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E L B E R T C O U N T Y, C O L O R A D O
Registration changes may have tipped election Margin in close race was smaller than number of new affiliations
Director of Elections Judd Choate pays a visit to the Elbert County Election Department on June 20. Over the past four years Choate has visited all 64 counties to observe how counties handle their vote-counting process. Photo by Rick Gustafson
By Rick Gustafson Special to Colorado Community Media Unofficial results from the June 28 Republican primary election show that Grant Thayer narrowly defeated former Elbert County Republican Party Central Committee Chair Scott Wills in the race for Elbert County commissioner by 97 votes, or by 2.34 percentage points. Thayer’s District III primary victory may have been made possible by unaffiliated
voters and a small number of Democrats who changed their party affiliation to Republican in the months leading up to the June 28 primary. According to Colorado election rules, anyone previously affiliated with a political party who changed their affiliation by May 27 was eligible to vote in their new party’s primary on June 28. Unaffiliated voters were permitted to join any party and vote in the primary up to and including the day of the election. “It is part of the dynamic of our registration process,” said Tom Peterson, chair of Election continues on Page 9
U.S. SENATE RACE
Glenn to challenge Bennet El Paso County official wins GOP primary vote By James Anderson Associated Press
Voter Sharon Oliver of Elizabeth cast her ballot in the Walmart drop box. According to County Clerk and recorder over 23 percent of the ballots cast in Elbert County were submitted in the store’s drop box. Photo by Rick Gustafson
GOP primaries hotly contested Lewis tops Dore; race between Thayer and Wills is squeaker By Rick Gustafson Special to Colorado Community Media In a county with an overwhelming majority of a single political party, primary elections can take on the feel and energy of a general election, and in Elbert County, passions ran high leading to the Republican primaries on June 28. Though the results will not be official until July 7, the preliminary vote in the primaries have been tabulated, and the largest margin to come out of the election came at the expense of
incumbent Tim Dore in the Republican primary for House District 64. Challenger Kimmi Lewis defeated the two-term representative with just over 68 percent of the 10,667 votes cast in the nine counties making up the district. Though Lewis’ margin of victory in Elbert County was smaller than the district at large, she still received 2,445 votes (59.3 percent) compared with Dore’s tally of 1,679 (40.7 percent). “The good people of HD 64 have spoken and they want true grassroots, citizen-focused conservative leadership in the Colorado State House,” Lewis wrote in a statement to Elbert County News. “I am so pleased to have that duty given to me as we move forward to that goal. It will be
my honor to fight for our local communities and agricultural lands in HD 64 and ensure that the federal or state governments don’t infringe on our constitutional rights.” Lewis also thanked her supporters and the volunteers throughout the 64 district “My campaign was primarily funded by myself and the constituents of HD 64 who donated over $28,000. I am so appreciative of these generous donations from the people of this district but quite humbled as well,” she wrote. Democratic Party candidate Kathleen J. Conway, who was running unopposed, received her party’s
Darryl Glenn, an El Paso County commissioner from deeply conservative Colorado Springs, rode endorsements from Sen. Ted Cruz and other big names on the right to win Colorado’s Republican Senate primary and face a well-funded Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet in November. Glenn’s decisive victory in the June 28 five-way primary set up an uphill battle with Bennet, once considered vulnerable in this swing state for his close association with President Barack Obama. Only two years ago, Coloradans ousted Democratic Sen. Mark Udall and replaced him with then-U.S. Rep. Cory Gardner. Having outflanked his fellow conservatives to secure the nomination, Glenn now has to tack to the center — as Gardner did in 2014 — to woo enough of Colorado’s independent voters, who outnumber both registered Republicans and Democrats. Glenn said he was confident he could expand his appeal to moderates and independents. “What we found out during the campaign is that Coloradans care about the Iran deal, Obamacare and excessive regulations that are hurting working families. Michael Bennet has to account for it,” Glenn said. Bennet, meanwhile, has been raising millions for his re-election and aired campaign ads featuring his work for Coloradans while the Republicans slugged it out. Glenn, a self-described Christian constitutional conservative, has embraced Donald Trump, suggested working with Democrats isn’t a priority, and condemned
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Reservations are required; go to http://Tickets.AmazingShows.com or call 303-660-6799. Check out his video at http://stetsonladiesonly. com/video/. Community Blood Drives
Conversational English Group Practice your English is a group that allows adults from all language backgrounds to practice speaking English in a conversation group facilitated by a fluent English speaker. Discussion topics vary. Meets at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, July 9, at the Douglas County Libraries branch in Parker, 10851 S. Crossroads Drive. No registration is required; contact 303-791-7323 or DouglasCountyLibraries.org. Psychic Party Jon Stetson, psychic entertainer, presents his ladies-only psychic party, a girls afternoon out for women of all ages. Program runs from 4-6 p.m. Sunday, July 10, at Theatre of Dreams, 735 Park St., Castle Rock. It’s fun to receive a psychic reading, but it’s more fun to realize that you’re a psychic yourself.
A number of community blood drives are planned in the area. For information or to schedule an appointment, contact the Bonfils Appointment Center at 303-363-2300, unless otherwise noted. Go to www.bonfils.org. Upcoming blood drives are: Sunday, July 10, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Ave Maria Catholic Church, 9056 E. Parker Road, Parker; Wednesday, July 20, 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Walmart, 2100 Legacy Circle, Elizabeth; Saturday, July 23, 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock; Sunday, July 24, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Faith Lutheran Church, 303 N. Ridge Road, Castle Rock (Karen Johnson, 720-272-1464); Sunday, July 24, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Crossroads Community Church, 9900 S. Twenty Mile Road, Parker; Saturday, July 30, 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Music Saves Lives, Walmart, 11101 S. Parker Road, Parker.
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Learn magic and performance skills by professional magicians Carol Massie and Joe Givan at Summer Wizard Camp at Theatre of Dreams, 735 Park St., Castle Rock. Camp dates are Monday to Friday, July 11-14 and Aug. 1-4 (more dates may be added). Camp runs from 9:30 a.m. to noon each day. Cost includes all supplies and recital show for family. Open to ages 7 and older. Call 303-660-6799 for details and to sign up. Go to www.AmazingShows. com
Boys and girls in grades fourth to eighth grades are invited to Legend High School’s Soccer Summer Nights youth soccer camp from 5-9 p.m. Tuesday, July 12, to Friday, July 15 at Echo Park Automotive Stadium, 11901 Newlin Gulch Blvd., Parker. Legend High School coaching staff and guest club coaches will lead participants, with support from college and varsity players. Register at http://gsoccer.legendtitans.org.
Movin’ and Groovin’ in the Wild Kids ages 7-12 will learn how every animal’s environment requires a different skill, from super speed to super strength, in Nature Educator’s Movin’ and Groovin’ in the Wild, presented at 1:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. Tuesday, July 12, at the Lone Tree Library, 10055 Library Way. Part of Douglas County Libraries’ Summer Reading Program, program features live animal guests. Space is limited. Registration is required at 303-7917323 or DouglasCountyLibraries. org.
Grant Writing Basics Learn the nuts and bolts to writing grant proposals that can help generate funding for your organization. Douglas County Libraries program is led by grant writer Stacy Voss and takes place at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 14, at the Parker Library, 10851 S. Crossroads Drive. If you struggle to describe your agency in a way that tells your story while appealing to foundations, this program is for you. Registration required; call 303-7917323 or go to DouglasCountyLibraries.org. Saturday Surprise Drop in and learn something new at
Saturday Surprise at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 16, at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Be prepared for activities including crafts, home improvements, book talks and local festivities. No registration required for this Douglas County Libraries program. Call 303-791-7323 or go to DouglasCountyLibraries.org for information. Open Saddle Series Cowboy Up Kiowa presents its second Open Saddle series. The 2016 Gymkhana schedule is Sunday, July 17, from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. with a 1 p.m. start. Saturday, Aug. 27, from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. with a 1 p.m. start. Theater Awards Colorado Theatre Guild will have its 11th annual Henry Awards, which honors outstanding achievements by Colorado’s theater community. The annual gala is Monday, July 18, at the PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker. Evening begins with cocktails at 6 and the awards ceremony starts at 7. Tickets available at parkerarts.org or by calling the PACE Center box office at 303-8056800.
