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The Colorado Youth Corps Association named Bowers Corpsmember of the Year from Mile High Youth Corps, alongside 9 other corpsmembers.

The Calling screens Feb. 19 at The Landmark Theatre in Greenwood Village with a Q&A with the Writer and director afterwards.

A record-breaking 80 schools from throughout the metro area participated in the Ninth Annual PJ Day, Feb. 6, to show their support for the homeless.

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Submitted by JFKThe John F. Kennedy Alumni

Association proudly inducted James Fleet and The Honorable Nicole Rodarte (class of 1990) to the Alumni Hall of Fame on Jan. 31, during a ceremony between the varsity boys and girls basket-ball games. Each year, the Alumni Association looks to recognize indi-viduals or groups that have made

significant contributions to the Ken-nedy community and represent the high school with pride and distinc-tion.

Fleet spent 38 of his 46 teach-ing years at Kennedy High School as one the state’s finest American History teachers. During his years at Kennedy, he excelled at bring-ing history to life for thousands of students and also shared his passion

for history with his groundbreak-ing television program he produced and hosted for KRMA-TV Denver. He was recognized as DPS Teacher of the Year in 1987 and currently chairs the Scholarship Committee for Denver Public Schools Retired Employees Association, which presents 10 $10,000 scholarships each year, renewable for an addi-tional three years.

Rodarte graduated from Ken-nedy High School in 1990. She graduated University of Colorado-Denver in 1994, and received her law degree from CU Boulder Law School in 1998. During this time, she was very active outside of her studies, participating in the Public Interest Organization and as presi-dent of the Latino Law Student Association. She has worked as a

public defense lawyer, started her own firm and partnered with a col-league at a private practice before being sworn in by Mayor Michael Hancock in January as a Denver County Court Judge.

The John F. Kennedy Alumni Association is very proud and hon-ored to welcome Fleet and Rodarte to the Alumni Hall of Fame Class of 2014!

JFK inducts Fleet, Rodarteto Alumni Hall of Fame

James Fleet and Nicole Rodarte (back center) are honored between basketball games at JFK on Jan. 31. Also in picture, JFK cheerleaders, JFK Alumni Committee members and Rodarte’s daughter, Sophia (holding anchor). Photo courtesy of JFK

Application deadline for free trees extendedDenver Digs Trees applications now due March 7

Denverites interested in obtaining a free or reduced cost tree from The Park People’s Denver Digs Tree program are in luck. The nonprofit recently announced the extension of their application deadline to Friday, March 7. For an application or to find out if you qualify for a free tee, visit www.TheParkPeople.org or call 303-722-6262.

Through its Denver Digs Trees program, The Park People works with Denver homeowners to ensure a vibrant tree canopy, adding more than 46,000 trees through this program in the past 25 years.

The 2014 Denver Digs Trees program is made possible by the support of Denver Parks and Recreation, Xcel Energy, Colorado Garden Foundation, Encana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc, Bellco Credit Union, Wells Fargo, and Shwayder Camp Teen Foundation.

Additionally, Community Forester training begins soon. Denverites interested in becoming urban forestry leaders must fill out an application on The Park People’s website by Feb 27.

Two Denver Digs Trees planted two years ago and 25 years ago show how the program can help neighborhoods enhance the city’s tree canopy.

Photo courtesy of The Park People

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Salazar, legislators and other corpsmembers also honored

The Colorado Youth Corps

Association honored its 2013 Champions and Corpsmem-bers of the Year, Feb. 3 at the annual Youth Corps Awards Ceremony, held at the Colo-rado State Capitol. CYCA named Kelsey Bowers Corps-member of the Year from Mile High Youth Corps, alongside nine other corpsmembers rep-resenting all regions of the state. Former Secretary of the Interior and U.S. Sen. Ken Salazar was the keynote speak-er and was named the 2013 Champion for Youth. CYCA also honored two legislators, State Reps. Don Coram and Mike McLachlan.

Bowers is a model and an inspiration for her peers and for the staff that have worked with her. At 22, she began her AmeriCorps service installing high efficiency toilets in low-income housing in metro Denver. Bowers redefined what it means to be a lead-er, her quiet confidence, exceptional dedication to performing quality work, and her heartfelt compassion set an example for both the crew and staff. Kelsey has been a profound testament to the will of the human spirit. She completed her third term of service in December and plans to use her education awards on college, to become an EMT.

The young people involved in youth corps contribute significantly to making Colorado a better place to live and play.

“The outstanding work of the corpsmembers is a testament to the commitment of today’s young people to serve our state while pre-paring for their own futures,” said Jennifer Freeman, executive direc-tor of CYCA. “In many cases, these corpsmembers have overcome per-sonal barriers and have successfully capitalized on support from their youth corps to further their educa-tion, learn to work hard, and look to-ward bright career opportunities. We will continue to invest in our young people so that they may continue to

invest in the state of Colorado.” CYCA selected Salazar as the

2013 Champion for Youth for his ongoing promotion of youth engage-ment in the outdoors – in Colorado and throughout the nation. Most recently, as secretary of the Interior, Salazar championed the formation of the 21st Century Conservation Service Corps as part of the Amer-ica’s Great Outdoors Initiative, the goal of which is to engage 100,000 young people and veterans in stew-ardship of public lands. While direc-tor of the Colorado Department of Natural Resources, Salazar created the Great Outdoors Colorado con-stitutional amendment, and served as the first chairman of the GOCO board of directors. GOCO invests a portion of Colorado Lottery pro-ceeds to help preserve and enhance the state’s parks, trails, wildlife, riv-ers and open spaces, and currently funds 400 young people in youth corps annually. Salazar also founded the Youth in Natural Resources pro-gram under the DNR.

CYCA named Rep. Coram (House District 58) and Rep. McLachlan (House District 59) as Legislators of the Year. They were honored for co-sponsoring SB 269 (Wildfire Risk Reduction Grant

Program) and for including youth conservation corps in the bill as encouraged part-ners. As a result of SB 269, 65 young adults will gain job training and work experience from the first round of fund-ing alone. These young people will collectively earn $80,000 in AmeriCorps education awards for college or trade school, giving many a chance for higher education that was previously out of reach. Lo-cal communities will gain 54 weeks (17,000 hours) of youth corps labor and hundreds of acres of land will be buffered from wildfires.

“It is such a privilege to honor Mr. Salazar, Rep. Co-ram and Rep. McLachlan for their ongoing commitment to engaging young people in stewardship of our state’s natural resources,” said Free-man. “These champions and partners understand that young adults have the power to effect positive change for

our environment and communities while working toward solutions to the critical land, water and energy issues facing our state.”

The vocal support and engage-ment of these individuals have helped thousands of young people gain jobs, job training, life skills, college scholarships, and high school and college credits.

