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Gardner targets employment, taxesRepublican wins second term in 4th DistrictBy Deborah [email protected]

After winning his re-election bid in Colo-rado’s 4th Congressional District, U.S. Rep. Cory Gardner is anxious to get back to work. Jobs, taxes and agriculture are at the top of his to-do list.

“I’m looking forward to returning to D.C. and representing the people of El-bert County, as well as other new parts of the district,” the Republican said from his home in Yuma. “I’ll be looking for ways to address the fiscal crisis we have before us, as well as ways to create jobs and economic opportunity, here in Colorado.”

Elbert County and most of Douglas County will be in the 4th District come January because of last year’s redrawing of boundaries. The counties had been part of the 6th Congressional District and were rep-resented by Mike Coffman, a Republican from Aurora.

With a heavily Republican constituen-cy, made up of more than 20 counties and 30,000 square miles, mostly in the state’s eastern plains, Gardner said the economy is an issue that transcends the entire district.

“In order to plan for future growth and hiring, businesses need to know what kind of regulations to expect and what rate their profits are going to be taxed at,” Gardner told Colorado Community media earlier this year. “I have supported legislation that would keep taxes from increasing next year and repeatedly voted to get rid of burden-some regulations.”

In the Nov. 6 election, Gardner took 59 percent of the vote in his victory over Dem-ocrat Brandon Shaffer, president of the state Senate.

As far as what Elbert County residents can look for, Gardner said he’s ready to work on a responsible farm bill and blocking any increase in estate taxes.

Gardner hosted a series of agriculture forums earlier this year, and said he heard testimony that the estate tax is the No. 1 killer of farms and ranches. Those who inherit valuable agricultural land do not always have the cash on hand to pay the estate tax and are forced to sell their family farm, he said.

A $5 million federal tax exemption is set to expire at the end of the year, dropping the taxable estate value to $1 million in January and increasing the tax rate from 35 percent to 55 percent.

“We definitely don’t want to see taxes in-crease,” he said. “I know this is something that is of concern to Elbert County farmers and ranchers.”

Given the increasing value of irrigated

land and the size of many ranches, some families will exceed the $1 million thresh-old.

“I look forward to getting out and meet-ing the people of Elbert County,” said Gardner.

“Over the past two years, I’ve driven more than 75,000 miles across the district. I look forward to driving a few more.”

Gardner, 38, served in the state House of Representatives for five years before re-gaining the traditionally Republican U.S. House seat in 2010 from one-term Con-gresswoman Betsy Markey, D-Fort Col-lins. Colorado’s 4th District geographically dominates the eastern plains and is pre-dominantly rural. Its largest population centers are Fort Collins and Greeley.

Republican Cory Gardner said he looks forward to meeting residents of Elbert County, which was added to the 4th Congressional District after the 2010 census.

U.S. Rep. Cory Gardner addresses the crowd on Election Night at Sports Authority Field at Mile High. Gardner, who won his race for a second term, represents Colorado’s sprawling 4th Congressional District, which spreads across the eastern plains and includes Elbert County after redistricting. Photos by Courtney Kuhlen | [email protected]

New commissioners brace for tough roadRowland, Ross cowboy up to tackle budget problemsBy Deborah [email protected]

Winning more than 68 percent of the general election vote, Republicans Robert Rowland and Larry Ross just bought them-

selves a front row seat to one of the tough-est jobs in Elbert County — county com-missioner.

With a $7 million debt and an end-of-the-year bank account that will cover just about 15 minutes of operating costs, Row-land said the job may tough, but it is doable.

“By Jan. 1, Elbert County will barely be able to make payroll,” he said. “It’s gonna take a lot of discipline and a steady hand on the yoke to pull us through, but it can be done. I already know the numbers and where we stand.”

Rowland, elected in District 1, said he has already been working with incumbent commissioner Kurt Schlegel and others to bridge party gaps and prepare the county for a smooth transition.

“We really don’t have time to waste, and I plan to hit the ground running.”

Larry Ross, who as-sumes the District 3 com-missioner seat in January, agrees digging the county out of debt has to come first.

“It’s not gonna happen right away,” said Ross. “But it’s gotta happen and we have to be realistic when it comes to the budget.”

Ross, a self-described “troubleshooter,” said one of his strong points is being able to weed through com-plicated budgets and proj-ects, something he brings with him from his facilities management days.

“I look at the county as one big project,” he said.

“And as for the budget, we’ll just have to cut it into bite-size pies to eat the whole thing.”

Hopeful for potential revenue from oil and gas exploration, both men caution the county to not act hastily.

“We’ll get one chance to do this right,” said Rowland.

“We have to manage these assets to the benefit of the county, working closely with the property owner, and most importantly, with the protection of our long-term water resources in mind.”

Rowland, founder of the Elbert County Tea Party, touts more than 28 years’ experi-ence in several managerial positions at the Rocky Mountain News and Denver News-paper Agency, including production, trans-portation and human resources.

Fourth-generation rancher Larry Ross is a Cherry Creek High School gradu-ate, attended Colorado State University and has a resume that includes more than 30 years in real estate and facilities management.

Rowland

Ross

‘I’ve driven more then 75,000 miles across the district. I look forward to driving a few more.’

U.S. Rep. Cory Gardner

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First time at polls is vote of confidence As Sianna Elmanouzi sat at the kitchen

table in early October marking her pick for president on her mail-in ballot, her mind rewound to fi fth grade, when her teacher conducted a class poll on who students would vote for if they could.

And then she fast-forwarded. “Wow,” she thought.

“I’m 18 years old and I’m voting. This is so cool.”

Jake Price, 20, walked into a voting booth on the University of Colorado campus on Halloween to make his choice. The feeling that followed took him a bit by surprise.

“To fi nally vote was very empowering,” he said. And regardless of who was voting for whom, “you could kind of feel this unity that we were all there expressing our American rights. That was pretty cool.”

Unquestionably cool.The fi rst time I voted, in 1980, I was

20, a junior in college and Ronald Rea-gan trounced Jimmy Carter in a historic landslide.

Back then, voting booths had curtains to ensure privacy, and I remember the excitement, the goosebumpy-feeling that my vote gave me an infl uential seat at the country’s table.

Since then, I’ve cast my ballot for presi-dent eight more times. Incredible, really, when you think about it, that we live in a country in which the four-year cycle of popular elections has continued uninter-rupted and unchallenged since just after the 1788 ratifi cation of the U.S. Constitu-tion.

The privilege is profound.And there’s nothing quite like exercising

it for the fi rst time.“You really feel the power that your vote

has — your voice,“ said Chrissy Faessen of Rock the Vote, the national organization

that spearheaded efforts to register voters between 18 and 29 years old.

Sianna, who is studying political science at CU, and Jake, a fi nance major, agree. So do Kyle Tosch, 19, an environmental and civil engineering student at Colorado State University, Chace Griffi n, 20, a business fi nance major at CSU, and Grace Shea, 19, a history and secondary education major at CU.

“It’s exciting to feel that you actually mattered,” Kyle said.

Kyle and his peers are part of the much-touted 46 million-strong youth vote that helped shaped this election’s outcome — 19 percent of all votes came from the 18- to 29-year-old sector, 1 percent more than in 2008.

They favored Obama by 60 percent to 36 percent and swing states such as Florida, Ohio and Virginia were won by voters under the age of 30, Rock the Vote numbers show.

Faessen wasn’t surprised. The organi-zation’s 25-city national bus tour found energy and enthusiasm on college cam-puses, she said, and an understanding of what was at stake — students’ potential livelihood.

A sense of urgency permeated the decision-making process.

