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Off-duty deputy rescues familyHeap pulls mother, child, dog from burning homeBy Deborah Grigsbydgrigsby@ourcoloradonews.com

An off-duty Elbert County deputy should be wearing a big red cape instead of a badge after busting his way into his neighbor’s burning home to save an expectant mother and toddler.

Up early, feeding his own newborn, Sgt. Joel Heap heard glass breaking outside his Arapahoe County home around 2:15 a.m. on the morning of Dec. 11.

“I looked out the win-dow, thinking someone was breaking into the car,” he explained. “The car was fine, but when I looked across the street, the neigh-bor’s garage was engulfed in flames.”

Heap woke his wife and instructed her to call 911.

“That morning, I had my clothes all laid out, pressed and ready to go, which is something I never do,” he said.

Rushing across the street, hoping to ac-cess the home via the interior garage door, Heap said he couldn’t because flames were too high.

From the front porch, he then pounded on the door, calling to any occupants inside.

“No one answered, but I was gonna get into that house, one way or another.”

With his shoulder to the door, two solid hits forced the frame to collapse.

Tracie McKnight, a neighbor he barely knew, who was in her last trimester of preg-nancy, stood motionless at the top of the stairs.

Heap told her the house was on fire, she had to get out and to tell him who was still inside.

“I think at first she thought I was a bur-glar, but she said it was just her, her daugh-ter and the dogs.”

Heap led the woman and toddler through heavy smoke and across the street where his wife and neighbors waited to help.

“As we left, I could see flames hitting the second story where the girl would have been sleeping, but that night, she slept with her mother.”

Heap thought the dogs would follow.“But when I looked behind me, I saw

them go back inside.”A confessed dog lover, Heap went back

to save the family pets.“I made it about 10 to 15 feet inside the

door, where the dog and I just stood there,” he said. “It was a standoff as I debated how I was going to get the animal out.”

Heap grabbed the medium-sized dog and bolted through the door.

“Again, I thought the other dog would follow, but it didn’t.”

Attempting a third trip back inside the burning home, Heap said conditions wors-ened and he was forced to turn back.

Firefighters found the dog frightened, but alive, curled up inside a dollhouse in the toddler’s bedroom.

Cunningham Fire Protection District Chief David Markham said McKnight was evaluated by a local hospital as a precau-tion.

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In one of our Images of the Year, Ty Hamaker, of Centennial, Wyo., takes a shot from the bull Nike Blend after being bucked June 1 during the Elizabeth Stampede PRCA Xtreme Bulls rodeo. Turn to pages 4 and 5 for more photos that helped make 2012 a special year. File photo by Courtney Kuhlen

2012: A WILD RIDE

National Western gets ready to rollLivestock judging, displays, rodeos, entertainment on tapBy Tom Mundstmunds@ourcoloradonews.com

Cowboy boots and hats will be in abun-dance Jan. 12-27 for the 107th edition of the National Western Stock Show.

Each day’s schedule can include activi-ties such as livestock judging and sales, ro-deos, displays and entertainment, drawing hundreds of thousands of patrons through the turnstiles.

While special events draw a lot of atten-tion, the National Western is billed as the Super Bowl of livestock shows and sales.

There are judging competitions for horses, cattle, sheep, swine, goats, llamas, bison, yaks, poultry and rabbits. Other livestock-related events include a sheep-shearing contest and the catch-a-calf com-petition, where young livestock enthusi-asts try to catch a calf to keep and then are judged the next year on their ability to raise and care for the animal.

There also are numerous livestock sales where millions of dollars change hands as thousands of animals are sold to new own-ers.

The National Western Stock Show is Col-orado’s largest trade show. The 2010 show drew about 637,000 people.

The show events are spread among a number of facilities. Stock show activi-ties are centered at the National Western

Stock Show Arena and Hall of Education near 46th Avenue and Humbolt Street, the Events Center at 1515 E. 47th Ave. and the Denver Coliseum.

A general admission ticket is required to get into the National Western Stock Show. The ticket entitles the holder to visit the trade show, displays, stock shows and auc-tions. Ticket prices vary from $12 to $17 for

an adult, with high-priced tickets required on the weekend.

Tickets for children 3 to 11 are $2 to $3, depending on the day. Children under 3 get in free.

The general admission ticket also is good for visits to the Children’s Ranchland and petting farm, open daily on the third floor of the Expo Hall.

In addition, there are a variety of ac-tivities at the new Ames Activity Pavilion including stick horse rodeos, kids’ pedal-tractor pulls, horseshoe pitching and dum-my roping contests. The pavilion is open daily from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and the daily activity lists are posted on the website.

There are a total of 42 entertainment events requiring admission tickets that range in price from $8 to $100 each. The en-tertainment schedule includes: two Mexi-

The Westernaires Big Red team presents the flags at one of the rodeos at last year’s National Western Stock Show. Several teams from the youth riding club, which is based in Jefferson County, will take part in this year’s National Western, which runs Jan. 12-27. Courtesy photo

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Bills would put troops in schoolsLegislation would also create task force on safety

By Deborah Grigsbydgrigsby@ourcoloradonews.com

As the nation grieves over the mass slay-ing at a Newtown, Conn. grade school, leg-islation is afoot that would put military per-sonnel in schools.

Two bills proposed by Sen. Barbara

Boxer (D-Calif.) on Dec. 19 hope to free up money for governors to use National Guard troops in schools.

According to a press statement, Boxer’s first bill, the School Safety Enhancements Act, would increase the existing Secure Our Schools authorization from $30 million to $50 million.

It would also create a joint task force between the Justice Department and the Department of Education to develop new school safety guidelines.

But her second bill, dubbed the Save Our Students (SOS) Act, would allow governors to be reimbursed by the federal govern-

ment for the cost of deploying National Guard troops for duty at schools.

Boxer’s statement said the legislation is modeled after a National Guard program that’s been in place since 1989 that lets states use the Guard to assist law enforce-ment efforts.

Under the new program, Guard troops would help support local law enforcement agencies to ensure schools are safe.

While the proposed legislation makes its way through Washington, D.C., local sol-diers and airmen wait for instruction.

“The Colorado Guard stands ready to support the direction of our civilian lead-

ership,” said Col. Peter Byrne, director of the Colorado National Guard’s Joint Staff based in Centennial. “The Colorado Guard has supported civil authority for nearly 152 years and our forces have never been more ready to serve.”

Boxer’s statement said her legislation should be considered as part of a compre-hensive response to the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, “which would include enacting sensible gun laws — in-cluding banning assault weapons and high-capacity clips — and ensuring that the mentally ill are not able to purchase guns.”

Resolve resolutelyGain success with New Year’s plansBy Rhonda Moorermoore@ourcoloradonews.com

It’s the time of year for the ultimate transformation exercise with a longstand-ing tradition — the New Year’s resolution.

