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Voice Lone Tree ourlonetreenews.com November 21, 2013 A Colorado Community Media Publication Douglas County, Colorado • Volume 12, Issue 45 Printed on recycled newsprint. Please recycle this copy. Mayor leading transit effort Group urges sales tax to fill transportation funding gap By Jane Reuter [email protected] Buffeted by growth and time, Colorado’s highway infrastructure rapidly is wearing down. The estimated cost to fix it is $772 mil- lion short of the Colorado Department of Transportation’s annual budget. That gap means Colora- dans may be asked to vote on a sales tax in November 2014. The 0.7 percent tax, which would generate seven cents on each $10 spent, would be designated solely for trans- portation improvements. Already chairman of the Metro Mayors Caucus, Lone Tree mayor Jim Gunning has emerged as a key figure in the effort. The caucus is part of MPACT 64, which Gunning also chairs. The transportation- focused collaboration of four agencies — the Metro Mayors Caucus, Action 22, Club 20 and Progressive 15 — represents all 64 Colorado counties. That statewide representation is impor- tant, Gunning said, because the transporta- tion issues are not limited to a specific region. Likewise, the solution can’t be found or imple- mented regionally. “It’s a system,” Gunning said. “We all need the transportation system to work cohesively.” In 18 months of broad-based conversa- tion, study and polling on potential solutions, Gunning said a sales tax emerged as the fund- ing source most likely to gain voter approval. Another poll planned in December will deter- mine whether the idea makes it to the 2014 ballot. Polls already conducted on other poten- tial solutions were not promising. While more than 60 percent of those surveyed agreed transit deficits are a serious issue, most re- jected the idea of increasing the fuel tax. Not only is the idea unpopular, Gunning said, but increasingly fuel-efficient and electric cars mean it’s a fast-fading source of reliable rev- enue. Colorado today relies on fuel taxes and li- cense fees for construction and maintenance of its transportation infrastructure. The fuel tax hasn’t increased since 1991, when it repre- sented about 20 percent of the cost of a gallon of gas. Today, as the cost of gas has increased, the tax represents just 6 percent of the per- gallon cost. Meanwhile, both the state’s population and the annual amount vehicles travel have jumped more than 50 percent. The sales tax also is not a long-term solu- tion, and would likely sunset in 15 years. Gunning Students glimpse potential futures More than 5,000 Douglas County School District eighth-graders were bused into the Douglas County Fairgrounds Nov. 13 for the annual “Career Connect 8th Grade Expo” as representatives from just about every business imaginable were on hand waiting to talk to the youngsters about a day in the life of their respective field. From school district electricians to librarians, firefighters and Denver Nuggets employees, students had the opportunity to interview workers about what it takes to get the job and what their job is really like. PHOTOS BY RYAN BOLDREY Cabela’s employee Brandon McElroy, right, answers a question for Sierra Middle School student Marya Ross during the Douglas County School District’s Career Connect 8th Grade Expo. McElroy spoke to Marya about what goes in to running a business and surpassing sales goals. Franktown Fire Protection District firefighter Kim Spuhler talks with two of the more than 5,000 Douglas County middle school students who attended the Nov. 13 Career Connect 8th Grade Expo at the Douglas County Fairgrounds. SkyView students step up for others Young people collect giſts, make blankets for homeless By Ryan Boldrey [email protected] From recycling projects to writing letters to deployed troops to collecting Christmas gifts for those less fortunate, SkyView Academy’s new service learn- ing program is teaching students how to make a difference in their community. Most recently, middle and high school students from the Highlands Ranch char- ter school teamed up with 40 pre-kinder- garten students to make fleece blankets, which were then given to 10 women stay- ing at a Volunteers of America homeless shelter in Denver. The morning and afternoon pre-kin- dergarten classes spent three days each this October working for a half-hour with the older students cutting fleece, tying it off and making cards for the women, something that allowed the dif- ferent grade levels to work together for the greater good, one of the keys to the program, said SVA board president Lorrie Grove. “I liked (making blankets) because I liked the cutting, and I liked having the high school kids here because I liked talk- ing to nice, new people,” said preschooler Dylan Knudston. When asked what he thought the women would say when they received the blankets, he said, “I think they will say, ‘thank you, I like those blan- kets.’” Dylan wasn’t too far off, either, as his lead teacher, Patti Ward — one of five teachers involved with overseeing the project — said she was greeted with shouts of “Blankets!” when she dropped them off at the shelter early this month. “It was more than I expected,” Ward said. “They were excited. The ones that were there early got to pick out which pattern they wanted and were excited to get the cards we made. ... It made me feel very blessed, very lucky, and I want to know what more we could do for them. I’m hoping we can figure out some way to work something else into the plans for later in the year.” The school has plans to paint murals, pick up trash in business parking lots, conduct a coat drive, and do a book and game collection for Children’s Hospital already on the agenda for this year, and Grove sees the program taking off in years to come. “It is important for us that service is learning is more about doing and less about having parents open up the pock- etbook,” she said. “We want the kids to learn what it means to participate and actually give back, not just give money.” SkyView Academy high school and pre-kindergarten students make fleece blankets that were recently donated to the Women’s Homeless Shelter run by Volunteers of America in downtown Denver. 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Lone Tree 11.21.13

VoiceLone Tree

ourlonetreenews.com

November 21, 2013 A Colorado Community Media Publication

Douglas County, Colorado • Volume 12, Issue 45

Printed on recycled newsprint. Pleaserecycle this copy.

Mayor leading transit effortGroup urges sales tax to fill transportation funding gapBy Jane [email protected]

Buffeted by growth and time, Colorado’s highway infrastructure rapidly is wearing down. The estimated cost to fix it is $772 mil-lion short of the Colorado Department of Transportation’s annual budget.

That gap means Colora-dans may be asked to vote on a sales tax in November 2014. The 0.7 percent tax, which would generate seven cents on each $10 spent, would be designated solely for trans-portation improvements.

Already chairman of the Metro Mayors Caucus, Lone Tree mayor Jim Gunning has emerged as a key figure in the effort.

The caucus is part of MPACT 64, which Gunning also chairs. The transportation-focused collaboration of four agencies — the Metro Mayors Caucus, Action 22, Club 20 and Progressive 15 — represents all 64 Colorado counties.

That statewide representation is impor-tant, Gunning said, because the transporta-tion issues are not limited to a specific region. Likewise, the solution can’t be found or imple-mented regionally.

“It’s a system,” Gunning said. “We all need the transportation system to work cohesively.”

In 18 months of broad-based conversa-tion, study and polling on potential solutions, Gunning said a sales tax emerged as the fund-ing source most likely to gain voter approval. Another poll planned in December will deter-mine whether the idea makes it to the 2014 ballot.

Polls already conducted on other poten-tial solutions were not promising. While more than 60 percent of those surveyed agreed transit deficits are a serious issue, most re-jected the idea of increasing the fuel tax. Not only is the idea unpopular, Gunning said, but increasingly fuel-efficient and electric cars mean it’s a fast-fading source of reliable rev-enue.

Colorado today relies on fuel taxes and li-cense fees for construction and maintenance of its transportation infrastructure. The fuel tax hasn’t increased since 1991, when it repre-sented about 20 percent of the cost of a gallon of gas. Today, as the cost of gas has increased, the tax represents just 6 percent of the per-gallon cost.

Meanwhile, both the state’s population and the annual amount vehicles travel have jumped more than 50 percent.

The sales tax also is not a long-term solu-tion, and would likely sunset in 15 years.

Gunning

Students glimpse potential futuresMore than 5,000 Douglas County School District eighth-graders were bused into the Douglas County Fairgrounds Nov. 13 for the annual “Career Connect 8th Grade Expo” as representatives from just about every business imaginable were on hand waiting to talk to the youngsters about a day in the life of their respective field. From school district electricians to librarians, firefighters and Denver Nuggets employees, students had the opportunity to interview workers about what it takes to get the job and what their job is really like.

PHOTOS BY RYAN BOLDREY

Cabela’s employee Brandon McElroy, right, answers a question for Sierra Middle School student Marya Ross during the Douglas County School District’s Career Connect 8th Grade Expo. McElroy spoke to Marya about what goes in to running a business and surpassing sales goals.

Franktown Fire Protection District firefighter Kim Spuhler talks with two of the more than 5,000 Douglas County middle school students who attended the Nov. 13 Career Connect 8th Grade Expo at the Douglas County Fairgrounds.

SkyView students step up for othersYoung people collect gifts, make blankets for homelessBy Ryan [email protected]

From recycling projects to writing letters to deployed troops to collecting Christmas gifts for those less fortunate, SkyView Academy’s new service learn-ing program is teaching students how to make a difference in their community.

Most recently, middle and high school students from the Highlands Ranch char-ter school teamed up with 40 pre-kinder-garten students to make fleece blankets, which were then given to 10 women stay-ing at a Volunteers of America homeless shelter in Denver.

The morning and afternoon pre-kin-dergarten classes spent three days each this October working for a half-hour with the older students cutting fleece, tying it off and making cards for the women, something that allowed the dif-ferent grade levels to work together for the greater good, one of the keys to the program, said SVA board president Lorrie Grove.

“I liked (making blankets) because I liked the cutting, and I liked having the high school kids here because I liked talk-ing to nice, new people,” said preschooler Dylan Knudston. When asked what he thought the women would say when they

received the blankets, he said, “I think they will say, ‘thank you, I like those blan-kets.’”

Dylan wasn’t too far off, either, as his lead teacher, Patti Ward — one of five teachers involved with overseeing the project — said she was greeted with shouts of “Blankets!” when she dropped them off at the shelter early this month.

“It was more than I expected,” Ward said. “They were excited. The ones that were there early got to pick out which pattern they wanted and were excited to get the cards we made. ... It made me feel very blessed, very lucky, and I want to know what more we could do for them.

I’m hoping we can figure out some way to work something else into the plans for later in the year.”

The school has plans to paint murals, pick up trash in business parking lots, conduct a coat drive, and do a book and game collection for Children’s Hospital already on the agenda for this year, and Grove sees the program taking off in years to come.

“It is important for us that service is learning is more about doing and less about having parents open up the pock-etbook,” she said. “We want the kids to learn what it means to participate and actually give back, not just give money.”

SkyView Academy high school and pre-kindergarten students make fleece blankets that were recently donated to the Women’s Homeless Shelter run by Volunteers of America in downtown Denver. Courtesy photo

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“We feel we don’t really know what we’re doing,” says Bob, with a smile. “But none of us really feels like we should walk away — so we just keep walking forward.”

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But to fully understand Bob’s connec-tion to this small West African country, you must fi rst retrace the route back 17 years to a Minnesota basement and a rickety table with fi le folders stacked by a man who repeatedly showed his family what it meant to care.

“I remember walking into the kitchen and Dad was cooking ribs — mounds of food,” Bob says. “I’d say, `Oooh, we’re going to eat well!’ And he’d say, `They’re for so-and-so-and-so-and-so ... someone with illness in their family or who had lost their job.”

His dad, Dittmar Sutterer, was the son of a pastor from a small Minnesota town. Now 82, he spent his life as a teacher, paper industry employee and school custodian.

Always, “he was making and giving things to other people,” Bob says.

So, it didn’t surprise anyone when Dittmar, after befriending members of the large Liberian refugee community in Minneapolis, began supporting an or-phanage in the country where 85 percent of its people live below the international poverty line.

He established a small, informal non-

profi t comprised mainly of neighbors on his street and ran it from the table in his basement, writing necessary communi-cation on a manual typewriter. Eventu-ally, the bridge he built carried more than 7,000 books, about $90,000 to help create and modernize schools from thatched-roof into cement-walled structures and 178 55-gallon barrels of clothing, medical supplies and food.

In 2007, after 11 years of guiding this outreach, Dittmar, beginning to feel the weight of his years, gave notice to family, friends and partners in Liberia that he would retire the following year.

“A lot of his supporters were aging, too,” Bob says. “It was kind of a natural wind-down of the entire process.”

But, as Bob looked at what his father had done, he and his wife, Lisa, began to marvel: “We were amazed that one guy, a retired senior citizen, could start something that grew to something really signifi cant.”

That’s when the parade beckoned.Bob visited Liberia in 2010, driving

down muddy roads through lush jungles to villages where kids ran down hills as he arrived and teachers shook his hands in gratitude. He found unexpected memo-ries of home, too.

“I saw books that were on my shelf on their shelves,” Bob says. “I saw kids run-ning around in Minnesota jerseys.”

He returned to Colorado completely overwhelmed, knowing only the need for education was immense and feeling

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Castle roCk• Corner unit with small yard • Low property

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parker• 5bdrm/3bath • 2441 total and finished sq ft! •

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• Spacious kitchen with granite! • Mountain views! • Large private lot! • 1247040

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• Kitchen has newly redone wood flooring! • Ready to move in! • 1227555

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• Sits on just under an acre! • Corner lot with trees!

• Near Bear Dance golf course! • 1246083

naDine KirK 303-941-4221

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larkspur• 3bdrm/3bath • 3,207 sq ft • 1 Acre

• Custom upgrades throughout! • Marble and granite countertops! • 4 car garage w/ mother-in-law apartment above

• Mountain views! • 1240901 miTch Bevans 303-906-1010

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Castle roCk• 4bdrm/6bath • 5300 fin sq ft • Custom home! • Mountain and golf course views!

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• Backs up to green belt!• Nicely remodeled and

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• Large flat yard! • Littleton address with

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• Most popular ranch style with finished walk out!

• Low maintenance living at its best!• 1239366

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• 3bdrm/3bath 2080 sq ft• Cul-de-sac location with

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• 4bdrm/2bath • 2098 total sq ft! 5.1 Acres • Country Setting with city

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Park Meadows Drive roadwork done early ‘Painful’ project comes to end under budget By Jane Reuter [email protected]

To the relief of commuters, shoppers and construction workers, the Park Mead-ows Drive street project wrapped up early.

City offi cials fi rst had predicted the concrete replacement and repaving job wouldn’t be done until just before Thanks-giving. Instead, all lanes reopened Nov. 12.

“It turned out the weather fi nally shone on us,” Lone Tree public works director John Cotten said. “They actually fi nished a little bit ahead of schedule. We were really happy.”

The extensive project narrowed the short but bustling four-lane section of road between Quebec Street and Acres Green Drive to two lanes, vexing drivers and the 34 business managers who rely on Park Meadows Drive for access.

“We knew it would be painful,” Cotten

said. “All the businesses had concerns and we’ve talked probably to most of them. They were sometimes frustrated but un-derstood why it was happening.”

Jointly fi nanced by the City of Lone Tree and Park Meadows Metropolitan District, the work was needed to replace failing concrete.

Work began on the street in July, with crews taking a break in late August to work on another project before returning for the second phase.

A landscaped median also was added to the street during construction. The metro district will plant trees and fl owers there in spring 2014, completing the project’s fi nal phase.

In RidgeGate, another street construc-tion project that will turn the Heritage Hills Circle and Lincoln Avenue from a three- to a four-way intersection is nearing comple-tion. Bellwether Lane, which will extend south of Lincoln to RidgeGate Parkway, won’t be open until sometime in 2014 — after Charles Schwab opens its new cam-pus.

HAVE A STORY IDEA?Email your ideas to Lone Tree Community Editor Jane Reuter at jreuter@ourcolora-

donews.com or call her at 303-566-4106.

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SALOME’S STARSFOR THE WEEK OF NOV 21, 2013

ARIES (Mar 21 to Apr 19) Although your energy level is high, be careful not to commit to too many projects at this time. You’ll do better focusing on just a few tasks rather than spreading yourself too thin.

TAURUS (Apr 20 to May 20) Your heart might be leading you in one direction, but pay attention to your keen Bovine intellect. I’m cautioning you to think things through before making any commitments.

GEMINI (May 21 to Jun 20) Your “serious” Twin has been dominant in your life for quite a while. It’s time now to let that “wilder” half take you out for some good times -- perhaps with someone very special.

CANCER (Jun 21 to Jul 22) Career aspects are high for Moon Children who make a good impres-sion. Show people not only what you can already do, but also how you can be more valuable to them in the future.

LEO (Jul 23 to Aug 22) Things start to brighten for the Lion’s immediate financial future. But be careful to resist the urge to splurge. You need to tuck something away to help you through another tight period.

VIRGO (Aug 23 to Sept 22) Having to do too many tasks in too short a time could lower your mood to just above the grumbling level. But if you handle things one at a time, you’ll get through it all soon enough.

LIBRA (Sept 23 to Oct 22) Your usually carefully made holiday plans could be subject to change later this month. Use this week to prepare for that possibil-ity by starting a Plan B just in case you need it.

SCORPIO (Oct 23 to Nov 21) Be careful about join-ing a colleague’s plan to solve a workplace problem. Investigate it thoroughly. Otherwise, you could find yourself in a predicament with other associates.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22 to Dec 21) Slow down that high-paced whirl you’ve been on. Spending quiet time alone or with people you care for can be both physically and spiritually restorative.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22 to Jan 19) Make sugges-tions, not demands. You’ll be more successful in get-ting people to follow your lead if you exercise quiet patience instead of strong persuasion to get your ideas across.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20 to Feb 18) You still need more facts before you can make an informed career choice. One note of caution: Be careful about whom you ask for that information; otherwise, you could be misled.

