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2016 Tina Moreno is an assistant manager at the Elizabeth Subway. Moreno’s wish for the future is that people would get along with each other and play nice. Photos by Rick Gustafson

RESIDENTS REFLECT ON 2015, LOOK AHEAD TO THE NEW YEAR

Folks in Elbert County community stay optimistic, realistic about hopes for the future By Rick Gustafson Special to Colorado Community Media

With 2015 coming to a close, the Elbert County News asked fi ve working people and business owners in Elbert County about their resolutions and goals for 2016, their wishes for others in the coming year and their impressions of 2015.

Tina Moreno, ElizabethMoreno, an assistant manager of the

Elizabeth Subway, was candid and direct with her goals for 2015.

“I am planning on quitting here and trav-eling with my boyfriend, doing bookkeeping for his company and to lose a little bit of my pudge here, after the holidays,” she said and

patted her stomach. “I lost 15 pounds, then I gained it back just by thanksgiving.”

Her wish for the future is that people would get along with each other and play nice.

“It’s just so crazy out there right now.”In 2015, she learned to deal with loss.“Elizabeth had a lot of people, young kids

die, people that I knew,” she said. “I learned how to deal with loss and learned that life goes on.”

Read what others in the community had to say

2016 continues on Page 5

In 2016, Holly Figueroa, center, and her family will deal with the challenges of growing a new business. She is the owner of the Sawmill Bar & Grill, which opened on Dec. 28, just in time for the New Year. Shown with Figueroa are her children, Danyelle and Roby.

Elizabeth resident says it was ‘less turbulent’ in the Legislature

By Rick Gustafson Special to Colorado Community Media

In part 1 of a two-part interview, state Rep. Tim Dore, R- Elizabeth, re-fl ects on the 2015 legislative session. In part 2, coming next week, he will

describe his priorities for 2016 and look at the political dynamics of the Legislature in an election year.

With the two chambers split for the fi rst time during his tenure in offi ce, Dore, who represents District 64, described his third year in the Legislature as much different from his experience during the fi rst two years.

“We had a Republican-controlled Senate and a Democrat-controlled House, and even in the House, the numbers were tighter,” Dore said. “It

was my third session. Compared to the fi rst two, it was much less turbu-lent, much less contentious.”

Dore attributed the “better year” to neither party being able to ram through an agenda. Highly partisan bills were either moderated sig-nifi cantly or defeated in the chamber controlled by the opposing party.

“We didn’t see a lot of contentious legislation come through. I think the most contentious thing we had might have been around the school testing.

The variables of the PARCC (Partner-ship for Assessment of Readiness for College) tests and Common Core issues came up.”

Dore voted in favor of the 47-page, PARCC compromise bill, which passed the Senate 30-5 and passed 55-8 in the House. Among other things, HB 1323 reduced testing in elementary school grades K-3, con-tinued PARCC testing in English and

Dore

Dore continues on Page 5

State Rep. Dore looks back on 2015 session

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A team of “elves” from Douglas County made a trip to Sam’s Club in Lone Tree, fi lling six shopping carts beyond their capacity. Led by Douglas County Clerk and Recorder Merlin Klotz, the team “delivered a heaping truck full” of nonperishable food and household items to the Douglas/Elbert Task Force on Dec. 14.

“I considered giving everyone a trinket but opted instead to make a donation in my employees’ names to the Task Force,” Klotz said.

The load weighed 1,369 pounds. The team consisted of 70 staff members and clerks from the motor vehicle, elections and recording divisions of Douglas County.

“Many dug out their ugly Christmas sweaters and made the day a celebration while having fun being givers,” Klotz said. “I have been blessed with hard-working, con-siderate and customer-strong employees.”

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Seventy clerks serving Douglas County’s motor vehicle, record-ing and elections departments, and the board of county commis-sioners donated 1,369 pounds of food and supplies to the Douglas/Elbert Task Force Dec. 14.

Volunteers load up Douglas County Clerk and Recorder Merlin Klotz’s 1960 Studebaker pickup with donations before delivering them to the Douglas/Elbert Task Force in Castle Rock. Volunteers load a truck with supplies for the nonprofi t Task Force.

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Lynsey McMullen’s dream of making game show comes true after years of planning, studying

By Chris Michlewicz [email protected]

Lynsey McMullen was picking up her kindergartner from North Star Academy when she got the call telling her she would be a contestant on “Jeopardy!”

The moment was the culmination of more than fi ve years of perseverance and the fulfi llment of a nearly lifelong dream. First, she called her husband, Andy, who left work early and was waiting at home with a bouquet of fl owers.

“I was really over the moon for her,” said Andy McMullen, who plays trivia with his wife and acknowledges her as “the stron-ger player.” “This is something she wanted to do for so long.”

Seven months had passed since she played a mock game and was interviewed by producers who stopped in Denver. She originally took the online test in January.

“I was starting to give up hope,” Mc-Mullen said.

Then came the call in September.“Culver City” popped up on the caller

ID and she quickly pacifi ed her 5-year-old, Harper, with Skittles and SpongeBob Squarepants to create a quiet zone. After receiving the news, her husband promptly told every coworker he could fi nd about his better half’s achievement.

Filming the showMcMullen’s episode was fi lmed in Oc-

tober and aired Dec. 16, and although she placed third, she kept herself in conten-tion for much of the game. She faltered on three questions, including a “Daily Dou-ble.” But the experience was everything she hoped it would be — aside from real-izing that beloved host Alex Trebek doesn’t actually hang out with contestants before fi lming.

McMullen, a bartender at McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood & Steaks in the Den-ver Tech Center, studied hard to prepare

for her national TV debut, brushing up on subjects such as opera and literature, for which she researched the “top 100 Ameri-can novels and top 100 British novels and who wrote them.”

The Parker resident considers her strongest subjects to be geography, basic science, literature, history and pop cul-ture. Instead, she drew categories like “Fa-mous Mels,” “Parrot Culture” and “Fabrics & Textiles,” the latter of which McMullen thought she might dominate based on her knowledge from watching 10 years of the modeling reality show “Project Runway.”

“To be totally honest,” she said, “I talk-ed to the other two competitors and we weren’t loving the categories.”

McMullen held her own.At one point, she had accumulated

$12,200, which was almost $9,000 more than the next closest player. However, she said “Bay of Biscayne” instead of “Bay of Biscay” and dropped $1,800. She also

second-guessed herself on a $2,000 ques-tion about singer Ozzy Osbourne’s home-town — she remembers it as the winning answer for a radio contest from her youth — and got it wrong, with the woman who would eventually win swooping in with the correct answer.

‘Go big or go home’In “Final Jeopardy!,” the category was

“19th Century Literature,” and McMullen decided to bet it all.

“The reason why is because my hus-band and I were talking beforehand,” she said. “We said, ‘I’m not here to get second place,’ so it was go big or go home.”

McMullen already had signifi cant trivia experience. Each year, she participates in the “Geek Bowl,” which pits the best-of-the-best players from the Denver-based interactive pub trivia game “Geeks Who Drink.”

And she began her odyssey for “Jeopar-

dy!” in 2001 when she took an online test for the college tournament, and her mom drove her to Los Angeles to take a written exam. She missed the cut by two ques-tions, but gained the experience of visiting the studio before her recent experience. For more than fi ve years, she has routinely taken the online test with the hope of be-ing selected.

Andy McMullen, who attended the live taping of “Jeopardy!,” described it as “sur-real” to hear his wife’s name read aloud by longtime announcer Johnny Gilbert and to watch her compete with poise and grace.

Of all the people who were told about McMullen’s opportunity, it had special sig-nifi cance to one person in particular, her mom.

“She was crying and was just so happy,” McMullen said, “because she was the one who drove me to the spelling bees and went over 700 words with me in fourth grade.”

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Proposed ballot measure faces uphill battle

By Ivan MorenoAssociated Press

Lance Wright is a meticulous planner: He has a line ready for when his hands shake during work presentations, and for his life’s final days, an audacious plan to let people with incurable illnesses choose when they die.

The 63-year-old energy efficiency con-sultant and Parkinson’s disease patient is trying to do what many better-funded and organized activists cannot: Get language on the 2016 Colorado ballot that would give him and others the right to seek as-sistance from doctors to die — and then convince voters to approve it as a consti-tutional amendment.

Wright has long supported the idea that people should have the right to end their own lives, closely following the 1994 Oregon debate that led to the nation’s initial right-to-die law. But when the first symptoms of Parkinson’s disease ap-peared 12 years ago, his interest became personal.

“A battleship off the coast will focus your attention,” he said.

Wright’s proposal goes further than what lawmakers and advocates of the “right-to-die” movement want because a patient doesn’t have to be months away from dying, and patients don’t have to administer life-ending drugs on their own. So there’s already opposition to Wright’s effort, and since he has no organization to help with the time and money needed for the expensive task of signature-gathering, he is taking a major political long shot. But he’s used to long shots.

