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Plans taking shape for future of canal Trail has challenges but is beloved by residents

By Kyle Harding kharding@colorado communitymedia.com Over the decades, the High Line Canal has been transformed from a utilitarian agricultural irrigation canal into a recreational draw, and the High Line Canal Conservancy says that work needs to

be done to preserve it in the future.

One of the longest continuous urban trails in the country, the canal meanders 71 miles, from its start at Waterton Canyon to Green Valley Ranch, south of Denver International Airport, passing through the heart of the metro area along the way and connecting several parks. The trail, a repurposed maintenance road, is a popular route for cyclists, runners, dog walkers and horseback riders.

“People use it as a natural place of beauty and refuge,” said Harriet LaMair, executive director of the conservancy, which was started as a nonprofit foundation in 2014 to lobby for improvements and maintenance for the trail.

The trail is nearly unusable in some parts near its end, LaMair said, and in many places the canal goes under busy roads in a culvert while trail users must find ways to cross.

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The High Line Canal runs through deKoevend Park, 6301 S. University Blvd., Centennial. Photo by Alex DeWind

Slaying suspect’s arraignment continued Lyons, accused of killing Centennial doctor, set to enter plea in November

By Kyle Harding kharding@coloradocommunitymedia.com

Elise Mutz, left, and Laurel Thompson, both sophomores at Heritage High School in LIttleton, use teamwork for their chalk art creation — a black and white portrait of a woman with fairy lights wrapped around her hand. “I wanted to pick something challenging,” said Thompson, who is an artist and photographer. Photos by Alex DeWind

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A Centennial man accused of killing his neighbor and shooting two other people, including his own wife, did not enter a plea as scheduled on Sept. 23 after his defense attorneys asked for a continuance.

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Concrete parking area comes to life with chalk art

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T Marissa Maestas, from Centennial, brings the characters of Pixar’s “Inside Out” film to life.

he concrete parking lot of Centennial Center Park transformed into a canvas for professional and amateur artists alike over the weekend of Sept. 24 and 25.

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Maria Isa Vasquez and more than 30 of her family members participate in the Denver Metro Out of Darkness Community Walk at Coors Field to remember her daughter, who died of suicide last year. The family from Aurora sports T-shirts that say, “You can not be replaced.” Photo by Alex DeWind

Hundreds of people flood the inside of Coors Field for the second annual Denver Metro Out of the Darkness Community Walk on Sept. 24. The fundraising event to support suicide prevention started in Highlands Ranch in 2010 and grew to expand to the downtown Denver location. Photo courtesy JK Photography

Rain or shine, the walk goes on 2,000 men, women and children walk to support suicide prevention

By Alex DeWind adewind@coloradocommunitymedia.com Coors Field in Denver radiated energy with about 2,000 people in attendance for the second annual Denver Metro Out of the Darkness Community Walk.

Among the crowd was a group of 30 people, of all ages, wearing matching red T-

shirts that read, “You cannot be replaced.”

They were for Maria Isa Vasquez’s daughter, who lost her life to suicide last year.

“It’s good to have support,” the Aurora resident with tears in her eyes as family members patted her back.

The walk to raise awareness about suicide started at Highlands Ranch High School in 2010 and grew to expand to Coors Field in 2015.

The fundraising event, hosted by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, features various speakers, a silent auction, a butterfly-release ceremony and

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workshops. There’s also a poster with hope notes for people to sign and a memory tree for photos of lost loved ones.

To date, the 2016 Denver Metro Out of Darkness Community Walk has raised $182,663 toward a goal of $240,000. Donations will be accepted until Dec. 31.

Funds go toward creating a culture that’s smart about mental health through education and community programs, developing suicide prevention through research and advocacy, and providing support for those affected by suicide, according to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention webpage.

Maria Reed, a sophomore at Highlands Ranch High School, volunteered at this year’s walk to make a difference in others’ lives, she said. She and about 40 other students from the school helped out.

“I just like to make a difference and get involved,” she said, “and try to make people happier.”

Although the weather forecast called for an overcast morning, the day ended up being gorgeous, said Laurie Freeman, chair of the 2016 Denver Metro Out Of The Darkness Walk.

“These go on,” she said, “no matter what.”

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Putting a premium on the future Veterans organizations look to reverse trend of dwindling ranks of younger service members

DECLINING NUMBERS Formed in 1899 by members of the Spanish-American War to advocate for veterans benefits, the Veterans of Foreign Wars claims 1.7 million members, counting auxiliary members who gained access

By Kyle Harding kharding@coloradocommunitymedia.com About 3 million Americans have served in the military since the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and just as there are differences between generations of the public at large, there are differences between younger veterans and those who served before them.

One of those differences is a reluctance to join organizations like Veterans of Foreign Wars.

Like many veterans of her era, Rita Leblanc, of Centennial, said she doesn’t feel like membership in an organization fits into her schedule.

“I just don’t have the time,” said Leblanc, who served in the Marine Corps from 2000 to 2007, with duty in Korea.

“I’m a student. I’m a parent.”

Army veteran Jason Moore, of Lakewood, shares that concern.

“At this point, I’m just too busy,” said Moore, a student who served as a field artilleryman in Afghanistan.

But Moore, who heads up the veterans club at Arapahoe Community College, said he would like to spend time around older veterans.

“It’d be nice to go and talk to vets from another generation and have some camaraderie there,” he said.

Vernon Baltes, of Parker, who served as an Army cavalry scout from 200005, including in Iraq and Kosovo, said younger veterans may feel uncomfortable in groups of older veterans.

Greta Bleau, senior vice commander of VFW Post 9644 in Sheridan, said the club has struggled to attract younger members and that Vietnam veterans — now in their 60s and beyond — make up the core of its membership.

“I think our problem is that we get a couple here and there and they feel like they’re alone,” she said.

A societal shift?

Paul LeVeque, post commander in Sheridan, said he and his fellow Vietnam veterans often didn’t feel welcome in the VFW when they returned home, and they want to make sure the organization is inviting to younger members.

He said younger veterans may not know that the VFW can help them with problems accessing veterans benefits.

