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‘LIVE CONNECTED, GROW TOGETHER’

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MY NAME IS

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Like the real thing Succulents Are For Sharing allows my children to learn about entrepreneurship and see all of the hard work that goes on behind the scenes. My business has allowed me to meet such interesting people over the years, many of whom have become friends.

It’s exciting to create something that makes people happy! The best is when I hear stories of people watering their artificial succulents because they were given as a gift and they had no idea — that has happened several times, and is the best compliment about how realistic my succulent arrangements are.

Lover of succulents, community garden helper Sharing succulents Succulents Are For Sharing started when a friend saw a living succulent wreath that I made and suggested that we have a fun get-together to teach how to make them. I’ve been a lifelong lover of plants and gardening, and this was a huge passion of mine and a natural fit for a business.

We moved to Centennial 1 1/2 years ago due to a job transfer for my husband from Orange County, California.

My business started in 2016 in California, and I restarted the business last summer in Colorado.

It was surprising to me how challenging it was to grow succulents here. After ruining a prized living succulent arrangement after leaving it outside one cold evening, I decided to pursue making my arrangements maintenance-free with artificial (faux) succulents and greenery. I started offering them online and, last fall, became a vendor at Unlisted Market at 8262 S. University Blvd. in Centennial. I strive to source the most realistic faux plants that I can find for each piece.

Stay-at-home mom My first love is as a wife and stay-at-

Megan Nygren runs a succulent arrangement business in Centennial and enjoys gardening and teaching workshops.

COURTESY PHOTO home mom, and this business helps to keep me creative and help others with no-maintenance creations for their home. Another part of my business is workshops, and I teach others about gardening and arranging with succulents. It brings me such joy to help

others create something beautiful!

The wonderful thing about the workshops is that it attracts all ages — mostly women, but sometimes men. I enjoy teaching workshops for kids as well and have done birthday parties from time to time.

Enjoying ‘the little things’ I love working in our school garden at Homestead Elementary School and work with kids at our church at Mission Hills in Littleton.

I’m addicted to audiobooks and listen to a new book each week — I think it’s important to continually grow and evolve in all areas of our lives. My favorites are nonfiction and biographies, and I enjoy learning from others. Another “fun fact” is that I was excited for moving from California to Colorado because I could finally grow peonies — the little things in life.

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5 takeaways from Centennial State of Our City address Fiber internet, trails, shopping centers among focuses

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Centennial took a victory lap at its 2019 State of the City address, with the mayor nodding toward upcoming projects as well as initiatives already in place to speed up internet and further build out the area’s vast trails system.

“The City of Centennial continues to be intentional, future ready, fiscally sustainable, economically viable and one of the safest cities in Colorado,” Mayor Stephanie Piko said at the April 17 event.

The theme “live connected, grow together” set the tone for the speech, which highlighted Centennial’s partnerships with the school, library, and park and recreation districts that serve it as a city that contracts for much of its services.

“I would like to acknowledge and thank all of our community partners, for they complete the experience that is living in Centennial,” Piko said.

Here’s a look at the noteworthy developments and projects referenced in the address.

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School districts upgrading The Littleton Public Schools district covers the west part of Centennial, and Cherry Creek Schools covers the rest, roughly from South Holly Street to near highway E-470.

“Our schools are a big part of what brings neighborhoods together,” Piko said. “We are looking forward to the exciting days ahead as Littleton Public Schools is able to revitalize and grow by investing in its infrastructure and designing new opportunities in education for their students.”

LPS voters passed a bond in November that promised to rebuild some schools, erect a new stadium at Newton Middle School in Centennial and provide a career and technical education center where students can

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Piko also pointed to the Cherry Creek district’s upcoming collegeand career-preparedness facility for the district’s high schoolers, focusing on areas like STEAM — science, technology, engineering, arts and math — automotive and aviation curriculum, and health services, to name a few.

That’s set to open this fall.

Full on fiber The city’s years-long effort to build an underground system to provide higher-speed internet concluded near the end of last year, and the connections to it are already stacking up.

“Having completed our FiberWorks project in 2018 — on time and under budget — we have put in place a new

Mayor Stephanie Piko highlighted a number of city projects aimed at improving trail connectivity and partnering with schools and businesses to provide faster internet.

ELLIS ARNOLD infrastructure that brings the opportunity for affordable and accessible high-speed internet to help residents and businesses achieve their goals,” Piko said.

The fiber-optic cable system is about 50 miles long in “rings” in the east, west and central parts of the city. Cherry Creek Schools, SEAKR Engineering and two internet providers, including Ting, have signed leases to use the system.

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April 26, 2019

LPS to hold special meeting on Arapahoe accusations

BY DAVID GILBERT DGILBERT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The school board will hold a special meeting on May 2 to “hear public comment regarding the leadership, climate, and culture of Arapahoe High School,” according to a Littleton Public Schools news release.

The meeting comes in response to accusations by an anonymous group that the high school has a culture of bullying and drug abuse, and that school and district leadership have mismanaged the response to student suicides and teachers accused of sexual assault.

The meeting, which will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the Arapahoe High School theater, is a chance to “make sure we’re gathering all viewpoints and thoughtfully charting a path forward, instead of potentially reacting in haste,” said Littleton Board of Education member Jim Stephens.

Jessica Peck, an attorney representing the group Arapahoe High School Community Coalition, said she learned about the meeting from the news release, and expressed frustration with the district’s communication with her.

“We’ve done everything we can to foster collaboration and trust, but we have been repeatedly ignored,” Peck said. “The truth will win out and my clients won’t be silenced anymore.”

Peck spoke at an April 11 school board meeting and said the group’s preference was to speak at the regularly scheduled school board meeting on April 25. Peck said she was repeatedly stymied in efforts to get a time slot to present on the group’s behalf at the meeting.

Peck said the group still plans to publicly release the responses to an online survey it conducted on Arapahoe’s culture and climate on April 25, and said the survey drew more than 1,100 responses.

Stephens said May 2 was the earliest date that the whole school board could schedule a special meeting, and felt the format was conducive to giving the group and other members of the public and school community time to fully voice their views. The board will respond to the meeting at the May 9 school board meeting, he said.

“We’ve got full agendas this time of year,” Stephens said. “If we tried to put this on the April 25 agenda,

‘Regardless of what happens, the board needs to chart a course that’s thoughtful, open, collaborative and inclusive.’

Jim Stephens, Littleton Board of Education member we’re not convinced we could get all our work done or have a meeting that’s safe and orderly given the constraints of the venue.”

Stephens said he hopes the meeting is a chance to move forward in a productive manner.

“Regardless of what happens, the board needs to chart a course that’s thoughtful, open, collaborative and inclusive,” Stephens said.

Centennial man charged in trooper’s death during blizzard ASSOCIATED PRESS

A Centennial man has been charged in the death of a Colorado State Patrol trooper who was struck and killed by a car during last month’s blizzard.

The Weld County District Attorney’s Office on April 18 announced that John G. Carpenter, 58, was charged with failure to exercise due care when approaching a stationary vehicle that resulted in death and careless driving causing death.

Carpenter said in an interview that he was scared and hadn’t been contacted by anyone for his side of the story. He wouldn’t comment further until he meets his attorney, Dan Carr.

Carpenter is to appear in court May 29 at Greeley.

Authorities say Carpenter’s car hit Cpl. Daniel Groves on March 13 as the trooper was helping a driver who had slid off Interstate 76.

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‘Not a single one of us walked out the same’ Survivors and loved ones gather to remember 13 killed in 1999 at Columbine

BY DAVID GILBERT DGILBERT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

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wenty years.

Twenty years since the day hell opened beneath Columbine High School. Since students streamed out of the south Jefferson County school, their hands over their heads, fleeing two classmates turned murderers.

Twenty years since families learned their loved ones had been taken. Since the community suffered a wound that may never completely heal.

On April 20, 20 years since the darkest day many will ever know, hundreds gathered in Clement Park, just around the corner from the school, to remember, and to share the pain and love that followed that day in 1999.

“Not all scars are visible on the skin,” Sean Graves, who was shot in the attack’s first moments, told the crowd. “On that day, there were 2,000 people inside… Not a single one of us walked out the same.”

But the mood in the park was not despair or misery, but hope and appreciation that after two decades, life has moved forward.

“We can overcome evil,” Graves said. “We can love one another. We can become family.”

Drawing from the strength of loved ones was crucial in the months and years following the attack, said Patrick Ireland, who to many was once known as “the boy in the window.” The world watched live in 1999 as two SWAT officers pulled Ireland, who had been shot multiple times, through a broken window of the school onto the roof of an armored vehicle.

“The amount of loving, healing energy was incredible,” Ireland said of the aftermath.

Throughout the memorial event, babies cooed in strollers, toddlers scribbled in coloring books and kids scampered among the crowd — new, young lives, for whom the tragedy at Columbine is something vague that happened long before their birth.

The pain may never fully subside, said Dawn Anna, whose daughter Lauren Townsend was killed in the attack.

“Sometimes I wonder how I’m going to get through this day,” Anna said. “Sometimes I wonder how I’m going to get through any day. But I think of Lauren, and I hear her say: ‘Do it for me. Do something wonderful for me today.’”

Toward the end of the ceremony, former Columbine Principal Frank DeAngelis read the names of those killed by the attackers. Thirteen names DeAngelis said he recites every morning upon waking. Thir-

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A couple embraces while the names of the 13 victims are read. teen names engraved in stone at the memorial across the park from the ceremony.

Cassie Bernall. Steven Curnow.

Corey DePooter. Kelly Fleming.

Matthew Kechter. Daniel Mauser.

Daniel Rohrbough. Dave Sanders.

