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The 85 Summer Days of Fun campaign connects youth to free, fun activities all summer long and reminds youth that 85 percent of middle schoolers don’t drink.

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Colorado’s colorful history comes to life

The Wild West History Association’s convention will present several programs, speaker events and panel discussions during the three-day event.

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Vol. 93 No. 27

University of Denver names new chancellor Rebecca Chopp to lead the university as 18th chancellor

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he University of Denver, its Board of Trustees and Chancellor Search Committee announced the selection of Dr. Rebecca Chopp as the new chancellor of the University of Denver. She comes from Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania, where she has served as president since 2009.

The chancellor-elect will begin work prior to the start of the university’s fall quarter in September.

As president of Swarthmore, founded in 1864 outside Philadelphia and ranked the third-best liberal arts college in the United States by U.S. News and World Report, Chopp passionately upheld the college’s longstanding commitment to admitting the most highly qualified students without regard for their financial circumstances. She supported innovative ways for faculty and students to interact at Swarthmore, and extended the distinct role the school plays in educating students to build inclusive communities and to become leaders motivated to contribute to the common good.

Prior to joining Swarthmore, Chopp served as president of Colgate University, where she led a comprehensive strategic plan that expanded the university’s academic space, strengthened academic programs and developed new interdisciplinary centers.

She also served as provost and

executive vice president for academic affairs at Emory University, and as a dean at Yale University.

“I am honored to serve the University of Denver as an institution equally devoted to scholarship and teaching and learning,” said Chopp. “As chancellor, I look forward to engaging with faculty, students, staff, alumni and the DU trustees, along with the communities we serve, as we advance the University’s vision to be a great private university in service to the public good, preparing students to live lives of meaning, purpose, and accomplishment.”

With more than 30 years of aca- Dr. Rebecca Chopp demic experience, Chopp will succeed Robert the last nine years. Chopp will Coombe, who announced his become the University of Denretirement following a 33-year ver’s first woman chancellor.

“Rebecca Chopp is an imagitenure with the university, including serving as chancellor for native and very effective leader

who has extensive academic and administrative expertise,” said University of Denver Board Chair Trygve Myhren. “Her demonstrated strategic leadership, commitment to student success and passion for development are the right combination at the right time for the University of Denver.”

Chopp is a widely published author and editor. Importantly, her six books include Remaking College: Innovation and the Liberal Arts (2013), which she co-edited with Haverford College President Dan Weiss. Her other notable publications are The Praxis of Suffering: An Interpretation of Liberation and Political Theologies (1986) and The Power to Speak: Feminism, Language, God (1989). She has published more than 50 articles.

Chopp is the immediate past chair of the Centennial Conference President’s Council.

Previously, she served on the governing boards of the Association of American Colleges and Universities and the National Survey of Student Engagement.

Chopp has also served as a member of the executive committee of the Annapolis Group and the Board of Trustees of the Carnegie Foundation for Teaching. She also served as president of the American Academy of Religion.

“Dr. Chopp’s background and experience reflect the institutional values and mission of the University of Denver,” said University of Denver Board ChairElect Douglas Scrivner, who led the search committee. “She is a distinguished scholar who has demonstrated her strong commitment to the academic success of students and will serve the University community well.”

A native of Kansas, Chopp received a B.A. from Kansas Wesleyan University, a M.Div. from St. Paul School of Theology, and a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago. Each of her alma maters has honored her with distinguished awards, and she has received six honorary doctorates from other colleges and universities. Chopp is married to Frederick Thibodeau. They have three sons, one living in Colorado, as well as other family who also reside in the state.

Traffic realignments on U.S. 36 Express Lanes begin

Project lane closures last through July

As part of the U.S. 36 Express Lanes Project, the Colorado Department of Transportation will realign eastbound and westbound traffic onto permanent and temporary pavement throughout the project.

For Phase 1 (Federal to 88th Street in Louisville/Superior), eastbound traffic was realigned onto new permanent concrete pavement from Wadsworth Parkway to just east of the 1STBANK Center on June 11. On June 19, the realignment will continue east to 92nd Avenue, and by the end of July, the realignment will be complete to Federal Boulevard, marking a significant construction milestone of having all Phase 1 eastbound traffic run on new permanent pavement.

For Phase 2 (88th Street to Table Mesa Drive in Boulder), eastbound traffic is also being realigned, this time onto temporary pavement that will allow crews to begin to build permanent westbound lanes. On June 16, eastbound traffic was moved to temporary pavement from Table Mesa to the 88th Street bridge, just

east of McCaslin Boulevard. On June 24, westbound traffic will also move to temporary pavement in the same area.

All realignments will take place overnight, 9 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. Single lane closures will be required, but traffic will still be allowed through the work zones.

“This is an exciting time on the project,” said CDOT Project Director Mark Gosselin. “As work occurs on both phases concurrently, there is a lot of visual progress all along the corridor.”

A reminder to all driving this corridor and through the construction zones throughout the state, don’t text and drive. Crews have

little protection from the speeding vehicles passing through construction zones. For the safety of our crews and your fellow drivers be cautious in all work zones.

Help us keep our roadways safe.

The US 36 Express Lanes Project is a multi-modal project that will build an express lane in each direction on US 36. The lanes will accommodate High Occupancy Vehicles, Bus Rapid Transit and tolled Single Occupancy Vehicles. In addition, the project will replace several bridges, build a commuter bikeway, add Bus Rapid Transit improvements, and install Intelligent Transportation Systems for tolling, transit and

traveler information, and incident management. Phase 1 is currently under construction from Federal Boulevard to 88th Street in Louisville/Superior and will open to the public in 2015. Phase 2 from 88th Street to Table Mesa Drive in Boulder recently began construction and will open in 2016.

For more information about the project, visit www.us36express lanes.com or our mobile website at m.us36expresslanes.com. To receive free email updates during the project, click on the cell phone icon in the upper right corner. You can then subscribe to a variety of lists including “US 36 Express Lanes Project.”

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Sheep in Colorado and the American West

By Cathleen Norman It’s the start of summer and sheep are being moved into the high country, to graze all summer as they have done for hundreds of years. Sheep played an important part in helping settle the America West, although their role was less glamorous, macho and Hollywoodfilm-worthy than the cattle industry and its cowboy culture.

The fleecy creatures – and their cousins the goats – came west with the earliest Colorado pioneers.

Capable of traveling hundreds of miles on hoof, a few sheep often accompanied a wagon train as a walking food supply. Once they reached their frontier destination, the remainder of the flock quickly reproduced. Sheep provided both food and textile fiber: mutton, wool and milk, as well as lambs for meat and for breeding.

One of the earliest domesticated animals, sheep raising reaches back into ancient times. They are prolific in the Bible: the words “lamb” and “sheep” appear at least 500 times in the combined Old and New Testament. Christopher Columbus brought the first sheep to North America in 1493, whose descendants are the tough, bulky Churro sheep of New Mexico. In the 1500s, Spanish explorers first introduced these sheep to the Colorado Plateau of the Four Corners area.

Sheep grazing has been a significant historic land use since the mid 1800s in Colorado. After the 1849 discovery of gold, thousands of sheep were herded into the California mining districts, brought from New Mexico where they’d been introduced centuries earlier. By the early 1860s, sheep had been herded into the Colorado Nevada, Montana, Utah and Idaho mining regions too to meet market demands. In New Mexico and Arizona, sheep trails, cut by 100,000s of small hooves, are being preserved and interpreted by the Bureau of Land Management in their Stock Driveway program that explains a little know aspect of Western American history.

