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Video continues on Page 9

This year’s Puppy Bowl to feature several local pooches. PAGE 5

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Thrive continues on Page 9

The Canyon Crazies student section from Rock Canyon lives up to its name as the clock winds down in the Jaguars’ 44-43 boys basketball victory over ThunderRidge on Jan. 29. For more coverage, turn to Page 26. Photo by Paul DiSalvo

THE THRILL OF VICTORY

Event o� ers help amid struggle Community of Care Network holds event in Castle Rock

By Shanna Fortier [email protected]

Stacey Hudgens and her family have been living motel to motel for the past year.

“It’s been pretty tedious,” she said, adding that they are currently living in a Super 8 in Douglas County.

Her family was one of the many that attended Strive to Thrive, an event that brought together 35 agencies offering a variety of assistance to Douglas County families.

“My husband and I are having some hard times right now, and this is just a great resource for our family,” Hudgens said. “To know that there’s food available at all times and you don’t have to go hun-gry is inspiring.”

The eighth biannual Strive to Thrive Resource and Service Fair, hosted by Douglas County’s Community of Care Network, was Jan. 26 at Calvary Chapel in Castle Rock.

The free event is designed to help teach attendees how to take advantage of free food and clothing, medical as-sistance and more, while giving them the opportunity to receive many of those benefi ts on site in a one-stop shop set-ting.

Attendees were able to walk away with new warm clothes as well as food pro-vided by food banks. They also learned about employment opportunities and how to apply for food stamps. Free hair-cuts, dental checkups, free stress tests and wellness checks were also available.

“The hair cutting was excellent,” Hud-gens said, touching her freshly cut hair. “I needed that. Years ago I should have gotten one, but I didn’t — I kept putting it off.”

Project ReCycle was also at the event

Lance Mettler, of Project ReCycle, hands out bikes to youths at the Strive to Thrive event hosted by Douglas County. Photos by Shanna Fortier

Laura Medina serves

hot meals at the Jan.

26 Strive to Thrive

event.

Students propose solutions via video Advertisements offer waysto tackle problems facing state

By Mike DiFerdinando [email protected]

Eighth-grade students at Cresthill Middle School in Highlands Ranch looked at the biggest problems facing Colorado and developed their own video advertisements to explain how they would fi x them.

Bryce Johansson’s team wanted to see if Douglas County students were sleep-ing enough. It found, on average, stu-dents only get seven hours compared to the recommended eight to 10 hours for teenagers.

“We were really disappointed in that and wanted to make it so there was an ex-tra hour before school,” Johansson said.

Reiley Forshey and her group studied how to keep increasing traffi c in the Den-ver area from affecting the state’s tourism industry.

“Our solution was more public trans-portation such as light rails and stuff like that,” Forshey said.

Aarushi Gupta and her team discov-ered a need for funding in the biomedical industry.

“Our solution was to fund small busi-ness incubators to help them grow and help fi nd cures,” Gupta said.

Thirty-seven teams representing 155 eighth-graders spent three months on the projects, which were a collabora-tion among social studies, language arts, science and wellness classes. The project refl ected the district’s focus on innova-tion, 21st Century Skills and real-world connections, social studies teacher Sonja Herring said.

“Rather than just learning about how one goes about impacting local government, we are actually trying to go through the process ourselves,” she said. “Students were able to choose an issue that was truly affecting Colorado

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Staff was directed to further address the proposed accessory-use category

By Shanna Fortier [email protected]

After almost two hours of discussion and testimony from close to 40 people Jan. 25, the Douglas County Planning Commission recommended approval of proposed motorsport regulations, with specifi c instructions to staff to further address the proposed accessory-use cat-egory.

While most speakers were pleased that county staff worked hard on establishing regulations, many were concerned with the accessory-use category, which did not have any proposed regulations.

“The lack of enforceable regulations in rural residential neighborhoods for accessory use has me concerned,” Tra-vis Frazier, of Parker, told the planning commission. “Our properties are large enough to provide space for activity, but not large enough to provide buffers from neighbors. The noise, dust and eyesores created by motorsports affects property values and quality of life.”

Comments like that from residents throughout the county pushed the plan-ning commission to instruct staff to fur-ther address the proposed accessory-use category before the regulations go before the Douglas County Board of Commis-sioners, which is scheduled for March 8.

Motorsports is defi ned by the county as the operation of motor vehicles, mo-torcycles, off-highway vehicles and/or snowmobiles for practice, education, recreation or competition. The regula-tions in question mainly pertain to mo-torbikes.

Debate on the issue of motorsport uses on rural residential land in Douglas County was sparked Oct. 27 when the Douglas County Board of County Com-

missioners placed temporary regula-tions on motorsport uses, while direct-ing staff to establish permanent zoning regulations.

County staff faces the challenge of fi nding middle ground between the competing values of county residents who want the freedom to use their land as they want to for motorsport activities and those who want to protect the quiet, rural living environment they enjoy.

As a result, staff came up with three regulatory approaches for motorsport use.

The fi rst approach refers to motors-port activities falling in the accessory-use category. Accessory use is the operation of off-highway vehicles for recreational purposes, where the activity does not re-quire moving more than 50 cubic yards of dirt. This activity would be allowed on lots of at least 4.5 acres, with a resi-dence established. This type of activity is personal use only and no changes to the regulations on this use were established in the presentation.

The second approach deals with tracks where large graded features are purposed. These areas would be subject to special review. Property of 35 acres or greater eligible for this provided the track is for personal use and a private residence has been established on the land. Regulations on these types of prop-erties include a submission of a land-use application, a site plan to include the proposed track and any beaming or screening, and a management plan that identifi es operational limits, including the number of riders at a time and the hours of operation. The review would include a public hearing in front of the planning commission and special review approval. The track would be subject to at least one annual inspection and the applicant would be responsible for pro-viding a noise study showing that use

Planning commission OKs motorsports draft regulations

Planning continues on Page 9

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The best and brightest in the local business community were honored last week by the Cham-ber of Commerce of Highlands Ranch.

Below are the award win-ners who were recognized at the annual Chairman’s Inaugural Luncheon Jan. 29 at the Shera-ton Denver Tech Center Hotel in Greenwood Village.

• Excellence in Community Impact — Hide In Plain Sight

• Excellence in Innovation — Children’s Hospital Colorado

• Emerging Business of the Year — Seven Stones and Bear Mortgage Inc.

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Peg Rudden from CASA, right, accepts the award for Business Legacy Leader from Andrea LaRew, president of the High-lands Ranch Chamber of Commerce. Photos by Jerry Healey

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Jerry Wilford, Hide in Plain Sight’s board chairman, ac-cepts the award for Excellence in Community Impact.

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Locals join lineup for Puppy Bowl XII Dumb Friends League sends three to join event

By Shanna Fortier sfortier@colorado communitymedia.com

Three puppies from the Dumb Friends League — including two from Colorado — were drafted to star in Puppy Bowl XII to complete Animal Planet’s roster of adopt-able players.

The Dumb Friends League is among 44 shelters and rescue groups representing 25 states across the U.S. and Puerto Rico participating in Puppy Bowl XII. All three of the Dumb Friends League’s puppies were adopted following the event.

The Puppy Bowl is recorded each year and then is aired on Ani-mal Planet on Super Bowl Sunday. Puppies play in a model stadium as commentators weigh in about their actions.

“The Puppy Bowl is more than entertainment,” said Megan Rees, public relations manager for the Dumb Friends League. “It encour-ages adoption, a message that is ingrained in every aspect of the event. We are proud to partner with Animal Planet to help drive that message into millions of homes across the country that will be watching.”

Meet the players

MooseWeighing in at 2.54 pounds,

Moose, a 3-month-old poodle mix, will be representing Team Fluff. He fi rst entered the Dumb

Friends League as part of a large neglect case from southeastern Colorado. The day that he re-turned from taping the bowl in New York, Moose’s adoption con-tract was permanently signed with a loving new family in Parker.

“He’s been wonderful,” said Jenny Kuist, who adopted Moose, now renamed Rico. “He’s really rambunctious but also a cuddler.”

Moose continues his training at home by going for three-mile walks and playing with his broth-er, Bob the poodle.

“He’s gonna kill it in the puppy bowl,” Kuist said, adding that even though it was taped in October, it’s going to be a surprise to her what happens in the game.

The pup will be wearing his Broncos sweatshirt for the Super

Bowl Feb. 7 and the family plans to watch Moose’s big debut following the football game.

OllieCurious Ollie had a rough start

to life after being rescued from a neglect case in southeastern Colorado, but that turned around after he arrived at the Dumb Friends League. Eventually, his talents in playing and generally looking adorable were discovered by scouts at the Dumb Friends League, and he was drafted as a fi rst-round pick for Puppy Bowl XII. Weighing in at 2.75 pound, he joins Moose on Team Fluff.

Upon returning from New York for his fi lming debut, Ollie was adopted by the Ives family in Centennial. There, he is known as

Baxter.Mike Ives admitted that they

were a little annoyed when they fi rst found out the puppy they wanted to adopt was drafted. It meant waiting until Oct. 20 — af-ter fi lming was complete — to sign the offi cial papers.

“Now, it’s really cool showing friends and family,” Ives said.

Ollie’s football career was short-lived due to his preference for cuddling rather than running plays, but he gets plenty of play time in with his sister, Lucy, who was adopted from the same litter. The Ives children also help facili-tate playtime.

The Ives family members are big Broncos fans — Baxter even has a Manning jersey he wears on game day. The family plan is

to dedicate one TV for the Puppy Bowl so Baxter can watch himself, while the rest of the family cheers on the Broncos in the Super Bowl.

RileyRiley, a 7.2-pound dachshund,

was drafted for Puppy Bowl XII as a last-minute substitution for Team Ruff. He was the fi rst puppy to poop on the fi eld this year, giv-ing him a successful “number-two” point conversion and en-dearing him to fans nationwide. Riley went from shelter to chic when he was adopted by a smitten New Yorker, with whom he now lives on the Upper West Side.

He enjoys going for walks in Central Park. After Puppy Bowl XII, Riley hung up his cleats, trading football glory for Instagram fame — you can follow this little dachs-hund and his big city adventures at @RileytheDoxie.

On the airIn addition to watching pup-

pies compete for the famed title of Puppy Bowl MVP (Most Valuable Puppy), viewers can also enjoy the Kitty Half-Time show, adop-tion success stories and lots of fun animal antics during the two-hour program. Viewers are invited to vote online for this year’s MVP on game day.

Animal Planet’s Puppy Bowl XII premiers 1-3 p.m. MST Sun-day, Feb. 7, and repeats all day and night until 1 a.m. Game-day cov-erage starts at 12:30 p.m. with the Puppy Bowl Pre-Game Show, fea-turing analysis and commentary from a team of sports correspon-dents.

Ollie is a 2.75-pound poodle mix that played for Team Fluff in the soon-to-air Puppy Bowl. He lives in Centennial. Photo by Shanna Fortier

Team Rubicon brushes up on skills Team that aids in natural disaster relief includes military veterans

Staff Report

Praying Hands Ranch opened its property Jan. 24 to allow members of Team Rubicon to practice chainsaw skills in preparation for natural disaster relief.

The team unites the skills and experiences of military veterans and fi rst responders to rapidly deploy disaster response teams. Team Rubicon, which includes civilian members, operates under the mantra “Disasters are our business. Veterans are our passion.”

“They are dedicated to using their valuable training by giving

back to the community by of-fering their services. This group of trained responders run to the disaster while everyone is run-ning away,” said Kathryn Wald-heim, who helps with outreach at the Praying Hands Ranch, a nonprofi t on the Douglas-Elbert county line that provides equine therapy to those with disabilities.

The group that trained Jan. 24 included veterans from the Navy, Army, Special Ops and Marines. The chainsaw workshop is one of many various training sessions required for team participants. Team Rubicon, Region VIII, is one of the largest and most ac-tive in the U.S. Team Rubicon was called into actions in recent years to help with earthquake relief in Haiti, fl ooding in Lyons, Colorado, cleanup after Hurri-cane Sandy and a EF-4 tornado in recent Garland, Texas.

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The latest winter storm continued through the morning of Feb. 2, with snow accumu-lating in the open space behind Town Center North, home to these horses. Highlands Ranch received a foot of snow from the storm, according to the National Weather Service. Photo by Alex DeWind

PILING UP MILESTONES

EducationSamantha Alexander, of Highlands

Ranch, received the William and Mary E. Heaton Memorial Student Aid Fund from Kansas State University.

Marissa Denee Anderson, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the fall 2015 dean’s list at Baylor University.

Emma Bade, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the fall 2015 president’s honor roll at Oklahoma City University.

Jessica Benson, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the fall 2015 dean’s list at Michigan Technological University. Benson is majoring in biomedical engineering at Rock Canyon High School.

Elynora Rose Borgen, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the fall 2015 dean’s honor roll at Fort Hays State University. Borgen is a freshman majoring in art.

Alexa M. Butler, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the fall 2015 dean’s list at Baylor University.

Tiffani Clark, of Highlands Ranch, is a member of the Fort Hays State Univer-sity Tigers in Service group that made its alternative winter break service trip to the Texas panhandle. Most of the week was spent doing volunteer work at the Faith City Mission in Amarillo and Palo Duro Canyon State Park in Canyon. The upcoming alter-native spring break trip will be to Boulder, where students will assist with fl ood-relief projects.

Ashlyn Anne DeNeui, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the fall 2015 dean’s list at Baylor University.

Katelyn Marie Fehn, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the fall 2015 dean’s list at Baylor University.

Haley P. Foster, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the fall 2015 dean’s list at Baylor University.

Kate M. Galgano, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the fall 2015 dean’s list at Baylor University.

Katherine Ann Gohr, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the fall 2015 dean’s list at Iowa State University.

Lauren Nicole Halpert, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the fall 2015 dean’s

list at Baylor University.Ginger Hamilton, of Highlands Ranch,

was named to the fall 2015 dean’s list at Augustana College. Hamilton is a junior majoring in business administration and graphic design.

Jessica Leigh Hastings, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the fall 2015 dean’s list at Baylor University.

Kelsey Heiland, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the fall 2015 dean’s list at Augustana College. Heiland is a fi rst-year student with an undecided major.

Megan M. Hummel, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the fall 2015 dean’s list at Baylor University.

Emily Kohn, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the fall 2015 dean’s list at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Madeline Lucas, of Highlands Ranch, received the Ida Nonamaker Carlson and W.W. Carlson Memorial Scholarship, Nor-vin and Barbara Stunkel Scholarship in Ani-mal Science and Industry and Olive Reed Schafer and Robert T. Schafer Agriculture Scholarship from Kansas State University.

Allie Lynn Lundberg, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the fall 2015 dean’s list at Iowa State University.

Lauren Marple, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the fall 2015 dean’s list at the University of Delaware.

Emily Mashak, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the fall 2015 dean’s list at Lewis University. Mashak is majoring in radio-TV broadcasting.

Riley Scott McCloskey, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the fall 2015 dean’s list at Iowa State University.

Jessica A. McGrath, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the fall 2015 dean’s list at Baylor University.

Bryce Meis, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the fall 2015 dean’s list at Colo-rado School of Mines. Meis graduated from Highlands Ranch High School in 2014. He’s a sophomore studying geological engineer-ing. He is the son of Norm and Stephanie Meis.

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Mckenna Mills, of Highlands Ranch, received the Baeten Farm Scholarship and Foundation Scholarship from Kansas State University.

Katherine Murphy, of Highlands Ranch, received the Herbert H. and Neva J. Blevins Scholarship from Kansas State University.

Enzo Mateo Ortiz de Zarate, of High-lands Ranch, was named to the fall 2015 dean’s list at Baylor University.

Tyler Patterson, of Highlands Ranch, received the Heritage Award and Lois Holderbaum Scholarship from Kansas State University.

Brandon Phillips, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the fall 2015 dean’s list at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Rachel Ann Rohweder, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the fall 2015 dean’s list at Baylor University.

Bailey Sierra Schreck, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the fall 2015 dean’s list at Baylor University.

Grant N. Schutte, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the fall 2015 dean’s list at Baylor University.

Jeremy William Sieker, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the fall 2015 dean’s list at Baylor University.

Alena Marie Sigman, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the fall 2015 dean’s list at Baylor University.

Lindsey Hannah Smith, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the fall 2015 dean’s list at Baylor University.

Allison C. Steele, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the fall 2015 dean’s list at Baylor University.

Christina Sanchez, of Highlands Ranch, received the J. Griffith Chitty Scholarship and Palmquist Architecture and Design Scholarship from Kansas State University.

Lauren Nicole Solzman, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the fall 2015 dean’s honor roll at Fort Hays State University. Solzman is a junior majoring in tourism and hospitality management.

Kyle Zeberlein, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the fall 2015 dean’s list at Augustana College. Zeberlein is a junior majoring in engineering physics and ap-plied mathematics.

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AREA CLUBSEditor’s note: To add or update a club listing, e-mail [email protected].

SocialCastle Rock Bridge Club plays a friendly ACBL-sanctioned duplicate game at 1 p.m. every Monday and Wednesday. For more information, a schedule of games and lessons, or directions to the Lowell Ranch 4H location at 2330 South I-25 East Frontage Road, go the website at castlerockbridge.com. For assistance in finding a bridge partner, call Georgiana Butler at 303-810-8504. Visit www.castlerockbridge.com.

“CHAI” Lands Ranch/South Denver Metro Jewish Community Company. Call 303-470-6652.

Genealogy 101 is a small group of novice and advanced non-professional genealogists who meet at 10 a.m. the second Saturday of each month in Room 206 at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, 8817 S. Broadway, Highlands Ranch. The group is geared to assist each other in our journeys into discovering the lives of our ancestors. No fees.

Great Books. Great Books Discussion Groups meet at Douglas County Libraries in Lone Tree, Highlands Ranch and Castle Rock (Philip S. Miller). Great Books is a forum for thoughtful adults to read and discuss significant works of fiction, philosophy, political science, poetry and drama. Afternoon and evening times are available; groups meet once every 2-4 weeks. No registration is required. For information, call 303-791-7323 or visit DouglasCountyLibraries.org.

Highlands Breakfast Optimists meet every first and third Mondays from 7-8 a.m. at Le Peep Grill at County Line and Quebec Street. Call Miles Hardee, 303-973-6409.

High Plains Chapter, Order of DeMolay, meets at 7 p.m. every second and fourth Monday in the Parker area. With Walt Disney, Mel Blanc and Walter Cronkite counted among its alumni, you won’t find another organization for young men between the ages of 12 and 21 years that offers character building, leadership training, and life skill development more than

DeMolay. Contact the chapter for more informa-tion. Email:[email protected] or Visit www.coloradodemolay.org.

Highlands Ranch Concert Band Swing Shift offer a number of free concerts open to the public. Each performance is geared to pro-vide quality entertainment in a fun and family friendly atmosphere. We rehearse Wednesdays at ThunderRidge High School, 1991 Wildcat Reserve Parkway, Highlands Ranch, from 6:15-7:45 p.m. for our Swing Shift group and from 7:45-9:15 p.m. for the concert band group. To join email [email protected]. Our website is www.hrconcertband.org.

Highlands Ranch Genealogical Society meets at 7 p.m. first Tuesday of every month at the James H. LaRue Library, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch. The society is on sum-mer break through September but that does not mean all activity will take a break. To find out what’s going on, check out www.hrgeneal-ogy.wordpress.com or contact Dave Barton at [email protected].

Highlands Ranch Historical Society meets from 7-8:30 p.m. the third Monday of each month at Southridge Recreation Center, 4800 McArthur Ranch Road. Great programs ($1 vol-untary donation for non-members) and group rate tours offered including some RTD tours. Leave message at 641-715-3900 ext. 147406, email [email protected] or see www.highlandsranchhistoricalsociety.org .

Highlands Ranch Jaycees meets at 7 p.m. every first and third Tuesdays at the Highlands Ranch Recreation Center. The meetings are open for people ages 21-40. Call Suzy Driscoll at 303-791-1049.

Highlands Ranch Lions Club meets at 6:30 p.m. the first and third Thursdays at IHOP Restaurant, 9565 S. University Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Visit www.HighlandsRanchLions.org or contact Corky Carlson at 303-791-0099 or [email protected].

The Highlands Ranch/Littleton Chapter of Mothers and More meets the second Tuesday of each month. See www.mothersandmore.org/chapters/highlandsranchlittletonCO/ or e-mail

[email protected] for more information.

Highlands Ranch Optimists meets at 7 a.m. Wednesdays at Le Peep on Broadway south of C-470. New members are welcome. Call Ken Wolfle at 303-470-6017.

Highlands Ranch Pi Beta Phi Alumnae Club meets on a regular basis. Contact Marlyce Buch at 720-207-1490 or [email protected].

Highlands Ranch Rotary Club meets the first four Thursdays every month for lunch from 12:10-1:30 p.m. at the Lone Tree Golf Club, 9808 Sunningdale Blvd. Each lunch features a speaker. The Rotary is a networking, service and social club. Contact Joe Roos at 720-648-5558.

Highlands Ranch Senior Club Enjoy board/card games, monthly luncheons with profession-al entertainment, genealogy group, walking and hiking groups plus much more. Most activities at the Highlands Ranch Southridge Recreation Center. Monthly newsletter available at the four rec centers and the library; or go to www.hrcaonline.org (click on “Programs and Events”, then to “Senior Programming” to find the HRSC newsletter, which includes a contact and phone number for each activity. Newcomers welcome.

Highlands Ranch Singles Happy Hour, also known as Southeast Singles since many people are from Littleton and Lone Tree too, meets the first Thursday of every month from 6-8:30 p.m. Visit www.hrsingles.com for locations and more information. This group is for ages 40-60s. Contact Corinna Robert at 303-773-1810 or [email protected]. Pay for your own drinks and appetizers.

