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‘Upcycling’ trash into art It is little wonder Teresa Castaneda has made a career of crafting art out of junk.

What else would you expect from a onetime starving artist whose throwaway rag once earned a $5,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.

“I make art every day and my largest resource is trash,” Castaneda said. “Another part is I have two daughters and they’re always giving me broken things and saying don’t throw this away, so I end up with all these little tiny broken things.”

Ruined toy parts, dried-out markers—Castaneda can turn them into a carrying case.

An old tissue box and toiletpaper cores will blossom into a colorful bouquet.

“When I’m holding something, I can see what it is,” Castaneda explained. “You think I’m holding a paper cup, but I see a rose.”

If necessity is the mother of invention, then waste around the house is its father, as least for this all-purpose painter, jeweler, sculptor, photographer, writer and singer.

It was an empty soda can and a chip bag that comprised the media last week when the locally-based artist taught the ways of junk-art at a spring-break class of grade-schoolers at the Curtis Arts and Humanities Center in Greenwood Village.

Sculptor brings her ‘junk’ to Greenwood’s Curtis Center

Teresa Castaneda demonstrates the finer points of art “upcycling.”

In less than an hour, most of the class had transformed those remnants of an unhealthy snack into a fish-shaped nightlight [with the help of used marbles, an old stick and a small LED light, the piece’s sole non-repurposed constituent.]

“The kids always add something new. I learn a lot from the kids,” the teacher said. “I like to have them bring their own supplies so they have an awareness of their impact.”

Oh, yeah. The environment.

The other purpose behind Castaneda’s muse.

When the Curtis Center asked the artist for her supply budget, her response raised more questions than it answered “I get a lot of donations from schools and garage sales,” she explained. “Wherever I am, I just pick it up. I don’t go out of my way to dumpster dive.”

Castaneda, 47, has been turning garbage into art—crit-

Photos by Peter Jones

ics notwithstanding—since she was a child, often taking trips to the landfill with her equally resourceful grandfather.

“As a kid, I climbed mountains of trash and we would scavenge for junk,” she said.

Castaneda’s career trajectory was no less unusual. At 15, she begged Metro State College to let her into the arts program.

Three years later, a publisher Continued on page 2

Luella is hard at work.

Police conclude search of landfill for missing woman Littleton resident disappeared last summer, boyfriend investigated

Law enforcement has concluded an extensive months-long search of a Commerce City landfill for evidence surrounding a Littleton woman missing since July 2016.

Last November, five months after Charlene Voight, 36, disappeared, Littleton police announced that multiple agencies, including the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office, the Colorado Bureau of Investiga-

tion and the state’s National Guard, had begun searching the Tower landfill.

Littleton police declined to say what evidence prompted the investigation of the site about 30 miles from the apartment Voight shared with her boyfriend Jeff Beier, who ran a dumpster business.

Although the search did not turn up Voight’s body or a reportedly missing mattress from the couple’s apartment, some of the woman’s clothes were found and were to undergo DNA testing, according to a 9News report.

Last December, the Littleton City Council allocated $500,000 to continue the search.

Several days after Voight’s dis-

Charlene Voight appearance in early July, Littleton police found her car in a vacant lot across the street from the apartment

she shared with Beier, who remains a person of interest.

The couple had a tumultuous history, including a 2013 domesticviolence complaint, according to court records.

The disappearance case was complicated last July when Beier was arrested on an unrelated sexualassault charge. The alleged victim in that case voluntarily dropped those charges to not compromise the Voight investigation. Plans have been to eventually refile the assault charges.

Beier pleaded guilty in 2007 to threatening to kill his ex-wife.

Anyone with information on Voight’s disappearance is asked to call 303-794-1551.

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Pulled from the recycling bin, even The Villager can be repurposed. This work, which is not Castaneda’s, hangs in the workshop room at the Curtis Arts and Humanities Center

From junk to…

Continued from Page 1 was selling her prints. At 19, she was asked to fill in for a professor on sabbatical.

When the young artist found herself homeless thereafter, nearly every dollar she made went back into her creative endeavors.

“I didn’t know about living or renting,” she said.

One day, the artist became so frustrated that she threw away a box of supplies—before instinctively pulling out an old paint rag that would inexplicably earn her an NEA grant.

“A publisher saw it and said you need to do more of this,” she said with a laugh.

Although you could eventually take the homeless artist out of the junkyard, you cannot take the junkyard out of the artist very easily—at least, not this one.

“With my crazy gray hair and carrying trash, my daughters say I look like a hobo,” she said.

Castaneda still knows her way around an alley, but even she has her limits when it comes to the wastebasket.

“I can’t do strings. I can’t see it. It’s too messy. It doesn’t make sense to my brain,” she said.

You think I’m holding a paper cup, but I see a rose.

- Teresa Castaneda, artist

Before …

ABOVE: Artist Teresa Castaneda and her class at Curtis Arts and Humanities Center show off their fish nightlights, repurposed from soda cans and chip bags.

LEFT: Junk-turned-grant-recipient: Teresa Castaneda’s throwaway rag earned a $5,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. … and after

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Is Traffic Slowing You Down?

You’re not the only one. According to an annual study on the state of Colorado roads, “Colorado Transportation by the Numbers: Meeting the State’s Need for Safe, Smooth and Efficient Mobility,” the state’s major urban roads are becoming increasingly congested, with drivers wasting significant amounts of time and fuel each year.

Consider these numbers:

41%

of Colorado’s major urban roads are in poor condition.

43% are in mediocre or fair condition and the remaining 15% are in good condition.

6% $6.8

of Colorado’s locally and state-maintained bridges are structurally deficient.

billion. Driving on deficient roads costs Colorado motorists a total of $6.8 billion annually in the form of additional vehicle operating costs (VOC), congestion-related delays and traffic crashes.

$2,162

Annual cost to drivers in the Denver-metro area as a result of driving on deficient roads.

TRIP has calculated the cost to the average motorist in the state’s largest urban areas in the form of additional VOC, congestion-related delays and traffic crashes.

49 HOURS

Annual time wasted in congestion for drivers in the Denver-metro area. Mounting congestion robs drivers of time and fuel.

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According to a recent poll, critical intensity of focus on transportation infrastructure issues has been reached among voters statewide - this is now a top of mind issue. In fact, in a recent poll, respondents indicated that they would hold their legislator accountable for addressing transportation. 71% said they would be more likely to support their own state legislative member if they voted this year to refer a statewide ballot measure to give voters a choice of whether to approve a longterm funding solution for transportation projects across the state.

Business organizations, environmental groups, industry leaders, and concerned citizens have voiced alarm about the growing costs of not addressing our transportation needs. Our economy is at risk. Job growth is at risk. Safety is at risk. And, our quality of life is at risk.

CONTACT STATE SENATOR JACK TATE TODAY AND ASK HIM TO VOTE YES ON HOUSE BILL 1242.

200 East Colfax, Denver, CO 80203 303-866-4883 jack.tate.senate@state.co.us

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Farewell to Pueblo Chieftain Publisher Bob Rawlings

I traveled to Pueblo last week to attend the funeral service of longtime friend and newspaper colleague Bob Hoag Rawlings. He was very well known across the state and was the publisher of The Pueblo Chieftain. He worked up until his death and lived to the ripe old age of 92 years, 7 months and 21 days, as reported in the funeral program.

Bob was an icon in the newspaper industry, one of very few daily newspaper publishers who still owned and operated a newspaper where he lived.

He was a fierce advocate for the Arkansas Valley, where he fought to save water for the farmlands up and down the Arkansas River. He was on many boards and promoted the State Fair and CSU Pueblo in his beloved community.

His family predecessor who handed him the reins of the newspaper was Frank Hoag, who was equally well known and respected across Colorado. At one time, Publisher Hoag and fellow Publisher Fred Betz were chairs of both of Colorado’s political parties, Hoag representing the GOP and Betz from Lamar, leading the Democrats. They were cordial to each other and appeared on panel discussions on statewide political issues. I was fortunate as a CSU student to attend one of their forums.

There was a distant time when political folks could disagree over issues and drink and dine together in the evening. That era seems to have disappeared in this century, and especially today.

Rawlings apparently designed his own funeral and met with his minister prior to his death. The service, in the historic Pueblo First Presbyterian Church, was well attended, brief as Bob wished, with a choir and music, and nary a speaker besides minister Dr. Ben Keller.

A slideshow depicted Bob’s family life, his children, childhood horse and Navy military service. While the slides were showing, a wonderful trumpet solo by Al Eberhardt blended the patriotic music with the photographs.

Bob’s daughter Jane will continue to operate the newspaper, but Bob’s instructions are reportedly to sell the newspaper and further fund his foundation. The Rawlings Family Foundation has been managed by Jane for many years, as she assisted dad in operating the oldest daily newspaper in Colorado.

Four old friends and Colorado Press Association past-president colleagues attended the funeral, the graveside military burial and the Pueblo Country Club reception. Merle Baranczyk of Salida’s Mountain Mail, Richard Ballantine, Durango Herald, Wilbur Flachman, retired Westminster Window, and myself.

The Pueblo Chieftain, for many years, had an onsite barber shop, a unique tradition for a newspaper. The newspaper has a long and rich history stretching across the southern part of Colorado. Half of the church was full of his loyal newspaper employees, past and present.

Among many leaders attending the services was CSU President Tony Frank. Dick Wadhams, state political sage, related, “I spent many hours in candidate interviews in Rawlings office.” A candidate endorsement by Rawlings was key to election success.

Bob’s open casket rested in the church sanctuary and we gazed down on his still handsome figure. He has already been selected for the Colorado Press Hall of Fame as the first honored inductee.

The future looks bright for Pueblo, and the newspaper, if operated successfully, will live well into the future.

Driving home in the late afternoon south of Colorado Springs, I passed two lengthy freight trains loaded with coal heading to power plants in southeast Colorado. What will we do without coal for energy—and what a gap in the newspaper world of southern Colorado without Bob Rawlings looking out for his community.

Bob Rawlings was the energy source for Pueblo.

Barbwire Bob Ramblin’ around the corral with Bob Sweeney I attended the funeral last week of Bob Rawlings, publisher of The Pueblo Chieftain. I would probably describe him as “the dean of Colorado newspaper publishers” with his long history of operating the oldest surviving daily newspaper in Colorado. The oldest weekly is The Central City Register-Call. Both newspapers go back to Gold Rush days and mining camps. *** The 2017 Denver Auto Show opens this week at the Colorado Convention Center and will feature the latest cars and trucks. This is a great way to see many of the vehicles and compare them before visiting a local dealership.

Cars keep going faster and further on a tank of gasoline and some of the electricpowered vehicles are reaching 133 mpg with limited use of the combustion engines that propel the car past the electrical battery range. *** Easter is coming April 17 with churches announcing their Sunday schedules. Restaurants and clubs are offering Easter buffets, and early reservations are advised. Ed and Gayle Novak have a new Italian-themed restaurant in Marina Landing and will announce the new name soon.

Ed operated the old Canterbury Inn in DTC for decades, along with the Broker in Denver’s 17th Street business district.

My wife loved his beef Wellington. Ed and Gayle’s most recent venture was the Aurora Summit Steakhouse, where once again they provided excellent food and service. *** Cherry Hills Village City Council members are looking at architect plans for the new city hall being planned at the present location. Construction is to commence in the fall of 2017.

April—one of America’s most historic months Even though the word April comes from the Latin word “Aprilis” meaning “peace and love,” over the years this particular month has been anything but that—it has been both a tragic, but historic, one for our country.

April 1942—In the Philippines, a tough efficiently-commanded Japanese force had bottled up our country’s troops, commanded by Gen. MacArthur, on the peninsula of Bataan. America’s first line of defense was crushed by a redoubtable infantry thrust, in which the Japanese hurled themselves on barbed-wire entanglements, permitting their comrades to cross upon their writhing bodies.

But as MacArthur fell back to a second defensive line, a Japanese battalion landed behind him and encircled our troops.

Even though President Franklin Roosevelt ordered MacArthur to abandon his forces and go to Australia, our men fought on under the command of Gen. Wainwright. Their rations had been halved in early January, and by April they were foraging for any kind of food, be it dogs, pack mules, monkeys, iguanas or snakes.

One officer put the situation this way: “Each day’s combat, each day’s output of physical energy took its toll on the human body, a toll which could not be repaired.”

April 9, 1942—Gen. Edward P. King commander of the Luzon force under Gen. Wainwright surrendered his Army of 76,000 exhausted American soldiers, sailors and Marines to the Japanese because only a single half ration of food remained in the quartermaster’s store. Water supplies were gone and medical supplies had become nonexistent.

When Gen. King sent the white flag of surrender to the Japanese commander, he said that he felt like Lee at Appomattox.

After the fall of Bataan, the Japanese displayed unbelievable callousness and inhuman behavior toward the 76,000 American soldiers they had captured. Dazed and weak from thirst and starvation, our men were formed into columns of four and driven forward under a blazing sun to march 65 miles to a railway junction from which they were to entrain for a prisoner-of-war camp.

That April, the road to hell became lined with American corpses

that had been bayoneted, shot or beheaded by the Japanese soldiers who felt that our men were not moving fast enough. Five to 10 thousand of our men died that way while others that spring season succumbed to exhaustion, dysentery or malnutrition.

It had become necessary for us Americans in 1942 to prove to ourselves that we could make the Japanese suffer for their atrocious actions. Out of this determination was born the bombing raid on Tokyo led by Col. James Doolittle almost 75 years ago to the day, April 18, 1942.

Sixteen planes were specially selected, five-man crews were prepared for the dangerous mission of Army B-25 land

BY MORT bombers taking off from the risky short “take-off area” MARKS of the Naval Air Craft Carrier “Hornet.”

On April 18, 1942, some 670 miles from Tokyo, they took off, one by one in a strong wind that helped lift them from the short deck. Their orders were to strike Tokyo and then head for a small airfield deep inside unoccupied China.

All of our planes dropped their bombs over the supposedly sacred islands of Japan. They hammered not only Tokyo, but also Kobe, Yokohasma, and four other cities. Unfortunately, they ran into foul weather and all but one of the planes crashed or were abandoned off the China coast.

One landed at Vladivostok, its crew interned by the Russians, two came down inside enemy territory and three of the crewmen were shot by the Japanese. Of the 80 fliers on the mission, 71 eventually did return to the States.

That April, Gen. Doolittle led our men into an encounter that was both audacious and psychologically important for our country. Adm. Halsey, the taskforce commander, called it, “one of the most courageous deeds in all military history.”

That April air flight led to the summer of ‘42 and our country’s first Pacific victory—the Battle of Midway. It was then that the tide of war began to turn. We had taken the first step on the long roads back, so that now, 75 Aprils later, American can live as a free people to overcome any problems their countrymen may encounter.

P.S. Adolf Hitler was born in April.

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Reverend Martin Niemoller “In Germany, the Nazis first came for the communists, and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a communist. Then they came for the Jews, and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a Jew. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a trade unionist. Then they came for the Catholics, and I didn’t speak up because I was a Protestant. Then they came for me, and by that time there was no one left to speak for me!”

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April 6, 2017 • THE VILLAGER | PAGE 5

The national pastime is back!

signal from the dugout and the batter takes first base. No longer is there the possibility Spring is here. Clocks have sprung forward. Trees are budof a wild pitch scoring a runding. ner from third or the batter But more important than all that put together—the boys of attacking the ball when it summer are back on the diamond! This is my favorite time of gets a little too close to the year, when baseball returns. strike zone.

It’s a channel I would turn into several times a day if I could.

One of the rules is being Last month, I took a trip to Phoenix to check out the Colora“experimented” with in the do Rockies in spring training. The guys looked good in Arizona,

BY BECKY OSTERWALD minor league during extraand after an opening-day win over the Milwaukee Brewers, the inning games. Instead of André, from Highlands Ranch, plays “Find Dinger” team continues to look promising. having to earn their way on during training camp at Scottsdale’s Salt River Field There are some strange changes to the MLB rulebook that are—how shall I put this?— base with hits, runners are at Talking Stick.

Photo by Becky Osterwald stupid, dumb, inane, ridiculous, silly, unintelligent, idiotic, scatterbrained, nonsensical, automatically put in scoring senseless, harebrained, unthinking, absurd, half-baked and cockeyed, all in the name of position on second base. Why? Joe Torre, MLB’s chief baseball officer, said, “It’s not fun speeding up the game that has no time limit. to watch when you go through your whole pitching staff and wind up bringing a utility inIt should be obvious that not only did I break out the thesaurus on that one, but that I am fielder in to pitch.” Bet me! a purist when it comes to baseball.

That’s what makes an extra-inning game so much fun to watch: “How is this crazy game As of this year, MLB has thrown out the four-pitch intentional walks. All it takes is a finally going to end?” I watched a Rockies game in 2000 when catcher Brett Mayne ended up pitching. He won the game. He retired with a perfect pitching record.

As I was walking around the concourse in Goodyear, I started visiting with a woman who asked where my seat was and then spotted my press pass. She said, “Oh, you’re one of those!”

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Secondhand smoke and ‘settled science’

Science is the organized study of the world around us via observation and experiments. Hypotheses, or educated guesses, are formulated to explain why things happen in a certain way. From the movement of planets to the behavior of subatomic particles. From the variations of weather to diseases of the human body.

Much of science is based on observation. Hypotheses and the concept of cause and effect often need revision based on new observations and data. A space alien visiting only the North Pole might conclude, erroneously, that planet Earth is uninhabitable, which is why science is rarely “settled.” New or contradictory information must be reconciled with current theories. If not, the theory should be changed to reflect the new information.

The dangers of cigarette smoking can reasonably be considered “settled science.”

Increased risks of heart disease, stroke and cancer. Not in dispute. But what about secondhand smoke?

The dangers of secondhand smoke, recently reported in Slate, originated north of us in of all places, Helena, Mont. The city banned public smoking in 2003, but a judge overturned the ban six months later. During the short ban, however, the heart-attack rate dropped 60 percent in Helena, then normalized after the ban was repealed.

Bingo. Based on this compelling observation, the science was settled. The New York Times reported, “The debate is over, the science is clear.” Or is it?

Subsequent studies failed to replicate the Helena phenomenon. Larger population groups, such as the country of New Zealand and our own state of Colorado, were studied and no statistically significant association between heart attacks and secondhand smoke could be identified. Ironically, heart-attack hospitalizations actually increased in New Zealand after they instituted a smoking ban.

This is not to say that secondhand smoke is healthy or without harm. It can aggravate asthma or other respiratory

diseases, especially in children or the elderly. Smoke is annoying to nonsmokers, particularly when enjoying a good meal, a concert or a sporting event. But what about heart attacks?

Helena is a small city. Heart attacks don’t occur on a regular schedule. They can cluster and may be higher or lower from one six-month period to the next. They are caused by numerous underlying medical conditions and risk factors.

Yet the science was “settled” for over a decade. Not just for secondhand smoke, but other scientific certainties as well. Mammography for breast-cancer detection, it turns out, does not reduce the number of breast cancer deaths, but instead may lead to over diagnosis and unnecessary testing, according to a 2015 Journal of American Medical Association study, despite years of recommendations for annual mammograms.

The British National Weather Service reported relatively flat global surface temperatures over the past 15 years, despite many, including President Obama, concluding that global warming is settled science. There were also predictions of increasing catastrophic storms hitting the United States after Hurricane Katrina. Yet the last Category 3 or higher hurricane to hit the U.S. was Wilma in 2005, according to NOAA. Proper science considers new observations with reformulations of initial hypotheses to reflect this new data, as is the case for the supposed association with secondhand smoke and heart attacks. Perhaps further research and data will find other dangers of secondhand cigarette smoke. Or of local interest, secondhand marijuana smoke.

Which is why it is important to keep an open scientific mind to “settled science.” Otherwise, society may be burdened by expensive and unnecessary taxes and regulations attempting to solve an exaggerated or nonexistent problem.

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Sunflower blossoms

Sunflower Bank in Greenwood Village held its grand ribbon cutting on March 30 with the DTC/ Greenwood Village Chamber of Commerce.

Regional President Russel Schmucker, center, does the scissoring honors with Mayor Ron Rakowsky surrounded by other bank officials and chamber members. Chamber President John Herbers is at left.

Photo by Peter Jones Anne Hicks, CTP, treasury management officer, VP and Chris Tinker, retail service manager II of Sunflower Bank.

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GUEST COMMENTARY

Common sense makes affordable housing

But don’t take our word for it.

A new analysis by the Common Sense We are on the precipice of a great Policy Roundtable provides clear evibipartisan achievement for low-income dence of demand for affordable housing and entry-level homebuyers in Colorado.

The study also demonstrates in Denver.

For several years now, the state legislathe consequences of our well-intentioned, ture has tried and failed to produce a bibut misguided, construction-defect laws partisan construction-defects reform bill. for homebuyers.

All that stands in the way of increasing Entry-level home prices in Denver the drastically needed supply of affordhave skyrocketed over 100 percent since able housing is a vote for reform. With 2010, more than doubling rents over the SB 156, there has never been a more same period. Additionally, according to broad and diverse coalition of support the CSPR, Denver rents over the last few for a comprehensive reform bill. And it years have remained flat while entryis disgraceful that one individual could level housing prices have continued their Buz Koelbel thwart the entire process. climb. For those who argue that develThe status quo of surging prices and a opers are eschewing affordable-condominium builds distorted entry-level home market is simply unacceptbecause of low demand, this data should raise a serious able. Nothing should be more bipartisan than affordable workforce housing, better utilization of transit stops and red flag.