At first, some regions of the American West had seemed like an infinite grassy paradise. Sheep grazed in river valleys, creek meadows and grassy prairies. Early on, however, hostile competition broke out between the cattle ranchers and the sheep men for the grazing acreage. At least 14,000 sheep were slain in Colorado during the range wars of the early 1900s, most of them clubbed to death.

Pre-railroad-era sheep drives also brought huge flocks into the Rocky Mountain territories from Kansas, Nebraska and Missouri.

By 1900, Colorado had nearly 2 million sheep; prime areas included the Arkansas River Valley, El Paso County, Delta, Montrose, the San Luis Valley and the Meeker and Craig area in northwest Colorado.

The ethnic makeup of early sheepherders was European, especially from the Basque region on the mountainous French-Spanish border; many Basque shepherds settled especially in Nevada and Idaho. These shrewd sheepherders insisted on payment in sheep and assembled their own sheep operations. In Colorado, Mexican sheepherders have been prominent, earning as little as $35 a month for their

Getting the wool to market: two sheep men are seen packing wool for rail shipment into long burlap bags, circa 1910.

Photo courtesy of the Denver Public Library – Western History Collection, GB7197

The sheep wagon is still the accommodation for herders tending the grazing herds.

Photo by Cathleen Norman

solitary work.

The western sheep industry thrived into the mid-1900s, especially during World Wars I and II, when wool production supplied woolen uniforms for the troops.

Sheep raising peaked in 1945, boosted also by production of mutton, which was exempt from World War II meat rationing required for chicken and beef. In the Four Corners area, sheep raising and wool production sustained the Navajo weaving tradition that produces rugs and blankets sold to tourists, who first traveled by railroad, then by automobile into the American Southwest to visit trading posts, hotel stores and Pueblos.

In Colorado and the rest of the West, most flocks are raised under traditional range conditions, grazing in unfenced pastures under the watchful eye of sheepherders and sheepdogs. Sheep predators include coyotes, dogs, mountain lions, bobcats, bears, eagles and foxes. Coyotes alone kill nearly 250,000 sheep and lambs each year in the West, according to one source.

A ranging flock, called a “band,” may number as many as 1,000 female sheep (ewes) and lambs (younger than 1 year old and less than 75 pounds) tended by two shepherds and their dogs. Sheep raising follows an annual seasonal cycle of spring shearing, lambing in March and April, then trailing/ grazing in summer. In fall, sheep are shipped to feedlots, stockyards and slaughterhouses in urban centers such as Denver and Chicago.

Like grazing, herder housing remains essentially unchanged. The tiny sheep wagon with its picturesque curved-roof provides basic habitat for the solo sheepherder on the open range – sleeping quarters and cooking equipment. Seen in Colorado museums, many sheep wagons are still in active use on the grazing range.

Other than the sheep wagons, few traces remain from this fleeting migratory livelihood and

culture. Archeological projects have unearthed artifactual remnants of sheep camps and documented carvings on aspen trees made by solitary shepherds.

Sheep raising remains prominent, especially in western Colorado. Many ranchers lease grazing rights on the “land of many uses” from the BLM, so that shepherds and their fleecy flocks sometimes share open space with hikers, bikers and ATVs. Livestock protection dogs are essential. Dogs live with the sheep and patrol the perimeters of the sheep grazing area to ward off predators. Border collies are the leading breed.

There are more than 1 billion sheep on the planet today. Australia dominates the world wool market; New Zealand is the second largest producer; and China is the third largest producer and the world’s largest consumer of wool. The U.S. imports more wool than it exports.

U.S. sheep number less than 7 million head today, down from the 1945 peak of 56 million. The 2012 Sheep Census reported that Colorado is third in national production, with 460,000 head of wooly stock, trailing only Texas and California.

Colorado’s sheep tradition is preserved in several ways, such as the Meeker Classic sheepdog trials held each September in northwest Colorado. The BLM organizes an annual demonstration at the sheep camps near Engineer Pass west of Lake City. Fiber fests have sprung up around the state and feature Colorado-grown wool as well as other sources. Rockledge Ranch in Colorado Springs has Sheep Shearing Day early each June.

Founded in 1926 and operated out of Delta, the Colorado Wool Growers Association is the premier legislative, regulatory and policy management organization for the Colorado sheep industry. The American Sheep Industry Association, headquartered in Centennial, achieves its 150th anniversary in 2015.

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Schenbeck retires after 48 years as teacher, coach and AD

By Tom Barry After 48 years of being a high school math teacher, coach and athletic director, Tony Schenbeck is retiring. This esteemed educator, leader and administrator eventually wound up at Mullen and then went to Overland and then back to Mullen where he is retiring.

The Gering, Neb., native and Big Red fan left his small town near Scottsbluff to attend Colorado State Teachers College in Greeley, which is now named the University of Northern Colorado. Upon graduation, his first job was teaching and coaching in Mead. This energetic and spirited coach then accepted a job at Mount Carmel Catholic School in north Denver, which went bankrupt that same spring.

Schenbeck learned of a job opening for a teacher and a baseball coach at Mullen. A good friend then shared some wise advice before the interview, “Whatever Brother Bernard [principal] asks about teaching a particular subject, just tell him that ‘yes, you know the subject well.’”

This young educator ended up getting his first big job and attended Loretto Heights and Regis College at night to stay a step ahead of the students, obtaining a minor in math.

Tony Schenbeck

Photo by Tom Barry

After 10 years at Mullen, he went on to become the first athletic director at Overland High in 1978 when the new Cherry Creek School opened in Aurora. His sons, Mike and T.J., attended the school and pursued sports like their dad. His daughter, Debbie, his oldest child, lives in Omaha with her family.

This honored baseball coach attained 398 wins and 269 losses in his distinguished and successful career as a head coach.

“I am most proud of the 1990 season at Overland, my youngest son T.J. pitched us to a state championship,” Schenbeck said of his most memorable baseball

experience.

“Mullen used to be thought of as an athletic school, I don’t think people realize how academic this place really is when you look at our advance placement classes…this is a tremendously academic institution.

And in a couple of years, we’ll be back athletically, as our enrollment

gets back to what it should be,” he said.

In the past, Regis and Creek, and early on Broomfield ,were Mullen’s main rivals.

“In ’78 when we won it [state baseball championship] we had great kids then – holly cow – that was when the biggest classification was 3A … “… it is now time for me to raise 11 grandkids in the Denver area in athletics,” said the proud grandfather of almost 13 of their two combined families.

Schenbeck and his wife, who just retired from Boulder Community Hospital as a nurse, plan to travel and spend time with their family.

“It’s been a tremendous place, I always belonged here, it’s a tremendous school academically, athletically and socially,” said Schenbeck.

The athletic, quick, witty and colorful Schenbeck said his current physical shape is due to walking and riding bikes. The coach then said, with a smile on his face, that he has gained only three pounds since he played quarterback in high school.

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Summer festivals celebrate cultures around the world

By Rosemary Fetter If you couldn’t quite afford a cruise around the world this summer, take heart. In the cosmopolitan Denver area you can sample international cuisine, enjoy ethnic entertainment and learn about other countries without venturing far from the Denver metro area.

