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November 14, 2013 A Colorado Community Media Publication

Douglas County, Colorado • Volume 26, Issue 52

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Board VP looks aheadLarsen has goal of united communityBy Jane [email protected]

Kevin Larsen, likely the next Douglas County School Board president, said he hopes to help mend the rift in the commu-nity created during the recent election.

Now vice president of the board, Larsen is expect-ed to fill the lead position vacated by term-limited president John Carson.

A believer in the board’s education reform policies, Larsen said he’s pleased the candidates who share those beliefs won the Nov. 5 elec-tion. But he also recognizes that not everyone feels the same way.

“Part of my belief is I’m in the right place at the right time for what Douglas County needs,” he said. “I’m going to offer every-thing I can as a leader to get this communi-ty together, and to make education deliver what we need to for these kids.”

Larsen said the quantity of votes the los-ing candidates received exceeds that of any other school board candidates in any previ-ous race.

“So I’m respectful and know there were many people who supported the other can-didates,” he said. “I think what we got was approval from the majority of voters to say, ‘Continue the strategic plan, more of us are supporting it than don’t.’

“I think we’ve articulated what we be-lieve. Equally, or maybe at this moment, more importantly, how we say it is going to make the difference of getting unity in the community.”

While the board hasn’t voted on any changes to meetings, Larsen has ideas he believes will improve interactions between the board, community members and teach-ers. Those include holding regular working session meetings as well as board meetings and limiting public comment during board meetings to agenda items to ensure meet-ings stay productive. Separate community forums would then serve as an opportunity for parents and others to express separate concerns.

He also hopes to address the concern many have about the amount of time the board spends in executive session.

“I don’t know if it means fewer, but I want to increase the perception and the re-ality of having a lot more things done out in the open where people feel they can ob-serve it, see it, know what’s going on,” he said. “Executive sessions are still necessary for certain things.”

Larsen also said he wants to meet with principals and teachers and solicit feed-back from them on the district policies.

“We’re going to need to listen and under-stand the questions they have,” he said.

Despite the campaign’s divisiveness,

Larsen Putting lipstick (marks) on a pigBear Canyon principal stages show for studentsBy Ryan [email protected]

Bear Canyon Elementary School Prin-cipal Allison Olson thought she had found the man of her dreams already, that is until a 1,000-pound, 6-year-old black cross pig named Freightliner walked into her life.

Freightliner, who spent his first five and a half years living the farm life as a working show pig at Pig Pimpin’ in Brigh-ton, is since retired and living out his days outside of town, but on Nov. 8 he made the trek to Highlands Ranch in the hopes of finding love.

Olson, who had promised the kids at the school that if they met their goal of raising $32,000 at this year’s Fun Run she would kiss a pig, spent the bulk of the day getting up close and personal with

Freightliner.At 1,000 pounds, Freightliner was too

big to fit through the doors of the school, so instead of a single smack-a-roo at an all-school assembly, Olson got down on her knees eight different times through-out the day to give the pig some love, put-ting on a special show each for grades 1-6, and the morning and afternoon kinder-gartners as the kids enjoyed their recess

Bear Canyon Elementary School Principal Allison Olson moves in to kiss Freightliner, a 1,000-pound black cross pig, as a reward to the students for raising $32,000 at this year’s fun run. Olson kissed the pig eight times over the course of the day Nov. 8 as Freightliner was too big to fit through the doors of the school and students had to come out to the playground in waves to see her kiss him. Photos by Ryan Boldrey

Still no timeline for RTD extensionLucent Station plan remains up in airBy Ryan [email protected]

A telephone town hall hosted by RTD this past week provided no answers as to when the Southwest Line of light rail would be extended into Highlands Ranch — just more questions.

The hourlong call-in with district of-ficials and RTD District H Director Kent Bagley on Nov. 7 brought participants up to date on many of the happenings within the Regional Transit District, including timelines for Denver Union Station, the East rail line to the airport and the likely winning bidder to construct the North Metro line, but there was still no concrete timeline for the proposed Lucent Station.

Graham, Balfour Beatty, Harmon Con-structors, the Canadian firm expected to be formally selected to complete the North Metro line later this month, did in-clude in its proposal, as requested by RTD, the cost to complete the Southwest Line into Highlands Ranch as well as the south-east line from Lincoln Station in Lone Tree south to Ridgegate; however, funding for those projects is yet to be identified.

“As additional funds become available, RTD can exercise an option of the contrac-tor to build out the extensions,” Bagley said. “The question over the issue of fund-ing should be answered over the next six to nine months.”

The bids that GBBH put in for the southern extensions are good for two

years, Bagley said, adding that the district may negotiate to extend those bids further out. As far as an actual timeline for any construction, the director said he simply did not know.

Bagley said he was unable to disclose the actual costs of either southern exten-sion as the contract is yet to be signed, but RTD has disclosed that the cost of the North Metro extension to GBBH is $343 million and that project — which will con-nect Denver Union Station to 124th Av-enue in Thornton — should be complete by 2018.

When it is to be built, or funded, con-

tinues to be a mystery, but Bagley did offer a few callers answers in regard to what ap-pears to be some growing discontent over the location of the future Lucent Station in Highlands Ranch — which is west of Lu-cent Boulevard and north of Plaza Drive, across from Benjamin Franklin Academy.

At an October station planning meeting, a straw poll showed that 90 percent of residents in attendance were in favor of relocating the station. The majority of the opposition stemmed from concerns surrounding parking spillover

Passengers board RTD light rail in Littleton. A Nov. 7 telephone town hall with RTD representatives provided no answers on the timeline for the completion of the southwest extension to Highlands Ranch. Photo by Ryan Boldrey

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Ranch to get Goodwill, drive-thru pizza Ralph Schomp Honda and Mini also on way By Ryan Boldrey [email protected]

A different sort of piz-zeria, a Chick-fi l-A, a stor-age facility and a new Wen-dy’s have already broken ground in Highlands Ranch and more businesses are on their way in.

A 28,000-square-foot Goodwill store, to be locat-ed off East Business Center Drive and Poplar Way, and a pair of Ralph Schomp car dealerships, to be added onto their existing campus

south of County Line Road, were discussed at the Nov. 6 HRCA Developmental Re-view Committee meeting, and committee chairman Woody Bryant said both developers are “chomping at the bit” to get things up and operable.

Bryant said he expects Goodwill to break ground in early 2014 and open sometime next fall. The secondhand store, which will feature a drive-thru drop-off station for dona-tions of all kinds, is one of three being built in the metro area, with one al-ready under construction in Arvada and another one planned for Aurora.

According to a news re-lease from Goodwill, the

new stores are expected to create approximately 100 new jobs between them and contribute more than $4 million annually to the area economy.

The pizza joint, Dion’s Restaurant, which boasts a unique drive-thru win-dow concept not typically seen operated by pizzerias, provides Town Center con-sumers with something a little different.

Going up next to Wa-hoo’s Fish Tacos, Sprint, and the eventual Chick-fi l-A — which is also under construction — the restau-rant is part of a privately owned small chain based in Albuquerque, N.M. The 20th concept pizzeria in the chain, Dion’s was founded in 1978 by child-hood friends Jon Patten and Bill Scott, who grew up together in Birmingham, Mich.

The Highlands Ranch spot will become just the fourth outside of New Mexico, joining two in Texas and one in Colorado Springs.

Town Center Self Stor-age is moving dirt just to the north on a 2.8-acre lot behind Freddy’s Fro-zen Custard, and Wendy’s, Bryant says, is a couple months from opening

across Highlands Ranch Parkway in Town Center North. Also nearby, Chris-tian Brothers Automotive has already been approved for a 4,000-square-foot re-pair shop to be located at the southeast corner of Lu-cent Boulevard and Town Center Drive.

Keeping with the car theme, Ralph Schomp

BMW on Plum Valley Drive will soon be neighbored by Ralph Schomp Honda and Ralph Schomp Mini, which will be making the move southwest from their Broadway location in Lit-tleton.

“They are going to keep their facilities up north on Broadway for used-car sales, but they are mov-

ing all of their new-car sales and their corporate headquarters to Highlands Ranch,” Bryant said. “They still have to go through the county to get their per-mits, but they own all the lots and I would venture to guess they will break ground in early 2014 and be open for business within a year from then.”

Chick-� l-A is one of four businesses currently under construction in Town Center East and North. Also being built is Wendy’s, Town Center Storage, and Dion’s Restaurant, a privately owned, drive-thru pizzeria. Photo by Ryan Boldrey

SO MUCH INSIDE THE HERALD THIS WEEK

So close. The Rock Canyon Jaguars had a tough loss in their quest for the state soccer championship. 8

Speak up. The public is being asked for input about the future of the Chat� eld watershed. Page 4

After action. Supporters of four defeated school-board candidates are looking at what might have gone di� erently. Page 6

Ho ho ho. Santa kicked o� the holiday season at the Park Meadows mall. Page 19

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Construction season grinds to a halt More of the same expected for 2014 By Ryan Boldrey [email protected]

The busiest road construction season in Highlands Ranch history is grinding to a halt and Douglas County Traffi c Engineer Darrell Roberts says the county should be done with its last stretch of work, along Lucent Bou-levard and Plaza Drive, by Dec. 1.

“All of the contracted mainte-nance work scheduled in Highlands Ranch for 2013 is complete except the grinding contract,” Roberts said. “If the weather holds we think most of the grinding will be complete, how-ever the replacement of all joint seal-ants will need to be completed next spring.”

The county got behind schedule

due to this fall’s heavy rains, but likes its chances at completing the grinding work this month. The sealant work is expected to take place between April and June 2014 on all of the arterial roads the county did concrete work on this year, including Highlands Ranch Parkway between Fairview and Santa Fe, Lucent from C-470 to Broadway and Plaza Drive from Lucent to Broad-way.

As per next year, more concrete re-placement work and grinding work is being planned for Highlands Ranch on Broadway between Highlands Ranch Parkway and Wildcat Reserve, on Dad Clark from Broadway to Uni-versity, on Colorado from County Line to Fairview, and on a short stretch of Quebec south of C-470.

The removal and replacement of broken concrete panels will take place from May 1 to Aug. 1 on those roads and the follow-up grinding work will

span July 1-Oct. 15, Roberts said. Seal-ant work on those roads will likely take place the following spring.

“The good news is a lot of (roads) have already had concrete repairs in previous years so we don’t anticipate a lot of time consumption for that part of the project,” Roberts said. “There will be more grinding work, which helps to smooth out the roads, but that is a lot quicker movement through the traffi c control zones.”

Roberts expects vehicles to be able to move through cone zones faster next year. “We had some real long cone zones this year and we are going to restrict the contractor to shorten those up so that as you come to a cone zone you will be able to get through it quicker and open back up,” he said.

For more information on specifi c projects, please visit www.douglas.co.us and search Highlands Ranch construction.

Concrete grinding projects for 2013 are expected to be complete in Highlands Ranch by the end of November, but the Highlands Ranch Parkway, Lucent and Plaza projects will all require joint sealant work between April and June 2014. File photo


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Vehicle break-ins occur at gymTwo SUVs were broken into

between 8 and 9:45 a.m. Oct. 29 in the parking lot of the 24-Hour Fitness in the 11700 block of Oswego Street in Inverness. Both vehicles had their windows bro-ken and were missing items that had been left in the open.

One victim had an iPhone valued at $720 stolen along with a $250 Coach wallet that held seven credit cards, his driver’s license, insurance card and $70

cash. The other victim had left her

purse, containing a wallet with credit cards, in the center console of her vehicle. It was not there when she returned.

Beer thieves work togetherAbout 12:20 a.m. Oct. 25, two

white male suspects, estimated to be 19-20 years old, entered the Circle K in the 9200 block of South Broadway in Highlands Ranch. One suspect began to

chat up the attendant, asking him questions, while the other suspect went to the beer cooler, removing a 12-pack of Pabst Blue Ribbon and proceeded to leave the store unnoticed with the beer.

The suspect that had been talking to the attendant left soon after and a delivery driver in-formed the attendant it appeared the young men had stolen some-thing. After watching surveillance video police were called. The

suspect who took the beer was wearing a University of Denver sweatshirt and a camouflage baseball hat.

Construction cones stolenAbout 50 three-foot-tall

orange construction cones were stolen from a road project near the intersection of Highlands Ranch Parkway and Wildcat Reserve Parkway sometime be-tween 8 and 9:30 a.m. on Oct. 31.

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Open garage leads to theftSometime between 10 p.m.

Oct. 27 and 8 a.m. Oct. 28 an un-known person entered an open garage in the 300 block of Quail Ridge Circle in Highlands Ranch and stole a $120 Garmin naviga-tional system from an unlocked Toyota Prius parked inside.

Chatfield watershed draft plan releasedGroup’s focus is on pollutant mitigationStaff report

The group working on a vision for the future of the Chatfield watershed has devel-oped a draft plan and wants the public to weigh in.

“The Chatfield Watershed Plan provides an essential framework for prioritizing and protecting our local natural resources,” Casey Davenhill, executive director of the Colorado Watershed Assembly, said in a press release. “It also offers citizens educa-tional information to help adults, kids, pet owners, farmers and others take respon-sible action to safeguard public health and safety that ultimately affects water quality in all of our communities.”

The CWA was established in 1984 by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment in an effort to protect water quality throughout the watershed, which includes parts of Douglas and Jefferson counties.

Member agencies include the Audubon Society, Denver Water, a variety of water and sanitation districts, several municipali-

ties, the Denver Urban Water Partnership and many more.

The plan focuses on stream restoration and mitigating the effects of wildfire and

erosion. It calls for diverting runoff away from areas polluted by such things as ani-mal waste and deteriorating septic systems, in an effort to protect the groundwater and

the South Platte River south of Chatfield Reservoir.

“In addition to its primary purpose of flood control, (Chatfield) serves as one of many water-supply reservoirs for the City of Denver and other Front Range com-munities, which is why it’s essential for all citizens to understand how human, animal and recreational activities affect water qual-ity and the natural ecosystems that co-exist with one another,” said Julie Vlier, super-vising engineer at Tetra Tech, the firm that conducted the study for CWA. “The inclu-sive public process in which the watershed plan has been carefully developed focuses on the practical actions that will lead to sig-nificant improvements to water quality in this vital watershed.”

CWA will accept public comments through January, then organize them in time for a final public meeting in the spring. It can be viewed at www.chatfieldwater-shedauthority.org; click on “Watershed Plan,” then “Plan Documentation.” Send comments to [email protected].

This plan is entirely separate from the pending Chatfield reallocation project, the final draft of which was released in Septem-ber. It can be viewed at www.chatfieldstudy.org.

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Chatfield watershed draft plan released the South Platte River south of Chatfi eld Reservoir.

“In addition to its primary purpose of fl ood control, (Chatfi eld) serves as one of many water-supply reservoirs for the City of Denver and other Front Range com-munities, which is why it’s essential for all citizens to understand how human, animal and recreational activities affect water qual-ity and the natural ecosystems that co-exist with one another,” said Julie Vlier, super-vising engineer at Tetra Tech, the fi rm that conducted the study for CWA. “The inclu-sive public process in which the watershed plan has been carefully developed focuses on the practical actions that will lead to sig-nifi cant improvements to water quality in this vital watershed.”

CWA will accept public comments through January, then organize them in time for a fi nal public meeting in the spring. It can be viewed at www.chatfi eldwater-shedauthority.org; click on “Watershed Plan,” then “Plan Documentation.” Send comments to [email protected].

This plan is entirely separate from the pending Chatfi eld reallocation project, the fi nal draft of which was released in Septem-ber. It can be viewed at www.chatfi eldstudy.org.

NEWS IN A HURRY

Host families soughtUp With People is seeking host

families to house students, ages 18-29, from Jan. 10-Feb. 10 in the Highlands Ranch area. All families will be required to provide a bed, breakfast, dinner, and transporta-tion for the students to Civic Green Park each morning where a bus will pick them up and take them to the day’s activities.

The global education nonprofi t organization travels the world for six months at a time providing commu-nity service and performing musi-cal shows in each city they visit. A typical crew consists of 100 students representing 20 different countries.

While in the area this winter, students will be learning their new show and providing community service throughout the area. All host families will get free tickets to see the show performed for the fi rst time on Feb. 8 at the Pinnacle Theatre in Thornton.

If interested in being a host fam-ily, please contact Grant Hamilton at 720-260-5823 or [email protected].

School psychologist recognizedDr. Peter Thompson, school psy-

chologist at Rocky Heights Middle School and the district’s lead school psychologist for three years, has been named the Colorado School Psychologist of the Year by the Colo-rado Society of School Psychologists.

“I can say that Dr. Thompson is more than just a school psycholo-gist,” said RHMS principal Mike Loitz. “He is a vital member of the

RHMS family. Parents, students and staff alike turn to him for guid-ance and advice in a myriad of areas. All of Rocky Heights Middle School would like to congratulate Dr. Thompson on an honor well deserved and long overdue.”

Thompson, an active member of the Colorado Traumatic Brain Injury Network steering committee, also works closely with state agencies and organization that serve families impacted by brain injuries. He has been the Traumatic Brain Injury Coordinator for the Douglas County School District for nine years.

Trotting on Turkey DayIn an effort to support a healthy

economy, a healthy community and healthy individuals, the Highlands Ranch Chamber of Commerce will host the 10th annual Turkey Day 5K at 9 a.m. Nov. 28, at Redstone Park, 3280 Redstone Park Circle.

The race, which is the chamber’s biggest annual fundraiser, will once again benefi t the Colorado National Guard Foundation. The foundation, which assists families of deployed soldiers that are in need, has been a benefactor since year one.

Early-bird registration for the race is open through Nov. 19. The cost for all classifi cations jumps $10 during pre-registration Nov. 20-26 and jumps again Nov. 28. Race-day registration and bib/T-shirt pickup is from 7:30-8:30 a.m. and the races begin at 9 a.m. sharp. The top three male and female fi nishers in all 10 age brackets will be awarded prizes. Leashed dogs and baby joggers are

welcome, but are asked to line up at the back to not interfere with other runners. No cyclists are allowed.

The 2103 Turkey Day 5K is spon-sored by Developmental Pathways, Sky Ridge Medical Center and Colo-rado Community Media. For more information or to register online, please visit www.highlandsranch-chamber.org/td5k or call 303-791-3500.

Longtime DRC member resignsJennifer Tool-Holladay has an-

nounced her resignation from the Highlands Ranch Community As-sociation’s Developmental Review Committee after 13 years of service, most of which was spent in a leader-ship role, including recently the role of vice chair.

“Jennifer is one of the most tenured members of the DRC,” said Chairman Woody Bryant. “Her knowledge and foresight when re-viewing applicant designs is invalu-able and her absence will leave a void that will be very diffi cult to fi ll. ... Jennifer was, not surprisingly, pro-moted at her company, Performance Food Service, and her new role inter-feres with her ability to attend our monthly meetings.”

Carole Schumacher, who has volunteered with the HRCA in vari-ous roles and capacities for years, was elected as interim vice chair at the Nov. 6 DRC meeting. The DRC is currently accepting applications for the seat vacated by Tool-Holladay. To apply, please visit www.hrcaonline.org/HRCAInfo/Leadership/Commit-tees.aspx.

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ThunderRidge students react to board election Teens’ boycott plans gain district’s attention By Jane Reuter [email protected]

ThunderRidge High School students’ plans to boycott classes in objection to the Douglas County School Board election re-sults were deterred when administration leaders offered to meet with them.

“I guess that’s the goal — is to get rec-ognition and get our voices heard,” senior Austin Stover said. “At least the teachers have votes; we don’t get anything.”

Assistant superintendent of second-ary education Dan McMinimee scheduled a Nov. 12 meeting with several of the stu-dents. The meeting occurred past Colorado Community Media’s weekly deadline.

“The Douglas County School District honors critical thinking, the right of young adults to disagree, and handling those dis-

agreements in an appropriate and pro-ductive manner,” according to an email sent by district spokeswoman Michelle Yi. “Enabling delinquent behavior among stu-dents doesn’t resolve any disagreements.

“Unfortunately, there is a great deal of misinformation that has been circulating about the District. Mr. McMinimee looks forward to meeting with these students to hear their concerns and provide any factual information they might need.”

The students, discouraged by the elec-tion of Doug Benevento, Jim Geddes, Judi Reynolds and Meghann Silverthorn over the four candidates many teachers and parents supported, began tweeting Nov. 6 about taking some form of action to protest the results. One student included Superin-tendent Elizabeth Fagen in the exchange.

Stover said he was “shocked” by the elec-tion results.

“I knew what it meant,” he said. “I knew how many teachers would probably leave ThunderRidge, and would probably leave

Douglas County.”ThunderRidge senior Chris Thompson

felt similarly.“The day after the election, from my per-

spective, it seemed like all the teachers were heartbroken,” Thompson said.

Students also were talking about the po-tential impact on them.

“A bunch of teachers at our school are leaving, ones that have been there forever and are part of the school,” he said.

The idea of boycotting classes “caught on really fast,” Stover said. “We started tweet-ing at about 1:30. At about 5 p.m., my par-ents got a call from the assistant principal.”

The phone call included an offer for the students to meet with Johnson and McMin-imee.

“It defi nitely caught their attention,” Thompson said. “That was good because now we have a meeting with them. We really get to sit down and voice our opinion. Who knows? They really could take what they say to heart.”

Stover said the idea of a boycott was stu-dent led and not motivated by any adults.

Thompson and Stover said the district policies prompted many teachers to leave the school in 2013. They now believe more will follow.

“They don’t feel like they’re cared about,” said Stover, whose mother is a teacher. “Honestly, we as students don’t feel cared about either.”

“A lot of the newer teachers just aren’t as good,” Thompson said. “My brother is a freshman and he’s noticing it. It just seems it’s going to be all new teachers and the school is going to go a little bit downhill.”

Tim Stover, Austin’s father, said the stu-dents have legitimate concerns, and he credited the high school for giving them the opportunity to voice them.

“Their message needs to be heard,” he said. “They’re trying to stand up for the teachers. They see something is re-ally wrong with that many teachers leaving their school.”

Supporters reflect on defeat of candidates Tax vote, union talk seen as issues in school election By Jane Reuter [email protected]

Community members who rallied for the four challenger candidates during the Nov. 5 school-board election are pondering what went wrong and what lies ahead.

Some also are grieving — both their candidates’ defeat and the election of four board members likely to continue the reform ef-forts they believe are detri-mental to Douglas County students.

“People are incred-ibly depressed,” said Laura Mutton, president of the Strong Schools Coalition.

Strong Schools was among several com-munity-based groups concerned about the direction of the district, and supportive of candidates Barbra Chase, Bill Hodges, Julie Keim and Ronda Scholting.

“Our side sacrifi ced a lot, which is why it hurts so much,” said Susan Meek, a board member with Douglas County Parents, an-other community group. “Our side needs some time to mourn and recover emotion-ally.

“But I think people made the sacrifi ces because it was for their children, and they’ll continue to once they’ve had some time to re-energize.”

Both Meek and Mutton believes Amend-ment 66, a proposed statewide income tax increase to fund education, hurt their can-didates’ chances, drawing conservatives to the polls in higher numbers. They also fault supporters of successful candidates Doug Benevento, Jim Geddes, Judi Reynolds and Meghann Silverthorn for pointing to the teachers’ union as an issue in the campaign.

“It was a distraction, and a deception,” Mutton said. “There were people who are concerned about the teachers leaving the district and transparency, but are so against unions that that trumped their decision-making.”

“The candidates were classifi ed as union, and that’s all people talked about,” Meek said. “We felt like that was a very suc-cessful marketing strategy on the side of the reform candidates. It’s a successful strategy that has been used in three school board elections now — and there isn’t even a rec-ognized union in Douglas County.

“Parents don’t care about the union. They care about their children having the

best education possible.”The teachers’ union’s collective bargain-

ing agreement with the district expired in 2012.

Meek also pointed to the deep pockets of outside supporters like Americans for Pros-perity and the Independence Institute.

“We thought teachers not speaking out — the fear — was a big problem,” Meek said. “Not having the media outside of Douglas County active in covering the race, I think was a big detriment to truly informing the public about the issues.

Regardless of the outcome, Mutton be-lieves far more community members now understand much more about the school

district.“I don’t think that process will stop,” she

said. “I think that will continue.”Mutton hopes the board doesn’t dismiss

the nearly 50 percent of voters who sup-ported the challenger candidates, and con-cerns that parents expressed throughout the campaign.

“What the public did say is they don’t want unions,” Mutton said. “They didn’t necessarily give approval for everything else that’s going on. We have serious prob-lems that need to be addressed. I would like (the board) to acknowledge that, and offer a clear plan on how they’re going to address it and fi x it.”