Even worse, the surging of entry-level home prices associated cost savings for nearby residents, a far better risks depriving households of future wealth and equity mix and balance of residential units that nurture a more by prolonging renting. As the CSPR study notes, nearly stable community, and jobs in the economy. two thirds of the median U.S. household net worth is Along with my many of my colleagues, I join the tied to a home. If our misguided construction-defect countless community leaders and elected officials from laws continue to price young homebuyers out of ownboth sides of the aisle in calling on legislators to pass ership, Colorado could see a far less financially stable this critical legislation. middle class, particularly in diverse metropolitan areas As a leading developer of over 400 low-income like Denver. housing units in Colorado since 2010, we at Koelbel This in turn could have a disastrous impact on our & Co. have seen the demand for affordable housing urban economy, as businesses will face diminishing firsthand and the lack of supply to accommodate Coloincentives to relocate to Denver due to a weakening rado’s surging population growth. While Koelbel has middle class and increased urban sprawl as developseveral affordable-housing builds under development, ment gets pushed to the suburbs. there are many potential projects we have had to alter At Koelbel, we take pride in our affordable-housing or reject because of the onerous litigation risk that acprojects and hope to continue to help fill this muchcompanies the construction of lower-priced multi-unit needed gap in Colorado’s housing market. Construccondominium complexes. tion-defects legislation would enable us and other developers to confidently pursue more affordable multi-unit condominium builds, while preserving the right of homeowners to hold developers accountable for legitimate construction defects.

I hope you will join me in contacting your legislator to thank them for their work on this vital issue and encourage them to vote for a reform measure to provide more affordable housing for middle-class Coloradans.

Walter “Buz” Koelbel Jr. is president of Koelbel & Co., one of the longest continually operating real estate companies in Colorado. He is a member of the Common Sense Policy Roundtable board of directors.

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State budget official warns of ‘deep trouble’ Deputy director talks ‘crisis’ at University of Phoenix event

Colorado’s budget may be a ticking time bomb, to hear Erick Scheminske tell it.

“Hopefully, we can solve this problem before it becomes a crisis, but my suspicion is the problem will become a crisis before the voters decide that it needs to be solved,” the deputy director of state planning and budgeting said to an audience last week.

One way or another, education would likely be on the chopping block, the official told a University of Phoenix luncheon March 31 at Madden Museum of Art at Palazzo Verdi in Greenwood Village. The probable victim: Either K-12 or higher education.

Scheminske, whose office coordinates Gov. John Hickenlooper’s proposed budgets, predicted that annual funding to Colorado’s public univer-

Erick Scheminske, deputy director for the Colorado Office of State Planning and Budgeting, says the state will enter crisis mode if it does not fix the TABOR-Gallagher quandary. He spoke last week at an alumni event for the University of Phoenix.

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sities would be cut by more than 50 percent if the state does not fix con-

stitutional wrinkles in state-revenue policy.

“You would look at CU and CSU likely becoming privatized institutions altogether,” he said.

According to Scheminske, the problem is in large part rooted in complications surrounding the Taxpayers Bill of Rights or TABOR, the amendment to the Colorado Constitution approved by voters in 1992. It requires that increases in overall tax revenue be tied to inflation and population increases, unless larger increases are approved by voters.

TABOR’s often complicated effects have worked—in concert or conflict—with the Gallagher Amendment, passed a decade earlier, that effectively keeps residential property taxes “artificially” down, in Scheminske’s words.

“Colorado has probably the most complex revenue and expenditure structure of any state in the country. All of these competing interests are starting to collide,” he said.

In the interest of continuing to fund education, human services and

Doing business, Hawaiian style Contrary to speculation, Randy Penn, executive director of the Greater Englewood Chamber of Commerce, did not don a grass skirt at last week’s luau-themed awards ceremony.

But the show went on nonetheless March 28 as the city’s busi-

ness community honored a few of its own—clad in leis and tropical shirts—at the chamber’s annual business awards gala.

Several hundred local business leaders convened at Englewood Elks Club for the 32nd annual gala to honor newer members of

the community, as well as those who have made their mark for decades.

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Our government right now is bigger than our britches.

-Erick Scheminske, deputy director, Colorado Office of State Planning and Budgeting other programs, state officials have sought workarounds. While a controversial fee paid by hospitals has helped meet the state’s Medicaid responsibilities and has resulted in matching federal funds, that revenue has run afoul of TABOR’s tax-limitation provisions by the hundreds of millions of dollars.

“It’s pushing us over our overall TABOR limit,” Scheminske said, noting those overages have required refunds to taxpayers, even though it

is hospitals that pay the fee. “This has been a very, very challenging experience for us in the last few years.”

What’s more, the same state Constitution that mandates TABOR refunds also requires increased K-12 funding, even as Colorado’s Medicaid bill rises. Meanwhile, the state’s gas tax— last increased in 1992 when vehicles were less fuel efficient—is still calculated on a stagnant per-gallon rate, regardless of gas prices and increased wear and tear on the roads.

“Our government right now is bigger than our britches. We just don’t have enough revenue coming in to fund everything,” Scheminske said. “… You can’t continue to have a system like we have that on one hand requires revenue reductions and on the other hand requires spending increases. The citizens of Colorado are going to have to make a fundamental change.”

That transformation can be delayed for a while, according to the official, but not indefinitely.

“If we do stay on this path, we’re in deep trouble the next time we have a recession,” he said.

Business of the Year: Nixon’s Coffee House (Caren and Brad Nixon) Lifetime Achievement Award: Sam’s Automotive (Mike Chavez) Community Organization of the Year: Englewood Police Department (Toni Arnoldy) Emerging Business: Chase Chiropractic (Chase Malhiot) Chamber Member of the Year: Dr. BizPro (Ray Bruce)

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ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT

Englewood Chamber 2nd Friday Coffee

Through April 13, Colorado Gallery of the Arts at ACC. Opening reception March 23, 5-7 p.m.

Mon.-Fri. 8 a.m.–7 p.m. Closed on weekends. Juror is Mai Wyn Schantz. Gallery talk by Angela Faris April 13, noon-1 p.m.

South Metro Denver Chamber Transportation: Yesterday to Today

Arapahoe Community College Fine Art Student Exhibit

Beatles Lovers and Live Looping

April 14, 7 p.m. The third artist in the storyteller series. Arthur Lee Land, musician and teacher. Bobby Messano – No. 1 Billboard Blues Artist 2015. April 22, 6:30 p.m. Both events $25 at Cherokee Ranch and Castle. RSVP: 303-688-5555.

Denver Zoo Journey to Asia

Through April 9, Opening of the zoo’s new Amur tiger exhibit. Free with admission. Keeper Talks and Demos: 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Creating an Exhibit: 10:45 a.m. and noon. Conservation Conversations: 1 p.m. Entertainment: Saturday and Sundays during spring: 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Info: 720-337-1604.

Lone Tree Arts Center Guild Event

April 14, 7:30 a.m.-9 a.m. at U-Haul of East Central Colorado, 2727 S. Santa Fe Drive, Englewood.

April 19, 7:30-9 a.m., Business Leaders for Responsible Government meeting with coffee and breakfast, 7-7:30 a.m. A panel discussion with Exec. Dir. of CDOT Shalier P. Bhatt; Dir. of Gov’t.

Relations at Lockheed Martin Space Systems Joe Rice; Senate Pres. Kevin Grantham and Speaker of the House Crisanta Duran. Moderator: Amy Sampson, SampsonPR. Welcome: Bob Golden, SMDC Pres. and CEO. 2154 E. Commons Ave., Suite 342.

Register: Libby Ary at lady@bestchamber.com

EASTER EVENTS

Free Egg Scramble by South Suburban

April 15, Family Sports Dome. Open to kids up to 12. Includes a bungee run and fitness-van activities. Find the golden egg and receive the grand prize. 9 a.m. - Ages 3 and under; 9:30 a.m. Ages 4-6; 10 a.m. - Ages 7-9; 10:30 a.m. - Ages 1012. No registration necessary. Info: 303-754-0552 or ChantelT@ssprd.org.

April 19, Evita performance. 11 a.m. lunch at Via Baci, 1:30 p.m. performance at the Lone Tree Arts Center. Tickets: 720-509-1000.

EVENTS

Concert Benefiting Music Education

April 10, Noon-1 p.m. “Walk the Walk” Be in Balance. Ellen Belle, Dir. of Patient Services, CNI talks about a new wearable product that often enables patients to regain much of their balance and mobility. Ponderosa Room, Swedish Medical Center, 501 E. Hampden Ave., Englewood. RSVP: Melissa Romsdahl at mromsdahl@thecni.org.

May 4, Nathaniel Ratliff and the Night Sweats, Isaac Slade of the Fray, and Gov. John Hickenlooper team up for a concert. The concert will support the governor’s initiative,Take Note Colorado, for expansion of music-education programs in Colorado’s schools. At the 1st Bank Center. Emceed by comedian Josh Blue and Bret Saunders from KBCO 97.3.

Tickets at altitudetickets.com .

CHAMBERS

South Metro Denver Chamber Upcoming Events

April 7, Women in Business Speaker Series: Libelle Van Vurre. 7:30-9 a.m., SMDC Offices.

April 11, CU South Denver Presents: Edu Talks: Ethical Dilemmas in Leadership. 11:30 a.m.1 p.m. CU South Denver, 10035 S. Peoria St., Parker.

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April 19, 7:30-9 a.m., Business Leaders for Responsible Government. Contact Libby Ary or Larry@bestchamber.com

Greater Englewood Chamber Seminar

April 11, Women in Business. Carol Willis presents: “Craft a Message that Works for You.” 7:30 a.m. Brookdale Meridian 3455 S. Corona St. Info: 303-789-4473.

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Debate on Religious Liberty in the Public Square

April 11, 7-9 p.m. What does it mean to balance the separation of church and state? How does religious freedom interact with public accommodation laws? Debate by Dr. Alex McFarland of American Family Radio with Theresa Lynn Sidebotham, Esq., founder of Telios Law PLLC vs. Michael L.“Mikey”Weinstein, Esq., founder and Pres. of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation with Scott Moss, Esq., who teaches and conducts research at CU Law School. Moderated by Dan Caplis. Colorado Christian Univ. Event Center, 8787 W. Alameda Ave., Lakewood. Free admission, RSVP centennial @ccu.edu.

Wildlife Night Series

April 18, May 2 and 17, 5:30 p.m. Mini tours.

Bring your own picnic dinner. 6:30 p.m., presentation. Learn about wildlife, from rabbits to reptiles.

RSVP: 303-688-5555. Cherokee Ranch in Sedalia.

Joshua School for Kids’ Autism Gala

April 7, 6-10 p.m. at the History Colorado Center, 1200 Broadway. Featured speaker: Ex-Bronco Karl Mecklenburg. Black-tie optional. Tickets: Joshuaschool.org or call 303-758-7171.

Denver Botanic Gardens

Free Days: April 2, York St. and April 4, Chat-

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April 7, Off the Clock: Palms and Pineapples, 6-9:30 p.m. Live music and dance by the Kalama Polynesian dancers, caricatures, and hands-on activities in Boettcher Memorial Center. Savor special dinners and drinks from Offshoots Cafe and a cash bar, $17.

April 15, Rock Alpine Society Show and Sale, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., included with admission. More than 10,000 rock-loving plants presented.

‘Drain the Swamp’ by U.S. Rep. Ken Buck

April 10, 7-8:30 p.m., Colorado Christian University,180 S. Garrison St., Lakewood. Call 303963-3424 or centennial@ccu.edu.

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April 11, 7 p.m., Award-winning historian and author Mark Lee Gardner talks about Roosevelt, the courageous Rough Riders and the Battle of San Juan Hill at Bemis Public Library. Copies of Rough Riders will be available for purchase and signing.

ACC hosts Arapahoe Ceramics Guild Spring Pottery Sale

April 20-22, April 20, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. April 21, 9 a.m. - 8 p.m. “Meet the Artists” opening reception 5-6 p.m. Colorado Gallery the Arts at ACC - 1st floor of the Annex bldg. Info: lucysoars@ gmail.com

Governor’s 36th Annual Holocaust Remembrance Program

April 25, 5:30/6 p.m. Message delivered by Gov. John Hickenlooper; Memorial Ceremony; Winners of the Tribute to Moral Courage Student; Essay Contest announced. Temple Emanuel, 51 Grape St., Denver. Comp tickets are required for admission. RSVP by April 19 at 2017 GHRP.eventbrite.com. 303-830-2460.

Opportunity Coalition by Janice Sinden

April 27, 5-7 p.m., at WeWork, Triangle Bldg.,1550 Wewatta St., 2nd floor, Denver. Speaker Janice Sinden, CEO of Denver Center for Performing Arts.

A Good Ol’ Fashioned Hoedown

April 29, 12-5 p.m., Therapeutic riding demonstrations, 1:30, 2:30, 3:30, 4:30 p.m. Live entertainment, silent auction, face-painting and craft fair. Presented by the Right Step. Coventry Farms, 7990 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton. Cost involved.

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ACC Foundation to host Scholarship Luncheon

April 20, 11:30 a.m. in the Summit room at Littleton Campus. Celebrate ACC scholarship recipients and recognize donors. Keynote speaker: Dr. Tony Frank, CSU president and chancellor. Funding

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Kempe’s 45th Imagine 2017

April 22, 6 p.m., Seawell Grand Ballroom, Denver Center for the Performing Arts. Honoring Kempe’s 45 years as a Center of Excellence in the prevention and treatment of child abuse and neglect. 2017 honorees: Prof. David Olds, Kempe Professional Award and Blair and Kristin Richardson, Imhoff Family Community Award. Keynote Speaker: Dr. Richard Krugman, vice chancellor for Health Affairs for CU Denver, dean of School of Medicine and former director of the Kempe Center. Tickets: 303-864-5309 or carmichael. casey@kempe.org.

Hope Springs Eternal High Tea

April 22, 2-4 p.m. Annual benefit for Seeds of Hope, celebrating mothers, daughters and every special woman in your life. Ritz-Carlton, Denver, 1881 Curtis St. RSVP: KarenMorrow@TheCatholicAlliance.org.

Courageous Faces Foundation Superheroes Gala

May 6, 6 p.m. reception; 7-9 gala dinner, program and awards. 9-11 p.m. concert by the World Classic Rockers, 11-1 p.m., VIP reception with World Classic Rockers and the Faces of the Foundation. Denver Marriott City Center, 1701 California St., Denver. Tickets: couragefacesfoundation.org.

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Saluting Our Fallen Heroes Dinner and Songwriters Show

June 16, 6-10 p.m., The Ranch at Cherry Creek.

June 17, Day of Golf, USAFA Eisenhower Golf Club.

Tickets, taps.org/classic or call 303-696-0450.

SANCTUARY

Pancake Breakfast Palm Sunday at Wellshire Presbyterian

April 9, Proceeds benefit the Youth Mission

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July 10-13, Vacation Bible School Registration begins April 4. Church is located at 2999 S. Colorado Blvd.

Highline Community Church

6160 S. Wabash Way Route 66, Sundays at 10:30 a.m. Join trip through the 66 books of the Bible taught by Dr. Bob Beltz. Children’s church and childcare provided.

Prayer Vigil Easter Weekend

Wellshire will once again host an aroundthe-clock Easter prayer vigil. From Good Friday until Easter Sunday, prayers will be offered up from the Wellshire Chapel. Anyone willing to pray for at least one hour is asked to sign up for shifts between 3 p.m. Friday and sunrise on Easter Sunday. Email Rev. Kira Anderson at kanderson@wpcdenver. org.

SAVE THE DATE

5th Annual Grace’s 5K Race

May 7, 9 a.m., Willow Spring Open Space, 7451 S. Homestead Parkway, Centennial. Benefits Morgan Adams Foundation in the fight against pediatric cancer.

Colorado Celebrity Classic to Benefit TAPS

June 16-17. June 16, Saluting our Fallen Heroes Dinner & Songwriters Show at the Ranch at Cherry Creek, 6-10 p.m. June 17, Eisenhower Golf Club at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs.

Shotgun start at 11 a.m. Info: 303-l696-0450 or lcottrell@TAPS.org.

SCHOOLS

Grandparents and Special Friends Day at Garland

April 21, 9 a.m.-12 p.m., Garland Fieldhouse.

Reservations required. Garland.org/grandparentsday or call 303-399-8370. Visit classrooms.

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DCPA announces 14 production 2017-18 lineup The Denver Center for the Performing Arts has announced the 39th season of their Tony-Award winning Theatre Company and the largest season to date for their unconventional line of programming, Off-Center. The complete lineup includes a visceral reimagining of Macbeth to reopen the Space Theatre, World Premieres cultivated at the Colorado New Play Summit, a partnership with the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver and a 360-degree immersive staging of The Wild Party.

The new season kicks off September 15 and will feature 14 productions across eight different venues at the Denver Performing Arts Complex and beyond.

“The 2017-18 DCPA Theatre Company season represents the microcosm at the heart of the American experiment,” said Nataki Garrett, associate artistic director for the theatre company. “These writers, spanning across generations, cultures, and genders, are exploring the ways in which our commonalities are more meaningful than our differences. Theater has the opportunity and the ability to help bridge our

differences by offering performances that inspire us to seek deeper connections with one another. We are honored to provide a space for conversations and connections to the Denver community this year through this seasons offerings.”

The 2017-18 season, marks the largest to date for Off-Center, which is known for experiences that expand upon the traditional definition of theatre, such as last summer’s sold out hit Sweet & Lucky.

“The expansion of Off-Center is a result of the incredible response of the Denver community,” said Charlie Miller, Theatre Company associate artistic direc-

National push to tackle distracted driving CDOT survey shows Colorado drivers are addicted to their phones

When you drive on any road or highway, there’s one thing you’re almost certain to see — distracted drivers. According to a recent survey of Colorado drivers, cell phone use behind the wheel is an ongoing threat in our state, with 22 percent admitting to reading a message while driving. Beyond messaging, 64 percent had selected entertainment on a mobile device and 33 percent had talked on a hand-held phone.

To encourage all drivers to be aware of their digital addiction and drop the distraction, the Colorado Department of Transportation and

Colorado State Patrol are joining in a national effort to recognize April as National Distracted Driving Awareness Month, bringing attention to the threat distracted drivers pose.

“The recent CDOT survey results highlight that while the dis-

tracted driving behaviors vary by gender or age, the distracted driving issue is not region specific and is truly a problem statewide,” said Darrell Lingk, director of the CDOT’s Office of Transportation Safety. “Coloradans are not paying attention to how danger-

ous distracted driving really is.

CDOT plans to address this disconnect and our collective addiction to our phones this summer through our Drop the Distraction campaign.”

In 2015, there were 68 fatalities in distracted driving crashes.

Of the estimated 57,298 distracted driving crashes in Colorado between 2012 and 2015, drivers 21- to 30-years-old were involved in 30 percent of the crashes. Furthermore, drivers 31- to 40-years-old were the second largest group of distracted drivers, accounting for 18 percent of distracted driving crashes. The most common distraction in these crashes were cell phones followed closely by other passengers in the vehicle.

Denver Arts Festival will be at Stapleton on May 27 and 28

The nationally ranked Denver Arts Festival will take place during Memorial Day Weekend, on Saturday, May 27 (from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.) and Sunday, May 28 (from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.) at the Stapleton Master Planned Community in East Denver (the Stapleton neighborhood event location is in the top one percent of median income and education levels in the nation). The new dates will provide art patrons with an extended weekend holiday to come see and buy artwork from some of the nation’s most prominent artists.

“In years past, we hosted the Denver Arts Festival during Memorial Day Weekend, and Stapleton provided us with the opportunity to return the festival to the holiday weekend again this year,” said festival director Jim DeLutes. “Stapleton is a tremendous venue, with plenty of free parking, paved surfaces, open space and the ability for our artists to spread-out and show their work to art lovers. The location has proven to provide a great experience for everyone involved.”

The festival will be held at Stapleton’s Conservatory Green in Northfield (8304 East 49th Place).

Stapleton was recently ranked as the nation’s fourth best-selling master planned community.

More than two million people have attended the highly-popular festival during the past 18 years, and that number is expected to grow as the DAF continues to receive favorable attention from artists and industry leaders throughout the nation.

“The Denver Arts Festival naturally draws a vast number of energetic and creative people who are excited to explore new landscapes,” said DeLutes. “It is the kind of event

that can transform a community.”

During the past 18 years, the DAF has: Welcomed over 2,000 of Colorado’s and the nation’s most outstanding artists, showing and selling their artwork to a diverse clientele.

Included artwork of many genres, including paintings, sculptures, jewelry, photography, clay and other mediums.

Provided a wide range of pricing, ranging from under $100 to tens of thousands of dollars (enhancing the

diversity and eclectic energy of the event).

“The Denver Arts Festival has grown to become one of the very finest arts festivals in the nation, attracting some of the most acclaimed artists across the country,” DeLutes said. “If you’re a collector of fine art, an art lover, or curious about what’s ‘new’ in the world of art, the Festival is a great place to be.”

For more information, please visit DenverArtsFestival.com.

tor for Strategy and Innovation and curator of Off-Center. “We have seen that audiences are hungry for a broad range of experiences and eager for the unexpected. This season Off-Center will continue to challenge conventions and create new theatrical experiences by taking to the streets of Denver with Remote Denver, staging an immersive musical in the Hangar at Stanley, and diving deep into some truly exciting collaborations.”