Dragon Boat Festival July 18 – 19, Sloan’s Lake Park, Wheat Ridge. Bounded by Sheridan Boulevard to the west. The festival celebrates the various cultures of Asian and the Pacific isles, offering foods from China, Korea, Vietnam, Philippines, India, Japan, Laos and Thailand. Merchants offer an array of gifts, art, home decorating items, jewelry, fashion and toys for kids of all ages. The colorful dragon boat races, a 2,000 year Chinese tradition, are not to be missed. Visit www.CDBF.com.

19th and 20th streets, Denver. Festival celebrates the Japanese American heritage with live entertainment, food and drink, arts and crafts, and exhibits and demonstrations. Entertainment includes a drum performance by Denver Taiko. Admission free, visit www. cherryblossomDenver.org.

JUNE Greek Festival June 20-21, 11 a.m. – 11 p.m., June 22, 11 a.m. – 6 p.m., Assumption of Theotokos Greek Orthodox Cathedral, 4610 E. Alameda Ave., Denver. Indulge in homemade dishes and pastries, shop for original Greek art and beautiful craft items and dance to live Greek music. Features live traditional Greek dancing by the Hellenic Dance Academy of Denver and music

by Etho Ellas. Admission fee charged, visit www.thegreekfestival.org.

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Cherry Blossom Festival June 28, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m., June 29, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., Sakura Matsuri in LoDo, Lawrence Street between

Scandinavian Midsummer Festival June 28, 9:30 a.m. – 5 p.m., June 29, 9:30 a.m. – 4 p.m., Bond Park, Estes Park. Scandinavians celebrate the summer solstice (June 21), the longest day of the year, with a festival of light, flowers, food and music. Entertainment runs throughout the day, with dancing by various folk groups and live Scandinavian music performances. Features Scandinavian craft vendors, a Viking encampment, a silent auction and a raffle booth to win round-trip airfare for two to Scandinavia. Admission free, visit www.estes midsummer.com.

JULY Colorado Irish Fest July 11, 5 p.m. – 1 p.m., July 12, 10 a.m. – 10 p.m., July 13, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Clement Park, 7306 Bowles Ave., Littleton. The event features entertainment from the Emerald Isle, including a Saturday evening concert, Irish music, dancers and pipe bands.

Enjoy Irish sports, kids’ activities, exhibits and food and drink booths.

Admission charge, www.colorado irishfestival.org.

German Fest Denver July 18, 5 – 10 p.m., July 19, 10 a.m. – 10 p.m., July 20, 10 -6 p.m., Civic Green Park, Highlands Ranch, Traditional German entertainment and mouthwatering food, including Wienerschnitzel, Sauerbraten, Goulash, Apple strudel and Black Forest Cake. Crafts, music and an opportunity to learn about cultural and ethnic customs www.germanfest denver.com.

Indian Wedding & Cultural Festival July 19, 5 p.m., City and County Building Plaza, 1437 Bannock St, Denver. Free celebration of Indian Wedding and Cultural traditions through a festival of dance, music, food, procession, vendors, celebrities and a light show spectacular. www. indianwedding.org.

Orthodox Food Festival and Old Globeville Days July 19, 11 a.m. - 9:30 p.m., July 20, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., Argo Park, 349 E. 47th Ave. (at Logan Street), Denver. Ethnic food, desserts and live music from Russia, Romania, Serbia, Ukraine, Greece and Mexico. Craft, gift and art booths. face painters, games and prizes. Visit facebook.com/ orthodoxfoodfestival.

AUGUST Scottish Festival Aug. 9, 9 a.m. - 10 p.m. (Celtic Music Extravaganza in the evening), Aug. 10, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Highland Heritage Park, 9651 S.

Quebec St., Highlands Ranch.

Features evening concert (Saturday), Massed Pipes and Drums with Parade of Clans, historical re-enactors (noon both days), nonstop Celtic music and storytelling.

Entertainment includes solo piping, drumming and band Competitions, plus. Scottish Athletic Competitions, Scottish country dancing and Highland dancing competitions. Scottish food, drink and cultural items for sale and even a free Haggis tasting. Dogs welcome.

Admission charged www.scottishgames.org.

SEPTEMBER Festival Italiano!

Sept 6, 10 a.m. – 9 p.m., Sept.

7, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., Belmar Center, 464 Teller St., Lakewood. Fine Italian food, artisan vendors, Balistreri Vineyard’s Children’s Grape Stomp, performances by the flag throwers from Florence and live entertainment on two stages, plus strolling performers, a beer garden and bocce. Visit www.festivalitaliano.org.

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OPINION

– DENVER –

Lobster and blueberry jam KINDLING

By Robert Sweeney

State of Maine is very impressive It was off to Portland, Maine, last week for a meeting of the National Newspaper Association, with 11 past presidents and wives attending.

I had never been to Maine and remember the slogan that goes something like this, “So goes Maine, so goes the nation.” That is regarding national election results and voting trends.

I understand that better after spending three days splashing around Portland in the soft summer rainfall. They get a lot of rain in that state, and it is called the “Pine Tree State” with heavy forests and lakes adjacent to almost 200 islands scattered around the New England Atlantic coastline.

Turns out that Maine was part of Massachusetts up until 1823 when they formed their own state.

We had 17 National Newspaper Association directors present and representing all regions of the United States, and past presidents who most serve on the NNA Foundation Board, which is a position that I still hold.

NNAF recently sponsored a college internship in Washington, D.C., for eight future journalists that were awarded by their state newspaper associations that nominated the final winners. A highlight of that session included the students having dinner with CBS Face The Nation host Bob Schaeffer at the Washington Press Club.

The Maine event focused on the summer board meeting that pinpointed newspaper progress and problems across America.

This year there was a fresh Maine breeze blowing in the industry. As a great many newspapers are doing much better, especially the community newspapers similar to The Villager here in Arapahoe County that believe in printing nothing but local news. There is no other source like the local community newspaper to stay informed about local city and county news.

None!

Editors and publishers were happy, and Portland added to the positive flavor of the industry.

What a progressive and friendly town on the southern tip of Maine, which was one of the first seaports in America. Named Portland, it was the shortest distance for those immigrant-laden ships to reach.

The Nordic climate was friendly to the Irish who worked the docks, and the city became a thriving seaport with fishing and agriculture about 200 miles north of Boston.

East of Maine is New Hampshire and going northward is gigantic Canada. The northern portion of Maine appears to be very rural, including mountainous, lakes full of fish, and an assortment of agricultural.

The city names reflect the culture of the immigrants that migrated to the area, now in third and fourth generations. Names of Portsmouth, Dover, Cumberland, York, Saratoga, Brunswick, Standish, St. Andrews, St. George, and the mixtures continues with many ethnic titles but primarily Celtic and British descendants.

Blueberries are a major crop and jams are plentiful in downtown shops. Lobster, of course, is very popular and they call it a “fat man’s presentation,” where they take the lobster out of the shell and place it in a bowl soaked with butter, yummy. The wholesale price on lobster has risen from a low $3 per pound back up to around $6 at the local fish market. Menu prices ranged in the $24 to $28 range for lobster dishes.

Portland is a tourist center for ships and for folks from Boston and New York to get away to the country for a weekend. At our Portland Harbor Hotel of 110 rooms, there were 90 people checking in for the weekend as we departed to return

back to Denver.

We especially took note of the friendly, work together climate of Portland. Hotel and restaurant folks were very accommodating and they all seemed to work together to make the town successful.