Rachel Scott. Isaiah Shoels. John Tomlin. Lauren Townsend. Kyle Velasquez.

“Let’s cry because we lost them,” DeAngelis told the crowd, “but smile because we had them.”

Sean Graves, who was wounded in the attack’s first moments, with his wife Kara.

“Learn from our mistakes,” Graves said he would tell high school students today. “We didn’t realize how much we meant to each other until it was too late.”

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AirLife memorial run/walk supports EMS heroes Family-friendly celebration takes place May 11 at Hudson Gardens STAFF REPORT

As runners and walkers compete for winning times in the annual USATFsanctioned AirLife Memorial 5K/10K run/walk on May 11, one man will slow to a stop for a moment of reflection.

Dr. Mark Maertins has made this stop during each of the 21 prior AirLife Memorial events, according to a news release. Maertins pauses at the memorial site to honor his friends — former AirLife Denver pilot Pete Alplanlap and flight nurses Leslie Feldmann and Beth Barber — who were killed in 1997 when their helicopter struck electrical wires, the release said.

For 31 years, Maertins has served as medical director for AirLife Denver, a medical transport company that has completed more than 62,000 missions in the Rocky Mountain region, the release said. He always remembers the crew of that 1997 flight, which calls him to his true mission: educating flight crews and enhancing safety measures, the release said.

Friends of AirLife is the nonprofit beneficiary of the AirLife Memorial

Dr. Mark Maertins, a Centennial physician who has served as the medical director for AirLife Denver for 31 years, has worked to ensure that EMS providers have the most advanced training and safety precautions.

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Maertins has collaborated with the nonprofit to outfit flight crews with the most advanced equipment, including night vision goggles and lifesaving medical devices, and develop conferences and classes to educate EMS personnel throughout the region, the release said.

“When you’re doing a medical transport, the crew must function as a team. Therefore, it’s important that each member have the best training and tools available so that they can assist each other,” Maertins said in the release.

Founded as an event to honor fallen EMS heroes, the annual AirLife Memorial event has grown into a day-long celebration that brings together emergency responders and community members. In addition to the 5K and 10K run and walk, there is a free kids fun run; a muster of emergency response vehicles including fire trucks, ambulances and police cars, a helicopter demonstration; a kids’ fun zone with bouncy houses, giant slides and games; and a 16-team volleyball tournament.

The event kicks off at 8 a.m. Saturday, May 11 at Littleton’s Hudson Gardens, followed by the kids’ fun run at 9:30 a.m. and the start of the volleyball tournament at 10:30 a.m.

The interactive emergency response vehicle display, kids fun zone and expo will be open to the public all day.

Online registration, which includes an AirLife Memorial tT-shirt ($35 for adult runners/walkers and $20 for youth 17 and younger) is open at https://friendsofairlife.org/. All proceeds benefit Friends of AirLife and the EMS personnel who support communities throughout the Rocky Mountain region.

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April 26, 2019

Nonprofit set to host fundraiser for veterans Money will send disabled vets on vacation

BY ALEX DEWIND ADEWIND@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

In the summer of 2017, Army veteran Tyler Wilson, a paraplegic, traveled to Hawaii with his wife and baby son. Army veteran Josh Hargis, a double leg amputee, went to Ireland the summer of 2018. This October, Michael Jernigan, a retired marine who lost his sight, will go with his wife to Hawaii.

These are three of 32 disabled veterans who have been able to vacation, free of charge, thanks to Vacations for Warriors. Six years ago Bob DeMonbrun founded the nonprofit organization that funds two-week long trips to popular destinations like Hawaii, Yellowstone, the Caribbean and Disney World.

DeMonbrun, a veteran who served in the Vietnam era, sees his nonprofit as a way to honor families who face lifelong challenges. He wasn’t injured in the service but feels for those who were. Recipients of the vacations have debilitating

mental and physical disabilities.

“I wanted to help soldiers and their families,” DeMonbrun, of Highlands Ranch, said. “We just want to bring some joy to their lives after years of rehab and injuries and family separation.”

At 6 p.m. May 11, Vacations for Warriors will host its fifth Luau Paniolo — a mix of a Hawaiian luau and cowboy style pig roast — at Elks Lodge 1650, 5749 S Curtice St., Littleton.

Sold at the door, a $35 ticket covers food and nonalcoholic drinks. Two hunting tags for antelope on a 4,000acre ranch between Fort Collins and Laramie, among other items, will be auctioned off. Winners of a raffle for a seven-day Caribbean cruise will be announced.

There will be music and dancing.

Some of the wounded veterans will give speeches.

“You get to meet (people) who are helping,” said Jeff Ludwig, who is on the Vacation for Warriors board of directors. “Bring a tissue.”

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Woman who spurred school shutdowns found dead Sol Pais, 18, died by suicide in Mount Evans area, police say

BY DAVID GILBERT DGILBERT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A Florida woman whose behavior spurred a massive shutdown of Denver-area schools died by suicide near Mount Evans in Clear Creek County, officials said on April 17.

Sol Pais, 18, traveled from Florida to Colorado on April 15, FBI Special Agent Dean Phillips said in a news conference.

Phillips described Pais as obsessed with the 1999 Columbine High School shooting.

Authorities were not aware that Pais planned to target any specific school for an attack, but said they grew concerned based on a combination of actions, comments to acquaintances and online postings, and the timing with the 20th anniversary of the shooting drawing near, Phillips said.

Pais bought three one-way tickets to Denver, Phillips

said, for April 15, 16 and 17, and took the first of the three flights.

Pais “immediately” went to a gun store upon arrival, Phillips said.

Though officials did not name the gun store, a Facebook post by Colorado Gun Broker on West Bowles Avenue in south Jefferson County said Pais purchased a shotgun there.

“We had no reason to suspect she was a threat to either herself or anyone else,” according to the post, which is attributed to store owner Josh Rayburn.

The store is less than two miles from Columbine High School.

From there, Pais was dropped off in the Mount Evans area by a driver in a “forrent vehicle,” Phillips said.

“We don’t know why that was the location of her choosing,” Phillips said.

The driver told agents she might be in the area, Phillips said, but were waiting for daybreak to begin a search.

FBI agents and Clear Creek County Sheriff ’s deputies discovered Pais’s body in the Mount Evans area about 10:30 a.m. on April 17, Phillips said.

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self-inflicted gunshot wound, he said.

Colorado authorities were first alerted to Pais’ actions by FBI agents in Miami on April 16, Phillips said.

People in Florida contacted local police after noticing Pais had disappeared, Phillips said. Local police in turn notified the FBI’s Miami field office, who notified Denver agents.

Denver FBI officials didn’t become aware of Pais until after she had procured the shotgun, Phillips said.

Pais’ presence kicked off a massive manhunt on April 16 and 17, prompting most of the Denver metro area’s school districts to cancel classes on April 17. Most schools were expected to resume classes as normal on April 18.

Phillips declined to comment on Pais’ mental health or social media activity. The investigation into Pais’s death is ongoing, Phillips said, and will examine whether she acted alone.

Asked by a reporter what he would say to parents who called the school shutdowns an overreaction, Phillips said, “As a parent, I would say thank you to the school system for protecting my child.”

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Blazing more trails The many trails that run through Centennial are on track to get even more connected as the city spends on new trailways.

“We continue to partner with South Suburban and Arapahoe Park and Rec districts — along with Arapahoe County Open Space — to improve trail connectivity across the city and upgrade play for residents of all ages and abilities,” Piko said.

The Lone Tree Creek Trail, when finished, will stretch from East Broncos Parkway near Centennial Airport all the way to Cherry Creek State Park, passing Centennial Center Park along the way.

The East West Trail, a gargantuan path spanning the city, is expected to stretch from E-470 and East Arapahoe Road to South Broadway.

Taking action on energy The city’s recently announced Energy Action Plan provides potential cost savings through a partnership with Xcel Energy.

Its goal is “to create a future for Centennial that is resilient for its citizens and businesses through improved energy efficiency, enhanced connectivity, education and cost savings,” Piko said.

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Centennial City Councilmember Candace Moon sits in the audience April 17 at the Centennial State of Our City event. It was held at the Embassy Suites Denver Tech Center hotel at 10250 E. Costilla Ave. in Centennial.

ELLIS ARNOLD and city residents gave input on the plan, according to Piko’s presentation.

‘Sparking’ Centennial The city aims to get ideas bubbling about how shopping center spaces can play a role in the “new era of retail shopping trends,” Piko said.

The Spark Centennial program, unveiled during the address, will help citizens create pop-up events to help draw crowds to shopping centers in Centennial. The city will provide planning resources and up to $4,000 toward events, a news release said.

Examples could include events like an event to beat a Guinness World Record or a temporary art café in a vacant storefront, the release said.

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VOICES

There’s a lot to be said for running out of coffee

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lease don’t squeeze the shaman.

As someone once said, “When you come to the fork in the road, take it.”

QUIET Never say never.

Where there’s a will, DESPERATION there’s a relative.

Life’s a horse race, and Bubble Gum is sticking to the rail.

It’s a dogma eat dogma world out there. It’s time to take Edgar Allan Poe by the tale and face the music. Make mine Brahms and wake me Craig Marshall up when it’s all over.

Smith “Never answer an anonymous letter,” and never splits tens unless you know what you’re doing.

The first thing I do when I wake up in the morning is reach for some motivation: “You’re never fully

dressed without a smile,” and “There’s a sucker born every minute, and two people to wait on him.”

I’d give my right hand to be ambidextrous. If tin whistles are made of tin, what do they make foghorns out of ?

Who wrote, “The fog comes on little cat feet.”? Answer at the end.

