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Community Rodeo offers new, old events in lead-up to Stampede

By Tom Skelley [email protected]

The Elizabeth Stampede’s Community Rodeo returns to Casey Jones Park on the weekend of May 21 and 22, with old and new events to bring more boots to the bash.

“It’s kind of a `thank you’ to the com-munity from the Elizabeth Stampede organization, but it’s also a full-fl edged rodeo,” said Don Martin, the rodeo’s com-mittee chair.

This year’s rodeo begins with a grand entry from the Blazing Saddles Drill Team and includes family-favorite events like saddle broncs, bareback riding, mutton bustin’ and a new event that Martin is especially excited about — chute doggin’.

The idea for chute doggin’ is basically the same as in steer wrestling, in which a steer is released from a chute and a rider lassos it and wrestles it to the ground. The twist in chute doggin’ is that the participant isn’t on a horse — he or she is in the chute with the steer. As soon as the gate opens, Martin said, both man and beast rocket out of the chute, tussling and turning until one triumphs. The event is open to anyone and no prior registration is required.

“If you think you’re tough enough, or if your friends think you’re tough enough, you can come on down in your shorts or whatever you’re wearing — you don’t have to be dressed up in cowboy boots,” Martin said. With a laugh he added, “The bull usually wins, by the way.”

The mutton bustin’ competition, a returning favorite, will accommodate 30 children on May 21 and 60 on May 22 this year. The event is open to children up to 55 pounds between 4 and 7 years old and all protective equipment is provided. En-try fees are $20 per child, thanks to a $10 discount from the Elizabeth Stampede and its sponsors.

Once the little cowpokes are in bed, adults can dance the night away on May 21 at the Stagecoach Saloon in Frank-town. Pup Morse and the Island Cowboys will provide country-western music for a dance from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Martin said the Community Rodeo is only possible because of the people who come from around the state to attend and support from the event’s sponsors.

“The best thing about the whole event is that it’s free,” Martin said, referring to admission and parking for the event.

Festivities on tap for Elizabeth celebration

Rodeo continues on Page 7

Paint-along parties play part in mission of studio owners

By Geraldine Smith Special to Colorado Community Media

If release of the inner Rembrandt is only a blank canvas and a few brush-strokes away, Tama Peck and Suzy Sadak of Blondies Art Happy Canvas Gallery on Main Street in Elizabeth can help. They have the blank canvas and will adeptly direct the brushstrokes.

Peck and Sadak hold regular paint-along Happy Canvas Parties in the gal-lery/studio, open to everyone from the accomplished artist to the neophyte.

As Peck says: “The idea is to make art fun for everybody, of all ages and abili-ties.”

Peck and Sadak were always inter-ested in promoting and supporting art in Elizabeth, which was part of their mission when they started the gallery and studio

Blondies Art Happy Canvas Gallery is located at 619 Main St. in Elizabeth, where owners Tama Peck and Suzy Sadak hold their artist-led painting parties. The gallery also displays the art of Peck and Sadak. Photo by Geraldine Smith

Artists help others fi nd creativity

Studio continues on Page 6

Immunotherapy is next step in woman’s cancer battle

By Shanna Fortier [email protected]

After several rounds of chemo-therapy and radiation, Corrine “Cori”

Fierkens has now turned to immu-notherapy as a way to build up her immune system and fi ght her cancer.

“I suspect that I will be doing im-munotherapy for the rest of my life as a way to extend my life,” Fierkens said, while sitting on the couch in her Elizabeth home. She was preparing to leave for the Issels Medical Center

in Santa Barbara, California, to begin immunotherapy.

Fierkens had just completed an-other round of radiation treatment in attempts shrink the 30 tiny tumors in the lining of her brain in preparation for the new treatment.

Cori Fierkens says goodbye to her horse, Big Brown Buddy, before leaving to undergo immunotherapy in California. “He has been with me through all of it,” she said of the 28-year-old horse. “He has taken care of my son. He has given so much to me.” Photo by Shanna Fortier

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Parker’s Hall of Justice Comics celebrates Free Comic Book Day


Superheroes of all sizes and ages packed the aisles, lobby and parking lot of Hall of Justice Comics on May 7, as customers and cosplayers came to the event.

“It’s awesome,” store owner Jon Garnett said of the turnout. The store has been open since last November, making this the fi rst time the store participated in the event. “We didn’t know what to expect… So far it’s been fantastic.”

Approximately 550 people came to the store at 10336 Dransfeldt Road for Free Comic Book Day, a national event spon-sored by comic book publishers to pro-mote literacy and the comic book industry. Four local comic artists, two podcast

teams and more than a dozen costumed attendees were on hand to socialize, eat cotton candy and take home a free comic book. Garnett said the store gave away 1,300 comics and the store had its best day of business to date.

Though some consumers may prefer the convenience of online shopping, Gar-nett said his brick-and-mortar shop does better business than his website. Beyond that, he said the experience of taking a comic out of the bag and talking with an

employee who understands the genre surpasses the ease of buying comics from home.

Brooke Donnert, a regular at the store, said the free comic book wasn’t the only selling point for coming to the store for the day.

“You get to socialize with other people who like the same comics as us,” said Don-nert, who dressed as Ash Ketchum from the Pokemon series. “And you get to hang out with Jon.”

Claude Covington, right, takes a break from piloting his TIE Fighter on May 7 to enjoy Free Comic Book Day at Hall of Justice Comics in Parker as Patrick Perrin, left, enjoys a beverage from Starbucks. Photo by Tom Skelley

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Mother’s Day weekend event had B-17, World War II vets

By Kyle [email protected]

It had been 70 years since Len Estrin had been aboard a B-17 bomber before he began volunteering with Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum last year.

“It was a lot of fun,” he said of getting to fly after all those years. “A big thrill.”

Estrin served as a ball turret gunner on a B-17, also known as the Flying Fortress, in 1944 and 1945, a position that saw him manning a machine gun on the under-side of the massive bomber on missions

over Europe.He was initially training to be a pilot

after enlisting in the U.S. Army Air Forces out of Chicago.

“I got through with primary (flight training) and they said they didn’t need pilots anymore, they needed gunners,” he said.

Flight crews were voluntary positions, but he still wanted to fly.

“You have a choice,” he was told. “You can be a gunner, a gunner, or a gunner.”

Estrin, who lives in Aurora, was among several World War II aviation veterans in attendance at the Wings Over the Rockies Blue Star Weekend at Centennial Airport on Mother’s Day weekend, an event honor-ing mothers of veterans. The weekend also

featured several World War II-era war-planes, including a B-17 bomber, much like the one Estrin flew on, operated by the Experimental Aircraft Association of Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

“The Aluminum Overcast,” as EAA’s plane is called, is one of only 10 airworthy B-17s remaining of the more than 12,000 that were built. Unlike Estrin, the plane is not a combat veteran, having been built too late to see service in the war.

“It’s just a great weekend,” Wings Over the Rockies spokeswoman Colleen Mur-phy said.

Another veteran in attendance was former P-51 Mustang fighter pilot David Wilhelm, one of the few remaining fighter aces from World War II, an honor bestowed

among pilots credited with five or more aerial victories.

“I think it’s fun to come out here and hear all the noise of those old reciprocal engines,” said Wilhelm, who lives in Den-ver. “It seems like old times again.”

Wilhelm flew over Italy and other parts of southern Europe in 1944, protecting B-17s en route to their targets. He praised the B-17 pilots and crews for their courage, noting that they could not deviate from their flight paths to avoid danger the way their fighter escorts could.

Newt Moy of Centennial, who served as a B-17 pilot in the war, returned the compliment, saying the B-17 crews saw the smaller P-51s that protected them as “little friends.”

The Experimental Aircraft Association’s B-17 bomber “The Aluminum Overcast” taxis across the tarmac after landing at the media day for the Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum Blue Star Weekend on May 5. The plane is one of only 10 airworthy B-17s left. Photo by Kyle Harding

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GOP hopefuls hold debate in bid to take on Bennet

By Kyle [email protected]

The focus was on business as the five Republicans fighting for a shot to un-seat U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet debated May 12 at the South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce.

Business is “what we care about most,” said moderator Pete Casillas, publisher and president of the Denver Business Journal.

But candidate Darryl Glenn also raised the ballot issue that has over-shadowed the race among the other candidates — Robert Blaha, Ryan Frazier, Jack Graham and Jon Keyser, who is battling reports that some of the signatures gathered for the petition to put him on the ballot were forged. A 7News investigation reported at least 10 signatures were forged.

“There is no controversy as to why I’m on the ballot,” said Glenn, a retired Air Force officer and El Paso County commissioner.

Graham, a former high-risk insur-ance executive and Colorado State University athletic director, also has had no ballot challenges.

Keyser, a lawyer, former state repre-sentative and Air Force Reserve officer, told reporters after the debate that pro-gressive advocacy group ProgressNow is targeting him because he can beat Bennet in the primary.

Frazier is also facing ballot issues. Frazier, a former Aurora City council-member, was told by the Secretary of State that he failed to collect enough valid signatures. His appeal will be heard by the Colorado Supreme Court.

Blaha, a former banker and busi-ness consultant, had also at first been deemed to have insufficient signatures, but a Denver District Court ruling re-stored enough signatures to put him on the ballot.

Casillas asked the candidates the fol-lowing questions:

What would you do to create an environment where small businesses can take risks?

All candidates talked about how taxes and regulations affect small businesses.

Graham said that a lower corporate tax rate would help businesses, includ-ing small businesses.

“Our corporate tax rate in America is 35 percent, the state corporate tax rate is 4.1 percent, so we pay a corporate tax rate of 39.1 percent,” he said, saying this is double the corporate rate of many European countries.

“Businesses are leaving Colorado, businesses are leaving the United States, not because they’re disloyal Americans but because they can’t com-pete.”

Tax rates, as well as regulatory burdens, keep small businesses from attracting capital investment, Graham said.

Blaha is counting on his business experience as a former banker to set him apart.

Blaha said that he would go after federal organizations that impose regu-lations.

“The greatest thing a U.S. senator can do for you is to get on the bully pul-pit and fight for you,” he said.

Keyser, a business attorney, pointed out that many big businesses have found ways around the high corporate tax rate.

And many small businesses pay at the individual tax rate, he said, so over-all tax reform is needed.

What specific federal regulation would you change?

Keyser singled out the Dodd-Frank Act passed in 2010 in response to the recession as a regulation he would like to roll back. Meant to keep large banks in check, Keyser said the law makes it hard for small banks to survive because they need to expend employee time to comply with the law.

Graham said he has a difficult time pointing to just one regulation, calling it a “systemic issue.” Federal agencies are allowed to write their own rules and regulations, something he said needs to change.

Frazier became the first candidate to utter the word “Obamacare” in the debate, saying the Affordable Care Act keeps businesses from growing and hir-ing full-time employees.

Glenn, a former Colorado Springs

City councilmember, echoed that point and called out what he says is a “war on coal” waged by the Obama administra-tion.

“We’re talking about over 400,000 jobs we’re going to lose,” he said.

Elaborate on your thoughts on federal energy policy.

Keyser used the question to talk about national security, which the Air Force Reserve officer has made a pillar of his campaign.

“Energy security is national security,” he said.

He noted that Colorado is one of the largest energy-producing states, and that progressive organizations want to ban hydraulic fracturing and other oil and gas-drilling techniques.

Such laws, he said, would not only affect energy workers, but secondary jobs as well.

Glenn said his experience as a county commissioner gives him the knowledge of land use laws necessary to deal with drilling issues.

Graham became the only candidate to bring up climate change during the debate, saying that in his previous ca-reer in the high-risk insurance industry, he studied atmospheric science data to assess hurricane risk.

Consensus among scientists is that human-caused climate change is real, Graham said, but he added that the changes are likely to be slow.

He also said that it is important to get as much energy from within the United

States as possible.

Taxes, corporate inversion infrastructure, healthcare

All candidates spoke of simplifying the tax code and flattening it into a less progressive system.

Frazier said the highest personal income tax bracket should not exceed 28 percent, while the lowest should be at least 10 percent.

Glenn said that although they mostly agree, he is the candidate willing to take on Democrats on the issue. Blaha said that tax reform advocates need bet-ter marketing to sell the idea to voters before making changes.

The candidates also fielded a ques-tion on corporate inversions, a term for companies setting up foreign entities to buy their operations and move them abroad, with most answers including lower corporate tax rates.

On a question about infrastructure investment, Graham suggested the fuel tax be changed to a mileage-based tax to better fund highway construction, saying the gas tax hasn’t increased in decades despite more fuel-efficient cars.

Frazier said that taxes don’t need to be increased to pay for infrastructure, but that more leases for oil and gas ex-ploration on federal land could generate the necessary revenue.

On healthcare, all five candidates la-mented the Affordable Care Act, saying more consumer choice is necessary to bring down costs.

Darryl Glenn, a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate race against Sen. Michael Bennet, speaks during a May 12 debate at the South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce. To his left is moderator Pete Casillas, publisher of the Denver Business Journal. Other GOP candidates include Jon Keyser, to the right of Glenn, and Ryan Frazier. Photo by Kyle Harding

Republicans make their case for business

in 2014. Both consummate artists, Peck has been an art teacher in Elbert for 28 years and Sadak is continually commissioned to reproduce her paintings for clients.

The studio is the perfect venue for the confident painter and the hesitant begin-ner with brush/canvas anxiety. No art experience is necessary because one or both of the owners will walk the partici-pant through the painting step by step. These step-by-step instructions ease the apprehension of new painters, while the experienced artist is free to expand on the original image in any way. Expanding may mean experimenting with color and shapes, and permission is always granted to color outside the lines.

Besides, Peck says: “Our paintings are very forgiving.”

Peck and Sadak hold artist-led paint-along parties on a regular basis, and they happily accommodate private parties for graduations, birthday celebrations or girls’ nights out. Along with the creative sup-plies, light refreshments such as wine and hors d’oeuvres are served as the creativity simmers to music the group chooses.