The restaurant owners visited with us and explained about purchasing local products including fish, wine, cheese and fruit from the area. There was a fine spirit of cooperation throughout the 70,000-population and no doubt the chamber of commerce is alive and well like our own chambers.

One of my nearest and dearest friends is the publisher of the Denham Springs newspaper in the Baton Rouge area of Louisiana. He and I were both wondering why Maine was the leading northern state to send troops to fight in the Civil War. A great many did not return from their nine-month enlistments that turned into a four-year battle. Most of the soldiers did not return and are buried across the South – many in Louisiana where they first sailed to fight.

Did the Abolitionists stir them up or did they want to get out of the cold Maine winters and go south on an adventure? Anyone know?

Maine is a mixture of small business, the workers who make it all happen, and a good mix of people who appear to like each other and get along for the good of their community.

A good lesson for all of us, as we enter cranky election season.

Nobody Asked Me – But: REMARKS

By Mort Marks

Nobody Asked me – But: Today’s political advertisements with their negative and smear messages have taken politics to a new low in political campaigns.

Unfortunately, negative political campaigning is nothing new in American history. In fact, they were used against Thomas Jefferson back in 1800 when he ran for president.

At that time, Jefferson was smeared so badly with the story that he had fathered children with one of his slaves that the heavily favored Jefferson was actu-

ally tied by Burr in the number of teach him taxes are the rule. Tax votes each received in the Elec- his cow, tax his goat, tax his pants, toral College. tax his coat. Tax his ties, tax his In that history making deci- shirt, tax his work, tax his dirt. sion, the House of Representa- Tax his tobacco, tax his drink, tives chose Jefferson to be their and tax him if he tries to drink. next president and Aaron Burr to Tax his cigars, tax his beers. If be vice president. he cries then tax his tears. When Today, it is virtually impos- he screams and hollers, then tax sible to watch the evening and him some more; tax him till he’s nightly news reports without be- good and sore. Then tax his cofing hit by smear ads that deliber- fee, tax his grave, and tax the ately distort a candidate’s record sod in which he’s laid. Put these to such an extent that even po- words upon his tomb. Tax drove litically sophisticated voters are me to my doom. When he’s gone, forced to seek the truth. do not relax, it’s time to apply the Byafter Glory Weisberg By Let’s hope that the primainheritance tax.” ry election, we might have intelNobody Asked Me – But: I’m ligent campaign advertisements going to lighten up with the folthat discuss the true positions of lowing very interesting facts: our candidates on the issues that In the 1400s, a law was set face today and tomorrow’s world forth in England that a man was and not be misled by ads devised allowed to beat his wife with and authored by unnamed power stick but no thicker than his brokers. thumb. Hence we have the “Rule Nobody Asked Me – But: of Thumb.”

When I first read this memo Jay Many years ago in Scotland a Davidson sent me, I thought it game was invented. It was ruled, was funny, but then I realized the “Gentlemen Only – Ladies Fortruth of the facts and the prob- bidden,” and thus the word GOLF lems that they cause. entered the English language.

It reads, “Tax his land, tax his It is impossible to lick your elbed, tax the table at which he’s bow – (at least 75 percent of you fed. Tax his tractor, tax his mule, will now try to lick yours.)

VILLAGER VOICES

GLORYUS GOINGS ON

GREENER PASTURES

The first novel ever written on a typewriter was Tom Sawyer.

What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers and laser printers have in common?

Women invented them all.

Nobody Asked Me – But: I’ll wrap-up this week’s writings with these stories that senior citizens will appreciate and understand.

Three old guys are out walking and the first one says, “Windy isn’t it?” Second one says, “No, its Thursday!” and the third one says, “So am I – Let’s go get a beer.”

Kenneth W. James, CFA And here’s a true story about an 85-year-old man who went to the doctor to get a physical. A few days later, the doctor saw his patient walking down the street with a gorgeous young woman on his arm.

Later, the doctor called his patient (this was naturally before Obamacare) and said, “You’re really doing great, aren’t you?”

His patient replied, “Just doing what you said, Doc.” “Get a hot Mamma and be cheerful.”

The doctor replied, “I didn’t say that. I said, ‘You’ve got a heart murmur – be careful.’”

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85 Summer Days of Fun Locals kick off summer at Barnum Recreation Center

The Mobile Production Studio’s Robert Franklin provides words of wisdom and an instructional booklet to Naveh Maestas about how to avoid drugs and alcohol and how to avoid being pushed or influenced into trying and using by older kids.

The Denver Resource for Awareness and Prevention, MY Denver Card, Denver Parks & Recreation and Denver Human Services enjoyed the 85 Pool & Music Party on June 14 at Barnum Recreation Center. The 85 Summer Days of Fun campaign connects youth, ages 10 – 18, to free, fun activities all summer long and reminds youth that 85 percent of middle school students don’t drink.

The 85 Pool & Music Party featured a variety of fun activities including a Mobile Music Studio, an obstacle course, hip hop and break dancing classes, climbing wall, arts and crafts, pool and several other activities.

The 85 Summer Days of Fun campaign encourages youth to be a part of the 85 percent of middle school students that don’t drink by staying involved in fun, healthy activities.

For more information, visit www.denvergov.org/human services.

DJ Bedz from 95.7 The Party shows Adrian Moreno how to DJ at the 85 Days of Summer party, June 14.

DJ Bedz from 95.7 The Party gives DJ mixing lessons to Angie Banegs and Makayla Franklin.

Children enjoy the water feature at the Barnum Recreation Center.

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Angie Trujillo watches on as Donovan Trujillo explains about some of the parts that are a needed for a rocket to fly, from the tip or nose cone, the body and fins, to Denver Parks and Recreation rep Jimmie Stokes.

Denver Parks and Recreation reps Jimmy Stokes and Ryan Yim lend a helping hand to David Wellons in the assembly of air powered model rocket.

Denver Parks and Recreation rep Ryan Yim pressurizes the launch pad with a bicycle pump before launching the newly assembled model rocket for demonstration purposes to show how fast and how far the model rocket can fly.

Children head in to the Barnum Recreation Center for the 85 Pool & Music Party on June 14. The party featured fun activities for kids and kicked off the summer of free events for youth.

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New mandatory elder abuse reporting law goes into effect July 1 Hundreds of service professionals attended the Speak Up It’s the Law Conference to learn about Colorado’s new mandatory elder abuse reporting law, which goes into effect July 1.

“Essentially, this law legally requires many service professionals to report suspected elder abuse to their local police department within 24 hours,” said Penny May, Denver Human Services executive director.

Elder abuse includes anyone age 70 years or older that may be being physically abused, unreasonably confined or restrained, sexually abused,

neglected by a caretaker or financially exploited.

“Reporting suspected abuse can lead victims to safety – physical safety, financial safety, emotional safety – and link them with professionals and services that can ultimately prove to be life-saving,” said Linda Loflin Pettit, Victim and Community Outreach Program manager for the Denver City Attorney’s Office.

Signs of elder abuse may include, but are not limited to, bruising, black eyes, burns, fractures, unwanted sexual contact, isolation or lack of

basic care. Financial exploitation includes Illegal or improper use of an older adult’s funds, property or assets. Eighty percent of elder abuse occurs from someone the victim knows such as a family member, care giver, advisor or friend, according to the Denver District Attorney’s Office.

Still, there are many cases where a stranger is taking advantage of an elder.

Mandated reporters who suspect someone is being abused must call local police to report it. The reporter must share the elder’s contact infor-

mation, their contact information, what was observed, name of alleged perpetrator and nature of suspected abuse.

