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DECEMBER 16, 2016

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Hotel in downtown rejected

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Urban renewal authority denies plan for Mainstreet and Victorian Drive

Christmas Carriage Parade rolls into town P6

BY TOM SKELLEY TSKELLEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

OFF AND RUNNING: Ponderosa Mustangs are enjoying a hot start to the basketball season P23

MOVE IT: Campaign aims to spread awareness of law that protects officers P5 SONYA’S SAMPLER A look at holiday activities in the area P15

Town hall was full of people and emotion as the Parker Authority for Reinvestment met Dec. 5 to make a final decision on plans for a four-story downtown hotel. By the end of the meeting near 11 p.m., the deal was dead.

The PAR, made up of the Parker Town Council members and Mayor Mike Waid, voted unanimously to deny the site plan, reimbursement agreement and cooperation agreement between town council and the PAR that would have set the plan in motion.

“The juice isn’t worth the squeeze,” Councilmember Josh Martin said.

Martin and Councilmembers Debbie Lewis and Joshua Rivero all said they personally liked the idea of a hotel in the downtown area, but they and Councilmember Renee Williams agreed that Parker Place, a 51-room, 53,753-square-foot building designated for the corner of east Victorian Drive and Mainstreet, wasn’t the right plan.

Citizens filled the chambers and much of the town hall lobby for the meeting, and more than 40 people addressed the PAR, all but five of them in opposition to the plan.

Parker resident Victoria Titterington spoke against the plan, urging PAR members to consider the wide array of citizens who came to the meeting to voice their opposition.

“Some of us probably voted for Trump and some of us probably voted for Clinton,” she said. “But we are united.”

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THE BOTTOM LINE

“At this time of year, some people drink a fifth and then take the Fifth. I listen to Beethoven’s ‘Fifth.’ ” Craig Marshall Smith, columnist | Page 10 INSIDE

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MY NAME IS

NEWS IN A HURRY

Wine, jazz and jammies My husband and I love to share a bottle of wine, light a candle and listen to jazz. He’s in school, too, so it gives us a chance to reconnect. There are very few people in my life that I can be honest with, and we really help each other relax and hash things out.

My favorite thing to do with my son is have a “jammie day.” We wear pajamas all day, unplug from the technology and chatter around us, and spend the day eating snacks and being silly. There is usually a deep conversation in there somewhere, too. I love asking him questions about what it’s like to be a little boy in the world.

Having that protected time where we can say “no” to the demands of our hectic lives helps keep us grounded, I think.

Legend grad wins national award The National Society of High School Scholars (NSHSS) recognized Parker’s Nicole Steiner and six other high school seniors from across the United States with scholarship awards at its annual Carter Center Holiday Member Event on Dec. 3 in Atlanta.

Parker’s Nicole Steiner was awarded the Claes Nobel Academic Scholarship, which honors Claes Nobel, the co-founder of NSHSS and a member of the family that awards the Nobel Prize.

Steiner devised the community service project “A Game for You,” which collects books, puzzles and board games for special needs and hospitalized children, veterans, low-income school libraries, women’s shelters and assisted living homes.

Nicole is also a Disney Dreamers Academy Award winner and a Colorado Youth Ambassador for National Child Awareness Month.

Formed in 2002, The National Society of High School Scholars recognizes academic excellence at the high school level and advances the goals of high-achieving millennials through scholarships, internships, international study and peer networks.

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HANNAH STEWART

Hannah Stewart decided to leave a secure accounting job to go back to college and pursue her dream of a career in writing.

She, her husband and son live in Parker’s Cottonwood neighborhood.

Following a passion to write Back to school I’m an English major with a concentration in writing, and a cinema studies minor at MSU Denver. My goal is to be accepted into an MFA program for creative writing so I can become a professor at a university.

One of the best parts about being in school is the meaningful connections I make with fellow classmates and professors. Having that sense of belonging has made a huge difference in my ability to keep working for my goals. Also, having someone to look at and say “this is so hard, how will we do this?” is a relief.

After my son was born, I experienced debilitating postpartum depression. I started writing again to cope with the pain. I wouldn’t say writing pulled me out of that dark space, but it helped detach me from it enough to see I needed help. I needed a goal to work for that would just be for me. I waited until he was 2 to finally go back to school, and I graduate this spring. It’s a decision I no longer question.

A new chapter I’ve been keeping journals and writing short stories since childhood, but it wasn’t until my late 20s that I decided to take writing more seriously. I left my accounting job to pursue my greatest passion. It was unnerving at first and difficult to begin again from square one, but once I became more involved in the writing community I knew I made the right move.

One of the best parts about crafting a story is processing some of my deepest hurts and

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fears in a new, more digestible way. Writing is a chance to reconcile those obstacles. By working through that creative process, I can reconstruct any issue into a piece of art, and eventually let it go.

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LEAP is a 100 percent federally-funded program administered by the Colorado Department of Human Services, providing assistance to help Coloradans pay a portion of winter home heating costs.

“Home heating is crucial for Colorado families, but there’s no denying that it can be expensive,” LEAP Manager Aggie Berens said. “Every family can follow a few simple steps to reduce their home heating costs without greatly impacting their day-to-day lives.”

There are many free ways to save money on energy bills this winter. These include: • Turning down the thermostat at night or when you’re not home; • Opening blinds and curtains to take advantage of sunshine; • Lowering hot water heater temperature to 120 degrees; • Closing the fireplace damper when not in use; • Checking the furnace filter monthly for cleanliness and ensuring that furnace ducts are unobstructed.

More information on LEAP is available at 1-866-HEAT-HELP (1-866-432-8435) or colorado.gov/ cdhs/leap.

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School district emphasizes relationships among feeder area Christmas Douglas County offices will close at noon Dec. 23 through Dec. 26 for the Christmas Holiday. Many county services are available online at www.douglas.co.us

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DCSD says new focus will allow for deeper community bonds

BY MIKE DIFERDINANDO MDIFERDINANDO@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

In November, leaders from the Chaparral High School feeder area — made up of five elementaries, one middle school and one high school — met at the Parker high school one weekend to discuss how to more closely work together.

Some 2,000 teachers and administrators talked about a variety of issues and themes, including priorities, transitions from one grade level to another and the culture they want to create within their feeder area.

In other words, “what we want our kids to be,” said Josh Miller, principal of Cherokee Trail Elementary. “What is most important to us culturally?”

It was the first time an entire feeder area had gathered to outline a vision to more cohesively and purposefully guide those students from elementary to middle school to high school, a response to a recent decision by interim Douglas County School District Superintendent Erin Kane to emphasize the connections and relationships among schools in a feeder area.

By doing that, Kane hopes that schools at each level will be better able to communicate and coordinate a child’s experience as they progress through each grade level.

“We really want to be studentcentered, and a student doesn’t just go to a high school,” Kane said. “A student goes through K-12 and makes a journey through the entire system. So it made so much more sense to organize our schools according to the kids.”

Elementary, middle school and high school administrators will continue to meet with their respective grade-level colleagues. But the change means they also will meet more frequently with their feeder-area counterparts to focus on community-specific concerns.

“The schools can work collaboratively together,” Kane said. “Middle schools can tell elementary schools what they’re expecting to come in the door and high schools can indicate what they are expecting to come into their door.”

Kane based her decision on conversations and feedback gathered from teachers, administrators and staff during her visits to all of the district’s 87 schools over the past few months.

Chris Zimmerman, principal of Cimarron Middle School in Parker, which feeds into Legend High School, said the reorganization is a positive move and will allow for more autonomy and decision making at the school level.

“I feel like before the district was more of a driving force for our schools and now it is more of a supporting force,” Zimmerman said.

The Legend High School feeder system had been moving in the

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direction of building closer relationships for a while, Zimmerman said, so the new focus allows for a c deeper working relationship among G schools. i Legend Principal Jason Jacob schoolse e also will be able to take action more quickly. p “Each community is different,” a Jacob said. “One school may want to invest more in AP classes or technology.w p Another may want to expand t vocational training.”

Because Douglas County covers 843 square milies that include diverse areas s — from rural to suburban to growing I towns — communities will be better t represented, Kane said. t “The family journey is also important in that regional sense,” said l a Kane, pointing out that one family may have children in each grade t configuration. n Instead of having directors for the elementary, middle school and high school levels, the district has reassignedn them as directors for each regional area p — Parker, Castle Rock and Highlands d Ranch. They will each supervise all p feeder areas in their area. h “I want them to be a person in the community who is able to follow a a family’s journey,” Kane said, “so if something goes wrong, they know who w o to go to.”

Carrie Stephenson, formerly director for elementary schools, is now director f p of schools for the Parker region.

“Now that I am focusing on all levels, e we are really able to take a look at what c is unique to each region or feeder area S and support them with whatever those p D goals are,” Stephenson said. “ Every region we have is different from one t another and they all have different t things they are working on.” e The Chaparral feeder meeting in November was and opportunity to r create a unifying cultural theme to l guide students. v They came up with the slogan “To n Be Wolverine.” The wolverine is the w Chaparral High School mascot. m “The wolverine can handle s anything,” said Miller, the Cherokee Trail principal. “Even when times get tough the Wolverine has grit and can t m persevere. That’s a trait we want our s kids to have.”