Joining Bowers in receiving the 2013 Corpsmember of the Year award were:• Auston Craig, Southwest Conser-

vation Corps-Four Corners• Ty Duncan, Weld County Youth

Conservation Corps• Grant Janka, Steamboat Springs

Community Youth Corps• Jacob Mohrlang, Western Colo-

rado Conservation Corps• Isabel Padilla, Rocky Mountain

Youth Corps• Anika Pietenpol, Larimer County

Conservation Corps• Hope Radford, Mile High Youth

Corps-Colorado Springs• Erika Steenburg, Southwest Con-

servation Corps-Los Valles• Katherine “Katie” Wakefield,

Boulder County Youth CorpsFor more information, visit

www.milehighyouthcorps.org.

Kelsey Bowers receives award at Colorado State Capitol

Kelsey Bowers, Corpsmember of the Year from Mile High Youth Corps, gets ready to install a high efficiency toilet. Courtesy photo

Denver Human Services Health Coverage Guides available to helpDeadline to apply is March 31

Denver Human Services offers certified Connect for Health Colorado Health Cover-age Guides who are available to help people compare health insurance plans and apply for coverage, and to explain tax credits associated with the Af-fordable Care Act.

DHS Health Coverage Guides offer one-on-one guid-ance and factual information about plans and lend expertise regarding tax credits and how to avoid incurring tax penalties.

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“The Affordable Care Act and the Connect for Health Colorado website are new and many people have ques-tions about the health cover-age options available to them. I strongly encourage anyone who has questions about insurance options to meet with one of our Health Coverage Guides. They can walk people through plan options, explain the differences in coverage and answer any questions.”

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• Be knowledgeable about when the forms are due and have them completed on time. FAFSA deadlines vary from school to school, state to state, and even sometimes by major. If you have missed the deadlines, submit anyway just in case there’s still award money available.

• Completing the FAFSA looks daunting. It’s not really but needs ample time to do it correctly.

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• Make sure your child’s date of birth and Social Security number match on all their college applications as well as the FAFSA and CSS-Profile.

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The importance of course selections

Dear Estelle. Next week my proposed schedule for senior year is due. I am considering very selective colleges and want my record to show a strong commitment to my academics. My course plan includes seven APs. You will scoff at this wondering whether this is manageable but I enjoy learning and like the challenge. My only concern is whether it is prudent to exchange AP Speech and Debate for French 5. My interests lie in the humanities and literature but math and sciences are included in my selections. Your confirmation would be invaluable.

- DBB, East High SchoolYou are so right to be concerned

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Some other tips on course selection for all students:

• Don’t be content with the standard courses where you know you can get an “A” or “B.” Challenge yourself and show colleges you are capable of higher level work.

• Know your limits. Taking numerous AP classes sounds impressive but are you able to complete the work satisfactorily, receive an “A” or “B” and not neglect other classes because the AP work is overwhelming and excessively time consuming.

• If your school offers them, try to take courses that cover the breadth of the curriculum in all disciplines. If dropping an AP course, try not to substitute it with a survey course of less rigor.

• Your high school requirements are important to fulfill but don’t limit yourself to the minimum. Challenge yourself. It will contribute to you becoming a stronger student academically and a better college candidate.

• Is it better to take an easy course where I can receive an “A” or challenge myself with an AP class in the same subject and likely get a lower grade? My answer would be always try to challenge yourself, if possible, but selective colleges don’t like to see “Cs” or “Ds” on your transcript.

**Visit my website for a complete listing of the IECA survey 2014 Top 12 Strengths & Experiences Colleges Look for in High School Students.

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Manufacturing Expo and Job Fair, Feb. 13

The Denver Office of Eco-nomic Development (OED) is hosting a Manufacturing Expo and Job Fair on Thursday, Feb. 13, as part of its ongoing ef-forts to strengthen the regional climate for manufacturing and build a better workforce to meet employers’ growing needs.

The free event will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the McNichols Civic Center Building, 144 W. Colfax. It is open to the public, although the first 90 minutes of the job fair is reserved for veterans only, with other job-seekers welcome after noon.

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Currently CH 550 is closed between Ouray and Silver-ton because of an avalanche between

mile markers 87 – 92. The snow slide occurred shortly after noon on Jan. 13 and as of this writing, Jan. 27, the road is still closed to all traffic.

The San Juan Range in south-western Colorado produces the most avalanches in Colorado and ranks high among the most avalanche-prone mountains on earth. Several factors ac-count for this pre-eminence in avalanches: the immense annual snowfall, the sheer number of precipices in this range and the extreme height of the San Juan Range. Thirteen of our state’s 54 “Fourteeners” (mountains higher than 14,000 feet high) are located here. By comparison the entire Swiss Alps can boast only nine Fourteeners.

In the 19th century, the Lib-erty Bell mine was a top pro-ducer of both gold and silver ore; it was situated high in Cornet Basin near Telluride. A tram con-nected the large mine and mill to Telluride down in the valley and the unusually large mine com-plex contained stamp mills, Wil-fley Tables and cyanide bleach-ing vats. Knowing the miners

would prefer staying at the mine to walking three miles daily over a steep, avalanche-prone trail, the mine owners chose the lo-cation for the boardinghouse carefully because they wanted it to outlast anything the steep mountain could throw at it. They interviewed old-timers about the avalanche history of the area, conducted extensive surveys and finally chose a level piece of ground close to the mine tun-nel because the old-growth trees above the site proved that no avalanche had ever come down this particular slope in hundreds of years. As an extra precaution, heavy timbers were used in the boardinghouse construction and wire rope connected the structure to bolts driven into solid rock.

But historically heavy snow-fall fell in the winter of 1901-02. Although Telluride was completely isolated, the largest mines – the Pandora, Smuggler-Union, Tomboy and Liberty Bell – were still working. On Feb. 28, shortly after 7 a.m., an avalanche tore through the Liberty Bell boardinghouse. The old-growth trees, three feet in diameter, were easily uprooted and carried down into the valley. Smaller trees were ground into splinters, and huge boulders were carried light-ly down the hillside to the valley below. The carefully planned and

built boardinghouse lay in pieces on the valley floor after the ava-lanche passed.

As always, volunteer search-ers quickly arrived and began digging. They saved many buried miners before a second avalanche roared down the mountainside and buried 24 rescuers. Search ef-forts began again for even more victims, when a third slide ran. An hour later, as volunteers dog-gedly kept digging to find survi-vors, a fourth avalanche buried yet more volunteers. The he-roic miner-volunteers from other mines and the town stayed and continued digging and trenching after each slide.

The final tally of dead search-ers came to seven. In an odd twist of fate, a miner at the Sheridan mine stepped out of his boarding-house on his way to help the res-cue effort at the Liberty Bell when an avalanche carried him to his death. At one of the stations along the Liberty Bell tram route, yet another slide killed five men. The series of avalanches surrounding the Liberty Bell was ultimately responsible for 26 deaths.