Highlands Ranch Toastmasters meets from 6:45-8 p.m. the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month at the Eastridge Recreation Center, 8568 South University Blvd. Toastmasters helps members learn to speak better, and it does so in a positive and friendly manner. New members always welcome. Call Emily at 720-233-3807.

Highlands Ranch Writers’ Group, call 303-791-7703.

Just Desserts St. Andrew United Methodist Church invites the community to our free Social Justice 3rd Friday movie series, which broadly touches many social issues facing our culture today. May have content not appropriate for children. Contact Heidi Parish, 720-206-5733 or Daryl Shute, 303-903-0653. St. Andrew United Methodist Church, 9203 S. University Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Call 303-794-2683 for more information or visit www.st-andrew-umc.com.

Kingdom Knitters creates prayer shawls that are given to people who are ill, grieving or just in need of comfort. Shawls can be picked up at the Cherry Hills’ reception desk from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Join us for knitting from 1-3 p.m. on the first and third Mondays in the Fireside Room at Cherry Hills Community Church, 3900 Grace Blvd, Highlands Ranch. We gladly accept yarn donations. Visit www.chcc.org or call 303-791-4100.

La Leche League of Highlands Ranch meets at 9:30 a.m. the second Monday of the month. Call Barb at 303-791-4243.

Men’s Ministry Breakfast meets at 8:30 a.m. the third Saturday of the month at St. Andrew United Methodist Church, 9203 S. University Blvd. Call 303-794-2683 or visit www.st-andrew-

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Meridian Midday Toastmaster. Experienced professionals and beginning speakers alike can benefit from our practical, face-to-face learning program. Whether you’re speaking to the board of directors, your customers, your co-workers or your kids, Toastmasters can help you do it better. You’ll learn and practice in a friendly, comfortable environment with people who are there for the same reason you are — to become better communicators. We meet every Thursday from 11:35 a.m. to 12:35 p.m. at the South Metro Fire Station No. 34, 8871 Maximus Dr, Lone Tree. For more information, contact VP of Member-ship, Brent Hilvitz at 303-668-5789 or visit www.meridianmidday.com.

MOMS Club of Highlands Ranch West is part of a national organization offering support for women and families during their child raising years. Interested moms living in the 80129 and 80125 ZIP codes can contact [email protected] or visit www.sites.google.com/site/momsclubofhrwest/.

Moms Offering Moms Support is a group for moms and kids. We offer our members playgroups, a monthly calendar of fun events, community service projects, and other various parties throughout the year. For more informa-tion on joining please contact us at [email protected].

Mothers of Multiples (MOMS) Calling all mothers of twins, triplets, quadruplets. MOMS holds playgroups, Mom’s Night Out, twice-yearly kids’ consignment sales, and other social events for parents of multiples in and around Highlands Ranch. For details, visit www.mothersofmul-tiples.com.

Mothers of Preschoolers at Grace Chapel meets from 9-11:30 a.m. every second and fourth Wednesdays at Grace Chapel, I-25 and County Line Road. Call Karleen at 303-799-4900 or visit www.gracechapel.org.

Optimist Highlands Ranch Breakfast Club meets at 7 a.m. Wednesdays at LePeep, 44 W. Centennial. Call Ken Woelfle at 303-470-6017.

Preceptor Gamma Lambda Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi meets every first Tuesday from Sep-tember to May at members’ houses in Sedalia, Highlands Ranch, Littleton or Castle Rock. Call 303-688-6576 or 303-688-3255.

Progressive Book Club meets at 7 p.m. the second Wednesday of each month at the Tattered Cover in Highlands Ranch. E-mail [email protected].

Ranch Raconteurs Toastmasters. Learn to im-prove your personal and public speaking skills, listen effectively, develop leadership abilities and build your confidence in a fun, supportive environment. Group meets at 6:55 p.m. every Thursday at the Eastridge Recreation Center, 9568 S. University Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Visitors welcome. Contact Debbie Fuller at [email protected].

Robotics Club of Highlands Ranch is dedi-cated to sharing information and enthusiasm for the hobby of robotics. Club meets once a month. Members demonstrate robot designs, swap ideas, learn new techniques, participate in competitions and have a blast. No experience level required, just lots of enthusiasm. E-mail Kerwin at [email protected].

in which they could invest their time and passion.”

Groups eventually settled on a par-ticular issue and worked to create a real-world solution that took into account the problems’ complexities — ranging from where the money would come from to the impact on Colorado’s economy and people. They then wrote scripts and created political ads to support their solution.

The class voted on the most persua-

sive ads and then sent the top 10 to an advertising executive at Integer Group, a global marketing agency based in Engle-wood, to evaluate.

Students also had the opportunity to write letters to their state representa-tives and senators to convince them to use their suggestions in this legislative session.

“I was really impressed,” Herring said. “They had the opportunity through their research to see what are the problems that are impacting our state and then had to fi nd a real-world solution. We had some very innovative solutions and things that would really work.”

Students also learned some of adver-tising’s fi ner points and how to persuade

viewers to their cause.“We learned that there’s different

types of persuasion you can use to make your side sound better,” said Jack Cop-per, who worked on a project advocating for more public transportation.

“ We learned about things like making sure that your music aligns with what your narrator is talking about,” Copper said. “We also learned that colors such as blue or green — which are cool colors — can change the mood of your advertise-ment. Warmer colors can make it more upbeat.”

Students said they enjoyed the project because they chose topics that interested them and put their ideas into action.

“We were able to actually start making a change,” Forshey said, “and come up with direct solutions that have the poten-tial to actually fi x something.”

To watch the videos, go to www.you-tube.com and search for Sonja Herring.

handing out free repurposed bicycles to youths.

“My daughter got a bicycle,” Hudgens said. “At Christmas, she wanted one and, I couldn’t afford it. But now, she’s got it. It’s just a great thing.”

Organizations participating in the

event focused on education, employment, family services, health care, housing and utilities, nutrition and transportation.

“I think it’s important people know that these agencies are here to take care of them,” said Chuck Vogel, volunteer with the Parker Task Force. “Douglas County is perceived as a well-off county, but we took care of 10,000 people at our task force last year. Even though our income level is high, there is a lot of need in our county.”


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Cresthill Middle School students, from left, Carson Rardin, Meredith Schwind and Ana Lopez Muniz pose with the fi rst-place certifi cates they earned for their political and in-dustry ads. The students were part of many teams making videos to persuade the public to help solve a problem facing Colorado. Courtesy photo

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The Parker Task Force was one of 35 agencies providing assistance to attendees of the Strive to Thrive winter event.


Thrive

will not result in noise levels greater than 55 decibels 25 feet beyond the property boundary.

The third approach deals with public motorsport facilities, which are allowed in the commercial, industrial and general industrial zones subject to a site improve-ment process. A noise study may be re-quired.

“The proposed regulations seek to achieve the appropriate balance of values and expectations for the county’s rural res-idents as they’ve been expressed to staff,” Avery said.

The full 700- page proposed regulations can be viewed by the public at www.doug-las.co.us/proposed-zoning-regulations-for-motorsport-uses-on-rural-properties/.


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Meridian Midday Toastmaster. Experienced professionals and beginning speakers alike can benefi t from our practical, face-to-face learning program. Whether you’re speaking to the board of directors, your customers, your co-workers or your kids, Toastmasters can help you do it better. You’ll learn and practice in a friendly, comfortable environment with people who are there for the same reason you are — to become better communicators. We meet every Thursday from 11:35 a.m. to 12:35 p.m. at the South Metro Fire Station No. 34, 8871 Maximus Dr, Lone Tree. For more information, contact VP of Member-ship, Brent Hilvitz at 303-668-5789 or visit www.meridianmidday.com.

MOMS Club of Highlands Ranch West is part of a national organization offering support for women and families during their child raising years. Interested moms living in the 80129 and 80125 ZIP codes can contact [email protected] or visit www.sites.google.com/site/momsclubofhrwest/.

Moms Offering Moms Support is a group for moms and kids. We offer our members playgroups, a monthly calendar of fun events, community service projects, and other various parties throughout the year. For more informa-tion on joining please contact us at [email protected].

Mothers of Multiples (MOMS) Calling all mothers of twins, triplets, quadruplets. MOMS holds playgroups, Mom’s Night Out, twice-yearly kids’ consignment sales, and other social events for parents of multiples in and around Highlands Ranch. For details, visit www.mothersofmul-tiples.com.

Mothers of Preschoolers at Grace Chapel meets from 9-11:30 a.m. every second and fourth Wednesdays at Grace Chapel, I-25 and County Line Road. Call Karleen at 303-799-4900 or visit www.gracechapel.org.

Optimist Highlands Ranch Breakfast Club meets at 7 a.m. Wednesdays at LePeep, 44 W. Centennial. Call Ken Woelfl e at 303-470-6017.

Preceptor Gamma Lambda Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi meets every fi rst Tuesday from Sep-tember to May at members’ houses in Sedalia, Highlands Ranch, Littleton or Castle Rock. Call 303-688-6576 or 303-688-3255.

Progressive Book Club meets at 7 p.m. the second Wednesday of each month at the Tattered Cover in Highlands Ranch. E-mail [email protected].

Ranch Raconteurs Toastmasters. Learn to im-prove your personal and public speaking skills, listen effectively, develop leadership abilities and build your confi dence in a fun, supportive environment. Group meets at 6:55 p.m. every Thursday at the Eastridge Recreation Center, 9568 S. University Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Visitors welcome. Contact Debbie Fuller at [email protected].

Robotics Club of Highlands Ranch is dedi-cated to sharing information and enthusiasm for the hobby of robotics. Club meets once a month. Members demonstrate robot designs, swap ideas, learn new techniques, participate in competitions and have a blast. No experience level required, just lots of enthusiasm. E-mail Kerwin at [email protected].


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VOICESLOCAL

Typically when we are having a conversa-tion and the question pops up — “Why does this keep happening to me?” — it is most often regarding something negative or a bad or troubling situation. I mean, most people never really contemplate that same question when things are going well, or do they?

We all have those people in our lives who lament or dwell on why bad or troubling things keep happening to them, and although some of them just think it to themselves over and over again, others will make sure they continue to ask you, me, and anyone else who will listen that same question, “Why does this keep happening to me?”

So let’s look at this in two ways. First let’s think about the people we know who are con-tinuously in this situation and walk around like Eeyore from “Winnie-the-Pooh.” Do they really want to fi nd a solution to the recurring problems or do they just want to keep the em-bers of discouragement and disappointment burning so that they can share their problems with anyone who will listen? Or are they just so stuck in a bad cycle and so close to the situ-ation that they really do need help in fi guring

out an escape route or new strategy? Assum-ing they truly want to break the cycle, there are many options in-cluding counseling, change in attitude, change in behaviors, and other solutions they can pursue.

The second way to look at this is under-standing why there are people who ask the very same question, but ask it or state it in a posi-tive way. They may ask or say something like, “I

can’t believe this keeps happening to me, I am so very blessed.” They continue to meet new friends, experience success at work, build deeper relationships, achieve goals, realize dreams, and live in a sense of inspired pur-pose and comforting peace.

The difference between the two is the at-titude and the behaviors. The person who can

claim that they are blessed or lucky lives with an attitude of gratitude. They live in a spirit of servant leadership, they give of themselves and give back fi nancially where they can, and they also live with an abundance mentality as opposed to a scarcity mentality. People who think positively and are driven to act upon their goals with a sense of purpose and pas-sion will never complain about why things keep happening to them; instead they will give thanks and show appreciation by con-tinuing to expand upon the positive attitudes and behaviors that bring them peace, joy and satisfaction. These are the people who grow beyond success and into signifi cance.

The business owner who has too much turnover or whose business is fl at or declin-ing, the salesperson who isn’t meeting quota, the person who is unhappy in their job, the spouse who is feeling unfulfi lled, they may all ask the question “Why does this always happen to me?” But the business owner who is thriving, the salesperson who is exceeding expectations, the person who goes to work

Michael Norton

WINNING WORDS

Two ways to ask same question

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Property should be reassessed only when soldLike most of my neighbors and your read-

ers, I recently received my tax bill based on a reassessment of my property that increased in value by 23 percent.

While the boom in Colorado real estate prices is a nice psychological boost for prop-erty owners, we have no way to monetize the increase in the value of our real estate without selling it. We pay our property taxes out of our current income, which, sadly, did not increase by 23 percent but rather by 2 percent to 3 percent.

In the interest of a fairer property tax code, property should be assessed when a house is sold and future increases in the assessed valuation should be limited to the increase in infl ation until the house is sold again. In this way, people will be able to afford their property taxes the entire time they live in their home and won’t be subject to the vagaries of the real estate market. I encourage everyone to write their Colorado legislators and demand that they change the law and formula for property reassessment.

Joan EbersoleLone Tree

SCFD bill is not the right fi tThe Scientifi c and Cultural Facilities Dis-

trict reauthorization bill, SB-016, falls short of good government ideals.

Here’s why:AccountabilitySB-016 assesses tax through 2030,

funding Tier I (Denver Center for the Per-forming Arts, Art Museum, Botanic Gar-dens, Museum of Nature/Science and Zoo) automatically without oversight or policy objectives. These organizations will receive over $500 million regardless of need or per-formance.

Inclusivity Arts funding tends to overlook the poor,

disabled, people of color and youth. When those communities are engaged, expressing their cultural and artistic voices, their ex-perience bridges divides and builds healthy communities. Tier III organizations have a good track record performing these func-tions, and SB-016 fails to support them.

Growth and equity Regional growth has been dramatic the

past 25 years, yet SCFD’s process failed to evaluate growth projections and future needs. This oversight is seen in the atten-dance shift since 1990: Tier I attendance grew by 65 percent, and Tier III by 736 percent!

Tier I and their advocates crafted the funding formula under the direction of the chair of the Tier I lobbying entity. The man-date was for incremental change with Tier I funds to exceed infl ation and those powerful organizations benefi ting disproportionately.

For good government, SB-016 should

What I have for you today is another sign of the apocalypse.

Samsung is selling its new refrigerator for $5,000.

You can probably talk them down to forty-eight.

Why is it so expensive? It takes a pic-ture every time you close the door. It doesn’t take a picture of you. It takes a picture of itself.

It takes a picture of what’s left inside.Then the pictures are uploaded on the

Internet, and you can stand there and block the aisle at the grocery store and look at them.

Lord forbid you run out of brown eggs or kale.

I have a 23-year-old refrigerator and it refrigerates just fi ne.

It doesn’t have an ice maker or a back-up camera.

It doesn’t tell me if the atmospheric pressure inside is suffi cient for noodle salad.

If I pick up the bacon, it doesn’t warn me, or tell me what’s going to happen to my insides if I eat it.

It’s just a refrigerator. It’s not a Family Hub.

That’s what Samsung is calling its new

refrigerator.I have a few

things around here that I con-sider to be pur-poseful technol-ogy. I am writing on one of them.

I can instantly contact a friend in California or Japan.

I can fi nd a video of A-Ha singing “Take on Me.” It’s a great video.

I have a digital camera that can

record pictures of my dog, and turn them into a beautiful 8”-by-8” Shutterfl y book, without ever talking with anyone at Shut-terfl y.

Shutterfl y can use their technologies to put the same images on coffee cups, calen-dars and mouse pads.

I don’t want a car that drives itself.I don’t want a car that parks itself.

Craig Marshall Smith

QUIET DESPERATION

Hard to warm up to new appliance

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and adds value, and the couple who share in a loving and rewarding relationship will not ask the question, but rather make the statement, “I am so blessed that this keeps happening to me.”

It’s a tale of two stories, the sorrowful and woeful “Why does this keep happen-ing to me,” and the hopeful and encour-aged “This is so awesome that this keeps happening to me.” So which one is your story? Is there someone in your life that needs to hear this message, maybe read this column? If it is someone who is stuck in the negativity cycle, help them identify

the changes that they may want to con-sider. And if it is someone who continues to be blessed, let them know that they are also a blessing to others through their ex-ample and thank them for encouraging you and others through the way they are living their lives. The attitude of gratitude goes such a long way to making a differ-ence in all of our lives.

How about you? Are you trapped in the cycle or are you feeling lucky and blessed? I would love to hear your story at [email protected], and when we take the high road with our attitudes and behaviors, it really will be a better than good week.

Michael Norton is a resident of Castle Rock, the former president of the Zig Ziglar Cor-poration, a strategic consultant and a busi-ness and personal coach.

Have you seen Roombas? They’re au-tonomous vacuum cleaners that wander around and bump into things, back up, and go somewhere else.

They’re battery operated, and look like they have the capacity of a teaspoon of Lucky Charms.

The Roomba 980 is $899.99.Maybe you know this already. You can

buy humanoid robots to do household chores.

They can dust horizontal surfaces, fold towels and water house plants.

I guess you could have a simultane-ous performance of your refrigerator tak-ing pictures, a vacuum cleaner finding its own way around your living room, and a robot feeding your dog.

I’d like to have a robot.I would program it to do one thing.I would program it to open things, like

cheese singles and snack crackers. I can’t open cheese singles and snack crackers.

I would like to meet the owners of a Family Hub and ask them a few questions.

And to recommend psychotherapy. Maybe even shock therapy.

As it is, I sometimes have to stand next to someone in a grocery store who is on the phone, asking about no-salt or low-salt, or ground or whole bean.

I want to give them the whole bean.How about handwritten shopping

lists?Handwritten shopping lists written on

a used envelope. Free.I don’t remember what I paid for my re-

frigerator, but I know that it was a lot less than what a Family Hub costs. By thou-sands.

I am not envious.I might look at a splendid automobile

with a little envy, but I have never envied anyone’s refrigerator.

Or watch. A Rolex is lost on me. An Oyster Perpetual Yacht-Master. So what? It’s still just 10 minutes after 10.

You can upgrade the Hub to one that talks to you.

“I am lonesome for butter, Craigie.”

Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resident. He can be reached at [email protected].

boost Tier III funding because:Tier III serves 33 percent of the

people, yet will receive only 15.4 percent of funds.

Tier IIIs are efficient, spending subsi-dies of $1.42 per attendee compared to $5.56 in Tier I.

Tier IIIs provide over 50 percent of free admissions and 36 percent of school programming.

SCFD grants to Tier III average 13 percent of their overall budgets; to Tier

I, 20 percent.SB-016 increases Tier III entrance

requirements from three to five years as a nonprofit, making it harder for new organizations to qualify.

SB-016 is Denver-centric Denver contributes 29 percent of

the tax and receives 82.2 percent of the funds. Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Douglas and Jefferson counties contribute 71 percent of the tax dollars and receive 17 percent. Those six counties average a 23 percent return on their investment, while Denver reaps 290 percent! These dollars generate econom-ic and quality of life values. Taxpayers deserve an equitable distribution.

SolutionsIncrease equity and accountability,

create measures of success, shorten the authorization period, and provide transparent, capable oversight. We ask the Legislature to make SCFD a model for good government.

Adrianna Abarca, LakewoodDr. Douglas Aldrich, Thornton

Charlotte Adams, DenverJenny and Scott Authier, Strasburg

Shannon Brown, Highlands RanchJuli Burroughs, Lone Tree

Rachel Cain, DenverSteven Cantu ABD, ParkerAndrew Clune, Centennial

Molly Davis, BoulderNancy Dunkin, Evergreen

Renee Fajardo, ArvadaDebra Gallegos, Lakewood

Katy Gevargis, Aurora

Susan Honstein, LouisvilleAlexandria Jimenez, Denver

Troy Johnson, LittletonGloria Leyba, Denver

Alonso Leyva, NorthglennMartin and Bertila Leyva, Sheridan

Garner Mabry, Greenwood VillageJoanna Mandell, Boulder

Barbara McGehan, LongmontLuz E. Molina, Commerce City

Robert Nunez, AuroraLydia Pottoff, Longmont

Jane Potts, DenverChelsea Romaniello, Denver

Janet Sacks, EnglewoodTodd M. Schwartz, Parker

William Starn, DenverDorothy G Sweeney, Centennial

Stella Yu, Denver


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LIVING ANDAGING WELL

As you grow older, an active lifestyle is more important than ever. Regular engagement in activities can help boost energy, maintain your independence, and manage symptoms of illness or pain.

With many baby boomers already re-tired or approaching retirement, it is crit-ical to consider activities that help main-tain or achieve optimal levels of health. “What is good for the body is good for the brain,” is a saying we frequently hear and it rings true even when you reach the golden years. How we live our lives can affect how we age.

Recreation facilities provide services and amenities such as SilverSneakers fit-ness classes, tai chi, aqua aerobics, bal-ance improvement, Arthritis Foundation programs and various other services for active aging adults. Some facilities offer one-on-one aquatic therapy training, which is the use of water (or warm wa-ter) as a way of improving health while coping with disease or physical discom-fort. Water relieves the effects of gravity on the body, giving a sense of weightless-ness. This weightlessness alleviates the painful stress on joints or muscles while also providing resistance. The warm wa-ter in a therapy pool can also stimulate

the touch recep-tors on the skin, increasing blood circulation and re-leasing tight mus-cles.

It is important that older adults participate in regular physical activities. Studies suggest that exer-cise can lower the risk of dementia by 50 percent to 60 percent, and decrease the risk of Alzheimer’s

disease by 60 percent (Eckmann, 2011). Other fun activities beneficial to active adults are card games such as bridge, cribbage and euchre. Skills required for these games include concentration, strategizing and working with a team-mate to triumph over an opponent. A study conducted at the University of California-Berkeley showed that play-ing bridge regularly appeared to be tied to players’ immune systems producing more T-cells, which the body uses to fight

infection. Other benefits of playing card games include keeping the brain stimu-lated and alert and keeping the memory active (Smith, 2010).

Starting or maintaining regular activi-ties can be a challenge as you get older. You may feel discouraged by illness, ongoing health problems, or concerns about injuries or falls. A CTRS (certified therapeutic recreation specialist) is a qualified provider of therapeutic recre-ation, or a personal trainer can help get you started with the appropriate activi-ties.

