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‘This movement will make a difference’ — let’s hope so

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isten to Ali Shultz.

The cardboard sign that hangs around her neck reads “Thoughts and prayers Ann Macari will never be Healey enough.”

She stands in the cooling shade of towering pine trees, with her mother and friend, and the thousands gathered at Denver’s Civic Center Park for the March 24 student-organized rally and march protesting gun violence.

“We need to change,” the 16-year-old from Boulder High School says. “I want to feel safe.

When a fire alarm goes off . . . ” Tears suddenly well in her eyes, roll down her cheeks.

“I don’t want to go to school someday and not come home.”

Listen to Erik Frederiksen.

He is 19, from Seattle, studying at the University of Denver.

During his senior year in high school, he experienced three lockdowns.

“It’s terrifying when you see a tweet go out — ‘I am on my way to shoot up a school‘ — and you sit there for two hours waiting for something to happen.” Police later arrested a student who wasn’t in school that day.

A few weeks earlier, someone had scrawled “Don’t come to school on Friday” on a bathroom wall. School was canceled that day.

“After that, you kind of prepare. You figure out where you’re going to hide, where your exits are. It’s stayed with me ever since.”

He holds a sign that says “Books not bullets.”

‘I’m so proud of the kids’ Signs are everywhere.

Small ones. Big ones. Simple, scrawled, colorful, sophisti-

Ali Shultz, 16, left, and friend Michela Santucci, 17, an exchange student from Italy, are Boulder High School students who joined the thousands at Civic Center Park for Denver’s March for Our Lives. They started crying when they talked about feeling safe at school.

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cated. They wave in the air, clutched in hands, a sea of words that punch bluntly.

Enough.

If politicians won’t lead us, then we must make them.

2nd Amendment is not code for run for your life.

Change gun laws or change Congress.

Students are lucky enough to go to school. We shouldn’t feel lucky to go home.

We will not be your target practice.

Young people descended on Civic Center Park this springlike afternoon by the thousands to demand change in gun laws that they believe will prevent violence in their classrooms and communities. They were part of a nationwide clarion call, March for our Lives, led and organized by students, set in motion by student survivors of the Parkland, Florida, shooting on Valentine’s Day that killed 17 students and educators.

But parents, grandparents and adults of all ages poured into the park, too.

Kathie Hart, 74, leans against a wall, watching the young people. A former English and French teacher, she drove from Thornton to support them and

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“I’m so proud of the kids,” she says with fervor. “They are eloquent. They are powerful.

They are passionate. And they are respectful . . . They’re doing a better job at speaking to the issues” than those in Congress.

“I am so proud of them.”

Carol Starmack, a member of the American Montessori Society in town for its annual conference, and so inspired by the student movement, had to be there.

Peace is a central mission of Montessori teachings. Children are our hope for the future, she says, “our only hope for peace.”

‘This movement will make a difference’ The air in the park seems charged. Electric. Music pulses through speakers. Chants swell. But it’s confidence, buoyed by the youthful belief of invincibility, which makes itself heard loud and clear.

“Students aren’t going to stop until something actually changes, however long that actually takes,” says Madeline Bond, 15, a sophomore from Dakota Ridge High School in Jefferson County.

“I want to let our senators

in Congress know we want change,” says Kathryn Chandler, 17, who drove six hours from Garden City, Kansas, with her mom, because the Denver rally was the closest. “We’re done with being silent.”

“This movement will make a difference,” Erik says. “This time, it’s all different types of people coming together on both sides of the aisle, and people are sick and tired of seeing this happen.”

A recent poll by the Associated Press and the NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows he may be right. Results found nearly 7 in 10 adults now favor stricter gun control measures, the strongest level of support since the Associated Press first asked the question in 2015.

Overall, 90 percent of Democrats, 54 percent of gun owners and 50 percent of Republicans support tightening such laws.

School shootings remain a very small fraction of the gun violence that leaves a child dead or injured, on average, every hour in this country, according to a Washington Post analysis. But the analysis found nearly 200 people have died in school shootings since 1999 — the year 12 students and a teacher died in the Columbine High School tragedy — and more than 187,000 students in primary and secondary schools have experienced a shooting on campus during school hours.

‘You can’t underestimate any day’ Fear that someday it will be their turn is real, students say.

Many students know what they want. They say they don’t want to abolish the Second Amendment, the right to bear arms. But they want stricter regulations on background and mental health checks and the gun-permitting process. They want a ban on assault weapons.

Katie Lurie, 14, a freshman at Littleton High School, calls them common-sense gun laws.

They “should be easy to comprehend,” she says. “It’s what students need to feel safe in their schools.”

Noah Hollingshead, 18, will graduate from Castle View High School in Douglas County in May. He hunts. He knows guns and rifles, understands how to use them safely. He came Saturday with his family — his parents, grandfather and eighth-grade sister, his aunt and uncle and cousins.

He holds up a sign he wrote — “Protect us! Ban assault weapons.”

It was important for him to be here, he says.

“My sister is in school for four more years and I will have kids one day, and I hope they can go to a school where they can feel safe and that it will do what it’s intended to do — and that’s learn without worrying about shootings.”

There’s not a day that he walks into school and doesn’t think something could happen.

“You can’t underestimate any day,” he says. “If you are caught not ready for the event, then you’re kidding yourself.”

He loves to hunt. It’s been part of his family tradition.

His grandfather, in his 60s, has hunted since he was 15. They respect guns and the reasons they use them.

But “we agreed we’d destroy every gun we ever had if it meant no person would ever be hurt or killed from an assault rifle ever again,” Noah says.

“If a solution meant we would have to sacrifice that, then that’s a sacrifice we’d be willing to make.”

Listen to our children.

“At the end of the day,” Noah says, “you just want kids to stop dying.”

Ann Macari Healey writes about people, places and issues of everyday life. An awardwinning columnist, she can be reached at ahealey@coloradocommunitymedia or 303-566-4100.

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Centennial council passes temporary ban on new hotels After citizen outpouring on proposed facility, city enacts ‘time-out’

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

No seating room was spared at a Centennial City Council meeting that considered a final vote on a temporary moratorium on new hotels and motels, less than a month after a fervent crowd argued in protest of a proposed hotel to be built near its neighborhood.

“I know personally, I received over 120 emails at least,” Mayor Stephanie Piko said after a public hearing leading up to the council’s vote on the moratorium at the March 19 meeting.

Nine people spoke at the public hearing, and none — save one businessman who aimed to bring a different extended-stay hotel to central Centennial — opposed the moratorium. Some speakers echoed previous concerns of increased crime if more extended-stay hotels were to proliferate in the Centennial area.

Concern began boiling over when more than 150 residents packed a Feb. 22 community meeting near the Willow Creek neighborhood — which sits across South Yosemite Street from the proposed extended-stay hotel site near East Dry Creek Road — to discuss the Studio 6 plans.

Hundreds of names from all over Cen-

tennial — across six different neighborhoods at least — were signed on a petition supporting a stop to new hotel and motel applications, said Willow Creek resident Neil Lipson during the March 19 public hearing. Residents in the Willow Creek, Foxridge, Walnut Hills, Dry Creek Crossing and other areas signed, Lipson said.

“Thank you for hearing us,” attendee Judy French said during the hearing.

The temporary moratorium — which council passed unanimously — stops the processing of applications for new hotels, motels and other commerciallodging uses until Aug. 31. Any complete formal applications for new commercial-lodging developments that were filed with the city on or before March 5, or which have already been approved, are not halted by the moratorium.

The developer for the proposed Studio 6 extended-stay hotel that drew ire, M1B1, had not submitted a formal application for its proposed hotel on or before that date.

That hotel, had its application been approved, would have been a structure with three stories and 115 rooms at 9105 E. Mineral Circle. The crowd from the neighborhood voiced fears that drug dealing and other crime could permeate their residential area if the hotel’s plan were to go forward.

Glenn Thompson, public-safety bureau chief for the Arapahoe County Sheriff ’s Office, told the neighborhood at the Feb. 22 meeting that for comparable properties to the proposed hotel,

the sheriff ’s office gets the same type of calls as it does at a multi-family residential area.

But an attendee took issue that the analysis doesn’t include calls for law-enforcement service to the neighborhoods surrounding such properties — and raised fears of lurid wrongdoing.

“If (it) has so much crime and sex trafficking up there, it’s bound to come down here,” the attendee said. Comments in support of that idea rang out in the audience. Most commenters expressed worries about human trafficking — the practice of transporting people for the purpose of forced labor or sexual exploitation — as they cited concerns about nearby hotels and motels.

Thompson directed questions from the Centennial Citizen about the prevalence of human trafficking in the Centennial area and broader Denver metro area to the FBI’s Rocky Mountain Innocence Lost Task Force. The task force focuses on cases of sex trafficking of children.

Amy Sanders, a spokeswoman for the FBI Denver Division, did not say human-trafficking activity is common at extended-stay hotels, or hotels or motels in general.

“Human trafficking can occur anywhere, including individual homes, hotels, suburbs, inner cities and rural communities, but tends to be more prevalent in areas in which there are larger populations,” Sanders said. The task force is part of the Denver Division.

Sanders did not say if the problem of human trafficking has gotten better or worse in recent years in the Centennial and Greenwood Village area, the Denver metro area or in Colorado as a whole.

“Human trafficking remains an issue in all states, including Colorado.” Sanders said. “Law-enforcement agencies

are working together and continue to improve investigative techniques to combat human trafficking throughout our nation.”

Sanders did not say the task force gets many calls or cases related to human trafficking in the Greenwood Village and Centennial areas. She also did not point to specific areas of high activity.

The task force “receives calls related to child trafficking throughout all of the cities we cover in our division (throughout Colorado and Wyoming),” Sanders said. “Investigations are not isolated to one particular region or city.”

Centennial’s moratorium ordinance lists several reasons why a hold on new lodging establishments was necessary.

“There has been an out-of-theordinary or unexpected increase in commercial-lodging uses in the city,” according to Allison Wittern, city spokeswoman. “There were six hotels in Centennial in 2015, and since then, eight have either opened, are under construction or are being reviewed for approval.”

The city council is considering a “timeout,” the city said, so that Centennial can take time to learn what caused the increase in supply of such uses and how they impact the city.

“The city recognizes that commerciallodging uses in other communities (have) resulted in additional demands on law enforcement (and) emergency and social services, but have also resulted in increased tourism, revenue from lodging taxes and additional hotel-guest spending in non-residential areas,” the city said. “City council would like to see if those experiences are occurring in Centennial as well.”

In the event the city hasn’t completed its analysis, city council could extend the moratorium past Aug. 31.

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A blood drive is planned to honor the memory of Douglas County Sheriff ’s Deputy Zackari Parrish and the daily service of the men and women of the sheriff ’s office and the Castle Rock Police Department.

Littleton Adventist Hospital and Bonfils Blood Center are hosting the drives from 1 to 6 p.m. March 30 at the hospital, 7700 S. Broadway, Littleton, and at Centura Health Emergency & Urgent Care, 9205 S. Broadway, Highlands Ranch.

Parrish was shot to death by a man who lured officers to a Highlands Ranch apartment complex Dec. 31. Three other deputies from the sheriff ’s office and one officer from the Castle Rock Police

Department were wounded in the shooting.

Most were treated at Littleton Adventist.

“This is a tribute to our first responders’ honorable service and incredible sacrifice, and a way for people in our community to show their appreciation for the officers who risk it all every day to keep us safe,” said Christine Miller, associate chief nursing officer and director of critical care services at Littleton Adventist.

“Treating the wounded responders and meeting their families has had a profound impact on our hospital, it’s really brought home what it means to be part of this community. We hope people will come to show their support and pay it forward with a life-saving donation.”

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Arapaho tribe visits, blesses namesake school

Buffalo Soldier Wolf-Villa is a 2006 graduate of Arapahoe High School, and a member of the Arapaho tribe.

PHOTOS BY DAVID GILBERT Male dancers hang back during a women’s dance in the Arapahoe High School gym.

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Tribal members share heritage, seek to imbue ‘warrior spirit’

BY DAVID GILBERT DGILBERT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

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embers of the Arapaho tribe paid a visit to the local high school that bears their name on March 23, performing traditional dances and offering blessings to renew their relationship to the school in the heart of the land they once called home.

“This lets us know the school has respect for the tribe, who we were and are, and what we have to contribute to a place still named after us,” said Darrell Lone Bear, a tribal elder who led the event.

Dozens of tribal members made the biennial trek from the Wind River Reservation in northwest Wyoming to Arapahoe High School to honor the legacy of the tribe that was forcibly removed from Colorado in the late 19th century.

The relationship between the tribe and the school was cemented in 1993, when the school adopted a new warrior mascot, designed by tribal artist Wilbur Antelope, according to a press release. The school’s gymnasium, where the dancers performed, is named for tribal elder Anthony Sitting Eagle, whose efforts secured the tribe’s endorsement of the school’s identity.

“We’re proud to share our cultural heritage,” Lone Bear said. “We hope the kids carry pride to be part of this school, and carry the warrior spirit. To us, being a warrior means going to battle for what’s right, taking care of your family and passing on knowledge.”

Annin Soldier Wolf holds his son Roger, 1, while the two dance in Arapahoe High School’s gym.

Members of the Arapaho Color Guard carry flags at the ceremony’s outset.

At left, Arapahoe High School freshman Beth Killinen poses for a photo with Arapaho dancer Dean Littleshield.

The final dance brought students down from the bleachers to join in.

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March 30, 2018

Bill on transportation funding advances Measure calls for voter approval in 2019

BY JAMES ANDERSON ASSOCIATED PRESS

The state Senate has tentatively approved a bill to ask voters next year if the state can issue $3.5 billion in bonds for roads and bridges while injecting a one-time installment of $500 million into transportation projects.

The amended bill would ask voters in 2019 whether to devote $250 million from the general fund each year to back the bonds, which are expected to cost up to $5 billion over 20 years. It originally called for asking voters to decide this November whether to devote 10 percent of each year’s general fund revenues to the bonds.

If approved, the bonds would replace

most of the nearly $1.9 billion in transportation bonds lawmakers Report agreed to last year. Those were backed by leasing out state buildings.

The ballot delay — and change of payment source — came after negotiations between Democrats who worried a future recession could jeopardize the state’s ability to keep up with bond payments and Republicans who say higher tax revenues should go to roads. GOP leaders were encouraged by economic forecasts this week that project up to $1.2 billion in unanticipated revenue next fiscal year.

Competing road-funding initiatives may appear on the November ballot and would jeopardize the Legislature’s own

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ballot proposal this year.

The $500 million included in the version adopted March 21 matches a budget request by Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper for transportation funding. It also comes shortly before the Joint Budget Committee releases its fiscal year 2018-2019 budget proposal to lawmakers.

A final vote in the Republican-led Senate vote is needed before the bill goes to the Democrat-led House. House leaders, including Speaker Crisanta Duran, DDenver, have objected to using existing tax dollars to back bonds, citing the need to fund Colorado’s public schools and other priorities.

GOP Sen. Tim Neville, R-Jefferson County, objected to the one-year delay.

Colorado has a $9 billion backlog in roads projects, and Hickenlooper has called the lack of investment a threat to the state’s economy.

“It kicks the can down the road with

a hope and a promise,’’ Neville said of the delay.

But Democratic Sen. Rachel Zenzinger, of Arvada, had argued that rushing a vote would only add uncertainty for construction projects either in the planning stage or that typically depend on federal as well as state and local funds.

