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ELBERT COUNTY, COLORADO VOLUME 120 | ISSUE 50 | 75¢ January 14, 2016 ElbertCountyNews.net A publication of ELBERT COUNTY NEWS (USPS 171-100) OFFICE: 9137 S. Ridgeline Blvd., Suite 210, Highlands Ranch, CO 80129 | PHONE: 303-566-4100 A legal newspaper of general circulation in Elizabeth, Colorado, the Elbert County News is published weekly on Thursday by Colorado Community Media, 9137 S. Ridgeline Blvd., Suite 210, Highlands Ranch, CO 80129. PERIODICALS POSTAGE PAID AT ELIZABETH, COLORADO and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address change to: 9137 S. Ridgeline Blvd., Suite 210, Highlands Ranch, CO 80129 DEADLINES: Display: Thurs. 12 p.m. | Classifieds: Mon. 10 a.m. | Obits: Mon. 10 a.m. | Legals: Thurs. 11 a.m. Become a weekly subscriber for just .58¢ per week See our ad inside for details Divide remains apparent in Elbert County government By Rick Gustafson Special to Colorado Community Media Ordinarily, most people might con- sider a departmental meeting routine business, but the events leading up to a Jan. 4 meeting of the Elbert County Com- munity & Development Services Depart- ment (CDS) and its aftermath appear to be indicative of a widening political divide in Kiowa. CDS oversees and administers de- velopment within the county, and the department recently became another flashpoint in an internal rift between elected officials and some members of county staff, which became public at an unprecedented Board of County Com- missioners (BOCC) meeting on Nov. 18. At the November meeting, several county elected officials, members of county staff, and nearly a dozen employ- ees of the Elbert County Sheriff’s Office, including Sheriff Shayne Heap, called for the resignation of Commissioners Kelly Dore and Larry Ross over a resolution to place County Attorney Wade Gateley on a 30-day administrative leave, a contractual precursor to a potential termination. An unusually high attendance required the meeting to be relocated from the courthouse to the Elbert County Fair- grounds, and the large size of the contin- gent from the sheriff’s office forced the Elizabeth Fire District to cover non-emer- gency public assist calls often handled by deputies. Following more than an hour of com- ments in support of Gateley by Commis- sioner Robert Rowland, a group of elected officials and some members of staff, Dore and Ross ultimately agreed to withdraw the resolution. Since the November BOCC meeting, tensions in Kiowa have remained pal- pable, and once again emerged, centering on a department that has become one of the battlegrounds in the divide. At the following BOCC meeting on Dec. 9, new business was placed on the agenda by Ross and supported by Dore to take temporary control of CDS away from County Manager Ed Ehmann and place it under the direct control of the BOCC. Rowland spoke against the resolu- tion and strongly objected to what he described as “an end-around attempt” to put the resolution on the agenda, which County office at center of battle Divide continues on Page 6 Canello vanished, had run-in with porcupine By Chris Michlewicz [email protected] After two weeks on the lam and a tussle with a porcupine, Canello curled up on a porch and turned himself in. “Evidently, he’d had enough,” said Josh Hans, public informa- tion officer for the Parker Police Department. Canello was relinquished by his owners in early December and taken in by The Buddy Center in Castle Rock. He was staying with a foster family when he disappeared on Christmas Eve. For two weeks, residents and a Parker police animal control officer spot- ted the pup, but were unable to rein him in. The couple who found him in the Anthology subdivision the morning of Jan. 8 took in Canello and called police. But a series of accidents from a winter storm delayed their arrival, and the male boxer mix had to wait for medical attention. In the interim, he received a different kind of attention, the kind he hadn’t received in weeks. Canello was a shy and fearful dog when he was brought to The Buddy Center. His foster family was trying to “work on those fear issues” when he went missing, said Megan Rees, spokeswoman for the Denver Dumb Friends League, which runs The Buddy Center. Once he was brought in, Canello “looked to be in good shape overall with the exception, of course, for the porcupine quills,” Rees said. Just like in the movie “Homeward Bound,” the dog’s run-in with the prickled creature left him skewered. One spine even pierced Canello’s eyelid, narrowly missing his eye. Canello, a boxer mix who went missing for two weeks, arrives for an assessment of his wounds from a run-in with a porcu- pine. Canello was captured Jan. 6 in the Anthology neighborhood in Parker. He is up for adoption at The Buddy Center in Castle Rock. Courtesy photos Canello, a boxer mix who went missing for two weeks, got more than he bargained for during a meeting with a porcupine. Following medical treatment, he is available for adoption at The Buddy Center in Castle Rock. Dog comes back worse for wear Dog continues on Page 6

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E L B E R T C O U N T Y, C O L O R A D O

VOLUME 120 | ISSUE 50 | 75¢

January 14, 2016

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Divide remains apparent in Elbert County government

By Rick Gustafson Special to Colorado Community Media

Ordinarily, most people might con-sider a departmental meeting routine business, but the events leading up to a Jan. 4 meeting of the Elbert County Com-munity & Development Services Depart-ment (CDS) and its aftermath appear to be indicative of a widening political divide in Kiowa.

CDS oversees and administers de-velopment within the county, and the department recently became another fl ashpoint in an internal rift between elected offi cials and some members of county staff, which became public at an unprecedented Board of County Com-missioners (BOCC) meeting on Nov. 18.

At the November meeting, several county elected offi cials, members of county staff, and nearly a dozen employ-ees of the Elbert County Sheriff’s Offi ce, including Sheriff Shayne Heap, called for the resignation of Commissioners Kelly Dore and Larry Ross over a resolution to place County Attorney Wade Gateley on a 30-day administrative leave, a contractual precursor to a potential termination.

An unusually high attendance required the meeting to be relocated from the courthouse to the Elbert County Fair-grounds, and the large size of the contin-gent from the sheriff’s offi ce forced the Elizabeth Fire District to cover non-emer-gency public assist calls often handled by deputies.

Following more than an hour of com-ments in support of Gateley by Commis-sioner Robert Rowland, a group of elected offi cials and some members of staff, Dore and Ross ultimately agreed to withdraw the resolution.

Since the November BOCC meeting, tensions in Kiowa have remained pal-pable, and once again emerged, centering on a department that has become one of the battlegrounds in the divide.

At the following BOCC meeting on Dec. 9, new business was placed on the agenda by Ross and supported by Dore to take temporary control of CDS away from County Manager Ed Ehmann and place it under the direct control of the BOCC.

Rowland spoke against the resolu-tion and strongly objected to what he described as “an end-around attempt” to put the resolution on the agenda, which

Countyoffi ce at center of battle

Divide continues on Page 6

Canello vanished, had run-in with porcupine

By Chris Michlewicz [email protected]

After two weeks on the lam and a tussle with a porcupine, Canello curled up on a porch and turned himself in.

“Evidently, he’d had enough,” said Josh Hans, public informa-tion offi cer for the Parker Police Department.

Canello was relinquished by his owners in early December and taken in by The Buddy Center in Castle Rock. He was staying with a foster family when he disappeared on Christmas Eve. For two weeks, residents and a Parker police animal control offi cer spot-ted the pup, but were unable to rein him in.

The couple who found him in the Anthology subdivision the morning of Jan. 8 took in Canello and called police. But a series of accidents from a winter storm delayed their arrival, and the male boxer mix had to wait for medical attention. In the interim, he received a different kind of attention, the kind he hadn’t received in weeks.

Canello was a shy and fearful dog when he was brought to The Buddy Center. His foster family was trying to “work on those fear issues” when he went missing, said Megan Rees, spokeswoman for the Denver Dumb Friends League, which runs The Buddy Center.

Once he was brought in, Canello “looked to be in good shape overall with the exception, of course, for the porcupine quills,” Rees said.

Just like in the movie “Homeward Bound,” the dog’s run-in with the prickled creature left him skewered. One spine even pierced Canello’s eyelid, narrowly missing his eye.

Canello, a boxer mix who went missing for two weeks, arrives for an assessment of his wounds from a run-in with a porcu-pine. Canello was captured Jan. 6 in the Anthology neighborhood in Parker. He is up for adoption at The Buddy Center in Castle Rock. Courtesy photos

Canello, a boxer mix who went missing for two weeks, got more than he bargained for during a meeting with a porcupine. Following medical treatment, he is available for adoption at The Buddy Center in Castle Rock.

Dog comes back worse for wear

Dog continues on Page 6

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No one witnesses their mysterious arrivals

By Rick Gustafson Special to Colorado Community Media

It was a quiet day in Elbert County, the kind of day where the thick gel of winter oozed into the rolling plains like a per-sonal injury lawyer to a car ac-cident, creeping through towns all dolled up in their Christmas fi nery. Not the kind of day in which surprises are expected.

When a stranger showed up at the sheriff’s department, I thought I’d swing over to Kiowa and see if I could lend a hand. When I arrived, I found him standing watch near the front door. I’d seen his kind before, handsome, but kind of wooden, the dapper silent type clad in a scarf and top hat, spreading his own kind of Christmas cheer.

A quick interrogation of the department’s administra-tive staff shed little light on the origins of the stranger. He’d just showed up one afternoon, they said, dropped off near the front door of the district court.

With nothing on the docket for a wayward, log snowman, the department escorted him to a location where they could keep a closer eye on him, and though he refused to talk, it quickly became apparent that he wasn’t alone. There had been additional snowman sightings across town and in Elizabeth.

As any pulp fi ction writer will tell you, the stranger-comes-to-town plotline can make for a page-turning mystery, but my strangers were multiplying, and I’d never heard of the strangers-come-to-towns storyline, so I zipped over to the county

courthouse to see what I could dig up.

By the time I arrived, the staff at the county offi ces had embraced the second stranger, inviting him inside and fi tting him with a rad set of holiday glasses.

Had they fallen so readily for his holiday charm? They had not only invited the snow-man to stay for Christmas, but also enlisted him to serve as a year-round holiday mascot. A mystifying turn of events, evok-ing smiles.

I gave the staff in the treasur-er’s offi ce the third degree until one of them fi nally gave up the goods on two youths they’d seen skulking around the courthouse stoop just before the second snowman appeared outside the building. When I wished them a merry Christmas, I could feel the snowman’s good nature af-fecting me, so I quickly warned them not to leave town.

With this new piece of information, I decided to seek assistance from Chief Hasler of the Elizabeth Police Depart-

ment, who had launched his own investigation into the ap-pearance of a third snowman at his department.

Hasler’s team of crack inves-tigators had already scoured parking lot surveillance video to determine if the snowman had arrived by sleigh, snowmobile or taxi. The video managed to catch the snowmen’s shadowy co-conspirators in the act of delivery but managed to avoid the camera’s probing eye, allow-ing them to escape identifi ca-tion. They were seen fl eeing the

scene in a nondescript fl atbed truck.

The trail went cold from there and the investigation stalled like an old Cadillac with a fl ooded carburetor. To this day, the snowman gang remains at large, and enjoy unprec-edented public support.

One statement made in con-fi dence by one county staffer summed up the thankful mood of the community surrounding these mysterious strangers.

“We love them; they’re awe-some.”

This wooden snowman was dropped off at the sheriff’s offi ce building in Kiowa. Photos by Rick Gustafson

Snowmen roll silently into towns

Another “mystery” snowman.

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Upcoming blood drives are: Friday, Jan. 15, 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker; Sunday, Jan. 17, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Crossroads Community Church, 9900 S. Twenty Mile Road, Parker; Wednesday, Jan. 20, 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Walmart, 2100 Legacy Circle, Elizabeth.

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The British are coming to the Theatre of Dreams in Castle Rock. Martin Lewis, British comedy magician, has performed the feats of illusion and magic in Tokyo, London, Australia, Europe and more. Lewis will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 15, and Saturday, Jan. 16. Keith

Fields, comedy magician, stars in “A Brit of Magic,” an interactive show that includes magic, comedy and stunts. He will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 6. Reservations required for all shows, as seating is limited. Go to www.Tickets.AmazingShows.com or call 303-660-6799. Theatre of Dreams is at 735 Park St., Suites C & D, Castle Rock. Go to www.AmazingShows.com.

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With the Banks children running rampant, a magical nanny fl ies in to save the day in this fan-tastical musical. Featuring songs you know and love like “Chim Chim Cher-ee,”and “A Spoonful of Sugar.” All the fun of the fi lm is brought to life

on stage in this “Supercalifragilistic-expialido-cious” production. Show runs from Friday, Jan. 15-31 at the PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker. A sensory-friendly performance is at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 28. For times, tickets and information, go to www.ParkerArt.org or call 303-805-6800.

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About 12 percent of adults lacked coverage as 2015 came to end

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar Associated Press

Going into President Barack Obama’s last year in offi ce, progress has stalled on reducing the number of uninsured Ameri-cans under his signature health care law, according to a major survey out Jan. 7.

The share of U.S. adults without health insurance was 11.9 percent in the last three months of 2015, essentially unchanged from the start of the year, according to the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index. The ongoing survey, based on daily interviews with 500 people, has been used by media, social scientists and administration of-fi cials to track the law’s impact.

Release of the latest installment comes after the Republican-led Congress voted to send legislation repealing the Affordable Care Act to Obama’s desk. The president is certain to veto it, but opponents say that will only help their strategy of keeping “Obamacare” alive as a political issue in the presidential election.

The sharp drop in the uninsured rate

seen in 2014 — the fi rst year of the law’s major coverage expansion — now has lev-eled off, Gallup said in an analysis.

“This validates concerns that similarly large reductions may not be possible in the future because the remaining unin-sured are harder to reach or less inclined to become insured,” the analysis said. “Future reductions will likely require signifi cant outreach and expanded programs target-ing those who have not yet taken advan-tage.”

The survey period included the fi rst two months of the health law’s 2016 open enrollment season, which ends Jan. 31. That covered the fi rst big sign-up deadline, which was Dec. 15 for those wanting cover-age effective at the start of the year.

Gallup-Healthways said it expects results for the fi rst three months of 2016 to show another decline in the uninsured rate. How big remains to be seen.

“A strong open enrollment period would allow the Obama administration to go out on a high note,” said Larry Levitt, who follows the health overhaul for the nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation. “Weak enrollment could intensify the de-bate over the Affordable Care Act, particu-larly as the general election approaches,” he said.

“There will continue to be close scrutiny

of the uninsured numbers and reports of premium increases for 2017, which will start to trickle out this summer,” added Levitt. “I believe the health law has crossed the threshold of sustainability, but its future success depends on growing enroll-ment.”

The uninsured rate for adults stood at 17.1 percent in the last three months of 2013, as the law’s major coverage expan-sion got underway, according to the survey. The drop of 5.2 percentage points by the end of last year translates to nearly 13 mil-lion adults gaining coverage over that time.

But 2015 was a lackluster year. Ac-cording to the survey, the uninsured rate dipped to 11.4 percent in the period from April-June, then edged up again during the rest of the year. It was the fi rst such reversal noted by the survey since the law’s big coverage expansion began.