Therapeutic recreation, also known as recreational therapy, is a process that uses recreation as a means of treatment intended to restore, remediate and re-habilitate a person’s level of functioning and independence in everyday life activi-ties. Therapists work with clients to im-prove their health and wellness as well as reduce or eliminate the limitations and restrictions caused by their illness or disabling condition. A CTRS can provide one-on-one support and supervision for individuals requiring assistance during traditional recreation programs on an as-needed basis and may lead various pro-grams, classes and special events.

Participating in programs and move-ment activities can lead to benefits in ev-eryday living such as living independent-ly at home longer, walking to the grocery store to pick up groceries, or even taking fewer prescription medications. Com-mon goals for active adults include social interaction, cognitive stimulation, learn-ing new skills and opportunities for self-expression through crafts. Participants can also acquire a reduction in anxiety, stress and depression, decreased focus on pain, and increase in independence and self-esteem.

Here in Douglas County, there are many community centers where you will find a variety of recreational oppor-tunities for active aging adults including pools, fitness rooms, and group exer-cise classes. Affordable short-term and long-term memberships are available for individuals, or you can pay as you go with daily admission passes. For more information or to find a CTRS near you, contact your local parks and recreation department or senior center.

Deni Jacobs holds the therapeutic/senior programs coordinator II position for the Parker Parks and Recreation Department.

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Band puts heart into Valentine’s Day show Lone Tree event features top woodwind musicians

By Sonya Ellingboe [email protected]

“Sweet and Lovely: A Valentine’s Day Salute” is the Denver Concert Band’s title for its concert at 2:30 p.m. Feb. 14 at the

Lone Tree Arts Center. It is the annual Guest Artist Concert, and the guests will be the recently formed Front Range Saxophone Quartet, with professors Art Bouton, University of Denver; Tom Myer, University of Colorado-Boulder; Wil Swindler, Colorado State University; and Mark Harris, Metro State University.

Bouton wrote: “The Quartet was born in a conversation between Myer and

Bouton during a break in a Colorado Symphony concert. Tom said, ‘Why don’t we put a saxophone quartet together of the top saxophonists in the area? Of course, we’ll all be too busy to rehearse and we live all over the Front Range. What a great idea!’ Professor Myer made a proposal to the North American Saxophone Alliance for the group to perform at the Biennial Conference in March 2016 and we commissioned composers to write new music for the group that blended classical music with jazz improvisation.”

They will perform Warren Barker’s “Capriccio for Saxophone Quartet and Band” on Feb. 14. “The Barker quartet is an exciting and entertaining work that is challenging for both the Quartet and the DCB,” Bouton said.

Also on the program: Ravel’s “Bolero” and Bernstein’s “Overture to Candide,” plus other selections chosen by director Jacinda Bouton.

The Denver Concert Band, in its 54th season, is composed of volunteers who practice and perform year-round.

Young musicians are reminded to apply for the band’s annual Young Artists Scholarship Competition. Information is on the band’s website, denverconcertband.org, and the deadline is Feb. 29. The winner will be featured with the band on April 10 and will win $2,000.

FRONT RANGE SAXOPHONE QUARTET PLAYERSThe four members of the Front Range

Saxophone Quartet are all accomplished musicians:

• Art Bouton is a fi rst-call saxophon-ist and woodwind performer throughout the West. He has extensive performance experience on all saxophones, fl utes, clarinets and bassoon, as well as the Akai Electronic Wind Instrument. He is the founder and director of Colorado Jazz Reperto-ry Orchestra and a found-ing member of the Uni-versity of Denver Faculty Jazz Combo. He plays lead alto in the H2 Big Band, plays EWI in Steve Weist’s group, Phrontrange, tenor sax in the Adam Bartczak Republic and fl utes in the Wil Swindler Elevenet. He performs with the Colora-do Symphony Orchestra, Opera Colorado and with Denver Center for the Per-forming Arts musicals.

• Wil Swindler is saxo-phonist, composer and winner of the 2008 Gil Evans Fellowship and as-sociate director of jazz studies at Colorado State University, Fort Collins, where he teaches jazz theory, composition/arranging and improvisa-tion and directs Jazz Ensemble II. He per-forms with numerous groups, including

his Elevenet, Goorattle, 9th + Lincoln and Colorado Jazz Repertory Orchestra, and has received many commissions.

• Tom Myer is professor of saxophone at the College of Music at CU-Boulder and

has worked professionally for the Mingus Big Band, Woody Herman, Nelson Riddle, Ice Capades and Disney World, and has backed Dave Grusin, Doc Severinson, Bob Hope, Natalie Cole and many more. He has premiered new works at the World Saxophone Congress and has commissioned nu-merous pieces, both clas-sical and jazz.

• Mark Harris is an ed-ucator at Metro State Uni-versity and a performer. He has been a fi rst-call show player in bands backing artists including Billy Eckstein, Joe Wil-liams, Cab Calloway, Bob Hope and Natalie Cole and has recorded with Bill Frisell and Matt Wilson. His recent focus is with

original music bands Hamster Theater and Thinking Plague, improv group Ran-dom Axe and classical chamber ensemble Metro Wind Consort and the Lamont Sax Quartet.

IF YOU GOThe Denver Concert Band will

perform “Sweet and Lovely: A Valen-tine’s Day Salute” at 2:30 p.m. Feb. 14 at Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree. Tickets: $13 to $17, $5 under 16. 720-509-1000, lonetreeartscenter.org.

Members of the Front Range Saxophone Quartet, all area professors of music, will per-form a newly commissioned work as guest artists with the Denver Concert Band at Lone Tree Arts Center on Valentine’s Day. Clockwise from top: Tom Myer, Art Bouton, Wil Swindler, Mark Harris. Courtesy photo

Dancers learn moves from other side of world Aboriginal dance group spends week working with students

By Mike DiFerdinando mdiferdinando@colorado communitymedia.com

Dance students at Douglas County High School spent a week learning Aboriginal dance — including the reason that partici-pants don’t wear socks.

“There’s a connection between my soul and Jarrah, which is the soul of the earth, through the soles of my feet,” said Thomas E.S. Kelly, a professional dancer from Queensland, Australia. “So it’s all about the energy going into the ground.”

Kelly is part of the National Aboriginal Islander Skills Development Association, a group of indigenous dancers from Aus-tralia. Kelly and his cohorts spent a week in the Denver area during their tour of America to do a workshop with the dancers at DCHS.

Judi Hofmeister, the director of Interna-tional Baccalaureate Dance at DCHS, said she hoped her students would be able to learn not just about new dance techniques, but also about a new culture.

“I decided that this year, because we learn about other cultures by how they dance, and I thought Australian Aboriginal would be a really cool theme for us.”

Kelly leads the dancers through stretch-es and warmups with intensity, directing the traffi c through an orange traffi c cone that the kids jokingly call the DCHS vuvu-zela.

“For them, it’s so different,” Kelly said. “Contemporary dance in Australia is totally different than it is in America. In America, it’s more modern. It’s more about the technique. In Australia it’s more grounded in energy and rolling on the fl oor and stuff

like that.”Senior Melissa Quiett said her favorite

part of the week has been learning the sto-ries behind the indigenous dances.

“I just love learning the Aboriginal dances. I think it’s cool that they are all from a different Aboriginal culture and it was fun listening to them tell their story,” Quiett said. “Each dance has a story and each movement has its own meaning. That’s something that we don’t see a lot of.”

Junior Simone Shamas said learning the new techniques has been a challenge.

“The preconceived ideas we had of dance have just been blown away,” Shamas said. “Just the feet and connecting with the fl oor and being part of the ground. It’s hard because we are used to pointing our toes. Their connection to nature is far more than what we have.”

Junior Maddie Guccione said the experi-ence has inspired to see more of the world through dance.

“I think it has inspired us to travel and learn as much about different cultures and dancing as we can. I would love to be able to go to Australia one day.”

Thomas E.S. Kelly is a professional dancer and indigenous man from Queensland, Australia. Photo by Mike DiFerdinando


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By Howard FendrichAssociated Press

Peyton Manning is the only fi ve-time MVP in NFL history, one of the faces of the league and, at 39, the oldest starting quarterback to lead a team to the Super Bowl.

Slowed by age and injury, he is no longer the record-breaking passer he once was. Most folks fi gure Manning’s fourth Super Sunday appearance will be his last game as a pro.

Cam Newton is at the opposite end of his career, just 26, making his debut in the big game. He is part of a new breed of dual-threat quarterbacks as good at running as they are at throw-ing.

When Manning’s AFC champion Denver Broncos play Newton’s NFC champion Carolina Panthers for the Lombardi Trophy in Santa Clara, California, on Feb. 7, much of the focus will be on the two quar-terbacks who were No. 1 overall draft picks 13 years apart.

“Oh, wow,’’ Newton said. “Playing ‘The Sheriff.’ ”That is a reference to Manning, who is 1-2 in past

Super Bowls. He won a championship with the India-napolis Colts in 2007, lost with the Colts in 2010, and lost again with the Broncos in 2014.

But this is a different version of Manning.Yes, he’s still as good as anyone at diagnosing

defenses and changing things up — or appearing to, anyway — at the line of scrimmage.

Yes, he’s still out there yelling “Omaha!’’

“He most certainly is a Hall of Famer,’’ Panthers coach Ron Rivera said.

But Manning is not quite as capable as he was, once upon a time, when it comes to putting the football exactly where he wants it, especially on deep routes.

This has hardly been a record-setting season for Manning — or, until now, one worth remembering. Overall, the bad far outweighed the good, including one game with a passer rating of 0.0, 17 interceptions to only nine touchdown passes in the regular season, being sidelined for six weeks with a series of injuries, getting relegated to backup duty in the NFL for the fi rst time, and vehemently denying a report linking Manning’s wife to the banned drug HGH.

“My role has been different and my contributions are different,’’ Manning said. “But I’m fortunate and grateful that I have the opportunity to contribute still,

in some way. And it’s a great honor to be going back to the Super Bowl.’’

While Manning was something of a game manager in helping direct the Broncos to wins over the Steel-ers and Patriots in the AFC playoffs, Newton was dynamic.

Newton threw for 335 yards and two touchdowns, and he ran for 47 yards and a pair of scores, leading Carolina past the Arizona Cardinals 49-15 in the NFC title game. It was the type of performance he put on all season, the sort of promise he showed while win-ning a Heisman Trophy in college at Auburn.

“I keep saying it: We’re not fi nished,” Newton said. “We’re not fi nished.”

NEWTONMANNINGT H E M A R Q U E E N A M E S

Note: Statistics include regular and postseason numbers combined.

Broncos Panthers

Record 14-4 17-1

Points scored per game 22.1 32.2

Points allowed per game 18.3 19.3

Passing yards per game 240.6 225.8

Rushing yards per game 107.0 143.2

Total yards per game 347.6 369.0

Passing yards allowed per game 210.9 239.1

Rushing yards allowed per game 81.4 86.3

Total yards allowed per game 292.3 325.4

Quarterback sacks 59 52

Quarterback sacks allowed 43 35

Turnover margin -2 +28

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And this is the eighth time I have failed in the lottery to have a chance to pur-chase Super Bowl tickets, despite being a season-ticket holder for more than four decades.

Maybe that’s why I shy away from buy-ing Powerball tickets.

However, I was lucky enough to be at Super Bowl XXXIII as a writer for the Rocky Mountain News. That was Jan. 31, 1999, when the Broncos beat Atlanta for their second consecutive title at Pro Player Stadium in Miami.

Since I was a late addition to the cover-age team, I missed all the media-day hysteria and didn’t have to do any of the advance stories. I did arrive in time to accompany friends for a dinner in South Beach.

The atmosphere plus the pre-game and halftime activities were something to experience. It was bedlam after the game trying to get comments from players only to have a surprise waiting when return-ing to the makeshift press box that was located in the stands.

It had rained, but some heads-up press box attendant had put the laptops of re-porters under the tables so the computers didn’t get waterlogged.

John Elway became the oldest quar-terback to start in a Super Bowl and later that summer announced his retirement, which could turn out to be one of several similar links to this season’s team.

On the home frontIt was terrifi c to attend a Super Bowl

but it’s also been fun to observe how Broncomania runs rampant before the big games.

Fans paint their houses, sheds, hair and fi ngernails orange and blue. Billboards and business sign-boards offer words of encouragement and buildings are lit up with the team colors. The star atop the rock in Castle Rock will once again shine with orange and blue lights this week.

In 1988, the Rocky Mountain News ran an advertisement of man offering to trade his wife for two Super Bowl tickets. Luckily, it was a prank, since the Redskins whipped the Broncos 42-16 in Super Bowl XXII.

I can remember sitting in section 306 of the old Mile High Stadium on Jan. 1, 1978, watching Otis Armstrong lean past the fi rst-down marker late in the game to seal Denver’s 20-17 win over defending champion Oakland to earn the Broncos their fi rst trip to the Super Bowl. The crowd noise and reaction of the fans was deafening and I couldn’t hear anything my son was saying.

That Broncos team had the Orange Crush defense and an offense that did enough to win, although they lost Super Bowl XII and the next three in which they were participants.

Many halfhearted Broncos fans didn’t want Denver to make another Super Bowl appearance and get embarrassed by another blowout loss. In Super Bowl XXXII against the heavily favored Green Bay Packers, Denver captured its fi rst NFL championship with a 31-24 win in San Diego. That set off some unruly celebra-tions in Denver.

Driving home from a watch party in Aurora, cars were honking horns and I still had a hard time believing the Bron-cos had fi nally won a Super Bowl.

Who will get the last laugh?This season is similar to years past, and

not much of the Mile High enthusiasm has evaporated.

My family uses my tickets to attend Broncos games these days, since all I did was complain about Sports Authority Sta-dium. However, I understand the crowd noise at the AFC championship game Jan. 23 sounded a lot like Mile High.

I watched a gentleman at one store heading for the checkout stand with an armful of Broncos T-shirts the day after they won the AFC title.

9News ran a story of an Erie man who has been getting calls after a friend, who is a Steelers fan, placed a newspaper ad saying his Erie home was for sale in ex-change for two Super Bowl tickets. It was a practical joke.

Teams and players are different but Super Bowl 50 has plenty of comparisons

to years gone by.Peyton Manning will edge Elway and

become the oldest quarterback to play in a Super Bowl and he plays on a team, like that fi rst Broncos Super Bowl team in the 1970s, with a great defense and an offense that sometimes sputters but fi nds a way to win.

Will Manning retire after this season if the Broncos win like Elway did after Super Bowl XXXIII?

In 2001, when walking into the Colo-rado Avalanche dressing room you could sense the team had come together to make sure defenseman Ray Bourque won a Stanley Cup in his 22nd year in the National Hockey League.

Seems like the Broncos want to win a second Super Bowl for Manning, who in his own muffl ed words, might be playing in his “last rodeo” after 17 seasons.

Jim Benton is a sports writer for Colorado Community Media. He has been covering sports in the Denver area since 1968. He can be reached at [email protected] or at 303-566-4083.

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Cost of a 30-second adA 30-second ad spot during Super Bowl 50 will cost $5 million, and an increase of more than 13,000 percent from the first Super Bowl.

Most-watched television shows in historySeven of the top eight most-watched television shows in history are Super Bowls. The lone exception is the M.A.S.H. series finale in 1983.

Super snackingIn the 50 years since the first game, Super Bowl Sunday has become the second biggest day for food in the United States behind Thanksgiving. Here is a look at the estimated amount of food devoured for last year’s game.

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46.4Super Bowl XVIII, CBS (Jan. 1984)

46.7Super Bowl XLVIII, FOX (Feb. 2014)

47.0Super Bowl XLVI, NBC (Feb. 2012)

47.1Super Bowl XIII, NBC (Jan. 1979)

47.2Super Bowl XII, CBS (Jan. 1978)

47.5Super Bowl XLIX, NBC (Feb. 2015)

48.3Super Bowl XX, NBC (Jan. 1986)

48.6Super Bowl XVII, NBC (Jan. 1983)

49.1Super Bowl XVI, CBS (Jan. 1982)

98.7 Super Bowl XLIII, NBC (Feb. 2009)

106.0M.A.S.H. Finale, CBS (Feb. 1983)

106.5Super Bowl XLIV, CBS (Feb. 2010)

108.7Super Bowl XLVII, CBS (Feb. 2013)

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Peyton Manning will edge Elway and become the oldest quarterback to play in a Super Bowl and he plays on a team, like that fi rst Broncos Super Bowl team in the 1970s, with a great defense and an offense that sometimes sputters but fi nds a way to win.

Will Manning retire after this season if the Broncos win like Elway did after Super Bowl XXXIII?

In 2001, when walking into the Colo-rado Avalanche dressing room you could sense the team had come together to make sure defenseman Ray Bourque won a Stanley Cup in his 22nd year in the National Hockey League.

Seems like the Broncos want to win a second Super Bowl for Manning, who in his own muffl ed words, might be playing in his “last rodeo” after 17 seasons.

Jim Benton is a sports writer for Colorado Community Media. He has been covering sports in the Denver area since 1968. He can be reached at [email protected] or at 303-566-4083.

By Arnie Stapleton | Associated Press

When Tom Brady took a knee with 33 seconds left in the fi rst half of the AFC championship game and turned to trot toward the tunnel, Broncos tight end Owen Daniels wasn’t buying it.

He stood on Denver’s sideline pointing at the New England Patriots until they indeed disappeared into their locker room. Only then did he head off the fi eld, passing his coach along the way.

“I got some comments about that on social media that I looked really confused,’’ Daniels said.

Daniels wasn’t confounded, just cautious.You see, while he was in Baltimore last season, the

Ravens came up with a scheme to fool the Steelers in the playoffs. If they had enough time, they were going to take a knee and fake like they were trotting off to their nearby tunnel only to run back to the line of scrimmage, snap the ball while the Steelers were walking off and run for an easy touchdown.

They never got that chance.But, hey, if anyone else has thought of it, you can bet Bill

Belichick has, too.“New England has always got something up their

sleeve,’’ Daniels said. “So, I was just making sure I was ready to make a tackle.’’

It’s that football acumen that led coach Gary Kubiak to vouch for Daniels last spring when he and general man-ager John Elway mapped out their free agency plans and offered Daniels a three-year, $12 million contract.

Daniels has played for Kubiak his entire NFL career. He spent eight seasons with him in Houston and followed him to Baltimore in 2014 when Kubiak was hired as the Ravens’ offensive coordinator following his fi ring as the Texans’ head coach.

Together, they resurrected their respective careers before coming to Colorado.

Daniels caught 48 passes for 527 yards and four touch-downs in helping the Ravens reach the playoffs, where he scored his fi rst postseason touchdown against New England.

In Denver, Daniels caught 46 passes for 517 yards and three TDs in the regular season. He had TD grabs of 21 and 12 yards against the Patriots in the AFC championship.

“As a coach when you bounce to different places and guys’ names come up, you’ve got to be careful,’’ Kubiak said. “But there are certain guys you have no doubt stay-ing up for, saying, ‘Put him on your team.’ And he’s one of those guys.’’

Daniels brought pedigree to a position where Peyton Manning had lost Julius Thomas and his two dozen TD catches from 2013-14 to free agency.

He immediately received an invitation from Manning to attend his annual passing camp at Duke, where the 39-year-old quarterback picked Daniels’ brain about Ku-biak’s offensive philosophy.

Then, Daniels tutored the rest of the offense.“He didn’t like directly order me to do that, but ... it kind

of happened naturally,’’ Daniels said. It’s not just Daniels’ production, but his football instincts

that helped the Broncos get back to the Super Bowl.Like his heads-up on Brady’s kneel-down.“We tried to do that to another team,’’ Daniels said, “so I

was kind of alert to that.’’After the game, Daniels searched for Kubiak to soak in

the moment.After the trophy presentation, the two embraced. “We had a little moment,’’ Daniels said. “I know it means

a ton to him to be in this situation. It means a lot to me to share that with him.’’

Kubiak and Daniels stick together

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Safety Shiloh Keo made a bad fi rst impression when he joined Denver’s domi-nant defense. He’s more than made up for it with big plays that helped the Broncos reach the Super Bowl.

Five days after joining the league’s top-ranked defense, Keo made a big blunder, surrendering the winning touchdown in the Broncos’ 15-12 loss to the Oakland Raiders.

Keo was a fi fth-round pick in 2011 by Houston but hadn’t played in the NFL since 2013. He had to lobby defensive co-ordinator Wade Phillips for a job on Twit-ter, and then was pressed into duty right after signing because an injury epidemic leveled the Broncos’ depth at safety.

He helped them hold the Raiders to a

paltry 126 yards in Week 14, including mi-nus-12 yards in the fi rst half. But after Em-manuel Sanders fumbled a punt deep in Denver territory, the nightmare unfolded for the free agent who had been working out in hopes of signing a futures contract and making a comeback next season.

On third-and-15 from the 16, David Carr dropped back and threw to tight end Mychal Rivera, who whizzed past Keo and hauled in the game-winning touchdown pass.

Chided by his coaches, chewed out by his teammates and cursed by fans for not staying back in coverage, Keo vowed to make up for his mistake.

Has he ever.Keo intercepted Philip Rivers with 5

minutes left in the regular season fi nale, setting up Ronnie Hillman’s game-winning

TD in Denver’s 27-20 win that secured the AFC’s top seed.

He topped that in the AFC champion-ship game when he was pressed into crunch-time duty again along with Josh Bush when starting safeties T.J. Ward sprained an ankle and Darian Stewart sprained a knee.

Keo played 36 snaps on defense and 29 more on special teams.

He helped cover Rob Gronkowski on Tom Brady’s 2-point conversion attempt, and when Aqib Talib tipped the throw to Julian Edelman into Bradley Roby’s hands, they needed one more big play to seal the AFC title.

They got it from Keo.He lined up right in front of kicker Steve

Gostkowski, whose fi rst missed PAT in 524 tries in the fi rst half put them in this

precarious position. The kicker had six teammates bunched to his right and four to his left.

