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May 12, 2016

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Volunteers also tackle projects around Elizabeth

By Rick Gustafson Special to Colorado Community Media

The Town of Elizabeth held its annual Town Clean Up Day on May 7, but tidying up the town’s parks and streets was not the only work carried out on that Satur-day. Several other groups in the area got an early start to beat the chilly weather that moved in by the afternoon to make repairs, raise funds and green up the town.

Town Administrator Dick Eason wrangled up around 35 volunteers to spread mulch at parks, pick up trash on sidewalks along Highway 86, and com-plete minor landscaping around the town hall, where later that afternoon hot dogs and burgers were grilled to feed hungry volunteers.

To assist with the cleanup, the town brought in three dumpsters again this year for residents to bring loads of trash. In addition, Elizabeth Police Chief Ste-phen Hasler led a group of volunteers to make pickups in the department’s HMMWV and trailer for residents who were unable to deliver trash on their own.

At the Arena at Casey Jones Park, Eliza-beth Stampede volunteers continued work on the grandstands that began last month. This year the stands are receiving a makeover.

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Blazing Saddles participants bring commitment to the arena

By Rick Gustafson Special to Colorado Community Media

With the Elizabeth Stampede less than a month away, pounding hammers and buzzing sanders are not the only sounds echoing inside the arena at Casey Jones Park.

Each Friday, the beat of hooves, hoots of delight, and the steady, amplifi ed voice of Cindy Adams fi ll the grounds as she guides 20 girls and horses from the Blazing Saddles Drill Team through their performance.

“They’re a great bunch of kids,” said Adams, �drill master for the team. “They take care of their own horses at all these shows and rodeos.”

Adams helped found the Blazing Saddles Drill Team in 2006.

Since its creation, the drill team has performed at, among other events, the Rocky Mountain Horse Expo, Cheyenne Frontier Days Parade and Rodeo, and Cowboy Up in Kiowa.

In addition to regular performances at the El-bert County Fair, the team has become the exclu-sive drill team for the Elizabeth Stampede — which is June 3-5 — and for the second year in a row, will be performing at the Rooftop Rodeo in Estes Park July 6-11.

The team is open to both boys and girls, though there are currently no boys on the team.

Sierra Taylor trains with her fellow riders on the Blazing Saddles Drill Team. Taylor is one of the most experienced riders on the team and enjoys performing the “fast lap,” which is a high-speed lap of the arena around a slower circle of riders toward the center. Photos by Rick Gustafson

Kaelie Denton of Elizabeth tacks up Tuffy before drill practice on May 6. Denton is in her fi rst year on the Blazing Saddles Drill Team and enjoys riding in parades.

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Volunteer Bill Mock of Elizabeth sands layers of old paint from the grandstands at Casey Jones Park. Crews have been working for weeks to replacing planks and preparing the stands for new paint. Photo by Rick Gustafson

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County denies application to rezone land near Elbert County boundary

By Tom Skelley [email protected]

Douglas County commissioners rejected an application to rezone property for a proposed housing development on Hilltop Road near the border of Douglas and Elbert counties.

Commissioners Roger Partridge, David Weaver and Jill Repella all voted to deny the application, cit-ing concerns over the proposed project’s compatibility with neigh-boring agricultural areas and its adherence to the county’s Compre-hensive Master Plan.

“I feel that the county commis-sioners did their job and I’m very pleased with the outcome,” said Tina Huston, a Parker resident who led opposition to the rezoning plan. “This development was way off the mark from the get-go.”

Huston was one of approxi-mately 70 people who showed up for the hearing. Many brought signs displaying their opposition to the project, though Weaver, the board chairperson, asked them not to wave them. A total of 14 citizens spoke against the proposal, includ-ing a PowerPoint presentation by Huston and three other residents.

The application was brought by 303 Investments LLC, a Parker-based company headed by resi-dent Derrick Myers. Myers told the commission his only desire for the project was to sell affordable land to homeowners. Several calls made to the company’s telephone num-ber were not answered.

The property is located at the eastern edge of Douglas County, from Hilltop Road to the border

of Elbert County. The proposal would have rezoned the land from agricultural use to residential use, distributing 56 parcels of land for a subdivision of homes. Proponents of the rezoning pointed to the Bandera subdivision, which stands adjacent to the Hilltop property on the western edge of Elbert County.

C.J. Kirst of the Tahoe Consulting Group, who argued for rezoning on behalf of Myers, said the Bandera development would eventually be full to capacity, nullifying the issue of Hilltop’s residential use clashing with the neighboring land.

Repella didn’t agree with that argument, stating that Bandera is currently struggling to succeed. She added that she couldn’t dismiss the idea that the Hilltop property didn’t comply with the use of the surrounding, primarily agricultural, properties.

“They made their decision,” Kirst said, declining to comment further on the board’s rejection of the ap-plication.

Weaver and Partridge also voiced concerns over the com-patibility of the proposed Hilltop development. Partridge added that

he didn’t think the plan adhered to the spirit of the Douglas County Comprehensive Master Plan. Both Weaver and Partridge stated they had concerns over whether the character of the area had changed enough since being zoned for agriculture to justify adding more residential property.

“I think this is fantastic,” said Ol-ivia Carpenter, who lives in Frank-town and spoke against the propos-al. “I think this is a true victory for the people, the community and the county in general, and I think the commissioners are truly upholding the values of the community.”

Huston said she has spent hun-dreds of hours fi ghting the develop-ment plan, and she is eager to get back to working on her farm. She said she hopes other concerned citizens in the area can get back to their own lives with this issue behind them.

“I’m just thrilled with the 800-plus signatures that we had on our petitions and the citizens who showed up to the hearing and spoke about all of their concerns to preserve the community,” Huston said. “It’s just very heart-warming.”

Parker resi-dent Ed Beard addresses the Douglas County Board of Com-missioners in Castle Rock on April 26. Beard said the applica-tion to rezone the Hilltop prop-erty didn’t align with community values. Photo by Tom Skelley

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Industry has cash ready to maintain status quo

By Dan ElliottAssociated Press

Colorado’s battle over who should regulate fracking — and by how much — now shifts to the November election after the state Supreme Court over-turned attempts by local governments to impose their own rules.