Many of the deadliest historic avalanches in the San Juan range have occurred in the Silverton area. Even today the town of Silverton has a unique planning map; it has six avalanche runs sketched in where any building

is prohibited. One storm in late 1905 produced 12 feet of snow in the San Juans and not surprising-ly, a record avalanche. This one ran at the Shenandoah mine near Howardsville, five miles north of Silverton, on March 19, 1906. Af-ter killing 12 miners at the mine, the “white death” ran to the valley floor and killed an operator at the Green Mountain Mill.

Many famous historical ava-lanches occurred in the winter of 1898-99 because of the re-cord storm that lasted from Jan. 27 to mid-March in that famous winter. For those six weeks the temperature never rose above freezing and snow fell every day. Telegraph lines collapsed, trains were marooned between ava-lanches covering the tracks, and deep snow on the passes isolated towns and mining camps, mak-ing starvation a real possibility. Ward was snowed in for three months. Breckenridge residents faced starvation because no sup-plies could be brought in by any method. Kokomo, already de-stroyed once by an avalanche, in 1880, was isolated by avalanch-es.

Even areas that had never ex-perienced deadly avalanches suf-fered from them during this ter-rible winter. One of these unfor-tunate towns was Tomichi, not far from Twin Lakes. An avalanche

wiped out Tomichi on March 2, 1899, filling the meadow where the town had been with snow 200 feet deep. Fortunately the rescu-ers were able to save most of the residents, despite the fact every building was flattened and only a sea of snow could be seen where 1,500 inhabitants had lived. Tomichi was never rebuilt.

Today any adventurer heading into the back country in winter has only to check the Colorado Avalanche Center website to see up-to-the-minute snow reports on each range and mountain in our state. The 10 reporting stations list data on recent avalanches, the predicted danger on each peak, based on elevation and which direction the slopes face, snow conditions, weather forecasts and a map of probability. Yet despite the information and safety prod-ucts available in the 21st century, Colorado still tallies the most avalanche deaths in America ev-ery year, probably because we are the highest state in the continental union.

Continental America boasts only 68 “Fourteeners,” one in Washington, 13 in California and 54 in Colorado. Almost all ava-lanche deaths today occur outside ski area boundaries and in the im-mense backcountry Colorado of-fers winter sports enthusiasts.

The avalanche that wouldn’t stop running & running &…

A snow slide closes Otto Mears’ toll road between Ouray & Silverton on July 6, 1898. Photo courtesy of Denver Public Library, Western History Collection


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“To dream the impossible dream. To run where the brave dare not go. To reach the unreach-able start.... No matter how help-less, no matter how far.”

“Baloney, baloney, baloney” – those are just some unrealistic lines from a song in Man of La Mancha, say today’s cynics who fail to see, recognize and honor the past great leaders of our coun-try.

That being the case, let me write about a great hero whose birthday we stopped honoring on his birthday – Feb. 12 – but placed

him to be honored on Feb. 17 – a Day called “Presidents Day.”

In the old days, we used to honor the birthday of this man – Lincoln – whose mother died when he was nine, and after his father remarried a woman with three children, was forced to live in a small log cabin with many other people.

As a youth, he was so gangly and gawky looking that he was teased unmercifully by young girls.

After he dropped out of school, he ran a country store, but went broke.

He ran two times for the House of Representatives – lost both times.

He ran two times for the U.S. Senate – lost both times.

He wanted to be vice president of the United States – lost again.

He took a wife – had an un-happy marriage.

Despite all this – think how many people have been inspired by this awkward, rumpled, brood-ing man who finally became pres-ident – whose leadership led the Union to victory in the Civil War, and who signed his name simply – A. Lincoln.

What makes Lincoln’s accom-

plishment even more remarkable is that by the time he took office, seven states had already seceded from the Union to form the Con-federacy, and the South had taken control of all federal agencies and had seized almost every fort and arsenal in their territory.

Most of the Mississippi River was in Southern hands. The city of Washington was left almost completely defenseless, protected only by a portion of the nation’s army, which in 1861 was unpre-pared for war. It was a scattered, dilapidated, poorly equipped and disorganized army of 16,000 sol-diers – under the command of an incompetent Gen. Winfield Scott.

On the day of Lincoln’s inau-guration, our nation’s capital city was placed under armed alert as rumors persisted that Lincoln was to be killed and the city taken by the Confederates. The nation was in a crisis more severe and ominous than at any other time in American history.

Our country was divided – Lincoln found himself caught between the fierce abolitionist of the Northern States and the slaveholders of Kentucky and Maryland – border states that he desperately wanted to remain in

the Union. Hatred was the most prevalent emotion in the land.

In the midst of all this turmoil, the relatively unknown Abraham Lincoln, who had never before held an executive leadership po-sition, who had only been a one-term congressman, and who had no military experience, took the oath as the 16th president.

Few people at that time could have known that he possessed all the leadership abilities necessary to save our Country.

Few people who were pres-ent at Gettysburg would have believed the 268 words President Lincoln delivered in less than five minutes would today rank along with the Lord’s Prayer and the 23 Psalm as one of the three greatest masterpieces in literature.

Many people in 1863 under-stood and today in 2014 still un-derstand that Lincoln that year made one of the most important statements to ever affect world history when he proclaimed that, “All persons held as slaves in any state .. shall be forever free.”

“To dream the impossible dream – to run where the brave dare not go – to reach the un-reachable star” – that was Abra-ham Lincoln.

Future looms bright for Broncos

I presume we’re all attempting to drown and put behind us the sorrow that we suffered from the defeat of our beloved Broncos. I don’t think the loss was as bad as the way in which it occurred. We are a better team than the squad that showed up in New Jersey.

It was our chance to show the world how good the team was and we failed miserably. I say “we” because almost all Broncos fans love the team no matter what. We are now in that category!

We can look forward to next year. Peyton Manning and John Elway are winners, not losers. Nothing like getting your fanny

whacked to make you jump high-er, run faster and learn from past mistakes.

The Broncos will be even bet-ter next year; they are smart folks and can see their own weakness-es. I hope that they keep Decker and Moreno; this is a good team now.

The game should remind us all of just how hard it is to win a Super Bowl and that’s why those two Elway wins are so precious.

The win meant everything to Seattle and they had that fire in the belly that makes winners in sports and politics for those who go the extra mile.

We can see that in the winter Olympic games, just having a reputation isn’t enough; the ath-letes must go out and perform to a very high level.

Teams and players must play to win and everyone is just as good as their last game.

It was a bitter pill for Denver and all Broncos fans to swallow but we did make it to the World Championship game winning the AFC Championship.

We know that our team can play better and they will have that opportunity next year.

Go Broncos – we eagerly await the new season!

