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ittleton celebrated the 90th anniversary of its Western Welcome Week Aug. 18 with the grandest parade yet, hosting parade floats and participants from both near and far.

What has been a tradition for 90 years of Western Welcome Week and the grand parade is that everyone is welcome.

This year’s parade hosted a delegation from Bega, Australia, Littleton’s Sister City along with other participants from many other parts of Colorado.

The parade featured floats, marching bands, horses, fire engines and classic automobiles and even with the sheer enormity of the event it left people wanting more.

The Bega-Littleton Sister Cities parade float at the 90th Anniversary of Littleton’s Western Welcome Week. See more photos on page 13.

Photo by Stefan Krusze.

GV City Council introduces changes to its Comprehensive Plan Elections have consequences-Nearly all members of the Greenwood Village City Council ran for election last year on a platform of no residential growth in the city except for single-family homes.

The Greenwood Village Comprehensive Plan is an advisory document that sets forth the goals

and policies of the city to provide guidance to decision-makers about growth and development.

In a study session Aug. 20, the city council introduced proposed revised plan language for the Corridor Area (Belleview to Arapahoe between Quebec and Yosemite) and Arapahoe Road.

Mayor Pro Tem George Lantz chaired a comprehensive plan committee appointed in December by Mayor Ron Rakowsky that included councilors Dave Kerber, Jerry

Presley and Tom Dougherty. Lantz introduced the discussion by saying that the committee had held 14 two-hour-plus sessions to come up with the proposed plan revisions.

Lantz described the committee’s approach to rewriting parts of the plan over 14 minutes. The seven members present (Steve Moran was absent) agreed wholeheartedly that the document the committee produced was exactly what was wanted by GV residents. There were no com-

ments or questions asked about the specific content of the 23 pages of new and revised language. Said Anne Ingebretsen, “I cannot believe you could’ve done a better job than you’ve done. You hit it out of the park.”

Language that has been in place since 2012 or earlier, proposed to be excised from the newly revised plan in the Corridor Planning Area Vision statement refers to mixeduse development that includes a

residential component.

City council plans to remove: “The concept of the Corridor planning area is to design and develop a mix of commercial, institutional or civic, residential, and open public gathering spaces that attract and serve people and help create a unique Village identity. The Corridor provides a variety of land uses and activities that complement and Continued on page 8

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Statehouse District 3 incumbent Bridges meets with constituents

BY FREDA MIKLIN GOVERNMENTAL REPORTER

Incumbent Democrat House District Three Rep. Jeff Bridges held a meet-and-greet session at Brew on Broadway in Englewood Aug. 18 for constituents from his Arapahoe County district that includes Englewood, Sheridan, Cherry Hills Village, Greenwood Village, and parts of Littleton and Centennial.

Bridges said that the issues voters were most concerned about were education and transportation, noting that the legislature allocated $500 million extra for transportation infrastructure in 2018, though $9 billion was needed to fund the state’s list of needed road projects.

On education, legislative records that show that Bridges has been a prime sponsor on 26 bills in the two years he has been in office, 18 of which have been signed into law by the governor. Of the 18, eight were directly related to education.

Bridges is a longtime friend and supporter of Democratic governor candidate U.S. Rep. Jared Polis, a strong backer of renewable energy. On that subject, Bridges said, “HD3 has more renewable energy jobs than any other house district,” and, “Renewable energy has

Incumbent state HD3 Rep. Jeff Bridges answers questions from constituents at Brew on Broadway in Englewood.

Photo by Fred Miklin

been a big piece of what I’ve been working on for the last two years.” In response to a question from a constituent, Bridges said, “Xcel Energy is closing two coal plants and replacing that capacity with renewable energy.

I have signed a pledge saying I want 100 percent renewable energy by 2050. Renewable energy will provide good jobs and a healthier environment.”

Another resident asked what the state could do about the lack of affordable housing. Bridges agreed that affordable housing is a problem, however he said

Colorado has a strong history of letting cities make their own zoning decisions. He went on to say that, “Looking 10 years out, transportation improvements will allow for more (residential) infill projects.”

The Villager asked Bridges where he stood on the two ballot initiatives to fund transportation presently under review for sufficient valid signatures by the secretary of state. He said that the proposal from the Independence Institute, associated with Jon Caldara that bears the title, “Fix Our Damn Roads,” “is an un-

funded mandate that doesn’t help Arapahoe County.” Bridges said he hadn’t yet closely reviewed the other transportation funding proposal supported by, “Let’s Go Colorado,” which does have an identified repayment source for its bonding. He shared that the legislature has a backup plan to go back to the voters and ask for authority to borrow $3 billion in 2019 for transportation, if necessary, which would be repaid with monies from the state’s general fund.

Asked about his position on the ballot initiative under review to increase the setback requirement for oil and gas development to 2,500 feet from occupied buildings, playgrounds, sports fields, amphitheaters, parks, open space, drinking water sources, canals, reservoirs, lakes, rivers and more. Current required setbacks range from 350 feet from playgrounds to 1,000 feet from schools and hospitals.

Bridges said, “There are better ways to reduce carbon pollution and to keep people safe.”

He added, “I’m on the committee to fix the Gallagher Amendment so that rising housing prices in Denver don’t bankrupt rural Colorado.” The Gallagher Amendment, adopted in 1982, was designed to limit the amount of statewide property taxes that would fall on residential homeowners. When it was adopted, homeowners paid 21 percent of their homes’ as-

sessed value in taxes. As house values have increased, the fixed factors of the formula have resulted in homeowners paying a steadily decreasing percentage of their assessed value. This year, they will pay 7.2 percent of their home’s value in property tax. The effect is decreased revenue to entities that rely on residential property taxes, particularly fire departments in less economically robust areas.

Current data shows that HD 3 has 49,132 active voters, 38 percent are unaffiliated, 32 percent are Democrats, and 28 percent are Republicans. Though it has been represented by a Democrat for over a decade, HD 3 races are always competitive. Bridges’ opponent in the Nov. 6 race is Republican Toren Mushovic, a Navy veteran who is chief operating officer at IMMUNOe, a local health care company.

Bridges is a Greenwood Village resident and Colorado native who attended Littleton Public Schools, before getting a bachelor’s degree in political science from Kenyon College, followed by a master’s of divinity degree from Harvard. The son of successful entrepreneur and longtime Democratic party activist Rutt Bridges, Bridges previously worked as a legislative aide for Colorado Sen. Ken Salazar. fmiklin.villager@gmail.com

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Colorado Freedom Memorial – worth visiting The Colorado Freedom Memorial is on four acres in Aurora.

BY DORIS B. TRUHLAR GOVERNMENTAL REPORTER

During the past two years, since my middle daughter has lived in Aurora, I have noticed a sign shortly before the Interstate 225/ East Sixth Avenue exit, stating: “Colorado Freedom Memorial.”

Every time we passed the sign, I wondered about it. Finally, after a trip to our daughter’s home, I said to my husband, “Let’s go see the Colorado Freedom Memorial.”

We went that day. The memorial contains the names of more than 6,000 Coloradoans, veterans who have sacrificed their lives in wars on foreign soil. It is located a little less than three miles from the Interstate 225/East Sixth Avenue exit.

We spent about 30 minutes at the memorial. It was worth the time. It is clean and well-maintained (the City of Aurora assists with maintenance) and gives the visitor pause to think about the sacrifices so many of our soldiers have made. It features eight granite pillars, under which there is soil of the eight countries in which Colorado veterans lost their lives.

The Freedom Memorial was the “brainchild” of a guy named Rick Crandall, a local radio per-

ABOVE: The Colorado Freedom Memorial, located just north of East Sixth Avenue, 2.7 miles east of I-225.

Photo courtesy Rick Crandall

RIGHT: This picture, taken by radio personality Rick Crandall, shows the Colorado Freedom Memorial, located just north of East Sixth Avenue, 2.7 miles east of I-225.-CFM - July 4

sonality. Crandall was the person who located and hired the designer of the project, Kristoffer Kenton.

The memorial did not get completed until 12 years after Kenton was selected in 2001 to craft the design. In June 2001, a small group of memorial supporters began fundraising. Their efforts to raise money were put on hold after 9/11, to give the country time to grieve.

Initially, the founders thought they needed to raise about $1.2 million. Even after 9/11, Crandall continued to speak to military or-

ganizations, church groups, civic clubs and others. He raised only small amounts of money for the project, which at one time was to be located at Lowry Air Force Base. Aurora Mayor Paul Tauer (now deceased) inquired about possibly building the project in Aurora, in a future park location.

Crandall attended an Aurora City Council session, presented the Colorado Freedom Memorial idea, and the council unanimously approved locating the project in their city.

In early 2005, a meeting was

held to create a governing board for the memorial, approve bylaws and create an action plan. Diane Simard, president of 2G Associates, agreed to serve as vice president of the newly created board of directors and became a strong voice for the project. Several thousand dollars were raised. Then the recession hit in 2007, making fundraising extremely difficult. Only half of the funds were raised by 2012 and things looked bleak.

The construction cost was revisited. Through the elimination of part of the design, the projected

cost was reduced to $800,000, a more attainable goal. Radio Station KEZW, from which Crandall broadcasts, agreed to host a 12hour fundraising program.

When only one hour was left in the radio program, only $55,000 had been raised. Then Diane Crandall, wife of Rick Crandall, received a call from a man who had made a donation the previous year.

The man asked how much more was needed, and she told him. The man on the other end said, “I will give the foundation the rest.” That “rest” was $345,000.

Diane walked to the table where the broadcast was being made and held up a sign: “WE DID IT!!!”

At that point, a location had been picked. It was not a good location, however, since the project would have been surrounded by vacant land that did not even have landscaping on it. An Aurora Parks and Open Space staffer remembered that an Aurora neighborhood association was discussing a new park, where there was a four-acre parcel for which no idea had been presented.

That four-acre parcel became the location for the present-day memorial.

The memorial seeks information on more than half of the veterans who are listed at the project (by the country where each died).

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Immigrants come in many sizes Mort Marks tells me stories about meeting the Russians during World War II in Prague, Czechoslovak nearing the end of the war. Mort explains that they got along beautifully; the American soldiers had cigarettes and the Russians had vodka.

Through my Russian columns, I have been introduced to a Russian/Ukrainian living in Greenwood Village. Michail was born in Kiev, Ukraine and played on the Soviet Junior basketball team that visited the United States on tour in 1991.

Michail, 6’6” and 17 years old, and one other teammate defected, jumping ship and remaining in the United States.

He continued his basketball career playing college ball for Lehigh University in Pennsylvania with an outstanding varsity career. Later he worked in New

York, married his wife who is a lawyer, and now they both live and work here in Denver.

He uses a nickname of “Misha” and is a director of a large business firm in Denver where he has won many awards and honors for his data/site work.

We had breakfast at the Early Bird restaurant at the Landmark location where he told me about his Ukrainian background and how he and his family once vacationed on the Black Sea in Crimea.

Crimea was then part of Ukraine, a U.S.S.R. state at that time.

Misha is as American as apple pie and is another great immigrant success story of hard work and opportunity found in the United States.

I think we both agreed on the philosophy of having a peaceful relationship

Barbwire Bob Wow, you should see the new offices of Kentwood Moore on Belleview Avenue.

The new offices are located on the 4th floor of the new building fronting Belleview, awaiting a new sign. The current signage is Alpine Bank that will soon be joined with the Kentwood branding. *** Right down the street going West on the Greenwood Village side of the street, the groundwork is ongoing for the new Crossing development of the 11 new home sites by the Koelbel organization. *** A new breakfast hangout is the Urban Egg that is one block on the same side of the Kentwood/Moore building.

Parking is in the garage at

with present-day Russia. We didn’t get into the Trump/Putin competition, but more about having an improved relationship between the two countries.

He did explain to me that in Ukraine they speak a different language dialect than in Russia. The state leaders disallowed the Russian language for the 20 million Russian citizens living in that country, a very unpopular decision.

Trump keeps reciting that if the U.S. and Russia, as major world players, can work together that would be good for world peace. Misha and I believe that to be true as well.

Presently, peace is challenging anywhere, including here in the United States. Hopefully, the Russians will leave our 2018 election alone and this president will take harsh measures if meddling occurs.

I’m going to take Misha to a Lions Club meeting and his story would be a good program for service clubs.

Ramblin’ around the corral with Bob Sweeney

the rear of the new breakfast place that has a patio where well-behaved dogs are invited to join owners. This outside dog patio is actually dog-friendly and I watched it being soaped and hosed down carefully by an attendant last week.

This new restaurant is only open mornings and closes at 2 p.m. daily. They have a liquor license and is modern, clean and well run. *** My favorite McDonalds is also receiving a face-lift right up the street. This is one of my favorite places to meet and greets friends. Villager office volunteer Shirley’s husband Jack is there where he greets his cronies every morning for their coffee clutch.

*** School bells rang across Arapahoe County last week and the students are back in the classrooms. Hard to believe that school can start this early these days. The historic school year started in the fall when the farm work was complete, and the young men and women could leave their work and go to school.

Local schools are starting an hour later this year and in mid- August so there can be some vacation and teacher/ student conference time during the school year. The state law requires schools to be open so many days each year in order to qualify for state funding.

One of the great untold stories about America is that we require children to

For Bob - the real communist Russia Bob your past week’s articles on your May 2014 - Ukraine’s election comrecent trip to Russia left me, with the mission was shut down by a Russian feeling that you felt there could be real based hacking group, days before its lasting friendship in American-Russian presidential election. relations. Unfortunately, the May 2015 - Germany discovBY MORT REMARKS MARKS prospects for such successful ered Russian backed hackers negotiations with Putin are just on German parliament paper a bad wish for many reasons. reports that had penetrated the The Putin regime today is German Bundestag network. absorbed in territorial expanOctober 2015 – the Russian sion and the destabilization of government tried to hack into neighboring countries, as seen the Dutch government’s comby many of the following reputers. cent attacks: December 2015 – Russian April-May 2007, Russia dismantled hackers took over the control center of a Estonia’s internet after the country reUkranian power station. located the Bronze Soldier of Tallinn, a January 2016 – a security firm anSoviet grave marker: nounced its belief that Russian hackers June 2008 – Russian hackers defaced were behind the attacks on Finland’s forLithuanian government web pages. eign ministry.

August 2008 – Georgian government December 2016 – Germany’s domesinternal communications were shut down tic security agency DTV announced that

by Russia’s attack on Georgia’s internet. there was growing evidence that RusJanuary 2009 – Russia shut down two sians were attempting to influence their of Kyrgyzstan’s internet services. upcoming September 2017 federal elecApril 2009 – A Kazakhstan’s media tion. outlet was shut down after publishing a March 15, 2017 - The United States’ statement from Kazakhstan’s president justice department charged two Russian that was critical of Russia. intelligence officers with directing the August 2009 – Hackers shut down hacking of millions of Yahoo accounts in certain social media websites in Georgia. 2014. The information the Russian govMarch 2014 – During Russia’s miliernment obtained from the hack was used tary seizure of Crimea, Ukraine’s internet to focus on foreign officials, executives was disrupted. and journalists, and steal American credit

attend school. This is not the case in Mexico or many Latin America countries.

We can be thankful for our great schools, teachers, and administrators who supervise our students. Being a teacher is very demanding and we salute all of our teachers.

Thank You! *** Was on Gaylord Street at the Washington Park Grill last week for my wife’s CSU roommate’s birthday. Marvel was a graduate of South High School and roomed with Gerri in Lori Hall. She married my roommate of three years, Carl, so we just switched roommates. They live in Oak Ridge, Tenn. where he is a renowned scientist. We joined family and Continued on page 14

card and gift card information. And who can forget the Russians meddling in our own country’s 2016 election.