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December 16, 2016

‘Move Over’ campaign focuses on officer safety Law enforcement cracks down on motorists ignoring the law

Deputy Trey Arnold with the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office walks back to his patrol car after making a traffic stop along Interstate 25 on Dec. 1 in Castle Rock.

He was participating in a law enforcement campaign spearheaded

by Greenwood Village Police Department to educate drivers on Colorado’s “Move Over” law. The campaign took place less than a week after a Colorado State Patrol trooper was struck and killed Nov. 25 by a passing motorist after he had stopped to investigate an accident on I-25.

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On a recent afternoon, Deputy Trey Arnold with the Douglas County Sheriff ’s Office walked back to his patrol car from a vehicle he’d pulled over on Interstate 25 in Castle Rock.

By the front bumper on the driver’s side of his car, he stopped, raised both hands in frustration and shook his head at passing drivers.

Several vehicles whizzed by in the lane closest to him, all failing to obey Colorado’s “Move Over” law and yield to Arnold — despite having room to switch lanes.

It was an ironic day to break the law.

Arnold was part of a special campaign Dec. 1 spearheaded by the Greenwood Village Police Department in which law enforcement was actively enforcing the state’s Move Over law to educate the public.

The campaign was months in the planning, but expedited and expanded after a Colorado State Patrol trooper was struck and killed Nov. 25 by a passing motorist when he had stopped to investigate an accident on I-25.

A few traffic stops earlier, Arnold saw a similar situation almost unfold.

Arnold, who stopped a vehicle along I-25 south of Castle Rock, walked back to his patrol car. Partway there, a truck pulling a cargo trailer blew by, leaving mere feet between the vehicle and Arnold.

He got in his car, buckled up and took off after the truck, swiftly maneuvering between other drivers.

Down the road Arnold saw his partner, Deputy Felix Claudio, who had pulled over a driver who failed to yield during Arnold’s stop.

“I bet he does the same thing to my partner,” Arnold said about the truck he was following.

Sure enough, he watched the truck and trailer stay in the far right lane without attempting to merge to the left or slow down.

Arnold and Claudio were two of four Douglas County Sheriff ’s Office patrol officers who participated in the enforcement campaign. Other agencies included the Arapahoe County Sheriff ’s Office, Denver Police Department and the Lone Tree Police Department.

LED road signs above I-25 warned travelers Dec. 1 that enforcement was taking place. Violators were both ticketed and educated on the law.

Colorado revised statute 42-4-705 requires drivers to move at least one lane over when passing an emergency vehicle or vehicles such as maintenance and tow trucks that are parked with their lights on. If a driver can’t move over, he or she must slow to a safe speed.

“As long as they’re going slower and they put on their signal in an effort to move over, we understand,” Arnold said of those who are unable to merge.

COLORADO’S ‘MOVE OVER’ LAW By the day’s end on Dec. 1, the five participating agencies in Greenwood Village Police Department’s “Move Over” law campaign had written 193 citations and 85 warnings. In total, they made 278 stops.

The penalty for violating the law is $150 in a non-construction zone and $300 in a construction zone, plus four points on a driver’s license, according to Sgt. Rob

The “Move Over” law requires drivers move over at least one lane when passing a stationary emergency vehicle, or vehicles such as tow and maintenance trucks, that have their lights on.

If a driver can’t move over, they must slow to a safe speed.

From Jan. 1 through the end of November, the Colorado State Patrol had given more than 1,000 citations to people who didn’t follow the “Move Over” law.

The agencies that participated in

However, slowing to 60 mph in a 65 mph zone doesn’t cut it, despite how one driver who Arnold stopped tried to argue.

During the enforcement, Arnold and Claudio played a game of leapfrog.

One would make a traffic stop while the other parked behind, ready to pursue drivers who ignored the law.

If one left to make such a stop, the other would catch up and park behind, waiting for the same scenario.

Cmdr. Eric Schmitt with the Greenwood Village Police Department said the campaign got “extremely positive feedback” from other agencies. The department plans on conducting the campaign once a month and, hopefully, recruiting more agencies.

Although state trooper Cody Donahue’s death wasn’t the original reason for the campaign, it got people paying more attention and provided a timely reason to execute the plan.

“It is extremely important,” he said of the Move Over law — not only for law enforcement but also for other types of roadside crews.

Sgt. Rob Madden, a spokesman for the Colorado State Patrol, said it’s important for everyone’s safety that drivers are reminded of the law.

“Move one lane or slow when approaching emergency, safety, maintenance or courtesy vehicles along the road,” he said. “Our job is inherently dangerous and we appreciate when motorists give us room to do our job safely.”

On his way back north, Arnold stopped where Donahue was struck SEE MOVE OVER, P13

the Dec. 1 campaign were the Greenwood Village Police Department, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office, the Denver Police Department and the Lone Tree Police Department.

Madden, a spokesperson for the Colorado State Patrol.

In that same time period, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office wrote more than 1,400 tickets to drivers for both careless driving and failing to yield for stationary emergency vehicles.

The Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office wrote 17 for the county and two for Centennial, with which it contracts, for failing to yield for stationary vehicles covered by the law.

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Belle and the Beast sneak away from rehearsals at the PACE Center for a trip through downtown during the Christmas Carriage Parade on Dec. 10. “Beauty and the Beast” will run at PACE from Jan. 20 to Feb. 12, 2017.

PHOTOS BY TOM SKELLEY

Horsey holidays in Parker parade

BY TOM SKELLEY TSKELLEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Parker residents continued their pre-holiday celebrations as another of the town’s anticipated holiday festivities, the annual Christmas Carriage Parade, rolled through downtown on Dec. 10.

Hundreds lined the streets to watch horse-drawn wagons, coaches and carts complete the loop from PACE Center Drive to O’Brien Park and back.

A rider from times past gallops through downtown during Parker’s Christmas Carriage Parade on Dec. 10. Hundreds of residents lined Mainstreet and Victorian Drive to soak up the sunshine and wave to the horses and riders throughout the hourlong event.

Marching bands from Chaparral, Legend and Ponderosa high schools played carols to put attendees in the holiday spirit, as temperatures in the low 60s made it easy to forget that it was mid-December.

Parker residents Chris and Katie Shannon have been coming to the parade for five years, and brought their 6- and 3-year-old daughters to see the “Rodeo Queens” and enjoy the festive atmosphere.

“It’s just nice to see the whole community come together,” Katie said.

A merry participant pauses during Parker’s Christmas Carriage Parade on Dec. 10. Attendance for the event was helped by clear skies and temeratures in the low 60s.

Equestrian enthusiasts from Oz wave to the crowd during Parker’s 2016 Christmas Carriage Parade on Dec. 10.

Spectators were delighted by the horses, ponies and miniature horses that pulled the carriages and carts through downtown.

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Gratitude for gratuities benefits Special Olympics Parker PD wins Special Olympics award for Tip-A-Cop program

Athletes with the Special Olympics program accept an award for their fundraising efforts with the Parker Police Department at Town Hall on Dec. 5. The athletes and officers went table-to-table at Red Robin in October for the Tip-A-Cop program.

BY TOM SKELLEY TSKELLEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Most trophies don’t feature a gilded hamburger on top, but most awards aren’t as unique as the one presented to the Parker Police Department on Dec. 5.

Red Robin awarded its coveted “Hamburger Trophy” to the department and some Special Olympics athletes from the area for raising more than $5,400 through the Tip-ACop program on Oct. 22.

“Parker has just been amazing in fundraising and awareness for our group,” said Jan Gordon, senior

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director of Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run, the group’s fundraising arm that works with police departments throughout Colorado.

Several Red Robin franchises participated that day, raising a statewide total of more than $70,000 for the over 20,000 Special Olympics participants in Colorado, Gordon said.

The fundraiser takes place at participating restaurants throughout the year, most recently at the Texas Roadhouse on Dec. 8. Athletes and officers go table-to-table at participating restaurants, share background information on Special Olympics and provide diners with an envelope to make a donation. Donations do not replace tips given to restaurant staff.

Though players compete for free in Special Olympics, it costs approximately $60 per athlete per season to finance the sports and contests.

Dispatcher Deb Daily is a Tip-ACop veteran. In an email after the presentation, she said the experience of working with the athletes is as rewarding for her as the fundraising is for them.

“We are fortunate that our agency and officers are so involved in such a great program,” Daily said. “We are one big family. I get more from them than I could ever get back.”

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December 16, 2016D

VOICES

Be a blessing to someone who is caught in the painful world of addiction WINNING WORDS

Michael Norton

I

t seems like almost every day we hear of another family member, friend or someone close to us who has fallen victim to the disease of addiction. And in some cases, it is a friend of a friend or stories of people we really don’t even know at all, and yet our hearts are broken for them too.

We are all familiar with the many faces of addiction such as drugs, alcohol, food, pornography, gambling and others, but somehow the faces of the addicted seem to get lost, painted with the same brush, or muddled and lumped together into one large stereotyped grouping.

They have become nameless faces who are, or were, just too weak to fight their urges and addictions.

