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Schools exercise discretion on alcoholTwo principals lose jobs; administrator not facing actionBy Jane [email protected]

When two Douglas County School Dis-trict principals reportedly tested positive for alcohol during breathalyzer tests at an administrators’ meeting, both lost their jobs.

When Chief Academic Officer of Ele-mentary Education Dana Strother was ar-rested for drunken driving after she report-edly drove her car down the wrong side of a street, told police she thought she was in a different city, had trouble standing dur-ing a roadside test and blew a .277 during a breathalyzer test, district officials took no action.

The difference, they say, is that Strother was not working. Former principals Alan McQueen and Ally Berggren were.

Both principals reportedly had attended separate events involving drinking on the night of Dec. 5, then drove the next morn-ing from those locations to the meeting at The Wildlife Experience in Parker, where they were given alcohol breath tests shortly after the meeting began.

While district officials won’t reveal the tests’ results, school policy states that re-porting for or remaining on duty with an alcohol concentration of .02 or greater is prohibited.

The arrest of Strother, who was accused of driving with a blood-alcohol level more than triple the legal limit, also came after a social weeknight evening, a police report says. The report of the 1 a.m. Aug. 17 inci-dent in Norwalk, Iowa, describes Strother driving “into oncoming traffic lanes” after a police officer pulled his car in behind hers, and says the officer stopped a roadside test after 28 seconds “for her safety.”

In explaining the principals’ cases, dis-trict officials repeatedly emphasized safety among their top concerns.

The district’s policy, said DCSD legal counsel Rob Ross, “is there for a reason. It’s there for the safety of students.”

No students were present during the Dec. 6 administrators’ meeting at Parker’s Wildlife Experience.

McQueen, principal at Highlands Ranch’s Heritage Elementary, subsequent-ly was released from his principal duties; Berggren, principal of Buffalo Ridge Ele-mentary in Castle Rock, resigned.

Strother lives, works in IowaStrother has been working from her

Iowa home since her July 1 hiring, and the district said she plans to move to Douglas County next month. The 37-year-old was charged with operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, failure to obey a red light and driving on the wrong side of a two-way highway. Court documents show her Nov. 27 sentencing included revocation of her driver’s license, a year’s probation, a $1,250 fine and alcohol classes.

Court records say Strother got two days in jail; DCSD spokeswoman Cinamon Wat-son said the time actually was spent in a substance-abuse class that began on a Fri-

Alcohol continues on Page 9

Grant Atwood, 4, of Parker, picks out a toy with the help of Deputy Matthew Bach at Target, 1950 E. County Line Road. Grant was on the outlook for anything to do with Spider-Man, trains or dinosaurs. Bach was among a group of Douglas County Sheriff’s Office deputies who volunteered their time to help brighten the holidays for 30 area kids on Dec. 15. The inaugural “Heroes and Helpers” event paired deputies with kids identified by Douglas County Human Services and the Douglas County School District to go on a $50 shopping spree for the holidays. Photo by Courtney Kuhlen

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More to danger than strangersLaw officers, schools collaborate on safety videoBy Jane [email protected]

In the days that followed Jessica Ridge-way’s disappearance in Westminster, some Douglas County parents turned to the school district for help. They wanted to know if it offered a program to help kids un-derstand the threat of strangers.

Douglas County Deputy Sheriff Jay Mar-tin stepped up to answer that question. Martin, who leads the office’s Youth, Educa-tion and Safety in Schools (YESS) program, first proposed a PowerPoint presentation.

With help from former 9News producer and Douglas County Schools spokesman Randy Barber, Martin’s idea evolved into a video and a collaboration including the Parker, Lone Tree and Castle Rock police departments. Martin and officers from oth-er jurisdictions now are showing it at local elementary schools. “Friendly Faces Fakes Us Out” also can be viewed at the district’s Web site, making it more far-reaching than Martin ever had imagined.

Martin alone estimates he’s spoken to more than 6,000 students.

The video goes beyond the stranger-danger concept, taking what Martin and Barber say is a more all-encompassing, current-day approach.

“`Stranger danger’ assumed you didn’t know the person who was threatening you,” Barber said. “This tries to say, appearances aren’t everything. This could be somebody you may have seen around the neighbor-hood, someone you have a familiarity with. The idea is not to be fearful, but just be aware.”

Martin gives students homework, asking them to work with their parents and com-pile a list of four trusted adults. It also pro-vides instruction for children who are lost,

urging them to seek out people with name tags or adults who have other children with them.

“We’re trying to get away from the word `stranger’,” he said. “Unfortunately, we live in a society now where we have to make sure our kids know the people they can trust.”

It’s a message Martin delivers with per-sonal passion. In addition to having four children, he experienced an attempted ab-duction during his childhood. A man began

screaming profanities at the then-sixth-grader, ordering Martin to get into his car.

“I followed one of my rules, and turned and started running in the opposite direc-tion,” he said. “I ran all the way home.”

Martin was, however, walking alone, which the presentation advises children not to do.

Instead, it suggests using a buddy sys-tem and emphasizes safety in numbers.

For more information or to view the vid-eo, visit www.dcsdk12.org/friendlyfaces.

Douglas County Sheriff’s Deputy Jay Martin, a Youth Education and Safety in Schools officer, talks to students at North-east Elementary School in Parker on Dec. 13 about dangerous strangers. Martin talked to the students about finding trusted adults and paying attention to their instincts. Photo by Courtney Kuhlen

‘Unfortunately, we live in a society now where we have

to make sure our kids know the people they can trust.’

Douglas County Sheriff ’s Deputy Jay Martin

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Christmas comes early for at-risk kids Bikes for Tykes distributes 180 two-wheelers to area children By Jane Reuter [email protected]

Christmas arrived early for 16-year-old Chris Nelan. On Dec. 15, he got his fi rst bicycle. Earlier this year, the High-lands Ranch teen also got a new family.

Nelan, among hundreds of at-risk youth receiving free bicycles through the Bikes for Tykes program, is being ad-opted by Michael and Yvonne Miller. During 15 years of foster care, Nelan never owned a bicycle. He chose a black mountain bike splashed with red and white accents from the Centennial warehouse at which Bikes for Tykes is head-quartered.

“I think it’s one of the nicest ones here,” Nelan said.“This is exciting,” Michael Miller said. “Now the three of

us can ride together.”“We can do something as a family,” agreed Yvonne Mill-

er.Nelan was among about 180 children who received bicy-

cles through the program during the holiday distribution.A Castle Rock family rolled fi ve bicycles out the ware-

house doors the same day, one for each of the children in their blended family. The family of seven lives in a two-bedroom apartment, victims of hard economic times. But they’re on their way back up, said Jacob, who asked the family’s last name not be used.

“I just got a good job,” he said.But because their bills have piled up, there’s little money

for Christmas gifts.“These are the fi rst presents we’ve gotten for our kids,”

Jacob said, watching his 3-year-old son Cavan straddle a red Spider-Man bicycle. “When I fi rst walked in and saw all these bikes, I wanted to cry. This is tremendous.”

Bikes for Tykes collaborates with several different agen-cies to fi nd families in need, among them the Douglas, Jefferson and Arapahoe social-services departments, the Women’s Crisis and Family Outreach, and Denver’s Ecu-menical Refugee and Immigration Services.

Program founder Jeff Fleck said Saturday was an “amaz-ing” day. He and AJ Stapleton, who founded a companion program called Project ReCycle, oversaw the holiday distri-bution with help from a team of volunteers.

For Nelan, the bicycle is the icing on what has been a very good year. At 15, he’d given up hope of fi nding an adoptive family until he met the Millers, who said they felt an immediate connection with the teen.

“The older you get, the harder it is to get adopted,” Nelan said. “I was pretty surprised. But it was a pleasant surprise.”

The bicycle may have come courtesy of Bikes for Tykes, but that’s not the way he sees it.

“It’s a gift from my parents,” Nelan said.

Five-year-old Ailis, of Castle Rock, claims her new ride during the Bikes for Tykes holiday bicycle distribution. Her family of seven is working to come back from economic distress. Photo by Jane Reuter

Lee Van Ramshorst dies at 73 Resident took active role in shaping Lone Tree By Jane Reuter [email protected]

Longtime Lone Tree resident Lee Van Ramshorst died Dec. 12. Services were held Dec. 18 at the Lone Tree Arts Center.

Van Ramshorst, 73, had battled cancer for several years.

He and his wife Sharon, a for-mer Lone Tree City Council mem-ber, were among the fi rst residents of what is now Lone Tree. They bought a lot in what was then the new Lone Tree golf course devel-opment on Memorial Day Week-end in 1982, the fi rst weekend the developer began selling lots.

Van Ramshorst was instrumen-tal in the City of Lone Tree’s forma-tion, joining the Park Meadows Metropolitan District board when he saw the planned development was not taking shape as promised, his wife said.

“We very quickly fi gured out that what was advertised as be-ing in Lone Tree was not happen-ing,” Sharon said. “We felt like we needed to get involved. Lee got on the board, which was controlled by developers. He was devoted to trying to make this a good neigh-borhood, and a good place to live.”

Eventually, she said, the board’s makeup shifted to community members, who helped ensure promised amenities like trails, parks and open space were con-

structed.“Lee worked just tirelessly to

make this a better community,” said Lone Tree Public Works Di-rector John Cotten. “He was really active in getting the trails started in the city. He worked hard to get things in Lone Tree done with quality.”

Van Ramshorst founded the Lone Tree Photography Club in 2002, and the Lone Tree Hiking Club in 2011. He was an avid out-doorsman and enjoyed hiking and skiing. Van Ramshorst volunteered to help build the Colorado Trail and with Douglas County’s Open Space program.

Van Ramshorst was born and raised in Chicago Heights, Ill. Af-ter earning a degree in mechani-cal engineering, he worked for Pan-America Petroleum in Liberal, Kan., where he met Sharon.

The Van Ramshorsts have two children: Sabrina, of Houston, and Scott, of Castle Rock, plus six grandchildren. They were married for 47 years.

Lee Van Ramshorst pauses during a mountain outing. Courtesy photo

Golf club to mark New Year’s Eve By Jane Reuter [email protected]

Leave the little black dress and black tie at home this New Year’s Eve. The Lone Tree Golf Club is hosting a Winter Whiteout, urg-ing guests to come dressed in white cocktail attire.

“We’re not going to turn peo-ple away at the door if they don’t wear white, but it’s encouraged,” said golf club marketing manager Neon Diamante.

Tickets to the Winter Whiteout are $150 a couple and include food, a champagne toast, party favors, a DJ and dancing, photo booth and a cash bar. The club has 15 hotel rooms, and an over-night stay with New Year’s Day breakfast can be added for $110.