The practice of making a resolution at the annual turn of the calendar is rooted in ancient civilizations, many of which had customs that mimicked the modern-day commitment to realize a self-improvement promise, according to the website 123New-Year.com.

The site looks at ancient Babylonians and Romans, who would begin the New Year by making promises to their deities, and the knights of the medieval era, who took vows at the beginning of the new Christian year. The practice to resolve a positive change in the coming year is permanently ingrained in modern customs.

Top trends At the cusp of 2013, the resolution trends

for the coming year include a promise to spend more time with family, adopt healthy lifestyle changes, reduce stress, manage money more efficiently and acquire a new skill.

According to a study conducted by the University of Scranton Journal of Clinical Psychology, the top 10 resolutions for 2013 were: to lose weight; get organized; spend

less/save more; enjoy life to the fullest; stay fit; learn something exciting; quit smoking; help others pursue their dreams; fall in love; and spend more time with family.

The statisticians at the university esti-mate that 45 percent of Americans usually make a New Year’s resolution, and each year only 8 percent are successful in achieving their resolution.

Based strictly on the numbers, it appears that the adage “you can’t teach an old dog new tricks” extends to the resolution busi-ness. According to the university’s Dec. 13 publication, each year 39 percent of people in their 20s achieve their resolutions, while only 14 percent of those older than 50 do the same. The upside is that those who make an explicit resolution are 10 times more likely to attain their goals, compared with those who do not.

Tips for success The experts at 123NewYear recommend

the following steps to ensure you stick to your goal and experience success with your 2013 resolutions.

• Start slow, one resolution at a time.• Be clear about your goal; people lose

drive with vague resolutions.• Make a plan; being organized produces

better results.• Don’t wait for New Year’s Day, plan ear-

ly to be ready for a Jan. 1 start.• Learn from your past mistakes to avoid

repeating them.• To maintain high motivation, be posi-

tive about your resolution.

For many, the start of a new year means getting going with a new workout regimen. File photo

ELBERT COUNTY NEWS IN A HURRY

Swearing-in ceremony slatedCommissioners-elect Larry Ross and

Robert Rowland will take the oath of office at 8 a.m., Jan. 8. The official swearing-in ceremony will be held on the second floor of the Elbert County building in the BOCC Chambers, 215 Colorado St. in Kiowa. For more information, call (303) 621-3126.

Planning commission to meetThe Elbert County Planning Commis-

sion will meet Jan. 10, from 7 to 11 p.m. in the Exhibit Hall at the fairgrounds, 75 Ute Ave., Kiowa. Residents interested in the county’s recent approval of the Sylvester well and potential for further oil and gas exploration, should attend. The committee will discuss the county’s draft oil and gas regulations and memorandum of under-standing. For more information, contact Richard Miller at 303-621-317 or at richard.miller@elbertcounty-co.gov.

State revenue forecast improvesColorado’s financial outlook continues

to improve. A Dec. 20 announcement from the Governor’s Office of State Planning and Budgeting projects general fund revenue to be $159.6 million higher in the current fiscal year than was previously forecast in September. Under current law, excess funds in the new forecast will carry over into next year’s budget and eventually be transferred to the State Education Fund.

This fund supports per-pupil funding in Colorado school districts.

Based on Gov. John Hickenlooper’s budget request, the new total available for fiscal year FY 2013-14 is $142.7 million. The governor indicated he would ask the increased funds go to education, economic development, public health, safety and infrastructure.

USDA rules on livestock traceabilityThe U.S. Department of Agriculture

has released a new policy on interstate livestock movement.

A Dec. 20 ruling permits livestock pro-ducers to develop animal tracing systems that work best for them, but yet still met requirements necessary for the USDA’s overall disease response efforts.

Under the final rule, unless specifi-cally exempted, livestock moved interstate would have to be officially identified and accompanied by an interstate certificate of veterinary inspection or other documenta-tion, such as owner-shipper statements or brand certificates.

Also, beef cattle under 18 months of age, unless moved interstate for shows, exhibitions, rodeos, or recreational events, are exempt from the official identification requirement in this rule.

For more details about the new regula-tion and how it will affect producers, visit www.aphis.usda.gov/traceability.

Come on in — join your library board

I am fortunate to work with an enthu-siastic library board of trustees comprised of five dedicated citizens of Elbert County. Each member volunteers and is appointed to serve a three-year term on the board to help set policy and direct the goals of the library district in its mission to serve the cultural, educational, and leisure needs of our diverse communities. This year, I have one seat open on the board. Would you consider joining us?

The library board governs the library dis-trict, establishes policies, and employs the library director to carry out the policies and to manage the district. Board members are advocates for the libraries in our commu-nities. We strive to have a board that repre-sents our community’s diversity; represents various interests; and has experience or knowledge in a variety of fields. Members of the Elbert County Library District Board of Trustees are appointed by the Elbert Coun-ty commissioners upon the recommenda-tion of the board.

You might wonder why you should con-sider becoming a board member. Current board President Ron Vermillion echoed a sentiment shared by many of the board members - they joined the library board to give something back to the community. The board members believe in the value of a li-brary to enhance the quality of life in their community.

Board member Karen Suchan says that “libraries have always been a beloved re-source to me throughout my life. When my daughter went into premature labor in Tex-as, I rushed there to watch her 3-year-old.

We spent so many hot Texas August days in the library opening this new world to my granddaughter.” Suchan concludes: “we are very fortunate to have an excellent library system here in our county. I believe life would be much less satisfying without this resource for information, learning, connec-tion and entertainment — come join us!”

The Library District Board meets on the fourth Wednesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at one of the branch libraries in Eliz-abeth, Elbert, Kiowa and Simla. Our next meeting will be on Jan. 23 at the Elizabeth Library. If you’re interested in learning more about the library you are always welcome to attend our meetings.

Interested parties may send a Board of Trustees application to me at director@el-bertcountylibrary.org or the district office at 651 W. Beverly St., Elizabeth, CO 80107. The application may be found online at www.elbertcountylibrary.org under the “In-formation” tab. I do hope you will consider joining us!

Kari May lives in Elizabeth and is the di-rector of the Elbert County Library District.

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American photographer Edward Steichen once said: “Photography records the gamut of feelings written on the human face. It is a major force in explaining man to man.” Newspapers often rely on imagery to better illustrate a story and the nature of the human condition. Looking back, 2013 was a memorable year for Elbert County. The Elbert County News presents some of those memorable images, from stories we’ve covered throughout the year and throughout the county.

Debbie Studer and her husband Mark lost everything in the June 7 tornado that hit Elbert County. Studer says she is grateful for televised storm warnings, as well as her three “church candles” for saving their lives.

Thomas Braum, 14, of Elizabeth, pauses to give his turkey Fred a pep talk after a disappointing round during the turkey judging during the Elbert County Fair in August.

