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Douglas County, Colorado • Volume 26, Issue 19

March 28, 2013

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School voucher dispute moving forward Colorado Supreme Court will decide whether to take up contentious issue By Jane Reuter

jreuter@ourcoloradonews.com A plaintiff in the Douglas County School District voucher case says the state appeals court erred in several area Feb. 28 in upholding the voucher program. The process

to take the case to the Colorado Supreme Court is under way. An attorney on the other side, representing families who had originally received vouchers, says the program’s design keeps private schools and government separate, ensuring its constitutionality. The two sides likely will get to argue those points again, though the case doesn’t automatically move to the higher court. It first must be approved for review by a certiorari, an order from a higher court that directs the lower court to send the case to it.

The Colorado Supreme Court receives more than 900 certiorari petitions annually stemming from Court of Appeals decisions, and agrees on average to hear one of every 14 petitioned cases. Director of Taxpayers for Public Education Anne Kleinkopf, among the plaintiffs in the lawsuit against DCSD and the Colorado Department of Education, has no doubt this petition will be granted. “The issues are of such great public importance and they are such novel legal issues,” she said.

A Colorado Court of Appeals three-judge panel ruled 2-1 that the voucher, or Choice Scholarship Program, is legal. It also said the plaintiffs lacked legal standing to bring suit, that the program doesn’t violate the state constitution’s requirement of a uniform system of free public schools and that it does not provide aid to religious schools. DCSD implemented the pilot program, allowing parents to use a portion of public school funds toward private school tuition, in March 2011. A Denver District Court Voucher continues on Page 16

Pair re-elected to HRCA board

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Unopposed incumbents get 85 percent support By Ryan Boldrey

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Ava Weddon, 2, enjoys the first day of spring March 20 at Civic Green Park in Highlands Ranch. Ava spun around in circles and laughed while her sister and mother played nearby in the early afternoon sun. Photo by Ryan Boldrey

Community weighs in on FasTracks Citizen Advisory Committee talks about parking, extensions By Ryan Boldrey

rboldrey@ourcoloradonews.com Sabrina Koehler wakes up early every morning to drive to the Littleton Mineral RTD Station. If she doesn’t get up early enough to arrive by 8 a.m., though, she is forced to drive to Broadway before she can finish her commute into Denver for work. Koehler is like a lot of Highlands Ranch residents who ride RTD on a regular or daily basis. And with a wait list to purchase reserved parking in the lot, many in-district riders are not finding the convenience they hope for. The message was heard loud and clear at the FasTracks Citizen Advisory Committee meeting March 20 at Southridge Recreation Center in Highlands Ranch. One suggestion, which came from Englewood Mayor Pro Tem Jim Woodward, was that RTD could start working on parking issues prior to the construction of some lines that have been pushed to the back burner, setting up bus runs to lots that will serve future stations and alleviating some

The Littleton Mineral Station is currently the end of the Southwest Light Rail Line. Once the Southwest Rail Extension is complete, the route will continue to Lucent Boulevard and Plaza Drive in Highlands Ranch. Photo by Ryan Boldrey of the current parking issues. For those who already opt to take the bus to the station, they are finding they are adding a half-hour to their commute, and all too frequently, the RTD buses arrive two

minutes after their trains leave the station, causing them to wait even longer. That’s another issue that Susan Wood, RTD project manager, said will be looked at. RTD continues on Page 16

Incumbent Highlands Ranch Community Association directors Jeff Suntken and Brock Norris were both re-elected to the board last week. Yet even though both men ran unopposed, neither gained full support from the delegate body present. Only 73 percent of all lots were represented in the vote, due to a high number of absences at the March 19 annual meeting, but of those present, each candidate received just 85 percent of the vote, with delegates Monica Wasden, Tim Riggle, Karen Huschka, Clay Shubin and Bill Buettner all abstaining from the process. “I have concerns with some of the direction that they are taking us in and I Suntken just hope that by abstaining my vote they will think to pay attention to all of the residents in the community and not just a select few,” said Wasden, who represents 1,533 lots in District 80 and also abstained by proxy on behalf of 556 lots in three other districts. Norris With only 58 of the 91 districts represented during the evening, the abstentions that came from the eight districts sent a bit of surprise through the room. One other delegate who abstained was overheard saying that they hadn’t been pleased with all of the decisions made by the current board and that it would have been nice to have had other options in the election, but nobody else stepped up to run. With the board remaining unchanged from the previous year, the directors made the decision to continue in their current roles as officers, with Scott Lemmon continuing as board president, Christina Caputo and Craig Ziesman as co-vice presidents, Suntken as treasurer and Norris as secretary. “To have a board that is already used to each other and has a year under our belts is a big advantage,” Lemmon said. “I am personally very excited about it. I think Jeff and Brock both work very well to be representative of the delegates.”

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Five charter schools eye Douglas County Publicly funded contract institutions gain popularity By Jane Reuter

jreuter@ourcolorado news.com The Douglas County School District received five letters of intent this month from would-be charter school developers. The letters came in response to DCSD’s March 15 deadline. “I’ve been doing this for about six years and this is probably the most applications we’ve received,” said DCSD’s director of charter school partnerships, Kindra Whitmyre. “I think charter schools are becoming more and more popular. I’m seeing an influx everywhere, not just in our district.” Charter schools are publicly funded, but operate independent of the district under a contractual agreement. They often are governed by parents and community members. To date, 12 such schools operate in DCSD. The district’s March application deadline is new, and designed to make the prospect of building a school easier. DCSD successfully applied for a waiver to move its application window from the statemandated fall timeline to spring, which gives schools

The founder of Highlands Ranch-based Ben Franklin Academy, shown here, is proposing two additional charter schools to be located in Douglas County. Photo by Jane Reuter a longer construction window. “Previously, charter schools would move into old buildings,” said Pat McGraw, DCSD’s development and innovation officer. “Now, a lot of them are building. When schools would try to do their application in the fall and open the next fall, it really wouldn’t give them enough time.” Along with John Adams High School and the K-8 Parker Performing Arts School, letters of intent were submitted for the K-8 World Compass Academy, K-8 Global Village Academy and Colorado Early Colleges high school. All the schools have Web pages operating or existing campuses they plan to replicate. The World Compass

Academy’s mission statement says it inspires students to lifelong learning in a global community. The Global Village Academy, based in Aurora with new schools opening this year in Fort Collins and Colorado Springs, describes itself as an innovative charter school that teaches global literacy through language immersion. Colorado Early Colleges, already open in Colorado Springs, aims to make high school students “collegeready in less than two years,” according to its website. The letters of intent submitted by the five schools are the first step on a long road. A 120-day process follows, during which the application is reviewed by a variety of district depart-

ments. District officials also interview proponents. Finally, the proposal goes to the school board for its review and a vote. “We’ve never turned an application down,” said Whitmyre, who was the principal of Colorado’s first charter, Academy Charter School, before moving to the district-level job. “What I understand and believe is our board and superintendent are very choice-friendly, and they’re always looking at different options to meet our students’ needs.” Charter schools don’t have taxing authority, but most qualify for Colorado Department of Education start-up grants. In exchange for building in high studentgrowth areas and reserving space for district students, DCSD has partnered with two other charter schools. It owns the land on which Castle Pines-based American Academy is building its second school in Parker. It’s allowing Aspen View to use the district’s credit to secure $14 million to build the school, now under construction in the Meadows neighborhood in Castle Rock. In 2012-13, 187 charter schools operate in Colorado, serving about 11 percent of the state’s total K-12 public school enrollment, according to the Colorado League of Charter Schools.

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SO MUCH INSIDE THE HERALD THIS WEEK Divisive issue. Three gun-control bills that got no Republican support have been signed into law by Gov. John Hickenlooper. Page 8

Lively assortment. The seven branches of the Douglas County Library District have distinct personalities. Page 9

Tough stuff. The Mountain Vista girls soccer team, which holds the top ranking in Class 5A, has experience and talent. Page 29

Doing well. For the second straight year, the Kids Count in Colorado report has given Douglas County top marks for children’s well-being. Page 11

Musical treat. The African Children’s Choir is coming to the area for an April 10 concert. Page 26

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Sterling Ranch acquires sufficient water Planned Douglas development meets judge’s requirement By Ryan Boldrey

rboldrey@ourcolorado news.com Sterling Ranch has responded to a 2012 ruling that put the brakes on the 3,400-acre proposed development in northwest Douglas County, and says it is now ready to move forward with the 25-year project, which calls for a planned community a third the size of Highlands Ranch. In August, Douglas District Court Judge Paul King ruled in a lawsuit filed by the nearby Chatfield Community Association that Sterling Ranch did not have all of the necessary water in place to move forward with its plans. But following the recent acquisition of 4,200 acre-feet through its water provider, Dominion Water, Sterling Ranch submitted a 121-page filing to the county on March 14, stating it is has met the necessary requirements for build-out. “The ruling said that we must have 25 years of wa-

ter before we can start, so we set about to obtain sufficient water for the entire development, and we’ve done that,” said Harold Smethills, Sterling Ranch managing director. At the time of King’s ruling, Smethills and Sterling Ranch had already purchased 88 million gallons from Aurora Water — enough to meet the needs of the first plat scheduled for the phased development. Plans at the time called for purchasing or leasing the remainder of the necessary water on a phase-by-phase basis. King, reversing the Douglas County Commissioner’s 2011 approval of the development’s plans, ruled that it needed all the water up front. “While land use and development is a matter of local concern, the adequacy of water for new developments is a matter of statewide concern,” King ruled. “Local government shall not approve an application for a development unless it determines that the applicant has established that the proposed water supply for the development is adequate.” With the recent filing, Sterling Ranch now must

unresolved issues, such as transportation and other regulations we didn’t feel that they complied with,” Kreutz said. “The court didn’t address the other issues because they ruled on the water issue.” And while the water issue may in fact be resolved, the county is still pursuing an appeal to King’s ruling. Smethills said he hopes that the ruling will be overturned because it could set a dangerous precedent for future developers in Colorado. “I’m still surprised the county is appealing that ruling and why they are spending public funds to do so,” Kreutz said. “It doesn’t sit right with me.”

‘I’m still surprised the county is appealing that ruling and why they are spending public funds to do so. It doesn’t sit right with me.’ Jim Kreutz, attorney for Chatfield Community Association wait for the county to give it the green light to go ahead with the development. Smethills does not expect that to be an issue. Prior to the commissioners voting on the matter, though, there will be hearings in front of both the planning commission and the Board of County Commissioners. “The 4,200 acre-feet meets our requirement of

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esurJimBy Ryan Boldrey lan-rboldrey@ourcoloradonews.com in a am- Gordon Von Stroh died from Lou Gehrig’s disease just over a year ago, but his for5 be-mer colleagues at the University of Denver 6350are making sure his legend lives on. c.org Von Stroh, a longtime community leader in Highlands Ranch, served on the DU faculty from 1967-2012, leaving his mark on hundreds of students in the Daniels College of Business, according to Jim Griesemer,

dean emeritus at the college. Griesemer and a few other longtime friends and colleagues made the immediate decision following Von Stroh’s death that the most appropriate way to recognize him was to initiate the Gordon Von Stroh Endowed Scholarship Fund. The university’s ASCEND campaign agreed to match all early donations dollar for dollar, and a total Von Stroh of $148,436 already sits in the scholarship fund, with plans to give the first annual awards to students this fall. “That’s the kind of following Gordon

had,” said Dennis Wittmer, chair of the management department in the business college. “He was someone who was totally devoted to DU, his family and the community. You would see him with students all the time, providing in-depth counseling about their courses and about their careers. “He was a person of boundless energy; it was unfortunate that ALS took him.” Von Stroh, known for his wit as much as his good will, was active in leadership roles with the Central City Opera, the Highlands Ranch Developmental Review Committee, the Cherokee Ranch and Castle Foundation, multiple local chambers of commerce and the Rocky Mountain Mutual Housing Association. He also became known throughout the

state for his quarterly apartment vacancy and rent surveys produced for the Apartment Association of Metro Denver and the Colorado Division of Housing. The reports were used by news reporters, owners, developers, and analysts for more than 30 years. “Gordon’s view was that there should not be a split between academia and the community, but to contribute and give back to the community, and he did it with great joy,” Griesemer said. “I can’t think of a better way to honor him.” To contribute to the scholarship fund, which will assist DU graduate students pursuing a master’s of science in management, contact Kristen Wiley at 303-871-3193 or kristen.wiley@du.edu.

Lawmakers consider creating aerial fire fleet for state By Vic Vela

vvela@ourcoloradonews.com As drought continues to plague the West, and with the memories of blazes that covered much of the state last summer still fresh, a group of lawmakers on March 21 announced plans to introduce a bill to create an aerial firefighting fleet in Colorado. But what they don’t know yet is how much such a bold undertaking would cost, or how they would pay for it. Four legislators told reporters during a Capitol press conference that wildfire season has already begun, and that Colorado can’t always rely on Report the federal government’s limited aerial fleet to come to its rescue, whenever massive fires break out. State Sen. Cheri Jahn, D-Wheat Ridge, said the federal government has slashed its firefighting air fleet over the years, leaving

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Colorado in a potentially precarious situation for this and future wildfire seasons. “They have an entire country to cover and that could be a very dangerous situation for Colorado,” Jahn said of the federal government’s role in fighting fires. “When we make that phone call to the federal government and say we need assistance, you hope they can show up.” Jahn was joined at the press conference by Democratic Senate President John Morse and Senate Minority Leader Bill Cadman, both of Colorado Springs, as well as Republican Sen. Steve King of Grand Junction, who will co-sponsor the forthcoming legislation with Jahn. “Quite frankly, we are one lightning strike, one careless match throw, one terrorist, intentional match throw away from a catastrophic wildfire in Colorado,” King said. “God help us if that is in one of our watersheds.” But no one was ready to talk about how much a wildfire aerial fleet is likely to cost. “Good question,” King said when a reporter asked about the price tag. “Next question,” quipped Cadman.

From left, Rock Canyon High School students Jordan Peters, Rohan Balan, Adriana Maldonado, Deanne Apke and Shivani Chauhan worked together to create an app for Verizon that earned national recognition. Courtesy photo

Students’ app takes national honors Rock Canyon techies’ smartphone creation will aid charities By Jane Reuter

jreuter@ourcoloradonews.com Six Rock Canyon High School students already are leaving an indelible mark on the world. The team developed a smartphone app to benefit charity organizations that’s getting national recognition. The CaringHands app is among 10 winning entries in Verizon’s National Innovative App Challenge. Its selection comes with a $10,000 grant to help RCHS promote technology-based education, a smartphone/ tablet hybrid computer for each student team member, and assistance in bringing the app to market. For the students, it also comes with the satisfaction of knowing they may be helping people in need. “Everyone we’ve talked to wants the app,” said RCHS senior and team member Jordan Peters. “We hope it leaves a lasting impression and helps out a bunch of these charities.” Verizon partnered with the Technology Student Association nationwide, urging middle and high school students to develop apps using science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM, skills. The Rock Canyon app allows users to donate directly to a variety of charitable organizations. It was inspired by the Make-

A-Wish Foundation and the school’s annual Wish Week, during which students raise money to help grant the wishes of sick children. RCHS has repeatedly raised record amounts of money during the spring event. Technology instructor Christy Street suggested developing an app based on Wish Week. The six TSA members who took on the challenge went several steps further. “We wanted to make this apply worldwide, something that would benefit everyone,” Peters said. “The app provides information about charities, events going on in your area, and lets you donate directly to those charities. It also incorporates social media, bringing together charities and social media in a way that hasn’t been done before.” Street described it as a “one-stop shop for all charities,” designed to help victims of disease as well as natural disasters. “Winning best in nation was just unbelievable,” Peters said. “We’re just a small team of five students. We got started a bit late on it, too. But we knew we had a good idea.” The team will get an as-yet-unscheduled visit and consultation from a professor from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He will help them develop the app, which will be available to download at no cost. “I’m so proud of them,” Street said. “I’ve taught at the school since it first opened. We’ve done so many competitions. This is the first one that they’ve made it all the way through.”

“We’re working on that,” King said, adding that they would need cost input and a roster of needed aircraft from the Department of Public Safety, which would be in charge of the fleet. King also said lawmakers will look into receiving federal funding. Last year’s wildfire season in Colorado was particularly destructive. June’s Waldo Canyon Fire destroyed more than 350 homes in Colorado Springs. Earlier that month, the High Park Fire in Larimer Coun-

ty burned more than 87,000 acres. And with current snowpack around the state sitting well below average, conditions are expected to be ripe for another unpredictable and potentially damaging wildfire season in Colorado this year. “Wildfires absolutely don’t know politics,” Jahn said. “There are no Democrats or Republicans when a fire breaks out and consumes the land. We know that our wildfire threats can be even worse this year than last.”

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March 28, 2013

Suicide is big driver of gun-death numbers Laws might do little to bring down Gun Deaths in Colorado toll, analysis finds In the dozen years between the mass shootings of By Kevin Vaughan and Burt Hubbard

All Gun deaths 6,258

Columbine in 1999 and Aurora in 2012, the vast majority of gun deaths in Colorado were self-inflicted.

SUICIDE 4,744

HOMICIDE 1,263

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During the 12-year span between the mass shootings at Columbine High School and Aurora, Coloradans used guns to kill themselves about four times more frequently than they used them to kill each other, an I-News analysis of death certificates found. In Douglas County, the ratio was nearly 6-to-1 during that time frame, with 170 gun-related suicides and 30 homicides. The analysis, which covered the years 2000 through 2011, also found that white residents disproportionately committed suicides with guns while minorities were disproportionately victims of homicide shootings. In the wake of the July 20 attack at the Century Aurora 16 theater, which left 12 people dead and more than 50 injured, state legislators introduced a flurry of guncontrol measures, some of which made their way through the legislative process while others did not. The bills have sparked sometimes-emotional debate and prompted large protests as gun rights activists and supporters of the proposals beseeched lawmakers and Gov. John Hickenlooper. Earlier this month, a plane circling central Denver towed a banner that read: “Hick: Don’t Take Our Guns.” But people on both sides of the debate said the reality of Colorado’s firearms deaths — that more than three-quarters of them are suicides — means the proposals may do little to put much of a dent in the overall loss of life involving guns. “I think that really goes much more to the issue of responsible ownership — that if you know you’ve got someone in your home who is struggling with depression, or something like that, you really ought to take active steps to either not have one or make sure if you do it is locked up,” said Tom Mauser, who has worked to pass gun-control measures in the nearly 14 years since his son, Daniel, was killed at Columbine High. “These are not suicide-reduction bills, and no responsible person would claim they are,” said David Kopel, a law professor at the University of Denver and research director at the Independence Institute who testified against some of the gun proposals. “They are, at their best, and

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GUN DEATHS BY COUNTY What the numbers say about gun deaths between 2000 and 2011 in the region covered by Colorado Community Media: County

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342

149

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498

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170

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596

180

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Elbert

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Jefferson

624

526

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Totals include deaths by suicide, homicide, accidents, legal shootings by law enforcement officers and unexplained shootings. Source: I-News research their ideals, crime-reduction bills.” I-News analyzed data from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment on deaths from firearms between 2000 and 2011, the latest year available. The information comes from death certificates. It found: • Suicides accounted for 76 percent of the 6,258 deaths from guns over the 12 years, while homicides comprised 20 percent. The rest were either accidental, legal shootings by law enforcement officers, or unexplained. Nationally, about 60 percent of gun deaths are suicides. • Gun suicides were disproportionately committed by white residents, while homicide victims

were predominantly minority. White residents, who make up 70 percent of the state’s population, accounted for 88 percent of the gun suicides. On the other hand, 58 percent of homicide victims were minorities, who comprise 30 percent of the state’s residents. Blacks were victims in 21 percent of the homicides, but only make up 4 percent of Colorado’s population. Latinos were victims in 34 percent of homicides, while comprising 21 percent of the state’s population. • Gun death victims were overwhelmingly male. They accounted for 85 percent of all deaths involving guns and 87 percent of suicides using guns. • Those over age 70 had the

highest rate of overall deaths from guns, 18 for every 100,000 residents of that age group. They were almost exclusively suicides. The 21-to-30 age group had the highest rate of homicides, about 5 for every 100,000. I-News also calculated gun death rates by county and found wide geographic disparities. Based on the number of overall gun deaths during the 12 years, the highest rates were in Montrose, Mesa, Fremont and Pueblo counties among medium- and large-sized counties — those with populations of more than 40,000. The lowest rates were in Eagle, Douglas, Weld and Boulder counties. Denver and El Paso counties had the highest number of overall deaths involving guns, 831 and 804 respectively, but their rates per 100,000 residents ranked them in the middle among the counties. Denver did have the highest number of residents killed in homicides, 342 over the 12 years or 5 per every 100,000 people, followed by Pueblo and Adams counties. El Paso County had the highest overall death toll from gun suicides, 596 over the 12 years, but Mesa had the highest rate of residents killing themselves with guns among larger counties, 15.6 per 100,000 residents. Lanny Berman, a psychologist who is executive director of the American Association of Suicidology, said the issue of guns and suicide is complex — and confusing. Overall in the United States, the percentage of suicides committed with guns has fallen in recent

years even as the overall number of suicides hasn’t changed much. “I’d like to think that it’s come down because there’s been a lot of public education and work in that area,” Berman said. “That said, hanging deaths have increased, and we can’t figure out how to engage restricted access to ropes and other forms of ligature. I can argue safe storage of a firearm, and convince some people that’s wise, but belts, and guitar straps and anything else one might use to hang themselves with, I have no argument.” People whose suicide attempts are unsuccessful don’t necessarily go on to kill themselves, Berman said. “The people who have been rescued off the Golden Gate Bridge — a very small portion of them go on to die by suicide,” he said. “If you can intervene — in this case by restricting access — people change their mind, good things happen, they get into treatment, time changes a lot of things. Who knows what, but things happen and people don’t necessarily stay suicidal. That’s just what we know about being suicidal, it waxes and wanes and is highly responsive to the moment. So change the moment and you’re going to save lives.” Mauser, who said he backed the measures introduced this year because he believed they represented reasonable efforts to keep guns out of the hands of people who shouldn’t have them, also lamented the reality that when a gun is involved the odds of surviving a suicide attempt are small. “You’re more likely to survive some of the other things,” Mauser said. “You’re not going to survive a gunshot to the head.” Kopel, who said as a “cardcarrying Roman Catholic” he was opposed to suicide, also expressed little hope that legislation could do much about the majority of gun deaths. “The vast majority of gun deaths are suicides, and of those, they are hugely skewed to males and hugely skewed to older populations,” he said. “I think it’s highly unrealistic to think that any form of gun control is going to reduce suicide in this group.” I-News is the public service journalism arm of Rocky Mountain PBS. Contact I-News or learn more at www.inewsnetwork.org. Contact Kevin Vaughan at kvaughan@inewsnetwork.org or 303-446-4936. Contact Burt Hubbard at bhubbard@inewsnetwork. org or 303-446-4931. Visit this and other stories at www.inewsnetwork.org.

