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Measure in state Senate would eliminate need for gun owners to get permits

By Shanna Fortier [email protected]

A bill making its way through the state Senate would eliminate the requirement

for concealed carry per-mits for gun owners.

Senate Bill 16-017 is sponsored by state Sen. Tim Neville — a Republi-can from south Jefferson County who recently announced a bid for the U.S. Senate — and his son,

state Rep. Patrick Neville, a Castle Rock Republican. The measure would allow a person who legally pos-sesses a handgun under state and federal law to carry a concealed hand-gun in Colorado without applying for additional permits.

If the bill were to pass both chambers and be signed into law, a person who carries a concealed handgun would have the

same carrying rights and be subject to the same limitations that apply to a person who holds a permit to carry a concealed handgun under current law. That in-cludes the prohibition on the carrying of a concealed handgun on the grounds of public schools.

“This is an ability for people to defend themselves without paying a tax,” said Tim Neville of his bill, which has been referred to as “constitutional carry.”

“No other constitutional right requires a fee to practice,” he said. “There is no fee

Tim Neville

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Bill aims to change concealed carry rules

GUN SALES RISE New federal data shows 2015 was a record year for the American fi rearms industry, with gun sales appearing to hit the highest level on record. According to the FBI Criminal Back-ground Check System, background checks for gun purchases and permits jumped 10 percent in 2015 to 23.1 million, the largest number since the federal background check system began operating in 1998.

In Colorado, 342,839 background checks for fi rearms were approved in 2015 by the Colo-rado Bureau of Investigation. That’s 33,000 more than 2014.

Group 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

The members of Team Rubicon, who trained at Praying Hands Ranch in Douglas County Jan. 24. Courtesy photo

Marta Pardo shares knowledge, experiencewith Elizabeth Middle School

By Ben Wiebesiek [email protected]

When Marta Pardo set out to up-date the Elizabeth Middle School li-brary for the 21st century, she placed a quote from Jorge Luis Borges front and center on the library’s new web-site:

“I have always imagined that Para-dise will be a kind of library,” wrote the 20th century Argentine author known for his short stories.

“This is my motto,” she said last week while giving a tour of the rede-signed library. “Sharing and encourag-ing people to fi nd knowledge — this is a paradise.”

At the end of 2015, Pardo fi nished a year on the job as Elizabeth Middle School’s librarian. But during that time, the computer systems leapt for-ward a decade.

Pardo’s fi rst priority was updating the library catalog, which was kept offl ine inside library computers. The new online database freed up time on circulation duties, but Pardo sees ben-efi ts for students, who gained the abil-ity to access the catalog from home and on their phones.

On the middle school’s website, Pardo has included a wide selection of links to other Internet resources, such as history and news sites, YouTube,

Marta Pardo has been the librarian at Elizabeth Middle School for a year. In that time, she updated the catalog so students can access it online and posted links to other educational sources on the school’s website. Photo by Ben Wiebesiek

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Meeting in Limon will include ideas for staying solvent

By Jeff TranelSpecial to Colorado Community Media

Producers know their costs of produc-ing crops and livestock continue to be high while market prices are going down. As profits decrease or there are losses, producers may have difficulty securing operating loans or have to take money from the savings they accumulated over the past few years of good prices. What are they to do?

Colorado State University Extension will host six outlook and strategy forums throughout Colorado in early March. Producers participating in the forums will learn about the outlook for commodity prices, production costs for each area, current federal programs, and various strategies for being profitable when prices are low.

Dr. Stephen Koontz, CSU agricultural marketing expert, will present current outlook information for commodities common to the areas in which the forums will be conducted. Koontz is well known throughout Colorado and the U.S. for his knowledge of the domestic and world

factors that drive market prices for such things as corn, wheat, cattle, oilseeds and hay. He is also familiar with imports and exports.

CSU agricultural and business man-agement economists will discuss the costs and returns for various commodi-ties. They will also explore strategies, including new crop insurance products, that a producer might use to change production and marketing to better match individual costs with forecast market prices. Personnel from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency will talk about the FSA programs available to producers in Colorado.

The ag outlook and strategy forum closest to Elbert County will be the one in Limon, which will be held at the Com-munity Building, 477 D Ave., from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. on March 3.

Registration is free. People wanting to participate in the program can reach out by phone or email or register at the door. For more information about the forums, contact Jeff Tranel at 719-545-1845 or [email protected] or Brent Young at 970-522-7207 or [email protected].

Jeff Tranel is the CSU Extension agri-cultural and business management economist in Pueblo.

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Events‘Love is in the Air’ Program

Join 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.castlerockhistoricalsoci-ety.org. Admission is free.

Lenten Fish Fry

The 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. Takeout and drive-through are available. Dinner is available in Brownstein Hall at Ave Maria Church, Parker.

Juried Art Show

Local artists’ works are featured in the Greater Castle Rock Art Guild’s 11th annual “Romancing the Arts” juried art show, which runs until Satur-day, 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.

Wonderbound: Rock Ballets

Garrett 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.

VFW Post Meeting

VFW Post 4266 will have its next meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 15, at the Pinery 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.

Children’s Theater Auditions

Missoula Children’s Theatre plans auditions for “Jack and the Bean Stalk” from 4-6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 18, at the Mainstreet Center, 19650 E. Mainstreet, Parker. Children ages 5-18 are encouraged to try out for this one-week intensive program. No need to prepare anything, and no appointment needed. Performances are at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. Feb. 23 at the Mainstreet Center.

Broadway Musical

Douglas County High School presents “Mary Poppins: The Broadway Musical,” at 7 p.m. Feb. 18-20 and Feb. 25-27; Poppins and The Princess Tea is presented at 1 p.m. with the show starting at 2 p.m. Feb. 20 and Feb. 27. Tickets available at www.SeatYourSelf.biz/dchs.

Classical Guitar Concert

The McAllister Keller Guitar Duo returns to Christ’s Episcopal Church to perform Winterriese (A Winter Journey), a concert featuring songs from Franz Schubert’s Winterriese song cycle. At 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 19, the program bridges four centuries and two continents, and also includes songs from Elizabethan England, an original arrangement of an Italian madrigal, folk and art songs from South America, and much more. Tickets available at the door. The church is at 615

4th St., Castle Rock. Call 303-688-5185 or go to www.ChristsEpiscopalChurch.org.

Hooking Up With The Second City

Hooking Up With The Second City makes mirth out of missed connections, girls ‘ night out adventures and all the crazy things we do for love. This gaspingly funny revue is a modern mix of romance, rancor and everything in between. Showtime is 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 20, at the PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker. For tickets and information, go to www.ParkerArt.org or call 303-805-6800.

Monthly Adult Lecture Series

The Parker Cultural and Scientific 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 facing the community. RSVP required; call the PACE Center box office at 303-805-6800. All lectures begin at 6:30 p.m. and are free and open to the public. Thursday, March 3, Human Viruses and Vaccines: Who wins the race? Guest speaker is Dr. Sonia Flores, professor of medicine, University of Colorado Denver. Viruses are small bags of RNA or DNA surrounded by a protein shell. Viruses are responsible for many serious, often deadly, diseases including AIDS, Ebola hemorrhagic fever, hepatitis, the flu and chicken pox. How can viruses cause so much

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Trey Biles reflects on incident that left two teens dead

By Chris Michlewiczcmichlewicz@colorado communitymedia.com

Trey Biles was the first emergency responder on scene when three Legend High School students fell through ice covering a retention pond in the Hidden River subdivision.

The Parker police officer was respond-ing to a 911 call made by two young girls who were in the vicinity of the Jan. 14 accident, which resulted in the deaths of two of the teens, Patric Lantz and Max Gantnier. During a press conference Jan. 29, Biles recounted the minutes in which he pulled out the only person visible in the pond, Cole Robinson.

Biles arrived on scene 2 1/2 minutes after the call came in. As he reached the top of a small hill near the pond, Biles said he remembered seeing an aspen tree that had just been cut down. He grabbed the 15-foot tree, went onto the ice and ex-tended the limb out to Robinson, who was struggling to keep his head above water. Biles said he later learned that Robinson had been in the water for nearly 15 min-utes before Biles arrived.

“From what I’ve heard, Cole’s core temperature was only a degree warmer than Max’s, so… he wouldn’t be able to survive much longer,” said Biles, who has been with the Parker Police Department for two years.

Gantnier passed away in the hospital 11 days after the incident. Lantz was in the water for more than 30 minutes and was pronounced dead soon after being removed from the pond.

Biles has spoken with Robinson several times since the incident and said he will continue to have contact with the teen and encourage him to live his life. Biles was asked Jan. 29 whether he believes he is a hero.

“Something I’ve said to Cole since then, and I truly believe it, is one of the most heroic things I’ve ever seen is Cole

grabbing onto that branch, because he had no dexterity in his hands and he was able to grab it with his forearms and be pulled up on the shore,” Biles said.

After rescuing Robinson, Biles went back out onto the ice and used the tree to probe the hole where the boys had fallen in. He said there were no signs of life and the water was too murky to see beneath the surface. If he had seen either of the other teens, Biles said he’d already made the decision to dive into the water.