Maybe anger, frustration, embarrassment are a few of the feelings that fuel our disposition and outlook, and I am sure you can think of a few other feelings as well such as resentment, sorrow and regret because the harm or damage we personally incurred or because we believe we may have been able to do something to prevent the addiction from happening. However, if it’s OK, I would like to share a different perspective about the feelings that may arise when we look into, or remember the faces of the addicted. Feelings of love, kindness, forgiveness, beautiful memories and hope.

Recently I stared into the eyes of a very close friend who shared that they had a child

who was in the throes of a drug addiction.

His eyes filled with tears, his hands holding onto anger and resentment, and his heart was breaking. You see, it’s not just the faces of addiction or the faces of the addicted, it is also the faces of the family and friends who must endure the addiction and find a way to love the addicted while protecting their own heart and peace of mind. It is truly such a difficult situation.

Some of you may be saying to yourself that it is not so difficult and that these were personal choices, and if they can choose their addiction they should be able to choose to SEE NORTON, P11

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

But “Twelve Days” requires cumulative memorization.

The song was first published in England in 1780, but it had been around for a while in France. I don’t know how that works, but I am glad they didn’t try to teach me how to sing it in French.

Whenever “Dominique” comes on the radio, I turn it off. I like to sing along with the hit parade, and that one throws me for a boucle.

Humorists have fiddled with “The Twelve Days of Christmas” lyrics for longer than I can remember.

Vouchers are a scam Re: Last week’s letter, “Choice is a good thing for students” My truck is 14 years old and I would like to buy a new one, but the truck I would really like to have is expensive. I would like to ask the taxpayers of Douglas County and Colorado to give me $5,000 a year for the next four years so I can have the truck I really want but without having to put such a big dent in my budget.

But you say it is ridiculous for my fellow taxpayers to subsidize my private purchase? Absolutely.

So why do those who want to send their children to expensive private schools think it is OK to get taxpayer money to help pay for their private purchase of schooling?

School choice is a fine thing and Douglas County schools offer a top-notch education with plenty of choices for schools and programs. I am willing to pay taxes to support public schools because I want to live in a society with people who are educated and can think critically. If you think it important that your child go to a private school, you have my blessing — but you don’t get my money. If you want private school for your children, then you pay for it.

Taking money out of my pocket and giving it to someone else to pay for the luxury of private schooling reeks of a liberal scheme for the redistribution of wealth. I am totally confused why any true conservative would support an Obama-esque socialist welfare scheme such as school vouchers.

What is next? Is the school board going to give out free iPads like Obama gave out free cell phones? I call upon all true conservatives in Douglas County to contact the school board and tell them to stop with the liberal school voucher nonsense and focus on making Douglas County schools the best they can be.

Robert White Highlands Ranch

SEE SMITH, P11

SEE LETTERS, P11

There are dozens of ways of spinning ‘Twelve Days’ QUIET DESPERATION

Craig Marshall Smith

T

welve days of Christmas used to be plenty.

Now it’s more like 60 days of Christmas, plus a week afterward to return things and take advantage of once-in-a-lifetime bargains.

The song, “The Twelve Days of Christmas,” was kind of fun when I was a kid.

It required memorization.

I realize that all songs require a form of memorization, otherwise you’d be singing, “Deck the halls with Boston Charlie,” instead of “Deck the halls with boughs of holly.”

(Thank you, Walt Kelly.)

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December 16, 2016

SMITH: This time of year can be looked at in a number of different ways FROM PAGE 10

I tried to fiddle with it myself, but with the cumulative business this would run into Thursday.

So I piecemealed together odds and ends that have some numerical relevancy. Ready?

I have one Christmas quote for you.

Shirley Temple said, “I stopped believing in Santa Claus when I was 6. Mother took me to see him in a department store, and he asked for my autograph.”

Jayne and Joan Boyd of Hammond, Indiana, were the original “Doublemint Twins.” One of them got pregnant, so they were replaced by the

LETTERS FROM PAGE 10

Letter was misleading In her Dec. 8 opine, Barbara Backlin apparently lost the road map when she wandered through “good teachers,” “Obama forcing kids back into ineffective schools,” and the value of charter schools, en route to bemoaning the loss of a voucher program.

If memory serves me correctly, the voucher-supporting board of educa-

Frankel twins, and then the Mackrells.

Tony Orlando and Dawn recorded “Knock Three Times.”

“Twenty-Six Miles” was a hit for The Four Preps.

(Catalina Island, by the way, is 22 miles southwest of Los Angeles.)

At this time of year, some people drink a fifth and then take the Fifth. I listen to Beethoven’s “Fifth.”

“Six of one and half a dozen of another” means that the folks are as good as the people, as my father used to say.

I came up with some alternative names for the Seven Dwarves, like “Rashy Pete.”

There’s a great proverb: “Fall down

seven times, stand up eight.”

Mark Twain said, “The main difference between a cat and a lie is that a cat only has nine lives.”

I miss David Letterman’s “Top Ten” lists, like “Least Well-Known Norman Rockwell Paintings” (e.g., “A Boy’s First Manicure”).

“Mizzenmasts” is an eleven-letter word that’s worth 33 Scrabble points.

The duodenum is the first part of the small intestine. It comes from Latin “duodecim” for “twelve.”

This time of year is sometimes a stretch of near-surrealism.

I used to have to go through O’Hare every year. I’d get stranded in Chicago, spend the night in a hotel, then go on

to Detroit. None of getting there was very joyful.

And then there would be the strangeness of being someone’s son again for a week, and sleeping in a room with the ghosts of my much younger life on the walls and shelves.

I don’t miss that.

I do miss looking at my father when he didn’t know I was looking at him.

Thanks for reading this year.

(Walt Kelly drew the brilliant cartoon strip “Pogo.”)

tion precipitated a mass exit of “good teachers” from Douglas County schools (along with student protests).

The big groan in DC was fear that Obama would integrate suburban schools to improve the level of intercity education. And thirdly, Ms. Backlin must be well-aware that vouchers have absolutely nothing to do with charter schools which, of course, are part of the public education system.

Vouchers for private schools and “choice” are nothing but a smoke screen, a method for the public to subsidize the well-to-do. Even with vouch-

ers, lower-income families could not afford the private schools in Douglas County, much less provide their own transportation. Public education is the foundation of the greatness of this

country. Let’s not forget that nor allow the greedy to mitigate public education anymore than they already have.

Tom Sholes Castle Rock

NORTON: Try to stay away from judgment and instead follow the path of encouragement FROM PAGE 10

stop. Well I can tell you, friends, that it is just not that easy. It takes hard work, competent treatment, loving support, and sometimes an entire village to get through it. And that goes for the addicted and for the family and friends who have been forced into the situation.

I am sharing this with you during the holiday season because sometimes this can be the hardest season of all for many in the battle and for many supporting someone in the battle. Think of the mom who may have lost a son to an overdose and finds herself looking for answers. Think about the dad whose daughter is away in a rehabilitation center and who is fighting back the tears because they will not be spending the holidays together. Or think about the spouse who may have endured years of struggle and hardship watching as their other half slips further away.

I am not sure about you, but I know some of these people in the battle.

Their faces are strained, worn, tired, hurt, lonely and looking for hope. And yet they remember the faces of their

spouse, child, friend, or loved one before the addiction; bright, happy, beautiful, loving, strong and full of life.

So this holiday season, try and avoid judgment and instead replace judgment with encouragement. Look into their faces and show them that there is hope, there is a future, and that regardless of their situation, that you can love them and not judge them. This show of love may be come in the form of warmly spoken words, a timely hug, or it may just a simple loving gesture.

So how about you? Have you been able to get past the face of addiction and look into the faces of the addicted and their families? They are closer than we think, they may be right in our own homes or right next door. I would love to hear your thoughts at gotonorton@ gmail.com, and when we can look past the lies, manipulation and fear and instead look into the faces of the addicted with love, encouragement and kindness it really will be a better than good week.

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

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Charter school breaks ground in Parker

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Parker parents and students will have another option for early education next year, as public charter school American Academy has broken ground on its new facility at Lincoln Meadows Parkway

and Twenty Mile Road in Parker. The school is slated to open for the 2017-18 school year.

The school has two other campuses, American Academy-Castle Pines and American Academy-Motsenbocker, also in Parker. Trish Cummings, communications manager, said the location for the Lincoln Meadows campus was chosen to satisfy parent demand.

“We polled our waitlist and asked people ‘where do you want to be?’ ” Cummings said.

“Overwhelmingly, people chose

Parker.”

The Lincoln Meadows campus, which broke ground Nov. 30, will initially serve preschool, kindergarten and elementary students up to sixth grade, but will expand over the next two years to include seventh and eighth grades as students move up through the program.

“We are looking forward to responding to strong parent demand and serving more Parker and Douglas County students on our waitlist with the new

Lincoln Meadows campus,” said Alison Rausch, president of the American Academy board of directors.

The school offers a STEM — science, technology, engineering and math — focus. Middle school students also participate in Engineering Academy, a program that uses real-world projects to teach students specific engineering techniques.

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MOVE OVER: Douglas County Sheriff’s Office wants drivers to be aware FROM PAGE 5

and killed, near the Tomah Road exit just south of Castle Rock. The shoulder left little room for a person to stand either on the driver’s side, nearest the road, or on the passenger’s side between the vehicle and the guardrail. He explained how officers’ minds run a million miles a minute during a roadside stop. They don’t know whom they’ve pulled over or their intentions, and they must also watch the traffic behind them.