Gov. Hickenlooper signs gun-control legislation Opponents see overreach in Democratic measures By Vic Vela

vvela@ourcoloradonews.com Recollection of death and violence has hung over the Capitol throughout much of the legislative session, as gun bills have dominated lawmakers’ attention. And that was even before the head of the state Department of Corrections was shot to death inside his home, just hours before Gov. John Hickenlooper signed three pieces of gun-control legislation into law on March 20. Hickenlooper and Democratic leaders held a Capitol press conference to announce the bill signings. But their mood was somber, with the slaying of DOC Executive Director Tom Clements from the night

before in the back of their minds. “On a day that we should be celebrating the signing of these three bills that make our communities safer, I am mourning the loss of one more person who lost his life to this senseless violence that is plaguing our entire country,” said Senate President John Morse, D-Colorado Springs. Gun violence that continues to rattle the nation is exactly why Democrats put so much political capital into gun-control efforts this session. But Republicans say Democrats will rue the day for their overreach. Among the bills signed by Hickenlooper was House Bill 1229, which requires universal background checks on gun sales and transfers in Colorado. Hickenlooper said there is evidence that background checks prevent criminals from getting their hands on guns. “Background checks have great benefit,”

the governor said. “People would say to me… `Well, criminals aren’t stupid. They’re not gonna comply with background checks.’ Well, no one told the criminals that.” Hickenlooper also signed into law House Bill 1224, which limits the number of rounds that an ammunition magazine can carry to 15. Throughout the session, Republicans have criticized the rounds limitation as an arbitrary effort that would do nothing to get weapons out of the hands of dangerous people. They also tagged it as being a jobkilling bill that will cause Colorado-based gun and ammunition manufacturers to flee the state. Hickenlooper also signed House Bill 1228, which will end the taxpayer subsidization of fees associated with gun background checks. Not a single Republican voted for any of the gun bills that Hickenlooper signed on

March 2o. They included Sen. Greg Brophy of Wray, who criticized the governor after the press conference, saying that the signings will leave his constituents in eastern Colorado livid. “He slapped rural Colorado right in the face,” Brophy said. “Oh, (my constituents) are overwhelmingly upset about this. I mean, they’ve crawled out of the woodwork to talk about this issue. They’re on fire!” And Dudley Brown, executive director of Rocky Mountain Gun Owners, said his members will make sure that Democratic lawmakers pay in 2014. “Gov. Hickenlooper and the Democrats in the Legislature just handed our organization a sledgehammer that we get to wade through their china shop in the 2014 elections,” Brown said. “Our organization and gun owners around the state are going to destroy the Democratic caucus.”

March 28, 2013

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ABOUT THE LIBRARY DISTRICT The Douglas County Library District has seven branches: Castle Pines, Philip S. Miller in Castle Rock, Highlands Ranch, Lone Tree, Louviers, Parker and Roxborough. • Annual circulation: 8,055,060. • Annual program attendance: 230,908. • Annual story time attendance: 108,378. • Annual foot traﬃc: 2,052,749. • Number of resident library patrons: 207,353, or 71 percent of the county’s population. • Non-resident cardholders: 20,022. • National circulation per capita average: 7 percent 8 percent • Douglas County Libraries circulation per capita average: 28 percent. • Annual website visits: 2,154,466 Source: Douglas County Library District

Siblings Peyton, left, and Logan Gilbert, of Conifer, play a game of chess at the Highlands Ranch library. The family meets at the library a few times a week; it is within walking distance of their Douglas County school. Photo by Rhonda Moore. offered free of charge at the district. Programs include history research, tech tutoring, business start-up support, free legal aid, author visits and job-seeking help. To expand its programming, the library finds community partners such as the Arapahoe/Douglas Works! workforce center, which provides job skills training and employment matches through the state labor department. On March 21, more than 30 people attended a free class at the Philip S. Miller branch in Castle Rock to perfect interviewing skills. The class has grown from its former size of about 10 students per session, said branch manager Leslie Good. Good oversees the Castle Rock

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Douglas County’s libraries have been bracing for a change amid a move by county commissioners to take control of the appointment process for library trustees. Commissioner Jill Repella said the change is to create a link between the district and a board of elected officials. The resolution to change the appointment process was expected at the March 26 county commissioners’ meeting. Visit us online at www.ourcoloradonews.com for an update from that decision. branch, notable for its more traditional library ambiance. Situated in what was formerly a grocery store, the Philip S. Miller branch experiences high use of its community meeting rooms, which are available throughout the district for nonprofits, businesses and individuals. The library’s hushed atmosphere caters to patrons who

make use of the free Internet access on a bank of public computers, study tables equipped with electrical outlets and private study rooms that are routinely reserved. Despite the diverse atmosphere among branches, librarians from different branches consider themselves part of a large family. “We’re like brothers and sis-

Career Connect invites local students to explore Program offers 30 sessions on wide range of jobs By Jane Reuter

rvicejreuter@ourcoloradonews.com ouns or Students registering for this spring’s snet-Career Connect sessions are so far most curious about culinary arts and forensic science. Those are among 23 different job atfields available for Douglas County high orschoolers to explore during the evening Hub-events. work. The career exploration program is from and6-8 p.m. on Monday nights in April. The snet-April 1 orientation is at Parker’s Chaparral High School, with career-specific sessions

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ters,” said Patti Handby, branch program liaison at Philip S. Miller. “We all love each other and we all come from the same family, but we are different according to the demographics that we serve.” The differences are distinguished by the library’s changing role in the community, Walker said. As residents continue to change the way they absorb information, the library is changing with them, she said. “Books are about ideas, but it is only one container for ideas. We live in an age when ides are accessible in all sorts of ways,” Walker said. “The modern library goes well beyond (a literary resource) to educate and entertain and help make people’s lives better, in whatever way that’s going to be. Some folks are looking to pull themselves up by the bootstraps, gain a skill, expand their education. Others are looking for entertainment. What I love about public libraries is we’re equipped to make their life better, regardless of what they’re seeking.”

at the individual businesses. In its fifth semester, the ever-lengthening menu of choices goes from A to V, including automotive technology, engineering, healthcare, law enforcement, construction management and veterinary medicine, among others. “A very common combination seems to be a session called `Top Chef has to start somewhere’ and `CSI,’ or `What the coroner really does,’” said program coordinator Krista Zizzo. “The coroner’s session is proving to be very popular and is probably going to be one of the first to close.” The program has moved away from its original format, which required students to attend four-week tracks on specific careers. Now, they can choose a different career

track each week, or opt to attend only one session out of the four-week period. Employers have responded strongly to Zizzo’s call for representation. Among the new businesses in the loop this spring is DirecTV, a direct broadcast satellite service provider that has a broadcast center in Castle Rock. Director of broadcast operations Ron Sherrill says DirecTV’s processes jibe with the current educational emphasis on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). “That’s the basis of everything we’re doing here,” he said. “We control over 2,500 channels out of here. We’re going to walk (students) through a beginning-to-end signal flow, how we receive our TV stations,

how we put them back up to the satellite and down to the home.” Sherrill saw participation in Career Connect as an opportunity. “We’re a part of the community,” he said. “We want to give back to the community. Part of the way to do it right now is to let the students know what they’re facing when they walk out of a high school. If we can generate some excitement, hopefully they’re going to go off and get that education and maybe even come back and offer those skills to us when the time’s right.” Registration for Career Connect continues through April. Students pay $10 for the first session, and $5 for every additional session. To register or for more information, visit www.dcefcolorado.org.

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now is the time to prepare for wildfires Colorado’s first major wildfire of the year didn’t even wait until spring. The Galena Fire prompted evacuations while scorching more than 1,300 acres near Fort Collins earlier this month. The blaze was an all-too-early reminder of what Coloradans went through last year, what many consider the state’s worst ever for wildfires. Statistics, provided by the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control, tell the toll in 2012: Nearly 400,000 acres were burned. More than half a billion dollars in property was lost. The Waldo Canyon Fire alone destroyed nearly 350 homes. More than $48 million was spent in suppression efforts for the 16 largest wildfires of the year. Six civilians were killed. Already in 2013, we must turn our atten-

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tion to fire from ice. Even after several recent storms, snowpack is below normal levels and the state’s drought lingers. With little relief in sight, Denver Water and other utilities recently announced watering restrictions. It’s possible open-burning bans are not far behind in the metro area and around the state. In anticipation of — or maybe more accurately, as a response to — wildfire season, four state legislators last week announced plans to introduce a bill that

question of the week

do you support civil unions? With the recent passage of a bill allowing same-sex civil unions in Colorado, we asked people at the Littleton Safeway on

Mineral Avenue if they support the legislation, and how they feel about the prospect of gay marriage.

“I’m against it. I believe what the Bible says. Civil unions are not my cup of tea.” — Lee Matthews, Centennial

“Civil unions, yes. The marriage part, no, just because I think marriage is all about conceiving children.” — M.F. Howard, Littleton

“I’d say whatever anybody wants to do is fine on either one. It doesn’t affect me one way or another. To each his own.” — Sacha Black, Highlands Ranch

“I think it should extend to marriage. I believe in equality across the board. I see a lot of similarities between civil rights for African-Americans in the past and what’s happening now ….” — Corie Hudspeth, Littleton

Hanging on in quiet desperation Forty years ago, Paige Ernster invited me over to her Westwood apartment to listen to a new vinyl album. I listened to the entire album from start to finish. Now and then I still do. I know you know the album, and you might even know every “heartbeat, clock tick, and register ring” by heart, but I’ll bet you a case of Guinness that you can only name one song on the album: “Money.” “Money” made it to the radio, even with a profanity. Here are some other titles: “Speak to Me,” On the Run,” and “The Great Gig in the Sky.” See what I mean? You don’t know them by name, just by sound. And the sound is brilliant. “The Dark Side of the Moon” was recorded in two sessions in 1972 and 1973 at Abbey Road Studios in London. “Dark Side” was different from the band’s seven previous albums, because there were fewer extended instrumental excursions, and because the songs were seamed together. The album’s themes include “conflict, greed, the passage of time, and mental illness, the latter partly inspired by former band member Syd Barrett’s deteriorating mental state.” The lunatic is in the hall The lunatics are in my hall The paper holds their folded faces to the floor And every day the paper boy brings more. I still see the album’s cover art on Tshirts worn by teenagers. The band had seven Storm Thorgerson designs to chose from. It took them three minutes to decide. “The band trooped in,” Thorgerson said, “swept their gaze across the designs, looked at each other, nodded, and said, `That one,’ pointing at the prism.” Other things you might like to know: The original working title of the album was “Eclipse” because the previous year a group called Medicine Head had released their own “Dark Side of the Moon.” When it flopped, Pink Floyd claimed the title. “Money” is one of the few hit singles ever to utilize 7/4 signature time. I have no idea what that means.

would create a state aerial firefighting fleet. The bipartisan proposal is a response to the dry conditions in the state and to the federal government’s dwindling fleet of firefighting aircraft, which Colorado relies on for help with large blazes. “Quite frankly, we are one lightning strike, one careless match throw, one terrorist intentional match throw away from a catastrophic wildfire in Colorado,” said state Sen. Steve King, R- Grand Junction, who planned to be a sponsor of the bill. At this point, we can’t pass judgment on whether creating the fleet is the right way to go. The bill had not even been introduced as of press time. Further, the lawmakers shied away from answering questions on the program’s cost, which would include the initial funding plus

Nothing can be better than something Sometimes it is easy to become overwhelmed and super-focused with everything that we believe matters in our lives — our families, friends, job, school, and all of our stuff and all of our activities that we pursue or collect — that we forget to find time for a little “nothing.” Obviously “nothing” is not a fourletter word and it is not even a bad word. Sometimes we can all use a little “nothing” in our lives to balance out the hectic pace, madness, and maybe even a little of the drama that may be consuming us or that has crept into our world at the moment. Finding times to be quiet and allow “nothing” to invade our mind or our space could be really healthy at times. I know that some of you may be reading this laughing and saying that there is no way to find time to do “nothing,” and if I only knew just how much madness and pressure you face each day it would be ridiculous to even propose such a thing. And that would be exactly why I am recommending that you find some time to do “nothing.” Now when I say find the time to do “nothing,” I am in no way suggesting that it should become our complete lifestyle.

Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resident. He can be reached at craigmarshallsmith@ comcast.net

Finding time for “nothing” could mean just a few minutes each day. Maybe it’s even the start to our day or found at the end of a busy day where we can decompress and allow the enjoyment of “nothing” to take over. For some folks the need for “nothingness” could happen in the middle of the day as an escape. I am not sure about you, but when I actually practice this principle of “nothing,” my world comes back into perspective, I find my center, experience peace, and in some way I am actually able to accomplish more than when I am in full-on scramble mode. And in those quiet moments of my “nothing” I also seem to hear so much more from my heart and my head that Norton continues on Page 11

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“At the very end of `Eclipse,’ in the right channel, there is the faint sound of a Muzak version of the Beatles’ `Ticket to Ride.’” A lot of these tidbits can be picked up in the documentary, “The Making of The Dark Side of the Moon.” I recommend it. I was in my mid-20s when I spent that afternoon with Paige. I was a college student. I didn’t know what was going to happen to me, so there was a lot of apprehension. And there should have been. An art degree is notorious for being impractical and almost worthless to employers. To employers other than college and universities, which is where I landed for 30 years. I lifted the name of this column from one of the songs, “Time,” and band member Roger Waters lifted the words from a Henry David Thoreau poem: “Most men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song still in them.” It’s quite easy for me to become sentimental about “The Dark Side of the Moon.” It has been in a sidecar with me for the past 40 years. I haven’t always stayed on the road. One troubling night, I heard my old friend “Speak to Me.” Every year is getting shorter, never seem to find the time Plans that either come to naught or half a page of scribbled lines Hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way The time is gone, the song is over Thought I’d something more to say.

maintenance. Certainly, it wouldn’t be cheap. But we will applaud the legislators for bringing attention to and taking seriously the wildfire threat facing Colorado. The state needs more officials working toward solutions — not merely making speeches in the grim aftermath — when it comes to this issue. The burden is not on officials alone, however. We all play a role in wildfire prevention and safety. Make sure to take precautions like creating a “defensible space,” an area free from brush, around your home. If your city or county imposes open-burning restrictions in the months ahead, follow them. A year from now, we don’t want to look back at 2013 the way we do 2012.

In the March 14 edition of the paper, Vic Vela had a great article on an outstanding education bill sponsored by State Rep. Kevin Priola (R-Henderson) that would allow schools to be graded on a scale from A to F, depending on how students were learning. Then, if schools received a grade of D or F, parents could petition the Board of Education to allow the local school board to take corrective action in two years instead of five years, which is current policy. Thus a high school freshman would not be doomed to spend years in a failing school, which would dramatically lessen

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his chance of graduating. In light of Denver public high school graduation rates being 53 percent, not to mention that black students graduate on time only about 63 percent of the time while Hispanics’ on-time rate is 55 percent, one would think a no-cost education bill that would improve graduation rates would be a no-brainer. Alas, it is not to be, as Democratic legislators have killed this bill. One has to wonder why they don’t want parents to be involved in improving our schools with no cost to the taxpayer. Charles Newton Highlands Ranch

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Douglas tops for child well-being Report shows leading position among state’s 25 biggest counties By Ryan Boldrey

rboldrey@ourcoloradonews.com For the second time in two years, the Kids Count in Colorado report listed Douglas County as No. 1 in the state for child well-being. Published by the Colorado Children’s Campaign in conjunction with the Annie E. Casey Foundation, the report compares the 25 largest counties in the state and takes into account 12 indicators that weigh access to and quality of health, education, family and community support. Denver County ranked 25th. “The goal of Kids Count is to provide a clearer picture of the challenges and opportunities facing Colorado kids and to provide communities with the county-specific data needed to better support their children,” said Chris Watney, president and CEO of the Colorado Children’s Campaign. “No county included in our analysis is without an area that could be improved upon and all counties have strengths and best practices.”

Douglas County ranks tops in the state for children’s well-being. Courtesy photo While pleased with the top billing, Douglas County Commissioner Jill Repella was quick to agree with Watney and point out that individual families still are struggling in Douglas County and continue to need support. “Our child well-being outcomes are at-

tributable first and foremost to the parents and caregivers of children in our county, as well as to our public safety professionals, our school system, nonprofit organizations, faith-based community support and governmental entities that provide a safety net for our at-risk families,” Repella

said. “We know that where a child lives has significant impacts on their well-being, on whether he or she can access health care, quality education and a safe neighborhood.” Among the numerous categories where Douglas County led the state was child poverty, with only 3.8 percent of children living under the poverty line. As a state, Colorado continues to get worse, up from 10 percent in 2000 to 18 percent in 2012. The state still remains 4 points beneath the national average of 22 percent. Douglas also had the lowest teen birth rate in the state (7.7 births per 1,000 girls), the lowest number of uninsured children (2.4 percent), the third lowest dropout rate (0.9 percent) and the sixth lowest rate of overweight or obese children (18.5 percent). On the national spectrum, Colorado came in as the fourth least affordable state for center-based infant care and the ninth least affordable state for center-based care for a 4-year-old relative to state median income. “It is our hope that this information will be used to ensure that all Colorado children have the opportunity to reach their full potential,” Watney said. For more information or to access the full report, go to www.coloradokids.org.