For years, Colorado lawmakers have struggled to pay for the state’s aging roads infrastructure. The state Constitution requires voter approval of any tax increase, and Colorado’s state gasoline tax of 22 cents a gallon was last raised in 1993. That tax helps fund roads.

Recent debate on the bill was prolonged by minority Democrats’ protests of what they consider light punishment given to Sen. Randy Baumgardner, a co-sponsor of the bill, over workplace harassment allegations. Baumgardner stepped down as chair of the Senate transportation committee while denying wrongdoing.

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Big names take stage at Arapahoe Republican Assembly Familiar faces take nominations uncontested for countywide positions such as sheriff, coroner

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Politicians with household names played up Arapahoe County as an area of dire electoral importance for Republicans at a state and even national level at an event to nominate candidates for county and local offices for the June 26 primary election.

“We gotta do a lot of work in November 2018,” said U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Yuma, who came on stage March 24 at the Republican Arapahoe County Assembly to an ovation with a few dozen people standing up in the crowd. “We cannot in Colorado have 20 years of Democratic rule in the governor’s mansion.”

The crowd of more than 500 at the Arapahoe County Fairgrounds heard speeches from several Republican candidates in races for governor, University of Colorado regent at large, state treasurer and U.S. Congressional District 6,

George Brauchler, district attorney for the 18th Judicial District that includes Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert and Lincoln counties, is running for the office of Colorado attorney general.

ELLIS ARNOLD which includes parts of Adams, Arapahoe and Douglas counties.

The incumbent in that district, Rep. Mike Coffman, R-Aurora, spoke to the crowd.

“This is a congressional district that Hillary Clinton carried,” Coffman said, adding, “The path for Nancy Pelosi (to gain control) runs

through the 6th Congressional District.”

In an interview before his speech, Coffman said he doesn’t know that his Republican primary challenger, Roger Edwards, has a chance in the general election, given the makeup of the district. He responded to Edwards’ criticism of him moving “to the left.”

“I represent the district, and it’s a very diverse district,” Coffman said. “I reach out to all the communities in this district. I’m right of center, but I’m not far right.”

In another speech, George Brauchler, district attorney for the 18th Judicial District — which comprises Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert and Lincoln counties — talked up the importance of getting out the Republican vote.

The 2018 elections are “a fight for the future of the soul of our state,” said Brauchler, a candidate for state attorney general. Republicans must push to make sure “we don’t become the California (Democrats) want to be when they grow up.”

For the county offices, the five elected non-commissioner positions saw the incumbents gain nomination uncontested. Clerk and Recorder Matt Crane, Assessor Marc Scott, Coroner Kelly Lear, Treasurer Sue Sandstrom and Sheriff David Walcher were all voted onto the primary ballot.

WHO MADE THE PRIMARY BALLOT? At the county assembly, delegates chosen at the March 6 caucuses voted on which nominees would get a spot on the ballot for the June 26 primary election.

Candidates needed 30 percent or more of the vote from delegates to hit the mark.

The other method to get onto the ballot is to collect enough petition signatures. Candidates can take both methods, but in that case, if they fall short at the assembly, they need to have gotten at least 10 percent of the vote at the assembly to still take the petition route.

For the Republicans, here’s who got on via assembly vote: • County commissioner, District 2 (Centennial, Greenwood Village, nearby unincorporated areas): Nancy Sharpe, incumbent (no challengers) • County commissioner, District 4 (Southwest Aurora): Winfred Deal

(challenged by Karl Stecher, who did not hit 30 percent mark) • State House District 3 (Englewood, Sheridan, Cherry Hills Village, Greenwood Village): Toren Mushovic • State House District 37 (Centennial, Foxfield, nearby unincorporated areas): Cole Wist, incumbent (no challengers) • State House District 38 (Littleton, west Centennial, Columbine, Columbine Valley, Bow Mar): Susan Beckman, incumbent (no challengers) • County assessor: Marc Scott, incumbent (no challengers) • County clerk and recorder: Matt Crane, incumbent (no challengers) • County coroner: Kelly Lear, incumbent (no challengers) • County treasurer: Sue Sandstrom, incumbent (no challengers) • County sheriff: David Walcher, incumbent (no challengers)

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From feeling powerless to finding his passion.

A majority of the crowd at the Arapahoe County Democratric Assembly raised their hands when asked if this was their first time attending an assembly.

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Arapahoe County Democrats see large turnout at assembly Attendance largest in years, longtime attendees say; Trump, guns big issues

BY DAVID GILBERT DGILBERT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Arapahoe County Democrats turned out in force for their 2018 county assembly, with a turnout that longtime attendees called the biggest they’ve ever seen.

“I’ve never seen it this full,” said Bernie Rogoff, an Aurora delegate and Korean War veteran who sits on the board of the VA Medical Center.

Rogoff echoed many volunteers and delegates who felt electing Democrats in 2018 was vital to ensuring the safety of the nation.

“Our democracy has been in peril,” Rogoff said. “We have a non-government running the greatest nation on God’s green earth, and we fix that by participating.”

Pushing back against the Trump administration was big on the minds of many in attendance March 24, as was education funding, health care and gun control. The assembly, held at Hinkley High School in Aurora, took place on the same day as the March For Our Lives rally in downtown Denver, which advocated stricter gun laws.

Delegates approved new gun policy language to the party platform, including support for a ban on the civilian purchase and ownership of automatic, semi-automatic and assault weapons, a ban on the sale of bump stocks and extended ammunition magazines, and support for “red flag” laws that would allow courts to take firearms from people who have demonstrated risk of harming themselves or others.

Attendees vociferously and almost unanimously rejected a proposed amendment to the party platform “to protect those with Down syndrome

WHO MADE THE PRIMARY BALLOT? A list of confirmed nominees and majority delegate winners from the Arapahoe County Democratic Party Assembly. The state Democratic assembly will be held in Broomfield on April 14.

Colorado State House HD 3: Jeff Bridges, incumbent HD 37: Tom Sullivan HD 38: Chris Kolker, 69.4 percent of delegates; Melissa

Martin, 30.6 percent of delegates County offices Clerk and Recorder: Joan Lopez Commissioner District 2: Don Strickland Commissioner District 4: Nancy Jackson, incumbent Treasurer: Andrew Mullen Assessor: PK Kaiser Sheriff: Tyler Brown

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Much of the crowd of delegates — perhaps the majority — raised their hands to indicate this was their firstever assembly.

“It’s exciting to get some new blood,” said CJ Cullinan of Englewood, who volunteered at the assembly. “I’m seeing so much enthusiasm, and a big word is hope. I think people might feel beaten down, but they get energized by these candidates.”

Rogoff said engaging in the political process is a reminder of who really calls the shots.

“I’m tired of people pointing their fingers at Washington and blaming the government for the price of gas, the cost of education, or the cost of medical care,” Rogoff said, recalling the words of a candidate he once supported in New Jersey. “Government is us.”

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Couple wins honeymoon cruise at wedding expo Colorado Community Media sponsored the event in Littleton STAFF REPORT

One happy couple walked away with a honeymoon cruise from Highlands Ranch Travel, and about 150 people got a chance to talk to more than 40 wedding professionals at The Falls Event Center in Littleton on March 25.

Colorado Community Media hosted its first wedding expo, partnering with Highlands Ranch Travel and The Falls Event Center, the event’s presenting sponsor, for the event.

“This was a fantastic event, full of happy engaged couples connecting with vendors ready to help make their day special,” said Jerry Healey, president and publisher of Colorado Community Media, which produces 18 weekly newspapers throughout the metro area. “The vendors went all out decorating booths, sampling food and engaging our attendees with interesting and informative information.

Everyone had a great time and even saw some dance moves break out. The Colorado Community Media events team, led by Special Projects Manager Thelma Grimes, did a great job coordinating and leading this event.”

Engaged couple Chad Howard and

Linda Eyer and Dan Kraft of Highlands Ranch Travel congratulate Chad Howard and Mars Simich, the winners of the Cutest Engagement Story Contest. The couple won a seven-day honeymoon cruise from Highlands Ranch Travel.

COURTESY OF JON GRIMES Mars Simich were surprised to be named the grand-prize winners of the Colorado Community Media Cutest Engagement Story Contest, which was sponsored by Highlands Ranch Travel.

With nearly 30 entries, judges from Highlands Ranch Travel chose Howard for his unique, personal story.

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such a deserving couple,” said Dan Kraft, manager of Highlands Ranch Travel. “Every story entered had a fun and unique story. It was hard to pick a winner, but I really feel we chose the right couple. It came down to their story. It truly hit the heart.”

Howard submitted the story about a proposal that he agreed might have

some do a double take, given it was on his grandmother’s graveside.

For Howard and Simich, winning the grand prize couldn’t have come at a better time. With Simich’s mother ill, and the cost of planning their wedding in October, a honeymoon was looking near impossible. They will go to either the Caribbean or Alaska.

Talking about her fiancé entering the contest, Simich said, “The way he did this, I couldn’t have imagined anything more romantic. It was so personal, so loving, so kind. I’ve never done a cruise. I never thought a honeymoon would be possible.”

Howard said, “I think what (Highlands Ranch Travel) has made happen for us is fantastic,” Howard said. “I couldn’t be more thankful. This will be something for us to really be with each other.”

There were three couples chosen as the finalists or the contest, including Howard, Annie Smiley and Autumn Shea. The second and third finalists were treated to an overnight stay at Table Mountain Inn in Golden.

The entertainment was provided by Dancin Shoes DJ services, which also gave one lucky couple a $250 gift card, which was part of more than $4,000 in raffle prizes given throughout the day from a variety of participants.

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by Littleton and Lakewood Optimist Clubs. The topic was: “What are my roots of optimism?” Webster, first, and Cohrs, second, will go on to compete in the regionals.

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March 30, 2018

MY NAME IS

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changes for better health and wellness. Since I have had my own experiences with this process, I feel like I have the resources to help others. I never thought just by changing my diet I could THRIVE again!

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With new business, Centennial resident aims to change lives through nutrition Overcoming sickness to start business After being physically and emotionally sick for over 20 years with an autoimmune disease called Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, I decided to take my health into my own hands. After spending over $10,000 on medical tests and appointments, procedures and rehabilitation, I was still in constant pain and was getting more depressed and anxious.

I did some research and changed my diet from the standard American diet (SAD), to Whole30, to Paleo, to the autoimmune protocol … I went from being in constant pain, always depressed and anxious, and weighing 245 pounds to someone who rarely has pain and who has several tools to conquer the emotional junk.

I went back to school to become a nutritional-therapy practitioner to help others change their health through healing foods, and I lost 65 pounds! I can walk, garden, hike, cook and live my life like I should, and I want others to feel this way!

Cyndi Rikert working with her husband. Rikert’s new business, Processed to Pure Nutrition, aims to shift people away from the common pitfalls of the American diet.

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New York to the Rocky Mountains I moved to Denver in 1996 from upstate New York after visiting my parents during a nor’easter storm.

Between the mountains and the mild March winter, Colorado won me over quickly. I moved into Centennial with my family in 2009. We enjoy Centennial with its small-town feel but know we are close to downtown Denver and the mountains.

Processed to Pure Nutrition Processed to Pure Nutrition aims to guide those with chronic illnesses and autoimmune diseases from the processed/standard American diet to a pure or Paleo way of eating. I have several tools I use as a nutritionaltherapy practitioner to help determine what type of nutritional plan is best for a person and then educate them about the “whys” and empower

Making a change Most of us eat the standard American diet, which usually leads to chronic illness and other health issues. Many, like myself, are finding that Western medicine is just not enough, and we need to take our health into our own hands. I know it can seem overwhelming and impossible, but if I can do this, ANYONE can! You sometimes just need a little help to get started and to start feeling stronger.

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Q&A: Can drugmakers be held accountable for opioid crisis?

Rebecca Haffajee, a lawyer and professor of public health at the University of Michigan, answered questions about past cases against opioid drugmakers and the latest lawsuits.

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Hundreds of communities in the U.S. are suing the makers and distributors of opioid painkillers, arguing that the companies should help pay the enormous costs of the deadliest drug epidemic in U.S. history.

Since 2000, more than 340,000 Americans have died from overdoses of opioids, which include prescription painkillers and illegal drugs like heroin. The financial toll has been estimated at $500 billion in 2015, according to the latest White House figures, which include deaths, health care, lost productivity and criminal justice costs.

But can the drug industry be legally compelled to help pay for the damage?

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Why didn’t early lawsuits filed against opioid drugmakers have much success?

The earlier lawsuits were typically brought by individuals and were vulnerable to a number of defenses from the manufacturers. The companies could argue that individuals misused the prescription drugs or prescribers weren’t providing adequate medical advice about the products. Companies also argued that they were marketing and selling their products in accordance with Food and Drug Administration rules for these FDA-approved products.

Many of those cases were dismissed.

Sometimes the individuals bringing the suits simply ran out of resources to pay for the litigation.

Why are these newer lawsuits different?

Governments are bringing these more recent lawsuits, and they are alleging harms to their overall social systems that (acknowledge) misuse was happening, but regardless, are trying to hold companies accountable.

The idea is that these companies must have known, based on their own records and information, that the mass selling and distribution of opioids had gone beyond their appropriate medical use.

The defense that people misused these drugs doesn’t hold as much weight in these cases.

People have compared this litigation to the lawsuits against Big Tobacco in the 1990s that resulted in a nearly $250 billion financial settlement for state governments. What are some of the differences?

Part of the idea with tobacco was to get this product off the market altogether. With opioids we don’t

want that. We want to be limiting the amount of opioids prescribed and misuse, but we recognize these are FDAapproved products that have a medical use and can be appropriate and effective, particularly for acute pain.

The idea here is to try and thread the needle and allow appropriate use, but rid the market of inappropriate use.

Beyond a financial settlement, many government officials say they want to change how this industry does business. Is that likely to happen?

That certainly can be a byproduct of the litigation, changing marketing practices and behavior. If it’s a penalty that’s big enough, it could have a deterrent effect.

Some of the recent settlements we’ve seen with drug distributors and manufacturers have required that they report certain information or refrain from certain conduct going forward.

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Thousands of people of all ages flooded Civic Center Park on March 24, for the March for our Lives protest to demand gun reform laws.

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was to let lawmakers know the people of Denver have had “enough,” attendees said, but some people came with a specific purpose in mind.

Senior citizens and infants were among those in the crowd, joined by others in wheelchairs, in strollers and some on roller skates. Students of all ages carried signs calling for their safety, and imploring adults in government to hear their pleas.

Students Catherine Stevens, 9, and her brother Drew, 7, carried a handmade sign that said “Guns don’t kill… umm, wait, they do.” Catherine said she put a lot of effort into the sign for the march.

Their mother Alissa Stevens, said it brought tears to her eyes that today’s kids live in fear, and seeing so many people come out to support them.

Father Nick Stevens took a harder stance when it came to fighting for his kids’ safety.

“It’s time to overturn the Second Amendment ...,” Stevens said.

Meanwhile, Tom Seagroves said he thinks there can definitely be some middle ground that makes the Unites States safer, without treading on gun owners’ rights.

“I’m a hunter, and I hunted with my father, so I don’t like the idea of raising the general age (of gun ownership) to 21,” said Seagroves. “But we have no reason for assault rifles. They’re not used for hunting.”

