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ELBERT COUNTY, COLORADO VOLUME 121 | ISSUE 6 | 75¢ March 10, 2016 ElbertCountyNews.net A publication of ELBERT COUNTY NEWS (USPS 171-100) OFFICE: 9137 S. Ridgeline Blvd., Suite 210, Highlands Ranch, CO 80129 | PHONE: 303-566-4100 A legal newspaper of general circulation in Elizabeth, Colorado, the Elbert County News is published weekly on Thursday by Colorado Community Media, 9137 S. Ridgeline Blvd., Suite 210, Highlands Ranch, CO 80129. PERIODICALS POSTAGE PAID AT ELIZABETH, COLORADO and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address change to: 9137 S. Ridgeline Blvd., Suite 210, Highlands Ranch, CO 80129 DEADLINES: Display: Thurs. 12 p.m. | Classifieds: Mon. 10 a.m. | Obits: Mon. 10 a.m. | Legals: Thurs. 11 a.m. VOTE NOW! SEE AD INSIDE FOR VOTING DETAILS North Carolina bank deal brings interest down sharply By Rick Gustafson Special to Colorado Community Media The Elbert County Board of County Commissioners entered into an agreement to refinance more than $5.8 million of the county’s debt on Feb. 29. The agreement was one of three interest-saving actions taken by the BOCC that is estimated to save taxpayers more than $1.7 million over the next 15 years. “We started a couple of years ago, where we had to look at our finances, restructure our finances … before we were eligible to refi- nance these loans,” said County Manager Ed Ehmann. “We’re there today.” The agreement with Branch Banking and Trust (BB&T), a Fortune 500 company head- quartered in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, refinances $5.8 million of debt on the Elbert County Justice Center previously held by Wells Fargo. Several factors prevented the county from refinancing the Wells Fargo note prior to this year. Under the original terms, the county Larry Ross (right), chair- man of the board of coun- ty commission- ers, signs loan paperwork under the guid- ance of County Attorney Wade Gateley. Photo by Rick Gus- tafson County refinances debt to save money Board continues on Page 14 Trump is topic as voters from both major parties gather By Rick Gustafson Special to Colorado Community Media In what was described by both Demo- cratic and Republican leaders as record turnouts in Elbert County, voters from both parties showed up in unexpected numbers for their respective caucuses on Super Tuesday, March 1. Democrats from 16 precincts gathered at the Elizabeth Public Library to discuss and debate the merits of their two presi- dential candidates, as well as to offer up resolutions ranging from changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act to the elimina- tion of super delegates from the nominat- ing process. “It’s mind-blowing … It’s more people than we have ever had before,” said Elbert County Democratic Chairwoman Jill Du- vall of the 240 registered Democrats who turned out for the caucus — 10 percent of the county’s registered Democrats. The crowd was four times larger than expected, which required party organizers to move the proceedings from the library’s meet- ing room to the garage in the back of the building. One enthusiastic Democratic caucuser shouted his thanks to Republican hope- ful Donald Trump for prompting such a large turnout as drivers made U-turns out of the library’s overflowing parking lot to find open spots in the Big R Farm & Ranch Supply lot across the street. Inside, amid a festive atmosphere, names were checked and precincts con- firmed. With the preliminaries out of the way, the doors were locked at 7 p.m., and voters gathered in their precinct groups to begin discussions. Several Hillary Clinton supporters praised her experience and electability, and cited concerns that Sanders’ descrip- tion of himself as a Democratic Socialist would hurt him in the national contest in November. One Sanders supporter countered that America is learning that “socialist” does not mean “communist,” saying the coun- try, especially among its younger voters, is gradually warming to the type of demo- cratic socialism common in Europe. Overall, Elbert County Democrats favored Sanders, a U.S. senator from Ver- mont, nearly 2-to-1 over former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, an even stronger ratio than the than the 60-40 vote Sanders won statewide on the night. Democrats also committed to uniting behind the party’s nominee, regardless of whom it was, with around half of Sanders supporters saying that they would enthu- siastically support Clinton if she were the nominee. The other half were willing to grudgingly vote for her to avoid a Republi- can alternative. The caucusing Democrats also chose 26 delegates to take part in the county party assembly, held March 5 at the Pines & Plains Library in Elizabeth. Elbert County Democrats weren’t the only ones setting records on Super Tues- day. “We ended with 432 preregistered for caucus,” wrote Tom Peterson, chairman of the Elbert County Republican Central Committee, in an email to Elbert County News. “The previous record was around 250. It was packed in nearly every caucus.” While they didn’t hold an official vote on the matter on March 1, the Elbert County Republicans did hold a presiden- tial “preference poll” (which remains open through March 11) showing that of the 515 Republicans voting, 44 percent supported U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, 23 percent preferred New York businessman Donald Trump, and 17 percent backed U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida. Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson, who suspended his campaign on March 4, and former Ohio Gov. John Kasich rounded out the field with 12 percent and 4 percent support, respectively. At Running Creek Elementary School, where five of the 15 Republican precincts met, there was not as much solidarity regarding the presidential race as across town. Of the approximately 150 Republicans from Precincts 1 through 5 informally Sierra Hirsch pitches her fellow Republicans in Precinct 2 as to why she should be a del- egate to the state convention. Later, the 18-year-old received the most votes out of seven candidates vying for the three spots. Photos by Rick Gustafson Robert Thomasson, second vice chairman for the Elbert County Democrats, assists Alison Page and Page’s daughter Julie in identifying their precincts. Caucuses draw unforeseen crowds in Elbert County Caucuses continues on Page 12

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North Carolina bank deal brings interest down sharply

By Rick Gustafson Special to Colorado Community Media

The Elbert County Board of County Commissioners entered into an agreement to refi nance more than $5.8 million of the county’s debt on Feb. 29. The agreement was one of three interest-saving actions taken by the BOCC that is estimated to save taxpayers more than $1.7 million over the next 15 years.

“We started a couple of years ago, where

we had to look at our fi nances, restructure our fi nances … before we were eligible to refi -nance these loans,” said County Manager Ed Ehmann. “We’re there today.”

The agreement with Branch Banking and Trust (BB&T), a Fortune 500 company head-quartered in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, refi nances $5.8 million of debt on the Elbert County Justice Center previously held by Wells Fargo.

Several factors prevented the county from refi nancing the Wells Fargo note prior to this year. Under the original terms, the county

Larry Ross (right), chair-man of the board of coun-ty commission-ers, signs loan paperwork under the guid-ance of County Attorney Wade Gateley. Photo by Rick Gus-tafson

County refi nances debt to save money

Board continues on Page 14

Trump is topic as voters from both major parties gather

By Rick Gustafson Special to Colorado Community Media

In what was described by both Demo-cratic and Republican leaders as record turnouts in Elbert County, voters from both parties showed up in unexpected numbers for their respective caucuses on Super Tuesday, March 1.

Democrats from 16 precincts gathered at the Elizabeth Public Library to discuss and debate the merits of their two presi-dential candidates, as well as to offer up resolutions ranging from changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act to the elimina-tion of super delegates from the nominat-ing process.

