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Golden’s Clear Creek ideal training ground for swiftwater rescues

The Orecart arrives: Golden launches free downtown circulator shuttle

BY CORINNE WESTEMAN CWESTEMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Whether it’s downtown visitors who need a little help getting around or Colorado School of Mines students wanting to access the RTD rail lines, the four-wheeled solution has arrived.

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BY CORINNE WESTEMAN CWESTEMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

When the inevitable water rescue calls come in, Golden Fire Department and other rescue agencies must be ready.

is month, swiftwater rescue trainees and instructors from across the Denver area and beyond have been swarming Clear Creek in and around Golden. Organizations like Dive Rescue International hosted trainees from local and out-of-state departments, while Golden and

West Metro Fire Rescue conducted internal training sessions.

While the water’s been too high and fast for most users this month, rescuers train in these conditions so they’re prepared for the worst, Golden’s Lt. Marc Staley explained. e run-o season typically lasts about a month, and Clear Creek has become a proverbial hotspot because of its trail access and water features.

Golden trained ve swiftwater rescue swimmers June 9 and 11. ey rst practiced how to self-rescue with various combinations of gear,

then they worked on establishing rope lines across the creek, escaping debris in the water and saving people stranded in the creek.

According to Staley, less than a quarter of Golden’s re ghters are trained in swiftwater rescue.

It’s a similar story at West Metro, where only 25-30 of its 400-plus re ghters are trained in swiftwater rescues. Typically, only those assigned to Stations 8 and 17 undergo the training. Station 8 includes the

Mines and the City of Golden are launching the Orecart shuttle service this year, which will provide free public transportation around Golden, o cials have con rmed. While that service won’t launch until August or September, the city’s hosting its own downtown circulator shuttle in the meantime, starting June 16. It will o er free transportation along a single downtown route on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays this summer.

Golden planner Matt Wempe said the downtown shuttle will collect data, improve accessibility and help alleviate Golden’s summertime parking woes.

Once the 2023-24 school year starts, Mines and the city will o er an expanded shuttle service with four routes:

Gold, which will circulate around downtown; Silver, which will go around the Mines campus; Tungsten, which will go through the city

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Metro Fire Rescue firefighters conduct swiftwater rescue training June 9 near Clear Creek Canyon’s Tunnel 1. This training scenario required firefighters to move a raft across the creek to save a stranded person on the other side.

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West Metro Dive Team and Station 17 is near Wheat Ridge’s section of Clear Creek.

Between June 5-11, West Metro hosted internal Swiftwater Rescue I and II classes for seven trainees. eir nal search and rescue exercise, which was June 9 near Clear Creek Canyon’s Tunnel 1, required them to get a raft across the creek to save a stranded person, and then conduct a shoreline search.

Lead instructor Dave Dame emphasized how physically demanding the training is, as Clear Creek was moving around 1,000 cubic feet of water per second on June 9. Year-round, the creek ranges from 300-1,600 cubic feet per second, with June seeing the highest volumes.

In terms of speed, the water was moving about 15 mph, Dame estimated. While that doesn’t seem fast compared to a car on the nearby highway, he stressed how it’s “much faster than you can swim.” Plus, water temperatures are so low, people without proper gear can become hypothermic very quickly, he said.

Staley and Joe Gross, a GFD battalion chief, said they’ve elded dozens of water rescue calls in their combined 26 years as rescue swimmers. ey said too many people visit Clear Creek with a “water park mentality,” and don’t realize how dangerous the sheer volume of

water can be.

“By the time they realize they need help, it’s too late,” Gross said. “ … ere are sections of the river that even we won’t swim (because they’re too dangerous).”

Gross also emphasized how even rescuers need to have a healthy respect for the creek, because it’s unlike re ghters’ usual training environments. When they train to put out res or go into burning buildings, their scenarios are controlled. Clear Creek is not.

However, Staley said, that while they can’t control the creek, it can become more predictable through their training.

Still, many who initially train in swiftwater rescue don’t feel comfortable retraining. Gross and Staley said being in the creek is exhausting, so GFD only wants those who are comfortable and prepared to do it.

Inevitably, each year there are a dozen or so rescue calls from late spring through the summer, Staley said. Two people died in creek-related accidents last year, and rescuers don’t want to see any more.

Staley also predicted Clear Creek could run higher than normal for the next few weeks. If so, the current redag restrictions could be extended into the typical tubing season.

Prospective creek users should pay attention to the ag warning status and all signage before getting in the water, and wear personal otation devices. While Golden, West Metro and other rescuers are prepared for the worst, they also hope it never comes.

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West Metro Fire Rescue firefighters train to save a stranded person on the other side of Clear Creek, background, June 9 near Tunnel 1. This training scenario required firefighters to establish a line across the creek and use it to move a raft across it to save the stranded person.

A Golden Fire Department firefighter practices swimming and self-rescuing in Clear Creek June 9. Several local and out-of-state agencies have been training along Clear Creek this month.

Golden Fire Department firefighter successfully climbs out of Clear Creek near downtown station June 9 while practicing swimming and self-rescues. Several local and out-of-state agencies took advantage of Clear Creek’s recent high and fast flows to conduct swiftwater rescue training. Residents and visitors should check the creek conditions and flag warning levels before recreating in the creek. PHOTOS BY CORINNE WESTEMAN

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to RTD’s W Line at the Je co Government Center; and Iron, which will connect to RTD’s G Line on demand.

Jason Slowinski, Mines’ associate vice president of infrastructure & operations, said the Orecart will also have an on-demand shuttle for those with disabilities, similar to RTD’s Access-A-Ride.

e current agreement between

Mines and the city says the university will provide the drivers, vehicles, and maintenance, and will fund roughly two-thirds of the overall costs. Golden will fund the rest.

Slowinski said overall costs are projected at $600,000-$700,000 a year, but Mines leadership hopes to re ne those costs once the Orecart is up and running.

For the city, Wempe said Golden can o set future costs with $1 million in federal funding it’ll receive in 2024-25. He said this summer’s circulator shuttle and the forthcoming Orecart system “will inform how

to use those (federal) dollars.”

Summertime shuttle

Golden has contracted a vendor company with its own vehicles and drivers for this summer’s downtown circulator shuttle. e vendor will operate two shuttles during afternoons and evenings on weekends, with a shuttle visiting an individual stop about every 15 minutes, depending on tra c.

Each shuttle can hold about 15 people, but can’t accommodate bicycles or innertubes, Wempe added.

Each stop will have a sign and a

QR code that directs users to the full schedule. Wempe explained how the downtown shuttle schedule will change once Mines launches its service, and it o cially becomes the Orecart’s Gold route.

Overall, he said, data collection will crucial: What’s the ridership like? Which stops are the most popular? Which days and times see the most use?

The Orecart system

After supply-chain-related delays,

Don’t Let Capital Gains Tax Deter You From Cashing Out on an Investment Property

According to the Census Bureau, our country has nearly 116M housing units for a population of 330M men, women, and children. Sixty percent of the housing units are single-family detached homes.

The National Association of Home Builders states that roughly 7M of the housing units (about 6%) are second homes or vacation homes not available to rent.

The Census Bureau calculates there are 20M rental properties in the U.S., owned by 14.3M individual investors. According to AirDNA.co, there are 1.1M short-term rental properties.

So, to sum up, there are over 28M properties out of 116M that are either vacation homes, second homes or investment prop-

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Every summer, Golden Real Estate gets a “showcase” booth at one of the farmers markets held in downtown Golden, and this Saturday, June 17th, is this year’s date.

Bring your questions about real estate, or simply come to say “hello.” We’ll have our laptops online so we can even help you look at homes and set up an MLS email alert matching your search criteria.

You’ll be entered in a drawing for a $100 gift certificate to a Golden restaurant. Bring your reusable bags, too — this is one of Denver’s top rated farmers markets!

We’ll be there from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. The market is next to the Public Library on 10th Street in downtown Golden.

erties of some type.

The Colorado Association of Realtors reports that the number of second home sales has jumped 44% since the beginning of Covid in March 2020. So, whether you own a vacation home, second home, rental home, or short-term rental condo, you own real estate that is subject to capital gains tax when you sell it.

Many sellers of such investment properties take advantage of the Sec. 1031 tax deferred exchange option, which allows the property owner to roll the taxable gain into another piece of real estate and put your full pre-tax proceeds to work.

Doing a 1031 exchange of real estate requires what’s called a “qualified intermediary” (or QI) and not the title company conducting the closing to hold your proceeds until you reinvest them, and the IRS allows 45 days to identify and 180 days to close on the replacement property. As the seller, you cannot “touch” the proceeds from the sale of your relinquished property. The QI must work with the title company to facilitate transfer of the proceeds to the new closing. If a qualifying replacement property cannot be closed within 180 days, that opportunity is lost and the gain will be taxable.

Unless the investment property is inherited at your death, there will be a capital gains tax liability. For some, the gain has been so significant that perhaps it’s time to pay the tax and laugh all the way to the bank with the remainder. Note: You cannot use the 1031 tax deferral strategy to sell or

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purchase a primary residence.

There are several capital gains tax calculators online, and I’ll post a link for one at www.GoldenREblog.com along with links about the 1031 process.

To determine your tax exposure, start with the original purchase price. What did you pay for the property when you bought it? Second, add up all the money you put into capital improvements of the property. Then subtract depreciation which you took on your tax returns. The IRS considers investment real estate’s “useful life” to be 27.5 years. The cost basis of the property is the amount you paid, plus the cost of selling it – commissions, settlement fees, and closing costs, minus the depreciation taken.

An agent in our office calculated the following numbers for a deal he is doing and roughly calculated the net gain. His seller’s unit was purchased in 2016 for $275,000, netted the owner $10,000 per year in passive income, enjoying a 61% profit in just six years, after tax. The lucky owner paid the tax man and was left with roughly $377,000 in cash after everything

We join many other Golden citizens in mourning the death of our former broker associate and all-around great person, Carol Milan, was passed away last month. Our condolences to her family.

was deducted. Discuss your particular situation with your CPA if you have one, and, if not, I can recommend a local firm. These figures are round numbers and for the purposes of this article.

I believe in paying taxes. It is pothole season and street crews are at work. Fireman are on call and the police are vigilant. Our national defense is strong, and we live in the most prosperous nation in the world where wealth can be created simply from smart investing. Be proud, as I am, to pay your taxes, for you made a lot of money in a beautiful place called Colorado.

Austin Pottorff, who deals more than I do with investors, helped with the research for this article.

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We Welcome Broker Associate Kathy Jonke to Our Team

Kathy, who lives in downtown Golden, joined our brokerage this week. We’re no longer an all-male brokerage.

This home at 1004 4th Street is truly oneof-a-kind. There are magnificent views of North and South Table Mountain from the floor-to-ceiling windows on the main level. You are within walking distance to downtown Golden with its famous shops and restaurants. This is a 4-BR, 4-bath home on a corner lot. The wide-open main level floor plan is great for entertaining, or just appreciating the fabulous views and staying cozy near the gas fireplace. The state-of-the-art kitchen is a chef's delight. It has a 6-burner stove with an additional griddle and double oven. The refrigerator is oversized, and there is a walk-in pantry. The primary suite has a spa-like feel with a walk-in steam shower with 3 shower heads. There are 2 sinks with quartz counter, a soaking tub an extra-large walk-in closet. The upper level has two bedrooms, and a tiled 3/4 bath. Outside the bedrooms, there is a wide-open bonus area with desks, bookshelves and fantastic views. Above the 2nd floor a rooftop office/reading room that opens to a private roof-top deck. The lower level could be used as a mother-in-law living space with its extra-large bedroom with a walk-in closet, large living area with a wet bar, and its own private patio. Included is a one-year builder warranty. Take a narrated video tour at www.NorthGoldenHome.com, then come to David Dlugasch’s open house on Saturday, June 17th, 11am to 2pm. Or call him at 303-908-4835 to see it.

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She was born and raised in Wheat Ridge. With her degree in Geology and Earth Sciences from the University of Colorado at Boulder and her career with the U.S. Forest Service in geophysics, she relocated often, which gave her the opportunity to renovate houses and historic commercial buildings, and also to design and build new homes. Her passion for real estate led Kathy to become a real estate broker, and she loves helping people navigate the buying and selling process in the local Golden market.

Kathy settled in Golden five years ago and had a home built in the 9th Street historic district. She is active in the community, where she volunteers with her friend Judy Denison (who I featured recently) at the International Rescue Committee. She also serves on the City of Golden’s Historic Preservation Board.

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A Golden crown for Colorado’s Music Queen

Hazel Miller performs at The Bu alo Rose ahead of Hall of Fame induction

BY CORINNE WESTEMAN CWESTEMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

During the biggest weekend of her career, music icon Hazel Miller said she was going to “party until the paint peels o ” in downtown Golden.

On June 9, Hazel Miller and the Collective played their annual show at e Bu alo Rose, performing a mix of R&B, funk, dance, blues and more.

e following night, Miller performed at Red Rocks Amphitheatre with her longtime collaborator Big Head Todd and the Monsters. Both artists were inducted into the Colorado Music Hall of Fame during their sold-out June 10 show. (Editor’s note: For a full story on Hazel Miller’s career, visit ArvadaPress.com.)

Big Head Todd and the Monsters perform annually at Red Rocks, and Miller often performs with them.

us, playing e Bu alo Rose has become her “night before Red Rocks” tradition, she described, as many of her fans stay in Golden and go to both shows.

And the June 9-10 weekend was no exception.

Hundreds of self-described “Hazel Nuts” celebrated Miller’s Hall of Fame induction with her on June 9, surprising her with tequila, owers, cake and more.

Golden’s Cindy Willard has been following Miller’s career for 16 years, since seeing her at City Park Jazz. Willard had tickets for the June 10 Red Rocks show, saying she was thrilled to see Miller inducted into the Hall of Fame.

“We love Hazel,” she said. “She’s such a loving spirit.”

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Romero drove up from Albuquerque for their annual “girls’ trip” to see Miller perform at e Bu alo Rose and Red Rocks.

ey rst encountered her through Big Head Todd, as Miller has been the group’s back-up singer intermittently since 1996. Wilson said her family and friends have been following Miller’s career since then, even going on a cruise where she performed.

Overall, Wilson described how Miller’s a gracious and humble person who has a kind heart. She’s also a contagious performer — something Wheat Ridge’s Eryn Adams noticed, even as a Miller novice. Adams explained how she’d heard about Miller for years, but had

Hazel Miller sings “A Natural Woman” with The Collective June 9 at The Bu alo Rose. Miller, who was inducted into the Colorado Music Hall of Fame June 10, performed the song as a tribute to Aretha Franklin and Carole King, two of her favorite singers.

A Hazel Miller fan records her singing “A Natural Woman” with The Collective June 9 at The Bu alo Rose. PHOTOS BY CORINNE WESTEMAN

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never been to one of her shows. But, after finding out she was playing The Buffalo Rose this month, Adams assembled a group of friends to pack the dance floor and hear the icon in person.

“She’s fun and energizing,” Adams continued, adding that she’d come back next summer if Miller did. “ … If you haven’t seen her, you need to.”

Any Goldenites who missed the June 9 show will have another chance this summer, as Miller and the Collective play July 28 at Buffalo Bill Days.

‘The Night Before Red Rocks’ Miller and her band have been performing at The Buffalo Rose for about a decade, under both the former and current owners. She said it’s one of the nicer venues in the Denver area, with a great sound system, stage and lights.

“They make it really easy to come in and have fun,” Miller continued.

The annual show’s crowd is also unique, with a mix of locals and fans of Miller and Big Head Todd who travel to Golden for the Red Rocks show.

“Even when I’m not working with (Big Head Todd), we always do a show the night before, so I can see everybody at The Buffalo Rose,” she said.

Before the June 9-10 weekend, Miller already knew it’d be one to remember, thanks to the Hall of Fame induction. And while she was incredibly honored, Miller emphasized how she and the Collective just enjoy being “the band our neighbors can depend on to bring them … the show they’ve been waiting on since the pandemic ended.”

Marco Simpson, The Buffalo Rose’s director of artist relations, said Miller and her band always deliver on that promise. The dance floor is consistently packed at their shows, with more people tapping their toes in the back.

Hazel Miller and the Collective is one of the venue’s mostbeloved acts, he continued, adding how Miller is Colorado music royalty. So, The Buffalo Rose’s stage will always be ready for her, as long as she wants it, Simpson said.

And Miller likely will maintain her tradition for a while, as she said before the show: “People come (there) ready to party, and we try never to disappoint. You really can’t have a bad time at the Rose.”

Hazel Miller and the Collective perform June 9 at The Bu alo Rose. Miller was inducted into the Colorado Music Hall of Fame the following night, along with her longtime collaborater Big Head Todd and the Monsters. The two artists performed for a sold-out crowd June 10 at Red Rocks Amphitheatre.