The court ruled May 2 that a ban on fracking in Longmont and a five-year moratorium in Fort Collins are invalid because they conflict with state law. State officials and the industry argued the state has the primary authority to regulate energy, not local governments.

It wasn’t the end of the debate, however. Coloradans face a loud and fierce campaign over fracking this fall if activists succeed in getting any consti-tutional amendments on the ballot to restrict oil and gas drilling or give local governments the authority to do so.

“We’re taking them as a serious threat to responsible oil and gas develop-ment in the state of Colorado,” said Karen Crummy, a spokeswoman for an industry-backed group called Protect-ing Colorado’s Environment, Economy and Energy Independence, which will campaign against the amendments.

“We consider all of these measures to be a ban on fracking,” Crummy said. “We’re going to fight.”

The industry will have plenty of cash to fight with. The group Crummy represents reported Monday it has $5.9 million on hand.

In contrast, two groups supporting the constitutional amendments report-ed a total of less than $15,000 on hand.

But they also vow a fight. They say the

May 2 ruling injects a sense of urgency into their cause.

“It can only help us because it shows that communities don’t have many rights right now when industry wants to drill,” said Tricia Olson of Yes for Health and Safety over Fracking, which hopes to get two measures on the ballot.

Fracking, or hydraulic fracturing, has long been a contentious issue in Colora-do, the nation’s No. 7 energy-producing state. Fracking injects a high-pressure mix of water, sand and chemicals under-ground to crack open formations and make it easier to recover oil and natural gas.

Combined with other drilling tech-niques, it opened up previously inacces-sible oil and gas reserves and boosted the economy, although low oil prices have led to widespread layoffs and a steep decline in drilling.

Critics worry about danger to the en-vironment and public health from frack-ing spills and leaks. Others say around-the-clock noise, lights and fumes from drilling rigs make their homes unlivable as gas and oil fields overlap with grow-ing communities.

The industry says fracking is safe and that drilling companies take steps to minimize the disturbances.

Some of the proposed constitutional amendments would clamp specific restrictions on the oil and gas industry, such as minimum distances between wells and homes.

Others would grant local govern-ments more regulatory power. Because they’re constitutional amendments, they would supersede the recent Colorado Supreme Court ruling.

Olson’s group and others are still gathering petitions to get their amend-ments on the ballot. If they succeed, they know they face a tough battle.

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Used Book Sale

John Grisham, Diane Mott Davidson and Nora Roberts are three of the hundreds of authors available at the Friends of the Elizabeth Library used-book sale from Thursday, May 12, to Saturday, May 14. Thousands of used books (fiction, nonfiction, biographies, romance, etc.) will be sold. All proceeds support the Elizabeth Library. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday and Friday, and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.

Trolley Tour

“History in our Neighborhood” is the focus of the Castle Rock Historical Society’s seventh annual Trolley Tour. The tour will visit areas outside downtown Castle Rock including Rhyolite Park and other quarries, the old towns of Douglas and New Memphis and other points of interest along the way. The tour is Satur-day, May 14; times are 9:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. and last about 45 minutes. Meet at the Castle Rock Museum to board the trolley. Reservations recommended; contact 303-814-3164 or [email protected] for reservations.

Performing Arts, Storytelling

Children ages 6-10 learn the ins and outs of

storytelling from members of the Denver Center for the Performing Arts through short form exercises and games at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 14, at Douglas County Libraries in Castle Rock, Philip S. Miller branch, 100 S. Wilcox St. Registration is required at 303-791-7323 or DouglasCountyLibraries.org.

Community Blood Drives

A number of community blood drives are planned in the area. For information or to schedule an appointment, contact the Bonfils Appointment Center at 303-363-2300, un-less otherwise noted. Go to www.bonfils.org. Upcoming blood drives are: Sunday, May 15, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, 2746 5th St., Castle Rock (Morgan Dunmire, 720-683-9638); Wednes-day, May 18, 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Walmart, 2100 Legacy Circle, Elizabeth; Friday, May 20, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker; Saturday, May 28, 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock; Sunday, May 29, 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Walmart, 11101 S. Parker Road, Parker.

Working as a Freelance Writer

Castle Rock Writers welcomes Kevin Corbley of Corbley Communications, Inc., Castle Rock, at 6:30 p.m. Monday, May 16, at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock. The presentation is “Making a Great Living as a Freelance Writer.” Corbley is a public relations specialist with information for writers of vari-

ous genres. See www.castlerockwriters.com or phone Alice Aldridge-Dennis at 303-521-8615.

Red Riding Hood

A delightful update to the classic children’s story will be presented in Page to Stage, a Douglas County Libraries program that brings children’s theater to life for kids ages 5 and older. Program is presented at 6:30 p.m. Mon-day, May 16, at the Castle Pines Library, 360 Village Square Lane; and at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 21, at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Registration required; call 303-791-7323 or go to www.DouglasCoun-tyLibraries.org.

Pajama Storytime

Mr. Cliff presents a fun-filled evening of stories, songs and snacks for families and kids of all ages at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 17, at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St. Registration is required; call 303-791-7323 or go to www.

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Pop Haydn Performs

Whit “Pop” Haydn performs at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, May 20-21 at Theatre of Dreams, 735 Park St., Castle Rock. Haydn is the winner of seven performer of the year awards from Magic Castle, the clubhouse of the Academy of Magical Arts. He has opened for Jerry Seinfeld, the Smothers Brothers, Lo-retta Lynn and more. For tickets and informa-tion, call 303-660-6799 or go to http://Tickets.AmazingShows.com.

Upcycled MakerSpaces

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part one. Participants will learn how to create an ideal environment on a small budget. They also will learn how to create and implement design challenges that allow kids to learn 21st century skills in a variety of content areas. The final part is to practice building a MakerSpace and running a design challenge. The second part of the event is an open house from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Discover how easy and affordable it is to build a MakerSpace in your living room. Build, tinker, play, and learn. Par-

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Victoria’s Tea

Enjoy tea, scones, music and great stories at the first Victoria’s Tea from 2-4 p.m. Sat-urday, May 21, at The Gathering Place at Christ’s Episcopal Church, 615 4th St., Castle Rock. The tea is a benefit for the Castle Rock Historical Society and Museum. Come as you are or wear your finest outfit or hat. Cups will be provided or bring your own to show off. Tickets may be purchased at the Castle

Rock Museum or online at www.castlerockmu-seum.org under the Event Tickets tab. Contact 303-814-3164 or [email protected].