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Stacie Lenar, 37, of Highlands Ranch, said she has never taken an interest in politics, but rather “left that up to other people.”

In the wake of recent school shootings, Lenar, the mother of two small children who are entering the public school system, said she can’t be complacent any longer. Lenar joined thousands of people March 24 at Denver’s Civic Center Park for the March for Our Lives to protest gun violence and spent time wandering the crowd signing people up to vote.

“I never really got involved, but gun violence really hit home for me after a friend of mine in Florida was murdered by her ex-husband,” Lenar said.

Lenar joined the Highlands Ranch group Moms Demand Action, and has vowed to fight for better gun laws and safer school policies for her children.

“I fell like there are a lot of things we can do that don’t tread on the Second Amendment,” she said. “It’s horrifying to send my kids to school.

We love the public schools and want to support them, but I have to care more about innocent kids over that violent guy’s right to own a gun.”

There are no clear estimates as to how many people showed up to the rally, but streets were filled to capacity for several hours as protesters poured into Civic Center Park, before marching around town holding signs and chanting “Vote them out, vote them out” — a reference to lawmakers who oppose changing gun laws.

The crowd heard from local officials and activists, and booths were set up offering people the chance to register to vote. Music blasted through the park, and some families held picnics with small children, while enterprising Girl Scouts sold cookies.

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VOICES

Decades in classrooms taught a lesson about weak parenting QUIET DESPERATION

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he illusion of a schoolteacher, like the ones I knew, is long gone.

Modern teachers are still expected to be capable of teaching all of the subjects I was taught. On top of that, they are required to manage and maintain a palette of behavioral quirks and conditions, and to have a footing in psychology. Some are being trained to be sharpshooters as well.

Whenever I hear our schools are failing our students, I never hear the word “parenting.”

All of our learning does not happen in the classroom.

It’s unreasonable to expect learning to begin in the classroom. Learning begins in the home.

Craig Marshall Smith

How do the people in the home treat each other? What values are evident?

What is discussed? What is watched, read, listened to?

Is the father present? Is mom sober?

Is the home an unconventional arrangement of guardianship?

If the home is an uneven environment, and there are so many possibilities for that these days, Junior will be a challenge, a big challenge, for someone who has a teaching certificate to teach.

I taught for over 30 years without any kind of certification.

My sister taught grade school, and she had to be certified and re-certified.

What I thought I knew about solving problems

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Linda Newell

s mentioned last month, I am now a seminarian at Iliff School of Theology, and I bet you can’t believe what I am learning there. (Hint: It’s not about religion!)

For eight years in the Colorado Senate, I served on the Health and Human Services Committee.

Through testimonies, research reports and data analytics, I thought I knew all about the health of Coloradans and the health systems in our state. The more I learned, the more I understood how a hospital patient might get an unexpectedly high bill

or how a person might end up on a waitlist for a mental health visit. At the time, I thought we were doing a great job of “fixing problems.” And to some extent, we were.

We had waitlists because we had a shortage of therapists so we worked to make it easier for people to get licensing safely, but more quickly.

We created loan forgiveness programs for primary care doctors so they would work in the underserved rural areas. We looked for interventions that would help existing SEE NEWELL, P27

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Protect PERA Right now there is a bill (Senate Bill 200) coming to the floor of our state Legislature which could destroy one of the few solid compensations for public employees, like teachers, whose profession is already in peril. Public employees loan the state money from our paychecks our whole career so they can invest it and create a truly secure retirement. 401(k)s cannot come close to matching that, as we learned from the financial crisis of 2008, when many people saw their “secure” retirement fund evaporate.

This attack on PERA cynically masquerades as “choice” for employees, when it will in effect kill PERA — one of the most successful retirement systems in the country. This “choice” is designed to divert money from a secure retirement plan and put it into the pockets of hedge fund managers and investment advisers. Like

most reliable retirement systems, PERA works only because there’s a big pool of contributors. Giving employees an option of putting their money into a 401(k) would damage, if not destroy the integrity of PERA, when the goal should be exactly the opposite.

Colorado teachers rank 50th in the nation in salary competitiveness, so we are expecting a shortfall of 3,000 teachers next year. Having a secure retirement system helps compensate for teachers’ low salaries. For me, knowing that’s in place just helps me focus on my job — helping kids learn, rather than having to check the vicissitudes of the stock market to see if I’ll be able to retire someday.

Steve Miles teacher, Arapahoe High School SEE LETTERS, P27

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I taught college students, even though I was never taught how to teach. I learned on the job. It still doesn’t make sense to me, but I went along with it.

What walked in my door? Students who may have wanted to learn how to draw, but among them there were many special needs beyond my training.

Which was none.

I had to manage student behavior based on observations of life.

Then along came workshops. We were counseled in sexual harassment, racial discrimination, you name it.

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WINNING This past week someWORDS one shared with me some stories and an article that has been around for a couple of years about “Spite Michael Norton Houses.”

After shrugging it off as a joke or fake news and laughing pretty hard at even the possibility of such a thing, I found out that it was absolutely true and that the practice has been going on for more than a century, at least. First word that popped into my head: Ridiculous.

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Well, once I found out it was true I laughed even harder. Not because I agreed with the people who were involved on either side of such a petty situation, but because of the sheer silliness of it all. Let’s just think about this for a few minutes, shall we? I am angry with my neighbor, so I am going to invest my time, energy, money, and feelings into building a strangeshaped or odd-sized home just to get even with every one of those no-good people whom I don’t like and who don’t like me. I am thinking this is a very bad idea. A very bad idea.

First of all, now I would be stuck with a home I probably can’t sell, ever. Second of all, I am now stuck with neighbors where my whole life will be filled with stress and anxiety as I live inches away from their home. And lastly, I am going to eventually be stuck with spiteSEE NORTON, P15

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Priority must be placed on funding Colorado’s schools

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feel very fortunate to serve on the Littleton Public Schools Board of Education. We are proud the State of Colorado has awarded our district its highest accreditation seven years in a row. This achievement is due to the phenomenal efforts GUEST of students, parents, COLUMN teachers, staff and our broader community.

While everyone is committed to providing the best education possible, we are facing significant financial challenges.

Colorado currently ranks 42nd in the Jim Stephens nation in per-pupil spending, which has negatively affected critical student services like special education and mental health. In some Colorado school districts, these programs have disappeared altogether, and our students deserve better.

In Colorado, we are severely underfunding special-education services.

Only Arizona and Oklahoma spend less for students with special needs.

State and federal funds for students

NORTON FROM PAGE 14

builder’s remorse for building the house in the first place only to realize the only person I spited was myself. I did say ridiculous before, didn’t I? But isn’t that the way spite works?

We think we are getting back at someone when all we are doing is creating more negative energy for ourselves.

The moment we start thinking that we have to get back at someone, that we need revenge, or that we will make someone else’s life miserable, all we have really done is set the footing and the trap for our own demise. That old saying never rings truer when we “cut off our nose to spite our face.”

Spite is nothing more than a personal pettiness boomerang aimed at someone else and that comes back to hit us in the head and knock us down.

It’s like driving down the highway and getting cut off by some crazy lunatic going 90 mph. Instead of thinking how lucky we are to be safe and staying in our own lane, we think it would be better to show them, catch up with them, and let them know who the real crazy lunatic is. So just to spite them or get even, we punch the gas and move into the next lane and start weaving in and out of traffic to show that driver just who the boss is on this highway.

The only thing is, they are so far gone and well down the road that the sirens flashing in our rearview mirror are pulling over our own spitefilled car.

Oh, I have heard the argument that sometimes it just feels so good to get

with disabilities aren’t keeping up with increased special education costs, leading school districts to put increasing amounts of their general fund toward those services. We want to provide the best special-education services we can, because we know our children deserve it. Our students deserve better.

In light of recent events in our district and nationwide, mental health funding has been garnering plenty of attention. More than 15 percent of Colorado kids have some form of mental health issue, and alarmingly, Littleton Public Schools performs hundreds of suicide interventions each year.

Principals describe mental health issues as one of the largest challenges they face. We know that meaningful connections with adults in our schools help identify and manage these risks.

Yet our teachers’ student rosters continue to expand and include more students with special needs; this makes it harder for classroom teachers to be that “trusted adult.” And we do not have the resources to add enough counselors to meet the national recommended ratio of 1 for every 250 students. This has caused the counselor-to-student ratio to widen,

even. But that argument when really tested doesn’t feel so good after all, does it? Especially not when it comes to the small, meaningless, and petty things we seek revenge for or try and spite someone else for. Typically, at least with the people I have spoken with, they are the ones who feel bad over time. Guilt settles in, they wish they could have made a better or different choice, maybe even pursued a more elegant solution.

Positive energy leads to positive outcomes. That’s why taking the high road has never felt better. When we can remove or separate ourselves from the immediate act or offense that set us off to begin with, and really think through it and rationalize the best road to take, we can make a better decision. I will guarantee that the low road will look quite appealing in the short run, but the high road will take us to where we really want to go. The good news is that there is no traffic on the high road as too many people are stuck on the low road. And the ride is smoother and more enjoyable, and the incidents of road rage are nonexistent up on the high road.

So how about you? Have you figured out just how bad spite and revenge are for you personally? If so, I would love to hear your success story at gotonorton@gmail.com.

And when we can remember that life on the high road is getting better all the time, it really will be a betterthan-good week.

Michael Norton is a resident of Castle Rock, the president of the Zig Ziglar Corporate Training Solutions Team, a strategic consultant and a business and personal coach.

leaving fewer resources for our kids at all levels of schooling. Our students deserve better.

And it’s not just these services that are suffering. Colorado also has a severe shortage of teachers resulting from a lack of support and training tools, as well as inadequate pay. Although teachers are continually being asked to do more, the average Colorado teacher’s salary is $7,000 below the national average. This makes it difficult to recruit talented teachers which hurts our competitiveness and our ability to provide students with a quality education. Over 4,500 openings need to be filled statewide for the coming school year alone. At the same time, Colorado’s teacher prep universities will graduate about half that number of newly-certified teachers.

Our students deserve better.

Colorado’s growth should benefit

all families and communities, and all students deserve the opportunity to thrive and reach their full potential.

Fortunately, as the state expects a budget surplus, we can do better. Lawmakers will soon be debating what to do with these resources.

That’s why we have launched the Kids Matter Too movement to connect Colorado students, parents, and teachers with lawmakers. Lawmakers need to hear from voters about the importance of funding our schools and that these are issues Colorado families care about.

There are always more needs than resources, but we need to prioritize our children’s future and remind lawmakers that kids matter too.

Jim Stephens is a member of the board of education for Littleton Public Schools.

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Examples of some of the World War I posters featuring women, on display as part of the Center for Colorado Women’s History and its new exhibit.

PHOTOS BY CLARKE READER

Sharing the stories of

women Center for Colorado Women’s History is about more than exhibits

BY CLARKE READER CREADER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The State of Colorado was the first state in the union to enfranchise women by popular vote, and in 1894, Colorado became the first state to elect women to the state Legislature.

In other words, it’s safe to say Colorado has been a place for women to lead for well over a century. But it’s never had a place dedicated to celebrating the achievements of women in the state.

That all changed on March 21, with the opening of the Center for Colorado Women’s History at the Byers-Evans House Museum, 1310 Bannock St., Denver.

“This place provides opportunities to share the stories of women that have not been told before,” said Jillian Allison, director of the new

Jillian Allison, director of the new Center for Colorado Women’s History at the Byers-Evans House Museum, cuts the ribbon for its opening March 21.

center. “But it’s not just about the past. We want to help uncover the stories that are happening now, and be part of the conversation for the future.”

The opening was an opportunity for local leaders to celebrate National Women’s History Month, with a focus on the women that have made a particular impact on Colorado — women like Dr. Justina Ford, who became the first female African-American doctor in Denver, or Dana Crawford, who led the historic preservation efforts in the 1960s that saved many of Denver’s historic buildings.

“By understanding how Colorado got to where we are today, we can uncover and appreciate the diversity of the area,” said Charleszine “Terry” Nelson, community resource manager for the Blair-Caldwell

IF YOU GO WHAT: Center for Colorado Women’s History WHERE: Byers-Evans House Museum, 1310 Bannock St., Denver INFORMATION: www.historycolorado.org/ center-colorado-womens-history African American Research Library.

“This museum shows there have been and are lots of can-do women in our state.”

The Center for Colorado Women’s History will not be a museum in the traditional sense, explained Steve Turner, executive director of the History Colorado Center. While there will be the kinds of exhibits SEE WOMEN, P21

lfred Hitchcock is one of the most important names in cinematic history, and is responsible for some of Hollywood’s most iconic films — titles like “Psycho,” “Rear Window,” “Vertigo” and “The 39 Steps.”

But you don’t have to be a follower of Hitch to enjoy the madcap laughs brought to hilarious theatrical life in Patrick Barlow’s adaptation of “The 39 Steps.”

Golden’s Miners Alley Playhouse, 1224 Washington COMING Ave., is hosting ATTRACTIONS “The 39 Steps” March 23 through April 29. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday.

“This is a show I’ve been circling for a while now, and one I’ve always wanted Clarke Reader to be a part of,” said Casey Andree, who plays Richard Hannay in the production. “The best thing about the show is that it really celebrates the magic of the theater.”

In addition to Andree, the show features Alaina Beth Reel as the roles of Annabella Schmidt, Margaret and Pamela, John Wittbrodt as Clown One and Sean Michael Cummings as Clown Two. Both Wittbrodt’s and Cummings’ roles require them to play a variety of dozens of characters — something Hitchcock was able to do with a large cast and extras.

“A lot of high jinks and hilarious characterizations ensue,” Andree said. “It’s such a fast-paced show, and there’s so much physical comedy for people who love laughing.”

The show tells the story of Hannay, a man with a boring life who meets a woman with a thick accent who says she’s a spy. When he takes her home, she is murdered. Soon, a mysterious organization called “The 39 Steps” is hot on the man’s trail in a nationwide manhunt begins.

Tips of the hat and Easter eggs abound for fans of Hitchcock’s oeuvre, but the show is really made for those who crave a theatrical experience that will leave them smiling.

“You’re going to have a great time at this show,” Andree said. “But your face might hurt from smiling so much.”

For tickets and more information, call 303-935-3044 or visit www.minersalley.com.

A jazzy start to Easter weekend New York-born Jane Monheit has been one of the jazz world’s most beautiful voices since she first appeared SEE READER, P21

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Fashion illustrations bring style to Denver Art Museum

Hudson Gardens concerts April 9 is the date when Hudson Gardens announces its summer concert season — can those wonderful outdoor events throughout the area be far behind? Tickets go on sale April 16.

Sheryl Crow performs July 15. Visit the website, or stop by the Gardens for information and a stroll (6115 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton. Things should be sprouting). Concert prices vary, but admission to the gardens is free, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Hudsongardens.org.

Museo de las Americas “Pachucos y Sirenas” is the current exhibit at the Museo de las Americas, 861 Santa Fe Drive, Denver, running through May 26. Not only the Zoot Suit, but the Calavera skull represented and a full-sized low-rider piñata are featured among paintings, photographs and graffiti. Open noon to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays.

Admission: $5/$3. 303-571-4401, museo. org.

Winning student Holley Brown, a Littleton High School art student, has, for a second year, won a national Gold Medal Award in the 2018 National Scholastic Art Show, which has been at History Colorado in Denver. Students from throughout Colorado and others from across the nation enter this show. We are told she has won a scholarship to Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design.