Sianna and Grace became involved in

campaigns — Sianna with Romney’s, Grace with Obama’s.

They manned phone lines, sent out mailings, canvassed neighborhoods. Along with Chace, Kyle and Jake, they watched the debates and conducted their own inde-pendent research, searching for informa-tion free from bias.

“We wanted to make sure we were all educated and not just voting the way our parents voted,” Kyle said.

The issues of paying for college educa-tion, health care, the economy and jobs weighed heavily.

“It’s scary to think if one candidate leads us down the wrong road how impactful that will be,” Jake said. “Not only for me, but I think about having children some day and what the economy is going to be then and what the overall cultural environment will be.”

Grace has watched her mother, who dealt with health care issues when she was diagnosed with breast cancer several years ago, also struggle fi nancially.

“Depending on which direction you go,” she said, “life could be really different for some of us.”

They all believe their votes, regardless of whom they supported, made a difference.

“We are the ones who are going to be dealing with the consequences,” Grace said.

“We need to have our voices heard.”“It’s a domino effect,” Chace said. “My single vote may not matter, but if I

don’t vote, that may infl uence others to not vote and, in the grand scheme of things, a group not voting will defi nitely have an impact.”

On election night, Kyle and Chace sat in their living room, doing homework and switching between the Nuggets game and election returns on TV. Grace nervously

watched CNN in her sorority house. Jake dejectedly listened to a scratchy car radio broadcast returning from a church meet-ing.

And, depending on where she was, Sianna followed results on TV, her laptop and her phone.

Wearing a 2012 Romney T-shirt, she didn’t realize Obama had won until she walked into her dorm lobby, crowded with cheering students.

“I felt defeated,” she said. “With so many fi scal issues at stake,

I thought Romney was the better candi-date.”

Grace and Kyle were elated.“I had a great sense of pride that our

voices … were heard and made a differ-ence in this election,” Grace said.

Regardless of which candidate they supported, all fi ve students say this fi rst election experience inspired confi dence in their nation and fueled a sense of patriotic pride and civic duty.

“Feeling as though you have a voice in the say of your country is a rather rare commodity in this world,” Jake said.

Research shows casting a ballot as a young voter makes one more likely to be-come a lifelong voter.

As Faessen said: “It’s not just about voting every four years for the president of the United States. It’s really about your continued participation and infl uence on shaping your country’s democracy.”

These young voices make it clear our democracy is in excellent hands.

And that is unquestionably cool.

Ann Macari Healey’s column about people, places and issues of everyday life ap-pears every other week. She can be reached at [email protected] or 303-566-4110.

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Three people were taken to a hospital after a high-speed pursuit east of Parker ended in an injury crash.

The chase began near Smoky Hill Road and Arapa-hoe Road after a white Hon-da nearly collided head-on

with a Colorado State Patrol trooper around 6:10 a.m. Oct. 31.

The suspects sped off when the trooper attempt-ed to stop the vehicle. Speeds reached up to 90 mph. Two minutes later, the vehicle crashed on Toma-hawk Road after failing to

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Three occupants — one male and two females — were transported by ambulance to Littleton Adventist Hospital with non-life-threatening inju-ries. Lewis said the pursuit began at South Powha-

ton Road and County Line Road, near the Douglas-El-bert county line, and ended on Tomahawk Road and East Spring Creek Road.

Lewis said the driver faces possible charges, in-cluding vehicular eluding, reckless or careless driving and speeding. The suspects’ names and ages were not released.

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Elbert County News 5 November 15, 20125OPINION

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OPINIONS / YOURS AND OURS

We can be smarter than sequestration The budget-gutting policies of “seques-

tration” — an across-the-board cut of $55 billion a year for 10 years to our defense budget — pose a serious threat to our na-tional security. They represent a haphazard and thoughtless approach to cutting the national budget that was designed to force action, not to be actual policy. These cuts come at a time when increasingly complex and dangerous global threats are on the rise and our ability to respond to them is already being diminished.

The size of the cuts is not as troubling as the reckless manner in which they are car-ried out. I have long been in favor of trim-ming the excesses of the defense budget, but in a way that is responsible, balanced, and that refl ects the goals of our national strategy, unlike sequestration.

In testimony before the House Armed Services Committee in September of this year, senior leaders from the Department of Defense testifi ed that every major ac-count, except those used to pay our service

members, would be reduced by 9.4 per-cent. This includes accounts used for re-pairing our damaged wartime equipment, providing training for troops preparing to deploy to Afghanistan, and for purchasing new and necessary technologies to ensure we fi eld the best-equipped force on the battlefi eld.

On the other hand, there are areas that could stand to be reduced by greater than the 9.4 percent proposed but won’t be, such as accounts that fund head-

quarters units bloated with redundant levels of senior leadership. This includes the surplus of generals and admirals and the ineffi cient relationships between the National Guard and Reserve branches. We could also fi nd larger cuts to the funds that support excessive infrastructure and ser-vices for the more than 80,000 troops still permanently stationed in Europe 20 years after the end of the Cold War.

As a Marine Corps combat veteran, I know the tough choices our small unit leaders have to make when faced with limited resources.

As a member of the House Armed Ser-vices Committee, I have seen the inability for senior DOD offi cials to make those same tough choices.

Now is the time for creative and bal-anced problem-solving.

In the past I have proposed several alternative solutions.

I have called for a reduction in the amount of generals and admirals in our

military to bring it in line with historical levels. I was successful in building a bipar-tisan coalition to pass an amendment call-ing on the president to reduce the number of U.S. military personnel that are still stationed in Germany. And the Govern-ment Accountability Offi ce has launched a study, commissioned at my request, to explore options to reduce redundancy and streamline operations in the National Guard and Reserve.

There are many places that the Depart-ment of Defense can cut costs. They should do so as part of a broader reduction in government spending. We must reduce the amount of waste in the budget in a way that results in a more lethal, fl exible, and effi cient force. But sequestration blindly attacks programs, without concern for their necessity or effi ciency. We can be smarter.

U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman serves Colorado’s 6th Congressional District.

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WE’RE IN THIS TOGETHER

Looking up and looking out A couple of weeks ago I happened to be

fl ying back to Colorado from a business meeting in Dallas.

I have made this trip dozens of times over the past few years, but there was something very different about my fl ight home this time.

As I departed from Dallas it was about 70 degrees, sunny, and just a gorgeous Texas day outside, and the takeoff was the very best kind, uneventful.

Climbing to 35,000 feet the city faded behind us and Colorado was somewhere ahead in the distance. Looking out the window from my seat in 11A it was a spec-tacular day for fl ying as the blue sky was only disrupted by the occasional passing airplanes on the horizon.

However, this was the day of the fi rst snowstorm to hit Denver this year, and the closer we got to DIA, the more the sky began to fi ll with clouds. It was still bright blue skies and sunny at 35,000 feet, but I could no longer see the landscape below as the blanket of puffy white clouds obscured my vision.

The Colorado Rocky Mountains rose above the cloud line and it was amazing to see the mountaintops claim their majesty over the low-lying clouds. White-capped and radiant they stood as the sun bounced off of each peak contrasted against an incredible blue sky and the crispness of the stark white clouds.

Soon enough we began our descent through the clouds. All of us aboard the fl ight went from looking up and out at an unlimited beautiful horizon that fi lled our heads and hearts with hope and inspira-tion to a gray, cold, dark, and snow-fi lled sky. Our attention was drawn to the ground, the slick roads, and the challenges we may face to get home or to our fi nal destination. Hope and inspiration were replaced by dread and caution.