While the evening won’t in-clude a sit-down dinner, it will

feature “heavy hors d’oeuvres from start to fi nish,” Diamante said.

That’s in keeping with the playful tone for which the club is aiming.

“We’re not going for elegance,” Diamante said. “We’re going for fun and a party atmosphere.”

The holiday celebration is re-turning to the club after a four-year hiatus.

“We’ve had a lot of success with the other events this year — our craft beer dinner, live music, putting contests,” Diamante said. “Everyone had asked for a New Year’s Eve party. With that sort of interest, we’re bringing it back.”

To date, about 50 people have reserved spots for the event, which is limited to 250.

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County approves 2013 budget $317 million total focuses on growth, new construction By Rhonda Moore [email protected]

Douglas County commissioners have approved the 2013 budget, with a focus on future growth.

The $317.3 million budget was ap-proved Dec. 11, and is an increase of $62.8 million from the 2012 budget. The new budget includes anticipated revenues of $230.9 million, which rep-resents a $7.1 million increase in rev-enues from 2012.

Increases expected in the county’s revenues stem from a rise in property values due to new growth, according to the county’s fi nance department.

Signifi cant projects that bumped

property values in Douglas County for 2012 included the new construction at Castle Rock Adventist Health Campus, the Centura hospital in Castle Rock, valued at $41.5 million; construction of the Ridgegate Apartments in Lone Tree, valued at $28.6 million; and con-struction of the Shea Center Apart-ments in Highlands Ranch, with a $9 million valuation.

Anticipated revenue growth in 2013 includes a $2.1 increase in property tax revenues and a $4.1 million increase in sales and use tax.

Property taxes and sales and use taxes comprise 64 percent of the coun-ty’s annual revenue, according to the county’s fi nance department.

The $317.3 million in anticipated expenditures for 2013 includes $122.4 million in capital projects.

The bulk of capital improvements are expected to come by way of road improvement projects, budgeted for $95.2 million; improvements at the

Robert A. Christensen Justice Center for $19.1 million; and improvements in the county’s technology depart-ment, with a funding increase in 2013 of $4.3 million for software, infrastruc-ture and security upgrades, according to the county’s fi nance department.

Changes in the adopted budget from the preliminary budget include $985,000 added to contribute to im-provements at the Highlands Ranch Mansion; a $300,000 reduction to omit an intended improvement to the syn-thetic turf at Dupont Park; $250,000 added for the design and construc-tion of a mountain bike skills course at Bayou Gulch Regional Park; and $175,000 added for the construction of the Columbine bridge in Columbine Open Space, said Martha Marshall, Douglas County budget manager.

A link to view the complete copy of the Douglas County 2013 adopted budget is available online at www.douglas.co.gov/fi nance.

Cops seek thief, assailant in mall incident Staff report

An alleged shoplifting spiraled into an assault when the driver of a truck

carrying the suspect struck a Park Meadows shopping center valet.

A woman suspected of shoplifting at JC Penney

left the mall through the department store’s doors about 3:30 p.m. Dec. 15. She got into a waiting 1996 maroon-and-silver Chevro-

let truck. A white male was driving the truck, with a black man in the passenger seat.

The mall valet was stand-ing in the lane of an interior shopping center road try-ing to get the truck’s license plate when the driver ac-celerated, crossed double yellow lines and struck the valet. The valet was treated and released at Littleton Adventist Hospital.

The suspects fl ed Lone Tree police, driving west onto C-470 from Yosem-ite Street. Police ended the chase in the interest of pub-lic safety, and are still look-ing for the suspects. The truck’s license plate number is 975 VNG.

Anyone who has infor-mation about the incident is asked to call Lone Tree’s dispatch at 303-841-9800.

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County approves 2013 budgetRobert A. Christensen Justice Center for $19.1 million; and improvements in the county’s technology depart-ment, with a funding increase in 2013 of $4.3 million for software, infrastruc-ture and security upgrades, according to the county’s finance department.

Changes in the adopted budget from the preliminary budget include $985,000 added to contribute to im-provements at the Highlands Ranch Mansion; a $300,000 reduction to omit an intended improvement to the syn-thetic turf at Dupont Park; $250,000 added for the design and construc-tion of a mountain bike skills course at Bayou Gulch Regional Park; and $175,000 added for the construction of the Columbine bridge in Columbine Open Space, said Martha Marshall, Douglas County budget manager.

A link to view the complete copy of the Douglas County 2013 adopted budget is available online at www.douglas.co.gov/finance.

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2013 Philip S. Miller Grant applications due January 31 Douglas County is accepting grant applications through January 31, 2013 for 2013 Philip S. Miller funds. To qualify for a grant an applicant must be a 501(c)3 or 501(c)4 tax-exempt organization; serve residents of Douglas County; and provide a service that supports health and human services for at risk and underserved populations. For more information please www.douglas.co.us/countyadmin/The_Philip_S_Miller_Grant_Program.html or contact Dru Campbell at 303.660.7401.

Winter Home Heating Cost AssistanceEligible low-income Douglas County households can apply for energy assistance through the Douglas County Human Services Department’s Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LEAP). Applications are available online at www.douglas.co.us/humanservices/LEAP.html.

Winter ReadinessPlease visit www.douglas.co.us/publicworks/Snow_and_Ice_Removal.html as a reference guide to frequently asked questions about snow and ice removal in Douglas County.

Leaving Home for the HolidaysSign up for the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office House Watch program online. This online application will allow you to notify the Sheriff’s Office that your house will be unoccupied for a short duration. After submittal of the registration, the house watch will begin for the dates specified. To register for the House Watch program please visit https://apps.douglas.co.us/apps/housewatchpublic/welcome.do

Name Your Price to find your perfect pet Just in time for the Holidays the Dumb Friends League is offering a special on adoptable cats and dogs. Now through Dec. 31, you can name your own price. This special on cats and dogs will be offered at all adoption locations. For more information, visit ddfl.org or call (303) 751-5772.

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Happy Holidays!Douglas County offices will be closing at Noon on Monday,

Dec. 24 and closed all day on Tuesday, Dec. 25, in observance of the Christmas Holiday, however many county services are

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Offices will re-open on Wednesday, December 26.

Heritage Elementary backers praise former principalTeachers, parents, students rally in Highlands RanchBy Jane [email protected]

About 100 teachers, parents and children rallied in support of dismissed Heritage El-ementary School Principal Alan McQueen and their school on Dec. 13.

With a Douglas County sheriff’s car en-suring their safe passage, the group walked the short distance from Heritage to the cor-ner of Highlands Ranch Parkway and Fair-view Parkway, where they waved at passing drivers.

Several children carried hand-made, brightly colored signs, reading “Team Mc-Queen,” “My future matters” and “I miss Mr. McQueen.”

They walked with adults whose signs read, “We (heart) McQueen,” “It’s time to put kids first!” and “Alan McQueen cares 4 kids, Heritage cares 4 Alan McQueen.” Children frequently chanted their former school leader’s name, and several drivers honked in acknowledgment.

McQueen abruptly was dismissed from his post Dec. 7 for an alleged violation of the district’s alcohol policy, according to a Douglas County School District email sent to Heritage parents.

Buffalo Ridge Elementary principal Ally Berggren reportedly resigned the same day. A similar district email to parents of Buffalo Ridge students said she was receiving treat-ment for substance abuse with the district’s support.

Berggren’s supporters reportedly held a rally in her honor in Castle Pines at the same time as McQueen’s.

Parents and teachers participating in the walk said they were shocked by McQueen’s dismissal and wanted to pay tribute to a man whose three-year tenure had a deep impact on the school.

“The decision is the decision. We can’t change that,” Susan Roscoe, president of Heritage’s Parent Teacher Organization. “I don’t think anybody wouldn’t want him back. But that’s not an option. What we can do is show our support for our school com-munity and continue our vision.”

Teacher Kelly Bruetsch said she was walking to show her support for the school during a tough time.

She was “shocked and saddened” by Mc-Queen’s departure, and had high praise for

him.“He did nothing but good things for Her-

itage and our kids,” she said.Parent Troy St. Onge, carrying a sign that

read, “Heritage is ours, not the board’s,” said he was devastated by the news.

“What he has done for our school, the support and leadership he’s brought, has been phenomenal,” he said.

Chris Cingrani, former Heritage PTO president and member of its School Advi-sory Council, helped organize the walk.

“This isn’t about being negative,” he said. “It’s about gathering to support Heri-tage and say thanks to Alan. It’s about clo-sure and moving forward at the same time.”

Both Heritage and Castle Rock’s Buffalo Ridge are high-performing schools, out-scoring the Douglas County School District average on state tests. SchoolDigger.com, a site that ranks K-12 schools, gives both schools five-star ratings.

McQueen and Berggren’s rallies were held at the same time as several union-or-ganized protests against DCSD board ac-tions taken during the last several months. Dozens of DCSD staff members, parents and students gathered on street corners in Parker, Highlands Ranch and Castle Rock to wave signs expressing concern about re-cent DCSD board decisions.

Students, parents and teachers from Heritage Elemen-tary rallied Dec. 13 in support of former principal Alan McQueen, who was fired Dec. 7. Photo by Jane Reuter

Board responds to parent concernBy Jane [email protected]

Douglas County School Board members questioned a parent who protested the fir-ing of Heritage Elementary School Princi-pal Alan McQueen and said the action was appropriate.

Cristin Patterson, speaking during the public comment portion of the board’s Dec. 13 meeting, said she represented hundreds of parents.

“We feel he was treated unfairly,” she said.

“We are hurting, and the way this situa-tion was handled was not OK.

“We got (Superintendent Elizabeth) Fa-gen’s message we should not try to fight this because it would only bring bad press to our school. We believe bad press will come, but only to those who deserve it. Bad things happen when good people do nothing. We are good people and we are not going to do

that.”“You are speaking on behalf of hundreds

of parents?” board president John Carson said. “And they were unable to make it this evening?”

Patterson said she could obtain signa-tures to support her statement.

Board member Craig Richardson said the decision to fire McQueen was correct.

“I have supreme confidence that the overwhelming majority of the people who live in this county would agree with the de-cision-making in this case, if they knew the details,” he said.

When a woman in the audience said the concern was surrounding the handling of the dismissal, Richardson said, “We’re not having a discussion right now. I’m talking.

“The facts were compelling. They were egregious. And the decision of the admin-istration was absolutely justified. We simply could not tolerate what occurred. And I’ll leave it at that.”

School protests expand to multiple sitesBy Jane [email protected]

At the same time that people were ral-lying in Highlands Ranch and Castle Rock in support of two principals, about 75 more gathered in six separate sites during union-organized protests against the Douglas County School District’s board of educa-tion.