Non-Fiction Book Club Meets

Parker Non-Fiction Book Club meets from 6:30-9 p.m. Tuesday, June 14, at 11008 Blackwolf Drive, Parker (Canterberry Cross-ing). RSVP requested. Contact Evelyn Poulo at 971-275-3750 for details.


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Non-Fiction Book Club Meets

Parker Non-Fiction Book Club meets from 6:30-9 p.m. Tuesday, June 14, at 11008 Blackwolf Drive, Parker (Canterberry Cross-ing). RSVP requested. Contact Evelyn Poulo at 971-275-3750 for details.


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QUIET DESPERATION

Michael Norton

WINNING WORDS

While recently working with a client, I was invited to participate in a planning session with the leadership team. Having worked with this particular client I had met several of the management staff already, but this was really the fi rst session where the CEO would also be actively involved.

As the session started, the CEO immedi-ately began to challenge everyone’s think-ing. And he did so in a professional manner, but was very direct and almost to the point of intimidating the management team to the point of shutting down their participa-tion. He pushed each one to go deeper and provide the rationale behind their thinking, belief and position.

He brought the meeting to a level of intensity that really shook up the room. And then the CEO fi nally looked around the room and applauded his team for their contribu-tions, thanking them for sticking to their belief systems. He wasn’t challenging them and asking hard questions to try and break them or prove his seniority or dominance, he was simply shaking things up a bit to allow people to challenge their own thinking as well as the thinking and direction that the organization as a whole was headed towards.

As we left the room at the end of the day, energy levels were high, confi dence was through the roof, pride was abundant and alignment of expectations were achieved. What could have seemed like a meeting

driven by a dominant and ego-driven CEO actually turned out to be a brilliant move to push the team beyond the limits of everyone going along to get along or simply saying “yes” to whatever the CEO said or wanted.

This resonated with me as I was watching a baseball game on tele-vision the other night. It was a ho-hum game at best. The score was 0-0 through the sixth inning. As the cam-

eramen showed the dugouts of both teams throughout the game, it appeared as though everyone was bored including the players and the managers. Even the crowd in the stadium looked like they would have rather been somewhere else.

And then all of a sudden one of the managers started yelling something from the dugout at one of the umpires. It seemed to be about nothing and at fi rst looked like it was just going to blow over and the game would go on. And then the coach left the dugout and angrily approached the um-pire. You didn’t have to be a professional lip reader to know what he was saying and the

body language was equally as aggressive. And, as you can imagine, the manager was ejected from the game. He started an argu-ment over nothing and got himself tossed out of the game.

But what he did was shake up and wake up his team. They went on to score a few runs that inning, the opposing team scored a few runs in their turn at bat, the crowd got back into the game, and excitement and energy seemed to be renewed.

What is going on in our own lives person-ally or professionally where maybe we have become a little stale, a little too routine or complacent? Is there something that we can do to challenge ourselves and those around us to go deeper? Is there someone or something that needs a little shake-up and wake-up in our lives? Have we surrounded ourselves with “yes” men and women who only tell us what we want to hear? And if so, how can we ever grow or expect to progress?

How about you, is it time to shake things up a bit in some way or in some area of your life? If so, I would love to hear all about it at [email protected]. And when we can shake things up and wake up a little bit, it really will be a better than good week.

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

Whole lotta shakin’ can yield results

I counted.I had plenty of

time — two hours — to count.

Waiting for my fl ight at the San Francisco airport, I decided to count the number of people walking by me who were on the phone.

My survey was limited to 100 adult types. It included travelers, pilots, fl ight attendants, security, house-keeping, shoe

clerks and others.One was talking so loudly that I said, “If

you talk any louder you won’t need a phone.”She was talking too loudly to hear me.Another one ran smack dab into a fl oor to

ceiling window, and kept right on talking.A woman bumped into me, did a waltz

step spin and went — without apologizing — in the opposite direction, like Roy Riegels.

Roy “Wrong Way” Riegels ran the wrong way with a fumble in the 1929 Rose Bowl.

The number of people I counted who were on phones, talking or texting, may surprise you.

In 2016, we are monkey see, monkey do.People follow like sheep.Lemmings to the cliff.Oblivious otters making calls instead of

making eye contact.Myopic, self-absorbed, rude, inattentive,

head-down pigeons, tapping away.(I wonder if babies born 100 years from

now will have a downward tilt to the head at birth.)

Someone said, “An inability to stay quiet is one of the most conspicuous failings of mankind.”

And this. “The silent man is the best to listen to.” It’s a Japanese proverb.

The ubiquity of phoning and texting in public is normal now.

When was the last time that you saw a teenager without a phone in her hand?

Failure for a teenager to phone or text

leads to rumors, snickering, bullying and shaming.

If I were to meet a woman whose exis-tence strategies were not enabled by a mobile phone, I might ask for a short engagement.

When I see someone on a phone coming toward me, I just stop and stand in the quiet desperation of hope that they will eventually notice me and veer.

I am convinced that some of them are not making calls at all.

And that they are pretending to make calls. To look cool.

I was the only one in an elevator once who wasn’t on the phone, so I started to talk to a ham sandwich.

“Hello. It’s me. Please come over tonight. With a shovel. Don’t ask questions.”

A woman said, “Are you out of your mind?”

“Cracked, but as William Blake said, `That’s how the light gets in.’”

“I thought it was Leonard Cohen,” she said.

“He took it from Blake.”I am rarely around as many people as I

am when I am in an airport.It’s highly fascinating, but it does little to

make me want more of it.Perhaps if I traveled more often, I would

become less observant, and less judgmental.When I do go out among the English, I am

always dumbfounded by the ability of others to move around so effi ciently, and so blindly.

