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Debate persists over oil, gas rulesNew community development director feeling the pressureBy George [email protected]

Updating zoning regulations that will guide future oil and gas exploration in El-bert County is proving to be a major chal-lenge for new community and develop-ment services director Kyle Fenner.

On the job less than four months, Fenner stirred up a hornet’s nest Sept. 17 after calling off a meeting of the county’s so-called citizen “editing” committee, which had been helping officials craft updated regulations for future oil and gas exploration in a county that is still rela-tively untapped for fossil fuels.

The editing committee, made up of eight county residents, had been sched-uled to meet the evening of Sept. 17. Fenner showed up at the county court-house a little after 6 p.m. to make sure people were told that the meeting was not going to take place. She says she was met by “a number of angry people wait-ing outside” who accused her of cancel-ing the meeting at the last minute — and without explanation.

At the regular Board of County Com-missioners meeting on Sept. 25, Fenner asked commissioners whether a sched-uled Sept. 26 meeting of the editing com-mittee should still take place.

“I have been trying to follow the direc-tion of the board and respect the historic process in Elbert County while also try-ing to adhere to Colorado state statute,” Fenner told commissioners. “I would ask that I have a sheriff’s deputy there if the (Sept. 26) meeting occurs. My gut tells me that it’s going to be uncomfortable and I’ll be outnumbered.”

“I am being pulled in a number of directions,” Fenner added, not trying to mask her obvious frustration. “I will speak my mind and stand up for things I believe in. One of the things I will not do is stick my neck out only to have it chopped off.”

Community and Development Services Director Kyle Fenner pauses to collect her materials following the Sept. 25 BOCC meeting. Photo by George Lurie

New school under constructionTown of Elbert will see facility open for 2014-15 school yearBy George [email protected]

Construction work is well underway on a new $20.6 million school in the town of Elbert and school district officials con-firmed last week that the new facility re-mains on track to open in the fall of 2014.

“Workers are putting up the pre-cast walls around the gym,” said the district’s business manager, Bev McGuire. “With the recent rain, they are a few days behind schedule but there are areas where they can catch up.”

The 73,000-square-foot construc-tion project will include a separate 3,000-square-foot maintenance facility and “bus shed,” said McGuire.

There will be a total of 21 preschool-through-12th-grade classrooms in the new school as well as a cafeteria, library, gymnasium and auxiliary gym.

“The auxiliary gym will be used for things like graduations,” said McGuire. “That’s where the stage will be.”

The project was financed, in part, by a $17.3 million state BEST grant.

“The grant does not allow us to build for growth,” said McGuire.

“But the classrooms in the new facility will be a little bigger than the ones in the old school.”

The school district qualified for the grant when voters in 2012 approved a $2.8 million bond issue, which passed by a relatively slim 52 percent to 48 percent margin.

Two earlier attempts to pass a school bond in Elbert were unsuccessful.

Elbert’s current school, home to some 200 students, was built in the 1930s and has been added on to seven times over the years, said McGuire.

Elbert’s new school will be the county’s second new public school to open in the past two years: the Big Sandy Schools, a new preschool-through-12th-grade facil-ity in Simla, opened at the beginning of the 2013 school year.

In 2012, Elbert was one of 14 districts across the state to pass local funding mechanisms to qualify for a Building Excellent Schools Today, or BEST grant, which were offered through the Colorado Department of Education.

An artist’s rendering depicts what Elbert’s new school will look like once it’s operating. Courtesy image

Construction is well underway in Elbert at the site of the town’s new school. Photos by George Lurie

Elbert’s existing school was built in the 1930s.

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Thursday, October 3rd:Healthcare Policy Taskforce

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Tuesday, October 8th: Meet Douglas County School Board Candidate Bill Hodges


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Meet Centennial City Council Candidate Mark Gotto


Business Bible Study


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Wednesday, October 9th:Meet Douglas County School Board Candidate Judi Reynolds


Meet Littleton City Council Candidate Randy Stein


Nonprofit & Business Partnership Advisory Board


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Thursday, October 10th:Littleton Business Coalition Advisory Board

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Friday, October 11th:Economic Development Group Monthly Investor Breakfast


Sunday, October 13th:Run the Rocks with the Chamber!

Red Rocks Amphitheater, 18300 W. Alameda Parkway, Morrison

On Friday, September 20th, the South Metro Denver Women in Leadership (WIL) hosted its fifth Annual Women’s Leadership Conference themed “WIL to Prosper.” This exciting and enlightening event took place at the Embassy Suites DTC and included free mammograms, 9 different morning and afternoon break-out sessions, the Annual Women’s Leadership Awards Luncheon, and a cocktail reception to end the day. The conference was a great experience for the 165 business women who attended.

The early morning hour of 7:30 featured a delicious buffet breakfast as the gathering women listened as Chamber President & CEO John Brackney and current WIL Chair Gina Kaelin-Westcott of Extreme Relation-ship Management welcomed the ladies and gave insights regarding the day’s events.

Several Chamber Investors took advan-tage of the opportunity to present their products and services at booths throughout the day. Kuni Honda on Arapahoe, Schomp Automotive, Arbonne International, Park Meadows, Silpada Jewelry, Take Shape for Life, Lovett Family Chiropractic and Well-ness Center, University of Colorado Hospital

and the South Metro Denver Small Business Development Center were present with an enthusiastic audience.

The 5th Annual Women’s Leadership Awards Luncheon began with a presenta-tion by Heather Halpape, Public Affairs Manager for Safeway Denver, of a check for $3000 to Project C.U.R. E. Laurie Porter for Project C.U.R. E. spoke on the great work the organization does with getting much needed medical supplies set to developing countries.

Outstanding women who have demon-strated outstanding leadership in their busi-nesses and community were then honored. To rounds of applause Pamela Kelly of Park Meadows was christened Outstanding Leader of the Year Holly Mullins, Farmers In-surance Agent/Owner was named Emerging Business Leader of the Year, Bridget Lovett, Co-Owner of Lovett Family Chiropractic and Wellness Center gained Community Leader of the Year, Kristie Nelson, Realtor with Remax Alliance was the Inspirational Leader of the Year, and Leah Dirks, Vice President at 1st Bank was named Philanthropic Leader of the Year.

KWGN anchor Natalie Tysdal was the keynote speaker for the luncheon. Dur-ing her honest and sometimes emotional presentation, Natalie spoke on her decision to become a reporter in order to be sure that people were portrayed by the media with compassion and integrity. Her conflicts with being a woman in a male-dominated arena and her stance on what is appropriate to re-port and what is not were covered as well as her new entrepreneurial endeavor, EverWise Entertainment.

The conference presented 9 seminars including three panel discussions. Semi-

nar topics were wide ranging and included Empowerment by Dynamic Leadership, The Power of Saying “No”, Making Connections, Maximizing Social Media, Mastering Your Influence and Credibility, Creating Culture, Time and Stress Management, Branding Yourself and Your Business and Strategic Thinking.

Throughout the day, the University of Colorado’s “Pink Lifesaver” mobile mam-mogram bus was parked in front of the hotel, offering free breast screening to any conference participant who wished. Others took the chance to sit in and experience the new 2014 Honda CRV and Mini convertible presented by Kuni Honda on Arapahoe and Schomp Automotive.

The day ended with a Networking Cock-tail event in order to allow the attendees the opportunity to unwind and share their experiences among themselves. A variety of WIL supporters held drawings for items such as gift baskets, and evenings out on the town during the event. The day’s events were sponsored by Safeway, University of Colo-rado Hospital, Park Meadows, and Schomp Automotive.