The health law has added coverage in two major ways, bringing the nation’s uninsured rate to a historic low. Online insurance markets like HealthCare.gov offer taxpayer-subsidized private plans to people who don’t have coverage available through a job. And states can opt for a Medicaid expansion aimed at low-income adults with no children living at home. That’s happened in 30 states, plus Wash-ington, D.C.

Opposition to the law has blocked Medicaid expansion elsewhere. If major states like Texas, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and Virginia were to expand their programs, the uninsured rate would start coming down again. Louisiana and Ala-bama are considering Medicaid expansion.

The law also requires virtually all Ameri-cans to have coverage or risk fi nes. With penalties going up for year, that may drive a last-minute enrollment surge before the Jan. 31 sign-up deadline.

Since 2013, the Gallup-Healthways survey has found gains in health insurance coverage among all major demographic groups except seniors, who were already covered by Medicare. The biggest progress has come among low-income people, Hispanics, and African Americans.

The Obama administration had no direct response to the survey fi ndings. Spokesman Aaron Albright noted that the law “has led to millions of Americans get-ting access to quality and affordable health coverage.”

The survey results were based on land-line and cellphone interviews conducted from Oct. 1 to Dec. 31 with a random sample of 42,998 adults ages 18 and older. For results based on the total sample, the margin of sampling error is plus or minus 1 percentage point.

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How 3-year-old died remains a mystery

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Just like they do each year, the Ataderos celebrat-ed little Jaryd’s birthday on Jan. 2. The difference between this party and oth-ers is the boy wasn’t there to enjoy it.

“Every year, we buy him a birthday cake and put candles on it, and my daughter and my wife and myself will actually sing him ‘Happy Birthday,’” said Allyn Atadero, who has lived in Parker for four years.

Months earlier, Atadero was marking the release of the updated version of “Missing: When the Son Sets — The Jaryd Atadero Story.” The 386-page book chronicles the personal struggle that gripped the Atadero family after 3-year-old Jaryd went missing dur-ing a hike in fall 1999.

Relatives, friends and search-and-rescue teams worked doggedly to find the toddler, who had run ahead of the family on the Big South Trail in Poudre Canyon and seemingly vanished into thin air.

Many speculated the boy had been attacked and carried off by a mountain lion. It wasn’t until more than three years later that hikers found Jaryd’s shred-ded clothing. The findings seemed to fit the narrative, until the Ataderos had the clothes examined. The Colorado Bureau of Inves-tigation found no hair from a predatory animal and a distinct absence of blood.

“It doesn’t sound like a mountain lion because there would have been blood everywhere,” Allyn Atadero said.

That left the possibilities wide open, and Atadero held out hope his son might still be alive. One expert with whom Atadero consulted said he believed the clothing was on the boy when he was taken and then placed back on the mountain at a later date “to take us off the trail,” Atadero said.

In June 2003, a skull frag-ment and tooth were found in the area where Jaryd went missing. Initial tests were inconclusive, but a DNA examination conduct-ed two years ago proved the remains were those of the missing boy.

The Larimer County Sheriff’s Office officially closed the case on Dec. 20, 2004, because “there was no foul play suspected in the disappearance and death of Jaryd,” said David Moore, public information officer

for the sheriff’s office.Although the DNA result

closed one chapter, it didn’t answer what happened to Jaryd Atadero.

Writing it all downAllyn Atadero, a physical

education teacher in the Jefferson County School District, didn’t intend to write a book. He simply be-gan journaling his thoughts to cope with the pain six months after the search was officially called off.

He also wanted an ac-curate record of everything that happened so he could one day relate the story to his daughter, Jossalyn, who was 6 years old when her brother disappeared.

Allyn Atadero began sending his writings to his twin brother, Arlyn, who lives in California and serves as assistant super-intendent for a school dis-trict. Arlyn Atadero refined the story and added some of his own recollections. The book was released in 2008, eight years after Jaryd went missing.

The most recent incar-nation of “Missing: When the Son Sets — The Jaryd Atadero Story” consid-ers new theories on what happened to the toddler and removes questions that have been answered since the first printing.

Atadero, who lived in Littleton when Jaryd disap-peared, said writing down his thoughts has been therapeutic and, for a time, kept the story of his son in the news.

“My ultimate goal when I first started writing it was Jaryd had been missing and no one knew what hap-pened to him,” he said. “I thought to myself, ‘What if he’s alive? What if he’s out there? As long as I can keep bringing attention to the story, people will see his picture.’”

Atadero still receives occasional phone calls from strangers, including

one person who urged him not to allow authorities to issue a death certificate. A man who authored a book about a serial killer sug-gested Jaryd Atadero could be a victim of a murder. And an anonymous caller claiming to have worked for the investigating agency on Jaryd Atadero’s case told Allyn Atadero not to give up because information was being withheld from him.

Atadero, who is divorced from Jaryd’s mother and has remarried, remembers his son as a buoyant and bubbly child with a pen-chant for physical affection.

“He was happy and full of energy, always smiling,” Allyn Atadero said during a recent interview. “He held my hand constantly.”

Although the nagging sense of loss is constant and Atadero frequently thinks about the life milestones his son never experienced, he has been able to carry on and live his life. Atadero was recently named the Colorado middle school P.E. teacher of the year by SHAPE Colorado.

But he still hasn’t given up hope in finding out how his son died.

Parker resident Allyn Atadero with a photo of his son, Jaryd. Courtesy photos

Jaryd Atadero, who went missing while on a hike in 1999.

Book about missing boy updated

For updates or to purchase the book, go to the Facebook page “Missing: When the Son Sets.”

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Eventstrying to figure out what all the options are around Castle Rock for preschools? Most of the local area preschools there with informa-tion and representatives to answer all your questions about their school. This event is free and a great way to get informed. Invite all your friends. Go to www.www.facebook.com/events/1009767532422051/.

Windbreak Design, Tree Planting and Care

Learn more information on windbreak design, spe-cies selection, planting and caring for your seedling trees and shrubs at a windbreak workshop at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 20, at the Franktown Fire Station, 1958 N. Highway 83, Franktown. Staff from the Colorado State Forest Service and the Natural Resources Conservation Service will be available to assist participants in their windbreak design and answer questions. Call 303-688-3042 ext. 100, or email [email protected] to RSVP for this workshop, or to find out more about the program available until March 31 to all residents.

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was added by Ross following a regularly scheduled meeting the previous Monday. Rowland also said the action was inappro-priate for a public meeting.

Gateley, the county attorney, also spoke strongly against the resolution, saying

the action violated the BOCC’s Code of Conduct and conflicted with the county manager policy.

Ross and Dore argued that discussions regarding the department were stalled, and placing the resolution on the agenda was a way to deliberate and move toward resolving issues within the CDS depart-ment.

Following more than 40 minutes of contentious discussion, including talk of possible legal action, the BOCC voted two

to one in favor of the resolution.Tension continued throughout the

holidays as CDS Director Kyle Fenner proposed a meeting with her new bosses, suggesting a meeting on Jan. 4.

Rowland declined the meeting invita-tion sent on Dec. 28, stating that he would be out of town. Rowland added, “I suggest if the other Commissioners are avail-able and wish to meet that you proceed without me.”

Rowland, who on Dec. 9 said that he would not take on the role of oversight of the CDS department, later objected to the agenda sent by Fenner on Dec. 31.

“Please note that the agenda proposed by CDS represents complex issues and decisions that need to be made by the BOCC,” Rowland wrote in an email to his fellow commissioners, which was cop-ied to staff members and other public officials. “I initially responded to CDS to meet without me, but that was prior to the disclosure or full understanding of the nature of the issues to be discussed and addressed in this oversight of CDS by the Board.”

He also asserted that the issues should be discussed at a “decision-making” BOCC meeting.

“… and any attempt to direct, answer for operational direction, decisions or guidance to CDS in a non-decision mak-ing meeting would not be appropriate,” Rowland wrote.

The meeting proceeded as scheduled and was also attended by Gateley, Ehm-ann, Heap, County Clerk Dallas Schroeder and several other members of the county staff.

At the meeting, officials and staff ad-dressed the administration and staffing requirements of the CDS department in the short and long term, but the growing animosity and tension among a few par-ticipants was obvious.

Following the meeting, the conflict was once again brought to the public fore-front by Schroeder, who sent an email to members of the county’s “Sunshine List” (a distribution list of citizens who have

signed up to receive email notifications of public meetings).

In his email, Schroeder wrote that he had not been made aware of the meet-ing between CDS director Fenner and Commissioners Dore and Ross until the morning it occurred, and he was there-fore unable to properly post the meeting in accordance with the 24-hour posting requirement.

“It appears this was a meeting put together by the two commissioners men-tioned and the Director of CDS. Due to this lack of information I was unable to notify the citizens on the Sunshine List. I have no documentation of when this meeting was posted by the CDS Director. Please know that I will fulfill the commitment to notify you of meetings, when I am made aware of such meeting(s),” Schroeder wrote.

Though not directly notified by Fenner, the meeting appears on the county’s webpage calendar (an unofficial posting location), and Elbert County News has ob-tained copies of email exchanges between members of the BOCC copied to Schro-eder ahead of the work session, including one written by Rowland warning his fellow commissioners not to make decisions regarding CDS.

Time stamps on the emails, however, indicate they were copied to Schroeder after the close of business for the week ahead of the New Year, and Schroeder said that he had not checked his inbox until he returned to the office after the holiday weekend on Jan. 4, the morning of the meeting.

Schroeder said that given the current political climate in the county, he felt it necessary to send an explanation to the Sunshine list as to why the Jan. 4 meeting was not properly posted, though he made no mention that the meeting had not been noticed during his attendance.

Schroeder said that he did not think to mention it at the time.

In the meantime, oversight of CDS will remain with the BOCC and will be a routine part of staff reporting at scheduled meetings.

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Luckily, the dog did not suffer for long. An animal control officer observed Canello on Jan. 6 and said he did not have the quills in his face or shoulder. The next day, he did.

“At some point between Wednesday morning and Thursday morning is when he had his porcupine encounter,” Hans said. “(The officer) tried to get him to come to her and he wouldn’t.”

It took more than three hours for a veterinarian to remove the porcupine quills, Rees said. Canello is one year and seven months old and is neutered. He is described as “shy but very sweet” and gets along well with other dogs, Rees said.

“Canello is going to need some time to heal,” according to a statement from The Buddy Center. “After that he is going to need a new family and home to show him the love he has missed out on these past few weeks.”

Those who are interested in adopting Canello or helping pay for his medical needs, contact The Buddy Center in Castle Rock at 303-751-5772.

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Judge says federal law on marijuana is bar to proposal

By Thomas ReipertAssociated Press

A judge has dismissed a lawsuit that sought federal approval for a credit union aimed at serving Colorado’s marijuana businesses, saying pot is still illegal under federal law.

Fourth Corner Credit Union chal-lenged a decision by the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City to keep the pot bank from accessing the nation’s fi-nancial system. The credit union, which was chartered by Colorado in 2014, is

not allowed to take deposits or issue credit — leaving many marijuana busi-nesses operating on a cash-only basis and causing concerns over the possibil-ity of robberies.

Colorado voters decided to legalize recreational marijuana in 2012.

Lawyers for the Federal Reserve argued that giving marijuana businesses access to the nation’s banking system is too risky, saying that despite guidance about pot banking from the Depart-ment of the Treasury, marijuana money should not be allowed into the nation’s central banking system as long as the drug remains federally outlawed.

U.S. District Judge R. Brooke Jackson dismissed the lawsuit Jan. 5 because

federal law prohibits the drug.He said the U.S. Department of

Justice has pointed out that Congress still deems marijuana dangerous, and that financial institutions that deal with money generated by the pot industry could be breaking the law.

Jackson concluded that the mari-juana banking situation is untenable, and he hopes it will soon be resolved by Congress.

The credit union claimed that al-though marijuana remains illegal under federal law, the Federal Reserve as a quasi-government institution lacks the authority to keep marijuana banks out of the nation’s financial system. Mark Mason, an attorney for the credit union,

argued in December that a pot bank would serve the government’s interest in keeping better tabs on the drug money.

“They intend to take this money out of shadows and off of the street so that they can track it and trace it,” he argued.

Aaron Smith, executive director of the National Cannabis Industry Asso-ciation, said Jan. 5 that Jackson’s ruling sends the message that Congress must act.

“There’s no shortcut, there’s no Band-Aid, there’s no workaround to fix this in-dustry-wide,” he said. “Forcing cannabis businesses to operate without banking access is a crisis, affecting public safety, law-abiding businesses and the state of-ficials in charge of regulating them.”

Pot credit union plan gets dismissed

‘Canello is going to need some time to heal. A�er that he is going to need a new family and

home to show him the love he has missed out on these past few weeks.’

— Statement from �e Buddy Center

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Democrats, Republicans disagree on reclassifi cation of hospital provider fee

By Kristen Wyatt Associated Press

With Colorado’s legislative session set to start this week, the main agenda item for Gov. John Hickenlooper seems dead on arrival, a sign that the state’s partisan divides and unorthodox spending limits will continue to paralyze it in 2016.

Partisan sniping over Hickenlooper’s proposal to shuffl e money around in the state budget to avoid having to refund it to taxpayers is setting the stage for a long standoff over balancing the books. And it underscores how a governor who depicts himself as able to transcend partisanship increasingly seems captive to it.

The topic of debate is the usual sus-pect: money.

Hickenlooper wants lawmakers to re-

classify about $750 million next year com-ing from a fee on hospital patients. The reclassifi cation would remove that sum from Colorado’s constitutional spending limits and allow the state to spend more money without asking voters, as would otherwise be required under the Taxpay-ers’ Bill of Rights.

Hickenlooper says the hospital fee is Colorado’s best shot at paying for road improvements, education, a new state water distribution plan and other priori-ties. Colorado attracted about 100,000 new residents last year, and the governor says the state needs to keep tax collections even if they’re growing faster than the spending cap allows.

“What are the alternative plans that have been generated to produce the kind of revenues we need to move the state forward?’’ Hickenlooper said Jan. 6. “I so far haven’t seen a place where there is suf-fi cient revenue to build the kind of infra-structure this state needs to compete.’’

Democratic House Speaker Dickey Lee Hullinghorst this week called the hospital

fee reclassifi cation a “fi x” to avoid refund-ing excess tax collections to taxpayers.

“We should be using that money to invest in infrastructure, to invest in educa-tion,’’ Hullinghorst said. “If we don’t do that, we are putting our Colorado way of life at risk.’’

But the plan is going over like a lead balloon with the GOP, which controls the state Senate and has an equal say on the budget-writing committee.

Republicans have called Hickenlooper’s budget proposal a “shell game.’’ GOP Senate President Bill Cadman even called reporters to his offi ce Jan. 6 to describe the plan as illegal. He cited a nonbinding legal opinion from the Legislature’s own lawyers, an opinion Democrats dispute but could gird Republican opposition to the plan.

“This will not stand,’’ Cadman declared.Without some support from the GOP,

Hickenlooper’s budget plan is doomed.The governor seemed glum this week

about his options. The alternatives, he said, won’t work.