PISCES (Feb 19 to Mar 20) Changing situations through the end of the week could lead to some challenging opportunities for those perspicacious Pisceans who know how to make them work to their advantage.

BORN THIS WEEK: You have a way of being both daring and cautious, traits that could make you a research scientist or maybe even a rocket-ship de-signer.

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Sheriff’s office adopts new pay scaleBy Ryan [email protected]

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office has implemented a new performance-based, tiered pay scale that is helping bringing its commissioned staff back to regional in-dustry standards.

The result, they hope, will help keep more highly trained officers in Douglas County.

“We don’t want Douglas County to be a training ground,” said Sgt. Ron Hanavan, sheriff’s office spokesman. “We want this to be a place for people to get on a career path and choose to stay.”

The new pay plan was launched Oct. 21

and is being phased in over the next two years, affecting a commissioned staff of 283 deputies, sergeants and lieutenants. Some officers will see as much as a 9 per-cent raise over that two-year time frame.

“We got them halfway there this year and we are going to take them the rest of the way next year,” said Chief Holly Nich-olson-Kluth. “Once they are in a tier plan they know that unless they are not per-forming they will move between 2 and 5 percent each year, depending on which tier they are moving into.”

The pay scale has 10 tiers at each rank, with the deputy pay scale ranging from $52,000 up to $75,000. The pay ranges of all three ranks were also adjusted on the new

scale so there is a 3 percent gap between each, preventing someone from making more money than their superior. The nine-member command staff was not included in the pay plan and will receive increases in accordance with other county employees.

According to Nicholson-Kluth, the de-partment first developed the new pay structure in 2009, but salaries were frozen in 2010 and nobody has seen more than a minimal raise since, which just made “compression” worse. As the industry min-imum continued to rise and department pay raises weren’t keeping up, new em-ployees were being paid more than those who had been there four or five years.

“When we reinitiated the tier plan we

looked at about 30 law enforcement agen-cies across the Front Ranch, both sheriff and police agencies,” she said. “We will re-examine the market every one to two years, and if the market moves, the tier’s minimum and maximum would move with it as well.”

“For us this creates a really fair pay structure that is equal to what most oth-er agencies are doing,” added Chief Tim Moore. “It also lets employees that are do-ing a good job know that they are appreci-ated and are paid fairly, and helps us keep from losing good, qualified people that have worked and lived here for five, 10 or 15 years because other agencies are paying better and they are tempted to leave.”

New Tri-County director namedLocal health agency chief worked at CDCBy Tom [email protected]

John Douglas Jr. moved into his new of-fice in late October, assuming the position as executive director of Tri-County Health Department.

“We are glad to be back in Colorado. Our daughter lives in Aurora and our son is attending Colorado College,” Douglas said from his office on Nov. 18. “I am looking forward to continuing Tri-County’s great tradition of partnerships and the depart-ment’s continuing work seeking to im-prove the health of the people we serve.”

Douglas earned a bachelor’s degree in English from Davidson College in North Carolina and earned his medical degree from Harvard Medical School.

“I worked at the Denver Public Health Department for 19 years before spending the last 10 years at the Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention, where there was more of a focus on the national and inter-national health issues,” he said. “Our focus

is much more local here at Tri-County. We serve a very diverse client base. We serve rural as well as urban areas and a wide income range. Our goal is to reach out to all our clients to im-prove health and promote a higher quality of life.”

A national search was begun soon after Richard

Vogt announced he would leave the execu-tive director’s post when he retired in July.

The field was narrowed to four or five finalists who were interviewed for the post and Douglas was selected.

“In my short time on the job, I have found Tri-County is a strong department, even stronger than I expected,” he said. “We also have a local focus but we still are the health department serving about 1.3 million people who live in Adams, Arapa-hoe and Douglas counties.”

Douglas

South Suburban offers discounts for holidaysStaff report

During this holiday season, South Sub-urban recreation centers are offering a range of discounts on personal training sessions, recreation center admission, monthly and annual passes and massages and facials.

The 10 percent holiday discounts will apply to training sessions, admission and wellness services from Nov. 21 through Dec. 31.

Customers who purchase a monthly or yearly pass or punches for admission have access to all facility amenities and drop-in fitness classes at Goodson, Buck and Lone Tree recreation centers.

Punch cards offer the best value; they’re available in 15 and 30 punches, and they never expire.

Discounted personal training sessions are available for individuals and groups

(two to four people), packaged in three, five or 10 sessions.

To purchase training sessions at Good-son or Buck recreation centers, call 303-483-7089.

To purchase training packages at Lone Tree Recreation Center, call 303-708-3514.

Discounted monthly and annual pass-es are available at South Suburban’s Buck Recreation Center, located at 2004 W. Powers Ave. in Littleton; Goodson Recre-ation Center, which is at 6315 S. University Blvd. in Centennial; and Lone Tree Recre-ation Center, at 10249 Ridgegate Circle in Lone Tree.

Discounted massages are available at Goodson Recreation Center, and dis-counted facials and massages are avail-able at Buck Recreation Center.

For more information about the dis-counts or other services, visit www.sspr.org or call 303-347-5999.

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opinions / yours and ours

Simply saying thanks for ThanksgivingA moment to say thanks in late Novem-

ber is always a welcome breather.The last third of the year — beginning

in September and transitioning into winter — is marked by as much or more activity as other segments of the year. While the preceding summer is often a lighter bal-ance of work, school and vacation — the work and education worlds rev up to warp speed in September.

At the same time politics heats up for the annual November election, whether it is an odd or even year replete with varying mixes of local, state and federal issues. Views are discussed. Ballot questions and candidates are sized up. Some people vote from the gut while others do many hours

of research beforehand. Some see the whole deal as a suspect shebang and don’t vote. And while most remain civil and parse topics by issues, it does get personal and sometimes a light fog of animosity lin-gers after the votes are counted — which takes a little while to clear away.

Once the voting cycle is complete, the signs of the holiday season are in our publications and on our streets and screens, everywhere. And whether a family

gets caught up in the throes of consumer-ism overlapped with Christmas, the scene is set all around us. Shopping activity increases, and we revel in the gift of giving. Meaningful religious services and joyous celebrations take place, and then the year comes charging to a close. We say “happy New Year” and set forth with renewed purpose.

So next week Thanksgiving equates to a quasi seven-inning stretch. Through the years, some people in our circles have said it’s their favorite holiday.

And we can certainly see the virtues.Thanksgiving centers on sitting down

and enjoying a meal. We count our bless-ings and share what we are thankful for

in our lives. Of course, be advised to take a role pitching in to see that the kitchen crew has enough help and so forth — but other than that the day isn’t meant to have a lot of moving parts. The process and pressure of giving gifts — while joyful in most ways — is out of play. Sure Thanks-giving sometimes also serves as a time to huddle and plan for the December holi-days, but the spirit of Thanksgiving is at its best when it remains simple.

Thanksgiving is simple, and beauti-fully so. Just get together and add a deck of cards and a few games to enhance the in-teraction. Thanksgiving is simply a time to give thanks, listen to each other, laugh and think a bit about how to help each other.

our view

What gift do you want?Presents will be given as the holidays roll around. We asked people at the Outlets at

Castle Rock what gift they would most like to receive this year.

“A massage.” — Brandi Tsuchimoto, Castle Pines

“More time with my kids.” — Shalea Hardison, Castle Rock

“A vacation — any-where in the Carib-bean.” — Pamela Gates, Parker

“Something to play music off of my phone from.” — Matt Messer, Castle Rock

question of the week Know what’s funny? Not much, really

Ironically, I received an email from a reader telling me to smile on the same day that I began a column that would explain why I don’t smile. Or laugh. Oh, now and then I do.

The idea came from a New Yorker article written by Paul Rudnick, who said, “The phone rang while I was watching ‘Good Morning America,’ and I wondered if they could ever pay me enough to fake being that cheerful.’” That made me smile, because I have always thought that most of the men and women who host morn-ing television programs are unnervingly upbeat.

I haven’t watched any scripted televi-sion comedies in twenty years, simply because they aren’t comedies — at least I don’t think so. Laugh tracks are an insult. They should be illegal.

But here’s the thing: I have made people smile and laugh all of my adult life, and not just with my looks.

Movies are just as bad. I watched about two minutes of “Goldmember” before vomiting.

I would never survive in a comedy club. I mean, I would never survive in the audience. I don’t tell jokes, and I greatly prefer extemporaneous humor to anything that has been written and polished by a stand-up.

I make exceptions. I lap up the annual joke show on “A Prairie Home Compan-ion,” and especially anything about a skeleton or a snake or a shepherd that goes into a bar.

I like sarcasm and dry humor, espe-cially dry, droll humor.

I am not a complete sourpuss, but I try to be discriminating. Some people will laugh at almost anything. I think I laughed

quite a bit during the Bush administra-tions, but sadly for all the wrong reasons.

I gave a one-time painting demonstra-tion to about 60 people, and before I be-gan, the organizer told me to smile every once in a while. That naturally caused me to not smile at all.

I cry much more often than I laugh. When I see a genuinely tender moment in a film, I get teary. Whenever I think about my father for more than a minute or two, I get teary.

Our thresholds for humor are all dif-ferent. Television aims for those who have very low thresholds. I want you to listen for something the next time you watch a situ-ation comedy. Every third line is a punch line. That is not how humor works. I feel underestimated.

I do get a big kick out of the meteorolo-gists who stand in front of very colorful lo-cal or national maps and wave their hands at current or predicted temperatures or conditions, as if they were playing a harp. One in particular should be required to do her segment wearing handcuffs.

What amuses you might not amuse me. I never thought that M*A*S*H was of any particular interest. But to its credit, the

letters to the editorPictures tell story

The story of the DCSD School Board election is clearly told by the two con-trasting pictures printed in the Nov. 7 and 8 editions of Colorado Community Media newspapers.

In one, a new board member cel-ebrates with two politicians. In the other are three somber DCSD parents.

In August and September, over 1,000 of their constituents signed a petition requesting that pictured Rep. Cory Gard-ner, along with 20 other elected officials, attend a parent forum to hear the con-cerns of those most directly affected by school board decisions, before endorsing candidates. Not a single one attended, yet endorsements were made anyway.

In the election, politics won out over students. But we parents will not stop advocating to restore excellence to our school district.

Connie DavisonHighlands Ranch

Thanks for good workThank you to all the workers on Park

Meadows Drive. The road looks and feels great! You toiled through sun and wind, dirt and dust; perhaps even impatient motorists. Job well done.

Happy Thanksgiving to all of you. I am grateful for all your labors.

Bernadette ReckerHighlands Ranch

Incident may show extremismA disturbing thing happened a couple

of days after the election. A young woman was driving her van westbound

on Highlands Ranch Parkway accom-panied by her two young children, ages 4 years and 10 months. Her van still displayed the names of the progressive school board candidates who chal-lenged the Douglas County School Board incumbents.

She had not yet cleaned her rear window and some disturbed individual dressed in business attire, and driving a small, dark-colored SUV, pulled up to her left, slowed down and began to make obscene facial and hand gestures at her. He pulled in front of her, hit his brakes, then moved behind her, and raced up to her bumper. The harassment stretched from Fairview Parkway to Burntwood Way, where he suddenly turned south and disappeared, leaving her distraught and scared. This harassment was clearly due to the progressive candidates’ names still displayed on her rear window.

We have lived in this community for 21 years. I have never been so appalled as when I heard of this incident. This man needs to know our community does not condone this kind of volatile, dangerous, illegal behavior. He needs to be brought to justice. It is not freedom of speech when you endanger the lives of others, as was the case here. There is no circumstance that can justify this kind of unprovoked behavior. Ever.

Oh, by the way, the young woman was my daughter with my grandchildren. She is a resident of this community as well, a teacher in DCSD, and is raising her own kids here. I have never taken politics personally while living here. Now it is personal. We need to take our commu-nity back from this brand of extremism and the culture of hate.

Dan Fox-GliessmanHighlands Ranch

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It has been a very long road to recovery and there is finally some good news. The Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank just an-nounced the third quarter economic data for our region. It appears the Colorado economy is improving at a greater rate than the national average. This comes five years after the end of the Great Recession. Here are the data points from the Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank.

• Gross Domestic Product (GDP): The Feds are predicting GDP to be 2.6 percent for 2013; 3.5 percent for 2014 and 3.6 per-cent in 2015. The reason for the increase, which would be the highest in this busi-ness cycle, is due to higher taxes (no more payroll tax holiday) and rising income taxes.

• Employment: Nationally, the cur-rent unemployment rate is 7.3 percent. However Colorado is faring a bit better at seven percent. The private sector is picking up in 2013 and there is less government drag. The Federal Open Market Commit-tee (FOMC) expects unemployment to be down to 6.2 percent by 2015 and 5.9 percent in Colorado. Last year there was a 2.5 percent increase in Colorado employ-ment and a 10.2 percent jobs growth in Colorado over the last 10 years compared to only 4.8 percent nationwide. The largest jump in our region has been in residential construction.

• Housing: Colorado home prices have surpassed previous levels as of Sept. 30. Prices are up 9.3 percent for the year, which is 6 percent over the 2007 levels. There is a 1.8 month supply of houses on the market in Denver.

• Inflation: The Headline inflation rate is hovering around 1.7 percent. The Federal Reserve has a dual mandate: To keep price stability — defined by inflation at or lower than 2 percent — and keep employment steady at or below 6.5 percent.

• The Consumer: Spending is up over 3 percent this year compared to 2012. This is partly due to the expanding labor market and homeowners seeing improvement in their equity. Rising equity is partly due to low interest rates, especially if they refi-nanced in the last five years, coupled with rising home values.

The economy continues to grow mod-

erately according to Alison Felix, VP of the Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank, Denver branch. The government shutdown may subtract up to one-half of a percent from prior GDP, however Colorado continues to outperform the national economy in construction and spending.

The new Federal Reserve Board Chair-man Janet Yellen made her first announce-ment recently. She is being labeled as “dovish” and announced she would like to provide forward guidance of what would cause the Fed to taper their bond-buying program. This may be in an effort to reduce surprises and hence tame markets as they anticipate these changes. This may be a difficult undertaking as we have already seen both equity and bond markets react to concerns over how sustainable econom-ic growth will be without the additional money supply produced by the Fed.

This could mean two important things for investors: First, those on a fixed income will not be enjoying decent bond or CD yields anytime soon. Second, the longer the Fed tapering gets pushed into the future, the better chance we will have of market volatility in anticipation of when that will actually occur. These are all good reasons to make certain your portfolio is well-positioned for these events.

Patricia Kummer has been an independent Certified Financial Planner for 27 years and is president of Kummer Financial Strate-gies Inc., a Registered Investment Advisor in Highlands Ranch. She welcomes your ques-tions at www.kummerfinancial.com or call the economic hotline at 303-683-5800.Any material discussed is meant for informa-tional purposes only and not a substitute for individual advice.

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There was a (white) Virginia woman on CNN today who was attempting to justify why she permitted her 7-year-old son to dress up like a Ku Klux Klansman on Hal-loween. The woman’s last name is “Black.” That’s just nuts. I smiled at that, again,

perhaps for the wrong reasons.I think the reader who told me to smile

wants more confirmation bias in her jour-nalists, and less judgment about the things she believes in that I do not.

A skeleton goes into a bar, and the bar-tender says, “What will you have?”

And the skeleton says, “A beer and a mop.”

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

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Best deal: Be realI had an interesting “virtual” experi-

ence a few months ago. No, not that kind of experience, but a “virtual” business experi-ence that taught me a valuable lesson in life.

We all know that everything we see or read on the Internet must be true, right? Not quite.

Well, even in the virtual world, every-thing we see may not be what we think it is either. I was delivering a presentation using virtual technology. The people on the other side of the screen could see me and I could see them, very cool. It was an early morning presentation, I had myself set up at my desk, coffee mug filled, and my webcam adjusted perfectly to capture my image from my chest up to the top of my head. I had dressed professionally for the meeting, however, professionally only from the waist up.

Since it was an early morning meeting I took a short cut and put on a dress shirt, tie, and jacket, but left my sweat pants and sneakers on as I would be seated for this presentation. Or so I thought. The meeting went longer than anticipated, and before I knew it there was so much activity happen-ing in my home that I was forced to stand up and shut my office door. I had com-pletely forgotten that I would reveal that I was not in a full suit and tie and that my audience would see my casual sweat pants and sneakers.

Was it the worst thing that could have happened? No, of course not. We all got a good laugh about it and it gave me more material for that presentation and for this column.

The point I realized was that sometimes in life people only let us see what they want us to see, not the real deal. There have been points in my own life where I have been guilty of this myself, not just through the use of virtual technology, but not being the real deal or the real me in every circum-

stance. Do I do it out of protecting myself and keeping a guard up or do I do it out of an intent to have others see me as I want them to see me, not who I really am in any given situation or encounter?

