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Plan to harvest deer still evolving Nonprofit in works as program moves ahead By Rick Gustafson Special to Colorado Community Media
Erin Hazelton checks out the special modifications on a 1925 Dodge owned by Kirk Herring at the Spring Valley Golf Club’s Car Show on Aug. 28. Photos by Tom Skelley
Cool cars and sunny skies Spring Valley Golf Club hosts seventh annual vehicle show By Tom Skelley tskelley@coloradocommunitymedia.com A blazing sun reflected off the wellpolished hoods and fenders of about 70 cars and trucks at the seventh annual car show at Spring Valley Golf Club in Elizabeth on Aug. 28. “I can’t believe there’s this many cars out here,” said John Vendetti of Elizabeth, one of the more than 200 people who attended. “There’s a lot of nice cars, and I’ve met so many different people. That’s what’s so cool about it.” Vendetti owns a 1976 blue Chevy Vega, a car manufactured the same year he graduated from high school. “We learned to drive in these cars,” he said. Most every era of automotive engineering was represented at the show, from a 1925 Dodge Rat custom-fitted with gun turrets to top-of-the-line Mustangs and Corvettes from 2007 and 2008. Sandy Patterson owns one of the newer models, a 2008 Corvette, and said he was impressed by the turnout — and all of the sunshine. “This one’s bigger than it was last year, and the weather’s cooperating,” Patterson said. Cars continues on Page 9
When the Elizabeth Board of Trustees voted unanimously to initiate a deermanagement program in 2014, one of the many stipulations was that no taxpayer money could be used to fund the program; the cost must be borne entirely by the volunteer hunters who participated. Initially, the program gave permission to five specially screened archery hunters to hunt within three designated areas inside the city limits under the strict control of the town and in partnership with Casey Westbrook of Colorado Parks and Wildlife. In addition to donating time for the hunts, program volunteers were responsible for providing their own equipment as well as delivering donated animals to individual families or covering the expense of processing the meat for delivery to local food banks. In that first year, the five participating hunters harvested nine deer and donated 325 pounds of venison. In 2015, Westbrook and Elizabeth Town Administrator Dick Eason approached Brian Danforth, a participating hunter in the inaugural year, to step in as the volunteer program coordinator. That year the deer management program expanded to include private property outside of Elizabeth, and though the Deer continues on Page 5
ABOVE: Tony McIlroy, left, and Blaise Flaherty look under the hood of a 1966 Pontiac GTO at the Spring Valley Golf Club Car Show. Flaherty’s car, a 1946 Halfton Chevy panel truck, won Best in Show. LEFT: Craig Campbell, of Parker, peeks at the interior of a 1946 Chevy COE. The truck is owned by Marty Fidrich, of Elizabeth.
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Classes at Aerial Works focus on the basics of trapeze, hoop, sling, fabric and rope. Courtesy photos
Flying high in Castle Rock Aerial dance studio aims to introduce art form to community
By Shanna Fortier sfortier@coloradocommunitymedia.com Rebekah Leach grew up loving dance, but she really fell in love with the movement when she started training in college in 2003. On the wall in her dance class was a poster for aerial dance. “That image of this girl dancing in rope just looked too cool,” Leach said. “It was full of expression and athleticism. The athletic challenge was what drew me to it. And the flying.” From then on, Leach felt an urge to pursue aerial dance. She traveled from Califor-
nia to Colorado and attended workshops to learn all she could about the art form. She opened her first dance studio in her home in 2008. It was a side project to her job as a high school math teacher. After both she and her husband, Matthew, were laid off from their teaching jobs, they were forced to move in with Rebekah’s grandparents and search for alternative income sources. That’s when Rebekah started creating a curriculum for beginning aerial dance. She self-published the lessons and the couple couch-surfed their way to Colorado. Leach then landed a job with the Navy teaching in the nuclear power program, and in her spare time, she kept creating Born to Fly Teacher Training Programs. Now, she has authored eight books on the art of creating movement with aerial
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apparatuses and has made enough money to fund her dream project of opening an aerial dance school in Colorado. Her laboratory school, AerialWorks, opened in Castle Rock — at the south end of Topeka Way, up the road from the Air Care Colorado vehicle testing station — at the beginning of August. It provides programming that combines the elements of dance, gymnastics and circus to challenge all fitness levels — from those interested in recreational fun to professional performing. Her vision is that the school will support research and development of strong, sustainable aerial curriculum for the booming aerial industry. “We’re really excited to introduce the community to aerial,” Leach said while sitting in the studio. Most of the AerialWorks classes are de-
signed for adults, but there are classes for youths as young as 10. Currently, they are focused on beginner classes of two types: aerial yoga and aerial dance foundations. Aerial yoga focuses on all the physical aspects of yoga with the use of a sling that supports the body in different positions. The dance foundations classes are an introduction to different skills on trapeze, hoop, sling, fabric and rope. “It’s very accessible,” Leach said. “I want to make it approachable for anyone and everyone.” AerialWorks will host an OpenWorks Performance Evening twice a semester and free orientation classes every Tuesday. “I hope that people don’t dismiss it thinking it’s not for them, because what we offer is really hard to describe,” Leach said. “You have to experience it.”
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Audrey Becker was the first woman to utilize nitrous oxide as a pain management tool during childbirth at Castle Rock Adventist Hospital. Photos by Shanna Fortier
Nurse midwife Sarah Stone demonstrates how a laboring mother selfadministers nitrous oxide. The gas and air combo is now being offered as a pain management tool at Castle Rock Adventist Hospital.
Nitrous oxide for childbirth comes to Castle Rock Hospital offering gas for pain management By Shanna Fortier sfortier@coloradocommunitymedia.com Moms-to-be now have another option for pain management during childbirth at Castle Rock Adventist Hospital. The hospital is now one of three in the Denver metro area — Littleton Adventist and University Hospital in Denver are the others — to offer nitrous oxide, also known as laughing gas, as a safer way to manage labor pains. “Castle Rock is very excited to be able to provide another option for pain relief for laboring women,” said Kathy Podorsek, director of women’s services. “We have many patients that want a low intervention birth, and nitrous oxide can help them achieve this goal.” For first-time mom Aubrey Becker, nitrous oxide is just what she needed to
ease her into labor. “I was really excited that was an option,” Becker said, while sitting in a birthing room a month after she delivered. “Being a first-time mom, you practice for something you have no clue about.” Becker, who was the first patient in Castle Rock to use nitrous oxide during labor, wanted her birthing experience to be as natural as possible. She was worried about stalling labor or complications that would lead to a cesarean. Nitrous oxide can be very beneficial to women who want a natural birth but have been in labor for an extended period of time, said nurse midwife Sarah Stone. The gas doesn’t eliminate pain the way an epidural can, but it does reduce pain and ultimately gives women another choice. “For the hospital, it’s all about options and letting women choose what they want,” said Christine Alexander, spokeswomen for Castle Rock Adventist
Hospital. Not all women want their deliveries to be completely pain-free. Some prefer to experience childbirth in a more relaxed, natural state, which nitrous oxide provides, Stone said. “I didn’t feel like it really took the pain away, but yet I was doing it and it was helping me get through,” Becker said of her experience. The nitrous oxide is mixed with oxygen and inhaled through a small mask that fits over the nose. A mother in labor self-administers the gas and will see the benefits within 30 seconds of starting to breathe it in. She can use it as long as she needs to help her through a contraction, then she can set it aside. The effects wear off as soon as the mask is removed, leaving her completely functional and causing no side effects. “This isn’t anything new, just to us in the states,” Stone said, adding that in England, it is called gas and air. “It doesn’t make ladies feel real goofy, but it dis-
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tances them from pain and helps them cope better.” The gas also helps with anxiety. Stone said that there are two types of patients who use nitrous oxide. Those who are planning to go without an epidural will use nitrous oxide toward the end of active labor. The other patients use it earlier in labor as a way to cope before getting an epidural. Becker became the latter patient. “It became the perfect bridge for me,” she said. “It felt for a long time that you either go all natural or get an epidural. There was not middle ground. But now I feel nitrous can bridge the middle gap.” Since Becker gave birth on July 4, six other moms-to-be have used nitrous oxide at Castle Rock Adventist Hospital. “We want to be able to provide a full array of services because each woman has an individual approach to what they want childbirth to look like,” Alexander said. “We want to support patients in whatever their dream birth is.”