As President Trump prepares to go head-to-head with Putin, he should remember what Germany’s Angela Merkel described as Putin’s “parallel world.” In any negotiation, Putin will be fighting for the survival of his regime and himself. Putin has turned Ronald Reagan’s “evil empire” on its head. According to the Kremlin’s narrative, it is the United States and its puppet NATO that is intent on dismembering Russia. The United States has become the “Evil Empire” bent on imposing its corrupt political and civilizational values on Russia, the last bastion of patriotism, morality and goodwill.

Putin justifies his repression of his own people, his sacrifice of economic welfare, his isolation of Russia, and his risky military adventures as the necessary defense of a “besieged fortress.”

Any deal with Trump that establishes a “satisfactory condition” of RussianAmerican relations removes the justification for Putin’s costly military buildup and for Putin himself.

Bob, you must remember that if Trump were to sign a deal which does not yield real enforceable concessions

by Putin on Crimea, East Ukraine or the Middle East, Trump’s deal-making image would be shattered along with his presidency.

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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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Colorado’s education crisis Colorado’s school systems are facing an economic crisis; unable to pay teachers competitive salaries, forced to eliminate unique educational programs and reducing budgets to adequately fund operational and maintenance expenses for school facilities.

For several decades Colorado voters and the state Legislature have underfunded the educational needs of public schools. This neglect has resulted in Colorado is ranked

39th nationally during the 2015-16 school year, with a per-student spending averaging $9,576.

That’s well behind the national per-pupil spending average of $11,762.

Most Colorado school districts are faced with a teacher’s shortage forcing class sizes to increase and limiting student interaction with teachers.

Teacher salaries are suffering making recruitment and retention of teachers more dif-

ficult for school districts.

Colorado education funding has yet to recover from the 2008 recession and is underfunded by nearly $830 million.

It is difficult to understand, in one of the biggest economic booms, why Colorado continues to underfund our troubled education system. At a time when good, high paying jobs go unfilled due to a lack of qualified trained workers, schools are forced to cut vocational training programs that assist in providing trained workers to fill those jobs is

unconscionable.

There is a partial solution to this dilemma. Recently, the Secretary of State’s Office authorized Amendment 73 to be placed on the November ballot. If passed, Amendment 73 will increase school funding by $ 1.6 billion by raising state income taxes by taxing corporations and people who make more than $150,00 per year.

These additional revenues will be used to fund preschool and full-day kindergarten programs, increase teachers’ salaries which will help address the current teacher shortage, provide technical and career

training opportunities, and fund special education programs.

Providing quality education for our children is one of the highest priorities of government. Colorado must increase funding for our educational institutions to ensure that our children receive an education that will prepare them for a meaningful career and keep this state competitive, economically prosperous and attractive to long-term economic development.

Support amendment 73, our children’s future depends on it.

South Suburban Parks and Recreation debuts new branding and logo South Suburban Parks and Recreation (SSPR) rolled out its new brand and logo that will better reflect a growing and evolving organization.

The new brand and logo encompass the diverse activities and programs SSPR offers. The mark will help better identify facilities, parks and trails to users, while attracting new citizens interested in all that South Suburban has to offer.

In the decades since the original logo was created, the number of SSPR patrons and facilities have significantly increased. SSPR needs

a brand that reflects South Suburban now and moving forward.

The new logo features elements that represent SSPR, including a flag (golf and athletics), leaf (nature and sustainability), footprint (recreation and trails), and water (lakes, rivers and aquatics).

New branding will immediately be implemented in South Suburban’s marketing materials. Signs and vehicles will be replaced as they age or are repaired over the next few years. As new parks are dedicated and facilities are built, expect to see the new brand

immediately implemented at these locations.

The SSPR board of directors voted to adopt the new

When liberals run big cities

San Francisco is a beautiful city, perched on a hill overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

It’s home to the Golden Gate Bridge, one of the wonders of the modern world. In the 1960s, San Francisco was the home of the hippie movement, where Scott McKenzie sang about wearing flowers in your hair.

Today San Francisco is home to a new problem - human feces littering the city sidewalks - along with hypodermic needles and syringes.

The newly elected mayor described her new domain as, “Flooded with the excrement of the homeless.”

It has gotten so bad that a major medical association recently canceled their annual meeting, which would have brought 15,000 attendees

and $40 million to the San Francisco economy, due to its members no longer feeling safe walking the San Francisco streets.

BY BRIAN C. Imagine a group JOONDEPH of physicians, quite used to dealing with bodily discharges, needles and the downtrodden, saying enough is enough. A medical conference, often attended with family, is a bit of a vacation. Who wants to spend their time away in a city that resembles a medical ward?

Traveling east to Chicago brings a different sort of problem. Chicago was once a grand city, the gateway between the eastern and western halves of the U.S., a hub of transportation, commerce, sports and culture.

Now Chicago is more dangerous than many war-torn

Middle Eastern countries. It’s become a murder metropolis - this past weekend, 72 were shot and 13 killed. In a single weekend.

Then there is Detroit, once the industrial powerhouse of the world, home to the automobile industry. In 1960, Detroit was the richest per capita city in America.

Today Detroit is a wasteland. Foreclosed homes are now owned by the Detroit city government, home to squatters, wild dogs and dead bodies.

How did these once magnificent cities become so dirty, dangerous or defunct? Let’s take a look at their leadership.

San Francisco has not had a Republican mayor since 1964. Chicago since 1931 and Detroit since 1962. That’s almost 200 years of combined Democrat leadership in these three cities. At a national lev-

Colorado National Guard helps fight Cache Creek Fire

BY COLORADO NATIONAL GUARD PUBLIC AFFAIRS

The Colorado National Guard continues aviation firefighting in support of the incident commander overseeing the Cache Creek Fire in Garfield County.

As of Aug. 17, crews flew more than 36 flight hours, performed over 313 water dips and dropped more than 153,700 gallons of water on the fire.

Aircrews flying two UH60 Black Hawk helicopters

equipped with aerial water Force - Centennial combuckets have been operating mands and integrates CONG www.villagerpublishing.com from Rifle Airport in Rifle, forces to support civil ausince Aug. 14. thorities in Colorado, or sup“Colorado National ported states, during times Guard soldiers and airmen of crisis and disaster, to save are putting their training to lives, prevent suffering and work to help protect people mitigate great property damand property in Garfield age.

County,” U.S. Air Force The helicopters and crews Brig. Gen. Gregory White, launched from the Chief commander of Joint Task Warrant Officer 5 David R. Force-Centennial, said.

Carter Army Aviation SupOn order of the goverport Facility based at Buckley Air Force Base, Aurora. nor, the standing Joint Task

logo in June. “Our former logo served us well for more than 30 years; but as our population has grown, the

diversity of our facilities and programs has evolved,” said Rob Hanna, executive director. “The time was right for a new logo and brand that better reflects all that we have to offer,” he added.

Slate Communications was hired to lead SSPR’s branding efforts. Slate is a branding, marketing and graphic design firm, and has expertise in creating brands for public agencies. South Suburban staff participated in the process by providing input through a survey and attending an open house-style public input meeting.

el, these three cities are each represented by two Democrat U.S. senators.

What’s the common thread here? These three cities are all run by liberal Democrats.

Progressive policies are on full display with predictable results.

San Francisco and Chicago are sanctuary cities, bending over backward to cater to illegal aliens rather than their own residents. San Francisco is banning plastic straws but allowing pooping on the sidewalks.

The homeless in San Francisco are treated as an endangered species with the city taking measures to increase their numbers. Chicago, with some of the strictest gun control laws in the country, has disarmed its law-abiding citizens, leaving then unable to defend themselves against the criminals who don’t care a whit about gun laws.

Detroit chose to grow governmental bureaucracies rather

than business, to the point that the city couldn’t provide basic services to its residents. The teachers’ unions were flush with cash, but students weren’t learning, and families left the city.

Economic and social policies, embraced by the Bernie Sanders wing of the Democrat party, have lead these once golden cities into ruin. It’s now called “Democrat Socialism” as if a new name on an old failed approach will make things right.

Venezuela, once the richest economy in South America, embraced socialism with the result that its people are starving and now living in third world conditions.

Those who don’t learn from history are doomed to repeat it.

American cities embracing liberal policies, to their detriment, are good reminders of this fact.

Let’s hope Denver isn’t on a similar pathway.

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Arapahoe Philharmonic announces 65th anniversary concert season, ‘Symphonic Triumphs’ The Arapahoe Philharmonic (AP), under the direction of Devin Patrick Hughes, announced has its 2018–2019 concert season titled Symphonic Triumphs. The sixconcert subscription series, held September through May, shines a spotlight on the orchestra for its 65th anniversary season as they perform powerhouses of the repertoire including the Fifth Symphonies of Shostakovich and Mahler and Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra. The orchestra will also present gems from the great masters like Schumann’s Third Symphony and Ravel’s Daphnis and Chloe Suite No. 2, as well as

lesser-known works by Rimsky-Korsakov and Respighi.

In addition to showcasing the orchestra, each program will feature a composer from the Americas, including Charles Ives, Sarah Kirkland Snider, Elizabeth Comninellis and Arturo Márquez. The organization has also commissioned new works from past composition competition winners Jonathan Bingham and Edgar Girtain and will premiere a work by its new composer-in-residence in May. The popular Night at the Movies program returns with music from How to Train Your Dragon, The Wizard of

Oz and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, in addition to Dukas’ The Sorcerer’s Apprentice and early film music composer Erich Wolfgang Korngold’s Violin Concerto, with Boulder-based Charles Wetherbee as soloist.

Our annual Children’s Discovery Concert will be a program of favorites no matter your age, Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf and SaintSaëns’ Carnival of the Animals. The weekday morning performance is a field trip for hundreds of area students and teachers, with tickets available to the public as well.

AP will also introduce a new multi-generational Family

Concert this season with repertoire that is “Out of This World,” including selections from Star Wars, Star Trek, Holst’s The Planets, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial and Superman.

In the spring, we will perform a collaborative program between the AP Sinfonietta and the Cherry Creek Chorale.

The orchestra will perform Barber’s haunting Adagio for Strings and Telemann’s Trumpet Concerto in D with soloist Anthony Zator and will be joined by the Chorale for Vivaldi’s Gloria and Rutter’s Requiem.

Season ticket packages, offering discounted pricing

and a number of additional benefits, are available. Pricing and benefits are outlined on our website at arapahoe-phil. org/events/buy-tickets/.

The AP once again offers its “Pay Your Age” package for young adults age 18 to 35. This subscription offer includes four tickets to be used to any of our full orchestra concerts for just the cost of the purchaser’s age. It’s priced to entice and give maximum flexibility to young professional classical music lovers.

Some restrictions, which are outlined on our website, do apply. Single tickets are also available now for all performances.

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Denver District Court Judge Martin Egelhoff has signed a Temporary Restraining Order, Order Freezing Assets, Order of Non-Destruction of Records, and Preliminary Injunction in the case of Colorado Securities Commissioner Gerald Rome versus Gary Jule Dragul, 55, of Cherry Hills Village. The case is being investigated by the Colorado Division of Securities, part of the Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA).

“We allege that the defendant engaged in a massive fraud by covering up the sale of one of the commercial properties from investors and commingling the investors’ money from each of the businesses for no legitimate business purpose,” stated Rome. “The actions authorized by the judge’s ruling will allow for whatever assets remain of Dragul’s fraudulent business practice to be frozen and, pending a favorable

result from this case, kept for distribution to those who have been harmed.”

The motion submitted for the civil case alleges that between 2008 and 2015, Dragul sold more than $52 million worth of interests in 14 different limited liability companies to approximately 175 investors.

Investments were primarily sold in the form of membership interests in these LLCs that acquired commercial real estate using investor funds and loans.

One such venture was the Plaza at the Mall of Georgia, which Dragul, through an LLC purchased in 2008 for $25.9 million. Documents provided to investors allegedly contained minimal information and virtually no disclosure of the risks associated with commercial real estate investments.

Despite selling the property in April 2017 at a significant profit, it is alleged that Dragul failed to inform individual

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The City of Cherry Hills Village will hold its regular municipal election as a coordinated election with Arapahoe County Tuesday, Nov. 6.

Ballot candidate positions are: Mayor (Mayor Laura Christman is not term limited) District 2 Council (Mayor Pro Team Earl Hoellen is not term limited) District 4 Council (Councilor Mike Gallagher is not term limited) District 6 Council (Councilor Katy Brown is not term limited) Ballots will be mailed Oct. 15 to all registered voters and ballot drop-off locations and voter service centers open that day.

There will be an organizational meeting in January 2019, when newly elected officials will be sworn in and take office.

The 18th Judicial District Nominating Commission has nominated three candidates for an Arapahoe County Court judgeship created by the appointment of the Hon. Darren Vahle to the District Court. The vacancy occurred July 16. Nominees Christina Apostoli and Echo Ryan, both of Aurora; and Chantel Contiguglia of Centennial were selected in a meeting Aug. 14, 2018.

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investors of the sale and continued making monthly distribution payments to these individuals, leading them to believe that the LLC in which they invested still owned the property. To date, individual investors in the Plaza project have not received a return of principal resulting from the sale of the property.

With respect to the other properties, rather than treat each business as a separate legal entity, it is alleged that Dragul diverted the funds from all the businesses and commingled the funds with other businesses, his own personal funds, and the funds of family members. It is further alleged that contrary to the representations made

by Dragul to investors that the funds would be sued only for the specific purpose of purchasing the commercial real estate, the funds were diverted for undisclosed and unrelated purposes.

Happy to see Cathy Noon

I was very surprised, delighted, thrilled and happy to see Cathy Noon at the monthly Arapahoe County Republican Breakfast Club meeting recently.

The good news is she is still the same always smiling, admirable, lovable, effusive, positively oriented Cathy.

She has apparently endured the therapies much better than I would have thought likely, given the little I know and understand about it.

The other news: She still has to look forward to more as the regime runs its full course.

My personal opinion/conclusion: I am upbeat and positive, given that she is, IMHO and FWIW, just the type of patient who will follow the program and reap the benefits of doing so.

So, please join me in crossing fingers, knocking on wood and saying a few prayers for one of my favorite people.

We’re all with you, Cathy!

God save Colorado!

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August 23, 2018 • THE VILLAGER | PAGE 7

Happy birthday, Centennial Airport!

BY DORIS B. TRUHLAR GOVERNMENTAL REPORTER

It’s the 50th birthday of the Centennial Airport this year!

Centennial is the home to more than 1,000 airplanes, including 140 jets based at the airport, which sits 60 percent in Arapahoe County and 40 percent in Douglas County. In addition to accommodating airplanes, the facility serves as a “reliever” airport to Denver International. When the facility opened in 1968, there were 98 planes based there.

The airport’s new administration building will open in 2019 at the Northwest corner of the main parking lot, on South Peoria Street. The sleek, modern facility will be known simply as “the hangar.” The new building will serve the airport community as a gathering place for tenants and students, as well as an on-airport event venue.

The new building will feature a modern, professional work environment designed to promote creativity and collaboration. It also will include retail space, an outdoor plaza, and a meeting space that will accommodate 200 people.

Robert Olislagers, chief executive officer of the airport for the past 18 years and the recipient of the Distinguished Service Award of the American Association of Airport Executives, supervises a staff of 26, including two interns. A native of the Netherlands, Olislagers figures the airport provides $1.39 billion in direct and indirect benefits to the surrounding community.

There recently was a gala

celebration at which the speaker was Sully Sullenberger of Miracle on the Hudson fame.

He landed his airplane in the Hudson River, saving the lives of 155 passengers and crew.

The event was attended by 600 people at the Denver Marriott Tech Center. In addition to being a pilot, Sullenberger is an author, speaker and safety expert.