State’s obesity numbers may indicate changing future Colorado adults slimmest in U.S., but children fall in middle range By Kevin Vaughan I-News Network

Colorado is continually heralded as the fittest state in the country — but behind that ranking stand a host of health measures that paint a different picture, placing the state mid-pack or worse in things such as infant mortality and binge drinking. And even that No. 1 ranking — best — among the 50 states in the rate of adult obesity may mask serious future troubles: Colorado stands 23rd in childhood obesity and is even farther down the list in other key measures of the overall health of the state’s youngest population. “If we’re 23rd in kids and No. 1 in adults, how sustainable is that?” asked James Hill, a University of Colorado pediatrics professor who is involved in extensive obesity research. “I think that’s reason to be concerned — I really do.” Emily King, a research analyst at the Colorado Health Institute who compiled the data, said it is impossible to simply look at the numbers and project the future. But it also may portend a reality very different from that experienced by the state’s adult population today. “The fact that our childhood obesity rate is much higher than it was in the past suggests that our adult obesity rates will

be higher a couple of decades from now because we know that obese children are more likely to grow up to be obese adults,” she said. Other measures in the health institute’s data also suggested serious challenges for Colorado on issues related to children. For example, the state ranked 31st in late or non-existent prenatal care, 37th in low birth-weight babies and 42nd in children without insurance, according to an I-News examination of the health institute’s data. That data underpins the Colorado Health Foundation’s annual Colorado Health Report card. The report card uses the most recently available data to measure the relative health of Coloradans across a variety of areas that look at different stages of life, from pre-natal and newborn care to adolescence, adulthood and the process of aging. The Colorado Health Foundation used the data this year to ask the question: “What if we were No. 1?” And while the state currently is when it comes to adult waistlines — 20.9 percent of the state’s population of 18- to 64-year-olds are obese, the lowest percentage in the nation — it’s a different issue when it comes to children. The most recent data estimated that 14.2 percent of the state’s children were obese. Oregon, by comparison, was No. 1, with 9.6 percent of its children obese. The Colorado Health Foundation estimated that if Colorado were to climb to No. 1 in childhood obesity, it would have 24,900 fewer kids living at an unhealthy weight.

Norton: ‘Nothing’ matters when taken in right context Norton continues from Page 10

brings clarity, less worry, and comfort to what may be happening around me. My “nothingness-filled” moments oddly enough also inspire and motivate me, even spark my creativity. When was the last time you gave yourself permission to do “nothing”? Was it a quiet moment found somewhere in your home or office? Maybe you enjoyed a few minutes of “nothingness” outside during a walk or hike. There is actually a spot that I ski to sometimes in the trees where hardly anyone else ever goes, I stop and, surrounded by the aspens and pine trees, in the stillness of the mountain, I take a few minutes of doing “nothing.”

Again, “nothing” really does matter when taken in the right context. Not the sluggard or sloth type associated with laziness, but rather the freeing, energizing, and yet restful form of “nothingness” that helps us to get back to where we really want to be or need to be in our life. I would love to hear your thoughts on doing “nothing” at gotonorton@gmail. com and maybe our week filled with a few moments of “nothing” will lead us to having 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.

Colorado ranks 23rd in the nation in childhood obesity. Shutterstock image The foundation estimated other categories where changes in Colorado’s ranking would mean dramatic changes in statistics — and, perhaps, economics. For example, the foundation estimated that Colorado residents and their employers could save $121 million a year in health care costs if it had the lowest rate of depression among the 50 states. In Colorado, 14.7 percent of the state’s adults reported that they had experienced “poor mental health.” That left Colorado ranked 13th among the states while North Dakota was No. 1, with 11.9 percent of adults reporting mental health problems. The report card also found that Colorado, if it could move to the top spot among

the states, would annually have 2,100 more babies born at a healthy weight, 32,600 fewer high school students who smoke cigarettes, and 376,800 fewer adults who binge drink. The news wasn’t all bad — Colorado was first in older adults who participate in regular physical activity, fourth in adolescents who participate in regular physical activity and fifth-lowest in mothers who smoked during pregnancy. Still, CU professor Hill said he worries about the future if the state can’t address the growing number of people who are obese. “Preventing obesity is going to be easier than treating it, so we’ve got to get serious about kids and preventing obesity in the first place,” Hill said. He said he would push for a simple goal in the beginning — for Colorado to maintain its current obesity rate as an important first step. “Let’s focus on not gaining weight, rather than losing weight,” Hill said. “In other words, if our obesity rates stayed the same in Colorado, the projected savings over the next seven to 10 years are in billions.” I-News is the public service journalism arm of Rocky Mountain PBS. Contact INews or learn more at inewsnetwork.org. Contact Kevin Vaughan at kvaughan@inewsnetwork.org or 303-446-4936. I-News senior reporter Burt Hubbard contributed to this report. I-News is funded in part by a grant from the Colorado Health Foundation.

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Adult apps cause for parental concern Teen usage leads to dangerous situations By Ryan Boldrey

rboldrey@ourcoloradonews.com Teenagers signing up for adult smartphone apps — designed to bring people 18 and older together for sexual encounters — are putting themselves in a dangerous and vulnerable position, Douglas County officials say. It’s happening at such an alarming rate that District Attorney George Brauchler and Undersheriff Tony Spurlock called a joint press conference March 18 to get the message out to parents about what is happening. The apps are free to download, and signup only requires a statement that the user is at least 18. They are each equipped with a geolocator to make it easier for the two people to find one another — something that is especially scary when it concerns children using the apps, both men say. “Recently we’ve found that a lot of our youth are using them,” Spurlock said. “These kids do not know what they are getting into, and some child is going to fall victim to something they will never be able to get over again. “What we are hoping is that parents will go home, find their children’s phones and

Douglas County Undersheriff Tony Spurlock addresses members of the news media March 18 in regard to cell phone applications that predators are using to connect with underage youths. District Attorney George Brauchler looks on. Photo by Ryan Boldrey ask them if they can take a look and see what kind of apps that they have. … These are adult apps. These are not for children.” Brauchler said parents have the ability to block a phone from accessing adult apps

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address by using their Social Security numbers. Anyone discovering a similar circumstance is urged to go to www.irs.gov for proper steps in handling it and to contact the sheriff’s office.

Highlands Ranch resident Michael Swenson was taken into custody for allegedly firing a handgun inside the restroom at the Pei Wei restaurant, 9352 S. Colorado Blvd., around 7 p.m. March 21, while the restaurant Swenson was full of patrons. Sgt. Ron Hanavan, spokesman for the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, said the investigation is in preliminary stages, but it appears the gun was fired accidentally, and no one was hurt. Swenson is being charged with reckless endangerment, illegal discharge of a firearm, prohibited use of a weapon, unlawfully carrying a concealed weapon and unlawful possession of a weapon. There could be additional charges filed against Swenson.

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Two separate incidents of Highlands Ranch residents falling victim to online scams were reported to the sheriff’s office. On March 11, a resident who lives on Deer Creek Trail contacted the sheriff’s office after making wire transfers of $2,000 and $1,500 to a Florida address through Google Wallet for the online purchase of a Honda Accord that was to be delivered to Colorado for him. Once the payments were made for the vehicle he had seen advertised on Craigslist, he never heard from the seller again. On March 13, a similar incident occurred in which a resident attempted to buy a bicycle for his son on eBay. He did not win the auction, but received an email from an address not affiliated with eBay offering him a second chance to purchase the item for $1,450. He wired the money to an account in the Barclays bank in England, and never heard from the seller again. “These types of scams have been happening for 10 years,” Hanavan said, “and every week we continue to put them in our reports. If it sounds too good to be true, it most likely is. Just walk away. “People need to be careful with who they are dealing with online and should only work with reputable businesses or deal with cash transactions in person if they are dealing online through sites like Craigslist.”

Graffiti on a concrete culvert at the south end of the East Fork Trail off Cherrington Street in Highlands Ranch suggested the possibility of other illegal activity taking place in the area. Done in red spray paint, the phrases “Free Weed,” “Meth Cave,” “You’re Almost There” and “Skatin 4 Satan” were among those discovered March 7. There are no suspects in the incident.

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“We want to be able to trust our kids,” Brauchler said. “It’s not about the ability for your son or daughter to reach into the outside world. It’s the ability of the outside world to reach into your son’s or daughter’s.” Brauchler added that both departments have been surprised to learn how many young men are using these apps and becoming victims of older predators. “It’s not just the young girls that we’ve become so accustomed to hearing about,” he said. “A lot of them are young men, willing participants many of them, but understand, under our laws in Colorado, you don’t get to consent to that kind of contact at that age.” And just because there are teens, some as young as 14, that claim to be over 18, it doesn’t let adults using the apps to meet them off the hook. In fact, there are multiple investigations ongoing in Douglas County stemming from such alleged encounters. “You don’t get to rely on the fact that you have to be 18 or older by self-proclamation to be on this app,” Brauchler said. “That will not save someone who has engaged in conduct that is otherwise illegal with a minor. If you are going to prey upon on our children we will hold you accountable for it.” For information about specific apps that parents should watch for, go to dcsheriff.net or call the sheriff’s office at 303-660-7505.

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APRIL 25 GOLF. PLAYED by more than 25 million Americans young and old, the game of golf is centuries old and rich with history. Join Active Minds from 6:30-7:30 p.m. April 25 as we trace golf’s evolution from ancient times to Scotland, America, and beyond. We will visit the legendary players of the game - Nicklaus, Palmer, Woods - as well as the legendary courses - Augusta, Pebble Beach - as we tee up some of the best stories of the game. No golf knowledge required to attend; just a curiosity about a curious game. Program takes place at the Highlands Ranch Library, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd. RSVP at 303-791-7323. MAY 3 TASTE OF Highlands Ranch will celebrate its18th year of excellence in food, wine, beer, and spirits from 6-9 p.m. May 3. This annual event showcases the best that Highlands Ranch has to offer. Davidsons Liquors will provide all the alcoholic beverages and area restaurants will show off their best cuisine. Each year “The Taste” has a silent auction that benefits a nonprofit organization. This year “The Taste” will benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, which strives to cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease and myeloma and to improve the quality of life of patients and their families. The funds from the silent auction raised during “The Taste” will stay in Colorado. Tickets are $25 and are available by calling 303-471-8859, online at www. HRCAonline.org/tickets, or by visiting any of the HRCA facilities. Tickets will be $30 the day of the event, if it is not sold out. You must be 21+ to attend. ID’s will be checked.

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Holy Cross Lutheran Church, LCMS 9770 Foothills Canyon Boulevard Highlands Ranch, CO 80129 303-683-1300 www.HolyCrossHRCO.org

Lent Wednesdays 7 pm Maundy Thursday, Good Friday & Saturday Easter Vigil 7 pm Palm & Easter Sundays 8:30 am & 10:45 am 9300 E. Belleview Ave. Greenwood Village, CO 303.770.9300

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Maundy Thursday (3/28): 7:15 p.m. Good Friday (3/29): 7:15 p.m.

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Maundy Thursday, March 27

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Rock Canyon High School 5810 McArthur Ranch Rd Highlands Ranch, CO 80124 303.790.1084 David J. Jensen, Lead Pastor

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Saturday March 30 at 10 am "Journey With Jesus" A family event open to the community.

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Cherry Hills Community Church invites you to join with families and friends for our Easter Celebration.

7pm Worship • 8pm Prayer Vigil

Good Friday, March 29 7pm Service

Holy Saturday, March 30 5:30pm Easter Vigil

Easter Sunday, March 31 8:00 & 10:30am Worship 9:15am Easter Egg Hunt * Nursery available*

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Celebration Services at 9:00 & 10:30 a.m. Nursery care provided during both services Brunch served from 10:00 – 10:30 a.m.

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An intergenerational service with communion celebration in the Worship Center. Brunch and balloon release following each service.

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MaundyThursday 7 pm Good Friday: Noon Stations of Cross (Bear Canon Cemetery) Liturgy 1:15 pm CandlelightTenebrae 7 pm

Easter Sunrise Service at 6:30 am Gallup Gardens (East of Bemis Library)

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Holy Week Services Maundy Thursday & Good Friday 7 pm

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The Southwest Rail Extension planned to go to Lucent and Plaza in Highlands Ranch will add 1,000 parking spots, but currently has no timeline for construction. And while RTD officials say they are continuing to look for funding to complete the project, residents such as Koehler are getting frustrated when they watch other FasTracks projects get completed first. One example is the southeast extension from Lincoln to Ridgegate, which is on the table. Officials say they hope to see that happen by 2014. “When Children’s Hospital announced that it was coming in, I thought for sure that was going to be it,” Koehler said. “I was very surprised that one is getting done first.”

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judge ruled in August 2011 that the program violated the Colorado Constitution and school finance act, and the case was appealed. The appeals court said the state board of education is charged with enforcing the school finance act, not private citizens. Kleinkopf believes the district court got it right the first time. “The trial court found that taxpayers and the individual plaintiffs all had the legal right to sue as taxpayers under the Colorado Public School Finance Act because, in fact, that is all about the proper disbursement of tax monies,” she said. “And we as taxpayers are being hurt by the violation of that statute. “It doesn’t make any constitutional or statutory sense at all to have the only party able to sue under statute being the very party that’s being sued for violations of the statute.” Kleinkopf also takes issue with the appeals’ court ruling that the program doesn’t violate the Colorado Constitution in giving public funds to religious institutions. But Michael Bindas, an attorney from the Institute for Justice who’s representing three of the voucher families, said the program is not religious in nature. Only one of his three clients chose a religious school for their student.

Join us for Holy Week & Easter at

Christ Lutheran Church Maundy Thursday, March 28

Worship: 7:00 p.m. Crossroads Band

Good Friday, March 29

Worship: Noon & 7:00 p.m. Celebration Choir (Musical service of remembrance 7:00 only)

Easter Saturday, March 30

Worship: 5:00 p.m. Special Music

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Kent Bagley, District H representative on the RTD board of directors, pointed out that a lot of big projects are happening right now within RTD, including the west line set for completion at the end of April and the Denver Union Station, which is the biggest public infrastructure project in the country. “Everybody thinks theirs is the most important project,” he said. Wood said there is a task force being put together to examine funding options for the southwest line, and design plans are already being studied. “We will continue to look at any grant opportunities and pursue any funding that is available, whether it’s public, whether it’s private, whether it’s federal,” Wood said. “We are going to do as much as we can as fast as we can.”

“There are two critical components to a constitutional school choice program,” he said. “The first is that it has to be religion neutral, (that) religious and non-religious schools alike are free to participate in the program. “The second critical component is private choice. The fact is, under the program, not a penny flows to any school — religious or non-religious — but for the private and independent choice of parents.” Kleinkopf is most concerned by what she views as the program’s potential for divisiveness. “Basically what they’re doing is funding two separate systems of schools, one a set of religious schools where students have to be admitted based on certain religious criteria,” she said. “Another is the public school system itself, which is in fact free and open to all students.” Bindas sees it differently. “The constitution provides a floor, not a ceiling, and the government is free to offer options beyond what the constitution requires,” he said. “What the Douglas County program does is simply offer families within the district different options.” As the American Civil Liberties Union is doing for plaintiffs including Kleinkopf, Cindy Barnard and Jamie LaRue, Bindas is representing the voucher families at no cost.

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outdoor activity. I love traveling the globe. Most importantly, I love being a homemaker and spending time with my husband, family and friends.

What is your specialty and what does that mean for the people you work with? I specialize in residential real estate. I know the area inside and out and love working to help people decide where they want to build their lives based on their needs, wants and hopes.

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uying a home is arguably one of the largest purchases a person will make. It can also be one of the most stressful. Individuals take quite a financial leap when buying a home. Even after careful consideration of funds and budgeting, it’s easy to become overextended. A home warranty can take some of the bite out of unexpected expenses. Although home buyers are urged to hire an inspector and check a property and structure from top to bottom before signing on the dotted line, a home inspector cannot foresee everything that may crop up after a person moves into a home. “When my home inspector reviewed the property he found only minor things that needed attention,” says Jeannine in New Jersey. “After Imoved in, we shortly learned that the crawl space had flooding issues that would require a lot of money to fix properly.” Home warranties can be a smart investment that take some of the financial pressure off of new

homeowners. They can also be negotiated into the sale terms of the home so that the seller is responsible for providing the warranty to the new buyer. Home warranties do not negate the need for homeowner’s insurance, but they can add protection against large monetary pay-outs to repair many items around the house. Policies may differ as to specific coverage, but most home warranties will cover major systems of the home, such as heating/ cooling, plumbing, electrical, as well as certain appliances. To decide if a warranty is the right investment, home buyers should consider the following: * Home warranties are only as good as the company backing them. Careful investigation into the trustworthiness of the warranty company and its track record should be completed. * Read the fine print of the warranty. Learn what exclusions exist, which may not make the warranty practical. * Keep in mind that the warranty company reserves the right

to determine if a repair or replacement is adequate in a claim situation. * In general, warranty companies work with their own set of contractors. This means a homeowner may not be able to hire his or her own preferred contractors to do work. * There may be a deductible or a fee charged prior to having a technician assess a repair situation. * The warranty company may require inspection of the house to be sure items are in good working order before offering a plan. * If a warranty is offered through a home seller, there may be no negotiation on the coverage or company used. Home buyers should keep in mind that there are many unforseen expenses that can arise when purchasing a new home. Having some additional protection, such as a home warranty, could mean saving money on outof-pocket repairs. ■ Metro Creative Services

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DUNWIDDIE CUSTOM PACKAGING, INC. Full time position (8:00-5:00 M-F), AR, AP, proficient in Microsoft Office programs , accounting experience necessary. Fax or e-mail resume along with salary history to: Violet Andrews, Controller Fax (303) 799-3560; e-mail: packaging@dunwiddie.com Web site: www.dunwiddie.com

Caregivers to provide in-home care to senior citizens who need assistance with activities of daily living. Call Today 303-736-6688 www.visitingangels.com /employment

Needed. Regional Western States 3 to 4 nights out – 65K annual avg. + Ben 4K sign on bonus – Apply: www.mbmcareers.com

CLEAR CREEK COUNTY JOB: Mechanic – Journey Must have 3 yrs experience in servicing, maintaining and repairing mechanized and automotive equipment such as: diesel and gas engines, and hydraulics. Must possess a High School diploma or equivalent, and ASE certifications are desirable. Must have a valid Colorado CDL, class B with tanker endorsements, and furnish his/her own hand tools. Perform on call duties as required. Fulltime; wage is $18.88 to $20.89 an hr plus Benefits See full job description, physical requirements and application at: www.co.clear-creek.co.us under "I Want To…", "Find Job Opportunities", Please send application to: Human Resources, P.O. Box 2000, Georgetown, CO 80444; email hr@co.clear-creek.co.us; or fax to 303-679-2417. Taking applications until April 12, 2013. Clear Creek County is an ADAAA/EEO employer.

LEGITIMATE WORK AT HOME No Sales, no Investment, No Risk, Free training, Free website. Contact Susan at 303-646-4171 or fill out form at www.wisechoice4u.com

Apply at 20991 E. Smoky Hill Rd, Centennial Co Requirements: Cash handling experience, Strong customer service skills Detail oriented and well organized, Ability to multi-task, proficient use of computer. “Equal Opportunity Employer”

Director of Administration

Government entity looking for a self-motivated, detail oriented person able to work unsupervised. Full financial duties including payroll, A/P, A/R, G/L reconciliations, financial statements, budgeting and forecasting and assisting with annual audit. Government accounting a plus. Transcription of minutes from public board meetings. Aptitude for software programs. Immediate opening. Small, friendly office. Excellent benefit package. Resumes accepted until April 15, 2013. – no phone calls please. Genesee Water & Sanitation District, 17301 W. Colfax Ave., #220, Golden, CO 80401 or fax: 303-278-9873 or email: dschrimp@geneseewater.com.

BUILD YOUR CAREER from the ground up

Climax Molybdenum Co. – a subsidiary of Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, and the world’s largest producer of molybdenum and molybdenum-based chemicals – has two operating molybdenum mines in Colorado.

Our Climax and Henderson operations are now hiring! Our Climax operation, located 10 miles north of Leadville, consists of an open-pit molybdenum mine and mill. The Climax mine is one of the largest, highest-grade and lowest-cost molybdenum mines in the world. Climax Mine opportunities: • Mill Diagnostic Electrician – Job #1204301 • Senior RCM Technician – Job #1203606 • Diesel Diagnostic Mechanic – Job #1205082 • HR Generalist II – Job #1300482 Our Henderson operation consists of an underground molybdenum mine, located 38 miles east of Silverthorne, and mill, located 20 miles north of Silverthorne. These two sites are connected by the longest conveyor of its kind in the world – a 15-mile elevated belt that passes underneath the Continental Divide, through an old train tunnel and above ground to the mill. Henderson opportunities: • Mill Industrial Electrician (Henderson Mill) – Job #1300296 • Senior Surveyor (Mining/Underground) (Henderson Mine) – Job #1300245 • Chief Electrical Engineer (Henderson Mine) – Job #1300591

Explore all the advantages of a future with Climax Molybdenum Co. To apply online, visit: www.moly.jobs.

m o l y. j o b s Freeport-McMoRan is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer.

