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Fire chief prepares to retireInterim leader being appointed as Pattarozzi uses up leave timeBy Tom [email protected]

Englewood Fire Chief Mike Pattarozzi closed out his office March 8 so he could use up his accumulated leave before he of-ficially retires on July 5.

“I have spent all 35 years as a full-time firefighter in Englewood,” he said as he talked about his coming retirement. “It has been a great career that provided the op-portunity to work with outstanding people in the department and in the city.”

Deputy Chief Dick Petau will serve as interim chief until a permanent leader is named.

Pattarozzi said he didn’t imagine a career as a firefighter when he was growing up in Texas. After high school, he earned a bach-elor’s degree in geology from Trinity Univer-sity and then went on to earn his master’s in the same field from the University of Texas at Austin.

“After graduate school, I took a job with Xcel Energy and was assigned to a post in Louviers,” he said. “That is a great commu-nity. Everyone welcomed me and, when I found out just about everyone was part of the volunteer fire department, I felt, as a member of the community, it was the right thing to join the department too.”

He said he discovered he liked being a firefighter, and that led to the decision to seek a career change. So he applied and tested to be a full-time firefighter with the Englewood department. He was hired Feb. 16, 1978, and has been with the department ever since.

Civil unions gain approvalHickenlooper expected to sign landmark billBy Vic [email protected]

For gay couples in Colorado, the third time turned out to be the charm.

Legislation that legalizes civil unions has now cleared the state General Assembly, following pas-sage through the House of Rep-resentatives on March 12.

The passage follows two un-successful at-tempts at getting the bill through prior legislative sessions.

The measure now goes to Gov. John Hickenlooper, who is expected to sign it.

“We are fulfilling a promise we made at the end of the last session, and we made to the people of Colorado, that we would get this done,” said House Speaker Mark Fer-randino, D-Denver. “And now, it’s headed to the governor’s desk.”

Senate Bill 11, which would allow gay couples to enter into commitments that are similar to marriage, passed the House on a

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Sports artist is on the ballWorks include portraits, golf carts, drawingsBy Tom [email protected]

Kyle Banister is a full-time artist with many talents and many interests.

“I don’t have a favorite medium. I like them all,” he said with a smile. “As for sub-jects, I like to draw everything I see and I will do artwork on just about anything that stands still long enough for me to get to work.”

He uses a variety of mediums including markers, acrylics and enamels and his sub-jects vary from a painting of a woman done on wood to his artwork on golf carts created for the Birmingham Barons baseball team.

But he’ll tell you his favorite subject is baseball. His said his works are where base-ball meets art.

“I think baseball is the greatest game there is,” he said with a smile. “It’s simply a great metaphor for life. My grandfathers both loved baseball and encouraged me to play even though I was too small to really play the game.”

He played youth baseball on the old fields at Englewood City Park, was sold in the 1960s for development of Cinderella City Shopping Mall. That early exposure, he said, planted the seeds of his love for baseball, and he likes to tell stories through his artwork centered on baseball. He said it isn’t just the players, but it also is about art about the inner workings of the game.

He said he set out to try to make a liv-ing doing baseball art even though there wasn’t a big market for sports art in the Denver area. He said he was fortunate to make good connections doing art focused

on baseball. He also branches out to other sports including wrestling, football and, most recently, hockey.

He does some artwork for Root Sports, and a drawing he did for Root Sports of a portrait of Todd Helton done against a background of a baseball scorebook won an Emmy Award.

He has a big date on opening day for the Rockies when, for the second year, he will be doing chalk art outside Coors Field. He said it was a hit last year on opening day and he was pleased to be invited back.

He said he likes different media and doesn’t have a favorite, and he also is look-ing for new fields he can explore with his art, which now includes doing body art.

Banister said he had the bug to do art since he was a kid but everyone discour-

aged him, telling him his artistic talents were fine but he couldn’t earn a living as an artist.

“I believed them so I never took an art class in high school,” he said. “Instead I took all those classes like algebra that I thought would help me get a steady job.”

The former Englewood resident said he never gave up “playing with art” in every job he had, including painting designs on vehicles when he was in the motor pool in the Army. He lettered race cars and, while working for Burt Subaru, painted national ski team designs on their vehicles. He went on to start a sign company, and he said he called himself a graphic designer and not an artist during those years.

He said life changed in 2001 when he took some classes and a couple instructors told him he was a good artist. They got be-hind him and encouraged him to make use of his talents to pursue his desire to be an artist

“I followed their advice, entered a cou-ple art shows that led to my first solo art show and kicked off my career as a full-time working artist,” he said. “It was an emotion-al time and, while it would seem it would be a difficult decision to make such a major career change, it really wasn’t. It was so easy

Artist Kyle Banister letters a specialty golf cart for the Birmingham (Ala.) Barons minor-league baseball team. He paints a variety of subjects, but any aspect of baseball is his favorite. The artist grew up playing youth baseball at Englewood City Park, which was replaced by the old Cinderalla City mall. Photos by Tom Munds

The work for local artist Kyle Banister is almost done on one of the two customized golf carts being created for the Birmingham Barons baseball team.

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Young people get inside look Here’s an understatement for ya: I was a

bad kid in school.Seriously.I was such a fi xture in the principal’s of-

fi ce that the staff just assumed I came with the furniture.

And the closest I ever came to the honor roll was when I stood next to a smart kid in the restroom.

Doing productive stuff outside of class wasn’t exactly my thing. But as I got older I developed a great appreciation and respect for kids doing positive — and very cool — things that I didn’t have the stomach for back in the day.

That’s exactly what members of Youth Leadership of Jefferson County are up to. The Lakewood-based organization allows youths the ability to interact with commu-nity leaders and institutions, in an effort to explore educational and career opportuni-ties.

YLJC participants visited the Capitol on March 6, and were recognized on the fl oor of the House of Representatives by Jeffer-son County lawmakers.

“I just think this is a great way to plant the seeds for people to become our future community leaders,” said Rep. Brittany Pettersen, D-Lakewood.

If you wonder whether the students felt intimidated by the legislative process, don’t. In fact, it was the opposite. Marcus Vesely, a student at D’Evelyn High School, said he was surprised at how loose the environment was on the House fl oor, with chatty lawmakers carrying on while legisla-tive business was being attended to.

“I’m not sure what to make of the whole lawmaking thing just yet,” he said. “It was a lot more informal that I thought it would be.”

Rep. Max Tyler, D-Golden, said there’s actually a method to lawmakers’ madness.

“A lot of what you see when people are talking like that is how a lot of our work is done,” he said.

And Pettersen said the banter and in-teraction that goes on in the Capitol is “not much different than high school.”

Yeah, but with a lot more bullying going on, I’d imagine.

Something in the blareI can still hear the horns honking.It’s been more than a week since tes-

timony took place inside the Capitol on several gun-control bills. Yet, the horns are still maddeningly going off in my head like I’m a character in an Edgar Allan Poe story.

In case you missed it, vehicles made circles around the Capitol on March while testimony was taking place under the Gold Dome, with drivers who opposed the gun bills blaring horns for hours on end.

Poor Holly Brooks. She’s the owner of Denver’s Capitol Hill Books, located on the corner of Colfax Avenue and Grant Street, across the street from the Capitol.

“It was unbearable,” Brooks said. “The cacophony ...”

Brooks said the noise was non-stop,

starting from about 9 a.m., and was “just as fi erce” as she was leaving the shop at 6:30 that night.

“It completely ruined business,” she said. “We had a tourist come by and say, `Is it always like this?’ We almost closed early.”

Colleen Priebe, the manager of Hotel Newhouse, 1470 Grant St., didn’t mind the noise as much as Brooks did.

“I just look at it this way,” she said. “It’s democracy in action, regardless of who you agree with. Besides, we’ve been testing the fi re alarm system, so there was more noise in here than was out there.”

Kevin Park works at Five Star Cleaners at 1364 Grant St. The Korean-born Park spoke through broken English as he tried to put into words his dismay over the noise.

“I’m not sure what they want to do,” he said. “If people don’t like the law, they should do it in the building. But to honk in front of the store ... I could not open the door.”

Could’ve been worse, I suppose. They could’ve been fi ring guns.

Quote of the week“Bring it on, I guess.” — Rep. Carole

Murray, R-Castle Rock, when asked about whether her recent vote in favor of moving a civil unions bill out of committee could lead to a primary challenge next year.

Murray made headlines on March 1 when she became only the second Re-publican legislator to vote in favor of civil unions. Sen. Ellen Roberts of Durango was the other.

Murray, a member of the House Judi-ciary Committee, gave an emotional, and often tear-fi lled, speech after a hearing on the bill.

“It’s not for me to judge others, but to leave that up to God,” she said. “While on Earth, Jesus asked us to love one another. In this spirit, I’ll be a yes vote on this bill.”

Murray’s House district is a conserva-tive one, to say the least. And it’s too soon to tell whether her vote will lead to another Republican running against Murray — who has a very conservative voting record.

But, as a reporter with no dog in this fi ght, her emotional statement, which came late in the evening, at the end of a very long hearing, was worth waiting for.

Tweet of the week“He did last year, and I’m still here.”

— Sen. Jessie Ulibarri, D-Commerce City. Ulibarri’s tweet was in response to a threat of political retribution made by Rocky Mountain Gun Owners Executive Director Dudley Brown on March 4.

Brown was testifying on a gun bill before the Senate Judiciary Committee, which Ulibarri sits on, when he was asked by the Commerce City Democrat whether his group had contributed to any members of the committee. Brown responded by saying, “Yes, senator. And we’re gonna give money to your opponents, too.”

It’s not every day that you hear someone threaten a lawmaker in front of his face — especially in the middle of a public hear-ing. Depending on your view of politics, it either was political theater at its best — or at its worst.

Vic Vela covers the Legislature for Colora-do Community Media. He can be reached at [email protected]. Follow Vic’s legislative stories and updates on Twitter: @VicVela1.

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4100 S. Bannock St., 303-761-7050• March 18The Englewood School Board will hold a work session from 6 to 8 p.m. in the boardroom at the administration building.• March 25Spring break begins for all Englewood schools. Classes will resume at the regular scheduled times on April 1

BISHOP ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

3100 S. ELATI ST., 303-761-1496• March 20Parent-teacher conferences will be held by appointment from 4 to 8 p.m.• March 21Students are not in class because parent-teacher confer-ences will be held by appointment from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.• March 22Students are not in class. It is a day to compensate teachers for time spent in parent conferences and marks the start of spring break. Classes resume April 1.

CLAYTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

4600 S. FOX ST., 303-781-7831• March 20Parent-teacher conferences will be held by appointment from 4 to 8 p.m.• March 21Students are not in class because parent-teacher confer-ences will be held by appointment from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.• March 22Students are not in class. It is a day to compensate teachers for time spent in parent conferences and marks the start of spring break. Classes resume April 1.

CHERRELYN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

4500 S. LINCOLN ST., 303-761-2102• March 19Physical education night will be held at 6:30 p.m. It is a night to get parents and students involved in physical activities.• March 20-21The annual Cherrelyn book fair where parents and students can make purchases from a wide choice of titles will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 4 to 7:30 p.m. March 20, and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 21.• March 20Parent-teacher conferences will be held by appointment from 4 to 8 p.m.• March 21Students are not in class because parent-teacher confer-ences will be held by appointment from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.• March 22Students are not in class. It is a day to compensate teachers for time spent in parent conferences and marks the start of spring break. Classes resume April 1.

ENGLEWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL

300 W. CHENANGO AVE., 303-781-7817• March 20Parent-teacher conferences will be held by appointment from 4 to 8 p.m.• March 21Parent-teacher conferences will be held by appointment from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.• March 22Students are not in class. It is a day to compensate teachers for time spent in parent conferences and marks the start of spring break. Classes resume April 1.

CHARLES HAY WORLD SCHOOL

3195 S. LAFAYETTE ST., 303-761-8156

• March 20The Parent-Teacher-Student Association meets at 6:30 p.m.Parent-teacher conferences will be held by appointment from 4 to 8 p.m.• March 21Parent-teacher conferences will be held by appointment from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.• March 22Students are not in class. It is a day to compensate teachers for time spent in parent conferences and marks the start of spring break. Classes resume April 1.

COLORADO’S FINEST ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL

2323 W. BAKER AVE. 303-934-5786• March 21It will be a shortened day for students as parent-teacher conferences will be held by appointment from noon to 8 p.m.• March 22The students will follow a regular class schedule. Spring break starts when classes conclude for the day. School reopens on its regular schedule on April 1.

ENGLEWOOD HIGH SCHOOL

3800 S. LOGAN ST., 303-806-2266• March 19The Festival Choir Concert will be held at 7 p.m. in the school auditorium.• March 21The student government dinner will be served in the cafeteria from 4 to 7 p.m.Parent-teacher conferences will be held by appointment from 5 to 8 p.m.• March 22No classes will be held as it is a day off for student to compensate them for time spent in parent-teacher conferences.

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Happy occasion. The Arc Arapahoe and Douglas Counties has a home of its own after a half-century of renting. Page 4

Al fresco. Englewood is leasing outdoor space along the west side of Broadway to a new coff ee shop and nano-brewery. Page 7

Wheels up. “Ramp It Up” is an exhib-it at the Littleton Museum examining Native American skateboard culture. Page 17

Diamond days. Coach Mike Rowe says Englewood High School should have a solid baseball team this season. Page 22

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Volunteers provide final rites for vetsHonor guard �res salutes at funeralsBy Tom [email protected]

When the scheduling call comes in, Kathy Kraski begins the process of lining up eight volunteers who will serve as an honor guard and fire the 21-gun salute at a mili-tary funeral.

“We are called the Fort Logan team and are part of the All Veterans Honor Guard formed to make sure the 21-gun salute would be fired at all military funerals,” she said. “There are six groups in the metro area and, last year, the All Veterans Honor Guard fired the salutes at more than 1,015 funer-als.”

An honor guard for a military funeral is seven members with rifles and an eighth member who gives the commands. The Fort Logan All Veterans Honor Guard wears dark blue windbreakers, gray slacks and white shirts. They use M-1 Garand rifles to fire the 21-gun salute. The rifles and the blank am-munition are supplied by the Army.

The traditional military funeral includes a graveside service, followed by the 21-gun salute and the playing of “Taps.” Many times, “Taps” is a recording, but the All Vet-erans Honor Guard tried to make sure there is a 21-gun salute fired at each veteran’s fu-neral.

There are All Veterans Honor Guard groups in Aurora, Littleton, Arvada, Castle Rock, Littleton and Lakewood, in addition

to the Fort Logan group out of the Engle-wood-Sheridan area.

The first veterans honor guard was start-ed about 1993 and, by 1995, the demand for service was enough that additional honor guards were organized. The only require-ment to be part of the honor guard is the individual be a veteran of military service and physically able to stand at attention or parade rest for the duration of the funeral.

Kraski noted that funerals are held in all kinds of weather, including when it is rain-

ing, snowing or in temperatures ranging from lows of about 6 degrees to summer days with temperatures in the high 90s or above.

The Fort Logan group is made up of about 20 volunteers, most of them mem-bers of Verle Huffman Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9644 in Sheridan. There are also volunteers from a couple American Legion, posts plus a couple volunteers who don’t belong to any veterans’ organization. Vol-unteers live all over the metro area, includ-

ing Denver, Longmont, Littleton and Eliza-beth.

Kraski decided to join the Fort Logan group when she attended a military funeral and saw the All Veterans Honor Guard in ac-tion.

“I said to myself that I could do the honor guard duty and, about five years ago, I joined our group,” the Douglas County resident said. “Somehow I sort of got vol-unteered to head the group which means, when I get the call assigning us to a funeral, I get on the phone and round up the honor guard to go to the cemetery.”

She said the oldest member of the Fort Logan honor guard is a 95-year-old World War II veteran. She said just about all the members are retirees, and she said she is proud of the fact the Fort Logan honor guard includes four women and is the only group in the metro area with women mem-bers.

Members of some honor guards buy their own uniforms, but Kraski has come up with a way to earn money to buy uniforms for the volunteers.

“I had all our volunteers go through their homes and come up with stuff they wanted to get rid of,” she said.

“I sorted it out and contacted eBay about selling them. The people at eBay have been very helpful and the sales have gone well enough that we have uniforms for cur-rent members and some in stock for future members.”