“I hope this law empowers you to help your elderly clients,” said Ralph Stephenson from the Denver District Attorney’s Office Economic Crime Unit. “Because of calls from people like you, we can help stop crimes against the elderly.”

“Whether you are a mandated reporter or not, I urge you to report suspicious behavior to authorities,” May said. “Let trained professionals

make the determination about how best to protect the individual. Speak up and help us protect our elders from abuse and neglect.”

In 2013, there were 7,293 allegations of mistreatment against at-risk adults in Colorado. The number of reports made is expected to increase once this law goes into effect, according to the Colorado Department of Human Services.

For additional information about elder abuse and the mandatory elder abuse reporting law, visit www.denver gov.org/speakup.

A&E ‘Four Perspectives’

him Emmy, Golden Globe, American Comedy Award and Screen Actors Guild nominations for Best Actor in a Comedy Series. He also is remembered for notable performances in films such as One Night at McCool’s and appeared alongside Michael Douglas and Matt Damon in the HBO movie Behind the Candelabra. Tickets at www.comedyworks.com.

Features 250 national and international artists in 13 media categories, offering something for everyone. Eighty-six artists are first-time exhibitors, and 32 are from Colorado. The Festival will feature more than 20 culinary vendors and a rich schedule of culinary demonstrations and a full block of familyfriendly, interactive activities. Visit www. cherryarts.org.

another world along the Cherokee Castle’s trails. Walk back in time, long before the Castle was built, to the lives of frontier settlers and the American Indians before them. Glimpse fossils unique to the area. Visit www.cherokeeranch. org.

and Recreation, Food Bank of the Rockies, Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver, Mi Casa Resource Center and Project C.U.R.E. For more information, visit www.Clintonfoundation.org.

Through June 28, Elements 5280 Gallery, 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., Saturdays, 5940 S. Holly St., Greenwood Village. Paintings by four noted Colorado artists. Includes Lora Witt, Peggy Judy, Martha Heppard and Victoria Ekelund. The exhibit features about 40 paintings highlighting the distinct perspectives and techniques used by the artists. Visit www.elements5280.com or call 303- 804- 5280.

Art in the Park

Through July 17, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Silo Park, 9300 East Orchard Road, Greenwood Village. $20 per day (Fee includes all supplies and snack), 6 -10 years old. Each program teaches participants about a different art medium and technique that will be used in designing and constructing the art project. For all activities please wear sneakers and clothes that can get dirty. June 19, Twisted; June 24,Carnivale; June 26, Drop, Trickle, Dribble; July 1,“B” is for Buttons; July 3, Going Native; July 10, Big Mouths; July 15, Mosaics; July 17,Animal Tracks. Visit www. greenwoodvillage.com/registration for details and to register.

‘The Dinosaur Play’

June 19, 10 a.m., Gallup Gardens, 6015 S. Gallup St., Littleton; June 20, 7 p.m., Walnut Hills Elementary Amphitheater, 8443 E. Davies Ave., Centennial. Join South Suburban’s Teen Acting Troup for a free performance. The show is a fanciful tale, set millions of years ago, and will appeal to young children and families. Bring a blanket and lawn chairs. Sponsored in part by the Scientific & Cultural Facilities District. Visit www.sspr.org or call 303-730-4612.

Paul Reiser to perform at Comedy Works South

June 20 – 21, Comedy Works South at the Landmark, Greenwood Paul Reiser is best-known for co-creating and starring in the NBC series Mad About You which garnered

17th Avenue Allstars at the Castle

June 20, 7 – 10 p.m., Cherokee Ranch and Castle, 6113 Daniels Park Road, Sedalia, The five voices of the Allstars will entertain with street corner favorites from the 1950 through today’s popular songs acapella style.

Reservations include: performance, cash bar and castle tour. Food available for purchase from Home Comfort. For reservations visit www.cherokeeranch.org or call 03-688-4600.

Monday Movie Madness Schedule

Infinity Park, 4400 E. Kentucky, Glendale.

7 p.m. gate open, 7:45 p.m., short film, 8 p.m. movies begin.

June 23, The Lego Movie July 7, Big, starring Tom Hanks July 21, Mary Poppins, Julie Andrews Aug. 4, Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory with Gene Wilder Aug. 18, The Princess Bride.

Infinity Park and Brigand Pictures have added an Independent Filmmaker Short Film Contest with the six finalists’ short films showcased at 7:45 p.m. Visit www. infinityparkatglendale.com.

Tunes on the Terrace: Kevin MaC

June 28, 8 p.m., Terrace Theater, Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St, Lone Tree. Rising country star brings his classic honky-tonk vocals to Lone Tree. Visit www. lonetreeartscenter.org.

Cherry Creek Arts Festival

July 4 – 6, Cherry Creek North, Denver.

Inaugural Vincent C. LaGuardia, Jr. Composition Competition

July 1 deadline. The Arapahoe Philharmonic of Denver, in support of its ongoing mission to give recognition to young talent in the classical music field, announces its Inaugural Vincent C. LaGuardia, Jr. Composition Competition for composers who are residents of the United States, are under the age of 35, and are not yet composing professionally. The winner will be named Composer-in-Residence with the Arapahoe Philharmonic for two seasons and the orchestra will premiere at least one composition each season on a Masterworks Concert. Completed application form (available at: http://www.arapahoe-phil.org.

AUDITIONS High School Piano, Guitar or Banjo Player for DJC All Stars

Sundays, 6:30 -9 p.m., Flesher-Hinton Music Store, 3936 Tennyson St., Denver.

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More Information & Audition Scheduling: ecan11@msn.com or 303-328-7277. Ed’s complete resume, audition music, and audition recordings can be found at: www. bandresourcesunlimited.com.

Additional information can be found at: http:// youthallstars.denverjazzclub.com/.

CLASSES/WORKSHOPS ‘A Walk Through Time’

June 21, 9:30 a.m. – noon, Cherokee Ranch and Castle, Cherokee Ranch and Castle, 6113 Daniels Park Road, Sedalia. Discover

China’s Human Rights Struggle

June 27, 10 – 11 a.m., Malley Senior Center, 3380 S Lincoln St, Englewood. Twentyfive years ago, China’s human rights issues were showcased to the world by the Tiananmen Square Massacre. Active Minds looks at how modern China continues to struggle with the balance between authoritarian government and basic human rights. Free class sponsored

by JFS At Home. RSVP: 303-762-2660. If parking in the lot, get pass from inside center.

CLUBS/ORGANIZATIONS Englewood Historic Preservation Society Lecture by Doug Cohn

June 27, 3 p.m., the Englewood Public Library. 1000 Englewood Parkway. Doug Cohn, an amateur historian, will talk about the Colorado Eastern Railroad, the only narrow Gauge railroad that ran east of Denver. The event is free. For more information call 720254-1897 or contact@historicenglewood.org

EVENTS The Greek Festival

June 20-22, Assumption Cathedral, East Alameda Avenue and Leetsdale Drive, Denver. Authentic Greek food, entertainment, memorabilia for sale. Visit www. thegreekfestival.com.