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Fictional film draws from living nuns to create charactersBy Clarissa Crozier

For one person, commitment to God can lead to a violent act of strapping a bomb to their body and blowing something up. For another person, commitment to God might mean joining a cloistered order of Benedictines where time is filled with prayer, meditation and ecu-menical conversation.

This kind of dedication to spiri-tual teaching has fascinated writer/director Jan Dunn, who examines the choice to become a nun in Febru-ary’s Film Festival Flix movie, The Calling, Second 2 Nun. This British film, suitable for ages 13 and up, will be screened Feb. 19 at The Land-mark Theatre in Greenwood Village. Tickets may be purchased online or at the door.

This movie was filmed on loca-tion in Kent, England. Dunn will attend the screening, socialize with moviegoers and pose on the red car-pet for photos with guests. After the film Dunn will participate in Q&A with the audience.

“I’ve always been fascinated by people who commit to one spiritual teaching,” Dunn said. “I started with the question: Why would a young girl nowadays give up a modern life and all its excesses to devote herself to nothing but prayer and contem-plation, in the perhaps naive belief that the power of the collective would help towards world change?”

Film synopsis, director inspirationIn The Calling, Joanna, played

by Emily Beecham, is about to graduate from the university with her future set when she decides to face a truth she has been avoiding her whole life. Since she was small, she has had the desire to become a nun so she joins a closed order of Benedictines.

Joanna leaves behind a baffled friend, a devastated boyfriend and a mother who believes this is just a phase. When she gets to the convent, she finds a politically active Novice

Sister Ignatious, and a group of nuns with borderline mental illness, who make her wonder if she has made a mistake.

But, as she gets to know the Sis-ters, their community bond and the spiritual love that connects them, she starts to see glimpses of her own spiritual fulfillment.

The quirks of the older nuns were a very intentional move for Dunn.

“I thought it would be interesting if that ‘calling’ might also be hard to accept from a group of nuns who are themselves not used to young women taking their vocation seri-ously and instead of welcoming this young woman with open arms, they might be weary of it and perhaps a little suspicious of it lasting,” Dunn said in the film press kit.

Along with questions about join-ing a convent, comes the escape to a peaceful countryside Priory.

“The element of escape might be the easiest for a modern audience to acknowledge,” Dunn said. “So it was a determined choice to make

my protagonist come from a more privileged background with very little in her life she would need to escape from.”

The story is fictional but Dunn’s inspiration came from resident local nuns in Minister Abbey in Kent and St. Augustine’s Abbey for Benedic-tine monks in Ramsgate, a few miles from Kent. Dunn wrote the part of Novice Sister Ignatious specifically for actress Brenda Blethyn.

“I’ve always wanted to work with Brenda, and I knew she would bring something special and very real to Ignatious,” Dunn said.

Sister Ignatious was inspired by two nuns: a 74-year-old Franciscan Sister branded an outspoken and dangerous rebel by the Church, and a 69-year-old sister who addressed the first international conference of Women’s Ordination Worldwide though forbidden by the Vatican to attend.

“Suffice it to say that what Jo finds when she gets behind the convent walls is a group of women

more politicized and driven by jus-tice and equality than she or any of her friends in the ‘modern’ outside world had been themselves,” Dunn said.

The Calling, Dunn’s third feature film, earned Best of the Fest as well as New Talent Trailblazer for Bee-cham at the Edinburgh International Film Festival in 2009. It was the Official Selection at five festivals: London Independent Film Festival, Keswick Film Festival, Cambridge Film Festival, Swale Film Festival and Rushes Soho Short Film Festi-val.

Dunn’s first two feature films, Ruby Blue and Gypo, were also criti-cally acclaimed with four and five star reviews in the U.K. and U.S.

Cast brings film experienceBeecham graduated from the

London Academy of Music & Dra-matic Art. She made her film debut in Bon Voyage. Her other film cred-its include: 28 Weeks Later, Rise of the Footsoldier, Pulse, and Gods

Wounds. She has also appeared in a number of TV shows.

Blethyn, Sister Ignatious, is a two-time Academy Award nominee for roles in Secrets & Lies and Little Voice. Other film credits for Blethyn include Atonement, Pride & Preju-dice, A River Runs Through it, Music From Another Room, Beyond The Sea, Pumpkin and Mary and Mar-tha. She also appeared in the TV miniseries War and Peace.

Susannah York plays The Prior-ess. Her film credits include The Crucible, They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?, Superman and Superman 2.

Producer for The Calling is Elaine Wickham who also worked with Dunn to produce Gypo and Ruby Blue.

FFF experience mimics FestivalsFilm Festival Flix is using theat-

rical openings and a monthly nation-wide theatrical premiere along with the red carpet experience and an opportunity for discussion with the film directors to mimic the larger Festival experience.

FFF films are now showing in over 50 cities nationwide. In addi-tion to the one-night screenings, films may be downloaded, streamed or ordered on DVD from the Film Festival Flix website. FFF movie trailers can also be viewed.

Short film contest revampedEach month a short film of less

than 10 minutes is also screened. Now, instead of short film winners being picked solely by Mousetrap Films, viewers have the opportunity to preview the entries and cast votes. Monthly winners receive $250. The outstanding annual winner receives $2,500.

Short films may be viewed on the FFF website. Details on the contest and instructions for uploading films are also available at www.filmfestival flix.com

‘The Calling’ examines choice of life in a convent

Writer and director Jan Dunn and cinematographer Ole Birkeland discuss a scene in The Calling, filmed entirely in Kent, England. The film screens Feb. 19 at The Landmark Theatre in Greenwood Village and Dunn is expected to be in attendance for an audience Q&A and red carpet photos.

The CallingFeb. 19

Tickets: $12 online, $14 at the doorwww.filmfestivalflix.com

Red Carpet photos at 6:15 p.m.Movie screening at 7 p.m.

The Landmark Theatre, 5415 Landmark Place

Director Q&A, reception and refreshments follow the movie

Joanna, played by Emily Beecham, experiences some surprises as she adjusts to life in a convent in The Calling. Photos courtesy of Indie PR


By Scottie TaylorIverson

The annual Mile High Dreams Gala is the signature fundraising event for Kroenke Sports Chari-ties which supports programs and services for children and families in Colorado. Funds go to Denver Public Schools Foundation, Spe-cial Olympics Colorado, Colo-rado Adaptive Sports Foundation and many more.

Pepsi Center is the venue for the glamorous gala with coach-es, players, mascots and danc-ers from the Denver Nuggets, Colorado Avalanche, Colorado Mammoth and Colorado Rapids hosting 1,200 guests who were greeted with a glass of cham-pagne to begin the sparkling fes-tivities. In addition to mingling with athletes from four Denver professional teams, eager fans were treated to a serenade by a string quartet from the Colorado Symphony, Mystery Card sales by Denver Nuggets dancers, a silent auction, photo booths and food and libation tastings from more than 20 partners in the cu-linary industry including Taziki’s Mediterranean Café.