“I believe that I did everything that I could have, but you will always kind of think back and wish you could have done more,” he said.

Parker Police Chief David King, who arrived on scene shortly after Biles and assisted his officers, said he was proud that Biles’ quick thinking helped prevent further tragedy. Biles was “like a machine”

during the incident, demonstrating both urgency and a methodical approach un-der pressure, King said.

Biles said he heard from a third-party source that the teens were trying to help one another escape from the frigid waters after they fell through the ice.

“I have heard that Max couldn’t swim and that was part of the reason why there was so much screaming and thrashing around, and I have heard that Patric was trying to help him stay above water,” Biles said.

Biles, who fell through lake ice as a child when he was ice fishing but was able to remove himself from the chest-deep water, responded to a call one day before the tragedy about kids playing on a differ-ent sheet of ice. In the days after the Hid-den River, Biles said he caught teens from Legend High School on a frozen pond

and said he had difficulty containing his anger. He says public education is key to preventing another similar tragedy.

Since the drownings, the Parker Police Department has purchased 75 ropes, each with a throwing apparatus, and every of-ficer now has them in their patrol cars.

Biles, a former parks and wildlife of-ficer, also was credited with helping save a man in October by administering CPR and using an automated external defibril-lator to revive him.

He has replayed the Jan. 14 rescue in his mind multiple times and still struggles with the thought that more could have been done.

“It’s difficult to process,” he said. “I mean I’m extremely happy that Cole made it out of the water, but your heart is broken for not being able to help the other two.”

Parker police officer Trey Biles, with Lt. Chris Peters, left, said during a Jan. 29 press conference that he believes the teen he saved is a hero. Photo by Chris Michlewicz

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Firearms enthusiasts seeksafe, legal outdoor areas

By Shanna [email protected]

Nine years after joining the Douglas County 4-H sport shooting program, Seda-lia resident Brooke Taylor, 17, is preparing to compete in the national championships for air pistol.

“I think some people might be a little bit scared of firearms if they’re not used to being around them, which is understand-able,” said Taylor, who also shoots .22-cali-ber pistol and compound bow in the 4-H program. “That’s why I think it’s a good idea to get kids involved early to know that guns are safe if you use them in a way that’s good.”

Taylor is one of about 200 Douglas County youths involved in the 340 different shooting projects offered by the county’s 4-H program. About 60 adult volunteers lead the program, which is the fastest growing 4-H program in Douglas County.

“It’s not just Douglas County,” said Brenda Kwang, 4-H extension agent for Douglas County. “It’s growing nationally, and Colorado is leading the country.”

But finding safe and legal public out-door space to practice has become a grow-ing concern throughout the southern Front Range, which covers Douglas, El Paso, Jefferson, Park and Teller counties.

Because Douglas County has no out-door shooting range open to the public, Taylor and most 4-H shooters practice on a friend’s private property on Highway 105 in the southern part of the county.

“The indoor range, DCF Guns in Castle Rock, is the closest place to do some indoor shooting,” said Troy Taylor, Brooke’s father. “But it is pricey and small compared to having outdoor space.”

Legal spaces improve safety, protect landCompetition, team building and leader-

ship opportunities are driving interest in sport shooting, which reaches about 420,000 4-H youths nationally, Kwang said. But Douglas County also has a large con-tingent of adult recreational shooters who — like their youthful counterparts — need places to practice their sport.

The need for legal public shooting space is crucial to help prevent accidental deaths and destruction of land, according to county officials, who are working to ad-dress the issue.

“We know that there is recreational shooting occurring, and we know a lot of people are shooting illegally,” said Douglas County Commissioner Roger Partridge, who participates in recreational shooting sports. “But it’s not that people want to be illegal, they just want to have an opportu-nity to shoot. So we hope to open up an opportunity for them to be safe and legal.”

The board recently voted to participate

in the Southern Shooting Partnership to help provide safe and responsible sport shooting across the southern Front Range.

The organization, formed in 2015, is a group of land-owning public agencies that focus on recreational shooting issues. Agencies included in the partnership are the U.S. Forest Service, Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Bureau of Land Management, Denver Water, Colorado Springs Utilities and the five counties.

“We’re looking to create multiple loca-tions where shooting sports is an allowed use as opposed to an illegal use,” said Andy Hough, environmental resources coordi-nator of Douglas County’s division of open space and natural resources. Hough is also the chairman of the board of the Southern Shooting Partnership.

But creating these safe shooting areas is not going to happen quickly. A clear time-line has not yet been established.

Partnership has education componentThe partnership must first identify areas

where recreational sport-shooting activi-ties may be inappropriate, such as those close to caves, trailheads and camping sites. The partnership also plans to develop a cooperative information and education program that promotes safe and respon-sible shooting. Education is a big focus of the partnership’s mission.

“There is increasing demand for all outdoor recreation — hiking, camping, fishing…” Hough said. “There’s more competition to be able to recreate in all these different ways and we need to make sure lands are managed appropriately and the competing recreational uses can be conducted safely and courteously.”

Illegal shooting can destroy land, county officials said.

“Many times, people will bring out

targets because they want to shoot at something that we don’t want shot up for multiple reasons — old trash, TVs, com-puters,” Partridge said. Controlling the types of targets allowed in a legal shooting area helps control debris and prevent trees from being shot up in the forest.

While protecting the land is a high priority, the safety of shooters and non-shooters is top of the list.

In 2015, Glenn Martin, a 60-year-old Monument man enjoying the July 4 holi-day weekend with his family, was killed by what was apparently an errant shot as he waited to roast marshmallows at Rainbow Falls Park campground in Pike National Forest, about 50 miles southwest of Castle Rock. The area where Martin was shot was supposed to be a non-shooting area.

Creating safe shooting areas on open land could help prevent accidental deaths like Martin’s, Partridge said.

“We’re trying to create a balance of safety to protect the shooter but also those who don’t shoot and want the safety and

security,” Hough said. “The bottom line is that the popularity of the Front Range is increasing, use of public land is increas-ing, all recreation is increasing — and we’re trying to be good stewards of the land and provide safe environments for everyone.”

Brooke Taylor, 17, is one of 200 Douglas County 4-H sport shooting participants. Sport shooting is the fastest growing 4-H program in the county. Photo by Shanna Fortier

Finding space to shoot gains urgencyHOW TO FIND LEGAL SHOOTING SPOTSRegulations for shooting on public land dif-fer from agency to agency and area to area, based on recreational uses, environmental concerns, agricultural interests and many other factors.

Generally speaking, shooting is illegal on county-owned land — specifically in Douglas County — and water utility land. It is legal on some land owned by the Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Forest Service and designated areas of Colorado Parks and Wildlife land.

For more information on the rules in a spe-cific area, contact the appropriate agency office.

U.S. Forest Service

Arapaho/Roosevelt National Forest — 970-295-6700

Pike/San Isabel National Forest — 719-545-8737

Grand Mesa/Gunnison/Uncompahgre National Forests — 970-874-7691

Rio Grande National Forest — 719-852-5941

Routt National Forest — 970-870-2299

San Juan National Forest — 970-247-4874

White River National Forest — 970-319-2670

Bureau of Land Management

Colorado State Office, information — 303-239-3600

A list of target-shooting restrictions and clo-sures is provided by the U.S. Forest Service at www.fs.usda.gov/detail/arp/recreation/?cid=STELPRD3836311.

Spruce beetle damage not as widespread as pine epidemic

By Dan ElliottAssociated Press

The mountain pine beetle epidemic that ravaged Colorado’s lodgepole pines for two decades is over because most of the vulnerable trees are dead, but a second bug that attacks spruce trees is still spreading, forestry experts said.

The experts had good news about Colorado’s beloved aspen trees, which turn mountainsides bright yellow and orange every autumn: They’re generally faring well after suffering worrisome die-offs from drought in previous years.

The U.S. Forest Service and Colorado State Forest Service conduct an aerial sur-vey of the state’s trees every year, and the 2015 survey was released Jan. 28.

It showed the mountain pine beetle has returned to pre-epidemic levels after attacking more than 5,300 square miles of forest since 1996, leaving large swaths of forest a dull reddish-brown.

The epidemic subsided because few vulnerable trees were left for the beetles to infect, the survey found. The beetle pri-marily attacks tall, slender lodgepole pines, but it also got into larger ponderosa pines.

Lodgepoles are resilient, and seedlings are growing amid the beetle-killed trees, said Bob Cain, an inspect expert with the U.S. Forest Service. “Lodgepole regenerates very quickly when you get sunlight on the forest floor,” he said.

A related insect, the spruce beetle, at-tacked another 285 square miles of spruce trees last year for a total of 2,500 square miles since 1996. That was a smaller in-crease than the year before, but Cain said it’s too early to tell whether the epidemic has peaked.