He unsuccessfully ran as a Democrat against former Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo when that suburban Denver dis-trict was GOP country in 2002. Last year, he collected 22 votes as a write-in candi-date for a Denver statehouse district.

Wright has more at stake in this cam-paign.

“I feel that it’s a basic human right to be

in charge of your own destiny, if you will. The situation now is that you and I are not in control of what happens at the end of our lives,” said Wright, who served two terms in the Parker Town Council from 1996 to 2000.

At the moment, the disease is more of an inconvenience for Wright. During presentations, he quips that his shaking hands don’t mean he’s nervous, just that he has Parkinson’s. In general, he’s still healthy and able-bodied. He walks his wife home and carries her books from the University of Denver, where she’s a law professor.

“I love life. I want to live every minute that I can,” Wright said. But he knows the time may come when he will be unable to walk on his own or swallow food.

Wright is finalizing the language for his proposal to define who would qualify as having an incurable condition to get aid in dying from a doctor. He said it would not apply to people who are depressed or suicidal.

If a legal panel finds that it complies with standards for a ballot measure, he’ll need to start collecting more than 98,000 signatures from registered voters by next summer.

He’ll have to do that without the support of Compassion and Choices, a national group advocating for right-to-die laws. The group opposes Wright’s plan because doctors can inject patients with the fatal drugs.

“We just think that it’s a little bit too dangerous, quite honestly,” said Roland Halpern, a Denver-based spokesman for the group, which wants laws requiring patients to take the drugs on their own to ensure it is what they want.

State lawmakers pursuing the idea do not back Wright’s plan, either, largely because the ballot language does not include the “terminally ill.”

“I don’t think (the proposal) uses the word `euthanasia,’ but it seems to provide for euthanasia, which we do not advo-cate,” said Democratic Rep. Lois Court of Denver, who is sponsoring end-of-life legislation specifying that a patient be certified as terminally ill, have formally

requested life-ending drugs several times, and self-administer those drugs, among other conditions.

Wright argues some like him may not be able to take that medication on their own. And people in similar circumstance may not qualify for what lawmakers are proposing. An Alzheimer’s patient may lose the ability to take care of himself but still not be considered terminal, for example.

Halpern’s group has supported at-tempts to pass right-to-die bills in other states, including California, where Gov. Jerry Brown signed a measure into law in October. Other states where doctors can prescribe life-ending drugs for the termi-nally ill are Oregon, Washington, Vermont and Montana.

If Wright succeeds in getting to the ballot, he’d face opposition from religious organizations and conservatives who view the laws in Oregon and other states as facilitating suicide. Some doctors have also expressed concern that making life-ending drugs available to patients takes away hope of recovery when a terminal diagnosis can turn out to be wrong.

Wright said he’s optimistic his idea will draw support. He insists the issue is not just about what he’s going through.

He said he’s “determined to make sure that I’ve done everything that I can to provide the sort of framework for indi-vidual liberty that I can for folks here in Colorado.”

Three others injured; excessive speed a possible factor

By Chris [email protected]

Family members are mourning the loss of two Colorado men killed in a crash near Franktown just four days before Christmas.

Stephen Edwards, 70, of Peyton, and Jeffrey Lobato, 47, of Colorado Springs, were killed when their vehicles collided head-on at mile marker 44 on Highway 83 around 5:30 p.m. Dec. 21. Three others were seriously injured.

Investigators for the Colorado State Patrol are looking at excessive speed as a possible factor in the accident.

A 2012 Audi S5 driven by Edwards was traveling northbound on Highway 83 when it crossed the double-yellow line and collided “left front to left front” with a 2003 Chevy Tahoe driven by Lobato, said Trooper Josh Lewis, public information officer for the Colorado State Patrol.

Both Edwards and Lobato were de-clared dead at the scene. A 47-year-old fe-male passenger was transported to Parker Adventist Hospital with life-threatening injuries, and an 18-year-old female was taken to the same medical facility with se-rious injuries. A juvenile was transported to Swedish Medical Center with serious injuries, Lewis said. Their conditions are unknown.

Both drivers and all three passengers in the Chevy Tahoe were wearing seat-belts. Investigators do not believe drugs or alcohol were a factor.

Head-on crash near Franktown kills two

Man with Parkinson’s pushes for right-to-die law‘�e situation now is that you and I are not in con-trol of what happens at the end of our lives.’Lance Wright, Parkinson’s patient


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Hailey Schieffer is a senior at Elbert High School and works as a server at Patty Ann’s Café in Kiowa three days each week. Her goal for 2016 is to graduate and join the United States Marine Corps. Photos by Rick Gustafson

Lawrence Underwood works behind the coun-ter at the Coyote Market in Kiowa. He wishes his fellow members in the community good health and a happy year.

Randy Wallace, the owner of Randy’s Antiques and Art on Old Town Main Street in Elizabeth, said that he has no spe-cifi c resolutions for 2016. Randy loves his art and antiques, and his hope for the future is to see Main Street in Elizabeth succeed.

Hailey Schieffer, ElbertSchieffer is a senior at Elbert High

School and works as a server at Patty Ann’s Café in Kiowa three days a week. Her goal for 2016 is to graduate and join the U.S. Marine Corps.

“I talked with some recruiters, and they thought it was the best fi t for me,” she said. “It’s more of a challenge.”

She wishes for the success of others during the new year.

“I wish that everyone else would be more successful and carry on with their dreams.”

Of 2015, she said it was a decent year.“Everyone is not as strong mentally as

I would like them to be.”

Randy Wallace, ElizabethWallace, owner of Randy’s Antiques

and Art on Old Town Main Street in Elizabeth, said he has no specifi c resolu-tions for 2016.

“I’ve been here for two years, and I’m just planning on staying,” he said with a laugh. “I’ve really enjoyed it. I really have.”

He loves art and antiques, and his hope for the future is to see Main Street succeed.

“That’s the biggest goal,” he said. “The hardest thing we have is getting people to turn the corner. Once they turn the corner, people love what they

fi nd. I don’t know how else to say that.”In 2015, he enjoyed the street fairs

held on Main Street.“It seemed that all the people who

came really enjoyed what they found here on Main Street.”

Lawrence Underwood, KiowaUnderwood works behind the coun-

ter at the Coyote Market in Kiowa.“None whatsoever,” was Lawrence’s

response to the subject of setting New Year’s resolutions. “Never keep ’em, so why even bother.”

For his fellow members in the com-munity, he wished them good health and a happy year.

Underwood characterized 2015 as pretty fair, just another year, and then he added, “Can’t wait until the election is

over. I’m tired of that.”

Holly Figueroa, ElizabethIn 2016, Figueroa and her family will

be dealing with the challenges of grow-ing a new business. She is the owner of the Sawmill Bar & Grill, which opened this month, just in time for the new year.

“We’re bringing in a different kind of restaurant,” she said. “We’ll have sports going on the TVs. We also have four pool tables, so we’ll be doing leagues and we will be running tournaments.”

In 2016, she hopes for success and good health for the people around her, and described 2015 as a very busy year.

“It fl ew by too quick,” she said of 2015. “There was a lot of planning for this opening. It was defi nitely a produc-tive year, and a lot of dreams came true.”

math for ninth graders, and eliminated PARCC testing for 11th- and 12th-graders, re-placing it with the ACT or its equivalent.

One bill that Dore was disappointed to see fail was SB 15-091, reducing the statute of limitations on construction defects for architects, builders and the like from eight years to four years. The bill passed the Senate on a party-line vote, and was “postponed indefi nitely” by the House Committee on State, Veterans & Military Affairs.

During the 2015 session, Dore sponsored 11 bills, three of which were signed into law. The

bills Dore introduced ranged from reduced regulations on small businesses, a proposed 24-month registration interval for seasonal farm vehicles, to tax incentives for agritourism.

Dore also worked alongside Pueblo representatives Daneya Esgar, a Democrat, and Clarice Navarro, a Republican, to obtain

approval for a $1 million al-location as part of a multi-state grant application for a Trans-portation Investment Generat-ing Economic Recovery grant. The TIGER grant was needed to repair tracks used by the Southwest Chief, a historic train that runs through southeastern Colorado, and will keep the line

operating in Southern Colorado and Northern New Mexico.

“It’s a key part of our eco-nomic development, both in the freight train and the passenger load down through Lamar and across that southeastern cor-ridor,” Dore said. “That was a pretty heavy lift that we’d been doing for a couple of years. We fi nally got Amtrak, the state, and the federal agencies to agree on how we handle that, including the BNSF Burlington Northern Santa Fe, because they own the line.”

Dore also cosponsored a bill to update and modernize the National Western Stock Show complex. Along with modern-izing the facility, the bill also improves the surrounding infra-structure in a project involving both the state of Colorado and the city of Denver.

“It’s going to be a multiyear program that includes … keep-ing the tradition and keeping some of the really good parts that have been historic there at the National Western Stock Show complex,” he said.

