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Arraignment delayed in Agate murder case Man allegedly killed partner in marijuana grow operation

By Rick Gustafson Special to Colorado Community Media

Shawn Geerdes appeared in Elbert County District Court on Jan. 11 for his scheduled arraignment on one count of fi rst-degree murder, one count of arson, and a series of other charges relating to the slaying of Jason Dosa, a 44-year-old Parker resident.

Geerdes’ public defender requested a delay for the arraignment, citing the need for more time to review new discovery

released by the prosecution the previous week.

Prosecutor Doug Bectel raised no objection, and Judge Jeffrey K. Holmes granted the delay, setting a new arraign-ment date of Feb. 22.

Geerdes was arrested in Douglas County on Sept. 23 and was originally charged in Jefferson County for the mur-der of Dosa. He was later charged in El-bert County when investigators declared that the slaying had occurred a few miles west of Agate.

According to the affi davit fi led in the case, Dosa, who was allegedly a partner with Geerdes in a marijuana grow in Elbert County that had “fallen apart,” was shot at least fi ve times with a .22-caliber

fi rearm. His body was left in the trunk of a Nissan Maxima, which was found in a ravine in Deer Creek Canyon (Jefferson County) fully engulfed in fl ames just be-fore noon on Sept. 20.

Jefferson County investigators tracked the license plate and the VIN to a known associate of Dosa, and Dosa’s physical de-scription was similar to the body found in the trunk of the Nissan. Investigators later found Dosa’s iPhone at his residence and were able to use the metadata attached to a photo stored on the phone to pinpoint the location of the greenhouse used for the marijuana grow near County Road 162 near Agate in Elbert County, a property co-owned by Geerdes.

In partnership with the Elbert County

Sheriff’s Offi ce, Jefferson County inves-tigators served a search warrant on the property, and found blood in various location inside the greenhouse along with two .22-caliber shell casings in proximity to the blood. In the nearby house, they found a box of .22-caliber hollow-point bullets similar to the fi ve recovered from Dosa’s body.

A witness living near the residence also reported that he heard “a series of 10 small-caliber gunshots” coming from the property in the early hours of either Sept. 19 or 20.

Geerdes is being held without bond at the Elbert County Jail in Kiowa pending his arraignment and trial.

County moves to refi nance its debt Loan offers better rate than deal made in 2009

By Rick Gustafson Special to Colorado Community Media

In a proposed deal that would save Elbert County taxpayers an estimated $1.7 million, the Board of County Com-missioners (BOCC) unanimously passed a resolution designating Branch Banking and Trust (BB&T) as the fi nancial entity to refi nance $5.8 million of debt owed by the county.

“The purpose of this action today is to select a fi nancing institution to pursue this, and there will be a follow on action to actually consummate the deal,” said Commissioner Larry Ross at the BOCC meeting on Jan. 13.

BB&T is a Fortune 500 company head-quartered in Winston-Salem, North Caro-lina, and according to its website, “is one of the largest fi nancial services holding companies in the U.S. with approximately $208.8 billion in assets.”

The BOCC selected BB&T over a pro-posal by Wells Fargo, the current under-writer of the debt, and if approved, the deal would set a fi xed interest rate of 2.61 percent for 15 years, down from a 5.2 per-cent interest rate over 20 years set in 2009.

In the wake of declining revenue, overspending and criminal activity involving some county elected offi cials leading up to 2009, Elbert County

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Celebrating a life of giving Nancy Gripman honored for selfl essness

By Chris Michlewicz [email protected]

After they were married in 1951, Nancy Gripman would greet her hus-band’s Navy ship every time it returned to port. She often was the only one standing on the dock.

Her consistent presence upon his ar-rival caused Bill Gripman to be razzed by his shipmates, but he didn’t care. His wife was demonstrating her devo-tion. Nancy had four children with Bill

by their sixth wedding anniversary, and she was equally attentive to her chil-dren and their achievements.

“She was president of each of our respective fan clubs,” said John Grip-man, her son.

Hundreds of mourners fi lled the pews at Parker United Methodist Church Jan. 9 to bid farewell to Nancy Gripman, a woman who made a monu-mental impact on Parker up until her death on Dec. 1. But it wasn’t a somber occasion — Nancy wouldn’t want that. Instead, it was a “celebration of life” ceremony that included lighthearted

Nancy Gripman speaks to a crowd last year during a ground-breaking ceremony for the new Parker Task Force headquar-ters. File photo

Parker resident J.C. Childers, left, offers her condolences to Nancy Gripman’s husband, Bill, during a celebration of life service Jan. 9. Photo by Chris Michlewicz

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Bipartisanship is lauded as session gets underway

By Ann Macari [email protected]

As Marolyn Scheffel, 85, watched her son, Senate Majority Leader Mark Scheffel, prepare to start Colorado’s 2016 legislative session, she reached back in time to his

high school days when he first became involved in the Republican Party.

That was 42 years ago, she said, and the Republi-can spirit was a big part of family life: Marolyn has led the Douglas County Repub-licans and Colorado Federa-tion of Republican Women, and volunteered for cam-

paigns of former congressmen Tom Tan-credo and Joel Hefley.

And now, she and her husband, Norm, 87, sat in the Senate chamber as their son helped kick off his last session — Mark Scheffel, who represents Castle Rock, Park-er, Castle Pines, Franktown and Larkspur in District 4, is term-limited.

“We promoted good Americanism in our home,” Marolyn Scheffel said. “And, as a re-sult, this is where he is today — and I think I had a little something to do with that.”

The state’s 100 legislators gathered Jan. 13 to open Colorado’s 70th General Assem-bly amid ritual and patriotic ceremony at the state Capitol in Denver.

The positive tenor of bipartisan work-manship underlying opening-day speeches in the Senate and House echoed earlier re-marks by Mark Scheffel: “I always enter ev-ery session very optimistic.”

Leaders of the two chambers under-scored their varying philosophical ap-proaches to dealing with the major issues of budget, affordable housing, transportation and education over the 120-day session.

But several also called for putting the best interests of the state before politics.

“Performing our duties to the best of our abilities means finding the best solu-tions,” said Senate President Bill Cadman, a Republican from Colorado Springs, who emphasized how bipartisan collaboration in 2015 resulted in successful legislation. “We didn’t seek Republican solu-tions or Democratic solu-tions; we sought the right solutions, and we succeeded.”

House Minority Leader Brian DelGrosso said that “reasonable people can differ.” The Republican who represents Loveland added: “I encourage all of you to welcome our differences and look beyond party af-

filiation as you consider the merits of legis-lation this session.”

The biggest issue, said Rep. Kim Ran-som, a Republican representing Parker and Lone Tree in District 44, will be find-ing common ground to pass a state budget through the Republican-controlled Senate and the Democrat-controlled House.

“Thank goodness we can’t go start rais-ing taxes to meet whatever” funding re-quests are presented, she said. “The citizens of Colorado are not undertaxed.”

In the House, Speaker Dickey Lee Hull-inghorst, a Democrat from Boulder, strong-ly urged the chamber to fight to preserve a “Colorado way of life” that brought more

than 100,000 newcomers to the state last year.

Doing so, she said, in-cludes ensuring fair work-force regulations, closing offshore tax loopholes that benefit large corporations, providing greater job-training opportunities, eliminating inequity in pay for women and implementing policies to

fight climate change.“Our economy will wither if employers

stop hiring Coloradans because we lack the education and training that allow us to compete for high-quality jobs,” Hull-inghorst said. “Commerce will suffer if our roads are crumbling and overwhelmed by

congestion. Our magnificent mountain vis-tas are worse than worthless if they are hid-den under a blanket of smog.”

Republican legislators such as Scheffel have eliminated the possibility of moving the hospital provider fee from under the TABOR cap, saying that doing so violates the state Constitution. But Hullinghorst said colleagues should expect to see a bill that would do just that.

It would “give us flexibility” to pay for the state’s needs and invest in the future, she said.

Along with Scheffel, Sen. Linda Newell also will be leaving the Legislature because of term limits.

Shortly before the gavel sounded in the start of the new session, her eyes unexpect-edly welled with tears.

“It’s hard to leave something that I love so much,” the Democrat said as she be-gan her eighth and final legislative session as a state senator representing District 26, which includes Littleton, Englewood, Col-umbine Valley, Bow Mar and a portion of Centennial. “It’s become a passion for me, not just a job.”

And like the cooperative tone of the day’s speeches, Newell looked forward to leaving a record of cooperation.

“I, hopefully, will leave a legacy of non-partisan, bipartisan work,” she said. “I’m so proud of the work I’ve been able to do with collaboration.”

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Williams says she will take on establishment, protect freedoms

By Chris Michlewicz [email protected]

A Parker resident will take on establishment candidates in a run for U.S. Senate.

Lily Tang Williams, chairwoman of the Libertarian Party of Colorado,

announced Jan. 12 that she is running for the U.S. Senate seat occupied by Demo-crat Michael Bennet. Williams lost her bid to represent Colo-rado’s House District 44 in 2014.

Williams, a Chi-nese immigrant, often

refers to her childhood under Mao’s “oppressive” regime, using the story as a backbone in arguing for individ-ual freedoms, one of the Libertarian Party’s main platforms.

“This country is becoming more and more like China, even though people might not realize that,” she

said. “It’s dangerous. We’re losing more and more of our freedoms.”

Williams is known for her pointed criticisms of politicians whom she says are “always in the pockets of special interests;” such elected of-fi cials “don’t read bills before voting (because) they’re already bought and sold,” she said.

Williams, who took in 6.3 percent of the vote during the 2014 run for the state House, said she is hoping to gain support from voters who feel disenfranchised by the two main par-ties. Williams says that her growing public profi le, bolstered by a 2015 appointment to head the Libertarian Party of Colorado, is helping her get her name and voice out.

Patricia Woolard, a resident of Divide, Colorado, says she was ex-cited to learn that Williams declared her candidacy for U.S. Senate, partly because she encouraged Williams to do so. Williams’ experience in coming to America to do and be anything she wanted will make her message about maintaining personal freedoms ring loud, said Woolard, who added that Williams is also willing to stand up to Washington, D.C., “cronies.”

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Williams acknowledges that she’s up against known candidates with an ability to raise tens of millions of dollars in campaign donations, and she said her plan is to attack those she claims are bought by special interests.

Her goal is to attend as many public events as possible to speak; Williams had three radio talk show appearances scheduled the day she announced her candidacy. Williams says her message is hers alone and not controlled by party heads or a su-per PAC. Her sincerity when deliver-ing speeches is clear, Woolard said.