Though LeVeque said Sheridan’s older demographics plays a role in the post’s membership, he has heard from younger veterans that they found it hard to interact in a group made up almost exclusively of older veterans.

At VFW Post 4666 in Littleton, there are no members who served in the post

By Kyle Harding kharding@coloradocommunitymedia.com Like every week, a gym tucked away in an industrial area between Santa Fe Drive and the South Platte River was the setting for an early Saturday morning workout.

Unlike the week before or the week after, getting fit wasn’t the only purpose of the workout.

About 40 people came to FIT Littleton on Sept. 24 to take part in the final installment of Tour De Fit, a series of workout fundraisers that FIT Gyms held at its four locations beginning in June.

The Littleton event benefitted Steve’s Club, a New Jersey-based nonprofit organization that partners with Crossfit gyms

At its peak in the early 1990s, VFW membership totaled more than 2 million, according to a 2015 article by the Washington Times.

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Vietnam veteran Stan McClure, 70, said he is one of the youngest veterans at VFW Post 4666 in Littleton. Like many of its counterparts, the post is trying to attract younger veterans as its membership ages. Photo

by Kyle Harding 9/11 era. In fact, 70-year-old Vietnam veteran Stan McClure, the post’s service officer, said he is one of the youngest members.

“We’d really like to change that because we’re getting older,” the Army veteran said.

Members of the Littleton post gather three days per week in the mornings — which McClure says may be part of their problem, as the younger veterans are likely to be at work. He also said that a place where members can sit and have a beer, something the post lacks that many VFW halls have, could help.

Instead, members gather around a long table for coffee in the small white Gallup Street house that serves as the post.

“We’re losing members faster than we’re gaining them,” McClure said.

In Sheridan, the post at 2680 W. Hampden Avenue has the typical VFW hall look — a bar, a jukebox and TVs. But post Junior Vice Cmdr. Paul Gremse said that could play into the sterotype of the organization being for the older crowd.

He also chalked some of the problem up to a societal change.

“These organizations used to be like the social hub of the community,” said Gremse, who retired from the Air Force in 2001 after a 23-year career.

LeBlanc said that when she got out of the Marines, she didn’t know much about the VFW or similar organizations.

“I honestly thought it was just for older vets,” she said.

McClure didn’t join the VFW as a younger vet either — he just joined last year, nearly five decades after his tour in Vietnam. He says he’s glad that he joined.

“I have a whole bunch of new

Fundraiser helps people get fit for a good cause Workout event benefits fitness program for at-risk young people

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across the country to offer fitness classes to at-risk youths.

“It gives the kids a chance to get out of their regular day,” said Jason Kelly, who offers Steve’s Club classes at his gym, Crossfit Broadway in Denver.

FIT Littleton manager Aaron Varcasio said he wanted Steve’s Club to be the beneficiary of the workout because he wants to help at-risk youths. The first Tour de Fit, held in June at FIT Park Meadows in Lone Tree, benefitted gym member Kristin Hopkins of Highlands Ranch, a double amputee raising money for a new set of prosthetics. FIT Thornton held an event in July to raised money for Neverthirst, a charity that aims to provide fresh water in developing nations, In August, FIT Loveland held one to raise money for a local school lunch program.

FIT Gyms owner Nathan Lemon said about $16,000 was raised by all four events.

“It’s surprisingly larger than I expected,” Lemon said about the Littleton event.

Veterans of Foreign Wars membership is open to honorably-discharged veterans who are U.S. citizens and whose service earned them a campaign medal or hostile fire or imminent danger pay, or served in Korea at any time since June 30, 1949.

friends,” he said.

A new approach Some VFW posts are being proactive in their quest for younger members. In Denver, VFW Post 1, which began even before the nationwide VFW organization, bills itself as “the oldest post with the youngest members.” Post 1’s location, located in an old art gallery in the Santa Fe Arts District, lends itself to a younger crowd.

Post 1 even holds weekly yoga classes, coordinated by the Team Red, White & Blue, which is one of several upstart groups that appeals to the different interests younger veterans have. It was started in Michigan in 2010 by Army veteran Mike Erwin.

“Team RWB’s mission is to enrich veterans’ lives through physical and social activities,” said Tara McMachen,

Membership benefits include discounts at hotel chains and healthcare services, and VFW Post 9644 Cmdr. Paul LeVeque said the VFW can help veterans with problems access Veterans Administration benefits.

For more information, visit www.vfw.org.

who is the social director for the Denver chapter.

Team RWB is not just for younger veterans. In fact, it’s not just for veterans — McMachen is not one. But roughly 70 percent of its members served, most in the post 9/11 era.

Team RWB does not have a space of its own, but meets at various locations around the Denver area for running, rock climbing, Crossfit, bar trivia and more.

LeVeque, of the Sheridan post, said that finding a way to get younger members will be crucial to the VFW’s survival as an organization, noting that the posts do volunteer service and the older members are not as able to do as much as they used to.

“We have to,” he said, “if we’re going to stay afloat at least.”

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Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC): • Squamous cell carcinoma is the second most common form of skin cancer.

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Libertarian Lily Tang Williams is challenging incumbent Democrat Michael Bennet and candidate Darryl Glenn, a Republican, for the U.S. Senate. Photo by Tom Skelley

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Lily Tang Williams wasn’t born with the freedoms citizens of the United States have long enjoyed. Now that she’s experienced more than two decades of democracy, she wants to protect it.

Williams, immigrated to the U.S. from China in 1988, became a citizen in 1995 and moved to Parker 17 years ago. She was born in China’s Sichuan Province just before the Cultural Revolution occurred, and grew up being indoctrinated with pro-government propaganda at school and relying on government-issued coupons to purchase food.

After meeting an American exchange student and reading the Declaration of Independence, Williams decided to pursue her studies in the U.S. After seven attempts at securing a passport and finding an American Fullbright scholar to sponsor, Williams came to the U.S. and never looked back.

She first arrived on the political stage when she ran for the Colorado State House of Representatives as a Libertarian in 2014. Williams gained more notoriety with her sense of humor and unconventional ideas during a Sept. 10 debate with Democratic incumbent Sen. Michael Bennet and Republican candidate Darryl Glenn.