Marie Soderberg of Elizabeth is concerned about the ripple effect of oil and gas exploration within Elbert County, She offered public comment at the Nov. 28 county commissioners’ hearing in Kiowa.

IMAGES OF THE YEAR

Elizabeth High School seniors toss their mortarboards at the conclusion of commencement exercises at the school gymnasium in May.

Joyce Remp, a raptor expert with Nature’s Educators, is joined by Ares, a dark morph redtailed hawk, at this year’s ElizaBash, the annual street fair that follows the Elizabeth Stampede Rodeo parade in June.

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Elbert County Commissioner Del Schwab, dressed in period costume, served as master of ceremonies at a celebration marking the 100th anniversary of the opening of the original Elbert County Courthouse in September. The June 1 PRCA Xtreme Bulls event at the Elizabeth Stampede drew contestants from 11 states.

Debbie Studer and her husband Mark lost everything in the June 7 tornado that hit Elbert County. Studer says she is grateful for televised storm warnings, as well as her three “church candles” for saving their lives.

IMAGES OF THE YEAR

Danielle Bernal, 7, of Kiowa shows Main Street how she rolls during Elizabeth’s Harvest Festival and Trick or Treat Street in October.

In May, graduating seniors at Kiowa High School took a moment during their commencement program to fan out among the audience and present roses to those who helped them achieve their academic goals.

Two-year-old Anna Deering of Elizabeth enjoys the last bite of cherry pie at the 20th annual Frontier High School Thanksgiving meal.

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OPINIONS/YOURS AND OURS

What is your New Year’s resolution?In the final weeks of each year, many

ponder how they might improve their lives and the lives of those around them.

Some view the beginning of a new year

as a fresh start. Some shoppers and em-ployees at The Parker Shoppes were asked Dec. 21 what their New Year’s resolutions are for 2013.

My friend recently started working as a sign-language specialist and I want to find a career that allows me to help people. And make more money. — Tawnya Farris, Castle Rock

I have several resolutions, the first of which is to praise God more. I want to spend more time with my family. Leonard, my husband of 43 years, narrowly survived a heart attack earlier this year and I want to let him know how blessed I am to have him in my life. — Joan Schmierer, Elizabeth

I want to be a great husband and a great father. I have been married for 12 years and 2013 will be my first full year with my new adopted son. — Bryan Ahern, Parker

I don’t really have a resolution yet, but in the past I have promised myself that I would get more orga-nized, so that will probably be my goal in 2013. — Courtney Xavier, Parker

QUESTION OF THE WEEK

‘This ship will carry us safe to shore’The votes for song of the year are in. Ac-

tually there was only one vote and it was mine.

Let’s see if you can figure out what I voted for. In a year of Sandy and Sandy Hook, with a big problem in an Aurora movie theater, the acrimony of an election year, the fiscal cliff, unemployment, and you name it, one of the few things we have had to antidote all of it was a tall girl who swam for us, and smiled all the way, safe to shore.

If Missy Franklin was Hope, so was my song. The green light at the end of the dock.

With hope comes optimism. Sometimes we hope that things will happen that don’t or can’t. It might be best to have little hopes, instead of big ones. But who hasn’t had the big hopes? Unconditional love, wealth, suc-cess, and Porsches are big ones.

Making it home safely on a snowy day is a little hope.

Then along comes life and there’s an old voice in my head that’s holding me back. We’re torn apart and the smiles go away. My smiles come and go just about every day,

except when my lap dog is on my lap. If you are considering a dog, I recommend them.

Back to my song. The group is from Ice-land, if that helps. The five members of the band have unpronounceable and unspella-ble names. So you’ll never hear someone in the audience yell out “Marry me, Nanna Bryndis Hilmasdottir!” There, that’s a big clue. Nanna is one of the two lead singers. She usually wears a hat on the back of her head.

One late night I caught the video for the song. It’s brilliant.

It was directed by Mihai Wilson and

Marcella Moser. “The video follows five sky-sailors played by the male members of the band, venturing across a fantasy land with a lost mythical female creature, all the while continuously running into nightmar-ish creatures. With the aid of the mystical creature played by Nanna Bryndis Hilmars-dottir, they survive it all and return her to her people.”

The first time I saw it I thought I wasn’t awake. The creatures are very chimerical and very memorable.

None of that would matter if the song was a stinker, but it’s not.

If you are still in the dark, ask one of your kids. Group from Iceland, fantastic video, and band member names you can’t spell. Gee whiz: Arnar Rosenkranz Hilmarsson, who needs a haircut bad.

The hope in the song comes in the cho-rus, which audiences have learned and sing along with at the group’s behest. “Though the truth may vary, this ship will carry our bodies safe to shore.” Watch the live version of the song on YouTube.

The group is most commonly compared to Mumford & Sons and Arcade Fire, and they are referred to as an “indie folk, indie pop” band.

I dare you to download the song on a bad day and not feel better. I also know that my song of the year might be your least favorite song of the year.

If you don’t like it, you don’t like it. But at least you have heard me out this far, and maybe I have helped you form an opinion about a favorite song of yours.

Music can reach several different organs all at once — or none at all. “Little Talks” by Of Monsters and Men made my days better in 2013, and on those days when “I feel like I’m wrong when I am right,” I will remem-ber the night when I was in rush hour, on the way to my art opening, grumbling and it took my grumble away.

Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educa-tor and Highlands Ranch resident. He can be reached at craigmarshallsmith@comcast.net

Careful — attitudes are transparentThe other day I was speaking with my

friend Otto up in Beaver Creek, and since it was the night before my first day of skiing for the year, Otto was sharing his experi-ences as he had already been on the hill a few times.

Now Otto is one of those guys who is al-ways smiling and in a good mood; he makes my day every time I just run into him. As he was telling me about how the mountain changed with the recently fallen snow and how much the ski conditions had improved, his eyes became brighter and his smile even bigger. In a ski town snow changes every-thing, including and maybe even especially attitudes.

Jimmy Buffett sings about it right, “It’s these changes in latitudes, changes in at-titudes, nothing remains quite the same. With all of our running and all of our cun-ning, if we couldn’t laugh we would all go insane.”

So what changes your attitude for the better? Is it the snow? Is it your latitude or location? Is it another person? The funny thing about attitudes is that they are so transparent. People think they can do a good job of hiding their feelings or try and put on their very best poker face, but the reality is that our attitudes are seen in our faces, noticed in our body language, and heard in the tone of our voice.

And I think what I enjoy most about this is when someone approaches me and says, “You look like you are having a good day.” Has that ever happened to you? I am sure it has and I am sure you beamed even bright-er and continued with a positive attitude and great day.

Now there are those things that change our attitude for the worse. And the problem with this is that it is not only our good at-titudes that are transparent; when we are wearing an angry, upset, envious, or selfish attitude, others will see that immediately too. And when this happens, the whole dy-namic of a room, conversation, or a rela-tionship can change.