One would be to ask voters about keep-ing money that exceeds constitutional spending limits. Voters overwhelmingly defeated a 2013 ballot measure backed by Hickenlooper to increase taxes for educa-tion.

“If you went and took it to the voters, I think it’s highly possible, let’s just say that, that they’d vote it down,’’ Hickenlooper said.

Another option — issuing bonds to pay for road improvements — wouldn’t likely generate enough money to do the job, Hickenlooper said.

The GOP wants Democrats to consider issuing bonds to pay for road upgrades, a plan Cadman called “a pretty good idea.’’

And the GOP says Democrats are ignoring a cash-hungry elephant in the room — Medicaid spending. They argue that Colorado’s budget woes are being caused by Democrats’ decision to expand Medicaid — some of it as part of the federal health care overhaul, some of it because of changes instituted by Demo-crats.

By Associated Press

Colorado regulators are debating how to deal with idle natural gas drilling pads because of a slump in energy prices, and new rules may be needed to deal with the issues.

Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission member Richard Alward said there is a stepped-up focus on the issue, and the agency’s reclamation rules are outdated.

The current rules don’t require com-panies to document a site’s vegetation before disturbing it and restore it to its

previous condition, Alward said. He said state regulation of the industry needs to meet the same requirements set for coal mines.

“I think given our understanding of ecological processes and services that functioning ecosystems provide to people and wildlife, we shouldn’t be trail-ing behind coal mining regulations from the 1980s,’’ Alward said.

A report by the commission found that about 45,000 wells are eligible for fi nal reclamation, and nearly 60 percent have passed fi nal reclamation inspection.

There are still about 18,500 locations

that the agency needs to inspect, includ-ing about 12,000 sites with wells that ei-ther were dry from the start, or produced before being plugged. Another 6,500 remaining sites are what the commission calls abandoned locations, sites that were never drilled, the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel reported.

Margaret Ash, manager of the agency’s fi eld inspection unit, said the agency’s rules are rigorous, but some rules need to be clarifi ed, including properly protect-ing topsoil and addressing weed control. There are also issues with reclamation waiver requests from surface owners and

requiring commitments for reclamation to begin.

Alward said he understands and sup-ports the agency’s desire to prioritize act-ing on issues directly affecting the public health, safety and welfare, but he said reclamation is also important.

Supporters of the new rules say they prevent growth of weeds that can spread into a farmer’s fi elds or pose a wildfi re threat, and they could also promote the growth of wildfl owers needed by bees and other pollinators important to agricul-ture. Pads can also be converted back to cropland and provide habitat for wildlife.

Concern mounts over idle natural gas drilling pads

Spending rift divides lawmakers, governor

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QUIET DESPERATION

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Health insurance mandate needs to goI hope the next administration will

get rid of the “required” mandate for medical insurance (Obamacare).

Regardless of good intentions, did anyone actually think the insurance companies would lower their rates if they have to insure everyone, regard-less of pre-existing conditions?

Personally, I believe everyone should be insured, but it needed to have been done differently. To raise rates on the majority of consumers to insure a small percentage doesn’t make any sense. It also doesn’t “guarantee” those with pre-existing conditions will be able to afford the “required” insurance.

In order to get Medicaid in Colo-rado, one’s income has to be $1200 or less a month. I currently have no health insurance (can’t afford $400/month) and am taking my former dog’s antibiotics as I think I have strep throat.

It seems the thinking was “Let’s make sure everyone has health insur-ance, so we’ll just require everyone to have it and if they don’t, or can’t afford it, we’ll fi ne them.”

Right. Barb Adams

Parker

What’s the matter?Your car didn’t come with turn signals?Tailgating is a contributing factor in over

600 million automobile accidents each year.Anyone who hits the head of an aisle seat

passenger with their carry-on bag will expe-rience irritable vowel syndrome within 48 hours. Or should.

Anyone who is on the phone during check-out is a rude bag of dead fi sh-smelling gar-bage.

Maybe you have noticed: I am getting a few things off my chest.

Hand talkers should be sent to Sing Sing.(Channel 4 News has a doozy.)Anyone who chews gum with an open

mouth should be sent to a Brighton farm to watch some cows.

Dogs are supposed to be on leashes in this community.

Are they? Not always.Owners are supposed to pick up after their

dogs in this community.Do they? Not always.Those who don’t, let’s see?I still think irritable vowels.Why don’t you pay better attention to those

around you in a grocery store?

“I think I’m alone now. There doesn’t seem to be anyone around.”

Hey. And your kids. A grocery store is not a birthday party.

I just received a gift.

My friend made a small mistake.

She asked the em-ployee to pack and ship the package to me.

The employee sent the wrong bowls, a box of jum-

bled chocolates, and something else.Her half-used tin of Smith’s Rosebud Salve.By the way, without making any claims or

aspersions, the package came from Wyoming.Waiters and waitresses who introduce

themselves should be cuffed, dragged out and tied to a chair in a screening room.

Warning: Everyday life may cause irritation

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This is the most popular time of the year when people will attempt to make a change in their lives. Some will set out determined to make a signifi cant change or turnaround in their lives, maybe even kick a habit they have been battling with for many years.

Others will still have change on their minds, however, they may be looking to make more subtle changes and adjustments as op-posed to radical transformations. And maybe some people are happy just where they are at this time of life.

If you are one of the folks setting out to make a change in your life as we enter the New Year, think about the three T’s of change: Time, Tenacity and Teamwork.

The understanding of time in its relation to change is often overlooked. There seems to be an expectation that just because there is a desire for change or transformation, the change will happen quickly. If the habit we wish to break or the pattern we wish to disrupt took many years to develop, the chances are that it will take a signifi cant amount of time to get back to where we want to be. Now, do not let that reality scare you from making the changes that you want to see for yourself. Just

develop an appreciation of the time and patience it will take to realize suc-cess.

Change comes easy for some, and for oth-ers it is quite diffi cult. Not only do we need to exercise patience and how much time it could take to reach our change goals, it also requires tenacity. Setting a plan and doing whatever it takes each and every day to stick to the plan. Becoming tenacious in our efforts, in our sac-

rifi ces, and in our resolve to achieve the suc-cessful change we want to see in our own lives.

Time. Tenacity.Lastly, the third T has to do with teamwork.

Why go it alone? There are coaches, friends, trainers, family members, peer groups and so many other available resources that can help us achieve the change we want to see in our lives, and they can possibly even help expe-

dite the process. Align yourself with a good accountability partner, fi nd others who are trying to achieve the same thing that you are striving to achieve. Meet daily, whether in per-son or via text or email. Create some commu-nication vehicle that works with everyone’s schedule and then share what’s working and what’s not. Share lessons learned and best practices. Teamwork goes a long way and is so important as we attempt to make a successful change in our life.

Time. Tenacity. Teamwork.How about you? Are you looking to make a

change this year? Is it a big change or just may-be a small adjustment? Either way, I would love to hear all about how you are doing it at [email protected]. And as we under-stand the time it takes to make a change, at-tack our plan with tenacity, and surround our-selves with the right team members who can drive and support us, it really will be a better than good week.

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

Making change can suit you to a ‘T’

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What’s showing? A documentary. Nan-cy Grace’s biography.

Half of the time half of us are complete-ly unaware that what we do and don’t do can be an irritant to someone else.

Park. Lock. Honk.Park. Lock. Honk.A decibel is defined as “Ten times the

logarithm of the power ratio.”Right.A car horn is 100 decibels. That’s just 10

decibels under “deafening.”Instead? Park. Lock. Walk away.Park. Lock. Walk away.Do you need pretty sideline reporters?I don’t need pretty sideline reporters.I resent the “w” in “answer,” that’s how

deep my concerns are.George R.R. Martin, who writes “Game

of Thrones,” missed the deadline for the sixth book. I am aching inside. Or maybe not.

Perhaps you thought “irritable vowels” was a typo. It wasn’t.

It would be irresponsible of me to wish irritable bowel syndrome on someone. It’s not funny.

But the word “bowel” is funny. You can’t get around that.

“Irritable Bowels” sounds like the name of a band. It probably is.

Irritable bowel syndrome affects be-tween 25 and 45 million people in the United States, and most of them are fe-male.

Discomfort can include severe debili-tation.

On the other hand, irritable vowel syn-drome means you can’t remember if it’s “I before E except after C” or “E before I ex-cept after C.”

Not only that, you can’t remember the correct order of the vowels in “Old Mac-Donald Had a Farm.”

You will embarrass your children when you sing the song to them, a suitable pun-ishment, I think, for hitting me on the head with your carry-on.

There are a lot of things that get me by the fetlocks and twist my disposition.

Many of them are unmentionable here.Life is an artful balance of taking the

good with the bad.If the bad is winning, I just listen to the

Everly Brothers, and it’s a beautiful day.

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

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Smith

Every financial market has recently experienced significant volatility. This includes the fixed income market such as bonds, the foreign markets, whether developed or emerging, and the U.S. markets regardless of large or small companies. But just wait … earnings season is just around the corner.

Now that the final numbers for 2015 are in, investors can exhale. The 12 per-cent market correction from the fall trig-gered by China’s slower growth and the drop in oil that triggered another round of market swings in November did not hold out before the year closed. Domes-tic and developed worldindexess, and well-balanced accounts, were down less than 2.5 percent with the exception of Emerging Markets.

Enter 2016 and a renewed focus on geopolitical issues. This started in late 2015 with the Middle East, most recently Saudi Arabia and Iran. In early January, North Korea was again flexing its military strength with the claim to a successful hy-

drogen bomb test. This appeared to put more pressure on all negative in-dicators, pushing worldwide mar-kets lower.

This increased volatility comes on the heels of the Federal Reserve Board raising in-terest rates for the first time in nine years. While most analysts do not think that action alone would have

driven markets significantly lower, the consumer fears that the Fed is tighten-ing while the rest of the world is easing continues to push the dollar higher and stress trade balances.

Generally speaking, no one is happy. Earnings season will likely continue on

the path of deteriorating profit reports for America’s blue chip companies. This de-cline started during third quarter reports in 2015 and continued through year end. January is an important earnings season in that many companies will also provide the 2016 outlook. It may be difficult to muster up some good news when trading partners are teetering on recession and manufacturing and commodities pro-duction worldwide is declining.

The bright spot seems to be employ-ment, which continues to improve, along with some select sectors such as health care. While every cloud may have a silver lining, it may be hard to determine at this point when that will appear. Investors should remember that in fact, the oppor-tunities do always appear, and usually when least expected.

Therefore, make certain you are mini-mizing expenses and debt and increase savings and investments while prices are low. This can pad your long-term objec-tives significantly over time. Keep those

short-term emergency reserves liquid and plan diligently for large expenses. Be aware if any debt on a floating interest rate is rising and plan carefully to maxi-mize your 401k and retirement plan.

These basic steps can keep you from following the crowd when that behav-ior is detrimental. When reviewing your portfolio, be sure to look back five years or more to get the bird’s-eye perspective. Nothing lasts forever, and this current downturn will be no exception.

Patricia Kummer has been an inde-pendent certified financial planner for 29 years and is president of Kummer Fi-nancial Strategies Inc., a registered in-vestmentadviserr in Highlands Ranch. Kummer Financial is a six-year 5280 Top Advisor. Please visit www.kummerfinan-cial.com for more information or call the economic hotline at 303-683-5800. Any material discussed is meant for informa-tional purposes only and not a substitute for individual advice.

Market volatility not going anywhere soon

AREA CLUBSOngoingDouglas-Elbert County Music Teachers’ As-sociation meets at 9 a.m. every first Thursday at Parker Bible Church, between Jordan and Chambers on Main Street. All area music teach-ers welcome. Call Lucie Washburn, 303-814-3479.

The Elbert County Sheriff’s Posse is a non-profit volunteer organization that is part of the Elbert County Sheriff’s Office. As volunteers we support the Elbert County Sheriff’s Office, all law enforcement in our county, and the community at large. For more information or a membership application, go to www.elbertcountysheriff.com/posse.html, or contact Dave Peontek at 303-646-5456.

Elizabeth American Legion Post 82, a 96-year veterans association supporting veterans, their families, their survivors and the community, meets at 6:30 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month at the Legion Post Hall at South Banner Street and Elm Street in Elizabeth. All veterans are invited to attend these meetings to learn of their eligibility for membership in the National American Legion Organization.

The Elizabeth Food Bank, 381 S. Banner in Elizabeth (next door to Elizabeth Presbyterian Church) needs to let the public know that we are available to help anyone who needs food. The hours are Friday 12:30-3 p.m. and Saturdays from 9-11:30 a.m. Other times by appointment.

Finding Our Way Together, a brand new group for anyone who is alone, left out, picked on or overwhelmed by life. Since it is just forming, the group will evolve to fit the needs of the partici-pants. Group will meet at 10 a.m. Saturdays at 34061 Forest Park Drive, in the lower level of Elizabeth Family Health. Leaders are Mary, 720-638-9770, and Karen, 303-243-3658, and both

welcome phone calls. Group participation is free, and building is accessible.

Kiowa Creek Food Pantry is a distribution site for the State of Colorado TEFAP food program. Food is distributed monthly to low income indi-viduals/families that qualify. We also distribute low income senior food boxes for the state; those 60 and older may qualify for a monthly supplement. If you are in need of food assis-tance or know someone who is, we may be able to qualify you for one of these programs. Call the food pantry for more information at 303-621-2376, or come by from 8:30 a.m. to noon Tuesdays; we are located in the Fellowship Hall at 231 Cheyenne Street, Kiowa.

Lawyers at the Library, a free legal clinic for parties who have no attorney, will be offered from 6-9 p.m. the second Tuesday of every month at the Elizabeth Library, 651 W. Beverly St. Volunteer attorneys will answer questions, help fill out forms and explain the process and procedure for the areas of family law, civil litiga-tion, criminal defense, property law, probate law, collections, appeals, landlord-tenant law and civil protection orders. Walk-ins are welcome. Everyone will be helped on a first-come, first-served basis.

Mystery Book Club meets at 9:30 a.m. the first Saturday of each month at the Simla Public Library. The group enjoys talking about a variety of mystery authors and titles. We also periodically host a Colorado author during our meetings. Everyone may join us, and registra-tion is not required. Visit the Simla Branch of the Elbert County Library District at 504 Washington Avenue, call 719-541-2573, or email [email protected].

The Outback Express is a public transit service provided through the East Central Council of

Local Governments is open and available to all residents of Cheyenne, Elbert, Kit Carson and Lincoln counties and provides an economical and efficient means of travel for the four-county region. Call Kay Campbell, Kiowa, at 719- 541-4275. You may also call the ECCOG office at 1-800-825-0208 to make reservations for any of the trips. You may also visit www.outback-express.tripod.com. To ensure that a seat is available, 24-hour advance reservations are appreciated.

Overeaters Anonymous meets from 10-11 a.m. and from 7-8 p.m. Wednesdays in the Sedalia Room at New Hope Presbyterian Church, 2100 Meadows Parkway, Castle Rock.

