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Second GOP hopeful makes cut for District I candidacy

By Rick Gustafson Special to Colorado Community Media

Elbert County Republicans will now have two options in the District I pri-mary for county commissioner, sched-uled for June 28. According to Rhonda Braun, Elbert County elections manager, Republican Jim Whistler successfully petitioned to have his name placed on the party’s primary ballot.

In a statement released April 5, Whistler wrote, “Elbert County history is being changed today. The citizens of our county have voiced their support for, not only my candidacy, but for competi-tion in elections.”

Whistler announced his candidacy in

early February but chose not to partici-pate in the Republican county assembly in March, opting instead to petition county Republicans directly for the op-portunity to face Chris Richardson in the June primary.

He presented 939 signatures to the clerk’s offi ce shortly after 2 p.m. on April 4, three hours before the submis-sion deadline, and County Clerk Dallas Schroeder and his team immediately began checking the integrity of each notarized petition, counting the total signatures submitted, and began verify-ing each signature.

To qualify for the primary ballot, Whistler needed to obtain 634 verifi ed signatures or 20 percent of the total Republican participation in the 2014 District I primary. Of the signatures he Republican candidate for the District I county commissioner seat, Jim Whistler, right,

submits his petitions to Elbert County Clerk Dallas Schroeder and Election Manager Rhonda Braun on April 4. Photo by Rick Gustafson

Commissioner race to feature primary vote

Race continues on Page 9

Arrest leads to discovery of more than $20,000 worth of property

Staff report The Parker Police Department has

arrested two suspects in connection with the theft of more than 40 guns from a Parker residence.

Casey Allen Riedel, 20, and Jacob Lee Whitlock, 18, both of Elizabeth, are fac-ing charges that include second-degree burglary, possession of a fi rearm by a pre-

vious offender, criminal mischief and conspiracy to commit theft. The dis-trict attorney may add more charges, according to a news release by the Parker Police Depart-ment. The investigation is ongoing.

Both suspects were booked into the Douglas County Jail. Riedel is free after posting a $50,000 personal recognizance bond while Whitlock remains in custody on a $15,000 bond.

A witness called police at 7:34 p.m. April 2 to re-port the suspects exiting

the home, the news release stated.Police tracked the suspects’ car based

on a description provided by the witness. While searching the suspects’ car, offi cers found more than 40 guns, as well as al-cohol, jewelry, coins and other property.

Whitlock

Riedel

Elizabeth men arrested in gun thefts

Theft continues on Page 9

April is awareness month for welfare of young people

By Rick Gustafson Special to Colorado Community Media

April is National Child Abuse Pre-vention Month, so in addition to their daily work in support of local families, the staff at Elbert County Health and Human Services has been busy with

outreach to county organizations and citizens.

One of the fi rst stops was the Elbert County Courthouse in Kiowa for a presentation to the Board of County Commissioners. At its March 30 meeting, the BOCC issued a proc-lamation declaring April Child Abuse Awareness month in Elbert County in concert with a state and national campaign.

Jerri Spear, director of Elbert

County HHS, along with Sherry Han-sen, protective services administrator, explained the role of HHS along with many of the activities planned for April.

“Historically child welfare has been thought of in the media and in the public lately as the agency that comes in and takes children away. Really that’s not what we want to do,”

From left, Sherry Hansen and Jerri Spear present pinwheels and posters to County Commissioners Robert Rowland and Larry Ross, along with County Manager Ed Ehmann. Photo by Rick Gustafson

County spotlights child abuse

Outreach continues on Page 9

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Inside the restored building is an array of gifts and antiques

By Geraldine SmithSpecial to Colorado Community Media

Walking into the Carriage Shop-pes in Elizabeth is like stepping back into time, an illusion created by the surrounding antique furniture and ambience of the building itself.

Thanks to the owner, Nora Nikkel, and her late husband, the building was restored to its original 1895 con-dition. History is some of the allure of this business because of stories the antiques suggest and the build-ing’s own historical past.

An antique MGM Studios buggy near the front entrance suggests the romance of the silver screen, whether or not it ever carried any big stars, and the shop’s histori-cal past includes time as the town center, a live theater, a blacksmith shop with chimney still intact, home to a buggy and wagon dealership and a backroom that once housed the horses.

The store is a wonderland of unique gifts.

Nikkel said, “Chairs are my weak-ness.” In the early days, she had hundreds of chairs she sold off.

To quote one of the testimonials in a book on the counter, “You could go through 20 stores to see all the merchandise[found] in this store.”

Nikkel has expanded the mer-chandise beyond antiques to include other gift ideas because many shop-pers came in looking for a special gift they could not find elsewhere.

On this day, Kelly Walters brought her mother, Donna Flaherty, and her three children Alistair, Oliver and Augustine to look through the store.

Kelly said they had been there before and loved it.

Among favorite items of patrons are the shop’s own-label jellies and jams and the beautiful artificial flow-er arrangements and wreaths Nikkel makes herself.

“I can’t keep them in the store,” she said.

She also rents out space to local artisans. Treasures include

homemade jewelry —solicited by the Museum of Natural History for display — Alpaca yarn for the industrious or completed articles of clothing for sale; work by a famous Alabama artist, Sam the Spot Man; local handmade soaps; and so many other collectibles to keep the serious browser coming back.

After browsing or in anticipa-tion of a long siege of browsing, the shopper can have tea in the attached tea room, Teaspoon. The tea room has soups, sandwiches, desserts, tea and three different tea rooms that can accommodate a group or just one person. The tea room is open for showers and birthday parties, and will have specials on Mother’s Day and other holidays. High tea is also an option.

Kelly Walters and her children Augustine and Alistair and grandmother Donna Flaherty holding Oliver visit Carriage Shoppes to browse. Photos by Geraldine Smith

Adjoining the Carriage Shoppes is the Teaspoon, with three tea rooms that can accom-modate both small and large gatherings, including show-ers and birthday parties.

Elizabeth shop offers journey into past

STORE HOURSCarriage Shoppes: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday; closed Sundays

Teaspoon: 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Phone: 303- 646-4681

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Cottonwood resident prepares to return home after transplant

By Tom Skelley [email protected]

Alan Lammle’s long-awaited return to Colorado is almost upon him.

After almost a year of anticipa-tion and worry, Lammle successfully received a pancreas transplant on March 15. The surgery went well and Lammle is healing, albeit slowly. He is scheduled to have his staples re-moved on April 8, and he and his wife, Amy Simons, hope to return to their Cottonwood home shortly thereafter.

Lammle left Colorado in April 2015 to be close to the University of Min-nesota Medical Center, where he had decided to pursue a transplant. Doc-tors advised them to move close to the hospital so Lammle wouldn’t miss his chance for a new pancreas due to complications like inclement weather or fl ight delays.

After three months of waiting in Minneapolis, Lammle and Simons decided to explore other venues for the surgery.