Second tree-killing outbreak still going


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Douglas County Offices Closed - Feb. 15In observance of Presidents Day, Douglas County government offices will be closed Monday, Feb. 15. Many county services are available 24/7 online at www.douglas.co.us

What’s happening with my County government? Our commitment to open and transparent government includes our online posting of information about all public meetings at which the business of government is conducted. To view agendas for business meetings, land use meetings and public hearings, planning commission, the Board of County Commissioners’ weekly schedule and more, please visit www.douglas.co.us and search for meetings and agendas.

2016 Online Tax Calculator Now AvailableUsing this online tool, property owners in Douglas County may calculate the cost of services provided by County government based on the County’s portion of the property owner’s total tax bill. Please visit www.douglas.co.us/taxes and discover how much an individual property owner pays for County services such as road construction, law enforcement, parks and trails, public health, elections, snow removal, traffic management and more.

Plan on voting in this year’s election?The Douglas County Clerk and Recorder’s Office is now seeking public input on the proposed Voter Service and Polling Centers recommended throughout Douglas County for the 2016 primary and general elections. Voters living in the County are encouraged to visit www.douglasvotes.com for the list of proposed locations, and then offer comments to the Clerk and Recorder’s Office no later than Feb. 19. To submit comments, please contact the Douglas County Elections Office via email at [email protected] or by calling 303-660-7444.

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Suspect was allegedlydriving under the influence

By Shanna [email protected]

Eric Henderson, accused in a traf-fic accident that killed Colorado State Trooper Jaimie Jursevics, waived his

right to a preliminary hearing Feb. 5 at the Douglas County Justice Center. An arraignment date was set for March 21.

About 8:50 p.m. on Nov. 15, Jursevics was parked on the right

shoulder of southbound Interstate 25 near mile

marker 175 in Castle Rock investigating a crash. While outside her vehicle, she was hit and suffered fatal injuries.

The suspect motorist fled the scene southbound on I-25. Henderson was stopped on Spruce Mountain Road and taken into custody by Palmer Lake Police Department, according to a news release by the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office.

Jursevics, 33, joined the state patrol in January 2011 and transferred to Troop 1-C Castle Rock in 2014. She lived in Denver with her husband, Didzis, and her infant daughter, Morgan Lynn.

Police documents show that Hender-son appeared to be under the influence of alcohol when stopped by officers. Reports also state that while Hender-son was waiting in the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office interview room, officers could “smell an odor of an unknown alcoholic beverage upon his person.”

A police interview with Henderson’s passenger, Craig Whitehill, allegedly re-vealed that the two men each had eight to 10 beers at a Broncos game earlier that day.

Whitehill dozed off on the drive home and reported to police that he didn’t see, hear or feel anyone get hit with the vehicle. He later changed his statement, telling police a loud noise — a “big thump”— woke him up.

Henderson, 52, is a retired Army colonel who lives in Peyton, a small town near Colorado Springs. He is fac-ing multiple charges, including vehicu-lar homicide, leaving the scene of an accident, driving under the influence and careless driving resulting in death.

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Arraignment set in death of trooper

Law-abiding credo draws scrutiny amid bloodshed

By Sadie GurmanAssociated Press

One of the nation’s fastest-growing motorcycle clubs is composed largely of military, police officers and prison guards. It also embraces the regalia and traditions of outlaw biker gangs — a choice that has provoked deadly clashes with other groups.

The Iron Order club insists it is a law-abiding, charitable brotherhood of family men who just like to ride. But experts say its members are increasingly becoming entangled in violence with other biker groups, blurring the line between professionals who are sworn to uphold the law and a biker culture with a long history of criminal activity.

“It’s almost like they are playing dress-up on the weekend and acting out what their perception of an outlaw gang is,” said David Devereaux, a spokesman for the National Council of Clubs, which represents hundreds of motorcycle groups. “They create aggressive situa-tions with other motorcycle clubs in opposition to the culture.”

The latest skir-mish happened Jan. 30 in Denver, when the Iron Order and the Mongols motor-cycle club clashed in a brawl that left a Mongols member dead.

The two groups blame each other for inciting the vio-lence at the Colo-rado Motorcycle Expo, a gathering of biker groups from across the country. Police are not sure what set off the fight, which left seven other people shot, stabbed or beaten. More than one person fired a weapon during the melee, including a Colorado Depart-ment of Corrections officer who wore patches that clearly identified him as a member of the Iron Order.

No one has been arrested, adding to the frustration of other groups that com-plain Iron Order members pick fights, then use their law enforcement connec-tions to avoid prosecution.

Not clear-cutIt’s not uncommon to for law enforce-

ment to join motorcycle clubs. Some groups exist exclusively for police, such as the Blue Knights, which has almost 20,000 members and performs com-munity services year-round. A source of friction is that the Iron Order consists of both law enforcement and other pro-fessions, and it adopts emblems more common to well-established gangs, ac-cording to experts.

The Iron Order says its members have lawfully defended themselves dur-ing confrontations provoked by other groups that feel threatened by the club’s rapid growth and its open disregard for time-honored rules of motorcycle culture.

An Iron Order recruit fatally shot a member of the Black Pistons motorcycle club during a June 2014 fight outside a bar in Jacksonville Beach, Florida. The shooter said members of the other group attacked him and broke his nose. Three people were shot in a February 2015 gunbattle with bikers affiliated with the Bandidos gang. A fourth person was hit over the head with a baton.

A few years earlier, in 2011, an Iron Order member was stabbed by another gang member in South Carolina. And a 2014 melee at a Baltimore strip club involved Iron Order members who were attacked by riders from the Iron Horse-men group who wielded flashlights, hammers, bats and knives.

Clothing sparks resentmentAccounts of some of those episodes

were contained in a 2014 report from the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives describing the involvement of the military in motor-cycle gangs. The report described Iron Order as one of the nation’s fastest-growing clubs that continues to expand into territories normally controlled by well-established outlaw gangs despite the violence.

The ATF says the club “infuriated” the most notorious motorcycle gangs, such as the Hells Angels and Pagans, by wear-ing a three-piece patch arrangement with a crescent-shaped bottom patch bearing the name of a state. The bottom “rocker” historically belonged to outlaw gangs, called “one-percenters.” But Iron Order never sought their permission to

use it and took colors already claimed by other clubs, said John C. Whitfield, an Iron Order attorney and a member himself.

The Iron Order group formed in 2004, seeking the mystique of out-law gangs without the crime, he said. The founders liked the motorcycle fellowship, which reminded them of the camaraderie of a military unit or a police depart-ment.

“We wanted to kind of change the dynamics of the motorcycle world,” Whitfield said. A lot of members like the three-piece patch for its “cool factor,” he said. “There’s a little bit of danger

that kicks in, and it kind of makes these weekend warriors feel like they are a little bit dangerous. But we’re not.”

There has been “a ton of pushback” from other groups as a result, Whitfield said.

Other police clubs also wear three-piece patches but have no trouble with other groups, said Stephen Stubbs, an attorney for the Mongols.

“It’s not about the patches. It’s about Iron Order living out its ‘Sons of Anar-chy’ fantasy, starting fights and caus-ing trouble,” Stubbs said, referring to a cable television show about an outlaw motorcycle club.

The Iron Order group usually goes out of its way to avoid crime, even requiring its members to have con-cealed-carry weapons permits as a way to vet for convicted felons, said Steve Cook, executive director of the Midwest Outlaw Motorcycle Gang Investigators Association, which offers training for police agencies.

Iron Order members typically coop-erate with law enforcement, while their outlaw counterparts swear against doing so, he said. Yet their disparate member-ship, which includes people from all professions, seems to invite hostility.

“Most people who ride know not to pretend to be a one-percenter if you’re not truly a one-percenter. It’s a good way to get attacked,” said John Risenhoover, a former ATF agent who has investigated biker gangs. “It’s like you’re out trying to pick a fight.”

Motorcycle group at heart of friction

It’s almost like they are playing dress-up on the weekend and acting out what their perception of an outlaw gang is. They create aggressive situations with other motorcycle clubs in opposition to the culture.”

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By Sadie Gurman Associated Press

The death of a 112-pound jail in-mate who choked on his own vomit and suffocated after Denver sheriff’s depu-ties restrained him during a psychotic episode is drawing new attention to the way he was subdued: face-down on his stomach with fi ve deputies holding him to the fl oor.

Experts warn the common but risky police tactic of restraining someone in a prone position can be lethal, especially on those with medical problems and the mentally ill, whose distress is sometimes confused with resistance.

While the method has been linked to several deaths nationwide, some in law enforcement say it remains one of the most effective ways to stay safe while controlling a combative person.

Denver offi cials last week released surveillance footage of deputies’ encoun-ter with Michael Marshall, 50, a homeless man who had been jailed for trespassing and died because of “complications of positional asphyxia,” according to the medical examiner.

District Attorney Mitch Morrissey said he wouldn’t fi le criminal charges against the six deputies involved, saying multiple factors, including lung and heart disease, also contributed to the death. The depu-ties’ use of force was necessary against the struggling inmate, Morrissey said.

“He didn’t try to hurt anyone. He wasn’t threatening,’’ his niece, Natalia Marshall, said. “And for them to forcefully restrain

him the way they did and brutally murder him just because of the fact that he was trespassing? Is beyond my thoughts.’’