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Clear Creek County to start mental health crisis co-responder program

death by a Clear Creek deputy in Silver Plume on June 10-11, 2022. e case recently led to a $19-million legal settlement between the family and four agencies, the largest of its kind known in Colorado history.

BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Calling the killing of Christian Glass a “reprehensible act” that should never happen again, the Clear Creek County commissioners announced a mental health crisis co-responder program. e pilot program will be implemented this summer.

In addition, the commissioners said in a statement read at their meeting on June 6 that: “ e board does not believe that the sheri has adequately accepted responsibility for his central role in this tragedy or the need to swiftly correct all of the gaps in training and protocols that existed at the time of Christian’s death.”

Glass, 22, was facing a mental health crisis when he was shot to

Sally and Simon Glass, Christian’s parents, applauded the commissioners in a statement and expressed hope “the senseless and preventable use of force” that resulted in Christian’s death never happens again. In addition, their statement, provided by the Rathod-Mohamedbhai law rm in Denver, called for county Sheri Rick Albers’ resignation: “Sheri Albers’ refusal to accept any personal responsibility for this unjusti able loss of life demonstrates a lack of leadership and a disregard for the trust placed in him by the community. Sally and Simon Glass join the board in condemning Sheri Albers’ conduct and call for his resignation.”

e statement continued: “By resigning, Sheri Albers can begin to acknowledge and take responsibility for the failures that occurred under his watch. Only then can we begin to rebuild the shattered trust between law enforcement and the commu-

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Alberts declined to comment to the Clear Creek Courant.

Albers has been with the department since 1980 and was rst elected sheri in 2014. He most recently ran unopposed in November 2022 and is set to serve until 2026.

Christian Glass was stranded in his car and called 911 for help, saying he was trapped. O cers asked Christian to leave his car, but he refused in what turned into a stando that ended when o cers broke the car window and used a Taser on Christian. en, Deputy Andrew Buen shot Christian, killing him. Buen and another o cer, Kyle Gould, were later red and are facing charges, including second-degree murder. ey are slated to be back in court on June 21.

County board’s statement

“ e Clear Creek County Board of County Commissioners completely supports the Glass family’s e orts to ensure that events such as the killing of Christian will never be repeated,” the county board’s statement said.

“ e board has always supported law enforcement and greatly appreciates the commitment of Clear Creek County Sheri ’s O ce deputies and sta .”

e statement continues that the county board will do all it can within its authority to accomplish reforms that enable Albers to better focus on public safety and justice. e county will pay for the mental health crisis co-responder program with grant funds. e county also is pursuing a partnership with another organization that already has extensive experience with co-responder programs, training and protocols, so law enforcement can di erentiate between mental-health crises and public-safety concerns.

“We understand that no amount of money can bring Christian back or ease his family’s pain,” the statement said.

Background

On May 24, Gov. Jared Polis apologized to Simon and Sally Glass, then declared May 24 Christian Glass Day and displayed Glass’ artwork that is being hung in the Capitol.

“What happened to Christian should not have happened,” Polis told Christian’s parents in a livestreamed statement. “We are going to do the best we can to avoid any parents going through what you have gone through.”

“Being ex-Air Force, I can describe Chris as having a Fighter Pilot mentality.” - Jeff

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County board says sheri did not ‘adequately accept responsibility’ in death of Christian Glass

The Clear Creek commissioners, from left, Sean Wood, Randy Wheelock and George Marlin, prepare to read a statement about the killing of Christian Glass by a sheri ’s deputy at a board meeting on June 6. PHOTO BY DEB HURLEY BROBST

for police violence in the state’s history.

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Polis’ announcement came a day after four involved agencies reached the multi-million-dollar settlement with the family. Under the settlement, Clear Creek County will pay $10 million; $5 million will come from Georgetown; $3 million from the state of Colorado; and $1 million from Idaho Springs. It is the largest known single payout

More about Christian Christian was born in Christchurch, New Zealand. His mother, Sally Glass, is of British decent, and his father, Simon Glass, is from New Zealand. The Glass family relocated to California when Christian was 10 and eventually moved to Boulder, Colorado.

“Christian had an array of specialties and interests,” a statement from family attorneys said. “He

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was an avid tennis fan and player, a trained chef who loved to cook, and also a self-taught artist with an innate gift. Christian used many mediums to make his art, but the majority of his pieces involved oil painting and oil pencil.”

More about the settlement

The Clear Creek Sheriff’s Office has agreed to train and certify all its patrol officers in crisis intervention.

The Colorado State Patrol is expected to develop a virtual reality training based on Christian’s death, with “a focus on de-escalation in a high-stress situation.”

And, Clear Creek County has agreed to dedicate a public park to Glass, which will be selected in consultation with his parents.

While Albers did not comment on the statement from county commissioners on May 23,  a statement from him  acknowledged “that his officers failed to meet expectations in their response to Christian Glass when he called for assistance,” calling events on the night of Glass’ death “disturbing.”

“The sheriff has undertaken measures intended to prevent a future failure,” a statement in the wake of the settlement announcement read. “He has been working with partners to establish a program of county-wide crisis response. “

Albers also acknowledged that

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the initial press release describing events surrounding Glass’ death “did not give an accurate description of what occurred.”

“Rather, as stated in the conclusion of the investigative report subsequently issued by the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office after an independent review requested by Sheriff Albers, the deputy who killed Christian Glass used lethal force that ‘was not consistent with that of a reasonable officer,’” the statement read.

Georgetown said its officers have been attending courses in intensive crisis intervention responses and are participating in a “countywide co-responder program that allows for the presence of a mental health professional and paramedic tandem to assist law enforcement in future settings.”

Idaho Springs Mayor Chuck Harmon has said that city “leadership remains committed to the constant self-evaluation and betterment of the (Idaho Springs Police Department) in all ways.”

Idaho Springs also “continues to work collaboratively with the Jefferson Center for Mental Health, which has a licensed clinician ride with an officer/deputy each week for community outreach.”

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Polis signs bill prohibiting growth caps

Measure repeals limits in Lakewood, Golden, Boulder

BY ELLIOTT WENZLER THE COLORADO SUN

Colorado cities and counties will soon be prohibited from imposing population and residential growth limits under a bill signed by Gov. Jared Polis this month.

House Bill 1255 will also repeal existing growth caps enacted in Lakewood, Boulder and Golden when it takes effect in August.

“We know we have more work to do to make sure that all our communities are part of the solution, but what this bill does is it says no community can be part of the problem any longer,” Polis said before signing the bill.

The bill was introduced as a companion measure to Senate Bill 213, which would have rewritten land-use rules across the state and was the governor’s signature effort at the Capitol this year to encourage more affordable housing. But Senate Bill 213 failed on the final day of the 2023 legislative session, leaving House Bill 1255 as one of the only major housing bills approved by the General Assembly

and signed into law this year.

Rep. William Lindstedt, DBroomfield, one of the prime sponsors of House Bill 1255, said while the measure was aimed at assisting the various elements of Senate Bill 213, it still will have an impact.

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“It really does point the finger at the worst kind of action that you can see from a local government to limit housing,” he said.

House Bill 1255 aims to address the availability of housing by stripping local governments’ ability to limit how much new housing can be added to their communities.

“Anti-growth laws enacted by local governments severely undermine the ability to construct the additional housing units Coloradans need,” the legislative declaration in the bill said.

The bill will require that local governments at least have a hearing for new developments before deciding whether to reject them, Lindstedt said.

“The impact is big with (the) cities being preempted, but the larger impact is that other communities can’t get on that policy and make the problem worse,” he said.

Local governments across the state were strongly opposed to both House Bill 1155 and Senate Bill 213, calling them an overreach by the state and complaining that they would prevent communities from deciding how to address their unique needs.

House Bill 1255, however, didn’t receive nearly as much attention — or blowback — as its counterpart.

“That one got overshadowed by the clearly more sweeping Senate Bill 213,” said Kevin Bommer, executive director of the Colorado Municipal League.

Still, the Colorado Municipal League, which represents cities and towns across the state, viewed House Bill 1255 as a similar attack on local control.

Elected officials in Pitkin, San Miguel, Routt, Summit and Huer-

fano counties signed a joint letter opposing the bill in May. Mayors and council members in Aspen and Fountain signed on as well.

“This bill responds to the policies of four Colorado municipalities, but strips away critical tools utilized by local governments across the state to actually achieve affordable housing, reduce sprawl and incentivize the prudent planning of water, natural resources and infrastructure development,” the letter said.

The letter argued the bill could harm the state’s water supply, rural lands and agricultural areas, and that it failed to encourage any new affordable housing.

The bill offers temporary exemptions for local governments that need to develop their infrastructure, including water services, to accommodate growth. Also excluded from the ban are areas with inclusionary housing ordinances, which require a certain amount of affordable housing to be built each year, and local governments that have recently experienced a natural disaster and have been inundated with new construction requests, such as the town of Superior, which was hard hit by the 2021 Marshall fire.

Golden’s growth cap, which limits residential development to 1% each year, was approved by voters in 1995. This year, the cap permitted only 88 new units.

Lakewood’s cap, which was approved by voters in 2019, has the same 1% restriction per year. In 2022, about 700 units were permitted.

Boulder has the same cap, which allows about 400 new units each year. It was originally enacted in the city in 1975 with a 2% limit then was reduced further to 1% in 1995.

The bill’s other sponsors are Rep. Ruby Dickson, D-Greenwood Village and Sen. Julie Gonzales, D-Denver.

June 7 was the deadline for Polis to sign or veto any bills passed by the legislature during its 2023 lawmaking term, which ended May 8. House Bill 1255 was the final measure to receive a bill signing ceremony, which Polis said was intentional because he thinks the measure is so important.

Any bills the governor doesn’t veto or sign will automatically become law at midnight.

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Gov. Jared Polis signs House Bill 1255, which bans local growth caps in the state, on June 7. PHOTO BY JESSE PAUL / THE COLORADO SUN

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Mines is almost ready to launch its Orecart shuttle system. It’s hired both full-time and part-time drivers, and it has a eet of shuttles ready to go, Slowinski said.

e exact routes and schedules have yet to be nalized, but he estimated the shuttles will operate about 12 hours a day on weekdays, with fewer hours on the weekends.

e Orecart is meant to replace the Mines Rover, the low-speed autonomous shuttle that had a four-month pilot in fall 2021. While it had limitations, it ultimately proved there’s a need for transit across campus and beyond, he said.

Slowinski described how Mines students receive free RTD passes, but nd it di cult to connect to the buses and light rail stations if they don’t have cars. Many sta members also would like to take public transit to campus, and the Orecart will provide more options to do so, he said.

Plus, with Mines now using the city’s Splash parking lot, the Orediggers need some kind of shuttle to get those commuters to campus.

“We recognize that parking is tight on campus,” he continued. “ … For those who rely on their vehicles, this (shuttle system) gives them an alternative.”

So, university o cials approached

Colorado School of Mines has purchased Orecart shuttles to transport people around Golden for free. The city is hosting its own downtown circulator shuttle this summer, and a partnership between Mines and the city will expand the service with more shuttles and routes when the school year begins. COURTESY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES

the students about the citywide shuttle system, and the student government approved fee increases to support it. Slowinski expected that, during the school year, most riders will be connected to Mines, but the Orecart shuttle system will be free and open to the greater public.

Once the 2023-24 school year is over, he anticipated that the Orecart will focus more on tourism-driven routes and schedules for summer 2024. How-

The City of Golden is hosting a free downtown circulator shuttle, which will kick o June 16 and run on weekends through the summer. Once school starts, the city and Colorado School of Mines will expand the free shuttle service to include more routes around the campus and through the city. COURTESY OF THE CITY OF GOLDEN

ever, that will depend on how everything goes during the school year and what demand looks like for the city’s downtown circulator this summer.

“ e rst year is going to be a little bit of feeling out how this works,” he continued. “ … We need to be exible and nimble to what the ridership demands are. We don’t have an interest in driving empty shuttles around town.”

Wempe shared that sentiment, saying Golden and Mines could move toward an on-demand shuttle

system, like RTD’s FlexRide. He said similar-sized communities have done the same, describing how cities like Golden often have demand for public transit, but sometimes not enough to support set routes. An on-demand system would provide the same service while emphasizing exibility and e ciency.

For more information on the downtown circulator shuttle and the forthcoming Orecart shuttle system, Wempe said to keep an eye on GuidingGolden.com.

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BY JO DAVIS JDAVIS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

It’s redistricting time, and you can help “map the county.”

Je erson County Clerk and Recorder Amanda Gonzalez gave an information session June 6 on redistricting.

Every 10 years, the county redraws the lines that determine a lot of political, economic and demographic information about Je co. is time around, Gonzalez is seeking the community’s help in redrawing the lines.

According to the Clerk and Recorder’s o ce, redistricting is a chance to redraw the lines from which county commissioners are selected. ose lines are also used to capture changes in the county, in community demographics, diversity, interests and more. It’s a way to expand lines for growing communities and rede ne communities that have become more or less diverse.

At the information session, Gonzalez demonstrated a new tool that Je co residents can use to redraw district lines. e District Mapping Tool was developed in partnership with the County MGGG Redistricting Lab, a Tisch College of Tufts University research group. e software o ers two options for residents. e option is to use a blank map to draw

lines basically from scratch and the second option provides a current district map with lines that residents can alter.

According to the Clerk and Recorder’s o ce, there are a few things to remember when thinking about the new lines. First, the district populations must be equal or close within a 5% margin between the “most populous” and the least. en, Gonzalez and her team do not want to divide

communities “with the same interest.” So, there is a focus on keeping towns together, for example.

In addition to redrawing lines, Je co residents can identify communities by interest and diversity. Once the new map is created, it can be submitted to Clerk’s O ce for consideration.

Gonzalez also o ers residents an alternative to the mapping tool. Submit comments on redistricting

through an online form found on the Redistricting webpage.  She is holding another information session from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. on June 21 at the Golden Library, 1019 10th St, Golden. Bring your maps (you can print them out), questions, comments and feedback to the session. Don’t miss this moment to rede ne Je erson

For more information, the mapping tool and an FAQ on redistricting, check out the Je co Redistricting webpage.

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A muscle beach, but on the banks of Clear Creek

Le t’s start this out by wishing all the dads out there a happy Father’s Day this coming Sunday. I’ve noticed through the years that there aren’t as many special events or dining deals for that day as for many other occasions. That’s probably because the perfect Father’s Day for a lot of guys is just to not have to go anywhere or do anything.

I also want to send out a happy Juneteenth greeting. That’s on Monday, and remember that this year it’s a federal holiday. I hope everyone enjoys it this year and has some good plans to mark the day.

Now, that being said, we do have a couple of things happening this weekend that have little or no rela-

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tionship to either of those occasions, but they will probably be of interest to some of you anyway.

How about an event called the Funky Mountain Market? OK, that sounds pretty fun to me. It’s basically just what the name implies, a marketplace with over 35 vendors selling boho, shabby, upcycled, artsy, vintage, decor, plants, jewelry, clothing, furniture, antiques, food and more. It’s happening at the American Mountaineering Center this coming Saturday

from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. That’s located at 710 10 th Street on the corner with Washington Avenue.

This is a free event and it’s brought to you by Rewind Consignment here in Golden. Some of the proceeds go to supporting Joy’s Kitchen, a non-profit volunteer organization that helps provide food to people who need it.

You can find out more about that at joyskitchen.org.

And on to something even more different.

Join Unite Fitness and the Golden Mill at 9 a.m. every Sunday through Aug. 6 for a Summer Outdoor Fitness Series. The 45-minute workouts are held outside the north entrance to the Golden Mill. The format will vary every week

and will always be for all levels. You will use a variety of equipment including resistance bands, weighted balls and empty kegs. Yes, empty kegs. It’s Golden, the beer capitol of the planet, after all. It costs $12, but you get a free drink at the Golden Mill. Get more information at eventbrite. com/e/619178538677. It’s kind of like starting a muscle beach on the banks of Clear Creek.

John Akal is a well-known jazz artist/drummer and leader of the 20-piece Ultraphonic Jazz Orchestra. He also is president of John Akal Imaging, professional commercial photography and multimedia production. He can be reached at jaimaging@aol.com.

Benchmark Theatre goes beyond Stonewall

The Stonewall uprising is a key ashpoint in 20th-century American history — one that changed the course of the struggle for LGBTQIA+ equality in the country. But a lot of what happened during the summer of 1968 is shrouded in memory and mystery.

And while there will always be questions that remain unanswered, the Benchmark eatre explores the events that lead to and followed the uprising in the world premiere of “Stonewall.”

“With how far we’ve come and how far we still have to go,

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it seemed like the right time to revisit Stonewall,” said Neil Truglio, director of the production and artistic director at Benchmark.