“It’s mind-blowing … It’s more people than we have ever had before,” said Elbert County Democratic Chairwoman Jill Du-vall of the 240 registered Democrats who turned out for the caucus — 10 percent of the county’s registered Democrats. The

crowd was four times larger than expected, which required party organizers to move the proceedings from the library’s meet-ing room to the garage in the back of the building.

One enthusiastic Democratic caucuser shouted his thanks to Republican hope-ful Donald Trump for prompting such a large turnout as drivers made U-turns out of the library’s overfl owing parking lot to fi nd open spots in the Big R Farm & Ranch Supply lot across the street.

Inside, amid a festive atmosphere, names were checked and precincts con-fi rmed. With the preliminaries out of the way, the doors were locked at 7 p.m., and voters gathered in their precinct groups to begin discussions.

Several Hillary Clinton supporters praised her experience and electability, and cited concerns that Sanders’ descrip-tion of himself as a Democratic Socialist would hurt him in the national contest in November.

One Sanders supporter countered that America is learning that “socialist” does not mean “communist,” saying the coun-

try, especially among its younger voters, is gradually warming to the type of demo-cratic socialism common in Europe.

Overall, Elbert County Democrats favored Sanders, a U.S. senator from Ver-mont, nearly 2-to-1 over former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, an even stronger ratio than the than the 60-40 vote Sanders won statewide on the night.

Democrats also committed to uniting behind the party’s nominee, regardless of whom it was, with around half of Sanders supporters saying that they would enthu-siastically support Clinton if she were the nominee. The other half were willing to grudgingly vote for her to avoid a Republi-can alternative.

The caucusing Democrats also chose 26 delegates to take part in the county party assembly, held March 5 at the Pines & Plains Library in Elizabeth.

Elbert County Democrats weren’t the only ones setting records on Super Tues-day.

“We ended with 432 preregistered for caucus,” wrote Tom Peterson, chairman of the Elbert County Republican Central

Committee, in an email to Elbert County News. “The previous record was around 250. It was packed in nearly every caucus.”

While they didn’t hold an offi cial vote on the matter on March 1, the Elbert County Republicans did hold a presiden-tial “preference poll” (which remains open through March 11) showing that of the 515 Republicans voting, 44 percent supported U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, 23 percent preferred New York businessman Donald Trump, and 17 percent backed U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida.

Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson, who suspended his campaign on March 4, and former Ohio Gov. John Kasich rounded out the fi eld with 12 percent and 4 percent support, respectively.

At Running Creek Elementary School, where fi ve of the 15 Republican precincts met, there was not as much solidarity regarding the presidential race as across town.

Of the approximately 150 Republicans from Precincts 1 through 5 informally

Sierra Hirsch pitches her fellow Republicans in Precinct 2 as to why she should be a del-egate to the state convention. Later, the 18-year-old received the most votes out of seven candidates vying for the three spots. Photos by Rick Gustafson

Robert Thomasson, second vice chairman for the Elbert County Democrats, assists Alison Page and Page’s daughter Julie in identifying their precincts.

Caucuses draw unforeseen crowds in Elbert County

Caucuses continues on Page 12

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By Rick Gustafson Special to Colorado Community Media

The race for the Elbert County Dis-trict 1 commissioner seat added a new contender recently when James Whis-tler announced his candidacy for the job in mid-February.

A late addition to the race, Whistler is challenging fellow Republican Chris Richardson, fi rst in a contest for delegates at the Elbert County Assembly on March 13 and possibly again in June, pro-vided they both receive a minimum of the 30 percent support required to put their names on the primary ballot.

The primary winner will face the Democratic contender in November.

Whistler said that it was not just one thing that prompted him to toss his hat in the ring.

“I’ve been mulling this over dur-ing the winter,” he said. “I’ve been seeing the direction that the county’s been going.”

Whistler described himself as a former “Blue Dog Democrat” who was left behind by the party, and though he ran for treasurer as a Democrat in 2010, he changed his party affi liation to Republican in May of last year.

“I’m following the footsteps of Ronald Reagan,” he said. “He was a Democrat at one time, and he became a Republican as his political thinking matured.”

Whistler views himself as fi nan-cially conservative, and holds three

degrees from Temple University in Philadelphia: a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice, an MBA in health care administration, and a bach-elor’s degree in health care fi nance.

“My concern has always been fi nances,” he said, and he has outlined a point-by-point plan that squeezes “every dollar until the eagle screams,” which includes scrutiniz-ing expenses, using statistical analy-sis to maximize effi ciencies, and reviewing the costs and effectiveness of outside contracts.

Whistler’s primary concern is the management style within county government, especially as it per-tains to costs, and one of the biggest “red fl ags” he sees is the projected increase in legal expenses from around $106,000 in 2014 to just over $545,000 in 2016, a 414 percent increase.

“If you don’t run the government in a professional way, a measured and competent way … you are open-ing yourself up to people who may sue you for transgressions of law,” he said. “The fi nances of this county drive everything else. The money we are spending on legal fees is money we are not spending on social services, not spending on roads, not spending on the basic needs of this county.”

In addition to changing how the county does business, Whistler would also like to see a change in when the county does business, and hopes to reach a point where county offi ces can be open fi ve days per week.

“We all want government to stay out of our way, but when govern-ment does intersect with our lives … we want that government to be effi cient. We want the process to be quick and painless, and we want it to be accessible and available,” he said.

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Whistler jumps into commissioner race

Brian, Jacquie Lehner were known as friendly, adventurous

By Chris Michlewicz [email protected]

A Parker couple died in a head-on collision Feb. 27, and investigators arrested a woman they believe was intoxicated and caused the crash.

Brian and Jacquie Lehner were ejected from their 2014 Harley Davidson motorcycle on Highway 83 just south of Franktown after a 1997 Honda Accord crossed into the oncoming lane around 1:30 p.m. Feb. 27.

The driver of the Honda, Athina Munoz, 27, of Parker, was taken into custody and charged with vehicular homicide while driving under the infl uence of alcohol, among other charges. She suffered serious injuries in the crash, ac-cording to the Colorado State Patrol.

A separate motorcycle was also involved in the collision, but that driver sustained minor injuries.

Trooper Josh Lewis said he could not con-fi rm whether Munoz was texting at the time of the crash, as has been reported by some media outlets.

Friends and family are mourning the loss of the Lehners, who have three adult sons. A funeral service was held March 4 at Ave Maria Catholic Church in Parker.

Brian Lehner, 58, and Jacquie Lehner, 56, served as Scout leaders for several years. Jacquie Lehner was the eldest of six children. They were members of the Douglas County HOG motorcycle club, according to an obituary listed on the Ponderosa Valley Funeral Services website.

Bob Nobles, a friend of the Lehners and owner of the Takoda Tavern in Parker, said the couple had a positive outlook on life.

“They never had a bad thing to say about anything,” said Nobles, who rode in a proces-sion from the couple’s house in Parker North to Ave Maria Catholic Church before the March 4 service. “They loved life and they were just

genuine, good people.”The couple was riding on

the same motorcycle on their way to Takoda Tavern when the accident occurred, Nobles said.

Nobles and his wife, Nancy, rode regularly with the Lehners during weekly Thurs-day night rides that started at the tavern. When it would rain,

Brian Lehner was often one of the few to still show up.