As you know by now I love quoting Zig Ziglar, so here is what Zig says about it, “You will make a lousy anybody else, but you will make the best you in existence.” You see we have to be the real deal, the genuine article in all that we do and all that we say.

This morning I had another virtual pre-sentation with a team of people assembled in Budapest, Hungary. The meeting was scheduled for 5 a.m. Mountain Time. I woke up early enough to shower, shave, put on my best suit, shirt, tie, and dress shoes. I was dressed for success and not leaving anything to chance. What they saw was a business professional, what they heard came from my heart, and my confidence was so much higher because I was being myself on the inside and the outside, I was the real deal.

How about you? Do you let people only see what you want them to see? I would love to hear all about it at [email protected] and when you enjoy the ben-efits of being the real deal, the real you, it really will be a better than good week.

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

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PoliticalDouglas County Democrats executive committee meets at 7 p.m. every first Tuesday at various sites. Contact Ralph Jollensten at 303-663-1286 or e-mail [email protected]. Social discussion meetings are in Highlands Ranch, Castle Rock and Parker-Lone Tree. Visit douglasdemo-crats.org and click on calendar for more information.

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“Education,” Bob says, “should be something everyone should get a shot at.”

He began writing to friends, and like his father before him, recruited a small neighborly band. They include his wife, a middle school social studies teacher; a marketing executive; a physician’s as-sistant; a school principal; an accountant; and a college professor. They call them-selves the Rum-Dums because they’re fi guring it out as they go.

They’ve connected with the nonprofi t Vision Trust in Colorado Springs, a Chris-tian organization whose goal is to provide at-risk children in Africa, Asia and the Americas with education, food and medi-cal care.

That’s how they met Robert and his wife, Siakor, who oversee six schools with 54 teachers and more than 2,600 students in kindergarten through ninth grades. The couple was recently in Colorado for train-ing with Vision Trust and strategy meet-ings with the Rum-Dums.

They are passionate about their mis-sion.

“We’re hoping to develop a new genera-tion of leadership in our country,” Robert says. “We’re hoping the kids will grow up to know God and become the leaders who will help the people and bring back to the community.”

Apart from the mission connection, a true friendship forged on mutual admira-tion is growing.

Bob is consistently moved by the devoted commitment Robert and Siakor, parents of four children themselves, bring each day to plant roots for successful lives in the children under their watch.

“It’s truly inspiring ... to give to so many kids,” Bob says. “There’s a simple but pro-found goodness in that.”

Robert and Siakor see that virtue in

American culture rather than their own.“You (Americans) can’t just live for

yourselves,” Robert says. “You have to empty yourself into other people.”

Siakor acknowledges the different cul-tures and environments. “But,” she says, “we are all working for the common good — so we can make the world better.”

Maybe that’s what the parade repre-sents, a chance to become part of some-thing greater than ourselves.

For Bob, the journey has been a multi-faceted blessing.

As a teacher, “it’s fascinating profes-sionally to apply the things I’ve been do-ing my whole life in a different way.”

As a father, “it’s a good kind of family legacy and a good teaching moment for my kids.”

As a son, “it was a way to honor my father.”

It’s about faith, too.“There are about three times in my life

that God has tapped me on my shoulder when I’ve gotten the sense this is some-thing I should be doing.”

There’s a true story Bob likes to tell about a parade.

It goes likes this: One New Year’s Day when San Diego resident Bob Goff’s kids were bored, he suggested a neighborhood parade. The only rule — no one could watch. Everyone had to participate. A few neighbors joined and marched down the street. Years later, hundreds march in a parade that has become a grand tradition.

Bob recounted that story when he fi rst approached the Rum-Dums about help-ing children half a world away fi nd their future.

And then he said: “There’s this parade that’s happening. Do you want to just grab something and jump in?”

All it takes is one hopeful step.Aren’t you curious to see where it will

end?

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

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“This is a bridge to how we fund trans-portation in the future,” Gunning said.

If the tax passes, the current proposal calls for dedicating two-thirds of the mon-ey to road improvements, and the remain-ing one-third to transit — including light rail.

Locally, it likely would help fund the ex-pansion of C-470 and accelerate construc-tion of the southeast light rail extension from Lincoln Avenue to RidgeGate Park-way.

Gunning said the recent failure of Amendment 66 — a proposed income tax designed to fund education improvements — doesn’t mean voters will also reject a sales tax proposed on the more personal and universal problems tied to transporta-tion.

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Eight-year Castle View High School teacher Cristin Bleess thought she’d retire in the Douglas County School District. After she learned the results of the school board election, she’s instead resigning and leaving the county.

“I just cannot work for a school board, superintendent and upper administration I don’t respect or agree with,” said Bleess, rated “highly effective” under DCSD’s contro-versial evaluation system. “It’s not that I don’t believe in reform. I do think changes need to be made in public edu-cation. I just don’t agree with the way they’re going about it.”

Bleess is not alone in her sentiments. While few are going so far as to put their homes on the market — as Bleess and her husband are doing — many said they’ll be seeking employment elsewhere at the end of the 2013-14 school year.

“These are not disgruntled teachers that have lost their passion,” said Thor Kjeseth, another Castle View teacher. “They are cutting-edge teachers that devote their en-tire lives to improving their craft and working with kids. They’re going no matter what.

“For me, because I have two wonderful children and a wife and a mortgage, I would not leave until I found my next place. But I will look this year. It’ll break my heart. But if I was offered another position, I would go there because I don’t feel there’s a good future for me here.”

A Republican-endorsed, reform slate of candidates narrowly won the Nov. 5 election, triumphing over an-other slate largely supported by community groups. The winning slate, including two incumbents, supports the current board’s movement toward dramatic, fast-paced education reform.

Douglas County High School teacher Jeannie Verone said teachers are feeling “very sad.”

“They just really don’t understand why things went the way they did,” she said. “We really wanted to move in a direction we felt would benefi t every single student.”

The teachers Verone knows felt the challenger candi-dates would take the district in that direction.

Verone said moving to the block schedule, which added another class to teachers’ schedules, has left them “truly exhausted.”

“Another thing that has taken a toll is having to do all the backward planning, and creating e-portfolios to prove our worth in the classroom,” she said. “Teachers still don’t understand the evaluation method. They don’t feel they’re having a voice in this.”

Kjeseth described the introduction of policy changes and new programs as “a blur of incompetence,” pointing to an outside consultant’s late 2012 advice against using the evaluations in any formal capacity.

“I cannot understand how you could ignore their warnings, go ahead and implement it poorly when peo-ple’s salaries were dependent upon this,” he said.

Verone said the market-based pay system, which sets salaries based on subject matter, has caused resentment among teachers.

“Teachers don’t want to be pitted against each other, but the pay system really has had a detrimental effect on morale,” she said. “I don’t know one teacher who thinks the pay band system is working very well for us.

“I’m just sad we weren’t able to get the majority of peo-ple to realize this was happening,” she said, referring to the recent election results.

Bleess said the reforms themselves are not necessarily the problem for teachers.

“The board could have gone about it completely dif-ferently and teachers may have been more likely to jump on board,” she said. “But I feel like they alienated us from the beginning.

“They’re trying to make it seem like teachers have in-put, but in all reality, I don’t believe we do. Overall, I think they’re more interested in promoting themselves as edu-cational reformers at a national level instead of what we need in our community.”

Bleess is looking for international teacher opportuni-ties; based on election results in Jefferson County and other school districts, she believes education reform will sweep Colorado.

Her husband, who works in information technology, will give up his job as well to leave.

“We’re willing to leave it behind to stand up for what we believe in,” she said.

All the teachers said they and their peers work to keep the focus on students.

“Everyone will do their best as long as they are working for this district,” Kjeseth said. “We deal directly with the kids. We’re not off on Wilcox (Street) dreaming up ideas that sound good to the Tea Party branch of the Republi-can Party.”

Colorado Community Media twice asked DCSD for contact information for teachers who are happy about the election results; DCSD did not respond to the requests.

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Campaign complaints moving forward Parents say school election results don’t change facts By Jane Reuter [email protected]

Douglas County residents who fi led complaints related to Douglas County School District campaign activities said they’re moving forward with their charges, regardless of the election results.

School offi cials, who previously have called the allegations frivolous and un-founded, said it’s time to move forward.

Former school board candidate Julie Keim, who lost her Nov. 5 bid for a seat on the board, accused the district of vio-lating the state’s Fair Campaign Practices Act. She fi led her allegation Oct. 17 with the Colorado Secretary of State, claiming DCSD used district resources to support its preferred slate of candidates.

A hearing on the matter is set for 9 a.m. Dec. 2 at the Colorado Offi ce of Adminis-trative Courts in Denver.

DCSD has retained the Brownstein Hy-att Farber Schreck legal fi rm to represent it in the case.

Keim also has hired an attorney.“It pains me to keep paying an attorney,

but I’m going to move forward,” she said. “Someone has to follow through and hold the district accountable.”

Three parents are pressing for answers to questions surrounding the Douglas County Educational Foundation. Parents Meg Masten and Susan Arnold have fi led complaints with the Internal Revenue Ser-vice alleging improper behavior by the dis-trict’s nonprofi t fundraising arm.

“These complaints are politically moti-vated,” school board president John Car-son said. “They stem from the election and efforts to attack the school district.

“The election is over. It is time for all parties to work together for the benefi t of

students, teachers and parents.”Both Arnold and Masten said the school

board election results have no bearing on their concerns.

“The IRS complaints stand,” said Su-san Arnold, the fi rst to fi le on Oct. 14. “The facts that drove the complaints initially still stand.”

Masten recently submitted a second complaint with the IRS, almost identical to Arnold’s.

“I fi rmly believe the way the funds were funneled through the foundation to pay for Bill Bennett’s speech and white paper, and for Rick Hess, do not fall in line with the objectives of the foundation. So I ques-tion the motives behind it, the ethical be-havior.”

The complaint alleges political cam-paigning and deceptive and improper fun-draising practices by the foundation.

Foundation funds paid for DCSD con-sultants including former U.S. Secretary of Education Bill Bennett, who spoke in

support of the district’s education reforms weeks before the election but who was only later identifi ed as a paid consultant.

The Holland and Hart legal fi rm will represent the foundation.

Former DCEF chairman Bob Kaser has not fi led a formal complaint, but is deter-mined to gain access to foundation meet-ing minutes he fi rst requested in August.

“I’ve been promised them by (foun-dation director) Cinamon (Watson) and the DCEF’s attorney,” he said. “I’m going to stay engaged in my quest to obtain a copy of the board minutes for my personal view.”

Information contained in those min-utes will determine if Kaser takes any fur-ther action, he said.

“We’ve got lots of suppositions because of the lack of transparency by DCEF,” he said. “We need facts as opposed to suppo-sition.”

Watson also is the school district’s com-munity relations offi cer.

Post-election meeting doesn’t satisfy teens � underRidge students aired concerns with district leaders By Jane Reuter [email protected]

ThunderRidge High School students concerned about the results of the recent Douglas County School Board election said a Nov. 11 meeting with district offi -cials wasn’t productive.

“That meeting was not very empower-ing,” senior Sophie Pepin said, but added, “I think they do have a genuine interest in hearing what we had to say. That was not the end of the discussion.”

“Some of our questions were answered, but a lot of the questions they were talking their way around,” senior Chris Thompson said.

Seven ThunderRidge students attend the meeting with DCSD assistant super-intendent of secondary education Dan McMinimee and director of high school

education Steve Johnson. District lead-ers proposed the meeting after students planned via Twitter to boycott classes in objection to the results.

Four candidates who support the cur-rent board’s education reform efforts were elected to the board Nov. 5.

The students said the reforms the board enacted took a toll on teachers, and they’re concerned for them. Teachers are over-burdened by the extra work required with the block high school schedule and com-plicated evaluations, and some of the stu-dents’ favorites already have left Thunder-Ridge, students say.

According to DCSD statistics, 16 per-cent of ThunderRidge teachers — or 15 in-dividuals — resigned last year. The district average was about 12 percent.

“I would say most of the concern is over the teachers — just pay and paperwork and standards,” said Pepin, who also is the Student Advisory Group co-president. “But some of the other things we men-tioned were where money is being allocat-

ed, and where the top priority should be. We are hoping they can get more teachers just to take the workload off of the current teachers.”

Thompson said he felt district offi cials blamed Senate Bill 191, which requires teacher evaluations, for problems related to its own evaluations. Rather than follow the state’s evaluation program, DCSD cre-ated its own.

“One of the issues we were bringing up was testing, putting teachers into catego-ries,” Pepin said, referring to evaluations that categorize teachers’ effectiveness. “There defi nitely is some blame to be put on Senate Bill 191, but there’s a lot of room for improvements, things we could do dif-ferently that were not required.”

The meeting didn’t give Thompson hope that much will change for the teach-ers.

“I didn’t think they were doing enough to help the teachers,” Thompson said. “I felt, you guys can just do a little more.”

On the bright side, Thompson said he

gained a better understanding of the need for the high schools’ block schedule.

“When it comes down to it, it makes sense,” he said. “You’re only losing four minutes per class period, and it saves a lot of money.”

The students are worried more teach-ers will leave their school, saying morale is low.

The election results “disappointed so many teachers,” Pepin said. “Outside mon-ey still played a factor. And voters without kids were the ones that really made that election happen. I think it was just really hard for everyone.”

District offi cials offered little comment on the student meeting.

“We highly valued the opportunity to meet with the students for an hour and a half and hear their perspective as well as fi eld their questions,” McMinimee wrote in an email. “If they have further questions we let them know they could contact us any time. We will use their input and the questions they asked as we move forward.”

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Instruction

Fun and personalized private fluteand piano lessons for students ofall ages and levels.Learn from anactively performing musician with

over 15 years of teachingexperience. Western

Arvada/Leyden. 704-275-1855ChristenStephens.com/lessons

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Reasonable rates withtop quality teachers.

Guitar, Piano, Voice, Ukulele,Trumpet, Violin, and more LAKEWOOD SCHOOL

OF MUSIC303-550-7010

lakewoodschoolofmusic.com

Instruction

HOLIDAY COOKING SESSIONFOR KIDS, TWEENS AND

ADULTSGoing on now. Spaces stillavailable in current session

Learn how to cook and prepare funhealthy holiday meals

Kids Holiday Cookie Class offeredDecember 7th

Heritage Village, CentennialCall Jo Anne – (720) 242-9323

More info:www.nowwerecookinkids.com

Colorado Statewide Classified Advertising Network

To place a 25-word COSCAN Network ad in 74 Colorado

newspapers for only $250, contact you local newspaper or call SYNC2

Media at 303-571-5117.

GUN SHOW HELP WANTED

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SERTOMA GUN SHOW NOV 29 1-6, NOV 30 9-5, & DEC 1 9-4 The Event Center at Rustic Hills 3960 Palmer Park Blvd., Colorado Springs, CO 80909Call for Reservations719-630-3976

NO OBAMACARE REQUIRED! Indian Creek Express is HIRING!!! Class-A CDL, OTR Drivers & Teams. Home Weekly 100% paid health insurance, vacation & per diem. No touch freight BIG MILES=BIG MONEY! 877-273-3582

25 DRIVER TRAINEES NEEDED! Learn to drive for Swift Transportation at US Truck. Earn $750 per week! CDL & Job Ready in 3 weeks! 1-800-809-2141

Owner Operators home daily/every other day. Dedicated local grocery retailer. $3,500 HOLIDAY BONUS! Class A CDL & 1 year driving. Call Cornelius 866-832-6384 DriveForGreatwide.com

Come work in an atmosphere you love and feel good about the product you serve. We take pride in having a fun work environment

with flexible hours to fit most scheduling needs. This is a year-round position. Day, evening and weekend shifts available. Full and part time positions with opportunity for advancement!

Apply online at: www.panerabread.com/about/careers/index.php

Click on Hourly Associates and follow the prompts.Check with your local Panera Bread for special interviewing events!

Superstar associates neededat your neighborhood

Panera Bread!

Farm Products & Produce

Grain Finished Buffaloquartered, halves and whole

719-775-8742

Grass Fed - Free Range Beef- All Organic, No Hormones, NoSteroids, No Antibiotics. Whole,Half's and Quarters Available. Cutand Rapped to your specifications$4.00 per pound. Credit Cards

Excepted 720-252-5387

Locally raised, grass fed and grainfinished Beef & Pork.

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Appliances

Brand New Appliances –Never Used – Brushed NickelFrigidaire – Side by Side Refri-

gerator with Ice Maker,FFHS2622MS, $900 Frigidaire

– Electric Range,FFEF3048LS, $500 Frigidaire

– Built in Dishwasher,FFBD2411NS, $290 Frigidaire

– Microwave, FFMV164LS,$200 Total All $1890,No Personal ChecksCell: 714-797-3357

Whirlpool Washer 2 years old, GEDryer 5 years old $250/or best of-

fer (970)261-5521

Arts & Crafts

Christmas Gift& Craft Fair

November 23rd9am-4pm

Over 20 crafters & food concessions

St. StephensLutheran Church

10828 Huron Dr., Northglenn

Northglenn Elks

FREE ADMISSION!