Book awards Finalists have been selected for the 27th Annual Colorado Book Awards, announced by Colorado Humanities and Center for the Book. Winners will be announced on June 2 at the Sie Film Center. Finalists will read at the Book Bar, 4280 Tennyson St., on selected dates in April and May. Categories: Mystery, Thriller, Science Fic-

Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. He supervises ACC’s Journalism and Contemporary Media Program and is also faculty adviser for the Arapahoe Pinnacle, ACC’s online student news publication. Trotter studied at the College of Charleston and completed his graduate degree in English Studies at CU-Denver.

Jazz master Branford Marsalis, award-winning saxophonist, will appear with his Quartet on April 28, 29 at the PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker.

Tickets: $64/$69. parkerarts.org.

Illustrator Jim Howard in 1965, amidst fashion drawings of the period. “Drawn to Glamour,” an exhibit of about 100 of his works is open at the Denver Art Museum.

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tion; Anthology and Creative Fiction; Juvenile and Young Adult Literature; Fiction and Poetry; General Fiction; History; Pictorial. See winning titles at coloradohumanities.org.

Literary Festival Writers Studio at Arapahoe Community College will hold its annual Literary Festival in the Half Moon, Littleton Campus, 5900 S. Santa Fe Drive, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on April 14. Workshops with authors, lunch, readings, open mic. For information and to register: Arapahoe.edu/lit-fest.

Authors included: Aaron Abeyta, Mark Mayer, Wayne Miller, Natanya Pulley, Sarah Elizabeth Schantz, Jenny Shank.

ACC Foundation “A Night in Black and White” on Friday, April 13 will be the Arapahoe Community College scholarship fundraiser this spring at the Fall Event Center, 8199 Southpark Court, Littleton. Dinner, dancing, speakeasy. RSVP

by April 6 — arapahoe.edu/foundationevents, 303-797-5881.

Colorado Chamber Players Cellist Lynn Harrell will perform with the Colorado Chamber Players at 7:30 p.m. April 14 at Bethany Lutheran Church, 4500 E. Hampden Ave. The program includes: Johann Sebastian Bach: “Suite No.1 in G Major for Solo Cello”; Johannes Brahms: “String Sextet No. 1 in Bb Major, op. 18;” Franz Schubert: “Quintet in C Major D. 956, for two violins, viola and two cellos.”

Reception follows. Tickets advance: $20, www.brownpapertickets.com/ event/3231924. $25 at the door, cash or check.

Stories on Stage “Course Correction” is the title for April 14 Stories on Stage at 1:30 and 7:30 p.m. at Su Teatro Cultural and Performing Arts, 721 Santa Fe Drive, Denver. Cajardo Lindsey, Emma Messenger, Sam Gregory will read, with

a humorous glance at self-help books.

Tickets: $15-$28, storiesonstage.org, 303-494-0523.

Journalism award Arapahoe Community College English faculty member Jamie Trotter has been selected as journalism educator of the year by the Colorado Pro

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Phamaly news Sasha Hutchings is announced as new managing director of Phamaly Theatre Company after a five-month national search. She will share duties with artistic director Regan Linton.

She brings experience in nonprofit management and victims service/advocacy. Phamaly will present “Romeo and Juliet” April 14-22 at Dairy Center in Boulder and “Into the Woods” as the annual summer musical in the Space Theatre at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts downtown.

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“Drawn to Glamour: Fashion Illustrations by Jim Howard” opened March 25 at the Denver Art Museum. Jim Howard, who now lives in Lakewood, had a four-decade career creating award-winning editorial work through the 1970s and 1980s.

SONYA’S More than 100 works SAMPLER on paper trace fashion’s stories.

It gives a nostalgic look at trends set by top ready-to-wear designers, high-end retailers and cosmetic companies. His illustrations were first recognized by Nieman Marcus in Sonya Ellingboe Dallas and he later moved to New York City, where he worked for major department stores, creating work for major fashion houses, which often ran in The New York Times. The exhibit is on the second floor of the Hamilton Building and is free with general admission. The museum is at 13th Avenue and Bannock Street in downtown Denver. Denverartmuseum.org.

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Sandhill cranes put on amazing show in Colorado San Luis Valley is paradise for birders as magnificent creatures visit

BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

It was time for our annual family “migration” to Monte Vista in the beautiful San Luis Valley. For three days in March, we stand transfixed by the continual chorus of crane calls — and the sight of fields covered with these large, graceful birds, rooting in fields or puddles for food and at times dancing, bouncing, flapping wings.

This year, I spent three delightful days with my daughter, a serious birder, and son-in-law, who looks at the world with a painter’s eye. Mountains with snowy peaks surround the agricultural valley and blue Western skies are continually changing cloud formations. (We are well aware of the Nebraska migrating flocks, but this location is just so idyllic.)

And then, there are those spectacular fly-overs! Thousands of birds take off at once — calling as they go — to another, less exposed, place to feed more — or roost safely for the night, depending on the time of day. The sky is filled with huge clouds of huge birds — necks and wings outstretched and legs straight behind, constantly

Sandhill cranes fill the skies near the Monte Vista Wildlife Refuge on March 13, calling to each other as they fly.

PHOTO BY KIRSTEN ORAHOOD communicating with each other.

For about six weeks, or a bit longer, in March and early April, the Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge hosts thousands (2018 estimate: 27,000) of sandhill cranes, migrating north to their nesting grounds in northern Yellowstone Park and into Idaho. Flocks

APRIL WATER MAIN FLUSHING PROGRAM The City of Englewood Utilities Department will conduct its annual fire hydrant flushing program starting April 9.

have followed this route for more than 5,000 years, we are told. There are photos of very ancient rock art near Monte Vista (locale not divulged), which depict these birds in flight.

(They return in September, if the reader is not free now.) Farmers leave grain in the fields to feed the birds and

wetlands are carefully managed.

The drill is: Head out in the morning (after breakfast for this lazy birder — crack of dawn for some!) to watch feeding and dancing at several viewing sites. Then, from mid-morning, when most birds head elsewhere, until late afternoon (4-6 p.m.), explore the surrounding area — visit old towns, hike in Penitente Canyon, the nearby Sand Dunes or elsewhere, enjoy pie at the Sunflower Café, just be there!

About tea time, flocks begin to fly in again to the refuge wetlands, where they stay for several hours, with groups coming and going — and calling.

These large birds, with gray plumage, white head, a red crown spot and drooping black tail feathers, have a six- to seven-foot wingspan when flying and stand tall on long legs. Pairs mate for life, but still engage in spring dancing.

The female lays two or three eggs, but usually only one chick survives to fledge. It stays with the parents until the following spring, when it is kicked out to travel on its own. They don’t reach sexual maturity and mate until 3e years old and continue to travel with the flock. The adolescents are slightly smaller and don’t yet have the red crown.

If you have more time, explore the wonderful Sand Dunes National Park nearby, which has campgrounds and hiking trails.

Sandhill cranes are migratory, and make a stop in Monte Vista every year at this time.

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During this week, the water mains throughout the City will be flushed between 7:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m.

The Water Distribution crews will isolate sections of pipe by shutting off valves to connecting pipes, then opening fire hydrants to full volume to clean residue and sediment from the water mains. The resulting surge of water flushes mineral accumulations from the main.

This sediment may be forced into the connecting service lines.

Residents may experience a flow of brown water from their taps during this time. If this occurs, turn on cold water only until the taps are flowing clear.

Crews will be unable to provide prior notification of the daily flushing schedules. Residents are advised to check their cold water on a daily basis during the week of April 9 to determine if their systems have been affected by the flushing.

Please contact the Utilities Department at 303-762-2635, with questions.

ACC program helps first-time students adjust to college STAFF REPORT

Students attending college for the first time can get help with their academic and career goals through the Arapahoe Community College FirstYear Experience program.

The program includes a Summer Bridge program, new student orientation, academic planning, career assessment, AAA 101 Student Experience course and attendance at a student engagement series event.

Summer Bridge is targeted at recently graduated high school students and includes a week of activities, instruction and information. It is free and includes lunch every day.

New student orientation helps with the transition to college by providing the information and resources needed to begin classes at ACC. Students work with academic advisors to set longterm college goals and structure their class schedules.

AAA 101 introduces students to

college culture and success strategies through a series of interactive classes.

The course covers soft and hard skills necessary for students to be successful during their college career.

“It is amazing to see the growth of students from day one, to the last day of class,” Karen Browning, ACC marketing project manager and AAA 101 instructor, said in a news release.

“They come away from the course with tools and knowledge that will last a lifetime.”

The student engagement series helps students stay on track and stay on track while making college connections.

Events range from financial aid workshops to academic planning to personal budgeting.

ACC offers seven degree and certificate pathways, and more than 200 online classes. It has campuses in Littleton, Parker and Castle Rock. To learn more, contact acc.info@arapahoe.edu or 303-797-5637.

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READER on the scene with her debut album, “Never Never Land” in 1998.

In the ensuing years, she’s released a steady stream of albums, using her lush, bluesy style for a variety of styles and songwriters. Her most recent album, “The Songbook Sessions,” finds Monheit taking on one of the most sacred of jazz repertories — Ella Fitzgerald’s songs.

Jane Monheit will be stopping by Dazzle jazz club, 1512 Curtis St. in Denver, at 6 and 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 29.

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

from his time on “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.” Most recently, he was executive producer, writer and on-air correspondent for Comedy Central’s “The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore” — which was cancelled way too soon for my tastes.

In preparation for the taping of his first hour-long special, Rory Albanese is touring the country non-stop, and will be performing five shows at Comedy Works Downtown, 1226 15th St. in Denver.

He’ll perform at 8 p.m. on Thursday, March 29, and at 7:30 p.m. and 9:45 p.m. on Friday, March 30, and on Saturday, March 31.

For tickets and more information, call 303-595-3637 or visit www. comedyworks.com/comedians/roryalbanese.

Emmy-winning comedy comes to Denver There’s a good chance you know Rory Albanese’s work, even if you don’t recognize his face right away.

Albanese is a nine-time Emmy-winning writer and executive producer

Clarke’s Concert of the Week — Lucy Dacus at Globe Hall It’s entirely possible that 2018 will be Lucy Dacus’ year.

She released her sophomore album, “Historian,” on March 2, to raptur-

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Allison said the center will host a book club in the historic ByersEvans library, and there will even be concerts in the house’s music room — surrounded by beautiful historic artifacts from one of Colorado’s most important families.

“When I used to come here, this house was always a place where the women lived, and they were very strong women,” remembered Mag Hayden, the great-great-granddaugh-

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that fill most museums, it will also serve as a gathering place that focuses on scholarship, research, public programs, narrative, lectures and school tours.

But what makes these programs particularly exciting is their location.

American Red Cross nursing uniforms from 1917 to 1919, which are on display as part of the World War I exhibit at the Center for Colorado Women’s History.

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Denver’s rank for growth in women-owned firms

Percent of the state’s STEM employees are women

Percent of women in Colorado who have a bachelor’s degree or higher

State ranking for percentage of women serving in the Legislature

Percent of state legislators who are women

Inductees to the Colorado Women’s Hall of Fame Source: Center for Colorado Women’s History

ous acclaim from critics and listeners alike. It’s easily one of my favorite albums of the year, and her assured rock music and razor-sharp lyrical writing points to an artist we’re going to be celebrating for years.

“This is the album I needed to make,” Dacus said in a provided statement. “Everything after this is a bonus.”

The album was recorded with her band in Nashville, and she worked with studio-master John Congleton to get the dynamic sound just right.

Listeners looking for one of the best and most promising musical talents of the year won’t want to miss Lucy Dacus at the Globe Hall, 4483 Logan St. in Denver at 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 31.

To get your ticket, go to www.globehall.com.

Revving up for the Denver Auto Show The Denver Auto Show is gearing up for this year’s event — which will feature the newest imports and domestics, look ahead to the future,

ter of territorial Governor John Evans and Colorado’s pioneering family, and namesake for the ByersEvans House Museum. “If some of those family members knew what was happening here now, they’d be thrilled. It will be a place of hope, inspiration and education for both men and women.”

Gov. John Hickenlooper proclaimed March 21 as “Center for Colorado Women’s History Day,”

and more.

The Denver Auto Show — the largest premier auto show of its kind between Chicago and Los Angeles — returns April 4 through 8 at the Colorado Convention Center, 700 14th St., in Denver.

Attendees can sit in the driver’s seat of more than 500 new vehicles, including the newest domestics and imports, cars, vans, hybrids, electrics, crossovers, light trucks, sport utilities, luxury models and exotic cars.

The event will also include off-road challenges at Camp Jeep, an opportunity to meet IndyCar driver Stefan Wilson from Andretti Autosport, and one-of-a-kind antique vehicles from the Forney Museum of Transportation.

Call 800-251-1563 or visit DenverAu toShow.com for more information.

Clarke Reader’s column on culture appears on a weekly basis. A community editor with Colorado Community Media, he can be reached creader@ coloradocommunitymedia.com.

which supporters hope is just the first effect the new museum will have.

“As someone who works with libraries, I libraries and spaces like this are treasure troves of knowledge,” said Nelson. “This museum will allow us to keep the doors of diversity wide open — diversity in women, diversity in thinking, diversity in approach, and diversity in Denver.”

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Holy Week and Easter At Christ Lutheran Church

Come and experience the joy of Easter at CLC!

Grace Lutheran Church of Parker-LCMS “The Son of Man will be handed over to sinners… but three days later He will rise to life!” - LUKE 24

Nursery Care is available at all services!

Worship our Risen Lord at Grace Lutheran!

Palm Sunday, March 25 8:00am, 9:30am, and 11:00am - Palm Sunday Services Palm Sunday Breakfast 8:30am - 11:00am

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Maundy Thursday, March 29 7:00pm Service featuring Hand-Washing Ceremony & First Communion Celebration

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Good Friday, March 30 12:00pm - Good Friday Service 7:00pm - Good Friday Cantata featuring Celebration Choir

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Breakfast and Egg Hunt (K-6) 9:15am

Saturday, March 31 5:00pm - Traditional Easter service featuring the Carillon Ringers Easter Sunday, April 1 7:00am & 8:00am - Traditional services featuring the Celebration Choir 9:30am & 11:00am - Contemporary services featuring Crossroads Band

Christ Lutheran Church 8997 S Broadway | Highlands Ranch www.clchr.org | 303-791-0803

Holy Week Services Maundy Thursday, March 29th at 7:00 PM Good Friday Tenebrae, March 30th at 7:00 PM Easter Vigil, Saturday, March 31st at 5 PM Easter Sunday, April 1st at 8:00 AM, 9:30 AM and 11:00 AM Youth Group Easter Breakfast Fundraiser: 7:00 AM – 11:00 AM 550 E Wolfensberger Rd, Castle Rock, CO

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Parker United Methodist Church 11805 S Pine Drive, Parker, CO 80134 303-841-3979 www.parkerumc.org

Currently meeting at Pine Lane Elementary School (North) 6485 Ponderosa Dr Parker CO 80138 303-941-0668 Pastor David Fisher Sunday Morning Services Fellowship 9:00 am Worship 9:30 am Education Hour 10:45 am Good Friday – March 30 7:00 pm Ruth Memorial Chapel 19650 Main Street

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Easter Sunday Service April 1 9:30 am

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HOW TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE Editor’s note: Send new listings or changes to hharden@coloradocommunitymedia.com.