Day of Action

June 23. Chelsea Clinton, Gov. Hickenlooper, and hundreds of local volunteers will join together to revitalize facilities and complete projects at six nonprofit organizations in the metro area. Following remarks by Chelsea Clinton and Gov. Hickenlooper, volunteers will work with six nonprofit organizations in the Denver metro area, including the Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Denver, Denver Parks

Cherry Blossom Festival

June 28, 11 a.m. – 6 p.m., June 29, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., Sakura Market, Lawrence Street between 19th and 20th streets. Festival celebrates Japanese American heritage with live entertainment. Food and drink, arts and crafts, exhibits and demonstrations. Visit www. cherryblossomDenver.org.

Ms. Colorado Senior America Pageant

June 28, 2 p.m., Performing Arts Complex at Pinnacle Charter School, 1001 W. 84th Avenue, Denver. Purchase tickets at the door or call 303-617-1301. Ticket purchases are taxdeductible.

Denver 8 TV: Denver Press Club

Journalists and writers discuss their craft.

Monday, Noon; Thursday, 7 p.m.; Friday, 6 p.m.; Sunday.7 p.m. Dick Kreck, Hell on Wheels: Wicked Towns Along the Union Pacific Railroad.

POLITICAL Denver State of the City Address

July 14, 11a.m. – 3 p.m., Denver Art Museum, 10 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, Denver.

Annual address by Denver Mayor Michael Hancock.

SPORTS Free Football Field Day Event

June 29, 9 a.m. – noon and 1 – 4 p.m., (same class) Sports Authority Field at Mile High. The high-energy event will allow participants ages 6 – 14 to train where the Denver Broncos play their home games. The training will include a strong emphasis on safety where player navigate through stations dedicated to improving specific skills, such as passing, catching, running, Heads-Up tackling and more. Contact Kellie Kerwin, ICR, 203-6828325 or 203-644-3913, SAPR@icrinc.com.

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LIBRA (Sept 23 – Oct 22) Financial picture is showing signs of improvement this week. Get serious about investment options and real estate holdings. Be savvy and astute.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20 – Feb 18) Enjoy the fruits of your labor this week – try treating friends to a home-cooked feast. Rediscover the special joy of sharing good food and charming company.

CANCER (June 21 – July 22) Some startling twists of fate can catch you napping this week. Maintain a flexible mind-set with friends and family. Put more credence in psychic flashes that you may experience.

SCORPIO (Oct 23 – Nov 21) Our past haunting fears and painful memories can keep you from moving forward. If this persists, you may need to seek advisers or proven therapists for help. Take time to smell the flowers.

PISCES (Feb 19 – March 20) Although things may have been a bit hectic for you this past while – just be patient and everything will smooth out for you. Your home life will improve a great deal.

LEO (July 23 – Aug 22) Be quick this week with a kind word and helpful acts to associates at your place of employment. This attitude will pay off handsomely for you.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22 – Dec 21) This coming week could be a potentially difficult cycle.

Take care of loose ends, and pay attention to the goals you have laid out for yourself. Just a ‘tempest in a tea pot’ as things will clear up nicely for you.

ARIES (March 21 – April 19) Take time this week to dive into research projects with enthusiasm. Invite good fortune into your life through positive thinking. A big surprise in in store for you, which could change your way of life.

VIRGO (Aug 23 – Sept 22) A sign of strife in your domestic life can make you feel like gratitude has gone to heaven and taken the ladder. Gird yourself against an onslaught of cross words or displays of temper. Patience is necessary.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22 – Jan 19) Romantic overtures are making sweet music for you this week. If married - all is calm – if single, your partner will be sentimental in every aspect. Look for a great time in the next few days.

TAURUS (April 20 – May 20) Break out of old ruts and enjoy this week. If this means outdoor activity such as hiking, jogging, or cycling, let her rip! New acquaintances will suddenly and miraculously appear for you.

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Colorado’s Colorful History Comes to Life

Colorado. It is said Horn Take a step and townsfolk history tour, which begs back in time from Colorado another question...why received $500 per this July in City to Florissant was he buried in victim. UndoubtGolden, where were terrorized by Boulder? edly, he killed history will a couple of thugs four men, two in come alive. who took on a Ann Wyoming and The Wild crazed notion of Bassett two in ColoLegend, West History revenge and retrado. Further Association, a ribution against lore, romance evidence supnational group all white settlers. and even murporting Ann’s der.

These are with internaThe killings were claim of only a few of tional memall the same. The Horn’s “hired the many conbership, is fonaked corpses gun” tactics, cused on the sprawled on the troversies surcame with the preservation muddy blood- rounding the life death of Isom of Western soaked ground, of “Queen Ann,” the legend of Dart, an ex-slave history. This hacked to death, Brown’s Park.

She who worked for s u m m e r ’ s Doc Holiday’s legendary life and the skulls various ranchers in c o n v e n t i o n ended in Colorado. cracked open. For was small in stature Brown’s Park, will present those who discov- and high spirited in several programs, speaker events ered the remains, it was beyond personality. By the Ann Bassett, Cattle Queen including the of the Rockies and panel discussions during the belief. Many were discovered in age of 8, she could Bassett family. three-day event. what became known as “Dead ride a horse, handle a gun, and In 1900, Tom Horn stalked Dart It’s hard to believe, but some Man’s Canyon.” Famed trapper curse as well as any man on the and shot him in cold blood, in the Western history is still told from and frontier scout, Tom Tobin, Bassett ranch. Ann found herself early morning at Dart’s cabin. near first-hand accounts, as sev- was personally asked by the terri- in the middle of one of Colorado’s The history of Brown’s Park is eral members of this prestigious torial governor to track the killers. largest range wars. Her two worst one of the many topics covered at organization are descendants of He did and brought their heads to enemies were Ora Haley and Val- this history symposium. entine S. Hoy. While struggling to some of our favorite Old West Gov. Evans in a burlap sack. bad guys and gals. For instance, Charles Price, author of Sea- hold onto her family’s ranch, largJohn Karen Tanner is related to son of Terror: The Espinosas er cattle companies tried to drive Wesley Iliff her out.

The fighting over land beJohn Henry “Doc” in Central Colorado, will Growing up on a farm in Ohio, came personal when Ann’s fiancé, Holiday, who is speak of his research John Wesley Iliff knew good Matt Rush, believed by many of buried in Glenin a presentation wood Springs. titled, “Discover- the cattle companies to have been grazing land when he saw it, Donna Ernst, ing the Bloody a cattle rustler, was shot dead at and he was right. Iliff purchased his cabin. Ann and many others land northeast of Denver along who has Espinosas.” believed Ora Haley, owner of the the South Platte River. The cattle written two large Two Bar Ranch, had con- thrived on the grassland, which biographies Tom tracted a hired killer to ambush also cured well into hay for winof the SunHorn dance Kid, So much has Rash, and thereby further threaten ter feeding. Iliff bought 800 head is married to been written about the smaller ranches. of cattle from Oliver Loving, folThe hired killer was none other lowing Loving’s first trail drive the Kid’s great the notorious life of than Tom Horn, one of many of grandnephew. Bill Tom Horn, from Texas to northern Colorado, the outlaw Betenson is the including along the Goodnight/Loving trail, element to Jefferson Randolph great-grandnephHorn’s own enter the blazed three years earlier. This “Soapy” Smith ran a ew of Butch CasautobiogB r o w n ’ s new partnership would continue con game throughout sidy. The presiraphy. Yet Park region. for many years, with Loving drivColorado. dent of WWHA, theories, In 1894, ing an average of 10,000 Texas Pam Potter, is Photos courtesy of Denver m y s t e r y Public Library Horn left longhorns per year to Iliff’s ranch the great grandand pure the Pinker- in northeastern Colorado. In time, niece of the McLaury brothers speculation continue, tons to Iliff’s ranch covered more than who were killed by Doc Holiday and probably always 100 square miles from north of work for the and the Earp brothers, Wyatt, Vir- will. It’s the allure of Swan Cattle Denver to the Wyoming border gil and Morgan, at the O.K. Cor- the Wild West. The real Company in and eastward into the state of Neral. And then there is Jeff Smith, mystery for which he Wyoming, braska. When he died in 1878, of whose great grandfather, Jeffer- was tried, convicted and b e c o m i n g alkaline poisoning, Iliff truly was son Randolph “Soapy” Smith, ran hanged for in Wyoming, a “hired Colorado’s cattle king. his Bunco games all over the state was; did he kill young gun” for the Nationally acclaimed author of Colorado back in the day.