I think boom boxes were the start of it all.Remember? People got on buses with

boom boxes.There was something called “boom box

rage.”Now we have pods in our ears, shutting

others out.Of the 100 adult types at the airport in San

Francisco, 72 were on the phone.I picked up my suitcase at DIA and

walked to the parking garage.No one was nearby. No one was on the

phone. It was silent.I decided not to listen to music on the

way home. I decided to listen to nothing.

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

With the Colorado Supreme Court’s decision preserving responsible energy development in the state, fringe activists will attempt one fi nal Hail Mary aimed at amending the Colorado Constitution.

Backers of four measures targeting oil and gas development in Colorado have

begun collecting the 100,000 signatures necessary for them to appear on the Novem-ber ballot. If successful, they would essen-tially eventuate with a patchwork of local regulations that would, in effect, ban fracking,

undermine property rights and destabilize Colorado’s business environment.

The claim is made that the backers are simply local citizens, merely concerned with protecting their communities. But in reality, their activities are being pushed by out-of-state interests with an agenda quite unlike the citizens of Colorado who welcome the economic boom the oil and gas industry fuels in our state.

Our three organizations, by strong contrast, are deeply rooted in Colorado. We are both local and statewide. Together we represent thousands of the great compa-nies in Colorado who do business across the breadth of the Centennial State. We stand with Vital for Colorado in support of a collaborative, responsive and transpar-ent regulatory system managed at the state level, not the confounding, contradictory one envisioned by some unseen special interest.

While the proposed ballot measures are written to appear reasonable, we wish to be clear: They are de facto bans on fracking.

For example, Initiative 40 would grant unprecedented power to local governments to ban outright any business or industry they don’t like, regardless of state, federal or

Study theimpacts of fracking proposals

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CleanupStampede Board of Directors President Jace Glick said that

it was the first time the bleacher planks had been completely stripped since the stands were acquired from the Estes Park Fairgrounds eight to ten years ago, and workers were discov-ering new colors of paint with each layer stripped.

Glick guessed that there were up to nine coats of paint from as long as 25 years ago on some of the planks. Around 50 percent of the grandstand planks are being replaced this year, and a new deck treatment will reduce splinters and fill gaps in the wood.

Glick expressed his gratitude to all the volunteers who had been working so hard to prepare the grounds, especially the work done by members of the Elbert County Sherriff’s Office Special Projects group that allowed low-risk jail inmates to work at the arena.

Just off Main Street, master gardeners from the CSU Extension office, members of the Elizabeth Tree Board, and Community Development Director Rachel Hodgson held the second annual tree and plant sale as part of a delayed Arbor Day commemoration. Winter weather the previous weekend had forced the postponement of this year’s event by one week.

The Arbor Day Foundation has designated Elizabeth as a Tree City USA for 17 years, and the tree sale is one aspect of that program.

In addition to the Arbor Day observance, the town main-tains its Tree City USA designation by appointing an indi-vidual responsible for the care of all trees on town property, creating a tree-care ordinance, and budgeting $2 per capita on a forestry program.

Finally, the Pines and Plains Libraries accepted donations for Goodwill and the Elbert County Coalition for Outreach alongside an electronics recycling drop-off. The drop-off point offered to recycle any electronic goods and offered the option of a hard-drive wipe.

In addition to a charging a small fee for accepting CRT monitors, the library was also accepting donations to sup-port the Pines & Planes Libraries Foundation.


Saddles“Right now we have 24 (performers),”

Adams said. “They range in age from 11 to 25. I’ve had them ride as young as 6, but right now the youngest one we have is 11.”

The team holds weekly practices, twice per week ahead of important per-formances, but the commitment involves much more than shows and weekly prac-tices. Most practices last two hours, not including tacking up the horses, warming up and cooling down.

Adams expects her performers to keep their horses in shape by riding every day.

“At least, they need to ride them every other day when they are not performing,” she said. “The performance itself is high speed and it lasts about seven minutes. So you’re asking your horse to run full speed for seven minutes, which takes a lot.”

She describes the shows as high-speed, precision maneuvers on horse-

back to music. There are 20 riders carrying flags in the arena during a given performance, with horses and riders crisscrossing each other or riding around the arena at a gallop.

Veteran performer Sierra Taylor has been performing with Blazing Saddles for eight years and enjoys performing the fast lap, the outside of two lines of riders circling an arena in opposite directions.

Taylor began taking riding lessons at the age of 4 and was given her first horse when she was 6.

“The Stampede is by far the most fun event,” she said. “It’s a hometown event, and we get to ride in front of everyone, our families.”

Riders take turns leading perfor-mances or performing different maneu-vers relative to their skill level and are not locked into set positions for every performance.

“If a girl has something they want to do, we support it,” Taylor said. “We’re a team; all together.”

Adams is able to get a rider capable of basic horsemanship and control of her horse into performances quickly.

“We pretty much teach them how to

do it. Some of them perform sooner than others depending on their skill level at riding, but most of them are performing within a month or so,” Adams said.

Each participant is responsible for a $100 annual membership fee, which cov-ers the million-dollar liability insurance required for performances in parades and rodeos, and Adams says that the team would not be possible without the

support of local businesses who keep the team in equipment.

“Because of our wonderful sponsors, we’ve been able to buy different shirts for all the kids for all the performances. We’ve bought saddle pads and bought new sets of chaps. The team provides all of the costumes that they wear.” Adams said. “We’ve only been able to do that because of all of the sponsors.”


Frackinginternational law.

Initiative 63 is written so broadly that it would potentially empower nearly anyone to drag another into court over an alleged crime against the environment.

Initiative 75 would further politicize the oil and gas industry by granting local governments broad new regulatory powers that could imperil tens of thousands of jobs in a heartbeat.

Initiative 78 would require oil and gas operators to create an incredible buffer zone (called a setback) of at least a half-mile from things like “open space” areas and in-termittent streams. When you consider the lay of the land in some parts of the state it is clear that would mean a ban on fracking.

These initiatives are best seen as blunt instruments aimed at hurting a vital Colo-rado industry. There is a better way. For starters, we need to let the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission continue implementing the recommendations made recently by the governor’s oil and gas task force. The recommendations are the capstone of a great deal of bipartisan work done by members of the environmental community, elected officials and the oil and gas industry. Let’s give them a chance

to work before considering additional changes.