Saturday, Nov. 23 • 9am to 2pm10969 Irma Drive • Northglenn

Food will be available for breakfast and lunch!

Questions? Call 303.451.8663

Visit our awesome cra�ers and vendors

...Just in time for your HOLIDAY SHOPPING!

Bring 2 canned goods & receive

1 FREE raffle ticket.

Englewood High School 5th annualHoliday Craft Fair andEnglewood UnleashedChili Cook-offSaturday November 23rd 20139am-3pm, Free admissionEnglewood High School3800 SOUTH LOGAN STREETEnglewood 80113Something for everyone, make uspart of your Holiday Season

$20 microchip implanting DDFLSpay Neuter bus will be on site.

Holiday BizarreSaturday 12/7/13, 8am-4pm

At The Academy Charter School11800 Lowell Blvd.

WestminsterCrafter's Wanted

Contact Dee @ 303-642-5273

Arts & Crafts

Friday, December 6, 20139:00 am to 5:00 p.m.

Saturday, December 7, 20139:00 am to 3:00 p.m.

Admission $2.00303-934-3171

Exhibit Hall atJefferson County Fairgrounds

(15200 West 6th Avenue)West 6th Ave. & Indiana St.

Golden, Colorado

Annual Holiday Fair1455 Newland St. • November 30 - 9 - 4

* HAND CRAFTED GIFTS* HOLIDAY COOKIES

* LUNCH MENU

OVER 90 VENDERSopen to the public

LAKEWOOD ELKS

Bicycles

ELECTRIC BIKES: New & usedNo Gas, License, or Registration.

303-257-0164

Exercise Equipment

Parabody 220All-in-one weight

machinegreat shape

call 303-278-0099

Firewood

Pine/Fur & AspenSplit & Delivered $225 Stackingavailable extra $25

Some delivery charges may applydepending on location. Haulingscrap metal also available (appli-ances, batteries etc.)

Call 303-647-2475 or 720-323-2173

Furniture

Milton Lee-cherry bedroomdresser w/mirror, excel.cond.

from Carl Forslund. 60” wide, 21½” deep & 36” tall w/mirror

43”x25” $500. Oak dresser 38”wide, 18” deep & 35 ¼” tall $50.

303-619-0784

One coffee table, two end tables;Oak and Glass; $99.00 for all three.Made in USA; perfect condition;best offer for separate pieces. Twopairs of Ceramic lamps; Beige; ex-cellent condition; $10 a piece CallJeff @ 303.422.7839

Traditional sofa and love seat,$160.00 both pieces; excellent con-dition. Would sell separately; madein USA. Call Jeff @ 303.422.7839

Twin Bedsextra long, electric, adjustable, w/re-

motes, + twin XLong Mattresses,by owner $1299 (303)422-0772

Miscellaneous

32 Craftsman Track Snow Blower$600 Kid's 90 4 wheeler $300, CastIron Wood Burn Stove $300 StandUp Band Saw $200 Patio-fireplacestainless $200 Inside gas fireplace

$100 Exercise Bike $200 1982Honda Silverwing Street Bike65K miles $1000(303)841-0811

Miscellaneous

Wolferman’s English Muffins!Perfect Holiday

Assortment Variety of Sweet & Savory Muffins

$29.95 – Use Code “Favorite”

Free Shipping! 800-999-1910 Or www.Wolfermans.

com/go/bb015

Treat Your Friends and

Family!

Tickets/Travel

All Tickets Buy/SellNFL-NBA-NHL-NCAA-MLBWWW.DENVERTICKET.COM(303)-420-5000

PETS

Dogs

AKC Laberdor Pups, 1 yellow, 1black females duclaws, 1st shots,

wormed, excellent bloodlines,Available Now. Call Don (303)233-

5885

Must sell one year old blackFrench Bull dog

ready to breed, $2500Call or text 720-989-6758

Horse & Tack

Riding Horses Available -Boarding, leasing, lessons,Birthday Parties,Volunteering and Tours.Friends of Horses Rescue &Adoption 303-649-1155www.getahorse.org

Autos for Sale

A Gem Of A Car: 1979 VOLVO 242DL,2.1, Mint Condition, 50,517Miles; Always Garaged; $6100(303)841-2682

Wanted

Cash for all Carsand Trucks

Under $1000Running or not.Any condition

(303)741-0762bestcashforcars.com

DONATE YOUR CAR, TRUCK,BOAT, RV; Running or not, towww.developmentaldisabled.orgTax deductible! 303-659-8086.

14 years of service

Top Cash Paid for Junk CarsUp to $500

720-333-6832

Help Wanted

AccountantFull Service CPA Office in CastleRock. Full Time, year round, Bach-e lors in Account ing/F inance(303)688-2751

Caregivers to provide in-homecare to senior citizens who need

assistance with activities ofdaily living.

Call Today 303-736-6688www.visitingangels.com

/employment

Now hiriNgcoNstructioN

crew aNd foremaNfull time work

health & dental ins.Valid driVer’s licence req’d

apply online or in personwww.workforclearybuildingcorp.com

1964 N. Hwy 83PO Box 501

Franktown, CO 80116(303) 660-0420

Mon-Fri 8 am - 5 pm

Drivers: *Seasonal DriversNeeded* to haul U.S. Mail in

Denver. Excellent Hourly Pay.$19.03p/h + $4.65 H&W.

Class A CDL & 2yrs Experience required in the past five years.EOE/AA. Salmon Companies

800-251-4301 or apply online www.salmoncompanies.com

Drivers: Home Nightly!Great Paying Denver Box truckor CDL-A Flatbed Runs.1yr Exp. Req.Estenson Logistics.Apply: www.goelc.com1-888-399-5856

Experienced Class ACDL driver. Must have experience with OS/OWpermitted loads, with a minimum of2 years experience loading and

unloading heavy equipment on a low-boy trailer.Travel throughout the Midwest.

Call 660-656-9506

Experienced HeavyEquipment Operatorsneeded. Dozers, excavators, scrapers andoff-road articulated haul trucks.

Experienced oilers also needed forCAT heavy equipment.

Call 660-656-9506. EOE

Home for the Holidays(Denver metro)

Savio House is looking for FosterParents to provide a temporaryhome for troubled teens ages

12-18. We provide training, 24/7support and $1900/month.

Adequate space and completebackground and motor vehicle

check required. Ideally there areno other teens in the home and

one parent would haveflexible daytime schedule.

Contact Michelle for moreinformation at 303-225-4073.

Heavy equipment mechanicneeded for localexcavation contractor.Must have own tools.Must be knowledgeableabout CAT engines, electronics,hydraulics, pumps.Travel required on an asneeded basis.2-3 years experience withCAT heavy equipment required.Please call 660-656-9506 EOE

Growing Littleton patent and trademark law firm seeks experienced legal secretary. Ideal candidate will have at least 2 years of experience supporting patent prosecution attorneys, experience filing documents with the U.S. patent office and experience with PCT filings. We will consider legal secretaries with at least two years of legal experience and no patent experience having a demonstrated ability to assume responsibilities and manage complex tasks. All candidates must have expert knowledge of Word, Excel, Outlook, Power Point and Adobe and must be able to work quickly and accurately under pressure. Outstanding organizational skills mandatory. Fax or email resume to 303-268-0065 or [email protected]

Intellectual Property Legal AssistantAbout the Job

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NOW HIRING POLICE OFFICERSThe City of Black Hawk, two (2) vacancies for POLICE OFFICER I. Hiring Range: $53,959 - $62,052 DOQ/E. Unbelievable benefit package and exceptional opportunity to serve in Colorado’s premiere gaming community located 18 miles west of Golden. The City supports its employees and appreciates great service! If you are interested in serving a unique historical city and enjoy working with diverse populations visit the City’s website at www.cityofblackhawk.org/goto/employee_services for more information or to apply online for this limited opportunity. Requires High School Diploma or GED, valid Colorado driver’s license with a safe driving record, must be at least 21 years of age, and must be Colorado POST certified by date of hire. The City accepts online applications for Police Officer positions year round. Applications will remain active for one (1) year from the date of submission. EOE.

Applicants must have the following qualifications:• Master’sDegreeorhigherinMechanicalEngineeringorrelatedfield.• Atleast6monthsofexperienceworkingasanengineerinacommercialorgovernmententity

conductingavarietyofsimulationsacrossphysics.• ExpertisewiththemajorityofANSYS,Inc.productsthatPADTresells.• Strongverbalcommunicationskills.• Strongtheoreticalunderstandingofmechanicalstructures,dynamics,electromagnetics,fluid

mechanics,andengineeringmath.• AboveaverageSolidWorkssolidmodelingskills• Willingnesstoworkconstructivelyasapartnerwithmultiplenon-technicalsalespeoplesellinga

technicalproduct• Strongandprovenproblemsolvingskillsfortechnicalsupport.• ExtensiveunderstandingofHighPerformanceComputingsolutionsforsimulation,bothfroma

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durationofuptotwoweeksatatime.

PADT is seeking A simulATion suPPorT engineer

PADT is looking to fill a position in the Denver office. This position focuses on the support and sales of ANSYS, Inc. simulation products. The most

important responsibilities include providing technical support to customers, conducting training, carrying out benchmarks, providing technical input to

the sales team, and serving as a technical expert in front of customers.

[email protected][PADTJOB]inthesubjectline.

Randy Spierings CPA, MBANMLS 217152

[email protected]

9800 Mt. Pyramid Court, Ste. 400 • Englewood, CO 80112

Call 303-256-5748 NowOr apply online at www.bestcoloradomortgages.com

The Local Lender You Can “Trust”

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are subject to change without notice. Regulated by the Division of Real Estate. MLO 100022405

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MORTGAGE LENDER — NO BROKER FEES

FULL PRODUCT SET INCLUDING CONVENTIONAL, FHA, VA,

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CUSTOMIZED LOANS BASED ON YOUR FAMILY’S

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TO APPLY:1. Go to www.excelpersonnel.com2. Complete the application including your job history3. Once completed, call Excel Personnel at 303-427-4600

Honored to be in business in Colorado for over 20 years. Excel Personnel is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. M/F/D/V.

Excel Personnel is now HIRING!!Excellent opportunity to put your filing and assembly skills to

work for the world’s leading provider of aeronautical data!

1ST SHIFT MON – FRI: 6AM – 2:30PM $9.50/hr

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Help Wanted

MedicalNeeded full time MA, LPN or RN

in Ken Caryl areafor busy pediatric office.

Includes Saturday morningsPlease fax resume toNita 303-791-7756

Nurses needed (RN or LPN)one on one patient care

12 hour night shiftsreliable/dependable nurses needed

in peaceful, loving home.Consistent care for TBI victim

Parker. Call 303-646-3020

Wobbler Toddler &Pre K Teacher needed Full Time, 12 minutes West ofGolden on I70. Must be qualified bycurrent state regulation. Looking forteam players, some benefitsprovided. Please call Monday-Fri-day 7am-6pm 303-674-9070 andask for Martha

Help Wanted

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Health CareRegistered Nurse/Licensed

Practical Nurse Needed NOW!Immediate Hire!

We're looking for youCome join our healthcare team at

the Douglas County Jail site inCastle Rock, CO!

PRN/FTAPPLY online TODAY atwww.correctioncare.com/

why-chc/311-careers-about-usEOE

Help Wanted

Inovant, LLC, a Visa Inc. company,currently has openings in our High-lands Ranch, Colorado location for: - Network Support Engineers(133157) to troubleshoot and re-solve complex network relatedproblems, coordinate resourceswhere necessary, and serve as es-calation point to operational teams.Respond to and resolve IP networkissues and deploy client solutionsand network design implementa-tions.

Apply online at www.visa.com andreference Job #133157. EOE

Keep Kids Together

Abused and neglectedbrothers and sisters are often

separated in foster care.There just aren’t enough fosterhomes to keep them together.This leaves them sad, anxious

and confused and they feellike it’s “all their fault.”Give the Gift of Hope--

Become a Savio foster parent.

Call Tracy Stuart303/225-4152

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[email protected]

9800 Mt. Pyramid Court, Ste. 400 • Englewood, CO 80112

Call 303-256-5748 NowOr apply online at www.bestcoloradomortgages.com

The Local Lender You Can “Trust”

NOW IS THE TIME TO

PURCHASE A HOME OR

REFINANCE!

can be used toward purchase of a 50 inch TV or any other Best Buy products. Program, rates, terms and conditions * Only one o�er per closing. O�er expires 1/1/14. A Best Buy gift card for $500 will be given after closing and

are subject to change without notice. Regulated by the Division of Real Estate. MLO 100022405

OVER 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE AS A CPA

MORTGAGE LENDER — NO BROKER FEES

FULL PRODUCT SET INCLUDING CONVENTIONAL, FHA, VA,

REHAB, USDA, JUMBO AND CHAFA

CUSTOMIZED LOANS BASED ON YOUR FAMILY’S

FINANCIAL POSITION

MULTIPLE GOLD STAR AWARDS BY BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU

OUR AVERAGE SALES VOLUME IS $4 BILLION DOLLARS!

SAVING YOU MONEY IS OUR “1” PRIORITY

BBB RatingA+

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Home for Sale

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ATTENTION HOME OWNERS!Now is the BEST time to sellin years! Do you know how

much more your home is worth?We do - and we're working with

buyers in every price range&neighborhood!

ATTENTION BUYERS!We have SPECIAL

programsjust for you!

For more info call today!

Ruth - 303-667-0455Brandon - 720-323-5839

Senior Housing

Mortgages

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Saturday, November23rd

11am - 3pm

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Littleton

Lock in Pre-construction Pricing!Exclusive Opportunity to Own!6265 Roxborough Park Rd

303-744-8000Refreshments will be served.

www.grandviewlife.com

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Saturday, November23rd

11am - 3pm

GrandView of RoxboroughLuxury Senior Community in

Littleton

Lock in Pre-construction Pricing!Exclusive Opportunity to Own!6265 Roxborough Park Rd

303-744-8000Refreshments will be served.

www.grandviewlife.com

RENTALS

Offi ce Rent/Lease

372 square foot office$350/month + utilities. 130 EastGrace Avenue, Woodland Park

719-687-6042

VARIOUS OFFICES100-2,311 sq.ft. Rents from

$200-$1750/month.Full service.

405-409 S Wilcox Castle Rock

Wasson Properties 719-520-1730

Room for Rent

GOLDEN/APPLEWOODClean, furn ranch, $310

w/ldy + $50 utilitiesNS/NP. ST/LT lease

303.279.5212 /847.763.1701

Room needed Courteous, Zealous, Army.VetHandyman seeking inexpensive

board [email protected]

Keep Kids Together

Abused and neglectedbrothers and sisters are often

separated in foster care.There just aren’t enough fosterhomes to keep them together.This leaves them sad, anxious

and confused and they feellike it’s “all their fault.”Give the Gift of Hope--

Become a Savio foster parent.

Call Tracy Stuart303/225-4152

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Adult Care

Dedicated to Life and LivingRehabilitation experts providing opportunities that lead to independence

1297 S. Perry St.Castle Rock, Colorado 80104

303-688-2500 telephone303-688-2600 fax

DENVER AREA

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Appliance Repair

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Thomas Floor Covering

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Carpet Cleaning

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Cleaning

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Deck/Patio

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Drywall

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Electricians

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Not-mad scientists behind fireworks show Aerospace engineers among Starlighting event designers By Virginia Grantier [email protected]

Coming to town, soon, this team: They’re about 39 strong. Some are aero-space engineers and consultants — one is working on NASA’s Jupiter Probe project — and there are physicists, computer sci-entists and electrical engineers. One works for the U.S. Department of Defense.

They operate out of a remote, unnamed, undisclosed, secure location in a farmland area of Colorado. There isn’t a listed phone number or a website.

And what they’re working on, still de-signing, is about to explode — in Castle Rock, on Nov. 23.

Like usual.This is the team — mostly volunteers

who earn nothing, just clamor to do it because it’s so much fun — that has been designing for a couple years the annual fi reworks show synchronized to music off the top of Castle Rock after the star is lit for holidays.

“It’s a passion. It really truly is … a dream job,” said Marc Williams, 53, of Parker, co-founder of Night Musick Inc., named after composer Mozart’s “Eine kleine Nacht-musik.”

“We like to blow things up,” he said. “We’re super geeks, engineers … We’re a bunch of 12-year-old boys (and girls) mas-querading as 50-year-old super geeks.”

They only do about 20 of these projects a year — because of the countless hours to design them and other issues. He said that people couldn’t imagine the levels and lay-ers and regulations in these days and times when explosives are involved — “transpor-tation regulations, storage, state and feder-al, backgrounds checks,” and dealing with such as agencies as the U.S. Department of Justice and Homeland Security.

That’s the reason for the security and se-cretiveness of the operation. Although, this team, graduates of some of the top univer-

sities in the country — Purdue, Colorado School of Mines and so on — seemed to have passed all tests. Williams said they’re allowed to work with any and all explosives out there.