“ e question for us was, how can we dramatize the events in a way that’s interesting and educational?

Developed by the creatives at Benchmark, 1560 Teller St. in Lake-

wood, “Stonewall” runs through Saturday, July 1. Performances are at 8 p.m. ursdays through Saturdays and 2 p.m. on Sundays.

e aim of “Stonewall” was to tell as accurate a story of what happened as possible, so the show was culled from actual interviews and information about the uprising and was inspired by members of the largest cast the space has ever seen. Since the crowds at Stonewall would have been incredibly diverse, diversity needed to be re ected in the production.

“We went about the piece by

opening the casting as wide as we could,” Truglio said. “From the community that turned out to the auditions, we were able to create and elevate the characters we wanted to tell the story.”

While the creatives were building the show, it was almost impossible not to compare the situation at the time to where society currently is, especially with the rollback of trans rights in many states and book bans on LGBTQIA+ books. e resulting show serves as a dialogue between

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product was avored. And don’t forget menthol, the only menthol remaining legal avor in cigarettes — 33.2% of Je co youth who reported smoking in the past 30 days smoked menthols.

As a nurse at Golden High School, I see rsthand how far too many students are struggling with vaping addictions. It is evident that the youth vaping epidemic is nowhere near be-

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ing over. In fact, the CDC announced last year that 2.55 million middle and high school students in the U.S. reported current e-cigarette use. And among those students, nearly 85% used avored e-cigarettes.

Flavors are enticing youth to use tobacco and get hooked, and the City of Golden can address this issue head-on by ending the sale of avored tobacco products (includ-

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ing menthols) in our community. We cannot wait for the federal government or the state of Colorado to act on this. I am calling on the Golden City Council to please put the health of our youth before the tobacco industry’s pro ts to protect them from a lifetime of tobacco-related addiction, disease and premature death.

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Colorado natives: flowers and function in the home landscape

for years to come. Sow seed directly into the garden and keep moist. It also germinates readily in pots, but transplant it into the garden early as it does develop a taproot. Mentzelia will quickly become a favorite as the striking white owers open each night, smelling sweetly of honey, only to close again before morning.

Kannah Creek Buckwheat (Eriogonum umbellatum var. aureum)

We love this little groundcover. Best suited for well-drained sites with little to no irrigation, sulphur ower buckwheat is incredibly durable, long-lived and great for weed suppression. In early spring, the lush mat of green foliage is topped with char-

treuse pom poms that mature to deep orange. Flower stalks can be sheared after ower for a tidier appearance, or left through winter and sheared in March. In fall, the foliage ages to a deep burgundy and persists through the winter season.

Not sure how to add these to the landscape? Try pairing them with some of our native grasses like blue gramma (Bouteloua gracilis) and little bluestem (Schizachryum scoparium). Using groundcovers and grasses reduces the need for maintenance like weeding and mulching each season.

Betty Jean Souders, a long-time resident of Sterling Colorado, entered eternal life on Friday, January 6, 2023, surrounded by her sons. Betty had just celebrated her 91st birthday.

As a gardener in the urban Front Range, each season brings new challenges, or the same challenges just in a di erent order. Rabbits, salt, cold temperatures, hot temperatures, drought, foot tra c — sometimes the list seems never-ending. However, an almost foolproof way to ensure the success in the home garden is to look to our native plants for inspiration. I spoke with some of my colleagues at Denver Botanic Gardens and we came up with three of our favorites to tackle tough conditions while delivering on ower power. ese plants are all native to Colorado and provide signi cant ecological bene t to our pollinators. ey are all adaptable to our urban soils and should only require supplemental water during the rst year of establishment.

Chocolate flower (Berlandiera lyrata) is extra cold-hardy member of the daisy family is a garden powerhouse. e bright yellow owers oat

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atop gray-green mounding foliage, and last from early spring to frost. e golden pinwheels surround dark red centers that are full of nectar — attracting both butter ies and occasional hummingbirds. As an added bonus, the foliage is said to have the aroma of chocolate. As things wind down in the fall, leave the last crop of ower stalks to enjoy the intricate cup-shaped seed heads, which are both beautiful and a functional food source for birds.

Ten-petal blazing star (Mentzelia decapetala)

A native, night-blooming, fragrant, drought-tolerant, pollinator magnet? Say no more! Ten-petal blazing star is a sta favorite around here — and for good reason. Although it is a biennial or short-lived perennial, once this plant is established in the garden, it will persist from seed

e Celebration of Life Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, June 10th at 10:30 am at the ChaneyReager Funeral Home at 443 South Second Street in Sterling, Colorado. ere will be a Celebration of Life luncheon after the service at e Sterling Elks Lodge. e address is 321 Ash Street, Sterling, Colorado, 80751. Betty believed in kindness so we did not pick a charity as she felt like a smile and a helping hand could brighten anybody’s day. She was born on November 30, 1931, in Champion, Nebraska to Ida Mable (Reuter) Griess and Edward Griess. Betty was married to Lloyd Nelson Souders in Fort Collins, Colorado on March 10th, 1951. Her elder son Jerry Souders, of Sterling, and younger son, Rick Souders, of Golden, Colorado, survive her. Betty is survived by her older sister Arlene Kinney. Her honorary son Steve Heimbegner and wife Cher of Greeley, Colorado also survive her. Betty’s brothers Dale, Melvin, Ronald, Raymond, Jim, John, Wayne, Bob, and Morris are all deceased. Her sister Suzanne is also deceased as well as her daughter-in-law Lisa Souders. She is survived and loved by several nieces and nephews.

Betty worked at the Trinidad Benham Bean Factory in Sterling in her younger years. She also worked at Snyder’s Photo Studio and Schures Photo Studios in Sterling. Betty loved photography. She was an amazing hand color artist with colored pencils on black and white portraits and she loved printing black and white photographs. Betty was very involved with friends and family. Betty helped with projects for her younger son in Scout Troop 15 in Sterling. Betty loved to bake. She loved yard sales and re nishing antiques. She had a green thumb and always had beautiful owers and garden produce. She enjoyed shing, going on long drives in the country and having co ee with her sons and friends. One of her favorite seasons was summertime and the butter ies. Betty Jean, as her sisters a ectionately called her, was a kind and caring person that always had a smile and would do anything to help friends and family, whatever their needs.

Travel with family was also a great joy for her. She was able to go on a western Caribbean Cruise and travel through Canada. In 2010 she was able to travel with Rick and Jerry to Australia to celebrate Rick’s 50th birthday. Hawaii was on the agenda in 2014 to visit dear friends. In 2016, she was able to travel to Iceland.

SOUDERS Betty Jean Souders November 30, 1931 - January 6, 2023

Laura Swain is a horticulturist with the Denver Botanic Gardens.

Chocolate flower (Berlandiera lyrata)

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Ten-petal blazing star (Mentzelia decapetala)

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Search-and-rescue dogs embody the mail carrier motto: “Neither snow, nor rain nor gloom of night” will keep these trusty canines from their appointed rounds — searching for people or items with single-minded purpose.

For the dogs and their trainers who are part of the Colorado branch of SARDUS — Search and Rescue Dogs of the United States — training is a weekly, if not daily, endeavor to prepare dogs to certify in an area of search and rescue or to keep the dog’s skills sharp after certi cation.

“ e training continues for life,” said Cathy Bryarly, a retired Boulder sheri ’s deputy who trains search-and-rescue dogs. “ is has to be part of your life. It goes way beyond a hobby,

or it’s not going to work. It’s a calling.”

SARDUS members agree that it’s a labor a love based in their strong resolve to help others. Not only do the dogs and their handlers train multiple times a week, enlisting family and friends to hide, so the dogs have someone to search for, but handlers also attend seminars on a variety of topics and work together by laying trails for others to follow.

Trainers are always learning, so they can improve their canines’ ability to help in emergency situations.

Search-and-rescue dogs and their handlers are not paid; in fact, handlers spend a lot on the dogs, the equipment, the training and more. e goal is to be certi ed to go on missions, the term for helping law enforcement nd people, bodies or objects needed in an investigation.

Call the people trainers or handlers, but

more importantly, they’re dog lovers who want to work as a team with their pets to help others.

The humility of training

e trainers say it simply: Training their canines is humbling.

“Our dogs don’t make the mistakes,” Anjie Julseth-Crosby of Morrison said. “We do. ere’s so much to remember. e training is about me trying to understand what (the dogs) are saying. e human fails, not the dog.”

In fact, Julseth-Crosby, who started training her bloodhounds two years ago, has compiled a 19-page document called “ ings I wish I knew two years ago.”

Training involves having a dog follow a scent for several miles, helping the dog return to the SEE DOGS, P17

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scent trail if needed and rewarding the dog when it nds the person or item it is directed to follow.

Training can be messy as canines follow the scent wherever it takes them over all sorts of terrain in all kinds of weather.

food or toys. Once you gure that out, then trainers must convince the dog to do what they want the pup to do for the reward. It begins with what is called a puppy run-away, where you get the pup to run after a person, and when the pup nds the person, the pup gets a reward.

at transitions to following a scent to nd a person.

“It’s just a matter of making it harder and harder to the point where a dog is searching 120 acres for one person or that trailing dog is following a 24-hour-old scent through a subdivision,” Bryarly said.

No matter what or who the dog is nding, it must go to it, stay there, lay down and point its nose, so the handler knows the dog is saying that the item or person is there.

Dogs cannot certify to be search-and-rescue dogs until they are at least 18 months old, but it usually takes two years or more for the rst certi cation, Bryarly said.

“Search-and-rescue dogs that are out in the public have to be just perfect,” Bryarly said. “ ey have to stay focused and not get distracted by other dogs, animals or people.”

Getting involved

irty years ago, Julseth-Crosby made a pledge that she would own a bloodhound and train it to be a search-and-rescue dog. at’s because Ali Berelez, 6, who had been kidnapped and murdered in 1993, was found four days after her abduction by bloodhound Yogi.

Julseth, at that time a single parent with a 6-yearold, felt kinship with Ali’s family. However, as a full-time teacher, Julseth-Crosby decided to wait to train when she retired in 2021. True to her word, she began training her bloodhounds Bruno and Miley.

Niamh Coleman of Nederland was looking for something to do with her dogs, thinking it was a casual pastime. Now search-and-rescue dog training is closer to an obsession.

a multiple-day-a-week job.

Jayne Zmijewski, who taught outdoor skills to rangers most of her life, said search-and-rescue dogs were a natural progression. She’s had four search-and-rescue dogs in the last 30 years, most recently her chocolate Labrador Kodi.

Teresa Verplanck of Bailey is training Lilo, a border collie mix, for wilderness searches. She called the SARDUS group she trains with wonderful, and trainers and dogs have become a big family.

Jake Udel, who lives near Rustic, Colorado, is a volunteer firefighter and medic, and he trains his dog, Java the Mutt, a Czech shepherd, “for the love of dogs, helping people and the activity.”

Julseth-Crosby said the number of hours can be whatever trainers can put in, but at a minimum eight hours a week, and some weeks, she trains or prepares for training as much as 40 hours a week.

The right breed

While just about any breed of dog can become a search-and-rescue dog, bloodhounds, shepherds and retrievers are the typical dogs people think of, but other breeds — if they have the nose for the work — can be certi ed.

“It works better to start with a breed that is bred to do this,” Bryarly said. “In fact, there are some breeders who breed speci cally search-and-rescue dogs. But sometimes you nd a dog that is good at this, and it’s a breed you never would have guessed could do this work.”

e most important thing, Bryarly said, is the bond that the dog and handler have with each other.

“People have told me over the years that they are amazed at something their dog does,” she said. “People think they are the smart ones, but the dog is the smart one. We are just trying to keep up with them.”

Starting early

Training starts early — when pups are a few weeks old.

“Start with a dog who has a high drive,” Bryarly said. “A high-drive dog is always busy and always wanting something to do. If that energy is not channeled right away, the pup will tear your house apart.”

Most canines prefer one of two types of rewards:

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Melanie Weaver of Lafayette knew her dog, Lego,

Udel figures he’s been on 75 to 100 missions since he certified his first dog in 2005.

SARDUS

SARDUS, one of several search-and-rescue dog organizations in the country, helps smaller organizations test and certify dogs. To get the trailing or air-scent certification, which is usually the first certification a dog earns, the canine must follow a 24-hour-old trail to find a person. SARDUS only works with law enforcement, so a person cannot request a search-andrescue dog.

Bryarly said about 30 dogs in Colorado are certified by SARDUS with most of them trailing dogs — the most of any organization in the country.

Membership in SARDUS is $25, and some people join who don’t own dogs, but they want to help in other ways such as creating tracking trails or hiding from dogs, Bryarly said.

Trainers must be physically fit since they follow their dogs through all sorts of terrain, plus they take classes such as the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s incident command courses, so they understand the structure of incidents and managing evidence.

For the SARDUS trainers, the work is definitely a passion.

a German shepherd, needed a job to have a ful lling life, and Weaver was looking for something practical. Little did she know that training Lego would be

• Trailing: Dogs who can find scents by putting their noses to the ground.

• Air scenting: Dogs who find scents by putting their noses into the air.

• Avalanche: Some dogs are good at smelling human scents through snow.

• Water: Some dogs are good at smelling human scents through water.

“If you think of it as work, you won’t do it for 20 years,” Udel explained. “You have to adopt the (search-and-rescue) lifestyle. It’s a life-anddeath commitment for some people — certainly the people we are looking for.”

• Disaster search: Dogs can smell through debris to find people.

• Human remains: Dogs can be certified to find human remains.

• Wilderness: A type of trailing in remote areas.

in cities.

• Urban and suburban: Looking for missing children or older adults

Jayne Zmijewski and her chocolate Labrador Kodi take a break from training.

PHOTO BY DEB HURLEY BROBST

Anjie Julseth-Crosby with bloodhound Miley practice trailing at a park in Niwot.

PHOTO BY CATHY BRYARLY

Doug Cummings and German shepherd Rogan trail a scent.

PHOTO BY ANJIE JULSETH-CROSBY

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the past and present.

“A member of the cast was there at the time and said there’s too much of then in now,” Truglio remembered. “People still feel like secondclass citizens and live their lives based on court decisions.”

e hope that audiences who see “Stonewall” come away willing to have conversations and think critically about what occurred at the time and what is happening now, according to Truglio.

“Every group, community and individual has their own vision of what Stonewall was like, so we wanted to create a show where everyone who attends will learn something,” he said. “I hope audiences walk away with newfound knowledge and an appreciation for where we are today. People should see Stonewall as the beginning, not the end.”

For tickets and information, visit www.benchmarktheatre.com.

Have a laugh at DMNS

ere are all kinds of approaches to learning and one of the best has to be by pairing education with laughs. at’s just the method the Denver Museum of Nature & Scienceis embracing for the Science Riot: Standup Comedy for Science Fans event.

e 21-and-older show will be held at the Morgridge Family Atrium in the museum, 2001 Colorado Blvd. in Denver, at 7 p.m. on Friday, June 16. According to provided information, the event feature local STEM professionals trying their hand at standup.

Secure access to the event at www.dmns.org/visit/events-andactivities/.

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I’d never have thought of pairing the music of Led Zeppelin with the timeless power of Pixar’s “Coco,” but I reckon that’s why I’m a columnist and not in charge of a city like Northglenn, which is doing just that to kick o its free Summer Concert & Movie series at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, June 21.

Ten Years Gone, a Led Zeppelin tribute act, will kick o the event and entertain attendees at the Festival Lawn, 1 E. Memorial Parkway, until the “Coco” begins at dusk. ose looking for a quick bite can purchase food from one of the food trucks that will be on hand for the event.

All the details can be found at https://northglennarts.org/ programs/summer-concert-movieseries/.

Clarke’s Concert of the Week — Neko Case at the Denver Botanic Gardens

You can’t go wrong with an outdoor concert almost anywhere in the metro area — there is no shortage of great spots for music under the starts. But the Denver Botanic Gardens is a gem among gems, which makes it the perfect place to host a performance by Neko Case, who is, herself, a true gem in the alt rock world.  rough her multi-decade career as a solo artist and a member of e New Pornographers, Case has rmly established herself as one of the best and most powerful vocalists working. And she’ll be stopping by the Botanic Gardens, 1007 York St. in Denver, at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 20. She’ll be joined by opener Nora O’Connor.  Get tickets at www.ticketmaster. com.

Clarke Reader’s column on culture appears on a weekly basis. He can be reached at Clarke.Reader@hotmail. com.

