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Work begins on 2015 budget Englewood o� cials start process to prepare next year’s � nancial plan By Tom Munds t m u n d s @ c o l o r a d o c o m m u n i t ymedia.com

Although 2014 has just begun, En-glewood offi cials have already started preliminary discussions about next year’s budget.

“Preparing the budget stretched over most of the year,” said Frank Gry-glewicz, fi nance director. “Our offi ce is now beginning to gather the informa-tion we need to prepare a 2015 budget forecast. I ex-pect we’ll have an overview and begin the budget plan-ning process sometime in February.”

The budget process be-gins with the fi nance depart-ment develop-ing a fi scal fore-cast predicting revenues and spending for the coming year. That is followed by meetings where department directors provide preliminary estimations of spending for the year to the city man-ager. Additional meetings are held to evaluate spending estimates in light of forecast revenues. The city manager and department heads meet with city council a couple of times and, by No-vember or December, the council re-views the proposed budget.

This year, for the fi rst time, the citi-zen’s budget advisory committee will be involved in the budget preparation process.

Last year, the city council appointed several individuals to the citizen’s bud-get advisory committee. The commit-tee attended meeting and briefi ngs in 2013 to learn about the budget prepa-ration process. This year, expectations are the residents will make budget rec-ommendations.

“Member of the citizen’s budget ad-visory committee will be invited to be part of the process as we establish the 2015 budget,” Gryglewicz said. “The hope is they will provide resident input to us. Perhaps that will also bring more comments from residents about the budget.”

Englewood’s budget is divided ac-cording to funds. The general fund used for day-to-day operations is the largest single category. The other bud-get entries are for the special revenue fund, the debt service fund, the capitol project fund, the enterprise funds and the internal service funds.

Gryglewicz noted Englewood has

No one had yet ventured into Romans Park by 9 a.m. Jan. 5 to disturb the blanket of snow that was � rmed up by temperatures in the teens. However, by early afternoon, the blanket was no longer undisturbed by people out for a breath of air or taking their dogs for walks. Photo by Tom Munds

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A case of Denver déjà vu? Last year’s battles will surface again this legislative session By Vic Vela [email protected]

Going into this year’s legislative session, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle insist that their next 120 days of work will focus on jobs and the economy.

But the reality is that Democrats and Republicans will spend a good portion of their time refi ghting old battles inside the Capitol.

Polarizing issues from last year’s ses-sion — rural energy mandates; oil and gas industry regulations; election reform; and, yes, gun control — will be debated again.

It’s enough to make Yogi Berra proud, because a good portion of this year’s ses-sion will seem like deja vu all over again.

“When you look at the outcry from the last session, there are some things that need to be looked at again,” said Senate Minority Leader Bill Cadman, R-Colorado Springs. “And we will have an opportunity to fi x them.”

Republicans will sponsor bills that seek to undo a Democrat-sponsored gun control package that was placed into law following last year’s session. The package led to new laws that created universal background checks on gun sales; limited the amount of ammunition that a high-capacity magazine can hold; and restricted domestic violence offenders’ access to guns.

But Democratic leaders aren’t interest-ed in having the same gun debates from last session, ones that led to emotionally-charged testimony and marathon commit-tee hearings and fl oor votes.

“We’re ready to move forward in Colo-rado and solve the problems that people

are telling us we need to solve,” said House Speaker Mark Ferrandino, D-Denver. “We don’t need to rehash the same fi ghts we fought over last year.”

But Democrats won’t have much a choice. Besides gun legislation, Cadman said that his party will introduce bills that seek “fi xes” to an election reform bill last session, one that created same-day voter registration in Colorado.

Also, look for a bill from House Repub-licans that would scale back legislation signed into law last year, which doubled the renewable-energy mandate for rural electric cooperatives.

“Since it passed, the passion from the people in rural Colorado about how

Senate President Morgan Carroll, D-Aurora, speaks to reporters inside her Capitol o� ce on Jan. 2, as Sens. Lucia Guz-man, D-Denver, and Rollie Heath, D-Boulder, listen. Photo by Vic Vela

Battles continues on Page 7 Budget continues on Page 7

$90.1 million — Projected total city revenue collections for 2014

$96.5 million — Estimated total city spending for 2014

56.4 percent — Amount of city revenue that comes from sales and use taxes in a typical year

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Son takes family to uncharted territoryNeil DiLorenzo lays the brown folder on

the kitchen table. As he tells the tale and to better illustrate his point, he pulls out a map, a list of coordinates, a copy of an email, a log of emergency numbers.

The thick file holds a literal paper trail, meticulously plotted, of his son’s extraordi-nary expedition in unsettled lands far away, a trip of self-discovery taken like pilgrims of old, on foot, alone, depending on the kind-ness of strangers for food and shelter.

And, in this day of immediate and un-ceasing communication, no cell phone or laptop, therefore — for the most part — no connection to family or friends.

“It did hit me, several weeks into it — he’s homeless,” Neil says. “I saw a homeless man and thought, `That’s my son,’ except he’s in a foreign land.”

They call it Donovan’s Journey.But make no mistake: It’s Neil and Mi-

chelle DiLorenzo’s journey, too, one more in the life of parents, this one lived daily with a worry that hunkers in their hearts, even as they celebrate the unique courage of their child’s unusual quest.

Neil: “We don’t really understand why he’s doing this.”

Michelle: “It’s something that’s calling him.”

Neil: “I think he felt he had to do this to discover himself, to see if he could live without the support of anyone.”

For Donovan DiLorenzo, 42, the oldest of Neil and Michelle’s four children, an ear-ly career path seemed clear: Make money, lots of it. And as a marketing account ex-ecutive working for top ad agencies, he was close to earning his first million before 9-11.

But the devastating calamity shook him and rearranged his priorities.

After researching urban school districts across the country, he decided to teach in the Ninth Ward in New Orleans, a predomi-nantly African-American neighborhood struggling with deep poverty. He earned a master’s in education while teaching there. As Katrina bore down, he delivered two car-loads of Ninth Ward residents to his sister’s home in Arkansas for safety, and later re-

located them to Dallas — he still keeps in touch with the families.

After Katrina, he gutted flooded homes, cooked in community kitchens and dis-tributed supplies and information to vic-tims. In 2006, he joined the Peace Corps and spent 28 months teaching in Malawi in southeast Africa, one of the world’s least-developed countries.

He returned to New Orleans, teaching in a charter school, while also housing and supporting several immigrants from Ma-lawi.

“He doesn’t have anything,” Neil says, “but he gives everything he has.”

Last summer, Donovan decided to act on a new dream — a pilgrimage through the Middle East and India with the possi-bility of writing a book about those experi-ences.

To prepare, he gave away all his posses-sions, including his cell phone and laptop. He mailed books and mementos to his par-ents’ Highlands Ranch home. He kept one change of clothes, a sleeping bag, a tent and his bike and began cycling to Colorado.

For three weeks, Neil and Michelle didn’t know where he was, or how he was.

“It was,” says Michelle, who texts her children good morning every day, “awful.”

One afternoon, they spotted him riding down the street.

“He looked like the UPS man,” Neil says. But Donovan’s test run had proved success-ful.

Planning began for the big journey.“We really wanted him to buy a cell

phone,” Neil says. “He refused. He didn’t want to be able to communicate with any-one.”

A friend told Neil about a lightweight GPS tracker that fits in the palm of a hand.

“You’re not talking to us,” Neil told Don-ovan. “You’re not really communicating. At least, as long as the coordinates are mov-ing, we’ll know you’re alive.”

So, Donovan agreed. Every three days, he would activate the GPS device. Neil would plot the latitude and longitude on maps and be able to follow his route.

The outgoing, friendly boy who loved sports but not hiking or being outdoors, and who often took three showers a day be-cause he was a bit of a clean freak, strapped on Teva sandals, determined to push his boundaries even further.

He boarded an airplane for Jordan Aug. 26.

“This journey is really a pilgrimage of sorts,” he wrote before he left on a website set up by family to track his travels. “I’ll walk a good portion of my travels such that the journey is slower by nature, giving me more time to think, write and connect with others . . . . As in a traditional pilgrimage, I step out without many resources and see how life unfolds. Not expecting this to very easy, but meaningful.”

He had enough money and a credit card to buy local clothing and necessary border and travel documents. The first night in Amman, he spent in a hotel.

And then, he was on his way.The first three weeks, Neil and Michelle

slept two to three hours a night. Neil devel-oped a routine, checking email as soon as he woke to see if the GPS tracker had sent coordinates, then heading down to the kitchen for coffee with Michelle. One of the earliest locations came through Sept. 2.

Neil spreads the map of Jordan, Syria and Israel on the table.

His finger jabs the location he has circled in black marker. “He was trying to cross the King Hussein bridge. . . which made me nervous because he’s going from Jordan to Israel . . . ”

On Sept. 6, another set of coordinates arrived. They put Donovan just south of the Sea of Galilee.

“He’s two, three miles from the Syrian

border,” Neil says. “Within a day of that, Obama said we’re going to declare war. For all I knew, he knew nothing of the problem. . . . (A friend in Egypt) said he’s got to get out of there; he’s got to get a gas mask. We were just totally petrified.”

Michelle misses being able to talk to Donovan every day.

“I am very nervous . . . that has been re-ally, really hard not knowing where he’s at,” she says. But “you have to let them do their own thing.”

Sometimes, finding the locations doesn’t alleviate the worry.

Neil folds open another map, a topo-graphical one that seems to depict moun-tains and no roads. “When I see him in the middle of nowhere, like this,” he says, “it makes me even more concerned.”

But Neil has become an expert map finder. What seems like mountains on one map turns out to be hills with a dirt road on another.

Neil’s maps trace Donovan’s journey with careful precision. He circles the coor-dinate locations in black marker and writes the date, then highlights the route in yel-low. Occasional emails from Donovan are carefully tagged and posted onto the web-site, donovansjourney.com, so that family and friends can follow, too. Neil posts in-formation on Facebook, as well. Donovan has journaled three stories about his trip so far, also on the website.

He writes about sleepless nights in the open listening to packs of wild dogs out-side of Nazareth, the spontaneous kind-ness of strangers inviting him to tea and conversation, playing with children near the Dead Sea.

After walking 661 miles through the Middle East, including a brief stay in Egypt with a friend during which he was able to call Neil and Michelle, Donovan is now walking through India.

Inadequate computer and satellite net-works have prevented the GPS tracker from sending coordinates.

“I worry more about him getting sick

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Laughter, light and forgiveness � ll arena Celebration of Claire Davis’ life draws thousands By Jennifer Smith [email protected]

“Oh my gosh, Karl, what are you doing?”Those are the words that Claire Davis’ an-

guished father says were her last, spoken in the split second before Karl Pierson shot her in the head.

“Claire tried to shine her light on his dark-ness,” said Michael Davis as he addressed the thousands of people who attended the cel-ebration of Claire’s life, held at the National Western Stock Show arena on Jan. 1. Claire’s mother, Desiree, stood by his side as the room rose in a standing ovation.

Although fi rst responders rushed Claire from Arapahoe High School to the operating room within 30 minutes of the shooting on Dec. 13, she lapsed into a coma from which she would never emerge. She died on Dec. 21.

Friends and family hope the entire com-munity will take her fi nal words forward as it tries to heal from yet another tragedy.

“Before we say or do something, we should refl ect and ask ourselves that last question,” said Pastor Steve Poos-Benson of Columbine United Church. “Ask ourselves what is it we are doing, and what is it we are doing to one another?”

Michael Davis asked that Claire’s legacy be the light with which she fi lled the lives of all who knew her.

“My wife and I forgive Karl Pierson,” he said.

“Karl is no longer with us. It is no longer our responsibility to judge. As each of us must do someday, Karl must face infi nity alone.”

He said Claire would want everyone to for-give Pierson, and would want all who mourn her to keep love alive and light in their lives.

“Make love more important than hate, desperation and fear,” he said.

Light and laughter seemed to fi ll every crevice of Claire’s life. Her boyfriend, Alex

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“I think laughter makes people real,” she wrote. “I love to laugh and smile and, more importantly, to make others laugh and smile.”

Chapman recalled how he knew she was special the minute he laid eyes on her.

“I looked at her and I said, `Wow, she would be someone amazing to be with,’” he said. “… I love Claire so much, and I always will.”

Several well-known names attended the event — U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, Gov. John Hickenlooper and Olympian and Centen-nial resident Missy Franklin all spoke, and Claire’s favorite band, One Direction, sent their regrets. Arapahoe County Sheriff Gray-son Robinson was recognized with a standing ovation, and praise went out to all the fi rst responders, including Deputy James Englert, the school-resource offi cer who got to the scene within seconds, and fi refi ghters from

Littleton Fire Rescue Station 15, who rushed Claire to Littleton Adventist Hospital.

But it was the people who knew Claire who brought her to life for those who didn’t. They told tales of screaming at teen-idol concerts, giggling for hours on end, making friendship bracelets, drinking milkshakes and talking about boys.

“Almost every moment I spent with Claire we were laughing,” said Mary Strauss, a friend since middle school. “Over the years she taught me so much, but most importantly, how to love someone more than you love yourself.”

Rebecca Johnson, Claire’s riding coach for seven years, said Claire was a fi erce competi-tor on her horse, Graphite Gran Grannus, but rode with grace under pressure and true class.

“Above all else, she was kind, and the hors-es knew that, and they loved her,” said John-son, who nicknamed Claire “Fluffy Rainbow Child.”

“She left me an improved woman and a better coach,” she said. “Claire was my friend,

and I loved her, and I know that love was re-turned.”

Near the end of the ceremony, Johnson walked the horse out and retired the saddle of his fallen rider, presenting it to Claire’s mother.

Poos-Benson sent the mourners home with a message to be vigilant in working to end the violence.

“You need to go fi nd the Karl Piersons in our community, and ask those Karls, `What are you doing? Where are you? We need you to be a part of us,’” he said. “You need to make sure that Karl gets help.”

Claire’s parents and older brother, Alexan-der, thanked the community for its incred-ible support throughout their unimaginable ordeal.

“She knew what it meant to have a friend and to be a friend,” said her father. “She was learning to fi nd her bliss. The world was a bet-ter place with her in it, but we are coming to accept that it was time for us to return the gift to the giver.”

