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Voters elect mayor, approve lodging tax Douglas Chimenti, who is involved with a program that helps transition military into local government, chats with Justin Klassen, Elbert County’s new director of administration.
Only about a quarter of ballots were returned by April 3 deadline BY TOM MUNDS TMUNDS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
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Program offers path from military to civilian careers Elbert County director of administration is big supporter of fellowship BY JULIE A. TAYLOR SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA
Douglas Chimenti guided 650 soldiers and their families across three countries. His annual budget was about $3 million. He knows how to calculate trajectory.
Chimenti recently applied to about 90 jobs and heard back from two. His problem is shared by thousands of military retirees, who are often young enough to establish a second career while middle-aged. “I had to account for Earth’s rotation when I shot around,” Chimenti said of his field artillery experience. “I know ballistics, but it doesn’t do me a lick of good.” He just retired from the Army at age 43. The Falcon resident signed up for a veteran transition program and the results have been positive on
multiple fronts. The Veterans Local Government Management Fellowship eases military personnel from one life of service to another. Though the inner workings may differ, the motivation in helping the general public stays the same. “We love to continue to serve the general public,” Chimenti said on behalf of himself and other veterans. “We’ve been doing it for over 20-something years. We just like to serve.
The turnout was light for the April 3 Elizabeth municipal election, with unofficial results showing that Town Trustee Megan Vasquez was chosen as mayor and voters approved a proposal to establish a lodging tax. About 800 mail-in ballots were sent to registered voters and fewer than 200 were returned. The official results were scheduled to be verified by April 11. The election results are unofficial until the completion of the “signature cure” period during which city officials try to confirm that any signature on a ballot that doesn’t clearly match the signature on the voter registration form is valid. The cure also applies to any ballot that wasn’t signed. There were three candidates for mayor: Vasquez, current Mayor Pro Tem Rachael White and Scott Walter. According to the unofficial results, Vasquez received 117 votes, while Walter received 44 votes and White got 37. Although she wasn’t elected mayor, White will complete the remaining two years of her term on the town board of trustees. Vasquez will serve two years as mayor.
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I definitely don’t know where the ‘quitting in college’ came from, but like I said, I’m here to play for the Broncos and do whatever I can to help this team win games.’’ Su’a Cravens | new Broncos safety | Page 6 INSIDE
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Henry and Mudge: 6:30-7:30 p.m. Friday, April 13, PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker. Based on book series by Cynthia Rylant. Info: http://parkerarts.org. Chicago Long Form Improv: 8-9:30 p.m. Friday, April 13, The Studio at Mainstreet, 19600 Mainstreet, Parker. Info: parkerplayersimprov@gmail.com. Tickets at Eventbrite.com; search for Parker events. “Westward Ho: Trailblazers of Douglas County” Exhibit Grand Opening: noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 14 at the Castle Rock Museum, 420 Elbert St. Meet Mountain Men and see the equipment needed for a venture across Colorado in the 1800s. Info: 303-814-3164 or www.castlerockhistoricalsociety.org. String Quartet Ethel and Flutist Robert Mirabal: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 14, PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker. Tickets: 303-805-6800 or parkerarts. ticketforce.com. Spring Fly Tying Fest: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 14, Orvis Park Meadows. Meet 25 of the best fly tiers in the Rockies. Go to http://www.orvis.com/s/parkmeadows-colorado-orvis-retailstore/620?group_id=41829 Learn About: Rocky Mountain Gardening: 2-4 p.m. Saturday, April 14 at Parker Library, 20105 E. Mainstreet. Registration required; call 303-791-7323 or go to www. dcl.org. Summer J.I.V.E. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 14 at Colorado Early Colleges, 10235 Parkglenn Way, Parker. Job, Internship, Volunteer Expo is for students ages 14-19 and their parent. Workshop at 11:30 helps students with resumes. Register at www.bit.ly/JIVEFair. Businesses can register to host a table at www.bit. ly/JIVEFairBusiness. Researching Swedish Ancestors: 1:30 p.m. Saturday, April 14, Parker Library, 20105 Mainstreet, Parker.
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THINGS to DO Led by Cheryl Johnson, Parker Genealogical Society member. Lessons and Lemonade: 9:30-11 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Saturdays at Hobby Lobby, 10901 S. Parker Road, Parker. Parker Artist Guild classes for children in grades 4-8. Upcoming classes are April 14, Mixed Media-Textures with Peggy Jackson; May 12, Art Tissue Landscape with Judy Dvorak; and June 23, BrockArt with Toni Brock. Registration required; go to www.parkerartistsguild.com/classes/youth. Contact judypendleton4@gmail.com. “Time to Take Action” Sex Assault Awareness, Prevention: 6-8:30 p.m. Monday, April 16 at the Parker Library, 20105 Mainstreet. Topics include consent, what to do if assaulted, and what to expect when reporting an assault. Teens welcome, but program not appropriate for young children. Panelists include special victims unit prosecutor, sex assault nurse examiner, sheriff’s detective and therapist. Chaparral High School players will present a short antiviolence dating play. RSVP: http:// bit.ly/2GbcRdy. Contact: Helen Leonard, 720-875-8218. Lifetree Café Discussion Group: 5-6 p.m. Monday, April 16 (How to Live Before You Die); Monday, April 23 (Pass or Fail? The State of Education); Monday, April 30 (Emergency! Make Room for God) at DAZBOG, 202 Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Call 303-814-0142. Go to LifetreeCafe.com. 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 800-825-0208 for reservations. Go to www.eccog.com for reservations, information and each month’s schedule. April schedule: Monday, April 16, Simla and Matheson to Colorado Springs; Tuesday, April 17, Kiowa, Elizabeth and Elbert to Parker or Colorado Springs; and Thursday, April 26, Simla and Matheson to Limon.
Writing the Memoir: The Basics: three-part series presented by author Annie Dawid. Class meets from 4-6 p.m. April 18, April 25 and May 2 at the Parker Library, 20105 E. Mainstreet. Bring a small important object to the first class; an important photo to the second class. Registration required; 303791-7323 or DCL.org. Best of PAG Spring Show: runs through Saturday, May 5 at Deep Space Gallery, 11020 S. Pikes Peak Drive, Parker. Parker Artists Guild has a community open house from 5:30-8 p.m. Wednesday, April 18; and the First Friday Art Walk season opener from 5:30-8 p.m. Friday, May 4. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday to Saturday. Call 720-675-7932. Contact Kay Galvan, galv56@ gmail.com. Senior Life Expo: 2-6 p.m. April 19 at the Douglas County Events Center, 500 Fairgrounds Road, Castle Rock. Douglas County seniors and their family members will be able to speak to 70-plus senior related businesses and organizations. Seminars begin every half hour, starting at 2:30 p.m. Event organized by the Castle Rock Senior Activity Center. Call 303-688-9498 or go to www. castlerockseniorcenter.org. Emergency Preparedness Clinic: 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 21 at the Elbert County Fairgrounds, 95 Ute Ave., Kiowa. The Preparing Your Horse for a Disaster Situation clinic will focus on prioritizing, making prior arrangements, identifying your horse, preparing your facilities and more. Afterward, a trailer loading clinic will follow from 1-4 p.m. Space is limited. Call 303-688-0553 or email nccadams3@gmail.com to RSVP. Welcome Back Turkey Vulture Day: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 21 at Castlewood Canyon State Park, 2989 S. Highway 83, Castle Rock. Colorado State Parks pass required. Info: http://colora-
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Learn About EMT Basic Certificate Program: 6-7 p.m. Wednesday, April 25 at Arapahoe Community College, Parker campus. Classes offered at Parker and Littleton campuses. Info: 303-797-5238, emsacademy@ arapahoe.edu or http://www. arapahoe.edu/EMSAcademy. Teen Art Studio: 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, April 28 (pastel) at Hobby Lobby, 10901 S. Parker Road, Parker. For students in grades 9-12. Registration required; go to www.parkerartistsguild. com/classes/youth. Contact judypendleton4@gmail.com. Parent-Child Art Class: 1-3 p.m. Saturday, April 28 at Hobby Lobby, 10901 S. Parker Road, Parker. For parents and children in grades 4-8. Topic is Have Fun Illustrating Food. Registration required; go to www.parkerartistsguild.com/ classes/youth. Contact judypendleton4@gmail.com Fermentation: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 2 at PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker. Hear Dr. Andrew Hawkins, a Ph.D. trained microbiologist, teach you about all the good stuff fermentation can do as well as how microbes help us live a happier, healthier, and fuller life. Go to parkerarts. org.
Vintage Market Days: May 11-13 at the Douglas County Fairgrounds, Castle Rock. Upscale vintageinspired indoor/outdoor market featuring original art, antiques, clothing, jewelry, handmade treasures, home décor, outdoor furnishings, food, plants and more. 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 he Elizabeth Library. Benefits the Elizabeth Library. Editor’s note: Calendar submissions must be received by noon Wednesday for publication the following week. To place a calendar item, go to eventlink. coloradocommunitymedia.com.
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Comfort dogs in court irk some lawyers, judges Animals used to calm witnesses for prosecution are seen as risk to fairness BY DAVE COLLINS ASSOCIATED PRESS
As dogs and other animals are increasingly used in courts to comfort and calm prosecution witnesses, a few voices are calling for keeping the practice on a short leash, saying they could bias juries. The use of dogs in courts has spread quickly across the U.S. amid a growing number of laws and rulings in its favor — and, outside of the legal world, a significant increase in the use of emotional support animals by the public. There are now more than 155 “courthouse facility dogs” working in 35 states, compared with 41 dogs in 19 states five years ago, according to the Courthouse Dogs Foundation in Bellevue, Washington. And that’s not counting an untold number of “emotional support dogs” that have been allowed case by case in many states. Many witnesses have been child sexual assault victims. There has been a divide among judges, however, with some not allowing dogs because of potential bias against defendants. And many defense lawyers don’t like the practice.