The project coincides with a bond passed in Denver last November to improve the I-70 corridor through the area. The improvements to the facil-ity and surrounding area are expected to transform the National Western complex into a year-round facility.

“CSU is going to have an extension program there, which will be part of their veterinary and agricultural hands-on teaching on that site. All that will be a bonus,” he said. “I was one of the cosponsors of that piece of legislation, so I was excited to see that get passed.”

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‘We didn’t see a lot of contentious legisla-tion come through. I think the most con-tentious thing we had might have been around the school testing.’State Rep. Tim Dore (R-Elizabeth)


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What happens when we make a simple error or mistake? We might own up to it and say something like, “I dropped the ball on that one.”

And as we wind down the reg-ular season of the National Foot-ball League, we have certainly seen plenty of our favorite teams and players drop plenty of passes. And I am not talking about just the diffi cult passes, you know, the “should have” caught if only they tried harder and stretched a little further; no, I am also refer-ring to those passes that hit them right in their hands. And in many cases as they dropped the ball, they also watched an opportu-nity for victory slip right through their fi ngers.

Now there are players who make diffi cult catches look seem-ingly easy, effortless and graceful. They snatch one-handed grabs

from the middle of the air while walking a t i g h t r o p e along the sideline or while per-forming an a c r o b a t i c m a n e u v e r typically re-served for a circus act or Cirque du Soleil show. They grasp the opportu-

nity for victory with each attempt thrown in their direction.

As we enter into the New Year and as we seek new opportuni-ties of our own, we can learn from all of those opportunities that may have slipped through

our own fi ngers over the past year, those opportunities where we just maybe “dropped the ball on that one.”

Looking back on the history of our events, actions, decisions and choice of words is one of the best ways that we can plot our course for success in the com-ing year. We can refl ect back and think about how we can avoid the traps and pitfalls that caused us to drop the ball so that we can focus on and identify all of those things we did right, all of those times where we made the catch and grasped the opportunity to succeed.

Now in the NFL, players who consistently drop passes quick-ly fi nd out that NFL stands for something other than the Na-tional Football League. They fi nd out that NFL could also mean “not for long” as their consistent-

ly poor performance places their career in jeopardy.

How consistent are we? How many passes do we drop? What do our statistics look like as we analyze how many times we have had an opportunity and we sim-ply dropped the ball? And again, not just the stretch goals and hard-to-reach opportunities for success, I am talking about the simple balls of life that come our way and we let them slip right through our fi ngers.

Some of the balls we can fo-cus on catching could be op-portunities to say things like, “I love you,” “Thank you,” “I am sorry,” “I am proud of you” or “I appreciate you.” I mean really, how many times have we walked away from time spent with a close friend or loved one and

I want to wish you a happy new year, and to quiz you too.

I am sure that you know that 2016 will be an election year, and that it is likely that we will be bombarded with rhetoric, prom-ises and solicitations.

It is hard to believe that the sitting president was elected al-most eight years ago.

It means that your son or daughter could have started and fi nished high school, and started and fi nished college.

When I voted in 2008, I stood in line for almost two hours at a Highlands Ranch recreation cen-ter.

I thought the holdup was confi ned to the recreation cen-ter, but that evening I found out that there were voting problems

all over m e t r o Denver.

I n 2012, I v o t e d by mail. M u c h better.

I’ll be in bed by midnight on New Y e a r ’ s Eve.

T h e dog and I will be

awakened by fi reworks.I may have a juice glass of egg-

nog, and that will be about it.I am as dull as a post when it

comes to celebrations, and the thought of being on the road af-ter midnight is frightening.

There will be an accident and DUI tally in the paper soon after-ward.

A number of fi lms have been set around New Year’s Eve, like “When Harry Met Sally,” “The Poseidon Adventure” and “Radio Days.”

My favorite is your quiz.The fi nal line in the movie is,

“Shut up and deal.”If you can fi gure it out with

nothing more than that, you know your fi lms.

But I can give you more clues.For one, Fred MacMurray

plays a bad guy.The theme music was Bill-

board’s No. 53 for the year.

The year was 1960.That should give it away.But if not: The theme music

was performed by two piano players.

One of the actors attempts suicide. Another one strains pas-ta with a tennis racket.

If it were remade, there would have to be nudity and dirty words.

It received 10 Academy Awards nominations and won fi ve, including Best Picture.

I can watch it over and over.There is no violence, although

the lead does get punched in the face.

There are no special effects. However, I consider good writing

Michael Norton

WINNING WORDS

Craig Marshall Smith

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to be a special effect.Need some more clues?Billy Wilder produced and directed it,

and no, it’s not another one of his films, “Sunset Boulevard.”

That’s a great film too, and it features a very wet New Year’s Eve.

Gloria Swanson is perfection in “Sun-set Boulevard.”

Maybe you have heard the line, “I am ready for my close-up.”

It comes from “Sunset Boulevard.”You have to know the answer by now,

but if not, the piano players were Ferran-te and Teicher.

It’s hard for me to believe that the theme song was played on Top 40 radio. That would never happen now.

The song was “Theme from The Apart-ment.”

There you have it.“The Apartment” starred Jack Lem-

mon and Shirley MacLaine.MacLaine is having an affair with Fred

MacMurray. The two of them use Lem-mon’s apartment for their fun and games

while Lemmon is somewhere else.But knowing that MacMurray is never

going to leave his wife, MacLaine takes a bunch of pills after MacMurray has left her behind in the apartment one night.

Lemmon returns, finds MacLaine un-conscious, saves her life and falls in love with her.

Find out the rest for yourself.As I said, readers, happy new year.

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

thought, “Wow, I really could have said something more or done something dif-ferently, I really dropped the ball on that one.”

How many business opportunities, sales, lessons learned, listening mo-ments and deeper relationships have we missed because we dropped a pass that could have/should have been eas-ily caught? I encourage you to think back over the past year or so, and try and think of those moments where you can learn from both the dropped passes as well

as the catches you made and recognize what to avoid and what to repeat or even do better in the coming year.

So how about you? Are you dropping too many easy passes and opportunities to grow and achieve success at all levels of your life, or do you have steady, con-sistent and reliable hands and catching everything that comes your way? Either way I would love to hear all about it at [email protected], and when we catch more balls than we drop, it really will be a better than good week.

Michael Norton is a resident of Castle Rock and the former president of the Zig Ziglar Corporation. He works as a strategic consultant and a business and personal coach.

Healthy fundamentals fuel Colorado’s economic growth

By Josh Boak and Nicholas RiccardiAssociated Press

Since the Federal Reserve slashed rates to record lows seven years ago, few parts of the country have thrived as much as Denver. You can see it when customers at the restaurant Stoic & Genuine order the “Tower of Power,” a $200 tray of oysters, lobster and caviar.

Stoic & Genuine opened in a redevel-oped 19th century train station a year ago, the third restaurant established by chef Jen Jasinski. It’s earning far more than Jasinski and her partners expected, a sign of the bounce enjoyed by Denver-area workers, entrepreneurs and home-owners.

The Fed’s near-zero rates played to Colorado’s advantages: An educated population, growing tech firms, energy reserves and a real estate market that never really succumbed to the ravages of the housing crisis. Ultra-low rates made it easier to borrow, invest and prosper.

“Things are being built, people are moving here — you can see cranes all around,” Jasinski said, sitting in the back of her bustling flagship restaurant, Rioja.

And though the Fed on Wednesday began raising rates for the first time in nine years, it’s hard to find anyone who fears that Colorado’s economy will suffer. For one thing, the Fed’s rate increases will likely be slight and gradual. For another, the ultra-low borrowing rates the Fed engineered strengthened a regional economy that was already blessed with healthy fundamentals.

Stars align for Denver-area recoveryIn a country where the sources of

prosperity are spread unevenly, Denver provides one piece of a lesson about the possibilities and limitations of the Fed’s efforts to revive the U.S. economy after the 2008 financial crisis.

With its high education levels and infrastructure investments — and even the cachet of newly legalized recreational marijuana — Denver stood to capitalize

on historically low borrowing rates.“This would’ve happened almost

anywhere in the country if these other ingredients were there,” said Richard Wobbekind, an economist at the Univer-sity of Colorado. “These positive elements enabled people to benefit from tremen-dously low interest rates.”

Other sections of the country pros-pered far less or not at all. The Fed’s efforts to inject cash into the economy weren’t enough, for example, to spare Florida from a wave of foreclosures, to reinvent the battered industrial Midwest or even to raise most people’s pay very much.

What’s more, many Americans couldn’t qualify for the low mortgage rates made possible by the Fed. And workers with no more than a high school degree have been increasingly pushed to the sidelines of the job market.

But the numbers tell a different story in Colorado and its capital of Denver, where the conditions existed for exploiting the benefits of record-low rates.

Colorado’s unemployment rate is now 3.8 percent, versus 5 percent nationwide. Over the past 12 months, average hourly earnings have risen 2.9 percent to $27.11 — with both the increase and the hourly pay eclipsing the national averages.