Williams expects backlash — and outright dismissal — from establish-ment candidates, but isn’t backing down.

“People are warning me, but I used to fi ght the communists before,” Williams said. “There’s nothing I’m afraid of in this country.”

The married mother of three posted a YouTube video to explain to potential supporters why she is running. Go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZEN92XCWJI to see the video, or go to www.lily4liberty.com for more information.

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tales with hints of wistfulness.Gripman was 86 years old when she

passed, and rest assured that each of those years were fi lled to the brim with family adventures, noble philanthropic endeavors, and laughs that would last a lifetime.

Gripman was well known for her giving nature. She founded the Parker Task Force Food Bank in the early 1980s, without mentioning it to her husband — Bill found out when he saw strangers walking to the barn. Gripman often noted that the food bank was the only good idea she ever had. Task force chairman Steve Budnack disagrees, saying it simply was her best idea.

Nancy Gripman was many things, above all a “doer.” When her kids and their friends came around as youngsters, Nancy fed them all, unwittingly creating what would become endearingly known as “Ma Gripman’s Kitchen.” She attended college in the late 1940s before raising a family, and later would earn a master’s degree in nutrition, which she used to start a food program for underprivileged children in Boston. As she approached the age of 60, Nancy decided she would become a farmer.

In a eulogy to her best friend, Parker resident Genese Sweeney remarked that Heaven is now a little busier with Nancy there. Sweeney read a John Wesley quote

that she believes embodies her friend’s outlook on life: “Do all the good you can. By all the means you can. In all the ways you can. In all the places you can. At all the times you can. To all the people you can. As long as ever you can.”

While sorting through his mother’s

possessions in her den shortly after her passing, John Gripman discovered a scrap of paper with his mother’s handwriting on it. The note seemed to urge loved ones to not be sorrowful at her loss; “My life’s been full, I’ve savored much,” one line read.

“It was one of God’s little miracles to come across it,” John Gripman said at the celebration of life service.

During the Jan. 9 ceremony, mourners joined in singing an old hymn that was specifi cally chosen for the occasion. The echoing words rang poignant, especially given Nancy Gripman’s commitment to greet her husband as his ship arrived in the early days of their 65-year marriage.

“In the sweet in the sweet/By and by, by and by/We shall meet on that beautiful shore.”


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borrowed $7.3 million from Wells Fargo to refi nance the county’s justice center. The terms of the 2009 loan required the county to put up $10 million of collateral, including $3 million of water rights.

At the Jan. 13 meeting, Rick Pettitt, Elbert County’s treasurer and public trustee, told the BOCC that the proposed refi nancing deal would eliminate the requirement for the county to maintain a $500,000 cash reserve as well as unencumber the collateral required by the previous loans, with the exception of the justice center.

Finally, the new loan would free up an additional $180,000 per year that the county is currently setting aside to address a $2.1 million balloon payment due at the end of the 2009 Wells Fargo loan.

The BB&T offer was selected over Wells Fargo’s proposal of a 2.95 percent fi xed rate of interest for seven years followed by an adjustable rate for the remaining eight years of the loan. Additionally, Wells Fargo’s offer required many of the same covenants as its 2009 loan.

The county became eligible to refi nance the debt last year following several moves by the BOCC that put Elbert County back into good standing, and if all goes according to plan, the loan with BB&T is expected to be approved at a Feb. 24 BOCC meeting and closed on March 1.

Ross expressed his appreciation to Pettitt and the team at Hutchinson, Shockey, Erley & Co. — a Chicago-based investment bank and broker-dealer with a Denver offi ce — for putting the deal together.

“It’s quite a great savings and more security for the county,” Ross said.

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Taxes, spending top State of State speechGovernor says refund money should be used for investment

By James AndersonAssociated Press

Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper urged Republicans in his State of the State ad-dress to find a way to invest in roads and schools in the fast-growing state by avoiding taxpayer refunds.

Hickenlooper, a Democrat, made the pitch to the General Assembly on Jan. 14, insisting that lawmakers must determine how to pay for transportation and schools in the long term to keep Colorado’s economy robust and support its growing population.

At some point, Hickenlooper suggested, lawmakers should revisit constitutional

spending limits that require taxpayer re-funds — money the governor wants to use for investment.

Republicans oppose his proposal to remove about $750 million in state hospital patient fees from the spending limits known as the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights.

“If we can’t make this very reasonable change — like many already allowed by TABOR — then what choice do we have but to re-examine TABOR?” the governor said.

Under the limits, he said, his proposed budget calls for a $20 million cut in higher education with no increase in financial aid.

Senate President Bill Cadman, a Colorado Springs Republican, is among those who have called the plan illegal, citing a non-binding legal opinion from the Legislature’s lawyers. Hickenlooper is seeking a formal opinion from the attorney general.

Sen. Tim Neville, a Republican from south Jefferson County, said Hickenlooper ignored increasing Medicaid spending that many Republicans blame for the financial state.

“Unless he solves the Medicaid issue, everything else seems to be pretty moot,” Neville said.

Hickenlooper also focused on economic development, affordable housing and the environment. He announced the creation of a National Cybersecurity Intelligence Center in Colorado Springs — a venture with the University of Colorado that would focus on cybersecurity for businesses.

The governor wants Colorado to loosen liability rules on builders and developers as a way to create more affordable housing and called for extending a tax credit for those building low-income housing.

The so-called construction defects legislation has stalled in the Legislature in recent years. Some Democrats say it could hurt consumers and probably wouldn’t lead developers to build cheaper condos.

Hickenlooper also said Colorado is put-ting together a list of contaminated aban-doned mines. Such mines have been a fresh priority since August, when 3 million gallons of toxic wastewater spilled from the Gold King Mine north of Silverton. A federal crew accidentally triggered the leak, tainting rivers in Colorado, New Mexico and Utah.

The governor said he favors federal “Good Samaritan” legislation to encourage compa-nies and nonprofits to clean up abandoned mines by protecting them from liability for environmental accidents.

Associated Press writer Kristen Wyatt contrib-uted to this report.


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Goodbye, David Bowie; hello again, mortality David Bowie died.He died a couple of days after turning 69.We were both born in the same year.I just looked at the calendar and wondered

where those numbers came from.Two thousand sixteen.What goes along with it, are my own num-

bers.Bowie was so hot in the ’70s that there

were lotteries for his concert tickets.My favorite Bowie song is “China Girl,”

which he cowrote with Iggy Pop.Pop was in love with a Vietnamese girl at

the time.Pop was raised in Ypsilanti, Michigan, and

attended Pioneer High School in Ann Arbor.We would have been schoolmates, if my

family had stayed in Ann Arbor.Pop and I were born in the same year too.We have lived very different lives.I was 55 when I retired, and wondered

what I was going to do every day.I wondered if I would have enough to do,

or if I would wind up not doing very much of anything.

It’s not like that. I have never been more productive in my life.

I have a much better outlook.

Being a school-teacher at a school where account-ability was all over us was wearing me down.

And so were the students. More and more of them were being accepted

who didn’t belong in college.I was on the Internet today at 4 a.m., and

there was the Bowie story.Good morning, Craig.

“The calendar on your wall is ticking the days off (The The).”

And then on one of my playlists I heard “My Back Pages.”

I guess someone wants me to think about mortality today.

“I was so much older then, I’m younger than that now.”

I can vividly remember 15, 16, 17 and 18.But 41, 42, 43 and 44? No idea.I know I was a schoolteacher, that’s about

it.Keeping a grade book, hiring part-time in-

structors and feeling sorry for them.They had no benefi ts.The school had benefi ts because they

were far less expensive than I was.I planned to retire in 2003.One morning I opened an email from the

school president.She said she would give me a satchel of

Social Security rule change coming soon Congress recently approved a budget deal

that eliminates two popular Social Security claiming strategies for married couples. Planners have recommended for years that couples take advantage of claiming fi rst un-der spousal benefi ts and delaying their own, earning Delayed Retirement Credits. This would allow the benefi t to grow until they collect at a later age. This was popular for couples who were similar in age but at least one planned on working to full-retirement age (FRA) and possibly longer. There are only a few months before the April 30 deadline to determine if you are still eligible to claim under the Restricted Application or the File and Suspend.

Typical of a government agency, you need a primer to understand the options. Here are the basic strategies using our sample couple, John, age 65, married to Mary, age 62. Both will be FRA at 66.

• Mary can collect a reduced benefi t at age 62 if she is not working and earning more than $15,720 per year. However, her benefi t will be reduced indefi nitely.

• If Mary turned age 62 prior to Dec. 31, 2015, and John turns 66 prior to April 30, 2016, then John can File and Suspend (and keep working) so Mary can fi le a Restricted Application, restricting her benefi t to half of John’s. This will allow Mary’s benefi t to accrue to a higher value when she is older. She can fi le at any time just as long as she was 62 be-fore the turn of the year.

• John, however, can only File and Suspend for the purposes of Mary collecting a spou-

sal benefi t by April 30. This is part of the 180-day grandfather rule that started when Congress passed the law on Oct. 30, 2015.

• At age 70 John can collect his maxi-mum Delayed Retire-ment Credits, which will accrue at 8 per-cent per year up to age 70.

• Mary can turn on her own benefi t anytime between age 66 and 70, and col-lect her Delayed Re-

tirement Credits that were accruing while she was collecting half of John’s benefi t. This works best if John continues working and contributing to his Social Security amount.

• The File and Suspend in order for your spouse to fi le a Restricted Application is ex-piring. If the wage earner is not age 66 by April 30, and if the spouse was not at least age 62 prior to the end of 2015, then these strate-gies are no longer available.

Keep in mind there are still many tax and income strategies you can plan for around when and who should collect Social Security and at what ages. Unfortunately, the ability to double-dip, such as collecting a spousal ben-efi t while your own accrues, will no longer be available.

There are still good planning techniques

associated with spouses purposely collect-ing at different ages. One benefi t is when the highest wage earner delays collecting un-til age 70. This creates the highest possible benefi t for the wage earner or the surviving spouse.

Non-working spouses are still eligible to collect under their working spouse’s benefi t, but the option to collect under a Restricted Spousal benefi t and accrue higher benefi ts under your own wages is expiring this April.

It is important to plan your retirement strategies well, including IRA distributions and other taxable income, as well as calcu-lating the optimum age for collecting Social Security benefi ts. Some couples may also be impacted by pension plans, Government Off-set Provisions, and Public Employee Retiree Account (PERA) offsets. Therefore, meeting with your advisor well in advance of retire-ment gives you the best planning ideas to en-hance your overall retirement.