Mourners light up the night with candles at the end of the celebration of the life of Claire Davis at the National Western Stock Show Complex on Jan. 1. Photo by Jennifer Smith

School door ‘was supposed to be locked’ O� cials detail latest in Arapahoe High shooting investigation By George Lurie [email protected]

The gunman gained access to the school through an exterior door that was routinely propped open on most school days, according to the latest details from the investigation into the shooting at Arapahoe High School.

“That door was supposed to be locked,” Arapahoe County Sheriff Grayson Robinson said during a Dec. 30 press briefi ng. “Unfortunately, it wasn’t.”

When asked if a locked exterior door may have kept the Dec. 13 shooting from taking place, the sheriff replied: “I don’t believe that would have prevented this evil act. He would have found a way to enter the school.”

Never once saying the name of the 18-year-old gunman, Robinson repeat-edly referred to Karl Pierson as “the murderer” and said on the day he en-

tered the school with a shotgun, 125 shotgun shells, a machete and three Molotov cocktails, Pierson had “an ab-solute focus on doing the maximum amount of harm.”

One new detail the sheriff revealed at the briefi ng: On the morning of the shooting, Pierson “went bowling, alone.”

Claire Davis, the 17-year-old stu-dent who was shot point blank by Pier-son and later died, “was exactly where she had a right to be” on the day of the shooting, Robinson said. “Claire was preparing herself for her future.”

Robinson credited James Englert, the sheriff’s deputy stationed at the high school as the school resource offi cer, with preventing additional bloodshed by responding immediately to the shots fi red — “running to the thunder, exactly what our deputies are trained to do.”

Robinson confi rmed that Pierson fi red fi ve shots and set fi re to a library bookshelf before taking his own life with a sixth shot in the back of the school library.

“We are confi dent the murderer knew Deputy Englert and the (un-armed) school security offi cer [Rod

Mauler] were approaching,” Robinson said. “Less than a minute and 20 sec-onds [elapsed] between the murderer entering the school and lying dead in the back of the library.”

Robinson called Englert “a hero” and said the deputy will be back on duty at the high school beginning Jan. 6.

“We think of James as a sheriff’s deputy,” said Robinson. “The students and staff at Arapahoe think of him as a Warrior.”

The sheriff also praised school cus-todian Fabian Llerenas for his role in immediately alerting school offi cials of “an active shooter situation.”

Robinson revealed that in addition to going bowling, Pierson bought addi-tional rounds of ammunition the morn-ing of Dec. 13.

“He entered the school at approxi-mately 12:34 p.m. and immediately fi red a shotgun blast down an empty hallway,” the sheriff said.

Robinson confi rmed Pierson’s sec-ond shot hit Davis.

After entering the library, Pierson fi red another shot into the empty of-fi ce of librarian and debate coach Tracy Murphy, Robinson said.


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Young musicians to exhibit talentsStrings Attached concert scheduled for Jan. 12 at Englewood Middle SchoolBy Tom [email protected]

Expect smiles and possibly an occasion-al case of stage fright Jan. 12 when Strings Attached students perform in the 3 p.m. concert at the Englewood Middle School Auditorium, 300 W. Chenango Ave.

“The program will showcase the talents of our students. We even have included having our students perform some mu-sic from the Nutcracker,” said Ben Tomp-kins, head program instructor. “This year’s concert will be a little different because we have expanded the program a bit. For years, the program focused on teaching violin, viola and cello. This year, we offer students the opportunity to learn to play the guitar and the piano.

Englewood brought back instrumen-tal music lessons for elementary school students in 2002 with the creation of the voluntary after-school Strings Attached program.

Strings Attached students attend a

once-a-week, 45-minute group lesson af-ter school and are expected to practice at least 10 minutes a day between classes.

“Participation in the program has grown,” Tompkins said. “We have about 135 students in the program this year, up from about 90 students last year. Part of the growth could be the addition of the guitar lessons as we have 35 to 40 students learn-ing the guitar.”

Growth has also brought changes to the overall program with Trish Tucker serving as administrator and Eric Bertoluzzi over-seeing the program.

“We have established an administrative structure for the program because it had grown too large for one individual to man-age,” Tompkins said. “However, the lesson programs have not changed.

Members of Englewood Arts, an all-vol-unteer program focused on promoting arts education and performances, spearhead-ed creation of Strings Attached in 2002 to bring back instrumental music instruction for Englewood elementary school stu-dents.

Organizers partnered with Kid Quest, the school district’s after-school program, to offer the violin lessons at two elemen-tary schools in 2002. The first year, 41 stu-dents signed up for the violin sessions. The

program’s popularity grew and eventually lessons are now offered the district’s four elementary schools plus one school in Sheridan. Since it was started, the program expanded to offer the young musicians the option of learning to play the viola or the cello and this year offered for students to

learn to play the guitar or the piano.“I expect the program to continue to

grow,” Tompkins said. “I believe the addi-tion of guitar and piano lessons will help us keep more kids because it offers an oppor-tunity for individuals to learn to play new and different instruments.”

Young musicians perform together during a 2013 Strings Attached concert. Strings Attached is a voluntary, after-school program teaching students to play musical instruments. Strings Attached will perform in concert at 3 p.m. Jan. 12 at the Englewood Middle School Auditorium. File photo

EnglEwood School Board

Jan. 14

ThE EnglEwood School Board will meet at 7 p.m. The meeting is held in the community room at the Maddox building, 700 W. Mansfield Ave.

EnglEwood School District

STudEnTS will not be in class in Englewood Schools Jan. 20, 21 and 22. Schools and the administrative building are closed Jan. 20 in observance of Martin Luther King Day. The schools are closed Jan. 21 because it is a teacher work day and schools are closed Jan. 22 because faculty members are attended staff development programs.

BiShop ElEmEnTary School

3100 S. Elati St. Ph: 303-761-1496

Jan. 10

STudEnTS and staff are encouraged to wear green during Spirit Day.

Jan. 16

Back To school night will be held at 6:30 p.m. to review the new progress report system.

clayTon ElEmEnTary School

4600 S. Fox St. Ph: 303-781-7831

Jan. 10

FourTh-gradErS will take a trip to the state capitol.

chErrElyn ElEmEnTary School

4500 S. Lincoln St., Ph: 303-761-2102

Jan. 1o

ThE parEnT-TEachEr Organization-sponsored movie

night will be held at 6:30 p.m.

Jan. 15

ThE chErrElyn Science Fair will be held at 5:30 p.m.

EnglEwood middlE School

300 w. Chenango Ave. Ph: 303-7817817

Jan. 10

ThE BoyS basketball team will play Kent Denver. At all home basketball games, the seventh-graders play at 4 p.m. and eighth-graders play at 5 p.m.

Jan. 13

ThE girlS basketball team will play Platte River Academy.

Jan. 14

ThE BoyS basketball team will play Elizabeth.

Jan.15

ThE BoyS basketball team plays Cherry Hills.

ThErE will be a concert by the middle school and elementary school bands and the middle school choir at 6:30 p.m. in the auditorium.

Jan. 16

ThE BoyS basketball team will play Front Range.

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a STudEnT expo will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. where students display and explain projects they have completed or are working on.

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home occupation rules discussedCouncil considers amendments to protect integrity of R1A zoneBy Tom [email protected]

Work continues on proposals to change the city’s rules on home occupations, in-cluding changes with restrictions that would, for the first time, permit home oc-cupations in the R1A zoned districts.

The city regulations define the R1A area as primarily a neighborhood of single homes built on a large lot. Other residential zoned districts have different definitions as to the size of the lot and the makeup of the neighborhood. For example, an R1B zone is a single house on a medium-size lot. Cur-rent regulations specify home occupation rules for most residential and mixed-use zoned districts while prohibiting home oc-cupations in the R1A zoned district.

The city council discussion at the Jan. 6 study session suggested amendments to the proposed regulation that would allow home occupations in R1A district with a number of restrictions aimed at protecting the residential character of the R1A neigh-borhoods.

The council’s effort to change the home-occupation regulations began last year. On Dec. 2, the city council reviewed the pro-posed ordinance modifying home occupa-tion regulations scheduled to be considered that night on first reading. On that date, the council opted to bring the issue to the regu-lar meeting for a first-reading vote and not hold a Dec. 16 public hearing on the issue. They also decided to hold a January study session to consider other possible changes

Chris Neubecker, senior planner, said on Jan. 6 that community development lis-tened to city council comments Dec. 2 and tried to craft an ordinance allowing home

occupations in R1A zone while protecting the integrity of the zone.

He also noted the planning and zoning commission was instrumental in the pro-posed ordinance that allows home occupa-tions in the R1A district. The commission approved allowing home occupations in the R1A district but the only additional re-striction they recommended was prohibi-tion of signs advertising the business in that district.

“I want you to know I don’t like this pro-posal as it is and I think other councilmem-bers agree,” Councilmember Jill Wilson said. “I believe our intent was to establish regulations that allow office-style busi-nesses in R1A district with restrictions that would not allow customer visits or other business-related operations in order to pro-tect the integrity of the neighborhood.”

Several councilmembers agreed and discussed how they could change the pro-posed ordinance.

City Attorney Dan Brotzman told the council that the proposal forwarded from the planning and zoning commission would be presented for consideration on first reading.

“The council can’t change the wording of the proposal,” he said. “However, my office will seek to establish the wording of amend-ments the council can propose making to the proposal.”

It was further noted that the changes would apply to all residential and mixed-use zones.

Some of the amendments the council might propose include allowing office-style businesses in the R1A zone, putting restric-tions in R1A to limit or prohibit serving clients at the home and removing the size restriction on home offices.

The proposed regulations will be brought to the city council at an upcom-ing meeting. It could appear on the Jan. 20 agenda but probably won’t be on the meet-ing agenda until February.


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opinions / yours and ours

Focus on hearing with your heartSo last week I talked about the impor-

tance of speaking kindly and lovingly to one another, sincere flattery, and being intentional in our effort to show how we truly feel. That was the “speaking” part, but what happens when it comes to listening to what is being said to us, and actually hearing it?

Too often I witness a game of verbal ping-pong. You know the game where one person offers a compliment and the recipi-ent feels like they must say something nice in return. And then the game begins, a back-and-forth, to-and-fro endless string of niceties shared with one another. If truly sincere, it is a loving and awesome display to watch. If it is just chatter, I hate to be the bearer of the bad and obvious news, the in-sincerity is very clear to everyone around, including the two people in the game.

Let’s challenge the thinking a little bit here. What if, and I am just saying what if, the person who receives the first compli-ment and listens with their ears, lets it settle in, and truly hears it with their heart?

Perhaps what might have started as a cordial conversation just to say something nice, could actually turn into a meaningful discussion between two or more people where everyone feels good about the outcome.

Something good can come from every-thing and every encounter. The problem is that too often we want to rush in and compete in the conversation and feel it necessary to say something nice back to the other person.

What if we were a little more patient in our response? What if we listened with

our ears and heard it, really heard it with our hearts? We just might realize that the other person has said something profound and is truly trying to be sincere and nice. When we rush right back into it with our own compliment, we may even hurt their feelings as they feel like we didn’t take the time to appreciate what it is that they actu-ally said.

Listening with our ears and hearing with our hearts really are two different things. When we only listen with our ears we sometimes rush to judgment or feel the need to start the volley of verbal ping-pong. When we hear with our hearts, we are looking at the other person beyond what it is we see at face value. And we look for ways to thank them, maybe even ask more questions about their compliment or their intentions.

Flattery will get you everywhere, sincere flattery that is. And when we learn to hear with our hearts for the positive attitude, good-natured intentions, and sincere compliment we will begin to enjoy a much

healthier relationship with all of those around us. And for those of you who just have a hard time accepting a compliment, this is definitely the advice for you. Listen with your ears, but slow down and hear things with your heart. You will come to accept accolades and praises with much greater ease.

So in 2014 let’s focus on speaking lov-ing, kind, and sincere sentiments to one another, and at the same time, let’s focus on hearing those very same kind and lov-ing words with our hearts and not just our ears.

I would love to hear all about your com-mitment to make 2014 a year of speaking kind words and hearing with your hearts at [email protected], because when you apply both to your life, each and every week will be a better than good week.

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

Catch some bass? No thanksThe car next to you at the red light is

throbbing with bass. What do you do? Do you throb with bass too? Not me. I don’t want to wind up like Pete Townsend and have to say “Huh?” for the rest of my life.

There’s really not much you can do. You risk a lot if your give him the finger or even glare.

Chances are it’s someone under 21 whose insurance rates have been climb-ing after a series of motoring incidents. The five and a half years he spent in high school were far out. And mom and dad never said a word to him about civility.

Our highways are very democratic. You have as much right to them if you are a dolt as you do if you are on your way to give a lecture to a graduate seminar at DU.

You may be the pick of the pack at home or at work, but in between, on the streets, you are just another motorist.

We already have a lane for high oc-cupancy vehicles. (Which, by the way, means two. Does that sound like high occupancy to you?) I think it would be wonderful if we could further distinguish motoring lanes.

For example: a high-IQ occupancy lane.

How about a lane for anyone who doesn’t wear his pants lower than his underwear?

A lane just for UCLA alumni would be fine with me.

A lane for anyone who doesn’t talk with their hands.

A lane for anyone who doesn’t pull their soup.

A lane for anyone who knows that a medium-sized cumulus cloud weighs about the same as 80 elephants.

The dog and I are sitting there at the light today, next to AC/DC. I wondered if he knows that Angus Young is a big Louis Armstrong fan. Probably not.

It’s rarely a girl. It’s never someone my age. Unless they throbbed the bass when they were much younger, and maybe now they do have to crank it too.

A Zen Buddhist friend of mine would say, “Sometimes the best thing to do is nothing.”

I try to keep that in mind, especially when AC/DC turns into Aerosmith. I wonder if he knows that Joe Perry manu-factures condiments. Probably not.

It might make a difference if the music were any good, but it never is. It’s never Django Reinhart. It’s never Miles Davis. It’s never Chopin. It’s always Motorhead.

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If you don’t have something nice to sayRe: Michael Norton’s Jan. 3 column

Mr. Norton,One of the phrases in your col-

umn, “If you don’t have something nice to say, don’t say anything at all” brought back a memory from a stand-up comedian who appeared on the Ed Sullivan show back in the early 1960s. Her name was Moms Mabley. She was talking about a nasty uncle who had

recently passed away. She was com-menting on how he was not a very nice person and then she suddenly stopped and said, “You know what they say. If you can’t say something good about a person, then you shouldn’t say anything at all. Well, he’s dead…good.”