The airport is managed by the Arapahoe County Public Airport Authority, made up of three Arapahoe County Commissioners, and two appointed citizens. The authority also includes three Douglas County Commissioners, who are non-voting members. There also is a Centennial Airport Noise Roundtable, made up of community representatives, including elected officials. The airport has adopted a Fly Quiet Program, created through a partnership with the Roundtable.

The Fly Quiet Program is a voluntary noise abatement program, designed to help minimize the impact of airport noise through the use of pilot education and awareness. Additionally, there are general guidelines for pilots, including avoiding noise sensitive areas and remaining south of East Arapahoe Road upon arrival and departure, whenever possible. Stage 1 and Stage 2 aircraft are not permitted. These are the noisiest airplanes.

Candace Moon, Centennial City Council representative to the Airport Community Noise Roundtable for the last two years, noted that Centennial is the second busiest general aviation airport in the United States, and is considered ex-

tremely busy. Moon said she likely was picked to serve on the roundtable because she (as well as her husband Vorry) is an Air Force veteran.

Moon said the roundtable is “working hard to educate realtors and homeowners” to the existence of the airport.

She also stated that the airport provides support to the local community. There are more noise complaints from the east side of the airport than from the west, she said.

In 2017, there were 7,706 complaints from Highlands Ranch, 1,396 from Greenwood Village, 1,378 from unincorporated Arapahoe County, 931 from unincorporated Douglas County, 553 from Centennial, 329 from Lone Tree, 293 from Aurora, 189 from Aurora and 189 from Parker. Additionally, there were 26 complaints from Denver, 48 from Parker, 13 from Cherry Hills Village, three from Castle Rock, and one from Castle Pines, for a total number of complaints in 2017 of close to 13,000.

Roughly 75 percent of complaints come from five households. In February of this year, propeller planes accounted for 52 percent of complaints, with jets at 47 percent, and helicopters at 1 percent. Departures were 55 percent of the complaints in February, while arrivals were 23 percent, with training comprising 17 percent and overflights 5 percent.

In fact, Centennial Airport is the 22nd busiest airport in the United States overall. Denver International Airport is the fifth busiest airport in the nation.

The number of operations at Centennial is on a par with San Francisco International Airport.

Robert Olislagers, CEO of Centennial Airport

In addition to the name change, 1985 was the year when the current control tower was built.

There are an average of 874 operations (takeoffs and landings) at the airport each day.

That equals more than 300,000 annual operations. It is predicted that there will be 340,000 operations in 2018. In 2010, there were 283,186 operations, averaging 775 per day. Centennial is an international facility open 24/7 with an office of the U.S. Customs Services.

Centennial Airport covers nearly 1,400 acres, at an elevation of 5,885 feet. It has three asphalt runways, measuring 10,001 feet by 100 feet, 7,000 feet by 77 feet, and 4,800 feet by 75 feet. It is huge, and on the property that comprises the airport, there are numerous businesses, such as the Perfect Landing Restaurant, which sits

on the edge of the main runway, so that diners can watch airplanes take off and land as they eat.

The airport is self-sustaining, requiring no contributions from any governmental authority. It is 100 percent user supported and is debt-free. Several headquarters of national corporations are at the airport, including Liberty Media, Starz, The Anschutz Corp., EchoStar, RE/MAX and Arrow Electronics, to mention a few.

Centennial is the only general aviation airport in Colorado to have a 24/7 Federal Aviation Authority-staffed air traffic control tower and is home to seven flight schools. It provides 7,400 full- and part-time jobs, many of them skilled.

Happy birthday, Centennial Airport!

I-25 South Gap Traffic and Revenue Study released express lane Offers free carpool, motorcycle and toll rates likely to be lowest in Colorado

Tolls are expected to be the lowest in the state once Express Lanes are in operation on the I-25 South Gap project according to a traffic and revenue study released recently by Colorado’s HighPerformance Transportation Enterprise (HPTE).

The study includes a survey of motorists who travel the I-25 South Gap corridor that links Colorado Springs and Denver. Motorists were asked about what they would be willing to pay for a reliable trip on the Express Lanes after they are built on the 18-mile section between Monument and Castle Rock. Based on the results and other data, the

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study found a rate of $0.15 per mile or around $2.25 per trip (2017 dollars) would likely provide for a reliable travel option while improving travel times across the general purpose lanes. This would be the lowest per-mile rate in Colorado.

Toll revenues will pay for the tolling equipment and installation, tolling operations and maintenance of the Express Lanes in the I-25 South Gap corridor to include snow plowing, and debris removal and pavement repairs.

“We conducted a thorough and objective study to determine what is the value of time for motorists who travel the I-25 South Gap corridor,” said HPTE director David Spector. “We found the majority of those surveyed support a travel option that reduces

congestion and provides a reliable, shorter travel time in exchange for paying a toll.”

The study will be used as a key source of information for the HPTE board when it makes a final decision on toll rates a few months before the Express Lanes opening to traffic, expected in 2022. At that time, HPTE will conduct additional public outreach before setting toll rates.

“Douglas and El Paso counties are forecast to experience a 48 percent increase in population from 2015 to 2040, and traffic will increase as a result,” Spector said.

“Express Lanes are a critical mobility solution that provide businesses, commuters and all travelers the option of a reliable, shorter travel time now and into the future.”

Construction will begin

on the northern section of the I-25 South Gap project in early September. The project will widen the highway between Monument and Castle Rock from two to three lanes in each direction, widen shoulders, rebuild bridges, build new wildlife crossings and make technology improvements.

The project’s new lane will be an Express Lane in which drivers will have the choice to take for a shorter travel time in exchange for paying a toll or can choose to use the general purpose lanes for free.

HOV or carpoolers with three or more people in a vehicle and motorcycles will be able to use the Express Lanes for free. Drivers will need an ExpressToll account and pass to pay a reduced rate and other drivers can choose to pay us-

ing License Plate Toll, which is the toll plus charges to mail the bill. ExpressToll passes work on all CDOT Express Lanes, the Northwest Parkway and E-470.

Colorado has Express Lanes on U.S. 36 between Boulder and Denver, on I-25 in downtown Denver and north of Denver and on the I-70 Mountain corridor in the eastbound direction between Idaho Springs and Empire. In the next few years, Express Lanes will open on C-470 between Wadsworth and I-25, I-25 North between Johnstown and Ft. Collins, I-25 North between 120th and the Northwest Parkway/E-470, and on I-70 between Brighton Boulevard and Chambers Road.

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Changes to GV comprehensive plan proposed Continued from Page 1

reinforce each other. The Corridor will include opportunities for a mix of office, commercial, entertainment, civic and residential uses. Open public gathering spaces and tree-lined streets will be created to attract people throughout the day and night.

The physical environment will promote walking, bicycling and transit. Convenient and safe pedestrian connections will be provided within the Corridor, linking a Village Center, Arapahoe Light Rail Station, Orchard Light Rail Station, commercial uses along Arapahoe Road and other uses within the Corridor. The Corridor will serve as the hub for the Village’s comprehensive trail and sidewalk system, offering connections to all neighborhoods and districts in the Village.”

Other language the committee proposed for removal: “The Orchard Light Rail Sta-

tion will support the use of public transit in the planning area. In addition to the Village Center, the Corridor Planning Area will include a variety of complementary supporting uses, such as residential, business services, convenience retail, child care and restaurants.”

Transportation goals for the Corridor in the current plan that have been removed from the proposed plan include: “Encourage implementation of mass transit systems and other alternatives to single occupant vehicles.”

“Seek grade separated crossings of busy roadways for bicycles and pedestrians to improve safety and enhance access, especially to the light rail transit stations.”

A new proposed transportation goal says, instead, “Encourage convenient and safe bicycle and pedestrian access to Village parks and schools.”

Economic development goals in the current plan that do not appear in the proposed revised plan include: “Participate in constructive dialogue with the commercial sector to create an atmosphere of cooperation.”

“Development and redevelopment should continue to grow the tax base of the city in meaningful ways.”

A new proposed economic development goal says, “No incremental tax revenues may be used to finance development or redevelopment infrastructure, capital costs and operating costs.”

Newly added proposed land use policies include: “The existing development intensity levels are considered generally appropriate for the Corridor Planning Area.

“Due to the built-out nature of the I-25 corridor, significant additional housing is neither anticipated nor encouraged. Limited

additional residential developments may occur where there is a previously vested right.

“Higher density residential development will be discouraged in the Corridor. For purposes of the Corridor Planning Area, higher density residential is a use that exceeds on average four dwelling units per acre.”

Transportation goals and objectives that refer to multi-modal transportation, transportation centers and mass transit, including circulator bus service have been removed in the new proposal.

Arapahoe Road planning area

The built environment section of the plan language for Arapahoe Road is unchanged, with the exception that this sentence is may be removed: Residential Density: The Arapahoe Commercial District includes multi-family and transitional residential housing (assisted living).

In the area of land use goals and objectives, the current goal: “Preserve the appearance of residential property through routine code enforcement,” is proposed to be removed. In its place: “Discourage requests for residential rezoning in the Planning Area so as to maintain its commercial character.”

Removed from the transportation goals and objectives for Arapahoe Road is: Provide for high-quality pedestrian connections to commercial areas from residential areas.

Provide circulator bus service from office properties outside the planning area to commercial areas within the planning area.

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apartment complex until September

BY DORIS B. TRUHLAR GOVERNMENTAL REPORTER

The Centennial City Council met on Aug. 20 and will continue until Sept. 4, a public hearing in regard to a proposed apartment development called the Village at Centennial, a multi-family development near East Valleyview Avenue and South Vaughn Street. The continuance came after the council listened to numerous residents in a packed council chambers oppose the development on various grounds.

Several council members expressed misgivings about the development, including Ron Weidmann, who said the parking proposal for the development is “not well planned” and is “pretty sparse.”

Councilwoman Marlo Alston said she has “a lot of concerns” related to the ability of the Cherry Creek School District to serve the many children that will reside in the development. She also mentioned a concern about parking. Staff member Michael Gradis said the city had sent a request for comments to the Cherry Creek School District and did not receive any response.

The discussion and the motion to continue the hearing until Sept. 4 centered around whether the school district will be able to handle the influx that is expected from the project, which would include studio and one- and twobedroom apartments varying in size from 675 square feet to

1,300 square feet. The project will consist of seven buildings and 203 apartment units.

The council indicated it would obtain input from the school district before taking a vote on the development. City staff is recommending approval.

At one point, there was widespread applause when a speaker said, “We keep approving these developments.”

Matthew Robbins said he thought the proposal was not “well thought-out” and would put a strain on the schools.

Coleen Shannon told the council she is an educator and is “concerned with the children,” as well as traffic and crowding in the schools.

One speaker, Paula Hillman, said she supports diverse housing in Centennial. She was the only speaker, other than the developer, who appeared to favor the project.

City attorney Robert Widner said the council cannot deny the project based on the parking situation because the development meets the city’s standards for parking spaces.

He also stated that there is no flexibility related to the project because the zoning is already in place and the development complies with the zoning requirements.

In other business, the council: Heard a report related to an audit of the city by an independent auditor. Matthew J. Marino, partner with independent auditor RubinBrown, a downtown Denver CPA firm, said, “The City of Centennial spends much less” per capita

than other cities. Centennial received an excellent report from the outside auditors.

In a related matter, Monica Burgenson, a citizen member of the audit committee, said Centennial “remains debtfree” and that $22 million was added to the city’s capital assets in the past year.

Learned from Travis Greiman, who gave a report on the Arapahoe Road Corridor Study that there are problem intersections in Centennial where it can take several cycles to get through a traffic light. The west side of East Arapahoe Road is “pretty good,” but there are problems on the east side of the major arterial street, he said. There are 70,000 vehicles a day that travels on Arapahoe.

Approved 7-1 an ordinance that will result in reducing the number of billboards in the city from two to one, with Councilwoman Carrie Penaloza voting against the measure.

There were only eight council people at the meeting because Councilwoman Kathy Turley was ill and did not attend.

Unanimously approved a code enforcement ordinance for dangerous or non-conforming buildings that do not comply with the city’s building code.

Held a closed-door session in regard to a potential annexation. The agenda for the council meeting stated that the purpose of the session was to receive legal advice, devise negotiation strategy and instruct negotiators concerning the proposed annexation.

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Centennial council splits vote, likely will permit car dealer on Arapahoe Road Editor’s Note: The jump for this story was not included in last week’s Villager. We apologize for the error

BY DORIS B. TRUHLAR GOVERNMENTAL REPORTER

On a 5-4 vote Aug. 13, the Centennial City Council in a special meeting approved an ordinance that likely will permit a Mercedes dealer to locate a dealership on a five-acre parcel of land on East Arapahoe Road near South Atchison Street.

There will not be a vote of Centennial residents on the car dealership issue in the Nov. 6 election this year.

During a three-hour, special meeting and public hearing, the council considered various approaches to a proposed ordinance that would have overturned a portion of the city’s land development code passed in 2016 that prohibits new car dealerships on East Arapahoe.

At present, there are only two parcels of land in the city that are big enough – a minimum size of 5 acres is required — to accommodate a dealership.

The car dealership would likely be located south of Arapahoe Road at South Atchison Street, on a parcel of land that apparently already has been purchased by the dealership.

It would be owned by Bobby Rahal, 1986 Indianapolis 500 winner and three-time Indycar champion. Rahal serves as chairman of Bobby Rahal Automotive Group.

Various solutions were considered during the Monday evening meeting. Presenting to the council was Derek Holcomb, deputy community development director. He noted in his presentation that city staff “was asked to draft a conditional use approval [that would permit] dealers on Arapahoe Road.”

In the meeting that included a public hearing, each council person was asked by the mayor to talk about their position. Several different measures were considered, and City Attorney Robert Widner explained each of the

possibilities to the council before votes were taken on two of the measures.

Two options were explored by the council. One would have postponed the issue of car dealers on East Arapahoe Road until Dec. 3 after voters had a chance to vote on the referendum Nov. 6. It was defeated.

The second proposal – the one ultimately adopted – was an ordinance that would permit new dealerships on East Arapahoe, subject to a number of limitations and provisions essentially requiring car dealers to use top quality materials in building their businesses. The ordinance adopted by the council will not go to the voters.

The 5-4 vote included council members voting in favor of Ron Weidmann, Ken Lucas, Marlo Alston, Michael Sutherland and Candace Moon. Voting “no” were Mayor Stephanie Piko, Carrie Penaloza, Tammy Maurer and Kathy Turley.

Numerous citizens and others spoke to the council before the time that the votes were taken on the two measures. They included former Mayor Cathy Noon, who noted that car dealers do not generate much tax revenues, about 4.5 percent from sales of vehicles and 1.8 percent from car repair and maintenance.

Greg Carter told the council, “We don’t need any more car dealers,” and advocated for “boutique shops” or “a restaurant mall” on East Arapahoe Road. Don Doerr, representing the Hunters Hill Condominium Homeowners Association, said a study of the corridor showed residents want such businesses as “theaters and putt-putt golf” on East Arapahoe. Doerr said he thought the city gave his address to a car dealer who made a mass mailing to residents of the city.

The mayor and city staff said they never give out residents’ addresses, and that there are numerous sources to which a dealer could go to get addresses.

Michael Glass, another resident, said he drove on Arapahoe Road and saw 13 dealerships.

He added that his neighborhood, Algonquin Acres, is “a nice,

quiet neighborhood” and he fears that a car dealer will make test drives through the neighborhood.

Resident Jill Meakin said there are problems with noise created by the existing dealers, and by test drives taking place in the neighborhoods. She also said the city needs businesses “that serve the citizens.” The whole controversy is about a Mercedes dealership, she said.