“It was fun,” Williams said. “My best part… was my closing statement because I suggested politicians to wear body cameras so we can keep them honest. I actually draw the largest cheers from the crowd.”

Williams acknowledged her English isn’t perfect, but she said she relates to voters just the same.

“I also talk like regular people, not like career politician,” she said. “That helps.”

All of the details of her body camera plan, such as how to ensure politicians actually wear the devices, aren’t completely ironed out. But she said paying for the plan could be done by charging a subscription fee for citizens who want to watch their elected officials conduct business in Washington, D.C. “You could actually make a profit on the investment,” she said.

Williams came to the United States in 1988 and became a citizen in 1995. She became involved in local politics in 2000,

joining the homeowners’ association in the Rowley Downs subdivision and the board of Parker’s Challenge to Excellence Charter School, which her children attended.

She registered as a Republican after reading the platform’s position on limited government, but soon became disillusioned.

“The Republican Party lost all credibility on limited government,” Williams said. “Under Bush, and with Republicans in control of the White House and both houses of Congress, they grew the government. They also grew the mass surveillance program to keep track of law-abiding citizens with taxpayers’ money. Then by the time they bailed out the banks… I was so mad.”

Williams said she had a lot of “compassionate” friends in the Democratic Party, but she didn’t agree with their approach to solving social problems.

“The way they want to help them is through government. I am always critical of government,” she said. “I would like to see people help them at the grass-roots level and charities.”

Williams had previously chided her husband, John, for being a Libertarian, thinking the group was too small to compete with the two major parties.

Eventually, she chose principle over pragmatism.

“I said I’m going to stick to my principles. I’m going to join the Libertarian Party,” Williams said. “It doesn’t matter how small it is, I’m going to help it grow.”

Williams received 6.4 percent of the vote in her 2014 state House race, no small feat for an unknown third-party candidate.

This year she has a bigger campaign and more name recognition, but she remains realistic about her prospects.

She said her goal is still to win, but if she doesn’t, she hopes to build a bigger base for her party’s future.

Williams said she has seen Democrats and Republicans join Libertarian ranks after becoming disillusioned with their parties’ widely unpopular presidential candidates.

She sees the shift as an opportunity for the Libertarian Party to grow and said the fact that Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson is polling at 16 percent in Colorado is proof of that.

“I’m hoping to ride that wave and to say `You have a third reliable option,’ ” she said. “You don’t have to go to store and just buy Pepsi or Coke.”

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Requirements: 20 hours of training required; volunteers must commit to one morning a week at the Justice Center in Castle Rock.

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

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Animal Rescue of the Rockies Provides foster care for death-row shelter dogs and cats throughout Colorado Need: Foster families for animals on lists to be euthanized Contact: www.animalrescueoftherockies. org.

ASSE International Student Exchange Program Organizes student exchange programs Need: Local host families to provide homes for boys and girls age 15-18 from a variety of coutries.

Contact: Cathy Hintz, 406-488-8325 or 800-733-2773 Castle Rock Senior Activity Center Provides services to local seniors Need: Volunteer drivers to take seniors to appointments, the grocery store, pharmacies and more.

Colorado Humane Society Handles animal abuse and neglect cases Need: Volunteers to care for pregnant cats, dogs and their litters, as well as homes for cats and dogs that require socializing or that are recovering from surgery or injuries.

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

Need: Volunteers to teach English. Tutoring takes place in the student’s home.

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

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

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Other information: A volunteer open house is from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, July 21, at the center in Franktown. During the two-hour orientation, prospective volunteers will get an overview of the services provided, learn about the volunteer opportunities, take a tour of the center, and talk with staff and volunteers. In addition, the $25 volunteer application fee will be waived for anyone who applies to be a volunteer during the open house. Volunteers must be 16 years old, pass a background

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Serves victims of family violence in Aurora and Arapahoe County Need: Volunteers help with crisis-line management, children’s services, legal advocacy, community education and other shelter services.

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• Drawing First Place: Marcie Cohen — Winter Colors • Mixed Media First Place: Aicha Jacob — Key Elegance Second Place: Susan Kacik — Tranquility

the state. Judging was conducted in five categories: drawing, mixed media, painting, sculpture and watercolor.

This year’s juror was Brian DeLevie, associate professor of design and chair of the Department of Visual Arts at the University of Colorado, Denver.

DeLevie was not able to attend the reception, but in his prepared remarks, read by Mary Hardin, vice chair of the arts council, he said that he was inspired by the Oscar Wilde quote, “A work of art is the unique result of a unique temperament.”

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“I had to consider the more intangible,” he wrote. “Those aspects that allow artistic work to transcend their materiality and literal nature, and speak to our emotionally empathetic and spiritual selves.”

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Lone Tree Mayor Jackie Millet was on hand to welcome more than 100 guests in attendance and to thank the staff, volunteers and the artists for their dedication to bringing art to the community.

“It makes a tremendous difference to the city of Lone Tree to have a vibrant arts center and arts community, and that would not be happening without the great work of the (Lone Tree) Arts Commission,” Millet said. “The city is only 21 years old, so the fact that the arts were prioritized almost at the infancy of the city is a testament to this community and our priorities.”

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Lawmakers want perjury probe over VA hospital Facility being built in Aurora has seen cost projections skyrocket

By Dan Elliott Associated Press Federal prosecutors should investigate whether a former Department of Veterans Affairs executive committed perjury when he testified about the cost of a new Denver-area VA hospital, which is more than $1 billion over budget, members of Congress said.

Republican Reps. Jeff Miller of Florida, chairman of the House Veterans Affairs Committee, and Mike Coffman of Aurora said the Justice Department should investigate Glenn Haggstrom’s statements to Congress in 2013 and 2014.

The VA’s internal watchdog released a report Sept. 21 saying Haggstrom knew the project was veering toward huge cost overruns but didn’t tell lawmakers that.

Haggstrom didn’t immediately return a telephone message seeking comment.

He was the department’s top official in charge of construction projects nationwide. He retired in 2015.