MILESTONES Education Reilly Kate Franek, of Elbert, was named to the spring 2016 dean’s honor roll at Fort Hays State University. Franek is a freshman majoring in political science. Emily Green, of Elbert, was named to the spring 2016 dean’s list at Northeastern Junior College. Rachael Lee, of Elizabeth, graduated in May with a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Northwestern College. Lee is the daughter of Dean and Bonnie Lee, of Elizabeth. Lee also was named to the
spring 2016 dean’s list at Northwestern. Micah John Lockerby, of Elizabeth, graduated in May with a bachelor’s degree in recreation and sport management from Hastings College. Jacob Wilder Patrick, of Elizabeth, graduated in May with a master’s degree in education, higher education student affairs, from Fort Hays State University. Haley Pavlick, of Elizabeth, was named to the spring 2016 vice president’s list at Northeastern Junior College. Sara Ratcliff, of Elizabeth, was named to the spring 2016 dean’s list at Northeast-
ern Junior College. Cheney Rachelle Rutherford, of Elizabeth, was named to the spring 2016 dean’s honor roll at Fort Hays State University. Rutherford is a senior majoring in justice studies. Ashley Sandoval, of Kiowa, was named to the spring 2016 dean’s list at Northeastern Junior College. Jessica Parker Schmidt, of Elizabeth, was named to the spring 2016 dean’s honor roll at Fort Hays State University. Schmidt is a senior majoring in education. Jennifer Smith, of Elbert, was named
to the spring 2016 president’s list at Northeastern Junior College. Katelyn Memory, of Kiowa, graduated in May with a bachelor’s degree from Eastern Nazarene College. Taralyn Walker, of Elbert, earned honors for academic performance in the spring 2016 semester at Kansas State University. Benjamin Tyler Williams, of Elbert, was named to the spring 2016 dean’s honor roll at Fort Hays State University. Williams is a senior majoring in music (music education).
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PACE Center announces 2016-17 schedule Arts venue draws national favorites, new experiences By Tom Skelley tskelley@coloradocommunitymedia.com Attracting local and national performers to a relatively new performing arts center while satisfying the cravings of new and established patrons is a daunting
prospect, but Shaun Albrechtson and Carrie Glassburn cited about is Wonderbound, a performance group that combines dance, mentalism, music and illusion. Wonview it as a good time. derbound will present three performances, “A Gothic “It’s a really fun challenge, to get people to try new Folktale,” “A Sangerous Liaison” and “Divisions,” which and different things. After five years we feel we’ve will feature everything from interactive illusions to a established some trust in the community,” said Glasscollaboration with local hip-hoppers The Flobots. burn, the marketing manager for the PACE Center. Glassburn said she hopes the Uncharted Music The center announced its lineup for the 2016-17 Series will expand patrons’ horizons and give them the season with a celebration on June 24, and a variety of chance to be the first fans on some popular national acts will join local artists’ bandwagons. Featured in the and up-and-coming artists to bring series are Shel, a band of four Coloa variety of cultural experiences to rado sisters who are making their patrons at the Parker venue. mark in the Nashville scene and The “I’d like to think that there’s someHunts, an indie-inspired folk band of thing for everyone this season,” said seven Virginia siblings. Albrechtson, program director for Here are six of the performancAnother innovative show GlassPACE. es scheduled for the PACE burn points to is “Storytellers,” a National acts include country Center’s 2016-2017 season. performance of three longtime music mainstay Wynonna and the Big For more details and listings of songwriters who will give the back Noise, R&B veteran Peabo Bryson and other performers and events, stories of the songs they’ve written in Wayne Brady, a comedian who will go to ParkerArts.org. addition to performing them. One of perform for the center’s fifth anniverthe men, Byron Hill, has written hits sary show on Oct. 28. Monty Python’s “Spamalot” for George Strait and Johnny Lee. Glassburn and Albrechtson said — Sept. 30 to Oct. 16 “You may not know Byron Hill’s they survey a cross-section of the The Manhattan Transfer & name,” Glassburn said, “but you sure community to get an accurate assessTake 6 — 7:30 p.m., Nov. 12 as heck know his songs.” ment of which acts to pursue. According to Glassburn, artists are “Our goal is to talk to loyal patrons Wynonna and the Big Noise as excited to come to PACE as audiand those who may not even know — 7:30 p.m., Nov. 18 ences are to see them. about us yet,” Glassburn said. Mike Super, “Magic and Illu“The industry itself is changing,” Survey results show the typision” — 7:30 p.m., Dec. 9 she said, noting that smaller venues cal PACE customer is 35 with chilDisney’s “Beauty and the such as the Denver Botanic Gardens dren, leading Albrechtson to bring Beast” — Jan. 20 to Feb. 12 are also attracting national performin family-friendly shows like “Rock ers. “It’s not just the Pepsi Center the Presidents” and “Beauty and the Peabo Bryson — 7:30 p.m., anymore, it’s opened up new venues Beast.” But he added that audiences’ March 17 for them and they love being in a tastes evolve, and he takes that into Cirque Montage — 7:30 p.m., more intimate space.” account. March 23, 24 Initial feedback indicates PACE The community “is a living entity patrons approve of the new season’s as well,” he said. “What people wanted Parker Symphony Orchestra, lineup. Glassburn said more than to see five years ago is different from “Notes from Nature” — 7:30 $15,000 of tickets were sold durwhat they want to see now … While p.m., May 5 ing the announcement party alone. we want to have some consistency She added that individuals take her there, we’re always trying to add aside to let her know they feel lucky something new to make it ‘alive’ for to have a resource for entertainment our audiences.” and culture close to home. Another goal Glassburn and Albrechtson have is to “People appreciate the quality, the convenience and keep the PACE Center on the cutting edge, and they try the affordability,” she said to bring in as many unusual and up-and-coming acts “We’re pretty proud of what we’ve accomplished in as they can fit in to reach that goal. five short years.” One of the newer acts Albrechtson is especially ex-
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Young woman gives look ‘Behind the Mask’ Teen shares suicidal experience with other on weekly radio show By Tom Skelley tskelley@coloradocommunitymedia.com At her lowest point, Cassandra Perkins thought she was the only person who understood the pain and darkness she felt. Years later, as she sits in a broadcast studio in Aurora, she’s talked to a lot of people who have sought her out to say “me too.” After attending a small private elementary school, Perkins decided to go to Sierra Middle School in Parker for seventh grade. She was excited to be able to dress the way she wanted and express herself more openly, but that excitement turned to isolation and depression after some of her classmates began harassing and intimidating her. “It was always negative and it was constant,” she said. “You don’t think words can affect you like that, but they get in your head and they start to mess around with things.” Perkins had a supportive family and regularly visited the school’s counselor, but the bullying didn’t stop. An incident that stands out in her memory was being cornered and threatened in a locker room in eighth grade. Soon after, at 14, Perkins attempted suicide. “I tried to hang myself and the rope snapped,” she said. Perkins said she realized she had hit bottom, and she began to look for a way to “pull (herself) back up.” She found support in her family, friends and counselors. Even as she worked to bring herself out of depression, she realized she could bring others with her.
