the bike at any time of day.

“What we wanted to do was provide it as an amenity for those who live and work in Meridian, and those coming in to visit,” said Hecox.

M-bikes lined up at one of 11 stations in the Meridian International Business Center, ready to be unlocked and ridden by the community.

COURTESY PHOTO The program, currently underwritten by Meridian, defrays costs by recruiting local businesses to purchase advertisements and bicycle stations.

“We’ve been out working with tenants in the area to get cost-share partners,” Hecox said. “What we really want to do is make it accessible.”

Employees at Toastmasters, an organization that helps develop communication and speaking skills, and the engineering company CH2M now ride for free since the companies paired up to purchase a station at that campus.

“They brought the program to us to see if we were interested and we agreed to take part,” said Linda Weber, CH2M’s regional facilities operations manager. “Since Toastmaster is the company that has a building close to the CH2M campus we invited them to join in, too.”

As part of the partnership, the CH2M brand gets more exposure.

“We have our logo on the front of the bike basket and it is fun to see bikes throughout the Meridian Business Park with our name showing,” Weber

said. “It makes you wonder who is riding the bikes with our logo on them.”

One of the most integral parts of the program, Hecox said, is RTD’s Lincoln Station, near Park Meadows Drive and I-25, which serves commuters on their “last mile.”

The program is unique because while bike sharing is a popular concept, most programs are offered by a city, like Denver or Seattle, or by an employer, such as Google or Charles Schwab. Hecox said Meridian is the only business park in Colorado, and the second in the nation, to offer this service.

While Phase I, which cost about $90,000, moves forward better than expected, plans for Phase II are underway with a push to seek business and residential partnerings and plans to double the number of bicycles.

The Meridian’s landscapers are responsible for keeping bikes evenly distributed when they notice too many bikes at apartments, CH2M or the light rail station, which is where Hecox has noticed the largest usage.

“CH2M is very big on sustainability,” Weber said. “Since the M-Bikes have been delivered we have had employees sign up for the program who ridden bikes on their lunch hour to visit restaurants or just to take a ride for some exercise. Adding the M-Bike program just seemed to be the right thing to do for our employees.”

Charities gear up for Colorado Gives Day More than 2,000 entities are expected to participate

BY CHRISTY STEADMAN CSTEADMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

An old saying goes: A rising tide lifts all boats.

And such is true on Colorado Gives Day. Colorado Gives Day — Dec. 5 this year — is an annual, statewide event that dedicates one day to increasing philanthropy through online giving.

“On this one day, every year, all of Colorado gets to help Colorado,” said Karen Allen, executive director of Colorado Homeless Families.

More than 2,300 nonprofits and charities from across the state are participating.

A number of those work hard to help the metro area’s homeless population.

“Affordable housing for our homeless families is crucial,” Allen said. “Colorado Gives Day is a great opportunity to help.”

Colorado Homeless Families has been involved with Colorado Gives Day since 2011. The nonprofit, which is headquar-

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tered in Arvada but serves the greater seven-county metro area, helps provide transitional housing and supportive services to families in need.

“All of them are working families,” Allen said, “they just can’t afford housing in this housing crisis.”

Colorado Homeless Families’ goal is to target the root cause of homelessness by equipping families with the tools and opportunities they need to achieve self-sufficiency.

In fact, in the 30 years the nonprofit has been in existence, 167 people went from homelessness to home ownership, Allen said.

HOW TO GIVE Colorado Gives Day, a day dedicated to increase philanthropy through online giving, takes place from midnight to 11:59 p.m. Dec. 5.

The day is celebrated statewide. Participating nonprofits can be found or researched by name, cause or location on the Colorado Gives website.

Donations can be scheduled in advance until Dec. 4, but will also be accepted on Dec. 5.

To learn more or donate, visit www. coloradogives.org.

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Community rallies to help ailing veteran in Parker Fundraiser is Dec. 9 at Takoda Tavern STAFF REPORT

A fundraiser for veteran Christian Redman, who is battling an aggressive form of cancer, takes place Dec. 9, at Takoda Tavern in Parker.

Redman, who lives in Parker, was instrumental in helping organize a fundraiser in 2015 that helped a WWII vet and his wife who were facing the prospect of running out of money.

An Army cavalry scout and former police officer, Redman had to step away from his construction business earlier this year as his illness progressed. He is fighting stage 4 colon cancer.

“He’s very behind on his bills because of his medicines and co-pays,” said Ron Meier, a longtime friend who is organizing the benefit with Takoda Tavern owner Bob Nobles. “He’s a proud man, so this isn’t easy for him.”

Redman is able to cover basic expenses with disability pay. Money raised from the benefit would help Redman defray medical or other living costs, Meier said. “If we can cover one, he can handle the other.”

The benefit will run from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Takoda Tavern, 12311 Pine Bluffs Way. For more information, contact Meier at RJM0629@msn.com.

“He deserves our help in any way we can possibly do it,” Nobles said.

“Any one of us could end up with unfortunate circumstances,” Meier said. “You’ve got to hope that people in the community will help you.”

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Christian Redman, an Army cavalry scout veteran, is with his daughter.

Redman is battling cancer and community members have organized a benefit to help with expenses.

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VOICES

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On to the next big adventure, friend

mitty looked over his shoulder as he was carried away, and said, “Where am I going now, Dad?” I said, “I’ve heard it’s a very big adventure.”

I knew why he was asking that question: Before we made eye Craig Marshall contact at the MaxFund Animal AdopSmith tion Center in 2008, he was frequently moved from place to place and person to person.

And for the first three months, he spent as much time at the Doggie Dude Ranch in Watkins as he did with me,

because my father and mother decided they wanted to see what it was like on the other side of the looking glass.

So I went back and forth to Michigan — for their funerals and then to settle their estates.

That summer, I reintroduced myself to Smitty, a smooth-coated, red dachshund, and we became best friends.

I have written about him for years, so I won’t go into his attributes all over again. Whenever Smitty is mentioned, I receive more messages than for anything else I write about.

I wanted to let you know I am working on a novella about Smitty.

(I got serious about this, and took an online novel writing class through the UCLA Extension School.)

There are cute and clever books

about dogs all over the place. Mine won’t be either. At least it won’t be cute. Smitty never sat on the top of his doghouse and philosophized.

He never rescued anyone. Except me.

He came along after I retired and before Jennifer. It was a sketchy time in my life. I guess I was meant to have it: Single men who retire often head south, for a number of reasons.

I was heading in that direction, and then a friend sent a photograph of Smitty she had seen on MaxFund’s web site.

I called to find out if Smitty was still available.

“Let me go see.”

A woman put the phone down, and walked away. I could hear her footsteps.

Then I could hear her coming back.

“He’s here.”

His name wasn’t Smitty at the time.

I thought he needed a new one, to go with his new life.

Displayed near me right now is my father’s World War II flight jacket. In script, on the front right side, it says “Smitty.”

Later on, I called him every name imaginable — names of endearment — even after he was completely deaf.

Is your dog, like mine, a good excuse to stay home?

Would you rather meet the Gundersons for lunch, or stay at home with your dog and watch Hitchcock?

I never put a hat on Smitty. People do things like that, I’ve heard. Dress up SEE SMITH, P13

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Gratitude challenge can be rewarding WINNING WORDS

Michael Norton

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his year there are exactly 32 days between Thanksgiving and Christmas. I know I just stated the obvious and probably upset those who are never quite ready for Christmas, regardless if we were 32 days away or three days away.

With our Thanksgiving leftovers almost finished, Black Friday behind us, and now well on our way into the Christmas holiday zone, it’s time to gear up and step up

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our pace to meet the oncoming Christmas train head-on.

I mean the Christmas music seems like it has already been playing for months, sales are everywhere, parking lots are jam-packed, so I guess it is time to shop. By the way, did you ever wonder why the stores do not play Thanksgiving music?

And as much as we shared our gratitude just last week and vowed to spend more qualSEE NORTON, P13

Little faith in school board Our school district may be underfunded when compared to Littleton and Cherry Creek, but we should take the position of the Elevate slate candidates for school board, which is that the mill levy override has failed in two previous elections and there’s no reason to believe it will pass next year.

A primary cause of failure is that over 70 percent of Douglas County households do not have a child in school. The solution proposed during the forums is to delay putting the MLO on the ballot until confidence in the school board is restored (that was assuming the Elevate slate candidates would win).

Keep in mind that the amount of the MLO increase was never discussed during the forums so final support can’t be given until the amount of the MLO is specified.