Parker-Franktown-Elizabeth Paper Craft-

ing Club is open to anyone interested in card making and scrapbooking. We meet regularly throughout the month on various weekday evenings and weekends. Club events take place at 7786 Prairie Lake Trail, Parker (in the Pinery). Contact Alison Collins at 720-212-4788 for infor-mation or find us online at www.meetup.com/Parker-Franktown-Elizabeth-Paper-Crafting-Club/.

Seniors meet in Elizabeth every Monday at 11 a.m. for food, fun and fellowship at Elizabeth Senior Center, 823 S. Banner St. Bring a dish for potluck on the first Monday of each month. Oth-er Mondays, bring a sack lunch. Bingo, games and socializing. New leadership. Call Agnes at 303-883-7881 or Carol at 303-646-3425.

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LIFELOCAL

F A I T HH E A L T HC U L T U R EF A M I L YF O O D

Back to the roots with natural childbirthMany women in the south metro area choose to use midwives

By Shanna [email protected]

When Claire Reifert became pregnant with her first child, she knew she would follow in her mother’s footsteps with natural childbirth. And in April 2014, she gave birth to her son with the help of a midwife at a birthing center in Engle-wood.

“One of my favorite things about seeing the midwives,” said Reifert, an engineer who lives in Centennial, “is they are scientific-based and they contribute to research themselves.”

But she also chose to use a midwife for the comfort factor.

“Being able to have the possibility to move how you want to move, and not put yourself in weird positions to fit what the medical staff wants, is important,” she said.

Reifert is part of a growing trend among women nationwide who want to have natural, unmedicated childbirth. Ac-cording to data from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, certified nurse midwives delivered 8 percent of all babies born in the United States in 2014. That’s up from 7.8 percent in 2013 and 7.6 per-cent in 2012 and 2011.

A midwife is a traditional care provider for mothers and infants with expertise and skills in supporting women to main-tain healthy pregnancies. In Colorado, certified nurse midwives — who can deliver babies — are licensed by the Colo-rado Board of Nursing. Midwives can be used in a hospital, a free-standing birth center, a doctor’s office or at home.

With midwife practices becoming more common, local hospitals also are re-sponding to that desire by partnering with certified nurse midwives and providing tools to enhance delivery, including labor balls, birth swings and birthing tubs.

In the south metro area, Sky Ridge Medical Center, Castle Rock Adventist Hospital, Swedish Medical Center and

Littleton Adventist Hospital staff certified nurse midwives.

“We are committed to really doing what it takes to make sure those mid-wife patients have a good experience,” said Jacque Northrup, birth concierge at Castle Rock Adventist Hospital, adding that about 30 percent of women who give birth at Castle Rock Adventist have an unmedicated and natural experience.

In 2013, 308,221 babies nationwide were born with the assistance of a mid-wife in a hospital, the CDC reported.

But although the trend seems new, certified nurse midwife Aubre Tompkins, of Mountain Midwifery in Englewood, says midwifery and community birthing, as she calls it, is actually the standard — the original way. Giving birth in hospitals, she says, only became mainstream in the 1930s and ’40s.

“What’s happening now is things are coming back to the traditional route,” Tompkins said. “Many families are redis-covering community birthing, and I think it’s wonderful.”

Tompkins’ birthing center, which opened in 2006, has been home to more than 2,000 births and has seen a steady rise in patients over the past year.

“One of the reasons is because think-ing about choice is becoming more prevalent in the broader culture,” Tomp-kins said. “It’s very normal for families to not do a lot of investigating and just go to the doctor their friend or mom went to. Now, there is a lot more messaging about the value of thinking about your birth and what your immediate start as parents looks like.”

As a midwife, she serves a dual pur-pose, Tomkins said.

The first is to offer psychological and physical support. The other is to clinically make sure mother and baby are safe and healthy.

One tool midwives use to make moth-ers comfortable is the birthing pool.

“The water is amazing,” Tompkins said, noting that 50 percent of mothers at her facility give birth in the pool. “Hy-drotherapy provides physical relief. The

big thing is that it helps people relax in between contractions. During labor, you need to relax and let it happen.”

For Reifert, the experience with her son went so well she plans to give birth to her second child in June with the help of a midwife.

Not all mothers who choose midwifery initially know that’s the route they want to take.

“I don’t think I really thought much of natural delivery before reading about it,” said Jennifer Eckert, of Aurora, who deliv-ered her first child naturally in 2012. “As I did more research, I got more concerned about having to go to a hospital and loved the idea of letting things happen in their own time and natural course.”

When it comes down to it, the person who is the real expert is the one who is pregnant, Tomkins said: She knows her body and what feels right.

“I really want to involve them in their care,” she said of mothers-to-be. “That’s one of the hallmarks of midwifery care.”

Hydrotherapy provides physical relief and helps women relax between contractions. Photo by Jennifer Mason Rainey

Once women have birthed with a midwife at a center, many choose to deliver their sec-ond or third child in their homes. Photo by Monet Moutrie

Mother and baby skin-to-skin time is one of the priorities with a natural birth. Photo by Monet Moutrie

WHAT IS A CERTIFIED NURSE MIDWIFE?Certified nurse midwives are registered nurses who have obtained a master’s de-gree in nursing and specialize in women’s health. They have passed a national certification exam and must renew their certification every eight years.

South Denver Midwives, all of whom are certified and work with Littleton and Castle Rock Adventist hospitals, for in-stance, provide a wide range of healthcare for women from a teenager’s first period, through pregnancy/birth/post-partum, and extending into menopause.

In Colorado, certified nurse midwives are licensed by the Colorado Board of Nursing and are independent health care providers who can prescribe a full range of substances, medications and treat-ments. They also focus on research and partnering with women.

Source: South Denver OB/GYN & Midwives

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big thing is that it helps people relax in between contractions. During labor, you need to relax and let it happen.”

For Reifert, the experience with her son went so well she plans to give birth to her second child in June with the help of a midwife.

Not all mothers who choose midwifery initially know that’s the route they want to take.

“I don’t think I really thought much of natural delivery before reading about it,” said Jennifer Eckert, of Aurora, who deliv-ered her fi rst child naturally in 2012. “As I did more research, I got more concerned about having to go to a hospital and loved the idea of letting things happen in their own time and natural course.”

When it comes down to it, the person who is the real expert is the one who is pregnant, Tomkins said: She knows her body and what feels right.

“I really want to involve them in their care,” she said of mothers-to-be. “That’s one of the hallmarks of midwifery care.”

27th Colorado Cowboy Poetry Gathering setfor Jan. 21-24

By Christy Steadman [email protected]

In the form they take today, cowboy gatherings have only been around for about 30 years.

But they stem from the ways of the Old West, and people can experience the tradition at the 27th annual Colorado Cowboy Poetry Gathering, which comes to Golden Jan. 21-24.

“It’s a folk art that started with the cattle drives, and it carried on,” said performer and event coordinator Liz Master-son.

This year, people can en-joy four days of old—and con-temporary—cowboy tradition through poets and western singers.

The gathering takes people back to a time before iPods and watching movies on a mobile device, Masterson said.

“Everybody is rushed these days,” she said. “This gives them a chance to step back in time and relax a bit.”

People familiar with cowboy gatherings generally enjoy the nostalgia, Masterson said, but the gathering is “also a chance for city folks to be in a different culture.”

Cowboy poetry is a little more animated than what peo-ple usually think of as urban po-etry, Masterson said.

One of the 15 performers this year is Susie Knight of Conifer, who has been “on the stage and

in the saddle” for more than 50 years. Knight performs poetry and songs with her guitar.

“We’re a genre that relates to all ages,” Knight said. “It gets people caught up in a feeling or a memory.”

For example, one of her crowd pleasers is a story about a grand-mother, who tells about life as a ranchwoman— milking the cows and fi xing her make-up.

People relate because every-one has a grandmother, or is a grandmother, Knight said.

“You write about what you know,” said Andy Nelson, a cow-boy poet from Wyoming who includes a lot of humor in his works. And “there’s nothing a cowboy likes more than hearing about a horse wreck.”

But a person does not have to be involved in the cowboy cul-ture to enjoy the gathering, he said.

“Don’t let the topic scare you away,” said Nelson, who has performed at the gathering at least a dozen times. “Those who have never experienced it before become hooked. This is a good opportunity to get your feet wet and delve into the genre.”

Pop Wagner has seen genera-tions grow up through the near-ly two decades he has been per-forming at cowboy gatherings. Along with performing, Wagner will also be having a cinch-mak-ing class at this year’s gathering.

The “old-time cowboys” would make their own cinch-es, he said. The class provides people the opportunity to work with their hands and make something original for their horse that will last a long time.

Golden always turns out an appreciative and interested au-dience, Wagner said.

“Cowboys have been a part of Colorado since the early days — it makes sense to have it here,”

he said. People will “get a taste of the Old West and the New West.”

Andy Nelson is one of the performers who will be at the 27th annual Colorado Cowboy Poetry Gathering, which comes to Golden Jan. 21-24. The gather-ing always includes some “top-notch” performers, Nelson said. Courtesy photo

IF YOU GO Colorado Cowboy Poetry Gather-ing branding event:

10 a.m. to noon Jan. 21 at Clear Creek History Park, 1020 11th St. in Golden

Colorado Cowboy Poetry Gather-ing welcome reception and show:

7:30 p.m. Jan. 21 at Miner’s Alley Playhouse, 1224 Washington Ave. in Golden

Colorado Cowboy Poetry Gather-ing weekend performances:

American Mountaineering Center, 710 10th St. in Golden

Jan. 22: Daytime session: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Mainstage Show: 7:30 p.m.

Jan. 23: Daytime session: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Mainstage Show: 7:30 p.m.

Jan. 24: Sunday Songs: 10 a.m.; Mainstage Matinee Show: 1 p.m.

Chuckwagon lunch:

Jan. 22 and 23, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Colorado Cowboy Poetry Gather-ing classes:

Pop Wagner’s cinch-making class: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 22-24

Gary Allegretto’s learn-to-play-cow-boy-harmonica class: 11 a.m. Jan. 24

2016 Colorado Cowboy Poetry Gathering performers

Gary Allegretto and Ian Espinoza

Floyd Beard

Jon Chandler

Patty Clayton

Doris Daley

Mark Gardner and Rex Rideout

Kristyn Harris

Mary Kaye

Susie Knight

Liz Masterson

Gary McMahan

Al “Doc” Mehl

Andy Nelson

Pop Wagner and Bob Bovee

Dick Warwick

To fi nd a schedule of events, register for classes or to purchase tickets for performances, visit www.colorado-cowboygathering.com.

Rock opera is based on two albums by Green Day

By Sonya Ellingboe [email protected]

“Jesus of Suburbia Medley,” “Boule-vard of Broken Dreams,” “St. Jimmy,” “Extraordinary Girl,” “Wake Me Up When September Ends,” “Whatsername” and a couple dozen more songs carry the pow-erful rock opera “Green Day’s American Idiot” with almost no spoken dialogue.

Ignite Theatre delivers a high-energy, high-volume show, a regional premiere at the Aurora Fox, based on the band Green Day’s extremely popular 2004 album, “American Idiot,” plus songs from a later release, “21st Century Breakdown.”

Broadway director Michael Mayer heard the album, described as a response to the post-9/11 era, and approached the band and leader Billie Joe Armstrong with the idea of creating a stage musical. (Mayer had recently directed the success-ful “Spring Awakening.”)

The production fi rst appeared at Berkeley Rep in 2009 and opened on Broadway in 2010, winning Tony Awards for Scenic and Lighting Design. Arm-strong, for limited periods, stepped into the cast as the drug dealer, St. Jimmy, which drew record crowds, of course.

Directed by Jefferey Parizotto and backed by a together band, led by guitar-ist Jason Tyler Vaughn, music is strong — the story, not so much. New York Times critic Charles Isherwood described “a glorious 20-minute temper tantrum” at the beginning, set in a dive club, staged here with the same papered walls of col-orless posters and three blinking TV sets across the back. This cast delivers, with strobe lights and smoke.

Three disaffected young suburban types leave home and head for the city,

where they have different experiences, framed by drugs, sex and rock ‘n’ roll, and songs by leads Johnny, Tunny and Will, and a cast of assorted city types.

Will (Caleb Reed) is sidelined early as his girlfriend Heather (McKenna Raquel Seckman) becomes pregnant and he mostly sits on a sofa, stoned and drunk throughout, while Tunny (Brandon Jay Lopez) is inspired by military recruiters to enlist and is sent to Iraq, where his leg is injured. He meets a nurse, Extraordi-nary Girl, who heals him and loves him.

Johnny (a talented Brandon Rob-ertson) spots Whatsername (the excel-lent Ignite regular Lindsey Falduto) in a second-story window and steamy romance takes over until drugs exert a stronger pull. Here, we meet fl oating, androgynous drug dealer St. Jimmy, who is portrayed by Valerie Igoe.

Nothing subtle here in terms of melody or character development, as is often the case with classical opera, but one is engaged through the 90 minutes, which seem to move fast.

Some will fi nd the language offensive and those overly sensitive to lights and loud sound should seek alternate enter-tainment. (I was saddened to see a very distressed young child leaving in tears.)

IF YOU GO“Green Day’s American Idiot,”

produced by Ignite Theatre Com-pany in a regional premiere, plays through Jan. 24 at the Aurora Fox Main Stage, 9900 E. Colfax Ave., Aurora. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets, $28/$26, ignitetheatre.com, 866-811-4111. Runs 90 minutes with no intermission.

‘Idiot’ long on power, but short on subtlety

Cowboy gathering gives taste of the Old West

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SONYA’S SAMPLER

The children’s department at the James H. LaRue Branch Library, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd. in Highlands Ranch, has a new fea-ture, certain to mean many little people will want to settle in for the day. “The Market,” as it will be known, is created by a donation from the Whole Foods Market and will resemble family friendly spaces for kids and adults to enjoy together in the three new libraries under construction in Douglas County (Castle Pines, Lone Tree and Parker). Youngsters will be able to choose, weigh and buy their produce and wheel in a little cart to the kitchen for preparation.

Tough subject for children“Out of Bounds,” a play about the cyber

bullying of a 14-year-old girl, also looks at friendships, past mistakes and forgive-ness. It’s an important look at a preva-lent problem, co-sponsored by National Endowment for the Arts and Western Arts Foundation. It will be staged at the PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker. Performances: public, 6:30 p.m. Feb. 3; schools, 10 a.m. Feb. 4. Tickets: ParkerArts.org or 303-805-6800.

Mozart in EnglewoodEnglewood Arts

presents “It’s All About Mozart” at 2 p.m. Jan. 30 at Hampden Hall, 1000 Englewood Parkway, Englewood Civic Center. Peter Cooper, Colorado Symphony principal oboist, will perform with the Ainomae Quartet (Ben Odhner, violin; Yi Zhao, violin; Anne Ainomae, viola; and Silver Ainomae, cello). The program

will include: “Mozart’s Divertimento in D Major,” K. 136/125a, an unusual sympho-ny for strings; “Mozart’s String Quartet No. 17 in B-fl at Major,” K. 458, nicknamed “the Hunt;” “The Oboe Quintet in C Mi-nor,” K. 388/406, originally “Serenade for Winds,” transcribed for a string quintet in 1788. Tickets: $20 adults/$15 seniors/free under 18. Englewoodarts.org or at the door one hour prior to concert time.