Mutton

Susan Meek, left, a board member with Douglas County Parents, addresses the crowd at Stumpy’s Pizza in Castle Rock on Nov. 5 as school board election results became clear. Standing beside her is fellow board member Laura Welch. Photo by Jane Reuter


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Local Emergency Planning Council (LEPC) Meeting Nov. 21The Douglas County LEPC will meet on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2:00 p.m., at the Douglas County School District offices, 701 Prairie Hawk Drive, in Castle Rock. For more information please visit www.dcsheriff.net/LEPC

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periods just a wee bit more than normal.“What I will not do for you guys to raise

money,” Olson said to one group as they loudly chanted, “Kiss the pig! Kiss the pig!”

Olson, who in her first two years as prin-cipal at the school dressed up as a sumo ballerina and walked around on stilts after the kids met their fundraising goals, said that she wouldn’t be eating any bacon for a while after the “slimy” experience.

As far as her husband was concerned, he was out of town, she said, so he didn’t have to endure the agony of watching his wife kiss another bigger, stronger male.

“The kids have been waiting for this for

weeks,” Olson said. “They are just so ex-cited. They earned a ton of money, so they deserve it.”

The money raised will help the school fund future field trips, a new gym floor, outdoor education scholarships and new recess equipment, said Bear Canyon PTA president Anjie Ward, adding that the kids got to vote for what they would most like to see Olson do if they met their goal and they “overwhelmingly chose the pig.”

“We were just very happy to be able to find a pig at market time,” Ward said. “Liv-ing down here in the suburbs, we didn’t re-alize how hard it would be.”

The event, which was open to the com-munity, also provided students with a chance to learn about 4-H from Freight-liner’s handlers, who encouraged all those interested to check out their local chapter by visiting www.Colorado4H.org.

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Douglas County turnout likely set off-year recordState issues, school race motivated votersBy Jane [email protected]

Douglas County voters likely set a new off-year voter turnout record during the Nov. 5 election, according to county Clerk and Recorder Jack Arrowsmith.

Numbers won’t be final until the Board of Canvass, which certifies the election re-sults, meets Nov. 21, but unofficial numbers show more than 50 percent of registered voters cast ballots.

About 190,000 ballots were mailed and

106,812 returned, unofficial results show.“I think our next highest was 2009, which

was about 47 percent,” Arrowsmith said. “For an off-year election, I believe this is go-ing to break records in terms of our turnout.

“We had two controversial state ques-tions on the ballot and four controversial school board seats. I’m sure all of that stim-ulated turnout.”

No school board candidate enjoyed a landslide victory. Douglas County Republi-can-endorsed candidates Doug Benevento, Jim Geddes, Judi Reynolds and Meghann Silverthorn won by percentages ranging from about 52 to 53.5 percent.

In each of the four school board races, more than 6,000 people voted on other is-

sues but chose neither candidate; 35 people voted for both candidates.

While challenger candidate Julie Keim’s campaign manager initially said she would ask for a recount on election night, Keim later said they would not proceed with the request. Arrowsmith said the numbers sug-gest it wouldn’t alter the results.

“The automatic recount point is half of 1 percent,” he said. “In our closest race, the difference was 6.9 percent — way larger. People can request a recount if they’re will-ing to pay for it, but I can’t really see how there would be a change in that many votes.”

Of those who voted, about 47 percent were Republicans, nearly 20 percent Dem-

ocrats and 32 percent unaffiliated. Those numbers mirror almost exactly the make-up of Douglas County’s registered voters, which stands at 46 percent Republican, 20 percent Democrat, and 34 percent for all others.

Another unusual aspect of the Nov. 5 election: Though it was a mail-in ballot, 23,259 ballots — almost 12 percent of the total votes cast — came in on Election Day. Adjacent counties recorded a similar trend, Arrowsmith said.

The Nov. 5 turnout still pales in compari-son to a presidential year election, Arrow-smith said, which he described as typically “off the charts in Douglas County” at about 90 percent.

into adjacent neighborhoods, safety for pedestrians and cyclists and traffic congestion on Plaza Drive, something that is already an issue when school begins and lets out.

“We purchased that property three years ago and will be continuing to move forward with the station area master plan,” Bagley said. “This location has been known since 2004 on the FasTracks plan. It is not like it is something that is brand new.”

Bagley did say that RTD will work on any potential traffic issues with Douglas County when that time comes.


RTDLarsen said he sees reason for optimism.

“Whether it’s painted cars or the volume of fliers and door hangers, the number of

forums, this community is more awake than it’s ever been about education,” he said. “And that’s a good thing.

“I think we need to build on the fact that 100,000 people participated in this elec-tion. We need to have continuing conver-sations, discussions, places for people to weigh in on what we’re doing.”


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Calendar of Events For a complete calendar of South Metro Denver Chamber events or more information, visit our web site at www.bestchamber.com or call 303-795-0142.

Thursday, November 14th:Women in Leadership: All About You...We Want Your Input! The Chamber Center 2154 E. Commons Ave., Suite 342, Centennial

Friday, November 15th: Energy & Sustainable Infrastructure Council presents: SWITCH! The Chamber Center 2154 E. Commons Ave., Suite 342, Centennial

Saturday, November 16th:Economic Development Group Trade Mission in support of MAVEN launch Cape Canaveral, Florida

Monday, November 18th: Grow Your Marketing Database Using RefUSA The Chamber Center 2154 E. Commons Ave., Suite 342, Centennial

Save Lives & Sort Medical Supplies with Project CURE 10337 E. Geddes Ave., Centennial

Tuesday, November 19th:STEM-EC: Public Education & Business Coalition Superintendent Forum DCPA-Seawell Ballroom, 1101 13th Street, Denver

Business Bible Study The Chamber Center 2154 E. Commons Ave., Suite 342, Centennial

Save a Life: Learn CPR with Safety SolvedThe Chamber Center 2154 E. Commons Ave., Suite 342, Centennial

What’s Next: Amendment 66 hosted by CU Denver School of Public Affairs Lawrence Street Center, 1380 Lawrence St., Denver

Wednesday, November 20th:Boulder’s muni: How Xcel Energy is working to ensure Colorado doesn’t pay for it The Chamber Center 2154 E. Commons Ave., Suite 342, Centennial

Southwest Metro Business Alliance: Celebrate the Holidays “Westside” Style Creekside Gardens, 5730 West Coal Mine Ave., Littleton

Thursday, November 21st:Briefing and Q&A with Andrew Romanoff The Chamber Center 2154 E. Commons Ave., Suite 342, Centennial

Defensive Driving - Protecting Yourself and Others... The Chamber Center 2154 E. Commons Ave., Suite 342, Centennial

Health & Wellness Initiative Speaker Series: Healthy Aging The Chamber Center 2154 E. Commons Ave., Suite 342, Centennial

Cultural Business Alliance: Executive & Advisory Board The Chamber Center 2154 E. Commons Ave., Suite 342, Centennial

Friday, November 22nd:Chamber Unplugged The Chamber Center 2154 E. Commons Ave., Suite 342, Centennial

Dinner with Five Colorado Governors The Oxford Hotel, 1600 17th Street, Denver

You asked–we answered! The South Suburban Park Foundation working with Chamber Inves-tors and community members recently revised their website to provide on-line south metro community trail maps.

Available now at www.sspf.org, trail visitors can download a new, or favorite, trail route from one of the dozens within the stellar trail and greenway system right in our neighborhood. Whether you’re at home planning your next visit or on the trail deciding where to explore, you can immediately pull up a current map on your computer or mobile device.

Trail information provided includes mile-

age, elevation and a general overview of trail features and amenities. The South Suburban Parks Foundation also has included information about user safety and surrounding habitat and environmental features. Maps are available both digitally as well as a pocket-sized printed ver-sion. Click www.sspf.org for trail updates, maps (downloadable or complimentary copy), com-munity happenings, and to sign up to receive e-mail snippets.

We would like to thank the South Metro Chamber and the community members who shared their ideas to implement this new feature!

The newly designed pocket map for South Suburban trails includes everything you need to know to make your use of our park trail system a pleasure.

PADT (Phoenix Analysis and Design Technologies) cel-ebrated the opening of their new, larger office space at 2009 W. Littleton Blvd, #200 with company officials and local dignitaries, including Littleton mayor Debbie Brinkman enjoying the company’s open house. The company specializes in 3D printing, simulation and rapid prototyping for clients in the aerospace, medical, energy and electronics fields. www.padtinc.com

Free blood pressure checks, children’s face painting, delicious appetizers and quenching beverages were part of Highlands Ranch Medical Associates’ Grand Opening of their new offices at 9135 S. Ridgeline Blvd, #190 in Highlands Ranch. Primary care doctors Kathy Vidlock, Terry Krause, and Kent Lofley offer a patient-centered approach highlighting the impor-tance of continuous improvement in quality, effec-tiveness, and efficiency of care. www.highlandsranchmedicalassociates.org

Colleen Cox commemorated the opening of her shop, BizCard Xpress - Littleton at 8996 W. Bowles Ave. in Littleton with a Grand Opening and ribbon cutting celebration which included guests and fellow Cham-ber Investors. The company can handle everything from business cards through signage and more with a book of over 800,000 promotional items available for business marketing. www.BizCardXpress.com

Chamber Investors Metropolitan State Uni-versity of Denver (MSU Denver) and Colorado Heights University (CHU) have partnered to au-thorize general studies and business core transfer credits toward a Bachelor of Science degree in one of five business disciplines: accounting, com-puter information systems, finance, management and marketing.

“This partnership focuses on removing per-ceived barriers to education, while encouraging greater diversity of ideas and backgrounds in our programs,” says Ann Murphy, dean of the MSU Denver School of Business. “Both universities feel that, through this arrangement, we can attract new students that may not otherwise consider either institution individually.”

Fifteen courses, equating to more than three semesters of classes, now are preauthorized for transfer to MSU Denver with a grade of C or higher. CHU students must meet all of MSU Denver’s standard admission and application requirements.

“Whether our students come from the local neighborhoods or from countries overseas, stu-dents can receive individualized support at CHU at the start, to assist them in getting acclimated to the college experience, and then move on to a much larger academic offering at MSU Denver,” says Doug Bjerkaas, CHU chief operating officer, adding that this partnership with MSU Denver is the first of its kind and it gives us the opportunity to provide additional options to students we strive to serve.

MSU Denver and CHU have advisers to help students get credits transferred. CHU’s next program cycle starts Oct. 28 and MSU Denver’s application deadline for the spring semester is Nov. 18.

Another benefit to the partnership allows students to live in student housing on the CHU campus at an affordable student rate, ranging from $180 to $400 a month. CHU’s dorms are just 1.5 miles from the Englewood light-rail station, providing easy access to downtown Denver and

the Auraria campus.Chamber Marketing and Visibility Consultant

Brian Bartony who oversees both educational institutions’ Chamber investment strategies is excited at this collaboration. “ Metropolitan State Univesity is leading Colorado by bringing diverse backgrounds together for higher educa-tion. Colorado Heights University has students from 49 countries predominately with English as a second language. Through this collabora-tion effort students can now get the best of both worlds. We heartily applaud partnerships such as this which will continue to strengthen Colorado’s educational system.”

An official signing ceremony to launch the partnership took place on Oct. 21 at the main administration building on the CHU campus.

Metro State and Colorado Heights Universities Partner to improve student success

South Suburban Park Foundation revises web site, creates new trail maps

Mock stock market challenges studentsDouglas County teens compete in lively contestBy Jane [email protected]

A Mountain Vista High School team won a first place in the Nov. 7 Junior Achievement Stock Market Challenge. The 10th an-nual event drew 220 teams of students from around the metro area to a mock version of the trading floor, set up at the Uni-versity of Denver’s Cable Center.

Participating Douglas Coun-ty high schools included Rock Canyon, Douglas County, Castle View, Ponderosa, ThunderRidge and Highlands Ranch.

Teams compete to grow a mock portfolio to its highest net worth, investing $500,000 in stock in 26 fictitious compa-nies. The event condenses two months of trading into an hour, with each trading day lasting about a minute. Periodic news releases are issued to reflect fic-titious world events and indus-try developments, causing stock prices to fluctuate.

“Beyond teaching them the

obvious, like teaching them about capital markets, how the stock market works and indi-vidual wealth building, they’re working as a team,” said Robin Wise, CEO of Rocky Mountain Junior Achievement, “learn-ing things like critical thinking, problem solving, competing, working in teams. Competition is an integrated aspect of busi-ness.”

The event is tailor-made for the at-risk students in High-lands Ranch High School’s Al-ternative Cooperative Educa-tion (ACE) program, said ACE teacher Joe Chandler.

“These students feel disen-franchised, either because of a tough academic or tough home program,” Chandler said. “For most of them, school lacks rel-evance. They see the world from a very practical point of view.

“Here, they get to see how money is a tool, how to use money to make money. They see that they can compete as well as anybody else. When they see that, they are enormously moti-vated.”

Chandler’s students, eyes trained on the board when they

weren’t leaning toward one an-other to strategize, affirmed his observations.

“This is completely new to

me,” Collin O’Brien said. “Ev-erything’s really exciting and fun.”

Other participating Douglas

County schools included Thun-derRidge, Rock Canyon, Doug-las County, Castle View and Ponderosa high schools.

From left, Highlands Ranch High School students Brandon Shue, Collin O’Brien and Jakob Candelaria watch the board during the Nov. 7 Stock Market Challenge at University of Denver. Photo by Jane Reuter


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Sunday Worship8:00 & 10:45 a.m.

Trinity Lutheran School & ELC(Ages 3-5, Grades K-8)

303-841-4660www.tlcas.org

Trinity Lutheran Church

& School

Abiding Word Lutheran Church

8391 S. Burnley Ct., Highlands Ranch

(Next to RTD lot @470 & University)

Worship ServicesSundays at 9:00am

303-791-3315 [email protected]

www.awlc.org

Sunday Worship8:00 am Chapel Service

9:00 & 10:30 am Sunday School 9:00 & 10:30 am

Open hearts. Open minds. Open doors.

www.st-andrew-umc.com303-794-2683

Preschool: 303-794-05109203 S. University Blvd.

Highlands Ranch, 80126

Open and WelcomingSunday 8:30 a.m. 11:00 a.m.

First Presbyterian Church of Littleton

1609 W. Littleton Blvd.(303) 798-1389 • www.fpcl.org

P.O. Box 2945—Parker CO 80134-2945www.ParkerCCRS.org

303.805.9890

ParkerCommunity Churchof Religious Science

Sunday services held in thehistoric Ruth Memorial Chapel

at the Parker Mainstreet Center...19650 E. Mainstreet, Parker 80138

New Thought...Ancient Wisdom

Visit our website fordetails of classes &

upcoming events.Sunday Service& Children’s Church10:00 a.m.

www.SpiritofHopeLCMC.org

5755 Valley Hi DriveParker, CO303-941-0668

Pastor David FisherFellowship & Worship: 9:00 amSunday School: 10:45 am

Castle Rock Highlands Ranch Highlands Ranch Littleton

Littleton

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Lone Tree

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Hilltop United Church Of Christ

10926 E. Democrat Rd. Parker, CO

10am Worship Service www.hilltopucc.org

303-841-2808

Little Blessings Day Carewww.littleblessingspdo.com

First UnitedMethodist Church

1200 South StreetCastle Rock, CO 80104

303.688.3047www.fumccr.org

Services:Saturday 5:30pm

Sunday 8am, 9:30am, 11amSunday School 9:15am

Sunday Worship 10:304825 North Crowfoot Valley Rd.Castle Rock • canyonscc.org

303-663-5751

An EvangelicalPresbyterian Church

“Loving God - Making A Difference”A place for you

worship Time

Welcome Home!Weaving Truth

and Relevance into Relationships and Life

9:00am Spiritual Formation Classes for all Ages

90 east orchard roadlittleton, co

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10:30AM sundays

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Sundays at10:00 am

Grace is on the NE Corner of SantaFe Dr. & Highlands Ranch Pkwy.

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You are invitedto worship with us:

Saturday 5:30pm

Sunday 8:00 & 10:30am

Joyful Mission Preschool 303-841-37707051 East Parker Hills Ct. • Parker, CO

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Sunday Worship8:45 am & 10:30 am

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303-841-2125www.pepc.org

Sunday Worship: 10:45AM & 6PMBible Study: 9:30AM

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4391 E Mainstreet, Parker, Colorado 80134

Church Office – (303) 841-3836

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Lone Tree 80124303-688-9506

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Holiday cards spread awareness, joy Proceeds bene� t Children’s Hospital By Ryan Boldrey [email protected]

For the past 20-plus years, patients from the Children’s Hospital Colorado’s Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders have cre-ated designs for holiday cards.

Once the winning designs are selected, cards are then sold to help raise money for the center and purchase items such as wigs and medical bracelets for patients.

Among the 10 artists selected out of 91 entries this year were 6-year-old Bella Web-ster from Highlands Ranch and 11-year-old Liberty Tyus of Littleton.

Bella, a fi rst-grader at Cherry Hills Christian School, has leukemia and a love of dolphins.

She plans to take a trip to swim with one once her treatment is done. Liberty, mean-while, is a sixth-grade honor student at Goddard Middle School.

She was diagnosed with acute lympho-ma in second grade, and after two years of chemotherapy treatments she is now in full remission, and as opposed to dolphins now keeps busy swimming with Piranhas — the local club swim team, that is.

Both girls received $250 cash and a spe-cial plaque from the Holiday Card Project for their winning designs, but for Liberty what was even more important was the knowledge she was helping and educating others.

“The money goes to research,” Liberty said. “And if you see someone with one of these cards that we made, most people are

going to ask, `Where did you get it?’ It really helps spread awareness about cancer and what it does to kids.”

It is the second year in a row Liberty has won the contest and the budding artist plans on entering again next year.

“It’s an amazing feeling for me that people are seeing and buying my cards,” she said. “I’ve always wanted to sell my art-work. I used to have a dream that I wanted to open up a store but I didn’t get around to it ... probably because I was 3.”

Liberty’s design — which was inspired by the fact that Christmas has always been something to look forward to, especially while she was in chemotherapy — shows a hilly scene with a girl at one end, a home at the other, and wintry features, includ-ing a snowman, in between. The message on the card is: “Life is a journey. It has ups and downs. But you can always count on Christmas being one of the ups.”

Bella’s card features a picture of a color-ful wreath with the timeless “Happy Holi-days” message written above the wreath.

“It is a nice way to recognize kids and their talents,” said Connie Brakken-Smith, project co-chair for the second straight year. “It’s also a way for them to do some-thing creative that makes them feel like a normal kid without an illness and for those kids that get selected to be celebrated. Some of the art is pretty amazing too.”

To purchase holiday cards or a decorat-ed white chocolate pretzel tin, visit www.holidaycardproject.org, call 720-777-6286 or stop by the hospital gift shop at 13123 E. 16th Ave. in Aurora. They will also be avail-able at the Children’s Hospital South Cam-pus at Plaza Drive and Lucent Boulevard in Highlands Ranch after Dec. 4.

ABOVE: Bella Webster, left, gets a kiss from her brother, Drew. Bella, 6, of Highlands Ranch, is one of 10 Children’s Hospital patients to have her artistic design featured on a holiday card

that will bene� t the hospital’s Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders. Courtesy photo

RIGHT: Sales of holiday cards created by Children’s Hospital Colorado patients, including

these by Highlands Ranch 6-year-old Bella Webster, at left, and Littleton 11-year-old

Liberty Tyus will help bene� t the hospital’s Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders.

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Take precautions this holiday seasonThe holiday season is a beautiful time of

year that can bring people together. But it can also be a time fraught with hazards.

That’s something that can easily be overlooked amid the shopping, cooking, partying and keeping warm by the fire. But we encourage you to consider some of the following tips to make the closing weeks of 2013 memorable for the right reasons.

Snuff out fire dangerWinter residential fires — which peak

in December and January — result in 945 deaths and cause nearly $2 billion in property damage nationally in a typical year, according to the U.S. Fire Administra-tion, an entity of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. It’s not quite winter yet, but recent cold snaps remind us that it’s on the way.

The administration has some advice to keep fire threats at bay, which we share below. A more detailed list of things you can do can be found at www.usfa.fema.gov/citizens/home_fire_prev/holiday-seasonal/

winter.shtm• Cooking is the leading cause of these

types of fires. Unattended cooking is the No. 1 culprit, so stay in the kitchen when frying, grilling or broiling. Wear short, close-fitting clothing, for obvious reasons. Maybe most important, stay alert at all times.

• Heating sources — including furnaces, fireplaces and space heaters — are an-other major cause of fires in the home. It is important to keep flammable materials at a safe distance, generally considered to be 3 feet or more, from a heating source. If you’re using a space heater, it is highly recommended that you plug it directly into the outlet and not use an extension cord. Also, make sure your home has a working smoke alarm and that you have an escape

plan for yourself and your family, should a fire occur.

• An estimated 240 house fires involving Christmas trees and another 150 involving holiday lights and decorations occur in a typical year in the United States. Among other things, keep your tree watered and do not overload electrical outlets with lights.

Protect your identityFor many, shopping is a holiday hobby,

one that carries a risk 0f identity theft, whether online or at the mall.

The Federal Trade Commission has some advice to help keep important, pri-vate information secure. More information can be found at www.consumer.ftc.gov/features/feature-0014-identity-theft

• Travel light. Do not carry around more credit, debit or identification cards than you really need.

• Shred receipts once you no longer need them. When at the store or mall, you might want to keep those receipts in your pocket instead of in the bag, which can be

lost or stolen.• The online realm has its own set of

dangers. Be very cautious of whom you give your personal information. Getting a new computer or phone? Wipe out all of your private information before discarding the old one. And, of course, keep your pass-words private.

Drinking? Don’t driveHoliday parties often involve alcohol.

Some people drink too much, then decide to drive, and the results can be horrific. In fact, Mothers Against Drunk Driving reports that 43 percent of driving fatalities on Christmas Day are alcohol-related.

DUI enforcement generally goes up this time of year as well, so there’s an increased risk to drunken drivers’ wallets, as a convic-tion can be costly, both in court fees and higher insurance costs.

If you’re going to drink, taking a cab or using a sober designated driver are common-sense solutions to avoid hurting yourself and others.

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Are you a Miley fan?With the announcement that Miley Cyrus will make a stop at Denver’s Pepsi Center

on March 4 during her upcoming tour, Colorado Community Media went to the Streets at SouthGlenn to ask: Are you a fan of the entertainer famous for Hannah Montana and, more recently, twerking?

“It’s not my type of music. Really, I’d rather she didn’t come to Denver.” — Mike Hecker, Centennial

“Miley Cyrus is OK but I wouldn’t pay to see her. She’s a little too over the top for me.” — Kate Graham, Englewood

“My kids like her songs but I’m not a fan. I guess I just don’t get her.” — Jose Pinedo, Littleton

“She’s become very trashy. My daughter used to watch Hannah Montana. But since she left Disney, she’s gone downhill fast.” — Suzanne Kisner, Centennial

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Finding balance in social mediaSo I had an interesting experience

this past week regarding the use my Facebook account, or maybe I should say misuse of my account.

What I had done was accept friend requests or connect with people that I work with on a professional level. I had connected with all of my family mem-bers, friends, co-workers, business asso-ciates, and customers and thought it was a great way to stay in touch, keep up with their activities and interests and allow them to keep up with what I was doing.

The problem was that I had some new things happening in my life, good and exciting things that I was sharing via Facebook. As much as I was excited about the cool things going on, appar-ently there were one or two co-workers who I was connected with on Facebook who felt compelled to stalk my activi-ties and adventures as I posted them on Facebook and further decided to share them with others in the company.

There was nothing weird or unnatural about my Facebook posts, these folks just thought that they should share my life’s journey with everyone at the office. This caused a little drama and unfortunately resulted in the need for me to “unfriend” all the people I work with. At first I was a little disappointed, hurt, and angry. But then as I thought more about it, perhaps Facebook is a much better application to be used with family and friends and con-nect or interact with my business associ-ates and co-workers in a different way. I already do that via LinkedIn, and since I only use LinkedIn for business reasons, it made so much more sense.

The past week has been a test. I miss keeping up with some of my co-workers through Facebook, but I think my anger,

hurt, and disappointment have been replaced by a sense of balance. Facebook for friends and family members and LinkedIn for co-workers and business as-sociates. So far it is working beautifully.

Many people use Facebook to connect with everyone in one location and never have issues like I experienced. And I know many people who network and get referrals through Facebook and use it as a professional selling or marketing tool. For those of you who have found success in using Facebook for business or profes-sional reasons and have not had to deal with drama, I applaud you.