The VA has said Haggstrom left one day after he was interviewed under oath about the hospital as part of a separate internal investigation.

The hospital, now under construction in Aurora, is expected to cost around $1.7 billion, nearly triple the 2014 estimate.

Miller said he will ask the Justice Department to look into perjury charges against Haggstrom and others.

“To this day, the department’s handling of the replacement Denver VA medical center continues to be a case study in government waste, incompetence and secrecy,” he said.

Coffman had asked the inspector general to consider recommending a criminal investigation if warranted, but the report didn’t address that.

Coffman said he will ask the inspector general again to consider recommending a criminal inquiry.

“I’m trying to get to the bottom of this. And I think quite frankly the (Department of ) Veterans Affairs doesn’t seem to care,” he said.

Rep. Kathleen Rice, a Democrate from New York and another member of the Veterans Affairs Committee, also called on the inspector general to turn the matter over to the Justice Department.

Haggstrom twice testified that the hospital would not require more money, “and he knew that wasn’t true,” Rice said.

The inspector general’s report said gross mismanagement, delays and lax oversight by the VA added hundreds of millions of dollars to the cost of the hospital and delayed it by years.

The report repeated some conclusions from earlier investigations but is the most scathing account of the project to date.

It accused senior VA leaders of making poor business decisions, allowing architects to include lavish and unnecessary design features and delaying decisions on construction changes by up to three years.

The inspector general accused the VA of “gross mismanagement” for assigning far too few engineers and project managers.

Sloan Gibson, deputy secretary of veterans affairs, has said that everyone involved in the cost overruns has either retired or was transferred or demoted. No one has been fired or criminally charged.

Gibson said the department has taken responsibility for the problems and has made changes.

The 184-bed facility is about 70 percent complete and

construction is expected to be done in January 2018. It will replace an aging, overcrowded facility still in use in Denver.

Two weeks ago, Miller’s committee subpoenaed documents on a separate internal VA investigation into the cost overruns. The department has not said whether it will comply or fight the subpoena.

The VA has said making the documents public could have a chilling effect on future internal investigations.

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Well, were we better than that?

So a couple of weeks ago the column I wrote included in the headline, “We are better than that.” Basically the concept was that regardless of the position we find ourselves in, we can rise to the occasion and be better than whatever circumstance we face. We can act better than some of the people that can try and drag us down, and we can provide love, forgiveness, and grace when others cannot. And we do so because we are “better than that.”

Well, have we been? Were we better than that over the past few weeks?

“Accountability” can be a tough word.

And it’s one thing to hold others accountable for being better than that, but have we been able to hold ourselves to the same standard?

Or maybe even a higher standard? You see, most of us want to be judged by our intentions, yet we judge others by their actions.

We may have “intended” to behave better or offer love, forgiveness or grace, but we found ourselves caught up again in the rush and crush of life and our very best of intentions gave way to our very worst of frustrations.

Think back over these past few weeks or even just the past few days. Were there situations where you could have been “better

than that”? Or were there events, meetings or conversations where you stood your ground, rising above the situation and where you look back now and proudly say, “I really was better than that.”

None of us is perfect, and we are Michael Norton living in a world of WINNING fear, uncertainty and doubt which someWORDS times can amplify our imperfections. And many of us get a lot of practice at being imperfect, we get many at-bats or chances to learn and grow during our moments of fear, uncertainty, doubt and frustration. And then that word “accountability” shows up again. And I am talking about personal accountability, not just holding those around us accountable.

Now as you think back again over these past few weeks or days, and whether you truly were better than that or you still have room to grow, also think about each situa-

tion or communication exchange and ask yourself these three questions; What could I have done differently? What could have I said or worded differently? And what did I really do that I am proud of and hope that I can repeat again if ever in the same situation?

Again, the theme of this week’s column is “Were we better than that?” The only way that each of us can honestly answer that question is by reflecting on what has been happening in our own lives, and regardless if it was something good or if has been a challenge lately, look in the mirror and simply ask ourselves if indeed, “Were we better than that?”

How about you, were you intending to be better than that? Or were you better than that? Either way I would love to hear all about it at gotonorton@gmail.com, and when we hold ourselves accountable for our own actions and not just our intentions, it really will be a better than good week.

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

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Ramen has a lock on prison society Psst, buddy. You got ramen?

If you have ramen in prison, the world is your noodle.

Sometime in the early ‘70s, a friend handed me a packet of ramen.

It had the look of a drug deal. In a way it was. I have eaten my share of ramen ever since, and there have been occasional cravings that I can’t explain.

He said, “Whatever you do, don’t look at the sodium.”

One day I looked, and I turned into a pillar of salt.

Maybe you read the story: “Ramen has become the black market currency in American prisons.”

Michael Gibson-Light, who is a doctoral candidate at the University of Arizona School of Sociology, said, “There is an entire informal economy based on ramen.”

He did extensive interviews with prisoners and staff members at a state prison. And they call it soup, not ramen, in the slammer.

Gibson-Light noted that prison food allocations were reduced in the early 2000s.

Prisoners had been receiving three hot meals a day. That changed. The second meal

was just a sandwich and chips.

Weekend lunches were eliminated.

Ramen - soup - is “supercheap, supertasty, rich in calories, and readily available in prison commissaries.”

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I think it tastes QUIET sock-laundry DESPERATION like water. But good sock laundry water.

Prisoners, like college students and some bachelor columnists, might add any number of things to their soups, to try to enhance them. Vienna sausages, green beans, and carrots make up “dirty ramen.”

One former prisoner, Gustavo “Goose” Alvarez, even wrote a book: “Prison Ramen: Recipes and Stories from Behind Bars.”

Jennifer and I tried Goose’s ramen pot roast. Delicious, albeit on the salty side.

Prison life used to be an unknown to most of us.

We had films that weren’t very graphic or forthcoming. But I think we knew we would rather be at home.

Now, almost every night on television, we can see exactly what it is like in an American prison in one factual program after another.

There’s a big, big difference between being a free man and an incarcerated man.

A friend of mine chose weekend lockup over in-home detention after a DUI, and wishes he hadn’t.