The skier in me loves the fact that it snowed and snowed early, and any kind of precipitation is always good for Colorado. However, I was reminded that when we

look up and out at our horizons we see blue skies and mountain peaks.

When we hold our heads and eyes up, we see potential for a bright and prosper-ous future. And that when we look down, chins tucked to our chests, hands in our pockets, shoulders slumped, seeing only a foot or so in front of us at any one time, there is no way that we can possibly see or envision our purpose and passion fi lled limitless potential.

You may not have the chance to be at 35,000 feet very often, but living here in Colorado those peaks are visible almost each and every day from the ground as we have more than 300 days of sunshine every year. Looking up inspires us and looking out fi lls us with hope.

For some it maybe just a little spark of hope, but it is hope nonetheless. And for others, it is huge hope, big dreams, and an enormous vision for a better tomorrow. Ei-ther way, or any place in between, is simply awesome.

Are you looking up and out at a blue-sky horizon?

I would love to hear all about what inspires you and keeps your head held high as you see, hope, and plan for the best that is awaiting you at [email protected]. This will be a better than good week, I can see it from 35,000 feet.

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

Nation made wrong choice by re-electing ideologue

Our country had a choice of putting intelligent, expe-rienced, thoughtful, results-oriented candidates in offi ce this election — passionate Americans who know how to bring down the debt and create jobs. Mitt Romney has never failed at anything he’s ever tried to do and his goal was to help America.

The U.S. has just re-elected a hard-core ideologue with a terrible record who is taking our country down the road of Greece. This isn’t “hatred” — these are the facts.

Barb AdamsParker

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Free Thanksgiving meal o� ered by Frontier High

Frontier High School has announced its 29th annual Thanksgiving meal

will be served Nov. 20 from 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. The free meal is prepared and served by students and staff as an effort to give back to

the community.Frontier is located at 589

South Banner St. in Eliza-beth. For more informa-tion, contact Rob McMul-len at [email protected] or at 303-646-1798.

First Friday Night shopping set for downtown Elizabeth

Conquer that holiday gift-giving list in downtown Elizabeth as the Downtown Advisory Committee hosts First Friday Night Live Dec. 7 from 5-8 p.m. Enjoy extended shopping hours on Main Street, as well as cookie-themed treats and prizes from each participat-ing merchant.

Kiowa light festival slated with start at Town Hall

Join the town of Kiowa for a night of fun and lights, Saturday, Nov. 24 at 7 p.m. Start at Kiowa Town Hall, 404 Comanche St. and visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus

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All those who attend are invited to come to Patty Ann’s Cafe, 230 Comanche St., for food and drinks.

Elizabeth dental practice hosts winter coat drive

Elizabeth Family Dental, 210 S. Elizabeth St. in Eliza-beth, is hosting its second annual children’s winter clothes drive, benefi ting underprivileged children in Elbert County.

The center will be ac-cepting new and gently used winter coats, clothes and cash donations until Dec. 13.

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All those who attend are invited to come to Patty Ann’s Cafe, 230 Comanche St., for food and drinks.

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Voters pick Brauchler as district attorneyGOP candidate wins in 18thBy Jane [email protected]

Republican George Brauchler will be the new district attorney for Doug-las, Arapahoe, Elbert and Lincoln counties, defeating Democrat Ethan Feldman 53 percent to 47 percent, ac-cording to unofficial results released on the morning of Nov. 7. Brauchler takes over for term-limited Republi-can Carol Chambers.

Feldman’s loss came despite many high-profile endorsements, including those from Republicans such as Arap-ahoe County Sheriff Grayson Robin-son and former District Attorney Rob-ert Gallagher.

The race was critical this year, some said, with the district thrown into the national spotlight by July’s Aurora the-ater shootings.

Brauchler’s confidence grew with each passing minute on Election Night. While the definitive answer that hinged on Arapahoe County did not come by night’s end, he admitted the math was in his favor. His words changed from that of a candidate to a district attorney.

“What people can expect is the same bold, new, energetic leader-ship I’ve been campaigning on since I came back from Iraq in October,” Br-auchler said.

“This is the most populous juris-diction in Colorado. We have every reason to expect and demand the best district attorney’s office in Colorado.”

Feldman offered his gratitude the morning of Nov. 7.

“I want to thank all the people who worked so hard for me, and supported me,” he said. “I wish Mr. Brauchler well.”

Brauchler has plenty of work ahead of him.

“This is going to be a significant transition,” he said. “The first thing is

to spend these next two months trying to transition into an office that literally hasn’t had anyone outside of it elected to take it over since 1968.”

Brauchler thanked his supporters, many of whom he said don’t have a history of heavy political involvement.

Their belief in him “is humbling,” he said. “It creates more pressure. I want to vindicate the trust these peo-

ple have in me.”Brauchler lives in Douglas County

and spent much of his career as a mili-tary prosecutor. He and his wife have four children.

Feldman lives in Arapahoe County and was a defense attorney, county and municipal court judge and deputy and chief deputy district attorney. He and his wife have two adult children.

George Brauchler shares a moment with his son Jeff at the Highlands Ranch LoDo’s as election results filter in on Nov. 6. Brauchler defeated Ethan Feldman in the district attorney race. Photo by Jane Reuter

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Defining founders’ legacies Dave, Gail Liniger honored for charitable contributions By Chris Michlewicz [email protected]

A celebration to com-memorate The Wildlife Experience’s 10th anniver-sary had some of Colorado’s most esteemed residents thanking the museum’s founders for their generos-ity.

More than 700 people attended Expedition 10, a fundraiser gala emceed by Channel 7 meteorologist Mike Nelson and attended by Gov. John Hickenlooper and guests of honor Dave and Gail Liniger. The Li-nigers are best known for growing real estate giant RE/MAX from a one-offi ce, two-employee start-up into a company that now em-ploys 90,000 people in 90 countries.

But perhaps their great-est accomplishment and defi ning contribution to so-ciety was the establishment of The Wildlife Experience, a nonprofi t outdoor educa-tion and conservation mu-seum on Lincoln Avenue east of Interstate 25 that uses interactive exhibits to teach thousands of kids and adults annually about ecosystems and animals around the world.

The Expedition events are the largest fundraisers for the museum, and this year was no different. One silent auction item — a round of golf for 100 people at the Sanctuary, an exclu-sive golf course in Sedalia that was built by the Linige-

rs — went for $35,000. And with tickets to the elegant evening going for $250 each, several hundred thousand dollars were raised to sup-port ongoing programming at The Wildlife Experience.

Hickenlooper, the night’s keynote speaker, praised the Linigers for creating a place that inspires the “next generation of conservation-ists” to learn about nature at an early age. The Linigers not only poured millions of dollars into the museum to ensure its success, but they have also supported organi-zations like Craig Hospital, the University of Denver and various military non-profi t groups, among many others.

Joe Blake, former presi-dent of the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce, said the most diffi cult part of Expedition 10 was con-vincing the Linigers to at-tend an event in their honor. The philanthropists quietly give to charities throughout Colorado and are rarely rec-ognized publicly for their kindness.

Dave Liniger, who is recovering from a life-threatening staph infection that spread to his spine and left him hospitalized for weeks earlier this year, stood from his wheelchair and spoke with humility as he described the growth of a museum that was en-visioned to be a 4,000- to 5,000-square-foot facility. It has since taken on a life of its own and turned into a “smashing success,” he said.

Liniger expressed dis-appointment that video games have pulled kids in-doors, but said he hopes the museum inspires a sense of wonder in children who are eager to discover new worlds.