The Chamber’s Women In Leadership Group brings together women of different backgrounds: business leaders, activists, educators, and many others. They feature influential and inspirational businesswom-en as speakers at many Chamber investor sites to share their career path, the challeng-es they have overcome and new ways to help businesses of all sizes to prosper through Collaboration, Empowerment and Transfor-mation . For more information about this dynamic group, contact Ali Recek at 303-795-0142 or [email protected].

5th Annual Women in Leadership Conference Inspires Women

KWGN Anchorwoman Natalie Tysdal giving the key-note address at the 5th Annual Leadership Awards Luncheon.

WIL Conference attendees gather for a group photo in front of the University of Colorado Hospital’s PinkLifesaver mobile mammogram bus. (back l to r) Holly Mullins and Sandra Coen, (front

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Business Alliance reconvenesPanel seeks to support, bolster area commerceBy George [email protected]

Business is good in Elbert Coun-ty but it could be better, says Bever-ly Durant, the executive director of Elizabeth’s Chamber of Commerce.

So with the goal of identify-ing new ways to juice commerce around the county, Durant invited more than a dozen area business leaders and government officials, including Elbert County Commis-sioner Larry Ross and Elizabeth Town Administrator Dick Eason, to attend a Sept. 19 meeting of the El-bert County Business Alliance.

Held from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Elizabeth Town Hall, the meeting was called to reconvene and jump-start the unofficial business group, which was formed a year ago by

Durant and Kyle Fenner, who is now Elbert County director of com-munity and development services.

“With all of her new responsibili-ties with the county, Kyle is not go-ing to be able to be as involved with the group,” Durant told those who attended the most recent meeting. “Hopefully, other people will step up.”

Admitting that attendance at the few business alliance meetings held over the summer “tapered off pretty dramatically,” Durant added: “We had a lot of people coming at one time. So it’s good to see so many people came out for tonight’s meet-ing.”

Durant explained that the ECBA was originally formed to “contrib-ute to the success of local business-es through promotion, coaching, networking and advocacy efforts that foster both a vibrant commu-nity and additional economic de-velopment.”

During the Sept. 19 meeting, Durant requested that the more than dozen business owners in at-

tendance sign up for one of four committees that will be formed to support the ECBA’s overall mission.

The stated goals of each com-mittee — promotion, coaching, networking and advocacy — were chosen to reflect the alliance’s over-all purpose and mission, Durant said.

Ross said he would work to sup-port the group. “This is a great dy-namic to have in our community and I really encourage you,” the commissioner said.

“These meetings are a great ve-hicle to bring out good ideas and leverage the assets and attributes of the county for economic advantage and I will support your efforts any way I can.”

“We need to find ways to grow our own business and to encourage new businesses to come to town,” said Margie Ammons, who together with her husband, Cliff, operates a photography business in Elizabeth.

Among the topics brought up at the meeting:

• How to take advantage of the

influx of construction workers com-ing in and out of the county every day to build the new school in El-bert.

• How to promote Elbert County as a “destination” for activities and events without having a motel or hotel in Elizabeth, the county’s larg-est town.

“I think the meeting went very well,” Durant said afterwards. “There were some great ideas and it appeared people were ready to work together and solve some chal-lenges.”

Durant believes the business alliance can only be successful if “we all exchange ideas and have an open dialogue. I think the group will continue to grow in size as the word gets around to the community.”

The next meeting of the Elbert County Business Alliance is sched-uled for Oct. 17 at 6 p.m. at the Eliz-abeth Town Hall.

For more information or to join the group, contact Durant at 303-646-4287 or [email protected].

have a story idea?Email your ideas to Elbert County Reporter George Lurie at [email protected] or call him at 303-566-4109.


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At one time, Maria Nunez was a single mom struggling alone to reach a settlement with her ex. To-day, she’s a confident personal train-er with fair child support and visita-tion agreements.

Nunez credits help she got from Metro Volunteer Lawyers.

“I felt that I was in the middle of a big support group,” she says in a video shown to elected officials and others from throughout the 18th Ju-dicial District during the Access to Justice Hearing, held Sept. 24 at the Arapahoe County Justice Center.

“It was nice to see how that helped Maria grow,” attorney Steve Cook says in the video.

When someone facing criminal charges shows up in court without an attorney, the judge can appoint a public defender at taxpayer ex-pense. But there is no such provision in civil cases like divorce, probate and custody battles — situations that people who can’t afford an at-torney commonly face.

“I was drowning in debt, as every-one was at the time,” said Patricia Crowe, who saved her house from foreclosure with help an attorney from Colorado Legal Services. “He was very good and very thorough, and he was with me through the whole deal.”

Hobbs presented data indicat-ing there are 85,000 people living in poverty in the 18th Judicial District, a number that is projected to grow by 45 percent before the year 2040. In 2012, more than 82,000 civil cases were filed in the district, mostly in county court.

There are efforts throughout the district to provide help for people facing civil battles, whether they are defending themselves or filing a claim. For example, Douglas and Arapahoe counties both have “pro se clinics” to guide people repre-senting themselves through the court system.

“I compare it to changing an oil filter,” said David Rolfe of the Doug-las Pro Se and Mediation Clinic. “If you’ve never changed an oil filter, you’re going to want to get with a buddy and watch it happen first.”

There’s also a new self-help cen-ter at the Arapahoe County Justice Center that’s seen more than 1,000 people since it opened at the begin-ning of the year. Its director, Lindsey Adams, said domestic-relations cas-es make up 76 percent of those she sees. In divorce cases, for example, people can pick up a packet from the clerk’s office, fill it out and file everything themselves. But they of-ten get stuck.

“There’s a real emotional factor,” she said. “Even though it has in-structions, it can be overwhelming.”

Families facing separation due to deportation can often be waylaid by emotion, as well. Mekela Goehring of the Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network explained that undocumented immigrants have no right to an attorney, no matter their status, nationality or even age.

“It simply is an injustice that 5-year-olds are forced to represent themselves,” she said.

Organizations like MVL and CLS provide volunteer attorneys to the indigent, but they rely on state and local funding. Representatives from those organizations say the money is unpredictable, insufficient and dwindling.

“Despite our best efforts, the American Bar Association estimates only 20 percent of the legal needs of the poor are met,” said Jonathan Asher of CLS. “We, in fact, turn away one person for every person we

help.”Part of the money comes from

fees tacked on to filing charges, which some consider controversial.

“There is a real philosophical debate around funding our judicial system and access to it by charging the participants in the system,” said state Sen. Pat Steadman, D-Denver. “At some point, you can start to price it out of reach.”

Such assistance doesn’t just help the poor, notes Colorado Supreme Court Justice Gregory J. Hobbs. He says it speeds up the process for ev-eryone by keeping incorrect paper-work and confusion from leaving cases languishing on the dockets. And the longer they languish, the more they cost in the way of attor-ney fees, staff time and other re-sources, he said.

“It puts us as judges in a very dif-ficult position, because we can’t go out of our way to offer them legal advice,” he said. “We can help them along, but we can’t offer them a whole lot of guidance.”

Elbert County Commissioner Robert Rowland wondered about the other extreme, asking if a lot of pro se cases are frivolous and clog-ging up the courts unnecessarily.