Speaking in favor of permitting dealerships on the two remaining parcels of land on East Arapahoe that would accommodate them, Eric Hessinger said that pursuant to the change in the city ordinance “some of the strictest design standards” in the state will be imposed in Centennial.

John Brackney, a former Arapahoe County Commissioner, said that the Mercedes dealer that is proposing to build on East Arapahoe Road “will be an attribute – not a detriment” to the major east-west thoroughfare and the city. He stated that the opposition to the dealership is being financed by a competing Mercedes dealership in Littleton.

Ron Ferris also said that a Littleton Mercedes dealer has been involved in the controversy, even paying collectors of signatures two years ago in 2016, when restrictions on car dealers on Arapahoe Road were approved by the council.

Weidmann, opposing the proposal that failed, said, “It’s time for us [the council] to make a decision. We’re big boys and girls ... We need to make a statement whether this is good for the city or bad for the city.”

Moon said, “We need to move forward.” Sutherland stated, “We volunteered for this job.

If we are truly open for business ... we need to send that message to the community.” He noted that the ordinance proposed Monday night was “different from the one in 2016.”

The mayor said she favored approving the ordinance permitting dealerships, and then referring the measure to voters in the Nov. 5 election later this year.

Fall art classes at the Curtis Center for the Arts Greenwood Village’s cultural art center offers a variety of art classes for preschoolers, children, teens and adults. Classes are instructed by professional artists and staff who strive to provide the best art educational experience for all artistic levels.

If you can’t make a class during the week, join us in the evenings or on a Saturday.

The current and upcoming classes at the Curtis Center for the Arts includes:

Adult art classes

Beginning bronze sculpture, casual watercolor, ceramic hand building, creative modern lettering, drawing and sketching, exploring abstract painting, exploring collage, exploring mixed

media, exploring oil painting, exploring pouring acrylics, figure drawing, halloween sculptures, the basics to painting with acrylics and watercolor.

Youth art classes

Ceramic hand building, color play: mixed media painting for kids, cookies and canvas, fall break art camp, fall break clay and sculpture camp, halloween sculptures, learn to draw manga, mixed up animals, papier mache sculptures, pee wee art and teen encaustic.

Saturday classes

Abstract experimentation, beginning and advanced egg tempera painting, beginning silk

painting for adults “liquid color,” capturing the beauty of fall, coffee and canvas, exploring alcohol inks, exploring oil with cold wax, modern calligraphy 101 and chalkboard art All classes are open to both residents and non-residents of Greenwood Village.

Drop-Ins are not allowed at any City of Greenwood Village art or recreation program. Registration must be done before the program starts.

For questions or more information about Adult and Youth Art classes at the Curtis Center call 303-797-1779. Register online at greenwoodvillage. com/art. Curtis Center for the Arts, 2349 East Orchard Road in Greenwood Village.

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School open house season is just around the corner, which means many CHV families will have some busy days during the next few months. While most open houses allow visitors to meet teachers and school leaders, tour campuses and glance inside classrooms, the bestplanned events also offer opportunities to see how a school’s community comes together to welcome new members.

Kent Denver’s open house will be on Saturday, Sept. 22 from 9:45 a.m. to 12:05 p.m. (RSVP at kentdenver.org/ openhouse) Priscilla Scobie, the school’s director of student life, says the admission team will spend the next four weeks collaborating with teachers, coaches and administrators to create an event that provides an in-depth look at everything from academics and athletics to music, speech and debate, Model U.N., robotics—and the school’s latest offerings, the Hunt Family Institute for Entrepreneurial Education and the Rollins Institute for Technology and Design.

“We’ll also share a sneak peek at plans for our new Upper School building, which will open next spring, and for our new visual arts center, which will open this fall,” Scobie says.

“We call our open house ‘Experience Kent Denver’ because the program provides a truly immersive morning at our school.”

If you’re researching a new middle school or high school, here are some tips to make the most of any open house you attend:

Seek out current parents and students

Teachers and administrators are your hosts for the day, and they’ll highlight

the best the school has to offer. Make it a point to chat with current students and parents as well. If the school is healthy, the current community will show up in force. Also, ask about other opportunities to visit and interact with the community before the school’s admission deadline.

Watch teachers in action.

Hopefully, you’ll be able to sit in on classes.

Look for faculty who are knowledgeable, engaged and passionate about their disciplines. Try to visit a variety of classes.

Ask questions.

Look for ways teaching styles change from middle school to high school.

If the school offers shadow days or oneon-one tours, be sure to sign up early—and scour the school’s website and social media accounts for videos of teachers in the classroom.

Ask about issues important to your family.

Does your child need special provisions because of a learning difference or food allergy? Will you need financial aid? Is bus service available? These are just a few of the issues that can affect your family’s experience with the school. Don’t hesitate to ask for details about what matters most to you.

One last tip: RSVP and arrive on time! While it’s unlikely any school will turn a prospective student or family away, an RSVP and timely arrival help ensure you get all of the available handouts and goodies.

Want to Attend Kent Denver’s Open House?

RSVP today at kentdenver. org/open-house. Check The Villager for updates on event activities, parking and more.

August 23, 2018 • THE VILLAGER | PAGE 11

South Platte Connections survey available online or at trail events this week The South Platte Working Group, a partnership between the Cities of Englewood, Littleton and Sheridan, South Suburban Park and Recreation District, Arapahoe County and others, recently launched the South Platte Connections Study to identify ways to improve bicycle and pedestrian access to the South Platte River/Mary Carter Greenway Trail.

The South Platte Connections study includes a website where individuals can post comments, an online survey, on-trail events along the South Platte, and community open house events. The online survey and study information can be found at southplatteconnections.com.

The study will focus on seven locations where access to the South Platte is difficult today, including: • Dartmouth • Hampden • Oxford • Federal • Belleview • Bowles • Mineral The study, which is funded by the Arapahoe County Open Space Sales and Use Tax, seeks to understand lo-

Survey underway to find improvements to bike and pedestrian access along South Platte River/Mary Carter Greenway Trail.

cal needs and visions for accessing the South Platte and what improvements would be most beneficial. Citizens can provide input through the online survey, by visiting with project team members at ontrail events, or by leaving comments on the project website.

The survey will close Sept. 14.

Members of the project team will be staffing on-trail

information tents along the South Platte on the Mary Carter Greenway Trail at the River Run Trailhead and Nixon’s Coffee House at Hudson Gardens on Wednesday, Aug. 22, 6-8 a.m. and Saturday, Aug. 25 8-10 a.m. where citizens can take the survey, learn more about the study or ask questions of the project team staff.

Information about future

community open house events will be posted on the project website at southplatte connections.com.

The South Platte Working Group is dedicated to increasing and enhancing the recreational value of the corridor; preserving natural areas, wildlife habitat and water quality; encouraging opportunities for education and interpretive ac-

tivities and contributing to the economic well-being of Arapahoe County. To learn more about the work of the South Platte Working Group, visit arapahoegov.com/469/SouthPlatte-Working-Group.

For more information about the South Platte Connections Study or to receive updates, please visit southplatte connections.com.

A first! Rockies sweep 4 games in Atlanta

For the first time they have a legitimate shot at the Western Division title but it’s going to be tussle with the Diamondbacks and the Dodgers. You can be sure there’s going to be plenty of action since 26 of the remaining 38 games will be played against division rivals.

This week the Rockies return home to host the San Diego Padres, then on the weekend face the resurgent St. Louis Cardinals. btgalloway@villager publishing.com

BATTERUP

During their 25come-from-behind year history the Rockvictories – this from ies have had a dismal a team that so far this record playing the season had struggled Braves in Atlanta. to score runs after the There was one excepsixth inning. tion on April 17, 2010 Their 5-1 record when Ubaldo Jimenez of this past weeks delivered the club’s against the Houston

BY B.T. GALLOWAY only no-hitter. But on Astros who lead the Aug. 19, 2018 they completed AL West and the Braves who an even more significant team are on top of the NL East accomplishment sweeping the showed that this year’s RockBraves in a series of four tight ies team can compete with the best. With their final win well played games. Three of against the Braves they tied these games were late inning

an NL record by playing a string of 46 games against teams with a plus .500 record.

This is a scheduling aberration that has rarely occurred.

In 1926 the Philadelphia Phillies did it winning 15 of 46 games. The Braves did it in in 2012 winning 22 of 46 games. Your red hot Rockies of 2018 have done it winning an amazing 30 of 46 games.

Yes, the Rockies have had their ups and downs this season, but they have proven they’re able to hang in for the

long run. Since June 28 their record is 30 wins and 14 losses. Not only that, but unlike past clubs they can compete on the road where their record is 37-29, the best in the National League. Their season record is now 68-56, a season high 12 games over .500. As a result, they trail the divisionleading Diamondbacks by only a half-game.

Now the challenge is to continue their winning ways during the six weeks remaining in the regular season.

South Metro Denver Realtor Association and affiliates help paint Littleton home Supports of Brothers Redevelopment’s Paint-a-Thon Project

SUBMITTED BY DOUGLAS E. LIERLE Realtors and affiliate members of the South Metro Denver Realtor Association (SMDRA) gathered Aug. 8, to help prep and paint a Littleton home in support of Brothers Redevelopment Inc. the Denver-based nonprofit organization’s Painta-Thon project. Brothers Redevelopment provides housing and a variety of housing-related services to the region’s lowincome, elderly and disabled residents.

SMDRA’s Charities and Community Involvement Committee had 40 volunteers, REALTORS and affiliates

SMDRA Charities and Community Involvement Committee members Holly Duckworth, Heather Hankins, Coey Howe, Jamie Smith, Mary Ann Hinrichsen, Jennifer Gerdes, and Cindy Bonick with other SMDRA volunteers at the Paint-a-Thon project in Littleton.

help paint a resident’s Littleton home. The caring group scraped, prepped and painted the home in an effort that clearly shows a desire to help those in need. Along with the Brothers Redevelopment staff,

the job was completed in fine fashion, providing an attractive exterior that the residents would be proud of.

“We are very proud of our members and affiliates, in addition to the amazing job that

our Charities and Community Involvement Committee does throughout the year,” said Todd Schuster, SMDRA’s chairman of the board. “Our members are not only dedicated to fulfilling the home buying and selling

needs of their clients, but they genuinely care about the community and are committed to helping the less fortunate.”

The Paint-a-Thon project entails a group of volunteer teams to paint a pre-determined home for a senior or disabled homeowner who needs a fresh coat of paint but cannot afford a commercial painting company. Brothers Redevelopment also provides a variety of services to those in need, including community housing, educational programs and resources for low-income, elderly and disabled residents. To fulfill this mission, Brothers Redevelopment works to grow sustainable revenue streams, develop advantageous alliances, and create a compassionate organization.

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Denver’s loss, Tulsa’s gain Development and PR princess Susan Stiff bid a fond farewell There will be a tremendous void in our community when Susan Stiff, who hails from the Midwest departs for Tulsa to be near family. The Lone Tree lass was a resident of RidgeGate and is a lover of animals and the arts. Her big personality, radiant smile, hospitality and social butterfly grace will be missed. With a successful career in public relations and development stints including The Broadmoor, Westin, JW Marriott, Starwood Hotels and Resorts, and most recently Development Associate at Colorado Ballet, she should land her choice of options in her new city.

She is known for her creativity and masterful shopping reflect-

ing a degree in apparel from Kansas State University. She is fun and funny and served the Denver area in many volunteer capacities as well. Her contact list is a precious commodity put to good use as she headed or chaired many fundraisers and organizations in the area – Central City Opera Guild, Denver Center for the Performing Arts and Lone Tree Arts Center Guild – to name a few. A series of farewell receptions were held in her honor. Pictured above is one when Denise Sanderson opened her historic Denver home and gardens.

“Farewell to Susie” hosts Kristin Bender, Karen Ritz, Denise Sanderson, Woman of the Hour Susan Stiff and Colorado Ballet’s Director of Development Adam Sexton

Centennial Academy teacher wins Colorado nomination for Presidential Awards for Excellence Jamie Beecher, a kindergarten teacher at Centennial Academy of Fine Arts, was selected as a Colorado finalist for the national 2018 Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST). One of only three finalists selected from Colorado, she received her nomination award in a ceremony at the Colorado Council of Teachers of Mathematics Conference, held Aug. 2 at the Cable Center at the University of Denver. Raymond Johnson, Mathematics Content Specialist for the Colorado Department of Education, presented the award.

Beecher has 15 years of teaching experience in private and public schools - including 12 years with Littleton Public Schools.

“My students should drive and create their learning experiences, so they can develop a stronger understanding of the curriculum.

If we are learning about Hawaii, then my students get to create a ‘reading nook’ that represents something we have learned about Hawaii,” said Beecher. “Last year that was a volcano big enough to have three students reading books inside of it. When learning about Alaska, my students created an igloo made out of milk jugs.”

Karla Gruenwald, principal at Centennial Elementary, was excited about Beecher’s state win.

“Jamie exemplifies the best qualities of a teacher - she understands the connection between instruction, learning and the classroom environment,” said Gruenwald.

“She always does what’s best for the students and has learned how to respond immediately to what her students need. She has changed lives with her teaching.”

The Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching are the highest honors bestowed by the

United States government for K-12 mathematics and science (including computer science) teaching. The award recognizes teachers who develop and implement high-quality instructional programs that are informed by content knowledge and enhance student learning.

Since the program’s inception, more than 4,700 teachers have been recognized at the national level for their contributions in the classroom and for their contributions to the teaching profession.

At the state level, coordinators convene local selection committees, which include prominent mathematicians, scientists, mathematics/science educators, district-level personnel and classroom teachers. These committees select up to three finalists from each award category (mathematics or science) for recognition at the state level.

YMCA announces retirement of longtime president & CEO, Jim Hiner Hiner to leave the organization in September after 40+ year career with the YMCA Current President & CEO of the YMCA of Metropolitan Denver Jim Hiner has announced plans to retire in September. Beginning his work with the YMCA in 1971, Hiner took on the leadership role in Denver in 2006 and has since led the organization through 12 years of expansion and increased community impact.

After over 40 years with the YMCA in various capacities, Hiner reflected on his time with the YMCA of Metro Denver, saying, “It was simply an honor to be a part of each new program, partnership and facility improvement we’ve introduced over the years.

I look forward to working with our board of trustees to create a seamless transition for the Denver YMCA’s 15th president.”

The YMCA board of trustees will coordinate a national search for the next CEO. The hiring process is expected to take approximately six months. While the board of trustees focuses on the

search process, Hiner will continue in his role as president and CEO, with a primary emphasis on continuing to foster the Y’s culture and core values.

Hiner’s rich history with the YMCA began in 1971 at the age of 16 when he was hired as a counselor and game room attendant at the Sioux Falls YMCA in South Dakota. During his tenure in Colorado, he progressed to different roles within the YMCA, including program director in Jefferson County, Branch Executive in Boulder County and President and CEO in Longmont. During the nearly 25 years that followed, Hiner served as the president and CEO for the YMCA of Arlington, Texas before returning to the YMCA of Metro Denver to serve as president and CEO. “Whether on a waterfront Y camp in northern South Dakota or driving an after-school bus in Sioux Falls, or teaching fitness classes at the Jeffco Y, or running campaigns and constructing buildings from Longmont to Arlington, Texas, to Denver, my heart and working life have always been with the YMCA,” Hiner said.

In his many years with the YMCA, Hiner has left a major

impact. In less than five years with the Longmont YMCA, he doubled the budget and increased memberships from 1,000 to 5,000. In Arlington, Hiner increased the annual operating budget, membership revenue, community support and financial aid given to needy children. He was also instrumental in the expansion of the YMCA to three new branches and a youth sports center complex in Arlington.