“I felt severely upset to be left in a `holding pattern’ for almost three months,” Lammle said in an email. “I felt hopeless and depressed and wanted to go home. I decided to go online to fi nd other hospitals and found the University of Wisconsin.”

Lammle and Simons rented a car and drove 270 miles to Madison, Wisconsin, and took up residence at the Restoring Hope Transplant House, a facility designed to provide afford-able, comfortable living conditions for people in Lammle and Simons’ situation.

“Our whole mission is to serve transplant families like we were served, to pay it forward,” said Cindy Herbst, executive director and co-founder of Restoring Hope. Herbst’s

family went through a similar experi-ence while a family member waited for a bone marrow transplant.

Usually families at the Restor-ing Hope house have already been approved for a transplant and have a specifi ed amount of time they will stay. Lammle was still waiting for a pancreas to even be found. After speaking with Simons, Herbst made an exception to their admittance guidelines.

“I couldn’t imagine what it would be like to be in Minnesota for so long,” Herbst said. “Not just the ex-pense of it all, but the emotional toll of all that waiting.”

The fi nancial toll hasn’t been small either. Simons estimates she and Lammle have spent at least $30,000 since they relocated, not counting medical expenses.

“We have spent more money than we ever thought we would have spent,” Simons said.

The family has held several

fundraisers to help cover Lammle’s expenses and they are planning more. Even though his surgery is behind him, Lammle still faces more pro-cedures and expenses. He will be on an immunosuppressant diet for the rest of his life and will need airfare to return to Wisconsin four times a year for follow-up appointments.

In addition to barbecues and silent auctions, the family has a fundraising website, https://helphopelive.org/campaign/8797, where donations of auctionable items like event tickets and sports memorabilia are sold. The profi ts go to the family.

“Our community in Parker has been exceptional,” Simons said, referring to those who helped with fi nances as well as her “extended fam-ily” taking care of her home and dogs.

Lammle’s staples will come out on April 8. He and Simons hope to return soon after.

“I miss my puppies and my kids,” he said.

Alan Lammle stands outside the Restoring Hope Transplant House in Middle-ton, Wisconsin, on March 30. Lammle and his wife, Amy Simons, have been staying at the facility since February. Photo courtesy of Restoring Hope Trans-plant House

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Parker woman going strong at age 102

By Tom [email protected]

Edith Tonnessen grew up in a time before cars and airplanes reached her hometown in Norway. For much of her life she had to walk almost everywhere she went. She may have been onto something.

On April 2, Tonnessen turned 102, and she didn’t show any signs of slowing down. Her clear, sky blue eyes scanned the room sharply and her voice never wavered as she talked with family and friends. When someone announced lunch was ready, she walked gracefully to the buffet table, passing other diners who had a head start.

“She’s still kicking butt and taking names,” said Tom Lane, a driver at the Parker Senior Center who transports Tonnessen to and from the center every Friday. “I usually try to get out and help people to their door, but I get out and she’s already gone.”

The staff and her friends at the center threw a party for Tonnessen on April 1. Four generations of her family were rep-resented, as her daughter and son-in-law, granddaughter, and great-grandson all came for the party.

Born in Norway in 1914, Tonnessen came to the United States after her two sisters. She took a boat and landed in Brooklyn, New York, in 1940, and lived there with her sister.

“Where I was, there was no work there, so we had to get out,” she said.

In New York she got trained as a mas-seuse, a job she remembers fondly. She lived in Connecticut and Florida before moving to Colorado in 2010. She resides in the Pradera section of Parker with her daughter, Ingrid, 65, and son-in-law Gary, 65.

Tonnessen, the third of eight children, has outlived her brothers and sisters. She didn’t offer any advice for longev-

ity, but she said her own may be from a combination of exercise, healthy living and an unusual diet.

“Well, I did a lot of walking, they say that is good,” she said. “And I never smoked.”

A delicacy from her homeland may have played a role as well. Doctors advised her to eat sardines to prevent osteoporosis, though she was way ahead

of them.“I just liked them, I didn’t know,” she

said.Tonnessen has remained active much

longer than many of her peers. She drove herself and her friends around Florida until the age of 96, and on Easter of 2015, she surprised her family by joining her great-grandchildren on the swings.

She keeps in touch with her Norwe-gian relatives via FaceTime. Technology may intimidate some seniors, but not her.

“She got her first cell phone, an iPhone, at 100,” said granddaughter Ra-chel Brown, 36. “Who does that?”

Edith Tonnessen celebrates her 102nd birthday at the Parker Senior Center on April 1. Tonnessen attends the center every Friday for lunch and crocheting. Photo by Tom Skelley

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High school students who get too little sleep — or too much — are also more likely to drive drunk or take other risks, according to government researchers.

The scientists say they don’t know if sleep issues cause teens to take dangerous risks, or whether both are a reflection of depression or other problems. But the link between sleep and injury-causing risks is striking — especially when it comes to drinking and driving, said the study’s lead author, Anne Wheaton of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

“I thought that was really, really sur-prising and just really worrying,” she said.

Students who get only five or six hours a night were twice as likely to say they’d driven while drinking in the previous month, compared to kids who regularly got a full night’s sleep. That was also true of kids who got 10 or more hours per night, compared to the regular sleepers, the researchers found.

The CDC released the study Thurs-day. It’s based on in-school, anonymous, paper-and-pencil surveys of more than 50,000 high school students conducted nationally in 2007, 2009, 2011 and 2013.

Too-little sleep is very common, and too-much sleep is pretty rare. About 69 out of 100 high school students get insuf-ficient sleep — defined as seven hours of sleep or less on average school night. About two out of every 100 get too much — 10 or more hours.

Previous research has found a link between insufficient sleep and injuries from car crashes, sports or workplace accidents.

The CDC investigators wanted to probe which students got proper sleep, and to see if it was related to which kids said they recently had decided not to wear seat belts or bike helmets, or were texting while driving, drinking while driv-ing, or riding with a drunk driver.

For adults, the recommended amount of sleep is seven to nine hours each night. Previous CDC research suggests at least a third of adults get less than that.

Doctors offer tips for good sleeping that include sticking to a regular bedtime schedule, getting exercise each day and avoiding caffeine and nicotine at night. Parents are advised to keep kids away from TV, video or cell phone screens before bedtime.

Find the CDC report at www.cdc.gov/mmwr.

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EventsColorado Jazz Repertory Orchestra

From hard swinging blues and beautiful ballads, to driving Latin tunes and the soulful vocals of Heidi Schmidt, this swingin’ jazz orchestra will dazzle the audience with the best of big band jazz. Savor the music of greats like Count Basie, Maynard Ferguson, Buddy Rich, and more. The big band classic performance is at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 16 at the PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker. For tickets and information, go to www.ParkerArt.org or call 303-805-6800.

Castle Rock Coders Forming

Castle Rock Coders is a group for all ages and all skill levels that will meet every other Satur-day, beginning April 16, at the Philip S. Miller Library in Castle Rock. Bring your laptop and spend some time collaborating with other ama-teur programmers during this informal drop-in program. The facilitator has 20-plus years of experience in software development. Contact Jane Smith at [email protected] or call Jane at 303-791-7323 if you have questions.