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September 8, 2016
Historical Society Welcomes Author Local author Jeff Miller will discuss his book “Behind the Lines,” about Herbert Hoover’s efforts to save the Belgian people from starvation during the German occupation between 1914 and 1918. The Castle Rock Historical Society program is Thursday, Sept. 8, at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Refreshments will be served at 6:45 p.m. and the program starts at 7 p.m. Contact the Castle Rock Museum at 303-814-3164, museum@castlerockhistoricalsociety.org, or www.castlerockhistoricalsociety.org. Admission is free. Elizabeth Library Happenings Wilderness Medicine, free seminar, 7-8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 8. Damsel in Defense, free seminar on defense equipment and personal security tools, 10-11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 17. Bird walk, 8 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 24. Meet at the library and visit a family farm to discover birds around the area. Government seminar, 6:30 p.m. Thursday,
Oct. 6, Dr. Jing Sun presents a free seminar on governments around the world, the Electoral College, and more. Walk & Roll to Cure FSHD A 5K walk and roll event to benefit the FSH Society, which raises money and awareness for the most common form of muscular dystrophy, is Saturday, Sept. 10, at Philip S. Miller Park, 1375 W. Plum Creek Parkway, Castle Rock. Registration begins at 9 a.m. The 5K begins at 10 a.m. and a raffle is at 11:30 a.m. Event is family-friendly. Wheelchairs, strollers and wagons are welcome. Registration includes an event T-shirt and a cord bag. Go to https://www.fshsociety.org/fsh-events. walk-roll-cure-fshd/ To make a donation, go to https://www.fshsociety.org/donate-t0-anevent. Boy Scout Chili Fest Boy Scout Troop 780 plans its fifth annual Chili Fest chili cook-off from 4-8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10 at the Douglas County Events Center. Public judging is from 4-6:30 p.m.; categories include Professional, Amateur and Boy Scout. Event includes a silent auction, live
THE DENVER CONCERT BAND under the direction of Jacinda Bouton Presents
Musical Heroes Our first formal concert of the year will be a splendid and exciting tribute to a variety of heroes popular with kids as well as adults.
Included will be American Salute (When Johnny Comes Marching Home) Heroes of the Patriotic War, Kid Cam, the Rocket Man, Man of La Mancha, Superman March, Star Wars theme and much more.
The concert will be at the Lone Tree Arts Center 10075 Commons Street, Lone Tree
music by JustUs and a car crush. See a live Jaws of Life demonstration by the Castle Rock Fire Department. Call 303-907-0556 or email castlerockchilifest@gmail.com for tickets and information. Go to www.castlerockchilifest. com or facebook.com/troop780chilifest. Joyful Celebration A free concert by the Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra is part of the second Joyful Celebration on Sunday, Sept. 11 to benefit the Parker Task Force. The outdoor celebration begins at 9:30 a.m. with a worship service, followed by the concert at 11 a.m. Local food trucks, S&K Banh Mi and Steve’s Green Chili, will sell food, and free frozen custard from Culvers will be served. Bring nonperishable food item donations. Community event takes place at Joy Lutheran Church and Preschool, 7051 E. Parker Hills Court, Parker. Go to https://www. joylc.org/event. Outback Express A public transit service provided by the East Central Council of Local Governments is open and available to all residents of Cheyenne, Elbert, Kit Carson and Lincoln counties. 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. Shuttle runs from Simla and Matheson to Colorado Springs on Monday, Sept. 12 and to Limon on Thursday, Sept. 22; from Kiowa, Elizabeth and Elbert to Parker or Colorado Springs on Tuesday, Sept. 6 and Sept. 20; and from Elizabeth to Colorado Springs or Parker on Tuesday, Sept. 13. Residents of the Good Samaritan Nursing Home ride on Thursday, Sept. 8. Homecoming Barbecue Ponderosa DECA plans a homecoming barbecue from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 14,
on the front lawn at Ponderosa High School. Activities include a bouncy castle, music, food and games for families and students. Contact georgekf@s.dcsdk12.org or courtney.tanguma@dcsdk12.org. Homemade Items, Crafts Needed Register for the Elizabeth United Methodist Women’s Shop and Roll craft sale by Sept. 15, and save $10. Full registration cost is $40. The sale is open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 15 at the church. For information and to register, call Peg Veit at 303-646-6239 or email mary@ sunwestco.com. Community Blood Drives
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: Friday, Sept. 16, 9:30-11:40 a.m. and 1-3:30 p.m., PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker; Wednesday, Sept. 21, 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Walmart, 2100 Legacy Circle, Elizabeth; Saturday, Sept. 24, 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock; Wednesday, Sept. 28, 9:30-11:40 a.m. and 1-3:30 p.m., Parker Town Hall, 20120 E. Mainstreet, Parker. Theatre of Dreams Show Las Vegas illusionists Kyle and Mistie Knight perform at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 4-6 at Theatre of Dreams, 735 Park St., Suites C & D, Castle Rock. The husband and wife team customizes its show depending on the demographic. Reservations required; go to http://tickets. amazingshows.com or call 303-660-6799. Editor’s note: Calendar submissions must be received by noon Wednesday for publication the following week. Send listings to calendar@ coloradocommunitymedia.com. No attachments, please. Listings are free and run on a space-available basis.
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AREA CLUBS
Find 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 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
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amount of donated meat increased to more than 1,200 pounds, so did the cost. . Between coordinating and responding to calls about injured wildlife, Danforth rolled up over 11,000 miles on his truck. The fuel costs alone totaled $1,831. “With the program expanding, the guys are going to be traveling more, covering a larger area, instead of just the city of Elizabeth,” Danforth said. “We’re going to spread it (the cost) out throughout the eight of us this year. It will take a little bit of the financial burden off me.” To help with costs, a GoFundMe fundraising website was set up, but Westbrook and Danforth also began exploring other ways to raise funds, with options ranging from forming a business to soliciting corporate sponsors. To make donating more attractive to potential benefactors, Danforth started Wildlife, Health,
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the camp fire. We usually camp in designated forest service or state park campgrounds within 2 to 5 hours of Denver. We welcome all single adults. Our membership ranges from the 40s to 60plus. We usually meet at 7 p.m. the first Tuesday of the month. For specific meeting information, contact campingsingles@gmail.com
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.org/womensguide-paying-for-college/. Camping Singles is a group of Colorado single adults who enjoy camping, fishing, hiking, swimming, biking, sightseeing, photography, the camaraderie of others, and starry nights around
Education and Management (WHEM), a 501(c) (3) nonprofit. Danforth expects final approval from the IRS this year, which will make any donations from 2015 tax-deductible. Under WHEM’s guidelines, volunteer hunters will only be entitled to reimbursements for the costs associated with deer that are donated. “If it’s one that they take for personal use, I’m not going to reimburse them for that license,” Danforth said. With the success of the deer management program locally, the idea has caught the attention of leaders of municipalities in both Michigan and Oregon who are also dealing with growing deer populations. “They’re excited about the fact that Elizabeth is successfully conducting a hunt within city limits and on less than five acres of land. There’s been a huge response from these guys,” Danforth said. Though the immediate goal is to fund the program locally, Danforth sees the creation of WHEM as the focal point for a national effort.