‘I think it distracts jurors from what their job is, which is to determine the truthfulness of the testimony. It tends to imply or infer that there has been some victimization. It tends to engender sympathy. It’s highly prejudicial.’ Christopher Decker, Denver defense attorney
Having dogs and other emotional support animals in the witness box can illegitimately boost witness credibility and prejudice juries against defendants, Denver defense lawyer Christopher Decker argues. He has unsuccessfully fought the use of dogs in criminal trials several times. “I think it distracts the jurors from what their job is, which is to determine the truthfulness of the testimony,” Decker said. “It tends to imply or infer that there has been some victimization. It tends to engender sympathy. It’s highly prejudicial.” Facility dogs are trained to provide companionship without disruption in courthouses, prosecutors’ offices and other legal settings. They work at courthouses all day, then go home
with their handlers. Emotional support and “therapy” dogs are pets that can be registered with organizations and may or may not have been specially trained. Proponents say dogs help reduce the anxiety of traumatized victims, especially children, so they can overcome the stress of telling their stories in a deposition room or courtroom. “We need to address how traumatizing it is for children to go through this process,” said Ellen O’Neill-Stephens, a former prosecutor who founded the Courthouse Dogs Foundation. “The whole point for me is I want to make it easier for people to engage in this process without suffering additional emotional trauma.” At least eight states have laws allow-
ing the use of dogs to comfort children and other vulnerable witnesses. Similar proposed laws are pending in at least another four states, while court rulings in a handful of states have set precedents allowing the use of emotional support dogs. Ivy Jacobsen, of Lake Stevens, Washington, said three facility dogs helped her get through the three trials it took before her father was convicted of sexually assaulting her when she was a teenager. After two hung juries, he was convicted at the third trial and sentenced to 16 years in prison in 2013. The judge in Jacobsen’s case did not allow a dog to accompany her on the witness stand during the trials because of objections by the defense. The animals helped her outside the courtroom, she said, during private questioning by defense lawyers, counseling sessions and in courtroom hallways after proceedings. “It made it easier to talk knowing he was there,” said Jacobsen, now 23 and a police officer, referring to one of the dogs that helped her during a tense deposition. “I felt like he was in a way whispering toward me that everything was going to be OK. I was 16 or 17 at this time having to talk about very explicit, very uncomfortable things that I was not willing to say out loud.” It’s not clear how, or whether, the dogs are affecting juries and verdicts because of a lack of research. SEE DOGS, P8
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Cardinals gain experience at Arizona tournament Elizabeth baseball players travel to Phoenix area over break BY TOM MUNDS TMUNDS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Baseball was the focus for the members of the Elizabeth High School baseball teams when they spent their spring break playing four games in Arizona. “It is always nice to leave Colorado’s chilly weather behind for the warm temperatures in Arizona,” Cardinal coach Doug Severinson said. “There were teams from all over the United States in the tournament. We got lucky and played four very good Arizona team. We didn’t play very well in a couple of the games and could have come out with a 3-1 record but that didn’t happen. I think it helped our guys unless they show up and play their best in every game you can’t win games.” He said the teams they played had already played 20 games so they got to see good pitching and solid play by solid baseball teams. The team and the players did fundraisers so they could fly to the Phoenix area. When they arrived, the coach said they all stayed in the same motel and went from place to place in two rented vans.
“Having all the guys together around the clock helps build camaraderie among the players and helps us grow closer as a team,” he said. “We played one game a day so there was time to do some fun things like watching the Grand Canyon University play Kansas college game and we got to see a Colorado Rockies spring training game. There was a lot of baseball but there was time for the guys to enjoy the warm weather and the activities around the motel like the pool.” He said this is the second straight year for the Arizona trip and he hopes it will become an annual event. “I think it is good for our players and good for our team,” the coach said. “If we do continue to make the trip, I want us to be more competitive against the very good baseball teams we will face there.” This is the second year the Cardinals’ Colin Steinke has made the trip to Arizona. “We like the warm weather and we see some very good baseball teams,” he said. “The weather means they play all year. There, pitchers throw really hard and very well plus they are quick with the delivery. They also hit the ball very well. I think playing those teams helps us become a better baseball team.” He said learned some things about how to improve his play as he watched the Arizona shortstops play the position. “I saw how they moved to anticipate
Cardinals pitcher Nate Spidel delivers a pitch against one of the four teams Elizabeth played in Arizona during spring break. The team was 1-3. COURTESY PHOTO the path of the ball and I want to try to use that technique when I play shortstop,” he said. “I also think facing their pitchers will help me hit better. I think facing that pitching will help me be prepared to do a better job at the plate here in Colorado.” He said his goal for the season is to make fewer than three errors at shortstop.
“I played shortstop last year. I don’t know how many errors I made last year but I want to do a better job at that position this year,” he said. “I think I am a better shortstop this year. I am a better fielder and at covering the area from my position. So I hope our trip to Arizona helps me field and hit better so I can help our team win games.”
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Safety brings fresh mind, body into reboot with Broncos Su’a Cravens had considered retirement after injuries BY ARNIE STAPLETON ASSOCIATED PRESS
Su’a Cravens has found happiness, harmony and himself just in time for his do-over in Denver. Elated over John Elway’s call and Von Miller’s text, the former standout safety from Southern Cal celebrated his recent trade from the Redskins to the Broncos by posting “A Whole New World’’ from the Disney movie “Aladdin’’ on his Twitter account. “I felt like it was perfect,’’ said Cravens, who missed all of last season and even mulled retirement while dealing with the lingering effects of a head injury. Selected in the second round of the 2016 NFL draft, Cravens played in 11 games his rookie season but he sustained a concussion in Week 4 and later suffered an elbow injury. He said he felt off-kilter heading into training camp last year, and things only got worse after he underwent knee surgery in August to repair a torn meniscus. Cravens had to be talked out of retiring in early September during a meeting with team President Bruce Allen, and the Redskins placed him on their exempt list, forcing him to miss the entire season. They sent him to see
‘... there was a point that I thought I was done with football, but that love for it and that need to compete, that need to be on the field and be with your brothers, that never went away.’ Su’a Cravens
sports concussion expert Micky Collins in Pittsburgh, who had an answer for all of his mood swings, personality changes and feelings that something just wasn’t quite right: post-concussion syndrome. “I didn’t really know what was going on until I went to see Dr. Collins and he made me fully aware of the situation,’’ Cravens said. “At first I just thought that something was
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wrong with me, something’s not right and I didn’t feel the same. Once he explained, `This is why you feel this way,’ he’d ask me questions, I’d tell him, `Yes,’ and he’d say, `Well that’s a correlation to this.’ Everything started making sense and once we started working on it progressively I got better and better.’’ Cravens said he never lost his love for the game but did succumb to feelings his football career was finished. “Certainly I was going through something that I wasn’t even aware I was going through,’’ Cravens said. “The mindset that I had last year was just completely different from how I am now. Once I got cleared, I took a step back and looked at the way I was acting and the way I was treating my loved ones. The way my whole thought process was, it was a stranger. “It was just crazy that I didn’t realize that I was in a predicament I was completely unaware of. So yeah, there was a point that I thought I was done with football, but that love for it and that need to compete, that need to be on the field and be with your brothers, that never went away.” Cravens even had to deal with accusations that he’d quit on his teammates. He was finally cleared in December and the Redskins began shopping him during the NFL combine last month. The Broncos essentially sent a fifthround selection in this year’s draft for the safety-linebacker hybrid whose in-
stincts and athleticism wowed scouts two years ago. Cravens is eager to put his past behind him and start anew in Denver. “I think there’s a false narrative on what exactly happened,’’ Cravens said. “Right now my focus is just on being a Denver Bronco. One day I’ll be able to speak a little further on that, but I’m not a quitter. I’m not a guy who lacks love for the game. I definitely don’t know where the `quitting in college’ came from, but like I said, I’m here to play for the Broncos and do whatever I can to help this team win games.’’ He sees himself as a strong safety but is willing to play wherever the Broncos feel he fits best in a revamped secondary that lost standout safety T.J. Ward last fall and elite cornerback Aqib Talib this spring. “I’m just grateful to be on the field,’’ Cravens said, adding that last season made him appreciate his chance to play pro football and he has no qualms about getting right back into the fray. “We’re all grown men and I know what I’m signing myself up for. I’m aware of the situation that I was in and I’m aware of the dangers of the game,’’ he said. “I’ve experienced it firsthand and I’m still willing to go out there and put everything I have on the line. I wanted a fresh start just because I don’t like the way things happened. It wasn’t a part of my plan. I never thought at 22 years old that I’d be at the house watching football instead of playing football.’’
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Fire department to test tornado siren Alarm will sound when tornado, funnel cloud threatens immediate area STAFF REPORT
The Elizabeth Fire Department will perform its annual test of the Elizabeth area tornado siren at 10 a.m. April 19. The siren will sound only when a tornado or funnel cloud threatens the immediate area and will not be used for any other warning signal. When alerted of tornadic activity by any
type of warning system, residents should take cover immediately and stay there until the hazardous weather clears. People living in mobile homes should seek shelter at a neighbor’s house or low-lying areas. The tornado siren will be sounded when there is a tornado warning for The Town of Elizabeth. For up-to-date information on storms, tune to your trusted weather stations for information. For further information on this or other emergency related topics, go to www.elizabethfire.com or call the Elizabeth Fire Protection District at 303-646-3800.
Master Gardener Volunteers are now available Master Gardener volunteers are available now through Sept. , Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1:30 to 4:30 p.m., to answer all of your gardening and home horticulture questions! Stop by the office, call 720-733-6935, or email dcmgardenr@gmail.com
Love the County Fair & Rodeo? Looking for a volunteer opportunity? Several volunteer opportunities are available for youth, adults and seniors during the 2018 Fair & Rodeo, Aug. 2-5. For more information, please contact Synneva Knopp at 720-733-697, email fair@douglas.co.us or visit www.douglascountyfairandrodeo.com/volunteers
Free Wildfire Preparedness workshop April 28 Learn about wildfire hazards and risk reduction strategies, preparedness efforts, evacuation plans and more. Attend the workshop on Sat., April 28 from 9 a.m - Noon, Commissioners’ Hearing Room, 100 Third Street in Castle Rock. RSVP by April 20 to jwelle@douglas.co.us Visit www.douglas.co.us and search for Wildfire Preparedness.
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‘Wealth shock’ losses may lead to shorter lives Study indicates that big financial setbacks could be tied to subsequent deaths BY CARLA K. JOHNSON ASSOCIATED PRESS
A big financial loss may shorten your life, a new study suggests. Middle-aged Americans who experienced a sudden, large economic blow were more likely to die during the following years than those who didn’t. The heightened danger of death after a devastating loss, which researchers called a “wealth shock,” crossed socio-economic lines, affecting people no matter how much money they had to start. The analysis of nearly 9,000 people’s experiences underscores well-known connections between money and wellbeing, with prior studies linking lower
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incomes and rising income inequality with more chronic disease and shorter life expectancy. “This is really a story about everybody,” said lead researcher Lindsay Pool of Northwestern University’s medical school. Stress, delays in health care, substance abuse and suicides may contribute, she said. “Policy-makers should pay attention.” Overall, wealth shock was tied with a 50 percent greater risk of dying, although the study couldn’t prove a cause-and-effect connection. The study was published April 3 in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Researchers analyzed two decades of data from the Health and Retirement Study, which checks in every other year with a group of people in their 50s and 60s and keeps track of who dies. About 1 in 4 people in the study had a wealth shock, which researchers defined as a loss of 75 percent or more in net worth over two years. The average
loss was about $100,000. That could include a drop in the value of investments or realized losses like a home foreclosure. Some shocks happened during the Great Recession of 2007-2009. Others happened before or after. No matter what was going on in the greater U.S. economy, a wealth shock still increased the chance of dying. Women were more likely than men to have a wealth shock. Once they did, their increased chance of dying was about the same as the increase for men. Researchers adjusted for marital changes, unemployment and health status. They still saw the connection between financial crisis and death. The effect was more marked if the person lost a home as part of the wealth shock, and it was more pronounced for people with fewer assets. The findings suggest a wealth shock is as dangerous as a new diagnosis of heart disease, wrote Dr. Alan Garber
of Harvard University in an accompanying editorial, noting that doctors need to recognize how money hardships may affect their patients. The findings come at a time when U.S. life expectancy has dropped for two straight years. “We should be doing everything we can to prevent people from experiencing wealth shocks,” said Dr. Steven Woolf, director of the Virginia Commonwealth University Center on Society and Health, who was not involved in the study. What exactly to do, however, may take more research, said Katherine Baicker, dean of the Harris School of Public Policy at University of Chicago, who also was not involved in the study. “We don’t yet know whether policies that aim to protect people’s savings will have a direct effect on mortality or not,” Baicker said. “But that’s not the only reason to try to protect people’s savings.”