The peaceful protests on Dec. 13, which were expanded versions of similar events held at the district’s administration build-ing earlier this year, were planned before the abrupt departures of elementary school principals Alan McQueen and Ally Berg-gren.

Teachers, parents and other community members, many of whom brought their children, clustered at well-traveled inter-sections in Highlands Ranch, Castle Rock, Castle Pines and Parker. The groups dis-played banners reading, “Our kids deserve better,” and handmade signs saying, “The Grinch Stole Douglas County Schools” and “DCSD, BOE, OMG!”

The protests preceded the board of edu-cation meeting, its last of 2012.

Representatives of the teachers’ union, the Douglas County Federation, said they’re trying to let the public know about changes in the district they believe are negatively af-fecting education.

Under the current board of education, the now court-stymied voucher program was introduced, the district’s long-standing agreement with its teachers union expired, a market-based pay system was imple-mented and controversial pay-for-perfor-mance and teacher evaluation systems are under development.

Board members and top administrators say the education reform Douglas County is undergoing benefits students and staff. Many teachers and community members disagree.

“If nothing else, this will get people talk-ing,” said parent Wendy Vogel, among those protesting at the intersection of Highlands Ranch Parkway and Broadway. “There’s still a ton of people that don’t know what’s going on, and the direction this district is headed in their leadership.”

The multi-site protests will continue on board meeting nights, union spokesman Andy Pippin said.

Board president questions parentWhen a parent questioned the dismissal

of the Heritage Elementary School Princi-pal Alan McQueen, Douglas County School Board president John Carson instead ques-tioned her.

Cristin Patterson, speaking during the public comment portion of the board’s Dec. 13 meeting, said she represented hundreds of parents who felt the situation was poorly handled.

“We got the message from (Superinten-dent Elizabeth) Fagen that no amount of petitions or emails will change the decision to terminate Alan McQueen and that if we

attempt to bring Alan back, it would only result in bad press for our school,” she said. “We believe bad press will indeed come, but only to those deserving of bad press. Bad things happen when good people do noth-ing. We are good people and we will not `do nothing.’”

Carson questioned Patterson’s assertion that she represented so many others.

“You are speaking on behalf of hundreds of parents? I take it they couldn’t make it to-night?” he said.


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“You are speaking on behalf of hundreds of parents?” board president John Carson said. “And they were unable to make it this evening?”


Board member Craig Richardson said the decision to fi re McQueen was correct.

“I have supreme confi dence that the overwhelming majority of the people who live in this county would agree with the de-cision-making in this case, if they knew the details,” he said.

When a woman in the audience said the concern was surrounding the handling of the dismissal, Richardson said, “We’re not having a discussion right now. I’m talking.

“The facts were compelling. They were egregious. And the decision of the admin-istration was absolutely justifi ed. We simply could not tolerate what occurred. And I’ll leave it at that.”

Board president questions parent attempt to bring Alan back, it would only result in bad press for our school,” she said. “We believe bad press will indeed come, but only to those deserving of bad press. Bad things happen when good people do noth-ing. We are good people and we will not `do nothing.’”

Carson questioned Patterson’s assertion that she represented so many others.

“You are speaking on behalf of hundreds of parents? I take it they couldn’t make it to-night?” he said.


Schools stepping up security District working with area law enforcement Staff report

The Douglas County School District is stepping up security in its schools in the wake of the Dec. 14 mass shooting at a Connecticut elementary school.

Through Dec. 20, the end of the fall semester, uniformed police offi cers in marked cars will visit all schools at least once each day.

This is a “fi ll-the-gap plan while we study and implement more perma-nent solutions,” according to a DCSD press release.

All on-duty law offi cers are asked to do reports and other work at DCSD schools instead of other sites, provid-ing an increased presence.

Law offi cers who stop by any school during lunch will receive a free meal.

DCSD plans a telephone town hall at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 19 to talk about safety strategies and answer questions from

parents and the community. Those who do not receive an invitation to join the town hall may call 877-228-2184 and enter passcode 19350 to join the conversation.

DCSD is establishing a safety com-mittee that will meet monthly to study additional staff training and several other possible programs.

Those may include a school mar-shal-style program mirroring the air-line marshal program in which the district collaborates with law enforce-ment to employ plain-clothes, armed school marshals that cover an undis-closed number of schools each day.

Potential capital improvements aimed at enhancing security may in-clude improved exterior doors, auto-matic doors or gates that lock in an emergency and prevent an intruder from accessing classroom space, and established safe areas.

DCSD is working with the Douglas County Sheriff’s Department, Castle Rock, Lone Tree and Parker police de-partments on its plans.

“We mutually agreed that we need a layered approach, a scaffolding ap-proach to school safety,” Superinten-dent Elizabeth Fagen said.

“We believe that the school marshal program layered with increased police presence and a potential longer-term safety personnel program will provide a very high degree of safety for our schools.

“Phase two of our work is about the mental health aspects of what we have learned and will continue to learn about the events at Sandy Hook Elementary. We look forward to add-ing mental health experts and recom-mendations to our safety committee soon.”

DCSD school security already in-cludes locked doors and safety per-sonnel at the front door of each build-ing, school security at all middle and high schools, uniformed school re-source offi cers, marked cars and safe-ty personnel at all high schools, safety and lockdown drills, and many other programs.

Parker elementary student dies from strep School offi cials say other pupils are safe Staff report

A Pine Lane Elementary third-

grader recently died of complications from a strep infection.

Principal Danelle Hiatt, who ex-pressed sympathy to the family, said

health offi cials have assured them there is no need to quarantine other students.

“Health offi cials say that this year they have seen an increase in infl u-enza, strep and stomach viruses in the community,” according to a Dec. 17 email sent to parents of students who attend the Parker school.

“Tri-County (Health) recommends that students, employees and com-

munity members wash their hands thoroughly and frequently, disinfect surfaces regularly and all children and adults should stay home until they have been symptom-free for 48 hours. Per Douglas County School District policy, children with strep should be excluded from school for at least 24 hours after antibiotic therapy begins.

“Our hearts and prayers continue to go out to the family.”

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Joey Chestnut’s on an open fire, and bowl games That’s not a typo in the headline. There

is a guy named Joey Chestnut. He is a near-record setting Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest champion. He once ate 68 hot dogs in 12 minutes.

By the time Alabama and Notre Dame have taken off their shoulder pads on Jan. 7, it may seem as if we have metaphorically eaten 68 hot dogs in a short period of time too.

Thirty-fi ve bowl games were scheduled. That means 70 Division I teams. I now cringe at the words “bowl eligible.” They simply mean that a team managed to win at least 6 out of 12 games. Big wow.

When I was a kid there were four bowl games and all of them were played on Jan. 1. They had discreet names like Rose, Cot-ton, Sugar and Orange. The Gator Bowl came along, and so did the Liberty Bowl and the Sun Bowl. I always felt like they were outsiders.

Before you knew it bowl games started to sprout like something in a bad greenhouse. And they all took sponsors and names that sounded like something Monty Python had

made up. There’s now one called Belk Bowl. I am not kidding. My favorite (or least favor-ite) is called Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl.

We all know why there has been this heinous proliferation of bowl games: $. Di-vision I college football is the only college sport that doesn’t have a playoff arrange-ment. It makes no sense. There is no logical argument against it. They somehow man-age to have playoffs in D-II and D-III. And Pop Warner, and Colorado state 5A, 4A, 3A, 2A, and six-man.

The levels of selfi shness and imbecility are felt by all of us, except sponsors, some

parents and girlfriends, and the nutcake alumni at Nowhere State that went 6-6.

If a coach and a team go to a bowl game, it becomes an implied achievement, and the coaches can negotiate it into their con-tracts, even if their records might have in-cluded losses to North South Dakota State and South North Dakota State.

I used to love college football. Maybe I would have lost a lot of interest over time no matter what.

And if it all really bothers me, why not just read a book, or take a walk, instead of investing my time on a lost cause? But if I did either of those I would have one less topic to write about. Would you really want to know what I was reading on Jan. 7? Mil-ton’s “Paradise Lost.” Now that would be a joy to read about.

My alma mater played in a minor bowl a few years ago. I wore my sweatshirt and cheered. We won. And then I asked myself, “Who really cared about whether we won or lost or played or whom the sponsor was or what the game-time temperature was or much of anything else?” Maybe bettors.

There’s a line on every game, all 35, no matter what the teams’ records were, and there will always be bettors, because there will always be money to be made.

If we can’t have the logic of a playoff system, perhaps we could have bowls that were more fascinating. A Zen Bowl might be fun. The Metaphysical Bowl. A Dysfunc-tionally Offi ciated Bowl, where there might be penalties for illegal team colors, or for getting in a prevent defense during the Na-tional Anthem.

One thing has improved. When I was a kid we watched the four bowl games on a blonde Philco. If any of the games over-lapped, and you wanted to switch, you had to get up, walk across the room, and change the channel.

One year my father had the bright idea of buying a second television, which sat next to the blonde Philco.

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

Corruption in Afghanistan Last year I began pushing for a con-

gressional investigation into allegations of corruption and mismanagement at a U.S.-sponsored Afghan National Army hospital, known as the Dawood National Military Hospital, in Kabul.

I did this after a story broke in the Wall Street Journal about senior Afghan medical personnel selling U.S. military medical aid on the black market. Afghan soldiers and police were dying at the U.S.-sponsored Dawood Hospital because their families couldn’t come up with bribes.

The investigation culminated in two hearings, on July 28 and Sept. 12, 2012, by a subcommittee of the Oversight and Gov-ernment Reform Committee chaired by Congressman Jason Chaffetz of Utah.

The conclusion anyone listening to the testimony can easily reach is that the Af-ghan Surgeon General, Gen. Ahmed Zia Yaftali, was complicit in the corruption and that U.S. Army Lt. Gen. William Caldwell not only delayed an investigation to shield the administration from any political em-barrassment prior to the 2010 midterm elections, but he purposely limited the scope of the investigation to shift the focus away from the obvious issue of corruption.

It is unfortunate that, despite the chair-man’s recommendations, the Department of Defense has refused to fully investigate the conduct of Caldwell and the Afghan government has also refused to prosecute Yaftali. Unfortunately, I believe that the be-havior of General Caldwell in Afghanistan — either a lack of leadership or a willing-ness to look the other way while Afghan of-fi cials are free to steal from U.S. taxpayers with impunity — is not uncommon.