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Capaciti | Damn Selene | Team

Nonexistent

@ 6:30pm

Mutiny Information Cafe, 2 S Broadway, Denver

CHADZILLA MUSIC: Clay Kirkland

Band at the Four Mile Historic Park Shady Grove Concert Series @ 6:30pm

Four Mile Historic Park, 715 S Forest St, Denver

Fitness Expo on Tap at the Colorado Tap House @ 9am / Free Colorado Tap House, 14982 West 69th Avenue, Arvada. info@coloradotaphouse.com, 720826-8326

Bene�t Outdoor Concert @ 5:15pm / $20 9180 W 38th Ave, 9180 West 38th Avenue, Wheat Ridge. info@WR Pres.org, 303-422-2354

Club Level Seating: Erykah Badu @ 7:30pm / $79.95 Ball Arena, 1000 Chopper Circle, Denver

Tue 6/27

Sam MacPherson @ 8pm Ogden Theatre, 935 E Colfax Ave, Denver Porcelain @ 8pm

Hi-Dive, 7 S Broadway, Denver

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Equinox Sound

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Intrinsic Collective, 922 Washington Ave suite 200, Golden Soup @ 9pm Puttshack - Denver, 2813 Blake St, Denver

Ace Aura

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The Church, 1160 Lincoln St, Denver

Fri 6/23

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Die EP Release Show @ 7:30pm Skylark Lounge, 140 S Broadway, Denver

Rochelle Jordan

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Sat 6/24

Dave Abear and Friends Vendor

Market Bazzar at So Many Roads @ 1pm

So Many Roads Brewery, 918 W 1st Ave, Denver

Heilig Art: Heilig Paints with Lunar Ticks w/ Mr. Speci�c

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Eric Martinez Band @ 2pm Cactus Jack's Saloon, 4651 County Hwy 73, Evergreen

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René Moffatt Music: René Plays The Larimer Square Arts Market @ 2pm Larimer Square, 1430 Larimer St, Denver

Treehouse Sanctum: The Keep's 10th Anniversary Party @ 3pm Ratio Beerworks - Overland, 2030 S Cherokee St, Denver

Team Nonexistent @ 6pm Lost Lake Lounge, 3602 E Colfax Ave, Denver

Lemon's: Lemon’s w/ Radio Fluke & Dabylon at Herman’s Hideaway @ 7pm Herman's Hideaway, 1578 S Broadway, Denver

Lady Denim @ 8pm Globe Hall, 4483 Logan St, Denver

Cory Branan @ 7pm Goosetown Station, 514 9th St, Golden

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The Scarlet Opera @ 7pm

Summit Music Hall, 1902 Blake St, Denver

Rising Appalachia @ 6:30pm

Denver Botanic Gar‐dens, 909 York Street, Denver

Aaron LaCombe @ 7pm Miller House, Arvada

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Marshall fire caused by reignited burn on residential property, Xcel power line, Boulder County authorities say

BY OLIVIA PRENTZEL THE COLORADO SUN

Embers buried for six days on a residential property reignited and together with sparks from an “unmoored” Xcel Energy power line started the 2021 Marshall re in Boulder County, the sheri said.

A residential re Dec. 24 to burn scrap wood and tree branches resurfaced because of the winds Dec. 30, Boulder County Sheri Curtis Johnson said. e sheri said the re was put out “responsibly” Dec. 24 when it was buried. But around 11 a.m. Dec. 30 high winds, pushing 100 mph, resurfaced embers and started a shed on re at 5325 Eldorado Springs Rd.

A second re was started that day by Xcel power lines and also quickly spread, and at some point the two res combined, Johnson said on June 8.

e sheri , who lost his house in the re, said the underground coal res also cannot be ruled out.

e district attorney’s o ce determined there was “insu cient or no evidence of a crime” and no reason to le charges, Boulder County District Attorney Michael Dougherty said.

“If we were to tell you today that we were ling charges it would be wrong and unethical,” Dougherty said. “We can only le charges if there’s evidence of a crime being committed.”

Dougherty said investigators found no evidence of negligence or recklessness by Xcel. Rather, high wind caused a power line to disconnect and contact other lines, leading to electrical arcing and hot particles showering onto dry grass.

ere were no known problems with the power line prior to the re, Dougherty said.

“ is is a di erent discussion and a di erent decision, if that wire was worn or shoddy or they had maintenance issues in the past. ere was no such record of that, no indication of that.”

Xcel denied its power lines sparked the second of two res that combined to become the Marshall re, disputing that part of authorities’ ndings.

“We strongly disagree with any suggestion that Xcel Energy’s powerlines caused the second ignition, which according to the report started 80 to 110 feet away from

Xcel Energy’s powerlines in an area with underground coal re activity,” a company spokesperson said in a statement. “Xcel Energy did not have the opportunity to review and comment on the analyses relied on by the Sheri ’s O ce and believes those analyses are awed and their conclusions are incorrect.”

New details on the investigation come nearly 18 months after the re exploded in late December 2021 and raced across 6,000 acres, as gale-force winds pushed embers across parched grassland into subdivisions bordering open space. Two people died in the re and more than 1,000 homes and businesses were destroyed in Louisville, Superior and unincorporated Boulder County.

In addressing the disastrous toll of the re, Curtis choked up and thanked the community for its patience as the investigation played out.

“I know personally the last 18 months have been hard and not having answers creates stress and challenges that we don’t need,” he said in a quavering voice. “And I hope that now we can focus on rebuilding our lives and getting back to our homes and our community.”

e Boulder County Sheri ’s Ofce said the re likely started near Marshall Road and Colorado 93, but federal agencies aided in its investigation to try to pinpoint the cause of the re.

Evidence included hundreds of body camera recordings and photos that were captured by rst responders during the initial response of the re, along with 49 physical items and 137 pieces of digital evidence, such as drone footage and video

recording by witnesses, the sheri ’s o ce said.

e re also raised questions about Boulder’s emergency notication system, which is designed to send re warnings and evacuation alerts to people who signed up to receive them. Records obtained by e Colorado Sun showed that the rst phone alert was sent 42 minutes after the re started and only to 215 people. By then, at least one structure had burned and the re was well on its way toward consuming more than 1,000 homes and businesses.

Since the re, the sheri ’s o ce said it has improved the countywide noti cation system and now uses Amber Alert-style warnings that can be sent directly to the cellphones of people who may be in danger based on their GPS coordinates. e county acquired the technology prior to the Marshall re but had not nished setting it up.

Updates have also been made to the county’s other phone alert program, Everbridge, which sends alerts via landlines, cellphones, emails and text messages to those who register, the sheri ’s o ce said last month.

Boulder County strengthened its ordinances last year to provide speci c guidelines on how to fully extinguish res, Johnson said.

is story is from e Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned news outlet based in Denver and covering the state. For more, and to support e Colorado Sun, visit coloradosun. com. e Colorado Sun is a partner in the Colorado News Conservancy, owner of Colorado Community Media.

The Marshall fire burns in Boulder County on Dec. 30, 2021.

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Polis signs bill allowing more speed cameras

BY NATHANIEL MINOR COLORADO PUBLIC RADIO

Automated speed-enforcement cameras could become far more common across Colorado under a bill signed into law by Gov. Jared Polis this month.

e legislation was supported by transportation safety advocates and Democratic lawmakers who argued more speed and red light enforcement cameras would lead to lower speeds and safer roads. Tra c deaths across the state hit a 40-year high in 2022 of 745 fatalities.

e bill allows local governments to use such cameras in more places, including busy — and deadly — arterial roads like Federal Boulevard in the Denver area. It also lifts a limit that required police o cers to station speed cameras while they were in use. Denver o cials have said they support the bill.

“We need help,” city tra c engineer Emily Gloeckner said in May. “We don’t have the resources to be out there with a huge level of enforcement.”

e cameras are unpopular with some motorists. But research suggests they are indeed useful tools in improving road safety.

“Speeding vehicles are one of the most common concerns we hear in

the cycling community, and it is a major factor contributing to crashes and fatalities on Colorado’s roads,” Bicycle Colorado Executive Director Peter Piccolo wrote in an email.

“We are pleased that the Governor prioritized road safety and signed this bill.”

bill to “thread the needle” of safety needs and civil liberties. For example: First-time, minor o enders of speed limits would only be issued a warning. e bill caps speeding nes at $40, though that can double for violations near schools. Signal viola-

nes, and citations would not lead to

create a “surveillance state” and said

CPR News in March that the low ne amounts were chosen to ght the perception that the cameras were merely money makers.

“ is isn’t about revenue, this is about safety,” said state Sen. Faith Winter, D-Westminster.

Story from Colorado Public Radio, which has a content-sharing agreement with Colorado Community Media.

Colorado Springs, said during a oor

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Flourishing through flower therapy

Brooks Floral & Co. workshops provide space to connect and process grief

BY ELICIA HESSELGRAVE SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

“We laugh, cry and share memories knowing it’s OK to not be OK.”

ese are the words of Kaitlin Christenson Austin, a Denverite who started her small oral design business to honor her older brother. Her story is one of healing through owers.

Austin started Brooks Floral & Co. in September 2021, roughly three months after her older brother, Brooks Christenson, died unexpectedly at age 36 when COVID-19 rapidly turned into pneumonia.

“I feel so connected to him through this and I know he is so proud,” Austin said.

Austin grew up in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, in a close-knit family of four children. Brooks was the oldest, followed by siblings Jon, Kaitlin and MarieClaire.

Brooks and Kaitlin were connected on a deep level, said their father, Bob Christenson of Sioux Falls.

“Of all the kids, they were the two most bonded by the spirituality of the human condition, and I think (Kaitlin) is expressing that in what she’s doing with owers,” Bob Christenson said.

He added that their bond continues to grow — even now that Brooks is gone.

“ ey had a good relationship,” Bob Christenson said. “ ey still do, because she’s doing these things that involve him.”

Austin expanded her business in April 2022 when she opened a studio

on South Broadway in Denver’s Platt Park neighborhood. Brooks Floral & Co. specializes in weddings and

pop-up events, but it’s the intimate oral design workshops that gives Austin great pride.

e workshops promote healing through “ ower therapy,” Austin said.

She begins each workshop session with her story and the inspiration for Brooks Floral & Co. en she opens the oor to attendees who would like to share a story. Austin believes designing oral arrangements is like meditation because one has to become intentional and re ective.

is type of environment has been successful in allowing people to open up, she said. e workshops close with a gift — writing a mantra on a card to set an intention and a reminder for people to see the beauty in themselves.

“In the beginning, there are nerves, fear and self doubt,” Austin said, but “those shift to a place of abundance and pride.”

She added that it’s important to talk about grief, even though it is hard.

“Avoiding it doesn’t make it go away,” Austin said. “Life goes on and we are still stuck with this void.”

e workshops aren’t speci cally for individuals experiencing loss, but are intended to provide a safe space for healing.

ey are designed for any skill level and participants don’t need to consider themselves creative or have any background in designing oral arrangements. Attendees learn oral design tips, tricks and techniques, but Austin does not use a model bouquet.

“ at would take away the beauty of personalization,” she said. “Each design ends up uniquely di erent.” Centennial’s Caroline Neale attended her rst oral design workshop with Austin earlier this year, in part due to a New Year’s Resolution — to focus time on her passion of oral design. She said she was attracted to Austin’s workshop style and the workshop’s focus on the whole person.

“While I thought I would get instruction, I got so much more,” Neale said. “I found a safe space to explore and connect.”

Austin has only one rule for the workshops. It is to not judge yourself.

“We tend to be really harsh critics of ourselves, but owers don’t judge us,” Austin said. “ ey just ask that we take care of them and appreciate their beauty.”

Fond memories

Bob Christenson described his mother, Jean “Jeannie Bird” Christenson, as a “ ower nut,” and he believes Austin inherited her love of owers through her grandmother.

Austin has fond memories of playing with her siblings and cousins in their grandmother Jeannie Bird’s garden. It was like a maze, Austin said, and they would spend hours exploring it together.

Austin’s late brother, Brooks, loved nature, traveling and adventure, she said. After high school, he spent a year abroad on a Rotary Exchange Program in Romania. He earned a bachelor’s degree in international relations from the University of South Dakota in 2008, and a juris doctor from the university’s School of Law in 2012. In 2015, he graduated from the University of Denver’s Josef Korbel School of International Studies with a master’s degree in organizational management, global health, and political theory.

Among other professional accomplishments, Brooks served as a grant writer and advisor for nonpro ts and led e orts to combat global poverty.

He was a craft brewer and was working on collecting wild owers from each county in South Dakota to create di erent oral-inspired avors in his beer. He used cooking as a creative outlet and taught Austin, who moved to Colorado in 2014, how to cook.

Kaitlin Christenson Austin hosts a private flower therapy workshop for friends and family in South Dakota. Today, Austin hosts these workshops in her studio space in Denver through her business, Brooks Floral & Co. The workshops are open to anyone in the community and aren’t specifically for individuals experiencing loss, but are intended to o er a safe space for healing.

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The late Brooks Christenson had a passion for adventure and travel. Here, he is pictured during a trip to Uganda when he travelled there with a nonprofit as a grant-writer. The trip was to do humanity work that focused on clean water and medical supplies.

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Austin’s core memories of her brother are tied directly to the inspiration for her oral company. His adventurous spirit is re ected in her asymmetrical and whimsy oral designs.

“Whenever I feel imposter syndrome or feel like I’m not enough, I feel his presence guiding me, saying thank you for doing this,” Austin said. “‘You’ve got this.’”

Flourishing through floral design

During the initial period following Brooks Christenson’s death, the family home was ooded with oral arrangements and plants, transforming it into an indoor garden. ese owers brought comfort during a tragic time, and Austin realized she didn’t want the owers to go to waste.

“Once the owers were gone, it was like a piece of my brother (was, too), in a sense,” she said. “It is therapeutic to still feel connected.”

So, Austin did everything she could to keep the owers alive. She rearranged fresh bouquets to give them a longer lifespan, then dried and pressed the owers and sent them to Brooks’ friends and family who could not be present to honor her brother’s memory.

Prior to her brother’s death, Austin was a wedding planner. But owers are her true passion, she said. Floral arranging as a creative outlet has helped her process grief and stay connected to her brother’s memory. She wanted to share this with others.

“By combining my creativity, passion and love for owers with education, I’m able to create a community that allows connectedness, kindness, compassion, acceptance

Kaitlin Austin was inspired to open her business, Brooks Floral & Co., in honor of her late brother, Brooks, who died in 2021 from complications brought on by COVID-19. Austin expanded her business about a year ago to include a studio space on South Broadway where she hosts flower therapy workshops.

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and self-love to ourish through oral design,” Austin said.

She knows this mission is something her brother would be proud of.

“Flowers can teach us so much about ourselves,” Austin said.

“Flowers are nite and there is something really special about caring for and designing orals. Experiencing their beauty allows us to really live and re ect in the moment while asking for nothing in return.”

A family photo of the Christenson siblings during a 2011 family trip to Chicago. Pictured from left is Kaitlin Christenson Austin, Jon Christenson, Brooks Christenson and MarieClaire Christenson. COURTESY PHOTO

‘Women in Trades’

Emily Gri th Technical College celebrates women entering fields traditionally held by men

BY BRUCE GOLDBERG SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

A woman’s place is in the kitchen –xing the pipes, of course. Or maybe doing plumbing repairs in the bathroom, or perhaps, xing a client’s HVAC unit.

Emily Gri th Technical College in downtown Denver has been educating people for more than 100 years. Recently, it created a special focus to attract female students to study careers in the trades.

ese female students were in the spotlight on May 9, when the Emily Gri th Foundation hosted an inaugural event at ReelWorks Denver called A Celebration of Women in Trades. It was a sellout with 256 attendees, and proved that more women are entering the elds that men have historically dominated.

“It was incredible,” said Robin Chalecki, president of the Emily Gri th Foundation. “We have not done a fundraiser lunch for a couple of years, since COVID. I wanted to host an event that really highlighted our students in the best way.”

Chalecki credits Emily Gri th students for their initiative and willingness to invest in themselves and their futures.

“Our students are so incredible, so entrepreneurial in spirit, investing in themselves to make their lives better,” she said. “It’s students that know the path they are taking.”

Emily Gri th has an 82% completion rate for its students, an 85% placement rate and a 99% success rate when it comes to students earning their licenses. More than 400 employers have hired Emily Gri th students.

Sarah Flores graduated from Emily Gri th last year with a certi cate in

HVAC while also working full-time as a service technician for Timberline Mechanical Systems in Boulder, where she’s worked for four years.   Flores served in the Marines and earned a bachelor’s degree but decided against going into teaching because of a lack of jobs.   Her father was a second-generation plumber.

“I thought I’d go back to what I knew, which is plumbing,” Flores said. “Trades will always be a highdemand, steady job. I could get hired just about anywhere. ere’s a high demand for my skill set, particularly since I have both a plumbing and HVAC background.”

In the long view, Flores would like to get a managerial job or go into engineering.