Castle Rock Bridge Club plays a friendly, ACBLsanctioned duplicate game at 1 p.m. every Monday and Wednesday at Plum Creek Golf Club, 331
Players Club Drive, Castle Rock. For assistance in finding a bridge partner, call Georgiana Butler at 303-810-8504. Go to www.castlerockbridge.com. 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.
Deer management coordinator Brian Danforth evaluates hunters during the proficiency test required of all hunters. Danforth’s foundation, Wildlife, Health, Education and Management, will help defray costs such as licenses and practice targets for the all-volunteer program. Photo by Rick Gustafson “With the 501(c)(3) setup we’re able to assist other wildlife agencies who are setting up programs similar to ours in different states nationwide,” Danforth said. “The deer problem is so
huge across the U.S., there is a great demand for us. It just comes down to finding the funding to help out other cities, towns, other entities.” In addition to sponsor-
ing deer management programs, WHEM is also dedicated to educating the public about the dangers of feeding wildlife. Feeding any wildlife is illegal, but it can be espe-
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cially lethal for deer. The sudden introduction of bird seed, hey, or corn into a deer’s winter diet frequently results in an extremely painful death from acute acidosis within 72 hours. Feeding also draws high concentrations of animals to the feeding site, which not only poses a danger to humans from aggressive behavior, but also attracts the deer’s natural predators such as mountain lions. According to the Mountain Lion Foundation, an adult lion has a range of around 100 square miles and will kill a deer every 10 to 14 days. To avoid inadvertently feeding deer, WHEM recommends raising bird feeders to 10 feet, placing fencing or panels around haystacks, and not leaving easy access to corn or grain. For more information or to donate to Wildlife, Health, Education and Management go to www. whem.co.
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Each year, RidgeGate teams up with the South Suburban Parks and Recreation District to provide free, guided nature hikes throughout the spring, summer and fall. These hikes are led by professional naturalists from SSPRD, and offer insight and education into the natural ecosystems within the open space at RidgeGate, while offering a chance to get some fresh air and exercise. Hikes are free to the public – register at ridgegate.com.
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Among RidgeGate’s cultural facilities is the 38-acre historic Schweiger Ranch, located just east of the RidgeGate Parkway and I-25 interchange. The historic restoration of the ranch and its buildings, led by the nonprofit Schweiger Ranch Foundation, gives us an important glimpse into the settlers’ lives in the late 1800s. Today, Schweiger Ranch is open to the public for self-guided visits each weekend (Saturdays and Sundays from 1-5pm) and a variety of exciting events throughout the year, many hosted in partnership with CU South Denver. Register for or learn more about these events online at ridgegate.com/events and southdenver.cu.edu. Saturday, October 8, 10am-2pm — City of Lone Tree Annual Fall Festival at Schweiger Ranch
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FDA: Mixing opioids, sedatives can be a lethal combination Danger already known, but death toll has risen over years By Matthew Perrone Associated Press Health officials are strengthening warnings about the potentially fatal consequences of mixing prescription painkillers and sedatives like Xanax, saying the combination can lead to breathing problems, coma and death. The Food and Drug Administration said it will add a boxed warning — the strongest type — to nearly 400 medications about the interaction, including opioid painkillers, opioid-containing cough medicines and benzodiazepines, which are used to treat anxiety, insomnia and seizure disorders. Painkillers and sedatives are among the most commonly prescribed medica-
tions in the U.S., but both drug types slow users’ heart rate and breathing. FDA officials said the number of opioid patients receiving sedatives increased by 41 percent, or roughly 2.5 million patients, between 2002 and 2014. Overdose deaths linked to nonmedical use of the drug combination tripled between 2004 and 2011, according to figures from the agency. The federal announcement followed a petition from health directors in 16 states and 12 cities filed in February. “We said, `we cannot wait’ and called upon the FDA to save lives now,” said Baltimore City Health Commissioner Dr. Leana Wen, who spoke to reporters on an FDA call about the announcement. Wen, an emergency medicine specialist, cited federal figures estimating that nearly 1 in 3 accidental opioid overdose deaths in the U.S. also involve sedatives.
Legal process takes leap forward with electronic format Staff report The 18th Judicial District has become the first in Colorado to go all-digital with the legal process known as “discovery.” District Attorney George H. Brauchler volunteered his district to be the first in the state to go live with a new system to streamline the process of what lawyers call “discovery” — providing reports, statements, photographs, recordings and other data to criminal defense attorneys. “This new system establishes Colorado as the national front-runners in bringing discovery into the digital age, making the process more efficient for everyone involved,” Brauchler said. “When I took office, I pledged to make this office the best possible for our community. This is yet another step along that path. No other office in the state or country, let alone one with 28 separate law enforcement agencies, has taken on this challenge. I am proud of our team and the various agencies for their commitment to making this significant endeavor a success.” Discovery starts when a police officer or a detective investigates an alleged crime. What the officer uncovers can be part of discovery.
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to noon Tuesdays; we are located in the Fellowship Hall at 231 Cheyenne Street, Kiowa.
The Elbert County Sheriff’s Posse is 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. For more information or a membership application, go to http://www.elbertcountysheriff.com/posse.html, or contact Dave Peontek at 303-646-5456.
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 and civil protection orders. Walk-ins are welcome. Everyone will be helped on a first-come, first-served basis.
Elizabeth American Legion Post 82, a 96-year 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.
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 719-5412573, or email farabe@elbertcountylibrary.org.
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.
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.
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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.
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.