He tried the straight-ahead on-side kick, but Keo sliced in and grabbed it 6 yards downfi eld, cradling both the football and redemption.

“What a gutsy play,’’ coach Gary Kubiak said.

Afterward, Keo sat in the corner locker, soaking in the moment with linebacker Brandon Marshall.

“When I think about it, I get emotional,’’ Keo said.

“They believed in me, that’s why they brought me here,’’ Keo said. “They trust everybody in this locker room. I just hope I can continue to come through and bring home a championship.’’

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Colorado Community Media reporters asked people around the metro area their predictions for the big game.

“The Broncos will win, as the team has a lot of heart this year. Their defense is good, and I like Peyton Manning — he’s a class act.”

Ruth Mitchler, Thornton

“The Panthers because they have Cam Newton and a better offense than Denver. He really is a double threat.”

Larry Mitchler, Thornton

“I believe the Broncos are go-ing to win. They play to the level of their compe-tition. Any team that’s heavily favored against the Broncos can attest to that, e.g. Green Bay, New England. What do they say — defense wins champion-ships.”

Dick Okimoto, Thornton

“The Broncos, if their defense shows up. And, if DT (Demary-ius Thomas) catches the passes thrown to him, (Ronnie) Hillman doesn’t fumble and the cornerbacks and safeties can cover the Panthers’ wide receivers. Also if Von Miller and Demarcus Ware can get to Cam Newton.”

Ted Casellini, Thornton

“I think it is going to be 45-7 Panthers. If you have seen the Panthers play, they are a highly motivated team that plays like they are having fun every day.”

Dennis Phinney,Castle Rock

“I think Carolina will take it. Cam is playing lights out. The way that they ran over Arizona was impres-sive. I thought Arizona was going to win that game, but Carolina Cam in with a full head of steam and looked unbeat-able. If the Broncos offense can’t score 28 points, I don’t think they can win.”

Dan Baron, Lone Tree

“I’d like to say (the Broncos), just because they’ve made a big comeback with Peyton being back. And Peyton’s good about study-ing team plans and that kind of thing. So, I think he’s really going to study the Panthers and do his homework.”

Emmie Baykian,Castle Rock

“The Broncos, because of Pey-ton Manning. It will probably be his last game.”

Mel Bell, Littleton

“The Broncos will beat the Panthers based on number of players who have played in playoff games before. History has shown that it is hard for fi rst time Super Bowl attendees to win as the hype and excitement affect the level of play.”

John Bodnar, Arvada

“(The Broncos) because of our defense.”

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Before his whirlybird spin in the air forever etched him in NFL lore, two-time Super Bowl champion John Elway called his mother on the team fl ight from Pittsburgh after winning the AFC championship on Jan. 11, 1998.

“I said, `Mom, guess what? We get to go back to the Super Bowl!’’ ” Elway recounted. “She said, `Do we really have to go back?’ ‘’

After so many Super Bowl letdowns — three losses by an average of 32 points — she wasn’t sure watching her son face the two-touchdown favorite Green Bay Packers was such a good idea.

Many Denver fans are similarly pensive as these Bron-cos prepare to face Cam Newton and the mighty Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl 50 as, in the eyes of many book-makers, fi ve-point underdogs.

They swear they’ve learned their lessons, however, after getting shellacked by Seattle 43-8 in the Super Bowl two years ago.

They won’t be beating each other up this time in full-pads practices in the lead-up to the Feb. 7 kickoff.

They’re praising their opponents aplenty — a lot like the Broncos talked up the Packers 18 years ago.

They won’t be soaking in the nightlife quite so full throttle.

They’ll certainly prepare for a loud crowd this time after former coach John Fox famously turned down the speak-ers at practices fi guring it would be like a home game only to see that plan ripped apart in all of 12 seconds.

“We got spanked last time. I felt bad for a month and a-half, two months,’’ said wide receiver Demaryius Thomas, the lone bright spot that night in the Meadowlands when Seattle’s sideline-to-sideline supremacy rendered his Super Bowl-record 13 receptions a footnote.

“He played great,’’ Elway said in the aftermath of that blowout. “If we all played like he did, we’d have won.’’

“Elway was asked after the last Super Bowl letdown how long it took him to get over his three Super Bowl losses.

“I’m not over them yet,’’ he shot back. “I just added this one to it.’’

Elway remade his team after its 35-point loss to the Seahawks. He committed $109.5 million by adding free agents DeMarcus Ware, Aqib Talib and T.J. Ward. The trio has helped turn Denver from an offensive juggernaut that had scored an NFL record 606 points behind Peyton Man-ning’s record-breaking run in 2013 into a defensive team.

Two years after taking the league’s No. 1 offense to the Super Bowl, the Broncos bring the NFL’s No. 1 defense, one that battered Tom Brady with an incredible 23 hits in the AFC championship game.

The Broncos also changed their offensive identity this

season with the hiring of coach Gary Kubiak, who in-stalled a better ground game and a plan for Manning to share snaps with Brock Osweiler in practice.

The plan came in handy when Manning missed six weeks with a foot injury and Osweiler kept the Broncos rolling right along. And the ground game fi nally came on behind a new O-line in Kubiak’s zone blocking scheme.

Even though it’s been inconsistent, “I like what we’re do-ing offensively,’’ Elway said. “I like the system, obviously, having played in it and knowing that you can win world championships with it.’’

Elway changed coaches a year ago, befuddled by Fox’s teams losing their last game by a cumulative 150-66. He said he wanted a team that would “go down kicking and screaming.’’

That toughness has been on display all season.Denver’s model is no longer lighting up scoreboards but

grinding it out, hanging around and making big plays at the end. It’s a formula that’s seen them win an NFL record 11 games by seven points or less, including 23-16 over Pittsburgh and 20-18 over New England in the playoffs.

“The mindset to me is that you know we play for 60 minutes — even though we haven’t consistently played well for 60 minutes — you know our mindset has been there. And that’s why this team is a tougher team because it’s a mentally tough one,’’ Elway said.

This time, it’s Newton and the Panthers bringing the high-octane offense to the Super Bowl and the Broncos sporting the star-studded secondary and ferocious front-seven.

They’re hoping this dynamic makes a difference — and like the Broncos teams of ’98 and ’99 they’ll make their nervous mothers proud.

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1Who is the only Super Bowl MVP to come from the losing team?Dallas Cowboys linebacker Chuck Howley won the award for Super Bowl V,

despite his team’s 16-13 loss to the Baltimore Colts.

2Which Super Bowl was the closest in terms of margin of victory?Super Bowl XXV, when the Giants beat the Bills 20-19.

3Which running back set a Super Bowl single-game record by rushing for 204 yards?Washington’s Timmy Smith set the

record in Super Bowl XXII against Denver.

4Super Bowl XII, in which the Dallas Cowboys beat the Denver Broncos 27-10, is the only Super Bowl to feature co-MVPs. Who were they?

Randy White and Harvey Martin

5Which quarterback holds the record for touchdown passes in a Super Bowl, with six?Steve Young, who threw six TDs in

Super Bowl XXIX, when the San Francisco 49ers beat the San Diego Chargers 49-26.

6Who are the two head coaches tied with four Super Bowl victories?Bill Belichick with the New England Patriots and Chuck Noll with the Pitts-

burgh Steelers.

7There has never been a shutout in Super Bowl history. Which team scored the fewest points in a Super Bowl?

The Miami Dolphins were held to 3 points in a 24-3 loss to the Dallas Cowboys in Super Bowl VI.

8What was the longest field goal in Super Bowl history?Steve Christie of the Bu�alo Bills kicked a 54-yard field goal in Super

Bowl XXVIII.

9Which player scored the first touchdown in Super Bowl History?The Packers’ Max McGee scored on a 37-yard touchdown pass from

Bart Starr in Green Bay’s 35-10 win over the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl I.

10Which quarterback threw for the most yards in a Super Bowl game?Kurt Warner holds the record

for most passing yards in a Super Bowl with 414, when he led the St. Louis Rams to a 23-16 win over the Tennessee Titans in Super Bowl XXXIV.

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Carolina coach Ron Rivera remembers turning to Dave Gettleman following a training camp practice this summer, and asking the Panthers general man-ager, “Am I seeing what I think I’m seeing?’’

Rivera wanted verifi cation that this Panthers team was clearly the most talented he’s coached in fi ve seasons — one he thought had Super Bowl poten-tial.

Well, turns out Rivera was right.And now that the Panthers have realized those

expectations, the fi fth-year coach believes they’re capable of bringing home the organization’s fi rst Vince Lombardi trophy.

“The thing we’ve got to remember is what we’re playing for, and that’s to win it,’’ Rivera said a day after his team won the NFC championship. “It’s not about getting there. It’s not about being a part of it. It’s about winning it. And that will be our main focus.’’

Rivera, who won a Super Bowl ring with the 1985 Chicago Bears as a linebacker, said he’ll rely on his former coach Mike Ditka, among others, for advice leading up to the Feb. 7 Super Bowl against the AFC champion Denver Broncos.

“One of the things coach Ditka emphasized to us was to enjoy the moment,’’ Rivera said. “The mo-ment doesn’t come very often. It’s hard. It’s hard to get to where we are right now.’’

The Panthers have remained a loose, confi dent team throughout the season.

They’re also a tightknit group, regularly hanging out off the fi eld together, and seem to thrive play-ing the underdog role — even though they are the oddsmakers’ favorite against Peyton Manning and the Broncos.

That harkens back to when some believed Caro-lina was the worst of the 5-0 teams in October.

The Panthers would prove doubters wrong, win-ning 14 straight games to open the season before suffering their only loss at Atlanta. They fi nished the season as the No. 1 scoring offense in the league and led the NFL on defense in takeaways.

They’re rebounded from that Atlanta loss to win three straight, including home playoff games against the Seattle Seahawks and Arizona Cardinals.

“We’ve been doubted… but yet when you have turnouts like (the NFC championship game) it makes it all worthwhile,’’ Newton said after the win against the Cardinals.

Added wide receiver Jerricho Cotchery: “Every-one can try to fi nd something when they doubt us, but we just try to go out there and put our ball on display.’’

Rivera has said he loves his team’s personality — and doesn’t want players to change.

He doesn’t mind Newton’s touchdown celebra-tions, his players posing for pictures on the sideline when the game is in hand or even lip-syncing to Drake’s lyrics, “We got a really big team; we need some really big rings’’ in a video they’ve posted on social media.

“We are who we are,’’ Rivera said.Right now, what the Panthers are is a team looking

for the franchise’s fi rst Super Bowl.Rivera doesn’t plan to change a thing.“Do what you’ve done,’’ Rivera said. “Some of my

experiences in coaching, you get to certain experi-ences like the playoffs, and sometimes you get a little bit of panic. Am I doing enough? Should I do more? Should I change this?

“I told our coordinators, `We’re going to stick to what got us to where we are.’ We’ll emphasize that to the players and make sure we keep our personality.’’












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11Joe Montana and Tom Brady are the only two players to win three Super Bowl MVPs, but neither won the award in back-to-back

years. Who are the only two players to win Super Bowl MVP awards in back-to-back years?Bart Starr (Super Bowls I and II) and Terry Bradshaw (Super Bowls XIII and XIV)

12Which player recorded a Super Bowl-record three interceptions in Super Bowl XV?Rod Martin of the Oakland Raid-

ers picked o� Ron Jaworski of the Philadelphia Eagles three times in Oakland’s 27-10 win.

13Only one player has recorded three touchdown catches in a Super Bowl game. Who is he?Jerry Rice of the San Francisco

49ers accomplished the feat twice – in a Super Bowl XXIV win over the Denver Broncos and in a Super Bowl XXIX win over the San Diego Chargers.

14With his sixth Super Bowl appearance in last year’s game, Tom Brady tied the record with which other player?

Mike Lodish, who appeared in four Super Bowls

with the Bu�alo Bills and two with the Denver Broncos.

15Which team recorded a Super Bowl-record six interceptions, returning three of them for touchdowns?

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers, in Super Bowl XXXVII, when they beat the Oakland Raiders 48-21.

16Which head coach led the New York Jets to their landmark upset victory over the Balti-more Colts in Super Bowl III?

Weeb Ewbank

17Which player set a Super Bowl record with a 108-yard kicko� return for a t8ouchdown?Jacoby Jones of the Ravens, in

Baltimore’s 34-31 win over the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl XLVII.

18 The 1972 Miami Dolphins com-pleted the only perfect season in NFL history with their 14-7 victory over Washington in

Super Bowl VII. Who was named that game’s Most Valuable Player?Miami safety Jake Scott

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All of a sudden, an extra point can pro-vide some extra drama.

Instead of the most blah, no-doubt-about-it gimme in an NFL game, the kick that comes after a touchdown — turning six points into seven — is not quite as much of a sure thing now, because the distance was pushed back from 20 yards to 33 this season.

Imagine a Super Bowl decided by a fl ubbed kick following a TD. Seem far-fetched? Certainly used to be: No one has missed a PAT in the Super Bowl in a quarter-century.

Things have changed. After all, the Denver Broncos got to their Super Sunday matchup against the Carolina Panthers on Feb. 7 in Santa Clara, California, thanks in part to a botched extra point by New Eng-land Patriots kicker Stephen Gostkowski in the AFC championship game.

“Do you want a game to end on a missed extra point rather than going to overtime? I think that would be very anticlimactic. I don’t think most fans would want to see a game end that way,’’ said Jay Feely, a kicker for a half-dozen NFL teams over 14 seasons from 2001-14.

“I would never want to see a game end that way, especially one of this magnitude. I hope it doesn’t,’’ he said, before adding with a chuckle: “But it certainly could.’’

NFL kickers had never made worse than 99.3 percent of their extra-point tries across any season from 2010-14, but the league-wide rate dropped to 94.2 percent this season — the lowest mark in 35 years.

Denver kicker Brandon McManus is 37 of 38 on extra points this season.

McManus notes that the greater length of the kick means players need to warm up, which they didn’t need to do before. And that can be an issue right after a defensive TD, because unlike when his of-fense has the ball and is driving toward the end zone, a score happens unexpectedly.

“You have to run 50 yards this way to get your helmet, then you’ve got to run 80 yards back the other way,’’ McManus ex-plained. “The biggest issue is just refocus-ing, knowing you didn’t get to warm up at all. You might have been on the sideline for 30 minutes.’’

For any NFL kicker’s leg, a 33-yard fi eld goal is no big deal. But the mental pressure of a 33-yard extra point changes every-thing.

“Everyone in the stands and at home thinks you have to make it or else you’re not worth anything,’’ McManus said. “That’s kind of how it is.’’

Panthers kicker Graham Gano, who has made 65 of 68 extra points this season, said he doesn’t view the kick as a PAT anymore.

“Extra points are gone,” he said. “Now it’s just another fi eld goal.’’

What if a missedextra point decided

the game?WHAT’S YOUR

FAVORITEPART OF THESUPER BOWL?

Colorado Community Media reporters askedpeople around the metro area

“The game itself. It’s not the halftime show, I can tell you that. It’s the most watched, televised thing on TV. Everyone watches it… It’s the biggest game of the en-tire year, more than the World Series.”

Blake Sigler,Castle Rock

“I like to make good food for the game, and we like to watch the commer-cials.”

KelliScharfenberg,Thornton

“I’m not going to say the com-mercials. I think the camaraderie of having a bunch of fans rooting for the same team all in one place, just totally into a game.”

Renee Williams,Parker

“It’s just a really good game, you know, because we’ve been waiting all year for it.”

Chris Lang,Littleton


11Joe Montana and Tom Brady are the only two players to win three Super Bowl MVPs, but neither won the award in back-to-back

years. Who are the only two players to win Super Bowl MVP awards in back-to-back years?Bart Starr (Super Bowls I and II) and Terry Bradshaw (Super Bowls XIII and XIV)

12Which player recorded a Super Bowl-record three interceptions in Super Bowl XV?Rod Martin of the Oakland Raid-

ers picked o� Ron Jaworski of the Philadelphia Eagles three times in Oakland’s 27-10 win.

13Only one player has recorded three touchdown catches in a Super Bowl game. Who is he?Jerry Rice of the San Francisco

49ers accomplished the feat twice – in a Super Bowl XXIV win over the Denver Broncos and in a Super Bowl XXIX win over the San Diego Chargers.

14With his sixth Super Bowl appearance in last year’s game, Tom Brady tied the record with which other player?

Mike Lodish, who appeared in four Super Bowls

with the Bu�alo Bills and two with the Denver Broncos.

15Which team recorded a Super Bowl-record six interceptions, returning three of them for touchdowns?

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers, in Super Bowl XXXVII, when they beat the Oakland Raiders 48-21.

16Which head coach led the New York Jets to their landmark upset victory over the Balti-more Colts in Super Bowl III?

Weeb Ewbank

17Which player set a Super Bowl record with a 108-yard kicko� return for a t8ouchdown?Jacoby Jones of the Ravens, in

Baltimore’s 34-31 win over the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl XLVII.

18 The 1972 Miami Dolphins com-pleted the only perfect season in NFL history with their 14-7 victory over Washington in

Super Bowl VII. Who was named that game’s Most Valuable Player?Miami safety Jake Scott

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By More Content Now

The Super Bowl is all about the numbers: Who scores the most, how many yards are gained, and this year, the switch from Roman numerals to modern numbers with the 50th annual game.

Here are some more numbers and facts on America’s favorite football game:

6 Most Super Bowl wins by an NFL team, held by the Pittsburgh Steelers

4Current teams that have never played in a Super Bowl: Cleveland, Detroit, Jacksonville and Houston

10 Two cities have each hosted the Super Bowl a record 10 times: Miami (South Florida) and New Orleans

68,500Seating capacity at Levi’s Stadium, home to the San Francisco 49ers and Super Bowl 50

103,985

48

The largest stadium attendance for a Super Bowl, XIV at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California

The record for career Super Bowl points scored, held by 49ers great Jerry Rice, who played in four Super Bowls

75 Most total points scored in a Super Bowl, set by San Francisco (49) and San Diego (26) in XXIX

929Most net yards, rushing and passing, for both teams in a Super Bowl, set by Washington (602) and Denver (327) in XXII

34The length of the power outage (in minutes) in the third quarter of Super Bowl XLVII in New Orleans. That ended up being the longest Super Bowl in history, at 4 hours, 14 minutes, including the stoppage of play.

BY THE NUMBERS


• Joe Montana: Bengals fans, you might want to skip this paragraph. Montana victimized Cincinnati twice in the Super Bowl, leading his 49ers to victories in both Super Bowl XVI and XXIII. But it was the latter game that showcased “Joe Cool” at his most clutch. Not only did Montana pass for a then-Super Bowl record 357 yards, but he drove his team 92 yards in 11 plays for a 20-16 come-from-behind win. Montana threw a 10-yard pass to receiver John Taylor with just 34 seconds left to win the third of his four Super Bowl titles.

• Adam Vinatieri: The most clutch kicker of our time? You can certainly make the argument, as Vinatieri pro-vided the decisive points in each of the New England Patriots’ first three Super Bowl wins – in XXXVI, XXX-VIII and XXXIX. His game-winning field goals in the first two games came in the closing seconds, and let’s not overlook the fact that he pro-vided the game-winning field goal in the snow in Foxborough during the Patriots’ first playoff run with Tom Brady at quarterback. Vinatieri provided three more field goals in Super Bowl XLI to help the Pats win a fourth championship.

• David Tyree: With defender Rodney Harrison’s hand in his face, Tyree hauled in Eli Manning’s 32-yard pass, pinning the ball against his helmet and giving the Giants a first down on the drive that resulted

in the late touchdown that gave New York the 17-14 win over the Patriots in Super Bowl XLII. Manning escaped the three defenders who almost sacked him on the play, and Plaxico Burress caught the game-winning touchdown later in the drive, but Tyree provided one of the most clutch catches in NFL history.

• Santonio Holmes: Speaking of clutch catches, Super Bowl XLIII also came down to a late touch-down. It was Holmes (named the game’s MVP for his nine-catch, 131-yard performance) who toe-tapped in the end zone while falling out of bounds to secure the game-winning touchdown in the Steelers’ come-from-behind 27-23 win over the Arizona Cardinals. The 6-yard catch in the back of the end zone came with just 35 seconds left in one of the most exciting Super Bowls to date.

• Malcolm Butler: Perhaps the most clutch defensive performance ever came in last year’s Super Bowl, when Malcolm Butler secured the Patriots’ 28-24 win over the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XLIX. With everyone expecting the Seahawks to run the ball from the 1-yard line, Russell Wilson stepped back to pass, surprising everyone except Butler, who stepped in front of Ricardo Lockette for the interception and secured his place in New England Patriots – and Super Bowl - lore.

Clutch performers5 of the Super Bowl’s greatest moments

By John SucichMore Content Now

After what seems like years of Super Bowl games that were decided early and definitively, we’ve been spoiled of late with close game after close game. And with close games come clutch performances.

Here are five such Super Bowl performers, with apologies to the many others from the first 49 editions of the big game who are not included:

PHOTOS: JOE MONTANA, ADAM VINATIERI AND DAVID TYREE/WIKIPEDIA

CLUTCH PERFORMERS5 of the Super Bowl’s greatest moments


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LIFELOCAL

C U L T U R EF A I T HF A M I L YF O O DH E A L T H

By Chris Michlewicz [email protected]

Taylor Hunter, 20, returned to Parker in December after an 18-month mission trip to the western part of

upstate New York, where she shoveled sidewalks, participated in service proj-ects and spread the word of the Mormon faith.

She knocked on doors to share “the message of Jesus Christ and His love for everybody.” And although about 80 percent of those she talked to were not members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the vast majority was receptive to the message.

“A lot of people we talked to just wanted that relationship and knowledge of a higher power,” said Hunter, now a student at Utah State University. “I talked about Joseph Smith and how he restored the church, where we came from, why we’re here, where we’re going and the potential of what we can become.”

