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Sportsmen’s Expos. “The businesses that come here have had to develop new strategies and customers, and we want to showcase them.” This year’s expo is Jan. 11-14 at the Colorado Convention Center, 700 14th St. in Denver, and features more than 530 companies, from travel and RV companies to fishing and hunting retail and camping gear.

Aden Hogan, as interim town administrator of Elizabeth, oversees the day-to-day town operations and services while working to carry out the policies passed by town board of commissioners. Hogan began his career in engineering before going to work in the city engineer’s department in Dodge City, Kansas. During his Hogan career of public service he served as assistant city manager in Oklahoma City and was part of the executive team as the city dealt with the bombing of the Murrah building in 1995. He later became town administrator of Parker and city manager of Evans. He retired in 2016, but he came out of retirement in February 2017 and accepted the post of interim town administrator for Elizabeth. He took time out of his busy schedule for a question-and-answer session about coming to Elizabeth and about what happened in the community in 2017.

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Anglers can try their hand at casting a fly rod during the Denver International Sportsmen’s Expo from Jan. 11 through 14. BRUCE TARBET.

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Annual event’s offerings reflect a changing state BY CLARKE READER CREADER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

There are many reasons why so many people have been moving to Colorado over the years, but one is certainly the plethora of opportuni-

ties for outdoor recreation. The activity options seem to be ever-diversifying, and for 41 years, the Denver International Sportsmen’s Exposition has been growing with the times. “The state has been going through major changes, and while we still feature booths and information on hunting and fishing, we’ve had to grow,” said John Kirk, director of communications with International

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‘This is about keeping people alive today, bringing them out of the shadows and increasing the likelihood they’ll get treatment.’ State Rep. Brittany Pettersen | Page 2 INSIDE

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Amid opioid epidemic, six proposals could fight trend Supervised-injection facility, Medicaid and private insurance changes among suggestions

ists,” she added.

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When state Rep. Brittany Pettersen was a child, her day started with finding and hiding her mother’s keys, pouring out her alcohol and pills, and then going to school. She’d get home, and she’d do it all over again. “It took me probably, maybe being 9 years old, to recognize that my mom was very different from most parents,” said Pettersen, a Democrat representing the Lakewood area. She was concerned about her mom, but she didn’t know what to do. Her after-school routine grew to include checking to see whether her mom was breathing. Pettersen’s mom, Stacy, had an opioid addiction from the time she was about 33. After being overprescribed for her back pain, she developed a dependency that escalated to heroin use when another doctor cut her prescription. After several recent trips to the ER from overdosing, she finally asked for help — the words Pettersen said she waited 29 years to hear. She was far from alone in her fears. Colorado saw 108 opioid-related deaths — involving prescription drugs, heroin or both — in 1999, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment. In 2016, in that same category, the state saw a death count of 504. Now, Colorado legislators are putting forth six bills to make sure opioid substance abuse doesn’t progress that far. Spearheaded by Pettersen, the Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Interim Study Committee aims to tackle the problem from all sides: in the medical world, the law-enforcement field, the health-care industry and — perhaps most directly — where people inject drugs.

State Rep. Brittany Pettersen, left, and her mother, Stacy Pettersen, are shown in spring 2017. Stacy Pettersen had just been released from weeks of addiction treatment at the time, but she relapsed soon after. COURTESY OF BRITTANY PETTERSEN Safe place amid the stigma The most visible effort, if passed, would allow a pilot project for a supervised injection facility — where people with substance-use disorders can safely inject drugs — in Denver. No other place in the United States has such a facility, according to the Colorado Legislative Council Staff, but there are 100 of them in 66 cities among nine countries, said committee member state Sen. Cheri Jahn, D-Wheat Ridge. Health professionals would oversee the facility, making sure to reverse overdoses if they happen, Pettersen said. They’ll also be able to refer people to resources to beat their substance-use disorder. “This is about keeping people alive today, bringing them out of the shadows and increasing the likelihood they’ll get treatment,” Pettersen said. Some in the business and law-enforcement communities may be con-

cerned about the facility normalizing drug use, Jahn said, but to her, the apprehension is misplaced — localizing drug use to one safe area could help make businesses, parks and alleyways more safe, she said. “Nothing is gonna impact a business more than when someone walks in for coffee and they walk into the bathroom and find someone dead,” Jahn said. “You want your kids (passing) used needles on their way to school?” she added. Committee member state Rep. Chris Kennedy, D-Lakewood, said the business community has been “wildly supportive” of the idea, because of the problem of people overdosing in bathrooms. The facility would also reduce the spread of HIV and hepatitis C, Pettersen said. “You and I are never going to go do heroin (just) because this place ex-

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Going to the source The proposals would also require health practitioners to check a database that could prevent writing dangerous prescription refills and create training programs to help them better understand the opioid issue. The Prescription Drug Monitoring Program collects information submitted by pharmacies about prescribing and dispensing medications, and about patients. Such a statewide database exists in nearly all states, according to the PDMP Training and Technical Assistance Center, but it’s not mandatory for doctors in Colorado to check it before writing prescription refills. It would answer questions like, “Do we have someone at risk of addiction, or are they addicted? Are they doctorshopping?” Jahn said, using a term for when patients go to multiple doctors seeking more drugs. For initial prescriptions, people with acute conditions — getting a tooth pulled, or other short-term issues — would be limited to a seven-day supply of pills for one prescription, in most cases. Chronic, or long-term, conditions would be among the exceptions, Jahn said. Committee member state Sen. Jack Tate, R-Centennial, said the problem in his district is a latent supply of opioids. “My sense is we don’t have as high an addict population as many (areas),” Tate said. But the supply in people’s cabinets, waiting to be grabbed by teenagers or otherwise misused, is the danger, he said. The proposals are expected to direct a research center at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora to develop best practices for training medical professionals how to safely prescribe drugs, as well as how to disseminate that training, Jahn said. That research center for substance-use disorder prevention at that campus was green-lighted by Senate Bill 17-193 in May — Pettersen and Jahn were main drivers — but this proposal reiterates its goals, Jahn said. SEE EPIDEMIC, P8

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Death toll creates urgency in fight against opioid abuse Heroin, pills draw more people into lethal lifestyle BY TABATHA DEANS STEWART TSTEWART@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

One Coloradan died approximately every 27 hours on average from a prescription opioid-related overdose in 2015, according to Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment data. While that death toll dropped by 9 percent in 2016, the number of heroin-related overdose deaths increased 43 percent. “Right now, we’re seeing about 60 percent of overdose deaths due to pills, with about 40 percent due to heroin,” said Robert Valuck, director of the Colorado Consortium for Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention. “Heroin is making a comeback.” “Overdose deaths across the nation have doubled in the past 15 years,” said Lindsey Myers, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment’s violence and injury prevention branch chief.

ABOUT OPIOIDS What is an opioid? Opioids are a class of drugs that include the illegal drug heroin, synthetic drugs such as fentanyl, and pain relievers available legally by prescription, such as oxycodone, hydrocodone, codeine, morphine and many others. (Source: National Institute of Drug Abuse) What are signs of abuse? According to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment: • Any use of heroin is considered abuse. • Taking prescription pain medications after the pain is gone. • Seeking prescriptions for a condition you no longer have. • Taking pills prescribed for someone else.