Willie Nickell? Today, larger cattle and Texas state historian, Bill his burial plot in Boulcompanies, O’Neal, will present the history of The Espinosa der’s forlorn Columbia e x t e n d - John Wesley Iliff’s cattle empire.

Brothers Cemetery is rarely vising into In the spring of 1863, settlers ited, save an occasional Hired killer, Tom Horn

Col. John M. Chivington ordered the attack at Sand Creek

Bank robberies “Colorado Bank Robberies” is the subject of a panel discussion presented by Bob Pulcipher, Jim Miller and Bill Betenson. The Telluride Bank robbery, involving Butch Cassidy and Tom McCarty; the Meeker Bank robbery, where the citizens defended the bank, killing the robbers; and the First National Bank robbery in Denver, again involving McCarty, holding the bank president, David Moffat, as hostage, will be discussed in riveting detail.

Sand Creek Massacre The darkest day in Colorado history, Nov. 29, 1864, the events of the Sand Creek Massacre, will be presented in two events. Dr. Gary Roberts, noted historian on the subject will give a detailed account of the events. A panel discussion including Roberts, Professors Jeff Broom and Thomas “Dr. Colorado” Noel, will present their views on the atrocity of that horrific event.

Buffalo Bill On a positive note in our state’s colorful history, Steve Freisen, author and director of the Buffalo Bill Museum at Lookout Mountain, will speak on the two sides of Buffalo Bill represented by historians in what will prove to be a “don’t miss” event, titled “Buffalo Bill, Murder: Identity Theft in the Wild West.”

The Wild West History Convention convenes in Golden on July 24 and runs through July 26. It is open to the public, with registration in advance. For more information and to register, please visit the website at www.wwha. org.

Tom McCarty robbed Colorado banks with Butch Cassidy.

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PUBLIC NOTICE Denver NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2014-0246 To Whom It May Concern: On 3/17/2014 the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Denver County.

Original Grantor: WILLIAM VAN STRAATEN AND JAN VAN STRAATEN Original Beneficiary: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 5/6/2008 Recording Date of DOT: 5/7/2008 Reception No. of DOT: 2008062721 DOT Recorded in Denver County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $417,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $385,655.48 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: The covenants of said Deed of Trust have been violated as follows: Failure to make payments of principle and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof.

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

Legal Description of Real Property: ATTACHED HERETO AS EXHIBIT ‘A’ AND INCORPORATED HEREIN AS THOUGH FULLY SET FORTH. **SCRIVENER’S ERROR AFFIDAVIT RECORDED IN THE RECORDS OF DENVER COUNTY COLORADO ON JANUARY 30, 2014 AT RECEPTION NO. 2014009939 TO ADD THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION.** Which has the address of: 2831 Umatilla Street , Denver, CO 80211 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law

and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued) at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, July 17, 2014, at the Denver County Public Trustee’s Office, 201 West Colfax Avenue, Denver, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 5/22/2014 Last Publication: 6/19/2014 Publisher: Herald Dispatch Dated: 3/18/2014 Debra Johnson DENVER COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: THE CASTLE LAW GROUP, LLC JENNIFER M GRIEST Colorado Registration #: 34830 999 18TH STREET, SUITE 2201 , DENVER, COLORADO 80202 Phone #: 1 (303) 865-1400 Fax #: 1 (303) 865-1410 Attorney File #: 14-00380 Published in the Denver Herald First published May 22, 2014

Last published June 19, 2014 Legal #: 2014-0246 _________________________________ PUBLIC NOTICE Denver NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2014-0256 To Whom It May Concern: On 3/19/2014 the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Denver County.

Original Grantor: MARK ALAN ANDERSON Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR AMERICAN BROKERS CONDUIT Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, F/K/A THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE, ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDERS OF THE ALTERNATIVE LOAN TRUST 200555CB, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2005-55CB Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 7/13/2005 Recording Date of DOT: 7/27/2005 Reception No. of DOT: 2005125351 DOT Recorded in Denver County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $203,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $202,690.23 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: The covenants of said Deed of Trust have been violated

as follows: Failure to make payments of principle and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof.

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

Legal Description of Real Property: LOTS 9 AND 10, BLOCK B, SUBDIVISION OF PART OF BLOCK “B” IN RICHTOFENS ADDITION TO MONTCLAIR, CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 1176 Poplar Street , Denver, CO 80220 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued) at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, July 17, 2014, at the Denver County Public Trustee’s Office, 201 West Colfax Avenue, Denver, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 5/22/2014 Last Publication: 6/19/2014 Publisher: Herald Dispatch Dated: 3/20/2014 Debra Johnson DENVER COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: THE CASTLE LAW GROUP, LLC CYNTHIA LOWERY-GRABER Colorado Registration #: 34145 999 18TH STREET, SUITE 2201 , DENVER, COLORADO 80202 Phone #: 1 (303) 865-1400 Fax #: 1 (303) 865-1410 Attorney File #: 11-02465R Published in the Denver Herald

First published May 22, 2014 Last published June 19, 2014 Legal #: 2014-0256 _________________________________ PUBLIC NOTICE Denver NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2013-1563 To Whom It May Concern: On 3/27/2014 the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Denver County.

Original Grantor: JOY L HARRIS Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR CITIMORTGAGE, INC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: MIDFIRST BANK Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 8/1/2007 Recording Date of DOT: 8/15/2007 Reception No. of DOT: 2007128225 DOT Recorded in Denver County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $233,856.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $213,663.13 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: The covenants of said Deed of Trust have been violated as follows: Failure to make payments of principle and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof.

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

Legal Description of Real Property: THE EAST 30 FEET OF THE WEST 62.5 FEET OF LOTS 16, 17, 18, AND 19, BLOCK 2, SAN RAFAEL ADDITION TO DENVER, EXCEPT THE NORTH 4 FEET OF THE EAST 30 FEET OF THE WEST 62.5 FEET OF LOT 19, BLOCK 2, SAN RAFAEL ADDITION TO DENVER, CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER, STATE OF COLORADO. **CORREECTIVE AFFIDAVIT RE: SCRIVENER’S ERROR RECORDED AUGUST 21, 2012 AT RECEPTION NO. 2012112838 TO CORRECT LEGAL DESCRIPTION.**

Avenue , Denver, CO 80205-5110 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued) at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, July 24, 2014, at the Denver County Public Trustee’s Office, 201 West Colfax Avenue, Denver, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 5/29/2014 Last Publication: 6/26/2014 Publisher: Herald Dispatch Dated: 3/27/2014 Debra Johnson DENVER COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: THE CASTLE LAW GROUP, LLC JENNIFER M GRIEST Colorado Registration #: 34830 999 18TH STREET, SUITE 2201 , DENVER, COLORADO 80202 Phone #: 1 (303) 865-1400 Fax #: 1 (303) 865-1410 Attorney File #: 13-06759 Published in the Denver Herald First published May 29, 2014 Last published June 26, 2014 Legal #: 2013-1563 _________________________________

Which has the address of: 929 East 23rd

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EGTC receives Educational Partner of the Year award On June 4, Emily Griffith Technical College was the proud recipient of a first-time award, presented by the Educational Opportunity Center in honor of EOC’s 40th anniversary. EGTC was selected as the Educational Partner of the Year as a result of the collaborative support the college has provided the program, serving students for whom financial aid is essential to obtain the skills necessary to pursue the career of their dreams.