A drum quintet entertains the crowd at The Wildlife Experience Nov. 3 for the Expedition 10 ceremony, which raised money for the museum on Lincoln Avenue east of Interstate 25. Photos by Chris Michlewicz

Dave Liniger, Douglas County philanthropist and founder of The Wildlife Experience, thanks the 700 people who attended the 10th anniversary celebration for the conservation and education museum. Liniger and his wife were also honored for their generosity.

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“A Children’s Rainforest Odyssey” is David Taylor’s lovely fantasy ballet set in the canopy and ground of the jungle. Costumes by George Peters are exceptional and music by Jesse Manno was especially composed for this trademark piece that Dawson|Wallace Dance Project bought when they bought the company a few years ago. (Look also for the delightful “Nutcracker” in December.) “A Children’s Rainforest Odyssey” will be presented at Hampden Hall, Englewood Civic Center, 1000 Englewood Parkway, at 7 p.m. November 16. Tickets: $10/adults; $5/children. You can fi nd a study guide on the DawsonWallace.org website. Tickets: rainforesttickets.eventbrite.com.

Free children’s concert setLittleton Symphony Orchestra, with Jurgen de Lemos as

music director and conductor, presents “So You Want to be a Conductor!” in its annual free children’s concert at 2:30 p.m. Nov. 17 at Littleton United Methodist Church, 5894 S. Datura St., Littleton. The audience will take a tour through the sections and instruments of the orchestra via Benjamin Britten’s “The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra.” Mae-stro de Lemos will also talk about how one person controls up to 70 musicians. There will be opportunities for kids to try conducting, drawings for prizes and treats following the concert. Information: littletonsymphony.org or call 303-933-6824.

Santa arrives at SouthglennSanta will arrive parade-fashion, pulled by a pair of

Clydesdales, at the Streets at Southglenn on Nov. 16 from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Starting at the main corner of Whole Foods, the parade will proceed west to Commons Park and the main fountain for the tree lighting. The Trans Siberian Or-chestra will play and Santa will hold court in the Guest Ser-vice building. Crafts for kids. Free.

Arapahoe Philharmonic at church“The People’s Choice” is the next Arapahoe Philhar-

monic Concert at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 16 at Mission Hills Church, 620 S. Park Drive, Littleton. Anthony Spain of Seattle, music director of the Northwest Symphony Orchestra, will con-duct. The program includes Haydn: “March for the Society of Royal Musicians” and “Symphony 100” and Prokofi ev: “Symphony No. 5.” Tickets: $10 to $25, www.arapahoe-phil.org/, or 303-781-1892.

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DRIVER SAFETY. AARP is off ering a free drivers safety classroom course from Nov. 1-30 to veterans. The class is open to all veterans regardless of age who serve or have served in the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, National Guard/Reserves or Coast Guard. Their spouses, widows/widowers and children may also take the free class. The AARP driver safety course is the nation’s fi rst and largest course for drivers ages 50 and older. Classes are available all over Colorado. To register, call 303-764-5995 or go online at www.aarp.org/drive.

THROUGH DEC. 1

SENIOR BASKETS. The Elizabeth Area Chamber of Commerce will help the seniors of Elbert County by gathering and creating baskets to distribute. We need your help to provide them with toiletry items, postage stamps, towels, Ziplock bags, gloves, hats, scarves, and lip balm. We will also accept gift cards and/or money donations. Look for the decorated donation boxes at the following locations: Big R, Community Banks of Colorado Elizabeth, Community

Banks of Colorado Kiowa, Elbert County Library - Elizabeth, Elodji’s Wine & Tapas, Magic Dog and True Value of Elizabeth. The project will conclude with the last drop off at our Olde Country Christmas celebration Dec. 1. Contact Beverly at the chamber 303-646-4287.

NOV. 15 TO DEC. 15

HOLIDAY PROGRAM. Home Instead Senior Care has partnered with retailers and community organizations to make sure isolated seniors receive gifts and companionship through the Be a Santa to a Senior program, running from Nov. 15 to Dec. 15. Christmas trees will go up in Walgreens stores at 355 S. Wilcox St. and 14 E. Allen St. in Castle Rock and at 3510 Evergreen Parkway in Evergreen. Holiday shoppers are asked to pick up an ornament off special Be a Santa to a Senior Christmas trees, buy items on the list and return them unwrapped to the store, along with the ornament attached. The Home Instead Senior Care offi ce will then enlist the volunteer help of its staff , senior-care business associates, nonprofi t workers and others to collect, wrap and distribute the gifts. Home Instead serves Douglas and Elbert counties, and portions of Clear Creek, Summit, Jeff erson and Gilpin counties. For information, visit www.beasantatoa-senior.com or call 303-688-7852.

NOV. 16 TO DEC. 7

SILENT AUCTION. Friends of the Kiowa Library silent auction items will be on display starting Nov. 16. The theme-based gift baskets were donated by businesses and individuals in the area. Bidding ends at 2 p.m. Dec. 7, following the Kiowa Library’s holiday party at 10:30 a.m. The baskets will be on display during library hours from 10

a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday. Call 303-621-2111.

NOV. 16, DEC. 21

DIVORCE AND Post-Decree Clinic. Elbert and Lincoln County Pro Se Divorce Clinic is off ered from 9 a.m. to noon the third Friday of each month at the Elbert County 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 separation, or post-decree cases. All walk-ins are welcome, and will be assisted on a fi rst-come, fi rst-served basis. Upcoming dates are Nov. 16, Dec. 21.

NOV. 17, DEC. 1, FEB. 14

FRONTIER FUNDRAISING. Frontier High School students will make reindeer and snowmen to sells at the EMS craft fair Nov. 17 and the local craft fair on Dec. 1. A spaghetti dinner, sponsored by students and staff , is planned for Feb. 14. Call the school at 303-646-1798 or email its director, Rob McMullen, at [email protected] to make a donation. Frontier High School is at 589 S. Banner St., Elizabeth.

NOV. 20

THANKSGIVING MEAL. Students from Frontier High School will prepare and serve its annual Thanksgiving meal from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 20. The students are looking for donations. Pies can be dropped off on Monday, Nov. 19, and cash/gift cards are welcome for other dinner supplies. Call the school at 303-646-1798 or email its director, Rob McMullen, at [email protected] to make a donation. Frontier High School is at 589 S. Banner St., Elizabeth.

NOV. 21

BLOOD DRIVE. Walmart Community Blood Drive is from 2-6 p.m. Nov. 21 inside Bonfi ls’ mobile bus at 2100 Legacy Circle, Elizabeth. For information or to schedule an appointment, contact the Bonfi ls’ Appointment Center at 303-363-2300 or visit www.bonfi ls.org.

NOV. 24

LIGHT LIGHTING. The Town of Kiowa will host its 6th annual Lighting of the Lights in Kiowa at 7 p.m. Nov. 24 at 404 Comanche Street, Kiowa. We will light up town hall with Mayor Tasha Hulce, Santa and Mrs. Claus will come and say hello. We’ll move to Patty Ann’s Cafe for pictures with Santa and Mrs. Claus (bring a camera so you can get the perfect picture). Santa would love to hear what it is you would like him to bring you for Christmas, so be ready to give him your wish list. Patty Ann’s Cafe will be provid-ing snacks and warm drinks.

NOV. 29

OPEN HOUSE. A ribbon cutting/open house is from 5-7 p.m. Nov. 29 at the new offi ce of Neal Wilson, new State Farm agent. The offi ce in on Colo. 86 in Elizabeth.

DEC. 1

CALLING ALL authors. Are you a local author with a book to promote? The library would like to help. The Elizabeth Library will host a meet the authors event from 1-3 p.m. Dec. 1. If you have written a book that you would like to let people know about, call the library at 303-646-3416 to reserve a space. Authors must provide their own copies of their books to sell and handle all transactions themselves.