Authors’ Celebration

The Castle Rock Writers group plans its Authors’ Celebration from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Monday, April 18, at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Castle Rock Writers group members will share their recently published work. Hear how they did it. The celebration is open to members and the public. The group meets one Monday each month. RSVP to [email protected] or call Alice Aldridge-Dennis at 303-521-8615.

Outback Express March Schedule

The Outback Express is a public transit service provided through the East Central Council of Local Governments is open and available to all residents of Cheyenne, Elbert, Kit Carson and

Lincoln counties and provides an economical and efficient means of travel for the four-county region. Call Kay Campbell, Kiowa, at 719- 541-4275. You may also call the ECCOG office at 1-800-825-0208 to make reservations for any of the trips. You may also visit http://outbackex-press.tripod.com. To ensure that a seat is avail-able, 24-hour advance reservations are appreci-ated. Go from Simla and Matheson to Colorado Springs on Monday, April 18; go from Simla and Matheson to Limon on Thursday, April 28; go from Kiowa, Elizabeth and Elbert to Parker or Colorado Springs on Tuesday, April 19; go from Elizabeth to Colorado Springs or Parker on Tuesday, April 12; Good Samaritan Nursing Home residents ride on Thursday, April 14.

Oklahoma! Auditions

Parker Theatre Academy, in association with Parker United Methodist Church, plans audi-tions for “Oklahoma!” from 6-9 p.m. Tuesday, April 19, and 2-5 p.m. April 20, at the PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker. A portion of the ticket sales benefits the Parker Task Force. Performers of all ages and talents are needed and families are encouraged to audition. Call 303-805-6800 to sch edule an audition appointment. Callbacks are by invita-tion only from 2-5 p.m. April 21. A participation fee is charged if selected. Scholarships are available. Those auditioning must prepare a 30-second song, preferably from Oklahoma! Be prepared to learn a simple dance and read from the script. Rehearsals start in June and take place Monday through Thursday from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Specific days and times for individual performers and ensembles will be created after auditions. Oklahoma! performances are on the weekends from July 26 to Aug. 4 at the PACE Center. Show tickets are available at PACEcen-teronline.org, 303-805-6800 or at the PACE Center box office.

Music Festival

Douglas Elbert Music Teachers Association plans its 21st festival from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 23, at the Parker Bible Church, 4391 Mainstreet, Parker. More than 350 students from Douglas and Elbert counties will play before judges and take music theory tests. High level performers will play in the honors concert the following weekend. Large prizes will be given to “Stump the Musician” game win-ners. Call 303-841-2976.

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By Donna Bryson Associated Press

Fewer Americans are visiting librar-ies — which means they’re missing out on the changes at such institutions, according to results of a Pew Research Center survey released April 7 at the Public Library Association’s annual con-ference in Denver.

Pew has been asking American adults whether they visited a library in the past year. The first time, in 2012, 53 percent said yes. That has dropped steadily, to 44 percent last year.

The trend is worrying, but such

numbers should not be the only way the importance of libraries is measured, said Vailey Oehlke, president of the Public Library Association, which works to strengthen public libraries and their staffs. She pointed, for example, to ef-forts by libraries across the country to help patrons earn high school diplomas or improve career skills.

“Public libraries are critical players in ensuring that our communities are healthy and successful and ensuring that the people living in the communi-ties are living up to their potential,” Oehlke said in an interview.

But Pew also found that many adults don’t know they can borrow e-books, study for high school equivalency de-grees and take part in other programs at their libraries. Libraries across the

country have been increasing offer-ings, in part to try to remain relevant as the municipal budgets on which they rely shrink. Pew, citing the Informa-tion Policy and Access Center at the University of Maryland, said 90 percent of public libraries have e-book lending programs. But Pew’s survey showed a third of adults didn’t know that.

Researchers interviewed a nationally representative sample of 2,752 adults by landline and cell phone. The margin of error was 2.1 percentage points.

Libraries can’t devote much of their budgets to public relations, but know they need to do more, said Denver City Librarian Michelle Jeske. After years of keeping the marketing budget at $25,000, the Denver library is spend-ing $75,000 this year. Part of that will be

spent on a survey to get more informa-tion about how the community views library services.

The Public Library Association conference is a chance for librarians to learn about their colleagues’ experi-ences with the latest technologies and programs, which go far beyond GED prep.

In Colorado’s Arapahoe County, library users can test the Oculus Rift, Facebook’s virtual reality headset.

For all the emphasis on technology, Jeske said the niche for institutions like hers may be in providing an old-fashioned kind of connectivity. “I think there is a clamoring in the community for a place for people to come together,” she said. Libraries “actually ask people to loiter.”

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spent on a survey to get more informa-tion about how the community views library services.

The Public Library Association conference is a chance for librarians to learn about their colleagues’ experi-ences with the latest technologies and programs, which go far beyond GED prep.

In Colorado’s Arapahoe County, library users can test the Oculus Rift, Facebook’s virtual reality headset.

For all the emphasis on technology, Jeske said the niche for institutions like hers may be in providing an old-fashioned kind of connectivity. “I think there is a clamoring in the community for a place for people to come together,” she said. Libraries “actually ask people to loiter.”


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QUIET DESPERATION

Michael Norton

WINNING WORDS

You know that box of “stuff” that has come with you everywhere you have lived? Or maybe it’s that same box or boxes of “stuff” that just keeps getting moved around from the attic, the crawl space, the base-ment, and then to the garage and then back to the basement again. Then eventually some of us even rent storage space to keep all those boxes and all of that “stuff” sacredly preserved.

Then one day, maybe that day is today, we wake up and decide we are actually go-ing to open the boxes of “stuff” and let go of what we really don’t need or want. But what happens? We open the boxes and we see all of these things that remind us of our childhood or our children or our favorite sport or hobby and there is just no way we could ever let it go. So back in the box it goes, neatly wrapped, and ready to take its rightful position back in the basement alongside the stacks of National Geographic magazines that have been saved since 1979.

“Stuff,” “stuff,” and more “stuff” accumu-lates until there is simply no more room for it, or we have decided that the Third Place swimming trophy we received in sixth grade just doesn’t motivate us any longer and our friends and family just aren’t that impressed by our accomplishment anymore. I mean, Grandma still tells the story, but other than

that, it’s just one more thing, one more part of the “stuff” that we have carried around for years, even decades.

Aside from convinc-ing myself that I would make a great mini-malist, I did decide to evaluate the “stuff” I was carrying around and moving with me wherever I decided to go. And I fi nally learned to let go of the “stuff” that mattered at one point and that I realized really didn’t

really matter so much any longer. And I am not just talking about material “stuff,” I am talking about the mental “stuff,” burdens, worries, anger, and withholding of forgive-ness that seemed to have crept into the attic, basement, crawl space, and storage locker of my mind and heart.