So what does this all mean? Obviously we are all influenced at some level by out-

side forces like snow and vacations or loca-tions that bring out our positive side. And we are also hurt or disappointed by things outside of our control that bring out the negative attitude. So we have to find that inner strength, that inner solace and peace, and an internal positive attitude that we can rely on in any circumstance or during any change.

I am fairly certain that if I met Otto any-where, in the market, at a coffee shop, on the mountain, in the gym, or while he was working I would always see him smiling. He has a superb inner positive attitude.

In a ski town snow changes everything, even for people who already have an op-timistic outlook and positive attitude. We first need to recognize the important role that attitudes play in our own health and well-being as well as the impact that our attitude will have on others. Then we must identify what gives us our unflappable in-ner strength and resolve to maintain the right frame of mind and positive outlook. And lastly, we should allow ourselves to find and embrace those things in life that take our attitudes to an even higher level.

I would love to hear how you manage your inner attitudes and all of the things that change your attitude for the better at gotonorton@gmail.com. And trust me, a positive outlook and attitude will certainly make this a better than good week.

Michael Norton, a resident of Highlands Ranch, is the former president of the Zig Zi-glar organization and CEO and founder of www.candogo.com

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East Coast deaths bring familiar pain to Colorado Sandy Hook tragedy resonates in area hurt by Columbine By Jennifer Smith jsmith@ourcoloradonews.com

Upon the tragic news coming from Newtown, Conn., a collective clutch of familiar grief gripped the south-metro community.

Residents know what lies ahead for that community in the coming days, weeks and years, having lived through April 20, 1999. That’s when Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold killed 12 of their fellow Columbine High School stu-dents, a teacher and themselves.

At Sandy Hook Elementary School on Dec. 14, Adam Lanza killed twice as many people plus himself, and most of his victims were fi rst-graders.

Each time a similar tragedy occurs, Columbine is on the lips of the nation. As support from the country fl ooded into the community after the massa-cre, regional leaders formed the Great-er Littleton Youth Initiative to keep it from happening again.

“Amazingly, at our last meeting, we just spoke about how the GLYI needs to be prepared to provide outreach and information on our own experi-ence to help other communities in tragic situations like Columbine,” said program manager Kay Wilmesher. “Unfortunately, the time has come al-ready.”

GLYI and city offi cials are sending a letter to Connecticut’s Sandy Hook Elementary School expressing con-dolences and mentioning how this community has been working toward healthy changes.

After every school shooting, the face of the south-metro area refl ects the grief it now shares with more and

more communities. Littleton Public Schools Superintendent Scott Murphy felt compelled to send a letter home with students.

“There are no words to express our sadness and our sympathies to those impacted,” writes Murphy. “There is nothing more important to us than your child’s safety.”

All LPS schools have been on heightened alert since last Friday, he said, and security personnel are mak-ing extra patrols.

More information about school safety and resources for talking to chil-dren about tragic events are available

on the LPS website, www.littletonpub-licschools.net.

“Please know that our protocols are some of the very best in the nation, but there is always more that could be done,” said Murphy. “These conversa-tions are currently taking place.”

City offi cials, too, have acknowl-edged the tragedy, posting tips for helping kids feel safe at www.littleton-gov.org.

“The magnitude of death and de-struction in traumatic events require special attention and communication with children,” it says.

Additionally, in the wake of its theater tragedy, the city of Aurora launched a self-help trauma-recovery website at www.aurorastrong.blue-sunsupport.com.

“One of the many things we have learned about trauma recovery since July 20 is the extent to which addition-al events — whether another tragic event such as last Friday’s shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary, or simply the stress of the holiday season — can trigger retraumatization,” said Karen Morales, spokesperson for the 7/20 Recovery Committee. “This site will help people make sense of what they are feeling and empower them to take positive steps toward managing their own recovery.”

And in what seems an unimagina-ble necessity, Arapahoe County Sher-iff Grayson Robinson shared steps to take when faced with an active shooter. First among them is, “Quickly determine the most reasonable way to protect your own life.”

Murphy encourages the commu-nity to keep working together to help ensure LPS children stay out of harm’s way.

“The vigilance of our parents, stu-dents, staff and neighbors is the very best safety measure there is,” he said.

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There are also 23 rodeo performances during the fi rst stop of the year for members of the Profession-al Rodeo Cowboys Associa-tion.

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plex, the Events Center will be equally busy as the site of shows and compe-titions as well as activi-ties that include the Grand Prix jumping event, an evening of dancing horses and a daily schedule of riding and performance competitions.

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Heap was treated for smoke inhalation.

“This is a story of a neighborhood pulling to-gether,” said Markham. “This particular cul-de-sac has seen a couple of fi res in recent years, and every-one just pulled together to help, so there’s lots of folks to share in the red cape in this case.”

McKnight told local television stations she was grateful for the deputy’s quick thinking.

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together to help,” said Heap. “There was even a UPS driv-er, who went around knock-ing on doors to make sure everyone made it to safety. There were just too many coincidences — it was truly God at work.”

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A Western treasureStock show art sale begins with receptionBy Sonya Ellingboesellingboe@ourcoloradone-ws.com

Beginning in 1993, with sup-port from Coors Brewing Co., in particular the late Swede Johnson, the Coors Western Art Exhibit and Sale has become a feature at Denver’s 107-year-old National Western Stock Show. It celebrates Western heritage in new ways each year.

Mary Belle Grant, who lived on Littleton’s Grant Ranch be-fore it was a subdivision, was also instrumental in creating this strong show.

A Mary Belle Grant Award has been given in her name each year to a person who em-bodies the Western way of life and symbolizes the passion for the West through art.

Prominent artists from across the nation submit en-tries and a number are chosen for the exhibit, which opens with a Red Carpet Reception

($200, by reservation) on Jan. 8. Collectors will purchase many of the works on that night, then the sale will open to the public during stock show hours Jan. 12 through 27, exhibiting today’s visions of the West.

Works tend to exhibit the most skilled techniques in painting, drawing and sculp-ture and are primarily, though not entirely, representational.

Painter Jill Soukup, who re-cently was the juror for Lone

Tree’s annual art show, is hon-ored as the 2013 featured artist of the Coors Western show. Her painting, “Hold Steady,” is re-produced on a poster available for sale at the show, and the original will become part of the permanent collection.

It shows a close-up of a horse and rider at attention. The horse’s neck is arched and the cowboy’s body, shown from the waist down, is tense and in command.

Soukup, who exhibits her work locally and nationally, moved to Colorado as a child and soon developed an affinity for horses, creating drawings first, then paintings. She gradu-ated from Colorado State Uni-versity with a bachelor’s of fine arts and worked in graphic de-

sign for 11 years before becom-ing a full-time painter.

Denver’s popular stock show will attract over half a million visitors in its 16-day run, featur-ing rodeos, a trade show with 900 vendors, exhibits of about 15,000 animals ranging from pampered rabbits and chickens shown by proud 4-H owners to huge championship bulls, and more.