Some men and women are good at telling other people how to live their lives, and some people are good at doing what they’re told. It’s a little like having a humidifier and a dehumidifier in the same room.

Some people know all the answers, and I am one of them.

Here they are: True, false, true, Scranton, Pennsylvania, and Shecky Greene.

This column is wandering between drivel and complete drivel. I have an excuse.

I ran out of coffee. And I have to wait until 5 a.m. for the store to open. I vow it won’t happen again.

Emo Phillips said, “How many people here tonight are telekinetic?

Raise my hand.”

Judge Learned Hand said, “Words are not pebbles in alien juxtaposition.” I’ll have the English translation of that for you tomorrow.

“I Want to Hold Your Hand” was recorded on October 17, 1963. It was released in the United States that year on the day after Christmas.

David Allen Coe said, “You can’t shake hands with a fist.”

The “Monument to Joe Louis,” known as “The Fist”, was created by sculptor Robert Graham, and it is a 24-foot-long arm with a fisted hand.

These meanderings are the side effects of not experiencing the side effects of my morning coffee.

I know, I know. I could go to an allnight convenience store, and get some of their hot, brown water. But I would regret it.

One of Gary Larson’s best cartoons showed a customer trying to reach an

item on an impossibly high shelf. The punch line: “Inconvenience store.”

If I don’t get some coffee into my veins soon I will start to lose sight of what I am doing, repeat myself, and confuse my thinking. But it hasn’t happened yet.

And never say never is my motto.

The word “motto” is Latin for “to mumble, mutter, murmur,” and that’s what I am doing right now.

“I Want to Hold Your Hand” was recorded on October 17, 1963, by Gerry and the Pacemakers.

I am almost sure that Gerry didn’t know the name of his group would become the name of a device to control heart rhythms.

Oh, look: It’s 4:45 am. Get in the car, Harry, it’s time to take care of my heart rhythms.

Carl Sandburg.

Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resident.

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Teach yourself to speak the language of success

H LETTER TO THE EDITOR The threat remains So, the threat is lifted. But it’s not. Not for the half million students who were kept home and now have to return to school wondering… will a bad person be at my school today? Not for the parents who will send their kids off to school wondering… will I see her again? Overreacting? Ask them.

Our state finally passed an Extreme Risk Protection Order amid wailing and gnashing of teeth from NRA supporters and some sheriffs and politicians around the state. Was this young

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woman not deemed an “extreme risk”? The FBI thought so.

The FBI also supports extending research time for background checks on a federal level. That would have prevented this harrowing situation and saved that woman’s life sine they were already aware of her.

Our lives and well-being are more precious than a gun. Or are they? Looking at you, Sen. Cory Gardner.

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ave you ever had a desire to learn to speak a foreign language? Some, if not many of you are already bilingual or multilingual, if that is you, you have my deepest respect as you can communicate with others in this WINNING world in a way WORDS that many of us simply cannot. Not without Google Translate or some other app.

Learning to speak Spanish, French, German, Italian, Hebrew, Chinese, JapaMichael Norton nese or any other foreign language is an asset to be valued for sure. But what about learning to speak and communicate in ways that lead us to the mutual success of ourselves and others? The value found in learning to speak words that lift others up instead of tearing them down is found in learning the language of success.

And for some, learning the language of success is as foreign as learning Arabic or Russian. Whether it is because this is the way we were talked to all of our lives or because

we try and use words to show our dominance or superiority, or for a host of many other reasons, it is never too late to learn a new and foreign language, the language of success.

While participating in a meeting with an executive who I had just met that day, I was caught off guard by his consistent use of profanity and in the way that he talked down to his team during the meeting. The executive had left the session a few minutes early and as I was packing up and saying my goodbyes, one of the team members apologized on behalf of her boss. She must have sensed that I had taken exception to the tone of the meeting and her boss’s apparent lack of self-awareness about what he said and how he said it. She offered, “That is just the way it is around here.”

Asking a few more questions I found out that morale was low, employee turnover was high, collaboration didn’t exist, and it was his way or the highway. Her next statement inspired this column, “Having him learn to speak to us differently would be like teaching him a foreign language.”

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Science shows that vaccinations save lives

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easles vaccinations almost wiped out the disease from the United States in 2000.

Elimination meant measles no longer spread, because most people were vaccinated. However, in 2019, instead of celebrating public health successes, we are losing ground.

GUEST So far this year, the number of COLUMN measles cases in the U.S. is the second highest since 2000.

Today, there are outbreaks of measles in Washington state, New York, California, New Jersey and Michigan, and New York City just declared a John M. Douglas Jr. public health emergency because the outbreak there had become so severe.

Such outbreaks are a blunt reminder of how vulnerable we are in Colorado.

For the 2017-18 school year, Colorado’s kindergarten vaccination rate for measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) ranked second to last in the U.S., with a coverage rate of 89 percent. Because measles is so highly contagious, we need 95 percent coverage to keep it under control and prevent an outbreak.

Vaccines are one of the greatest successes of our time — reducing illness, medical costs and emotional heart-

NORTON FROM PAGE 12

What does that foreign language sound like? What is the language of success? Well, I am glad you asked. It sounds like hope and encouragement, it sounds like firm but fair, it sounds like gratitude and appreciation, it sounds like coaching, mentoring and guidance, and it sounds like silence and listening.

What does this foreign language look like? What does the language of success look like? Again, I am glad you asked. It looks like eye contact, it looks like engaged body language, it looks like belief, it looks like confidence, it looks like abundance and it looks like support.

What will I gain by learning this foreign language? What will I gain by learning the language of success?

Wow, you really do ask great questions. The gains will be important to you and your organization, and they will change the lives of everyone you speak this new language to. You

break for countless families. Vaccines have completely eradicated smallpox and are close to doing so for polio; they have also reduced disability and suffering from more than 18 diseases preventable by vaccines.

Yet, vaccines are victims of their own success. Keep in mind that because vaccines work so well to protect people, most of us haven’t seen the devastating consequences of diseases such as measles and mumps. In 2017 in Colorado, more than 9,000 children were taken to the hospital because they were ill from a disease that could have been prevented by vaccination. Tri-County Health Department serves Adams, Arapahoe, and Douglas counties, and we are seeing measles, mumps and whooping cough reemerge among unvaccinated people.

Decisions by parents not to vaccinate their children is a growing public health issue across the world. Such “vaccine hesitancy” is considered by the World Health Organization to be among the most important of all global health issues. It’s also an issue in our jurisdiction: Among 1,135 child care centers, kindergartens and schools, parents of nearly 8,000 students opted out of having their child receive a recommended vaccine by using a personal belief or religious exemption. In our three counties, vaccination rates for MMR in kindergarteners in some schools run as low will gain respect, stronger relationships, greater morale, lower employee turnover, buy-in to new ideas, higher productivity, and recognition as a company that people want to work for, a friend that anyone would want to be a friend of, and a family that others wish they belonged to.

The world is hard enough, we do not have to make it harder by speaking words of dysfunction and hurt.

Instead, we can learn a new language, and we can become the difference maker in our family, in our social circles, and at work by speaking the language of success.

So how about you? Are you someone who already speaks words of hope and encouragement? Or do you need a new talk track and learn how to lift others up? I would love to hear your story at gotonorton@gmail. com and when we can learn how to succeed by changing our language, it really will be a better than good week.

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as 43%, and MMR rates are lower than the state average in one out of four kindergartens.

Much of this hesitancy is based upon an increasing amount of misinformation about safe vaccines actually are. Such misunderstanding can lead to concern among some parents who are trying to do the best they can for their child’s health and thus are cautious about health decisions. That’s understandable. But the truth is that vaccines are safe. Some of the best minds in science continuously study vaccines to ensure they are safe and effective — for the community, and for their own children. Myths about vaccine risks — such as the unfortunate fraudulent report that vaccines can cause autism — have been regularly assessed and debunked.

Now, the process for a parent to claim a non-medical exemption so their child can enter school without meeting vaccination requirements is

easier than vaccinating a child. House Bill 1312, currently under consideration by the Colorado legislature, asks parents considering a non-medical exemption to put in time and consideration — just as the overwhelming majority of parents who do vaccinate their children take the time to do. This is important because vaccination is not only a personal choice. Whether or not a parent vaccinates their own child has very real impacts on people around them in the larger community.

Diseases quickly become outbreaks when we don’t work together. Take away vaccination and disease will return. As a part of this community, we have a responsibility to each other.

Please talk to your health-care provider and get the facts about vaccination.

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celebrates history, culture Denver is home to one of the largest festivals in the country

A GLIMPSE OF HISTORY Cinco De Mayo — or the fifth of May — is an annual celebration honoring the Mexican Army’s victory over the French Empire at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862.

Traditions in the state of Puebla, southeast of Mexico City, include military parades, recreations of the battle and other festive events. Cinco De Mayo is not a federal holiday, so for many Mexicans it’s just like any other day.

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argaritas. Sombreros.

Cervezas. Tequila.

Across cities and college campuses in the United States, these tend to be the staples of Cinco de Mayo. Popular Mexican American restaurants and rooftop bars in the Denver metro area typically overflow on this party holiday.

This year Cinco de Mayo, the fifth of May, falls on a Sunday.

Aside from the fun it brings, the holiday is rich with history, a celebration of triumph and culture.

For Andrea Barela — who heads the largest two-day Cinco de Mayo celebration in the state, held May 4 and 5 this year — it’s a weekend for cultures to blend. In today’s political climate, she explains, that can otherwise be a challenge.

“With the turmoil and racism our country is experiencing, this is the weekend we forget all of that and come together as a community to celebrate,” said Barela, the president of NEWSED Community Development, which promotes economic success of underserved populations in the Denver metro area. “These are cultural events, they are significant and they should be maintained.”