I have no idea why I remember that. Good article on flattery, Michael.

Michael H. KennedyCentennial

Washington can learn from Colorado

For many Americans, 2013 was an eventful year. For Coloradans, it tested our resilience, our courage and our willpower.

We fought the most destructive wildfire in our history (Black For-est), as well one of the largest (West Fork), only to be hit by unprecedented flooding less than three months later. Meanwhile, farmers in the south-eastern corner of our state endured months of unending drought that has crippled their harvests and threatened their livelihood. And as the year came to a close another high school was left rattled by senseless and horrible violence.

Coloradans, as usual, showed their mettle and have come together in ev-ery corner of the state to support one another, recover, rebuild, and carry on.

Unfortunately, the same isn’t true of Congress. The first session of the 113th Congress has been called one of the least effective in the history of the United States. Partisan gridlock has halted progress on a variety of issues critical to Colorado’s success, including immigration, education, and a national food and farming policy. Most frustrat-ing was the manufactured government shutdown that left thousands without a paycheck and reduced our gross do-mestic product by $24 billion.

But in true Colorado fashion, our delegation — Democrats and Repub-licans — found ways to work together and put Colorado first.

While we didn’t agree on every is-sue, in times of crisis we worked across the aisle to make sure federal resources were available for rescue, recovery and rebuilding efforts. As of early Decem-ber, we secured more than $136 mil-lion in grants and low-interest loans to help Coloradans in areas affected by the floods. We also secured nearly $20 million in Emergency Watershed Protection Funding to fund watershed conservation and erosion prevention

for communities recovering from the High Park and Waldo Canyon Fires.

The delegation also pushed Con-gress to maintain the Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program that helps our local communities offset losses in property taxes due to nontaxable federal land. PILT payments help counties provide critical services, such as police, fire protection, emergency response, and infrastructure. And we worked with the Natural Resources Conservation Service to preserve fund-ing for the USDA’s Snow Survey and Water Supply Forecasting Program. It measures Colorado’s snowpack, pro-viding essential information for water managers who must know how much water they can expect in the coming months.

For avid hikers in southern Colo-rado, we were able to trim bureaucracy to help “officially” legalize the Manitou Incline for public use. Now thousands of outdoor enthusiasts can enjoy the pleasure of surmounting this popular and legendary vertical mile trail.

Big issues wait for us in this new year. Among them, we need to pass a Farm Bill to provide Colorado’s farm-ers and ranchers with the security, stability, and resources they need to continue providing food, fuel and fiber for the country. We need to fix our bro-ken immigration system to secure or borders, strengthen our economy and create a path forward for immigrants living in the shadows. And we need

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struggled fi nancially over the past few years. Revenues have been fl at or declined while the cost of operating a full-service city has risen steadily with increases in the cost for utilities and supplies. Additionally, higher health-insurance costs and wage in-creases have also had an impact.

This year’s budget was built over about nine months and adopted in December 2013 and was based on 2014 revenue and spending forecasts.

The 2014 budget that was adopted by the city council expects Englewood’s total revenue collections would be about $90.1 million and estimated spending for the year would be $96.5 million.

“The total revenue and spending fi gures for 2014 do not balance,” Gryglewicz said. “However, the individual funds will make up the difference between revenues and spending by drawing on reserves in order to balance the budget.”

Englewood’s general fund makes up al-most 44 percent of the total city budget and 70 to 80 percent of the general fund is ear-marked for personnel costs.

For 2014, the projected general fund revenues are forecast to be about $40.9 million while spending is expected to be about $42.1 million. Much of the difference will be made up by about $1.2 million in fund transfers from other city funds.

Each year, the city’s general fund de-pends heavily on revenues from the sales and use taxes that make up about 56.4 per-cent of all city revenues.

Sales tax revenue is generated as cus-tomers are required to pay 3.5 percent

sales tax on taxable items. Sales tax is not charged on groceries but is charged by res-taurants and fast food outlets.

“Sales and use taxes fl uctuate with the economy,” Gryglewicz said. “Since it is hard to predict the up and down trends in the economy, the same holds true for col-lection of sales taxes.”

When there is a dip in the economy, there is a dip in sales tax collection. For ex-ample the total sales and use taxes gener-ated about $22.6 million in revenues 2008. The recession hit in 2009 and sales and use tax collections declined. However, as an indication the economy is improving, the 2012 sales and use tax collections were near the 2008 level as the city collected about $22.4 million.

Englewood’s fi nance department issues sales tax licenses to businesses within the city limits as well as businesses outside the city. Issuing Englewood sales tax licenses to businesses beyond the city limits is done because those businesses outside the city that that sell and deliver merchandise to Englewood residents are required to charge Englewood city sales tax on the item. If the resident picks up the item at the store out-side the city, the business is not required to charge Englewood sales tax.

Each year, new businesses start up and there are businesses that close their doors for good. Through November 2013, Engle-wood records show 175 businesses closed, which included 97 outside city limits. Dur-ing the same period, 367 licenses were is-sued to fi rms opening their doors, which included 229 outside city limits.

The fi nance department also reviewed the sales-tax records of 62 businesses and reported 39 of the businesses showed im-provement in collections while 23 showed a decline in sales tax collections.

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it’s going to be detrimental to them has not let up,” said House Minority Leader Brian DelGrosso, R-Loveland. “If the rural peoples’ voice is wanting to be beard, I hope that Ferrandino and his crew will at least take a look at that.”

The House GOP will introduce a slate of bills that would reduce regulations on small businesses and will focus on helping economies in rural communities, DelGros-so said.

DelGrosso said that last year’s session was more “left-centric” than what Colora-dans had bargained for. He said that voters’ resentment over major pieces of Demo-crat-sponsored legislation was apparent during the recall election losses by Senate President John Morse of Colorado Springs and Angela Giron of Pueblo. Evie Hudak of Westminster resigned rather than face her own recall attempt.

“I think some of the gun debate obvious-ly started that, but I think overall the folks

that were voting in the recall election were like, ‘I don’t think the people representing us were focusing on us,’” DelGrosso said.

Ferrandino rejects that assertion. He said that gun background checks are working and that the voices among Colo-rado’s rural community are being heard. The House speaker pointed to legisla-tion passed last year that provided grants to help rural communities diversify their economies and a separate bill that created a health and social services center inside Bent County’s Fort Lyon Correctional Facil-ity.

Ferrandino also reminded his Republi-can colleagues that debate was never cut off last year, on any issue.

“I’ve made a concerted effort to make sure everybody has a voice,” the House speaker said. “Just because you don’t get your way doesn’t mean your voice isn’t be-ing heard. While it’s a good talking point for the other side, the facts don’t support that assertion.”

Ferrandino said that the fi rst priority of the House will be to work on fl ood and wildfi re legislation, which should come with strong bipartisan support.

Senate President Morgan Carroll, D-Au-

rora, said the fi rst bill out the Senate aims to curb escalating college tuition costs that are “crippling a generation of opportunity for kids.” Carroll also previewed legislation that seeks reduce the fi nancial burden on parents for child care costs.

Carroll said that she expects legislation on oil and gas industry regulations. She said there is “a good chance” that the Sen-ate will pass legislation that died last year, which would raise fi nes on companies for toxic spills.

Carroll is not naïve to the new reality in the Senate. Because of the recall elec-tion efforts, her party’s majority has been reduced to a single vote. She is hopeful that Senate Republicans will support many Democratic bills, but acknowledges that some battles will be diffi cult.

“The 18-17 vote really matters,” she said.

Carroll hopes the two sides can move beyond partisan politics this session.

“The people really are sick of bicker-ing,” she said. “They’re sick of partisan mudslinging. They’re tired of excuses. They frankly don’t want to hear it. They don’t want to know who is to blame for what; they just want us to get the job done.”

Meanwhile, Cadman insists that his party isn’t over-estimating Coloradans’ “outcry” from last year, by trying to undo laws that are already on the books.

“We’re not proposing legislation based on reactions,” he said. “We are proposing legislation based on fi xing the things we think (Democrats) did wrong. So it’s not a popularity contest. This about doing what we feel is right and, frankly, correcting what we feel was wrong. Period.”


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and if he gets sick what is he go-ing to do,” Michelle says. “I pray every day that he doesn’t get sick.”

“It’s the unknown,” Neil says, “and how is he going to handle it.”

Through scarce emails, they knew Donovan had traveled in December to a well-known ash-ram in Puttaparthi to meditate and study awhile.

“He’s right here,” Neil says, pointing to the town north of Bangalore. “I feel he’s in a safer place. The only negative is I don’t hear from him every three days.”

Despite the worry, their son’s adventure leaves them in awe.

“I envy what he’s doing,” says Neil, an avid hiker. “I wish I would have thought of some-thing like this. . . . ”

“I feel he has a calling and we’re behind him the whole way — we will support him always,” Michelle says. “I just wish he’d be home.”

On Jan. 3, Neil checked his email to fi nd a priceless New Year’s gift — a message from Donovan, the fi rst since Dec. 20.

“The path has changed a bit,” Donovan wrote. “I feel the need to pay respects to Gandhi and the Dalai Lama.”

He is headed to their ashrams.Although he mentioned pos-

sibly returning to Colorado in May and that he had experienced some “tenuous times,” he also noted he wanted to spend three months working with Mother Teresa’s Sisters of Charity in Cal-cutta.

“Obviously, as things unfold, he wants to do more and more things,” Neil says, “but it’s kind of hard to see what he will do for sure.”

So, Michelle and Neil wait.It’s all they can do.“He is,” Michelle says, “always

in my prayers and in my mind.”

Ann Macari Healey’s column about people, places and issues of everyday life appears every other week. She can be reached at [email protected] or 303-566-4110.


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Every time this happens I feel a little older. I look in the rear view mirror and see my life back there, back when I might have had the Yardbirds turned up.

What if a kid in the car next to me were listening to “Heart Full of Soul”? Maybe I would

give him a pass.I don’t like bass to begin with.

I zero it out in my car and in my home.

If I want a pounding sensa-tion in my head, I’ll just use a rubber mallet.

Driving around in an auto-mobile, ball cap on backwards, music loud, has to make you feel alive and maybe even some-one when you are not. Look at me.

You can’t ignore me. You’re

stuck with me now.One day coincidentally,

Throbbing Bass and I pulled into the same parking lot and walked to the same store.

I said, “You like that Black Sabbath, don’t you?”

He just said, “Huh?”

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

to develop a bipartisan budget plan that materially reduces the defi cit and puts our coun-try on a more sustainable fi scal

path.If Washington can learn

from the example Colorado has set, we will have the opportu-nity get back to work for the American people and to begin to meet the challenges facing our nation. My new year’s res-olution is to remain committed to working with any Republi-

can or Democrat who wants to fi nd thoughtful, innovative solutions that will ensure our competitiveness and leader-ship in the 21st century.

Democrat Michael Bennet has represented Colorado in the U.S. Senate since 2009.


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Drinking healthy in the new yearMetro Creative Connection

Tea is a popular beverage that has been enjoyed for centuries. An estimated three billion cups of tea are consumed across the globe every day, with many people looking to tea when they are sick

or to prevent illness.As popular as tea has become, certain miscon-

ceptions about tea have spread over the years. The following can clear up some of the more common misunderstandings about tea.

Myth: Different tea varieties come from differ-ent types of tea plants.

Fact: Commercial tea comes only from the leaves of the camelia sinensis plant. Different methods of processing determine which variety of tea is produced. Black and oolong tea develops from oxidizing and fermenting tea leaves, while green tea is produced by steaming wilted leaves.

Myth: Adding milk to tea negates the health

benefits.Fact: According to a study published in the

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, the same amount of catechins, which are antioxidants associated with a reduced risk of some diseases, can be absorbed tea that contains milk as tea that does not.

Myth: Anything with the name “tea” is true tea.Fact: Only tea from tea plants constitutes real

tea. Herbal varieties of tea are actually tisanes made from flowers and bark of other plants.

Myth: Fruits and vegetables contain more disease-fighting antioxidants than tea.

Fact: Research indicates that tea has about 10 times the amount of antioxidants of vegetables and fruit. Individuals who consume reduced-calorie diets often find tea that is a good, no-calorie source of antioxidants.

Myth: Antioxidants can turn back aging.Fact: Antioxidants may contribute to personal

longevity, but they cannot reverse signs of aging. Antioxidants have been known to neutralize free

radicals in the body that can contribute to many different diseases, including various forms of cancer.

Myth: Tea never goes bad.Fact: It may take some time for properly stored

tea to spoil, but the level of antioxidants in tea does begin to diminish after a few months. Research by the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry indicates catechins in green tea decrease by 32 percent in just six months. Tea is most beneficial to human health when it is consumed within six months of its production.

Myth: Tea has much less caffeine than coffee.Fact: The amount of caffeine in tea can vary.

The average amount of caffeine in tea ranges from 14 to 61 mg per eight-ounce cup. Coffee, on the other hand, can contain between 27 and 200 mg per serving.

Myth: Hot tea is better for you than cold tea.Fact: As long as the tea is steeped in water long

enough, both hot and cold tea provide the same bang for your buck.


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Meeting to focus on youth sports’ futureQuestion of which agency will handle programs on tableBy Tom [email protected]

The subject of what agency will provide youth sports programs in Englewood in the future will be explored at the meeting that will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Jan. 16 in the community room on the second floor of the Englewood Civic Center.

“The city parks and recreation program will put on the summer baseball program this year but that will be the last youth sports program we will offer,” said Gerald Black, parks and recreation director.

In a letter sent to members of youth sports programs and the Englewood school district, Black explained the changes are a result of the need to meet 2014 budget re-quirements.

For years, Englewood Parks and Recreation Depart-ment offered an extensive youth sports program that in-cluded baseball, basketball and tackle football.

A few years ago, the department abolished the tackle-football program, which led to the creation of the Engle-wood Youth Football Association. The association grew, offering competitive baseball, softball and basketball pro-grams so the name was changed to the Englewood Youth Sports Association.

Also, the middle school established separate seventh- and eighth-grade basketball teams for boys and girls.

“We don’t really know where we will go from here now that the recreation department is no longer doing youth sports programs,” said Debbie Penn, EYSA board mem-ber and community relations representative. “There are options available but we’ll have to see how programs de-velop.”

She said Jan. 16 is a brainstorming session about the future of youth sports programs.

Penn said issues include access to facilities at fees that keep youth sports participation costs reasonable for En-glewood families.