Home prices and household incomes are higher than before the Great Reces-sion, even as the country as whole, 6 1/2 years into the recovery, has yet to match home prices or earnings enjoyed before the recession.

Young college graduates are migrating en masse to Denver. Nearly 52 percent of Denver’s 25- to 34-year-olds have gradu-ated from college, up from 43.4 percent in 2009. Nationwide, less than a third of Americans in that age group have finished college.

Around the country and the world, the prospect of a Fed rate hike had stirred varying degrees of anxiety. Some analysts still fear that a steady rise in the Fed’s benchmark rate could cause the dollar’s value to increase further. This would likely depress exports and the profits of multi-national companies.

Others worry that high-yield junk bonds could collapse, along with the debt of emerging economies.

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AREA CLUBSOngoingDouglas-Elbert County Music Teachers’ As-sociation meets at 9 a.m. every first Thursday at Parker Bible Church, between Jordan and Chambers on Main Street. All area music teach-ers are welcome. Call Lucie Washburn, 303-814-3479.

The Elbert County Sheriff’s Posse is a non-profit volunteer organization that is part of the Elbert County Sheriff’s Office. As volunteers we support the Elbert County Sheriff’s Office, all law enforcement in our county, and the community at large. For more information or a membership application, go to www.elbertcountysheriff.com/posse.html, or contact Dave Peontek at 303-646-5456.

Elizabeth American Legion Post 82, a 96-year veterans association supporting veterans, their families, their survivors and the community, meets at 6:30 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month at the Legion Post Hall at South Banner Street and Elm Street in Elizabeth. All veterans are invited to attend these meetings to learn of their eligibility for membership in the National American Legion Organization.

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

Finding Our Way Together, a brand new group for anyone who is alone, left out, picked on or overwhelmed by life. Since it is just forming, the group will evolve to fit the needs of the partici-pants. Group will meet at 10 a.m. Saturdays at 34061 Forest Park Drive, in the lower level of Elizabeth Family Health. Leaders are Mary, 720-

638-9770, and Karen, 303-243-3658, and both welcome phone calls. Group participation is free, and building is accessible.

Kiowa Creek Food Pantry is a distribution site for the State of Colorado TEFAP food program. Food is distributed monthly to low income indi-viduals/families that qualify. We also distribute low income senior food boxes for the state; those 60 and older may qualify for a monthly supplement. If you are in need of food assis-tance or know someone who is, we may be able to qualify you for one of these programs. Call the food pantry for more information at 303-621-2376, or come by from 8:30 a.m. to noon Tuesdays; we are located in the Fellowship Hall at 231 Cheyenne Street, Kiowa.

Lawyers at the Library, a free legal clinic for parties who have no attorney, will be offered from 6-9 p.m. the second Tuesday of every month at the Elizabeth Library, 651 W. Beverly St. Volunteer attorneys will answer questions, help fill out forms and explain the process and procedure for the areas of family law, civil litiga-tion, criminal defense, property law, probate law, collections, appeals, landlord-tenant law and civil protection orders. Walk-ins are welcome. Everyone will be helped on a first-come, first-served basis.

Mystery Book Club meets at 9:30 a.m. the first Saturday of each month at the Simla Public Library. The group enjoys talking about a variety of mystery authors and titles. We also periodically host a Colorado author during our meetings. Everyone may join us, and registra-tion is not required. Visit the Simla Branch of the Elbert County Library District at 504 Washington Avenue, call 719-541-2573, or email [email protected].


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Meet the people who make the adventurous into the appetizing

By Chris Michlewicz [email protected]

Haggis. Tripe. Rocky Mountain oysters.

Menu items that turn one diner’s stomach pres-ent an opportunity for a more adventurous eater. It’s often fi ne-dining spots that serve the most exotic dishes — La Sandia in Lone Tree, for example, offers chapulines guacamole made with avocado and “crispy grasshoppers.” Places like The Fort, an award-winning establish-ment in Morrison, serve ar-guably the best wild game in the area and delicacies like braised bison tongue.

There also are a few

well-known eateries that appeal to the everyman and everywoman, like Biker Jim’s Gourmet Dogs, a locally grown favorite with locations in Highlands Ranch and Denver. They boast of slinging “nation-ally renowned dogs to a posse of meatheads,” and proudly serve unique foods like rattlesnake, cactus and reindeer.

The attractionAn “I’ll-try-anything-

once” attitude has led Denver resident Michael Simon to some interesting fare. Luckily for him, he lives just blocks away from the Buckhorn Exchange, an Osage Street locale that draws daring diners from all over the state.

Simon has tried its Rocky Mountain oysters (if you’re new to Colo-rado, look it up and make sure you’re sitting down) and sampled the yak. He

also tasted sautéed lamb testicles a few years ago at the Denver-area restaurant Argyll and describes them as “iron-y.” Simon grew up in Mississippi eating wild game that his dad brought back from hunting trips.

“American culture is so tame, sticking to beef and chicken,” he said.

For Sydney Earhart, of Parker, trying exotic foods is a chance to expand her palate. The 23-year-old has eaten octopus, squid ink caviar and chicken hearts, and admits to being “curious about brains.” She considers cow tongue the “least terrifying” of the delicacies she has tested. Earhart credits being intro-duced to sushi at a young age for her exploratory eating habits.

Getting past the fear factorMany people have a

hard time getting over the idea of eating intestines or stomachs.

Duy Pham, executive chef at the upscale Parker Garage in downtown Parker, considers himself “very open-minded” to what some see as bizarre foods and argues that it’s all about the fl avor and man-ner of preparation. He has an ability to overlook where the meat comes from on the animal and points out people do the same every day without knowing it.

“Bologna and hot dogs are a lot grosser than head cheese,” Pham said. “You’re pretty much eating every single part of the animal, except it’s processed.”

The head cheese to which he refers actu-ally involves no element of cheese and is part of a charcuterie plate on Parker Garage’s appetizer menu. It’s prepared by braising and then baking a whole pig or goat head for four to fi ve hours. Along with herbs, garlic, onion and spices, the head is cooked down until the meat falls off. The meat is then com-pressed into a loaf and left to sit overnight to harden. It is then sliced. The detailed process involves signifi cant “craftsmanship,” said Pham, who supports a “snout-to-tail” approach to cooking a pig.

Matt Wolf, the chef at BESO Tapas & Wine Bar in Highlands Ranch, makes a daily batch of oxtail, com-mon in Spanish and Italian cuisines and a staple on the menu at BESO. It’s cooked overnight in red wine with carrots, celery and onions and served

in a sauce over a canvas of polenta (review: it’s excellent). Customers are occasionally “freaked out” by the idea of oxtail, but once it’s brought out to the dining area, more orders come in, Wolf said. Oxtail bones are often used to fl avor soup as well.

“It was always consid-ered poor people food until chefs got ahold of it,” Wolf said, “and now it’s a little more respected.”

Cooking outside the boxThere’s nothing Wolf

won’t attempt to cook and

he said he’s “not squea-mish.” But both he and Pham said they draw the line when it comes to eat-ing exotic primates.

During a recent trip to Vietnam, however, Pham had the chance to try fruit bat, python and king cobra. Simon balks at the Icelan-dic tradition of burying a decomposed shark carcass and digging it back up months later to eat.

Simon, who acknowl-edges having some culinary prowess, said the problem with making exotic foods is they are “hard to source,”

leaving individuals who like to experiment with new and exciting dishes with tame options. That’s where the restaurants, and the chefs who power them, come into play.

Earhart is working toward becoming a chef and cooks for a family part-time. Broadening her horizons in the kitchen, she said, will be benefi cial for the future.

“I feel like if I can make my skills more well-round-ed,” she said, “you could actually open up people to things they haven’t tried.”

Matt Wolf, chef at BESO Tapas & Wine Bar in Highlands Ranch, holds a plate of oxtail.

Duy Pham, executive chef at Parker Garage, cuts into a slab of raw meat last summer. Parker Garage currently serves head cheese and pork jowls. Photos by Chris Michlewicz

PLACES TO TRY UNCONVENTIONAL FOOD Parker Garage — 19420 Mainstreet in down-town Parker

Exotic foods served: Head cheese, pork jowls

BESO Tapas & Wine Bar — 32 W. Springer Drive in Highlands Ranch

Exotic foods served: Oxtail, octopus tacos (coming soon)

La Sandia Park Meadows — 8419 S. Park Meadows Center Drive in Lone Tree

Exotic foods served: chapulines (grasshop-per) guacamole, pork belly pipian

Biker Jim’s — 1601 Mayberry Drive, Suite

103, in Highlands Ranch

Exotic foods served: Alaskan reindeer hot dog, rattlesnake and pheasant hot dog, Harissa-roasted cactus with Malaysian curry jam scallions

The Fort — 19192 CO-8 in Morrison

Exotic foods served: braised bison tongue, pickled quail eggs

The Buckhorn Exchange — 1000 Osage Street in Denver

Exotic foods served: Rocky Mountain oysters, elk, quail, rattlesnake

WHAT THE HECK IS IT? Haggis — a Scottish dish consisting of a mixture of the minced heart, lungs and liver of a sheep or calf mixed with suet, onions, oatmeal and seasonings and boiled in the stomach of the slaughtered animal.