As their slogan says: “We put the ART in your pARTy.”

If the simmering creativity comes to a sudden boil, even the most flamboyant artist need not worry because the paint is water-based and aprons are provided.

Tailoring a Happy Canvas Party is no

problem for Tama and Suzy. The regu-larly scheduled parties have a set image advertised in advance — created by Tama or Suzy — that everyone paints. However, they can customize the painting and create any image a group requests in advance. This month’s offering was “Spring Flowers” and June’s will be “Cha Cha Flamingos.”

Sadak’s and Peck’s art hanging in the gallery reveals their distinct styles and, in-termingled with past Art pARTy paintings, the pieces create an eclectic display.

At the end of the evening, everyone leaves with an original, signed painting ready for framing and critical acclaim from family and friends.

For more information contact: [email protected] or call 303-646-2888.


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Xcel Energy and Invenergy are hosting three public open houses (dates and timesbelow) on the proposed Rush Creek Wind and Transmission project. Learn more aboutthe proposal to build a 600-megawatt wind project, which will be connected by anapproximately 90-mile 345 kilovolt (kV) transmission line and two substations. Expertswill be available to answer questions and discuss project need and benefits, localpermitting processes, construction, engineering, environmental aspects, and otherwind project and transmission-related issues. Please stop by anytime to learn aboutthe project and provide your comments. No formal presentation is scheduled.

Powering the local economyXcel Energy is proposing to build, own and operate the Rush Creek Wind project andwill manage permitting for the transmission line. Invenergy has acquired land and willbe conducting local permitting activities in Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Lincoln, and ElbertCounties associated with the wind farm facilities. The wind project is expected to saveXcel Energy customers hundreds of millions of dollars in energy costs over the next 25years. With the wind farm and transmission facilities, Xcel Energy will invest anestimated $1 billion dollars into the state’s economy including the purchase of 300Vestas wind turbines which will be manufactured in Brighton, Pueblo and Windsor,Colo. The wind farm will provide millions of dollars in sales and property taxes to localand state government and $3 to $7.5 million in annual landowner wind payments. Atthe peak of construction, the wind farm and transmission project will employ about 350construction workers.

Regulatory processWhen proposing a transmission line project, all utilities must file a Certificate of PublicConvenience and Necessity (CPCN) application with the Colorado Public UtilitiesCommission. Xcel Energy plans to file a CPCN application for the project in May. TheCPCN process does not decide the final route of the transmission line. The final locationis determined through a separate local government siting and permitting process inArapahoe, Elbert and Lincoln Counties. The proposed in-service date for the Rush CreekConnect project is 2018.

XCEL ENERGY & INVENERGY OPEN HOUSES SCHEDULED

Elbert CountyDate: Wednesday, May 25Time: 5 to 7 p.m. Location: Big Sandy School cafeteria 1809 CR 125Simla, CO 80835

Lincoln CountyDate: Thursday, May 26Time: 5 to 7 p.m. Location: Lincoln County Fairgrounds – Event Building33747 County Road 2WHugo, CO 80821

Arapahoe County Date: Thursday, June 2 Time: 5 to 7 p.m.Location: Deer Trail School cafeteria350 Second AvenueDeer Trail, CO 80105

Find out more information and submit comments at www.transmission.xcelenergy.com, call 1-844-688-4282 or

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A new lookThe annual festivities that accompany

the Elizabeth Stampede, which is June 3-5, include some new activities this year.

The Elizabeth Area Chamber of Com-merce has extended ElizaBash to four days,

adding a carnival, which will run from June 2-5. The carnival will include rides, games and food provided by Wright’s Amuse-ments.

“It’s just a completely new ball game with the addition of the carnival this year,” said Trista Ellis, executive director for the chamber.

The annual street fair will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 4 with a parade at 10 a.m. Vendors will be on hand, as will a food court and the Snowfall Ranch petting zoo.

Ellis said her vision is that people at ElizaBash can enjoy the attractions there and walk across the street to the carnival and “keep the fun going.”


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Battle“We’re hoping I will be strong enough

to receive all the therapy,” Fierkens said. “It’s a little bit of a risk because of the brain tumors.”

The four- to fi ve-week treatment will cost Fierkens $40,000 to $50,000, which she has fundraised for.

“I’m just amazed at people’s enthusi-asm to get me there,” she said. “I’m just blessed.”

The fi ghtFierkens started her fi ght with cancer

in 2010. At 36 years old, she found a lump in her breast, which led to a double mas-tectomy and having her ovaries removed.

“It really looked like I had dodged a bullet and I was going to fi nish my life cancer-free,” said Fierkens, now 42.

But that was just the beginning of her six-year battle.

“Once you hit fi ve years, you’ve already beat the odds,” Fierkens said.

After surgery, Fierkens continued her career as an equine professional. She taught kids to ride horses, and trained and did body work on horses through her business, She Touches Horses.

Two years after surgery, Fierkens started having pain in her groin area.

“It was during the busy season, so I kind of just sucked it up,” she said, adding that she thought the pain was from her muscular dystrophy.

Her plan was to visit the doctor after the busy season ended, but before she got that chance, she fell off a horse and broke her pelvis. She then discovered the cancer had moved to her bones, specifi cally her pelvis.

“So, I was actually not in remission those two years,” Fierkens said. “The cancer had left my breast before surgery and it then had two years to take hold in my bones.”

Fierkens began pursuing traditional chemotherapy and radiation treatments and natural alternatives to help her body cope with the treatment. Fierkens was also a participant in a study for a PARP inhibitor, a drug designed for people with BRCA mutation (a mutation in tumor sup-pressor genes), which she has.

“It seemed like a miracle for about a year, and then my cancer fi gured it out,” Fierkens said. The drug stopped working in September 2015.

“I could feel that the pain was coming back,” Fierkens said.

Tests confi rmed her feelings and her oncologist took her out of the study.

That’s what brought Fierkens to her current treatment course of immuno-therapy.

“Chemo and radiation for me, it’s not happening,” Fierkens said, adding that she doesn’t want to be so sickly that she doesn’t have a life.

One of the most important parts of her life is her 17-year-old son, Phyn, who has Asperger syndrome, a high-functioning form of autism.

“I really want to see him to 18,” said Fierkens, a single mother.

Fierkens recently started homeschool-ing her son and said she has seen him improve immensely.

“I’d love to see him graduate,” she said. “The homeschooling has been awesome and I want to be able to keep providing that for him. I can’t do that if I’m sick all the time.”

Fierkens said that the side effects of chemotherapy have ruled it out for her as a continued treatment option.

“It’s like you lose your soul,” she said.

“It really affects you emotionally and spiri-tually. It’s a nasty poison. I think it took me a year to feel like I was myself again.”

Holding on to horsesOne thing that does make Fierkens

feel like herself is her horses. A few days before she left for her new treatment, she traveled to Castlewood Equestrian in Franktown, where the last of her horses are housed.

“I’ve always been very athletic and I made a living working horses,” Fierkens said. “I terribly miss training horses every day.”

Before she broke her pelvis, Fierkens worked with eight to 12 horses a day from the Elbert and Douglas county areas.

“I didn’t picture myself being in my 40s and that was the end of my career,” she said. “Right before I fell and broke my hip, I felt like I was better than ever.”

But as her cancer progressed, the horse lover was forced to sell all but two of her horses. The two she kept were a mini horse named Applejacks and a 28-year-old Ortenberg, which her son calls Big Brown Buddy.

Fierkens said, “I will always fi gure out a way to keep them.”

FUNDRAISING FOR CORI BlueStoneMojo will host a benefi t concert for Elizabeth resident Corrine “Cori” Fierkens at 7 p.m. on June 12 at Christ’s Episcopal Church, 615 Fourth St., Castle Rock.

Fierkens is currently in California receiving immunotherapy treatment to help battle her stage 4 cancer. She was able to pursue the $40,000 treatment through fundraising on gofundme.com and youcaring.com. She had to borrow some money, so the fundraising will continue when she returns to Colorado.

“We don’t have money to give, but we can put on a show,” said Bob Neuwoehner, of Blue-StoneMojo.

Admission to the show will be a suggested do-nation at the door. Collected money will all go to Fierkens to fund her continued medical bills.

“From the fi rst time we met Cori, she’s just one of those people you like quickly,” Neuwoehner said. “She’s been battling a tough situation for a long time. Single mother, special-needs child, cancer — she’s got a full plate.”

Fierkens, a jazz singer, used to sing with BlueStoneMojo and said if she’s feeling up to it, she’ll hit the stage with them for a song.

Fierkens’ family is also hosting a virtual walk-athon spanning the mileage fromk Elizabeth to Santa Barbara, where Fierkens is receiving treatment.

“When I’m starting to lose energy, I think about people who have been in extreme survivalist situations,” Fierkens said. “There are these stories of people crawling hundreds of miles to survive. I think, if they can do that, I can. This is my slow crawl away from cancer.”

The walkathon can be followed at www.face-book.com/CrawlAwayFromCancer.

While fi ghting cancer is hard, Fierkens said the fundraising has been surprisingly fun.

“The energy and attitude I’m insisting people have is posistive,” she said. “Not Pollyanna, unrealistic positive, but actual positivity. That we all have an attitude of accepting what is and making the best of what you have. I want people to learn to interact with people who have cancer not like we’re the walking dead, but that we have so much life and have a lot to offer.”


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By Tom [email protected]

Most Americans believe that slavery ended with Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War. Todd Tueller told students assembled at Rocky Vista University that isn’t the case.

Tueller was at the Parker school May 2 for an advanced screening of “The Abolitionists,” a documentary on human trafficking, a black-market trade that enslaves an estimated 2 million children worldwide.

“Everybody wants to fix the problem, and it’s a fixable problem,” Tueller said.

Tueller started the group Operation Underground Railroad with Tim Ballard, a former operative with the Central Intelli-gence Agency. The organization identifies traffickers and performs sting operations to rescue and relocate victims of child prostitution around the world. Tueller said OUR has already rescued 500 children and brought 150 traffickers to justice.

The film shows footage of sting opera-tions conducted by OUR as well as testi-monials from victims. It’s easy to assume a documentary about such a disturbing

topic would be too depressing to appeal to a wide audience. Tueller said former victims helped edit the film to ensure a balance between showing the horrors of human trafficking and the positive out-comes for the rescued victims.

“It’s super sad, but it’s super inspira-tional,” Tueller said.

Spencer Hill, president of the Rotary

Community Corps of Rocky Vista Univer-sity, said stopping human trafficking is a cause more people would get involved with if they knew about the problem.

“It happens everywhere,” he said. Hill said he set up the screening to increase awareness of the problem, confident that once people in Parker heard about it they would get involved. “It’s such a big

problem that good people everywhere just don’t know about.”

“If we can save children from these horrible events, I just think there’s no bet-ter cause out there,” he said.

Hill said approximately 100 people showed up to the screening, donating $1,447 to OUR.

The film opens on May 16, with the AMC Highlands Ranch 24 and the United Artists Greenwood Plaza 12 theaters participating. The film will play for English-speaking audiences in the United States and Canada before it is translated for audiences in Europe, Asia and other markets.

Tueller said OUR’s work has already stemmed the tide of trafficking around the world, and he hopes greater exposure will lead to greater results. He said a televi-sion series is in the works in the U.S. and the United Kingdom, and he added that many local governments have used OUR’s techniques to pursue rescue operations of their own.

Getting the word out isn’t just a tool to recruit sponsors. Tueller said awareness of OUR’s work has a deterrent effect for perpetrators of human trafficking, and an inspirational effect for its victims.

“We want to show the bad guys that we could be anyone they talk to,” Tueller said, “and we want to let the victims know that we’re coming.”

Todd Tueller addresses students at Rocky Vista University in Parker before the screening of the film “The Abolitionists” on May 2. The documentary exposes the world of human trafficking and its child victims. Photo by Tom Skelley

Modern-day abolitionists fight for children


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problem that good people everywhere just don’t know about.”

“If we can save children from these horrible events, I just think there’s no bet-ter cause out there,” he said.

Hill said approximately 100 people showed up to the screening, donating $1,447 to OUR.

The film opens on May 16, with the AMC Highlands Ranch 24 and the United Artists Greenwood Plaza 12 theaters participating. The film will play for English-speaking audiences in the United States and Canada before it is translated for audiences in Europe, Asia and other markets.

Tueller said OUR’s work has already stemmed the tide of trafficking around the world, and he hopes greater exposure will lead to greater results. He said a televi-sion series is in the works in the U.S. and the United Kingdom, and he added that many local governments have used OUR’s techniques to pursue rescue operations of their own.

Getting the word out isn’t just a tool to recruit sponsors. Tueller said awareness of OUR’s work has a deterrent effect for perpetrators of human trafficking, and an inspirational effect for its victims.

“We want to show the bad guys that we could be anyone they talk to,” Tueller said, “and we want to let the victims know that we’re coming.” Phase two of the park

opened to the public May 14

After years of work, Philip S. Miller Park celebrated the additions of the amphi-theater, Millhouse events center and the plaza with a grand opening celebration at the Castle Rock park May 14.

The park is named in honor of banker and philanthropist Philip S. Miller.

The town of Castle Rock was one of several recipients gifted trust monies from Miller and his wife, Jerry.

The new addition of the plaza includes group picnic pavilions, an outdoor fire-place, additional restrooms and a splash pad.

The splash pad is something that Castle Rock resident Erica Varga’s children are most excited about.

“When they found out, they wanted to be here all summer,” she said, as her chil-dren ran through the play area as water shoot from the ground.

The much anticipated amphitheater will bring live entertainment with the new Celebration Concert Series, which kicks off May 21.

Mobile barista Alberto Levy serves coffee from his business, Coffee Break 2U. Gavin Haddad, 2, connects four on one of the giant-sized games at Philip S. Miller Park in Castle Rock.

Residents celebrate additions at Philip S. Miller Park

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Amid fear and apprehension, good news deserves attention

A college friend of mine was visiting his wife in the hospital. He was actually visiting her around the clock.