The increase in deaths over the long term has led lawmakers in all states to examine ways to combat the problem. Colorado’s legislative Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Interim Study Committee recently voted to move forward with a six-bill package of legislation, aimed to help treat, prevent and intervene if possible when opioid addiction occurs. Will the legislation help? The following is a look at what some area health-care professionals have to say. • One bill proposes to “create training programs for health professionals, law enforcement and at-risk communities for safe opioid

prescribing, medication-assisted treatment and overdose prevention.” “Historically, doctors refer patients out for substanceabuse disorders,” Valuck said. “We really need doctors and physician assistants to take responsibility for their patients, and treat their disorder as they would any other disease.” According to Valuck, physicians and health-care providers could benefit from learning more about medication-assisted treatment and utilizing that treatment with their patients. • Another bill would limit most opioid prescriptions to a seven-day supply for acute

conditions, and, in many cases, mandate that medical professionals check the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program database before writing prescription refills. Dr. John Douglas, executive director of the Tri-County Health Department, which serves Adams, Arapahoe and Douglas counties, said restricting prescriptions for acute conditions could be effective. “I actually think it’s a very good idea. The vast majority of acute pain won’t need more than seven days (worth of treatment),” Douglas said. “Sometimes, not even that is necessary. Combining certain drugs, which are not opiates,

can sometimes work better.” The part of the bill that would require medical professionals to check the PDMP database could pose a problem, according to Myers. Pharmacists are required to update the system every time they fill a prescription for narcotics, so in theory every physician could pull up their patient and assess their history. In reality, the current PDMP system is underutilized by physicians because it is cumbersome and takes too much time to deliver the information, Myers said. “I think providers want to use the system, but it’s underutilized in Colorado,” she said. “The main reason is it is a system that lives outside the workflow of providers. But we are pilot testing ways to make the system easier to incorporate into records.” • A third bill would pave the way for a pilot project for a supervised injection facility in Denver. Offering a safe place, supervised by medical professionals, for addicts to inject may seem radical, but according to Valuck, such places work. SEE OPIOD, P7

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What brought you to Elizabeth? I retired from community service in 2016 when I left the city manager’s post in Evans. Then Sam Mamet of the Colorado Municipal League called me and asked me to come out of retirement to serve as interim town administrator here in Elizabeth. I thought it over and took the position. What did you do when you arrived? When I accepted the position I met with the town board of commissioners and asked what they wanted me to do. I told them I could just keep the wheels on until they hire a new town administrator or I can take a look at the operation and make recommendations for improvements.

January 4, 2018J What did the board ask you to do? The board was concerned the budget was too complicated and a number of policies needed to be updated or changed. They said they felt growth was coming to Elizabeth and town policies like those governing land development policies needed to be reviewed and, if necessary, upgraded in order to deal with the growth. What were some of the policy changes? One of the first steps was the fact a development is up for approval and we found there was no grading permit form requirement, which is a very important policy when working with developers. So the community development director and I put together one as we used examples from other statutory communities. Now I am in the process of developing a personnel policies

manual for board approval and we are developing a general operations manual detailing how we implement our policies. I also had a lot of experience in Parker working with policies for development and I am working closely with the staff to establish policies and procedures the town can use to work with development in ways that benefit the community. What was 2017 for Elizabeth? I would say 2017 had been a year of preparation to be ready to properly respond to development when it comes. We worked to make sure we adopt the uniform sign and traffic codes that create the foundation to efficiently meet current needs and future development proposals. What about planning for the future? A: This board is extremely interested in talking a long-range view of

the future, so we have begun strategic planning and strategic visioning about what they see as the needs of the community in 10 years, 20 years and even 50 years from now. The board wants to focus in on dozen or so strategic vision priorities that staff can take, filter through and work on what needs to be done to make the visions a reality. What are major 2017 landmark in the community? Our trail project that is underway is a community landmark. The walking and biking trail will circle Elizabeth, which we feel is key in creating that community sense and feel. When new development comes in they will be required to tie into the trail. The idea is to help reinforce the fact that Elizabeth is a good place to live. Another project is working with the state on realignment of County Road 13 that leads to the high school. There are two lights very close togetherm which isn’t goodm and the realignment of County Road 13 will make traffic management safer and more efficient. How long will you remain in Elizabeth? One of my first tasks was to help the town search for a new town administrator. We conducted a search, narrowed candidates to five. The top two candidates had to withdraw their applications and the board decided to redo the search and plans are to begin that search in early 2018.

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HOW TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE Send volunteer opportunities to hharden@ coloradocommunitymedia.com. AARP Foundation Tax-Aide: Offers free tax filing help to anyone, especially those 50 and older, who cannot afford a tax preparation service. Need: Volunteers to to help older, lowerincome taxpayers prepare their tax returns. Requirement: All levels of experience are welcome; training and support provided. Contact: 1-888-OUR-AARP (687-2277) or www.aarpfoundation.org/taxaide Alzheimer’s Association, Colorado Chapter: Provides care and support to 67,000-plus families dealing with all kinds of dementing illnesses. Need: Walk to End Alzheimer’s committee members. Requirements: Individuals who love to help plan and execute. Our Walk to End Alzheimer’s attracts more than 10,000 people, so planning committee members are essential. Contact: Deb Wells, 303-813-1669 or dwells@alz.org. Animal Rescue of the Rockies: Provides foster care for death-row shelter dogs and cats throughout Colorado Need: Foster families for animals on lists to be euthanized Contact: animalrescueoftherockies.org. Arthritis Foundation, Colorado/Wyoming Chapter: Helps conquer everyday battles through life-changing information and resources, access to care, advancements in sciences and community connections. Need: Walk to Cure Arthritis committee members and general office support.

Requirements: Individuals who love to help plan and execute Walk to Cure Arthritis. We combat arthritis every day, so support from volunteers so that we can serve people is crucial. Contact: Amy Boulas, aboulas@arthritis.org, 720-409-3143. ASSE International Student Exchange Program: Organizes student exchange programs Need: Local host families to provide homes for boys and girls age 15-18 from a variety of coutries. Contact: Cathy Hintz, 406-488-8325 or 800-733-2773 AYUSA: International Youth Exchange Program: Promotes quality exchange programs for high school students from around the world. Need: Host families for international high school students ages 15-18 studying in the Denver area. Requirements: To provide students with a safe home, meals and transportation for 5-10 months. All family types are considered. Must fill out onlilne application and pass background check. Contact: Adrienne Bivens, 720-467-6430 or abivens@ayusa.org. Go to www.ayusa.org. Castle Rock Senior Activity Center: Provides services to local seniors Need: Volunteer drivers to take seniors to appointments, the grocery store, pharmacies and more. Contact: Steph Schroeder, 303-688-9498 Colorado Humane Society: Handles animal abuse and neglect cases Need: Volunteers to care for pregnant cats,

dogs and their litters, as well as homes for cats and dogs that require socializing or that are recovering from surgery or injuries. Contact: Teresa Broaddus, 303-961-3925 Court Appointed Special Advocates: Works with abused and neglected children in Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert and Lincoln counties Need: Advocates for children, to get to know, speak up for and ensure their best interests in court Contact: 303-695-1882 or www.adv4children.org. Douglas/Elbert Task Force: Provides assistance to people in Douglas and Elbert counties who are in serious economic need, at risk of homelessness or in similar crisis. Need: Volunteers to assist in the food bank, client services and the thrift store Treasures on Park Street. Contact: Marion Dahlem, 303-688-1114, ext. 32 Dumb Friends League Harmony Equine Center: Cares for homeless horses and other equines. Need: Volunteers to work with horses and other opportunities. Requirements: Must be 16 years old, pass a background check, and be able to commit to at least three hours a week for three months. Other Information: Two-hour orientation provides an overview of the services provided, learn about the volunteer opportunities, take a tour of the center, and talk with staff and volunteers. Contact: 303-751-5772 or go to www.ddfl. org.