“Sometimes it would be just the two of us that would ride,” Nobles said.

Highway 83 remained closed from Russell-ville Road to Lake Gulch Road for approximate-ly three hours during the crash investigation.

Munoz is being held on $50,000 bond at the Douglas County Detention Center on the following charges: two counts of vehicular ho-micide — while driving under the infl uence of alcohol (class 3 felony); two counts of vehicu-lar homicide — operated a motor vehicle in a reckless manner (class 4 felony); third-degree assault (class 1 misdemeanor); drove vehicle while under the infl uence of alcohol or drugs or both (misdemeanor); DUI per se (misdemean-or); failed to present evidence of insurance upon request (traffi c violation).

Munoz

Parker residents Brian and Jacquie Lehner were killed Feb. 27 in a head-on collision with a driver who was allegedly intoxicated at the time of the crash. Courtesy photo

Woman charged in death of Parker couple

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

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Finding Our Way Together, a brand new group for anyone who is alone, left out, picked on or over-whelmed by life. Since it is just forming, the group will evolve to fi t the needs of the participants. 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 informa-tion 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 Street, Kiowa.

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

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

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

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

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

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EventsHannibal Performs

Chris Hannibal performs at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, March 11-12 at Theatre of Dreams, 735 Park St., Castle Rock. Hannibal provides shows infused with magic, humor and street savvy. Tickets are available at www.tickets.amazingshows.com. Parking is free. Comedy juggler David Deeble performs at 7:30 p.m. April 1. Theatre of Dreams also presents its annual Wizard Camp from 9:30 a.m. to noon June 20-23, July 11-14 and Aug. 1-4. Cost includes all supplies and a recital show for the family. Go to www.AmazingShows.com.

Researching Loyalist Ancestors in Canada

Parker Genealogical Society member and vice president Ron Springsteen will discuss researching loyalist ancestors in Canada at the group’s next meeting, at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, March 12, at the Stroh Road Fire Station. Ron will describe his research approach, share his family lore, discuss his preparations for his visit to Canada, and talk about who he contacted and visited to fill in missing information on his family.

Super Diamond, The Neil Diamond

Tribute

Say “Hello Again” to the music of Neil Diamond. Super Diamond delivers a glittering, smoke-filled show performing Neil’s classics such as “Cracklin’ Rosie,” “Sweet Caroline,” “Forever in Blue Jeans” and many others. Performance is at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 12 at the PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker. For tickets and information, go to www.ParkerArt.org or call 303-805-6800.

Music Students Perform

Students of the Douglas Elbert Music Teachers Association will perform from 1:30-3 p.m. Saturday, March 12, at Lincoln Meadows Senior Retirement Center, 10001 S. Oswego St., Parker. The students also will perform from 2-3 p.m. March 19 at Parker Bible Church, 4391 Mainstreet, Parker. The public is invited. Call Ann Riggs at 303-841-2976.

Chamber Music Concert

Dvorak’s Serenade, written for a small chamber ensemble of oboes, clarinets, bassoons, French horns, cello and bass, blends Dvorak’s signature melodies with vibrant, moving musical themes into a composition so unique that it touches your heart. The Castlewood Chamber Ensemble, under the leadership of Castle Rock oboist Cheryl Poules, will perform the Serenade as part of the “Winds of March” program at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 13, at The Sanctu-ary, Christ’s Episcopal Church, 615 4th St. (between Cantril and Lewis) in downtown Castle Rock. The Castlewood Chamber Ensemble is a gathering of musicians from the Parker, Lone Tree, Arapahoe, and Littleton orchestras, the Colorado Wind Ensemble, and the

Denver Concert Band. The afternoon program will includes performances by three other chamber groups and two soloists. Call 303-688-5185.

Rocky Mountain Brassworks: Tam O’Shanter’s Ride

Celebrate Celtic heritage with this spirited production featuring bag-pipes, Scottish and Irish dancers, and the musical flair of Rocky Mountain Brassworks. Show is at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 13, at the PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker. For tickets and information, go to www.ParkerArt.org or call 303-805-6800.

South Metro Community Blood Drives

A number of community blood drives are planned in the South Metro area. For information or to schedule an ap-pointment, contact the Bonfils Appoint-ment Center at 303-363-2300, unless otherwise noted. Go to www.bonfils.org. Upcoming blood drives are: Wednes-day, March 16, 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Walmart, 2100 Legacy Circle, Elizabeth; Friday, March 18, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker; Sunday, March 20, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., ChristLife Community Church, 5451 CO-86, Franktown (Diana Brown, 720-224-1484); Friday, March 25, 10-11:40 a.m. and 1-3:30 p.m., Parker Adventist Hospital, 9395 Crown Crest Blvd., Parker; Sunday, March 27, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., New Hope Presbyte-rian Church, 3737 New Hope Way, Castle Rock; Thursday, March 31, 9-10:40 a.m. and noon to 2:30 p.m., Castle Rock Ad-ventist Health Campus, 2350 Meadows Blvd., Castle Rock.

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The Kiowa Indians sixth-grade girls basketball team just played its last year in the Eastern Plains Traveling Youth Basket-ball League, going out on top with a league record of 40-0. The Indians, under the coaching guidance of Josh Schneider, haven’t lost a game in four years. Schneider also coaches basketball and football at Kiowa High School. The sixth-grade girls team defeated Limon 34-22 at this year’s championship game. Next year, the Indians will only face middle-school teams in their new league. Courtesy photo

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Develop disinclination toward procrastination How is your procrastination list looking

these days? You know the one I am talking about, that list of things that need to get done, your to-do list that is hanging on your refrigerator door or that you keep tucked away inside your heart and head. Yes, those lists, how are they looking these days?

You see, we don’t really call them procras-tination lists, do we? We call them “Action Items” or “To-do” lists, we call them hopes and dreams, and maybe even some of us re-fer to them as goals and objectives. Yet when it comes to actually getting things done, we may fi nd ourselves just a little behind on our plan or so far behind that we start to lose in-terest in our hopes, dreams, plans and goals.

If this feels like I am writing this just about you, please do not feel alone, because you are not. There seems to be a true fascination with procrastination. The question is, why?

Some of these reasons may sound familiar or ring true for you, “Well maybe if I just wait for a few more days, things will resolve them-selves.” Or, “Today is only Thursday, I can get to this before Sunday and I’ll still be OK.” How about this one: “Maybe I was reaching too high or far; what made me think I could accomplish this?”

There are hundreds more statements and excuses just like those I mention above. And again, the question is, why? Why do we make excuses, why do we justify or rationalize away our hopes and dreams so easily when

we know we really want to do more, be more, have more, expe-rience more?

It comes down to commitment and prioritization. If we lack the 3 Ds — disci-pline, determination and drive — we will lack the commitment necessary to complete our tasks and proj-ects and to fulfi ll our dreams and goals. And if we allow compet-ing priorities to usurp what is most important

to us, we deny ourselves the opportunity to achieve what is most important to us. What are you willing to commit to and how will you prioritize it against everything else you have going on?