She had undergone an all-day opera-tion that was performed by a tag team of surgeons.

Naturally, “Jack” was very concerned about her.

His apprehensions, fears and doubts were competing with his lifelong optimistic beliefs.

He decided to stretch his legs.Something unusual was going on in the

hall.A lot of people were gathered.He noticed that all of them were smil-

ing, and directing their attention to a young man who was wearing a hospital gown.

The young man was walking up and down the hallway, and everyone was giving him encouragement. Some were high-fi v-ing him and patting him on the back.

Jack said, “He was pushing a small suitcase-sized box with a handle in front of him. It was hooked up to him with some wires.”

I started to put two and two together.Maybe I’m wrong, but someone or

something was sending my friend — and others in the hospital — some good news.

Jack asked what was going on

This is what he was told.

“That’s Victor. He’s walking to his operation. He’s going to get a new heart.”

Jack said, “I still get choked up as I write this, remem-bering the feeling it gave me at the time. I don’t think I have ever expe-rienced anything

quite like this before. It was an amazing moment I will never forget.”

Jack gave me one of those moments too, when he competed in the 70-and-over high jump at the Indoor Masters Track and Field Championships in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in March.

A lot had happened to both of us since we met in the late 1960s.

The fact that I hadn’t seen him in 46

Consumer protection rule already applies to some

The Great Recession of 2008 changed the future forever. The credit crisis distressed housing, stock market returns, unemployment and the ripple effect of all that follows a major economic decline. One of the most signifi cant creations of con-sumer protection regulations in his-tory took place. Last month, one more

ruling was announced by the Department of Labor (DOL). It is the Fiduciary Rule and will be required by all investment advisors by April 2017.

Back in the summer of 2008, the federal government was scrambling to instill order in the fi nancial arena, starting with the rescue of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Then Lehman Brothers failed, AIG collapsed and Merrill Lynch was salvaged by Bank of America. The fi nancial disaster continued with the demise of Wa-chovia Securities and Washington Mutual, the largest thrift. The entire U.S. fi nancial landscape had changed in a few months.

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The Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) was to buy up $700 billion in toxic mortgages to clean up tarnished bal-anced sheets of the fi nancial sector. This


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Patricia Kummer

FINANCIAL STRATEGIES

Michael Norton

WINNING WORDS

Maybe it’s not just another day a� er all So here is how a recent conversation

went with a friend of mine I run into in the coffee shop in the morning sometimes, “Hey buddy, good to see you again. Where are you going today?” The answer, “Just another day of heading into the offi ce, how about you?” My response, “I am on my way to the airport, just another day in the travel trenches.”

After we each took off in our own di-rection I found myself thinking about his response to my question and became more troubled over my response back to him. Was he really just headed into the offi ce for one more day of grinding it out at work? And was I only just headed to the airport? I know for me it wasn’t just another travel day, it was a part of my plan, my bigger plan and pursuit of my goals. I mean I wasn’t just getting on any fl ight going anywhere, I had a very specifi c fl ight, a meeting with an important customer and a new presentation to give to a very viable prospect. There was clear meaning and intent to where I was going and what I was doing as they related to my personal and professional growth goals.

My friend who was headed into the of-fi ce, was he just headed into the offi ce, or was that also a part of his career goals and plans that would help fulfi ll his personal growth goals and fi nancial goals? When I meet with other people I know on a Satur-day or Sunday and they share their plans for

attending church or their chosen house of worship, are they just going to church, or is it part of their bigger spiritual goals and life plan? Do they just plan on “attending” the service and being seen in in the build-ing or are they there to grow deeper in their faith and relationship with God and with the congregation?

There is an old saying that goes like this, “If you don’t know

where you are going, any road will take you there.” So where are we going? Are we on the path we have chosen and that will lead us to where we really want to be in life, or are we adrift on the crossroads of life allowing the winds and whims of outside infl uences to pull us off course?

Some of us have gotten into a routine of going to the gym, a very consistent routine. Some may be going because it is a great place to connect with friends, get out of the house, and have some personal time. Others go to the gym with very clear focus and in-tent as they are committed to their physical

fi tness goals and health and wellness. We rarely ever see people just wander into and around a gym, but we do see people wander around in life. And remember, “If we don’t know where we are going, any road will take you there.”

Goal setting works; there are proven statistics that compare the success of people who set goals and those who do not. The outcomes are very clear that income is high-er, personal happiness is greater, relation-ships are stronger, and a sense of achieve-ment and fulfi llment runs deeper when we take the time to set our goals properly.

How about you? Where are you going? Where are you headed? Are you on the road to anywhere or are you on the path that will lead you to be who you want to be, take you to what you want to do, and help you earn what you want to have in this life? If you have a great success story or want to learn more about how to properly set goals, I would love to hear from you at [email protected]. And when we know where we are going, it really will be a better than good week.

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

Kummer continues on Page 11 Smith continues on Page 11

Craig Marshall Smith

QUIET DESPERATION

was followed by the Dodd-Frank Act instilling heavy regulation to reduce the likelihood of future fi nancial panics and taxpayer bailouts and to improve consumer protection. The implications of Dodd-Frank are still in play. Some feel Wall Street got off too easy while others complain banks can’t function under capital requirements that tightened the supply of credit.

Meanwhile, largely due to the Federal Reserve pumping liquidity into the econ-omy, the stock market recovered and then more than doubled between 2009 and 2015. Now that the Fed help has evaporated and even changed directions in the form of an interest rate increase in late 2015, markets are fl oundering. This is perfect timing for another new regula-tion custom-tailored to the retail inves-tor, not large fi nancial institutions.

The DOL Fiduciary Rule simply states something the SEC has always required: that advisors must put their client’s in-terests before their own. We adopted this as our Code of Ethics from day one and it is part of our goal to educate and inform the community. Yet consumers may not know the difference between a fi duciary who is paid as an advisor or a broker who is paid for products. There may be signifi cant differences between working with an independently registered fi rm (with the SEC) versus a bank or insur-

ance company where their business does not fall under investment regulation.

Basically the DOL has determined that consumers should be aware that someone selling a product and earning a commission may not always be objec-tive to the client’s needs. The new rule requires that banks and investment fi rms must disclose their confl ict of interest to you before engaging in business. You can avoid waiting a year for fi nancial service companies to interpret and implement the new rule and seek Registered Invest-ment Advisors who are independent and regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission now.

Being a fi duciary is a basic fundamen-tal requirement for good ethical advice. We should not need a regulation to force certain companies to comply with their client’s best interests. You as a consumer now know what to ask for when search-ing for worthy advisors.

* Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation, Nov. 20, 2010.

Patricia Kummer has been an indepen-dent Certified Financial Planner for 29 years and is president of Kummer Fi-nancial Strategies Inc., a Registered In-vestment Advisor in Highlands Ranch. Kummer Financial is a six-year 5280 Top Advisor. Please visit www.kummer-financial.com for more information or call the economic hotline at 303-683-5800. Any material discussed is meant for informational purposes only and not a substitute for individual advice.


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Peggy Anne Olson, 69, of Antonito, CO passed away at her sister’s home in Kiowa, CO on May 2, 2016, surrounded by her loving family after a long battle with cancer. She was born on November 7, 1946 in Alamosa CO. She was the daughter of James Michael Holly and June Lorraine (Mason) Holly.

She attended the University of Northern Colorado and graduated with a Master’s Degree in Special Education and Speech Pathology and a minor’s degree in Psychology from Southwest Texas State University. Peggy taught in many towns and cities throughout the U.S. including the Elizabeth School District in

Elizabeth, CO where she also owned and operated the Past and Repast Tea House located on Main Street. Peggy, also, co-owned Holly Acres Greenhouse in Elizabeth where her love of flowers and plants spread to all whom she encountered.

She is survived by her

son, Jason C. Mays of San Antonio, TX; her daughters, Mikki L. Mays of Boulder, CO and June P. Mays of St. John, USVI; her sisters, Moria C. Rodick of Kiowa, CO and Teresa M. Buderus of Wisner, NE; her brother, Michael D. Holly of Belden, NE; her grandson, Keegan B. Mays of Boulder, CO; her granddaughter, Grace A. Herrera-Mays of St. John, USVI; and many nieces, nephews, and cousins. She was predeceased in death by her husband Charles A. Olson and her parents James and June Holly.

In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, P.O. Box 1000 Dept. 142, Memphis, TN 38101-9908.

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Smithyears made it even more meaningful.

Admittedly, it was no Victor in the hallway, but it worked.

Life is bittersweet.I went to an open casket funeral for a

good friend, and I couldn’t stick around because there was too much preaching going on.

On the way to the freeway, I passed a couple of teenagers eating chocolate doughnuts.

It didn’t make any sense. They looked far too happy.

Incongruities occur all the time.And life goes on, no matter what.W. H. Auden said, “Stop all the clocks,

prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone.”

But that never happens.We sometimes abide very privately,

and no one sees us sleeping in a chair, in a hospital room.

I imagine that my friend looked out the window now and then, and that he could see people coming and going.

And that he wanted to be one of them, going home with his wife.

He did go home with his wife, and she is recovering.

I’d like to be able to tell you that Victor is playing beach volleyball this afternoon, but Jack doesn’t know what happened to

him.Maybe that’s not important.Victor gave Jack and everyone else in

the hallway something they will never for-get.

And now it’s being passed on to you,

all the way from the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.

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

Dog is My Copilot fl ies more than 75 rescue dogs and cats to Centennial Airport

By Alex DeWind [email protected]

Peter Rork, a retired pilot and or-thopedic surgeon, pursued an interest in rescue animals after his wife died four years ago.

“I lost my appetite for medicine,” he said, “and I had a plane at the time.”

He now transports “death row” dogs and cats from unwanted areas by plane every couple of weeks. His fl ights became so crowded with ani-mal crates that he invested in a larger aircraft.

He recently had a record transport.“This is the biggest response we’ve

had so far,” Rork said. “It’s the biggest dog fl ight we’ve fl own into Denver.”

Rork, of Jackson Hole, Wyoming, fl ies for Dog is My Copilot, a nonprofi t 501(c)(3), Wyoming-based organiza-tion committed to fl ying animals out of areas with unsafe shelters. On May 4, he fl ew a Cessna 208B with more than 75 cats and dogs from New Mex-ico and Texas to Centennial Airport. About 50 rescue and shelter volun-teers waited with handmade signs, crates, playpens and open arms.

Mercedes Cordova, founder of From Forgotten to Forever Rescue and Transport, works with Dog is My Copilot to move shelter animals from Roswell, New Mexico, to Colorado to

save them from euthanization.“There’s a 90 percent euthanization

rate,” she said. “Most don’t make it. So we transport every couple of weeks.”

Cordova, of Colorado Springs, works closely with rescues throughout Colorado. Rescue and foster volun-teers, such as Suzanne Lively, admire Cordova’s dedication to animals.

“She single-handedly has saved so many dogs,” Lively said. “She’s my hero.”

Animal rescues look to Colorado because of the Pet Animal Care Facili-ties Act, a “licensing and inspection program dedicated to protecting the health and well-being of those ani-mals in pet-care facilities throughout Colorado,” according to the Colorado Department of Agriculture website.

PACFA regulates rescue facilities and requires that animals be docu-mented in state records, said Cordova.

Jamie Roberson, founder of Denver Dachshunds Rescue and Transport, picked up chiweenies — a dachshund and chihuahua mix — at the latest transport. Her goal is to save dogs from being euthanized and place them in safe homes.

“There’s always kids in need,” she said, referring to the rescue dogs. “And Colorado is more animal-friendly.”

One of more than 75 “death row” dogs from Texas and New Mexico lands at Centennial Airport on May 4 and will be placed at a nearby shelter.

From left, Jess Pramov, Katy Cline and Hayden Cline of Paws on the Ground rescue wait for the “death row” dogs and cats to land by plane at Centennial Airport on May 4. Photos by Alex DeWind

Plane brings pups a brighter future FIND OUT MOREFor more information on Dog is my Copilot, go to www.dogcopilot.org


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Best for notifications: Garmin Vivosmart HR, $149.99

Best for simplicity: Jawbone UP2, $99.99

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Best for heart rate monitoring: Fitbit Charge HR, $149.95

Best for sleep tracking: Jawbone UP3, $179.99

Best for ecosystem: Under Armour Band, $180

Best for running: Microsoft Band 2, $249.99

Best for swimming: Moov Now, $79.98

Best for a tight budget: Misfit Flash, $24.99

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WHICH FITNESS TRACKER DO I NEED?

Fitness trackers prove helpful with accountability

By Shanna [email protected]

Castle Rock resident Amber Lindstrom rarely takes her Fitbit HR Charge off her wrist: After all, it not only helps her

track her daily steps, it also monitors her calo-rie burn, heart rate and sleep patterns.

“I’m 100 percent more aware of my health,” she said.

The 36-year-old travel agent stepped into the Fitbit world two years ago when she bought the Fitbit Flex as a motivation to be more active.

“I felt that if I could get my daily steps in, I would be on my way to being more active,” Lindstrom said. And that has happened — the fitness tracker helps push her a little further each day.

The idea of tracking steps or walking to achieve better health

is nothing new. But the

capa-bilities of wearable fitness trackers are con-stantly

innovating to provide

users with a more complete

understanding of their personal health.Fitbit, the leading fitness tracker, came on

the market in 2007 with a ramped-up version of the traditional pedometer. In 2011, Jaw-bone, a leading computer technology com-pany, released UP, its version of the wearable technology. Since then, technology and fitness companies like Garmin, Under Armour and Microsoft have jumped on board creating their own products.

Depending on the product you choose, users can track swimming, know how many minutes they were restless during sleep, and know when they’ve hit their target heart rate.

For most users, though, it starts with a step.

“Before, I always thought I put in a lot of

steps, but you don’t realize it until you track it,” Lindstrom said. “Some days I thought I walked a lot, but then I saw that I was only at 5,000 or 6,000.”