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Haul Food Grade Product. Great Health, Dental, Life Ins! 401K w/co. Match. Short/Long Term Dis, Vacation/Holiday, Safety Incentive Pay, Aflac, Direct Deposit, Passenger Program. CDL-A, 1yr experience, Good Driving Record. www.wwtransportinc.com 800-936-6770 x144 or x111

Drivers: Home Nightly!

Great Paying Denver Flatbed Runs! CDL-A, 1yr Exp. Req. Estenson Logistics. Apply: www.goelc.com 1-866-336-9642

Eileenâ€™s Colossal CookiesHighlands Ranch has a Team

Member/Decorator position available. Decorating experienced individual to carryout daily activities, providing customer service and achieving sales targets by working with efficient and motivated team. FREEP0001 Must be dependable, professional, and available on Saturdays. Email resume to swhitefoot@q.com or call 303-683-0002 or 720-785-3894 to apply.

Help Wanted Janitorial Contractor

accepting applications for significant number of openings to include: Project Manager, Supervision, Floor Techs, General Cleaners. For consideration please call: 1-888-626-6856 or email information/resume to: trider@sgmcorp.com

LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE COMPANY NEEDS PART-TIME BOOKKEEPER

COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE, A/R, A/P, PAYROLL, JOB COSTING. WILL TRAIN ON OUR ACCOUNTING SYSTEM. EXPERIENCE IN PHONE ETIQUETTE, FRONT OFFICE CUSTOMER CONTACT. BUSY, HIGH-ENERGY INTERACTIVE OFFICE ENVIRONMENT. BILINGUAL IS A PLUS. SALARY NEGOTIABLE. SEND RESUME TO: KATHY@AMERICANDL.COM FAX: 303-841-9189

Help Wanted

â€˘ Licensed R.W. or

JRY Electrician

for work in Parker and surrounding areas. Experience in both residential and commercial work preferred. Please mail resume and work history to: P.O. Box 3273, Parker, CO 80134.

Part-Time Food Demonstrators

CDS is seeking Part-Time Food Demonstrators inside the Costco Warehouse in Douglas County (Littleton), CO. Please apply online at: http://alturl.com/7trfy

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Seasonal Positions

(April-Oct) for front desk/reservations and outdoor maintenance. 32+/- hours per week @ Dakota Ridge RV Resort Golden. Resumes to careers@dakotaridgerv.com. No calls. Background/credit checks will be done.

Nurse RN, LPN, or MA

Part-time Thursday, Friday 830 -5:30 SOME SAT 9am-1pm 20-25 hrs /wk, Patient care, vaccine admin, vitals, and lab. HOUR FUN Pediatric Office near Park Meadows area fax 303-689-9628 email: m.ripperton@pediatrics5280.com

ServiceMaster Clean has Both full time and part-time janitorial openings throughout Denver, Boulder, Centennial, and Highlands Ranch. Please call 303-761-0122 to schedule an interview.

Part time office position-

Heating & AC business in Parker. Need motivated person with phone experience,computer skills,hvac exp helpful, order entry-QuickBooks. Email resumes to alliedhtngac@aol.com attention Cheryl, Office Mngr

Temporary worker

needed from May to September 2013 for hydrant painting & assisting with valve maint operations. Requires clean MVR, ability to operate motorized equip & lift 50 pounds. www.pwsd.org for application & more info.

Western Summit

GAIN 130 LBS!

Savio House needs foster parents to provide temporary care for troubled teens ages 12-18. Training, 24 hour support and $1900/month provided. Must complete precertification training and pass a criminal and motor vehicle background check. Call Michelle 303-225-4073 or visit saviohouse.org.

Help Wanted

SYNC2 Media COSCAN Ads - Week

Constructors, Inc. is seeking Formwork Carpenters & Laborers, Concrete Finishers, Pipefitters, and Millwrights (process equipment installations) for large wastewater project located in Denver area. Applications will be taken at 9780 Pyramid Ct, Suite 100, Englewood, CO 80112, from 8-5 M-F. Send resumes to Careers@westernsummit.com or call (303)325-0325. WSCI is an EEO Employer.

We are community.

Your Community Connector to Boundless Rewards

HELP WANTED

To place a 25-word COSCAN network ad in 82 Colorado newspapers for only $250, contact your local newspaper or call SYNC2 Media at 303-571-5117.

HELP WANTED / DRIVERS

Indian Creek Express HIRING Local, OTR & O/O Drivers Class-A CDL - 2 yrs Exp.REQ. Pay $53-65/yr, Perdiem, Benefits, Practical Miles, No Touch, Paid/Home weekly, 877-273-3582 25 DRIVER TRAINEES NEEDED! Learn to drive for Swift Transpor tation at US Truck. Earn $750 per week! CDL & Job Ready in 3 weeks! 1-800-809-2141 California Bound! Hiring 10 sharp girls and guys. Must be 18+ to apply. Lodging and transpor tation provided. 2 weeks paid training. Form more information call 866-430-2103

Driver - Qualify for any por tion of $.03/mile quar terly bonus: $.01 Safety, $.01 Production, $.01 MPG. Two raises in first year. 3 months recent experience. 800-414-9569 www.driveknight.com MISC./CAREER TRAINING AIRLINES ARE HIRING â€” Train for hands on Aviation Maintenance Career. FAA approved program. Financial aid if qualified â€“ Housing available. CALL Aviation Institute of Maintenance 800-481-8612.

HELP WANTED / DRIVERS

SYNC2 MEDIA CLASSIFIED ADS

Drivers O W N E R O P E R A T O R S Class A CDL & 1 yr experience. Home daily or every other day. Dedicated, recession-proof freight (grocery). Lease purchase program, 100% fuel surcharge to driver and more! Call Michael 866-478-9972. DriveForGreatwide.com

Buy a statewide 25-word COSCAN classified line ad in newspapers across Colorado for just $250 per week. Maximize results with our Frequency Deals! Contact this newspaper or call COSCAN Coordinator Stephen Herrera, SYNC 2 Media, 303-571-5117 x20.

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TO SELL YOUR GENTLY USED ITEMS, CALL 303-566-4100 Farm Products & Produce

Estate Sales

Firewood

Furniture

Grain Finished Buffalo

ESTATE SALE April 4,5,6

Pine Fire Wood

Elizabeth Furniture Sale All dark wood, like new. Large entertainment center, 4 piece sofa set, 2 large chest of drawers, 5x5 fridge, 7 piece marble top dining set. (570)404-6174

LOST Wedding Ring-White gold Solitaire, S Swirl w/Diamonds I lost it on March 15th between Tennyson & W. 32nd. $400 or more reward. PLEASE PLEASE HELP! Kindra 720-238-5434

Health and Beauty

Pet Services

quartered, halves and whole

719-775-8742

Locally raised, grass fed and grain finished Beef & Pork. Quarters, halves, wholes available. Can deliver 720-434-1322

10-5 Daily Lots of items CHEAP 5423 Field Ct, Arvada, 80002 April 303-423-0406

MERCHANDISE

Wanted Wanted to rent; quiet space w/hookups for 36' RV. We're quiet, have references and no pets. Month to month starting in May 928-528-8028 dale@azbigsky.com

GARAGE & ESTATE SALES Garage Sales Garage Sale

Saturday March 30th 8am

4924 Apache Creek Road Castle Rock - Meadows Ladders / Tools / New File Cabinet / Poker Table & much more

Building Materials Assorted Steel Buildings

Value Discounts as much as 30% Erection Information Available Source# 18X 800-964-8335 Chain Link Fencing Approximately 150ft, 3ft high fastners and posts included 240-285-3643

Firearms 1873 Winchester 32 caliber, great condition $3995/obo 720-205-0632

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1 Cord delivered $200. Corey 720-879-1341

Flowers/Plants/Trees FAST TREES

Grow 8-12 feet yearly. $17-$24 delivered. Potted. Brochure online:

www.fasttrees.com or 509

447 4181

Need Texas Hold Em Card Player

Stolen from Lakewood home Snowblower John Deere 1988 Green/Yellow REWARD! 720-891-5816

Saturday Nights Friendly Card Game in the Arvada area Call Carol for more information 720-620-6017

Instruction Piano or Guitar lessons

At your home or my Parker studio by experienced, patient teacher. Parker, Highlands Ranch, S. Aurora. We can also work singing or songwriting into the lessons, and can include music that the student loves to keep it fun. Visit musictreecolorado.com or phone John at 303-521-8888.

Misc. Notices

White Plantation Shutters

6 oak book cases 36x84 $95ea. / obo Infrared Sauna $1099/obo 2 china cabinets w/china make offer Marty (303)995-2995 Castle Rock Furniture Sale Cherry wood entry table, coffee & end tables, couch/matching chairs. Solid oak double bed set, kitchen ware, solid oak computer desk and table and misc. everything like new. 303-386-3162 aspengail@comcast.net

Great for large picture window 67 1/2" x 56" $100 OBO 303-841-8891

Tickets/Travel All Tickets Buy/Sell

NFL-NBA-NHL-NCAA-MLB WWW.DENVERTICKET.COM (303)-420-5000

Instruction

AIRLINES ARE HIRING

Want To Purchase minerals and other oil/gas interests. Send details to: P.O. Box 13557 Denver, CO 80201

Train for hands on Aviation Maintenance Career. FAA approved program. Financial aid if qualified â€“ Housing available

Want To Purchase

CALL Aviation Institute of Maintenance

minerals and other oil/gas interests. Send details to: P.O. Box 13557 Denver, CO 80201

www.mydognanny.pro Certified - night and daycare Daily weekly vacations and emergencies 720-345-7379

Wanted

Miscellaneous

Furniture

TO ADVERTISE, CALL 303-566-4100 Lost and Found

Lost and Found

Want to Dump the Donut? Join a Challenge! or get a Personal Program www.sheernutrition.com

CLASSIFIEDS Announcements

PETS

877-818-0783

Cash for all Cars and Trucks

Dogs

Under $1000 Running or not. Any condition

Chocolate Mini Schnauzer Male, 1 yr old, neutered,9 lbs, house broken. He knows 5 commands. A stay at home person would be perfect! Very playful, loyal. Very soft hair, regular grooming a must.

$500 719-338-3747

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DONATE YOUR CAR, TRUCK, BOAT, RV; Running or not, to www.developmentaldisabled.org Tax deductible! 303-659-8086. 14 years of service

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*Medical, *Business, *Criminal Justice, *Hospitality. Job placement assistance. Computer available. Financial Aid if qualified. SCHEV authorized.

Call 800-488-0386 www.CenturaOnline.com

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SERVICES TO ADVERTISE YOUR SERVICES, CALL 303-566-4100 Accounting/ Bookkeeping

Concrete/Paving

Deck/Patio

Garage Doors

Custom designs that fit your lifestyle…

For all your garage door needs!

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Enrolled Agents with over 50 yrs experience Individual Taxes – All 50 States Small biz setup, accounting & tax preparation QuickBooks Pro Advisors See our website – rockymfp.com – for additional services & details 303-617-0813

Carpet/Flooring

All Phases of Flat Work by

www.TheLowerDeck.net TheLowerDeck.net

T.M. CONCRETE

Driveways, Sidewalks, Patios Tear-outs, colored & stamped concrete. Quality work, Lic./Ins. Reasonable rates "Small Jobs OK!" 303-514-7364

Doors/Windows

Door Doctor James marye

D o or SpecialiSt ~ c arpenter

Interior • Exterior Replacement • Repair Commercial • Residential

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Low to Moderate Cost Guaranteed 30 Yrs In Design w/Referrals

720.276.9648

Free Pricing Lori: 720-366-5992

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Thomas Floor Covering

~ Carpet Restretching ~ Repair ~ Remnant Installs In home carpet & vinyl sales

Residential & Commercial

303-781-4919

Cleaning

Patios • Sidwalks • Driveways Stone & Brick Work and Outdoor Living Design

FREE

ESTIMATES & DESIGN!

Call Ray

303-810-5077 Licensed & Insured

hardscapes@andraosconstruction.com

FBM Concrete LLC. Free Estimates 17 Years Experience Licensed & Insured Driveways, patios, stamp & colored concrete. All kinds of flat work. Let us do good work for you! (720)217-8022

Detailed cleaning at reasonable rates.

Honest & Dependable

Residential • Commercial Move Outs • New Construction References Available

Ali’s Cleaning Services

Residential and Commercial Cleaning • 15yrsexperience •WindowCleaning • Detailed,Honest, •Insured&Bonded Dependable •GreatCustomerService

Call Ali @ 720-300-6731

UTDOOR

ESIGNS, INC

• DepenDable • • Thorough •

• DECKS • • FENCES • • STAIRS • • OVERHANGS •

’s DeSpain Home SolutionS

Sanders Drywall Inc.

Over 30 Years Experience Licensed & Insured

A+

HIGHLANDS HOME IMPROVEMENT, INC.

General Repair & Remodel “We Also Specialize in Electrical Projects” Licensed/Insured/Guaranteed

303-791-4000

David’s

All phases to include

Acoustic scrape and re-texture Repairs to full basement finishes Water damage repairs Interior paint, door & trim installs 30+ years experience Insured Free estimates Darrell 303-915-0739

25 Yea rs Exp . Fre e Est ima tes Ful ly Ins ure d

Service, Inc. REmoDElIng:

Kitchen, Bathroom & Basement. Interior & Exterior Painting. Deck Installation, Coating & Repairs. Window & Tile Installation. Plumbing. Home Repairs.

CALL 720. 351.1520

Electricians

720-635-0418

General Repair & Remodel Paul Boggs Master Electrician Licensed/Insured/Guaranteed

303-791-4000

Littleton

Just Details Cleaning Service

When “OK” Just isn’t good enough -Integrity & Quality Since 1984 For more information visit: JustDetailsCleaningService.com Call Rudy 303-549-7944 for free est.

Computer Services

www.decksunlimited.com

303.781.DECK(3325)

www.deckdoctorinc.com

• Restore • Wood • Repair • Composite • Replace • Since 1993 Pergolas

Hardware / Software

FRee eStimateS

Colin (970)799-0198

's #1 Colorado

Repairs / Upgrades OS Repairs / Upgrades Virus Removal and More In Home or Pick Up $50 per hour

We are community.

Cowboy Fencing is a full service fence & gate company installing fences in Colorado for 23 years. Residential/Commercial/Farm & Ranch Fencing

Restortion Professional

• Repairs • Sanding • Pressure Washing • Stain • Paint & Seal FREE ESTIMATES

303-261-6163

D & D FENCING

Commercial & Residential All types of cedar, chain link, iron, and vinyl fences. Install and repair. Serving all areas. Low Prices. FREE Estimates. 720-434-7822 or 303-296-0303

Professional, Reliable, Responsible Colu 11 years experience & good references

Trusted House Cleaning

Family Owned an operated with integrity. 14+ years experience. Licensed and Insured. Calls accepted Monday thru Sunday 9am-4pm. Pet friendly. Get to know us at

smartyuse.com

720.722.3815

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Insurance INSURANCE REVIEW

- Please call 720-484-3732 for a FREE Home, Auto and Life Insurance review!

Give your floor a 5 year facelift at ½ the cost of full refinishing!

Janitorial Services

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• Commercial and Residential •

303-503-4087

COMMERCIAL CLEANING

www.MrSandless.com

“Let us do the dirty work!”

Hauling Service

• Dependable • Best Prices • Detailed

Member of the BBB • Certified Green

trash hauling

Instant Trash Hauling • Home • Business • Junk & Debris • Furniture • Appliances • Tree Limbs • Moving Trash • Carpet • Garage Clean Out

Dirt, Rock, Concrete, Sod & Asphalt

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Great References! We are Family-Owned and Operated

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Landscaping/Nurseries

Free estimates 7 days a Week

Call Bernie 303.347.2303

New

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• Dependable • Affordable • • Prompt Service 7 days a week • • Foreclosure and Rental clean-outs • • Garage clean-outs • • Furniture • • Appliances •

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JIM 303.818.6319

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Low rates, Free estimates Scott, Owner 720-364-5270

11 YEARS EXPERIENCE • LICENSED/REFERENCES

Your Community Connector to Boundless Rewards

Fence Services

van

Need House Cleaning?

FREE ESTIMATES

Affordable Electrician 20 yrs experience Remodel expert, kitchen, basements, & service panel upgrades. No job too small. Senior disc. 720-690-7645

House Cleaning

HAULERS

A+

HIGHLANDS HOME IMPROVEMENT, INC.

Denver’s Premier Custom Deck Builder

Fam

insured/FRee estimates Brian 303-907-1737

DepenDable, Reliable SeRvice

Eric DeSpain 303-840-1874

Patches • Repairs • Texturing Basements • Additions • Remodels We Accept • Painting & Wallpaper Removal All Major (303)988-1709 cell (720)373-1696 Credit Cards www.123drywall.com

• Dust Contained Sanding • New or Old Wood • Hardwood Installation

Solving All your Remodeling & Repair Problems – Just Ask!

FREE Estimates

12 years experience. Great References

independent Hardwood Floor Co, LLC

since 1989

303-471-2323

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All Work Guaranteed - Insured

With AD

Mike Martis, Owner

“Specializing in Composite Redwood and Cedar Construction for Over 30 Years”

303-478-8328

lAboR

35 Years Experience

Licensed & Insured 303-688-5021 www.oakvalleyconstruction.com

Residential & CommeRCial Install • sand • FInIsh RepaIRs • lamInates pRe-FInIshed • CaRpet Install

10% off

Drywall Finishing

FREE ESTIMATES

Licensed & Insured

Tre

720-270-4478

303-841-3087 303-898-9868

Deck/Patio

30+ years experience Clem: 303-973-6991

Serving Douglas County for 30 Years

Call Ray Worley CALL 303-995-4810

Our Quality Will FLOOR yOu!

We Specialize in All Residential Drywall Needs

Flowe

Call Maria For A Free Estimate

Handyman

303-688-9221 office 720-331-0314 cell

BEST PRICES

H Bathroom H Basements H Kitchens Serving Douglas H Drywall County for 30 years BASEMENTS H | BATHROOMS Decks| KITCHENS

Oak Valley

Construction

www.mikesgaragedoors.com

Construction/Repair Drywall Serving Your Area Since 1974

A Custom Clean

All cleaning services customized. Residential/Commercial References Available Contact Jody @ 303-882-8572

Jim Myers Home Repair

Hardwood Floors

PAUL TIMM

720.283.2155

(303) 646-4499

Drywall

Drywall Repair • Remodels Additions • Basements • Texture Popcorn Ceilings replaced with texture of choice One Year Warranty On All Work fRee eStimAteS

A continental flair

• Springs, Repairs • New Doors and Openers • Barn and Arena Doors • Locally-Owned & Operated • Tom Martino’s Referral List 10 Yrs • BBB Gold Star Member Since 2002

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MASONRY WORK

Home Improvement

FREE Estimates - Reliable, over 20 yrs. exp. Carpentry, Drywall, Deck Staining, Painting, Gutter Cleaning, Plumbing, Electrical & more 303-243-2061

303-683-7990  Trex Pro

ANDRAOS CONCRETE &

Carpet & Draperies & More Great Ideas For Your Home

Handyman

AFFORDABLE

HANDYMAN

Carpentry • Painting Tile • Drywall • Roof Repairs Plumbing • Electrical Kitchen • Basements Bath Remodels Property Building Maintenance Free Estimates • Reliable Licensed • Bonded Insured • Senior Discount

Ron Massa

Office 303-642-3548 Cell 720-363-5983 No Service in Parker or Castle Rock

Call

Home Improvement For ALL your Remodeling & Repair Needs

A+

HIGHLANDS HOME IMPROVEMENT, INC. General Repair, Remodel, Electrical, Plumbing, Custom Kitchen & Bath, Tile Installation & Basement Finish

Licensed/Insured

FREE Estimates

303-791-4000

Paver Patios Walkways • Walls

Mike 303-257-7815

www.delucals.com

Mountain HigH Landscape, irrigation, and Lawncare

Family Owned and Operated We are a full service design, installation and maintenance company.

Call Don

303-915-6973

donlease@mtnhighlandscaping.com

Spring Cleanup – Sprinkler Start-up aeration/power rake – Sprinkler DeSign inStallation anD repairS – lawnCare tree anD Shrub Care – weeDControl

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Landscaping/Nurseries

Medical

RON’S LANDSCAPING

Registered psychotherapist

Spring Clean Up, Raking, Weeding, Flower Bed Maintenance, Schrub Retrimming Soil Prep - Sod Work Trees & Schrub Replacement also Small Tree & Bush Removal Bark, Rock Walss & Flagstone Work

FREE Estimates

Painting

offers affordable therapy using a sliding scale. I provide comfortable in home visits for teens and adults. Call Caroline at 303-250-8784 or visit my website www.claritycounseling.vpweb.com

GREENLEAF REMODELING LLC Residential Specialist Kitchen • Bath • Basement Tile • Carpentry • Drywall • Repairs

Family owned business with over 35 yrs. exp.