History Cinco de Mayo — sometimes mistaken for Mexico’s Independence Day — is celebrated by a population of residents in the Mexican state of Puebla, southeast of Mexico City.

The day honors May 5, 1862, when the Mexican Army defeated European invaders at the Battle of Puebla. The triumph was unexpected — Texas-born General Ignacio Zaragoza led the outnumbered and poorly supplied Mexicans, according to the History Channel. Nonetheless they triumphed and maintained their land.

Cinco de Mayo traditions in Puebla include military parades, recreations of the battle and other festive events.

On May 4 and 5, Civic Center Park in downtown Denver turns into a mini Mexico for the annual Cinco de Mayo Festival. The two-day event celebrates the country’s culture and history.

COURTESY PHOTOS Performers attract a crowd at Denver’s Cinco de Mayo Festival. This year’s event takes place May 4 and 5 at Civic Center Park in downtown Denver.

MAKE YOUR PLANS Stop by the Cinco De Mayo Festival at Civic Center Park, 101 W. 14th Ave, from 10 a.m.-8 p.m. May 4 and 5. A parade starts at 11 a.m.

May 4, followed by Chihuahua races at 2 p.m. On May 5, a taco eating contest begins at 2 p.m.

Both days feature music, food, rides and games.

the Outlets at Castle Rock, 5050 Factory Shops Blvd. On May 4, local food trucks will be selling Mexican food and sweet treats, with Mexican beers available for purchase. On May 5, a mariachi band will play in the food court from noon to 1 p.m.

If you’re in southern end of the Denver metro area, check out

If you live in or near Golden, head to El Dorado Mexican Restaurant, 720 Arapahoe St., for all-day food

But because it isn’t a federal holiday, Cinco de Mayo is just like any other day for many Mexicans.

“Puebla is actually the only place in Mexico that celebrates this day,” said Highlands Ranch resident Lola Wiarco Dweck, who is of Mexican heritage, adding, “and in the U.S., it’s a holiday that’s observed more by MexicanAmericans and Americans than Mexicans.”

Dweck was raised in California. Growing up, her family

didn’t celebrate the holiday but she did perform ballet folklórico at some Cinco de Mayo festivals in Los Angeles, she said.

Today Dweck, a professional chef, celebrates by making foods that commemorate the colors of the Mexican flag: red, white and green, and cooking mole poblano, one of Puebla’s best-known dishes.

“It’s definitely become more mainstream, although I don’t think many Americans know the significance of the holi-

and beer specials and giveaways.

For those in the northern area, try Longmont’s Cinco De Mayo celebration at Roosevelt Park, 700 Longs Peak Ave., from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. May 4. Festivities include music and dance entertainment, vendor booths, activities for kids, a car show, a Chihuahua contest and food. To purchase tickets, visit https://bit.ly/2uR7I5z. day,” Dweck said of Cinco de Mayo. “To those who celebrate, it’s a reason to get together, eat Mexican food, and drink beer and tequila.”

A celebration of culture In the 1960s, MexicanAmerican activists — who identified with the indigenous Mexicans who defeated the French Empire in the Battle of Puebla — raised awareness of the holiday, the History Channel reports. In areas with large Mexican-American

In the 1960s, Mexican-American activists — who identified with the indigenous Mexicans who defeated European invaders in the 1862 battle — raised awareness of the holiday, the History Channel reports. Today in the United States, especially in areas with large Mexican-American populations, the holiday marks a celebration of Mexican culture and heritage.

Source: www.history.com populations, the holiday would mark a celebration of Mexican culture and heritage.

In 1987, Denver’s first Cinco de Mayo festival took place in the La Alma-Lincoln Park neighborhood, off Santa Fe Drive. Until recently, nearly 90 percent of the neighborhood’s population was Hispanic, according to Barela, whose mother helped start the festival.

“It really started as a street event made to highlight the Santa Fe corridor and the west Denver neighborhood, to boost economic development,” Barela said. “It became very popular very quickly.”

It became so popular that it outgrew its original location and moved to Civic Center Park, near the Colorado Capitol in downtown Denver.

One of the largest in the nation, Denver’s Cinco de Mayo festival attracts about 400,000 people a year, depending on the weather.

The two-day extravaganza features three stages — one with bands from Mexico, one with local bands and one featuring dancers — more than 200 vendors, a parade, Chihuahua races, kids’ activities, folklórico dancers and a lowrider car show — what Barela calls a Chicano tradition.

“It’s so cultural,” Barela said of the festival, “that it’s like visiting Mexico in the city of Denver for a weekend.”

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April 26, 2019

Natural materials form art at Chatfield Farms

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culptor Patrick Dougherty creates immersive sculptures from natural materials — saplings and branches — and for his upcoming reveal at Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield Farms, it’s likely the materials came SONYA’S from on-site. He SAMPLER weaves the materials into whimsical and complicated architectural forms and the works remain on exhibit until they deteriorate naturally. The process of forming a large piece takes three Sonya Ellingboe weeks, and this new structure will be unveiled to the public on April 27.

It will be placed in a clearing near the Earl J. Sinnamon Visitor Center, close to the Chatfield Farms parking area, at 8500 W. Deer Creek Canyon Road (from Wadsworth Boulevard just south of C-470, go west on Deer Creek Canyon Road — you will see the gardens/farms on the left.

Photography exhibit The winners of the 2018 Eye of the Camera Best of Show — J.R. Schnelzer (black and white) and Karen Kirkpatrick (color), have a joint exhibit at the Littleton Museum, 6028 S. Gallup

Patrick Dougherty will construct a new immersive sculptural work at Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield.

Example shown is “Ready or Not” at the North Carolina Zoo (2013). The new piece will be introduced April 27.

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Pottery sale The Arapahoe Community College Clay Club hosts the Annual Spring Pottery Sale April 25 to 28 in the Half Moon on the ground floor of the Littleton Campus building, 5900 S. Santa Fe Drive. Hours: April 25, 4 to 8 p.m.; April 26, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.; April 27, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; April 28, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Opening reception April 25 4 to 6 p.m. Prize drawing.

Denver Indian Wars Symposium The 2019 Denver Indian Wars Symposium is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on May 11 at the Colorado National Guard Headquarters Auditorium, 6868 S. Revere Parkway, Centennial. Five well-known speakers, coffee, doughnuts, lunch, authors and booksellers. $35 check to: OIW, P.O. Box 1650, Johnstown, CO 80534 or pay $45 at the door. Information (and limited author/bookseller arrangements): Mike Koury, 970-587-9530/ cell 970-420-8139. Lodging arrangements: Marriott Courtyard Denver Tech Center, 6565 S. Boston St., Greenwood

Focus on roses South Suburban Parks and Recreation District offers the annual Rose Pruning Workshop at the War Memo-

Village. A no-host after party will be held here.

Stories on Stage “Hollyweird: Twisted Tales from Tinseltown” is the intriguing title for the May 5 Stories on Stage performance at Su Teatro Cultural and Performing Arts Center, 721 Santa Fe Drive, Denver. Performances: 1:30 and 6:30 p.m. Single tickets: $15 to $28, storiesonstage.org, 303-494-0523. Readers will be: Chris Parente, John Jurcheck and Candy Brown.

Health and Resources Expo South Suburban will host a free Health and Resource Expo for adults from 9 to 11:30 a.m. on May 3 at Buck Recreation Center, 2004 W. Powers Ave., Littleton. Sixty local vendors participate in this “Life is a Fiesta” event. No registration needed. Info: Nikki Crouse, NikkiC@ssprd.org, 303730-4609.

Historic Littleton Awards May is Historic Preservation Month and the Historic Preservation Board and Historic Littleton Inc. will host an award ceremony, with entertainment, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. May 9 at the Littleton Museum, 6028 S. Gallup St., Littleton. Recognition for care of historic properties, improvement of properties and advocacy will be awarded. The community is welcome to attend. Doors open at 6:30.p.m.

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Need: Volunteers to help organize supplies; donations of supplies. All donations are tax-deductible. Needed items include cleansers, skin cream, ointment, disinfectants, dressings, bandages, rolls, sponges, pads, dressing tape, gloves, alcohol pads, asprin, Tylenol.

Age Requirement: All ages can participate.

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The Bible Speaks – Ascension

The ascension of Jesus Christ 40 days after His resurrection was the appropriate & necessary end of His earthly ministry. He returned to heaven in His glorified body to sit at the Father’s right hand & begin His ascension ministries. He is now interceding for, defending & gifting believers (Rom 8:34, 1 John 2:1, Eph 4:7,8). He heads His church (Col1:18; 2:19) & is preparing a heavenly home for us (John 14:2,3). He is “hiding” us in the Father where we are secure, protected & precious (Col 3:3). From heaven He gives us abundant life, physical, soul & spiritual & from there He will return in glory (Col 3:4). As a result we have assurance, peace, joy, service, hope & stability.

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Colorado Community Media wins big at press contest STAFF REPORT

Colorado Community Media received 50 awards in the annual state press competition, including the prestigious public service award for a year-long series on the state of mental health in Douglas County.

The award-winning entries, announced April 13, were spread among many of the 18 weeklies and two monthlies that CCM publishes in Adams, Arapahoe, Denver, Douglas, Elbert and Jefferson counties. They cover work done between Nov. 1, 2017 and Oct. 31, 2018.

“Being recognized by our peers is validation of the quality work of our staff,” Publisher Jerry Healey said.

“I am proud to be associated with the team here, and our readers can expect more good things to come.”

CCM’s papers won awards in all five of the Colorado Press Association’s weekly classifications, which were divided up based on size of circulation.