The Theatre Company season includes: Macbeth, by William Shakespeare, Sept 15-Oct 29; Smart People, by Lydia R. Diamond, Oct 13-Nov 19; A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens, adapted by Richard Hellesen, Nov 24-Dec 24; Zoey’s Perfect Wedding, by Matthew Lopez, Jan 19-Feb 25, 2018; American Mariachi, by José Cruz González, Jan 26-Feb 25; The Great Leap,

by Lauren Yee, Feb 2-March 11, 2018; Native Gardens, by Karen Zacarias, April 6-May 6; The Who’s Tommy, music and lyrics

by Pete Townshend, April 20May 27, 2018; and Human Error,

by Eric Pfeffinger, May 18-June 24, 2018.

Off-Center 2017-18 Season Off-Center and MCA Denver: Mixed Taste: tag team lectures on unrelated topics, Wednesdays, July 5 – Aug 23; and The Wild Party, and music and lyrics

by Michael John LaChiusa, Oct 12 – 31.

DCPA’s Off-Center and Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company: The SantaLand Diaries, by David Sedaris, Nov 24 – Dec 24; This Is Modern Art, by Kevin Coval and Idris Goodwin, March 22 – April 15, 2018; and Remote Denver, by Rimini Protokoll (Kaegi/Karrenbauer), Spring/ Summer 2018.

Mega Wedgie slides into Elitch Gardens Three all-new speed slides to be added to Island Kingdom Water Park

Elitch Gardens Theme and Water Park announced that it will open three new extreme speed slides this summer called Mega Wedgie. Once you stop giggling about the name, it’s time to get serious for a truly sensational sliding experience. On the allnew Mega Wedgie, riders will plunge off a six-story tower at 40 mph down a choice of three body slides! By the time you rush to the bottom, you’ll understand

why this soaking attraction got its name, but we know you’ll be hiking back to the top to ride these bad boys over and over again.

“At Elitch Gardens we are driven to always provide more family fun and thrills for our guests and this season we are adding a phenomenal wet and wild combination of rides: first the 17-story Star Flyer and now the exhilarating Mega Wedgie,” says Karl Traeger, Elitch Gardens director of marketing.

Mega Wedgie and Star Flyer are the two latest investments the park is making as part of its $4 million capital improvement program.

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How to pick a medical-alert system

Dear Savvy Senior, I would like to get my 82-yearold mother, who lives alone, a home medical-alert system with a panic button that she can push in case she falls or needs help.

Can you recommend some good options to help me choose?

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Medical-alert systems, which have been around for about 40 years, are popular products for elderly seniors who live alone. Leased for about $1 a day, these basic systems provide a wearable help button—usually in the form of a neck penBY JIM MILLER dant or wristband— and a base station that connects to the home phone line, or to a cellular network if no landline is Dear Overwhelmed, present.

A good medical-alert system is At the press of a button, your an affordable and effective tool that mom could call and talk to a trained can help keep your mother safe, but operator through the system’s basewith all the choices available today, station receiver, which works like choosing one can be quite confusing. a powerful speakerphone. The opHere are some tips that can help. erator will find out what’s wrong and will notify family members, a friend,

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In addition to the basic home systems, many companies today (for an additional fee) are also offering motion-sensitive pendants that can detect a fall and automatically call for help if your mom is unable to push the button, and mobile medical alerts that work when your mom is away from home. Mobile alerts work like cellphones with GPS tracking capabilities. They allow your mom to talk and listen to the operator directly through the pendant button, and because of the GPS, her general location would be known in order for help to be sent.

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or kitchen, in case your mom isn’t wearing her pendant.

• Range: The base station should have a range of at least 400 feet so it can be activated from anywhere on your mom’s property, even in the yard.

• Backup: Make sure the system has a battery backup in case of a power failure.

• Monitoring: Make sure the response center is staffed with trained emergency operators who are located in the United States, available on a 24-hour basis, and respond to calls promptly.

• Contacts: Choose a company that provides multiple contact choices—from emergency services to a friend or family member who lives nearby—that they can contact if your mom needs help.

• Certification: Find out if the monitoring center has been certified

by Underwriters Laboratories, a nonprofit safety and consulting company.

here are some top options that offer both home and mobile alerts: Bay Alarm Medical (fees start at $30 per month for a home landline system, bayalarmmedical.com, 877-5229633); Life Station ($30/month, lifestation.com, 800-554-4600); Medical Alert ($33/month, medicalalert. com, 800-800-2537); MobileHelp ($30/month, mobilehelpnow.com, 800-992-0616); and Phillips Lifeline ($30/month plus a $50 activation fee, lifelinesys.com, 855-681-5351).

Most of these companies offer discounts if you pay three to 12 months in advance.

For mobile medical alerts only, you should also see GreatCall’s Lively Mobile and Wearable (these cost $50 plus a $20 to $35 monthly service fee, greatcall.com, 866-3595606) and Consumer Cellular’s Ally ($150 plus $25 per month, consumercellular.com, 888-345-5509).

When shopping for a home medical-alert system, here are some things to look for to help you choose a quality system: • Extra help buttons: Most companies offer waterproof neck pendant and wristband help buttons, but some also offer wall-mounted buttons that can be placed near the floor in high fall-risk areas like the bathroom

While there are dozens of companies that offer medical-alert systems,

Send your senior questions to: Savvy Senior, P.O. Box 5443, Norman, OK 73070, or visit SavvySenior. org. Jim Miller is a contributor to the NBC “Today” show and author of “The Savvy Senior.”

Individuals are born into the world requiring the care of their parents and other adult guardians to grow and thrive. These adult children, in turn, may end up providing care when their parents reach senior age or face an illness or disability.

Becoming a family caregiver frequently is a tough choice to make. It requires patience and time, and can be emotionally and physically taxing. An estimated 43.5 million adults in the United States have provided unpaid care to an adult or a child in the prior 12 months, according to the National Alliance for Caregiving and AARP Public Policy Institute.

It’s not uncommon for caregivers of any age to feel stressed and burned out by the demands of caregiving.

The Mayo Clinic says people who experience caregiver stress can be vulnerable to changes in their own health. Some signs of caregiver stress include: • Feeling overwhelmed or constantly worried • Feeling tired most of the time

• Gaining or losing a lot of weight • Becoming easily irritated or angry • Losing interest in activities you used to enjoy • Having frequent headaches, bodily pain or other physical problems Some caregivers even resort to drugs and alcohol to self-medicate, which can lead to further issues. To avoid the potential pitfalls of caregiver stress, individuals should always put their needs first and find ways to alleviate the added stress of caring for a loved one. These suggestions are just a start.

Don’t strive for perfection It isn’t possible to maintain a patient attitude and get everything done perfectly each and every day. People are not perfect and mistakes will be made. Do not punish yourself if you lash out or simply need a break.

Eat healthy As anyone who has dealt with a hungry toddler can attest, failure to eat well and frequently can result

in an emotional meltdown. Be sure to always make time for nutritious meals. This will help keep up energy stores and enable you to better cope with caregiver stress.

Pay attention to mood changes Anxiety or depression can sneak up on you when you least expect it.

Ask for help if you feel your tasks are becoming too overwhelming.

Seek the help of a doctor if changes in mood, sleeping patterns, appetite, and the like become noticeable.

Take frequent breaks Getting a break from caregiving and setting aside time for yourself can increase patience levels and the ability to bounce back from stress.

Whenever possible, have a friend or another relative step in for you so you get a break. Explore resources available for professional aides to come and take some of the responsibilities off of your shoulders.

Being a caregiver can be a rewarding, but challenging role to play.

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Arthritis linked to another condition

People who see dermatologists for the skin condition psoriasis should not take the presence of joint aches and pains lightly, as the two things might be connected. The National Psoriasis Foundation notes that psoriasis is a precursor to psoriatic arthritis in 30 percent of patients.

What is psoriatic arthritis?

Psoriasis is an autoimmune condition that affects the rate of skin cell reproduction. People with psoriasis may experience redness, itchiness and raised bumps (plaques) of skin on various areas of their bodies. Psoriatic arthritis is a chronic form of arthritis that typically occurs in people with skin psoriasis, but also can be present in those without the skin condition, but particularly among those who have relatives with psoriasis.

The American College of Rheumatology says that psoriatic arthritis typically affects the large joints, especially the lower extremities, distal joints of the fingers and toes and the

back and sacroiliac joints of the pelvis. Early recognition, diagnosis and treatment of psoriatic arthritis are crucial to relieving inflammation and preventing permanent joint damage.

Symptoms Symptoms of psoriatic arthritis can develop gradually or quickly, and some symptoms can be severe. NPF indicates that common symptoms of psoriatic arthritis include • morning stiffness and tiredness; • tenderness, pain and swelling over tendons; • swollen fingers and toes; • reduced range of motion; • nail changes, including pitting, and • redness and pain in the eyes.

Symptoms of psoriatic arthritis are similar to rheumatoid arthritis, gout and reactive arthritis. Doctors will rule out other symptoms that may be indicative of those conditions. The American College of Rheumatology also indicates that

psoriatic arthritis is typically blood test negative. The diagnosis is typically made by a rheumatologist after reviewing a clinical history and performing a physical exam.

Treatment Doctors will need to assess symptoms before deciding on a course of treatment. Mild cases may respond to over-the-counter, nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs, such as ibuprofen. However, antirheumatic drugs and newer biologic drugs may be prescribed to treat more aggressive cases of psoriatic arthritis.

Corticosteroid injections can be useful for swollen joints, and surgery may be necessary to repair badly damaged joints.

Individuals who suspect their arthritis may be linked to psoriasis can first speak with a dermatologist or primary care physician. The NPF also offers a screening tool at psoriasis.org/psa-screening.

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The Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research in Abu Dhabi was home to the 22nd annual conference.

Photos by Bob Sweeney

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Sam Zakhem, the Denverbased former ambassador to Bahrain, was a featured speaker, March 21-22, at a 22nd annual conference in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The theme was “The Future of the Region, Oil Price Challenges.”

Zakhem gave a rousingly patriotic presentation, having been ambassador during the Desert Storm conflict, during which he helped the U.S. Navy obtain key seaports in the area. He is fondly remembered and respected by the leaders in the Gulf states and was honored to be a panelist during the two-day session.

Invited to accompany Ambassador Zakhem were Denverarea media representatives Peter Boyles of 710 KNUS and Villager publisher Bob Sweeney.

During the brief visit the trio visited several of Abu Dhabi’s noteworthy architecture achievements, including the conference site, itself, a vast library of historic documents and publications, and a worldwide communication center.

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Easter

Easter Celebration

Welcomed Just As You Are

EASTER SCHEDULE MAUNDY THURSDAY THE RESURRECTION APRIL 13 OF OUR LORD 7:00 pm Communion Service EASTER SUNDAY / APRIL 16 GOOD FRIDAY / APRIL14 8:30 am Service of 8:00 pm Service of the Holy Communion Word HOLY SATURDAY / APRIL15 9:00 pm Easter Vigil

10:45 am Service of Holy Communion

Know why you don’t believe

a graded trough in front where the stone was placed and rolled down This Sunday is the beginning of to cover the tomb opening. Under what Christians around the world normal circumstances, the tomb of call “Passion Week”. It begins with Jesus would have been sealed and the events of Jesus’ entry into Jerusa- the burial would be complete. But lem on Palm Sunday, and culminates the burial of Jesus was not performed with the celebration of his resurrec- under normal circumstances.

The Jewish leaders remembered tion from the dead, on that Jesus proclaimed Easter Sunday. Milhe would rise on the lions of people around third day. They went the world will gather in to the Roman goverchurches and homes to nor, Pontius Pilate, express their faith during and asked him to sethis week. And millions cure the tomb so that of people won’t. I have the followers of Jesus been in both groups. If would not come and you find yourself in the steal the body to fake latter group this time of his resurrection. Pilate year, I would like to chalresponded by sendlenge you to ask yourself ing a Roman guard the simple question, Dr. Bob Beltz and having the tomb “Why?” “Why don’t I “sealed” with a Roman believe?” As was true in my case, I find that many men and women who seal. Getting past a Roman guard don’t believe, don’t know why they was virtually impossible, and breakdon’t. To help you answer the bigger ing a Roman seal without authority question, let me pose three smaller was punishable by death.

Consider the above scenario comones for you to consider.

Question #1: How do you ex- pared to what Mary Magdalene and plain the empty tomb? It is possible her friends found when they came to build a case for both the historic to the tomb of Jesus that first Easter existence of Jesus and his crucifixion Sunday: The seal was broken. The stone under Pontius Pilate from ancient histories, without even invoking the was moved. The guard had fled Bible. But when it comes to the de- (an offense punishable by death!) tails surrounding his burial, the gos- The tomb was empty. Mary rushed pel accounts are critical. They tell us back to tell the other disciples that that the body of Jesus was released the body was gone. Peter and John to Joseph of Arimathea, a wealthy rushed to the tomb. Looking in they member of the Jewish Sanhedrin, discovered the tomb was not empty.

The graveclothes were empty! John and secret believer in Jesus.

Joseph had a new tomb that had writes that when he went in the tomb never been used before. If you travel and saw the empty graveclothes “he to Israel today, you can still see what believed”! How do you explain the such a tomb looked like. They were empty tomb?

Question #2: How do you excarved out of solid stone. Inside, a place was created to lay the body of plain the eyewitness testimony? Add the one who had died. The body was to the empty tomb the fact that Jesus wrapped in linen strips, with each began to show up! He first appeared layer of the shroud being laced with to Mary Magdalene. Then to two aromatic spices. Some scholars be- men on the road to the nearby village lieve that as the gummy spices dried, of Emmaus. Then to 10 of the 11 disthey not only helped preserve the ciples in the Upper Room – without body, but would form something like Thomas. Then to the 11 again with Thomas. Then to his brother James. a cocoon around the body.

The tomb would then be sealed Then to a group of 500 in Galilee. Fiwith a massive stone. The normal nally, he appeared to the hostile Saul stone would weigh between one and of Tarsus on the road to Damascus. two tons. The tombs were built with Luke records that these appearances

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took place over a 40-day period and that they were “convincing”. Many of those who were eyewitnesses became leaders in the early church.

How do you explain these appearances?

Question #3 – How do you explain the disciples’ transformed lives?

It was these eyewitness encounters that led to the radical change that we see in the lives of the disciples and multitudes of others. Before the resurrection, Peter was so terrified of the Roman and Jewish authorities that he denied Jesus three times. The other disciples fled when Jesus was arrested. They all were hiding in the Upper Room after the crucifixion. But something happened to transform them. Forty days after the resurrection, on the day of the Jewish feast of Pentecost, Peter stood in the middle of Jerusalem and proclaimed fearlessly that “You killed him (Jesus), but God raised him from the dead… and we are witnesses!”

Eventually, 10 of the 12, plus the Apostle Paul, would die martyr’s deaths for this proclamation. These men were willing to die horrendous deaths: crucifixion, flaying (skinned alive), stoning, and torture, for claiming that they saw Jesus risen and alive. How do you explain the transformed lives of the disciples?

These questions might not give you sufficient reason to believe. But if you chose not to believe, make sure you know why!

To hear more about this subject, come join us Easter, 10:30 a.m., Highline Community Church, 6160 S. Wabash Way, Greenwood Village.

Easter celebrations at Bethany Lutheran Bethany Lutheran Church at 4500 E. Hampden Ave. in Cherry Hills Village, will celebrate the last week of Jesus life, known as the Passion, with several opportunities for worship. On Sunday, April 9 at 8:30 and 10 a.m. we present worship with several characters from the Passion drama.

April 13 and 14, Maundy Thursday and Good Friday worship at 12 noon and 7 p.m. will highlight the key events of Jesus sharing in the Passover meal with his disciples and then his arrest, trial, and crucifixion.

All of this leads us to our Easter Celebrations on April 16. We will meet for worship outdoors at 6:15 a.m. on Easter Sunday to worship as the sun rises. We will be outdoors for the first 15-20 minutes then process inside.

Easter Celebrations with brass, festival worship with Holy Communion, and Easter Hymns take place at 7:45, 9:30 and 11:15 a.m.

Bethany has open communion and everyone is welcome.

Kids of all ages are invited to the Community Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 15 at 10 a.m.

Hunt for eggs and enjoy Easter crafts.

New Worshippers are always anticipated at Bethany. I look forward to worshipping together.

Pastor Gary Sandberg

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Easter Celebration The season of Lent and Easter

Spring is eagerly anticipated, as many people look forward to enjoying the great outdoors once more.

Spring is also a special time of year for practicing Christians.

Beginning on Ash Wednesday and lasting 40 weekdays until the arrival of Easter Sunday, the Lenten season is a very important time of year for Christians. During Lent, Christians prepare for Easter by observing a period of fasting, repentance, self-denial, and spiritual discipline. While the Bible does not reference Lent, the practice of observing Lent has become a standard.

The following focuses on each of the special days of this church season as they pertain to Western Christianity (Eastern Orthodox churches observe Lent somewhat differently).

Ash Wednesday The Day of Ashes commemorates the repentance of sin. On Ash Wednesday, Christians have ashes placed on their foreheads in the shape of a cross in recognition of their need to repent. Many churches host Ash Wednesday services, and those who receive the ashes are not only reminded of their mortality and sinfulness, but also of the opportunity for absolution. Christians typically fast on Ash Wednesday, though some simply abstain from eating meat.

Palm Sunday On what is now called “Palm

Sunday,” Jesus Christ rode a donkey into Jerusalem while villagers welcomed him and waved palm branches. This is mentioned in each of the Biblical Gospels and occurs a week before His subsequent resurrection.

Jesus possibly rode a donkey rather than a horse as a sign of peace, as a war-waging king might ride a horse. The “Passion of the Christ” is typically read during Palm Sunday masses.

Holy Thursday Holy Thursday is sometimes referred to as “Covenant Thursday,” “Maundy Thursday” or “Thursday of Mysteries.” Holy Thursday commemorates the Last Supper of Jesus Christ with the apostles. According

to Catholic News Agency, Holy Thursday might be one of the most important, complex and profound days of celebration in the Catholic Church. Holy Thursday celebrates the institution of the Eucharist as the true body and blood of Jesus Christ and the institution of the sacrament of the priesthood.

Good Friday Good Friday commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Jesus was condemned by his peers as King Herod and Pontius Pilate had found him not guilty of his crimes.

But crowds were enraged, and Pilate reluctantly ordered his crucifixion rather than face a mass riot.

Holy Saturday Holy Saturday marks the final day of the Triduum, or the three days preceding Easter Sunday. Scripture states that Holy Saturday was when Jesus’ body was placed in the tomb.

Easter Sunday A festive and celebratory day for Christians, Easter Sunday is a time for sharing the good news of Jesus’ resurrection. His body is discovered missing from the tomb, and Jesus appears to his followers again showing proof that He is alive. Typically, Easter Sunday is one of the most well-attended Sunday services for Christians. It also is a day to spend with family, and many families share large meals to mark the end of the Lenten season.

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Avoid chicks and ducklings this Easter

Baby chickens and ducks make for adorable Easter scenery, as their soft feathers and diminutive size make them a natural draw for inquisitive and loving children just looking for a new pet. But those little winged cuties will grow up into adult animals, which often make them impractical Easter treats for the average family.

When purchasing chicks or ducklings, many people may not realize just how quickly these animals grow. Pekin ducklings, one of the more popular species of duck available, can reach adult size between four and five weeks of age.

Chicks can transform from that small puffball of yellow or white feathers into an adult-sized bird in

Holy Week at Greenwood Community Church

Communion and the Cross — April 14, 7p.m., A reflective communion service remembering both the invitation of Jesus to come to the table as well as the challenge of the cross in our lives.

Easter Sunday — April 16, 8, 9:30, 11 a.m., A service celebrating the Risen Jesus!

Sunday Morning Services — 8:15 and 11 a.m., Equipping Classes for All Ages: 9:45 a.m.

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mere months. Some chicken breeds weigh four pounds between seven and nine weeks of age.

Many families find that once chicks and ducklings outgrow their initial nesting box they become impractical. They need suitable shelter as well as a space to enjoy the outdoors. Animals are often abandoned if their needs become too much to handle.

The animal resource Vet Street also advises that ducks and chicks tend to be messy pets. They shed feathers constantly and can deposit waste all over. Ducks and chicks

may also like to kick up bedding when nesting. The birds also may pass diseases to people through their fecal matter, which is why humans must wash their hands after contact.

Many people also think that chicks and ducks are perfect for little kids. But the animals can become stressed by rough handling and peck or scratch to avoid perceived danger.

Instead of live ducks and chicks this Easter, well-meaning parents or grandparents are better sticking with the chocolate varieties.

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Easter @ Cherry Creek Presbyterian Church Sunday, April 16 — Enjoy an outdoors sunrise service and pancake breakfast, or sleep in and join us for a later service. Celebrate in a “High Church” style with brass and full choir.

Sunrise Service: 6 a.m.; Pancake Breakfast: 7 a.m.; Regular services: 8, 9:30 and 11 a.m.

Holy Week Prayer Walk April 10 – 14, 7 a.m. – 9 p.m. — Drop in anytime to reflect and pray through eight interactive stations.

Maundy Thursday Service April 13, 6 p.m., Community Life Center, an interactive service featuring a shared, Mediterranean-style meal.

Good Friday Service April 14, 7 p.m., Sanctuary — A silent, somber service reflecting on Jesus’ sacrifice.