If you don’t know about rogue sheriff Joe Arpaio, it’s worth looking into before drinking and driving in Maricopa County, Arizona.

There is a program about volunteers who enter prison to see what really goes on in there.

Ryan, a volunteer who wants to be a police officer, said, “One thing the public doesn’t know is that in jail, violence is Smith continues on Page 13

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dainty lights intertwined through her hand. “Black and white can be hard to work with.”

Artists spent two days posted on the ground of the parking lot, which is located off East Arapahoe Road near South Revere Parkway. Chalk dust covered their hands and clothing. Some designs mirrored a movie scene or character. Others were intricate replicas of a printed photograph or design.

Trina Baird, of Denver, started her creation on the morning of Sept. 24.

By the afternoon of Sept.

25, her parking space had turned into a large, rainbow-themed gorilla face.

“It’s just a hobby for me,” said Baird, who’s participated in Centennial and Denver chalk art

festivals for the past three years.

The free weekendlong event — sponsored

by Colorado Community Media and Arapahoe Community College — also featured live music, vendor booths and food trucks.

For some artists, like Benjamin Hummel and Cherish Flieder, the festival is another way for everyday people to appreciate artwork, as they would in a museum or exhibit.

The husband-andwife team from Golden — called People of the Chalk — design and create 3-D illusions and interactive pieces. They were the featured artists of the Chalk Art Festival and brought to life a giant pumpkin surrounded by critters.

“The more time you can get art in front of people,” Flieder said, “the better it is for all ages.”

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The conservancy presented its draft vision of a plan for the canal’s future at three recent open house meetings. The meetings were the third step in a process of developing a plan, which will culminate with a presentation of a final plan next month.

In earlier meetings, trail users said they wanted more connectivity in the trail, as well as safety and wayfinding improvements and more access points.

People also said that the diversity along the trail, as it cuts through canyons and foothills before moving into farmland and suburbs and urban areas, is important. Conservancy boardmember Jock Bickert said that the diversity of the trail is important to him.

“I got involved because I want to make sure we keep (the trail),” said Bickert, who was an avid cyclist before vision problems forced him to quit the hobby.

Even with a vision for the canal’s fu-

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public defenders, said in an 18th Judicial District courtroom in Centennial.

Lyons, 46, will face arraignment on Nov. 21. Lyons is charged with firstdegree murder in the April 4 shooting death of Kenneth Atkinson, a well-known doctor who lived next door to him. He is also charged with the attempted murder of Elizabeth Lyons and neighbor Laurie Juergens, who both sustained gunshot wounds, as well as neighbors Lesa McKenzie and Craig Johnson, and Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office deputies Tim Klisnick and Frank Morgan.

Elizabeth Lyons told police her husband had been acting erratically in the days leading up to the shooting and shot

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almost necessary. It’s instilling fear. It keeps everything in check if anyone steps out of line.”

There are prisoners who have it better in prison than they had it outside. They have continuity, a virtual family, regular meals and a place to sleep.

Some would rather not leave, and some who do commit a crime to be returned.

Anything can be a source of humor, even prison life.

Philip Bernal, a visual arts teacher at Heritage High School in Littleton, works on his feline masterpiece at the Centennial Chalk Art Festival, which was held on Sept. 24 and 25. Photo by Alex DeWind

ture, the plan is ill-defined, as the canal, owned by Denver Water, cuts through four counties and several smaller jurisdictions as it weaves up and down valleys and draws, and owner Denver Water is not necessarily suited for the canal’s modern-day purpose as a recreational area rather than a water-delivery system.

Funding for improvements could come from a range of sources, LaMair said, including governmental agencies and private nonprofits, and the ultimate price tag could reach into the hundreds of millions for a project that could take decades to complete.

“It’s not not doable,” she said of funding.

LaMair noted that safety can be an issue, as there are 81 street crossings along the trail, including three across Broadway within a quarter of a mile in Littleton, a stretch of the trail she refers to as the “triple threat.” Arapahoe County is currently studying how to improve trail crossings within its jurisdiction.

LaMair said residents of Littleton, Centennial and Highlands Ranch have been especially active in advocating for the trail’s future.

her after she suggested that he go to the hospital to seek mental health treatment.

Police and prosecutors allege Kevin Lyons then shot Atkinson and Juergens outside while they were trying to help his wife escape.

In June, Lyons was ruled competent to stand trial following an evaluation at the Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo. He could still enter a not-guilty by reason of insanity plea. Judge Carlos Samour Jr. told the defense that it must notify the court by Nov. 7 if it intends to enter expert mental health condition evidence or an insanity plea.

Chief Deputy District Attorney Elizabeth Oldham said the office will have 63 days after the arraignment to decide whether to seek the death penalty, which will be District Attorney George Brauchler’s decision.

Police detective Frank Drebin (Leslie Nielsen) complained about prison food in one of his silly comedies.

“You call this slop? Real slop has chunks of things in it. And this Chateau LeBlanc ‘68 is supposed to be served slightly chilled. This is room temperature.”

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“The strongest level of engagement has been from the southern suburbs,” she said.

Jay Duran and Joan Prince of Denver, who use the trail for cycling, jogging and cross-country skiing, said that connectivity is a big issue, particularly where the canal crosses Hampden Avenue north into Wellshire Golf Course and turns east across Colorado Boulevard into the University Hills neighborhood of Denver.

LaMair said that there are plans in motion for an underpass for the trail so that users do not have to cross the busy thoroughfares. Denver, Arapahoe County and Cherry Hills Village have pledged matching funds to a Colorado Department of Transportation grant for

the $5.4 million project.

Another issue many users of the trail have raised is the canal’s water, or lack thereof. The canal services only a small number of water users and only flows intermittently. But that lack of water keeps vegetation along the canal, including popular cottonwood trees, from receiving adequate water.

“People want water in the canal,” LaMair said.

But filling the canal out of the South Platte River doesn’t make sense, she said, as 60 percent to 80 percent of water will leak out of the canal or evaporate.

So the conservancy is exploring ways to divert stormwater into the canal, which LaMair said could make the canal wet for 100 more days per year.