As the signature-gathering efforts move forward, we encourage readers to consider the impact these measures could have on Colorado, including the loss of: billions of dollars in economic activity, hundreds of millions in tax revenues and tens of thou-sands of jobs.

We believe the best way to achieve economic prosperity and environmental conservation is through dialogue, col-laboration and cooperation, as we’ve seen with the governor’s task force. Let’s work together to see that we continue this strong partnership.

Robert Golden is president of the South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce. Mike Kopp is the executive director of Colo-rado Concern, an alliance of top business executives with a mission of enhancing the Centennial State’s business climate. Jeff Wasden is president of the Colorado Busi-ness Roundtable, an advocate for proactive, pro-business legislation that strengthens the economy and allows businesses to grow and thrive in Colorado and the region. All three serve on the board of directors for Vital for Colorado, a coalition of business, civic and economic development leaders along with more than 56,000 Coloradans from across the state dedicated to supporting and promoting the benefits of energy production in Colorado.

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LIFELOCALC U L T U R EF A I T HF A M I L YF O O DH E A L T H

Jan Wilusz is an occupational therapist and has four young children, twin 7-year-old boys and two girls, ages 6

and 3.“I can’t afford to work,” Wilusz said. “I

want to work. I love my career, but it would cost me more to work and put the kids in child care than it does for me to stay home with them.”

Wilusz, who lives in Highlands Ranch, estimates day care for the four children would cost $1,600 to $1,800 per month — all day for the youngest and after school for the older ones.

“I looked for three years for a place,” Wilusz said, before deciding the expense wasn’t worth it.

Wilusz’s struggle to find affordable child care is a familiar one as the cost of child care climbs due to the increased cost of supplies, insurance and need for longer and more flexible care times for working parents.

According to a 2015 study by the Pew Research Center, 48 percent of working parents with at least one child younger than 6 say their children attend day care or preschool, while 45 percent say their kids are cared for by a family member when the parents are at work, and 16 percent rely on a nanny or babysitter.

In Colorado, a married couple can expect infant center-based care costs to exceed 15 percent of their income. With two children, the figure rises to more than 26 percent, according to “Parents and the High Cost of Child Care: 2015 Report by Child Care Aware of America.”

The average single parent pays more than 46 percent of his or her income for infant center-based care, according to the report.

“For a lot of parents, by the time you add up the cost of food, insurance, child care and a mortgagee,” Wilusz said, “there isn’t anything left.”

‘A big challenge’

In Colorado, the average annual cost of infant care is $13,154 at a child-care center and $8,862 at a home-care facility.

A child-care center is a facility that is run out of a business location and typically has a larger staff and the ability to accom-modate more children, while a home-care facility is run out of a home and generally has a smaller number of children. Both are licensed and regulated by the state.

“It’s a big challenge for households in Colorado,” said Kantryn Harris, president of the Qualistar Colorado nonprofit orga-nization that focuses on early education. “In some cases, people are spending up to 30 percent of their income on child care. For some, it’s more than their mortgage payment.”

The increase in cost for child care is in part the result of the need for additional staffing and longer, more flexible hours of operation to accommodate working parents, Harris said.

Higher expenses for providersAmber Spear runs a home day care in

Highlands Ranch. She said she tries to keep her prices lower than the big centers, but it’s a challenge. She has been in the busi-ness for 15 years.

“I have to watch twice as many kids as I did 10 years ago to earn the same amount of money and keep my prices competi-tive,” Spear said.

Spear can accommodate up to eight children per day and charges between $50 and $60 per day, depending on whether the child is potty trained.

“The day care centers are not (raising prices on) people because they want to make more money,” Spear said. “Their costs and margins are not the same as they have been in the past.”

Paula Williams, owner of Paula’s Pre-cious Pumpkins home day care in High-lands Ranch, blames much of the rise in prices on the higher cost of licensing.

“Child care these days is so different from child care 25 years ago,” she said. “It is

much more regulated by the state — back-ground checks, mandatory classes, certi-fied in CPR/First Aid, medication adminis-tration, universal precautions, background checks for all persons living in the home 18 years old and older — the list goes on.”

Andrea Stogsdill runs Little Engine Home Daycare in Highlands Ranch. She said she has invested heavily in her busi-ness, including buying special liability insurance specific to child care.

And with the expectation that children should also be receiving the necessary educational enrichment before entering kindergarten, the costs for the right toys and supplies also contributes to higher expenses.

Nancy Bass and her class of 3- to 5-year-olds participate in activities at the Douglas County early Education Center in Castle Rock. Photo by Mike DiFerdinando

Parents re-evaluate options as they struggle to afford rising child-care costs

By Mike DiFerdinando | [email protected]

CHILD CARE RESOURCESIf you think you qualify for financial as-sistance in child care, contact the Colorado Department of Human Services to find resources. To find your local office, go to https://sites.google.com/a/state.co.us/hu-manservices/home/services-by-county.

COST OF CHILD CARE FOR COLORADO FAMILIESAnnual cost of infant care:

Center: $13,154

Home: $8,862

Annual cost of care for an infant and a 4-year-old:

Center: $23,036

Home: $17,054

Infant cost in center vs. public college tuition in 2015:

$13,154 vs. $9,487

Source: “Parents and the High Cost of Child Care: 2015 Report by Child Care

Aware of America”

‘More than their mortgage’

I think if work places could do more in the way of either helping with the cost or providing more on-site care, it would go a long way for people.”

— Jan Wilusz, Occupational therapist and mother of four who doesn’t work

outside the home because of the high expense of day care“

Costs continues on Page 11


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Nancy Bass and her class of 3- to 5-year-olds participate in activities at the Douglas County early Education Center in Castle Rock. Photo by Mike DiFerdinando

Stogsdill, for instance, brings in music teachers and other area-specifi c instruc-tors.

“As the cost of living goes up, so does ours,” Williams said. “The expense for the supplies, time and necessary art supplies to teach the children all they need to know before entering kindergarten is not cheap.”

Affordability for parentsBut fi nding day care they can com-

fortably pay for is a constant battle for

parents.A majority of parents with one or more

children younger than 6 say it is very hard (29 percent) or somewhat hard (33 percent) to fi nd affordable, high-quality child care in their community, according to the Pew study. And among parents in families in which both mother and father work full-time, 67 percent say it’s hard to fi nd affordable, high-quality day care where they live.