Most of the funerals are at Fort Logan National Cemetery, but the honor guard does funerals for some veterans who are buried at private cemeteries.

The Fort Logan All Veterans Honor Guard �red the 21-gun salute during the 2012 Veterans Day ceremonies at Fort Logan National Cemetery. The Fort Logan honor guard is made up of veterans from the local area. File photo

Letter-grade plan flunks in committeeBill would have rated schools A through FBy Vic [email protected]

A Republican-sponsored bill that would have designated a letter grade-based sys-tem for school performance, as well as sped up the process by which underperforming schools are reviewed by the State Board of Education, died in a legislative committee on March 6.

Rep. Kevin Priola of Henderson, the sponsor of House Bill 1172, sought to move away from terminology that is used to de-scribe accreditation categories for public schools, toward a more “plain language” approach that he said parents could more easily understand.

Priola wanted to simplify the language by using the same letter grade-based sys-tem for schools as is used to determine how students perform in class, replacing the “Greek” terms that currently are used to de-scribe how schools are performing.

“Unless you are actually in the know in the education establishment, those terms don’t really mean anything to you,” Priola told members of the House Education Committee during testimony that preceded the March 6 vote. “But … A through F actu-ally means something to most people who have gone through education.”

The Board of Education, under the Edu-cation Accountability Act of 2009, applies terms like “Accredited with Distinction” to school districts that are meeting or exceed-ing educational expectations.

At the same time, if a school is not meet-

ing expectations, the board can apply an “Accredited with Turnaround Plan” tag, with the goal of getting the school back on track, in hopes of avoiding corrective ac-tions like loss of accreditation.

But opponents argued that applying let-ter grades would oversimplify how schools are performing. Cherry Creek School Dis-rict Assistant Superintendent Elliot Asp cautioned that “the impact on a letter F” could have serious ramifications for schools, causing a disincentive in attracting new teachers.

“Sometimes what appears as something that is simple is complex,” Asp said of label-ing school performance.

What concerned opponents the most was the part of Priola’s bill where parents could lobby the Board of Education to speed up the process by which local school boards take corrective action on schools that are underperforming.

Under current law, if public schools are in the bottom two performance categories, they have up to five years to make progress before the board is required to take correc-tive action.

But Priola’s bill would have given parents more power to petition the Board to speed up the corrective action process, if they had students at schools that have been in the bottom two performance categories for two consecutive years.

After a parent petition process, the mat-ter would have been taken up during the next scheduled state school board meeting. If the board were to make a determination that the school must be reformed, the lo-cal school board would have been required to hold a public meeting to implement the changes within 30 days, under Priola’s bill.

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Arapahoe-Douglas Arc ‘home’ at last New building brings end to half-century of renting By Deborah Grigsby [email protected]

After more than 50 years of renting offi ce space, the Arc Arapahoe-Douglas Counties now has a place to call its own, and celebrated the occasion with a festive ribbon cutting and recep-

tion.It’s new, it’s spacious and

it comes at one of the more opportune times in the real estate market, but most im-portant, for the hundreds of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities Arc serves, it’s a home.

The east Centennial building’s $775,000 pur-chase price was funded in part by a $225,000 Arapa-hoe-Douglas counties com-munity development block grant.

The remainder was se-cured through funding from the Arc Thrift Stores and a 15-year mortgage.

“This new building is the end of a long journey for us,” said Arc Executive Director Carol Meredith at the March 8 grand open-ing. “We’ve been leasing of-fi ce space since about 1955 and we fi nally have a facility that, we hope, will become an asset not just for those we help, but for the com-munity as well.”

The 5,600-square-foot contemporary fl agstone building was built in 2004 by a custom homebuilder and meets Arc’s needs for space, community ac-

tivities and even future expansion.

“Having a stable location is so important for the peo-ple and families we serve,” said Meredith. “We’ve had to move so many times be-cause of the volatility of rent costs, and this really is a great investment in our future.”

The new facility houses administrative offi ces, ad-vocate meeting space with multi-media capabilities, and a large lounge with full kitchen.

There’s also a comfort room, which Meredith de-scribes as a safe space used

for personal care, such as changing diapers or nurs-ing, but also as a quiet place for those who may become over-stimulated and need a break.

“Something we didn’t re-ally have before,” she said.

But for Kelly Stahlman, mother of twin boys with cerebral palsy, the feeling of home resonates beyond Arc’s new physical struc-ture.

“When you have a child with developmental dis-abilities, you have no idea what life is supposed to look like,” explained Stahlman, whose boys Mark and Eric

are now 21 years old. “For us, this is a place to

belong, a place to be a part

of, a place for the whole family as well as the entire community.”

Left to right, former Colorado � rst lady Frances Owens, Arc Executive Director Carol Meredith, board member Joe McCulloh and Arc President Tim Yoakum gather for a ribbon-cutting at Arc’s Centennial facility. The new 5,600-square-foot building is the � rst permanent home Arc has had in more than 50 years. Photos by Deborah Grigsby

Sporting a contemporary � agstone design, the spacious new home of Arc Arapahoe-Douglas Counties o� ers a warm, welcoming atmosphere. The new building, located in east Centennial, is now the organization’s permanent home after more than 50 years of leasing o� ce space.

The Arc insignia graces the new structure in Centennial that houses the Arapahoe and Douglas Counties o� ces. A grand-opening ceremony was held on March 8, ending a half-century of renting for the organization.

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Local governments offer more information Englewood city, schools take steps for transparency By Tom Munds [email protected]

Transparency has become a popular word, referring to governments making documents and activities open to the pub-lic, and at least one Englewood resident feels the community is doing a good job in that area.

“I lived in Chicago for a long time and it seemed government at every level did just about everything behind closed doors,” John Mullins said. “I keep tabs on the city and the school district. The city is doing a better job of putting a lot of government-re-lated information on the Internet, and the school district is really doing well, as every step and dollar spent on the construction project is available online.”

The federal government’s Freedom of Information Act requires public access to documents, and Colorado has a similar law.

The website www.sunshinestandard.org strongly supports transparency, and states that federal, state and local governments have drafted “sunshine legislation” provid-ing that government-related documents and activities are made completely open to the public and the press. This type of leg-islation includes “sunshine policies,” FOILs (Freedom of Information Law), and open meetings laws.

In 2005, a group of residents joined forc-es to form Englewood Citizens for Open Government to push the city to provide more information on governmental meet-ings and actions and make that information more available to residents.

“I believe Englewood Citizens for Open Government was instrumental for the city putting audio recordings of council meet-

ings and study sessions online,” Council Member Rick Gillit said. “Before the group began its campaign, the city was recording the meetings, but the recordings were kept in the clerk’s offi ce.”

He said he feels the city is now doing a good job making the audio recordings available to residents.

“I would like to see us go further and provide streaming video of each meeting online,” Gillit said.

“Digital video equipment is no longer all that expensive and I’d like to see us get that video online.”

Gary Sears, Englewood city manager, said he feels the city has always taken pride in being open to the public.

“For quite a few years, the city has made public information available upon re-quest,” he said.

“Over the last few years, we have taken steps to improve access to public informa-tion, including making audio recordings of city council meetings and study sessions available online.”

He said even the confi guration of city hall is more user-friendly, with the com-munity room and council chambers more accessible to the public.

He said the city now records board and commission meetings, and those record-ings are available to the public by request.

The city’s website is available at www.englewoodgov.org.

Englewood Schools Superintendent Bri-an Ewert said, to him, transparency in the simplest terms is when an agency is using public dollars, people have a right to know what is done with those dollars.

“Full transparency forced all govern-mental agencies to conduct business in public,” he said.

“Of course, there are confi dential issues such as personnel matters that are done in executive session. But, the public doesn’t want to have deals being cut behind closed doors.”

He said open government is a govern-ment people trust. The school district’s website includes meeting agendas and minutes, as well as tracking of the progress and how the money is being spent on the bond-funded construction project. Ewert said while all public information such as salaries isn’t online, it is available by re-quest.

The Englewood School District website is www.englewoodschools.com.

How to file a Colorado public records request Sta� report

Colorado law has placed powerful tools in the hands of citizens who want to know what is being done with their tax dollars and in their names: the Colorado Open Re-cords Act and the Colorado Criminal Justice Records Act.

The ability to “CORA” for public records is commonly done by journalists, but the so-called “sunshine” laws can be used by anyone, and they empower people equally. While there are records that can remain sealed, and while copying costs and “rea-sonable fees” can be charged, the range of records covered by the law is broad.

Filing a Colorado records request is straightforward. Determine the identity of the “custodian of records” for the informa-tion you are seeking, along with that per-son’s mailing address or email address. That is the person responsible for maintaining and keeping the records, or any person having personal custody and control of the records.

In the request, list which records law is being cited, and describe the records that are being requested. Be reasonably specifi c in the description of the records, but also describe them broadly enough to make sure the request includes all records that could hold the information.

Ask the recipient of the request for noti-fi cation if he or she is not the records custo-

dian, and for the identity of the person who has custody or control of the records.

Ask for the records within three working days, although extenuating circumstances provide for up to seven days.

Include a sentence requesting a written explanation, including the citation of a law or regulation, if the access is denied.

Make sure the requester’s name and contact information are included, and it’s ready to go.

For a well-written guidebook to Colo-rado’s open-records laws, go online to colo-radopressassociation.com and enter “sun-shine laws” in the search bar.

CCM marks Sunshine Week Since 2005, Sunshine Week has been observed to highlight

the importance of open government. It’s about the right we all enjoy to have access to public records. It’s about the role we all play in holding our government agencies accountable to those they serve.

Launched by the American Society of News Editors, the ini-tiative is timed to coincide with the birthday of the “Father of the Constitution,” James Madison, on March 16. Sunshine Week 2013 began on March 10, and Colorado Community Media is marking the week by bringing you some insight into how you can obtain public records.

Together, we can all work toward greater transparency in our federal, state and local governments.

City unveils new website Year-long project aimed for informative, updated platform By Tom Munds [email protected]

The address remains www.englewood-gov.org, but it opens a new, improved City of Englewood web page.

“We realized about a year ago the city website was outdated and needed to be improved,” said Leigh Ann Hoffhines, city communications coordinator. “I headed a committee that included the web page content manager from each of the city’s de-partments, and worked with technical as-sistance from our information technology department.”

Some of the improvements to the city website include the page being a larger size with expanded resolution and the fact the site is compatible with mobile devices.

The home page is a display of bright colors and includes a slide show of photos depicting different areas and views of the city. The left side of the page lists the dates, times and locations for upcoming events in the near future, while the right side lists the latest news releases. While the look of the page is different, the method to navigate the page is unchanged.

“The upgrade took a little longer than expected because our Internet provider’s upgraded information management sys-tem changes and we wanted to take full ad-vantage of the opportunities to align with it,” Hoffhines said.

“It did take a little longer to complete the redesign of the page, but we think the

results are worth the extra time spent on the project.”

She said the upgraded content manage-ment system will make it easier for city staff to update content and images.

She also said the site is larger, which al-lows posting more graphics and more infor-mation.

“Our team worked hard to work out all the kinks before we launched the new web-site on March 7,” Hoffhines said. “But, like any big project, a couple glitches popped up. I guess that goes with the territory and we are working to correct those.”

One glitch noted on the press release an-nouncing the new web page launch was the diffi culty some people were having prob-lems with the website displays if they use Internet Explorer.

The note said the city team is working with the web developer to fi x this problem and any other problems as soon as possible.

Its a new view on the city of Englewood website. The updates and upgrades to the site were launched March 7. Courtesy image

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Some Democrats dubious about gun bills Questions focus on rights, realism By Vic Vela [email protected]

Democrats on March 11 went fi ve-for-fi ve on their surviving pieces of gun-control legislation, including victories on a bill that places limits on high-capacity ammunition magazines and one that institutes univer-sal background checks on all gun sales and transfers.

But three of the bills passed the Senate without unifi ed Democratic support — and those votes came after two other lawmak-ers killed their own controversial bills last week, before they were ever debated.

The recent activity on all fi ve gun bills spanned two days, beginning on March 8, following lengthy and often emotional de-bate that took place on the Senate fl oor.

While Democrats by and large feel like they have struck a balance between re-specting Second Amendment rights and trying to curb gun violence, at least one elected offi cial wonders if her party may have overreached in its gun-control efforts.

“I’m concerned that this may have woken up people,” Sen. Lois Tochtrop, a Thornton Democrat, told Colorado Com-munity Media.

Tochtrop voted against limiting am-munition magazines to 15 rounds and re-quiring that all gun sales and transfers be subject to back-ground checks.

Tochtrop vot-ed for the three other bills: One prohibiting do-mestic violence offenders from having access to guns; one re-quiring those who go through background checks to pay the associated costs; and the one that Tochtrop sponsored, which would ban concealed-carry permit training from being done exclusively online.

Tochtrop wonders how independent voters will respond to the legislation.

“It’s the unaffi liated (voters) that don’t support some of these gun bills,” she said. “These are the people who determine elec-tions in Colorado.”

“She could be right,” said Sen. Cheri

Jahn, D-Wheat Ridge, when asked about her colleague’s comments. “We’ll fi nd out in 2014.”

Jahn voted in favor of four of the bills, but opposed the one regarding limits on magazines.

“It’s just not enforceable,” Jahn said. “So, it’s against the law to buy 15s (rounds of ammunition in a magazine). So, they just go out and buy several 15s and carry them. The people who have committed these horrible, heinous crimes are people that are gonna get ‘em elsewhere anyway. And they’re gon-na be a lot bigger than the 15s anyway.”

Lakewood Democratic Sen. Andy Kerr voted against a bill that would require would-be gun buyers to pay for their own background checks.

Kerr said he wanted to compromise, say-ing that if background checks are required on every transaction, then the state should help with the costs.

Kerr also said he would have voted against a bill that would have placed liabil-ity on gun makers and sellers of semiauto-matic weapons, under certain circumstanc-es. But Kerr said he would have supported a bill that would have banned concealed weapons from being carried on college

campuses.Both of those bills were killed by their

Senate sponsors on March 8, before being debated.

Kerr said he made some “tough votes” but feels good about his party’s efforts to do whatever it can to prevent more bloodshed.

“At the end of the day, all of the proposals were well-intended,” he said. “I think they all are issues of gun safety and violence in our communities. Some I disagreed with, but the process worked.”

Jahn concurred.“I always feel comfortable with the

votes I’ve made,” Jahn said. “I’ve spent a lot of time going over and over and over (the bills). I don’t vote, ever, on sound bites. Something may sound good, but I have to know in policy how does it work.”

But one Republican lawmaker believes that Democrats could fi nd themselves in big trouble in 2014.

“I think the quote that will come out of this is `Tora, Tora, Tora,’” said Sen. Ted Har-vey, R-Highlands Ranch, playing off Toch-trop’s comments. “That’s the only thing that will result from this. You won’t stop crimi-nals … but you will wake up a sleeping gi-ant, I think that’s non-debatable.”

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A look at remaining gun bills By Vic Vela [email protected]

Five gun-control bills continue to make their way through Colorado’s legislative process as of March 12:

Senate Bill 197: This bill, spon-sored by Westminster Democratic Sen. Evie Hudak, would prohibit domestic-violence offenders from gaining ac-cess to guns.

“One of the great dangers a woman can face is an abuser with a gun,” Hu-dak said during second reading of the bill on March 8.

The bill would require those who have protective orders against them, or those who have been convicted of a domestic violence crime, to surrender their guns within 24 hours. They can have up to 72 hours to comply with the law, if a judge allows it.

People required to surrender their guns could chose to either do so with law enforcement, or they can sell their weapons. Republicans argued that domestic-violence cases often are chalked up to situations of he-said-she-said, and that the bill is just an-other way for the government to force people to get rid of their guns.

“This is a bill that’s heavy on bu-reaucracy and light on common sense,” said Sen. Steve King, R-Grand Junction.

The bill passed the Senate on a par-ty-line vote of 20-15, and it now heads to the House of Representatives.

Senate Bill 195: Bans exclusive online training for those seeking con-cealed handgun permits. This was the least-debated and least controversial of the gun bills, garnering supportive comments from Republicans.

An amended version of this bill re-

quires that at least some training for handgun permits be done in person, and through a class that is taught by a certifi ed instructor.

The bill’s Senate sponsor is Lois Tochtrop, D-Thornton.