I was in Afghanistan recently and I vis-

ited the hospital. The visit reminded me of what it was like for me when I was in the military and had to stand inspections. How-ever, it is impossible for me to know the real story about current conditions at the facil-ity since the hospital staff has put on such performances before and then reverted back to their corrupt practices as soon as the oversight pressure on them was lifted.

I left Afghanistan confi rming my belief that the greatest threat to its future is not the Taliban but the pervasive corruption that permeates every level of Afghan gover-nance along with the lack of leadership by the United States in confronting it.

In the hearing on July 24, 2012, an offi cer who fi rst reported the abuses at the hospital and was rebuffed by Caldwell, commented that in the Afghan culture when you are haggling over the price at a bazaar the seller will only take you seriously when he knows you are prepared to walk away.

We must set fi rm benchmarks in place for combating corruption and if they fail to reach them we must be prepared to stop funding the Afghan government and walk away.

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

Hope, encouragement, success and Zig Ziglar

“The doors of hope swing widest on the hinges of encouragement” — Zig Ziglar

Born in 1926 and passed away in No-vember 2012.

And somewhere along the way, Zig Ziglar went from selling pots and pans door-to-door, to being considered the world’s am-bassador of hope, encouragement, motiva-tion and success.

As you read my thoughts this week, please do so under the umbrella of success. Because at the end of the day, Zig Ziglar was about success and helping individuals, small business owners and large corpora-tions succeed. So whether we grew person-ally, professionally or spiritually because of Zig, that would have been his defi nition of success.

Yes, this is a tribute column to a man who has changed millions of lives for the better. And yes, that is millions with an “M.” For each one of us whose life has been posi-tively impacted by Mr. Ziglar, we certainly care about the other 999,999-plus people who have experienced a positive change in some way because of Zig, but we are inti-mately familiar with how he was able to in-fl uence and change our own personal situ-ation.

I attended his funeral and memorial ser-vice. It was a sad, happy, motivating and in-spiring event. Kind of like what you would absolutely come to expect from Zig Ziglar, even as he left this world and entered eter-nity.

During the services, people in atten-dance and even those who spoke during the service used one-word descriptors of Zig to try and capture his essence and who he was as a man, a husband, a father, a friend, a coach, a motivator and a believer in God. Words like coach, teacher, motivator, con-sistent, encourager, leader, salesman, genu-ine, Christian and mentor were shared and accurate.

In his speeches, Mr. Ziglar focused on fi ve key areas of life: Healthy Self Image, Positive Attitude, Winning Relationships, Setting and Achieving Goals, and Hope. Now it didn’t matter what your role was in life or what job you had or who you were related to, his message was meant for every single person on this planet no matter who you were and where you were from.

Race, religious belief, family history, work history, past, present, or future didn’t matter to Zig because his purpose, his pas-sion and his intent was to be a difference maker in the lives of each and every one of us.

For those of you who read my column

each week, I feel like even though you may have never met Mr. Ziglar, you do know him and have known him ever since I started writing this column. I say that with confi -dence because everything that I write, even though they come from my personal ex-perience and observations each week, are founded, grounded and based on the im-pact Zig Ziglar has had on me for the past 26 years.

“The doors of hope swing widest on the hinges of encouragement.” I remember the fi rst time I heard Zig say this. He was the master encourager, the ambassador of hope, and the most genuine and consistent man I have ever had the blessing and privi-lege to know and work for.

My hope and my encouragement to you is to keep looking for ways to encour-age others, build them up, inspire and motivate them, and help them become the person that you know and that they will soon discover that they are meant to be.

“You can have everything in this world that you want, just as long as you help enough other people get what they want.” This is Zig’s most famous quote, and I am here as living proof that he lived this prin-ciple every day of his life. He helped me be-come the man, the husband, the dad, the friend, the employee and the believer in God that I am today, and I will be eternally grateful.

For many years I have heard hundreds if not thousands of Zig Ziglar stories from people all over the world.

Anyone who ever had a history, or en-counter at a seminar, or just read his books or listened to his audio programs all shared what that meant.

I would love to hear your Zig Ziglar story at [email protected], and when we all look forward with hope it will be a better than good week.

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

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“A leader who shows up to work under the infl uence vs. someone who is on their own time and does some-thing outside of work — it’s a completely different situ-ation,” Ross said. “We need to think about the safety of our employees and our students. If you show up on duty, under the infl uence, we are going to take action, and strong action.”

The district’s substance-abuse policy requires im-mediate suspension and allows for termination if an employee is “knowingly in the possession of or under

the infl uence of alcohol or any controlled substance” while on district property, at any school-sponsored or -sanctioned activity off dis-trict property, and on the way to work. The .02 blood alcohol concentration is considered under the infl u-ence, according to policy.

But it also allows for a variety of corrective action, extending from a formal letter of warning to termi-nation. The action selected depends “on the facts, na-ture, and severity of the problem to be addressed.”

School board mem-ber Craig Richardson said during the board’s Dec. 13 meeting that McQueen’s alleged violation was “egre-gious” and the district’s ac-

tions justifi ed.“There was no other de-

cision to make in this case, absolutely none,” he said. “We simply could not tol-erate what occurred. I have supreme confi dence that the overwhelming major-ity of the people who live in this county would agree with the decision-making in this case, if they knew the details.”

Ross confi rmed Mc-Queen had no record of pre-vious infractions. Sources say Berggren did not either.

Principals not aloneMcQueen and Berggren

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fi red this year for violating the district substance abuse policy,” Watson wrote in an email. “Additionally, Dana Strother is not the only em-ployee that has had a legal issue outside of work and has not been terminated. … Each situation is handled on a case-by-case basis as it arises.”

Letters sent to the par-ents of students at both schools stated the princi-pals had violated the dis-trict’s substance-abuse policy. Given their position within the schools, Ross said the district felt parents deserved some explanation for their departures.

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Smashburger comes to Lone Tree Chain joins others in expanding gourmet market By Jane Reuter [email protected]

Smashburger’s salted caramel shake is, in Barbara Piper’s estimation, “to die for.” And the burgers? Jackie Jorgensen sums them up in a word: “Exceptional.”

The two Lone Tree wom-en were among dozens gathered at the new Lone Tree Smashburger Dec. 11 for its grand opening.

The restaurant, in the for-mer Chipotle site at County Line Road and South Willow Street, opened to the pub-lic Dec. 12. The Lone Tree site is the fi rst of several Smashburgers opening in south metro Denver almost simultaneously; the next is in Highlands Ranch on Dec 21.

“This is one of the areas we hadn’t saturated yet, but we knew there was a de-mand out here,” said Salva-tore DiGiovanni, manager of the Lone Tree restaurant.

The Denver-based com-pany is not alone in Lone Tree’s gourmet burger mar-ket. Five Guys Burgers and Fries opened in 2010 just

east of the Super Target. Earlier this year, a lo-

cally owned restaurant called The Graze opened in the restaurant space in The Crest at Lone Tree apart-ments along Park Meadows Drive.

Smashburger prides it-self on using never-frozen Angus beef, and The Graze goes a few steps further.

“The farm we get our beef from is owned by our owners,” chef and manager Ty Leon said. “All of our burgers come from their farm in Elizabeth.”

And while hamburgers are Graze’s specialty, the menu also includes pizza, salads, burritos, desserts and other fare, 90 percent of it homemade, Leon said.

The gourmet burger in-dustry has been strong for about a decade. Some at-tribute its staying power to recent economic woes, and the public’s craving for quality meals without the steep price tag of fi ne din-ing. Burgers also fall under the category of “comfort food,” which people turn to in hard times.

Salvatore DiGiovanni, manager of the new Smashburger in Lone Tree, grills the fi rst burger of the night during the restaurant’s Dec. 11 grand opening celebration. Photo by Jane Reuter

Joey Chestnut’s on an open fire, and bowl games There’s a line on every game, all 35, no

matter what the teams’ records were, and there will always be bettors, because there will always be money to be made.

If we can’t have the logic of a playoff system, perhaps we could have bowls that were more fascinating. A Zen Bowl might be fun. The Metaphysical Bowl. A Dysfunc-tionally Offi ciated Bowl, where there might be penalties for illegal team colors, or for getting in a prevent defense during the Na-tional Anthem.

One thing has improved. When I was a kid we watched the four bowl games on a blonde Philco. If any of the games over-lapped, and you wanted to switch, you had to get up, walk across the room, and change the channel.

One year my father had the bright idea of buying a second television, which sat next to the blonde Philco.

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

Corruption in Afghanistan

ited the hospital. The visit reminded me of what it was like for me when I was in the military and had to stand inspections. How-ever, it is impossible for me to know the real story about current conditions at the facil-ity since the hospital staff has put on such performances before and then reverted back to their corrupt practices as soon as the oversight pressure on them was lifted.

I left Afghanistan confi rming my belief that the greatest threat to its future is not the Taliban but the pervasive corruption that permeates every level of Afghan gover-nance along with the lack of leadership by the United States in confronting it.

In the hearing on July 24, 2012, an offi cer who fi rst reported the abuses at the hospital and was rebuffed by Caldwell, commented that in the Afghan culture when you are haggling over the price at a bazaar the seller will only take you seriously when he knows you are prepared to walk away.

We must set fi rm benchmarks in place for combating corruption and if they fail to reach them we must be prepared to stop funding the Afghan government and walk away.

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


Holiday WorshipHoliday WorshipHoliday WorshipHoliday WorshipHoliday WorshipHoliday WorshipHoliday WorshipHoliday WorshipHoliday WorshipHoliday WorshipHoliday WorshipHoliday WorshipCelebrate the Season! You are invited to join these churches for their Holiday Worship Services.

12/24 -- Christmas Eve Candlelight Worship Times:

4:00, 6:00, and 8:00 p.m.

12/25 -- Christmas Day Worship: 10:00 a.m.

TRINITYLUTHERAN

CHURCH4740 N Hwy 83Franktown, CO(303) 841-4660

Christmas Begins with

Christ!

Begin theNew Year with Hope!

CELEBRATE ADVENT IN WORSHIP WITH PEPC

Sunday Services at 8:45 and 10:30am

Parker Evangelical Presbyterian Church9030 Miller Road; Parker, CO 80138

303-841-2125 • www.pepc.org

December 16: Conspire to Give Gratefully

December 23: Conspire to Love the World

December 24: �e Christmas Conspiracy(5:00pm, 7:00pm, 8:30pm - Candlelight Services)

Celebrate the Birth of Our Savior St. Philip-in-the-Field Episcopal Church

Christmas Eve Services: 6 p.m Family Mass 10 p.m. Solemn High Mass

397 S. Perry Park Rd.* 303-688-5444

“… a SAVIOR has been born to you; He is

CHRIST the LORD.” Luke 2:11

Rise Up, Shepherd, and Follow

December 24 (Christmas Eve)

3:00 and 7:00 pm — Traditional Christmas Services 5:00 pm — Family Christmas Service 11:00 pm — Christmas Eve Vigil

December 25 (Christmas Day)

10:00 am – Traditional Christmas Service

Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church (LCMS)

7691 S. University Blvd

Centennial, CO 80122

www.ShepherdHills-Church.org 303-798-0711

Shepherd of the Hills Christian School Preschool—Grade 8

www.ShepherdHills-School.org

Join Us Christmas Eve

5:30, 7:30 & 11:00 p.m.