“I have no doubt that some pro se people have meritless cases,” said Asher. “There are some who no reasonable lawyer would take their case. Some get that message, and some go ahead and file pro se.” But, he adds, assistance services can help weed those out.

Dianne Van Voorhees of MVL noted fundraising in this arena can be more challenging than in others, such as animal shelters or starving children.

“People say, `I love puppies, and I love kittens.’ But it’s tougher for our people. We get our people at the toughest time in their lives. … We need to figure out how to broaden the knowledge about this critical service we provide to the commu-nity.”

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‘Too good’ can make things go badJust even saying that we are “too good”

at something is kind of like saying we are having “too much fun,” or “we have too much money.” None of these statements makes a whole lot of sense, as I can’t remember a time when I actually had too much fun and I never found myself saying that there was no more room in my bank account because I simply had too much money.

However, I can look at times when I had reached a certain level of expertise or accomplishment at a specific skill or craft and can probably say that I had become “too good” at that particular skill. It’s not being good, great, or extremely accom-plished at something that is the problem, it’s when we become complacent or even maybe careless because we start to operate on autopilot.

I have met many extremely talented and skilled individuals and teams who are won-derfully accomplished. They never cease to amaze me with their capabilities and productivity. But even some of these folks

have gotten caught in the trap of compla-cency or carelessness, cutting corners and taking shortcuts because they have been doing their job or fulfilling their role for so many years they forget to pay attention to the details. When this happens they don’t produce their best work, or they set a poor example for someone who may be looking to learn from that person as a role model or mentor.

So how do we make sure that we do not lose sight of the importance of our gifts and talents that help us fulfill our pur-

pose, those things and skills that we have become so good at? How do we avoid the autopilot syndrome and maintain the in-tegrity of our effort and continued pursuit of being better than good?

One way is to always be willing to learn even more. No matter how good we believe we are, regardless of how strong, fast, accomplished or experienced we believe ourselves to be, there is always someone better, smarter, stronger, faster, and more productive than we are. Always. So we need to be willing to develop an attitude of being a constant student of the game, especially when it comes to those things that we are most passionate about.

Another good idea is to imagine that we are teaching someone how to do the very same thing that we do.

Even if we are alone performing a task or utilizing a skill, if we place ourselves in the role of the teacher, and remind ourselves the importance of safety, produc-tivity, quality, and value we will certainly deliver a product or accomplish something

that we can truly be proud of.I love the quote by Jim Collins found

in his book, “Good to Great”: “Good is the enemy of great.” When we settle for just being good at something we give up on our pursuit of achieving greatness or excel-lence.

So let’s not settle for just being “too good” at something, let’s focus on making sure that we remain diligent and proud of all that we do on our way to being great.

Are you having too much fun? Do you have too much money? I didn’t think so. But if you believe that you just might be too good for your own good at what you love to do the most, send me an email at [email protected] and tell me all about it. And as we grow each and every day, it really will be a better than good week.

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

Learn what ‘Obamacare’ means for youThe Affordable Care Act formally made

its debut on Oct. 1 when its central fea-ture — the state shopping exchanges and accompanying government subsidies to help low-and moderate-income people — opened for business.

Just how will this new act affect you? First, it’s important to understand what the Affordable Care Act is not. Contrary to what many politicians and others have claimed, it is not socialized medicine, and it is not government-run health care. It’s not even a national health insurance system like Medicare or the health systems in other countries.

Delivery of health care in the U.S. is mostly private, with doctors still being paid fees for their services by insurance compa-nies or government payers like Medicare. With the exception of a handful of facili-ties funded by counties or municipalities, hospitals are privately run. While they may be nominally not-for-profit businesses and receive certain tax advantages, they increasingly concentrate on the bottom line. In effect there’s not much difference between for-profit and not-for-profit facili-ties.

At its core the Affordable Care Act calls for improvements in existing American health-insurance arrangements. That arrangement can loosely be thought of as a kind of public/private partnership with Medicare available for those 65 and older

and some disabled people, Medicaid for people with very low incomes, and the commercial market with for-profit and not-for-profit insurance companies selling to everyone else.

The problem has been that some 50 million Americans — including about 716,000 in Colorado, according to the Kai-ser Family Foundation — have no coverage from any of those insurance arrangements. Because most have had no way to pay for care, they often tried to do without it and developed serious health problems as a result.

The Affordable Care Act aims to bring more of those Americans under the insurance tent primarily by making more people eligible for Medicaid and by making it easier to buy insurance in the so-called individual market. Most of those seek-ing insurance will shop in the new state exchanges that will offer a range of policies

sold by private insurance companies regu-lated by the states. The federal government can try to persuade insurers to lower their rates if increases exceed 10 percent.

Even with these expansions, the Con-gressional Budget Office estimated that some 30 million Americans will continue to be without health insurance. Some will take the small penalty for not having insur-ance, some will be illegal immigrants, and others are those with very low incomes in states that have chosen not to expand their Medicaid programs.

Insurers can no longer turn down people who have pre-existing medical conditions. Even very ill people will be guaranteed the right to buy health in-surance. What you buy in the exchange depends on how much you can spend and your tolerance for risk — the risk of hav-ing to pay out of pocket for many of your medical needs.

The cheapest insurance, so-called bronze policies, will cover only about 60 percent of your medical bills. A silver plan will cover 70 percent; a gold plan 80 per-cent; and a platinum plan 90 percent. The more coverage, the higher the premium.

The policies offered in any of these tiers are not identical, however. One company’s silver policy may offer a low deductible but charge policyholders high co-payments or high co-insurance, say 20 or 50 percent of a medical bill. Another company’s plan

might do the opposite — low co-insurance or co-payments as a trade-off for a high deductible.

Because insurance is so expensive, some people shopping on the exchanges will be eligible for subsidies in the form of tax credits. The subsidies are highest for individuals and families with the lowest incomes, but people with incomes up to 400 percent of the federal poverty level, or about $94,000 for a family of four, could qualify for some help.

People can sign up online or in person at one of the agencies in a state that pro-vides help from specially trained naviga-tors. The buying decision will not be an easy one, and buyers will need all the help they can get.

The Connect for Health Colorado website can be found at www.connect forhealthco.com. For general questions about the new health insurance market-place, call toll-free 1-855-752-6749.

Trudy Lieberman is immediate past president of the Association of Health Care Journalists. The Rural Health News Service is funded by a grant from The Commonwealth Fund and distributed through the Nebraska Press Association Foundation, the Colorado Press Associa-tion and the South Dakota Newspaper Association.

A real fly in the ointmentI have written a haiku for you today:

I despise all fliesMcFly is OK, that’s itThe rest are pests. Swat

I hate flies. I am sure that I would feel the same way about jellyfish and cane toads, but I never see them in my neigh-borhood. I haven’t seen a single Gaboon viper either. Gaboon vipers have the larg-est venom yield of any venomous snake.

No attempt was made to give flies a unique name, like butterflies and drag-onflies. A fly is just a fly. It’s entry-level naming.

“What does it do?”“It flies, that about it.”“We’ll call it a fly.”Sometimes you can’t even see them.

They just buzz around the kitchen, and do one touch-and-go after another.

There is one in the house right now. It’s in the kitchen. It may be a reincarnation. In fact, I am certain of it. I’m pretty sure it’s a former student of mine who once told me that she had a Mr. Smith doll that she put pins into every night after class.

But something went wrong, I guess, because Esther spent the last four weeks of the semester in the hospital. I figure she wanted to come back as a daffodil, but goofed that up too, and came back as a fly.