And a funny thing happened as I learned to let go of such things, the more I let go of, the more room I created for other things. The boxes and crates of material “stuff” found their way to Goodwill or other dona-tion locations so the actual physical space I

created in my home was amazing for a newly self-proclaimed minimalist. And even better was the space that was created in my head and heart as I made room for more love, forgiveness, lightheartedness, kindness, and focus on my family.

Now don’t get me wrong, I practiced these positive virtues and they were very much a part of my life, but as I really cleaned out the clutter, I found a new way to act upon those virtues and I discovered a new way to focus and become more passionate about my business and how I can better serve my customers. But in order to get here, I had to learn to let go, let go of the material “stuff” and the mental “stuff” that was holding me back. And let me share with you, this whole experience has been freeing.

So how about you? Are you holding on to “stuff” or are you learning to let go and make room for the things you really want in life? I would love to hear all about it at [email protected], and when we do learn to make room for love, kindness, forgiveness, passion, and focus in our lives, it really will be a better than good week.

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

Knock the stu� ng out of ‘stu� ’

It crossed my mind the other day that my dog does not know that this isn’t going to last forever.

He thinks that our days together will never end.

Animals do know fear.I don’t want to think about what my din-

ner went through, in the moments before he died.

The rabbits in the neighborhood, hun-dreds of them, are constantly on guard.

Smitty, unfortunately, is kind of fearless when it comes to other dogs, even when they compare favorably to horses.

He is slowing down, but not much.He sleeps 18 hours a day. Each walk we

take, and we take three or four a day when the weather suits him, is like a sleeping pill.

When he is no longer in it, the house will seem much larger. It’s happened before, when he spends the night at the Mountain-view Animal Hospital and Pet Lodge.

He was kept for almost a week after his

back operation.I know about

dying. I don’t know when I fi rst learned about it. Probably it was a bird in the yard or a pet.

My family is al-most all gone.

As I have said be-fore, I have a (great) sister.

I counted nine funerals.

I am nearly an orphan in the storm.

You might know about this. When

both your mother and your father are gone, things are very different.

The gyroscope is gone.How many times was I in the back seat, be-

ing driven somewhere?There was nothing to worry about — yet.I was a kid. I didn’t have a job or a mort-

gage, or an unhappy girlfriend.I had a perfect, softened leather mitt and a

26-inch bicycle.Then Life comes over and says, “Pleased to

meet you.”Sooner or later you get a dog.Dogs are better than people. That’s what I

had embroidered on a pillow.Someone said that every fi fteen minutes is

a new day to a dog.Smitty doesn’t know about any of the

things that I have had to apologize for.There have been more than a few.He doesn’t know the fi rst thing about man-

made disasters, like 9/11 and the Connecticut parents who ruined an Easter egg hunt.

Morons.I could read the articles to him, and he

Salute to friend who doesn’t see end

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submitted, 751 were validated.Schroeder said that he recommends

that petitioners collect anywhere from 25 to 30 percent over the minimum require-ment to allow for ineligible signatures. Names such as Robert or William may appear as Bob or Bill as long as the ad-dresses and signatures match.

“As long as we can read the name and match the address in SCORE, it counts,” said Braun. “If we can’t read the name, it doesn’t count.”

Petition signees must have been reg-istered to vote as a Republican in Elbert County at least 29 days prior to sign-ing. Names, signatures, and addresses were verified in the Statewide Colorado Registration and Election system (known as SCORE), the same database used by

election judges to verify ballot signatures during elections.

The county had until April 29 to ap-prove and submit Whistler’s name for inclusion on the primary ballot, but Schroeder said on April 4 that his office would make the signature verifications a priority for the week and was able to complete the process by the morning of April 7.

In his statement, Whistler thanked his petition managers and the people who supported his effort.

“They have displayed grace under pressure,” he wrote. “I want to thank the people who signed my petition and the hundreds of citizens who have talked with me about their concerns for this county.”

The winner of the June primary moves on to face Democrat challenger Marie Soderberg in November’s general elec-tion to replace District I Commissioner Robert Rowland, who chose not to stand for re-election.

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This photo shows some of the more than 40 firearms recovered by Parker police after an arrest on April 2. Photo courtesy of the Parker Police Depart-ment

The value of the items was estimated to be in excess of $20,000.

The Parker Police depart-ment credits the witness’ help, the quick work of officers on duty and efficient detective work for the capture of the suspects and the recovery of all of the stolen items.

“This case highlights the incredible partnership be-tween the Parker community and its police department,” said Parker Police Chief David King. “Without this strong partnership, community vigilance and the trust the community has in reporting suspicious activity, this case would not have been resolved so rapidly.”


Theft

Jerri Spear, director of Elbert County HHS, displays one of the posters the organization is using for outreach this year. Photo by Rick Gustafson

Hansen told the BOCC. “Obviously there are situations where we have to do that if there are dangerous behaviors go-ing on within the family home.”

HHS is now using a team approach to work with many referred families, using preventative measures rather than forwarding cases to the courts.

“Once we get a referral and decide we are going to work with a family, we have meetings regularly with whoever they want to have around the table as well as some of our folks at our agency to try and come up with good plans to provide the resources if we can,” Hansen said.

On average, the county receives 270 referrals of potential child abuse or neglect each year, which translates to

around 100 children served each year by HHS.

“Currently, we have 23 children that are placed out of their family home,” she said.

As part of the campaign, HHS is pro-moting the statewide hotline, established in Colorado in April 2015. The 1-844-CO-4-KIDS hotline works in conjunction with county hotlines to reduce the jurisdic-tional confusion that occasionally arose when citizens reported suspected cases of abuse or neglect across county lines.

In addition to promoting the hotline, Hansen and her team will be visiting abuse prevention partners as well as meeting with the community at large.

“You’ll see some pinwheel gardens around the county. We want kids to be able to be kids. And the pinwheel is the symbol that represents that, because they are fun,” she said.

The pinwheels were introduced in 2008 as a national symbol for child abuse

prevention as part of the Pinwheels for Prevention Campaign.

According to the Prevent Child Abuse America webpage, people have respond-ed well to the pinwheel: “By its very na-ture, the pinwheel connotes whimsy and childlike notions. In essence, it has come to serve as the physical embodiment, or reminder, of the great childhoods we want for all children.”

Throughout the month, HHS will con-tinue to meet with schools, talk with its mandated partners in law enforcement, and host an appreciation lunch at Spring Valley Ranch for foster families and other community partners.

“Our goal with the department of human services is to keep kids in their communities and at home if we can do that, and … to maintain safety; that’s the number one priority,” Hansen said. “Safety and permanency, which means having kids in a permanent place, hope-fully with family.”


Outreach

wouldn’t change his expression, the way I do every morning.

The inescapable and undeniable beau-ty of loving someone who only cares about being loved, and loving in return, can’t be explained if you don’t know dogs.

I don’t know what to think about cats, but I know people who adore their cats.

I was in a market in New York, near the new Whitney Museum.