I do believe in the power of social media, and my two favorites are Face-book and LinkedIn. Finding the balance between the two and distancing my per-sonal life from my professional life has actually been a blessing and relief.

I would love to hear all about your experiences using Facebook or LinkedIn at [email protected]. And when we find the right balance in all areas of life, including social media, it really will be a better than good week.

Michael Norton, a resident of High-lands Ranch, is the former president of the Zig Ziglar organization and CEO and founder of www.candogo.com

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letter to the editorIndependent restaurants needed

We absolutely need some independent Ma and Pa type of restaurants here in Highlands Ranch. Highlands Ranch has gotten to look so cheap with all these fran-chises/fast food restaurants. They are all so unhealthy too!

I think we all need to voice our opinions to Shea Homes because they are respon-sible for bringing all these franchises/fast food restaurants here! If I want to eat at a good restaurant, I go towards or into downtown Denver or Boulder. These franchises/fast food restaurants makes our town look cheesy!

The only reason that Shea Homes has taken in so many of these types of restau-rants is because they have the money to build. It is not setting a good image for our

town or our community!Elizabeth Kretchmer

Highlands Ranch

great result of electionThis is a great day for school reform,

Pay For Performance and continued progress in Douglas County schools. The election outcome can be summed up in two sentences. The very experienced can-didates who ran on a platform of progress and reform WON. The candidates who ran on a platform of deceit, untruths, and union bullying lost.

Keith WanklynHighlands Ranch

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Actually, it’s not time for a change Apparently we were supposed to

change our clocks sometime in November. Is that correct?

Well, I haven’t changed any of mine, and I don’t plan to. Five of them changed all by themselves: the one on my televi-sion, the one on my computer, the ones on both telephones, and the one on the thermostat. That’s enough for me.

It’s a pain in the neck, and everything in the house came with a clock. Think about it: the coffeemaker, oven, microwave, two clock radios, two wall clocks, the stereo, the DVD player, and Smitty’s dog dish. The car has one too.

I have turned off some of them so I don’t have to see my life passing away on every appliance I own.

I think Fall Back and Spring Forward is a dumb concept that has no real benefi t. Try to guess who and why daylight-saving time was fi rst proposed. Here’s a multiple-choice quiz. Take your time:

1. It was fi rst proposed by a group of Missouri farmers, who wanted an extra hour of daylight to manage their crops.

2. It was fi rst proposed by Benjamin Franklin, who also proposed the United States adopt the turkey as the national bird.

3. It was fi rst proposed by a New Zealand entomologist whose shift-work job gave him after-hours time to collect insects in daylight.

4. It was fi rst proposed by former Cin-cinnati Reds manager Sparky Anderson, because he despised day-night double-headers.

You can give the credit or the blame to George Vernon Hudson. He wanted to have an extra hour of daylight to collect

insects. I have often wondered why he didn’t just leave things alone, and collect fi refl ies after work.

At some point — in the third grade? — I think we all realize that a day isn’t per-fectly symmetrical all year long. There’s more daylight in the summer than there is in the winter. Sooner or later we hear about something called a leap year (or a bissextile year) when an extra day is added to February.

I have a friend who was born on a Feb. 29, and when she turned 64, she claimed she was only 16, because she had only had four true birthdays.

So early on in life we fi gured out that time is adjusted, and it has been ever since ancient civilizations got it rolling.

It’s fi ne with me if February gets an extra day every fourth year, but I am good with not being expected to squirrel around with clocks otherwise.

The good thing is that it’s not criminal if you don’t.

I am sure you have all seen a row of clocks at airports that let you know what

time it is where you are, and what time it is in Los Angeles, Tokyo, and Amsterdam.

I used to have a row of big clocks like that in my art offi ce. One of them dis-played local time but there was no sign that said so. The others were higgledy-piggledy, and they weren’t set apart in 60-minute intervals.

My offi ce door was always open. One day a kid stood in my doorway with exas-peration all over his face.

“Damn it,” he said. “What time is it?”On Sunday, March 9, 2014, all of the

clocks in my house will agree. That’s when the rest of you will have to change your clocks all over again.

Up on stools and ladders. Or maybe you have high-tech clocks that will change automatically.

But if that malodorous bug-eater had just kept quiet we all could have saved a lot of time.

Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resident. He can be reached at [email protected]

Critics wrong about food stamp law In 1996, the Congress passed and Pres-

ident Bill Clinton signed welfare reform legislation, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), allowing states the fl exibility to craft their own plans to move families living in subsistence poverty towards self-suffi ciency. In 1997, as a state senator from Aurora, I led the bipartisan effort in Colorado by writing the welfare reforms that would require those receiving cash assistance, under TANF, to participate in work, training or education in exchange for receiving pub-lic assistance. The legislation was signed into law by former Democratic Gov. Roy Romer. The new program became known as Colorado Works and it still exists today.

However, the 1996 federal law did not provide the same reforms to the other programs such as food stamps, public housing assistance or Medicaid.

Recently, the House passed H.R. 3102, the Nutrition Reform and Work Opportu-nity Act of 2013, which extends the same 1996 TANF reforms to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). These reforms will require able-bodied individuals, without dependents, receiv-ing food stamps to fi nd work, attend an educational or training program for 20 hours a week, or participate in volunteer activities. It also reforms the application process so that one must specifi cally request food stamps instead of automati-cally receiving them when they become eligible for other assistance programs.

Although critics of the legislation claim the purpose is to take food out of the mouths of children, this couldn’t be

further from the truth. The truth is that under this legislation, anyone who falls under the work requirements and who is an adult under 50 years of age and able-bodied will not be denied benefi ts so long as they are willing to sign up for the opportunity to get a job, participate in training, education, or even volunteer work. Conservatives like me believe in a strong safety net and the House reform bill maintains that for those in need.

However, the idea that an individual who is able to work or volunteer should be doing something in exchange for receiving public assistance has been and remains a strongly supported principle in our country. Since the reforms in the 1990s, this link between work and public assistance has helped reduce the size of the welfare rolls by providing a path for those in need to move towards becoming self suffi cient.

Some states, like Colorado, have already moved forward with reforms of their own, throughout its 30-year his-tory, the Colorado SNAP Employment First program has seen 90 percent of its participants successfully complete the

work requirements to receive benefi ts. I commend the important work this program does for Coloradans and the House-passed reform will build on that and require all states to have these much-needed reforms in place.

It is important to note that the just-passed House reforms, the federal 1996 welfare reform law, and the Colorado Works program are all designed to give people help when they need it without encouraging anyone to be permanently dependent on the government. Moreover, the projected savings from the House reform bill will come from recipients moving towards self-suffi ciency and not from arbitrary cuts to the program.

Most people would rather work than

rely on government assistance. Most people want to go out and be productive so that they can earn a living, so that they can support their family, and so that they can have hope for a better future. The Nutrition Reform and Work Opportunity Act of 2013 is designed to give help in what is often referred to as a “hand up” instead of a “hand out” to those in need.

Republican Mike Coffman is the U.S. Rep-resentative for Colorado’s 6th District. He is a Marine Corps combat veteran and has a combined 21 years of military experi-ence between the Army, the Army Reserve, the Marine Corps and the Marine Corps Reserve.

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PoliticalDOUGLAS COUNTY Democrats executive committee meets at 7 p.m. every � rst Tuesday at various sites. Contact Ralph Jollensten at 303-663-1286 or e-mail [email protected]. Social-discussion meetings are in Highlands Ranch, Castle Rock, Parker and Lone Tree. Visit douglasdemocrats.org and click on calendar for more information.

REPUBLICANS OF Highlands Ranch meet every last Friday of the month at the Cafe Mon Ami, 9579 S. University, Unit No. 150, at 7 a.m. Speakers of local, state and national political o� ce address the group. Call Rick Murray at 303-933-3292, or e-mail at [email protected].

ProfessionalBUSINESS LEADS Group meets at 7:15 a.m. Wednesdays at LePeep at Quebec Street and County Line Road. Call Rita Coltrane at 303-792-3587.

HIGHLANDS RANCH Business Leads Inc., call Dale Weese at 303-978-0992.

HIGHLANDS RANCH Chamber Leads Group meets at 11:45 a.m. Mondays at The Egg and I in Town Center at Dorchester and Highlands Ranch Parkway. Call Jim Wolfe at 303-703-4102.

HIGHLANDS RANCH Chamber of Commerce, call 303-791-3500.

HIGHLANDS RANCH Leads Club meets at 7:30 a.m. Thursdays at Le Peep on South Quebec Street. Call Kathy at 303-692-8183.

HIGHLANDS RANCH Leads Club meets at 7:15 a.m. Thursdays at The Egg and I in Town Center at Dorchester and Highlands Ranch Parkway. Call Del Van Essen at 303-302-3139.

HOME RECORDING Group of Highlands Ranch is an informal network of recording enthusiasts and studio musi-cians interested in sharing knowledge, resources and pizza. Call Scott, 303-791-3811.

LITTLETON LETIP meets from 7:16-8:31 a.m. every Tuesday for breakfast at Luciles, 2852 W. Bowles Ave., to exchange quali� ed business leads. Call Bob Hier at 303-660-6426 or e-mail [email protected].

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Veterans Day ceremonies held About 1,000 attend event at Fort Logan By Tom Munds [email protected]

A steady parade of men, women and children moved into place Nov. 11 for the annual Veterans Day Ceremonies at Fort Logan National Cemetery.

Every year, the Department of Colorado, District 10 Veterans of Foreign Wars and Ladies Auxiliary sponsor the event that fol-lows a traditional agenda.

This year, members of the Civil Air Pa-trol posted the colors, and there were pa-triotic songs sung by Cassandra Ellis, an Air Force veteran. There were speeches before a wreath was placed at a symbolic head-stone, bagpiping by retired Marine Master Gunnery Sgt. Ken Giese and the rifl e sa-lute by members of VFW Post 9644 honor guard. Members of Bugles across America played “Taps.”

Many individuals and groups decided to do something to mark Veterans Day.

The Campbell and Luckenbill children are homeschooled. Their parents had them prepare thank-you notes they handed out to veterans.

Near time for the ceremonies to start, buses dropped off 24 young people from the Littleton Public Schools transition pro-gram so they could be at the event. Many of the students brought wreaths they had made. Each wreath was designated for a particular military service and the students placed the wreaths next to the headstone of a veteran of those services.

Also, members of the Mountain View Chapter of Young Marines were in uniform. They handed out programs, stood with the fl ags near the podium and assisted in the ceremonies.

Retired Marine Gunnery Sgt. Pedro L. Galan attended the ceremony in full dress uniform. He and his wife Elida stood dur-

ing the event and they joined in singing “God Bless America.”

It was John Pentergast’s fi rst time to at-tend the Fort Logan event. He said he at-tended because he was visiting from Ohio

and took the opportunity to honor two friends buried at Fort Logan.

“I served in Desert Storm and two of the guys I served with are here at (Fort) Logan,” he said is an emotional voice. “They were

guys in my unit who didn’t come home. I visited their graves and I wanted to do more. So, I felt paying tribute to them and all veterans by attending the ceremonies was the least I could do in their memory.”

Members of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9644 Honor Guard � re a 21-gun salute during the Nov. 11 Veterans Day Ceremonies at Fort Logan National Cemetery. About 1,000 people attended the ceremonies. Photos by Tom Munds


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Nov. 14SUPPORT GROUP. The Prostate Cancer Support Group meets from 7-8:30 p.m. Nov. 14 in the Fireside Room at Cherry Hills Community Church, 3900 Grace Blvd., Highlands Ranch. This gathering is open to men who have undergone treatment or have yet to do so. Join us as we share our experi-ences with prostate cancer. All discussions are con� dential. Visit chcc.org/care.

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Nov. 27COMMUNION SERVICE. Bring family, friends and guests to the Thansgiving Eve communion service at 7 p.m. Nov. 27 in the worship center at Cherry Hills Community Church, 3900 Grace Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Taking the Time To Say Thanks, hosted by Dr. Ramona Spilman, pastor of adult education, will o� er a time to re� ect, remember and give thanks. Music and the sacrament of communion will help set the tone for a meaningful Thanksgiving celebration. KidZone is available for children ages 5 and younger.

Dec. 1AUDITIONS THE DJC Youth All-Stars is looking for a high school banjo/guitar or replacement drum set player. Audition music and recording have been posted at www.bandresource-sunlimited.com. Auditions will take place from 6:30-9 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 1, at Flesher-Hinton Music Store, 3936 Tennyson St. in Denver. Intermediate to advanced jazz experience is

necessary. For information, or to schedule an audition, email [email protected] or call 303-328-7277.

Dec. 12VOLUNTEER ROUND-UP. The National Western Stock Show and Rodeo needs 150-200 volunteers in guest relations, children’s programs, horse and livestock shows, and the trade show. The 108th stock show is Jan. 11-26. To learn more about the volunteer opportunities and to set up an interview for a volunteer spot, attend the National Western volunteer round-up from 4-7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 12, at the National Western Complex, 4655 Humboldt St., Denver. For information and to � ll out a volunteer application, go to http://www.nationalwestern.com/volunteer/ or contact Kellie at 303-299-5562.

Dec. 13-15HOLIDAY SHOW. Christmas at the Ranch: Extra Ordinary will be presented at 7 p.m. Dec. 13, at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Dec. 14, and at 6 p.m. Dec. 15, at Cherry Hills Community Church, 3900 Grace Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Tickets on sale Nov. 13. Visit chcc.org.

Dec. 14-15WINTER MARKET. The Highlands Ranch Com-munity Association’s Winter Market is from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dec. 14-15 at Town Center North, 1100 Sgt. Jon Stiles Drive in Highlands Ranch. The Winter Market boasts more than 20 vendors with products such as meats, wines, fudge, pastries, rice, balsamic vinegars, breads, and wild Alaskan salmon. The laid-back atmosphere will get you into the spirit of the season. Visit www.HRCAonline.org/events or call 303-791-2500.

EDITOR’S NOTE: Calendar submissions must be received by noon Wednesday for publication the following week. Send in-formation to [email protected], attn: Highlands Ranch Herald. No attachments. Listings are free and run on a space-available basis.

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Misc. Notices

Want To Purchaseminerals and other oil/gasinterests. Send details to:P.O. Box 13557Denver, CO 80201

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GUN SHOW

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Farm Products & Produce

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GARAGE & ESTATE SALES

Garage Sales

HUGE "PINERY" MOVING SALESaturday and Sunday, Nov 16 & 178am to 12pm; 8237 N. HillcrestWay, Parker. Tools, camping, largewater bouncers, sports equipment,bikes, Christmas, household, dis-counted Authentic Harley David-son women's small and men's XLleathers and SO MUCH MORE!!

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Appliances

Brand New Appliances –Never Used – Brushed NickelFrigidaire – Side by Side Refri-

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– Electric Range,FFEF3048LS, $500 Frigidaire

– Built in Dishwasher,FFBD2411NS, $290 Frigidaire

– Microwave, FFMV164LS,$200 Total All $1890,No Personal ChecksCell: 714-797-3357

GE White Fridge, excellent condi-tion, side by side, ice and water infront $550/obo (303)972-6563

Arts & Crafts

Craft Show 12-5pm SaturdayNovember 16th

Come for Burger NightWednesdays from 5pm-7pmAmerican Legion Post 178 1655 Simms, Lakewood

Contact Nita 303-910-6660

Bicycles

ELECTRIC BIKES: New & usedNo Gas, License, or Registration.

303-257-0164

Firewood

Pine/Fur & AspenSplit & Delivered $225 Stackingavailable extra $25

Some delivery charges may applydepending on location. Haulingscrap metal also available (appli-ances, batteries etc.)

Call 303-647-2475 or 720-323-2173

Kid’s Stuff

New crib mattress $30, like newhigh chair $35, or both for $50.

303-945-4792

Miscellaneous

32 Craftsman Track Snow Blower$600 Kid's 90 4 wheeler $300, CastIron Wood Burn Stove $300 StandUp Band Saw $200 Patio-fireplacestainless $200 Inside gas fireplace

$100 Exercise Bike $200 1982Honda Silverwing Street Bike65K miles $1000(303)841-0811

Berthillon French Kitchen Island58" long X26 1/2" wide X 35 1/2"high. Photos and specs availableon Williams Sonoma web site Per-fect cond. $1499.00 (303)794-7635

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All Tickets Buy/SellNFL-NBA-NHL-NCAA-MLBWWW.DENVERTICKET.COM(303)-420-5000

PETS

Dogs

AKC Laberdor Pups, 1 yellow, 1black females duclaws, 1st shots,

wormed, excellent bloodlines,Available November 5th. Call Don

(303)233-5885

Must sell one year old blackFrench Bull dog

ready to breed, $2500Call or text 720-989-6758

Horse & Tack

Riding Horses Available -Boarding, leasing, lessons,Birthday Parties,Volunteering and Tours.Friends of Horses Rescue &Adoption 303-649-1155www.getahorse.org

Autos for Sale

TRANSPORTATION

2002 Ford ThunderbirdConvertible 23,300 miles, alwaysgaraged, comes w/hard top.

Very clean interior, LoJack, Exc.Cond., 1 owner $20,000 303-548-2033

A Gem Of A Car: 1979 VOLVO 242DL,2.1, Mint Condition, 50,517Miles; Always Garaged; $6100(303)841-2682

Estate Sale, 2003 Mercury MarquisLSE model 4 door sdn Silver, 88kmiles, old style long seats, main-tained well, quick sale $5500OBO303-913-0553/ 303-979-9454

Wanted

Cash for all Carsand Trucks

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Kids Holiday Cookie Class offeredDecember 7th

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AccountantFull Service CPA Office in CastleRock. Full Time, year round, Bach-e lors in Account ing/F inance(303)688-2751

Arapahoe County Public AirportAuthority Airport, owners of oneof the nation’s busiest airports iscurrently accepting applications fora Communications Specialist. Theideal candidate must possess aBachelor’s Degree in communica-tions, public relations, marketing,journalism or similar field; 2 yrs. ex-perience developing and imple-menting public information pro-grams or as a writer or editor in theprint or broadcast media; familiaritywith incident command termino-logy is preferred; and fluency inboth written and spoken English isrequired.

The primary focus of this positionwill be to communicate and raisethe awareness of airport informa-tion, programs, special projects andaccomplishments of the Airport Au-thority to the public through the me-dia, website, social media, newslet-ters, brochures and presentations.Act as a public information officerduring airport incidents/accidents.Work involves gathering, writing,and editing material to be releasedto the news media, periodicals,website and social media. The pos-ition also requires some independ-ent judgment, creativity, initiativeand ability to manage a flexiblework schedule which includes at-tendance at community/tenantmeetings and other events outsideregular office hours.

This is an exempt salaried positionwith excellent benefits after 60days. Starting salary offer will bebased on qualifications. You mayobtain an Application for Employ-ment & full Job Description in per-son or at http://www.centennialair-port.com/Employment. Pleasehand-deliver, mail or e-mail yourcompleted application with a copyof your resume, work samples andsalary history to the ArapahoeCounty Public Airport Authority,7800 S. Peoria St., Unit G1, Engle-wood, CO 80112 or contact Gwenat 303-218-2904. EOE

Caregivers to provide in-homecare to senior citizens who need

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Drivers: Home Nightly!Great Paying Denver Box truckor CDL-A Flatbed Runs.1yr Exp. Req.Estenson Logistics.Apply: www.goelc.com1-888-399-5856

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Experienced HeavyEquipment Operatorsneeded. Dozers, excavators, scrapers andoff-road articulated haul trucks.

Experienced oilers also needed forCAT heavy equipment.

Call 660-656-9506. EOE

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Full-time, benefited Utilities Technician –

Water/Wastewater Plants $44,554 - $57,033/year,

closes: 11/18/13

Temporary, non-benefited Probation Officer –

Juvenile (Temporary) $21.36/hour, closes: 11/18/13

Submit City of Westminster onlineapplications thru

8:30 a.m. on close datehttp://www.cityofwestminster.us/jobs

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Home for the Holidays(Denver metro)

Savio House is looking for FosterParents to provide a temporaryhome for troubled teens ages

12-18. We provide training, 24/7support and $1900/month.

Adequate space and completebackground and motor vehicle

check required. Ideally there areno other teens in the home and

one parent would haveflexible daytime schedule.

Contact Michelle for moreinformation at 303-225-4073.

Help Wanted

Heavy equipment mechanicneeded for localexcavation contractor.Must have own tools.Must be knowledgeableabout CAT engines, electronics,hydraulics, pumps.Travel required on an asneeded basis.2-3 years experience withCAT heavy equipment required.Please call 660-656-9506 EOE

Homewatch CareGivers, Colorado Springs Premier HomeCare Agency, is now offering

services in Castle Rock and Franktown! Currently, we are hiring for the following positions:· Certified Nurse Aides (State ofColorado)

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University of Colorado Hospital is excited to bring you a helpful and informative seminar series at the Lone Tree Health Center. Get your questions answered and learn more about your health from the University of Colorado School of Medicine physicians, right here in your neighborhood.

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Highlands Ranch Herald 19November 14, 2013

South MetroLIFE

Annual event kicks o� holiday shopping season By Jane Reuter [email protected]

Highlands Ranch residents Casey and Stella Oyloe may only be 6 and 4, but their Christmas lists reveal their technological maturity.

“An iPhone and pixie dust,” 6-year-old Stella said as she, her sister and two cousins waited to see Santa Claus at Park Meadows mall Nov. 9.

“An iPhone and a baby doll,” 4-year old Casey said.

Cousin Patrick Westhoff, 7, of Com-merce City, had an equally adult request.

“Avalanche tickets,” he said, struggling and failing to think of anything else he wanted.

Zoe Westhoff, meanwhile, has her

hopes set on a more traditional child-hood-variety gift.

“My Little Pony and a Princess Twilight Sparkle doll,” the 7-year-old said.

Around the corner, Castle Rock 4-year-old Emma Maddaford, attired for the morning in a sparkling red sweater dress, said she wants a mermaid tale and Christ-mas pajamas.

Her 3-year-old brother Miles explained his fondest desire in detail.

“I want the Polar Express train that goes around the tree, and then we can push a button and it goes around the tree,” he said.

The six were among hundreds of chil-dren waiting at the Lone Tree mall Satur-day morning to greet Santa Claus and kick off the holiday shopping season.

Santa, known to some as Sterling resi-dent Larry Propp, arrived in grand style on a South Metro fi re truck. As he stepped out of the cab, a small girl broke free from

the crowd of onlookers and wrapped her arms around him in a tight hug. He quick-ly was surrounded by excited children, who accompanied him on a walk through the mall to Santa’s Village — a section of the mall reserved for Santa and his visi-tors from now through Christmas.

Children weren’t the only ones happy to see Santa.

The day of Santa’s arrival at the mall is typically one of the busiest of the year at Justice children’s clothing store, manager Cori Wagner said.

“I think this is going to be a better shopping season than last year,” she said. “I think now that the furlough is over, peo-ple will be spending money.”

Lego store supervisor Courtney Mor-gan said a shorter shopping season meant the season started early this year.

“On Halloween night, we put all our

Surrounded by children, Santa makes his way through Park Meadows’ Dining Hall to Santa’s Village shortly after his Nov. 9 arrival. Photo by Jane Reuter

SANTA

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Satisfied singer in lofty crowd

Ask local vocal Chris Daniels how he’s

doing three years after his bone marrow transplant, and he channels legendary soul singer James Brown: “I feel good,” Daniels told me last week during an inter-view before his Nov. 8 induction into the Colorado Music Hall of Fame.

“Do you ever say cured? No, but I say that’s OK,” Daniels adds.

Daniels was diagnosed with a fi erce form of leukemia in 2010. After receiving a “perfect match” bone marrow transplant from his sister, Jane Moffett, he set his sights on getting back on stage to perform with The Kings, his band of nearly 30 years.

Daniels, along with other Colorado musicians — legendary folk singer Judy Collins, the Serendipity Singers and Bob Lind — was inducted during a concert at the Paramount Theatre.

“Judy was a hero to me and a lot of other musicians because she was not as operatic a singer as Joan (Baez),” Dan-iels said about his famous fellow inductee. “She had soul and grit in her beauti-ful voice and she was a great guitar and piano player. My mother’s favorite song was Judy’s version of `Both Sides Now’ by Joni Mitchell. It’s an amazing honor to go into the Colorado Music Hall of Fame with her.”

In between writing music and perform-ing, Daniels teaches music business at the University of Colorado-Denver as an assistant professor for the College of Arts and Media.