trying to determine why there is no effect. “We consistently find that the presence of a dog makes no difference,” said Wofford psychology professor Dawn McQuiston, a lead researcher. “It seems absolutely intuitive that it will elicit sympathy, that it will make the victim seem more like a victim, that it will make you feel sorry for them. We certainly expected these
dogs would have an impact, so we were surprised when they didn’t.” Dogs also are being used to comfort trial witnesses in other parts of the world, including South America, Europe and Australia. One jurisdiction in Australia recently rejected emotional support dogs in courts, The Canberra Times reported . Advocates say defense concerns can be resolved by placing dogs so they can-
not be seen by juries and having judges tell jurors the dog is there but not to make any conclusions about it. Defense lawyers, however, say it’s not that easy. “The fact that a child needs a therapy dog is already a signal to the jury that there’s something they need therapy for,” said Connecticut public defender George Flores. “A child is sympathetic already. Give a child a dog and they’re much more sympathetic.”
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Two incumbent trustees, Tammy Payne and Steve Gaither, were unopposed on the ballot. At stake were a two-year term and a four-year term. The candidate with the most votes will serve the four-year term. According to the unofficial results, Payne, who was appointed to the board of trustees, received 132 votes and will now serve a four-year team on the board. Gaither received 112 votes and will serve a two-year term. Elizabeth also asked voters to approve a proposal to enact a lodging tax that would be paid by guests at any motel or hotel built in the town. The issue was defeated in 2016 but this year voters approved it by a vote of 196 to 87. The board of trustees voted to place the issue on the ballot in January. City officials said the reason for placing the issue on the ballot was to have it in place in case a hotel or motel is built in Elizabeth, where no such businesses currently exist. Elizabeth is not a home rule city, so the proposal can’t make the fee a percentage. By state law that governs statutory towns like Elizabeth, the lodging fee has to specify a specific amount that will never change. The fee in this proposal is $6.50 a day per room.
“The veterans program is a great transition program to get the experience and a taste of what the job really is,” Chimenti said. He said that through the fellowship he is learning to rephrase his resume, make connections within Elbert County government and network with other counties. He is also learning to apply his skills in a new setting. Since beginning the 16- to 20-week program in January, he has undertaken a number of tasks, including the research and execution of industrial hemp permits. The county’s new director of administration, Justin Klassen, supports the transition program fervently, especially coming from a full-time position in the Air Force National Guard. He finds that the transition to civilian life is also difficult because the military gears you toward a life of military duties. His associate’s degree is in parachute fabrication, he deadpans. Klassen turned to Chimenti and, in their shared language, asked how often Chimenti moved: “How many times did you PCS?” “Psh, lost count,” replied Chimenti. After working on a notepad for a few minutes, Chimenti announced his moves and deployments during his 22-year career. But he quickly realized his time in Korea didn’t meet the minimum to be considered an official deployment, so he ducked down and re-figured his answer, settling on a
“How do you take somebody with that much skill set, who’s seen that much of the world, and bring that into a usuable workplace? In all reality you would think he’d throw his resume down and [mimics explosion] ‘We want this guy.’” Justin Klassen, Elbert County director of administration total of “14 moves and four deployments.” “That’s insane,” Klassen said. “How do you take somebody with that much skill set, who’s seen that much of the world, and bring that into a usable workplace? In all reality you would think he’d throw his resume down and,” Klassen mimics an explosion, “`We want his guy.’” Chimenti, a Xavier graduate, said this opportunity has improved his quality of life and his family dynamic and reduced his stress levels. He said his wife, Janet, noticed his job satisfaction as soon as he came home. The Falcon resident and dad to 9-year-old Isabel had saved up four months of vacation days. Though this isn’t necessary for the fellowship, Chimenti decided that spending his vacation on this program would further his new career path better than his previous routine of applying to jobs. His ultimate goal is to become a county
manager for a small community like Elbert County. “That would probably be the position that most correlates to being at a battalion commander level,” Chimenti said. “I’m getting the experience of a civilian workforce, and building a resume.” The fellowship is unusual for the military. Before this, the only transition program was the Transition Assistance Program (TAP). Supported by the Department of Defense, TAP sends airmen and soldiers through a mandatory five-day program. After that, education and work opportunity programs are available, but the Veterans Local Government Management Fellowship has proven that it has eased the troubles of a small, rural government while also setting up an honored commander for a new success. After Klassen’s summary of Chimenti’s skills and accomplishments, he simply said, “We love Doug.”
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Editor’s note: Send new listings or changes to hharden@coloradocommunitymedia.com. Deadline is noon Wednesday a week before publication. 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. 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. Elizabeth American Legion, Post 82: a supporting veterans, their families and the community, meets the first Monday of every month (except when the first Monday is a holiday, in which case the meeting is the second Monday) at the Legion Post Hall at South Banner Street and Elm Street in Elizabeth. Social hour begins at 5:30 and regular business meeting starts at 6:30. Friday Afternoon Club meets from 5-7 p.m. every Friday and Veterans Coffee Club meets every Wednesday from 8-11 a.m. for social time with other veterans. All Veterans invited to all meetings. Website: aml82.org. 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 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; 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 low-income 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, landlordtenant law and civil protection orders. Walk-ins welcome. Everyone will be helped on a first-come, first-served basis. LEGO Master Brickster: 3:45 p.m. Thursdays at the Kiowa Library. Build LEGO stuff =. 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 eccog.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/ SEE CLUBS, P16
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hen I was 18-19, I thought I wanted a career in handdrawn illustration, and my goal was album covers. Glad I didn’t. Hand-drawn illusQUIET trations are mostly DESPERATION gone, and so are (long playing) album covers. You can still find vinyl stores like the one in “High Fidelity,” but they are few and far between (like pay phones). Some of us no longer have any kind Craig Marshall — vinyl, cassette, CD — of individually Smith packaged music. Travel agents? You can still find them too. But they are disappearing too. Daily print newspapers?
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Denver’s only daily just cut 30 percent of its staff. It breaks my heart, because I know what’s next, and I have seen it coming for a long time. I have subscribed to daily newspapers since I was an undergraduate. The math is 50 years. Subscribing to The Los Angeles Times in my late teens was a subscription to the big table in the room. I learned the names of reporters and columnists, and I became familiar with liberals and conservatives — and idiots. Too harsh? Idiots are convinced that any newspaper’s factual stories are either liberal or conservative, even when they are simply factual stories. One Post reader wrote, “You totally alienate half of the state and wonder why you need to eliminate a third of your staff ?” Truth is, The Post didn’t wonder why it had to be done. Reader preferences and economic
factors were involved. How news is being accessed has been changing for some time. Likewise, shopping preferences. I haven’t been to a mall in 10 years, maybe longer. The internet isn’t entirely to blame for all of this. But it’s an accomplice. You can find out what just happened anywhere in the world right now on the internet, not the next day in a print edition. It goes further: Local televised news is losing viewership. It lost mine years ago. The panel format is too convivial. Big stories are side by side with stories about cats wearing clothes. They tease you, so you don’t use the remote during a commercial. I used a remote during commercials. Another Post reader blamed “out-ofstate hedge-fund owners who have no regard for local news.” There’s blame — or credit — to go
around, but what it amounts to is a loss. The loss of a hand-held sheaf of words, images, ideas, and opinions. But that’s not enough to keep something around anymore. Our preferences, aligned with new technologies, replace dated formats all day long. Jennifer just made a trip to Ohio to see her family. I asked her if she wanted to borrow a book. She said, “No, thanks. I have a book on Kindle.” She didn’t see my reaction because I was in another room. I lowered my head. My morning paper goes splat on the driveway about 4 a.m. It’s a trigger, that sound. I can smell the coffee before I can smell the coffee. Something’s charm, if that’s what it is, isn’t enough. Otherwise we’d all still be taking the train. Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resident. He can be reached at craigmarshallsmith@comcast.net.
Preparing for change, managing change and accepting change
s a frequent traveler I spend a lot of time on airplanes, in hotels, and in rental cars or Uber/Lyft rides. And I spend a lot of time in different cities around the world. With all of this travel, as with anything in life, comes WINNING change. WORDS A change of vehicles, change of hotel rooms, a change of scenery, and overall changes to the systems we follow when we travel, like security and airline policy and procedure. As someone who Michael Norton speaks about change quite a bit, I found the irony while I laughed at myself on my most recent trip. It was another hotel stay, at least my 30th night in a hotel this year, and just another room much like the rooms I had slept in for the past several years. And as I got up and got ready to shower, I was faced with one more unique shower fixture. Almost no way to tell which way was hot and which
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way was cold, and no visible way to turn it from tub to shower mode. My frustration gave way to laughter as I prayed that one day there would be a universal shower in all hotels everywhere around the world. In that moment I was ready to make it my life’s work. And there I stood, examined the apparatus one more time, and figured it out, at last a hot morning shower. Of course showers change, everything changes eventually. The team I was getting ready to go see was undergoing significant organizational change. They were also getting ready to change products and were launching a new technology. The executives and shareholders were all very excited about the changes, getting ready to launch their company into the next generation and level of success. The problem was the team expected to execute on the changes was not quite ready. Not being ready caused fear and panic. Fear and panic fueled the rumor mill. The rumor mill perpetuated wrong information, and wrong information sent an entire workforce into paralysis. All the change that was getting to take place was in fact
very good for the company and its customers. It was also going to be very good for the entire organization. The breakdown in communication and preparation came when the company failed to make sure that all personnel were ready for the change. Being ready for the change doesn’t mean that we need 100 percent buy-in before we change; being ready for the change means that we have thought everything out, prepared internal and external communications, alerted everyone to the changes that were coming and what the expectations were going to be, and gave them a format to ask questions about the change. Left to our own imaginations, we can quickly determine that change is a bad thing, and sometimes see it as a very bad thing. Now, managing change is still yet another part of the story. Once preparation and communication are met with expectation and explanation, we can start to better manage the change as it is happening. It’s not time to think about measuring results of the change; the first thing we have to do is manage the behaviors that will drive the change. When people clearly understand
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where the company and the product are going, they can then clearly see where their personal contribution can make a difference. Accepting change happens. For some, like those of us staring at a brand-new shower fixture, it takes a little more time than others. But sooner or later, whether we resist the change or not, the change will happen. As it has been said, the one constant regarding change is that change happens, and change will happen again. The secret is following the first two paths mentioned above, change readiness and change management. When we can become really good and efficient at both of those, change acceptance will be accelerated and the change will be successful. Here is the best part of the shower story. As I stood there bewildered for a moment or two, I didn’t stop to think and appreciate all of the other changes to that particular hotel. The mattresses were all changed, the lobby and bar were upgraded and changed, the check-in process was changed and made easier than ever before.