Safety � rstOn Castle Rock, they use what are called

proximate fi reworks, which look like regu-lar fi reworks but are so safe and precise they can be set off next to curtains or off a rooftop, he said.

Basically, everything they use, they’ve designed, including all the hardware — de-signs by electrical engineer and computer scientist Don Kark of Highlands Ranch. Williams said they wrote the code that controls the fi reworks display, even de-signed the tubes that hold aerial shells. If something were to malfunction, a tube’s strength is such it could withstand any un-intended explosions within it. The scien-tists’ equipment standards “greatly exceed industry standards,” he said. And they’ve never had an accident.

Williams, who has been on the Discov-ery Channel’s show “How Stuff Works,” said from his computer during the show he’ll be able to monitor everything — feedback from fi eld units, will know radio-signal strength, timing of explosives.

He said countless hours go into syn-chronizing the explosions to music, music ranging from Nat King Cole to Handel’s Messiah’s Hallelujah Chorus, which will always be the fi nale. He said last year dur-ing the fi nale there were people with their arms up and tearful.

Williams said both of his grandfathers worked with explosives, one in rock quar-ries, the other in Kansas salt mines, and he was in college when he started Night Mu-sick Inc. with his wife, Theresa Williams, now an aerospace engineer, among other things. She also owns a pet supply store in Parker and competes in dog shows with her Rottweilers.

He said they, both geeks, wanted to in 1986, with the technology available, de-velop computer-controlled synchronized fi reworks displays. And things grew, to

putting on shows for rock bands, baseball teams and July 4 shows.

Youths pitch inThis starlighting will have some young

designers involved, too.Andria Deaguero, a teacher at an expe-

ditionary high school in Aurora, wanted to interest her students in science through pyrotechnics. Deaguero, who has a Ph.D. in chemical engineering and her under-graduate degree from Colorado School of Mines, asked a Purdue professor if he knew of anyone who could work with their kids. He did.

So, pieces of this year’s starlighting dis-play, like the red effects during the song “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” are the students’ design. And they plan to see it, coming to Castle Rock on buses. Next year, local students might be involved. Wil-liams has a nephew, Shaun Martin, who teaches at Castle Rock’s Castle View High

School.Williams and crew also will have an

FM radio transmitter set up. People who want to listen to the music on a radio while watching the fi reworks should, at about 5:15 p.m. Nov. 23, set it to FM 97.7.

This year’s Starlighting event, the 78th annual, is from 2 to 7 p.m. Nov. 23. There will be ice skating available at Rink at the Rock, 414 Perry St. — and other activities such as carriage rides, puppet shows and other performances. From 4 to 7 p.m. will be a chili dinner at the Castle Rock fi re sta-tion, 300 Perry St.

The Starlighting ceremony starts at 5 p.m. at Historic Wilcox Square between Third and Fourth Streets on Wilcox Street. At 5:30 p.m. is the actual lighting of the star,

And then the not-mad very glad sci-entists get to work for a fi reworks show of about 25 minutes.

For more information, go to http://www.castlerockculture.com/starlighting/.

Participants who helped create a past Starlighting show included, left to right, Eddie Mize, Marc Williams, Mark Patton, Erin Roethlisberger, Tammy Denhard and Garrett Whipp. More than three dozen people, mostly volunteers, are part of the team responsible for this year’s show. Courtesy photo

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Parker charter school gets national spotlightNorth Star Academy noted for character educationBy Jane [email protected]

Parker’s North Star Academy gained na-tional recognition for its character educa-tion program, which emphasizes personal development as well as community ser-vice.

The National School of Character Award is given by the Character Education Part-nership, which strives to benefit society through academic, social, emotional and ethical changes. Schools selected for the national award have proven their program has a positive impact on academics, stu-dent behavior, and school climate, and are expected to serve as models for other schools.

North Star is the only charter school in the country to receive the 2013 award, and the only school in Colorado.

“It’s because our students are mak-ing good decisions; that’s why we got the award,” said assistant principal Kendra Hossfeld, who also is one of the school’s founders.

An emphasis on character development was paramount in the 8-year-old school’s founding members’ minds.

“North Star is unique in that it was founded by a group of parents with this common vision not only for academic ex-cellence but character education,” Hoss-feld said.

“We wanted to start a character pro-gram that was more of a philosophy, some-thing woven into the entire school.”

Students, parents and school staff all take a pledge upon starting school at North Star that emphasizes respect, responsibil-ity, citizenship, integrity and excellence.

Students also participate in service learning projects both outside and inside the classroom, volunteering with the Ron-ald McDonald House, Irving Street Wom-

en’s Residence and Project Angelheart among others.

Fourth grader Ava Eberly explains how the classes and projects impact her in a testimonial she wrote for the school.

The character education classes “give us examples of people (and pets) that have gone above and beyond what was expected of them. They have motivated and posi-tively impacted lives of many in their time and even today. This also motivates the students when we take on community ser-vice projects. We know that we can make a positive impact in our community, even as kids.”

“It’s truly the service learning aspect that turns the instruction into the doing part,” Hossfeld said. “Our service learn-ing projects help students understand and become more compassionate about our community and even outside of the com-munity. “

Students also do projects within the school, with older students acting as role models and mentoring the younger ones.

Along the way, academics have grown as well. Since 2007, average state test scores steadily have increased.

“So I do believe that character education not only affects the child’s developmen-tal growth or social/emotional growth, it helps with their academic growth as well,” Hossfeld said.

North Star Academy students celebrated both Veterans Day and the school’s National School of Character Award during a Nov. 11 presentation at the school. Courtesy photo

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Aurora native has TV touch

When Aurora native Josh Ackerman first heard Christina Aguilera sing, he said he knew she was bound for pop-singing stardom.

“I remember when Christina Aguilera’s audition tape came in, she was singing like Whitney Houston,” Ackerman said about his fellow Disney’s “Mickey Mouse Club” alum. “I knew that she more than anybody was going to be a mega star.”

Ackerman, who moved from Colorado to Orlando, Fla., when he was 11, answered an open casting call for the famed “Mickey Mouse Club,” and landed a place on the show. During his tenure there (he was the only male cast member who stayed on from the pilot to the last episode when he was 18), Ackerman performed alongside Justin Timberlake, Britney Spears, Ryan Gosling and (Highlands Ranch native) Keri Russell.

But Ackerman’s show business career shifted from in front of the camera to behind it. He learned the basics of what would become his craft by hanging out with editors and producers to learn the in-tricacies of their jobs.

About five years ago, Ackerman and his business partners built Bodega Pictures from a garage-based fledgling start-up to a full service production house with more than 50 employees and five network deals including shows in development with AMC, E! and the Cooking Channel.

At the end of last month, his show “South Beach Tow” on TruTV returned with a new season. On Sunday, the Bodega-pro-duced show “On the Rocks” premieres on the Food Network. “On the Rocks” features host John Green, founder of a bar consult-ing company, as he travels around the U.S. in his quest to turn around failing bars.

“He can change little things that can bring in big dollars for the owners,” Ack-erman said. Ackerman said he hasn’t re-turned to Denver for seven or eight years — “I’ve been building my business,” he said.

Just two guysI told you recently about Broncos line-

backer Von Miller’s fundraiser for his char-ity Von’s Vision, which gives glasses to kids in need.

Many of Miller’s teammates showed up to mix and mingle with fans, sign souvenir footballs and serve a multi-course dinner at Ocean Prime on Larimer Square.

Wide receiver Demaryius Thomas, who was mobbed by admirers, spoke briefly to me about his short stint on the reality se-ries “Eric & Jessie: Game On,” a show on E! about wide receiver Eric Decker and his new bride Jessie James in the weeks lead-ing up to their wedding.

Thomas, whom Decker calls his best friend on the team (hence the moniker “Black and Decker”), appeared in the epi-sode on Decker’s bachelor party in Lake Tahoe where the manly men vied for the title of MVP.

I asked Thomas about his appearance on the show-and-tell show where the gang golfs and drinks beer and goes out on a boat and drinks beer.

“He’s a buddy so I thought I’d do it for him,” Thomas said about his brief show biz stint. As to the episode? Thomas said he hasn’t seen it.

International Youth Ballet dancers present “The Nutcracker Highlights,” being repeated this year by the Highlands Ranch Cultural Affairs Association. Performances will be at 7 p.m. on Nov. 29 and at 3 and 7 p.m. on Nov. 30 at Southridge Recreation Center, 4800 McArthur Ranch Road., Highlands Ranch. Tickets cost $7 in advance or $10 at the door — if not sold out, which it usually is. Children under 2 are free if sitting on a parent’s lap. Call 303-471-8859 or go to HRCAonline.org/tickets. Courtesy photo

At the Ballet

PACE rolls out slate of family holiday fareMusic, art, gifts on center’s agendaBy Sonya [email protected]

Parker’s PACE Center has announced a holiday season of goodies to attract the family — with music, art and a chance to find special gifts for those on your list.

• The eclectic quintet Sybarite 5 will perform its concert repertoire, ranging from Radiohead to Brubeck — with Pia-zolla perhaps in the middle — at 4 p.m. Nov. 24. $20.

• The internation-ally known “Leahy Family Christmas” will deck the halls at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 29, featuring the eight musical Canadians in fiddle-playing, step-dancing, song-sing-ing — a spirited Celt-ic Christmas show.

Tickets start at $40.• The Colorado Symphony brings its

popular “Drums of the World” produc-tion at 2 p.m. Nov. 20. It explores the myr-iad forms of percussion: bongo, marimba, bass drums, log drums, boo-bams, Chi-nese cymbals, metal trash cans, darabuk-kas, talking drums, plastic pipe, acoustic guitar, toy trumpet, table spoons, burma gongs, water can, crow call, tambourine, gankogui and sleigh bells. Tickets start at $20.

• The Parker Symphony orchestra and Parker Chorale join forces at 7:30 p.m. on

Dec. 6 and 7 for “A Classic Parker Holi-day.” Included in the orchestra’s program: Rimsky-Korsakov’s “Snow Maiden Suite”; “The Eighth Candle” by Steve Reisteter; “Skater’s Waltz” by Waldsteufel; and Leroy Anderson’s popular “Sleigh Ride.” Tickets start at $20.

• “The Nutcracker of Parker,” presented Dec. 19-22 by Colorado School of Dance, includes local and professional dancers, with professional backdrops and sets. Show times are 2 and 7 p.m.

• Nature’s Patterns,” an exhibit of works by the very active Parker Artists Guild, opens with a 6 p.m. reception on Nov. 22 and continues through Jan. 3 in the gal-lery. Visit before and during performances

— or as a special expedition. Original art is a very special gift.

• On Dec. 6 and 7, the Old Town Parker Holiday Art Market will run from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Dec. 6 and 7, the Parker Youth Ballet will perform “12 Days of Christmas and there will be complimentary carriage rides on Mainstreet on Saturday evenings. (Parker is one of eight Emerging Creative Districts designated by the State of Colo-rado)

• Finally, celebrate “New Year’s Eve, Mo-town Style” on Dec. 31, with cocktails, ap-petizers, music and a silent auction, which will include a painting by Pam Hostetler, a founder of the Parker Art Guild. $100 a per-son. (Sold out last year.)

The “Leahy Family Christmas” concert with eight talented Canadian siblings will be presented at the PACE Center in Parker on Nov. 29. Courtesy photo

The PACE Center is at 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Old Town Parker. Tickets to events are at pacecenteronline.org, 303-805-6800.

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Buntport tackles Greek tragedy ‘Electra’ is skewed by theater troupe By Sonya Ellingboe [email protected]

Inventive Buntport Theater members have again taken a literary classic and skewed it in their own inimitable manner. Perceiving similarities between Sophocles’ Greek tragedies and today’s soap operas, they chose to produce a “modern” version of “Electra” by Sophocles — a violent tale of murder and more murder.

The set of “Electra Onion Eater” in-cludes a kitchen, an outside green area with a grave and a den-like space with easy chair and TV.

Electra weeps a great deal in the original as she mourns her late father, Agamem-non, who was killed by his wife, Electra’s mother Clytemnestra, so she could marry Aegisthus.

Buntport’s writing team has Electra (Erin Rollman) constantly chopping on-ions for pie to ensure copius crying, while evil Clytemnesrtra (Hanna Duggan) watch-

es soaps on a TV in the next room.Electra longs for her brother Orestes

(Erik Edborg) who wanders home from his travels, accompanied by a guy named Bruce (Drew Horwitz).

Characters intersperse lines from the original play with new dialogue and pretty much follow Sophocles’ melo-dramatic plot, as they watch/listen to the cast of “Search for Tomorrow” (taped by Karen Slack, Michael Mor-gan, Jessica Roblee and Brian Colonna) — and plot to elimi-nate Clytemnestra.

There will be blood!

As audiences have come to expect, the production is clever and silly. Leave preconceived ex-pectations at home and come to enjoy the work of a very original theater company. Members have worked together in Denver for more than 10 years since they gradu-

ated from Colorado College together, us-ing classics as source material as they write their material — and at times creating new works, including musicals, from scratch.

(I found it useful to look at a summary or two of Sophocles’ original play prior to heading for the theater, just to get the names straight!)

The cast of “Electra Onion Eater” at Buntport Theater: Enis Edborg (Orestes), Drew Horwitz (Bruce) Erin Rollman (Electra) and Hannah Duggan (Clytemnesta). Courtesy photo

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www.st-andrew-umc.com303-794-2683

Preschool: 303-794-05109203 S. University Blvd.

Highlands Ranch, 80126

Open and WelcomingSunday 8:30 a.m. 11:00 a.m.

First Presbyterian Church of Littleton

1609 W. Littleton Blvd.(303) 798-1389 • www.fpcl.org

P.O. Box 2945—Parker CO 80134-2945www.ParkerCCRS.org

303.805.9890

ParkerCommunity Churchof Religious Science

Sunday services held in thehistoric Ruth Memorial Chapel

at the Parker Mainstreet Center...19650 E. Mainstreet, Parker 80138

New Thought...Ancient Wisdom

Visit our website fordetails of classes &

upcoming events.Sunday Service& Children’s Church10:00 a.m.

www.SpiritofHopeLCMC.org

5755 Valley Hi DriveParker, CO303-941-0668

Pastor David FisherFellowship & Worship: 9:00 amSunday School: 10:45 am

Castle Rock Highlands Ranch Highlands Ranch Littleton

Littleton

ParkerParker

Parker

Lone Tree

Franktown

United Church Of ChristParker Hilltop

10926 E. Democrat Rd.Parker, CO • 10am Worshipwww.uccparkerhilltop.org

303-841-2808

Little Blessings Day Carewww.littleblessingspdo.com

First UnitedMethodist Church

1200 South StreetCastle Rock, CO 80104

303.688.3047www.fumccr.org

Services:Saturday 5:30pm

Sunday 8am, 9:30am, 11amSunday School 9:15am

Sunday Worship 10:304825 North Crowfoot Valley Rd.Castle Rock • canyonscc.org

303-663-5751

An EvangelicalPresbyterian Church

“Loving God - Making A Difference”A place for you

worship Time

Welcome Home!Weaving Truth

and Relevance into Relationships and Life

9:00am Spiritual Formation Classes for all Ages

90 east orchard roadlittleton, co

303 798 6387www.gracepointcc.us

10:30AM sundays

To advertise your place of worship in this section, call 303-566-4091 or email [email protected].

GR AC E PR E S B Y T E R IA N

303-798-8485

w w w.gracecolorado.comAlongside One Another On Life’s Journey

Sundays at10:00 am

Grace is on the NE Corner of SantaFe Dr. & Highlands Ranch Pkwy.

(Across from Murdochs)

You are invitedto worship with us:

Saturday 5:30pm

Sunday 8:00 & 10:30am

Joyful Mission Preschool 303-841-37707051 East Parker Hills Ct. • Parker, CO

303-841-3739www.joylutheran-parker.org

JoyLUTHERAN CHURCH, ELCA

Education Hour: Sunday 9:15am

S E r v i C E S :Parker evangelical

Presbyterian churchConnect – Grow – Serve

Sunday Worship8:45 am & 10:30 am

9030 Miller roadParker, Co 80138

303-841-2125www.pepc.org

Sunday Worship: 10:45AM & 6PMBible Study: 9:30AM

Children, Young People & Adults

www.parkerbiblechurch.org

4391 E Mainstreet, Parker, Colorado 80134

Church Office – (303) 841-3836

Where people are excited about God’s Word.

Sunday Worship - 10:00amBible Study immediately followingWednesday Bible Study - 7:30pm

Currently meeting at:9220 Kimmer Drive, Suite 200

Lone Tree 80124303-688-9506

www.LoneTreeCoC.com

Lone TreeChurch of Christ

Gabby’s latestThere’s a bumper crop of restaurant tid-

bits to share with you this week. Heading up the noshing news is the newly released 27th edition of the “Gabby Gourmet 2014

Restaurant Guide,” compiled and written by Pat “Gabby Gourmet” Miller, with a little help from her foodie friends.