Cassandra Perkins talks with a caller during her weekly radio show at KLDC in Aurora on June 21. Perkins has hosted the weekly show, “Behind the Mask,” since she was 17. Photos by Tom Skelley
A mission and a purpose “Connecting with other people was really huge for me,” she said. “Volunteering and getting out in the community.” Volunteering with homeless groups and other organizations opened Perkins’ eyes to how her problems compared to those of A tattoo on Cassandra Perkins’ arm serves others who were less fortunate. as a reminder that she is cared for after a “I didn’t know if it was a mission or broadcast in the KLDC studios in Aurora a purpose at the time, I just knew that on June 21. A tattoo artist traced the I didn’t want anyone else to go through what I felt,” she said. “It was a realizamessage after Perkins’ father, mother and tion for me that a lot of others have to go sister each wrote one word of the phrase. through this and don’t have the (same) support.” attempt, she has traveled around the Perkins took it upon herself to provide United States, speaking to groups devoted that support. to helping at-risk young women like Scars She started a group at Sierra called to Beauty, Young Women Lead and the “Be the Voice” for students to share their California Women’s Conference. And for feelings and experiences. Soon after, she the last two years, Perkins has paid for and began writing a monthly column about hosted a weekly radio show, “Behind the bullying and cyber bullying, “Ask Cassie,” Mask,” every Tuesday at 10 a.m. on 95.3 for BYou Magazine, a Centennial publiFM and 1220 AM KLDC. The show is also cation that focuses on self-esteem and streamed online at cassandraperkinsradio. empowerment for girls between 7 and 15. com. protect home with “I was ableWhen to reachyou out and talk toyour car and She got the idea forCOUNTRY the show’s name ® kids and to have that similar ‘me too’ papier-mâché mask made in Financial , you are eligiblefrom for abig discounts. Youshecan story, ‘I feel that too, that’s how I feel too,’” middle school, when her outlook on life save other really policies, too. Justhopeful ask me she said. “That’s howwith the mission was less thanfor it is the now. details. started.” “We all wear this mask in life of how we want to be perceived and how we want Taking to the airwaves people to see us, that we’re perfect,” she Financial Representative Perkins’ mission became a personal said. “But we come out from behind that crusade. In the five years since her suicide we go beyond that … We talk about Parker, CO and 80134-9617
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suicide, we talk about struggles, we talk about everything.” Perkins said feedback she’s received from listeners confirms her hope that the show resonates with listeners of all ages who struggle with depression. And she knows it has helped save at least one listener’s life. In April 2015, one of Perkins’ listeners contacted her through Facebook after a broadcast, indicating that he wanted to cut his wrists. Perkins found his personal information through his Twitter account and contacted police and, after three hours of communicating with the man, law enforcement reached him and took him to a hospital. Just as she took the listener at his word about his suicide plan, Perkins said it’s critically important for everyone to listen to a friend or family member who says they’re having suicidal thoughts. “If someone’s actually talking about it and telling you that they want to kill themselves, it’s them literally saying ‘save me, help me,’” she said. “If someone has that strength to open up to you … don’t shut them down because they may never open up again.” Reach back to a happy point Despite becoming an expert on the subject, Perkins said she isn’t immune from recurring bouts of depression. She said people who know her often assume she “has it all figured out,” but that isn’t the case. “We all have down days,” she said. “When it starts to consume you is when it
becomes a serious problem.” The key to overcoming depression and keeping it from spiraling out of control, she said, is to start small. “I think a good first step is to find your passion,” she said. She mentions what worked for her most recent guest, musician Tyler Williams. “Reach back to a point when you were happy in your life … If you were happy doing theater, go get involved in a theater program, if you were happy doing art, go get involved in an art program … Just do the things that feel good for you.” Perkins said the experience will not only reconnect someone with what they love, it will provide opportunities for personal connections with others with shared interests, creating a support system that may not have been there before. Another suggestion Perkins has is to do what she did — volunteer. For one thing, Perkins said helping less fortunate people made her aware of the positive aspects of her life she lost sight of when she was depressed. Another benefit, she said, is that it just feels good to help others. “You realize how fortunate you are and how good you really have it,” she said. “And it makes you feel so good to help someone else. It’s a win-win.” Counseling and speaking on a heavy topic like suicide may seem too heavy a task for a 19-year-old, but Perkins said it’s her passion. She was granted a second chance, she said, and she has a purpose to keep others from getting to the point she did. “Ropes just don’t snap,” she said.
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Giving the people what they want Cast, crew stage ‘Grease’ to please PACE patrons By Tom Skelley tskelley@coloradocommunitymedia.com Shaun Albrechtson is all about giving the people what they want, and the people of Parker want “Grease.” Albrechtson, assistant cultural director for programming with Parker Arts, is directing the PACE Center’s upcoming production of the musical, a show that patrons specifically requested in a recent survey. “We weigh what we want to do with what our patrons want to see,” Albrechtson said. The production will feature performers recruited through Inspire Creative, a nonprofit that recruits the talent for all of the PACE Center’s shows. Dancers, actors and musicians are all preparing for a successful run. Though the show doesn’t open until July 15, response at the box office confirms Albrechtson’s patrons are eager to see the finished product. “We’re selling tickets for it faster than any other summer musical we’ve had,” Albrechtson said. Theater connoisseurs aren’t the only
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people anticipating the show. Featured dancer Jessica Clayton, who was trained in ballet, is excited to show off some of the new techniques she’s learned for the play. “There’s a lot of choreography and dancing,” she said. “It’s challenging but it’s a lot of fun, just learning how to do swing dancing, it’s a different style with different tricks.” Some musical numbers were added to the play from the “Grease” motion picture, but Albrechtson said audiences only familiar with the film will new
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numbers as well. “The audience will get to see the moments they expect to see from the movie,” he said, “but they’ll also see the moments that transcend that into a different art form.” Albrechtson added that though the perception of “Grease” is that it’s a lighthearted romp, there is a deeper subtext he hopes the cast and crew will show to the audience. “I challenged them to not necessarily re-envision `Grease’ but to take it in a different direction than the cookiecutter production, and they’ve risen to the occasion,” he said. “It’s not just that stereotypical boy-girl love story.”
Albrechtson said the show’s script contains symbolism that audiences often overlook. The struggles the characters go through as they shift from high school into the adult world, he said, mimic the challenges the United States faced transitioning from the 1950s to the 1960s. “There was a huge, significant difference between those two times,” he said. “What better metaphor is there than leaving the safety and security of high school as you move on to the rest of your life?” The show’s symbolism isn’t lost on its male lead. Kevin Eksterowicz is playing Danny Zuko for the second time in his acting career. He first played the role when he was a high schooler himself in Philadelphia in the late 1990s. “I think the parts were a little easier to do as a high schooler,” he said. “The characters are trying to figure out who they are, which is what we were actually doing in high school.” Despite the play’s subtext, Eksterowicz said the main goal of the play is to give audiences an entertaining escape from their everyday hassles, and he’s confident that’s what they’ll get. “It’s a night of easy fun,” he said. “After a week of work and mental anguish it’s something nice to come and sit and relax and enjoy. There’s a lot of talent up there on that stage.”
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Tadashi Hayakawa focuses on his work at the Deep Space Gallery in Parker. Hayakawa hosts an informal painting session each Monday in the building where other budding artists are welcome to work and collaborate. Photos by Tom Skelley
Visual artist makes sure ‘incomplete is complete’ A moment in time with painter Tadashi Hayakawa By Tom Skelley tskelley@coloradocommunitymedia.com The painter sits in an armchair on a drop cloth spattered with drops of dark paint like a negative impression of a night sky. He stares at the canvas standing 10 feet before him, alternately squinting and relaxing his eyes, searching for his vision in the streaks and shapes of oil. Suddenly, all in one motion, he stands and strides forward. His brush, already in his outstretched hand, pulls him to the canvas as an excited child pulls a parent along a sidewalk to show them some new and fascinating thing. The brushstrokes come in quick, noisy bursts, shaking the tripod that holds the
work in place. The sound of bristles scraping against the canvas, like a cat scratching at a door, drowns out the noise from the world outside the studio. Once every minute, he takes four steps back, looking intently at the section of the piece he’s just worked on, and looking ahead to the area he’ll go next. After a few seconds, he retraces his steps exactly back to the canvas. An unseen yet tangible connection exists between Tadashi Hayakawa and his work — a tether that pulls him back each time he drifts away. Streaks, swirls and lines spread across the piece like barely-formed storm clouds, pushed and dragged along by a divine hand. The process — retreating, returning, swiping and stroking the brush, creating forms and lines out of a glob of paint — repeats itself again and again for more than an hour.
Tadashi Hayakawa gazes at his latest work moments before its completion. Hayakawa says his paintings are deliberately incomplete to allow viewers room to use their imaginations.