In agreement with Superintendent Kane, I support the MLO for Douglas County schools in principle, but will lobby against putting it on the ballot next year. Another failed ballot initiative will seal the MLO’s death for the foreseeable future.

The Elevate slate candidates far outclassed the anti-reform winners in this race and I believe would have earned the confidence for putting the MLO on the ballot. However, the current school board will only get a no-confidence vote from tax payers

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(the 70 percent), who are a different breed than parents of school age children.

Case in point, not only have they promised to put the MLO on the ballot next year, but to also finance an expensive nationwide search for a new superintendent when Erin Kane’s term expires next year.

Erin has earned wide support from principals, staff, and teachers; does this decision sound like a school board whose spending judgment you can trust?

Smith Young Parker

Will senator do right thing?

Ken Buck’s vote in favor of the GOP tax plan, which would add $1.5 trillion to the national debt is the pinnacle, of hypocrisy.

On March 28, 2015 Buck wrote in the Greeley Tribune: “I came to Congress to advance real solutions that address what I consider the biggest threat to America: our $18.1 trillion debt … I refuse to defer the pain to our children and grandchildren.”

Cory Gardner has also stated: “Our debt crisis threatens the very future of this country.”

Now it remains to be seen whether Sen. Gardner is true to his word or equally two-faced.

Pete Ruhl Castle Rock

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their dogs like dolls.

People make jokes about dachshunds all the time, but my friends know better than to try that around me. I make an exception when it comes to cartoonist Gary Larson.

“Give me a hand here, Etta. I got into a nest of wiener dogs over on Fifth and Maple.”

When he was younger, Smitty crawled into sweatshirt sleeves, and fell asleep. Later on, he could sleep anywhere at any time, and napping became one of our favorite things to do together.

If I said, “Let’s nap,” he just looked at me — and smiled.

A few days ago, Smitty went on life’s final big adventure.

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

ity time with our friends and family, maybe all of those nice words and best of Thanksgiving intentions have been swept up in the madness of the December Dash.

Now I know we are all working crazy hours to try and finish the year. Some of us are even working two or more jobs to fulfill Christmas wish lists.

So throwing anything else into the mix may be too much to ask, right?

Maybe, but then again maybe not, as what I am suggesting is just one small gesture of gratitude each day as we go into December and into the New Year.

Who knows, it may be something that we can actually turn into a positive habit as well.

The challenge I am putting forth is to express just as much love and gratitude as we felt during Thanksgiving, and to carry those feelings and that philosophy into Christmas and beyond.

What if every day we found something to be grateful for? What if we shared with someone else just how much we appreciate them during the holiday season?

We can thank the cashiers, we can share our appreciation with the valet parking attendants, we can give up our close parking spot for someone who may need it more than we do, and we can be grateful for the mail carriers and delivery drivers who make sure our gifts arrive on time and who deliver our packages to us.

Thanksgiving the holiday may have ended last week, but the spirit of Thanksgiving should be a positive habit we strive to live by. It is so easy to get angry or caught up in the holiday mayhem, this is true.

But I have found that people who maintain the attitude of gratitude tend to have a much more pleasant holiday season, and their stress levels are reduced dramatically.

The reason for the season is not about how many gifts we buy and give away, or how many gifts we receive.

OBITUARIES

CLUBS Editor’s note: To add or update a club listing, e-mail calendar@coloradocommunitymedia.com.

Social/Service

Ports of Call Singles Club, 55 Plus Social hours take place from 4-6 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at 3 Margaritas in Lakewood (contact Carol at 303-389-7707), and the fourth Tuesday of each month at Chads in Lakewood (contact Darlene at 303-233-4099). Denver meetings are the fourth Thursday of each month at Baker St. g Pub, 8101 E. Belleview, in the Tech Center r (contact Harold at 303-693-3434). For information and a monthly newsletter, call JoAnn, membership chairperson, at 303-751-5195, or Mary, president, at 303985-8937.

Red Apple Recycling: Used clothing, toys, stuffed animals, towels, sheets, shoes, belts, backpacks and more can be donated to Iron Horse Elementary School’s little red school house in the parking lot. Proceeds go to the school.

The South East Beekeeping Club. This Beekeeping Club meets the first Wednesday of every month at the North Pinery Firehouse, Parker, at 6:30-8:30 p.m. We welcome all levels of beekeeping from no-bees to wanna-bees to tons of bees. Our meeting time is spent solving beekeeping challenges, networking and refreshments. There is no fee for this meeting and a lending library is available. The South East Beekeeping Club was formerly called the High Prairie l Bee Club. For more information, call Louise k at 303 840 7184.

South Metro Newcomers Club We welcome women who are new to the area as well as women looking to meet new friends.

We are a social organization with many interesting and fun activities. For information, email our new member chairperson at southmetronewcomers@gmail.com or visit southmetronewcomersclub.com.

Teen Library Council. Douglas County Libraries’ teen groups meet monthly to help plan events, weigh in on library materials and serve the library community. Members earn community service hours toward graduation requirements. For information about a group at a library in your area, call 303-7917323 or visit with a youth librarian.

VFW Post 4266, serving veterans of foreign wars in Parker, Castle Pines and Castle Rock areas, meets at 7 p.m. the third Monday of every month at the Pinery Fire Station, Community Room Lower Level, 8170 N. Hillcrest Way, Parker. Go to www.vfwpost4266. org. P.O. Box 4266, Parker, CO 80134. On Facebook at VFW Post 4266, Parker.

Woodworking Club meets at 7 p.m. every third Thursday at Wood-n-U, 10510 S. Progress Way, No. 100 in Parker. Call 720851-4222.

Words for the Journey Christian Writers Guild meets from 9:30-11 a.m. Tuesdays at Southeast Christian Church, 9650 Jordan Road in Parker. The group has a guest speaker from 7-9 p.m. on the last Tuesday of the month at Barnes and Noble Booksellers, 8374 S. Willow St. in Lone Tree. Visit www.wordsforthejourney.org then go to the Rocky Mountain Region link.

The XY Zingers, a male a cappella gospel singing group, meets every Thursday morning in Parker. We perform all over the state, with 130 performances the past six years.

See and hear us at www.xyzingers.info. For more information, contact xyzingers@aol. com We sing for fun and fellowship.

Zeta Rho Chapter of Epsilon Sigma Alpha meets every second Tuesday from September to May at members’ houses in Parker, Aurora and Littleton. Call 303-841-0332 or 303-805-5135.

Support

Find AA If you want to drink, that’s your business. If you want to stop, that’s ours. More than 1,000 AA meetings are offered in the Denver area every week. If you think you may have a problem with alcohol, come see us. To find a meeting near you, call 303-3224440, or go to www.daccaa.org.

AA at Crossroads Community Church meets from 8-9 p.m. Mondays at 10816 S. Parker Road, Parker. Meetings are closed discussion. Open meetings are the first Monday of every month.

Alcoholics Anonymous. The Parker Group at 8 p.m. Thursdays at 18632 Pony Express Drive, Parker.

AA “Came to Believe” meets from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesdays at Southeast Christian Church, 9650 S. Jordan Road. The meetings are closed and there will be a book study and discussion.

The real reason for the season is found in the Christmas story.

It is found in the Hanukkah story.

The real reason for the season is summed up in love and gratitude.

Do you have it in you to extend your gratitude and appreciation bucket beyond Thanksgiving?

Can we all try and walk with the halo effect of Thanksgiving as we enter into the season where we should naturally experience gratitude and appreciation, love and kindness, and goodwill towards all men and women?

Will you personally accept this gratitude challenge?

Either way, I would love to hear all about your own December Dash between Thanksgiving and Christmas or Hanukkah at gotonorton@gmail.com.

And when we can extend the spirit of gratitude and appreciation and make it a habit to live by, 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.

LANCE

Mary E. Lance

11/9/1935 - 11/4/2017

Mary E. Lance November 9, 1935-November 4, 2017 Mary E. Lance peacefully took her last breath of life on November 4, 2017. She joined her husband Jerry A. Lance, who she lost 25 years prior, to celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary. Mary’s anniversary and birthday happened to be on the same day. Mary was born in Hamlin, Iowa, raised in Moline, Illinois and moved to Colorado in 1957 and lived in Parker since 1963.

Mary was not a stranger to anyone and loved life to the fullest. She was a rural mail carrier in Parker for 17 years and then retired to become the “Postmaster” of Parker’s Hallmark store. Mary was very involved at the Methodist Church, belonged to the Extension Homemakers Club, and spent all of her extra time keeping up with her children’s activities. She STECK

was an excellent cook and won many awards at the Douglas County fair- especially for her homemade cinnamon rolls.