That passion for testifying about faith and service to others — whether it be through mission trips to distant places or leadership in local communities — defi nes the Mormon tradition of build-ing strong family values, several church members said.

The family unit, said Dale Lyman, a stake president in Parker, lasts forever.

“We believe that families last in life as well as in eternity,” Lyman said. “Every-thing we do as a church is to help the

individual and the family to be stronger, more Christ-like, more God-like.”

That focus branches out into other facets of life for members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, also known as the LDS Church. Guiding oth-ers through the gospel is among the main goals, as is contributing to the communi-ties in which they live.

The faith-based altruism has grown so strong it has reached beyond the bor-ders of the U.S., where the religion got its start. Today, there are more followers outside of the country than in it — the result is due in large part to widespread outreach.

Dale Lyman, stake president for LDS Church locations in the Parker area, stands in the chapel at the Mormon church on Bayou Gulch Road near South Parker Road Jan. 25. Photo by Chris Michlewicz

Taylor Hunter, 20, holds the Book of Mor-mon during her mission in upstate New York last year. Courtesy photo

Service to others

‘ Young Mormons seek to spread faith, attain spiritual growth through mission trips

Staff report

Every echelon of leadership in

the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the result of a member being “called” to voluntarily serve in his or her respective role, said Dale Lyman, a stake president in Parker.

Individuals have “free agency” at all times, which means they can decide for themselves whether to accept the position, Lyman said. Unforeseen family circumstances, for example, could be a reason for declining a leadership role. The spouse of each person being called is also asked if he or she will support the other in the position.

Callings are determined by lengthy prayer and “done by inspi-ration,” said Lyman, who was asked to become a stake leader. A church bishop meets with counselors and leaders of each ward to discuss calls.

“They will pray to determine through the Holy Ghost who would best serve and benefi t from that calling,” he said.

Highlands Ranch resident Kristyn Wilcox, who grew up in a Mormon household, jumped at the opportunity to join the women’s leadership structure called the Re-lief Society.

As president of the Relief Society in her 350-member ward in High-lands Ranch, she volunteers on Wednesdays and Sundays to teach young women ages 12-18 about contributing through faith. She or-ganizes and oversees activities and occasional weekend retreats.

Wilcox still has fond memories of being in such a group as a youth.

“We shared our spiritual thoughts about our savior and our heavenly father and our role here on Earth, but we also had a ton of fun,” she said. “We played kickball, went on hikes, had campfi res, and all kinds of good stuff.”

Members ‘called’ to service through prayer, inspiration

DID YOU KNOW? • The Mormon faith is a denomination of Christianity.

• Young men go on two-year missions to preach the gospel and serve others; young women leave for 18 months.

• Mormons are instructed to abstain from coffee, tea and alcohol.

• In 1890, church president Wilford Woodruff received a revelation that the leaders of the church should cease teaching the practice of plural marriage. It has been prohibited ever since, and the LDS Church has distanced itself from fundamentalist sects that still practice polygamy in some parts of the nation.

• Church members are “called” to various volunteer and leadership positions within the church.

• The LDS Church’s president and modern-day prophet is Thomas Monson, of Salt Lake City, Utah.

• Strong family values are among the key components of LDS teachings.

• More members of the LDS Church live out-side of the U.S. than within its borders. About 15 million Mormons live throughout the world, with roughly 6 million in the U.S.

Sources: Mormon.org, stake president Dale Lyman, MormonNewsroom.com

WORDS TO KNOW A stake is made up of multiple congrega-tions, or wards, and typically contains 3,000 to 6,000 people.

BY THE NUMBERS85,000 — estimated number of Mormons presently conducting missions on behalf of the church worldwide

150 — number of languages to which the Book of Mormon has been translated

15 million — estimated number of LDS Church members worldwide

6 million — estimated number of LDS Church members in the U.S.

300-600 — number of members per ward

Sources: MormonNewsroom.org, stake president Dale Lyman, Mormon.org

Faith continues on Page 22

I talked about Joseph Smith and

how he restored the church, where we came from, why

we’re here, where we’re going and the potential of

what we can become.’Taylor Hunter

on her recent mission trip


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LDS CHURCH BACKGROUND The Book of Mormon, a collection of writings from ancient prophets and record keepers, is a “second witness” to the Bible of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, according to Dale Lyman, a stake president in Parker.

One of these prophets, Lehi, lived in Jeru-salem around 600 B.C. God commanded Lehi to lead a small group of people to the American continent.

God continued to call prophets among these people. An angel named Moroni told Joseph Smith that a record of the ancient inhabitants of the American

continent was buried in a hill in Utah and that the record contained the gospel of Jesus Christ.

By the inspiration of God, Joseph Smith translated into English the ancient text written on golden plates. The book’s complete title is “The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ.” It tells of the resurrected Jesus Christ and His visit to His faithful followers in ancient America. It is named after Mormon, an ancient prophet who made an abridg-ment of the sacred records of his people.

Source: Mormon.org

The mission of missionariesAfter completing high school,

young men and women in the LDS Church often embark on a voluntary mission to preach the gospel — their destinations determined by church elders. Men go on two-year missions and women for 18 months, said Ly-man, who has had four of his six sons serve missions. A fi fth — his 18-year-old son — is expecting to learn in the coming weeks where he will serve.

Missionaries in south metro Denver traditionally use bicycles or cars to get around and deliver their spiritual message. However, the mode of transportation is up to mission leaders. Aside from receiving a book called “Preach My Gospel” to help guide them through outreach, the decision on who serves a mission mostly comes down to the worthiness of each individual, said Lyman, who went on a mission to Peru when he was 19 years old.

“The key thing is that they’re living the church’s standards, they know the testimony of Christ and are following the Ten Commandments,” he said. “They also talk about how the church has impacted them.”

Reaching outKristyn Wilcox, a mother of four

who lives in Highlands Ranch, said her son is planning to leave for a mission after completing high school in May. The 18-year-old’s destination has not been decided, but Wilcox is confi dent he will be kept safe by the mission president and his wife in whichever location he is sent. She expects her son will attain spiritual growth and a new cultural experi-ence.

“He had some thinking to do about it, but I think he believes in the

gospel enough to be excited about this chance to share his testi-mony,” Wilcox said. “It’s not only trying to convert people. Missionaries are involved in countless hours of com-munity service wherever they go, and just to try to make every little corner of the world a better place.”

By the end of high school, most teenage boys have a natural urge to explore and engage others, she said. Like others on mission trips, he will be unable to return home for the time he is gone and can call his fam-ily only twice a year. But, like Hunter, he will be able to email his family once a week.

But the absence is for a good cause, Wilcox said. Her son is “moti-vated to do this for our church and his personal relationship with heav-

enly father.”“There will be tears,” she

added. “But there will be any time he moves away from home.”

The rewardWhile Hunter was on her

mission in New York, she also guided tours at sites associat-ed with the Mormon religion in Palmyra, considered the birthplace of the LDS church, including the farm where Joseph Smith lived as a boy

and where the fi rst edition of the Book of Mormon was printed.

Although sharing the church’s message was her primary purpose, the trip was never about the number of conversions, she said.

Hunter was proud to have had a hand in leading three people to become baptized, the fi rst covenant of the church. A senior couple who initially had reservations was among them.

“It was so incredible to see that God has softened the hearts of these people — and they were against it,” Hunter said. “And they had us come back and they accepted.”


Faith

Joseph Smith lived as a boy Courtesy photo

When most people think about Colo-rado music, John Denver is the fi rst name that comes to mind.

That’s understandable, especially since his last name is literally the state capital and “Rocky Mountain High” is the state’s co-offi cial song (the other is “Where the Columbines Grow” for you triviaheads out there).

There’s a lot more to the Colorado mu-sic scene than Mr. Denver, and that’s one of the key messages the Colorado Music Hall of Fame conveys.

“We want it so that when anyone comes through the door, there will be someone they recognize,” said Gene “G.” Brown, director of the hall. “We don’t only want to celebrate the heritage of Colorado music, but the current musical commu-nity in Colorado.”

The hall of fame started in the 1stBank Center in Broomfi eld. But its outreach was limited, since it could only really be opened during events, Brown explained. Eventually, an agreement was reached with the City and County of Denver, and through Comfort Dental’s sponsorship, the hall was able to set up a more perma-nent location in June at Colorado’s live music epicenter — Red Rocks.

The hall set up shop at Red Rock’s Trading Post, and now is open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily, which allows not only concert-goers but also trail runners, exercisers and musical pilgrims to stop in and learn about the many gems in Colorado’s music history.

As the fi rst inductee in 2011, and the most recognizable name in the state’s musical history, Denver gets pride of place, with a statue outside the trading post and a full room dedicated to memo-rabilia and facts about his legacy. One of

his sterling achieve-ments was perform-ing at Red Rocks 17 times.

“Instead of try-ing to set up some kind of hierarchical induction program, we thought it would be better to induct peer groups,” Brown said. “We’ve turned the induction cer-emonies into events unto themselves, and we get contem-porary musicians to fi ll the gaps in some

of these lineups.”So far, inductee eras include the ’60s,

which included artists like the Astronauts and Flash Cadillac; the folk-rock scene of the ’70s, including Judy Collins, Poco and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band; and early promoters Barry Fey and Harry Tuft.

The 2016 inductees, announced Jan. 26, focus on Colorado’s jazz scene. Glenn Miller, Paul Whiteman, Lannie Garrett, Max Morath, Billy Murray and Elizabeth Spencer will all be inducted in April.

The hope is to soon move on to more contemporary musical fi gures, Brown said, which could include everyone from Big Head Todd and the Monsters to The Fray and Pretty Lights.

As someone who has been immersed in the musical scene for years, both as a fan and writer for The Denver Post, Brown is a veritable fount of knowledge, and he has stories and tidbits about every musi-cal fi gure.

Walking through the hall, he points out facts like how the Astronauts were bigger

than The Beach Boys in Japan, or that the Eagles were such acolytes of Poco’s sound they lifted the band’s bass player — twice.

But his best stories are the personal ones he’s seen and heard fi rsthand.

Brown tells a beautiful story about local supergroup Sugarloaf’s induction in 2012. At the time, vocalist and keyboardist Jerry Corbetta was battling dementia, and wasn’t expected to play at the ceremony. Because of a little miscommunication, he ended up on stage and in front of his keyboard for the band’s last number. As Brown recalls, at fi rst Corbetta was just playing some basic chords, but before long, his fi ngers began fl ying over the keys like he was Beethoven.

“I still get choked up thinking about it,” Brown said. “He didn’t know where he was, but he knew when he put his hands on his instrument.”

Clarke Reader’s column on how music connects to our lives appears every other week. A community editor with Colorado Community Media, his favorite John Den-ver song is “Sunshine on My Shoulders.” Check out his music blog at calmacil20.blogspot.com. And share your favorite Colorado musicians at [email protected].

Clarke Reader

LINER NOTES

CLARKE’S ALBUM OF THE WEEK Selection: Future’s “Purple Reign,” released as a free mixtape online

Review: Future was perhaps the biggest breakout in rap last year, despite having been around for years, and he extends his domi-nance into 2016 with this tape. The Atlanta rapper still buries his aching heart in woozy beats and codeine mumbles, but here he man-ages to pull the listener into his broken world.

Favorite song: “Inside the Mattress”

Best line that sounds like a brag, but is actually heartbreaking:

“Hit another city, and another city, I was just grooving

I was trying to tell you I was losing

I was gon’ tell you I’m improving.”

Colorado Music Hall of Fame highlights state’s varied scenes

HAVE AN EVENT?To submit a calendar listing, send information to [email protected].

� e 2016 inductees, announced Jan. 26, focus on Colorado’s

jazz scene. Glenn Miller, Paul

Whiteman, Lannie Garrett, Max Morath,

Billy Murray and Elizabeth Spencer

will all be inducted in April.

‘� ere will be tears. But there will be any time he moves away from home.’Kristyn Wilcox, speaking about her son’s upcoming mission trip


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Centennial

The 2016 Love stamp was issued Jan. 12 at Dallas’ Love Field, according to the U.S. Postal Service. The new design is created in the intricate traditional art

of quilling by Yulia Brodskaya, an artist of Russian origin who now lives and works in the United Kingdom as a very successful paper artist. The stamp will be available at post offi ces while it lasts.

Colorado history“Sisters of Cour-

age: Homestead-ing in the Rockies” is historian Dave Lively’s title when he speaks at 7 p.m.

Feb. 9 at Bemis Library about the Har-bison sisters’ lives as they homesteaded near Grand Lake. He will follow the family through the turmoil of the last half of the 19th century into the creation of Rocky Mountain National Park. Lively leads a weekly “Sisters of Courage” walk in the park and is a speaker for the Rocky Mountain Park Centennial Speakers Se-ries. Bemis Library is at 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton. Admission free. 303-795-3961.

Camera club focuses on wildlifeThe Englewood Camera Club will

hear/see Russ Burden’s presentation “Wings, Hooves, Fur and Talons,” which was canceled in November due to ill-ness. Burden, of Highlands Ranch, is a widely known wildlife photographer who conducts some tours for photog-raphers. He will give a 20-minute show with music, then discuss how to make it happen.

The club meets at Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit, 6400 S. University Blvd. in Centennial. Doors open at 6:15 p.m. and the program is at 7 p.m. Guests and new members are welcome. After Bur-den’s program, there will be an in-house photo contest.

Genealogists meetThe Columbine Genealogical and

Historical Society February programs include: Feb. 9, 1 p.m. — New and Old Ways to Search and Use FamilySearch.org, with Carol Jacobs, Littleton Family History Center; Feb. 16, 9:30-11:30 a.m. — Early Bird class, “DNA for Genealogy” the fi rst of a three-part series with Dee-na Coutant, professional genealogist; Feb. 16, 1 p.m. — “Yellowstone or Bust!!” with Dr. Dora Lodwick, professor, author and family historian, about her great-grandparents’ covered wagon trip from Canon City to the newly opened Yellow-

stone National Park. Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit, 6400 S. University Blvd., Centennial. Free. Guests welcome.

Multifaceted music“Celtic Rock With Potcheen” will

include an infusion of bluegrass, ska, Cajun-zydeco, punk and folk music at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 12 at Hampden Hall, in the Englewood Civic Center, 1000 Englewood Parkway. Part of Englewood Arts Presents’ Starlight Rhythms series. Tickets: $10, free under 18.

LPS student artFeb. 9 is the date for the 5-7 p.m. re-

ception — and closing — of the Littleton Public Schools Art Show at Colorado Gallery of the Arts, in the Annex at Arapahoe Community College, 5900 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton. Prior to that date, the K-12 exhibit will be open noon to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, until 7 on Tuesday.

The envelope, please“Brass on the Red Carpet” will be

the Denver Brass salute to Hollywood and the Academy Awards, with scores of award-winning movie music through the years, at 2 p.m. Feb. 14 at the New-man Center for the Performing Arts, University Boulevard and Iliff Avenue, University of Denver. Tickets from $22,

discounts for children and seniors, 303-832-HORN, DenverBrass.org or 303-871-7720, newmantix.com.

Guild members show artThe long-standing Paint Box Guild

has an exhibit of art by its members at the Lone Tree Recreation Center, 10249 RidgeGate Circle, Lone Tree, through Feb. 25. Media included: watercolors, pastels and mixed media. All artwork is for sale.

Friday night musicThe ViewHouse Centennial, 7101

S. Clinton St., Centennial, hosts a live music series from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. on Friday nights in February: Feb. 12, The JV3; Feb. 14, Rascal Martinez (during the 6-9 p.m. Valentine dinner hour); Feb. 19 and 26, The Moses Jones Band. Late night menu specials. Viewhouse.com, 303-790-8439.

‘Sweet Deal’ book saleDouglas County Libraries will hold a

“Sweet Deal” book sale from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Feb. 13 and 1-4 p.m. Feb. 14 at the Highlands Ranch James H. LaRue Branch, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd. Antique books, fi rst editions, volume sets, gilt-edge, leather editions, signed copies, collectible children’s books. 303-791-7323.

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Littleton group comes back with event for second year

By Sonya Ellingboe [email protected]

Autographed copies, fi rst editions and other unique books will be offered in a si-lent auction during February at Littleton’s Bemis Library. The Friends of the Littleton Library/Museum offers their second an-nual Silent Book Auction. Look at the large display case inside the entrance to see

what’s available, according to volunteer Sue McNamee. The auction bid notebook has details about each book.

The fi rst set of 12 will be displayed un-til Feb. 14, when bids on those end and a second set is put on display until Feb. 28. (Some books and items such as a John El-way-signed football will be on display the entire month.)

Autographed books include two on railroad history, former president Jimmy Carter’s memoir, Kent Haruf’s “Plainsong,” folk singer Judy Collins’ novel, “Shame-less,” and more.

Also included is a special limited edi-tion in leather binding of Norman Rock-well’s “America” and “Elway,” a photo-graphic history that pairs with the football.

Proceeds from the ongoing Friends’ Used Book Sale, stocked with hundreds of donations from the community, are grant-ed to the Bemis Library and Littleton Mu-seum to support programming.

Special books are singled out occasion-ally when they merit a higher price and ex-tra attention, such as these.

Donations fl ow in through the year, so there’s almost always something new to

consider — mysteries, gardening books, children’s books, biographies, cookbooks.

Library’s silent auction should be a dream for book-lovers IF YOU GO Bemis Library is at 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton. 303-795-3961. Hours: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 1 to 5 p.m. Sundays. (Sale books are avail-able whenever the library is open. Pay a FOL/M volunteer if available, or at the circulation desk.)

THEATER/SHOWSBritish Comedy The British are coming to the Theatre of Dreams in Castle Rock. Keith Fields, comedy magician, stars in “A Brit of Magic,” an interactive show that includes magic, comedy and stunts. He will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 6. Reserva-tions required for all shows, as seating is limited. Go to www.Tickets.Amazing-Shows.com or call 303-660-6799. Theatre of Dreams is at 735 Park St., Suites C & D, Castle Rock. Go to www.AmazingShows.com.

‘Violet’ Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 W. Main St., Littleton, presents “Violet” through Sunday, Feb. 7. Violet tells the story of a young woman’s quest for beauty amid the image obsessed landscape of the 1960s. Violet dreams of a miraculous transformation through the power of faith. Convinced that a televangelist in Oklahoma can heal her, she hops a Greyhound bus and starts the journey of a lifetime. Along the way, Violet forms unlikely friendships with her fellow riders, who teach her about beauty, love, courage and what it means to be an outsider. Tickets available at the box office, 303-794-2787, ext. 5, or online at www.Town-HallArtsCenter.org.

Wonderbound: Rock BalletsGarrett Ammon’s celebrated ballets set to the music of David Bowie and Queen will be hitting the stage once more. This time, the beloved tunes will be played live by a Denver supergroup made up of musicians from Chimney Choir and Ian Cooke Band. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 13, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 14, at the PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker. For tickets and information, go to www.ParkerArt.org or call 303-805-6800.

MUSIC/CONCERTSAdventures in DanceLearn the jive, lindy hop, Charleston and hustle in a workout format at Swing Aero-bics from 7:30-8:30 p.m. Mon-days through Jan. 26. Dance to blues and popular rock while learning the West Coast Swing from 7-8 p.m. Tuesdays through Feb. 23. Learn the merengue and bachata club dances from 8-9 p.m. Wednesdays through Feb. 24. Learn to glide across the floor with the Viennese waltz and the waltz from 7-8 p.m. Thursdays through Feb. 25. Classes are in the group room at Adventures in Dance, 1500 W. Littleton Blvd., Suite 207, Littleton. Go to www.adventuresindance.com.

Tiny Tots ConcertInside the Orchestra presents Tiny Tots concerts from 9:30-10:15 a.m. and 10:45-11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 10, at Temple Emanuel, 51 Grape St., Denver; Wednesday, Feb. 17, at Mile Hi Church, 9077 W. Alameda Ave., Lakewood; Saturday, Feb. 20, at History Colorado, 1200 Broadway, Denver; Monday, Feb. 22, at Boettcher Concert Hall, 1000 14th St., Denver; Tuesday, Feb. 23, at Temple Emanuel, 51 Grape St., Denver; Monday, Feb. 29, at The Wildlife Experience, 10035 S. Peoria St., Parker. Program is designed for children 6 and younger. Children discover what it is to be inside the orchestra. They are seated on the floor and surrounded by professional musicians. For tickets, go to www.insidetheorchestra.org/tiny-tots-events/.

ART/CRAFTSJuried Art ShowLocal artists’ works are featured in the Greater Castle Rock Art Guild’s 11th annual “Romancing the Arts” juried art show, which runs from Sunday, Feb. 7, to Saturday, March 5, at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock. A reception is planned at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 13. No registration is required; information at 303-791-7323 or www.DouglasCountyLibraries.org.

Drop-in Classes Drop in and learn a craft, home improvement skill or what to read next at Saturday Surprise, at 10 a.m. every Saturday at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock. No registration is required; information at 303-791-7323 or DouglasCountyLibraries.org.

EVENTSLine Dance AerobicsAdult dancers will learn a variety of line dances including cowboy cha-cha, electric slide, cupid shuffle, and the wobble in a workout format. Class runs from 7:30-8:30 p.m. Mondays from Feb. 1 to Feb. 29 at Adventures in Dance, 1500 W. Littleton Blvd., Littleton. An early-bird price is offered if registering before Feb. 1. You can also drop in to any session. Go to www.adventuresindance.com.

Woodturners ClubThe Front Range Woodturners Club meets at 6 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month in the basement of Rockler Woodworking and Hardware at 2553 S. Colorado Blvd. Beginners and visitors are always welcome. The next meeting is Tuesday, Feb. 2. Call Jim Proud at 303-807-7566.

The Struggle of Syria Since gaining its independence from the French in 1946, Syria has had a rocky and troubled history and recent events are no exception. Located in one of the most conflict ridden parts of the world, Syria’s turmoil has involved both its regional neighbors as well as its own internal factions that have made self-rule a challenging goal. Join Active Minds from 7-8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 2, as we seek to understand Syria’s history and recent atrocities and how this informs current and future challenges for this pivotal player in the Middle East. Program takes place at Smoky Hill Library, 5430 S. Biscay Circle, Centennial. Call 303-542-7279 to RSVP.

