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Lone Tree 8-15-2013
Lone Tree
August 15, 2013
A Colorado Community Media Publication
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Douglas County, Colorado • Volume 12, Issue 31
Students are back at class Rocky Heights Middle School opens doors By Jane Reuter
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Abbie Lawrence, an entertainer from Denver, puts the finishing touches on a balloon creation for Jacob McAllister, right, pictured with dad TR McAllister.
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The Taste of Lone Tree brought thousands of hungry visitors to the RidgeGate Commons over the weekend, as folks enjoyed tastes from a variety of local restaurants, sips and more from local breweries and wineries and danced to live music in the afternoon sun. There were activities for the whole family as the kids got spoiled as much as the adults.
La Sandia’s Mike Schwinkendorf and Matthew Swigart served watermelon gazpacho during the Taste of Lone Tree.
PhotoS by Jane ReuteR
Sixth-grader Kyra Camm arrived at Rocky Heights for her first day of middle school nervous, but prepared. “I was so scared for middle school that I bought a book about it,” she said. “It said you should have at least two groups of friends so if you get mad at one group, you have another.” Fellow sixth-grader Natalie Aston, who attended Wildcat Mountain Elementary with Camm, shared Camm’s feelings of excitement and nervousness. “It feels good but it’s kinda scary,” Aston said. “I’m just excited to be in a bigger school with better lunches.” “Sometimes you got tired of the elementary school, because you just want to get older,” Camm said. “I’m most excited to meet new people and new teachers.” Almost all DCSD schools opened for the 2013-14 academic year Aug. 12, with a few charter schools starting classes Aug. 5. Rocky Heights teachers were excited, too. Several of them gathered upstairs in the newly designed innovation lab. Last year, computers lined the walls. This year, they’re placed back-to-back in groups of three at pods that each allow three children to work together. “The innovation team is new,” teacher Sharon Majetich said. “We’re trying a slightly more collaborative approach. We’re trying to push (students) to think a little more outside the box.” Among the team’s units is a four-week study of Colorado’s wildfires. Students will travel to the site of the 2002 Hayman fire as well as the Black Forest, where wildfire destroyed more than 500 homes in June.
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City preps for Cabela’s opening weekend Overflow parking, shuttles, celebrities part of multi-day event By Jane Reuter
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Cabela’s senior hard line manager Jeff Surry, left, pauses during a July 30 tour sneak preview with Denver-area media at the Lone Tree store’s centerpiece - a mountain replica depicting North American game. The store opens Aug. 15 and is expected to draw major traffic and crowds all weekend long. Photo by Jane Reuter
Lone Tree residents who cheered news of Cabela’s decision to locate there may feel less enthusiastic this weekend. Anticipated grand-opening weekend traffic promises to congest the RidgeGate Parkway and Interstate 25 interchange from Aug. 14-18, before tapering off to a calmer level. The grand opening is at 11 a.m. Aug. 15, but Cabela’s cardholders were invited into the store a day early, on Aug. 14. Cabela’s, city police and several other local agencies are working together to minimize traffic impacts, supplying shut-
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Rocky Heights Middle School Principal Mike Loitz gives students a rooftop welcome to their first day of the 201314 school year Aug. 12. Photo by Jane Reuter
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Former Secret Service agent to talk about JFK Englewood High grad served three presidents By Ryan Boldrey
rboldrey@ourcoloradonews.com Jerry Blaine has been a lot of things in his life — a sailor, a student, and a Secret Service agent assigned to three U.S. presidents, including John F. Kennedy. It’s the three years he spent with Kennedy that were documented in his New York Times best-seller “The Kennedy Detail,” and in the upcoming film due out in 2014. The 1950 Englewood High School graduate and Korean War veteran has spent a lot of time discussing his book since it was released in 2010, but says he has just one presentation left in him. Because of his local roots, he will give that presentation to the Highlands Ranch Historical Society at 7 p.m. Aug. 19 at Southridge Recreation Center, 4800 McArthur Ranch Road in Highlands Ranch. The PowerPoint presentation will be followed with a question-and-answer period as well as a book signing. The talk, he said, will focus on the difference — from the Secret Service perspective — of the Eisenhower presidency and the Kennedy presidency, the Bay of Pigs, Cuban Missile Crisis, and the personal relationship he developed with the Kennedy family. He will also talk about the differences in the Secret Service between then and now. Blaine, who was hired by the service in
Jerry Blaine rides on the right rear foot of President John F. Kennedy’s limousine through the streets of Berlin in June 1963. Blaine, a 1950 Englewood High School graduate, served five years in the secret service from 1959-1964. The author of the book, “The Kennedy Detail,” he will talk about his experiences Aug. 19 with the Highlands Ranch Historical Society. Photo by Courtesy photo 1959 after earning a business degree from the University of Colorado, was the first agent assigned to the Kennedy detail and joined the president-elect in Palm Beach, Fla., the day after the 1960 election. “Being the first agent on regular detail with him, I had quite a bit of interaction with him. I had a lot more after he hit me in the head with a golf ball,” he said. “If he wasn’t tied up in the affairs of state,
he would stop by the post and shoot the breeze. He was very personal that way.” And while Kennedy was extremely personal with Blaine and the other agents, one thing Blaine won’t discuss in the presentation and does not address in his book is the personal affairs of the president — something that has been heavily documented, and not all of which Blaine says is anywhere near close to the truth.
“A lot of it is exaggerated, including the Marilyn Monroe thing, which is blown way out of proportion,” he said. “It didn’t define the Kennedy administration.” While some of what may be holding Blaine back is an unwritten code between agents never to discuss First Family matters openly, he said he was compelled to write the book a few years back after “the conspiracy theorists began to kidnap history.” “It was time to put together the facts of what happened. That’s why I wrote the book,” he said. “We knew from the day after Kennedy was elected we were working under a different circumstance than we were working under with Eisenhower.” Blaine, who saw the president for the last time when he left Fort Worth for Dallas the day he was shot, will address the assassination, and said he is happy to answer questions surrounding all of the theories that have circled it for the last 50 years. “We were always concerned about a sniper, because he was so vulnerable,” Blaine said. “He was so unpredictable he was predictable as far as going into crowds, and he loved the open-top limousine in parade situations. ... It was very difficult to stomach.” To RSVP for the Aug. 19 event, please email hrhistoricalsociety@comcast.net. The event is free for members, but a suggested donation of $1 is requested for nonmembers. Light refreshments will be served beginning at 6:30 p.m.. The event is from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
so much inside the Voice this week Ready to retire. Library district archivist Johanna Harden is preparing to start a new chapter. Page 4
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Fun at the fair. Check out some photos from this year’s Douglas County Fair and Rodeo. Page 19
Fall sports are here. This week, we bring you previews of softball, cross country and boys golf. Pages 24-27
A recent article headlined “School project is for the birds” included an error about the number of Douglas County School District facilities with a chicken coop. Cherry Valley Elementary in Franktown recently built a coop and raises chickens as part of the school’s agriculture-based curriculum.
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Archivist gets ready to shelve career Woman leaves treasure trove at Castle Rock library By Virginia Grantier
vgrantier@ourcoloradonews.com She’s that 5-foot-tall woman seen for years, but hard to hear, unless you’re within whispering distance at the Philip S. Miller Library in Castle Rock. Johanna Harden, 71, speaks librarian, that precise quiet tongue of rich words, in sentences usually ended with an action — quick movements to the very shelf to the very book needed. Except that Harden often isn’t heading for a book that will change someone’s life. It might be to a 1930s-era map or an 1870sera canvas of pressed flowers, some things that can only be touched by her and never checked out by you. Don’t even try. “There isn’t enough chocolate or ice cream,” she said, with a smiling mouth but eagle eyes. But Harden, who is retiring this month after 26 years of service, is no librarian — as many library patrons may have thought she was through the years. She started out a dreamer, wanted to be a geologist or archaeologist, went to college to study clothing and textiles, ended up a seamstress making dresses in Denver out of fine Thai silk and other materials. One dress she made in particular was a joy, for a woman who she remembers looked almost beyond lovely when greeting her husband in it at Denver’s old Stapleton Airport as he arrived from military duty in Vietnam. And then when she moved to Douglas County in the 1980s with her family, Harden was still sewing and helping her husband with his business as a manufacturing representative — as well as living an outside life as a competitive horsewoman competing in trail events, riding up to 25 miles in a day. But that’s when library career started, too. But never as librarian: She was a volunteer, first, as a way to get to know her new community, at the little storefront that served as a Parker library. “I did story time, shelved books, did displays, helped people find things …,” she said. But she noticed books needed mending and she was a mender — but of clothes, not
Johanna Harden, the Douglas County Library District’s first archivist, finishes up a final project, cleaning and mounting a homesteader’s pressed-flower collection from the 1800s. old books. “I taught myself to do it,” she said, about dealing with the chain stitching, cheese cloth, liner paper, end sheets and other parts of old roughly handled books. Through the years, taking care of old books would lead to learning to care for old things, historic things, and becoming eventually a trained archivist who will leave behind a large legacy, literally. With her efforts, and the essential help of others, she was on the ground floor of creating the Douglas County History Resource Center that started with eight donated boxes of items, Harden said. And it has grown to include, at Castle Rock’s library, a temperature-controlled 500-square-foot vault with its own firesuppression system containing thousands of pictures, books, maps that everyone uses — from land planners, to historians and authors, students and people in search of information about great-great-grandma. “Now, as Johanna’s retirement approaches, the Douglas County History and Research Center is roughly the size of a small branch (and could be the size of a bigger one),” said Jamie LaRue, director of Douglas County Libraries. “For many years, she has been the face of our local history efforts, and I am very grateful to her for that.”
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ACC festival offers Writing Ranch culture for discount gets the words out Affordability is key at gathering of vendors By Sonya Ellingboe
sellingboe@ ourcoloradonews.com Visitors to local outdoor art shows sometimes come away empty-handed and discouraged by high prices. A solution is at hand on Aug. 25 at Arapahoe Community College with the return of the Affordable Arts Festival, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the West Lawn. More than 120 local and national artists will exhibit fine arts and crafts, with nothing costing more than $100. Organizer Jim De Lutes, who is director of the annual Memorial Day weekend Downtown Arts Festival, said many of these items would normally have a much higher price. It may be a piece of older inventory, some originally over $1,000, but may be new to customers who visit the very approachable and friendly AAF. Included among Colorado artists
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The Affordable Arts Festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 25 on the West Lawn of Arapahoe Community College, 5900 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton. Free parking is available on campus. Admission: $5, which goes to the ACC Foundation Scholarship Fund. Information: AffordableArtsFestival.com.
who will have booths: Sean Brown, jewelry; JD Hillberry, realistic drawing; Rick Martin, metal work; Bil Buhler, clay; and Yelean Siderova, painting. National artists from more than a dozen states include: photographer John Charbonneau, New Mexico; ceramic artist Steve Cunningham, Iowa; Jennifer Homcy, Hawaii, wood; and Kanchana Nerato, Missouri, jewelry. Food and beverage will be available for purchase. Admission costs $5, which will support the ACC Foundation’s Scholarship Fund — including art students.
Area author offers a variety of courses through library By Ryan Boldrey
rboldrey@ourcoloradonews.com Feeling that her everyday job as a graphic designer was robbing her of creativity, Deb Mcleod returned to school about 10 years ago to pick up a master’s degree in creative writing. Since that day, McLeod has surrounded herself with writing, hers and others’. McLeod, who presently is working on an “Angel Thriller,” serves as a private writing coach for a dozen writers scattered around the United McLeod States, as well as another half dozen in Douglas County. Two years ago, she helped initiate the Writing Ranch at the Douglas County Library District. After a year of hosting events at all four major branches in the district, McLeod narrowed her focus to Highlands Ranch a little more than a year ago. “I’ve been living in Highlands Ranch for 20 years,” she said, “and with the other communities all al-
ready having popular writing groups, the turnout was always better here so it made sense.” McLeod hosts free educational seminars and panel discussions every other month at the library on topics ranging from virtual books to e-publishing, to marketing in the past, to upcoming workshops on how to upload one’s book to Amazon scheduled for October. She also will give a $40 talk on how to use Scrivener at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 26 at the Highlands Ranch branch, 9292 S. Ridgeline Blvd. In addition to the every-other-month seminars, she puts on a writer’s book club on the second Thursday of every month, with the next one coming up Sept. 12. “We’re not your traditional wine and cheese, chitchat book club,” she said. “We spend our time together looking at the craft of the book. It’s less about `do you like the book and the characters’ and more `how did that writer do that.’ ” If those offerings aren’t enough, the author/coach also leads low-cost writing circles suited for the beginning writer to those who have been pecking at the keys for years. One thing McLeod doesn’t want people to get confused about is that these circles are not critique groups, but geared to giving six or seven writers the freedom to create. To learn more about the many offerings McLeod has through the Writing Ranch and Douglas County Libraries, visit www.debmcleod.com.
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Labor Day Office Closure Douglas County offices will be closed on Monday, September 2, 2013 in observance of Labor Day. Offices will resume normal business hours on Tuesday, September 3. Many county services are available online at www.douglas.co.us
Motor Vehicle Offices announce new hours of operation Attention Douglas County Residents aged 60 and older Through a countywide listening tour and an online survey, senior adults and their caregivers will now have the opportunity to share their vision for Douglas County communities. Please vist www. douglascountyseniorinitiative. com for the list of meetings throughout Douglas County, as well as a link to the online survey.