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Easter – A Season of Welcome

BY REV. KATIE ROBB DAVIS ASSOCIATE PASTOR, WELLSHIRE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH In recent weeks at Wellshire Presbyterian Church we have been focused on a theme of Hospitality - Making Room – for neighbors, for strangers, for God. As we approach Easter, I find that spring is indeed a season of welcome. It is a time of making room for new life, whatever that may mean to you.

In the Judeo-Christian tradition, welcome in the form of hospitality to strangers is of unquestionable importance.

The Hebrew Scriptures contain numerous references to welcoming strangers. The directive frequently comes with a reminder, too, that “you were once strangers in the land of

Egypt.” It’s a reminder to have empathy for people who are lost, displaced, and unattached to life-supporting institutions like family, native culture, and community.

We can practice hospitality in our homes and our communities. We can also practice empathy for the stranger by visiting places that are strange to us – where we experience the not-knowing of customs and traditions, tastes, and languages. God finds us there, or perhaps, we find God. All strangers, neighbors, and friends are welcome at Wellshire Church this Easter and on any given Sunday. Worship times can be found in the ad on this page. Help us practice welcome, and we trust that God will be in our midst.

Easter Celebration Create and hide unbreakable Easter eggs

Even though these traditions ers may want to rip small pieces of Easter is one of the most important days of the year for Christians. have endured, Easter eggs them- decorative paper to create a decoupEaster Sunday is filled with symbol- selves might not be so strong. This age effect on their wooden eggs. ism and tradition, some of which year, Easter celebrants may want to harken back to early Christianity, experiment with different materials Sew soft eggs while others trace their origins to that are more forgiving and more Those who are handy with a neepaganism. enduring than standard eggs. dle and thread can exThe Easter Bunny plore patterns for makand Easter eggs are two ing soft, stuffed eggs.

Easter traditions with Cozy fleece or other fabless extensive histories. rics can be sewn together The Easter Bunny, acto make the general egg cording to sources inshape. Then the egg is cluding History.com, filled with polyester fillfirst arrived in America ing, feathers or another in the 1700s via German soft material. Ribbons, settlers who brought buttons, trims, and other with them their tradidecorative touches can tion of an egg-laying personalize the eggs and hare called “Osterhase.” add a touch of whimsy.

Children would make Check out sew4home. nests where the rabcom for their ideas on bit could lay its colored handmade Easter eggs.

Experiment with different egg materials to make eggs. Eventually, the Easter eggs easier to handle and more durable. custom spread from Modeling clay Pennsylvania, where many German Children who love to get their immigrants settled, to other areas Wooden eggs Families may find that wooden hands dirty may enjoy making Easaround the country.

Eggs are symbolic of new life eggs are much more forgiving than ter eggs out of modeling materials. and rebirth in many cultures. To standard eggs. Wooden eggs don’t Colors can be blended together to Christians, eggs represent the resur- have to be boiled, and they don’t create a marbleized effect. Dependneed time to harden, and they’re ing on the clay medium, the eggs rection of Jesus Christ.

Another theory suggests that quite maneuverable for young fin- may air-harden or may need to be heated at a low temperature in the Christians were once forbidden to gers.

Decorators can explore different oven to fully cure. eat during the Lenten season preEaster eggs are a fun tradition ceding Easter. Therefore, Christians ways to color wooden eggs. Acrylic would paint and decorate eggs for paints are readily available and safe that adds to the festivity of spring.

Easter to mark the joyous celebra- for users of any age. Wood stains or While traditional eggs can be used, tion and cessation of penance and wood markers also can be used to many different, more long-lasting fasting. give the eggs a natural finish. Oth- materials can be used as well.

What is Communion?

Some people, including young children preparing to receive the sacrament of Holy Communion, may be confused by what it is all about.

Children may mistakenly think that receiving Holy Communion is a singular event. But First Holy Communion is only the beginning of a potential lifelong commitment to Jesus Christ.

What is Holy Communion?

Come Join Us for Easter We would like to invite any of you who do not have a church home to be our guest as we celebrate the greatest event in human history: the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

April 9 - Palm Sunday service 10:30 am April 13 - Maundy Thursday service 7 pm April 14 - Good Friday service 7 pm April 16 - Easter Celebration 10:30 am Highline Community Church 6160 S. Wabash Way (just south of Sheplers) Greenwood Village 80111 www.highlinecc.org 303-730-1874

Christians believe that Holy Communion is the receiving of Jesus Christ through the sacrament of the Holy Eucharist. The Eucharist is comprised of bread and wine, although some denominations believe that it is not necessary to receive the Lord’s body and blood in each, instead feeling that Christ is present fully in either the bread or wine.

Catholics believe that through the process of transubstantiation the bread and wine before the priest becomes the body and blood of Christ.

According to catechism and the liturgy, as soon as the Institution Narrative begins, the Lord is present in the elements of bread and wine.

The institution of Holy Eucharist occurred during the Last Supper.

As stated in 1 Corinthians 11:2326, Jesus instructed his followers to use bread and wine to remember the

sacrifice he was going to make when he died on the cross for people’s sins.

A continuous act

While much fanfare is understandably afforded to First Holy Communion, Christians receive the Eucharist every day at church services all over the world. Receiving communion is not a singular act.

People recognized that every time they gathered around a table to eat and drink, it provided an opportunity to recognize and thank Jesus.

Adults can reinforce this concept to children by explaining that receiving Communion each week at Mass is just as special as receiving it that first time in spring.

Celebration not an obligation

Although the church advises all christians to receive communion when free from mortal sin and with the right intentions, Holy Communion should not seem like an obligation. Rather, individuals can view it as a celebration and an opportunity to reconnect with Jesus each time they receive the host. Make the process more exciting for children by explaining that Holy Communion is a party and a happy endeavor. According to the religious resource CatholicCity, the only time people are obligated to receive Holy Communion is during Easter and when in danger of death.

Holy Communion is an opportunity to enter into an intimate union with Jesus Christ, who christians believe provides holiness and grace to all who are willing to receive him.

FLEURISH

April 6, 2017 • THE VILLAGER | PAGE 15

New York designer Marc Bouwer wows Brass Ring Luncheon crowd CDF staffer Hummell honored for 20 years of service

Opulent.

That’s the best description of this year’s Brass Ring Luncheon, presented by the Guild of the Children’s Diabetes Foundation to benefit its programs and research and treatment at the Barbara Davis Center. The creative chairs paid attention to every detail as the Tiffany blue theme was car-

Photo by Tommy Collier Fur and YSL vintage jewelry from Dan Sharp

diagnosed two months ago, read her bravery poem from the stage: Be strong when you are weak.

Be brave when you are scared.

Be humble when you are victorious.

The Brass Ring Luncheon, which has traditionally been held in the fall, has now become the Spring Brass Ring luncheon. In just a few months since the 2016 event, this one was staged.

“It took mountains to move this from a fall to a spring luncheon,” said co-chair Judy McNeil, who is known for her talent and tenacity.

The organizer extraordinaire and Colorado native Susie Hummell was honored for being on the CDF staff for 20 years. She became a member of the Guild in 1978 and became active immediately, working on the Carousel Ball Denver, Carousel Days and more.

The hues of this cocktail ensemble tied in with the theme color.

In 1996, while working for the It was iconic Tiffany blue throughout the Denver Broncos, she received an ballroom, including centerpieces, and invitation to join the a decadent, but flourless, cake dessert CDF staff as Guild topped with Tiffany box medallions. coordinator. The rest is history. ried to the hilt at Denver Marriott Throughout her career, Hummell City Center. has fostered programs, created new Master of Ceremonies Ed events, cultivated relationships and Greene of CBS4 presented 32 Children’s Diabetes Heroes who walked given CDF her all.

From the podium, she was the runway. Eva Rust, a Barbara praised with such remarks as: Davis Center patient who was just “Leaving her legacy as program

Tangy Buchanan, past president of the Guild of the Children’s Diabetes Foundation, and honoree Susie Hummell. chair, … one-of-akind … her mold was broken … she left an inspirational impact on the committees and was the backbone of the Brass Ring Luncheon.”

Her grandson Josh Schmitz of Ruckus Apparel produced the show and Rick Rolph called the exciting live auction.

The much-anticipated arrival of New York City designer Marc Bouwer, who had not made an appearance in Denver for several years, was well worth the wait. The distinctive and elegant designs of Bouwer have dressed stars, celebrities, socialites and some Denver divas. His sexy, glamorous and luxe fabrics have graced L.A. glitterati, red carpets and fashion magazines.

Children’s Diabetes Foundation was founded in 1977 as a nonprofit

by Barbara and the late Marvin Davis. Their daughter Dana Davis,

Rock star fashion desig ne Bouwer with business pa r Marc rtner Paul Margolin, who has type 1 diabetes.

CDF Guild President Christy Alberts with Brass Ring Luncheon co-chairs Lyn Schaffer, Judy McNeil and Shelley Lucas on the red carpet. who was diagnosed with diabetes as a child, is now executive director.

Proceeds from this fundraiser will further benefit the Guild programs of Helping Hands and scholarships for students with diabetes.

The drape is where Bouwer further excels for figure-enhancing silhouettes. More cutouts and more revealing gowns and jumpsuits were paraded as well.

Bouwer’s lush colors and sparkle dominated the runway.

Rotary Club of Denver Southeast celebrates 31st birthday at Charter Night whose Impulse Band STAFF WRITER also enterCharter Night for Denver Southtained, won east Rotary held at the Falls Event the Hanspeter Center reflected the mantra of RoSpuhler tary—service and fellowship.

Friendship Charter members were on hand Award. to share festivities that included an Dr. Italian buffet presented by Rocky Mountain Catering. Jan Top and James StChrista Reich-Morris, for Charter member Mary Jane Casey coordinated the ambaugh, a whom the Leadership Bill McMurry evening. DSE Rotary member Pat past president was recognized Award was named, and Forber was given a memorial tribute whose numerthe recipient Dr. James for perfect via video. The Irishman had passed ous projects Stambaugh. attendance at away on St. Patrick’s Day of mulinclude PCs tiple myeloma.

Rotary for more exceptional Rotarians. Karen Loeb, for People Three awards were presented to the district literacy chair who has than 50 years. and I Have contributed in He is a DSE a Dream many areas to Rotary past this club, other Foundation president, past at Ruby Hill clubs and district governor Elementary, internationand the DSE and is a photo ally, won the Foundation is documentaGordon Lewis named for him.

Service Above tion of club events and programs, received the Self Award.

Christa Reich-Morris Leadership Past Award. She was the first woman President Ed Edward Meyer, who won the Hanspeter Spuhler Meyer, a president of this club. During her Friendship Award with John Wetherington and term, the club won six districtPaul Harris Fellow wide awards.

Hanspeter Spuhler.

BY SCOTTIE TAYLOR IVERSON

Denver Southeast Rotary Club President John Wetherington and his wife Judy with the evening’s host Jim Kreutz and his wife Martha.

Abbas Rajabi, District 5450 governor 20172018 and his wife Sami, with Karen Loeb, who won the Gordon Lewis Service Above Self Award and her husband Alan, who is chief judge of the Colorado Court of Appeals.

Kenn and Rotarian Jan Top, Rotarian Mary Jane Casey and Kieran Furlong.

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Your Right to Know!

FORECLOSURES COMBINED NOTICE PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0020-2017 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On January 24, 2017, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s) ROBERT ECTON AND PAULA J DICKINSON Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR LENDER, FIRST FRANKLIN A DIVISION OF NATIONAL CITY BANK Current Holder of Evidence of Debt WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE HOLDERS OF THE FIRST FRANKLIN MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2006-FF15 MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-FF15 Date of Deed of Trust August 18, 2006 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust August 24, 2006 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B6121994 Original Principal Amount $138,600.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $131,512.61 Pursuant to CRS §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 thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 26, BLOCK 10, SHERIDAN HILLS SECOND ADDITION, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 3716 S Hooker St, Englewood, CO 80110.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED

BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 05/17/2017, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the 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 issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication 3/23/2017 Last Publication 4/20/2017 Name of Publication The Villager 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 THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 3838-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov DATE: 01/24/2017 , Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Diana Springfield, Chief Deputy, for Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Holly Ryan #32647 Medved Dale Decker & Deere, LLC 355 Union Blvd., Suite 250, Lakewood, CO 80228 (303) 274-0155 Attorney File # 17-922-29771 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

Published in The Villager First Publication: March 23, 2017

Last Publication: April 20, 2017 Legal # 0020-2017 ____________________________ COMBINED NOTICE PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0031-2017 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On January 25, 2017, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s) Danny A Leon Original Beneficiary(ies) National City Mortgage Co dba Commonwealth United Mortgage Company Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Trustee for Residential Accredit Loans, Inc., Mortgage Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2003-QS5 Date of Deed of Trust November 22, 2002 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust December 02, 2002 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B2228827 Original Principal Amount $106,400.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $14,383.07 Pursuant to CRS §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 thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. ATTACHED HERETO AS EXHIBIT ‘A’ AND INCORPORATED HEREIN AS THOUGH FULLY SET FORTH. Also known by street and number as: 9727 East Peakview Ave Unit A10, Englewood, CO 80111.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED

BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 05/17/2017, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the 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 issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication 3/23/2017 Last Publication 4/20/2017 Name of Publication The Villager 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 THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 3838-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov DATE: 01/25/2017 , Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Diana Springfield, Chief Deputy, for Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Susan Hendrick #33196 THE SAYER LAW GROUP, P.C. 9745 E. Hampden Ave., Suite 400, Denver, CO 80231 (303) 353-2965 Attorney File # CO170010 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

0031-2017 Exhibit A Condominium Unit 10, Condominium Building A, Appletree Condominiums, According to the Condominium Map for Appletree Condominiums recorded December 30, 1977 in Plat Book 33 at Page 25 in the records of the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Arapahoe

LEGALS County, Colorado and as defined and described in the Condominium Declaration for the Appletree Condominiums recorded December 30, 1977 in Book 2704 at Page 686 in said records, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado.

Published in The Villager First Publication: March 23, 2017 Last Publication: April 20, 2017 Legal # 0031-2017 ____________________________ COMBINED NOTICE PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0037-2017 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On January 27, 2017, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s) BRIAN P PONDER and SHELLY A PONDER Original Beneficiary(ies) AUSTIN MORTGAGE INCORPORATED Current Holder of Evidence of Debt COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AUTHORITY Date of Deed of Trust March 27, 1998 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust April 13, 1998 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) A8052897 Original Principal Amount $97,273.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $83,751.26 Pursuant to CRS §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 thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOTS 43 AND 44, BLOCK 2, TERRY’S ADDITION, ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 2719 S Delaware St, Englewood, CO 80110.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED

BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 05/17/2017, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the 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 issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication 3/23/2017 Last Publication 4/20/2017 Name of Publication The Villager 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 THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 3838-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov DATE: 01/27/2017 , Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Diana Springfield, Chief Deputy, for Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Lynn M. Janeway #15592 Elizabeth S. Marcus #16092 Kelly Murdock #46915 David R. Doughty #40042 Alison L Berry #34531 Sheila J Finn #36637 Eve M. Grina #43658 Nicholas H. Santarelli #46592 Janeway Law Firm PC 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990 Attorney File # 17-014174 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

Published in The Villager

First Publication: March 23, 2017 Last Publication: April 20, 2017 Legal # 0037-2017 ____________________________ COMBINED NOTICE – PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0046-2017 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On January 31, 2017, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s) Kathryn E Harris Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for NetBank Current Holder of Evidence of Debt DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY as Trustee for INDYMAC INDX MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2006-AR25, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES Series 2006-AR25 Date of Deed of Trust May 04, 2006 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust May 18, 2006 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B6075243 Original Principal Amount $160,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $159,102.92 Pursuant to CRS §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 thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 15 AND 16, BLOCK 13, SOUTH BROADWAY HEIGHTS, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATEOF COLORADO Also known by street and number as: 4050 S Logan St, Englewood, CO 80113.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED

BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 05/24/2017, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the 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 issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication 3/30/2017 Last Publication 4/27/2017 Name of Publication The Villager 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 THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 3838-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov DATE: 01/31/2017 , Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Diana Springfield, Chief Deputy, for Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: David A. Shore #19973 Janice Hofmann Clark #7264 Martin H. Shore #1800 Stephen A Hall #38186 Hellerstein and Shore PC 5347 S. Valentia Way, Suite 100, Greenwood Village, CO 80111 (303) 5731080 Attorney File # 16-00589SH The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

Published in The Villager First Publication: March 30, 2017 Last Publication: April 27, 2017 Legal # 0046-2017 ____________________________ COMBINED NOTICE – PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0053-2017

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On February 1, 2017, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s) Lewallen M Farnham and Arletta W Farnham Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for WR Starkey Mortgage, LLC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust March 11, 2002 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust March 21, 2002 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B2052866 Original Principal Amount $243,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $183,134.46 Pursuant to CRS §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 thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 13, BLOCK 8A, EXCEPT THE REAR 8 FEET OF SAID LOT, PALOS VERDES, SECOND FILING, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO Also known by street and number as: 6240 S Ivy St, Englewood, CO 80111.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED

BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 05/24/2017, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the 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 issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication 3/30/2017 Last Publication 4/27/2017 Name of Publication The Villager 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 THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 3838-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov DATE: 02/01/2017 , Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Diana Springfield, Chief Deputy, for Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Eve Grina #43658 Jennifer Cruseturner #44452 Holly Shilliday #24423 Courtney Wright #45482 Erin Robson #46557 Jennifer Rogers #34682 McCarthy & Holthus LLP 7700 E Arapahoe Road, Suite 230, Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122 Attorney File # CO-17-760979-LL The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

Published in The Villager First Publication: March 30, 2017 Last Publication: April 27, 2017 Legal # 0053-2017 ____________________________

ARAPAHOE COUNTY REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL IFB-17-35 BOMB ROBOT REMOTE DISASSEMBLY AND CUTTING TOOL Notice is hereby given that the

Arapahoe County Purchasing Division will be accepting, on behalf of the North Central All-Hazards Emergency Management Region (NCR), is to provide the most cost effective, disassembly and cutting tool solution to satisfy two different types of Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) bomb robots (Remotec FB-6 Andros Platform and Remotec 51A Wolverine Platform).

A recommended pre bid conference will be held on April 12, 2017, 2:30 p.m., local time, Arapahoe County Administrative Building, Pikes Peak Teleconference Room, Suite G52 (Ground Level), Littleton, CO 80120. Vendors are encouraged to attend this conference in order to become familiar with the Specifications.

All Arapahoe County solicitations can be obtained from the County’s website. The Invitation for Bid (IFB17-35) document can be obtained by going to the Arapahoe County website www.arapahoegov.com, then go to the Finance Department, and under the Finance Department select Purchasing then go to the Quick Link for the Rocky Mountain ePurchasing website. Submittals must be received in the Purchasing Division, located at 5334 South Prince Street, 4th Floor, Littleton, CO 80120, no later than 2:00 p.m. local time on May 4, 2017.

The County reserves the right to waive any or all informalities or irregularities and to reject any or all submittals.

Matt Crane, Clerk to the Board Published in The Villager Published: April 6, 2017 Legal # 7351 ____________________________ ARAPAHOE COUNTY NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING WELCH SUBDIVISION #12 / REPLAT CASE NO. P16-023 PROPOSAL: The Applicant and Owner, Mike Welch, has made application to Arapahoe County for a Replat to the herein referenced property.

PROPERTY LOCATION: The subject property is located at 9119 E. Jewell Circle, Denver, CO. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on April 25, 2017 at 9:30 a.m., or as soon thereafter as the calendar of the Arapahoe County Board of County Commissioners permits, a public hearing will be held, at which, all interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard concerning the above-described Replat application for Welch Subdivision #12 (Case No. P16-023). The hearing will be held at the Arapahoe County Administration Building, East Hearing Room, 5334 S. Prince St., Littleton, CO 80120 at the above-stated date and time.

The applicant has applied for Replat approval for the property described above, known as Welch Subdivision #12 / Replat (Case No. P16-023), which seeks County approval for a Replat.

More information about this proposal is available at the offices of the Arapahoe County Public Works and Development, Planning Division, 6924 S. Lima St., Centennial, CO 80112, or by calling 720-874-6650 during regular business hours (8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday).

Matt Crane, Clerk to the Board Published in The Villager Published: April 6, 2017 Legal # 7358 ____________________________ ARAPAHOE COUNTY REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL RFP-17-47 CM/GC SERVICES FOR THE ARAPAHOE COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS EXPANSION Notice is hereby given that the Arapahoe County Purchasing Division will be accepting proposals to obtain CM/GC services, including pre-construction services for the Arapahoe County Fairgrounds Expansion project located at 25690 E. Quincy Avenue, Aurora, CO 80016.

A mandatory pre-proposal conference will be held on Tuesday April 18, 2017 @ 10:00 am at the Arapahoe County Fairgrounds, 25690 E. Quincy Avenue, Aurora, CO 80016, in the Exhibit Hall Conference Room (north end of Exhibit Hall building), to discuss the Specifications. A representative of the Vendor must attend this mandatory conference in order to qualify to respond to this contract.

Vendors who fail to arrive at the pre proposal conference at the scheduled starting time (our clock) shall be considered non responsive and ineligible for award.

All Arapahoe County solicitations can be obtained from the County’s website. The Request For Proposal (RFP-17-47 document can be obtained by going to the Arapahoe County website www.arapahoegov.com, then go to the Finance Department, and under the Finance Department select Purchasing then go to the Quick Link for the Rocky Mountain ePurchasing website. Submittals must be received in the Purchasing Division, located at 5334 South Prince Street, 4th Floor, Littleton, CO 80120, no later than 2:00 p.m.