She added that the association is currently operated by a small group of volunteers.

“We’ll need some volunteers to help us if we add ad-ditional programs or expand our existing programs,” she said. “The current handful of association volunteers can’t efficiently operate expanded programs.”

Parents, family members and friends filled most available bleacher seats during this youth basketball game at the Englewood Recreation Center. The program was sponsored by the city recreation department but the department will no longer offer youth sports programs after this summer’s baseball leagues. Photo by Tom Munds

Organ donors always neededMore than 2,000 people in Colorado await a transplantBy Jennifer [email protected]

If Joseph Gutierrez could give thanks this holiday sea-son for the best gift he ever got, this is what he would say:

“Thanks for having a son or daughter who was selfless in becoming a donor, because it helped save my life and my arm.”

And if Carol Hutchinson-Stepp could accept such thanks, she would say:

“It feels really wonderful to know that there’s still a part of our son here that’s alive. Not being able to see those eyes is a tragedy, but those eyes allowed two other people to see. … Hopefully whoever has his eyes are seeing birds for the first time, or their children for the time, through his eyes.”

Roxborough resident Gutierrez and Littleton resident Hutchinson-Stepp don’t know each other, and neither of them know who their words should go to. But they both know that organ donation benefits both the recipient and the families of the deceased.

Hutchinson-Stepp’s 25-year-old stepson, C. Jay, died in February 2012 of congestive heart failure. It was com-pletely unexpected, as the fun-loving young man was rarely sick.

“We saw him in January for the Super Bowl,” she re-members. “We had no idea he was that sick.

“He died Feb. 29, so the anniversary of his death is only every four years. Even in death, he did it his own way. The tears still come, and they probably always will. He lived his own life and had his own path, and we’re proud of him for that.”

She says when the family realized he had made the “very adult, grown-up decision” to be an organ donor,

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Calendar of Events For a complete calendar of South Metro Denver Chamber events or more information, visit our web site at www.bestchamber.com or call 303-795-0142.

Thursday, January 9th:Women in Leadership: Open House Forum with Chamber Board Members WhippleWood Conference Center at the Chamber, 2154 E. Commons Ave., Centennial

Friday, January 10th:Economic Development Group Breakfast: Current Development Projects in South Metro Denver WhippleWood Conference Center at the Chamber, 2154 E. Commons Ave., Centennial

Greater Littleton Youth Initiative WhippleWood Conference Center at the Chamber, 2154 E. Commons Ave., Centennial

Monday, January 13th:STEM-EC: Science Technology Engineering Math in South Metro Denver WhippleWood Conference Center at the Chamber, 2154 E. Commons Ave., Centennial

Tuesday, January 14th:Business Bible Study Chamber Library, 2154 E. Commons Ave., Centennial

Business After Hours hosted by Volcano Restaurant 10440 E. Arapahoe Rd., Centennial

Wednesday, January 15th:STEM-EC: Douglas County Schools Site Visit Location TBD

PowerPoint Dynamic Design Tricks Mission Critical Systems-DTC, 7384 S. Alton Way, Suite 201, Centennial

Southwest Metro Business Alliance: Business Best Practices The Peak Wellness Center, 6612 S. Ward St., Littleton

Thursday, January 16th:Health & Wellness Initiative Board of Advisors WhippleWood Conference Center at the Chamber, 2154 E. Commons Ave., Centennial

Health & Wellness Initiative: Health Care Reform - The Freight Train is Here! WhippleWood Conference Center at the Chamber, 2154 E. Commons Ave., Centennial

Quarterly Meetup for Profit: Building Business Using Social Marketing WhippleWood Conference Center at the Chamber, 2154 E. Commons Ave., Centennial

Friday, January 17th:Social Marketing for Business: Generating New Leads WhippleWood Conference Center at the Chamber, 2154 E. Commons Ave., Centennial

On Wednesday, December 18, 2013 the South Metro Denver Chamber hosted its annual legislative reception. The event, held in the atrium at Columbia College’s Aurora campus, was attended by more than 50 business leaders from the south metro area and 7 state legislators.

The program began with a toast delivered by Andrew Graham, owner of Clinic Service. Senators Linda Newell (D-Littleton) and David Balmer (R-Centennial) joined Representatives Angela Williams (D-Denver), Chris Holbert (R-Parker), Polly Lawrence (R-Roxborough), Daniel Kagan (D-Cherry Hills / Englewood), and Spencer Swalm (R-Centennial) to provide a recap of the 2013 legislative session and a preview of the 2014 legislative session. Major themes included job creation and easing the burden on small businesses.

John Brackney, President & CEO of the South Metro Denver Chamber applauded the legislators’ bipartisan tone. “We were all encouraged to see how much these legis-lators respect each other and we urge them to work together throughout the session for the benefit of our state.” Jeff Wasden, the Chamber’s Vice-Chair of Public Affairs echoed those sentiments and expressed the gratitude of the business community for the legislators’ service to South Metro Denver.

Carol Braverman, co-owner of Mountaintop Acupuncture, enjoyed both the presenters and those present: “[It was] so interesting to hear each legislator’s achieve-ments and upcoming agendas, and the attendees were equally engaging.”

The Chamber thanks the event’s presenting sponsor Clinic Service, venue sponsor Columbia College, and catering sponsor Sava Catering. For more information on the Chamber’s public policy activities and future politically oriented events such as our Chamber Day at the Capitol on February 26th, join the South Metro Denver Business Leaders for Responsible Government at www.meetup.com/business-leaders-for-responsible-government or contact the Chamber Director of Public Policy, Patrick Pratt, at 303-795-0142.

Leading Edge graduates demonstrate their enthusiasm for the program. (l to r) Julie Melville, Stefanie Dalgar, Cindy Weist, Andra Lewis, Wade Owen, Charles Tamale.

South Metro Denver Chamber Hosts Annual Legislative Reception

South Metro Denver SBDC Announces Winners and Graduates of Fall 2013 Leading Edge™ Strategic Planning Series by Natalie Harden, South Metro Denver SBDC

The South Metro Denver Small Business Development Center (SBDC) graduated its most recent Leading Edge™ Strategic Planning Series for Entrepreneurs and Start-up participants on December 4th.

The graduation ceremony was held at the South Metro Denver Cham-ber of Commerce, where participants have been spending one evening a week for the past twelve weeks gaining instruction on how to write a comprehensive business plan.

In attendance were Darrell Schulte, President of the Colorado Business Bank Littleton Branch; John Brackney, President/CEO of the South Metro Denver Chamber; and Marcia McGilley, Executive Director of the South Metro Denver SBDC. Colorado Business Bank is the corporate sponsor of the Leading Edge Strategic Planning Series Program.

Twelve participants participated in the course and were awarded with certificates recognizing their accomplishment. At the end of the course, participants were invited to submit their business plans into a class competition, with three winners being chosen and announced at the graduation ceremony. Jon Ewoniuk of Stash won first place and was awarded $300; Cindy Weist of Western States Sales won second place and received $200; and Andra Lewis of Blush and Birch won third place and was awarded $100.

“The twelve participants spent a great deal of time and energy in researching, writing and creating their business plans. We applaud their accomplishment. Our instructor Stefanie Dalgar of Dalgar Communica-tions, LLC, guided the participants through the coursework with ease and expertise allowing existing and start-up entrepreneurs to contribute

to the growth of our South Metro economy,” said McGilley.To learn more about the Leading Edge™ Strategic Planning Series,

visit smallbusinessdenver.com or call 303-795-0142. The South Metro Denver Small Business Development Center is partially funded by the U.S.

Small Business Administration. The Support given by the U.S. Small Business Administration through such funding does not constitute an express or implied endorsement of any of the co-sponsors’ or participants’ opinions products or services. The Colorado SBDC is a partnership between the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade, the U.S. Small Business Administration, Colorado’s institutions of higher education, and local development organizations.

Chamber President & CEO John Brackney speaks to the crowd at the Annual Legislative Reception. (l to r): Rep. Spencer Swalm, Rep. Daniel Kagan, John Brackney, Rep. Polly Lawrence (behind Brackney), Rep. Chris Holbert, Rep. Angela Williams, Senator David Balmer, Senator Linda Newell, Jeff Wasden.

RTD routes change with the yearBus, light rail trips see modificationsBy Tom [email protected]

Changes became effective Jan. 1 on about 80 Regional Transportation Dis-trict bus and light rail routes.

The district makes adjustments to bus and light rail service three times a year to meet changes ridership or bus travel times.

On Jan. 1, the majority of impacted routes will see schedule changes includ-ing a few area routes. Only one route, the YL route serving Lyons and Longmont, was eliminated.

Most Jan. 1 route changes involve scheduling.

On some routes, the frequency of ser-vice is changed, often to accommodate higher ridership during rush hours. On other routes, some scheduled trips on a route that have at low ridership are being discontinued.

For information about schedule changes, go to the website at www.rtd-denver.com and click on the tab marked schedule changes.

“Our service development group

tracks schedules and ridership,” said Scott Reed, RTD public affairs officer. “Generally, changes come three times a year. For example, we adjust schedules when students return to school in Au-gust.

“We also may make schedule changes at the request of a community to meet increased ridership demands because of new businesses or facilities.”

He also said that the times on sched-uled sometimes need to be adjusted be-cause of impacts to bus travel time such as road construction or increased traffic volume.

Even as new service changes begin, RTD is working on the changes sched-uled for May. 11.

Two of the major RTD changes in May involve the opening of Union Station as a transportation hub plus the scheduled opening of the new Free MetroRide, a shuttle bus from Union Station to the Denver Civic Center.

Two meetings are scheduled for Jan. 29 to discuss these and other proposed May service changes.

Both meetings will be at the RTD Ad-ministrative Building at 1600 Blake St. in Denver. One meeting is at noon and there will be a second meeting covering the same material at 6 p.m.

About 80 Regional Transportation Authority bus and light rail routes were subject to changes on Jan. 1. Most changes involved schedule adjustments. File photo


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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

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 P.O. Box 2945—Parker CO 80134-2945

www.ParkerCCRS.org303.805.9890

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.

Castle Rock

Highlands Ranch Highlands Ranch

Littleton

ParkerParker

Parker

Lone TreeFranktown

Denver Tech Center United Church Of ChristParker Hilltop

10926 E. Democrat Rd.Parker, CO • 10am Worshipwww.uccparkerhilltop.org

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, 9:30am, 11amSunday School 9:15am

Sunday Worship 10:304825 North Crowfoot Valley Rd.Castle Rock • canyonscc.org

303-663-5751

An EvangelicalPresbyterian Church

“Loving God - Making A Difference”A place for you

worship Time

Welcome Home!Weaving Truth

and Relevance into Relationships and Life

9:00am Spiritual Formation Classes for all Ages

90 east orchard roadlittleton, co

303 798 6387www.gracepointcc.us

10:30AM sundays

To advertise your place of worship in this section, call 303-566-4091 or email [email protected].

GR AC E PR E S B Y T E R IA N

303-798-8485

www.gracecolorado.comAlongside One Another On Life’s Journey

Sundays at10:00 am

Grace is on the NE Corner of SantaFe Dr. & Highlands Ranch Pkwy.

(Across from Murdochs)

You are invitedto worship with us:

Saturday 5:30pm

Sunday 8:00 & 10:30am

Joyful Mission Preschool 303-841-37707051 East Parker Hills Ct. • Parker, CO

303-841-3739www.joylutheran-parker.org

JoyLUTHERAN CHURCH, ELCA

Education Hour: Sunday 9:15am

S E r v i C E S :

Parker evangelicalPresbyterian church

Connect – Grow – Serve

Sunday Worship8:45 am & 10:30 am

9030 Miller roadParker, Co 80138

303-841-2125www.pepc.org

Sunday Worship - 10:00amBible Study immediately followingWednesday Bible Study - 7:30pm

Currently meeting at:9220 Kimmer Drive, Suite 200

Lone Tree 80124303-688-9506

www.LoneTreeCoC.com

Lone TreeChurch of Christ

Meets at the Marriott DTC

4900 S Syracuse St,Denver, CO 80237

10 am every SundayFree parking

Current Study: Spiritual Ancestry

Pastor Mark Brewer

Join us at Sheraton Denver Tech Center

7007 S Clinton Street in Greenwood Village(nearby I-25 and Arapahoe Rd.)

www.cbsdenver.org303-794-6643

Congregation Beth Shalom

CONFERENCE

www.parkerbiblechurch.org

4391 E Mainstreet, Parker, CO 80134 Office (303) 841-3836

Where people are excited about God’s Word.

Friday 7PM, Sat. 7PM, Sunday 10:45AM & 6PM

You’re invited to a

JAN. 24-26, 2014

Singles, Couples, Marrieds and Families of all ages are welcome.

Public welcome.

Judge reduces Donohue’s sentence Six-month reduction of 10-year prison term ordered By Tom Munds [email protected]

Conner Donohue, the hit and run driver in the crash that killed Englewood detec-tive Jeremy Bitner, had his 10-year sen-tence reduced by six months by order of 18th Judicial District Judge Marilyn Antrim.

Donohue’s attorneys requested a resen-tencing hearing and it was granted Jan. 3. Lisa Pinto, information offi cer for the 18th Judicial District, reported the district at-torney’s offi ce opposed the defense re-quest for a two-year sentence reduction. Both sides presented witnesses. Donohue

sought the sentence reduc-tion in order to be eligible for one of the rehabilitation programs available.

It has been reported the judge noted factors such as the fact Donohue had no criminal record prior to the crash and his good be-havior in prison in handing down her ruling, reducing Donohue’s sentence by six months.

District Attorney George Brauchler is-sued a statement that said he respected the judge’s decision and the reality is that a six-month reduction in a 10-year prison sentence only makes Donohue eligible for parole two to three months earlier.

“The bigger issue here is the weakness

and inequity of Colorado law in this area,” Brauchler continued. “When a person who breaks someone’s nose in a bar fi ght faces more mandatory prison than a drunk driv-er who runs over a police offi cer leaving that same bar, the law is broken.”

The decision to reduce the sentence didn’t sit well with the Englewood police.

“We felt a just sentence was handed down on May 31,” said John Collins, police chief. “Unfortunately, the interests of the defendant to get into a rehabilitation pro-gram now outweighed what was, at best, an appropriate sentence.”