Deadline is noon Wednesday a week before publication.

AARP Foundation Tax-Aide: Offers free tax filing help to anyone, especially those 50 and older, who cannot afford a tax preparation service.

Need: Volunteers to help older, lower-income taxpayers prepare their tax returns.

Requirement: All levels of experience are welcome; training and support provided.

Contact: 1-888-OUR-AARP (687-2277) or www.aarpfoundation.org/taxaide

AYUSA: International Youth Exchange Program: Promotes quality exchange programs for high school students from around the world.

Need: Host families for international high school students ages 15-18 studying in the Denver area.

Requirements: Provide a safe home, meals and transportation for 5-10 months. All family types are considered. Must fill out online application and pass background check.

Contact: Adrienne Bivens, 720-467-6430 or abivens@ayusa.org. Go to www.ayusa.org.

Alzheimer’s Association, Colorado Chapter: Provides care and support to 67,000-plus families dealing with all kinds of dementing illnesses.

Need: Walk to End Alzheimer’s committee members.

Requirements: Individuals who love to help plan and execute Walk to End Alzheimer’s.

Contact: Deb Wells, 303-813-1669 or dwells@alz.org.

Colorado Agricultural Leadership Foundation: connecting People to Agriculture through authentic educational programs and community projects.

Need: Teachers or teachers at heart to lead or assist during outdoor field trips at CALF’s Lowell Ranch. Weekdays. Opportunities available April through October.

Requirements: Must be available during the week between 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Background check. We provide the training.

Contact: Kim Roth, 303-688-1026 or kim@ thecalf.org www.thecalf.org

Angel Heart Project: Delivers meals to men, women and children with life-threatening illnesses.

Need: Volunteers to deliver meals to clients in the south Denver area.

Requirements: Attend an orientation and submit to a background check. Training provided to all new drivers. Deliveries start at 1 p.m. and last until 3 p.m.

Contact: 303-830-0202 or volunteer@ projectangelheart.org.

Animal Rescue of the Rockies: Provides foster care for death-row shelter dogs and cats throughout Colorado.

Need: Foster families for animals on lists to be euthanized Contact: www.animalrescueoftherockies. org.

Arthritis Foundation, Colorado/Wyoming Chapter: Helps conquer everyday battles through life-changing information and resources, access to care, advancements in sciences and community connections.

Need: Walk to Cure Arthritis committee members and general office volunteer support.

Requirements: Individuals who love to help plan and execute Walk to Cure Arthritis. We combat arthritis every day, so support from volunteers so that we can serve people is crucial.

Contact: Amy Boulas, aboulas@arthritis.org, 720-409-3143.

ASSE International Student Exchange Program: Organizes student exchange programs.

Need: Local host families to provide homes for boys and girls age 15-18 from a variety of countries.

Contact: Cathy Hintz, 406-488-8325 or 800-733-2773 Audubon Society of Greater Denver: Provides engaging and educational birding and wildlife programs at the Audubon Nature Center at Chatfield State Park and throughout the Denver metro area.

Need: Volunteers lead birding field trips and assist with nature programs, office projects, fundraising and community events.

Location: Chatfield State Park and offsite locations around Denver.

Age Requirement: 18 years or older for yearround volunteers; 13-17 for summer camp programs.

Contact: Kate Hogan at communityoutreach@denveraudubon.org or 303-973-9530.

Colorado Agricultural Leadership Foundation: connecting People to Agriculture through authentic educational programs and community projects.

Need: Regular care and feeding of CALF’s livestock. This is the perfect opportunity to learn if your children are truly passionate about owning and caring for an animal.

Once per week. Morning or evening shifts available.

Requirements: None. We will train you.

Contact: Brooke Fox, 303-688-1026 or brooke@thecalf.org, www.thecalf.org Castle Rock Senior Activity Center: Provides services to local seniors.

Need: Volunteer drivers to take seniors to appointments, the grocery store, pharmacies and more.

Contact: Juli Asbridge, 720-733-2292

in downtown Denver. Sessions take place every 6-8 weeks. Go to www.refugee-esl. org for information and volunteer application.

Contact: Sharon McCreary, 720-423-4843 or sharon.mccreary@emilygriffith.edu.

Other Information: Two-hour orientation provides an overview of the services provided, learn about the volunteer opportunities, take a tour of the center, and talk with staff and volunteers. Contact www. ddfl.org.

Court Appointed Special Advocates: Works with abused and neglected children in Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert and Lincoln counties.

Need: Advocates for children, to get to know, speak up for and ensure their best interests in court Contact: 303-695-1882 or www.adv4children.org.

Feeding Denver’s Hungry: serves 8001,000 people and families in need in lower downtown Denver.

Need: help distribute food the second and fourth Thursday of each month. Donation also accepted.

Contact: www.feedingdenvershungry.org or https://www.facebook.com/FeedingDenversHungry/

Douglas County Libraries: elevates our community by inspiring a love of reading, discovery and connection.

Need: Volunteer opportunities consist of event assistance, weekly shelving or bookstore shifts, tutoring, Storytime helpers, and more.

Requirements: Attend an orientation. We will provide training. Specific requirements are listed in each opportunity’s details.

Contact: Visit VolunteerConnectDC.org and search for Douglas County Libraries opportunities.

Front Range BEST: Hosts free robotics competitions for middle and high school students.

Need: Volunteer judges for competions.

Contact: Tami Kirkland, 720-323-6827 or Tami.Kirkland@FrontRangeBEST.org

Dumb Friends League Harmony Equine Center: Cares for homeless horses and other equines.

Need: Volunteers to work with horses and other opportunities.

Requirements: Must be 16 years old, pass a background check, and be able to commit to at least three hours a week for three months.

Contact: 303-751-5772.

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Children’s Hospital Colorado South Campus, Highlands Ranch Contact: 720-777-6887 Colorado Humane Society: Handles animal abuse and neglect cases.

Need: Volunteers to care for pregnant cats, dogs and their litters, as well as homes for cats and dogs that require socializing or that are recovering from surgery or injuries.

Contact: Teresa Broaddus, 303-961-3925 Colorado Refugee English as a Second Language Program: Teaches English to recently arrived refugees, who have fled war or persecution in their home country. In Colorado, refugees are from Afghanistan, Burma, Bhutan, Somalia, Iraq, Eritrea and D.R. Congo, among others.

Need: Volunteers to teach English. Tutoring takes place in the student’s home. Refugees live throughout Denver, but the largest concentrations are in Thornton, near 88th Avenue and Washington Street, and in east Denver/Aurora, near Colfax Avenue and Yosemite Street.

Other Details: Tutors do not need to speak the student’s language. Most participants are homebound women and small children, adults who are disabled, and senior citizens. Many are not literate in their first language, and remain isolated from American culture.

Requirements: Volunteers must attend training at Emily Griffith Technical College

Gateway Battered Women’s Shelter: Serves victims of family violence in Aurora and Arapahoe County.

Need: Volunteers help with crisis-line management, children’s services, legal advocacy, community education and other shelter services.

Donations: Also accepts used cell phones (younger than 4 years) to give to victims.

Mail to Gateway at P.O. Box 914, Aurora, CO 80040, or drop them off at Neighborly Thrift Store, 3360 S. Broadway, Englewood Requirements: Must attend a 26-hour training session; bilingual skills welcome Contact: Jeneen Klippel-Worden, 303-3431856 or jkworden@gatewayshelter.com

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IN THEIR BUSINESS Parry’s Pizzeria to open in SouthGlenn Parry’s Pizzeria & Bar will open its ninth Colorado location April 30 at 2154 E. Commons Ave., Suite 300, at the Streets at SouthGlenn in Centennial.

Beyond its menu of pizza, calzones and other New York-inspired food, Parry’s will feature a full bar and craft beer menu, with 100 taps. The first 100 guests April 30 will receive a free lunch special.

“Every new store opening comes laden with excitement,” Keniey Sonley, director of marketing at Parry’s, said in a news release. “When the doors final open to the public, our goal becomes clear once we begin meeting our neighbors and new customers. We want to become part of their family as much as they have become part of ours.”

A grand opening celebration is planned from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. May 5, with 9-cent beers, specialty tastings, a face painter, a pie-eating contest, a dough juggling contest, live music

7301 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton.

Any dress in the shop can be simultaneously added to the customer’s virtual showroom, with notes on fit, color, etc., and shoppers can work with stylists, take home free bridesmaid swatches and browse a range of accessories and gifts.

Learn more at www.weddingtonway. com/ from Kenny Lee Young and more. Go to https://parryspizza.com/southglenn-shebang/ for tapping schedule and more information.

Digital bridal showroom at Aspen Grove A collaborative commerce destination for millennial bries has opened its first Denver-area-based boutique.

Weddington Way, known for its virtual showroom that enables brides and their party to shop for bridesmaid dresses regardless of location, is in the Banana Republic in Aspen Grove,

Restoration company recognized Legacy Restoration, based in Centennial, was presented with the 2018 Spirit Award at the Owens Corning Platinum Preferred Conference.

The award is given to a platinum preferred contractor that has taken action consistent with Owens Corning’s values — integrity, respect, accountability, fun, sharing, candor and innovation — and extended that action into the communities in which they live.

The award reflects Legacy’s continued focus on having a positive impact

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March 30, 2018

LETTERS FROM PAGE 14

PERA needs help As an educator I oppose Senate Bill 200 in its current iteration.

I go to work each day because I know that what I do is important, impactful, and bigger than a means to an end.

However, the future financial security of our public service employees is important too.

Colorado’s Public Employees’ Retirement Association (PERA) serves over half a million people in this state and it needs help. The pension plan’s unfunded liability needs to be fixed and the original PERA Board recommendations provided a number of shared sacrifices that would move the plan in the right direction.

SB 200 goes beyond the PERA Board’s recommendations, but even many of the bill’s additions are acceptable to me as long as they serve to secure the future of PERA and the benefits promised.

A defined contribution option does not do this. The defined contribution option needs to be removed from SB 200.

The original intent of SB 200 was to shore up the unfunded liability of PERA through shared sacrifice. A last-minute decision to remove the employer contribution component of SB 200 seems to do nothing of the sort — rather, it seems to place an unfair share of the burden on public service workers themselves. I am more than willing to do my part to contribute to my future retirement benefit, but it seems only fair that all parties do their part as well to ensure the future

NEWELL FROM PAGE 14

patients and clients. Every once in a while, we would put efforts into prevention programs like the Zero Suicide model.

And that was good, honorable work toward ensuring equitable health care for everyone.

But I never thought I’d go to seminary to learn about real problem solving in health inequity. In the Legislature, we could shorten the waitlists, increase charity care for those in poverty, get some prevention services … to a few, for a while. But as they say in health care, that’s only the first step in the treatment — stopping the bleeding.

The full diagnosis requires overhauling a whole system that is well rooted in profit and keeping the poor in their place.

How could the ruling class remain in power if the impoverished were healthy and prosperous? How could those billion-dollar corporations maintain their profits if fewer people needed their medicines, hospital rooms, or oxygen tanks?

So instead of tinkering around the edges of problems and fixing bits and pieces temporarily, I’m learning

of PERA. PERA needs help. SB 200 doesn’t get the job done.

Justin Riffle Teacher, Heritage High School A good lesson Education has the power to change lives. We like that our tax dollars go to schools where the next generation learns to read, write and do arithmetic but also to subsidizing recent student walk-outs. Our perspective is that walking out was one of those educational moments.

Unfortunately, like reading or writing, not everyone will learn the lessons. Doesn’t mean they shouldn’t be taught.

What’s the lesson?

It had to do with learning to reason, with learning about decisions having consequences, with learning about civic engagement and with learning about solidarity. Like the hilarious analogy between school and a job, LPS Superintendent Brian Ewert is the boss and he made a good decision.

T.B. Davidson Centennial Thanks for coverage Thank you for Ellis Arnold’s and David Gilbert’s coverage of caucuses and assemblies in the March 16 issue. Your headline “Caucuses bring out those looking to make a difference as election season heats up” points out the value of this early part of the election process. Some other newspapers nearly ignored the subject.

Thanks for helping to foster an informed electorate.

Lynn Cleveland Centennial

that we might just need to uproot the whole system, roots still attached. (I think I’m becoming more radical than I thought I would be at this age.) Being a naturally curious person, I have always asked a lot of questions in committee or in the office. I believe we all grow from asking questions. But what I am learning now from theology school is how to ask better questions, deeper questions. How do we put aside our usual paradigms and not just think outside the box, but instead invent a new box that might look like a circle.

Is this possible within the confines of an existing system? Maybe not.

But what I am seeing now is that it shouldn’t be just a binary choice, but a “both/and” of multiple choices. If we could continue the good incremental work inside the system (as with the Legislature) and also work on the outside with those most affected “at the bottom” that could be transforming. We could end up with a brand new way of thinking with no problems to fix at all.

Formerly a Colorado state senator, Linda Newell, of Littleton, is a filmmaker, writer, speaker, and consultant. She may be reached at senlindanewell@gmail.com, www. lindanewell.org, www.senlindanewell. com, Twitter: @sennewell, Facebook: Senator Linda Newell or TheLastBill.

SMITH FROM PAGE 14

I didn’t have a background in psychology or sociology but I picked up minors in them, virtually, on the run.

Even at the college level, I worked with students who didn’t know how to study, how to commit, follow through, show up on time, or show up at all.

I was made right after the war (World War II).

I am sure that on some conscious or subconscious level, I was aware of what was going on in our home, and that I was obtaining valuable learning skills.

This may be an unpopular thought: Parents (or guardians) should expect more of themselves when it comes Junior learning how to learn.

By the time Junior is dropped off at his very first school, a lot has

already gone into that little head.

Expecting an educator to make up for indifferences and fumbles in the home is absurd.

Accountability increased the longer I taught. I had more paperwork to do every year. Eventually I was doing almost as much paperwork as teaching.

I was asked why my students were failing or dropping out. It must be my fault. What could I do about it?

My answer was always the same: I could only lead the horse to water.

It took a toll. My metal fatigued, and I got out.

Were my incoming students capable of learning? Did they get off to a good start at home in the first place, before P.S. 101?

I don’t like it when people point fingers at teachers. Teachers aren’t the first teachers.

Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resident. He can be reached at craigmarshallsmith@comcast.net.

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‘Fences’ is iconic American play on Lone Tree stage Director Wren Brown has praise for cast, facility, staff

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“What’s really important 31 years later,” said director Wren Brown, “is that this is one of those timeless American classics. The issues are all here — nuances of race … not every playwright is honored with the Pulitzer …”

The Pulitzer Prize-winning “Fences” (1945) is sixth in American playwright August Wilson’s 10-part “American Century Cycle,” which traces the African-American experience in America.

Starting April 5, Lone Tree Arts Center will produce Wilson’s “Fences,” with director Brown and a cast of eight experienced stage and screen actors, many from Brown’s Los Angeles location or New York. Several, including Essau Pritchett, who plays Troy Maxson, have performed in Wilson’s works before. “I always have my eye on one or two actors,” Brown said.

The story of the disappointed former baseball player, now a garbage collector; his wife, Rose; athletic son Cory; and various relatives, friends and neighbors still speaks to everyone who sees it.