The iconic paperback guide serves as the resource for restaurant information in the metro area (from Denver to Littleton, Lakewood, Golden, Arvada, Aurora, West-minster and beyond) and mountain com-munities. But Gabby doesn’t purport to be the be-all and end-all last word in restau-rant critiques. Rather, she offers ratings —

from the tip top To Die For to a low rating of three pigs — based on a fi ve-pig scale.

Making the coveted To Die For list this year? Barolo Grill, Frasca Food & Wine, Fruition, L’Atelier (Boulder), Linger, Mizu-na, Oak at Fourteenth (Boulder), Old Ma-jor, Rioja, Root Down and Shanahan’s.

The book is on sale (for $18.95) at area bookstores and select restaurants and grocers.

For more restaurant ruminations from

Gabby, visit www.gabbygourmet.com.

Penny Parker’s “Mile High Life” column gives insights into the best events, restaurants, businesses, parties and people throughout the metro area. Parker also writes for Black-tie-Colorado.com. You can subscribe and read her columns (Monday, Wednesday and Friday) at www.pennyparker.blacktie-col-orado.com. She can be reached at [email protected] or at 303-619-5209.

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Parker

Buntport Theater is at 717 Lipan St., Denver. West side of the arts district. Performances run through Nov. 23 at 8 p.m. Thursday, Friday, Saturday. Tickets: $16/$13. 720-946-1388, stu� @buntport.com.

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Public Trustees PUBLIC NOTICE

Lone TreeNOTICE OF SALE

Public Trustee Sale No. 2013-0567

To Whom It May Concern: On 8/28/2013the 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: CURTIS K LIGGETTOriginal Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELEC-TRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS,INC., AS NOMINEE FOR M&I BANK FSBCurrent Holder of Evidence of Debt: JP-MORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL AS-SOCIATIONDate of Deed of Trust (DOT): 12/10/2008Recording Date of DOT: 12/22/2008Reception No. of DOT: 2008085561DOT Recorded in Douglas County.Original Principal Amount of Evidence ofDebt: $382,580.00Outstanding Principal Amount as of thedate hereof: $375,574.46Pursuant 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 52, THE FAIRWAYS, FILING 1-B,COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OFCOLORADO.Which has the address of: 9677 ColinadeDr, Lone Tree, CO 80124

NOTICE 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, December 18, 2013, at the Pub-lic Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street,Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at publicauction to the highest and best bidder forcash, the said real property and all in-terest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirsand assigns therein, for the purpose ofpaying the indebtedness provided in saidEvidence of Debt secured by the Deed ofTrust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expensesof sale and other items allowed by law,and will deliver to the purchaser a Certific-ate of Purchase, all as provided by law.First Publication: 10/24/2013Last Publication: 11/21/2013Publisher: Douglas County News PressDated: 8/29/2013GEORGE J KENNEDYDOUGLAS COUNTY Public TrusteeThe name, address and telephone num-bers of the attorney(s) representing thelegal holder of the indebtedness is:CYNTHIA LOWERY-GRABERColorado Registration #: 34145999 18TH STREET SUITE 2201,DENVER, COLORADO 80202Phone #: (303) 865-1400Fax #: (303) 865-1410Attorney File #: 13-05106*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURESALE DATES on the Public Trustee web-site: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrust-ee/

Legal Notice No.: 2013-0567First Publication: 10/24/2013Last Publication: 11/21/2013Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Misc. Private Legals Public Notice

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

OF TREASURER’S DEED

To Every Person in Actual Possession orOccupancy of the hereinafter DescribedLand, Lot orPremises, and to the Person in WhoseName the Same was Taxed or SpeciallyAssessed, and to all Persons having anInterest or Title of Record in or to the saidPremises and To Whom It May Concern,and more especially to:

OCCUPANT - Board of Directors for theCastle Pines Homes Association Inc c/oCastle Pines Homes Association, Inc -Board of Directors for the Castle PinesHomes Association Inc c/o Winzenburg,Leff, Purvis & Payne - Castle PinesHomes Association Inc - Castle PinesHomes Association, Inc c/o Winzenburg,Leff, Purvis & Payne - Castlewood FireProtection District -Clark Property Tax In-vestments LLC - CPV Inc aka CPV Inc., aColorado corporation -Daniel J Garfield -Dennis W King c/o Joli A Lofstedt - GinaC Botti, Attorney in Fact for Castle PinesHomes Association Inc c/o Winzenburg,Leff, Purvis & Payne - Jack A Vickers III,President of CPV Inc., a Colorado Corpor-ation, aka John A Vickers III, President ofCPV Inc., a Colorado Corporation - JackA Vickers, III - Joel Laufer - Joli A Lofs-tedt - Lexi Development LLC - MichaelConrad, Treasurer c/o The RenaissnceGroup LLC a Colorado limited liabilitycompany - Nancy B Smith - Public Trust-ee of Douglas County - Robert C Troyerc/o Hogan & Hartson, L.L.P. - South MetroFire Rescue -The First National Bank ofSanta Fe (Denver Office) - The Intermoun-tain Rural Electric Association - TheRenaissance Group LLC, a Colorado lim-ited liability company - U.S. Bank N.A. -Winzenburg, Leff, Purvis & Payne

You and each of you are hereby notifiedthat on the 21st day of October 2010 thethen County Treasurer of the County ofDouglas, in the State of Colorado, sold atpublic tax lien sale to Clark Property TaxInvestments LLC the following describedreal estate situate in the County ofDouglas, State of Colorado, to wit:

LOT 11 CASTLE PINES VILLAGE FIL-ING 29 TOTAL ACREAGE 6.46 AM/L

and said County Treasurer issued a certi-ficate of purchase therefore to Clark Prop-erty Tax Investments LLC. That said tax li-en sale was made to satisfy the delin-quent taxes assessed against said realestate for the year 2009; That said real es-tate was taxed or specially assessed inthe name(s) of CPV Inc for said year2009.That a Treasurer’s Deed will be is-sued for said real estate to the said ClarkProperty Tax Investments LLC at 1:00o’clock P.M., on the 27th day of Febru-ary 2014, unless the same has been re-deemed. Said property may be redeemedfrom said sale at any time prior to the ac-tual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed.Witness my hand this 5th day of Novem-ber 2013.

/s/ Diane A. HolbertCounty Treasurer of Douglas County

Legal Notice No.: 924438First Publication: November 14, 2013Last Publication: November 28, 2013Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

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

OF TREASURER’S DEED

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

OCCUPANT - Barry B Bounds & Lorna JBounds - Billy E Bounds, aka Bill Boundsc/o Brennen Bounds - Billy E Bounds, Per-sonal Representative of the Estate of Jew-ell T Bounds, deceased c/o BrennenBounds - Board of County Commission-ers of the County of Douglas - BrennenBounds, Executor of the Estate for JewellT Bounds - Carl Cagle - Colorado West-ern Development Co., a Colorado corpor-ation - Daniel G Whittaker - DouglasCounty Treasurer - Edith Dees - First Na-tional Bank of Parker - George D Ringhof-fer - Gertrude Dies aka Gertrude Dees -Guadalupe Diego Chavez-Bernal - HagenF Dees - Irian K Bounds c/o BrennenBounds, Executor of the Estate - James RSullivan, Chairman, Board of CountyCommissioners of the County of Douglasc/o Douglas County Commissioners -Jean C Bolejack - Jewell T Bounds akaJewell Bounds - Kellogg Corporation, aColorado corporation - L.H. Bolejack akaLester H Bolejack - Marilyn C Green c/oDouglas County Treasurer - Patricia MKubik - Public Trustee of Douglas County,Colorado - Resolution Trust Corporation,Conservator of Capitol Federal Savings &Loan Association of Denver - Reta ACrain, Clerk & Recorder c/o DouglasCounty Clerk & Recorder - Richard MHuckeby - Royce E Tolley, Attorney atLaw aka Royce E Tolley, Military Attorney- State of Colorado, Department of Reven-ue - Terrence D Murphy - Wayne G Kubik

You and each of you are hereby notifiedthat on the 13th day of November 2008the then County Treasurer of the Countyof Douglas, in the State of Colorado, soldat public tax lien sale to Terrence DMurphy the following described real es-tate situate in the County of Douglas,State of Colorado, to wit:

LOT 1 BLK 6 MERIBEL VILLAGE 10.487 AM/L

and said County Treasurer issued a certi-ficate of purchase therefore to Terrence DMurphy. That said tax lien sale was madeto satisfy the delinquent* taxes assessedagainst said real estate for the year 2007.That said real estate was taxed or spe-cially assessed in the name(s) of Jewell TBounds for said year 2007

That on the 30th day of July 2012 saidTerrence D Murphy assigned said certific-ate of purchase to Barry B Bounds & Lor-na J Bounds.That said Barry B Bounds &Lorna J Bounds on the 15th day ofSeptember 2013 the present holder ofsaid certificate, has made request uponthe Treasurer of said County for a deed tosaid real estate; That a Treasurer’s Deedwill be issued for said real estate to thesaid Barry B Bounds & Lorna J Bounds at1:00 o’clock P.M., on the 27th day of Feb-ruary 2014 unless the same has been re-deemed. Said property may be redeemedfrom said sale at any time prior to the ac-tual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed.Witness my hand this 5th day of Novem-ber 2013

Misc. Private Legals

Public Notice

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

OF TREASURER’S DEED

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

OCCUPANT - Barry B Bounds & Lorna JBounds - Billy E Bounds, aka Bill Boundsc/o Brennen Bounds - Billy E Bounds, Per-sonal Representative of the Estate of Jew-ell T Bounds, deceased c/o BrennenBounds - Board of County Commission-ers of the County of Douglas - BrennenBounds, Executor of the Estate for JewellT Bounds - Carl Cagle - Colorado West-ern Development Co., a Colorado corpor-ation - Daniel G Whittaker - DouglasCounty Treasurer - Edith Dees - First Na-tional Bank of Parker - George D Ringhof-fer - Gertrude Dies aka Gertrude Dees -Guadalupe Diego Chavez-Bernal - HagenF Dees - Irian K Bounds c/o BrennenBounds, Executor of the Estate - James RSullivan, Chairman, Board of CountyCommissioners of the County of Douglasc/o Douglas County Commissioners -Jean C Bolejack - Jewell T Bounds akaJewell Bounds - Kellogg Corporation, aColorado corporation - L.H. Bolejack akaLester H Bolejack - Marilyn C Green c/oDouglas County Treasurer - Patricia MKubik - Public Trustee of Douglas County,Colorado - Resolution Trust Corporation,Conservator of Capitol Federal Savings &Loan Association of Denver - Reta ACrain, Clerk & Recorder c/o DouglasCounty Clerk & Recorder - Richard MHuckeby - Royce E Tolley, Attorney atLaw aka Royce E Tolley, Military Attorney- State of Colorado, Department of Reven-ue - Terrence D Murphy - Wayne G Kubik

You and each of you are hereby notifiedthat on the 13th day of November 2008the then County Treasurer of the Countyof Douglas, in the State of Colorado, soldat public tax lien sale to Terrence DMurphy the following described real es-tate situate in the County of Douglas,State of Colorado, to wit:

LOT 1 BLK 6 MERIBEL VILLAGE 10.487 AM/L

and said County Treasurer issued a certi-ficate of purchase therefore to Terrence DMurphy. That said tax lien sale was madeto satisfy the delinquent* taxes assessedagainst said real estate for the year 2007.That said real estate was taxed or spe-cially assessed in the name(s) of Jewell TBounds for said year 2007

That on the 30th day of July 2012 saidTerrence D Murphy assigned said certific-ate of purchase to Barry B Bounds & Lor-na J Bounds.That said Barry B Bounds &Lorna J Bounds on the 15th day ofSeptember 2013 the present holder ofsaid certificate, has made request uponthe Treasurer of said County for a deed tosaid real estate; That a Treasurer’s Deedwill be issued for said real estate to thesaid Barry B Bounds & Lorna J Bounds at1:00 o’clock P.M., on the 27th day of Feb-ruary 2014 unless the same has been re-deemed. Said property may be redeemedfrom said sale at any time prior to the ac-tual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed.Witness my hand this 5th day of Novem-ber 2013

/s/ Diane A. HolbertCounty Treasurer of Douglas County

Legal Notice No.: 924439First Publication: November 14, 2013Last Publication: November 28, 2013Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

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

OF TREASURER’S DEED

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

OCCUPANT - A Dennis Zehnle, Man-ager c/o Gateway Retail PC LLC, a Color-ado Limited Liability Company – A DennisZehnle, Manager c/o Gateway Retail PCLLC - Anderson, McCoy & Orta, P.C. -Clark Property Tax Investments LLC -CRE Venture 2011-12, LLC, a Delawarelimited liability company - Diana Puyear,Property Manager , as Agent for GKKK,LLC Constance Marie, LLC & Cook Is-lands, LLC - Dianna Puyear, PropertyManager , as Agent for GKKK, LLC Con-stance Marie, LLC & Cook Islands, LLC -Federal Deposit Insurance Corporationaka FDIC, as Receiver for FirsTier Bank -FirsTier Bank c/o Country Club Bank -FirsTier Bank - FirsTier Bank, Corporate -Foster Graham Milstein & Calisher, LLP -Gateway Development Group, LLC, a Col-orado limited liability - Gateway Retail PCLLC aka Gateway Retail PC, LLC a Color-ado Limited Liability Company - GKKK,LLC Constance Marie, LLC & Cook Is-lands, LLC as successor in interest toProvince Center LLC - Littleton Fire Pro-tection District - Michael S Yates, Man-ager c/o PC3, LLC a Colorado Limited Li-ability Company - PC3 LLC, a ColoradoLimited Liability Company - Public Trust-ee of Arapahoe County -Public Trustee ofDouglas County - South Suburban Parkand Recreation District - Vanessa A Orta,Attorney-in-Fact for Federal Deposit Insur-ance Corporation as Receiver for FirsTierBank c/o Anderson, McCoy & Orta, P.C. -Vanessa A Orta, Esq c/o Anderson, Mc-Coy & Orta, P.C. - Weststar ManagementCorp., Agent for GKKK, LLC ConstanceMarie, LLC & Cook Islands, LLC c/o We-star Management Corp - Public ServiceCompany of Colorado

You and each of you are hereby notifiedthat on the 21st day of October 2010 thethen County Treasurer of the County ofDouglas, in the State of Colorado, sold atpublic tax lien sale to Clark Property TaxInvestments LLC the following describedreal estate situate in the County ofDouglas, State of Colorado, to wit:

LOT A-3 PROVINCE CENTER 1A 2NDAMD 1.52 AM/L

and said County Treasurer issued a certi-ficate of purchase therefore to Clark Prop-erty Tax Investments LLC. That said tax li-en sale was made to satisfy the delin-quent taxes assessed against said realestate for the year 2009; That said real es-tate was taxed or specially assessed inthe name(s) of Gateway Retail PC LLCfor said year 2009.That a Treasurer’sDeed will be issued for said real estate tothe said Clark Property Tax InvestmentsLLC at 1:00 o’clock P.M., on the 27th dayof February 2014, unless the same hasbeen redeemed. Said property may be re-deemed from said sale at any time prior tothe actual execution of said Treasurer’sDeed. Witness my hand this 5th day ofNovember 2013.

Misc. Private Legals Public Notice

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

OF TREASURER’S DEED

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

OCCUPANT - A Dennis Zehnle, Man-ager c/o Gateway Retail PC LLC, a Color-ado Limited Liability Company – A DennisZehnle, Manager c/o Gateway Retail PCLLC - Anderson, McCoy & Orta, P.C. -Clark Property Tax Investments LLC -CRE Venture 2011-12, LLC, a Delawarelimited liability company - Diana Puyear,Property Manager , as Agent for GKKK,LLC Constance Marie, LLC & Cook Is-lands, LLC - Dianna Puyear, PropertyManager , as Agent for GKKK, LLC Con-stance Marie, LLC & Cook Islands, LLC -Federal Deposit Insurance Corporationaka FDIC, as Receiver for FirsTier Bank -FirsTier Bank c/o Country Club Bank -FirsTier Bank - FirsTier Bank, Corporate -Foster Graham Milstein & Calisher, LLP -Gateway Development Group, LLC, a Col-orado limited liability - Gateway Retail PCLLC aka Gateway Retail PC, LLC a Color-ado Limited Liability Company - GKKK,LLC Constance Marie, LLC & Cook Is-lands, LLC as successor in interest toProvince Center LLC - Littleton Fire Pro-tection District - Michael S Yates, Man-ager c/o PC3, LLC a Colorado Limited Li-ability Company - PC3 LLC, a ColoradoLimited Liability Company - Public Trust-ee of Arapahoe County -Public Trustee ofDouglas County - South Suburban Parkand Recreation District - Vanessa A Orta,Attorney-in-Fact for Federal Deposit Insur-ance Corporation as Receiver for FirsTierBank c/o Anderson, McCoy & Orta, P.C. -Vanessa A Orta, Esq c/o Anderson, Mc-Coy & Orta, P.C. - Weststar ManagementCorp., Agent for GKKK, LLC ConstanceMarie, LLC & Cook Islands, LLC c/o We-star Management Corp - Public ServiceCompany of Colorado

You and each of you are hereby notifiedthat on the 21st day of October 2010 thethen County Treasurer of the County ofDouglas, in the State of Colorado, sold atpublic tax lien sale to Clark Property TaxInvestments LLC the following describedreal estate situate in the County ofDouglas, State of Colorado, to wit:

LOT A-3 PROVINCE CENTER 1A 2NDAMD 1.52 AM/L

and said County Treasurer issued a certi-ficate of purchase therefore to Clark Prop-erty Tax Investments LLC. That said tax li-en sale was made to satisfy the delin-quent taxes assessed against said realestate for the year 2009; That said real es-tate was taxed or specially assessed inthe name(s) of Gateway Retail PC LLCfor said year 2009.That a Treasurer’sDeed will be issued for said real estate tothe said Clark Property Tax InvestmentsLLC at 1:00 o’clock P.M., on the 27th dayof February 2014, unless the same hasbeen redeemed. Said property may be re-deemed from said sale at any time prior tothe actual execution of said Treasurer’sDeed. Witness my hand this 5th day ofNovember 2013.