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The County reserves the right to waive any or all informalities or irregularities and to reject any or all submittals.

Matt Crane, Clerk to the Board Published in The Villager Published: April 6, 2017 Legal # 7363 ____________________________ ARAPAHOE COUNTY REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL RFP-17-48 CONTRACTED ROOFTOP SOLAR PV SERVICES Notice is hereby given that the Arapahoe County Purchasing Division will be accepting proposals to contract with a qualified, full-service solar firm(s) for the installation of Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic (PV) systems for the Weatherization Assistance Program to low-income households in designated areas within the service territories of the following three weatherization agencies: Arapahoe County Weatherization Division, Energy Resource Center, and Longs Peak Energy Conservation. Arapahoe County is the lead agency for this solicitation and all Participating Agencies will contract independently with the awarded Contractor(s).

All Arapahoe County solicitations can be obtained from the County’s website. The Request For Proposal (RFP-17-48) document can be obtained by going to the Arapahoe County website www.arapahoegov.com, then go to the Finance Department, and under the Finance Department select Purchasing then go to the Quick Link for the Rocky Mountain ePurchasing website. Submittals must be received in the Purchasing Division, located at 5334 South Prince Street, 4th Floor, Littleton, CO 80120, no later than 2:00 p.m. local time on May 4, 2017.

The County reserves the right to waive any or all informalities or irregularities and to reject any or all submittals.

Matt Crane, Clerk to the Board Published in The Villager Published: April 6, 2017 Legal # 7364 ____________________________

DISTRICT COURT ARAPAHOE COUNTY COLORADO Court Address: 7325 S Potomac St. Centennial, CO 80112 Plaintiff: PEACHWOOD HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., a Colorado non-profit corporation Defendants: STEPHANIE TAFOYA; CYNTHIA D. MARES AS PUBLIC TRUSTEE FOR ARAPAHOE COUNTY; SUE SANDSTROM AS TREASURER FOR ARAPAHOE COUNTY; UNKNOWN TENANT(S) IN POSSESSION Attorneys for Plaintiff: WINZENBURG, LEFF, PURVIS & PAYNE, LLP Stephane R. Dupont, #39425 Gina C. Botti #42005 Address: 8020 Shaffer Parkway, Suite 300 Littleton, CO 80127 Phone Number: (303) 863-1870 ___________ Case Number: 2016CV032731 Div.: Ctrm.: SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT: STEPHANIE TAFOYA You are hereby summoned and required to appear and defend against the claims of the complaint filed with the court in this action, by filing with the clerk of this court an answer or other response. You are required to file your answer within 35 days after the service of this Summons upon you. Service of the summons shall be complete on the day of the last publication. A copy of the complaint may be obtained from the clerk of the court.

If you fail to file your answer or other response to the complaint in writing within 35 days after the date of the last publication, judgment by default may be rendered against you by the court for the relief demanded in the complaint without further notice.

This is an action for judicial foreclosure of an assessment lien in and to the real property situated in Arapahoe County, Colorado, more particularly described on Exhibit A, attached hereto and by this reference made a part hereof.

Dated: March 1, 2017 WINZENBURG, LEFF, PURVIS & PAYNE, L.L.P. By: *s/Stephane R. Dupont Stephane R. Dupont This Summons is issued pursuant to Rule 4(h), Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure

Exhibit A LOT 20, BLOCK 2, PEACHWOOD SUBDIVISION, FILING NO. 2, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known as: 12034 E. Tennessee Drive Aurora, CO 80012.

Published in The Villager First Publication: March 16, 2017 Last Publication: April 13, 2017 Legal # 7305 ____________________________ DISTRICT COURT COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO 7325 South Potomac Street Centennial, Colorado 80112 (303) 649-6355 Telephone PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO In the Interest of: EVAN BJORK, PEYTON BJORK, SKYLAR CHRISTIANSEN, AND AZALEA CHRISTIANSEN Children, And concerning: JENNIFER CHRISTIANSEN, RUSSELL BJORK, SHAR SCOTTJENKINS, AND JOHN DOE Respondents.

Linda M. Arnold, Reg. #16764 Assistant County Attorney Attorney for Petitioner 14980 East Alameda Drive Aurora, CO 80012 303-636-1882 Fax: (303) 636-1889 Case No: 16JV0935 Division: 14 NOTICE OF ADJUDICATORY HEARING AND DEFAULT JUDGMENT _______ PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that an Adjudicatory Hearing regarding JOHN DOE is set for May 5, 2017 at 9:30 A.M. in Division 14 at the Arapahoe County District Court, 7305 South Potomac Street, Centennial, Colorado 80112. You have the right to be represented by an attorney during these proceedings; if you cannot afford an attorney, one will be appointed to represent you. In the event you fail to appear for said hearing at the date and time indicated, the Petitioner, the People of the State of Colorado, will request that the Court enter a default judgment against you and adjudicate the child dependent and neglected in accordance with the Colorado Children’s Code.

Date: March 27, 2017 Linda M. Arnold, No. 16764 Assistant County Attorney Attorney for Petitioner 14980 E. Alameda Dr. Aurora, Co 80012 (303-636-1882 (P) (303) 636-1889 (F) Published in The Villager Published: April 6, 2017 Legal # 7349 ____________________________ District Court Arapahoe County 7325 Potomac St. Centennial, CO 80112 In the Matter of the Petition of: Adan Yuset Cruz Barrientos For the Adoption of a Child Case Number: 16JA165 Division: Courtroom: NOTICE OF HEARING To: Luis Alonso Martinez.

Pursuant to §19-5-208, C.R.S., you are hereby notified that the abovenamed Petitioner(s) has/have filed in this Court a verified Petition seeking to adopt a child. lf applicable, an Affidavit of Abandonment has been filed alleging that you have abandoned the child for a period of one year or more and/or have failed without cause to provide reasonable support for the child for one year or more.

You are further notified that an Adoption hearing is set on May 25, 2017, at 11 A.M. in the court location identified above.

You are further notified that if you fail to appear for said hearing, the Court may terminate your parental rights and grant the adoption as sought by the Petitioner(s).

Published in The Villager First Publication: April 6, 2017 Last Publication: May 4, 2017 Legal # 7350 ____________________________ District Court Arapahoe County 7325 Potomac St. Centennial, CO 80112 In the Matter of the Petition of: Adan Yuset Cruz Barrientos For the Adoption of a Child Case Number: 16JA164 Division: Courtroom: NOTICE OF HEARING To: Luis Alonso Martinez.

Pursuant to §19-5-208, C.R.S., you are hereby notified that the abovenamed Petitioner(s) has/have filed in this Court a verified Petition seeking to adopt a child.

lf applicable, an Affidavit of Abandonment has been filed alleging that you have abandoned the child for a period of one year or more and/or have failed without cause to provide reasonable support for the child for one year or more.

tions of skilled and common labor employed on such work, pursuant to C.R.S. § 8-17-101.

NOTICE CITY OF CENTENNIAL

You are further notified that an Adoption hearing is set on May 25, 2017, at 11 A.M. in the court location identified above.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Monday, April 3, 2017 the Centennial City Council passed on first reading:

You are further notified that if you fail to appear for said hearing, the Court may terminate your parental rights and grant the adoption as sought by the Petitioner(s).

ORDINANCE NO. 2017-O-11 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CENTENNIAL, COLORADO, REPEALING AND REENACTING SECTION 11-6-10 OF THE CENTENNIAL MUNICIPAL CODE CONCERNING THE CENTENNIAL PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT RIGHT-OF-WAY REGULATIONS

Published in The Villager First Publication: April 6, 2017 Last Publication: May 4, 2017 Legal # 7359 ____________________________

NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Sheila Gaye Abeyta, Deceased Case Number: 2017PR30093 All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to District Court of Arapahoe, County, Colorado on or before July 23, 2016, or the claims may be forever barred.

Christopher G. Humphrey 217 W. 18th St. Cheyenne, WY 82001 Published in The Villager First Publication: March 23, 2017 Last Publication: April 6, 2017 Legal # 7312 ____________________________ NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Edith A. Hall a/k/a Edith Anderson Hall and Edith Hall, Deceased Case Number 2017 PR 30249 All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before August 7, 2017, or the claims may be forever barred.

Robert Hall Personal Representative 1250 Douglas Fir Drive Reno, NV 89511 Published in The Villager First Publication: March 30, 2017 Last Publication: April 13, 2017 Legal # 7335 ____________________________

SPECIAL DISTRICTS

THE FARM – CREEKSIDE PARK RENOVATIONS The Goodman Metropolitan District (Goodman) was the recipient of a 2014 grant from the Arapahoe County Open Space Grants Program to assist in the revitalization of Creekside Park, located on South Tower Road in The Farm community. The Grants Program is funded by the Open Space sales and use tax and is used for the development and enhancement of local parks, trails, and open spaces. Goodman used the grant funds, in addition to its own funds, to construct a modern forest themed playground suitable for a wide range of ages and abilities, a new park shelter, a state-of-theart plumbed restroom, additional lighting around the playground area, and a functional stepped seating area which provides a bird’s eye view of the entire park.

In revitalizing Creekside Park, Goodman worked closely with its residents throughout the design and construction process, and the new park is already receiving glowing reviews.

Published in The Villager Published: April 6, 2017 Legal # 7348 ____________________________ GOLDSMITH GULCH SANITATION DISTRICT 8390 East Crescent Parkway, Suite 500 Greenwood Village, CO 80111 Phone 303-779-5710 INVITATION TO BID Notice is hereby given that Goldsmith Gulch Sanitation District will accept sealed bid proposals for Sanitary Sewer System ORC and Maintenance Contract. The work will be the operations and maintenance of the District’s sanitary sewer system generally located east of South Quebec Street, west of South Havana Street, north of East Orchard Road and south of I-225, with a small section near Quebec and Cherry Creek Drive South in Arapahoe County, CO. Bids will be accepted until 3:00 p.m., April 13, 2017, at CliftonLarsonAllen LLP, 8390 East Crescent Parkway, Suite 500, Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111. Please contact Chuck Reid at Chuck.

Reid@claconnect.com or Wendi Klein at Wendi.Klein@claconnect. com for proposal documents.

The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all proposals, to waive any informalities or irregularities therein, and to accept the proposal that in the opinion of the Owner is in the best interest of Goldsmith Gulch Sanitation District.

Published in The Villager Published: April 6, 2017 Legal # 7362 ____________________________

The full text of the ordinance is available for public inspection in the office of the City Clerk. The ordinance may be obtained by contacting the City Clerk, 303-7543324. The full text of the ordinance is also available on the City’s web site, www.centennialcolorado.com.

By: Barbara Setterlind, CMC City Clerk Published in The Villager Published: April 6, 2017 Legal # 7360 ____________________________ CITY OF CENTENNIAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Centennial, Colorado will conduct a public hearing on Monday, April 10, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. regarding ORDINANCE NO. 2017-O-11, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CENTENNIAL, COLORADO, REPEALING AND REENACTING SECTION 11-6-10 OF THE CENTENNIAL MUNICIPAL CODE CONCERNING THE CENTENNIAL PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT RIGHT-OF-WAY REGULATIONS. The public hearing will be held at the Centennial Civic Center, 13133 E. Arapahoe Road, Council Chambers, Centennial, Colorado 80112.

Copies of Ordinance No. 2017-O11 are available for inspection by the public at the Centennial Civic Center or on the City’s website: www.centennialco.gov.

Interested parties may file written comments with the City Clerk, 13133 E. Arapahoe Road, Centennial, Colorado 80112, anytime prior to the public hearing on April 10, 2017. /s/Barbara Setterlind, CMC City Clerk Published in The Villager Published: April 6, 2017 Legal # 7361 ____________________________

REQUEST FOR BIDS Notice is hereby given that the City of Greenwood Village, Colorado (the “City”) will receive sealed bids at the Greenwood Village Maintenance Facility, 10001 East Costilla Avenue, Greenwood Village, Colorado 80112-3730, until 3:00 p.m. on Friday, April 21, 2017 for the Curtis Arts & Humanities Center Restroom Addition. There will be an on-site pre-bid meeting on April 10, 2017, at 1:00 p.m. at the Curtis Arts & Humanities Center at 2349 East Orchard Road, Greenwood Village, CO 80121. Questions will be accepted until Wednesday, April 12, 2017, at 3:00 p.m. All questions must be submitted via email to smoore@greenwoodvillage. com. Addendum providing necessary clarifications will be issued by Friday, April 14, 2017, at 3:00 p.m.

The scope of the project includes a 350 square foot main floor addition to the building for restrooms and storage and five add alternates to include 1) basement below main floor addition, 2) interior ramp addition, 3) renovation of existing restrooms, 4) re-roof entire building with asphalt shingles 5) re-roof entire building with stone coated steel shingle.

The Request for Bids for Curtis Arts & Humanities Center Restroom Addition is available electronically via Rocky Mountain EPurchasing and may be accessed on the Greenwood Village website (www.greenwoodvillage.com) under Bids & Proposals.

The City reserves the right to reject any and all bids, and to make final determination in the event of duplications. Any bid received as a result of this request is prepared at the Contractor’s expense and becomes City property and therefore, public record.

No bid may be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days after the date set for opening thereof.

Preference is hereby given to materials, supplies, and provisions produced, manufactured, or grown in Colorado, quality being equal to articles offered by competitors outside of the State. Colorado labor shall be employed to perform the work for which Bids are requested herein to the extent of not less than eighty percent (80%) of each type or class of labor in the several classifica-

The City requires a certified or cashier’s check, or a corporate surety bond in the amount of five percent (5%) of the total bid amount before the City can accept or consider any bid. The bid and the deposit shall be submitted in a securely sealed envelope and endorsed on the outside with a brief statement as to the nature of the item or work for which the bid is provided. Upon the award of contract, such bond shall be returned to the unsuccessful contractor(s). In the case of the successful contractor, the bond will be returned upon execution of contract.

Any questions regarding the project should be directed to Suzanne Moore via email at smoore@greenwoodvillage.com. /s/ Suzanne Moore Director of Parks, Trails & Recreation Published in The Villager First Publication: March 30, 2017 Last Publication: April 6, 2017 Legal # 7341 ____________________________ BID INFORMATION ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Notice is hereby given that the City of Greenwood Village, Colorado (the “City”) will receive sealed bids at the Public Works Department, 10001 East Costilla Avenue, Greenwood Village, Colorado 80112-3730, until 2:30 p.m., April 20, 2017, for the E. Belleview Ave. & S. Dayton St. Streetlight Project.

The specifications for the E. Belleview Ave. & S. Dayton St. Streetlight Project are currently available on the Greenwood Village website, www.greenwoodvillage.com/bids.

The City reserves the right to reject any and all bids, and to make final determination in the event of duplications.

No bid may be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days after the date set for opening thereof.

Preference is hereby given to materials, supplies, and provisions produced, manufactured, or grown in Colorado, quality being equal to articles offered by competitors outside of the State. Colorado labor shall be employed to perform the work for which bids are requested herein to the extent of not less than eighty percent (80%) of each type or class of labor in the several classifications of skilled and common labor employed on such work, pursuant to C.R.S. § 8-17-101.

The City requires a certified or cashier’s check, or a corporate surety bond in the amount of five percent (5%) of the total bid amount before the City can accept or consider any bids greater than Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00). The bid and the deposit shall be filed with the Public Works Department, securely sealed and endorsed on the outside with a brief statement as to the nature of the item or work for which the bid is provided. Upon a bid award, such bond shall be returned to the unsuccessful bidder(s). In the case of the successful bidder, the bid bond will be returned upon receipt of the required payment and performance bonds, each in the full amount of the contract price. Such bonds will be retained by the City until the two year (2) warranty period has expired. Bids will be opened publicly at 2:31 p.m., April 20, 2017, at the Greenwood Village Public Works Facility, and shall be tabulated by the City.

Any questions regarding the project should be directed to Matthew Layman – Project Manager I (303) 708-6111. /s/ John Sheldon Director of Public Works Published in The Villager First Publication: April 6, 2017 Last Publication: April 13, 2017 Legal # 7352 ____________________________ GREENWOOD VILLAGE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PURSUANT TO THE LIQUOR LAWS OF THE STATE OF COLORADO NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT Saint Catherine Greek Orthodox Church, 5555 South Yosemite Street, Greenwood Village, CO 80111, by application dated March 15, 2017, has requested the licensing authority of the City of Greenwood Village to grant a Special Event Liquor Permit for 5555 South Yosemite Street, Greenwood Village, CO 80111 to sell malt, vinous and spirituous liquors by the drink for consumption on the premises on April 22, 2017, from 5:30 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.

Remonstrance, protests or objections regarding the application or the event are to be filed by April 17, 2016 with the City Clerk’s Office at Greenwood Village City Hall at 6060 South Quebec Street, 303486-5755, or by email at cityclerk@ greenwoodvillage.com. Should any remonstrance, protests, or objections be filed, a public hearing may be scheduled.

Name and address of the Pres/Sec of Organization: President: Rev. Louis Christopulos, Event Manager: Toula Stathopulos – 5555 South Yosemite Street,

Greenwood Village, CO 80111 Requests for information as to the application may be obtained from the City Clerk’s Office.

BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GREENWOOD VILLAGE SUSAN M. ORTIZ, MMC CITY CLERK Published in The Villager Published: April 6, 2017 Legal # 7353 ____________________________ NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT for Greenwood Village Notice is hereby given that the City of Greenwood Village, Colorado will make final payment at the City Hall, 6060 South Quebec Street, Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111-4591 on the 21st day of April, 2017 to Structures, Inc. for all work done by said contractor for the project called Goldsmith Gulch Trail Extension and Caley Avenue Undercrossing, said construction being within the boundaries of the City of Greenwood Village, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado, subject to prior satisfactory final inspection and acceptance of said work by the City of Greenwood Village.

Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company, or corporation that has furnished labor, materials, provisions, or other supplies used or consumed by such contractor or subcontractors in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done and whose claim therefore has not been paid by the contractor or subcontractors, at any time up to and including time of final settlement for the work contracted to be done, is required to file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim to the City Manager, City of Greenwood Village, 6060 South Quebec Street, Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111-4591, at or before the time and date hereinabove shown. Failure on the part of any claimant to file such verified statement or claim at any time up to and including the time of final settlement will release said City of Greenwood Village, Colorado, its Council, officers, agents and employees of and from any and all liability for such claim.

ATTEST

BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO /s/ Susan M. Ortiz City Clerk /s/ Ronald J. Rakowsky Mayor Published in The Villager First Publication: April 6, 2017 Last Publication: April 13, 2017 Legal # 7354 ____________________________ A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE ORDINANCE NO: 06 SERIES OF 2017 INTRODUCED BY: COUNCILMEMBER STEVE MORAN AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 4-3-30, 4-3-40 AND 4-3-50 OF THE GREENWOOD VILLAGE MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO SALES AND USE TAX DEFINITIONS, INCLUSIONS AND EXEMPTIONS WHEREAS, in Senate Joint Resolution No. 14-038, the Colorado General Assembly asked the Colorado Municipal League to revive the tax simplification project from the 1990s to address current systemic problems identified by the retail business community regarding local sales and use tax definitions and exemptions; and WHEREAS, City Council has determined that the standard tax definitions project is a major collaborative sales tax simplification initiative by Colorado’s home rule municipalities that locally collect their sales tax and the retail business community; and WHEREAS, City Council has determined that the City will cooperate in furtherance of a statewide goal to have all locally collecting municipalities agree to use standard definitions in their sales and use tax codes; and WHEREAS, City Council has determined that maintaining the local collection of sales and use taxes for the City is of paramount importance to the continued financial strength of the City; and WHEREAS, City Council acknowledges that the retail business community desires better uniformity and simplicity when operating in multiple cities; and WHEREAS, City Council has determined that the City can simplify the tax code definitions without sacrificing revenue; and WHEREAS, City Council has determined that it can modify the City’s sales and use tax inclusions and exemptions in compliance with the Taxpayer Bill of Rights by remaining revenue neutral.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF GREENWOOD VILLAGE, COLORADO:

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PAGE 18 | THE VILLAGER • April 6, 2017 — Continued from page 17 — Section 1. Section 4-3-30, Definitions, of the Greenwood Village Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: For purposes of this Article, the following terms shall have the following meanings: Access services means the services sold by local telephone exchange companies to providers of telecommunications services for use in providing such telecommunications services.

Agricultural Producer means a person regularly engaged in the business of using land for the production of commercial crops or commercial livestock. The term includes farmers, market gardeners, commercial fruit growers, livestock breeders, dairymen, poultrymen, and other persons similarly engaged, but does not include a person who breeds or markets animals, birds, or fish for domestic pets nor a person who cultivates, grows, or harvests plants or plant products exclusively for that person’s own consumption or casual sale.

Aircraft means a device that is used or intended to be used for flight in the air.

Aircraft Part means any tangible personal property that is intended to be permanently affixed or attached as a component part of an aircraft.

Aircraft Simulator means a Flight Simulator Training Device (FSTD) as defined in Part I of Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations that is qualified in accordance with Part 60 of Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations for use in a Federal Aviation Administration Approved Flight Training Program.

Aircraft Simulator Part means any tangible personal property that is originally designed and intended to be permanently affixed or attached as a component part of an aircraft, and which will also function when it is permanently affixed or attached as a component part of an aircraft simulator.