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The right way to do a ‘to-do’ list As I attended a training session and workshop around accountability and goal setting last week, the facilitator took the class through a few very interesting exercises. And as many times as I have either attended such workshops in the past or have even taught or coached on the topic, I realized that I was either not doing the behaviors that had brought me success in the past, or I had stopped doing them for some reason. Now my “to-do” list is not the issue. I still write down my “To-Do” list the night before or early in the morning before my day gets started. But there were a few problems that became very apparent as I realized where I started cutting corners. The first problem was that I stopped writing down the “why” next to each item on my “to-do” list. Understanding the “why” is so important in helping to prioritize what really needs to get done. As I sat in the class and flipped back through my notebook at my “to-do” lists from the past month or so, I realized that my lists just kept getting longer and longer with no and I was just muscling my way through what needed to get done. Some days I had more than 30 items on
the list, and only got to 10 or 15 things. Now part of me says that I should feel a sense of accomplishment for getting those 10 to 15 things done, but on the other hand there were 15 to 20 things that I didn’t get done. The second problem was that I stopped Michael Norton attaching the items on WINNING my “to-do” list to my personal and profesWORDS sional goals. The “why” helps in addressing that, but the more specific that we can be when we set our goals, take daily action toward the achievement of those goals, and then have the discipline and commitment to actually do what needs to get done, the more meaningful our “to-do” list becomes. And the result is that we move closer to reaching our goals. The third problem, and maybe the biggest problem. was that I realized I stopped delegating where I could. I stopped listing the
names of people who could help me or who I could ask to take over a project or opportunity. I developed a mentality that I would load up my list and I will conquer everything on my own. Maybe you are a list maker too, maybe not. If you are, I would encourage you to remember to write down the “why” next to each item on your list; take a less-is-more approach and focus on the most important items; attach the item on your “to-do” list to a specific goal, whether that goal is a near term goal or long term goal; and lastly, write down who you may be able to ask for help or delegate a task to. How about you? Are you making lists for the sake of making lists? Do you have a very concise list that is tied to your goals and dreams? Either way I would love to hear all about how you organize your “to-do” lists at gotonorton@gmail.com. And when we can learn to manage what we do with our “to-do” lists, 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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Great hobby for kids is the worst of situations There is something special about seeing a child with a fishing pole in his hand and an expression of intensity on his face. Kids and fishing go together, kind of like Tom Sawyer in the quiet, peaceful story days of the past. The national fishRon Hellbusch ing organization, BassOUTDOOR master, and its staff said it best in their LIVING recent monthly publication, describing how children and fishing are a wholesome combination: “...Fishing is about moral values and decency…It’s part of the fabric of our society… There’s nothing much immoral that’s going to happen when you’re trying to catch a fish. It’s legal, it’s honorable, and it’s fun…Trying to catch a fish teaches youngsters the value of working toward a goal, that sometimes doesn’t go our way, that’s how life works … Anglers are pretty good people … people of decent respectable values that can constructively teach young people by showing them … What better way is there to show a young boy or girl how to enjoy a good, valued day in nature’s environment safe from drugs, crime, being harmful to others or tempted mischief.” It seems very clear, while most likely coincidental, CASA (the Court Appointed Special Advocates) of Adams & Broomfield Counties and Bassmasters have a similar mission, a similar perspective. The CASA volunteers carry a significant mantle for young children who have suffered from abuse and neglect. This nonprofit group of judicial, legal and community leaders support and stand strong with young children as they move through the judicial and legal system of care and protection. CASA recruits and professionally trains volunteer advocates, who are assigned by court judges to be a voice for CASA children. Lindsay Lierman, executive director of Hellbusch continues on Page 9
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Low-maintenance name just does its job Over breakfast coffee, a friend asked me, “Bessie Smith, Kate Smith or Patti Smith?” I said, “Is it a slow news day?” It’s never a slow news day anymore, now that current events travel in a heartbeat. It’s never slow enough to write a column about the most common last name in the United States. Or is it? I don’t think you look here for the news. Maybe to be removed from the news for a few minutes. Jennifer asked me if I ever regretted having a one-syllable name, which I thought was a brilliant question. We were having a conversation about regrets. My biggest one is a complete disconnection from music, other than listening to it. Hers is something that will remain between us. I said that I had sometimes wished my last name were something other than Smith. It is easy to pronounce and it is easy to spell. It is the most common last name in the United States, and ahead of second place Brown by over half a million. Everyone knows at least one Smith. On the other hand, I’m not sure there is
a single Smith in the Middle East. Sure, I have thought about a more distinctive name. I know a number of people who have changed their names. And if a woman marries, she can go Craig Marshall Smith from a Pfaltzgraff to a less unmanQUIET name just DESPERATION ageable by saying “I do.” I have named a number of of pets and paintings, but no one asked me what I wanted for a last name. Or what I wanted for a first name. I only have four syllables in my entire name. Some of us get nicknames. Nicknames slid off of me. All but one - Smitty - which I passed on to my dog. It fits him more than it fits me. There are, of course, pages of famous Smith continues on Page 9
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Patterson was still waiting to check out the other vehicles assembled on the grass at the club. For the time being, he was enjoying “taking it easy” and answering questions about his own car. “I just like to see how people react to seeing it,” he said. Andrea Pankoff, event coordinator for Spring Valley Golf Club, said the club hosts the show as a way to support the local community. “We like to support smalltown, local people in the community,” she said. “We only charge a fee so we can pay the band.” The Best in Show award went to Blaise Flaherty’s half-ton 1946 Chevy panel truck, and Jim McCain’s 1963 Chevy Grand Sport Corvette won the People’s Choice prize. Two other cars, a 1966 Oldsmobile 442 owned by Mark Brehm and Mark Ricard’s 1969 Mustang Mach 1, were recognized with a special award for being judges’ picks in two different Spring Valley shows. Pankoff said that of the seven years she has planned the event, this year’s turnout was the biggest yet. “We usually have about 50 to 60 cars,” she said, adding that by noon that day 68 cars had registered and others were still arriving. “I think this is the best turnout we’ve had.” Attendance may have had something to do with sum-
Connor Reis shines up the finish on a 1957 Corvette at the Spring Valley Golf Club Car Show on Aug. 28 in Elbert County. Reis says the car has all its original parts and at one time was used for drag racing. Photo by Tom Skelley mer’s impending end. But with the end of one season comes the time of year when owners pull their prized cars into their garages to prepare for the return of cruising weather in the spring.
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CASA serving the 17th Judicial District in Adams and Broomfield Counties, and program director Vickie Ricord highlighted specific programs and outcomes as examples of the importance of child advocacy by the CASA volunteers. “Ninety percent of children ages 3-5 in foster care with a CASA volunteer in Adams and Broomfield Counties are enrolled in early childhood education, compared to 46 percent in foster care nationwide,” Lierman pointed out. And “99 percent of children in foster care with a CASA foster home in the 17th Judicial District graduate high school by age 18, compared to 27.5 percent across Colorado,” Ricord noted. CASA balances the guidance by the volunteer advocates and the challenge children deal with through the courts with seeking the elements of a normal kid’s life. Development director Ken Parks indicated the board of directors and staff develops a wide variety of activities in which the children and foster parents can take part. “For example,” Parks noted, “children can enjoy seasonal events, such as the
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Smiths, like Bessie, Kate and Patti. Kate has been mostly forgotten, even though she once had her own television program. Katharine Hepburn married a man named Smith, but refused to have her name changed to Kate Smith. I don’t have a favorite Smith, other than my father. A Smith captained the Titanic, and a Smith was one of Charlie’s “Angels.” The name doesn’t conjure anything like Picasso does. Or Da Vinci. It just sort of sits there, quietly, with its hands folded across its lap, without, well, making a name for itself. Take Shakespeare. Take Dickens. Take
For Vendetti, that means putting a new fuel injection system in his Vega. “It’ll be winter before long,” Vendetti said. “Then we’ll put it in the garage and tear this whole thing apart again.”
upcoming fall festival and holiday party. In addition CASA volunteer advocates often enjoy outings together with their CASA children, a walk in the park, and a visit to an ice cream shop, or working together on homework.” Such was the day of fun for the kids last June 10 when the CASA team hosted a “Fishing Day” at Ketner Reservoir in Westminster’s Kensington Park. Local businesses showed their support. Cabela’s donated fishing rods and reels and Walmart supplied the food. Westminster’s park staff, police and fire personnel spent time fishing and conversing with the kids. CASA staff provided a tasty barbecue and this columnist had the privilege of coordinating the event. Professionally trained CASA volunteer advocates represent more than 500 children annually in the two counties, and the organization looks to provide advocates for an additional 600 children who deserve support, encouragement, a normal life and someone close who cares. A call to CASA at 303-654-3378 could open a door and your heart to that good feeling of sharing, a sense of making a difference in a child’s life and, possibly, an extraordinary day fishing with a new young friend. Outdoors writer Ron Hellbusch can be reached at Ron-Hellbusch@comcast.net.