The place was full of lower Manhattan exotica, including the house cat.

The house cat decided that I was the one.

It went between my legs, and rubbed up next to me.

Maybe it knew that I preferred her to

everyone else in the room (except Jenni-fer).

Perhaps because everyone else in the room was on the phone.

Or were chewing gum with their mouth open.

Or were wildly gesturing at the arugula.I don’t put hats on my dog. I don’t put

coveralls on my dog. Smitty never poses in a hot dog bun.

That’s not where any dog should ever be. In costumes.

Smitty amuses me, but he is not laugh-able.

Smitty, and Badger before him, turned me into a human being. Finally.

“If Smitty stays, I stay. If Smitty goes, I go.”

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


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

THE RISE OF JERKYThe website jerky.com offers the following on the history of jerky:

• “Ch’arki,” a name derived from the Quechuan language of the Incas (which literally translates into “dried meat”), later evolved into what we now call jerky. The development of jerky allowed humans to both store food for long periods of time and have an easily carried, dense source of nutrition to take with them on journeys. Some

say Native Americans made the first jerky (bison jerky) thousands of years ago; other sources say an Inca tribe called the Quechua made jerky as early as the 1500s.

• When the first Europeans arrived in the New World, they found that the natives were making a dried meat product that did not need to be consumed immediately and they instantly knew that jerky would be beneficial to them. What the

Native American tribes called “pemmican” was jerky meat added to either crushed dried fruit or animal fat. The Native Americans taught the settlers how to cut and prepare the meat into long strips and later shared with them the entire jerky-making process and some variations of seasonings to make different recipes.

• Jerky reached its height of popularity during the expansion into North America, where traders

and explorers prized it as an essential source of nutrition as they traveled to new areas with lim-ited accessibility to fresh food and supplies along the way. The fact that meat could be hunted anywhere along the trails that the settlers were following to the West made this method of pre-paring meat an extremely valuable skill. This was also the introduction of other jerky meat types such as turkey, goose and other wild game.

Littleton company joins the high-end trendBy Kyle [email protected]

Jerky is not just gas station junk food anymore.

Premium meat companies all over the country have jumped into the market, selling high-end versions of the dried, cured meats.

One of those companies is La Vaca Meat Company on Littleton’s Main Street. La Vaca is known for its selec-tion of steaks and ground beef, but in 2014, the company decided to branch out into the jerky market.

“It’s becoming, it seems like, a little bit more popular with the push for higher-protein snacks,” store manager Sadie Smelker said. “I always had the impression that jerky was just kind of a manly snack food, or maybe if you’re going camping.”

Though jerky made from venison and other wild game is sold by other compa-

nies, La Vaca has stuck with beef, mostly sourced from its own ranches and feed-lots throughout Colorado.

“We just started with a couple flavors,” Smelker said.

La Vaca now sells five flavors of jerky: original, honey glazed, hot, sweet hot chi-potle and brewhouse sea salt and cracked pepper, all sold for $6.50 for a 3-ounce bag.

The chipotle and sea salt and pep-per have been introduced in the past

six months, and Smelker said they have quickly become the most popular flavors.

Several local breweries have con-tracted with La Vaca to sell the company’s jerky, including 38 State Brewing Co. in Littleton and Living the Dream Brewing Co. in Highlands Ranch.

“It’s worked out really well,” Smelker said. “It’s no mess or

fuss for them, and it pairs really great with beer. Our spicier flavors do really well in the breweries.”

Smelker said jerky is also sold in a con-venience store in Stratton, a small town in eastern Colorado where the two families that own the company live.

La Vaca jerky is also the basis for a newer trend in Littleton: chocolate-covered jerky. Last year, The Chocolate Therapist, another Main Street store, experimented with the idea as a creative Father’s Day gift idea, using the original and hot flavors.

Smelker said she hadn’t expected the idea to take off, but it’s proved popular.

“It sold really well, and they’ve been selling it ever since,” she said.

“I actually really like it,” Smelker added.

Chocolate Therapist manager Erin Beffa said she knew some candy stores sell chocolate-covered bacon, but jerky would be more unique to Colorado, and a high-end jerky provider was just down the street.

“It’s a fantastic treat,” she said, noting the product sold out and the store contin-ues to make it on special order.

Smelker said jerky also sells well around Christmas.

According to business research firm IBISWorld, the $1.1 billion jerky industry grew 4.5 percent from 2009-14, while slightly slower growth is expected through 2019.

Though the biggest players in the industry are Jack Link’s and Oberto, a significant number of smaller companies, like La Vaca, have entered the market, selling at specialty stores and farmer’s markets.

IBISWorld says companies are battling a traditional perception of the product as unhealthy by marketing it as a source of lean protein, and emphasizing natu-ral ingredients and a minimal level of processing in order to attract health-con-scious and physically active consumers. A 1-ounce serving of La Vaca’s Sweet Hot Chipotle product provides 11 grams of protein and just a single gram of fat.

One of these is Krave Jerky, a large pro-ducer owned by Hershey’s, that has taken to sponsoring athletic events and giving out samples to marathon runners at the end of races.

Smelker sees the premium jerky trend continuing to grow in the future.

“We’ve got people that come back and load up regularly,” she said. “It’s definitely slowly but surely picked up.”

Jerky goes gourmet

It’s becoming, it seems like, a little bit more popular with the push for higher-protein snacks.”

Sadie Smelker, La Vaca Meat Company

store manager

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Photo illustration by Chris Rotar

JERKY MARKET SEGMENTATIONBeef is still king in the jerky industry, but turkey and other meats make up a portion of the market share.

Beef: 79 percent

Poultry: 8 percent

Game (includes deer, elk and bison): 7 percent

Pork: 6 percent

Source: IBISworld.com


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“Broadway — The Ice Show,” with musical highlights from “Mary Pop-pins,” “Wicked,” “The Sound of Music” and “Annie,” will bring young skaters onto the ice to tell stories in the upcoming “Show-time on Ice.” It runs April 22-24 at the South Suburban Ice Arena, 6580 S. Vine St., Littleton. Per-formances: 7 p.m. on April 22; 1:30

and 7 p.m. on April 23; 1:30 p.m. on April 24. Tickets: $10 to $20. Email showtime-

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Cold cases“Cold Cases with Crime Reporter Kirk

Mitchell,” with award-winning veteran Denver Post writer Mitchell, will be at 7 p.m. April 19 at Bemis Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton. 303-795-3961.

Beer history“Heady and Hoppy: The History

of Beer, Past to Present” will be Nate Wannlund`s topic when he speaks to the Highlands Ranch Historical Society at 7 p.m. April 18 at Highlands Ranch South-ridge Recreation Center, 4800 McArthur Ranch Road (upstairs auditorium). Wann-lund is from Grist Brewing Company in Highlands Ranch and will invite members to visit Grist.