Survivors include Mary’s two sisters, Donna Hall and Dorthy Staub of Illinois, a brother, Charles Sorensen of Florida, sons Jeff of Allen, TX, Jim and his wife Megan of Hoopeston, IL and daughter Melissa Lance of Glenwood Springs, CO. Her Grandchildren, which adored her dearly, Kaya Alyssa Romero-Lance and Emma Lynn Lance, Anna Beth Lance, Audrey Ellen Lance, and Geneva Allyn Lance. She is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews and is proceeded in death by older Brother Norman Sorensen and younger sister Laurie Perrine.

Please join us in celebrating her life on Saturday, December 16 at 11:00 at Parker United Methodist Church, 11805 S Pine Dr, Parker, CO.

John W. Steck

John W. Steck, 73, of Pueblo West, CO, passed away peacefully on November 19, 2017. Husband of the late Marilyn Riley Steck. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to the Ramah Cemetery. See ponderosavalleyfunerals.com

In Loving Memory

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Tragic loss propels Parker man toward helping others Photographer records images of terminally ill people

BY TABATHA DEANS STEWART TSTEWART@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Mikayla Medina was only 24 years old when she passed away suddenly July 28. Her father, Parker resident Johnnie Medina, was naturally devastated, and said he doesn’t know how he functioned the first few days after her death. Preparing for her funeral, as hard as it was for Medina, gave him an idea of how he could help others and help himself move toward healing as well.

“I grabbed all the photos I could find for her funeral. You know you do a little slideshow of pictures. What I found was that I had plenty of staged photos of Mikayla, but none that I could show people and say `’this is who she was,” said Medina. “There were none of her leading up to her death that, and that made me wonder how many other people would experience the same thing when they buried a loved one.”

Medina is photographer for Google, and has spent years looking at life through the lens of his camera. He de-

cided to put his grief and his talents to work. He created “Through The Lens,” a nonprofit organization that allows him to donate his time photographing terminally ill people in their homes, so their family members will have photos of them that reflect who they were when they have passed away.

“The first person I photographed was an amazing woman named Tammy. She’s dying and wanted photos taken. I was able to take some artistic shots that captured her essence in the moment,” said Medina.

Trish Morris met Medina through volunteer work, and said he has always had a big heart and a willingness to help others.

“This is so tragic for Johnnie. But he’s always been a person that leads with his heart and loves to give back to others. This is going to be an incredible journey,” said Morris.

Medina has put a call out to fellow photographers to help with the cause, and said he has received an outpouring of support and some donations from people in Parker.

“I will never get over the tragedy of losing Mikayla, and the pain will never go away. But I am so proud of the positive impact she will have on the lives of all the people I meet through the lens,” said Medina.

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Park Meadows aims to make holiday memories

3-D light display, Santa’s Village are in Dillard’s Court STAFF REPORT

Holidays are all about tradition.

And for more than 20 years, the Park Meadows mall has strived to not only offer great holiday shopping, but also to create magical memories for families and people of all ages.

“Park Meadows is committed to providing a one-of-a-kind holiday experience that is truly memorable and enjoyable for our visitors in a distinctly Colorado environment,” said Pam Kelly, senior general manager of Park Meadows.

Creating fresh and new holiday experiences for visitors is always a challenge, and this year Park Meadows has done it up like never

before, including an extravagant 3-D holiday light display and a new Santa’s Village.

Located in the Dillard’s Court, visitors walk inside an oversized Christmas tree featuring 3-D lights, interactive elements and festive reindeer. Live entertainment will rotate through the village for the holidays.

“We look forward to celebrating this holiday season with many new and exciting elements and perks,” said Kelly.

Santa’s Village and the 3-D light display are open through Dec. 24.

Themed photos with Santa will be available through the season, including Pet Nights, Dec. 4 and 11 from 5 to 8 p.m., and Holiday Pajama Night, Dec. 8 from 5 to 8 p.m.

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When it comes to holiday shopping, chain stores and online outlets will try to pull in customers with quantity of items and deals.

But to find that unique gift — one specially and limitedly created by local artisans, bakers and craftsman — you have to look locally. And that’s where the multitude of holiday markets in communities around the Denver metro area come in.

“We’re a place where you can shop and savor the season,” said Natalia Wobst, executive director of the Colorado Chamber of the German American Chamber of Commerce, which hosts the annual Christkindl Market in Denver’s Skyline Park. “There’s a real feeling of community effort at this market, and vendors really get to know the customers. And customers know we’re a reliable place for good Christmas finds.”

There are dozens of markets to choose from heading into the holiday season, so we picked a handful from our coverage areas to highlight.

Adams County Holiday Bazaar WHERE: Adams County Fairgrounds, 9755 Henderson Road, Brighton HOURS: Saturday, Dec. 2, 9 a.m. to

4 p.m.; Sunday, Dec. 3, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

WHAT YOU’LL FIND: The bazaar features more than 300 booths in two buildings, all focused on handmade crafts. Corporate vendors and homebased franchises are not allowed.

The event also doubles as a benefit fundraiser for the Adams County Historical Society and Museum.

WHAT MAKES THE MARKET SPECIAL: “What makes a good market is new inventory and a variety of merchandise, and our vendors are personable and lovely to talk with,” said Marilyn Fingerlin, one of three co-organizers of the Adams County Historical Society bazaars. “They are always looking for new crafts to make to sell, and you will find quality handcrafted items for your home and all-occasion gifts.”

Arapahoe Ceramics Guild Holiday Sale WHERE: Arapahoe Community College, 5900 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton HOURS: Thursday, Nov. 30, 1 to 8 p.m.; Friday, Dec. 1, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 2, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

WHAT YOU’LL FIND: The guild is composed of people who are students or former students in Arapahoe Community College’s ceramics program.

Items on sale include functional and decorative pieces made by all skill levels. There are limited amounts of each piece, which means shoppers will see a rotating stock of new pieces, said Melanie Unruh, the guild’s vice president.

Chrys and Ellie Masuda take a look at some of the items for sale at the Foothills Art Center’s Holiday Art Market.

he way Denver musician Barry Shapiro sees it, people don’t find themselves in Colorado by accident.

“Denver is the kind of place where people move here because they want to be here,” he said. “Denver draws people here for the right reason, and that openness extends to the music scene as well.”

Shapiro knows what he’s talking about — he was born in Brooklyn, and lived in Boston before coming to Colorado 27 years ago, when he was 18. He was inspired to start in music thanks to the inspiration of his mother and grandmother, who played piano. In high school, he got inspired by the work of Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen.

After years of playCOMING ing in the Colorado scene, Barry ShapATTRACTIONS iro will be playing at Boulder’s famous eTown Hall, 1535 Spruce St., at 7 p.m.

Dec. 9. He’ll be joined with Sean Kelly from local favorites The Samples, and his band includes Steve Gaskin, an Arvada Clarke Reader West jazz band alumni.

Shapiro recorded his full-length debut album called “In Remission “ in 2000 about the healing power of music, followed it up in 2005 with “Beacon Street,” inspired by life in New England, and his most recent release is called “Boardwalk Rain.” His music is largely inspired by places he visits, and that includes Colorado.

“The Colorado music scene is a scene of nooks and crannies, and great little rooms that people don’t know about, and those are some of my favorite rooms to play,” Shapiro said. “My favorite thing about playing is when my creativity inspires somebody else to create something else.”

For tickets and more information, go to www.etown.org/events/etown-presentsbarry-shapiro-band.

Denver Christkindl Market WHERE: Skyline Park, 16th Street Mall and Arapahoe Street, Denver HOURS: Nov. 17 through Dec. 23, Sunday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to

Murder at the Golden History Museum There’s a more than decent chance you’ve never heard of Robert S. “Batt” Battalino, and even if you have, it’s probably because he was the first person executed for committing a crime in Jefferson County for a murder he committed in the foothills west of Golden.

But he was also a prizefighter who made an appearance on the TV show, “The Greatest Fights of the Century.”

History buffs can learn more at the Murder and the Shanghai Prize Fighter event, held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 30, at the Golden History Museums, 923 10th St. The cost is $10 for

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WHAT MAKES THE MARKET SPECIAL: “Some of the proceeds go back to the department to fund workshops, equipment and everything else we need to teach our students,” Unruh said. “There’s a broad range of handmade art here at an excellent price and everything is unique.”

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7 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.

WHAT YOU’LL FIND: The market sets up a German town square in the park at the base of the Clock Tower, similar to the traditional markets found in Germany. The market features everything from glass-blown ornaments, hand-carved wooden figurines, children’s toys, lanterns, Alpaca scarves and authentic dishes, such as European pastries and chocolate to savory chestnut soup.