Backyard Bird CountThe Audubon Society of Greater Denver plans its annual Great Backyard Bird Count from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 13, at the Audubon Nature Center at Chatfield, 11280 Waterton Road, Littleton. Learn how to identify birds using binoculars, field guides or your smart phone. This is a free family event, but a donation, bird seed purchase, or purchase in the Sweets N’ Tweets Gift Shop are greatly appreciated. Go to www.denveraudubon.org/getinvolved/birdseed-sale/ through Friday, Feb. 5 for an online bird seed purchase, which will be available for pickup at the event. Go to www.gbbc.birdcount.org/ or call 303-973-9530.

The Year 1963 The year 1963 is considered a definitive year in the history of the civil rights

movement. It also saw the peak of the Cold War, the seeds of the feminist movement, the rise of the youth culture, and the tragic assassination of John F. Kennedy. Join Active Minds as we travel back in time to this key year in history to explore these and other important events. Two programs are planned. The first is from 12:30-1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 9, at Tattered Cover, Aspen Grove Shopping Center, 7301 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton. Call 303-470-7050. The second is from 3-4 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 10, at RiverPointe, 5225 S. Prince Street, Littleton. Call 303-797-0600 to RSVP.

How to Use FamilySearch.orgAre you effectively using the resources of FamilySearch.org? Learn new and old ways to search and use FamilySearch.org, with Carole Jacobs of the Littleton Family History Center. The Columbine Genealogical & Historical Society program begins at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 9, at Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit, 6400 S. University Blvd., Centennial. Acknowledged as “the world’s largest free geneal-ogy website,” FamilySearch.org constantly adds new records and databases. Learn the best techniques for successful searches and much more. Contact Joyce B. Lohse, president, at [email protected]. Go to www.Columbine-Genealogy.com.

‘Love is in the Air’ ProgramJoin the Castle Rock Historical Society on Thursday, Feb. 11, for a member participation evening “Love is in the Air.” Bring in vintage valentines and other memorabilia about love in your family such as old wedding photos of your parents or grandparents, and share stories of how they met. Refreshments will be served at 6:45 p.m. with the presentation starting at 7 p.m. at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Contact the Castle Rock Museum at 303-814-3164, [email protected], or www.castlerock-historicalsociety.org. Admission is free.

Privacy and EmailEmail privacy will be the subject of a TED talk by Andy Yen, presented by a guest facilitator from OLLI (Osher Lifelong Learning Institute), at 1:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 12, at the James H. LaRue Library, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Registration is required, at 303-791-7323 or DouglasCountyLibraries.org.

Potluck Dance PartyCome ballroom, Latin, salsa, swing and tango to your favorite DJ tunes at a dance party with Holly Collins at Adventures in Dance. Swap your favorite finger food recipes. Party is from 8-9:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 12, at Adventures in Dance, 1500 W. Littleton Blvd., Littleton. Admission is $10 per person, or $5 if you bring a dish of drink to share. Go to www.adventuresindance.com.

Lenten Fish FryThe Knights of Columbus will have a fish fry every Friday night in Lent, except Good Friday, starting Friday, Feb. 12. Food is served from 4-6:30 p.m. Fried fish, baked fish or nuggets with cole slaw, fried or baked potato, mac and cheese, and dinner rolls are on the menu. Beverage choices include iced tea, lemonade and coffee. Cost for dinner is $5 for ages 5-12; $10 for 12 and older; $29 for the family; free for children younger than 5. Homemade desserts cost from 50 cents to $1. Take-out and drive-through are available. Dinner is available in Brownstein Hall at Ave Maria Church, Parker.

VFW Post MeetingVFW Post 4266 will have its next meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 15, at the Pin-ery Fire Station, 8170 N. Hillcrest Way, Parker. The post serves veterans of foreign wars in Parker, Castle Pines and Castle Rock areas. Go to www.vfwpost4266.org.

Saturday Golf ClubBroken Tee is now forming its women’s 18-hole Saturday Golf Club. The women play on Saturday mornings in accordance with USGA rules. Play will begin Saturday, April 2. Club is good for Monday to Friday working women. Contact [email protected].

HEALTHSouth Metro Community Blood Drives A number of community blood drives are planned in the South Metro area. For information or to schedule an appointment, contact the Bonfils Appoint-ment Center at 303-363-2300, unless otherwise noted. Go to www.bonfils.org. Upcoming blood drives are: Saturday, Feb. 6, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Walmart, 4400 Front St., Castle Rock; Sunday, Feb. 7, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, 8817 S. Broadway, Littleton (Maryanne Eagelston, 720-891-2248); Thursday, Feb. 11, 9-10:40 a.m. and noon to 2:30 p.m., Truven Health Analytics, 6200 S. Syracuse Way, Englewood; Sunday, Feb. 14, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, 2746 5th St., Castle Rock (Larry Bauer, 303-688-3164); Sunday, Feb. 14, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Fellow-ship Community Church, 6263 S. Parker Road, Centennial.

Free Health ClassesSouth Denver Cardiology presents free educational classes at its office, 1000 SouthPark Drive, Littleton. For information, or to register, call 303-744-1065 or www.southdenver.com. Class schedule: Monday, Feb. 15, Anticoagulation Basics: Through Thick & Thin, 1:30-2:30 p.m. Learn to live with Warfarin/Coumadin; Monday, Feb. 15, Diabetes, Pre-diabetes and Insulin Resistance, 11 a.m. to noon. Learn the ins and outs of diabetes and how to control blood sugar.

Free Nutrition, Cooking ClassFree Heart Health nutrition classes and cooking demonstrations are offered from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 10 (The Insulin-Heart Disease Connection); Wednesday, Feb. 17 (Foods and Your Hormone System, with guest speaker William H. Lee, MD); Wednesday, Feb. 24 (The NO Solution: Nitric Oxide for Heart Health) at the South Denver Heart Center, 1000 SouthPark Drive, Littleton. Join Richard Collins, M.D., “The Cooking Cardiologist,” along with Susan Buckley, RD, CDE, as they share their expertise on Heart Healthy nutrition and cooking solutions. For more information or to register, call 303-744-1065, www.southdenver.com.

SilverSneakers Fitness, Silver&FitThe Arapahoe Community College fitness center offers the SilverSneakers Fitness and Silver&Fit programs for seniors in the south metro Denver area. For more information about health and fitness options at ACC, call 303-797-5850.

EDUCATION Conservation Lecture SeriesLearn about Conservation in Colorado: The Next Chapter at an Audubon Society of Greater Denver lecture series that will highlight some of the state’s threatened and endangered animals, creating dialogue with industry experts about the


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Symphony ConcertThe Littleton Symphony Orchestra presents “The Four Elements: Wind” at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 12, at Littleton United Methodist Church, 5894 S. Datura St., Littleton. The concert will explore the power and beauty of wind, featuring Jason Shafer, principal clarinet for the Colorado Symphony, performing Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto, one of his most celebrated pieces. Then brace yourself for a series of musical storms by Rossini, Berlioz, Beethoven, Strauss and Sousa, ending with a gentle breeze by Paul Linke. Tickets available at www.littletonsymphony.org or at Gorsett Violin Shop, 8100 S. Quebec St., B206, Centennial. Contact [email protected].

Celtic Nights: Spirit of Freedom Spirit of Freedom tells the story of Irish independence, beginning 100 years ago with the Easter Rising. Through music, song, dance, and storytelling, Celtic Nights honors the struggle of a people fighting to gain freedom, independence, and true democracy. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 5, and Saturday, Feb. 6 at the PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker. For tickets and information, go to www.ParkerArt.org or call 303-805-6800.

‘Brit of Magic’Keith Fields, comedy magician, stars in “A Brit of Magic,” an interactive show that includes magic, comedy and some stunts. Fields will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 6, at Theatre of Dreams, 735 Park St., Castle Rock. Seating is limited; go to www.tickets.amazingshows.com or call 303-660-6799 for reservations.

Sisters of Courage: Homesteading the RockiesHistorian Dave Lively shares the Harbison sisters’ extraordinary lives homesteading near Grand Lake. Program is presented at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 9, at Bemis Public Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton. Lively will follow the Harbison family through the turmoil of the last half of the 19th century into the creation of Rocky Mountain National Park. Lively is a Grand County historian who has been leading his weekly “Sisters of Courage” walk in Rocky Mountain National Park for more than eight years. In 2015, Lively appeared in “The Living Dream,” a PBS documentary, and is a speaker for the Rocky Mountain National Park Centennial Speakers Series. Call the library at 303-795-3961.

Philharmonic ConcertThe Arapahoe Philharmonic presents “Celestial Waters,” the fourth subscription concert of the 2015-2016 season, at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 12, at Mission Hills Church, 620 SouthPark Drive, Littleton. “Celestial Waters” features Claude Debussy’s “La Mer (The Sea)” and guest soloist Gregory Walker in Johannes Brahms’ “Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77.” Maestro Hughes will give a preconcert talk at 6:45 p.m. Visit www.arapahoe-phil.org or call the Arapahoe Philharmonic office at 303-781-1892.

challenges they face while also inspiring hope for the future. Registration is available for individual classes or the entire series. Money raised will support additional educational programming at our Audubon Nature Center. All classes run from 8 a.m. to noon and take place at the Audubon Nature Center, 11280 S. Waterton Road, Littleton. For cost information and to register, call 303-973-9530 or email [email protected]. Series schedule: Friday, Feb. 5, Colorado Parks & Wildlife, Black-footed ferret; Friday, Feb. 12, Butterfl y Pavilion, Colorado Butterfl y Monitoring Network. Go to www.denveraudubon.org.

Youth Examples of Self-Advocacy EventColorado students with learning disabilities present a program about learning disabilities, how they overcame them and how they became strong advocates for themselves. Kids, parents, teachers and the community are invited to the event from 9:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 6, at The Wildlife Experience, 10035 S. Peoria St., Parker. The kids will demonstrate the latest technology to the adults in attendance, and a karate expert will share self-defense and anti-bullying techniques. To register and for information, go to www.eventbrite.com/e/yes-top-secrets-2016-colorado-tickets-20285069188 or call John Zoccola at 267-664-2759.

Learn About Cuban Medical School A TED Talk by journalist Gail Read and presented by a guest facilitator from OLLI (Osher Lifelong Learning Institute) spotlights a Cuban medical school that trains doctors for service in developing countries. The discussion will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 9, at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Registration is required at 303-791-7323 or DouglasCountyLibraries.org.

Learn About MarketingMarketing Fundamentals is presented by the Small Business Development Center of South Metro Denver. The free program is at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 9, at the Lone Tree, 8827 Lone Tree Parkway. Registration is required at 303-791-7323 or DouglasCountyLibraries.org.

District AccountabilityThe Douglas County School District will have its accountability committee winter forum from 6:30-9 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 9, at Rocky Heights Middle School, 11033 Monarch Blvd., Littleton. Students from the Ponderosa High School Wind Ensemble will

perform to kick off the meeting. Forum topics include improving school and district accountability committee effectiveness; building stronger relationships with parents; an overview of school budgeting for newer SAC members; and, for those with more experience, an overview of the fi rst year of the Master Capital Plan put together by the Long Range Planning Committee. The second part of the forum includes networking time by feeder, with focus on topics related to parental engagement and the District budget priority recommendations. Questions? Contact Sandra Brownrigg, DAC chairwoman, and Jean Medberry, parental involvement subcommittee chairwoman, at [email protected].

English PracticePractice your English gives mixed-level English language learners an opportunity to practice speaking English. Adults from all levels and language backgrounds are welcome at 10:30 a.m. Saturdays at the Parker Library, 10851 S. Crossroads Drive, and at the James H. LaRue Library, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch. No registration is required; information at 303-791-7323 or DouglasCountyLibraries.org.

GED Prep ClassesStudents ages 17 and older may attend GED prep classes at 6 p.m. Tuesdays at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock, and 6 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays at the Parker Library, 10851 S. Crossroads Drive, Parker. Registration is required at 303-791-7323 or DouglasCountyLibraries.org.

Continuing Education ProgramMetropolitan State College of Denver offers a continuing education program for adults. Most classes are from 6-8 p.m. Wednesdays, for two to four weeks, and cost varies. Most take place at the Student Success Building on the Auraria Campus, with other classes taking place at the South Campus (I-25 and Orchard) and the Center For Visual Arts on Santa Fe Drive. For list of classes, go to www.msudenver.edu/learnon or call 303-556-3657. Application not required. More information on Facebook www.Facebook.com/msudenverlearnoninitiative.

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Maurice “Stringy” Ervin, who never cut a swimmer during his more than 30 years as coach at Littleton High School, told a poignant story during his recent induction into the Colorado High School Activities Association Hall of Fame.

Ervin divulged to the guests in his speech about a junior high teacher warning him not to let a boy come out for the team because he would ruin the program. That individual did come out, and when he was a senior, he participated in the state meet.

“After the state meet, we were at Shakey’s Pizza and he was crying by himself back at a table, and I walked back to ask him what the problem was,” Ervin said. “He said, ‘Coach, it’s all

over.’ I told him it wasn’t all over — it was just beginning. I gave him the state championship trophy to take home and show his mom. His mom had never come to a swim meet.”

Ervin would not disclose the name of the swimmer or any other details.

Jess Gerardi, the Englewood High School band director for 20 years, was another of the eight people in the 2015 Hall of Fame class.

Gerardi, in his first year at Englewood High School in 1967, had his band perform at a Den-ver Broncos game. He wanted to do something that no other band had done at a Broncos game. The Pirates played the “1812 Overture” with canons, bells and about blew Mile High Stadium fans off their seats. Two weeks later, he was of-fered the job as director of entertainment for the Denver Broncos and director of Denver Broncos band. He did that for 30 years, continuing with his duties at Englewood for 20 of those years.

The other inductees are Amy Van Dyken-Rouen, swimmer, Cherry Creek; Judy Beards-ley, volleyball coach, Merino and Sterling high schools; Natalie Hughes, cross-country/track runner, Palisade; Irv Moss, sports writer; Chuck Williams, basketball player, Denver East; and Art Wollenweber, baseball coach/athletic director, Sheridan.

Hockey is her sport of choiceMelissa DiPonio played soccer, field hockey,

softball and tried figure skating as a youngster. But when it came time to specialize in a sport, she chose hockey.

After all her dad built a rink in the backyard and Melissa has been on the Heritage hockey team for the past few seasons.

“I had a rink in the backyard when I was growing up and nothing seemed to click as well as hockey did for me,” said DiPonio, a senior at Heritage.

DiPonio has three assists this year and is looking for her first goal.

“I can’t wait for that,” she said. “My team-mates are really trying for me. I’ve been working with coaches and I’m doing my best to get my name out there. Academic wise I’ve been accept-ed at CU and it would be nice to play there (on Buffs club team). I’ve been in contact with the coach, and my goal is to get to the next level.”

DiPonio understands hockey is a physical sport.

“I’ll take a hit to set up things that need to happen,” she said. “If I have my head up, I can get out of the way or figure out a way to get around a player. If I put myself in a position where I am getting hit, that just comes with the sport.”

Highlands Ranch atop pollThe CHSAANow.com Class 5A girls basketball

poll that was released Feb. 1 was loaded with six area schools among the top 10.

Highlands Ranch was ranked No. 1 and Thun-derRidge third. Lakewood was fourth, Ralston Valley sixth, Horizon seventh and Cherry Creek eighth.

Jim Benton is a sports writer for Colorado Com-munity Media. He has been covering sports in the Denver area since 1968. He can be reached at [email protected] or at 303-566-4083.

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Jaguars attracting attention after 44-43 win

By Jim [email protected]

Rock Canyon might have been an overlooked basketball team at the start of the season, but the Jag-uars can’t be labeled a surprise club anymore.

After graduating standout guards Mitch Lombard and Tyler Garcia, the Jaguars opened the 2015-16 campaign under the radar. How-ever, the Jaguars are now attracting attention, especially after notching a 44-43 Continental League win over ThunderRidge on Jan. 29 in the Grizzly Den.

Rock Canyon, ranked seventh in the CHSAANow.com poll, im-

proved to 5-0 in the league and 16-2 overall. Fifth-ranked ThunderRidge slipped to 3-1 and 15-3 after the loss to the Jaguars.

“I don’t think many people know about us,” said Rock Canyon coach Kent Grams, a 2002 graduate of ThunderRidge who played basket-ball for Grizzlies coach Joe Ortiz. “We know what we have, we’ve been working hard, and we know who we are. These kids deserve credit and respect across the state, and we have to keep working and be ready to play every night.

“To beat a team like Thunder-Ridge with the winning tradition and the things they have already established is amazing.”

The win was only Rock Canyon’s second in 11 games played against ThunderRidge.

Key moments ThunderRidge trimmed the

Jaguars’ lead to 42-41 after Austin Mueller’s 3-point basket with 38.6 seconds remaining. Three times Rock Canyon had trouble getting the ball inbounds but the Grizzlies were never able to gain control of the basketball.

Rock Canyon senior Isaac Hirsch was finally fouled and he sank two free throws with 16.8 seconds on the clock to give the Jaguars a three-point advantage.

“I was confident I was going to make them,” said Hirsch.

ThunderRidge missed a 3-point shot and Kaison Hammonds follow basket with three seconds to play accounted for the final score.

Rock Canyon’s Sam Masten looks for an open teammate to pass to as ThunderRidge’s Elijah Rodrigues cuts off his lane. Photo by Paul DiSalvo

Rock Canyon edges ThunderRidge

Eagles’ press defense sparks 62-46 win

By Jim [email protected]

Valor Christian abandoned its 3-point attack in fa-vor of a full-court press defense. The change paid off.

The Eagles pulled away in the second half as the press forced Golden out of its offense and into turn-overs, which led to a 62-46 Jeffco 4A boys basketball victory Jan. 30 in the Valor Christian gym.

Valor, ranked fourth in the CHSAANow.Com Class 4A poll, improved to 15-1 overall and 8-1 in the league. The Eagles’ only loss this season was a 57-44 setback to the Demons on Jan. 8 in Golden.

Sixth-ranked Golden slipped to 12-5 and 8-1 in league play.

“We wanted to forget about the past and just play our game,” said 6-foot-5 junior Jalen Sanders. “We made an adjustment at halftime to come out and press them a lot harder. They couldn’t really handle the pressure in the second half.”

Key MomentsWith the game tied at 31 early in the third quarter,

Valor went on a 14-2 run to grab a 45-33 lead, and the Eagles were never challenged in the fourth quarter. The Demons turned the ball over four times and missed five shots during the Valor surge.

Valor Chris-tian’s Jalen Sanders drives to the hoop as he tries to get around Gold-en’s Kayden Sund. Valor avenged its earlier loss to Golden by winning 62-46 at Valor on Feb. 30. Photo by Paul DiSalvo

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There are four athletes from the south metro area who will be among 45 honored for their achievements during the 2015 sea-son by the Sportswomen of Colorado at the group’s 42nd annual awards celebration.

Mountain Vista’s Mallory Pugh will be honored for her role on the United States U20 women’s soccer team, former Cherry Creek standout Jordyn Colter for high school distance running, Kathy Alfi no of Highlands Ranch for amateur triathlon and Valor Christian graduate Janine Beckie for college soccer at Texas Tech.

Pugh, a senior, has played in 28 games over the past three seasons for Mountain Vista while spending part of each season with the U.S. National U17 and U20 na-tional teams. She had 24 goals in 10 games during the 2015 campaign for Vista and has 47 goals and 68 points in three high school seasons. She was recently named to the USA 2016 Women’s Olympic Qualifying Championship team, and at 17 years old is the youngest player ever to be named to the US WNT Olympic qualifying roster.

Colter, now at the University of Califor-nia, won the 1,600-meter and 800-meter races in record times at last spring’s state track meet.

Beckie, a senior who spent last spring and summer in residency with the Cana-dian National team, led Texas Tech with 14 goals and 31 points during the 2015 season.

Alfi no, co-owner of Mile High Multisport LLC, is being honored for the third time and will become a member of the Hall of Fame.

The Sportswomen of Colorado banquet is scheduled for March 13 at the Denver Marriott Tech Center.

Group to honor sportswomenfrom the area

SPORTS ROUNDUP

VALOR CHRISTIAN EAGLES

GIRLS BASKETBALLValor Christian 62, Standley Lake 36The Eagles beat Standley Lake at an away conference game on Jan. 26, building a 15-point lead in the fi rst quarter.Key Performers: Senior Heidi Hammond scored 19 points, including four three-pointers. Junior Mary Newland had six rebounds. Senior Sara Gibson had fi ve assists.

Valor Christian 60, D’Evelyn 49Valor Christian took victory against D’Evelyn at an away conference game on Jan. 28.Key Performers: Senior Kim Childress scored 15 points. Senior Madison McCoy scored 13 points and had six assists. Junior Tess Boade had fi ve rebounds and three assists.

Valor Christian 58, Golden 39Valor Christian beat Golden at an away conference game on Jan. 30.

Key Performers: Senior Madison McCoy scored 16 points, including fi ve two-pointers. Senior Heidi Hammond scored 16 points, including four three-pointers. Sophomore Madison Altman had fi ve rebounds and four assists.

BOYS BASKETBALLValor Christian 71, Standley Lake 31The Eagles beat Standley Lake at a home con-ference game on Jan. 26.Key Performers: Junior Kayle Knuckles scored 17 points. Juniors Jalen Sanders and Dylan McCaffrey each scored 16 points.

Valor Christian 65, D’Evelyn 38Valor Christian beat D’Evelyn at an away conference game on Jan. 28.Key Performers: Juniors Aus-tin Remus and Kayle Knuck-les each scored 15 points. Junior Jalen Sanders had 11

rebounds and seven assists.