Lee-Anne Strickoff of Parker, who has two young children, ages 4 and 9, knows that fi rst-hand.

As a working mother, she has often done whatever it takes to make arrange-ments for child care.

“Fortunately, for our young family, I was able to work a lot of nights and weekends

and relied on the fi gure-it-out method as needed in-between,” Strickoff said, who works in real estate. “I begged friends and used drop-in day care facilities across town depending on where I needed to work that day. Those run from $7 to $9 per kid, per hour— $2 extra if the kiddo is in diapers.”

Strickoff fi nds the situation particularly frustrating because in New Zealand, where she’s from, the government provides 20 hours of free child care to families to subsi-dize early education.

“It has been a bit of a struggle for us to fi nd child care in the past 10 years,” she said. “It would have been nice to have help in getting formative-year education at a subsidy ... whether or not there were two working parents in the house. I cannot imagine how single parents do it. It is such


Costs PERCENT OF INCOME COLORADO FAMILIES SPEND ON CARE Infant care for married family

Center: 15.1 percent

Home: 10.17 percent

Two children for married family

Center: 26.44 percent

Home: 19.57 percent

Source: “Parents and the High Cost of Child Care: 2015 Report by Child Care Aware of America”

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SONYA’S SAMPLER

Spoke N Mo-tion bills itself as “Colorado’s only totally integrated dance company.” It includes dancers with and without disabilities. “Un-Veil” will be a fund-raiser performance at 7 p.m. May 14 and 1 p.m. May 15 at the wheelchair-accessible Colorado Ballet-Armstrong Center for Dance, 1075 Santa Fe Drive, Denver. (Parking on

street and at rear.) Tickets: $25, SpokeN-MotionDance.org, 720-580-1554.

Canal group reaches outThe High Line Canal Conservancy will

hold a Learn + Connect event/open house from 6 to 7 p.m. May 19 in the commu-nity room at Goodson Recreation Center, 6315 S. University Blvd., Centennial. For

Littleton and Centennial residents, it will present the new organization, and its visioning and outreach. Also, the group will show a fi lm, “One Community, One Canal.” Highlinecanal.org.

Arts in Englewood“Spring Serenade” at 2 p.m. May 14 in

Hampden Hall, Englewood Civic Center, will feature Yi Zhao, Colorado Symphony Assistant Concertmaster, in Haydn’s “Violin Concerto.” Music by Elgar and Greig will be performed by the Up Close and Musical String Ensemble, conducted by Eric Bertoluzzi. Tickets: $20/$15. Under 18 free. englewoodarts.org, 303-806-8196.

Indian Market and PowwowThe annual Tesoro Indian Market

and Powwow will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 14 and 15 at The Fort, 19192 Highway 8, Morrison. Admission: adults/$5; students with ID/$3; seniors and children under 12/free. American In-dian artists will demonstrate and sell their art and dancers and drum groups will

perform. Interactive exhibits, art and mu-sic demonstrations, concessions from The Fort and Northern Colorado Intertribal Powwow Association. Nice family outing. TesoroCulturalCenter.org, 303-839-1671.

Kwasinski workshopDenver painter/teacher Victoria Kwa-

sinski will conduct a two-day workshop from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 20-21 for Heri-tage Fine Arts Guild members and guests at Littleton First Presbyterian Church, 1609 W. Littleton Blvd. The emphasis will be on abstracting from reality, using prin-cipals of abstraction through your own voice. To reserve a place, contact Beatrice Drury, [email protected], 303-796-8110, 303-667-7638. Fee: $30 a day/members; $50 a day/guests.

Writer receives awardMargi Evans of Foxfi eld was awarded

The Literary Classics Seal of Approval for her novel for young readers, “In the Heart of a Mustang.” The coming-of-age story is about the bond between a troubled boy and his mare. Information: clcawards.org.

Photography exhibit“Exploring the Light,” works by the

Lone Tree Photography Club, is open at the Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St. in Lone Tree, through May 29. Includes animals, abstracts, landscapes and human-interest images. First-place winners will be awarded gallery space for about two weeks. Open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and during perfor-mances; see lonetreeartscenter.org. Also, an “Exploring the Light” photo workshop called “Lightroom vs. Photoshop” with juror George Jardine, at 9 a.m. May 21, will compare and discuss uses of the digital tools. Cost is $38 and tickets are available online at www.meetup.com/Lone-Tree-Photography-Club-Meetup/.

Comedy and magicPop Haydn-Steam Punk Comedy and

Magic, an all-ages show, is scheduled May 20 and 21 at Theatre of Dreams, 735 Park St., Castle Rock. Reservations needed: $22.50/$25, tickets.amazingshows.com, 303-660-6799. (Remember the summer Wizard Camps if there are potential young wizards in the household.)

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Family Features

Firing up the grill is an American tradi-tion. The farm families who produce the food so many people enjoy at backyard

cookouts want to share some of their favorite grilling recipes, as well as an appreciation for how food gets from the farm to the table.

Farmers like Amanda Folkens, from Iowa, Danell Kalcevic, from Colorado, and Nicole Small, from Kansas, have joined with more than 70 other farmer volunteers across the

country in the CommonGround program as a way to talk with home cooks about how food is grown and raised.

“On our farm, animal care is top priority, as it is for thousands of other family farms in the U.S.” said Amanda. “By keeping our animals indoors, we make sure they are protected from predators, disease and bad weather.”s

To learn more about family farms and facts about your food, visit www.FindOur-CommonGround.com.

Country Barbecue PotatoesBy Nicole SmallServes: 4 to 6 2 pounds small red potatoes2 tablespoons butter, melted1 teaspoon honey3 teaspoons seasoned salt1/2 teaspoon salt1/4 teaspoon garlic powder1/4 teaspoon pepper

Preheat oven to 450 F.Coat 9 x 13 baking pan

with nonstick spray.Cut potatoes into small

to medium-sized pieces and put in pan.

Melt butter and honey, and then drizzle over pota-toes. Sprinkle with seasoned salt, salt, garlic powder and pepper. Toss well to coat.