Donohue pleaded guilty Feb. 22, 2013 to felony charges of vehicular homicide, vehicular assault, leaving the scene of an accident involving serious bodily harm and leaving the scene of an accident caus-

ing death. He also pleaded guilty to driving under the infl uence of alcohol. He was sen-tenced to 10 years in prison on May 31.

The charges were fi led as a result of the hit-and-run crash that happened just after midnight May 28, 2012 on Broadway just south of Belleview Avenue. Donohue was driving the car that hit offi cer Bitner and Kevin Montoya, the motorist Bitner had pulled over for a traffi c violation. Donohue then sped off but he was stopped and ar-rested short time later by Littleton police.

Bitner, a Centennial resident, died as a result of the injuries he received and Mon-toya survived his injuries,

Two hours after the crash, Donohue, a Littleton resident, had a blood-alcohol level of .252 when he struck Bitner and the other man.

Donohue

POLICE BRIEFS

Felony suspect arrestedInvestigation of a suspicious

person led to the arrest of a man on a felony warrant that had been issued.

Employees in a business in the 400 block of West Hampden Avenue called police about 3:20 a.m. Dec. 26 to report a suspi-cious person in the bathroom.

The man had left the busi-ness when police arrived but officers stopped him outside the firm. A routine check showed a felony warrant had been issued for the man’s ar-rest.

Officers took him into custo-dy and when officers searched the subject they found he was carrying methamphetamine.

The suspect was taken to Arapahoe County Jail on the felony warrant and could face additional charges related to possession of methamphet-amine.

Burglary reportedEnglewood police continue

looking for the individual who

burglarized a business in the 2900 block of South Broadway.

Officers went to the loca-tion about 6:20 a.m. Dec. 31 to investigate a break-in alarm at the location.

The alarm company told police they could see someone moving around inside the busi-ness.

When officer arrived, they

found the front window had been smashed and no one was found inside the building when it was searched by police.

Officers also checked the area but didn’t find the suspect.

A business representative told police an empty cash reg-ister draw was apparently the

only thing taken.

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Birthday cake fit for a kingDon’t blame it on LeBron James, but

the Denver Nuggets lost to him and his Miami Heat team on his birthday Dec. 30.

Sugarmill, the new bakery owned by celebrated local chef Troy Guard, crafted a birthday cake for the Miami Heat su-perstar. It was a red velvet masterpiece, which apparently gave him and his team good luck, much to our chagrin. Oh well, we’ll be good sports and wish James a very belated happy 29th birth-day!

Tropical Smoothie growsTropical Smoothie Café, known for

its healthy food with a tropical twist, entered the Colorado market in Octo-ber 2013 with the opening of its café in the Denver Tech Center at 5332 DTC Blvd., Greenwood Village. The second café opened on Nov. 29 at the Streets at Southglenn, 6955 S. York St., Centennial.

A third location will open in early 2014 in the Centennial Promenade on County Line Road. Husband and wife franchisee team, Michelle and Kriss Shriver, currently own and operate three cafés in Nevada and the “Franchisee of the Year” winners recently bought the rights for the franchise in Colorado.

Tropical Smoothie Café should prove to be a welcome newcomer to the “lean-est state in the nation.” The smooth-ies are made from real fruit and natu-ral sugar. The menu includes toasted wraps, bistro sandwiches, grilled flat-breads and gourmet salads made fresh-to-order. All nutritional information is displayed on the café’s countertops so that customers know what they are or-dering.

While Tropical Smoothie Café is a national franchise, the Shrivers’ focus is local.

“We are passionate about education and plan on holding ongoing fundrais-ers for schools. We are also dedicated to raising money for and promoting awareness of Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB), a rare skin disorder that causes ex-treme skin fragility. We were so happy to be able to use our recent grand opening as a way to shed some light on this little known disease.”

At the opening, the Shrivers present-ed a check for $3,000 to Children’s Hos-pital Colorado’s EB Clinic, which was accepted by Krystle Martinez, whose 4-year-old son, Darren, has the disease and attends the CHC’s EB Clinic.

Steal of a steak deal Start the new year with a three-

course, prime rib dinner at Fleming’s at 191 Inverness Drive West in unincorpo-rated Arapahoe County.

The awesome restaurant is offering a prime rib dinner for $29.95 on Sundays through Feb. 2. More information at 303-768-0827.

Ride your bike, have a biteA new restaurant in Longmont that is

an ode to cyclists, CyclHOPS, opened on New Year’s Eve.

Brought to you from the owners of Oskar Blues Brewery, CyclHOPS is bill-ing itself as a combination bike shop and taqueria.

Moore’s paintings presented at PACE

Exhibit includes artist’s personal processBy Sonya Ellingboesellingboe@ c o l o r a d o c o m m u n i t y media.com

Colorado native Jay Moore, a nationally recognized artist, has made Parker his home for the past 16 years, with a stu-dio and gallery in downtown Parker. His solo exhibit “Close to Home” will run Jan. 11 to March 8 in the Bellco Credit Union Gallery at the PACE Center.

He travels through the West in search of beautiful loca-tions and plans a trip around them, selecting a season of the year and time of day that suit him for a particular site. He will do small graphite sketches over three or four days, deter-mining the composition, then plein air

color sketches, journal entries about weather, etc. and photographs that eventually lead to a final finished large oil painting-or several-

created in the stu-dio, such as “A u t u m n Brilliance,” the largest painting in this show.

For his new exhibit, Moore has drawn on scenes in the Parker area and chosen to il-lustrate his personal process from start to finish, including field sketches, color studies, journals, field paint boxes.

He will also illustrate the creative process for a series of

16 copper plate etchings — a 600-year-old art form. All 16 prints will be exhib-ited.

Moore attended the Colorado Insti-

tute of Art and studied at Art Students League of Denver, then worked as a designer and il-lustrator for decades. His work has been featured in 25 different publications. His painting “Hazard Creek, Backlit” was purchased by the Denver Art Museum for its permanent collection and the pio-neer Museum of Colorado Springs owns three paintings. Lockheed Martin and Cherry Hills Country Club have recently commissioned large paintings and rock `n’ roll musician Joe Cocker has collected his work.

ABOVE: “On to Greener Pastures” by Jay Moore is exhibited Jan 11 through March 8 at the PACE Center. RIGHT: “Song of March,” oil on canvas by Jay Moore, is exhibited Jan. 11 through March 8 at the PACE Center in Parker. Courtesy photos

if you go“Close to Home,”

paintings by Jay Moore of Parker, runs Jan. 11 to March 8 at the PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker. An opening reception is planned from 5 to 8 p.m. Jan. 17.

Contemporary twists to familiar tale‘Aida’ on stage at the Aurora Fox

By Sonya [email protected]

“Aida,” the musical by Elton John and Tim Rice, based on Verdi’s opera, has a fine score, a somewhat complicated sto-ryline and contemporary touches to the often-told love triangle story. Ignite The-atre presents it through Jan. 19 at the Au-rora Fox, where Egyptian artifacts loaned by the Denver Museum of Nature and Sci-ence add atmosphere to the lobby.

Director Keith Rabin’s staging of this familiar tale about Radames, the Egyptian army captain, Aida, the Nubian Princess and Amneris the daughter of the Pharoah, opens in the Egyptian exhibit of a con-temporary museum. Two young people visiting the exhibit, become intrigued

with each other and a statue of a female pharaoh, Amneris, comes to life to sing “Every Story is a Love Story.”

The original couple reappears as Ra-dames (Alejandro Roldan) appears with his soldiers and a group of captured Nubian women, including Aida (Olivia James), while Amneris (Lindsey Falduto) phases right across centuries, still sing-ing. These lead actors have strong, well-trained voices but initially the sound system was not functioning adequately on opening night and music by the band almost drowned them out at times. By Act II, the balance improved and we assume it will be further fine-tuned.

When there is a Tony Award-win-ning score, one wants to enjoy it evenly throughout a performance. Rice’s lyr-ics work well most of the time and there are several that stand out: “My Strongest Suit,” “Elaborate Lives,” “A Step Too Far.”

The story brings Radames, who is be-trothed to the Pharoah’s Daughter, Am-neris, back from the war against Nubia. Among the captives is Princess Aida, with whom he falls in love in a relationship that goes against his father’s plans for him, as well as the wishes of Aida’s father and of course, the ailing Pharoah. Aida’s fellow Nubian captives want her to lead them, while she is focused on Radames — which will surely not end well.

The threat of death hovers as music and dance tell the familiar tale. The cho-reography is perhaps beyond the skills of some cast members and not entirely suc-cessful.

Costumes are colorful and deliver the images to carry the story on a simple stage set.

if you go“Aida” plays through Jan. 19 at the Aurora Fox Main

Stage, 9900 E. Colfax Ave., Aurora. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays; 2:30 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: $27/$19/$15. 720-362-2697, ignitetheatre.com

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A life in art re� ected Works of rita derjue on display at Curtis By Sonya Ellingboe [email protected]

“Dark Forest,” a 47-inch-by-62-inch acrylic on canvas, shows Littleton painter rita derjue’s style as it is today after an ac-tive 60-year career spent capturing the scene around her in a range of techniques and styles — always with joyous color.

The painting will be one of more than 30 derjue works exhibited in a show called

“Big…Bold…Beauti-ful: The work of rita derjue,” running Jan. 11 through Feb. 14 at the Curtis Arts and Humanities Center in Greenwood Vil-lage. The opening re-ception will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Jan. 11.

The painter, who began her education in a one-room Rhode Island schoolhouse, graduated from Rhode Island School of Design in 1956, then studied at the Akademie der Bil-

denden Kunst in Munich — in a section of the city that reminds her of New York’s Greenwich Village.

In Germany, through frequent museum visits, she absorbed the works of the Blaue Reiter group (Kandinsky, Munter and oth-ers), which has infl uenced her work ever since in the free composition, linear qual-ity and intense color that characterize her works through the years. She studied in Mexico, soaking up color contrasts there, and returned to Germany.

While traveling in Germany, she met Carle Zimmerman, her future husband and great supporter, whom she married in the United States in 1959.

The couple moved to Ithaca New York, where both engaged in graduate work at Cornell University. They moved to Little-ton in 1963, where he worked as an engi-neer with Marathon Oil until the research center was closed. Both were involved in civic affairs.

They began to raise a family, including a son and daughter, maintained a Little-ton home and a mountain cabin in Como.

At this period, her paintings were pri-marily watercolors, as she climbed high peaks and was exhilarated by the dramatic landscapes before her.

She still paints in Como in summer (en plein air) and in her light-fi lled Littleton studio with a view of the Front Range in winter.

She writes that she is connected with the contemporary art scene “by straight-

forward composition that arrests the eye and plays with harmonies and connec-tions of line, form and inventive color.”

She is a daring colorist and said: “she paints what she knows best. In Colorado, the quiet expanses of South Park and rug-ged mountain vistas give natural shapes a continuity, locked together sometimes with indigenous architecture.”

But she has also painted in 25 differ-ent countries, carrying an ever-present sketchbook where she draws in ink, makes color notes, sometimes adds watercolors

and sometimes a bit of story about the chosen site.

Often, architecture is a focus and de-tails make each painting a different view of a scene, be it a cathedral, castle or sim-ple rural abode.

Some of these sketchbooks will be exhibited at Curtis as well as the larger paintings.

Her constant involvement with land-scapes and cityscapes has led her to be an outspoken activist regarding the environ-ment and historic preservation.

“Dark Forest,” by rita derjue of Littleton will be included in her exhibit, “Big…Bold…Beautiful” at Curtis Arts and Humanities Center Jan. 11 to Feb. 14. Courtesy photo

IF YOU GOGregory Pederson at

the U.S. Geological Sur-vey’s Northern Rocky Mountain Science Cen-ter reconstructed the climate over the past eight centuries from tree rings. The rings are wider or narrower depending on how well trees grew in a particu-lar year, which in turn depends on the snow-pack, Luckman said.

CyclHOPS is located at 600 S. Airport Road in the Meadow View Shopping Cen-ter in Longmont. Its hours are 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday; 10 a.m. to approximately 1:30 a.m. on Friday and Sat-urday. For more information, call 303-776-2453 (BIKE) or visit www.cyclhops.com.

Denver burger joints make listThrillist Nation, the online food judge

that drives me crazy because of its over-wrought writing, has come up with a list of the 16 best burgers of 2013. Two Denver burger makers made it on the coveted top 16 list. They are:

• Best Cheese Overload, If That Existed, But It Doesn’t: The Thrilled Cheese

Burger Radio, Denver“Created exclusively for you beautiful

Thrillist readers, this thing is built between two grilled cheese sandwiches and in-cludes two patties, two slices of American cheese, three bacon strips, and a big hunk of mac & cheese. This is not kosher, but it is very delicious.”

Note: Burger Radio is a food truck that promises “high-frequency grub” with an-nouncements of where the truck is through Facebook, Twitter and its website (www.burgerradio.com).

• Most Reliable Burger: The Three Cor-ners Larkburger

Larkburger, Denver“Shown at this year’s Denver Burger Bat-

tle, a patty sits among bacon, crispy jalape-ños, masa-crusted tomato, and Tillamook cheddar. Bacon and jalapeños seem to be the only things we can count on these days. Thanks, guys.”

Larkburger has more than a dozen Colorado locations, including downtown Denver, Washington Park, Arvada, Boulder, Greenwood Village, Littleton and Broom-fi eld. A new location is coming to Centen-

nial soon. For more information, visit www.larkburger.com.

Check out the entire list at: www.thril-list.com/eat/nation/best-burgers-of-2013-the-year-s-best-burgers-thrillist-na-tion

Overheard “Let’s kick 2013 to the curb! Bring on

2014 and here’s wishing a happy new year

to all of you!”

Penny Parker’s “Mile High Life” column gives insights into the best events, restaurants, businesses, parties and people through-out the metro area. Parker also writes for Blacktie-Colorado.com. You can subscribe and read her columns (Monday, Wednesday and Friday) at www.blacktie-colorado.com/pennyparker. She can be reached at [email protected] or at 303-619-5209.


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JAN. 9

BLOOD DRIVE Western Union community blood drive is from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Jan. 9 inside Bonfils’ mobile bus at 12500 E. Belford Ave., Englewood. For information or to schedule an appointment, contact Bonfils’ Appointment Center at 303-363-2300 or visit www.bonfils.org.

JAN. 10

BLOOD DRIVE Craig Hospital community blood drive is from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Jan. 10 inside Classroom 1 & 2 at 3425 S. Clarkson St., Englewood. For information or to schedule an appointment, contact Bonfils’ Appoint-ment Center at 303-363-2300 or visit www.bonfils.org.