Mile High Dreams raises more than $100,000

Cherry Hills Village residents and Colorado Avalanche players J.S. Giguere and Alex Tanguay served as hosts for the evening.

Denver Nuggets player Wilson Chandler and Nuggets Pro Personnel Scout Jared Jeffries

Team Captains Gabriel Landeskog (Avalanche), Drew Moor (Rapids), John Grant Jr. (Mammoth) and Ty Lawson (Nuggets)

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Colorado Avalanche Captain Gabriel Landeskog and the Avalanche Ice Girls Members of the Mammoth Wild Bunch help to sell Mystery Cards


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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENTJewish Film Festival

Through Feb. 16, Mizel Arts & Cultural Center, 350 Dahlia St., Denver. This year’s festival features films from more than 20 cou ntries, a tremendous mix of heart- rending narrative films, fun-filled comedies, and insightful documentaries. Seating is reserved so contact the box office at 303-316-6360 or visit www.maccjcc.org/film for information on the films and to purchase tickets. For additional information please contact Ely Hemnes, Festivals Coordinator.

Lamont Symphony Orchestra with Richard Stolzman.

Feb. 13, 7:30 p.m., Gates Auditorium, University of Denver, 2344 E. Iliff Ave., Denver. Free ticket, $5 reserved seating. Call 303-871-6412.

ACC Interior Design and Architectural Student Exhibition

Feb. 17 – March 12, noon - 5 p.m. weekdays, open Tuesdays until 7 p.m. ACC Annex building, 5900 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton. Opening reception with light refreshments Feb. 21, 5 - 7 p.m. Admission is free and the exhibition is open to the public.

‘Swing’Feb. 21 – March 23, Littleton Town

Hall Arts Center, 2450 W. Main St., Littleton. Combines high energy dancing, singing and acrobatics. There is no dialogue in the show, and the story is told entirely through music and dance. The show tries to recreate the swing style of jazz, which used large bands, fixed musical arrangements and solo-driven improvisations. Visit www.townhallartscenter.org, 303-794-2787.

Tiny Tots Love MusicFeb. 22, 10:30 a.m., Cherry Hills

Community Church, 3900 E Grace Blvd,

Highlands Ranch. Visit www.denverbrass.org or call 303-832-4676.

‘Modern Masters’March 2 – June 8, Denver Art Museum,

100 W. 14th Ave., Denver. Twentieth Century icons from the Albright-Knox Collection, including works by Frida Kahlo, Andy Warhol and Jackson Pollock. Visit www.denverartmseum.org, call 720- 865-5000.

‘Ancient Threads: A Celtic Tapestry’

March 8, Parker Pace Center, 20120 E. Mainstreet, Parker. 303-805-6800, www.parkeronline.org. March 14 – 15, 7:30 p.m., March 16, 2:30 p.m., Newman Center for the Performing Arts, University of Denver, 2344 E. Iliff Ave., Denver, www.NewmanTix.com or 303-871-7720.

Farm Fresh Cover Art ContestMarch 14, deadline. Colorado Creative

Industries and the Colorado Department of Agriculture are holding a cover art contest in honor of the 30th anniversary of the Colorado Farm Fresh Directory, a listing of farms, farmers’ markets. The winning entry will be featured on the cover of the 2014 Colorado Farm Fresh Directory and the artist will receive $500 courtesy of Colorado Creative Industries. For more contest information, contact Loretta Lopez at 303-239-4115 or visit www.coloradoagriculture.com.

CLASSESUpdate of Tax and Medicare Laws

Feb. 25, 2 – 4 p.m., Koelbel Library, 5955 S. Holly St., Centennial; Feb. 27, 10 a.m. – noon, Castlewood Library, 6739 Uinta St., Centennial. Free seminar for seniors, retirees and people over 50. Reservations required, 720-974-4800.

Putin’s RussiaFeb. 27, 7 - 8 p.m. Stapleton Master

Community Association, 2823 Roslyn St, Denver. Active Minds examines the story of Russia under Putin, who influenced the country far beyond the term of his first official Presidency and has returned to the role and consolidated his power. Vladimir Putin’s leadership of Russia suggests a return to an authoritarianism that, for some, feels similar to the days of Soviet control and the Czars of old. Cost: Free - RSVP: Not required.

Community Forester ClassesThrough Feb. 27, registration open.

Classes begin March 1. Forester training through The Park People and Denver Parks and Recreation, a workshop series that offers volunteers both knowledge and skills training in tree biology, planting, pruning, identification. Registration is limited to 40 participants. Visit www.theparkpeople.org or call 303-722-6262 for prices and more information.

Egypt in Turmoil Feb. 28, 10 – 11 a.m., Malley Senior

Center, 3380 S Lincoln St, Englewood. The civil unrest that began in late January 2011 with the ouster of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak continues to roil this critically important Arab country. Active Minds explores the origins and implications of Egypt’s current situation and where this story may go from here. Sponsored by JFS At Home and Balfour at Riverfront Park. Free, RSVP: 303-762-2660.

SWIC Computer School ExpandsWednesdays and Thursdays, 9:30

a.m. – noon, Westwood Community Center, 1000 S. Lowell Boulevard, Denver. Everything – printers, computers, internet access, Skype and more is provided free. Start any time. Call 303-934-2268 to register.

EVENTSAssistance with Tax Preparation for Low Income and Elderly

Through April 11, Fridays, Malley

Senior Recreation Center, 3380 S. Lincoln St., Englewood. For more information contact Joyce Musgrove, Facility/Program Supervisor for the Malley Senior Recreation Center, at 303-762-2667.

The Wildlife Experience’s Bridal Showcase

Feb. 19, 5 – 8 pm, 10035 Peoria St., Parker Denver. Premier wedding vendors will be offering information and ideas to make your special day wonderful. Guests will be offered complimentary cocktails, a full array of hors d’oeuvres from our catering menu and the opportunity to interact with a variety of wedding vendors. For more information or to register call 720-488-3387, email [email protected] or [email protected] or visit www.thewildlifeexperience.org.

‘Star Parties’Feb. 21, Mar. 7 and Apr. 4, 8-10 p.m.,

Arapahoe Community College, 5900 S. Santa Fe, (outside on the West Lawn; between the main building and lot G). Open House format. ACC will provide a telescope at all three star parties, which are free and open to the public (no RSVP necessary). Free hot cocoa and cookies will be served.