DEC. 11

LAWYERS AT the Library, a free legal clinic for parties who have no attorney, will be featured from 6-9 p.m. the third Tuesday of every other month in Eliza-beth. 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. Upcoming dates are Nov. 13, and Dec. 11.

Banks of Colorado Kiowa, Elbert County a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday,

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Helping spirits and hopes soar Volunteer pilots, ground crew take therapy to new level By Deborah Grigsby [email protected]

For people with spinal cord in-juries, recovery can be a long and diffi cult challenge, but a new pro-gram at Englewood’s Craig Hospi-tal has some patients literally fl y-ing through the process.

CraigFlight Mission, a unique

partnership between Craig Hos-pital’s therapeutic recreation pro-gram and the Jeppesen Employees Flying Association, puts patients with spinal cord injuries into the cockpit of a small airplane for a short fl ight around the Denver skyline.

Volunteer pilots and ground crew joined Craig personnel and patients on Oct. 27 at Centennial Airport to demonstrate the many life options still available, even af-ter catastrophic injury.

South Dakota farmer Rex Haskins suffered a “spinal stroke” that has him, for now, confi ned to a wheelchair. But for Haskins, a

pilot with more than 2,000 logged hours, the loss of his ability to walk also meant loss of his ability to fl y.

“I really miss it,” said Haskins. “I used to hop in my plane and fl y around; it’s just a real sense of freedom that you can’t fi nd any-where else, and I’m really look-ing forward to getting back in the cockpit.”

The primary goal of the pro-gram is to get patients interested in and focused on recovery with a “can do” kind of attitude, ex-plained Bert Mendardi, Craig Hospital therapeutic recreation specialist.

And while the fl ight serves more as an attention-getter, it’s also a convenient opportunity to educate patients, who in most cases are wheelchair-bound, on issues such as transportation challenges, accessibility and other important milestones toward in-dependence.

“When we buckle a Craig pa-tient into the cockpit of an air-plane, we take off hoping that we can share a bit of our passion for fl ying with them,” said Jeppe-sen president and CEO Mark Van Tine. “But when we land, we real-ize they’ve shared their own sense of spirit, courage and determi-

nation with us. The experience is simply inspiring for everyone involved.”

Craig patient Jake Nelson, 27, who is also an aviation enthusiast, hopes to start ground school as soon as he’s able.

“I mean really, who doesn’t want to fl y?” he said. “Craig is the best hospital; they care and they know when and how much to push you to help you meet your goals.”

Craig Hospital is a private, not-for-profi t center that specializes in rehabilitation and research of spinal cord and traumatic brain injury.

Craig Hospital patient Rex Haskins straps in for a fl ight in a small plane as therapist Claire Cahow look on. Photos by Deborah Grigsby

Volunteer pilots and ground crew from Jeppesen work with Craig Hospital staff ers to give patients the opportunity to see Denver from the cockpit of a small plane.

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The 91st Annual South Metro Denver Chamber Business Expo was a fantastic event with business leaders from throughout the area attending the Open Board Meeting, Seminars throughout the day, the Business Expo Exhibit Hall, the 91st Annual Leadership Awards luncheon and the After EXPO Party. The event was held on Tuesday, October 30th at the Marriott DTC.

The Annual Open Board Meeting gave Chamber Investors the chance to meet the new directors who were installed in September and vice-versa. Board Chair Lisa D’Ambrosia spoke regarding the board’s emphasis on building “Remarkable Relationships.” Other topics of interest to the board included economic and infrastructure development, the “Fix the Debt” initiative, and education – with a reinvigorated STEM program bringing education and businesses together.

Updates from Investors included the Chamber’s new brand from Linda Hill of hill aevium who designed the new logo. Gina Kaelin-Westcott of Connect Selling updated the board on the Women in Leadership Group and John Vachalek of Webolutions spoke regarding the Social Marketing for Business Group. Karl Brummert with the Audubon Society of Greater Denver brought into focus the efforts of the Chamber’s Non-Profit & Business Partnership and Kristi Nelson, RE/MAX updated on the young professionals group, HYPE. Dick Franklin with the Clean Tech Open updated the board on this initiative’s growth over the last five years and the promising technologies it has presented, Jeff Keener of Halo Branded Solutions spoke on the Chamber’s Energy & Sustainable Infrastructure Council goals for the coming year.

KC Keefer of Keefer Photography spoke to the board during the open mic session: “I’m thankful for the Chamber in helping grow my business from sitting and watching the phone to being steadily productive. The Chamber is what you make of it – If you’re involved, there’s something here for you.”

A host of seminars and panels were presented throughout the day. Over 200 people learned from experts on topics such as partnering with other businesses, identifying deception and fraud, SEO & social media, employee satisfaction, branding, transparency marketing, business theft, key business relationships, and more.

Open throughout the day, the Expo Exhibit Hall featured

80 Chamber investors showing their products, services and creativity in booth design. A profusion of information mixed with outrageous costuming and lots of give-aways and samples provided Expo-goers an excellent opportunity to find vendor partners and products for business as well as personal use.

Experience Pros Radio did a live broadcast from their booth, interviewing Chamber Investors. Angel Tuccy always enjoys the event. “I wouldn’t miss this event – everyone is so energized and excited to be a part of this great Chamber. This expo is the only live broadcast we ever do.”

Suzanne Crawford, owner of Just ShutterUp – Get in and Grin, a portable photo booth which is a standard at many Chamber events had a great time. “We are proud to partner with the Chamber and capture all of the energy at the expo. We always have a great time here and get our booth noticed. This year we are featuring the Chamber’s Expo theme ‘Cirque du Chamber’ on our photos.”

The 91st Annual Leadership Awards Luncheon was an extraordinary event with 350 South Metro Denver Business Leaders witnessing the honor of Chamber Investors being recognized for their volunteer efforts over the last year. Prior to the awards being announced, a special acknowledgment of the passing of Ron Skinner was recognized with LEADapalooza group members coming on stage to raise a toast to an incredibly giving and warm person.

The Leadership in Motion Awards acknowledge Investors who “…contribute significantly to the transformation, empowerment and prospering of the Chamber by contributing their time and talents in a positive, dependable way.” The award winners were: Alison Oyler-Mitch of Fresh Events, Maria Pearson with Inter-Faith Community Services, Pierre Powell with Chinook Tavern, Brian Olson with Conversation Starters, and Suzanne Crawford owner of Just ShutterUp.

Program Volunteers of the Year Awardees were Women in Leadership Volunteer of the Year: Becky Takeda-Tinker of CSU Global, Small Business Development Center Volunteer of the Year: Stefanie Dalgar of Dalgar Communications; and the Economic Development Group Volunteer of the Year went to a company, Citywide Banks for “…going beyond the call of duty in volunteering to a variety of Economic Development Causes.” The Outstanding Volunteer of the

Year went to Wendy Woods of Nexus Financial Services. Wendy is a staple of hard work and effort in many aspects of Chamber life including serving on the Board of Directors, work with the Chamber Connectors and LEADapalooza Leads Group, Women in Leadership, and the Chamber Branding Committee.

The luncheon concluded with not one, but four keynote addresses by Lisa D’Ambrosia, Chamber Board Chair and Director at Minor & Brown; Arapahoe County Commissioner Susan Beckman; Centennial Airport Executive Director Robert Olislagers; and Rick Jory, President and CEO of Sandhill Scientific. The speakers shared their wealth of knowledge and experience as it related to creating “Remarkable Relationships.”