The case, which prompted calls for a federal investigation, recalled the similar death of Marvin Booker, a homeless street preacher in 2010 after Denver deputies shocked him with a Taser while he was handcuffed, put him in a sleeper hold and lay on top of him.

The medical examiner said he died of “cardiorespiratory arrest during restraint.”

The Justice Department has long warned offi cers about the dangers of “positional asphyxia,” or death because someone’s position complicates their ability to breathe. “As soon as a suspect is handcuffed, get him off his stomach,’’ the DOJ wrote in a 1995 bulletin.

Problems arise when a person is held prone for prolonged periods, experts said.

No agency collects data showing how many people suffocate as a result of be-ing restrained face-down nationally, so it’s impossible to say whether use of the tactic has increased.

However, the technique has been cited in several high-profi le deaths, including that of Robert Ethan Saylor, an overweight man with Down syndrome who died after a struggle with deputies in a Mary-land movie theater; Tanisha Anderson, a mentally ill woman held on her stomach after she tried to escape the back seat of a Cleveland police patrol car; and Robert Minjarez, who was held down by Louisi-ana offi cers as he cried in an increasingly muffl ed voice, “I can’t breathe.’’

Eric Garner, the New York City man whose chokehold death in 2014 became a fl ashpoint for protesters decrying the kill-ings of unarmed black men by police, was also held down on his face. In addition

to the chokehold, the medical examiner cited “prone positioning during physical restraint’’ as a cause of his death.

When the maneuver turns deadly, it’s often because a suspect is disobeying commands or resisting, which can cause offi cers to apply even more pressure, said Harvey Hedden, executive director of the International Law Enforcement Educa-tors and Trainers Association.

“In cases where people comply, there are other options,’’ he said.

But often prone restraint is used on mentally ill or sick suspects whose duress is mistaken for resistance, escalating the problem, said Jamie Fellner, senior adviser for Human Rights Watch, which has studied use of force against mentally ill inmates.

“If you have somebody who is psy-chotic and you, the offi cer, are trying to get handcuffs on him and push him into a cell, in that person’s mind you are his demons come real,’’ Fellner said.

The risks associated with the maneu-ver are well-documented, but in many jails, deputies lack the training of mental health care workers, who might try to calm someone down by other means than force, such as talking to them, she said.

Weak policies and lack of account-ability in many facilities perpetuates the problem. Those risks have prompted some agencies to limit or prohibit prone resistant. The Ohio prisons department, for example, prohibits the practice, but allows offi cers to briefl y hold inmates face down to get control of them.

Some school districts bar educators from using it against unruly students, and mental health institutions have moved away from the practice.

When used correctly, the tactic is safe and effective, said Pittsburgh police Of-fi cer David Wright, the department’s use-of-force instructor, who trains offi cers to control a person’s limbs rather than put weight on their back.

Jail death puts new light on restraint tactic

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Craig Marshall Smith

QUIET DESPERATION

Michael Norton

WINNING WORDS

The other day I left my condo and headed for the gym. It is just a short walk from my building to the gym, and the back door of my building usually sees a lot of skier traf-fi c returning from a day on the hill. That afternoon was no different as I found myself holding the door open for guests and neigh-bors who had their hands full of skis, poles, boots and kids.

And then as I made my way up the path, I ran into an amazing elderly woman carrying her skis on her shoulder like a pro and mak-ing her way down the path toward the condo, slowly but solidly for sure. I would never ven-ture a guess as to her age, but her spirit and energy were that of an 18-year-old. I stopped and asked the woman if I could help carry her skis into the building and, still wearing her ski boots, she smiled brightly and said, “Thank you very much, but I think I have at least one more walk in me.” Then she laughed and added this, “Plus, I have to show my husband I still have one more in me too.”

Wow, what an inspiration for a workout. How many times had I gone to the gym in the past and shortened my time on the tread-mill or stopped short of the number of reps I wanted to do? You know how it goes, right? I plan on doing 45 minutes, and at 38 minutes I convince myself that was good enough. Or I plan on doing 12 reps and get to 10 and say

that’ll work. It’s so easy to talk ourselves out of doing just one more, isn’t it? And I mean “one more” anything.

But not that day. My friend carrying her skis inspired me to com-plete one of the best workouts I had in a long time. It was a little more time on the treadmill and a few more reps in the weight room, be-cause as it turned out, I did indeed have at least one more in me too.

We all have at least “one more” in us, don’t we? We have at least one more sales call to make each day, one more friend to reach out to, one more cus-tomer to serve, one more employee to thank, one more hug to give, one more smile to share, one more person to forgive, one more minute to listen, one more moment of pa-tience, and one special person to love on just a little more. We all have “one more” some-thing inside of us.

Now obviously, there are times when we have to listen to our bodies and know when we have had enough. Our awesome ski pa-

trollers here will tell you, it’s always that “one last run” that can get someone hurt. When the legs are done, it’s always better to take that “one more run” the next day. And if we are driving, it’s always better to have that “one more” drink at home so we don’t risk hurting ourselves or others.

When it comes right down to it, it is that personal drive, that inner belief, and that tiny voice that can either tempt us to quit early or push through and beyond our goals and self-limiting beliefs. And that tiny voice can be so powerful and convincing when trying to get us to give up, that tiny voice can be a real smooth talker, if you know what I mean. It’s that other tiny voice that we want to tune our ears to, that tiny voice that says, “Keep going, you have one more in you.”

What’s your “just one more” thing you could be doing? Love? Kindness? Forgive-ness? Time in the gym? Patience? A smile? A hug? A thank you? I would love to hear all about whatever that “one more” thing is at [email protected]. And when we push through and beyond “just one more” it really will be a better than good week.

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

‘One more’ beats voice of defeat

Valentine’s Day is around the corner.If you need someone else to tell you when

to be romantic, you’re hopeless.True love doesn’t happen once a year, in

the middle of the shortest month.The same goes for Mother’s Day and Fa-

ther’s Day.If you truly care for your mother and father,

it’s Mother’s Day and Father’s Day every day.The worst of the worst in this is giving

someone a greeting card with a prewritten sentiment.

That’s the opposite of romance, and it’s disrespectful of every love song I have ever heard.

But millions upon millions disagree with me.

And millions upon millions will be spent on cards, fl owers, chocolates and other bau-bles, all born out of a neglect for the deeper meanings of day-after-day devotion, passion and yearning.

It’s sort of like only going to church on Christmas or Easter.

Unfortunately, half of us are misbehaving.You have heard of Ashley Madison?Keeping track of my mistresses is a full-

time job. Or it would be.Did I give the necklace to Casey, or screw

up and give it to my wife?You know what? I think I gave the bath

towels to Audrey, and the Kate Spade purse to my wife. What was I thinking?

If it makes a difference to you, and no one comes through, then please accept a Valen-

tine from a strang-er. Me.

It renews on the 14th of every month.

No one sends me Valentines anymore. Thank-fully. Anyone who knows me, knows how I feel.

The ones who don’t, get a warn-ing.

How’s that for acceptance? Pretty low on the charts, I admit.

Tell me you care for me on the 13th and the 15th instead.

Valentine’s Day was actress Karen Valen-tine’s idea.

No it wasn’t.I wonder what kind of attention Valentine

has received every Feb. 14.“The day was fi rst associated with roman-

tic love in the High Middle Ages (Wikipedia).”The history of Valentine’s Day is far more

interesting than what it has turned into. Pre-made, store-bought objects and confections.

Isn’t that what you just did in December?I am a big believer in making something

with your own hands.“But I don’t have an imagination.”You don’t need one.

Spell “I love you” with Cheerios, on the breakfast table.

Or create a heart with rose petals or Red Vines.

Giving a woman a silver balloon should be a misdemeanor.

There was a Beanie Baby on my porch one year. Dachshund.

Tell me. Have I ever given you the impres-sion that I might like a stuffed animal?

And don’t tell me it was for Smitty.Those things are fi lled with spider eggs.At least that was the rumor.Actually they are fi lled with plastic pellets.Smitty would tear the thing apart, which

would be fi ne with me, and I would be vacu-uming pellets for weeks, which would not be fi ne with me.

Is the Loveland post offi ce still canceling stamped envelopes for lovers?

The Vermont Teddy Bear Company is the largest seller of teddy bears by mail order and the Internet.

Their “Fifty Shades of Grey Bear,” which you can fi nd on their Valentine’s Day page, comes with a gray suit, a satin tie, a mask and handcuffs.

It’s $89.99. Standard shipping is $12.99.“I love you” made with Red Vines? About

a dollar.

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

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Google, and online databases for Elbert and Douglas County libraries.

“How did I know they needed this? I would go to the classrooms and I would see students struggling with the database we had for them,” she said. “I said, ‘No, they need to understand what they’re talking about.’ One student wanted to learn about Troy. He didn’t understand if he was talking about Rome. So I brought the student here and showed him Google, and I showed him all the maps, the pictures, the history.”

Pardo wants to meet the students where they want to learn.

“We have encyclopedias,” she said as a thin smile crossed her face, “nobody uses this.”