5894 South Datura St. / 303.794.6379

www.littletonumc.org

Child Care Available. Communion Served at 7:30 &11:00 p.m.

Come and Adore Him! Christ Jesus Is Born!

Wonderful Music! Traditional Candlelight Evening Services! Family Friendly!

Littleton United Methodist Church


Holiday WorshipHoliday WorshipHoliday WorshipHoliday WorshipHoliday WorshipHoliday WorshipHoliday WorshipHoliday WorshipHoliday WorshipHoliday WorshipHoliday WorshipHoliday WorshipCelebrate the Season! You are invited to join these churches for their Holiday Worship Services.

Grace is on the NE corner ofSanta Fe Drive and Highlands RanchParkway, (across from Murdoch’s).

303-798-8485

www.gracecolorado.com

You are invited to worship with us on Christmas Eve

3:00 pm: Service For Young Children & Families

8:00 pm: Carols by Candlelight Service

10:00 pm: Carols and Communion Service

atChrist Lutheran Church

Child Care at 1, 3, 5 & 7 p.m.

Come and join the joy & wonder of Christmas at one of our five Christmas Eve Services on December 24th, 2012!

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Carols, Communion & Candlelight at all services.1:00 p.m. & 3:00 p.m. Children’s and Family Service

5:00 p.m. Contemporary Service Crossroads Band

7:00 p.m. Traditional Service Celebration Choir & Carillon Ringers

11:00 p.m. Traditional Service Special Music

8997 S. Broadway, Highlands Ranch½ Block South of C-470

303-791-0803 • www.clchr.org

8997 S. Broadway, Highlands Ranch½ Mile South of C-470

303-791-0803 • www.clchr.org

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Christ Lutheran ChurchChrist Lutheran Church

Christmas Eve ServicesMonday, December 242:00, 4:30 and 7:00 p.m.

935 Evalena St. Castle Rock, CO 80108 303-660-8011 gracecr.org

Christmas ServicesSun, Dec. 16 & 23 at 9:30 amAdult Choir featured Sun, Dec 16Children’s Choir featured Sun, Dec 23

Annual CandlelightChristmas Eve ServiceMon, Dec. 24 at 6:00 pm

Make Parker United Methodist Church

Your Home for the HolidaysDec. 23 - Final Sunday of Advent

Services at 8 a.m., 9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m.

Christmas Eve services4 p.m. Children's Service

6 and 8 p.m. Lessons and Carols8 p.m. Carols and Communion

UNITED METHODISTPARKER

www.parkerumc.org11805 S. PINE DR. PARKER, CO 80134

303-841-3979 UNITED METHODISTPARKER

www.parkerumc.org11805 S. PINE DR. PARKER, CO 80134

303-841-3979

Resolve to build your relationship with God in the New Year! Join us in January for discussions on age-old questions of faith.

Looking For a New Beginning?

New beginning

Community Church 10550 S. Progress Way, Suite 100

Parker, CO 80134-‐4029

Join us for our Christmas Eve Candlelight Service Celebrating our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ’s birth 4:00PM and 5:30PM – Monday – December 24th

We invite you to join us in our regular Services

Sunday School for all ages -‐ 9:00AM Coffee and Fellowship -‐ 10:00AM Praise and Worship -‐ 10:30AM Wed Eve Youth Group -‐ 7:00PM

E-‐mail: [email protected] – Phone: [303] 495-‐2949 – Web Site: nbccparker.com

MerryChristmasMerryMerry

Creekside B ible Churchinvites you to celebrate the birth of ourSavior, Jesus Christ, with us!

Candlelight Christmas Eve ServicesMonday, December 24th, 3:00 & 5:00 p.m.

Childcare provided for ages five and under during all services

Sunday, Dec. 23 • 9:00 & 10:30 a.m. Worship Services“A Not-So-Silent Night” – Matthew 1:18-25, Luke 2:4-20

2180 S. Interstate 25Castle Rockwww.creeksidebible.net303-688-3745

Christmas Eve Candlelight Service

Weekly Sunday Worship 9:00 a.m.

immediately followed byAdult Bible Communities

and Children’s Sunday School

Please call for information about Children's, Youth and Adult Ministries

Please join us at 5:00 p.m. on

December 24th, 2012

11150 Hilltop RoadParker, CO 80134303.841.2273


Where were you born?I was born in Harrisburg, a small town in South Illinois.

However, I have always held Colorado dear to my heart.

How long have you lived in the area?In the early 1980’s, I made a permanent move to the Cen-

tennial State and followed that very passion! Castle Rock is my current home.

What do you like most about it?Colorado’s healthy living, big blue skies and

of course, I love to wake up every morning and look at those beautiful mountains.

How long have you worked in Real Estate?

I earned my real estate license in 2005. I kicked o� my real estate career with the Douglas Elbert REAL-

TOR Association (DERA) 2007 “Rookie of the Year” award and continued my success with the prestigious 8z’s 2010 “Above and Beyond Service” award and this year I was greatly honored to be awarded DERA’s 2012 “REALTOR of the Year”.

What is your specialty and what does that mean for the people you work with?

My colleagues and I are skilled and licensed to facilitate any real estate transaction whether residential or commercial. I address all trade relationships with a high level of profession-alism, timely communication and upmost integrity. With an

understanding that the sale of real estate is, on occa-

sion, an arduous feat, I do my best to ensure that the process is stress free and enjoyable.

What is the most challenging part of what you do?One word: Inventory. Sales volume is up in Douglas Coun-

ty 40.2% since September 2011. I have many buyers and there is very little to buy. � is is why I encourage those who are thinking of selling to sell.

What do you most enjoy doing when you’re not working?I love hiking, biking, gardening, cooking, camping, travel-

ing and spending time with family and friends.

What is one tip you have for someone looking to sell a house?

Ensure you employ a REALTOR, one who has a strong marketing plan and extensive internet exposure. Not all real estate agents are REALTORs. REALTORs ascribe to a high level of professionalism and code of ethics.

What is one tip you have for someone looking to buy a house?

Identify your wants and needs and make certain to get prequali� ed with a reputable lender.

What is the most unusual thing you’ve encountered while working in Real Estate?

Twenty-two o� ers on a listing in 1 day.

Sandy Anderson,MRE, GRI, CDPE, REO Certifi ed

EMPLOYING BROKER/OWNERDouglas/Elbert Realtor Association2012 “REALTOR® of the Year”

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Q: I’ve been reading that a� er a few years of price

declines that housing is start-ing to appreciate again and that rents are on the rise be-cause of low vacancy rates. � at seems like an ideal time to buy. Should I be looking at buying instead of renting and if so what should I do to get started?

A: First, you are correct that home prices are on

the rise as available inventory has dropped to less than 40% of where it was just a few years ago. And with stricter lending standards fewer people are quali� ed to purchase forcing them into the rental market thereby driving vacancies

down and rents up. Fortu-nately the Federal Reserve has been supporting the housing industry through a variety of measures aimed at driving interest rates down. � e re-sult is that interest rates are at or near 60 year lows. � ere-fore, with housing prices still depressed from prior levels the a� ordability of homes is still near a record. So now IS

a great time to buy, especially given the potential for appre-ciation that you can capture by buying, and the tax bene� ts that come with buying. Over the long term you will � nd that buying versus renting can be tremendously bene� cial to buyers. But don’t do so on your own.

� e � rst step you should take when considering pur-

chasing is locating an expe-rienced, trustworthy, � nan-cially savvy lender (rather than a broker who will be at the mercy, along with you, of underwriters outside their control) that you can meet face-to-face, that has access to the full spectrum of loan programs that they can cus-tomize to your needs (not an o� -the-shelf, one-size-� ts-all

approach). � e Better Busi-ness Bureau is a good check on your due diligence.

Once you have made your selection, set up a meeting with your lender to discuss your � nancial situation and ask them to check your credit and get you preapproved (not prequali� ed, done by many, which only determines a� ord-ability and not creditworthi-

ness). Once you are preap-proved and ready to make o� ers on properties that can and will be accepted by savvy property sellers (who are wor-ried about creditworthiness), you can ask your lender to recommend an astute and ex-perienced Realtor to help you � nd the home of your dreams. With your preapproval in hand, your Realtor will be ex-cited to assist you.

For more information on how you can purchase or re� -nance a home, please contact Randy Spierings, CPA (over 30 years), NMLS #217152, branch manager for Primary Residential Mortgage, Inc. at 303-256-5748 or [email protected]. www.BestCol-oradoMortgages.com. � ey are A-plus rated by the Better Business Bureau and winner of multiple Gold Star awards.

� ey are located at 9800 Mt. Pyramid Court, No. 400 in Englewood. � ey o� er a 100 percent satisfaction guar-antee and will give you $500 at closing if they don’t meet or exceed your expectations. � ey o� er a full loan spec-trum, including VA, FHA, USDA, Jumbo, and conven-tional, among others, and are among the top 10 FHA lend-ers in the U.S. today. ■

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Condos/Townhomes

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Caregivers. to provide in-homecare to senior citizens who needassistance with activities of daily

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Deputy City TreasurerThe City of Castle Pines is seekinga full-time Deputy City Treasurer.

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Savio House is currently seekingexperienced foster/group home

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least 21 years of age, ability topass motor vehicle/criminal and

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For details contactRebecca at 303-225-4108 or

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Help Wanted

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Western SummitConstructors, Inc. is seekingFormwork Carpenters (includingForemen, Leadmen & Helpers),Concrete Finishers, Concrete Pla-cing Foremen, Pipefitters, YardP ipe (Ope ra to r s , Laye rs &Laborers), and Tower Crane Oper-ators for Metro Denver areaprojects (58th & York and Cham-bers & Hess). Applications will betaken at 9780 Pyramid Ct, Suite100, Englewood, CO 80112, from 8-5 M-F. Send resumes to [email protected] or call(303)325-0325. WSCI is an EEOEmployer.

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Starry nights, twinkling lightsHolidays shine at Hudson GardensBy Sonya [email protected]

Bring mittens, hat and scarf. It won’t be a “one-horse open sleigh,” but there is the option of a ride in a horse-drawn carriage through part of Hudson Gardens’ brightly lit 30 acres during “A Hudson Christmas.”