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Allen and Sarah Griffith got married at Cherokee Ranch and Castle in Sedalia July 30. The natural landscape views and historic castle sold them on the venue. Photo by Katie Walker for Elevate Photography

Getting hitched in the great outdoors Colorado couples gravitate toward nature for their big day

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recurring theme for people who live in Colorado is that they love being outside and active in nature. So it’s only natural a classic Colorado wedding is often centered around an outdoor ceremony.

Sharing Colorado’s beautiful scenery with guests was one of Sarah and Allen Griffith’s top priorities when looking for a wedding venue.

“Allen and I both share a love for the outdoors and natural landscapes, so it was really important to us to have that be a part of our wedding,” said Sarah Griffith, a Colorado native and former Centennial resident. “We chose Cherokee Ranch and Castle because it was so close to downtown Denver, so our guests could enjoy both the urban charm of the city as well as share Colorado’s incredible scenery with us for our wedding.”

After touring the historic castle in Sedalia, the couple — who met after “swiping right” on Tinder — knew it was the place for them.

“It was the first and only venue we looked at,” Griffith said. “We loved it so much we booked on the spot.”

Sarah and Allen said “I do” at the Castle July 30 and, because of Allen’s position with the United States Army, moved to New York two weeks after the wedding.

Like many brides and grooms, their day was a “complete blur and went by way too fast,” Sarah said.

“But the weather was perfect, our guests were so incredible and fun, and the venue was a complete

April and Anthony Kim were married on Lookout Mountain Aug. 29, 2015. Boettcher Mansion on Lookout Mountain hosts about 300 events per year. Photo by Jo Ramsey for Elevate Photography fairy tale.”

Another rustic venue with a view can be found atop Lookout Mountain in Golden.

Atop the mountain sits Boettcher Mansion, which hosts about 300 events a year including weddings.

Built in 1917 as a summer home and seasonal hunting lodge for Charles Boettcher, the former Lorraine Lodge was donated to Jefferson County in the 1970s for public use and enjoyment. The mansion is operated by Jefferson County Open Space.

The history and the view are what special events coordinator Megan Kreutzer said draws couples to the mansion.

“We have a mountain view without the mountain drive,” Kreutzer

said, adding that the character in the historic building allows for minimal decorations.

But some Colorado couples are choosing to make their wedding even more nature-centric and adventure focused.

Westminster-based wedding photographer Rayna McGinnis specializes in photographing weddings for active couples.

“It’s mostly people who are more experience-focused and want to be out in nature,” McGinnis said.

“They are not necessarily athletic, but like being in the great outdoors.”

McGinnis has photographed couples on their wedding days on mountain bikes, mountain climbing, hiking and enjoying a glass of

wine in nature.

“The trend is more couples doing what they want versus what the traditional wedding was 30 or 40 years ago,” she said. “I feel like it’s just couples taking a piece of who they are and putting that into their wedding.”

The weddings McGinnis photographs tend to be shorter and with a smaller guest list.

While she’s not sure if active weddings have their own culture, like adventure sports do, McGinnis said she does see couples leaning toward more intimate nuptials.

“My couples tend to want to see each other,” she said. “It’s a small intimate thing, where they want to remember their wedding day and who they spent their day with.”

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A meditation on the beginning of autumn Driving to and from work every day the past couple of weeks has been a daily demonstration of why autumn is Colorado’s best season — blue skies, early dustings of snow on the higher mountains, and a rippling palette of green, yellow, orange and red.

With the right music, these sights just sing.

The transition from summer to autumn heralds some big stylistic changes for me. I trade all the brashness of summer sounds for bittersweet acoustic guitars, pianos and vocal harmonies.

Whereas summer is about brightness — from big horn lines to danceable synths and rhythms — autumn is more introspective and quiet.

This embracing of melancholy seems fitting to me, since autumn is often such a swift season in our state. It has barely arrived before branches are bare and we’re shoveling snow. I have so many memories of Halloweens spoiled by the year’s first snowstorm.

Of course, one of the most common complaints about the summer-to-fall transition is the cooling temperatures. It means winter is just around the corner, and you can’t go outside in anything less

than jeans, boots and a sweater.

But these cooler temperatures and gray days are why the warmth and intimacy of an acoustic guitar is so welcome.

Records made by a small group of people in a Clarke Reader room, notes you LINER can actually hear being plucked NOTES always sound more like home. I can’t imagine a better soundtrack to the season than Nick Drake or Fleet Foxes’ staggeringly pretty approaches to folk music. They’re like warm musical blankets.

It’s easy to get gloomy this time of year, especially with the aforementioned weather and the desolate-looking scenery. Add in longer nights, and it’s understandable why some people get seasonal affective disorder around autumn.

Many of us spend much time and money trying to avoid sadness, which,

CLARKE’S ALBUM OF THE WEEK Selection: Beach Slang’s “A Loud Bash of Teenage Feelings,” released on Polyvinyl Records.

Review: Less than a year after their raucous debut, Beach Slang is back with another album of fuzzy guitars and big-hearted feelings. This time the group turns its attention to

let’s be honest, is an impossible task.

Autumn shows us the incredible beauty and regenerative nature of sorrow. The right soundtrack does the same thing.

I have always loved sad songs more than any other — I find solace in music that embraces life’s somber moments.

Put on songs like Bob Dylan’s “If You See Her, Say Hello,” or Zac Brown Band’s “Cold Weather,” and really snuggle into the sadness. There’s a lot of beauty to be heard.

Music certainly won’t cure you from any melancholy, but it’s the best way I know to get through it — and even, maybe, benefit from those feelings.

the inspiring and lamentable travails of falling in and out of love, and succeed as only rock music can. You’ll be crying and jumping along.

Favorite song: “The Perfect High” Favorite turn of phrase: “I got a halo on my heart.”

— from “Spin the Dial”

So, as you’re putting away your summer clothes, my advice is to do the same for your summer music. Pull out what makes you feel warm and comfortable — something that feels lived in and welcoming. It will have to last you through winter.