JAN. 11

WINTER CARNIVAL. The Colorado

Neurological Institute is kicking off 2014 with its Happy New Ear Winter Carnival from 2-5 p.m. Jan. 11 at Malley Senior Recreation Center, 3380 S. Lincoln St., Englewood. There will be games, prizes, arts and crafts, food and more. All ages are welcome. The event is free; RSVP to Deb Stef at [email protected] or 303-357-5440.

JAN. 14

DIVORCE SEMINAR St. Andrew United Methodist Church, 9203 S. University Blvd., Highlands Ranch, presents a 10-week seminar “Rebuilding When Your Relationship Ends,” from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesdays starting Jan. 14. The seminar promotes healing for those who are going through a divorce or the ending of a love relationship. It offers education, support and optional social activities. Cost is $175 for the 10-week class and complimentary child

care is provided with prior registration. To register, or for information, email Beth Walker at [email protected].

JAN. 21

BLOOD DRIVE Baxter Englewood com-munity blood drive is from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Jan. 21 inside Bonfils’ mobile bus at 9540 S. Maroon Circle, Ste. 400, Englewood. For information or to schedule an appointment, contact Mark Miller at 303-617-2156 or [email protected]

JAN. 21, FEB. 10, FEB. 25

TEEN ADDICTION Arapahoe/Douglas Men-tal Health Network presents “Protecting Your Teen from Addiction” from noon to 1:30 p.m. Jan. 21 (event code: admhn12114) and from 5-6:30 p.m. Feb. 25 (event code: adm-hn22514) at the Southglenn Library, Room A,

6972 S. Vine St., Centennial; and from 6-7:30 p.m. Feb. 10 (event code: admhn210) at the network’s Castle Rock office, 831 S. Perry St., Suite 100. In this class, you will learn about trends in substance abuse in our community, how to talk about drugs and alcohol, signs of substance abuse in teens, prevention and early intervention, effects of substances on the brain and brain development, and shifts in views on marijuana use and legalization. Use the event code listed to register for classes at Blacktie https://www.blacktie-colorado.com/index.cfm.

JAN. 24

INDIA’S STORY India has the fifth-largest economy in the world, yet 25 percent of the population lives below the poverty line. India’s universities produce an educated elite that competes with the best in the world,

while more than a quarter of the country remains illiterate. Economic opportunity abounds for the upper class and men, while the lower classes and most women live a nar-row existence. Join Active Minds from 10-11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 24, as we explore these and other contrasts as we seek to understand India and how it fits into the global community. This free program is sponsored by Autumn Heights Health Care Center and takes place at Malley Senior Center, 3380 S. Lincoln St., Englewood. RSVP at 303-762-2660. If parking in the lot, get a pass from inside the center.

EDITOR’S NOTE: Calendar submissions must be received by noon Wednesday for publication the following week. Send event information to [email protected], attn: Englewood Herald. No attachments. Listings are free and run on a space-available basis.

THINGS TO DO


Organthey knew they had to honor that choice. Though the disease had ravaged much of his body, his corneas were able to give the gift of sight to two people.

In November 2011, Gutierrez began having trouble with his left arm. It was swollen and painful, and he thought he had a torn rotator cuff.

An MRI revealed something much worse — a giant-cell tumor. Although be-nign, such tumors can metastasize into the lungs.

His had begun to eat away at the bone in his upper arm, and doctors found it nec-essary to replace it with a donor humerus. The tumor has come back twice, neces-sitating two more surgeries, but his new bone has weathered the storm.

“You kind of feel sorry for yourself when you’re in a situation like mine, but then you hear the donor families’ stories

and you think, ‘You know what? You don’t have it so bad.’ At least they were able to save my arm,” said Gutierrez, who is retired from his long-time career as an Englewood postal carrier.

He’s gotten the opportunity to meet many donors’ families through volunteer-ing with Donor Alliance, the Limb Preser-vation Foundation and AlloSource, a large tissue-processing company in Centennial. That involvement garnered him a spot on the “Gift of Life” fl oat two years running in both Denver’s Parade of Lights and the

Rose Bowl Parade in Pasadena, Calif.“It’s been a real rewarding experience,”

he said. “Even though I’ve had three opera-tions on my arm, I’ve gotten to meet some really fantastic people.”

According to Donor Alliance, there are more than 2,200 people in Colorado wait-ing for an organ transplant, though 67 per-cent of Coloradans have registered to be donors.

To join them, visit DonateLifeColorado.org or call 303-329-4747. For more infor-mation, visit www.DonorAlliance.org.


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National Western ready to rollRodeo, livestock judging, special events come to DenverBy Tom [email protected]

Pro football’s biggest game is in February, but the National Western Stock Show, billed as the “Super Bowl of Livestock Shows and Sales,” comes to Denver Jan. 11-26.

There are judging competitions for hors-es, cattle, sheep, swine, goats, llamas, bison, yaks, poultry and rabbits. Since space is fairly limited, animals are constantly moving in and out of the complex so that more than 15,000 head of livestock can take part in the judging competitions and sales

In addition to the livestock judging com-petitions, there also are numerous livestock sales where millions of dollars change hands as thousands of animals are sold to new owners.

While livestock activities go on almost constantly, the stock show’s daily schedule also may include rodeos, displays and en-tertainment. The fact there is something for almost everyone attracts hundreds of thou-sands of men, women and children through the turnstiles. Last year’s attendance was more the 628,000.

The multitude of livestock judging and sales plus more than 50 special events are held at a variety of locations. While the rodeo performances are in the held in the Denver Coliseum, the majority of livestock show and sale activities plus some special events like Super Dogs are centered at the National Western Stock Show Arena and the pens in

the nearby stockyards.The 16-day run of the National Western

Stock Show is Colorado’s largest trade show with more than 350 vendors scheduled to be on the grounds this year. Many of the ven-dors will be located in the three-level Hall of Education near 46th Avenue.

Another venue is the Events Center and Paddock located at the north end of the Na-tional Western complex. These venues are the location for most horse show events and specialty acts like a Night of Dancing Horses

and the Wild West show.Parking if free but a general admission

ticket is required to get into the stock show. The ticket entitles the holder to visit the trade show, displays, stock shows and auctions.

Ticket prices vary from $13 to $19 for an. Tickets for children 3 to 11 years old are

$2 to $3, depending on the day. Children un-der 3 get in free.

The general admission ticket also is good for visits to the Children’s Ranchland and petting farm are open daily on the third floor

of the Expo Hall.In addition, there are a variety of activities

at the new Ames Activity Pavilion including stick horse rodeos, kids pedal-tractor pulls, horseshoe pitching and dummy roping con-tests. The pavilion is open daily from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and the daily activity lists are posted on the website, www.nationalwestern.com, where you can also find out more about tick-et prices.

There about 50 special events that require admission tickets that range in price from $8 to $100 each. Each ticket includes a National Western admission ticket.

Among the events on the entertainment schedule are two Mexican Rodeo Extrava-ganzas, three Professional Bull Riders events, two Wild West shows, the Grand Prix horse jumping show, two SuperDogs shows and the Martin Luther King Jr. African-American Heritage Rodeo.

There are also 23 rodeo performances during first stop of the year for members of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Associa-tion.

Each performance will include a full schedule of traditional rodeo competitions plus there will be specialty acts booked to perform during breaks between rodeo events.

At the other end of the National Western complex, the Events Center will be equally busy as the site of equestrian events that include daily schedule of riding and perfor-mance competitions.

The Events Center is also the site of the Wild West Show, an event fashioned after the turn-of-the-century performances pro-duced by Buffalo Bill Cody and other spe-cialty events

The rider guides the horses through a ring of fire during the Wild West Show at a recent year’s National Western Stock Show. The National Western opens Jan. 11 for its 2014 run and will include livestock judging and sales, rodeos and the Wild West Show that is patterned after the shows put on by Buffalo Bill Cody. Photo by Courtesy photo

Local team excels at Robot OlympiadResearch facility possible in Douglas CountyBy Hannah [email protected]

After hauling away 22 awards from December’s In-ternational Robot Olympiad, the volunteers behind the Ameribotics team only have eyes for the future.

“For the number of kids we brought to competition, statistically these were huge wins,” said Randy Menzer, ex-ecutive director of the Douglas-County based nonprofit.

“This is the first year we’ve won a gold medal.”It has been a steep climb to success, according to Men-

zer. The organization went from bringing six participants

to competition in Jakarta, Indonesia three years ago to 32 participants and 22 medals — including four gold — this year.

This was the first time the global robotics competition was held on U.S. soil, a four-day event held at the Colora-do Convention Center in Denver with 13 categories, typi-cally dominated by competitors from China and South Korea, according to organizers.

Menzer started lobbying three years ago to bring the competition to North America.

The competition combines elements of engineering and science, as well as artistic components with catego-ries like “robot movie” and “robot dance.” It is thought of as the “Super Bowl of robotics,” according to volunteer Steve Mahoney.

“These kids could be working on 3D imaging at Pixar or the next group of Imagineers at Disney,” Mahoney said.

Now that the Olympiad is over, Menzer said the orga-nization has a list of priorities to tackle for the duration of 2014 and beyond, including building on a partnership with the Highlands Ranch Community Association and building a robotics lab and research facility somewhere along the I-25 corridor in Douglas County in the next five years.

Menzer calls this vision a “robotics incubator,” and an-swer to future economic opportunities as well as a deficit in STEM education in the U.S. Menzer also mentioned the possibility of an academy for foreign students in Douglas County.

“No one really connects Colorado with robotics, but there’s this opportunity to make this a kind of hub,” Men-zer said.

“This is about solving real-world problems, taking kids from being consumers of technology - posting on Face-

book, tweeting, whatever - to the other end of the spec-trum and creating that technology.”

Ameribotics also plans to start hosting summer camps and workshops some time this year, working with the HRCA for use of facilities.

The partnership will provide a common place for stu-dents from multiple schools, mostly from Douglas County, Menzer said.

Menzer hopes to be getting ready for summer camps by the second quarter of this year.

Gold medalist Haley Steinke, left, and Professor Jong-Hwan Kim of South Korea, founder of the International Robot Olympiad Courtesy photo

final results15th International Robot Olympiad, Dec.

16-19, Denver; final results, Team USA:• Junior: 8-12 years of age; Challenge: 13-

18 years of ageJunior Medal Count: 14 (Gold: 1, Silver: 2,

Bronze: 7, Special: 4)Challenge Medal Count: 8 (Gold: 3, Sil-

ver: 0, Bronze: 3, Special: 2)Total Team USA Medals: 22• Creative Category (Challenge)Gold Medal: Haley Steinke, Ryan Ham,

Sam ZimmerSpecial Award (Presentation): Trevor

Butcher, Sanskaar Saxena• Creative Category (Junior)Bronze Medal: Akshant Lanjewar• Robot in Movie (Junior)

Gold Medal: Sean RileyBronze Medal: Andrew Sandwisch, Ca-

leb Klinger, Lucas Sandfeld, Peter Young• Robot Push Out (Rivet Class) (Junior)Silver Medal: Cooper Pecha, Aubrie Lose• Robot Dance (Challenge)Bronze Medal: Matt Mahoney, Audrey

Menzer, Gillian Menzer• Robot Dance (Junior)Special Award: James Morehouse, Cole

Merchant• Robot Survival (Junior)Bronze Medal: Traeton Burmeister, Sy-

mon Brown• Mission Challenge (Junior)Special Award: Venkat Kannan, Jake

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Visit ‘Eagles on Holiday’Families interested in nature will want

to include Rocky Mountain Arsenal Na-tional Wildlife Refuge in their weekend expeditions. The address is 6550 Gateway Road, Commerce City and hours are 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Sundays, with the Visitor’s Center open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays to Sundays. A nine-mile Wildlife Drive auto tour route is open dai-ly (except federal holidays) and takes visi-tors through the bison pasture, wetlands, prairies and wooded areas.

On Feb. 22, from 1 to 3 p.m., “Eagles on Holiday” will be featured in a auditorium presentation plus visit to their winter habitat, where as many as 40 birds spend the winter. The program is free, but reg-istration is required. Call 303-289-0930. For more information, see fws.gov/rocky-mountainarsenal.

Camera competitionThe Littleton Fine Arts Board invites

photographers to enter the 48th annual Eye of the Camera Competition and Ex-hibit, to be held Feb. 21 to March 30 at the Littleton Museum. Details available at CallForEntry.org. Deadline for sub-mission: Jan. 24. The juror will be Jeffery Rupp, jrdenver.com.

Soukup’s solo showPainter Jill Soukup. who was the 2012

juror for the Lone Tree Arts Show, has a solo show, “Incongruity= Harmony” at Saks Galleries, 3019 E. 2nd Ave., Cherry Creek. It will hang Jan. 10-31 and will feature both animals and cityscapes. The opening reception is 5 to 8 p.m. Jan. 10.

Englewood Camera Club The Englewood Camera Club will meet

at 7 p.m. Jan. 14 at the Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit, 6400 S. University Blvd., Centennial. The speaker will be Dr. Jason O’Dell, whose topic is “Stretching Time: Long Exposure Photography.” He will de-scribe tools and techniques for captur-ing long exposures in the field. Visitors and prospective members are welcome. Doors open at 6:30p.m.

Writers invitedThe Parker Writers Group will meet

from 2 to 4 p.m. on Jan. 12 at the Parker Library. All writers welcome. The topic will be “Create a Hook and Perfect Pitch for your Project, with a Q &A session on how to get published. Bring your pitch!

Stories on Stage “Way Out West” is the title for the next

edition of Stories on Stage, at 1:30 and 7:30 p.m. Jan. 18 at Su Teatro Cultural and performing Arts Center, 721 Santa Fe Drive, Denver. Readers include Adrian Egof reading Connie Willis’ “New Hat;” Brian Shea and Alison Watrous reading “Hart and Boot” by Tim Pratt and Steven Cole Hughes reading “The House on Sand Creek” by Thomas McGuane. Tickets cost $28, 303-494-0523, storiesonstage.org.

Mozart’s chamber music is featuredProgram presented at Englewood’s Hampden HallBy Sonya [email protected]

Three quintets by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart will start off the new year for Englewood Arts Presents at 2 p.m. Jan. 18 at Hampden Hall, part of a se-ries of classical chamber music scheduled by new Artistic Direc-tor/CSO principal cellist Silver Ainomae.