Patricia Kummer has been an independent certifi ed fi nancial planner for 29 years and is president of Kummer Financial Strate-gies Inc., a registered investment advisor in Highlands Ranch. Kummer Financial is a six-year 5280 Top Advisor. Please visit www.kummerfi nancial.com for more information or call the economic hotline at 303-683-5800. Any material discussed is meant for informa-tional purposes only and not a substitute for individual advice.

Mad world requires hope, calm approach Do you remember the Billy Joel song

“We Didn’t Start the Fire?” Billy Joel takes us musically through a history lesson as he shares everything from Harry Truman to heavy metal, the cola wars and everything in between including Woodstock, punk rock, Watergate, AIDS, crack, terror on the airlines, etc., etc.

The chorus goes like this: “We didn’t start the fi re, It was always burning, Since the world’s been turning, We didn’t start the fi re, No we didn’t light it, But we tried to fi ght it.”

As I have overheard many times over the past several months, “The world has gone mad.” I have even caught myself thinking it or saying it as I watch or read the news. I mean, Billy Joel could probably rewrite the lyrics to the song to include everything from ISIL/ISIS, the three-ring circus of a presidential race, ebbs and fl ows of social media opinions, rants, debates, immigra-tion, ranchers taking over federal buildings, drug addictions at epidemic proportions, celebrity breakups and connections, weekly professional athlete antics and arrests, and the list goes on and on.

Have you found yourself thinking it or saying it, “The world has gone mad?” If so, just remember, “We didn’t start the fi re, It was always burning, Since the world’s been

turning, We didn’t start the fi re, No we didn’t light it, But we tried to fi ght it.”

There are so many things we can do to “fi ght it,” many things we can do locally and that may have an impact globally. Those ideas are for another column or email exchange as right now the focus of this col-umn is on what we can do for ourselves when we fi nd ourselves reel-ing from the feeling of

the world going mad. Or better yet, going, going, going, gone mad.

First we should try and remember that, “It was always burning, Since the world’s been turning.” And generation after generation has survived most of it. Secondly, we need to stay true to our belief system and not get caught up in the attempts at infl uence of others where it confl icts with our belief system. And lastly, at least for today, we need to live with hope. Not false hope, or empty promises of hope and change, but the kind

of hope that fuels our everyday attitudes, the kind of hope that drives encouragement to make changes or to be a difference maker, and the hope that the next thing we hear and see on the news will be one thing we can build upon in our own personal lives and for our families.

We didn’t start the fi re, but somebody did. It has been burning since the world’s been turning, and it will always be burning in some way. No, we didn’t light it, not most of us anyway, the majority of the world is still good. But we do try and fi ght it, and we do that through a commitment to our belief systems, positive actions, and by living with hope.

How about you? How are you dealing with a world that has gone mad? Are you caught up in the madness or are you a believer of hope? Either way I would love to hear all about it at [email protected]. And when we stay committed to our belief system, action, and hope, it really will be a better than good week.

Michael Norton is a resident of Castle Rock, the former president of the Zig Ziglar Corpo-ration, a strategic consultant and a business and personal coach.

Patricia Kummer

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Smithmoney to leave, ostensibly to replace me with less expensive employees.

Who wouldn’t have my benefi ts.There has to be a moment when the

mirror tells you the truth. Mine has been telling it for a few years now.

And then I’ll read about a death, and a piece of me goes with him.

I have squandered some of my life. Maybe I was supposed to.

It’s given me gratitude. That’s a strange word. It sounds like it belongs in an AA meeting.

I should know.The only Bowie song I own is “China

Girl.”

His death won’t affect me like the eve-ning I heard from an unlikely source that John Lennon was dead.

Or the day that I read that Phil Everly, 74, had died.

Woody Allen used to say that his one regret in life was that he wasn’t someone else.

My one regret — well, I have had more than one — is that I wasn’t one of the Ever-ly Brothers.

They came out of my very fi rst transis-tor radio. A little Toshiba gem.

Bowie was too weird for me at fi rst.Later on, he became very elegant, like

Bryan Ferry, only more androgynous.May you rest in peace, David.And thank you.

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

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EventsRelay For Life

The American Cancer Society Relay For Life gives communities the chance to celebrate the lives of people who have battled cancer, remem-ber loved ones lost and fi ght back against the disease. Each year, more than 4 million people participate in this global phenomenon and raise money and awareness to save lives from cancer. A partial schedule of Relay For Life events fol-lows: Tuesday, Jan. 26, Relay for Life Parker kickoff event, Vines Wine Bistro.

Disney’s ‘Mary Poppins’

With the Banks children running rampant, a magical nanny fl ies in to save the day in this fan-tastical musical. Featuring songs you know and love like “Chim Chim Cher-ee,” and “A Spoonful of

Sugar.” All the fun of the fi lm is brought to life on stage in this “Supercalifragilistic-expialidocious” production. Show runs through Sunday, Jan. 31, at the PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker. A sensory-friendly performance is at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 28. For times, tickets and information, go to www.ParkerArt.org or call 303-805-6800.

Monthly Adult Lecture Series

The Parker Cultural and Scientifi c Commission sponsors talks on topics that impact Colorado and Douglas County residents. The intent of these talks is to increase the understanding of how science and technology address issues fac-ing the community. RSVP required; call the PACE Center box offi ce at 303-805-6800. All lectures begin at 6:30 p.m. and are free and open to the public. Thursday, Feb. 4, Mining in Colorado, presented by Colorado Mining Association. Guest speaker is Stuart Sanderson. From the time we get up in the morning to the time we go to bed at night, we use mineral products. Even more surprising, perhaps, is that many of these are produced here in Colorado. Colorado ranks 11th among the states in coal production, 4th in gold,

and 1st in molybdenum. Overall, mining gener-ates $8.8 billion in revenue for Colorado and pro-duces more than 73,000 jobs. Thursday, March 3, Human Viruses and Vaccines: Who wins the race? Guest speaker is Dr. Sonia Flores, profes-sor of medicine, University of Colorado Denver. Viruses are small bags of RNA or DNA surround-ed by a protein shell. Viruses are responsible for many serious, often deadly, diseases including AIDS, Ebola hemorrhagic fever, hepatitis, the fl u and chicken pox. How can viruses cause so much trouble? What makes us so vulnerable to them, and what makes them spread? Lecture will focus on the biology of known human viruses and how they have evolved to escape our own defenses, and will conclude with a discussion of how vaccines trigger an immune response that will recognize the virus as a threat and neutralize it before it can cause disease. Thursday, April 7, What Does Your DNA Have To Say? A general discussion on big data and biology with guest speaker Dr. Michael Edwards, assistant professor of medicine, University of Colorado Denver. The information contained in our DNA can be used to trace ancestry across the planet, to convict

someone of murder or to predict the potential for a terminal disease later on in life. This lecture will attempt to summarize the state of genetic analysis and to explain how all this information will completely change the way we do science and medicine in the future. Thursday, May 5, Living with Wildlife. Mary K. McCormac, educa-tion and watchable wildlife coordinator (North-east Region), will lead a discussion on how and why human-wildlife confl icts happen, how to minimize potential problems, and how to protect wild animals, people and pets.

British 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.AmazingShows.com or call 303-660-6799. Theatre of Dreams is at 735 Park St., Suites C & D, Castle Rock. Go to www.AmazingShows.com.

AREA CLUBS OngoingDouglas-Elbert County Music Teachers’ As-sociation meets at 9 a.m. every fi rst Thursday at Parker Bible Church, between Jordan and Cham-bers on Main Street. All area music teachers are welcome. Call Lucie Washburn, 303-814-3479.

The Elbert County Sheriff’s Posse is a non-profi t volunteer organization that is part of the Elbert County Sheriff’s Offi ce. As volunteers we support the Elbert County Sheriff’s Offi ce, all law enforcement in our county, and the community at large. For more information or a membership application, go to www.elbertcountysheriff.com/posse.html, or contact Dave Peontek at 303-646-5456.

Elizabeth American Legion Post 82, a 96-year veterans association supporting veterans, their families, their survivors and the community, meets at 6:30 p.m. the fi rst Tuesday of each month at the Legion Post Hall at South Banner Street and Elm Street in Elizabeth. All veterans are invited to attend these meetings to learn of their eligibility for membership in the National American Legion Organization.

The Elizabeth Food Bank, 381 S. Banner in Elizabeth (next door to Elizabeth Presbyterian Church) needs to let the public know that we are available to help anyone who needs food. The hours are Friday 12:30-3 p.m. and Saturdays from 9-11:30 a.m. Other times by appointment.

Finding Our Way Together, a brand new group for anyone who is alone, left out, picked on or overwhelmed by life. Since it is just forming, the group will evolve to fi t the needs of the partici-pants. Group will meet at 10 a.m. Saturdays at 34061 Forest Park Drive, in the lower level of Elizabeth Family Health. Leaders are Mary, 720-638-9770, and Karen, 303-243-3658, and both welcome phone calls. Group participation is free, and building is accessible.

Kiowa Creek Food Pantry is a distribution site for the State of Colorado TEFAP food program. Food is distributed monthly to low income indi-viduals/families that qualify. We also distribute low income senior food boxes for the state; those 60 and older may qualify for a monthly supple-ment. If you are in need of food assistance or know someone who is, we may be able to qualify you for one of these programs. Call the food pantry for more information at 303-621-2376, or

come by from 8:30 a.m. to noon Tuesdays; we are located in the Fellowship Hall at 231 Chey-enne Street, Kiowa.

Lawyers at the Library, a free legal clinic for parties who have no attorney, will be offered from 6-9 p.m. the second Tuesday of every month at the Elizabeth Library, 651 W. Beverly St. Volun-teer attorneys will answer questions, help fi ll out forms and explain the process and procedure for the areas of family law, civil litigation, criminal defense, property law, probate law, collections, appeals, landlord-tenant law and civil protection orders. Walk-ins are welcome. Everyone will be helped on a fi rst-come, fi rst-served basis.

Mystery Book Club meets at 9:30 a.m. the fi rst Saturday of each month at the Simla Public Library. The group enjoys talking about a variety of mystery authors and titles. We also periodically host a Colorado author during our meetings. Everyone may join us, and registra-tion is not required. Visit the Simla Branch of the Elbert County Library District at 504 Washington Avenue, call 719-541-2573, or email [email protected].