Bake, uncovered, for 25 to 30 minutes, or until pota-toes are tender and golden brown. Stir potatoes at least once.

Beef Rack of RibsBy Danell KalcevicServes: 4 to 6Salt (to taste)1 tablespoon black pepper (to taste)1 tablespoon seasoned garlic salt (to taste)Cayenne pepper (optional)1 to 2 racks of beef ribs (number of racks based on number of people)1 tablespoon yellow mustard1/3 cup brown sugarOne bottle of favorite barbeque sauce

The night before serving, prepare rub for beef ribs (salt, pepper, seasoned garlic salt and optional cayenne pepper). Sprinkle both sides of ribs and then rub vigorously. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.

In the morning, place on medium tem-perature grill and spread yellow mustard and brown sugar on each side of the ribs. Grill for 5 to 8 minutes until each side is slightly browned and caramelized.

Remove ribs from grill and slice with sharp knife. Place individual ribs in a crock pot on low. Add one bottle of your favorite barbeque sauce. Let simmer 6 to 8 hours.

Grilled Hawaiian Ham SandwichBy Amanda FolkensServes: 11 tablespoon brown sugar1/2 tablespoon seasoning pepper1 to 2 1/4-inch thick ham slices (about the same thickness as the bread)Cooking sprayPineapple slices (can be fresh or canned)2 slices sourdough bread

Preheat grill for high heat.Mix brown sugar with pepper to create a

rub mixture.Using your hands, massage the rub onto

both sides of the slices of ham. Ham slices should be completely covered (front and back) with brown sugar mix.

Place ham slices on sheet of lightly greased foil, then place onto grill.

On separate sheet of greased foil, lay pineapple slices out, uncovered.

Cook for 6 to 8 minutes or until brown caramelization appears around edges of ham and pineapple.

Remove ham and pineapple from heat and assemble onto toasted sourdough bread.

Recipes from the family farm to your backyard

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• There’s no need to pay extra for poultry or pork that’s labeled hormone-free. USDA prohibits farmers from using hormones to raise chicken and pigs.

• Nearly all beef cattle, whether raised organically or conventionally, spend the majority of their lives on pastures eating grass.

• Purchasing organic, grass-fed and free-

range meats does not make them safer to consume. These labels refer to how the animals are raised, but all meat and poultry can contain bacteria that could cause illness.

• Most cases of foodborne illness can be prevented with proper processing, handling and cooking of food to destroy bacteria.

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TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Your adver-sary hasn’t given up trying to undermine you. Continue to stay cool -- someone in authority knows what’s happening.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Spring brings a positive aspect for relationships. Paired Twins grow closer, while the single set finds new ro-mance -- perhaps with a Leo or Libra.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Wavering as-pects this week mean weighing your words carefully to avoid misunderstandings.

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LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) A rela-tionship that survived some rocky moments could be facing a new challenge. Deal with the problem openly, honestly and without delay. Good luck.

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SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) A friend needs your kind and caring advice, but you need to know what he or she is hiding from you before you agree to get involved.

CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) Your circle of friends continues to widen. Ex-pect to hear from someone in your past who hopes to re-establish your once-close relation-ship.

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PISCES (February 19 to March 20) Warning! Your tendency to let things slide until the last minute could have a negative effect on a rela-tionship that you hope can develop into some-thing meaningful.

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Neil Simon“Biloxi Blues” by Neil Simon

plays May 20 to June 26 at Miners Alley Playhouse, 1224 Washington Ave., Golden. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays; 6 p.m. Sundays, except June 26 at 2 p.m. Tickets, $27/$24/$16, 303-935-3044, minersalley.com.

Fantasy play“Death Takes a Holiday” by

Maury Yeston plays through May 15 at the Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada, in a regional premiere. The remain-ing performances are at 7:30 p.m. May 12-14 and 2 p.m. May 14-15. Tickets: 720-898-7200, arvadacenter.org.

Comedy about death“Greetings from Camp Ka-

tabasis”, written and directed

by company members, plays May 13 to June 14 at Buntport Theater, 717 Lipan St., Denver. Performances: 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays; Monday, May 30; 3 p.m. May 22 and 29. Tick-ets: $16/$13, buntport.com.

Think pink“Legally Blonde” with music

by Lawrence O’Keefe and Nell Benjamin and book by Heather

Hach will play May 20 to June 19 at Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 W. Main Street, Littleton. Nick Sugar is director. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays, Satur-days; 2 p.m. Sundays and Sat-urday June 4; 6:30 p.m. Sundays June 12 and 19. Tickets: townhal-lartscenter.org; 303-794-2787.

Provocative production“White Guy on the Bus” by

Bruce Graham plays May 14 to June 24 at Curious Theatre, 1080 Acoma St., Denver. Directed by Chip Walton, it highlights race disparities and features Sam Gregory. Performances: 8 p.m. Thursdays, Friday, Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: curi-oustheatre.org, 303-623-0524 (Tuesdays-Saturdays after 2 p.m., Sundays during perfor-mances).

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legal Notice No.: 23398First Publication: may 12, 2016last Publication: may 12, 2016Publisher: elbert county News

Notice To Creditors PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORSEstate of Mary A. Green, Deceased

Case Number: 2016 PR 030020

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

Robert GreenPersonal RepresentativeP.O. Box 395Elizabeth, Colorado 80107

Legal Notice No: 23396First Publication: May 5, 2016Last Publication: May 19, 2016Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Notice To Creditors

Misc. Private Legals

PUBLIC NOTICE

Elbert County District CourtCourt Address: 751 Ute Avenue

Kiowa CO 80117

Plaintiff: First Security Trust and Sav-ings Bank, an Illinois banking corporationv.Defendants: Phil Contursi, an individu-al; Janine Contursi, a/k/a JanineNubani, an individual; PJ West, LLC, adissolved Colorado company; MABE,LLC, a Colorado company; ClaudioCozzini, an individual; Abe Nubani, an in-dividual; Chicago Title Land Trust Com-pany, as Successor Trustee to ColeTaylor Bank, as Trustee under trust dated5/29/98 and known as trust no. 98-8015,an Illinois banking corporation; John andJane Does 1-10; ABC Companies 1-10; allnon-record Claimants.