Call or email Ron 303-758-5473 vandergang@comcast.net

Licensed/Insured/Free Estimates Contractors License #243110

Misc. Services

Columbine Custom Contracting & Sprinkler Service • Sprinkler Start Ups $40 • Aerations $40 • Fertilization $30 • Power Rakes $60 & Up • Fence Repair & Painting • Clean Up / Tree service • Laminate/Hardwood Floors • Licensed Plumber

Tony 720-210-4304 Dreilng Lawn Service FREE Estimates • Weekly Mowing • Aeration • Power Rake • Fertilization • Sprinkler Install / Repair & Turn On • Sod Install & Repair • Rock Install • Gutter Clean Out Senior Discount - Accepting All Major Credit Cards

Call

(303)427-5342 or 720-470-2870

Less Mess = Less Stress! We Offer:

Decluttering • Home/Business Organization Relocation services • Party Planning and hosting assistance • Help with daily errands, tasks and anything your busy life can’t handle! ContaCt uS now! 303-726-7306, allorganized@comcast.net or allorganizedco.com

ALL Organized Painting

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1ST MOW FREE with summer commitment for new customers

BIG DOG SPECIAL

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Aeration, Fertilization & Power Raking

LITTLE DOG SPECIAL

Aeration & Fertilization Combo Yard Cleanup, Aeration, Fertilizer, Shrub Trimming

www.denverlawnservices.com Established 2000

$40 Sprinkler Activation Special

Lawn Mowing New Sod Installation New Sprinkler Installation Bush Planting

Quality Painting for Every Budget Call Jeff Lempe

Interiors • Exteriors • Decks Insured • Free Estimates Ask about our remodeling services

Tile

Thomas Floor Covering

Plumbing

M4 ROOFING & GUTTERS

Anchor Plumbing

Located in Highlands Ranch All Types of Roofing & Repairs

Call for free estimates •Aeration • Power Raking w/ vacuum • Seasonal mowing

Call Jim 303-408-6607

PROFESSIONAL OUTDOOR SERVICES TREES/ SHRUBS TRIMMED Planted, Trimmed & Removal • Sod Work • Rock & Block Walls • Sprinklers • Aeration • Stumps Ground • Mulch

Licensed / Insured

DICK 303-783-9000 SPRINKLER TURN ON, MOWING & SPRING YARD CLEAN UP • Tree & Shrub Trimming • Aerate • • Fertilize • Gutter Clean Up & Repair • • Fence Installation & Repair • • Handyman Services • Call Walter at 720-366-5498 walterquispe@msn.com

Licenced & Insured

Bryon Johnson

Master Plumber • All plumbing repairs & replacement • Bathroom remodels • Gas pipe installation • Sprinkler repair

~ Licensed & Insured ~

303.979.0105 Plumb-Crazy, LLC.

303-467-3166 APEXPAINT@COMCAST.NET

“We’re Crazy About Plumbing” CUSTOM HOMES REMODEL FINISHED BASEMENTS SERVICE AND REPAIR Licensed • Insured ALAN ATTWOOD, Master Plumber

PH: 303-472-8217 FX: 303-688-8821

EPA CERTIFIED

PLUMBING, SPRINKLER & SWAMP COOLERS. FREE INSTANT QUOTE.

Lawn Service 720-490-6272

Service

(303) 961-3485

www.lovablepainters.com

Jardinero

Jim’s Lawn

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Emily Andrus, Mackensie Cembalisty, Tyler Christley, Kaaryn Dahlquist, Savannah Johnson, Sarah Lilly, Rebecca McCarthy, Ryan McGavin, Olivia Newman, Senija Paich, Jessica Rogers, Miranda Sigley, Nicolette Tiongson, Jordan Wilmes and Kristina Withers, of Highlands Ranch, were recognized as first-year scholars for the fall 2012 semester at the University of Northern Colorado. Josiah Scheck, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the fall 2012 dean’s list at Concordia University Wisconsin. Scheck is a junior, pre-sem pastoral major. Ashley Novak, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the fall 2012 honors list at Iowa Lakes Community College. Michael Potts, of Highlands Ranch, earned a bachelor’s degree in aeronautical technology from Kansas State University. Lee Smith, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the fall 2012 dean’s list at the School of Visual Arts, New York City. Kira Kopchik, of Lone Tree, was named to the fall 2012 honor roll at Northeastern Junior College. Danielle Jordan Fontana, of Littleton, earned a degree in liberal arts and sciences from the University of Iowa. Fontana was named to the fall 2012 dean’s list. Sarah Eha, of Littleton, earned a bachelor’s degree in music; and Susan Norris, of Littleton, earned a bachelor’s degree in education, from Kansas State University. Zannah Johnke, Cassandra Kennedy and Colin Mack, of Littleton, were named to the fall 2012 dean’s list at Doane College. Johnke is a senior who attended Mountain Vista High School. Kennedy is a sophomore who attended Heritage High School. Mack is a freshman from ThunderRidge High School. Steffani Meusburger, of Littleton, was named to the fall 2012 dean’s list at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. Adrianne Lundy, of Littleton, was named to the fall 2012 dean’s list at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities. Lundy is a sophomore in the College of Liberal Arts. Jacob Libero Calzavara, Anne Lawrence and Michael G. Purcell, of Littleton, earned degrees during the fall 2012 semester from the University of Wyoming. Lawrence earned a master’s degree, while Calzavara and Purcell earned bachelor’s degrees. Susan M. Swanson-Rasmussen, of Littleton, was named to the fall 2012 dean’s list at Columbia College.

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Dex, the South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce official door greeter, welcomes guests at the chamber’s spacious office in The Streets at SouthGlenn. Dex, short for Dexter, has been with the chamber for about a year. Photos by Deborah Grigsby

Chamber dog digs chamber digs South Metro pooch pampers staff, business partners By Deborah Grigsby

dgrigsby@ourcoloradonews. com Some posh offices have a door chime, alerting staff to arriving clients and customers. The South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce has something better. They have Dexter. Dex, as his friends call him, is the chamber’s 14-month-old Havanese director of canine relations. Less than 12 inches tall, the cream-colored furry ambassador wields the stature of a tiny field marshal, investigating every corner of the chamber’s Streets at SouthGlenn office. Although he officially belongs to Taren Shuck-Boehler,

When not announcing guests at the South Metro Denver Chamber, Dex handles a few high-level tasks for chamber President John Brackney. Dex, a 14-month-old Havanese, is director of canine relations. Deborah Grigsby strategic events planner, Dex has officially become a member of the chamber staff, roaming freely — relatively freely — around the office, welcoming guests and screening them for “turkey-flavored contraband.” Shuck-Boehler said it all began when she began bringing Dex to the office just a couple of days per week.

“But then people began to ask about him when he wasn’t here,” she said. “Now, he’s part of the office and serves as the official door greeter.” A breed of Bichon, the Havanese is the national dog of Cuba and is known for its small but sturdy body type and ability to perform tricks. They are sometimes referred

to as Cuban circus dogs. Fawned over by men and women alike, Dex commands attention much like a mini furcovered rock star. He’s very active in chamber business. “Dex is a vital part of dayto-day business here, helping us build relationships, and celebrate success — in his own way,” she said. “During the election, Dex entertained voters and their kids as they waited in line.” Shuck-Boehler said as the weather warms up, folks visiting the Streets at SouthGlenn can expect to see Dex out on his daily walks, greeting shoppers and new businesses. “There are a lot of things we’re working on at the chamber that we hope Dex can be a part of,” she said. “Although we’ve got to work a little more on the communication skills.” When asked about his heavy social schedule with the chamber, Dex simply described it as “ruff.”

Jefferson Bible on display at museum Rare national treasure comes to History Colorado Center By Sonya Ellingboe

sellingboe@ourcoloradonews.com In 1820, after serving two terms as president, Thomas Jefferson, age 77, was living at his home, Monticello, reading and thinking. He determined to organize a Bible with materials from four translations — English, French, Latin and Greek — that he wanted included in a single volume that would chronologically trace the life and moral teachings of Jesus, as he understood them. It was not printed then, but was more like a scrapbook. He clipped pages and excerpted passages, creating his own Bible by hand. He called it “The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth.” The finished product was bound in red Moroccan leather with gold tooling. Material sent from the Smithsonian said that Jefferson had no intention of publishing this volume. He realized his unorthodox views would offend some religious authorities and could be used against him by political opponents.

if you go History Colorado Center is at 1200 Broadway, Denver. A general admission ticket will include the Jefferson Bible, which is on display until May 27. HistoryColoradoCenter. org, 303-HISTORY. The book stayed with his family until the Smithsonian’s librarian purchased it from Carolina Randolph, Jefferson’s great-greatgranddaughter, in 1895. In 1904, by an act of Congress, lithographic reproductions were made for members of Congress. This historic treasure, which will be exhibited at History Colorado Center through May 27, was very fragile and underwent meticulous conservation, according to Smithsonian curator Harry Rubenstein. He and Janice Stagnitto Ellis, senior paper conservator at the National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, accompanied the Jefferson Bible to Denver. She oversaw the conservation treatment, which is detailed at http://americanhistory. si.edu/JeffersonBible. Making this historic treasure publicly accessible was a key goal behind its conservation, said Rubenstein, expressing his

The Celtic Tavern at 1801 Blake St. is in its 13th year of doing business and is ready to branch out by providing Denver’s only Off Track Betting facility. “We have changed as the business grew,” said owner Noel Hickey, “by expanding in 2004 into the space next door, opening Delaney’s cigar bar and lounge. We are now ready for the next change. On April 6, we will open the only Off Track Betting facility in the City and County of Denver. “It will add excitement in both bars. We will open at 10 a.m. every day. On May 4, Kentucky Derby day, we will be hosting one of the biggest Derby day parties seen in Colorado. With the help of our friends at the Ninth Door and Vesta Dipping Grill, the Blake Street trifecta will be the place to be.”

One Lincoln Park problems

The One Lincoln Park building that Dealin’ Doug Moreland and Tom “Lou from Littleton” Manoogian co-own is having problems again. Apparently they are replacing ALL the water pipes with copper pipes. Water is being shut off intermittently. The water issue has affected the White Crown Credit Union (yes, my credit union) this week and this will be an ongoing project for a year.

Microbrews help end poverty

Join Whole Foods Market Denver and Rocky Mountain Micro Finance Institute for a party to help end poverty around the world from 6 to 10 p.m. Saturday at the McNichols Civic Center Building at the corner of Bannock and Colfax. Taste some of Colorado’s best microbrews and spirits, including a custom limited edition of Pineapple Pale Ale from Denver Beer Co., as well as samples from other micro breweries such as Odell Brewing Co., Crazy Mountain Brewery and Downslope Distilling. Sample food from some of Whole Foods Market food artisans, and create your own party favor with folks from Fresh City Life and the Denver Public Library. Enjoy live music and view an art installation of “India” by Amy K. Wright. All proceeds will benefit the Whole Planet Foundation. Learn more at www. wholeplanetfoundation.org. Buy five tickets or more and enter to win a $100 gift card to Whole Foods Market.

Kempe takes Venice

Thomas Jefferson’s Bible, “The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth,” which he assembled, will be exhibited at the History Colorado Center through May 27. Photo by Hugh Talman, National Museum of American History pleasure at loaning it to History Colorado, a Smithsonian affiliate institution. It will be exhibited with two English editions of the New Testament that Jefferson used to excerpt passages. Clips from the Smithsonian documentary, “Jefferson’s Secret Bible,” will be shown. Museum staff has planned numerous related programs, which will be listed online at HistoryColorado.org/calendar. For those who want to read the text, a facsimile edition will be for sale in the museum shop, including all four languages and Jefferson’s handwritten notes ($35).

Now that’s Italian! Guests will celebrate in Venetian style to support abused and neglected children during the “Kempe Takes Venice” gala beginning at 6 p.m. April 20 in the Seawell Grand Ballroom at The Denver Center for the Performing Arts. Proceeds from the event will benefit The Kempe Foundation, which provides the education, advocacy and fundraising support for The Kempe Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Child Abuse and Neglect. The evening will begin with a cocktail reception and silent auction at 6 p.m., followed by a 7:30 p.m. Italian-style dinner. The program will include a tribute to Dr. C. Henry Kempe’s lasting legacy, a success story as told by child-abuse survivor Althea Austin Flaherty, an artistic performance with an Italian flair, the comedy of local favorite (and my former Rocky Mountain News colleague) Sam Adams, and a live Parker continues on Page 26

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Singing leads to better life African Children’s Choir performing in Littleton By Sonya Ellingboe

March 28, 2013

IF YOU GO The African Children’s Choir will perform at 7 p.m. April 10 at South Suburban Christian Church, 7275 S. Broadway, Littleton. Tickets: free will offering. 303-798-2406.

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Young singers from the African Children’s Choir will perform at South Suburban Christian Church in Littleton on April 10. Courtesy photo

In 1984, a man named Roy Burnett offered a little Ugandan boy a ride to the next village and was enchanted by his singing. Burnett formed the first African Children’s Choir and took the children on tour to raise money for the many needy African children he saw. Through the years, funds raised have helped with education, housing, medical expenses and more, through the Music for Life Institute. The African Children’s Choir is traveling in Colorado and will appear at 7 p.m. April 10 at South Suburban Christian Church in Littleton. Mark Cutler, minister of music, said this will be the third visit from the choir in about 15 years. Education is viewed as the key to a better future for these vulnerable children. The first North American tour was in 2002. At times, there are two choirs traveling

—in England and the U.S. They have produced albums, appeared on TV, performed in London in 2005 with Mariah Carey and Paul McCartney, sung before presidents, including at the White House, and recently sang for Queen Elizabeth of England. There will be a table with albums and other material at the church, Cutler said. Ticket sales are by donation and support education for choir children and thousands of others. The website speaks of 7,000 being supported at present and over 50,000 during the choir’s history. Cutler said there will also be the opportunity to sponsor a particular child. The choir’s mission “is to create ChangeMakers for the future of Africa.” At present, there are programs in Uganda, southern Sudan, Kenya, Rwanda, Nigeria, Ghana and South Africa, including schools and Music for Life camps.

Show focuses on French music An all-French program will feature Colorado Symphony Orchestra’s Concertmaster Yumi Hwang-Williams performing “Introduction” and “Rondo Cappriccioso” by Saint Saens and “Poeme” by Chausson at 7:30 p.m. April 5 at Littleton United Methodist Church, 5894 S. Datura St., Littleton. Also on the program: “Symphonie Fantastique” by Berlioz, described as “an epic masterpiece about love and amorous delusions.” Its original orchestration is important. The final work will be Debussy’s “The Afternoon of a Faun.” Tickets cost $15, adults/$12 seniors/free 21 and under. Tickets are available online; at Gorsett’s Violin Shop, 8100 S. Quebec, B206 in Centennial; and at the door. Information: 303-933-6824, littletonsymphony.org.

Photography in focus

• Classes — Photographer Hank Fanelli will teach two Basic Photography classes at Curtis Arts and Humanities Center, 2349 E. Orchard Road, Greenwood Village: April 17 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. and April 20 from 10 a.m. to noon. Fee: $50. Not camera-specific. • “Greenwood and Beyond” Exhibit April 5 to May 3. Opening reception: 5:30-7 p.m. April 6. Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. • Photographer George Vago, exhibit juror, will lecture on “Elements of Composition” at 6:30 p.m,. April 11.

Hula and more

The Polynesian Paradise Dancers will

Lorena Donohue, Deputy Director/Curator of the Littleton Museum. This program will be followed by a 40th anniversary celebration, with cake.

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appear at 7:30 p.m. April 9 at the Bug Theater, 3654 Navajo St., in Denver’s Highland neighborhood. The troupe tours internationally, demonstrating Polynesian culture. Tickets: $15/$12. Polynesianparadisedancers.com.

Genealogists gather

Columbine Genealogical and Historical Society’s April meetings are at Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit, 6400 S. University Blvd., Centennial. Visitors are welcome: • April 9 — 1 p.m. Business meeting and program — “Location is the Key to Finding Ancestors” by Carol Darrow, past CGS president. It’s vital to learn about boundaries, maps, population, geography, ethnic groups, religions, crops and occupations of your ancestor’s hometown. • April 16 9:30 a.m.-“What is a reasonably-exhaustive Search” by Michael Hiat. Webinar on CD plus hand-outs and discussion. April 16, 1 p.m. Presentation: “The History of Littleton from its Founding to 1959” by

CURTAIN TIME

Miss Mona and friends

“Best Little Whorehouse in Texas” by Carol Hall, Larry King and Peter Masterson plays April 5 through May 5 at Vintage Theatre, 1468 Dayton St., Aurora. Deb Flomberg directs. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays; 2:30 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: $30 ($25 advance), 303-856-7830, vintagetheatre.com.

Dinner Theater from the Edge

“Murder at Café Noir,” a musical murder mystery dinner theater show, will be presented by Edge Theatre at the Briarwood Inn, 1630 18th St., Golden, from April 5 to May 4. Director Cindy Ergenbright of Highlands Ranch says most of the actors are from the south metro area. Help Rick Archer, P.I., find a runaway gal “who has more curves than the West Coast highway.” Performances are at 7 p.m. (cocktails 6:30) on April 5, 6, 13, 19, 20, 26, 27, May 3, 4. A ticket includes a four-course gourmet dinner and the show: $65 per person, plus tax and service fee. Reservations required: 303-2793121, thebriarwoodinn.com. 1940s-style black, white or gray encouraged.

Stage Left at Spark

Salida’s Stage Left Theater Company will

perform two shows in April at Spark Theater, 985 Santa Fe Dr., Denver. • “I Am My Own Wife,” the 2004 Pulitzer Prize winner about Charlotte von Mahlsdorf, who navigated both the Nazi regime and the Communists while openly gay and in drag. One hour festival version, with talkback afterwards. Performances: 7:30 p.m. April 5, 6; 2 p.m. April 7. Tickets: $12, sparktheater.org. • “Love, Loss and What I Wore” by Nora Ephron, a collection of monologues written by Nora Ephron and her sister Delia Ephron, based on the novel by Ilene Beckerman. Five actresses portray many characters. Performances: 7:30 p.m. April 12, 13. Tickets: $20, sparktheater.org.

Dorothy Parker

“Pardon My Dust” by Anne Welsbacher plays through April 6, with Billie McBride as Dorothy Parker and Paul Page. Presented by And Toto Too, which features new plays by women playwrights. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays at the Work|Space at the Laundry on Lawrence, 2701 Lawrence St., Denver. Tickets: $22/$20/$11 on Wednesdays, 720-5833975, andtototoo.org.

“Hank Williams: Lost Highway” a musical biography by Randal Myler and Mark Harelik, plays at Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree. Performances: 7:30 p.m. April 2, 3, 4, 9; 8 p.m. April 5, 6; 1:30 p.m. April 6, 7. Tickets start at $29. 720-590-1000. LoneTreeArtsCenter. org.

Degas — beyond ballerinas

“Degas: the Private Impressionist” brings a selection of prints, drawings and photographs by French artist Edgar Degas at the Foothills Art Center, 809 15th St., Golden. Included: more than 40 works on paper by Degas’ contemporaries (Cassatt, Cezanne, Ingres, Gerome, Moreau, Toulouse-Lautrec). The exhibit runs April 6 to June 30. Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays. Check foothillsartcenter. org for related events and lectures. Admission fee, except Sunday mornings.

What bird is that?

“Beginning Bird Watching” will begin with a 7-9 a.m. class on April 11, followed by five Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. with field trips to surrounding bird-watching sites. Fee: $150 members; $175 non-members. Leaders: Hugh and Urling Kingery.

Yumi Hwang-Williams, Colorado Symphony’s Concertmaster, will be featured in a Littleton Symphony concert on April 5. Registration required: 973-9530 or info@ denveraudubon.org.

Writers festival

Join Arapahoe Community College’s Writers Studio for “Writing that Springs,” the annual Literary Festival, on April 13. Full and half day tickets are available. Workshops, readings and lunch. $45 full day; $25 half day; $20 students. RSVP by April 10: writerstudio@Arapahoe.edu. For information, see ACC Writers Studio web page.