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Editor’s note: Send new listings or changes to hharden@coloradocommunitymedia.com. Deadline is noon Wednesday a week before publication. 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. 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. 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 800733-2773 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
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Of course the shower fixture would have been changed too. I was ready for the changes I liked and could easily grasp, and I managed what was being changed as long as I saw the benefit to me, but I was slower in accepting the change that was just a little more difficult. I still think a worldwide universal shower set up for all hotels is a brilliant idea, like maybe one of those really awesome showers found in the Netherlands. So how about you? Whether you are looking at a change at work or home, are you ready for it? Do you know how you will manage it? And are you
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 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, x32 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. 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.
prepared for those impacted by the change to accept it? I would love to hear your personal story or your company story of change at gotonorton@ gmail.com. And when we recognize the role that readiness, management, and acceptance plays in effective change, it really will be a better than good week. What’s new with you? I really would love to hear what’s new with you and your “new” story at gotonorton@ gmail.com. And when we can identify and appreciate the feeling of something new, it really will be a better than good week. Michael Norton is a resident of Castle Rock, the president of the Zig Ziglar Corporate Training Solutions Team, a strategic consultant and a business and personal coach.
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 Hospice at Home Need: Volunteers help patients and their families with respite care, videotaping, massage and other tasks. Home study training is available. Contact 303-698-6404 Hospice of Covenant Care: Nonprofit, faithbased hospice Need: support patients and families Contact: 303-731-8039
Meals on Wheels: Delivers meals to residents in Englewood, southern Jefferson County and western Arapahoe County Need: Drivers to deliver meals; volunteers to help prepare, box and label meals Requirements: Must dedicate one to two hours a week Contact: Phil or Mary at 303-798-7642 (from 8 a.m. to noon Mondays through Fridays) Neighbor Network: Nonprofit that helps older adults stay independent. Serves all of Douglas County Need: Volunteers who can provide transportation, light housekeeping, handyman and companion services to seniors. Requirements: Must be at least 21 and have a valid driver’s license and auto insurance. Contact: 303-814-4300, neighbornetwork@ douglas.co.us or dcneighbornetwork.org. Parker Senior Center: Provides services to local seniors. Need: Volunteer drivers to take seniors to the center for a hot meal, to appointments, to the grocery store, and more. Contact: Louise West at 303-841-5370.
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Numbers of women in STEM fields growing, but equality elusive BY CHRISTY STEADMAN CSTEADMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
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endy Weiman’s high school counselors suggested social work as a good career for her. But even as a child, Weiman knew she wanted to become an engineer. And as she got older, her curiosity for how things work only grew. “I just liked it,” Weiman, 49, said. “I had a desire to learn math and science — specifically civil engineering. You get to design and see things happen. You get to be a part of it all.” Weiman has done just that: She’s the project engineer for North Table Mountain Water and Sanitation District, overseeing the district’s projects and new development. But the path to get there — in fields long dominated by men — wasn’t always easy. “When you’re the only woman, sometimes it’s difficult,” Weiman said. “But as more women enter STEM careers, I anticipate that a lot of the prejudices will go away.” Fighting culture, gender bias The number of women in the engineering field has grown since Weiman graduated with a civil engineering degree from Colorado School of Mines in 1996, but women remain drastically underrepresented in science and engineering careers. According to a 2017 report from the U.S. Department of Commerce Economics and Statistics Administration, women in 2015 filled 47 percent of all U.S. jobs but only 24 percent of STEM — or science, technology, engineering and math — jobs. Studies point to cultural and gender stereotypes and biases that eventually discourage interested girls from pursuing those careers and social and environmental prejudices that can make the workplace difficult for success. “Not only are people more likely to associate math and science with men than with women, people often hold negative opinions of women in ‘masculine’ positions, like scientists or engineers,” a 2010 report by the American Association of University Women (AAUW) concluded. “When a woman is clearly competent in a ‘masculine’ job, she is considered less likable. Because both likability and competence are needed for success in the workplace, women in STEM fields can find themselves in a double bind.” But a growing awareness around the importance of supporting and encouraging STEM interests among young girls, along with universities’ commitment to providing support systems and changing cultural environments are beginning to make a difference, academics and professionals say. “We believe that teams having diverse perspectives and comple-
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mentary skill sets generate the best solutions and innovations,” said Mines President Paul Johnson, who is driving an effort to increase female enrollment from its current 29 percent to 40 percent by 2024, the school’s 150th anniversary. “Thus, we should have a STEM workforce that more closely mirrors our general population. This means we need to roughly double the number of women pursuing STEM careers.” Many of the women entering the field say they are determined to make that happen. “Don’t be afraid of the reputation that there are no women in STEM because there are,” said Miranda Schiffbauer, a 2017 Arvada West graduate pursuing a degree in civil engineering at Mines, a world-renowned teaching and research university in the
engineering and applied science fields that offers expertise in the development and stewardship of the Earth’s natural resources. “And it’s growing.” Her fellow Arvada West graduate Leigh Robinson, studying chemical and biological engineering at Mines, agrees. “If I can be somebody who is a strong leader in perhaps an area that is known to be male-dominated,” she said, “I’ll feel that that is a great accomplishment.” Situations can be challenging According to the 2010 report by the American Association of University Women, girls and boys take math and science courses in roughly equal numbers in elementary, middle and high school, and graduate equally prepared to pursue science and engineering
majors in college. However, the report states that fewer women than men pursue those careers and only 20 percent of college graduates who earn a bachelor’s degree in physics, engineering and computer science are women. Their representation continues to decline at the graduate level and again in the transition to the workplace. Percentages of women studying in STEM fields at several area universities vary, but overall indicate a higher number of women enrolling and graduating in those areas. Of the 1,034 bachelor’s degrees in 13 different engineering disciplines that Mines awarded in the 2017 graduation fiscal year — which includes summer and fall 2016 and spring 2017 — nearly 27 percent of them were earned by women. At the University of Denver, 296 degrees in engineering, computer science, natural sciences and mathematics were awarded in the 2017 graduation fiscal year, and slightly more than 52 percent of them went to women. Graduation data show the number of female graduates has increased almost every year since 2014, and enrollment figures at several universities show more women are enrolling in STEM fields. About 27 percent of Metropolitan State University of Denver’s 19,500 students are pursuing a STEM degree — 40 percent of those are female. SEE STEM, P17
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‘Magic Flute’ The Arapahoe Philharmonic and Avanti Music Academy in Highlands Ranch will partner to present Mozart’s opera, “The Magic Flute,” with the Arapahoe Phil Sinfonietta. Two performances are scheduled at the Fisher Auditorium at Englewood Campus, 3800 S. Logan St.: 7:30 p.m. April 21 and 2:30 p.m. April 22. Tickets: arapahoephil.org, 303-781-1892, or at the door.
member show and sale fills exhibit space at Deep Space Gallery Event Center, 11020 S. Pikes Peak Drive, #50, Parker, through May 5 with paintings, sculpture, photography and more in both representational and abstract work. A SONYA’S Parker Artists Guild SAMPLER Open House will be from 5:30 to 8 p.m. on April 18, with music, refreshments and a cash wine bar. The community is invited. The First Friday Art Walk May 4, from 5:30 to 8 p.m., will kick off the summer series, Sonya Ellingboe sponsored by the Parker Downtown Business Alliance. Jennifer Steck’s painting, “Rescuers Need Love Too,” is by a woman who is a former police captain and calls attention to our respect for first responders, said publicist/artist Tomoko Takeda. Gallery hours: Tuesday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 720-6757932, deepspace.me.
on how to sign up for auditions, go to www.parkerarts.org/2037/Auditions.
Parker auditions Also in Parker: Auditions for “Sister Act” will be from 7 to 10 p.m. April 16 and 18 for monologues and singing only. Callbacks April 23: dance, 6 to 7 p.m.; acting/singing, 7 to 10 p.m. Auditions are at PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker. For information
Music in Parker “The Uncharted Series: ETHEL with Robert Mirabal — The River” perform at the Schoolhouse Theater, 19650 Mainstreet, Parker, at 7:30 p.m. April 14. Tickets: parkerarts.org. Classically inspired indie tunes and Native American music.
“Rescuers Need Love Too”, a mixed media painting by artist Jennifer Steck, a former police captain, is included in the Parker Artists Guild “Best of PAG” exhibit at the Deep Space Gallery in Parker. COURTESY PHOTO
Pottery sale The Arapahoe Community College Clay Club hosts its annual Spring Pottery Sale April 21-23 in a new venue: the Half Moon Cafe on the west end of the ground floor, instead of the Colorado Gallery of the Arts, where it has been recently. Dates are Saturday to Monday. Hours: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Monday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Opening reception: 5 to 6 p.m. April 21. New play The new Emancipation Theater Company presents the World Premiere of “Honorable Disorder” by Jeff Campbell, who will also direct, through April 29, with performances at 8 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays at the Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Studio, 119 Park Avenue West, Denver. Tickets $25 advance online: EmancipationTheater.com. Story of Denver native DeShawn Foster, a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom and his family story in today’s Denver.
Denver Ballet Theatre The Denver Ballet Theatre will present “Sleeping Beauty at 7:30 p.m. April 14 and 2 p.m. April 15 at Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Pkwy., Lakewood. Tickets: $30/$20, 303-9877845, Lakewood.org/tickets. (This is David Taylor’s students, with guest artists Melissa Zoebisch and Nicholas Pelletier from Colorado Ballet. Rose-pruning Learn to prune roses in a free workshop May 5 at War Memorial Rose Garden, 5804 S. Bemis St., Littleton. South Suburban horticulturists and master gardeners and members of the Denver Rose Society will teach. Appear with a sharp pair of bypass pruning shears and leather gloves from 8 a.m. to noon. Rain date is May 12. Contact Vanessa Greenhouse, vgreenhouse@sspr.org or call 303-721-8478. History Camp The third year of History Camp was recently announced by director Carrie Lund, of Littleton. It will be at Arapahoe Community College, Littleton Campus, on Oct. 13 this year and details will be forthcoming. It involves a full day of choices of one-hour lectures on various historic topics (and lunch). Lund has started signing up speakers for the all-day event and would be happy to receive proposals from others who are interested. Contact her at: carrielund@historycamp.org. Information: historycamp.org/Colorado.