Pottery saleThe Arapahoe Ceramics Club will

host its annual Spring Pottery Sale April 21-23 at the Colorado Gallery of the Arts, located on the fi rst fl oor of the ACC An-nex Building, main campus. Hours: 1 to 8 p.m. April 21 (reception at 4 p.m. with light refreshments); 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. April 22; 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 23. Information: [email protected].

Opera at Newman“Cosi Fan Tutti” plays April 14 to 17 at

the Newman Center for the Performing Arts, 2344 E. Iliff Ave., University of Den-ver. Tickets: $ 11 to $30, 303-871-7720, newmantix.com/lamont.

Literary festivalArapahoe Community College Writers

Studio hosts its annual Literary Festival from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on April 23 in the Half Moon, on the campus at 5900 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton. Workshops, readings and lunch with national writers. For more information, go online to arapa-hoe.edu and search for “literary festival.”

Art student showcaseArapahoe Community College will

host the annual Multimedia, Graphic De-sign and Illustration Student Showcase from April 28 to May 6 in the Colorado Gallery of the Arts in the Annex Building, 5900 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton. Hours: noon to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays; until 7 p.m. on Tuesdays. Admission is free.

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Individuals and families that want an extra reminder about the importance of integrating three servings of dairy into their daily diet can take the Dairy 3 for Me pledge as motivation. There are many delicious and creative ways to get your three servings of dairy every day, such as using plain Greek yogurt in place of may-onnaise in your favorite recipes or substituting syrup on pancakes and waffles with flavored yogurt.

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Beef Burrito with Pepper Jack Cheese and Black BeansServings: 6Total time: 9 minutes1/2 pound ground beef sirloin2 teaspoons minced garlic1 cup chunky salsa, divided2 cups cooked brown or white rice6 whole wheat flour tortillas (9 inches)1 can (15 ounces) black beans, drained and rinsed, divided1 can (11 ounces) corn kernels, drained, divided2 cups shredded pepper jack cheese, dividedsliced green onion, including green tops

In medium nonstick skillet, brown ground beef and garlic over medium heat, breaking beef mixture into smaller chunks with spoon. Drain fat and stir in 1/2 cup salsa; set aside.

Spread 1/3 cup rice in center of tortilla, leaving a 1/2-inch border. Scatter about 2 tablespoons of beans and 11/2 tablespoons corn over rice.

Spread 1/3 cup beef mixture and 1/4 cup cheese over corn. Top with 2 teaspoons salsa and a few pieces of green onion.

Fold in two opposite edges of tortilla 1 inch each and roll up. Place,

seam side down, on microwave-safe dish.

Repeat with remaining tortillas. Place burritos in microwave and heat 1 minute, or until heated through. Serve with remaining salsa.

Hot and Sweet Grilled CheeseServings: 4Total time: 16 minutes

Peach Jalapeno Jam3 tablespoons peach preserves1/2 fresh jalapeno, seeded and finely chopped (about 2 teaspoons)

Grilled Cheese1 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter softened4 slices 12-grain bread, divided2 slices white cheddar cheese, divided2 slices pepper jack cheese, divided2 slices smoked Gouda cheese, divided1/2 small avocado, thinly sliced, divided

To make peach jalapeno jam: in small saucepan over medium heat, combine peach preserves and jalapeno. Stir mixture constantly until preserves are melted. Remove from heat and set aside.

To make sandwiches; heat large

nonstick or cast iron skillet over me-dium heat for about 2 minutes. Butter one side each of 2 slices of bread. Turn buttered slices over, buttered side down and spread peach jalapeno jam over second side of each bread slice. On top of jam side of each bread slice, layer 1 slice cheddar cheese, 1 slice pepper jack cheese, half the slices of avocado and 1 slice of Gouda. Spread jam on remain-ing slices of bread and place jam side on cheese. Spread remainder of butter on bread on top of sandwiches.

Place sandwiches buttered side down in pan. Partially cover with lid, allowing steam to escape, and cook for 1 1/2-2 minutes, or until bread is toasted and browned. Flip sandwiches over with spatula. Partially cover with lid and cook for additional 1 1/2-2 minutes, watching carefully for bread to brown and cheese to melt. Remove lid and check for doneness. Remove sandwiches from heat and cut in half. Serve warm.

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VIA MAIL: Public Comment on Arapahoe Community College, The Higher Learning Commission, 230 South LaSalle Street, Suite 7-500, Chicago, IL 60604-1411

OR ONLINE: Commission’s Website at ncahlc.org

NOTE: Comments must address substantive matters related to the quality of the institution or its academic programs. Comments must be in writing and received by September 6, 2016.

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ELIZABETH CARDINALS BASEBALLElizabeth 10, Fort Morgan 8Elizabeth won the April 6 conference game.

GIRLS SOCCERElizabeth 9, Arvada 0Elizabeth shut out Arvada in the April 4 non-conference game.Key performers: Summer Hatch scored three goals and Meri Sandy scored two. Other goal scorers were Marianne

Hughes, Reilly Blakeslee, Megan Reyher and Sophie Slade.

Frederick 3, Elizabeth 2Elizabeth lost the April 1 non-confer-ence game.Key performers: Meri Sandy and Erika Reidmuller each scored a goal. Goal-keeper Adison Bernier had two saves.

TRACK AND FIELDBrighton Mercury Invitational: Elizabeth

boys won and the girls placed second in the April 4 meet in Brighton. First-place

individual fi nishers were: David Fine, 3200 meter; Jacob Morse, 300-meter hurdles; the 4x100-meter boys relay team; Josh Hernandez, long jump and triple jump; Ryan Stuchlik, pole vault; Tegan Alexander, 100

meter and 200 meter; Ella Benkendorf, 800 meter; Ashten Loeks, 1600 meter; and the girls relay team, 4x100 meter and 800

sprint medley.Scorpion Invitational: Elizabeth boys and girls both won the April 1 meet in Colora-do Springs. First-place individual fi nishers were: Tyler Curtis, long jump: Josh Her-nandez, triple jump, Ryan Stuchlik, pole vault; Tegan Alexander, 100 meter and 200 meter; Ella Benkendorf, 400 meter; Ashten Loeks, 800 meter; Cori Small, 1600 meter; the 4x200-meter girls relay team; Chloe Peterson, long jump; and Megan Wesley, high jump

KIOWA INDIANS TRACK AND FIELDElbert Invitational: Kiowa boys placed eighth and girls placed fi fth in the April 2 meet held in Elbert. Top fi nish-ers were: 4x400-meter boys relay team, fi rst place; Wyatt

McKnight, second place, 400 meter; 4x200-meter boys re-lay team, second place; 4x800-meter girls relay team, fi rst place; Melanie Deering, 200 meter, third place and second place, high jump; and Tylar Zielinski, third place, discus.

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What Every Knee Arthritis Sufferer Should Know About This Often Successful Medical Treatment

The Advanced Medical Treatment Every Knee Arthritis Sufferer Needs To Know - Before Thinking About Knee Replacement Surgery

El Paso County - If you suffer with knee arthritis pain, you have probably already tried many treat-ments... especially count-less pain medications. Experienced doctors understand that, even though pain medications such as anti-inflammatory pain pills are part of the recommended early treat-ment plan for knee arthri-tis pain...they are rarely the answer. In most cases they have minimal results (if any) and have a laundry list of potential side effects. Some being serious and even life threatening.