I have a fly swatter. That tells you a lot.

There is no such thing as a penguin swat-ter. There is no such thing as a raccoon swatter. We dislike flies so much that kill-ing devices are manufactured, and if you Google the word, you will see an extensive menu of swatters. Sometimes all it takes is a rolled-up newspaper.

If you are having a bad day, the sight of a butterfly can improve it immediately. If you are having a bad day, the sight — and sound — of a fly in your kitchen makes it worse.

I am having a good day, but knowing that Esther is in the house is bothersome. Knowing she is downstairs, perhaps sitting on a crumb, is unacceptable.

I have the business section rolled. Wish me luck.

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

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‘Process does not exist’Board Chair Robert Rowland told Fenner

“the editing committee was (formed) by your predecessor (Richard Miller). In terms of there being a formal recognized process that (gives that group) the ability to change planning commission documents, that process does not exist.”

Commissioner Larry Ross, who is the most cautious of the three commissioners in terms of embracing full-scale oil and gas exploration in the county, added: “I regret that there was confusion at the end of the last planning commission meeting over the issue of the editing committee.”

In the end, while attempting to stay at arm’s length from the actual drafting pro-cess, commissioners encouraged Fenner and her three-person department to work with the planning commission to draft the new oil and gas zoning regulations and then bring them back for board approval.

The Sept. 26 editing-committee meeting took place at the county courthouse, with Fenner, a sheriff’s deputy and about 40 citi-zens in attendance.

Concerns about waterAlthough many around the county wel-

come oil and gas exploration on their land — and will profit handsomely if it’s suc-cessful — there are concerns that drilling, if not regulated properly, could be a serious threat to the county’s most precious re-source — water.

Even Commissioner Kurt Schlegel said: “I live off a well and I’m concerned about my water as well.”

But at the Sept. 25 BOCC meeting, com-missioners made it crystal clear that the ed-iting committee was not sanctioned by the board and would have no formal role going forward in drafting the new zoning regula-tions.

“There is no editing committee,” said Schlegel.

The back-and-forth at the BOCC meet-ing caps a nearly three-year effort to update the county’s zoning regulations as they per-tain to oil and gas exploration.

Earlier this year, in a 2-1 vote on July 10, commissioners rejected an amendment to current land use regulations that sought to better define the county’s application process for issuing oil and gas exploration permits.

Rowland and Schlegel voted against the amendment, arguing that the way it was written put the county at risk of not only being in conflict with state oil and gas regu-lations, but also of complicating the coun-ty’s ability to sit down and negotiate with potential producers.

“I did not, truly, reach my decision on the matter until less than 24 hours before the vote,” Rowland said this past July.

“The bottom line was that we have to protect the county from issues associated with oil and gas exploration, but at the same time be open to embracing the ben-efits that come with it.”

Frustration with officialsAgate resident Rick Blotter told com-

missioners during the public comment portion of their Sept. 25 meeting: “This all seems backwards to me. It seems to me that you all have your own agendas. The editing committee has gone through a long process. Why don’t you (commissioners) just tell us what you want? Obviously what we’ve done so far isn’t right and we are go-ing to go through this whole process again. It’s a waste of time and it’s pointless.”

Saying that oil and gas exploration will impact the county’s water, schools, law enforcement, roads and housing, Blotter implored commissioners to “think ahead about what the potential impacts are go-ing to be. Let’s plan. Please gentlemen, take care of our public safety and health.”

Fenner admits her first few months on the job have been “anything but easy.”

Nonetheless, following the Sept. 25 BOCC meeting, she said she still believes the county is close to adopting new oil and gas regulations.

“All the work that has been done up to now is certainly not going to be thrown out,” said Fenner, an Elizabeth resident who moved to the area several years ago from Teller County, where she was also in-volved in community development.

Hired on May 28 of this year to replace both former planning director Richard Miller and former economic development director Craig Curl, Fenner had been man-aging the Colorado Horse Park Metropoli-tan District south of Parker before coming to work for the county.

At the Sept. 25 commissioners’ meeting, Fenner said that even if the editing commit-tee’s efforts no longer had official BOCC ap-proval, she was planning to go forward with the next day’s meeting “out of respect for

the work they have done up to now.”“If a group of citizens who still identify

themselves as an editing committee choose to have a meeting, that’s great. But there is no official editing committee,” Schlegel repeated. “Let’s stop using that term. … According to state statute, the way zoning regulations are amended is (county) staff develops a recommendation and that rec-ommendation is presented to the planning commission. That’s the process.”

Fenner thanked Schlegel for the clarifi-cation. “Oil and gas producers already have to go through a special use permit process to get formal approval to drill in Elbert County,” she said.

“They can’t just come out here and start poking holes in the ground.”

Thanking Fenner for her hard work - and persistence — Rowland added: “What we are doing now is taking the opportunity to get it right.”


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County hosts meetings about revenue shortfallsStaff report

The Board of County Commissioners will hold a series of four public meetings around Elbert County in October to dis-cuss what a notice posted at the county courthouse describes as “county revenue shortfalls and its increasing impact on county services.”

The meetings will be held:• Oct. 1 at 6:30 p.m. at Big Sandy School,

18091 County Road 125 in Simla• Oct. 2 at 7 p.m. at the Rattlesnake Fire

Protection District station, 46220 Coal Creek Drive near Parker

• Oct. 22 at 7 p.m. at Legacy Academy, 1975 Legacy Loop in Elizabeth

• Oct. 23 at 7 p.m. at the Elbert County Fairgrounds, 95 Ute Ave. in Kiowa

Those who have questions about the public meetings are encouraged to call Candace at 303-621-3150.

‘Too good’ can make things go badthat we can truly be proud of.

I love the quote by Jim Collins found in his book, “Good to Great”: “Good is the enemy of great.” When we settle for just being good at something we give up on our pursuit of achieving greatness or excel-lence.

So let’s not settle for just being “too good” at something, let’s focus on making sure that we remain diligent and proud of all that we do on our way to being great.

Are you having too much fun? Do you have too much money? I didn’t think so. But if you believe that you just might be too good for your own good at what you love to do the most, send me an email at [email protected] and tell me all about it. And as we grow each and every day, it really will be a better than good week.

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reau said fruit growers and ranchers are having some crops go unpicked and ani-mals untended because they can’t get a de-pendable supply of fi eld workers due to a stalemate over immigration reform.

At a Sept. 25 meeting in Pueblo, Don Shawcroft said the U.S. Senate needs to pass a comprehensive immigration reform bill, a measure that House Republicans have rejected.

The issue is also on the minds of several Western Slope farmers, who would like to see a guest worker program.

Farmers and supportive community groups on the Western Slope got together to talk about how a large part of their business is hiring workers that could benefi t from the bill.

They said while they might not agree with every part of the bill that passed through the U.S. Senate, they hope the House will support some type of reform, and soon.

“We would like to be legal here,” said An-tonio Gallegos, a member of the Hispanic Affairs Project. “We want to be out of the shadows” and have the freedoms everyone else has so they can compete.

Bruce Talbott, farm manager for Talbott’s Mountain Gold, said his business is sea-sonal and he is always hiring new people to work in his fi elds.

“We need a guest-workers program that will allow us to bring in people from out of Mexico, Honduras and El Salvador and Guatemala,” he said.

Talbott said Colorado’s agriculture is a $40-billion-dollar industry that hires nearly 200,000 employees.