The remainder of the property can be visited on foot as one looks up at the special “Aurora Borealis” effect in the tall cotton-woods, or straight ahead to lighted shrub-bery and smaller trees.

And then, there are dazzling fountains, which offer a different effect as they play with the lights.

How did they do that? Hudson Gardens’ executive director Rich Meredith said that Swingle Tree and Landscape Co., which maintains many area properties through the warm months, considers holiday light-ing a large portion of its business. They il-luminate Denver Botanic Gardens and its Chatfield branch, as well as the town of Parker, he said — and now Hudson Gardens and Event Center.

The display will be open nightly from 5:30-8:30 p.m. through Jan. 1, including

Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day, with the last tickets

sold at 8 p.m.If one walks the entire path, it’s about a

half-mile, or one can head toward the barn in the northwest corner and find a horse and wagon for $6 per person to traverse part of the grounds.

Paths are firm enough for strollers and wheelchairs.

On some evenings, choral groups will perform on a stage in front of the Hudson Residence, Meredith said, but scheduling is a work in progress. Call for information, 303-797-8565 x 324.

Hot cocoa and wassail will be available at a couple of locations.

Decorations brighten Hudson Gardens Dec. 15 as part of “A Hudson Christmas.” Photos by Courtney Kuhlen

Four-year-old Lola checks out a Christmas tree made entirely out of lights and ornaments during a Dec. 15 visit to Hudson Gardens.

Members of The Choralary sing carols at Hudson Gardens.

IF YOU GOHudson Gardens is located at 6115 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton. It is a half-mile south of Bowles Avenue and three miles north of C-470, on the west side of Santa Fe Drive, across from Arapahoe Community College’s south entrance, where there is a traffic light. Plenty of free park-ing. Tickets cost $9/adults, $7/members, $6/children ages 4-12, under 3 free. They may be purchased in advance at tickethorse.com or at the door.

Don’t worry — bar still a dive

When the longtime owner of the Lancer Lounge opted to shutter the neighborhood place at 233 E. Seventh Ave. after succumb-ing to personal financial pressures, it was no surprise that Denver restaurant mogul Frank Bonanno would take over the seedy space.

Nestled between Bonanno’s fine dining spot Mizuna and noodle house Bones, and just around the corner from Luca d’Italia, it only made sense to brand the block as Bonanno’s.

So six weeks ago, Lancer started mor-phing into Vesper Lounge with a limited menu, crafted cocktails, beers in cans and on tap, nightly happy hours from 4 to 6 p.m. and 11 to 1 p.m. plus all day Monday, along with savory snacks.

I checked out the place last week along with Bonanno PR gal Lauren Hendrick and Westword editor Patty Calhoun to see Bonanno’s interpretation of the famous dive bar.

Have no fear, Vesper isn’t a yuppie bar but rather a cleaned-up version of its old self with upholstered booths from the re-cently shuttered Ambria restaurant that were sold in auction. New kitschy touches include religious candles from Mexico scat-tered around the walls.

Vesper’s menu items include “Cheese-burger! Cheeseburger! Cheeseburger!” (fries, no chips, with or without cheese), a potpourri of sandwiches such as a classic club, marinated fish or shaved Colorado lamb pita, Greek lamb patty, gyro, meats on stick and dips served with warm pita.

More information: facebook.com/Ves-perLounge.

Next up for Bonanno Concepts: a first venture into the suburbs with Bonanno Brothers Pizzeria, which will open at The Vistas at Park Meadow in Lone Tree early next year.

Jackson’s joins Celebrity LanesCelebrity Lanes, the 40-lane bowling al-

ley, kid zone, arcade, tap house, sports grill and outdoor bocce ball facility that opened at Centennial Center (on the northwest corner of East Arapahoe and South Parker roads) last year, has changed the restaurant operator to Jackson’s All American Sports Grill.

Kelmore Development is the owner and developer of the project. I’m told that the bowling alley is busy, and that now, thanks to Jackson’s, so is the restaurant space. The project is a $13 million, 50,000-square-foot family entertainment center.

3D Printing Store premieresI’m easily amazed by new technology

— something I struggle at best to keep up with. So “amazing” is the most appropriate word to describe 3D Printing, Colorado’s first 3D printing store that just opened at 4603 Monaco St.

There is currently one location, but look for pop-up versions of the 3d Printing Store springing up after the first of the year.

Recently, I had a sneak peek of the high-tech store that prints everything from ma-chinery parts to bracelets. Co-founder Deb-ra Wilcox, along with young entrepreneur David Perleberg, are some of the partners behind the new venture.

In addition to trinkets, the 3D printing process holds promise for medicine, health, inventors, artists and industrial prototyp-ing. Wilcox and Perleberg are already work-ing with inventors anxious to prototype

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The store will host parties for groups of kids or adults where they can learn about 3D printing and take home something they make.

The 3D Printing Store is also nego-tiating a deal with a new system that takes a portrait and allows you to have a very detailed portrait printed in plastic.

For more information, visit www.the3dprintingstore.com or email [email protected].

A good life livedThe public is invited to a Celebration

of Life in memory of community leader and philanthropist Linda Goto at 2 p.m. Jan. 27 in the Seawell Ballroom at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts.

Goto, 70, died recently at Sky Ridge Medical Center of pneumonia. She had also quietly battled leukemia for several years.

Most recently, Goto worked as an event planner for The Denver Hospice, where she coordinated the biannual Mask Project, the organization’s largest fundraiser.

She was most well-known as a tire-less volunteer and fundraiser for vari-ous nonprofi ts, including the SaddleUp!

Foundation in Parker, Cancer League of Colorado, Arapahoe House, the Cherry Creek Arts Festival and the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

Goto was as beautiful on the outside as she was on the inside, and her grace and generosity will be sorely missed.

Holiday spectacular in Lone TreeLone Tree’s original holiday spec-

tacular, Home for the Holidays, features ice skaters, break dancers, a Frank Sinatra imitator, jump rope tricks, a drum line, children’s choir and more during an original production con-ceived and written by Chris Starkeyand Paul Dwyer from Dec. 18-23 on the Main Stage of the Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St.

Headliners include Denver’s Mary Louise Lee as well as professional Sinatra impersonator Derek Evilcizor, MTV’s America’s Best Dance Crew con-testants BreakEFX, and The Jerseys singing classic Frankie Valli hits with a holiday spin.

Tickets start at $29 and can be pur-chased at www.lonetreeartscenter.org or by calling 720-509-1000 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Penny Parker’s “Mile High Life” col-umn gives insights into the best events, restaurants, businesses, parties and peo-ple throughout the metro area. Parker also writes for Blacktie-Colorado.com. She can be reached at [email protected] or at 303-619-5209.

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Parker: Lone Tree show will off er skating, break dancing

Miracle gets modern addition ‘Tepeyac’ back at Su Teatro By Sonya Ellingboe [email protected]

Su Teatro has made it a holiday tradition to present Anthony J. Garcia’s folk drama “Miracle at Tepeyac” for his audiences — previously at St. Cajetan Church on the Auraria campus and this year at Su Teatro Cultural and Performing Arts Center (formerly the Denver Civic The-atre).

It’s certainly of inter-est to any Colorado res-ident, including kids, to know more about folk traditions of the His-panic population. This play tells the story of the Indio Juan Diego and his encounter with the Virgin of Guadalupe, who told him to have a church built to honor her and gave him roses in a cloth with her im-age to carry to the skep-tical bishop as a sign of her presence.

“It is a historic event that would defi ne a people, a land and a culture as it redefi ned a people and their spirituality, and she would become a symbol of hope, a representation of the indigenous and of their land, the Americas, forever more,” said a release from Mica Garcia de Benevidez of Su Teatro.

Garcia has added a contemporary story about illegal immigrants who are hiding in the church to the traditional one. A group of young

Guatemalans, looking for a better life, are using the church as a way station. Today’s story deals with cultural identity, immigration and AIDS.

Throughout, the play shifts back and forth between the time of the miracle, the bishop’s resistance to believing the simple farmer and today’s church and its priests’ troubles dealing with his problems.

The set is simple and a fi ve-piece band plays a nice score written by Tony Silva.

Singers and actors are a bit uneven in their performances, but the overall effect is a sincere retelling of a favorite legend.

Dramatic impact is raised with performanc-es by costumed Grupo Tlaloc dancers who en-ter with a blast on a conch shell at the begin-ning and repeat their performance at the end, tying the story more fi rmly to Hispanic history.

Lara Gallegos portrays La Virgen de Guadalupe in “Miracle at Tepeyac” at Su Teatro. Courtesy photo

IF YOU GO

“The Miracle at Tepeyac” plays through Dec. 23 at Su Teatro Cultural and Per-forming Arts Center, 721 Santa Fe Drive, in Denver’s arts district. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Fri-days, Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: $20/$17. 303-296-0219, suteatro.org.


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Yale University’s famous a cappella group, the Whiffenpoofs, founded in 1909, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 3 and 4 at the Newman Center, 2344 E. Iliff at the Univer-sity of Denver. The ensemble, consisting of 14 senior men, began as a quartet that gave weekly concerts at Mory’s Temple Bar. Tick-ets: $20/$15/$10, includes parking. New-man Box Office, 303-871-7720, newman-centerpresents.com. This was a sell-out last season, so advance reservations are prob-ably in order.

Of Gandalf and more“One Man Lord of the Rings” is back at

Lone Tree Arts Center with Canadian co-median Charlie Ross, who packs that story into a 70-minute trip, where you meet 46 characters from Tolkein’s tales. Timely — two weeks after “The Hobbit” opens in area theaters.

Performances are scheduled on Dec. 27 and 28 at 8 p.m. at Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree. Tickets start at $36, 720-509-1000 (10-4, Monday-Friday) or LoneTreeArtsCenter.org.

Las Posadas at the FortOn Dec. 24, the Tesoro Cultural Center at

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about Mary and Joseph’s journey to Beth-lehem in search of shelter on the night of Jesus’ birth is re-enacted by local children, with seasonal carols led by Dr. Lorenzo Tru-jillo, Southwest musicians and Rex Rideout. Biscochitos and hot beverages follow. Free. Dress warmly. 303-839-1671, tesorocultur-alcenter.org. The Fort is at 19192 Highway 8.

Help with bird countAcross the U.S. and in Europe, the holi-

day bird count by citizen scientists is com-piled to keep track of various species. In Douglas County, Dec. 29 is the date this year, offered in partnership between the Audubon Society and Roxborough State Park (register by Dec. 26). There are about a dozen walks to join. Chili supper follows. 303-979-3959.