Hemingway. Now those are names. If I were to say “Barrymore,” a film scholar could go back for generations, and name names. I am, however, very grateful that my name is not beyond the grasp of pronunciation or spelling. When I was younger and a complete introvert, having a name like Schimmelpfennig would have done me in. I know someone named Schimmelpfennig. It’s the near opposite of Smith. One site says that it is the 5,523,051st most common name in the world. A rose by any other name, though, right? Not really. How would you like to order a dozen red schimmelpfennigs for your girlfriend? Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resident. He can be reached at craigmarshallsmith@ comcast.net.
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Kathy Letson gives customers the goods at Gluten Escape bakery in Centennial on Aug. 25. Letson says she enjoys being able to offer desserts that her own son, who can’t eat gluten, wasn’t able to eat as a child. Photos by Tom Skelley
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n a sunny August morning, Kathy Letson sits inside her Centennial bakery and talks about how she started her business, her voice drowned out by the doorbell’s ringing as a steady stream of customers comes and goes. Since she opened Gluten Escape in 2012, Letson has seen her business grow as demand for gluten-free foods has increased. Though her success might seem to be the result of savvy marketing and good timing, her reasons for starting the shop were personal. “I come into this with a mother’s heart,” she said. In 1998, Letson’s son Nick was born, and it soon became By Tom Skelley | tskelley@coloradocommunitymedia.com apparent something wasn’t right. His teeth weren’t forming and he cago. A recent study by Columbia their product lines. wasn’t growing as he should. One in five Americans say they University researchers found an “He was literally a failure-toactively try to include gluten-free additional 3 million people have thrive child,” she said. foods in their diet, non-celiac gluten sensitivity, or “When you look at the according to a 2015 NCGS, experiencing immune growth charts at the Gallup poll. And acsystem responses similar to celiac pediatrician’s office, cording to customer disease. Together, the two condihe wasn’t even on the research firm Mintions affect about 2 percent of the graph… It was scary.” tel, that added up to U.S. population. Doctors were at a $10.5 billion spent million: People in Local nutritionists Angela loss to find a cause. on gluten-free foods Baird and DeRosier said many of the U.S. with celiac It wasn’t until he was in 2013, with that disease their clients, even those without 2 1/2 years old that figure projected to celiac disease or NCGS, report reanother pediatrician million: rise to $15.6 billion lief from symptoms such as ADD/ A strawberry lemon jam bar awaits overheard Letson and Number of people in for 2016. consumption in the Gluten Escape ADHD, anxiety, joint pain, fatigue her child’s doctor, and the United States kitchen in Centennial on Aug. 25. and migraines. DeRosier added suggested removing On the rise that cancer and multiple sclerosis Kathy Letson, Gluten Escape’s gluten from the child’s million: “It’s definitely a patients have reported lessened owner, had practiced law for 25 diet. Money spent in the trend that’s increassymptoms after giving up gluten. years before opening the bakery. “I went home and U.S. on gluten-free ing, and I don’t think While the scientific comthrew out every bit of foods in 2006 everyone who wants munity hasn’t yet produced data she’s taken up bouldering with gluten in the house,” to go gluten-free to support all of these claims, her children and works out at the billion: Letson said, smiling. fully understands people like Deahna Brockman gym regularly. Money projected to “Now he’s 6-foot-1.” why they should,” aren’t waiting. “My level of energy skyrockbe spent in the U.S. Whether or not said board-certified “I defi nitely see the difference eted,” she said. “I feel like I’m in on gluten-free foods they’ve had an expeHolistic Nutritionist in my own body,” said Brockin 2020 better shape than I was 10 years rience like Letson’s, Denise DeRosier. man, a Parker photographer and ago.” Americans have heard Extensive studies Sources: Columbia mother of two. “It’s had a tremenMany of her clients have similar more and more about established gluUniversity Medical dous effect on me.” experiences to Brockman’s after gluten in recent years. ten as the cause Brockman, 47, said she lost 15 Many restaurants offer Center, Statista and going gluten-free, said DeRosier, a of celiac disease, U.S. Census Bureau pounds within about a year after gluten-free menus, Highlands Ranch resident. “They an auto-immune removing gluten from her diet. grocery stores label have more clarity, their moods are disorder affecting at She admitted she was skeptical gluten-free items on their shelves better, they don’t have the same least 3 million people in the U.S., that eliminating gluten could and breweries around the United depression or anxiety.” according to the Celiac Disease make a difference in her health, States have been rushing to add Center at the University of Chibut since making the change gluten-free beers and ciders to Gluten continues on Page 11
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WHY GET RID OF GLUTEN? Reasons for going glutenfree vary, and the science is still out on some of the health effects of eating gluten. The medical community has established a clear cause between gluten and celiac disease and non-celiac gluten sensitivity, also known as gluten intolerance. Anecdotal evidence makes the case that a gluten-free diet can alleviate many symptoms. Highlands Ranch nutritionist Denise DeRosier says many of her clients tell her they have improved energy levels, reduced joint pain and see better behavior in their children after going gluten-free. She also said that for people dealing with the inflammation of multiple sclerosis or digestive problems associated with chemotherapy, “gluten is just adding fuel to the fire.” Angela Baird of Parker is another certified nutritionist who lists numerous health benefits from eliminating gluten. She says she’s had clients suffering from depression, fatigue, skin rashes, migraines, fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome and other symptoms who have all seen their issues disappear after removing gluten. Baird says she has had “one or two (clients) out of the few hundred” she’s seen who didn’t report improvement, but she’s quick to point out she isn’t certain that they completely eliminated the substance from their diet. “I always tell people to give it two weeks of your life and just see if you feel better,” she says. “Everyone can do something for two weeks.” — Tom Skelley
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Though it may be a healthier choice for some to eat gluten-free meals, DeRosier said she doesn’t advertise her cooking as gluten-free when she entertains. “I don’t say ‘Come over for this glutenfree meal’ because the expectation is that it’s going to taste awful,” she said. “After dinner, I’ll say ‘By the way, it also happens to be gluten-free.’ “ Adapting your taste Chris Lehn owns Yumbana Shoppe in Castle Rock. After he, his wife and sons tested positive for gluten sensitivity, they quickly became dissatisfied with glutenfree fare in grocery stores. Lehn took matters into his own hands. “Unfortunately, as a gluten-free person you find yourself adapting your taste to what’s available instead of the other way around,” Lehn said. “Our goal was to make a product that is as good or better as you remember as a non-gluten-free person.” Focusing on wholesale and online shoppers, Yumbana Shoppe has made a name for itself producing a variety of pies, cakes and cookies, not to mention the “yummy banana” bread that helped Lehn arrive at the company’s name. Yumbana products are on King Soopers shelves and Lehn said he is “knocking on the door” of Safeway and other grocery stores. Being in large-scale distribution keeps Lehn from meeting many customers, Lehn said. But feedback at the recent Taste of Douglas County and Incredible Edible Gluten-Free Food Fair in Denver has been “very, very positive.” “We literally saw hundreds of people come by, and we could hear some of them whispering about us before they got to the booth,” he said. “It was really encouraging.” He added that many parents thank him for offering treats their children otherwise wouldn’t be able to enjoy, like birthday cake and snacks for school. From behind the counter of her brickand-mortar bakery, Letson said she’s heard the same comments from parents
THE GLUTEN ESCAPE CHOCOLATE CAKE RECIPE 2 ¼ cups The Gluten Escape flour mix (at high altitude add 2 tablespoons additional flour) 2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa 1 ¾ cups organic evaporated cane juice 1 teaspoon high-grade Xanthan Gum ½ teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon organic vanilla extract 1 cup organic oil 3 eggs 1 ¼ cups water Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Lightly oil pans and set aside. Measure flour into a bowl and add dry ingredients. Mix until the dry ingredients are
and other customers. Gluten Escape makes a variety of baked goods, from pastries to pizza dough to pretzels, and Letson said she often makes special recipes based on customer suggestions written on an “idea board” in the shop. “We’re not here to push a product on anyone,” she said. “We’re here to try to give people what they want.” Customer loyalty is a point of pride with Letson. She said she received 80 to 100 calls a day when the store experienced a recent hiatus as it transitioned from its old location in the Denver Tech Center to the Centennial store. Letson was surprised, she said, when customers drove through blizzard conditions to receive free balls of pizza dough and pumpkin pies before the reopening. She couldn’t sell the items at the time without a health department license, so she asked her erstwhile customers to donate as they saw fit to the St. Francis Center in Denver instead. Her customer retention since reopening in December has been over 80 percent, Letson said. “When someone can go to Walmart and get gluten-free products,” she said, “that says a lot.” Not ‘just a phase’ Like most trends, the popularity of the gluten-free diet has attracted criticism, and detractors wonder if the gluten-free diet is more about money than medicine. Dr. Patrice Michaletz-Onody, a gas-
uniformly distributed. Add oil, egg and liquids. Mix on medium speed until smooth. Scrape down bowl and mix 60 seconds more. Pour into prepared cake pans and bake 30-35 minutes or until cake is rounded and knife comes out clean. Cake tops may crack as they bake. Cool and frost with your favorite icing, or sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve with berries in between the layers.