Catrina Peralta is studying CADBIM, which stands for computer aided drafting and building information modeling, at Emily Gri th and will nish her studies in April next year.

As the fourth child in a family of

nine kids, she’s been working since she was 12 and has honed good work habits.

“I had to work really young to help out the family,” said Peralta, who is 36.

She describes computer programming as “all these di erent tools to build a building — anything from ground up, designing windows, doors, xtures, where electricity is run.”   Peralta has a job, and is taking courses 10 hours a week in person and the rest online.

“ at’s pretty much why I chose Emily Gri th. ey’re exible,” Peralta said.

She’s also looking into internships through Emily Gri th. Peralta hopes to be in a management position by age 40 “and to learn the eld the best I can.”

e May 9 event included a panel of three women who work in trades — one from the automotive repair program, another from the welding program and the third is an apprenticeship instructor at Emily Gri th.

ey discussed why they entered these mostly-male elds.

“Our panelists were just fabulous,” Chalecki said. “ ey spoke about their journeys, why they came into nontraditional trades, why women should come into these elds — and the audience reacted positively to this.”

e event also included demo stations where attendees could learn more about industries that Emily Gri th students are studying, and students showed o what they learned from their classes.

Demo stations included water quality management, welding, and health sciences programs. One woman demonstrated how HVAC works. Auto repair students had an auto body repair simulator, and also demonstrated how to paint cars.

“We (still) have a ways to go get more women” in these elds, Chalecki said, adding that getting the message out that they have support is important.

But “more people in general are understanding the value of a trades education,” Chalecki said. “ at will mean that more women will arrive as well.”

Sarah Flores is a 2022 graduate from Emily Gri th Technical College’s HVAC program. COURTESY PHOTO

Catrina Peralta is studying CAD-BIM at Emily Gri th Technical College. She will finish her studies next year, and hopes to be in a management position within the next four years. COURTESY OF CATRINA PERALTA

Students participate in a Welding class at Emily Gri th Technical College’s Branch Campus in Denver. COURTESY OF EMILY GRIFFITH TECHNICAL COLLEGE

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Secret survey might explain lack of fire camera bill

BY SCOTT FRANZ KUNC

It’s a four-year-old mystery at the state Capitol.

Why does a bill that would deploy high-tech cameras to scan for potentially deadly wild res fail year-afteryear despite universal praise from lawmakers from both sides of the aisle?

Equipped with arti cial intelligence and heat sensors, the cameras are steadily replacing an older warning system used in wild re areas that relied on humans scanning the horizon from watch towers.

State Sen. Joann Ginal, D-Fort Collins, said the new technology can give re ghters a key advantage.

“It can detect just a wisp of smoke, and it’s that type of situation in remote areas that could save forests and homes and properties and lives,” she said at the bill’s rst hearing this year.

Colorado lawmakers have tried and failed three times in the last four years to pass a bill to purchase the cameras. ey’ve also struggled to explain why such a bill has not passed.

Democrats blamed Republican libuster attempts of other bills at the very end of last year’s session for its death, but that didn’t explain why Democrats didn’t schedule it for a key vote after it passed its rst test unanimously two months earlier.

is year’s revived version of the camera bill unanimously passed the Senate in April. But just like last year, the bill never got scheduled for that key vote in the House appropriations committee.

Republican Rep. Mike Lynch sponsored the bill and said he wasn’t told why it was being killed before a public vote.

on with it, I wasn’t privy to it,” he said last week.

KUNC discovered there was some “backroom stu ” that Lynch and the public weren’t aware of at the time. And it might help explain what happened.

In late March, Democrats who control the legislature privately ranked the legislation in a secret ballot process they call quadratic voting.

Democrats in the Senate, which passed the bill unanimously, ranked the bill as their no. 2 priority on a list of 25 bills requiring one time payments. On that same list, the House ranked the bill 15th of 25.

e results are anonymous though, so it isn’t clear which House members didn’t vote to prioritize the camera bill, and why.

Lynch said Republicans don’t participate in the survey and aren’t given the results. Only Democrats received links to this year’s survey.

month after it was taken in response to an open records request .

Lynch says if he had known earlier that the cameras ranked at the bottom half of the House Democrats list of priorities, he would have fought harder to pass it.

“I think that that’s a pretty scary way of legislating,” he said of the anonymous bill ranking process. “You know, when you start putting something into a calculation, you now have taken some of the human aspects…or the subjectivity out of there.”

Sen. Chris Hansen, D-Denver, introduced the secret bill ranking survey to the Capitol in 2019 as a way to help Democrats decide how to spend a limited budget. He told KUNC last year that bills that rank higher tend to get scheduled for votes earlier in the session.

“And the earlier something gets moved, the better chance it has of success,” he said. “If it gets held up or delayed, there’s always more risk.”

Some lawmakers have downplayed the in uence of the secret survey, saying it doesn’t determine what legislation lives or dies.

A KUNC analysis of the outcome of the bills included in the secret survey shows a pattern.

Bills with higher price tags that ranked at the bottom of the survey typically had funding removed, were voted down or left to die without a public vote more often than the bills that ranked at the top of the survey.

Rep. Lynch says the Democrats’ survey process raises questions and could help explain why his push to buy wild re cameras suddenly died this year without a public vote.

“Especially a bill that (passed) unanimous out of the Senate,” he

said. “ at kind of raises an eyebrow going, ‘wait a minute, where was the pushback on this?’”

Lawmakers did pass several other wild re-related bills this year, including a new military-grade reghting helicopter and investments in ame-resistant building materials.

Rep. Junie Joseph, D-Boulder, cosponsored the failed camera bill with Lynch.

She said it was unique because it was one of the only policies focused on preventing res from getting out of control.

“We know, for instance, the Marshall Fire actually spread pretty quickly,” she said. “Imagine if we had more of (the cameras)...Could we have gotten gotten to it quick, much (more) quickly.”

Joseph says she’s committed to sponsoring the wild re camera bill again next year.

“I’m disappointed that community members do not have that extra tool or, you know, in their toolbox to help them when it comes to mitigating a wild re,” she said last week.

e wild re detection camera program would have cost $2 million, while the new re ghting helicopter lawmakers ordered will cost $26 million.

Some wild- re prone places aren’t waiting for the legislature to pay for the cameras. O cials in San Miguel County in southwestern Colorado announced they are installing four of them this year to scan for res.

e state forester’s o ce estimated in 2019 that 2.9 million Coloradans, or more than half the state’s population, lived in areas that are prone to wild re.

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Elk graze in a forest burned by the East Troublesome Fire near Grand Lake.

PHOTO BY SCOTT FRANZ/KUNC

Colorado lawmakers have repeatedly failed to pass measure

State does well in senior care

Ranking tied to income, choices made in health

BY ERIC GALATAS PUBLIC NEWS SERVICE

Colorado ranks third nationally when it comes to caring for its most vulnerable adults, according to a new UnitedHealthcare report.

e strong showing can largely be attributed to the state’s lower than average poverty rate for people aged 65 and older, and the choices people make every day.

Dr. Michael Stockman, market chief medical o cer for UnitedHealthcare, said Colorado seniors ranked rst in the U.S. for being physically active.

“And being physically active leads to lower risk of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes and premature death,” Stockman outlined. “ e prevalence of obesity and chronic medical conditions for Colorado seniors is also some of the lowest in the nation.”

e biggest challenges facing Colorado seniors between 2019 and 2021 include the high cost of housing, a lack of investment in community support services, and a shortage

of home health care workers.

e success is not shared evenly across the state. Older Coloradans living in southeastern counties experienced the greatest rates of

social isolation, based on risk factors including poverty, marriage status and di culties involved with living independently.

Dr. Rhonda Randall, chief medical

o cer of Employer and Individual for United Healthcare, said there has been an alarming increase in drug deaths across the U.S., mostly due to opioid overdoses. Colorado saw a 70% rise between 2019 and 2021.

“So that same troubling trend that we’re seeing across other populations in the United States is a ecting seniors too,” Randall explained. “A lot of people don’t think that seniors may be as a ected by substance use disorders and opioid use disorders, but they are.”

Randall added nutrition is very important as we age, and the report’s data showed seniors saw signi cant improvements in food security during the pandemic. More people who were eligible signed up for SNAP bene ts, the program formerly known as food stamps, and other services designed to deliver food to

“Food insecurity decreased 6%,” Randall reported, noting fewer seniors are worried about getting access to nutritious food, more seniors got home-delivered meals, and more seniors got assistance with meals.

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Mines Athletics receives $6.5 million donation for scholarships, facilities

Orediggers plan to build cross-country training course this summer

BY CORINNE WESTEMAN CWESTEMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A major donation to Colorado School of Mines Athletics will bene t Orediggers for the next 20 years, at least.

Mines Athletics recently received a $6.5 million donation — one of the largest in school history — from an anonymous donor. More than $5 million will go toward scholarships, while the remaining $1.2 million will help renovate the Stermole Track & Field Complex and build a new cross-country training course.

Not only will these funds help Mines recruit against NCAA Division I and Division II schools, but it’ll bene t generations of Orediggers even after graduation, Athletic Director David Hansburg said. “Our student-athletes are truly students rst,” he continued. “ … It has a lifetime of impact, with what these kids do with their degrees once they’re done here.”

Hansburg said the $5 million for scholarships will be set up as a quasi-endowment, generating about $450,000 a year over the next 20 years.

Hansburg said donors, like this one, sometimes ask what the greatest needs are at Mines Athletics, wanting to fund the teams or projects that don’t have as much support. Across the 20 years’ quasiendowment, Mines will likely use the funding for 10-12 of its 18 sports, he stated.

However, teams that aren’t fully funded — meaning they haven’t met their NCAA scholarship funding limit yet — will bene t the most from this donation. ey include cross country, track & eld, swimming, wrestling and men’s golf, Hansburg explained.

Coach Matt Sparks, the head coach of the indoor and outdoor track & eld teams, described how the cross country and track teams spread scholarship funding among their 90 combined athletes. e NCAA cap is 12.5 scholarships per gender, and the teams haven’t met that cap yet.

e total cost of attendance for in-state students is about $40,000, while it’s closer to $60,000 for out-ofstate students, Sparks and Hansburg said. Plus, because Mines is a NCAA

Division II school, there aren’t fullride athletic scholarships.

us, many younger athletes start as walk-ons or receive a few thousand dollars in scholarships, Sparks explained. But, as they improve and

develop, the coaches allot them more scholarship funding.

e last few years have been especially tricky, as there are still Orediggers with the extra COVID-19 year of eligibility on the roster. So, Sparks

said, the coaches are “spreading those dollars out among ve years’ (of student-athletes) rather than four

While 2023-24 should be nal one with a ve-year roster, Sparks said this donation’s scholarship funding will provide a huge, immediate boost to his teams and others.

“It’s an early jumpstart and gives us some momentum for next year,” he continued. “ … It’s a big di erence in recruiting. … We’re in a position where we can continue to build, instead of maintain.”

New running facilities

For the $1.2 million toward facilities, Mines Athletics will use the funds toward building its crosscountry training course this summer and updating Stermole Track & Field Complex next summer. How exactly the funds will be split between the projects is still being determined, sta members stated.

e cross-country training course’s design is also still in the works, but Hansburg said it will be near Mines Park on the southwest side of campus, and will likely have 1K and 2K loops. Hansburg hoped it’ll be built and nished by the time the 2023 cross country season starts.

e Orediggers currently train at Denver-area parks, but this will save them travel time that they could use to study, Hansburg described.

Sparks added how other Mines teams, like track and wrestling, could use it also, weather permitting.

Meanwhile, Stermole needs “some TLC,” Sparks said, as it hasn’t been renovated since it was built. It also needs to be more NCAA compliant, so Mines can host bigger track & eld meets, which will help with recruiting and training.

e project, which is slated for next summer, will include redoing the jumps and throws areas, and updating the arti cial turf inside the track, Hansburg said.

Overall, Oredigger supporters are excited to see so many Mines teams excelling right now, and Hansburg said donations like this will help them build on that success to achieve new heights in the coming years.

“I’m proud of the work we’re doing at Mines, and I think this (donation) is a testament to what we’re doing here as an institution overall,” he continued. “ … You don’t see (donations of this size) often at other schools; but at Mines, it’s de nitely more common.”

Colorado School of Mines high-jumper Grant Redmond competes April 8 at Mines’ Stermole Track & Field Complex. The complex will be updated in summer 2024, including improvements to the jumps and throws areas.

FILE PHOTO BY CORINNE WESTEMAN

Dillon Powell of the Colorado School of Mines men’s cross country team wins the 2022 NCAA Division II National Championship. The men’s and women’s cross country teams will receive more scholarship money and improved facilities thanks to a recent $6.5 million donation to Mines Athletics.

COURTESY OF SAM BOENDER AND MINES ATHLETICS

Toyota Thunder Valley National strikes Lakewood

SuperMotocross World Championships called sport’s ‘ultimate test’

BY JOHN RENFROW JRENFROW@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The Pro Motocross Championship stopped in Lakewood on June 10 for the Toyota Thunder Valley National.

Dirt flew and mixed with the smell of exhaust in the air as riders battled it out at an altitude of 6,128 feet at Thunder Valley Motocross Park — the highest professional motocross track in the world. Opening ceremonies began at 12:30 p.m. on June 10 as part of a campaign in 10 U.S. cities to crown two American Motorcyclist Association national champions.

“The whole point of this championship is to challenge these athletes with the toughest, most grueling race tracks in the world,” said Brandon Short, media manager with Pro Motocross. “This championship has been around for a half century and it has been the ultimate test for any athlete that competes in this motocross discipline. It’s the ultimate showcase.”

The track is composed of many different levels of unique challenges, such as slope, length, and in this case: elevation. The motorcycles are “starving for oxygen” just like their riders, Short said. The terrain at Thunder Valley is constantly changing from lap to lap.

“[Thunder Valley] is the complete mix of the best of what makes motocross so special and what makes it a unique and captivating sport,” Short said. “A venue that challenges riders in every facet possible, and even challenges the motorcycles in every facet possible. It’s the magic mix of what you could ever ask for to watch a true spectacle and what is going to unfold on the racetrack.”

The Pro Motocross Championship is one of the centerpieces of the larger, new SuperMotocross World Championship, with over $5 million on the line in payouts to athletes.

Created in 2022, the comprehensive 31-race season combines the

winter AMA Supercross Championship (which takes place on man-made racetracks in stadiums across the country from January to mid-May) and the summer Pro

Motocross Championship, (the original outdoor sport that visits rural venues in off-road motorcycle racing from late-May through August).

The ultimate champion of both will be crowned following the first SuperMotocross World Championship playoffs and finals this September.

“We have come together with AMA Supercross and Pro Motocross. They’ve always been separate, but they’ve always had the same athletes throughout. So we’ve got to a point where we’re better together than apart,” Short said. “The organizers [of both] have come together to form the Supercross World Championship. We’ll have the champion for the winter. We’ll have our champion for the summer. But then we get to see who the ultimate champion is this fall.”

Motocross races have been held at Thunder Valley since 2005. The event marks the second of two recent SuperMotocross World Championship races in the area, following the Denver Supercross at Empower Field at Mile High in early May.

“The fan response has been tremendous,” Short added. “It seems like everybody is really embracing the atmosphere of what this combined championship has become.”

The 2023 Pro Motocross Championship makes its annual stop in Lakewood at Thunder Valley Motocross Park in Lakewood on June 10. PHOTOS COURTESY OF MX SPORTS PRO RACING / ALIGN MEDIA

Thunder Valley Motocross Park, which sits at 6,128 feet in Lakewood, is the highest professional motocross track in the world.

Congratulations to the 2023 Je erson County Athletic Hall of Fame class

BY JOHN RENFROW JRENFROW@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Congratulations to the 2023 Jefferson County Athletics Hall of Fame class! The class was enshrined in history on June 7 at the 37th Annual Hall of Fame Banquet and Induction Ceremony at The Vista at Applewood Golf Course in

Golden.

The latest inductees include Bill Coffey, Larry Franca, Jen Lazzeri, Jim Hynes, and Tim Walker. For more information on the 2023 Hall of Fame class, check out the introduction video honoring each of the inductees’ legacies and accomplishments above, as told by those close to them.

The newest Je erson County Athletic Hall of Fame class has been inducted. The members include Bill Co ey, Larry Franca, Jen Lazzeri, Jim Hynes and Tim Walker. COURTESY OF JEFFERSON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

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CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2300116

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

On April 5, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Jefferson records.

Original Grantor(s)

Corey Terry

Original Beneficiary(ies)

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, as nominee for Mortgage Solutions of Colorado, LLC, its successors and assigns

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

Mortgage Solutions of Colorado, LLC,

D.B.A Mortgage Solutions Financial

Date of Deed of Trust

December 11, 2020

County of Recording Jefferson

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

December 15, 2020

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.)