“I really wanted to get back into teach-ing,” Daniels said about his post-trans-plant days. “It really refocused me. I was grading papers and working with substi-tute teachers when I was in the hospital. One time I was doing lectures by Skype. (The students) are 19- or 20-year-old wise apples ... I really have great hope and en-thusiasm for this generation coming out.”

For the kidneysThrough Nov. 17, DaVita, a division

of DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc. and a leading provider of kidney care services, partners with three Denver-area restau-rants to build awareness for kidney disease with kidney-friendly and diabetes-friendly menus in honor of November as National Diabetes Awareness Month. Each restau-rant will offer at least one appetizer, entrée and dessert that are kidney- or diabetes-friendly.

Participating restaurants for dinner service are: Table 6, 609 Corona St., (www.table6denver.com); beast + bottle, 719 E. 17th Ave., (www.beastandbottle.com) and YaYa’s Euro Bistro, 8310 E. Belleview Ave., Greenwood Village, (www.yayasdenver.com).

Denver-area residents can assess their risk at www.davita.com/kidneyaware.

Bonanno’s bonanzaDenver restaurant mogul Frank

Bonanno (Mizuna, Luca D’Italia, Bones, Vesper Lounge, Lou’s Food Bar, Green Russell, Wednesday’s Pie and Bonanno Brothers Pizzeria) is the featured speaker during “Daniels Connects Denver: Daniels Pioneer Lecture Series on

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Art on the Edge, the Greater Castle Rock Arts Guild’s gallery at 314 Wilcox St. in Cas-tle Rock, offers a show called “Small Pack-ages” to lure the holiday shopper.

Small works by guild members will be replaced as they are sold, including at the monthly Final Friday event. Gallery hours: 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesdays through Thurs-days; 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Fridays and Satur-days; 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays. 303-814-3300.

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• “Artistic Expressions”: My Funny Side/My Meaningful Side/ My Blue Side. Dead-line, Nov. 30.

• “Brush Away the Blues with Color, Col-or, Color.” Deadline: Dec. 15.

• “Masks, Carnivals, Music and Danc-ing.” Deadline Jan. 10, 2014.

• “Wearable Art: Glitter and Fluff Over the Top.” (A 3-D show to run with the Mardi Gras show.) Deadline Jan. 10, 2014.

• “Romancing the Arts” annual show at the Philip S. Miller Library in Castle Rock. Deadline is Jan. 10, 2014.

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‘Russian Holiday’ set for Lone Tree Candy canes for kids part of festive event By Sonya Ellingboe [email protected]

The 53-year-old, 85-member Denver Concert Band, led by Jacinda Bouton, has a family treat planned for its “Russian Holi-day” concert at 2 p.m. Nov. 24 at Lone Tree Arts Center. Santa and Mrs. Claus will be there to hand out candy canes to children.

The joyous music will also be a treat, featuring Russian and American works. Although Russians were forbidden to cel-ebrate religious holidays for 75 years after the Communist Revolution, they retained a holiday spirit, one learns with a bit of on-line research. They focused on New Year’s trees and celebrations.

However, before and again in the pres-ent, St. Nicholas is popular and the Santa who appears on Nov. 24 is cast in his im-age — the 11th-century Bishop of Myrna in red robes. St. Nicholas performed miracles and the gift-giving was handled by Old Ba-bouschka, who brought presents to kids as she looked for the Christ Child. Russian

Christmas is celebrated on Jan. 7, preceded by a special dinner and church service on Christmas Eve.

Festive music is important and the band’s program begins with Rimsky Korsa-kov’s “Procession of the Nobles,” followed by “Alleluia” by Samuel Hazo and “Mid-night Sleighride,” originally by Prokofi ev.

Peter Tchaikovsky’s “Nutcracker Suite” is beloved worldwide and it will be fol-lowed by “Christmas Sing-A-Long” by James Ployhar.

Following intermission, Prokofi ev’s “March, Op. 99” and the Carpenters’ “Mer-ry Christmas Darling” will be followed by Larry MacTaggart’s arrangement of “Laughing All the Way.” Alfred Reed’s “Rus-sian Christmas Music” and Leroy Ander-son’s ever-popular “Sleigh Ride” wrap up this festive program .

IF YOU GO“Russian Holiday,” a concert by the Denver Concert

Band, will be at 2 p.m. Nov. 24 at Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree. Tickets cost $13/$10, 720-509-1000, lonetreeartscenter.org.

South Suburban holds coat drive

By Sta� report South Suburban Parks and Recreation is

conducting its second annual winter coat drive, an event that is held in conjunction with 7NEWS/Dependable Cleaners’ Coats for Colorado program.

Throughout November, the public can help those in need stay warm by dropping off gently used or new coats at specially designated collection boxes throughout South Suburban Parks and Recreation Dis-trict. Those locations include:

Buck Recreation Center, 2004 W. Powers Ave., Littleton

Goodson Recreation Center, 6315 S. University Blvd., Centennial

Lone Tree Recreation Center, 10249 RidgeGate Circle, Lone Tree

Family Sports Center, 6901 S. Peoria St., Centennial

South Suburban Ice Arena, 6580 S. Vine St., Centennial

South Suburban Golf Course, 7900 S. Colorado Blvd., Centennial

Coats for Colorado has distributed gen-tly used and new coats to individuals and families in need since 1982.

For more information on South Subur-ban’s participation, visit www.sspr.org or email [email protected].


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Four artists show work at Town HallExhibit title borrows from musical ‘Annie’By Sonya [email protected]

Four experienced artists who have ex-hibited together, with larger groups, will show their paintings at Town Hall Arts Center’s Stanton Gallery through Jan. 8.

They are Valli Thayer McDougal, Pat Mudge, Janice Hanson and Jan Archuleta. Their choice of which works to exhibit is influenced to an extent by what’s playing at Town Hall: the musical “Annie,” about the spunky little red-haired girl who graced the comics for many years. Their show title is also a song in the show: “I Think I’m Going to Like it Here.”

Two of them: Valli Thayer McDougal and Pat Mudge actually met in a water-color class in La Jolla, Calif., in 2000 and have remained friends and painting com-panions since they both moved to Denver in 2007 and 2008.

They soon formed a critique group with Susan Schmitt, meeting monthly.

Jan Archuleta and Janice Hanson be-came their friends via membership in the Colorado Watercolor Society and joined the critique group. “We have become very good friends and colleagues, supporting each other in our artistic journeys,” Mc-Dougal wrote.

She said she “discovered a passion for painting rather late in life, however `younger than Grandma Moses.’” Her contemporary acrylic painting series: “Windows on the World,” focuses on large shapes, warm colors and sometimes, “Pastiche,” small layered collages and “Opus,” watercolor and mixed media. She is an award-winning painter who belongs to the National Watercolor Society, Colo-rado Watercolor Society and International Society of Acrylic Painters.

Patricia Mudge worked in water me-dia for many years, but has switched to oil paints. She has studied at the Univer-sity of San Diego, San Diego Watercolor

Society, La Jolla Institute of Art and Art Students League of Denver. She lived in Great Britain and has traveled widely for 40 years, learning from fine artists as she traveled.

Janice Hanson is a former photogra-pher, who turned to watercolor “to en-hance the images she saw by emphasizing shapes and patterns.

She uses paint to stain these shapes with color.” She is a Signature member of the National Watercolor Society and the

Rocky Mountain National Watermedia Society.

Watercolorist Jan Archuleta, a Colo-rado native, paints from photos taken in Colorado, New Mexico and other travel locations, including Spain, Italy and Chi-na. She is a past president of the Arvada Fine Arts Guild, a Colorado Watercolor Society member, as well as Western Fed-eration of Watercolor Societies, Foothills Art Center, National Watercolor Society and North Metro Arts Alliance.

“Three Little Girls,” a watercolor by Jan Archuleta, is in the exhibit “I Think I’m Going to Like it Here” in Stanton Gallery at Town Hall Arts Center until Jan. 8. Courtesy photo

“I Think I’m Going to Like it Here” will be exhibited in the Stanton Gallery at Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 W. Main St., downtown Littleton, through Jan. 8, 2014. There will be a meet-the-artist reception from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Nov. 16 (the public is invited). Gallery hours: 10 am. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and during per-formances. Works are for sale. 303-794-2787.

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SALOME’S STARSFOR THE WEEK OF NOV 11, 2013

ARIES (Mar 21 to Apr 19) Keep your feelings to yourself as you work through an awkward circum-stance. Complaining is useless, and also unwise since your words could come back to haunt you.

TAURUS (Apr 20 to May 20) A sudden flash of Bo-vine practicality shows you how you might be able to turn your artistic pursuits into a profitable venture. A spouse or partner offers some sage advice.

GEMINI (May 21 to Jun 20) Be prepared with sev-eral “Plan Bs” that you might have to use as backups just in case you encounter some troublesome com-plications with your carefully constructed schedule.

CANCER (Jun 21 to Jul 22) You might think you’ll never have a free moment again with the demands of the workplace piling on. Cheer up. The pressure eases as holiday time nears. An old friend brings good news.

LEO (Jul 23 to Aug 22) Your Leonine pride might make it difficult to offer an apology to a co-worker you unintentionally offended. But a quick and sincere “I’m sorry” could prevent problems down the line.

VIRGO (Aug 23 to Sept 22) This is a good time to tackle those backed-up chores that have kept you from moving into other and potentially more worth-while projects. A personal matter needs your attention.

LIBRA (Sept 23 to Oct 22) You usually have no problem rushing to the defense of someone you perceive as being treated unjustly. But perceptions could be deceiving this week. Check the facts before you act.

SCORPIO (Oct 23 to Nov 21) Before you point fin-gers at who might be to blame for the unexpected change in your plans, take a few moments to reflect on how this turn of events might be a blessing in disguise.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22 to Dec 21) You seek out advice in the first part of the week. But be careful not to let counsel from others overshadow your own sense of perception. Things become clearer by the week’s end.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22 to Jan 19) The trusted col-leagues you relied on earlier continue to offer support with your project. But you take more control, and by the week’s end, you should be in full command.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20 to Feb 18) Rely on your prac-tical side while exploring investment possibilities. Caution is still your watchword in these matters. Your social life takes a gratifying turn by the week’s end.

PISCES (Feb 19 to Mar 20) An already confusing situation appears to grow murkier during the first part of the week. But it all starts to clear by the week’s end. Plan to spend the weekend with someone special.

BORN THIS WEEK: You have a passion for life that inspires others to follow your example. You could be a motivational speaker.

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Comic goes solo in Su Teatro playSan Antonio comedian Ruby Nelda

Perez brings her one-woman play, “Dona Rosita’s Jalapeno Kitchen,” to Su Teatro Cultural and Performing Arts Center, 721 Santa Fe Drive, Denver, Nov. 14-17. Writ-ten by Rodrigo Duarte Clark of El Teatro de Esperanza (the second oldest Chicano theater in the country), it combines fun-ny lines with a story about development threatening the barrio where Dona Rosita’s restaurant is located. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Nov. 14, 15, 16; 2 p.m. Nov. 17. Tickets: $20/$17, suteatro.org, 303-296-0219.

Own an OriginalLittleton’s annual “Own an Original” ex-

hibit opens Nov. 22, presented by the Lit-tleton Fine Arts Board at the Littleton Mu-seum, 6028 S. Gallup St., Littleton. Two and three dimensional art will be included and for sale. Admission is free. Museum hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays; 1 to 5 p.m. Sun-days. 303-795-3950.

Arts in Lone TreeThe annual Lone Tree Art Exhibition

and Sale opens with a reception and an-nouncement of awards from 3 to 5 p.m. Nov. 16 at the Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree. Katherine Smith Warren was juror for the exhibit and select-ed 100 pieces by 68 artists. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and before performances, through Jan. 5. 720-509-1077.

On huffing and puffing …The Littleton Symphony will present a

free children’s concert, “The Three Little Pigs,” at 2:30 p.m. Nov. 23 at Littleton Unit-ed Methodist Church, 5894 S. Datura St., Littleton. Two interpretations of the story

are promised, including a more sympa-thetic look at the Big Bad Wolf. A few lucky kids may get to help Maestro Jurgen de Lemos conduct the orchestra. Littleton-symphony.org, 303-933-6824.

Ivy Street EnsembleEnglewood Arts is hosting the Ivy Street

Ensemble: Colorado Symphony musi-cians Cathy Peterson (flute), Erik Peter-son (violin) and Philip Stevens (viola) in a program of chamber music spanning from the Baroque Era to the 21st century. They regularly perform for children in the metro area. The program will include works by Beethoven, Bach, Mozart and Bunch. Tick-ets: $15/$12/free under 18. englewoodarts.org or at the door, one half hour before the concert.

Veterans tributeThe Highlands Ranch Historical Society

meeting at 7 p.m. Nov. 18 will be an annual Veterans Tribute with music by Cliff Spratt, a Korean War video and War Soldier’s story narrated by members of the Castle Rock Senior Care Veterans. See current projects

of our area Wounded Warriors Organiza-tion and hear about the American Legion. Held at the Southridge Recreation Center, 4800 McArthur Ranch Road, Highlands Ranch. Visitors welcome. [email protected].

Pottery saleMembers of South Suburban’s Pottery

Guild will host their annual sale from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Nov. 18-20 at Goodson Rec-reation Center, 6315 S. University Blvd., Centennial.

Writers’ conference“Write Around the Rock,” the annual

Castle Rock Writers Conference, opens Nov. 22 at the Philip S. Miller Library in Castle Rock, with a talk by New York agent Katherine Sands, followed by events from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Nov. 23 at the Doug-las County Fairgrounds Events Center. Workshops, agent and publisher pitches, continental breakfast, lunch, conference bookstore. Reservations $75 until Nov. 15, $40 military, $30 students. castlerockwrit-ers.com, 303-521-8615.

`Snow Falling on Cedars’KEVIn MCKEOn’S adaptation of the award-winning novel “Snow Falling on Cedars” by David Guterson will be produced at Vintage Theatre Nov. 22 through Dec. 15 at 1468 Dayton St., Aurora. Sam Wood is director. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 2:30 p.m. Sundays. Tickets cost $25/$20 advance, vintagetheatre.com; 303-856-7830.

new play by Dietz“RAnChO MIRAgE” by Steven Dietz plays through Dec. 7 at Curious Theatre, 1080 Acoma St., Denver. Christopher Leo

is director of this tale about six friends at a final dinner party. Performances: 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: $18-$44, 303-623-0524, curioustheatre.org.

Sophocles a la Buntport“ELECTRA OnIOn Eater” is a 21st-century adaptation of Sophocles’ classic Greek tragedy, as seen through the lens of the inventive Buntport Theater Company. It plays at 717 Lipan St., Denver, through Nov. 23. Performances: 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: [email protected].

holy grail soughtMOnTy PyThOn’S “Spamalot” finds its way onto the Boulder’s Dinner Theatre stage Nov. 16 as King Arthur and his somewhat inept knights search for the Holy Grail. Perfor-mances: Wednesdays through Sundays at 5501 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder. 303-449-6000.

holiday favorite“IT’S A Wonderful Life! The Radio Play” by Joe Landry plays through Dec. 22 at Miners Alley Playhouse, 1224 Washington, Golden. Performances: 7:30 p.m. on Fridays, Saturdays and

Thursdays in December; 2 p.m. Sundays (note change here). Tickets: $12 to $23, 303-935-3044, [email protected]

Little red-haired girl is back“AnnIE,” WITh book by Thomas Meehan, music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Charmin will play Nov. 15 to Dec. 29 at Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 W. Main Street in downtown Littleton. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays, Satur-days; 2 p.m. Sundays and some Saturdays in December; 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 15. Tickets: $25-$39, 303-794-2787, ext 5; townhallartscenter.com. Reservations are recommended — some performances are filling fast.

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Public Trustees PUBLIC NOTICE

AMENDEDHighlands RanchNOTICE OF SALE

Public Trustee Sale No. 2013-0340

To Whom It May Concern: On 5/8/2013the undersigned Public Trustee causedthe Notice of Election and Demand relat-ing to the Deed of Trust described belowto be recorded in Douglas County.Original Grantor: FRANK S. FITCHOriginal Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELEC-TRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS,INC. ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEEFOR AMERICA'S MORTGAGE ALLI-ANCE, INC.Current Holder of Evidence of Debt:WELLS FARGO BANK, NADate of Deed of Trust (DOT): 12/30/2008Recording Date of DOT: 1/5/2009Reception No. of DOT: 2009000319DOT Recorded in Douglas County.Original Principal Amount of Evidence ofDebt: $261,548.00Outstanding Principal Amount as of thedate hereof: $247,797.39Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), youare hereby notified that the covenants ofthe deed of trust have been violated asfollows: Failure to pay principal and in-terest when due together with all otherpayments provided for in the Evidence ofDebt secured by the Deed of Trust andother violations of the terms thereof.THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BEA FIRST LIEN.The property described herein is all of theproperty encumbered by the lien of thedeed of trust.Legal Description of Real Property:LOT 14, HIGHLANDS RANCH, FILINGNO. 86-A, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS,STATE OF COLORADO.Which has the address of: 5440 Wicker-dale Ln., Highlands Ranch, CO 80130

NOTICE OF SALEThe current holder of the Evidence of Debtsecured by the Deed of Trust describedherein, has filed written election and de-mand for sale as provided by law and insaid Deed of Trust.THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Giventhat on the first possible sale date (unlessthe sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wed-nesday, December 4, 2013, at the PublicTrustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, CastleRock, Colorado, I will sell at public auc-tion to the highest and best bidder forcash, the said real property and all in-terest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirsand assigns therein, for the purpose ofpaying the indebtedness provided in saidEvidence of Debt secured by the Deed ofTrust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expensesof sale and other items allowed by law,and will deliver to the purchaser a Certific-ate of Purchase, all as provided by law.First Publication: 10/17/2013Last Publication: 11/14/2013Publisher: Douglas County News PressDated: 10/2/2013GEORGE J KENNEDYDOUGLAS COUNTY Public TrusteeThe name, address and telephone num-bers of the attorney(s) representing thelegal holder of the indebtedness is:LISA CANCANONColorado Registration #: 420431199 BANNOCK STREET ,DENVER, COLORADO 80204Phone #: (303) 813-1177Fax #: (303) 813-1107Attorney File #: 9105.05536*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURESALE DATES on the Public Trustee web-site: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrust-ee/

Legal Notice No.: 2013-0340First Publication: 10/17/2013Last Publication: 11/14/2013Publisher: Douglas County News Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

Highlands RanchNOTICE OF SALE


To Whom It May Concern: On 8/22/2013the undersigned Public Trustee causedthe Notice of Election and Demand relat-ing to the Deed of Trust described belowto be recorded in Douglas County.Original Grantor: CRAIG R WELTONOriginal Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELEC-TRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS,INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEEFOR FIRST COMMUNITY MORTGAGE,A DIVISION OF FIRST COMMUNITYBANKCurrent Holder of Evidence of Debt: BANKOF AMERICA, N.A.Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 12/9/2008Recording Date of DOT: 12/17/2008Reception No. of DOT: 2008084555DOT Recorded in Douglas County.Original Principal Amount of Evidence ofDebt: $327,365.00Outstanding Principal Amount as of thedate hereof: $323,602.38Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), youare hereby notified that the covenants ofthe deed of trust have been violated asfollows: Failure to pay principal and in-terest when due together with all otherpayments provided for in the Evidence ofDebt secured by the Deed of Trust andother violations of the terms thereof.THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BEA FIRST LIEN.The property described herein is all of theproperty encumbered by the lien of thedeed of trust.Legal Description of Real Property:LOT 314, HIGHLANDS RANCH, FILINGNO. 122-Y, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS,STATE OF COLORADO.Which has the address of:4207 Aspenmeadow Circle,Highlands Ranch, CO 80130NOTICE OF SALEThe current holder of the Evidence of Debtsecured by the Deed of Trust describedherein, has filed written election and de-mand for sale as provided by law and insaid Deed of Trust.THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Giventhat on the first possible sale date (unlessthe sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wed-nesday, December 11, 2013, at the Pub-lic Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street,Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at publicauction to the highest and best bidder forcash, the said real property and all in-terest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirsand assigns therein, for the purpose ofpaying the indebtedness provided in saidEvidence of Debt secured by the Deed ofTrust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expensesof sale and other items allowed by law,and will deliver to the purchaser a Certific-ate of Purchase, all as provided by law.First Publication: 10/17/2013Last Publication: 11/14/2013Publisher: Douglas County News PressDated: 8/23/2013GEORGE J KENNEDYDOUGLAS COUNTY Public TrusteeThe name, address and telephone num-bers of the attorney(s) representing thelegal holder of the indebtedness is:MONICA L KADRMAS, ESQ.Colorado Registration #: 349041199 BANNOCK STREET ,DENVER, COLORADO 80204Phone #: (303) 813-1177Fax #: (303) 813-1107Attorney File #: 1269.22357*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURESALE DATES on the Public Trustee web-site: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrust-ee/


Public Trustees

To Whom It May Concern: On 8/22/2013the undersigned Public Trustee causedthe Notice of Election and Demand relat-ing to the Deed of Trust described belowto be recorded in Douglas County.Original Grantor: CRAIG R WELTONOriginal Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELEC-TRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS,INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEEFOR FIRST COMMUNITY MORTGAGE,A DIVISION OF FIRST COMMUNITYBANKCurrent Holder of Evidence of Debt: BANKOF AMERICA, N.A.Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 12/9/2008Recording Date of DOT: 12/17/2008Reception No. of DOT: 2008084555DOT Recorded in Douglas County.Original Principal Amount of Evidence ofDebt: $327,365.00Outstanding Principal Amount as of thedate hereof: $323,602.38Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), youare hereby notified that the covenants ofthe deed of trust have been violated asfollows: Failure to pay principal and in-terest when due together with all otherpayments provided for in the Evidence ofDebt secured by the Deed of Trust andother violations of the terms thereof.THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BEA FIRST LIEN.The property described herein is all of theproperty encumbered by the lien of thedeed of trust.Legal Description of Real Property:LOT 314, HIGHLANDS RANCH, FILINGNO. 122-Y, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS,STATE OF COLORADO.Which has the address of:4207 Aspenmeadow Circle,Highlands Ranch, CO 80130NOTICE OF SALEThe current holder of the Evidence of Debtsecured by the Deed of Trust describedherein, has filed written election and de-mand for sale as provided by law and insaid Deed of Trust.THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Giventhat on the first possible sale date (unlessthe sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wed-nesday, December 11, 2013, at the Pub-lic Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street,Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at publicauction to the highest and best bidder forcash, the said real property and all in-terest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirsand assigns therein, for the purpose ofpaying the indebtedness provided in saidEvidence of Debt secured by the Deed ofTrust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expensesof sale and other items allowed by law,and will deliver to the purchaser a Certific-ate of Purchase, all as provided by law.First Publication: 10/17/2013Last Publication: 11/14/2013Publisher: Douglas County News PressDated: 8/23/2013GEORGE J KENNEDYDOUGLAS COUNTY Public TrusteeThe name, address and telephone num-bers of the attorney(s) representing thelegal holder of the indebtedness is:MONICA L KADRMAS, ESQ.Colorado Registration #: 349041199 BANNOCK STREET ,DENVER, COLORADO 80204Phone #: (303) 813-1177Fax #: (303) 813-1107Attorney File #: 1269.22357*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURESALE DATES on the Public Trustee web-site: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrust-ee/


PUBLIC NOTICE

LittletonNOTICE OF SALE


To Whom It May Concern: On 8/23/2013the undersigned Public Trustee causedthe Notice of Election and Demand relat-ing to the Deed of Trust described belowto be recorded in Douglas County.Original Grantor: JAMES D. BRUNETTIAND SHARON E. BRUNETTIOriginal Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELEC-TRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS,INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEEFOR LENDER TAYLOR, BEAN & WHI-TAKER MORTGAGE CORP.Current Holder of Evidence of Debt:NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLCDate of Deed of Trust (DOT): 10/31/2007Recording Date of DOT: 11/15/2007Reception No. of DOT: 2007088638DOT Recorded in Douglas County.Original Principal Amount of Evidence ofDebt: $417,000.00Outstanding Principal Amount as of thedate hereof: $389,503.75Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), youare hereby notified that the covenants ofthe deed of trust have been violated asfollows: Failure to pay monthly install-ments due Note Holder.THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BEA FIRST LIEN.The property described herein is all of theproperty encumbered by the lien of thedeed of trust.Legal Description of Real Property:LOT 51, VIEW RIDGE SUBDIVISION,COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OFCOLORADO.Which has the address of: 10761 SolarDrive, Littleton, CO 80125