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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 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. Southeast Beekeeping Club meets from 6:30-8:30 p.m. the first Wednesday of every month at the North Pinery Firehouse, Parker. All levels of beekeeping welcome, from no-bees to wanna-bees to tons of bees. Our meeting time is spent solving beekeeping challenges, networking and refreshments. There is no fee for this meeting and a lending library is available. Call Linda Larsen at 303-776-3039 or email sebcbeemail@gmail.com.
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. VFW Post 4266: 7 p.m. the third Monday of every month at the Pinery Fire Station, Community Room Lower Level, 8170 N. Hillcrest Way, Parker. Serving veterans of foreign wars in Parker, Castle Pines and Castle Rock areas. Go to www.vfwpost4266. org. P.O. Box 4266, Parker, CO 80134. On Facebook at VFW Post 4266, Parker. Waste Not Wednesdays: 4:15 p.m. Wednesdays, at Simla Library. Kids craft and learn with repurposed stuff. Call 719-541-2573 or go to pplibraries.org. Widowed Men and Women of America sponsors social events for members to make new friends and have fun with people who have shared life experiences. Members live in the Denver metro area and surrounding communities. Contact Dorothy at 303-794-7547 or Les at 303-797-1209, or go to www.widowedamerica.org. What’s up Wednesdays: 4 p.m. Wednesdays at the Elbert Library; 3:30 p.m. Wednesdays at the Kiowa Library. Free STEAM activities for kids and parents. Call 303-648-3533 (Elbert) or 303-621-2111 (Kiowa) or go to pplibraries.org.
Women’s Divorce Workshop: 8:30 a.m. to noon the fourth Saturday of each month at Southeast Christian Church, 9650 Jordan Road, Parker. Check in from 8-8:30 a.m. Register online at www.divorceworkshopdenver.com. Legal, financial and social issues of divorce. Volunteer presenters include an attorney, mediator, therapist and wealth manager. Contact 303-210-2607 or info@divorceworkshopdenver.com.
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At University of Colorado-Boulder, 38 percent of students in first-year engineering classes are women. These numbers suggest that more women pursue STEM degrees in Colorado in comparison to the rest of the nation. This could be because the state has a multitude of K-12 STEM school choices and excellent colleges and universities that offer science and technology degrees, said Ana Cross, who leads Lockheed Martin’s Crew Module Engineering Integration Team on Orion and is a director for civil programs at Stellar Solutions. In addition, the state has a number of career choices that offer good pay for doing work in exciting areas, such as space exploration, Cross added. For example, she said, Jefferson County is ranked second in the nation for private aerospace employment. Young female students need “to know that working in a STEM field is an option for them,” Cross said. Whether it be STEM or non-STEM, it’s important that society shows women that they can pursue and accomplish whatever they want, said Meagen Puryer, 24, a grad student at the University of Denver focusing on mechanical engineering with a concentration in fluids. Puryer will be the first in her immediate family to earn a college degree. “We don’t have to perform one way to fit into society,” she said. “There’s
no reason it shouldn’t be equal in the workforce.” Still, the stereotypes exist, showing up in sometimes small ways. Puryer recalled a comment from a male student who sat next to her on her first day of college. Although he didn’t object to her presence, he did express surprise to see a woman studying mechanical engineering. Since then, Puryer has twice been the only female in her classes. But none of her professors or fellow students has treated her any differently, she said. Christine Reilly, 21, who is pursuing a master’s in aerospace engineering from the University of ColoradoBoulder, said people have told her certain opportunities were given to her because she’s a woman, rather than because of her qualifications. Others expect her to be the note-taker on a project rather than doing a more hands-on job. “It’s not that they intend to do it,” said Reilly, one of about 20 women of the 130 or 140 students in her senior project class. But they are surprised that a woman is pursuing a degree field primarily dominated by men. Reilly also said she has been fortunate to have professors and mentors of both genders who are passionate about their students’ success. “The amount of passion they bring really convinces me that we (women) belong here,” Reilly said. Kylie Auerbach, 13, of Littleton, who says STEM subjects are a good fit for her, is counting on women such as Reilly and Puryer to lead the way. “My parents always talked to me about the importance of STEM for
the future,” Auerbach said. “Especially because they noticed I was interested in math and science more than any other subject.” Auerbach’s best guess is that most of her classes at the STEM School in Highlands Ranch consist of about 60 percent boys. “But,” she said, “the girls tend to push themselves more and gravitate toward the more accelerated courses.” Simi Basu, a middle school computer science teacher and cyber security coach for kindergarten through 12th grade at the STEM School, notes how important it is to encourage girls’ interests in science and technology areas. “Girls really do want to make a difference, and we need to give them a hand to show them how relevant and how fun STEM can be,” Basu said. “Both girls and boys can explore curiosity and make a change in the world.” Basu came to the U.S. from India after earning a master’s in information technology and an MBA in business administration. For about 14 years, she worked in the corporate computer science field for IBM. “We need to close that misconception that only men pursue those jobs,” Basu said. “If girls are engaged and motivated, it can help close the gap in the workforce.” Support programs and role models are key Mentors and and role models of females interested in STEM at a young age must take charge to keep the girls interested in these subjects as they grow older, educators and STEM
professionals say. Especially when they begin to think about their future career aspirations. “Getting involved with a STEM career is different than sticking with a STEM career,” said Angela Fioretti, a former graduate research assistant at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Golden. She is now in Switzerland doing a postdoctoral fellowship where she works with electrical contact material for solar cells. “It’s really important for younger women to see other women in senior positions in STEM careers so that they know it’s a viable path,” said Fioretti, who earned her PhD in material science from Mines in December 2016. Beginning in about middle school, there are STEM-related clubs, extracurricular activities and academic programs that do just that. One of them in the Denver-area is Girls in STEM. After about 20 years working as a licensed mechanical engineer, Wendy Merchant realized there were still more men than women entering STEM careers. So in 2014, she founded Girls in STEM, a local nonprofit that works to inspire middle and high school-aged girls to visualize and empower them to pursue STEM careers. Nowadays, big companies and colleges are looking at ways to attract and retain women to even the numbers in STEM professions, said Karen Ramon, director of operations and teacher adviser for Girls in STEM.
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ley Ranch Master Association, Inc. WHICH LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND IMPROVEMENTS: Judgement is in the amount of $6,170.19.
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legally described as follows, to wit: Lot C10, Phase 1, Spring Valley Ranch, County of Elbert, State of Colorado
also known by street and number as 41930 Muirfield Loop, Elizabeth, CO 80107 (the “Property).
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District Court, Elbert County, Colorado Court Address: 751 Ute Avenue Kiowa, CO 80117
DISTRICT COURT, ELBERT COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO CIVIL ACTION NO. 2017CV30053, Division/Courtroom 1
IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF: MANDI F. RODRIGUEZ and GARFIELD LOPEZ (name of person(s) seeking to adopt) FOR THE ADOPTION OF A CHILD - MATEO ANDREAS RODRIGUEZ Attorney (Name and Address): Sergei B. Thomas, Thomas Law Group, P.C. 1407 Larimer Street, Suite 206 Denver, CO 80202 Phone Number: 720-325-5109 E-mail: sergei.thomas@thomasfamilylawcounsel.com FAX Number: 720-634-1117 Atty. Reg. #: 20002 Case Number: 2018 JA 1 : Division 1 NOTICE OF HEARING To: JOHN DOE (Full Name of Parent). Pursuant to §19-5-208, C.R.S., you are hereby notified that the above-named Petitioner(s) has/have filed in this Court a verified Petition seeking to adopt a child. If applicable, an Affidavit of Abandonment has been filed alleging that you have abandoned the child for a period of one year or more and/or have failed without cause to provide reasonable support for the child for one year or more.
You are further notified that an Adoption hearing is set on APRIL 26, 2018, at 3:00 p.m. in the court location identified above.
You are further notified that if you fail to appear for said hearing, the Court may terminate your parental rights and grant the adoption as sought by the Petitioner(s).
NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE SPRING VALLEY MASTER ASSOCIATION INC., a Colorado non-profit corporation Plaintiff, v. TODD MAYNES, et al, Defendant(s), TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: RE: Sheriff’s Sale of Real Property pursuant to Court Order and §38-38-101 et seq., C.R.S. This is to advise you that a Sheriff’s sale proceeding has been commenced through the office of the undersigned Sheriff pursuant to an Order re: Verified Motion for Default Judgment and Decree of Foreclosure dated February 10, 2018, and §38-38-101 et seq., C.R.S., by Spring Valley Ranch Master Association, Inc., the current holder and owner of a statutory lien against the real property located at 41930 Muirfield Loop., Elizabeth, CO 80107, CO, in the County of Elbert, State of Colorado. The foreclosure is based on an Order for Default Judgment which establishes a lien for the benefit of Spring Valley Ranch Master Association, Inc. WHICH LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND IMPROVEMENTS: Judgement is in the amount of $6,170.19. legally described as follows, to wit: Lot C10, Phase 1, Spring Valley Ranch, County of Elbert, State of Colorado also known by street and number as 41930 Muirfield Loop, Elizabeth, CO 80107 (the “Property).
You may have an interest in the real property being foreclosed, or have certain rights or suffer certain liabilities or loss of your interest in the subject property as a result of said foreclosure. You may have the right to redeem the real property under §38-38-302, C.R.S. or you may have the right to cure a default under the instrument being foreclosed under §38-38-104, C.R.S. Any Notice of Intent to Cure pursuant to section 3838-104, C.R.S. must be filed within fifteen (15) calendar days prior to the first scheduled date of the foreclosure sale or any date to which the sale is continued. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a Notice of Intent to Cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended. Any Notice of Intent to Redeem pursuant to section 38-38-302, C.R.S. must be filed no later than eight (8) business days after the foreclosure sale. In this regard, you may desire and are advised to consult with your own private attorney.
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Further, you are advised that the parties liable thereon, the owner of the property described above, or those with an interest in the subject property, may take appropriate and timely action under Colorado statutes, certain sections of which are attached hereto. In order to be entitled to take advantage of any rights provided for under Colorado law, you must strictly comply and adhere to the provisions of the law. Further, you are advised that the attached Colorado statutes merely set forth the applicable portions of Colorado statutory law relating to curative and redemption rights; therefore, you should read and review all the applicable statutes and laws in order to determine the requisite procedures and provisions which control your rights in the subject property. IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BURAU (CFBP), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSUE PROCESS. Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov
LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BURAU (CFBP), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSUE PROCESS.