This bill, which passed 22-13, received bipartisan support, with Republican Sens. Ellen Roberts of Durango and Kevin Lundberg of Ber-thoud voting with Democrats. The bill now heads to the House.

House Bill 1224: This bill limits the number of rounds that a high-ca-pacity magazine can hold to 15.

Democrats cite high-profi le mass shootings — where the shooters used high-capacity magazines to kill mul-tiple victims — as evidence that am-munition limits needs to be in place for the community’s sake.

But Republicans say the magazine limit is arbitrary, and that such a law would do nothing to keep dangerous weapons out of the hands of criminals and the mentally unstable.

The bill passed 18-17. Democratic Sens. Cheri Jahn of Wheat Ridge and Lois Tochtrop of Thornton joined all 15 Republicans in voting against the bill, which now heads back to the House for consideration of amend-ments.

House Bill 1229: This bill requires universal background checks on gun sales and transfers. Supporters say the legislation closes a loophole in current Colorado law, which already requires that background checks be conducted when guns are bought through retail outlets.

The bill makes exceptions for fam-ily members who give their guns to one another and those who inherent them. The bill also allows people to

freely loan their guns to someone for up to a 72-hour period, so long as the person receiving the weapon is legally able to possess them.

Supporters argued that the bill is necessary to weed out the bad guys who seek to buy guns.

“I’m carrying this bill because gun violence has become an epidemic,” said Senate sponsor Morgan Carroll, D-Aurora. “How do we know if some-one is a dangerous convicted felon, but for a background check?”

But Republicans argue that the bill only penalizes law-abiding citizens, and that criminals will fi nd a way to get them anyway. They also argue that the law only would work if there is a gun registry in place.

“This bill will do absolutely nothing to improve, absolutely nothing,” said Sen. Greg Brophy, R-Wray.

The bill passed the Senate 19-16, with Sen. Lois Tochtrop of Thorn-ton being the only Democrat to vote against the legislation, which now heads back to the House for consider-ation of amendments.

House Bill 1229: The bill says those who submit to background checks should pay for their associated costs.

Republicans blasted the bill. Sen. Kevin Lundberg, R-Berthoud, said re-quiring people to pay fees for rights that are protected by the Constitution is akin to paying a poll tax.

However, Denver Democratic Sen. Mike Johnston reminded colleagues that there are plenty of rights where fees are put in place.

Sen. Andy Kerr of Lakewood was the only Democrat to vote against the bill, which passed 19-16. The bill now heads to the governor’s desk.

Immigrant tuition bill clears Legislature Measure garners some GOP support on way to governor By Vic Vela [email protected]

After several unsuccessful attempts over a 10-year pe-riod, a bill that would allow undocumented immigrant students to pay in-state tuition rates at Colorado colleges and universities has fi nally been passed by the General As-sembly.

The passage of Senate Bill 33 by the House of Represen-tatives on March 8 was met with applause in the House chambers, and, in the case of 16-year-old Nadya Gallegos, tears of joy.

The Westminster High School student’s family immi-grated to the country illegally when she was a child.

“I’m so happy that it passed,” Gallegos said, with tears streaming down her face. “It clears my mind. Because now I have a future and I can pursue my dreams.”

The so-called ASSET bill — Advancing Students for a Stronger Economy Tomorrow — would allow all students to pay in-state tuition rates, so long as they are high school graduates who have attended a Colorado school for at least three years.

Current federal law bars undocumented immigrants from working legally in the United States.

Attempts to pass various versions of the bill have failed. But, this time, it got through — with Republican support, to boot.

Three Republican House members voted for ASSET on March 8, joining three GOP senators who had done so on Feb. 25.

“Immigrant children are hungry to succeed and we need them in this country,” said Rep. Kevin Priola, R-Henderson, during a March 5 House fl oor debate that preceded the fi -nal vote.

Priola said he sees immigrant children at church every week who have “futures and bright minds at stake ...”

“I ask anyone who has issues on this bill to attend Mass with me at noon on a Sunday,” Priola said.

Rep. Cheri Gerou, R-Evergreen, who also voted for the bill, said it was not “a Democrat or Republican issue.”

“All I did was vote my conscience,” she said.Rep. Steve Lebsock, D-Thornton, said his best friend

came to this country illegally when she was 2, but “that didn’t make her any less of a person.”

“If a child graduates from a high school in Colorado, they’re a Colorado kid,” Lebsock said.

“Colorado kids deserve in-state tuition. That’s what this bill is all about.”

Many Republicans on March 5 argued that it’s wrong for Colorado taxpayers to chip in tuition costs for students who are not legal residents. That’s because undocumented students would be eligible for the same stipend from the state’s College Opportunity Fund as legal residents, under ASSET.

Republicans unsuccessfully tried to tack on an amend-ment that would put ASSET to the voters.

“Because our taxpayers fund this, I believe our taxpayers deserve the right to vote on this,” said Rep. Amy Stephens, R-Monument.

Post offices in city among many cutting hours Englewood customers not pleased about change By Tom Munds t m u n d s @ o u rc o l o ra d onews.com

John Barrington shook his head as he learned the Englewood Post Offi ce on Lehigh Avenue will open later starting April 1.

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Post offices in city among many cutting hoursEnglewood customers not pleased about changeBy Tom Mundst m u n d s @ o u rc o l o ra d onews.com

John Barrington shook his head as he learned the Englewood Post Office on Lehigh Avenue will open later starting April 1.

“I have a home business

and do all my post office business at 7 a.m. before I head to my day job,” the Sheridan man said. “That won’t be possible starting April 1, because then the post office will start open-ing at 9 a.m. I’m definitely not happy about this. I just don’t think it is right.”

Barrington’s comments were about the sign in the post office, announcing that the weekday hours — now 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. — will be changed to 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Hours of operation at the Downtown Englewood Post Office will also change. Currently, the windows are open from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. The new hours will be 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

About 60 urban and sub-urban post offices in Colo-rado are changing their re-tail hours. About 120 rural post offices in the state will also change their hours, in a process that will continue to unfold through next year.

“Our district did a study of hours of operation, traf-

fic volume and number of customers for primarily the urban post offices,” said David Rupert, U.S. Postal Service spokesman. “Like any business, we looked at whether or not we have the customer traffic to justify the hours of operation. We made changes as we tried to tailor the hours of operation at our locations to more ef-ficiently serve our custom-ers.”

Lacey Tolliver said she didn’t like the change in hours of operation as she

looked at the notice on the door of the Downtown En-glewood Post Office.

“I don’t do a lot of busi-ness at the post office but I did like the fact the post of-fice was open until 6 p.m.,” the Englewood resident

said. “I work until 4:30 p.m. and, on the way home, I could get to the post office while it is still open. I read the Postal Service is suffer-ing financially so I guess I understand the cut in hours, but I don’t favor it.”


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Some Democrats dubious about gun billscampuses.

Both of those bills were killed by their Senate sponsors on March 8, before being debated.

Kerr said he made some “tough votes” but feels good about his party’s efforts to do whatever it can to prevent more bloodshed.

“At the end of the day, all of the proposals were well-intended,” he said. “I think they all are issues of gun safety and violence in our communities. Some I disagreed with, but the process worked.”

Jahn concurred.“I always feel comfortable with the

votes I’ve made,” Jahn said. “I’ve spent a lot of time going over and over and over (the bills). I don’t vote, ever, on sound bites. Something may sound good, but I have to know in policy how does it work.”

But one Republican lawmaker believes that Democrats could find themselves in big trouble in 2014.

“I think the quote that will come out of this is `Tora, Tora, Tora,’” said Sen. Ted Har-vey, R-Highlands Ranch, playing off Toch-trop’s comments. “That’s the only thing that will result from this. You won’t stop crimi-nals … but you will wake up a sleeping gi-ant, I think that’s non-debatable.”

Immigrant tuition bill clears LegislatureMeasure garners some GOP support on way to governorBy Vic [email protected]

After several unsuccessful attempts over a 10-year pe-riod, a bill that would allow undocumented immigrant students to pay in-state tuition rates at Colorado colleges and universities has finally been passed by the General As-sembly.

The passage of Senate Bill 33 by the House of Represen-tatives on March 8 was met with applause in the House chambers, and, in the case of 16-year-old Nadya Gallegos, tears of joy.

The Westminster High School student’s family immi-grated to the country illegally when she was a child.

“I’m so happy that it passed,” Gallegos said, with tears streaming down her face. “It clears my mind. Because now I have a future and I can pursue my dreams.”

The so-called ASSET bill — Advancing Students for a Stronger Economy Tomorrow — would allow all students to pay in-state tuition rates, so long as they are high school graduates who have attended a Colorado school for at least three years.

Current federal law bars undocumented immigrants from working legally in the United States.

Attempts to pass various versions of the bill have failed. But, this time, it got through — with Republican support, to boot.

Three Republican House members voted for ASSET on March 8, joining three GOP senators who had done so on Feb. 25.

“Immigrant children are hungry to succeed and we need them in this country,” said Rep. Kevin Priola, R-Henderson, during a March 5 House floor debate that preceded the fi-nal vote.

Priola said he sees immigrant children at church every week who have “futures and bright minds at stake ...”

“I ask anyone who has issues on this bill to attend Mass with me at noon on a Sunday,” Priola said.

Rep. Cheri Gerou, R-Evergreen, who also voted for the bill, said it was not “a Democrat or Republican issue.”

“All I did was vote my conscience,” she said.Rep. Steve Lebsock, D-Thornton, said his best friend

came to this country illegally when she was 2, but “that didn’t make her any less of a person.”

“If a child graduates from a high school in Colorado, they’re a Colorado kid,” Lebsock said.

“Colorado kids deserve in-state tuition. That’s what this bill is all about.”

Many Republicans on March 5 argued that it’s wrong for Colorado taxpayers to chip in tuition costs for students who are not legal residents. That’s because undocumented students would be eligible for the same stipend from the state’s College Opportunity Fund as legal residents, under ASSET.

Republicans unsuccessfully tried to tack on an amend-ment that would put ASSET to the voters.

“Because our taxpayers fund this, I believe our taxpayers deserve the right to vote on this,” said Rep. Amy Stephens, R-Monument.

City leases land to incoming businessSpace in west side paseo will hold outdoor seatingBy Tom [email protected]

Englewood’s city council unanimously approved the proposal to lease 914 square feet in the west side paseo to Brews on Broadway, a new business scheduled to open in early May.

The city has improved and upgraded the paseo, which is the midblock walkway that runs west from the 3400 block of South Broadway to the parking lot behind the businesses.

Brews on Broadway will be a coffee shop and a nano-brewery. Owner Paul Webster plans to brew English-style ales and hopes to have four or five house brews ready for opening day.

Alan White, community development director, presented the request to the coun-cil at the March 4 meeting. He said leased land will be used to create an outdoor seat-ing area. The proposal is for an initial one-

year lease with two one-year options. The owner will pay the city $1 per square foot per year for the use of the area.

The business is also responsible for maintaining the area and will have a $1 mil-lion liability insurance policy.

He also said that, since alcohol will be consumed in the paseo area, it will have to be fenced in to comply with state liquor laws.

He said the site is between two planters located on the north side of the paseo. To accommodate the leased area, the city will move four benches and the trash recepta-cle.

Council Member Joe Jefferson said he thinks the lease is a great opportunity for the city to provide an asset and an attrac-tion to a local business.

Jill Wilson, council member, agreed and said she thinks the outdoor seating area for Brews on Broadway will be an attraction that will bring people to downtown Engle-wood.

Business owner Paul Webster said he was excited the lease has been approved because, as part of the renovation of the building, two large garage doors were in-stalled in the west wall that will open onto the planned outdoor seating area.

“This will allow us to have a nice out-side brew garden where our customers can drink our coffee or sample our house beers,” he said.

“I think this brew garden will help make this a special place for Englewood.”

The area near the large doors is the site the Brew on Broadway business has leased from the city. The leased space will be used for outdoor seating. Photo by Tom Munds

Littleton family doctor named best in his fieldHeritage grad wants to serve the underservedBy Jennifer [email protected]

Dr. Patrick Smith’s global perspective has earned him recognition here at home.

The third-year resident at Swedish Family Medicine Residency in Littleton has earned the 2013 F. William Barrows Award for Out-standing Family Medicine Resident by the Colorado Academy of Family Physi-cians.

“His knowledge base is strong and his clinical performance has been ex-cellent,” said Dr. Bradford Winslow, program director at SFMR. “He is one of the most motivated and ener-getic residents I’ve known, and he is smart and com-mitted to his patients and to family medicine.”

The son of Thomas and Judy Smith of Littleton — a naval officer and mother who instilled a sense of community service, respec-tively — Smith graduated from Heritage High School in 1991. Although he knew he wanted to be a doc-tor from the time he was 6 years old, it took a little do-ing — he had to apply to medical school three times

to finally get in.“While it was kind of

a bummer not to get ac-cepted, I found something amazing both times that served me well,” he said.

He first worked as a counselor at a camp for troubled kids.

“It was by far the hardest job I’ve ever done,” he said. “It’s not just campfires and

marshmallows.”Later he joined the Peace

Corp, working as a health volunteer in a small village in the jungles of Ecuador.

“My favorite memories from there are meeting my wife and getting bit by a monkey,” he said.

He went on to earn three degrees at the University of North Carolina at Cha-

pel Hill. While working to-ward his bachelor’s degree in chemistry with a minor in biology, he played goal-keeper on the varsity soccer team. He earned his mas-ter’s degree in public health and his medical degree at the same time.

He also worked at a student-run free clinic and created a Boot Camp for Dads program, where fa-thers teach dads-to-be how to care for babies. He com-pleted an Albert Schweitzer Fellowship by starting a program that provides His-panic parents with tools to help them help their chil-dren succeed in school.

“I’m very good with chil-dren, and I take time to listen to them and work re-ally hard to try to make their lives better,” he said.

Today, Smith lives in Englewood with his wife, Omayra, and their four chil-dren. Clearly a fan of babies, he’s delivered 170 others.

Upon completion of his residency, Smith will spe-cialize in family medicine in an underserved area of Buena Vista.

“You’re a jack of all trades,” as a family doctor, he said.

“I can deliver your baby and then take care of your child and talk to your ado-lescents about their issues and then take care of you when you’re old.”

Dr. Patrick Smith sees patients at a practice in Littleton. Courtesy photo

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OPINIONS / YOURS AND OURS

Delivering results, exceeding expectationsThank you all so much for the email

communications and the ongoing dialogue regarding this column and some of the concepts that I have had an opportunity to share with the community. Your insights and questions contribute to future col-umns, just like this one.

In some of my correspondence with our readers I find myself engaged in meaning-ful discussions around philosophy or belief systems, strategic thinking or planning, and tactical action items and execution of plans and strategies.

When we are pursuing our goals and objectives our ultimate desire is to see results and meet or even exceed expecta-tions. In order to do so, however, we have to make sure that we are in alignment in all three areas; our belief systems must support the reason behind our goal; once we have defined our goal and its relation to our core beliefs we should develop a strategy or plan; and finally we must act, take action, execute, and get after it.

Many people I speak with really do a

great job of talking about their goals, and why they want to achieve them. They get so focused on their philosophical approach to life, and maybe, just maybe, even like talk-ing about their beliefs and philosophies a little too much. They mask their willing-ness to actually do something or take the next steps with pontification about their point of view.

Our belief system should drive our plans and tactical approach, they should be seen as our foundation and launching pad, not a barrier or the end point in the pursuit of our objectives.

I keep a copy of my core values and beliefs in a very visible place in my office, in my notebook, and even in my car. By now they have been ingrained in my head and my heart, and yet I still find it helpful to have them in plain sight so that when I am making plans and discussing strategies I am reminded of what is truly important in my life. The other added bonus of keep-ing them visual is that others see them too. And when they know where I stand on cer-tain issues in life, they know that anything we co-create and any strategic plans we co-develop must be tied to my values and my beliefs.

And as I have shared in prior columns we must be willing to execute and take ac-tion. So many people I have coached have come to me with their vision, their mis-sion, their values, their business plan or life plan and they are stuck, frozen in time, and suffer from a lack of just taking that first step. And as my great friend and mentor Zig Ziglar used to say, “People who never take step one, can never take step two.”

Taking action is important, but it must be congruent with our strategy and values, or we will wind up doing the wrong kind of work or even worse, doing work that is counterproductive to our goal.