Valor Christian 62, Golden 46The Eagles took victory against Golden at a home conference game on Jan. 30.Key Performers: Junior Jalen

Sanders scored 21 points, including six free throws. Junior Josh Randle had six rebounds and four assists. Junior Kayle Knuckles scored 12 points.

ICE HOCKEYPine Creek 4, Valor Christian 3The Eagles lost a home con-ference game against the Pine Creek Eagles on Jan. 29.Key Performers: No indi-vidual statistics were reported for this game.

Mullen 4, Valor Christian 2

The Eagles were defeated by the Mullen Mustangs at an away nonconference game on Jan. 30.Key Performers: No indi-vidual statistics were reported for this game.

GIRLS SWIMMINGMulti Teams at Jeffco MiniThe Eagles girls swimming team placed third out of four teams at a nonconference meet on Jan. 29.Key Performers: Freshman Abbie Erickson took fi rst place in the one-meter with 239.45 points. Sophomore Gigi Beattie took second in the one-meter with 216.65 points. Sophomore Abbey Owenby took fi rst place in the 50 free at 25.83 seconds. Freshman Lindsay Stenstrom took fi rst place in the 100 fl y at 1 minute 2.30 seconds.

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HIGHLANDS RANCH FALCONS

GIRLS BASKETBALLHighlands Ranch 70, Leg-end 27Highlands Ranch beat Leg-end in a home conference game on Jan. 26, building a strong lead of 26-7 in the fi rst quarter.Key performers: Senior Symone Starks scored 19 points and sophomore Leilah Vigil scored 17 points.

Freshman Autumn Watts scored eight points.

Highlands Ranch 90, Mountain Vista 35The Falcons beat Mountain Vista in a home conference game on Jan. 29.Key performers: Senior Blaire Braxton scored 17 points and senior Symone

Starks scored 15 points. Sophomore Tommi Olson

scored 15 points, including two three-pointers.

BOYS BASKETBALLLegend 73, High-lands Ranch 50 Highlands Ranch lost

to Legend at a home confer-ence game on Jan. 26.

Key Performers: No individ-ual statistics were reported for this game.

Mountain Vista 89, High-lands Ranch 61The Falcons lost to Mountain Vista at a home conference game on Jan. 29.Key Performers: No individ-ual statistics were reported for this game.


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PUBLIC NOTICE

Highlands RanchNOTICE OF SALE

Public Trustee Sale No. 2015-0315

To Whom It May Concern: On 12/7/20153:01:00 PM the undersigned Public Trust-ee caused the Notice of Election and De-mand relating to the Deed of Trust de-scribed below to be recorded in DouglasCounty.

Original Grantor: ANDREW K BARROWSAND ANNETTE BARROWSOriginal Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELEC-TRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS,INC. AS NOMINEE FOR PHH MORT-GAGE CORPORATION D/B/A COLD-WELL BANKER MORTGAGECurrent Holder of Evidence of Debt: NA-TIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLCDate of Deed of Trust (DOT): 11/24/2009Recording Date of DOT: 1/26/2010Reception No. of DOT: 2010004827DOT Recorded in Douglas County.Original Principal Amount of Evidence ofDebt: $247,698.00Outstanding Principal Amount as of thedate hereof: $226,490.81Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), youare hereby notified that the covenants ofthe deed of trust have been violated asfollows: the failure to timely make pay-ments as required under the Deed ofTrust.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BEA FIRST LIEN.

The property described herein is all ofthe property encumbered by the lien ofthe deed of trust.

Legal Description of Real Property:LOT 102, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILINGNO. 106-C, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS,STATE OF COLORADO.

Which has the address of: 9413 Morn-ing Glory Lane, Highlands Ranch, CO80130

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debtsecured by the Deed of Trust describedherein, has filed written election and de-mand for sale as provided by law and insaid Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Giventhat on the first possible sale date (unlessthe sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wed-nesday, March 30, 2016, at the PublicTrustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, CastleRock, Colorado, I will sell at public auc-tion to the highest and best bidder forcash, the said real property and all in-terest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirsand assigns therein, for the purpose ofpaying the indebtedness provided in saidEvidence of Debt secured by the Deed ofTrust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expensesof sale and other items allowed by law,and will deliver to the purchaser a Certific-ate of Purchase, all as provided by law. Ifthe sale date is continued to a later date,the deadline to file a notice of intent tocure by those parties entitled to cure mayalso be extended.

If you believe that your lender or ser-vicer has failed to provide a singlepoint of contact (38-38-103.1 CRS) orthey are still pursuing foreclosure eventhough you have submitted a com-pleted loss mitigation application oryou have been offered and have accep-ted a loss mitigation option (38-38-103.2 CRS), you may file a complaintwith the Colorado Attorney General(720-508-6006) or the Consumer Finan-cial Protection Bureau (855-411-2372)or both. However, the filing of a com-plaint in and of itself will not stop theforeclosure process.

First Publication: 2/4/2016Last Publication: 3/3/2016Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 12/7/2015CHRISTINE DUFFYDOUGLAS COUNTY Public TrusteeThe name, address and telephone num-bers of the attorney(s) representing thelegal holder of the indebtedness is:EVE M GRINAColorado Registration #: 436589800 S. MERIDIAN BLVD. SUITE 400,ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80112Phone #: (303) 706-9990Fax #:Attorney File #: 15-009606

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURESALE DATES on the Public Trustee web-site: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrust-ee/

Legal Notice No.: 2015-0315First Publication: 2/4/2016Last Publication: 3/3/2016Publisher: Douglas County News Press

PUBLIC NOTICE




Original Grantor: JEFFREY D. LEFREEAND JENNIFER R. LEFREEOriginal Beneficiary:U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONNDCurrent Holder of Evidence of Debt: USBANK NADate of Deed of Trust (DOT): 6/5/2006Recording Date of DOT: 6/13/2006Reception No. of DOT: 2006049754DOT Recorded in Douglas County.Original Principal Amount of Evidence ofDebt: $218,000.00Outstanding Principal Amount as of thedate hereof: $205,503.24

Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), youare hereby notified that the covenants ofthe deed of trust have been violated asfollows: Failure to pay principal and in-terest when due together with all otherpayments provided for in the Evidence ofDebt secured by the Deed of Trust andother violations of the terms thereof.



Legal Description of Real Property:LOT 18, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILINGNO. 120-B, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS,STATE OF COLORADO.Which has the address of: 4824 ApolloBay Dr, Highlands Ranch, CO 80130

NOTICE OF SALE





Dated: 12/7/2015CHRISTINE DUFFYDOUGLAS COUNTY Public TrusteeThe name, address and telephone num-bers of the attorney(s) representing thelegal holder of the indebtedness is:MONICA KADRMASColorado Registration #: 349041199 BANNOCK STREET,DENVER, COLORADO 80204Phone #:Fax #:Attorney File #: 1945.100215.X01*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURESALE DATES on the Public Trustee web-site: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrust-ee/


Public Trustees

PUBLIC NOTICE




Original Grantor: JEFFREY D. LEFREEAND JENNIFER R. LEFREEOriginal Beneficiary:U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONNDCurrent Holder of Evidence of Debt: USBANK NADate of Deed of Trust (DOT): 6/5/2006Recording Date of DOT: 6/13/2006Reception No. of DOT: 2006049754DOT Recorded in Douglas County.Original Principal Amount of Evidence ofDebt: $218,000.00Outstanding Principal Amount as of thedate hereof: $205,503.24




Legal Description of Real Property:LOT 18, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILINGNO. 120-B, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS,STATE OF COLORADO.Which has the address of: 4824 ApolloBay Dr, Highlands Ranch, CO 80130

NOTICE OF SALE





Dated: 12/7/2015CHRISTINE DUFFYDOUGLAS COUNTY Public TrusteeThe name, address and telephone num-bers of the attorney(s) representing thelegal holder of the indebtedness is:MONICA KADRMASColorado Registration #: 349041199 BANNOCK STREET,DENVER, COLORADO 80204Phone #:Fax #:Attorney File #: 1945.100215.X01*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURESALE DATES on the Public Trustee web-site: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrust-ee/


PUBLIC NOTICE

LittletonNOTICE OF SALE


To Whom It May Concern: On 11/10/201511:36:00 AM the undersigned PublicTrustee caused the Notice of Election andDemand relating to the Deed of Trust de-scribed below to be recorded in DouglasCounty.

Original Grantor: TRACY M. EAGLE &JAMES P. LEDYARD IIIOriginal Beneficiary: CHEVY CHASEBANK, F.S.B.Current Holder of Evidence of Debt:CHEVY CHASE FUNDING LLC, MORT-G A G E - B A C K E D C E R T I F I C A T E S ,SERIES 2005-B, U.S. BANK NATIONALASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEEDate of Deed of Trust (DOT): 6/12/2003Recording Date of DOT: 6/19/2003Reception No. of DOT: 2003091384DOT Recorded in Douglas County.Original Principal Amount of Evidence ofDebt: $318,000.00Outstanding Principal Amount as of thedate hereof: $229,577.07

Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), youare hereby notified that the covenants ofthe deed of trust have been violated asfollows: failed to make the monthly mort-gage payments as required by the termsof the Note and Deed of Trust.



Legal Description of Real Property:LOT 47, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILINGNO 107-E, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS,STATE OF COLORADO

Which has the address of: 4677 White-hall Ln, Littleton, CO 80126

NOTICE OF SALE





Dated: 11/10/2015CHRISTINE DUFFYDOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

The name, address and telephone num-bers of the attorney(s) representing thelegal holder of the indebtedness is:

MARCELLO G. ROJASColorado Registration #: 463969745 EAST HAMPDEN AVE SUITE 400,DENVER, COLORADO 80231Phone #:Fax #:Attorney File #: CO150269



Public Trustees

PUBLIC NOTICE



To Whom It May Concern: On 11/10/201511:36:00 AM the undersigned PublicTrustee caused the Notice of Election andDemand relating to the Deed of Trust de-scribed below to be recorded in DouglasCounty.

Original Grantor: TRACY M. EAGLE &JAMES P. LEDYARD IIIOriginal Beneficiary: CHEVY CHASEBANK, F.S.B.Current Holder of Evidence of Debt:CHEVY CHASE FUNDING LLC, MORT-G A G E - B A C K E D C E R T I F I C A T E S ,SERIES 2005-B, U.S. BANK NATIONALASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEEDate of Deed of Trust (DOT): 6/12/2003Recording Date of DOT: 6/19/2003Reception No. of DOT: 2003091384DOT Recorded in Douglas County.Original Principal Amount of Evidence ofDebt: $318,000.00Outstanding Principal Amount as of thedate hereof: $229,577.07

Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), youare hereby notified that the covenants ofthe deed of trust have been violated asfollows: failed to make the monthly mort-gage payments as required by the termsof the Note and Deed of Trust.



Legal Description of Real Property:LOT 47, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILINGNO 107-E, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS,STATE OF COLORADO

Which has the address of: 4677 White-hall Ln, Littleton, CO 80126

NOTICE OF SALE







MARCELLO G. ROJASColorado Registration #: 463969745 EAST HAMPDEN AVE SUITE 400,DENVER, COLORADO 80231Phone #:Fax #:Attorney File #: CO150269



PUBLIC NOTICE




Original Grantor: CHUCK O. EGBUNEOriginal Beneficiary: ALWAYS ENTER-PRISES, INC., DBA, A-1 BAIL BONDSCurrent Holder of Evidence of Debt: AL-WAYS ENTERPRISES, INC., DBA, A-1BAIL BONDSDate of Deed of Trust (DOT): 10/5/2009Recording Date of DOT: 10/15/2009Reception No. of DOT: 2009079768DOT Recorded in Douglas County.Original Principal Amount of Evidence ofDebt: $35,000.00Outstanding Principal Amount as of thedate hereof: $35,000.00

Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), youare hereby notified that the covenants ofthe deed of trust have been violated asfollows: Not paid as due.



Legal Description of Real Property:LOT 233, #122Q 0.163 AM/L HIGH-LANDS RANCH, THE COUNTY OFDOUGLAS, COLORADO

Which has the address of: 4694 Bri-arglen Lane, Highlands Ranch, CO80130

NOTICE OF SALE







LARRY A. HENNINGColorado Registration #: 132741800 GAYLORD,DENVER, COLORADO 80206Phone #: (303) 333-9800Fax #: (303) 322-9546Attorney File #: A1530



PUBLIC NOTICE




Original Grantor: JULIE L NICHOLOriginal Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELEC-TRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS,INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEEFOR COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS,INC.Current Holder of Evidence of Debt:WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL AS-SOCIATION, AS SUCCESSOR TRUST-EE TO CITIBANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEETO STRUCTURED ASSET MORTGAGEINVESTMENTS II INC., BEAR STEARNSALT-A TRUST, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES2006-4Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 4/10/2006Recording Date of DOT: 4/21/2006Reception No. of DOT: 2006033491DOT Recorded in Douglas County.Original Principal Amount of Evidence ofDebt: $223,250.00Outstanding Principal Amount as of thedate hereof: $222,588.44




Legal Description of Real Property:ALL THAT CERTAIN PARCEL OF LANDSITUATED IN THE COUNTY OFDOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO,BEING KNOWN AND DESIGNATED ASLOT 223, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILINGNO. 120-A, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS,STATE OF COLORADO.

Which has the address of: 9696 Rock-hampton Way, Littleton, CO 80130-7107

NOTICE OF SALE







LISA CANCANONColorado Registration #: 420431199 BANNOCK STREET,DENVER, COLORADO 80204Phone #:Fax #:Attorney File #: 9696.100436.F01



Public Trustees PUBLIC NOTICE




Original Grantor: JULIE L NICHOLOriginal Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELEC-TRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS,INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEEFOR COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS,INC.Current Holder of Evidence of Debt:WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL AS-SOCIATION, AS SUCCESSOR TRUST-EE TO CITIBANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEETO STRUCTURED ASSET MORTGAGEINVESTMENTS II INC., BEAR STEARNSALT-A TRUST, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES2006-4Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 4/10/2006Recording Date of DOT: 4/21/2006Reception No. of DOT: 2006033491DOT Recorded in Douglas County.Original Principal Amount of Evidence ofDebt: $223,250.00Outstanding Principal Amount as of thedate hereof: $222,588.44




Legal Description of Real Property:ALL THAT CERTAIN PARCEL OF LANDSITUATED IN THE COUNTY OFDOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO,BEING KNOWN AND DESIGNATED ASLOT 223, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILINGNO. 120-A, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS,STATE OF COLORADO.

Which has the address of: 9696 Rock-hampton Way, Littleton, CO 80130-7107

NOTICE OF SALE







LISA CANCANONColorado Registration #: 420431199 BANNOCK STREET,DENVER, COLORADO 80204Phone #:Fax #:Attorney File #: 9696.100436.F01



PUBLIC NOTICE




Original Grantor: BRENT W. LANGLOISAND MARTHA A. LANGLOISOriginal Beneficiary: CFS MORTGAGECORPORATIONCurrent Holder of Evidence of Debt:MIDFIRST BANKDate of Deed of Trust (DOT): 12/31/1986Recording Date of DOT: 1/12/1987Reception No. of DOT: 8700920 Book0693 Page 0498DOT Recorded in Douglas County.Original Principal Amount of Evidence ofDebt: $72,650.00Outstanding Principal Amount as of thedate hereof: $10,312.91

Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), youare hereby notified that the covenants ofthe deed of trust have been violated asfollows: the failure to timely make pay-ments as required under the Deed ofTrust.



Legal Description of Real Property:LOT 118, ACRES GREEN FILING NO. 1,COUNTY OF DOUGLAS STATE OFCOLORADO

Which has the address of: 404 HelenaCr, Littleton, CO 80124

NOTICE OF SALE







ALISON L. BERRYColorado Registration #: 345319800 S. MERIDIAN BLVD. SUITE 400,ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80112Phone #: (303) 706-9990Fax #:Attorney File #: 15-009475



Public Trustees

PUBLIC NOTICE




Original Grantor: BRENT W. LANGLOISAND MARTHA A. LANGLOISOriginal Beneficiary: CFS MORTGAGECORPORATIONCurrent Holder of Evidence of Debt:MIDFIRST BANKDate of Deed of Trust (DOT): 12/31/1986Recording Date of DOT: 1/12/1987Reception No. of DOT: 8700920 Book0693 Page 0498DOT Recorded in Douglas County.Original Principal Amount of Evidence ofDebt: $72,650.00Outstanding Principal Amount as of thedate hereof: $10,312.91

Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), youare hereby notified that the covenants ofthe deed of trust have been violated asfollows: the failure to timely make pay-ments as required under the Deed ofTrust.



Legal Description of Real Property:LOT 118, ACRES GREEN FILING NO. 1,COUNTY OF DOUGLAS STATE OFCOLORADO

Which has the address of: 404 HelenaCr, Littleton, CO 80124

NOTICE OF SALE







ALISON L. BERRYColorado Registration #: 345319800 S. MERIDIAN BLVD. SUITE 400,ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80112Phone #: (303) 706-9990Fax #:Attorney File #: 15-009475



PUBLIC NOTICE




Original Grantor: JOHN E. ACHEEAND JENNIE M. ACHEEOriginal Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELEC-TRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS,INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEEFOR U.S. BANK N.A.Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: U.S.BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONDate of Deed of Trust (DOT): 7/23/2009Recording Date of DOT: 7/31/2009Reception No. of DOT: 2009061421DOT Recorded in Douglas County.Original Principal Amount of Evidence ofDebt: $384,000.00Outstanding Principal Amount as of thedate hereof: $370,938.69




Legal Description of Real Property:LOT 69, HIGHLANDS RANCH, FILINGNO. 122-K, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS,STATE OF COLORADO

Which has the address of: 2610 Tim-berchase Trail, Highlands Ranch, CO80126

NOTICE OF SALE






The name, address and telephone num-bers of the attorney(s) representing thelegal holder of the indebtedness is:MONICA KADRMASColorado Registration #: 349041199 BANNOCK STREET ,DENVER, COLORADO 80204Phone #:Fax #:Attorney File #: 1945.100192.X01*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURESALE DATES on the Public Trustee web-site: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrust-ee/


Public Trustees

PUBLIC NOTICE




Original Grantor: JOHN E. ACHEEAND JENNIE M. ACHEEOriginal Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELEC-TRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS,INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEEFOR U.S. BANK N.A.Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: U.S.BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONDate of Deed of Trust (DOT): 7/23/2009Recording Date of DOT: 7/31/2009Reception No. of DOT: 2009061421DOT Recorded in Douglas County.Original Principal Amount of Evidence ofDebt: $384,000.00Outstanding Principal Amount as of thedate hereof: $370,938.69




Legal Description of Real Property:LOT 69, HIGHLANDS RANCH, FILINGNO. 122-K, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS,STATE OF COLORADO

Which has the address of: 2610 Tim-berchase Trail, Highlands Ranch, CO80126

NOTICE OF SALE






The name, address and telephone num-bers of the attorney(s) representing thelegal holder of the indebtedness is:MONICA KADRMASColorado Registration #: 349041199 BANNOCK STREET ,DENVER, COLORADO 80204Phone #:Fax #:Attorney File #: 1945.100192.X01*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURESALE DATES on the Public Trustee web-site: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrust-ee/


PUBLIC NOTICE




Original Grantor: ALFREDO MONTANEZTORRES, MA DE JESUS MERCADOAND ALFREDO MONTANEZ MERCADOOriginal Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELEC-TRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS,INC., AS NOMINEE FOR DECISION ONEMORTGAGE COMPANY, LLCCurrent Holder of Evidence of Debt: THEBANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKATHE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUST-EE (CWMBS 2005-HYB10)Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 9/21/2005Recording Date of DOT: 9/22/2005Reception No. of DOT: 2005090757DOT Recorded in Douglas County.Original Principal Amount of Evidence ofDebt: $181,600.00Outstanding Principal Amount as of thedate hereof: $180,790.39

Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), youare hereby notified that the covenants ofthe deed of trust have been violated asfollows: A default in payment required bythe Deed of Trust.



Legal Description of Real Property:LOT 18, BLOCK 8, ACRES GREEN FIL-ING NO. 6, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS,STATE OF COLORADO.

Which has the address of: 13164 DenebDrive, Littleton, CO 80124

NOTICE OF SALE





Dated: 12/7/2015CHRISTINE DUFFYDOUGLAS COUNTY Public TrusteeThe name, address and telephone num-bers of the attorney(s) representing thelegal holder of the indebtedness is:KAREN J RADAKOVICHColorado Registration #: 116494750 TABLE MESA DRIVE ,BOULDER, COLORADO 80305-5575Phone #: (303) 494-3000Fax #:Attorney File #: 7192-7360




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Public Trustees

PUBLIC NOTICE




Original Grantor: ALFREDO MONTANEZTORRES, MA DE JESUS MERCADOAND ALFREDO MONTANEZ MERCADOOriginal Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELEC-TRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS,INC., AS NOMINEE FOR DECISION ONEMORTGAGE COMPANY, LLCCurrent Holder of Evidence of Debt: THEBANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKATHE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUST-EE (CWMBS 2005-HYB10)Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 9/21/2005Recording Date of DOT: 9/22/2005Reception No. of DOT: 2005090757DOT Recorded in Douglas County.Original Principal Amount of Evidence ofDebt: $181,600.00Outstanding Principal Amount as of thedate hereof: $180,790.39

Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), youare hereby notified that the covenants ofthe deed of trust have been violated asfollows: A default in payment required bythe Deed of Trust.



Legal Description of Real Property:LOT 18, BLOCK 8, ACRES GREEN FIL-ING NO. 6, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS,STATE OF COLORADO.