Tripe — the fi rst and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep or goats, used as food.

Rocky Mountain oysters — beef testicles battered and fried, considered gourmet dining in the American west.

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ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Handle a po-tentially awkward situation by warming up your confidence reserves and letting it radiate freely. Also, expect an old friend to contact you.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) It’s not too early for the practical Bovine to begin planning pos-sible changes for 2016. A recent contact can offer some interesting insights.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) A request for an unusual favor should be carefully checked out. Also check the motives behind it. Your gener-osity should be respected, not exploited.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Party time beck-ons, but for some Moon Children, so do some workplace challenges. Deal with the second first, then you’ll be free to enjoy the fun time.

LEO (July 23 to August 22) A warm response to an earlier request might be a positive indi-cator of what’s ahead. Meanwhile, Cupid could pay a surprise visit to single Leos looking for love.

VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) How you respond to a proposed change in a proj-ect could affect your situation. Be prepared to show how well you would be able to deal with it.

LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) The rev-elation of a secret could cause some changes in how to deal with a workplace matter. It very likely also validates a position you have long held.

SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) An at-tempt to get too personal could upset the very private Scorpio. Make it clear that there’s a line no one crosses without your permission.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) The savvy Sagittarian might be able to keep a family disagreement from spilling over by getting everyone involved to talk things out.

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AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) An unexpected request could make you rethink a position you’ve had for a long time. Meanwhile, plan a family get-together for the weekend.

PISCES (February 19 to March 20) Some-one might find that it was a fluke to try to use your sympathetic nature to get you to accept a situation you’re not comfortable with. Good for you.

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Englewood Camera Club hosts award-winning photographer for session

The fi rst 2016 meeting of the Englewood Camera Club will host award-winning photogra-pher Mike B e r e n s o n speaking on “Night Pho-t o g r a p h y Planning and Scouting.” It takes more than a beau-tiful night sky to get a good image, and Beren-son will talk about the planning and tools needed: Modeling the night sky, light pollution map and moon cycles. (He offers night photography workshops for those who want to take it a step farther.) The club will meet at 7 p.m. on Jan. 12 at the Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit, 6400 S. University Blvd., Centennial, and guests/prospective members are welcome. Doors open at 6:15 p.m. (The group holds its own in-house contest at the end of each meeting.)

Cowboys gatherFamilies will want to plan

ahead for the Colorado Cowboy Gathering Jan. 21-24 at the Col-orado Mountaineering Center and Miners Alley Playhouse in Golden. There will be three eve-

ning performances of music and poetry, two full days of themed matinees and chuckwagon cook-ing. (More on this next week.) Visit coloradocowboygathering.com for details.

Book Start seeks volunteersBook Start, a Douglas County

Libraries program that brings storytime fun to children in Douglas County childcare cen-

ters, seeks volunteers who will read beautiful books and lead simple songs and fi nger plays. A workshop is planned for 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 20 at Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., in Castle Rock. Contact Geri Domarek, 303-688-7658, [email protected], to regis-ter.

Rocky Mountain plants

The Colorado Connections Tour at the Denver Botanic Gar-dens at 2 p.m. on Jan. 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31 will teach about the climate, beauty, ecology and horticulture of the Rocky Moun-tain region, with a tour of ionic gardens and plants of the West. A window for gardeners waiting for spring. Practical knowledge about water-smart gardening, science and contemporary is-sues surrounding Colorado plants. Cost: $14/$9 student, $7 member, denverbotanicgardens.org. (While there, enjoy the trop-ical plants, orchids and exhibit of botanical illustrations featuring Plant Select plants.)

Commissioners ChoiceLone Tree Arts Center, 10075

Commons St., Lone Tree, will host the 2016 Commissioners Choice award-winners in an ex-hibit from Jan. 8 through March 4. They are Diane Cornish and Cindy Welch. Their work can be seen 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays and two hours prior to sched-uled performances. (More about these artists next week.)

The British are coming!The Theatre of Dreams, at

735 Park Ave. in Castle Rock, an-nounces two British acts:

• 7:30 p.m. Jan. 15, 16: Brit-ish comedian-musician Martin Lewis, who tours the world with his magic. Cost: $22.50-$25, 303-660-6799, tickets.amazingshows.com.

• 7:30 p.m. Feb. 6: Keith Fields, comedian-magician in “A BRIT of Magic.” See above for ticket information.

Night photography will be the topic for the Englewood Photography Club at its Jan. 12 meeting. Presenter Mike Berenson has won awards at the Littleton Eye of the Camera and Lone Tree Photography Show in recent years, and will talk about how he captured this image and others. Courtesy photo

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Community Blood Drives

A number of community blood drives are planned in the area. For information or to schedule an appointment, contact the Bonfi ls Appointment Center at 303-363-2300, unless otherwise noted. Go to www.bonfi ls.org. Upcoming blood drives are: Sunday, Dec. 27, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., New Hope Presbyterian Church, 3737 New Hope Way, Castle Rock; Sunday, Jan. 10, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Ave Maria Catholic Church, 9056 E. Parker Road, Parker; Sunday, Jan. 10, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Faith Lutheran Church, 303 N. Ridge Road, Castle Rock (Karen Johnson, 720-272-1464); Thursday, Jan. 14, 10-11:40 a.m. and 1-3:30 p.m., Douglas County Government, 301 Wilcox St., Castle Rock; Friday, Jan. 15, 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., PACE Cen-ter, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker; Sunday, Jan. 17, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Crossroads Community Church, 9900 S. Twenty Mile Road, Parker; Wednesday, Jan. 20, 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Walmart, 2100 Legacy Circle, Elizabeth.

Commitment Day 5K Fun Run/Walk

Life Time Fitness in Parker kicks off the New Year with a part run/walk, part festival that includes an expo with numerous vendors on race morning. Run starts at 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 1, at Life Time Fitness, 9250 Crown Crest Blvd., Parker. Event is open to runners and walkers

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First Hike in Castlewood

Enjoy a great day at the Jewel of the Prairie, also known as Castlewood Canyon State Park. Led by Castlewood volunteers, the fi rst hike of the year is from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 1; meet at the Canyon Point parking lot.

Start the year in a healthy and fun way, and learn something about the park while you’re at it. The hike is 2 miles, off-trail. A fresh snow preceding a hike will allow hikers to see the tracks of those 4-footed creatures that call the park home. Bring warm clothes and boots, gaiters or snow pants; hiking poles could be helpful. Snowshoes would be good for really deep snow. After the hike, enjoy soup and some warm beverages.

Nonfi ction Book Club Forming

Club members read stories about real people who made a difference in this world, or who inspire us because they overcame great setbacks in life. Some people wield great power or enlighten us about cultures or events in history. Nonfi ction adds to your knowledge and increases critical thinking skills. History can be so much stranger than fi ction. Our meetings will be individuals reading different books on the same subject,

discussing what we learned, liked or didn’t like. Contact [email protected] for a list of books and submit your own favorites. Kickoff is at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 12, at the Parker Library, in the conference room. First topic will be Arab women authors speaking out about their culture. Book should be completed by meeting date.

Monthly Adult Lecture Series

The Parker Cultural and Scientifi c Com-mission sponsors talks on topics that impact Colorado and Douglas County residents. The intent of these talks is to increase the understanding of how science and technology address issues facing the community. RSVP required; call the PACE Center box offi ce at 303-805-6800. All lectures begin at 6:30 p.m. and are free and open to the public. Thursday, Jan. 7, Climate Sci-ence, presented by the Colorado School of Mines. Guest speaker is Christian Shorey, assistant department head for

the geology and geological engineering department at the Colorado School of Mines. Thursday, Feb. 4, Mining in Colorado, presented by Colorado Mining Association. Guest speaker is Stuart Sanderson. From the time we get up in the morning to the time we go to bed at night, we use mineral products. Even more surprising, perhaps, is that many of these are produced here in Colorado. Colorado ranks 11th among the states in coal production, 4th in gold, and 1st in molybdenum. Overall, mining generates $8.8 billion in revenue for Colorado and produces more than 73,000 jobs. Thursday, March 3, Hu-man Viruses and Vaccines: Who wins the race? Guest speaker is Dr. Sonia Flores, professor of medicine, University of Colorado Denver. Viruses are small bags of RNA or DNA surrounded by a protein shell. Viruses are responsible for many serious, often deadly, diseases in-cluding AIDS, Ebola hemorrhagic fever, hepatitis, the fl u and chicken pox. How

can viruses cause so much trouble? What makes us so vulnerable to them, and what makes them spread? Lecture will focus on the biology of known hu-man viruses and how they have evolved to escape our own defenses, and will conclude with a discussion of how vac-cines trigger an immune response that will recognize the virus as a threat and neutralize it before it can cause disease. Thursday, April 7, What Does Your DNA Have To Say? A general discussion on big data and biology with guest speaker Dr. Michael Edwards, assistant profes-sor of medicine, University of Colorado Denver. The information contained in our DNA can be used to trace ancestry across the planet, to convict someone of murder or to predict the potential for a terminal disease later on in life. This lecture will attempt to summarize the state of genetic analysis and to explain how all this information will completely change the way we do science and medicine in the future.