The daily step goal on the Fitbit and most fitness trackers is 10,000 steps a day — the equivalent of about five miles.

Many health experts cite the benefits of walking 10,000 steps a day, including lower blood pressure levels and better cardiovas-cular fitness. It has also been reported that 10,000 steps a day helps lower blood glucose levels and cuts the risk of developing diabetes.

Oral Roberts University, a Christian univer-sity in Tulsa, Oklahoma, believes so much in the health benefits of walking that it recently announced a requirement for all incoming freshmen to wear fitness trackers.

The fitness data of all first-year students will be tracked by the school — and will contribute to their grades, said Oral Roberts University Provost Kathaleen Reid-Martinez in a press release.

The fitness requirement at the university isn’t new, but embracing the wearable tech-nology will replace handwritten logs and add accountability for students.

Accountability is something boot camp instructor Josh Stanton said is important and he expects it from his clients. When a client doesn’t show up for a workout, Stanton, owner of Generation Fitness in Parker and Castle Rock, calls or texts him or her.

Fitness trackers also are one way people can hold themselves accountable, he said. “I think it’s an awesome accountability step for people to get into.”

For Lindstrom, her Fitbit both keeps her accountable and encourages her. Since she links hers to the iPhone app, Lindstrom gets messages throughout the day notifying her that she is “2,000 steps away from her goal” and to “keep it up.” Or to tell her that she needs to “get moving!”

“It keeps motivating me and cheers me on throughout the day,” Lindstrom said.

She also likes the competitions feature.Fitbit allows users to compete against other

users in weekly challenges like the Workweek Hustle and the Weekend Warrior.

“I’m a very competitive person when it comes to doing the challenges,” Lindstrom said. “I strive for more than my usual — 15,000 to 20,000 (steps) a day. I think it really pushes you to a new level.”

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Owners of historic home seek sale that won’t end in razing


When James and Victoria Newcomb built their modest house in 1911, they couldn’t picture how the Town of Parker would develop and evolve around it. More than a century later, Parker continues to grow and change around the Newcomb House, but Wayland and Marsha Britt can’t envision the town without it.

“I just wish some remembrance of her could still be around,” Marsha Britt said, referring to Victoria Newcomb, a pillar of the early Parker community.

The Britts own the house and lot on 10965 Pikes Peak Drive, but as they ap-proach retirement they’ve decided to sell it. They’ve had offers and were even under contract at one point, but they haven’t cashed in. The Britts said buyers who’ve approached them so far wanted to raze the house, and that isn’t in their plans.

The Town of Parker designated the house a landmark in 2007. Victoria New-comb worked in town as a teacher and served as the postmaster for 34 years, and Marsha Britt is convinced that a gate in the yard’s fence was installed just so Newcomb could have a direct path to her job at the old post offi ce across the street.

The Britts wrote a letter to the Parker Town Council, offering to sell the prop-erty to the town with the agreement that the house remain intact. They also offered to donate the house, apart from the lot, to be relocated to Preservation Park.

Town Administrator Randy Young, a self-proclaimed history buff, said he hopes the house will remain on Pikes Peak Drive. He said the house adds to the “old town feel” of the area. But he added that the town’s budget doesn’t include money for buying the property, and moving the house to Preservation Park is unlikely.

Young acknowledged the work Mar-sha Britt has put into the house to keep it in good condition and the efforts she and her husband have taken to improve the landscaping. He said he has been putting the word out to prospective buy-ers, though none have been found yet.

“I’d love to see it repurposed or have it as a historic property, or even if some-one bought it who wants to live there,” Young said. “Of course, someone’s going to have to have money to make that happen.”

Wayland Britt said he thinks the house is an opportunity for the town to take the lead in historical preservation, but he understands that the town gov-ernment follows the lead of its citizens. For him, the issue isn’t about fi ghting city hall, he just wants to make sure Parker doesn’t lose its history.

“It’s not about winning or losing,” Wayland said, “it’s more about how to make sure that (the house is) an educa-tional resource for the future … At this point, it could go either way.”

Janice Truskolaski, president of the Parker Area Historical Society, also expressed concern about preserving the Newcomb house. She said it is up to Parker citizens to get involved to protect landmarks like the house from being lost forever.

“As new development continues in Parker, we have to make a conscious effort to save structures that have been here longer than we have. Our old build-ings help maintain a sense of permanen-cy and heritage,” Truskolaski said in an email. “Community support is our best chance to save places that matter.”

Wayland Britt envisions Boy Scouts and Brownies touring the house, the coal shed and the outhouse with wide-eyed wonder for the way people lived in the early 1900s. But he understands history will be made whether the house stays or goes.

“Even if the house gets lost, there’s history in that too,” he said.

“Yeah, but it would be better if it stayed,” Marsha Britt added. “Once it’s gone, it’s gone forever.”

Wayland Britt, standing inside the Newcomb House, points to a picture of the house as it looked after its construction in 1911. Britt’s wife, Marsha, refurbished the original woodwork in the house. Photos by Tom Skelley

The historic Newcomb House stands at 10965 Pikes Peak Drive in downtown Parker. Town Administrator Randy Young says he hopes a buyer will emerge to keep the house and possibly repurpose it.

The Castle Rock Band will host a free Memorial Day con-cert, in collabora-tion with American Legion Post #1187, at the bandstand in front of Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St. in Castle Rock. The fl ag cer-emony and concert will be at 3 p.m. May 29. (The next band concert will be at 7 p.m. June 18 — also at the bandstand.) The band is made

up of volunteers and new members are welcome — no auditions. Go online to castlerockband.org.

Longmire author to visitCraig Johnson, author of the Walt

Longmire series, will be on hand from 7 to 9:30 p.m. on May 31 at Cherokee Ranch and Castle in Sedalia, presented by Douglas County Libraries. Johnson will talk about “The Highwayman: A

Longmire Story,” the eighth in the series. Following a brief question-and-answer session, Johnson will sign books. A $30 fee includes a hardcover copy of the new novella, light appetizers and complimen-tary drink and a mini tour of the castle. Registration is required at DouglasCoun-tyLibraries.org/craig-johnson; at press time, the ticket site noted that the event was standing room only.

ACC stages art exhibitionThe annual Community Education Art

Exhibition, with work by students and instructors, will be presented in Arapahoe Community College’s Colorado Gallery of the Arts from May 26 to June 27. An open-ing reception, with music, will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. on May 26. The show, open to the public with free admission, will be open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. The gallery is on the ACC campus at 5900 S. Santa Fe Drive in Littleton. For information, contact Bobbi Shupe, eppuffi [email protected], or ACC Com-munity Education, 303-797-5722.

Young playwrights soughtApplications are still open for Curious

Theatre’s Curious New Voices summer in-tensive for young playwrights, ages 15 to 22. The four-week program will offer work with master playwrights Karen Zacarias, Lauren Yee and Thomas Bradshaw. Go online to curioustheatre.org.

`Improv Playtimes’ offeredPam Roth O’Mara, who held a suc-

cessful improv workshop at Arapahoe Community College this year, will offer two short “Improv Playtimes” at the Koelbel Library Forum: 6:15 to 8:45 p.m. on June 8 and July 13. Free, but donations welcomed. Sign up: signupgenius.com/go/10c0c48aea829a2f94-yayimprov.

Making it pleinRegister for the second annual Little-

ton Plein Air Paintout, scheduled June 2 and 3. Registration and information: de-potartgallery.org. For additional informa-tion, contact Paul Nutting, 720-982-7269. Show of art at Depot Art Gallery, 2069 W. Powers Ave., Littleton, June 3 through 12.

1960s music“Motones vs Jerseys,” a new produc-

tion at Lone Tree Art Center May 20-29,

will feature music by Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson, Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, The Temptations, The Four Tops, Stevie Wonder, Bruno Mars, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Beach Boys, Herman’s Hermits. The audience will vote on a favorite. Tickets, $57, $51, $33 front row: 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree, 720-509-1000, lonetreeartscenter.org.

MOA artist in residenceMaeve Eichelberger will be in her

studio at Museum Outdoor Arts in the Englewood Civic Center, 1000 Engle-wood Parkway, from 1 to 2 p.m. on May 21 to introduce her artwork and discuss her latest 3-D “Saddle and Tack” acrylic series. Tickets: $10. Go online to moaon-line.org.

Flag Day fundraiserDenver Lyric Opera Guild celebrates

Flag Day with a fundraiser at the Melting Pot, 2707 W. Main St., Littleton from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. on June 14. Guests welcome. Tickets: $60, by June 9. Send checks, pay-able to DLOG, to Lynn Harrington, 9997 Raleigh St., Westminster, CO 80031.

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No digital entries allowedin this local tradition

By Sonya Ellingboe [email protected]

The 12th annual “Kaleidoscope” Exhibition, a local tradition, has put out a call for artists to enter the exhibit, scheduled July 11 to Aug. 11 in Colorado Gallery of the Arts at Arapahoe Commu-nity College (the Annex).

In contrast to most local shows, instead of a digital entry, artists are to

bring submissions to the gallery be-tween 9 and 11 a.m. on July 11 and sub-mit the actual work. Fee: $10 per entry. Work will be judged from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and unaccepted art is to be picked up between 1 and 3 p.m. the same day, if the artist is notifi ed.

There is no limit on the number of entries. Exact cash or checks please — no credit cards. Media accepted: ce-ramics, drawing, jewelry, glass, metals, mixed media, painting, photography, printmaking, photography, printmaking, sculpture and woodworking.

The juror will be Angela Faris Belt,

chair of the Studio Art and Art History Department at ACC; area coordinator and faculty: Photography.

Two-dimensional artwork must be ready to hang in a frame with glass and wire properly installed on the back. (No sawtooth hangers.) Wrapped canvas with wire is OK. No wet paintings. Extremely fragile work must be in a protective frame or case. Artwork will be hung with nails only — no screws.

Three-dimensional work must be very stable and fi t on a 17-by-17-inch pedestal. It needs to be light enough for one person to carry.

Tunes on the Terrace series features fi ve performances

By Sonya Ellingboe [email protected]

Single tickets are available for Lone Tree’s annual Tunes on the Terrace series, which presents fi ve shows between June 10 and July 29 — or, of course, a summer-outside-concert-lover will want to buy a series ticket.

Concerts are held outside on the ter-race at Lone Tree Arts Center at 10075 Commons St. in Lone Tree, with one exception. (In case of inclement weather, the events move inside to the Main Stage, with reserved seat numbering matching inside numbers for a smooth transition.)

• The varied programming starts at 8 p.m. June 10 with singer, songwriter, guitarist Kevin MaC, who was a major hit with 2014 audiences. His roots are in country music, but he puts his own spin on a variety of styles: hip-hop, classic

rock and more.• June 24, 8 p.m. — The Ultraphonic

Jazz Orchestra, a 21-piece line-up of Den-ver’s jazz musicians that includes alumni of bands such as the Stan Kenton, Woody Herman, Buddy Rich, Maynard Ferguson and Glenn Miller bands. Performances of big band charts, fi ne orchestrations.

• July 9, 8 p.m. — Comedian Kevin Fitzgerald will perform inside on the

Main Stage. A former bouncer with the Rolling Stones and the Who, Fitzgerald had a 25-year career as a veterinarian and performed as a professional stand-up comedian. He also appeared on Animal Planet’s “Emergency Vets,” “NBC Nightly News,” “Today Show with Matt Lauer,” “Late Show with Craig Ferguson.”

• July 15, 8 p.m. — Boulder-based Face, an all-vocal rock band, with four

singers and a vocal drummer, will perform a program of modern tunes, en-hanced by complex harmonies, beat-box rhythms.

• July 29, 8 p.m.- — The Mary Louise Lee Band will deliver a mix of R&B, soul, contemporary jazz, and Top 40. Lee, a Denver native is also Denver’s fi rst lady and a performer for over 20 years. Danc-ing encouraged.

FACE, a vocal rock band from Boulder (four singers and a vocal drummer) will entertain at Lone Tree’s Tunes on the Terrace on July 15. Courtesy photo

‘Kaleidoscope’ show has unusual approach IF YOU ENTERBring art to the Colorado Gallery of Art at Arapahoe Community College, 5900 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton between 9 and 11 a.m. on July 11. (First fl oor, northeast end of the Annex.) Entry fee: $10 per item — exact cash or check. For ques-tions, contact Trish Sangelo, gallery director: [email protected].

IF YOU GOTunes on the Terrace is scheduled at Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree. One performance is an indoor event, but the others will be in reserved seating or on the lawn. Chairs may not be brought in — only blankets for lawn seating. The bar will serve drinks and snacks, as during the indoor season. Audience members may bring a picnic, but no alcohol is permitted. Tickets: lone-treeartscenter.org. 720-509-1000.

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OngoingAffordable Colleges Online has created a guidebook to help women fi nd and secure fi nancial aid. The guide includes a collection of scholar-ships for women, including due dates and award amounts; insight into the fi nancial aid application process; and other funding opportunities, such as industry-specifi c scholarships and funding for special groups. The guide is available online at http://www.affordablecollegesonline.org/womens-guide-paying-for-college/.

Camping Singles is a group of Colorado single adults who enjoy camping, fi shing, hiking, swimming, biking, sightseeing, photography, the camaraderie of others, and starry nights around the camp fi re. We usually camp in designated forest service or state park campgrounds within 2 to 5 hours of Denver. We welcome all single adults. Our membership ranges from the 40s to 60-plus. We usually meet at 7 p.m. the fi rst Tuesday of the month. For specifi c meeting information, contact [email protected]

Douglas-Elbert County Music Teachers’ As-

sociation meets at 9 a.m. every fi rst Thursday at Parker Bible Church, between Jordan and Cham-bers on Main Street. All area music teachers are welcome. Call Lucie Washburn, 303-814-3479.