troenterologist with Rocky Mountain Gastroenterology, said unless a patient has celiac disease or NCGS, there are no proven benefits to eliminating gluten from their diet. “People have gone crazy saying you’ll be cured of everything if you go off gluten,” she said. “The only thing you’ll cure for certain is celiac.” That said, she added there are no nutritional benefits to eating gluten, either. “If people come in and they’re doing something that improves their symptoms — they’re pretty happy, they’re improving their quality of life — there’s no reason to put it back in their diet,” MichaletzOnody said. “There’s nothing beneficial from it.” One aspect of the gluten-free diet that isn’t in dispute is its cost. Consumer Reports released a study in November 2014 that found a vast difference in the cost between gluten-free foods and their counterparts. Examples from the study are Duncan Hines regular brownie mix, which costs about 8 cents per serving, while Betty Crocker’s glutenfree mix costs 28 cents per serving. The per-serving cost of Nabisco’s Multigrain Wheat Thins is 31 cents, but the company’s gluten-free Sea Salt & Pepper Rice Thins are 57 cents per serving. DeRosier said she sometimes meets people who ask whether it’s all just a ploy to sell trendy, expensive food products. “I do have people who will come up to me at parties and ask if it’s all just a big marketing scam,” DeRosier said. “That’s
THE GOODS ON GLUTEN The Celiac Disease Foundation defines gluten as “a general name for the proteins found in wheat (wheatberries, durum, emmer, semolina, spelt, farina, farro, graham, KAMUT khorasan wheat and einkorn), rye, barley and triticale… that helps foods maintain their shape, acting as a glue that holds food together.” Gluten can be found in many types of foods, even ones that would not be expected. The Big Four The four most common grains containing gluten are: Wheat — commonly found in breads, baked goods, pastas, soups, cereals, sauces and salad dressing Barley — commonly found in beers, malt, soups and food coloring Rye — commonly found in cereals, breads and rye beer Triticale — Triticale is a new grain on the market, increasingly popular because it contains the qualities of wheat while being tolerant to different growing conditions. It is commonly found in breads, pastas and cereals. Oats — While oats don’t contain gluten and add nutrients to an otherwise gluten-free diet, consumers avoiding gluten should be careful to look for oats labeled gluten-free. Crosscontamination often occurs when oats are grown or processed near wheat, barley or rye.
when I try to explain to people that it isn’t just a phase.” Lehn said he has some of the same conversations but isn’t worried it will affect his client base. “What some folks don’t understand is that this isn’t a fad, it’s a diet,” he said, adding that even people like athletes and those without health requirements are trying to remove gluten from their diets. “When you start adding up all of these groups, you’re talking about a large section of people,” he said. “We get a new customer diagnosed every day.”
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Pitch in to become a part of history The Castle Rock Writers group is seeking information and old photographs for a second edition of “Douglas County Colorado: A Photographic Journey,” to be published in 2017, according to Alice Aldridge-Dennis. Sonya Ellingboe The original book covered years from SONYA’S the mid-1860s SAMPLER to the 1950s and the new book will again concentrate on those years and correct any mistakes made in the first volume. Photographs of families or individuals or places in the county are sought. (The originals will be scanned and returned to the own-
ers.) Owners are encouraged to submit their photos to the Douglas County History Research Center as well for their archives. Managers of the project are Peggy A. Cummings, Elizabeth Wallace, who managed the first book, and Alice Aldridge-Dennis. If interested in sharing photos, please call Cummings (303-6883877 — leave message) or Shaun Boyd, archivist at the Douglas County History Research Center, 303-688-7730, by Oct. 15. Book club basics “How to Start a Book Club (and Why!)” will be presented at the Englewood Library at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 14 in the Anderson Room (What to read? Where to meet? How to recruit new members.). Englewood Library, 1000 Englewood Parkway. 303-762-2560, englewoodgov. org.
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Namastage Theatre, which will host Denver Days Plays where actors, directors and playwrights from across the city will create one-act plays on Sept. 17, to be staged that night for an audience at 7 and 9 p.m. The Studio teaches the Sanford Meisner technique. For information, tickets, visit lmactorsstudio.com. Littleton Symphony season set “Colossal Classics and Surprising Concertos” the new Littleton Symphony season, begins on Oct. 14 with Gustav Holst’s “The Planets” and more at Littleton United Methodist Church, 5894 S. Datura St., Littleton. Information and tickets: littletonsymphony.org, 303-9336824. Genealogists meet Columbine Genealogical and History Society meets at Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit, 6400 S. University Blvd., Centennial. • Sept. 13, 1 p.m. — “The Joys and Perils of DNA Testing: What you need to know to be an Ethical Genetic Genealogist” by Deena Coutant. • Sept.20, 1 p.m. “Bemis Library Resources for Genealogical and Historical Research” with Claire Mattoon, Bemis Library programming assistant. Guests and new members are welcome. For meeting details, email president Joyce Lohse, Joyce4Books@gmail.com. Free live streaming of ballet Colorado Ballet offers free live streaming of “Swan Lake” and “The Nutcracker” to schools, colleges, universities, hospitals, homeless shelters and nonprofit organizations that serve children and youth. “Swan Lake” will take place at 10 a.m. on Oct. 6 and “The Nutcracker” at 11 a.m. on Dec. 2. For information, visit coloradoballet.org/education/live-stream and fill out the form or contact Samantha Hyde at samanthahyde@coloradoballet.org.