Highlands Ranch Cultural SeriesThe Chalet Dancers will perform at

7 p.m. on Jan. 21, conducting the audi-ence on a tour of Europe with cultural music of Spain, France, Scandinavia and the Alps. Performances are at Cherry Hills Community Church, 3900 Grace Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Tickets cost $10 advance; $15 at the door if not sold out. (Free under 2 — must sit in parent’s lap.) 303-791-2500, HRCAonline.org.

Cowboy poets, musicians and moreThe annual Colorado Cowboy Po-

etry Gathering is scheduled Jan. 21-24 in Golden at the Miners Alley Theater, 1224 Washington Ave., and the American Mountaineering Center, 710 10th St. 888-718-4253, ColoradoCowboyGathering.com. Good for families.

‘Super Indian’ show departs soonThe powerful Fritz Scholder retrospec-

tive, “Super Indian,” at the Denver Art Museum is over on Jan. 17, so only this weekend remains to see these fi erce, wonderful creations, unlike any other

depictions of American Indians. On the third level in the Hamilton Building in downtown Denver, on 12th Avenue be-tween Broadway and Bannock Street.

Orchid showcaseThe Denver Botanic Gardens’ annual

Orchid Showcase is in the Orangery and Marnie’s Pavilion through Feb. 22. It fea-tures hundreds of blooms, both common and exotic — part of the living collection. The address is 1007 York St., Denver. See botanicgardens.org.

Magnifi cent Western artSelf-guided tours are available on Jan.

22 at the American Museum of Western Art, 1727 Tremont Place — “in recogni-tion of the Prize Bull’s guest appearance at the Brown Palace Hotel across the street!” Look for cattle in this outstanding collection of Western painting and sculp-ture. Reservations, $5. 303-293-2000, AnschutzCollection.org. Spaces limited.

Young library patrons to get ‘Market’ space

CURTAIN TIME

Classic in Lakewood“Medea” by Euripides, translated by

Alistair Eliot, plays Jan. 15 to Feb. 14 at the Edge Theater, 1560 Teller St., Lake-wood. Warren Sherrill directs, with Karen Slack in the lead. Performances: 8 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays; 6 p.m. Sundays. (No show on Feb. 7, Super Bowl). Tickets cost $26, theedgetheater.com, 303-232-0363.

Comedy in Lowry“The Big Bang” is a musical comedy,

with music by Jed Feuer, book and lyrics by Boyd Graham, presented by Spotlight Theatre through Feb. 6 at the John Hand Theater, 7653 East First Place, Denver

(Lowry). Katie Mangett directs this bit about a pair who want to produce a mu-sical history of the world, if they can fi nd backers — and how they go about it. Per-formances: 7:30 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays and Monday, Jan. 18; 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: $22-$25, $11 on Jan. 18. 720-530-4596, thisisspotlight.com.

Rock opera“Green Day’s American Idiot” is a

regional premiere of a Tony Award win-ner, with music by Green Day, lyrics by Billie Joe Armstrong, book by Armstrong and Michael Mayer, produced by Ignite Theatre Company at the Aurora Fox, 9900

E. Colfax Ave., Aurora, through Jan. 24. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Fridays, Satur-days; 2:30 p.m. Sundays. Directed by Jef-frey Parizotto. Tickets: $28/$26, 303-739-1970, aurorafoxartscenter.org. Mature language, loud music, strobe lights.

Musical in Littleton“Violet,” a musical by Jeanine Tesori,

with book by Brian Crawley, based on “The Ugliest Pilgrim” by Doris Betts, plays at Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 W. Main Street, Littleton, Jan. 15 to Feb. 7. Nick Sugar is director and Donna Kolpan Debreceni is music director, with a live band. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Thurs-

days, Fridays, Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays and Saturday, Jan. 30; 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 24; 12:30 p.m. Feb. 7. Tickets: $23-$42, 303-794-2787, townhallartscenter.org.

Straight from Source“The Other Bed,” written and directed

by Mark Ivan Branche, plays through Jan. 23 at El Centro Su Teatro Cultural and Performing Arts Center, 721 Santa Fe Drive, Denver, presented by The Source Theatre Company. Performances: 7:30 Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: thesourcedenver.org, 720-238-1323.

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Metro Creative Connection

Chicken can be served in various ways, and that versatility no doubt contributes to the popu-larity of poultry. Some people love their chicken fried, while others can’t get enough grilled chicken. Baking chicken may not be as popular as frying or grilling it, but baked chicken is no less delicious. For chicken lovers used to frying or grilling their favorite meals, the following recipe for “Home-Style Baked Chicken” from Laurie McNamara’s “Simply Scratch: 120 Wholesome Homemade Recipes Made Easy” (Avery) may just make you a baked chicken devotee.

Home-Style Baked ChickenServes 4 to 6

2 tablespoons olive oil2 tablespoons unsalted butter11⁄2 teaspoons poultry seasoning (see below)1 teaspoon salt1⁄4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour

1⁄2 teaspoon paprika4 to 5 pounds skin-on, bone-in chicken thighs

and drumsticks

Preheat the oven and a 9-by-13-inch metal roasting pan to 375 degrees. Place the olive oil and butter in the pan and place the pan in the oven on the lower rack.

In a small bowl, combine the poultry season-ing, salt and pepper. Set aside.

Place the flour in a resealable bag. Place a few pieces of the chicken in the flour at a time, seal, and shake to coat. Remove and vigorously shake off any excess flour. Place the flour-dusted chick-en on a clean platter. Repeat with the remaining chicken pieces.

Remove the roasting pan from the oven and immediately arrange the chicken skin-side up in a single layer over the bottom of the pan and then sprinkle with some of the poultry seasoning blend and paprika. It should sizzle.

Place the hot pan back on the lower rack of the oven and bake for 20 minutes. Remove, baste by spooning the juices that have collected in the pan over each piece, and then sprinkle the chicken

with the remaining poultry seasoning blend.Return the pan to the oven and bake for 20

minutes more. Remove and baste one last time before moving the chicken to the middle rack and baking for 10 to 15 minutes more to further crisp the chicken skin.

Let rest for 5 to 8 minutes before serving.

Poultry SeasoningMakes 3 tablespoons

3 teaspoons dried thyme11⁄2 teaspoons dried marjoram1 teaspoon dried rosemary1⁄2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg2 teaspoons paprika2 teaspoons ground sage

In a spice grinder or using a mortar and pestle, combine 2 teaspoons of the thyme, the marjo-ram and the rosemary. Blend until finely ground. Transfer to an airtight container and add the remaining 1 teaspoon thyme, the nutmeg, the paprika, and the sage. Store in a dry, dark place for up to 6 months.

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By Tom Munds [email protected]

The Jan. 5 action on the basketball court gave the Elizabeth supporters a lot to cheer about as the boys and girls team each recorded victories in their league-opening games against Alameda.

The doubleheader was played at Alameda High School. The girls won their game 54-11, and the boys won a close battle 45-43.

The girls took the fl oor fi rst, and both teams started slowly. Elizabeth led 18-5 at halftime, but the Cardinals put the game out of reach in the third period, outscor-ing Alameda 22-6.

“We don’t have a lot of height so we count on our speed and quickness to push the ball up the fl oor and to play aggressive defense,” Cardinals coach Jaime Schmalz said. “We have some good outside shooters, but we also look for the opening to run the fast break and take the ball to the basket.”

Rachael Rucker, Kelly Sweigart and Ol-ivia Whitworth led the Cardinals’ attack. Sweigart had 11 points while Rucker and Whitworth each scored 10 points. In the fi rst seven games, Whitworth has been the team leader in three other catego-ries with 27 rebounds, 40 assists and 22 steals.

“Basketball is my sport, and I love it. I play for our high school team and the rest of the year I play for a club team,” Whitworth said after the game. “I am not very tall so I focus on being a point guard and handling the ball for our team. I try to be a leader and try to help our players work together.”

She said winning the league opener was huge for the team.

“Alameda is always scrappy and played us tough,” she said. “I think tonight’s win elevates us and gives us confi dence as we focus on winning the league title.”

Coach Schmalz said the Cardinals only have two returning varsity players, so it is very a young team.

“The returning girls who were coming back this season worked hard and played 30 games together as a team this summer to get better,” she said. “Our players are

jelling as a team as they learning to play together and work together. The win over Alameda is a good way to start the league season for our very competitive team.”

The Alameda and Elizabeth boys game was tied at 6-6 early, but midway through the fi rst quarter the Cardinals hit a pair of three-pointers to pull ahead, and they led 31-22 at halftime.

Alameda responded and scored the fi rst 11 points of the third period to turn the game into a nail-biter. The Pirates

took their fi rst lead at 33-32 midway through the third quarter. Points were hard to come by as both teams stepped up defensively, and the score was tied at 43-43 with less than two minutes left in the game.

The fi nal points came with time run-ning out as Zack Neelley captured an offensive rebound and put it back up for a basket to provide what proved to be the margin of victory as Elizabeth won the game 45-43.

Adam Eveleth was the scoring leader for the Cardinals with 10 points, and Cameron Moon had eight points and was the leader on the boards with eight re-bounds. Jordan Minch and Colin Steinke each had three steals.

“The game started off pretty well for us and for me,” Eveleth said after the game. “I hit a couple three-pointers early, but I think we all slowed down later in the game because of the layoff over the holi-days. This was for us because it is great way to start league with a win over a good team. My personal goals this season are to help my team win games and get to the playoffs.”

For Elizabeth coach Mike Boss, the win provided reason for optimism look-ing forward.

“We don’t have a lot of size this season, but we have good speed and quickness,” Boss said. “We played a tough nonleague schedule and came into tonight 1-6. We were excited going into tonight’s game against a good Alameda team because we felt we had something to prove. We played pretty well, and it’s good to start the league season with a win.”

Elizabeth guard Courtney Bonine drives to the hoop during the Jan. 5 game against Alameda. The Cardinals set the tempo early and won the game 54-11.

Crystian Gaudreault puts up a shot for Elizabeth during the Jan. 5 game against Alameda. The Cardinals came away with a victory, but just barely, winning 45-43. Photos by Tom Munds

Cardinals score pair of hoops wins

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Public Notice of Petitionfor Change of Name

Public notice is given on December 16,2015 that a Petition for a Change of Nameof an adult has been filed with the DouglasCounty Court.

The Petition requests that the name ofMato Ty Garrett Loughridgebe changed toNikolai Ty Loughridge-HishCase No.: 15 C 62

By: Palmer L. Boyette,County Court Judge

Legal Notice No: 23315First Publication: December 31, 2015Last Publication: January 14, 2016Publisher: Elbert County News

Notice To Creditors PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORSEstate of ERON FREISNER,

aka ERON R. FREISNERaka ERON RICHARD FREISNER,

DeceasedCase Number 2015 PR 30047

All persons having claims against theabove-named estate are required topresent them to the Personal Represent-ative or to the District Court of ElbertCounty, Colorado on or before May 1,2016 or the claims may be forever barred.

JENNIFER L. FREISNERPersonal Representative41212 Madrid Drive,Parker, CO 80138

Legal Notice No.: 23314First Publication: December 31, 2015Last Publication: January 14, 2016Publisher: The Elbert County News

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORSEstate of Alvina Elizabeth Wilson,

DeceasedCase Number: 2015 PR 030041

All persons having claims against theabove-named estate are required topresent them to the Personal Represent-ative or to the District Court of ElbertCounty, Colorado on or before April 30,2016 or the claims may be forever barred.

Patricia KellerPersonal RepresentativeP.O. Box 235Parker, Colorado 80134

Legal Notice No: 23317First Publication: December 31, 2015Last Publication: January 14, 2016Publisher: Elbert County News

Notice To Creditors

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORSEstate of Alvina Elizabeth Wilson,

DeceasedCase Number: 2015 PR 030041

All persons having claims against theabove-named estate are required topresent them to the Personal Represent-ative or to the District Court of ElbertCounty, Colorado on or before April 30,2016 or the claims may be forever barred.

Patricia KellerPersonal RepresentativeP.O. Box 235Parker, Colorado 80134

Legal Notice No: 23317First Publication: December 31, 2015Last Publication: January 14, 2016Publisher: Elbert County News

Misc. Private Legals PUBLIC NOTICE

DISTRICT COURT, ELBERT COUNTYSTATE OF COLORADO

CIVIL ACTION NO. 2014CV30002

NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALEOF REAL PROPERTY

HSBC Bank USA, National Association,as Successor Trustee to Wells FargoBank, N.A. as Trustee for Bear SternsMortgage Funding Trust 2006-AC1, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2006-AC1,Plaintiffv.MARK BARENTS, KELLY R. STRICK-LAND; ROBERT M. SINGER, Trustee ofthe Robert M. Singer Trust; 217 Ventures,LLC; HUNT FAMILY, LLC and RICK PET-TITT, or his successor, in his official capa-city as Public Trustee for Elbert County,State of Colorado, Defendants.

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:This is to advise you the above-captionedaction is pending. A Second AmendedOrder Entering Default Judgment andEntry of Decree of Foreclosure (the “De-cree”) has been entered in this action con-cerning a judgment in favor of Plaintiff.