The Outback Express is a public transit service provided through the East Central Council of Local Governments is open and available to all residents of Cheyenne, Elbert, Kit Carson and Lincoln counties and provides an economical and effi cient means of travel for the four-county region. Call Kay Campbell, Kiowa, at 719- 541-4275. You may also call the ECCOG offi ce at 1-800-825-0208 to make reservations for any of the trips. You may also visit www.outback-express.tripod.com. To ensure that a seat is available, 24-hour advance reservations are appreciated.

Overeaters Anonymous meets from 10-11 a.m. and from 7-8 p.m. Wednesdays in the Sedalia Room at New Hope Presbyterian Church, 2100 Meadows Parkway, Castle Rock.

Parker-Franktown-Elizabeth Paper Crafting Club is open to anyone interested in card making and scrapbooking. We meet regularly throughout the month on various weekday evenings and weekends. Club events take place at 7786 Prairie Lake Trail, Parker (in the Pinery). Contact Alison Collins at 720-212-4788 for information or fi nd us online at www.meetup.com/Parker-Frank-town-Elizabeth-Paper-Crafting-Club/

Seniors meet in Elizabeth every Monday at 11 a.m. for food, fun and fellowship at Elizabeth Senior Center, 823 S. Banner St. Bring a dish for potluck on the fi rst Monday of each month. Other Mondays, bring a sack lunch. Bingo, games and socializing. New leadership. Call Agnes at 303-883-7881 or Carol at 303-646-3425 for information.

Sky Cliff Adult Day Center Support Groups: Stoke Victors meets from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. the second and last Wednesday of each month. Lunch is provided. Contact Sue Parson, 303-814-2863. Evening Stroke Victors meets from 6-7:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month. Cookies and coffee provided. Contact Sue Par-son, 303-814-2863. Caregivers Support Group meets from 10-11:30 a.m. Tuesdays. All groups

meet at Sky Cliff Adult Day Center in Castle Rock. Contact Sky Cliff at 303-814-2863. Visit www.skycliff.org.

Therapeutic riding. Promise Ranch Therapeutic Riding in Parker offers free therapeutic riding for developmentally disabled adults and children. Scholarship money is available for Douglas County residents to provide 10 therapeutic riding lessons. Call 303-841-5007 or visit www.promiseranchtherapeuticriding.com.

VFW Post 10649 meets monthly at 8:30 a.m. the fi rst Saturday of every month at 24325 Main St., Elbert. Go to www.vfwpost10649.org. Con-tact Alan Beebe at 303-435-2560 for questions.


10-Life

LIFELOCAL

F A I T HH E A L T HC U L T U R EF A M I L YF O O D

By Alex [email protected]

Julian Lujan died after accidentally falling from a cliff last June soon after graduating from Colorado State Univer-

sity.His older sister, Christina, used social

media to spread word of her family’s trag-edy.

“It was the best method for us to, unfor-tunately, convey what had happened,” she said. “It was a way for us to tell everyone rather than having to tell people one by one.”

More and more, social media is be-coming an outlet to not only do just that — communicate what has happened in a simple, immediate way — but also a forum in which to express grief and impart com-fort during times of tragedy and sorrow.

Social media provides a digital commu-nity that allows users to share stories and positive wishes during the grieving process, which can often help those affected carry the burden of loss, said Kim Gorgens, as-sociate professor of clinical psychology at University of Denver.

“Grieving rituals have always been about exaggerating a sense of community at that period of time,” she said. “Anything that makes that more accessible and available on a larger scale can be a very good thing.”

It’s not surprising that social media has evolved as a grieving platform, consider-ing that 72 percent of American adults use Facebook and 69 percent of those users regularly see news about people and events in their communities on the site, according to Pew Research Center.

Sharing memories, extending supportJulia Kapustka, who met Lujan while

attending Colorado State University, described the Highlands Ranch resident as one of the best people she’d ever met. She found out about his death, which occurred at a Larimer County reservoir, from a status on Facebook.

After Kapustka let the sudden loss of her friend sink in, she, too, posted a status.

“Still in shock over the loss of such a wonderful person,” she wrote. “William J. Lujan I will remember you forever and am so thankful for every minute that I knew you and got to spend with you, rest in peace.”

She immediately received phone calls from friends and classmates who wanted to know what had happened to him.

Then, they, too, posted comments. Lujan’s profile was filled with hundreds of messages, photos and videos following his

death, Kapustka said.“They were sharing the memories they

shared with him,” she said. “And those posts are permanent — something people can always see.”

A similar instance of grieving and remembering occurred on Facebook in the recent death of addictions counselor John

Alan Rutter, 55, who died in a Jan. 2 fire that left an Arvada commercial building in ruins. Even before the worst was con-firmed — that Rutter had not made it out of the building in time — friends, clients and coworkers posted remembrances of the man on Facebook. The same spreading of comfort and memories happened in the

deaths of Nicole Weber, a Highlands Ranch-area graduate attending the University of Colorado-Boulder, who died in a December traffic accident, and Colin Brough, a Castle Rock resident shot and killed at Northern Arizona University in October.

Oftentimes, the social media page of

Christina Lujan, 24, with her brother Julian, who died in a cliff jumping accident in June. “Facebook was a tool to get the message across to everyone,” she said. Courtesy of Chris-tina Lujan

Following the death of Nicole Weber, a Mountain Vista graduate and student at University of Colorado-Boulder, social media filled with heartfelt messages about the young woman.

Colin Brough, a Castle View High School graduate, was killed in a shooting at Northern Arizona University last October. Twitter was used to share news updates and personal condolences following the tragedy.

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someone who has died turns into a memo-rial page, according to Psychology Today magazine. Even though that person is gone, a virtual identity exists, which combined with the remembrances and grief felt by others can help those left behind cope with loss, experts in the psychology fi eld say.

It has helped Lujan’s sister, Christina, who felt astronomical support from friends, family and her community after her brother’s death.

“The amount of messages we received in the aftermath,” she said. “And to see the memories through writing and pictures that we didn’t even know existed.”

Creating a sense of communityAfter the Arapahoe High School shoot-

ing in 2013, social media became a way for the community to come together in a time of darkness.

Anna Sutterer, now a sophomore at the University of Missouri, was a senior at Arapahoe when a student killed another student, then himself, on school grounds.

Sutterer was hiding with 25 other students in the corner of her AP Lit class when she heard gunshots ring through the school. After the shooting, she was taken to a nearby church before returning home.

That evening, Sutterer saw a fl ood of posts on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter about the shooting. Some students were expressing their post-traumatic stress while others were blogging updates.

“Someone posted about a candlelight vigil on Facebook,” she remembered.

Fellow students organized the candle-light vigil, which took place a day later and drew hundreds of members from the community. Facebook and Twitter helped spread the word.

But the social media onslaught of infor-mation and grieving eventually overloaded Sutterer. She stopped checking social media sites because the posts kept the incident fresh in her mind, she said.

“I couldn’t look at Instagram for a few days because it was just overwhelming,” she said. “I needed to see other things.”

Sutterer held off on posting on social media so she could let everything sink in. In the initial shock period following a tragedy, such as a school shooting, it’s diffi cult to comprehend what’s going on, she said.

“I understand that people want to be a part of spreading a message,” she said. “But I like to wait and really think about what happened and how it affected me.”

Seeing repeated posts about tragedy can become tiresome for social media users, Gorgens said. It may result in compassion fatigue — an exaggerated stress response or, oppositely, a lack of emotional response.

“The magnitude of your grief response is limited by how many times you have to use it,” she said.

But that’s not the case for every tragedy.For Christina Lujan, social media al-

lowed friends and family, near and far — even some people she didn’t know — to come together to share their sorrow, offer comfort and support each other.“Ultimately, they were expressing their condolences,” she said. “It was all done out of a caring place.”

Julia Kapustka, 22, of Fort Collins, found out about the death of close friend William Julian Lujan from a Facebook post. And in response, she posted her condolences. Screen captures taken from Twitter


Grieving ‘Grieving rituals have always been about

exaggerating a sense of community at that period

of time.’Kim Gorgens,

Associate professor of clinical psychology at University of Denver

“Thinking Inside the Box, Again” is the title for sculp-tor Mark Friday’s two-day workshop, Feb. 19 and 26, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the new Blackridge Art-ists’ School, 3001 S. Acoma St. in Engle-wood. The box has long been used by artists to create space for objects and im-ages, which students will make from found materials they will

bring to the class. Friday will supply some hand and power tools to aid in joining ob-jects together, but students are responsible for supplying most of their own materials and tools. Find a nice old wooden box as a starter. Cost: $165. (Artist Mark Nelson has started the school, with professional instructors scheduled for workshops and

weekly classes.) Register at blackridgearts.com or contact [email protected].

Bullying in spotlightParker Arts is presenting a new play,

“Out of Bounds,” about cyberbullying. A 14-year-old and her friends discuss this growing problem in the play, which includes video footage, graphic illustra-tions, and stories from parents, teachers and others. It is presented as a community project that will show for the public at 6:30 p.m. Feb 3 and for schools at 10 a.m. Feb. 4 at the PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker. Experts in the community will be on hand Feb. 3 to share resources from 5 to 9 p.m.: American Society for Suicide Preven-tion, Douglas County Sheriff’s Offi ce and about a dozen other groups. It’s intended to start a community discussion about bully-ing. Kristy Arellano will discuss her family’s experience with her daughter’s depression and suicide attempt. Small panel discus-sions will follow the performance. Tickets cost $12/$7 for groups of 10 or more, par-

kerarts.org, 303-805-6800.

Book sale“Sizzlin’ Smoky Sale: Hot Deals on Cool

Reads” is a used book sale taking place Jan. 28 (9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.); Jan. 29 (9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.); Jan. 30 (9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.); Jan. 31 (1-4 p.m.) at Smoky Hill Library, 5430 S. Biscay Circle, Centennial. The fi nal day is bag day — they provide the bag and you fi ll it for $6. The sale is coordinated by the Friends of the Library, which granted more than $100,000 to the Arapahoe Libraries through funds raised by book sales and other means. (To join, call 303-LIBRARY.)

Opera competitionThe Denver Lyric Opera Guild will host

its annual competition in February and March, offering opera fans a couple of opportunities to hear young singers on a professional track, with admission free. The competition is at Bethany Lutheran Church, 4500 E. Hampden Ave., Cherry Hills Village. Preliminary competition will

be 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Feb. 13 and fi nals will be 1 to 5 p.m. on March 5. The guild will award cash prizes to the winners, as one facet of ongoing support for singers who are studying toward a musical career. Infor-mation: denverlyricoperaguild.org. (New members are welcome.)