Are There Any Better

Options? Thankfully, advance-ments in science and tech-nology come extremely fast. And now there is a very good option for knee arthritis to help relieve the pain. An option that a lot of knee arthritis suffer-ers have never heard of...and even worse... have not been properly informed about. Before we get into the actual treatment, please understand this... Osteo Relief Institute is a real medical clinic that has treated thousands of knee arthritis suffer-ers. Patients travel from all over the country to be treated at their clinic be-cause they want the best medical treatments avail-able. What you are about to discover is a REAL medi-cal treatment. Not a mira-cle cure you see on info-mercials or on the internet. Know this fact: There is no cure for arthritis. But there is this treatment that... when performed correctly and with the proper technology... has already helped thousands

Advanced Imaging Allows Doctors To Pin-Point Treatments And Relieve Knee Arthritis Pain

Science rescues knee arthritis sufferers? Research shows joint injections done without advanced imaging misses the joint about 30% of the time. Now doctors can put lubricating fluid directly into the arthritic joint that may alleviate pain and restore function to many.

HOW IT WORKS: With The Proper Advanced Imaging And Technology Joint Cushioning and Lubricating Medication is Placed Precisely In The Arthritic Knee Joint To Relieve Stiffness And Pain

of knee arthritis sufferers - possibly just like you. Even if you have heard of this treatment - or even tried it without good re-sults - please read this. You will find out why it may not have worked for you and how you may be able to get much better re-sults.

What is ThisTreatment?

This treatment is called viscosupplementation. And it has gained quite a bit of popularity in recent years and it has gotten mixed results for a couple of reasons. But before we get into that, here’s what you need to know about viscosup-plementation. When you have arthritis, you suffer a decrease in the cushioning and lubricating fluids in your knee. In oth-er words, your knee joint basically “dries up.” The lubricating fluid that decreases is called “synovial fluid.” Pharmaceutical com-panies (with the help of scientists) can now make natural synovial fluid gel-like compounds that, dur-ing viscosupplementation treatments...doctors can precisely introduce direct-ly into the knee and other joints. This helps replace the lu-bricating fluid to the knee joint - allowing it to move more freely and smoothly and often decreasing or even eliminating the pain.

What ResultsCan Be

Expected? Like all medical treat-ments, the results vary and can not be predicted. But many knee arthritis suffer-ers get dramatic results. It is not uncommon for pa-tients to either postpone knee replacement surgery for years... or even perma-nently cancel it.

But There Is A BIGProblem

The key is the treatment must be EXTREMELY PRECISE. If the injection is slightly off, the medica-tion will not get into the knee joint and the treat-ment will not work. That’s why the experts at Osteo Relief Institute use advanced digital im-aging so they can see the medicine going directly into the knee joint during the treatment. Research shows that doctors performing joint injections without imaging miss the joint as much as 30% of the time. If you have tried visco-supplementation without this special digital imaging without good results - this may be why. That’s why Osteo Relief Institute takes it even one step further. They do not just use one step process of advanced imaging during treatment - they use two in their “double confirma-tion” process. This is to ensure patients get the best possible results.

AnotherImportant

Factor Viscosupplementation medications also come in several different brands and chemical make-ups. Just like all medications, some people respond bet-ter to some than others. While many doctors only use one brand, the experts at Osteo Relief Institute use several and great effort is taken to figure out what the best one for YOU is. One last thing: The experts at Osteo Relief In-stitute have found that the earlier you start Viscosup-plementation the better. This is most likely be-cause the longer you wait - the more joint destruction takes place. That’s why Osteo Relief

is now seeing so many pa-tients as young as 45. Summary: If you have knee arthritis pain and have not tried Viscosup-plementation, you should look into it as soon as pos-sible. If you have tried it with-out good results, you may still be able to get great results with the proper im-aging and specific medica-tion

Who Should Try This

Treatment? Not everyone is a can-didate for this treatment. But if you are, there is a good chance you may re-lieve some... or possibly all of your pain. You are a potential candidate for this treat-ment if you have knee pain and have not gotten good results from anti-inflammatory medication or other common arthritis treatments. Especially if you have already tried viscosupple-mentation without good results. The best way to tell if you are a good candi-date for this treatment is to be screened by one of

the doctors at Colorado Springs, CO.

What To Do NextIf You Are In Pain:

Your Invitation Osteo Relief Institute offers a limited number of complimentary knee arthritis treatment screen-ings every month. These screenings are a way for knee arthritis sufferers to get some of their ques-tions answered and see if they are a candidate for this treatment. If you would like a complimen-tary screening, just call 719-323-6612 and tell the scheduling specialist who answers the phone, “I would like a complimen-tary knee arthritis screen-ing.” The screenings fill up fast every month. If you do not call in time to get one this month, the spe-cialist will schedule you for next month. This screening is no cost and no obligation. This treatment is cov-ered by many insurance plans and Medicare.

WARNING: This Treatment Can Fail When Done Without This Advanced Imaging

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Dia del NinoThe Denver Art Museum and other

cultural facilities (Denver Public Library, History Colorado Center, Clyfford Still Museum, Byers-Evans House Museum,

Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art) will celebrate Dia del Nino at various times over the weekend of April 23-24 in a partnership with the Mexican Cultural Center. For information, go to denver-artmuseum.org/calendar/d-del-ni-o-celebration-2016.

Diane RappisiPainter Diane Rappisi, who lives in

Highlands Ranch and has a studio in historic Castle Rock, will exhibit work from April 23 to May 29 in the Colo-rado Governor’s Art Exhibition at the Loveland Museum, 503 N. Lincoln Ave., Loveland. Preview Party — April 22; 25th Anniversary Party — April 23; Show and Sale — April 24 to May 29. Information about the show and tickets at governor-sartshow.org. Information about Rappisi at rappisiart.com.

Mind readerBanachek — “Brain Storms!” is the

7:30p.m. April 22 and 23 show at Theatre of Dreams, 735 Park St., Castle Rock. The mind reader has been featured on nu-merous TV shows. Tickets: $22.50-$25. 303-660-6799, tickets.amazingshows.com (Wizard Camp will be June 20-23; July 11-14; and August 1-4; 9:30 a.m. to noon each day. $175.)