NOTICE OF SALEThe current holder of the Evidence of Debtsecured by the Deed of Trust describedherein, has filed written election and de-mand for sale as provided by law and insaid Deed of Trust.THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Giventhat on the first possible sale date (unlessthe sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wed-nesday, December 11, 2013, at the Pub-lic Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street,Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at publicauction to the highest and best bidder forcash, the said real property and all in-terest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirsand assigns therein, for the purpose ofpaying the indebtedness provided in saidEvidence of Debt secured by the Deed ofTrust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expensesof sale and other items allowed by law,and will deliver to the purchaser a Certific-ate of Purchase, all as provided by law.First Publication: 10/17/2013Last Publication: 11/14/2013Publisher: Douglas County News PressDated: 8/23/2013GEORGE J KENNEDYDOUGLAS COUNTY Public TrusteeThe name, address and telephone num-bers of the attorney(s) representing thelegal holder of the indebtedness is:HOLLY DECKERColorado Registration #: 32647355 UNION BOULEVARD SUITE 250,LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80228Phone #: (303) 274-0155Fax #: (303) 274-0159Attorney File #: 13-945-25122*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURESALE DATES on the Public Trustee web-site: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrust-ee/


PUBLIC NOTICE



To Whom It May Concern: On 9/5/2013the undersigned Public Trustee causedthe Notice of Election and Demand relat-ing to the Deed of Trust described belowto be recorded in Douglas County.Original Grantor:KIMBERLEY F REIFSNIDERAND ROBERT J REIFSNIDEROriginal Beneficiary: WORLD SAVINGSBANK, FSBCurrent Holder of Evidence of Debt:WELLS FARGO BANK, N.ADate of Deed of Trust (DOT): 10/25/2007Recording Date of DOT: 10/31/2007Reception No. of DOT: 2007084939DOT Recorded in Douglas County.Original Principal Amount of Evidence ofDebt: $744,000.00Outstanding Principal Amount as of thedate hereof: $773,247.08Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), youare hereby notified that the covenants ofthe deed of trust have been violated asfollows: Failure to pay principal and in-terest when due together with all otherpayments provided for in the Evidence ofDebt secured by the Deed of Trust andother violations of the terms thereof.THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BEA FIRST LIEN.The property described herein is all of theproperty encumbered by the lien of thedeed of trust.Legal Description of Real Property:LOT 10, HIGHLANDS RANCH, FILINGNO. 118-1, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS,STATE OF COLORADO.Which has the address of: 10312 Brook-hollow Cir, Littleton, CO 80129

NOTICE OF SALEThe current holder of the Evidence of Debtsecured by the Deed of Trust describedherein, has filed written election and de-mand for sale as provided by law and insaid Deed of Trust.THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Giventhat on the first possible sale date (unlessthe sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wed-nesday, January 8, 2014, at the PublicTrustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, CastleRock, Colorado, I will sell at public auc-tion to the highest and best bidder forcash, the said real property and all in-terest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirsand assigns therein, for the purpose ofpaying the indebtedness provided in saidEvidence of Debt secured by the Deed ofTrust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expensesof sale and other items allowed by law,and will deliver to the purchaser a Certific-ate of Purchase, all as provided by law.First Publication: 11/14/2013Last Publication: 12/12/2013Publisher: Douglas County News PressDated: 9/5/2013GEORGE J KENNEDYDOUGLAS COUNTY Public TrusteeThe name, address and telephone num-bers of the attorney(s) representing thelegal holder of the indebtedness is:JENNIFER H. TRACHTEColorado Registration #: 403911199 BANNOCK STREET ,DENVER, COLORADO 80204Phone #: (303) 813-1177Fax #: (303) 813-1107Attorney File #: 5600.58800*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURESALE DATES on the Public Trustee web-site: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrust-ee/


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To Whom It May Concern: On 9/5/2013the undersigned Public Trustee causedthe Notice of Election and Demand relat-ing to the Deed of Trust described belowto be recorded in Douglas County.Original Grantor:KIMBERLEY F REIFSNIDERAND ROBERT J REIFSNIDEROriginal Beneficiary: WORLD SAVINGSBANK, FSBCurrent Holder of Evidence of Debt:WELLS FARGO BANK, N.ADate of Deed of Trust (DOT): 10/25/2007Recording Date of DOT: 10/31/2007Reception No. of DOT: 2007084939DOT Recorded in Douglas County.Original Principal Amount of Evidence ofDebt: $744,000.00Outstanding Principal Amount as of thedate hereof: $773,247.08Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), youare hereby notified that the covenants ofthe deed of trust have been violated asfollows: Failure to pay principal and in-terest when due together with all otherpayments provided for in the Evidence ofDebt secured by the Deed of Trust andother violations of the terms thereof.THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BEA FIRST LIEN.The property described herein is all of theproperty encumbered by the lien of thedeed of trust.Legal Description of Real Property:LOT 10, HIGHLANDS RANCH, FILINGNO. 118-1, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS,STATE OF COLORADO.Which has the address of: 10312 Brook-hollow Cir, Littleton, CO 80129

NOTICE OF SALEThe current holder of the Evidence of Debtsecured by the Deed of Trust describedherein, has filed written election and de-mand for sale as provided by law and insaid Deed of Trust.THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Giventhat on the first possible sale date (unlessthe sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wed-nesday, January 8, 2014, at the PublicTrustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, CastleRock, Colorado, I will sell at public auc-tion to the highest and best bidder forcash, the said real property and all in-terest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirsand assigns therein, for the purpose ofpaying the indebtedness provided in saidEvidence of Debt secured by the Deed ofTrust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expensesof sale and other items allowed by law,and will deliver to the purchaser a Certific-ate of Purchase, all as provided by law.First Publication: 11/14/2013Last Publication: 12/12/2013Publisher: Douglas County News PressDated: 9/5/2013GEORGE J KENNEDYDOUGLAS COUNTY Public TrusteeThe name, address and telephone num-bers of the attorney(s) representing thelegal holder of the indebtedness is:JENNIFER H. TRACHTEColorado Registration #: 403911199 BANNOCK STREET ,DENVER, COLORADO 80204Phone #: (303) 813-1177Fax #: (303) 813-1107Attorney File #: 5600.58800*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURESALE DATES on the Public Trustee web-site: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrust-ee/


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To Whom It May Concern: On 9/6/2013the undersigned Public Trustee causedthe Notice of Election and Demand relat-ing to the Deed of Trust described belowto be recorded in Douglas County.Original Grantor: YGNACIO CARRIONOriginal Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELEC-TRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS,INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEEFOR AMERICAN MORTGAGE NET-WORK, INC.Current Holder of Evidence of Debt:GREEN TREE SERVICING LLCDate of Deed of Trust (DOT): 2/28/2005Recording Date of DOT: 3/9/2005Reception No. of DOT: 2005020664DOT Recorded in Douglas County.Original Principal Amount of Evidence ofDebt: $210,700.00Outstanding Principal Amount as of thedate hereof: $193,143.67Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), youare hereby notified that the covenants ofthe deed of trust have been violated asfollows: Failure to pay principal and in-terest when due together with all otherpayments provided for in the Evidence ofDebt secured by the Deed of Trust andother violations of the terms thereof.THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BEA FIRST LIEN.The property described herein is all of theproperty encumbered by the lien of thedeed of trust.Legal Description of Real Property:LOT 258, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILINGNO. 110-J, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS,STATE OF COLORADO.Which has the address of: 1523 W SpringWater Way, Highlands Ranch, CO 80129

NOTICE OF SALEThe current holder of the Evidence of Debtsecured by the Deed of Trust describedherein, has filed written election and de-mand for sale as provided by law and insaid Deed of Trust.THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Giventhat on the first possible sale date (unlessthe sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wed-nesday, January 8, 2014, at the PublicTrustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, CastleRock, Colorado, I will sell at public auc-tion to the highest and best bidder forcash, the said real property and all in-terest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirsand assigns therein, for the purpose ofpaying the indebtedness provided in saidEvidence of Debt secured by the Deed ofTrust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expensesof sale and other items allowed by law,and will deliver to the purchaser a Certific-ate of Purchase, all as provided by law.First Publication: 11/14/2013Last Publication: 12/12/2013Publisher: Douglas County News PressDated: 9/12/2013GEORGE J KENNEDYDOUGLAS COUNTY Public TrusteeThe name, address and telephone num-bers of the attorney(s) representing thelegal holder of the indebtedness is:LISA CANCANONColorado Registration #: 420431199 BANNOCK STREET ,DENVER, COLORADO 80204Phone #: (303) 813-1177Fax #: (303) 813-1107Attorney File #: 1159.00345B*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURESALE DATES on the Public Trustee web-site: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrust-ee/


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To Whom It May Concern: On 9/13/2013the undersigned Public Trustee causedthe Notice of Election and Demand relat-ing to the Deed of Trust described belowto be recorded in Douglas County.O r i g i n a l G r a n t o r : G E O R G I A LR O B E R T S O NOriginal Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELEC-TRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS,INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEEFOR LENDER, AEGIS WHOLESALECORPORATIONCurrent Holder of Evidence of Debt:CITIMORTGAGE, INC.Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 4/15/2003Recording Date of DOT: 4/16/2003Reception No. of DOT: 2003053056**DOT Recorded in Douglas County.Original Principal Amount of Evidence ofDebt: $320,000.00Outstanding Principal Amount as of thedate hereof: $326,834.08Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), youare hereby notified that the covenants ofthe deed of trust have been violated asfollows: Failure to pay monthly install-ments due Note Holder.**MODIFIED THROUGH A LOAN MODI-FICATION AGREEMENT EXECUTED12/3/2007THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BEA FIRST LIEN.The property described herein is all of theproperty encumbered by the lien of thedeed of trust.Legal Description of Real Property:LOT 46, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILINGNO. 110-J, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS,STATE OF COLORADO.Which has the address of: 10152 Moun-tain Maple Drive, Littleton, CO 80129

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To Whom It May Concern: On 9/13/2013the undersigned Public Trustee causedthe Notice of Election and Demand relat-ing to the Deed of Trust described belowto be recorded in Douglas County.O r i g i n a l G r a n t o r : G E O R G I A LR O B E R T S O NOriginal Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELEC-TRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS,INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEEFOR LENDER, AEGIS WHOLESALECORPORATIONCurrent Holder of Evidence of Debt:CITIMORTGAGE, INC.Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 4/15/2003Recording Date of DOT: 4/16/2003Reception No. of DOT: 2003053056**DOT Recorded in Douglas County.Original Principal Amount of Evidence ofDebt: $320,000.00Outstanding Principal Amount as of thedate hereof: $326,834.08Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), youare hereby notified that the covenants ofthe deed of trust have been violated asfollows: Failure to pay monthly install-ments due Note Holder.**MODIFIED THROUGH A LOAN MODI-FICATION AGREEMENT EXECUTED12/3/2007THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BEA FIRST LIEN.The property described herein is all of theproperty encumbered by the lien of thedeed of trust.Legal Description of Real Property:LOT 46, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILINGNO. 110-J, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS,STATE OF COLORADO.Which has the address of: 10152 Moun-tain Maple Drive, Littleton, CO 80129

NOTICE OF SALEThe current holder of the Evidence of Debtsecured by the Deed of Trust describedherein, has filed written election and de-mand for sale as provided by law and insaid Deed of Trust.THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Giventhat on the first possible sale date (unlessthe sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wed-nesday, January 8, 2014, at the PublicTrustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, CastleRock, Colorado, I will sell at public auc-tion to the highest and best bidder forcash, the said real property and all in-terest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirsand assigns therein, for the purpose ofpaying the indebtedness provided in saidEvidence of Debt secured by the Deed ofTrust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expensesof sale and other items allowed by law,and will deliver to the purchaser a Certific-ate of Purchase, all as provided by law.First Publication: 11/14/2013Last Publication: 12/12/2013Publisher: Douglas County News PressDated: 9/13/2013GEORGE J KENNEDYDOUGLAS COUNTY Public TrusteeThe name, address and telephone num-bers of the attorney(s) representing thelegal holder of the indebtedness is:HOLLY DECKERColorado Registration #: 32647355 UNION BOULEVARD SUITE 250,LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80228Phone #: (303) 274-0155Fax #: (303) 274-0159Attorney File #: 13-049-25177*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURESALE DATES on the Public Trustee web-site: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrust-ee/


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To Whom It May Concern: On 9/13/2013the undersigned Public Trustee causedthe Notice of Election and Demand relat-ing to the Deed of Trust described belowto be recorded in Douglas County.Original Grantor: WILLIAM SIGLER ANDJODIE SIGLEROriginal Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELEC-TRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS,INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEEFOR OPTEUM FINANCIAL SERVICES,LLCCurrent Holder of Evidence of Debt: HS-BC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCI-ATION AS TRUSTEE FOR OPTEUMMORTGAGE ACCEPTANCEDate of Deed of Trust (DOT): 8/3/2005Recording Date of DOT: 8/11/2005Reception No. of DOT: 2005075614DOT Recorded in Douglas County.Original Principal Amount of Evidence ofDebt: $256,000.00Outstanding Principal Amount as of thedate hereof: $228,510.52Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), youare hereby notified that the covenants ofthe deed of trust have been violated asfollows: Failure to pay principal and in-terest when due together with all otherpayments provided for in the Evidence ofDebt secured by the Deed of Trust andother violations of the terms thereof.THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BEA FIRST LIEN.The property described herein is all of theproperty encumbered by the lien of thedeed of trust.Legal Description of Real Property:LOT 2, HIGHLANDS RANCH, FILING NO.95-A, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATEOF COLORADO.Which has the address of: 9751 ClairtonPlace, Littleton, CO 80126

NOTICE OF SALEThe current holder of the Evidence of Debtsecured by the Deed of Trust describedherein, has filed written election and de-mand for sale as provided by law and insaid Deed of Trust.THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Giventhat on the first possible sale date (unlessthe sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wed-nesday, January 8, 2014, at the PublicTrustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, CastleRock, Colorado, I will sell at public auc-tion to the highest and best bidder forcash, the said real property and all in-terest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirsand assigns therein, for the purpose ofpaying the indebtedness provided in saidEvidence of Debt secured by the Deed ofTrust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expensesof sale and other items allowed by law,and will deliver to the purchaser a Certific-ate of Purchase, all as provided by law.First Publication: 11/14/2013Last Publication: 12/12/2013Publisher: Douglas County News PressDated: 9/13/2013GEORGE J KENNEDYDOUGLAS COUNTY Public TrusteeThe name, address and telephone num-bers of the attorney(s) representing thelegal holder of the indebtedness is:LISA CANCANONColorado Registration #: 420431199 BANNOCK STREET ,DENVER, COLORADO 80204Phone #: (303) 813-1177Fax #: (303) 813-1107Attorney File #: 4380.01635*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURESALE DATES on the Public Trustee web-site: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrust-ee/


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To Whom It May Concern: On 9/16/2013the undersigned Public Trustee causedthe Notice of Election and Demand relat-ing to the Deed of Trust described belowto be recorded in Douglas County.Original Grantor: HEATH B. FIRESTONEAND SHELLIE HARTSHORNOriginal Beneficiary: LENDERS DIRECTCAPITAL CORPORATIONCurrent Holder of Evidence of Debt:U.S.BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,AS TRUSTEE FOR THE STRUCTUREDASSET INVESTMENT LOAN TRUST,MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTI-FICATES, SERIES 2005-6Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 3/11/2005Recording Date of DOT: 3/16/2005Reception No. of DOT: 2005022655DOT Recorded in Douglas County.Original Principal Amount of Evidence ofDebt: $232,760.00Outstanding Principal Amount as of thedate hereof: $252,426.17Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), youare hereby notified that the covenants ofthe deed of trust have been violated asfollows: Failure to pay principal and in-terest when due together with all otherpayments provided for in the Evidence ofDebt secured by the Deed of Trust andother violations of the terms thereof.THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BEA FIRST LIEN.The property described herein is all of theproperty encumbered by the lien of thedeed of trust.Legal Description of Real Property:LOT 51, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILINGNO. 122-B, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS,STATE OF COLORADO.Which has the address of: 9996 Strath-field Lane, Highlands Ranch, CO 80126

NOTICE OF SALEThe current holder of the Evidence of Debtsecured by the Deed of Trust describedherein, has filed written election and de-mand for sale as provided by law and insaid Deed of Trust.THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Giventhat on the first possible sale date (unlessthe sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wed-nesday, January 8, 2014, at the PublicTrustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, CastleRock, Colorado, I will sell at public auc-tion to the highest and best bidder forcash, the said real property and all in-terest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirsand assigns therein, for the purpose ofpaying the indebtedness provided in saidEvidence of Debt secured by the Deed ofTrust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expensesof sale and other items allowed by law,and will deliver to the purchaser a Certific-ate of Purchase, all as provided by law.First Publication: 11/14/2013Last Publication: 12/12/2013Publisher: Douglas County News PressDated: 9/17/2013GEORGE J KENNEDYDOUGLAS COUNTY Public TrusteeThe name, address and telephone num-bers of the attorney(s) representing thelegal holder of the indebtedness is:CYNTHIA LOWERY-GRABERColorado Registration #: 34145999 18TH STREET SUITE 2201,DENVER, COLORADO 80202Phone #: (303) 865-1400Fax #: (303) 865-1410Attorney File #: 13-05286*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURESALE DATES on the Public Trustee web-site: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrust-ee/


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To Whom It May Concern: On 9/20/2013the undersigned Public Trustee causedthe Notice of Election and Demand relat-ing to the Deed of Trust described belowto be recorded in Douglas County.Original Grantor: KIMBERLEY S JORDEAND DAREN A JORDEOriginal Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELEC-TRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS,INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEEFOR LENDER, TRANSLAND FINANCIALSERVICES, INC.Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: BANKOF AMERICA, N.A.Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 10/8/2002Recording Date of DOT: 10/14/2002Reception No. of DOT: 2002106529**DOT Recorded in Douglas County.Original Principal Amount of Evidence ofDebt: $206,000.00Outstanding Principal Amount as of thedate hereof: $184,703.80Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), youare hereby notified that the covenants ofthe deed of trust have been violated asfollows: Failure to pay monthly install-ments due Note Holder.**MODIFIED BY LOAN MODIFICATIONAGREEMENT DATED 10/8/02THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BEA FIRST LIEN.The property described herein is all of theproperty encumbered by the lien of thedeed of trust.Legal Description of Real Property:LOT 425, ROXBOROUGH VILLAGE FIL-ING NO. 16-A, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS,STATE OF COLORADO.Which has the address of: 9721 MarmotRidge Circle, Littleton, CO 80125



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To Whom It May Concern: On 9/20/2013the undersigned Public Trustee causedthe Notice of Election and Demand relat-ing to the Deed of Trust described belowto be recorded in Douglas County.Original Grantor: KIMBERLEY S JORDEAND DAREN A JORDEOriginal Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELEC-TRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS,INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEEFOR LENDER, TRANSLAND FINANCIALSERVICES, INC.Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: BANKOF AMERICA, N.A.Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 10/8/2002Recording Date of DOT: 10/14/2002Reception No. of DOT: 2002106529**DOT Recorded in Douglas County.Original Principal Amount of Evidence ofDebt: $206,000.00Outstanding Principal Amount as of thedate hereof: $184,703.80Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), youare hereby notified that the covenants ofthe deed of trust have been violated asfollows: Failure to pay monthly install-ments due Note Holder.**MODIFIED BY LOAN MODIFICATIONAGREEMENT DATED 10/8/02THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BEA FIRST LIEN.The property described herein is all of theproperty encumbered by the lien of thedeed of trust.Legal Description of Real Property:LOT 425, ROXBOROUGH VILLAGE FIL-ING NO. 16-A, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS,STATE OF COLORADO.Which has the address of: 9721 MarmotRidge Circle, Littleton, CO 80125



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To Whom It May Concern: On 9/20/2013the undersigned Public Trustee causedthe Notice of Election and Demand relat-ing to the Deed of Trust described belowto be recorded in Douglas County.Original Grantor: RONALD H. SAULOriginal Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELEC-TRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS,INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEEFOR LENDER, WR STARKEY MORT-GAGE, L.L.P.Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: FED-ERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCI-ATIONDate of Deed of Trust (DOT): 2/13/2008Recording Date of DOT: 2/20/2008Reception No. of DOT: 2008011926DOT Recorded in Douglas County.Original Principal Amount of Evidence ofDebt: $287,600.00Outstanding Principal Amount as of thedate hereof: $264,419.06Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), youare hereby notified that the covenants ofthe deed of trust have been violated asfollows: Failure to pay monthly install-ments due Note Holder.THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BEA FIRST LIEN.The property described herein is all of theproperty encumbered by the lien of thedeed of trust.Legal Description of Real Property:LOT 4, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING 122-R, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OFCOLORADO.Which has the address of: 10850 HickoryRidge Lane, Highlands Ranch, CO 80126

NOTICE OF SALEThe current holder of the Evidence of Debtsecured by the Deed of Trust describedherein, has filed written election and de-mand for sale as provided by law and insaid Deed of Trust.THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Giventhat on the first possible sale date (unlessthe sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wed-nesday, January 8, 2014, at the PublicTrustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, CastleRock, Colorado, I will sell at public auc-tion to the highest and best bidder forcash, the said real property and all in-terest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirsand assigns therein, for the purpose ofpaying the indebtedness provided in saidEvidence of Debt secured by the Deed ofTrust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expensesof sale and other items allowed by law,and will deliver to the purchaser a Certific-ate of Purchase, all as provided by law.First Publication: 11/14/2013Last Publication: 12/12/2013Publisher: Douglas County News PressDated: 9/26/2013GEORGE J KENNEDYDOUGLAS COUNTY Public TrusteeThe name, address and telephone num-bers of the attorney(s) representing thelegal holder of the indebtedness is:TONI DALEColorado Registration #: 30580355 UNION BOULEVARD SUITE 250,LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80228Phone #: (303) 274-0155Fax #: (303) 274-0159Attorney File #: 13-914-25187*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURESALE DATES on the Public Trustee web-site: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrust-ee/


Misc. Private Legals Public Notice

DOUGLAS COUNTY DISTRICT COURT4000 Justice WayCastle Rock, CO

Douglas County, CO 80109

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATEOF COLORADOIn the Interest of:GABRIEL J. AMES,D.O.B. 02/10/2008, Child

And concerning:ASHLEY L. AMES, MotherJUAN AVILA a/k/a JUAN AVILA-GIL,D.O.B. 3/8/1979,or 3/31/1977, Possible Father,JOHN DOE, Possible Father,Respondents, andEAGLE WEHNER, Special Respondent

Attorney for Department:John Thirkell4400 Castleton Ct.Castle Rock, CO 80109(303) 663-7726FAX 303- 688-5894Atty. Reg. #: 13865E-mail: [email protected]

CASE NUMBER: 12JV99COURTROOM 2

DEPENDENCY SUMMONSThis Summons is initiated pursuant toRules 2.2 and 4.2 of the Colorado Rulesof Juvenile Procedure, Rule 4 of the Col-orado Rules of Civil Procedure, and Sec-tion 19-3-503, C.R.S. 2013.

TO JUAN AVILA a/k/a JUAN AVILA-GIL:You are hereby notified that a petition hasbeen filed which alleges that the above-named child is dependent or neglectedbased upon the factual allegations andlegal definitions of dependency or neglectset forth in the Dependency and NeglectPetition, a copy of which is served simul-taneously with this Dependency Sum-mons and additional copies of which maybe obtained at the office of John Thirkell,at the above address.


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This Summons is initiated pursuant toRules 2.2 and 4.2 of the Colorado Rulesof Juvenile Procedure, Rule 4 of the Col-orado Rules of Civil Procedure, and Sec-tion 19-3-503, C.R.S. 2013.

TO JUAN AVILA a/k/a JUAN AVILA-GIL:You are hereby notified that a petition hasbeen filed which alleges that the above-named child is dependent or neglectedbased upon the factual allegations andlegal definitions of dependency or neglectset forth in the Dependency and NeglectPetition, a copy of which is served simul-taneously with this Dependency Sum-mons and additional copies of which maybe obtained at the office of John Thirkell,at the above address.

A Return of Service and AppearanceReview Hearing has been set forDecember 9, 2013 at 9:30 a.m. in Divi-sion 2, Douglas County District Court,4000 Justice Way, Castle Rock, Color-ado, 80109.

Your presence before this court is re-quired to defend against the claims in thispetition. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR, THECOURT WILL PROCEED IN YOUR AB-SENCE, WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE,TO CONDUCT AN ADJUDICATORYHEARING AND MAY ENTER A JUDG-MENT BY DEFAULT THEREBY ADJU-DICATING YOUR CHILDREN AS DE-PENDENT OR NEGLECTED CHILDREN.