It will honor a Citizen of the West and award 74 scholarships to CSU, University of Wyoming and many other schools to young participants. In addition to agricultural professionals, young doctors and nurses who will go into rural practices are supported. For information: nationalwestern.com/coors-western-art.

“Hold Steady” by Jill Soukup is the 2013 featured artwork of the Coors Western Art Exhibit and Sale. Courtesy image

Lakewood artist Jill Soukup is the 2013 featured artist of the Coors exhibit at the National Western Stock Show in Denver. Courtesy photo

“RETHINKING WESTERN”

Gallery 1261 at 1261 Delaware St. hosts a related exhibit, “Rethinking Western,” from Jan. 11 to Feb. 23. The gallery features contemporary realist artists, including Jill Soukup, Co-ors Western’s featured artist. She once studied architecture and transfers her interest in textures of animals to paintings of buildings. Other artists include Gordon Brown, Mark Daily, Floyd Dewitt, Ulrich Gleiter, Quang Ho, Michael Lynch (who in years past had a Main Street Littleton gallery), Mike Malm, Jim Morgan, Grant Redden, Matt Smith and Michael Workman. These artists provide a relief from overdone romanticism in art about the West. Opening reception: 5-8 p.m. Jan. 11. Gallery hours: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays. 303-571-1261.

Fiddler set to entertain

Katie Glassman of Denver will sing and play her fiddle in styles ranging from West-ern swing to vintage jazz and bluegrass at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 11 at Englewood’s Hampden Hall, part of a new Friday night concert series called “Starlight Rhythms.” The se-ries hopes to draw a somewhat younger audience for folk, blues and jazz and is presented in a cabaret style in Hampden Hall. Glassman’s original music is recorded on her recent release, “Snapshot.” Hamp-den Hall is at 1000 Englewood Parkway in the Englewood Civic Center. Tickets: at the door or 303-860-8196. Englewoodarts.org.

Learn about herbs“Growing Herbs” will be master garden-

er Therese Revitte’s topic when she speaks to the Littleton Garden Club at 6:30 p.m. on Jan. 9. (Note that this is the second Wednes-day instead of the usual first Wednesday.) Learn about growing culinary herbs and ways to preserve them. The longtime Little-ton club meets at the lunchroom at the Ed-ucational Services Building, 5776 S. Crocker St., Littleton. Guests and new members are welcome. Social time is at 6 p.m.

Genealogy get-togethersThe Columbine Genealogical and His-

torical Society announced January meet-ings: 1 p.m. Jan. 8 — “Blogging: Telling the Story Behind Your Research” with Jen Baldwin, owner of Ancestral Journeys and genealogy blogger. 1 p.m. Jan. 15 —Pro-gram by Dave Hensley, owner of Scangaroo, a mobile photo scanning company. The group meets on the second Tuesday of each month, except summer and December, at the Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit, 6400 S. University Blvd., Centennial. Gene-alogy workshop programs are on the third Tuesday. For information: C. J. Backus, 303-355-0731.

Tenor timeLyric tenor Jonathan Hodel will per-

form the Franz Schubert masterwork “Der Winterreise” at 2 p.m. Jan. 6 at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 9770 Foothills Canyon Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Also on the free program: arias of J.S. Bach. 303-683-1300.

Classics at Lone Tree“Giants of Classicism” will be featured in

a program at 8 p.m. Jan. 11 at Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree. The Colorado Symphony Orchestra will perform Mozart’s well-known “Symphony No. 40” as well as works by Haydn and Bach. Tickets: 720-509-1010, lonetreeartscenter.org.

Visit PompeiiExtended hours are announced for the

Denver Museum of Nature & Science’s ex-hibit, “A Day in Pompeii,” which runs until Jan. 13. The exhibit will be open until 7 p.m. each day except Jan. 10, with the last timed ticket issued at 5:30 p.m. The DMNS is at 2001 Colorado Blvd., Denver. Information: Dmns.org/Pompeii.

At the SSPR galleriesSue Shehan’s exhibit, “The Journey,” in-

cludes paintings in pastels. They are at the Goodson Recreation Center, 6315 S. Uni-versity Blvd., Centennial, through Jan. 30.

Daffy and Al Knoblock’s underwater photography, “Below the H2O,” and glass exhibit are at the Lone Tree Recreation Center, 10249 Ridgegate Circle, Lone Tree, through Jan. 30.

The Paint Box Guild is displaying “Artists of Littleton” at the Douglas H. Buck Recre-ation Center, 2004 W. Powers Ave., Littleton through Jan. 30.

Study: Spending time in nature helps creativityAssociated Press

If you’re looking to spark your creativity, leave your smartphone, laptop and tablet at home and go for a hike.

That’s the finding of a recent study by psychologists at the University of Utah and University of Kansas. The study of 56 people found that backpackers scored 50 percent better on a creativity test after being in na-ture for four days, disconnected from elec-tronic devices.

The results may seem obvious, but study co-author David Strayer of the University of

Utah said the study is important because it proves that interacting with nature has measurable benefits.

The study focused on 56 people who went on four- or six-day hiking trips with the Outward Bound expedition school in Alaska, Maine, Colorado and Washington. The participants, who averaged 28 years old, were not allowed to bring electronic devices. Their scores in the creativity test were higher after they spent time in the wil-derness.

The study proves that the effect of being in front of a computer all day, every day can

be offset a bit by spending time in nature, researchers said.

The study’s participants were about evenly divided between men and women.

Earlier studies have shown that children spend only 15 to 25 minutes outdoors daily and that outdoor recreation has declined over the past 30 years. People ages 8 to 18 spent more than 7.5 hours daily watching TV or using cellphones or computers.

Researchers say this study was unique in that it tested people in nature after pro-longed periods outdoors rather than testing them in a lab after a short time in nature.

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With an opening reception on Jan. 10, the Kirkland Museum introduces a pair of new exhibits: “New Explorations in Inter-national Design” and “Colorado Art Sur-vey VIII.” Both will contain new pieces that haven’t been exhibit-ed before, plus items from the museum’s deep collection.

This small gem of a museum has an extraordinary collec-tion, started by Vance Kirkland, of interna-tional decorative art from the last quarter of the 19th century through the 20th century.

Thousands of treasures are exhib-ited in a salon style — vignettes of re-lated furniture, accessories and art pieces, rotated with some regularity.

Major new acquisitions from 1875 to 2000 will be exhibited in those salon set-tings, representing eight (out of eleven) decorative art movements: Arts and Crafts, Art Nouveau, Glasgow Style, Wiener Werk-

statte, De Stijl, Art Deco, Modern and Post-Modern.

The “Colorado Art Survey VIII” contin-ues to showcase a selection of works by Colorado’s important artists dating from 1875 to 1980 — drawn from the collection of 4,870 works by 505 artists — a collection director Hugh Grant continues to build.