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Prints by Don Coen, others will be available for purchase

By Sonya Ellingboe [email protected]

Boulder painter Don Coen’s appeal-ing “The Hush of Evening Snow,” with an almost-polka-dotted cow and calf, is the featured work in this year’s Coors Western Art Show, and will be added to the National Western’s per-manent collec-tion. Posters of the painting will be available for sale at the exhibit and on-line.

Coen was born in rural Colorado and showed an early inclination toward art, which his parents encouraged, letting a 4-year-old Coen draw by the light of a ker-osene lamp. He eventually attended the University of Denver and earned a mas-ter’s degree from the University of North-ern Colorado, which was followed by a 12-year period of nonobjective, abstract painting.

He returned to representational work, but his patterns still refl ect that time when he “thought only of colors and forms.” He works primarily in oil stick, the tool for this featured painting, plus airbrush, and twig and ink.

Related events and other happenings:• The schedule for the exhibit begins

with a Jan. 5 red carpet reception (tickets: $225) from 5:50 to 10 p.m. This is when the main sales of the show occur as attendees bid for art they want to buy. For informa-tion or to purchase tickets, call 303-291-2567 or email [email protected]. Proceeds from the art show contrib-ute in part to scholarships produced by the National Western Stock Show.

• Young Guns, for collectors under 40 who gather on the eve of the red carpet re-ception for an art show of their own where they meet many of the artists, learn about techniques and have an opportunity to purchase art. Call the above number for information.

• A lunch and lecture titled “Discerning Works of Art on Paper” will be 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Jan. 5 at the History Colorado Cen-ter. Moderator is Seth Hopkins, director of

the Booth Western Art Museum in Cart-erville, Georgia. Panelists are printmaker Leon Loughridge of Denver; Tam O’Neill, specialist in prints; and Doug Erion, col-lector and printmaker. They will discuss favorite works on paper, collectability, how to discern between media, and what to look for in contemporary techniques. Lunch included. Tickets: $45, [email protected].

• On Jan. 6 collectors and art lovers may attend the annual Petrie Institute Sympo-sium from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Denver Art Museum’s Louis Sharp Auditorium. It will coincide with the new exhibition “A Place in the Sun: Paintings of Walter Ufer and E. Martin Hennings.” Leading schol-ars will discuss the life and work of these artists and their place in the art of the West, led by moderator Patty Limerick, faculty director and chair of the board at the Center For the New West, University of Colorado. Registration is required: $25 stu-dent, $55 DAM member, $65 nonmember. Contact Julianne Maron, 720-913-0047, or email [email protected]. South Denver-area artists with work in the prestigious show include Joellyn Duesber-ry of Greenwood Village, well-known for her Western landscapes, and Duke Beards-ley of Englewood, who grew up on a ranch in Douglas County and puts a contem-porary spin on his distinctive paintings of cowboys and horses. Amy Laugesen of Englewood creates ceramic sculptures of horses, also included in the Coors Western. (Her work can be found near the fountain in front of the Englewood Civic Center in the Museum Outdoor Arts collection.)

“The Hush of Evening Snow” by Don Coen is painted with oil stick and is the featured art for the 2016 National Western Stock Show’s Coors Western Art Show. Poster prints of the work will be available. Courtesy photo

Western Art Show to feature works of Boulder painter

IF YOU GOThe Coors West-

ern Art Show is at the National West-ern Complex Exhib-it Hall, Third Floor, 4655 Humboldt St., Denver. Parking in adjacent lots.


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Public Notice of Petitionfor Change of Name

Public notice is given on December 16,2015 that a Petition for a Change of Nameof an adult has been filed with the DouglasCounty Court.

The Petition requests that the name ofMato Ty Garrett Loughridgebe changed toNikolai Ty Loughridge-HishCase No.: 15 C 62

By: Palmer L. Boyette,County Court Judge

Legal Notice No: 23315First Publication: December 31, 2015Last Publication: January 14, 2016Publisher: Elbert County News

Notice To Creditors PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORSEstate of Rick L. Hunt, Deceased

Case Number: 15PR30029

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 April 25,2016, or the claims may be forever barred.

MidFirst Trust a/k/a MidFirst BankPersonal RepresentativeAttn: Jeffrey B. Kadavyand Jennifer Sherman101 Cook StreetDenver, Colorado 80206

Legal Notice No.: 23310First Publication: December 24, 2015Last Publication: January 7, 2016Publisher: The Elbert County News

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORSEstate of ERON FREISNER,

aka ERON R. FREISNERaka ERON RICHARD FREISNER,

DeceasedCase Number 2015 PR 30047

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 May 1,2016 or the claims may be forever barred.

JENNIFER L. FREISNERPersonal Representative41212 Madrid Drive,Parker, CO 80138


Notice To Creditors

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORSEstate of ERON FREISNER,

aka ERON R. FREISNERaka ERON RICHARD FREISNER,

DeceasedCase Number 2015 PR 30047

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 May 1,2016 or the claims may be forever barred.

JENNIFER L. FREISNERPersonal Representative41212 Madrid Drive,Parker, CO 80138


Misc. Private Legals PUBLIC NOTICE

District Court, Elbert County,Colorado 751 Ute Avenue,

Kiowa, CO 80117(303) 621-2131

THE PEOPLE OF THESTATE OF COLORADO

In the Interest of: Child(ren):TYLER PEBLEY (DOB: 07/19/2000);SHANE VERNOR PEBLEY(DOB: 12/31/2001);JOHN PAUL KLEBER(DOB: 08/29/1998)

Petitioner: ELBERT COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ANDHUMAN SERVICES,

Respondents: MARY PEBLEYand STEVEN PEBLEYCase Number: 15JV20 Div. 1 Ctrm.

SUMMONS IN DEPENDENCYOR NEGLECT

Party being served by publication after dili-gent search: MARY PEBLEY: A verifiedPetition in Dependency or Neglect hasbeen filed in the Elbert County DistrictCourt in which the child(ren) named aboveis alleged to be dependent or neglectedfor the reasons stated therein, a copy ofwhich is attached to this Summons. Youare summoned to appear on January 14,2016 at 9:30 a.m. in the above Division ofthe Elbert County District Court located at751 Ute Avenue, Kiowa, CO, 80117, atwhich time the District Court Judge will ad-vise you of your rights. You will have theopportunity to admit or deny the allega-tions of the Petition in Dependency orNeglect. Failure to appear as summonedcould result in the entry of a default judg-ment against you declaring the abovenamed child(ren) to be dependent or neg-lected.

TERMINATION OF THE PARENT-CHILDLEGAL RELATIONSHIPS IS APOSSIBLE REMEDY UNDER THISPROCEEDING.

Legal Notice No.: 23316First Publication: December 31, 2015Last Publication: December 31, 2015Publisher: The Elbert County News

Misc. Private Legals

PUBLIC NOTICE

District Court, Elbert County,Colorado 751 Ute Avenue,

Kiowa, CO 80117(303) 621-2131

THE PEOPLE OF THESTATE OF COLORADO

In the Interest of: Child(ren):TYLER PEBLEY (DOB: 07/19/2000);SHANE VERNOR PEBLEY(DOB: 12/31/2001);JOHN PAUL KLEBER(DOB: 08/29/1998)

Petitioner: ELBERT COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ANDHUMAN SERVICES,

Respondents: MARY PEBLEYand STEVEN PEBLEYCase Number: 15JV20 Div. 1 Ctrm.

SUMMONS IN DEPENDENCYOR NEGLECT

Party being served by publication after dili-gent search: MARY PEBLEY: A verifiedPetition in Dependency or Neglect hasbeen filed in the Elbert County DistrictCourt in which the child(ren) named aboveis alleged to be dependent or neglectedfor the reasons stated therein, a copy ofwhich is attached to this Summons. Youare summoned to appear on January 14,2016 at 9:30 a.m. in the above Division ofthe Elbert County District Court located at751 Ute Avenue, Kiowa, CO, 80117, atwhich time the District Court Judge will ad-vise you of your rights. You will have theopportunity to admit or deny the allega-tions of the Petition in Dependency orNeglect. Failure to appear as summonedcould result in the entry of a default judg-ment against you declaring the abovenamed child(ren) to be dependent or neg-lected.

TERMINATION OF THE PARENT-CHILDLEGAL RELATIONSHIPS IS APOSSIBLE REMEDY UNDER THISPROCEEDING.