Pardo has no intention of shrinking the reference section because the library has the space.

“I run a collection analysis because we have a lot of books that are not be-ing used. I asked myself, what can we do with those books? With the nonfiction, that’s fine because it’s a reference mate-rial,” she said.

But the data collection helps her de-termine which fiction books to keep.

“To make a decision like that, it’s good to have support,” she said.

Pardo emigrated from Colombia in 1999 with her daughters, who were 4 and 9 years old at the time.

“I’m a doctor, a medical doctor, M.D., in Colombia,” Pardo said. “I came here to work at the University of Colorado do-

ing cancer research — prostate and lung cancer. I worked there for eight years. That is the way I got my working visa. I came with two daughters… But then my sponsor died, and I didn’t have any more work to do. The grant was cut. I had the girls and I had a house and I was doing a very specific thing, being a pathologist. So I didn’t have anywhere else to go.”

With her immigration paperwork still in-process, Pardo knew she needed em-ployment in a hurry, so she decided to apply her love of learning in a new ca-reer.

In 2005, she started as a paraprofes-sional at Littleton High School while vol-unteering with Douglas County Librar-ies. Pardo was presented with an award as an outstanding volunteer of the year — a prize she credits for helping her get a scholarship to the University of Den-ver to pursue her master’s degree in li-brary and information sciences. She graduated in 2010.

“I truly am convinced you can do whatever you want to do. Especially women,” Pardo said.

She shares this message with the girls browsing the books and magazines in the newly designated women’s corner of the library.

To these girls, Pardo proudly cites her two daughters, away at Yale on scholar-ships, as examples of the value of knowl-edge for young women, in general — immigrants in particular.

“I tell them, ‘You have to learn the language; you have to learn the new culture.’ But look, I was a single mom, a paraprofessional, and now my girls are going to the best schools,” Pardo said with a smile. “When I talk about that, who could possibly ask for more?”

county line that provides equine therapy to those with disabilities.

The group that trained Jan. 24 in-cluded 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 active in the U.S. Team Rubicon was called into action in recent years to help with earthquake relief in Haiti, flooding in Lyons, Colorado, cleanup after Hurricane Sandy and a EF-4 tornado in Garland, Texas.

for free speech and there shouldn’t be for the Second Amendment.”

The bill passed a Senate committee 3-2 on Jan. 27. The Senate Finance Committee heard the bill Feb. 2, and it again passed with a 3-2 vote.

Next stop for the bill in the Republican-controlled Senate is the Appropriations Committee. If the bill were to pass the full Senate, it faces a tough audience in the Democrat-controlled House.

Democrats in the Senate have spoken out against the measure.

“Our permitting system for concealed weapons carry enhances responsibility by making sure applicants demonstrate the ability to safely use a gun before they are allowed to conceal it from plain view,” said Sen. Jessie Ulibarri, D-Westminster. “It also ensures greater safety by making sure the applicant is not a known threat to society.”

Ulibarri believes that if this bill passes, it could put residents in danger. Provisions that the bill would eliminate include: back-ground checks and fingerprint verification, the requirement to demonstrate compe-tence with using a handgun, and the ability for Colorado sheriffs to deny or revoke permit applicants when an applicant has a protection or restraining order against him or her at the time of application.

As of last November, eight states have “constitutional carry:” Vermont, Mon-tana, Alaska, Texas, Arizona, Wyoming, Arkansas and Kansas. Vermont has had “constitutional carry” since 1791, and Kansas was the most recent state to pass the law.

Colorado is among 23 states where leg-islators have introduced or are planning to introduce “constitutional carry” bills.

“I’m not sure if it makes (society) safer, but I would believe that a bill like this makes society freer,” Neville said, adding that three of the states that already have “constitutional carry” border Colorado. “Currently we have the ability to open carry in the state, and it seems a little ridiculous that if someone puts a coat on, they become a criminal.”

State Sen. Michael Merrifield, D-Col-orado Springs, who was involved in the original drafting of Colorado’s concealed carry statute, said the passing of the bill would make Coloradans less safe.

“Our current system of concealed car-ry permits has already enabled thousands of law-abiding, responsible gun owners to obtain their concealed carry permits,” Merrifield said in a news release. “This bill would eliminate those common-sense measures, and create a loophole to allow dangerous and/or untrained individuals to carry concealed, loaded weapons in public. I’m disappointed my Republican colleagues voted against the will of the majority of Coloradans by sup-porting this out-of-touch bill.”


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

The Elbert County Sheriff’s Posse is a nonprofit volunteer organization that is part of the Elbert County Sheriff’s Office. As volunteers we support the Elbert County Sheriff’s Office, all law enforcement in our county, and the community at large. For more information or a membership application, go to www.elbert-countysheriff.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 communi-ty, meets at 6:30 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month at the Legion Post Hall at South Banner Street and Elm Street in Elizabeth. All veterans are invited to attend these meetings to learn of their eligibility for membership in the National American Legion Organization.

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

Finding Our Way Together, a brand new group

for anyone who is alone, left out, picked on or overwhelmed by life. Since it is just forming, the group will evolve to fit the needs of the par-ticipants. 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 individuals/families that qualify. We also distribute low income senior food boxes for the state; those 60 and older may qualify for a monthly supplement. If you are in need of food assistance or know someone who is, we may be able to qualify you for one of these programs. Call the food pantry for more information at 303-621-2376, or come by from 8:30 a.m. to noon Tuesdays; we are located in the Fellowship Hall at 231 Cheyenne St., Kiowa.

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

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 neutral-ize 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 in-formation will completely change the way we do

science and medicine in the future. Thursday, May 5, Living with Wildlife. Mary K. McCormac, education and watchable wildlife coordinator (Northeast Region), will lead a discussion on how and why human-wildlife conflicts happen, how to minimize potential problems, and how to protect wild animals, people and pets.

Movie Showing

A community showing of the movie “Just Eat It!” is planned at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 6, at Elizabeth United Methodist Church. Admission is free. Donations will support the church’s food outreach programs, and a panel discussion and Q&A will follow the movie. The film follows Canadian filmmakers Jen and Grant as they dive into the issue of food waste, from farm through retail. Realizing that billions of dollars of good food is tossed each year in North America, they pledge to quit grocery shopping cold turkey and survive only on foods that have been discarded. Food waste is right under our noses, and it’s a seemingly insignificant problem that is having shockingly massive global impacts.

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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

‘Lasting Impressions’ showis tied to popular play’s longevity

By Sonya [email protected]

The next play scheduled at Town Hall Arts Center in Littleton is an American classic: George

Kaufman’s and Moss Hart’s “The Man Who Came to Dinner,” a peren-nially popular comedy that first opened on Broad-way in 1939. In keeping with the show’s longevity, the next art exhibit scheduled for the Stanton Gallery at THAC is called “Lasting Impres-sions.”

Four metro-area artists will collabo-rate on this show, which runs from Feb. 17 to March 30 in the gallery on Town Hall’s first floor. They are Charlotte Strauss, Kathleen Lanzoni, Kathy Cranmer and Bronwen Jones.

Charlotte Strauss, of Lakewood, describes herself as a contemporary realist. She started drawing, painting and doing art projects as a child and enrolled in an oil painting class at 11. By 13, she was entering competitions and later majored in art at the University of Colorado. She has been an active member of the Art Students League of Denver, studying with Quang Ho, Kim English, Rob Gratiot, Jane Jones, R.S. Riddick and John Lencicki. Vivid color and attention to detail are her trademarks.

Kathy Cranmer is a watercolorist and botanic illustrator who “tries to create art that celebrates the beauty of the world around me. When creat-ing a botanical illustration, I strive to render the subject in a manner that is scientifically

accurate and highlights its unique beauty. My still life paintings juxtapose botanical subjects, often from my garden, with China, crystal and other man-made objects of beauty.” She wrote that her “Morning Shadows” is a watercolor “inspired by the morning light reflecting off objects sitting on my kitchen table on a chilly winter morning.”

Kathleen Lanzoni is a watercolorist who paints in the studio and en plein air (on location outdoors). She grew up in Montreal and Califor-nia and “for over 24 years has enjoyed endless subjects to paint that living in Boulder, Colo-rado offers.” She studied at the Art Institute of Boston and Massachusetts College of Art. She is a signature member of the Colorado Watercolor

Society and Western Watercolor Society and also belongs to Plein Air Artists, Colorado American Watercolor Society and National Watercolor Society.

She wrote: “The magic of layering translu-cent paint allows the light to shine from the surface, through the colors, to us as observers.”

Bronwen Jones writes that she purchased her first watercolor painting on a trip to Italy in 2004 with her daughter and “was inspired to make watercolor a part of my life.” She started attend-ing workshops and often works from her own unusual point of view. Art in light and shadow interests her and she often works from her own photographs. She paints landscapes, city scenes and coastal North Carolina. She is a Colorado Watercolor Society member and officer.