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CHILD FIND Colorado Attorney General East Central BOCES and/or its member 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor districts would like to locate all 0 through 21 year Denver, Colorado 80203 To advertise yourolds, public 303-566-4100 whonotices may havecall a disability. (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov The Colorado Department of Education maintains a comprehensive child identification sysFederal Consumer Financial tem consistent with Part B of IDEA and ensures Protection Bureau that each Local Education Agency (LEA), in colP.O. Box 4503 laboration with a variety of community reIowa City, Iowa 52244 sources, assumes the leadership role in estab(855) 411-2372 lishing and maintaining a process in their comwww.consumerfinance.gov munity for the purpose of locating, identifying and evaluating all children, birth to 21 years, You and each of you are hereby notified that a who may have a disability and may be eligible Sheriff's Sale of the referenced property is to be for services and supports under Part C or speconducted by the Elbert County Sheriff's Office, cial education services under Part B of IDEA. State of Colorado at 10:00 A.M., on the 7th day of June 2018, at 10:00AM, Elbert County Ages 0 through 5 year-old concerns should be Sheriff’s Office, 751 Ute Avenue, Kiowa, CO directed to the following: 80117. At which sale, the above described real property and improvements thereon will be sold • Cheyenne County (Cheyenne Wells and Kit to the highest bidder. Plaintiff makes no warCarson Schools) ranty relating to title, possession, or quiet enjoy• Lincoln County (Genoa-Hugo School) ment in and to said real property in connection • Yuma County (Idalia & Liberty Schools) with this sale. • Kit Carson County (Bethune, Stratton, Arriba-Flagler & Hi-Plains Schools) BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH • Arapahoe County (Byers, Deer Trail, OR CERTIFIED FUNDS TO COVER THEIR Strasburg & Bennett Schools) HIGHEST BID AT TIME OF SALE. CERTIFIED • Washington County (Arickaree & FUNDS ARE PAYABLE TO: ELBERT Woodlin Schools) COUNTY COURTS. • Adams County (Bennett, Strasburg, Byers and Deer Trail Schools) All telephone inquiries for information should be • Lincoln County (Limon & Karval Schools) directed to the office of the undersigned Sheriff • Elbert County (Agate & Kiowa Schools) at (303) 805-6105. The name, address and tele• Kit Carson County (Burlington Schools) phone number of the attorney representing the legal owner of the above described lien is: Please contact: Stacey Schillig, Child Find Tammy M. Alcock, Esq. Coordinator - (719) 775-2342, ext. 133 Alcock Law Group, PC 19751 E Mainstreet, Suite 210 All 5 through 21 year-old concerns should be Parker, CO 80138 directed to the local school district adminis(303) 993-5400 trator, special education teacher, East Central BOCES (719) 775-2342, ext. 101. Dated: March 14, 2018 Sheriff Shayne Heap Services for infants and toddlers are voluntary. Elbert County, Colorado By: /s/ Sheriff Shayne Heap The East Central BOCES member schools are: Bennett, Strasburg, Byers, Deer Trail, Agate, Public Notice No.: 24029 Woodlin, Arickaree, Limon, Genoa-Hugo, KarFirst Publication: 04/12/2018 val, Kiowa, Kit Carson, Cheyenne Wells, ArribaLast Publication: 05/10/2018 Flagler, Hi-Plains, Stratton, Bethune, Burlington, Published In: The Elbert County News Liberty, and Idalia. PUBLIC NOTICE Legal Notice No.: 24031 First Publication: April 5, 2018 CHILD FIND Last Publication: April 12, 2018 Publisher: The Elbert County News East Central BOCES and/or its member districts would like to locate all 0 through 21 year olds, who may have a disability.
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You may have an interest in the real property being foreclosed, or have certain rights or suffer certain liabilities or loss of your interest in the subject property as a result of said foreclosure. Legal Notice No.: 24026 The Colorado Department of Education mainYou may have the right to redeem the real propFirst Publication: March 22, 2018 Federal Consumer Financial tains a comprehensive child identification sysProtection Bureau erty under §38-38-302, C.R.S. or you may have Last Publication: April 19, 2018 tem consistent with Part B of IDEA and ensures P.O. Box 4503 the right to cure a default under the instrument Publisher: The Elbert County News that each Local Education Agency (LEA), in colIowa City, Iowa 52244 being foreclosed under §38-38-104, C.R.S. Any laboration with a variety of community reNotice of Intent to Cure pursuant to section 38(855) 411-2372 sources, assumes the leadership role in estabwww.consumerfinance.gov 38-104, C.R.S. must be filed within fifteen (15) lishing and maintaining a process in their comcalendar days prior to the first scheduled date of munity for the purpose of locating, identifying You and each of you are hereby notified that a the foreclosure sale or any date to which the and evaluating all children, birth to 21 years, Sheriff's Sale of the referenced property is to be sale is continued. If the sale date is continued who may have a disability and may be eligible conducted by the Elbert County Sheriff's Office, to a later date, the deadline to file a Notice of for services and supports under Part C or speState of Colorado at 10:00 A.M., on the 7th day Intent to Cure by those parties entitled to cial education services under Part B of IDEA. of June 2018, at 10:00AM, Elbert County cure may also be extended. Any Notice of InSheriff’s Office, 751 Ute Avenue, Kiowa, CO tent to Redeem pursuant to section 38-38-302, Ages 0 through 5 year-old concerns should be 80117. At which sale, the above described real C.R.S. must be filed no later than eight (8) busidirected to the following: Public Notice property and improvements thereon will be sold ness days after the foreclosure sale. In this reto the highest bidder. Plaintiff makes no wargard, you may desire and are advised to con• Cheyenne County (Cheyenne Wells and Kit ELBERT PAYMENTS PUBLICATION MARCH 2018 ranty COUNTY relating to title, possession,FOR or quiet enjoysult with your own private attorney. Carson Schools) ment in and to said real International Code Council Inc property in connection GENERAL FUND 010 $505,306.37 Colorado Department Of Public Dues County (Genoa-Hugo $1,325.07 Safari Auto Glass Auto Repair $1,093.00 • Lincoln School) with this sale. Further, are advised that the parties liable HEALTH FUND 015 $4,890.48you Safety Ccw Cbi Fee $2,251.00 Interstate Battery Of Co Springs Safariland Llc Training $1,790.00 • Yuma County (Idalia & Liberty Schools) ROAD & BRIDGE FUND 020 $205,765.15 D.0. Inc $44.00 Safety-Kleen Corp. Shop Supplies $280.95 thereon, the Colorado Dept Of Health owner of the property described • KitEquipment Parts Carson County (Bethune, Stratton, SALES & USE FUND 025 $121,064.84 And Enviroment Vital Statistics $74.75 J&A Traffic Products Signs $10,116.00 Safeway Client Svs. $500.00 BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH above, or those with an interest in the subject Arriba-Flagler & Hi-Plains Schools) LEAF FUND 040 $403.50 mayColorado Dept Of Revenue $2,408.00 Janet Maloney Reimbursment $145.72 Reimbursement $191.52 OR CERTIFIED FUNDS TO COVER THEIR property, take appropriate and timely Contract Services ac• Arapahoe County (Byers, Deer Trail,Sam Albrecht HUMANS SERVICE FUND 050 $20,946.35 Colorado Secretary Of State Equipment Parts $1,905.78 Equipment $876.00 HIGHEST BID AT TIME John Deere Financial OF SALE. CERTIFIED tion under Colorado statutes, certain sections of Strasburg & Bennett Schools) Scanner One CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND 075 $4,896.00 Election Division Training F U N D S A R E $60.00 Kelley Sheila G. Reimbursement $89.13& Schmidt Construction Company Gravel $827.93 PAYAB LE TO: ELBERT which are attached hereto. • Washington County (Arickaree SUN COUNTY MEADOwS PUBLIC Colorado Standby Generator Maintenance Reimbursement $29.23 See Spot Run Advertising $618.00 C O U N T Y $1,322.00 C O U R T S . Kimberly Simon Woodlin Schools) IMPROVEMENT FUND 079 $18,594.50 $1,108.28 Kiowa Fire Protection District • Adams Blood/Alcohol Analysis $150.00 Signal Graphics Office Supplies $280.00 In order to beComcast entitled to take advantage of Utilties-Phone any County (Bennett, Strasburg, Byers IMPACT FUND 085 $8,025.00 Community Media Of Colorado Operating Expense $30.00 forKiowa Water & Waste Water Snap-On Industrial Equipment $549.93 rights provided for under Colorado law, you All telephone inquiries information should be and Deer Trail Schools) CONSERVATION TRUST FUND 090 $11,282.06 Benefits Payable $102,456.39 Authority Utilities Southwest Mobile Storage Child Welfare $306.00 must strictly County Health Pool comply and adhere to the providirected to the office of the undersigned Sheriff • Lincoln County (Limon$5,794.45 & Karval Schools) TOTAL ALL FUNDS $901,174.25 County Sheriffs Of Colorado Concealed Handgun $3,670.18 Kline Alvarado Veio Pc Contract Services Sprint Utilities-Phone $394.98 sions of the law. Further, you are advised that at (303) 805-6105. The name, address and tele• Elbert County (Agate $11,694.50 & Kiowa Schools) Creative Culture Insignia, Llc Uniforms phone number $737.75 Kris Johnson $130.00Schools) Ssu Process Serving/Investigations Contract $45.00 the attached Colorado statutes merely set forth of the attorney representing the • KitReimbursement Carson County (Burlington Vendor Description Amount Capital Outlay $884.80 Staples Advantage Office Supplies $1,716.73 the applicableCummins Rocky Mountain portions of Colorado statutory Equipment Parts law legal owner$1,740.62 of the aboveKubat Equipment And Service Co described lien is: Aarms Software Support $175.00 Dans Trash Utilities-Trash $773.04 Law Offices Of State Of Colorado Motor Vehicle relating to curative and redemption rights; thereTammy M. Alcock, Esq. Please contact: Stacey Schillig, Child Find **Confidential County Administration fore, $166.44 Debbie Jones $108.62 Civil Process $15.00 Renewal Card $1,259.97 you should read and review all the Reimbursements apAlcock Law Group, PC Robert Grey Johnson Jr Coordinator - (719) 775-2342, 133 Advanced Quality Auto Repair Auto Repair $186.18statutes Deep Rock Shop Supplies $47.09SuiteLegal Shield Benefits Payable $773.45 ext. State Wire & Terminal Inc Shop Supplies $838.84 19751 E Mainstreet, 210 plicable and laws in order to determAirgas Intermountain Equipment Parts $2,034.06 Design Workshop Master Plan Lewan & Associates, Inc. Equipment $492.84 Steel Corner Equipment Parts $1,743.82 Parker, CO $1,967.50 80138 ine the requisite procedures and provisions All 5 through 21 year-old concerns should be All Access Inc Blding Repairs $6,318.43 Dj Petroleum Inc Diesel Fuel $58,338.90 Lexisnexis Software Support $1,440.38 Stericycle Haz Waste Rem $126.89 (303) 993-5400 which control Dmc Wear Parts Llc your rights in the subject property. directed to the local school district adminisAll Pro Office Supplies $215.34 Equipment Parts $13,347.80 Lindsey Noyes County Administration $81.25 Stone Oil Co Inc Diesel Fuel $15,414.71 special education teacher,Street Smart Rental All Truck And Trailer Parts Equipment Parts $82.09 Dominion Voting Systems License Fee $25,752.96 Lkq 1808 Western Truck Parts trator, Equipment Parts $1,275.00 Contract $8,085.72 Dated: March 14, 2018 Lyle Sign Inc Nm 7165 IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A East Central BOCES (719) 775-2342, ext. 101. Alldata Equipment $1,500.00 Douglas County