So you see, when it comes to delivering results and exceeding expectations it is not just about being philosophically aligned to our belief systems; coming up with the best strategy or plan; or taking action. If we are truly going to achieve our desired results and outperform expected outcomes, we must be complete, we must have all three elements.

Please keep the emails coming and let me know if your beliefs, strategies, and tactical approach are all in alignment. You can email me at [email protected] and together let’s make this a better than good week.

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

Co�man should tackle loopholesRep. Mike Coffman released a statement

recently in regards to across-the-board cuts in spending caused by sequestration. Coffman asserts, “I will continue to work hard every day to prioritize spending in order to protect our military, our veterans, our seniors, and the families across my congressional district from being nega-tively impacted.”

The congressman needs to consider a more responsible way of balancing the national budget through closing corporate tax loopholes to generate revenue at a time when his constituents need it the most. If Coffman was truly standing up for his con-stituency, shouldn’t he be concerned about 10 years of cuts to essential programs that the people in his district need to maintain their basic livelihoods?

Take Centennial local Snow Shaefer for example. She is worried about how the cuts to Medicare will affect her everyday life. “For me personally, the cost shifting would be on my shoulders to come up with the 2 percent reduction of payment to providers. I would need to make a decision on wheth-er to go to the doctor or pay my heating bill. Do I go to the doctor or eat this week?” Snow expressed to Coffman’s staff.

Unfortunately, Snow’s story is all too common in the 6th District of Colorado. These cuts will be devastating to working and middle-class families, which is why Rep. Coffman must be a champion for his people and support closing corporate tax loopholes.

Caitlin MurrayDenver

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How do you prepare for a snowstorm?March is historically the Denver area’s

snowiest month of the year, and with a win-ter storm in the forecast March 8, Colorado

Community Media asked people in the Park Meadows area what they thought when they heard a big snowstorm is coming, and why.

“It doesn’t bother me too much because I’m from Iowa, which gets buried in snow. I know this coming snow will melt in next few days, so as long as I can go out for my normal run, it’s �ne.” — Kate Richards, Denver

I’m a CPA (certi�ed public accountant) and I hate good weather during tax season. If I’ve got to work hard, every-body else should be working hard (jokingly). — Jay Dahl, Parker

“It depends on if I’m going to be traveling. I’m from Lara-mie, Wyo., and the roads close down there quite a bit. I’m hoping to ski next weekend, but it might melt o� ....” — Deborah Ross

“Normally, I would be wishing for spring .... But because we’ve had such a terrible winter moisture-wise, I’m kind of excited for the 10-14 inches being predicted.” — CJ Strange, Highlands Ranch

QUESTION OF THE WEEK

First time, every timeI told my girlfriend about Emily, and

she said, “I wonder if Emily has Asperger syndrome?”

“What,” I said, “is that?”She outlined the disorder, and it sound-

ed exactly like Emily.Emily works at a nearby hardware store.

I can ask her anything. Where are the blue-handled, not the red, not the yellow, ball peen hammers and which direction are they facing, and she can tell me.

I once bought a garden hose, and she gave me a garden hose tip that was as good as anything on “Ask This Old House.”

Emily works at the register. She has checked me out 100 times. One hundred times she has asked me if I am in The Pro-gram. Sometimes she has asked me if I am in The Program after I have told her that I am not in The Program.

“Asperger syndrome is an autism spec-trum disorder (ASD) that is characterized by significant difficulties in social interac-tion, alongside restricted and repetitive patterns of behavior and interests,” says a Wikipedia entry. “It differs from other autism spectrum disorders by its relative preservation of linguistic and cognitive development.” In other words, Emily.

My girlfriend had an Asperger syn-drome student named “Guyana” who went by Guyana, and then decided she wanted to be called “Pamela.”

“She was SO good in my computer class that I had her teach several lessons. She should make YouTube tutorials.”

Emily asks me if I am in The Program, and when I say I am not, she recites the benefits. Every single time. She says, “Have a good one,” every single time. Now and then I have stayed nearby, to hear how she communicates with the next customer. It’s precisely the same.

“A pervasive developmental disorder, Asperger syndrome is distinguished by a pattern of symptoms rather than a single

symptom. It is characterized by qualita-tive impairment in social interaction, by stereotyped and restricted patterns of behavior, activities and interests, and by no clinically significant delay in cognitive development or general delay in language. Intense preoccupation with a narrow subject, one-sided verbosity, and physical clumsiness are typical for the condition.”

I saw Emily in the grocery store one day and she looked completely lost.

“Pamela” doesn’t like crowds, sits in the cafeteria during sports assemblies, wears weird clothes, and doesn’t understand personal space. My girlfriend had to draw a circle to describe how far she wanted her to stand away from her when they talked. She used to burst into the office and announce her arrival, show drawings of dragons, and give strange facts.

“The school,” my girlfriend said, “has been so good for her because her class-mates embrace her and allow her to be Guyana-Pamela. She has thrived here and when I mentioned this to her parents at a conference, they cried.”

I know I have been impatient with my Emily. The next time she asks me if I am a member of The Program, I will simply say that I am not, and simply say that I do not wish to become one. I’m still learning.

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

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Petau takes post as interim �re chiefDeputy will head department during searchBy Tom [email protected]

City Manager Gary Sears selected Dick Petau to serve as interim fire chief while Englewood conducts its search for a new fire chief.

The appointment became necessary when retiring fire chief Mike Pattarozzi left office March 8 so he could use up built-up leave time until he officially retires in July.

Petau has been with Englewood Fire Department for 39 years and has served as deputy fire chief for about two and a half years, but Sears said his selection to serve as interim chief wasn’t automatic.

“I talked to all command staff interested in serv-ing as interim chief,” Sears said. “It wasn’t an easy deci-sion because we had some highly qualified people. I weighed the information and selected Dick Petau to fill the interim chief position.”

Petau, a John F. Kennedy High School graduate, said he didn’t grow up intending to be a firefighter.

“I was going to the University of North-ern Colorado in 1974 with the intention of being a high school history teacher and coaching baseball,” he said. “My college roommate was an Englewood High School graduate and we went to see what was hap-pening in ’74 when the Kmart store was on fire.”

He said as he watched Englewood fire-fighters battling the blaze, he decided he needed to make a career change and be-come a firefighter.

“I was impressed as I watched the team-work and how they worked together during the fire and during the cleanup,” Petau said. “My roommate knew some of the firefight-ers so we went back to the firehouse to meet them. They were dirty, sweaty and tired but still were very friendly as they talked to me about what it was like to be a firefighter.”

He put in his application in 1974, which was an opportune time because the city hired 13 people, including Petau.

“None of the new hires had any expe-rience so they sent us to a three- or four-week academy to learn the basic firefight-ing skills,” he said. “A couple years later, I volunteered and attended training to be a paramedic. I think we were the third or fourth 10-week paramedic class taught at Swedish Medical Center.”

Petau earned promotions and, in 2010, he was a battalion chief on the line with the shift’s firefighters.

“I was named deputy chief in July 2010,” he said. “It was a steep learning curve for me but, in the first three months in the po-sition, I learned more about the inner work-ings of the city and city government than I learned in the previous 30 years with the fire department.”

He said his time as deputy chief helped prepare him to take on the job of interim fire chief.

“What I learned as deputy chief helped me better understand the duties of being a fire chief,” he said.

“However, I still have a lot to learn and it is a steep learning curve because, one day I was deputy chief and the next morning I came to work as the interim chief of the Englewood Fire Department.”

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“I have seen a lot of changes in 35 years. For example, our trucks were open cab when I started. Everything is enclosed and streamlined now,” Pattarozzi said.

“Another big change is the fact we have less people in the department now and our calls for service have risen from 2,700 in 1978 to 4,300 last year.”

He said another change is the fact the fire department now does a lot more things than just answer calls.

“We have life safety programs, train firefighters to battle wildfires, promote fire safety and even have a program designed to help parents make sure the child safety seat is properly installed in the vehicle,” he said. “Of course, training has changed. When I went to paramedic school in 1979, it was a 10-week course and I had to be surprised on the first 25 medical calls I did. Now, a candidate has to complete an eight-month course to become a paramedic.”

As he wraps up his career, Pattarozzi said he feels being a firefighter was what he was meant to do in life.

“I love the job and I can’t imagine myself doing anything else,” he said. “Firefighting is a brotherhood and the firefighters are like my family. I feel being a firefighter in Engle-

wood has been a great and satisfying career in part because the people like us, respect us and encourage us, and they know that when they need help, we’ll quickly be at their door.”

He said retirement doesn’t mean he won’t remain active.

“The first item on the retirement agen-da is a two-week trip to the Bahamas, and there is a long list of to-do items on the list when I get back,” he said. “I plan to do vol-unteer work with several organizations and I plan to set more time aside to write. I like to write, and my focus is historical fiction.”

He quickly added that everything planned isn’t inside the house.

“I love sailing,” he said. “I have been too busy to do much sailing but, not that I have the time, I plan to get a boat and get back on the water.”

Chief continues from Page 1

Chief: Busy retirement looms

Littleton Fire Rescue Chief John Mullin, left, speaks with Engle-wood Fire Chief Mike Pattarozzi at a recent gathering. Pattarozzi is using up accumulated leave now as he heads toward his o�cial retirement date. Photo by Tom Munds

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39-26 vote. Two Republicans voted for the bill: Reps. Carole Murray of Castle Rock and Cheri Gerou of Ev-ergreen.

“I’m a Republican and a con-servative and I like this bill,” Gerou said from the House floor.

“I know this is the right thing to do.”

Murray and Gerou joined Sen. Ellen Roberts of Durango as the only Republican lawmakers to vote for civil unions this legislative ses-sion.

But the majority of Republi-cans had concerns with the bill. Chief among them was their belief that the legislation does not go far enough in allowing exemptions for entities that have religious objec-tions to civil unions.

“I think it’s unfortunate that we didn’t provide that

clarity in that law,” said Rep. Chris Holbert, R-Parker.

Several Republicans, including Rep. Lori Saine of Dacono, argued that civil unions are akin to gay marriage — something that Colo-radans voted to ban in 2006. That same year, voters rejected a bill that would have put in place some-thing similar to civil unions.

“We won’t get to debate this again here, we will debate this in a court of law,” Saine cautioned.

But Democrats believe that times have changed and that the public — and history — is firmly on their side on this issue. But they also said that more work needs to be done to achieve equality.

“Changing the conversation in politics isn’t just about taking a vote,” said Sen. Jessie Ulibarri, D-Commerce City. “It’s about talking with your neighbors and sitting down one-on-one and having peo-

ple see your family and recognize that you deserve protection under the law.”

With civil unions soon to be a reality, Democrats are hopeful that a forthcoming U.S. Supreme Court ruling on gay marriage bans will pave the way for the Colorado to join other states that recognize same-sex marriages.

Sen. Pat Steadman — who lost his longtime partner to cancer last year — said that getting civil unions through the Legislature marks a “joyous occasion,” but that “we’re not there yet.”

“I don’t want anyone to think that we’ve reached the peak and climbed the summit of that moun-tain that challenges us in terms of full inclusion of equal participation in today’s society,” he said.

“Civil unions are lesser and not equal and that really is not good enough.”

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Bill: Two Republicans backed measure

in some ways. My kids were grown and I was single, so I could do what I wanted to do. It proved to be the most important decision I have ever made.”

He said his only regret was that he didn’t make the decision to become a full-time artist 40

years before, about the time he graduated from Alameda High School.

Banister grew up in Engle-wood and attended Petersburg School through the fourth grade. His family eventually moved to Lakewood and he still lives in southern Jefferson County.

Artist continues from Page 1

Kyle Banister adds the �ames to his baseball bat creation he calls “Firewood.” Baseball is his favorite art subject and other examples of his creations are on the table in front of him. Photo by Tom Munds

Artist: Career change was a crucial decision


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A home with strong curb appeal can entice buyers who are likely to believe that a home with a well-main-tained exterior is likely to have an equally impressive interior. Home-owners who want the process of sell-ing their home to go smoothly can improve the property’s curb appeal in a number of ways, many of which don’t necessitate a substantial home improvement budget.

* Clean up. �e most e�ective way to improve curb appeal is to clean up the property. Many homeown-ers are savvy enough to remove toys and other items from the yard before showing a home, but cleaning up goes beyond removing clutter from the property. Make sure all hedges are trimmed and remove weeds, sticks and other debris from any �ower

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1 block South of Highlands RanchParkway & South Broadway

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etc.

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8-37562 Coors Ct, Arvada 80005Furniture, Tools, Household

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environment and great communication skills necessary.

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ANB Bank, a true communityBank, is excited to announce thatwe will be opening a new Castle

Rock Branch in June!We are hiring:

• Branch Manager: This position isresponsible for the generation and

maintenance of retail andcommercial loans. Bachelor’s

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• 3 Personal Bankers: PersonalBankers perform both Teller and

Personal Banker duties; e.g. opensaccounts, handles teller

transactions, sells/cross-sells bankproducts and services, and

resolves customer service issues.HS Diploma/GED and 6 months ofcustomer service, sales, or cashhandling experience required.

If you have these qualifications, areenergetic and enthusiastic, with astrong customer focus, then thismay be the job for you! Qualified

applicants, please apply on-line atwww.anbbank.com – Apply

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50 residents. We pride ourselvesOn scratch cooking. Hours will

vary until full, experienced cooksthat can work independently

please apply by sendingyour resume to

[email protected]

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RF Technical Manager

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your resume and salaryrequirements to: DIRECTV, Attn:

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Drivers: Local, Regional, OTRClass-A Openings. CompetitivePay/Bonuses, Full Benefits Pack-age. No-Touch. 1yr Tractor-TrailerExperience Transportation Special-ists 1-866-HOME-TSL

Full time teller position is now available at Colorado

Community Bank. Position is basedout of Castle Rock, but will also be

required to travel to branches inHighlands Ranch and Centennial.

Benefits and mileage will beincluded. Must be able to work

every other Saturday. Priorbanking experience preferred,

but not required.Call 303-688-4900

for more information or stop by500 Wilcox St for an application.

Equal Opportunity Employer.

GAIN 130 LBS!Savio House needs foster

parents to provide temporary carefor troubled teens ages 12-18.Training, 24 hour support and$1900/month provided. Must

complete precertification trainingand pass a criminal and motor

vehicle background check.Call Michelle 303-225-4073

or visit saviohouse.org.

Help WantedLooking for reliable CNA8 a m - 1 0 a m i n W e s t m i n s t e rs h o w e r / p r o g r a m .

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Hiring Event!Thursday, March 14th

From 9-12Register online at:

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County6974 S Lima St, Centennial, CO

80112Available positions:

Concrete Finishers $16-18,Pipefitter-$18-$20Laborer $12-$14,Carpenter $18-$20,Millwrights-$18-20

Qualifications:• At least 1 year experience• Must pass drug screen• Ability to lift a minimum of 50 lbs

Benefits:• Full time (40 hours per week)• MedicalDress professionally, bring yourresume, and arrive promptly!

Part time office position-Fast paced heating & ac businessin Parker. Need motivated personwith phone experience,computerskills,order entry-QuickBooks amust! Email resumes to

[email protected] attentionCheryl, Office Mngr

Receptionist4-5 days a weekinlcudes some SaturdaysParker Animal Hospital303-841-2120

Truck Drivers with Class ACDL for tankers and end dumps.Based along the Colorado FrontRange area, some travel will be

required. Must have 2 years tractor– trailer experience and a cleandriving record. Applicants need toprovide a current MVR. EquipmentOperator – multiple positions

available for both farm andconstruction equipment. Sometraveling may be required. Hourlypay with over time. Benefit package

includes vacation time, sick leave,health insurance, Aflac & 401K.Email resume to

[email protected] or callParker Ag at 888-246-7654 to getan application.

Help Wanted

Western SummitConstructors, Inc. is seeking

Formwork Carpenters & Laborers,Concrete Finishers, Pipefitters, and

Millwrights (process equipmentinstallations) for large wastewater

project located in Denver area.Applications will be taken at9780 Pyramid Ct, Suite 100,

Englewood, CO 80112,from 8-5 M-F.

Send resumes [email protected]

or call (303)325-0325.WSCI is an EEO Employer.

Would you like to earn an extra$500 to $1,000 this month?

is looking forMarketing ExecutivesFull or Part-TimeCall Today For DetailsMatt at 303-618-2970

Work From Home

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LANDSCAPING (Sedalia, CO)$11/Hr.