Conservation classesThe Denver Audubon Society will host

three classes on “Conservation in Colo-rado: The Next Chapter.” Registration for individual class or series: 303-973-9530, [email protected], $10 members, $12 nonmembers. All classes are at the Audubon Nature Center at Chatfi eld, 11230 S. Waterton Road, Littleton. (South end of Chatfi eld State Park). All lectures are 8 a.m. to noon. The fi rst class is on Jan. 29, Bird Conservancy of the Rockies: burrowing owls and plovers. The second is on Feb. 5, Colorado Parks and Wildlife: black-footed ferret. The third is on Feb. 12, Butterfl y Pavilion, Colorado Butterfl y Monitoring Network.

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Prep athletes combine new techniques with classic moves

By Jim Benton [email protected]

High school wrestlers have become stronger and more technically advanced over the years.

“Wrestling is evolving all the time,” said Pomona coach Sam Federico, cit-ing an increase in club and year-round participation.

Still, the basic moves from yesteryear remain the foundation of the sport.

Ponderosa coach Corey McNellis, a former two-time Colorado state cham-pion wrestler, said you will see many of the same moves in matches today as years ago.

“In wrestling, long story short, it’s the same,” he said.

McNellis can list myriad tried-and-true moves. For example, there is the high C, which stands for high crotch, in which the wrestler reaches the inside of one of the opponent’s legs, and with knees bent low and head up, fi nds himself in a good

Aaron Trystad has Dawson Cranmer in a cradle during a Chaparral practice on Dec. 5. Photos by Jim Benton


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Prep athletes combine new techniques with classic moves

By Jim Benton [email protected]

High school wrestlers have become stronger and more technically advanced over the years.

“Wrestling is evolving all the time,” said Pomona coach Sam Federico, cit-ing an increase in club and year-round participation.

Still, the basic moves from yesteryear remain the foundation of the sport.

Ponderosa coach Corey McNellis, a former two-time Colorado state cham-pion wrestler, said you will see many of the same moves in matches today as years ago.

“In wrestling, long story short, it’s the same,” he said.

McNellis can list myriad tried-and-true moves. For example, there is the high C, which stands for high crotch, in which the wrestler reaches the inside of one of the opponent’s legs, and with knees bent low and head up, fi nds himself in a good

position to earn takedown points.Legacy coach Mike Thompson also

agrees the best moves are the old ones, but said the setups have changed.

“I’ve been around wrestling since the ’70s and the best techniques are the ones that date back to the ’70s,” he said. “The biggest changes I’ve seen are the type of setups being used and the type of chain wrestling (method of linking offensive moves and counters together) being used and the scramble situations created by the chain wrestling.

“Some of that is due to the rules changes, and the positioning of a wrestler has changed a little bit, which creates a little bit more scrambling, but the actual move that is initiated is still the basic single, double, cradle and stuff like that. How it is set up and fi nished are some of the changes that have come in, which has also created some scramble situa-tions and more need for chain wrestling.”

Chaparral coach Rod Padilla often spends practice sessions drilling his wrestlers on moves, counter moves and instruction on how to work out of situa-tions, which is important once a wrestler is in a match and all it takes is a quick

suggestion to start a new move.While the basics haven’t changed,

wrestlers are infl uenced to try new things.

“There will be waves of going to a different move that is more popular,” McNellis said. “Usually it has to do with if there is a popular Olympic wrestler who does something really well. Jordan Bur-roughs is right now the best in the world at the blast double. I’ve seen that trickle down. I’ve seen a lot of kids now hitting a blast double more than, say, a single or something like that.”

The blast double is a powerful takedown that looks a lot like a tackle in football, where the wrestler grabs both legs of the opponent and forces or tackles him to the mat.

Wrestling still comes down to mental and physical toughness and executing your best and favorite moves.

Mosha Schwartz, a 106-pounder from Ponderosa, knows what he likes.

“I like to go low singles and fi reman’s maybe,” said Swartz, referring to the single-leg takedown and fi reman’s carry moves. “It all depends on how guys are reacting to my moves.”

Aaron Trystad has Dawson Cranmer in a cradle during a Chaparral practice on Dec. 5. Photos by Jim Benton

A granby is a reversal from the bottom in which the wrestler performs a roll, as demon-strated by Chaparral’s Aaron Trygstad, left, and Dawson Cranmer.

Change for the better Englewood High School graduate Bob Mc-

Caslin has been a referee for 46 years and said high school wrestling has changed for the better, especially considering the health of wrestlers.

“It’s more about keeping the kids safe more than it was in the old days,” he said. “It was more Greco-Roman, a more brutal sport where you had to fi nish and win. Kids wouldn’t eat for a week to make weight. If I walk into a gym as an offi cial and I see something wrong I can dis-qualify a wrestler, because you are not allowed to cut weight like they used to.”

Injury timeouts have been a big improve-ment.

“You shouldn’t punish a kid for being a dia-betic or you shouldn’t punish a kid for asthma,” McCaslin said. “If you couldn’t breathe you would have to leave the mat, now they give you injury time to take care of those kind of situa-tions. You couldn’t take medication like a dia-betic to get some sugar in him or an asthmatic to use one of those inhalers. That was never allowed and I could never understand it.”

— Jim Benton

A GRASP OF THE BASICS

There are many moves that sometimes go by different names that are used by wrestlers to create takedowns or pin opponents. Listed is a basic description of some of the top moves obtained from a variety of sources.

Single-leg takedown — From the neutral position, a wrestler uses a quick aggressive shot to the closest leg of the opponent, wrapping his or her arms around the leg while locking hands together.

Double-leg takedown — Similar to the single-leg takedown while standing. The wrestler grabs both legs of the opponent and locks his or her hands. Grabbing both legs gives the advantage of being able to drive or slam the opponent.

High C — A move similar to the double-leg takedown, but the wrestler reaches the inside of one of the opponent’s legs and, with knees bent low and with the head up, the wrestler fi nds himself in a good position to earn takedown points.

Half-nelson — This move is good for ex-ecuting a pin. One arm is slipped under the opponent’s armpit with the hand wrapped around the back of his neck. The free hand holds the opponent’s

other hand so the half-nelson can’t be broken.

Ankle pick — Quick hands can get the opponent on the mat with this low-risk move. With one hand on the opponent’s neck, the move in the reaction of the hands forces the opponent to step with the other leg. That’s when the ankle of the op-posing wrestler can be grabbed with the free hand to put the opposition off balance.

Fireman’s carry — This is another good takedown from the up position which requires both strength and quickness, where the wrestler crouches on one knee and picks up the opponent and tilts him or her over the shoulder.

Leg sweep — This move can take the op-ponent to the mat hard. Basically a wrestler has his arms inside the opponent’s arms

and uses his or her own legs to cause the opponent to fall. This

is also used for the leg trap movement.

Sprawl — When facing an opponent who loves to

shoot, sprawling helps prevent takedowns by

scooting legs back away from the op-

ponent’s reach.

Granby — This reversal from the

bottom can prevent a loss or create a win. The bottom wrestler straightens up slightly, cross steps under the body and perform a roll to the inside shoulder.

Cradle — All the opponent can do is strug-gle with his hands. The wrestler grabs the opponent’s neck with one arm and wraps

his or her elbow behind the opponent’s knee while locking both hands together.

Bump to tight-waist — This is good to control the opponent from the top posi-tion. With arm tight around the waist, the wrestler blocks the front arm near the elbow with his or her arm and eventually breaks down the opponent.

Arm drag — With the opposing arm, the wrestler grabs the opponent’s wrist and hooks the other arm from the neutral posi-tion, and with a shoveling move pushes the opponent’s arm to the mat.

Gazzoni — This is an escape move from the referee’s bottom position where the wrestler kicks his feet out, pushes back and comes to his or her feet while grabbing the oppo-nent’s lower hand.

Blast double — This powerful takedown looks like a football tackle, in which the wrestler grabs both legs of the opponent and forces or tackles him to the mat.

Wrestlers sport all the right moves

Quick hands can get the opponent on the mat with this low-risk move. With one hand on the opponent’s neck, the move in the reaction of the hands forces the opponent to step with the other leg. That’s when the

and uses his or her own legs to cause the opponent to fall. This

is also used for the leg trap movement.

Sprawl — When facing an Sprawl — When facing an Sprawl —opponent who loves to

shoot, sprawling helps prevent takedowns by

scooting legs back away from the op-

ponent’s reach.

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Public NoticeELBERT COUNTY VENDOR PMT LIST DECEMBER 2015

GENERAL FUND 010 $412,803.73HEALTH FUND 015 $873.81ROAD & BRIDGE FUND 020 $196,287.77SALES & USE FUND 025 $401,139.80LEA FUND 040 $2,254.26HUMAN SERVICES FUND 050 $63,801.31MEADOWS STATION FUND 083 $150.00FOXWOOD ESTATE DEBT FUND 084 $150.00IMPACT FUND 085 $1,900.00CONSERVATION TRUST FUND 090 $16,859.21TOTAL ALL FUNDS $1,096,219.89

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2Hp Construction 1,222.00 Blding RepairsA & E Tire 32,152.84 TiresAcoma Locksmith Svc 18.00 Blding RepairsAdamson Police Prod 150.00 Equipment Under 5KAdvanced Quality Auto 2,150.63 Auto Rep & MaintAflac 1,900.67 PayrollPayableAgateMutualTelephone 26.39 TelephoneAirgasIntermountain 2,920.71 ShopSuppliesAlSerra 1,770.45 EquipmentPartsAll Access Inc 1,043.00 Operating ExpenseAll Pro 1,314.53 Operating ExpenseAnthonyCorrado 431.75 Wages-JudgesAutoChlorSystem 181.75 Maint.AgreementAv Tech Electronics 4,152.20 Equipment RepairsBankOfTheWest 15,088.63 OperatingExpenseBartGreer 120.69 OperatingExpenseBc Services 4.00 Operating ExpenseBenderMenders 349.15 AutoRep&MaintBeverlyMcguire 92.50 Wages-JudgesBeverlySusanShick 227.50 Wages-JudgesBillieMills 15.96 ReimbursementBlack Hills Energy 3,551.86 UtilitiesBlue Star Police Supply 656.01 Operating ExpenseBlueTarpFinancial 31.96 BldingRepairs&Maint.BoralAggregates 60,726.11 OperatingExpenseCcpIndustriesInc 310.37 ShopSuppliesCdw Government 535.34 Equipment Under $5,000Centurylink 4,692.98 TelephoneCertifiedLabs 777.96 OperatingExpenseChemtox 20.00 Blood/Alcohol AnalysisChief Supply Corp 1,116.51 Equipment Under $5,000ChildSupportSvcsOfWy 5.00 CivilProcessCo Assesor Association 62.00 TrainingCoDeptOfPublicSafety 1,927.00 CcwCbiFeeCoDeptOfHlth 14.75 VitalStatisticsExpenseCo Dept Of Revenue 16.00 Operating ExpenseCo Springs Dodge 30,345.00 Empg Grant ExpenseCsuExtension 6,797.00 PayrollReimbursedCoWelfareFraudCouncil 40.00 Dues&Memberships