And here’s the real deal about this: As much as I am referring to hopes and dreams and goals and objectives, it’s also about the little everyday chores, to-dos, and tasks. All of those little things we need to do each and every day that we postpone, put off or forget about. And then what happens, all of a sudden our Saturday and Sunday, which were intended for doing things for ourselves and our dreams and goals, become fi lled

with the little things we should have been doing throughout the week. And you know what happens, right, that little voice inside our head starts getting in our ear, “Oh well, I guess I have to put off my hopes and dreams one more time because I have to go to the market, the dry cleaner, the pharmacy, I have to get the dogs to the groomer, and I have to clean out my car.”

Success can be as hard or as easy as we make it. Most of the people who have plenty of time to love life, enjoy life, excel in what they do, or just have time to chill out and relax are the people who don’t have a fasci-nation with procrastination — instead they avoid procrastination like the plague. They are committed to what is important and they know how to prioritize their minutes and days to maximize results.

So how about you? Is there always some-thing else to do that keeps you from reaching your goals? Or are you committed to your success and wisely prioritizing your activities and events? Either way, I would love to hear all about it at [email protected], and when we avoid our fascination with procras-tination it really will be a better than good week.

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

It’s the season for politics, but don’t let any get on you Recently we observed Presidents Day.I did my part. Did you?I bought a used Lincoln, drove it to Wash-

ington Park, and listened to the Jefferson Airplane.

I wish we could have a national holiday that altogether prohibited references to the presidency. I’m serious.

Not one word would be allowed to be written or spoken about the presidential race.

Anytime between now and Election Day would be fi ne with me. Except the Fourth of July. I have my reasons.

I abhor the tone of this election. It’s dis-gusting, actually.

There aren’t enough negative words to say about the negativity in it.

It reminds me of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, something else that I think is idiotic.

Imagine that your day consists of attack-ing someone else.

And every four years we hear the same old song: “I am going to make America great again.”

I don’t like any of the candidates. Maybe that’s it.

Simply because they are politicians. Per-formers in country dinner theaters.

I am not going to name names, but you’ll be able to fi gure out to whom I am referring.

One of them is so offensive that he fi ts right in with an America that has made millionaires out of the Kardashi-ans and Kanye West.

Another one is just boring, humor-less, and she should know better than to think that any one person can make a major difference in a country with an endless number of special interest groups.

Whoever is elected will start to be vilifi ed the next day by the losing party.

I am a grump to begin with, but this just makes me grumpier.

I watched two women on Ashley Ban-fi eld’s program on split-screen, shout over each other to the point that neither one of them made a point, because you couldn’t understand what they were saying.

It was ugly, and Banfi eld did nothing about it, except smile.

Of course, my idea is ridiculous.And if I wanted a day off, why not just

pitch a yurt in the back yard, and hunker down with the dog?

But then I wouldn’t have much of a column, other than just reporting that all of these goings-on are personally repulsive.

I have plenty of canvases and books and CDs, and don’t need to read or watch any of it. Right?

The lead-up to the Super Bowl annoyed me too, and so did the aftermath, but it wasn’t mean-spirited.

One local daily newspaper looked like it was a product of the Broncos’ organization.

You can’t tell me that this only happens every four years, because some candidates announced two years ago.

When I see huge crowds of people cheer-ing for their candidate’s snarky remarks, it nauseates me.

One way or another, I am going to take some time off, and shut it all out.

It won’t be easy, because it permeates everything I watch and read.

If a candidate says, “It’s Monday,” the candidate’s opponent says, “It’s Tuesday in Japan.”

Gov. John Hickenlooper has always re-frained from mudslinging, and I appreciate that.

Would that the other politicians did the

Craig Marshall Smith

QUIET DESPERATION

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With political correctness, respect goes both ways Thinking about political correctness,

and the platform some politicians adopt against it, I continue to study why this term has become so polarizing in the campaigns. Some of you have written to me with your thoughts. For example: “If only it was about respect … but, sadly, political correctness is being used as a bludgeon to silence dissent.”

Which, to me, is an indication that the pendulum has — as pendulums do — swung too far: what has become known as “political correctness” was originally part of a social, cultural, legal and political movement to actually give voice to those who dissent.

It’s unfortunate that the term “political correctness” — who wants to be forced to be either or both political and correct? — was coined to describe an enlightened awareness of the universe that is these United States and the diversity of the people who inhabit it.

But, much of this awareness has morphed into the “bludgeon” wielded by those who consider their own beliefs to be “the pinna-

cle of love, beauty and wonderfulness,” and who wish to impose these beliefs “on the rest of humanity by de-claring everyone who does not agree with them to be haters who should be silenced.”

I agree. Respect goes both ways.

Political correctness is more than avoid-ing derogatory and dangerous labels that reduce heritage, gen-der, sexual preference,

personal choice, and religious and political beliefs to objects of abhorrence. The concept of political correctness means that, whatever our beliefs, respect is that pinnacle. And it’s this respect that should — what a loaded word, “should!” — work to undermine ex-pressions of hatred on any side of an issue.

But because we are humans, and because the issues we care about are so important to us, respect can get trampled in our insis-tence to enforce deeply held personal con-victions on the larger society. When we resort to hate speech, vandalism and violence, no amount of intellectual respect can stem that tide, whether we are, for example, pro-life, or we support a woman’s right to choose. Such hate gets people killed, as in the recent spree at Planned Parenthood in Colorado Springs, as well as puts businesses and personal live-lihoods in danger for choosing whom they wish to serve.

Here, of course, is where the govern-ment steps in, which brings me back to the elections. Legislation — in support of or against what any faction considers political correctness — is why these elections are so crucial. And if you are like me, you want to understand what the candidates champion and why — not glaze over from, or become

Andrea Doray

ALCHEMY

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fearful of, infl ammatory rhetoric.Call me Pollyanna, but I believe the

concept that has regrettably become labeled as political correctness is, as one reader described, respect that cannot be demanded or legislated through lawsuits and character assassinations. I don’t agree, however, as another suggests,

that political correctness is “a means of attacking Western civilization through Marxism.” Perhaps its evolution might become so, but not its intent, which, like so much of what is good, is defeated when its purpose is hijacked.

With the deep rifts in ideology here in America, “political correctness” will continue to be fodder in the larger debate for years to come.

Andrea Doray is a writer who welcomes thoughtful dialogue. Contact her at [email protected] with your own insights.

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Jon Snow, 43, of Kiowa, Entered into Heaven on February 29, 2016. Loving Father of RJ Snow and Drew Conover. Beloved Son of Dick and Kay Snow of Parker, Brother of Julie (Jerry) Kloppenberg and Susie Wallden. See ponderosa-valleyfunerals.com.

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Smithsame thing.

What if I were a high school student witnessing the debates and the upcom-ing conventions — which are heightened lunacy? I know it would turn me off from politics.

Earlier today as I write this, a front-

runner was put down rather harshly by someone in his own party who himself had been a presidential contender in 2012. It belonged on “Saturday Night Live.”

I promise you this.I will never mention any of this muck

again.I prefer to amuse you.Yours truly, Pat Paulsen.

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

Je� co Public Trustee foreclosure sales move to new time and location Staff report

Starting March 24, foreclosure sales

for the Jefferson County Public Trustee will be held at 2 p.m. Thursdays in the Jury Assembly Room on the court side of the Jefferson County Administration and Courts Facility, 100 Jefferson County Parkway, Golden.