Full benefits after 8 hours.We are currently taking applica-

tions for landscapersin the Sedalia, CO area.

• Must have experience inlandscaping/irrigation

• Must have transportation• Must be able to use various

hand tools• Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs.If you are interested, please go towww.encorejobs.com and fill out

our application.We will conduct a backgroundcheck, so please be open and

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Deck/Patio

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Doors/Windows

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Interior • ExteriorReplacement • Repair

Commercial • [email protected]

Drywall

PAUL TIMMConstruction/Repair

DrywallServing Your Area

Since 1974303-841-3087 303-898-9868

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We Specialize in AllResidential Drywall Needs

Drywall Repair • RemodelsAdditions • Basements • Texture

Popcorn Ceilings replacedwith texture of choice

One Year Warranty On All Work

10% OFFLABORWITH AD

since 1989

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Sanders Drywall Inc.All phases to include

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Water damage repairsInterior paint, door & trim installs

30+ years experienceInsured

Free estimatesDarrell 303-915-0739

Electricians

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303-791-4000

FREE EstimatesA+

General Repair & RemodelPaul Boggs Master Electrician

Licensed/Insured/Guaranteed

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upgrades.No job too small. Senior disc.

720-690-7645

Fence Services

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repair. Serving all areas.Low Prices.

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Garage Doors

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Handyman

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DEPENDABLE, RELIABLE SERVICE

Over 30 Years ExperienceLicensed & Insured

Solving All your Remodeling & Repair Problems – Just Ask!

Eric DeSpain 303-840-1874


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FREE EstimatesA+

General Repair & Remodel“We Also Specialize in Electrical Projects”Licensed/Insured/Guaranteed

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No Service in Parker or Castle Rock

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Jim Myers Home Repair

Handyman

Oak ValleyConstructionServing Douglas

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H BathroomH BasementsH KitchensH DrywallH Decks

CALL 303-995-4810Licensed & Insured

www.oakvalleyconstruction.com

BASEMENTS | BATHROOMS | KITCHENSServing Douglas County for 30 Years

Licensed & InsuredCall Ray Worley303-688-5021

Hardwood Floors

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INDEPENDENTHardwood Floor Co, LLC

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• Hardwood InstallationInsured/FREE Estimates

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Hauling Service

• Home • Business • Junk & Debris• Furniture • Appliances

• Tree Limbs • Moving Trash • Carpet• Garage Clean Out

Call Bernie 303.347.2303

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HAULERSBronco

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Health & Fitness

Providing a common sense approach to Health and Wellness

for the Everyday Woman

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Home Improvement


Licensed/Insured

General Repair, Remodel, Electrical,Plumbing, Custom Kitchen & Bath,Tile Installation & Basement Finish

303-791-4000FREE Estimates

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Home Improvement

Insurance

INSURANCE REVIEW- Please call 720-484-3732for a FREE Home, Auto and LifeInsurance review!

Janitorial Services

• Dependable• Best Prices

• Detailed

COMMERCIAL CLEANING“Let us do the dirty work!”

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Great References!We are Family-Owned

and Operated

Landscaping/Nurseries

Paver PatiosWalkways • Walls

Mike 303-257-7815 www.delucals.com

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We are a full service design,installation andmaintenance company.

CALL DON AT [email protected]

SPRING CLEANUP – SPRINKLER START-UP

AERATION/POWER RAKE – SPRINKLER DESIGN INSTALLATION AND REPAIRS – LAWNCARE

TREE AND SHRUB CARE – WEEDCONTROL

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RON’S LANDSCAPINGSpring Clean Up, Raking,Weeding,

Flower Bed Maintenance, Schrub RetrimmingSoil Prep - SodWork

Trees & Schrub Replacement also SmallTree & Bush Removal

Bark, Rock Walss & FlagstoneWork

FREE EstimatesFamily owned business with over 35 yrs. exp.

Call or emailRon 303-758-5473

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Lawn/Garden Services

Dreilng Lawn ServiceFREE Estimates

• Weekly Mowing • Aeration• Power Rake • Fertilization •

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SPRINKLER TURN ON, MOWING & SPRING YARD CLEAN UP

Call Walter at [email protected]

Medical

Registered psychotherapistoffers affordable therapy

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visits for teens and adults.Call Caroline at 303-250-8784

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Misc. Services

Licensed and InsuredCall Us Today! 720-545-9222

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Painting

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Interior Winter Specials

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Call Bert for FREE ESTIMATE303-905-0422

Plumbing

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• Water Heaters • Kitchens • Baths • Service Repair •

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ANCHORPLUMBING

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March 15, 2013

No argument about eateries

The latest issue of 5280 magazine names the Best New Restaurants of 2013.

The special restaurants (and I have no argument with these choices) are The Populist at 3163 Larimer St. (www.thepopulistdenver.com), Sassafras American Eatery at 2637 W. 26th Ave (www.sassafrasamericaneatery.com), Uncle at 2215 W. 32nd Ave. (www.uncledenver.tumblr.com), Oak at Fourteenth at 1400 Pearl St. in Boul-der, (www.oakatfourteenth.com), The Universal at 2911 W. 38th Ave. (www.theuniversaldenver.blogspot.com), Amerigo Delicatus Restaurant & Market at 2449 Larimer St., (www.amerigodeli-catus.com), Spuntino at 2639 W. 32nd Ave. (www.spuntinodenver.com) and The Squeaky Bean at 1500 Wynkoop St. (www.thesqueakybean.com).

Just about the Bee Gees“It’s only words, and words are all I

have, to take your heart away.” Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb.

The Australian Bee Gees Show captures the look, the sound and the personality that defines one of the most successful and adored acts in musi-cal history. This five-piece band has evolved to become the definitive live celebration of four decades of wonder-ful music written by the Brothers Gibb.

The Australian Bee Gees Show has played to capacity crowds around the world, cementing their reputation as exceptional performers and the world’s leading Bee Gees show. Their great-est hits are performed in a live concert setting with state-of-the-art sound, lighting, video screens, onstage man-nerisms, speaking voices, and soaring high notes and harmonies capturing the essence of the Bee Gees.

For one night only, be a part of the magic of one of the greatest bands of all time covering such classic songs as Stayin’ Alive, Night Fever, You Should Be Dancin’, Nights on Broadway, Massa-chusetts, Tragedy, Lonely Days, To Love Somebody, How Deep Is Your Love, Jive Talkin’, Grease, plus many, many more.

This concert benefits Colorado Public Television 12 and is sponsored by KOSI, 101.1-FM, Out Front Colorado, Prime Time for Seniors, 50plus Mar-ketplace News, The Curtis, Presidential Worldwide Transportation and Mar-lowe’s restaurant.

The show starts at 8 p.m. March 15; doors open at 7 at the Paramount Theatre. Tickets are $39-$49 (Golden Circle) plus service charges and are available at www.tickethorse.com or by calling 866-461-6556. Tickets also are available at www.cpt12.org or by calling 303-296-1212.

Beer hereAlamo Drafthouse Cinema in Little-

ton is scheduled to open March 22 in the Aspen Grove Shopping Center, but it’s already announced it is adding 32 beers, doubling its already hefty brew menu (view the entire beer menu at http://drafthouse.com/blog/entry/32_more_tasty_brews_added_to_the_ala-mo_line_up).

Alamo Drafthouse Cinema com-bines dinner, drinks, films and events, all under one roof. The theaters have

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Exhibit ramps it upNative American skateboard life examinedBy Sonya Ellingboes e l l i n g b o e @ o u rc o l o ra d o news.com

Motion, speed, creativity, courage — all are words con-nected with skateboard culture generally. We see our local kids weaving through the city side-walks, streets and sometimes, skate parks and hear about championship competitions.

The new Smithsonian In-stitution exhibit at the Little-ton Museum through April 28, “Ramp It Up,” focuses on a par-ticular, perhaps lesser-known segment: skateboard culture in Native America.

The exhibit is installed with the museum’s usual solid skills in showing material in its best possible light. Brilliant fuchsia panels are contrasted with blue, rose, gold and more colors to show off the colorfully painted individual decks.

It features 20 skate decks — many with unique designs — made by Native-run compa-nies; related, visually stunning works by contemporary artists; and archival video segments showing Native skaters.

The pieces fit together into a connected scene, especially in the West, of huge, imagina-tively designed concrete skate-board parks, filled with lean, fit young men zipping up, over and across barriers, railings, steps and more. Individuals mentioned are identified with ancestry.

There is recognition of growth from surfing by indig-enous Hawaiians as a starting point. “Sidewalk surfing” is re-ferred to and there are stories of Native skater/surfers in the California coastal towns.

Todd Harder (Creek ances-try) is one leader singled out. An experienced traditional dancer, he was also a skater, then be-came an organizer and vendor of skateboard paraphernalia.

He is quoted as noticing young people at ceremonials who were “too cool” to participate in dances. They could be inter-ested in skating and along the way, could learn about cultural history from him at the same time. He started Native Skates in 2004 to “provide affordable skateboards that reflected Na-tive pride and culture.”

He collaborated with Jim Murphy, of Wounded Knee Skates, to form Nibwaakaawin (wisdom), the first Native non-profit “dedicated to fostering creativity, building courage, enabling cultural identity and pride and promoting non-vio-lent and healthy physical activ-ity through skateboarding.”

Earlier Wounded Knee skate-boards exhibited also make po-litical statements on individu-ally painted decks

In 2007, there was an “All Nations Skate Jam” in Albu-querque and for several years, there was a “Pueblo Revolt Re-daz,” with improvised jumps, at Santa Ana Pueblo. In 2011, the Santa Ana Community Wellness Center built a skate park.

Pleasing features of this ex-hibit are some life-sized pho-tographs of young skaters and a series of bright contemporary paintings integrated with the

copy and smaller photos that bridge the distances between two worlds in the adventurous way the skaters do.

Bright paintings by Native American artists display the photos and copy blocks in “Ramp It Up,” a traveling Smithsonian exhibit at the Littleton Museum. Photos by Sonya Ellingboe

IF YOU GO“Ramp It Up” runs through April 28 at the Littleton Museum, 6028 S. Gallup St. Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays; 1 to 5 p.m. Sundays. Admission is free. 303-795-3950. The display was previously shown at the Smithsonian’s National Mu-seum of the American Indian in New York and National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C.

A Wounded Knee skateboard deck is displayed at Littleton Museum.

Pulling a rabbit out of his headElwood P. Dowd and Harvey appear on Englewood stageBy Sonya [email protected]

Playwright Mary Coyle Chase grew up poor, Irish, Catholic in Denver — listening to Irish myths told by her mother, which included tales of pookas, imaginary be-ings. She worked on her play “Harvey” for a number of years while a Rocky Mountain News journalist, a mother, and through a series of other jobs.

After numerous revisions, it opened on Broadway in November 1944, and war-weary audiences loved it so much, it ran for over four years. It won the Pulitzer Prize for drama and has been an American favorite for more than 70 years, including a beloved film starring Jimmy Stewart.

Its gentle humor engages today’s audi-

ences as they let imagination take over for a couple of hours. A production by Goodness! Gracious! Productions of Douglas County plays through March 17 at Hampden Hall in Englewood. The new company was started late in 2012 by Marilyn Spittler.

Kevin Monahan plays the part of sweetly simple Elwood P. Dowd with a continuous smile and just the right soft voice. “Let me give you one of my cards,” he says as he meets people and introduces his friend Harvey, a six foot, one and one half inch white rabbit. ”If you want to call me, use

that number — not the other one — it doesn’t work.”

His sister Veta (Suzanna Wellens) and her daughter Myrtle Mae (Genevieve Mo-reland) have come to live with him and are trying to get acquainted in town. They are so embarrassed by the constant presence of the imaginary friend that they decide to have Elwood committed to a sanitarium.

Mistaken identity, missing people, townspeople, a six-foot rabbit and sanitar-ium staff flow in and out smoothly due to Scott Bellot’s careful direction.

The older women’s costumes, by Kelli Krieschel of Red Rocks Community College, are colorful, carefully detailed over-the-top 1940s numbers, with flared longish skirts and big shoulder pads.

Actors come to the play with varying lev-els of acting experience and there is some overacting, but on the whole, this is a sweet, engaging production, suitable for all but the tiniest folks.

IF YOU GO“Harvey” plays through March 17 at Hampden Hall in the Englewood Civic Center, 1000 Englewood Parkway. Perfor-mances are at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2:30 p.m. Sun-day. Tickets cost $20, with discounts for seniors, students and military. 303-968-4157, goodnessgracious.org.


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The Littleton location will be Alamo’s fi rst in Colorado and is located at 7301 S. Santa Fe Drive, Unit 850.

For more information, call 303-730-2470 or visit http://www.drafthouse.com/denver/littleton.

Urban AlmanacErica McNeish and Laurie Smith are

both food lovers and food “professionals,” having worked as a food stylist and food photographer.

The pair has recently announced the launch of “The Urban Almanac” at www.theurbanalmanac.com.

The website offers a seasonal on-line guide that features the bounty of food, drink and artisanal products that come solely from Colorado.

“The idea is to bring Coloradans great stories about passionate, local and sometimes unknown purveyors. Through blogging about these artisans, we get to do what we love most: discover what is hap-pening locally, document their stories with photographs, develop recipes with their products, and do what we can to spread the good word,” said Smith.

The Urban Almanac includes feature stories and recipes for breakfasts, lunches, desserts and main courses, hot drinks, cold drinks, cocktails and much more all featur-ing Colorado products.

It provides “foodies” with a unique resource for tracking and tasting local fl avors.

McNeish has been a food lover her entire life and made a career of it as a freelance food stylist. She has styled 10 cookbooks (including two award winners) and her work has been featured in maga-zines including Gourmet, 5280, Sunset and

Cowboys and Indians.Smith is a freelance photographer,

specializing in the world of food and travel. She has photographed and documented food stories around the globe, and her photos have been published in 35 cook-books and national food magazines, such as Savor, Food and Wine, Sunset, 5280 and Cowboys and Indians.

“We’re excited to be able to express our passion for the food, farmers and for-agers of the Front Range!” said McNeish.

New car showCome browse hundreds of the year’s

new vehicles, meet Miss Colorado at the Cadillac display, get a fi rst look at the 2014 Mercedes-Benz CLA, Jaguar F-Type, and check out some of the elite 40 MPG Club members all at the Denver Auto Show.

So come sit in the cars, pop the hoods, inspect the trunks, and kick the tires March 20-24. Tickets are on sale: http://denver-convention.com/events/details/denver-auto-show1?utm_source=Newsletter+March+2013&utm_campaign=March+2013+Newsletter&utm_medium=email.

She’s my friendEllen M. Robinson is now Director of

Health & Wellness at the Offi ce of Gov. John Hickenlooper. Congrats to the Milk Maid for landing a great job. She’s done well for herself, however. When I grow up, I want to be her!

Sublurbia on a customer who drops off four large bottles of beer for a clerk at a Cherry Creek North store: After the customer leaves, clerk says to his fellow employees: “I guess I have to be a whole lot nicer to him from now on.”

Penny Parker’s “Mile High Life” column gives insights into the best events, res-taurants, businesses, parties and people throughout the metro area. Parker also writes for Blacktie-Colorado.com. She can be reached at [email protected] or at 303-619-5209.

‘9 to 5’ plot shows safety in numbers Parton wrote lyrics, music for funny play By Sonya Ellingboe [email protected]

She may come across as “Backwoods Barbie,” but behind that blond bimbo im-age, there’s a mind like a steel trap.

Dolly Parton wrote lyrics and music for “9 to 5: The Musical” to Patricia Resnick’s book, which includes a blond and buxom Parton-like Doralee Rhodes (Alison Muel-ler) as one of a trio of women who take over the company that has looked down on them.

The other two are a feisty Violet News-tead (Margie Lamb) and new girl Judy Ber-nly (Lisa Finnerty).

The nemesis of this testy trio — and of the other employees in the cast of 19 — is one Franklin Hart Jr., played with broad comic strokes by the skilled Seth Caikowski.

All bring fi ne voices and stage presence to this musical, based on the 1980 movie of the same name.

The musical opened in Los Angeles in 2008 and on Broadway in 2009, where it had a short run, followed by national and British tours.

Alarm clocks ring as each character gets ready to face another day at Consolidated Industries, under Hart’s thumb.