/s/ Diane A. HolbertCounty Treasurer of Douglas County

Legal Notice No.: 924440First Publication: November 14, 2013Last Publication: November 28, 2013Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Government Legals Public Notice

NOTICE OF PROPOSED 2014 BUDGETNOTICE TO AMEND 2013 BUDGET

OF PARK MEADOWSMETROPOLITAN DISTRICT

DOUGLAS COUNTY, COLORADO

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a pro-posed 2014 budget has been submit-ted to the Board of Directors of thePark Meadows Metropolitan District forthe ensuing year 2014; that a copy of suchproposed budget has been filed in the of-fice of the District located at 8390 E. Cres-cent Parkway, Suite 500, Greenwood Vil-lage, Colorado, where same is open forpublic inspection; and that such proposedbudget will be considered at a specialmeeting of the Board of Directors ofthe District to be held on Monday,November 25, 2013 at the hour of 5:00p.m. at the Lone Tree Golf Club, 9808Sunningdale Boulevard, Lone Tree, Color-ado 80124, for the purpose of holding the2014 budget hearing as well as considerany items which may come before theBoard.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that theBoard of Directors of the Park MeadowsMetropolitan District may also consideramending the District’s 2013 budget atthis meeting.

Any eligible elector within the District may,at any time prior to the final adoption ofthe 2014 budget, inspect the budgets andfile or register any objections thereto.

This meeting is open to the public.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARDOF DIRECTORS OF THEPARK MEADOWSMETROPOLITAN DISTRICTBy /s/ Bob Blodgett, District Manager

Legal Notice No.: 924416First Publication: November 21, 2013Last Publication: November 21, 2013Publisher: Douglas County News-Pressand The Lone Tree Voice

Public Notice

NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE ANDOF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE

OF TREASURER’S DEED

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

OCCUPANT - Clark Property Tax Invest-ments LLC - Diana K Tranberg - JanetTurbett for Sally Misare, Town Clerk c/oTown of Castle Rock/Utilities Dept. - LandTitle Guarantee Company - Manfred Will -Salle Misare, Town Clerk c/o Town ofCastle Rock - Town of Castle Rock c/oUtilities Department -Victor C Tranberg -Victor C Tranberg & Diana K Tranbergaka Vic Tranberg & Diana Tranberg

You and each of you are hereby notifiedthat on the 21st day of October 2010 thethen County Treasurer of the County ofDouglas, in the State of Colorado, sold atpublic tax lien sale to Clark Property TaxInvestments LLC the following describedreal estate situate in the County ofDouglas, State of Colorado, to wit:

LOT 2 CASTLE INDUSTRIAL PARK0.518 AM/L

and said County Treasurer issued a certi-ficate of purchase therefore to Clark Prop-erty Tax Investments LLC. That said tax li-en sale was made to satisfy the delin-quent taxes assessed against said realestate for the year 2009; That said real es-tate was taxed or specially assessed inthe name(s) of Manfred Will for said year2009.That a Treasurer’s Deed will be is-sued for said real estate to the said ClarkProperty Tax Investments LLC at 1:00o’clock P.M., on the 27th day of February2014, unless the same has been re-deemed. Said property may be redeemedfrom said sale at any time prior to the ac-tual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed.Witness my hand this 5th day of Novem-ber 2013.

/s/ Diane A. HolbertCounty Treasurer of Douglas County

Legal Notice No.: 924436First Publication: November 14, 2013Last Publication: November 28, 2013Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Government Legals

Clark Property Tax Invest-ments LLC - Diana K Tranberg - JanetTurbett for Sally Misare, Town Clerk c/oTown of Castle Rock/Utilities Dept. - LandTitle Guarantee Company - Manfred Will -Salle Misare, Town Clerk c/o Town ofCastle Rock - Town of Castle Rock c/oUtilities Department -Victor C Tranberg -Victor C Tranberg & Diana K Tranbergaka Vic Tranberg & Diana Tranberg

You and each of you are hereby notifiedthat on the 21st day of October 2010 thethen County Treasurer of the County ofDouglas, in the State of Colorado, sold atpublic tax lien sale to Clark Property TaxInvestments LLC the following describedreal estate situate in the County ofDouglas, State of Colorado, to wit:

LOT 2 CASTLE INDUSTRIAL PARK0.518 AM/L

and said County Treasurer issued a certi-ficate of purchase therefore to Clark Prop-erty Tax Investments LLC. That said tax li-en sale was made to satisfy the delin-quent taxes assessed against said realestate for the year 2009; That said real es-tate was taxed or specially assessed inthe name(s) of Manfred Will for said year2009.That a Treasurer’s Deed will be is-sued for said real estate to the said ClarkProperty Tax Investments LLC at 1:00o’clock P.M., on the 27th day of February2014, unless the same has been re-deemed. Said property may be redeemedfrom said sale at any time prior to the ac-tual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed.Witness my hand this 5th day of Novem-ber 2013.

/s/ Diane A. HolbertCounty Treasurer of Douglas County

Legal Notice No.: 924436First Publication: November 14, 2013Last Publication: November 28, 2013Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

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

OF TREASURER’S DEED

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

OCCUPANT - A Richard Berman - AdamJ Samhouri - Castle Pines Land Com-pany, a Colorado limited partnership -CPV Inc., a Colorado Corp. Attn: Jack AVickers III - Daniel J Garfield - Debra ASamhouri - Dennis R Larratt - Dennis WKing c/o Joli A Lofstedt - Jack A VickersIII - Jack A Vickers, III Attorney-in-fact forCastle Pines Land Company, a Coloradolimited partnership - Joel Laufer - Joli ALofstedt - Lexi Development LLC - Mi-chael C Cregger of TST of Denver, Pro-fessional Land Surveyor c/o TST Inc ofDenver - Nancy B Smith - Paul Herbka -Robert C Troyer - TST Inc -U.S. BankN.A. – Castle Pines Metropolitan District

You and each of you are hereby notifiedthat on the 13th day of November 2008the then County Treasurer of the Countyof Douglas, in the State of Colorado, soldat public tax lien sale to Dennis R Larrattthe following described real estate situatein the County of Douglas, State of Color-ado, to wit:

TR IN E1/2NE1/4 16-7-67 3.082 AM/L

and said County Treasurer issued a certi-ficate of purchase therefore to Dennis RLarratt. That said tax lien sale was madeto satisfy the delinquent taxes assessedagainst said real estate for the year 2007;That said real estate was taxed or spe-cially assessed in the name(s) of Jack AVickers III for said year 2007.That aTreasurer’s Deed will be issued for saidreal estate to the said Dennis R Larratt at1:00 o’clock P.M., on the 27th day ofFebruary 2014, unless the same has beenredeemed. Said property may be re-deemed from said sale at any time prior tothe actual execution of said Treasurer’sDeed. Witness my hand this 5th day ofNovember 2013.

/s/ Diane A. HolbertCounty Treasurer of Douglas County

Legal Notice No.: 924437First Publication: November 14, 2013Last Publication: November 28, 2013Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Music to set tone at ACCFour free musical performanc-

es will be presented by Arapahoe Community College’s music de-partment in early December, all in the Houstoun Waring Theatre (M2900) at the Littleton cam-pus, 5900 S. Santa Fe Drive. For information, contact Dr. Hidemi Matsushita, [email protected], 303-797-5867. The shows are: Dec. 2, 7 p.m., the ACC String Orchestra, con-ducted by Rene Knetsch; Dec. 4, noon, members of the Arapahoe Philharmonic will give a lunch-time performance of Stravinsky’s “Soldier’s Tale”; Dec. 6, 7 p.m., the ACC Jazz Ensemble, directed by Cecil Lewis; Dec. 9, 7 p.m., the ACC Chorus, conducted by Ron Kientz and the Women’s Vocal En-semble, directed by Mayumi Mat-sumoto, will sing.

Magic manPeter Samelson, illusionist/

entertainer/philosopher, appears at Theatre of Dreams, 735 Park St., Castle Rock, at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 22 and 23 with a show of magic and theater. Tickets: $22.50. Reserva-tions: 303-660-6799.

Arts guild at BemisThe Littleton Fine Arts Guild

has an exhibit at Bemis Library through Nov. 30. Gene Young-man was juror and his awards went to: Peggy Dietz, “Old Print Shop,” first; Cheryl Adams, “Coral Roses,” second; Greg Chapelski, “No Two Alike,” third. Honorable mentions went to Julia Grund-meier and Pat Dall. Bemis Library is at 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton. Hours: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mondays to Thursdays; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fri-days, Saturdays; 1 to 5 p.m. Sun-days. 303-795-3961.

Paint Box Guild showThe Paint Box Guild of Little-

ton will have an exhibition from Dec. 2 to 31 at Bemis Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton. Media included: oil, watercolor, pastel and mixed. Open during library

hours: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mondays to Thursdays; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fri-days, Saturdays; 1 to 5 p.m. Sun-days.

Auditions set“Spring Awakening” auditions

will be held from noon to 5 p.m. Nov. 23 at Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 W. Main St. in downtown Littleton. Five-minute slots by appointment only: Prepare 24-32 bars of music similar to the show’s style. Bring sheet music — an accompanist will be pro-vided. Rehearsals begin March 1, show runs April 11 to May 11. For appointment: [email protected], 303-797-2787, ext.211.

Historic house tourHistoric Denver announces

the fourth annual Upper Colfax Victorian Holiday House Tour from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 30. A ticket includes a visit from Santa and complimentary horse-drawn carriage rides. Tickets cost $12 advance, $15 day of tour at Castle Marne B&B, 1572 Race St. Other homes on the tour: Holiday Cha-

let B&B, 1820 E. Colfax; Unity Temple, 1555 Race St.; Milheim House, 1515 Race St.; Adagio B&B, 1430 Race St.

Letter to Virginia“Yes Virginia, There is a Santa

Claus” by James Gorski, directed by Francesco Viola III, is pre-sented by the Parker Arts Council at Deep Space Theater and Event Center at 3 p.m. (2:30 p.m. pre-curtain) on Nov. 23, 24, 30, Dec. 1, 7, 8. The center is at 11020 S.

Pikes Peak Drive, Parker. Tickets: $5 donation at the door. Parkerar-tscouncil.org.

SSPR features local artistsJ. Mensen, photographer, and

R. Dickey, ink portrait artist, will exhibit work through Nov. 28 at Lone Tree Recreation Center, 10249 Ridgegate Circle. Lone Tree. Also, Karen Trenchard’s Colorado photographs will be exhibited at Goodson Recreation Center, 6315 S. University Blvd., Centennial.

Cecil Lewis is ACC Jazz Ensemble director. The group will perform on Dec. 6. Courtesy photo

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Rock Canyon stages Shakespeare play ‘As You Like It’ gets Woodstock twist By Sonya Ellingboe [email protected]

Rock Canyon High School’s young thes-pians, directed by Cindy Baker, will per-form classic roles in William Shakespeare’s popular comedy “As You Like It” in the school theater at 7 p.m. Nov. 21, 22 and 23.

Romance, rivalry and mistaken identity are woven into a complex plot, originally set in the forest of Arden, as the audience follows the tale of Rosalind, Celia, Orlando, Oliver, shepherds and others.

The members of the cast include lead-ing players Zack Rickert, Meredith Ham, Sam Henry, Larissa Rosendale, Liam Kel-ley, Logan Schafer, Chris Woodley and Max Pederson.

For this production, the scene is switched to Woodstock in 1969 and the characters will be hippies. “Themes of love, gender roles and the thrill of nature are pre-

served,” Baker said.Thespians are also preparing to com-

pete at the December 5-7 statewide Thes-pian Conference at the Colorado Conven-tion Center in Denver.

Also competing, according to Baker, are stage managers Bethany Hopkins and Lela Smith, cast members Isabella Huff, Michael Mille, Mitch Valdarez, Francesca Wearsch, Rachel Rose and Kinsey Riley.

Light designer Sam Molitoriss will offer his design in the Technical Theater catego-ry.

Before they compete, they will also audi-tion at Rock Canyon for roles in the spring musical, “Sweeney Todd: School Edition.” In addition, Schafer and Zetwick recently auditioned and were selected for the elite Colorado All State Jazz Choir.

Rock Canyon High School’s thespians are staging “As You Like It,” playing Nov. 21-23 in the school’s theater. The play is set at Woodstock instead of the Forest of Arden where Shakespeare placed it. Photo by Cindy Baker

“As You Like It” will play at 7 p.m. Nov. 21-23 at Rock Canyon High School, 5810 McArthur Ranch Road, High-lands Ranch. Tickets cost $8 and $6 and will be available at the door.

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Cherokee Castle gets festive for holidays Full platter of good times slated for December By Sonya Ellingboe [email protected]

Cherokee Castle is a feast for the eyes at any time of year, but holiday decorations on the giant hearth and elsewhere add a festive air that is above and beyond.

In addition to scheduled programs, there are castle tours and holiday teas — advance reservations are a must for events at this historic treasure: 303-688-4600.

A sampler of programs, which include a

buffet dinner, castle tour, performance, dessert and coffee with performers:

• Dec. 1 — Christmas Jazz with the Lynn Baker Quintet — Lamont School of Music jazz educator, performer, composer, saxophonist Lynn Baker, who will include Dexter Gordon’s version of “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas and more. $100.

• Dec. 6 — Holiday Dinner with Charles Dickens. David Skipper talks about and reads from his Christmas classic and other

Dickens works and engag-es guests in parlor games. $60.

• Dec. 7 — Jazz pianist Henry Butler will perform seasonal music — sacred and secular — in his own special style. $110.

• Dec. 8 — “White Christmas-A Holiday Mu-sical Review” with the

Colorado Caroling Company. Includes mu-sic from the classic American fi lm by Irving Berlin and other favorites. $105.

• Dec. 13 — Jake Schroeder (Opie Gone Bad) and Hazel Miller join other Colorado

music veterans for a holiday evening in the Great Hall — a special benefi t for Cherokee Castle and Ranch. $125.

• Dec. 14 — “‘Twas the Brass Before Christmas” with the Denver Brass 5 playing trademark arrangements and traditional carols. $105.

• Dec. 21 — Rachel Lampa sings holiday tunes. The Christian inspired vocalist and recording artist entertains. $90.

• Dec. 22 — “Columbo and the Case of the Christmas Killer” takes the favorite detective to Miss Kitty’s Christmas Jam-boree where he gets the audience to two-stepping and line dancing as they help him solve a murder. $70.

IF YOU GO

Cherokee Castle and Ranch are lo-cated at 6113 N. Daniels Park Road in Sedalia. Reservations are required for all programs: 303-688-4600, cherokeeranch.org.

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Lone TreeSportSGrizzlies get past Grandview in 5A playoffsThunderRidge will face Fairview in semifinalsBy Jim [email protected]

ThunderRidge, coming off a determined 13-9 quarterfinal win over Grandview, will entertain top-seeded Fairview Nov. 23 in a Class 5A semi-final game.

The game is set for 1 p.m. at Shea Stadium.Grizzlies coach Joe Johnson hopes to have

quarterback Brody Westmoreland and running back Steve Ray available to play against the un-beaten Knights.

Westmoreland was hit from the blind side on the third play of the Nov. 16 game against Grand-view at windy Legacy Stadium and didn’t return. He said after the game that he was OK but was walking tentatively. Tests were scheduled for his back and spine.

Ray saw limited action in the first half because of a previously injured shoulder and hamstring.

“We’ll have to see if we can get them healed up,” said Johnson. “Ray is beat up. So it was may-be a blessing in disguise that he didn’t go very much. Maybe we can get him back.”

ThunderRidge (11-1) will face a tough assign-ment against Fairview (11-0) in its second con-secutive trip to the semifinals. Knights’ quarter-back Anders Hill has passed for 3,321 yards and 33 touchdowns.

Cameron Frazier has 57 receptions for 777 yards and 11 TDs. Hill has also run for 254 yards and four scores.