Elbert County Sheriff’s Posse: Supports the Elbert County Sheriff’s Office and the Office of Emergency Management with detentions support, patrol, administrative duties, event security, emergency services support, and call-outs as need arises. Need: With proper training and clearances, volunteers help with patrol, fingerprinting, records keeping, community event security services, disaster response and management (wildfire, tornado, blizzard, flood, disaster relief, etc.). Requirements: Must be 21 years of age or older; retired individuals are great. Must complete a employment application, pass a background check, and complete interviews. After being sworn in, in the first three months of membership, complete a minimum of 45 hours of orientation and training curriculum. After this 90-day probationary period, members must log a minimum of 10 hours of month and attend monthly training meetings. Persons ages 15-20, may join the Elbert County Sheriffs Explorer POST that is associated with the Posse. Contact: David Peontek at djp1911@msn.com or 303-646-5456. Go to http://www.elbertcountysheriff.com/posse.html; print out and complete an employment application and turn it into the Elbert County Sheriff’s Office in Kiowa, “Attn: David Peontek.” Girl Scouts of Colorado: Youth organization for girls Need: Troop leaders, office support, administrative help and more Age requirement: Men and women, 18 and older Contact: www.girlscoutsofcolorado.org, inquiry@gscolorado.org or 1-877-404-5708 SEE VOLUNTEERS, P9

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THINGS TO DO Elizabeth Library Book Sale: gently used books for children and adults for sale in the book sale room at the Elizabeth Library. Stocked by Friends of the Elizabeth Library. All donations from book sales benefit the Elizabeth Library.

MLK Jr. Day Douglas County offices will be closed Monday, Jan. 15 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Many county services are available online at www.douglas.co.us

Christmas tree recycling For drop-off locations, times and dates, as well as instructions on how to prepare a tree for recycling, visit www.douglas.co.us and search for Christmas tree recycling.

2018 Property Tax Notification Beginning the week of Jan. 16 property owners in Douglas County will receive one of two property tax information-types by U.S. mail. Visit www.douglascotax. com to pay your taxes online. For more information visit www.douglas.co.us/treasurer. Have an Amazon Echo device? Enable the Douglas County skill and say “Alexa, ask Douglas County, How do I pay my property taxes?”

Strive to Thrive offers hot meal and assistance. The Strive to Thrive Resource Fair will be held on Tuesday, January 30 from 4-6 p.m. at the Calvary Chapel, 1100 Caprice Drive in Castle Rock. For free transportation to/ from the event contact Douglas County First Call prior to January 29 at 303.660.7519. Visit www. douglas.co.us and search for Community of Care for more information.

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Lifetree Café Discussion Group: 5-6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 8 (Make the Most of Your Life: A Perspective That Will Change Your Life Forever); Jan. 15 (Care for Caregivers: Meeting the Unique Needs of Those Who Sacrifice for Others); Jan. 22 (News from the Future: A Futurest Gives a Sneak Peek); Jan. 29 (Friends for Life: 10 Buddies. 38 Years, One Weekend a Year) at DAZBOG, 202 Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Call 303-814-0142. Go to LifetreeCafe.com. Free Legal Clinic: 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 9 at the Elizabeth Public Library, 651 W. Beverly St., Elizabeth. Clinic is for parties who have no attorney. Volunteer attorneys will answer questions, help fill out forms and explain the process and procedure for all areas of civil litigation, including family law, property law, probate law, collections, appeals, landlord-tenant law, small claims, veterans’ issues, and civil protection orders. Walk-ins welcome; everyone helped on first-come, first-served basis. Additional 2018 dates are Tuesday, Feb. 13, March 13, April 10, May 8, June 12, July 10, Aug. 14, Sept. 11, Oct. 9, Nov. 13 and Dec. 11. Outback Express: public transit service provided by the East Central Council of Local Governments; 24-hour notice appreciated. Call Kay Campbell, 719- 541-4275, or 800825-0208 for reservations. Go to http:// outbackexpress.tripod.com. Schedule: Tuesday, Jan. 9 from Elizabeth to Parker or Colorado Springs; Thursday, Jan. 11, Good Samaritan Nursing Home residents only; Tuesday, Jan. 16 from Elizabeth, Kiowa and Elbert to Parker; and Thursday, Jan. 25 from Simla and Matheson to Limon. Old Mining Town of Uravan: Castle Rock Historical Society presentation at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 11 at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock. In

the 1950s, business was booming on the Western Slope, uranium was all the rage and Grand Junction was at the heart of it all. So why did Grand Junction survive while Uravan disappeared? Not a vestige of it exists today, except the memories of the people who lived there and were forced to leave. Learn more from Cindy Malone. Refreshments served at 6:45 p.m. Go to www. castlerockhistoricalsociety.org or contact the Castle Rock Museum at 303-814-3164, museum@castlerockhistoricalsociety.org. Admission is free. Great Decisions: 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 11 at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Explore world affairs through selected readings and discussions. Nine-part series for adults. Registration required; 303-791-7323 or DCL.org.

Lessons and Lemonade: 9:30-11 a.m. or 11:15 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 13 (Rock Painting with Carm Fogt); Feb. 10 (Glass Painting with Portia Patterson); March 10 (Color Field Painting with Jo Ann Nelson and Judy Pendleton) at Hobby Lobby, Colo. 83 and Mainstreet in Parker. For ages 9-14. Registration required; go to www.parkerartistguild.com/classes/youth. Editor’s note: Calendar submissions must be received by noon Wednesday for publication the following week. Send listings to calendar@coloradocommunitymedia.com. No attachments, please. Listings are free and run on a space-available basis.

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“Supervised injection facilities work, we are in support of them,” he said. “First and foremost, these are human beings. Everyone knows someone with a substance use disorder. Secondly, SIFs decrease the spread of disease, such as HIV and hepatitis. These diseases put first responders and physicians at risk.” Tri-County Health already supports a syringe-access facility in Aurora, which has served about 150 clients within its first year. The program is a street-based program, and those with substance-abuse disorders can exchange dirty needles for clean ones, Douglas said. • Another of the bills proposes to expand the Colorado Health Services Corps program. The program currently includes financial incentives for health care professionals who agree to work in underserved areas. Historically, the program has only included physicians. “It would now include substance abuse counselors through Colorado Health Services Corps,” Myers said. “The new bill would expand program to incentivize people to move and work in areas where there are not addiction counselors.” • A ﬁfth measure would signiﬁcantly increase access to residential treatment to qualifying people with substance-use disorders. One of the biggest problems is a lack of treatment for substance-abuse

‘... SIFs decrease the spread of disease, such as HIV and hepatitis. These diseases put first responders and physicians at risk.’