Parton’s music is bright, bouncy and not well-known. It’s fun to hear. The theme is

feminist, but not overpoweringly so.Kelly Kates’ choreography is creative and

suits the tongue-in-cheek story throughout. Tina Anderson’s set works quite smoothly through many changes, managed by the

cast.Hart’s one fan is assistant Roz, nicely

played by Jona Alonzo, who issues orders, takes notes on others and reports to him.

The intrepid trio manages to send her off on a trip and capture Hart at his home.

Act II fi nds Violet ensconced as the fi rst female CEO, Hart still missing and the dis-covery, via Doralee, that he’s been cooking the books and stealing from Consolidated. Employee Joe, who is sweet on Violet, offers to use his accounting skills to help make a case against Hart.

Through a number of well-designed song-and-dance production numbers and some over-the-top goofy plot switches, things get sorted out. Christopher Willard’s fi rm hand as director keeps things moving to a rousing fi nale.

The audience cheers various little victo-ries along the way. Suitable for older kids as well as their parents.

In “9 to 5: The Musical,” Lisa Finnerty (Judy), Alison Mueller (Doralee) and Margie Lamb (Violet) show Seth Caikowski (Mr. Hart) who’s boss. Photo by Gary Du�

IF YOU GO

“9 to 5: The Musical” plays through March 24 at Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 W. Main St., downtown Littleton. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays and 6:30 p.m. March 17. Tickets: $20-$40, 303-794-2787, townhallartscenter.com.

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Once upon a time in Englewood Ballet Ariel will give a free program with

excerpts from “Cinderella” at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 24 at Hampden Hall in Englewood’s Civic Center, 1000 Englewood Parkway.

Scenes from this favorite fairy tale will be danced to a score by Prokofi ev. Ballet Direc-tor Ilena Norton’s choreography will blend classical and contemporary images.

The Denver-based company includes 10 professional dancers with a repertoire of original ballets that blend classical and contemporary culture.

Celebrate IrelandThe local Irish folk band Gobs O’Phun

will perform a tribute to John Wayne’s mov-ie, “The Quiet Man,” set in Ireland, at 8 p.m. March 15 at Swallow Hill Music, 71 E. Yale Ave., Denver. Poems, history, humor. Tick-ets: $18/$16, 303-777-1003, swallowhillmu-sic.org.

New `Godspell’The 2012 revised version of the Stephen

Schwartz musical “Godspell” will play March 15 to 22 at the PACE Center in Parker, 20000 Pike’s Peak Ave.

The production is created in partner-ship with the Aurora Fox Arts Center and includes fresh arrangements of the music to tell the story of Jesus and his followers as they form a community.

Performances: 7:30 p.m. March 15, 16, 22, 23; 2 p.m. March 16, 23. Tickets start at $16, PACEcenteronline or 303-805-6800.

History ColoradoKeith Schrum, History Colorado’s articu-

late curator of archives (a Highlands Ranch resident) will speak about the museum’s past — founded in 1879 — and its focus on the future as it has preserved stories of the people, events and places that shaped Colorado.

The program will be from 7 to 8:30 p.m. March 18 at Southridge Recreation Center, 4800 McArthur Ranch Road, Highlands Ranch. Schrum oversees about 11 million items, as well as arranges exhibits and is involved in outreach and interpretation. Free for members, $1 suggested for guests — who are welcome.

The Highlands Ranch Historical Society is providing a guided tour of the History Colorado Museum on March 22 to its mem-bers. (Yearly membership is $15 adults; $10 seniors; $20 families. HighlandsRanchHis-toricalSociety.org.)

Madden collectionThe Madden Museum of Art, 6363 S. Fid-

dler’s Green Circle, Greenwood Village, will open with “Inspired By Art: the Building of a Legacy,” the private art collection of John and Marjorie Madden, acquired during 50 years of travel, exploration, philanthropy and offi ce building development.

Marjorie Madden Leitner, director of the Museum of Outdoor Art, is curator for this exhibit, which opens with a public recep-tion from 6 to 9 p.m. March 16. Hours will

be 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fri-days. Admission is free. 303-763-1970.

Architectural welcomeThe Denver Chapter of American Insti-

tute of Architects has started “Third Thurs-days — Open Studio” for the public, with the March 21 event scheduled at Anderson Mason Dale Architects, 3198 Speer Blvd., Denver. Time: 5 p.m.

Visitors will explore studios and meet design professionals who shape our built environment. For information, visit aiacol-orado.org.

W.I.S.E.Scots-Irish Research is the topic for the

Wales, Ireland, Scotland, England Family History Society, W.I.S.E., when it meets at 1:30 p.m. March 23 at Central Denver Pub-lic Library, Seventh Floor Training Room. Discussion will focus on the descendents of Presbyterians from lowland Scotland who migrated to Ulster in Ireland and then to America.

John Mears will be presenter. A profes-sional genealogist, he is Temple Recorder at the Denver Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Visitors are wel-come. Information: wise-fhs.org.

Watercolor showThe Colorado Watercolor Society holds

its Annual State Exhibition — always a strong show — at the Foothills Art Center, 809 15th St., Golden, through March 24. 303-271-3922, foothillsartcenter.org.

Civil War“Women Who Fought as Men in the Civil

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Scrapbook time“Badass Women and Scrapbooking” is

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‘9 to 5’ plot shows safety in numbers

cast.Hart’s one fan is assistant Roz, nicely

played by Jona Alonzo, who issues orders, takes notes on others and reports to him.

The intrepid trio manages to send her off on a trip and capture Hart at his home.

Act II fi nds Violet ensconced as the fi rst female CEO, Hart still missing and the dis-covery, via Doralee, that he’s been cooking the books and stealing from Consolidated. Employee Joe, who is sweet on Violet, offers to use his accounting skills to help make a case against Hart.

Through a number of well-designed song-and-dance production numbers and some over-the-top goofy plot switches, things get sorted out. Christopher Willard’s fi rm hand as director keeps things moving to a rousing fi nale.

The audience cheers various little victo-ries along the way. Suitable for older kids as well as their parents.

Once upon a time in Englewood

be 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fri-days. Admission is free. 303-763-1970.

Architectural welcomeThe Denver Chapter of American Insti-

tute of Architects has started “Third Thurs-days — Open Studio” for the public, with the March 21 event scheduled at Anderson Mason Dale Architects, 3198 Speer Blvd., Denver. Time: 5 p.m.

Visitors will explore studios and meet design professionals who shape our built environment. For information, visit aiacol-orado.org.

W.I.S.E.Scots-Irish Research is the topic for the

Wales, Ireland, Scotland, England Family History Society, W.I.S.E., when it meets at 1:30 p.m. March 23 at Central Denver Pub-lic Library, Seventh Floor Training Room. Discussion will focus on the descendents of Presbyterians from lowland Scotland who migrated to Ulster in Ireland and then to America.

John Mears will be presenter. A profes-sional genealogist, he is Temple Recorder at the Denver Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Visitors are wel-come. Information: wise-fhs.org.

Watercolor showThe Colorado Watercolor Society holds

its Annual State Exhibition — always a strong show — at the Foothills Art Center, 809 15th St., Golden, through March 24. 303-271-3922, foothillsartcenter.org.

Civil War“Women Who Fought as Men in the Civil

War” is the topic for the Palmer Lake His-torical Society meeting at 7 p.m. March 21 at the Palmer Lake City Hall, 28 Valley Cres-cent. Benny Nasser will speak about two women in particular and the environment that faced women. Free. Refreshments.

Information: palmerdividehistory.org.

Scrapbook time“Badass Women and Scrapbooking” is

the theme for the March 21 session of Warm Cookies of the Revolution at 6 p.m. at the McNichols Building, 144 W. Colfax, north-west corner of Civic Center Park. Focus will be on life stories and scrapbooking. Learn about three unsung women heroines.

Bring memorabilia for a community scrapbook of badass women in the com-munity. Cookies and milk. RSVPs appreciat-ed: [email protected].

Mother is noted military spouse Soldier’s wife tackles toll that deployment takes on children By Deborah Grigsby [email protected]

True-life Army wife Alina Wilson knew her husband’s year-long deployment would try her emotionally and physi-

cally; that was no surprise.But what she didn’t know was just how

much of a toll it would take on their two young children, and that her efforts to remedy the problem would fi nd her a fi -nalist for the 2013 Military Spouse of the Year Award, sponsored by Military Spouse magazine.

Wilson, who is married to Centennial-based soldier Capt. Jeff Wilson, is among 18 semi-fi nalists for a national award that rec-ognizes military spouses from all branches of service for their commitment to the mili-tary community.

Finalists compete through online voting for the title and an opportunity to further a project or initiative that benefi ts service members and their families.

Wilson’s initiative is to raise awareness to the effects of multiple and long-term de-ployments on children of military person-nel.

“Military kids are incredibly resilient, but they are still at greater risk for hav-ing anxiety, depression and problems at school,” said Wilson. “And that’s just the worst torture to have to see your kids go through that.”

According to the Parker mother of three, there’s not an abundance of information on the subject, and what is out there is of-ten academic and hard to apply as parent.

“Schools are sometimes at a loss, too,” she explained. “Many of them, particularly if they are not near a major installation, have little or no experience with military kids.”

Wilson’s own children experienced be-

havioral problems during their father’s fi rst deployment.

Although she was able to work with the school to fi nd remedies, Wilson said the problem of her husband’s absence would re-emerge when they came home from school.

“So I began reaching out and asking questions, and what I found was that I

wasn’t alone.”Over the course of Jeff’s deployment,

Wilson began to build a powerful network of resources and began sharing those ideas with others, a move that eventually became her passion — and her contest platform.

Although she’s not sure what to call her project yet, she is sure it’s something she will continue to pursue on her own.

“Simple things like having a battle bud-dy to bounce ideas off of can really make a difference,” she said. “I’m very honored to have been nominated and hope through this process, whether I win or lose, I can continue to help others and raise aware-ness.”

The Military Spouse of the Year will be announced at an awards banquet May 9.

Real-life Army wife Alina Wilson has tried many things to keep her children connected to their father while he is deployed, but she says when things get tough, it’s hard to beat a hug. Wilson, who is a � nalist for the 2013 Military Spouse of the Year, hopes to use the platform to combat the e� ects of deployment on military children. Photo by Deborah Grigsby

CLUBS IN THE COMMUNITY EDITOR’S NOTE: To add or update your club listing, email [email protected], attn: Engle-wood Herald.

ProfessionalAMERICAN ASSOCIATION of Uni-versity Women, Littleton-Englewood Branch invites baccalaureates to participate in activities that further the goals of equity for women and girls, lifelong education and positive societal change. Meetings usually are Mondays each month, September through May, at Koelbel Library, Orchard Road and Holly Street, Centennial. Social time is followed by business meeting and informative program on subjects ranging from public policy issues to poetry. Call Linda Shell at 303-796-7702.

DENVER INVESTOR Club meets the � rst Thursday each month at 7:30 p.m. at the IHOP on Clinton Street in Englewood. Call Gail Segreto at 303-810-9015 or e-mail [email protected]. This is a nonpro� t educational club.

ENGLEWOOD CHAPTER of the Junior Chamber of Commerce (Jaycees) needs men and women between the ages of 21 and 40 to help re-establish the chapter. Jaycees work to help chapter members grow professionally and to help serve the community through hands-on projects. To become involved, call 303-914-0180 or visit www.coloradojay-cees.org.

LETIP INTERNATIONAL, local chapter, is a professional referral organization that meets at Maggiano’s at the Denver Tech Center, 7401 S. Clinton St., in Englewood. A Highlands Ranch chapter meets at LePeep’s, 7156 E. County Line Road. Call 303-789-7898 or visit www.letip.com.

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION of Retired Federal Employees, Chapter 1089, invites all current and retired federal employees to membership meetings from 1:30-3 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month at the Malley Senior Center, 3380 S. Lincoln.

RecreationCHERRY CREEK Anglers meets at 7 p.m. every second Thursday in the Lodge Meeting Room at Gander Mountain Sports, 14000 E. Jewell Ave. Call Dennis at 303-841-3612.

KILOWATT EIGHTS is for people interested in square dancing. Dances are the � rst, third and � fth Fri-day each month at Malley Senior Center in Englewood.

Call Ron at 303-759-4862.

MOUNTAINEERS SQUARE Dance Club meets the � rst, third and � fth Saturdays of the month at the Valley View Church of God, 4390 S. Lowell Blvd., Englewood, to square dance. Dances start at 8 p.m. Everyone is welcome to come and watch. This is a healthy activity for all. Call 303-798-4472.

POETRY NIGHT honors the great Edgar Allan Poe by reading poetry at The Attic Bookstore, 200 W. Hampden Ave., near Hampden and Bannock in Engle-wood. Take originals or an old favorite to read to others. Readings will be limited to � ve minutes. Sign up begins at 7 p.m. Readings begin at 7:30 p.m. All styles of poetry are welcome. Call 303-777-5352.

ServicesHOMECOMING INC. o� ers caregivers of low-income seniors who are frail, disabled or unable to live alone without care in Adams, Arapahoe, Jef-ferson and Denver counties respite care. Assistance includes personal care and homemaking. Call Pamela Dombrowski-Wilson or Trini Martinez at 303-526-2318 for an application and information.

SocialDAUGHTERS OF the American Revolution, Columbine Chapter meets at 1 p.m. every second Saturday at Castlewood Library, 6739 S. Uinta St., Englewood. Call Michelle Brown at 303-979-7550.

DAUGHTERS OF the British Empire is a national organization with a philanthropic purpose. For almost a century, DBE has been a common bond for women of British heritage living in the United States. DBE is open to women who are citizens or residents of the U.S. who are of British Commonwealth birth or ancestry or who are married to men of British Com-monwealth birth or ancestry. There are six chapters in Colorado, including chapters in Littleton, Englewood, Centennial, Evergreen and Boulder County. Call Chris at 303-683-6154 or Olive at 303-347-1311, or visit www.dbecolorado.org and use the contact form available.

EMBROIDERERS GUILD of America Colorado Chapter meets at Bethany Lutheran Church at Hampden Avenue and Colorado Boulevard in Englewood the fourth Tuesday each month from 9:30 a.m. to noon, excluding December and July. Meetings include needlework projects, needle art education, lectures and workshops of all levels. Guests are invited.

Call Marnie Ritter at 303-791-9334.

THE ENGLEWOOD Lions Club meets at 7 a.m. every Thursday at the Grill at Broken Tee Golf Course, 2101 West Oxford Avenue. Previously the Lions Club met every Wednesday at noon. The change in time is being made to better accommodate working men and women in the Englewood area who are interested in serving the community. Please join the Lions for break-fast and a weekly program and learn more about Lions Club International and the activities of the Englewood Lions Club.

THE ROTARY Club of Englewood meets each Wednesday at 12:15 p.m. at the Wellshire Inn, 3333 S. Colorado Blvd, Denver. For information, contact Josh Staller at 303-721-6845, or visit rotaryclubofengle-wood.org.

FRIENDSHIPS ARE Golden, a Precious Moments collectors club, meets the fourth Thursday each month at Castlewood Library in Englewood. Dinner provided by club members at 6 p.m., meeting from 7-9 p.m. Give back to the community by doing local charity work. Talk and share stories about Precious Moments. Call Leota Stoutenger, club president, at 303-791-9283.

GRACE CHAPEL Mothers of Pre-schoolers meets second and fourth Wednesdays from 9-11:30 a.m. at Grace Chapel, I-25 and County Line Road, Englewood. Call Karleen Wagner at 303-799-4900 or visit www.gracechapel.org.

KIWANIS CLUB of Englewood believes it has an obligation to be involved in community projects. Members meet Wednesdays 7 a.m. at The Neighborhood Grille 1500 W. Littleton Blvd. Everyone is welcome to join and have breakfast on Kiwanis. Call 303-783-9523.

NEWCOMERS AT Grace Chapel in Englewood welcomes women who are new to the Denver area. Learn about the group’s ongoing Bible study, make new friends, and be encouraged about God’s faithfulness and what happens after the boxes are unpacked. Call Carolyn Chandler at 303-660-4042 for information on welcome teas, Bible study, � eld trips and get acquainted luncheons.

WIDOWED MEN and women of America, Come join us and make new friends and share in a variety of activities. Our monthly meetings are the third Wednesday of the month at 5 p.m. at Rox Bar and Grill, 12684 W. Indore Place, in Je� erson County. For more information call Mel at 303-973-8688or Nan at 728-981-1841.