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Public NoticeELBERT COUNTY VENDOR PAYMENT LIST MARCH 2016

GENERAL FUND 010 $565,256.33 HEALTH FUND 015 $3,882.43 R&B FUND 020 $192,234.72 SALES & USE FUND 025 $8,918.00 LEA FUND 040 $18,928.31 HUMAN SERVICES FUND 050 $26,066.26 MEADOw STATION DEBT FUND 083 $96,655.00 FOx wOOD ESTATES DEBT FUND 084 $50,916.67 CONSERVATION TRUST FUND 090 $16,092.14 BOND SERVICE FUND 095 $73,323.00 FUND TOTALS $1,052,272.86

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AARMS Software Support $175.00 Aaron Shea Reimbursement $43.12 Access 2 Sign Languages Operating Expense $292.50 Acoma Locksmith Service Building Repairs $8.00 Advanced Quality Auto Auto Repair $2,323.59 Aflac PayrollPayable $1,486.10AgateMutualTelephone Utilities $26.39Airgas Intermountain Shop Supplies $1,229.05 All Access Inc Network Operating $431.88 All Stitched Up Uniforms $500.00 Alpine Consulting Inc Building Repairs $750.00 AmericanFidelityAssurance PayrollPayable $4,713.87American Target Training $288.30 AmeritechInc VitalStatisticsExpense $10.66Andy Mcgee Inc Reclamation $2,875.00 ArnoldAndArnold CivilProcess $50.00Auto Chlor System Maint. Agreement $180.25 AutoTruckGroup EquipmentParts $147.00Bank Of The West Operating Expense $14,207.52 BarryMitchell RadioPager $615.00Baseline Engineering Contract Services $4,740.00 BenderMenders AutoRepair $601.00BlackHillsEnergy Utilities $3,916.75BlueStarPoliceSupply Uniforms $159.67BlueTarpFinancialInc EquipmentParts $8.81Bokf Na Insurance/Bonds $500.00 BoralAggregates SandSalt $25,706.34Cae4ha Travel $225.00 Carolyn Burgener Building Repairs $525.00 CaterpillarFinancial Lease/PurchasePrincipal $6,300.64Cdw Government Equipment Under $5,000 $310.40 Centennial Mental Health Contract Services $15.00 Centurylink Utilities $1,933.42 CertifiedLaboratories ShopSupplies $525.13Cghsfoa Dues&Memberships $600.00Chemtox Blood/AlcoholAnalysis $1,165.00ChiefSupplyCorporation Uniforms $426.47ChristopherPhelps CivilProcess $15.00Cintas OperatingExpense $65.16

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Legal Notice No.: 23389First Publication: April 14, 2016Last Publication: April 14, 2016Publisher: Elbert County News

Notice To Creditors PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORSEstate of BARBARA LOUISE ALLEN

SOLUM,aka BARBARA LOUISE SOLUM,

aka BARB SOLUM, DeceasedCase Number: 16PR30005

All persons having claims against theabove-named estate are required topresent them to the Personal Represent-ative or to the District Court of ElbertCounty, Colorado on or before August 1,2016 or the claims may be forever barred.

Christopher SolumPersonal Representative737 Meadow Station CircleParker, CO 80138

Legal Notice No.: 23385First Publication: March 31, 2016Last Publication: April 14, 2016Publisher: The Elbert County News

Misc. Private Legals PUBLIC NOTICE

Elbert County District CourtCourt Address: 751 Ute Avenue

Kiowa CO 80117

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

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

Case Number:2016 CV 030008

SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION

TO THE ABOVE NAMEDDEFENDANTS:

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

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

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

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

Dated this 29th day of March, 2016.

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

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

Legal Notice No.: 23387First Publication: April 14, 2016Last Publication: May 12, 2016Publisher: Douglas County News-PressThe Elbert County News

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Government Legals Public Notice

NOTICE OF CANCELLATIONOF ELECTION BY THE

DESIGNATED ELECTION OFFICIAL

RITORO METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to§ 1-13.5-513(6), C.R.S., that, at the closeof business on February 29, 2016 therewere not more candidates for director thanoffices to be filled, including candidates fil-ing affidavits of intent to be write-in can-didates. Therefore, the regular election tobe held on May 3, 2016 is herebycancelled.

The following candidates are declaredelected by acclamation:

Thomas Maroney: Until May 2020Jace Glick: Until May 2020James E. Marshall: Until May 2018

/s/George M. RowleyDesignated Election Official

Contact Person for District:Jennifer Gruber Tanaka, Esq.WHITE BEAR ANKELETANAKA & WALDRONAttorneys at Law2154 E. Commons Avenue, Suite 2000Centennial, Colorado 80122(303) 858-1800

Legal Notice No.: 23388First Publication: April 14, 2016Last Publication: April 14, 2016Publisher: The Elbert County News

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Public Notice

NOTICE OF CANCELLATIONOF ELECTION BY THE

DESIGNATED ELECTION OFFICIAL

RITORO METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to§ 1-13.5-513(6), C.R.S., that, at the closeof business on February 29, 2016 therewere not more candidates for director thanoffices to be filled, including candidates fil-ing affidavits of intent to be write-in can-didates. Therefore, the regular election tobe held on May 3, 2016 is herebycancelled.

The following candidates are declaredelected by acclamation:

Thomas Maroney: Until May 2020Jace Glick: Until May 2020James E. Marshall: Until May 2018

/s/George M. RowleyDesignated Election Official

Contact Person for District:Jennifer Gruber Tanaka, Esq.WHITE BEAR ANKELETANAKA & WALDRONAttorneys at Law2154 E. Commons Avenue, Suite 2000Centennial, Colorado 80122(303) 858-1800

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KIOWA/SIMLABASEBALLKiowa/Simla 4, Ellicot 3The combined Kiowa team won the April 6 conference game.Key performers: Gunner Rapp had two RBIs. Jason George hit a home run. In seven innings pitched, Kasey Nusbaum struck out eight batters.

Ellicot 5, Kiowa/Simla 3The combined Kiowa team lost the April 5 conference game.Key performers: Brad Mazerall and Matt Thieman had an RBI each. Landon Morehead had two stolen bases.

Evangelical Christian 16, Kiowa/Simla 7Kiowa lost the second game April 2 to Evan-gelical Christian.Key performers: Kasey Nusbaum, Skeet Er-

icson, Jason George and Riley Lopez each had an RBI.

Kiowa/Simla 13, Evangelical Christian 2The combined Kiowa team won the April 2 conference game.Key performers: Skeet Ericson went 3-for-3 scoring two runs. Landon More-head had two RBIs. Jason George went 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI. Eric-son threw six strikeouts in five innings pitched.

ELBERT BULLDOGS

BASEBALLApril 6: Liberty/Stratton 16, Elbert 4The Bulldogs fell to 0-4 on the season after a conference loss to the Eagles.Key Players: Shawn Graves hit for a double and a triple and scored twice. Pitcher Jacob Miller went for 4.2 innings and struck out seven.

April 9: Elbert 18, Cripple Creek-Victor 6Elbert rebounded and picked up its first win with a convincing victory

over the Pioneers.Key Players: Tristan Bu-chanan, Shawn Graves and Ross Millard all had three hits and three runs for the Bulldogs. Colton Musson, Graves and Mil-

lard each had a stolen base.

April 11: Elbert 0, Community Christian 5The bulldogs fell to the Crusaders in a non-league matchup.Key Players: Wyatt Swenson had a hit and a stolen base.

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