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Hours of operation for all three Douglas County Motor Vehicle offices – Castle Rock, Highlands Ranch and the Park Meadows location – will change effective September 3. The new hours are 8 a.m. – 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. For more information please visit www. douglas.co.us/motorvehicle/
Celebrate Open Space Day at Prairie ! W NE Canyon Ranch Save the Date -- Saturday, August 24, from 9:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. Discover land that the County’s Open Space program has preserved while enjoying a free day at the Ranch. Hike the canyons with a naturalist; take a guided ride of the ranch by horseback (bring your own horse and pre-register at 303-6883280); enjoy historic displays, blacksmithing demonstrations, wagon rides, live music, live raptors, and more! Barbecue lunch will be available for purchase. Follow highway 83 6.5 miles south of Franktown. Sponsored by Douglas County Open Space and Natural Resources and Historic Douglas County, Inc. www.historicdouglascounty. org
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Circumstances change, but character shouldn’t S Stuff happens, right? I mean, when we least expect change, it happens. Sometimes we are caught off-guard by awesome and wonderfully unexpected good news. And when that does happen, we never really have to worry about how we respond or react because in most cases we are smiling and enjoying the moment. And then there are those other times, when we least expect it, that our world gets turned upside-down in a flash. Have you ever been there, cruising along based on plans, commitments and expectations, and then all of sudden … WHAM … right between the eyes we get hit with a curve ball? Stuff happens, and it happens to all of us at some time or another. The difference is how we actually respond to the immediate shift in our course. Our character can be found in how we respond when faced with challenges or changes, especially when they come upon us out of the blue. If you have ever been faced with a sudden change or shift, or maybe even if you are
experiencing it right now, I want to share a simple philosophy with you that may help. I call this the “Cadence of Change,” and the “cadence” acronym stands for: Communication goes both ways, and in times of change we need to make sure we have expressed ourselves clearly and that we understand what is being shared; miscommunication often makes change worse. Authority means we have to stay in control; we are in charge of how we respond or react. If we allow other people or circum-
stances to dictate how the changes surrounding us impact our demeanor, we will never be in a position to maintain control. Decisions or lack of decisions often leave us paralyzed, and instead of taking action, we leave the decisions to others and again find ourselves being directed or driven by the motives of someone else. In times of change, it is critical to be in control of our own decisions. Expectations properly set are expectations that have a better chance of being realized. Many times our emotions and subsequent actions or reactions stem from misleading ourselves from the beginning. Stretching ourselves through dreams and goals are awesome, and realistic expectations are the foundation that ground us during times of change. New Paradigm — The definition of insanity is doing the same things over and over and expecting different results. All of us should be open and willing to think differently and see things through objec-
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On a weekend day at the Douglas County Fairgrounds in the leadup to this year’s fair, Colorado Community Media asked visitors: What’s the one thing that could really improve the neighborhood you live in?
“I wish they could up the number of chickens you could have.” — Jodie Nicholls, Littleton
“I can’t think of anything.” — Jameson Benson, Castle Pines North
“I wish people would keep their dogs on their property.” — Lisa Mycke, Sedalia
“Relaxation on the number of chickens you can have.” — Heber Lemmon, Roxborough
Hardball topics are mostly out of my league I have written some hardball columns, but invariably I throw them away. I have written about guns, politicians, Al Sharpton, abortion, same-sex marriages, and even about rodeos, but I am never satisfied afterward. Maybe it’s because I know there is nothing I can say that will make any difference. I might affect a handful of readers, but everyone else has made up their mind, or isn’t listening. When I heard that part of the state wanted to leave the state, I realized that I don’t really know Colorado. I know I live in a very sophisticated county. I now know that there are many very unsophisticated counties, and that the locals are perfectly happy with that, living partly in the 19th century. And they’re not perfectly happy with the rest of us. I don’t think they have our disparity in New Hampshire. The governor can give one-size-fits-all speeches. Hickenlooper has to be mindful of what goes on in Denver and Boulder, and Rico and Brush too. There’s another reason why I have thrown away hardball columns. Like I said, I am never satisfied afterward, and there’s more to it than that. I don’t feel good. I think I am intelligent and objective, but when I see what others believe and do, I grind my teeth and feel it’s best to keep some things to myself, and leave those topics to commentators who can sleep at night after what they have expressed dur-
Harvey dancing to Tea Party tune
So, state Sen. Ted Harvey has the dubious title of “honorary chairman” for a national super PAC set on stopping a run to the White house for Hillary Clinton. Really? This early in the game this elected state official is going to spend time doing the mean-spirited work of the Tea Party? With all the serious issues to be dealt with, one has to wonder who is Sen. Harvey really working for, ‘cause it isn’t the people of Colorado. However, this super PAC (can we say outside funding provided by the likes of the Koch brothers?) is in keeping with the U.S. House of Representatives. Shortly after President Obama’s healthcare plan passed, the Tea Party arose. Mitch McConnell declared the sole purpose of the Republican Party was to insure that President Obama was not re-elected. And so nothing has been accomplished by the worst House in U.S. history. Some believe this was another way of declaring there won’t be a black man in the White House. Well that didn’t work out quite the way they planned. And now there might be a woman in the White house! Quick, dig up Vince Foster and every other Clinton scandal. While there is no question that Eisenhower Republicans bemoan the loss of their party to the minority Tea Party, there is no doubt the money will pour in from Koch and company to besmirch a former president’s wife, a former U.S. senator and former secretary of state. One can only hope Harvey and company’s efforts will prove as futile as McConnell’s were. Denis Gessing Castle Rock
Don’t put GOP politics ahead of schools
The article “Republicans interview school candidates” blew me away. In a
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ing the day. I acknowledge that most of the time I am a softball writer. And half of the time, I am up to no great good, writing about wordplay and coffee babies. If you drink Frappuccinos you are a coffee baby. There is one topic that I write about frequently that isn’t softball, and whenever I do, that’s when I receive the most responses. If I were to write that I was for or against guns, I would hear from both sides. You love them or you hate them. But no one — with very disturbing exceptions — doesn’t like animals, and especially our pets. I don’t know the first thing about moose, but I admire them. I always want to know the outcome of a bear that has wandered into town. I wrote about the Running of the Bulls, and my mailbox was full. That was a tough one to write, because it’s almost impossible
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non-partisan election, the candidates should stand on their own, not because they support the ideology and principles of the Republican Party. The candidates should be out talking to the parents in the district they live in, not being endorsed by a political party. The candidates should have a clear commitment to serve our schools and understand the fiscal limitations imposed on the district. They should be committed to the students to provide the best education possible and not bend to the powers of Mr. Craig Steiner. I believe that Douglas County residents should look at and give careful consideration as to who was endorsed and who was not and become better acquainted with the candidates and vote their own conscience, not that of a political party. Tony Sarconi Highlands Ranch
Ousting union was right move
What a relief to read the letter written by Louie Lee of Castle Pines Village on the wonderful merits of our Douglas County Schools. Instead of the organized letter writing by the union thugs who organized anti-Douglas County Schools letters to the editor, it was a relief to read the truth on what the current administration is doing to encourage teachers to be rated on their results with our children’s education. In other words, the better the results the better the pay. That is the way it is in the real world. A good dedicated worker does not need a union crutch to determine their pay. Tenure does not cut the mustard. The DCSD needs to be congratulated on kicking the union out and keeping excellent teachers based on their talent. Keith Wanklyn Highlands Ranch
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Student-loan plan shows bipartisan work On July 1 of this year, Congress’ partisan gridlock and inability to come together for the sake of the American people was on full display when it allowed the rates for subsidized Stafford loans for college students to double from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent without any legislative remedy. This comes at a time when tuition rates are rising uncontrollably. In fact, over the last 10 years tuition rates have far outpaced inflation. During that time the economy has experienced an average inflation rate of 2.5 percent while the average annual tuition increase at a four-year public university has been double that at 5.2 percent. College seniors today are graduating with an average student loan of $27,000. On May 23, I supported H.R. 1911, the Bipartisan Student Loan Certainty Act of 2013, when it was passed in the House. H.R. 1911 added stability to educational loans in a fiscally responsible way by fixing the rate to the 10-year Treasury note. However, once the bill passed the House and was sent over to the Senate, certain senators on the other side of the aisle made unreasonable demands that not only went
contrary to the president’s stated objectives, but were fiscally irresponsible. After months of partisan wrangling within the Senate, last week the House of Representatives passed, with my support, the Senate amendment to H.R. 1911. I am pleased the Senate agreed with our approach that will give students the clarity and security they need while balancing the duty of Congress to be good stewards of taxpayer money. The final legislation, supported by the majority of the House and Senate, moves all new student loans (except Perkins loans) to a market-based interest rate while allowing interest rates to be reset once a year. Interest rates would be set using the
following formulas: Undergraduate Stafford Loans (both subsidized and unsubsidized) will be based on the 10-year Treasury note (which on August 1 was 2.74 percent) plus 2.05 percent, capped at 8.25 percent. Graduate unsubsidized Stafford loans will be based on the 10-year Treasury note plus 3.6 percent, capped at 9.5 percent, and PLUS loans (both parent and graduate student) will be based on 10-year Treasury note plus 4.6 percent, capped at 10.5 percent. These are commonsense formulas will provide students with affordable interest rates while maintaining the financial integrity of the federal student loan structure. As I alluded to earlier, this plan is similar to one supported by the president in his budget proposal. He agrees with the House that it is imperative Congress remove itself from the annual debate on interest rates so students can focus on getting an education rather than worrying about politicians in Washington, D.C. I hope President Obama acts quickly and approves the proposal that aids our students struggling in this economy.
Congress has been plagued with gridlock, so I am very pleased that Republicans and Democrats were able to come together to do something good for students while at the same time securing our future economic growth. However, we need to do more. When we subsidize student loan interest rates, we are investing in our future by sending highly trained and productive citizens out into the workforce and entrusting them with the levers of our economy. If we want to ensure a vibrant economic future, I hope that Republicans and Democrats can come together with the same spirit of bipartisanship that successfully addressed the loan rates and finally tackle the other national problems like debt, deficits, as well as entitlement and tax reform in the same cooperative manner. Republican Mike Coffman is the U.S. Representative for Colorado’s 6th District. He is a Marine Corps combat veteran and has a combined 21 years of military experience between the Army, the Army Reserve, the Marine Corps and the Marine Corps Reserve.
Average investors miss out on returns
It is great when the stock market beates haves … which means decent returns for rve the amount of risk an investor is willing to take. It can also mean that stocks are ey priced correctly based on fundamentals o such as earnings, assets, and growth pod tential. einer. But in reality, regardless of what the ents markets are returning or how appropriately r- stocks are priced, the average investor does was not always benefit. h the The reason for this is known as behavnce, ioral investing. No one can really predict what the emotions of those willing to take rconior not take risk at any certain time will be. anchTherefore, sometimes emotions get in the way and cause people to make bad decisions. The U.S. equity markets have hit highen the water marks in most of July. It was also ty the month of July that recognized record deposits from investors into stock mutual r zed funds. Sometimes this can be called “chasthe ing returns.” In reality, the average investor’s emon ng tions change at some point from fear of heir losing principal to fear of missing out on gains. This causes a behavior that is less s the than optimum, such as buying high and selling low. he This was brought to light again in a oes their recent Dalbar ¹ study measuring investor The returns compared to the stock market. The ck- study shows that investors in U.S. stock mutual funds earned an average annualnt ized return of 4.25 percent over the last nklyn20 years. For that same time period, the anchStandard & Poor’s 500 stock index returned 8.21 percent annualized. While we know one cannot invest directly in the S&P 500, this is a common benchmark for domestic stock equities. The question is, what caused these investors to miss out on almost double the return? The answer lies in watching investor behavior when there is no formal portfolio strategy based on appropriate risk and time frame. Without an Investment
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to write anything worth reading when you are so angry you begin to preach, and I am against preaching, even by preachers. Whenever I write about my dog, Smitty, I get lots of emails from readers who have adopted pets. There is nothing better than adopting a pet that has been discarded. One reader was somehow in the right place when a middle-aged dog was left on a golf course in the middle of the night in another state. She was shy and emaciated and weak. And now she runs around the yard like a dervish and sleeps with her new mother. Listen, I am a grouch and that won’t change. But when it comes to the heart-
Policy Statement (IPS), investors tend to flounder and move in one of several wrong directions: with the crowd; based on fear; or following the wrong information, such as the media, an uninformed friend, or choosing single hot picks. The same study showed that more than 50 percent of the shortfall investors experience is due to physiological factors. This includes worrying more about short-term fluctuations than long-term results. This is one reason building a strategy based on the amount of time needed to reach your goal is so important. Another recent characteristic in investor behavior is searching for yield. Many folks are fed up with no interest being credited to their savings and money market accounts. This causes them to take on more risk in search of higher yields. The assumption is that savers deserve to earn something on their money. In reality, yields on short-term fixed-income accounts rarely pay more than current interest rates or inflation. Based on the current interest rate environment, income assets producing higher yields are likely invested in riskier bonds. Therefore a better strategy may be to see if you should add a diversification through other asset classes besides only those paying income. For immediate reserves, liquidity should be the main focus, not return. There are many emotional trends being explored in investor behavior. This is one factor that adds to market volatility when
beats at our feet, I am on high alert for their respect and love — or for disrespect. When I adopted Smitty, his face was a rich, solid auburn. Now it’s mostly gray. He no longer gets wellness examinations. He gets senior wellness exams. It’s a powerful feeling to know that he may have five good years remaining. I will leave Obamacare and immigration alone. I am in over my head. At least I know it, so you don’t have to put up with some clod’s attempt to explain things. Whenever I read Charles Krauthammer, I say to myself that I am very glad I have not taken that road. I don’t have that kind of stuff in me, and I don’t want to pretend that I do. Time to walk my dog. Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resident. He can be reached at craigmarshallsmith@comcast.net
there is no fundamental reason for markets to rise or fall on any given day. Often it is the perception of how markets will react that causes volatility, rather than fact. A recent example is the Federal Reserve announcement that drove both the bond and stock market down in June. There was no change in the commentary, but many investors perceived that it was time to pull out of bonds in case the Fed started tapering their easing program. Since no one can predict the stock market, much less the behaviors of emotional investors, it is even more imperative that serious investors build a strategy for prudent, diversified investing first.
1. Dalbar is an investment research firm in Boston, President Louis Harvey Patricia Kummer has been an independent Certified Financial Planner for 27 years and is President of Kummer Financial Strategies, Inc., a Registered Investment Advisor in Highlands Ranch. She welcomes your questions at www.kummerfinancial.com or call the economic hotline at 303-683-5800.Any material discussed is meant for informational purposes only and not a substitute for individual advice. Investing is subject to risks including loss of principal invested. Investors cannot purchase an index directly; these are used as a benchmark only.