You’ll also find live music in the festival hall and cultural performances, as well as collectible mugs and biersteins. These two items have been collector’s items for annual visitors, said Natalia Wobst, executive director of the Colorado Chamber of the German American Chamber of Commerce.

WHAT MAKES THE MARKET SPECIAL: “What we see every year is an increase in the authenticity of our offerings, and an increase in an interest from shoppers,” Wobst said. “We ,have people come for brunch, lunch and happy hour. And in addition to our local vendors, we have German, European and international vendors who bring an old world flair to

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Fine Art Market and ACES show WHERE: Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada Fine Art Market Show Nov. 30 through Dec. 17: Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.; Sunday and Monday, 1 to 5 p.m.; Tuesday through Thursday, Noon to 7:30 p.m.

ACES Show Nov. 30 through Dec. 17: Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Sunday, 1-5 p.m.

WHAT YOU’LL FIND: The 31st annual market features all original works in a wide range of media, size and price by more than 90 artists throughout Colorado, while the 10th annual ACES (Arvada Center Education Studios) show features the work by the Arvada Center’s instructors and students.

Items range from jewelry, ceramics, handwoven pieces, woodworking, metalsmithing and handmade notebooks and cards to painting, prints, drawing, photography and mixed media works.

WHAT MAKES THE MARKET SPECIAL: “The Fine Art Market stresses quality and originality when selecting artists for this show,” Bebe Alexander, ceramics program manager, said. “The Arvada Center houses one of the best ceramics studios in the area, and the ACES show gives us the

Golden History Museums members and $15 for non-members.

Led by Dennis Potter, a retired captain with Jeffco’s Sheriff ’s Department, the program will dive into the story of Battalino’s life, the crime he committed, and the bond he formed with the sheriff as he waited for death in the gas chamber.

Potter uses genuine artifacts from Golden’s archives, including the actual handcuffs Battalino wore.

For further information, visit www. goldenhistory.org.

Bevers, the idea was to create themed art song programs that blend spoken word, art, and super-titles. They also wanted to use this art to build a community of fellow performers and audiences. This led to the release of their first album, “A Single Step… Songs of Beethoven and Donaudy.”

At 7 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 1, the Denver Art Song Project will bring the works of Dvorak, Barber, and Vaughan Williams to the Arts at Cabrini, 6773 W. Chatfield Ave. in south Jefferson County.

Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children younger than under 18. There will be food, wine and non-alcoholic beverages available by donation.

For more information, call 303-9797688 or visit www.artsatcabrini.com.

An interactive classical listening experience When the Denver Art Song Project was founded in 2015 by Eapen Leubner, Mallory Bernstein and Michael

Practice photography with flying friends No matter how cold it gets outside, there’s always a warm place to spend with crawling and fluttering insects at Westminster’s Butterfly Pavilion.

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opportunity to show the works of our very talented staff, who are all professional artists, as well as showcasing what our students have been able to learn.”

Highlands Ranch Community Association’s Winter Market WHERE: Town Center North, 1100 Sgt. Jon Stiles Drive, Highlands Ranch HOURS: Dec. 1, 4:30-7:30 p.m.

WHAT YOU’LL FIND: The Highlands Ranch Community Association is partnering with Metro Denver Farmers’ Market to bring shoppers an outdoor market full of unusual gift ideas, handmade items and foods like meats, pastries, breads, fudge and more for holiday meals.

Local farmers and crafters will set up booths for shoppers to peruse.

WHAT MAKES THE MARKET SPECIAL: “The market is part of Highland Ranch’s holiday celebration, and something we’ve talked about for years,” said Sara Walla, marketing and special projects coordinator with the association.

“The market enhances our holiday events and gives people more options to be excited about.”

Holiday Art Market WHERE: Foothills Art Center, 809 Fifteenth St., Golden HOURS: Nov. 10 through Dec. 30;

The facility, 6252 W. 104th Ave., is also helping photographers with their wildlife skills with a Tripod Photography class, beginning at 7:45 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 2. The cost is $15 for non-members and $13.50 for members.

The self-guided event lets photogsin-training get photos of butterflies and tropical flowers in the pavilion’s tropical rainforest. There aren’t many places in Colorado, particularly as we move into the long dark of winter, where you’ll find these kinds of flora and fauna.

For information, call 303-469-5441 or visit www.butterflies.org/rainforestphotography.

Booze tasting and adult milk and cookies Breweries all over the metro area are rolling out holiday and seasonal drinks this time of year, and you can sample several offerings over the weekend.

Wheat Ridge’s Colorado Plus brewery, 6995 W. 38th Ave. will be showing

Families meet the Christkind, the traditional German giver of gifts, at Denver’s annual Christkindl Market.

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Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sundays, Noon to 5 p.m.

WHAT YOU’LL FIND: The 43rd annual market features creations from 106 Colorado artists, including fine ceramics, fiber, glass work, jewelry, paintings, woodworking, photography and other holiday items. It is one of the longest-running markets in the state.

WHAT MAKES THE MARKET SPECIAL: “Buying a gift from the market is meaningful because you find one-of-a-kind artisan gifts and you support Colorado artists,” said Foothills Art Center executive director Hassan Najjar. “It’s one of our most popular events due to the high quality and wide range of artwork and handicraft.”

off its Milk and Cookies Imperial Stout and made from scratch cookies at its Milk and Cookies Pairing.

The free event goes from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 2, and will feature a specialty crowler edition of imperial stout, which received a gold medal at the All Colorado Beer Festival 2017.

Molly’s Spirits, 5809 W. 44th Ave., is celebrating its second anniversary with a party from 4 to 7 p.m. on Dec. 1, and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 2. The party will feature live chalk artist painting by Mythica, who recently competed on TV’s “Skin Wars,” free food trucks, and Campo Viejo wines from Spain and Left Hand Brewing tastings.

To learn more, head to www.mollysspirits.com.

Clarke Reader’s column on culture appears on a weekly basis. A community editor with Colorado Community Media, he can be reached creader@ coloradocommunitymedia.com.

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Their photographs Sonya Ellingboe from the trip are exhibited at Colorado Gallery of the Arts from Dec. 5 through Jan. 11, with a reception from 4 to 7 p.m. on Dec. 7.

Free admission. (Closed Dec. 25 to Jan. 1.)

Victorian celebration “A Victorian Holiday with the Molly Brown House Museum” will be celebrated at 2 p.m. Dec. 4 at Bemis Library, 6014 S. Datura in Littleton.

Special historical performance. 303-795-3961.

“London” by Emilia Pyle, shot during an ACC CMU Study Abroad trip to England in May, 2017, is included in an exhibit of student work at Colorado Gallery of the Arts in the Annex at Arapahoe Community College.

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Chorale to perform The Castle Rock Chorale Holiday lights will perform at 7:30 p.m.

Dec. 8 at Christ’s Episcopal “A Hudson Christmas” Church, 615 Fourth St., Castle opens Nov. 24 and will sparkle Rock and at 4 p.m. Dec. 10 at with holiday lights on seSmoky Hill United Methodlected evenings through Dec. ist Church, 14491 E. Smoky 31 at 6115 S. Santa Fe Drive, Hill Road, Centennial. The Littleton. program is entitled: “A SpotHours are 5-8 p.m. Dec. 1-3, less Rose: Songs of Christmas8-10, 15-24, 26-31. Santa will tide.” Tickets: $10 adults; $7 be in residence. Tickets: $7 1:00:30 Students PM seniors. and chilmembers;LTAC17005_CCM_11.30.17.pdf $9 non-members. 1 11/16/2017 dren admitted free.

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Littleton Symphony The Littleton Symphony, directed by Jurgen de Lemos, presents its Annual Holiday Concert at 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 8 at Littleton United Methodist Church, 5894 S. Datura St., Littleton.

Ten-year-old piano prodigy Madison Suh will perform the “Mozart Concerto No. 21.”

Tickets: $21/$19 and $5 for 21 and under. Littletonsymphony.org, 303-933-6824.

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Castle Rock Band The Castle Rock Band will perform at 3 p.m. Dec. 10 with the Faith Lutheran Church Choir at 303 N. Ridge Road, Castle Rock. The program will include Percy Grainger’s “The Sussex Mummer’s Christmas Carol,” and Leroy Anderson’s favorite, “Sleigh Ride,” as well as “Festival of Carols,” arranged by Warren Barker. The band invites new members from high school age up. Castlerockband.com.