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Robert Valuck, Director, Colorado Consortium for Prescription Drug Abuse and Prevention

disorders, Valuck said. “We are at about an 85 percent treatment gap,” Valuck said. “The state would have to come up with money to help pay for residential treatment.” • The ﬁnal bill would improve “prior-authorization” standards to ensure insurance companies and Medicaid give timely approval for medicationassisted treatment. This bill also aims to reduce copays for physical therapy, acupuncture and chiropractic alternatives to narcotics. “This is really a good start,” Valuck said. “We have to shift the language, and the way we think of people with substance-use disorders.”

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Filling treatment gaps About a year and a half ago, Stacy Pettersen, 63, experienced a string of trips to the emergency room from overdosing and ended up in the intensive-care unit, her daughter said. Stacy finally asked for help with her condition, but was told that Medicaid doesn’t cover treatment. “We’re spending tens of thousands of dollars keeping people alive and then denying them the help they need to get better,” Brittany Pettersen said. “So that was devastating and I think highlighted for me the enormous gap we have in our system.” In 2015, at least 87 of Colorado’s overdoses from prescription opioids alone — not including heroin — happened to Medicaid recipients, according to state data. That makes getting Medicaid recipients residential, or live-in, treatment a priority for the lawmakers. “Residential means that (you’re) going to go into a facility and stay there — could be anywhere from two to four weeks,” Jahn said. They “get the intense counseling, the therapy: How do I live with my disease once I leave here? How do you put me back into the real world?”

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Generally, Medicaid covers some care for substance-use disorders in Colorado, including counseling and medications to help treat them, but that doesn’t work for everyone, Pettersen said. Lawmakers’ proposals would add inpatient and residential treatment as more widely covered. “Treatment should not just be for the wealthy or people with good insurance plans,” Jahn said. Another arm of the proposals would make insurance plans more cheaply cover alternatives to opioid drugs for pain — physical therapy, chiropractic care and acupuncture — to make sure patients aren’t unnecessarily pushed toward opioids, Kennedy said. It would also bar “step therapy,” a requirement that patients try opioid medications before receiving non-opioid drugs, for both private insurance and Medicaid. “Even if a drug is covered by Medicaid or an insurance company, that doesn’t mean you can actually (get it),” said Kennedy, who is spearheading the proposed insurance changes. He’s also pushing to change the requirement that patients get “prior authorization,” a green-light from an insurance provider, to know that medication-assisted treatment will be covered. That involves a combination of psychotherapy and drugs that help fight opioid addiction, he said. The proposal aims for quicker response times from both Medicaid and private insurers to requests for medication-assisted treatment. Currently, many insurers may take too long to authorize payment for those treatments, leaving patients unable to pick medications up at a pharmacy, Kennedy said.

“If you’re an addict that says, ‘I’m ready to seek treatment,’ and someone says, ‘OK, wait seven days please,’ there’s a high risk that you might return to heroin to avoid withdrawal symptoms,” Kennedy said. On the front lines In Adams, Arapahoe and Jefferson counties, sheriff ’s offices said deputies use Narcan, which can be administered as a nasal spray, to reverse the effects of an opioid overdose. The Adams County Sheriff ’s Office expressed support for creating training programs for law enforcement regarding the opioid epidemic. “By creating a training system for all, it helps us identify and recognize those in need,” said Jim Morgen, spokesman for the sheriff ’s office. In “the rural parts of Adams County, we arrive minutes before medical (support) is able to, and we have to be able to recognize somebody having opioid reactions (including) an overdose. These minutes are crucial in potentially saving lives.” Lawmakers’ proposals include directing the Anschutz Medical Campus’s research center to create training for officers on how to better use naloxone — Narcan is its brand name — in responding to overdose situations. Jahn also said she believes crime would be reduced by creating supervised injection facilities because more people would have access to treatment. A person “would not have stolen all these goods if (they) didn’t have an addiction (they) needed to feed,” Jahn said, speaking hypothetically. Law enforcement officials in Wheat Ridge,

other Jefferson County areas and Denver have told her that increases in property crimes have been tied to substance-abuse disorders. Police in Englewood and Littleton have made similar observations, referencing opioids. “If they were able to get it more easily, or get it at all, we have a better chance,” Jahn said. “People don’t want to live like this.” End of a journey Stacy Pettersen’s lack of Medicaidcovered care left her daughter with few options. People Brittany Pettersen worked with to address the state’s opioid issue recommended an involuntary commitment process — by which she’d receive a court order for her mother to be taken to paid-for treatment. Stacy Pettersen recently began a program at a rehabilitation center after two months in a program where she underwent detox. In early 2018, she’s expected to complete her rehab program, and Pettersen said her mom is learning to live again. At a dinner with family, relatives went around the table and said what they were grateful for, and everyone said they were thankful for her. “It was very emotional,” Pettersen, 36, said. “To have her there and sober and be alive, and how every day is the best day ... it’s like she’s been frozen for 29 years. That’s a lot to deal with, the years that have been lost, but she’s thankful to be alive. “For the first time in 29 years,” Pettersen said, “I have my mom in my life.”

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If you’re cloying or annoying, it’s our culture you’re destroying QUIET DESPERATION

Craig Marshall Smith

he jails and prisons are overcrowded as it is, but there has to be room for a few more. There’s no excuse. Maybe there’s a story, but there’s no excuse. Anyone who leaves a shopping cart at a bus stop should spend time in the slammer. I used to see it in Denver, but not out here. I’m certain it’s symptomatic of other behavioral oversights and indifferences. I know these people. You know these people. They clip their nails at the ofﬁce, and change their pants in their cubicle. They litter. They hum in elevators.

They say, “At the end of the day,” and “With all due respect.” They say, “Everything happens for a reason.” What’s the reason for leaving a shopping cart at a bus stop? If you have to take a cart to the bus stop, how are you going to get your groceries on and off the bus? “Just a minute, driver. This will take a while.” Send them to Cañon City. Or at least make them watch an Adam Sandler marathon. Have them learn the words to “Dust in the Wind” and sing it to some Hells Angels.