A relaxed and fun end to the day came with the monthly Business after Hours. Over 200 gathered in the hotel’s atrium for great beverages and appetizers provided by the Marriott DTC and rockin’ vibes coming from Swallow Hill Music’s Rob Drabkin Band. Swallow Hill Music Association was also the winner of Max Radio’s advertising package give away during the festivities.

The Chamber’s Annual Business Expo brings business owners, executives, investors, staff and clients together to build “Remarkable Relationships”. For more information on this and other Chamber events, visit their web site at www.bestchamber.com or call 303-795-0142.

Chamber Expo Builds Remarkable Relationships between South Metro Business Leaders

Dick Franklin gives the Chamber Board an update on the Rocky Mountain Clean Tech Open.

Eric Reamer and Angel Tuccy broadcast their radio show live from the EXPO floor.

Wendy Woods of Nexus Financial Services was named the 2012 Outstanding Volunteer of the Year.

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November 15, 2012

Young Cardinals ousted in first roundSilver Creek upsets Elizabeth 33-14By Scott [email protected]

ELIZABETH - The number seven seed in the first round of the Class 3A state football playoffs didn’t turn out to be lucky for Eliza-beth.

On the other hand, the No. 10 spot turned out to be just right for visiting Silver Creek as the Raptors defeated Elizabeth, 33-14, last Saturday in the first round of the classification’s playoffs.

While a loss always turns out to be a disappointment the Cardinals at least they were able to come away with the league championship.

And, this is a young team with a host of developing talent.

“Our mistakes hurt us, but we fought hard all the way,” said Elizabeth’s junior quarterback Brody Oliver.

“We just have to get a lot better. We ex-pect to learn from our mistakes and look to do things big time next year. We’re young, we’ll come back.

“But that drive in the second quarter, when we had them down deep hurt us,” Oliver said.

“We expect to learn from our mistakes and look to do things big time next year. We’re young, we’ll come back.”

Silver Creek had scored its first touch-down on a fumble recovery in the end zone. It was a play in which receiver Eric Machmuller had caught the ball at the two-yard line and turned toward the end zone. But the ball dropped out his hands when he was hit by a trio of Cardinal defenders just outside the end zone and bounced forward. Unfortunately for the Cardinals, Machmuller was able to fall on the ball for the score.

The only good part here was that Eliza-beth blocked the extra point attempt by Ryan Charles to trail 6-0.

Elizabeth took it’s only lead in the game in the second quarter with 9:25 remaining on a 14-yard run by Jordan Bucknam and the extra point by kicker Anton Alm.

But that lead would disappear with :25 left in the second quarter on the drive that Oliver eluded to.

Prior to the drive, Elizabeth’s Stuart Eu-rich was able to get off a punt that was not fielded by any of the Silver Creek receivers and rolled toward the Raptors end zone. The Cardinals Julius Antunez let the ball roll until it reached inside the one-yard line, downing the ball with 3:31 left in the quarter.

From here, disaster would strike for Eliz-abeth as Silver Creek would then fashion a 11-play drive that would help clip the Car-dinals wings.

It would come to an end as Silver Creek’s Zane Lindsey hauled in a 38-yard touch-down pass from quarterback Ben Sjobak-ken for the eventual 12-7 Raptors lead at the intermission.

“It was very tough,” said Elizabeth coach Chris Cline. “We got them back to inches on the punt, but they drove 99 1/2 yards and score. They played well on both sides of the ball and their pass rush certainly got to us and gave us fits. We are a very young team, but league champs, that is wonder-ful. It’s something the boys can be proud of and build off from it. We only had eight se-niors. We’ll get back to work and will build off this.”

The third quarter started out on a bad note for Elizabeth, but here, no harm would be done.

Logan Weber ran for 13-yards on the first play following the kickoff, but fumbled with the ball being recovered by Silver Creek’s Collin Gibbs. No harm here, though.

However, Oliver would be intercepted by Silver Creek’s Ross Fitzgerald with 5:13 left in the quarter that the Raptors would con-vert into an 11-yard touchdown pass by Sjo-bakken to Lindsey with 4:34 left. A fumble by Elizabeth’s Weber with 2:37 left would re-sult in the second Raptor touchdown of the quarter, a six-yard pass to Andre Apodaca

from Mitch Webster, who had stepped in to relieve Sjobakken.

“We had great season,” Fulbright said. “We won seven in a row and improved ev-ery week. Today is certainly a tough loss as we were giving it everything we had. Chas (Nicholas) was hurt and we missed him. Our offense and defense fought hard and Silver Creek gave it all they had and they wanted it.”

Silver Creek would close out it’s scoring in the fourth quarter with 6:03 left in the game with Sjobakken passing 19-yards to Trey Fleming for the score. Elizabeth would answer on it’s next posession, a 4-yard run by Bucknam, but the outcome had already been decided.

“We were able to make the big plays when we needed them,” said Silver Creek running back Josh Quiroz, who rushed for 113-yards.

“It was such a good effort by all our guys. We just couldn’t be beat today. The guys made the holes and we got on a good tem-po.”

The running game for Elizabeth did not click.

Weber led the way with only 24-yards on eight carries while Oliver could only connect for 82-yards in the passing game. It was a tough loss, to, for senior Brandon Stranningan and junior Kevin Paredes.

“They were bigger than us, but not more physical,” Stranningan said. “But I think their size was an advantage. They were fast. We fumbled and that certainly hurt us and they took advantage of them. We got the league championship and that helped make it a good year.”

Added Paredes, “It was tough as we came out thinking we were ready. They came at us and we didn’t do what we needed to do and our confidence wasn’t with us at the end. Next year we will come back strong.”

Silver Creek coach Mike Apodaca was more than pleased the way his team re-sponded.

“We were reved up to play and the boys gave it their all for the 48 minutes,” Apo-daca said.

“We did our best to handle the various situations. They block our punt but we re-covered. Josh ran very hard and he had the gumpsion to keep going. My hat is off to

their kids. We knew that coming into Eliza-beth could be tough as they were on a roll. Things just went our way today.”

HOEHNE FARMERS PUT THE HURT ON VISITING KIOWA

Kiowa coach Mark Clemmons knew well the situation his team was stepping into when the Indians traveled to Hoehne to play the unbeaten Farmers. When all was said and done, the game was much shorter than any would want as Kiowa fell, 52-16, ending the year 9-2.

Hoehne led 40-0 with about one-minute remaining in the second quarter and that would get the clock running. Kiowa would score one touchdown in the third period and add their second with time running out in the fourth.

“The wind, too, was to much for us to handle and they are just an excellent run-ning team,” Clemmons said.

“I thought they should have been ranked No. 1 at the start of the year. We knew the challenge going in and I just wish we could have done better. Hoehne is a strong, big team. It just seemed like the game was over before it started.”

Kiowa quarterback Steven Mitzak played well in the second half, but with the run-ning clock, the game was quickly played. Losing Joe Jantz to injury a few weeks back certainly didn’t help the Indians.

Jack Thomas moved to fullback and Lonny Trehal to halfback and the pair hung in there. Sadly, the depth just wasn’t in the Tribes favor.

Mitchell Bates scored the first touch-down on an 11-yard pass from Mitzak, then added the conversion on a pass from Mit-zak to Isaac Janes.

Trehal scored the games final touch-down on a 30-yard run. Jantz then closed out his career at Kiowa scoring on the con-version run.

“The kids really played well this season and we just wish it could have ended on a better note,” Clemmons said. “Losing Joe didn’t help, but he was able to get in for a few plays. He was only about 80 precent and we missed his efforts overall.