TADASHI HAYAKAWA Tadashi Hayakawa, one of four children, was born in Tokyo in 1941 and began painting in elementary school. His father singled him out and insisted he pursue art because his own parents had forbidden him from doing so.
and, fearing he didn’t have many years left, Hayakawa put all of his energy into a large exhibit, his first major show, in 2011.
After graduating with a Master of Fine Arts degree from the Otis Art Institute in 1969, Hayakawa became a graphic artist. He made good money, but the work left him unfulfilled.
“Suddenly, I became so relaxed and so happy. Now every day is happy.”
“I realized that if I died today, I wouldn’t know why I was born,” he says, “because I wasn’t happy with what I was doing.” In 1992, he divorced and quit working as a graphic artist to seriously pursue fine art. “My financial situation decreased but my happiness increased,” he says. Health problems led to a premonition in 2006
“A miracle” happened after that exhibit, he says.
Hayakawa feels like he is “living on bonus time,” and his art is an expression of gratitude. “Basically, my art is an expression of my appreciation for being alive, my belief in peace, harmony and love.” Hayakawa holds an open painting session every Monday at the Deep Space Workplace and Event Center. The informal session is open to six people per week for a $10 fee and an RSVP is required.
The final time he steps away from the canvas his face changes from squinting skepticism to a wide-eyed smile. “Ah,” bursts from his lips. He knows the work is finished. “To me this one is done. I have just expressed the excitement of being alive,” he says, bringing his arms to his chest then raising them into the air as he says the words. He is asked how he knows when a painting is completed.
He closes his eyes as he speaks, then slowly, deliberately, explains the unfinished quality of his work. “Many artists explain every brushstroke, but this doesn’t leave any breathing room for the imagination,” he says. He paraphrases Einstein, who once said “imagination is more important than knowledge.” “In art, imagination is more important than technique,” he says. “For me, incomplete is complete.”
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Vision boards help track personal goals Last week we talked about the power of words and their ability to build up a person, provide us with hope and encouragement, or — when used inappropriately — they can be so powerfully destructive. This week I would like to build upon that and add in the power of visualization, specifically the power of a vision board. One of the things that inspires me and encourages me personally is when I visit a client or friend and they have a visible vision board somewhere on display at their home or office. A vision board is some kind of display that captures all of the things that you want to see happen or materialize in your future. It could be your immediate future, maybe it’s something that can happen in the next few months or a year, and maybe even several years out. It’s finding pictures, images, quotes or sayings that are part of your life plan, goals, and as stated, part of your vision for yourself. These are so very powerful for individuals, families and companies as they keep those goals and dreams in a very visible place and where others can build upon the vision board as well as align the goals and dreams of the family or organization. And for individuals who use a vision board, it
becomes an accountability partner as you pursue your own dreams and goals. I have seen some of the most amazing pictures and images hanging on corkboards, whiteboards and modified picture frames, and as collages on the walls of Michael Norton offices, hallways and WINNING family rooms. New homes, property, new WORDS cars, family reunions, a business idea, words of encouragement, specific numbers associated with days or dollars, mountains, oceans, hotels, graduation images, retirement images, romantic pictures of couples, proud pictures of children and friends, and plenty of photos of accomplishments of every sort. We become what we focus on. And just like in last week’s column where we talked about focusing on the good and powerfully positive words of hope and encouragement, let’s remember that as we focus on specific pictures or images of success that we can
and do become that which we focus our attention upon. Maybe you have heard this concept before, or maybe you have even used a vision board in the past and have gotten away from updating it or pursuing some of those dreams that at one time held a special place in your heart and mind. It’s never too late to either revisit that vision board and update it or completely scrap it and start all over. As the world has changed, maybe your goals and dreams have shifted too. And with access to almost any image in the world, it’s easy to find a photo, or painting, or picture, or image of what it is you wish to be, do, or have now and in your future. So do you have a vision board displayed prominently somewhere within your home or office? If so, what occupies the spaces on your board? What are the images and quotes and sayings that inspire you? I would love to hear all about it at gotonorton@gmail.com, and when we can visualize what we want to be, do, and have, it really will be a better than good week. Michael Norton is a resident of Castle Rock, the former president of the Zig Ziglar Corporation, a strategic consultant and a business and personal coach.
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR Deer help make area special Upon reading in the paper the approach that Elizabeth is implementing to address the deer population, I find myself in disbelief and disappointment. Having moved from Castle Rock to Elizabeth, I was hoping to become part of a community that embraced and celebrated its wildlife rather than initialize a process of purging one of nature’s finest creatures. There are numerous documented facts about managing deer populations using lethal culling practices. Communities relying on lethal methods to manage deer find such approaches to be ineffective while also ignoring both short- and long-term implications and costs. Due to the limited space allowed for a letter to the editor, it is not possible to list the negative implications and resources to support them. Additionally, there are many alternate means available and being implemented with success. Avid hunters will share that lethal culling using this approach is not the most effective or humane way to control deer populations. The practice does not lend itself to predictable results. Quote from a 30-year avid hunter: “Hitting a deer with an arrow is simply not an efficient way to kill the animal. Archers rely on the deer bleeding to death. Even when a deer is hit well in a vital area, very few deer simply drop where they are hit. The deer will take its time to expire and can travel long distances before it dies. It will cross boundaries, traverse properties, cause damage, become lost and may never be recovered.” Finally, lethal culling ignores the intrinsic value of the life of each deer, an icon of wildlife. Wouldn’t we want to promote that the town of Elizabeth and Elbert Country are communities that work with nature and celebrates the importance of wildlife? This place is special. The deer make this place special. If all of us living here wanted to live in the Denver metro cement suburbs, we would. We don’t have to look far to see the results of poor planning, poor execution and bad publicity. Castle Rock is a prime example. Art and Linda Van Nostrand Elizabeth
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Thin ice has chilling effect Walking out the front door can be dangerous. Visiting Aruba during spring break is not without its risks. Visiting a Cincinnati zoo, an alligator-enlivened theme park, or a gay nightclub is not without its risks. There’s really no Craig Marshall Smith place you can go that is entirely risk-free. Not QUIET a church. DESPERATION even Some of us put ourselves in harm’s way intentionally. “Four deaths in four days on Mount Everest,” the headline said. Did you really think that Steve Irwin was going to get out of here alive? What was wrong with Evel Knievel? He suffered more than 400 bone fractures. Kept at it. Jumping over things. I trip over the dog and that’s my excitement for the day. Rest assured because your daughter is attending a university in Waco, Texas. In Palo Alto, California. In Nashville, Tennessee. Not really. Movie houses, schools, box stores.
There are makeshift memorials everywhere. I am not The Most Interesting Man in the World, or even close to it. When it comes to taking chances, daredevilry, or being an adventurer, I am a DeSoto on blocks. Not walking out the front door can be dangerous too. Jesse James in the next apartment might clean his gun unsafely. Some people understandably have lived in fear, minute after minute. Those interned in Nazi concentration camps, for example. Others are afraid of a long list of things that prevent them from fully experiencing life. I am not in that category, but I am much more selective about when and where I go than I once was. We are much more trusting when we are younger. Children trust their parents, their teachers, their guardians and their clergy, but, unfortunately, that sometimes goes very awry. Someone said that danger is real, but fear is a choice. I used to be afraid of the dentist. I had a good reason to be afraid of the dentist. I inherited some significant dental woes prior to the invention of novocaine (procaine). Smith continues on Page 9
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Becoming a landlord an option for older adults Many older adults are still living in the home where they raised families. Those homes are now too big for the one or two people that may still be living there. Many in this position are also not ready to move to something smaller, such as a condo, townhome or apartment, or to an independent or assisted living community for seniors. This is when some might consider becoming a landlord or roommate. Their reasons might be financially motivated; a renter or roommate would help to cover housing costs. Another reason might be loneliness; the senior doesn’t want to live alone. Yet another reason could be that the house is too much to maintain. When making the decision to have a tenant or a roommate there are many things to consider. • Are you renting the whole house, or part of the house? • Will the room(s) be furnished? • Are you going to live there too? • Do you need to make any change to your home to make it suitable for a roommate or tenant (e.g., a separate entrance)? • Are you going to share common areas
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the Elbert County Republican Party Central Committee. Peterson said that rules regarding party affiliation are made at the state level, and there is no restriction or limitation that counties can make. “I’m not aware of any activities or effort at the state level to change it,” Peterson said. According to a countywide Change of
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nomination and will face Lewis in the general election this fall. In the District I Republican primary for Elbert County commissioner, Chris Richardson easily defeated Jim Whistler by a ratio of 58 to 43. Richardson is also a member of the Elizabeth Board of Education and will face Marie Soderberg, who ran unopposed in the Democratic primary. The vote was much closer in the Republican primary for the District III county commissioner race. Grant Thayer narrowly defeated Scott Wills. As of June 29, the
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Bennet’s support for the Iran nuclear deal, health overhaul and environmental regulations that hurt the coal industry. “Darryl Glenn in the Senate would rubber-stamp Donald Trump’s agenda,” said Bennet campaign spokesman Andrew Zucker. “He’s too extreme for Colorado.”