During Hiner’s tenure as president and CEO of the YMCA of Metro Denver, some of his greatest accomplishments include championing several branch remodels, expanding the YMCA to new locations and partnerships and increasing staff to over 1,350 in 2017, the largest number of employed personnel in the Denver Y’s history. Hiner led the Y toward a broader community impact and involvement, from addressing summer learning loss to teen leadership and mentoring programs to chronic disease prevention initiatives such as diabetes prevention, Livestrong and autism respite.

YMCA of Metro Denver chairman of the board Jarrod Lassen

Ware Malcomb announces Patrick Gunn has joined Denver civil engineering group Ware Malcomb, an awardwinning international design firm announced Patrick Gunn has joined the firm as engineering manager in the Denver civil engineering office. In this position, Gunn will assist with the training and leadership of the firm’s civil engineering group in Denver.

Gunn brings over 15 years of experience in the engineering field to Ware Malcomb.

Most recently, he was a project manager for numerous commercial civil land development projects in Denver. He also spent 10 years working on commercial and residential civil engineering projects in Chicago, including some in collaboration with Ware Mal-

comb’s Chicago office.

“Patrick brings an energy for team building and a passion for client service to his new role,” said Chris Strawn, principal of Ware Malcomb’s Civil Engineering group.

“Patrick will be instrumental in helping the Denver civil engineering office maintain its leadership position in local land development, and also help enable the growth of our civil services firm-wide,” said Tom Jansen, principal of Ware Malcomb’s Civil Engineering group.

Gunn holds a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering from Bradley University.

Crow comments on Coffman’s promise to stand up to Trump Two years ago, Rep. Mike Coffman released an ad, “Country First,” in which he looked Colorado voters in the eye and promised to stand up to President Trump. “People ask me: what do you think about Trump? Honestly, I don’t care for him much,” said Coffman.

“So, if Donald Trump is president, I’ll stand up to him – plain and simple,” according to Jim Crow who is running against Coffman for the 6th Congressional District.

Two years later, Coffman votes with Trump 95.6 percent of the time. His voting record is more pro-Trump than any other

member of Colorado’s Congressional delegation.

Last week, Trump rewarded Coffman’s loyalty with a $2,000 donation to his campaign – the maximum allowable amount – and hinted at more donations to come.

Crow said, “Servant leadership means keeping your promises, plain and simple. Career politician Mike Coffman’s record under Trump is clear – he votes to advance his agenda 96% of the time and is rewarded with his campaign cash. It’s time for a new generation of servant leaders on both sides of the aisle who will put Coloradans first.”

also reflected on Hiner’s time with the YMCA, stating, “Jim’s impact on the YMCA will never be forgotten. He has spent the last 12 years in Denver, and most of his life, believing in the Y’s mission to create a place where all people can enhance their lives through fitness, friendships, community and healthy living.”

Hiner’s deep belief in the YMCA was heartily expressed in his retirement letter to staff. He said, “I think about the hundreds of community volunteers I have

met and the fellow employees I’ve worked with, but most of all, I think about the people of all ages whose lives were changed for the better because they found the YMCA. This is a special place, filled with special people doing extraordinary things. It’s been an honor to serve not only this institution, but all of you as well.”

The national search for the next YMCA of Metro Denver president and CEO has commenced.

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A grand western parade in Littleton It was “selfie time” before the parade came by with Bernie Sauer taking the smartphone snapshot with Mallory McPherson along with Finn Sauer and Otto Sauer in an improvised wagon seat.

Photos by Stefan Krusze.

Jamie Malone along with tricycle parade rider Indy Malone.

Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Deputy bicycle patrol officer demonstrates a “wheelie.”

Littleton High School’s precision flag drill team.

Michael Collin s Pipe and Drum s Arapahoe County Sheriff David C. Walcher having a blast in the parade.

Cherry Creek High School baton twirler majorette Alexa Lytle showing her skills and talent twirling, juggling and catching two batons at the same time.

The Cherry Creek High School marching band.

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Affordable Arts Festival

Aug. 26, 2 p.m. campus of Arapahoe Community College, 5900 S Santa Fe Dr., Littleton.

Over 160 artists selling their work for $100 or less. General admission $10, children under 12, free. Info: Jim 303-330-8237.

All Colorado Art Show

Now- Aug. 25, 35th Annual Art Show at Curtis Center for the Arts, 2349 E. Orchard Rd., Greenwood Village.

Watercolor Techniques with Phyllis Vandehaar

Sept. 1, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County begins with the basics then moves toward more complex concepts.

Pre-registration required for artists aged 18 years and older. For a registration form, go to heritage-guild.com Cost $35 for Guild members and $50 for non-members. First Presbyterian Church, 1609 W. Littleton Blvd. in Littleton.

4th Annual Harvest Dinner

Sept. 6, 6-9 p.m. Denver Botanic Gardens Chatfield Farms, The Green Farm Barn, 8500 W. Deer Creek Canyon Rd., Littleton. Music, cocktails, and appetizers followed by a family style dinner. Reserve $85 tickets by Sept. 1 at ccalt.org Sponsored by Colorado Cattlemen’s Agricultural Land Trust.

Chasing 360 at the Curtis Center for the Arts

Sept. 8-Oct. 27. Sept. 8, 6-8 p.m., Reception; Sept. 29, 1 p.m., Juror’s Talk. Relate to and draw comfort from as their work deviates from the original vision into what it ultimately become. From the point of view of five Coloradobased artists, Kristen Abbott, Deidre Adams, Molly Berger, Jessica Magee and Julia Rymer, Chasing 360 explores the full magnitude of the artistic and creative process. Each artist in the exhibition will share the impetus and meaning that exists in their work and how it comes to be.

Info: 303-708-6110.

Grand Opening Carson Skatepark Expansion

Sept. 8, 1-2:30 p.m. 6060 S. Quebec St., Greenwood Village. Skateboard Giveaways and Refreshments.

Barbwire Bob

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friends just a few blocks away from the old family home and South High school.

Our waitress Brie did an exceptional job of serving the group in a private room, perfect for such occasions. She is on her way in several weeks to teach English in Hanoi, Vietnam. *** We visited Hanoi with a newspaper study mission group a decade ago and had dinner in the American Embassy. Very few signs of the Russian influence after they moved in following the Vietnam War. The country is still very French-oriented. It was amazing how friendly the people were toward Americans but still mad at the French who treated them badly during years of occupation. While in Hanoi we visited the “Hanoi Hilton” prison where John McCain was a prisoner, now a museum and popular tourist attraction. ***

Tesoro’s 1830x Rendezvous and Spanish Colonial Art Market

Sept. 15, 16, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Admission $5, children 12 and under free. Purchase awardwinning art on the grounds of The Fort. Info: TesoroCulturalCenter.org

currently tackling in your role, and learn from more than a decade of experience from Innovators International. RSVP: Eric Byington - eric@ denvershouthedp.org. Location is 304 Inverness Way A #315, Englewood, 3rd floor.

Registration Open For Senior Law and Safety Summit

Oct. 6, 2 p.m. An exclusive inside look at his storied career and the making of the legendary and groundbreaking movie Blazing Saddles, considered one of the top comedy films of all time will be presented on the big screen followed by a live conversation and audience Q&A with Mel Brooks himself. Pre sale tickets on sale at AXS.com or call 888-929-7849. The event will be held at Bellco Theatre, 700 14th St., Denver.

Sept. 15. 18th Judicial District Attorney George Brauchler announced that the 2018 Summit will be held at at the Charles Schwab conference center in Lone Tree. Attendees can choose to attend educational workshops on scams, investment fraud and ID theft prevention; how to reduce senior exploitation; home and community safety, navigating probate, advance directives and other legal documents; end-of-life decision-making; and reverse mortgages, among other topics. Registration if $10 and includes continental breakfast, a box lunch and a copy of the 2018 Colorado Senior Law Handbook. Deadline to register is Sept. 12. Application at da18.org/slsss/. Questions: Barbara at 720-874-8547.

BUSINESS

EVENT

Formerly known as the Shops at 9th Ave. have opened in a new location on South Broadway at 1787 S. Broadway. Hours at 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. seven days a week. Owner is Susan Hildebrand and manager is Susan Malmin.

Aug. 25, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. The Farm is located at 4400 E. Quincy Ave. Walk the new Nature Trail, see the Plant Select and Pollinator Gardens. The trail and the gardens were funded by a grant from Cherry Hills Land Preserve. Parking available at Kent Denver School.

Mel Brooks Live: Back in The Saddle Again

SoBo Interiors Relocates

Assistance League Denver Opens Thrift Shop

NOW OPEN at their new location at 6265 E. Evans Ave., Suite 15, Denver. The Thrift Shop is their main fund raiser to support numerous programs such as Hospital Equipment Lending Program, Operation School Bell, Assault Survivor Kits and many other programs. Gently used items can be dropped off at this location during business hours. Estate items, clothing for both men and women, shoes, handbags, jewelry, household items, furniture and more. Business hours Mon.-Fri. open 10-6 and Sat. 10-5.

CHAMBER

Business After Hours Englewood Chamber of Commerce

Aug. 28, 5-7 p.m., at Body in Progress, 3333 Bannock St., Ste. 125.

Block Party

Sept. 8, 3-9 p.m. Broadway business owners will close the 3400 block of S. Broadway for a party in the street. Info: Englewood gov/ block-party.com.

CLASSES

Fall Citizens Academy

Sept. 12-Oct. 24. Free, seven-week course will be consecutive Wed. evenings from 6 p.m.

- 9 p.m. Classes will be held in the 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Arapahoe County office located at 6450 S Revere Parkway, Centennial.

Preference to applicants who live in the 18th Judicial District and are first-time attendees.

Must be 18 years old, complete an application and pass a criminal background check to be considered. Deadline Aug. 10. Application: da18. org/community-outreachcitizens-academy/ Questions: 720-874-8555.

EDUCATION

South Suburban Seeks Input for Goodson Recreation Center Renovation

Sept. 5, 10 a.m. - noon and 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. at the Goodson Recreation Center. You can provide feedback online at surveymonkey. com/r/GoodsnMP or by completing a paper survey available at Goodson Rec Center Through Aug. 24. An Open House will be held Sept. 5 to discuss the Goodson Rec Center Master Plan Study. Meet with staff and consultants at 6315 S. Univ. Blvd., Centennial.

Innovation Series

Sept. 13, 8-9:30 a.m. for a free breakfast to kick off the series. Join Denver South Economic Development Partnership, in coordination with Innovators International for a timely new series focusing on Innovation in the Denver South Corridor. Engage with your innovation peers in the Denver South region, pose challenges you are

Quincy Farm Open House

Parade of Homes

Through Aug. 26, Thursday thru Sunday, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. Free admission. Neighborhoods from Metro Denver from Windsor to Castle Rock and Arvada to Aurora. 75 featured homes to feature HBA’s 75th Anniversary. Hosted by the Home Builders Assoc. of Metro Denver (HBA).

Info: POH @HBA Denver.com or call 303-7781400 or paradeofhomesdenver.com.

Centennial City Council District 1 Meeting

Aug. 27, 6 p.m. at Southglenn Library.

Update from Denver Water on the water main pipe replacement project in the area; A representative from Xcel will provide an update on the under grounding project at Dry Creek and Univ.; A lieutenant from the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office will share a public safety update; Update on Retail Development in the area. Q & A to follow. List 1 is represented by Candace Moon: 303-754-3354 and Kathy Turley: 303754-3451.

The Future of Bees with Active Minds

Aug. 28, 7 p.m. Join Active Minds at Bemis Public Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton. Dive into the world of bees & examine the factors that are affecting these important species.

Since the 1990s, the bumblebee population has plunged almost 90 percent. Since 2006, a malady called Colony Collapse Disorder has afflicted honeybee populations. Info: 303-795-3961.

Dance Party at Loup Jewish Community Center

Sept. 6, 6:30 -7:45 p.m. On the first Thursday of every month, the JCC offers a 75 minute Zumba and hip-hop class with three different instructors who teach for 25 minutes each.

After class enjoy wine, non-alcoholic beverages and snacks in the main lobby. For anyone over 15-years of age. Cost, $5 for guests. Reservations required.

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Annual Historic Downtown Littleton Scavenger Hunt

Sept. 8, 11 a.m. “Get Your Sleuth On.”The Hunt is to promote this quaint but trendy shopping & dining district full of charm & history.

Cash prizes include $500, $300, and four $100 winners. Merchants will also be donating door prizes. “Treasure the Present and Hunt for the Past” is the theme for this historic Main Street scavenger hunt. Each designated merchant will have “Sleuth” on display inside their store which “reveals” the answer to a corresponding question on the clue list. Completed clue lists can be returned at any time before 3 p.m. to Town Hall.

Those with correct answers will be entered into the cash prize drawing at 3:00 and to enjoy the music of Littleton’s Rootin’Tootin’ Dixieland Jazz Band. Participants must be present to win a prize. Info: hlinc.org

8th Annual HOOTenanny Owl and Music Festival

Sept. 12-15, The Audubon Society of Greater Denver event. Discover the secret life of owls through owl workshops, night hikes, live owl encounters, crafts, educational activities and informational displays. The HOOTenanny Saturday, Sept. 15, is designed with all ages in mind and takes place at the Audubon Nature Center at Chatfield State Park, 11280 Waterton Road, Littleton. Registration: www.denveraudubon.org or all 303-973-9530. Proceeds support educational programs and activities at at the Audubon Center at Chatfield.

Parkinson Association of the Rockies No. 3 Conference

Sept. 13, 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Hyatt Regency Aurora - Denver Conference Center, 13200 E. 14th P., Aurora. Jimmy Choi, American Ninja Warrior participant and Parkinson’s patient will move the crowd with his story of perseverance, determination and hope. Registration is free but required by Sept. 13. Lunch will be provided.

Info: ParkinsonRockies.org/E3Conference of call 303-830-1839/Info@ParkinsonRockies.org.

AARP Free Day

Sept. 14, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Denver Botanic Gardens.

Schatzi’s Oktoberfest at Bega Park In Littleton

Sept. 14-16, Sept. 14, 6-10 p.m.; Sept.

15, 10 a.m. - 10 p.m.; Sept. 15, Wedding of the Prince and Princess at 11 a.m.; Sept. 16, 10 a.m.6 p.m. Free admission to enjoy German eats and treats, contests, dancing, and Paulaner beer imported from Germany and family-friendly activities. Saturday, Sept. 15, the Munchner Kind will lead the opening ceremony parade.

The official proclamation and tapping of the ceremonial keg will follow with “O’zapft is.”

Moustache competitions, stein hoisting competitions, dirndl maid run, dachshund race, stick horse competition, German bands and dancing, traditional big pretzels, bratwurst and other fare. Info: SchatzisOktoberfest.com Produced by the Mile High Rodeo Assoc., a nonprofit organization comprised by volunteers who are passionate about all things rodeo and western.

Barn Party

Sept. 15, Welcoming back your favorite artists, vendors, a signature cocktail, great food and music, and all our good neighbors to the 8th annual installment! It will kickoff at 6:30 p.m. at the beautiful Rady Barn.

Trail Walk and Country Fair

Sept. 8, 6-10 p.m. at TAC Air and CenturyLink Hangars, Centennial Airport, 7425 S. Peoria Circle, Englewood. Proceeds to benefit kids with Cancer. View the rare and spectacular showcase of vintage automobiles, motorcycles and airplanes. Tickets: 303-758-2130.

Sept. 16, Family event from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. as we explore one of the Village’s picturesque trails. Learn about birds, bees, local habitat, native plants and more along this half-mile loop. Afterwards, enjoy a pizza picnic lunch, pony rides, a petting zoo, paddle boats, and more at the beautiful Rady Barn. It will be a great family day in the community!