“Hay Bales” is a watercolor by Kathleen Lanzoni that illustrates her interest in “the magic of light.” It is included in the “Lasting Impressions” exhibit at Town Hall Arts Center. Courtesy photo

“The Trumpet Player,” oil on board, by Charlotte Strauss, one of four artists with work included in the “Lasting Impressions” exhibit, which is open through March at Town Hall Arts Center’s Stanton Gallery. Courtesy photo

Artful impressions

IF YOU GO“Lasting Impressions” will hang in the Stanton Gallery at Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 W. Main St. in downtown Littleton, from Feb. 17 to March 30. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and during performances. A meet the artists recep-tion will be Feb. 20 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Infor-mation: 303-794-2787, townhallartscenter.org.

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The automatic download is part of Microsoft’s aggressive push to get Win-dows 10 on as many devices as possible. Since last July, Microsoft has distributed the free upgrade on request. But starting last week, it also began pushing it out to those who haven’t requested it — and who might not want it.

Microsoft isn’t actually installing Win-dows 10 automatically, but installation is just a click or two away, and users whose computers are set to receive automatic updates can fi nd the new system on their old machines.

Is this good for you?

Benefi ts of softwareWindows 10 has many improve-

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And once you upgrade to Windows 10, you might be ceding control over future upgrades to Microsoft. The com-pany is offering incremental updates to Windows 10 on a regular basis, and it won’t always give you a choice on whether to accept.

How to keep older versionsMicrosoft is treating Windows 10 as

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at Chatfi eld, 11280 S. Waterton Lane. (Across from the Martin-Marietta plant at the south end of Wadsworth Boule-vard). Wine and snacks will be provided. Weissmann is cofounder and former cu-rator of the Butterfl y Pavillion and Insect Center in Westminster and an affi liate faculty member at Colorado State Uni-versity, where he earned his doctorate. Cost: $15 Denver Audubon members, $18 nonmembers, 303-973-9530, [email protected].

Memories come aliveVocalist Sheryl Renee and an eight-

piece jazz band will be onstage at 8 p.m. Feb. 20 at Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree, for “Sheryl Re-nee’s Salute to the Legends.” Other sing-

ers will join her in a trip down memory lane honoring some American musical legends such as Ella Fitzgerald, Barbra Streisand, Stevie Wonder and Frank Sina-tra. Lonetreeartscenter.org, 720-509-1000.

‘Passport to Culture’ event“Yesterado: Stories of Colorado When

It Was Young” is presented for children and families in the Lone Tree Arts Cen-ter’s Event Hall at 1:30 and 4 p.m. on Feb. 21 by the always-entertaining Buntport Theater company’s Real Live Theater troupe. It uses stories of celebrities pulled from the newspapers of the time. Meet Soapy Smith, Molly Brown and oth-ers. The arts center is at 10075 Commons St. in Lone Tree. Information and tickets: 720-509-1000, lonetreeartscenter.org

Arts in EnglewoodPianist Hsing-Ay Hsu will perform

“Brahms Piano Quartet” with Claudio Sim on violin, Anne Ainomae on viola and Silver Ainomae on cello at 2 p.m. Feb. 20 in Hampden Hall, Englewood Civic Cen-ter, 1000 Englewood Parkway. The work was premiered in Hamburg, Germany, with Clara Schumann at the piano and in Vienna, Austria, with Brahms himself. Tickets: $20/adults; $15/seniors; free un-der 18. Englewoodarts.org, or at the door one hour before concert time.

MarchFourth coming Feb. 12The Portland-based band March-

Fourth will bring its 20 musicians, plus acrobatics and vaudeville, to the Gothic Theatre, 3263 S. Broadway, Englewood, at 9 p.m. Feb. 12. Also appearing: Diego’s Umbrella and A Mac DZ. (Doors open at 8 p.m.) Tickets: $20.75 advance, $25 at the door. AXS.com/events/299553/marchfourth-tickets.

Photography show“The Eye of the Camera,” the Littleton

Fine Arts Committee’s annual photo-graphic competition, opens Feb. 20 at the Littleton Museum, 6028 S. Gallup St., Lit-tleton. The juror is Gary Huibregtse. Ad-mission free. Open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tues-days through Fridays; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays; 1 to 5 p.m. Sundays. 303-795-3950. (While there, look at the exhibit of “125 Objects from Littleton’s History.”)

Pops in the RanchHighlands Ranch Winter Cultural Se-

ries presents The Denver Pops at 7 p.m. on Feb. 18 at Cherry Hills Community Church, 3900 Grace Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Mark Middlebrooks, American Academy music director, will conduct. Tickets: $10 in advance; $15 at the door, if not sold out. 303-791-2500, HRCAon-line.org.

Auditions for dancersDenver Ballet Theatre’s Summer In-

tensive program will hold auditions, ac-cording to David Taylor, who runs DBT. (Vaganova-based preprofessional train-ing.) Dates are Feb. 20 and Mar. 12 at 2 p.m. at the DBT Studios in Arapahoe County, 99 Inverness Drive East, Suite 250 A. The audition fee is $20. Reserve a spot at denverballettheatre.org, 303-799-6609.

Black history presentationColorado Humanities and Center for

the Book presents National Humanities and Chautauqua scholar Becky Stone. She will perform as Rosa Parks and tell of Parks’ refusal to give up her bus seat in 1955 in Montgomery, Alabama — and the wide-reaching effect that incident had. She will appear at 2:30 p.m. on Feb. 23 at the Arapahoe Community College Library, 5900 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton; 2 p.m. Feb. 20 at Blair-Caldwell Library, 2401 Welton St., Denver; 2 p.m. Feb. 21 at the Brio Tuscan Grill, 2500 E. 1st Ave., Denver; 9:30 a.m. Feb. 23 at the Tivoli, Metropolitan State University, 890 Au-raria Parkway, Denver — and elsewhere through Colorado. See coloradohuman-ities.org for complete schedule or call 303-894-7951. Admission free.

Salute to nationThe Colorado Wind Ensemble will cel-

ebrate Presidents Day with Charley Sam-son as guest narrator in a concert called “American Journey” at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 13 at Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Al-lison Parkway, Lakewood. Tickets: $17/adult; $14/senior and student; $/child; coloradowindensemble.org.

Book bashAuthor Sue Duff will have a launch

party at Tattered Cover in Aspen Grove for her new title, “Sleight of Hand,” at 7 p.m. Feb. 15. The bookstore is at 7130 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton. 303-470-7050.

Exhibition at ACCThe annual Interior Design and Ar-

chitecture Student Exhibition runs from Feb. 15 to March 9 at the Colorado Gal-lery of the Arts at Arapahoe Community College, 5900 S. Santa Fe Drive, Little-ton. Opening reception from 5 to 7 p.m. on Feb. 18. Gallery hours: noon to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, 5 to 7 p.m. on Tuesdays. Information: Allison Smith: [email protected].

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the Book presents National Humanities and Chautauqua scholar Becky Stone. She will perform as Rosa Parks and tell of Parks’ refusal to give up her bus seat in 1955 in Montgomery, Alabama — and the wide-reaching effect that incident had. She will appear at 2:30 p.m. on Feb. 23 at the Arapahoe Community College Library, 5900 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton; 2 p.m. Feb. 20 at Blair-Caldwell Library, 2401 Welton St., Denver; 2 p.m. Feb. 21 at the Brio Tuscan Grill, 2500 E. 1st Ave., Denver; 9:30 a.m. Feb. 23 at the Tivoli, Metropolitan State University, 890 Au-raria Parkway, Denver — and elsewhere through Colorado. See coloradohuman-ities.org for complete schedule or call 303-894-7951. Admission free.

Salute to nationThe Colorado Wind Ensemble will cel-

ebrate Presidents Day with Charley Sam-son as guest narrator in a concert called “American Journey” at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 13 at Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Al-lison Parkway, Lakewood. Tickets: $17/adult; $14/senior and student; $/child; coloradowindensemble.org.

Book bashAuthor Sue Duff will have a launch

party at Tattered Cover in Aspen Grove for her new title, “Sleight of Hand,” at 7 p.m. Feb. 15. The bookstore is at 7130 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton. 303-470-7050.

Exhibition at ACCThe annual Interior Design and Ar-

chitecture Student Exhibition runs from Feb. 15 to March 9 at the Colorado Gal-lery of the Arts at Arapahoe Community College, 5900 S. Santa Fe Drive, Little-ton. Opening reception from 5 to 7 p.m. on Feb. 18. Gallery hours: noon to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, 5 to 7 p.m. on Tuesdays. Information: Allison Smith: [email protected].

Metro Creative Connection

Hosting a gathering comes with many respon-sibilities. One of the biggest such responsi-bilities is feeding guests. While entrees are

often an easy choice, hosts have loads of leeway with regard to appetizers and snacks served before the meal.

What constitutes the right appetizers or snacks typically depends on the atmosphere of your celebra-tion. Standard snacks like potato chips or cookies are well suited to casual affairs, while more formal din-ners may require hosts go the extra mile with regard to appetizers. Hosts who want to wow their guests with a restaurant-worthy appetizer can consider the following recipe for “Salt Crust Scallops With Thai Lime Dipping Sauce” courtesy of Mark Bitterman’s “Salt Block Cooking” (Andrews McMeel).