“I don’t think we played a team this season that had the defense pursuit that Hoehne had,” Clemmons continued. “We

shot ourselves in the foot in the first quar-ter, missing on a fourth and one, and again on a 4th and 3. One of those, if we scored, certainly would have helped us. Nine-2 is certainly a good season, but we still wish we could be playing. The boys played hard all season and they have nothing to feel ashamed about.”

Hoehne is the lone unbeaten team in the 8-man ranks, 11-0, and appear stronger as the season nears its finish. Vince Valdez rushed for 115-yards for the Farmers while Wyatt Schrepfer added 89 more for the win-ners. They will play Walsh (10-1) in this week’s semifinal.

FOWLER SCORES LATE COMEBACK TO DROP ELBERT

Elbert looked to be in a pretty good posi-tion as the previously unbeaten Bulldogs of coach Shawn Graves moved into the fourth quarter of their quarterfinal game against Fowler with a 20-8 lead. But the visiting Grizzlies (8-3) scored two touchdowns and added a safety to pull out a 26-20 victory.

Elbert led 6-0 after the first period as Bryce Hutchens scored on a 1-yard run. Fowler would go ahead for the first time in the second quarter as Dakota Parker scored on an 80-yard run and Cooper Wright would catch the conversion pass from quarter-back Blaine Larson.

Yet the Fowler lead didn’t hold up as El-bert’s Hutchens scored his second touch-down of the game on a 1-yard run. Al Zelney tacked on two more points with his conver-sion run and the Bulldogs headed into half-time with 14-8 lead.

He would scored the Bulldogs final touchdown of the season in the third period on a 7-yard run, but again, the conversion run failed.

Fowler picked up a safety early in the fourth quarter to trail, 20-10. But the Griz-zlies would score on a 15-yard run by Lar-son with the conversion added by Jeremy Burke.

They would then close out their scoring on a 13-yard run by Larry Hamilton and conversion pass by Larson from quarter-back Cooper Wright.

Parker had a good day on the ground for Fowler rushing for 157-yards on 12 carries. Burke added 89 yards, also on 12 carries.

Elizabeth’s Brandon Strannigan (64) throws a block to free quarterback Brody Oliver in the Cardinals first-round playoff game with Silver Creek. Photo by Kevan Sheppard

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Simla comes up just short of perfectionCubs fall to Lutheran in 2A championship matchBy Scott [email protected]

In the battle of the unbeaten, only one can be the champion.

Unfortunately for the Simla volleyball team, it wasn’t the Cubs that kept their record unblem-ished. Simla was defeated by Lu-theran Parker 22-25, 25-20, 25-23, 25-23 in the Class 2A state cham-pionship volleyball match last Saturday at the Denver Coliseum.

It was the second consecutive state title for Lutheran, which fin-ished the season 28-0 while Simla, coached by Sue Snyder completed the year, 28-1. It was the second runner-up finish for the Cubs, who lost to Hoehne in 2007.

It was not an easy night for Lu-theran, coached by Alica Oates. Simla won the first game and it appeared they could make it a long night for Lutheran, which won it’s first championship last season with a three-game sweep over Akron.

Simla’s Kenzi Mitchell and Jes-sica George made it hard on Lu-theran as their play at the net had the Lionss bewildered. The Cubs jumped out to a 9-4 lead, but then they had to hang on tight in the

end as the Lions pulled to 23-21 with Laura Beach and Connie Ol-son causing problems. However, kills by George put a short damper on the Lions run.

It was neck-and-neck in the second game with neither team able to muster more than a four-point advantage until Beach and Olson took, at 19-19, smashed home winning points to help gar-ner the 25-20 win. And, that game set the stage for the final two, again back-and-forth in attacks in which neither team could se-cure more than another 4-point advantage.

“We came to play as a team and I’m proud of the way the younger girls all stepped up,” said Mitchell, one of only three seniors playing for the Cubs this season. “Our key was to make the passes and get our serves in. But it didn’t happen in the final like we had hoped.

“They came hard and made their adjustments after our first game,” said Mitchell, a middle hitter. “It was a good season and I wouldn’t trade it or want to be on any other team. We just had posi-tive support all season.”

Marilyn Alexander, the third senior in the Simla lineup, was strong on serves and solid in the back row for the Cubs. Sophomore Hannah Lutz, junior Sammy Kaatz and sophomore Kaci Smith also had an outstanding tournament.

“We were able to stay together,” Alexander said. “One thing is that we were able to sleep in our own beds before coming up to Denver

because of our later start (on Fri-day) and that helped a lot.”

Snyder has been at Simla for 30 years and she, too, felt her Cubs could pull out the win. They had defeated Swink, 25-22, 23-25, 25-19 and 25-20, in the semifinals.

“The girls were so driven to do well,” Snyder said. “In the first game, Lutheran made the mistakes and we were able to take advantage. From there, they played as we expected them, but still felt we might pull it out. The girls played their hearts out and I couldn’t be more proud.

“I don’t have any club girls, we are very young with only our three seniors,” Snyder said. “But it’s a very athletic group and they have stepped up all season. Lutheran is a very good team and they have the big players. Beach (6-1) gave us problems, like she does for ev-eryone. We just wish the results could have gone our way.”

George is a 5-7 senior middle hitter, but this young lady plays like a 6-footer.

“There were mistakes we just couldn’t overcome,” George said. “Lutheran is a very good team, but we played well. I just wish it could have been better in our final. They are a very good team. I love my team and I wouldn’t trade team-mates for anything.

“I’m so proud of them and it was a great season for me,” George continued. “I don’t know whether or not I will play in college, but my top choices are Fort Hayes State and Colorado College. I’m not

sure how things will work out. I’ll just have to see.”

Lutheran’s Beach and Olson knew well they were going to have their hands full with Simla.

“They are such a great oppo-nent and we have so much respect for them,” Beach said. “It was a complete effort from all the girls. It’s surreal, it’s an amazing feeling. They played against us amazing, too.”

Olson said she also had some concerns coming into the cham-pionship match.

“We might have been a little nervous, after all it was the state title match,” Olson said. “In the last game I felt I had to put it down for our team (as there were four match points). There was just a feeling we could do it as a team.

“The feeling is the same as last year,” Olson said. “Now it is awe-some because it is our second one. I think we knew we could do it with our Lord and our together-ness.”

There certainly was a sigh of relief form Oates, especially after the first game.

“We made a lot of errors in the first game because they had a lit-tle different offense,” Oates said. “Their number three (Mitchell) is really talented, but they all are. So we had to be aggressive to take them out. This is a different set of girls. You know what the expecta-tions are and you don’t want to fall short.

“We didn’t do that,” Oates said. “These girls have battled all sea-son long. Midway through the season we kind of developed a ‘we can’t lose type of deal.”

CLASS 2A VOLLEYBALLDenver Coliseum, November

9-10.Championship: Lutheran def.

Simla, 22-25, 25-20, 25-23, 25-20.Semifinals: Lutheran def. Ak-

ron, 25-13, 25-23, 25-21. Simla def. Swink, 25-22, 23-25, 25-19, 25-20.

First round: Lutheran def. Tel-luride, 25-16, 25-19, 25-8. Simla def. Yuma 25-21, 18-25, 25-12, 25-14.

Second round: Lutheran def. Resurrection Christian, 28-26, 25-22, 25-19. Simla def. Fowler,25-19, 25-12, 25-12.

Simla’s Marilyn Alexander celebrates a point in the championship match against Lutheran Nov. 10. Photos by Courtney Kuhlen | [email protected] Simla’s Jessica George plays the net Nov. 10 during the state finals match against Lutheran.