“There are days I go home and, mentally, I am just exhausted,” he said.

And yes, he’s nearly been hit himself, said Arnold, who has been on the job about 10 years.

Arnold and Claudio were among the officers who responded to Donahue’s accident.

“So, it’s pretty personal for us,” Arnold said of the Move Over campaign. “It’s always hard when you go to fatals, but especially when it’s one of your own.”

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Celebrating the season with brews H Local breweries, supply shops roll out winter beers

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T

he holidays offer a lot of fun experiences — the sight of extravagant light displays, smells of roasts and freshly baked pies and the warm feeling of joy when surrounded by friends and family.

However, along with that, comes some stress — long lines, crowds of people shopping for the perfect gift, the hustle-and-bustle of attending and planning holiday parties.

But across the Denver-metro area, breweries and brew shops are offering an opportunity to slow down and enjoy a locallycrafted wintertime brew.

Colorado Native Winterfest Glenn Knippenberg, president and cofounder of AC Golden Brewing Company, starts receiving emails and phone calls in September about the availability of Colorado Native Winterfest.

“It’s got a unique style,” said Jeff Nickel, AC Golden’s head brewer. “Winterfest is an allaround good food-pairing beer.

It stands up particularly well to hearty meat dishes and also pairs well with chocolate.”

Winterfest is a traditional Bock-style beer. It is made with Moravian two-row pale and chocolate malts, which create a sweet, toasted malt and biscuit flavor, Nickel said. “As a lager, it’s smooth and balanced.”

Colorado Native Winterfest can be purchased in liquor stores or enjoyed at some bars, restaurants and other establishments across the state.

But once it’s gone, it’s gone, Nickel said.

Winterfest is not brewed in mass quantity. It is usually released in October, and AC Golden tries to make enough to last through December.

Coors broke ground as a big brewery when it started Winterfest in 1984, Knippenberg said.

However, Coors discontinued it in 2008. But AC Golden Brewing Company — a subsidiary of the now MillerCoors company — wanted to keep the tradition going, and took the brand that same year, Knippenberg said. Then, in 2015, AC Golden started sourcing all the ingredients for Winterfest from Colorado.

“That made it eligible to be Colorado Native,” Knippenberg

Jeff Nickel, head brewer at AC Golden, which is located inside the MillerCoors brewery in Golden, stands with the facility’s mash tun and brew kettles. Six brewers work at AC Golden, Nickel said, who do everything from brewing to packaging to cleaning.

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Nothing from out-of-state goes into any of the Colorado Native beers, he said, and Colorado Native is not available in any other state.

“It’s Colorado’s beer,” Knippenberg said.

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Available at a number 2560 W. Main St., Littleton of liquor stores, res303-795-7913, www. taurant/bar establishthechocolatetherapist. ments and breweries com across the state. No Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 online sales. p.m. Monday-Friday, 9 Colorado Cider Company a.m. to 6:30 p.m. SatTasting Room, 2650 urday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

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Seasonal/holiday teas coloradocider.com — find a selection at Hours: 4-8 p.m. Fridays English Tealeaves, a tea and 3-8 p.m. Saturdays café and retail store.

18551 Mainstreet, Parker Something 720-851-6099, www. nonalcoholic englishtealeaves.com Hours: 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 Craft sodas p.m. Tuesday-Friday, Brewery Rickoli serves a 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Schrute Root Beer and a Saturday, 11 a.m. to 3:30

Porter of Parker’s Elk Mountain Brewing will give people a “nice, warm feeling when it’s cold outside,” brewer Shannon Madruga said.

And it will even appeal to those who don’t prefer dark beer, she added.

Baltic porters are lagers. Craft Beer & Brewing Magazine describes them as typically including “a lot of roasted character,

Strawberry Kiwi soda.

4335 Wadsworth Blvd., Wheat Ridge 303-344-8988, www. breweryrickoli.com Hours: 3-9 p.m. Monday, 3-10 p.m. TuesdayThursday, noon-11 p.m.

Friday and Saturday, noon-8 p.m. Sunday Rocky Mountain Soda Company and Oogave Organic Sodas — 24 flavors of all-natural and organic sodas made in Denver.

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chocolaty notes and hints of coffee and creaminess.”

The Salted Caramel Baltic Porter will have those big, robust flavors, Madruga said, but also a little bit of sweetness. The recipe uses kosher salt and caramel.

It was brewed on Nov. 16 at Elk Mountain Brewing and has been fermenting since. Beer is on its SEE BREWS, P15

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oused in the old Navarre building at 1727 Tremont Place, Denver (across from the Brown Palace) is the beautiful American Museum of Western Art, The Anschutz Collection, which would be a great place to take out-of-town visitors during SONYA’S the holidays. Hours are limited, so SAMPLER this one takes a bit of planning, but it’s really worth the effort.

Call ahead for a reservation. On Mondays and Wednesdays, there are guided and self-guided tours offered. Guided tours are at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. and the docents are very well prepared. A note about January: “Riding Through the West With Cowboys and Ranchers” is a Jan. 4 special tour and on Jan. Sonya Ellingboe 9, there will be an “Artful Insight” program about Frederic Remington and his art. The theme continues Jan. 16 with a focus on Charles M. Russell. For information or to purchase tickets, see: AnschutzCollection.org.

Books, Books, Books The Friends of the Littleton Library group continues the Holiday Book Sale through Dec. 23, when Bemis Library closes for a three day holiday. New selections are put out each day — at really reasonable prices. The committee has been saving special gift books through the year. Open during library hours. 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton.

Evenings of dazzle Bundle up and head out! The lights are on at night and kids may enjoy special glasses at Trail of Lights at Chatfield Farms, 8500 Deer Creek Road, Littleton; Blossoms of Light at Denver Botanic Gardens, 1007 York St., Denver (see Botanic-

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Gardens.org for information). Or visit “A Hudson Christmas” at Hudson Gardens and Event Center, 6115 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton (HudsonGardens.org). And Zoolights beckons at the Denver Zoo, 2300 Steel St., Denver, with animated neon animals racing through the night in addition to the furry and feathered residents (www.denverzoo.org/zoo-lights-2016). (All of these are ticketed events.)

Sugar Plum Fairy reigns!

“The Nutcracker” is presented by Ballet Ariel at Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 Allison Parkway, Lakewood, on Dec. 17, 18, 22, 23 at 2 p.m. and Dec. 17 at 7 p.m., with Paul Noe Fiorino as Drosselmeyer. Tickets ($35/$30/$25), 303-987-7845, www. lakewood.org/CulturalCenter/.

CVA on Santa Fe The Center for Visual Arts, 965 Santa Fe Drive, Denver, has a faculty exhibit running called “Collective Nouns” through Jan. 21. It will be closed between Christmas and New Year’s Day, but otherwise open (admission is free) 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays (8 p.m. first and third Fridays), noon to 5 p.m. on Saturdays. 303-294-5207. msudenver.edu/cva.

‘Best Roads Lead Uphill’ Include the Littleton Museum in holiday visits. The Own an Original exhibit offers an eclectic assortment of fine art; rita derjue’s “The Best Roads Lead Uphill” shows the lively Littleton octogenarian’s work from the past 10 years; and the Littleton history section interests all ages. If it’s not too cold, a walk through the farms is fun for all — especially city kids. Admission is free.

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own schedule, Madruga said, so the release date is unset, but people should expect it sometime before Christmas.

The idea behind the Salted Caramel Baltic Porter originated through a contest. Five employees came up with festive, cold-weather beer recipes, which were then posted on Facebook for people to vote on. The Salted Caramel Baltic Porter was the winner.

It will be the first time the brewery has made Salted Caramel Baltic Porter, but not the first time that the brewery, which has been open for 6 1/2 years, has tried something new.

“We like to make it interesting,” Madruga said. “It’s always really fun to do something new.”

Snowball Express Winter Ale Kokopelli Beer Company’s head brewer Rick Holt has a passion for trains, snow and a winter’s night storm. Thus, the Westminster brew pub’s Snowball Express Winter Ale was developed.

It captures “the serenity of the holiday season, all in one pint pour,” Holt said.

This is the second year Kokopelli has brewed the ale. It was released on Dec. 5 to celebrate Christine Wares’ birthday — she’s Kokopelli’s owner. The winter ale will be available until March 1, unless it

runs out beforehand.

People will most enjoy the aroma and its warming sensation, Holt said.

The Snowball Express is dark, poured with a nice, creamy head, similar to hot cocoa, Holt said. The recipe includes Belgian Monastery yeast, which accents the aroma with a semi-sweet fruity nose and just a hint of banana bread.

“The full body mouthfeel provides a smooth texture, finishing with a nice winter warming that helps the chills on a long, dark winter’s eve,” Holt said.

Tom’s Brew Shop Homebrewing is a popular hobby all year round, said Tom Schurmann, owner of Tom’s Brew Shop in Lakewood.

But people especially love to brew in the winter, he said. “It’s truly a cold-weather hobby.”

The most obvious reason, Schurmann said, could be because people don’t want to spend hours over a hot stove in the hot summer months. He notes that his sales decrease slightly in the peak of summer.