On or after March 23, any foreclosure sale scheduled for a Wednesday sale date will be continued by the Public Trustee and set for a Thursday sale date.

Information concerning continuance may be viewed on the Public Trustee website at www.gts.co.jefferson.co.us/AllReports.aspx.

On sale dates the Public Trustee staff will be in the Jury Assembly Room at 1:15 p.m. to accept bid forms. No bid forms will be accepted after 1:45 p.m. Sales will start promptly at 2 p.m.

For further information, contact Public Trustee Margaret T. Chapman, 303-271-8576, [email protected].

Moms/She Runs This Town chapter launched in January

By Shanna Fortier [email protected]

Running clothes were the connector when Tracy Manning and Monica Kopp, both relatively new to Castle Rock, met while picking up their children at school.

In no time, they became running buddies. But they wanted to expand their circle.

“Selfi shly, I wanted to meet other ladies,” said Kopp, who moved to Castle Rock from Chicago in July.

Seeing women running in their neigh-borhoods, the two knew more women could benefi t from meeting other run-ners.

That’s when Manning remembered Moms Run This Town, a group she was involved in while living in Atlanta. The group, founded in 2011, is a free club tar-geting women runners that offers online support, inspiration and encouragement through social media. The club has local chapters in more than 700 cities through-out the United States and Canada.

Manning tried to connect with the Douglas County chapter that was already established, but had scheduling issues with the run times. She reached out to women through that Facebook page and received an overwhelming response from women in the Castle Rock area with inter-est in running more.

That’s when she and Kopp decided to launch the Castle Rock chapter of Moms/She Runs This Town.

The Castle Rock chapter was offi cially established on Jan. 16, and has grown to 126 members. As a chapter, they meet for runs — and walks — every Saturday morning and aim to provide inspiration, encouragement and motivation. There

are members of all paces from walkers to runners. And new members are always welcome.

“We don’t want women to feel intimi-dated because they don’t run or walk, but they can come out and start — it doesn’t matter where you’re at,” Kopp said. “One of the big motivators is a lot of people just want to run with someone or be held ac-countable.”

For Julie Shellenberger, who recently joined the group, having other women around is motivation.

“It got me moving,” she said, while walking the East Plum Creek Trail. “Every-one is so encouraging and there’s account-ability. It’s a fun way to meet other ladies with the common interest of healthiness.”

But the group is about more than just running.

“In this day and age, when everyone is so critical of each other, it’s important that we lift each other up,” Manning said, add-ing they also want to create community and friendships.

The group meets at 9 a.m. every Satur-day at Festival Park — a recent shift from Plum Creek because of the lack in park-ing there. As the weather warms up and days stay lighter longer, there are hopes to add a weeknight run — and, maybe, of a potluck and socials, too.

“We have a ton of ideas,” Manning said, “and we’re just trying to reel it in.”

Tracy Manning started the Castle Rock running group with Monica Kopp. Photo by Shanna Fortier

Running group focuses on encouraging women MORE INFORMATIONThe Castle Rock chapter of Moms/She Runs This Town relies heavily on its Face-book page to reach members. For more information on the group’s happenings, or to join the group, visit www.facebook.com/groups/castlerockrunsthistown.

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Co�ee pods brew debate over wasteDespite increased popularity, most pods can’t be recycled

By Mike [email protected]

For years, Amy DeValk and her family avoided using single-serving coffee pods. But eventually, convenience and variety won out.

“We use coffee pods at home,” said DeValk, who lives in Highlands Ranch. “We resisted for a long time because of the environmental impact, but after using them for a week while on vacation, we were hooked. They are convenient, easy to use and you can have different varieties of drinks.”

DeValk isn’t the only one caught up in the coffee pod fad: More than a quarter of American households — up from 15 per-cent in 2014 — now have a single-serve coffee brewer, according to a 2015 survey by the National Coffee Association.

In fact, in 2013, industry leader Keurig Green Mountain produced 8.3 billion K-Cups — enough to circle the Earth 10½ times, a March 2015 article in The Atlantic magazine said.

Many coffee drinkers want to enjoy their favorite beverage quickly and in an environmentally responsible way. But coffee pod users generally meet only half that goal: Most coffee pods are not recyclable because of the combination of plastics, aluminum and coffee grounds that cannot be separated.

As more people become aware of the environmental impact, an outcry against their use is growing, along with a push to make them more easily recyclable.

In February, the German city of Ham-burg banned the use of pods in govern-ment buildings because of their environ-mental impact.

“The capsules can’t be recycled easily because they are often made of a mixture of plastic and aluminum,” Jan Dube from the Hamburg Department of the Environ-ment and Energy told the BBC in Febru-ary, following the decision to ban pods. “It’s six grams of coffee in three grams of packaging. We in Hamburg thought that these shouldn’t be bought with taxpayers’ money.”

Waste produced by pods has prompted the #killthekcup campaign on social me-dia to end the use of nonrecyclable pods.

Enviormental concerns haven’t stopped pods from dominating the con-sumer marketplace.

Maian Tran, business development manager of Denver-based Marley Coffee, said single-use pods are now the largest part of its business.

“We started with just the traditional ground and whole bean bags when we launched the company in 2009,” Tran said. “But when single-serve usage started to pick up, we launched our capsules around 2013. And now, they’re our top sellers.”

Keurig first launched in 1998. Ac-cording to research from international marketing firm Mintel, U.S. consumers bought $3.1 billion worth of coffee pods in 2013 — up from $132 million in 2008.

“Green Mountain has had the corner on that for the longest time — partially through patents and stuff like that,” Den-ver-based Coda Coffee founder Tommy Thwaites said. “When that patent ran out, all of these other companies kind of came up with their own way to do it. So it opened the floodgates up to competition and really lowered the barriers to entry in that market.”

Green Mountain’s patent for the K-Cup expired in September 2012.

Going greenNow, smaller companies such as Coda

can tailor their pods to meet customer needs, such as making a recyclable pod.

“The amount of garbage produced by those single-use pods is astronomical,”

Thwaites said. “We didn’t even really want to get into the market until there was at minimum a recyclable option, and now we are looking at fully compostable options.”

Mary Martin of Parker said she stopped us-ing single-cup pods because of the environ-mental impact.

“I’m a big coffee snob and used to use coffee pods until I learned how bad they are for the environment,” Martin said. “I went back to grinding my own beans and taking that little bit of extra time to brew a fresh pot of coffee in the morning, or whenever I or my husband needs it. The aroma of freshly ground coffee beans, and knowing that we weren’t adding to landfills, quickly weaned me off my need for the instant gratification of coffee pods.”

Denver-based Boyer’s Coffee said demand from customers led it to develop a recyclable pod that would satisfy the market demand but not join in the grow-ing amount of landfill waste.

“The cost of producing our single-serve recyclable cups and biodegradable filter isn’t cheap,” said Julie Byerlein, marketing director for Boyer’s Coffee. “But it’s about providing a solution to our customers that demand a recyclable alternative without cutting into the convenience and custom-izability of the single-serve.”