Airline Company means any operator who engages in the carriage by aircraft of persons or property as a common carrier for compensation or hire, or the carriage of mail, or any aircraft operator who operates regularly between two (2) or more points and publishes a flight schedule. Airline Company shall not include operators whose aircraft are all certified for a gross takeoff weight of twelve thousand five hundred (12,500) pounds or less and who do not engage in scheduled service or mail carriage service.

Auction means any sale where tangible personal property is sold by an auctioneer who is either the agent for the owner of such property or is in fact the owner thereof.

Automotive vehicle means any vehicle or device in, upon or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a public highway, or any device used or designed for aviation or flight in the air. Automotive vehicle includes, but is not limited to, motor vehicles, trailers, semi-trailers or mobile homes.

Automotive vehicle shall not include devices moved by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks.

Business means all activities engaged in or caused to be engaged in with the object of gain, benefit or advantage, direct or indirect.

Candy means a preparation of sugar, honey, or other natural or artificial sweeteners in combination with chocolate, fruit, nuts, or other ingredients or flavorings in the form of bars, drops, or pieces. Candy does not include any preparation containing flour, products that require refrigeration or marijuana infused products.

Carrier Access Services means the services furnished by a local exchange company to its customers who provide telecommunications services which allow them to provide such telecommunications services.

Charitable organization means any entity which: (a) has been certified as a not-for-profit organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; and (b) is a religious or charitable organization. As used in this definition, a charitable organization is an organization which exclusively, and in a manner consistent with existing laws and for the benefit of an indefinite number of persons, freely and voluntarily ministers to the physical, mental or spiritual needs of persons, and which thereby lessens the burdens of government.

Coins means monetized bullion or other forms of money

manufactured from gold, silver, platinum, palladium or other such metals now, in the future or heretofore designated as a medium of exchange under the laws of this State, the United States or any foreign nation.

Coin Operated Device means any device operated by coins or currency or any substitute therefor.

Collection Costs shall include, but is not limited to, all costs of audit, assessment, bank fees, hearings, execution, lien filing, distraint, litigation, locksmith fees, auction fees and costs, prosecution and attorney fees.

Commercial Packaging Materials means containers, labels, and/or cases, that become part of the finished product to the purchaser, used by or sold to a person engaged in manufacturing, compounding, wholesaling, jobbing, retailing, packaging, distributing or bottling for sale, profit or use, and is not returnable to said person for reuse. Commercial Packaging Materials does not include Commercial Shipping Materials.

Commercial Shipping Materials means materials that do not become part of the finished product to the purchaser which are used exclusively in the shipping process. Commercial Shipping Materials include but are not limited to containers, labels, pallets, banding material and fasteners, shipping cases, shrink wrap, bubble wrap or other forms of binding, padding or protection.

Community Organization means a nonprofit entity organized and operated exclusively for the promotion of social welfare, primarily engaged in promoting the common good and general welfare of the community, so long as: (1) no part of the net earnings of which insures to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual; (2) no substantial part of the activities of which is carrying on propaganda, or otherwise attempting to influence legislation; and (3) which does not participate in, or intervene in (including the publishing or distributing of statements), any political campaign on behalf of any candidate for public office.

Construction Equipment means any equipment, including mobile machinery and mobile equipment, which is used to erect, install, alter, demolish, repair, remodel, or otherwise make improvements to any real property, building, structure or infrastructure.

Construction materials means tangible personal property which, when combined with other tangible personal property, loses its identity to become an integral and inseparable part of a completed structure or project, including public and private improvements.

Construction materials include, but are not limited to, such things as: asphalt, bricks, builder’s hardware, caulking materials, cement, concrete, conduit, electric wiring and connections, fireplace inserts, electrical heating and cooling equipment, flooring, glass, gravel, insulation, lath, lead, lime, lumber, macadam, millwork, mortar, oil, paint, piping, pipe valves and pipe fittings, plaster, plumbing fixtures, putty, reinforcing mesh, road base, roofing, sand, sanitary sewer pipe, sheet metal, site lighting, steel, stone, stucco, tile, trees, shrubs and other landscaping materials, wall board, wall coping, wall paper, weather stripping, wire netting and screen, water mains and meters, and wood preserver.

The above materials, when used for forms, or other items which do not remain as an integral or inseparable part of a completed structure or project, are not construction materials.

Consumer means any person engaged in business in the City who purchases, uses, stores, distributes or otherwise consumes in the City tangible personal property, other taxable products, or taxable services purchased from sources inside or outside the City.

Contract Auditor means a duly authorized agent designated by the taxing authority and qualified to conduct tax audits on behalf of and pursuant to an agreement with the municipality.

Contractor means any person who shall build, construct, reconstruct, alter, expand, modify, or improve any building, dwelling, structure, infrastructure, or other improvement to real property for another party pursuant to an agreement. For purposes of this definition, Contractor also includes subcontractor.

Cover Charge means a charge paid to a club or similar entertainment establishment which may, or may not, entitle the patron paying such charge to receive tangible personal property, such as food and/or beverages.

Data Processing Equipment means any equipment or sys-

LEGALS tem of equipment used in the storage, manipulation, management, display, reception or transmission of information.

Digital Product means an electronic product including, but not limited to: (1) “digital images” which means works that include, but are not limited to, the following that are generally recognized in the ordinary and usual sense as “photographs,” “logos,” “cartoons,” or “drawings.” (2) “digital audio-visual works” which means a series of related images which, when shown in succession, impart an impression of motion, together with accompanying sounds, if any, (3) “digital audio works” which means works that result from the fixation of a series of musical, spoken, or other sounds, including ringtones. For purposes of the definition of “digital audio works”, “ringtones” means digitized sound files that are downloaded onto a device and that may be used to alert the customer with respect to a communication, and (4) “digital books” which means works that are generally recognized in the ordinary and usual sense as “books”.

Distribution means the act of distributing any article of tangible personal property for use or consumption, which may include, but not be limited to, the distribution of advertising gifts, shoppers guides, catalogs, directories, or other property given as prizes, premiums, or for goodwill or in conjunction with the sales of other commodities or services.

Drugs dispensed in accordance with a prescription means drugs dispensed in accordance with any order in writing, dated and signed by a licensed practitioner of the healing arts, or given orally by a practitioner, and immediately reduced to writing by the pharmacist, assistant pharmacist or pharmacy intern, specifying the name and address of the person for whom the medicine, drug or poison is offered and directions, if any, to be placed on the label.

Dual Residency means those situations including, but not limited to, where a person maintains a residence, place of business or business presence, both within and outside the City. A person shall be deemed to have established a legitimate residence, place of business or business presence outside of the City for purposes of dual residency if the person has a physical structure owned, leased or rented by such person which is designated by street number or road location outside of the City, has within it a telephone or telephones in the name of such person and conducts business operations on a regular basis at such location in a manner that includes the type of business activities for which the business (person), as defined in this Code, is organized.

Dwelling Unit means a building or any portion of a building designed for occupancy as complete, independent living quarters for one (1) or more persons, having direct access from the outside of the building or through a common hall and having living, sleeping, kitchen and sanitary facilities for the exclusive use of the occupants.

Engaged in business in the City means performing or providing services or selling, leasing, renting, delivering or installing tangible personal property for storage, use or consumption within the City. Engaged in business in the City includes, but is not limited to, any one (1) of the following activities by a person: a.

Directly, indirectly or by a subsidiary, maintains a building, store, office, salesroom, warehouse or other place of business within the taxing jurisdiction; b.

Sends one (1) or more employees, agents or commissioned sales persons into the taxing jurisdiction to solicit business or to install, assemble, repair, service or assist in the use of its products, or for demonstration or other reasons; c.

Maintains one (1) or more employees, agents or commissioned sales persons on duty at a location within the taxing jurisdiction; d.

Owns, leases, rents or otherwise exercises control over real or personal property within the taxing jurisdiction; or e.

Makes more than one (1) delivery into the taxing jurisdiction within a twelvemonth period.

Exempt commercial packaging materials means containers, labels and shipping cases sold to a person engaged in manufacturing, compounding, wholesaling, jobbing, retailing, packaging, distributing or bottling for sale, profit or use that meets all of the

following conditions: a.

Is used by the manufacturer, compounder, wholesaler, jobber, retailer, packager, distributor or bottler to contain or label the finished product; b.

Is transferred by said person along with and as a part of the finished product to the purchaser; and c.

Is not returnable to said person for reuse.

Factory Built Housing means a manufactured home or modular home.

Farm Closeout Sale means full and final disposition of all tangible personal property previously used by a farmer or rancher in farming or ranching operations which are being abandoned.

Farm Equipment means any farm tractor, as defined in Section 42-1-102(33), C.R.S., any implement of husbandry, as defined in Section 42-1-102(44), C.R.S., and irrigation equipment having a per unit purchase price of at least one thousand dollars ($1,000.00). Farm Equipment also includes, regardless of purchase price, attachments and bailing wire, binders twine and surface wrap used primarily and directly in any farm operation. Farm Equipment also includes, regardless of purchase price, parts that are used in the repair or maintenance of the Farm Equipment described in this Paragraph, all shipping pallets, crates, or aids paid for by a farm operation, and aircraft designed or adapted to undertake agricultural applications. Farm Equipment also includes, regardless of purchase price, dairy equipment.

Except for shipping pallets, crates or aids used in the transfer or shipping of agricultural products, Farm Equipment does not include: (1) vehicles subject to the registration requirements of Section 42-3-103, C.R.S., regardless of the purpose for which such vehicles are used; (2) machinery, equipment, materials, and supplies used in a manner that is incidental to a farm operation; (3) maintenance and janitorial equipment and supplies; and (4) tangible personal property used in any activity other than farming, such as office equipment and supplies and equipment and supplies used in the sale or distribution of farm products, research, or transportation.

Farm Operation means the production of any of the following products for profit, including, but not limited to, a business that hires out to produce or harvest such products: a. Agricultural, viticultural, fruit, and vegetable products; b. Livestock; c. Milk; d. Honey; and e. Poultry and eggs.

Finance Director means the Finance Director of the City or such other person designated by the City. Finance Director shall also include such person’s designee.

Food for domestic home consumption means food and beverages purchased by a recipient under the Federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program under 7 U.S.C. Chapter 51, as amended, except that food for domestic home consumption does not include carbonated water marketed in containers; ice; chewing gum; seeds and plants to grow food; prepared salads and salad bar items; hot or cold sandwiches; deli trays; soft drinks; candy; alcoholic beverages; food prepared for immediate consumption, including all hot foods or those that can be heated in the store; and food or drink vended by or through machines or non-coin-operated coin-collecting food and snack devices on behalf of a vendor.

Food For Home Consumption means food for domestic home consumption as defined in 7 U.S.C. sec. 2012 (k) (2014), as amended, for purposes of the supplemental nutrition assistance program, or any successor program, as defined in 7 U.S.C. sec. 2012 (t), as amended; except that “food” does not include carbonated water marketed in containers; chewing gum; seeds and plants to grow foods; prepared salads and salad bars; packaged and unpackaged cold sandwiches; deli trays; and hot or cold beverages served in unsealed containers or cups that are vended by or through machines or non-coin-operated

coin-collecting food and snack devices on behalf of a vendor.

Garage Sales means sales of tangible personal property, except automotive vehicles, occurring at the residence of the seller, where the property to be sold was originally purchased for use by members of the household where such sale is being conducted. The term includes, but is not limited to, yard sales, estate sales, and block sales.

Gross sales means the total amount received in money, credit, property or other consideration valued in money for all sales, leases or rentals of tangible personal property or services.

Internet Access Services means services that provide or enable computer access by multiple users to the Internet, but shall not include that portion of packaged or bundled services providing phone or television cable services when the package or bundle includes the sale of Internet Access Services.

Internet Subscription Service means software programs, systems, data and applications available online through rental, lease or subscription, that provide information and services including, but not limited to, data linking, data research, data analysis, data filtering or record compiling.

License means a City sales and use tax license.

Linen Services means services involving the provision and cleaning of linens, including but not limited to rags, uniforms, coveralls and diapers.

Lodging services means the furnishing of rooms or accommodations by a person, partnership, association, corporation, estate, representative capacity or any other combination of individuals by whatever name known to a person who, for consideration, uses, possesses or has the right to use or possess any room in a hotel, inn, bed and breakfast residence, apartment hotel, lodging house, motor hotel, guesthouse, guest ranch, trailer coach, mobile home, auto camp, trailer court and park, or similar establishment, for a period of less than thirty (30) days under any concession, permit, right of access, license to use or other agreement.

Machinery means any apparatus consisting of interrelated parts used to produce an article of tangible personal property. The term includes both the basic unit and any adjunct or attachment necessary for the basic unit to accomplish its intended function.

Manufactured Home means any preconstructed building unit or combination of preconstructed building units, without motive power, where such unit or units are manufactured in a factory or at a location other than the residential site of the completed home, which is designed and commonly used for occupancy by persons for residential purposes, in either temporary or permanent locations, and which unit or units are not licensed as a vehicle.

Manufacturing means the operation or performance of an integrated series of operations which places a product, article, substance, commodity, or other tangible personal property in a form, composition or character different from that in which it was acquired whether for sale or for use by a manufacturer. The change in form, composition or character must result in a different product having a distinctive name, character or use from the raw or prepared materials.

Medical Marijuana means marijuana acquired, possessed, cultivated, manufactured, delivered, transported, supplied, sold, or dispensed to a person who qualifies as a patient with a debilitating medical condition(s) under Article XVIII, Section 14, of the Colorado Constitution, and which person holds a valid “registry identification card” issued by the State of Colorado pursuant to Colorado Constitution, Article XVIII, Section 14.

Mobile Machinery and SelfPropelled Construction Equipment means those vehicles, self-propelled or otherwise, which are not designed primarily for the transportation of persons or cargo over the public highways, and those motor vehicles which may have originally been designed for the transportation of persons or cargo over the public highways, and those motor vehicles which may have originally been designed for the transportation of persons or cargo but which have been redesigned or modified by the mounting thereon of special equipment or machinery, and which may be only incidentally operated or moved over the public highways. This definition includes but is not limited

to wheeled vehicles commonly used in the construction, maintenance, and repair of roadways, the drilling of wells, and the digging of ditches.

Modular Home means any structure that consists of multiple sections fabricated, formed or assembled in manufacturing facilities for installation and assembly at the building site, and is constructed to the building codes adopted by the State Division of Housing, created in Section 24-32-706, C.R.S., and is designed to be installed on a permanent foundation.

Motor Fuel means gasoline, casing head or natural gasoline, benzol, benzene and naphtha, gasohol and any other liquid prepared, advertised, offered for sale, sold for use or used or commercially usable in internal combustion engines for the generation of power for the propulsion of motor vehicles upon the public highways. The term does not include fuel used for the propulsion or drawing of aircraft or railroad cars or railroad locomotives.

Newspaper means a publication printed on newsprint, intended for general circulation and published regularly at short intervals, containing information and editorials on current events and news of general interest. The term newspaper does not include: magazines, trade publications or journals, credit bulletins, advertising inserts, circulars, directories, maps, racing programs, reprints, newspaper clipping and mailing services or listings, publications that include an updating or revision service, or books or pocket editions of books.

Online Garage Sales means sales of tangible personal property, except automotive vehicles, occurring online, where the property to be sold was originally purchased for use by the seller or members of the seller’s household.

Parent means a parent of a student.

Person means any individual, firm, partnership, joint venture, corporation, limited liability company, estate or trust, receiver, trustee, assignee, lessee or any person acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, whether appointed by court or otherwise, or any group or combination acting as a unit.

Photovoltaic System means a power system designed to supply usable solar power by means of photovoltaics, a method of converting solar energy into direct current electricity using semiconducting materials that create voltage or electric current in a material upon exposure to light. It consists of an arrangement of several components, including solar panels to absorb and convert sunlight into electricity, a solar inverter to change the electric current from DC to AC, as well as mounting, cabling, metering systems and other electrical accessories to set up a working system.

Precious Metal Bullion means any precious metal, including but not limited to, gold, silver, platinum, palladium, that has been put through a process of refining and is in such a state or condition that its value depends upon its precious metal content and not its form.

Prepress Preparation Material means all materials used by those in the printing industry including, but not limited to, airbrush color photos, color keys, dies, engravings, lightsensitive film, light-sensitive paper, masking materials, Mylar, plates, proofing materials, tape, transparencies, and veloxes, which are used by printers in the preparation of customer specific layouts or in plates used to fill customers’ printing orders, which are eventually sold to a customer, either in their original purchase form or in an altered form, and for which a sales or use tax is demonstrably collected from the printer’s customer, if applicable, either separately from the printed materials or as part of the inclusive price therefor.

Materials sold to a printer which are used by the printer for the printer’s own purposes, and are not sold, either directly or in an altered form, to a customer, are not included within this definition.

Preprinted Newspaper Supplements shall mean inserts, attachments or supplements circulated in newspapers that: (1) are primarily devoted to advertising; and (2) the distribution, insertion, or attachment of which is commonly paid for by the advertiser.

Prescription Drugs for Animals means a drug which, prior to being dispensed or delivered, is required by the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, 21 U.S.C. Sect. 301, et. seq., as amended, to state at a minimum the symbol “Rx Only”, and is dispensed in

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accordance with any order in writing, dated and signed by a licensed veterinarian specifying the animal for which the medicine or drug is offered and directions, if any, to be placed on the label.

Prescription Drugs for Humans means a drug which, prior to being dispensed or delivered, is required by the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, 21 U.S.C. Sect. 301, et. seq., as amended, to state at a minimum the symbol “Rx Only”, and is dispensed in accordance with any written or electronic order dated and signed by a licensed practitioner of the healing arts, or given orally by a practitioner and immediately reduced to writing by the pharmacist, assistant pharmacist, or pharmacy intern, specifying the name and any required information of the patient for whom the medicine, drug or poison is offered and directions, if any, to be placed on the label.

Price or purchase price means the price to the consumer, exclusive of any direct tax imposed by the federal government or by this Article, and, in the case of all retail sales involving the exchange of property, also exclusive of the fair market value of the property exchanged at the same time and place of the exchange, if: a.

Such exchanged property is to be sold thereafter in the usual course of the retailer’s business; or b.

Such exchanged property is a vehicle and is exchanged for another vehicle and both vehicles are subject to licensing, registration or certification under the laws of the State, including but not limited to vehicles operating upon public highways, offhighway recreation vehicles, watercraft and aircraft. Any money or other consideration paid over and above the value of the exchanged property is subject to tax.

Price or purchase price includes: a.

The amount of money received or due in cash and credits; b.

Property at fair market value taken in exchange but not for resale in the usual course of the retailer’s business; c.

Any consideration valued in money, such as trading stamps or coupons, whereby the manufacturer or someone else reimburses the retailer for part of the purchase price, and other media of exchange; d.

The total price charged on credit sales, including finance charges which are not separately stated. An amount charged as interest on the unpaid balance of the purchase price is not part of the purchase price unless the amount added to the purchase price is included in the principal amount of a promissory note; except the interest or carrying charge set out separately from the unpaid balance of the purchase price on the face of the note is not part of the purchase price.

An amount charged for insurance on the property sold and separately stated is not part of the purchase price; e.

Installation, delivery and wheeling-in charges included in the purchase price and not separately stated; f.

Transportation and other charges to effect delivery of tangible personal property to the purchaser; g.

Indirect federal manufacturers’ excise taxes, such as taxes on automobiles, tires and floor stock; and h.

The gross purchase price of articles sold after manufacturing or after having been made to order, including the gross value of all the materials used, labor and service performed and the profit thereon.

Price or purchase price shall not include: a.

Any sales or use tax imposed by the State or by any political subdivision thereof; b.

The fair market value of property exchanged if such property is to be sold thereafter in the retailer’s usual course of business. This is not limited to exchanges in the State. Out-of-state trade-ins are an allowable adjustment to the purchase price; or c.

Discounts from the original price if such discount and the corresponding decrease in sales tax due is actually passed on to the purchaser.

An anticipated discount to be allowed for payment on or before a given date is not an allowable adjustment to the price in reporting gross sales.

Price or Purchase Price means the aggregate value measured in currency paid or delivered or promised to be paid or delivered in consummation of a sale, without any discount from the price on account of the cost of materials used, labor or service cost, and exclusive of any direct tax imposed by the federal government or by this article, and, in the case of all retail sales involving the exchange of property, also exclusive of the fair market value of the property exchanged at the same time and place of the exchange, if: (1) Such exchanged property is to be sold thereafter in the usual course of the retailer’s business, or (2) Such exchanged property is a vehicle and is exchanged for another vehicle and both vehicles are subject to licensing, registration, or certification under the laws of this state, including, but not limited to, vehicles operating upon public highways, offhighway recreation vehicles, watercraft, and aircraft. Any money or other consideration paid over and above the value of the exchanged property is subject to tax.

Price or Purchase Price includes: a.

The amount of money received or due in cash and credits. b.

Property at fair market value taken in exchange but not for resale in the usual course of the retailer’s business. c.

Any consideration valued in money, whereby the manufacturer or someone else reimburses the retailer for part of the purchase price and other media of exchange. d.

The total price charged on credit sales including finance charges which are not separately stated at the time of sale.

An amount charged as interest on the unpaid balance of the purchase price is not part of the purchase price unless the amount added to the purchase price is included in the principal amount of a promissory note; except the interest or carrying charge set out separately from the unpaid balance of the purchase price on the face of the note is not part of the purchase price. An amount charged for insurance on the property sold and separately stated at the time of sale is not part of the purchase price. e.

Installation, applying, remodeling or repairing the property, delivery and wheeling-in charges included in the purchase price and not separately stated. f.