Stouts are popular this time of the year, and so are spiced holiday ales, Schurmann said.

The shop in Lakewood caters to craft brewers from beginner to experienced, and carries everything a person would need — starter kits; equipment for the entire process,

from brewing to kegging and bottling to cleaning; and all the ingredients, such as extracts, hops, yeast and several hundred styles of grain, for example.

“Brew shops helped get a lot of the big-name brewers going,” Schurmann said.

Employees at the shops answered

their questions, taught and trained them and helped them develop their first recipes, he added.

But it’s a hobby for all.

“The whole thing about craft brewing is the craft,” Schurmann said.

“It’s an ancient craft that people are enjoying once again.”

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MUSIC/CONCERTS Dan Navarro Performance: 8 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 17, at Tuft Theatre, 71 E. Yale Ave., Denver. Contact Swallow Hill Music, 303-777-1003 or www.swallowhillmusic.org. Go to http://www.dannavarro.com/ dannavarro/bio.html.

Advent Recitals: noon Wednesdays at St. Andrew United Methodist Church, 9201 S. University Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Enjoy light soup lunch; $4 donation requested. Contact Mark Zwilling at 303 794-2683 or mzwilling@ gostandrew.com. Recital schedule: Kay Coryell, Dec. 21.

A Christmas Story, The Musical: through Friday, Dec. 30 at Town Hall Arts Center. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, and 2 p.m. Sundays, with a 2 p.m. show on Saturday, Nov. 26 and 7:30 p.m. shows Wednesday, Dec. 12 ad Dec. 28.

Tickets available at the Town Hall box office, online at townhallartscenter.org or by calling 303-794-2787 ext. 213.

THINGS to DO this week’s TOP FIVE A Gilbert and Sullivan Christmas Carol: 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 16 to Sunday, Dec. 18, at the Schoolhouse Theater, 19650 Mainstreet, Parker. Contact tickets@elps.org or go to https://parkerarts.ticketforce.com/eventperformances. asp?evt=512.

Special Needs Sports Camp: 9 a.m. to noon Monday, Dec. 19 and Wednesday, Dec. 21, at the Recreation Center at Southridge.

Ages 8 and older. Offered by the

familiar carols and candlelight, we are reminded of the joyful light that the Christ child brings. Call 303660-0057.

Celtic Sunday: 1 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 18, at the James H. LaRue Library, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Celtic guitarist Jerry Barlow performs Celtic-inspired compositions and traditional music of the British Isles. No registration required; information at 303-791-7323 or DCL.org. `The Longest Night’: 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 21 at New Hope Presbyterian Church, 3737 New Hope Way, Castle Rock. Designed for those who desire a Christmas worship service during their season of personal loss, “The Longest Night” is a quiet, reflective service offering renewed hope. With

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

Thursday, Dec. 22, at the Roxborough Library, 8357 N. Rampart Range Road, Ste. 200.

Ages 6-12. Led by artists from the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art. Registration is required; call 303-791-7323 or DCL.org.

EVENTS Drop In and Build Something, Legos: 2 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 17 at the James H. LaRue Library, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch. No registration required; information at 303-791-7323 or DCL.org.

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`The Nutcracker’: 2 and 7:30 p.m.

Thursday and Friday, Dec. 22-23 at Gates Concert Hall, Newman Center for the Performing Arts, 2344 E. Iliff Ave., Denver.

Presented by Denver Ballet Theatre, Centennial.

Call 303-871-7720 or go to www.newmantix.com/ dbt for tickets.

Elizabeth; 10-11:40 a.m. and 1-3:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 22 at Castle Rock Adventist Health Campus, 2350 Meadows Blvd., Castle Rock; 8-9:40 a.m. and 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 22, Sky Ridge Medical Center, 10101 RidgeGate Parkway, Lone Tree; 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 24, Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock; 12:30-6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 27, Columbine Library, 7706 Bowles Ave., Littleton; 10-11:40 a.m. and 1-3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 27, Parker Adventist Hospital, 9395 Crown Crest Blvd., Parker; 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 31, Walmart, 4400 Front St., Castle Rock. Contact the Bonfils Appointment Center at 303-3632300, unless otherwise noted. Go to www.bonfils.org.

A Hudson Christmas: 5-8 p.m. select days through Saturday, Dec. 31 at Hudson Gardens and Event Center, 6115 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton. Go to www.hudsongardens.org. Tickets available at AltitudeTickets.com.

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Apex Church Christmas Service: 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 23, at 6228 S. Carr Court, Littleton. Cookies and hot chocolate served after the program. Nursery care provide. Call 720355-9571 or go to www. theapexchurch.com.

Quick Class: Extraordinary Cranberry: 6-6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 21 at Natural Grocers, 1265 Sgt. John Stiles Drive, Suite M, Highlands Ranch.

The benefits of America’s original superfruit go beyond bladder health to support the gut, heart, immune system and blood sugar stability. Call 303-471-9400.

Saturday Surprise: 10 a.m.

Saturday, Dec. 24, at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock.

Drop in and learn something new. No registration required; information at 303-791-7323 or DCL.org. therapeutic recreation program of the Highlands Ranch Community Association. Contact Summer Aden, 303-471-7043 or summer. aden@hrcaonline.org. Go to www. hrcaonline.org/tr.

Sock It To ‘Em Campaign: through Thursday, Dec. 22. 8Z Real Estate offices will collect socks to send to soldiers at Fort Carson.

Socks must be new, over-thecalf, black socks. Drop off socks at 8Z Real Estate in Parker, 19025 E. Plaza Drive, Parker; or in Aurora, 6180 S. Gun

Great Influenza Topic of Book Club: 1 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 18 at an undisclosed location in Littleton. Get the book now and read ahead, “The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History” by John M. Barry. Join the conversation of the Jefferson County League of Women Voters nonfiction book club. Call Lynne at 303-985-5128 for details on location.

HEALTH Community Blood Drives: 9-10:40 a.m. and noon to 2:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 16, Craig Hospital, 3425 S. Clarkson St., Englewood; 9:3011:40 a.m. and 1-3 p.m. Friday, Dec. 16, PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker; 8 a.m. to noon Sunday, Dec. 18, St. Louis Parish, 3310 S. Sherman St., Englewood;

Commitment Day 5k Run/ Festival: 10 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 1 around the neighborhoods of Life Time Fitness in Parker. All levels and abilities welcome.

Go to http://www.commitmentday.com/colorado/parkeraurora/ for registration. Contact Heather Crosby at hcrosby@ lifetimefitness.com.

8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 18, New Hope Presbyterian Church, 3737 New Hope Way, Castle Rock; 8-9:40 a.m. and 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 19, Swedish Medical Center, 501 E. Hampden Ave.; 1:30-6 p.m.

Tuesday, Dec. 20, Littleton United Methodist Church, 5894 S. Datura St., Littleton (contact Christine Trickey, 303-730-3835); 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 21, Walmart, 2100 Legacy Circle,

EDUCATION Rock Ridge Elementary School Kindergarten Registration: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 21; 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jan. 7; 10 a.m. to noon Jan. 10; or 12:30-2:30 p.m. Jan. 12. Children who will be 5 on or before Oct. 1, 2017, may register for kindergarten. Call Aubrey at 303-387-5157.

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

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Being a local business owner and getting a one-on-one with your government just got a little easier in Douglas County.

The rollout of a new program, Spark DC, now enables businesses in unincorporated Douglas County to request meetings with county leaders.

In most cases, District 3 Commissioner Jill Repella said, that would include a sit-down with at least one commissioner in addition to county staff.

“I find it is almost critical to have an elected official sitting there listening,” she said.

Repella believes having a public official in the room shows the business it is important, but also helps leaders better form policy if they’ve heard community feedback firsthand.

Through the meetings, county leaders will gather what Repella called “invaluable information” about the local economy and issues businesses face.

“What do they need to be

successful? What are the challenges they’re having?” she asked, adding that the meetings will also reveal “what’s working, what’s not working, why they’re in the area.”

They will then address those issues on whatever level is necessary, she said, local, state or federal.

And while outreach between county government and the business community has always gone on, the board hopes to formalize and strengthen that relationship through the program.

“It is the desire of this board that business and community organizations, taxpayers and citizens recognize Douglas County government as an effective partner in creating a strong economy,” Board of County Commissioners Chairman David Weaver said.

Businesses can request meetings by visiting www. douglas.co.us/sparkdc. An engaged business community, District 2 Commissioner Roger Partridge said, is key to the program’s success.

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Church shelters provide safe spaces for homeless Numbers of homeless in Douglas County lower than expected

BY JESSICA GIBBS JGIBBS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

For Guy LeCompte, a missions and outreach pastor for Crossroads Community Church in Parker, working on the Winter Shelter Network program in Douglas County has surprised him in a couple of ways.

The pilot program is a network of local churches that take turns opening their doors to house homeless women and children every night of the week.

Created in partnership with Douglas County, the shelter system launched Nov. 1 and goes through March 31.

“We are grateful for our faith-based partners who are providing this muchneeded service,” said Rand Clark, a Douglas County spokesperson. “A safe and warm place to sleep during the coldest winter nights is absolutely essential for our women and children who are experiencing homelessness.”

LeCompte admits they didn’t know what to expect in the first month.