Class 1, for weeklies with a circulation of up to 1,000, was the smallest, and Class 5, for weeklies with a circulation greater than 7,000, was the largest.

Monthlies are in a separate class.

Among Class 4 weeklies, journalists Alex DeWind, Jessica Gibbs and Nick Puckett took top honors in public service and series for their “Time to Talk” project, which explored all facets of mental health in Douglas County. First-place awards also were

Colorado Community Media recently took home 50 awards in the Colorado Press Association’s annual contest.

GLENN WALLACE given to DeWind and Gibbs for education, news and health enterprise stories, respectively, that looked at the effects of technology and social media on young people’s emotional intelligence, the growing mental health crisis in jails, and how addiction and mental health are connected.

In the Class 3 weekly category, journalist Ellis Arnold won first place for best series for “No Place to Call Home,” which looked at how Englewood is facing challenges of an increasing homeless population, and first in best health enterprise for a

story on the opioid epidemic.

In Class 2, journalist Christy Steadman received first place for an in-depth look at gender in engineering fields and the top public service award for a story on a troublesome intersection. Steadman, with colleagues Shanna Fortier, Clarke Reader and editor Glenn Wallace also received first place for their ongoing series, “Homeless in Jeffco,” which explored the challenges facing suburban communities.

Also in Class 2, photographer Stefan Brodsky took first for a photo essay on a Memorial Day celebration in the

Northglenn/Thornton Sentinel and Westminster Window. Metro North editor Scott Taylor, Fortier and Brodsky took second in deadline reporting for their coverage of the memorial service for a slain Adams County deputy.

Among Class 1 weeklies, journalist David Gilbert won first place in the series, news story and sustained coverage categories for his exploration of the life and death of a Kiowa man and the complicated legal case of the man arrested on suspicion of his murder.

Fortier received first-place honors for her photography portfolio among Class 5 weeklies.

Kailyn Lamb, editor for the Denver monthlies Washington Park Profile and Life on Capitol Hill, won first place in sports column writing along with second-place honors for environmental and business reporting.

Karen Earhart, Erin Franks, Tina Meltzer and Lisa Allison won first place for Best Classified Pages or Sections, in addition to several other advertising awards.

In all, CCM garnered 23 first-place and 27 second-place awards in categories that also included headline, design and editorial writing; and business, photography, feature, deadline, environmental, agricultural and sports reporting.

To see the complete list of awards and winners, go to www.colorado communitymedia.com.

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BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

H Event staff collect eggs at South Suburban’s Egg Scramble event April 20. Dozens of families’ children searched for eggs and met the Easter bunny.

PHOTOS BY ELLIS ARNOLD

unting was the sport of choice at the South Suburban Parks and Recreation Sports Dome a day before Easter.

Kids came in droves to meet the Easter bunny, hop in an inflatable bounce house and search for Easter eggs — which they traded in for candy — at the seventh annual

Egg Scramble event April 20.

Stephanie Hankenson, a Greenwood Village resident, came to the event with her daughter for the first time.

“She loved it — are you kidding?”

Hankenson, 45, said.

“She was jumping up and down. She was so excited.”

The City of Centennial sponsored the event at the indoor dome at 6959 S. Peoria St., near East Arapahoe Road.

From left, Evan Loury, 7; Marlowe Loury, 3; and Emme Hankenson; 7, go through their candy April 20 at the Egg Scramble event at South Suburban’s Sports Dome.

From left, top row: Stacy Devanney Fitzgerald, 39; Kyle Fitzgerald, 39; Molly Fitzgerald, 12; Shannon Devanney, 47; and bottom, Georgetta Fitzgerald, 10, huddle together April 20 at the Egg Scramble event at the South Suburban Sports Dome in Centennial. Shannon Devanney enjoyed the variety of activities for kids. “And it’s free,” Devanney said.

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Arts center welcomes new chief Sharan Wilson has been Colorado resident for 35 years

BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Sharan Wilson started in her new job as executive director of Littleton’s Town Hall Arts Center on April 8 after the THAC board of directors found her to be best-qualified for the multi-faceted position of the many people who applied.

Her career experience is with nonprofits and Wilson their operation and she is excited that contracts for Town Hall’s next season are mostly signed and ready for announcement soon.

Watch for what comes next!

Wilson has been in Colorado since 1984 and grew up in neighboring Nebraska, where she attended junior college. With an Air Force husband, the family moved frequently in the early years, but ended up in Omaha.

Her master’s degree in journalism (emphasis on PR) is from University of Nebraska/Omaha. A job with the Omaha World-Herald was focused mainly on advertising, she said.

“I raised my family here (Littleton area),” she said, where her three children attended local schools.

Wilson worked in cable television for a time in the late 1970s, with the celebrated Bill Daniels, involving cable companies across the U.S. Another nonprofit organization

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Jernigan, to a destination of their choice this year. Each trip costs about $10,000, according to DeMonbrun.

On vacation, the recipients and their families do activities — fish-

Wilson worked with trained and supplied service dogs for veterans.

Additional experience was in other fields, including one that worked with erosion problems. Variety of ways of accomplishing things ...

She is now meeting with each Town Hall board member individually (one a week), “raising community knowledge,” and getting familiar with Town Hall’s operations, and says she is looking forward to meeting Main Street business owners and operators.

She is active in her church, South Suburban Christian, reads a lot and loves to travel to new places, she said.

As she settles into Town Hall’s routines and projects, she will be occupied with “policies, procedures, job descriptions” and more as new season announcements happen and box office activity picks up. A PR/ development director is needed and preparations for the May opening of “Sister Act” are in process, as well as installation of another art exhibit in May and another for summer/ Western Welcome Week ... August brings WWW and in mid-September, the popular Scavenger Hunt, presented by Historic Littleton Inc. will bring in a crowd — and the new theater season will get underway.

The THAC board is discussing new ideas that will flow through Wilson’s Main Street office as well. She will become accustomed to a fairly constant flow of visitors when the lobby doors are open and in summer, lots of young people participate in the popular Actor’s Playground education programs.

We wish her many happy experiences in that treasured building!

ing, snorkeling, golfing. They take helicopter and boat tours. They stay in nice hotels and dine out.

For a moment in time they are distracted from the hardships they’ve endured.

“If we can show these guys some joy and their families some joy,” DeMonbrun said, “it really helps them.”

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THINGS to DO

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Night of Wine & Roses: 4-7 p.m.

Friday, April 26 at Tagawa Gardens, 7711 S. Parker Road, Centennial. Wine-tasting and wine for purchase from Balistreri Vineyards.

Music by Los Chicos Malos Quintet.

Call 303-690-4722 or go to www. tagawagardens.com.

Mental Health First Aid Trainings: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 27 at Greenwood Village Community Room, 6060 S. Quebec St., Greenwood Village; and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Saturday, May 11 at Cherry Hills Community Room, 2460 E. Quincy Ave., Cherry Hills. Regular trainings on how best to approach and assist those in crisis. Just as CPR helps you assist an individual having a heart attack, Mental Health First Aid helps you assist someone experiencing a mental health or substance use-related crisis. Learn risk factors and warning signs for mental health and addiction concerns, strategies for how to help someone in both crisis and non-crisis situations, and where to turn for help.

Art and Pottery Sale: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 27 at The Trails Recreation Center, 16799 E, Lake Ave, Centennial. Call 303-2698402. See the art created by art and pottery students and staff.

National Prescription Drug Take Back Day: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 27 at Smoky Hill Library, 5430 S. Biscay Circle, Centennial.

Drop off any unused or expired medications, prescription or overthe-counter. Call 303-542-7279 or go to https://arapahoelibraries.org.

Highlands Ranch Concert Band April Concert: 4-5 p.m. Saturday, April 27 at the Goodson Recreation Center, 6315 S. University Blvd., Centennial. Free concert from the classic wind band repertoire. Go to https://www.facebook.com/ events/2652230238126618/ How to Grow Ravishing Roses: 9:30-11 a.m. Saturday, April 27 at Tagawa Gardens, 7711 S. Parker Road, Centennial. Call 303-6904722 or go to www.tagawagardens.com. Presented by Peggy Williams, Denver Rose Society.

Trees for Your Xeriscape: noon to 1:15 p.m. Saturday, April 27 at Taga-

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this week’s TOP FIVE Autism Awareness Month Play Date: 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 27 at the Centennial Autism Center, 8008 E. Arapahoe Court, Ste. 110, Centennial.

Presented by Autism Home Support Services. Go to www. autismhomesupport.com.

Local Author Showcase: 2-4 p.m. Saturday, April 27 at the James H. LaRue Library, 9292 S. Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Features 14 local authors, a book sale and signing. Registration is required at 303-791-7323 or DCL.org.

The Heroin Addict Next Door: One Man’s Painful Story: 6-7 p.m. Sunday, April 28 at Castle Rock Adventist Hospital, Ridgeline Conference Room, 2350 Meadows Blvd. Lifetree Cafe discussion about Rocky Romano’s downward spiral into addictions, one after another, and his trial to stop it. Contact Roy Koerner at 303-8140142 or roykoerner@msn.com.

wa Gardens, 7711 S. Parker Road, Centennial. Call 303-690-4722 or go to www.tagawagardens.com.

Presented by Craig Miller.

Colorado Native Trees & Shrubs: 2-3:30 p.m. Saturday, April 27 at Tagawa Gardens, 7711 S. Parker Road, Centennial. Call 303-6904722 or go to www.tagawagardens.com. Presented by Scott Skogerboe, chief propagator at Fort Collins Wholesale Nursery.

Planting Roses in Containers: 1-2 p.m. Sunday, April 28 at Tagawa Gardens, 7711 S. Parker Road, Centennial.