Also, on Jan. 1, the Denver Urban count takes place at various location within a 15-mile diameter. Leader is Hugh Kingery, 303-814-2723.

CSO and friends“Hansel and Gretel” with the Colorado

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Yale University’s famous Whiffenpoofs will perform at the Newman Center on Jan. 3 and 4. Courtesy photo


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Western works assembled for exhibit Charles Partridge Adams known for landscapes By Sonya Ellingboe [email protected]

“Rocky Mountain Majesty: The Paintings of Charles Partridge Adams” opened Dec. 16 at the Denver Art Museum and runs through Sept. 8, 2013. It is the fi rst time Adams’ mas-terworks have been displayed together at a major art mu-seum.

This will be the only venue for this exhibit of 37 oils and watercolors by the prolifi c Adams (1858-1942). He is best known for his images of the Colo-rado mountains, although he created more than a thou-sand paintings in his lifetime, including im-ages of Yellowstone, the Tetons, the Cana-dian Rockies, the New Mexican desert and California, where the versatile artist spent his last years painting marine subjects.

According to biographical material from the David Cook Gallery in Denver, which carries his work, he came to Denver in 1876 with his mother and two sisters. It was hoped that the Colorado air would cure the sisters’ tuberculosis — a frequent reason for arrival in Colorado at that time, before drugs were available to cure the disease.

He found a job with the Chain and Hardy Bookstore and received his only art training from the owner’s wife, artist Helen Chain, who introduced him to area artists, includ-ing Alexander Phiminster Proctor.

He and Proctor went on a three-month camping trip, where both developed many sketches, transformed into paintings in the studio — they shared a studio for a short while, before Proctor moved to New York.

Adams married in 1890 and opened a studio on Larimer Street in Denver. He did business card watercolors and crayon portraits and was a charter member of the Denver Artists Club.

He constructed a home and studio for the couple in Estes Park in 1905, called “The Sketch Box,” where the family spent their summers — and Adams painted many of the Rocky Mountain National Park and Longs Peak scenes.

Adams sold paintings in stores in Den-ver, Colorado Springs, Kansas City, Pueblo and Chicago, and developed a wealthy cli-entele. His paintings were sold to decorate homes and as gifts.

The exhibit is included in general admis-sion. It is installed in the second-level West-ern Art galleries.

“ Rocky Mountain Majesty” by Charles Partridge Adams is exhibited at the Denver Art Museum. Courtesy photo

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From left, Cheryl Emmeluth and Bill Cawlfi eld, Sandy Hogue and Evelyn and Jerry Rockett celebrate a successful year at the Lone Tree Arts Center during a Dec. 14 LTAC Guild party at president Debbie Haning’s Lone Tree home. Photo by Jane Reuter

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Financial uncertainty hinders recovery, industry leaders say Chamber breakfast features panel discussion By Deborah Grigsby [email protected]

Despite having record amounts of cash on hand, businesses are afraid to spend it. At least that’s what a panel of industry leaders at the South Metro Den-ver Chamber of Commerce 26th annual Economic Forecast Breakfast theo-rized.

“There’s a lot of good signs out there, there’s mon-ey on the balance sheets, but there’s also a lot of cash still on the sidelines,” said Mike Matthews, Wells Fargo Denver market president. “The big question out there is, what role will the govern-ment play? What’s the fi scal policy going to look like? What’s the tax policy going to look like?”

Matthews, along with Al Power, Gates Corp. presi-dent and CEO; Gary Camp-bell, Centura Health presi-dent and CEO; Joe Rice, Lockheed Martin Space Systems director of govern-ment relations; and Jeppe-sen President and CEO Mark Van Tine made up a brain trust of local indus-try leaders gathered, along with more than 800 guests,

on Dec. 14 at the Hyatt Re-gency Denver Tech Center to share views on the future of the economy.

The fi ve-member pan-el fi elded questions from moderator Jerry Healey, president and CEO of Colo-rado Community Media, each presenting an indus-try-specifi c twist on what may or may not happen fi s-cally at the beginning of the year.

“It’s not a question of if it’s resolved,” said Rice of the looming fi scal cliff, the conundrum the govern-ment faces Jan. 1 when the terms of the Budget Control Act of 2011 are set to go into effect. “It’s more of how it will be addressed.”

According to Rice, Lock-heed has plenty to lose should the nation tumble over the fi scal cliff, pointing out Lockheed’s major cus-tomers are government and defense contractors such as the Air Force.

While technology plays a signifi cant role in bolstering the fi nancial future, it too can’t move forward without confi dent investors, said Van Tine, suggesting one of the more certain places to invest may be internally.

“I think one of the best investments you can make is in investing in your own business,” he said. “It’s like having money in your pocket and just waiting for

someone to come and tell you it’s OK to spend it.”

But even as fi scal cliff negotiations progress in Washington, the panel agreed the real key to free-ing up cubbyholed cash lies in knowing what lies ahead — good or bad.

Colorado’s diverse eco-nomic base has helped it survive, according to John Brackney, chamber presi-dent and CEO.

Pent-up momentum was a consistent thread throughout the morning discussion.

“We’ll probably see a slow start to 2013,”said Matthews. “Hopefully, with more certainty, we’ll see more cash come back into the market.”

Former state Rep. Joe Rice, center, now director of government relations for Lockheed Martin Space Systems, shares his view on the economy at the 26th annual Economic Forecast Breakfast, held Dec. 14 at the Hyatt Regency Denver Tech Center. More than 800 people attended the sold-out event. Photo by Deborah Grigsby

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Trip helps Ellis keep perspective on iceDefenseman has Mountain Vista o� to quick startBy Jim [email protected]

LITTLETON - Michael Ellis has been playing hockey since he was 2-years-old.

Last summer he learned what it’s like not to be able to drive to an ice rink.

Ellis, a senior defenseman for the Moun-tain Vista hockey team, spent nearly three weeks in Africa last summer on a mission trip with Grace Chapel.

“I didn’t get to play much hockey,” said Ellis. “I got to play some soccer. They worked us hard.”

Ellis learned some lessons about life while on the trip to Africa.

“It was way out of my league,” said El-lis. “It was a culture shock. I said, `whoa this is completely different. I learned a lot and hopefully got to help a lot, build some schools, a church, water wells and got to hang out with the people there and build relationships.

“I kind of got out of the bubble, espe-cially growing up in Highlands Ranch and living in one house and seeing nice cars everywhere and everybody having every-thing they need. I got there and they had nothing. Nothing here is completely dif-ferent than nothing over there. That really opened by eyes.”

After his return to Colorado, Ellis played for the state champion Littleton Hawks prior to the high school hockey season and he changed positions from forward to defense.

“This is my first season playing defense,” he said. “I’ve always played forward. I’m a little lost out there but they said I had the size (6-foot-2, 170 pounds), and the shot so I said that I would give it a shot.

“I actually really like it. I like the flow. With only six defensemen, you get out there and you know what to expect. As a forward, it’s always hard into the corners and one guy high. Now when I get the puck I can see the whole ice. I can keep my head up and look in front of me.”

Ellis showed moves like a forward in scoring the first goal in Mountain Vista’s 4-2 victory over Cherry Creek last Friday at South Suburban Arena.

It was the first game of the season for Mountain Vista, a district team for Douglas County.

“We started late so some of these kids could finish their club seasons,” Mountain

Vista coach Lev Cohen said. “It means we could start a little slow but these kids have grown up together so a couple more prac-tices and we should be a lot better.”

Mountain Vista, which has four games scheduled this week, whipped Coronado 13-0 last Saturday.

In two games, Ellis had two goals and three assists for five points.

Brantt Heble and Connor Gerace also contributed five points in the opening two games. Tanner Gillis scored four goals for the Golden Eagles.

Cherry Creek, also a district team, has resumed playing hockey after a 24-year hiatus and Bruins coach Dave Irish was im-pressed with the Golden Eagles.

“They’re a good team,” Irish said.Cherry Creek, 0-3-1 after last week, has

been in every game and is working to de-velop the ability to close out games.

Greg Turgeon and Matt Walters each had four points in the Bruins first four games while Dalton Walker was the team’s top goal scorer with three.

Mountain Vista and Cherry Creek face o� Dec. 14 at South Suburban Ice Arena. Mountain Vista won 4-2 in the �rst game of the season. Photos by Courtney Kuhlen

Mountain Vista’s Michael Ellis skates up the ice Dec. 14.

Sports roundup: Ochitwa makes splashGrizzly sophomore wins two events at Coaches InviteBy Jim [email protected]

ThunderRidge’s Annie Ochitwa was a double winner last Saturday in the Colo-rado Coaches Invitational swimming meet at the Veterans Memorial Aquatic Center in Thornton.

Ochitwa, a sophomore, won the 50 free-style in 23.74 and was first in the 100 free-style with a time of 51.72.

“She did really great,” said Thun-derRidge coach Jennie Odiorne. “I first coached her when she was maybe 8-years-old. She is definitely stronger this season and she has been working very hard. It will be fun to see what she can do in the state meet.”

Chaparral’s Makenna Wilson was the winner in the 100 backstroke. Her time was 57:73.

Other Douglas County swimmers who performed well included Rock Canyon’s Abigal Kochevar with a 24.81 in the 50 free-style and 53.08 in the 100 freestyle.

Legend’s Lauren Moden was timed in

24.87 in the 50 freestyle and Chaparral’s Megan Grier recorded a 53.50 in the 100 freestyle.

Annie Graves of Chaparral posted a 59.99 in the l00 backstroke and Rock Can-yon’s Nichole Cassou was timed in 1:08.29 in the 100 breastroke. Allison Arnold of Legend had a best time of 5:13.16 in the 500 freestyle while Mountain Vista’s Ashley Peterson was the top Douglas County diver with 427.40 points.

RECORD SETTING - Mountain Vista’s boys basketball team established nine new single game school records in the Golden Eagles recent 123-56 victory over Denver West.

The new standards set were most points (123), field goals made (50), field goal at-tempts (76), 2-point field goals made (43), 2-point field goals attempted (63), field goal percentage (66 percent), assists (40), blocked shots (10) and rebounds (50).

SOCCER TRYOUT - Taylor Kemp, a University of Maryland senior defender from Mountain Vista High School, has been invited to the 2013 Major League Soc-cer Combine in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. from Jan. 11-15.

Kemp will be one of 54 players that so far have been asked to participate in the

tryouts and 38 players will be drafted by MLS teams Jan. 17 in Indianapolis

STATE CHAMPS - The Littleton Hawks defeated Arapahoe, 2-1, to win the state Midget Major AA hockey championship.