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Official Pat Kline works the Aug. 27 game between Valor Christian and Saguaro (Scottsdale, Arizona). Colorado high school football and other sports are facing a shortage of officials. Photo by Paul DiSalvo
Official business gets tricky Colorado high school football games face a shortage of personnel in striped uniforms By Jim Benton jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia.com Mark Usery started officiating high school football games in 1979 to earn extra spending money when he was a student at Colorado State University. At that time, there were plenty of teachers, educators and young adults blowing whistles and throwing flags at Colorado high school football games. Times have changed, and now there is a shortage of officials to work the games. Reasons cited by those involved are a lack of interest among millennials, low pay, a rigorous time commitment and high expectations. Usery, of Highlands Ranch, is still officiating, and he is the director of the Denver Football Officials Association. There are 16 area chapters of the Colorado Football Officials Association and Denver supplies officials for games in the geographical region framed by Castle Rock, Boulder, Limon and Gilpin County. “Typically, on Friday nights in the Denver metro area, there may be between 27 to 33 games that need five officials,” Usery, 58, said. “Let’s say 30 games, five officials, that’s 150 officials needed. Right now, our mem-
bership in Denver is about 130. So we have to double up games. “For Denver Public Schools and Jefferson County, we’ll work a 4 o’clock game and a 7 o’clock game. We’ll work two games. There are some games in which the assigner might have to pull officials out of Colorado Springs. There are some games right now we only have four officials, even three officials assigned.” Officials working back-to-back games can often be fatigued toward the end of the second game, and often, less-experienced officials may be summoned to work a varsity game. “Because our numbers are down, we might have to put an official out there that may not have the experience or knowledge or capabilities to be on a varsity game on a Friday night,” Usery said. “We can’t officiate with four or three officials. It’s even worse at the lower-level games. We have to officiate with three officials, and we don’t have the coverage to cover 22 players with three officials.” A lack of interest? Many officials are getting older and decided to turn in their whistles, and millennials don’t seem as interested in officiating. “We’re talking about millennials — that is probably true,” said Tom Robinson, Colorado High School Activities Association associate
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Back in the day, if we did a survey of officials, and this is not official, it’s just my thought process, there would have been 80 to 90 percent educators. It was those educators that were the life blood of the officiating world in high school. That’s no longer the case.”
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Cardinals join 5A in gymnastics By Scott Stocker Special to Colorado Community Media The Elizabeth Cardinals, coached by Stacey Folmar, vault from Class 4A to the 5A ranks this year. The Cardinals placed second in 4A last season behind Niwot, scoring 177.75 points to Niwot’s winning 178.20 total in 4A. Elizabeth won 4A state titles in 2009, 2010 and 2012.
The gymnastics season began last week. Elizabeth saw youth pay off last season and should continue to do so this year. The Cardinals had 16 freshmen on last year’s squad. They are still on the youthful side as 20 of the 24 girls out this year will still be underclassmen. Sophomore Lexye Wood was the 4A state all-around runner-up last season behind Standley Lake sophomore Rachel Cody. Cardinals junior Amanda
Taylor placed third in the all-around. Senior Dillon Lind should also prove valuable to Elizabeth, standing out on floor for the Cardinals. Twenty eight teams have reported to the Colorado High School Activities Association for this year’s competition in 5A. The state championship gymnastics meets in both 5A and 4A will be held, as usual, at Thornton High School, Nov. 4 and 5.
Gary Mares and Jim Dollaghan are friends who happen to be rival girls softball coaches. Mares is head coach at Horizon and Dollaghan heads up the ThunderRidge program. The teams usually only meet once a year since the schools play in different leagues. Mares and Dollaghan have been competing against each other for many years, but remain best friends. The rivalry started in Little League baseball and continued in high school when Mares played Jim Benton at Thornton and for NorthOVERTIME Dollaghan glenn. “We played at rival high schools,” Dollaghan said. “We had a play at the plate in high school where I could have bowled him over but I just started laughing and he just tagged me. It’s been one of those nice friendships that you enjoy as a coach.” The two buddies stood at each other’s weddings and went into coaching after they finished college. “We said whoever got a job first, we would go help each other,” Mares explained. Dollaghan coached baseball at Green Mountain and Mares was his assistant for three seasons. Then Mares got the head baseball job at Legacy and Dollaghan was his assistant for two seasons. Now both are softball coaches and look forward to Horizon-ThunderRidge games. Dollaghan, who also helps coach baseball, is in his sixth year as the Grizzlies’ head softball coach and Mares has been at Horizon since 2011 and is coaching softball for the fifth season. “This makes us get together because he lives way down south and I’m north,” Mares said. “So we get to see each other then and I help him with camps and he helps with camps for me. He’s a good as it gets and not just with baseball and softball knowledge. He’s a good human being and does a good job with the team.” Dollaghan knows he has to be focused whenever ThunderRidge is matched against Horizon. “I don’t care what kind of rivalry you have or how bad you want to win, he’s one of my dear friends,” Dollgahan said. “I’m going to do everything I can to beat him because I’ll tell you, he’ll outcoach me. He’s a great coach and I really have to be on my toes to compete with him mentally, because mentally he just smokes me.” Warriors target pediatric cancer All Arapahoe soccer players will be wearing gold shoelaces for their final game of the annual Warrior Invitational Tournament Sept. 9 at Littleton Public Schools Stadium as part of Lace Up for Pediatric Cancer. Each player will donate $5 of their purchased laces as a show of unity against pediatric cancer. Money from the laces and 100 percent of other donations received at the games will go to local kids with cancer and their families. Arapahoe parents will have donation boxes at the stadium on Sept. 9 which is the final day of the three-day, six-team tournament. Unreadable numbers Valor Christian has developed many well-recognized football players. However, it sure would be nice to be able to Benton continues on Page 15
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Parking the art in the Parker park Annual art fair ends with a bang in its seventh year
the Parker Artists Guild hosted its seventh annual Art in the Park festival. “It was really a nice show,” said Barb Cohen, a PAG member for nine years who has organized the festival for the past four years. “I think everybody who came out had a great time and all of the artists did very well.”
By Tom Skelley tskelley@coloradocommunitymedia.com Sculptors, painters, potters and other artists brought their wares and talents to O’Brien Park from Aug. 27 to Aug. 28, as
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Elisa Jackson, 3, of Parker gets his scissors unstuck at the “Imagination Station” at the Art in the Park festival at O’Brien Park on Aug. 28. Jackson and other children were invited to create picture frames at the booth to get in on the creative act. Potter Karen Rodeheaver throws some clay in a live demonstration at the Art in the Park festival at O’Brien Park on Aug. 28. Photos by Tom Skelley
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commissioner. “It’s more about how we connect with them and get the word out to them. I don’t know if the millennials don’t want to do it. It is not on their minds like it was on the minds of educators back in the day. “Back in the day, if we did a survey of officials, and this is not official, it’s just my thought process, there would have been 80 to 90 percent educators. It was those educators that were the life blood of the officiating world in high school. That’s no longer the case.” Devoting the time It takes dedication to be an official, with meetings twice a month, doing film study and having to arrive at the stadium at 5:30 p.m. for a 7 p.m. contest. With traffic in the Denver area, it means a flexible work schedule is needed to leave early at 3:30 or 4 p.m. depending on the travel distance.
And many junior varsity and freshman games during the week start earlier in the day. “I’ve had guys ask for vacation days or time off,” Usery said. “The age group we are looking at now really thinks about (if) they have time,” Robinson said. “I don’t think that they don’t want to do it. It’s that ‘I can’t get off work and can’t devote the time that is necessary’. It’s that kind of thing.” Money matters Some say the pay of being an official isn’t a selling point. Varsity officials are paid $58 a game. Sub-varsity officials earn $44 and an official who works a sub-varsity game followed by a varsity contest on the same day will make $102. All metro area officials are offered a $2 mileage stipend. Usery would like to see a two-tier pay level for officials with those who attend camps and score high on tests being elevated to a higher pay grade. “We lose money on the mileage,” he said. “And I could officiate three lower-level
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identify an Eagles’ offensive or defensive lineman, wide receiver or other players from seats in the stands. I’m not the only observer to complain. Numbers on the Eagles’ uniforms are unreadable from the stands or press box and many times it’s a guessing game to figure out who caught a pass, made a tackle or ran with the football. The PA announcer usually helps out. On the sidelines or up close, the numbers are legible but not from a distance.