Clarke Reader’s column on how music connects to our lives appears every other week. A community editor with Colorado Community Media, he is more than ready for an autumn of sad songs. Check out his music blog at calmacil20.blogspot. com. And share your favorite autumn music at creader@coloradocommunitymedia.com.

‘Atlantis’ series author to meet with readers Favorite Colorado author T.A. Barron, best-selling writer of the “Merlin Saga” series, will meet fans to talk about his newest series, “Atlantis,” as well as his earlier novels, on Oct. 1 at Smoky Hill Library, 5430 S. Biscay Circle, Centennial. A special “Young Wizards” VIP event/question-and-answer session for teens and tweens is planned from 3-4 p.m. His 4-5 p.m. book talk will be for teens and adults, with conversation about nature and myth in his newest series.

Book signing at 5 p.m. (Tattered Cover will have them on sale before and after programs.) 303-LIBRARY (303-542-7279), arapahoelibraries.org/meet-the-author. rita derjue exhibit “The Best Roads Lead Uphill: A Decade of Paintings by rita derjue” opens Sept. 23 at the Littleton Museum, 6028 S. Gallup St., Littleton, featuring a collection of works created in the past 10 years — in the U.S. and abroad. It will run through Feb. 26, and derjue will speak about her life as a painter early next year. Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Tuesdays through Fridays; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Saturdays; 1 to 5 p.m. Sundays. Admission is free. 303-795-3950.

300-booth craft fair coming The Annual Friends of the Library/Museum Craft Fair will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Oct. 1 at Ketring Park, 6000 S. Gallup St., Littleton (just north of the Littleton Museum). There are six concessionaires in case the munchies strike. 303-795-3950.

Images from Bulgaria Daniel Gonzales-Calaveras will exhibit new pieces in “Impressions from Bulgaria,”

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his exhibit at Outnumbered Gallery, 5654 S. Prince St., Littleton. On First Friday, Oct. 7, from 5 to 8 p.m., he will be in the gallery to talk about his trip and the places and people that inspired him. 720-389-9085.

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Lone Tree Art Expo The 15th Annual Lone Tree Art Expo opened Sept. 24 at the Lone Tree Arts Center and runs until Nov. 13. Juror for the show was Brian DeLevie, chair of the Visual Arts Department at CU-Denver. Open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and two hours before performances.

hospital’s Healing Arts program, which extends to Parker and Littleton Adventist hospitals as well. Open to the public and admission is free.

or workshop Oct. 19 to 21 at the Littleton Museum. A reception is planned on Oct. 21 from 5 to 7 p.m. See heritage-guild.com/ shows.

Littleton Garden Club Gardener/author Joel Torpey will speak to the Littleton Garden Club at 6:30 p.m.

Oct 5 at the Littleton Public Schools Educational Services Building, 5716 S. Crocker St., Littleton. (Access from the south/Ida Street entrance.) Torpey’s topic: “How to Save Money and Water in the Landscape.”

Guests and new members welcome.

Jazz concert “Ella and Sarah, The Great Ladies of Jazz” is the title for Colorado Jazz Repertory Orchestra’s 7:30 p.m. Oct. 15 concert at the Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd. — the first of three Arvada dates this season. Vocalist Heidi Schmidt will present songs from those two plus Anita O’ Day, Rosemary Clooney and more. Tickets: 720898-7200. (Three-concert season tickets available.)

Diversity in theater Three panel discussions about diversity in theater are scheduled at Curious Theatre, 1080 Acoma St., in Denver’s Golden Triangle. The first panel, at 7 p.m. Oct. 3, will discuss why diversity should be a priority, barriers and community involvement.

Sponsored by Colorado Theatre Guild and Curious Theatre. Admission free.

Pumpkin time • Littleton Museum’s Harvest Festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Oct. 8 at the Littleton Museum, 6028 S. Gallup St., Littleton. Select your pumpkin, enjoy hayrides, games and refreshments. Admission free, but refreshments and pumpkins are for sale, with tickets purchased the day of the event. 303-795-3950.

• Chatfield Farms Pumpkin Festival runs 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 7 to 9 at Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield, 8500 W. Deer Creek Canyon Road, Littleton. Admission $9 to $13, includes all of the gardens, including a five-acre pumpkin patch, Hildebrand Historic Farm and more. Food and crafts.

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Healing Arts program Watercolorist Cindy Welch of Castle Rock will open an exhibit of her series, “Castle Rock Iconic Landmarks,” with an artist’s reception from 5 to 7 p.m. on Oct. 6 in the hospital’s gallery, 2350 Meadows Blvd., Castle Rock. The show is part of the

Colorado show returns Heritage Fine Arts Guild will open its annual “This is Colorado” exhibit on Oct. 11 at the Colorado Gallery of the Arts at Arapahoe Community College, Littleton Campus, 5900 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton. Juror Lian Quan Zhen will teach a three-day watercol-

Improv at library YaY!Improv playtime dates at Koelbel Library Forum, 5955 S. Holly St., Centennial, with Pam Roth O’Mara are scheduled for Oct. 6 (6:15 to 8:45 p.m.) and Nov. 1 (1:15 to 3:45 p.m.). pam@yayimprov.com, 720-593-9955.

Blair Meerfield Workshop Nationally known potter Blair Meerfield of Highfield Pottery will be at Arapahoe Community College for a two-day workshop Oct. 15-16, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., in the Summit Room, 5900 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton. Co-sponsored by the ACC Ceramics Department and the ACC Foundation.

(Meerfield is a former Colorado resident, now with the Art League in Alexandria, Virginia.) Tickets cost $150 general public; $100 ACC students/Arapahoe Ceramics Guild members, through the ACC Foundation: arapahoe.edu/about-acc/foundation.

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“Africa,” a bead weaving shown in close-up, was created by Jo Ann Patterson-Lavely, whose works will be included in the Rocky Mountain Weavers Guild Fiber Sale on Oct. 6-8 at Englewood Civic Center (second-floor Community Room). Courtesy photo

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Weavers hold annual event in Englewood Civic Center

By Sonya Ellingboe sellingboe@coloradocommunitymedia.com

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Weaving, silk painting, basketry, spinning, knitting, quilting, jewelry, felting HIGH and SCHOOL crocheting will be exhibited at the Rocky Mountain Weavers Annual Fiber Arts Sale, held Oct. 6-8 at the Englewood Civic Center’s Community Room. Add in art to wear, such as jackets, scarves, socks, shawls and baby clothes. One can make a large dent in a holiday shopping list with a stop at this sale filled with beautiful AWARDS items.