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Mama mia. In the past 18 months I have had a root canal, two extractions, an implant, and two crowns. Thanks to a great dentist, there was very little procedural discomfort, and practically no pain afterwards. Further, my dentist employs 19 women, all of them are very professional, and by gum, very attractive. They laugh at my jokes. So what was once a nightmare, is now the exact opposite. However, it is not without its costs. Namely its costs. There are parachutists, bungees jumpers, whitewater rafters, and extreme athletes in a wide variety of sports. There are men and women who get in the ring and beat the stuffing out of each
such as the kitchen, or will your tenant have a private space with a private entrance? • Are utilities included in the rent? Three of the most common scenarios are: 1. Roommate only 2. Roommate in exchange for services Donna Foerster and a reduced rent 3. Tenant LIVING Someone who AND AGING is just a roommate has his or her own WELL space, generally a private bedroom and bathroom, and shares common areas of the house, particularly the kitchen. The second scenario is similar; however this roommate may also take care of the lawn maintenance, shovel the driveway and sidewalks in the winter, do general home care such as changing light bulbs
and run errands in exchange for a reduced rent or rent credit. In the last scenario, the tenant has “an apartment” within the house with a separate entrance, bedroom, bathroom, kitchenette and living room. Regardless of the living arrangement, the “landlord” and tenant/roommate should have agreement regarding rent to be collected and due date. Kory J. Cook, an associate attorney with Tschetter Hamrick Sulzer P.C., recommends: “Any agreement reached should be down in writing and should cover all aspects of what the parties are agreeing to.” Mr. Cook also states that “it would be best if these kinds of agreements were on a month-to-month basis that would automatically renew until one party gave their notice to terminate the lease.” How long should the agreement be and what should it include? Well, that depends. What is important to the landlord? Rent and due date have already been mentioned. Other items might include: • Security deposit • The space that is to be the renter’s/ roommate’s “premises” (e.g., the basement
apartment with private entrance or the upstairs bedroom with attached bath at the front of the house) • Pet policy and pet deposit • Smoking • Guest policy • Quiet time • Parking arrangement Prior to entering into a written agreement, be sure to check for possible local zoning regulations or HOA (homeowners’ association) restrictions that might prohibit your proposed living arrangement. Homeowners have a variety of reasons for wanting a roommate or a tenant. They need to decide for themselves if their reasons warrant action. Once the decision is made to become a landlord, the best protection is a month-to-month, written agreement between the parties. Potential landlords with questions or concerns about the process should seek legal counsel BEFORE entering into a lease.
Parties Report run by the Elbert County Election Department, 279 voters changed their affiliation to the Republican Party between March 1 and May 31 (June data not available). The 2016 numbers are significantly higher than the previous two years. During the same three months of 2014, 101 voters joined the ranks of the Republican Party, and in 2015, 71 voters affiliated. On June 28, Elbert County News conducted an unofficial survey of a sample of the 146 unaffiliated voters and Democrats who changed their party affiliation to Republican during May 2016. The 15 survey participants consisted of four for-
mer Democrats and 11 former unaffiliated voters. Of those surveyed, 40 percent did not vote in the primary. The 60 percent who did vote in the primary cast ballots favoring Colorado House District 64 incumbent Tim Dore (55.5 percent), District 1 commissioner candidate James Whistler (62.5 percent), and District III commissioner Grant Thayer (55.5 percent). The subgroup of former Democrats surveyed in the sample unanimously supported Dore, Whistler and Thayer. Jill Duvall, chair of the Elbert County Democratic Party, said there was no official program from state or county Democrats
encouraging party members to temporarily change parties for the primary. During the window between the Democratic county caucus on March 1 and the May 27 deadline, 13 Elbert County Democrats among the 279 voters who changed party affiliation to Republican. During the same period in 2014, three Democrats affiliated as Republicans and seven in 2015. Though the sample of voters examined only draws from the month of May, extrapolating the results for the 279 voters who changed party affiliation to Republican between March 1 and May 30 suggests that the surge in new Republicans might have tipped the balance in favor of Thayer.
unofficial tally showed Thayer edging out Wills, the former Elbert County Republican Party Central Committee chair, by 97 votes. According to Election Manager Rhonda Braun, the margin is not close enough to trigger a recount, but the county typically holds back around 90 ballots to mix with absentee ballots received between June 29 and July 6. The absentee ballots are typically sent to voters such as military personnel serving overseas, and when received, they are mixed with the retained ballots to maintain voter privacy. The ballots are then used by the official canvass on July 7 to confirm the accuracy of voting machines and certify the election. The tally of these ballots is added to the vote totals.
Though there may be a slim hope for the Wills campaign, in all likelihood Thayer will face Democrat Barbara Miller in November. In the five-way race for Republican nomination for U.S. Senate, Darryl Glenn
won the party’s nomination statewide and dominated the vote in Elbert County with 43.8 percent of the vote. With a Republican majority in the Senate in play, Glenn’s bid to unseat Michael Bennet in November is likely to have national implications.
Glenn won late endorsements from Cruz, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and the Senate Conservatives Fund, which poured hundreds of thousands of dollars into his campaign. He defeated Robert Blaha, a Colorado Springs businessman; Jack Graham, a retired businessman from Fort Collins who appealed to the party’s moderates; former Aurora City Councilman Ryan Frazier; and former state Rep. Jon Keyser, a decorated combat veteran who focused nearly exclusively on national security.
other. Beats me why they do it. I have never been interested in speed. My own, or watching someone else go fast. Roller coasters are lost on me. Life seems to be enough of a roller coaster for me. Try opening the morning paper without getting on a roller coaster. There is a family that I have never comprehended. The Flying Wallendas are a high-wire act that performs without a safety net. A number of them have been injured, and a number of them have fallen to their deaths. On the other hand, I am extremely cautious when I walk across the street to the mailboxes. Neighbors back out without looking. Meteors fall out of the sky. There are kamikaze squirrels out there, I am sure of it. As Bela Lugosi said, “Bevare!” Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resident. He can be reached at craigmarshallsmith@comcast. net.