There are still a few of us left. The ones who say, “Yes, please,” and “No, thank you.” Who say “Liberace and I,” not “Me and Liberace.” All around, I see small failures to follow the written and unwritten codes of good form and polite behavior. Which way does the blade face when you set your knife on your plate? Do you walk on the inside or on the outside of a woman? The answer is simple. You don’t walk on a woman at all. SEE SMITH, P11

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ell here we are again, the very first week of the year. Many of us have been filled with great anticipation as we awaited the arrival of the New Year. Something new to look forward to, a shedding of the past, new goals, new people and a new attitude. It’s awesome, it’s wonderful, and WINNING we just can’t wait WORDS to get started. So let’s go. And there are others of us who have had anticipation of the coming year as well. However, instead of great anticipation, they were filled Michael Norton with anxious anticipation. Cautiously optimistic, hoping for anything better than last year, and nervous about the changes that are to take place. They too look forward to the shedding of the past, however there is still a piece of them that is almost dreading the new goals, new people, new job or other “new” thing that they have aspired to for the coming year. So, is it dread or is it anticipation? Could sound something like this, “I am so excited for this year, this is the year I am going to get back

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into shape, lose some weight and eat right. I can’t wait to get started.” And then the alarm goes off, “I am dreading going to the gym. There has to be an easier way.” Or maybe it sounds a little like this, “I have been happily anticipating my new role for the last two months, this change is going to be terriﬁc, new job, new people, bigger responsibilities. This will be my year.” And then, “I am dreading this new commute. Why did I agree to take on these extra responsibilities? This is terrible. What was I thinking?” As we try and avoid all of that negative self-talk, we can use our great anticipation and even anxious anticipation to create positive energy. And we can use that positive energy to fuel and drive our new initiatives, use it to pursue our wildest dreams, and leverage that positive energy to reach every goal we set for ourselves. It’s when we lose the nervousness or get too complacent or too comfortable with what we are doing that we allow ourselves to buy into any excuse that causes us not to make a positive change or walk away from a worthy goal. Top professional athletes, motivational speakers and performers from all walks of life use anxious anticipation to prepare for a big game or

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fight, a keynote speech to a large audience, and to get ready to sing or perform in front a theater or an arena full of people. Many of them will use anxious anticipation as tactic or strategy to make sure they are ready to give it their very best while not taking their opponent or their audience for granted. What is the one thing you are looking forward to the most next year? There is a good chance you have already set a goal to achieve it or that it was probably on your New Year’s Eve list of resolutions. Whatever it is, whatever you are anticipating happening, just remember that it is absolutely OK to be a little anxious. As a matter

of fact, I highly recommend a little anxious anticipation to help you realize your dreams this year. So, don’t sweat the anxious anticipation, embrace it. How about you? Does a little anxiousness make you even more unsettled or do you know the feeling of positive energy that comes along with anxious anticipation? I would love to hear your New Year story and what you are anticipating most at gotonorton@gmail.com. And when we can keep a few butterflies in our stomach as we pursue every endeavor in the New Year, it really will be a better than good week and a Happy New Year. Michael Norton is a resident of Castle Rock, the former president of the Zig Ziglar Corporation, a strategic consultant and a business and personal coach.

CLUBS AA If you want to drink, that’s your business. If you want to stop, that’s ours. More than 1,000 AA meetings are offered in the Denver area every week. If you think you may have a problem with alcohol, come see us. To find a meeting near you, call 303-322-4440, or go to www.daccaa.org. Affordable Colleges Online: guidebook includes a collection of scholarships for women, including due dates and award amounts; insight into the financial aid application process; and other funding opportunities, such as industry-specific scholarships and funding for special groups. Go to http:// www.affordablecollegesonline.org/womensguide-paying-for-college/ Camping Singles: 7 p.m. the first Tuesday of the month. Membership ranges from 40s to 60-plus. Colorado single adults who enjoy camping, fishing, hiking, swimming, biking, sightseeing, photography, the camaraderie of others, and starry nights around the camp fire. We usually camp in designated forest service or state park campgrounds within 2 to 5 hours of Denver. Contact campingsingles@gmail.com Castle Rock Bridge Club: 1 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays at Plum Creek Golf Club, 331 Players Club Drive, Castle Rock. Friendly, ACBL-sanctioned duplicate games. For assistance in finding a bridge partner, call Georgiana Butler at 303-810-8504. Go to www.castlerockbridge.com. Chess: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays at the Simla Library. All skill levels and ages welcome. Call 719-541-2573. Douglas-Elbert County Music Teachers’ Association: 9 a.m. every first Thursday at Parker Bible Church, between Jordan and Chambers on Mainstreet. All area music teachers are welcome. Call Lucie Washburn, 303-814-3479. Elbert County Sheriff’s Posse: a nonprofit volunteer organization that is part of the Elbert County Sheriff’s Office. As volunteers we support the Elbert County Sheriff’s Office, all law enforcement in our county, and the community at large. Go to http://www. elbertcountysheriff.com/posse.html, or contact Dave Peontek at 303-646-5456.

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But it reminds me of a Groucho Marx joke. “One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got into my pajamas, I’ll never know.” This is an example of a misplaced modifier. I’ll bet that anyone who would leave a shopping cart at a bus stop uses misplaced modifiers all over the place. “Bus Stop” is a not-very-good film that stars Marilyn Monroe. She had just graduated from the Actors Studio. They should have kept her for another semester. I took a cross-country bus once. I was 16 and alone. I could tell you stories. I rode from San Francisco to Cincinnati, and met a few characters along the way. We must have made a hundreds stops, but I never saw a single shopping cart at any of them.

Times have changed. People have changed. Things that are said and done today would have been unacceptable back then. No one dared to use the word “vibe.” I’d send anyone who uses it now into the same cell as someone who has left a shopping cart at a bus stop. The same goes for anyone who says, “We need the moisture.” “Bus Stop” was a 1966 hit for the Hollies. Graham Nash, later a member of Crosby, Stills & Nash did not sing lead. It reached No. 5 in the United States. We all have moments of cultural delinquency. Blame it on age or the Sudafed. However, wheeling a cart a long piece from the store, and abandoning it, is not a momentary lapse, like a belch on Sunday. It should be punishable. Sing Sing. Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resident. He can be reached at craigmarshallsmith@comcast.net.

Elizabeth American Legion Post 82: 5:30 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month at Legion Post Hall at South Banner Street and Elm Street in Elizabeth. Veterans association supports veterans, their families, their survivors and the community. Social hour begins at 5:30 p.m.; regular business meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. All veterans are invited to learn of their eligibility for membership in the National American Legion Organization. Elizabeth Food Bank: 12:30-3 p.m. Friday and 9-11:30 a.m. Saturday at 381 S. Banner in Elizabeth (next door to Elizabeth Presbyterian Church); available to help anyone who needs food. Other times by appointment. Game Night: 4 p.m. Mondays at the Kiowa Library; call 303-621-2111. Also, 5 p.m. Tuesdays and 5 p.m. Wednesdays at the Elbert Library; call 303-648-3533. Enjoy board, card, and video games for all ages. Go to pplibraries. org. Kiowa Creek Food Pantry: open from 8:30 a.m. to noon Tuesdays in the Fellowship Hall at 231 Cheyenne Street, Kiowa. Distribution for the State of Colorado TEFAP food program. Food is distributed monthly to lowincome individuals/families that qualify. We also distribute low-income senior food boxes for the state; those 60 and older may qualify for a monthly supplement. If you are in need of food assistance or know someone who is, we may be able to qualify you for one of these programs. Call the food pantry at 303-621-2376. Knitting Group: 2 p.m. Tuesdays at the Kiowa Library. Knit and chat. All skill levels welcome. Call 303-621-2111 or go to pplibraries.org. Lawyers at the Library: 6-9 p.m. the second Tuesday of every month at the Elizabeth Library, 651 W. Beverly St. Free legal clinic for parties who have no attorney. Volunteer attorneys will answer questions, help fill out forms and explain the process and procedure for the areas of family law, civil litigation, criminal defense, property law, probate law, collections, appeals, landlord-tenant law and civil protection orders. Walk-ins welcome. Everyone will be helped on a firstcome, first-served basis. SEE CLUBS, P14