2020166005

Original Principal Amount

$498,201.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$486,195.86

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

Lot 15, Block 2, Wood Run Filing No. 1, County of Jefferson, State of Colorado.

Also known by street and number as: 9295 W 82nd Ave, Arvada, CO 80005.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 2 p.m. on Thursday, 07/27/2023 via remote, web-based auction service, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. https://liveauctions.govease.com/

First Publication: 6/8/2023

Last Publication: 7/6/2023

Name of Publication: Golden Transcript

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER

DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 04/05/2023

Holly Ryan, Public Trustee in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado

By: Christine Thompson, Deputy, for Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

Amanda Ferguson #44893

Halliday Watkins & Mann, P.C. 355 Union Blvd., Suite 250, Lakewood, CO 80228 (303) 274-0155

Attorney File # CO21563

The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

On March 28, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Jefferson records.

PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2300115

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

On April 5, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Jefferson records.

Original Grantor(s)

Daniel Lee Chandler and Norman R Finnell

Original Beneficiary(ies)

Colorado Mortgage Alliance, LLC

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

Date of Deed of Trust

September 30, 2008

County of Recording Jefferson

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

October 01, 2008

Recording Information

(Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.)

2008091813

Original Principal Amount

$250,593.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$132,475.59

On March 28, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Jefferson records.

Original Grantor(s) Michelle Jones

Original Beneficiary(ies)

Figure Lending LLC

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

Alliant Credit Union

Date of Deed of Trust

November 08, 2021 County of Recording Jefferson

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

November 17, 2021

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.)

2021161537

Original Principal Amount

$200,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$199,058.99

Legal Notice NO. J2300109

First Publication: 6/1/2023

Last Publication: 6/29/2023 Name of Publication: Golden Transcript COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2300110

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

On March 28, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Jefferson records.

Original Grantor(s)

Lisa Jeffers

Original Beneficiary(ies)

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. As Beneficiary, As Nominee for Sierra Pacific Mortgage Services, Inc., its successors and assigns

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

Barclays Mortgage Trust 2021-NPL1, Mortgage-Backed Securities, Series 2021-NPL1, By U. S. Bank National Association, as Indenture Trustee

Date of Deed of Trust

January 09, 2008

County of Recording

Jefferson

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

January 22, 2008

Recording Information

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay installments of principal and interest, together with other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 66, LAMAR HEIGHTS, FILING NO. 7, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 7155 Newland Street, Arvada, CO 80003.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 2 p.m. on Thursday, 07/20/2023 via remote, web-based auction service, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. https://liveauctions.govease.com/

First Publication: 6/1/2023

Last Publication: 6/29/2023

Name of Publication: Golden Transcript

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER

DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

DATE: 03/28/2023

Holly Ryan, Public Trustee in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado

By: Barbara Lyons,

Deputy,

for Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

Neal K Dunning #10181

Brown Dunning Walker Fein Drusch PC 7995 E. Prentice Avenue, Suite 101E, Greenwood Village, CO 80111 (303) 329-3363

Attorney File # 3085-170

The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations thereof THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 2, BUFFALO PARK ESTATES, UNIT 1, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 7251 S Brook Forest Drive, Evergreen, CO 80439.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 2 p.m. on Thursday, 07/27/2023 via remote, web-based auction service, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. https://liveauctions.govease.com/

First Publication: 6/8/2023

Last Publication: 7/6/2023

Name of Publication: Golden Transcript

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

DATE: 04/05/2023

Holly Ryan, Public Trustee in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado

By: Christine Thompson, Deputy, for Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Ilene Dell'Acqua #31755 McCarthy & Holthus, LLP 7700 E. Arapahoe Road, Suite 230, Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122

Attorney File # CO-23-954790-LL

Trustees' Association of

Colorado

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Michelle Jones failed to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust. Such failure constitutes a breach under the Note and Deed of Trust triggering the power of sale by the Public Trustee.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

Section 22, Township 03, Range 69, Quarter SW Block 013, Key 00A, Book 91055178, Happy Valley Gardens

Also known by street and number as: 4291 Garland St., Wheat Ridge, CO 80033.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 2 p.m. on Thursday, 07/20/2023 via remote, web-based auction service, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. https://liveauctions.govease.com/

First Publication: 6/1/2023

Last Publication: 6/29/2023

Name of Publication: Golden Transcript

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER

DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES EN-

TITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

DATE: 03/28/2023

Holly Ryan, Public Trustee in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado

By: Barbara Lyons, Deputy, for Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

Marcello G. Rojas #46396

The Sayer Law Group, P.C. 3600 South Beeler St., Suite 330, Denver, CO 80237 (303) 353-2965 Attorney File # CO220178

The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015

(Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.)

2008006103

Original Principal Amount $91,750.00

Outstanding Principal Balance $72,405.50

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: The failure to make timely payments required under said Deed of Trust and the Evidence of Debt secured thereby THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 20, BLOCK 4, BELLEVIEW RIDGE, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as:

12916 West Chenango Avenue, Morrison, CO 80465.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 2 p.m. on Thursday, 07/20/2023 via remote, web-based auction service, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. https://liveauctions.govease.com/

First Publication: 6/1/2023

Last Publication: 6/29/2023

Name of Publication: Golden Transcript

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 03/28/2023

Holly Ryan, Public Trustee in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado

By: Christine Thompson, Deputy, for Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

Deanne R. Stodden #33214 Messner Reeves LLP

1550 Wewatta Street, Suite 710, Denver, CO 80202 (303) 623-1800 Attorney File # 9629.0056

The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector

$274,194.39

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

A PART OF LOT 4 AND LOT 5, YOUNGFIELD HEIGHTS, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SW 1/4 SW 1/4 OF SECTION 32, T3S, R69W OF THE 6TH P.M.; THENCE S89 DEGREES 41''W ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SW 1/4 SW 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 32, A DISTANCE OF 252 FEET; THENCE N5 DEGREES 01''E, A DISTANCE OF 49.39 FEET; THENCE N84 DEGREES 59''W, A DISTANCE OF 20 FEET; THENCE N36 DEGREES 20.5''W, A DISTANCE OF 165.68 FEET; THENCE N53 DEGREES 16''E, A DISTANCE OF 105.94 FEET TO TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE S25 DEGREES 11''E, A DISTANCE OF 71.73 FEET; THENCE S54 DEGREES 49''W, A DISTANCE OF 5 FEET; THENCE S26 DEGREES 46.5''E, A DISTANCE OF 90.76 FEET; THENCE N74 DEGREES 15.3''E, A DISTANCE OF 56.09 FEET; THENCE N2 DEGREES 00''E, A DISTANCE OF 100.89 FEET; THENCE N6 DEGREES 41''W, A DISTANCE OF 116.60 FEET; THENCE S53 DEGREES 16''W, A DISTANCE OF 138.83 FEET TO TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO.

**This loan has been modified through a Loan Modification Agreement recorded 10/17/2016 at Reception No. 2016106677 in the records of the Jefferson county clerk and recorder, Colorado. Also known by street and number as: 15601562 Youngfield Street, Lakewood, CO 80215.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 2 p.m. on Thursday, 07/20/2023 via remote, web-based auction service, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. https://liveauctions.govease.com/

First Publication 6/1/2023

Last Publication 6/29/2023

Name of Publication: Golden Transcript

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

DATE: 03/28/2023

Holly Ryan, Public Trustee in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado

By: Christine Thompson, Deputy, for Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

Amanda Ferguson #44893

Halliday Watkins & Mann, P.C. 355 Union Blvd., Suite 250, Lakewood, CO 80228 (303) 274-0155

Attorney File # CO11839

The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015

Legal Notice NO. J2300104

First Publication: 6/1/2023

Last Publication: 6/29/2023

Name of Publication: Golden Transcript

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2300120

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

On April 5, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Jefferson records.

Original Grantor(s)

Gary W Funk and Anh Dao Thi Dao

Original Beneficiary(ies)

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as beneficiary, as nominee for United Wholesale

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

Servicing,

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

Lot 2 Block 1 Alpers Farm, County of Jefferson State of Colorado.

Also known by street and number as: 6327 S Miller Ct, Littleton, CO 80127.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 2 p.m. on Thursday, 07/27/2023 via remote, web-based auction service, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. https://liveauctions.govease.com/

First Publication: 6/8/2023

Last Publication: 7/6/2023

Name of Publication: Golden Transcript

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

DATE: 04/05/2023

Holly Ryan, Public Trustee in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado

By: Barbara Lyons, Deputy, for Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

Aricyn J. Dall #51467

Randall S. Miller & Associates, P.C. 216 16th Street, Suite 1210, Denver, CO 80202 (720) 259-6710

Attorney File # 23CO00108-1

The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015

Legal Notice NO. J2300120

First Publication: 6/8/2023

Last Publication: 7/6/2023

Name of Publication: Golden Transcript

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2300095

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On March 20, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Jefferson records.

Original Grantor(s) Jay Williams Original Beneficiary(ies) MCA Mortgage Corporation Current Holder of Evidence of Debt U.S. Bank Trust National Association, not in its individual capacity, but solely as Trustee of LSF8

by the Deed of Trust and other violations thereof THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 5, BLOCK 1, GREEN MOUNTAIN FILING NO. 10, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 13794 West Kentucky Drive, Lakewood, CO 80228.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 2 p.m. on Thursday, 07/20/2023 via remote, web-based auction service, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. https://liveauctions.govease.com/

First Publication: 6/1/2023

Last Publication: 6/29/2023

Name of Publication: Golden Transcript

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER

DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

DATE: 03/20/2023

Holly Ryan, Public Trustee in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado

By: Barbara Lyons, Deputy, for Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

Ilene Dell'Acqua #31755

McCarthy & Holthus, LLP 7700 E. Arapahoe Road, Suite 230, Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122

Attorney File # CO-16-753160-LL

The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015

Legal Notice NO. J2300095

First Publication: 6/1/2023

Last Publication: 6/29/2023

Name of Publication: Golden Transcript COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2300090

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

On March 20, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Jefferson records.

Original Grantor(s)

ROSAMOND MONTE GREINETZ

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR AMERICAN ADVISORS GROUP, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLC

Date of Deed of Trust

August 23, 2017

County of Recording

Jefferson

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

August 29, 2017

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.)

2017089091

Original Principal Amount

$577,500.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$255,415.30

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Borrower's failure to pay property charges, including, but not limited to, real property taxes and Borrower's failure to perform obligations under the Deed of Trust including, but not limited to, the failure to maintain hazard insurance and/or to pay hazard insurance premiums and provide evidence of payment.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT EIGHT (8), BLOCK SIXTEEN (16), COUNTRYSIDE SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 1, ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO.

WESTMINSTER, CO 80021. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 2 p.m. on Thursday, 07/20/2023 via remote, web-based auction service, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. https://liveauctions.govease.com/

First Publication: 6/1/2023

Last Publication: 6/29/2023

Name of Publication: Golden Transcript

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER

DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

DATE: 03/20/2023

Holly Ryan, Public Trustee in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado

By: Barbara Lyons, Deputy, for Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

Alison L. Berry #34531

Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 (855) 263-9295

Attorney File # 23-029438

The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015

Legal Notice NO. J2300090

First Publication: 6/1/2023

Last Publication: 6/29/2023

Name of Publication: Golden Transcript COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION

CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2300107

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

On March 28, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Jefferson records.

Original Grantor(s) Michelle Catherine Winter Original Beneficiary(ies)

Zions Bancorporation, N.A.

dba Vectra Bank Colorado

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Zions Bancorporation, N.A.

dba Vectra Bank Colorado

Date of Deed of Trust

October 16, 2018 County of Recording Jefferson

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

November 05, 2018

Recording Information

(Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.)

2018100790

Original Principal Amount $20,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance $20,000.00

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: violation of the covenants of the Deed of Trust as follows: failure to pay installments of principal and interest, together with other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

BUILDING 5, UNIT B-2, LAKEWOOD VISTA AT GREEN MOUNTAIN RANCH ASSOCIATION, INC., IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND SUBJECT TO THE DECLARATION FOR LAKEWOOD VISTA AT GREEN MOUNTAIN RANCH ASSOCIATION, INC., RECORDED ON DECEMBER 29, 1998 UNDER RECEPTION NO. F0767149, AMENDMENT RECORDED MARCH 12, 1999 UNDER RECEPTION NO. F0822193, AND THE MAP RECORDED ON APRIL 13, 2000 UNDER RECEPTION NO. F1041898, IN THE OFFICE OF CLERK AND RECORDER OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, COLORADO, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 1648 S. Cole St B2, Lakewood, CO 80228.

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 2 p.m. on Thursday, 07/20/2023 via remote, web-based auction service, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. https://liveauctions.govease.com/

First Publication: 6/1/2023

Last Publication: 6/29/2023

Name of Publication: Golden Transcript IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 03/28/2023

Holly Ryan, Public Trustee in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado

By: Christine Thompson, Deputy, for Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Douglas W Brown #10429 Brown Dunning Walker Fein Drusch PC 7995 E. Prentice Avenue, Suite 101E, Greenwood Village, CO 80111 (303) 329-3363 Attorney File # 3230-149

The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015

Legal Notice NO. J2300107

First Publication: 6/1/2023

Last Publication: 6/29/2023

Name of Publication: Golden Transcript COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2300092

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

On March 20, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Jefferson records.

Original Grantor(s)

KRISTINA KELPIS

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR AMERICAN FINANCING CORPORATION

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

Date of Deed of Trust

September 19, 2019 County of Recording Jefferson Recording Date of Deed of Trust

September 27, 2019

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.)

2019090216

Original Principal Amount

$329,917.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$318,618.68

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

CONDOMINIUM UNIT B, BUILDING 1, LAKEVIEW CONDOMINIUMS, ACCORDING TO THE CONDOMINIUM MAP THEREOF, RECORDED FEBRUARY 23, 2005 AT RECEPTION NO. F2175784 IN THE RECORDS OF THE CLERK AND RECORDER OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, COLORADO AND AS DEFINED AND DESCRIBED IN THE CONDOMINIUM DECLARATION OF LAKEVIEW CONDOMINIUMS RECORDED ON DECEMBER 3, 2004 AT RECEPTION NO. F2137548 IN SAID RECORDS, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 9940 WEST JEWELL AVENUE UNIT 1B, LAKEWOOD, CO 80232.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

NOTICE OF SALE

Pursuant to CRS

APN: 29-161-17-027

Also known by street and number as: 10201 W 102ND AVENUE,

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.)

2021129047

Original Principal Amount

$645,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$137,468.48

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Borrower’s failure to occupy and use the property as Borrower(s)’ principal residence as required under the Deed of Trust.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 7, BLOCK 7, FRIENDLY HILLS FILING NO. 8, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO.

A.P.N.: 59-071-12-008

Also known by street and number as: 4592 S Devinney Street, Morrison, CO 80465.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 2 p.m. on Thursday, 07/20/2023 via remote, web-based auction service, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. https://liveauctions.govease.com/

First Publication: 6/1/2023

Last Publication: 6/29/2023

Name of Publication: Golden Transcript

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

DATE: 03/28/2023

Holly Ryan, Public Trustee in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado

By: Barbara Lyons, Deputy, for Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

N. April Winecki #34861

Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 (855) 263-9295

Attorney File # 23-029555

The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015

Legal Notice No. J2300106

First Publication: 6/1/2023

Last Publication: 6/29/2023

Name of Publication: Golden Transcript City and County

Public Notice

JEFFERSON COUNTY BOARD OF EQUALIZATION LEGAL PUBLICATION

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that beginning on August 1, 2023, the Board of County Commissioners of Jefferson County, Colorado will sit as the Jefferson County Board of Equalization (the “JCBOE”) to review the assessment roll of all taxable real and personal property located in Jefferson County, Colorado, as prepared by the Jefferson County Assessor (the “Assessor”), and to hear appeals from the Assessor’s determination of value of real and personal property for tax year 2023.

Any property owner who timely protested to the Assessor, and who has been denied in whole or in part, may appeal to the JCBOE by filing the petition on the Notice of Determination form provided by the Assessor. A protest to the Assessor concerning real property would have been timely if it had been postmarked or filed online by June 8, 2023, or hand delivered to the Assessor by June 8, 2023. A protest to the Assessor concerning personal property will be timely if it is postmarked or filed online by June 30, 2023, or hand delivered to the Assessor by June 30, 2023.

FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that all appeals to the JCBOE concerning the 2023 valuation of real and personal property must be postmarked or dropped off to the Board of Equalization Office of the County Commissioners of Jefferson County, 100 Jefferson County Parkway, Golden, Colorado 80419 on or before September 15, 2023. The JCBOE shall set hearing dates for all protests of real and personal property which have been denied in whole or in part by the Assessor and timely appealed to the JCBOE.