Salt crust scallops with Thai lime dipping sauceMakes 4 servings

1 9- to 10-inch square salt block1⁄4 cup fresh lime juice1⁄4 cup Thai fish sauce1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar2 tablespoons toasted sesame oil1 garlic clove, minced1 hot chili pepper, such as bird chili, habanero, cay-enne or Scotch bonnet, stem and seeds removed, minced1⁄4 cup finely shredded carrot11⁄4 pounds large wild-caught sea scallops (about 16)1⁄2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Place the salt block over low heat on a gas grill or stovetop for 10 minutes. Turn the heat to medium and heat for 10 more minutes. Raise the heat to me-dium-high and heat the block to about 600 degrees, about 20 more minutes.

To make the dipping sauce, mix the lime juice, fish sauce, 1⁄4 cup water, vinegar, sesame oil, garlic, chili

pepper, and carrot; set aside.Pat the scallops dry and pull off their white gristly

tendons if not already removed. Season the scallops with the black pepper and let stand at room temper-ature until the salt block is hot.

When the salt block is very hot (you should only be able to hold your hand above it for just a few sec-

onds), place the scallops on the hot block and sear until browned and springy to the touch but still a lit-tle soft in the center, about 3 minutes per side. Work in batches if your salt block cannot comfortably fit all the scallops at once.

Transfer to a platter or plates and serve with the dipping sauce.

Impress your guests

Salt crust scallops with Thai lime dipping sauce are sure to please a crowd. Photos courtesy of Metro Creative Connection

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NOTICE TO CREDITORSEstate of PHILIP HERBERT REUTELER,

aka PHILIP H. REUTELER,aka PHILIP REUTELER, Deceased

Case Number: 2016PR30002

All persons having claims against theabove-named estate are required topresent them to the Personal Represent-ative or to the District Court of ElbertCounty, Colorado or on or before June 6,2016, or the claims may be forever barred.

James T. Reuteler,Personal Representative3692 S. Quatar WayAurora, CO 80018

Legal Notice No.: 23346First Publication: February 4, 2016Last Publication: February 18, 2016Publisher: The Elbert County News

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NOTICE TO CREDITORSEstate of G. Herman Schacht,

aka Guenter Hermann Schacht,aka Guenter H. Schacht,

aka Guenter Schacht,aka Herman Guenter Schacht,

aka Herman G. Schacht,aka Herman Schacht, Deceased

Case Number: 15 PR 30045

All persons having claims against theabove-named estate are required topresent them to the Personal Represent-ative or to the District Court of ElbertCounty, Colorado on or before May 28,2016 or the claims may be forever barred.

Wanda SchachtPersonal Representativec/o Mark D. Master, Esq.2696 S. Colorado Blvd., Suite 350Denver, Colorado 80222

Legal Notice No: 23341First Publication: January 28, 2016Last Publication: February 11, 2016Publisher: Elbert County News

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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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YOU MAY HAVE AN INTEREST IN THEREAL PR OPERTY 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.












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CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FORDEER CREEK WATER DISTRICT

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and par-ticularly to the electors of the Deer CreekWater District of Elbert County, Colorado.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a regu-lar election will be held on Tuesday,May 3, 2016, between the hours of 7:00a.m. and 7:00 p.m. At that time, three(3) directors will be elected to serve afour-year term.

Self-Nomination and Acceptance formsare available from Michael Hayashi, theDesignated Election Official for the Dis-trict, at 3344 Deer Creek Drive, Parker,Colorado, 80138. Self-Nomination and Ac-ceptance forms must be filed with theDesignated Election Official for the Dis-trict at the above address not less thandays prior to the election (Friday, Febru-ary 26, 2016).

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that applic-ations for absentee ballots may be filedwith the Designated Election Official of theDistrict at the above address during nor-mal business hours, until the close of busi-ness on the Friday immediately precedingthe election (Friday, April 29, 2016). Allabsentee ballots must be returned to theDesignated Election Official by 7:00 p.m.on election day.

DEER CREEK WATER DISTRICT

By: /s/ Michael HayashiDesignated Election Official


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PUBLIC NOTICE

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FORDEER CREEK WATER DISTRICT

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and par-ticularly to the electors of the Deer CreekWater District of Elbert County, Colorado.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a regu-lar election will be held on Tuesday,May 3, 2016, between the hours of 7:00a.m. and 7:00 p.m. At that time, three(3) directors will be elected to serve afour-year term.

Self-Nomination and Acceptance formsare available from Michael Hayashi, theDesignated Election Official for the Dis-trict, at 3344 Deer Creek Drive, Parker,Colorado, 80138. Self-Nomination and Ac-ceptance forms must be filed with theDesignated Election Official for the Dis-trict at the above address not less thandays prior to the election (Friday, Febru-ary 26, 2016).

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that applic-ations for absentee ballots may be filedwith the Designated Election Official of theDistrict at the above address during nor-mal business hours, until the close of busi-ness on the Friday immediately precedingthe election (Friday, April 29, 2016). Allabsentee ballots must be returned to theDesignated Election Official by 7:00 p.m.on election day.

DEER CREEK WATER DISTRICT

By: /s/ Michael HayashiDesignated Election Official


Public Notice

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and par-ticularly to the electors of the Spring Val-ley Metropolitan District Nos. 1, 2, 3 & 4 ofElbert County, Colorado.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant toSection 1-13.5-501, C.R.S., that an elec-tion for the Spring Valley MetropolitanDistrict Nos. 1, 2 & 3 will be held onMay 3, 2016, between the hours of 7:00a.m. and 7:00 p.m. At that time three(3) Directors will be elected to serve 4-year terms and one (1) Director will beelected to serve a 2-year term.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant toSection 1-13.5-501, C.R.S., that an elec-tion for the Spring Valley MetropolitanDistrict No. 4 will be held on May 3,2016, between the hours of 7:00 a.m.and 7:00 p.m. At that time two (2) Dir-ectors will be elected to serve 4-yearterms and two (2) Directors will be elec-ted to serve 2-year terms.

Self-Nomination and Acceptance Formsare available and can be obtained fromLisa A. Johnson, the Designated ElectionOfficial for the Spring Valley MetropolitanDistrict Nos. 1, 2, 3 & 4, c/o Special Dis-trict Management Services, Inc., 141 Uni-on Blvd., Suite 150, Lakewood, Colorado80228, (303) 987-0835.

The Self-Nomination and AcceptanceForm or letter is to be submitted to theDesignated Election Official not later than3:00 p.m. on February 26, 2016, sixty-sev-en (67) days prior to the regular election.A Self-Nomination and Acceptance Formthat is not sufficient may be amendedonce at any time prior to 3:00 p.m. onFebruary 26, 2016. Affidavits of Intent tobe a Write-In Candidate must be submit-ted to the Designated Election Official bythe close of business on February 29,2016, sixty-four (64) days prior to the reg-ular election.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, pursuantto Section 1-13.5-1002, C.R.S., that ap-plications for and return of mail-in ballotsmay be filed with Lisa A. Johnson, theDesignated Election Official of the District,c/o Special District Management Services,Inc., 141 Union Blvd., Suite 150, Lake-wood, Colorado 80228, between thehours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., until theclose of business on the Friday immedi-ately preceding the regular election (Fri-day, April 29, 2016).

SPRING VALLEY METROPOLITANDISTRICT NOS. 1, 2, 3 & 4

By: /s/Lisa A. Johnson Designated Election Official

*Two-year terms are used when a va-cancy has been filled by appointment andany remaining unexpired portion of termmust be filled by election.


Government Legals

Public Notice

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and par-ticularly to the electors of the Spring Val-ley Metropolitan District Nos. 1, 2, 3 & 4 ofElbert County, Colorado.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant toSection 1-13.5-501, C.R.S., that an elec-tion for the Spring Valley MetropolitanDistrict Nos. 1, 2 & 3 will be held onMay 3, 2016, between the hours of 7:00a.m. and 7:00 p.m. At that time three(3) Directors will be elected to serve 4-year terms and one (1) Director will beelected to serve a 2-year term.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant toSection 1-13.5-501, C.R.S., that an elec-tion for the Spring Valley MetropolitanDistrict No. 4 will be held on May 3,2016, between the hours of 7:00 a.m.and 7:00 p.m. At that time two (2) Dir-ectors will be elected to serve 4-yearterms and two (2) Directors will be elec-ted to serve 2-year terms.

Self-Nomination and Acceptance Formsare available and can be obtained fromLisa A. Johnson, the Designated ElectionOfficial for the Spring Valley MetropolitanDistrict Nos. 1, 2, 3 & 4, c/o Special Dis-trict Management Services, Inc., 141 Uni-on Blvd., Suite 150, Lakewood, Colorado80228, (303) 987-0835.