You have the right to request a trial by juryat the adjudicatory stage of this petition.You also have the right to legal represent-ation at every stage of the proceedings bycounsel of your own choosing, or if youare without sufficient financial means andmeet the indigency guidelines establishedby the Colorado Supreme Court, appoint-ment of counsel by the Court at state ex-pense. Termination of your parent-childlegal relationship to free your children foradoption is a possible remedy in this pro-ceeding. If that remedy is pursued, youare entitled to a hearing before a Judge.You also have the right, if you are indi-gent, to have the Court appoint, at no ex-pense to you, one expert witness of yourown choosing at any hearing on the ter-mination of your parent-child relationship.If you are a minor, you have the right tothe appointment of a Guardian ad litem torepresent your best interests.

You have the right to have this matterheard by a district court judge rather thanby the magistrate. You may waive thatright, and in doing so, you will be boundby the findings and recommendations ofthe magistrate, subject to review asprovided by section 19-1-108(5.5), C.R.S.2013, and subsequently, to the right of ap-peal as provided by Colorado AppellateRule 3.4.

Rule 4.2 of the Colorado Rules of Juven-ile Procedure provides for the followingadvisement about dependency and neg-lect cases:

(a) At the first appearance before thecourt, the respondent(s) shall be fully ad-vised by the court as to all rights and thepossible consequences of a finding that achild is dependent or neglected. The courtshall make certain that the respondent(s)understand the following:

(1) The nature of the allegations con-tained in the petition;(2) As a party to the proceeding, the rightto counsel;(3) That if the respondent(s) is a parent,guardian, or legal custodian, and is indi-gent, the respondent may be assignedcounsel as provided by law.(4) The right to a trial by jury;(5) That any admission to the petitionmust be voluntary;(6) The general dispositional alternativesavailable to the court if the petition is sus-tained, as set forth in Section 19-3-508,C.R.S.;(7) That termination of the parent-childlegal relationship is a possible remedywhich is available if the petition is sus-tained;(8) That if a motion to terminate the par-ent-child legal relationship is filed, thecourt will set a separate hearing at whichthe allegations of the motion must beproven by clear and convincing evidence;(9) That termination of the parent-childlegal relationship means that the subjectchild would be available for adoption;(10) That any party has the right to ap-peal any final decision made by the court;and(11) That if the petition is admitted, thecourt is not bound by any promises or rep-resentations made by anyone about dis-positional alternatives selected by thecourt.(b) The respondent(s), after being ad-vised, shall admit or deny the allegationsof the petition.(c) If a respondent(s) admits the allega-tions in the petition, the court may acceptthe admission after making the followingfinding:(1) That the respondent(s) understand hisor her rights, the allegations contained inthe petition, and the effect of the admis-sion;(2) That the admission is voluntary.(d) Notwithstanding any provision of thisRule to the contrary, the court may advisea non-appearing respondent(s) pursuantto this Rule in writing and may accept awritten admission to the petition if the re-spondent has affirmed under oath that therespondent(s) understands the advise-ment and the consequences of the admis-sion, and if, based upon such sworn state-ment, the court is able to make the find-ings set forth in part (c) of this Rule.

This summons is being initiated by theDouglas County Department of HumanServices through its counsel.

Dated: November 6, 2013John Thirkell, #13865Assistant Douglas County Attorney

Legal Notice No.: 924460First Publication: November 14, 2013Last Publication: November 14, 2013Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

You have the right to request a trial by juryat the adjudicatory stage of this petition.You also have the right to legal represent-ation at every stage of the proceedings bycounsel of your own choosing, or if youare without sufficient financial means andmeet the indigency guidelines establishedby the Colorado Supreme Court, appoint-ment of counsel by the Court at state ex-pense. Termination of your parent-childlegal relationship to free your children foradoption is a possible remedy in this pro-ceeding. If that remedy is pursued, youare entitled to a hearing before a Judge.You also have the right, if you are indi-gent, to have the Court appoint, at no ex-pense to you, one expert witness of yourown choosing at any hearing on the ter-mination of your parent-child relationship.If you are a minor, you have the right tothe appointment of a Guardian ad litem torepresent your best interests.

You have the right to have this matterheard by a district court judge rather thanby the magistrate. You may waive thatright, and in doing so, you will be boundby the findings and recommendations ofthe magistrate, subject to review asprovided by section 19-1-108(5.5), C.R.S.2013, and subsequently, to the right of ap-peal as provided by Colorado AppellateRule 3.4.

Rule 4.2 of the Colorado Rules of Juven-ile Procedure provides for the followingadvisement about dependency and neg-lect cases:

(a) At the first appearance before thecourt, the respondent(s) shall be fully ad-vised by the court as to all rights and thepossible consequences of a finding that achild is dependent or neglected. The courtshall make certain that the respondent(s)understand the following:

(1) The nature of the allegations con-tained in the petition;(2) As a party to the proceeding, the rightto counsel;(3) That if the respondent(s) is a parent,guardian, or legal custodian, and is indi-gent, the respondent may be assignedcounsel as provided by law.(4) The right to a trial by jury;(5) That any admission to the petitionmust be voluntary;(6) The general dispositional alternativesavailable to the court if the petition is sus-tained, as set forth in Section 19-3-508,C.R.S.;(7) That termination of the parent-childlegal relationship is a possible remedywhich is available if the petition is sus-tained;(8) That if a motion to terminate the par-ent-child legal relationship is filed, thecourt will set a separate hearing at whichthe allegations of the motion must beproven by clear and convincing evidence;(9) That termination of the parent-childlegal relationship means that the subjectchild would be available for adoption;(10) That any party has the right to ap-peal any final decision made by the court;and(11) That if the petition is admitted, thecourt is not bound by any promises or rep-resentations made by anyone about dis-positional alternatives selected by thecourt.(b) The respondent(s), after being ad-vised, shall admit or deny the allegationsof the petition.(c) If a respondent(s) admits the allega-tions in the petition, the court may acceptthe admission after making the followingfinding:(1) That the respondent(s) understand hisor her rights, the allegations contained inthe petition, and the effect of the admis-sion;(2) That the admission is voluntary.(d) Notwithstanding any provision of thisRule to the contrary, the court may advisea non-appearing respondent(s) pursuantto this Rule in writing and may accept awritten admission to the petition if the re-spondent has affirmed under oath that therespondent(s) understands the advise-ment and the consequences of the admis-sion, and if, based upon such sworn state-ment, the court is able to make the find-ings set forth in part (c) of this Rule.

This summons is being initiated by theDouglas County Department of HumanServices through its counsel.

Dated: November 6, 2013John Thirkell, #13865Assistant Douglas County Attorney


Public Notice

NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REALESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE ANDOF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE

OF TREASURER’S DEED

To Every Person in Actual Possession orOccupancy of the hereinafter DescribedLand, Lot orPremises, and to the Person in WhoseName the Same was Taxed or SpeciallyAssessed, and to all Persons having anInterest or Title of Record in or to the saidPremises and To Whom It May Concern,and more especially to:

OCCUPANT - Board of Directors for theCastle Pines Homes Association Inc c/oCastle Pines Homes Association, Inc -Board of Directors for the Castle PinesHomes Association Inc c/o Winzenburg,Leff, Purvis & Payne - Castle PinesHomes Association Inc - Castle PinesHomes Association, Inc c/o Winzenburg,Leff, Purvis & Payne - Castlewood FireProtection District -Clark Property Tax In-vestments LLC - CPV Inc aka CPV Inc., aColorado corporation -Daniel J Garfield -Dennis W King c/o Joli A Lofstedt - GinaC Botti, Attorney in Fact for Castle PinesHomes Association Inc c/o Winzenburg,Leff, Purvis & Payne - Jack A Vickers III,President of CPV Inc., a Colorado Corpor-ation, aka John A Vickers III, President ofCPV Inc., a Colorado Corporation - JackA Vickers, III - Joel Laufer - Joli A Lofs-tedt - Lexi Development LLC - MichaelConrad, Treasurer c/o The RenaissnceGroup LLC a Colorado limited liabilitycompany - Nancy B Smith - Public Trust-ee of Douglas County - Robert C Troyerc/o Hogan & Hartson, L.L.P. - South MetroFire Rescue -The First National Bank ofSanta Fe (Denver Office) - The Intermoun-tain Rural Electric Association - TheRenaissance Group LLC, a Colorado lim-ited liability company - U.S. Bank N.A. -Winzenburg, Leff, Purvis & Payne

You and each of you are hereby notifiedthat on the 21st day of October 2010 thethen County Treasurer of the County ofDouglas, in the State of Colorado, sold atpublic tax lien sale to Clark Property TaxInvestments LLC the following describedreal estate situate in the County ofDouglas, State of Colorado, to wit:

LOT 11 CASTLE PINES VILLAGE FIL-ING 29 TOTAL ACREAGE 6.46 AM/L

and said County Treasurer issued a certi-ficate of purchase therefore to Clark Prop-erty Tax Investments LLC. That said tax li-en sale was made to satisfy the delin-quent taxes assessed against said realestate for the year 2009; That said real es-tate was taxed or specially assessed inthe name(s) of CPV Inc for said year2009.That a Treasurer’s Deed will be is-sued for said real estate to the said ClarkProperty Tax Investments LLC at 1:00o’clock P.M., on the 27th day of Febru-ary 2014, unless the same has been re-deemed. Said property may be redeemedfrom said sale at any time prior to the ac-tual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed.Witness my hand this 5th day of Novem-ber 2013.

/s/ Diane A. HolbertCounty Treasurer of Douglas County


Public Notice



To Every Person in Actual Possession orOccupancy of the hereinafter DescribedLand, Lot or Premises, and to the Personin Whose Name the Same was Taxed orSpecially Assessed, and to all Personshaving an Interest or Title of Record in orto the said Premises and To Whom It MayConcern, and more especially to:

OCCUPANT - Barry B Bounds & Lorna JBounds - Billy E Bounds, aka Bill Boundsc/o Brennen Bounds - Billy E Bounds, Per-sonal Representative of the Estate of Jew-ell T Bounds, deceased c/o BrennenBounds - Board of County Commission-ers of the County of Douglas - BrennenBounds, Executor of the Estate for JewellT Bounds - Carl Cagle - Colorado West-ern Development Co., a Colorado corpor-ation - Daniel G Whittaker - DouglasCounty Treasurer - Edith Dees - First Na-tional Bank of Parker - George D Ringhof-fer - Gertrude Dies aka Gertrude Dees -Guadalupe Diego Chavez-Bernal - HagenF Dees - Irian K Bounds c/o BrennenBounds, Executor of the Estate - James RSullivan, Chairman, Board of CountyCommissioners of the County of Douglasc/o Douglas County Commissioners -Jean C Bolejack - Jewell T Bounds akaJewell Bounds - Kellogg Corporation, aColorado corporation - L.H. Bolejack akaLester H Bolejack - Marilyn C Green c/oDouglas County Treasurer - Patricia MKubik - Public Trustee of Douglas County,Colorado - Resolution Trust Corporation,Conservator of Capitol Federal Savings &Loan Association of Denver - Reta ACrain, Clerk & Recorder c/o DouglasCounty Clerk & Recorder - Richard MHuckeby - Royce E Tolley, Attorney atLaw aka Royce E Tolley, Military Attorney- State of Colorado, Department of Reven-ue - Terrence D Murphy - Wayne G Kubik

You and each of you are hereby notifiedthat on the 13th day of November 2008the then County Treasurer of the Countyof Douglas, in the State of Colorado, soldat public tax lien sale to Terrence DMurphy the following described real es-tate situate in the County of Douglas,State of Colorado, to wit:

LOT 1 BLK 6 MERIBEL VILLAGE 10.487 AM/L

and said County Treasurer issued a certi-ficate of purchase therefore to Terrence DMurphy. That said tax lien sale was madeto satisfy the delinquent* taxes assessedagainst said real estate for the year 2007.That said real estate was taxed or spe-cially assessed in the name(s) of Jewell TBounds for said year 2007

That on the 30th day of July 2012 saidTerrence D Murphy assigned said certific-ate of purchase to Barry B Bounds & Lor-na J Bounds.That said Barry B Bounds &Lorna J Bounds on the 15th day ofSeptember 2013 the present holder ofsaid certificate, has made request uponthe Treasurer of said County for a deed tosaid real estate; That a Treasurer’s Deedwill be issued for said real estate to thesaid Barry B Bounds & Lorna J Bounds at1:00 o’clock P.M., on the 27th day of Feb-ruary 2014 unless the same has been re-deemed. Said property may be redeemedfrom said sale at any time prior to the ac-tual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed.Witness my hand this 5th day of Novem-ber 2013

Misc. Private Legals To Every Person in Actual Possession orOccupancy of the hereinafter DescribedLand, Lot or Premises, and to the Personin Whose Name the Same was Taxed orSpecially Assessed, and to all Personshaving an Interest or Title of Record in orto the said Premises and To Whom It MayConcern, and more especially to:

OCCUPANT - Barry B Bounds & Lorna JBounds - Billy E Bounds, aka Bill Boundsc/o Brennen Bounds - Billy E Bounds, Per-sonal Representative of the Estate of Jew-ell T Bounds, deceased c/o BrennenBounds - Board of County Commission-ers of the County of Douglas - BrennenBounds, Executor of the Estate for JewellT Bounds - Carl Cagle - Colorado West-ern Development Co., a Colorado corpor-ation - Daniel G Whittaker - DouglasCounty Treasurer - Edith Dees - First Na-tional Bank of Parker - George D Ringhof-fer - Gertrude Dies aka Gertrude Dees -Guadalupe Diego Chavez-Bernal - HagenF Dees - Irian K Bounds c/o BrennenBounds, Executor of the Estate - James RSullivan, Chairman, Board of CountyCommissioners of the County of Douglasc/o Douglas County Commissioners -Jean C Bolejack - Jewell T Bounds akaJewell Bounds - Kellogg Corporation, aColorado corporation - L.H. Bolejack akaLester H Bolejack - Marilyn C Green c/oDouglas County Treasurer - Patricia MKubik - Public Trustee of Douglas County,Colorado - Resolution Trust Corporation,Conservator of Capitol Federal Savings &Loan Association of Denver - Reta ACrain, Clerk & Recorder c/o DouglasCounty Clerk & Recorder - Richard MHuckeby - Royce E Tolley, Attorney atLaw aka Royce E Tolley, Military Attorney- State of Colorado, Department of Reven-ue - Terrence D Murphy - Wayne G Kubik

You and each of you are hereby notifiedthat on the 13th day of November 2008the then County Treasurer of the Countyof Douglas, in the State of Colorado, soldat public tax lien sale to Terrence DMurphy the following described real es-tate situate in the County of Douglas,State of Colorado, to wit:

LOT 1 BLK 6 MERIBEL VILLAGE 10.487 AM/L

and said County Treasurer issued a certi-ficate of purchase therefore to Terrence DMurphy. That said tax lien sale was madeto satisfy the delinquent* taxes assessedagainst said real estate for the year 2007.That said real estate was taxed or spe-cially assessed in the name(s) of Jewell TBounds for said year 2007

That on the 30th day of July 2012 saidTerrence D Murphy assigned said certific-ate of purchase to Barry B Bounds & Lor-na J Bounds.That said Barry B Bounds &Lorna J Bounds on the 15th day ofSeptember 2013 the present holder ofsaid certificate, has made request uponthe Treasurer of said County for a deed tosaid real estate; That a Treasurer’s Deedwill be issued for said real estate to thesaid Barry B Bounds & Lorna J Bounds at1:00 o’clock P.M., on the 27th day of Feb-ruary 2014 unless the same has been re-deemed. Said property may be redeemedfrom said sale at any time prior to the ac-tual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed.Witness my hand this 5th day of Novem-ber 2013



Public Notice




OCCUPANT - A Dennis Zehnle, Man-ager c/o Gateway Retail PC LLC, a Color-ado Limited Liability Company – A DennisZehnle, Manager c/o Gateway Retail PCLLC - Anderson, McCoy & Orta, P.C. -Clark Property Tax Investments LLC -CRE Venture 2011-12, LLC, a Delawarelimited liability company - Diana Puyear,Property Manager , as Agent for GKKK,LLC Constance Marie, LLC & Cook Is-lands, LLC - Dianna Puyear, PropertyManager , as Agent for GKKK, LLC Con-stance Marie, LLC & Cook Islands, LLC -Federal Deposit Insurance Corporationaka FDIC, as Receiver for FirsTier Bank -FirsTier Bank c/o Country Club Bank -FirsTier Bank - FirsTier Bank, Corporate -Foster Graham Milstein & Calisher, LLP -Gateway Development Group, LLC, a Col-orado limited liability - Gateway Retail PCLLC aka Gateway Retail PC, LLC a Color-ado Limited Liability Company - GKKK,LLC Constance Marie, LLC & Cook Is-lands, LLC as successor in interest toProvince Center LLC - Littleton Fire Pro-tection District - Michael S Yates, Man-ager c/o PC3, LLC a Colorado Limited Li-ability Company - PC3 LLC, a ColoradoLimited Liability Company - Public Trust-ee of Arapahoe County -Public Trustee ofDouglas County - South Suburban Parkand Recreation District - Vanessa A Orta,Attorney-in-Fact for Federal Deposit Insur-ance Corporation as Receiver for FirsTierBank c/o Anderson, McCoy & Orta, P.C. -Vanessa A Orta, Esq c/o Anderson, Mc-Coy & Orta, P.C. - Weststar ManagementCorp., Agent for GKKK, LLC ConstanceMarie, LLC & Cook Islands, LLC c/o We-star Management Corp - Public ServiceCompany of Colorado


LOT A-3 PROVINCE CENTER 1A 2NDAMD 1.52 AM/L

and said County Treasurer issued a certi-ficate of purchase therefore to Clark Prop-erty Tax Investments LLC. That said tax li-en sale was made to satisfy the delin-quent taxes assessed against said realestate for the year 2009; That said real es-tate was taxed or specially assessed inthe name(s) of Gateway Retail PC LLCfor said year 2009.That a Treasurer’sDeed will be issued for said real estate tothe said Clark Property Tax InvestmentsLLC at 1:00 o’clock P.M., on the 27th dayof February 2014, unless the same hasbeen redeemed. Said property may be re-deemed from said sale at any time prior tothe actual execution of said Treasurer’sDeed. Witness my hand this 5th day ofNovember 2013.



Misc. Private Legals

A Dennis Zehnle, Man-ager c/o Gateway Retail PC LLC, a Color-ado Limited Liability Company – A DennisZehnle, Manager c/o Gateway Retail PCLLC - Anderson, McCoy & Orta, P.C. -Clark Property Tax Investments LLC -CRE Venture 2011-12, LLC, a Delawarelimited liability company - Diana Puyear,Property Manager , as Agent for GKKK,LLC Constance Marie, LLC & Cook Is-lands, LLC - Dianna Puyear, PropertyManager , as Agent for GKKK, LLC Con-stance Marie, LLC & Cook Islands, LLC -Federal Deposit Insurance Corporationaka FDIC, as Receiver for FirsTier Bank -FirsTier Bank c/o Country Club Bank -FirsTier Bank - FirsTier Bank, Corporate -Foster Graham Milstein & Calisher, LLP -Gateway Development Group, LLC, a Col-orado limited liability - Gateway Retail PCLLC aka Gateway Retail PC, LLC a Color-ado Limited Liability Company - GKKK,LLC Constance Marie, LLC & Cook Is-lands, LLC as successor in interest toProvince Center LLC - Littleton Fire Pro-tection District - Michael S Yates, Man-ager c/o PC3, LLC a Colorado Limited Li-ability Company - PC3 LLC, a ColoradoLimited Liability Company - Public Trust-ee of Arapahoe County -Public Trustee ofDouglas County - South Suburban Parkand Recreation District - Vanessa A Orta,Attorney-in-Fact for Federal Deposit Insur-ance Corporation as Receiver for FirsTierBank c/o Anderson, McCoy & Orta, P.C. -Vanessa A Orta, Esq c/o Anderson, Mc-Coy & Orta, P.C. - Weststar ManagementCorp., Agent for GKKK, LLC ConstanceMarie, LLC & Cook Islands, LLC c/o We-star Management Corp - Public ServiceCompany of Colorado


LOT A-3 PROVINCE CENTER 1A 2NDAMD 1.52 AM/L

and said County Treasurer issued a certi-ficate of purchase therefore to Clark Prop-erty Tax Investments LLC. That said tax li-en sale was made to satisfy the delin-quent taxes assessed against said realestate for the year 2009; That said real es-tate was taxed or specially assessed inthe name(s) of Gateway Retail PC LLCfor said year 2009.That a Treasurer’sDeed will be issued for said real estate tothe said Clark Property Tax InvestmentsLLC at 1:00 o’clock P.M., on the 27th dayof February 2014, unless the same hasbeen redeemed. Said property may be re-deemed from said sale at any time prior tothe actual execution of said Treasurer’sDeed. Witness my hand this 5th day ofNovember 2013.



Government Legals Public Notice

Notice of Public Hearing:Douglas County PublicTrustee 2014 Budget

Notice is hereby given that Pursuant to29-1-106 C.R.S., the adoption of the2014 Public Trustee Budget will be con-sidered at a public hearing on Wednes-day, November 27, 2013, at 1:00 p.m., inthe Public Trustee’s Office, 402 WilcoxStreet, Castle Rock,Colorado 80104.Any interested elector of Douglas Countymay also file written comments or objec-tions to the proposed budget at any timeprior to the final adoption of the budget bythe Douglas County Public Trustee tentat-ively scheduled for December 4th, 2013.Documents are available for review in thePublic Trustee’s Office, or on the Officewebsite at www.douglas.co.us/publictrust-ee/ , under “Financials.”

Published by the Order of theOffice of Douglas CountyPublic TrusteeGeorge J. Kennedy, Public Trustee


Public Notice

PUBLIC INVITATION TO BID

Separate sealed bids for 2013 FAIRVIEWPARKWAY AT WEYBRIDGE STREETMAST ARM INSTALLATION PROJECT,DOUGLAS COUNTY PROJECT NUM-BER TF 2013-050 will be received by theOwner, Douglas County Government, De-partment of Public Works Engineering,Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street,Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO 80104, untilTuesday, November 26, 2013, at 2:00p.m. This project consists of final installa-tion of a traffic signal, to include but notlimited to; providing and installing certaintraffic signal items; installation of items fur-nished by Douglas County; traffic controland testing at the intersection of FairviewParkway and Weybridge Street, inDouglas County.

The Contract Documents may be ex-amined at the above address after 10:00a.m. on Tuesday, November 12, 2013,and copies of the Contract Documentsmay be obtained upon payment of $35.00for each set. The $35.00 is non-refund-able. (Additional charge if mailing is re-quired.)

A PRE-BID CONFERENCE will be held at10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, November 20,2013, at the Department of Public WorksEngineering, Philip S. Miller Building, 100Third Street, Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO80104. The Bid Opening will be conduc-ted at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November26, 2013, at the same address.

The Project includes the following ma-jor items and approximate quantities:• PVC Conduit 2” Bored 475 LF• Fiber Optic Cable (72 Strand)(Single Mode) 970 LF• Fiber Optic Cable (12 Strand)(Single Mode)(Gator Patch) 100 LF• Traffic Signal Poles (Install Only) 4 EA

Prior to submitting a Bid Proposal, Bid-ders shall have received prequalificationstatus (active status) with the ColoradoDepartment of Transportation to bid on in-dividual projects of the size and kind ofwork as set forth herein.

Any questions on the bidding process maybe directed to Robert Kenny, Project Man-ager at 303.660.7490.

For Planholder Information, Please Call303.660.7490 (Front Desk)

Legal Notice No.: 924385First Publication: November 7, 2013Last Publication: November 14, 2013Publisher: Douglas County News Press

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will be received by theOwner, Douglas County Government, De-partment of Public Works Engineering,Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street,Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO 80104, untilTuesday, November 26, 2013, at 2:00p.m. This project consists of final installa-tion of a traffic signal, to include but notlimited to; providing and installing certaintraffic signal items; installation of items fur-nished by Douglas County; traffic controland testing at the intersection of FairviewParkway and Weybridge Street, inDouglas County.

The Contract Documents may be ex-amined at the above address after 10:00a.m. on Tuesday, November 12, 2013,and copies of the Contract Documentsmay be obtained upon payment of $35.00for each set. The $35.00 is non-refund-able. (Additional charge if mailing is re-quired.)