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Before careers can soar,

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Matt Stege, co-pilot of a Boeing 737 for a major airline, gets his picture taken in the cockpit of the plane. Stege, 33, of Denver knew he wanted to be a professional pilot since he was 14. COURTESY PHOTO

Those who fly planes face intense training, uncertain market BY CHRISTY STEADMAN CSTEADMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

hen Matt Stege was 6 years old, three T6 World War II trainer planes flew over his house en route to an air show. There was just something about it, he said, recalling that day when he stood on the front porch of his Aspen home and watched the planes fly overhead. It was “seeing them in formation and the sound they made,” Stege said. “I just got hooked.” But it was at age 14, when he took off in a plane for the first time during an introductory training flight, that he knew someday he would become a professional pilot. And that he did. Now, Stege, 33, a resident of Denver, is a first officer of a Boeing 737 for a major airline. The topic of a shortage of airline pilots is popular in the headlines. Yet a straightforward answer to whether or not it exists is hard to come by.

The airlines are volatile industry, said Dan Callender of Arvada, a captain with a major airline. Any little change in the economy can hit the airlines up front, causing an effect — good or bad — in the airlines more quickly than in any other industry, he said. For example, a change of only a couple cents for a gallon of fuel can make a significant impact on the airlines. Airlines are constantly evaluating what their forecasted needs may be, Callender said. That’s why there are times when there’s a lot of hiring of pilots happening, and other times when there’s a lull, Callender said. An airline pilot shortage would be based on forecasted need, and the number of pilots available, he said. “If projection goes up, need goes up,” Callender said. “It’s all supply and demand.” However, there are a few major contributors that can be associated with or attributed to a shortage of airline pilots, said Kevin Kuhlmann, a professor and the associate chair in the Aviation and Aerospace Science Department at Metropolitan State University of Denver. SEE PILOTS, P15

How to become a pilot

Scott Frank, 27, and Sarah Denton, 25, of Broomfield are pilots pursuing a career with the major airlines. Despite the high expenses and time it takes to pursue their careers, both have known they wanted to fly professionally since they were children. COURTESY PHOTO

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College to host Littleton Public Schools Art Exhibition

rt teacher Anna Spillen at Options High School will organize the annual Littleton Public Schools Art Exhibition that runs from Jan. 17 to Feb. 6 in the Colorado Gallery of Arts at Arapahoe Community College, 5900 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton. There will be a closing reception SONYA’S on Feb. 6 from 5 to SAMPLER 7 p.m., with light refreshments. The exhibit will be open Mondays to Fridays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and until 7 p.m. on Tuesdays. Stampede Daily 45-minute Sonya Ellingboe tours are available for the new “Stampede” exhibit of animal art through the centuries that occupies the third and fourth floors of the Denver Art Museum’s Hamilton Building. Hundreds of art objects from the museum’s many departments are combined in new ways and should be a terrific way to familiarize kids and adults to the wide span of images and techniques artists can use. No reservations necessary. Free to members or with general admission. The Hamilton Building is now open seven days a week at 13th Avenue and Broadway in downtown Denver. Denverartmuseum.org. Genealogy Columbine Historical and Genealogical Society will meet twice on Jan. 16 at Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit, 6400 S. University Blvd., Centennial. Guests and prospective members are invited. Free. The first meeting is from 9-11:30 a.m., an early-bird class in “Beginning Genealogy” with member Barbara Elliott. Explore possibilities of researching family history in census records, digital databases and online searches. The second meeting is from 1-3 p.m. and is on “Marriage, Separation

and Divorce,” presented by Carol Cooke Darrow, certified genealogist. Records available and how to search them. Columbinegenealogy.com. Walk the High Line While you can walk the Highline Canal by yourself, some will enjoy the company of leaders and a bit of history. Community walks are scheduled for five- to eight-mile segments through March at 9 a.m. on Sundays, Saturdays and Tuesdays at various locations. Each limited to 25 walkers. An Amble through Littleton (five miles) is scheduled on Jan. 13. Register at Walk2Connect.com. Highlinecanal.org. Cowboy gathering Families will want to plan ahead to attend the 29th annual Colorado Cowboy Poetry Gathering Jan. 18 to 21 at the American Mountaineering Center, 710 10th St. in Golden. Heritage, music, tall tales and the special brand of poetry that grew out of nights around a campfire. Reserve tickets in advance for sessions you want to attend. See ColoradoCowboyGathering.com. Chamber music “Winter Winds With CSO Winds” is a concert scheduled for 2 p.m. on Jan. at Hampden Hall, in the Englewood Civic Center, 1000 Englewood Parkway. Program: “Bagatelles” by Ligeti; “Sextet for Winds and Piano” by Poulenc; “Quintet in E Flat’ by Mozart. Featured: Michael Thornton, horn; Julie Thornton, flute; Ian Wisekal, oboe; Jason Shafer, clarinet; Tristan Rennie, bassoon; Margaret McDonald, piano. Tickets: $14/$20/ free under 18. Englewoodarts.org. 303-806-8196. `Little Mermaid’ Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” plays Jan. 19 to Feb. 11 (some performances recently added) at the PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker. Based on Hans Christian Anderson’s beloved story. Tickets: 303-805-6800, parkerarts.org. Be sure to reserve in advance — these shows sell out!

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“We’ve been setting up at the expo for 27 years,” said Chuck Prather, with the Wheat Ridge-based Rocky Mountain Angling Club, which provides members exclusive access to about 45 catchand-release sites in Colorado, New Mexico and Wyoming. “It’s a chance to meet our members and put names to faces. A lot of friends come by.” In addition to all the booths, there will also be classroom clinics, a wilderness camp, archery tag, casting ponds, and Colorado Parks and Wildlife Outdoors Pavilion. “Many of the new people who move to Colorado want to know what kind of activities they can do, how they can do them, and where,” Kirk said. “We want the expo to be a jumpingoff point for everyone who comes through.” It’s also important for the event to promote conversation and stewardship of open spaces and wildlife, which is why the expo makes sure to work with Colorado Parks and Wildlife and other similar organizations, Kirk added. “Being outdoors teaches personal responsibility, and teaches us the connections between everything,” he said.