Hickory House seeks beef thief Entry wasn’t forced; crime seen as ‘� shy’ By Chris Michlewicz [email protected]

An early-morning theft of meat worth thousands of dollars has the Hickory House pursuing the men responsible.

Mark Bergman, general manager of the Hickory House, a popular barbecue eatery on South Parker Road, is offering a $2,500 reward for information leading to charges against the perpetrators.

The theft occurred around 1:35 a.m. Sept. 17 and the suspects were caught on surveillance video, but no arrests have been made. The restaurant is distributing post-ers in the hopes that the public can provide more information.

“We want to let everyone know we’re not

going to stand for it,” Bergman said.There were no signs of forced entry,

meaning either a door was left unlocked or the burglars had a key. Although Bergman is hesitant to speculate, he said the meat theft could have been an “inside job” in-volving an employee or cleaning crew, or a customer.

“Everything is fi shy about it,” he said.The burglary highlighted security weak-

nesses that Bergman is already taking care of, including changing the locks and in-stalling better surveillance cameras. He captured images of two men, one of whom used a dolly to remove the meat from a freezer. The items included three cases of pork shoulder, four cases of beef brisket, one case of ribeye beef loin and as many as 16 cases of Danish baby back ribs.

Anyone with information should call the restaurant at 303-805-9742 or the Parker Police Department at 303-841-9800.

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Hickory House seeks beef thiefgoing to stand for it,” Bergman said.

There were no signs of forced entry, meaning either a door was left unlocked or the burglars had a key. Although Bergman is hesitant to speculate, he said the meat theft could have been an “inside job” in-volving an employee or cleaning crew, or a customer.

“Everything is fishy about it,” he said.The burglary highlighted security weak-

nesses that Bergman is already taking care of, including changing the locks and in-stalling better surveillance cameras. He captured images of two men, one of whom used a dolly to remove the meat from a freezer. The items included three cases of pork shoulder, four cases of beef brisket, one case of ribeye beef loin and as many as 16 cases of Danish baby back ribs.

Anyone with information should call the restaurant at 303-805-9742 or the Parker Police Department at 303-841-9800.

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Club welcomes noted outdoor photographer

Internationally known photographer Don Ballard will talk to the Englewood Camera Club at 7 p.m. Oct. 8 at Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit, 6400 S. Univer-sity Blvd., Centennial. Recognized for his travel and landscape images, he has vis-ited more than 50 countries on five con-tinents. His emphasis will be on releasing one’s creative and photographic potential. Guests and potential members are wel-come. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.

Familiar voice, new nameVoices West is the new name of the Lit-

tleton Chorale as it begins a 2013-14 sea-son at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 19 at Bethany Luther-an Church, 4500 E. Hampden Ave., Cherry Hills Village. The Colorado Chamber Or-chestra will join Voices West in the Colo-rado premiere of “Te Deum” by modern composer Karl Jenkins and “Coronation Mass” by Mozart. Tickets: $15/$12, free 12 and under. 303-683-1697 or at the door.

‘Earth, Wind and Fire’ at LTACThe Denver Concert Band begins its

2013-2014 season at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 12 at Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree, directed by Jacinda Bouton. The program, which takes its name from the popular 1970s rock band, focuses on the earth and its elements. It will include: “Mother Earth” by David Maslanka; “Songs of Earth, Water, Fire and Sky” by Robert Smith; “Water Music” by George Frederick Handel; “Thunder and Lightening Polka” by Johann Strauss, arr. Alfred Reed; and more. Tickets: $15 adults and $10 age 16 and younger, including service charges. LoneTreeArtsCenter.org, 720-509-1000.

‘Greatest hits’ by PasticheThe four members of the Pastiche

Chamber Ensemble will perform a free concert at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 4 at Littleton United Methodist Church, 5894 S. Datura St., Littleton. The groups blends an array of styles, from Baroque to works by Pulit-zer Prize-winning contemporary compos-ers, hymns to Broadway to pop-influenced compositions. Admission free. 303-794-6379.

Craft fairThe Annual Friends of the Library/

Museum Craft Fair will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Oct. 5 at Ketring Park, north of the Littleton Museum, 6028 S. Gallup St., Littleton. Three hundred crafter booths and eight food concessions will provide a day’s entertainment and shopping. For in-formation, call 303-795-3950.

Miller memoriesAlan Cass, University of Colorado pro-

fessor and curator of the Glenn Miller Ar-chives, will present a program highlighting memories of the orchestra from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 11 at the Lone Tree Recreation Cen-ter, 10249 Ridgegate Circle, Lone Tree. The archive includes thousands of recordings plus papers, instruments, sheet music and photographs. Light refreshments will be served. Tickets: $15/$12 resident, $12/$10 senior, sspr.org, 303-347-5999.

• Also at Lone Tree Recreation Center: Social Jam Sessions for Seniors at 7 to 9 p.m. on the first Thursday of the month, starting Oct. 3. Intermediate ability and jamming etiquette needed. Join Rudy Kaluza. $1.25/$1 resident, 303-708-3516, sspr.org.

Themes of schemes and dreams‘Dirty Rotten Scoundrels’ on stage at Town HallBy Sonya [email protected]

The audience files in at Littleton’s Town Hall Arts Center to see a set with white balustrades against a blue sky — the sort that mark a promenade along the seashore in towns on the French Riviera. Lighting will change the mood, but we know where we are.

David Yazbek’s lively score kicks in, played by musicians on a marble-railed balcony set high on the side. Palm trees on wheels glide in and a procession of dancers in glitzy gowns and tuxedos follows as the lights go up on a truly delightful musical bonbon: “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels,” directed by the skilled Nick Sugar.

Based on a 1988 movie with Michael Caine, Steve Martin and Glen Hedley, the musical opened on Broadway in 2005 with book by Jeffrey Lane and lyrics and score by David Yazbek.

The con is on at a Riviera hotel as Lawrence (Keegan Flaugh), Andre (Brian Murray) and the ensemble sing “Give Them What They Want” (schmoozing wealthy women). Lawrence, a smooth operator, talks about getting those gullible women to “make the check out to cash.”

His buddy Andre, chief of police, keeps an eye out for new ar-rivals with potentially fat purses.

Enter an older woman, Muriel, played by a charming Margie Lamb, who reminisces: “What Was a Woman to Do?” Andre takes note and another story begins.

Word comes that another con man is in the territory — a threat to Lawrence’s operations? Freddy (Tim Howard) is as ca-sual at Lawrence is classy — with a sob story about a poor old sick grandma who needs money. The two joust a bit verbally and figure they can work the scene together.

Their joint number, “All About Ruprecht,” is devised to get rid of Oklahoma heiress Jolene, who has gotten too seriously inter-ested in Lawrence — and packs a pistol. It gives Howard a chance to show his bent for physical comedy as Ruprecht, supposedly Lawrence’s brother, intellectually-challenged and randy to an ex-treme. (Probably not politically correct, but very funny.)

American heiress Christine (Rachel Wood) appears on the scene and both men fall for her. The show goes on with several parallel story lines, bubbly score and clever dance numbers — as well as some mutual bamboozling. With Sugar’s sure direction and Donna Debreceni’s band, the pace never lets up — what will happen next? You’ll need to visit Town Hall and find out! “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels” is onstage until Oct. 13, in the theater at 2450 W. Main St. in Littleton. For tickets, go to www.townhallartscen ter.com or call 303-794-2787.