A PRE-BID CONFERENCE will be held at10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, November 20,2013, at the Department of Public WorksEngineering, Philip S. Miller Building, 100Third Street, Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO80104. The Bid Opening will be conduc-ted at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November26, 2013, at the same address.

The Project includes the following ma-jor items and approximate quantities:• PVC Conduit 2” Bored 475 LF• Fiber Optic Cable (72 Strand)(Single Mode) 970 LF• Fiber Optic Cable (12 Strand)(Single Mode)(Gator Patch) 100 LF• Traffic Signal Poles (Install Only) 4 EA

Prior to submitting a Bid Proposal, Bid-ders shall have received prequalificationstatus (active status) with the ColoradoDepartment of Transportation to bid on in-dividual projects of the size and kind ofwork as set forth herein.

Any questions on the bidding process maybe directed to Robert Kenny, Project Man-ager at 303.660.7490.

For Planholder Information, Please Call303.660.7490 (Front Desk)

Legal Notice No.: 924385First Publication: November 7, 2013Last Publication: November 14, 2013Publisher: Douglas County News Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that onNovember 19, 2013 beginning at 2:30p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible, inthe Commissioner’s Hearing Room, PhilipS. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, CastleRock, Colorado, the Board of CountyCommissioners of the County of Douglaswill conduct a public hearing concern-ing the proposed adoption of a resolu-tion amending the 2013 adoptedbudget. Any interested elector ofDouglas County may file an objection tothe proposed amendment to the budget atany time prior to it’s final adoption by theBoard of County Commissioners. A copyof said resolution may be obtained for in-spection at the offices of the County Com-missioners at the above address in CastleRock, Colorado, or viewed on-lineat www.douglas.co.us.


Public Notice

NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE ANDOF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE



OCCUPANT - Clark Property Tax Invest-ments LLC - Diana K Tranberg - JanetTurbett for Sally Misare, Town Clerk c/oTown of Castle Rock/Utilities Dept. - LandTitle Guarantee Company - Manfred Will -Salle Misare, Town Clerk c/o Town ofCastle Rock - Town of Castle Rock c/oUtilities Department -Victor C Tranberg -Victor C Tranberg & Diana K Tranbergaka Vic Tranberg & Diana Tranberg


LOT 2 CASTLE INDUSTRIAL PARK0.518 AM/L

and said County Treasurer issued a certi-ficate of purchase therefore to Clark Prop-erty Tax Investments LLC. That said tax li-en sale was made to satisfy the delin-quent taxes assessed against said realestate for the year 2009; That said real es-tate was taxed or specially assessed inthe name(s) of Manfred Will for said year2009.That a Treasurer’s Deed will be is-sued for said real estate to the said ClarkProperty Tax Investments LLC at 1:00o’clock P.M., on the 27th day of February2014, unless the same has been re-deemed. Said property may be redeemedfrom said sale at any time prior to the ac-tual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed.Witness my hand this 5th day of Novem-ber 2013.



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and said County Treasurer issued a certi-ficate of purchase therefore to Clark Prop-erty Tax Investments LLC. That said tax li-en sale was made to satisfy the delin-quent taxes assessed against said realestate for the year 2009; That said real es-tate was taxed or specially assessed inthe name(s) of Manfred Will for said year2009.That a Treasurer’s Deed will be is-sued for said real estate to the said ClarkProperty Tax Investments LLC at 1:00o’clock P.M., on the 27th day of February2014, unless the same has been re-deemed. Said property may be redeemedfrom said sale at any time prior to the ac-tual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed.Witness my hand this 5th day of Novem-ber 2013.



Public Notice




OCCUPANT - A Richard Berman - AdamJ Samhouri - Castle Pines Land Com-pany, a Colorado limited partnership -CPV Inc., a Colorado Corp. Attn: Jack AVickers III - Daniel J Garfield - Debra ASamhouri - Dennis R Larratt - Dennis WKing c/o Joli A Lofstedt - Jack A VickersIII - Jack A Vickers, III Attorney-in-fact forCastle Pines Land Company, a Coloradolimited partnership - Joel Laufer - Joli ALofstedt - Lexi Development LLC - Mi-chael C Cregger of TST of Denver, Pro-fessional Land Surveyor c/o TST Inc ofDenver - Nancy B Smith - Paul Herbka -Robert C Troyer - TST Inc -U.S. BankN.A. – Castle Pines Metropolitan District

You and each of you are hereby notifiedthat on the 13th day of November 2008the then County Treasurer of the Countyof Douglas, in the State of Colorado, soldat public tax lien sale to Dennis R Larrattthe following described real estate situatein the County of Douglas, State of Color-ado, to wit:

TR IN E1/2NE1/4 16-7-67 3.082 AM/L

and said County Treasurer issued a certi-ficate of purchase therefore to Dennis RLarratt. That said tax lien sale was madeto satisfy the delinquent taxes assessedagainst said real estate for the year 2007;That said real estate was taxed or spe-cially assessed in the name(s) of Jack AVickers III for said year 2007.That aTreasurer’s Deed will be issued for saidreal estate to the said Dennis R Larratt at1:00 o’clock P.M., on the 27th day ofFebruary 2014, unless the same has beenredeemed. Said property may be re-deemed from said sale at any time prior tothe actual execution of said Treasurer’sDeed. Witness my hand this 5th day ofNovember 2013.



Public Notice

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS

A public hearing will be held on Decem-ber 2, 2013, at 7:00 p.m., before theDouglas County Planning Commissionand on January 14, 2014, at 2:30 p.m.,before the Board of County Commission-ers in the Commissioners’ Hearing Room,100 Third St., Castle Rock, CO, for pro-posed amendments to the DouglasCounty Zoning Resolution (DCZR). Theamendment proposes revisions to Sec-tion 3 - Agricultural One (A-1), Section 4 -Large Rural Residential (LRR), Section 21– Use by Special Review, Section 22A -Seasonal Uses, and Section 36 - Defini-tions. Creation of new Section 22B - En-tertainment Events, is also proposed.

For more information, call Dan Avery atDouglas County Planning Services, 303-660-7460.

File #/Name: DR2012-011/ DouglasCounty Zoning Resolution amend-ments regarding farmer's markets, en-tertainment events, and value addedagricultural processing.


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Christmas stuff up,” she said. “So I think people this year are more apt to get in the spirit earlier.”

Park Meadows traditionally draws high traffic — with parking lots of-ten filled to capacity — during the holiday season, but manager Pamela

Schenck-Kelly isn’t sure this season will set records.

“It’s difficult when you have big numbers to grow by big numbers,” she said. “The retail industry has pla-teaued at this point.”

Employees are difficult to find this year, indicating a drop in unemploy-ment, Schenck-Kelly said.

“The other factor is I think the community has become very stabi-lized,” she said. “We have a very edu-

cated consumer. I think they’re more savvy than typical here because of this demographic, but it’s also due to tech-nology. They know real value as op-posed to inflated value. They’re more zeroed in on what they want.”

Along with malls and retailers na-tionwide, some Park Meadows stores will open Thanksgiving night, with others starting Black Friday at mid-night and the remainder between then and 8 a.m.

Entrepreneurship”, beginning at 6 p.m. Nov. 14 at Mangia Bevi Café at the Madden Museum (6363 S. Fiddlers Green Circle, Greenwood Village).

The evening begins with a net-working reception at 6 p.m. Tickets are $15 and available at https://securelb.imodules.com/s/1150/inte-rior2013/index.aspx?sid=1150&gid=1&pgid=6153&cid=9774.

`Ticket to Ride’ comingWarren Miller’s 64th film, “Ticket

to Ride,” comes to Colorado and hits the usual places in Denver and Colorado Springs. But it’s also coming to the suburbs, including Lone Tree and Parker.

This year’s film features seven Olympians — and a few may just earn spots on the U.S. Ski Team for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. The Olympians featured in “Ticket to Ride” are Gretchen Bleiler; Keely Kelleher; Ted Ligety; Julia Man-cuso; Tommy Moe; Kaylin Richardson and Seth Wescott.

Here are some upcoming Novem-

ber tour stops for the film:Parker (The PACE Center), Nov. 20;

Denver (Paramount Theater), Nov. 21-23; and Lone Tree (Lone Tree Arts Center), Nov. 25-27.

Penny Parker’s “Mile High Life” column gives insights into the best events, restaurants, businesses, parties and people throughout the metro area. Parker also writes for Blacktie-Colorado.com. You can subscribe and read her columns (Monday, Wednes-day and Friday) at www.pennyparker.blacktie-colorado.com. She can be reached at [email protected] or at 303-619-5209.


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‘Cross Currents’ comes to galleryShow of native work gets underway Nov. 22By Sonya [email protected]

“The wide range of expression and media found in the exhibition dem-onstrates the futility of attempting to confine artists of native descent to one category,” said Cecily Cullen, cre-ative director for the Center for Visual Art. “The artists of `Cross Currents’ represent the spirit of innovation by blending elements found in tradition-al Native American art with meaning and strategies born of 21st-century art making, adding unique voices to the visual language of today.”

CVA, Metropolitan State Univer-sity’s very interesting, easily accessed gallery at 965 Santa Fe Drive in Den-ver’s Arts District, offers free admis-sion and a series of engaging exhibits.

“Cross Currents: Native Ameri-can Forces in Contemporary Art” runs Nov. 22 through Feb. 8, featur-ing art by Cannupahanska, Nicholas Galanin, Frank Buffalo Hyde, Merritt Johnson, Sarah Ortegon, Wendy Red Star, Sarah Sense, Marie Watt and Will Wilson.

Some of the artists will be present for an opening reception and artist’s panel on Nov. 22 from 6 to 8 p.m.

These artists from across the na-tion have different indigenous back-grounds and do not adhere to tradi-tional stereotypes. What they do have in common is an exploration of iden-tity as they move between worlds, re-

jecting mass media’s appropriation of traditional symbols.

Our illustration, “Emergency Mantle for Diplomatic Security,” is a mixed media work by Merritt John-son, who is based in East Harlem, NY. She is “of mixed Mohawk, Blackfoot and non-indigenous descent, with a BFA from Carnegie Mellon University and an MFA from Massachusetts Col-lege of Art.”

A multidisciplinary artist working in painting, sculpture and perfor-mance, she said “through my work, I explore the connections and opposi-tions between (and within) bodies and place.

“My work with figures treats opu-lent interiors and identifiable pat-terns, as the material for camouflag-ing bodies; pointing to protection, aggression and the difficulty of cross cultural disguise ….”

She will be at the CVA on Nov. 22 for the opening reception and artists’ panel, as will Cannupahanska, Buf-falo Hyde, Galanin and Sense.

“Emergency Mantle for Diplomatic Security” mixed media by Merritt Johnson, 2013, is included in the “Cross Currents” exhibit at Metropolitan State University’s Center for Visual Art. The show addresses complexities of cultural identity. Courtesy photo

Gift market keeps on givingEvent at churches helps artisans around worldBy Sonya [email protected]

World Gift Markets have grown, ac-cording to committee member Shelly DeChantal, a metro-area fiber artist who has recently moved to Littleton. Fair Trade, handmade gifts from artisans living around the world — in Laos, Africa, Bolivia and more will be available, as well as items crafted at local nonprofit workshops, such as A Little Something, the Gathering Place and Earthlinks. More than 40 nonprofit and Fair Trade groups will participate.

First Universalist Church (northeast corner) and First Plymouth Congregation-al Church (southwest corner), both at the intersection of East Hampden Avenue and South Colorado Boulevard, have joined together this year to host the World Gift Markets on Nov. 23 (9 a.m. to 4 p.m.) and

Nov. 24 (9 a.m. to 2 p.m.), with an opening reception at First Universalist only from 5 to 8 p.m. Nov. 22.

The market encourages purposeful giv-ing by supporting artisans in developing countries through Fair Trade businesses such as Silks of Laos, Team Africa and Fair Trade Republica, which bring traditional crafts to the markets.

Working with indigenous craftspeople in areas of extreme poverty, they help pre-serve traditions and provide fair wages and a healthy workplace. All products are made by individual artisans working in small groups or cooperatives.

Shoppers can find hand-woven silk scarves from Laos, recycled Sari table run-ners and pillows, handmade paper jour-nals from India, hand-knitted alpaca hats and gloves from Bolivia, Ugandan coffee and local honey from Earthlinks’ Peace Garden, for example.

Earthlinks, a Denver nonprofit started 16 years ago, has grown from a day shelter to a full-fledged craft enterprise that offers

productive work to homeless people. It teaches job skills and garden work, which allows for connection with the earth, DeChantal writes. In addition to honey, the Peace Garden’s bees produce beeswax

for Natural Spa products. And bees pollinate flowers, gourds and

herbs, which result in greeting cards, vas-es, candles, birdhouses, jewelry, lotions and catnip toys for Fluffy.

At A Little Something in Denver, refugee women make jewelry, learning new skills and earning “a little something.” Their work will be for sale at the World Gift Markets. Courtesy photo

if you Go“Cross Currents: Native American Forces in

Contemporary Art” will be exhibited Nov. 22 to Feb. 8 at the Center for Visual Art, 965 Santa Fe Drive, in Denver’s Santa Fe Arts District. Hours: noon to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays. Ad-mission is free. For information on related pro-grams, see MetroStateCVA.org, 303-294-5207.


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clubs in your communityNetworkiNg for the Not-Working meets from 8:30-10 a.m. the first Tuesday of every month in the Fireside Room at Cherry Hills Community Church, 3900 Grace Blvd., Highlands Ranch. If you are looking for a safe en-vironment in which to learn, share and be encouraged, come to a meeting. Visit chcc.org/career for more information.

recreationfalcoN Youth Sports Asso-ciation baseball board meeting is at 7 p.m. every fourth Thursday at Highlands Ranch Community Association offices, 48 W. Springer Drive. Call 303-791-6244.

falcoN Youth Sports As-sociation executive board meetings are at 7 p.m. every second Wednesday at the Highlands Ranch Community Association offices, 48 W. Springer Drive. Call 303-791-6244.

highlaNds raNch Cycling Club has weekly rides and a variety of cycling experiences for the cycling enthusiast. The club also meets regularly for club business. Visit www.highland-sranchcycling.com or call Bernie Greenberg, 303-791-6792.

highlaNds raNch Garden Club. Whether you are an experienced gardener or a novice, you will always find something of interest at the Highlands Ranch Garden Club. For information, visit www.hrgc.org.

ruNNiNg club meets at 7:30 a.m. every Saturday in the parking lot of Southeast Christian Church. Walkers, joggers and runners are welcome. Call John at 720-842-5520.

Yoga class. Health Ministries at St. Andrew United Methodist Church welcomes the community to their health class: Yoga helps improve flexibility, balance, alignment, posture, toning, strengthening, relaxation and awareness. Class is offered from 9:45-10:45 a.m. Wednesdays. Sessions are 10 weeks, and drop-ins are welcome. Cost is $90 per 10 weeks or $15 per session. All levels are welcome. For informa-tion, contact the leader Martha who has taught yoga for many years, Call 720-480-2164, [email protected]. St. Andrew United Methodist Church, 9203 S. University Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Call 303-794-2683 for information or visit www.st-andrew-umc.com.

serviceamericaN legioN Highlands Ranch Post 1260 meets at 6:30 p.m. the fourth Tuesday of each month at the Northridge Recreation Center, 8801 S. Broadway, Highlands Ranch. Call 720-663-1260.

maNsioN tours. The Highlands Ranch Metro District invites the public to visit the Highlands Ranch Mansion for free during regular open hours from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday. Visit www.HighlandsRanch-Mansion.com or call 303-791-0177.

taize-stYle service, a meditative hour of prayer, song, scripture and the labyrinth, is offered from 6:45-7:45 p.m. the fourth Thursday of the month at St. Andrew United Methodist Church, 3350 E. White Bay Drive, Highlands Ranch. Child care is provided for this hour. The labyrinth is also available for individual meditation and prayer from 4 p.m. until the service on fourth Thursday, and from 4-8 p.m. on the second Thursdays. Call 303-794-2683 or visit www.st-andrew-umc.com.

socialcastle rock Bridge Club plays a friendly ACBL-sanctioned duplicate game at 1 p.m. every Monday and Wednesday. For more information, a schedule of games and lessons, or direc-tions to the Lowell Ranch 4H location at 2330 South I-25 East Frontage Road, go the website at castlerockbridge.com. For assistance in finding a bridge partner, call Georgiana

Butler at 303-810-8504. Visit www.castlerockbridge.com.

“chai” laNds Ranch/South Denver Metro Jewish Community Company. Call 303-470-6652.

fibromYalgia womeN’s Group for women wanting to get together to talk about positive things that have helped them and to make new friends. No fee; must live near Parker/Centen-nial. Time and day to be figured out by group. Call Leslie at 303-791-8814.

frieNdships are Golden is a local nonprofit club organized through love and collections of Sam Butcher’s Precious Moments Figures. Throughout the year we provide support to local charities. We meet once a month on the fourth Thursday of every month at Julie’s Hallmark 9441 S University Blvd. in Highlands Ranch from 6:30-9 p.m. For more information please contact Bry at Julie’s Hallmark 303-683-1146.

geNealogY 101 is a small group of novice and advanced non-professional genealogists who meet at 10 a.m. the second Saturday of each month in Room 206 at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, 8817 S. Broadway, Highlands Ranch. The group is geared to assist each other in our journeys into discovering the lives of our ancestors. No fees.

great books. Great Books Discus-sion Groups meet at Douglas County Libraries in Lone Tree, Highlands Ranch and Castle Rock (Philip S. Miller). Great Books is a forum for thoughtful adults to read and discuss significant works of fiction, philosophy, political science, poetry and drama. Afternoon and evening times are available; groups meet once every 2-4 weeks. No registra-tion is required. For information, call 303-791-7323 or visit DouglasCountyLi-braries.org.

highlaNds breakfast Op-timists meet every first and third Mondays from 7-8 a.m. at Le Peep Grill at County Line and Quebec Street. Call Miles Hardee, 303-973-6409.

highlaNds raNch Genealogi-cal Society meets the first Tuesday of every month at the Highlands Ranch Library at 7 p.m.

highlaNds raNch Historical Society meets from 7-8:30 p.m. the third Monday of each month at Southridge Recreation Center, 4800 McArthur Ranch Road. Great programs ($1 voluntary do-nation for non-members) and group rate tours offered including some RTD tours. Leave message at 641-715-3900 ext. 147406, email [email protected] or see www.highland-sranchhistoricalsociety.org .

highlaNds raNch Jaycees meets at 7 p.m. every first and third Tuesdays at the Highlands Ranch Recre-ation Center. The meetings are open for people ages 21-40. Call Suzy Driscoll at 303-791-1049.

highlaNds raNch Lions Club meets first and third Thursdays at 7 p.m. at Romano’s, 32 W. Springer Drive, Highlands Ranch. Visit www.Highland-sRanchLions.org or call Corky Carlson at 303-791-0099.

the highlaNds Ranch/Little-ton Chapter of Mothers and More meets the second Tuesday of each month. See www.mothersand-more.org/chapters/highlandsranchlittle-tonCO/ or e-mail [email protected] for more information.

highlaNds raNch Optimists meets at 7 a.m. Wednesdays at Le Peep on Broadway south of C-470. New members are welcome. Call Ken Wolfle at 303-470-6017.

highlaNds raNch Pi Beta Phi Alumnae Club meets on a regular basis. Call Marlyce Buch at 720-221-8458.

highlaNds raNch Rotary Club meets the first four Thursdays every month for lunch from 12:10-1:30 p.m. at the Lone Tree Golf Club, 9808 Sunningdale Blvd. Each lunch features

a speaker. The Rotary is a networking, service and social club. Contact Joe Roos at 720-648-5558.

highlaNds raNch Senior Club provides opportunities for area seniors to get together. Activities are in the Senior Lounge at the Southridge Recreation Center, 4800 McArthur Ranch Road. In addition there is a luncheon and entertainment at noon on second Wednesday each month in the Wildcat Auditorium at Southridge Recreation Center. Monthly calendar of activities are available at all four Highlands Ranch Recreation Centers, and under www.highlandsranch.org, click on “Senior Outreach Services” and look under “Activities & Events.” Contact president Ron at 303-791-1692.

highlaNds raNch Singles Happy Hour, also known as Southeast Singles since many people are from Littleton and Lone Tree too, meets the first Thursday of every month from 6-8:30 p.m. Visit www.hrsingles.com for locations and more information. This group is for ages 40-60s. Contact Corinna Robert at 303-773-1810 or [email protected]. Pay for your own drinks and appetizers.

highlaNds raNch Toast-masters meets from 6:45-8 p.m. the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month at the Eastridge Recreation Center, 8568 South University Blvd. Toastmasters helps members learn to speak better, and it does so in a positive and friendly manner. New members always welcome. Call Yvette at 303-470-7206.

highlaNds raNch Writers’ Group, call 303-791-7703.

Just desserts St. Andrew United Methodist Church invites the community to our free Social Justice 3rd Friday mov-ie series, which broadly touches many social issues facing our culture today. May have content not appropriate for children. Contact Heidi Parish, 720-206-5733 or Daryl Shute, 303-903-0653. St. Andrew United Methodist Church, 9203 S. University Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Call 303-794-2683 for more information or visit www.st-andrew-umc.com.

kiNgdom kNitters creates prayer shawls that are given to people who are ill, grieving or just in need of comfort. Shawls can be picked up at the Cherry Hills’ reception desk from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Join us for knitting from 1-3 p.m. on the first and third Mondays in the Fireside Room at Cherry Hills Community Church, 3900 Grace Blvd, Highlands Ranch. We gladly accept yarn donations. Visit www.chcc.org or call 303-791-4100.

la leche League of Highlands Ranch meets at 9:30 a.m. the second Monday of the month. Call Barb at 303-791-4243.

meN’s miNistrY Breakfast meets at 8:30 a.m. the third Saturday of the month at St. Andrew United Methodist Church, 9203 S. University Blvd. Call 303-794-2683 or visit www.st-andrew-umc.com.

meridiaN middaY Toastmas-ter. Experienced professionals and beginning speakers alike can benefit from our practical, face-to-face learning program. Whether you’re speaking to the board of directors, your customers, your co-workers or your kids, Toastmas-ters can help you do it better. You’ll learn and practice in a friendly, comfortable environment with people who are there for the same reason you are — to become better communicators. We meet every Thursday from 11:35 a.m. to 12:35 p.m. at the South Metro Fire Station No. 34, 8871 Maximus Dr, Lone Tree. For more information, contact VP of Mem-bership, Brent Hilvitz at 303-668-5789 or visit www.meridianmidday.com.

moms club of East Highlands Ranch is part of a national organiza-tion offering support for women and families during their child-raising years. Interested moms living in Highlands Ranch east of Fairview Parkway can call Kym Schnittker at 303-284-3161 or

e-mail [email protected].

moms club of Highlands Ranch West is part of a national or-ganization offering support for women and families during their child raising years. Interested moms living in the 80129 and 80125 zip codes can contact [email protected] or visit http://sites.google.com/site/mom-sclubofhrwest/.

mothers of Multiples meetings are at St. Andrews United Methodist Church, 3350 White Bay Drive, Highlands Ranch.

mothers of Preschoolers at Grace Chapel meets from 9-11:30 a.m. every second and fourth Wednes-days at Grace Chapel, I-25 and County Line Road. Call Karleen at 303-799-4900 or visit www.gracechapel.org.

optimist highlaNds Ranch Breakfast Club meets at 7 a.m. Wednesdays at LePeep, 44 W. Centen-nial. Call Ken Woelfle at 303-470-6017.

preceptor gamma Lambda Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi meets every first Tuesday from September to May at members’ houses in Sedalia, Highlands Ranch, Littleton or Castle Rock. Call 303-688-6576 or 303-688-3255.

progressive book Club meets at 7 p.m. the second Wednesday of each month at the Tattered Cover in Highlands Ranch. E-mail [email protected].

raNch racoNteurs, a Toast-masters group, meets from 7-8 p.m. Thursdays at The Recreation Center at Eastridge, 9568 South University Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Visit http://rrtm.freetoasthost.net.

robotics club of Highlands Ranch is dedicated to sharing infor-mation and enthusiasm for the hobby of robotics. Club meets once a month. Members demonstrate robot designs, swap ideas, learn new techniques, participate in competitions and have a blast. No experience level required, just lots of enthusiasm. E-mail Kerwin at [email protected].

rotarY club of Highlands Ranch meets at 12:10 p.m. each week for a luncheon at the clubhouse at the Lone Tree Golf Club. Call 303-991-6226.

rotarY club of Highlands Ranch meets at noon on Thurs-days at Lone Tree Country Club, 9808 Sunningdale Drive. Call Aaron Fritz at 303-829-4932.

southridge toastmasters meets every first and fourth Mondays of the month at 7:30 p.m. at Southridge recreation center, 4800 McArthur Ranch Road in Highlands Ranch. We are look-ing for new members . Come and join us and find out what Toastmasters can do for you. You can gain confidence while learning to be a better speaker. For further information call Yvette at 303-470-7206 or [email protected].

teeN librarY Council. Douglas County Libraries’ teen groups meet monthly to help plan events, weigh in on library materials and serve the library community. Members earn commu-nity service hours toward graduation requirements. For information about a group at a library in your area, call 303-791-7323 or visit with a youth librarian.

toastmasters. raNch Raconteurs Toastmasters club meets Thursdays, 6:55-8:15 p.m. at the Recreation Center at Eastridge, 9568 South University Blvd., Highlands Ranch, 80126. Visit our club as often as you like, free of charge. For more information visit www.rrtm.freetoasthost.net or call 303-416-6164.

wesleY writers is a small group of vignette memoir writers who meet at 10 a.m. the third Saturday of each month in Room 206 at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, 8817 S. Broadway, Highlands Ranch. Share stories of the joys and sor-rows of our yesteryears. No fees.

supportaa at Abiding Word Evangelical

Lutheran Church on Dad Clark Road in Highlands Ranch meets at 7:30 p.m. The meetings are closed discussion.

aa highlaNds Ranch meets at 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays at Abiding Word Evangeli-cal Lutheran Church on Dad Clark Road. The meetings are open, nonsmoking, and not wheelchair accessible.

adult atteNtioN Deficit Disorder Support Group meets the fourth Monday each month from 6-7:30 p.m. at Christ Lutheran Church, 8997 S. Broadway St., Highlands Ranch. RSVP to 303-346-3338 or 303-596-4641.

al-aNoN support Group for those affected by others’ alcohol-ism. Group meets at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, 8817 S. Broadway, Highlands Ranch, Tuesdays from 7:30-8:30 p.m.

braiN iNJurY Support Group meets every third Thursday of the month from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at St. Andrew United Methodist Church in Highlands Ranch. Contact Della at 303-949-1017 or Jan Herodes at 303-933-7417.

breast caNcer Support Group: Friends For Life meets from 7-9 p.m. the first Thursday of each month in the Fireside Room at Cherry Hills Community Church, 3900 Grace Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Join us to share

stories, hopes and fears about your breast cancer experience. Meetings in-clude information and discussion about treatment options. For information, visit chcc.org/care.

caNcer support Group. A gath-ering for individuals, family members and friends of those who have been touched by cancer in some way takes place at Cherry Hills Community Church, 3900 Grace Blvd., Highlands Ranch, CO 80126. We are here to provide informa-tion, prayer, support and friendship as we walk through the cancer journey together. Contact Shereice Godby at 720-937-8170 or [email protected].

celebrate recoverY: Teens meets from 6-8 p.m. Sundays in Room 94. For nearly four years, Celebrate Recovery has helped hundreds of people find healing from a variety of life’s hurts, habits and hang-ups. We now have the opportunity to bring this restorative ministry to students. This program is specifically designed for middle and high schoolers and provides a safe place to find healing in Christ by fostering authentic community and active service to Christ and others. Contact Robert Smith at 303-325-8217 or [email protected]. The meetings are at Cherry Hills Community Church, 3900 Grace Blvd., Highlands Ranch.