Detentions Signs $9,072.31 Summit Safety Llc Safety Supplies $4,526.75 Sheriff Shayne Heap LENDER OR Division SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE American Fidelity Assurance Inmate Housing Expense $2,828.28 Macvan Publishing Operating Expense $464.00 Sundance Printing Fairboard Expense $162.23 Elbert County, Colorado REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF Services for infants and toddlers are voluntary. Company Benefits Payable $19,019.31 Ear Instamold Equipment $2,455.90 Matt Martinich Iv-E Waiver Expenditure $142.50 Superior Court Of California By: /s/ Sheriff Shayne SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THE Auto Chlor System Of Denver Maint. Agreement CONTACT $185.75 INElbert County Clerk And Recorder Operating Expense $89.06 Heap Maureen Pellowski Contract Services $340.00 County Of Riverside Operating $29.00 PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECThe East Central BOCES member schools are: Av Tech Electronics Inc Auto Repair $2,664.00 Elbert County Dss Petty Cash Expense $260.69 Mccandles International Trucks Sysco Food Services Prisoner Meals $2,993.84 Public Notice No.: 24029 Of Colorado TION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY Bennett, Strasburg, Byers, Deer Trail, Agate, Bank Of The West Credit Card $17,435.04 Elbert County Road And Bridge Auto Repair $8,343.58 Equipment Parts $6,417.05 Tasha Gomez Reimbursment $2,585.30 First Publication: 04/12/2018 FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO Arickaree, Limon, Genoa-Hugo, KarBarry Mitchell Radio Pager $2,823.35 Elbert County Treasurer Operating Expense $943.32 Mckinney Door And Hardware Woodlin, Blding Repairs $2,021.00 Texas Life Insurance Company Benefits Payable $1,542.45 05/10/2018 ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONval,Equipment Parts Kiowa, Kit Carson, $1,868.91 Cheyenne Wells, ArribaBart Greer Reimbursements $217.03 Elbert County Treasurer Postage Last Publication: $12.29 Mhc Kenworth-Denver The Law Office Of Jeffrey J Timlin Contract Services $9,856.92 Published In: The Elbert County News SUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BURAU Flagler, Hi-Plains, Stratton, Bethune, Burlington, Baseline Associates Operating $420.00 Elizabeth Area Chamber Michelle Rupe Reimbursement $53.08 The Master’s Touch Llc Forms $170.13 (CFBP), OR Of Commerce BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMLiberty, and Idalia. Baseline Engineering Corp Cds Engineering $55,913.70 Advertising $280.00 Mines & Associates Pc Other Benefits $609.12 Town Of Simla Utilities $87.16 PLAINT WILLElizabeth School District NOT STOP THE FORECLOSUE Beacon 85 Clerk Special Training $6,380.74 Tobacco Grant Expense $339.89 Motorola Equipment $15,636.00 Ultramax Ammunition Training $977.00 PROCESS. Bender Menders Auto Repair $400.00 Enertia Consulting Gr Llc Cds Engineering Mountain View Electric Utilities United Reprographic Supply Inc Copier Expense $677.22 Legal Notice No.: 24031 $578.25 Berg Hill Greenleaf And Ruscitti Contract Litigation $8,007.71 Expense $23,800.00 Nextel Communications Ups Operating Expense $55.24 FirstUtilities Publication: April 5,$5,066.59 2018 Colorado General Black Hills Energy Utilities $3,830.40 Attorney Fair Point Communications Utilities $308.26 Office Of District Attorney Us Bank Equipment Finance Copier Expense $185.90 Last Publication: April 12, 2018 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Boral Aggregates Inc. Sand Salt $14,987.18 Franktown Animal Clinic Canine Unit $300.52 18Th District Training The Elbert County $60.00 Reimbursements $124.60 Publisher: News Valerie Woirhaye Boulder County Sherrifs Office Training $10.00Colorado Front Range Kubota Signs $3,033.00 Parker Port-A-Potty Inc. Equipment Rental $713.00 Verizon Wireless Asphalt Repair $8,282.30 Denver, 80203 Cae4ha Travel $625.00 G And K Services Uniforms $877.95 Phoenix Technology Group Llc Equipment $15,526.00 Vicki Hutson Fairboard Expense $79.38 (800) 222-4444 Carolyn Burgener Blding Repairs $400.00 Gcr Tire Centers Tires $1,185.51 Phoenix Technology Group Llc Network Operating Wagner Equipment Co Inc Equipment Parts $120,350.44 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov Ccnc Inc Dues $100.00 **Confidential County Administration $78.28 Expense $15,157.00 Wakefield And Associates Inc Civil Process $89.00 Cdw Government Equipment $500.97Consumer Glaser Gas Company Utilities $401.46 Pitney Bowes Global Financial Waxie Sanitary Supply Blding Repairs $4,130.28 Federal Financial Centurylink Utilities $97.21 Bureau Gmco Corporation Bridge Repair $1,386.00 Services LLC Postage Meter Expense $5,017.00 Wells Business Bkg Support Group Operating Expense $183.74 Protection Certified Laboratories Other Fluids $454.17 Gradisar, Trechter, Ripperger, Roth Civil Process $19.00 Power Motive Corp Equipment Parts $448.31 Western Cartographers Office Supplies $71.00 P.O. Box 4503 Cghsfoa Dues $185.00 Grainger Blding Repairs $1,470.47 Poysti And Adams Financial $46,621.64 Witt Boys-Napa Equipment Parts $630.42 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 Chemtox Blood/Alcohol Analysis $850.67 Great West Life And Annuity Benefits Payable $66,013.29 Process Service Of Wyoming, Inc Civil Process $15.00 Wold Architechts And Engineers Contract $8,025.00 (855) 411-2372 Chris Kelley Reimbursements $117.20 Ground Engineering Consultants Inc Contract Services $6,900.00 Professional Finance Inc Civil Process $6.00 Xcel Energy Clerk Special Training $100.77 www.consumerfinance.gov Christian Construction Gravel $14,752.01 Heather Harcourt Iv-E Waiver $1,754.00 Purewater Dynamics Inc Equipment Rental $150.00 Xerox Corporation Copier $2,844.60 Colorado Assn Of Local Public Gasoline $644.17 Quill Corporation Office Supplies $17.99 Y Time Contract Services $1,058.80 You and eachHigh Plains Food Store of you are hereby notified that a Health Officials Dues $140.00 Home Depot Credit Service Blding Repairs $934.99 Ranchland News Advertising $13.34 Sheriff's Sale of the referenced property is to be Colorado Bureau Of Investigation Equipment Parts $4,756.85 Rattlesnake Fire Protection District Water For Roads $500.00 conducted byHonnen Equipment Company the Elbert County Sheriff's Office, Legal Notice No.: 24033 Concj1522 Operating $39.50 Ilene Allison $1,363.08 Rmmi Contract Services $550.00 State of Colorado at 10:00 A.M., on the 7th Gravel day First Publication: April 12, 2018 Colorado Bureau Of Investigation Integrated Electric Buidling Repair $4,941.00 Robs Septic Service Inc Equipment Rental $195.00 of June 2018, at 10:00AM, Elbert County Last Publication: April 12, 2018 Concj1522 Child Welfare $158.00 Office, Intermountain Rural Electric Rock Parts Company Auto Repair $6,624.24 Sheriff’s 751 Ute Avenue, Kiowa, CO Colorado Community Advertising $490.25 Association Utilities $10,138.47 Runbeck Election Services Equipment Repairs $208.94 Publisher: Elbert County News 80117. At which sale, the above described real
Elbert County Payments
property and improvements thereon will be sold to the highest bidder. Plaintiff makes no warranty relating to title, possession, or quiet enjoy-
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Middle School’s Girls in iSTEM Club in 2007. She has worked at Lockheed for about two years. In February last Martin for about 10 years. year, she and her friend Maddie Rice Being inspired by a relatable role won the Jefferson County Public model helped maintain her interest, FROM PAGE 17 Library’s Girls in STEM Competition. McKay said. About 50 girls presented 18 projects at McKay’s mother, Carol Angel, was “They’re doing their part, but the competition, which was judged by an influencer in her life, she said. Anit needs to start earlier than colgel was a single mom when she started Mines’ DECTech. lege,” Ramon said. “It’s important Eakes and Rice won for a bionic at Lockheed Martin as an administrafor younger girls to know they have hand designed for the biomedical tive assistant and over her 30-year a voice, and that they’re not being engineering field. career there, she worked her way up judged for enjoying STEM subjects. “I like solving problems and putting and retired as an engineer. Our goal is to expose them to everythings together,” Eakes said. “I enjoy One day, Angel brought McKay to thing. It’s all about the exposure.” applying my knowledge to real-world work with her for Lockheed Martin’s Kim Medina, director of admissions problems that scientists and engineers annual Young Minds at Work day, at Mines, agrees. are working on right now.” which is similar to a bring-your-childThrough partnerships with loto-work day. McKay, who was 10 at cal schools and community groups, Combating misperceptions the time, got to meet the late Bruce Mines has implemented a number of Despite all these efforts, a change McCandless, a former astronaut who outreach programs and initiatives to isn’t going to happen overnight, in February 1984 became known for get younger girls more interested and being the first person to fly untethered Ramon said. Girls in STEM is still too involved with STEM subjects. Special new of a club to know its effectiveevents include Girls and Science at the in space. ness, she notes. Now, McKay is the Orion launch Denver Museum of Nature & Science, And even though Mines is slightly abort system manager and works with which took place March 3, and Girl above the national average for women a team of about 30 people. About 10 Scouts Engineering Day. attending the school to pursue a are women. At the University of Denver, annual STEM degree, the number of females At Lockheed Martin, McKay said, Engineering Summer Camps and CoDISTRICT COURT, ELBERT COUNTY,in COLORADO freshman and transfer undergradumen and women have equal opportudeART Workshops aim to get students Court Address: ate classes has plateaued in the past 10 nity to contribute and succeed in the751 Ute Ave. excited about careers in engineering, Kiowa, CO 80117 years, Medina said. mathematics and other science-related workplace. Plaintiff: SPRING VALLEY RANCH MASTER In 2016, about 28 percent were “I get to be a part of a team that is fields through hands-on activities. ASSOCIATION, INC., women, and in 2015, the number was accomplishing somethinga Colorado that has Both camps have specific weeks that non-profit corporation about 31GARZA; percent, she said. never been done before. We’re trying they are offered exclusively to female Defendant: MARCUS ANTHONY CECEneed YVONNE GARZA; Part A GRADE A of the reason for the plateau to go to Mars,” she said. “We middle and high school students. MORTGAGE, INC., Delinquent June 1, 2009; at Mines may be that female students everybody. It takes a whole team to Another successful program is SPECIALTY LENDING GROUP LLC, Colorado Authority 25, 2010; COMmight have a misperception of what accomplish such a big goal likeRelinquished explor- January Mines’ Discover-Explore-Create TechPASS BANK; DITECH FINANCIAL LLC fka GREEN TREE SERVICING LLC; attending Mines would be like, Meing the universe.” nology (DECTech). It is led by female PETTITT, Elbert County Public Trustee dina said. She added that females may Similarly, eighth-graderRICK Sophia Mines students and designed to foster Attorneys forin Plaintiff: think, because their male counterEakes’ interest in STEM started an interest in STEM among young Name: Alcock Law Group, PC fifth grade. girls through creative and interactive Tammy M. Alcock, Esq. parts outnumber them, they would Address: 19751 E. Mainstreet, Suite 210 not have many as opportunities to get She enjoys the teamwork