Marley Coffee uses recyclable pods called EcoCups.

“We were one of the first premium brands to launch EcoCup in the retail market,” Tran said. “Most other cups are made of No. 7 plastic, which is not recy-clable in most municipalities, so people throw the whole cup away, and that’s a ton of waste.”

The EcoCup is made of an alternative

plastic that is recyclable. After brewing the coffee, you recycle the cup, and you can compost the coffee and woven filter. The only waste is the tiny foil lid.

In addition to the reduction of waste, 1 cent of each EcoCup goes to fund Marley’s sustainability initiative, the Water Wise Coffee Project, which helps coffee produc-ers in Ethiopia tackle the waste generated by wet mills and clean up local rivers.

Keurig says it hopes all of its pods will be recyclable by 2020.

By then, some consumers may have already moved on.

“It does concern me a little that they are not able to be recycled. It seems like a lot more trouble or waste than other means of brewing coffee even though they are meant for convenience,” said Melissa Casaretto of Parker. “I do see the appeal, but for me, I would prefer to use a French press or Vietnamese coffee filter set if I just wanted to brew coffee in small quantities or individually.”

Consumers are increasingly seeking out environmentally friendly options for coffee pods. Shutterstock image

Unlike the Marley pods, most single-use coffee pods can not be recycled because the combination of plastic, aluminum and coffee grounds can not be seperated after use. Courtesy image

Traditionalists hold steadySome still prefer the old way of brewing coffee

Despite the ease and convenience of single-serve pods, for some coffee drink-ers a traditional brew is still the way to go.

“Bagged coffees still remain the most popular, and we attribute this to the fact that many households have both pod machines and traditional brewers,” said Julie Byerlein, marketing director for Boy-er’s Coffee.

According to the National Coffee As-sociation, 59 percent of Americans drink a daily cup of coffee. And, on average, Americans drink 1.85 cups of coffee per day.

In a September 2015 blog post about the rise of coffee pod use, marketing pro-fessor Eric Anderson at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Manage-ment pointed out that, in 2002, the aver-age coffee maker cost $35. By 2013, that

figure had risen to about $90. The lowest-priced Keurig machine

listed on their website is the mini version for $79.99.

In addition, consumers 40 and older are more likely than their younger coun-terparts to drink their coffee at home, ac-cording to the coffee association.

“Most folks my age don’t give any grief,” said Denise Gliwa, who lives in Denver’s Cherry Creek area. “They think the young folks are crazy for spending the money on those pods.”

Chef Mick Rosacci owns and operates Tony’s Market and Tony Rosacci Catering, which has locations in Castle Pines, south Jefferson County, Centennial and Denver.

He doesn’t use pods and calls them a waste of packaging and money.

“In a way, it’s indicative of much of modern society,” Rosacci said. “We de-pend on technology more than ourselves and we are losing touch with the simplest things in life — in this case our food.”

PODS BY THE

NUMBERS2012 — The year Green Mountain’s patent for the K-Cup expired

10.5 — Number of times the coffee pods produced in 2013 could circle the Earth

59 — Percent of Americans who drink a daily cup of coffee

1.85 — Average number of cups of coffee Americans drink each day

1998 — The year Keurig first launched

Source: National Coffee Association, The Atlantic

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The Knights of Columbus will have a fish fry every Friday night through March 18. Food is served from 4-6:30 p.m. Fried fish, baked fish or nuggets with coleslaw, fried or baked potato, mac and cheese, and dinner rolls are on the menu. Beverage choices include iced tea, lemonade and coffee. Cost for dinner is $5 for ages 5-12; $10 for 12 and older; $29 for the family; free for children younger than 5. Homemade desserts cost from 50 cents to $1. Take-out and drive-thru are available. Dinner is available in Brownstein Hall at Ave Maria Church, Parker.

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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 informa-tion contained in our DNA can be used to trace ancestry across the planet, to convict someone of murder or to predict the potential for a terminal disease later on in life. This lecture will attempt to summarize the state of genetic analysis and to explain how all this information will completely change the way we do science and medicine in the future. Thursday, May 5, Living with Wildlife. Mary K. McCormac, 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.

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More than 40 delegates and party members packed the Elizabeth Library meeting room on March 5 for the Demo-cratic County Assembly.

Hoping to capitalize on a highly energetic March 1 caucus, Elbert County Democrats approved resolutions and nominated candidates for local races.

“Let’s take advantage of the enthusiasm nationally to take care of business in this county,” said Susan Schick, secretary and treasurer. “This county is in dire straits financially. Now we have a better picture of where we are financially. That has come about through the hard work of Demo-crats who have gotten in there, spent their own money for open records to get proof of where we are.”

In the District 1 commissioner race, Marie Soderberg will represent Democrats in November. Miller could face one of two current Republican candidates, Chris Richardson or Jim Whistler, who are com-

peting for the seat being vacated by Robert Rowland at the end of the year.

Barbara Miller will challenge either Scott Wills or Grant Thayer for the District 3 seat currently held by Larry Ross, who also decided not to seek re-election, and Kathleen Conway was nominated as one possible challenger to Republican incum-bent Tim Dore for the District 64 State House seat.

County Democrats acknowledge that winning local elections will be an uphill fight in a county as “red” as Elbert County. The last Democrat to win a local election in Elbert County was in 1990.

Delegates also voted on resolutions proposed at the precinct caucus.

The approved resolutions included support for increased funding for public schools while eliminating funding for charter schools; elimination of the cap on Social Security wages and the expansion of Medicaid to create a nationwide universal health care system; and support of govern-ment funding for Planned Parenthood as well as free higher education through the undergraduate level.

Of the 24 resolutions proposed, 23 will be forwarded to the state assembly for consideration in April. A proposal limiting elected officials to a two-term limit failed to achieve a majority vote.

The last order of business on the after-noon was selecting delegates for the state

assembly. The delegates and alternates were chosen based on caucus results.

Eleven delegates and five alternates will represent Elbert County Democrats in Loveland, seven representing Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and five standing for former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

Democrats closed with a message of party unity and the importance of sup-porting the nominee regardless of who it is.

“I’m kind of a feminist at heart,” said Robert Thomasson, vice chairman. “I honest to God believe that this election is, because of the importance of the Supreme Court, will impact women in ways that will last for decades if we go the wrong way.”

Democrat delegates vote on one of 24 resolutions at the County Assembly in Elizabeth on March 5. Photos by Rick Gustafson

Kathleen Conway accepts the nomination from Elbert County Democrats to face Tim Dore for the State House District 64 seat.

Elbert County Democrats choose candidates

polled by Elbert County News, nearly 5 percent said that they would either stay home, vote for an independent candidate, or would not cast a vote for president if Trump were the Republican nominee.

Though many did not enthusiasti-cally support Trump, most Elbert County Republicans said that not supporting the party’s nominee would leave the country with a bad alternative.

Though the presidential race was a topic of discussion, Republicans spent the majority of the evening discussing and choosing delegates for the seven different assemblies throughout the state.

Precinct groups also voted on reso-lutions ranging from an expression of opposition to Colorado Care (proposed Amendment 69) to another stating that no other system of law (such as Sharia law) should be used to adjudicate court cases in place of U.S. constitutional law.