Call 303-690-4722 or go to www.tagawagardens.com. Presented

by Rob Proctor, 9News garden expert.

Jazz in The Forum: Annie Booth Trio: 7-8 p.m. Wednesday, May 1 at Koelbel Library, 5955 S. Holly St., Centennial. Call 303-5427279 or go to https://arapahoelibraries.org.

Career Fair: 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Thursday, May 2 at Embassy Suites Denver, Tech Center, 10250 E. Costilla Ave., Centennial. Bring resumes and dress in professional business attire. Free for job seekers.

Sinatra Tribute: 2-3 p.m. Thursday, May 2 at Centennial Public Works Facility, 7272 S. Eagle St., Centennial. Centennial Active Seniors event.

Register at www.centennialco.gov/ activeseniors.

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Preparing to Hike the Front Range: 7 p.m.

Tuesday, April 30 at Bemis Public Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton. Veteran hiker and author Pete KJ will give an overview of local hikes. He will also speak on hiking strategies such as pacing, timing, and seasons. Learn about some of his all-time favorite walks in the area, as described in his new guidebook, “Base Camp Denver: 101 Hikes in Colorado’s Front Range.” Call 303-795-3961.

Inspirational POW Life: 1:30-3 p.m.

Wednesday, May 1 at Malley Recreation Center, 3380 S. Lincoln St., Englewood. As a platoon sergeant, Fred Pilkington was taken prisoner during the Battle of the Bulge in 1944 and spent four months in captivity. Fred wrote an account of his time as a soldier and a POW in a German prison camp. After the war, he earned a master’s degree in art from New York University and was an art educator and artist until the end of his life. Mary Pilkington shares her husband’s story as a soldier, a POW and an artist. Call 303-762-2660 or go to englewoodrec.org.

tors & Hummingbirds: 1-2:30 p.m. Friday, May 3 at Tagawa Gardens, 7711 S. Parker Road, Centennial. Call 303-690-4722 or go to www.tagawagardens.com.

Presented by Rob Proctor, 9News garden expert.

Growing Floral Arrangements in Your Landscape: 10-11 a.m. Saturday, May 4 at Tagawa Gardens, 7711 S. Parker Road, Centennial.

Call 303-690-4722 or go to www. tagawagardens.com. Presented by Carole Kastler of Camelot Design.

Annuals for Your Xeriscape: noon to 1:15 p.m. Saturday, May 4 at Tagawa Gardens, 7711 S. Parker Road, Centennial.

Call 303690-4722 or go to www.tagawagardens. com. Presented by Craig Miller.

Tomato Success: 2-3:30 p.m. Saturday, May 4 at Tagawa Gardens, 7711 S. Parker Road, Centennial.

Call 303-690-4722 or go to www. tagawagardens.com. Presented by Betty Cahill.

Small Business Resource Fair: 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 4 at Smoky Hill Library, 5430 S. Biscay Circle, Centennial. Explore the community resources and loan options available to entrepreneurs.

Morning includes a panel discussion and Q&A; after, chat with experts and gather information at this open-house style fair. Call 303-542-7279 or go to https://

arapahoelibraries.org.

Touch-A-Truck: 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 4 at the Sports Dome, 6959 S. Peoria St., Centennial. Experience up-close a variety of emergency vehicles and more.

Free Admission. Just show up. Go to www.ssprd.org Shady Solutions for Patios & Balconies: 1-2:30 p.m. Sunday, May 5 at Tagawa Gardens, 7711 S. Parker Road, Centennial. Call 303690-4722 or go to www.tagawagardens.com. Presented by Rob Proctor, 9News garden expert.

Denver

E-Waste Recycling: 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 27 at Denver Metro Association of Realtors headquarters, 4601 DTC Blvd., Ste. 100, Denver. Learn more at DMARealtors.com.

Mimouna Concert and Celebration: 7-9 p.m. Saturday, April 27 at Temple Sinai, 3509 S. Glencoe St., Denver. Multi-faith community celebration with musicians Shlomit Levi and RebbeSoul. Mimouna is a Moroccan Jewish tradition to celebrate the end of Passover. Go to https://www.judaismyourway. org/holidays/mimouna/

Englewood

Active Minds: Japan: 10-11 a.m.

Friday, April 26 at Malley Senior Center, 3380 S. Lincoln St., Englewood. Call 303-762-2660 to RSVP. Community Trail Clean-up and Restoration Project: 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 27 at Centennial Park in Englewood.

South Platte Water Renewal Partners project. Volunteers will receive breakfast, snacks, discount coupons to local businesses and a free drink at Breckenridge Brewery Farmhouse. Register by contacting Deb Parker at 303-762-2638 or dparker@englewoodco.org.

Youth Sport Sampler: 10:45-11:30 a.m. Saturdays through April 27 at Jason Park, 4299 S. Jason St., Englewood. Children ages 3-5 experience a new sport each week including soccer, t-ball, basketball, and flag football. Parents must participate. Visit englewoodrec.org to register.

Natura Obscura: on display through April 28 at the Museum of Outdoor Arts, 1000 Englewood Parkway, Englewood. Features more than 30 Colorado-based artists and creatives. Go to http://www. naturaobscura.org/ Active Minds presents: Railroads: 2-4 p.m. Wednesday, May 1 at Brookdale Meridian Englewood, 3455 S. Corona St., Englewood.

Active Minds program review the history of railroads in the United States. RSVP: 303-761-0300. Go to www.activeminds.com

Highlands Ranch

Monday Morning Links Ladies 9-Hole Golf Club: open to women ages 21 and older.

Applications accepted through April. Call 303-470-9292 or contact Sherrie Mitchell at 303799-4583 or mmlinksladies18@ gmail.com Highlands Ranch Hospital Community Open House: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 27 at UCHealth Highlands Ranch, 1500 Park Central Drive, Highlands Ranch. Take a tour of the new hospital and medical clinics.

Saturday Classic Car Cruise: 4-9 p.m. Saturdays, April 27, May 25, June 22, July 27, Aug. 24 and Sept.

28. Presented by the Highlands Ranch Hot Rodders. Go to www. hrhotrod.com for a map of the cruise route. Contact info@ hrhotrod.com or call Ron at 720201-7007.

Trees & Shrubs for Colorado Yards: 2-3 p.m. Sunday, April 28 at the James H. LaRue Library, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Learn how to choose Colorado-friendly trees and shrubs with help from Beth Scott, master gardener of the Colorado State University Extension. Registration is required at 303-791-7323 or DCL.org.

An Evening with Bestselling Author Mark Obmascik: 6:308:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 30 at the James H. LaRue Library, 9292 SEE CALENDAR, P22

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LOCAL

SPORTS

ThunderRidge junior signs contract with Rapids

S

ebastian Anderson is 16 years old and missing out on some of the fun activities that other high school students are doing since he opted to join the adult world.

But he is living a dream.

Anderson on April 3 became the youngest player in club history to sign OVERTIME a contract with the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer and now needs to follow the commitments that go along with being a professional athlete.

“It is definitely the life I chose,” Jim Benton said Anderson, a junior at ThunderRidge High School.

“I have three periods at ThunderRidge and then I have three classes online,” he added. “It’s kind of tough sometimes but we sat down with the teachers and they knew I was going to leave a little bit early sometimes and show up late sometimes. They have been super helpful.

“I come in on the off day on Wednesday and stay in school as

much as I can and make up as much time as I can with the teachers. The grades aren’t as good as if I was in school full time but everyone is helpful. A lot of people talk to me about it (the contract) at school. I just say thank you.”

Anderson, a defender who played for Real Colorado before switching to the Rapids’ Development Academy two years ago, agreed to a Homegrown contract. It is a five-year contract with an option for 2024. He is the 11th player to sign a Homegrown contract with the Rapids.

The Homegrown Player Rule allows MLS soccer teams to sign local players from their own development academies directly to MLS first team rosters. According to Top Drawer Soccer, the MLS pays out around $9 million in lump Homegrown salaries per year, and at last count there were 126 players in the league that have Homegrown pacts.

“Obviously I was beyond excited to sign the contract and make it official,” said Anderson. “It’s been a dream of mine since I was a kid. I went to the Rapids with the thought in mind to become a professional soccer player to sign a professional

contract and move on to that second part of my life. That’s what I did.”

Littleton’s Cole Bassett was 17 years old when he signed a Homegrown contract with the Rapids last summer.

“A year ago I saw all these guys, especially Cole Bassett, started training with the first team, and he was doing so well and moved up to the first team full time,” said Anderson. “Cole and I are good buddies and I thought I’m not too far off from that, and if I work hard I will get the opportunity, and sure enough it came.”

Now Anderson is working to get into his first MLS contest after being a substitute for two matches.

“That’s obviously the next goal for me with the Rapids right now,” said Anderson. “I made the A team the last two trips and was eligible to play and that was a big step for me. For me it’s focusing on training and proving to the coach that I am ready to play.

When the time comes to get into a game, I have to be ready for it.”

Big mountain snowboarding Freeriding is something new and forced me to do some research.

Well, freeriding is a type of snow-

boarding or skiing that uses natural, un-groomed slopes without a predetermined course, goals or rules.

Snowboarders sometimes refer to freeriding as backcountry, sidecountry, big mountain or extreme riding.

Lucas Lemire, a 14-year-old student at Castle Rock Middle School, is a competitive big mountain snowboarder on Team Summit Colorado.

He recently placed third in the 12-14 age group at the IFSA Big Mountain North American Championships, held at Kicking Horse in British Columbia on Aril 12.