Government Legals PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REALESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE ANDOF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE

OF TREASURER’S DEED

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To Every Person in Actual Possession orOccupancy of the hereinafter DescribedLand, Lot or Premises, and to the Personin Whose Name the Same was Taxed orSpecially Assessed, and to all Personshaving an Interest or Title of Record in orto the said Premises and To Whom It mayConcern, and more especially to:

SQ VENTURE LLC You and each of youare hereby notified that on the 20th day ofNovember A.D. 2012 the then CountyTreasurer of the County of Elbert, in theState of Colorado, sold at public tax liensale to PAMELA L MOSER the followingdescribed real estate situate in the Countyof Elbert, State of Colorado, to wit:

Legal Description:Section: 20 Township: 8 Range:63Subdivision: WAMBOLDT PAR INSE4 DESC B648 P599 84.807 A Sched-ule #R117574 APN#8320418003

and said County Treasurer issued a certi-ficate of purchase therefore to PAMELA LMOSER. That said tax lien sale wasmade to satisfy the delinquent taxes as-sessed against said real estate for theyear 2011;

That said real estate was taxed or spe-cially assessed in the name(s) of SQVENTURE LLC for said year 2011.

That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued forsaid real estate to the said Elbert Countyat 3:00 o’clock P.M., on the 31st day ofMarch, A.D. 2016, unless the same hasbeen redeemed.

Said property may be redeemed from saidsale at any time prior to the actual execu-tion of said Treasurer’s Deed. Witness myhand this 2nd day of December, 2015A.D.

Richard PettittCounty Treasurerof Elbert County


Government Legals

PUBLIC NOTICE


OF TREASURER’S DEED

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SQ VENTURE LLC You and each of youare hereby notified that on the 20th day ofNovember A.D. 2012 the then CountyTreasurer of the County of Elbert, in theState of Colorado, sold at public tax liensale to PAMELA L MOSER the followingdescribed real estate situate in the Countyof Elbert, State of Colorado, to wit:

Legal Description:Section: 20 Township: 8 Range:63Subdivision: WAMBOLDT PAR INSE4 DESC B648 P599 84.807 A Sched-ule #R117574 APN#8320418003

and said County Treasurer issued a certi-ficate of purchase therefore to PAMELA LMOSER. That said tax lien sale wasmade to satisfy the delinquent taxes as-sessed against said real estate for theyear 2011;


That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued forsaid real estate to the said Elbert Countyat 3:00 o’clock P.M., on the 31st day ofMarch, A.D. 2016, unless the same hasbeen redeemed.

Said property may be redeemed from saidsale at any time prior to the actual execu-tion of said Treasurer’s Deed. Witness myhand this 2nd day of December, 2015A.D.

Richard PettittCounty Treasurerof Elbert County


Public Notice


OF TREASURER'S DEED

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SQ VENTURE LLC You and each of youare hereby notified that on the 20th day ofNovember A.D. 2012 the then CountyTreasurer of the County of Elbert, in theState of Colorado, sold at public tax liensale to ROBERT A. PETERSON the fol-lowing described real estate situate in theCounty of Elbert, State of Colorado, to wit:

Legal Description:Section: 20 Township: 8 Range: 63Sub-division: WAMBOLDT PAR IN SE4DESC B648 P599 SCHEDULE #R117575APN:8320418002

and said County Treasurer issued a certi-ficate of purchase therefore to ROBERTA. PETERSON. That said tax lien salewas made to satisfy the delinquent taxesassessed against said real estate for theyear 2011;


That a Treasurer's Deed will be issued forsaid real estate to the said Elbert Countyat 3:00 o'clock P.M., on the 31st day ofMarch, A.D.2016, unless the same hasbeen redeemed.

Said property may be redeemed from saidsale at any time prior to the actual execu-tion of said Treasurer's Deed. Witness myhand this 2nd day of December, 2015A.D.

Richard PettittCounty Treasurer of Elbert County


Government Legals

Public Notice


OF TREASURER'S DEED

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SQ VENTURE LLC You and each of youare hereby notified that on the 20th day ofNovember A.D. 2012 the then CountyTreasurer of the County of Elbert, in theState of Colorado, sold at public tax liensale to ROBERT A. PETERSON the fol-lowing described real estate situate in theCounty of Elbert, State of Colorado, to wit:

Legal Description:Section: 20 Township: 8 Range: 63Sub-division: WAMBOLDT PAR IN SE4DESC B648 P599 SCHEDULE #R117575APN:8320418002

and said County Treasurer issued a certi-ficate of purchase therefore to ROBERTA. PETERSON. That said tax lien salewas made to satisfy the delinquent taxesassessed against said real estate for theyear 2011;


That a Treasurer's Deed will be issued forsaid real estate to the said Elbert Countyat 3:00 o'clock P.M., on the 31st day ofMarch, A.D.2016, unless the same hasbeen redeemed.

Said property may be redeemed from saidsale at any time prior to the actual execu-tion of said Treasurer's Deed. Witness myhand this 2nd day of December, 2015A.D.



PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE OF PURCHASE OFREAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN

SALE AND OF APPLICATION FORISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED

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BARBARA JOYCE TAYLOR You andeach of you are hereby notified that on the8th day of November A.D.2011 the thenCounty Treasurer of the County of Elbert,in the State of Colorado, sold at public taxlien sale to TESS INVESTMENTS the fol-lowing described real estate situate in theCounty of Elbert, State of Colorado, to wit:

Legal Description:Section: 35 Township: 10 Range: 60(TOTAL 0.344 A) Subdivision: SIMLAHEIGHTS Block: 1 Lot: 15 AND:-Lot:1615000 SQ FT

and said County Treasurer issued a certi-ficate of purchase therefore to TESS IN-VESTMENTS. That said tax lien sale wasmade to satisfy the delinquent taxes as-sessed against said real estate for theyear 2010;

That said real estate was taxed or spe-cially assessed in the name(s) of BAR-BARA JOYCE TAYLOR for said year2010.

That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued forsaid real estate to the said Elbert Countyat 3:00 o’clock P.M., on the 7th day ofAPRIL, A.D.2016, unless the same hasbeen redeemed.

Said property may be redeemed from saidsale at any time prior to the actual execu-tion of said Treasurer’s Deed. Witnessmy hand this 10th day of December, 2015A. D.


Legal Notice No.: 23298First Publication: December 24, 2015Last Publication: January 7, 2016Publisher: Elbert County News

Government Legals

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE OF PURCHASE OFREAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN

SALE AND OF APPLICATION FORISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED

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BARBARA JOYCE TAYLOR You andeach of you are hereby notified that on the8th day of November A.D.2011 the thenCounty Treasurer of the County of Elbert,in the State of Colorado, sold at public taxlien sale to TESS INVESTMENTS the fol-lowing described real estate situate in theCounty of Elbert, State of Colorado, to wit:

Legal Description:Section: 35 Township: 10 Range: 60(TOTAL 0.344 A) Subdivision: SIMLAHEIGHTS Block: 1 Lot: 15 AND:-Lot:1615000 SQ FT

and said County Treasurer issued a certi-ficate of purchase therefore to TESS IN-VESTMENTS. That said tax lien sale wasmade to satisfy the delinquent taxes as-sessed against said real estate for theyear 2010;

That said real estate was taxed or spe-cially assessed in the name(s) of BAR-BARA JOYCE TAYLOR for said year2010.

That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued forsaid real estate to the said Elbert Countyat 3:00 o’clock P.M., on the 7th day ofAPRIL, A.D.2016, unless the same hasbeen redeemed.

Said property may be redeemed from saidsale at any time prior to the actual execu-tion of said Treasurer’s Deed. Witnessmy hand this 10th day of December, 2015A. D.


Legal Notice No.: 23298First Publication: December 24, 2015Last Publication: January 7, 2016Publisher: Elbert County News

Public Notice

NOTICE OF FINAL PAYMENT

NOTICE is hereby given that Spring Val-ley Metropolitan District No. 1 of ElbertCounty, Colorado, will make final pay-ment at Special District Management Ser-vices, Inc., 141 Union Boulevard, Suite150, Lakewood, Colorado 80228, onJanuary 11, 2016, at the hour of 4:00 p.m.to Fischer Construction, Inc. for all workdone by said Contractor(s) in constructionor work on the Wastewater TreatmentPlant Improvement Project.