“The two biggest surprises,” he said, “go in opposite directions.”

The churches can house a maximum of 40 people a night.

“We haven’t felt those numbers just yet,” he said.

Gwen Wilhelm, Rachel Thomson, Marcia McCown, Lois Tan, Carol Thomson and Janice Obye prepare dinner at Joy Lutheran Church in Parker on a shelter night.

COURTESY PHOTO Fewer than 15 people are showing up on any given night. He thought the immediate need would be greater, LeCompte said, although he’s confident it will grow.

“We’re so new,” he said. “The word, I think, is still getting out.”

He also said the mild start to winter lessened the need for the program. But with the arctic freeze and snow that came the week of Dec. 5, he predicts that will change.

“We may still see those numbers climb and we’re expecting that we will,” he said.

Feedback has been good, he said. The churches enter notes into a database after each shelter night to track the

program’s progress.

“Some of them (the homeless) said this is the best night’s sleep they’ve had in a long time. They feel safe,” he said.

“They’re getting food, they’re getting warm blankets and they’re getting toiletries.”

They’re also getting fellowship, simply by having someone to eat dinner with, he said.

LeCompte’s second surprise has been the immense volunteer support.

Erin White, the network’s program administrator, said churches are capping the number of people working during shifts because of the number of volunteers.

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the tremendous support of the community,” she said.

White said they’ve already seen a greater need with the arrival of cold weather.

More people are looking to local agencies for help, she said. Agencies such as Catholic Charities, the Douglas/ Elbert Task Force, Parker Task Force and Southeast Christian Outreach are referring homeless to the shelter network.

LeCompte is thankful there’s a place ready to help those who need a warm place to stay.

“They’re just going to be really struggling staying out in this kind of weather,” he said.

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The hotel plan, proposed by Mainstreet Pier LLC, had been under intense scrutiny from residents since Nov. 7, when a comprehensive agreement between the developer, town and PAR was approved by council.

Mainstreet Pier owner Mike May declined to comment to the Parker Chronicle after the decision by PAR. May was found to have direct or indirect relationships with five of the six council/PAR members, including employing Councilmember Amy Holland, who recused herself from the meeting. Several speakers at this and previous meetings of the council and Planning Commission also expressed concerns that the PAR was giving May too big of a discount on the property, which was purchased by the town in 2014 for $877,819. The price offered to Mainstreet Pier was $336,048.

Other residents have said the location is simply not right for a hotel, and that a large building like the one proposed would diminish the small-town feel of the downtown area, increase traffic and lead to a shortage of parking spaces.

One resident chose not to face the dais, instead turning to face

New Year’s Day hikes at Castlewood canyon Volunteer naturalists at Castlewood Canyon State Park will guide three separate hikes beginning at 10 a.m. on Jan. 1.

The hikes range from a family-friendly two-mile trek to a challenging, much longer hike. Hikers should meet at the Castle Point parking lot, 2989 S. State Highway 83, Franktown, and dress for the weather.

All hikes are free with a valid Colorado State Parks pass, $7 per vehicle for a day pass, and will be followed by hot chocolate, snacks and soup at the Canyon Point Event Center.

Mike May, owner of Mainstreet Pier, LLC, speaks in support of the the Parker Place Hotel before the Parker Authority for Reinvestment at town hall on Dec. 12.

TOM SKELLEY the audience and ask all of the attendees opposed to the plan to stand and raise their hands, prompting most of the crowd who weren’t already standing along the walls to get up from their seats and applaud.

Before announcing their decisions, many of the council/PAR members expressed frustration with the emotional tone of much of the testimony from the hotel’s opponents, as well as the role

social media played in the weeks leading up to the decision.

“You need to look at the truth, you need to look at facts,” Councilmember Renee Williams said. “Be mature, be responsible, be adults.”

Lewis acknowledged the “painful” comments made online, but said she hoped for better communication between the PAR, council and residents going forward.

“I hope this can be a learning process,” she said.

Douglas County recognized for transparency The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada recognized Douglas County for its 2015 Popular Annual Financial Report, the third time in the past year the county has been nationally recognized for fiscal accountability and transparency.

Three awards were presented for the county’s 2015 Comprehensive Annual Report and 2016 budget, reflecting the county’s “spirit of disclosure” and efforts to make the information understandable for members of the public. The report and budget are available in the financial reporting section of the Douglas County website.

“The management of public money is among the most important responsibilities of county government,” said Douglas County Commissioner and Board Chair David Weaver. “We are honored that our efforts have been recognized nationally.”

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Ponderosa’s Mikey Thomas prepares to make a move around the defense of Skyview’s Bryne Bruce during the Dec. 6 non-league game at Ponderosa. The Mustangs forced 25 turnovers and romped to a 62-17 victory over a Wolverines team that was missing six players because of injuries and ineligibility.

JIM BENTON

Ponderosa boys off to 3-0 start Basketball team hasn’t had winning season in over a decade

BY JIM BENTON JBENTON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Ponderosa’s boys basketball team is off to a good start and there are hopes at the Parker school that it will

continue most of the season.

“Things are going real well,” said second-year coach Steve Ketchum.

“We are 3-0. Nobody can remember the last time that happened.”

Ponderosa whipped an undermanned visiting Skyview team, 6217, on Dec. 6 for its third straight win prior to hosting the Ponderosa Boys Invitational from Dec. 8-10.

There has not been a winning boys basketball season at Ponderosa in at least 11 seasons and nobody could

KEEPING SCORE WITH...

Fowler

My favorite movie is “The Blind Side.” It is a great true story about how a family helped a high school boy become a professional athlete.

What is your favorite pre-competition meal?

My favorite pre-game meal is Noodles & Company mac-n-cheese. It is the perfect meal to fill me up but not make me too full.

Who is your favorite professional or collegiate athlete?

My favorite professional athlete currently

SEE BASKETBALL, P24

STANDOUT PERFORMERS

CONNER FOWLER What is your favorite movie?

recall the last time the Mustangs finished above .500 in a campaign.

Ponderosa, a Class 4A school, was 10-13 a season ago in Ketchum’s first year as coach, and playing in the 5A Continental League makes the road to success much tougher.

“The kids are playing real well,” said Ketchum. “We have a lot of experience back from last year. The

is Emmanuel Sanders. I love his passion for the game and how he competes.

What is your favorite type of music and who is your favorite artist?

My favorite type of music is rock. My favorite band is the Red Hot Chili Peppers What is your favorite subject in school?

My favorite class in school is economics. In this class, you learn real-life lessons that will actually help you in the future.

What are your plans for after high school graduation?

I want to major in computer science at Colorado State University or the University of Colorado.

KEEPING SCORE WITH... is a Q&A with high school athletes in the south metro area. Email sports writer Jim Benton at jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia.com if you or some you know would llike to participate.

Joe Arnold, hockey, senior, Cherry Creek: He scored two goals and had an assist in the Bruins’ 5-3 Foothills League win on Dec. 9 over Ralston Valley in a matchup of the state’s fourth and third ranked hockey teams.

John Fulton, hockey, junior, Castle View: He scored his first high school hat trick when he scored four times in the Sabercats’ 8-1 Highlands Conference triumph over Crested Butte on Dec. 8.

Kaison Hammonds, basketball, junior, ThunderRidge: He scored 38 points in the Grizzlies’ 68-57 win over Doherty on Dec. 10.

Lexie Barker, swimming, senior, Douglas County/Castle View: At the Angel Invite Dec. 10, she finished first in the diving with a score of 465.50.

Kyle Lukasiewicz, basketball, senior, Arapahoe: He scored 21 points and was credited with 10 assists in the Warriors’ 78-52 victory over Dakota Ridge on Dec. 10.

STANDOUT PERFORMERS are five athletes named from south metro area high schools. Preference is given to those making their debut on the list. To nominate an athlete, contact Jim Benton at jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia.com

hristian Elliss, a standout football player for Valor Christian, comes from a big family.

The senior is never lonely and has learned a lot about teamwork.

OVERTIME Being an only child, it’s hard not to envy Elliss, but having 11 brothers and sisters might have taken a little adjustment.

Elliss, son of Luther and Rebecca Elliss, comes from a Jim Benton family with a dozen children — and eight of them were adopted. The youngest, Colsen, is 4 years old and the oldest, Kaden, is a junior in college.

“It’s always fun,” Elliss said. “God blessed me. I love my brothers and sisters. I would do anything for them.”

He is quick to recall the fun of growing up.

“I can remember when we were kids we would be able to set up whole teams,” he said. “We would go out in the backyard and play baseball. We grew up in Michigan. We could set up a whole baseball field in our backyard and we would play baseball. That is probably one of my favorite memories. Or we would be able to split our family up and do six-on-six for football or five-on-five for football.

“It was even better when we would get to play basketball because we would actually have a full team on both sides.

Colsen and Mia are younger and don’t really play. All the rest of us played basketball. We were used to the sport and we loved playing basketball.”

His parents have extensive sports backgrounds. Elliss’ dad, Luther, was a standout football player for the University of Utah and in the pros. He played nine years for the Detroit Lions and one for the Denver Broncos, and is now the Broncos’ team chaplain. Rebecca Elliss was a collegiate swimmer.