Painting in city gallery Centennial resident and painter Pam Roth O’Mara’s colorful work “Fall Haze” will hang in the Centennial People’s Art Gallery in 2018. It is located in the Centennial Civic Center, 13133 E. Arapahoe Road.

Governor’s mansion Free holiday visits to the Colorado governor’s residence at the Boettcher Mansion, 400 E. 8th Ave., Denver,

are available Dec. 7-10 and 14-17 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. A commemorative holiday ornament is available for $30.

Hattie McDaniel “Hi-Hat Hattie: A Musical Biography,” a story of screen legend Hattie McDaniel of “Gone With the Wind,” plays through Dec. 21 at the Aurora Fox, 9900 E. Colfax Ave. Performances: 7:30p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: $18-$37, aurorafox.org, 303-739-1970.

Avenue Theater “Santa’s Big Red Sack” returns to the Avenue Theater, 417 E. 17th Ave., Denver, through Dec. 24, at 7:30 p.m.

Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and 4 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: $27.50. Avenuetheater.com, 303321-5925. (Mature audiences.)

‘Redneck Christmas’ “A Good Old Fashioned Redneck Country Christmas,”

by Kris Bauske, is presented by the Northglenn Players at the DL Parsons Theatre, 11801 Community Center Drive, Northglenn. Directed by Warren Sherrill. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Dec. 8, 9, 15, 16 and 2 p.m. Dec. 10, 17. Tickets: $14/$12, NorthglennArts.org.

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local foster children with backpacks filled with hygiene and and comfort items.

“I was so inspired by what they were doing. I wanted to get involved,” Letofsky said. “I’ve always had a passion for working with children and helping out with causes like that.”

In years past, she volunteered with Ronald McDonald House Charities.

Recently, she spread the word on Facebook groups and the Nextdoor app, calling for donations, plus a number of businesses joined the effort. She has personally coordinated and picked up all the items, fitting it into her daily commute.

“So many people in the Parker area are so close to me anyway,” Letofsky said. “They’re willing give, so I’m willing to pick them up.”

Everything Letofsky gathers will go to foster children in Douglas, Arapahoe and Jefferson counties. Her goal is to get donations for 50 kids by Dec. 6, and she is already halfway there.

“I was just really overwhelmed with how caring the Parker, Douglas County and Aurora community have been,” Letofsky said. “Every time I pick up items, it’s always more than I expect.”

After she collects all of the items, a group of volunteers will meet for

a packing party. So many signed up, that the space cannot hold any more helpers.

She is still accepting donations for the first push, but anything that arrives after the Dec. 6 packing party will be accepted and given to children entering the foster system in the future.

“For kids entering system that night, that way social worker can grab the bag,” Letofsky said.

Mother-daughter duo Terri and Emily Stevens brought Comfort Cases to Virginia a few years ago, and recently went on “The Today Show” with Scheer.

“That’s what we need is that grassroots effort,” Terri said. “It renews your faith in people, especially the world we live in right now.”

She said they are working to build formal chapters across the nation, but from Maryland, they have shipped to 33 states.

Aside from Letofsky’s packing party, businesses in Denver’s south metro area are holding their own drives and delivering the finished bags to Letofsky.

Volunteers will tag the backpacks with pajama size and gender, and the lot will be distributed to area foster children via Arapahoe County, which also works with Douglas and Jefferson County foster children.

“It’s something I just had a passion for and wanted to help any way I could,” Letofsky said.

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Littleton Youth Ballet among companies staging ‘Nutcracker’ Tchaikovsky classic runs at number of area venues during holiday season

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BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Soon, Tchaikovsky’s beloved music will be playing wherever one goes, and dancers—both professional and younger — will become snowflakes, Clara, party guests, military mice, princes and that Sugar Plum Fairy.

Dancers in the Littleton Youth Ballet will present their annual production of “The Nutcracker” on Dec. 1-3 in the beautifully renovated Joanna Ramsey Theatre at Westminster High School.

(Ramsey was Littleton Youth Ballet director Allison Jaramillo’s teacher in high school, we are told.)

The company had long performed at the Loretto Heights Theatre, and with the sale of that property, it was not available this year. By the time Jaramillo and her co-director/mother, Bobbie Jaramillo learned about Loretto Heights’ unavailability, finding another stage that offered adequate fly space for set pieces was difficult — some book three years ahead.

A friend had a suggestion and Allison is most pleased with the comfort and sound qualities in the Ramsey Theatre, she writes — and invites Littleton audiences to experience it,

Dancers Maggie Pontiff, Luisa Araujo, Brooke Janney, Gilbert Armstrong, Tate Ryner and Mia Iwasa will perform in the Littleton Youth Ballet production of “The Nutcracker.” The four girls will each dance the role of Clara in a performance and the boys will alternate as the Nutcracker Prince.

COURTESY PHOTO hoping they will “fall in love with it,” as the Jaramillos did.

The production features two casts of over 170: children, pre-professional dancers in the Littleton Youth Ballet and guest artists, as well as lovely sets and costumes that suggest Littleton in the early 1900s.

Academy dancers progress to more complex parts each year as their skills increase: first wee mice and angels, then clowns and candy canes, then snowflakes and flowers and finally leading roles … Some dancers in this year’s program have performed since

Littleton Ballet started presenting “The Nutcracker.”

Each year features some subtle changes in choreography, Allison says.

(We recall enjoying her own performance as young Clara, back when the David Taylor Dance Company was located on Main Street, up a couple blocks from the Littleton Independent’s onetime office space.)

Colorado Ballet soloist Francisco Estevez and a female guest artist, to be announced, will perform as Sugar Plum Fairy and her Cavalier on Dec. 1 and 2.

The Littleton Youth Ballet production of “The Nutcracker” will be presented Dec. 1-3 at the Joanna Ramsey Theatre in Westminster High School, 6933 Raleigh St. Ticket prices range from $20-$36 in advance, $2 more at the door. 303-794-6694, littletonyouthballet.org.

More dancing flowers and snowflakes can be found in the area through the season: Colorado Ballet is staging several performances of its 57th annual production of “The Nutcracker” through Dec. 24 at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House, in the Denver Performing Arts Complex at 14th and Champa streets in downtown Denver.

Costumes and sets are lavish and there is a live orchestra. Performances are daytime and evening; see coloradoballet.org or call 303-837-8888, ext. 2.

“Nutcracker of Parker” is presented Dec. 14 (7 p.m.); Dec. 15 (7 p.m.); Dec. 16 and 17 (2 and 7 p.m.) by Parker Arts and the Colorado School of Dance at the PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker. Tickets: 303-805-6800, parkerarts.org.

Ballet Ariel presents “The Nutcracker” at 2 p.m. Dec. 9-10, 16-17, 22-23 and 7 p.m. Dec. 16 and 22 at the Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway. Tickets: 303-987-7845 or Lakewood.org/Tickets. Dancers include students, the professional company and special guest Paul Noel Fiorino as Herr Drosselmeyer.

Denver Ballet Theatre (David Taylor) presents “The Nutcracker” at the Newman Center, 2344 E. Iliff Ave., Denver Dec. 22-23 at 2 and 7 p.m. Newmantix.com/tickets, 303-871-6200.

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7December 1, 2017

New development on way for south metro business park Highfield Business Park near Centennial Airport to see more industrial build-out

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

More industrial development is on the way for the Highfield Business Park, an emerging industrial hub — as a news release for the project called it — that sits south of Centennial, northwest of Parker and northeast of Lone Tree.

The business park near South Peoria Street and E-470 is near the tail end of seeing three new buildings added — one that was completed in June, one that broke ground in August and another that was set to break ground this month and is expected to be completed in spring 2018.

Confluent Development, a Denverbased real estate development and investment firm, partnered with Bradbury Properties on the three-building project in Douglas County.

The location, which includes 8451 Highfield Parkway and 14150 Grasslands Drive, sits in an area of positive demographic trends, the news release said.

“Highfield Business Park is situated in the heart of the southeast suburban corridor with close proximity to one of the most educated workforce

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Construction is underway at the Highfield Business Park near South Peoria Street and E-470 on Nov. 22. This lot at 8451 Highfield Parkway will house a new development for data-center provider EdgeConneX. The area is close to Centennial Airport — the air traffic control tower sits in the distance.

ELLIS ARNOLD populations in the region, at a competitive cost to the (more central Denver area),” a statement from Confluent Development said.

The park offers close access to Centennial Airport, I-25, E-470 and the southeastern RTD light rail lines.