The real property which is the subject mat-ter of this litigation, which is the propertysubject to the Decree, is situated in ElbertCounty, Colorado, and described as fol-lows, to-wit:

A PORTION OF SECTION 28, TOWN-SHIP 6 SOUTH, RANGE 64 WEST OFTHE 6TH PM, COUNTY OF ELBERT,STATE OF COLORADO, SHOWN ANDDESCRIBED AS PARCEL B1 OF THEHUNT ADMINISTRATIVE LOT LINE AD-JUSTMENT EXHIBIT RECORDED ONSEPTEMBER 20, 2007 AT RECEPTIONNO. 488871, TOGETHER WITH ANDSUBJECT TO A 60.00 FOOT WIDE NON-EXCLUSIVE INGRESS-EGRESS EASE-MENT, SAID EASEMENT BEING 30.00FEET ON EACH SIDE OF THE FOLLOW-ING DESCRIBED CENTERLINE; BEGIN-NING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNEROF PARCEL A AS DESCRIBED IN DEEDRECORDED JUNE 22, 1999 IN BOOK566 AT PAGE 524, ELBERT COUNTYRECORDS; THENCE N88º11’54”WALONG SAID CENTERLINE A DIS-TANCE 623.56 FEET TO A POINT OFCURVE; THENCE ALONG THE ARC OFA CURVE TO THE LEFT AND ALONGSAID CENTERLINE A DISTANCE OF211.28 FEET TO A POINT OF TANGENT,SAID CURVE HAS A RADIUS OF2000.00 FEET AND A CENTRAL ANGLEOF 06º03’10”; THENCE S85º44’56”WALONG SAID CENTERLINE A DIS-TANCE OF 576.94 FEET TO A POINT OFCURVE; THENCE ALONG THE ARC OFA CURVE TO THE RIGHT AND ALONGSAID CENTERLINE A DISTANCE OF393.29 FEET TO A POINT OF TANGENT,SAID CURVE HAS A RADIUS 900.00FEET AND A CENTRAL ANGLE OF25º02’15” ; THENCE N69º12’49”WALONG SAID CENTERLINE A DIS-TANCE OF 244.14 FEET TO A POINT OFCURVE; THENCE ALONG THE ARC OFA CURVE TO THE RIGHT AND ALONGSAID CENTERLINE A DISTANCE OF322.26 FEET TO A POINT OF TANGENT,SAID CURVE HAS A RADIUS OF1500.00 FEET AND A CENTRAL ANGLEOF 12º18’34” THENCE N56º54’15”WALONG SAID CENTERLINE A DIS-TANCE OF 383.10 FEET TO A POINT OFCURVE; THENCE ALONG THE ARC OFA CURVE TO THE LEFT AND ALONGSAID CENTERLINE A DISTANCE OF111.77 FEET; SAID CURVE HAS A RADI-US OF 192.00 FEET AND A CENTRALANGLE OF 33º21’13” TO A POINT ONTHE EAST RIGHT OF WAY LINE OFCOUNTY ROAD AND TO THE POINT OFTERMINUS, AND SUBJECT TO A 30.00FOOT EASEMENT SITUATED IN SEC-TION 28, TOWNSHIP 6 SOUTH, RANGE64 WEST OF THE 6TH P.M., ELBERTCOUNTY, COLORADO, THE CENTER-LINE OF WHICH IS MORE PARTICU-LARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHWESTCORNER OF SECTION 28 AND CON-SIDERING THE WEST LINE OF SAIDSECTION 28 TO BEAR N 00º08’09”EWITH ALL BEARING C ONTAINEDHEREIN RELATIVE THERETO, THENCEN 00º08’09”E ALONG SAID WEST LINEA DISTANCE OF 1759.78 FEET;THENCE S 83º22’14”E A DISTANCE OF1187.97 FEET; THENCE N 00º08’09”E ADISTANCE OF 1050.19 FEET TO THETRUE POINT OF BEGINNING OF SUB-JECT CENTERLINE; THENCE N15º50’14”E A DISTANCE OF 62.25 FEET;THENCE N 14º14’06”E A DISTANCE OF89.84 FEET; THENCE N 41º40’07” A DIS-TANCE OF 71.02 FEET; THENCE N59º11’10”E A DISTANCE OF 65.86 FEET;THENCE N 40º06’36”E A DISTANCE OF42.73 FEET; THENCE N 02º17’50”E ADISTANCE OF 160.39 FEET; THENCE N04º14’22”W A DISTANCE OF 132.58FEET; THENCE N 05º44’38”W A DIS-TANCE OF 131.60 FEET TO THECENTERLINE OF A 60.00 FOOT WIDEINGRESS-EGRESS EASEMENT AND TOTHE POINT OF TERMINUS, COUNTYOF ELBERT, STATE OF COLORADO.

Located in the County of Elbert, State ofColorado, and also known as 5370 HuntCircle, Elizabeth, Colorado 80108 (the“Property”).

The Plaintiff named above is the judg-ment creditor in this action. As of April 30,2015, Plaintiff was owed the total amountof $1,202,877.79, plus additional accruedand unpaid interest from April 30, 2015until the judgment has been paid in full orthe foreclosure sale has been completed.Further, additional fees and costs (includ-ing legal fees) have also been incurredand are due and owing.

I shall offer for public sale to the highestbidder, for cash, at public auction, all theright, title and interest of the Defendants insaid property on March 9, 2016 at10:00AM at the Elbert County Sheriff’s Of-fice, 751 Ute Ave, Kiowa, CO 80117

THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MYNOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

YOU MAY HAVE AN INTEREST IN THEREAL PROPERTY BEING FORE-CLOSED, OR HAVE CERTAIN RIGHTSOR SUFFER CERTAIN LIABILITIESPURSUANT TO COLORADO STAT-UTES AS A RESULT OF SAID FORE-CLOSURE. YOU MAY HAVE THE RIGHTTO REDEEM SAID REAL PROPERTYOR YOU MAY HAVE THE RIGHT TOCURE A DEFAULT UNDER THE DEEDOF TRUST BEING FORECLOSED. ACOPY OF SAID STATUTES, AS SUCHSTATUTES ARE PRESENTLY CONSTI-TUTED, WHICH MAY AFFECT YOURRIGHTS, IS ATTACHED HERETO,HOWEVER, YOUR RIGHTS MAY BE DE-TERMINED BY PREVIOUS STATUTES.YOU MAY WISH TO SEEK THE ADVICEOF YOUR OWN ATTORNEY CONCERN-ING YOUR RIGHTS IN RELATION TOTHIS FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING.

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TOA LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TOFILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CUREBY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TOCURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED.

INTENT to cure and redeem, as providedby the aforementioned laws, must be dir-ected to or conducted at the Office of theSheriff of the County Elbert CountySheriff’s Office, 751 Ute Ave, Kiowa, CO80117

SALE DATE: March 9, 2016 at 10:00am.The place of the Sheriff’s Sale is: at theElbert County Sheriff’s Office in the lobbyof 751 Ute Avenue, Kiowa, CO 80117.

NOTICE: IF THE BORROWER BE-LIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SER-VICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIRE-MENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CON-TACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THEPROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING INSECTION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROW-ER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THECOLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL,THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINAN-CIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFBP),OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COM-PLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORE-CLOSURE PROCESS.

Colorado Attorney General1300 Broadway, 10th FloorDenver, Colorado 80203(800) 222-4444www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov

Federal Consumer FinancialProtection BureauP.O. Box 4503Iowa City, Iowa 52244(855) 411-2372www.consumerfinance.gov

DATED at Elbert County, Colorado this6th Day of January, 2016.

Bidders are required to have cash or certi-fied funds to cover their highest bid at thetime of sale. Certified funds are payableto the registry of the Elbert County DistrictCourt.

Shayne Heap, SheriffCounty of Elbert, State of ColoradoBy: Sheriff Shayne Heap

Legal Notice No.: 23320First Publication: January 14, 2016Last Publication: February 11, 2016Published in: Elbert County News

Misc. Private Legals

PUBLIC NOTICE

DISTRICT COURT, ELBERT COUNTYSTATE OF COLORADO

CIVIL ACTION NO. 2014CV30002

NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALEOF REAL PROPERTY

HSBC Bank USA, National Association,as Successor Trustee to Wells FargoBank, N.A. as Trustee for Bear SternsMortgage Funding Trust 2006-AC1, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2006-AC1,Plaintiffv.MARK BARENTS, KELLY R. STRICK-LAND; ROBERT M. SINGER, Trustee ofthe Robert M. Singer Trust; 217 Ventures,LLC; HUNT FAMILY, LLC and RICK PET-TITT, or his successor, in his official capa-city as Public Trustee for Elbert County,State of Colorado, Defendants.

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:This is to advise you the above-captionedaction is pending. A Second AmendedOrder Entering Default Judgment andEntry of Decree of Foreclosure (the “De-cree”) has been entered in this action con-cerning a judgment in favor of Plaintiff.

The real property which is the subject mat-ter of this litigation, which is the propertysubject to the Decree, is situated in ElbertCounty, Colorado, and described as fol-lows, to-wit:

A PORTION OF SECTION 28, TOWN-SHIP 6 SOUTH, RANGE 64 WEST OFTHE 6TH PM, COUNTY OF ELBERT,STATE OF COLORADO, SHOWN ANDDESCRIBED AS PARCEL B1 OF THEHUNT ADMINISTRATIVE LOT LINE AD-JUSTMENT EXHIBIT RECORDED ONSEPTEMBER 20, 2007 AT RECEPTIONNO. 488871, TOGETHER WITH ANDSUBJECT TO A 60.00 FOOT WIDE NON-EXCLUSIVE INGRESS-EGRESS EASE-MENT, SAID EASEMENT BEING 30.00FEET ON EACH SIDE OF THE FOLLOW-ING DESCRIBED CENTERLINE; BEGIN-NING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNEROF PARCEL A AS DESCRIBED IN DEEDRECORDED JUNE 22, 1999 IN BOOK566 AT PAGE 524, ELBERT COUNTYRECORDS; THENCE N88º11’54”WALONG SAID CENTERLINE A DIS-TANCE 623.56 FEET TO A POINT OFCURVE; THENCE ALONG THE ARC OFA CURVE TO THE LEFT AND ALONGSAID CENTERLINE A DISTANCE OF211.28 FEET TO A POINT OF TANGENT,SAID CURVE HAS A RADIUS OF2000.00 FEET AND A CENTRAL ANGLEOF 06º03’10”; THENCE S85º44’56”WALONG SAID CENTERLINE A DIS-TANCE OF 576.94 FEET TO A POINT OFCURVE; THENCE ALONG THE ARC OFA CURVE TO THE RIGHT AND ALONGSAID CENTERLINE A DISTANCE OF393.29 FEET TO A POINT OF TANGENT,SAID CURVE HAS A RADIUS 900.00FEET AND A CENTRAL ANGLE OF25º02’15” ; THENCE N69º12’49”WALONG SAID CENTERLINE A DIS-TANCE OF 244.14 FEET TO A POINT OFCURVE; THENCE ALONG THE ARC OFA CURVE TO THE RIGHT AND ALONGSAID CENTERLINE A DISTANCE OF322.26 FEET TO A POINT OF TANGENT,SAID CURVE HAS A RADIUS OF1500.00 FEET AND A CENTRAL ANGLEOF 12º18’34” THENCE N56º54’15”WALONG SAID CENTERLINE A DIS-TANCE OF 383.10 FEET TO A POINT OFCURVE; THENCE ALONG THE ARC OFA CURVE TO THE LEFT AND ALONGSAID CENTERLINE A DISTANCE OF111.77 FEET; SAID CURVE HAS A RADI-US OF 192.00 FEET AND A CENTRALANGLE OF 33º21’13” TO A POINT ONTHE EAST RIGHT OF WAY LINE OFCOUNTY ROAD AND TO THE POINT OFTERMINUS, AND SUBJECT TO A 30.00FOOT EASEMENT SITUATED IN SEC-TION 28, TOWNSHIP 6 SOUTH, RANGE64 WEST OF THE 6TH P.M., ELBERTCOUNTY, COLORADO, THE CENTER-LINE OF WHICH IS MORE PARTICU-LARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHWESTCORNER OF SECTION 28 AND CON-SIDERING THE WEST LINE OF SAIDSECTION 28 TO BEAR N 00º08’09”EWITH ALL BEARING CONTAINEDHEREIN RELATIVE THERETO, THENCEN 00º08’09”E ALONG SAID WEST LINEA DISTANCE OF 1759.78 FEET;THENCE S 83º22’14”E A DISTANCE OF1187.97 FEET; THENCE N 00º08’09”E ADISTANCE OF 1050.19 FEET TO THETRUE POINT OF BEGINNING OF SUB-JECT CENTERLINE; THENCE N15º50’14”E A DISTANCE OF 62.25 FEET;THENCE N 14º14’06”E A DISTANCE OF89.84 FEET; THENCE N 41º40’07” A DIS-TANCE OF 71.02 FEET; THENCE N59º11’10”E A DISTANCE OF 65.86 FEET;THENCE N 40º06’36”E A DISTANCE OF42.73 FEET; THENCE N 02º17’50”E ADISTANCE OF 160.39 FEET; THENCE N04º14’22”W A DISTANCE OF 132.58FEET; THENCE N 05º44’38”W A DIS-TANCE OF 131.60 FEET TO THECENTERLINE OF A 60.00 FOOT WIDEINGRESS-EGRESS EASEMENT AND TOTHE POINT OF TERMINUS, COUNTYOF ELBERT, STATE OF COLORADO.

Located in the County of Elbert, State ofColorado, and also known as 5370 HuntCircle, Elizabeth, Colorado 80108 (the“Property”).

The Plaintiff named above is the judg-ment creditor in this action. As of April 30,2015, Plaintiff was owed the total amountof $1,202,877.79, plus additional accruedand unpaid interest from April 30, 2015until the judgment has been paid in full orthe foreclosure sale has been completed.Further, additional fees and costs (includ-ing legal fees) have also been incurredand are due and owing.

I shall offer for public sale to the highestbidder, for cash, at public auction, all theright, title and interest of the Defendants insaid property on March 9, 2016 at10:00AM at the Elbert County Sheriff’s Of-fice, 751 Ute Ave, Kiowa, CO 80117

THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MYNOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

YOU MAY HAVE AN INTEREST IN THEREAL PROPERTY BEING FORE-CLOSED, OR HAVE CERTAIN RIGHTSOR SUFFER CERTAIN LIABILITIESPURSUANT TO COLORADO STAT-UTES AS A RESULT OF SAID FORE-CLOSURE. YOU MAY HAVE THE RIGHTTO REDEEM SAID REAL PROPERTYOR YOU MAY HAVE THE RIGHT TOCURE A DEFAULT UNDER THE DEEDOF TRUST BEING FORECLOSED. ACOPY OF SAID STATUTES, AS SUCHSTATUTES ARE PRESENTLY CONSTI-TUTED, WHICH MAY AFFECT YOURRIGHTS, IS ATTACHED HERETO,HOWEVER, YOUR RIGHTS MAY BE DE-TERMINED BY PREVIOUS STATUTES.YOU MAY WISH TO SEEK THE ADVICEOF YOUR OWN ATTORNEY CONCERN-ING YOUR RIGHTS IN RELATION TOTHIS FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING.

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TOA LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TOFILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CUREBY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TOCURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED.

INTENT to cure and redeem, as providedby the aforementioned laws, must be dir-ected to or conducted at the Office of theSheriff of the County Elbert CountySheriff’s Office, 751 Ute Ave, Kiowa, CO80117

SALE DATE: March 9, 2016 at 10:00am.The place of the Sheriff’s Sale is: at theElbert County Sheriff’s Office in the lobbyof 751 Ute Avenue, Kiowa, CO 80117.

NOTICE: IF THE BORROWER BE-LIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SER-VICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIRE-MENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CON-TACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THEPROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING INSECTION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROW-ER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THECOLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL,THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINAN-CIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFBP),OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COM-PLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORE-CLOSURE PROCESS.

Colorado Attorney General1300 Broadway, 10th FloorDenver, Colorado 80203(800) 222-4444www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov

Federal Consumer FinancialProtection BureauP.O. Box 4503Iowa City, Iowa 52244(855) 411-2372www.consumerfinance.gov

DATED at Elbert County, Colorado this6th Day of January, 2016.

Bidders are required to have cash or certi-fied funds to cover their highest bid at thetime of sale. Certified funds are payableto the registry of the Elbert County DistrictCourt.