Volleyball coach honored Volleyball coach Teresa (T.R.) Ellis will be one of the inductees in the 2017 Colorado High School Coaches Association Hall of Fame class.

The induction ceremony is scheduled for March 25, 2017 at the Radisson Hotel Denver Southeast.

Ellis coached for 36 seasons, starting in Texas, and compiled a Colorado record of 467-288 while coaching varsity volleyball at Olathe for eight seasons, Douglas County for seven years and 18 campaigns at Chaparral.

She helped build a dynasty at Chaparral. Her teams went 278-148 and won state championships in 2010 and 2011.

The Wolverines were state runners-up in 2005.

Ellis and Chaparral had a remarkable four-season run between 2009-12 when the Wolverines went 108-13. That SEE BENTON, P25

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included a 56-match winning streak that ended in September 2012.

She retired after the 2014 season.

All-girl wrestling tournaments Girls interested in wrestling will have a chance to make an impression this season.

CHSAANow.com reports that two girls-only tourneys will be held next year so the wrestling subcommittee can judge whether there is enough interest to possibly add girls

wrestling as a sanctioned sport.

The first girls tournament will be at Fredrick High School on Jan. 14, 2017 as part of the Warrior Invitational. Northglenn High School will host the second tournament Feb. 2-3, along with the junior varsity state meet.

Girls must be a current member of their high school team and there will be seven weight classes (101, 111, 121, 131, 143, 160 and 189).

State spirit championships Those young women and

men who are always cheering during games no matter if the score is close or lopsided and those who entertain at halftime had their chance to be recognized during the State Spirit championshipsDec. 9-10 at the Denver Coliseum.

Ponderosa captured the jazz title by edging defending champion Mountain Vista.

Team Colorado plays for title Team Colorado, made up of 36 eighth-grade players selected from the Arapahoe Youth League and Jeffco Midget Football Association,

will be one of eight teams that will play for the FBU National Championship on Dec. 17-20 in Naples, Florida.

The team advanced to the three-game national tournament by winning the FBU West Region by dominating three teams and outscoring the opposition 100-12.

football game Dec. 30 against North Carolina in the Sun Bowl. He plans to enter the 2017 National Football League draft.

Some draft pundits project the 6-foot, 200-pound McCaffrey, son of former Denver Bronco Ed McCaffrey, as a firstround pick in April.

McCaffrey headed to NFL Stanford junior running back Christian McCaffrey, one of the nation’s most versatile and explosive players and a former Valor Christian standout, will play his last college

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BASKETBALL: Ponderosa boys team starts season with three victories Skyview’s Andrew Mays reaches for the ball as Ponderosa’s John Breaux and Mikey Thomas apply defensive pressure during the Mustangs’ 62-17 win in a Dec. 6 non-league game.

FROM PAGE 23

kids have gotten better at pretty much every position. Our team chemistry is really, really good right now. We should be better this year and we’re playing a lot better.”

Ponderosa employs an attacking defense from the opening tip until the final buzzer. The defensive pressure begins with starters Derek Hansen, Connor Hawk, Peyton Ingalls, John Breaux and Stefan Marchlewski and continues when Ketchum rotates other players into the game.

“We work a little at defense, can you tell?” asked Ketchum. “We’re feeding off our defense a little bit but we know the competition is going to get tougher and tougher.

There is our tournament and then when we get into the league.

“The second year is always better than the first. They get it more and bought into it more. We have a lot of seniors (eight) on the team and that helps a lot.”

In the win over Skyview, Ponderosa forced 25 turnovers against a Wolverines team that came in with a 2-0 record but was missing six players because of injuries and ineligibility.

“I love playing defense,” said Hawk, a 6-foot-4 junior who scored 14 points against Skyview. “It means points.

“You have to be smart. We can’t go out with all the adrenaline and take it too far. You have to be smart and not just roll with it. This year we’re more of a defensive team than an offensive team and defense is good for our offense.”

Hawk, Ingalls, Hansen and Tristan Sullivan off the bench have doublefigure scoring averages.

“Our balance is really good and we no longer have to rely on just one or two players to put up numbers for us,” said Ketchum. “We are scoring from every position this year and have good balance, chemistry and unselfish play. Mostly, our defense is stronger than it’s ever been and that feed our offensive scoring.”

Skyview coach Paul Barringer admitted the outcome of the Dec. 6 game was embarrassing.

“Six of our top guys didn’t play,” he said. “They were either injured or ineligible. We had more turnovers than points. That’s not to make excuses. We could have made a better showing.

“Ponderosa has all areas covered.

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Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2016-0265

Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2016-0266

Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2016-0242

Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2016-0244

Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2016-0250

To Whom It May Concern: On 10/17/2016 12:19:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

To Whom It May Concern: On 10/17/2016 12:22:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

To Whom It May Concern: On 9/26/2016 8:51:00 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.

To Whom It May Concern: On 9/26/2016 10:56:00 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: ERIC W BLANCHARD AND JOY M BLANCHARD Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR M&T BANK Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: M&T BANK Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 5/24/2013 Recording Date of DOT: 5/31/2013 Reception No. of DOT: 2013044752 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $247,204.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $236,029.15

Original Grantor: RONALD YOVICH AND MICHELLE YOVICH Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR SOUTHSTAR FUNDING, LLC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR GSAMP TRUST 2005-HE5 Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 5/27/2005 Recording Date of DOT: 6/3/2005 Reception No. of DOT: 2005049877 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $315,650.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $369,510.45

Original Grantor: KYLE R SMITH AND JANEL G. SMITH Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR PRIMARY RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE, INC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 3/28/2012 Recording Date of DOT: 3/30/2012 Reception No. of DOT: 2012023460 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $263,155.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $243,114.80

Original Grantor: GREGORY L. BROWN Original Beneficiary: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 8/31/2015 Recording Date of DOT: 9/9/2015 Reception No. of DOT: 2015065245 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $117,100.94 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $116,080.66

Original Grantor: JOHN WINTERHALDER AND BARBARA WINTERHALDER Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR PEOPLES MORTGAGE COMPANY, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 2/19/2009 Recording Date of DOT: 3/4/2009 Reception No. of DOT: 2009014786 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $190,867.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $141,083.34

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

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

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

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

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 14, BLOCK 1, TOWN AND COUNTRY VILLAGE SUBDIVISION, FILING NO. 1, ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 26, COTTONWOOD SUBDIVISION, FILING NO. 10A, FIRST AMENDMENT, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

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/or 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 22, BLOCK 1, BRADBURY RANCH SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 2D, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 10789 Appaloosa Court, Parker, CO 80134 NOTICE OF SALE

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

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

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

First Publication: 12/15/2016 Last Publication: 1/12/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 10/17/2016 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: SCOTT TOEBBEN Colorado Registration #: 19011 216 16TH STREET SUITE 1210, DENVER, COLORADO 80202 Phone #: (720) 259-6710 Fax #: Attorney File #: 16CO00455-1

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website : http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2016-0265 First Publication: 12/15/2016 Last Publication: 1/12/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

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

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

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 8, BLOCK 3, COTTRELL FARMS, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO Which has the address of: 17038 Knollside Avenue, Parker, CO 80134 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

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

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

First Publication: 12/15/2016 Last Publication: 1/12/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 10/17/2016 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: DAVID A. SHORE Colorado Registration #: 19973 5347 S VALENTIA WAY SUITE 100, GREENWOOD VILLAGE, COLORADO 80111 Phone #: (303) 573-1080 Fax #: Attorney File #: 16-00487SH *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2016-0266 First Publication: 12/15/2016 Last Publication: 1/12/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

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

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

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 17, BLOCK 9, STROH RANCH FILING NO. 12, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 18062 Callabra Avenue, 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 18, 2017, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

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

First Publication: 11/24/2016 Last Publication: 12/22/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 9/26/2016 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: JOAN OLSON Colorado Registration #: 28078 7700 E. ARAPAHOE ROAD, SUITE 230, CENTENNIAL, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (303) 952-6906 Fax #: Attorney File #: CO-16-742850-LL *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on t he Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No. 2016-0242 First Publication: 11/24/2016 Last Publication: 12/22/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Which has the address of: 10747 Longs Way, Parker, CO 80138 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 18, 2017, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

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

First Publication: 11/24/2016 Last Publication: 12/22/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 9/26/2016 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: DAVID R DOUGHTY Colorado Registration #: 40042 9800 S. MERIDIAN BLVD. SUITE 400, ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (303) 706-9990 Fax #: Attorney File #: 16-012850 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website : http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2016-0244 First Publication: 11/24/2016 Last Publication: 12/22/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2016-0250

To Whom It May Concern: On 9/29/2016 12:21:00 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.