Comcast 874.01 EquipmentUnder$5,000Community Media Of Co 64.00 AdvertisingConnieMills 185.00 Wages-JudgesCorrectionalHealthcare 11,785.89 MedicalServicesCtyHealthPool 101,803.40 PayrollPayableDanaHerrera 61.71 ReimbursementDansTrash 1,390.00 TrashDavid A Bauer Pc 40.00 Civil ProcessDeep Rock 8.45 Operating ExpenseDenverIndustrialSales&Svc 1,292.17 CrackSealDjPetroleumInc 20,395.81 FuelDriveTrainIndustriesInc 98.20 EquipmentPartsDunrightWelding 255.00 EquipmentRepairsEideBailly 675.00 FinancialElPasoCty 6,750.00 AutopsiesElbertCtyRoad&Bridge 181,515.72 FuelElbertCtyTreasurer 18,144.59 OperatingExpenseElizabethChamberCommerce 100.00 AdvertisingElizabethCountryCorner (100.00) OperatingExpenseElizabethFireDept 150.00 Blood/AlcoholAnalysisEnertiaConsultingGrLlc 22,295.00 Cr9/15ImprovementsEz Messenger 15.00 Civil ProcessFairpoint 251.90 TelephoneFarmersTrophiesEngraving 209.92 CommunityServiceExpendFastenalCo 2,392.47 BridgeRepairForceAmericaDistributing 456.58 EquipmentPartsFrancy Law Firm Pc 22.00 Civil ProcessFrankBovino 367.35 ReimbursementFrontier Business Product 400.00 Copier ExpenseFrontierCommunications 742.64 CopierExpenseG&KServices 829.38 OperatingExpenseGlaserGasCo 137.50 FairgroundsPropaneGrainger 1,569.25 EquipmentPartsGreatWestLife&Annuity 53,718.62 PayrollPayableGreenleesProAutoCare 1,882.05 VehicleExpenseGregWilson 347.25 UniformsGuadalajara 900.00 OperatingExpenseGwendolynKSeifried 312.50 Wages-JudgesHarrisCorporation 397.38 EquipmentRepairsHeatherHarcourt 375.00 PssfExpenditureHighPlainsFoodStore 28.69 GasolineHolly Acres Nursery 112.00 Operating ExpenseHome Depot Credit Service 661.60 Blding RepairsHonnenEquipmentCo 2,037.81 EquipmentPartsHouse Of Flags 318.50 Operating ExpenseIleneAllison 777.78 GravelIntegratedElectric 1,195.88 UtilitiesIntergratedVotingSol. 12,190.73 PostageAndShippingIrea 8,839.91 UtilitiesInventoryTradingCo 308.00 VaUniformsJ&SContractorsSupplyCo 3,806.18 Blades,TeethJamesSherban 321.36 ContractServices

JanetTurbett 227.50 Wages-JudgesJeffKendig 1,050.00 ContractServicesJillDuvall 92.50 Wages-JudgesJillPhillips 15.00 CivilProcessJoanM.White 235.00 Wages-JudgesJohannaSanders 21.60 ReimbursementJohnButler 672.95 OperatingExpenseJohnDeereFinancial 6,507.52 OperatingExpenseJplProcessService 5.00 CivilProcessJusticeBenefitsInc 380.00 ScappGrantExpenseDhsClient 258.44 Iv-EWaiverExpendKevinWQuagliano 7.00 CivilProcessKimBrugh 322.50 Wages-JudgesKiowa Storage 60.00 Operating ExpenseKiowaWater&WasteWater 3,458.09 WaterForRoadsKyreiZion 56.84 ReimbursementLarkHFogel,Esq 21,986.50 SettlementLarryRoss 153.70 ReimbursementLegalShield 478.30 PayrollPayableLincolnCtyDhhs 1,027.56 Iv-EWaiverExpenditureLyleSignIncNm7165 406.46 SignsMattMartinich 1,233.75 Iv-EWaiverExpenditureMatthewBender 339.66 OperatingExpenseMcafeeInc 727.56 EquipmentUnder$5,000MccandlessInternational 7,707.35 EquipmentPartsMetro Collection Svc 5.00 Civil ProcessMhc Kenworth 4,052.58 Equipment PartsMikalaNealy 340.00 Wages-JudgesMike Graeff 400.00 UtilitiesMines&Associates 284.82 OtherBenefitsMotorola 5,380.63 Empg Grant ExpenseMountainViewElectric 388.00 UtilitiesMyrick Law Pc 20.00 Civil ProcessMyron 326.51 Tools & SuppliesNaco 460.00 Dues&MembershipsNextel Communications 5,464.65 TelephoneNilex Environmental 4,820.00 ReclamationO.J.WatsonCo 550.00 EquipmentPartsParkerPort-A-Potty 241.00 EquipmentRentalS/TPattySward-Malczewiski 255.00 Wages-JudgesPcSummerLlc 1,740.11 CtyClient/Prov.PaymentPhoenixTechnology 9,460.00 EquipmentUnder$5,000PitneyBowes 5,067.14 PostageInventoryPositivePromotions 146.95 OfficeSuppliesPotestioBrothersEquip 999.71 EquipmentPartsPowerEquipmentCo 4,720.00 EquipmentRentalS/TPowerMotiveCorp 12,851.59 EquipmentRepairsPoysti & Adams 2,838.08 FinancialPurewater Dynamics 100.00 Shop SuppliesQuillCorporation 557.01 OperatingExpenseRattlesnake Drain 660.00 Blding RepairsRichard Brown 25.00 Civil ProcessRobertLFager 195.00 EquipmentRentalS/T

RobertThomasson 415.00 Wages-JudgesRobertThurston 1,838.56 GravelRock Parts Co 2,133.13 Equipment PartsRodWilson 100.00 ContractServicesRoger Evans 150.00 Professional ServiceSafety-KleenCorp. 255.92 ShopSuppliesSam’sClubGecf 1,560.34 OfficeSuppliesSchustersShop 39.28 EquipmentRepairsShannonMayer 500.00 Wages-JudgesSimla Automotive 40.00 Equipment RepairsSprint 188.98 OperatingExpenseStaplesAdvantage 2,077.61 OfficeSuppliesStateOfCo 1,982.94 MotorVehicleRenewalStateWire&Terminal 1,253.96 EquipmentPartsStenger & Stenger 5.00 Civil ProcessStericycle 134.14 HazWasteRemStoneOilCo 8,918.02 FuelStop Stick 445.00 Equipment Under $5,000SuburbanToppers 1,300.00 EmpgGrantExpenseSun Construction 203,844.80 Contract ServicesSysco Food Services 1,014.06 Prisoner MealsTalxUcExpress 1,689.84 PayrollServicesTheArtworksUnlimited 775.00 EmpgGrantExpenseTheLighthouse 390.00 EquipmentPartsThimganInc. 29,000.00 ContractServicesThomasReuters 109.71 ContractServicesTown Of Simla 81.55 UtilitiesTruckhuggerTarpSystems 829.95 EquipmentPartsTrueValue 702.14 EquipmentRepairsTyler Technologies 24,243.00 Software SupportUmbBank 300.00 FeesUnitedReprographicSply 1,238.90 ContractServicesUps 1.89 FeesVerizonWireless 1,977.83 Utilities-TelephoneWagnerEquipmentCo 389.89 EquipmentPartsWeldAdolescent 50,470.00 IogPassThruWesternCartographers 925.00 OperatingExpenseWesternSling&Supply 389.89 EquipmentPartsWittBoys 384.41 OperatingExpenseWrigleyEnterprises 225.00 OperatingExpenseXeroxCorp 2,493.66 CopierExpenseYTime 79.30 ContractServicesZee Medical 162.10 Operating ExpenseZepSales&Service 716.15 ShopSupplies

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DISTRICT COURT, ELBERT COUNTYSTATE OF COLORADO

CIVIL ACTION NO. 2014CV30002

NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALEOF REAL PROPERTY

HSBC Bank USA, National Association,as Successor Trustee to Wells FargoBank, N.A. as Trustee for Bear SternsMortgage Funding Trust 2006-AC1, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2006-AC1,Plaintiffv.MARK BARENTS, KELLY R. STRICK-LAND; ROBERT M. SINGER, Trustee ofthe Robert M. Singer Trust; 217 Ventures,LLC; HUNT FAMILY, LLC and RICK PET-TITT, or his successor, in his official capa-city as Public Trustee for Elbert County,State of Colorado, Defendants.

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:This is to advise you the above-captionedaction is pending. A Second AmendedOrder Entering Default Judgment andEntry of Decree of Foreclosure (the “De-cree”) has been entered in this action con-cerning a judgment in favor of Plaintiff.