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Toys and sports open doors to faith Mission outreach uses nontraditional ways to spread word of the Gospel By Tom Munds tmunds@coloradocommunitymedia.com Among believers, the Great Commission is the call from Jesus to his followers to take his teachings around the world. And that’s what Global Connection International — a nonprofit Christian organization— works to do through its various outreach programs in 15 countries around the world. “The Bible tells us Jesus instructed us to help meet people’s physical needs, but the ultimate instruction was to also bring the message of the saving grace of the gospel to the people,” said Jim Weber, president of the Greenwood Village-based organization. “Our organization’s focus is connecting people who care with the opportunity to provide humanitarian assistance in Jesus name.” Global Connections International is one of many philanthropical and faith-based organizations that work to spread Christianity in a variety of ways. Some typical projects involve providing sources of clean, safe drinking water, building community structures or teaching modern agricultural methods. But sometimes, organizations seek to spread Christianity through nontraditional ways such as providing sports equipment or simple toys — such as wooden cars — that provide an outlet and joy often taken for granted in daily life. A sports connection In Global Connection International’s work, the organization meets with local leaders to determine the needs, Weber said, then looks for “the manpower and resources to help develop long-term sustainable solutions to promote social, economic and spiritual growth.” Projects take on many forms, from traditional outreach such as building construction to soccer camps, musical concerts to providing baseball equipment to children. Global Connection International did just that in 2004, in Cuba, and is continuing that program in partnership with Lakewood-based Casa Unida Foundation to public schools in northern Nicaragua. That particular outreach has great potential, Weber said. Casa Unida members have worked on a variety of projects in Nicaragua including building classrooms and churches, bringing clean drinking water to villages and distributing school supplies. Bringing baseball equipment to schools as a Christian outreach began in 2015. “The baseball equipment outreach began small,” said Bob Moore, Casa Unida Foundation president. “Last year, we learned the public schools in Nicaragua receive no money for sports or physical education equipment. One school asked our help and Englewood High School donated a few gloves to the project and we took them to the school last year.” The joy on the faces of faculty and students led the foundation to continue the project. Members gathered financial donations and donations of used equipment, which they delivered to four schools in February. “We told them the reason we were bringing them the equipment was that Jesus loves them and so do we,” said Moore, who lives in Lakewood. “We were a little surprised when, at each of location, the leaders said the equipment was such a blessing to the student and the school that they gathered everyone around and said a prayer thanking God for the blessings.” Now, with the help of the Global Connection International contacts that could include Major League Baseball, Casa Unida is looking to expand the equipment deliveries to many of the schools in the northern Nicaragua area.
These northern Nicaraguan children smile as they check out the baseball equipment donated to their school. The Casa Unida Foundation, a Lakewood-based organization, delivered the equipment to four schools in February as part of the foundation’s Christian outreach to bring the Gospel to the people of the area. Photo by Tom Munds
MORE INFORMATION Casa Unida Foundation 1112 S. Eaton St. Lakewood, CO 80232 Phone: 303-934-8742 Email: info@casaunidafoundation.org Global Connection International 1407 Horizon Ave. Lafayette, CO. 80026 Phone: 303-858-1181 Email: info@gciworld.org Toys for God’s Kids 3531 S. Logan St. D-154 Englewood, CO 80113 Email: info@toysforgodskids.org
Toy cars bring joy Wooden toy cars have also become a huge Christian outreach to children and their families. The toy car project Marlin Dorhut began when he saw the joy wooden cars brought children of poor families in late 2000. He was moved to establish Toys for God’s Kids. Today, hundreds of volunteers — called smile-makers — build the cars and distribute them to children in about 140 countries. “Those who go on mission trips love them because making children happy frequently opens the door to taking their message to the parents,” Dorhut said. Casa Unida Foundation representatives also frequently gather toy cars from a number of smile-makers and distribute them to children in northern Nicaragua. On one trip, the cars were given to third-graders an elementary school. Luce Espinoza, mother of one of the third-graders, said through an interpreter the toy car was a wonderful gift. She asked a member of the foundation to tell her about the cars. Moore told her about the cars and told her about the Gospel. One boy tried to return the car when the day was over but, when told the car was his to keep, started crying because he said it was the first toy he had ever owned. The original pattern was for toy cars about 6 inches long. But Bob Wing, who worked on state-of-the-art equipment at IBM, and his neighbor Jerry Corbo,
Roberto Espinoza, athletic director for a 4,000-student high school in northern Nicaragua, talks about the blessing the gift of sports equipment is to the students and the school. Casa Unida foundation, a Lakewood-based organization, delivered the equipment as part of the foundation’s Christian outreach to bring the Gospel to the people of northern Nicaragua. Photo by Tom Munds a retired rocket scientist, and his wife, Leonora, are among the volunteer “smilemakers” producing “pocket cars” that are only a couple inches long. “I saw a news report about Toys for God’s Kids and, when I checked it out, I decided since I had all the equipment in my workshop, I wanted to build the cars, too,” the Centennial resident said. “I started out just cutting out the car bodies. Then I got the patterns for the whole cars.” The operation runs like a well-oiled machine. Wing operates the saw and sanders to create one of 11 vehicle patterns out of donated wood, cutting out the wheels and preparing the axles. The Corbos then attach the wheels to the axles and the axles to the cars. The final stage is dipping the car into a solution to preserve the wood and using a tool to burn the wood with a USA license plate and the Toys for God’s Kids logo on the bottom of the car. Corbo and his wife have seen what the cars mean first-hand. “We went on a trip and took cars with us to an orphanage,” he said. “The look on the faces of the children as we handed out the cars touched our hearts. It was such a wonderful feeling to see the joy these little cars brought to those children.”
Martin Dorhout, founder of Toys for God’s Kids, checks out one of the durable wooden cars that will be donated free of charge to those who will take them to children around the world. Courtesy photo
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Load up on goodies at annual library sale Southglenn Library’s Super Sidewalk Sale will be held July 15-17 at the branch of Arapahoe Libraries, 6972 S. Vine St., Centennial. Books, collectibles, CDs and audio books for all ages will be available. Through the sale of used books, the Friends of the Arapahoe Libraries raises funds for library programs and projects, events, materials and equipment. (In 2015, more than $100,000 was raised.) For information (or to join the Friends) call 303-LIBRARY or visit arapahoelibraries.org/super-sidewalk-sale. Canyon concert Beautiful Castlewood Canyon, at 2989 S. Highway 83, Franktown, will be the site of a benefit concert performed by singer/songwriter Mark Cormican, who is a John Denver tribute artist, at 6:30 p.m. on July 9. Admission is free, but donations to the Friends of Castlewood Canyon State Park will be appreciated and will go to programming at Castlewood Canyon State Park. The concert will be in Pike’s Peak Amphitheater. A valid state parks pass is required, available onsite. Friends’ funding is contributing to interpretive signage in 2016. In 2014, $30,000 was used toward purchase of the 1887 Kleinert homestead. Friends also fund buses to bring children to the park. DIY Want to learn about homebrew, sewing, gardening, watercolor painting? Community experts at these skills and more will give presentations and demonstrations in do-it-yourself skills at Englewood Public Library, 1000 Englewood Parkway, from 1 to 5 p.m. on July 17. Learn a new skill on a summer Sunday and return home to start a new project! Library adult services: 303-7622567.
Explore Littleton history From Sharon Gaare of Littleton’s Historic Preservation Committee: Littleton has over 125 years of history. Most of it started on Main Street by Richard Little. To learn Sonya Ellingboe more about the history of Littleton’s SONYA’S buildings, people and events, please SAMPLER join the Historic Preservation Board during Western Welcome Week for a free guided walking tour. Tours are offered at 4, 5 and 6 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 18. Please meet on the Littleton Courthouse steps, 2069 W. Littleton Blvd. For information, please email Sharon Garre at gaaresh@gmail.com. New novel Highlands Ranch writer and teacher Eleanor Brown will speak and sign books from 7-9 p.m. at a French-themed event on July 15 at Highlands Ranch Library, James H. LaRue Branch, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd. Her new novel, “Light of Paris,” has an official publication date of July 15. Call for reservations, or go online at dclibraries.org. Arts in Englewood Midweek Matinees will be presented from 2 to 3:15 p.m. on July 13 and 20 in Hampden Hall, second floor of the Englewood Civic Center, 1000 Englewood Parkway. “Follow the Leider” is the July 13 program of German art songs and “Two by Two,” a program of duets, will follow on July 20. Tickets: $15, $12, free under 18, englewoodarts.org or at the door one hour prior to concert time.