August Wilson (1945-2005), winner of two Pulitzer Prizes, is regarded by

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“Table work is vitally important — the world of the play, locale, a road map ... family, extended family members ... Then comes blocking, stage movement.”

“Fences” plays at the Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree, from April 5-21 (preview April 4 at 7:30 p.m.). Evenings: April 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 15, 19, 20, 21. Afternoons: April 7, 8, 11, 14, 15, 21. Tickets cost $35 to $60. 720-509-1000, Monday-Friday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., or LoneTreeArtsCenter.org. many as one of the finest of American playwrights. His entire 10-part American Century Cycle was produced, one a year, by the Denver Center Theatre Company — and directed by the late Israel Hicks (1943-2010) — the first person to direct all 10 plays in one theater.

Wilson, child of a black mother and white father, grew up in Pittsburgh’s Hill District, the setting for the Cycle. He was involved in the Black Arts Movement and co-founded and directed a black theater, Black Horizons, according to Britannica editors.

He later moved to St. Paul, Minnesota, where he wrote several plays.

Self-educated at the public library after dropping out of high school, his first major play success was “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” (Broadway, 1984).

Israel Hicks and Wren Brown cofounded LA’s 10-year-old Ebony Repertory Theatre and Brown leads that professional theater today, as well as being a working actor — and involved in educational projects as well as the busy LA theatrical community.

Brown arrived in Denver to start

Wren Brown Director

rehearsals six days a week (Mondays are off-days) and is delighted with the LTAC facility and the active support from the staff. “It’s everything one would desire — one can’t always say that,” Brown commented, praising technical support as well. “I’ve traveled all over the world to work and never been treated better.” He added that “anyone in theater who has an opportunity to work here — should.”

Rehearsals started with a lot of “table work,” he says. “Table work is vitally important — the world of the play, locale, a road map … family, extended family members … Then comes blocking, stage movement — we stumble through. I work in a deeply collaborative way. I’ve worked with a few of these actors before … it’s nice

to discover a work ethic you understand.

“Once we come together, a play becomes brand new,” Brown said, including “staging, set, general direction, lines, back story of the world of cast members. I am so excited coming in here as director, assembling a cast, as a practitioner of this work.

Even well-worn plays change. Society changes … what the audience brings …” The play is set in 1957 — “it’s a fresh journey every day and every night.”

Next on Brown’s calendar? A repeat of last season’s success at Ebony Repertory Theatre, “Five Guys Named Moe” and acting. April is a busy time with series endings and pilots for new shows.

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THINGS to DO

THEATER

Colorado Renaissance Festival Auditions: Saturday, April 7, Larkspur Fire Department, 9414 S. Spruce Mountain Road. Musicians/ singers: prepare 2-3 minute piece.

Contact Eric Mindykowki, eric. mindykowski@gmail.com.

Wiley and the Hairy Man: 10-11:10 a.m. Saturday, April 7 at the PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker. Go to http://parkerarts.org/

ART/CRAFTS

Watercolor Workshop: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, April 5-7, at the Littleton Museum, 6028 S. Gallup St., Littleton. Three-day workshop led by watercolorist Don Andrews and presented by the Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County. Go to www.heritage-guild.com for information and materials list.

Under the Sea Crafts: 4-5 p.m.

Saturday, April 6 at Southglenn Library, 6972 S. Vine St., Centennial. Info: arapahoelibraries.org.

Best of PAG Spring Show: Sunday, April 8 to Saturday, May 5 at Deep Space Gallery, 11020 S. Pikes Peak Drive, Parker. Parker Artists Guild show includes an opening reception from 1:30-4:30 p.m. Sunday, April 8; a community open house from 5:30-8 p.m. Wednesday, April 18; and the First Friday Art Walk season opener from 5:30-8 p.m.

Friday, May 4. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday to Saturday.

Call 720-675-7932. Contact Kay Galvan, galv56@gmail.com.

MUSIC

Line Dance Aerobics Class: 7:30-8:30 p.m. Monday, April 2 at Adventures In Dance Studio, 1500 W. Littleton Blvd. Suite 207, Littleton. Class continues Monday nights through April 23. Go to https://www.adventuresindance.com/ product/line-danceaerobics-class-april/.

Live: Singer and Songwriter Showcase: 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Wednesday, April 4, Koelbel Library, 5955 S. Holly St., Centennial. Info: arapahoelibraries. org.

Live: Arias and Ensembles with Opera Colorado: 7-8 p.m. Thursday, April 5, Koelbel Library, 5955 S. Holly St., Centennial. Info: arapahoelibraries.org.

Irish Dance Celebration: 11 a.m.

Saturday, April 7, James H. LaRue Library, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Registration required; 303-791-7323 or DCL.org.

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this week’s TOP FIVE Colorado Poet Laureate Reading: 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 3 at Bemis Public Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton. Hutchison will discuss the Laureate position, its pleasures and pressures, then expand on those observations to address the place poetry occupies in American life.

Using Social Media for Genealogy Research: 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 3, the James H. LaRue Library, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Led by member Dave Barton.

Go to https://hrgenealogy.wordpress.com The Power of Story: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 4 at PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker. Nanette Fimian Randall, of Memoirs

by Design, presents program with topics including becoming a storyteller; sharing memories and making them last; remembering our special storytellers;

Gypsy Flamenco Fire: 7-9 p.m.

Saturday, April 7 at Hampden Hall at Englewood Civic Center, 1000 Englewood Parkway. Go to http:// reneheredia.com/gypsy-flamencofire-2018/

FILM/MOVIES

Bad Movie Night: Invasion U.S.A: 6:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 3, Koelbel Library, 5955 S. Holly St., Centennial. Info: arapahoelibraries.org.

Saturday Morning Cartoons: Coco: 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 7 at Koelbel Library, 5955 S. Holly St., Centennial. Info: arapahoelibraries.org.

READING/WRITING

and learning that life has something to teach us still.

Go to parkerarts.org.

Senior Resource Fair: 10 a.m. to noon Friday, April 6 at Koelbel Library, 5955 S. Holly St., Centennial.

Info: arapahoelibraries. org. Co-sponsored by the Centennial Senior Commission.

Parenting Safe Children Workshop: 1-5 p.m. Saturday, April 7 at Developmental Pathways, 325 Inverness Drive South, Englewood. Program of Mothers of Multiples Society. For information and to register, go to www. mothersofmultiples.com

EVENTS

Pint for a Pint: 8:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Friday, March 30 at Resolute, 7286 S. Yosemite St., Ste. 110, Centennial. Guests who donate a pint of blood will receive a free pint card, redeemable in Resolute’s taproom.

Serving the Blue: 5 p.m. Friday, March 30 at SkyView Academy, 6161 Business Center Drive, Highlands Ranch. A volleyball tournament between the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office and SkyView Academy students and teachers will raise money for the Highlands Ranch Law Enforcement Training Foundation. Go to http://hrletf.org/donate-viapaypal to donate online.

Writers Group: 6:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 4 and Wednesday, April 18, Englewood Public Library, 1000 Englewood Parkway.

Info: http://www. englewoodlibrary. org/

Burrito Blitz & Egg Hunt: Saturday, March 31 at Calvary Church Englewood, 4881 S. Acoma St., Englewood. Enjoy Santiago’s breakfast burritos, and kid through fifth grade will hunt for eggs. Go to http://englewood.the calvary.org

Nonfiction Book Club, “A Fine Mess” by T.R. Reid: 1 p.m.

Wednesday, April 18 at the Columbine Public Library, 7706 W. Bowles Ave., Littleton; and 9:30 a.m.

Saturday, April 21 at Brookdale Westland Meridian, 10695 W. 17th Ave., Lakewood. Read “A Fine Mess: A Global Quest for a Simpler, Fairer and More Efficient Tax System” by journalist T.R. Reid before the meeting and be ready for a discussion. Presented by Jeffco League of Women Voters. Call Lynne at 303-985-5128.

Easter Egg Hunt: 10-11:30 a.m. Saturday, March 31 at Jared’s Nursery, Gift and Garden, 10500 W. Bowles Ave., Littleton. Cost to participate is a donation of canned food for local food banks. Start times staggered by age. Go to http:// jaredsgarden.com.

Easter Sunrise Service: 6-7:30 a.m. Sunday, April 1 at Cherry Creek Presbyterian Church, 10150 E. Belleview Ave., Englewood. Go to http://cherrycreekpres.org/easter/.

Prefer to sleep in? Other Easter services are at 8, 9:30 and 11 a.m.

Easter Egg Hunt: 9 a.m. Sunday, April 1, Horizon Community Church, 2121 Dad Clark Drive, Highlands

Ranch. Eggs and baskets provided.

Go to horizoncommunity.org Lifetree Café Discussion Group: 5-6 p.m. Monday, April 2 (The Struggle to Forgive); Monday, April 9 (In the News; topic TBD); Monday, April 16 (How to Live Before You Die); Monday, April 23 (Pass or Fail? The State of Education); Monday, April 30 (Emergency!

Make Room for God) at DAZBOG, 202 Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Call 303-814-0142. Go to LifetreeCafe. com.

Website Design: Basic HTML: 7-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 4, Southglenn Library, 6972 S. Vine St., Centennial. Info: arapahoelibraries.org.

Live Independently with Meals on Wheels: 9-10 a.m. Friday, April 6 at Koelbel Library, 5955 S. Holly St., Centennial. Info: arapahoelibraries.org.

Tour the Universe: 6:30 p.m.

Friday, April 6, James H. LaRue Library, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Ages 9 and up.

Registration required; 303-7917323 or DCL.org.

FAN-tastic Fest: Pop Culture Con and Costume Fair: 1 p.m.

Saturday, April 7, Lone Tree Library, 10055 Library Way. Info: 303-7917323 or DCL.org.

Come Fish With Us - Lake Lehow: 1-5 p.m. Saturday, April 7; and 5-8 p.m. May 16, at Waterton Canyon, 11300 Waterton Road, Littleton.

Program of Cutthroat Chapter of Trout Unlimited. Go to www. cutthroatctu.org/. Lake Lehow is a Denver Water property and is heavily stocked with bluegills, largemouth bass and sometimes rainbow trout. Lake Lehow can be reached through a gate on the east side of the park.

Macaroni Kid Douglas County Summer Camp and Activities Fair: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, April 8 at CU South Denver, 10035 S. Peoria St., Parker. Admission to the CU South Denver’s museum exhibits and galleries is included for all who attend. Go to bit.ly/ MKDC2018SCF to register.

Monday Morning Links Ladies Golf League: Accepting applications for the Monday morning 9-hole golf group. Group is open to women golfers ages 21 and older. Applications and more information available at The Links Golf Course Pro Shop. Contact Sherrie Mitchell at 303-799-4583 or email mmlinksladies18@gmail.com.

Broken Tee Women’s 9 Hole Monday Golf League is seeking new members. League plays on Monday mornings from April to September at Broken Tee Golf Course, 2101 W. Oxford Ave., Englewood. This is the league’s 40th anniversary. Contact Sharron Quirin at 303-549-8545.

HEALTH

Rebuilding When Your Relationship Ends Seminar: 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday, April 5, St. Andrew United Methodist Church, 9203 S. University Blvd., Highlands Ranch. 10-week seminar.

Child care provided. Registration required; contact Beth Walker at 720-352-9915 or bethdwalker@ gmail.com.

EDUCATION

French Conversation Circle: 1-2 p.m. Wednesday, April 4, Englewood Public Library, 1000 Englewood Parkway. All skill levels welcome. Info: http://www. englewoodlibrary.org/

eLibrary: Doing Downloadables: 10:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 7, Englewood Public Library, 1000 Englewood Parkway. Info: http://

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CLUBS Editor’s note: Send new listings or changes to hharden@coloradocommunitymedia.com.

Deadline is noon Wednesday a week before publication.

Political Noon Hour, a weekly event that allows the residents of Centennial to connect and communicate with Mayor Cathy Noon, is from noon to 1 p.m. every Wednesday at the Civic Center building located at 13133 E. Arapahoe Road.

Arapahoe County Republican Breakfast Club meets the first Wednesday of each month at Maggiano’s DTC, 7401 S. Clinton St., Englewood. Breakfast buffet opens at 6:45 a.m. and program lasts from 7:15-8:30 a.m. Contact Myron Spanier, 303-8772940; Mort Marks, 303-770-6147; Nathan Chambers, 303-804-0121; or Cliff Dodge, 303-909-7104.

Professional AAUW, American Association of University Women, Littleton-South Metro Branch, invites graduates who hold an associate or higher degree from an accredited institution to participate in activities that advance equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy and research. For details on upcoming events and membership information contact 2president1719@ gmail.com.

BNI Connections (www.thebniconnections. com) invites business owners to attend its meeting held each Tuesday, 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. at the Lone Tree Recreation Center, 10249 Ridgegate Circle. There is no charge to attend a meeting as a guest. Please visit www.thebniconnections.com or contact Jack Rafferty, 303-414-2363 or jrafferty@ hmbrown.com.

Centennial Trusted Leads is a professional referral organization that meets for breakfast at The Egg & I, 6890 S. University, Centennial, the first and third Thursdays at 7:45 a.m. Call 303-972-4164 or visit www. trustedleads.com Dry Creek Sertoma is a women’s social and service organization that meets at 7:10 a.m. the first and third Wednesday of the month at Toast Restaurant in downtown Littleton.

For information see our page on Facebook or email JEDougan@aol.com.

Job Seekers group meets from 8-9:30 a.m.

Wednesdays at Our Father Lutheran Church, 6335 S. Holly St., Centennial. Call 720-5507430.

League of Women Voters of Arapahoe and Douglas Counties encourages community members to participate in one of our three monthly meetings. Help us create a democracy where every person has the desire, the right, the knowledge and the confidence to participate. Feel free to call or email Jo Ann Feder at 904-608-3932 or jolvs10s@gmail. com for details.

Non-Practicing and Part Time Nurses Association meets from 12:30-2:30 p.m. on the third Wednesday of each month at the Southglenn Library, 6972 S. Vine St., Centennial. All nurses are invited to attend for medical presentations. Contact: Barbara Karford, 303-794-0354.

Recreation Camping Singles is a group of Colorado single adults who enjoy camping, fishing, hiking, swimming, biking, sightseeing, photography, the camaraderie of others, and starry nights around the camp fire. We usually camp in designated forest service or state park campgrounds within 2 to 5 hours of Denver.

We welcome all single adults. Our membership ranges from the 40s to 60-plus. We usually meet at 7 p.m. the first Tuesday of the month. For specific meeting information, contact campingsingles@gmail.com Denver Walking Tours Denver area residents and visitors are invited to experience downtown Denver through a free walking tour, a two-hour excursion that starts in Civic Center Park, winds through downtown past more than a dozen of Denver’s distinctive landmarks and ends in front of Coors Field.

Tours are offered every day. No reservations needed. Tours are free, and tips are encouraged. Go to http://www.denverfreewalkingtours.com/ for details.

Duplicate Bridge ACBL sanctioned open game at noon Mondays at The Hub, 8827 Lone Tree Parkway, Lone Tree. Reservations are required; partners are arranged. Call Sue at 303-641-3534.

Colorado Woodworkers Guild: 6:30-8:30 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month in the basement of Rockler Woodworking, 2553 S. Colorado Blvd. Anyone interested in woodworking is welcome. Contact vicepresident@coloradowoodworkersguild.org.