He and his wife Anne (viola) will perform in all three works with other Colorado Symphony Orchestra musicians.

The program includes:

• Mozart’s “Horn Quintet in E-flat Major, K.407.” It will showcase the CSO’s newest addition to the horn section, Kolio Plachkov.

The concerto was originally com-posed for Austrian horn virtuoso Jo-seph Leutgeb, who supplemented his meager income as a musician by open-ing a cheese shop in a suburb of Vienna, according to Englewood Arts publicist Cyndi Mancinelli.

• “String Quintet No. 4 in G Minor, K.516.” his work expands the string quartet by an addi-tional viola. The added violist will be CSO Associate Concert-master Claude Sim in a new role.

Also performing will be two of the newest additions to the violin section: Boram Kang and Stirling Trent.

• Clarinet Quin-tet in A Major, K.581,” one of Mo-zart’s most beloved chamber works, will feature CSO clari-netist Jason Shafer, a 2009 graduate of the prestigious Eastman School of

Music and former member of the New World Symphony in Mi-ami Beach, Fla.

The Englewood Arts Pres-ents concert programs are in-terspersed with bright and in-formative insights about the history of the music by the per-forming musicians.

Colorado Symphony Orchestra clarinetist Jason Shafer will perform Mozart’s beloved cham-ber work, “Clarinet Quintet in A major, K.581,” on Jan. 18 at Hampden Hall in Englewood. Courtesy photo

if you goChamber music of Wolf-

gang Amadeus Mozart will be performed at 2 p.m. Jan. 18 in Hampden Hall, second floor of the Engle-wood Civic Center, 1000 Englewood Parkway. Tick-ets cost $15/adults; $12 se-niors; free under 18. Avail-able at: englewoodarts.org or at the door one-half hour prior to concert time.

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ENGLEWOOD TIPS OFF 2014 SLATEPirates back at it after holiday breakBy Tom [email protected]

The start of 2014 signaled the return to practice and competition for prep ath-letes.

Gyms that had been dark for the holi-days, lit up once again Dec. 30 and 31 for voluntary practice sessions with return to regular practice sessions starting up on Jan. 2.

Some schools jumped right back into game action but Englewood teams de-layed the competition for a few days.

The Pirate boys basketball team com-pleted the 2013 portion of the schedule with a 3-5 record, splitting their final two games. Englewood bested Arvada 68-57 on Dec. 17 but, on Dec. 20, lost the final game before the break to Colorado Acad-emy, 88-72.

After the Dec. 17 win, Coach Dave Chapman said his players are working hard and he sees improvements every time they take the court.

The Pirates returned to action Jan. 7 on the road against a strong Fort Morgan team, playing the first league game on the schedule.

On Jan. 14, Englewood is on the road at Weld Central and then Jan. 16 the Pirates travel to Fort Lupton. The Pirates first home game of 2014 will be played Jan. 21 against Vista Peak. Englewood’s Tristan Sisneros (15) drives to the basket during the Dec. 17 Pirate win over Arvada. Sisneros and his teammates were idle for the holiday break and returned to

practice Jan. 2 as, along with the other Pirates winter sports teams, prepare to resume competition. Photo by Tom Munds

Arapahoe returns home, grabs victoryWarriors remain unbeaten with win over Mountain VistaBy Jim [email protected]

Brendan Till was happy to see the famil-iar surroundings of the Sitting Eagle gym and made sure the Arapahoe boys basket-ball team had a successful homecoming.

Till scored a game-high 26 points, in-cluding 10 in the critical fourth quarter, as seventh-ranked Arapahoe defeated No. 5 Mountain Vista 63-55 in a Jan. 4 non-league showdown between two unbeaten teams.

It was the first time the Warriors had been in the Arapahoe gym for 23 days since the Dec. 13 shooting tragedy.

“I had the flow going,” said Till. “It was good to be back ... We were playing in front of our own fans and we had a great turn-out. Just being home was a big deal. It was a step back to normalcy.”

Since the shooting, Arapahoe had been practicing at nearby Lifetime Fitness.

“We had not been on this court since Dec. 12,” explained Warriors coach Dan Snyder. “That’s really hard. Lifetime could not have been more wonderful and gra-cious and we really appreciate it but it’s not the same as practicing here. We were on a court with two hoops instead of six hoops. So as far as running a practice and stations and stuff like that, you can’t do it.

“I’m proud of the kids because of their resiliency. I made the comment that we’re fortunate to be practicing anywhere. So we’re not going to complain about the cir-cumstances. … We’re really happy to be back in our own building. Regardless of the situation of the last few weeks, the en-ergy level of this group is really good.”

Down 49-48 with 4:40 to play in the game, Arapahoe outscored the Golden Eagles 15-6. The Warriors, guilty of seven turnovers in the first quarter, had just 10 the rest of the way and employed a zone defense down the stretch which seemed to baffle Mountain Vista, which came into the game scoring 85.1 points per game.

“We had great energy,” said Till. “Turn-overs definitely caused some problems in the first half. We crashed the boards offen-sively and defensively. I don’t think we had a single offensive rebound in the first half. So it was aggressive intensity on both sides that won the game.”

Till, a 6-foot-2 senior, scored nine of Arapahoe’s first 11 points in the fourth quarter that started with the game tied at 44-all. He finished with a free throw to account for the Warriors’ eight-point tri-umph.

“He had a tremendous game,” said Sny-der. “He can score in a lot of different ways. He’s really a good shooter and he sees the court really well. That allows him to go to the right spot at the right time so it’s more than just being a good shooter.”

Arapahoe sank five of six free throws in the final 1:08 to stall any possible Moun-tain Vista comeback. The Warriors went 14 for 16 at the foul line for the game.

“I was happy with how well we execut-ed in the fourth quarter and obviously we hit some shots,” added Snyder. “The zone seemed to work. They were hurting us so bad getting to the basket against our man-to-man. In the scouting we had done, they are so good in transition, they shoot a ton of layups every game.”

In addition to Till, Corbin Atwell scored 16 points while James Dalrymple and Ethan Brunhofer each had eight for the Warriors.

Graham Smith had 17 points and 10 rebounds to lead Mountain Vista, which committed 19 turnovers including six in the final quarter. The Golden Eagles missed five 3-point attempts in the final 35 seconds. Mountain Vista’s leading scorer Jake Pemberton had only five points with all of them coming in the first half.

“Arapahoe is a good team,” said Moun-tain Vista coach Bob Wood. “They were ag-gressive on defense and we didn’t execute very well against (their zone).

“Inside of four minutes if you turn the ball over five or six times, you are not going to win the game. A lot of them were forced turnovers. We were trying to force the ball where it’s not open instead of executing

and getting something. ... We played poor-ly.”

Arapahoe (7-0) opened play in the tough Centennial League Jan. 8 against Cherry Creek and travels to Smoky Hill for a game Jan. 10.

“Of the top 10 teams in the rankings, five are in our league and a couple are just outside of the top 10,” pointed out Snyder. “I’ve seen all the teams in our league and I can say without a doubt this is the stron-

gest the league has been from top to bot-tom since I’ve been coaching.

Mountain Vista (8-1), meanwhile, played at Fountain Fort Carson Jan. 7 and hosted Montbello Jan. 8.

“I guess the Arapahoe loss sends a mes-sage,” confessed Wood. “Sometimes you think that you are better than you are. Hopefully this will help us. You hope you learn from mistakes and get better. We’ve got a lot of good teams yet to play.”

Arapahoe’s Corbin Atwell (10) shoots over Mountain Vista’s Brady Subart (23) on Jan. 4. Atwell had 16 points in the game as the Warriors won the game 63-55. Photo by Paul DiSalvo

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Denver Broncos revenge tour starts nowRemember the Ravens.I know it’s a new year and Auld Lang

Syne asks us to contemplate whether “old acquaintance be forgot and never brought to mind.”

But, as Broncos fans, we would be in a delusional state of denial if we were to sweep under the rug what happened to our beloved Orange and Blue around this time last year.

Sorry for the buzz kill, Broncos Coun-try, but do you remember what it felt like to see the ball that Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tuck booted into the frigid and rarified Denver air last January, as it sailed through the uprights at Invesco Field at Mile High?

If you don’t, you were either passed out drunk or are lying.

I remember it like it was yesterday: Defeated and deflated after an exhaust-ing four-hour game, I collapsed in my couch and stared at the TV, asking my-self, ‘Did that really just happen?’

When I awoke the next morning, I experienced a serene glimmer of hope that what had happened was just a bad dream. Alas, it wasn’t.

The incomprehensible loss was pain-

ful — and it was one that Broncos fans have experienced before. In 1997, the Broncos were offensively loaded and were championship material when an upstart Jacksonville Jaguars team came into Denver and shocked the world.

To be sure, the Broncos have done their part to try to erase those memories. They rebounded from the Jaguars loss to win back-to-back Super Bowls. And this year, Peyton Manning has broken more records than were destroyed during the 1979 Disco Demolition Night promotion in Chicago.

But for rabid sports fans like me, nothing short of winning or a lobotomy can erase bad memories.

And I’m not talking about regular sea-son wins; those mean nothing. Every-thing that happened from September

through December was just an exten-sion of the Broncos’ preseason schedule. Only January and February matters in this town.

This weekend, the Broncos welcome the San Diego Chargers to Denver, and with them arrives the hated Philip Riv-ers. No one outside of San Diego likes Rivers. And as adorable as his on-field 3-year-old-like temper tantrums might be to Chargers fans, we here in Denver simply loathe the guy.

It would be nice to punish the Char-gers for embarrassing us at home a few weeks ago. Vegas isn’t giving the Bolts much of a chance, positioning Denver as 10-point favorites.

But the Broncos were laying heavy betting timber to the Ravens, as well. And just like the Ravens, the Chargers are playing well at the right time and are coming into the Mile High City on a hot streak, with nothing to lose.

The Broncos — loaded with perhaps the greatest arsenal of offensive talent in league history and an aging Hall of Fame quarterback — absolutely must beat the Chargers this weekend.

We cannot lose to Philip Rivers. And we cannot lose at home in the first round

of the playoffs — again.Is Denver the best team in the AFC?

Yes. Is Denver the best team in football? One can make a strong argument.

But the best team doesn’t always win in January.

Do I think Denver will win the Super Bowl this year? Yes. But that necessarily means that we must not lose Sunday.

The Broncos’ combined record this season against the other three remaining AFC playoff teams is 1-3.

The Revenge Tour starts now.Remember what San Diego did to us

at home a few weeks back.Remember that Philip Rivers is utterly

obnoxious.Remember what it felt like to see Pey-

ton Manning lose during his emotional return to Indianapolis this year.

Remember Tom Brady. Remember be-ing up 24-0 to the Patriots before suffer-ing a miserable loss.

But, above all: Remember the Ravens.

Aside from sports-column writing, Vic Vela covers the Legislature for Colorado Community Media. Vic can be reached at [email protected] or follow him on Twitter: @VicVela1.

Englewood’s girls basketball team comes into 2014 with a 2-3 record.

The Pirates got their second win of the season to close out the 2013 portion of the schedule as they topped Jefferson, 33-24.

First-year coach Tom Rode said before the break that he was pleased with the progress his team had made as they work to play better basketball.

The Pirates were at home Jan. 7 against Fort Morgan to play their first league game of the season. Englewood then plays a non-league game Jan. 10 against Kipp Denver Academy and returns to league action at home Jan. 13 against Fort Lup-ton.

Swimming and wrestlingWith 16 girls out for the 2013-14 swim

team, coach Tracey Lonn said before the break that the members of the team are working hard.

The swimmers have been experienc-

ing limited practice time in the pool at the Englewood Recreation Center and are on the road for every meet since the Pirates no longer have a pool at the high school.

The team got back in the lanes Jan. 8 in Colorado Springs against St. Mary’s Acad-emy and swim closer to home Jan. 9 when they travel to Thomas Jefferson for a dual.

This year also marks the first time in decades wrestlers are on the road for prac-tice as well as for many of their matches.

The road trip for practice is because of construction of the seventh- through 12th-grade campus at the high school

site, which has made it necessary for the Pirates to practice at Englewood Middle School. Coach Jim Potter said the facility is small and a little crowded at times but the team can live with it for one season.

Englewood has a young team this sea-son with only one senior on the roster in letterman Kenny Gelinas. The Pirates have several underclassmen who wrestled var-sity last season and Potter expects them to be competitive at several different weight divisions.

The Pirate wrestlers will open 2014 at a tournament at Alameda High School.


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SALOME’S STARSFOR THE WEEK OF JAN 8, 2014

ARIES (Mar 21 to Apr 19) It’s a good time to take a much-needed break from your recent hectic schedule and spend some time in quieter surroundings. Impor-tant news could arrive early next week.

TAURUS (Apr 20 to May 20) The Taurean traits of reliability and thoroughness could be well-tested when decision-makers consider your proposals and/or requests. Be prepared to answer some probing questions.

GEMINI (May 21 to Jun 20) A sudden attack of boredom leaves you with some tasks undone. It’s OK to take a short respite. But get back to work by week’s end so that you have time for other projects.

CANCER (Jun 21 to Jul 22) Avoid prejudging a situa-tion just because it looks bad. Facts could emerge that would make your position uncomfortable, to say the least. A relative has interesting news to share with you.

LEO (Jul 23 to Aug 22) This is a good time to begin reassessing some of your recent decisions about your long-range goals to see if they still have merit. Spend more time with loved ones this weekend.

VIRGO (Aug 23 to Sept 22) An unsettled situation at home or on the job early in the week could drain your energy levels, making it difficult to get your work done on schedule. But things improve by midweek.

LIBRA (Sept 23 to Oct 22) A temporary setback could give you time to go over your plans to find weaknesses you might have overlooked before. A romantic getaway with that special person is favored this weekend.

SCORPIO (Oct 23 to Nov 21) Professional and per-sonal situations benefit once you set a positive tone in getting things off to a good start. Honest dialogue smoothes over any occasional display of balkiness.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22 to Dec 21) A problem with workplace colleagues or family members seems to defy even your sage counsel. But be patient. Your words eventually will lead to a resolution.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22 to Jan 19) Don’t just wait out that unexpected and unexplained delay in your career move. You could gain added respect if you ask why it happened and what you can do to move things along.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20 to Feb 18) Although your work-place strategies usually are accepted, you could be challenged by someone who isn’t so favorably im-pressed. Be prepared to defend your positions.