Shayne Heap, SheriffCounty of Elbert, State of ColoradoBy: Sheriff Shayne Heap

Legal Notice No.: 23320First Publication: January 14, 2016Last Publication: February 11, 2016Published in: Elbert County News

Misc. Private Legals

PUBLIC NOTICE

DISTRICT COURT, ELBERT COUNTYSTATE OF COLORADO

CIVIL ACTION NO. 2014CV30002

NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALEOF REAL PROPERTY

HSBC Bank USA, National Association,as Successor Trustee to Wells FargoBank, N.A. as Trustee for Bear SternsMortgage Funding Trust 2006-AC1, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2006-AC1,Plaintiffv.MARK BARENTS, KELLY R. STRICK-LAND; ROBERT M. SINGER, Trustee ofthe Robert M. Singer Trust; 217 Ventures,LLC; HUNT FAMILY, LLC and RICK PET-TITT, or his successor, in his official capa-city as Public Trustee for Elbert County,State of Colorado, Defendants.

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:This is to advise you the above-captionedaction is pending. A Second AmendedOrder Entering Default Judgment andEntry of Decree of Foreclosure (the “De-cree”) has been entered in this action con-cerning a judgment in favor of Plaintiff.

The real property which is the subject mat-ter of this litigation, which is the propertysubject to the Decree, is situated in ElbertCounty, Colorado, and described as fol-lows, to-wit:

A PORTION OF SECTION 28, TOWN-SHIP 6 SOUTH, RANGE 64 WEST OFTHE 6TH PM, COUNTY OF ELBERT,STATE OF COLORADO, SHOWN ANDDESCRIBED AS PARCEL B1 OF THEHUNT ADMINISTRATIVE LOT LINE AD-JUSTMENT EXHIBIT RECORDED ONSEPTEMBER 20, 2007 AT RECEPTIONNO. 488871, TOGETHER WITH ANDSUBJECT TO A 60.00 FOOT WIDE NON-EXCLUSIVE INGRESS-EGRESS EASE-MENT, SAID EASEMENT BEING 30.00FEET ON EACH SIDE OF THE FOLLOW-ING DESCRIBED CENTERLINE; BEGIN-NING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNEROF PARCEL A AS DESCRIBED IN DEEDRECORDED JUNE 22, 1999 IN BOOK566 AT PAGE 524, ELBERT COUNTYRECORDS; THENCE N88º11’54”WALONG SAID CENTERLINE A DIS-TANCE 623.56 FEET TO A POINT OFCURVE; THENCE ALONG THE ARC OFA CURVE TO THE LEFT AND ALONGSAID CENTERLINE A DISTANCE OF211.28 FEET TO A POINT OF TANGENT,SAID CURVE HAS A RADIUS OF2000.00 FEET AND A CENTRAL ANGLEOF 06º03’10”; THENCE S85º44’56”WALONG SAID CENTERLINE A DIS-TANCE OF 576.94 FEET TO A POINT OFCURVE; THENCE ALONG THE ARC OFA CURVE TO THE RIGHT AND ALONGSAID CENTERLINE A DISTANCE OF393.29 FEET TO A POINT OF TANGENT,SAID CURVE HAS A RADIUS 900.00FEET AND A CENTRAL ANGLE OF25º02’15” ; THENCE N69º12’49”WALONG SAID CENTERLINE A DIS-TANCE OF 244.14 FEET TO A POINT OFCURVE; THENCE ALONG THE ARC OFA CURVE TO THE RIGHT AND ALONGSAID CENTERLINE A DISTANCE OF322.26 FEET TO A POINT OF TANGENT,SAID CURVE HAS A RADIUS OF1500.00 FEET AND A CENTRAL ANGLEOF 12º18’34” THENCE N56º54’15”WALONG SAID CENTERLINE A DIS-TANCE OF 383.10 FEET TO A POINT OFCURVE; THENCE ALONG THE ARC OFA CURVE TO THE LEFT AND ALONGSAID CENTERLINE A DISTANCE OF111.77 FEET; SAID CURVE HAS A RADI-US OF 192.00 FEET AND A CENTRALANGLE OF 33º21’13” TO A POINT ONTHE EAST RIGHT OF WAY LINE OFCOUNTY ROAD AND TO THE POINT OFTERMINUS, AND SUBJECT TO A 30.00FOOT EASEMENT SITUATED IN SEC-TION 28, TOWNSHIP 6 SOUTH, RANGE64 WEST OF THE 6TH P.M., ELBERTCOUNTY, COLORADO, THE CENTER-LINE OF WHICH IS MORE PARTICU-LARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHWESTCORNER OF SECTION 28 AND CON-SIDERING THE WEST LINE OF SAIDSECTION 28 TO BEAR N 00º08’09”EWITH ALL BEARING CONTAINEDHEREIN RELATIVE THERETO, THENCEN 00º08’09”E ALONG SAID WEST LINEA DISTANCE OF 1759.78 FEET;THENCE S 83º22’14”E A DISTANCE OF1187.97 FEET; THENCE N 00º08’09”E ADISTANCE OF 1050.19 FEET TO THETRUE POINT OF BEGINNING OF SUB-JECT CENTERLINE; THENCE N15º50’14”E A DISTANCE OF 62.25 FEET;THENCE N 14º14’06”E A DISTANCE OF89.84 FEET; THENCE N 41º40’07” A DIS-TANCE OF 71.02 FEET; THENCE N59º11’10”E A DISTANCE OF 65.86 FEET;THENCE N 40º06’36”E A DISTANCE OF42.73 FEET; THENCE N 02º17’50”E ADISTANCE OF 160.39 FEET; THENCE N04º14’22”W A DISTANCE OF 132.58FEET; THENCE N 05º44’38”W A DIS-TANCE OF 131.60 FEET TO THECENTERLINE OF A 60.00 FOOT WIDEINGRESS-EGRESS EASEMENT AND TOTHE POINT OF TERMINUS, COUNTYOF ELBERT, STATE OF COLORADO.

Located in the County of Elbert, State ofColorado, and also known as 5370 HuntCircle, Elizabeth, Colorado 80108 (the“Property”).

The Plaintiff named above is the judg-ment creditor in this action. As of April 30,2015, Plaintiff was owed the total amountof $1,202,877.79, plus additional accruedand unpaid interest from April 30, 2015until the judgment has been paid in full orthe foreclosure sale has been completed.Further, additional fees and costs (includ-ing legal fees) have also been incurredand are due and owing.

I shall offer for public sale to the highestbidder, for cash, at public auction, all theright, title and interest of the Defendants insaid property on March 9, 2016 at10:00AM at the Elbert County Sheriff’s Of-fice, 751 Ute Ave, Kiowa, CO 80117

THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MYNOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

YOU MAY HAVE AN INTEREST IN THEREAL PROPERTY BEING FORE-CLOSED, OR HAVE CERTAIN RIGHTSOR SUFFER CERTAIN LIABILITIESPURSUANT TO COLORADO STAT-UTES AS A RESULT OF SAID FORE-CLOSURE. YOU MAY HAVE THE RIGHTTO REDEEM SAID REAL PROPERTYOR YOU MAY HAVE THE RIGHT TOCURE A DEFAULT UNDER THE DEEDOF TRUST BEING FORECLOSED. ACOPY OF SAID STATUTES, AS SUCHSTATUTES ARE PRESENTLY CONSTI-TUTED, WHICH MAY AFFECT YOURRIGHTS, IS ATTACHED HERETO,HOWEVER, YOUR RIGHTS MAY BE DE-TERMINED BY PREVIOUS STATUTES.YOU MAY WISH TO SEEK THE ADVICEOF YOUR OWN ATTORNEY CONCERN-ING YOUR RIGHTS IN RELATION TOTHIS FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING.

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TOA LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TOFILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CUREBY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TOCURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED.

INTENT to cure and redeem, as providedby the aforementioned laws, must be dir-ected to or conducted at the Office of theSheriff of the County Elbert CountySheriff’s Office, 751 Ute Ave, Kiowa, CO80117

SALE DATE: March 9, 2016 at 10:00am.The place of the Sheriff’s Sale is: at theElbert County Sheriff’s Office in the lobbyof 751 Ute Avenue, Kiowa, CO 80117.

NOTICE: IF THE BORROWER BE-LIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SER-VICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIRE-MENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CON-TACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THEPROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING INSECTION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROW-ER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THECOLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL,THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINAN-CIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFBP),OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COM-PLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORE-CLOSURE PROCESS.

Colorado Attorney General1300 Broadway, 10th FloorDenver, Colorado 80203(800) 222-4444www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov

Federal Consumer FinancialProtection BureauP.O. Box 4503Iowa City, Iowa 52244(855) 411-2372www.consumerfinance.gov

DATED at Elbert County, Colorado this6th Day of January, 2016.

Bidders are required to have cash or certi-fied funds to cover their highest bid at thetime of sale. Certified funds are payableto the registry of the Elbert County DistrictCourt.

Shayne Heap, SheriffCounty of Elbert, State of ColoradoBy: Sheriff Shayne Heap

Legal Notice No.: 23320First Publication: January 14, 2016Last Publication: February 11, 2016Published in: Elbert County News

Misc. Private Legals

PUBLIC NOTICE

DISTRICT COURT, ELBERT COUNTYSTATE OF COLORADO

CIVIL ACTION NO. 2014CV30002

NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALEOF REAL PROPERTY

HSBC Bank USA, National Association,as Successor Trustee to Wells FargoBank, N.A. as Trustee for Bear SternsMortgage Funding Trust 2006-AC1, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2006-AC1,Plaintiffv.MARK BARENTS, KELLY R. STRICK-LAND; ROBERT M. SINGER, Trustee ofthe Robert M. Singer Trust; 217 Ventures,LLC; HUNT FAMILY, LLC and RICK PET-TITT, or his successor, in his official capa-city as Public Trustee for Elbert County,State of Colorado, Defendants.

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:This is to advise you the above-captionedaction is pending. A Second AmendedOrder Entering Default Judgment andEntry of Decree of Foreclosure (the “De-cree”) has been entered in this action con-cerning a judgment in favor of Plaintiff.

The real property which is the subject mat-ter of this litigation, which is the propertysubject to the Decree, is situated in ElbertCounty, Colorado, and described as fol-lows, to-wit:

A PORTION OF SECTION 28, TOWN-SHIP 6 SOUTH, RANGE 64 WEST OFTHE 6TH PM, COUNTY OF ELBERT,STATE OF COLORADO, SHOWN ANDDESCRIBED AS PARCEL B1 OF THEHUNT ADMINISTRATIVE LOT LINE AD-JUSTMENT EXHIBIT RECORDED ONSEPTEMBER 20, 2007 AT RECEPTIONNO. 488871, TOGETHER WITH ANDSUBJECT TO A 60.00 FOOT WIDE NON-EXCLUSIVE INGRESS-EGRESS EASE-MENT, SAID EASEMENT BEING 30.00FEET ON EACH SIDE OF THE FOLLOW-ING DESCRIBED CENTERLINE; BEGIN-NING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNEROF PARCEL A AS DESCRIBED IN DEEDRECORDED JUNE 22, 1999 IN BOOK566 AT PAGE 524, ELBERT COUNTYRECORDS; THENCE N88º11’54”WALONG SAID CENTERLINE A DIS-TANCE 623.56 FEET TO A POINT OFCURVE; THENCE ALONG THE ARC OFA CURVE TO THE LEFT AND ALONGSAID CENTERLINE A DISTANCE OF211.28 FEET TO A POINT OF TANGENT,SAID CURVE HAS A RADIUS OF2000.00 FEET AND A CENTRAL ANGLEOF 06º03’10”; THENCE S85º44’56”WALONG SAID CENTERLINE A DIS-TANCE OF 576.94 FEET TO A POINT OFCURVE; THENCE ALONG THE ARC OFA CURVE TO THE RIGHT AND ALONGSAID CENTERLINE A DISTANCE OF393.29 FEET TO A POINT OF TANGENT,SAID CURVE HAS A RADIUS 900.00FEET AND A CENTRAL ANGLE OF25º02’15” ; THENCE N69º12’49”WALONG SAID CENTERLINE A DIS-TANCE OF 244.14 FEET TO A POINT OFCURVE; THENCE ALONG THE ARC OFA CURVE TO THE RIGHT AND ALONGSAID CENTERLINE A DISTANCE OF322.26 FEET TO A POINT OF TANGENT,SAID CURVE HAS A RADIUS OF1500.00 FEET AND A CENTRAL ANGLEOF 12º18’34” THENCE N56º54’15”WALONG SAID CENTERLINE A DIS-TANCE OF 383.10 FEET TO A POINT OFCURVE; THENCE ALONG THE ARC OFA CURVE TO THE LEFT AND ALONGSAID CENTERLINE A DISTANCE OF111.77 FEET; SAID CURVE HAS A RADI-US OF 192.00 FEET AND A CENTRALANGLE OF 33º21’13” TO A POINT ONTHE EAST RIGHT OF WAY LINE OFCOUNTY ROAD AND TO THE POINT OFTERMINUS, AND SUBJECT TO A 30.00FOOT EASEMENT SITUATED IN SEC-TION 28, TOWNSHIP 6 SOUTH, RANGE64 WEST OF THE 6TH P.M., ELBERTCOUNTY, COLORADO, THE CENTER-LINE OF WHICH IS MORE PARTICU-LARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHWESTCORNER OF SECTION 28 AND CON-SIDERING THE WEST LINE OF SAIDSECTION 28 TO BEAR N 00º08’09”EWITH ALL BEARING CONTAINEDHEREIN RELATIVE THERETO, THENCEN 00º08’09”E ALONG SAID WEST LINEA DISTANCE OF 1759.78 FEET;THENCE S 83º22’14”E A DISTANCE OF1187.97 FEET; THENCE N 00º08’09”E ADISTANCE OF 1050.19 FEET TO THETRUE POINT OF BEGINNING OF SUB-JECT CENTERLINE; THENCE N15º50’14”E A DISTANCE OF 62.25 FEET;THENCE N 14º14’06”E A DISTANCE OF89.84 FEET; THENCE N 41º40’07” A DIS-TANCE OF 71.02 FEET; THENCE N59º11’10”E A DISTANCE OF 65.86 FEET;THENCE N 40º06’36”E A DISTANCE OF42.73 FEET; THENCE N 02º17’50”E ADISTANCE OF 160.39 FEET; THENCE N04º14’22”W A DISTANCE OF 132.58FEET; THENCE N 05º44’38”W A DIS-TANCE OF 131.60 FEET TO THECENTERLINE OF A 60.00 FOOT WIDEINGRESS-EGRESS EASEMENT AND TOTHE POINT OF TERMINUS, COUNTYOF ELBERT, STATE OF COLORADO.

Located in the County of Elbert, State ofColorado, and also known as 5370 HuntCircle, Elizabeth, Colorado 80108 (the“Property”).