The Kirkland Museum, which is a mem-ber of the Historic Artists’ Homes and Stu-dios program of the National Trust for His-toric Preservation, began when Henry Read built it at 1311 Pearl St. in 1910.

Read, who had a teaching studio there, was one of the originators of the Denver Art Museum. The building was built in Arts and

Crafts style and served as a meeting place for museum organizers until 1922.

In 1929, artist Vance Kirkland founded the Chappell School of Art at the University of Denver, housed at Chappell House, 1300 Logan (razed in 1970), which was also used by the start-up Denver Art Museum.

In 1932, Kirkland leased Read’s Pearl Street property, which he later purchased. He parted company with the University of Denver, because it wasn’t granting full cred-it to his students, and opened the Kirkland School of Art. It was also his working studio until he died in 1981. (He returned to DU in 1946, with many students in tow, directing an on-campus School of Art.)

Before Kirkland died, he willed his prop-erty to current director Hugh Grant, who started a nonprofi t foundation and added nearly 11,000 square feet of space in a com-patible design to house Kirkland’s already extensive collection of decorative art, Kirk-land’s paintings and a start on the works of Colorado artists — a collection Grant in-creases today.

The collection does not illustrate any particular style, but is sought out based on artists who were born here, who worked here and whose style ranges from represen-tational to abstract. The cumulative result is a colorful, richly furnished museum, unlike any other in the area.

It also retains Kirkland’s original studio with tools, table and the unique sling he devised to suspend himself above his large canvases while at work.

It’s a “don’t miss” for art lovers.

The Kirkland Museum Modern room vignette features designer furniture from the collection and paintings by Colorado artists. Courtesy photo

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Ralston Valley’s Svejcar dubbed CCM Defensive Player of Year�e jack-of-all trades may trade in pads for hardwood ... or gloveBy Daniel Williamsdwilliams@ourcoloradonews.com

ARVADA - You ever know one of those guys that are just really good at anything he tries? If you don’t, there is one in Arvada who goes by the name of Spencer Svejcar.

The Ralston Valley senior is currently the leader of Mustangs varsity basketball team, but his extraordinary efforts on the foot-ball field earned him Colorado Community Media’s 2012 Defensive Player of the Year Award, announced this week.

“It’s awesome and a great honor but we had a great defense and I was just a part of that. It’s easy to make plays when you play with a bunch of real talented guys,” Svejcar said.

Svejcar, a 6-foot-3, 185-pound safety/

receiver/running back/return man, was a three-way leader for Ralston Valley who fell just one win shy of a meeting with Valor Christian in the 5A state championship.

Although he shined as numerous posi-tions on the football field, he was the best safety in 5A football intercepting five balls and accumulating 108 tackles.

“He’s just a great football player, a great athlete,” Ralston Valley coach Matt Loyd said. “He was not only one of our most tal-ented guys but one our hardest workers.”

And while some teenager’s biggest choic-es are Taco Bell or McDonalds, or which mall they will go to, Svejcar has to decide which sport he is going to play in college.

Svejcar initially thought he would play basketball in college but his tremendous season as a safety put him on the radar of multiple college football programs, both D-I and D-II.

He also has the option to play baseball in college as a shortstop.

“It’s 50-50 if I’ll play football or basket-ball (in college). I talked to New Mexico (recently) and I am just trying to be patient

and make the right decision,” Svejcar said.Whatever decision Svejcar makes, where

it’s to play safety, guard, shortstop, or Taco Bell, he is sure to get it right.

Ralston Valley senior running back Spencer Svejcar runs up field in this year’s semifinal against Cherokee Trail. Photo by Andy Carpenean

McCaffrey amazed all yearValor Christian junior was dominant presenceBy Daniel P. Johnsondjohnson@ourcoloradonews.com

Statistics don’t always tell the complete story.

Take Valor Christian’s Christian McCaffrey as a prime example of that.

The junior running back gained 1,390 rushing yards in the 2012 season. Great numbers, for sure, but there were other running backs in the state that accumu-lated more.

Now, when you begin to fac-tor in the fact that McCaffrey, in addition to his rushing prowess, led his team in receptions (55), receiving yards (675), punt return yards (261) and scored a total of 43 touchdowns, the picture of Mc-Caffrey’s dominance on the grid-iron becomes clearer.

The junior was recently named Colorado Community Media’s 2012 Offensive Player of the Year for his performance in the 2012 season.

“On defense, we just had no answer for No. 5,” Arapahoe coach Mike Campbell said of McCaffrey after his 295 rushing yards, 108 re-

ceiving yards and six-touchdown performance against the Warriors in a 48-31 state quarterfinal vic-tory. “That guy is awesome.”

McCaffrey did some of his best work in the postseason, highlight-ed by a two-week stretch over the quarterfinal and semifinal rounds, where he would score a total of 11 touchdowns.

In the first-ever Valor Christian-ThunderRidge contest, which was played in the 5A semifinals at a raucous Shea Stadium, McCaffrey scored five touchdowns as the Ea-gles rolled the Grizzlies, 49-3.

“He’s really special. I wish I could say it’s all coaching,” Valor Christian coach Brent Vieselmey-er said. “You just look at the things he does; he scored on a punt re-turn, he runs back kickoffs, plays defense and throws passes. You name it, he can really do it. That’s what makes him really special. He’s an outstanding receiver when he needs to be.

“From a defensive perspective, you’re asking ... what are they go-ing to do with him now? I’m just really proud of him, and he’s the kind of kid to be honest with you, we have to slow him down be-cause that’s how he practices and does everything in his life, and that’s why he’s such a great kid.”

McCaffrey, while he didn’t have his best statistical game in the Class 5A state title contest against

Cherokee Trail (he still gained over 100 yards rushing), was able to af-fect the game’s outcome simply by being on the field.

With Cherokee Trail refusing to punt the ball in his direction, Mc-Caffrey’s presence helped give the Eagles prime field position early in the fourth quarter of what was a scoreless game at the time. Mc-Caffrey finished off what turned out to be the game-winning drive with a 1-yard touchdown run, as the Eagles won their first-ever 5A state championship, and fourth-straight overall, 9-3 over the Cou-gars.

“We knew Cherokee Trail was an amazing football team and that they were going to make some plays,” said McCaffrey, who made up for his two lost fumbles with the touchdown run. He fin-ished the game with 114 rushing yards and 52 receiving yards. “We played extremely sloppy, especial-ly on my part, so I apologize to the team for that. But, a win’s a win and we’re going to take it and soak it in and really enjoy this one.”

McCaffrey’s wide array of tal-ent is best summed up by team-mate and quarterback, Luke Del Rio, who recently announced he would be walking on at the Uni-versity of Alabama.