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Ed tech director gets world spotlight McMonagle sees rapid changes in teaching, learning By Jane Reuter
jreuter@ourcoloradonews.com When Kim McMonagle talks about how technology is changing education, she exudes a contagious level of excitement. As the Douglas County School District’s director of educational technology, part of her job is to infuse teachers with some of that same enthusiasm. Her success in doing so recently earned her the international spotlight as a speaker at the largest online education conference. McMonagle was among 12 teachers worldwide who spoke during the Aug. 7 Edmodo.com conference. Edmodo, often called the Facebook of education, is a learning site that offers teachers and students a collaborative learning experience. McMonagle’s presentation focused on
how teachers can use Edmodo and other online resources to prepare students for science, technology, engineering and math (STEM)-related careers. But Edmodo can be used with any subject. It’s the way of the future, McMonagle believes. “When I look back at what we were doing in 2005, it’s almost nothing compared to what we are doing in the world of eduMcMonagle cation today,” she said. “All of these tools have gotten so much easier. Teachers are starting to create online virtual learning experiences. It’s allowing them to differentiate and change the way we teach and learn.” Unlike Facebook, Edmodo and similar sites like Schoology are restricted to participants and parents, who can log in to check their students’ progress and communicate with teachers. In 2010, DCSD set up its own Edmodo
account. It’s an option particularly appealing to elementary school teachers, more and more of whom are using the site to supplement the classroom experience. “What’s really evolved since 2010 is having our students have an authentic voice in their learning and really sharing deeply what they think and understand about their learning,” McMonagle said. “We call it giving voice to all the participants in the classroom. When we think about what’s changed in education, if a teacher asked a question, you let two or three students respond and you move on. What happens to the voices of the other 25 students?” In a virtual Edmodo classroom, all students can chime in with responses and ask questions. It also allows teachers and students to connect to Edmodo participants around the world. McMonagle used ecosystems as a topic ripe for a broader debate. A teacher, she said, “can post, ‘I’m looking for another classroom somewhere in the world that’s going to be posting about eco-
systems. That (discussion) can get to economics, lifestyles, where are good places in the world to live. One topic can go crosscurricular.” The change in educational style “is coming at teachers fast and furious,” McMonagle said. “If you’re new to technology, it can feel overwhelming. How we support our teachers is huge right now.” And that’s where people like McMonagle and events like the Edmodo.com conference play vital roles. In 2012, 12,000 educators from 50 states and 117 countries registered for the conference. That worldwide link, reflected not only in the conference participants but in the program itself, delights McMonagle. “It’s the idea that we’re so globally connected,” she said. “The world is flat. It’s easy to connect. We’re neighbors.” McMonagle also recently earned state recognition as the 2013 winner of the Colorado Association of Leaders in Educational Technology’s Outstanding Technology Administrator Award.
Larkspur woman joins school board race Accountant cites concerns about schedules, finances By Jane Reuter
jreuter@ourcoloradonews.com Julie Keim’s passion for education grew out an almost-missed diagnosis of her oldest child. Teachers in another school district initially suspected the shy, socially awkward boy suffered from an autism spectrum condition. Keim and her husband rejected that idea, and teachers later realized their son was gifted and talented. Last spring, he graduated a year early from Castle View High School. That experience showed Keim the power
of the parent voice in education. Now she wants to take her years of involvement a step further, serving on the Douglas County School Board. Keim is the third candidate running for the District D seat, now occupied by Carrie Mendoza. Kevin Leung and Stephen Boyd also seek the post; Mendoza has not yet indicated Keim if she will seek re-election. A parent of three, Keim served on Larkspur Elementary’s Parent Teacher Organization board after the family moved there in 2004. More recently, she helped launch parent involvement organizations at Castle Rock Middle and Castle
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View High schools. During the last two years of her work in schools, Keim noticed a shift in teachers’ attitudes. “Ours teachers and administrators were really struggling with how to absorb one budget cut after another,” she said. “The failure of the mill levy and bond issues was very demoralizing for our educators.” A certified professional accountant by trade with experience auditing school districts, Keim also recently started looking into the district’s financials. She doesn’t like what she found there. “I am concerned that the district does not have a sufficient grasp on its financial position and the impact that has on our students,” Keim said. Her concerns include a fund balance she believes is unnecessarily high and the accuracy of some financial statements, upon which she publicly commented in a July 2013 Denver Post guest column. DCSD leaders say their conservative budgeting approach is a safeguard against financial pitfalls endured by other districts and organizations. Keim also doesn’t support the district’s current style of site-based budgeting that allows principals to decide how to spend
money designated to their schools. Instead, she suggests a collaborative process that includes district leaders well-versed in finance. “They’re trying to create choice and innovation in our schools, and we’re asking them to also run a business,” Keim said. “Yet most of them don’t have any experience in business. If I were the CFO, I’d have budget staff sit down with those principals and ask, ‘How can we fund you so you can be the most successful school?’” Keim also believes the change to last year’s high school schedules could have been prevented. “I couldn’t believe that was the choice they made — to ask our students to go to school part-time, when they should be preparing for their future,” she said. An unaffiliated voter, Keim said she has no agenda. “What you see is what you get,” she said. “I’ve always known that I’d be good on a school board; I possess the administrative, accounting and consulting experience that would be helpful in addressing the financial issues of the district and bringing different perspective to a group of seven people tasked with representing all constituents in Douglas County.”
ShEriff notES Counterfeit cash spent in Ranch
A customer bought goods with a counterfeit $50 bill July 29 at the My Goods Modern Mart/Conoco station in the 6600 block of Timberline Road in Highlands Ranch. The bill was missing the reflective color shifting ink, the security strip and the watermark, and there were no colored fibers within the body of the paper, which was heavy in weight.
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A black leather vest featuring gold buckles, valued at $165, was taken off a mannequin in broad daylight outside one of the vendor booths Aug. 3 at the Renaissance Festival in Larkspur. The manager of the booth had turned away for just a few minutes and did not see who might have taken it. The following day, a four-ounce flask was taken from another vendor booth at the festival.
Risky robbery in RTD lot
A 2000 Subaru Impreza was broken into sometime between 7:30 and 11 p.m. Aug. 4 at the RTD parking garage, located directly behind the Douglas County Sheriff’s Substation in Highlands Ranch. The passenger window, with an estimated value of $400, was shattered, and a $60 backpack in addition to an iHome speaker system, valued at $40, was stolen from the vehicle.
Construction sites vandalized
Three construction sites were van-
dalized in one week in Douglas County between July 24 and 31, according to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office. A total of $1,600 in construction tools including a laser level, receiver, tripod and measuring stick were taken from a construction trailer sometime between the close of business July 24 and the morning of July 25 in the 8300 block of S. Valley Highway in Inverness. Five nights later, undisclosed equipment and a data log were stolen from a job site on the 4700 block of North Colorado 83 in Franktown. Sometime overnight on July 30, someone drove through a fence at a site in the 500 block of Happy Canyon Road in Castle Pines and proceeded to steel the wheels off a front loader and remove a key from the glovebox of the broken-down vehicle.
Garage burglars strike again
Five garages were reported to have been broken into in Douglas County between July 29 and 31, four of them in Highlands Ranch. Garage door openers were taken from vehicles at two of the residence. A $4,000 yellow Yeti bicycle was taken from a garage in the 11000 block of Valleybrook Circle in Highlands Ranch. And in Parker, a resident of the 10200 block of Mica Way had two lacrosse sticks, a yellow DeWalt cordless drill, an orange Black & Decker electric shrub trimmer and a black and white Never Summer longboard, with a combined value of $755, removed from a garage he thinks he left open overnight while he was sleeping.
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August 15, 2013
Teachers, parents scold school board
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e “isBy Jane Reuter Mc-jreuter@ourcoloradonews.com logy, pport Douglas County School Board members listened in silence as teachers and parents ona-berated them during their Aug. 6 meeting con-for their perceived role in recent teacher resignations and flagging staff morale. tates A half-dozen people from among the con-standing-room-only crowd spoke in supd notport of the board, while the board heard at ut inlength from more than twice as many anle. gry, sometimes tearful, critics. In a deparcon-ture from standard procedure, the board al. It’slowed speakers to talk past the two-minute time limit and board members did not restatespond to the comments. Colo- Though Douglas County School District onalstatistics still show teacher turnover in the y Ad-normal range, speakers said teachers are leaving because of the board’s educationreform measures. Those include a pay-forperformance program based on a contro-
versial teacher evaluation system, and a market-based pay scale. “Most teachers in Douglas County are looking for a way out of the mess you created,” said departing Rock Canyon High School teacher Suzi McKay, who said she received a “highly effective” rating during her recent evaluation. “For some, the promise of the elections is enough to keep them hanging. They are tired of being disparaged, mocked, demonized, lied about, sabotaged and ignored. While you manipulate the numbers … and tell the press there’s no morale problem, we all know teachers are leaving in droves. “A growing percentage of our community is smarter than you think, more organized than you realize and angrier than you know. November is coming. And this community has had enough.” Four seats on the seven-member board expire in November. Board member Doug Benevento, whose term is among those that expire, said after the meeting that facts don’t support the statements. “The data all indicate something differ-
Schools, said district leaders don’t appear to care why teachers are leaving. “The climate created by the board and central administration sucks the life out of teaching,” he said during the Aug. 6 meeting. “All of you are aware of the morale problem in Douglas County and not a single one of you have done anything to correct it.” Others said the board is moving forward with a corporate education-reform agenda that doesn’t put students’ interests first. “The voices of those closest to our students — the parents and teachers — are being ignored,” said former Saddle Ranch Elementary teacher Maria Lauer. “District leadership has decided that ideology and national attention are more important than what happens with our young minds.” Kelsey Alexander, former chair of the Douglas County Republicans, was among the smaller group that praised the board. “We just want the best curriculum and the best teachers,” she said. “So I want to thank you for giving an incentive system to encourage all teachers to be that great teacher … through your pay-for-performance program.”
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Bricks needed, with names, for fairgrounds Program raises funds for future needs By Virginia Grantier
vgrantier@ourcoloradonews.com If you ever wanted your family name on a brick, and you wanted it to be there forever, on a revered spot on the Douglas County Fairgrounds, this is the time to do it. The Douglas County Fair Foundation, created to make sure the annual fair and fairgrounds have funds for future needs and improvements, is in the midst of what foundation members think is a very meaningful project that will honor various people and raise money, too — the Heritage Plaza project.
The under-construction plaza has a couple purposes — to be a place to hold outdoor concerts and other events, and to be a place to honor people who have made major contributions. And it needs bricks. “The bricks is one of the coolest ideas I’ve seen,” Todd Spencer, chairman of the Douglas County Fair Board, said recently. For $250, someone can put a family member’s name, or the family business name, on a brick and become part of the memorial portion of the plaza — and help raise foundation funds. Spencer said there will be 6,000 memorial bricks when all is said and done. Spencer said the county financially supports the Douglas County Fair, although the fair generally “breaks even.” But the foundation’s funding will take care of “anything
out of the ordinary” such as unexpected expenses, “or if we need a capital project the county isn’t interested in funding,” he said. “This memorial and recognition plaza is the only one of its kind in all of Douglas County,” said Bruff Shea, the foundation’s president. Shea said generous donations were received from several businesses to start the fundraising process. Ensuring the fair and rodeo’s future is important to Shea. “The Douglas County Fair and Rodeo is a celebration for all Douglas County residents and has been a cherished event for many generations.” Foundation members recently gathered at the fairgrounds to install some brick pavers with some important names. Part of the plaza, called The Wall of Hon-
or, will recognize distinguished men and women with a long record of service and commitment to the operation, management or financial support of the Douglas County Fair and Rodeo. Future inductees will be selected annually through a nomination process. An Aug. 11 ceremony was scheduled to honor this year’s inductees, which included John and Bea Lowell; Philip S. Miller; Mildred Stewart; Jim “Sully” Sullivan; and Gill and Cecile Whitman. The foundation was founded in 2012 and is a nonprofit corporation operated by an all-volunteer board of directors of community leaders and past and current Fair Board members. Anyone interested in helping or learning more about the foundation can get information at www.DouglasCountyFairFoundation.com.
‘Taste’ is 50 eateries under one roof Fairgrounds event is all about local restaurants By Virginia Grantier
vgrantier@ourcoloradonews.com It’s 5 p.m. Aug. 22 and you’re trying to figure out what restaurant to go to for dinner and you’re really hungry — hungry enough to eat at 50 restaurants. Well, there are 50 restaurants, in one room, ready to give you endless samples. At the 11th annual Taste of Douglas County, in the Douglas County Fairgrounds Events Center, the culinary experiences will range from treats brought from the tiny Yolanda’s Tacos on Wilcox Street to Sedalia’s
longtime Gabriel’s Restaurant, a fine-dining Italian-fare experience. This is happening again because of Taste co-founders John DeLay, owner of Pegasus Restaurant in Castle Rock, and his longtime food friend, Mike Boyle, a former restaurant owner and current Denver radio and television personality. “We were a committee of two,” DeLay said. Boyle said when he first moved to Colorado, “you could pretty much starve to death out here … There were only a couple restaurants in town.” But Boyle said there is now a “nice variety” of restaurants that deserve some recognition. He and DeLay decided the county could
support a nice food festival and he thinks it has become a great one. “I think it’s the best food festival in Colorado,” he said. For $10, the price for advance tickets, and $5 for children ages 6-12, attendees can get samples from 50 restaurants, beverages included. And because it’s held on a Thursday instead of the busy weekend, chefs and owners are able to leave their restaurants and be at the event. Boyle said about 80 percent of the restaurants participating are independently owned, not chains. He said it’s a great way for new people moving into the county to learn about the restaurants around them.
“If you live in Douglas County, you don’t need to go to travel to Arapahoe and Elbert counties … for good restaurants,” he said. There will also be live entertainment and the lineup of 2014 Harley-Davidson motorcycles will be on display. But it’s a night mainly about eating and eating some more. “Nobody goes away hungry from this,” Boyle said. The Douglas County Events Center, at 500 Fairgrounds Drive, is located off Interstate 25 at Exit 181. Head east on Plum Creek Parkway to the Douglas County Fairgrounds. Tickets are $20 at the door, but only $10 in advance — if bought by Aug. 18. For more information, go to www.tasteofdouglascounty.com.
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“We’ll talk about the science of fire, the health connection, the bigger picture of how it affects the environment, the economic impact, planning ahead for fire,” Majetich said. “It’s all connected in an inter-disciplinary unit that ends with a mock trial.” The mock trial will depict what may happen to someone charged for starting a wildfire. The role of attorneys, firefighters, the Red Cross, park rangers and reporters all will be included in the unit. The team plans to bring in professionals from many of all those industries to speak to the students. “We’d also like to do something proactive,” Majetich said. “Fire can happen here in Highlands Ranch as well.” The innovation team and its fire study, with an emphasis on collaboration, is an example of the shift in education underway in the Douglas County School District. Teachers are moving away from the traditional instructional approach to lessons that emphasize the four C’s of creativity, collaboration, communication and critical thinking. The goal is to provide students with what DCSD calls “a world-class education,” designed to make them competitive in a rapidly changing and global market.