PISCES (Feb 19 to Mar 20) Your friendship circle expands, with new people coming into your life at this time. Welcome them warmly. But don’t neglect those cherished longtime personal relationships.

BORN THIS WEEK: You love to search for knowl-edge and share it with others. You would make an especially fine teacher.

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amErican association of University 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 first 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 nonprofit educational club.

EnglEwood chaPtEr of the Junior Chamber of Com-merce (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.coloradojaycees.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.

narfE (national Active and Retired Federal Employees), Chapter 1089 was merged into Chapter 81. The membership meetings are from noon to 1:30 p.m. the third Friday of every month, with an optional lunch at 11 a.m., at the American Legion Post 1, at the Southeast corner of I-25 and Yale Ave (5400 E Yale). All current and retired federal employees are invited to attend. For information call, Hank at 303-779-4268 or Darlene at 303-771-2024.

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chErry crEEk Anglers meets at 7 p.m. every second Thurs-day 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 danc-ing. Dances are the first, third and fifth Friday each month at Malley Senior Center in Englewood. Call Ron at 303-759-4862.

mountainEErs squarE Dance Club meets the first, third

and fifth 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 Englewood. Take originals or an old favorite to read to others. Readings will be limited to five 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.

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homEcoming inc. offers caregivers of low-income seniors who are frail, disabled or unable to live alone without care in Adams, Arapahoe, Jefferson 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.

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araPahoE sErtoma Club meets on Thursdays at the Englewood Elks Club, 3690 S. Jason, Englewood. Contact Ken Kelley at 303-789-9393 or [email protected].

daughtErs of the American Revolution, Columbine Chapter meets at 1 p.m. every second Saturday at Castlewood Library, 6739 S. Unita 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 Commonwealth 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.

sErtoma club of DTC meets on Thursdays at Mangia Bevi Restaurant, Englewood. Contact David Oppenheim at 303-850-7888 or [email protected].

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 breakfast and a weekly program and learn more about Lions Club Interna-tional 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 rotaryclubofenglewood.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 Preschoolers 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 Wednes-days 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.

toastmastErs - Meridian Midday. Experienced profession-als and beginning speakers alike can benefit from our practical, face-to-face learning program. Whether you’re speaking to the board of directors, your customers, your co-workers or your kids, Toastmasters can help you do it better. We meet every Thursday from 11:35 a.m. to 12:35 p.m. at the American Family Insurance Building, 9510 South Meridian Blvd. in Englewood. For more information, contact our current VP of Membership, Brent Hilvitz at 303-668-5789. We hope you will visit us and check out Meridian Midday Toastmasters. www.meridianmid-day.com

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 encour-aged 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, field trips and get

acquainted luncheons.

rotary club of Denver Tech Center meets from 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. Tuesdays at the Glenmoor Country Club in Englewood. Call Larry McLaughline at 303-741-1403.

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 Jefferson County. For more information call Mel at 303-973-8688or Nan at 728-981-1841.

south suburban Women’s Connection, affiliated with Stonecroft Ministries, meets from 9-11 a.m. the second Wednesday of every other month beginning in January at Maggiano’s, 7401 S. Clinton St. The brunch includes a feature and an inspirational speaker. For details, reservations and complimentary nursery, call Rachel Lee at 303-866-1444 or e-mail [email protected].

whatcha rEadin’ meets at 7 p.m. monthly at The Attic Bookstore, 200 W. Hampden Ave., near Hampden and Bannock in Englewood. If having a prescribed reading list isn’t appeal-ing, but gushing about an amazing or horrible read is, this is the right book club. Discuss books and get recommendations from other avid readers. Call 303-777-5352.

suPPort

adult childrEn of Elderly Parents, a Denver-area group of caregivers and relatives of elderly looking for support and resources, meets twice monthly at Malley Senior Center, 3380 S. Lincoln Street, Englewood. Meetings often include speakers from medical, counseling and housing services. Call Marina at 720-272-2846.

brEast cancEr Support Group meets Tuesdays 5:30-6:30 p.m. at Swedish Medical Center, 501 E. Hampden Ave., Englewood, second floor Conference Center, Spruce B. Patients, survivors and caregivers are welcome to attend. Meetings are free and open to the public. RSVP to Kelly Topf, oncology patient care coordinator, at 303-319-8638.

hEPatitis c Support Group. The group meets on the fourth Tuesday of every month at 1000 Englewood Parkway from 7-8:30 p.m. Contact is Deidrea at 303-504-1853.

lung cancEr Support Group meets from 7-8 p.m. Tuesdays at Swedish Medical Center, 501 E. Hampden Ave., in the second-floor Conference Center, Spruce B, in Englewood. Patients, survivors and caregivers are welcome. Meetings are free and open to the public. To reserve a spot call Kelly Topf, oncology patient care coordinator, at 303-319-8638.

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Notice To Creditors Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORSEstate of Margaret E. Palmer,

a/k/a Margaret Palmer,a/k/a Margaret Eileen Palmer,

a/k/a Peggy Palmer,a/k/a Peggy E. Palmer,

a/k/a Peggy Eileen Palmer, DeceasedCase Number 2013PR30578

All persons having claims against theabove-named estate are required topresent them to the Personal Represent-ative or to District Court of Arapahoe,County, Colorado on or before May 2,2014, or the claims may be forever barred.

Rae P. NelsonPersonal Representative532 Amberjack Dr.North Port, FL 34287

Legal Notice No.: 4590First Publication: January 3, 2014Last Publication: January 17, 2014Publisher: The Englewood Herald

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORSEstate of JANE G. RAINBOLT,

a/k/a JANE GLADNEY RAINBOLT,and MARY JANE RAINBOLT, Deceased

Case Number 2013PR 30555

All persons having claims against theabove-named estate are required topresent them to the Personal Represent-ative or to District Court of Arapahoe,County, Colorado on or before May 5,2014, or the claims may be forever barred.

Personal Representative:Atlantic Trust Company, N.A.c/o H. Arthur Graper1700 Lincoln StreetSuite 2550Denver, Colorado 80203-4502


Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORSEstate of Kent C. Lazo,

a/k/a Kent Lazo,a/k/a Kent Cornelius Lazo, Deceased

Case Number 2013PR30591

All persons having claims against theabove-named estate are required topresent them to the Personal Represent-ative or to District Court of Arapahoe,County, Colorado on or before May 12, orthe claims may be forever barred.

Susan A. LazoPersonal RepresentativePO Box 2152, Breckenridge, CO 80424


Notice To Creditors PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORSEstate of Milton F. Poffel, Sr., Deceased

Case Number: 2013 PR 30583

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 May 3,2014 or the claims may be forever barred.

Milton F. Poffel, Jr.Personal Representative4736 S. Logan StreetEnglewood, Colorado 80113

Bette Heller, P.C.Attorney at Law19671 E. Euclid DriveCentennial, CO 80016phone: 303-690-7092fax: 303-690-0757

Legal Notice No: 4592First Publication: January 3, 2014Last Publication: January 17, 2014Publisher: Englewood Herald

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NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT

Notice is hereby given pursuant to Sec-tion 38-26-107, Colorado Revised Stat-utes, that on January 10, 2014 a final set-tlement will be made by the ArapahoeCounty School District No. 1 (EnglewoodSchools) on account of a contractbetween the Contractor and the District forthe following project:

School: The Englewood CampusItem Description: Phase I ConstructionContractor: Saunders Construction,Inc.

Any person, co-partnership, entity, associ-ation, or corporation who has an unpaidclaim against the Contractor for or on ac-count of the furnishing of labor, materials,team hire, sustenance, provisions,provender or other supplies used or con-sumed by such Contractor or any of hissubcontractors in or about the perform-ance of such work, may, at any time up toand including the time of such final settle-ment on said date, file a verified state-ment of the amount due and unpaid on ac-count of such claim with EnglewoodSchools (Attention: Jon Kvale) at 4101 SBannock St, Englewood, CO 80110. Fail-ure on the part of the claimant to file suchstatement prior to such final settlement willrelieve the District from any and all liabil-ity for such claimant’s claim.

ARAPAHOE COUNTY SCHOOLDISTRICT NO 1By: Jon Kvale

Legal Notice No.: 4585First Publication: December 27, 2013Last Publication: January 10, 2014Publisher: The Englewood Herald

Public Notice

NOTICE OF FINAL PAYMENT

On or about January 31, 2014 the City ofEnglewood will make final payment to:

American Mechanical Servicesof Denver LLCAMS Job Number J099616810 S. Tucson WayCentennial, CO 80112

For construction of: Emergency BoilerReplacement at the EnglewoodRecreation Center

Any or all claims relating to this contractmust be filed with Frank Gryglewicz, Dir-ector of Finance & Administrative Ser-vices, 1000 Englewood Parkway, Engle-wood, Colorado 80110-2373 prior to Fri-day, January 24, 2014.

Frank GryglewiczDirector of Finance& Administrative ServicesCity of Englewood, Colorado


Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORSEstate of DOROTHE F. BENCE

a/k/a DOROTHE BENCE, Deceased Case Number: 2013 PR 30577

All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to pres-ent them to the Personal Representative or to on or before May 20, 2014, or the claims may be forever barred.

/s/ Penny Lee WilsonPenny Lee Wilson, Personal Representative 671 East AlgroveCovina, CA 91723


Notice To Creditors Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORSEstate of Von J. Bunting,

a/k/a Von Bunting, a/k/a Von Joel Bunting,a/k/a Yvon J. Bunting, a/k/a Yvon Bunting,

a/k/a Yvon Joel Bunting, DeceasedCase Number: 2013PR30588

All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to pres-ent them to the Personal Representative or to District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before May 10, 2014, or the claims may be forever barred.

Phyllis M. Bunting Personal Representative7878 S. Logan WayLittleton, CO 80122


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New faces on Littleton’s Main Street emergeClothing stores, eateries pop up downtownBy Jennifer [email protected]

While the face of Main Street generally remains the same, the pace and the places were in an upward swing during 2013, says City Manager Michael Penny.

“Dozens of initiatives that have been put in place over the last two years are re-ally starting to take off,” he said.

His staff has spent the last two years building a strong relationship with the downtown merchants, he says, and taking a more proactive role.

“The focus has shifted from a passive `gardening’ approach to one in which we reach out to current and potential busi-nesses,” he said. “Many of the businesses locating in Littleton have met and spent a significant amount of time with our staff prior to finding a business location within the city.”

He points to programs like the econom-ic-incentive grant, the historic-preserva-tion grant and an upcoming downtown Lit-tleton way-finding initiative that will guide visitors to downtown’s amenities.

“The feedback we’re getting from the business community has been overwhelm-ingly positive,” he said.

The new merchants agree. Sharon Jones, owner of Gypsy Jones, can’t seem to stay away despite her wandering nature. She’s been in her current location on Main Street

for about three months, in one around the corner on Prince Street for two years before that, in the Streets at SouthGlenn for four years before that, and in two different spots on Main Street for six years before that.

“The gypsy was drawn back, and her caravan is home to roost,” she said.

Her store is right next to another con-signment store, Full Circle, and right next door to that is Soignee, a high-end women’s clothing store that opened in May to round out the selection.

“I love the quaintness of Main Street,” said owner Diane Lessnau, adding that she’s excited the city is hiring an event

planner to help throw the doors open to new faces. “I think it could be really a desti-nation place if more people knew we were here.”

Penny said the marketing and event co-ordinator will be on board soon with a mis-sion to increase tourism, hospitality and events to bring more visitors, businesses and residents to the city.

Soignee is full of sparkly things, as is Jewells up the street. Store manager Jeff Hayzlett says the company manufactures jewelry ranging from $30 to $70,000, and sells it at wholesale prices (bridal sets ex-cluded).

“We had a good Christmas season con-sidering how new we were,” he said. The store opened in October, joining JF Sholl as a jewelry option on Main Street.

Dining options became even more di-verse in 2013, and with Jose’s and the old Opus space still empty, 2014 could see even more.

For now, Pho Real became Main Street’s first Asian option, opening in the old Tres Jolie space in August.

“We just thought that pho would be a good fit for the neighborhood,” said owner Victor Nguyen. “We bring healthy, good food to the small community. And the city’s been awesome, so helpful. (City staff) did everything they could to get us open as fast as possible.”

Another unique addition is In-Tea, known for its liquor-infused tea but offer-ing a selection of pastries and grab-and-go lunches, as well. Store owner Carole Alva-rez says they’ll be expanding their sake col-lection and offering tastings and classes on the rice-based liquor.

“We’re doing awesome here,” she said.Having opened in April, she’s been im-

pressed with the strong merchants associa-tion and how supportive all the businesses are of each other.

“It’s very unique,” she said.The long-awaited La Vaca also opened

in March. The name means “cow” in Span-ish, and they offer up the best parts for sale. Manager Parker Mosley said the commu-nity feeling on Main Street has been great.

“It’s just an awesome city to be a part of,” he said. “It’s changing in a lot of good ways, and it’s a great time to be a part of it.”

Several new businesses opened on Main Street in 2013. Photo by Jennifer Smith


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University of Colorado Hospital is excited to bring you a helpful and informative seminar series at the Lone Tree Health Center. Get your questions answered and learn more about your health from the University of Colorado School of Medicine physicians, right here in your neighborhood.

KNOWLEDGE IS THE ULTIMATE PREVENTATIVE

UPCOMING SEMINARS INCLUDE:

WHY ARE MY HANDS NUMB? A discussion on Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Presented by: John Froelich, MD Assistant Professor, Orthopedics University of Colorado School of Medicine

Wednesday, January 15, 2014 6:00 – 7:00pm

Why do I drop things and my hands go numb? Learn the answers to these and many other questions related to carpal tunnel syndrome.

Cost: Free

LOL WITH CONFIDENCE: Learn what’s available for Female Bladder control

Presented by: Kathleen Connell, MD and Tyler Muffly, MD Associate Professor and Assistant Professor, Women’s Pelvic Health and Surgery University of Colorado School of Medicine

Tuesday, January 21, 20146:00 – 7:30pm

Learn why it’s NEVER normal to have bladder control issues. Find out what options are available if more advanced treatment is needed.

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MEDICINE.

CLASSES OFFERED AT:Lone Tree Health Center 9548 Park Meadows Drive Lone Tree, CO 80124

TO REGISTER GO TO: WWW.UCH.EDU/LONETREE Or call Amy Hurley at 720-553-1127 or 720-848-2200

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