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Sundays at9:00 & 10:45 amGrace is on the NE Corner of Santa

Fe Dr. & Highlands Ranch Pkwy.(Across from Murdochs)

You are invitedto worship with us:

CENTER FOR SPIRITUAL LIVINGAffiliated with United Church of Religious Science

Sunday Services 10 a.m.Castle Rock Recreation Center

2301 Woodlands Blvd, Castle Rockwww.OurCenterforSpiritualLiving.org 720-851-0265

Sunday Worship8:00 & 10:45 a.m.

Trinity Lutheran School & ELC(Ages 3-5, Grades K-8)

303-841-4660www.tlcas.org

Trinity Lutheran Church

& School

Sunday Worship 10am2121 E. Dad Clark DriveHighlands Ranch, 80126

A Christian Reformed MinistryA Christian Reformed Ministry

Horizon Community

Church

www.horizoncommunity.org

303-791-2143

“The earth is but one country, and mankind its citizens.”Weekly children’s classes, devotions and study ColoradoBahais.org • 303 947 7540

The Bahá’í Faith

Abiding Word Lutheran Church

8391 S. Burnley Ct., Highlands Ranch

(Next to RTD lot @470 & University)

Worship ServicesSundays at 9:00am

303-791-3315 [email protected]

www.awlc.org

Sunday Worship8:00 am Chapel Service

9:00 & 10:30 am Sunday School 9:00 & 10:30 am

Open hearts. Open minds. Open doors.

www.st-andrew-umc.com303-794-2683

Preschool: 303-794-05109203 S. University Blvd.

Highlands Ranch, 80126

Open and Welcoming

Sunday 8:30 a.m. 11:00 a.m.

First Presbyterian Church of Littleton

1609 W. Littleton Blvd.(303) 798-1389 • www.fpcl.org

Looking For a New Beginning ?

New Beginning Community Church 10550 S. Progress Way & Longs Way

Parker, CO 80134

Sunday School for All Ages 9:00AM Coffee and Fellowship 10:00AM Praise and Worship Service 10:30AM Wed Evening Youth Fellowship 7:00PM

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P.O. Box 2945—Parker CO 80134-2945www.ParkerCCRS.org

303.805.9890

ParkerCommunity Churchof Religious Science

Sunday services held in thehistoric Ruth Memorial Chapel

at the Parker Mainstreet Center...19650 E. Mainstreet, Parker 80138

New Thought...Ancient Wisdom

Visit our website fordetails of classes &

upcoming events.Sunday Service& Children’s Church10:00 a.m.

Parker evangelicalPresbyterian churchConnect – Grow – Serve – Love

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8:45 am & 10:30 am9030 MILLER ROADPARKER, CO 80138

3038412125www.pepc.org

www.SpiritofHopeLCMC.org

5755 Valley Hi DriveParker, CO303-941-0668

Pastor David FisherFellowship & Worship: 9:00 amSunday School: 10:45 am

SATURDAY 5:30pm

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Church Office – (303) 841-3836

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303-841-2808

Little Blessings Day Carewww.littleblessingspdo.com

First UnitedMethodist Church

1200 South StreetCastle Rock, CO 80104

303.688.3047www.fumccr.org

Services:Saturday 5:30pm

Sunday 8am, 9:15am, 10:30amSunday School 9:15am

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An EvangelicalPresbyterian Church

6:30 Good Friday service March 29th10:30 a.m. Easter Sunday

Jazz ensemble heads to Lone Tree By Sonya Ellingboe [email protected]

Eight musicians/composers, on tour with the SF JAZZ Collective, will bring their perspective on the music of Chick Corea, as well as performing a new composition by each member of the ensemble, when they perform at Lone Tree Arts Center on March 26.

Audiences will enjoy an international ensemble, which includes Grammy nomi-nees and a MacArthur Genius Grant recipi-ent.

The Collective, which just moved into its own new hall in San Francisco on Martin Luther King Day, started in 2004 to show-case the modern side of jazz, from roughly the mid-20th century to the present day. Before touring, the collective has a multi-week residency in San Francisco.

Each year, they choose a modern mas-ter to feature — this year it’s pianist Chick Corea — and perform a new work by each member, commissioned for the tour.

In addition, they mentor young San Francisco jazz musicians through outreach and workshops while in residence.

2013 members are:• Miguel Zenon, alto saxophone, is the

only original member. Raised in Puerto

Rico, he is a Grammy winner, Guggen-heim and MacArthur fellow, New England Conservatory of Music faculty member and active composer and performer.

• David Sanchez, tenor saxophone, member since 2012, is described as a Puer-to Rican tenor virtuoso, who played with Dizzy Gillespie’s United Nation Orchestra and is a top educator.

• Stefon Harris, vibraphone and ma-rimba, member since 2008, is a graduate of Manhattan School of Music, active com-poser and multiple Grammy winner.

• Edward Simon, piano, member since 2010, was born in Venezuela and has played with numerous American jazz masters and performs with his own trio, Ensemble Ven-ezuela and other ensembles.

• Matt Penman, bass, a member since 2005, studied at Boston’s Berklee College of Music and now lives in New York. He has his own CDs and has been a sideman on about 70 other discs.

• Jeff Ballard, drums, is a member since 2012 and grew up in the Bay Area jazz scene. He traveled with Ray Charles at age 25 and has worked with numerous jazz luminaries.

• Avashi Cohen, trumpet, member since 2010, is from Israel and began perform-ing at age 10. He attended Berklee College of Music in Boston, performs in New York and with his siblings Anat and Yuval as 3 Cohens.

• Robin Eubanks, trombone, member since 2008, is an acclaimed composer and a faculty member at Oberlin Conservatory.

Chick Corea, still actively performing worldwide at 70, is an American jazz legend with a signature sound. “Spain,” “La Fiesta” and “Windows” are well-known jazz stan-dards.

The SF Jazz Collective will present his work through its unique lens.

SF JAZZ Collective will perform at Lone Tree Arts Center, with a focus on Chick Corea’s work. Courtesy photo

IF YOU GO

The SF Jazz Collective will perform at 7:30 p.m. March 26 at Lone Tree Arts Center, 10074 Commons St., Lone Tree. Tickets range from $36 to$48, 720-509-1000, LoneTreeArtsCenter.org.

TUESDAYS THROUGH MARCH 31

SOUP DINNER. he Arts at Plymouth program of First Plymouth Congregational Church, Englewood, provides soup suppers at 6 p.m. Tuesdays during Lent, followed by organ concerts at 7 p.m. featuring Ken and Barbara Mervine on March 12, Ben Ehrlich on March 19, and Bryan Dunnewald on March 26. The church is at Hamp-den and Colorado Boulevard. Call 303-762-0616.

THROUGH MARCH 17

COMEDY PRODUCTION. Goodness Gracious! Produc-tions presents “Harvey” from March 1 through 17. Per-formances are at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2:30 p.m. Sundays at Hampden Hall in the Englewood Civic Center, 1000 E. Englewood Parkway, Englewood. Tickets can be purchased at www.goodnessgracious.org or by calling 303-968-4157.

THROUGH JUNE 21; JULY 19-20

QUILT ENTRIES. Firehouse Quilts is looking for quilt entries for its eighth annual quilt show to support its mission of helping children in crisis in Colorado. Early bird entries submitted by May 17 are taken at a discounted entry fee ($15). Otherwise, the fee is $18 per item, and the � nal deadline is June 21. This year’s show

THINGS TO DO


Jazz ensemble heads to Lone Tree

• Robin Eubanks, trombone, member since 2008, is an acclaimed composer and a faculty member at Oberlin Conservatory.

Chick Corea, still actively performing worldwide at 70, is an American jazz legend with a signature sound. “Spain,” “La Fiesta” and “Windows” are well-known jazz stan-dards.

The SF Jazz Collective will present his work through its unique lens.

TUESDAYS THROUGH MARCH 31

SOUP DINNER. he Arts at Plymouth program of First Plymouth Congregational Church, Englewood, provides soup suppers at 6 p.m. Tuesdays during Lent, followed by organ concerts at 7 p.m. featuring Ken and Barbara Mervine on March 12, Ben Ehrlich on March 19, and Bryan Dunnewald on March 26. The church is at Hamp-den and Colorado Boulevard. Call 303-762-0616.

THROUGH MARCH 17

COMEDY PRODUCTION. Goodness Gracious! Produc-tions presents “Harvey” from March 1 through 17. Per-formances are at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2:30 p.m. Sundays at Hampden Hall in the Englewood Civic Center, 1000 E. Englewood Parkway, Englewood. Tickets can be purchased at www.goodnessgracious.org or by calling 303-968-4157.

THROUGH JUNE 21; JULY 19-20

QUILT ENTRIES. Firehouse Quilts is looking for quilt entries for its eighth annual quilt show to support its mission of helping children in crisis in Colorado. Early bird entries submitted by May 17 are taken at a discounted entry fee ($15). Otherwise, the fee is $18 per item, and the � nal deadline is June 21. This year’s show

has a special theme, Patriotic, along with 13 other cat-egories. The show is from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. July 19-20 at the Douglas County Events Center in Castle Rock. All forms and instructions are available at www.� rehouse-quilts.org; click on the Quilt Show link at the top.

MARCH 14-15

MENTAL HEALTH workshop. Arapahoe/Douglas Men-tal Health Network will o� er the next Mental Health First Aid workshop from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. March 14-15 at 155 Inverness Drive West in Englewood. Cost is $25 per person, which includes workbook. Visit admhn.org for information. Call 303-779-9676 to register. Men-tal Health First Aid is an evidence-based, public educa-tion and prevention program designed to train citizens in identifying and guiding individuals in mental health crisis to professional treatment. Coming at the heels of recently proposed national legislation, this collaborative e� ort has been so successful that Mental Health First Aid has been a topic in public policy discussions not only at the state level, but at the national level as well.

MARCH 15

MUSICAL TRIBUTE. The Irish folk band Gobs O’Phun kicks o� St. Pat’s weekend with a musical a tribute to the classic John Wayne movie set in Ireland, “The Quiet

Man.” Storytelling songs anyone can appreciate, choice movie one-liners, poems, history and lots of humor. The show is at 8 p.m. March 15 at Swallow Hill Music, 71 E. Yale. Call 303-777-1003 or visit swallowhillmusic.org.

MARCH 16

FREE CONCERTS. Arts at Plymouth presents several free music concerts on Saturdays in March. Concerts start at 7 p.m. and are at First Plymouth Congregational Church, Hampden and Colorado Boulevard, Englewood. Classical Brass and Frank Perko III perform on organ March 2 in the sanctuary; the Rocky Mountain Flute Choir presents its annual recital on March 9; and Austin Boyd will entertain on piano, organ and guitar on March 16. Call 303-762-0616.

MARCH 27

COWBOYS. JOIN Active Minds from 10-11 a.m. March 27, for the story of the American cowboy. We will peel back the mythology and explain how the origins of the cowboy lie south of the border in the Spanish colonies in the Americas. We’ll trace the development of the cowboy and its in� uence upon this part of the country as well as tell a good ‘ol cowboy story or two. This free event is sponsored by Bayada Home Health Care and takes place at Malley Senior Center, 3380 S. Lincoln St.

THINGS TO DO

A lot of fancy footwork hit the court at Cherry Creek High School as the Harlem Ambassadors took on the Adam’s Camp PIPsters for the � rst annual Hoops for Hope charity basketball game. Proceeds from the March 10 game went to Adam’s Camp, a Centennial-based organization that provides intensive therapy camps to children with developmental disabilities. The PIPsters, coached by former Denver Nugget Bill Hanzlik, were made up of local media personalities and doctors from Partners in Pediatrics. The Harlem Ambassadors distinguish themselves from “other Harlem-style” teams by working strictly with local not-for-pro� t and service organizations. Olympic gold medalist Missy Franklin made a special appearance, signing autographs and posing for photos.

Former Denver Nuggets player Bill Hanzlik visits with a young fan during a charity basketball tournament held March 10 at Cherry Creek High School. The Adam’s Camp PIPsters, coached by Hanzlik, took on the Harlem Ambassadors to raise money for children with developmental disabilities.

Olympic gold medalist Missy Franklin was on hand to welcome the crowd and sign autographs at the � rst annual Hoops for Hope charity basketball game.

Harlem Ambassador Cherie Hughes shows o� a few fancy moves on the court at Cherry Creek High School. Hughes, along with her teammates, took on the Adam’s Camp PIPsters.

Adam’s Camp camper Derek “Defense” Veldkamp locks arms with Harlem Ambassador Cherie Hughes as they dance to “Cotton-eyed Joe” during a charity bas-ketball game at Cherry Creek High School. The Ambassadors beat the Adam’s Camp PIPsters 55-42.

Hoopsfor

HopePHOTOS BY DEBORAH GRIGSBY

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EnglewoodSPORTS22 Englewood HeraldMarch 15, 2013

Pirates gear up for baseball seasonCoach says returning veterans will anchor a solid lineupBy Tom [email protected]

Coach Mike Rowe said Englewood High School should have a solid base-ball team this season and this could be the best Pirates squad since he started coaching in 2007.

“We have eight returning starters

plus some new players who should help strengthen our team,” the coach said. “Pitching could be a strength for us as our lettermen include last year’s three starting pitchers, Mario Vega, Tyler Har-ris and Eric Almanzar, plus our closer Carmine Mancusso.”

The Pirates lost a tough opener March 7 to Denver West, 4-3 but rebounded March 8 to post a 7-1 win over Alameda.

Englewood’s next home game is March 15 against Skyview and on March 18, they are on the road against Denver South.

Pirates home games start at 4:30 p.m. and are played on Harry Wise baseball diamond located north of the high school

in the Hosanna Sports Complex.The coach said defense should be

solid and the hitting should be another strength for Englewood.

“It helps a ton that we have an indoor hitting cage now,” Rowe said.

“A lot of our varsity players have been hitting in the cage on Tuesday and Thurs-day since September. That has helped us sharpen our hitting skills and we should be able to do well at the plate this sea-son.”

Returning letterman Mario Vega said he is excited for baseball season to start.

“This is my favorite sport and the only sport I play in high school,” he said. “I

feel I bring a bit of speed and good de-fense to our team.”

He said he worked on his skills during the off-season and comes back as a bet-ter player this season.

“I am more mature, I am faster and I am stronger now than I was at this point last season,” Vega said. “I also pitch and I think my best pitch is my slider. I learned to throw a slider in the seventh grand and have been working to hit the spot with the pitch every season since. I also throw a pretty good fastball. I usu-ally have good control and, again, I am able to move the ball around in the strike zone.”

Tyler Harris gets ready to throw the ball after scooping up a grounder during practice. Harris is among eight returning starters expected to strengthen the Pirates’ baseball team this season. Photo by Tom Munds

Free throws are crucial for Arapahoe High girlsWarriors face Highlands Ranch in Class 5A semi�nals gameBy By Jim [email protected]

DENVER — Arapahoe coach Jerry Knafelc knew there would be times when winning a basketball game would come down to free throw shooting.

That’s why Knafelc emphasizes shoot-ing free throws, and that practice paid off in helping send the Warriors into a Class 5A state girls semifinal game March 14.

Arapahoe (24-2) will face Highlands Ranch (22-4) in an 8:30 p.m. game at the Coors Events Center on the University of Colorado campus.

“We’re going to practice to find a way to beat Highlands Ranch,” Knafelc said af-ter the Warriors used accurate free throw shooting to eliminate ThunderRidge, 54-45, on March 7 in a Great Eight game at the Denver Coliseum.

The game was a rematch of last year’s

Sweet 16 game, won 44-43 by Thunder-Ridge. The Warriors did beat the Grizzlies, 50-36, earlier this season in a preseason non-league contest.

“We usually shoot free throws with rim reducers,” Arapahoe point guard Kera Riley said. “We shoot pressure free throws all the time and if we miss we are on the line run-ning. We shoot at least 20 in between drills. We’ve gotten really good.

“Last year we lost to ThunderRidge be-cause of free throws. We said we were never going to do that again.”

Arapahoe, a team that shoots 64 percent for the season at the free throw line, made 27 of 36 attempts from the charity stripe compared to 12 of 18 for the Grizzlies.

The Warriors made eight of 10 free throws in the final 1:51 to help stave off a comeback attempt by ThunderRidge, which trailed most of the game after a slow start.