Transportation and other charges to effect delivery of tangible personal property to the purchaser. g.

Indirect federal manufacturers’ excise taxes, such as taxes on automobiles, tires and floor stock. h.

The gross purchase price of articles sold after manufacturing or after having been made to order, including the gross value of all the materials used, labor and service performed and the profit thereon.

Price or Purchase Price shall not include: a.

Any sales or use tax imposed by the State of Colorado or by any political subdivision thereof. b. The fair market value of property exchanged if such property is to be sold thereafter in the retailers’ usual course of business.

This is not limited to exchanges in Colorado. Out of state trade-ins are an allowable adjustment to the purchase price. c. Discounts from the original price if such discount and the corresponding decrease in sales tax due is actually passed on to the purchaser, and the seller is not reimbursed for the discount by the manufacturer or someone else.

An anticipated discount to be allowed for payment on or before a given date is not an allowable adjustment to the price in reporting gross sales.

Private Communications Services means telecommunications services furnished to a subscriber, which entitles the subscriber to exclusive or priority use of any communication channel or groups of channels, or to the exclusive or priority use of any interstate

inter-communications system for the subscriber’s stations.

Prosthetic devices means any artificial limb, part, device or appliance for human use which aids or replaces a bodily function; is designed, manufactured, altered or adjusted to fit a particular individual; and is prescribed by a licensed practitioner of the healing arts. Prosthetic devices include but are not limited to prescribed auditory, ophthalmic or ocular, cardiac, dental or orthopedic devices or appliances, oxygen concentrators and oxygen with related accessories.

Prosthetic Devices for Animals means any artificial limb, part, device or appliance for animal use which replaces a body part or aids or replaces a bodily function; is designed, manufactured, altered or adjusted to fit a particular patient; and is prescribed by a licensed veterinarian. Prosthetic devices include, but are not limited to, prescribed auditory, ophthalmic or ocular, cardiac, dental, or orthopedic devices or appliances, and oxygen concentrators with related accessories.

Prosthetic Devices for Humans means any artificial limb, part, device or appliance for human use which replaces a body part or aids or replaces a bodily function; is designed, manufactured, altered or adjusted to fit a particular patient; and is prescribed by a licensed practitioner of the healing arts.

Prosthetic devices include, but are not limited to, prescribed auditory, ophthalmic or ocular, cardiac, dental, or orthopedic devices or appliances, and oxygen concentrators with related accessories.

Purchase or sale means the acquisition for any consideration by any person of tangible personal property, other taxable products or taxable services that are purchased, leased, rented, sold, used, stored, distributed or consumed, but excludes a bona fide gift of property or services.

These terms include capital leases, installment and credit sales and property and services acquired by: a.

Transfer, either conditionally or absolutely, of title or possession or both to tangible personal property, other taxable products, or taxable services; b.

A lease, lease-purchase agreement, rental or grant of a license, including royalty agreements, to use tangible personal property, other taxable products, or taxable services; c.

Performance of taxable services; or d.

Barter or exchange for other tangible personal property, other taxable products, or services, including coupons.

Purchase and sale do not include: a.

A division of partnership assets among the partners according to their interests in the partnership; b.

The formation of a corporation by the owners of a business and the transfer of their business assets to the corporation in exchange for all the corporation’s outstanding stock, except qualifying shares, in proportion to the assets contributed; cb. The transfer of assets of shareholders in the formation or dissolution of professional corporations, if no consideration including, but not limited to, the assumption of a liability is paid for the transfer of assets; dc. The dissolution and the pro rata distribution of the corporation’s assets to its stockholders, if no consideration including, but not limited to, the assumption of a liability is paid for the transfer of assets; ed. A transfer of a partnership or limited liability company interest; f.

The transfer in a reorganization qualifying under Section 368(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended; f.

The transfer of assets to a commencing or existing partnership or limited liability company, if no consideration including, but not limited to, the assumption of a liability is paid for the transfer of assets; g.

The formation of a partnership by the transfer of assets to the partnership or transfers to a partnership in exchange for proportionate interests in the partnership; hg. The repossession of personal property by a chattel mortgage holder or foreclosure by a lienholder;

ih. The transfer of assets from a parent company corporation to a subsidiary company or companies corporation or corporations which are owned at least eighty percent (80%) by the parent company corporation, which transfer is solely in exchange for stock or securities of the subsidiary company corporation; ji.

The transfer of assets from a subsidiary company or companies corporation or corporations which are owned at least eighty percent (80%) by the parent company corporation to a parent company corporation or to another subsidiary which is owned at least eighty percent (80%) by the parent corporation, which transfer is solely in exchange for stock or securities of the parent corporation or the subsidiary which received the assets; or kj. The transfer of assets between parent and closely held subsidiary companies corporations, between subsidiary companies corporations closely held by the same parent company corporation, or between companies corporations which are owned by the same shareholders in identical percentage of stock ownership amounts, computed on a share-by-share basis, when a tax imposed by this Article was paid by the transferor company corporation at the time it acquired such assets, except to the extent that there is an increase in the fair market value of such assets resulting from the manufacturing, fabricating or physical changing of the assets by the transferor company corporation. To such an extent, any transfer referred to in this paragraph (j) Subparagraph shall constitute a sale.

For the purposes of this paragraph j) Subparagraph, a closely held subsidiary corporation is one in which the parent company corporation owns stock possessing at least eighty percent (80%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock entitled to vote and owns at least eighty percent (80%) of the total number of shares of all other classes of stock.

Rail Carrier means as defined in Section 10102 of Title 49 of the United States Code as of October 10, 2013, and as it may be amended hereafter.

Rail Carrier Part means any tangible personal property that is originally designed and intended to be permanently affixed or attached as a component part of a locomotive or rail car used by a rail carrier.

Recreation Services means all services relating to athletic or entertainment participation events and/or activities including but not limited to pool, golf, billiards, skating, tennis, bowling, health/athletic club memberships, coin operated amusement devices, video games and video club memberships.

Renewable Energy means any energy resource that is naturally regenerated over a short time scale and derived directly from the sun (such as thermal, photochemical, and photoelectric), indirectly from the sun (such as wind, hydropower, and photosynthetic energy stored in biomass), or from other natural movements and mechanisms of the environment (such as geothermal and tidal energy).

Renewable Energy does not include energy resources derived from fossil fuels, waste products from fossil sources, or waste products from inorganic sources.

Resident means a person who resides or maintains one or more places of business within the City, regardless of whether that person also resides or maintains a place of business outside of the City.

Retail sale means all sales except wholesale sales.

Retailer means any person selling, leasing or renting tangible personal property or services at retail. Retailer shall include any: a.

Auctioneer;

b.

Salesperson, representative, peddler or canvasser, who makes sales as a direct or indirect agent of or obtains such property or services sold from a dealer, distributor, supervisor or employer; and c.

Charitable organization or governmental entity which makes sales of tangible personal property to the public, notwithstanding the fact that the merchandise sold may have been acquired by gift or donation or that the proceeds are to be used for charitable or governmental purposes; and. d.

Retailer-Contractor, when acting in the capacity of a seller of building supplies, construction materi-

als, and other tangible personal property.

Retailer-Contractor means a contractor who is also a retailer of building supplies, construction materials, or other tangible personal property, and purchases, manufactures, or fabricates such property for sale (which may include installation), repair work, time and materials jobs, and/or lump sum contracts.

Return means any form prescribed by the city/town administration for computing and reporting a total tax liability the sales and use tax reporting form used to report sales and use tax.

Sale that Benefits a Colorado School means a sale of a commodity or service from which all proceeds of the sale, less only the actual cost of the commodity or service to a person or entity as described in this Code, are donated to a school or a school-approved student organization.

Sales tax means the tax to be collected and remitted by a retailer on sales taxed under this Article.

School means a public or nonpublic school for students in kindergarten through 12th grade or any portion thereof.

Security System Services means electronic alarm and/or monitoring services. Such term does not include non-electronic security services such as consulting or human or guard dog patrol services.

Soft Drink means a nonalcoholic beverage that contains natural or artificial sweeteners.

“Soft drink” does not include beverages that contain milk or milk products, soy, rice, or similar milk substitutes, or greater than fifty percent of vegetable or fruit juice by volume.

Software Program means a sequence of instructions that can be measured, interpreted and executed by an electronic device (e.g. a computer, tablets, smart phones) regardless of the means by which it is accessed or the medium of conveyance. Software program includes: (1) Custom software program, which is a software program prepared to the special order or specifications of a single customer; (2) Pre-written software program, which is a software program prepared for sale or license to multiple users, and not to the special order or specifications of a single customer. Pre-written software is commonly referred to as “canned,” “off-the-shelf (“COTS”),” “mass produced” or “standardized;” (3) Modified software, which means prewritten software that is altered or enhanced by someone other than the purchaser to create a program for a particular user; and (4) The generic term “software,” “software application,” as well as “updates,” “upgrades,” “patches,” “user exits,” and any items which add or extend functionality to existing software programs.

Software as a Service means software that is rented, leased or subscribed to from a provider and used at the consumer’s location, including but not limited to applications, systems or programs.

Software License Fee means a fee charged for the right to use, access, or maintain software programs.

Software Maintenance Agreement means an agreement, typically with a software provider, that may include (1) provisions to maintain the right to use the software; (2) provisions for software upgrades including code updates, version updates, code fix modifications, enhancements, and added or new functional capabilities loaded into existing software, or (3) technical support.

Solar Thermal Systems means a system whose primary purpose is to use energy from the sun to produce heat or cold for: (1) Heating or cooling a residential or commercial building; (2) Heating or cooling water; or (3) Any industrial, commercial, or manufacturing process.

Sound System Services means the provision of broadcast or pre-recorded audio programming to a building or portion thereof. Such term does not include installation of sound systems where the entire system becomes the property of the building owner or the sound system service is for presentation of live performances.

Special Fuel means kerosene oil, kerosene distillate, diesel fuel, all liquefied petroleum gases, and all combustible gases and liquids for use in the generation of power for propulsion of motor vehicles upon the public highways. The term does not include fuel used for the propulsion or drawing of aircraft, railroad cars or

railroad locomotives.

Special Sales Event means any sales event which includes more than three (3) Vendors taking place at a single location for a limited period of time not to exceed seven (7) consecutive days.

Storage means any keeping or retention of, or exercise dominion or control over, or possession of, for any length of time, tangible personal property not while in transit but on a stand still basis for future use when leased, rented or purchased at retail from sources either within or without the City from any person or vendor.

Student means any person enrolled in a school.

Tangible personal property means property other than land or buildings that can be one or more of the following: seen, weighed, measured, felt, touched, stored, transported, exchanged, or that is in any other manner perceptible to the senses. seen, weighed, measured, felt or stored on cards, tapes, discs, coding sheets or other machine-readable or human-readable form, or that can otherwise be consumed, used or distributed, which is leased or purchased at retail over which the buyer has any right, power, dominion or control, regardless of the means or mode of conveyance.

Tax means the use tax due from a consumer or the sales tax due from a retailer or the sum of both due from a retailer who also consumes.

Tax deficiency means any amount of tax that is not reported or not paid on or before the due date.

Taxable sales means gross sales less any exemptions and deductions specified in this Article.

Taxable services means services subject to tax pursuant to this Article.

Taxpayer means any person obligated to collect and/or pay tax pursuant to the terms of this Article.

Telecommunications service means the service of which the object is the transmission of any two-way interactive electronic or electromagnetic communications including but not limited to voice, image, data and any other information, by the use of any means but not limited to wire, cable, fiber optical cable, microwave, radio wave, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), or any combinations of such media, including any form of mobile two-way communication. transmission of any two-way interactive electromagnetic communications, including but not limited to voice, image, data and any other information, by the use of any means but not limited to wire, cable, fiber optical cable, microwave, radio wave or any combinations of such media. Telecommunications service includes but is not limited to basic local exchange telephone service, toll telephone service and teletypewriter service, including but not limited to residential and business service, directory assistance, cellular mobile telephone or telecommunication service, specialized mobile radio and two-way pagers and paging service, including any form of mobile two-way communication. Telecommunications service does not include separately stated nontransmission services which constitute computer processing applications used to act on the information to be transmitted.

Television & Entertainment Services means audio or visual content, that can be transmitted electronically by any means, for which a charge is imposed.

Therapeutic Device means devices, appliances, or related accessories that correct or treat a human physical disability or surgically created abnormality.

Toll Free Telecommunications Service means a Telecommunications Service that allows a caller to dial a number without incurring an additional charge for the call.

Total tax liability means the total of all tax, penalties and/or interest owed by a taxpayer and shall include sales tax collected in excess of such tax computed on total sales.

Transient / Temporary Sale means a sale by any person who engages in a temporary business of selling and delivering goods within the city for a period of no more than seven consecutive days.

Transient / Temporary Vendor means any person who engages in the business of Transient / Temporary Sales.

Use means the exercise, for any length of time by any

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person within the City of any right, power or dominion over tangible personal property or services when rented, leased or purchased at retail from sources either within or without the City from any person or vendor or used in the performance of a contract in the City whether such tangible personal property is owned or not owned by the taxpayer. Use also includes the withdrawal of items from inventory for consumption.

Use tax means the tax paid or required to be paid by a consumer for using, storing, distributing, or otherwise consuming or otherwise exercising, for any length of time, any right, power, dominion or control over tangible personal property or taxable services when leased or purchased at retail from any person inside or outside inside the City.

Wholesale sales means a sales by wholesalers to licensed retailers, jobbers, dealers or other wholesalers for resale and does not include a sale by Wholesalers to users or consumers not for resale; latter types of sales shall be deemed to be Retail Sales and shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter. Sales by wholesalers to consumers are not wholesale sales. Sales by wholesalers to nonlicensed retailers are not wholesale sales.

Wholesaler means any person doing an organized wholesale or jobbing business and selling to retailers, jobbers, dealers or other wholesalers for the purpose of for resale, and not for storage, use, consumption or distribution.

Section 2.

Section 4-3-40 of the Greenwood Village Municipal Code, Imposition of Sales Tax, is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 4-3-40. - Imposition of sales tax. (a) Levy. There is levied and there shall be collected and paid a sales tax on the full purchase price paid or charged for tangible personal property, software programs, software license fees, software maintenance agreements, and taxable services sold at retail or leased by every person exercising a taxable privilege in the City by the sale or lease of such property and services. The sales tax is levied on all sales and leases of tangible personal property or taxable services except those specifically exempted, and is collected by the retailer or lessor and remitted to the City. (b) Taxable transactions and items. The sales tax shall apply as follows: (1) On the purchase price paid or charged for all sales and purchases of tangible personal property, software programs, software license fees, and software maintenance agreements at retail.

(2) On the total amount due under a lease or contract when the right to possession or use of tangible personal property, software programs, software license fees, and software maintenance agreements is granted therein and such transfer of possession would be taxable under this Article if an outright sale were made.

(3) In the case of retail sales involving the exchange of property, on the purchase price paid or charged, including the fair market value of the property exchanged at the time and place of the exchange; excluding however, from the consideration or purchase price, the fair market value of the exchanged property, provided that such exchanged property is to be sold in the usual course of the retailer’s business.

(4) Upon telecommunication service, carrier access services and upon telephone and telegraph services, whether furnished by public or private corporations or enterprises, for all intrastate telephone and telegraph services.

(5) Upon the entire amount charged to any person or persons for lodging services.

(6) Upon the amount paid for all meals, and beverages and cover charges, if any, furnished in any restaurant, hotel, club, hospital, nursing home or other place at which meals, food or beverages are regularly sold.

(7) Upon the purchase price of tangible personal property, software programs, software license fees, and software maintenance agreements acquired with the purchase of a business for use in the operation of such business as such purchase price is documented

in the bill or contract of sale, but in no event shall the tax be based upon a valuation of property less than its fair market value. If the purchase price of the property is not itemized in the bill or contract of sale, the tax shall be based upon the book value that the purchaser uses for income tax depreciation or upon the fair market value of the property if no book value has been established.

Regardless of the method used to value the property, no deduction shall be made on account of any outstanding liabilities acquired by the purchaser of the business and property. (c) Exemptions. The following shall be exempt from the sales tax: (1) All sales of automotive vehicles properly titled and registered to an address outside the City.

(2) All sales of tangible personal property if all of the following conditions exist: a. The sales are to those who reside or do business outside the City; b. The articles purchased are to be delivered to the purchaser outside the City by common carrier or by the conveyance of the retailer or by mail; and c. The articles purchased and delivered are used outside the City.

(3) All sales of gasoline or motor fuel which are taxed under Title 39, Article 27, C.R.S. (4) All sales of goods manufactured in the City and sold by the manufacturer thereof directly to the ultimate consumer when delivery of such goods is made by common, contract or commercial carrier or by conveyance of the retailer or purchaser to a point outside the City for use outside the City.

(5) All sales to the United States or any state, or departments, institutions or political subdivisions thereof, and all sales to the City and any department thereof when made in the exercise of their governmental functions, provided that such purchases are supported by official government purchase orders or charged to the governmental entity’s credit card account and are paid for by draft or warrant drawn on the governmental entity’s bank account or such purchases are made pursuant to a written agreement with the governmental entity in which the purchaser is to make such purchases on behalf of the governmental entity.

(6) All sales to charitable organizations of tangible personal property or services to be used in the conduct of the organization’s regular activities to foster its expressed charitable purpose and that possesses an exemption certificate from the City.

(7) All sales which the City is prohibited from taxing under the Constitution or laws of the United States or the State.

(8) All sales of drugs dispensed in accordance with a prescription and all sales of prosthetic devices.

(9) All sales of cigarettes.

(10) All charges for the furnishing of rooms or accommodations to any person who is a resident of any hotel, motel, apartment house, mobile home, trailer court or park or similar place, pursuant to a written lease for a period of at least thirty (30) consecutive days.

(11) All sales of tangible personal property to a public utility doing business both within and without the City, for use in such business operations outside the City, even though delivery is made in the City.

(12) All sales of construction and building materials, if such materials are picked up by the purchaser and if the purchaser of such materials presents to the retailer a building permit or other documentation acceptable to the City evidencing that a local sales or use tax has been paid or is required to be paid.

(13) All sales of tangible personal property or taxable services, which transaction was previously subjected to a sales or use tax lawfully imposed on the purchaser or user by another statutory or home rule municipality in the State at a rate equal to or greater than the rate stated in Section 4-3-60 and such tax was collected. If the rate of the sales or use tax paid to such municipality is

LEGALS less than the rate stated in Section 4-3-60, the difference between the tax due under this Article and the tax paid previously shall be remitted to the Finance Director.

(14) Automotive vehicles.

(15) The sale of food for domestic home consumption, as defined in this Article.

(16) The cost of technical support, when specifically identified, as part of software programs, licenses or maintenance.

Section 3.

Section 4-3-50 of the Greenwood Village Municipal Code, Imposition of Use Tax, is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 4-3-50. - Imposition of use tax. (a) Levy. There is levied and there shall be a use tax at the rate stated in Section 4-3-60 on the full purchase price paid for or acquisition cost of tangible personal property, software programs, software license fees, software maintenance agreements, and taxable services brought into the City for the purpose of using, storing, distributing or consuming such property and services. The use tax is levied upon the privilege of storing, distributing, consuming or using in the City, personally or as part of rendering a service, tangible personal property, taxable personal property or taxable services and is paid by either the retailer or the consumer. (b) Exemptions. The use, storage, distribution or consumption in the City of the following is exempted from the use tax: (1) Tangible personal property, software programs, software license fees, and software maintenance agreements, the sale or use of which was previously subjected to a sales or use tax lawfully imposed on the purchaser or user by another municipality or county at a rate equal to or greater than the rate stated in Section 4-360 and such tax was collected.

If the rate of the sales or use tax paid to such municipality is less than the rate stated in Section 4-3-60, the difference between the tax due under this Article and the tax paid previously shall be remitted to the Finance Director.

(2) Tangible personal property, software programs, software license fees, and software maintenance agreements purchased in order to be sold at retail in the City either in its original form or as an ingredient of a manufactured or compounded product, in the regular course of business.

(3) Gasoline or motor fuel upon which has accrued or has been paid the tax prescribed

by Title 39, Article 27, C.R.S. (4) Tangible personal property, software programs, software license fees, software maintenance agreements, brought into the City by a nonresident for that person’s own use, storage, distribution or consumption while temporarily in the City, and the tangible personal property of a resident if such property was purchased prior to becoming a resident of the City.

(5) Tangible personal property, software programs, software license fees, software maintenance agreements, used, stored, distributed or consumed by the United States or the State or departments, institutions or political subdivisions thereof and the City and any department thereof, in their governmental capacities only.

(6) Tangible personal property, software programs, software license fees, software maintenance agreements, purchased from a nonresident retailer by a resident common carrier, resident public utility or resident construction company, which tangible personal property is stored in the City but not used or consumed in the City.

used, stored, distributed or consumed by charitable organizations in the conduct of the organization’s regular activities to foster its charitable purpose, provided that the organization obtains from the City a charitable organization license pursuant to Section 6-1-30 and presents the license as required.

(10) Neat Cattle, sheep, lambs, swine and goats; and mares and stallions used for breeding purposes.

(11) Automotive vehicles and parts and accessories therefor when used or engaged in interstate commerce.

(12) Tangible personal property, software programs, software license fees, and software maintenance agreements, or services which the City is prohibited from taxing under the Constitution or laws of the United States or the State.

(13) Prosthetic devices and drugs dispensed in accordance with a prescription.

(14) The storage of construction and building materials.