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auction. Following the program, one of Denver’s hottest dance bands, Soul X, will perform until 11 p.m. Community leader and longtime Kempe supporter Gail Johnson will receive the 2013 Kempe Community Award, and presiding judge of the Denver Juvenile Court, Karen M. Ashby, will receive the 2013 Kempe Professional Award. Additional event details, tickets and sponsorships are available by calling 303864-5312 or online at www.kempe.org/ gala.

Glass Half Full

Glass Half Full, the stand-alone bar inside Alamo Drafthouse Littleton, unveiled its cocktail menu available to moviegoers when the theater and bar opened this week. The bar pours locally distilled spirits from companies such as Stranahan’s Colorado Whiskey and Leopold Bros., as well

as a seasonal cocktail menu curated by award-winning Alamo Drafthouse Beverage Director Bill Norris. “With the signature drinks at Glass Half Full, we’re trying to bridge the gap between the beer drinker and the cocktail drinker,” said Norris. “Local beer like Left Hand Milk Stout finds its way into cocktails, and beer components like hops and malt find their way into classic drinks like daiquiris and gimlets. Craft brewers spend so much time creating flavor in their brews that we just want to build on the templates they’re laying down for us.” More information at http://drafthouse. com/denver/littleton. 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 Blacktie-Colorado.com. You can subscribe and read her columns (Monday, Wednesday and Friday) at www.pennyparker.blacktie-colorado.com. She can be reached at penny@blacktie-llc.com or at 303-619-5209.

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Dinner and a movie made easy New theater offers food, drinks By Sonya Ellingboe

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After a week of staff training, Littleton’s new Alamo Drafthouse Signature Programpromedming Week will be open April 4 to April 11, andgeared to show off the special kinds of expeents,riences the company offers. ently This isn’t your grandmother’s cinema, but sing-alongs, quote-alongs, theme andmeals, 32 kinds of draft beer, a cocktail d. menu and more are scheduled at this new pportspot in Aspen Grove, Santa Fe and Mineral. ands The first 150 staff members are hired and beingin training. Projections are for a much largdur-er staff when up and running. At a March 18 press preview, black-clad young people ppor-were everywhere one looked, anxiously listening to instructions. See drafthouse.com/ nge-careers if interested in employment. sent, Walk into the lobby and you are greeted hernby a trio of white, furry Yetis with blue faca andes. They hang from the light fixture, holdMusicing some globes of light. Each theater in the chain has a special custom fixture and this was the corporate vision for Colorado. A ticket booth and bar are just inside the

A cluster of Yetis greets visitors to the new Alamo Drafthouse, as they hang from the light fixture. They are a custom touch for the Colorado audience. Courtesy photo door. (Since alcohol is served, children are not allowed — aside from Tuesdays before 2 p.m., when parents can bring baby along.) Thirty-five-millimeter reels are convert-

ed into light fixtures on lobby and theater walls, mounted against a patterned red wallpaper. There are seven theaters, ranging in size

from 38 to 204 seats, all with a standard wood table between each two seats. The smallest one could be rented for a birthday party or other celebration and has a 35-millimeter projector as well as the standard digital one. The huge kitchen is on the second floor and is capable of turning out 1,000 meals in an hour, overseen by chef Seth Rexroad. One finds a menu on a shelf under the table, fills out an order card and places it for the server, who carries it to the kitchen and delivers food and drink to the seat. The menu is long and includes pizza, salad, sandwiches and sometimes more. During the first week, there will be $2 tickets and half-price food. For example, there is an all-you-can-eat spaghetti dinner paired with a Spaghetti Western, “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly,” on April 7, and a free family film, “Fantastic Mr. Fox” on April 6. For future scheduling and tickets, see drafthouse.com/denver/Littleton. There will be a mix of first-run and other sorts of films. A small stand-alone bar, Glass Half Full, is just to the right of the entrance and is open to the public as well as movie-goers. It will offer another lunchtime option at Aspen Grove and has 32 beer taps arrayed across the wall behind the bar.

Breaking news drives American classic ‘The Front Page’ on stage in Denver By Sonya Ellingboe

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A table filled with 1920s vintage telephones in assorted colors plus a couple of old desks with typewriters set the stage for “The Front Page” at Denver’s John Hand Theater, a funny, fast-talking look at a Chicago newsroom scene a la 1928. Writers Ben Hecht and rt- Charles MacArthur take us ncert to a courthouse where a

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murderer on trial has just escaped. The basement media room lets reporters call in their news and/or type it. The large cast includes eight reporters and overbearing, communist-hunting pubisher Walter Burns (Ken Street). The latter is supposed to be modeled on the Chicago Tribune publisher of that time. His ace reporter, Hildy Johnson (Eric Galatas) is newly engaged and about to head to New York to be married and start a new career. His fiancee Peggy (Anna Hershey) and her mother are waiting at

if you go “The Front Page” is presented by Spotlight Theatre Company through March 30 at the John Hand Theater, 7653 E. First Place, Denver. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. 720-880-8727, www.thisisspotlight.com. the train station when the situation takes a sudden turn. Director Carol Petitmaire deftly manages a sizable cast on a small stage, cueing entrances and exits precisely so there is always some sort of action, including entrances by the bumbling Sheriff Hartman

(Jesse Pearlman) and the scheming mayor (Wade Wood). Then there is the ditsy Mollie Malloy (Leigh Ann Gould), the criminal’s nasal-voiced girlfriend. Both playwrights brought newsroom experience to writing this fast-paced play — as well as a fine sense of comic timing. Some of the actors bring more stage experience than others and a broad comedy like this leads some to overplay their parts, but in general, the quality is quite good, providing an entertaining romp through a bit of history.

‘Stills and ’Scapes’ at Town Hall By Sonya Ellingboe

ege’ssellingboe@ourcoloradonews.com ngs,” l 13. Rosemary Laughlin’s bright mixedWork-media painting, “Jar of Flowers,” was ; $25awarded a first place by juror Victoria l 10:Kwasinski in the “Stills and ‘Scapes” rma-exhibit, displayed at Town Hall’s Stanton Gallery through April 30. Landscapes and still lifes are popular subjects for artists who work in a figurative, realistic style, as well as those whose work is more abstract. Kwasinski, the juror, works in many media and teaches across the metro area. She once was part owner of a Littleton gallery. Littleton Fine Arts Guild members usually exhibit their work at the historic Depot Art Gallery in the old Santa Fe Depot on Powers, and have an anniversary show exhibited there at present, but this gives them an oppor-

if you go “Stills and `Scapes” is exhibited at the Stanton Gallery, Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 W. Main St., Downtown Littleton. Hours: 10 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m. on Mondays through Fridays; noon to 4 p.m. on Saturdays. 303-794-2787. All artwork is for sale.

tunity to reach out in the community. Awards for “Stills and ‘Scapes” are: • Best of Show: “Closed Sunday Morning--Santa Fe” by S. Williams, watercolor. • First Place: “Jar of Flowers” by Rosemary McLaughlin,mixed media. • Second Place: “Breaking Wave” by Judy Spurling Deist. Photograph. • Third Place: “Pears and Red Wine” by Cheryl Adams. Oil. Honorable Mention: “Sonoran Desert” by Rosemary McLaughlin.

“Flowers in a Jar,” a mixed media painting by Rosemary Laughlin, won first place in the Littleton Fine Arts Guild exhibit at Town Hall Arts Center. Courtesy photo

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Walter Burns (Ken Street) wants immediate action by reporter Hildy Johnson (Eric Galatas) in “The Front Page” at the John Hand Theater. Courtesy photo

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Magical play feels like dream By Sonya Ellingboe

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sellingboe@ourcoloradonews.com Rhythms, dramatic lighting, percussion, mythology, magic …. One walks out into the night after an evening with “The Brothers Size” in a somewhat dream-like state. Images and sounds from a different world remain with a viewer, setting her/him apart from the city traffic and lights for a time. This is the sort of experience one would wish for in every visit to the theater, but it seldom comes together so strongly. Young playwright Tarell Alvin McCraney, whose “Brother/Sister Plays” yielded “The Brothers Size,” is hailed as one to watch, moving fast into the theater community after a patchy start in a Florida project, with a crack-addicted mother. He graduated from Yale School of Drama’s Playwriting Program and was playwright-in-residence for the Royal Shakespeare Company and is a member of Chicago’s prestigious Steppenwolf Theatre Company … and more. Director Dee Covington has developed a sensitive, magical tale for today. The audience arrives at Curious Theatre, where “The Brothers Size” plays through April 13, noting a steel jungle-appearing set with angled beams and a few platforms.

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“The Brothers Size” plays through April 13 at Curious Theatre, 1080 Acoma St., Denver. Performances: 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: curioustheatre.org, 303-623-0524

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tales end- HIGHLANDS RANCH — This spring’s oth-Mountain Vista girls soccer team has a blend of solid experience, talented underclassmen and national quality players. So far that has been a successful blueprint. The Golden Eagles are Colorado’s topranked Class 5A team and are off to a 4-0-0 start, including a 2-0-0 record in the Continental League. “There is a lot of talent, a lot of returning seniors that have been on the varsity for three or four years,” Mountain Vista coach Theresa Echtermeyer said. “We have a lot of experience, which is nice. We have three core sophomores who were starters last year. “In the offseason, I was a little worried about how our team chemistry was going to be, and it really started to come together in last couple weeks and you can see it on the pitch. The girls do well training together, on the field, and that really shows when you play on Tuesday and Thursday nights. Their chemistry is very good and I expect that to get better through the season.” Mountain Vista has scored 18 goals in its four victories. “We’re a little bit different style team than we’ve been in the past,” Echtermeyer said. “In the past we’ve been more of a defensive-oriented team. The thing I probably like the most about this group is our technical ability to hold onto the ball, probe a little bit and make good choices instead of just giving up the ball. We are obviously able to score goals.” The Golden Eagles are pretty good defensively, as they have allowed just one goal in the four games before spring break. “We have two very experienced goalkeepers (Torell Stewart and Danielle Cushing), and both are seniors,” Echtermeyer said. “My two center backs are pretty special. I have Gabbi Miranda and Mariel Adams, both seniors. Mariel is going to be going to Notre Dame and Gabriel to UCLA. Gabbi has been in the national pool too. “Mariel Adams is somebody people forget about. Mariel and Gabbi are a great duo. Mariel gets forgotten about sometimes because Gabbi gets the national attention.” Miranda, still in her age group national pool after playing for the U17 United States World Cup team in Azerbaijan last September, has four goals and two assists in four games this season from her defensive position and is second on the team in scoring.

Mountain Vista sophomore Megan Massey, the Golden Eagles’ leading scorer, notched a pair of goals against Legend on March 21. Photo by Jim Benton “We have good balance between experienced and young, new players,” Miranda explained. “This year we have a real good chance because we’re not holding back and the young talent we have is giving us opportunities to provide threats for opponents. “We’re just kind of utilizing the speed and threats we have up top. Our back line is very solid. So it’s not like we’re as worried, and we’re taking the opportunities we have with our attacking players and take full advantage of them.” Sophomore forward Megan Massey leads the team with four goals and three assists for 11 points. Freshman standout Mallory Pugh has four goals. “Megan was a starter for us last year,”

Echtermeyer said. “She is really strong through the midfield, plays real tough, a real good ball winner, great playmaker, but again is a good scoring threat. “We have a good freshman class, but Mal is the player the spotlight is on. She’s going with the U17 national team to Costa Rica at the end of April. She is a very special player. Mal is the real deal. “ Mountain Vista won the 2011 state championship, and Miranda knows the offensive potential of this spring’s team makes the Golden Eagles more dangerous. “This year I can honestly say we might be better than the state championship team because we are so quick and good on the ball,” she said. “The state championship team, we were like fighting the whole

season. This season we might be able to develop comfortable leads. As a program, we are definitely improving our attacking mentality.” Echtermeyer also figures the 2013 Golden Eagles match up with the title team. “This team definitely compares with that team,” said Echtermeyer. “Our goal is to stay healthy, try to get better every game and don’t look past any team. We need to make sure we make good choices with the ball, protect the ball and make sure it goes back to the green. And, we need to capitalize more on our scoring chances. We just want to get a step better every game. “It’s really simple. We’re not looking for anything complex. We’re pretty solid through all thirds of the pitch.”

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Mountain Vista baseball coach Ron Quintana schedules tough non-league games so the Golden Eagles will be primed for play in the Continental League. On March 19, the Golden Eagles upset Cherry Creek, Colorado’s top-ranked team, 5-2, in a road game on the Bruins’ diamond. Cherry Creek was fourth in the MaxPreps Excellent 25 rankings, and Mountain Vista will face Cathedral Catholic of San Diego this week when the Golden Eagles play in the Bishop Gorman Desert Classic in Las Vegas. “I like playing the best, you find out where your team sits,” Quintana said. “When you play a team like Creek, you find

out what your team has and where your team stands. Playing better competition in non-league competition is a benefit, especially going into our conference. “We’re going to Vegas. The timing is perfect because there we will have nice weather and we’ll see some good competition. It gives us a week to get out with good weather instead of being indoors and shoveling.” Michael Klein, a senior who will be attending Nebraska next fall, limited Cherry Creek to three hits. It was Mountain Vista’s second victory in two games this spring. “Michael Kline was our starting pitcher,” Quintana said. “He did a great job of mixing it up against their lineup and their lineup is good. After the first inning, he

settled down a little. Once he got locked in, he controlled the game.” Mountain Vista scored three runs in the fifth inning to snap a 2-2 tie, and the Golden Eagles made the most of seven hits. “With a lot of situational baseball, I thought everyone contributed in the lineup offensively and defensively. It was one of our best performances. I told the kids it was a great game but the game is over and we have to go on to the next one. I couldn’t be more proud of the kids right now even though there is a lot more season to go. There are things we need to work on.” Mountain Vista is one of nine local teams playing in a warmer climate this week during spring break. Douglas County and Castle View will

be in the Greenway Festival Tournament in Phoenix while ThunderRidge, Chaparral, Highlands Ranch, Ponderosa and Valor Christian are entered in the Coach Bob National Invitational tourney in Phoenix. Heritage will be playing in Vero Beach, Fla. In other games last week, senior Jake Hand went 3-for-3, scored once and drove in three runs as ThunderRidge improved to 2-0 for the season with an 8-3 win over Fountain Fort Carson. Arapahoe (3-1) dropped a 6-2 decision to Chatfield and edged Cherokee Trail, 5-4. In four games, senior Jason Bendell has been productive despite hitting only .167. He leads the team with six runs batted in Roundup continues on Page 31

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Legend’s Mike Baird checks the situation after sliding safely into second base during a game against Cherry Creek last week. The Titans fell to the defending state champions, 12-4. Photo by Tom Munds

Success helps build Legend program 89 players tried out for four teams this spring By Jim Benton

sports@ourcoloradonews.com PARKER — In 2009, when Scott Fellers gave his first signals from the coaching box for the Legend baseball program, he had 20 players divided into two teams and everybody played in every scheduled game. This spring, there were 89 players trying out for the four teams in the Titans program. Success, it seems, is inviting. After going 3-8 in its first season in the Class 5A Continental League in 2011, Legend tied for the league championship last spring and the Titans were second in the state tournament. “Every year, we’ve built another piece for those kids that have stayed with us,” Fellers said. “We’re finally at the point now where we are deep.” Deep enough to be one of the preseason favorites in the Continental League along with Chaparral, Regis Jesuit, ThunderRidge and Mountain Vista. “Our league is pretty deep,” Fellers said. “From top to bottom with our top six or seven teams, it is a fight every game.” Legend heads into this season with renewed confidence after a 19-7 campaign in 2012 that saw the Titans win league extrainning road games in 16, 10, and nine innings, and then come within one game of claiming the Class 5A state championship. Regis beat unbeaten Legend to force a championship game against Cherry Creek in the double elimination state tournament. Cherry Creek, which had lost to the

CONTINENTAL LEAGUE PLAYERS TO WATCH Castle View - Kaleb Geiger, 3B, C, jr.; Ellis Kelly, P, SS, sr.; Garrett Johnson, P, OF, sr.; Trevor Smeeton, P, 2B, SS, jr. Chaparral - Max Kuhns, 3B, P, sr.; Riley O’Brien, P, sr.; Brett Wallace, 2B, sr.; Logan Serena, SS, sr. Douglas County - Trent Maloney, P, sr.; Baron Coffelt, sr; Logan Kiefer, sr.; Codi Guillory, sr.; Tyler Anderson, sr. highlanDs ranCh - Ben Hoffman, P, OF, sr.; Nick Berry, OF, sr.; Austin Schmitt, Util., sr. heritage - Aaron Cook, SS, P, sr; Dylon Schulthies, 2B, SS, P, sr.; Danny Strine, P, 1B, OF, jr.; Lance Lammers, OF, sr.; Corey Holmes, P, OF, sr. legenD - Bobby Dalbec. 3B, SS, P, sr.; Mickey Pederson, C, sr.; Mike Baird, P, 1B, jr.; Adam Ausmus, 1B, sr.; Peyton Remy, 3B,

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littleton - Colton Barrett, C, sr.; Sean Wake, ss, sr.; Kevin Wake, 2b, sr.; Will Brown, OF, P, 1B, sr.; Chris Jansky, P, jr. Mountain Vista - Michael Klein, P, 3B. sr.; Dean Hoth, OF, P, sr. ponDerosa - Spencer Panwitz, C, OF, jr.; Zach Nelson, P, OF, jr.; Michael Laudick, P, sr. roCk Canyon - Ty Wiest, P, sr.; Andrew Nicklanovich, C, jr.; Chris Given, ss, soph. thunDerriDge - Brody Westmoreland, SS, jr.; Josh Newell, CF, sr.; Jake Hand, C, sr.; A.J. Jones, P, 3B, jr.; Brad Thoutt, P, sr.; Connor Lambert , 2B, soph.; Tyler Loptien, P, jr. Titans earlier in the tournament, won the title game, 6-0. “We always say in terms of coaching, your season is usually done May 3 if you don’t make the playoffs,” Fellers said. “We went until May 26. It gave us more weeks of practice, preparation and playing highly intense games where you learn from that. “It was kind of a deer in the headlights when we played Creek the second time. We beat Creek the first time we played them. That kind of woke us up to say we can compete with these guys. The longer we went in the tournament, helped us realize we can compete with people. Going into this year, we have a lot more confidence. The confidence is there, the experience is there and it will help our program.” Legend has six starters back but lost 19

pitching victories with the graduation of Brooks Trujillo, Jake Jenkins and Tyler Honahan. However, versatile returning All-State player Bobby Dalbec, Legend’s all-time batting leader, will assume the role as the Titans’ No. 1 starter and will also play shortstop. “I was the ace my freshman and sophomore years,” said Dalbec, who has signed to play for Arizona next year. “It might take a game or two to get back into being a starter, but I think I’ll be fine. My arm feels real good. “I think we can get back this year to where we were and win it. Our lineup is stronger and balanced. We don’t have a power pitcher necessarily, but we have a lot of pitchers who can handle themselves. We were underdogs last year. We’ve always been underdogs since this school started.

I think we’re going to turn people’s heads again.” Senior Mickey Templeton, one of the state’s best defensive catchers, feels the Titans’ non-league schedule will get the team ready for Continental League play and another possible state tournament appearance. “We’ll compete,” Templeton said. “We have a lot harder schedule this year. We’re going to have to prove ourselves again. The target we have on our backs and the schedule we have at the beginning of the year, we have to push through that and learn from that. “We had a great season last year, but at the end we failed, so that’s something we can use to get right back where we were and try to change the story.” Legend is off to a slow 1-4 start this season and Regis is 1-2 in the early going. Chaparral has yet to play a game, ThunderRidge is 2-0 and both teams are heading to Arizona this week. Mountain Vista could be a team that should also contest, as the Golden Eagles have been impressive in winning their first two games.

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and is tied for the Warrior lead with three runs scored. Greg Popylisen and Daniel Lund are both hitting .500 after four games for Valor Christian, which loss twice last week. Ralston Valley beat the Eagles 12-5 and Columbine notched an 11-1 victory over Valor (1-3). Lutheran is 1-1 following a 5-3 win over Colorado Academy and an 11-2 loss at Peak to Peak. The Lions have stolen eight of nine bases in the two opening games.