Pom-pon-waving teachers welcome Rocky Heights Middle School to the new year Aug. 12. Photo by Jane Reuter
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tle service to and from an overflow parking lot. Though the Cabela’s lot includes 538 parking spaces, company officials believe it will be full by 9 a.m. Aug. 15, its grand opening day. Based on previous Cabela’s grand openings, they anticipate the same situation on both weekend days. An overflow parking lot will be ready for those customers at Havana Street and RidgeGate Parkway, east of I-25. Three shuttles will transport people from the lot to the
store. Between 4,000 and 5,000 cars — or 10,000 to 12,000 people — are expected daily on Aug. 15, 17 and 18. Dense retail traffic is something with which Lone Tree cops have ample experience. “We consider it like a Black Friday or an IKEA opening, but on the right side of the city,” said Lone Tree’s business development coordinator Torie Brazitis. The traditional oversized pair of scissors won’t be required for Cabela’s grand opening. Instead, an archer will shoot an arrow through the ribbon. The Thornton store will open simultaneously. Speakers at the Lone Tree grand opening include location Cabela’s Chief Operations
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Officer Michael Copeland, Lone Tree Mayor Jim Gunning and the store’s general manager, Karen Koons. Cabela’s founders Mary and Dick Cabela will sign autographs in the afternoon. Celebrities from the “Swamp People” and “Bone Collector” television series and
country music star Justin Moore also will appear at the Lone Tree store opening. Gift cards and merchandise will be awarded to the first customers through the doors Aug. 15, 16, 17 and 18. Lone Tree police advise local drivers to use alternate routes during the grand opening weekend.
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When whiskey is at stake, anything goes. These two were among a half dozen kilt-wearing warriors fighting for a bottle Aug. 10 at the 50th Annual Colorado Scottish Games at Highlands Heritage Park in Highlands Ranch.
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The Parade of Clans brings out the Scottish in many of us, including the Mackays Aug. 10 during the Midday Ceremonies of the 50th Annual Colorado Scottish Games at Highlands Heritage Park.
The British Dogs, a staple of the annual event, were not the only animals to take a lap at the Midday Ceremonies during the Colorado Scottish Games at Highlands Heritage Park in Highlands Ranch. This Eagle also made the rounds.
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NOW HIRING MANAGERS Castle Rock location Paid training, Competitive Salary, health, dental and vision Send resume to: ApplyingForPosition@hotmail.com or fax to 719-622-3070 Nurse RN, LPN, or MA Full-time Monday-Friday 830 -5:30 SOME SAT 9am-1pm 40 hrs /wk, Benefits Patient care, vaccine admin, vitals, and lab. Electronic Health Records EPIC Pediatric Office near Park Meadows area fax 303-689-9628 email: m.ripperton@pediatrics5280.com
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Valet Attendant openings in Black Hawk CO. Valet Attendant openings for local Casino’s in Black Hawk. Properties are open 7 days a week, 24 hours a day, year round with positions available on ALL shifts. Weekend availability is preferred and flexible schedules are available. Candidates must be 18 years of age with a valid Driver’s License and be able to pass a pre-employment background check and drug screen. Individuals should apply online at www.townepark.com for immediate consideration.
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Store chain not your average Joe One Trader Joe’s coming to Colorado was fantastic news for this California girl. Two put me over the moon, especially since it was announced No. 2 would be located on Eighth and Colorado near my Capitol Hill abode. Now, the California-based specialty grocery store I grew up on is adding a third store in Greenwood Village. The Denver Post reported Trader Joe’s has signed a lease at the Cherry Hills Marketplace at 5901 S. University Blvd., at the intersection with East Orchard Road. The first two stores — in Denver and on Boulder’s Twenty Ninth Street mall — are scheduled to open in 2014, as will the Greenwood Village store.
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Garrett Greive of Baggs, WY eyes his target during the professional team roping event at the Douglas County Fair, Aug. 10 at the Douglas County Fairgrounds in Castle Rock. Photo by Deborah Grigsby
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STOCK The Douglas County Fair wrapped up Aug. 11, but before the lights dimmed, professional cowboys from across the country mounted up to show ‘em how it’s done during the Partiot Rodeo on Aug 10. The Douglas County Fair and Rodeo continues to be a family tradition for area residents. Highlights included two entertainment stages, three professional rodeos, bull riding, carnival, and 4-H and FFA exhibits.
A young competitor hangs on tight as his sheep exits the chute Aug. 8 during the mutton bustin’ contest at the Douglas County Fair and Rodeo. Photo by Chris Michlewicz
Eva Palmer, 3, of Castle Rock, said she liked the “princesses” the best out of everything in the parade. Photo by Virginia Grantier Left, local military veterans received some of the loudest applause at the fair’s Aug. 10 parade, and many people sitting on the curb on Wilcox Street in Castle Rock got up and stood up while they passed. Photo by Virginia Grantier
Bertha Lynn has been one of my favorite on-air personalities since I arrived in Denver in 1993. She is the sweetest, most generous human being. Now that she’s leaving Denver’s 7, viewers from Golden to Highlands Ranch and Westminster to Littleton are losing a truly wonderful asset on the air. But good for her! She’s been able to reinvent herself in a new occupation. After reporting the news for more than 30 years for KMGH-Channel 7, Lynn is leaving the newsroom to become executive director of the Children’s Diabetes Foundation in Denver. “I’m writing a new chapter,” Lynn said via email. “I’m so grateful to my past and present colleagues. I’ve loved bringing home the news to the people of Colorado since 1976 and now I’m ready to apply, in a different arena, the skills I’ve learned as a communicator and in the boardrooms of the many nonprofit organizations I’ve served over the years. I’ll be working with a wonderful group of people at a respected organization. I’m thrilled!” In a 7News press release, Lynn said, “To be tapped by Barbara Davis and the Board of the Children’s Diabetes Foundation to carry on their work helping sick children is a dream come true — allowing me to meet new challenges while continuing to serve in Colorado. The people of Denver and Colorado have been very kind and generous to me as they watched me grow up. Colorado remains my home and I look forward to engaging with the community for even greater support in our battle against life-threatening diabetes.” 7News news director Jeff Harris said Lynn’s “career at 7News is an inspiration to so many. But, more than anything else, Bertha has worked tirelessly to improve our community. For this, we are grateful and not a bit surprised in her decision to lead this wonderful organization.” Lynn, one of Denver’s most recognized and honored broadcast journalists, has been reporting news to Coloradans since 1976 when she began with KBTV (now KUSA-Channel 9) as an anchor and reporter. In 1984, she moved to 7News where she has anchored and reported for nearly every station newscast. Lynn signed off Aug. 9 in her final 7News telecast. We’ll miss her and wish her much success.
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Home at last for youth choir group Young Voices of Colorado getting permanent location By Sonya Ellingboe
sellingboe@ourcoloradonews. com After 23 years, and 10 different homes, Young Voices of Colorado will soon move into a permanent space of its own. Founder and artistic director Jena Dickey of Littleton spoke about her long search. The youth choir organization has been renting space from churches, but the group has grown to a point where it is too big and wants to use the rented space for too many hours for a church arrangement to be satisfactory, she says. At first, she thought they could rent a larger commercial space, but the code requirements involved to accommodate 200 children — classified as an educational use — plus the need for high ceilings, made that plan impractical. “Even Pavarotti couldn’t sing with a low acoustic tile ceiling.” And adequate rest-
Jena Dickey, Founder and Artistic Director of Young Voices of Colorado, carries carpet, flooring and tile samples, paint swatches and engineering drawings in the trunk of her car as she oversees the remodeling project on the organization’s new home at Inverness. Photo by Sonya Ellingboe rooms were also an issue. It meant gutting a space and shaping it to specific needs. After much searching, they found a 4,400-square-foot space in an office park development at 99 Inverness Drive East, #150. It’s still in Arapahoe County
and located near Interstate 25 for south metro area students as well as those who come from a distance. Closing was May 6 and construction is underway on what was once a welding school. Dickey very much hopes to be in by Labor Day.
The group made a substantial down payment and arranged a loan for the balance. Dickey says she had hoped to do the necessary work for about $350,000, but with bathroom, ADA and fire issues, it will be closer to $500,000 when completed. (Supporters can buy a square foot of space for $100 — “and we may sell piano keys too,” Dickey said.) There will be a 50-footby-30-foot choral room plus a smaller 700-square-foot choral space. Three offices, reception space, copy room, storage, two bathrooms and a break room are included, designed by architect Earl Anderson. Littleton Mayor Debbie Brinkman, who is an interior designer by trade, has been advising on decorating and as we write, Dickey carries a car trunk filled with the chosen color swatches, carpet, tile, flooring samples, cabinet doors and more. The large choir room will have a wall painted in YVA’s signature purple, the smaller one will have a red wall, and offices will have green, while the carpet reflects all three, plus neutral tones. In the meantime, auditions for younger children were finalized
recently and Dickey is excited to contemplate a return to her first love: music education. The choirs are called Treble Makers (second- to fourth-graders); Cantus; Signature; VoiceMale (boys with changed or changing voices); and Concert Choir. They give two concerts each year at the University of Denver’s Newman Center and collaborate with other musical organizations in additional performances, such as Littleton Symphony and Littleton Chorale. The staff members for the 501(c)(3) organization include Dickey, Chrys Harris, Margie Camp, Paul Smith, accompanists Jane MacQueen and Gretchen Timmer, Anna Larsen and Teddi Harring. Kathryn Ake is president of the board of directors. Dickey likes to share a quote from great conductor/composer Leonard Bernstein: “It will be the artists, the feelers and thinkers who will ultimately save us — those who can articulate, educate, defy, insist and shout the biggest of dreams.” Information about Young Voices of Colorado is found at: youngvoices.org, 303-797-7464.
Daytime concerts expand in Lone Tree Modestly priced shows are hit at arts center By Sonya Ellingboe
sellingboe@ourcoloradonews.com Lone Tree Arts Center experimented last season with offering modestly priced afternoon concerts for the growing number of seniors and retirees in the area. They were chamber music or jazz programs on the second Wednesday of each month and attendance increased from a couple dozen to a couple hundred as the season went on, according to marketing director Katie Maltais. This year, they have expanded to 10 events, ranging from opera and classical to jazz and bluegrass, each at 1:30 p.m. The first, “Opera on Tap,” is unfortunately past before press time — on Aug. 14 — but readers can mark calendars in advance for the rest.
IF YOU GO Arts in the Afternoon concerts are at 1:30 p.m. at Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree. Tickets cost $15 with a $3 service fee and include light refreshments with the musicians following concerts. 720-509-1000, lonetreeartscenter.org.
• Sept. 11 — “Dez Rubano and the Jazz Drum,” a look at the evolution of percussion in the ever-changing world of jazz. • Oct. 9 — International Masterworks for Violin and Piano with Colorado Springs Philharmonic Orchestra musicians Elizabeth McKenna Greenberg and Kelly Zuercher. • Nov. 6 — Stephanie Bettman and Luke Halpin bring Americana and Folk music: songs and stories from six years on the road. • Dec. 11 — “Russian Souvenir.” Russian violin and piano pair, DuoClassica, debuts at LTAC with classic and contemporary Russian music. • Jan. 9 — “Opera on Tap: Opera’s Greatest Hits.” The most famous arias of all time—many will sound familiar. • Feb. 19 — “Guitars and Strings:” Alex Stephens, Colorado Symphony musician and Metro State University professor, will be joined by classical guitarist Alex Kommodore of DU for chamber music. • March 13 — TBA • April 9 — “Jazz 101 with the Colorado Repertory Jazz Orchestra” will provide background and color with master musicians. • May 14 — “String Quartet Favorites” will feature three works with host Betsy Schwarm to tell their histories.
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annual Golden Fine Arts Festival. The festival, sponsored by the Golden Chamber of Commerce, features more than 130 artists in a variety of media, including ceramic arts, fiber arts, glass, jewelry, mixed media, painting, photography, sculpture and 2D. Artists will be awarded prizes in nine categories,and cash awards total more than $1,800. The festival is free and features live music and free horse-drawn carriage rides and Li’l Spike train rides through historic downtown Golden. For more information and updates about the Golden Fine Arts Festival, visit www.GoldenFineArtsFestival.org or Golden’s visitor website at www. VisitGolden.com.
Rocky Flats museum moves again
If you grew up during the Cold War era, you’ll remember — and probably appreciate — the history of that time.
Philip Stevens, string player with te Colorado Symphony Orchestra and professor at Metro State university, will perform chamber music at Lone Tree Arts Center’s afternoon programs. Photo by Dave Neligh
Part of that is encapsulated in the Rocky Flats Cold War Museum in Arvada, which moved to a new space on July 1. The museum, which held its first exhibition in 2012, moved to the lobby space of the Jehn Center at 5690 Webster St. after being housed at the old Arvada Post Office building on Yukon Street. In 2001, a nonprofit foundation was dedicated to preserving the history of the former nuclear weapons plant. Rocky Flats produced more than 60,000 plutonium triggers for nuclear weapons from 1952-1989. A Superfund cleanup of the 6,200-acre site and 800 structures began in 1995. In 2007, most of the site became a national wildlife refuge. Rocky Flats Cold War Museum executive director Conny Bogaard says the museum hopes to find a permanent home near the Rocky Flats site off Highway 93 between Golden and Boulder. Fundraising efforts are in the works to build that facility. Just some of the artifacts on exhibit through mid-September include paintings by Doug Waterfield, an associate professor at the University
of Nebraska-Kearney. A new exhibit of Rocky Flats artifacts and photos, curated by former plant employees, will open Sept. 27. The museum is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Thursday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday. For more information, visit www.rockyflatscoldwarmuseum. org.
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Eavesdropping on a woman talking about the recent Bruno Mars concert at Red Rocks during the Rally for the Cure tournament at Aurora Hills Golf Course: “The concert was like watching the newest and greatest Jackson 5.” Penny Parker’s “Mile High Life” column gives insights into the best events, restaurants, businesses, parties and people throughout the metro area. Parker also writes for BlacktieColorado.com. You can subscribe and read her columns (Monday, Wednesday and Friday) at www.pennyparker. blacktie-colorado.com. She can be reached at penny@blacktie-llc.com or at 303-619-5209.
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Sulphur Gulch Blues Festival returns The PACE Center in Parker is built near the historic Sulphur Gulch location, so Sulphur Gulch Blues Festival is a fine event name and the second annual festival is scheduled from 3 to 10 p.m. Aug. 17. Bring blankets or lawn chairs to enjoy four different blues bands. Food trucks and a cash bar will be available onsite. The Colorado bands scheduled to play are: • 3rd Degree — traditional Memphisstyle blues and blues-rock. • Erik Boa and the Constrictors — Chicago blues, swing and boogie. • Joseph Barton Trio — traditional blues, jazz and swing. • Cedar Avenue Blues Band — fuses old school with a new vision for the blues. Featured food trucks: El Toro, SpanishAmerican; Manna from Heaven, Vietnamese street cuisine; Quiero Arepas, Venezuelan flatbreads stuffed with fresh local ingredients. Tickets cost $10, PACECenteronline.com or 303-805-6800, PACE Center box office, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker.