Connoisseurs paraded around the 55 tents set up around the park’s perimeter. Three-piece band Bad Candy performed acoustic-based classic rock to those who preferred performance to collectibles, or just wanted to take a break in the shade. Parker resident Samantha Jackson, watching her son Elias create a picture frame in a children’s activity tent dubbed the “Imagination Station,” said the variety of art and artists impressed her. And she was glad there were loosely-structured activities for young artists in attendance. “Just seeing all of the different kinds of art and all of the local artists,” was enjoyable, Jackson said. “I like that there were kids’ crafts where they could make whatever they want.” There was no Best in Show award for the adult artists. But a seven-way tie for
Jim Benton is a sports writer for Colorado Community Media. He has been covering sports in the Denver area since 1968. He can be reached at jbenton@ coloradocommunitymedia.com or at 303-566-4083.
‘Handwriting on the wall’ Officials must stay in good physical condition, as well as remain focused and handle verbal criticism from fans and coaches. Plus, more is expected of them because with videos taken by fans, all plays in games are available online. “You have to look good in a uniform, you can’t be too heavy,” said Kirk Russell, an Arvada official and president of the Colorado Football Officials Association. “There are reasons to expect more out of officials. It’s not like it used to be where you would look at a score because now you can watch it.” Football isn’t the only sport where a shortage of officials looms. “Every sport is the same, percentage wise,” Robinson said. “We are always right on the brink of not having enough. In some cases, we don’t so we have to move games to cover where we can.
“That’s becoming more the norm because back in the day basketball games were on Tuesday and Friday. Now they are Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and that’s because in order to get your game covered particularly with some quality officials you have to make sure you plan your schedule in a way so that can happen.” Shawn Terry, Mountain Vista’s athletic director, said the sport he’s seen the most trouble with when it comes to securing officials is basketball. “I’m in favor of doubleheaders and playing two or three games on the same day,” he said. Usery said the lack of quality officials available to call games could spoil the experience. “I see the handwriting on the wall where the fan sitting at Shea Stadium (in Highlands Ranch) or at Trailblazer Stadium (in Lakewood) or Castle Rock, they are looking at officials and saying what are these guys doing?” he said. “Why do I have this kind of officiating at my son’s ball game? Well, the numbers are down, the commitment level is down and it’s a struggle for us.”
the People’s Choice award proved a lot of talent was on display. Ann-Charlott Denslow of Castle Rock sold switch plates, acrylic paintings and encaustic wax pieces at her tent. In her fifth year at the festival, she said she enjoys showing her work, but it can be a challenge to prepare. “It’s fun because people see the work and that makes me happy,” Denslow said, adding that it takes several months to create enough inventory for a show like this. “But it’s always a lot of work setting up and taking it all down.” Along with striking tents and hauling unsold artwork to their vehicles, artists this year had to contend with temperamental weather as they packed everything up. But Cohen said many were expecting it. “For the past four or five years, every show ends the same way — with the wind picking up and a storm coming in,” Cohen said. “All of the artists were hoping our tents wouldn’t end up in the middle of Parker Road.”
A horseshoe sculpture by Elizabeth’s James Nees stands ready for purchase at the Art in the Park festival at O’Brien Park in Parker on Aug. 28. Nees and his wife Jacqueline, who paints, shared a tent at the festival. Photo by Tom Skelley
youth football games, I’m talking eighth grade and down on Saturday, work three games and get paid $50 a game. I take that 4 1/2 hours and I get paid $150. If I take the same window of 4½ hours as a high school football official, it doesn’t come close.”
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Monday, September 12th - 2:00 PM Inspection: Monday, September 12th - 10AM-1PM 9355 Crown Crest Blvd, Parker | 2560 Carmel Drive, Colorado Springs Various restaurant eq was utilized for 4 months, spectacular auction opportunity! ALL ITEMS WILL BE OFFERED IN BULK, THEN PIECEMEAL & AWARDED IN THE HIGHEST MANNER. REFRIGERATION/KITCHEN/BAR EQUIPMENT PLEASE NOTE THAT $ 18,000.00 WAS INVESTED IN ESPRESSO, COFFEE EQ UTILIZED FOR 4 MONTHS. RARE AUCTION OPPORTUNITY! 2015 LaMarzocco GB5 2EE semi auto espresso machine; 2015 Mahlkonig K30 twin bean grinder; True 2 dr black, stainless undercounter cooler; True 2 dr kegorator, 2 head, 4 tap; True 2 dr undercounter glass front bar cooler; True stainless 3 dr refrigerated prep unit; Bev Air stainless 3 dr refrigerated Elite prep unit; (2) True stainless 2 dr upright coolers; True stainless single dr refrigerated prep unit; True T-49 stainless 2 dr upright cooler; True stainless 4 drawer refrigerated grill stand; Imperial single & dbl stack convection ovens; Royal 10 burner w/dual gas oven; Alto Shaam Halo/Heat warmer; Cecilware Pro broiler, app 42”; 3 compt steam table; Cabelas chopper; Robot Coupe R2 food processor; Waring hand mixer; Fetco XTS extractor touch screen coffee machine; Bunn coffee mill gourmet coffee grinder; Waring commercial blender; Lg amount of newly purchased hotel pans, stock pots, strainers, pots, pans, sheet pans, plasticwares, cutting boards, other smallwares; 3 compt deep kitchen & bar sink, dual drainboards, prerinse; 2 compt deep sink w/prerinse; Stainless hand sinks; Stainless jockey box; Various stainless tables & wall mount shelving; Metro racks; Bakers racks; Stainless dish tables; Bar glassware; World heavy duty white china; Flatware, steak knives; Dry ingredient bins & More!
DINING AREA FEATURING GORGEOUS FURNITURE White or green leatherette sofas; (2) White decorative arm chairs; Red barrel back chair; Community 8’ dining table; Wood top w/black metal base dining tables; Wood high back eclectic dining chairs; (3) Wood circular w/gray metal base fantastic bar tables, matching midback bar stools; (9) Wood matching bar stools; Near new high chairs; Booster seats; Wood plank style coffee table; Wood wine storage racks; Light bulb floor lamps & More!
LIQUOR/POINT OF SALE SYSTEM/SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM/OTHER Wide variety including but not limited to: SPIRITS-Don Julio tequila, Relska vodka, Ketel One, Vodka 80, Moonlight Express, New Amsterdam gin, Tanqueray gin, Hendrick gin, Captain Morgan white rum, Lucky Oh, Bols, Stranahans, Baileys, Crown Royal, Seagrams 7, Bulleit, Kingston, Early Times, J Daniels, Johnnie Walker Red Label, Ciroc, Belvedere, Smirnoff, WINE-Hess, Crios, Mac Murray, Columbian Valley, Bogle, J Lohr, Dark Horse, others, BEER-Sunshine, New Planet, New Belgium, Heineken, San Angelo, Blue Moon, Corona Extra, Oogante, kegs of beer & More! Multi terminal tablet point of sale system; Chow Now branded point of sale tablet; Panasonic wide screen flat panel wall mount tv; Surveillance system; Play speakers & More!
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