“Christian is amazing,” said Del Rio, who completed 70 percent of his passes and threw for 2,275

yards with 28 touchdowns and four interceptions. “Every time he

touches the ball he has the ability to score.”

Christian McCaffrey runs the ball Dec. 1. McCaffrey scored Valor’s lone touchdown in the state final game. Photo by Paul DiSalvo |PaulDiSalvoPhotography.com

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FIRST TEAM OFFENSE

QB Luke Del Rio, Valor Christian, Sr.

2,275 yards passing, 28 touchdowns, 4 intercep-tions

RB Christian McCaffrey, Valor Christian, Jr.

1,390 yards rushing, 675 yards receiving, 37 touch-downs, 8.91 yards per carry

RB Keynan Huguley, Thornton, Sr.

2,161 yards rushing, 30 total touchdowns, 501 yards rushing in single game

FB Jake Hand, Thunder-Ridge, Sr.

1,002 yards rushing, 472 yards receiving, 17 touch-downs

WR Connor Skelton, D’Evelyn, Sr.

1,254 yards receiving, 14 touchdowns, 572 kick re-turn yards

WR Mitch Colin, Pomo-na, Sr.

946 yards receiving, 8 touchdowns

WR Brandon Malone, Chaparral, Jr.

724 yards receiving, 10 touchdowns

TE Mitch Parsons, Chap-arral, Sr.

754 yards receiving, 7 touchdowns

TE Ethan Brunhofer, Arapahoe, Jr.

750 yards receiving, 9 touchdowns

OL Daniel Skipper, Ralston Valley, Sr.

Dominating force, head-ed to University of Tennes-see

OL Blake Nowland, Douglas County, Sr.

Committed to Colorado State

OL Connor Warren, Regis Jesuit, Sr.

Unanimous selection to Continental all-conference team

OL Chris Fox, Ponderosa, Sr.

Arguably top college prospect in state, commit-ted to Michigan

OL Sam Jones, Thunder-Ridge, Jr.

First-team All-Continen-tal League

KR Trey Smith, Douglas County, Jr.

19.6 yards per kick re-turn, 40.5 yards per punt return, 2,200 yards of total offense

ATHLETE Jordan Rade-baugh, Northglenn, Sr.

2,720 yards passing, 366 yards rushing, 3,106 yards total offense, 35 touch-downs

FIRST TEAM DEFENSE

DE Austin Balbin, D’Evelyn, Sr.

82 tackles, 55 solo, 12 sacks

DE John Adam, Thun-derRidge, Jr.

36 tackles, 9 sacksDL Skylar McWee, Lega-

cy, Sr.48 tackles, 7 sacksDL Zack Anderson, Po-

mona, Sr.48 tackles, 9 sacksLB Derek Landis, Lake-

wood, Sr.193 tackles, 2 fumble re-

coveries, 2 interceptionsLB Justin Falls, Valor

Christian, Jr.100 tackles, 43 solo, 3

fumble recoveries, 2 inter-ceptions

LB Carlos Aviles, Valor Christian, Sr.

3 forced fumbles, 2 fum-ble recoveries, 5 pass de-fenses

LB Justin Escue, Arapa-hoe, Sr.

64 tackles, 5 sacksDB Spencer Svejcar,

Ralston Valley, Sr.

108 tackles, 79 solo, 5 in-terceptions

DB Will Halligan, Pomo-na, Sr.

51 tackles, 5 intercep-tions

DB Dustin Rivas, Hori-zon, Sr.

41 tackles, 6 intercep-tions, 7 pass defenses

DB Preston DeHerrera, Mountain Range, Sr.

90 tackles, Front Range defensive player of the year

K Daniel Carlson, The Classical Academy, Sr.

54 touchbacks, 10 fi eld goals, 35 PATs, named to All-American Bowl

P Brendan McGowan, Castle View, Sr.

42 yard average, 6 inside 20 yard line

Offensive Player of the Year: Christian McCaffrey, Valor Christian

Defensive Player of the Year: Spencer Svejcar, Ralston Valley

Coach of the Year: Brent Vieselmeyer, Valor Christian

SECOND TEAMO� ense

QB Jacob Knipp, Ralston Valley

RB Jaden Franklin, Kent Denver

RB Corry Williams, Pon-derosa

FB Daryl Hawkins, Valor Christian

WR Taylor Vaughn, Ar-vada

WR Hunter Burton, Cherry Creek

WR Eddie Franco, North-glenn

TE Joshua Clausen, Lu-theran

OL Tyler Andrejewski, Cherry Creek

OL Daniel Kubistek, Holy Family

OL Leuluai Io, Valor Christian

OL Anthony Ochiato, Standley Lake

OL Kevin Clark, Chapar-ral

KR Tanner Townsend, Castle View

DefenseDL/DE Gunnar Camp-

bell, HorizonDL/DE Dylan Cassagnol,

Cherry CreekDL/DE Brian Boatman,

Kent DenverDL/DE Zayne Anderson,

PomonaLB Colton Fries, LegendLB Cameron Gray, Valor

ChristianLB Chantz Tanner, Kent

DenverLB Jake Bublitz, LegacyDB Ryan Belearde, West-

minsterDB Drew Stephon, Pon-

derosaDB Thomas Trotman,

ArapahoeDB Connor Durant,

Standley LakeP Connor Orgill, LegendK Sawyer Edwards,

Chaparral

Honorable mention:Jordan Anderson,

Ralston Valley; Tyler An-drejewski, Cherry Creek; Michael Babb, Arapahoe; Michael Barela, Golden; Travis Baum, Legacy; Chan-dler Bibo, Chaparral; Aus-tin Beane, Rock Canyon; Luke Behrends, Legend; Jake Bennett, Bear Creek; Andrew Bergner, Legend; Michael Beiswenger, Dis-covery Canyon; Joe Boze-man, Regis Jesuit; Antonio Broadus, Regis Jesuit; An-drew Brown, Lewis-Palmer; Jakob Buys, Ralston Valley; Jose Cancanon, Arapahoe; Thomas Caracena, The Classical Academy; Kyle Carpenter, Ralston Valley; Elijah Cherrington, Legend; Riley Collins, Lakewood; Tom Commander, Moun-