Keegan Flaugh and Tim Howard are a charming pair of con artists in the musical “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels” at Town Hall Arts Center. Courtesy photo by Michael Ensminger

Duesberry retrospective opens at museumGreenwood Village painter prefers working outdoorsBy Sonya [email protected]

Prolific painter Joellyn Duesberry, a Greenwood Village resident, opens a ret-rospective exhibit of her oil paintings Oct. 5 at the Loveland Museum/Gallery, where it will remain until January 12, 2014. A variety of events, classes and public pro-grams will accompany the exhibition.

Duesberry’s website artist statement speaks of her preference for painting “en plein air,” outdoors, when weather per-mits. She has created an oversized easel structure that can secure her large can-vases in the windy and adverse conditions she sometimes experiences, especially in the west.

In bad weather, she sometimes makes monoprints from her paintings and may tear them to create collages.

“From my first landscape painting, I became a part of the landscape, with a good animal understanding of it while within it,” she said.

Paintings in the exhibit range from small canvases to massive triptychs and represent her work from the 1980s to to-day. Her distinctive style presents strong, swooping, sometimes swirling brush-

strokes in earth tones and natural greens that draw a viewer into the site.

Primarily self-taught, she began her painting career in New York City, but in 1986, she got a National Endowment for the Arts grant to paint for a month with well- known California abstract artist Richard Diebenkorn. After that, she felt compelled to move to Colorado for its light and dark contrasts and landscapes.

She has offered workshops, on her Greenwood Village farm and elsewhere, called “Abstraction Masquerading as Landscape,” which would suggest that the Diebenkorn experience remains part of her inner makeup, after years of paint-ing all over the world. Many canvases do verge on abstraction, although clearly landscapes.

She will exhibit in a visiting artists show at the Art Students League of Denver this fall and her “Memory Time Lapse Ground Zero” will be at the Fulginiti Pavilion for

Bioethics and Humanities at the Anschutz Medical campus.

She will make three appearances at the Loveland Museum/Gallery: a members- only preview on Oct. 3, an artist demon-stration at 2 p.m. Nov. 2 and a gallery talk at 5:30 p.m. January 12.

“Aqueduct Early Morning, MT” by landscape painter Joellyn Duesberry, a Greenwood Village resident, is included in an exhibit of her work at the Loveland Mu-seum/Gallery through Jan. 12, 2014. Courtesy image

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Name Changes PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petitionfor Change of Name

Public notice is given on September 13,2013 that a Petition for a Change of Nameof an adult has been filed with the ElbertCounty Court.

The Petition requests that the name ofWalter Armell Fox Sr. be changed toSebastian Josiah Fox Sr.Case No.: 2013 C 39

Cheryl A. LayneClerk of CourtBy: JoLeen JenkinsDeputy Clerk

Legal Notice No: 927778First Publication: October 3, 2013Last Publication: October 17, 2013Publisher: Elbert County News

Notice To Creditors PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORSEstate of Marie A. Myrick, Deceased

Case Number: 2013 PR 30016

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 January30, 2014 or the claims may be foreverbarred.

Berton C. MyrickPersonal Representative1025 Linda LaneEvergreen, Colorado 80439

Legal Notice No: 927771First Publication: September 26, 2013Last Publication: October 10, 2013Publisher: The Elbert County News

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

OF TREASURER’S DEED

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

ZZ Ranch LLC: You and each of you arehereby notified that on the 9th day ofNovember A.D.2010 the then CountyTreasurer of the County of Elbert, in theState of Colorado, sold at public tax liensale to Mason Summers Martinez Invest-ments LLC the following described realestate situate in the County of Elbert,State of Colorado, to wit:

Section: 34 Township: 7 Range: 61Subdi-vision: RURALA E2E2: NW4NE4: 34 7 61,200 A.

and said County Treasurer issued a certi-ficate of purchase therefore to MasonSummers Martinez Investments LLC. Thatsaid tax lien sale was made to satisfy thedelinquent taxes assessed against saidreal estate for the year 2009;

That said real estate was taxed or spe-cially assessed in the name(s) of ZZRanch LLC for said year 2009.

That a treasurer’s Deed will be issued forsaid real estate to the said Mason Sum-mers Martinez Investments LLC at 3:00o’clock P.M., on the 6th day of January,A.D. 2014, unless the same has been re-deemed.

Said property may be redeemed from saidsale at any time prior to the actual execu-tion of said Treasurer’s Deed. Witness myhand this 9th day of September, A. D.2013.

Richard PettittCounty Treasurer of Elbert County

Legal Notice No.: 927764First Publication: September 19, 2013Last Publication: October 3, 2013Publisher: The Elbert County News

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ZZ Ranch LLC: You and each of you arehereby notified that on the 9th day ofNovember A.D.2010 the then CountyTreasurer of the County of Elbert, in theState of Colorado, sold at public tax liensale to Mason Summers Martinez Invest-ments LLC the following described realestate situate in the County of Elbert,State of Colorado, to wit:

Section: 34 Township: 7 Range: 61Subdi-vision: RURALA E2E2: NW4NE4: 34 7 61,200 A.

and said County Treasurer issued a certi-ficate of purchase therefore to MasonSummers Martinez Investments LLC. Thatsaid tax lien sale was made to satisfy thedelinquent taxes assessed against saidreal estate for the year 2009;

That said real estate was taxed or spe-cially assessed in the name(s) of ZZRanch LLC for said year 2009.

That a treasurer’s Deed will be issued forsaid real estate to the said Mason Sum-mers Martinez Investments LLC at 3:00o’clock P.M., on the 6th day of January,A.D. 2014, unless the same has been re-deemed.




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Frederick A. Corbin: You and each ofyou are hereby notified that on the 9th dayof November A.D. 2010 the then CountyTreasurer of the County of Elbert, in theState of Colorado, sold at public tax liensale to Nancy S. Jarrin the following de-scribed real estate situate in the County ofElbert, State of Colorado, to wit:

Section: 4 Township: 12 Range: 59Subdi-vision: RURALA E2NE4 & PAR INN2N2SE4: 4 12 59 DESC B689 P509

and said County Treasurer issued a certi-ficate of purchase therefore to Nancy S.Jarrin. That said tax lien sale was made tosatisfy the delinquent taxes assessedagainst said real estate for the year 2009;

That said real estate was taxed or spe-cially assessed in the name(s) of Freder-ick A. Corbin for said year 2009.

That a treasurer’s Deed will be issued forsaid real estate to the said Nancy S. Jar-rin at 3:00 o’clock P.M., on the 6th day ofJanuary, A.D.2014, unless the same hasbeen redeemed.




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Frederick A. Corbin: You and each ofyou are hereby notified that on the 9th dayof November A.D. 2010 the then CountyTreasurer of the County of Elbert, in theState of Colorado, sold at public tax liensale to Nancy S. Jarrin the following de-scribed real estate situate in the County ofElbert, State of Colorado, to wit:

Section: 4 Township: 12 Range: 59Subdi-vision: RURALA E2NE4 & PAR INN2N2SE4: 4 12 59 DESC B689 P509

and said County Treasurer issued a certi-ficate of purchase therefore to Nancy S.Jarrin. That said tax lien sale was made tosatisfy the delinquent taxes assessedagainst said real estate for the year 2009;

That said real estate was taxed or spe-cially assessed in the name(s) of Freder-ick A. Corbin for said year 2009.

That a treasurer’s Deed will be issued forsaid real estate to the said Nancy S. Jar-rin at 3:00 o’clock P.M., on the 6th day ofJanuary, A.D.2014, unless the same hasbeen redeemed.