Concerts at the castle
• Hazel Miller will sing blues, pop and jazz starting at 6:30 p.m. on Aug. 16 in the veranda tent at Cherokee Ranch and Castle in Sedalia. Tickets at $80 include a castle tour, buffet supper, concert and dessert and coffee with the musicians. Cherokeeranch. org, 303-688-4600.
• “Singers of the Big Band Era” is the concert title for the Rocky Mountain Jazz Repertoire Orchestra, led by Lynn Baker and starting at 6:30 p.m. on Aug. 24. Tickets: $70, include castle tour, buffet dinner, concert, dessert and coffee with musicians. Cherokeeranch.org, 303-688-4600.
Textiles on display
“Threads of Change,” on exhibit through Sept. 1 at Foothills Arts Center, 809 15th St., Golden, is a beautiful selection of contemporary works by 16 of Colorado’s outstanding textile artists. Art and craft intersect here. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays. Admission: $5/$3. Foothillsartcenter.org.
Marquez workshops
Littleton photographer Andy Marquez, whose gallery is located at 2329 W. Main St. in downtown Littleton, is offering a series of workshops for photographers at various
CABB is one of four blues bands to perform at PACE Center’s Sulphur Gulch Blues Festival. Courtesy photo sites. Each includes a one-on-one hour of instruction at the gallery. Prices vary. Check his website. Offered: Aug. 19 — Moonrise and sunset from the summit of Mount Evans; Sept. 10 — Downtown Denver; Sept. 17 — Moonrise over Loveland Pass; Sept.
21, 22, 23 — Autumn in the San Juan Mountains; Oct. 7 — Wonders of New Mexico (doors and churches in Santa Fe, plus a visit to Bandelier National Monument; Oct. 12, 13, 14 — Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, with a Saturday sunset from Shiprock. 303-7976040.
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Tragedy, romance — and Colorado scenery Englewood author enjoys scouting Rocky Mountains By Sonya Ellingboe
sellingboe@ourcoloradonews.com The recently published “Journey to Sand Castle” by Leslee Breene of Englewood actually describes several journeys — that interweave three broken lives. First-grade teacher Tess Cameron, recovering from a difficult divorce, was teaching in New Orleans when Hurricane Katrina struck. As the book opens, she is helping out in her school, which has become a shelter. Breene, a member of Colorado Romance Writers, and active in the Women Writing the West (WWW) organization, is a Denver native. She also writes short fiction, winning a WWW second place in 2012 for her story, “Pueblo Dancer.” She says she hopes to publish a collection of short stories in the future. She attended the University of Denver, received a Denver Fashion Group Scholarship and graduated from the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York. For several years, she worked in San Francisco as a
newspaper fashion illustrator. Her new book follows “Leadville Lady” (2006); “Hearts on the Wind” (2008); and “Starlight Rescue” (2011). When she’s not writing, she enjoys scouting in the Rockies for book settings with her husband, and delving into area history. She enjoys meeting with book club groups to talk about her writing. Her story continues as Tess Cameron, who had determined to be carefree, commits instead to caring for a beautiful little biracial orphan named Crystal, daughter of a fellow teacher who perished. She hopes to reunite the child with a grandfather in the San Luis Valley, in Sand Castle, who had been estranged from the child’s mother. He initially shows racial prejudice and wants nothing to do with her and his slow change is another journey. Breene develops an interesting character in the grandfather and includes nice details about that beautiful, historic part of Colorado — complete with the sounds of a flight of sandhill cranes one evening. Tess takes a cooking and office job with a widowed outfitter, Grant Wilder, to support herself and Crystal — and the reader can predict where that will lead. But his and
Leslee Breene, Linda Womack and Nancy Oswald at a book autographing session. Courtesy photo Tess’ emotional journeys are thoughtfully recorded en route, including details of dayto-day ranch life, local people, scenic land-
scapes, horses and a violent snowstorm. Information about the author is at: lesleebreene.com.
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educators engage students in kindergarten to third grade as they discover together what foods give lasting energy and what it means to be physically active. The program takes place at 10 a.m. Sept. 10 on the Main Stage at the Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St. The program is a free community service by Kaiser Permanente. Visit www.LoneTreeArtsCenter.org.
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AUG. 22, SEPT. 5 EMAIL MARKETING. The South Metro Health Alliance presents two workshops on email marketing. The workshops are designed for anyone working in a nonprofit organization or small business who uses or wants to use email to reach their intended audience. Seating is limited and reservations are requested. The first workshop, from 9-11 a.m. Aug. 22, is “The Who, What, Why of Email Marketing” and is an introduction to
SEPT. 3 MISS MUFFET. Enjoy storytime with Little Miss Muffet and
her loveable spider friends. Read a spider story and visit with live spiders, including Rosie the tarantula from The Butterfly Pavilion. This Seedlings event is at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. Sept. 3 in the Event Hall at the Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St. Tickets are $3 and are available at www.LoneTreeArtsCenter.org.
SEPT. 10 FOOD DETECTIVES. The Amazing Food Detective takes an idle family around the globe in an interactive play that helps young students understand the importance of a healthy diet and exercise. Kaiser Permanente’s troupe of professional actor-
SEPT. 11 CHOICES. CHOOSE your Life, a high-energy, live-action play in which a game show invades the lives of four unsuspecting students and challenges them to examine their choices, is presented at 10 a.m. Sept. 11 on the Main Stage at the Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St. The play presents some common forms of bullying: texting, tripping, verbal teasing, and exclusion. The characters are given six positive, practical strategies for handling bullying situations. Program presented as a free community service by Kaiser Permanente. Visit www. LoneTreeArtsCenter.org and fill in a form to request a school group to attend.
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SOUL X concert. Lone Tree Arts Center presents Soul X at 8 p.m. Aug. 16 at the Terrace Theater at the Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St. The eight-piece band will perform hits from Motown, disco, rock, swing, top 40, Latin, country and reggae. Tickets are $15 (lawn) and $20 (chair), and are available at www.LoneTreeArtsCenter.org .
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winner for 2013 is now an interactive family concert. “A Swinging Jungle Tale” combines classic storytelling with fun jazz/ pop songs where the whole family can sing along and do their favorite “animal dance” and become part of the show! Featuring a Narrator, a Jazz quartet and Vocalist, “A Swinging Jungle Tale” is an imaginative adventure that takes our main character Claire in search for her Grandpa’s lost story and when her stuffed animal friends come to life, the real musical adventure begins. Program is at 3 p.m. Aug. 18 at the Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St. Visit www.LoneTreeArtsCenter.org.
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vice from the proprietor. Owner Truvy the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of through Election and Demand “Steel Magnolias” by Robert Harling plays will relatbe played by Rhonda Brown, who ing to the Deed of Trust described below Sept. 24 at the historic BarthtoHotel, 1514 17th recently starred solo as Molly Ivins in be recorded in St., Douglas County. Original ALLISON RATKOVICH Denver. Performances are at 7:30 p.m.Grantor: Thursdays, “Red Hot Patriot: the Kick Ass Wit of Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS, Fridays, Saturdays. Tickets cost $25; $35REGISTRATION for preferred Molly Ivins.” sellingboe@ourcoloradonews.com INC. ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE seating. (We suggest reservations since these MORTGAGE perforFormer Broadway actor Billie McFOR ACADEMY CORPORATION mances tend to sell out.) Tickets: 303-595-4464 ext. will return to this stage as Ouis“Steel Magnolias” a tale of strong Current Holder of EvidenceBride of Debt: 10; seniorhousingoptions.org.WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.er, the town curmudgeon, and Devon Southern women in the fictional town Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 2/26/2010 Recording Date of DOT: 3/12/2010 James will play Truvy’s assistant, Anof Chiquapin, La., in the 1980s, was Reception No. of DOT: 2010015556 nelle. Patty Figel will portray eccentric originally written as a short story by DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of a nonprofit that millionaire Miss Clairee and Rachel Robert Harling, who was grieving the nior Housing Options, Debt: $334,362.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the provides housing for about 500 adults Fowler will be M’Lynn, whose daughdeath of a sister. The play came next. date hereof: $320,335.36 through has just married as the (Off-Broadway in 1987, movie in 1989, in Colorado. It is presented Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 ter, (4) (i),Shelby, you are hereby notified that the covenants of at the historic play opens. Adrian Egolf plays Shelby, Broadway in 2005, with Dolly Parton Aug. 24 in the lobby the deed of trust have been violated as follows: pay principal and inBarth Hotel in LoDo, one Failure of 14toSHO a diabetic who decides to risk a pregin the Truvy role). terest when due together with all other of all-star nancy.of Cast with strong characters, it has residences, with a group payments provided foracin the Evidence Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and Ashlee Temple, who directed last established a place as a favorite for lo- tors. other violations of the terms thereof. THE is LIEN FORECLOSED NOT BE Truvy’s beauty shop the location MAYsummer’s excellent “Driving Miss Daical theater groups, has played around A FIRST LIEN. a spot where with the world and is the 2013 selection for for most of the action The Parks, Trails & Building Grounds DiviThe— property described herein sy” is all of the McBride in the lead part, is sion of Douglas County Government, property encumbered by the lien of the women again director for this production. the annual summer fundraiserTofor Se-It May hereinafter referred to as the County, redeedgather of trust. for hair Whom Concern:of Onmany 6/5/2013types spectfully requests bids from responsible Legal Description of Real Property: the undersigned Public Trustee caused and qualified firms for the provision of serLOT 10, BLOCK 3, RIDGEGATE - SECthe Notice of Election and Demand relatvices related to Synthetic Turf RejuvenaTION 15 FILING NO. 4, FIRST AMENDing to the Deed of Trust described below tion at Bayou Gulch Regional Park, ChalMENT, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE to be recorded in Douglas County. lenger Regional Park, and Fairgrounds OF COLORADO. Original Grantor: ALLISON RATKOVICH Regional Park within Douglas County. Which has the address of: 9235 KornOriginal Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECbrust Drive, Lone Tree, CO 80124 TRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, The IFB documents may be reviewed NOTICE OF SALE INC. ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE and/or printed from the Rocky Mountain EThe current holder of the Evidence of Debt FOR ACADEMY MORTGAGE CORPORm. Purchasing System website at www.rockysecured by the Deed of Trust described ATION mountainbidsystem.com. IFB documents s at: herein, has filed written election and deCurrent Holder of Evidence of Debt: are not available for purchase from mand for sale as provided by law and in WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Douglas County Government and can said Deed of Trust. Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 2/26/2010 only be accessed from the above-menTHEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given Recording Date of DOT: 3/12/2010 tioned website. While the IFB documents that on the first possible sale date (unless Reception No. of DOT: 2010015556 are available electronically, Douglas the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. WedDOT Recorded in Douglas County. County cannot accept electronic bid renesday, September 25, 2013, at the PubOriginal Principal Amount of Evidence of sponses. lic Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Debt: $334,362.00 Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public Outstanding Principal Amount as of the Three (3) copies of your bid response auction to the highest and best bidder for date hereof: $320,335.36 shall be submitted in a sealed envelope cash, the said real property and all inPursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you as plainly marked “IFB No. 030-13, 2013 terest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs are hereby notified that the covenants of Synthetic Turf Rejuvenation Project” and and assigns therein, for the purpose of the deed of trust have been violated as d what mailed or hand-carried to the address paying the indebtedness provided in said follows: Failure to pay principal and inPublic Notice shown above prior to the due date and Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of terest when due together with all other at 10 time. Electronic and/or faxed bid reTrust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses payments provided for in the Evidence of INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) ter, sponses will not be accepted. Bids will be of sale and other items allowed by law, Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and Public Notice PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 030-13 received until 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, other violations of the terms thereof. and will deliver to the purchaser a Certific2013 SYNTHETIC TURF vice by September 5, 2013 by the Douglas NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE ate of Purchase, all as provided by law. Lone Tree REJUVENATION PROJECT County Finance Department, 100 Third BEFORE THE DOUGLAS COUNTY First Publication: 8/1/2013 A FIRST LIEN. NOTICE OF SALE Street, Suite 130, Castle Rock, Colorado BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Last Publication: 8/29/2013 The property described herein is all of the Public Trustee Sale No. 2013-0392 The Parks, Trails & Building Grounds Divi80104. Bids will not be considered which Publisher: Douglas County News Press property encumbered by the lien of the sion of Douglas County Government, are received after the time stated, and any A public hearing will be held before the Dated: 6/6/2013 deed of trust. To Whom It May Concern: On 6/5/2013 hereinafter referred to as the County, rebids so received will be returned unBoard of County Commissioners to GEORGE J KENNEDY Legal Description of Real Property: spectfully requests bids from responsible the undersigned Public Trustee caused opened. consider the approval of a lease agreeand qualified firms for the provision of sern play the Notice of Election and Demand relat- LOT 10, BLOCK 3, RIDGEGATE - SEC- DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee vices related to Synthetic Turf Rejuvenament between Scott and Lisa McElThe name, address and telephone numTION 15 FILING NO. 4, FIRST AMENDing to the Deed of Trust described below ing to be recorded in Douglas County. Douglas County Government reserves the bers of the attorney(s) representing the tion at Bayou Gulch Regional Park, Chaldowney, as lessees, and the Board of MENT, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE right to reject any and all bids, to waive legal holder of the indebtedness is: lenger Regional Park, and Fairgrounds OF COLORADO. County Commissioners of the County of Original Grantor: ALLISON RATKOVICH s formalities, informalities, or irregularities Douglas, Colorado, as lessor, regarding LISA CANCANON Regional Park within Douglas County. Which has the address of: 9235 KornOriginal Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECcontained in a said bid and furthermore, to the real property located at 6516 South InColorado Registration #: 42043 ne TRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, brust Drive, Lone Tree, CO 80124 award a contract for items herein, either in terstate 25 (aka Iron Horse Open Space). 