All such appeals will be heard and decided by November 1, 2023.

A DROP BOX IS LOCATED IN THE ATRIUM AT THE JEFFERSON COUNTY COURTS AND ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING, 100 JEFFERSON COUNTY PARKWAY, GOLDEN, CO 80419.

Filing Dates: If the date for filing your Notice of Determination falls upon a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, it shall be deemed to have been timely filed if filed on the next business day, 39-

1-120(3), C.R.S..

Legal Notice No. 416409

First Publication: June 8, 2023

Last Publication: June 15, 2023

Publisher: Golden Transcript Jeffco Transcript

PUBLIC NOTICE

Metro West Housing Solutions will open its Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) pre-application lottery on June 26, 9 a.m. and it will close on July 11, 4 p.m.

Pre-applications will only be accepted online at mwhs.org

MWHS will provide auxiliary aids and reasonable accommodation as required for effective communication and participation in its programs. If you need to request a reasonable accommodation, please call 303-987-7580.

Legal Notice No. 416455

First Publication: June 15, 2023

Last Publication: June 15, 2023

Publisher: Golden Transcript and Jeffco Transcript

Public Notice CITY OF GOLDEN, COLORADO

NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING CONCERNING THE ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN PROPERTY FOR ANNEXATION KNOWN AS THE JUNCTION ANNEXATION

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to C.R.S. § 31-12-108(2), that the City Council of the City of Golden will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, June 20, at 6:30 P.M. (the “Eligibility Hearing”) to determine whether the property generally known as the Junction Annexation, which is more particularly described in Resolution No. 2953 attached below (the “Subject Property”), meets the applicable requirements of Section 30 of Article II of the Colorado Constitution and C.R.S. § 3112-104 and C.R.S. §31-12-105, and is eligible for annexation to the City of Golden. A copy of the Petition for Annexation concerning the Subject Property and the Annexation Map are on file at the City Clerk’s office, City of Golden City Hall, 911 10th Street, Golden, Colorado, 80401. All interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard at the Eligibility Hearing. Proceedings will be held in-person at City of Golden City Hall, 911 10th Street, Golden, Colorado 80401.

By:Monica Mendoza, City Clerk

Published: The Golden Transcript

May 18, 2023

May 25, 2023

June 1, 2023

June 8, 2023

June 15, 2023

RESOLUTION NO. 2953

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GOLDEN, COLORADO, ACCEPTING AN ANNEXATION PETITION, MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS OF FACT, FINDING SUBSTANTIAL COMPLIANCE FOR SUCH PETITION, AND SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING FOR PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS THE JUNCTION ANNEXATION

WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Golden, Colorado (“City”) has received and examined a petition for annexation and related filings (the “ Petition ”) requesting the annexation of the real property described in Exhibit 1 attached hereto and incorporated herein (the “Subject Property”); and

WHEREAS, the Petition has been filed of record with the City Clerk of the City, and

WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the Petition contains the following:

(a) An allegation that it is desirable and necessary that the Subject Property be annexed to the City.

(b) An allegation that the requirements of C.R.S.

§§ 31-12-104 and 31-12-105 exist or are met.

(b) An allegation that the signers of the Petition comprise more than fifty percent (50%) of the landowners in the Subject Property and own more than fifty percent (50%) of the Subject Property, exclusive of public streets and alleys and any land owned by the City.

(c)A request that the City approve the annexation of the Subject Property.

(d) The signature of each landowner that executed the Petition.

(e) The mailing address of each landowner that executed the Petition.

(f) The legal description of the land owned by each landowner that executed the Petition.

(g) The date that each landowner executed the Petition.

(h)The affidavit of each circulator of the Petition stating that the signature of each landowner therein is the signature of the person whose name it purports to be.

WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the Petition is accompanied by four (4) copies of an annexation map containing the following information:

(a)A written legal description of the boundaries of the Subject Property.

(b)A map showing the boundary of the Subject Property.

(c) Within the annexation boundary map, a showing of the location of each ownership tract in unplatted land and, if part or all of the Subject Property is platted, the boundaries and the plat numbers of plots or of lots and blocks.

(d) Next to the boundary of the Subject Property, a drawing of the contiguous boundary of the City and the contiguous boundary of any other municipality abutting the Subject Property.

WHEREAS, the City Council finds that no signature on the Petition is dated more than one hundred eighty (180) days prior to the date of filing of the Petition with the City Clerk of the City.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GOLDEN, COLORADO AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. The foregoing recitals and findings are hereby incorporated into this Resolution.

Section 2. The Petition, which was officially filed of record with the City Clerk of the City on or about April 5, 2023, substantially complies with the requirements of C.R.S. § 31-12-107(1).

Section 3. No election is required under C.R.S. § 31-12-107(2).

Section 4. No additional terms and conditions are to be imposed except as provided in the Petition and in any annexation agreement which may be entered into by and between the City and the petitioner(s), which are not to be considered additional terms and conditions within the meaning of C.R.S. § 31-12-112.

Section 5. A public hearing before City Council shall be held on Tuesday, June 20, 2023, at 6:30 p.m. at the City of Golden City Hall, 911 10th Street, Golden, Colorado, 80401 for the purpose of determining and finding whether the proposed annexation complies with Section 30 of Article II of the Colorado Constitution and the applicable provisions of C.R.S. §§ 31-12-104 and 31-12-105.

The City Clerk is directed to publish a copy of this resolution and notice of public hearing in accordance with the applicable provisions of C.R.S. § 31-12-108.

Section 6. Any person may appear at such hearing and present evidence pertaining to the eligibility of the proposed annexation of the Subject Property to the City.

Section 7. This Resolution shall take effect upon its approval by the City Council. Adopted this 9th day of May, 2023.

Laura M. Weinberg, Mayor

ATTEST:

Monica S. Mendoza, CMC, City Clerk

APPROVED AS TO FORM:

Kathie Guckenberger, City Attorney

I, Monica Mendoza, City Clerk of the City of Golden, Colorado, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of a certain Resolution adopted by the City Council of the City of Golden, Colorado at a regular business meeting thereof held on the 9th day of May, 2023.

Exhibit 1 Legal Description

The Junction Annexation

CONSIDERING THE SOUTH LINE OF THE EAST HALF OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 16, TOWNSHIP 3 SOUTH, RANGE 70 WEST OF THE 6TH P.M. TO BEAR S89°38'17"W, BETWEEN A FOUND 2" ALUMINUM CAP MARKED "PLS 14112" AT THE SOUTH QUARTER CORNER OF SAID SECTION 16 AND A FOUND 2" ALUMINUM CAP MARKED "PLS 27612" AT THE WEST ONE-SIXTEENTH CORNER OF SAID SECTION 16, WITH ALL BEARINGS CONTAINED HEREIN RELATIVE THERETO.

A PARCEL OF LAND SITUATED IN SOUTHWEST, NORTHWEST AND NORTHEAST QUARTERS OF SECTION 16, TOWNSHIP 3 SOUTH, RANGE 70 WEST OF THE SIXTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

PARCEL 1 COMMENCING AT THE WEST 1/16 CORNER OF SAID SECTION 16; THENCE N89°38'17"E

ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 16, A DISTANCE OF 187.02 FEET TO A POINT OF NON-TANGENT CURVATURE AND THE POINT OF BEGINNING;

CHORD BEARING N09°04'44"E, A DISTANCE OF 75.26 FEET; THENCE N09°39'01"E, A DISTANCE OF 1,069.03 FEET TO A POINT OF CURVATURE; THENCE 2,273.50 FEET ALONG THE ARC OF A CURVE TO THE RIGHT, HAVING A RADIUS OF 4,350.00 FEET, AN INCLUDED ANGLE OF 29°56'43" AND SUBTENDED BY A CHORD BEARING N24°37'22"E, A DISTANCE OF 2,247.71 FEET; THENCE N39°35'44"E, A DISTANCE OF 198.02 FEET TO A POINT ON THE WEST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF STATE HIGHWAY 93, AS DESCRIBED IN INSTRUMENT RECORDED OCTOBER 31, 1980 AT RECEPTION NO. 80082809, AND A POINT OF NONTANGENT CURVATURE; THENCE ALONG SAID WEST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE THE FOLLOWING FIVE (5) COURSES:

1. 95.91 FEET ALONG THE ARC OF A NONTANGENT CURVE TO THE LEFT, HAVING A RADIUS OF 1,712.00 FEET, AN INCLUDED ANGLE OF 03°12'36" AND SUBTENDED BY A CHORD BEARING S10°41'11"W, A DISTANCE OF 95.90 FEET;

2.S06°11'53"W, A DISTANCE OF 255.66 FEET;

3. S04°42'58"W, A DISTANCE OF 2,378.89 FEET;

4.S08°59'24"W, A DISTANCE OF 200.61 FEET;

5.S04°50'57"W, A DISTANCE OF 402.20 FEET TO A POINT ON THE SOUTH LINE OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 16; THENCE ALONG SAID SOUTH LINE SOUTH 89°38'17" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 947.48 FEET, MORE OR LESS TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.

SAID PARCEL CONTAINING 2,233,666 SQ. FT. OR 51.28 ACRES, MORE OR LESS.

A PARCEL OF LAND SITUATED IN THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 21, TOWNSHIP 3 SOUTH, RANGE 70 WEST OF THE SIXTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

PARCEL 2 COMMENCING AT THE WEST 1/16 CORNER OF SAID SECTION 16; THENCE N89°38'17"E

ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 16, A DISTANCE OF 1,134.50 FEET TO A POINT ON WEST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF STATE HIGHWAY 93, AS DESCRIBED IN INSTRUMENT RECORDED DECEMBER 9, 1999 AT RECEPTION NO. F0988463, AND THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID SECTION 16 NORTH 89°38'17" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 90.35 FEET; THENCE DEPARTING SAID SOUTH LINE SOUTH 04°41'10" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 74.63 FEET TO A POINT OF CURVATURE; THENCE 458.67 FEET ALONG THE ARC OF A CURVE TO THE LEFT HAVING A RADIUS OF 4,583.66 FEET, AN INCLUDED ANGLE OF 05°44'00" AND SUBTENDED BY A CHORD BEARING SOUTH 01°49'28" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 458.48 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 01°02'32" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 289.25 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 89°47'22" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 32.17 FEET; THENCE NORTH 0°34'06" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 0.06 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 89°48'47" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 17.84 FEET TO A POINT ON THE WEST RIGHTOF-WAY LINE OF SAID STATE HIGHWAY 93; THENCE ALONG SAID WEST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE THE FOLLOWING TWO (2) COURSES:

1.1.NORTH 01°02'32" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 288.46 FEET;

2. 2.THENCE NORTH 02°06'45" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 533.32 FEET, MORE OR LESS, TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.

SAID PARCEL CONTAINING 49,224 SQ. FT. OR

1.13 ACRES, MORE OR LESS.

Total acreage (approximate): 52.41 acres, as more particularly shown in the annexation map(s) on file with the City Clerk.

Legal Notice No. 416309

First Publication: May 18, 2023

Second Publication: May 25, 2023

Third Publication: June 1, 2023

Fourth Publication: June 8, 2023

Last Publication: June 15, 2023

Publisher: Golden Transcript

Public Notice

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations for the City of Lakewood, Jefferson County, Colorado, Case No. 23-08-0091P. The Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) solicits technical information or comments on proposed flood hazard determinations for the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM), and where applicable, the Flood Insurance Study (FIS) report for your community. These flood hazard determinations may include the addition or modification of Base Flood Elevations, base flood depths, Special Flood Hazard Area boundaries or zone designations, or the regulatory floodway. The FIRM and, if applicable, the FIS report have been revised to reflect these flood hazard determinations through issuance of a Letter of Map Revision (LOMR), in accordance with Title 44, Part 65 of the Code of Federal Regulations. These determinations are the basis for the floodplain management measures that your community is required to adopt or show evidence of having in effect to qualify or remain qualified for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program. For more information on the proposed flood hazard determinations and information on the statutory 90-day period provided for appeals, please visit FEMA’s website at https://www.floodmaps.fema.gov/fhm/BFE_Status/bfe_main.asp , or call the FEMA Mapping and

Insurance eXchange (FMIX) toll free at 1-877FEMA MAP (1-877-336-2627).

Legal Notice No. 416401

First Publication: June 8, 2023

Last Publication: June 15, 2023

Publisher: Jeffco Transcript

Metropolitan Districts

Public Notice

RALSTON VALLEY WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT WILL CONSIDER RESIDENTIAL SEWER RATE INCREASE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that at the regular monthly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Ralston Valley Water and Sanitation District to be held July 5th, 2023 at 6:30 p.m., the Board will consider residential sewer rate increases for the year 2023 / 24

Meeting to be held by Zoom video conference RALSTON VALLEY WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT

By /s/ Phil Wathier, District Manager

Dated: June 3, 2023

Legal Notice No. 416447

First Publication: June 15, 2023

Last Publication: June 15, 2023

Publisher: Golden Transcript

Metro Districts Budget Hearings

Public Notice

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE AMENDED 2022 BUDGET

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the MOUNTAIN SHADOWS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT (the “District”), will hold a meeting via teleconference on June 22, 2023 at 4:30 p.m., for the purpose of conducting such business as may come before the Board including a public hearing on an amendment to the 2022 budget (the “Amended Budget”). This meeting can be joined using the following teleconference information: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85244034637?pwd=T m1udFp1QUNnTnRXY2R0RmFiOTJIQT09

Meeting ID: 852 4403 4637; Passcode: 720585; Phone number: (720) 707-2699

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Amended Budget has been submitted to the District. A copy of the Amended Budget is on file in the office of Clifton Larson Allen, LLP, 8390 E. Crescent Pkwy #300, Englewood, CO 80111, where the same are open for public inspection.

Any interested elector of the District may file any objections to the Amended Budget at any time prior to final adoption of the Amended Budget by the Board. This meeting is open to the public and the agenda for any meeting may be obtained by calling (303) 858-1800.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: MOUNTAIN SHADOWS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT, a quasi-municipal corporation and political subdivision of the State of Colorado /s/ WHITE BEAR ANKELE TANAKA & WALDRON

Attorneys at Law

Legal Notice No. 416451

First Publication: June 15, 2023

Last Publication: June 15, 2023

Publisher: Jeffco Transcript and the Arvada Press

Public Notice

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE AMENDED 2022 BUDGET

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the LENA GULCH METROPOLITAN DISTRICT (the “District”), will hold a meeting at 1546 Cole Boulevard, Suite 240, Lakewood, Colorado and via teleconference on June 21, 2023 at 1:30 p.m., for the purpose of conducting such business as may come before the Board including a public hearing on the amendment to the 2022 budget (the “Amended Budget”). This meeting can be joined using the following teleconference information: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5143164376?pwd=T0 lNUEpvejdjTFlubmJCTUhHYkIydz09

Meeting ID: 514 316 4376; Passcode 5yjjuK

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Amended Budget has been submitted to the District. A copy of the Amended Budget is on file in the office of Morain Bakarich, CPAs, 2801 Youngfield Street, Suite 370, Golden, Colorado, where the same are open for public inspection.

Any interested elector of the District may file any objection to the Amended Budget at any time prior to final adoption of the Amended Budget by the Board. This meeting is open to the public and the agenda for any meeting may be obtained by calling (303) 858-1800.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: LENA GULCH METROPOLITAN DISTRICT, a quasi-municipal corporation and political subdivision of the State of Colorado

/s/ WHITE BEAR ANKELE TANAKA & WALDRON

Attorneys at Law

Legal Notice No. 416423

First Publication: June 15, 2023

Last Publication: June 15, 2023

Publisher: Golden Transcript

Bids and Settlements

Public Notice

Notice of upcoming Dakota aquifer drilling project. Blue Mountain Water District is seeking bids on June 23, 2023 for the drilling and installation of a Dakota aquifer well. All interested parties, please reach out to Lytle Water Solutions, LLC to request a bid packet at dan@lytlewater.com.

Legal Notice No. 416391

First Publication: June 8, 2023

Last Publication: June 22, 2023

Publisher: Golden Transcript

Public Notice

In accordance with C.R.S. § 32-1-1001(1)(d), a notice to bid is published for the Ken-Caryl Ranch Metropolitan District. A construction contract for work and materials is needed for the exterior roof, seal and recoat services at the Community Center Tennis Center, 1 Club Drive, Littleton, CO 80127. A Request for Proposals (RFP) is available to all prospective bidders by emailing Facilities Director, Scott Babich, scottb@kcranch.org. Electronic bids must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. on June 26, 2023 via email to scottb@kcranch.org.