With industrial space in metro Denver showing high demand, Confluent

Development is excited to support the need for high-quality industrial development in the area’s growing market, said John Bauknight, the company’s development director, in the news release.

The first of the three building projects, a 101,000-square-foot facility, houses Charter Communications, one

of the nation’s largest telecommunications companies. It’s also home to Gateway Classic Cars, the first Colorado location for the company, which sells classic and exotic cars.

The second is a development for EdgeConneX, a data-center provider.

A new facility will allow that company more space in a 115,500-square-foot facility — EdgeConneX currently occupies space in an adjacent building.

The business park is served by five different fiber-optic internet providers, which makes it uniquely positioned to meet needs of data-center companies, the news release said.

The third project is a 92,000-squarefoot facility that could house one large industrial user or feature a design for multiple tenants.

Confluent Development owns and develops commercial real estate throughout the nation, with experience in office, retail, industrial, senior-housing and multi-family developments. For Bradbury Properties, the Bradbury family has been a major landowner in the southeast Denver area since the 1950s, the release said.

Its land interests have developed into projects and ventures including Meridian Business Park, the Lincoln Station transit-oriented development, Highfield Business Park and more.

CBRE Group, the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm based on 2016 revenue, according to the news release, is the leasing broker for the projects.

Parker

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

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Methodist Church

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Parker evangelical Presbyterian church

8:45 am & 10:30 am Congregation Beth Shalom Serving the Southeast Denver area

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

South Denver Humanistic Judaism

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THINGS to DO

THEATER

‘Descendants 2, the Musical’ Auditions: 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 5 at Spotlight Performing Arts Center, 6328 E. County Line Road, Highlands Ranch. Ages 6-18 years. Classes from 5:30-7 p.m.

Tuesdays; performances in April.

Call 720-44-DANCE or go to www. spotlightperformers.com.

ART

Arts, Crafts Fair: 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 2 at the Goodson Recreation Center, 6315 S. University Blvd., Centennial. More than 70 vendors will showcase their goods. Contact Chris Scott, cscott@ssprd.org, or 303-483-7074.

Holiday Boutique: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 2 at the Castle Pines Community Center, 7404 Yorkshire Drive. Handcrafted jewelry by local artists, handmade bags and totes and other gifts.

Colored Pencil Pizzazz Workshop: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 2 at First Presbyterian Church, 1609 W. Littleton Blvd., Littleton. Presented by the Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County; taught by Helen Shaffer.

Registration required; go to http://heritage-guild.com.

this week’s TOP FIVE

Listening to the Voices of Our Ancestors: 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Dec. 5 at the James H. LaRue Library, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Presented

by Highlands ranch Genealogical Society member Megan Reilly Koepsell, who will share stories of her ancestors guiding her research. Show up at 6:30 p.m .for snacks and mingling with fellow genealogists. Go to https://hrgenealogy.wordpress.com

Holidays and Handbells: 2-3 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 2 at the Lone Tree Library, 10055 Library Way. Festive music performed by the Smithtonians Handbell Ensemble. Adults.

No registration required; contact 303-791-7323 or DCL.org.

Make Book Art: 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 6 at the Castle Pines Library, 360 Village Square Lane. Upcycle retired libraryprovided books into works of art. Ages 10-plus. Registration is required; contact 303-791-7323 or DCL.org.

Art Stop on the Go: 4:30 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 7 at the Roxborough Library, 8357 N. Rampart Range Road, Ste. 200. Ages 6-12.

Registration is required; contact 303-791-7323 or DCL.org.

MUSIC

Snowman Party: 4-5 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 7 at the Englewood Public Library, 1000 Englewood Parkway. Crafts, games, a snowball fight and an indoor ice skating pond (skates not required). Call 303-762-2560.

Victorian Holiday: 2 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 4 at Bemis Public Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton.

Celebrate the holidays like the Victorians with a historical performance by the Molly Brown House and Museum. Call 303795-3961.

Sunday Serenade: Harpist Star Edwards: 1-3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 3 at the James H. LaRue Library, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Contact 303-791-7323 or DCL.org.

Advent Lessons & Carols: 7 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 1 at Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, 8545 E. Dry Creek Road, Centennial. The evening begins with a candlelight procession and will feature the Good Shepherd Choir, vocal soloists, bell choir, men’s choir and instrumentalists, to prepare your heart for the season. Love offering will be collected for Family TreeHouse of Hope. Go to gshep.org/ music-with-a-mission-concertseries.

Advent Recitals: 12:10 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 6 (Fillmore Trio); Dec. 13 (Jubilee Handbells); Dec. 20 (St. Andrew Sisters) at St. Andrew United Methodist Church, 9203 S. University Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Contact Mark Zwilling, mzwilling@gostandrew. com or 303-794-2683.

Sleigh Ride in Winter: 7:30 p.m.

Dec. 1 and 2:30 p.m. Dec. 2 at the Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St. Popular and classical holiday favorites performed by the Lone Tree Symphony Orchestra. Call 720-509-1000 or go to www.lonetreesymphony.org for tickets and more information.

Littleton Symphony Orchestra Holiday Concert: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 8 at Littleton United Methodist Church, 5894 S. Datura St., Littleton. Madison Suh, 11-year-old piano prodigy, will perform Mozart Concerto No. 21. Get tickets online at www. littletonsymphony.org.

Wilson Phillips: 7:30-9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 8 at the PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker. Go to http://parkerarts.org/

Castle Rock Chorale Christmas Concert: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 8 at Christ’s Episcopal Church, 615 Fourth St., Castle Rock; and at 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 10 at Smoky Hill United Methodist Church, 19491 E. Smoky Hill Road, Centennial. Tickets available at the door; $1 discount for those who bring canned food for the food bank.

Comic Creation Workshop with Pop Culture Classroom: 4-6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 8 at Southglenn Library, 6972 S. Vine St., Centennial. Teens are invited to jump into the art studio in this workshop where they will get an overview of the comic creation process, then try your hand at writing and drawing their own. Go to arapahoelibraries.org.

Christmas: Ancient to Modern: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 8, and 2 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 9 at St. Andrew United Methodist Church, 9203 S. University Blvd., Highlands Ranch.

Contact 303-794-2683 or mzwilling@gostandrew.com.

Festival of Trees: 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Dec. 2 at Cimarron Middle School, 12130 Canterberry Parkway, Parker. Tickets available now. Go to https://sites.google. com/a/dcsdk12.org/cimarronmiddle-school/

Castle Rock Chorale Christmas Concert: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 8 at Christ’s Episcopal Church, 615 Fourth St., Castle Rock; and at 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 10 at Smoky Hill United Methodist Church, 19491 E. Smoky Hill Road, Centennial. Tickets available at the door; discount for those who bring canned food item.

Wordpress Meetup: 1-2 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 2 at Castlewood Library, 6739 S. Uinta St., Centennial. Save your spot at arapahoelibraries.org.

Classical Holiday Music: 1:30-2:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 8 at the James H. LaRue Library, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Join Active Minds in discovering some of the holiday’s most beautiful and timeless melodies. Call 303-791-7323 or go to www.dcl.org to register.

READING/WRITING

Evening with Author/Screenwriter Stel Pavlou: 6:30 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 1 at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Registration is required at 303-791-7323 or DCL.org.

Writers Group: 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 6 in the Altenbach Room at the Englewood Library, 1000 Englewood Parkway.

EVENTS

Classic Parker Holiday: 7:30 p.m.

Friday and Saturday, Dec. 1-2 and 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 3 at the PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker. Go to http://parkerarts. org/2019/Shows-Events.

Open Play: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 2 at the Englewood Public Library, 1000 Englewood Parkway. Call 303-762-2560.

Breakfast with Santa: 8:30-10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 2 at the Buck Recreation Center, 2004 W. Powers Ave., Littleton. Presented

by Littleton Rotary. Registration is required. Go to https://www. ssprd.org and search Breakfast with Santa in the catalog.

Santa Cares: 9-11 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 3 at the Outlets at Castle Rock. Santa will meet with children with special needs.

Registration is encouraged; walkins welcome. Go to www.outletsatcastlerock.com.

Lifetree Café: 5-6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 4 (Secrets of Finding Contentment: Live a Satisfying Life)at DAZBOG, 202 Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Call 303-814-0142. Go to LifetreeCafe.com.

Free Legal Clinic: 2-3:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 4 at the Philip

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S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Walk-ins welcome; everyone seated first-come, first-served. Clinics offered the first Monday of each month. Call 303-791-7323.

December Membership Meeting: 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 6 at the Buck Recreation Center, 2004 W. Powers Ave., Littleton. George C. Evans Post 103 American Legion of Littleton.