The Hawks qualified to play in the na-tional tournament in Hartford, Conn. in April.

FORE - An indoor driving range is now open for golfers at the South Suburban Sports Dome, 6959 S. Peoria St. in Centen-nial.

The driving range is 50 yards long, has 12 hitting bays and uses limited flight golf balls which feel similar to a standard ball and has the same flight trajectory.

The range is open Monday through Friday from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. Golfers must purchase balls at the adjacent Family Sports Center golf shop.

DEL RIO HEADS TO TIDE – Valor Christian’s Luke Del Rio, who last week de-committed from Oklahoma State Univer-sity, is headed south.

The senior, who threw for 2,275 yards with 28 touchdowns and just four intercep-tions in leading the Eagles to the Class 5A state championship, has decided to pass on offers from several schools, including Oregon State, and will walk-on at the Uni-

versity of Alabama.Del Rio’s sister, Lauren, currently at-

tends Alabama.

Valor Christian’s Luke Del Rio will try to walk on at the University of Alabama next season. Photo by Jonathan Maness

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Public Trustee Sale No. 2012-1330To Whom It May Concern: On 10/2/2012the undersigned Public Trustee causedthe Notice of Election and Demand relat-ing to the Deed of Trust described belowto be recorded in Douglas County.Original Grantor: BARBARA B SMITHAND KEVIN M SMITHOriginal Beneficiary: WASHINGTON MU-TUAL BANKCurrent Holder of Evidence of Debt: JP-MORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL AS-SOCIATIONDate of Deed of Trust (DOT): 9/9/2008Recording Date of DOT: 10/2/2008Reception No. of DOT: 2008067288DOT Recorded in Douglas County.Original Principal Amount of Evidence ofDebt: $395,442.00Outstanding Principal Amount as of thedate hereof: $377,877.29Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), youare hereby notified that the covenants ofthe deed of trust have been violated asfollows: Failure to pay principal and in-terest when due together with all otherpayments provided for in the Evidence ofDebt secured by the Deed of Trust andother violations of the terms thereof.THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BEA FIRST LIEN.The property described herein is all of theproperty encumbered by the lien of thedeed of trust.Legal Description of Real Property:LOT 69, THE FAIRWAYS, FILING 1-C,COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OFCOLORADO.Which has the address of: 8396 Green Is-land Cir, Lone Tree, CO 80124NOTICE OF SALEThe current holder of the Evidence of Debtsecured by the Deed of Trust describedherein, has filed written election and de-mand for sale as provided by law and insaid Deed of Trust.THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Giventhat on the first possible sale date (unlessthe sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wed-nesday, January 23, 2013, at the DouglasCounty Wilcox Building, 301 WilcoxStreet, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell atpublic auction to the highest and best bid-der for cash, the said real property and allinterest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’heirs and assigns therein, for the purposeof paying the indebtedness provided insaid Evidence of Debt secured by theDeed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the ex-penses of sale and other items allowed bylaw, and will deliver to the purchaser aCertificate of Purchase, all as provided bylaw.First Publication: 11/29/2012Last Publication: 12/27/2012Publisher: Douglas County News PressDated: 10/2/2012GEORGE J KENNEDYDOUGLAS COUNTY Public TrusteeThe name, address and telephone num-bers of the attorney(s) representing thelegal holder of the indebtedness is:EMILY JENSIKColorado Registration #: 312941199 BANNOCK STREET ,DENVER, COLORADO 80204Phone #: (303) 813-1177Fax #: (303) 813-1107Attorney File #: 1068.05526*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURESALE DATES on the Public Trustee web-site: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrust-ee/

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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALNO. 061-12HISTORY REPOSITORY CURATOR

The Community Planning & SustainableDevelopment Department of DouglasCounty Government, hereinafter referredto as the County, respectfully requestsproposals from responsible and qualifiedprofessionals in the field of museum col-lections and archaeology to act as the cur-ator and archaeologist for the DouglasCounty History Repository.

The RFP documents may be reviewedand/or printed from the Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System website at www.rocky-mountainbidsystem.com. While the RFPdocuments are available electronically,Douglas County cannot accept electronicproposal responses.

Proposal responses will be received until5:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 24, 2013by Douglas County Government, FinanceDepartment, Purchasing Division, 100Third Street, Suite 130, Castle Rock, Col-orado 80104. Five (5) copies of the pro-posal response shall be submitted in asealed envelope, plainly marked “RFP No.061-12 History Repository Curator” andmailed or hand-carried to the addressshown above prior to the due date andtime. Electronic/faxed proposals will notbe accepted. Proposals will not be con-sidered which are received after the timestated, and any proposals so received willbe returned unopened.

Douglas County Government reserves theright to reject any and all proposals, towaive formalities, informalities, or irregu-larities contained in a said proposal andfurthermore, to award a contract for itemsherein, either in whole or in part, if it isdeemed to be in the best interest of theCounty to do so. Additionally, we reservethe right to negotiate optional items and/orservices with the successful firm.

Please direct any questions concerningthis RFP to Carolyn Riggs, PurchasingS u p e r v i s o r a t 3 0 3 - 6 6 0 - 7 4 3 0 o [email protected], 8:00 a.m. to 5:00p.m., Monday through Friday, excludingholidays.

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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALNO. 062-12LUCENT BOULEVARD STATION AREAMASTER PLAN

The Community Planning & SustainableDevelopment Department of DouglasCounty Government, hereinafter referredto as the County, respectfully requestsproposals from responsible and qualifiedprofessionals for the development of aStation Area Master Plan (STAMP) for theproposed RTD Southwest Corridor Lu-cent Boulevard Station location.


Proposal responses will be received until5:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 24, 2013by Douglas County Government, FinanceDepartment, Purchasing Division, 100Third Street, Suite 130, Castle Rock, Col-orado 80104. Five (5) copies of the pro-posal response shall be submitted in asealed envelope, plainly marked “RFP No.062-12 Lucent Boulevard Station AreaMaster Plan” and mailed or hand-carriedto the address shown above prior to thedue date and time. Electronic/faxed pro-posals will not be accepted. Proposalswill not be considered which are receivedafter the time stated, and any proposalsso received will be returned unopened.




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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALNO. 062-12LUCENT BOULEVARD STATION AREAMASTER PLAN

The Community Planning & SustainableDevelopment Department of DouglasCounty Government, hereinafter referredto as the County, respectfully requestsproposals from responsible and qualifiedprofessionals for the development of aStation Area Master Plan (STAMP) for theproposed RTD Southwest Corridor Lu-cent Boulevard Station location.


Proposal responses will be received until5:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 24, 2013by Douglas County Government, FinanceDepartment, Purchasing Division, 100Third Street, Suite 130, Castle Rock, Col-orado 80104. Five (5) copies of the pro-posal response shall be submitted in asealed envelope, plainly marked “RFP No.062-12 Lucent Boulevard Station AreaMaster Plan” and mailed or hand-carriedto the address shown above prior to thedue date and time. Electronic/faxed pro-posals will not be accepted. Proposalswill not be considered which are receivedafter the time stated, and any proposalsso received will be returned unopened.




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Valor Christian’s Luke Del Rio will try to walk on at the University of Alabama next season. Photo by Jonathan Maness

Boys hoops: Golden Eagles still unbeaten Mountain Vista races to 7-0 start with high-powered attack By Jim Benton [email protected]

Mountain Vista’s boys basketball team keeps on ringing up victories.

The Golden Eagles, a fast break, transition team, were 7-0 prior to Tuesday night’s game against Columbine and a Thursday evening contest at Liberty.

In the fi rst seven games, Mountain Vista outscored op-ponents by 29.6 points per game. The Eagles averaged 81.9 points, 23.3 assists, 40.9 rebounds and 17.7 steals in those games.

Elijah Valdez’s was the leading Golden Eagles scorer in the fi rst seven games with a 16.7 average followed by Jake Pemberton at 15.1 and Mitch Carter at 11.4.

“Overall I’m defi nitely pleased we are off to a good start,” Mountain Vista coach Bob Wood said. “The competition will get more diffi cult as we go but we are looking forward to the league season.

“We’ve got a lot of seniors and a lot of experience on the team. They’ve been playing well and are getting better each game. We are a pretty deep team. We have three kids aver-aging in double fi gures and some others than are close. And we’ve had kids off the bench that have done a nice job. We are really aggressive. We full court press, trap a lot and are aggressive running to the offensive end. We steal the ball a lot. We do tend to foul so we need the depth.”

GRIZZLIES ROAR - Peter Howell scored 18 points to help ThunderRidge notch a 61-49 win over Fossil Ridge.

Zach Rusk added 16 points and Hunter O’Neill had 13 as the Grizzlies improved their record to 7-1 and will start play tonight in the Mission Prep Christmas Classic in San Luis Obispo, Ca.

ThunderRidge (5-1) will play Imhotep Charter (Pa.) in tonight’s opener in the National Division bracket. Grand-view is another Colorado team in the same bracket.

CHAPARRAL WINS ONE - Defending Class 5A state champion Chaparral defeated Heritage, 72-53, for its lone win in three games in the Columbine Classic.

The Wolverines, 3-5 before games this week against Rangeview and Lewis Palmer, continue to be paced by the scoring of Brandon Malone (18.5 points per game), Chris Moody (12.8) and Jake Holtzman (10.8).

TOURNEY PLAY - Highlands Ranch will take a 4-2 re-cord into tonight’s fi rst game against Kennedy in the Cherry Creek Holiday Classic tourney.

The Falcons spilt two games last week against ranked teams, beating No. 5 Aurora Central, 55-54, and losing 44-43 to No. 2 Grandview.

Isaiah Parros scored 32 in the two games to lead the Fal-

cons.MUSTANGS FALL - Ponderosa is off until after the holi-

days but the Mustangs saw their record dip to 2-3 after a 56-44 loss to Arapahoe.

LUTHERAN ROLLS - Lutheran won its third game in four outings this season with an 81-44 triumph over Platte Valley.

Sophomore James Willis scored 19 points to lead the Li-ons who received a 16-point effort from Reilly Carew. Josh Clausen added 11 points.

VALOR WINS BATTLE OF EAGLES – Chase Foster scored 36 points and Christian McCaffrey added 24 as Valor Christian outlasted Heritage 86-77 on Dec. 15 in the Col-umbine Classic. Brandon Pleiman added 12 points for Valor Christian, which is now 8-1 on the season. Heritage (1-6) did not enter stats for the game.

Valor Christian’s Chase Foster shoots over Heritage defender Ryan Singer Dec. 15 during the Columbine Classic. Valor won 86-77. Photo by Courtney Kuhlen


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