Girls tennis

Ponderosa is the early leader in the Continental League girls tennis chase with

a 3-0 league record followed by Highlands Ranch and Mountain Vista with 2-0 dual meet records. Last week, Ponderosa edged Legend, 4-3, with the No. 4 doubles team of Jackie Holloway and Hao Miller getting a decisive 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 win over Lela Acosta and Melaina Hemerda. Ponderosa downed Castle View, 6-1, as basketball standout Kari Keogh collected a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Krista Hickey at No. 3 singles. No. 1 singles player Kaitlin Ulbert scored a straight set 6-1, 6-1 triumph over Sydnes Nelson as Highlands Ranch defeated Chaparral , 7-0.

in the Douglas County boys lacrosse standings with a 2-0 record. Mountain Vista and Highlands Ranch are each 1-0 in league play. Chaparral’s Colton McCaffrey is second with 13 goals while Evan Wong of Highlands Ranch, Jake Colman of Chaparral and Castle View’s Michael Madril each have a league-leading six assists. McCaffrey is the points leader with 18 while Tyler Thorn of Highlands Ranch and Castle View’s Austin Cyrus each are credited with a 0.00 goals against average. Thorn is the saves percentage leader at 1.000.

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Rock Canyon, 3-1 overall, is the leader

Regis Jesuit has taken the lead in the

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It couldn’t have been a better night for Horizon’s Kaylie Rader with her appearance in the Colorado Coaches of Girls Sports Allstate Basketball Games. Rader, along with teammate Gabriela Jimenez, scored a game-high 28 points as she led the Red team, coached by Caryn Jarocki of Highlands Ranch, to a 91-59 victory against the Blue in the 5A game. It was one of five played on the evening during the CCGS Awards and All-state Games weekend. The games were played at Arvada West High School March 24, while the awards dinner was held March 22 at the DoubleTree Hotel in Westminster. The games were played following college rules, as all the players in the games have completed their senior seasons at their respective high schools. The Blue was coached by Grandview’s Josh Ulitzky. Rader was certainly a force inside for the Red team, which, for the most part, was on the short side. Behind her 14 first-half points, the Reds built a 4027 halftime lead. She added 14 more in the second half. Jimenez would add all 10 of her points to the secondhalf run. Ralston Valley’s Lauren Yowell was the secondleading scorer for the Red as she popped in 17 points, 14 of which came in the second half. “It was just real cool to play with all this talent,” said Yowell, who will head to Black Hills State in the Fall. “We learned the plays in just one afternoon of practice. I’ve never played on a team that has scored 100 points and, at least, we came close. I’ve played against some of the others on our team and against some from the Blue. It was just a great night.” Chaparral’s Katie Longwell was the leading scorer for the Blue in the 5A game with 15 points.

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Business Innovation Awards on April 10 to Feature Top Boundary-Breaking Businesses

April 2013 Happenings Check highlandsranchchamber.org for details

Monday, 4/1, 4/8, 4/15, 4/22, 4/29 -B2B Leads Group 12:00 noon, Chamber offices, 300 W. Plaza Dr., Suite 225

Twenty-one companies have been nominated for the Business Innovation Awards this year, representing the true boundary-breakers in the Chamber who are doing business differently and reaping the benefits. “We’re thrilled to have such an impressive list of nominees and we’re excited to see who the winners are at the April 10 Business Innovation Awards lunch,” says Chamber president LaRae Marsik. The awards event, presented by Park Meadows, will be guided by CBS4’s Ed Greene who will present the winners from among the broad list of nominees for the 2013 awards. Small Business Innovator of the Year nominees include Abloom, Colorado Vault & Safe, Experience Pros, LokalMotion, My Chamber Solutions and RE/MAX – The Simonson Team. Business Innovator of the Year nominees include 1st Bank of Littleton, Highlands Ranch Library, Indulge Wine Bar, KeyBank Town Center, Orange Theory Fitness and Salsa Brava Highlands Ranch. Corporate Business Innovator of the Year nominees include the Highlands Ranch Community Association, Hyatt Regency Denver Tech Center, Safeway, Wind Crest and Xcel Energy. The Innovative Newcomer of the Year nominees include 100% Chiropractic, High Touch Technologies, Little Details and the Vaughn Law Offices. The awards will also recognize the Chamber’s volunteer corps, including the Ambassador of the Year (selected from finalists Rich Anderson, ClearView Water; Sherry Funk, KeyBank Town Center; Joe Salland, CMIT Solutions; and Misty Winkler, Silpada Designs Jewelry). The Business Innovation Awards are being held at The Wildlife Experience, April 10, 2013 from 11:00 AM – 1:30 PM. Tickets to the Business Innovation Awards are $40 and pre-payment is required.

Tuesday 4/2, 4/9, 4/16, 4/23, 4/30 – Executive Leads Group 8:30 AM, Emery Federal Credit Union, 9090 South Ridgeline Blvd., Suite 100 (alternative location for 4/2 meeting, please call the Chamber at 303-791-3500 for details) Tuesday 4/2 - Women in Networking (WIN) – 100% Chiropractic 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM, 100% Chiropractic; 2030 E. County Line Rd., Suite G. Members and first-time guests $5; non-members $30 Thursday 4/4 – Grand Opening Ribbon Cutting, IM=X Pilates 11:00 AM, Town Center location, 9358 Dorchester St., #104

FEATURED EVENTS

Wednesday 4/10 – BUSINESS INNOVATION AWARDS AND SILENT AUCTION – Annual Awards Lunch 11:00 AM – 1:30 PM, The Wildlife Experience. $40 individual tickets, prepayment required. Thursday 4/11 – Anniversary Ribbon Cutting, The Rock Wood Fired Pizza 5:00 PM, 53 W. Centennial Blvd., (just south of C-470 off of Broadway), Highlands Ranch Highlands Ranch Chamber members got a sneak peek at the new Alamo Drafthouse Cinema with a behind-the-scenes tour and Business After Hours. Designed by movie lovers for movie lovers, the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema opened to the public March 25.

Christening the new Toolips Town Center location with the women of WIN and Toolips owner, Jackie Walsh.

Wednesday 4/24 – Business After Hours Native New Yorker Restaurant 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM, 35 W. Springer Dr. (just north of Outback Steakhouse) members and first-time guests $10, non-members $15

NEW MEMBERS THIS MONTH

More than 140 business leaders gathered at the Highlands Ranch Mansion to talk development and business futures with Shea SVP John Kilrow, County Commissioner Jill Repella and the Highlands Ranch Chamber.

Agility Communications Group Crave Real Burgers Folkestad Fazekas Barrick & Patoile, P.C. Goodwill Industries of Denver Larry Miller Nissan XOCAI Healthy Chocolate

RENEWED MEMBERS THIS MONTH Runners Roost Lone Tree Highlands Ranch HD Eye Care Sylvan Learning Center Rotary Club of Highlands Ranch Douglas County Sheriff’s Office Colorado Community Bank Toolips Women’s Boutique Little Details, LLC BTO Self Serve Frozen Yogurt

NEW CHAIRMAN’S CIRCLE MEMBER:

Talking dental health with the team at Falcon Park Dental as the business leaders of the Chamber network in every corner of the office.

Chamaine’s Bella & Colour Salon opened its doors to the Chamber for a Ribbon Cutting and Open House.

Developmental Pathways – serving persons with developmental disabilities and their families. www.developmentalpathways.org

You can find us on Facebook (Highlands Ranch Chamber of Commerce), follow us on Twitter (@HRChamberHub), and meet us on Meetup

BOARd Of dIRECTORS

A first-of-its-kind Ribbon Chopping at Han Lee’s Taekwondo Academy in Town Center.

Jersey Mike’s is now part of the Highlands Ranch landscape (in the Whole Foods center) offering a new twist on sub sandwiches and some great charity give-back programs.

THANK YOU TO OUR CHAIRMAN’S CIRCLE SPONSORS

MELANIE WORLEY, CHAIR – DEVELOPMENTAL PATHWAYS ANGEL TUCCY, PAST CHAIR – EXPERIENCE PROS JIM YATES, TREASURER – STERLING RANCH dAVId SIMONSON, SECRETARY – RE/MAX PROFESSIONALS ANdY MARKUSfELd – STONEBRIDGE FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS dANA HALL – ADMIN SOLUTIONS JAMIE NOEBEL – HIGHLANDS RANCH COMMUNITY ASSN. KRYSTAL WOOdBURY – HIGHLANDS RANCH LAW CENTER KRYSTA GERSTNER – 1STBANK NICOLE MATTSON – SKY RIDGE MEDICAL CENTER

CHAMBER CONTACT LaRae Marsik, President 303-791-3500 larae@highlandsranchchamber.org

303.791.3500 | WWW.HIGHLANDSRANCHCHAMBER.ORG | 300 WEST PLAZA DRIVE, SUITE 225 | HIGHLANDS RANCH, COLORADO 80129

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Public Trustees PUBLIC NOTICE Highlands Ranch AMENDED NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2012-0948 To Whom It May Concern: On 7/3/2012 the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County. Original Grantor: RICHARD A. RAY AND ADRIENNE A. RAY Original Beneficiary: NATIONAL CITY MORTGAGE CO. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 2/21/2003 Recording Date of DOT: 2/28/2003 Reception No. of DOT: 2003026445 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $322,700.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $309,353.04 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 19, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO. 83-B, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 931 E Beacon Hill Dr, Highlands Ranch, CO 80126 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 15, 2013, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 3/21/2013 Last Publication: 4/18/2013 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 11/26/2012 GEORGE J KENNEDY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: MONICA L KADRMAS, ESQ. Colorado Registration #: 34904 1199 BANNOCK STREET , DENVER, COLORADO 80204 Phone #: (303) 813-1177 Fax #: (303) 813-1107 Attorney File #: 7575.00325 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2012-0948 First Publication: 3/21/2013 Last Publication: 4/18/2013 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Highlands Ranch NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2013-0001 To Whom It May Concern: On 1/3/2013 the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County. Original Grantor: PIA R. BECK AND CHRISTOPHER A. BECK Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR DECISION ONE MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: HSBC MORTGAGE SERVICES INC Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 8/4/2006 Recording Date of DOT: 8/14/2006 Reception No. of DOT: 2006069739 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $250,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $237,121.32 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 381, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO. 111-C, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO Which has the address of: 9809 Castle Ridge Circle, Highlands Ranch, CO 80129 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 24, 2013, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 2/28/2013 Last Publication: 3/28/2013 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 1/7/2013 GEORGE J KENNEDY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

STATE OF COLORADO Which has the address of: 9809 Castle Ridge Circle, Highlands Ranch, CO 80129 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 24, 2013, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 2/28/2013 Last Publication: 3/28/2013 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 1/7/2013 GEORGE J KENNEDY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: LISA CANCANON Colorado Registration #: 42043 1199 BANNOCK STREET , DENVER, COLORADO 80204 Phone #: (303) 813-1177 Fax #: (303) 813-1107 Attorney File #: 6060.00376 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/

Public Trustees

Legal Notice No.: 2013-0001 First Publication: 2/28/2013 Last Publication: 3/28/2013 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Highlands Ranch NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2013-0009 To Whom It May Concern: On 1/7/2013 the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County. Original Grantor: ROBBIN N. HALSTEAD Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR LEHMAN BROTHERS BANK, FSB Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 10/12/2006 Recording Date of DOT: 10/20/2006 Reception No. of DOT: 2006091009 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $224,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $223,999.49 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 43, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO. 67-B, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 6644 Laguna Circle, Highlands Ranch, CO 80130 The Deed of Trust was modified by a document recorded in Douglas County on 12/6/2012, Reception number 2012093731. Reason modified and any other modifications: Legal Description. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 1, 2013, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 3/7/2013 Last Publication: 4/4/2013 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 1/7/2013 GEORGE J KENNEDY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: JOAN OLSON Colorado Registration #: 28078 1199 BANNOCK STREET , DENVER, COLORADO 80204 Phone #: (303) 813-1177 Fax #: (303) 813-1107 Attorney File #: 8080.29375B *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2013-0009 First Publication: 3/7/2013 Last Publication: 4/4/2013 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Littleton NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2013-0010 To Whom It May Concern: On 1/7/2013 the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County. Original Grantor: BLAIR C YOUNG Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR AMERICAN MORTGAGE NETWORK, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 12/21/2005 Recording Date of DOT: 12/28/2005 Reception No. of DOT: 2005124257 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $199,760.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $180,821.58 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 20, BLOCK 5, ACRES GREEN FILING NO. 5, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 954 Mercury Circle, Littleton, CO 80124-0000 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

OF AMERICA, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 12/21/2005 Recording Date of DOT: 12/28/2005 Reception No. of DOT: 2005124257 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $199,760.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $180,821.58 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 20, BLOCK 5, ACRES GREEN FILING NO. 5, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 954 Mercury Circle, Littleton, CO 80124-0000 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 1, 2013, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 3/7/2013 Last Publication: 4/4/2013 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 1/7/2013 GEORGE J KENNEDY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: ALISON L BERRY Colorado Registration #: 34531 999 18TH STREET SUITE 2201, DENVER, COLORADO 80202 Phone #: (303) 865-1400 Fax #: (303) 865-1410 Attorney File #: 12-13853 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/

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Legal Notice No.: 2013-0010 First Publication: 3/7/2013 Last Publication: 4/4/2013 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Highlands Ranch NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2013-0018 To Whom It May Concern: On 1/15/2013 the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County. Original Grantor: DEWEY P. BURTON AND MARY GREAVES BURTON Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR AFFILIATED FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 1/17/2011 Recording Date of DOT: 1/25/2011 Reception No. of DOT: 2011006263 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $330,400.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $325,190.24 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 19, BLOCK 4, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO. 52A AMENDED, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 2261 Mountain Sage Terrace, Highlands Ranch, CO 80126 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 8, 2013, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 3/14/2013 Last Publication: 4/11/2013 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 1/16/2013 GEORGE J KENNEDY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: LISA CANCANON Colorado Registration #: 42043 1199 BANNOCK STREET , DENVER, COLORADO 80204 Phone #: (303) 813-1177 Fax #: (303) 813-1107 Attorney File #: 3030.00516 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2013-0018 First Publication: 3/14/2013 Last Publication: 4/11/2013 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Littleton NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2013-0023 To Whom It May Concern: On 1/15/2013 the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County. Original Grantor: GEOFFRY D FEY AND ERIN N FEY Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR M&T MORTGAGE CORPORATION Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 12/6/2005 Recording Date of DOT: 12/22/2005 Reception No. of DOT: 2005122835 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $246,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $222,708.74 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you

PUBLIC NOTICE Littleton NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2013-0023 To Whom It May Concern: On 1/15/2013 the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County. Original Grantor: GEOFFRY D FEY AND ERIN N FEY Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR M&T MORTGAGE CORPORATION Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 12/6/2005 Recording Date of DOT: 12/22/2005 Reception No. of DOT: 2005122835 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $246,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $222,708.74 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 2, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO. 93-A, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO Whi c h has the addr es s of: 9731 Burntwood Court, Littleton, CO 80126 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 8, 2013, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 3/14/2013 Last Publication: 4/11/2013 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 1/16/2013 GEORGE J KENNEDY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: ALISON L BERRY Colorado Registration #: 34531 999 18TH STREET SUITE 2201, DENVER, COLORADO 80202 Phone #: (303) 865-1400 Fax #: (303) 865-1410 Attorney File #: 12-14231 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/

Public Trustees

Legal Notice No.: 2013-0023 First Publication: 3/14/2013 Last Publication: 4/11/2013 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

PUBLIC NOTICE Littleton NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2013-0024 To Whom It May Concern: On 1/15/2013 the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County. Original Grantor: RICHARD TRENT DUKE Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR PEOPLE'S CHOICE HOME LOAN, INC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE FOR THE REGISTERED HOLDERS OF SAXON ASSET SECURITIES TRUST 2006-3 MORTGAGE LOAN ASSE T BACKED NOTES SERIES 2006-3 Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 4/11/2006 Recording Date of DOT: 4/18/2006 Reception No. of DOT: 2006032265 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $200,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $186,931.06 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 105, HIGHLANDS RANCH, FILING NO. 110-F, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO Which has the address of: 10625 Hyacinth Court, Littleton, CO 80129 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 8, 2013, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 3/14/2013 Last Publication: 4/11/2013 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 1/16/2013 GEORGE J KENNEDY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: DAVID A. SHORE Colorado Registration #: 19973 5347 S VALENTIA WAY SUITE 100, GREENWOOD VILLAGE, COLORADO 80111 Phone #: (303) 573-1080 Fax #: (303) 571-1271 Attorney File #: 12-00288SH *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2013-0024 First Publication: 3/14/2013 Last Publication: 4/11/2013 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

terest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 3/14/2013 Last Publication: 4/11/2013 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 1/16/2013 GEORGE J KENNEDY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: DAVID A. SHORE Colorado Registration #: 19973 5347 S VALENTIA WAY SUITE 100, GREENWOOD VILLAGE, COLORADO 80111 Phone #: (303) 573-1080 Fax #: (303) 571-1271 Attorney File #: 12-00288SH *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOS URE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/

Public Trustees

Legal Notice No.: 2013-0024 First Publication: 3/14/2013 Last Publication: 4/11/2013 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Highlands Ranch NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2013-0029 To Whom It May Concern: On 1/16/2013 the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County. Original Grantor: AMY E. STENBERG AND JOSE L. GARCIA Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR SHEA MORTGAGE INC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: GREEN TREE SERVICING LLC Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 10/20/2006 Recording Date of DOT: 12/6/2006 Reception No. of DOT: 2006104769 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $258,550.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $239,702.73 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: Condominium Unit 59A, Brownstones at Town Center, in accordance with and subject to the Amended and Restated Condominium and Subassociation Declaration for Brownstones at Town Center, Inc. of Highlands Ranch Community Association, Inc. recorded January 19, 2005 at Reception No. 2005005755, and Supplemental Condominium Declaration for Brownstones at Town Center, Inc., recorded August 15, 2006, at Reception No. 2006069891, and the Condominium Map for Brownstones at Town Center, Phase 30, recorded on August 15, 2006, at Reception No. 2006069892, in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Douglas County, Colorado. Which has the address of: 9442 Elmhurst Lane, Unit A, Highlands Ranch, CO 80129 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 8, 2013, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 3/14/2013 Last Publication: 4/11/2013 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 1/17/2013 GEORGE J KENNEDY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: JOAN OLSON Colorado Registration #: 28078 1199 BANNOCK STREET , DENVER, COLORADO 80204 Phone #: (303) 813-1177 Fax #: (303) 813-1107 Attorney File #: 1159.00307 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2013-0029 First Publication: 3/14/2013 Last Publication: 4/11/2013 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Littleton NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2013-0032 To Whom It May Concern: On 1/16/2013 the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County. Original Grantor: PETER C HILL AND ELIZABETH S HILL Original Beneficiary: CLARION MORTGAGE CAPITAL, INC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 12/4/2007 Recording Date of DOT: 12/12/2007 Reception No. of DOT: 2007095767 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $867,850.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $867,850.00 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 43, HERITAGE HILLS FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 9220 E Star Hill Lane, Littleton, CO 80124 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 8, 2013, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auc-

Debt: $867,850.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $867,850.00 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 43, HERITAGE HILLS FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 9220 E Star Hill Lane, Littleton, CO 80124 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 8, 2013, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 3/14/2013 Last Publication: 4/11/2013 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 1/17/2013 GEORGE J KENNEDY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: ALISON L BERRY Colorado Registration #: 34531 999 18TH STREET SUITE 2201, DENVER, COLORADO 80202 Phone #: (303) 865-1400 Fax #: (303) 865-1410 Attorney File #: 12-13875 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/

March 28, 2013

Public Trustees

Legal Notice No.: 2013-0032 First Publication: 3/14/2013 Last Publication: 4/11/2013 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Highlands Ranch NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2013-0038 To Whom It May Concern: On 1/17/2013 the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County. Original Grantor: MARSHALL R. MEAD AND GAE E. MEAD Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR AMERICA'S MORTGAGE, LLC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 11/15/2006 Recording Date of DOT: 11/20/2006 Reception No. of DOT: 2006099406 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $235,900.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $235,883.66 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 71A, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO. 122-B, 1ST AMENDMENT, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO Which has the address of: 9969 Strathfield Lane, Highlands Ranch, CO 80126 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 8, 2013, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 3/14/2013 Last Publication: 4/11/2013 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 1/18/2013 GEORGE J KENNEDY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: ALISON L BERRY Colorado Registration #: 34531 999 18TH STREET SUITE 2201, DENVER, COLORADO 80202 Phone #: (303) 865-1400 Fax #: (303) 865-1410 Attorney File #: 13-00173 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2013-0038 First Publication: 3/14/2013 Last Publication: 4/11/2013 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Highlands Ranch NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2013-0039 To Whom It May Concern: On 1/23/2013 the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County. Original Grantor: JOSHUA JOHNSTON AND ERIN JOHNSTON Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR AMERICA'S WHOLESALE LENDER Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: U.S.BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR GSR MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2006-2F Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 11/23/2005 Recording Date of DOT: 11/28/2005 Reception No. of DOT: 2005113092 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $477,900.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $477,900.00 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof.