Rocky Mountain Horse Expo March 6 - 9, National Western Complex,

4655 Humboldt St., Denver. Visit www.rockymountainhorseexpo.com.

FUNDRAISERS Susan G. Komen ‘Ski for the Cure’

March 8, 9 a.m. Event day Registration and check in at the base of Snowmass Mountain 10 a.m.- 2:30 p.m., Ski for the Cure at Snowmass; 2:30 – 5:30 p.m. Aprés-Ski Party. Enjoy a day on the slopes decked out in pink to honor, remember and celebrate those who are fighting or have fought breast cancer. Participants will be identified with pink arm bands, and receive discounts at participating ASC mountain restaurants and tickets for

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Special Art SaleFeb. 8 – 22, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Thrift Mart,

1331 E. Colfax Ave., Denver. Thrift Mart is a major source of funding for the philanthropic programs of Assistance League of Denver. Last year the organization returned more than $425,000 in direct goods and services to people in the metropolitan area.

Cocktails for a Cause Supports Bessie’s Hope

Feb. 19, 5:30 – 10 p.m., The Cable Center, 2000 Buchtel Boulevard, Denver, Cocktails for a Cause is an organization that selects three non-profits each year to support. At each event approximately 300 women gather to bring their donations from a list supplied by the non-profit they have chosen. Visit www.cocktailsforacause.events/bessies-hope.

HEALTHEating Disorder Foundation Free Support Groups

Support Center, 1901 E. 20th Ave., Denver. Support for me and women struggling with eating disorders, as well as their families and friends. Call 303-322-3372 or visit www.eatingdisorderfoundation.org/Schedule.htm to learn more about the many education, support and referral resources.

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Through April 11, Fridays, Malley Senior Recreation Center, 3380 S. Lincoln St., Englewood. For more information contact Joyce Musgrove, Facility/Program Supervisor for the Malley Senior Recreation Center, at 303-762-2667.

Woman accused victim of child molestation

By Peter JonesThe arraignment of an Engle-

wood woman facing murder charges after she allegedly beat an accused child molester with a baseball bat has been reset for March 17.

Forsythia Owen, 30, remains held in the Arapahoe County jail without bond after allegedly beat-

ing Denzle Rainey to death in an alley last September.

On Jan. 28, District Judge Marilyn Antrim ordered a delay of the arraignment – at which Owen will be expected to enter a formal plea to first-degree mur-der charges – at the request of her defense attorneys. Prosecutors voiced no objection.

Owen allegedly beat 42-year-old Rainey with the bat while he slept near Englewood High School on Sept. 22 after a child

told her the man had assaulted her.

According to court records, a friend of Owen contacted police after Owen told the friend about her involvement in Rainey’s death. Owen posted “Going to prison!” on her Facebook page after being contacted by Engle-wood police on Sept. 23.

Rainey suffered lacerations to both his head and liver and multiple broken bones, among other injuries. He was taken to

Swedish Medical Center, where he died.

Police said Owen confessed she had killed Rainey and left him barely breathing. According to an affidavit, Owen told officers that a young girl, whose name was redacted, told her about the alleged molestation.

Owen’s arrest record includes an assault charge and a proba-tion violation. Rainey had been arrested on drug and alcohol charges.

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Aquarius (Jan 20 – Feb 18) Be yourself this week – you will lose friends readily, if you try to be someone you are not. The only person to fool will be yourself. Check your aims this week and work diligently to your goal.

Pisces (Feb 19 – March 20) A situation is coming up shortly that you have been dreaming about for a long time. The clouds of indecision will clear away, and you will see a very blue sky behind them. A good time for important changes for you.

Aries (March 21 - April 19) There is definitely someone new in the lives of Aries persons at this time. A variety of forms could take place – it all depends upon your individual horoscope and the year of your birth whether or not this something new is good or bad.

Taurus (April 20 – May 20) Journey may be necessary for you to obtain your legal rights. Seek competent legal advice from your lawyer. For many in the sign of Taurus, a change of occupation is indicated.

Gemini (May 21 – June 20) No room for idle gossip in your life. Close your ears and mind to things swirling around your place of work. Nothing will come of it. All will be proved false later on. Keep your goals in mind.

Cancer (June 21 – July 22) A feeling of being completely ‘fed-up’ with things as they are, should be curbed this week. Actually, things are not nearly as bad as they seem; it’s the way you are looking at them that makes it all seem so bad. Cheer up and wait for the sunrise.

Leo (July 23 – Aug 22) Things look pretty calm and peaceful in Leo this week. Any stress or strain that you may have been under should leave you now. Good time for rest and relaxation. Enjoy yourself.

Virgo (Aug 23 – Sept 22)There may be a great number of people offering you suggestions this week as to how to handle a certain problem sift out the sense from the nonsense. You will be able to take a big step forward if you make the right decisions now.

Libra (Sept 23 – Oct 22) Correspondence is highlighted this week. You may receive news from someone who hasn’t been in touch with you for years. Be considerate to those around you.

Scorpio (Oct 23 – Nov 21)If you have access to the Internet take a good hard look at it. There is an opportunity for you – that you will never regret. Someone you will make contact with will change your whole life.

Sagittarius (Nov 22 – Dec 21) The ball is now rolling for all Sagittarius individuals; it’s up to you to keep it going! Your perceptions are very keen, and can help you a great deal if used in the proper manner. Don’t fuss too much over small details. It’s the big ones that count.

Capricorn (Dec 22 – Jan 19) Set your sights high, and take careful aim at some accomplishments that you have tried to attain all your life but never quite made it. Don’t overlook the small details.

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By Linda WommackSpencer Penrose was born

into a wealthy, affluent Pennsyl-vania family. He attended Har-vard and earned an undergradu-ate degree. While his five broth-ers all chose careers in the East, Penrose chose the adventure of the West. Twenty-seven-year-old Penrose arrived in Colorado Springs at the invitation of his childhood friend, Charles L. Tutt, in 1892.

A year before he had met his old friend at the Colorado Springs rail station, Tutt had located a promising mine in the new gold camp of Cripple Creek. With the help of Bob Womack, the mine was located approximately a half-mile north of Womack’s El Paso Mine above the gulch Womack had named “Poverty Gulch.” Tutt filed a mining claim in Colorado Springs on Dec. 29, 1891, nam-ing his mining claim the C.O.D. Mine. (Cash on Delivery) Al-though the C.O.D. Mine had produced very little ore since Tutt had staked the claim, Tutt was sure it was only a matter of development and patience.

He had invited his old friend Penrose to the area in the hopes the two could form a partner-ship. Penrose readily agreed and moved to Cripple Creek in January 1893, where he took over the operation of the C.O.D. Mine. Within two years, the C.O.D. Mine was one of the richest mines in the area.

With Penrose’s financial for-tune, he went on to invest in real estate, banking, copper mines and agriculture. In 1900 Pen-rose bought land in the Beaver Creek area, southwest of Canon City. Shortly after Colorado statehood, pioneers flocked to the area, settling along Beaver Creek with its lush grass, plen-tiful game and wild fruit. The Schaeffer Dam had been built

some years previ-ously to collect water for agricul-tural growth. One of the earliest set-tlers was Margaret Baldridge, who filed for a homestead and registered her own cattle brand.