High Line Canal Conservancy Dogs & Donuts

1830s Rendezvous and Spanish Colonial Art Market

Sept. 8, 8-10 a.m. A free community gathering at 16000 E. Centretech Parkway, Aurora. Enjoy complimentary coffee, donuts & Santiago’s breakfast burritos at the dog-friendly event. The High Line Canal Conservancy mission is to preserve, protect and enhance the 71 mile long canal in partnership with Denver Water and the public.

Sept. 15 and 16. 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Admission: $5, children 12 and under, free. The Fort, 19192 Highway 8, Morrison. Visit TesoraCulturalCenter.org.

Pixelated: Sculpture by Mike Whiting Through Sept. 23, Pixelated will bring

back childhood memories of video game arcades and also call to mind modern artworks.

The depiction of natural forms, such as plants and animals, in bold colors and geometric shapes will be a witty complement to the Denver Botanic Gardens York St., which are simultaneously wild and cultivated.

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History Colorado Kicks off summer with free kids’ admission

From Memorial Day to Labor Day, free youth admission at all eight museums. To celebrate the baseball season, the History Colorado Center offers free admission for kids 15 years old and under who are wearing their jersey or other baseball attire. At the History Colorado Community Museum visitors 17 and under can enjoy free admission. From historic homes to adobe forts, each museum tells the history of Colorado’s many cultures and prominent figures. Info: Visit HistoryColorado.org or call 303-HISTORY.

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Dine for the High Line

Sept. 7, 6:30 p.m. under the teepees in Aurora. Celebrate 71 miles of nature while raising funds to help endow a vibrant future for the Canal. Tickets and Sponsorship: highlinecanal. org/dine, $250/person. Join the next day for Dogs + Donuts, a free community event: highlinecanal.org/dog-donuts. Info: highlinecanal. org/dine.

Concours d’Elegance at Centennial Airport

Sept. 8, 6-10 p.m. 16th Annual Morgan Adams gala-style event on the tarmac and in the TAC Air and CenturyLink hangers at Centennial Airport. View the extraordinary collection of aircraft, automobiles, and motorcycles from some of the most elite private collectors in the country. Tickets $250 from morganadamsconcours.org The event raises money for children affected with cancer. The foundation is named for the daughter of founders Joan Slaughter and the late Stevan Adams, who lost their 6-yearold daughter, Morgan, to brain cancer in 1998.

RSVP: 303-758-2130.

Barn Party and Trail Walk to Benefit Cherry Hills Land Preserve

Sept. 15, 6:30-10 p.m. at Rady Barn. Live music, fall fare, hosted bar and silent art auction. Casual Western Attire and valet parking. $125 per person through Aug. 31. $150 starting Sept. 1. Tickets: CherryHillsLandPreserve. org Questions? Call 303-578-3548. Sept. 16, 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. Trail Walk. RSVP: CherryHillsLandPreserve.org with a suggested donation of $10.

22nd Annual Sunset In The Country

Sept. 22, 5:30-9:30 p.m. J-5 Equestrian Center, 6900 S. Platte Canyon Rd., Littleton.

Equestrian/Western Chic. Entertainment by Chris Daniels and The Kings. Honorary Chairs, Pamela and James Crowe; Event Chairs, Maria and Lee Kunz. A benefit for Anchor Center for Blind Children. Hors d’oeuvres, drinks, dinner, dancing and auction. RSVP by Aug. 31 at anchorcenter.olerg/sunsetrsvp Questions: 303388-9732;156.

Clothes To Kids of Denver Blue Jean Bash

Sept. 22, 6 p.m., appetizers & gourmet food stations, silent auction, music by Montbello Drumline and Cocktail jazz; 8 p.m. program 9 p.m. After-party, Music provided by The Bourbonites. Colorado Cocktail. Dress up your favorite jeans or dress down your fancy frock. Tickets: 720-379-4630.

Make-A-Wish Annual Kickball Tournament

Sept. 29. Join the Young Professional Group of Make-A-Wish Colorado for their 14th Annual Kickball Tournament presented by Digicomm International Inc. at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park at 6000 Victory Way, Commerce City. Groups of 11-15 players will get together for a fun competitive game of kickball while raising money to grant the wishes of children with critical illnesses. Food, prizes, and a trophy for the kickball winner. Register your team at kickballwish.org

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ScienTurfic sod celebrates 50th anniversary

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ong time Village residents, Don and Margo Schlup, celebrate growing turfgrass in Adams County for 50 years selling over 11,000 acres in the Metro Denver market.

Before entering the sod business, Don Schlup taught biology at Thomas Jefferson High School in Denver. He later left the classroom but didn’t stop teaching, bringing his passion to educate to the business world.

In the early days, ScienTurfic leased land near Denver. As the metropolitan area grew, relocations became necessary. Today, primary farming operations are located on 480 acres southeast of Brighton and northwest of Denver Inter-

national Airport.

Originally, the company operated exclusively as a wholesale nursery supplying sod to landscapers who installed the sod for their customers. Today, ScienTurfic provides sod to both the wholesale and retail markets. Customers can pick up sod at various locations, have sod delivered or installed.

It was recognized early on that there are a lot of customers who prefer “doing it themselves.” ScienTurfic decided to bring the farm closer to the customer by setting up “grass shacks” at various nurseries around Denver. Today, ScienTurfic serves Home Depot, Lowe’s, Pioneer and O’Toole’s. Sod can also be picked up at four of their marketing locations or purchased online.

Don Schlup is wellknown in the green industry. He spent six years as an adviser to the Denver Water Board and has devoted countless hours educating water districts and consumers concerning water restrictions and how to use water wisely. As a result of his efforts, some water restrictions have been modified and better management practices have been developed.

Don is also a member of the Rocky Mountain Sod Growers Association, Turfgrass Producers International and Denver Rotary. Both Don and Margo are deacons at Cherry Creek Presbyterian Church.

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SeniorChoices

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A comprehensive guide to products and services for active & vibrant senior adults

Different generations can learn and benefit from one another In the not-so-distant past, extended families frequently lived in close proximity to one another. Such families shared meals and experiences and essentially grew up together. Nowadays, families separate for various reasons, such as job opportunities and cost of living concerns.

While there are advantages to spreading out, there are also some disadvantages, namely that grandparents and grandchildren may not see one another frequently enough. Even though people of different age groups may not entirely have the same interests, the interactions between generations can benefit both young people and their aging relatives.

Finding renewed vigor

Senior living and active lifestyle communities provide invaluable care and amenities for seniors. While being around like-minded individuals can be handy, it’s also limiting. Seniors who continue to age in place in mixed-age communities can extract joy from watching youthful children and young adults growing up, playing and socializing. Being around multiple generations also can spark interesting conversa-

tion, and all parties involved can learn something from one another.

Planning for the future

Younger generations may not understand the concept of “hard times” or “doing without” like a person who has lived through various ups and downs. Passing along advice about economic cycles, saving for the future and maintaining stability is one area of expertise at which many seniors excel.

Practicing interpersonal skills

All the technological savviness in the world cannot compensate for the power of strong interpersonal skills.

Being able to address a group of people or speak one-on-one is essential in the workplace and in life. When younger generations speak to older adults, they may become stronger at verbal discourse and have greater perspective of different points of conversation.

Learning new technology

Younger generations can impart knowledge of technological devices to older adults.

People with skills are usually

Registration open for Senior Law & Safety Summit 18th Judicial District Attorney George Brauchler has announced that the 2018 Senior Law and Safety Summit will be held Saturday, Sept. 15, at the Charles Schwab conference center in Lone Tree.

Those in attendance can choose to attend educational workshops on scams, investment fraud and ID theft prevention; how to reduce senior exploitation; home and community safety; navigating probate, advance directives and other legal documents; end-of-life decision-making; and reverse mortgages, among other

topics.

Registration is $10 and includes continental breakfast, a box lunch and a copy of the 2018 Colorado Senior Law Handbook. Older adults, families providing care to elders and preretirees are urged to attend.

The deadline to register is Sept. 12.

The application can be found here: da18.org/slss.

For questions, email Consumer Fraud Protection director Barbara MartinWorley at bmw@da18.state. co.us or call her at 720 8748547.

Senior Law and Safety Summit will be held Saturday, Sept. 15 at the Charles Schwab conference center in Lone Tree.

happy to share their knowledge. Even if seniors aren’t ready to purchase tablets or smartphones, they may be excited to have their grandchildren teach them about the latest gadgets.

Providing sense of purpose Both seniors and younger

Did you know?

According to the National Osteoporosis Foundation, certain factors make women more likely than men to develop osteoporosis, a bone disease that occurs when the body loses too much bone, produces too little bone or both. One such factor is that women tend to have smaller, thinner bones than men.

Another reason women are more vulnerable to osteoporosis than men concerns the hormone estrogen. Estrogen is a hormone in women that serves many functions, one of which includes protecting bones. Production of estrogen decreases sharply when women reach menopause, the period in a woman’s life when she ceases menstruating. The National Institute on Aging notes that the average woman has her final period at age 51. Once women reach menopause, the accompanying decline in estrogen production can cause bone loss. This is one reason why women’s risk for osteoporosis increases after menopause and why recommended intake of calcium and vitamin D, both of which can help women preventosteoporosis, is different for women age 50 and below than it is for women age 51 and older.

generations can realize a greater sense of purpose when interacting with one another. That person may be the reason the other one greets the day with a smile.

Visits from grandchildren can reduce the liklihood of isolation and depression in older adults. And younger

generations can discover the benefits of personal social interaction rather than communicating exclusively through social media apps.

Fostering intergenerational connections is a great way to broaden social circles, improve communication and learn new things.

Three Centura Health hospitals in the Top 10 for best in state Centura Health, the region’s health care leader, has three hospitals being recognized as a Best Hospital for 2018-19 by U.S. News & World Report.

The annual Best Hospitals rankings, now in their 29th year, are designed to assist patients and their doctors in making informed decisions about where to receive care for challenging health conditions or for common elective procedures.

Regional Rankings Penrose – St. Francis Health Services was recognized as “Best” in Colorado Springs, and ranked No. 6 in Colorado Porter Adventist Hospital was ranked No. 2 in Colorado and the Denver Metro Area Parker Adventist Hospital was ranked No. 3 in Colorado and the Denver Metro Area In addition, these hospitals have been rated as High Performing in several adult procedures/conditions: Penrose – St. Francis Health Services: urology Porter Adventist Hospital: urology; nephrology; gastro-

enterology & GI surgery; ear, nose and throat; and orthopedics Parker Adventist Hospital: urology; nephrology; geriatrics; pulmonology, and orthopedics “This recognition illustrates our commitment to excellence and is a testament to the hard work of our teams including clinicians and physician partners who strive to amplify the Centura Health mission,” stated Brian Erling, M.D., senior vice president and chief clinical officer for Centura Health. “We remain laser-focused on providing whole person health to the communities we serve, and we’re vested not just in treating individuals medically, but in holistically caring for them in mind, body and spirit.”

For the 2018-19 rankings, U.S. News evaluated more than 4,500 medical centers nationwide in 25 specialties, procedures and conditions.

In the 16 specialty areas, 158 hospitals were ranked in at least one specialty. In rankings by state and metro area, U.S. News recognized hospitals as high performing across multiple areas of care.

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How older people can find clinical trials SAVVYSENIOR

government – are conducted to learn whether a new treatment is safe and if it works. But, keep in mind that these new treatments are also unproven, so there may be risks too.

BY JIM MILLER Also, be aware that all Dear Old, Each year, hundreds of thouclinical trials have certain eligibilsands of Americans participate in ity criteria (age, gender, health status, etc.) that you must meet in clinical trials in hopes of gaining order to be accepted. And before access to the latest, and possibly greatest, but not yet on the market taking part in a trial, you’ll be treatments for all types of illasked to sign an informed consent nesses. But, you need to be aware agreement. You can also leave a that clinical trials can vary greatly study at any time. in what they’re designed to do, so be careful to choose one that Find a Trial can actually benefits you. Here’s Every year, there are more what you should know along with than 100,000 clinical trials consome tips for locating one. ducted in the U.S. You can find them by asking your doctor who Clinical Trials may be monitoring trials in his or A clinical trial is the scientific her specialty. Or, you can look for term for a test or research study them on your own at Clinical of a drug, device or medical proTrials.gov. This website, sponcedure using people. These trials sored by the National Institutes of – sponsored by drug companies, Heath, contains a comprehensive doctors, hospitals and the federal database of federally and priDear Savvy Senior, What can you tell me about clinical trials and how to go about finding one?

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vately supported clinical studies in the U.S. and abroad on a wide range of diseases and conditions, including information about each trial’s purpose, who may participate, locations, and phone numbers for more details.

If you want some help finding the right trial, try ResearchMatch. org, a web-based resource created by Vanderbilt University that connects willing patients with researchers of clinical trial. Or, use the Center for Information and Study on Clinical Research Participation at CISCRP.org. This is a nonprofit organization that will take your information online or over the phone and do a thorough clinical trials search for you, and mail or email you the results within a week or two. Call 877633-4376 for assistance.

Those with dementia and their caregivers can also locate clinical trials at the Alzheimer’s Association TrialMatch at TrialMatch. alz.org.

The Medical Center of Aurora receives ACC Atrial fibrillation process that involves completing a Atrial fibrillation is a common Accreditation provides necessary arrhythmia, gap analysis; examining variances where the heartcare, resources to Afib patients of care; developing an action plan; beat is irregular and often rapid, The American College of Cardiology has recognized HCA/ HealthONE’s The Medical Center of Aurora (TMCA) for its demonstrated expertise and commitment in treating patients with atrial fibrillation (AFib). TMCA received Atrial Fibrillation with EPS Accreditation based on a rigorous onsite evaluation of the staff’s ability to evaluate, diagnose and treat patients with atrial fibrillation.

“We have state-of-the-art equipment, specially trained staff and top physicians who are leading our program,” says Dr. Dianne McCallister, chief medical officer at The Medical Center of Aurora and Spalding Rehabilitation Hospital. “This accreditation validates what we’ve known for a very long time – TMCA’s program is best in class.”

which can lead to increased risk of stroke, heart failure and other complications. Facilities earning Atrial Fibrillation with EPS Accreditation not only demonstrate management of atrial fibrillation but also provide full electrophysiology and surgical services.

Hospitals that employ an evidence-based, protocol-driven and systematic approach to managing AFib have been able to reduce time to treatment, better identify and predict high-risk patients, and limit the length-of-stay in the emergency department and the hospital.

Hospitals that receive the ACC’s Atrial Fibrillation with EPS Accreditation demonstrate a commitment to providing their community with excellent heart care. The hospitals must also take part in a multifaceted clinical

a rigorous on-site review; and monitoring for sustained success.

Improved methods and strategies of caring for patients include streamlining processes, implementing guidelines and standards, and adopting best practices in the precise care of atrial fibrillation patients.

“The Medical Center of Aurora has one of the finest cardiac programs in the region,” says Charles Fuenzalida, M.D., FACC, FHRS, an electrophysiologist with Aurora Denver Cardiology Associates who practices at The Medical Center of Aurora. “We have had a very strong electrophysiology program for many years, with outstanding physicians and staff, as well as the latest technological advances. We are proud to receive external validation to confirm what we already knew.”

Things to Know

Before deciding to participate in a trial, you need to first discuss it with your doctor to make sure it is appropriate for you. Then, schedule an appointment with the study’s medical team and ask lots of questions, such as: What’s the purpose of the study and can it improve my condition?

What are the risks?

What kinds of tests and treatments does the study involve, and how often and where they are performed?