The real property which is the subject mat-ter of this litigation, which is the propertysubject to the Decree, is situated in ElbertCounty, Colorado, and described as fol-lows, to-wit:

A PORTION OF SECTION 28, TOWN-SHIP 6 SOUTH, RANGE 64 WEST OFTHE 6TH PM, COUNTY OF ELBERT,STATE OF COLORADO, SHOWN ANDDESCRIBED AS PARCEL B1 OF THEHUNT ADMINISTRATIVE LOT LINE AD-JUSTMENT EXHIBIT RECORDED ONSEPTEMBER 20, 2007 AT RECEPTIONNO. 488871, TOGETHER WITH ANDSUBJECT TO A 60.00 FOOT WIDE NON-EXCLUSIVE INGRESS-EGRESS EASE-MENT, SAID EASEMENT BEING 30.00FEET ON EACH SIDE OF THE FOLLOW-ING DESCRIBED CENTERLINE; BEGIN-NING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNEROF PARCEL A AS DESCRIBED IN DEEDRECORDED JUNE 22, 1999 IN BOOK566 AT PAGE 524, ELBERT COUNTYRECORDS; THENCE N88º11’54”WALONG SAID CENTERLINE A DIS-TANCE 623.56 FEET TO A POINT OFCURVE; THENCE ALONG THE ARC OFA CURVE TO THE LEFT AND ALONGSAID CENTERLINE A DISTANCE OF211.28 FEET TO A POINT OF TANGENT,SAID CURVE HAS A RADIUS OF2000.00 FEET AND A CENTRAL ANGLEOF 06º03’10”; THENCE S85º44’56”WALONG SAID CENTERLINE A DIS-TANCE OF 576.94 FEET TO A POINT OFCURVE; THENCE ALONG THE ARC OFA CURVE TO THE RIGHT AND ALONGSAID CENTERLINE A DISTANCE OF393.29 FEET TO A POINT OF TANGENT,SAID CURVE HAS A RADIUS 900.00FEET AND A CENTRAL ANGLE OF25º02’15” ; THENCE N69º12’49”WALONG SAID CENTERLINE A DIS-TANCE OF 244.14 FEET TO A POINT OFCURVE; THENCE ALONG THE ARC OFA CURVE TO THE RIGHT AND ALONGSAID CENTERLINE A DISTANCE OF322.26 FEET TO A POINT OF TANGENT,SAID CURVE HAS A RADIUS OF1500.00 FEET AND A CENTRAL ANGLEOF 12º18’34” THENCE N56º54’15”WALONG SAID CENTERLINE A DIS-TANCE OF 383.10 FEET TO A POINT OFCURVE; THENCE ALONG THE ARC OFA CURVE TO THE LEFT AND ALONGSAID CENTERLINE A DISTANCE OF111.77 FEET; SAID CURVE HAS A RADI-US OF 192.00 FEET AND A CENTRALANGLE OF 33º21’13” TO A POINT ONTHE EAST RIGHT OF WAY LINE OFCOUNTY ROAD AND TO THE POINT OFTERMINUS, AND SUBJECT TO A 30.00FOOT EASEMENT SITUATED IN SEC-TION 28, TOWNSHIP 6 SOUTH, RANGE64 WEST OF THE 6TH P.M., ELBERTCOUNTY, COLORADO, THE CENTER-LINE OF WHICH IS MORE PARTICU-LARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHWESTCORNER OF SECTION 28 AND CON-SIDERING THE WEST LINE OF SAIDSECTION 28 TO BEAR N 00º08’09”EWITH ALL BEARING CONTAINEDHEREIN RELATIVE THERETO, THENCEN 00º08’09”E ALONG SAID WEST LINEA DISTANCE OF 1759.78 FEET;THENCE S 83º22’14”E A DISTANCE OF1187.97 FEET; THENCE N 00º08’09”E ADISTANCE OF 1050.19 FEET TO THETRUE POINT OF BEGINNING OF SUB-JECT CENTERLINE; THENCE N15º50’14”E A DISTANCE OF 62.25 FEET;THENCE N 14º14’06”E A DISTANCE OF89.84 FEET; THENCE N 41º40’07” A DIS-TANCE OF 71.02 FEET; THENCE N59º11’10”E A DISTANCE OF 65.86 FEET;THENCE N 40º06’36”E A DISTANCE OF42.73 FEET; THENCE N 02º17’50”E ADISTANCE OF 160.39 FEET; THENCE N04º14’22”W A DISTANCE OF 132.58FEET; THENCE N 05º44’38”W A DIS-TANCE OF 131.60 FEET TO THECENTERLINE OF A 60.00 FOOT WIDEINGRESS-EGRESS EASEMENT AND TOTHE POINT OF TERMINUS, COUNTYOF ELBERT, STATE OF COLORADO.

Located in the County of Elbert, State ofColorado, and also known as 5370 HuntCircle, Elizabeth, Colorado 80108 (the“Property”).

The Plaintiff named above is the judg-ment creditor in this action. As of April 30,2015, Plaintiff was owed the total amountof $1,202,877.79, plus additional accruedand unpaid interest from April 30, 2015until the judgment has been paid in full orthe foreclosure sale has been completed.Further, additional fees and costs (includ-ing legal fees) have also been incurredand are due and owing.

I shall offer for public sale to the highestbidder, for cash, at public auction, all theright, title and interest of the Defendants insaid property on March 9, 2016 at10:00AM at the Elbert County Sheriff’s Of-fice, 751 Ute Ave, Kiowa, CO 80117

THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MYNOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

YOU MAY HAVE AN INTEREST IN THEREAL PROPERTY BEING FORE-CLOSED, OR HAVE CERTAIN RIGHTSOR SUFFER CERTAIN LIABILITIESPURSUANT TO COLORADO STAT-UTES AS A RESULT OF SAID FORE-CLOSURE. YOU MAY HAVE THE RIGHTTO REDEEM SAID REAL PROPERTYOR YOU MAY HAVE THE RIGHT TOCURE A DEFAULT UNDER THE DEEDOF TRUST BEING FORECLOSED. ACOPY OF SAID STATUTES, AS SUCHSTATUTES ARE PRESENTLY CONSTI-TUTED, WHICH MAY AFFECT YOURRIGHTS, IS ATTACHED HERETO,HOWEVER, YOUR RIGHTS MAY BE DE-TERMINED BY PREVIOUS STATUTES.YOU MAY WISH TO SEEK THE ADVICEOF YOUR OWN ATTORNEY CONCERN-ING YOUR RIGHTS IN RELATION TOTHIS FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING.

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TOA LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TOFILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CUREBY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TOCURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED.

INTENT to cure and redeem, as providedby the aforementioned laws, must be dir-ected to or conducted at the Office of theSheriff of the County Elbert CountySheriff’s Office, 751 Ute Ave, Kiowa, CO80117

SALE DATE: March 9, 2016 at 10:00am.The place of the Sheriff’s Sale is: at theElbert County Sheriff’s Office in the lobbyof 751 Ute Avenue, Kiowa, CO 80117.

NOTICE: IF THE BORROWER BE-LIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SER-VICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIRE-MENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CON-TACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THEPROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING INSECTION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROW-ER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THECOLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL,THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINAN-CIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFBP),OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COM-PLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORE-CLOSURE PROCESS.

Colorado Attorney General1300 Broadway, 10th FloorDenver, Colorado 80203(800) 222-4444www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov

Federal Consumer FinancialProtection BureauP.O. Box 4503Iowa City, Iowa 52244(855) 411-2372www.consumerfinance.gov

DATED at Elbert County, Colorado this6th Day of January, 2016.

Bidders are required to have cash or certi-fied funds to cover their highest bid at thetime of sale. Certified funds are payableto the registry of the Elbert County DistrictCourt.

Shayne Heap, SheriffCounty of Elbert, State of ColoradoBy: Sheriff Shayne Heap

Legal Notice No.: 23320First Publication: January 14, 2016Last Publication: February 11, 2016Published in: Elbert County News

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DISTRICT COURT,WATER DIVISION 1, COLORADO

DECEMBER 2015WATER RESUME PUBLICATION

TO: ALL PERSONS INTERESTEDIN WATER APPLICATIONS

IN WATER DIV. 1

Pursuant to C.R.S. 37-92-302, you are no-tified that the following is a resume of allwater right applications and certainamendments filed in the Office of the Wa-ter Clerk during the month of DECEM-BER 2015 for each County affected.

15CW27 JEFFREY D. FRANKEN, 38801Private Road 17, Elizabeth, CO 80107.303-901-0810. APPLICATION FOR UN-DERGROUND WATER RIGHTS IN THEDENVER BASIN AQUIFERS UNDERLY-ING APPLICANT’S PROPERTY IN EL-BERT COUNTY. Applicant seeks to adju-dicate the well, permit 140159, and to ad-judicate the non tributary and not nontribu-tary Denver Basin groundwater underly-ing a 40 acre tract of land lying in theNE1/4, NE1/4, S19, T7S, R64W of the 6thPM. including the Dawson, Denver, Ar-apahoe and Laramie-Fox Hills aquifers.Applicant seeks to adjudicate the non trib-utary and not nontributary Denver Basingroundwater underlying a 80 acre tract ofland with 40 acres (parcel 1) lying W1/2,W1/2, SW1/4, S20, T7S, R64W of the 6thPM and 40 acres (parcel 2) lying E1/2,W1/2, SW1/4, S20, T7S, R64W of the 6thPM. including the Dawson, Denver, Ar-apahoe and Laramie-Fox Hills aquifers.

THE WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED BYTHESE APPLICATIONS MAY AFFECTIN PRIORITY ANY WATER RIGHTSCLAIMED OR HERETOFORE ADJUDIC-ATED WITHIN THIS DIVISION ANDOWNERS OF AFFECTED RIGHTSMUST APPEAR TO OBJECT WITHINTHE TIME PROVIDED BY STATUTE ORBE FOREVER BARRED.

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that anyparty who wishes to oppose an applica-tion, or an amended application, may filewith the Water Clerk, P. O. Box 2038,Greeley, CO 80632, a verified Statementof Opposition, setting forth facts as to whythe application should not be granted, orwhy it should be granted only in part or oncertain conditions. Such Statement of Op-position must be filed by the last day ofFEBRUARY 2016 (forms available onwww.courts.state.co.us or in the Clerk’soffice), and must be filed as an Originaland include $158.00 filing fee. A copy ofeach Statement of Opposition must alsobe served upon the Appl icant orApplicant’s Attorney and an affidavit orcertificate of such service of mailing shallbe filed with the Water Clerk.

Legal Notice No.: 23328First Publication: January 21, 2016Last Publication: January 21, 2016Publisher: The Elbert County News


Public Notice

DISTRICT COURT,WATER DIVISION 1, COLORADO

DECEMBER 2015WATER RESUME PUBLICATION

TO: ALL PERSONS INTERESTEDIN WATER APPLICATIONS

IN WATER DIV. 1

Pursuant to C.R.S. 37-92-302, you are no-tified that the following is a resume of allwater right applications and certainamendments filed in the Office of the Wa-ter Clerk during the month of DECEM-BER 2015 for each County affected.