Soon, a small settlement was es-tablished when John McClure built the Glendale House and Stagecoach Inn, which accommodat-ed stagecoach pas-sengers from Colo-rado Springs and Pueblo. A school was built which also served as the church on Sundays.

Penrose orga-nized the Beaver Land and Irrigation Company and be-gan buying water rights along Bea-ver Creek. In 1907, his company built the Schaeffer Dam and Lake MacNeill, named for his cop-per mining partner, Charles MacNeill. In 1909, Penrose, along with his Beaver, Land and Irrigation Company, built a railroad, to the area, the “Beaver, Penrose, and Northern Railroad.” The Beaver Creek Rail Station was built north of the new town under construc-tion. Although never incorpo-rated, the new town was named Penrose for the great benefac-tor. The new railroad, although small and consisting of one locomotive engine and only one passenger car, provided an enormous economic boost to the area. With the railroad, produce and livestock could be shipped to markets such as Den-

ver or Pueblo. Travel for local residents now became a simple matter of convenience when a branch of the railroad was built, connecting with the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad that ran along the Arkansas River.

Penrose and one of his part-ners, Charles McNeil, built a fine hotel that served as their local business headquarters. The Pen-Mac Hotel had a fine restaurant, along with rooming accommodations, and also con-tained offices, including that of the local newspaper, the Pen-rose Pioneer.

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lie helped establish the Penrose School District in 1908. Miss Louch, the first teacher in the origi-nal school building, earned $50 a month.

The main com-merce street of Broadway included several businesses such as a lumber mill, a pharmacy and the Penrose Mercantile. The Kirkwood Memorial Presbyterian Church was erected in 1908 only to suffer se-vere wind damage. This first church in the new com-munity was rebuilt and rededicated in May 1909. That was also the year a post office was erected in the agricultural thriving community. From then on the town was officially known as Penrose. Spencer and Julia Penrose, so pleased with the pleasant community, pre-

sented the citizens of Penrose with a statue of a little boy in 1915.

New settlers arrived to build homes, farms and ranches. Ir-rigation ditches were dug to provide water for farmers and ranchers. Farmers planted fruit orchards and raised beans, beets, tomatoes, melons, pump-kins, beets, spinach, squash, and peas. Ranchers raised cattle that were shipped by rail car to the Denver markets.

The spring of 1921 was an unusually wet season. Heavy rains continued to fall during the first two days of June. On June 3, cracks were noticed in

the Schaeffer Dam. Farmers and ranchers mounted their horses and spread the word to all of the settlers in the area along Beaver Creek: evacuate. Due to this community outreach, every family in the area heeded the call. Families fled to higher ground and ranchers were able to get their livestock out of harms way. As a result, there were no human casualties and no livestock were lost.

As for the land, homes and ranches, that was an entirely dif-ferent matter. On the morning of June 5, 1921, the dam gave way, with a wall of water rush-ing downstream. The floodwa-ters from Beaver Creek crashed down the Arkansas River, reach-ing the town of Pueblo, where much of that town was also flooded.

At Penrose, the once fertile topsoil was washed away along with many homes along Beaver Creek. Many settlers did not re-turn to the area. The June 1921 flood marked the end of the short-lived thriving community of Penrose.

Today Penrose remains the pleasant community Spencer and Julie Penrose enjoyed all those many years ago. The cen-tury old Glendale House and Stagecoach Inn is visible at the top of east 5th Street and the Kirkwood Memorial Presbyte-rian Church still stands on the same street. The original Pen-rose School is there as well, lo-cated at 100 Illinois St. Perhaps most fitting, Spencer Penrose’s Pen-Mac Hotel remains a proud community structure on Broad-way Street in his name-sake town of Penrose, Colorado.

Linda Wommack is the great-great-grandniece of Rob-ert “Bob” Miller Womack, the founder of Cripple Creek’s gold.

Colorado’s Gold KinGbuilds an agricultural community

Life in PenrosePhotos courtesy of Denver Public Library,

Western History Collection

Julie and Spencer Penrose

PUBLIC NOTICEDenver

NOTICE OF SALEPublic Trustee Sale No. 2013-1447

To Whom It May Concern: On 11/19/2013 the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relat-ing to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Denver County.

Original Grantor: MANUEL TORRES AND LISA TORRESOriginal Beneficiary: PEOPLE’S CHOICE HOME LOAN, INC., A WYOMING CORPORATIONCurrent Holder of Evidence of Debt: HSBC BANK USA, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT DATED AS OF APRIL 1, 2004 PEOPLE’S CHOICE HOME LOANS SECURITIES TRUST SERIES 2004-1 MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004-1Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 2/26/2004Recording Date of DOT: 3/23/2004Reception No. of DOT: 2004075737 DOT Recorded in Denver County.Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $95,000.00Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $85,430.92

Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: The covenants of said Deed of Trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

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

Legal Description of Real Property:LOTS 17 AND 18, BLOCK 12, TOWN OF SWANSEA, EXCEPT THE WEST 33 FEET THEREOF, CITY AND COUNTY

OF DENVER, STATE OF COLORADO.Which has the address of: 4507 Clayton Street , Denver, CO 80216

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust de-scribed herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (un-less the sale is continued) at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, March 20, 2014, at the Denver County Public Trustee’s Office, 201 West Colfax Avenue, Denver, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 1/23/2014Last Publication: 2/20/2014Publisher: Herald Dispatch

Dated: 11/21/2013Debra JohnsonDENVER COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone num-bers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:HELLERSTEIN AND SHORE, PC MARTIN H SHORE Colorado Registra-tion #: 18005347 S. VALENTIA WAY SUITE 100, GREENWOOD VILLAGE, COLORADO 80111Phone #: (303) 573-1080 Fax #: (303) 571-1271Attorney File #: 13-00792SH

Published in the Denver Herald First Published January 23, 2014Last Published February 20, 2014Legal #: 2013-1447_________________________________

PUBLIC NOTICE

DenverNOTICE OF SALE

Public Trustee Sale No. 2013-1466


Original Grantor: YOLANDA LOBATOSOriginal Beneficiary: MERS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR DECISION ONE MORT-GAGE COMPANY, LLCCurrent Holder of Evidence of Debt: PARTNERS FOR PAYMENT RELIEF DE III, LLCDate of Deed of Trust (DOT): 10/17/2005Recording Date of DOT: 11/21/2005Reception No. of DOT: 2005199215 DOT Recorded in Denver County.Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $37,000.00Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $35,696.81

Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: the covenants of said Deed of Trust have been violated as follows: Default under prior mortgages and deeds of trust; charges; liens; deed of trust or lien encumbering or affecting the property and other violations of the terms thereof.



Legal Description of Real Property:LOT 30, AND THE NORTH 20 FEET OF LOT 29, BLOCK 3, CHARLOTTE MCK-EES ADDITION, CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER, STATE OF COLORADO.