Legal Notice No. 416452

First Publication: June 15, 2023

Last Publication: June 15, 2023

Publisher: Golden Transcript Jeffco Transcript

Summons and Sheriff Sale

Public Notice

DISTRICT COURT, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO

CASE NO. 2022CV030170 DIV. 14

Plaintiff: STANDLEY SHORES CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC., a Colorado non-profit corporation

vs.

Defendants: AMANDA K. DOCKTER; WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.; and JERRY DITULLIO AS PUBLIC TRUSTEE FOR JEFFERSON COUNTY

COMBINED NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE AND NOTICE OF RIGHTS TO CURE AND RIGHTS TO REDEEM

This is to advise you that a Sheriff sale proceeding has been commenced through the office of the undersigned Sheriff pursuant to the Jefferson County District Court’s Order: Order for Default Judgment and Decree of Foreclosure dated November 2, 2022, and C.R.S. § 38-38-101 et seq., by Standley Shores Condominium Association, Inc. (“Association”), the current holder of a statutory and contractual lien. The judicial foreclosure is based on a default under the Amended and Restated Condominium Declaration of Standley Shores Condominiums, recorded with the Jefferson County Clerk and Recorder on February 3, 2016, at reception number 2016010715 (“Declaration”). The Declaration, as recorded, establishes a lien for the benefit of Standley Shores Condominium Association, Inc., WHICH LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND IMPROVEMENTS legally described as follows:

Condominium Unit 9128 (In Building 7), Standley Shores Condominiums, in accordance with and subject to the Declarations recorded on December 12, 1983 at Reception No. 83117891 and Condominium Map recorded December 12, 1983 as Reception No. 83117892 of the Jefferson County, Colorado Records Together with the exclusive right to use the following Limited Common Elements: Driveway Parking Space Number 9128 and Garage Number 9128, County of Jefferson, State of Colorado.

Also known by street number as: 9128 W. 88th Circle, Westminster, CO 80021 (“Property”).

The Property being foreclosed is all of the property encumbered by the Association’s lien. You are advised that the parties liable thereon, the owner of the Property described above, or those with an interest in the subject property, may take appropriate and timely action under Colorado statutes. In order to be entitled to take advantage of any rights provided for under Colorado law, you must strictly comply and adhere to the provisions of the law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

The Sheriff’s sale has been scheduled to occur at 10:00 A.M., on the 20th day of July, 2023, at the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, located at 100 Jefferson County Parkway, Suite 1520, Golden, CO 80419; telephone number 303-271-6580. At the sale, the Sheriff will sell the above-described real property and improvements thereon to the highest bidder. Plaintiff makes no warranty relating to title, possession, or quiet enjoyment in or to said real property in connection with this sale.

BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THEIR HIGHEST BID BY NOON THE DAY OF THE SALE.

The name, address, and telephone number of the attorney representing the Plaintiff is: Travis

B. Keenan, #41354, Winzenburg, Leff, Purvis & Payne, LLP, 8020 Shaffer Parkway, Suite 300, Littleton, CO 80127; telephone: 303-863-1870.

DATED at Jefferson County, Colorado, this 27th day of March, 2023

Regina Marinelli Sheriff of Jefferson County, Colorado

By: Sergeant Sean Joselyn Deputy Sheriff

Legal Notice No. 416345

First Publication: May 25, 2023

Last Publication: June 22, 2023

Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO

100 Jefferson County Parkway Golden, CO 80401 Telephone: 720-772-2500

Plaintiff: MORTGAGE ASSETS MANAGEMENT, LLC

formerly known as Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc. vs.

Defendants:

GREGORY S. WHITLOCK; ATTORNEYS TITLE GUARANTEY FUND, INC.; SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; DISCOVER BANK; and SECOND GREEN MOUNTAIN TOWNHOUSE CORPORATION

Attorneys for Plaintiff: Holly R. Shilliday, Attorney Reg. No. 24423 Ilene Dell'Acqua, Attorney Reg. No. 31755 McCarthy & Holthus, LLP

7700 E. Arapahoe Road, Suite 230

Centennial, CO 80112

Telephone: 303-952-6905

Facsimile: 866-894-7369

Case Number: 2022CV030355 Div.: 15

SHERIFF’S COMBINED NOTICE OF SALE, RIGHT TO CURE AND RIGHT TO REDEEM TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

This is to advise you the above-captioned action is pending. An Amended Order Regarding Motion for Default, Default Judgment and Entry of Decree of Foreclosure (the “Decree”) has been entered in this action concerning a judgment in favor of Plaintiff.

The real property which is the subject matter of this litigation, which is the property subject to the Decree, is situated in Jefferson County, Colorado, and is described as follows, to-wit:

CONDOMINIUM UNIT NO. 307, BUILDING NO. 49, FIRST AMENDED CONDOMINIUM MAP OF GREEN MOUNTAIN TOWNHOUSES (SECOND FILING), COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO and also known as 12926 W. Virginia Avenue 307, Lakewood, CO 80228.

The Plaintiff named above is the judgment creditor in this action. As of July 2, 2022, Plaintiff was owed the total amount of $219,668.71, plus attorneys’ fees and costs in the total amount of $3,744.82, plus additional accrued and unpaid interest from July 2, 2022 until the judgment has been paid in full or the foreclosure sale has been completed. Further, additional fees and costs (including legal fees) have also been incurred and are due and owing. The amounts owed are in rem only and are secured by the Property.

This sale relates to that Certain Deed of Trust described below:

Original Grantor(s) (Borrower):

Gregory S. Whitlock

Original BeneficiaryMortgage:

Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.

Current Holder of the Evidence of Debt:M ORTGAGE ASSETS MANAGEMENT, LLC formerly known as Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc.

Date of Deed of Trust:July 22, 2015

Recording Date of Deed of Trust:July 27, 2015

County of Recording: Jefferson

Reception No. of Deed of Trust: 2015078140

Original Principal Amount: $390,000.00

I shall offer for public sale to the highest bidder, for cash, as public auction, all the right, title and interest of the Defendants in said property on August 10, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. at the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office Civil Unit, 100 Jefferson County Parkway Ste 1520, Golden, CO 80419.

A COPY OF SAID STATUTES, AS SUCH STATUTES ARE PRESENTLY CONSTITUTED, WHICH MAY AFFECT YOUR RIGHTS, IS ATTACHED HERETO, HOWEVER, YOUR RIGHTS MAY BE DETERMINED BY PREVIOUS STATUTES. YOU MAY WISH TO SEEK THE ADVICE OF YOUR OWN ATTORNEY CONCERNING YOUR RIGHTS IN RELATION TO THIS FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING.

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED.

INTENT to cure and redeem, as provided by the aforementioned laws, must be directed to or conducted at the Office of the Sheriff of the County of Jefferson, Civil Unit, 100 Jefferson County Parkway Ste 1520, Golden, CO 80419.

A notice of intent to cure filed pursuant to section 38-38-104 shall be filed with the officer at least fifteen calendar days prior to the first scheduled sale date to which the sale is continued.

A notice of intent to redeem filed pursuant to section 38-38-302 shall be filed with the officer no later than eight business days after the sale.

IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFBP), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS.

Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 8020 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov

Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

P.O. Box 4503 Denver, Colorado 80203 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372

www.consumerfinance.gov

DATED at Jefferson County, Colorado this 17th day of April 2023.

Regina Marinelli, Sheriff Jefferson County, State of Colorado

By: Sgt. Sean Joselyn, Deputy Sheriff Bidders are required to have cash or certified funds to cover their highest bid by noon the day of the sale. Certified funds are payable to: Jefferson County District Court Colorado Statutes attached: Colorado Revised Statutes §38-37-108, 38-38-103, 38-38-104, 38-38-301, 38-38-302, 38-38-304, 38-38-305 and 38-38-306

Legal Notice No. 416435

First Publication: June 15, 2023

Last Publication: July 13, 2023

Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice STATE OF COLORADO

Civil Action No. 23CV79, Division 6 Jefferson County Combined Court, Civil Division

SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION OM CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC., Plaintiff, vs. JANE D. BANNING, and all other persons who claim as heirs, devisees, creditors or otherwise under said defendants, and all unknown persons who claim any interest in the subject matter of this action, Defendants.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO TO THE ABOVENAMED DEFENDANTS:

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend against the claims of the Complaint filed with the Court in this action, by filing with the Clerk of this Court an answer or other response. You are required to file your answer or other response within thirty five days after the service of this Summons upon you. Service of this Summons shall be complete on the day of the last publication. A copy of the Complaint may be obtained from the Clerk of the Court.

If you fail to file your answer or other response to the Complaint in writing within thirty five days after the date of the last publication, judgment by default may be rendered against you by the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint without further notice to you.

This is an action to quiet title to the following described property situate in the County of Jefferson and State of Colorado, to-wit:

Lot 45, Green Valley Ranch, Unit 4, (the “Property”), free and clear of all liens and encumbrances.

DATED: May 24, 2023. Om

Austin, TX 78731

Telephone: (512) 522-9642

Legal Notice No. 416378

First Publication: June 1, 2023

Last Publication: June 29, 2023

Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice

DISTRICT COURT, JEFFERSON COUNTY STATE OF COLORADO

Jefferson County Combined Court 100 Jefferson County Parkway Golden, CO 80401 Phone Number: (720) 772-2647

Plaintiffs: DALENE HAMILTON, an individual

v. Defendants: TARA RAITZ, an individual

Attorneys for Plaintiffs:

Attorney: Lyndsey O’Connell, No. 51255

Benjamin E. Tracy, No. 30114

Tueller & Gibbs, LLP

Address: 1601 Blake Street, Suite 300 Denver, Colorado 80202 Phone No. (303) 854-9121

Email: LOConnell@TuellerGibbs.com btracy@TuellerGibbs.com

Case No.: 2023CV030135 Division: 1

SUMMONS

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS

You are summoned and required to file with the clerk of this court an answer or other response to the attached Complaint within 21 days after this summons is served on you in the State of Colorado, or within 35 days after this summons is served on you outside the State of Colorado. If you fail to file your answer or other response to the complaint in writing within the applicable time period, judgment by default may be entered against you by the court for the relief demanded in the complaint, without any further notice to you. The following documents are also served with this summons: AMENDED COMPLAINT, EXHIBITS, and DISTRICT COURT CIVIL CASE COVER SHEET 2023CV030135

Respectfully submitted this 24th day of May, 2023. TUELLER & GIBBS, LLP

Original signature on file at the law firm of Tueller & Gibbs, LLP

By: s/ Benjamin E. Tracy Benjamin E. Tracy, No. 30114

ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF

Legal Notice No. 416389

First Publication: June 8, 2023

Last Publication: July 6, 2023

Publisher: Jeffco Transcript

Misc. Private Legals

Public Notice

Case # 2023-023 Cert # 2007-01108

NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED

To Every Person in Actual Possession of Occupancy of the hereinafter Described land, Lot or Premises and to the Person in whose name the same was Taxed or Specially Assessed and to all Person having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and, To Whom it May Concern, and more especially;

WILLIAM B. CRAIG DAVID W. CRAIG

100 JEFFERSON COUNTY PKWY #2520 GOLDEN, CO 80419

You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 23rd day of OCTOBER, A.D. 2008, the then county Treasurer of the County of Jefferson and State of Colorado sold at public sale to, ROCKING HORSE WINNERS LLC, Applicant, who has made demand for a Treasurer’s Deed for the following described real estate situated in the County of Jefferson and State of Colorado to wit; THE NORTH 25 FEET OF LOT 1, BLOCK 4, CLOVER MEADOWS, ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF, ALSO KNOWN AS TRACT/KEY A, LOT 1, BLOCK 4, CLOVER MEADOWS, AKA: VACANT LAND

That said tax sale was made to satisfy the delinquent 2006 AND 2007 taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2007 that said real estate was taxed in the name of WILLIAM B. CRAIG AND DAVID W. CRAIG, that the statutory period of redemption will expire OCTOBER 23, A.D. 2011; that the same has not been redeemed; that said property may be redeemed at any time before the Tax Deed is issued; that a Tax Deed will be issued to the said, ROCKING HORSE WINNERS LLC, lawful holder of said certificate, on the 18TH day of SEPTEMBER at 5:00 P.M., A.D. 2023, unless the same has been redeemed on or before 5:00 P.M. of said date.

WITNESS my hand and seal this 22ND Day of MAY, A.D. 2023 Jerry DiTullio Jefferson County Treasurer

FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT JEFFERSON COUNTY

Case Number: 23DR39, Cassandra Hodgson, Petitioner vs. Darryl (Scott) Hodgson, Respondent.

NOTICE OF PUBLICATION, STATE OF CO, JEFFERSON COUNTY to Scott Hodgson

Greetings: You are hereby notified that Cassandra Hodgson, Petitioner, has filed a civil action against you in the above entitled Court and cause, the general object thereof being: To dissolve the marriage between the Petitioner and yourself, Unless you enter your appearance in said cause on or before the day of July 12, 2023,a judgment by default will be entered against you. Cassandra Hodgson, Lakewood, CO, WITNESS the Honorable District Court, Jefferson County, State of Colorado, 100 Jefferson County Parkway, Golden, CO 80401

Legal Notice No. 416411

First Publication: June 8, 2023

Last Publication: July 6, 2023

Publisher: Golden Transcript

Public Notice

Case # 2023-022 Cert # 2011-01482

NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE

AT TAX SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED

To Every Person in Actual Possession of Occupancy of the hereinafter Described land, Lot or Premises and to the Person in whose name the same was Taxed or Specially Assessed and to all Person having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and, To Whom it May Concern, and more especially; LAZY E LLC

100 JEFFERSON COUNTY PKWY #2520 GOLDEN, CO 80419

You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 25TH day of OCTOBER, A.D. 2012, the then county Treasurer of the County of Jefferson and State of Colorado sold at public sale to, JEFFERSON COUNTY, Assignor of, BRADLEY J. KREIDLE, Applicant, who has made demand for a Treasurer’s Deed for the following described real estate situated in the County of Jefferson and State of Colorado to wit; A STRIP OF LAND LYING WEST OF LOT 60, SPRING RANCH AND LYING EAST OF LOTS 3 AND 4, SILVER ROCK SUBDIVISION, ALSO KNOWN AS KEY 65, SECTION 22, TOWNSHIP 4, RANGE 71, AKA: VACANT LAND

That said tax sale was made to satisfy the delinquent 2010 AND 2011 taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2011 that said real estate was taxed in the name of LAZY E LLC, that the statutory period of redemption expired OCTOBER 25, A.D. 2015; that the same has not been redeemed; that said property may be redeemed at any time before the Tax Deed is issued; that a Tax Deed will be issued to the said, BRADLEY J. KREIDLE, lawful holder of said certificate, on the 25TH day of SEPTEMBER at 5:00 P.M., A.D.2023, unless the same has been redeemed on or before 5:00 P.M. of said date. WITNESS my hand and seal this 30TH Day of MAY, A.D. 2023

Jerry DiTullio

Jefferson County Treasurer

Legal Notice No. GT1202

First Publication: June 8, 2023

Last Publication: June 22, 2023

Publisher: Golden Transcript

Public Notice

Case # 2023-021 Cert # 2011-01469

NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED

To Every Person in Actual Possession of Occupancy of the hereinafter Described land, Lot or Premises and to the Person in whose name the same was Taxed or Specially Assessed and to all Person having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and, To Whom it May Concern, and more especially; LAZY E LLC 100 JEFFERSON COUNTY PKWY #2520 GOLDEN, CO 80419

You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 25TH day of OCTOBER, A.D. 2012, the then county Treasurer of the County of Jefferson and State of Colorado sold at public sale to, JEFFERSON COUNTY, Assignor of, BRADLEY J. KREIDLE, Applicant, who has made demand for a Treasurer’s Deed for the following described real estate situated in the County of Jefferson and State of Colorado to wit; A STRIP OF LAND LYING WEST OF DEED RECORDED 8-21-1995 AT RECEPTION NO. F0103195 AND LYING EAST OF LOT 3, SILVER ROCK SUBDIVISION, ALSO KNOWN AS KEY 32, SECTION 22, TOWNSHIP 4, RANGE 71, AKA: VACANT LAND

That said tax sale was made to satisfy the delinquent 2011 taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2011 that said real estate was taxed in the name of LAZY E LLC, that the statutory period of redemption expired OCTOBER 25, A.D. 2015; that the same has not been redeemed; that said property may be redeemed at any time before the Tax Deed is issued; that a Tax Deed will be issued to the said, BRADLEY J. KREIDLE lawful holder of said certificate, on the 25TH day of SEPTEMBER at 5:00 P.M., A.D.2023, unless the same has been redeemed on or before 5:00 P.M. of said date.

WITNESS my hand and seal this 30TH Day of MAY, A.D. 2023 Jerry DiTullio Jefferson County Treasurer

Legal Notice No. GT1203

First Publication: June 8, 2023

Last Publication: June 22, 2023