According to the Summit Daily EEdition, Lemire executed a few nice turns before hitting a four-foot drop into another chute. He then carved and connected fluid turns before hitting another drop near the judges and came to a stop with a textbook turn.

Lemire told the newspaper that he is “trying to set a goal for myself to get at least one podium next year.

And that’s going to be hard.”

Jim Benton is a sports writer for Colorado Community Media. He has been covering sports in the Denver area since 1968. He can be reached at jbenton@ coloradocommunitymedia.com

Do you have poorly controlled Atopic Dermatitis (eczema)?

If so, you may be eligible to take part in a National Institutes of Health-sponsored research study to examine the effect of a new treatment called dupilumab on your skin disease.

You may be eligible if:

• You are a male or female between the ages of 18 and 65 years old • You have moderate to severe atopic dermatitis and have at least three active areas of disease on your arms or legs • You have not previously received the FDAapproved drug, dupilumab, (also called Dupixent) for the treatment of your atopic dermatitis or any other allergic disease

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• About 10 visits to the clinic over a 6-month time period, plus phone calls • Blood and skin sample collection, including skin biopsy • Subcutaneous (just under the skin) injections of dupilumab or placebo

For more information, please call the National Jewish Health ADRN Study Coordinator at 303-398-1409 Principal Investigator: Dr. Donald Leung

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Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch. The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and local author introduces his new biography, “The Storm on Our Shores.” Hear the story of two WWII soldiers and “The Forgotten Battle” that raged in May 1943.

Registration is required at 303-791-7323 or DCL. org.

Paint Box Guild Exhibit: on display through May 13 at St. Andrew United Methodist Church, 9203 S. University Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Show includes 34 artists and 64 paintings. Exhibit is open for public viewing from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily. Go to https://www.paintboxguildlittleton.org/

Littleton

Watercolor Painting with Artist Steve Griggs: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday and Friday, April 25-26 at the Littleton Museum, 6028 S. Gallup St., Littleton. Registration required. Go to heritage-guild. com and select Current Workshops.

Ballroom Dance Sampler: 7 p.m. Fridays through April 26 at Adventures in Dance, 1500 W. Littleton Blvd., Littleton. Call 720-276-0562 or email info@adventuresindance.com. Go to https:// www.adventuresindance.com Spiritual Project Choir: 1 p.m. Saturday, April 27 at First Presbyterian Church Littleton, 1609 W. Littleton Blvd., Littleton. Directed by Roger Holland of Lamont School of Music. Call 303798-1389.

“The World Goes ‘Round”: on stage through Sunday, April 28 at Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 W. Main St., Littleton. Showtimes are Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. (and 2 p.m.

April 13) and Sundays at 2 p.m. (and 6:30 p.m.

April 21). Get tickets in person at the box office, by calling 303-794-2787 ext. 5, or online at townhallartscenter.org.

Free April Community Dinner: 6-7 p.m.

April 30 at First Presbyterian Church, 1609 W. Littleton Blvd., Littleton. Dinner served on the last Tuesday of every month. This month, volunteers will serve ham, baked potatoes, confetti corn, fruit salad, fresh fruit and desserts. All are welcome; no reservations required. Call 303-798-1389 or go to fpcl.org/dinner.

Active Adult Health and Resource Expo: 9-11:30 a.m. Friday, May 3 at the Buck Recreation Center, 2004 W. Powers Ave., Littleton. Experience more than 60 local resources and health screenings.

Contact Nikki Crouse at Nikkic@ssprd.org.

Breaking Mindsets that Hinder When Helping: 8:30 a.m. May 4 at Centennial Covenant Church, 5854 S. Datura St., Littleton. Led by author Lois Tupyi. Go to https://www.loveinclittleton.org Intuitive Painting Workshop: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Saturday, May 4 at First Presbyterian Church, 1609 W. Littleton Blvd., Littleton. Led by Victoria Kwasinski. Registration required. Go to http:// www.heritage-guild.com Foothills Colorado Crop Hunger Walk: 1:30 p.m.

Sunday, May 5 at Clement Park, Littleton, Shelter Q. Registration begins at 1 p.m. Register or donate at www.crophungerwalk.org/ littletonco Paint Box Guild Juried Show: on display May 5-31 at Bemis Public Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton. Open house and reception with juror Rick Brogan, a local artist and instructor at Art Students League and Curtis Arts Center, is from 2-4 p.m. Sunda, May 5. Go to https://www. paintboxguildlittleton.org/

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Ranky Tanky: 8 p.m. Friday, April 26 at the Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree.

Band of South Carolina natives who keep the Gullah musical tradition alive. Go to https://www. lonetreeartscenter.org/ “Colorful Colorado”: 2 p.m. Sunday, April 28 at the Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree. Presented by the Denver Concert Band. Go to https://www.lonetreeartscenter.org/ Home Staging Workshop: 9 a.m. Thursday, May 2 at Denver Marriott South at Park Meadows, 10345 Park Meadows Drive, Lone Tree. Learn how to stage homes, how to incorporate it into you real estate business and gain an edge. You will stage rooms with your team. Go to https://www. eventbrite.com/e/7-seconds-home-stagingworkshop-tickets-57360113644?aff=ebdssbcit ybrowse.

Snap: 1:30 and 7 p.m. Sunday, May 5 at the Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree.

Illusion artists from Korea present magic with stage language, mime, comedy and more. Go to https://www.lonetreeartscenter.org/

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Plumbing

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Good old fashioned American work ethic

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Tile

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Painting

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Saturday, April 27th Annual Shredding Fundraiser with Pro Shred St. Michael & All Angels’ Church 1400 S. University Blvd.

In the parking lot at the rear of the building.

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Gigantic Garage Sale in the Pradera Golf

Community Subdivision Fri & Sat, May 10th & 11th 8am-4pm Numerous homeowners in the Pradera community will be participating in this event Major cross streets into Pradera are Bayou Gulch and Parker Road., Parker 80134 Call Dotson Skaggs, Kentwood Company, 303-909-9350 for more information.

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Wind Crest is Hiring All Positions Wind Crest is a continuing care retirement community developed and managed by Erickson Living in Highlands Ranch.

Wind Crest continues to grow—which means more residents to serve.

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Visit jobs.ericksonliving.com for current job openings.

Senior QA Analyst wanted by Travelport, LP in Englewood, CO. Oversee test plans, conduct & coord s/ware testing, & provide approval for new products for online implmtn. Collaborate w/ Product, Dvlpmt & Operations teams to review product reqmts & dsgn for accuracy & testability & participate in dvlpmt meetings & dsgn of new s/ware. Bach deg in Comp Sci, CIS or rel + 5 yrs rel exp. See addt'l description & job reqs on website. Visit & apply at https://www.travelport.com/careers, enter job ID# 6674BR under 'SEARCH'.

Special Education Teacher who will work at the Strasburg School District providing inclusive special education services.

Current Colorado license as Severe Cognitive or Generalist teacher preferred. We are team oriented and collaboratively support efforts of our staff for our children. Salary based on education and experience. Excellent benefits. Professional Development opportunities available. Immediate opening to finish the school year through May 17. The position could carry over into next year with possible ESY support. Questions contact Tracy at (719) 775-2342, ext. 101 or email tracyg@ecboces.org. Please complete a certified application on the ecboces.org website, located under "Jobs" and provide supporting documents, including resume, letters of recommendation & transcripts. Equal Opport unity Employer.

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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.

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.

FIRST LIEN. LOT 20, BLOCK 3, BROOKRIDGE HEIGHTS, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 5301 South Sherman Street, Littleton, CO 80121.

(Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B7041402 Original Principal Amount $152,750.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $170,301.97

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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.

PUBLIC NOTICES First Publication: 3/28/2019 Last Publication: 4/25/2019 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;

DATE: 01/22/2019 Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 05/22/2019, 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.

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, 05/22/2019, 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.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 7, BLOCK 1, SOUTHPARK SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 3, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO Also known by street and number as: 7703 CURTICE WAY #F, LITTLETON, CO 80120.

Last Publication: 4/25/2019 THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL Public Notices callTheSheree 303.566.4088 legals@coloradocommunitymedia.com Name of Publication: Littleton Independent OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0034-2019

Neal K. Dunning #10181 Douglas W Brown #10429 Rachel H Connor #50831 Brown Dunning Walker PC 2000 S. Colorado Blvd., Tower Two, Suite 700, Denver, CO 80222 (303) 329-3363 Attorney File # 3006-222

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

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.

On January 22, 2019, 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.

©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015

Public Trustees

Original Grantor(s) MONIQUE D. CROSS Original Beneficiary(ies) WESTERRA CREDIT UNION Current Holder of Evidence of Debt WESTERRA CREDIT UNION Date of Deed of Trust June 09, 2017 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust June 15, 2017 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) D7066953 Original Principal Amount $40,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $39,105.50

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: 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.

CONDOMINIUM UNIT 5855, CHATEAUX BEAUMAR CONDOMINIUM, ACCORDING TO THE MAP THEREOF, FILED FOR RECORD AND CONDOMINIUM DECLARATION FOR CHATEAUX BEAUMAR CONDOMINIUM, RECORDED MAY 19, 1975 IN BOOK 2338 AT PAGE 458, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO Also known by street and number as: 5855 South Lowell Blvd., Littleton, CO 80123.