1199 BANNOCK STREET , The IFB documents may be reviewed NOTICE OF SALE INC. ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE me FOR ACADEMY MORTGAGE CORPOR- The current holder of the Evidence of Debt DENVER, COLORADO 80204 whole or in part, if it is deemed to be in the and/or printed from the Rocky Mountain Ebest interest of the County to do so. AddiThe public hearing will be held on TuesPhone #: (303) 813-1177 Purchasing System website at www.rockysecured by the Deed of Trust described ng, ATION tionally, we reserve the right to negotiate day, August 27, 2013 at 2:30 p.m. in the Fax #: (303) 813-1107 mountainbidsystem.com. IFB documents herein, has filed written election and deCurrent Holder of Evidence of Debt: optional items/services with the successCommissioners Hearing Room, 100 Third Attorney File #: 9105.05879 are not available for purchase from mand for sale as provided by law and in WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. cal ful bidder. Street, Castle Rock, Colorado. For more *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE Douglas County Government and can Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 2/26/2010 said Deed of Trust. ented Recording Date of DOT: 3/12/2010 information please contact the Douglas SALE DATES on the Public Trustee webonly be accessed from the above-menTHEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given Please direct any questions concerning County office of Open Space and Natural site: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrusttioned website. While the IFB documents that on the first possible sale date (unless Reception No. of DOT: 2010015556 www. DOT Recorded in Douglas County. this IFB to Carolyn Riggs, Purchasing SuResources at (303) 660-7495, 100 Third ee/ are available electronically, Douglas the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wedpervisor, 303-660-7434, Street, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104. County cannot accept electronic bid renesday, September 25, 2013, at the PubOriginal Principal Amount of Evidence of ool criggs@douglas.co.us, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 Legal Notice No.: 2013-0392 sponses. lic Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Debt: $334,362.00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding Legal Notice No.: 921927 First Publication: 8/1/2013 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public holidays. First Publication: August 15, 2013 Last Publication: 8/29/2013 Three (3) copies of your bid response auction to the highest and best bidder for date hereof: $320,335.36 Last Publication: August 15, 2013 Publisher: Douglas County News Press shall be submitted in a sealed envelope cash, the said real property and all inPursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you Legal Notice No.: 921911 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press plainly marked “IFB No. 030-13, 2013 are hereby notified that the covenants of terest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs First Publication: August 15, 2013 Synthetic Turf Rejuvenation Project” and and assigns therein, for the purpose of the deed of trust have been violated as Last Publication: August 15, 2013 mailed or hand-carried to the address paying the indebtedness provided in said follows: Failure to pay principal and inPublic Notice Publisher: Douglas County News-Press shown above prior to the due date and Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of terest when due together with all other time. Electronic and/or faxed bid repayments provided for in the Evidence of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) of sale and other items allowed by law, Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and sponses will not be accepted. Bids will be NO. 030-13 and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificother violations of the terms thereof. received until 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, 2013 SYNTHETIC TURF ate of Purchase, all as provided by law. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE September 5, 2013 by the Douglas REJUVENATION PROJECT First Publication: 8/1/2013 A FIRST LIEN. County Finance Department, 100 Third Last Publication: 8/29/2013 The property described herein is all of the Street, Suite 130, Castle Rock, Colorado The Parks, Trails & Building Grounds DiviPublisher: Douglas County News Press property encumbered by the lien of the 80104. Bids will not be considered which sion of Douglas County Government, Dated: 6/6/2013 deed of trust. are received after the time stated, and any hereinafter referred to as the County, reGEORGE J KENNEDY Legal Description of Real Property: bids so received will be returned unspectfully requests bids from responsible Public Notice 39-11-105, the provision the publishand/or printed from the Rocky Mountain copies of yourfirms bid response shall beof serformalities, las.co.us, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday opened. informalities, or irregularities DOUGLAS for COUNTY Public of Trustee LOT 10, BLOCK 3, RIDGEGATE - SECand qualified for the provision ing the County’s delinquent tax notices, E-Purchasing System website at www.rocsubmitted in ato sealed envelope, plainly contained in a said bid and furthermore, through Friday, excluding holidays. Theofname, address and telephone numTION 15 FILING NO. 4, FIRST AMENDvices related Synthetic Turf RejuvenaFOR BID (IFB)STATE on anof as-needed basis, for the period ofthe kymountainbidsystem.com. While the IFB marked “Invitation forRegional Bid (IFB) Park, #034-13, to award County a contract for items herein, either bers the attorney(s) representing Douglas Government reserves the MENT,INVITATION COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, tion at Bayou Gulch Challegal holder ofsixteen the indebtedness OF COLORADO. right to reject anyifand bids, to to be waive lenger Regional Park, and Publication of Delinquent Tax Fairgrounds Notices”. in whole or in part, it is all deemed in Legal Notice No.: 921929 NO. 034-13 approximately (16) months, is: begindocuments are available electronically, LISA CANCANON Which has PUBLICATION the address of: formalities, informalities, or irregularities Regional County. OF9235 Kornning in September 2013 to and including Douglas County cannot accept electronic Electronic Park and/orwithin faxed Douglas bid responses the best interest of the County to do so. First Publication: August 15, 2013 Colorado Registration #: 42043 brust DELINQUENT Drive, Lone Tree, CO 80124 contained in a said bid and furthermore, to TAX NOTICES December 31, 2014. Douglas County bid responses. will not be accepted. Bids will not be Additionally, we reserve the right to negotiLast Publication: August 15, 2013 1199 BANNOCK STREET , NOTICE OF SALE award a contract for items herein, either in The IFB documents may be reviewed reserves the right to enter into agreements considered which are received after the ate optional items and/or services with the Publisher: Douglas County News-Press DENVER, COLORADO 80204 The current holder of the Evidence of Debt whole or in part, if it is deemed to be in the and/or printed from the Rocky Mountain EThe Treasurer’s Office of Douglas County with multiple newspapers for separate Bid responses will be received until time stated and any bids so received will successful bidder. Phone #: (303) 813-1177 secured by the Deed of Trust described best interest of the County to do so. AddiPurchasing System website at www.rockyGovernment, hereinafter as the components of the County’s publishing 3:00 p.m. on Friday, August 30, 2013 by be returned unopened. Fax #: (303) 813-1107 herein, has filed written referred electiontoand detionally, we reserve the right to negotiate mountainbidsystem.com. IFB documents Attorney 9105.05879 mand forrespectfully sale as provided lawfrom and in optionaldirect items/services withconcerning the successare not available for purchase from County, requestsby bids needs butFile not#:others (less than all). Douglas County Government, Finance Please any questions *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE said Deed of Trust. ful bidder. Douglas County Government and can newspapers, qualified under Colorado Department, 100 Third Street, Suite 130, Douglas County Government reserves the this IFB to Carolyn Riggs, Purchasing SuSALE DATES on themay Public Trustee webTHEREFORE, Hereby Given only bereject accessed from the above-menRevised Statute Notice (C.R.S.)Is24-70-103 and The IFB documents be reviewed Castle Rock, Colorado 80104. Two (2) right to any and all bids, to waive pervisor at 303-660-7434 or criggs@dougsite: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustPlease direct any questions concerning that on the first possible sale date (unless tioned website. While the IFB documents ee/ the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wedthis IFB to Carolyn Riggs, Purchasing Suare available electronically, Douglas nesday, September 25, 2013, at the Pubpervisor, 303-660-7434, County cannot accept electronic bid reLegal Notice No.: 2013-0392 lic Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, criggs@douglas.co.us, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 sponses. Public Notice First Publication: 8/1/2013 Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, COLORADO Last Publication: 8/29/2013 auction to the highest and best bidder for holidays. COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, ThreeCOLORADO (3) copies of your bid response TREASURER'S STATEMENT Publisher: Douglas County News Press cash, the said real property and all inbe submitted in a sealed envelope TREASURER'Sshall STATEMENT Statement of Cash Receipts & Disbursements terest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs Legal Notice No.: 921911 plainly marked “IFB No. 030-13, 2013 Statement of Cash Receipts & Disbursements For the 6 months 30, Publication: 2013 and assigns therein, for the purpose of First August 15, 2013 Synthetic Turf Rejuvenation Project”Ended and June For the 6 months Ended June 30, 2013 paying the indebtedness provided in said Last Publication: August 15, 2013 mailed or hand-carried to the address Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of shown above prior to the due date and Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses time. Electronic and/or faxed bid reABATED AND TOTAL TOTAL TREASURER of sale and other items allowed by law, ABATED AND TOTAL TREASURER sponses will not be accepted. BEGINNING CURRENT DELINQUENT OTHER TRANSFERS RECEIPTSBids will be TOTAL TRANSFERS DISBURSEMENTS ENDING FEES and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificreceived until 3:00 TRANSFERS p.m. on Thursday, BEGINNING CURRENT DELINQUENT OTHER TAX TRANSFERS RECEIPTS DISBURSEMENTS ENDING FEES CASH TAX INTEREST RECEIPTS IN AND TRANSFERS DISBURSEMENTS OUT AND TRANSFERS CASH WITHHELD ate of Purchase, all as provided byTAX law. September 5, 2013 byOUT the Douglas CASH TAX INTEREST RECEIPTS IN AND TRANSFERS DISBURSEMENTS AND TRANSFERS CASH WITHHELD First Publication: 8/1/2013 County Finance Department, 100 Third COUNTY FUNDS Last Publication: 8/29/2013 Street, Suite 130, Castle Rock, Colorado Publisher: Douglas County News Press 80104. Bids will not be considered which Dated: 6/6/2013 are received after the time $1,248.42 stated, and any $409,067.31 CAPITAL EXPENDITURES $4,089,058.80 $0.00 ($591.89) $0.61 $1,839.70 $0.00 $0.00 $409,067.31 $3,681,239.91 $0.01 $0.00 ($591.89) $0.61 $0.000.00 $1,248.42 $409,067.31 $0.00 un$409,067.31 $3,681,239.91 $0.01 $14,640,350.09 GEORGE J$4,089,058.80 KENNEDY received will $127,545.16 be returned CAPITAL REPLACEMENT $14,548,796.12 0.00 $1,839.70 0.00 70,104.76 bids so 57,440.40 35,991.19 0.00 $35,991.19 DOUGLAS$14,548,796.12 COUNTY Public Trustee opened.35,991.19 0.00 0.00 0.00 70,104.76 0.00 57,440.400.00 $127,545.16 0.00 $35,991.19 $14,640,350.09 CISC FISCAL AGENT $419,867.24 0.00 79.45 0.00 $79.45 2,931.70 0.00 $2,931.70 $417,014.99 The name, address and telephone num$419,867.24 0.00 0.00 0.00 79.45 0.00 0.000.00 $79.45 2,931.70 0.00 $2,931.70 $417,014.99 TRUST $1,017,291.08 0.00 590,091.56 0.00 Government $590,091.56 179,240.01 0.00 $179,240.01 $1,428,142.63 bersCONSERVATION of the attorney(s) representing the Douglas County reserves the $1,017,291.08 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 $590,091.56 179,240.01 $115,450,195.98 0.00 $179,240.01 10,600,000.00 $1,428,142.63 $95,171,874.53 GENERAL $70,505,840.70 61,005,987.85590,091.56 (380,653.68) 13,922.97 51,074,712.31 right 3,736,226.53 $90,784,162.15 $914,502.50 legalCOUNTY holder of the indebtedness is: to reject any and all bids, to waive 84,571,874.53 $70,505,840.70 61,005,987.85 (380,653.68) 13,922.97 51,074,712.31 3,736,226.53 $115,450,195.98 84,571,874.53 10,600,000.00 $95,171,874.53 $90,784,162.15 $914,502.50 LISADEBT CANCANON informalities, or irregularities SERVICE $94,340.17 0.00 (224.91) 0.00 226.01 formalities, 2,694,825.24 $2,694,826.34 480,225.90 0.00 $480,225.90 $2,308,940.61 $94,340.17 0.00 (224.91) 0.00 226.01 2,694,825.24 $2,694,826.34 480,225.90 0.00 $480,225.90 $2,308,940.61 Colorado Registration #: 42043 contained in a said bid and furthermore, to DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES $232,651.56 4,368,492.40 (26,817.90) 994.60 0.00 0.00 $4,342,669.10 3,214,770.31 0.00 $3,214,770.31 $1,360,550.35 $65,484.78 $232,651.56 4,368,492.40 (26,817.90) 0.00 0.00 0.000.00 $4,342,669.10 0.00 $1,360,550.35 $65,484.78 1199GENERAL BANNOCK STREET , a contract either in $3,214,770.31 FIXED ASSET $5,100.58 994.60 0.00 0.00 award3,214,770.31 0.00 for items herein, $0.00 0.00 0.00 $0.00 $5,100.58 DENVER, COLORADO whole or in part, to0.00 be in the $5,100.5880204 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 $0.00 0.00if it is deemed $0.00 $5,100.58 HUMAN SERVICES $5,426,481.38 1,380,443.45 (8,742.77) 314.47 1,907,521.75 0.00 $3,279,536.90 2,589,643.38 0.00 $2,589,643.38 $6,116,374.90 Phone #: (303) 813-1177 best interest of the County to do0.00 so. Addi- $2,589,643.38 $5,426,481.38 (8,742.77) 1,907,521.75 0.00 0.000.00 $3,279,536.90 2,589,643.38 $6,116,374.90 INTERNAL SERVICES LIAB &1,380,443.45 PROP INSUR $1,378,730.79 314.47 0.00 471,570.22 tionally, 658,532.45 0.00 $658,532.45 $1,191,768.56 Fax #: (303)$1,378,730.79 813-1107 we0.00 reserve the $471,570.22 right to0.00 negotiate R 0.00 $0.00 0.00 0.000.00 $471,570.22 658,532.45 $658,532.45 $1,191,768.56 INTERNAL MEDICAL SELF0.00 INSUR 0.00471,570.22 0.00 6,310,067.45 optional 500,000.00 0.00 $4,757,407.43 $2,052,660.02 Attorney File #:SERVICES 9105.05879 items/services$6,810,067.45 with the success- 4,757,407.43 NSUR $0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 6,310,067.45 500,000.00 $6,810,067.45 4,757,407.43 0.00 $4,757,407.43 $2,052,660.02 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE INTERNAL SERVICES-EMPLOYEE BENEFITS $2,178,101.62 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,081,685.79 ful bidder. 