Pet Night with Santa: 6-8 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 6 at the Outlets at Castle Rock. All friendly and safe pets welcome. Go to www. outletsatcastlerock.com.

YO-PRO Holiday Shindig: 4:306:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 6 at CU South Outdoor Veranda, 10035 S. Peoria St., Parker. Admission cost includes food and a donation to Freedom Service Dogs of America. Contact 303-841-4268 or lael@parkerchamber.com. Go to www.parkerchamber.com.

Career Fair: 9 a.m .to 12:30 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 7 at DoubleTree

by Hilton Denver Tech, 7801 E. Orchard Road, Greenwood Village.

Bring 10-15 resumes. Business professional attire. Free.

HEALTH

Foods to Fight Stress: 1-2 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 2 at Southglenn Library, 6972 S. Vine St., Centennial. Natural Grocers will identify key nutrients you can add to your diet to knock out stress with a one-two punch. Save your spot at arapahoelibraries.org.

EDUCATION

Computer Basics - Getting Started: 10:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, Dec. 2 in the Tech Lab at the Englewood Library, 1000 Englewood Parkway. Learn the basics of using a computer and practice using a mouse. Registration required.

Business Plan Basics: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 5 at the Parker Library, 20105 E. Mainstreet. For adults.

Registration is required; contact 303-791-7323 or DCL.org.

French Conversation Circle: 1-2 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 6 in the Altenbach Room at the Englewood Library, 1000 Englewood Parkway. All skill levels are welcome.

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.

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7December 1, 2017

Marketplace ANNOUNCEMENTS

Arts & Crafts

Misc. Notices

Holiday Arts and Crafts Fair Bear Creek High School 9800 W Dartmouth Place, Lakewood Sat Dec 2nd 9am -4pm Admission $3 Door Prizes, Concessions, 100+ Vendors

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OPOCS SINGLES CLUB-55 PLUS A CIRCLE OF FRIENDS Social hours monthly 4-6p Lakewood Chad's 4th Tuesday of the month Hostess Darlene @ 720-233-4099 4th Thursday Denver - Baker Street Pub 8101 East Bellview Host Harold @ 303-693-3464 For more info and monthly newsletter call JoAnn membership chairman 303-751-5195 or Mary President @ 303-985-8937

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FREE Craft & Vendor Bazaar Sat Dec 2nd 10a– 2p Handmade jewelry, accessories, clothing, hair bows, ornaments, baked goods, home décor, wreaths, pottery, Origami Owl, Wildtree, Arbonne, LuLaRoe, doTerra, Monat, LipSence, Scentsy, Traveling Vineyards!

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Strength training creates solid base for young athletes

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Ponderosa’s Ryan Neale is the Colorado Community Media South Metro Boys Tennis Player of the Year.

JIM BENTON

Tennis player serves up stellar season as senior Ponderosa’s Ryan Neale is South Metro Boys Tennis Player of Year

BY JIM BENTON JBENTON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Ryan Neale decided to play on Ponderosa’s boys tennis team this fall and the senior had a standout season.

He won the Region 5 tournament and finished third in the Class 5A state tournament on Oct. 12-14 at the Gates Tennis Center in Denver.

Neale suffered only his second loss of the season in the Class 5A state semifinals with a 6-1, 6-2 loss to eventual state champion Christian Holmes of Chatfield.

He came back to capture third place with a 6-2, 6-1 victory over Ja-

vier Valenzuela of Mountain Range.

Neale has been selected as the 2017 Colorado Community Media South Metro Boys Tennis Player of the Year.

“I was a little hurt that I lost in the semis,” confessed Neale. “I wanted to make it to the finals. I lost to Christian in the semis and he won the tournament so that made the loss hurt a little less. Overall the season was not too bad.”

It took a little persuasion before Neale decided to play high school tennis.

“It was an extreme pleasure having a player with the talent of Ryan playing for Ponderosa,” said Mustangs coach Steve Prosowski.

“Ryan toyed with the idea of playing along with his good friend Henry Cox last season, but his tournament schedule and training in Texas was too much.

“This season he made the choice to play high school tennis, which

was encouraged by his current teammates, myself and his parents.”

Neale was a success on the court for Ponderosa.

“Ryan had a hugely successful season going 10-0 in the tough Continental League, going 3-1 at the Pueblo South tournament and going 3-1 in the state tournament to finish with an overall record of 16-2,” said Prosowski. “Ryan with his talent is all class and hard work.

“He would often be the first one to show up to practice, to warm up for matches and he really set a great example of what it takes to play such a high level of tennis.”

And he as an influence off the court too.

“He also stepped into the team dynamic quite well and earned the trust and respect of all his teammates,” added Prosowski. “It was an absolute pleasure to be his coach and I know he will do great things in the future.”

any things you believed might be simple take time.

For instance why is an iPad all of a sudden frozen?

Then after going through an inventory of passwords, you find out that they are invalid. Despite making a little headway you end up OVERTIME after a long day with a device that is still immobile.

I should have called Patrick McHenry and maybe he could have made some progress.

McHenry is head strength coach and physical education teacher at Castle View Jim Benton High School.

He is a member of the National Strength and Conditioning Association Board of Directors and co-chair of the NSCA Secondary School Coaches Working Group.

He isn’t a technology expert but admits some weight training methods are outdated and progress is being made to change those old-fashioned training procedures. It has taken time to convince trainers that overwork can cause injuries.

Integrated and not isolated training is the new way of training.

“Integrated means you are going to add components in,” explained McHenry. “Now we are isolated. Kids grow up and play one sport, never learning to move in other patterns. To help avoid getting knee injuries, one of the first things we look at is if they are squatting properly.

“Sometimes when a person hurts their ACL, it’s because they have weak glutes which are causing their legs to move wrong. It’s often a non-contact injury.”

Growth spurts in teenagers should not be ignored.

“I must pay close attention to whether they are getting taller because growing adds something to the mix,” said McHenry. “A freshman may come into the high school at 5-foot-5. Then he starts growing, which changes his center of gravity. He may have to back off the weights and re-learn the movement patterns.”

McHenry still endorses strength training.

“Strength training is safe, but it’s important that it’s taught by someone who understands pediatric and adolescent exercise physiology,” he said. “That’s a relatively new science.”

SEE BENTON, P32

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Arapahoe’s Tommy Packer is the Colorado Community Media South Metro Boys Golfer of the Year.

JIM BENTON

Packer dogged in search of success

BY JIM BENTON JBENTON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Arapahoe senior David Packer didn’t mind when he heard the odd compliment paid to him by boys golf coach Harry Bucker, who referred to him as a dog.

“He is a real bulldog,” said Buck-

ner. “Every time he made a bogey he would say, `Don’t worry coach, I’ll get it back.’ Then he would make a birdie.

He thrived on pressure.”

Packer is the 2017 Colorado Community Media South Metro Boys Golfer of the Year.

“I have that mentality,” said Packer, when asked about Buckner’s comment.

“I used to be a little bit worse after a bad hole and it would cause problems on the next hole. I kind of figured it out.

SEE PACKER, P32

Answers

Solution © 2016 King Features Synd., Inc.

Arapahoe senior is South Metro Boys Golfer of Year

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89°03'36"WEST 2644.62 FEET, PARALLEL WITH SAID NORTHERLY LINE TO A POINT ON THE WESTERLY LINE OF SAID SECTION 4; THENCE NORTH 00°40'02" EAST 576.50 FEET ALONG SAID WESTERLY LINE TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, EXCEPTING ANY PORTION THEREOF LYING WITHIN FLINTWOOD ROAD AKA COUNTY ROAD 85, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO

Public Notices Which has the address of: 7530 Flintwood Road, Parker, CO 80138

NOTICE OF SALE

Public Trustees PUBLIC NOTICE Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2017-0142 To Whom It May Concern: On 6/9/2017 9:35:00 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: DAVID J. FOXHOVEN AND JACALYN A. FOXHOVEN Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR U.S. BANK N.A. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 4/27/2012 Recording Date of DOT: 4/30/2012 Reception No. of DOT: 2012030821 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $650,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $600,551.27

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

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

Legal Description of Real Property: A PARCEL OF LAND LYING WITHIN SECTION 4, TOWNSHIP 7 SOUTH, RANGE 65 WEST OF THE SIXTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, DOUGLAS COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO, BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE SAID SECTION 4; THENCE SOUTH 00°40'02" WEST 2056.15 FEET ALONG THE WESTERLY LINE OF SAID SECTION 4 TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE SOUTH 89°03'36" EAST, 2645.53 FEET, PARALLEL WITH THE NORTHERLY LINE OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 4 TO A POINT ON THE NORTH-SOUTH CENTERLINE OF SAID SECTION 4; THENCE SOUTH 00°45'27" WEST 576.50 FEET ALONG SAID NORTHSOUTH CENTERLINE; THENCE NORTH 89°03'36"WEST 2644.62 FEET, PARALLEL WITH SAID NORTHERLY LINE TO A POINT ON THE WESTERLY LINE OF SAID SECTION 4; THENCE NORTH 00°40'02" EAST 576.50 FEET ALONG SAID WESTERLY LINE TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, EXCEPTING ANY PORTION THEREOF LYING WITHIN FLINTWOOD ROAD AKA COUNTY ROAD 85, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO Which has the address of: 7530 Flintwood Road, 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.