Which has the address of: 13164 DenebDrive, Littleton, CO 80124

NOTICE OF SALE





Dated: 12/7/2015CHRISTINE DUFFYDOUGLAS COUNTY Public TrusteeThe name, address and telephone num-bers of the attorney(s) representing thelegal holder of the indebtedness is:KAREN J RADAKOVICHColorado Registration #: 116494750 TABLE MESA DRIVE ,BOULDER, COLORADO 80305-5575Phone #: (303) 494-3000Fax #:Attorney File #: 7192-7360



PUBLIC NOTICE




Original Grantor: LESA A MARSHBURNAND GORDON ERWIN MARSHBURNOriginal Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELEC-TRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS,INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEEFOR COUNTRYWIDE BANK, FSBCurrent Holder of Evidence of Debt: LSF9MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUSTDate of Deed of Trust (DOT): 11/26/2007Recording Date of DOT: 12/4/2007Reception No. of DOT: 2007094013DOT Recorded in Douglas County.Original Principal Amount of Evidence ofDebt: $239,927.00Outstanding Principal Amount as of thedate hereof: $249,729.70Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), youare hereby notified that the covenants ofthe deed of trust have been violated asfollows: Failure to pay principal and in-terest when due together with all otherpayments provided for in the Evidence ofDebt secured by the Deed of Trust andother violations of the terms thereof.



Legal Description of Real Property:LOT 101, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILINGNO. 93-A, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS,STATE OF COLORADO.

Which has the address of: 787 Poppy-wood Pl, Highlands Ranch, CO 80126-4700

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Misc. Private Legals Public Notice

DOUGLAS COUNTY DISTRICT COURT,STATE OF COLORADO

4000 Justice WayCastle Rock, CO

Douglas County, CO 80109

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATEOF COLORADO

In the Interest of:ESMAE STORM WEBSTER,D.O.B.: 10/13/2015, A Child,

And concerning: ASHLEY WEBSTER,D.O.B.: 2/24/1989, Mother,And NICHOLAS GRESS, potentialfather,and JOHN DOE, Respondents;And TAHISHA ANDERSON (MaternalGrandmother) and DARREL ANDER-SON (Maternal Step Grandfather),Special Respondents.

Attorney for Department:John Thirkell, #13865R. LeeAnn Reigrut4400 Castleton Ct.Castle Rock, CO 80109(303) 663-7726 / FAX [email protected]@douglas.co.usCASE NUMBER: 15JV323DIVISION 7

DEPENDENCY SUMMONS

This Summons is initiated pursuant toRule 2.2 of the Colorado Rules of Juven-ile Procedure, Rule 4 of the ColoradoRules of Civil Procedure, and Section 19-3-503, C.R.S. 2015.

TO THE RESPONDENTS NAMEDABOVE: You are hereby notified that apetition has been filed which alleges thatthe above-named children are dependentor neglected as per the facts set forth inthe Dependency and Neglect Petition, acopy of which may be obtained at the of-fice of John Thirkell, at the above address.

A hearing has been set for February 29,2016, at 9:00 a.m. in Division 7, DouglasCounty District Court, 4000 Justice Way,Castle Rock, Colorado, 80109.

Your presence before this court is re-quired to defend against the claims in thispetition. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR, THECOURT WILL PROCEED IN YOUR AB-SENCE, WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE,TO CONDUCT AN ADJUDICATORYHEARING AND MAY ENTER A JUDG-MENT BY DEFAULT THEREBY ADJU-DICATING YOUR CHILDREN AS DE-PENDENT OR NEGLECTED CHILDREN.

You have the right to request a trial by juryat the adjudicatory stage of this petition.You also have the right to legal represent-ation at every stage of the proceedings bycounsel of your own choosing, or if youare without sufficient financial means, ap-pointment of counsel by the Court. Ter-mination of your parent-child legal rela-tionship to free your children for adoptionis a possible remedy in this proceeding. Ifthat remedy is pursued, you are entitled toa hearing before a Judge. You also havethe right, if you are indigent, to have theCourt appoint, at no expense to you, oneexpert witness of your own choosing atany hearing on the termination of yourparent-child relationship. If you are aminor, you have the right to the appoint-ment of a Guardian ad litem to representyour best interests.

You have the right to have this matterheard by a district court judge rather thanby the magistrate. You may waive thatright, and in doing so, you will be boundby the findings and recommendations ofthe magistrate, subject to review asprovided by sec. 19-1-108(5.5), C.R.S.2015, and subsequently, to the right of ap-peal as provided by Colorado AppellateRule 3.4.

This summons is being initiated by theDouglas County Department of HumanServices through its counsel.

Respectfully submitted this 26th day ofJanuary, 2016.

s/ John ThirkellJohn Thirkell, #13865Assistant Douglas County Attorney

Legal Notice No.: 928543First Publication: February 4, 2016Last Publication: February 4, 2016Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Misc. Private Legals

Public Notice

DOUGLAS COUNTY DISTRICT COURT,STATE OF COLORADO

4000 Justice WayCastle Rock, CO

Douglas County, CO 80109

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATEOF COLORADO

In the Interest of:ESMAE STORM WEBSTER,D.O.B.: 10/13/2015, A Child,

And concerning: ASHLEY WEBSTER,D.O.B.: 2/24/1989, Mother,And NICHOLAS GRESS, potentialfather,and JOHN DOE, Respondents;And TAHISHA ANDERSON (MaternalGrandmother) and DARREL ANDER-SON (Maternal Step Grandfather),Special Respondents.

Attorney for Department:John Thirkell, #13865R. LeeAnn Reigrut4400 Castleton Ct.Castle Rock, CO 80109(303) 663-7726 / FAX [email protected]@douglas.co.usCASE NUMBER: 15JV323DIVISION 7

DEPENDENCY SUMMONS

This Summons is initiated pursuant toRule 2.2 of the Colorado Rules of Juven-ile Procedure, Rule 4 of the ColoradoRules of Civil Procedure, and Section 19-3-503, C.R.S. 2015.

TO THE RESPONDENTS NAMEDABOVE: You are hereby notified that apetition has been filed which alleges thatthe above-named children are dependentor neglected as per the facts set forth inthe Dependency and Neglect Petition, acopy of which may be obtained at the of-fice of John Thirkell, at the above address.

A hearing has been set for February 29,2016, at 9:00 a.m. in Division 7, DouglasCounty District Court, 4000 Justice Way,Castle Rock, Colorado, 80109.

Your presence before this court is re-quired to defend against the claims in thispetition. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR, THECOURT WILL PROCEED IN YOUR AB-SENCE, WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE,TO CONDUCT AN ADJUDICATORYHEARING AND MAY ENTER A JUDG-MENT BY DEFAULT THEREBY ADJU-DICATING YOUR CHILDREN AS DE-PENDENT OR NEGLECTED CHILDREN.

You have the right to request a trial by juryat the adjudicatory stage of this petition.You also have the right to legal represent-ation at every stage of the proceedings bycounsel of your own choosing, or if youare without sufficient financial means, ap-pointment of counsel by the Court. Ter-mination of your parent-child legal rela-tionship to free your children for adoptionis a possible remedy in this proceeding. Ifthat remedy is pursued, you are entitled toa hearing before a Judge. You also havethe right, if you are indigent, to have theCourt appoint, at no expense to you, oneexpert witness of your own choosing atany hearing on the termination of yourparent-child relationship. If you are aminor, you have the right to the appoint-ment of a Guardian ad litem to representyour best interests.

You have the right to have this matterheard by a district court judge rather thanby the magistrate. You may waive thatright, and in doing so, you will be boundby the findings and recommendations ofthe magistrate, subject to review asprovided by sec. 19-1-108(5.5), C.R.S.2015, and subsequently, to the right of ap-peal as provided by Colorado AppellateRule 3.4.

This summons is being initiated by theDouglas County Department of HumanServices through its counsel.

Respectfully submitted this 26th day ofJanuary, 2016.

s/ John ThirkellJohn Thirkell, #13865Assistant Douglas County Attorney


Government Legals Public Notice

NOTICE OFCONTRACTORS SETTLEMENT

COUNTY OF DOUGLASSTATE OF COLORADO

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant toSection 38-26-107, C.R.S., as amended,that on March 5, 2016 final settlement willbe made by the County of Douglas, Stateof Colorado, for and on account of a con-tract between Douglas County and DwireEarthmoving, LLC for the Happy CanyonSouthwest Emergency Access Project,Douglas County Project Number CI 2012-014 in Douglas County; and that any per-son, co-partnership, association or corpor-ation that has an unpaid claim againstsaid Dwire Earthmoving, LLC for or on ac-count of the furnishing of labor, materials,team hire, sustenance, provisions,provender or other supplies used or con-sumed by such contractor or any of hissubcontractors in or about the perform-ance of said work, or that supplied rentalmachinery, tools, or equipment to the ex-tent used in the prosecution of said work,may at any time up to and including saidtime of such final settlement on saidMarch 5, 2016, file a verified statement ofthe amount due and unpaid on account ofsuch claim with the Board of County Com-missioners, c/o Public Works EngineeringDirector, with a copy to the Project Engin-eer Neil Sarno, Department of PublicWorks Engineering, Philip S. Miller Build-ing, 100 Third Street, Suite 220, CastleRock, CO 80104.

Failure on the part of claimant to file suchstatement prior to such final settlement willrelieve said County of Douglas from alland any liability for such claimant's claim.

The Board of Douglas CountyCommissioners of the County ofDouglas, Colorado, By: Frederick H.Koch, P.E., Public Works EngineeringDirector.


PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC INVITATION TO BID

Separate sealed bids for 2016 ASPHALTOVERLAY PROJECT, DOUGLASCOUNTY PROJECT NUMBER CI 2016-003 will be received by the Owner,Douglas County Government, Depart-ment of Public Works Engineering, PhilipS. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Suite220, Castle Rock, CO 80104, until Tues-day, February 16, at 2:00 p.m. Thisproject consists of placement of asphaltplaning and overlay, patching, pavementmarking, traffic control, and sediment con-trol at various locations throughoutDouglas County.

The Contract Documents may be ex-amined at the above address after 10:00a.m. on Monday, February 1, 2016, andcopies of the Contract Documents may beobtained upon payment of $35.00 for eachset. The $35.00 is non-refundable. (Addi-tional charge if mailing is required.)

A PRE-BID CONFERENCE will be held at10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, February 10,2016, at the Department of Public WorksEngineering, Philip S. Miller Building, 100Third Street, Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO80104. The Bid Opening will be conduc-ted at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 16,2016, at the same address.

The Project includes the following ma-jor items and approximate quantities:

• Removal of Asphalt Mat (Planing) (1 1/2 Inch Thickness) – 67,628 SY• Aggregate Base Course (Class 6) – 1,187 TONS• Hot Mix Asphalt (Grading SX) (75) (Haul and Asphalt) (Paving) (2 Inch) – 18,497 TONS• Hot Mix Asphalt (Grading SX) (75) (Haul and Asphalt) (Paving) (2-1/4 Inch) – 4,655 TONS

Prior to submitting a Bid Proposal, Bid-ders shall have received prequalificationstatus (active status) with the ColoradoDepartment of Transportation to bid on in-dividual projects of the size and kind ofwork as set forth herein.

Any questions on the bidding process maybe directed to Terry Gruber, ProjectEngineer at 303.660.7490.

For Planholder Information, Please Call303.660.7490 (Front Desk)

Legal Notice No.: 928502First Publication: January 28, 2016Last Publication: February 4, 2016Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Government Legals

PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC INVITATION TO BID

Separate sealed bids for 2016 ASPHALTOVERLAY PROJECT, DOUGLASCOUNTY PROJECT NUMBER CI 2016-003 will be received by the Owner,Douglas County Government, Depart-ment of Public Works Engineering, PhilipS. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Suite220, Castle Rock, CO 80104, until Tues-day, February 16, at 2:00 p.m. Thisproject consists of placement of asphaltplaning and overlay, patching, pavementmarking, traffic control, and sediment con-trol at various locations throughoutDouglas County.

The Contract Documents may be ex-amined at the above address after 10:00a.m. on Monday, February 1, 2016, andcopies of the Contract Documents may beobtained upon payment of $35.00 for eachset. The $35.00 is non-refundable. (Addi-tional charge if mailing is required.)

A PRE-BID CONFERENCE will be held at10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, February 10,2016, at the Department of Public WorksEngineering, Philip S. Miller Building, 100Third Street, Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO80104. The Bid Opening will be conduc-ted at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 16,2016, at the same address.

The Project includes the following ma-jor items and approximate quantities:

• Removal of Asphalt Mat (Planing) (1 1/2 Inch Thickness) – 67,628 SY• Aggregate Base Course (Class 6) – 1,187 TONS• Hot Mix Asphalt (Grading SX) (75) (Haul and Asphalt) (Paving) (2 Inch) – 18,497 TONS• Hot Mix Asphalt (Grading SX) (75) (Haul and Asphalt) (Paving) (2-1/4 Inch) – 4,655 TONS

Prior to submitting a Bid Proposal, Bid-ders shall have received prequalificationstatus (active status) with the ColoradoDepartment of Transportation to bid on in-dividual projects of the size and kind ofwork as set forth herein.

Any questions on the bidding process maybe directed to Terry Gruber, ProjectEngineer at 303.660.7490.

For Planholder Information, Please Call303.660.7490 (Front Desk)

Legal Notice No.: 928502First Publication: January 28, 2016Last Publication: February 4, 2016Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

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MOUNTAIN VISTA GOLDEN EAGLES

GIRLS BASKETBALLMountain Vista 65, Heritage 35Mountain Vista beat Heritage at an away conference game on Jan. 26, taking an 18-8 lead in the first quarter.Key Performers: Senior Chelsea Pearson scored 22 points, in-cluding six three-pointers. Senior Molly Mccabe scored 20 points. Junior Abby Walz had three rebounds and five assists.

Highlands Ranch 90, Mountain Vista 35The Golden Eagles lost to the Highlands Ranch Falcons at a

home conference game on Jan. 29.Key Performers: Senior Molly Mccabe scored 15 points, including nine free throws. Senior Chel-sea Pearson had six rebounds. Junior Abby Walz had five rebounds.

BOYS BASKETBALLMountain Vista 77, Heritage 55 The Golden Eagles beat Heritage at a home conference game on Jan. 26.Key Performers: Junior Jake Belknapp was selected as

player of the game and scored 17 points. Sophomore Connor Staib scored 12 points, includ-

ing two three-pointers. Junior Isaac Essien had 10 assists.

Mountain Vista 89, High-lands Ranch 61Mountain Vista beat Highlands Ranch at a home conference game

on Jan. 29 with a 22-9 lead in the second quarter.Key Performers: Junior Jake Belknapp was selected as player of the game and scored

26 points. Junior Isaax Essien had six rebounds and 13 assists. Senior Troy Boeyink scored 17 points, including seven free throws.

ICE HOCKEYMountain Vista 7, Rampart Rams 0The Golden Eagles beat the Rampart Rams at South Subur-ban Joe Delio Rink on Jan. 29.Key Performers: Freshmen Derek Nead and Cam Hancock each scored two goals. Freshman Devon Heywood scored one goal.

THUNDERRIDGE GRIZZLIES

GIRLS BASKETBALLGrandview 59, ThunderRidge 51The Grizzlies lost a close non-conference game to Grandview at home on Jan. 26.Key Performers: Senior Taylor Rusk scored 17 points. Senior Jaz’myne Snipes scored 12 points. Senior Alexa Wiens had

five rebounds.

ThunderRidge 59, Rock Canyon 23ThunderRidge beat Rock Canyon at an away conference game on Jan. 29 with a lead of 23-11 in the second quarter.Key Performers: Senior Taylor

Rusk scored 20 points. Senior Jaz’myne Snipes scored 12 points and had eight rebounds. Senior Alyssia Martinez had six assists.

BOYS BASKETBALLRock Canyon 44, Thunder-

Ridge 43The Grizzlies lost a close con-ference game to Rock Canyon on Jan. 29.Key Performers: Senior Clay Verk scored 16 points. Senior Austin Mueller scored eight points, including two three-pointers.

SKYVIEW ACADEMY HAWKS

GIRLS BASKETBALLKent Denver 80, SkyView Acad-emy 29The Hawks lost a home confer-ence game against Kent Denver on Jan. 27.Key Performers: No individual statistics have been reported for this game.

Peak to Peak 46, SkyView Acad-

emy 31SkyView Academy girls team lost to Peak to Peak at an away confer-ence game on Jan. 29. The Hawks had a 17-15 lead in the fourth quar-ter but fell short overall.Key Performers: No individual statistics have been reported for this game.

BOYS BASKETBALLKent Denver 47, Sky-View Academy 22The Hawks lost to Kent Denver at an away con-ference game on Jan. 26.Key Performers: No individual statistics have been reported for this

game.

Peak to Peak 76, SkyView Acad-emy 46SkyView Academy lost to Peak to Peak at an away conference game on Jan. 29. The boys tied the score at 24-24 in the fourth quarter but fell short overall.Key Performers: No individual statistics were reported for this game.

ROCK CANYON JAGUARS

GIRLS BASKETBALLThunderRidge 59, Rock Canyon 23Rock Canyon was outscored in the Jan. 29 conference game.

Rock Canyon 48, Ponderosa 45Bailey Heinen-Colby scored 16 points in the Jan. 26 conference

game.Key performers: Katie Didonna scored nine points, had 10 rebounds and four steals.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Rock Canyon 44, Thunder-Ridge 43Sam Masten scored 19 points in the Jan. 29 confer-ence game.Key performers: Isaac Hirsch had eight rebounds and four assists.

Rock Canyon 77, Ponderosa 44Rock Canyon beat Ponderosa in the Jan. 26 conference game.Key performers: Sam Masten scored 22 points. Isaac Hirsch scored 18 points and had 13 rebounds.

SPORTS ROUNDUP

Key players/statisticsSam Masten, a 6-foot-3 sopho-

more, paced the Jaguars with 21 points. He also had five rebounds, two assists and two steals. Hirsch finished with eight points and eight rebounds for Rock Canyon.

Clay Verk, a 6-foot-8 senior who will play next season at Stet-son University, scored Thunder-Ridge’s first six points and was the high scorer with 16 markers. Mueller and Hammonds each had eight points.

They said it Ortiz said the loss was a “tough

loss and a tough pill to swallow.”“I thought the game was won

by the fact they got easy baskets and we had none,” he explained. “All the shots we made were six to 20 feet and they got layups. They pushed Clay out from the basket and even though he scored a lot we didn’t get anything at the basket. And when we tried to, we turned it over. They made it a lot tougher to score than we did on them.”

It had been seven seasons since Rock Canyon had defeated ThunderRidge.

“We found enough ways to make plays at the end of the game,” Masten said.

Going forwardRock Canyon, which battled

Regis Jesuit in a first-place show-down Feb. 2, hosts Mountain Vis-ta on Feb. 5. ThunderRidge plays at Legend the same evening.


Jags

‘We found enough ways to make plays

at the end of the game.’

Sam Masten, Led Jaguars with

21 points


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“We went back to a real traditional press for us, and I thought Golden had a good plan,” said Valor coach Troy Pach-ner. “They didn’t dribble into it very of-ten, but it took them off their base and they got sped up. Sometimes when you press you are not trying to turn them over, you’re trying to change the pace in which they play. That worked.”

Key players/statisticsSanders paced the Eagles with 21

points. Junior Kayle Knuckles contrib-uted 12 points and Josh Randle 11.

Sanders also added to Valor’s second defensive effort as he helped limit Gold-en’s Kayden Sund to only four points in the second half. He also had seven of Valor’s 30 rebounds, four assists and four steals.

The Eagles were 4-for-22 from 3-point range but fi nished the game shooting 42 percent from the fi eld.

Sund, a 6-5 junior standout, scored 15 of the Demons’ 28 fi rst-half points and wound up with 19 points for the game.

They said it“It’s kind of funny, we’re a great

3-point shooting team,” insisted Pach-ner. “We had not shot well against Gold-en twice this year for some reason. So what we did at that 14-2 stretch, the de-fense turned up and almost everything we did was at the rim.”

Golden coach John Anderson admit-ted the Demons’ strategy didn’t work.

“The whole game plan against them was take care of the basketball and you’re in the game,” he said. “You rebound and you’re in the game. We’re one of the best rebounding teams in the state, and we got killed on the boards. And the turn-overs. They turn you over and convert and took us out of the game. We couldn’t get a fl ow.”

Going forwardValor entertains Conifer Feb. 5 while

Golden is at Evergreen.


Eagles

Rivalry pits siblings against one another for big game

By Chris Michlewicz cmichlewicz@colorado communitymedia.com

There is growing rivalry in the John family in Parker.

To get in the spirit of the 50th Super Bowl, the family dressed in their best sports gear. But something seemed out of place. It turns out the eldest child, Josiah, has taken a liking to the Caro-lina Panthers, and especially quarter-back Cam Newton.

“The Panthers will win the Super Bowl because they’ve had a great sea-son. They’re 15-1,” the 7-year-old says. “I’ll be wearing my Cam Newton jersey for the game.”

His younger brother, Tobias, 6, begs to differ. He’s backing the Broncos and

will be proudly wearing his Peyton Manning jersey during what could be the future Hall of Fame quarterback’s last game as a pro. Four-year-old Cor-ban chimes in, saying “the Broncos will win because I want them to!”

And then there’s 2-year-old Dela, whose favorite part of the Super Bowl will likely be the pizza, says her mom, Kasey. The little cheerleader doesn’t necessarily need to watch the game to have a good time.

“I like to whip and nae nae on game day,” said Dela, according to her mom.

Their dad, Ishaku John, particu-larly enjoys the fact that the big game “brings family and friends together.” He adds that “the Broncos will win because they deserve it, and they have worked so hard.” Mom believes the Broncos will take the victory, saying that “Peyton Manning’s going out on top.”

The John children — from left, Dela, 2; Corban, 4; Tobias, 6; and Josiah, 7 — play up their in-family rivalry ahead of game day. Photos by Kasey John

Family gets in Super Bowl spirit

A family rivalry blooms as the John children of Parker take a timeout for a snapshot. The siblings can’t agree on who will win Super Bowl 50.

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