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Rhonda Y Moore: You and each of youare hereby notified that on the 17 day ofNovember A.D. 2009 the then CountyTreasurer of the County of Elbert, in theState of Colorado, sold at public tax liensale to Cameron D Mee the following de-scribed real estate situate in the County ofElbert, State of Colorado, to wit:

Section: 25 Township: 6 Range: 64Subdivision: SUN COUNTRY MEAD-OWS FIL 4 (PUD) Lot: 012B 08291 CON-ESTOGA CT

and said County Treasurer issued a certi-ficate of purchase therefore to Cameron DMee. That said tax lien sale was made tosatisfy the delinquent taxes assessedagainst said real estate for the year 2008;

That said real estate was taxed or spe-cially assessed in the name(s) of RhondaY Moore for said year 2008.

That a treasurer’s Deed will be issued forsaid real estate to the said Cameron DMee at 3:00 o’clock P.M., on the 8th dayof January, A.D. 2014, unless the samehas been redeemed.

Said property may be redeemed from saidsale at any time prior to the actual execu-tion of said Treasurer’s Deed. Witness myhand this 18th day of September, A. D.



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Perry Leyden: You and each of you arehereby notified that on the 9th day ofNovember A.D. 2010 the then CountyTreasurer of the County of Elbert, in theState of Colorado, sold at public tax liensale to HGT ENTERPRISES the followingdescribed real estate situate in the Countyof Elbert, State of Colorado, to wit:

Section: 32 Township: 6 Range: 64Sub-division: SPRING VALLEY RANCHPHASE 1 Block: A Lot: 31 42071 NPINEHURST CIR

and said County Treasurer issued a certi-ficate of purchase therefore to HGT EN-TERPRISES. That said tax lien sale wasmade to satisfy the delinquent taxes as-sessed against said real estate for theyear 2009;

That said real estate was taxed or spe-cially assessed in the name(s) of PerryLeyden for said year 2009.

That a treasurer’s Deed will be issued forsaid real estate to the said HGT ENTER-PRISES at 3:00 o’clock P.M., on the 8thday of January, A.D. 2014, unless thesame has been redeemed.

Said property may be redeemed from saidsale at any time prior to the actual execu-tion of said Treasurer’s Deed. Witness myhand this 18th day of September, A. D..



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Pioneer Plastics Inc: You and each ofyou are hereby notified that on the 9th dayof November A.D. 2010 the then CountyTreasurer of the County of Elbert, in theState of Colorado, sold at public tax liensale to Cameron D Mee the following de-scribed real estate situate in the County ofElbert, State of Colorado, to wit:

Section: 7 Township: 8 Range: 64Sub-division: ELIZABETH GARLANDS AD-DITION Block: 008 Lot: 0016 THRU:-Lot: 0018 372 N BANNER ST


That said real estate was taxed or spe-cially assessed in the name(s) of PioneerPlastics Inc for said year 2009.





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Pioneer Plastics Inc: You and each ofyou are hereby notified that on the 9th dayof November A.D. 2010 the then CountyTreasurer of the County of Elbert, in theState of Colorado, sold at public tax liensale to Cameron D Mee the following de-scribed real estate situate in the County ofElbert, State of Colorado, to wit:

Section: 7 Township: 8 Range: 64Sub-division: ELIZABETH GARLANDS AD-DITION Block: 008 Lot: 0016 THRU:-Lot: 0018 372 N BANNER ST


That said real estate was taxed or spe-cially assessed in the name(s) of PioneerPlastics Inc for said year 2009.





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SJR REAL ESTATE COLORADO LLC:You and each of you are hereby notifiedthat on the 9th day of November A.D.2010 the then County Treasurer of theCounty of Elbert, in the State of Colorado,sold at public tax lien sale to Cameron DMee the following described real estatesituate in the County of Elbert, State ofColorado, to wit:

Section: 30 Township: 7 Range: 64Section: 25 Township: 7 Range: 64Sub-division: RUNNING BROOK ESTATESTHIRD AMENDMENT Lot: 58B-1


That said real estate was taxed or spe-cially assessed in the name(s) of SJRREAL ESTATE COLORADO LLC for saidyear 2009.

That a treasurer’s Deed will be issued forsaid real estate to the said Cameron DMee at 3:00 o’clock P.M., on the 8th dayof January, A.D.2014, unless the samehas been redeemed.




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PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE OF INTENTTO RELEASE FUNDS

Notice to all interested parties, groups, persons, and agencies that on October 23, 2013, the Elbert County Board of County Commissioners will make final payment to Foothills Paving and Main-tenance for the chipseal and fogseal on CR 13, CR 166, and Delbert Road. The Elbert County Board of County Commis-sioners will accept objections to such release of funds. Objections must be submitted in writing on or before October 16, 2013, and shall be submitted to Elbert

County Road and Bridge Department, Attn: Lynne Eschbach, P.O. Box 116, Kiowa, Colorado, 80117. No objection received after October 16, 2012, will be considered by the Elbert County Board of County Commissioners.

ELBERT COUNTY ROADAND BRIDGE DEPARTMENTEd Ehmann, Superintendent

Legal Notice No.: 927779First Publication: October 3, 2013Last Publication: October 3, 2013Publisher: The Elbert County News

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‘Colorado Creates’ grants go to local groupsState money is match for federal NEA funds

By Sonya [email protected]

In early summer, word went out to Colorado’s arts organizations an-nouncing nine regional review panels across the state would consider appli-cations for “Colorado Creates” grants. In fiscal year 2012-13, 133 grants to-taled $1,048,500; for 2013-14, 150 grants were announced on Sept. 23, totaling $1,125,000.

The state arts agency, Colorado Creative Industries, serves both large and small communities, and organi-zations from Arapahoe and Douglas counties were included in the new awards.

Margaret Hunt, director of Colo-rado Creative Industries, said: “These grants support the artists and cre-ative entrepreneurs who are critical to Colorado’s economy. There are over

186,000 jobs in our state’s creative sec-tor, making it the fifth-largest employ-ment cluster.”

Funding comes from a combina-tion of state money, budgeted by the legislature, as a matching grant for Na-tional Endowment for the Arts (NEA) funds.

“This year shows a nice state in-crease,” Hunt said. “We had been se-verely cut back.” Panelists, who are from the state’s arts community, are happy to be able to fund more proj-ects, she said.

On Aug. 20, Arapahoe and Douglas county organization representatives, as well as applicants from Jefferson, Boulder and Adams counties, met with a panel at the Daniels Fund of-fices in Denver at scheduled intervals to ask for either operating support or project support.

Grants ranged from $4,000 to $10,000, for activities taking place be-tween Oct. 1, 2013, and Sept. 30, 2014. Over 50 percent of funds are awarded outside of the Denver metro area.

• Arapahoe County grantees:Arapahoe Philharmonic — $6,500Cherry Creek Chorale — $6,500City of Aurora Cultural Services —

$10,000Colorado Humanities — $10,000Downtown Aurora Visual Arts —

$7,500Littleton Children’s Chorale (Young

Voices) — $7,500Littleton Town Hall Arts Center —

$10,000Vintage Theatre Productions —

$7,500• Douglas County grantees:City of Lone Tree, Lone Tree Arts

Center — $10,000The Wildlife Experience — $10,000Town of Parker Cultural Division —

$10,000A complete list for the entire state

is available online at coloradocre-ativeindustries.org.