Which has the address of: 8935 Cloverleaf Circle, Parker, CO 80134 NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, February 1, 2017, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

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

First Publication: 12/8/2016 Last Publication: 1/5/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 10/3/2016 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: ELIZABETH S MARCUS Colorado Registration #: 16092 9800 S. MERIDIAN BLVD. SUITE 400, ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (303) 706-9990 Fax #: Attorney File #: 16-012854

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on th e Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2016-0250 First Publication: 12/8/2016 Last Publication: 1/5/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2016-0255

To Whom It May Concern: On 10/11/2016 9:15:00 AM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and

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Public Trustees

Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2016-0255 To Whom It May Concern: On 10/11/2016 9:15:00 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: HILLTOP PINE BLUFFS, LLC Original Beneficiary: RUN MANAGEMENT, LLC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: RUN MANAGEMENT, LLC Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 6/24/2014 Recording Date of DOT: 6/25/2014 Reception No. of DOT: 2014033746 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $2,800,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $4,650,000.00

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: declares that the covenants of said Deed of Trust, as amended, have been violated for reason including, but not limited to, the failure to make timely payments required under said Deed of Trust, as amended, and the Evidence of Debt secured thereby, and for the failure to perform obligations under prior deeds of trust. Therefore, the owner of the Evidence of Debt has elected to accelerate the entire indebtedness.

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 PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE TOWN OF PARKER, DOUGLAS COUNTY, COLORADO, PROPOSED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A TOWNHOME UNITS, COMMONLY REFERRED TO AND KNOWN AS PINE BLUFF FILING NO. 3B, AMENDMENT NO. 1, LOTS 1 THROUGH 84, AND TRACTS F, G, H, AND J, PINE BLUFFS FILING NO. 3B, RECORDED AT RECEPTION NUMBER 2009002669 OF THE RECORDS OF THE DOUGLAS COUNTY CLERK AND RECORDER, NOW KNOWN AS LOTS 1 THROUGH 84, AND TRACTS A, B, C, AND D BASED ON THE REPLAT RECORDED AT RECEPTION NUMBER 2014066576 ON NOVEMBER 14, 2014 OF THE RECORDS OF THE DOUGLAS COUNTY CLERK AND RECORDER, LOCATED IN THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 27 AND SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 6 SOUTH, RANGE 66 WEST OF THE SIXTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, TOWN OF PARKER, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO; SAID PARCEL CONTAINS AN AREA OF 482,160 SQUARE FEET OR 11.07 ACRES MORE OR LESS EXCEPT THOSE LOTS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS, WHICH WERE EITHER RELEASED OR DEEDED THROUGH FORECLOSURE OF A SENIOR DEED OF TRUST:LOTS 40-43 WHICH WERE RELEASED, AS EVIDENCED BY THE PARTIAL RELEASE OF DEED OF TRUST RECORDED ON AUGUST 3, 2016 IN THE RECORDS OF THE DOUGLAS COUNTY CLERK AND RECORDER'S OFFICE AT RECEPTION NUMBER 2016051577;LOTS 44-47 WHICH WERE DEEDED TO RIVER BEND CORPORATION

BY PUBLIC TRUSTEE CONFIRMATION DEED RECORDED ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2016 IN THE RECORDS OF THE DOUGLAS COUNTY CLERK AND RECORDER'S OFFICE AT RECEPTION NUMBER 2016062357; LOTS 62-65 WHICH WERE DEEDED TO RIVER BEND CORPORATION BY PUBLIC TRUSTEE CONFIRMATION DEED RECORDED ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2016 IN THE RECORDS OF THE DOUGLAS COUNTY CLERK AND RECORDER'S OFFICE AT RECEPTION NUMBER 2016062367; LOTS 66-74 WHICH WERE RELEASED, AS EVIDENCED BY THE PARTIAL RELEASE OF DEED OF TRUST RECORDED ON AUGUST 3, 2016 IN THE RECORDS OF THE DOUGLAS COUNTY CLERK AND RECORDER'S OFFICE AT RECEPTION NUMBER 2016051577; AND, LOTS 75-79 WHICH WERE DEEDED TO RIVER BEND CORPORATION BY PUBLIC TRUSTEE CONFIRMATION DEED RECORDED ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2016 IN THE RECORDS OF DOUGLAS COUNTY CLERK AND RECORDER'S OFFICE AT RECEPTION NUMBER 2016062365.

BER 9, 2016 IN THE RECORDS OF THE DOUGLAS COUNTY CLERK AND RECORDER'S OFFICE AT RECEPTION NUMBER 2016062367; LOTS 66-74 WHICH WERE RELEASED, AS EVIDENCED BY THE PARTIAL RELEASE OF DEED OF TRUST RECORDED ON AUGUST 3, 2016 IN THE RECORDS OF THE DOUGLAS COUNTY CLERK AND RECORDER'S OFFICE AT RECEPTION NUMBER 2016051577; AND, LOTS 75-79 WHICH WERE DEEDED TO RIVER BEND CORPORATION BY PUBLIC TRUSTEE CONFIRMATION DEED RECORDED ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2016 IN THE RECORDS OF DOUGLAS COUNTY CLERK AND RECORDER'S OFFICE AT RECEPTION NUMBER 2016062365.

Public Trustees

Which has the address of: Vacant Land, Parker, CO 80134 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, February 1, 2017, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

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

First Publication: 12/8/2016 Last Publication: 1/5/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 10/13/2016 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: LAUREN SELINGER Colorado Registration #: 39316 8480 E. ORCHARD ROAD, SUITE 5000, GREENWOOD VILLAGE, COLORADO 80111 Phone #: (303) 740-8494 Fax #: (303) 740-8495 Attorney File #: HILLTOP *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website : http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2016-0255 First Publication: 12/8/2016 Last Publication: 1/5/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2016-0260 To Whom It May Concern: On 10/12/2016 9:15:00 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: BRAD R SULLIVAN AND ABBY L MOORE AND GEORGE J KENNEDY Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR GMAC BANK Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, LLC Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 8/25/2005 Recording Date of DOT: 9/6/2005 Reception No. of DOT: 2005084599 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $234,820.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $185,841.25

ing to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: BRAD R SULLIVAN AND ABBY L MOORE AND GEORGE J KENNEDY Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR GMAC BANK Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, LLC Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 8/25/2005 Recording Date of DOT: 9/6/2005 Reception No. of DOT: 2005084599 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $234,820.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $185,841.25

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, STROH RANCH FILING NUMBER 9G, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS , STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 12615 Buckhorn Creek Street, Parker, CO 80134 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, February 1, 2017, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

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

First Publication: 12/8/2016 Last Publication: 1/5/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 10/13/2016 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: WELDON P. PHILLIPS JR Colorado Registration #: 31827 1199 BANNOCK STREET, DENVER, COLORADO 80204 Phone #: (303) 350-3711 Fax #: Attorney File #: 4500.101929.F01 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website : http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/

Colorado Registration #: 31827 1199 BANNOCK STREET, DENVER, COLORADO 80204 Phone #: (303) 350-3711 Fax #: Attorney File #: 4500.101929.F01

Public Trustees

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2016-0260 First Publication: 12/8/2016 Last Publication: 1/5/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2016-0263 To Whom It May Concern: On 10/17/2016 12:17:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: JOHN D. MCBRIDE AND ERIN D. MCBRIDE Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEM, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR CLARION MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION ("FANNIE MAE"), A CORPORATION ORGANIZED AND EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 10/11/2004 Recording Date of DOT: 10/18/2004 Reception No. of DOT: 2004106965 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $166,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $133,975.79

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

Public Trustees

First Publication: 12/15/2016 Last Publication: 1/12/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 10/17/2016 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: JOAN OLSON Colorado Registration #: 28078 7700 E. ARAPAHOE ROAD, SUITE 230, CENTENNIAL, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (303) 952-6906 Fax #: Attorney File #: CO-16-743977-LL

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website : http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2016-0263 First Publication: 12/15/2016 Last Publication: 1/12/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Government Legals

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

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

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 4, BLOCK 1, COTTONWOOD SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 1 AMEN D ED PLA T, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO Which has the address of: 17683 Ponderosa Ave., Parker, CO 80134 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

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

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

PUBLIC NOTICE INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) #059-16 ATM MACHINES/SERVICES

The Facilities, Fleet and Emergency Support Services Department of Douglas County Government, hereinafter referred to as the County, respectfully requests bids from responsible qualified firms for providing, installing, maintaining, and servicing ATM machines located at County facilities in and around Castle Rock, Colorado.

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

Three (3) copies of your IFB response shall be submitted in a sealed envelope plainly marked “IFB No. 059-16, ATM Machines/Services”.

Electronic and/or faxed bid responses will not be accepted. Bids will be received until 11:30 a.m., on Thursday, December 29, 2016 by the Douglas County Finance Department, Purchasing Division, 100 Third Street, Suite 130, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104. Bids will not be considered which are received after the time stated, and any bids so received will be returned unopened.

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

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

Legal Notice No.: 930351 First Publication: December 15, 2016 Last Publication: December 15, 2016 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

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Which has the address of: Vacant Land, 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.

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.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, February 1, 2017, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

Which has the address of: 12615 Buckhorn Creek Street, Parker, CO 80134

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 ac-

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 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, STROH RANCH FILING NUMBER 9G, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

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Legal Notice No.: 2016-0260 First Publication: 12/8/2016 Last Publication: 1/5/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

First Publication: 12/15/2016 Last Publication: 1/12/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 10/17/2016 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

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

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JOAN OLSON Colorado Registration #: 28078 7700 E. ARAPAHOE ROAD, SUITE 230, CENTENNIAL, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (303) 952-6906 Fax #: Attorney File #: CO-16-743977-LL

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

Legal Notice No.: 2016-0263 First Publication: 12/15/2016 Last Publication: 1/12/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

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