The Self-Nomination and AcceptanceForm or letter is to be submitted to theDesignated Election Official not later than3:00 p.m. on February 26, 2016, sixty-sev-en (67) days prior to the regular election.A Self-Nomination and Acceptance Formthat is not sufficient may be amendedonce at any time prior to 3:00 p.m. onFebruary 26, 2016. Affidavits of Intent tobe a Write-In Candidate must be submit-ted to the Designated Election Official bythe close of business on February 29,2016, sixty-four (64) days prior to the reg-ular election.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, pursuantto Section 1-13.5-1002, C.R.S., that ap-plications for and return of mail-in ballotsmay be filed with Lisa A. Johnson, theDesignated Election Official of the District,c/o Special District Management Services,Inc., 141 Union Blvd., Suite 150, Lake-wood, Colorado 80228, between thehours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., until theclose of business on the Friday immedi-ately preceding the regular election (Fri-day, April 29, 2016).

SPRING VALLEY METROPOLITANDISTRICT NOS. 1, 2, 3 & 4

By: /s/Lisa A. Johnson Designated Election Official

*Two-year terms are used when a va-cancy has been filled by appointment andany remaining unexpired portion of termmust be filled by election.


PUBLIC NOTICE

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS(NOTICE BY PUBLICATION OF)§§ 1-13.5-501; 1-13.5-303, C.R.S.

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and, par-ticularly, to the eligible electors of theRitoro Metropolitan District of the Town ofElizabeth, Elbert County, Colorado (the“District”)

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a regu-lar election will be held on May 3, 2016,between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and7:00 p.m. At that time, three (3) direct-ors will be elected to serve 4-yearterms and two (2) directors will be elec-ted to serve 2-year terms. Eligible elect-ors of the District interested in serving onthe board of directors may obtain a Self-Nomination and Acceptance Form fromthe Designated Election Official (“DEO”),located at 2154 E. Commons Ave., Suite2000, Centennial, CO 80122, (303-858-1800) between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

The deadline to submit a Self-Nominationand Acceptance Form is Friday, February26th. If the DEO determines a Self-Nomin-ation and Acceptance Form is not suffi-cient, the form may be amended once atany time prior to 3:00 p.m. on Friday, Feb-ruary 26th. Earlier submittal is encour-aged as the deadline will not permit cur-ing of an insufficient form after this date.An Affidavit of Intent to be a Write-In Can-didate must be submitted to the office ofthe DEO by the close of business onMonday, February 29th.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that applic-ations for an absentee ballot must be filedwith the DEO no later than the close ofbusiness on Friday, April 29th.

RITORO METROPOLITAN DISTRICTDesignated Election Official


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Mustangs notch 22 straight Continental League titles

By Jim [email protected]

Ponderosa took care of business Feb. 4 during its Continental League wrestling match against rival Chapar-ral.

Before the match, the Mustangs had T-shirts made with “Taking Care of Business” on the front and “Pondo vs. Chap, 2016” on the back.

Ponderosa’s wrestlers understood the meaning and used six pins to notch an easy 49-20 victory over the Wolverines as the Mustangs captured their 22nd consecutive Continental League dual-meet championship and remained unbeaten in league dual ac-tion for the past 22 years.

“This was 22 league champion-ships,” said Ponderosa coach Corey McNellis after wrapping up another outright league title, with this one in a

crowded Mustangs gym. “I thought it was 23, but we’re going back to 1994. We wrestled well. The guys knew they were going to have to come out and be prepared.”

Chaparral, which lost a dual meet earlier this season to ThunderRidge, started quickly in the first match as it took 182-pounder Dawson Cranmer only a minute to pin the Mustangs’ Kelton Whitehead.

After that, 195-pounder Ian Clear, freshman Cohlton Shultz at 220, heavyweight Darby John-son, 106-pound freshman Mosha Schwartz, Hunter Matney at 120 pounds and 145-pounder Jayden Woodruff got pins for the Mustangs, which gave Pondo a 49-9 advantage before the Wolverines won a decision and two major decisions in the final three matches.

“We’ve been talking to them all year about bonus points and how big they are in duals,” added McNellis. “It makes a big difference. A regular win is three, but a pin is like a double win.

The pins help with the team score but also help with pushing the home crowd, getting the crowd into it and the rest of our team pumped up.”

Ponderosa senior Elijah Schwartz didn’t get a pin but came close with a 16-1 technical fall decision in a 132-pound match, which was worth five points.

“I felt I wrestled pretty good,” said Elijah Schwartz. “I was a little mad that I couldn’t pin, but I was close. We had some good first period pins and that made the score go up pretty quick.”

Chaparral, an intracity Parker rival, has been one of Ponderosa’s biggest challengers in recent years.

”The coaches kind of have a feud going,” related Elijah Schwartz. “We kind of like it because it gives us a little more to drive for. The match against Chaparral was a lot closer last year. We’re wrestling a lot better now. Every-body has the bugs out, and we’re going to do pretty well at state.”

Chaparral coach Rodney Padilla couldn’t be reached for comment.

Elizabeth, Ponderosa sports standouts prep for college careers

Many area high school athletes signed letters of intent Feb. 3 to play their respective sports at the college level.

Here are athletes who signed from Elizabeth and Ponderosa high schools.

ElizabethCameron Moon, football, Sioux Falls; Tegan

Alexander, soccer, Iowa State.

PonderosaMadison Dataldo, soccer, New Mexico

Highlands; Dane Grounds, baseball, College of Southern Idaho; Jake Grimm, football, Augusta-na; Nick Wilson, football, Wyoming; Matt Brady, football, Colorado Mesa; Lindsey Schroeder, tennis, Metro State; Anthony Verdicchio, Con-cordia College.

Ponderosa wrestlers get job done Athletes sign to play at next level


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GIRLS BASKETBALLElizabeth 60, Fort Lupton 42Olivia Whitworth scored 20 points in the Feb. 3 confer-ence game.Key perform-ers: Rachel Rucker had seven rebounds and fi ve steals.

Elizabeth 79, Alameda 22Olivia Whitworth scored 16 points and had 11 steals in the Jan. 29 conference game.Key performers: Rachel Rucker scored 11 points and Kelly Sweigart had nine rebounds.

BOYS BASKETBALLFort Lupton 61, Elizabeth 53Elizabeth was outscored in

the Feb. 3 confer-ence game.Key performers: Jordan Minch and Garett Hawkins each scored 14 points. Hawkins also had 12 re-bounds.

Elizabeth 69, Alameda 63Gage Smith scored 23 points in the Jan. 29 con-ference game.Key performers: Garett Hawkins scored 14 points, had 12 rebounds and seven assists. Wyatt Theis had 10 rebounds.

ELBERT BULLDOGS GIRLS BASKETBALLElbert 52, Miami-Yoder 24The Bulldogs dominated a home con-ference game against the Buffaloes Jan. 30, improving to 7-6 on the season.Key perform-ers: Freshman Graycee Lay scored 16 points and pulled down an astounding 22 rebounds, and junior Emily Pranger scored 14 points. Freshman Siera Poulson put in 13 points. Pranger

and Poulson each had six rebounds.

BOYS BASKETBALLElbert 57, Miami-Yoder 37The Bulldogs won a home confer-ence game against the Buffaloes Jan. 30, improving to 9-4 on the season.

Key performers: Junior Tristan Buchanan scored 14 points and 13 rebounds and senior Wyatt Swenson put in 10 points, nine steals and seven rebounds.

KIOWA INDIANS GIRLS BASKETBALLKiowa 56, Byers 32Kiowa outscored Byers in the Feb. 3 nonconference game.

Kiowa 55, Simla 37Helen Janes scored 18 points in the Jan. 20 con-ference game.Key performers: Madi Zielinski scored 10 points and had three steals. Melanie Deering had nine rebounds.

Kiowa 53, Ellicott 43Helen Janes scored 19 points in the Jan. 29 con-ference game.Key performers: Madi Zie-linski scored nine points.

Melanie Deering had 11 rebounds and six assists.

BOYS BASKETBALLByers 82, Kiowa 42

Kiowa was out-scored in the Feb. 3 nonconference game.

Simla 63, Kiowa 59Jacob Gabriel scored 20 points

in the Jan. 30 conference game.Key performers: Baylie Brogger scored 19 points.

Ellicott 56, Kiowa 45Baylie Brogger scored 14 points in the Jan. 29 con-ference game.Key performers: Jacob Gabriel scored 10 points.

SIMLA CUBS Kiowa 55, Simla 37 The Cubs dropped to 6-8 on the season after a road conference loss Jan. 30. The Cubs struggled to get the offense go-ing in the second and third quarters and tried to make up the defi cit in the fourth quarter.Key performers: Simla did not enter any player stats.

BOYS BASKETBALLSimla 63, Kiowa 59The Cubs earned a road conference victory against Kiowa Jan. 30 in a game that was close throughout. Simla led by one going into the fourth quarter and

maintained its lead by put-ting up 22 points. The team

improved to 9-5 on the season.Key perform-ers: Senior Matt Thieman scored 24 points and senior Jason George poured in 17 points. Junior Marcus

Mazerall put up 13 points in the victory.

WRESTLINGSimla 36, Ellicott 24The Cubs beat out Ellicott during a dual Jan. 25.Evan Revas earned a victo-ry in the 132-pound weight class and Ryan Burns won in the 285-pound class.

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