CURTAIN TIME Spotlight at John Hand Spotlight Theatre is offering two alternating productions in repertory at John Hand Theater, 7653 E First Place, Denver. They are: • “Night Watch” by Lucille Fletcher, directed by Mari Geasar, runs July 2 through Aug. 13. Performances: 7:30 p.m. on Fridays, July 15, 29, Aug. 13; Saturdays July 16, 30, Aug 6 at 2 p.m.; Sundays July 3, 10 and 24 at 2 p.m. and Thursday, Aug. 11, Monday, July 25 at 7:30 p.m. • “No Sex Please, We’re British!” by Alistair Foot and Anthony Marriott, directed by Luke Allen Terry. Performances: Fridays July 8, 22 at 7:30 p.m.; Saturdays July 9, 23, Aug. 13 at 2 p.m.; Saturdays July 16, 30, Aug. 6 and Monday, July 18 at 7:30 p.m.; Sundays July 17, 31, Aug. 7 at 2 p.m. Tickets cost $12-$22. 720-530-4596, thisisspotlight.com. High school memories “Grease” plays July 15 to 31 at the
PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays and Thursday, July 21; 2 p.m. Saturdays/Sundays. Tickets, parkerarts. org. Phamaly times “Evita,” the story of Eva Peron, plays July 16 to Aug. 7 at the Byron Theater at DU’s Newman Center, 2344 E. Iliff Ave., Denver. 7:30 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays and Monday, July 25; 2 p.m. Sundays. Phamaly.org. ‘Feed me!’ “Little Shop of Horrors” by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman, directed by Jamie Billings, plays July 15 to Aug. 21 at Miners Alley Playhouse, 1224 Washington Ave., Golden. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays; 6 p.m. Sundays (except Aug. 21 at 2 p.m.). Tickets: $30/$27/$19/$12. Call 303-935-3044 or order at minersalley.com.
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Southglenn Library’s annual Super Sale is scheduled on July 15-17 at the library. Books, collectibles, CDs and audio books are available. Courtesy photo Englewood Camera Club Paul Weinrauch, an experienced commercial photographer, will speak to the Englewood Camera Club at 7 p.m. July 12. He will present a brief synopsis of a longer course he teaches on “Copyright and Registration of Images.” Included: a brief history of copyright and registration; why should you care?; when do you need to register?; fair use and public domain; and more. The club meets at 7 p.m. at Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit, 6400 S. University Blvd., Centennial. Guests are welcome. (Doors open at 6:30.) All on a golden afternoon … “Voyage A Paris: with Margaret Osaki Graves” will be part of a new season of Arts
in the Afternoon at Lone Tree Arts Center on July 13. She will be joined by a tenor and a pianist for a musical celebration of the City of Lights. Named for a famous song of the same title by Francis Poulenc, selections cross several genres and national styles of vocal music, plus an impressionistic piano solo and selections from musicals set in Paris. Tickets cost $18, 720-509-1000, lonetreeartscenter.org. Car show in Centennial Centennial’s first ever Classic Car Show on July 16 will be followed by live music by Six Foot Joe and the Red Hot Rhinos and a screening of 20th Century Fox’s “Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip.” Centennial Center Park. Free. Food trucks.
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July 7, 2016 Greg Miller, an assistant football coach at Legacy High School and USA Football Master Trainer, conducted a four-hour USA Football Heads Up Football Player Safety Coaches Clinic on June 25 at the Pat Bowlen Fieldhouse at UC Health Training Center. There were 40 youth coaches in attendance. Photo by Jim Benton
Coaches target safety in youth football Clinic promotes proper blocking and tackling techniques in order to prevent concussions By Jim Benton jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia.com Football has been sacked the past few years because of the growing concern about concussions and injuries. So, a group of 40 youth football coaches huddled up at the Pat Bowlen Fieldhouse at UCHealth Training Center, near Centennial, on June 25 for the USA Football Heads Up Football Player Safety Coaches Clinic. “The game is under attack, especially at the youth level,” said Steve Shore, a coach for the Englewood Pirates in the Jeffco Midget Football Association. “The injuries are a concern of the parents and is the game worth it compared to the injury level? “This clinic is crucial because to save the game, we have to come up
with better ways to coach these kids and keep them safer.” Greg Miller, a Northglenn High school graduate, assistant varsity football coach at Legacy and USA Football master trainer, conducted the four-hour clinic. The topics discussed were concussion recognition and response and proper helmet and shoulder pad fitting. Videos were available to reinforce proper tackling and blocking mechanics, focusing on reduced helmet contact. According to the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, the chances of a youth football athlete suffering a concussion over the course of one season are 75 percent. And 62 percent of the major impacts in youth football occur during practice and not in games. In March, USA Football released the results of a study conducted by the Physical Activity Council for participation of athletes between the ages of 6 and 14. There was an increase of 1.9 percent from 2,128 million participants in 2014 to 2,169 million in 2015. But there has been a drop in participa-
tion from 3 million in 2010, according to the USA Football study. Miller has seen a change in blocking and tackling techniques because of the increased attention on injuries. “It absolutely has to start at the youth level,” he said. “It’s great to see it spreading to the upper level of college and pros, but to really get a chance we have to start at the youth level. We really need to teach better fundamentals for tackling and blocking. “It has changed for the better. There is more awareness about injuries. It was something that was there years and years ago but we just weren’t as aware of it as we are today...” Changing improper tackling and blocking basics for some players, especially more experienced ones, can be a challenge. “It’s not that it easy to change,” Miller said. ”You have to be aware of the change that needs to happen. When coaches see a player that maybe doesn’t have the proper fundamentals, we have to be aware of that and really work with that player.”
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of vitamin C, it’s a good source of folate, especially important for women of childbearing age, as well as potassium, a vital mineral which helps nerves and muscles communicate and can help offset the effects of too much sodium in the diet. In fact, the FDA recently announced it will add potassium to the Nutrition Facts Panel because many Americans are falling short. The benefits don’t stop there, though. A glass of 100 percent orange juice also delivers magnesium, vitamin A and niacin. Plus, it’s a significant source of hesperidin, an antioxidant that research suggests may have heart, blood pressure and cognition benefits, as well as reduce inflammation and oxidation. Furthermore, one glass counts as one serving (1 cup) of fruit to help you meet the 1.5-2 cups per day recommended by the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
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ugars are one of the most important health conversations today. A diet filled with too many added sugars is associated with weight gain, type 2 diabetes and heart disease. According to the 2005-2010 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, the average American consumes an average of 20 teaspoons a day, significantly more than the 6-9 teaspoons recommended daily by the American Heart Association. Sugar can mean different things to different people, which not only adds to the confusion, but can quickly derail even your best intentions as you try to make the right choices for your family. The difference between added and naturally occurring sugars Many nourishing foods such as fruits, vegetables, certain whole grains and dairy products contain what are known as naturally occurring sugars; these are simple carbohydrates that are naturally present in a food’s biological structure. For example, the lactose found in milk is a sugar, as is the fructose in fruit. In contrast, added sugars are those sugars or sweeteners you add in your kitchen - adding sugar or honey to a recipe or onto your breakfast cereal, for example - as well as sugars and sweeteners that are added to a variety of products by food manufacturers. Added sugars are often used to enhance taste and flavor, of course, but can also be included for other reasons, such as to prevent spoiling - think summer jams - or assist in fermentation, such as in baking. “Working with the Florida Department of Citrus, I’ve seen firsthand how much confusion there is around this
in 1/3 cup orange juice; stir well to evenly coat oatmeal mixture. Repeat twice more, stirring after each addition of orange juice. In small bowl, combine oil, honey and vanilla; stir well to combine. Drizzle oil mixture over oatmeal mixture; stir well to coat oatmeal mixture. Spread oatmeal mixture on prepared baking sheet in even layer. Bake 30 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes, to evenly brown granola. Remove from oven, add cranberries and cool completely. Store in airtight container up to one week. Serving suggestion: For a morning parfait, serve homemade orange granola with milk or a dollop of plain Greek yogurt. Add in sliced fruit for extra color.