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LEGO Master Brickster: 3:45 p.m. Thursdays at the Kiowa Library. Build LEGO stuff together. Call 303-621-2111 or go to pplibraries. org. Mystery Book Club: 9:30 a.m. the first Saturday of each month at the Simla Public Library. The group enjoys talking about a variety of mystery authors and titles. We also periodically host a Colorado author during our meetings. Everyone may join us, and registration is not required. Visit the Simla Branch of the Elbert County Library District at 504 Washington Avenue, call 719-541-2573, or email farabe@elbertcountylibrary.org. Outback Express: public transit service provided by the East Central Council of Local Governments. To ensure a seat is available, 24-hour notice appreciated. Call Kay Campbell, 719- 541-4275, or 800-825-0208 for reservations. Go to http://outbackexpress. tripod.com. Outback Express runs from Simla and Matheson to Colorado Springs on the first and third Monday of each month; from Simla and Matheson to Limon on the fourth Thursday of each month; from Kiowa, Elizabeth and Elbert to Parker or Colorado Springs on the first and third Tuesday of each month; from Elizabeth to Colorado Springs or Parker on the second Tuesday of each month. Good Samaritan Nursing Home Residents may ride the bus on the second Thursday of each month. Overeaters Anonymous: 10-11 a.m. and from 7-8 p.m. Wednesdays in the Sedalia Room at New Hope Presbyterian Church, 2100 Meadows Parkway, Castle Rock. Parker-Franktown-Elizabeth Paper Crafting Club: regular meetings on various weekday evenings and weekends at 7786 Prairie Lake Trail, Parker (in the Pinery). Open to anyone interested in card making and scrapbooking. Contact Alison Collins at 720-212-4788 or find us online at http:// www.meetup.com/Parker-FranktownElizabeth-Paper-Crafting-Club/ Ranchland Republican Women: 7 p.m. third Monday of each month at the Elizabeth

Library, 651 Beverly St. Membership is open to Republicans only. Dues are $25 for a full voting member (women only) and $10 for a non-voting member (can be women or men). For a membership application and F other information, go to www.RanchlandRepublianWomen.org.

Seniors Meet: 11 a.m. Mondays at the Elizabeth Senior Center, 823 S. Banner St. Bring a dish for potluck on the first Monday of each month. Other Mondays, bring a sack lunch. Bingo, games and socializing. New leadership. Call Agnes at 303-883-7881 or Carol at 303-646-3425. Simla Open Mic Night: 6:30 p.m. Fridays at the Simla Library. Share poetry, music, dance, comedy or painting (inter alios), or just come and watch.3333 Sky Cliff Center Caregiver Support Group: 10-11:30 a.m. the third Tuesday of each month at 4600 E. Highway 86, Castle Rock. Caregiving for adults can be challenging at times, and you’re not alone. For information, or to let the center know if you’re coming, call 303-814-2863 or email skycliffctr@ skycliff.org. Go to www.skycliff.org Sky Cliff Center Stroke Support Group: 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. the second and last Wednesday of each month at Christlife Community Church, 5451 E. Highway 86, Franktown (lunch provided). Also, 10-11:30 a.m. the third Wednesday of each month at Sky Ridge Medical Center, 10101 Ridge Gate Parkway, Lone Tree. Call Sky Cliff Center at 303-814-2863. Teen Tuesday: 5 p.m. Tuesdays at the Elbert Library. Play card and video games. Call 303-648-3533 or go to pplibraries.org. Therapeutic riding: Promise Ranch Therapeutic Riding in Parker offers free therapeutic riding for developmentally disabled adults and children. Scholarship money is available for Douglas County residents to provide 10 therapeutic riding lessons. Call 303-841-5007 or visit www.promiseranchtherapeuticriding.com. VFW Post 10649: 8:30 a.m. the first Saturday of every month at 24325 Main St., Elbert. Go to http://www.vfwpost10649. org. Contact Alan Beebe at 303-435-2560 for questions.

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Planes get loaded with supplies for the seventh annual VFW Charity Airlift on Dec. 10. The event, put on by the Colorado Aviation Business Association (CABA) and Metropolitan State University (MSU) of Denver’s Precision Flight Team, provides toys and nonperishable food items to veterans and their families in rural communities throughout the state.

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These are: legislation that stems from the 2009 plane crash of Colgan Air Flight 3407, a massive retirement rate of pilots and the cost of education and training. Colgan Air Flight 3407 At about 10:15 p.m. on Feb. 12, 2009, in wintry weather conditions that consisted of light snow, fog and wind, Colgan Air Flight 3407 crashed into a house just outside of its destination city of Buffalo, New York. A total of 50 people died in the crash — 49 crew members, including the two pilots, and passengers, and one person in the house. The incident triggered legislation. New standards for first officers, also refered to as copilots, raised their minimum of flight experience level from 250 hours to 1,500 hours — the same amount that captains must accumulate. It took effect in August 2013. How the new legislation plays into the potential shortage of airline pilots, Kuhlmann said, is it creates a vacuum of hireable pilots. The larger, major airlines, such as Delta and United, for example, want to hire the pilots who have a surplus of 3,000 to 4,000 in-flight hours. Often, pilots earn these hours from working at a smaller, regional airline, such as Frontier and Spirit, for example, or through corporate aviation or as charter pilots. The regional airlines try to attract and retain the qualified candidates — those who have earned 1,500 in-flight hours and their Air Transport Pilot certificate — from other sources, such as instructors at flight schools or perhaps the military. As it is, the number of pilots earning their ATP is barely keeping up with the number of job openings for airline

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pilots, Stege said. One thing that may be helping to ease the crunch, Kuhlmann said, is some airlines are starting to look at colleges and interview aviation students, keeping in mind that they still have a ways to go before all the credentials are met. Cost of education, flight training Being a pilot is “one of the best jobs you could ever have,” Stege said. But there’s no denying that it takes a lot of dedication and the initial flight training is expensive. To earn a degree in aviation in addition to all the certifications needed, Stege said, it can cost a person upward of $80,000 to $100,000 or more. Sarah Denton knew she wanted to pursue a career in aviation since she was a teenager. “My grandpa is my role model and inspiration to become a pilot,” Denton said. “I remember walking up to my best friend one morning before school, and telling her that I wanted to fly like my grandpa did.” Her grandfather is a fantastic storyteller, she said, so she grew up hearing his stories about the Vietnam War — he was a weapon systems operator and flew an F-4 Phantom II. Now, Denton, 25, is a private pilot and is working as a line service technician for Signature Flight Support at

Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport. However, she was recently offered a position with Jeppesen where she will work as a navigation information analyst. Denton received a couple scholarships that helped pay for her training, but she also had to take out loans. But for her, it was worth it, she said. “Pilots are in high demand,” Denton said. But “it’s also just a fun industry with a variety of jobs both on the ground and in the air.” She suggests taking jobs in the industry that will provide a variety of different perspectives. “Enjoy the journey,” Denton said. “Don’t let finances stop you, because there is always a way.” Once a person has earned a commercial pilot certificate and a certified flight instructor certificate, he or she may teach at a flight school. Stege’s guess is that flight instructors can earn about $15 to $20 an hour, but it is difficult to do it as a full-time job. Scott Frank, 27, of Broomfield graduated from Metro on Dec. 15 with a bachelor’s degree in aviation technology with a professional pilot concentration. PublicThis Notice spring, he will be starting an internship NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF MINERAL with aRIGHTS majorATairline he TAX LIENwhere SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR willISSUANCE work in chief pilot’s OFthe TREASURER'S DEED office at Denver International To Every Person in Actual Possession or Airport.of the hereinafter Described Land, Occupancy

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To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having Interest of Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to: BROKEN ROAD ENTERPRISES LLC 4190 COUNTY ROAD 154 ELIZABETH , CO 80107

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BROKEN ROAD ENTERPRISES LLC 4190 COUNTY ROAD 154 ELIZABETH , CO 80107 You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 18th day of November 2014, the then County Treasurer of Elbert County, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to SARA E WHITE the following described mineral rights situate in the County of Elbert, State of Colorado, to-wit: Section: 29 Township: 7 Range: 64 LOT 2, KINTER MINOR DEVELOPMENT MINERALS LOC IN E2NW4NW4 12.94 MRASubdivision: SEVERED MINERALS Certificate Number: 2014-01860