Mary Frangis, Precinct 4 committee person, calls for ballots at the Elbert County Repub-lican caucus on March 1 at Running Creek Elemen-tary School in Elizabeth. The record turnout totaled 400 Republicans in 15 precincts. Photos by Rick Gustafson

Record turnout forced county Democrats to relocate from the Elizabeth Library conference room to the garage at the rear of the building to accommodate the 200 participants at the county caucus on March 1.

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Boardwas not allowed to refinance prior to 2015. Additionally, the county failed to maintain all of the note’s terms, specifi-cally a $500,000 reserve.

Over the past two years, improve-ments to the county’s financial situ-ation, its ability to meet the reserve requirement, and timely budget and audited financial statement filings al-

lowed it to enter into negotiations to refinance.

In addition to reducing the interest rate on the bond from 5.25 percent to 2.61 percent, the agreement unencum-bers several county assets such as $3 million in water rights, removes the $500,000 reserve requirement, elimi-nates a balloon payment, and releases the county from obtaining bank approv-al before spending $300,000 or more.

“We’ve also been able to roll that $2.6 million balloon payment into the refinance, so there’s no obligation at the end of the term. It adds roughly

two years to the refinance itself; how-ever, it’ll save over the period of the note around $1.7 million. We maintain roughly the same interest and principal payment over 15 years that we are cur-rently making,” Ehmann said.

In two other actions, commission-ers paid down debt on the Foxwood Estates and Foxwood Ranches Public Improvement District as well as for Meadow Station. Acting as the boards for the respective bodies, the members eliminated two years of debt from both districts, by paying down $50,000 and $95,000 of notes respectively.

The funds used to pay down the notes came from a specific ownership tax (SOT) collected by the county as part of license plate registration and renewal.

“By statute, any entity in the county that has a mill levy gets a percentage of that SOT tax. Per year for Foxwood it’s about $4,000,” said County Treasurer Rick Pettitt. “For Meadow Station, it’s about $10,000 per year.”

Pettitt estimated the total interest savings to be $37,000 for Meadow Sta-tion and $34,000 for Foxwood Estates over the terms of the notes.

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PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORSEstate of Charles Raymond Cook,

DeceasedCase Number: 16 PR 2

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 July 10,2016 or the claims may be forever barred.

Oliver M. CookPersonal RepresentativeP.O. Box 125Elbert, Colorado 80106

Legal Notice No: 23366First Publication: March 10, 2016Last Publication: March 24, 2016Publisher: Elbert County News

Misc. Private Legals PUBLIC NOTICE

District Court,Elbert County, Colorado

Court Address: 751 Ute StreetP.O. Box 232, Kiowa, CO 80117

(303) 621-2131

Plaintiff: DANIEL C. JORDAN,an individualv.Defendants: GERALD L. BAIR, an indi-vidual; ALL UNKNOWN PERSONS WHOCLAIM ANY INTEREST IN THESUBJECT MATTER OF THIS ACTION

Attorney or Party Without Attorney (Nameand Address):AARON W. BARRICK, #27981LINSDAY J. MILLER, #42372FOLKESTAD FAZEKAS BARRICK& PATOILE, P.C.18 S. Wilcox Street, Suite 200Castle Rock, CO 80104(303) 688-3045

Case Number: 15 CV 30095

SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATEOF COLORADO TO THEABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANT(S):GERALD L. BAIR, and ALL UNKNOWNPERSONS WHO MAY CLAIM ANY IN-TEREST IN THE SUBJECT MATTER OFTHIS ACTION

You are hereby summoned and requiredto appear and defend against the claimsof the Verified Complaint for Quiet Title(“Complaint”) filed with the court in this ac-tion, by filing with the clerk of this court ananswer or other response. You are re-quired to file your answer or other re-sponse within 35 days after the service ofthis summons upon you. Service of thissummons shall be complete on the day ofthe last publication. A copy of the Com-plaint may be obtained from the clerk ofthe court.

If you fail to file your answer or other re-sponse to the Complaint in writing within35 days after the date of the last publica-tion, judgment by default may be renderedagainst you by the court for the relief de-manded in the Complaint without furthernotice.

This is an action: Plaintiff commences thissuit to quiet title to the Property identifiedas:

Section: 35 Township: 9 Range:65 Subdi-vision: KELLY AIR PARK AMENDMENTIV Lot: 55 (TOTAL: 5.060 A) 24428 BENKELLY RD (APN# 9535301029)

Dated: February 29, 2016

FOLKESTAD FAZEKAS BARRICK& PATOILE, P.C./s/ Aaron W. BarrickAaron W. Barrick, #27981Attorney for Plaintiff

Legal Notice No.: 23367First Publication: March 10, 2016.Last Publication: April 7, 2016.Published in the Elbert County News

Misc. Private Legals

PUBLIC NOTICE

District Court,Elbert County, Colorado

Court Address: 751 Ute StreetP.O. Box 232, Kiowa, CO 80117

(303) 621-2131

Plaintiff: DANIEL C. JORDAN,an individualv.Defendants: GERALD L. BAIR, an indi-vidual; ALL UNKNOWN PERSONS WHOCLAIM ANY INTEREST IN THESUBJECT MATTER OF THIS ACTION

Attorney or Party Without Attorney (Nameand Address):AARON W. BARRICK, #27981LINSDAY J. MILLER, #42372FOLKESTAD FAZEKAS BARRICK& PATOILE, P.C.18 S. Wilcox Street, Suite 200Castle Rock, CO 80104(303) 688-3045

Case Number: 15 CV 30095

SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATEOF COLORADO TO THEABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANT(S):GERALD L. BAIR, and ALL UNKNOWNPERSONS WHO MAY CLAIM ANY IN-TEREST IN THE SUBJECT MATTER OFTHIS ACTION

You are hereby summoned and requiredto appear and defend against the claimsof the Verified Complaint for Quiet Title(“Complaint”) filed with the court in this ac-tion, by filing with the clerk of this court ananswer or other response. You are re-quired to file your answer or other re-sponse within 35 days after the service ofthis summons upon you. Service of thissummons shall be complete on the day ofthe last publication. A copy of the Com-plaint may be obtained from the clerk ofthe court.

If you fail to file your answer or other re-sponse to the Complaint in writing within35 days after the date of the last publica-tion, judgment by default may be renderedagainst you by the court for the relief de-manded in the Complaint without furthernotice.