Sloppy O Joes Servings: 4 9 ounces lean ground turkey 1 /2 large minced onion 1 small red bell pepper, minced 1 teaspoon cumin seed, ground 1 teaspoon coriander seed, ground 1 cup Florida orange juice 1 cup organic tomato juice 1 large sweet potato, baked and diced 4 whole wheat dinner rolls In medium saute pan, saute ground turkey over medium heat topic for many families,” said registered dietitian Kate Geagan, author of “Go Green Get Lean.” “Yet while too many added sugars can fill your diet with ‘empty calories,’ naturally occurring sugars are found in some of nature’s
until cooked thoroughly. Remove turkey; reserve. Saute onion until translucent. Add red pepper, cumin and coriander; saute for 1 minute then add orange juice. Cook until orange juice is reduced by two-thirds; add tomato juice and cooked turkey. Cook until tomato juice has reduced by two-thirds then add diced baked sweet potato and stir until combined. Split dinner rolls in half; spoon turkey mixture in center. Serve immediately. most nutrient-rich packages, delivering a bevy of benefits such as vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and more.” An 8-ounce glass of 100 percent orange juice, for instance, has no added sugar. Beyond being an excellent source
How much added sugar is too much? A delicious, vibrant eating plan that you can stick with for the long haul doesn’t mean you can’t ever consume added sugar, but it is about cutting back for most Americans - especially for groups with the highest intakes, such as adolescents and men - and replacing those calories with nutrient-rich foods. The most recent Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend limiting added sugar intake to a maximum of 10 percent of total calories each day, or 200 calories of a 2,000 calorie diet, which matches guidelines from the World Health Organization and the American Heart Association. For best results, focus on filling your diet with an abundance of naturally nutrient-rich foods and shift to a diet that includes plenty of plant foods. For more recipes using Florida orange juice, visit floridacitrus.org.
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Ongoing Affordable Colleges Online has created a guidebook to help women find and secure financial aid. The guide 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. The guide is available online at http://www.affordablecollegesonline.
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Douglas-Elbert County Music Teachers’ Association meets at 9 a.m. every first Thursday at Parker Bible Church, between Jordan and Chambers on Main Street. All area music teachers are welcome. Call Lucie Washburn, 303-814-3479. The Elbert County Sheriff’s Posse is a non-
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Elizabeth American Legion Post 82, a 96year veterans association supporting veterans, their families, their survivors and the community, meets at 6:30 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month at the Legion Post Hall at South Banner Street and Elm Street in Elizabeth. All veterans are invited to attend these meetings to learn of their eligibility for membership in the National American Legion Organization. The Elizabeth Food Bank, 381 S. Banner in Elizabeth (next door to Elizabeth Presbyterian Church) needs to let the public know that we are available to help anyone who needs food. The hours are Friday 12:30-3 p.m. and Saturdays from 9-11:30 a.m. Other times by appointment. Finding Our Way Together, a brand new group for anyone who is alone, left out, picked on or overwhelmed by life. Since it is just forming, the group will evolve to fit the needs of the participants. Group will meet at 10 a.m. Saturdays at 34061 Forest Park Drive, in the lower level of Elizabeth Family Health. Leaders are Mary, 720-638-9770, and Karen, 303-2433658, and both welcome phone calls. Group participation is free, and building is accessible. Kiowa Creek Food Pantry is a distribution site 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 for more information at 303-621-2376, or come by from 8:30 a.m. to noon Tuesdays; we are located in the Fellowship Hall at 231 Cheyenne Street, Kiowa. Lawyers at the Library, a free legal clinic for parties who have no attorney, will be offered from 6-9 p.m. the second Tuesday of every month at the Elizabeth Library, 651 W. Beverly St. Volunteer attorneys will answer questions, help fill out forms and explain the process and procedure for the areas of family law, civil litigation, criminal defense, property law, probate law, collections, appeals, landlord-tenant law
Mystery Book Club meets at 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. The Outback Express is a public transit service provided through the East Central Council of Local Governments is open and available to all residents of Cheyenne, Elbert, Kit Carson and Lincoln counties and provides an economical and efficient means of travel for the four-county region. Call Kay Campbell, Kiowa, at 719- 541-4275. You may also call the ECCOG office at 1-800-825-0208 to make reservations for any of the trips. You may also visit http:// outbackexpress.tripod.com. To ensure that a seat is available, 24-hour advance reservations are appreciated. Overeaters Anonymous meets from 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 is open to anyone interested in card making and scrapbooking. We meet regularly throughout the month on various weekday evenings and weekends. Club events take place at 7786 Prairie Lake Trail, Parker (in the Pinery). Contact Alison Collins at 720-212-4788 for information or find us online at http://www. meetup.com/Parker-Franktown-ElizabethPaper-Crafting-Club/ Seniors meet in Elizabeth every Monday at 11 a.m. for food, fun and fellowship at 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 303-6463425 for information. Sky Cliff Center Support Groups A Stroke support group meets from 6-7:30 p.m. the first Tuesday, and from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. the second and last Wednesday (lunch included). The Care Giver support group for adults meets
from 10-11:30 a.m. the third Tuesday of each month. 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. 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 meets monthly at 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 303435-2560 for questions. VFW Post 4266, serving veterans of foreign wars in Parker, Castle Pines and Castle Rock areas, meets at 7 p.m. the third Monday of every month at the Pinery Fire Station, Community Room Lower Level, 8170 N. Hillcrest Way, Parker. Go to www.vfwpost4266.org. P.O. Box 4266, Parker, CO 80134. On Facebook at VFW Post 4266, Parker.
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Government Legals PUBLIC NOTICE Records Destruction: Policies and Procedures (Recommended by the Colorado Department of Education) Due to the increasing volume of special education records, school districts spend a significant amount of time and money maintaining those records. Consequently, a systematic procedure for the retention and disposition of inactive special education student records is necessary. The Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) is a federal privacy protection act that protects student education records. FERPA defines education records as all records that school or educational agencies maintain about a student. FERPA applies to public schools and state or local education agencies that receive federal education funds. It is the policy of Elizabeth School District that the contents of special education files shall be kept for a minimum of five years after all special education and related services for a student have ended. Upon exiting from special education services, the student and parent/guardian shall be informed that records will be destroyed after five consecutive years of in-active status. Prior to the destruction of in-active records, efforts to notify the parent/guardian or student 18 years old or older shall be made and documented. This notification shall be done through U.S. mail or released to the student if 18 years or older or to the parent/guardian if the student is under 18 or is still dependent. Absent a request, the records shall be destroyed in conformance with C.R.S. §24-80-101, et seq., and federal law. No record shall be destroyed as long as it pertains to any pending legal case, claim, action or audit. Legal Notice No.: 23418 First Publication: June 30, 2016 Last Publication: July 7, 2016 Publisher: The Elbert County News
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Salomess Stars Salome FOR RELEASE WEEK OF JULY 4, 2016 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) You clever Ewes and Rams love nothing more than to rise to a challenge. So, by all means, if you feel sure about your facts, step right up and defend your side of the issue. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) You’ve done some great work recently. Now it’s time to reward yourself with something wonderful, perhaps a day at a spa or a night out with someone very special. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) You love to talk, but don’t forget to make time to do a little more listening; otherwise, you could miss out on an important message someone might be trying to send to you. CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Your aspect indicates some uncertainty about one of your goals. Use this period of shifting attitudes to reassess what you really want and what you’re ready to do to get it. LEO (July 23 to August 22) Your social life is picking up, and you’ll soon be mingling with old friends and making new ones. But ‘twixt the fun times, stay on top of changing workplace conditions. VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) A trusted friend offers understanding as you vent some long-pent-up feelings. Now, move on from there and start making the changes you’ve put off all this time.
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LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) You might well feel uneasy as you face a difficult situation involving someone close to you. But you know you’re doing the right thing, so stick with your decision. SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) You’re a good friend to others. Now’s the time to allow them to be good friends to you. Rely on their trusted advice to help you get through an uncertain period. SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) Family and friends are always important, but especially so at this time. Despite your hectic workplace schedule, make a real effort to include them in your life.
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CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) That project you’ve been working on is almost ready for presentation. But you still need some information from a colleague before you can consider it done. AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) Don’t let those negative attitudes that have sprung up around you drain your energies. Shrug them off, and move ahead with the confidence that you can get the job done. PISCES (February 19 to March 20) Aspects favor some dedicated fun time for the hardworking Piscean. A nice, refreshing plunge into the social swim can recharge your physical and emotional batteries. BORN THIS WEEK: You love to travel and be with people. You probably would be happy as a social director on a cruise ship. (c) 2016 King Features Synd., Inc.
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