0.00 $1,081,685.79 900,718.02 0.00 $900,718.02 $2,359,069.39 EFITS $2,178,101.62 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,081,685.79 0.00 $1,081,685.79 900,718.02 0.00 $900,718.02 $2,359,069.39 SALE DATES on the Public Trustee webJUSTICE CENTER SALES & USE TAX $31,063,284.92 0.00 0.00 0.00 10,529,018.51 0.00 $10,529,018.51 1,898,170.79 3,286,226.51 $5,184,397.30 $36,407,906.13 $31,063,284.92 0.00 0.00 0.00 14,387.92 10,529,018.51 0.00 0.00 $10,529,018.51 1,898,170.79 3,286,226.51 $36,407,906.13 site: L.I.D. http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustdirect concerning $5,184,397.30 CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION $386,239.05 2,033.44 0.00 Please 0.00any questions $16,421.36 92.67 0.00 $92.67 $402,567.74 $92.67 ee/ this IFB to Carolyn Purchasing $386,239.05 AUTHORITY 14,387.92 0.00 2,033.44 0.00 0.00 $16,421.36 92.67 Riggs, 0.00 Su- 8,262,971.16 $92.67 $402,567.74 $92.67 $23,577,467.36 LAW ENFORCEMENT $17,449,069.33 12,569,281.72 (57,697.19) 2,453.36 1,877,331.30 p e r v i s o0.00 $14,391,369.19 0.00 $8,262,971.16 $180,927.70 r, 3 0 3 - 6 6 0 0.00 - 7 4 3 4 , $8,262,971.16 $17,449,069.33 12,569,281.72 (57,697.19) 2,453.36 1,877,331.30 0.00 $14,391,369.19 8,262,971.16 $23,577,467.36 $180,927.70 PROJECTS $5,697.53 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 criggs@douglas.co.us, 0.00 $0.00to 5:00 0.00 0.00 $0.00 $5,697.53 LegalLID Notice No.: 2013-0392 8:00 a.m. $5,697.53 0.00 0.00$579.61 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000.00 $0.00 0.00 0.00 $0.00 $5,697.53 STATION SALES TAX IMPROVEMENT 0.00 3,127.48 0.00 $3,127.48 3,182.05 0.00 $3,182.05 $525.04 First LINCOLN Publication: 8/1/2013 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding MENT $579.61 0.00 0.00 0.00 3,127.48 0.00 $3,127.48 3,182.05 0.00 $3,182.05 $525.04 Last OPEN Publication: SPACE8/29/2013 - SALES & USE TAX $13,817,774.32 0.00 0.00 0.00 4,212,246.44 holidays. 3,547.08 $4,215,793.52 3,696,583.50 2,265,358.92 $5,961,942.42 $12,071,625.42 $13,817,774.32 0.00 0.00 0.00 4,212,246.44 3,547.08 $4,215,793.52 3,696,583.50 2,265,358.92 $5,961,942.42 $12,071,625.42 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PARKS SALES & USE TAX $8,357,918.70 0.00 0.00 0.00 499,845.11 535,311.18 $1,035,156.29 434,423.26 60,987.48 $495,410.74 $8,897,664.25 0.00 0.00 0.00 $1,035,156.29 434,423.26 60,987.48 $495,410.74 $8,897,664.25 No.: 921911$235,978.88 PUBLIC$8,357,918.70 TRUSTEE ($782,474.06) 0.00499,845.11 0.00 535,311.180.00 235,978.88 Legal Notice 0.00 234,292.87 0.00 $234,292.87 ($780,788.05) First Publication: August 15, 2013 ($782,474.06) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000.00 $235,978.88 234,292.87 0.00 $234,292.87 ($780,788.05) RMHIDTA ($224,072.87) 0.00235,978.88 0.00 755,954.09 Last Publication: 0.00 August $755,954.09 792,481.57 0.00 $792,481.57 ($260,600.35) 15, 2013 ($224,072.87) 0.00 0.00 0.00 755,954.09 0.00 $755,954.09 792,481.57 0.00 $792,481.57 ($260,600.35) ROAD & BRIDGE $46,530,331.95 23,225,059.48 (122,692.22) 4,472.59 9,423,547.62 Publisher: 4,500,000.00 $37,030,387.47 15,339,796.08 0.00 $15,339,796.08 $68,220,923.34 $294,225.48 Douglas County News-Press $46,530,331.95 23,225,059.48 (122,692.22) 4,472.59 9,423,547.62 4,500,000.00 $37,030,387.47 15,339,796.08 0.00 $15,339,796.08 $68,220,923.34 $294,225.48 ROAD SALES & USE TAX $31,441,720.80 0.00 0.00 0.00 9,521,150.26 5,500,000.00 $15,021,150.26 7,798,821.84 1,214,777.52 $9,013,599.36 $37,449,271.70 $31,441,720.80 0.00 0.00 0.00 9,521,150.26 5,500,000.00 $15,021,150.26 7,798,821.84 1,214,777.52 $9,013,599.36 $37,449,271.70 SOLID WASTER DISPOSAL SITE $269,526.86 0.00 0.00 0.00 16,625.93 0.00 $16,625.93 2,173.11 100,000.00 $102,173.11 $183,979.68 $269,526.86 0.00 0.00 0.00 16,625.93 0.00 $16,625.93 2,173.11 100,000.00 $102,173.11 $183,979.68
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Billie McBride, Rachel Fowler, Devon James, Rhonda Brown, Adrian Egolf and Patty Figel are in the cast of “Steel Magnolias.” Photo by Michael Ensminger
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TREASURER'S TAX COLLECTION DUE TO TAXING AUTHORITIES & IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS $1,861,699.98 RECEIVABLES 377,352,032.21 MISCELLANEOUS $15,606.85 MISCELLANEOUS PAYABLES 0.00 $2,324,505.49 0.00
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August 15, 2013
FALLSPORTS 2013 PREVIEW
Week 1 Softball • Cross Country • Golf Castle View catcher Morgan Trujillo snags a pitch on one bounce. She will be teaming up with Savannah Heebner as the battery for the Sabercats this season. Photo by Tom Munds
Teams running on battery power Pitcher-catcher tandems make the difference in high school softball By Jim Benton
jbenton@ourcoloradonews.com Most good high school softball teams are built around solid batteries. In other words, the combined effectiveness of a pitcher and catcher. You can’t have one without the other. “If your pitching and catching is solid, you have any kind of decent coaching, you should win more games than you lose, and with a little luck you should win much more than you lose,” said Ponderosa coach Toby Tabola. “It starts there,” he continued. “You can’t forget the catcher. You can’t have these great pitchers without a really good person to receive the ball. There have been times where I have not been able to allow a pitcher to throw a particular pitch because it’s too hard for the catcher to handle.” Tabola’s daughter, Caley Mitchell, is head coach at Castle View. “I absolutely believe in the importance of a great pitcher and catcher,” said Mitchell. “If you have a solid hitting team and good defense you may be still able to win games, but you won’t go further than that. The defense can only do so much if you don’t have a pitcher to keep girls off base. “Catchers are just as important. Your pitcher can be great, but if you don’t have a catcher that can handle her, you are going to have problems. The catcher commands the field, she needs to be heads-up on every play, as well as be a coach for the pitcher.” Castle View and Ponderosa have two of the league’s top pitchers in the Sabercats’ junior Savannah Heebner and the Mustangs’ Ally Power, also a junior. Heebner won 13 games with 145 strikeouts and a 1.49 earned run average. Power won 14 games last season with 208 strikeouts and a 1.69 ERA. Junior Sarah Carpenter will be Power’s battery-mate after taking over the starting catching duties late last season. Senior Morgan Trujillo will be behind the plate catching Heebner.
‘If your pitching and catching is solid, you have any kind of decent coaching, you should win more games than you lose.’ Toby Tabola, Ponderosa
Catchers are the team leaders, setting the tone for the team and often calling timeouts to visit with pitchers to avoid a visit to the mound by a coach. “I would say the catcher is the leader on the field,” said Power. “Yeah, you listen to her. It’s very important to have confidence in your catcher. “Talks between my catcher and I are really team decisions. We discuss it and normally agree with the changes. Sarah did her job well last season.” Trujillo admits it is sometime hard for a catcher to be a leader. “In the beginning it was a challenge,” said Trujillo. “Then I realized I was involved in every single play, I’ve really got to step up my leadership role. From that point on, I love doing it. “Sometimes girls on your team just hate being told what to do. In reality you are just trying to say `let’s get back on track and we need to come together as a team.’ “Savannah has always been a stud,” continued Trujillo. “She’s getting looked at a lot by big schools. I look at myself and say she couldn’t be where she is today if she didn’t have a catcher. I’m just not talking about me but every other catcher that’s she’s experienced along the way. Without that catcher, she would be pitching to the backstop.” Castle View and Ponderosa are expected to be two of the Continental League’s strongest teams this season. Defending league champion Rock Canyon returns seven starters and the Jaguars are the team to beat. Mountain Vista, Legend and Douglas County should have a say in which team wins the league title.
Softball Teams At a Glance HIGHLANDS RANCH
Coach — Joe Gleason 2012 highlights — 1-9 in Continental League, 3-16 overall Top players — Taylor Saul, Sr.; Maureen Morgan, Jr.; Taryn Calori, Sr. 2013 outlook — Saul, Morgan and Calori are expected to be back as Gleason takes over as the new Falcons coach.
Swartout has a fast glove at third base. Travis, Yanks and Blumberg have started at first base, second base and catcher the past three years and bring knowledge of the game as well as solid hitting. Say what — “The team has been conditioning all summer and is ready to take on the challenge of the 2013 season,” said Kortbawi.
MOUNTAIN VISTA
THUNDERRIDGE
Coach — Bret Grammerstorf 2012 highlghts — 7-3 in Continental League, 16-7 overall, won Region 2 championship and lost in quarterfinals of state tournament. Top players — Rachel Johnson, 1B, Sr.; Kara Felske, IF, Sr.; Madi Garduno, CF, Jr.; Maggie Mitchell, OF, Sr.; Shelby Rank, C, Sr,; Kayla Lewis, SS, Soph.; Dani Klatt, P, Jr.; Annie Engler, P; Morgan Reid, P. 2013 outlook — Golden Eagles have qualified for the state tournament the past 10 seasons but it could be harder this season with an inexperienced varsity pitching staff. Johnson was an All-Continental League performer in 2012, hitting .457 with five home runs and a 1.000 fielding percentage. Say what — “This will be a different team than we have had in the past. We will be athletic and really untested in the circle. We are ready for the challenge,” said Grammerstorf.
ROCK CANYON
Coach — Debbie Kortbawi 2012 highlights — 9-1 in Continental League, 19-5 overall, Region 6 champions, lost in Class 5A state championship semifinals. Top players — Zayne Blumberg, C/OF, Sr.; Brooklyn Travis, 1B/C, Sr.; Lauren Paige, 1B/P, Sr.; Lauren Yanks, 2B, Sr.; Taylor Vagt, 2B, Sr.; Sydney Hairgrove, OF, Jr.; Hannah Clark, SS/OF, Jr.; Shen Lu Swartout, 3B/OF, Sr.; Carrie Corbetta, OF/SS, Sr.; Katie Didonna, P/SS, Soph.; Kayla Wing, 2B/OF, Soph. 2013 outlook — Jaguars return seven seniors who played on Final Four teams the past three seasons. Paige has one of the strongest bats in the state and
Coach — James Dollaghan 2012 highlights — 7-3 in Continental League, 13-9 overall. Top players — Molly Whitefoot, CF, Sr.; Katie Leiker, 3B, Jr.; Gabby Smith, SS, Jr.; Hannah Hatten, P, Jr. Lauren (Hope) Ballard, OF, Jr. 2013 outlook — Whitefoot is a returning All-Continental League player who hit .466 last season. Leiker was also All-Conference and led the league with 34 RBI. The team has good speed and softball intelligence but the pitching needs to hold up to be a contender. Grizzlies can build off a seven-game winning streak, which pushed them into the 2012 state playoffs. Say what — “The girls work extremely hard and are excited to get the season going. We look to challenge for a league championship this year,” said Dollaghan.
VALOR CHRISTIAN
Coach — Dave Atencio 2012 highlights — Eagles finished the season 9-12. Top players — Shelby Mann, 2B, Jr.; MaKenna Roth, CF, Jr.; Kendall Ohman, SS, Jr.; Morgan Petrone, 3B, Jr. 2013 outlook — Atencio assumes the coaching duties at Valor after 20 years coaching at Dakota Ridge. After reaching the state Class 5A finals with Dakota Ridge last season, he inherits an Eagle team with no seniors but a group of experienced underclass players. Say what — “We are going to be vastly improved over last year. We have a very experienced group of kids coming back and will be strongly pushing for a state berth,” said Atencio.
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2013 PREVIEW
FALLSPORTS
Coaches urge athletes to fuel up Cross country runners told to stay hydrated, get enough calories By Jim Benton
jbenton@ourcoloradonews. com Cherry Creek’s Jordyn Colter appeared to ready to capture her second consecutive Class 5A individual state cross country championship last October when she collapsed and didn’t finish the race. It was learned that Colter had low sodium and potassium and her white blood cell count was high, but seeing one of the state’s top runners break down scared many cross country runners to pay more attention to nutrition and hydration. Two months after her scare at the state cross country meet, Colter ran fourth in the national Foot Locker Cross Country Championships in San Diego. She won the 800- and 1,600-meter runs at the Class 5A state track meet last May and was third in the 3,200-meter run. “She looks strong and healthy,” Creek girls cross country coach Holly Lane said of Colter, who is a junior this season. Lane and boys coach Ethan Dusto view what their runners eat and drink. “Some of them sort of have a misconception,” said Lane. “They don’t realize how many calories they’re burning off during training and they don’t realize how many calories they should be taking in. “During track season a few years ago, Ethan made them keep journals just so they could keep track of what they were eating so we could make sure they were eating enough.” “We had a nutritionist come speak to them during our summer running camp to emphasize how important proper nutrition is because you need that fuel for
Mountain Vista Cross Country coach Jonathan Dalby talks to his boys and girls squads before practice Aug. 13 at MVHS. Dalby encourages his runners to carry around a water bottle during the day to help stay hydrated. Photo by Ryan Boldrey your body to go.” Sometimes, even with journals, it’s tough to monitor the food and water intake of runners. “We try to make sure they drink water during the day and are eating properly but when they are at school, depending what their schedule is like, they don’t always eat properly and then come out to practice and try to run hard, but they just run out of gas or they end up cramping up because of dehydration.” “We try to emphasize they should always have a water bottle with them.” Mountain Vista has a dominant cross country program in the Continental League. The Golden Eagles boys won the state championship last year and the girls were fourth.
“We play up nutrition and hydration probably a couple times a week,” said coach Jonathan Dalby. “We try to educate as much as we can about that kind of stuff. We try to get them to carry a water bottle around with them all day long or always have that with them. “We talk about eating fruits and vegetables. We want them to eat carbohydrates but what they always don’t think about is eating fats and protein. We try to educate them on eating the right kind of fats and protein. Those three things kind of fuel you up as an athlete and help better performances day in and day out.” Mountain Vista senior Connor Weaver, who was the first Golden Eagles runner to cross the finish line, in 12th place at the 2012
state meet, tries to eat healthy and watches his iron levels. “Every day I take a vitamin supplement and an iron supplement,” he said. “My sophomore year I found out I was anemic and that when I run, I sweat a lot. I lose iron more quickly than a lot of other people. Without iron, oxygen can’t be transported throughout the body as quickly. So that is a big thing for me, making sure my iron levels are good. “I know everybody on our team drinks two full 32-ounce bottles of water a day. I know Andrew Walton and I do protein shakes typically an hour after a hard workout. That seems to help the muscles recover.” Highlands Ranch also has their girls and boys runners keep jour-
nals on what they eat, and Clifford and head boys coach Nicky DeBolt harp on their athletes to keep hydrated. “I play a lot of attention to my diet,” said Highlands Ranch senior Nick Meis. “My goal is to keep consumption of junk food to a minimum. I keep a water bottle with me at school. I make sure I sip water throughout the day when I know I’ll be running in the afternoon.” Clifford has issued a warning to Highlands Ranch teachers. “We did tell the kids we were going to email their teachers,” related Clifford. “If they yell at you for having to go to the bathroom all the time, have them email us because you have to stay hydrated all the time.”