“We beat a good team,” Knafelc said. “I told the girls they would make a run and we need to make our own run. Riley had a great game on both ends of the court. And we went out and made our free throws.”

A 3-point basket by Madison Ward gave ThunderRidge its first lead at 36-35 with

6:51 remaining in the game. The Grizzlies led 37-36 when Riley, a 5-foot-6 senior, stepped up.

She nailed a 3-point basket to push Arapahoe ahead and scored 12 points in the Warriors’ 18-8 run that sealed the victory. She was six-for-six at the foul line in the last two minutes of the game.

Arapahoe hasn’t had to play many close games this season, with a winning mar-

gin of 28.1 points in the Warriors’ 23 wins.“We know how to compose ourselves,”

Riley said. “We know how to keep calm, we know

exactly what we need to do. We are a really good defensive team and depend on our defense a lot, and with that comes the of-fense.”

Riley had a team-high 14 points for the Warriors.

Arapahoe’s Mikaela Moore (left) blocks a shot attempt by ThunderRidge’s Brianna Throop during the Great Eight state playo� game. Arapahoe won the March 7 game, 54-45. Photo by Tom Munds

Englewood Herald 23 March 15, 201323-COLOR-SPORTS

Name Changes PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petitionfor Change of Name

Public notice is given on February 19,2013 that a Petition for a Change of Nameof an adult has been filed with theArapahoe County Court.

The petition requests that the name ofDiane Christine Fieldman be changed toDiane Christine Stranis.

Case No.: 2013 C 100089

Tammera HerivelClerk of the CourtBy: John JesseDeputy Clerk

Legal Notice No: 4155First Publication: March 1, 2013Last Publication: March 15, 2013Publisher: The Englewood Herald

Notice To Creditors PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORSIn the Matter of the Estate of

Molly Anne Stevens,aka Molly A. Stevens,aka Molly Stevens, DeceasedCase Number: 2013 PR 166

All persons having claims against theabove-named estate are required topresent them to the Personal Represent-ative or to the District Court of ArapahoeCounty, Colorado on or before July 1,2013 or the claims may be forever barred.

Maggie MurphyPersonal Representative7079 South Locust PlaceCentennial, Colorado 80112

Legal Notice No: 4154First Publication: March 1, 2013Last Publication: March 15, 2013Publisher: Englewood Herald

Notice To Creditors

PUBLIC NOTICE


Molly Anne Stevens,aka Molly A. Stevens,aka Molly Stevens, DeceasedCase Number: 2013 PR 166


Maggie MurphyPersonal Representative7079 South Locust PlaceCentennial, Colorado 80112


PUBLIC NOTICE


Shirley J. Meek, DeceasedCase Number: 2013 PR 237


John BodhanePersonal Representative9631 E. Caley CircleEnglewood, Colorado 80111


PUBLIC NOTICE


Thomas Larry Carten,aka T.L. Carten, DeceasedCase Number: 2013 PR 309


Clayton CartenPersonal Representative9143 E. Mansfield AvenueDenver, Colorado 80237


Notice To Creditors PUBLIC NOTICE


Thomas Larry Carten,aka T.L. Carten, DeceasedCase Number: 2013 PR 309


Clayton CartenPersonal Representative9143 E. Mansfield AvenueDenver, Colorado 80237


Misc. Private Legals Public Notice

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALEOF LIENED PROPERTY

Notice is hereby given that a public salewill be held on or after April 2, 2013 at10:00 A.M. at 101 E. Centennial Avenue,City of Englewood, County of Arapahoe,Colorado. BROOKRIDGE SELF-STOR-AGE will sell to satisfy the lien on theproperty stored at 101 E. Centennial Av-enue, Englewood, CO 80113 by the fol-lowing persons. The inventories listed be-low were notated by the tenants at thetime of rental. BROOKRIDGE SELF-STORAGE makes no representation orwarranty that the units contain said invent-ories.

Unit: E206PATRICIA MONROE POTTS107 Glenwood Dr., Brunswick, GA 31520Electronics, Clothing, Pic Frames, Misc.Boxes

E227: SHANNON B. JURGENSEN3688 S. Sherman St. #2Englewood, CO 80110Janitorial Equip. Landscape Tools,Misc. Boxes, Misc. Tubs

G014: PATRICIA K. DELMONT625 E. Floyd Ave., Englewood, CO 80113Furniture, Filing Cabinet,Luggage, Boxes

Purchases must be made with cash andpaid for at the time of purchase. No oneunder the age of 18 is allowed to attendthe sale. The landlord reserves the right tobid at the sale. All purchased goods aresold “as is” and must be removed by 6:00PM on the day of the sale. Buyers mustprovide a current original or a photocopyof their original resale permit at time ofsale in lieu of sales tax. This sale is sub-ject to prior cancellation in the event ofsettlement between landlord and oblig-ated party.

Legal Notice No.: 4159First Publication: March 8, 2013Last Publication: March 15, 2013Publisher: The Englewood Herald

Public Notice

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALEOF LIENED PROPERTY

Notice is hereby given that a public salewill be held on or after April 2, 2013 at10:00 A.M. at 101 E. Centennial Avenue,City of Englewood, County of Arapahoe,Colorado. BROOKRIDGE SELF-STOR-AGE will sell to satisfy the lien on theproperty stored at 101 E. Centennial Av-enue, Englewood, CO 80113 by the fol-lowing persons. The inventories listed be-low were notated by the tenants at thetime of rental. BROOKRIDGE SELF-STORAGE makes no representation orwarranty that the units contain said invent-ories.

Unit: E206PATRICIA MONROE POTTS107 Glenwood Dr., Brunswick, GA 31520Electronics, Clothing, Pic Frames, Misc.Boxes

E227: SHANNON B. JURGENSEN3688 S. Sherman St. #2Englewood, CO 80110Janitorial Equip. Landscape Tools,Misc. Boxes, Misc. Tubs

G014: PATRICIA K. DELMONT625 E. Floyd Ave., Englewood, CO 80113Furniture, Filing Cabinet,Luggage, Boxes

Purchases must be made with cash andpaid for at the time of purchase. No oneunder the age of 18 is allowed to attendthe sale. The landlord reserves the right tobid at the sale. All purchased goods aresold “as is” and must be removed by 6:00PM on the day of the sale. Buyers mustprovide a current original or a photocopyof their original resale permit at time ofsale in lieu of sales tax. This sale is sub-ject to prior cancellation in the event ofsettlement between landlord and oblig-ated party.


Government Legals Public Notice

DATE OF NOTICE: March 5, 2013

NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO EXER-CISE FRANCHISE RIGHTS OF PUBLICSERVICE COMPANY OF COLORADO,1800 LARIMER, SUITE 1400, DENVER,COLORADO 80202

You are hereby notified that Public Ser-vice Company of Colorado has filed withthe Colorado Public Utilities Commissionan Application for the purpose of obtain-ing a Certificate of Public Convenienceand Necessity to exercise franchise rightsgranted to it by the City of Sheridan, Col-orado, on December 18, 2012.

The franchise is for a term of twentyyears, expiring on December 17, 2032and provides for a franchise fee to the Cityof Sheridan in the amount of three per-cent (3%) of all gross revenue.Copies of the application and the fran-chise are available for examination andexplanation at Public Service Company’sFranchise Coordination Office at 1800Larimer, Suite 1400, Denver, CO and atthe office of the Public Utilities Commis-sion in Denver, Colorado. Customers whohave questions may call the Commissionat (303) 894-2000, Xcel Energy at 1-800-895-4999, fax to Xcel Energy at 1-800-895-2895, or email [email protected].

Anyone who desires may file written com-ment or objection to this filing. If you onlywish to object to the proposed action, youmay file a written objection with the Com-mission. The filing of a written objectionby itself will not allow you to participate asa party in any proceeding on the pro-posed action. Anyone who desires to filewritten comment or objection to the pro-posed action, shall file them with the Col-orado Public Utilities Commission, 1560Broadway, Suite 250, Denver, Colorado,80202 or emai l the document to :[email protected] withinten days after the date of this notice.

If you wish to participate as a party in thismatter, you must file written interventiondocuments under Commission applicablerules.

Members of the public may attend anyhearing and may make a statement underoath about the proposed revisions, wheth-er or not he/she has filed a written objec-tion or request to intervene. Anyone de-siring information regarding if and when ahearing may be held shall submit a writ-ten request to the Commission or, altern-atively, shall contact the External Affairssection of the Commission at its localnumber (303) 894-2070 or toll free num-ber (800) 456-0858.

Tom HenleyArea Manager,Community & Local Government Affairs


Government Legals

You are hereby notified that Public Ser-vice Company of Colorado has filed withthe Colorado Public Utilities Commissionan Application for the purpose of obtain-ing a Certificate of Public Convenienceand Necessity to exercise franchise rightsgranted to it by the City of Sheridan, Col-orado, on December 18, 2012.

The franchise is for a term of twentyyears, expiring on December 17, 2032and provides for a franchise fee to the Cityof Sheridan in the amount of three per-cent (3%) of all gross revenue.Copies of the application and the fran-chise are available for examination andexplanation at Public Service Company’sFranchise Coordination Office at 1800Larimer, Suite 1400, Denver, CO and atthe office of the Public Utilities Commis-sion in Denver, Colorado. Customers whohave questions may call the Commissionat (303) 894-2000, Xcel Energy at 1-800-895-4999, fax to Xcel Energy at 1-800-895-2895, or email [email protected].

Anyone who desires may file written com-ment or objection to this filing. If you onlywish to object to the proposed action, youmay file a written objection with the Com-mission. The filing of a written objectionby itself will not allow you to participate asa party in any proceeding on the pro-posed action. Anyone who desires to filewritten comment or objection to the pro-posed action, shall file them with the Col-orado Public Utilities Commission, 1560Broadway, Suite 250, Denver, Colorado,80202 or emai l the document to :[email protected] withinten days after the date of this notice.

If you wish to participate as a party in thismatter, you must file written interventiondocuments under Commission applicablerules.

Members of the public may attend anyhearing and may make a statement underoath about the proposed revisions, wheth-er or not he/she has filed a written objec-tion or request to intervene. Anyone de-siring information regarding if and when ahearing may be held shall submit a writ-ten request to the Commission or, altern-atively, shall contact the External Affairssection of the Commission at its localnumber (303) 894-2070 or toll free num-ber (800) 456-0858.

Tom HenleyArea Manager,Community & Local Government Affairs


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Pirates gear up for baseball seasonfeel I bring a bit of speed and good de-fense to our team.”

He said he worked on his skills during the off-season and comes back as a bet-ter player this season.

“I am more mature, I am faster and I am stronger now than I was at this point last season,” Vega said. “I also pitch and I think my best pitch is my slider. I learned to throw a slider in the seventh grand and have been working to hit the spot with the pitch every season since. I also throw a pretty good fastball. I usu-ally have good control and, again, I am able to move the ball around in the strike zone.”

Free throws are crucial for Arapahoe High girls

gin of 28.1 points in the Warriors’ 23 wins.“We know how to compose ourselves,”

Riley said. “We know how to keep calm, we know

exactly what we need to do. We are a really good defensive team and depend on our defense a lot, and with that comes the of-fense.”

Riley had a team-high 14 points for the Warriors.

Arapahoe’s Mikaela Moore (left) blocks a shot attempt by ThunderRidge’s Brianna Throop during the Great Eight state playo� game. Arapahoe won the March 7 game, 54-45. Photo by Tom Munds

Cherry Creek’s comeback falls shortBruins boys basketball season ends at Cherokee Trail in Sweet 16By Craig [email protected]

Cherry Creek point guard Graham Parr was so sick to his stomach he had to sit out his team’s Sweet 16 game of the 5A tourna-ment.

The rest of the Bruins felt just about the same after Sam Stoveall had the ball stripped away as he was driving for a po-tential game-tying basket in the closing seconds March 6.

The steal by Anthony Murray enabled No. 2 seed Cherokee Trail to hang on for a 61-59 victory at home, denying the sixth-seeded Bruins’ bid for a second-straight trip to the Great Eight.

“It’s a heartbreaker,’’ said senior center Graham Pingree, unable to hold back tears along with his teammates. “We should’ve beaten them two weeks ago (when the Cougars rallied in the fourth quarter). We could’ve beaten them tonight, but things just didn’t fall our way.’’

Cherry Creek (14-12) mounted a come-back of its own against Centennial League rival and conference champion Cherokee Trail (18-7). The Bruins trailed by 9 points with 1:37 left, by 8 at the 1:03 mark and by 4 with 26.4 seconds to go.

A 3-pointer by Stoveall and two free throws by Pingree cut the 9-point deficit to 58-52 and, after two free throws by Drick Bernstine made it 60-52, Caesar Jones hit a trey and Pingree followed a Cougars turn-over with a bucket inside.

Bernstine, a University of Denver signee who missed Cherokee Trail’s first playoff game with a knee injury, missed the sec-ond of two free throws at the 26.4 mark, and Stoveall made it 61-59 on a driving layup.

Creek got a huge break when the Cou-gars’ Solomon Yon missed two free throws with 11.9 seconds left. Stoveall took the ball

downcourt and was going down the right side of the lane when Murray knocked the ball free.

“I just made a mistake and it cost us the game,’’ said Stoveall, a 6-foot-1 senior who had 13 points, including his first two 3-pointers in three games.

“Caesar and Sam hitting those threes were really big for us,’’ said Pingree, a senior who had a game-high 16 points. “Our guys really stepped up defensively, and that’s been our MO all year. We got some stops and fouled the right people at the end, and that got us in the game.’’

Will Bower, a 6-3 sophomore who usual-ly draws the toughest defensive assignment for Creek, held the 6-5 Bernstine to three field goals and 12 points, though Pingree

said Bernstine “didn’t look 100 percent to me.’’ Bower also scored 8 points.

But without Parr, who had practiced as late as March 5, Creek’s ballhandling wasn’t up to par, especially against the quicker Cougars.

The Bruins committed 17 turnovers leading to 19 Cherokee Trail points in the first three quarters, but only had three in the fourth-quarter comeback, including the one by Stoveall at the end.

“It hurts when you lose your point guard, but we’re not making any excuses,’’ said Creek coach Mike Brookhart.

“He’s been our centerpiece all year,’’ Pin-gree said of Parr.

Creek almost overcame the turnovers by shooting 50 percent from the floor (the Cou-

gars shot .361 for three quarters and were 12-of-18 from the foul line in the fourth and 18-28 overall to the Bruins’ 9-13).

Pingree hit double figures scoring for the eighth time in nine games and 18th overall.

“Graham had a really good season,’’ Brookhart said of the senior, who was not part of the regular rotation in 2012. “He was one of the most improved players in the state, I believe.’’

“It’s an honor to have him say that,’’ said Pingree, who averaged 11.5 points and 5.5 rebounds. “I just worked my butt off in the offseason to get to where I am today. My teammates definitely got me open and most of my baskets, it wasn’t me doing it, it was my teammates getting me the ball in the right place.’’

Stoveall, the other main senior cog, aver-aged 16.0 points including 51 of his team’s 84 3-pointers.

The good news for 2014 is that Bower and Parr, who averaged 8.4 and 6.7, return along with Jones (season-high 12 points in-cluding two 3’s in the finale), Taylor Shepa-rd and 6-4 Dylan Schneider.

“We’re always encouraged about the fu-ture,’’ said Brookhart, noting Creek started three underclassmen throughout the sea-son.

But for Brookhart, the emphasis March 6 was on the accomplishments of his 2013 team.

With just two regulars back from a 2012 team that lost by one point to Rangeview in the quarterfinals, Creek faced a schedule that included a loss to No. 1 Denver East and two each to the Centennial League trio of top four seeds Cherokee Trail, Eaglecrest (2) and Grandview (4).

The Bruins beat Arapahoe twice, and the Warriors, also a No. 6 seed, advanced to the Great Eight after two straight Final Four ap-pearances. The Bruins reached the Sweet 16 with a second-round upset of No. 3 seed Aurora Central on March 2.

“I feel bad for the kids,’’ Brookhart said of the season-ending loss. “They played their guts out and I’m proud of them. We had our chance for the final eight and we didn’t do some things we needed to do.’’

Cherry Creek senior Sam Stoveall drives past a defender. The Bruins lost their March 6 away game playo� against the Cherokee Trail Cougars. The �nal score was 61-59. Photo by Deborah Grigsby


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