Attorney for Plaintiff:David J. Marcus, Esq. Atty Reg. #41189Douglas A. Turner, P.C.602 Park Point Drive, Suite 240Golden, Colorado 80401Phone Number: 303.273.2923FAX Number: 720.746.3027E-mail: [email protected]

Case Number:2016 CV 030008

SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION

TO THE ABOVE NAMEDDEFENDANTS:

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and re-quired to appear and defend against theclaims of the Petition/Complaint filed withthe Court in this action, by filing with theclerk of this court an answer or other re-sponse. You are required to file your an-swer or other response within 35 daysafter the service of this summons uponyou. Service of this summons shall becomplete on the last day of publication. Acopy of the Petition/Complaint may be ob-tained from the clerk of the court.

If you fail to file your answer or other re-sponse to the Petition/Complaint in writ-ing within 35 days after the date of the lastpublication, the Court may enter judgmentby default against you for the relief de-manded in the Petition/Complaint withoutfurther notice. Your answer or other re-sponse must be accompanied with the ap-plicable filing fee.

This is an action requesting the Court voidfraudulent transfers made in attempt toavoid execution of a judgment against cer-tain real property situated in the county ofElbert, State of Colorado, more particu-larly described as:

Vacant Land: NE 1/4 of Section 5, Town-ship 6 South, Range 63 West of the 6thPM;Vacant Land: SE 1/4 of Section 5, Town-ship 6 South, Range 63 West of the 6thPM;Vacant Land: NW 1/4 of Section 5, Town-ship 6 South, Range 63 West of the 6thPM; andVacant Land: SW 1/4 of Section 5, Town-ship 6 South, Range 63 West of the 6thPM.

Dated this 29th day of March, 2016.

DOUGLAS A. TURNER, P.C.s/ David J. MarcusDavid J. Marcus, Esq., Reg. #41189

In accordance with C.R.C.P. 121, §1-26(9), a printed copy of this document withoriginal signatures is being maintained bythe filing party and will be made availablefor inspection by other parties or the Courtupon request.

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NOTICE TO CREDITORSEstate of Christopher Brian Downs,

aka Christopher B. Downs, DeceasedCase Number: 16 PR 30027


Frank G. VigilPersonal Representativec/o Scobie & Morlang, LLC1660 S. Albion Street, Suite 918Denver, Colorado 80222

Legal Notice No: 23399First Publication: May 12, 2016Last Publication: May 26, 2016Publisher: Elbert County News

Notice To Creditors

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORSEstate of Christopher Brian Downs,

aka Christopher B. Downs, DeceasedCase Number: 16 PR 30027


Frank G. VigilPersonal Representativec/o Scobie & Morlang, LLC1660 S. Albion Street, Suite 918Denver, Colorado 80222

Legal Notice No: 23399First Publication: May 12, 2016Last Publication: May 26, 2016Publisher: Elbert County News

SPORTS ROUNDUPELIZABETH CARDINALS

BASEBALLVista PEAK Prep 6, Elizabeth 5Elizabeth was edged out the May 4 confer-ence game.Key performers: Corbin Kloppenberg had two doubles and an RBI.

Alameda 8, Elizabeth 1Elizabeth lost the May 3 conference game.Key performers: Corbin Kloppenberg went 3-for-4 with a double. Riley Saunders had three stolen bases.

GIRLS SOCCERVista PEAK Prep 4, Elizabeth 1Elizabeth lost the May 5 confer-ence game.Key performers: Summer Hatch scored the only goal for Elizabeth. Goalkeeper Megan Reyher had five saves.

Elizabeth 4, Weld Central 1Elizabeth won the May 3 confer-ence game.

Key performers: Summer Hatch scored two goals. Other goal scorers were Marianne Hughes and Meri Sandy. Goalkeeper Megan Reyher had five saves.

TRACK AND FIELDCoronado Cougar Classic: Elizabeth boys won and girls placed third at the April 29 meet

in Colorado Springs. Top finishers were:

Brad George, third, 200 meter; David Fine, third, 3,200 meter; Jacob Morse, third, 110-meter hurdles; 4x100-meter boys relay team, second; 4x400-meter boys relay team, second; Josh Hernandez, second, long jump; Ryan Stuchlik, second, pole vault; Kallaway Wood, first, long jump; Ashten Loeks, second, 1,600 meter; Cori Small, second, 3,200 meter; 4x400-meter girls relay team; second; and Chloe Peterson, second, long jump.

KIOWA INDIANSBASEBALLBurlington 11, Kiowa/Simla 3Kiowa/Simla lost its final home game after a big sixth inning from Burlington on May 7.Key Players: Kasey Nusbaum, Landon Morehead and Matt Thieman each hit for a double and Riley Lopez stole a base.

Kiowa/Simla 18, Calhan 12The combined Kiowa team won the second May 5 conference game.Key performers: Logan Roten-berry and J.T. Brown each had

two RBIs. Brown also had two stolen bases.

Kiowa/Simla 9, Calhan 3The combined Kiowa team won the May 5 conference game.Key performers: Nathan Deputy went 2-for-3 with a double. Jacob Bolduc had a double and two RBIs. In three innings pitched, Bolduc struck out five batters.

TRACK AND FIELDYW Area Invitational: Kiowa boys

placed eighth and girls placed sixth in the May 3 meet held in

Yuma. Top finishers were: Wyatt McK-night, second, 400 meter; Bryar Mor-gan, third, 400 meter; Zeke Buker, third, 1600 meter; 4x200-meter boys relay team, third; 4x400-

meter boys relay team, third; Melanie Deering, first, 800 meter, and second, high jump; and the 4x800-meter girls relay team, second.

SIMLA CUBSTRACK AND FIELDSimla’s boys team did not place at the Coronado Cougar classic in Colorado Springs on April 29.Simla came in 14th in the 4x800-relay with a time of 9:03.28 and 21st in the 4x200 meter in 1:43.66.The girls team placed 20th out of 28 teams at the Coronado Cougar Classic with seven points.Kayelynn Montague took 15th place in the triple jump and Jerraldawn Rector took first place in the high jump. Paeton Harms came in 21st in the discus.


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