Is the experimental treatment in the study being compared with a standard treatment or a placebo?

Who’s paying for the study?

Will I have any costs, and if so, will my insurance plan or Medicare cover the rest?

What if something goes wrong during or after the trial and I need extra medical care? Who pays?

For more information on clinical trials for older adults visit the National Institute on Aging (nia.nih.gov/health/ clinical-trials), which has many informative articles including one on “questions to ask before participating in a clinical trial.”

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FLEURISH

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Fun flavors at VOA’s annual Red Wine & Seafood event

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or decades Volunteers of America (VOA) has presented its Red Wine and Seafood event.

In its 21st year, the seafood stations offered a spectrum to please every palate from oysters to colossal shrimp and paella to miniature apple empanadas for the finale and much, much more. Clever décor to support the theme Cool Havana Nights was enhanced by many in the crowd sporting Panama hats and splashy summer attire.

A silent auction kept bidders busy while others circulated throughout the Grand Ballroom at the Oxford Hotel enjoying the abundant red wine bar selections and fun delectibles from Sage Hospitality and Sage Restaurant Group.

The fine food and wine fundraiser will benefit homeless women served by VOA.

Joan Kenny and her daughter Denise Snyder with Carol James

The chairs were certainly in the Havana spirit.

Seated – event chair, Carol McTavish and standingKaye Hammond (décor) and Dena Pastorini (auction).

ABOVE: Kathy and Rob Klugman, VOA’s president and CEO Dianna Kunz and Betty Kuhl LEFT: VOA’s VP Marketing and Development Michael James, Maria and Lee Kunz Photos by Scottie Taylor Iverson

Sage Hospitality and Sage Restaurant Group ambassadors - Cortnie Obin (catering sales manager), Mike Han (banquet manager) and Susan Wieser (Urban Farm GM)

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Locals at The Mad Hatter’s Garden Party Doug Tisdale works his magic as auctioneer

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aturday evening the Mad Hatter’s Garden Party at the historic world class Denver Botanic Gardens at 1007 York St. was held. This facility has grown astronomically under the leadership of Brian Vogt, one of the founding fathers of Centennial.

The charity event benefited the Shining Stars Foundation.

Doug Tisdale volunteered to be the auctioneer for the live auction portion of the evening and did his masterful magic of raising thousands of dollars for auction packages. “It’s for charity,” he would remind the 500 guests and would “schuss” for quiet, as they enjoyed the flowing beverages and sampling of gourmet dishes from the Denver’s area’s top local restaurants.

McDonald Automotive Group in Littleton was the title sponsor for the evening event.

The well-attended event was held in a huge tent in the center of the gardens raising funds for The Shining Stars Foundation that brings hope, healing and strength to children and their families battling pediatric cancer and other life-threatening illnesses.

Dr. Tom Smith, pediatric oncologist at Children’s Hospital stated, “What this program does for kids mentally is far more important than what it does physically. I can honestly say that every patient I’ve been lucky enough to send to Shining Stars has come back a changed person.”

A special memorial tribute to Noel Cunningham was made by event co-chair Michael Ditchfield, longtime friend of the popular Strings restaurant owner and philanthropist Noel Cunningham.

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JFS to honor Asarch and Peckar at ‘Faces of JFS 2018 Winter Soirée’

First case of equine West Nile Virus in Colorado One horse residing in Larimer County has been diagnosed with West Nile Virus; this is Colorado’s first confirmed case of WNV in a horse in 2018. This index case was diagnosed by Colorado State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory in Fort Collins Aug. 15.

Vaccines in horses have proven to be a very effective prevention tool. Horses that have been vaccinated in past years need an annual booster shot. If an owner did not vaccinate their animal in previous years, the horse will need the two-shot vaccination series within a three to four-week period.

In addition to vaccinations, horse owners also need to reduce the mosquito populations and their possible breeding areas. Recommendations include removing stagnant water sources, keeping animals inside during the bugs’ feeding times, which are typically early in the morning and evening, and using mosquito repellents.

“Strict insect control is an important factor to inhibit the transmission of West Nile Virus. I encourage livestock owners to keep an eye out for standing water for mosquito populations,” said State Veterinarian, Dr. Keith Roehr.

Infected horses may display symptoms including head tilt, muscle tremors, stumbling, lack of coordination, weakness of the limbs or partial paralysis. The clinical signs of WNV are consistent with other important neurological diseases such as equine encephalitis, rabies and equine herpes virus; therefore, it is important to work with your veterinarian to get an accurate diagnosis through laboratory testing.

Horse owners should also consult their private practicing veterinarian to determine an appropriate disease prevention plan for their horses.

The transmission of the disease varies from year to year and depends on a number of factors including mosquito numbers. The WNV can be amplified and carried by infected birds and then spread locally by mosquitoes that bite those birds. The mosquitoes can then pass the virus to humans and animals.

Jewish Family Service of Colorado (JFS) will honor David Asarch and Mindy Levy Peckar at Faces of JFS 2018 Winter Soirée, on Wednesday, December 12, 6 p.m. at the Hangar at Stanley Marketplace, 2501 Dallas Street #135 in Aurora. This event will celebrate the diversity of JFS clients while benefiting the life-transformative work of the agency. Community members are invited to pay tribute to Asarch, who will receive the Yana Vishnitsky Leadership Award, and Peckar, who will be honored with the Joyce and Kal Zeff Humanitarian Award.

The evening will include cocktails, internationalthemed food stations, entertainment, and a short program with award ceremony.

Sponsorship packages start at $2,000 and are available now. Tickets are $250 and go on sale Oct. 15. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit jewishfamilyservice. org/Faces or contact Kate Shephard, special events manager, at 720.248.4633 or kshephard@jewish familyservice.org.

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David Asarch is the chief investment officer and a partner of Monroe Group Ltd. and its development partner Steele Properties LLC. Asarch oversees the underwriting, acquisition, development, and legal teams related to the affordable property management and development activities of each company.

He received his BA from Middlebury College and his JD from Stanford Law School.

Asarch has been involved with JFS for almost 10 years. He currently serves on the executive committee of the board of directors and has also been an active member of the budget and finance and development committees

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“I am honored to be receiving the Yana Vishnitsky Leadership Award,” says Asarch. “Yana’s lifelong commitment to community service is an inspiration to me. She is the reason I became involved with JFS. It is such an appealing agency to me because it is guided by Jewish values and serves all people in need, regardless of race, religion or national origin.”

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After years of experience in commercial banking and commercial real estate appraising, Pecker joined J&B Building Company in 1995 in the accounting department.

Today she is vice president and office manager and directs the company’s accounting operations.

In addition, she manages several shopping centers, developed and constructed a 668-unit mini-storage facility, and oversees the company’s sophisticated property management database system. Pecker earned her MBA from University of Denver in Real Estate and Construction Management.

Pecker has been a weekly volunteer in the Weinberg Food pantry for the past seven years and has logged in more than 900 hours of service. She currently serves on the JFS board of directors and has been active on the JFS executive luncheon and Reel Hope committees.

“I love what JFS stands for and what it does for our community,” says Pecker.

“Volunteering and helping people though JFS is an honor and a privilege. I love the pantry and helping all the people who come from so many countries to be able to eat and sustain their families.”

Stinky, the Denver Botanic Gardens’ beloved corpse flower (Amorphophallus titanum), may give Denver a second, smelly bloom! While there is always the possibility the bloom will not be successful, horticulturists predict the event will occur in early to mid-September. The approximately 18-year-old plant can be viewed in the Orangery greenhouse, adjacent to Marnie’s Pavilion. Stinky first bloomed in August 2015, marking the gardens’ first corpse flower bloom in its history. A different plant, Little Stinker, bloomed in 2016.

Horticulturists are measuring the plant daily. It is currently just over two-feet tall and will grow to be more than five-feet tall. The corm (part in the photograph) is larger than in 2015, causing horticulturists to believe the plant will be taller and the bloom larger.

The gardens will main-

tain regular hours during the bloom, 9 a.m. - 8 p.m. On the bloom day, gardens members can enter an hour early at 8 a.m.

Regular updates will be shared on the gardens’ Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and website. The public can sign up for the gardens email newsletter to receive a “Bloom Alert.”

The corpse flower bloom, native to rainforests of western Sumatra (an Indonesian island), has a foul odor that resembles decaying flesh. The potency of the aroma increases from late evening until the middle of the night and tapers off as morning arrives. It will not smell until it blooms. The smell is produced to attract flies and carrion beetles for pollination. The first bloom usually occurs at age seven to15 years old. Subsequent blooms follow approximately every three to eight years.

The “Three Musketeers”

The “Three Musketeers” of the Denver hotel public relations scene over past decades gather to bid adieu to Susan Stiff, the Westin Hotel, Barbara Goldy, DTC Marriott fame and Deborah Dix, Brown Palace queen, both joined a large group of friends at the DTC Cricket to wish Susan Stiff “goodbye.” Stiff is moving to Tulsa, Okla., immediately and will commute to Denver for the Colorado Ballet Gala that she is producing in February. Then it is “Tulsa time” for Stiff as she captures a new city.

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ARAPAHOE COUNTY ARAPAHOE COUNTY NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of County Commissioners of Arapahoe County, Colorado shall make final settlement with Alliance Construction Solutions, LLC for its work completed for Arapahoe County on the project identified as Fairgrounds Maintenance Building. The work generally consisted of General Construction services to include an approximate 8,600 square foot single-story metal building with approximately 6,600 square feet of garage/warehouse space and approximately 2,000 square feet of office space.

Final Settlement will be made on September 5, 2018.

Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company or corporation that has furnished labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender or other supplies used or consumed by Alliance Construction Solutions, LLC or any of its subcontractors, or that has supplied rental machinery, tools or equipment to the extent used by Alliance Construction Solutions, LLC or any of its subcontractors in or about the performance of the work done for the above-described project whose claim therefore has not been paid by Alliance Construction Solutions, LLC or any of its subcontractors may file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid with the Arapahoe County Attorney’s Office (on behalf of the Board of County Commissioners) at 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, CO 80120, at any time up to and including September 4, 2018.

This Notice is published in accordance with Section 38-26-107 of C.R.S., and all claims, if any, shall be filed in accordance with this statutory section. Failure on the part of any claimant to file such verified statement and/or claim prior to the aforementioned date for filing claims shall release Arapahoe County, its officers, agents and employees from any or all liability, claims, and suits for payment due from Alliance Construction Solutions, LLC. Matt Crane, Clerk to the Board Published in The Villager First Publication: August 16, 2018 Last Publication: August 23, 2018 Legal # 8478 ____________________________ ARAPAHOE COUNTY REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL RFP-18-60 COLORADO WORKS CASE MANAGEMENT Notice is hereby given that the Arapahoe County Purchasing Division will be accepting proposals to select a qualified vendor(s) who will be responsible for providing Colorado Works case management and program services (supportive services) at a competitive and reasonable cost throughout Arapahoe County. The anticipated case load is up to 500 ongoing cases per month and up to 100 new referrals per month All Arapahoe County solicitations can be obtained from the County’s website. The Request for Proposal (RFP-18-60) 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 September 20, 2018.

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: August 23, 2018 Legal # 8487 ____________________________

COURTS 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: IVY CONNER Child, And concerning: KELLY SAUNDERS AND WELDON CONNER Respondents.

Linda M. Arnold, Reg. #16764 Assistant County Attorney Attorney for Petitioner 14980 East Alameda Drive Aurora, CO 80012 303-636-1882 / Fax: (303) 6361889 Case No: 18JV0484 Division: 35 NOTICE OF ADJUDICATORY HEARING AND DEFAULT JUDGMENT ______ PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that an Adjudicatory Hearing regarding WELDON CONNER is set for September 20, 2018 at 9:30 A.M. in Division 35 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: August 15, 2018 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: August 23, 2018 Legal # 8483 ____________________________ DISTRICT COURT COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE STATE OF COLORADO 7325 S. Potomac Street Centennial, Colorado 80112 PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO In the Interest of: LEON NEIL, Child, and concerning DIXIE HARMON AND JOSHUA NEIL, Respondents Kristi Erickson, Reg. #50739 Assistant County Attorney 14980 E. Alameda Drive Aurora, CO 80012 303-752-8989 (F) 303-636-1889 Case No: 18JV508 Division: 35 NOTICE OF ADJUDICATORY HEARING AND DEFAULT JUDGMENT To The Respondents: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that an Adjudicatory Hearing regarding JOSHUA NEIL is set for September 4, 2018, at the hour of 1:00 p.m., in Division 35, 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 will request that the Court enter a default judgment against you and adjudicate

the child(ren), dependent and neglected in accordanc he Colorado Children’s Code.

Date: August 17, 2018 Kristi Erickson, Reg. #50739 Assistant County Attorney 14980 E. Alameda Drive Aurora, CO 80012 303-752-8989 (F) 303-636-1889 Published in The Villager Published: August 23, 2018 Legal # 8484 ____________________________ 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, Petitioner, IN THE INTEREST OF: JEREMIAH WILLIAMS, Child, and concerning KIARA WILLIAMS AND JOHN DOE Respondents.

Tamra Joanne White, Esq., Reg. #22049 Senior Assistant County Attorney Attorney for Petitioner 14980 East Alameda Drive, Aurora, CO 80012 Tel: (303) 636-1884 Fax: (303) 636-1889 Case No: 18JV564 Division: 35 NOTICE OF ADJUDICATORY HEARING AND DEFAULT JUDGMENT PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that an Adjudicatory Hearing regarding KIARA WILLIAMS and JOHN DOE is set for September 13, 2018 at 8:30 A.M. in Division 35 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: August 10,2018 Tamra Joanne White, Esq., Reg. #22049 Senior Assistant County Attorney Attorney for Petitioner 14980 E. Alameda Dr. Aurora, CO 80012 303-636-1884 (303) 636-1889 FAX Published in The Villager Published: August 23, 2018 Legal # 8485 ____________________________ 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, Petitioner, IN THE INTEREST OF: MASON MUELLER Child, and concerning MOLLY SOUREKA AND ADAM MUELLER Respondents.

Tamra Joanne White, Esq., Reg. #22049 Senior Assistant County Attorney Attorney for Petitioner 14980 East Alameda Drive, Aurora, CO 80012 Tel: (303) 636-1884 Fax: (303) 636-1889 Case No: 18JV554 Division: 22 NOTICE OF ADJUDICATORY HEARING AND DEFAULT JUDGMENT PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that an

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Adjudicatory Hearing regarding MOLLY SOUREKA AND ADAM MUELLER is set for September 4, 2018 at 12:45 P.M. in Division 22 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 (ren) dependent and neglected in accordance with the Colorado Children’s Code.

Date: Augusst 17, 2017 Tamra Joanne White, Esq., Reg. #22049 Senior Assistant County Attorney Attorney for Petitioner 14980 E. Alameda Dr. Aurora, CO 80012 303-636-1884 (303) 636-1889 FAX Published in The Villager Published: August 23, 2018 Legal # 84912 ____________________________

CENTENNIAL NOTICE CITY OF CENTENNIAL NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Monday, August 20, 2018, the Centennial City Council approved the following ordinance on second and final reading: ORDINANCE NO. 2018 O-17 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CENTENNIAL, COLORADO AMENDING CHAPTER 12 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE (LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE) TO PROVIDE FOR THE MODIFICATION OF A NONCONFORMING STATIC BILLBOARD TO A NONCONFORMING DIGITAL BILLBOARD The full text of the ordinance is available for public inspection in the office of the City Clerk and is also available on the City’s web site, www.centennialcolorado.com.

The ordinance may be obtained by contacting the City Clerk, 303754-3324. by a vote of 7 against.