Which has the address of: 3747 Milwau-kee Street , Denver, CO 80205-3647

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust de-

scribed herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (un-less the sale is continued) at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, March 27, 2014, at the Denver County Public Trustee’s Office, 201 West Colfax Avenue, Denver, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.


Dated: 11/29/2013Debra JohnsonDENVER COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone num-bers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:JAMES T. ANEST, P.C. WILLIAM R ARANT Colorado Registra-tion #: 3686411020 SOUTH PIKES PEAK DRIVE SUITE #210, PARKER, COLORADO 80138Phone #: (303) 841-9525 Fax #: (303) 841-0881Attorney File #: 4442 Published in the Denver Herald First Published January 30, 2014Last Published February 27, 2014Legal #: 2013-1466_________________________________

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To Whom It May Concern: On 11/22/2013 the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described belowto be recorded in Denver County.

Original Grantor: RICHARD K BROCK-HAUSOriginal Beneficiary: NORTHSTAR BANK NACurrent Holder of Evidence of Debt: OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, LLCDate of Deed of Trust (DOT): 8/8/2005Recording Date of DOT: 8/19/2005Reception No. of DOT: 2005140726 DOT Recorded in Denver County.Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $143,500.00Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $127,442.18

Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: The covenants of said Deed of Trust have been violated as follows: Failure to make payments of principle and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof.



Legal Description of Real Property:THE NORTH 145.5 FEET OF LOT 37, BLOCK 10, BOULEVARD GARDENS, CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER, STATE OF COLORADO.

Which has the address of: 2710 West Bates Avenue , Denver, CO 80236

NOTICE OF SALE


THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (un-less the sale is continued) at 10:00

a.m. Thursday, March 27, 2014, at the Denver County Public Trustee’s Office, 201 West Colfax Avenue, Denver, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.


Dated: 11/29/2013Debra JohnsonDENVER COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone num-bers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:THE CASTLE LAW GROUP, LLC CYNTHIA LOWERY-GRABER Colorado Registration #: 34145999 18TH STREET, SUITE 2201 , DENVER, COLORADO 80202Phone #: 1 (303) 865-1400 Fax #: 1 (303) 865-1410Attorney File #: 13-07207

Published in the Denver Herald First Published January 30, 2014Last Published February 27, 2014Legal #: 2013-1472________________________________

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Original Grantor: JEREMIAH J BROZ AND MICHELLE T BROZOriginal Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELEC-TRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR AMERICA’S MORTGAGE, LLCCurrent Holder of Evidence of Debt: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONDate of Deed of Trust (DOT): 11/19/2010Recording Date of DOT: 11/24/2010Reception No. of DOT: 2010137326 DOT Recorded in Denver County.Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $378,484.00Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $365,436.19

Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: the covenants of said Deed of Trust have been violated for reasons including, but not limited to, the failure to make timely payments required under said Deed of Trust and the evi-dence of debt secured thereby.



Legal Description of Real Property:LOTS 9 AND 10, BLOCK 1, HOMER’S ADDITION, CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER, STATE OF COLORADO.Which has the address of: 4660 Bryant Street , Denver, CO 80211

NOTICE OF SALE


THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (un-less the sale is continued) at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, March 27, 2014, at the Denver County Public Trustee’s Office, 201 West Colfax Avenue, Denver, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust,

plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.


Dated: 11/29/2013Debra JohnsonDENVER COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone num-bers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:MESSNER & REEVES, LLC TORBEN M WELCH Colorado Registra-tion #: 342821430 WYNKOOP STREET SUITE #300 , DENVER, COLORADO 80202Phone #: (303) 454-5459 Fax #: Attorney File #: 7328.0008 Published in the Denver Herald First Published January 30, 2014Last Published February 27, 2014Legal #: 2013-1486_________________________________

NOTICE OF SALES

Broncos Towing303-722-3555

Owner: Joe Gallegos1534 W. Bayoud Ave Denver, CO

Will sell the following vehicles if not claimed within 30 days of the first publi-cation of this notice:

1) 91 Ford Warrior E-350 White Vin# HBO7363

2) 78 Chevy Cheyenne GoldVin# z163639

3) 81 Chevy Van 30 Camper WhiteVin# 4120971

4) 96 Landrover Discovery SE7 WhiteVin# A167291

5) 82 Landrover Rangerover WhiteVin# A120340

6) MG MGB GT BlueVin# L1117085

7) 92 Lexus 5C300 GreenVin# 0008484

8) 85 Ford Ranger GreyVin# FUA24641

9) 87 Toyota Corrola WhiteVin# Z415063

Published in the Denver HeraldFirst Published January 30, 2014Last Published February 27, 2014Legal #: DHD 022________________________________

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Michael J. Smith, Deceased

Case Number 2013PR031690

All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the personal representa-tive or to Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before May 30, 2014, or the claims may be forever barred.

Corey Anne Smith7422 Dale CourtWestminster, CO 80030

Published in the Denver HeraldFirst Published January 30, 2014Last Published February 13, 2014Legal #: DHD 023

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80 schools participate in PJ Day

A record breaking 80 schools

from throughout the metro area participated in the Ninth Annual PJ Day, Feb. 6, to show their sup-port for the homeless. PJ Day is Denver’s Road Home annual fun-draiser to help the homeless and schools across the community have signed up to help put home-less to bed.

Students also made a cash or canned food donation, wore their pajamas and discussed homeless-ness. Mayor Michal B. Hancock spoke to students at one partici-pating school, University Park Elementary School, about home-lessness and participated in a PE class by riding a Flying Turtle Scooter.

The money raised from PJ Day is given to local homeless pro-grams. To learn more, visit www.PJDay.org.

Students at University Park Elementary School raise their hands when Mayor Michael B. Hancock asks, “How many of you know there are kids who are homeless?” Students wore pajamas on PJ Day to help put homelessness to bed. Photo courtesy of Denver’s Road Home

Antonia Vigil and her son Jimmy pose for a picture with Mayor Michael B. Hancock at the PJ Party. Antonia was homeless for five years and is now in transitional housing thanks to Denver’s Road Home and Volunteers of America.

Photo courtesy of Denver’s Road Home

Mayor Hancock talks to students about homelessness

Children and adults alike don pajamas at the Ninth Annual PJ Party at the Residence Inn Denver City Center to show their support for Denver’s Road Home. Photo courtesy of Pete Hammond Photo

PJ Day committee members pose for a picture at the Residence Inn Denver City Center before the start of the Ninth Annual PJ Party.

Photo courtesy of Pete Hammond Photography

DCIS at Fairmont first graders in Ms. Julie Bursch’s class participate in the Ninth Annual PJ Day, Feb. 6, to help put homelessness to bed. The school also raised money and donated canned goods to help Denver’s Road Home program. Photo courtesy of Julie Bursch

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