(15) Automotive vehicles.

(16) The cost of technical support, when specifically identified, as part of software programs, licenses or maintenance.

Section 4. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect six days following final publication.

INTRODUCED AND APPROVED ON FIRST READING ON THE 6TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2017, AND ORDERED PUBLISHED IN THE VILLAGER. /s/ Ronald J. Rakowsky, Mayor

WOOD VILLAGE, COLORADO, ORDAINS:

ATTEST: /s/ Susan M. Ortiz, MMC, City Clerk

Section 1. Section 16-2-120(f)(1) of the Greenwood Village Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:

Published in The Villager Published: April 6, 2017 Legal # 7356 ____________________________ A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE

(1) Building and other permits required to complete an approved variance must be acquired within one (1) year from the approval date, and construction pursuant to such a variance shall be completed within one (1) year from the date following issuance of the permit(s) unless otherwise specified by the BOAA in its decision. If either the permit is not issued or construction is not completed within the established deadlines, the variance shall automatically terminate. However, upon application made prior to either deadline, the BOAA may, for good cause shown, issue not more than one (1) extension of the deadline.

Upon completion of construction, the applicant shall contact the City to schedule an inspection, and, if determined necessary by the Director, the applicant shall provide an improvement location certificate for the property.

ORDINANCE NO: 07 SERIES OF 2017 INTRODUCED BY: COUNCILMEMBER MIKLIN AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 16-2-120(f) OF THE GREENWOOD VILLAGE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE REGARDING COMPLETION OF APPROVED VARIANCE REQUESTS WHEREAS, residential variance requests are often applied for prior to a homeowner spending a great deal of time and money on procuring completed architectural and construction plans; and WHEREAS, if a residential variance request is approved by the Board of Adjustments and Appeals (BOAA), the Land Development Code requires an applicant to complete construction within one year from the date of approval or return to the BOAA and ask for an extension of time; and

Section 2. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect six days following final publication.

INTRODUCED AND APPROVED ON FIRST READING ON THE 6TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2017, AND ORDERED PUBLISHED IN THE VILLAGER.

WHEREAS, it is often difficult to procure building plans and necessary permits and complete construction on larger residential projects within one year of a variance approval; and

/s/ Ronald J. Rakowsky, Mayor

WHEREAS, in order to avoid the necessity of applicants returning to the BOAA to approve extensions of time, the BOAA would like to amend the Land Development Code to allow successful applicants one year to obtain all necessary permits and another year to complete construction thereafter.

ATTEST: /s/ Susan M. Ortiz, MMC, City Clerk Published in The Villager Published: April 6, 2017 Legal # 7357 ____________________________

NOW THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GREEN-

GREENWOOD VILLAGE A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE ORDINANCE NO. 05 SERIES OF 2017 INTRODUCED BY: MAYOR PRO TEM GORDON AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING A FIRST AMENDED BUDGET AND PROVIDING FOR THE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION OF MONEY FOR THE VARIOUS FUNDS, DEPARTMENTS, OFFICES AND AGENCIES OF THE CITY OF GREENWOOD VILLAGE, COLORADO, FOR THE 2017 FISCAL YEAR WHEREAS, on November 7, 2016, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 17, Series of 2016, which adopted a budget and appropriated money to the various funds, departments, offices and agencies for the 2017 fiscal year; and

WHEREAS, section 11.09 of the City Charter authorizes the City Council by Ordinance to make additional appropriations for unanticipated expenditures required of the City; and

of Greenwood Village, Colorado, for the 2017 fiscal year, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit “A” and incorporated herein by this reference, are hereby adopted and appropriated for the funds and for the specific purposes set forth in said budget.

WHEREAS, the additional expenditures are unanticipated and are essential and necessary for public purposes; and

Section 2. The amended budget and appropriations, as hereby accepted and adopted, are to be made public record in the office of the City Clerk and is to be open for public inspection during regular business hours. Sufficient copies of this ordinance shall be available for use by the City Council and the public.

WHEREAS, the additional appropriations for said operating expenditures do not exceed the amount by which actual and anticipated revenues for the 2017 fiscal year will exceed revenues as estimated in the budget.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GREENWOOD VILLAGE, COLORADO ORDAINS:

INTRODUCED AND APPROVED ON FIRST READING ON THE 3RD DAY OF APRIL, 2017, AND ORDERED PUBLISHED IN THE VILLAGER.

Section 1. The monies described in the amended budget for the City

Exhibit A General Fund Summary Previously Adopted Amendments

2017 Adopted Budget Revenue: Taxes & Assessments Intergovernmental

$

Licenses & Permits Charges & Fees Fines & Forfeitures Investment Earnings Miscellaneous Revenue Total Revenue Expenditures: Personnel Purchased Services

Supplies/Non-Capital Equipment Capital Outlay

Debt Service Miscellaneous Expenditures Total Expenditures

34,641,000 749,221

$

2017 Amended Budget

Proposed Amendments -

$

32,665

$ 3.

34,641,000 781,886

1,755,000 3,039,000 1,087,000 171,000 8,000

-

-

1,755,000 3,039,000 1,087,000 171,000 8,000

41,450,221

-

32,665

41,482,886

23,760,018

-

6,813,808

-

-

23,760,018

15,000 60,000 40,000 25,000 (16,000)

1.

2.

4.

5.

6.

6.

7.

6,980,108

3,199,037 1,732,935

-

16,000 26,300 32,665 106,000 225,679

31,522 580,256

-

-

31,522 580,256

36,117,576

-

530,644

36,648,220

(497,979)

4,834,666

3,199,037 2,097,279

3.

8.

10.

(7) Tangible personal property of a person engaged in the business of manufacturing or compounding for sale, profit or use any product, which tangible, personal property becomes an ingredient or component part of the product which is manufactured or compounded and the container, label or furnished shipping case.

Excess/(Deficiency) of Revenues Over Expenditures

5,332,645

-

Other Financing Sources/(Uses): Transfers In/(Out) Sale of Capital Assets

(5,382,645) 50,000

-

-

(5,382,645) 50,000

(5,332,645)

-

-

(5,332,645)

-

-

(497,979)

(497,979)

(8) Electricity, gas, coal, wood, nuclear fuel, fuel oil or coke for use in processing, manufacturing, mining, refining, irrigation, telecommunication services, street and railroad transportation services and all industrial uses; and newsprint and printers’ ink used to produce newspaper.

Cumulative Fund Balance Beginning Fund Balance

25,533,982

-

(497,979)

25,036,003

1,083,527 46,400

-

15,919 -

1,099,446 46,400

225,679 9,029,394 299,544 14,849,438

-

(225,679) 132,661 (420,880)

9,162,055 299,544 14,428,558

(9) Tangible personal property, software programs, software license fees, software maintenance agreements,

Total Other Financing Sources/(Uses) Net Change In Fund Balance:

25,533,982

Ending Fund Balance Less Restrictions, Commitments, & Assignments: 3% TABOR Emergency Restriction Arts/Humanities Council Restriction Federal/State Forfeiture Restriction 25% Operating Reserve Assignment Development Rebate Assignment Unassigned Fund Balance

$

25,533,982

$

$

$

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LEGALS

GREENWOOD VILLAGE

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Exhibit A Capital Projects Fund Summary 2017 Adopted Budget Revenue: Taxes & Assessments Intergovernmental Investment Earnings

$

5,038,000 1,563,000 120,000

$

Expenditures: Purchased Services Capital Outlay Total Expenditures Over Expenditures

Other Financing Sources/(Uses): Transfers In/(Out) Total Other Financing Sources/(Uses) Net Change In Fund Balance: Cumulative Fund Balance Beginning Fund Balance

2017 Amended Budget

Proposed Amendments -

6,721,000

Total Revenue

$

512,961 -

-

$

Exhibit A

5,038,000 2,075,961 120,000

11.

512,961

Sewer General Improvement District #1 Fund Summary

7,233,961 2017 Adopted Budget

1,000 10,033,667

-

11,235,944

1,000 21,269,611

10,034,667

-

11,235,944

21,270,611

(3,313,667)

-

(10,722,983)

(14,036,650)

11.

5,382,645

-

-

5,382,645

5,382,645

-

-

5,382,645

2,068,978

-

(10,722,983)

Revenue: Taxes & Assessments Investment Earnings

-

(10,722,983)

$

-

$

(1,515,853) (187,888) (9,019,242) -

$

$

2017 Amended Budget

Proposed Amendments -

$

(102,000) (9,000)

9.

9.

$

-

111,000

-

(111,000)

101,500 20,000

-

1,168,914 (20,000)

121,500

-

1,148,914

1,270,414

Excess/(Deficiency) of Revenues Over Expenditures

(10,500)

-

(1,259,914)

(1,270,414)

Net Change In Fund Balance:

(10,500)

-

(1,259,914)

(1,270,414)

-

(1,259,914)

Total Expenditures

-

9.

9.

1,270,414 -

13,016,388 Cumulative Fund Balance Beginning Fund Balance

1,718,387 266,451 11,211,769 491,334 7,825,000 2,226,430 -

Previously Adopted Amendments

102,000 9,000

Expenditures: Purchased Services Supplies/Non-Capital Equipment

21,670,393

23,739,371

$

Total Revenue

(8,654,005)

21,670,393

Ending Fund Balance Less Restrictions, Commitments, & Assignments: Open Space Tax Restriction Lottery Proceeds Restriction Capital Project Commitment Open Space Acquisition Assignment Maintenance Facility Phase II Assignment Development Rebate Assignment Unassigned Fund Balance

Previously Adopted Amendments

202,534 78,563 2,192,527 491,334 7,825,000 2,226,430 -

$

1,270,414

Less Restrictions, Commitments, & Assignments: SGID # 1 Restriction Unassigned Fund Balance

1,270,414

1,259,914

Ending Fund Balance

$

1,259,914 -

$

-

(1,259,914) -

$

-

$

-

Capital Improvement Program Previously Adopted Amendments

2017 Adopted Budget

2017 Amended Budget

Proposed Amendments

Status

Building Projects: -

-

696,233

696,233

Phase I Construction complete. Phase 2 Design expected to start summer 2017.

120,000

-

21,180

141,180

Construction out for advertisement on March 30 with bids due April 12. Results Presented to City Council on May 1.

200,000

-

-

200,000

Building Construction Plans are submitted and the project will go out to bid in April.

320,000

-

717,413

1,037,413

Maintenance Facility Redesign & Construction Curtis Arts & Humanities Center Restroom Addition Police Department Front Counter Renovations Total Building Projects Streets and Transportation Projects:

1,266,667

-

1,266,667

2,533,334

Yosemite Box Culvert Headwall Repair

Arapahoe Road/I-25 Interchange

-

-

124,375

124,375

CDOT is lead. Construction in progress with completion expected 2018.

In design with construction expected this summer.

Belleview/Steele Traffic Signal

-

-

200,000

200,000

Cherry Hills Village is lead, and they are working with CDOT on roadway configuration.

Orchard/Quebec Traffic Signal Repair

-

-

106,488

106,488

In design. Project will be bid in April for summer 2017 construction.

Belleview/Holly NB Right Turn Lane

525,000

-

-

525,000

In design. Project will be bid in May for summer 2017 construction.

Belleview/Dayton Streetlights Belleview Corridor Improvements EA Yosemite/Fair Traffic Signal

75,000

-

-

75,000

250,000

-

-

250,000

Poles ordered. Project will be bid in April for 2017 summer construction.

Draft scope of work sent to FHWA, CDOT, Arapahoe County, & Denver. Anticpate RFP in June 2017.

50,000

-

-

50,000

2,967,000

-

6,184,953

9,151,953

Trail Rehabilitation Program

250,000

-

-

250,000

Will be bid for construction this summer.

Concrete Replacement Program

100,000

-

-

100,000

2016 contractor has requested extension, anticipate award in April.

6,813,667

-

6,552,483

13,366,150

500,000

-

153,822

653,822

-

-

98,128

98,128

-

-

87,665

87,665

Staff revisiting design due to utility conflicts. Awaiting approval from SEMSWA on modified design. Construction summer 2017.

50,000

-

(25,000)

25,000

UD&FCD is lead. In design.

Pavement/Concrete Rehabilitation Program

Total Streets and Transportation Projects

Staff will collect data and host public meeting in summer 2017 to determine public support prior to initiaing design.

Long Road Construction, Holly Street Intersections Construction, and Pavement Rehabilitation (PRP) all awarded. Long Road to start April 10, Holly Intersections to start June 5, and PRP anticipated for May/June. Pavement Preservation to be awarded in spring with construction going this fall. The Gravel Road Reconstruction project is in design with test sections to be placed in April and reconstruction of 1st phase to follow once public input received.

Drainage Projects: Bridgewater Ponds Improvement Drainage System Maintenance Belleview/Clarkson Drainage Improvements Goldsmith Gulch - Orchard at Silo Park Parkside Pond Inlet Replacement Total Drainage Projects

-

-

255,057

255,057

550,000

-

569,672

1,119,672

Staff meeting with consultant on revised design scope. Construction contingent on lead time for updated FEMA permits.

Slip lining complete. Remaining funds for Syracuse sinkhole repair (summer 2017), Greenwood Gulch additional design (summer 2017) and outfall cleaning (Spring 2017).

In construction. Complete by spring 2017.

Capital Improvement Program Previously Adopted Amendments

2017 Adopted Budget

2017 Amended Budget

Proposed Amendments

Status

Recreation Projects: Tommy Davis Park Water Supply

-

-

218,742

218,742

Village Greens Park Development

-

-

70,995

70,995

Developing Request for Proposals for design of necessary well upgrades. Combined with Pump Replacment - Dayton Well project.

Combined with Village Greens North Phase IV for design which is 75% complete.

Westlands Park Water Supply

-

-

33,832

33,832

Completing final landscaping restoration from 2016 construction related to well and pond work.

Goldsmith Gulch Trail Extension

-

-

184,581

184,581

Marjorie Perry Nature Preserve Outlet Box (ACOS)

-

-

16,000

16,000

Pump Replacement - Dayton Well (ACOS)

-

-

363,000

363,000

High Line Trail Crossing (ACOS)

-

-

25,771

25,771

Design 90% Complete, awaiting IGA with Denver to allow new stormsewer into High Line Canal.

High Line Trail Crossing (ACOS Grant)

-

-

5,771

5,771

Design 90% Complete, awaiting IGA with Denver to allow new stormsewer into High Line Canal.

Wall staining is only item remaining. Grand Opening Planned for late June.

Corps of Engineering 404 Permitting and water rights investigation in progress.

Developing Request for Proposals for design of necessary well upgrades. Combined with Tommy Davis Park Water Supply project.

Highline Canal Trail Orchard W of Colorado (ACOS)

-

-

17,821

17,821

Village Greens North Phase IV (ACOS)

-

-

1,054,457

1,054,457

Village Greens North Phase IV (ACOS Grant)

-

-

41,485

41,485

Design 75% complete with construction planned for late 2017.

Village Greens North Phase IV (CTF)

-

-

37,888

37,888

Design 75% complete with construction planned for late 2017.

Goldsmith Gulch Restoration

Substantually Complete.

Design 75% complete with construction planned for late 2017.

1,800,000

-

725,000

2,525,000

Design 75% with Corps of Engineers 404 Permit submitted and critical path toward construction in late 2017.

Goldsmith Gulch Restoration (UDFCD)

-

-

30,611

30,611

Design 75% with Corps of Engineers 404 Permit submitted and critical path toward construction in late 2017.

Goldsmith Gulch Restoration (ACOS)

-

-

3,804

3,804

Design 75% with Corps of Engineers 404 Permit submitted and critical path toward construction in late 2017.

Goldsmith Gulch Restoration (ACOS Grant)

-

-

598

598

Design 75% with Corps of Engineers 404 Permit submitted and critical path toward construction in late 2017.

Goldsmith Gulch Restoration (ACOS Grant)

-

-

37,236

37,236

Design 75% with Corps of Engineers 404 Permit submitted and critical path toward construction in late 2017.

Senior Equipment - Curtis Center (ACOS Grant)

-

-

35,000

35,000

Steering Committee forming to select equipment. Project detailed until after the completion of Curtis Restroom Addition.

Senior Equipment - Curtis Center (CTF)

-

-

50,000

50,000

Steering Committee forming to select equipment. Project detailed until after the completion of Curtis Restroom Addition.

Musical Instruments - Westlands Park (CTF)

-

-

50,000

50,000

Installation scheduled for late April - May with Grand Opening in early-mid June.

Running Fox Pond Restoration (CTF)

-

-

50,000

50,000

Design underway with construction planned for mid 2017.

Orchard Hills Park Irrigation Upgrade

-

-

58,784

58,784

Nearing Completion.

Monaco Trail Extension (ACOS)

-

-

35,000

35,000

Designed and bid out, construction planned for late summer as part of Concrete Replacement contract.

Greenwood Gulch Trail Crossing (UDFCD)

-

-

62,500

62,500

Design 50% complete with 404 Permit sumbmittal preparation underway as critical next step.

-

-

187,500

187,500

50,000

-

-

50,000

New project for 2017.

New project for 2017.

Greenwood Gulch Trail Crossing (ACOS Grant) Goldsmith Gulch - Huntington (UDFCD) Goldsmith Gulch - Huntington (ACOS)

Design 50% complete with 404 Permit sumbmittal preparation underway as critical next step.

50,000

-

-

50,000

Tommy Davis Phase II (ACOS)

100,000

-

-

100,000

New project for 2017.

Silo Park Playgound Update (ACOS)

150,000

-

-

150,000

New project for 2017.

Silo Park Playgound Update (CTF)

100,000

-

-

100,000

New project for 2017.

50,000

-

-

50,000

New project for 2017.

30,000

-

-

30,000

New project for 2017.

2,330,000

-

3,396,376

5,726,376

High Line Canal Trailhead - Belleview (CTF) Colorado Blvd Trail Fencing N of Garden Ave (CTF) Total Recreation Projects Miscellaneous Projects: Dayton Street/Dayton Court Entrance Lights Total Miscellaneous Projects $

20,000

-

-

20,000

20,000

-

-

20,000

10,033,667

$

-

$

11,235,944

$

21,269,611

Conduit and pull boxes set in March. Foundations and street lights will be installed in May/June 2017.

/s/ Ronald J. Rakowsky, Mayor ATTEST: /s/ Susan M. Ortiz, MMC, City Clerk

Published in The Villager Published: April 6, 2017 Legal # 7355 ____________________________

— End of Legals —

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Postwinter garden Born & raised in Littleton • Littleton High School graduate

established 1978

Lawns and gardens can bear the brunt of winter weather and are often in need of tender loving care by the time spring arrives.

Preparing a garden for spring and summer involves assessing any damage that harsh weather might have caused. As temperatures climb, gardeners can heed the following post-winter garden preparation tips in an effort to ensure some successful gardening in the months ahead.

• Assess the damage. Even if winter was mild, gardens might still have suffered some damage. Inspect garden beds and any fencing or barriers designed to keep wildlife from getting into the garden. Before planting anew, fix any damage that Mother Nature or local wildlife might have caused over the past several months.

• Clear debris. Garden beds and surrounding landscapes that survived winter without being damaged might still be littered with debris. Remove fallen leaves, branches and even litter that blew about on windy winter days before planting season.

Make sure to discard any debris effectively so it does not find its way back into the garden.

• Turn the greenhouse into a clean house. Spring cleaning

is not just for the interior of a home. Cleaning a greenhouse in advance of spring can help gardeners evict any overwintering pests that can threaten plant life once spring gardening season arrives. A thorough cleaning, which should include cleaning the inside of greenhouse glass and washing flower pots and plant trays, also can prevent plant diseases from surviving into spring.

• Check for pests. Speak with a local gardening professional to determine if there are any local pests to look out for and how to recognize and remove these pets from gardens. Pests may hibernate in the soil over the winter, and such unwelcome visitors can make it difficult for gardens to thrive come spring

and summer.

• Assess plant location. If plants, flowers or gardens have struggled in recent years or never grew especially vibrant, then gardeners may want to assess the location of their plant life before spring gardening season begins. Some plants may not be getting enough sunlight in certain locations on a property, while others might be overexposed to the sun during spring and summer. Moving plants that are not thriving prior to the start of spring gardening season may be just what gardens need to flourish in the coming weeks.

Spring gardening season is right around the corner, so now is an ideal time to prepare gardens for the warmer seasons ahead.

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Makes 16 appetizers Ingredients 1 boneless skinless chicken breast (8 ounces) 1 teaspoon blackened seasoning 3/4 cup (6 ounces) plain yogurt 1-1/2 teaspoons grated lime peel 2 tablespoons lime juice 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/8 teaspoon pepper 1 cup finely chopped peeled mango

1/3 cup finely chopped red onion 4 flour tortillas (8 inches) 1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese 2 tablespoons minced fresh cilantro Directions Lightly oil grill rack with cooking oil. Sprinkle chicken with blackened seasoning. Grill chicken, covered, over medium heat 6-8 minutes on each side or

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until a thermometer reads 165°.

Meanwhile, in a small bowl, mix yogurt, lime peel, lime juice, salt and pepper. Cool chicken slightly; finely chop and transfer to a small bowl. Stir in mango and onion.

Grill tortillas, uncovered, over medium heat 2-3 minutes or until puffed. Turn; top with chicken mixture and blue cheese. Grill, covered, 2-3 minutes longer or until bottoms of tortillas are lightly browned. Drizzle with yogurt mixture; sprinkle with cilantro.

Cut each tortilla into four wedges.

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