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(First published August 16, 2018) By: Barbara Setterlind, MMC City Clerk Published in The Villager Published: August 23, 2018 Legal # 8479 ____________________________ NOTICE CITY OF CENTENNIAL NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Monday, August 20, 2018, the Centennial City Council approved the following ordinance on second and final reading: ORDINANCE NO. 2018-O-18 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CENTENNIAL, COLORADO, AMENDING CHAPTER 2 OF THE CENTENNIAL MUNICIPAL CODE TO AUTHORIZE CIVIL AND ADMINISTRATIVE ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS FOR NUISANCE, LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE, AND BUILDING CODE VIOLATIONS AND REPEALING AND REENACTING ARTICLE 1 OF CHAPTER 7 RELATED TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF NUISANCE VIOLATIONS The full text of the ordinance is available for public inspection in the office of the City Clerk and is also available on the City’s web site, www.centennialcolorado.com.

The ordinance may be obtained by contacting the City Clerk, 303754-3324. by a vote of 8 against.

in favor and 0

(First published August 16, 2018) By: Barbara Setterlind, MMC City Clerk Published in The Villager

Published: August 23, 2018 Legal # 8480 ____________________________ NOTICE CITY OF CENTENNIAL NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Monday, August 20, 2018, the Centennial City Council approved the following ordinance on second and final reading: ORDINANCE NO. 2018-0-21 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CENTENNIAL COLORADO AMENDING CHAPTER 18 OF THE CENTENNIAL MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADOPTING, BY REFERENCE, THE CENTENNIAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE AND IMPOSING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF, AMENDING ARTICLES 1 AND 2 CONCERNING THE ADOPTION OF THE PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE, AMENDING ARTICLES 1 THROUGH 9 CONCERNING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE BUILDING CODES, AND ADOPTING A NEW ARTICLE 14 CONCERNING ADMINISTRATION OF THE CITY BUILDING CODES. The full text of the ordinance is available for public inspection in the office of the City Clerk and is also available on the City’s web site, www.centennialcolorado.com.

The ordinance may be obtained by contacting the City Clerk, 303754-3324. by a vote of against.

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(First published August 16, 2018) By: Barbara Setterlind, MMC City Clerk Published in The Villager Published: August 23, 2018 Legal # 8482 ____________________________

CHERRY HILLS VILLAGE Public Notice of Contractor’s Final Settlement Pursuant to C.R.S. 38-26-107, notice is hereby given that on/ or after the 31st day of August 2018 final settlement with Vance Brothers, Inc. will be made by the City of Cherry Hills Village, for the 2018 Street Improvement Chip Seal Project, and that any person, co-partnership, association, company, or corporation who has an unpaid claim against any of the contractors for or on account of the furnishing of labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender, or other supplies used or consumed by such contractors, or any of their subcontractors, in or about the performance of said work may file at any time up to and including said time of such final settlement on/or after, August 31st, 2018, a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim with the City Council of the City of Cherry Hills Village, at the office of: City Manager City of Cherry Hills Village 2450 E. Quincy Avenue Cherry Hills Village, CO 80113 Failure on the part of a claimant to file such statements prior to such final settlement will relieve said City from all and any liability for such claimant’s claims.

CITY OF CHERRY HILLS VILLAGE STATE OF COLORADO Published in The Villager Published: August 23, 2018 Legal # 8486 ____________________________

GREENWOOD VILLAGE NOTICE: REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR GREENWOOD VILLAGE, COLORADO The City of Greenwood Village invites proposals for the Silo Park Playground Replacement Design/Build. The scope of this project involves the design, provi-

sion and installation of equipment and fall zone material in connection with the project to replace the existing Silo Park playground in the City of Greenwood Village, Colorado. The playground will be built in the footprint of the existing playground. The work performed by a qualified playground design/ build firm or team will include schematic design, detailed design including construction documents, and turnkey construction of this public playground.

Proposals will be received until 4:00 P.M. on Friday, September 7, 2018 at the Greenwood Village City Hall, 6060 South Quebec Street, Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111. Request for proposals are available electronically via Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing on the Greenwood Village website (www. greenwoodvillage.com/bids). The City reserves the right to reject any and all proposals and waive informalities or irregularities therein.

Any proposal received as a result of this request is prepared at the contractor’s expense and becomes City property and therefore, public record.

Published in The Villager First Publication: August 16, 2018 Last Publication: August 23, 2018 Legal # 8467 ____________________________ 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 7th day of September 2018 to Team Pain Enterprises Inc. for all work done by said contractor for the project called Carson Skatepark Expansion, 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/ Ronald J. Rakowsky Mayor /s/ Susan M. Ortiz City Clerk Published in The Villager First Publication: August 23, 2018 Last Publication: August 30, 2018 Legal # 8488 ____________________________ NOTICE: REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR GREENWOOD VILLAGE, COLORADO The City of Greenwood Village invites proposals for: Castlewood Park Restrooms. The project goal is to provide design services for a restroom addition to an existing storage building in Castlewood Park. The project will involve architectural design, site civil engineering for utility connections, and preparation of design and construction documents.

Proposals will be received until 3:00 P.M. on Thursday, Septem-

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KIA Sorento is a masterpiece The new 2019 vehicles are starting to arrive sleeker, faster and loaded with the latest safety features. Such is the 2019 KIA Sorento SXL all-wheel-drive SUV that was driven this past week.

Nothing but praise for this “titanium silver” KIA assembled in West Point, GA. Canadian and United States parts comprise 47 percent of the car parts with 53 percent made in Korea that includes the engine and transmission.

Putting it bluntly, these Korean cars, KIA and Hyundai have made major improvements in their vehicles over the past decade. No wonder Ford has quit making cars, excluding the Mustang line,

and will stick to marketing their best-selling Ford trucks and Lincoln line of cars.

The spanking new 2019 KIA Sorento is loaded with standard features and the suggested retail price is $46,490. This is a top-of-theline all-wheel-drive model that is remarkable in quality and performance. The new Sorento has achieved a perfect five-star safety rating from the National Highway Safety Administration.

The SUV boasts a 3.3, sixcyl. engine that produces an average of 21 mpg with three drive modes, Eco, Comfort and Sport. The eight-speed sequential transmission and the larger engine provide good

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ber 13, 2018 at the Greenwood Village Maintenance Facility, 10001 East Costilla Avenue, Greenwood Village, Colorado 80112. Request for proposals can be obtained from the City of Greenwood Village website at www.greenwoodvillage. com/bids.

Castlewood Park is located at the northeast corner of South Holly Street and East Orchard Drive and the existing storage building is in the southeast corner of the park. A pre proposal site meeting will take place at 1:00 P.M. on Wednesday, August 29, 2018. All interested parties are welcome to attend.

This is not a mandatory meeting, however, it is the best opportunity for a site visit.

The City reserves the right to reject any and all proposals and waive informalities or irregularities therein.

Any proposal received as a result of this request is prepared at the

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Published in The Villager First Publication: August 23, 2018 Last Publication: August 30, 2018 Legal # 8489 ____________________________

Sharon Tate and Roman Polanski The relationship of the Polish director and the American actress and model blossomed while Polanski directed and starred alongside Tate in The Fearless Vampire Killers. Their wedding-day smiles would be short-lived. While Polanski was in Europe working on a film, a heavily pregnant Tate and four other people were viciously murdered by members of the Manson family Aug. 9, 1969.

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John Cleese and Connie Booth Love bloomed on both sides of the pond when an American funny girl and a British funny guy met and fell in love. After marriage, the couple paired up as stars and writers of the popular British series Fawlty Towers. After a decade and a daughter, the pair divorced but remained friends.

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June Carter and Johnny Cash Independently, June Carter and Johnny Cash were music royalty, but together they reigned as folk and country music’s king and queen. In 1968, Cash proposed to

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Case Number 18 PR 286 Estate of Virginia Lee Kerber, Deceased 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 December 15, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred.

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TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and, particularly, to the electors of the proposed Iliff Avenue Metropolitan District of Arapahoe County, Colorado.

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At that time, two (2) directors will be elected to serve until the next regular special district election in May of 2020 and three (3) directors

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Carter during a live performance at a Canadian ice rink, and they married in Kentucky a couple of weeks later. As frequent collaborators, the superstars earned two Grammy awards together, and their song “Jackson” reached No. 2 on the U.S. country music charts. Their months-apart deaths in 2003 ended the devoted duet.

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Karen Astley and Pete Townshend The Who rocker met his first wife when they were both students in art school and dated her for five years before marrying in 1968. The guitarist and his fashion designer wife epitomized the coolness of the spiritual counterculture during the psychedelic ’60s and ’70s.

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Sally Field and Steven Craig When the perky Gidget beach bunny and her high-school boyfriend got married, the newlyweds looked as all-American as apple pie. But the cuties divorced after seven years of marriage and the births of sons Peter and Eli.

will be elected to serve until the regular special district election in May of 2022. Eligible electors of the District interested in serving on the board of directors may obtain a Self-Nomination and Acceptance form from the District Designated Election Official (DEO): Mandi Kirk Designated Election Official 1331 17th Street, Suite 500 Denver, CO 80202 (720) 833-4224 mandi.kirk@shearercall.com The Office of the DEO is open on the following days: Monday through Friday, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

The deadline to submit a SelfNomination and Acceptance is close of business on August 31, 2018 (not less than 67 days before the election).

Affidavit of Intent To Be A Write-InCandidate forms must be submitted to the office of the DEO by

Jill Ireland and Charles Bronson The British-born actress and her mustachioed man met when Ireland’s first husband David McCallum worked with Bronson on The Great Escape. Ireland and Bronson starred in 15 movies together, including Love and Bullets and From Noon Till Three, and were married until Ireland’s 1990 death.

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Jackie Kennedy and Aristotle Onassis The former first lady married the Greek shipping tycoon, a long-time friend, years after the assassination of her first husband President John F. Kennedy and less than five months after her brother-in-law Robert Kennedy was gunned down. She came to fear for the lives of her children, Caroline and John Jr., and saw that Onassis was able to provide the privacy and security she sought. The pair married before 40 of their closest family and friends on Onassis’ private island of Skorpios, with the Kennedy kids taking roles in the ceremony.

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the close of business on Monday, September 3, 2018 (the sixty-fourth day before the election).

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, an application for an absentee ballot shall be filed with the Designated Election Official at the address above no later than the close of business on the Tuesday preceding the election, October 30, 2018.

Iliff Avenue Metropolitan District By: /s/ Mandi Kirk Designated Election Official Published in The Villager Published: August 23, 2018 Legal # 8491 ____________________________

MISCELLANOUS PUBLIC NOTICE This is to serve as notice that Sprint is in the process of fulfilling

compliance requirements for a proposed collocation of telecommunication antennas on an existing building located at 152 Del Mar Circle, Aurora, Arapahoe County, Colorado (38° 43’ 33.95” N / 104° 50’ 36.55” W). Comments are sought on the effect of the proposed collocation on historic properties within the viewshed of the proposed collocation per the Nationwide Programmatic Agreement of March 7, 2005 under the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966. For comments, please write to: Terracon Telecommunications Group, 10625 W. I-70 Frontage Rd. N, Ste. 3, Wheat Ridge, CO, 80033; (303) 423-3300; chad.kelly@terracon.com.

Published in The Villager Published: August 23, 2018 Legal # 8490 ____________________________

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Charlie’s Angels’ style secrets What they wore, why they wore it and what it cost.

BY LORI ACKEN ReMIND MAGAZINE

If you were a TV fan in the ’70s, the opening monologue to Charlie’s Angels is an iconic refrain. A sort of sexed-up modernization of his shortlived Honey West, the Aaron Spelling-produced crime drama — which starred Farrah FawcettMajors, Kate Jackson and Jaclyn Smith as the avenging Angels — quickly inspired debate about whether it was just another “Jiggle TV” entry or proof that gorgeous women could be tough-cookie role models, too. But viewers loved it, even after Fawcett-Majors left after just one season.

Designer Nolan Miller, Spelling’s friend and go-to wardrobe designer, was given the job of dressing Aaron’s Angels. What sounded like a fairly mundane task (especially after the showrunners’ original notion of making the ladies whip-and-chain-sporting “Alley Cats” was dumped) soon became a costly dance of strong personalities, personal demands and stretching a then-hefty $20,000-per-episode wardrobe budget to the breaking point. Allowing each actress input in her character’s costumes, Miller fielded endless wish lists to shape each

BY DAMIAN HOLBROOK

Jeers to MTV for checking into the Lohan Beach Club. Just when we thought the Jersey Shore was the lowest tide reality TV could wade into, here comes a shallow new “unscripted” series centered on professional train wreck Lindsay Lohan and her efforts to build a resort in Greece. So. Not. Fetch.

Jeers to PBS or sticking

pretty PI’s sartorial personality and eight-plus wardrobe changes per episode — finally bucking Spelling’s insistence that the actresses could keep the clothes at the end of each season when his budget couldn’t match their demands and he had to start fresh every time.

Farrah Fawcett-Majors as Jill Munroe

Though Fawcett-Majors wanted to be taken seriously as an actress, she was also a rabid fashionista, scouring Rodeo Drive for the latest European arrivals and pushing Miller to dress Jill in them, too. So, when the Paris runways overflowed with sheer blouses worn without bras, Miller had to find a way to make the look work for a lady PI, too. But “braless and slinky” wasn’t Jill’s only wardrobe mantra. Because Fawcett was athletic (coupled with Spelling’s edict that his cops at least sometimes look streetwise), Jill’s sporty side got some play, too, making the Nike Cortez sneakers and classic Tretorn tennis shoes must-haves for trendy girls.

Jaclyn Smith as Kelly Garrett

Miller admits he fell madly in love with the ladylike Texan — the easiest-going of his sarto-

a fork in The Great British Baking Show. Now that the near-perfect food-porn import from across the pond is airing on commercial television in the U.K., it’s looking highly likely that the season that just ran in the U.S. on public TV was our last serving. That’s a hard one to swallow.

Cheers to Nashville for going out on a high note. The country-fried soap wrapped

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rial subjects — and was relieved when her character’s tomboy tendencies were migrated to Jackson’s Sabrina Duncan. Pairing Smith’s own classic taste with his desire to keep her looking pretty and feminine, Miller often dressed Kelly in Rodeo Drive staple Alan Austin’s $550 gabardine suits with matching silk blouses. But he loved a chance to display Smith’s natural elegance in couture gowns and furs. And Smith, who would go on to design her own line of fashions for discount retailer Kmart, didn’t mind showing off her hourglass figure in a tasteful bikini — if it was appropriate for the scene.

Kate Jackson as Sabrina Duncan

Fresh off Spelling’s The Rookies and originally considered the star of the show, the Alabamaborn Jackson had no interest in being part of a “bod squad,” no passion for fashion and no patience for the endless costume fittings her costars so enjoyed.

Though her tall, slender body was a designer’s dream (and she was fine skipping a bra now and then), Jackson insisted on covered-up and casual à la the equally clothing-indifferent Katharine Hepburn. “We probably bought [Kate] 100 black sweaters in the show,” Miller

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said in an interview with Archive of American Television. “She would always take them home.”

A bit of cleavage? Forget it. Even her onscreen bathing suits and the slinkiest of dresses showed nothing. And skip the heels, too.

“She’d tell the cameraman not to shoot her feet,” Miller laughed.

its run with relatively happy endings for all, including fans, who got one last encore from Connie Britton’s late Rayna Jaymes (pictured) when she visited Deacon (Charles Esten) in a daydream before joining the cast in a farewell sing-along.

Cheers to Making It for being craftier than your average DIY show. In addition to giving us a Parks and Recreation reunion, NBC’s how-to competition hosted by Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman is a joyful celebration of creativity, with contestants who are both gifted and supportive of their fellow artisans.

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