The Elbert County Sheriff’s Posse is a nonprofi t volunteer organization that is part of the Elbert County Sheriff’s Offi ce. As volunteers we support the Elbert County Sheriff’s Offi ce, all law enforce-ment in our county, and the community at large. For more information or a membership applica-tion, go to http://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 fi rst 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 Eliza-

beth (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 over-whelmed by life. Since it is just forming, the group will evolve to fi t the needs of the participants. Group will meet at 10 a.m. Saturdays at 34061 For-est 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 individuals/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 assistance or know someone who is, we may be able to qualify you for one of these programs. Call the food pantry for more informa-tion 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 fi ll out forms and explain the process and procedure for the areas of family law, civil litigation, 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 fi rst-come, fi rst-served basis.

Mystery Book Club meets at 9:30 a.m. the fi rst 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. Ev-eryone may join us, and registration 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 resi-

dents of Cheyenne, Elbert, Kit Carson and Lincoln counties and provides an economical and effi cient means of travel for the four-county region. Call Kay Campbell, Kiowa, at 719- 541-4275. You may also call the ECCOG offi ce at 1-800-825-0208 to make reservations for any of the trips. You may also visit http://outbackexpress.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 Crafting Club is open to anyone interested in card making and scrapbooking. We meet regularly throughout the month on various weekday evenings and week-ends. Club events take place at 7786 Prairie Lake Trail, Parker (in the Pinery). Contact Alison Collins at 720-212-4788 for information or fi nd us online at http://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 fi rst Monday of each month. Other Mondays, bring a sack lunch. Bingo, games and socializing. New leadership. Call Agnes at 303-883-7881 or Carol at 303-646-3425 for informa-tion.

Sky Cliff Center Support Groups A Stroke support group meets from 6-7:30 p.m. the fi rst Tuesday, and from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. the second and last Wednesday (lunch included). The Care Giver support group for adults meets from 10-11:30 a.m. the third Tuesday of each month. Caregiving for adults can be challenging at times and you’re not alone. For information, or to let the center know if you’re coming, call 303-814-2863 or email [email protected]. Go to www.skycliff.org.

Therapeutic riding. Promise Ranch Therapeutic Riding in Parker offers free therapeutic riding for developmentally disabled adults and children. Scholarship money is available for Douglas County residents to provide 10 therapeutic riding lessons. Call 303-841-5007 or visit www.prom-iseranchtherapeuticriding.com.


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Yoga in the ParkIt’s time again for sunset salutations. Join RidgeGate, South Suburban Parks and Recreation and the Lone Tree Recreation Center for free Yoga in the Park classes in Belvedere Park, at the corner of RidgeGate Circle and Belvedere Lane. Bring your own yoga mat, or one will be provided for you. In case of heavy rain or lightning, class will be cancelled. No yoga experience is necessary. No need to register – just drop in! Tuesday, May 31, 6:30-7:30pm Tuesday, June 28, 6:30-7:30pm

Guided Nature HikesEach year, RidgeGate teams up with the South Suburban Parks and Recreation District to provide free, guided nature hikes throughout the spring, summer and fall. These hikes are led by professional naturalists from SSPRD, and o�er insight and education into the natural ecosystems within the open space at RidgeGate, while o�ering a chance to get some fresh air and exercise. Hikes are free to the public –register at ridgegate.com.

Wednesday, June 1, 7:00-8:30pm — Sunset Birdwatching HikeSaturday, June 18, 8:30-10am — Noticing Natives Botany HikeTuesday, June 21, 7-8:30pm — Summer Solstice Hike

RidgeGate Summer Beats ConcertsEnjoy these summertime concerts out on the grass with free live music, food trucksand activities. It’s all happening in Prairie Sky Park, just west of the Lone Tree Recreation Center in RidgeGate, courtesy of the South Suburban Parks and Recreation District. Bring your picnic or grab something to eat at a food truck, participate in interactive family friendly fitness and art activities, and enjoy the summer sounds.

Thursday, June 16, 5-8pm — The Tom Petty ProjectThursday, July 21, 5-8pm — Mostly Harmless

Tunes on the Terrace at the Lone Tree Arts CenterRidgeGate is again proud to sponsor Lone Tree Art Center’s Tunes on the Terrace– an outdoor evening concert series that will bring your summer nights to life. Performances range from bluegrass to jazz, and everything in between. Tickets are priced from $25 for a spot on the lawn, or $30 for a reserved seat, or buy a pass to all five shows for $135 (reserved chair) or $115 (lawn.) The stars are out this summer! Check out the schedule and buy tickets at www.lonetreeartscenter.org.

Friday, June 10, 8-10pm — Kevin MaC (Country)Friday, June 24, 8-10pm — Ultraphonic Jazz Orchestra (Big Band Jazz)

Experience Historic Schweiger RanchAmong RidgeGate’s cultural facilities is the 38-acre historic Schweiger Ranch, located just east of the RidgeGate Parkway and I-25 interchange. The restoration of the ranch and its buildings, led by the nonprofit Schweiger Ranch Foundation, gives us an important glimpse into the settlers’ lives in the late 1800s. Today, Schweiger Ranch is open to the public for self-guided visits each weekend (Saturdays and Sundays from 1-5pm), as well as free guided tours with the caretaker of the property. Register for or learn more about these events online at ridgegate.com.

Sunday, June 5, 1-3pm — Free Guided Tour of Schweiger RanchSunday, August 28, 1-3pm — Free Guided Tour of Schweiger Ranch

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Clubsdents 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 http://outbackexpress.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 Crafting Club is open to anyone interested in card making and scrapbooking. We meet regularly throughout the month on various weekday evenings and week-ends. Club events take place at 7786 Prairie Lake Trail, Parker (in the Pinery). Contact Alison Collins at 720-212-4788 for information or find us online at http://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. Other Mondays, bring a sack lunch. Bingo, games and socializing. New leadership. Call Agnes at 303-883-7881 or Carol at 303-646-3425 for informa-tion.

Sky Cliff Center Support Groups A Stroke support group meets from 6-7:30 p.m. the first Tuesday, and from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. the second and last Wednesday (lunch included). The Care Giver support group for adults meets from 10-11:30 a.m. the third Tuesday of each month. Caregiving for adults can be challenging at times and you’re not alone. For information, or to let the center know if you’re coming, call 303-814-2863 or email [email protected]. Go to www.skycliff.org.

Therapeutic riding. Promise Ranch Therapeutic Riding in Parker offers free therapeutic riding for developmentally disabled adults and children. Scholarship money is available for Douglas County residents to provide 10 therapeutic riding lessons. Call 303-841-5007 or visit www.prom-iseranchtherapeuticriding.com.

VFW Post 10649 meets monthly at 8:30 a.m. the first Saturday of every month at 24325 Main St., Elbert. Go to http://www.vfwpost10649.org. Contact Alan Beebe at 303-435-2560 for questions.

VFW Post 4266, serving veterans of foreign wars in Parker, Castle Pines and Castle Rock areas, meets at 7 p.m. the third Monday of every month at the Pinery Fire

Station, Community Room Lower Level, 8170 N. Hillcrest Way, Parker. Go to www.vfwpost4266.org. P.O. Box 4266, Parker, CO 80134. On Facebook at VFW Post 4266, Parker.

Women’s Divorce Workshop covers the legal, financial and social issues of divorce and is presented the fourth Saturday of each month at Southeast Christian Church, 9650 Jordan Road, Parker. Meet in the com-munity room. Check in from 8-8:30 a.m.; workshop runs from 8:30 a.m. to noon. Register online at www.divorceworkshop-denver.com. Advance registration costs $35;

at the door, cost goes to $40 (cash/checks only). Attendees will get help taking the next step by getting unbiased information and resources. Learn the options avail-able and next steps to take positive action steps. Discover community resources, and talk with other women experiencing similar life changes. Volunteer presenters include an attorney, mediator, therapist and wealth manager. Discussion items include co-parenting, child support, family coping, tax consequences, property division, hostile spouses and more. For information, contact 303-210-2607 or [email protected].

Editor’s note: Calendar submissions must be received by noon Wednesday for publi-cation the following week. Send listings to [email protected]. No attachments, please. Listings are free and run on a space-available basis.

Community Blood Drives

A number of community blood drives are planned in the area. For information or to schedule an appointment, contact the Bonfils Appointment Center at 303-363-2300, unless otherwise noted. Go to www.bonfils.org. Upcoming blood drives are: Friday, May 20, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker; Saturday, May 28, 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock; Sunday, May 29, 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Walmart, 11101 S. Parker Road, Parker.

Pop Haydn Performs

Whit “Pop” Haydn performs at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, May 20-21 at The-atre of Dreams, 735 Park St., Castle Rock. Haydn is the winner of seven performer of the year awards from Magic Castle, the clubhouse of the Academy of Magical Arts. He has opened for Jerry Seinfeld,

the Smothers Brothers, Loretta Lynn and more. For tickets and information, call 303-660-6799 or go to http://Tickets.AmazingShows.com.

Red Riding Hood

A delightful update to the classic children’s story will be presented in Page to Stage, a Douglas County Libraries program that brings children’s theater to life for kids ages 5 and older. Program is presented at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 21, at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Registration required; call 303-791-7323 or go to www.DouglasCountyLibrar-ies.org.

Upcycled MakerSpaces

The Elizabeth Library and RAFT will host a free, two-part maker event Saturday, May 21. The first part, MakerSpace + Design, a build professional learning experience, from 8-11 a.m. Have you been wondering how to incorporate 21st century skills into your classroom? Here’s a suggestion: Give your students a quality, hands-on design challenge to reinforce their learning and to inspire them to think critically and cre-atively. Licensed teachers can earn three continuing education credits through part one. Participants will learn how to create an ideal environment on a small budget. They also will learn how to create and implement

design challenges that allow kids to learn 21st century skills in a variety of content areas. The final part is to practice building a MakerSpace and running a design chal-lenge. The second part of the event is an open house from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Discover how easy and affordable it is to build a MakerSpace in your living room. Build, tinker, play, and learn. Participants may attend either workshop or both.

Victoria’s Tea

Enjoy tea, scones, music and great stories at the first Victoria’s Tea from 2-4 p.m. Saturday, May 21, at The Gathering Place at Christ’s Episcopal Church, 615 4th St., Castle Rock. The tea is a benefit for the Castle Rock Historical Society and Museum. Come as you are or wear your finest outfit or hat. Cups will be provided or bring your own to show off. Tickets may be purchased at the Castle Rock Museum or online at www.castlerockmuseum.org under the Event Tickets tab. Contact 303-814-3164 or [email protected].

Non-Fiction Book Club Meets

Parker Non-Fiction Book Club meets from 6:30-9 p.m. Tuesday, June 14, at 11008 Blackwolf Drive, Parker (Canterberry Crossing). RSVP requested. Contact Evelyn Poulo at 971-275-3750 for details.

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Glue is an adhesive used to stick things together.

It’s also often difficult to remove from your hands. So it is only fitting to declare that senior Alyssa Kaiser was the glue that held Ralston Valley’s girls soccer team together.

Injuries sidelined as many as eight start-ers during the season but Kaiser, the Jef-

ferson County League Player of the Year, was a leader who helped the team focus and play well.

“She’s the one senior that didn’t get hurt and she’s the one player that contin-ued to do her role as a center midfielder in passing the ball, even though her top targets weren’t there anymore because they were sitting down,”

said Ralston Valley coach Kamee Morwood. “She continued to be a leader on the field and off the field and to encourage her teammates.

“She came in as a freshman and really helped changed Ralston Valley soccer. Her points are divided between assists and goals and that is not the norm.”

Kaiser, who signed to play soccer at the University of Tulsa, finished the season with 56 points on 19 goals and 18 assists and helped the Mustangs to a 10-5-1 record after a first-round playoff loss to Rock Canyon.

“It was really difficult,” admitted Kaiser. “I had to work a lot harder and I had to trust other teammates that I hadn’t played with all the time. It was really difficult for us, but we powered through it and made it to the playoffs. I love distributing the ball to people and making them look good.”

Tradition looming this season in baseballThe diamond, I’ve noticed, has become

a bit more smart-looking this season.More baseball teams and several indi-

vidual players are wearing their baseball uniforms the way they were designed to be worn with stirrups showing.

It’s the old-school way. The traditional way.

In the 1990s, most professionals started wearing their pants down to their cleats without the stirrups (uniform socks) show-ing. Glad to see some young players are not following the trend.

5A lacrosse pairings on the markWhenever pairings are announced to

state playoff competition there is always some head-scratching from coaches, play-ers and parents.

This season, the boys Class 5A lacrosse pairings were right on the mark as the four top seeds advanced into semifinals, which were held May 18.

No. 4 Cherry Creek played top-seeded Regis Jesuit and No. 2 Mountain Vista chal-lenged No. 3 Arapahoe.

Names, potential are similarThe state track meet for all classifica-

tions will be held May 19-21 at Jefferson County Stadium and two freshman girls with similar names could be heard from — if not this weekend — then in the future.

Arapahoe’s Anna Hall, whose older sister Julia also is a standout, won the 110- and 300-meter hurdles and the high jump dur-ing the May 12-14 Centennial League meet.

Anna Hart of ThunderRidge was the Continental League champion in the 400 meters and triple jump to help the Grizzlies win the team title.

Jim Benton is a sports writer for Colorado Community Media. He has been covering sports in the Denver area since 1968. He can be reached at [email protected] or at 303-566-4083.

Nothing like glue to keep a team together

The meaning of a state championship can be found inside the hearts and minds of those involved

Spring high school sports playoffs have started, and dozens of teams and hundreds of athletes in Colorado are pursuing state titles.

But what does winning a champion-ship really mean?

At the high school level, MVPs don’t get invited to Disney World. Athletes gen-erally don’t appear on talk shows. There are few national awards.

In fact, a title brings little in the way of tangible rewards — hardware housed in school trophy cases, pictures of teams hung on walls and banners displayed in gyms.

Still, a championship can leave an indelible mark on athletes and coaches.