“They’re a good team and I think we can beat them if we play like we can,” admitted Johnson.

ThunderRidge had players step up and play well against Grandview in the absence of West-moreland and Ray.

Backup junior quarterback Brandon Bren-ning came in and managed the game. He threw an interception, completed only one of seven passes but ran eight yards for the Grizzlies’ lone TD in the third quarter to cap a 48-yard, 11-play drive. He completed his only pass, a third down, 18-yard strike to Mark Hopper, during the sortie.

“It felt great,” said Brenning. “I’m always ready in case something happens. I’m sorry it happened. The coaches knew I could do this and so did the team.

“It gave me a lot of confidence, especially dur-ing the scoring drive in the second half, which was huge. We were able to take care of the ball and then the defense did an awesome job.”

Sophomore Kevin Knox filled in for Ray and finished with 95 yards on 17 carries. Junior full-back Mike Stanley was a workhorse with 25 car-ries for 87 yards, running behind an offensive

line led by stalwart tackle Sam Jones.“Brendan did a great job, he came in and

managed the game,” said Jones. “I’m so proud of him. He knew we were behind him as an O-line. We got together right before halftime and we’re like, OK boys, it’s now or never. No more messing around.

“Especially with Ray going down, that kind of got overlooked with the Brody situation. He’s a tough football player and it’s tough to win a game without him. Our defense held us in the game. We put them in bad position with that fumble and with Brody going down.”

ThunderRidge was ahead 13-9 and driving late in the game but lost a fumble at the Grand-view 30-yard line. The Wolves eventually faced a fourth down at the Grizzlies’ 11-yard line with 51 seconds to play but a pass was overthrown to a wide-open receiver to assure ThunderRidge of advancing to the semifinals.

“I was real nervous,” admitted Brenning. “I was getting prepared to go out there to put to-gether a scoring drive.”

However, the ThunderRidge defense was stel-lar.

Hopper, who kicked field goals of 28 and 23 yards and executed the successful on-sides kick to start the second half, made seven tackles on defense.

The senior wide receiver, defensive back and place kicker saved the game when he tackled Frank Solomon at the Grizzlies’ 11-yard line af-ter a 56-yard pass.

“ThunderRidge’s defense and the overthrown pass in the final minute allowed Johnson and several players to say, “We lived to play another game.”

Clay Johnson led the Grizzlies defense with 12 tackles and a sack. Blake Jacobs had two tackles and both were for losses. One of Jacobs’ tackles came on third down and set up Grandview’s ill-fated, fourth down final pass.

ThunderRidge recovered two fumbles and used the successful on-sides kick to score its 13 points.

“Our O line did a great job,” pointed out John-son. “We obviously needed to shorten the game. We made enough plays. Kevin Knox came in and spelled us a little bit and did a great job. And our defense was unbelievable.”

ThunderRidge backup quarterback Branden Brenning (15) drops back to pass during his team’s 13-9 playoff win over Grandview on Nov. 16. Photo by Jim Benton

Valor could have hands full against Cherokee TrailTough teams to battle in Class 5A semifinalsBy Jim [email protected]

Valor Christian’s football season, except for a loss to Bingham, Utah, in the second game of the season, has lacked adversity.

The last Colorado team to put up much of a battle against the Eagles was Cherokee Trail in last season’s Class 5A state championship game. Valor wound up winning that game, 9-0.

Valor, which overwhelmed Col-umbine 49-13 in a quarterfinal game Nov. 15 before 5,200 fans at Valor Stadium, will go against Cherokee Trail Nov. 23 in a 1 p.m. semifinal playoff game at Legacy Stadium.

“Cherokee Trail is always very athletic and they are very disci-plined,” said Valor Christian coach Rod Sherman. “It’s not going to be easy for us.”

After the loss to Bingham on

Sept. 7, the Eagles have had it easy by outscoring opponents 510-94 in the past 10 games.

Valor, seeking its fifth consecu-tive state championship and sec-ond in Class 5A, collected its 16th straight playoff win with a profi-cient offensive and smothering defensive performance against the Rebels.

The Eagles never punted and scored on their first seven posses-sions to grab a 49-6 lead and initi-ate the running clock with 7:10 left in the third quarter.

Valor, which amassed 261 yards total offense in the first quarter alone, finished with 510 yards of offense and averaged 10 yards per play.

The Eagles’ massive offensive line of 305-pound Alec Ruth, 295-pound Ryan Cummings, 280-pound Cody Bratten, 265-pound Sam Kozan and 310-pound Isaiah Holland de-served much of the credit as senior running back Christian McCaffrey and quarterback A.J. Cecil picked apart the Columbine defense.

McCaffrey, who had only one

carry in the second half, rushed for 272 yards and three touchdowns. He also caught two passes for 37 yards with one resulting in a TD. The 195-pound senior who will play at Stanford next season has 35 touchdowns this season.

Cecil completed nine of 11 passes for 129 yards and one touch-down. He led a 98-yard, second-quarter TD march that pushed Valor to a 42-6 halftime advantage.

“We were efficient offensively,” admitted Sherman. “We were re-ally pleased with the win. Most of all when you play a team like Col-umbine, you know how physical they are and how they are going to run the ball. It was a great challenge for the defense. To give up one play by our starting defense was excep-tional.”

Columbine’s Bernard McDondle scored on a 69-yard run in the first quarter and was one of three big plays for the visitors. Austin Norton had an 85-yard kickoff return in the second period but the Rebels failed to score on four attempts after Nor-ton gave Columbine a first-and-

goal from the 10-yard line.Columbine scored late in the

fourth quarter against the Eagles reserves when quarterback Michael Tait and Norton hooked up on a 70-yard TD pass.

“I thought probably the series of the game was when we gave up the long kickoff return and then held them for four plays inside the 10-yard line and came out and went 98 yards for a touchdown,” said Sher-man.

“There have been little pockets of adversity this season,” he con-tinued. “Against Columbine after their long run cut the lead to 14-6, it wasn’t freaking out our guys. There was consistency in their demeanor. Our guys are realists. We’ve been fortunate the last couple weeks against some pretty good teams that the ball has bounced in our di-rection. Our team is ready to be in a dogfight against Cherokee Trail.”

Valor was whistled for 10 pen-alties, including four for holding, against the Rebels.

“There are some things we have to clean up,” said Sherman.

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Johnson, Power nab softball honorsPonderosa, Vista players take game to next levelBy Jim [email protected]

Ally Power has the type of mental approach that helps make her one of the state’s top softball pitchers.

Rachel Johnson finally started feeling comfortable at the plate and showed this season what many people expected from her.

Power, a junior at Pon-derosa, has been tabbed as Colorado Community Me-dia’s South Metro Pitcher of the year.

Johnson, a senior first baseman at Mountain Vista, was selected as the South Metro Softball Player of the Year.

Power pitched the Mus-tangs into the Class 4A state semifinals. She won 16 games with seven shut-out performances and col-lected one save.

Ponderosa coach Toby Tabola raves about Pow-er’s mental approach and team-first attitude as much as her strikeout ability.

Tabola points out that

his headline pitcher always seems to focus on the next batter, despite maybe hav-ing given up a key hit or having a fielding miscue al-low a runner to reach base on the previous at-bat.

“The mental thing is all about not letting things get to you,” said Power. “You just have to not think too much and do what you do.”

Power yielded 17 earned runs in 152 innings pitched during the recently con-cluded season and com-piled a 0.78 earned run average. She struck out 177 batters, and opposing bat-ters managed only a .128 batting average against her.

She also hit .442 with 19 RBIs and four home runs.

“I try to improve every year, and this year I did im-prove with everything, es-pecially batting and pitch-ing,” admitted Power.

In two seasons, Power has fanned 385 batters in

305 innings pitched. Her fastball, which she throws between 65 and 67 mph, and her rise are two of her best pitches.

“I just practice a lot,” said Power. “This was one of the best seasons Ponder-osa girls have had. We went pretty far and bonded well as a team. I was happy with the results.”

Johnson worked with a hitting coach last summer and stepped up big-time at the plate with excellent results. “I did pretty well,” she said. ”It was definitely my best year by far. I had a lot of good coaching and that was a big part of it”

Johnson hit .463 with eight homers, 34 RBIs and a .981 slugging percentage.

“I felt a lot more com-fortable at the plate be-cause people were telling me I had what it takes,” added Johnson. “People had always told me I was a

good hitter but I didn’t put it together.

“I just approached it as another season. It was my senior year and I wanted to do what I could to help my team, so I guess in that sense it was a different ap-proach.

“I just went into the sea-son saying this is my last year and I want to go out with a bang, and I guess I did that.”

Ally Power, of Ponderosa, left, and Rachel Johnson, of Mountain Vista, are Colorado Community Media’s Softball Pitcher and Player of the year respectively. Photo by Jim Benton

Picking the athletes of the yearChoosing Colorado Community Media’s South Metro Athletes of the Year was a combined effort. Area coaches were asked for their thoughts, and their input was weighed heavily when CCM’s sports staff made the final selection for each sport.

EligiblE athlEtEs come from all the high schools in Douglas County, the high schools in the Littleton Public Schools District and from Cherry Creek High School.

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athletes sign letters of intentThe early signing period for ath-

letes to ink letters of intent was Nov. 13.

Athletes could sign letters for basketball, baseball, softball, tennis, swimming, volleyball, gymnastics and wrestling.

The following is from a list pro-vided to Colorado Community Media of South Metro athletes who signed letters of intent.

Chaparral — Keenan Eaton, baseball (Vanderbilt); Cody Hu-son, baseball (Abilene Christian); Natalie Baker, basketball (Wyoming); Bryttany Kaplan, gymnastics (Cen-tral Michigan); Colton McCaffrey, lacrosse (Denver); Liz Hart, rowing (Tulsa); Jaylen Adams, volleyball (Fort Hays State); Hayley Ferguson, volley-ball (Colorado-Colorado Springs).

Cherry Creek — Grant Farrell, baseball (Creighton); Calli Ringsby, golf (Stanford); Sarah Cromer, lacrosse (Lindenwood); Chloe DeGrasse, lacrosse (Jacksonville); Colby Goettleman, lacrosse (Boston College); Matt Goettelman, lacrosse (Army); Blair Sisk, lacrosse, (Colora-do); Henry Wurzer, lacrosse (Linden-wood); Jake Markham, swimming, (LSU); Sarah Hellman, volleyball (Air Force Prep); Cassie Sulmeister, volleyball (Bryant); Mitch Finesilver, wrestling (Duke); Zach Finesilver, wrestling (Duke).

Highlands Ranch — Zach Braxton, basketball (Weber State); Emily Chil-

dress, basketball (Fort Lewis); Cierra Morgan, basketball (Denver); Taryn Calori, softball (Metro State); Gabi Liedy, swimming (North Dakota).

Legend — Michael Baird, baseball (Southern Illinois.)

Mountain Vista — Nick Leonard, baseball (Washington State).

Ponderosa — Jonathan Barnes, basketball (Wyoming); Hannah Hardy, equestrian (Kansas State); Blake Bruner, lacrosse (Westminster College); Dylan Gabel, wrestling (Northern Colorado); Rachel Row-land, gymnastics (Minnesota).

ThunderRidge — A.J. Jones, base-ball (BYU); Tyler Loptien, baseball (San Diego State); Brody Westmore-land, baseball (San Diego State).

Valor Christian — Hayden Ger-lach, baseball (Grand Canyon); Matt Whalen, baseball (Wichita State); Chase Foster, basketball (San Fran-cisco); Andrea Ballou, golf (Colorado-Colorado Springs); Jeff Seiple, golf (Mississippi); Kristen Wade, gymnas-tics (Rockhurst); Charlotte Adkins, rowing (Alabama); Kate Gibson, vol-leyball (Memphis).

Jeffco league adds ValorThe CHSAA’s Classifications and

League Organizing Committee an-nounced that Valor Christian will be joining the Jefferson County League for the 2014-16 cycle for all sports except football.

Valor will compete on the Class 4A level.

“We are really looking forward to being members of the Jeffco League,” said Valor Christian Athletic Direc-tor Rod Sherman. “We feel like it’s a pretty good fit for us. We’re thankful everything worked out for us. We’re excited to get started. It’s a time for us to go into a league and it’s a tremen-dous league.”

A decision will be made next month about football.

all-state volleyball gamesNine senior South Metro volleyball

players participated in the Colorado Coaches of Girls All-State volleyball games Nov. 17 at Arvada West High School.

Connie Olson of Lutheran played in the Class 2A game while Kate Gib-son of Valor Christian was in the Class 4A games. Players who participated in the Class 5A game were Whitney Krantz and Grace Marlow of Arapa-hoe, Amanda Herold and Cassie Sulmeisters of Cherry Creek, Amanda Waterman and Mikaela Hughes of Mountain Vista and Erika Roach of ThunderRidge.

Lindsey Jaffe-Miller and Kevin Cary of Mountain Vista coached the Class 5A Red team.

Ponderosa wins Poms titlePonderosa’s Pom team, coached

by Angela Ottman, recently won its seventh Continental League champi-onship and also captured the Univer-sal Dance Association regional title.

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due on delivery. OAC

MONTH + TAXLEASE

Dodge Journey

$19,9882014

ALL 2013 Dodge

Durango’s

MSRP $21,040. D5949

$199mo.

Price plus tax, after rebate. MSRP $17785. Final clearance all 2013 Dodge Darts. Lowest prices of the year.Over twenty to choose.

2013 Dodge DartD5521

2013 RAM Truck clearance!

+ TAX

D5920T

$11,000

2014

$32.95 $189.95$32.95 $189.95ANY REPAIR OR MAINTENANCE

20% OFF20% OFF(max savings of $150.00)

• OIL CHANGE• ROTATE• INSPECTION

(up to 6 qts. of oil. diesel and synthetic extra. Shop supplies and

disposal fees extra.) Shop supplies and disposal fees extra.

• DIESEL OIL CHANGE

• FUEL FILTER REPLACEMENT

ALL MAKES

/ ALL MODELS

Hurry, before it goes!

D6002

2011 FORD EXPEDITION - Only 16k miles, Extra Clean Inside and Out! Priced to sell at $31,999 F2339TA 2012 FORD EXPEDITION EL - Only 39k miles this S.U.V. is ready to go, only $33,999 P2387 2012 FORD EXPLORER - Save Thousands off of new only 11k miles $29,999 D5840A 2012 CHEVROLET TAHOE - Extra clean inside and out take, only 29k miles, priced to sell at $42,999 G3349TA 2009 GMC YUKON - PLENTY OF ROOM FOR ALL YOUR NEEDS EXTRA CLEAN INSIDE AND OUT $29,999 F2369A 2006 BUICK RANIER - Don’t miss this one, Extra Clean AWD only 64k miles and ready to go $14,999 F2850TA

10K/YEAR .00051 MONEY FACTOR .56 RESIDUAL GM FINANCIAL $810 CCR $750 USAA $2,999 UP FRONTS

MONTH + TAXLEASE

Stk# G3711 1.0 RATE .57 RESIDUAL ALLY $2,400 CCR $750 USAA 10K/YEAR - 39 Month

$2,999 UP FRONT

MONTH + TAXLEASE

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Jeep Wrangler

OffMSRP

Up to

$14,788 + TAX

+ TAX

NEW 2013 FORD C-MAX

F2838, INCLUDES $2999.00 CASH OR TRADE. MUST QUALIFY FOR COMPETITIVE LEASE

REBATE. MSRP OF $36,625.00, 24 MONTHS, 10,000 MILES PER YEAR, PLUS TAX AND TITLE.

$169/mo

NEW 2013 FORD F-150Stk# F2983 INCLUDES $2000.00 CASH OR TRADE. MUST QUALIFY FOR $1000.00 COMPETITIVE LEASE REBATE. ORIGINAL MSRP OF $35395.00, 24 MONTHS, 10,000 MILES A YEAR, PLUS TAX AND TITLE.

$249/mo LEASE!

NEW 2014 FORD Escape

Stk# F2905 $2999.00 DOWN CASH OR TRADE. MUST QUALIFY FOR COMPETITIVE LEASE REBATE. MSRP OF $29390.00, 24 MONTHS, 10,000 MILES PER YEAR, PLUS TAX AND TITLE.

$199/mo LEASE!

LEASE!

$6,700 Up to

OffMSRP

or

0% 60 for up to mo.w.a.c.

Over 900 TOTAL New Vehicles

For Sale on 40 acres!

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YEAR / 39 MONTH

G3701MONTH + TAXLEASE

G3582

Chevy Equinox LTZ2014

GM FINANCIAL .00085 MONEY FACTOR $935 CCR $750 CCR 10K/YEAR - 39 Month .58 RESIDUAL $2,999 UP

FRONTS

MONTH + TAXLEASE

ALLY USAA $750 CCR $500 3.0 RATE .63 RESIDUAL 10K/ YEAR - 39 MONTH $2,999 UP

FRONTS

G3621MONTH + TAXLEASE

Chevy Silverado2014

G3652

PRICEDTO SELL50

AVAILABLE

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