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HeraldSportSJaguars soccer team takes runner-up spotRock Canyon loses 1-0 in 5A finals to Pine CreekBy Tom [email protected]

The decision in a tough battle for the Nov. 9 Class 5A state soccer championship game came with 3:22 left in the second overtime period, when a quirky goal by Jay Morales gave Pine Creek a 1-0 win over Rock Canyon.

“It was a great game all around but, of course, the ending wasn’t what we wanted to see,” Jaguars coach Sean Henning said after the Nov. 9 finals. “We played our game like we have done all year and we played them even until they scored that quirky goal. Our defense was outstanding as it has been all year. Offensively, we had some chances but we didn’t get the ball in the net. I am proud of our kids. They gave it everything they had. I wish it would have come out differently for them.”

Rock Canyon had bested Arapahoe, Heritage and Denver East to get into the finals at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. Pine Creek bested Chatfield, Grandview and Boulder to make up the other half of the state championship game.

The stadium was rocking as the teams took the field. The Eagles fans were wear-ing back and waving scarves announcing they supported Pine Creek. Not far away the white-clad Rock Canyon fans also waved hand-made signs and school-name scarves as they cheered for the Jaguars.

The game was a battle from the opening whistle. Officials called few fouls despite the fact there were frequent collisions and often one or more players from each team was on the ground. But in almost every case, the players got up and rejoined the action.

Each team battled for every loose ball. The team that took possession of the ball then pressed the attack so the fast-paced action moved up and down the field. At-tacks varied from passes from teammate to teammate to move in close to the goal to long passes to try to find a teammate near the end line who could get off a shot.

However, at each end of the field, the goalkeepers and the defenders repeatedly turned aside the attacks, limiting the op-portunities to get a possible scoring shot at the net. The final statistics showed Rock Canyon had 10 shots on goal while Pine

Creek had nine.The defensive battle kept the game

scoreless through 80 minutes of regulation play. But rules say the game can’t end in a tie so, after a five-minute break, the game went into overtime in a golden-goal format which means the first overtime goal wins.

The fast-paced battle resumed but the scoreless tie remained after the first 15-minute overtime period.

There was another brief break before the second 15-minute overtime period be-gan and the game ended with 3:22 when Morales kicked the ball and it went into the

net for the golden goal.Rock Canyon’s emotion was evident as

players dropped in pace and there were some tears as the game marked the end of the prep soccer career for 17 seniors. However, they regained their composure, shook hands with the Pine Creek players and senior Ben Bartlett accepted the state second-place trophy.

In keeping with their tradition, the play-ers took the trophy to where their fans were seated. The fans applauded and many reached over the wall to shake hands and even give a hug to players.

Rock Canyon’s Jack Galyon battled for the ball with a Pine Creek defender during the Nov. 9 Class 5A state soccer championship game. The Jaguar attack put a shot on goal but didn’t score. The scoreless game ended with a Pine Creek goal with 3:22 left in the second overtime. Photo by Tom Munds

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Grandview takes state 5A volleyball championshipArapahoe falls one win shy of top trophyBy Jim [email protected]

Arapahoe concluded its best girls vol-leyball season in school history but came up a win shy of winning the state champi-onship.

Grandview swept the Warriors 25-22, 25-12, 25-17 to win the Class 5A champi-onship Nov. 9 in the finale at the Denver Coliseum.

It was the ninth appearance in a state championship match in the past 11 sea-sons for Grandview and the Wolves’ fourth state title. It was only the Warriors’ second trip ever to the state tournament.

“This was the best season we’ve ever had in Arapahoe history,” said Warriors coach Cara Syers. “We had one state berth prior to this and we lost in pool play. So this is our first year ever of getting to the state championship. Our three losses this sea-son were to Grandview. They were a clear No. 1 it’s clear to say.”

All four semifinal teams were from the Centennial League as Arapahoe defeated Eaglecrest 25-10, 25-21, 23-25, 25-20 to ad-vance into the finals. Grandview downed Cherry Creek 11-25, 29-27, 25-23, 25-18.

“We knew our schedule prepared us well,” added Syers. “We knew what we had to face against Grandview and we did for the most part. It was like the perfect storm. Everything went their way, every net serve and every free ball. It went their way for sure.”

Arapahoe, coming off a short rest after its semifinal match, jumped ahead 8-4 in the first set but failed to come up with the key points after the Wolves tied the set at 20-all.

“We didn’t get it (first set) and they just

rolled,” admitted Syers.The second and third sets were not

close as the top-seeded Wolves (27-2) took charge.

“I couldn’t be more proud of our girls for their heart and determination they showed all season,” said Syers. “It was a wonderful season just a little short of where we want-

ed but really you don’t focus on that. You focus on this season as a journey.

Second-seeded Arapahoe ended the season with a 25-3 record.

Cherry Creek (22-6) appeared to have Grandview on the ropes in the semifinal, winning the first set 25-11 and having a chance to capture the second before but

lost 29-27. The Wolves prevailed in the final two sets, 25-23 and 25-18.

“There was a call at the end (of the sec-ond set) whether we hit the ball or not,” re-called Bruins coach Sally Moos. “They gave them the point and kind of gave them the momentum. We didn’t put enough balls away. They have two big outside hitters and they put a few more balls away.

“But I’m really proud of our kids. That was the third time we played them. We knew each other. We did some good things, we just didn’t have enough to win the match.”

Ponderosa (16-11), which finished sec-ond in the Class 5A Continental League, lost in the Class 4A semifinals to Air Acad-emy. The Kadets won 26-24, 25-20 and 25-15.

“It was tremendous to be here and we were more that excited,” said Ponderosa senior Merry Hammack. “We overcame so many obstacles but we just got better. I feel bad for the loss and the end of our season but this has been a family and we are so grateful for all that supported us.”

Ponderosa wound up with a 16-11 re-cord.

Two-time defending Class 2A state champions Lutheran made it to the state championship match but the Lions were swept by undefeated and top-seeded Res-urrection Christian 25-18, 25-19 and 25-13.

“We were very pleased,” said coach Ali-cia Oates whose second-seeded Lions fin-ished 25-3. “Resurrection was a very solid team. They have a lot of offensive power so it was hard to slow any one of them down because they would come back with some-thing else. They were really good. But even getting into that game was a huge accom-plished for these girls.

“A lot of people, even ourselves at times, underestimated what we were capable of

Castle View’s Michaela Putnicki (10) drives a ball up and over the Grandview blockers in the Nov. 8 Class 5A state volleyball tournament. Putnicki’s spike scored a point for the Sabercats but they lost the match to Grandview. Photo by Tom Munds

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MOUNTAIN VISTA HIGH SCHOOL

Volleyball

5A State TournamentMountain Vista ended their season at the state tourna-ment when they lost to Cherry Creek 3-1 in pool play. The Golden Eagles won their � rst pool play match of the tour-nament 3-1 against Fruita Monument.

ROCK CANYON HIGH SCHOOL

Boys Soccer

Rock Canyon 0, Pine Creek 1Rock Canyon lost in the 5A Boys Soccer Championship game to Pine Creek 1-0. They ended their season 16-1-2. JuniorAndrew Greiner scored the lone goal against Denver East in the semi� nal game to win 1-0.

THUNDERRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL

Football

ThunderRidge 56, Doherty 35

Quarterback Brody Westermoreland scored four touch-downs and went 13-for-152 in a 56-35 win over Doherty in the second round of playo� s. Senior Mark Hopperscored three touchdowns.

VALOR CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL

Football

Valor Christian 49, Ralston Valley 20Valor Christian moves on to the quarter-� nals of the playo� s after beating Ralston Valley. Senior quarterback A.J. Cecil was

19-of-23 for 277 yards and scored one touchdown. Senior Christian McCa� rey scored two passing touchdowns and two receiving.

UPCOMING GAMES

Football

FRIDAY7 p.m. - Valor Christian vs. Columbine @ Valor StadiumSATURDAY1 p.m. - ThunderRidge vs. Grandview @ Legacy Stadium

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but they always kept working hard and kept focused on what they needed to do to be successful. They really surprised a lot of people and had a lot of fun doing it. Being in the state tournament is exciting and being in that Parade of Cham-pions is a memory we will have for a lifetime.”

Continental League champion Mountain Vista lost 3-1 to Cherry

Creek in the deciding game in Pool 4 while Castle View dropped both its matches in Pool 1 in the Class 5A opening matches. Valor Christian lost both its matches in Class 4A, Pool 3 play.

Chaparral coach T.R. Ellis was given the Pioneer Award dur-ing a special awards ceremony.Ellis has been the head coach at Chaparral for 16 seasons and won state titles in 2010 and 2011.

She also had Colorado coach-ing stints at Douglas County for seven seasons and for eight years at Olathe.

Ponderosa’s Becca Page sets the ball for one of her teammates during the Nov. 8 Class 4A state championships. The Mustangs lost in the semi� nals to Air Academy. Photo by Tom Munds


State

Creek, Valor advance in football playo� s Huskies fall to Fairview in game at Boulder By Jim Benton [email protected]

Cherry Creek abandoned its usual reli-ance on running the football, as the Bru-ins employed a balanced offensive scheme and produced a 49-14 second-round Class 5A playoff victory Nov. 8 over Overland in a second round Class 5A state playoff game.

Quarterback Cameron Brucker com-pleted 18 of 26 passes for 302 yards and four touchdowns as the Bruins defeated the Trail Blazers for the second time this season.

Mikey McCauley caught six of Brucker’s passes for 95 yards and two touchdowns.

Creek still ran the ball as Milo Hall rushed for 145 yards on 17 carries and scored one touchdown.

Nathan Starks gained 116 yards on 11 totes and scored a pair of TDS for the Bruins who fi nished with 583 yards of total offense.

Overland was held to 32 yards rushing by the Bruins defense.

Cherry Creek (10-1) moves into a quar-terfi nal game against Centennial League ri-val Cherokee Trail (9-2). The game is set for 7 p.m. Nov. 15 at the Stutler Bowl.

The Cougars, last year’s Class 5A state runners-up, lost a league game to Cherry Creek Oct. 4. Cherokee Trail missed an ex-tra point with 29.3 seconds remaining and dropped a 28-27 decision to the Bruins in a game played at Legacy Stadium.

In other second-round Class 5A games played Nov. 8, defending state champion Valor Christian jumped to a 42-3 halftime

lead and cruised to a 49-17 triumph over Ralston Valley as the Eagles stretched their state playoff winning streak to 15 games.

Valor (10-1) will continue its quest for a fi fth consecutive state title in a Nov. 15 quarterback game against Columbine (10-1). The 7 p.m. game will be played at Valor Stadium.

Eagles quarterback A.J. Cecil completed 19 of 23 passes for 278 yards and four touch-downs. Christian McCaffrey rushed for 121 yards and two scores and caught six passes for 110 yards and a pair of TDs.

McCaffrey, committed to play for Stan-ford, has scored 32 touchdowns this season

After opening the season 1-1 against two formidable out-of-state opponents, Valor has scored 461 points in the past nine games for an average of 51.2 points a game.

ThunderRidge (10-1), which lost to Valor in last season’s semifi nals, romped to a 56-35 win over Doherty at Shea Stadium.

The Grizzlies will play Grandview (7-4) in a Nov. 16 quarterfi nal game at Legacy Stadium starting at 1 p.m. ThunderRidge defeated the Wolves, 21-7, in a Sept. 13 non-league game.

Quarterback Brody Westmoreland ac-counted for seven of the Grizzlies eight touchdowns against Doherty. The 6-foot senior who going to San Diego State to play baseball rushed for 152 yards and four touchdowns and threw three scoring pass-es.

Undefeated and top-seeded Fairview outscored Douglas County 21-0 in the sec-ond half enroute to a 45-17 win over the Huskies in a game played a Boulder’s Recht Field.

Douglas County trailed only 21-17 near

the end of the fi rst half and had a fi rst down at the Knights’ 1-yard line. However, the Huskies wound up missing a 31-yard fi eld goal. On its fi rst possession of the second half, Douglas County drove to the Fairview 6-yard line but failed to convert on fourth down.

Standout Douglas County back Trey Smith was held to 87 yards rushing but he

did haul in four passes for 81 yards and a touchdown.

Lutheran gave No. 2-seed Palisade all it could handle before dropping a 35-25 deci-sion in a Class 3A fi rst round road playoff game Nov. 9.

The Lions (8-3) trailed only 28-25 but Palisade scored with two minutes remain-ing to seal the victory.

Valor Christian quarterback A.J. Cecil unloads a pass in the 49-20 victory against Ralston Valley on Nov. 8. Cecil went 19-23 for 277 yards. Photo by Paul DiSalvo

ThunderRidge tops Doherty in playo� s Grizzles take on Grandview next By Jim Benton [email protected]

ThunderRidge quarterback Brody Westmore-land accurately summed up the unpredictable nature of football.

The Westmoreland-led Grizzlies ran rough-shod over Doherty, 56-35, in a second-round Class 5A playoff game played Nov. 8 at Shea Sta-dium.

Many observers fi gured ThunderRidge would meet Regis Jesuit, the only team to have beaten the Grizzlies, in the quarterfi nals.

However, Grandview stunned Regis, 31-21, Nov. 9 to move into quarterfi nals against the Grizzlies. So instead of ThunderRidge seeking revenge, it will be Grandview trying to avenge a 21-7 loss to the Grizzlies in a non-league game played Sept. 13.

“Football has a funny way to work things out,” said Westmoreland. “We’ll see how it goes.”

ThunderRidge (10-1) will take on the Wolves (7-4) Nov. 16 in a 1 p.m. contest at Legacy Sta-dium.

Everything went well for the ThunderRidge against Doherty as the Grizzlies scored on its fi rst seven drives and rushed for 505 yards.

Westmoreland accounted for seven of the eight ThunderRidge touchdowns. The senior,

who is committed to play baseball at San Di-ego State, rushed for 152 yards on 13 carries and scored four times. He also completed three touchdown passes, two of them to Mark Hopper.

“Doherty had a great offense,” pointed out Westmoreland. “We knew we had to put up points. We did it with old-school, smash-mouth football. We have one of the greatest offensive lines in the state and they dominated. It was easy to run.

“The big thing about the read option, you always try to keep the defense guessing. If you keep the play fakes going out, Steve (Ray) makes a great fake, (Kevin) Knox makes a great fake and it opens me up for around the edge and my wide receivers make great blocks.”

Ray, who left the game in the second quarter with a slightly separated shoulder and was held out of the second half, ran for 124 yards on 12 carries and Knox came in to gain 75 yards and a touchdown for the Grizzlies who have averaged 48.5 points a game since the setback to Regis.

ThunderRidge coach Joe Johnson, however, wanted to talk more about the Grizzlies defense that for the most part contained an explosive Doherty offense.

Doherty’s Zach Young, who rushed for 346 yards and scored seven touchdowns in a fi rst round win over Gateway, was limited to 249 yards on 19 carries and three TDs.

ThunderRidge’s game plan to run the ball worked to perfection.


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PICKING THE ATHLETES OF THE YEAR

CHOOSING COLORADO Community Media’s South Metro Athletes of the Year was a combined e� ort. Area coaches were asked for their thoughts, and their input was weighed heavily when CCM’s sports sta� made the � nal selection for each sport.

ELIGIBLE ATHLETES come from all the high schools in Douglas County, the high schools in the Littleton Public Schools District and from Cherry Creek High School.

Weaver enjoys run of success Mountain Vista senior meets most of his goals By Jim Benton [email protected]

Connor Weaver is always being ques-tioned. People want to know why he keeps on running.

“That’s the question everybody asks,” explained Weaver. “Why run? You almost have to be a different human being to get joy out of it. I like how in running you can always progress and get better.

“I like being in shape, I like competing and I like being outdoors. I played almost every single sport coming into high school.

I defi nitely wasn’t planning on being a cross country, track runner. I was going to play lacrosse, football, basketball but I ended up falling in love with running because it was so challenging. I was naturally pretty good at it and I do enjoy it.”

Weaver, a senior at Mountain Vista, turned out to be a darn good runner and has been tabbed Colorado Community Media’s South Metro Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year.

“I met most of my goals,” said Weaver. “I had a goal that I wanted to win state but then Cerake (Geberidane) obviously had a real good year. He is probably one of the best runners in the nation so it’s not too bad to be behind him. It’s not too big of a disappointment anyway.”

Denver East’s Geberidane won the state cross country meet in record time of 15:48.2. Weaver fi nished third in 16:34.5 but led the Golden Eagles to their second straight boys team championship.

Weaver was the Continental League champion and ran second to Pine Creek’s Zachary Alhamra in the regional meet. Al-hamra was second behind Geberidane at the state meet.

“I improved a ton especially from last year,” Weaver said. “From my freshman year it’s just been leaps and bounds in im-provement. I was injured freshman, sopho-more and junior years. Small little things that kept my running back and I had big injuries too. This year I was completely in-jury free.”

Mountain Vista’s Connor Weaver, who � nished third at state, is Colorado Community Media’s Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year. Photo by Jim Benton

Arapahoe’s Wolff led the pack Team captain happy with improvement By Jim Benton [email protected]

Senior Emily Wolff was captain of the Arapahoe girls cross country team and ad-mits it was a learning experience.

“Being the captain for the team helped me learn a lot about leadership and run-ning for the team and not just for yourself,” said Wolff. “When you are going through the most painful part of the race you have to think about how each stride you take and each person you pass is not just for yourself but for the team.”

Wolff fi nished ninth in the state meet and made enough strides to be named Colorado Community Media’s South Metro Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year.

“I was excited to learn that I got the award,” proclaimed Wolff, who ran 10th in the 2012 state cross country champion-ships. “I didn’t meet my PR from last season (18:05) but I met most of the goals I had for the season. I was excited that I fi nished bet-ter than I did last year.

“You always want to fi nish as high as you can and close to the top but I was still ex-cited I improved.”

Wolff was crowned the regional champi-on with a time of 18:46 and ran a 19:32.7 at the state meet to better last fall’s state meet fi nish.

“I love cross country,” said Wolff. “It’s kind of up to you what you are going to put into cross country and what you are going to get out. It’s all about the strength you have and not just the physical strength but the mental aspect. You just learn from it like life lessons, it’s much bigger than yourself, much bigger than the sport.”

Arapahoe’s Emily Wol� , who � nished ninth at state, is Colorado Community Media’s South Metro Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year. Photo by Jim Benton

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Castle Pines family’s search becomes a mission Hunt for son’s cure leads to larger purpose By Jane Reuter [email protected]

When Lucas Larsson began feeling unusually fatigued playing soccer, his parents fi rst attributed it to the rapid-fi re changes that accompany adoles-cence.

“He was a little pale, but he was growing a lot,” said his father, Anders Larsson.

But when the Rock Canyon High School junior struggled to walk up a hill during a family vacation, alarm bells sounded. Doctors found Lucas had an unusually low hemoglobin count; hemoglobin is a protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen. After extensive testing, Children’s Hospital doctors diagnosed Lucas with pediat-ric myelofi brosis.

The condition, which causes fi bro-sis in the bone marrow, is rare. The only cure is a bone marrow trans-plant.

“He’s one of 50 children ever documented in the world with this disease,” mom Dena Larsson said. “You’re just thankful it’s not leukemia.

It’s not cancer.”“I was surprised,” Lucas said, “but

I wasn’t upset because they didn’t tell us much at the time.”

The Castle Pines family, assured that a bone marrow transplant would cure Lucas, needed only to fi nd a donor match. That hasn’t been easy. Among 12 million people included in a bone marrow donor registry, no one was a match for Lucas.

Lucas, one of four boys, is also a twin. His brother Oliver is a perfect match. But if the disease is genetic in origin — as it is in some patients — doctors say using Oliver as the donor puts Lucas at risk of re-developing the disease later in life. The Larssons believe Lucas acquired the disease four years ago after a bad bout with seasonal fl u, and that it is not genetic. They also believe that if it is not Oli-ver, they eventually will fi nd a match.

“We are not one bit worried Lucas won’t be well,” Dena said.

Lucas looks forward to the day he can again play soccer and ski — ac-tivities that now exhaust him. Like his parents, he’s confi dent he’ll be well again soon.

“You look at the positive side of things,” he said.

The Larssons no longer are search-

ing just for Lucas. Because there are 12,000 people also searching for matches, their search also could help some of them.

Testing for potential donors is as easy as swabbing the inside of the cheek with a Q-Tip, the Larssons say.

Donation requires extensive recov-ery for the recipient, but is minimally traumatic for the donor. Bone marrow is extracted from the donor’s pelvic bones under anesthesia, and marrow and blood cell counts typically are fully restored in less than two weeks.

The Larssons never could have predicted their current mission.

“It gives you a new purpose — to volunteer and help people,” Anders said. “You appreciate life more.”

“Everything is normal until it’s not normal,” Dena Larsson said. “Then, when it happens to you, you just want to help other people. It would be re-ally nice to quit working and just do this. But we do as much as we can.”

They have overseen several bone marrow donor registry drives, with more planned. When friends and neighbors came to a recent drive, Dena nearly was overwhelmed.

“It was such a love fest,” she said. “It was a celebration. Somebody’s life was saved that day.”

From left, Dena, Lucas and Anders Larsson are searching for a bone marrow match for Lucas. Photo by Jane Reuter


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