“I was lucky enough to be on a state championship team in high school and I can recall everything about it,” said Brad Madden, who has coached Green Moun-tain’s baseball team to back-to-back Class 4A state titles and played on the 1994 Ar-vada West state championship team. “We were pretty dominating. We had (former Major League pitcher) Roy Halladay and a lot good guys. I can remember the feel-ing of it and being around your buddies. That’s something you’ll never forget.”

Creating a buzzChaparral Athletic Director Rob

Johnson was the boys basketball coach when the Wolverines defeated Arapa-hoe to win the Class 5A state title in 2012. A title, he said, creates a morale boost.

“People sometimes underestimate what that does for a school,” Johnson said. “Not just the state championship game, but the whole ride getting there. The kids are so excited and the fan base

doubles and triples. For any sport, it’s great.”

Pomona won state titles this season in gymnastics and wrestling and was second in football and softball.

“Winning a state championship sets the tone for the school year,” said Pomo-na Athletic Director Michael J. Santarelli. “The success unites the student body and the faculty. It creates the ultimate

The Cherry Creek girls tennis team has more championships than you can shake a racket at. Photo by Jim Benton

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Cherry Creek eliminates Wolverines from state playoffs

By Jim [email protected]

Chaparral boys lacrosse coaches lined up and shook hands with play-ers as they walked out of the visitors dressing room at the Stutler Bowl.

It was bittersweet for head coach Kevin Graefe.

Defending state champion Cherry Creek downed the Wolverines 10-6 on May 11 in the first round of the Class 5A playoffs to end Chaparral’s season with an 11-5 record.

“Yes, it was bittersweet,” said Graefe. “It was very abrupt. It was like ripping a Band-Aid off.”

Chaparral’s playoff roster had 13 seniors and 14 underclass players, in-cluding nine sophomores. And that’s what left Graefe in a quandary.

“It was a great season,” said Grae-fe. “I would say there is probably not a team in the playoffs that relied on sophomores the way we did this year. We had a lot of sophomores. We had a lot of seniors that had an impact, but we also had lot of sophomores in the program. And you don’t see that on playoff teams.”

Although Graefe is looking forward to “a great year” next season, he also will miss the seniors.

“They were very impactful and worked hard,” he said. “I started coaching most of these seniors when they were in seventh grade, so I’ve known all these guys for a long time. It’s tough to see them go.”

In statistics through 15 games, junior Trevor Orndoff was Chapar-ral’s scoring leader with 27 goals and 18 assists for 45 points. Sophomore Alek Jacobson and senior Noah Dahm each had 33 points. Dahm had 31 goals and Jacobson 20.

Sophomore Brett Boos led the Continental League and the state

with 127 ground balls.Against Creek, the Wolverines got

goals from six players. Jacobson, Or-ndoff, Dahm, Michael Pittman, Jake Graefe and Hunter Graefe scored, but Chaparral could get no closer in the second half than two goals to the

Bruins.“We got close at times, we just

didn’t keep the momentum,” added coach Graefe. “We had four players that had playoff experience. We’ll bring back a lot with playoff experi-ence next year.”

Chaparral sophomore Slade Simpson (29) looks to make a pass during a first round Class 5A lacrosse playoff game against defending state champion Cherry Creek on May 11 at the Stutler Bowl. Creek won 10-6 to end the season for the Wolverines. Photo by Jim Benton

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Athletes notice more recognition, learn value of hard work

By Jim Benton [email protected]

For student athletes, winning a state championship means more recognition and special memories. But it also reinforces a lesson about hard work.

“Everybody was so supportive,” said Pomona junior gymnast Annabel Spencer after the Panthers captured the state title last winter. “People never knew we even had a gymnastics team, and all of a sudden we won and they were like, ‘What?’ “

When Spencer would tell them she was on the gymnastics team, they would respond with “ ‘Oh, I heard you guys did so well this year’. People notice us now. This was one of the greatest memories that has happened in high school for me.”

Valor Christian senior football player Booker Schelhaas learned about the value of dedication from last season’s 5A football title run.

“It wasn’t the game that meant as much to me but the process,” he said. “When the game was over, I got emotional because of the thought of all those days in the weight room, four years of working hard, all the team stuff to pull us together. The cham-pionship was the icing on top, but it was more of process. It taught me a lot.”

Cherry Creek won last spring’s state lacrosse title and junior Asher Nolting defi -nitely noticed more students and opposing teams took notice.

“We defi nitely got a little more rec-ognition in the hallway with ‘good job,’ ‘great game’ or ‘congrats,’ “ he said. “It was great to see a lot of hard work paid off and people noticing. People start to know your name in halls.”

And, he added, “the season after win-ning a state championship that team is always on the other team’s mind. You are the target that everyone wants to beat.”

Rock Canyon won last season’s state baseball championship. Photo by Jim Benton

connection of academics and extracur-ricular activities. It also reaffi rms that you as a school are doing something that is creating better people.”

Ponderosa Athletic Director Tim Ott-mann, who guided the Mustangs to eight of the school’s 10 state wrestling titles when he was head coach, said cham-pionships help draw positive attention to the south Parker community. At the same time, community support helps build title-winning teams.

“To win a state championship,” he said, “you have to have the athletes who are willing to work hard, great coaching and you have to have parent support getting their kids places and supporting the coach.”

Building on successRaising championship banners can

help create a culture of winning.Cherry Creek leads the state with 193

titles across all sports. Veteran coach

Marc Johnson has won eight baseball championships.

“Winning a state championship does make a difference in people’s mindset,” Johnson said.

Rod Sherman is Valor Christian’s former athletic director and current football coach. The Eagles have won 16 state titles since 2007, including six in football.

Winning a championship “creates excitement for the kids and validates all the work they have done,” Sherman said. “Unfortunately, we live in a society that sometimes success is the most impor-tant thing versus the journey — and that’s the hard thing about champion-ships. But the great thing is the banners that get hung up in the gyms and kids can come back for decades and know I was a part of something special.”

And tere can be a snowball effect.“With open enrollment and choice,

people begin to make decisions based upon the success of athletic programs early in seventh and eighth grade and maybe before that,” Ottmann said. “People want to be around winners. State championships do draw athletes to a school for a specifi c sport, especially if

they maintain that level of success for a while.”

Thanks for the memoriesWinning a state title in the spring is

sometimes overlooked as classes are all but over for the school year. Rock Canyon won the Class 5A state baseball title last spring in a tournament that wasn’t decided until May 27 because of rain delays.

After the Jaguars won, coach Tyler Munro returned to school the next day and the building was almost empty.

While high school championship teams don’t get parades like the Super Bowl-winning Denver Broncos, it’s possible the memories and inspiration will last just as long for those involved.

“Overall, a state championship just builds school pride that is sometimes kind of missing these days,” Madden said. “For a smaller school like Green Mountain and the community, it sort of builds a sense that I can go to my neighborhood school and still accomplish something.

“Green Mountain is an older school,” he said. “It’s pretty neat to see the people that had gone to school a long time ago come back and stick their head in the dugout and say, ‘I played baseball here.’ “


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Karate instructor brings out best in special-needs students


Martial arts instructor Eddie Afyoni be-gins each class by reciting the same mantra with his students:

“To be a good person — knowledge in your mind — honesty in your heart — and to be a good friend.”

The beginning of his classes are identi-cal, like the level of respect and profession-alism he shows all of his pupils.

But he can be forgiven if one class holds a distinct place in his heart.

Every Wednesday for the past three years, Afyoni has taught martial arts to students with special needs. They come to his Karate for Kids studio in Parker with dif-ferent abilities and challenges. But Afyoni’s goal for each of them is the same: to take them to their fullest potential.

“Some of them are more vocal than others, some of them like to talk and some don’t, but he pulls it out of all of them — that’s the best part of what he does,” said Jason Strong, an instructor at the studio. “Most schools don’t accept special-needs students because they see them as a dis-traction to the big classes. We like to have them here and then incorporate them into the main classes as well.”

Afyoni and Strong want to expand the class to other Karate for Kids locations in Highlands Ranch and Littleton as word gets out and demand increases. Strong hopes to teach the classes at the other locations — and live up to Afyoni’s example.

“A lot of people try to teach in a special needs class and they can’t do it,” Strong said. “He’s the best I’ve seen.”

Parents of Afyoni’s students agree. They speak of Afyoni and the class with grati-tude, admiration and praise.

Maura Klene, whose daughter Rhianna leads the class in some routines, said Afyoni’s ability to appreciate each student’s abilities and needs ensures that each stu-dent succeeds.

“He is incredible. What is going to work

for (each student) is what he makes hap-pen,” Klene said. “Each of the kids’ success-es looks a little bit different, but he makes sure each kid has that success.”

Rhianna was born 14 weeks premature. Throughout her life she’s had issues with anxiety, learning sequences and coordinat-ing movement between the left and right sides of her body, challenges many of her classmates share. Afyoni’s class, Klene said, has helped Rhianna become more coordi-nated and more confi dent.

Diane Triggs, whose 28-year-old son Paul is in the class, agreed with Klene that the class improves the students’ coordina-tion and confi dence, as well as giving them a chance to socialize.

“They just love coming here, just to be together,” Triggs said. She said Paul, who has Down syndrome, likes the companion-ship and the exercise.

Paul said his favorite part of class is us-ing nunchakus.

Calisthenics, nunchakus and strength-training exercises are all part of each ses-sion, in addition to practicing a sequence of self-defense maneuvers. With the excep-tion of a few quick water breaks, the class is a no-nonsense 60-minute workout.

In one exercise, Afyoni comes at each student, teasing “I’m going to punch your lights out” and forcing them to protect themselves. It may sound harsh, but Strong said Afyoni’s approach is part of the reason

the students respond so well.“He’s tough with them, that’s what I

think they like so much,” Strong said. “Ed-die doesn’t treat them with kid gloves just because of their special needs. I’ve talked to some of the parents before, they like that he challenges them … They’re earning their rank, just like all of our students do … There’s no special treatment for them.”

The challenge the students face has to be real for their sense of accomplishment to be genuine, Afyoni said. As they progress in rank, achieving a new belt as they master new skills, he sees their pride and confi -dence grow.

Lauren Nier, right, throws a punch in a self-defense drill as Eddie Afyoni coaches her at his Karate for Kids studio. Afyoni’s studio, at 10970 S. Parker Road, Parker, hosts a biweekly class for special-needs students. Photo by Tom Skelley

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things,” Afyoni said. “This is the one thing that they do where they can see as they move up and they know: ‘I did this.’ ”

Afyoni’s toughness is tempered with understanding. In each class, he has to strike a balance between pushing his stu-dents to improve and knowing when back off and add a dash of praise.

“The most challenging part for me is to walk the thin line so they don’t get frustrated,” he said. “Sometimes when they feel frustrated, they just crash, and I feel like `Oh, my God, I pushed too hard maybe,’ so that’s the challenge, to push them just enough … To reinforce what they’ve learned, I have to fi nd something correct in everything to build them up on that.”

Understanding his students’ thresholds is key to Afyoni’s success, but Strong and the parents also point to his calm persis-tence. Teaching his students new moves may require repeating instructions, but

Afyoni said it leads to a greater reward for them, and for him.

“There are sometimes it takes once or twice, and sometimes it takes 100 times to show them something,” he said. “When they do it … it doesn’t matter. When they are doing it, for their own satisfaction, then I got paid.”

And the learning goes both ways.The students teach him lessons more

important than karate, Afyoni said. Teach-ing the class has changed his outlook on life, making him more aware of how his attitude affects the world around him.

“It gave me a huge spectrum … to

accept people for who they are, not who you expect them to be,” he said. “I have much more compassion for humanity, and, as old as I am, I appreciate you still see things.”

Sue Jessen, whose daughter Ana has been in the class since it began, said the students’ success has more to do with that compassion than Afyoni’s mastery of martial arts.

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NOTICE TO CREDITORSEstate of Mary A. Green, Deceased

Case Number: 2016 PR 030020

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 Septem-ber 6, 2016 or the claims may be foreverbarred.

Robert GreenPersonal RepresentativeP.O. Box 395Elizabeth, Colorado 80107

Legal Notice No: 23396First Publication: May 5, 2016Last Publication: May 19, 2016Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

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NOTICE TO CREDITORSEstate of Christopher Brian Downs,

aka Christopher B. Downs, DeceasedCase Number: 16 PR 30027

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 Septem-ber 12, 2016 or the claims may be foreverbarred.

Frank G. VigilPersonal Representativec/o Scobie & Morlang, LLC1660 S. Albion Street, Suite 918Denver, Colorado 80222

Legal Notice No: 23399First Publication: May 12, 2016Last Publication: May 26, 2016Publisher: Elbert County News

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DISTRICT COURT,WATER DIVISION 1, COLORADO

APRIL 2016 WATER RESUMEPUBLICATION

TO: ALL PERSONS INTERESTEDIN WATER APPLICATIONS

IN WATER DIV. 1

Pursuant to C.R.S. 37-92-302, you are no-tified that the following is a resume of allwater right applications and certainamendments filed in the Office of the Wa-ter Clerk during the month of APRIL 2016for each County affected.

16CW11 DALE AND DIANE VARNER,36159 Winchester Rd., Elizabeth, CO80107. 303-646-9250. APPLICATIONFOR UNDERGROUND WATER RIGHTSIN THE DENVER BASIN AQUIFERS INELBERT COUNTY. Applicant seeks toadjudicate the well, permit 171558, and toadjudicate the non tributary and not non-tributary Denver Basin groundwater un-derlying a 2.88 acre tract of land lying inthe SW1/4, NW1/4, S36, T7S, R65W ofthe 6th pm including the Dawson, Denver,Arapahoe and Laramie-Fox Hills aquifers.

THE WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED BYTHESE APPLICATIONS MAY AFFECTIN PRIORITY ANY WATER RIGHTSCLAIMED OR HERETOFORE ADJUDIC-ATED WITHIN THIS DIVISION ANDOWNERS OF AFFECTED RIGHTSMUST APPEAR TO OBJECT WITHINTHE TIME PROVIDED BY STATUTE ORBE FOREVER BARRED.