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

Public Trustees

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 10, 2018, 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: 11/16/2017 Last Publication: 12/14/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 6/12/2017 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 #: 00000006817563 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website : http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2017-0142 First Publication: 11/16/2017 Last Publication: 12/14/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

PUBLIC NOTICE Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2017-0216 To Whom It May Concern: On 9/20/2017 2:34:00 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: DANIEL PATRICK BREDA AND JO ANN KUKEL BREDA Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR FREMONT INVESTMENT & LOAN Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR GSAMP TR U ST 2 0 0 6 - FM 2 , M OR TGAGE PASSTH R OU GH C ER TIFIC ATES, SERIES 2006-FM2 Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 6/28/2006 Recording Date of DOT: 7/6/2006 Reception No. of DOT: 2006057433 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $180,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $173,156.49

Notices

Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2017-0216

To Whom It May Concern: On 9/20/2017 2:34:00 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: DANIEL PATRICK BREDA AND JO ANN KUKEL BREDA Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR FREMONT INVESTMENT & LOAN Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR GSAMP T R U ST 2 0 0 6 - F M 2 , M OR T GAGE PASST H R OU GH C ER T IF IC AT ES, SERIES 2006-FM2 Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 6/28/2006 Recording Date of DOT: 7/6/2006 Reception No. of DOT: 2006057433 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $180,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $173,156.49

Public Trustees

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 7, BLOCK 2, BRADBURY RANCH SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 16460 Martingale Dr, 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, January 10, 2018, 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: 11/16/2017 Last Publication: 12/14/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 9/22/2017 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

mitted 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: 11/16/2017 Last Publication: 12/14/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

of trust.

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Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 57, BUTTERFIELD, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Which has the address of: 7973 East Stroh Road, 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.

Dated: 9/22/2017 To advertise your public notices call 303-566-4100 CHRISTINE DUFFY THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, January The name, address and telephone numbers of 17, 2018, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilthe attorney(s) representing the legal holder of cox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at the indebtedness is: public auction to the highest and best bidder for NICHOLE WILLIAMS cash, the said real property and all interest of Colorado Registration #: 49611 said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns 1199 BANNOCK STREET, therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedDENVER, COLORADO 80204 ness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured Phone #: (303) 350-3711 by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the Fax #: expenses of sale and other items allowed by Attorney File #: 00000006565170 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 dead*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE line to file a notice of intent to cure by those DATES on the Public Trustee website: parties entitled to cure may also be extended. http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/

Public Trustees

Legal Notice No.: 2017-0216 First Publication: 11/16/2017 Last Publication: 12/14/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

PUBLIC NOTICE Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2017-0223 To Whom It May Concern: On 9/29/2017 5:33:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: CLARK B. ZIMMERMAN, III AND ELIZABETH CHRISTINE ZIMMERMAN Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR MARKET STREET MORTGAGE CORPORATION Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR WELLS FARGO ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-3 Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 12/11/2006 Recording Date of DOT: 12/28/2006 Reception No. of DOT: 2006110396 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $543,750.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $456,647.50 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.

Public Trustees

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

First Publication: 11/23/2017 Last Publication: 12/21/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 10/2/2017 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-17-782117-LL

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website : http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2017-0223 First Publication: 11/23/2017 Last Publication: 12/21/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

City and County

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 57, BUTTERFIELD, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 7973 East Stroh Road, 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, January 17, 2018, 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.

Public Notice

Pursuant to a change in Colorado Law regarding CCIOA communities, approval of Mortgage Lenders is no longer required to amend Covenants. Accordingly, the Homeowners Association for the community of High Prairie Farms would like to formally announce the following change to the Covenants, specifically Section 8.3. The change will be effective January 21st, 2018.

(Section 8.3. Amendment and Termination.)

This covenant shall be permanently changed to 51% approval of the Owners of Lots, and no approval (0%) required from any First Mortgagee.

Copies of the complete covenant and revision may be obtained by sending written request to: High Prairie Farms HOA, 12900 Stroh Ranch Place, Suite 125, Parker, CO 80134.

Legal Notice No.: 932163 First Publication: November 30, 2017 Last Publication: December 14, 2017 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Not consecutive publications

Public Knowledge = Notices Community

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 10, 2018, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

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

Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: 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 7, BLOCK 2, BRADBURY RANCH SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

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First Publication: 11/16/2017 Last Publication: 12/14/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 6/12/2017 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

Which has the address of: 16460 Martingale Dr, 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

NICHOLE WILLIAMS Colorado Registration #: 49611 1199 BANNOCK STREET, DENVER, COLORADO 80204 Phone #: (303) 350-3711 Fax #: Attorney File #: 00000006565170

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

Legal Notice No.: 2017-0216 First Publication: 11/16/2017 Last Publication: 12/14/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

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.

About Your

First Publication: 11/23/2017 Last Publication: 12/21/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Be Informed!

Dated: 10/2/2017 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

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PACKER FROM PAGE 27

“Especially this year, whenever I had a bad hole, I just believed in my game and would get it back on the next hole. I just decided to let it go.”

Packer won the Class 5A West Regional at the Broadlands Golf Course in Broomfield with a 1-under-par 71 to help the Warriors win the regional title.

BENTON FROM PAGE 26

Specific sport training where athletes focus on individualized weight training and specific approach is helpful.

“With cross country, for example, I’ll work on stabilizing muscles so they can perform better later in the race,” added McHenry. “Golfers tend to do all their rotations on one side, so I help them work both sides equally.

“Tennis players have to be explosive. I help them work on that. Cheerleading is a sport with a notoriously high number of injuries. Can the base people handle the pressure of catching someone thrown high in the air? They may need the weight room more than most.

“The sport coach can be focused on strategy while the strength coach is focused on strength, recovery and

“As an individual, I was all-league (Centennial) and I won the regional,” said Packer. “I don’t have anything to complain about. In the state tournament on that second day you could see guys giving away two or three shots for losing their mind because of one shot.”

At the Oct. 2-3 state tournament at CommonGround Golf Course in Aurora, Packer tied for fourth after back-to-back rounds of 1-over-par 72.

“My putting was better than it has

ever been this season,” said Packer.

“I’ve always been a pretty good ball striker and been able to keep it in the fairway. Last year I averaged almost two putts a hole but this year I was able to get in down to a putt and a half a hole.

“I improved a lot and that helped my scores, especially in the state tournament when it was cold and the balls were just bouncing and you couldn’t get them to stop and you had to be able to get up and down. It was

‘The sport coach can be focused on strategy while the strength coach is focused on strength, recovery and nutrition. It frees up sport coaches to do their sport.’

Patrick McHenry, Head strength coach, PE teacher, Castle View High School

nutrition. It frees up sport coaches to do their sport.”

McHenry, who has been at Castle View for 11 years, also has thoughts on burnout and creating well-round-

ed athletes.

“Much research says kids get burned out when they play just one sport,” he said. “I see that all the time. Kids don’t want to play any

nice to know that I was going to make that 4-footer to make a par and go on to the next hole.”

Packer’s putting improved when he reduced the time spent reading putts.

“My putts had always had good speed but I didn’t have the best aim,” he explained. “I always used to line up my ball but I found on the shorter putts when I lined up my putt I almost looked at it too much to be able to read the putt. I just kind of went off feel and it helped me a lot this year.”

more after high school. In contrast, studies find that kids who play multiple sports will peak later and not burn out early.

“I talk with them all the time and explain that the more sports they play, the more well-rounded they’ll be.

You’d never have a student just study math or science all through school.

They take all the core classes — math, science, social studies and reading — to make them well-rounded. By the time they reach college, they have a good base and start to specialize.

“Sports should mirror school,” he continued. “We want kids to build on all the different abilities, because they are cumulative. As they get older, they are in better shape to specialize.”

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

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