aspect activities. Parker, CO 80138 PhoneMiddle No.: (303) 993-5400involved in extracurricular clubs or of her STEM courses at Bell DECTech was founded in 2012 by Atty. Reg. #: 39816 activities. School in Golden. Tracy Camp, a professor and the head Tammy@Alcocklawgroup.com Case No.: 2018 CV 30003 But it’s actually quite the opposite, “I get to do stuff that I have never of Mines’ Computer Science DepartMedina said. gotten to do in any other class,” Eakes ment, in response to studies that show SUMMONS DISTRICT COURT, Aside from its four sororities, Mines said. “It’s so much fun and you realize girls’ interest in science and engineerTO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANT: COUNTY, COLORADO SPECIALTY LENDING GROUP Color- Women in Science, hosts LLC, an active you can do so many things.” ing starts to decline the closer they getELBERT Court Address: ado Authority Relinquished January 25, 2010 751the Ute Ave. Engineering and Mathematics office In sixth grade, she started to to middle school. Kiowa, CO 80117 YOU ARE HEREBY and required on campus and is home to the largest learn some basic programming skills, SUMMONED But Heather McKay, 33, defied the to file with the Clerk of this Court an answer or Plaintiff: SPRING VALLEY RANCH MASTER other response to the attached Complaint. If ser-of Society of Women membership and last year in seventh grade, she and odds: She knew she wanted to pursue ASSOCIATION, INC., vice of the Summons and Complaint was made a Colorado non-profit corporation to any other camher fellow students in an upon engineering a career in aerospace since middle you within the State Engineers of Colorado, youcompared are required to file your answer or other response pus in the nation, Medina said. built a high-quality video game. school. Defendant: class MARCUS ANTHONY GARZA; within 21 days after such service upon you. If A GRADE The school ThisGARZA; year, Eakes isAprogramming “I just thought space was cool,”CECE said YVONNE service of the Summons and Complaint wasstrongly encourMORTGAGE, INC., Delinquent June 1, 2009; made upon you outside of the State of Colorado, ages campus robots. McKay of Littleton, who pursuedSPECIALTY her LENDING GROUP LLC, Colorado you are required to file your answer or other re-visits from female high Authority Relinquished January 25, 2010; COMsponse within 35 days after such serviceto upon schoolers help combat any misperAnd, she said, she plans on continudreams and graduated from Mines PASS BANK; DITECH FINANCIAL LLC fka you. Your answer or counterclaim must be acGREEN TREE LLC;education companied ceptions, ingSERVICING her STEM until she in 2006 with a degree in mechanical with the applicable filing fee.she added. RICK PETTITT, Elbert County Public Trustee “We’re trying to get them on campus someday becomes a surgeon. engineering and earned her master’s If you fail to file your answer or other response Attorneys for Plaintiff: to the Complaint in writingto within the applicable show them what it’s really like,” she Eakes has been involved with Bell in systems engineering from Mines Name: Alcock Law Group, PC
City and County DISTRICT COURT, ELBERT COUNTY, COLORADO Court Address: 751 Ute Ave. Kiowa, CO 80117 Plaintiff: SPRING VALLEY RANCH MASTER ASSOCIATION, INC., a Colorado non-profit corporation
Defendant: MARCUS ANTHONY GARZA; CECE YVONNE GARZA; A GRADE A MORTGAGE, INC., Delinquent June 1, 2009; SPECIALTY LENDING GROUP LLC, Colorado Authority Relinquished January 25, 2010; COMPASS BANK; DITECH FINANCIAL LLC fka GREEN TREE SERVICING LLC; RICK PETTITT, Elbert County Public Trustee Attorneys for Plaintiff: Name: Alcock Law Group, PC Tammy M. Alcock, Esq. Address: 19751 E. Mainstreet, Suite 210 Parker, CO 80138 Phone No.: (303) 993-5400 Atty. Reg. #: 39816 Tammy@Alcocklawgroup.com Case No.: 2018 CV 30003 SUMMONS
TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANT: SPECIALTY LENDING GROUP LLC, Colorado Authority Relinquished January 25, 2010
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to file with the Clerk of this Court an answer or other response to the attached Complaint. If service of the Summons and Complaint was made
Tammy M. Alcock, Esq. Address: 19751 E. Mainstreet, Suite 210 Parker, CO 80138 Phone No.: (303) 993-5400 Atty. Reg. #: 39816 Tammy@Alcocklawgroup.com Case No.: 2018 CV 30003
City and County SUMMONS
TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANT: SPECIALTY LENDING GROUP LLC, Colorado Authority Relinquished January 25, 2010 YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to file with the Clerk of this Court an answer or other response to the attached Complaint. If service of the Summons and Complaint was made upon you within the State of Colorado, you are required to file your answer or other response within 21 days after such service upon you. If service of the Summons and Complaint was made upon you outside of the State of Colorado, you are required to file your answer or other response within 35 days after such service upon you. Your answer or counterclaim must be accompanied with the applicable filing fee. If you fail to file your answer or other response to the Complaint in writing within the applicable time period, the Court may enter judgment by default against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint without further notice. Dated: January 9, 2018 Alcock Law Group, PC 19751 Mainstreet, Suite 210 Parker, CO 80138 (303) 993-5400 Plaintiff’s Phone Number 1. This Summons is issued pursuant to Rule 4, C.R.C.P., as amended. A copy of the Complaint must be served with this Summons. This form should not be used where service by publication is desired.
time period, the Court may enter judgment by default against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint without further notice.
City and County
Dated: January 9, 2018
Alcock Law Group, PC 19751 Mainstreet, Suite 210 Parker, CO 80138 (303) 993-5400 Plaintiff’s Phone Number
1. This Summons is issued pursuant to Rule 4, C.R.C.P., as amended. A copy of the Complaint must be served with this Summons. This form should not be used where service by publication is desired. 2. WARNING: A valid summons may be issued by a lawyer and it need not contain a court case number, the signature of a court officer, or a court seal. The plaintiff has 14 days from the date this summons was served on you to file the case with the court. You are responsible for contacting the court to find out whether the case has been filed and obtain the case number. If the plaintiff files the case within this time, then you must respond as explained in this summons. If the plaintiff files more than 14 days after the date the summons was served on you, the case may be dismissed upon motion and you may be entitled to seek attorney’s fees from the plaintiff. Legal Notice No.: 24027 First Publication: March 22, 2018 Last Publication: April 19, 2018 Publisher: Elbert County News
said. “Sometimes, it takes seeing it to believe it.” One example is Girls Lead the Way at the Colorado School of Mines, which took place Feb. 10 this year. The event is an annual conference focused on women in STEM careers, put on in partnership with Mines and the Society of Women Engineers, during which, on average, more than 100 high school girls attend.
‘Diversity makes us richer’ Despite the work still to be done, there’s no doubt progress has been made, academics and professionals say. When Barb Goodman was attending Mines in the 1980s, it was rare for a woman to pursue and enter a STEM career. She was often the only woman in her classes. “Back then, if you liked science or math, you’d go to school to become a teacher,” Goodman said, “rather than a researcher or engineer.” But as a single mother, she wanted a viable career with which to support her two children. She worked two jobs while in college — tutoring math and waiting tables in a restaurant. Often, she and her children did their homework together at the kitchen table. And when Goodman had academic assignments that required a computer, she would hire a babysitter so she could spend the late-night hours — sometimes until 3 a.m. or 4 a.m. — using the school’s computer lab. “It was a lot of hard work for the four years that I was there,” Goodman remembered. “But I was passionate.” Goodman graduated in 1984 with degrees in chemical engineering and petroleum refining engineering. Public Notice Now in her 60s, Goodman is execuNOTICE OF POLLING PLACE ELECTION tive director of institutional planning, FOR DEER TRAIL RURAL FIRE integration andPROTECTION development at NREL, DISTRICT where she spent 33and years. TO has WHOM IT MAYnearly CONCERN particularly to the electors of the Deernew Trail Rural Fire As technology evolves, thoughts Protection District (“District”) of Adams, and skillsets will extremely Arapahoe and become Elbert Counties, Colorado. important to solve future issues and NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a regular election of the District shall be held Tuesday, challenges, Goodman said. Andonmore May 8, 2018, during the hours of 7:00 a.m. and women are needed to bring new and 7:00 p.m. The Board of Directors of the District designated the following polling place: differenthas perspectives. “Diversity District makes Fire Stationus richer,” she First Avenue, Deer Trail, Colorado said, and488 that “will lead us to a better At such future.” election, the electors of the District shall and brighter
City and County Public Notice NOTICE OF POLLING PLACE ELECTION FOR DEER TRAIL RURAL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN and particularly to the electors of the Deer Trail Rural Fire Protection District (“District”) of Adams, Arapahoe and Elbert Counties, Colorado.
vote for Directors to serve the following terms of office on the Board of Directors of the District:
Three (3) Directors for Four-Year Terms Two (2) Directors for Two-Year Terms
City and County
The names of persons nominated and terms of office for which nominated are as follows: Kyner Clay for Four-Year Term David Norris for Four-Year Term Roberta M. Bell for Four-Year Term Richard Loveless for Four-Year Term Randy Eldringhoff for Four-Year Term Mark Dille for Four-Year Term Jennifer Kunkel for Four-Year Term Julie Kaye Behrens for Two-Year Term Christopher Garner for Two-Year Term
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a regular election of the District shall be held on Tuesday, May 8, 2018, during the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. The Board of Directors of the District has designated the following polling place:
DEER TRAIL RURAL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
District Fire Station 488 First Avenue, Deer Trail, Colorado
Legal Notice No: 24032 First Publication: April 12, 2018 First Publication: April 12, 2018 Publisher: Elbert County News
At such election, the electors of the District shall vote for Directors to serve the following terms of office on the Board of Directors of the District: Three (3) Directors for Four-Year Terms Two (2) Directors for Two-Year Terms The names of persons nominated and terms of office for which nominated are as follows: Kyner Clay for Four-Year Term David Norris for Four-Year Term Roberta M. Bell for Four-Year Term Richard Loveless for Four-Year Term Randy Eldringhoff for Four-Year Term Mark Dille for Four-Year Term Jennifer Kunkel for Four-Year Term Julie Kaye Behrens for Two-Year Term Christopher Garner for Two-Year Term DEER TRAIL RURAL FIRE
By /s/ Micki L. Mills Designated Election Official
Public Notice
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