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that anyparty who wishes to oppose an applica-tion, or an amended application, may filewith the Water Clerk, P. O. Box 2038,Greeley, CO 80632, a verified Statementof Opposition, setting forth facts as to whythe application should not be granted, orwhy it should be granted only in part or oncertain conditions. Such Statement of Op-position must be filed by the last day ofJUNE 2016 ( fo rms ava i l ab le onwww.courts.state.co.us or in the Clerk’soffice), and must be filed as an Originaland include $158.00 filing fee. A copy ofeach Statement of Opposition must alsobe served upon the Appl icant orApplicant’s Attorney and an affidavit orcertificate of such service of mailing shall.

Legal Notice No.: 23403First Publication: May 19, 2016Last Publication: May 19, 2016Publisher: The Elbert County News

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16CW3053 United Water and Sanita-tion District, acting by and through theUnited Water Acquisition Enterprise(“United” or the “Applicant”), c/oRobert Lembke, 8301 East PrenticeAve., #100, Greenwood Village, Color-ado 80111, (303) 775-1005. APPLICA-TION FOR CONDITIONAL A CONDI-TIONAL STORAGE RIGHT AND A CON-D I T I O N A L R I G H T O FEXCHANGE–HIGHLANDS RESERVOIRIN ADAMS, ARAPAHOE, DENVER,DOUGLAS, ELBERT, MORGAN ANDWELD COUNTIES. Please send allpleadings and correspondence to: TodJ. Smith, Esq., Law Office of Tod J.Smith, LLC, 2919 Valmont Road, Suite205, Boulder, Colorado 80301, [email protected], (Attorney for Applicant). 2.Description of Conditional Water StorageRight. 2.1. Name of Structure: HighlandsReservoir. Highlands Reservoir is an off-channel reservoir located in the NW1/4 ofSection 32, Township 1 North, Range 65West of the 6th P.M., Weld County, Color-ado. A map showing the location of High-lands Reservoir is attached as Exhibit 1.Water will be diverted from the SouthPlatte River at the diversion facilities de-scribed below in paragraphs 2.2.1 and2.2.2. After water is diverted from theSouth Platte River it will be delivered tothe Highlands Reservoir through the deliv-ery canals in the Farmers Reservoir andIrrigation Company’s (“FRICO”) Barr Lakesystem. United has the ability to useFRICO’s delivery canals pursuant to con-tracts and/or agreements between Unitedand FRICO. United has also claimed di-version points in the Beebe Seep Canalas described below in paragraph 2.2.3.United will construct Highlands Reservoirfor multiple uses, including, but not limitedto: (a) direct use and the augmentation ofwells in the Beebe Draw for use on anddevelopment of a residential develop-ment located in the Beebe Draw pursuantto a contract between United and thelandowners; (b) irrigation of lands in theBeebe Draw owned by United or 70Ranch, LLC; (c) satisfying obligations itmay have to the Arapahoe County Waterand Wastewater Authority (“ACWWA”) un-der the Intergovernmental Agreementdated December 15, 2009, and the EastCherry Creek Valley Water and SanitationDistrict (“ECCV”) under the Amended andRestated Water Supply Agreement datedMay 2007; and (d) storage for other entit-ies. 2.2. Name of Diversion Facilities.2.2.1. United Diversion Facility No. 3. Theheadgate is on the east bank of the SouthPlatte River in the SW1/4 of Section 26,Township 1 South, Range 67 West of the6th P.M., Adams County, Colorado. ThisDiversion Facility delivers water to theUnited No. 3 Reservoir, from which wateris delivered through the Beebe Pipeline tothe Burlington/O’Brien Canal immediatelyabove Barr Lake. From Barr Lake the wa-ter will be delivered through FRICO deliv-ery canals in the Beebe Draw to High-lands Reservoir. 2.2.2. Burlington Canal(also known as Burlington/O’Brien Canal).The headgate, pursuant to the decreedchanged point of diversion in Case No.02CW403, is on the east bank of theSouth Platte River in the NE1/4 of theSW1/4 of Section 14, Township 3 South,Range 68 West of the 6th P.M. in the Cityand County of Denver, Colorado. Theheadgate is located at approximately latit-ude 039° 47’ 24.69” N, longitude 104° 58’9.97” W. The UTM coordinates are ap-proximately NAD 1983 UTM Zone 13S502616.89 mE 4404471.42 mN. The Cityof Thornton has a September 24, 1981agreement with FRICO, the BurlingtonDitch Land and Reservoir Company, andthe Wellington Reservoir Company for useof the first 200 cfs of excess capacity inthe Burlington Canal and a July 18, 1985agreement with the Henrylyn IrrigationDistrict for use of the first 100 cfs of ex-cess capacity in the Burlington Canal.United’s use of the Burlington Canal willbe subject to and limited by Thornton’s pri-or rights. 2.2.3. Beebe Seep Canal.Point(s) of diversion from the Beebe SeepCanal for delivery of water to storage inHighlands Reservoir may be located atone or more of the following locations, allof which will divert surface water only:2.2.3.1. In the SE1/4 of Section 30, Town-ship 1 North, Range 65 West of the 6thP.M., Weld County, Colorado. 2.2.3.2. Inthe SE1/4 of the NE1/4 of Section 30,Township 1 North, Range 65 West of the6th P.M., Weld County, Colorado. 2.2.3.3.In the W1/2 of the NW1/4 of Section 29,Township 1 North, Range 65 West of the6th P.M., Weld County, Colorado. 2.2.3.4.In the NE1/4 of the NW1/4 of Section 6,Township 1 South, Range 65 West of the6th P.M., Adams County, Colorado.2.2.3.5. Final locations of diversion pointsfrom the Beebe Seep Canal will be con-sistent with applicable provisions of thestipulation between Town of Lochbuie andA p p l i c a n t s i n C a s e N o s .02CW404/03CW442 and 10CW306. 2.3.Source. South Platte River and unappro-priated water accruing to the Beebe SeepCanal throughout the length of the Canalfrom Barr Lake to the point(s) of diversion.2.4. Amount and Rate Claimed. 2,000acre-feet conditional, with one refill in theamount of 2,000 acre-feet per year condi-tional. 2.4.1. United Diversion Facility No.3. The maximum diversion rate is 250 cfs.2.4.2. Burlington Canal. The maximum di-version rate is 250 cfs. 2.4.3. Beebe SeepCanal. The maximum diversion rate ofseepage water accruing in the BeebeSeep Canal is 15 cfs for each of the diver-sion points identified in Section 2.2.3above, and a maximum combined rate of15 cfs from all Beebe Seep Canal diver-sions. 2.4.4. The maximum combined rateof diversion into Highlands Reservoir fromall diversion points simultaneously is 250cfs. 2.5.Date of Appropriation. April 19,2016. 2.6. How Appropriation was Initi-ated. The appropriation date is based onUnited’s Board of Directors’ approval of aresolution on April 18, 2016, approvingthis appropriation (attached as Exhibit 2);the execution of a water supply contractwith the owners of the lands on which thewater will be used, sometimes referred toas the Highlands Property, dated April 18,2016; the execution of a water supply con-tract with 70 Ranch, LLC on February 1,2016 for the supply of water for irrigationof lands owned by 70 Ranch, LLC; andthe filing of this Application as directed bythe Resolution. United has conducted en-gineering studies to determine the feasibil-ity of constructing Highlands Reservoir,has identified the location of HighlandsReservoir as described above in para-graph 2.1.1., and has identified the loca-tion of the diversion structures as de-scribed in paragraph 2.2. 2.7. Date WaterFirst Applied to Beneficial Use. Not ap-plicable, conditional water right. 2.8. Uses.By this application, United seeks a decreegranting the right to use the above-de-scribed conditional water right as follows:2.8.1. Directly or as a source of augment-ation and substitute supply for use onlands owned by United and the owners ofland in the Beebe Draw sometimes re-ferred to as the Highlands Property towhom United has a contractual obligationto provide water for land development foruses including but not limited to municipal,commercial, irrigation, domestic, storage,exchange, augmentation and replace-ment, recharge, and substitute supply.The volume of water claimed herein is in-tended to provide water for the claimedbeneficial uses and to protect against peri-ods of drought. 2.8.2. Directly or as asource of augmentation and substitutesupply to meet, if required, contractual ob-ligations to ACWWA and ECCV. 2.8.3.Directly or as a source of augmentationand substitute supply for irrigation of theDeSanti Parcel, described below, and oth-er lands owned by United or 70 Ranch,LLC in the Beebe Draw. 2.8.4. United in-tends to maintain dominion and controlover the wastewater effluent and lawn ir-rigation return flows resulting from use ofthe subject water rights on the HighlandsProperty. United asks the Court to de-cree that it has the right to use, reuse,successively use and dispose of by sale,exchange, augmentation, or otherwise, toextinction all water lawfully diverted and/orimpounded, as decreed herein or pursu-ant to a separate decree. 2.9. Total Capa-city. Highlands Reservoir has a currentlyplanned total capacity of 2,800 acre-feet.2.10. Name and Addresses of theOwner of the Storage Structure and theDiversion Facilities Listed Above, andlands on which those facilities will be loc-ated. 2.10.1. Highlands Reservoir will beowned by the United Water and Sanita-tion District, 8301 East Prentice Ave.,Suite 100, Greenwood Village, Colorado80111. 2.10.2. The land on which theReservoir will be located is currentlyowned by Highland Equities, L.L.C., 8301East Prentice Ave., Suite 100, Green-wood Village, Colorado 80111. 2.10.3.The United Water and Sanitation District,8301 East Prentice Ave., Suite 100,Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111 holdsa perpetual easement granted by Hender-son Aggregate, LTD for the United Diver-sion Facility No. 3. The diversion struc-ture is owned by United. 2.10.4. The Burl-i n g t o n C a n a l ( a l s o k n o w n a sBurlington/O’Brien Canal) and the BeebeSeep Canal are owned by FRICO, 80South 27th Avenue Brighton, Colorado80601. 2.10.5. Barr Lake and the canalswhich will be used to deliver water toHighlands Reservoir are owned byFRICO. 2.10.6. The land on which the pro-posed diversion point from the BeebeSeep Canal, described in Paragraph2.2.3.1 above, may be located is ownedby one or more of Edmundson Land, LLC(P.O. Box 932, Brighton, Colorado 80601)and Public Service Company of Colorado(P.O. Box 1979, Denver, Colorado,80201). 2.10.7. The land on which the pro-posed diversion point from the BeebeSeep Canal, described in Paragraph2.2.3.2 above, may be located is ownedby one or more of Vicki and David Pelleti-er (3851 E. Geddes Ave., Centennial, Col-orado 80122) and Weld County, Colorado(1150 O St., Greeley, Colorado 80631).2.10.8. The land on which the proposeddiversion point from the Beebe SeepCanal, described in Paragraph 2.2.3.3above, may be located is owned by one ormore of Len Pettinger (18437 CountyRoad 8, Brighton, Colorado 80603) andTown of Lochbuie, Colorado (703 CountyRoad 37, Brighton, Colorado 80603).2.10.9. The land on which the proposeddiversion point from the Beebe SeepCanal, described in Paragraph 2.2.3.4above, may be located is owned by MileHigh Duck Club c/o Brown and Locke P.C.(1720 S. Bellaire St., Ste. 405, Denver,Colorado 80222). 3. Description of Condi-tional Exchange Rights. 3.1. Background.United seeks conditional appropriativerights of exchange along the Beebe SeepCanal as set forth below. 3.2. Exchange-From Points. 3.2.1. Highlands Reservoir.Highlands Reservoir is located in theBeebe Draw as described above in Para-graph 2.1.1 as shown in Exhibit 1. Waterwill be released to the Beebe Seep Canalthrough the outlet works of HighlandsReservoir. The location of the outlet struc-ture for Highlands Reservoir has not beenfinally determined. The preliminary designanticipates that the Reservoir will be grav-ity drained under Weld County Road 39into the existing drainage that has pipecrossings of the railroad and Interstate 76and then flows west on the south side ofWCR 4 to the Beebe Draw in the NW1/4of the NE1/4 of Section 31, Township 1North, Range 65 West of the 6th P.M.,Weld County, Colorado. An inlet structurefrom the Beebe Seep Canal, the potentiallocations of which are described above inparagraph 2.2.3, may be designed to alsodeliver water from Highlands Reservoir tothe Beebe Seep Canal, and as an outletstructure it would also be an exchange-from point. 3.2.2. Lochbuie WastewaterTreatment Plant. The Town of Lochbuiehas a contractual obligation to providewastewater treatment services for theHighlands Property, and the outlet of theLochbuie wastewater treatment plant tothe Beebe Seep Canal may be an ex-change-from point. The Lochbuiewastewater treatment plant is located inthe NE1/4 of the NW1/4 of the NW1/4 ofSection 29, Township 1 North, Range 65West, 6th P.M. 3.2.3. Accretion Point forLawn Irrigation Return Flows. Lawn irriga-tion return flows resulting from the irriga-tion of lawns and public spaces in theHighlands Development will accrete toone or more points in the Beebe Drawfrom which United will exchange the re-turn flows. The accretion points andquantities of return flows will be determ-ined in a future water court proceeding.3.3. Exchange-To Points. 3.3.1. BarrLake. Barr Lake is located in portions ofSections 15, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28, and33, Township 1 South, Range 66 West,6th P.M., Weld County, Colorado. 3.3.2.Toe of Barr Lake Dam. The toe of BarrLake Dam is located in the NW1/4 of Sec-tion 23, Township 1 South, Range 66West, 6th P.M., Weld County, Colorado,approximately 390 feet from the Northsection line and 930 feet from the Westsection line. 3.3.3. DeSanti Headgate. Theheadgate for the DeSanti Recharge Pondis located on the DeSanti Parcel, which islocated in the SE1/4 of Section 11, Town-ship 1 South, Range 66 West, 6th P.M.,Adams County, Colorado. 3.3.4. High-lands Reservoir Beebe Seep Canal Diver-sion(s). The Highlands Reservoir BeebeSeep Canal diversion points are located inthe Beebe Draw as described in Para-graph 2.2.3 above. Water will be ex-changed to these points from the High-lands wastewater treatment plant and theaccretion point(s) for Highlands lawn irrig-ation return flows. 3.4. Sources of Substi-tute Supply. 3.4.1. Water stored in High-lands Reservoir pursuant to the condition-al water storage right described in Para-graph 2 above. 3.4.2. Other water ownedor leased by United stored in HighlandsReservoir if decreed for such uses. 3.4.3.Reusable, consumable effluent from theuse of water in the Highlands Develop-ment. 3.4.4. Lawn irrigation return flowsfrom irrigation in the Highlands Develop-ment when quantified in a future watercourt proceeding. 3.5. Maximum Ex-change Rate. 50 cfs. 3.6. Date of Appro-priation. April 19, 2016. 3.6.1. How Ap-propriation was Initiated. The appropri-ation date is based on United’s Board ofDirectors’ approval of a resolution on April18, 2016, approving this appropriation (at-tached as Exhibit 2); the execution of awater supply contract with the owners ofthe lands on which the water will be used,sometimes referred to as the HighlandsProperty, dated April 18, 2016; the execu-tion of a water supply contract with 70Ranch, LLC on February 1, 2016 for thesupply of water for irrigation of landsowned by 70 Ranch, LLC; and the filing ofthis Application as directed by the Resolu-tion. United has conducted engineeringstudies to determine the feasibility of con-structing Highlands Reservoir, has identi-fied the location of Highlands Reservoir asdescribed above in paragraph 2.1.1., andhas identified the location of the diversionstructures as described in paragraph 2.2.3.7. Date Water First Applied to BeneficialUse. Not applicable, conditional waterright. 3.8. Uses. The water exchangedpursuant to this conditional exchange rightwill be used for the purposes described inParagraph 2.8 above. 3.9. Name and Ad-dresses of the Owner of the Exchange-From and the Exchange-To Points ListedAbove. See Paragraph 2.10 above. TheTown of Lochbuie owns the Lochbuiewastewater treatment plant. (8 pages, 2exhibit)


YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that anyparty who wishes to oppose an applica-tion, or an amended application, may filewith the Water Clerk, P. O. Box 2038,Greeley, CO 80632, a verified Statementof Opposition, setting forth facts as to whythe application should not be granted, orwhy it should be granted only in part or oncertain conditions. Such Statement of Op-position must be filed by the last day ofJUNE 2016 ( fo rms ava i l ab le onwww.courts.state.co.us or in the Clerk’soffice), and must be filed as an Originaland include $158.00 filing fee. A copy ofeach Statement of Opposition must alsobe served upon the Appl icant orApplicant’s Attorney and an affidavit orcertificate of such service of mailing shallbe filed with the Water Clerk.

Legal Notice No.: 23402First Publication: May 19, 2016Last Publication: May 19, 2016Publisher: Elbert County News


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TO: ALL PERSONS INTERESTEDIN WATER APPLICATION

IN WATER DIV. 1

Pursuant to C.R.S. 37-92-302, you arenotified that the following is a resume of allwater right applications and certainamendments filed in the Office of the Wa-ter Clerk during the month of APRIL 2016for each County affected.

16CW3054 Winston and Verona Friedly,11962 Huckleberry Drive, Franktown,CO 80116 (James J. Petrock, Petrock &Fendel, 700 17th Street, #1800, Denver,CO 80202), APPLICATION FOR UNDER-GROUND WATER RIGHTS FROM NON-TRIBUTARY AND NOT NONTRIBU-TARY SOURCES AND FOR APPROVALOF PLAN FOR AUGMENTATION, IN THENONTRIBUTARY LOWER DAWSON,DENVER, ARAPAHOE AND LARAMIE-FOX HILLS AND THE NOT NONTRIBU-TARY UPPER DAWSON AQUIFERS, EL-BERT COUTNY. 20 acres being Lot 4,Robinson Minor Subdivision, located inthe NW1/4SW1/4 of Section 34, T7S,R65W of the 6th P.M., Elbert County, asshown on Attachment A hereto ("SubjectProperty"). Source of Water Rights: TheUpper Dawson aquifer is not nontributaryas described in Sections 37-90-103(10.7),C.R.S., and the Lower Dawson, Denver,Arapahoe and Laramie-Fox Hills aquifersare nontributary as described in Section37-90-103(10.5), C.R.S. Est imatedAmounts: Upper Dawson: 5.8 acre-feet,Lower Dawson: 2.8 acre-feet, Denver: 6.3acre-feet, Arapahoe: 8.4 acre-feet, Laram-ie-Fox Hills: 6.1acre-feet. Proposed Use:Domestic, commercial, industrial, irriga-tion, agriculture, livestock watering, fireprotection, and augmentation purposes,including storage, both on and off the Sub-ject Property. Description of plan for aug-mentation: Groundwater to be augmented:2 acre-feet per year of Upper Dawsonaquifer groundwater as requested herein.Water rights for augmentation: Returnflows from the use of not nontributary andnontributary groundwater and direct dis-charge of nontributary ground water.Statement of plan for augmentation: TheUpper Dawson aquifer water will be usedthrough individual wells to serve 2 resid-ences at rates of flow not to exceed 15gpm. Each well will withdraw 1 acre-footannually for inhouse use (0.35 acre-feet),irrigation of 10,500 square-feet of lawn,garden, and trees (0.6 acre-feet), stock-watering of up to 4 large domestic anim-als (0.05 acre-feet). Applicants reserve theright to amend these amounts and valueswithout amending the application or re-publishing the same. Sewage treatmentfor inhouse use will be provided by non-evaporative septic systems and returnflow from inhouse and irrigation use will beapproximately 90% and 15% of that use,respectively. During pumping Applicantswill replace actual depletions to the af-fected stream system pursuant to Section37-90-137(9)(c.5), C.R.S. Depletions oc-cur to the Cherry Creek stream systemand return flows accrue to the SouthPlatte River via Cherry Creek and thosereturn flows are sufficient to replace actu-al depletions while the subject groundwa-ter is being pumped. Applicants will re-serve an equal amount of nontributarygroundwater underlying the Subject Prop-erty to meet post pumping augmentationrequirements. Further, Applicants praythat this Court grant the application andfor such other relief as seems proper inthe premises. (6 pages).


YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that anyparty who wishes to oppose an applica-tion, or an amended application, may filewith the Water Clerk, P. O. Box 2038,Greeley, CO 80632, a verified Statementof Opposition, setting forth facts as to whythe application should not be granted, orwhy it should be granted only in part or oncertain conditions. Such Statement of Op-position must be filed by the last day ofJUNE 2016 ( fo rms ava i l ab le onwww.courts.state.co.us or in the Clerk’soffice), and must be filed as an Originaland include $158.00 filing fee. A copy ofeach Statement of Opposition must alsobe served upon the Appl icant orApplicant’s Attorney and an affidavit orcertificate of such service of mailing shall



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TO: ALL PERSONS INTERESTEDIN WATER APPLICATION

IN WATER DIV. 1

Pursuant to C.R.S. 37-92-302, you arenotified that the following is a resume of allwater right applications and certainamendments filed in the Office of the Wa-ter Clerk during the month of APRIL 2016for each County affected.

16CW3054 Winston and Verona Friedly,11962 Huckleberry Drive, Franktown,CO 80116 (James J. Petrock, Petrock &Fendel, 700 17th Street, #1800, Denver,CO 80202), APPLICATION FOR UNDER-GROUND WATER RIGHTS FROM NON-TRIBUTARY AND NOT NONTRIBU-TARY SOURCES AND FOR APPROVALOF PLAN FOR AUGMENTATION, IN THENONTRIBUTARY LOWER DAWSON,DENVER, ARAPAHOE AND LARAMIE-FOX HILLS AND THE NOT NONTRIBU-TARY UPPER DAWSON AQUIFERS, EL-BERT COUTNY. 20 acres being Lot 4,Robinson Minor Subdivision, located inthe NW1/4SW1/4 of Section 34, T7S,R65W of the 6th P.M., Elbert County, asshown on Attachment A hereto ("SubjectProperty"). Source of Water Rights: TheUpper Dawson aquifer is not nontributaryas described in Sections 37-90-103(10.7),C.R.S., and the Lower Dawson, Denver,Arapahoe and Laramie-Fox Hills aquifersare nontributary as described in Section37-90-103(10.5), C.R.S. Est imatedAmounts: Upper Dawson: 5.8 acre-feet,Lower Dawson: 2.8 acre-feet, Denver: 6.3acre-feet, Arapahoe: 8.4 acre-feet, Laram-ie-Fox Hills: 6.1acre-feet. Proposed Use:Domestic, commercial, industrial, irriga-tion, agriculture, livestock watering, fireprotection, and augmentation purposes,including storage, both on and off the Sub-ject Property. Description of plan for aug-mentation: Groundwater to be augmented:2 acre-feet per year of Upper Dawsonaquifer groundwater as requested herein.Water rights for augmentation: Returnflows from the use of not nontributary andnontributary groundwater and direct dis-charge of nontributary ground water.Statement of plan for augmentation: TheUpper Dawson aquifer water will be usedthrough individual wells to serve 2 resid-ences at rates of flow not to exceed 15gpm. Each well will withdraw 1 acre-footannually for inhouse use (0.35 acre-feet),irrigation of 10,500 square-feet of lawn,garden, and trees (0.6 acre-feet), stock-watering of up to 4 large domestic anim-als (0.05 acre-feet). Applicants reserve theright to amend these amounts and valueswithout amending the application or re-publishing the same. Sewage treatmentfor inhouse use will be provided by non-evaporative septic systems and returnflow from inhouse and irrigation use will beapproximately 90% and 15% of that use,respectively. During pumping Applicantswill replace actual depletions to the af-fected stream system pursuant to Section37-90-137(9)(c.5), C.R.S. Depletions oc-cur to the Cherry Creek stream systemand return flows accrue to the SouthPlatte River via Cherry Creek and thosereturn flows are sufficient to replace actu-al depletions while the subject groundwa-ter is being pumped. Applicants will re-serve an equal amount of nontributarygroundwater underlying the Subject Prop-erty to meet post pumping augmentationrequirements. Further, Applicants praythat this Court grant the application andfor such other relief as seems proper inthe premises. (6 pages).


YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that anyparty who wishes to oppose an applica-tion, or an amended application, may filewith the Water Clerk, P. O. Box 2038,Greeley, CO 80632, a verified Statementof Opposition, setting forth facts as to whythe application should not be granted, orwhy it should be granted only in part or oncertain conditions. Such Statement of Op-position must be filed by the last day ofJUNE 2016 ( fo rms ava i l ab le onwww.courts.state.co.us or in the Clerk’soffice), and must be filed as an Originaland include $158.00 filing fee. A copy ofeach Statement of Opposition must alsobe served upon the Appl icant orApplicant’s Attorney and an affidavit orcertificate of such service of mailing shall


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IN WATER DIV. 1


16CW3057 Michael and VirginiaRodman, 42350 London Drive, Parker,CO 80134 (James J. Petrock, Petrock &Fendel, 700 17th Street, #1800, Denver,CO 80202), APPLICATION FOR AP-PROVAL OF PLAN FOR AUGMENTA-TION, ELBERT COUNTY. Groundwater tobe augmented: 1 acre-foot per year for100 years of not nontributary UpperDawson aquifer groundwater as decreedin Case No. 12CW84, District Court, Wa-ter Division 1. Applicants are the ownersof 5.4 acres being Lot 83, Parker HylandsFiling 2, which is generally located in theSW1/4SW1/4 of Section 35, T6S, R65Wof the 6th P.M., Elbert County, as shownon At tachment A hereto (SubjectProperty). Water rights to be used for aug-mentation: Return flows from the use ofnot nontributary Upper Dawson aquiferwater and return flows and direct dis-charge of nontributary groundwater under-lying the Subject Property as also de-creed in Case No. 12CW84. Statement ofplan for augmentation: The Upper Dawsonaquifer groundwater will be used for inhouse use (0.35 acre-feet), irrigation of9500 square feet of lawn, garden, andtrees (0.55 acre-feet per year), and stock-watering of up to 8 large domestic anim-als (0.1 acre-feet). Applicants reserve theright to revise these amounts and useswithout having to amend or republish thisapplication. Sewage treatment for inhouse use will be provided by a non-evap-orative septic system. Return flows asso-ciated with in house use will be approxim-ately 90% of water used for that purposeand return flow associated with irrigationuse will be approximately 15% of waterused for that purpose. During pumpingApplicants will replace actual depletions tothe affected stream system pursuant toSection 37-90-137(9)(c.5), C.R.S. Applic-ants estimate that depletions occur to theCoal Creek stream system. Return flowsfrom use of the subject water rights fromin house and irrigation use will accrue tothe South Platte River system via CoalCreek and those return flows are suffi-cient to replace actual depletions while thesubject groundwater is being pumped. Ap-plicants will reserve an equal amount ofnontributary groundwater as decreed inCase No. 12CW84 to meet post-pumpingaugmentation requirements. Further, Ap-plicants pray that this Court grant the ap-plication and for such other relief asseems proper in the premises. (4 pages).




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NOTICE TO CREDITORSEstate of James Allen Bowman,

DeceasedCase Number 16PR30024

All persons having claims against theabove-named estate are required topresent them to the Personal Represent-ative or to District Court of Elbert County,Colorado on or before September 19,2016, or the claims may be forever barred.

Andrea WheltonPersonal Representative4581 Maylaya StreetDenver, Colorado 80249

Legal Notice No.: 23406First Publication: May 19, 2016Last Publication: June 2, 2016Publisher: The Elbert County News


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