Recording Date of DOT: 11/28/2005 Reception No. of DOT: 2005113092 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $477,900.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $477,900.00 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 218A, HIGHLANDS RANCH-FILING NO.122U, 1ST AMENDMENT, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 2969 Danbury Avenue, Highlands Ranch, CO 80126 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 15, 2013, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 3/21/2013 Last Publication: 4/18/2013 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 1/25/2013 GEORGE J KENNEDY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: CYNTHIA LOWERY-GRABER Colorado Registration #: 34145 999 18TH STREET SUITE 2201, DENVER, COLORADO 80202 Phone #: (303) 865-1400 Fax #: (303) 865-1410 Attorney File #: 11-07375R *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/

March 28, 2013

Public Trustees

Legal Notice No.: 2013-0039 First Publication: 3/21/2013 Last Publication: 4/18/2013 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Highlands Ranch NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2013-0052 To Whom It May Concern: On 1/28/2013 the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County. Original Grantor: NICHOLAS J. ROTELLO AND BLANCA GABRIELA KURI-GONZALEZ Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR GUARANTEED RATE, INC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: U.S.BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, BUT SOLELY AS LEGAL TITLE TRUSTEE FOR LVS TITLE TRUST I Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 12/20/2007 Recording Date of DOT: 12/24/2007 Reception No. of DOT: 2007098678 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $656,600.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $653,276.96 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 126, HIGHLANDS RANCH-FILING NO.118-N, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 10430 Marigold Ct, Highlands Ranch, CO 80126 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 22, 2013, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 3/28/2013 Last Publication: 4/25/2013 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 1/31/2013 GEORGE J KENNEDY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: CYNTHIA LOWERY-GRABER Colorado Registration #: 34145 999 18TH STREET SUITE 2201, DENVER, COLORADO 80202 Phone #: (303) 865-1400 Fax #: (303) 865-1410 Attorney File #: 12-14078 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2013-0052 First Publication: 3/28/2013 Last Publication: 4/25/2013 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Highlands Ranch NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2013-0061 To Whom It May Concern: On 1/31/2013 the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County. Original Grantor: SUSIE OLIN AKA SUSIE H OLIN Original Beneficiary: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: WELLS FARGO BANK, NA Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 11/15/2010 Recording Date of DOT: 12/16/2010 Reception No. of DOT: 2010089165 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $245,800.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $238,890.04 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and in-

BANK, N.A. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: WELLS FARGO BANK, NA Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 11/15/2010 Recording Date of DOT: 12/16/2010 Reception No. of DOT: 2010089165 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $245,800.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $238,890.04 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 402, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO. 120-C, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 10061 Apollo Bay Way, Highlands Ranch, CO 80130 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 22, 2013, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 3/28/2013 Last Publication: 4/25/2013 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 1/31/2013 GEORGE J KENNEDY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: JENNIFER H. TRACHTE Colorado Registration #: 40391 1199 BANNOCK STREET , DENVER, COLORADO 80204 Phone #: (303) 813-1177 Fax #: (303) 813-1107 Attorney File #: 9105.05314 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/

Public Trustees

Legal Notice No.: 2013-0061 First Publication: 3/28/2013 Last Publication: 4/25/2013 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Littleton NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2013-0066 To Whom It May Concern: On 1/31/2013 the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County. Original Grantor: BRETT G SASSALI AND KIMBERLY K SASSALI Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR PULTE MORTGAGE, LLC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: REGIONS BANK DBA REGIONS MORTGAGE Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 10/2/2003 Recording Date of DOT: 10/8/2003 Reception No. of DOT: 2003148362 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $335,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $307,965.94 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof. Said Deed of Trust was rerecorded on 1/22/2004, under Reception No. 2004008643.THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 185, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO.122-E, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 10318 Fairgate Way, Littleton, CO 80126 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 22, 2013, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 3/28/2013 Last Publication: 4/25/2013 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 1/31/2013 GEORGE J KENNEDY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: KIMBERLY L. MARTINEZ Colorado Registration #: 40351 999 18TH STREET SUITE 2201, DENVER, COLORADO 80202 Phone #: (303) 865-1400 Fax #: (303) 865-1410 Attorney File #: 13-00418 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2013-0066 First Publication: 3/28/2013 Last Publication: 4/25/2013 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Highlands Ranch NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2013-0071 To Whom It May Concern: On 2/1/2013 the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County. Original Grantor: FRANCISCO GOMEZ Original Beneficiary: WORLD SAVINGS BANK, FSB Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 7/18/2007 Recording Date of DOT: 7/25/2007 Reception No. of DOT: 2007058635 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $292,500.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $297,750.58 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you

to be recorded in Douglas County. Original Grantor: FRANCISCO GOMEZ Original Beneficiary: WORLD SAVINGS BANK, FSB Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 7/18/2007 Recording Date of DOT: 7/25/2007 Reception No. of DOT: 2007058635 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $292,500.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $297,750.58 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 10, BLOCK 8, HIGHLANDS RANCH, FILING NO. 68-A, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO Which has the address of: 9439 Yale Ln, Highlands Ranch, CO 80130-3726 The Deed of Trust was modified by a document recorded in Douglas County on 4/6/2012, Reception number 2012025454. Reason modified and any other modifications: Legal Description. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 22, 2013, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 3/28/2013 Last Publication: 4/25/2013 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 2/5/2013 GEORGE J KENNEDY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: JENNIFER H. TRACHTE Colorado Registration #: 40391 1199 BANNOCK STREET , DENVER, COLORADO 80204 Phone #: (303) 813-1177 Fax #: (303) 813-1107 Attorney File #: 5600.57661 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/

ing to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County. Original Grantor: SUSAN A. HESSE Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR GMAC MORTGAGE CORPORATION DBA DITECH.COM Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK TRUST COMPANY N.A. SUCCESSOR TO JPMORGAN CHASE BANK N.A., A S TRUSTEE FOR GMACM MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2005-AR1 Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 12/10/2004 Recording Date of DOT: 3/17/2005 Reception No. of DOT: 2005023266 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $228,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $214,464.63 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: ALL THAT PARCEL OF LAND IN CITY OF HIGHLANDS RANCH, DOUGLAS COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO, AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN DEED INST #00037216, ID #0412231, BEING KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS LOT 90, HIGHLANDS RANCH #122-H. BY FEE SIMPLE DEED FROM OAKWOOD HOMES LLC AS SET FORTH IN INST #00037216 DATED 05/30/2000 AND RECORDED 06/01/2000, DOUGLAS COUNTY RECORDS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 10134 Fawnbrook Lane, Highlands Ranch, CO 80130 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 1, 2013, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 3/7/2013 Last Publication: 4/4/2013 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 2/19/2013 GEORGE J KENNEDY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: CYNTHIA LOWERY Colorado Registration #: 34145 999 18TH STREET SUITE 2201, DENVER, COLORADO 80202 Phone #: (303) 865-1400 Fax #: (303) 865-1410 Attorney File #: 12-11188 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/

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Legal Notice No.: 2013-0071 First Publication: 3/28/2013 Last Publication: 4/25/2013 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Littleton NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2013-0073 To Whom It May Concern: On 2/1/2013 the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County. Original Grantor: JESSE A. TARIN Original Beneficiary: WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE, INC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 12/31/2003 Recording Date of DOT: 1/13/2004 Reception No. of DOT: 2004005454 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $197,222.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $180,743.98 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 246, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO. 111-B, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO Which has the address of: 2288 W Gold Dust Trl, Littleton, CO 80129 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 22, 2013, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 3/28/2013 Last Publication: 4/25/2013 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 2/5/2013 GEORGE J KENNEDY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: CYNTHIA LOWERY-GRABER Colorado Registration #: 34145 999 18TH STREET SUITE 2201, DENVER, COLORADO 80202 Phone #: (303) 865-1400 Fax #: (303) 865-1410 Attorney File #: 13-00528 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2013-0073 First Publication: 3/28/2013 Last Publication: 4/25/2013 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Highlands Ranch NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2012-1361 To Whom It May Concern: On 10/8/2012 the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County. Original Grantor: SUSAN A. HESSE Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR GMAC MORTGAGE CORPORATION DBA DITECH.COM Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK TRUST COMPANY N.A. SUCCESSOR TO JPM ORGAN CHASE BANK N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR GMACM MORTGAGE

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Legal Notice No.: 2012-1361 First Publication: 3/7/2013 Last Publication: 4/4/2013 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

PUBLIC NOTICE RENOTICED AND REPUBLISHED PURSUANT TO CRS 38-38-109(2)(b)(II) Littleton NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2011-0542 To Whom It May Concern: On 1/3/2013 the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County. Original Grantor: JUDITH M SEYFFERT AND FREDERICK P SEYFFERT Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR COLDWELL BANKER MORTGAGE Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: SOVEREIGN BANK Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 3/15/2006 Recording Date of DOT: 3/30/2006 Reception No. of DOT: 2006026054 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $868,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $834,146.08 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: A violation of the covenants of said Deed of Trust for reasons including, but not limited to, the failure to make payments as provided for in the Deed of Trust and Negotiable Instrument. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 196, REPLAT OF STONEHENGE AT ROXBOROUGH, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 10062 Thunder Run, Littleton, CO 80125 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 24, 2013, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 2/28/2013 Last Publication: 3/28/2013 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 1/3/2013 GEORGE J KENNEDY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: LISA CANCANON Colorado Registration #: 42043 1199 BANNOCK STREET , DENVER, COLORADO 80204 Phone #: (303) 813-1177 Fax #: (303) 813-1107 Attorney File #: 5007.00582 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2011-0542 First Publication: 2/28/2013 Last Publication: 3/28/2013 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

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Public Trustee Sale No. 2013-0012 To Whom It May Concern: On 1/7/2013 the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County. Original Grantor: TROY D. RUTZ AND KRISTIN RUTZ Original Beneficiary: UNIVERSAL LENDING CORPORATION Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AUTHORITY Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 7/12/2006 Recording Date of DOT: 7/17/2006 Reception No. of DOT: 2006060587 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $201,741.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $185,815.96 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to timely make payments as required under the Deed of Trust. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 25, BLOCK 2, PARCEL 1 AT ROXBOROUGH VILLAGE FILING NO.2, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 7557 Dusk Street, Littleton, CO 80125 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 1, 2013, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 3/7/2013 Last Publication: 4/4/2013 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 1/16/2013 GEORGE J KENNEDY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: DAVID R DOUGHTY Colorado Registration #: 40042 19201 E. MAINSTREET SUITE 205, PARKER, COLORADO 80134-9092 Phone #: (303) 706-9990 Fax #: Attorney File #: 15479 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2013-0012 First Publication: 3/7/2013 Last Publication: 4/4/2013 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Government Legals Public Notice INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) NO. 012-13 2013 WOODMOOR MOUNTAIN ROAD PROJECTS The Woodmoor Mountain Homeowners Association (WMHOA), through Douglas County Government, hereinafter referred to as the County, respectfully requests bids from responsible and qualified firms for the work needed on the Woodmoor Mountain road system. The Woodmoor Mountain Subdivision is located approximately four-miles north of Palmer Lake on Highway 105. The IFB documents may be reviewed and/or printed from the Rocky Mountain EPurchasing System website at www.rockymountainbidsystem.com. While the IFB documents are available electronically, Douglas County cannot accept electronic bid responses. Bid responses will be received until 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 18, 2013 by Douglas County Government, Finance Department, 100 Third Street, Suite 130, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104. Two (2) copies of your bid response shall be submitted in a sealed envelope, plainly marked “Invitation for Bid (IFB) #012-13, 2013 Woodmoor Mountain Road Projects”. Electronic and/or faxed bid responses will not be accepted. Bids will not be considered which are received after the time stated and any bids so received will be returned unopened. Douglas County Government reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive formalities, informalities, or irregularities contained in a said bid and furthermore, to award a contract for items herein, either in whole or in part, if it is deemed to be in the best interest of the County to do so. Additionally, we reserve the right to negotiate optional items and/or services with the successful bidder. Please direct any questions concerning this IFB to Carolyn Riggs, Purchasing Supervisor at 303-660-7430 or criggs@douglas.co.us, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. Legal Notice No.: 921341 First Publication: March 28, 2013 Last Publication: March 28, 2013 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING A public hearing will be held on April 15, 2013, at 7:00 p.m., before the Douglas County Planning Commission and May 14, 2013, at 2:30 p.m., before the Douglas County Board of County Commissioners in the Commissioners’ Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, CO to consider a zone map change for a property located at 7479 Titan Road, from General Industrial (GI) to Large Rural Residential (LRR). The site is generally located at the northeast corner of Titan Road and Moore Road. For more information call Douglas County Planning Division, 303-660-7460. File # DR2012-010. Legal Notice No.: 921348 First Publication: March 28, 2013 Last Publication: March 28, 2013 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Separate sealed bids for WILDCAT RESERVE / BROADWAY INTERSECTION PROJECT, DOUGLAS COUNTY PROJECT NUMBER CI 2013-009 will be received by the Owner, Douglas County Government, Department of Community Planning and Sustainable Development, Engineering Division, Phillip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO 80104, until Tuesday, April 16, 2013, at 2:00 p.m. This project consists of construction of a new turn lane with concrete pavement, curb and gutter, sidewalk as well as an MSE retaining wall. There will also be subgrade preparation, signs, striping and erosion control. The Contract Documents may be examined at the above address after 10:00 a.m. on Monday, April 1, 2013, and copies of the Contract Documents may be obtained upon payment of $35.00 for each set. The $35.00 is non-refundable. (Additional charge if mailing is required.) A PRE-BID CONFERENCE will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, April 10, 2013, at the Department of Community Planning and Sustainable Development, Engineering Division, Phillip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO 80104. The Bid Opening will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 16, 2013, at the same address. The Project includes the following major items and approximate quantities: • Concrete Pavement (8 Inch) – 122 SY • Concrete Pavement (8 Inch) (With Integral Curb and 8 Inch Gutter) – 769 SY • Block Facing (MSE Wall) – 2,342 SF • Concrete Sidewalk (6 Inch) – 354 SY • Unclassified Excavation (Complete in Place) – 644 CY • Structure Excavation – 2,570 CY • Structure Backfill (Class I) – 2,483 CY • Topsoil (Stockpile and Redistribute) – 364 CY • Signage • Striping • Erosion Control • Surveying Prior to submitting a Bid Proposal, Bidders shall have received prequalification status (active status) with the Colorado Department of Transportation to bid on individual projects of the size and kind of work as set forth herein. Any questions on the bidding process may be directed to Neil Sarno, Project Engineer at 303.660.7490. For Planholder Information, Please Call 303.660.7490 (Front Desk) Account Number: 00012184 Legal Notice No.: 921351 First Publication: March 28, 2013 Last Publication: April 4, 2013 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) NO. 007-13 COORDINATED HUMAN SERVICE TRANSPORTATION The Community Planning and Sustainable Development Planning Services Division of Douglas County Government, hereinafter referred to as the County, respectfully requests proposals from responsible and qualified firms for the provision of Transportation Services per the Older American’s Act, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Section 5310 program, and the Douglas County Mill Levy for Persons with Developmental Disabilities (DD) as specified. ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 2013 @ 10:00 AM, THERE WILL BE A MANDATORY PRE-PROPOSAL MEETING RELATED TO THIS PROJECT. THE MANDATORY PRE-PROPOSAL MEETING WILL ALLOW ALL POTENTIAL VENDORS THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THE PROPOSAL AND DISCUSS THE PROJECT DETAILS. THE MANDATORY PRE-PROPOSAL MEETING WILL BE HELD AT THE PHILIP S. MILLER BUILDING, 2ND FLOOR PLANNING CONFERENCE ROOM, 100 THIRD STREET, CASTLE ROCK, COLORADO 80104. ONLY THOSE PROSPECTIVE VENDORS ATTENDING THE MANDATORY PRE-PROPOSAL MEETING WILL BE ALLOWED TO SUBMIT A PROPOSAL RESPONSE ON THIS PROJECT. The RFP documents may be reviewed and/or printed from the Rocky Mountain EPurchasing System website at www.rockymountainbidsystem.com. The RFP documents are not available for purchase from Douglas County Government and can only be accessed from the above-mentioned website. Proposal responses will be received until 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 25, 2013 by Douglas County Government, Finance Department, Purchasing Division, 100 Third Street, Suite 130, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104. Five (5) hardcopies of your proposal response shall be submitted in a sealed envelope, plainly marked “RFP No. 007-13, Coordinated Human Service Transportation” and mailed or hand-carried to the address shown above prior to the due date and time. Electronic/faxed proposals will not be accepted. Proposals will not be considered which are received after the time stated, and any proposals so received will be returned unopened. Douglas County Government reserves the right to reject any and all proposals, to waive formalities, informalities, or irregularities contained in a said proposal and furthermore, to award a contract for items herein, either in whole or in part, if it is deemed to be in the best interest of the County to do so. Additionally, we reserve the right to negotiate optional items and/or services with the successful firm. Please direct any questions concerning this RFP to Carolyn Riggs, Purchasing Supervisor at 303-660-7430 or criggs@douglas.co.us, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. Legal Notice No.: 921354 First Publication: March 28, 2013 Last Publication: March 28, 2013 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice REQUEST FOR APPLICATION NO. 013-13 CORE SERVICES The Department of Human Services of Douglas County Government hereinafter referred to as the County, respectfully requests application responses from qualified providers for the provision of evidence-based and non-evidence based therapeutic programs and services . Awards will be given to individuals or agencies that are able to demonstrate proficiency in the goal areas through family centered programming and can attend to the detailed qualifications.

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The Department of Human Services of Douglas County Government hereinafter referred to as the County, respectfully requests application responses from qualified providers for the provision of evidence-based and non-evidence based therapeutic programs and services. Awards will be given to individuals or agencies that are able to demonstrate proficiency in the goal areas through family centered programming and can attend to the detailed qualifications. The initial agreement, issued as a result of this Request for Application (RFA), will be for a period of one (1) year, beginning approximately June 1, 2013 to and including May 31, 2014. All proposed fees shall be firm and fixed for the initial contract period. The County shall have an option to renew this agreement for two (2) additional periods of one (1) year each, with the same terms and conditions. This agreement and/or extension to the original period of a subject agreement shall be contingent upon annual funding being appropriated, budgeted and otherwise made available for such purposes and subject to the County’s unanimous satisfaction with the services received during the preceding agreement period.

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The initial agreement, issued as a result of this Request for Application (RFA), will be for a period of one (1) year, beginning approximately June 1, 2013 to and including May 31, 2014. All proposed fees shall be firm and fixed for the initial contract period. The County shall have an option to renew this agreement for two (2) additional periods of one (1) year each, with the same terms and conditions. This agreement and/or extension to the original period of a subject agreement shall be contingent upon annual funding being appropriated, budgeted and otherwise made available

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RFA responses will be received until 3:00 p.m. on Friday, April 19, 2013 by Douglas County Government, Finance Department, 100 Third Street, Suite 130, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104. RFA responses shall be submitted in a sealed envelope, plainly marked “RFA No. 013-13 C o r e S e r vices”. Electronic and/or faxed application responses will not be accepted. Responses will not be considered which are received after the time stated and any responses so received will be returned unopened.

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The RFA document may be reviewed and/or printed from the Rocky Mountain EPurchasing System website at www.rockymountainbidsystem.com. While the RFA documents are available electronically, Douglas County cannot accept electronic RFA responses. RFA responses will be received until 3:00 p.m. on Friday, April 19, 2013 by Douglas County Government, Finance Department, 100 Third Street, Suite 130, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104. RFA responses shall be submitted in a sealed envelope, plainly marked “RFA No. 013-13 C o r e S e r vices”. Electronic and/or faxed application responses will not be accepted. Re-

Douglas County Government reserves the right to reject any and all RFA responses, to waive formalities, informalities, or irregularities contained in a said RFA and furthermore, to award a contract for items herein, either in whole or in part, if it is deemed to be in the best interest of the County to do so. Additionally, we reserve the right to negotiate optional items and/or services with the respondents.

Please direct any questions concerning this RFA to Carolyn Riggs, Purchasing Supervisor at 303-660-7430 or criggs@douglas.co.us, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.

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Please direct any questions concerning this RFA to Carolyn Riggs, Purchasing Supervisor at 303-660-7430 or criggs@douglas.co.us, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. Carolyn S. Riggs, CPPB Purchasing Supervisor Legal Notice No.: 921357 First Publication: March 28, 2013 Last Publication: March 28, 2013 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press