tain Range; Nate Conner, Lewis-Palmer; Chris Cruz, Castle View; Marcus Cul-hane, Arvada West; Damas-jae Currington, Englewood; Jarred DeHerrera, Holy Family; Spencer Elliott, Ho-rizon; Matthew Evans, Ar-vada West; Nick Evdos, Leg-end; Tommy Fitsimmons, D’Evelyn; Danny Flanagan, Bear Creek; Caelan Gar-ner, Woodland Park; Bobby Glandon, Lutheran; Greg Gonzales, Horizon; Sean Grundman, Lewis-Palmer; Trevon Hamlet, Kent Den-ver; Drew Hebel, Legacy; Dan Hollar, Ralston Valley; Paul Holden, Littleton; Isa-iah Holland, Valor Chris-tian; Ryan Hommel, Rock Canyon; Mark Hopper, ThunderRidge; Trey Jarvis, Standley Lake; Devyn John-ston, Standley Lake; Jordan Jones, Wheat Ridge; Jalen Kittrell, Highhlands Ranch; Taylor Knestis, Lakewood; Sam Kozan, Valor Christian; Tyler Kubasta, Wheat Ridge; Max Kuhns, Chaparral; Da-mian Lockhart, Pomona; Adrian Mack, Discovery Canyon; Chris Marquez, Pomona; Cody Marvel, D’Evelyn; John Martinez, Arvada; Sione Maumau, Valor Christian; Mitch Mc-Call, Legacy; Alex McClure, Lutheran; Justin Miller, The Classical Academy; Aaron Montoya, Legacy; Keenan Oby, Lewis-Palm-er; Jack Palmer, Discovery Canyon; Rocco Palumbo, Mountain Vista; Phydell Paris, Legacy; Greg Pearson, Englewood; Matt Petty-john, Kent Denver; Connor Pierson, Pomona; Hunter Price, Ralston Valley; Steve

Ray, ThunderRidge; Peyton Remy, Legend; Easton Rob-bins, Horizon; Ryan Rubley, Mountain Vista; Alec Ruth, Valor Christian; Jantzen Ry-als, The Classical Academy; Tommy Saager, Arapahoe; Paris Salas, Golden; Jack Sale, Pomona; Mitch Scha-fer, Green Mountain; David Sommers, Holy Family; Aus-tin Sonju, Littleton; Jackson Spalding, Discovery Can-yon; Taven Sparks, Arapa-hoe; Garret Swartzendru-ber, Green Mountain; David Sweat, Green Mountain; Steven Sumey, Horizon; Deion Trejo, Wheat Ridge; Joey Trese, The Classical Academy; Lucas Videtich, Standley Lake; Kaleb Whit-ing, Arvada West; Eric Wil-liams, Rock Canyon; Tahj Willingham, Cherry Creek; Jon Wilson, Heritage; Alec Wirtjes, Discovery Canyon; John Wood, ThunderRidge; Roman Yancey, Chaparral; Steven Yoshihara, Legacy.

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RFK revisited“RFK — A Portrait of Robert Kennedy”

by Jack Holmes plays Jan. 4-27 at Vintage Theatre, 1468 Dayton St., Aurora. James O’Hagen Murphy portrays RFK after the assassination of his brother, the president. What should his role be? What is his rela-tionship to Lyndon Johnson? Performanc-es: 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 2:30 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: $25 ($20 advance). 303-856-7830, vintagetheatre.com.

Heavenly boy group“Forever Plaid” by Stewart Ross plays

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2450 W. Main St., in downtown Littleton. Nick Sugar directs. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sun-days and Saturdays, Jan. 26; 6:30 p.m. Sun-days, Jan. 27. Tickets: 303-794-2787, town-hallartscenter.com.

Is it 1955?“Maple and Vine” by Jordan Harrison

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CURTAIN TIME JAN. 10

BUSINESS AFTER hours. The Elizabeth Area Chamber of Commerce invites you to a Business After Hours from 5-7 p.m. Jan. 10 at Kat Eyes Optical in the Safeway shopping Center in Elizabeth. Come meet Kathy at the only eye specialist in Elbert County. Enjoy visiting a local business and meeting other area business people. Great networking tool. Refreshments provided by the local business.

FEB. 14

FRONTIER FUNDRAISING. Frontier High School students will make reindeer and snowmen to sells at the EMS craft fair Nov. 17 and the local craft fair on Dec. 1. A spaghetti dinner, sponsored by students and staff , is planned for Feb. 14. Call the school at 303-646-1798 or email its director, Rob McMullen, at rmcmullen@esdk12.org to make a donation. Frontier High School is at 589 S. Banner St., Elizabeth.

THE OUTBACK Express is a public transit service provided through the East Central Council of Local Governments is open and available to all residents of Cheyenne, Elbert, Kit Carson and Lincoln counties and provides an economical and effi cient means of travel for the four-county region. Call Kay Campbell, Kiowa, at 719- 541-4275. You may also call the ECCOG offi ce at 1-800-825-0208 to make reservations for any of the trips. You may also visit http://outbackexpress.tripod.com.

SIMLA, MATHESON TO LIMON, DEC. 27

DIVORCE AND Post-Decree Clinic. Elbert and Lincoln County Pro Se Divorce Clinic is off ered from 9 a.m. to noon the third Friday of each month at the Elbert County Justice Center, 751 Ute St., in Kiowa. For information, call 303-520-6088 or email morgan@hayday.org. The clinic is free for parties who have no attorney and who are going through dissolution of marriage, le-gal separation, or post-decree cases. All walk-ins are welcome, and will be assisted on a fi rst-come, fi rst-served basis.

THE ELBERT County Sheriff s Posse is a nonprofi t volunteer organization that is part of the Elbert County Sheriff s Offi ce. As volunteers we support the Elbert County Sheriff s Offi ce, all law enforcement in our county, and the community at large. Membership is open to anyone without a criminal record. It meets the last Monday of the month at the Elbert County Sheriff s Offi ce at 7 p.m. For more information or a membership application, go to http://www.elbertcountysheriff .com/posse.

html, or contact Dave Peontek at 303-646-5456.

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

ELIZABETH GUITAR Group. Elizabeth guitar circle will meet on the fi rst and second Wednesday of each month at the Elizabeth Library. Traditional protocol/courtesy. Country, pop, bluegrass, cowboy, Beatles, 50s, 60s, 70s, blues, jazz and more. We who play for pleasure would love to meet more of same. Acoustic or power down. Come prepared to share a few songs, perform, play along, sing along with others. Enjoy new guitar friends to jam with. Gerry Vinson hosts on the fi rst Wednes-day from 6:30-9 p.m., and Laurie Smith hosts on the second Wednesday from 6-9 p.m. Uncertain? Drop by and observe. Banjo, ukelele, mandolin welcome. Call Laurie at 720-363-3531.

LAWYERS AT the Library, a free legal clinic for parties who have no attorney, will be featured from 6-9 p.m. the third Tuesday of every other month in Elizabeth. Volunteer attorneys will answer questions, help fi ll out forms and explain the process and procedure for the areas of family law, civil litiga-tion, criminal defense, property law, probate law, collections, appeals, landlord-tenant law and civil protection orders. Walk-ins are welcome. Everyone will be helped on a fi rst-come, fi rst-served basis.

SATURDAY GENEALOGY Fun meets at the Elbert Public Library at 1 p.m. on the seocnd Saturday of each month. Begin-ning to advanced genealogy enthusiasts are invited to attend. The Elbert Public Library is in the Elbert School library at 24489 Main Street in Elbert. Call 303-648-3533 for more information.

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

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