Any person, co-partnership, association ofpersons, company or corporation that hasfurnished labor, materials, team hire,sustenance, provisions, provender, or oth-er supplies used or consumed by suchcontractors or their subcontractors, in orabout the performance of the work con-tracted to be done or that supplies rentalmachinery, tools, or equipment to the ex-tent used in the prosecution of the work,and whose claim therefor has not beenpaid by the contractors or their subcon-tractors, at any time up to and includingthe time of final settlement for the workcontracted to be done, is required to file averified statement of the amount due andunpaid, and an account of such claim toLisa Johnson, District Manager, c/o Spe-cial District Management Services, Inc.,141 Union Boulevard, Suite 150, Lake-wood, Colorado 80228 on behalf of theSpring Valley Metropolitan District No. 1,on or before the date and time herein-above shown for final payment. Failure onthe part of any claimant to file such veri-fied statement of claim prior to such finalsettlement will release Spring Valley Met-ropolitan District No. 1, its directors, of-ficers, agents, and employees, of andfrom any and all liability for such claim.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARDOF DIRECTORSSPRING VALLEY METROPOLITANDISTRICT NO. 1

By: /s/ Secretary


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PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORSEstate of Alvina Elizabeth Wilson,

DeceasedCase Number: 2015 PR 030041

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 April 30,2016 or the claims may be forever barred.

Patricia KellerPersonal RepresentativeP.O. Box 235Parker, Colorado 80134


PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORSEstate of Alvina Elizabeth Wilson,

DeceasedCase Number: 2015 PR 030041

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 April 30,2016 or the claims may be forever barred.

Patricia KellerPersonal RepresentativeP.O. Box 235Parker, Colorado 80134


Notice To Creditors Notice To Creditors

the Booth Western Art Museum in Cart-erville, Georgia. Panelists are printmaker Leon Loughridge of Denver; Tam O’Neill, specialist in prints; and Doug Erion, col-lector and printmaker. They will discuss favorite works on paper, collectability, how to discern between media, and what to look for in contemporary techniques. Lunch included. Tickets: $45, [email protected].

• On Jan. 6 collectors and art lovers may attend the annual Petrie Institute Sympo-sium from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Denver Art Museum’s Louis Sharp Auditorium. It will coincide with the new exhibition “A Place in the Sun: Paintings of Walter Ufer and E. Martin Hennings.” Leading schol-ars will discuss the life and work of these artists and their place in the art of the West, led by moderator Patty Limerick, faculty director and chair of the board at the Center For the New West, University of Colorado. Registration is required: $25 stu-dent, $55 DAM member, $65 nonmember. Contact Julianne Maron, 720-913-0047, or email [email protected]. South Denver-area artists with work in the prestigious show include Joellyn Duesber-ry of Greenwood Village, well-known for her Western landscapes, and Duke Beards-ley of Englewood, who grew up on a ranch in Douglas County and puts a contem-porary spin on his distinctive paintings of cowboys and horses. Amy Laugesen of Englewood creates ceramic sculptures of horses, also included in the Coors Western. (Her work can be found near the fountain in front of the Englewood Civic Center in the Museum Outdoor Arts collection.)

Tips help growers keep lovely plants going strong

By Sonya [email protected]

Flowers indoors in winter are so very welcome as gifts — but many come with minimal or no instructions for their subse-quent care, leaving the recipient uncertain about what to do — and when. There is a wealth of information online from plant societies, university horticulture departments and companies that sell the plants. A few words of wisdom — starting with “Don’t water too much!”

• Amaryllis — Choose the largest bulbs if buying at a nursery. Pot in 6- to 7-inch pots, with a third to a half of the top exposed. Water with warm water and place where tempera-ture remains above 60 degrees. With pre-potted bulb, water and place in warm room. In either case, don’t water again until it begins to grow. The warmer it is during the day, the faster it will begin to grow. Rotate so stem doesn’t lean toward light.

Flower stalks may require some support to keep from top-pling — especially if in a light

plastic pot. After flowering, it is possible to rebuild the bulb for future blooms. Leave leaves on and keep watering (leave stem until yellow, then cut back). Set outdoors when danger of frost is past. In fall, bring indoors, cut leaves off and store in a cool dry place for eight to 10 weeks, then begin watering and wait for more blooms. Repot every three to four years — they like to be root-bound.

• Azaleas — Place in a cool bright area. Maintain constant moisture, bright light. When they fade, give two months’ rest

in a dark place, then return to light.

• Calla lily — Moisture, bright light. Return to dark place for two months when flowers fade, then return to light.

• Christmas cactus — Native to Central and South America. It likes high humidity, cool to moderate temperature. Aim for 50- to 60-degree temperature to trigger bloom, coupled with 12 hours of darkness. If you repot, use orchid medium — they are epiphytes like orchids.

• Hydrangea — Florists’ hydrangeas are forced into

bloom for the holidays and will not bloom again for a year after flowers fade.

� Miniature rose — These need the brightest sunlight. Plant in the garden in spring after acclimating to outside. Fertilize twice a month with balanced fertilizer. Hill around roots to protect in winter.

• Orchid — Most gift orchids are Phalenopsis. Make sure the container has ventilation — poke holes in foil if bot-tom covered. Be sure it is in coarse potting mix for orchids Place in east or south-facing

window. Water once a week. Fertilize every two weeks with half-strength balanced orchid fertilizer.

• Poinsettias — Native to Mexico. Keep in semicool, humid location. (Consider trays with pebbles and water.) Water thoroughly. After holidays, decrease water, relocate to cool dark area until April. Allow to dry, but not wilt. Fertilize every other week. Cut shoots, take outside. In fall, keep in dark room until Thanksgiving, then bring out and it may bloom again.

Amaryllis fantastica will brighten winter days when it blooms in one’s home. Courtesy photos

The red center and stripes with white border make this amaryl-lis a showy addi-tion to the home during winter snows.

Winter flowers require special care indoors


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Mother Cabrini Shrine offers spiritual sanctuary

By Clarke [email protected]

Sacred spaces — places for peace, reflection and spiritual communion — can be difficult to find in the highly developed Front Range.

But one such place stands to the south of Lookout Mountain, north of I-70, overlooking Golden and the entire region.

The Mother Cabrini Shrine has offered a respite for the weary for more than 100 years, and con-tinues to provide spiritual clarity and solace for all visitors regard-less of faith or religion.

“We have thousands of visi-tors a year,” wrote Sister Roselle Santivasi, in an email interview. “They come mainly to pray, and we do have regulars that come often to visit us.”

The shrine includes the Stone House, a 22-foot statue of the Sa-cred Heart of Jesus and the con-vent of the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, as well as a grotto around the shrine’s spring, a rose quartz Sacred Heart and the 373-step stairway of prayer, which also features the Stations of the Cross.

Mother Cabrini, whose given name was Francesca Cabrini, founded the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Italy. They were invited to the Denver area by a priest in 1902 to help serve the immigrant population and serve the community, ac-cording to information provided

by Anna Dodd, the shrine’s re-treat and marketing coordinator.

“At the time of their arrival to Colorado, the sisters discovered that there was a need for a girls’ orphanage. They had Queen of Heaven Orphanage for girls built

just outside of the then-city of Denver, where years later it would rest on Federal Boulevard,” Dodd wrote. “Mother Cabrini loved the orphans and wanted a summer home for them outside of the city, and that’s where we come in.”

It took three transactions for Cabrini to acquire the 500 acres that would eventually be named in her honor. During a return visit in 1912, she found a natural spring on the property, commis-sioned the Stone House for the orphans, dedicated the hill to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and formed a rose quartz Sacred Heart of stones at the top.

“Mother Cabrini wanted a summer home for the orphan girls that was away from the city and nested in the beauty of the Rocky Mountains,” Dodd wrote. “Since her death, we have devel-oped into a place of pilgrimage and prayer in her honor and in

honor of the Sacred Heart of Je-sus.”

As a pilgrimage site, the shrine grew in popularity over the years, particularly during the summer through mid-fall. The orphanage was disbanded in early 1970s, which is when retreats started being offered at the shrine, ac-cording to Shellie Marsh, gift shop manager and accountant.

The shrine now offers group and hermitage retreat options. There’s a conference room for business and religious retreats and planning meetings, com-plete with a projector screen, po-dium and large conference table.

The hermitage option pro-vides retreatants with solitude and rooms with a view of the Statue of the Sacred Heart of Je-sus.

“Most of our self-led day or overnight retreats are for Cath-olics and Christians who are

seeking time alone with God for prayer and reflection,” Dodd wrote. “We rent out the whole historic Stone House, once used for the orphans now used as our retreat house, for overnight and day groups. We provide meals for our retreatants, coffee services, meeting rooms and a chapel space available for reservations for prayer or services.”

There’s still more to do at the shrine for pilgrims and visitors. They can drink the spring water, visit the museum and a smaller grotto dedicated to Our Lady of Guadalupe. Visitors often make use of the solitude provided by the rosary, meditation and Cabri-ni gardens, Santivasi added.

“People are surprised at the amount of sacred spaces there are here,” she wrote. “For me, this is a place where you could easily spend the whole day with your family.”

First conceived in 1902, the Mother Cabrini Shrine offers pilgrims and visitors a place of spiritual serenity and peace. At left, Mother Cabrini Shrine is home to three gar-dens that allow visitors a place to reflect in peace. Photos courtesy of Mother Cabrini Shrine

Sacred space a place for prayer and reflection

‘For me, this is a place where you could easily spend the whole day with your family.’Sister Roselle Santivasi

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