The Plaintiff named above is the judg-ment creditor in this action. As of April 30,2015, Plaintiff was owed the total amountof $1,202,877.79, plus additional accruedand unpaid interest from April 30, 2015until the judgment has been paid in full orthe foreclosure sale has been completed.Further, additional fees and costs (includ-ing legal fees) have also been incurredand are due and owing.

I shall offer for public sale to the highestbidder, for cash, at public auction, all theright, title and interest of the Defendants insaid property on March 9, 2016 at10:00AM at the Elbert County Sheriff’s Of-fice, 751 Ute Ave, Kiowa, CO 80117

THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MYNOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

YOU MAY HAVE AN INTEREST IN THEREAL PROPERTY BEING FORE-CLOSED, OR HAVE CERTAIN RIGHTSOR SUFFER CERTAIN LIABILITIESPURSUANT TO COLORADO STAT-UTES AS A RESULT OF SAID FORE-CLOSURE. YOU MAY HAVE THE RIGHTTO REDEEM SAID REAL PROPERTYOR YOU MAY HAVE THE RIGHT TOCURE A DEFAULT UNDER THE DEEDOF TRUST BEING FORECLOSED. ACOPY OF SAID STATUTES, AS SUCHSTATUTES ARE PRESENTLY CONSTI-TUTED, WHICH MAY AFFECT YOURRIGHTS, IS ATTACHED HERETO,HOWEVER, YOUR RIGHTS MAY BE DE-TERMINED BY PREVIOUS STATUTES.YOU MAY WISH TO SEEK THE ADVICEOF YOUR OWN ATTORNEY CONCERN-ING YOUR RIGHTS IN RELATION TOTHIS FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING.

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TOA LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TOFILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CUREBY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TOCURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED.

INTENT to cure and redeem, as providedby the aforementioned laws, must be dir-ected to or conducted at the Office of theSheriff of the County Elbert CountySheriff’s Office, 751 Ute Ave, Kiowa, CO80117

SALE DATE: March 9, 2016 at 10:00am.The place of the Sheriff’s Sale is: at theElbert County Sheriff’s Office in the lobbyof 751 Ute Avenue, Kiowa, CO 80117.

NOTICE: IF THE BORROWER BE-LIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SER-VICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIRE-MENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CON-TACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THEPROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING INSECTION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROW-ER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THECOLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL,THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINAN-CIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFBP),OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COM-PLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORE-CLOSURE PROCESS.

Colorado Attorney General1300 Broadway, 10th FloorDenver, Colorado 80203(800) 222-4444www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov

Federal Consumer FinancialProtection BureauP.O. Box 4503Iowa City, Iowa 52244(855) 411-2372www.consumerfinance.gov

DATED at Elbert County, Colorado this6th Day of January, 2016.

Bidders are required to have cash or certi-fied funds to cover their highest bid at thetime of sale. Certified funds are payableto the registry of the Elbert County DistrictCourt.

Shayne Heap, SheriffCounty of Elbert, State of ColoradoBy: Sheriff Shayne Heap

Legal Notice No.: 23320First Publication: January 14, 2016Last Publication: February 11, 2016Published in: Elbert County News

Government Legals Public Notice

NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REALESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALEAND OF APPLICATION FOR

ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED

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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:

CHARLES ADAMS AND TERRY ADAMSYou and each of you are hereby notifiedthat on the 20th day of November A.D.2012 the then County Treasurer of theCounty of Elbert, in the State of Colorado,sold at public tax lien sale to PAMELA LMOSER the following described real es-tate situate in the County of Elbert, Stateof Colorado, to wit:

Legal Description:Section: 17 Township: 6 Range: 60Subdi-vision: COTTONWOOD ESTATES (FAL-CON RANCH) Lot: 0024B413 P327

and said County Treasurer issued a certi-ficate of purchase therefore to PAMELA LMOSER. That said tax lien sale was madeto satisfy the delinquent taxes assessedagainst said real estate for the year 2011;

That said real estate was taxed or spe-cial ly assessed in the name(s) o fCHARLES ADAMS AND TERRY ADAMSfor said year 2011.

That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued forsaid real estate to the said PAMELA LMOSER at 3:00 o’clock P.M., on the 2ndday of May, A.D.2016, unless the samehas been redeemed.

Said property may be redeemed from saidsale at any time prior to the actual execu-tion of said Treasurer’s Deed. Witness myhand this 4th day of January, 2016 A. D.

Richard PettittCounty Treasurer of Elbert County

Legal Notice No.: 23321First Publication: January 14, 2016Last Publication: January 28, 2016Publisher: The Elbert County News

Government Legals

Public Notice

NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REALESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALEAND OF APPLICATION FOR

ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED

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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:

CHARLES ADAMS AND TERRY ADAMSYou and each of you are hereby notifiedthat on the 20th day of November A.D.2012 the then County Treasurer of theCounty of Elbert, in the State of Colorado,sold at public tax lien sale to PAMELA LMOSER the following described real es-tate situate in the County of Elbert, Stateof Colorado, to wit:

Legal Description:Section: 17 Township: 6 Range: 60Subdi-vision: COTTONWOOD ESTATES (FAL-CON RANCH) Lot: 0024B413 P327

and said County Treasurer issued a certi-ficate of purchase therefore to PAMELA LMOSER. That said tax lien sale was madeto satisfy the delinquent taxes assessedagainst said real estate for the year 2011;

That said real estate was taxed or spe-cial ly assessed in the name(s) ofCHARLES ADAMS AND TERRY ADAMSfor said year 2011.

That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued forsaid real estate to the said PAMELA LMOSER at 3:00 o’clock P.M., on the 2ndday of May, A.D.2016, unless the samehas been redeemed.

Said property may be redeemed from saidsale at any time prior to the actual execu-tion of said Treasurer’s Deed. Witness myhand this 4th day of January, 2016 A. D.

Richard PettittCounty Treasurer of Elbert County

Legal Notice No.: 23321First Publication: January 14, 2016Last Publication: January 28, 2016Publisher: The Elbert County News

Public Notice

NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REALESTATE AT TAX LIEN

SALE AND OF APPLICATION FORISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED

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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:

JH SCHROEDER You and each of youare hereby notified that on the 20th day ofNovember A.D. 2012 the then CountyTreasurer of the County of Elbert, in theState of Colorado, sold at public tax liensale to PAMELA L MOSER the followingdescribed real estate situate in the Countyof Elbert, State of Colorado, to wit:

Legal Description: Section: 6 Township: 8Range: 64Subdivision: RURALA PAR INNW4: 6 8 64 DESC B692 P128

and said County Treasurer issued a certi-ficate of purchase therefore to PAMELA LMOSER. That said tax lien sale wasmade to satisfy the delinquent taxes as-sessed against said real estate for theyear 2011;

That said real estate was taxed or spe-cially assessed in the name(s) of JHSCHROEDER for said year 2011.

That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued forsaid real estate to the said PAMELA LMOSER at 3:00 o’clock P.M., on the 2ndday of May, A.D.2016, unless the samehas been redeemed.

Said property may be redeemed from saidsale at any time prior to the actual execu-tion of said Treasurer’s Deed. Witness myhand this 5th day of January, 2016 A. D.

Richard PettittCounty Treasurer of Elbert County

Legal Notice No.: 23322First Publication: January 14, 2016Last Publication: January 28, 2016Publisher: The Elbert County News

Public notices are a community’s window into the government. From zoning regulations to local budgets,governments have used local newspapers to inform citizens of its actions as an essential part of your rightto know. You know where to look, when to look and what to look for to be involved as a citizen. Localnewspapers provide you with the information you need to get involved.

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PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE CONCERNING2015 BUDGET AMENDMENT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to all inter-ested parties that the necessity has aris-en to amend the Elizabeth Park and Re-creation District’s 2015 Budget; that acopy of the proposed Amended 2015Budget has been filed at 34201 CountyRoad 17, Elizabeth, Colorado, where thesame is open for public inspection; andthat adoption of a Resolution to Amendthe 2015 Budget will be considered at apublic meeting of the Board of Directors ofthe District to be held at 34201 CountyRoad 17, Elizabeth, Colorado, on January19, 2016, at 7:00 p.m. Any elector withinthe District may, at any time prior to the fi-nal adoption of the Resolution to Amendthe 2015 Budget, inspect and file or re-gister any objections thereto.

ELIZABETH PARKAND RECREATION DISTRICTBy: Jessica HundsruckerSecretary

Legal Notice No.: 23323First Publication: January 14, 2016Last Publication: January 14, 2016Publisher: Elbert County News

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE CONCERNING2015 BUDGET AMENDMENT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to all inter-ested parties that the necessity has aris-en to amend the Elizabeth Park and Re-creation District’s 2015 Budget; that acopy of the proposed Amended 2015Budget has been filed at 34201 CountyRoad 17, Elizabeth, Colorado, where thesame is open for public inspection; andthat adoption of a Resolution to Amendthe 2015 Budget will be considered at apublic meeting of the Board of Directors ofthe District to be held at 34201 CountyRoad 17, Elizabeth, Colorado, on January19, 2016, at 7:00 p.m. Any elector withinthe District may, at any time prior to the fi-nal adoption of the Resolution to Amendthe 2015 Budget, inspect and file or re-gister any objections thereto.

ELIZABETH PARKAND RECREATION DISTRICTBy: Jessica HundsruckerSecretary

Legal Notice No.: 23323First Publication: January 14, 2016Last Publication: January 14, 2016Publisher: Elbert County News

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Musical comes to PACE Center stage Jan. 15-31

By Sonya [email protected]

Nancy Begley was familiar with the P.L. Travers book and with the movie, but of her lead role in PACE Center’s Jan. 15-31 production of “Mary Poppins” she said, “It’s a dream I didn’t know I had — it’s really exciting. Two months prior to the auditions, I knew I wanted to play the role, and spent lots of time with the Disney Studio study guides. They included informa-tion on dialogues and accents. I learned about 90 percent. I grew up as a dancer so standing in first position (as in ballet) is not a stretch.”

The posture, accent and no-nonsense behavior were easy to manage. “Like Mary, I have a lot of very specific views about how kids should be, about how fami-lies should be… We rehearse at the Parker Mainstreet Center. It’s fun being part of my community.” She

has lived in Parker for eight years and is a Colorado native.

Begley graduated from Metro-politan State University with a BFA in musical theatre and has been recognized by the Denver Lyric Opera Guild, Rocky Mountain Theatre Association and Broad-way World, and she has played in a

number of musicals — most re-cently as Anita in “West Side Story.”

She is a vice president at a metro-area bank by day. “I come from a financial family,” she said (it pleases her that Mr. Banks, the father in the play, is a banker).

On a personal note, she said, “I graduated in 2008 at 250 pounds

and with my weight-loss journey, these kinds of roles are now pos-sible for me.”

Readers may recall that Mary Poppins arrives at the Banks’ home, 17 Cherry Street Lane, Lon-don, by flying with her parrot-handled umbrel-la. That entailed some flying les-sons at the CU Opera Shop, Beg-ley said. Bert has to fly too, and he has to go upside down. A harness has been custom made for each of them. “I’d trust them with my life,” Begley said of the techni-cians.

“Mary Pop-pins” is a col-laboration between PACE Center and Inspire Creative Theatre Com-pany. Gary Lewis is the show’s

director and has said that Begley is “an incredibly talented artist.” During the three-hour show, the

audience can ex-pect well-known songs such as “Spoonful of Sug-ar” and “Let’s Go Fly a Kite,” as well as the familiar chimney sweep dance sequence.

Begley said that Levi Hirsch (Michael Banks) and Regan Fen-ske (Jane Banks) “are the best child performers I’ve ever worked with.” Mary and the kids will be in the lobby after the show to inter-act with kids in the audience, she said.

“Performing brings me joy —

being part of something so magi-cal … and seeing joy on faces of kids in the audience,” Begley said.

Top to bottom: Nancy Evans Begley plays Mary Poppins, Re-gan Fenske is Jane Banks, Levi Hirsch is Michael Banks and Arthur Buetel is Bert the Chimneysweep in PACE Center’s produc-tion of “Mary Poppins.” Courtesy photo

Parker’s Nancy Begley stars as ‘Mary Poppins’

IF YOU GOPACE Center, with its

536-seat theater, is at 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker. Per-formances are at 7:30 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays; 2 p.m. Saturdays, Sundays; and 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 28, which is a sensory friendly performance, designed for patrons with sensory sen-sitivities and special needs. Sound and light levels are lower and even, startling effects are eliminated, and house lights are kept half-on throughout. Tickets range from $16 to $25. Ad-vance reservations are rec-ommended. ParkerArts.org or 303-805-6800.

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Sticking with workout resolutions can be intimidating challenge

By Mike DiFerdinando [email protected]

For many, a new year means a new you.Some 44 percent of Americans make a

New Year’s resolution, according to a 2013 study by Pew Research Center. Of that group, 12 percent say they want to exercise more and 11 percent want to lose weight.

If you are trying to get back in shape in 2016, or just starting to work out for the fi rst time, the road to better health can be fraught with potential pitfalls.

From gym intimidation, to staying on track or fi nding the right routine, heading into the gym can be easier said then done.

“I know some people get a little frus-trated — the regulars who come year-round — that we get a big infl ux of people coming at the start of the new year,” said Kelsey Whisler, fi tness supervisor at Goodson Recreation Center in Centennial. “I just hope those people will be welcoming and remember the fi rst time they started com-ing to the gym and how intimidating it can be.”

Whisler suggests group classes as a way of easing back into fi tness.

“If you have a friend who has been work-ing out, go work out with them,” Whisler said. “They will show you the ropes and make you feel comfortable and help you get through that gym culture.”

Sharise Plescia, a personal trainer at Lone Tree Recreation Center, said account-ability and consistency are keys to seeing results.

“One thing I tell people when I’m work-ing with them is hold yourself accountable for your health regimen,” said Plescia. “So whether you use a calendar or a watch or iPad — or however you keep track of things — make sure you schedule in some fi tness time every day. It doesn’t have to be vigor-ous. If you know you have a full day of work, kids, whatever it is, and you only have 10 minutes, guess what? Ten minutes is better than nothing. You can make your workouts

as vigorous as you would like in these 10 minutes.”

It’s also important to start low and go slow with new routines, said Hillary Ro-emersberger, fi tness and wellness supervi-sor at Parker Recreation Center.

“Many beginners make the mistake of starting out too aggressively and end up tired, sore or injured,” Roemersberger said. “When people go out too hard they tend not to stick with their workouts over an extend-ed period of time. Develop new habits that you can stick with.”

Friends Francene Rose and Barbara Feuerstein work out regularly at Lone Tree Recreation center with a group of friends. That camaraderie helps keep them invested in keeping fi t.

“You have to have someone you are ac-countable to, not just a trainer, but a group of friends or family,” Rose said. “If I don’t show up, they come looking for me.”

A group of se-niors works out together at the Lone Tree Rec-reation Center. Committing to fi tness with a group of friends helps members stay accountable, several fi tness instructors say. Photos by Mike DiFerdinando

People do cardio workouts at the Goodson Recreation Center in Centen-nial.

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