This is an action: Plaintiff commences thissuit to quiet title to the Property identifiedas:

Section: 35 Township: 9 Range:65 Subdi-vision: KELLY AIR PARK AMENDMENTIV Lot: 55 (TOTAL: 5.060 A) 24428 BENKELLY RD (APN# 9535301029)

Dated: February 29, 2016

FOLKESTAD FAZEKAS BARRICK& PATOILE, P.C./s/ Aaron W. BarrickAaron W. Barrick, #27981Attorney for Plaintiff

Legal Notice No.: 23367First Publication: March 10, 2016.Last Publication: April 7, 2016.Published in the Elbert County News

Misc. Private Legals

PUBLIC NOTICE

District Court,Elbert County, Colorado

Court Address: 751 Ute StreetP.O. Box 232, Kiowa, CO 80117

(303) 621-2131

Plaintiff: DANIEL C. JORDAN,an individualv.Defendants: GERALD L. BAIR, an indi-vidual; ALL UNKNOWN PERSONS WHOCLAIM ANY INTEREST IN THESUBJECT MATTER OF THIS ACTION

Attorney or Party Without Attorney (Nameand Address):AARON W. BARRICK, #27981LINSDAY J. MILLER, #42372FOLKESTAD FAZEKAS BARRICK& PATOILE, P.C.18 S. Wilcox Street, Suite 200Castle Rock, CO 80104(303) 688-3045

Case Number: 15 CV 30095

SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATEOF COLORADO TO THEABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANT(S):GERALD L. BAIR, and ALL UNKNOWNPERSONS WHO MAY CLAIM ANY IN-TEREST IN THE SUBJECT MATTER OFTHIS ACTION

You are hereby summoned and requiredto appear and defend against the claimsof the Verified Complaint for Quiet Title(“Complaint”) filed with the court in this ac-tion, by filing with the clerk of this court ananswer or other response. You are re-quired to file your answer or other re-sponse within 35 days after the service ofthis summons upon you. Service of thissummons shall be complete on the day ofthe last publication. A copy of the Com-plaint may be obtained from the clerk ofthe court.

If you fail to file your answer or other re-sponse to the Complaint in writing within35 days after the date of the last publica-tion, judgment by default may be renderedagainst you by the court for the relief de-manded in the Complaint without furthernotice.

This is an action: Plaintiff commences thissuit to quiet title to the Property identifiedas:

Section: 35 Township: 9 Range:65 Subdi-vision: KELLY AIR PARK AMENDMENTIV Lot: 55 (TOTAL: 5.060 A) 24428 BENKELLY RD (APN# 9535301029)

Dated: February 29, 2016

FOLKESTAD FAZEKAS BARRICK& PATOILE, P.C./s/ Aaron W. BarrickAaron W. Barrick, #27981Attorney for Plaintiff

Legal Notice No.: 23367First Publication: March 10, 2016.Last Publication: April 7, 2016.Published in the Elbert County News

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ESTRAY - One black heifer, branded "Sstacked BwLazy S" on left hip, blank redear tag, bangs tag. Livestock must beclaimed by legal owner within 10 days orwill be sold by Colorado Brand Board. Forinformation call 303-503-1848 or 303-869-9160.

Legal Notice No.: 23368First Publication: March 10, 2016Last Publication: March 10, 2016Publisher: The Elbert County News

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE OF CANCELLATIONOF REGULAR ELECTION BY THE

DESIGNATED ELECTION OFFICIAL§ 1-13.5-513, C.R.S.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Elk-horn Ranch Metropolitan District No. 1,County of Elbert, Colorado, that at theclose of business on the sixty-third (63rd)day before the election there were notmore candidates for director than officesto be filled, including candidates filing affi-davits of intent to be write-in candidates.Therefore, pursuant to § 1-13.5-513(1),C.R.S., the election to be held on May 3,2016 is hereby cancelled.

The following candidates are declaredelected by acclamation:

Elkhorn Ranch Metropolitan DistrictNo. 1:

James Korpal: Four (4) year term,until May, 2020

Michael Wandell: Four (4) year term,until May, 2020

Kurt Schlegel: Two (2) year term,until May, 2018

By: /s/ Bradley T. NeimanDesignated Election OfficialElkhorn Ranch MetropolitanDistrict No. 1

Legal Notice No.: 23369First Publication: March 10, 2016Last Publication: March 10, 2016Publisher: The Elbert County News

Government Legals

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE OF CANCELLATIONOF REGULAR ELECTION BY THE

DESIGNATED ELECTION OFFICIAL§ 1-13.5-513, C.R.S.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Elk-horn Ranch Metropolitan District No. 1,County of Elbert, Colorado, that at theclose of business on the sixty-third (63rd)day before the election there were notmore candidates for director than officesto be filled, including candidates filing affi-davits of intent to be write-in candidates.Therefore, pursuant to § 1-13.5-513(1),C.R.S., the election to be held on May 3,2016 is hereby cancelled.

The following candidates are declaredelected by acclamation:

Elkhorn Ranch Metropolitan DistrictNo. 1:

James Korpal: Four (4) year term,until May, 2020

Michael Wandell: Four (4) year term,until May, 2020

Kurt Schlegel: Two (2) year term,until May, 2018

By: /s/ Bradley T. NeimanDesignated Election OfficialElkhorn Ranch MetropolitanDistrict No. 1

Legal Notice No.: 23369First Publication: March 10, 2016Last Publication: March 10, 2016Publisher: The Elbert County News

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ARIES (March 21 to April 19) You might feel more encouraged about changes in your personal and/or professional life. However, it might be best not to rush things but rather work with them as they evolve.

TAURUS (April 30 to May 20) The Bovine’s business sense is especially keen this week. But remember that it’s always best to investi-gate before investing. Make sure there are no hidden factors that can rise up later on.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Working on a family project could create tension between and among those concerned. Your good sense and your patience can help reduce bad atti-tudes and raise positive feelings.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) You should be seeing more progress in the development of your plans and more supporters joining in. News from the past could help change some-one’s long-held position.

LEO (July 23 to August 22) With personal as-pects strong this week, Leos and Leonas might want to spend more time with family and oth-ers who are especially close to them. Also ex-pect news of a possible career change.

VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) Taking a strong stand can be helpful this week. But be careful you don’t cross the line into obstinacy. Best to take a position on facts as they are, not as you want them to be.

LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) ou have a strong sense of the needs of others. This week, turn some of that sensitivity into an hon-est self-appraisal, and let it find places where you can help yourself.

SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) Cre-ating an emotional comfort zone to handle a personal problem helps at first. But by mid-week, you’ll realize you need to deal with it directly or it could linger for too long.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) Turning the page on a mistake to start fresh might not be the thing to do. Better to go over each step that led up to the decision you made and see which one misled you.

CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) Goats enjoy a varied diet, but eating crow isn’t on the menu -- at least not this week. An em-barrassing situation might have gone wrong before you got into it. Check it out.

AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) Your sense of honesty might impel you to speak up about a situation you disapprove of. That’s fine. But do so without sounding accusatory. You might not know all the facts behind it.

PISCES (February 19 to March 20) Being asked to create a reassuring attitude in the middle of chaos isn’t easy, but you can do it. Support for your efforts comes slowly, but it does come. Enjoy an arts-filled weekend.

BORN THIS WEEK: Your honesty about people and issues is expressed in a positive, not painful, way.

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

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Sky Cliff Adult Day Center Support Groups: Stoke Victors meets from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. the second and last Wednesday of each month. Lunch is provided. Contact Sue Parson, 303-814-2863. Evening Stroke Victors meets from 6-7:30 p.m.

the second Tuesday of each month. Cookies and coffee provided. Contact Sue Parson, 303-814-2863. Caregivers Support Group meets from 10-11:30 a.m. Tuesdays. All groups meet at Sky Cliff Adult Day Center in Castle Rock. Contact Sky Cliff at 303-814-2863. Visit www.skycliff.org.

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