BROKEN ROAD ENTERPRISES LLC 4190 COUNTY ROAD 154 ELIZABETH , CO 80107

Notice Retirement,Public employment cutbacks NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF MINERAL RIGHTS AT TAX LIEN SALE For about a decade prior to AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER'S DEED Sept. 11, 2001, airlines went through a rough ofortime, To Every Person in Actual patch Possession Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Stege said. Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose “Then 9/11,” he added, “and Name the same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having Interest of that hit them hard.” Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom May Concern, andStege more especially In Itthose years, said, to: the industry was not hiring, BROKEN ROAD ENTERPRISES LLC 4190 COUNTY ROAD 154 employees suffered from pay ELIZABETH , CO 80107 cuts and furloughs, and pilot You and each of you are hereby notified that on pensions taken2014, away . Airthe 18th day were of November the then County Treasurer of Elbert County, the State lines were merging, andinothers of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to SARA went bankrupt. E WHITE the following described mineral rights

Now that the economy is recovering, the airline industry is as well, Stege said. But in his opinion, it’s still only been within the past few years that it’s beginning to bounce back. Kuhlmann agrees. After the 9/11 attacks in 2001, airlines cut the pay scale significantly, so there fewer people wanting to enter the industry, Kuhlmann said. “We’re slowly seeing a rebound to that,” he said, “but there’s still not enough to fill the need.” Another thing that airlines will need to keep up with so as not to experience a shortage of airline pilots is the number of pilots retiring, Stege said. On July 15, 2009, the FAA issued a ruling that raised the mandatory retirement age of airline pilots from 60 to 65. It helped pilots approaching retirement age in that period of time, Callender said. However, within the next decade or so, there will be a massive retirement rate of pilots from the Vietnam era, Kuhlmann said. The time period for the Vietnam era, as defined by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, is Aug. 5, 1964 through May 7, 1975, but begins in February 1961 for Public Notice veterans who served in the NOTICE OF PURCHASE OFduring MINERAL Republic of Vietnam RIGHTS AT TAX LIEN SALE that period. It should be noted AND OF APPLICATION FOR TREASURER'S DEED thatISSUANCE not allOF pilots from that To Everyperiod Person infl Actual Possession or time ew in the war, Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Callender added. Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name same was Taxed stance or Specially Nothe matter which a Assessed, and to all Persons having Interest of Title of Record in or to thewhether said Premises and To person takes on there Whom It May Concern, and more especially to: is or not a pilot shortage, one BROKENfor ROAD ENTERPRISES LLC thing certain is that pilots 4190 COUNTY ROAD 154 enter the, CO career ELIZABETH 80107 for the love of fl ying. You and each of you are hereby notified that on theAnd 18th to daybecome of November 2014, spethe then a pilot, County Treasurer of Elbert County, in the State cifi cally sold a professional pilot, it of Colorado, at public tax lien sale to SARA E WHITEtrue the following described mineral rights takes passion, Price said. situate in the County of Elbert, State of Colorado, to-wit: “If, when you’re not flying you wish you were, then64 a LOT 2, Section: 29 Township: 7 Range: KINTERcareer MINOR DEVELOPMENT pilot is what youMINERALS need,” LOC IN E2NW4NW4 12.94 MRASubdivision: Price said. “It’s a feeling that SEVERED MINERALS you must do this. Your life will Certificate Number: 2014-01860 have a hole in it that can never and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of be filled if you don’t pursue it. purchase therefore to SARA E WHITE. Oh, and the view is pretty cool, That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the too.” mineral rights (and special assessdelinquent

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His long-term goal is to work for an international major airline. “It’s a step-by-step process,” Frank said, but added that so far, it’s been the most rewarding thing he’s done. Frank currently works as a flight instructor for Western Air Flight Academy out of Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport, and he enjoys it because he likes seeing the smiles on people’s faces. From the first day of students’ flight training when they know nothing about aviation to the “perma-grin” they get after their first solo, Frank said. “I love my job.” Pay for pilots depends on what they are flying and for whom, said Jeff Price, an author and professor in the Department of Aviation and Aerospace at Metro. Some companies pay better than others, and the regional airlines typically pay less than the major airlines, Price said. In general, during “the first few years, they don’t make a lot at all,” Price said. But “then it really starts jumping.” Some pilots can make as little as $18,000 to $23,000 in their early years, he said. Others, during their first few years at the charter and regional levels, can make somewhere between $25,000 to $45,000. A pilot of 10 or 20 years can easily be making an excess of six figures, with some into the $200,000 and up range with a major airline, Price said.

You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 18th day of November 2014, the then County Treasurer of Elbert County, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to SARA E WHITE the following described mineral rights situate in the County of Elbert, State of Colorado, to-wit:

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situate in the County of Elbert, State of Colorado, to-wit:

ment) taxes assessed against said mineral rights for the year 2013;

Section: 29 Township: 7 Range: 64 LOT 2, KINTER MINOR DEVELOPMENT MINERALS LOC IN E2NW4NW4 12.94 MRASubdivision: SEVERED MINERALS

That said mineral rights was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of BROKEN ROAD ENTERPRISES LLC for said year 2013;

Certificate Number: 2014-01860

and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to SARA E WHITE.

That said SARA E WHITE on the 11th day of September 2017, the present holder of said certificate (who) has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said mineral rights;

To advertise yourThat public notices Deed call 303-566-4100 a Treasurer's will be issued for said That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the mineral rights to SARA E WHITE on the 5th day delinquent mineral rights (and special assessof April 2018, unless the same has been rement) taxes assessed against said mineral deemed; rights for the year 2013;

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That said mineral rights was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of BROKEN ROAD ENTERPRISES LLC for said year 2013;

Said mineral rights may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer's Deed.

and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to SARA E WHITE.

That said SARA E WHITE on the 11th day of September 2017, the present holder of said certificate (who) has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said mineral rights;

This Notice of Purchase has also been published in Colorado Community Media on December 21, 2017, December 28, 2017 and January 4, 2018.

That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent mineral rights (and special assessment) taxes assessed against said mineral rights for the year 2013;

That a Treasurer's Deed will be issued for said mineral rights to SARA E WHITE on the 5th day of April 2018, unless the same has been redeemed;

That said mineral rights was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of BROKEN ROAD ENTERPRISES LLC for said year 2013;

Said mineral rights may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer's Deed.

That said SARA E WHITE on the 11th day of September 2017, the present holder of said certificate (who) has made request upon the Treas-

This Notice of Purchase has also been published in Colorado Community Media on December 21, 2017, December 28, 2017 and January

Section: 29 Township: 7 Range: 64 LOT 2, KINTER MINOR DEVELOPMENT MINERALS LOC IN E2NW4NW4 12.94 MRASubdivision: SEVERED MINERALS Certificate Number: 2014-01860

Witness my hand this 11th day of December, 2017 Treasurer of Elbert County, Colorado Legal Notice No.: 23896 First Publication: December 21, 2017 Last Publication: January 4, 2018 Publisher: The Elbert County News

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