Simla’s Kenzi Mitchell bumps the ball Nov. 10 during the state finals match against Lutheran.

Simla’s Brett Smith dives for the ball Nov. 10 during the 2A volleyball state finals. Simla lost to Lutheran and took home a second place trophy.


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Name Changes PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petitionfor Change of Name

Public notice is given on October 16, 2012that a Petition for a Change of Name of anadult has been filed with the Elbert CountyCombined Court.

The Petition requests that the name ofSarah Adamson be changed to SarahNicole Zoesch.

Case No.: 2012 C 47

Cheryl A. LayneClerk of CourtBy: Jafeen JenkinsDeputy Clerk

Legal Notice No: 927815First Publication: November 1, 2012Last Publication: November 15, 2012Publisher: Elbert County News

Notice To Creditors PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORSIn the Matter of the Estate of

John Edward Thompson,John E. Thompson,aka John Thompson, DeceasedCase Number: 2012 PR 38

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 March 8,2013 or the claims may be forever barred.

Daniel Vincent Patrick O’Connorand Catherine Ellen O’ConnorCo-Personal Representatives6572 S. Queensburg CourtAurora, Colorado 80016


Notice To Creditors PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORSIn the Matter of the Estate of

John Edward Thompson,John E. Thompson,aka John Thompson, DeceasedCase Number: 2012 PR 38

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 March 8,2013 or the claims may be forever barred.

Daniel Vincent Patrick O’Connorand Catherine Ellen O’ConnorCo-Personal Representatives6572 S. Queensburg CourtAurora, Colorado 80016


Government Legals Public Notice

NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REALESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OFAPPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OFTREASURER'S DEEDTSC 2009-00870

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:

Destiny Ventures LLC

You and each of you are hereby notifiedthat on the 17th day of November A.D.2009 the then County Treasurer of theCounty of Elbert, in the State of Colorado,sold at public tax lien sale to Philip CBerggren the following described real es-tate situate in the County of Elbert, Stateof Colorado, to wit:

Section: 13 Township: 8 Range: 65Subdivision: ELIZABETH STREET PLAZA1ST AMENDEMENTLot: 002Dand said County Treasurer issued a certi-ficate of purchase therefore to Philip CBerggren. That said tax lien sale wasmade to satisfy the delinquent taxes as-sessed against real estate for the year2008:

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

That a Treasurer's Deed will be issued forsaid real estate to the said Philip CBerggren at 3:00 o'clock P.M., on the 14day for February, A.D. 2013, 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 24 day of October, A.D. 2012.

Richard PettittCounty Treasurer of Elbert County

Legal Notice No.: 927821First Publication: November 8, 2012Last Publication: November 22, 2012Publisher: The Elbert County News

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NOTICE OF PROPOSED 2013BUDGET UNITED WATER ANDSANITATION DISTRICT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a pro-posed 2013 budget has been submitted tothe Board of Directors of the United Wa-ter and Sanitation District for the ensuingyear 2013; that a copy of such proposedbudget has been filed in the office of theDistrict located at Community ResourceServices of Colorado, L.L.C., 7995 EastPrentice Avenue, Suite 103E, GreenwoodVillage, Colorado, where same is open forpublic inspection; and that such proposedbudget will be considered at a regularmeeting of the Board of Directors of theDistrict to be held at Community Re-source Services of Colorado, L.L.C., 7995East Prentice Avenue, Suite 103E, Green-wood Village, Colorado on November 27,2012 at 11:30 a.m.

Any elector within the District may, at anytime prior to the final adoption of the 2013budget, inspect the budget, and file or re-gister any objections thereto. This meet-ing is open to the public.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OFDIRECTORS OF THE UNITED WATERAND SANITATION DISTRICT

/s/ Community Resource Servicesof Colorado, LLC, Manager


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Public Notice

NOTICE OF PROPOSED 2013BUDGET UNITED WATER ANDSANITATION DISTRICT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a pro-posed 2013 budget has been submitted tothe Board of Directors of the United Wa-ter and Sanitation District for the ensuingyear 2013; that a copy of such proposedbudget has been filed in the office of theDistrict located at Community ResourceServices of Colorado, L.L.C., 7995 EastPrentice Avenue, Suite 103E, GreenwoodVillage, Colorado, where same is open forpublic inspection; and that such proposedbudget will be considered at a regularmeeting of the Board of Directors of theDistrict to be held at Community Re-source Services of Colorado, L.L.C., 7995East Prentice Avenue, Suite 103E, Green-wood Village, Colorado on November 27,2012 at 11:30 a.m.

Any elector within the District may, at anytime prior to the final adoption of the 2013budget, inspect the budget, and file or re-gister any objections thereto. This meet-ing is open to the public.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OFDIRECTORS OF THE UNITED WATERAND SANITATION DISTRICT

/s/ Community Resource Servicesof Colorado, LLC, Manager


Public Notice

NOTICE OF PROPOSED 2013BUDGET OF ELKHORN RANCHMETROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 1

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a pro-posed budget has been submitted to theBoard of Directors of Elkhorn Ranch Met-ropolitan District No. 1 for the ensuingyear 2013; that a copy of such proposedbudget has been filed in the office of theDistrict located at Community ResourceServices of Colorado, L.L.C., 7995 EastPrentice Avenue, Suite 103E, GreenwoodVillage, Colorado, where same is open forpublic inspection; and that such proposedbudget will be considered at a regularmeeting of the Board of Directors of theDistrict to be held at Community Re-source Services of Colorado, L.L.C., 7995East Prentice Avenue, Suite 103E, Green-wood Village, Colorado at 11:30 AM, onNovember 27, 2012. Any elector withinthe District may, at any time prior to the fi-nal adoption of the budget, inspect thebudget and file or register any objectionsthereto.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARDOF DIRECTORSOF THEELKHORN RANCH METROPOLITANDISTRICT NO. 1

/s/ COMMUNITY RESOURCESERVICES OF COLORADO, L.L.C.


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Public Notice

NOTICE OF PROPOSED 2013BUDGET OF ELKHORN RANCHMETROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 1

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a pro-posed budget has been submitted to theBoard of Directors of Elkhorn Ranch Met-ropolitan District No. 1 for the ensuingyear 2013; that a copy of such proposedbudget has been filed in the office of theDistrict located at Community ResourceServices of Colorado, L.L.C., 7995 EastPrentice Avenue, Suite 103E, GreenwoodVillage, Colorado, where same is open forpublic inspection; and that such proposedbudget will be considered at a regularmeeting of the Board of Directors of theDistrict to be held at Community Re-source Services of Colorado, L.L.C., 7995East Prentice Avenue, Suite 103E, Green-wood Village, Colorado at 11:30 AM, onNovember 27, 2012. Any elector withinthe District may, at any time prior to the fi-nal adoption of the budget, inspect thebudget and file or register any objectionsthereto.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARDOF DIRECTORSOF THEELKHORN RANCH METROPOLITANDISTRICT NO. 1

/s/ COMMUNITY RESOURCESERVICES OF COLORADO, L.L.C.


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Auditions set Auditions: “Cheatin’” by

Del Shores, directed by Su-san Rossman, at 6 p.m. Dec. 1, at 11031 Pikes Peak Dr. #2, Parker. Actors should have:

Current headshot, acting resume, copy of actor in-formation form from Parker Arts Council. Prepare two one-minute monologues: comic and dramatic. If un-able to audition at that time,

contact Susan Rossman at [email protected]. Needed: three males, three females. Rehearsals will be 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Location TBA. Performances: March 1-10.

Play comes to Mainstreet“It’s a Wonderful Life

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