Learn to Fly Fish: 9-11 a.m. Saturdays at Orvis Park Meadows, 8433 Park Meadows Center Drive, Unit 149, Lone Tree. The free Fly Fishing 101 course teaches the basics including fly casting, outfit rigging, and knot tying. After completing FF101, sign up for

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the free FF201 class at a local stocked pond and practice hooking, playing and landing fish. For information or to sign up, call 303768-9600 or go to www.orvis.com/s/parkmeadows-colorado-orvis-retail-store/620.

Panorama China Painters This is a handpainted china club. If you have ever painted china or want to learn more about it, come visit the club. For more information, call Leota at 303-791-9283. Club meets from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every third Thursday at Castlewood Library, 6739 S. Uinta St. Centennial.

Phidippides Track Club welcomes runners of all abilities to our weekly track workouts at Belleview Elementary next to Cherry Creek Park. The group meets at 5:45 p.m. Tuesdays at the track, and running starts by 6 p.m.

Workouts are usually 30-40 minutes and cover 3-4 miles of intervals with plenty of recovery time. For more information or to join, please go to http://www.phidippides.org/.

Salty Dog Sailing Club If you love to sail or want to try, if you don’t have a boat, if you have a boat but don’t sail enough because you cannot find a crew, the Salty Dog Sailing Club is for you. The club meets the second Thursday of the month. Dinner begins at 5:30 p.m. with the business meeting commencing at 7 p.m. Go to www.saltydog. org for meeting locations and directions.

SilverSneakers Fitness, Silver&Fit at ACC The Arapahoe Community College fitness center offers the SilverSneakers Fitness and Silver&Fit programs for seniors in the south metro Denver area. For more information about health and fitness options at ACC, call 303-797-5850.

Social Columbine Genealogical and Historical Society meets at Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit, 6400 S. University Blvd., Centennial. Program meetings are the second Tuesday of each month, except in June, July, August and December. Genealogy workshop programs and early-bird meetings are the third Tuesday of each month, except in June, July, August and December. Visit www.

ColumbineGenealogy.com or contact Bob Jenkins, CGHS president, at ColumbineGenealogy@gmail.com.

The Breakfast Club for singles ages 50 and older meets from 8:30-11 a.m. the second Saturday of every month at Valley Country Club, 14601 Country Club Drive, Centennial.

The club is a group created to provide fun activities and new friendships. Go to www. tbc50plus.org or call the hotline at 303-7943332 and leave a message; someone will call back. New members always welcome.

Columbine Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution meets at 1 p.m. the second Saturday of each month from August to May, at Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit, Community Room, 6400 S. University Blvd., Centennial. Any woman ages 18 and older who can prove lineal descent from a Patriot of the American Revolution is eligible for membership in the DAR. If you are interested in attending, or for more information, contact Krispin at Krispin_L_Andersen@Q. com or Jewel Wellborn, regent, columbineregent@gmail.com. Or call 303-881-0810.

Daughters of the American Revolution, Mount Rosa Chapter typically meets at 1 p.m. every first Monday of the month at Koelbel Library, 5955 S. Holly St. in Centennial. Call Gina Moore at 303-779-8762 for information or visit http://mountrosa. coloradodar.org/.

Daughters of the British Empire is a national organization with a philanthropic purpose. For almost a century, DBE has been a common bond for women of British heritage living in the United States.

DBE is open to women who are citizens or residents of the United States who are of British Commonwealth birth or ancestry or who are married to men of British Commonwealth birth or ancestry. Nationally and locally, members contribute significantly to the good of their community and to the support of a retirement home established

by DBE. There are six chapters in Colorado, including chapters in Littleton, Englewood, Centennial, Evergreen and Boulder County.

Call Chris at 303-683-6154 or Olive at 303347-1311, or visit www.dbecolorado.org and use the contact form available.

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LOCAL

BOYS Sam Masten, Rock Canyon Class: Senior Height: 6-3 Did you know? The Northern Coloradobound guard led the Continental League in scoring with a 22.5 average. He made 74 percent of his free throws, pulled down 7.9 rebounds a game, averaged 3.4 assists per contest and finished with 1,829 career points.

Tyson Gilbert, Rock Canyon Class: Senior Height: 6-1 Did you know? As half of the Jaguars’ dynamic guard duo along with Masten, the Colorado State-Pueblo recruit averaged 15.6 points a game.

Kaison Hammonds, ThunderRidge Class: Senior Height: 6-4 Did you know? He led the Continental League in steals with 2.3 a game. He also scored 15.7 points a game with 3.1 assists per contest and connected on 59 3-point baskets.

Brendan Sullivan, Highlands Ranch Class: Senior Height: 6-6 Did you know?With accurate mid-range shooting and the ability to rebound, he can play multiple positions. The Colorado School of Mines recruit led the Continental League with 8.3 rebounds a game and scored at a 21.3-points-per-game clip.

Ronnie DeGray III, Chaparral Class: Junior Height: 6-6 Did you know? The power forward, the son of former University of Colorado player and Valor Christian coach Ronnie DeGray, averaged 21 points and 6.6 rebounds a game.

Connor Staib, Mountain Vista Class: Senior Height: 6-5 Did you know? The guard/forward paced the Golden Eagles’ offense with a 19.4 scoring average. He averaged 23.5 points down the stretch in the final eight games of the season.

Connor Hawk, Ponderosa

SPORTS ALL-SOUTH METRO BASKETBALL TEAMS

Loaded with

talent

BY JIM BENTON JBENTON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Most basketball coaches would love to have a well-rounded team.

With the 14 players — seven boys and seven girls — selected to the 2017-18 Colorado Community Media All-South Metro teams, that is exactly what a coach would have.

The boys team would have outstanding guard play from Rock Canyon’s Sam Masten, Kaison Hammonds of ThunderRidge and Tyson Gilbert of Rock Canyon.

Ronnie DeGray III of Chaparral, Highlands Ranch’s Brendan Sullivan, Connor Staib of Mountain Vista and Ponderosa’s Connor Hawk can swing from playing in the paint or can shoot from the perimeter.

The girls team has floor leaders in guards Tommi Olson of Highlands Ranch and Jana Van Gytenbeek of Cherry Creek, plus an accurate shooter in Dani Mills of Mountain Vista.

And there would be no worries about rebounding or scoring inside, with Autumn Watts of Highlands Ranch, Madison Hema of Castle View, Sydney Speights of Chaparral and Rebekah Sandstrom of Littleton.

The biggest question for both squads would be which five players to put on the court at the same time.

The teams were picked by the CCM sports staff, with input from area coaches. Players were eligible from schools in the Littleton and Englewood districts, Cherry Creek High School and all schools in Douglas County.

GIRLS Autumn Watts, Highlands Ranch Class: Junior Height: 6-1 Did you know? She led the Continental League in scoring (16.7 ppg), rebounding (9.9 rpg) and double doubles (12) in addition to delivering Christmas baskets and helping feed the homeless on Thanksgiving in northeast Denver.

Tommi Olson, Highlands Ranch Class: Senior Height: 5-5 Did you know? The University of Wyomingbound point guard led the Continental League in assists (6.5 per game) and steals (4.8) while scoring 12.2 ppg. She is a member of the National Honor Society.

Jana Van Gytenbeek, Cherry Creek Class: Sophomore Height: 5-7 Did you know? The floor leader is a Stanford commit who led all 5A players in assists with 7.8 per game and scored at a 16.4 ppg clip. She scored 32 points against Overland, with six assists and six steals.

Madison Hema, Castle View Class: Junior Height: 6-2 Did you know? She has been invited to try out for the New Zealand U 17 national team.

She led the Continental League with 3.6 blocked shots a game, while scoring 8.6 points per game and averaging 7.8 rebounds per contest.

Rebekah Sandstrom, Littleton Class: Senior Height: 6-1 Did you know? The Regis University recruit is the school’s all-time rebounding leader with 1,053 and the 4.0 International Baccalaureate student averaged 11.3 rebounds, 8.8 points, 1.8 blocks and had seven double doubles this season.

Sydney Speights, Chaparral Class: Junior Height: 6-2 Did you know? She was an inside force, averaging 11.6 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.8 blocks a game and is a National Honor Society and Link Crew member.

Dani Mills, Mountain Vista

Class: Senior

Class: Senior

Height: 6-6

Height: 5-8

Did you know? He helped the Mustangs advance to the quarterfinals in the 4A state playoffs. He finished with an 18.2 scoring average and pulled down 7 rebounds a game.

Did you know? She is an accurate shooter, hitting 51 percent of her field goals this season and 92 percent of the 51 free throws she attempted. She averaged 11.8 points and 2.2 steals a game.

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Shot clock debate picks up tempo

D Valor Christian’s Luke Wheeler is the Colorado Community Media South Metro Hockey Player of the Year.

PAUL DISALVO

Valor forward achieves impressive numbers on ice Luke Wheeler gets nod as hockey player of year

BY JIM BENTON JBENTON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Luke Wheeler finished his short Valor Christian hockey career in impressive fashion.

The senior led Valor into the Colorado state hockey tournament finals, topped the state in scoring with 56 points and was selected as the 2017-18 Colorado Community Media South Metro Hockey Player of the Year.

Last season was his first complete season with the Valor Christian Eagles.

Wheeler enrolled as a freshman at Valor but played hockey for the Colorado Thunderbirds. As a sophomore he asked Valor coach George Gwozdecky if he could practice with the Eagles and the Thunderbirds at first approved.

He actually played a few games for Valor but not enough to be eligible for the state playoffs.

He played hockey as a junior at Choate Rosemary Hall in Wallingford, Connecticut, but returned to Valor for his senior season to play for Gwozdecky.

“I was happy with the season I had,” said Wheeler. “The biggest thing I wanted to get out of it was improvement. Just like a lot of other guys, I am working to play at the next level. The biggest thing to get there is to get better. I felt like I did that this year with skills, smarts, quickness and all that. I was happy with all the points. It was a good year for me.”

Wheeler, a 5-foot-9, 170-pound forward, finished with 30 goals and 26 assists but dislocated his shoulder in Valor’s semifinal win over Monarch and had to sit out the championship loss to Regis Jesuit.

“We had a very talented offensive team,” said Gwozdecky.

“Luke wasn’t the only big scorer on the team. He was equally excited making great plays and setting up someone else. He won 60 percent of his face-offs.

“He is one of those guys that is very quiet, humble and responsible.

He is extremely mature for his age. You know you will get his best in practice, games and the classroom.”

Wheeler, who resides in Golden, was the Colorado Hobey Baker High School Character Award winner and he organized and directed a Military Appreciation Night for the Jan. 6 Valor hockey game at the Ice Ranch.

Gwozdecky still gets comments from people saying it was one of the best events Valor has ever put together.

“The idea has been around all over in the NHL, NBA MLB and everywhere,” said Wheeler. “I just wanted to bring something like that to my high school. We actually did that last year at the prep school that I attended and it gave me the idea of what I wanted to bring back to Valor.

“I thought it would be cool to do because I love our country and the veterans that served. I got together with some of the faculty and some players on the hockey team. The more and more we got into and the more people heard about it, the bigger and bigger it got. It was real cool we pulled it off.”

oes high school basketball need a shot clock?

Would it help or hinder prep games?

Let the longstanding debate resume. It’s been a hot topic for years.

USA Basketball and the NBA on March 20 announced a set of age-specific guidelines, and one of the recommendations was a 24-second shot clock for boys and girls in grades 9-12.

The National Federation of State High School Associations has a rule that shot clocks are not allowed.

California, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Washington, Rhode Island, North Dakota and South Dakota do use 30- to OVERTIME 35-second shot clocks, but those states forfeit their chance to have an input into the NFHS Basketball Rules Committee, which is one of the reasons the Colorado High School Activities Association is reluctant to add shot clocks.

Jim Benton So unless a national rule is passed, it could be a while before Colorado teams will have to shoot the ball before the 24-, 30- or 35-second time limit.

“The latest stats show that nearly 65 percent of the states did not want it (shot clock),” said CHSAA assistant commissioner Bert Borgmann. “I have had conversations with folks in several states that have the shot clock. They like it but stop short of saying it makes the game better.

It’s a different game.”

According to CHSAANow.com, the NFHS considers adopting the shot clock every year, and a survey prior to the 2017 rules committee meeting stated that 57 percent of coaches were in favor of a shot clock, 39 percent against and 4 percent had no opinion. More than 6,000 coaches across the nation responded, including 357 from Colorado.

State associations were against using a shot clock with 62 percent holding that position, compared to 34 percent in favor and 4 percent having no opinion.

The NBA has a 24-second shot clock and college basketball a 30-second shot clock.

“I think we are ready for the shot clock,” said ThunderRidge coach Joe Ortiz.

“Thirty or 35 seconds would be best.”

The biggest con against adoption is the price and installation of a shot clock, which could range from between $2,000 and $5,000 depending on whether the clock is attached to the scoreboard or backboard.

Some schools with older scoreboards might even need a new one, which could be costly. And schools would need to find competent people to operate the shot clock.

Pros include getting players ready for the next level, preventing stalling tactics, increasing the pace of games and possibly forcing teams to shore up on defensive tactics.

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DTC Rotary Club meets from noon to 1:15 p.m. the first, third and fourth Tuesdays at the Glenmoor Country Club, 110 Cherry Hills Village. Guests are welcome. First meeting is complimentary. Contact Dana Arell at 720-339-7367 or coachdana5@gmail.com.

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The Rotary Club of Centennial, meets for breakfast from 7-8:30 a.m. Tuesdays at Embassy Suites Hotel, 10250 E Costilla Ave, Centennial. Professional men and women come together to provide local and global humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards, build goodwill and peace in the world. First meeting is complimentary.

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PLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov

Public Notices Public Trustees COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0001-2018

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On January 5, 2018, 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 Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s) 2143, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company Original Beneficiary(ies) Equable Investment Corporation Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Equable Investment Corporation Date of Deed of Trust May 03, 2017 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust May 04, 2017 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) D7050717 Original Principal Amount $480,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $480,000.00

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: 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. SEE EXHIBIT A ATTACHED. Also known by street and number as: 4286 S Akron St., Greenwood Village, CO 80111.

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

DATE: 01/05/2018 Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee

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.

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 05/02/2018, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, 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.

Public Trustees

Robert W Hatch II #16888 Christopher J. Conant #40269 Hatch Ray Olsen Conant LLC 730 Seventeenth Street, Suite 200, Denver, CO 80202 (303) 2981800 Attorney File # 4286 S AKRON ST 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.

0001-2018 EXHIBIT A Lot 10, Block 15, Cherry Creek Village - Fourth Filing, together with that part vacated South Akron Street adjoining said Lot 10 on the West described as follows:

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;

Beginning at the Southwest corner of said Lot 10; thence North 6.92 feet to the True Point of Beginning; thence along the arc of a curve to the left whose Radius is 30.00 feet and whose Central Angle is 90 degrees, a distance of 47.12 feet; thence North and parallel to the center line of South Akron Street, a distance of 47.12 feet; thence North and parallel to the center line of South Akron Street, a distance of 6.40 feet; thence Northwesterly along the Northwesterly line of said Lot 10 Projected, a distance of 82.86 feet to the Northwesterly corner of said Lot 10; thence Southwesterly along the Arc of a Curve to the right whose Radius if 50.00 feet and whose central angle is 114 degrees 35 Minutes 30 Seconds, a distance of 100 feet to the True point of Beginning, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado.

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 (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS.