Colorado Creative Industries is a division of the state’s Office of Eco-nomic Development and Internation-al Trade.


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BOOK CLUB. Mystery Book Club meets at 9:30 a.m. the � rst Saturday of each month at the Simla Public Library, 504 Washington Ave. The group enjoys talking about a variety of mystery authors and titles. We also periodically host a Colorado author during our meetings. Everyone may join us, and registration is not required. The club has chosen the following topics for the coming year: October: Mystery in the theaters; November: True crimes; December: Thrillers; January: Beach mysteries; March: Colorado authors; April: Male Private Detectives. You may choose any mystery that � ts within the monthly theme. Call 719-541-2573, or email [email protected] if you would like to join us, or even if you just need a good mystery suggestion. We hope to see you in October.

OCT. 9

CHAMBER LUNCHEON. The Elizabeth Area Chamber of Commerce will have a luncheon at 11:30 a.m. Oct. 9 at Spring Valley Golf Club. Lunch sponsored by Inter-mountain Rural Electric Association. Come hear a great presentation and learn what IREA is doing for you. RSVP at 303-646-4287 or [email protected]. The public is welcome. Visit www.elizabethchamber.org.

OCT. 10

BUSINESS AFTER hours. Welcome Tim and Renee Brown at a business after hours, ribbon cutting and open house from 5-7 p.m. Oct. 10 at Tim Brown Jewel-ers, 210 S. Elizabeth St., in the Safeway Center. Refresh-ments will be served. Call Beverly at the Elizabeth Area Chamber of Commerce at 303-646-4287 or [email protected]. Visit www.elizabethchamber.org.

OCT. 11

GOLF TOURNAMENT. The Elizabeth Chamber of Commerce golf tournament was rescheduled to Oct. 11 at Spring Valley Golf Course. Tournament starts at 8 a.m. Visit www.elizabethchamber.org.

OCT. 26

HARVEST FESTIVAL. The Elizabeth Area Chamber of Commerce presents the Harvest Festival from noon to 3 p.m. Oct. 26 on Main Street in Elizabeth. Food, music, games and more. Spend an afternoon in Elizabeth for a safe Halloween by coming for trick-or-treat street throughout the town and enjoying games, vendors, food, and more on Main Street. Visit www.elizabeth-chamber.org.

THE OUTBACK Express is a public transit service provided through the East Central Council of Local Governments is open and available to all residents of Cheyenne, Elbert, Kit Carson and Lincoln counties and provides an economical and e� cient means of travel for the four-county region. Call Kay Campbell, Kiowa, at 719- 541-4275. You may also call the ECCOG o� ce at 1-800-825-0208 to make reservations for any of the trips. You may also visit http://outbackexpress.tripod.com.

DIVORCE AND Post-Decree Clinic. Elbert and Lincoln County Pro Se Divorce Clinic is o� ered from 9 a.m. to noon the third Friday of each month at the Elbert Coun-ty Justice Center, 751 Ute St., in Kiowa. For information, call 303-520-6088 or email [email protected]. The clinic is free for parties who have no attorney and who are going through dissolution of marriage, legal separa-tion, or post-decree cases. All walk-ins are welcome, and will be assisted on a � rst-come, � rst-served basis.

DOUGLAS-ELBERT COUNTY Music Teachers’ As-sociation meets at 9 a.m. every � rst Thursday at Parker Bible Church, between Jordan and Chambers on Main Street. All area music teachers are welcome. Call Lucie Washburn, 303-814-3479.

THE ELBERT County Sheri� s Posse is a nonpro� t volunteer organization that is part of the Elbert County Sheri� s O� ce. As volunteers we support the Elbert County Sheri� s O� ce, all law enforcement in our county, and the community at large. Membership is open to anyone without a criminal record. It meets the last Monday of the month at the Elbert County Sheri� s O� ce at 7 p.m. For more information or a membership application, go to http://www.elbertcountysheri� .com/posse.html, or contact Dave Peontek at 303-646-5456.

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.

ELIZABETH GUITAR Group. Elizabeth guitar circle will meet on the � rst and second Wednesday of each month at the Elizabeth Library. Traditional protocol/courtesy. Country, pop, bluegrass, cowboy, Beatles, 50s, 60s, 70s, blues, jazz and more. We who play for pleasure would love to meet more of same. Acoustic or power down. Come prepared to share a few songs, perform,

play along, sing along with others. Enjoy new guitar friends to jam with. Gerry Vinson hosts on the � rst Wednesday from 6:30-9 p.m., and Laurie Smith hosts on the second Wednesday from 6-9 p.m. Uncertain? Drop by and observe. Banjo, ukelele, mandolin welcome. Call Laurie at 720-363-3531.

LAWYERS AT the Library, a free legal clinic for parties who have no attorney, will be o� ered 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 � 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 � rst-come, � rst-served basis.

MYSTERY BOOK Club meets at 9:30 a.m. the � 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. Everyone 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].

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.

SATURDAY GENEALOGY Fun meets at the Elbert Public Library at 1 p.m. on the seocnd Saturday of each month. Beginning to advanced genealogy enthusiasts are invited to attend. The Elbert Public Library is in the Elbert School library at 24489 Main Street in Elbert. Call 303-648-3533 for more information.

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Cardinal players learn softball skills on the flyYoung team gains varsity experienceBy Tom [email protected]

Things often undergo big changes from year to year in high school sports.

For example, the senior-dominated Elizabeth High School softball team won the 2012 league title and com-pleted the season with a 13-8 record.

This year, a very young Cardinals team is learning under fire and, after the Sept. 24 loss to Englewood, its re-cord is 3-13 overall and 2-6 in league.

“We graduated seven seniors, in-cluding all three pitchers in June,” Steve Biller, the Cardinals’ first-year coach, said after the Englewood game. “So we have a very young team and it is a learning year for all the players and the coach as well. We have four seniors on the roster and the majority of the other players are freshmen and sophomores.”

The coach said the players have worked very hard and are improving their play physically and mentally. He said the improvement between the level of play at the start of the season and the way the team is playing now is like night and day.

“We have a pretty good JV team this season and that is a plus for the future,” he said. “We went a couple years without a junior varsity team. Now, we are seeking to rebuild the program and we think that in three or four years, we’ll develop strong teams at all levels.”

Elizabeth got off to a good start against Englewood and jumped out to

a 3-0 lead in the top of the first inning.But the strong Pirates team came

out in the bottom of the first inning and scored 10 runs en route to a 23-6 victory.

“Englewood is a good team and they showed it today. But, even when they built a big lead, our kids battled and never gave up,” Biller said. “It is what we do as we just keep working and trying to get better.”

One of the seniors is outstanding catcher Shelbie Day.

She was generally able to control almost every pitch. When the ball was in the dirt or out of the strike zone, she was able to catch or block the ball and keep it in front of her.

“I catch because that is where the team needs me, but I also can play just about any other position on the field,” she said.

“Catching is fun, but I really prefer to play one of the infield positions. I just like being at those positions bet-ter.”

The senior said this has been sort of a tough year, because the Cardinals were such a good team last year and this year, the young team has not won many games.

“But I still have fun playing soft-ball,” she said. “I have been playing well and, while I don’t know if it is my best season, it has definitely been a decent season for me.”

Elizabeth pitcher Lexi Biller (18) delivers a strike in the Sept. 24 game against Englewood. The senior handles most of the pitching duties this season. Photo by Tom Munds

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