Educational Opportunity Center is a federally-funded program intended to increase access to higher education for economically disadvantaged and first-generation college-bound students through the Department of Education. It is administered through the Community College of Denver to provide information on accessing higher education.

EGTC provides the most

affordable option for post-secondary education in Colorado, yet for some, it may still be a financial challenge. EGTC is committed to providing resources that may enable students to graduate debtfree. EOC Educational Access Specialists visit with students of Emily Griffith Technical College up to four days a week to explain the financial aid process and assist participants in completing the appropriate financial aid, scholarship and loan applications.

As the Educational Partner awardee, EGTC Financial Aid and Student Services staff members were recognized for generously taking time to train EOC staff on EGTC’s unique programs and procedures, ensure there is the necessary data to validate the success of the program, and for continuously referring individuals who can benefit from these services.

Janet Do, manager of Financial Aid, Emily Griffith Technical College; Tisha Corbett, director of Student Services, Emily Griffith Technical College; Ryan Ross, dean of Student Development and Retention, Community College of Denver; and Khara O’Connell, director, Educational Opportunity Center Courtesy photo

The 2014 Toyota 4Runner Limited has a base price of $43,400.

Photo by Don Bain

2014 Toyota 4Runner Limited in two words – comfortable capability

By Don Bain Toyota’s truly truck-based SUV has long been known for its considerable off-road applicability, fourwheel drive superiority and significant cargo capacity.

To all that, the brand has added a new look to the front end, a stylish new interior plus the latest in safety technology and telecommunications.

The new design of the hood, grille and lighting elements presents a menacing visage that states, “I can take on any mountain, desert, mud-bog, or slippery roadway you can find – I’m ready to go wherever you want!”

If the goal is hauling passengers a flat-folding third row in the back of the cargo area allows the inclusion of a small tour group. On the other hand, if more cargo space is required the second row fold flat as well in a 60/40 split magnifying the versatility of the full size SUV. In either case, a locking drive selector allows the drive to choose from Low 4-wheel Low (L4L), High 4-wheel Low (H4L) or High 4-wheel Fast (H4F), though an auto setting makes it easier to let the computer make those decisions as needed.

In the center console, clever holders are provided to secure a pen, note pads or 4 CD jewel

cases and about a dozen quarters.

The storage compartment is large enough for other sizeable objects to be stored safely out of sight, as well.

Leather seats perforated for cooling, as well as heating, are where the comfort begins – but doesn’t end there. The leather trim extends to contact areas on the doors, steering wheel and center console.

On the outside, 20-inch alloy wheels compliment the updated look of the 2014 Toyota 4Runner Limited along with chrome roofs rails, fog-lamps and heated, retracting sideview mirrors, complete with turn indicators.

Driving this large, 270-horsepower SUV with its 4-liter 24-valve V6 engine and full time four wheel drive is surprisingly simple, except perhaps when backing out of parking – then even with clear views out the rear, large sideview mirrors and a rearview camera it’s easy to think there’s still something hiding somewhere in its path. Fortunately, that is more a realization of the size of the vehicle than a substantive reality – you can see clearly – it’s a matter of getting used to the vehicle’s length and breadth.

Strangely, the 4Runner Limited seems to maintain a steady mileage of about 17-mpg whether its

driven at full tilt or given the reins to promenade at its own pace. The EPA rates the vehicle’s efficiency at 17 to 21-mpg, but we never got the onboard computer to read over 15.3 in town, on the interstate or anywhere else.

Unfortunately, as things worked out, no chance to take the 2014 Toyota 4Runner into the mountains to explore its off-road capabilities presented itself, but we rest assured it is only outdone by the well-equipped Toyota Land Cruiser in this regard. The vehicle did have the honor of chauffeuring noted cellist and author Michael Cott about during his recent visit to perform on stage with Victor Wooten May 30 and 31 on a couple of occasions.

The personable and intelligent musician, who refers to himself as a “chillest,” showed this auto writer how a pro tunes an awesome 15-speaker JBL sound system to properly appreciate the eponymously-titled second offering from the band Indigenous (whom he knows personally) for optimum sound reproduction. That was with the treble and midtones turned completely down, and the base turned all the way up.

This is not the way we would normally configure a sound system, but as a writer this fact has more to

do with individual perception of sound than professional expertise in music.

One of the impress-your-buds features is the optional automatic running boards. When you open the door, the running boards come out from beneath the SUV. When the door is closed they return to their hidden place, presumably for aerodynamic reasons, but it is a way cool feature that takes a bit of getting used to.

The third row amenity is a $1.500 add-on, while splitting 50/50, that’s another $1,365, but that does include third row airbags.

Even with a 6-cylinder engine, the 2014 Toyota 4Runner Limited falls a little short in the pollution index, scoring only 9 out of 20. Please remember any car built today is 100 times cleaner than any built 20 years ago, however some are still cleaner than others.

With a base price of $43,400, the model we are writing about had a total price, including destination charges, of $47,350. That’s a lot of dineros, but if you want to get anywhere in any weather, maybe it is well worth the price.

The sure thing is when the Toyota ads say, “Let’s go places!” the 2014 Toyota 4Runner is well capable of taking you there and doing so in relative comfort.

MMB named top milk distributor to U.S. hospitals Mothers’ Milk Bank, a Colorado-based program benefiting mothers and babies nationwide, has been recognized as the top human milk distributor to U.S. hospitals by the Human Milk Banking Association of North America. In 2013, MMB distributed more than 400,000 ounces of donated milk to hospital patients, a majority being babies in neonatal intensive care units, throughout the U.S. MMB distributed the highest number of ounces from one milk bank to hospitals compared to the 16 other HMBANA-recognized milk banks.

HMBANA, of which MMB is a member, announced last year’s milk banking report at the April International Congress on Donor Human Milk Banking. HMBANA is a professional association that promotes the health of babies and mothers through provision of safe pasteurized donor milk and support of breastfeeding.

“The mission of the Mothers’ Milk Bank is to help as many babies grow and develop as we can,” said Laraine Lockhart-Borman, director of MMB. “To know that we helped save or improve countless lives in one year makes all of our work worth it. My hope is that we can continue to increase the amount of human milk we distribute in the years to come.”

MMB was also ranked second for the total amount of milk it dispensed in 2013, with 488,210 ounces sent to both inpatient and outpatient recipients. Donor support played a significant role in this achievement.

“It is because of our donors that we have reached this momentous milestone,” continued Lockhart-Borman. “We appreciate every human milk donor for giving the gift of life and nourishment to these babies.”

Mothers who are interested in donating their milk are encouraged to apply to become a donor on MMB’s website, www.milkbankcolorado.org, or by calling 303-869-1888.