Commonly known and numbered as: 4286 S Akron St., Greenwood Village, Colorado, 80111

Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov

Legal Notice NO.: 0001-2018 First Publication: 3/15/2018 Last Publication: 4/12/2018 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

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

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;

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 (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov

On January 2, 2018, 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 Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s) JOHN DEYOUNG Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR FINANCE OF AMERICA MORTGAGE LLC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC Date of Deed of Trust July 14, 2016 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust July 15, 2016 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) D6075872 Original Principal Amount $255,290.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $252,112.07 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 243, BLOCK 1, HIGHLAND VIEW II, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 8242 SOUTH FILLMORE CIRCLE, CENTENNIAL, CO 80122.

Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov

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

DATE: 01/05/2018 Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee

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.

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

Public Trustees

First Publication: 3/8/2018 Last Publication: 4/5/2018 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

NOTICE OF SALE

First Publication: 3/15/2018 Last Publication: 4/12/2018 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

NOTICE OF SALE

©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0708-2017

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 05/09/2018, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, 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.

Also known by street and number as: 8242 SOUTH FILLMORE CIRCLE, CENTENNIAL, CO 80122.

Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov

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.

Notices

LOT 243, BLOCK 1, HIGHLAND VIEW II, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

NOTICE OF SALE

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 05/02/2018, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the

Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov

DATE: 01/02/2018 Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Monica Kadrmas #34904 Randall Chin #31149 Weldon Phillips #31827 Lauren Tew #45041 Nichole Williams #49611 Barrett, Frappier & Weisserman, LLP 1199 Bannock Street, Denver, CO 80204 (303) 350-3711 Attorney File # 00000007121288 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.: 0708-2017 First Publication: 3/8/2018 Last Publication: 4/5/2018 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0015-2018 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On January 16, 2018, 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 Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s) ANGELA K. HOLZKAMP Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR CTX MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC D/B/A MR. COOPER Date of Deed of Trust October 12, 2005 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust October 27, 2005 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B5162273 Original Principal Amount $307,196.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $311,677.27 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

SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR CTX MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC D/B/A MR. COOPER Date of Deed of Trust October 12, 2005 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust October 27, 2005 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B5162273 To advertise your public notices call 303-566-4100 Original Principal Amount $307,196.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $311,677.27 COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0021-2018 hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given pay principal and interest when due together with regard to the following described Deed of with all other payments provided for in the evidTrust: ence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

On January 17, 2018, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described FIRST LIEN. below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

LOT 43, CASTLEWOOD FILING NO. 12, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF Original Grantor(s) RECORDED ON JULY 16, 2004 AT Margaret Dvoretsky RECEPTION NO. B4127329, Original Beneficiary(ies) COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., STATE OF COLORADO. as nominee for BBMC Mortgage, LLC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Also known by street and number as: Arvest Central Mortgage Company 6495 SOUTH POTOMAC COURT, Date of Deed of Trust CENTENNIAL, CO 80112.

September 24, 2015 County of Recording THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL Arapahoe OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENRecording Date of Deed of Trust CUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF September 28, 2015 TRUST. Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) NOTICE OF SALE D5110327 Book: n/a Page: Original Principal Amount The current holder of the Evidence of Debt se$187,500.00 cured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, Outstanding Principal Balance has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale $180,993.92 as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, trust have been violated as follows: failure to 05/16/2018, at the East Hearing Room, County pay principal and interest when due together Administration Building, 5334 South Prince with all other payments provided for in the evidStreet, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the ence of debt secured by the deed of trust and highest and best bidder for cash, the said real other violations thereof. property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in FIRST LIEN. said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale SEE ATTACHED EXHIBIT A and other items allowed by law, and will issue to Also known by street and number as: the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as 8253 S High Court, Unit B, provided by law.

Centennial, CO 80122.

March 30, 2018M

Public Trustees

First Publication: 3/22/2018 Last Publication: 4/19/2018 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent 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; 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 (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov DATE: 01/16/2018 Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Lynn M. Janeway #15592 Alison L Berry #34531 David R. Doughty #40042 Nicholas H. Santarelli #46592 Elizabeth S. Marcus #16092 Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 7069990 Attorney File # 18-017519 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.: 0015-2018 First Publication: 3/22/2018 Last Publication: 4/19/2018 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0021-2018 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

Public Trustees

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 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 05/16/2018, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, 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.

First Publication: 3/22/2018 Last Publication: 4/19/2018 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

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;

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 (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov

DATE: 01/17/2018 Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: David W Drake #43315 Scott D. Toebben #19011 Randall S. Miller & Associates PC 216 16th Street, Suite 1210, Denver, CO 80202 (720) 259-6710

Centennial * 1

OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

March 30, 2018

BENTON 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.

Centennial Citizen 39

Recording Date of Deed of Trust September 21, 2006 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B6136125 len. “I would be in favor ofOriginal it because Principal Amount $204,000.00 you get the kids juiced to the play the Outstanding Principal Balance game at a different tempo.$191,188.74 You could

Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

“If you watch games, even the teams that play conservatively, usually a shot goes up before 30 seconds or balls are getting thrown away. It might give them more of a mindset that they have to do it.”

see some pressing going on because Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are THEREFORE, hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of you would press not so much to steal FROM PAGE 33 Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, trust have been violated as follows: failure to the ball but to keep the other 05/16/2018, at the East Hearing Room, County pay team principalfrom and interest when due together Administration Building, 5334 South Prince with all other payments provided for in the evidgetting into their offense real Highlands Ranch80120, coach ence early of debt. secured by the deed of trust and Street, Littleton, Colorado, sellMike to the Gibbs otherthe violations thereof. highest bidder for cash, said real “If you watch games, even teams wouldand bebest supportive of the the change to property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), that play conservatively, usually a FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A a shot clock butassigns said games would be THE LIEN Grantor(s)' heirs and therein, for the FIRSTor LIEN. purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in shot goes up before 30 seconds balls more sloppy with more mistakes; the said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of THATgive CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND Trust, attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale are getting thrown away. ItALL might shotplus selection would be questionable; SITUATE IN THE COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, and other items allowed by law, and will issue to them more of a mindset that they have passing, finishing and decision-making the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as STATE OF COLORADO, BEING KNOWN AND provided DESIGNATED AS LOT 25, BLOCK 5, BELto do it.” wouldby belaw. a concern for non-athletic VUE HEIGHTS, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, Castle View girls coach Matt teams; and 3/22/2018 scoring could be up or down First Publication: STATEHema OF COLORADO. Last Publication: 4/19/2018 said the use of a shot clock might affect depending on the player’s skill levels.

Name of Publication: Littleton Independent Also known by street and number as: S Elati St, Littleton, CO 80120. girls basketball more than7526 boys.

“We would have some challenges, IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A “It would not change theTHE boys game DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL that’sDATE, for sure, because LATER THE DEADLINE TO not FILE many A NOPROPERTY TICE OF INTENT TO today CURE truly

BY THOSE OF THE aPROPERTY CURRENTLY ENmuch except late in games when student-athletes have PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE CUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF team has an 8-10 point lead,” he said. the basketball IQ to play up-tempo,” EXTENDED; TRUST. “It would change the girls game a lotNOTICE OF SALE said Gibbs.

“In addition, proper skill IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE school and keep the pace of play going and development from youth to high REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF The current holder of the Evidence of Debt seCOMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION eliminate those coaches and teams would be for38-38-103.1 success.OR THE CONTACT IN vital SECTION cured by the that Deed of Trust, described herein, CRS §38-38-103 PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SEChas filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale FORECLOSURE SALE NO.slow 0042-2018 want to play and stall with leads.

“I have personally watched games TION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

FILE A COMPLAINTatWITH COLORADO To Whom It May Notice is givenimplement the “IConcern: thinkThis they should in California theTHE high school and ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONTHEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will the following described Deed of clock. I don’t see it ever getting imnational AAU tournaments.

What with I regard toshot SUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, Trust: (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COM05/23/2018, at the East Hearing Room, County plemented on a national scale.

I think have observed over the years: Teams PLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSAdministration Building, 5334 South Prince On January 24, 2018, the undersigned Public they it up to the Street, high Littleton, school Colorado, 80120, sell to the are PROCESS. certainly playing faster, but theTrustee to- caused URE thewill Noticeleave of Election and highest and best bidder for cash, the said real Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described organizations and I would be surprised tal scoring is very similar to Colorado property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Colorado Attorney General below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe Grantor(s)'this.” heirs and assigns therein, for the records.

1300 Broadway, 10th Floor if the CHSAA ever implemented without a shot clock during the official purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in Denver, Colorado 80203 high222-4444 school season.” said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Original Grantor(s) (800) Trust, plus Judith www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov forattorneys' Colo- fees, the expenses of sale It is probably just when and not if a A StewartJim Benton is a sports writer and other items allowed by law, and will issue to Original Beneficiary(ies) rado Community Media. beena Certificate of Purchase, all as shot clock rule is implemented. Mortgage Electronic Federal Consumer Financial thehas purchaser Registration Systems, Inc., He Protection Bureau provided by law. acting solely as nominee for Countrywide Home “It would P.O. Box 4503 be a great thing because Loans, Inc. covering sports in the Denver area since Iowa City,the Iowaway 52244the game is played now,” First Publication: 3/29/2018 Current Holder of Evidence of Debt 1968.

He can be reached at jbenton@ that’s (855) 411-2372 Last Publication: 4/26/2018 The Bank of New York Mellon FKA The Bank of orPublication: at said former Highlands Ranch coach www.consumerfinance.gov Name of Littleton Independent New York, ascoloradocommunitymedia.com Trustee for the Certificateholders of the CWABS Inc., Asset-Backed Certificates, 303-566-4083.

Bob Caton, who now coaches at MulDATE: 01/17/2018 IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A Series 2006-21 Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee

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

Public Trustees

David W Drake #43315 Scott D. Toebben #19011 Randall S. Miller & Associates PC 216 16th Street, Suite 1210, Denver, CO 80202 (720) 259-6710 Attorney File # 17CO00525-1

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

0021-2018 EXHIBIT A LEGAL DESCRIPTION Condominium Unit B in Condominium Building 4, The Pointe (a Condominiums), according to the Condominium Map thereof recorded May 25, 1984 in Book 75 at Page 34, in the records of the Office of the Clerk and Recorder of the County of Arapahoe, Colorado, and as defined and described in the Condominium Declaration for The Point (a Condominium) recorded on February 29, 1984 in Book 4099 at Page 208, in said records, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado Legal Notice NO.: 0021-2018 First Publication: 3/22/2018 Last Publication: 4/19/2018 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0042-2018

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On January 24, 2018, 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 Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s) Judith A Stewart Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., acting solely as nominee for Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt The Bank of New York Mellon FKA The Bank of New York, as Trustee for the Certificateholders of the CWABS Inc., Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2006-21 Date of Deed of Trust September 06, 2006 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust September 21, 2006 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B6136125 Original Principal Amount $204,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $191,188.74 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

Original Grantor(s) MICHAEL G STONE Original Beneficiary(ies) METLIFE HOME LOANS, A DIVISION OF METLIFE BANK, N.A. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR THE RMAC TRUST, SERIES 2016-CTT Date of Deed of Trust July 22, 2009 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust July 27, 2009 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B9080803 Original Principal Amount $592,500.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $525,918.05

Date of Deed of Trust September 06, 2006 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust September 21, 2006 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B6136125 Original Principal Amount $204,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $191,188.74

Public Trustees

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. ALL THAT CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND SITUATE IN THE COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO, BEING KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS LOT 25, BLOCK 5, BELVUE HEIGHTS, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 7526 S Elati St, Littleton, CO 80120.

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 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 05/23/2018, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, 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.

First Publication: 3/29/2018 Last Publication: 4/26/2018 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent 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; 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 (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS.

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

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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.

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

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COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION

CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0043-2018

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 05/23/2018, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, 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.

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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 (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS.

Public Trustees

Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov DATE: 01/24/2018 Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Susan Hendrick #33196 Marcello G. Rojas #46396 Nigel G Tibbles #43177 THE SAYER LAW GROUP, P.C. 9745 E. Hampden Ave., Suite 400, Denver, CO 80231 (303) 353-2965 Attorney File # CO180016 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.: 0042-2018 First Publication: 3/29/2018 Last Publication: 4/26/2018 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0043-2018 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On January 24, 2018, 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 Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s) MICHAEL G STONE Original Beneficiary(ies) METLIFE HOME LOANS, A DIVISION OF METLIFE BANK, N.A. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR THE RMAC TRUST, SERIES

Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Public Trustees

Original Grantor(s) MICHAEL G STONE Original Beneficiary(ies) METLIFE HOME LOANS, A DIVISION OF METLIFE BANK, N.A. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR THE RMAC TRUST, SERIES 2016-CTT Date of Deed of Trust July 22, 2009 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust July 27, 2009 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B9080803 Original Principal Amount $592,500.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $525,918.05 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 4, BLOCK 1, WILLOW CREEK, FILING NO.7, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 7934 SOUTH TRENTON STREET, CENTENNIAL, CO 80112.

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 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 05/23/2018, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, 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.

First Publication: 3/29/2018 Last Publication: 4/26/2018 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NO-

Public Trustees

First Publication: 3/29/2018 Last Publication: 4/26/2018 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

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;

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 (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov

DATE: 01/24/2018 Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Monica Kadrmas #34904 Randall Chin #31149 Weldon Phillips #31827 Lauren Tew #45041 Nichole Williams #49611 Barrett, Frappier & Weisserman, LLP 1199 Bannock Street, Denver, CO 80204 (303) 350-3711 Attorney File # 00000006805360

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.: 0043-2018 First Publication: 3/29/2018 Last Publication: 4/26/2018 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

Centennial * 2

40 Centennial Citizen

March 30, 2018M

Crazy fast fiber Internet is coming to Centennial.

Construction has started!

A great town deserves great Internet.

That’s why we’re building a fiber network here in Centennial. We’re talking the fastest Internet available with symmetrical gigabit speeds, 1000 Mbps download and 1000 Mbps upload.

Centennial, CO Fiber Network Fiber has huge benefits for businesses, schools, professionals who work from home and busy families.

stream videos without buffering video conference without delay surf the web with no load time get unlimited monthly data usage

Phase 1 - Willow Creek 1 and 2 Phase 2 and beyond (to be announced)

Construction has started in Willow Creek 1 and 2

E Arapahoe Rd. S Quebec St.

This is just the beginning of our network build here in Centennial and our goal is to wire the entire city with blazing-fast, economy-driving, job-creating fiber.

S Yosemite St.

We’ll be announcing future neighborhoods and the Centennial, next phases ofCO our build in early 2018.

E Dry Creek Rd.

Fiber Network

Willow Creek 1

Phase 1 - Willow Creek 1 and 2 Phase 2 and beyond (to be announced)

E County Line Rd.

Willow Creek 2

E Arapahoe Rd. S Quebec St.

Yosemite St. You decide.

Where Sto next?

You can still influence where we build next by pre-ordering Ting. A pre-order costs $9 and works like a vote for your neighborhood. When you pre-order Ting your installation is on us (a $200 value!) and you’re also one of the first to get connected to the network E Dry Creek Rd. when we finish the build on your street.

You’ll also be the first to receive updates about the Centennial network.

Willow Creek 1

E County Line Rd.

Pre-order at ting.com/centennial Willow Creek 2