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, 05/22/2019, 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: 3/28/2019 Last Publication: 4/25/2019 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; DATE: 01/22/2019 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: Neal K. Dunning #10181 Douglas W Brown #10429 Rachel H Connor #50831 Brown Dunning Walker PC 2000 S. Colorado Blvd., Tower Two, Suite 700, Denver, CO 80222 (303) 329-3363 Attorney File # 3006-222

Public Trustees

Legal Notice No.: 0034-2019 First Publication: 3/28/2019 Last Publication: 4/25/2019 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0035-2019 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On January 22, 2019, 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) Melissa Meza Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Freedom Mortgage Corporation, its successors and assigns Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Freedom Mortgage Corporation Date of Deed of Trust July 17, 2017 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust July 24, 2017 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) D7083197 Original Principal Amount $225,834.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $222,350.19 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 TWENTY-THREE (23), BLOCK ONE (1), SOUTHLAWN GARDENS ANNEX, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 2087 W Wesley Ave, Englewood, CO 80110.

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, 05/22/2019, 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: 3/28/2019 Last Publication: 4/25/2019 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; DATE: 01/22/2019 Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee

First Publication: 3/28/2019

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;

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DATE: 01/22/2019 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: Heather Deere #28597 Toni M. Owan #30580 Halliday, Watkins & Mann, PC 355 Union Blvd., Ste. 250, Lakewood, CO 80228 (303) 274-0155 Attorney File # 80798-FMC 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.: 0035-2019 First Publication: 3/28/2019 Last Publication: 4/25/2019 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0036-2019 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On January 22, 2019, 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) David T. Nelson, II Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for American Financing Corporation Current Holder of Evidence of Debt AmeriHome Mortgage Company, LLC Date of Deed of Trust March 17, 2018 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust March 26, 2018 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) D8028689 Book: n/a Page: Original Principal Amount $283,373.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $282,152.69 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 20, BLOCK 3, BROOKRIDGE HEIGHTS, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 5301 South Sherman Street, Littleton, CO 80121.

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, 05/22/2019, 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: 3/28/2019 Last Publication: 4/25/2019

Public Trustees

First Publication: 3/28/2019 Last Publication: 4/25/2019 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; DATE: 01/22/2019 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 Attorney File # 19CO00005-1 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 Legal Notice No.: 0036-2019 First Publication: 3/28/2019 Last Publication: 4/25/2019 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0058-2019 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On February 1, 2019, 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) STEPHEN A FLYNN Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR IMPERIAL LENDING, LLC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE C-BASS MORTGAGE LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-CB6 Date of Deed of Trust March 26, 2007 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust April 03, 2007 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B7041402 Original Principal Amount $152,750.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $170,301.97 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 7, BLOCK 1, SOUTHPARK SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 3, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO Also known by street and number as: 7703 CURTICE WAY #F, 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

ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE

Public Trustees

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, 06/05/2019, 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: 4/11/2019 Last Publication: 5/9/2019 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; DATE: 02/01/2019 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: Joseph D. DeGiorgio #45557 Nichole Williams #49611 Monica Kadrmas #34904 Randall Chin #31149 Weldon Phillips #31827 Barrett, Frappier & Weisserman, LLP 1199 Bannock Street, Denver, CO 80204 (303) 350-3711 Attorney File # 00000008099335

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.: 0058-2019 First Publication: 4/11/2019 Last Publication: 5/9/2019 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0065-2019

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

On February 5, 2019, 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) ALLEN DARRINGTON AND LORI C. DARRINGTON Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., acting solely as nominee for FREMONT INVESTMENT & LOAN Current Holder of Evidence of Debt DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR MORGAN STANLEY ABS CAPITAL I INC. TRUST, SERIES 2007-SEA1 Date of Deed of Trust June 02, 2006 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust June 09, 2006 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B6086132 Original Principal Amount $340,850.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $350,026.23

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 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 LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will

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THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOTS 11 TO 14, INCLUSIVE, BLOCK 3, CAPITOLIA THIRD FILING, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 5794 S PRESCOTT 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, 06/05/2019, 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: 4/11/2019 Last Publication: 5/9/2019 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; DATE: 02/05/2019 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: Joseph D. DeGiorgio #45557 Nichole Williams #49611 Monica Kadrmas #34904 Randall Chin #31149 Weldon Phillips #31827 Barrett, Frappier & Weisserman, LLP 1199 Bannock Street, Denver, CO 80204 (303) 350-3711 Attorney File # 00000008135295 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.: 0065-2019 First Publication: 4/11/2019 Last Publication: 5/9/2019 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0092-2019

SEE ATTACHED EXHIBIT A LEGAL DESCRIPTION. Also known by street and number as: 10 Cherry Lane Dr, Cherry Hills Village, CO 80113-4234.

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, 06/26/2019, 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: 4/25/2019 Last Publication: 5/23/2019 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; DATE: 02/19/2019 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: Steven Bellanti #48306 Jennifer Cruseturner #44452 Holly Shilliday #24423 Courtney Wright #45482 Erin Croke #46557 Jennifer Rogers #34682 McCarthy & Holthus LLP 7700 E Arapahoe Road, Suite 230, Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122 Attorney File # CO-19-850847-LL The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 0092-2019 EXHIBIT “A” LEGAL DESCRIPTION THE LAND REFERRED TO HEREIN BELOW IS SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO, AND IS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: PLOT 10, CHERRY HILLS ANNEX, TOGETHER WITH THAT PART OF THE VACATED CREST ROAD, FORMERLY SOUTH DEXTER STREET ALSO KNOWN AS FAYETTE ROAD ADJOINING SAID PLOT 10, ON THE EAST BY VACATION ORDINANCE NO. (NOT GIVEN), RECORDED APRIL 14, 1958 IN BOOK 1059 AT PAGE 98, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Legal Notice NO.: 0092-2019 First Publication: 4/25/2019 Last Publication: 5/23/2019 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

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

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0096-2019

On February 19, 2019, 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.

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

Original Grantor(s) Gary J. Dragul Original Beneficiary(ies) JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association Date of Deed of Trust February 02, 2017 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust February 07, 2017 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) D7015481 Original Principal Amount $3,850,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $3,731,472.89

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 ATTACHED EXHIBIT A LEGAL DESCRIPTION. Also known by street and number as: 10 Cherry Lane Dr, Cherry Hills Village, CO 80113-4234.

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

On February 20, 2019, 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) JOSE LUIS RUIZ Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., acting solely as nominee for GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt US Bank National Association as Trustee for Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc. Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Series 2005-5 Date of Deed of Trust June 10, 2005 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust July 07, 2005 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B5100067 Original Principal Amount $144,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $156,137.69

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.

LOT 9, BLOCK 2, ROSE GARDENS SUBDIVISION, AMENDED PLAT, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

A.P.N.: 207705404009

Public Trustees

LOTS 11 AND 12, BLOCK 21, SHERIDAN SUBDIVISION COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO Also known by street and number as: 1800 WEST GIRARD AVENUE, ENGLEWOOD, CO 80110.

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, 06/19/2019, 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.

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, 06/19/2019, 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: 4/25/2019 Last Publication: 5/23/2019 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

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

Public Trustees 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, 06/19/2019, 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: 4/25/2019 Last Publication: 5/23/2019 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; DATE: 02/15/2019 Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee

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

DATE: 02/20/2019 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:

DATE: 02/20/2019 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:

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) 706-9990 Attorney File # 19-020834

Scott A. McGath #15151 Jason P. Rietz #32660 Overturf McGath & Hull & P.C. 625 E. 16th Ave., Suite 100, Denver, CO 80203 (303) 860-2848 Attorney File # 7757

Joseph D. DeGiorgio #45557 Nichole Williams #49611 Monica Kadrmas #34904 Randall Chin #31149 Weldon Phillips #31827 Barrett, Frappier & Weisserman, LLP 1199 Bannock Street, Denver, CO 80204 (303) 350-3711 Attorney File # 00000008164964 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.: 0096-2019 First Publication: 4/25/2019 Last Publication: 5/23/2019 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0097-2019 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On February 20, 2019, 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) DAVID BECKER Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR FINANCE OF AMERICA MORTGAGE LLC, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC D/B/A MR. COOPER Date of Deed of Trust September 15, 2017 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust September 19, 2017 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) D7106520 Original Principal Amount $274,928.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $270,412.92 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.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

A.P.N.: 207705404009

Also known by street and number as:

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

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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;

First Publication: 4/25/2019 Last Publication: 5/23/2019 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

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.

LOTS 11 AND 12, BLOCK 21, SHERIDAN SUBDIVISION COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO

Public Trustees

Also known by street and number as: 4182 S ELIOT STREET, ENGLEWOOD, CO 80110.

Arapahoe, State of Colorado

Also known by street and number as: 7132 South Bryant Street, Unit 224, Littleton, CO 80120.

LOT 9, BLOCK 2, ROSE GARDENS SUBDIVISION, AMENDED PLAT, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO

Also known by street and number as: 4182 S ELIOT STREET, ENGLEWOOD, CO 80110.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY EN-

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.: 0097-2019 First Publication: 4/25/2019 Last Publication: 5/23/2019 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0084-2019 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On February 15, 2019, 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) Meredith M. Pechek Original Beneficiary(ies) Vectra Bank Colorado, National Association Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Zions Bancorporation, N.A., dba Vectra Bank Date of Deed of Trust September 17, 2014 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust September 22, 2014 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) D4087511 Original Principal Amount $91,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $91,340.00 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. Condominium Unit Number 224, ASPEN GROVE CONDOMINIUMS (FORMERLY KNOWN AS WOLHURST CONDOMINIUMS) in accordance with the Condominium Map recorded on April 19, 1985 in Book 83 at Page 1 in the office of the Arapahoe County Clerk and Recorder, and the Amended and Restated Declaration recorded on January 4, 2005 at Reception No. B5001453, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado Also known by street and number as: 7132 South Bryant Street, Unit 224, 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 Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

Legal Notice No.: 0084-2019 First Publication: 4/25/2019 Last Publication: 5/23/2019 Name of Publication Littleton Independent

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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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