15CW27 JEFFREY D. FRANKEN, 38801Private Road 17, Elizabeth, CO 80107.303-901-0810. APPLICATION FOR UN-DERGROUND WATER RIGHTS IN THEDENVER BASIN AQUIFERS UNDERLY-ING APPLICANT’S PROPERTY IN EL-BERT COUNTY. Applicant seeks to adju-dicate the well, permit 140159, and to ad-judicate the non tributary and not nontribu-tary Denver Basin groundwater underly-ing a 40 acre tract of land lying in theNE1/4, NE1/4, S19, T7S, R64W of the 6thPM. including the Dawson, Denver, Ar-apahoe and Laramie-Fox Hills aquifers.Applicant seeks to adjudicate the non trib-utary and not nontributary Denver Basingroundwater underlying a 80 acre tract ofland with 40 acres (parcel 1) lying W1/2,W1/2, SW1/4, S20, T7S, R64W of the 6thPM and 40 acres (parcel 2) lying E1/2,W1/2, SW1/4, S20, T7S, R64W of the 6thPM. including the Dawson, Denver, Ar-apahoe and Laramie-Fox Hills aquifers.

THE WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED BYTHESE APPLICATIONS MAY AFFECTIN PRIORITY ANY WATER RIGHTSCLAIMED OR HERETOFORE ADJUDIC-ATED WITHIN THIS DIVISION ANDOWNERS OF AFFECTED RIGHTSMUST APPEAR TO OBJECT WITHINTHE TIME PROVIDED BY STATUTE ORBE FOREVER BARRED.

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that anyparty who wishes to oppose an applica-tion, or an amended application, may filewith the Water Clerk, P. O. Box 2038,Greeley, CO 80632, a verified Statementof Opposition, setting forth facts as to whythe application should not be granted, orwhy it should be granted only in part or oncertain conditions. Such Statement of Op-position must be filed by the last day ofFEBRUARY 2016 (forms available onwww.courts.state.co.us or in the Clerk’soffice), and must be filed as an Originaland include $158.00 filing fee. A copy ofeach Statement of Opposition must alsobe served upon the Appl icant orApplicant’s Attorney and an affidavit orcertificate of such service of mailing shallbe filed with the Water Clerk.


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NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REALESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALEAND OF APPLICATION FOR

ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED

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To Every Person in Actual Possession orOccupancy of the hereinafter DescribedLand, Lot or Premises, and to the Personin Whose Name the Same was Taxed orSpecially Assessed, and to all Personshaving an Interest or Title of Record in orto the said Premises and To Whom It mayConcern, and more especially to:

CHARLES ADAMS AND TERRY ADAMSYou and each of you are hereby notifiedthat on the 20th day of November A.D.2012 the then County Treasurer of theCounty of Elbert, in the State of Colorado,sold at public tax lien sale to PAMELA LMOSER the following described real es-tate situate in the County of Elbert, Stateof Colorado, to wit:

Legal Description:Section: 17 Township: 6 Range: 60Subdi-vision: COTTONWOOD ESTATES (FAL-CON RANCH) Lot: 0024B413 P327

and said County Treasurer issued a certi-ficate of purchase therefore to PAMELA LMOSER. That said tax lien sale was madeto satisfy the delinquent taxes assessedagainst said real estate for the year 2011;

That said real estate was taxed or spe-cial ly assessed in the name(s) o fCHARLES ADAMS AND TERRY ADAMSfor said year 2011.

That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued forsaid real estate to the said PAMELA LMOSER at 3:00 o’clock P.M., on the 2ndday of May, A.D.2016, unless the samehas been redeemed.

Said property may be redeemed from saidsale at any time prior to the actual execu-tion of said Treasurer’s Deed. Witness myhand this 4th day of January, 2016 A. D.

Richard PettittCounty Treasurer of Elbert County


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NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REALESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALEAND OF APPLICATION FOR

ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED

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CHARLES ADAMS AND TERRY ADAMSYou and each of you are hereby notifiedthat on the 20th day of November A.D.2012 the then County Treasurer of theCounty of Elbert, in the State of Colorado,sold at public tax lien sale to PAMELA LMOSER the following described real es-tate situate in the County of Elbert, Stateof Colorado, to wit:

Legal Description:Section: 17 Township: 6 Range: 60Subdi-vision: COTTONWOOD ESTATES (FAL-CON RANCH) Lot: 0024B413 P327

and said County Treasurer issued a certi-ficate of purchase therefore to PAMELA LMOSER. That said tax lien sale was madeto satisfy the delinquent taxes assessedagainst said real estate for the year 2011;

That said real estate was taxed or spe-cial ly assessed in the name(s) ofCHARLES ADAMS AND TERRY ADAMSfor said year 2011.





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NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REALESTATE AT TAX LIEN

SALE AND OF APPLICATION FORISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED

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JH SCHROEDER You and each of youare hereby notified that on the 20th day ofNovember A.D. 2012 the then CountyTreasurer of the County of Elbert, in theState of Colorado, sold at public tax liensale to PAMELA L MOSER the followingdescribed real estate situate in the Countyof Elbert, State of Colorado, to wit:

Legal Description: Section: 6 Township: 8Range: 64Subdivision: RURALA PAR INNW4: 6 8 64 DESC B692 P128

and said County Treasurer issued a certi-ficate of purchase therefore to PAMELA LMOSER. That said tax lien sale wasmade to satisfy the delinquent taxes as-sessed against said real estate for theyear 2011;

That said real estate was taxed or spe-cially assessed in the name(s) of JHSCHROEDER for said year 2011.






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arthritis treatment program specifically designed for the knee

arthritis sufferers who not only want to relieve pain and stiffness... but also want to stay active. As patients got re-sults... the word spread like wildfire. Now the clinic receivesan over-whelming number of new patient inquiries per

month. It seems like eve-ry knee arthritis sufferer in the area wants this treatment. Some travel as many as 3 hours to be treated by the experts at Osteo Relief Institute.

But here’s where the story gets really good...

for YOU Because they knew how frustrating knee arthritis is and how life changing relieving their pain was... many patients wanted to share their story with others. That’s why they are willing to travel to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida and tell their stories for a special documentary being made about Os-teo Relief Institute and their knee pain treatment methods. Patients like William La S. flew to Florida and told how he couldn’t play golf due to arthri-tis pain - and now after

treatment, “It’s the best thing I ever did. It’s just - now I can play golf, I can walk, I can climb stairs, I can do things I did many years ago.” And then there is Shirley S. who could barely walk and was facing total knee replacement in both knees and after treatment said, “I just thank God for the treatment... It made me feel like a new woman.”

Are These Result Typical?

Let’s be very clear about this: this is not a “miracle cure” for arthritis. This is a real medi-cal treatment that has worked very well for thousands and thousands of people. But we are not sug- gesting that everyone (or

anyone) who gets this treatment is going to get the same results others have gotten. As with all medical treatments - the response is individual. And no one can say what your re-sponse to treatment willbe. But we can say with100% accuracy that countless people have lessened or even elimi-nated their pain - and gotten their active lives back after this treatment. And that is en- tirely possible for you, too. And that’s why people from all over the area are flocking to Osteo Re-lief Institute to give this

prom- ising treatment a try. That’s why they are offering a no-risk, no- obligation knee screen-ing designed specifically to see if this treatment might help you. But the biggest prob-lem is keeping up with the overwhelming de-mand. That’s why they have had to limit the number of screenings per month. The good news is, if you call 719-323-6612 within the next 2 days - you are guaran-teed a screening.

“ I wish I had known this 5 years ago...”

“I’ve had trouble with my knee walking. I’m a golfer and want to play golf but I couldn’t. I made the call and went down [to the Osteo Relief Institute] and it’s the best thing I ever did. It’s just – now I can play golf, I can walk, I can climb stairs, I can do things I did many years ago”. “It’s the smartest thing I ever did. Since I’ve been going to Osteo Relief for my knees I don’t take any pills, I take no over the counter medication...” “This is a good alterna-tive to surgery. I am so glad I went. I’m so confident I feel so good about it and I recom-mend it to everybody.” “Call up Osteo Relief. What have you got to lose. Have them check it out and they may help you.” “I wish I had known this five years ago.”

William La S.

“The treatment was won-derful”

“Five years ago I had knee surgery, had a replacement, and I was not happy with it. The therapy was painful and I’m still numb on one side and you can’t – you cannot kneel on your knee once you have that done.” “I was not sleeping at night, my leg was pounding, I knew it was getting near the point where it was a knee re-placement or find something new.” “The first treatment I felt great and each treatment for the five weeks that followed it became better and better. I mean I was going out danc-ing. I have grand kids, I play with them, I run with them. I volunteer and... do playtime with little children and you know it’s picking up toys and I volunteer at a nursing home. So I’m walking around, I take animals to the nursing home, so I’m walking the different floors and I have no problem – no problem whatsoever.”

Karen R.

How To Guarantee You Get A No-Risk, No-Obligation Knee Screening

The popularity of this treatment is amazing. Osteo Relief Institute receives an overwhelming num-ber of new patient inquires every month. But because this is real medical treatment- it is not for every-one. That’s why the experts have set-up a quick and easy No-Risk screening visit. This screening will help determine if you are a candidate for further examination and treatment. This screening is offered without any obligation what-so-ever, and you will get all of your questions

an- swered and find outif this treatment is for you with zero risk. Just call 719-323-6612. “l’d like a No-Obligation knee screening.” They will take care of every-thing. Due to over-whelming demand, spots are limited - but if you call in the next 2 days, Osteo Relief guarantees you will get your screening. This treatment is covered by most insurance and Medi-care. If you have knee arthritis pain -call now to see if you can get help.

How It Works: Advanced medical technology has now made it possible to safely relieve knee arthritis pain for many.When you have knee arthritis, the natural lubricating fluids in your knee “dry up.” This causes abnormal friction. Bones rub against each other, leading to stiffness, pain and eventually total joint destruction. This treatment works so well because a special lubricating gel is put directly into the arthritis joint...Instantly allowing the joint to glide more smoothly. Imagine putting oil on a rusty door hinge. Osteo Relief uses state-of-the-art digital imaging to see inside the knee joint to make sure the FDA-Approved lubricating gel medicine is placed precisely where you need it to get the best possible results.

“ I just thank God for this treatment”

“I really, couldn’t hardly walk. They wanted to replace both my knees, and I did not want both my knees replaced.” “Since I had the treatment I had been able to walk, I was able to walk up the steps. I was able to bend my knee and I’m able to shop in the supermarket with the car-riage, which I was never able to do all the time - now I’m able to walk down the street and able to walk in the park. I’m able to even lift things and go up the steps which is a miracle. I just thank God for the treatment.” “It made me feel like a new woman. It was amazing.” ”I can’t thank that doctor and staff enough for what they had done for me. I would tell anyone who has gone through what I have to take the step.” ”I wish I’d known about this option years ago.”

Shirley S.

***While OsteoRelief cannot say results like this are typical, we can say they are possible. Every patient is individual and results vary. Last names witheld for privacy.

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