Cross Country Teams At a Glance HIGHLANDS RANCH
Coach — Katie Clifford (girls), Nicky DeBolt (boys). 2012 highlights — Falcons had only one runner qualify for the Class 5A state meet. Top girls runners — Macy Kreutz, Sr. Top boys runners — Nicholas Meis, Sr. 2013 outlook — Kreutz, who ran in the 2012 state meet, returns to lead the girls team and Meis will carry the hopes for an improved campaign for the boys. Say what? — “I think we will be a solid team. Our goal is to look at how to make the team better,” said Clifford.
MOUNTAIN VISTA
Coach — Jonathan Dalby (girls and boys). 2012 highlights — Girls finished fourth in the Class 5A state championship meet and the boys won the state championship after finishing second in 2012 and third in 2011. Mountain Vista won all six races (girls and boys) at the Continental League meet. Weaver was the first Mountain Vista runner to cross the finish line at the state meet and the other four Vista runners followed within 17.5 seconds. Top girl runners — Delaney Fitzsimmons, Sr.; Molly Reicher, Sr. Kenzie Haberkorn, Jr.; Abbie Suntken, Soph; Abby Hendren , Soph.; Courtney Goodrum, Jr.; Ashlee Johnson, Sr. Top boys runners — Connor Weaver, Sr.; Andrew Walton, Sr.; Blake Graf, Sr.; Carson Hart, Sr.; Tyler Matzke, Jr.; 2013 outlook — There were 135 girls and boys runners who showed up for the Golden Eagles’ summer conditioning camp so there will be a lot of competition
in practice. Weaver was 12th in the state championship last season and he’ll be joined by Walton, Graf and a group of talented underclassmen to pace the boys team. Fitzsimmons and Reicher return from last season’s girls state team but Dalby, the 2011 Colorado Coach of the Year, will have plenty of top-notch young runners to build another title contending team. Say what? — “It’s kind of starting to build,” said Dalby of the Golden Eagles’ cross country tradition.
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Coach — Dan Davies (girls and boys) 2012 highlights — Girls and boys both finished third in the Continental League. Boys were 11th at the 5A state meet. Top girl runners — Phoebe Schneider, Sr.; Gabby Alcala, Sr.; MacKenna Balman, Soph.; Nicole Jordan, Jr. Top boys runners — Jake Blackburn, Jr.; Conner Skoglund, Sr.; Paul Bisesi, Sr.; Andy Tinlin, Sr.; Gabe Tauber, Jr. 2013 outlook — Girls team has four strong varsity runners but newcomers will have to solve the lack of depth. Boys have plenty of depth but lack experience. Say what? — “Schneider, Alcala, Balman and Jordan are coming off strong track seasons but need support from younger girls. Blackburn will be supported by Skoglund, Tinlin and Tauber who look to be much improved,” said Davies.
THUNDERRIDGE
Coach — Matt Paisley (girls and boys) 2012 highlights — Girls were seventh and boys were 23rd in the state meet.
Top girls runners — Sierra Dinges, Sr.; Emily Waters, Jr.; Ashlee Fausz, Jr., Emma Atwell, Jr.; Morgan Aurich, Soph. Top boys runners — Paul Moore, Jr.; Chase Bigelow, Jr.; Joel Isakson, Sr.; Jack Lindauer, Sr.; Chandler Jenson, Jr.; Evan Stolk, Jr.; Reese Epper, Soph.; Brady Barker, Sr. 2013 outlook — Girls team is loaded with runners from last season’s deep junior varsity and incoming freshmen who are pushing for varsity spots. Boys team surprised people by qualifying for the state championship last season and could startle again this season. Say what? — “Providing things go well, I’m hopeful for our best-ever ThunderRidge cross country season,” said Paisley.
VALOR CHRISTIAN
Coach — Greg Coplen (girls and boys) 2012 highlights — Boys team made strides and advanced to Class 4A state championship meet. Girls team was young with two freshmen, three sophomores and a junior. Top girls runners — Lauren Ogg, Jr.; Taylor Spieker, Jr.; Grace Moore, Soph.; Caroline Fuschino, Jr.; Gabby Marchino, Sr.; Savannah Hunzicker, Soph. Top boys runners — Zac Petrie, Sr.; Ashton Grissom, Jr.; Aidan Cusick, Jr. 2013 outlook — Many of the boys and girls runners participated in track last spring and Coplen expects to witness improved performances this fall. Six of the top nine boys runners return from last season. Say what? — “Looking forward to seeing what they can do this year,” said Coplen.
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Teams on course for change Difference in golf regions kept out good players in past By Jim Benton
jbenton@ourcoloradonews. com Players, coaches, parents and spectators have been complaining, grumbling, muttering and whining for years about the regional golf qualifying format. In the past, many of the state’s top teams and individuals were lumped in the same regions that were determined at the start of the season. That resulted in several good golfers not being able to qualify for the state tournament, while others with higher scores did make it into the state tourney because of playing in a region with fewer talented golfers. However, a significant change has been made to the Class 5A and 4A regional qualifying setup that will also apply to the girls spring season. Now, with the new CHSAA waterfall regional seeding system,
league finishes will be submitted to the CHSAA on Sept. 9, and schools will be placed in one of four regions based on how they finished in their leagues. The idea behind the modification is that a couple conferences usually produce better golfers and often have to compete in a region for a certain number of spots in the state tournament, where another region might have schools that that don’t have as many good golfers. Last season, for example, after the predetermined number of teams qualifying in each region was set, the qualifying cutoff score in the Metro-East regional played at Common Ground Golf Club was 76. There were 38 golfers in the state tournament who played in last year’s state tournament with qualifying scores higher than 76, and there were six golfers in the Metro-East that fired a 76 and had a playoff, with only one advancing into the two-day state tournament. With this season’s seeding for the four regional tournaments, the No. 1, No. 5 and No. 9 teams in the Continental League will play in the Central Region along with the top Jefferson County League team.
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The Colorado Springs Metro and Front Range League champions will be in the Northern Region with the Continental’s No. 2, 6 and 10 schools. The Denver Prep and Southwestern League champions will be seeded in the Western Region with the Continental League’s third-, seventhand 11th-place teams. The Continental League No. 4, No. 8 and No. 12 teams will tee it up in the Southern Region with the No. 1 teams from the Centennial and East Metro Leagues. Each Class 5A region will have two automatic teams qualify and roughly 15 individuals not on the top two teams. “The new format can make a huge difference,” said Douglas County coach Jeff Riley. “Historically the southern and eastern metro regions were very strong and the northern much stronger than metro west. In 2006, Douglas County won the league by 50 shots but finished fourth at regionals behind Air Academy, that had a career day, and Chaparral and ThunderRidge. “ThunderRidge and Chaparral finished 1-2 in the state tournament after Douglas County finished ahead of them throughout Golf continues on Page 27
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Solheim Cup: time to tee it up Americans, Europeans set for match play at course in Parker By Jim Benton
jbenton@ourcoloradonews.com Wandering around the Colorado Golf Club trying to find the best location to watch the Solheim Cup could be as difficult as successfully getting out of one of the course’s bunkers. The Solheim Cup, matching 12 of the top women professional golfers from the United States against a dozen of Europe’s top players, will be contested Aug. 16-18 in Parker. Fans want to be sure to be on the first hole to watch the players tee off in the match-play tournament. The first tee is a raucous place to be when players are teeing off because fans from both sides will be yelling, chanting and even singing
songs to inspire the respective teams. The Solheim Cup is often called football golf because spectators can yell and scream. The par 4, 428-yard third hole is one that could be tough for the ladies. It is downhill, which results in a forced carry on the second shot off a downhill lie. Holes 14, 15 and 16 could produce a bushel of birdies that might spark comebacks for trailing players. And, any match coming down to the 435-yard, par 4 18th hole could deliver some highlight-reel memories. “The course is going to be firm and fast, which means the ball is going to spend a lot of time on the ground and do a lot of things,” said Colorado Golf Club head professional Graham Cliff. Holes on the course will
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the regular season. Golf in the state of Colorado is basically a one-day season, the regionals. If you have a great season and have a bad day at regionals, you are out. The realignment hopefully will cut down the numbers of one-day wonders qualifying for the state tournament.” Mountain Vista coach Tim Taylor is another coach who lauds the CSHAA for taking a step in the right direction. “This is a step towards a better idea,” he said. “We always thought league should really mean something. Standings in the league were irrelevant. Now all of a sudden they mean something. The way you play in league will give you a chance to play well in the regional and get into the state tournament. “A lot of coaches for years have been saying that if you had a league like our league that was pretty deep
have different setups from session-to-session. “The girls won’t know what to expect,” said Cliff. “They can’t go out and say `this morning I did this.’ The hole is going to be completely different that it was in the morning. They play a hole like No. 2, which is a par 3, it could play 150 yards in the morning and it Wie could play 130 in the afternoon. “We’ve already discussed with the LPGA some setup things for Sunday and other days on some holes just to make them more exciting.” Golf Channel analyst Curt Byrum, who played Colorado Golf Club during the 2010 Senior PGA, says the Parker course that is exposed to the wind is an ideal venue for the Solheim Cup.
and had kids go to a regional tournament that was a one-day shootout, which we never thought was right, you could have kids that shot 76, 77, 78 and not make it into the state tournament.” Littleton’s Joe Schroer was one of those golfers. He carded a 76 at the Metro-East regional and wasn’t the one golfer to survive a six-player playoff. He was eliminated from the state tournament. “It was kind of hard to look at the regional scores when they came out the next day, especially in the Jeffco League,” said Schroer. “I think it was 82 or 83 that was the cut. Hopefully it will be better this year.” Arapahoe coach Harry Buckner summed up the qualifying change in a few words. “Good golfers will get to state now,” he said. Highlands Ranch coach James Barker, however, doesn’t like the change. “To me a region is a geographic area, and you ought to know where your regional championship is going
“Overall it’s going to be a tremendous venue,” said Byrum. “They can do so much with the setup to play to the match play part of this. “No. 14 is one of those holes that they can move the tees up to make that a drivable par 4. So that stretch of 14, 15 and 16 could be real volatile. There are eagle possibilities in that stretch of three holes.” The U.S. team with Brittany Lincicome, Lexi Thompson, Jessica Korda, Gerina Piller and Michele Wie has more long hitters than the Europeans. “If the girls are playing best ball or alternate shot on certain holes if you can have your longest player playing, it could make a difference,” said Cliff. “That’s the reason Michelle Wie was picked for the team is for her length. “Meg (U.S. captain Mallon) said it best, she can’t leave four or five birdies she thinks Michelle is going to
to be well ahead of time so you can get some practice rounds on the course,” said Barker. “Also, the season has to end on Sept. 9 to do this seeding for the regionals, so that means we’re only going to be playing a monthlong season. “I don’t like it at all. My argument against people who complain about shooting a good score and not getting into the state championship is they need to get better. I do think we shouldn’t have players who shoot 90 in the state championship, but I don’t think we’ve ever found a good formula. Maybe a two-day regional would be better.” Regis Jesuit and Cherry Creek will again be among the state’s top teams, and Douglas County returns the defending Class 5A individual champion in Kyler Dunkle. Valor Christian finished second in the 2012 Class 4A state tournament, losing a playoff to Pueblo South on the second hole. Four players on that team, Josh Seiple, Coby Welch, Jake Staiano and Ross Macdonald, were underclassmen.
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Coach — James Barker 2012 highlights — Finished eighth in Northern regional with senior Parker Cushing the lone state qualifier. Top players — Tyler Zhang, Fresh.; Kyle Pearson, Fresh,; Ryan Pearson, Fresh.; Charlie Schneider, Soph.; Anthony Mendez, Sr.; Brendan Harp, Jr.; Andrew Buckley, Jr. 2013 outlook — Falcons can go seven to eight players deep without a big drop in ability. Say what? — “ We’re going to have a good battle to see who will be on our regional and state teams. This year we’re probably be back to top 10 in state, top five at best,” said Barker.
MOUNTAIN VISTA
Coach — Tim Taylor 2012 highlights — Golden Eagles were 11th in the Northern regional and qualified only one golfer for state, and he has graduated. Top players — Austin Hardman, Soph.; Nolan Cox, Jr., Alex Mara, Sr.; Ryan Butler, Sr.; Chris Raap, Fresh. 2013 outlook — Golden Eagles will be young but the underclassmen are talented. Say what? — “We should do fairly well this season and I’m really looking forward to a couple years after that, after the young players get some more experience
make sitting at home on the couch.” Cliff warns spectators not to leave early and echoed the thoughts of many people that anything can happen in match play. “On 14, 15 and 16 there is no lead that is safe,” he said. “You are not going to be able to coast. People are going to birdie 14, 15 and 16 on a daily basis. A match coming down to 18 is going to be a fabulous hole for the gals playing up the hill with all the spectators. “At the end of the day, the team that putts the best is going to win. It’s the same for any tournament. The greens are really tough and the greens will be really fast.”
SOLHEIM SCHEDULE Aug. 16: 7:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. - Four Foursomes matches 1-5:30 p.m. - Four Four-ball matches Aug. 17: 7:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. - Four Foursomes matches 1-5:30 p.m. - Four Four-ball matches Aug. 18: 12:30-6:30 p.m. - Twelve singles matches 7-7:45 p.m. - Closing ceremonies. TV Coverage: Golf Channel will provide coverage of all sessions of the tournament.
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Coach — Jason Dunkle 2012 highlights — Jaguars were second in the Continental League, third in the Northern Regional and seventh at the Class 5A state tournament. Top players — Ryan Zetwick, Soph.; Josh Pusar, Fresh. 2013 outlook — This will be a rebuilding year after losing four seniors. Zetwick had a good summer and could develop into the team’s No. 1 player. Say what? — “Our weakness will be having so few players with varsity tournament experience,” said Dunkle.
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Coach — Jim McCord 2012 highlights - The Grizzlies were fourth in the Northern Regional tournament and came home in 11th place at the state tourney. Top players — Kevin McAdam, Sr.; Trevor McCord, Jr.; Jack Matchinski, Jr. 2013 outlook — McCord will be in his 18th season as a coach and he will have an experienced nucleus. Matchinski and McCord were two of the three players who qualified for the state tournament last season. Say what? — “ThunderRidge graduated only two senior golfers last year so we look forward to a strong year with some experienced players,” said McCord.
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