There will be demonstrations of weaving, spinning and dyeing to help a visitor understand how things are created.

Among the weavers guild members is Jo Ann Patterson-Lavely of Littleton, who will exhibit and sell her bead weaving.

The former home economics teacher has turned her attention to thread and beads to create some colorful, unusual items, such as a seven-inch globe covered in

ond floor Community Room at Englewood Civic Center, 1000 Englewood Parkway, near the light rail station. It will run Oct. 6 to 8. Hours: on Oct. 6, 4 to 8 p.m.; Oct. 7, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Oct. 8, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. rmweaversguild.org.

beads and an elaborate notebook cover.

She will also have jewelry, woven towels and wall art in the show.

“I have taught sewing, quilting, embroidery, bead weaving, Seminole patchwork and basket weaving,” she said, adding that her pieces often reflect travel to other countries or emotions that need to be explored. “Bead weaving is meditative and very relaxing,” she wrote.

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Today’s seniors have more options on health care, housing and leisure time than ever before. Look inside for tips and strategies to make the best of your golden years.

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How to choose the right residential care facility

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hoosing a residential care facility may seem like an overwhelming task, but asking the right questions and knowing what you should be looking for in a facility can make it more manageable.

Because residential care is available in a variety of settings, it’s important to understand the needs of the person with dementia so you can choose the best care.

The first step, according to the Alzheimer’s Association, is understanding what kind of care facilities can provide. And the second step is to ask the right questions.

TYPES OF FACILITIES RETIREMENT HOUSING: This can be appropriate for individuals in the early stage of Alzheimer’s who can still care for themselves independently. There is limited supervision, social activities, transportation and other amenities.

ASSISTED LIVING: This bridges the gap between living independently and in a nursing home. It typically offers a combination of housing, meals, supportive services and health care.

MEMORY CARE UNITS:

NURSING HOMES:

These are designed to meet the These provide around-the-clock care specific needs of individuals with Alzheimer’s and long-term medical treatment. Most nursing disease and other dementias. They take many homes have services and staff to address issues such as forms and exist within various types of residential care, nutrition, care planning, recreation, spirituality and medical care. They including assisted living facilities, and may or may have different staff-to-resident ratios and staff members have not be secured units. Because laws vary by various levels of experience and training. They state, it’s important to ask specific are usually regulated by the federal CONTINUING questions about the care government and licensed by provided. the state.

CARE RETIREMENT

COMMUNITIES:

These provide different levels of care — independent, assisted living and nursing home — based on individual needs. A resident can move through the levels of care if needed.

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QUESTIONS TO ASK Factors to consider include staff, the facility, the programs and type of treatment provided. For a full list of questions, go to www.alz.org or call the Alzheimer’s Association’s 24/7 Helpline number, 1-800-2723900.

Source: The Alzheimer’s Association, www.alz.org, 24/7 Helpline number 1-800-272-3900.

MAKE A VISIT Plan to visit several facilities. Make an appointment for the first visit, but then also make one or two unannounced visits. Look around and talk to staff, residents and their families. Visit at different times of the day, including meal times. Ask to see the latest survey/inspection report and, in some states, the Special Care Unit Disclosure form, all of which facilities are required to provide. Ask questions about cost and insurance considerations.

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Online resources for seniors only a click away Douglas County introduces Senior Life and NearMeDC online tools Are you in the 60-plus age group in Douglas County? If so, you are part of the county’s most dramatic percentage of population growth — and two online tools have been created just for you: Senior Life in Douglas County the NearMeDC Community Resources tool.

Both online tools are in direct response to a 2013 survey of seniors, their caregivers, and those planning to retire in Douglas County, 90 percent of who indicated they would use online tools to find information specifically targeting this age group.

According to the State Demography Office, by 2030 one in four residents of Douglas County will be aged 60 or older.

That’s approximately 24 percent of the county’s population.

The conception of these online tools began in 2012 when, knowing the demographics in the county were changing, the Partnership of Douglas County Governments established the Senior Initiative to explore the implications of the growing population of seniors.

Additional information gleaned from the Senior Initiative’s focus groups, as well as the survey, concluded that seniors want to have a more effective and efficient way to obtain information and provide input regarding topics of interest to seniors.

Focus group participants also indicated the senior community wanted to be more involved when decisions are being made in the county.

Source: Douglas County

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LINKS TO ONLINE SENIOR RESOURCES: Senior Life in Douglas County http://www.douglas.co.us/ community/senior-adultservices/

NearMeDC Community Resources: https://douglas-countycitygram.herokuapp.com/

Partnership of Douglas County Governments: www.douglascountypartnership.org

Senior Initiative: http://www.douglas.co.us/ community/senior-adult-services/ senior-initiative/

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Be savvy: map out senior living choices

By Andrew Granger When mapping out plans for our lives we always have a Plan A, what we really want to happen and assume will happen. If we’re savvy, we also make a Plan B, a viable alternative that would be just as acceptable. Then there is Plan C, notorious for its last-minute scramble and only reserved for when things get desperate.

Apply this to senior living choices.

Most people, when considering their future care options, acknowledge Plan A is to stay at home. In reality, however, home is not always the safest or the most convenient option. Loneliness, the inability to drive, needing a bit of assistance with daily life, and the high expense of in-home care are all reasons to start thinking about Plan B. Plan B is your reliable, viable back-up plan when you find living at home is no longer the best option — or your care needs exceed what you, a spouse or your adult children can help with. Plan B is researching and choos-

ing a good senior living community that is to your liking, before it’s too late and you have to rely upon the dubious Plan C. To get started on a Plan B, think about your future and ask some important questions. Do yourself a favor and give the answers a lot of thought.

How is my health?

What is the likelihood that I will require assistance?

Is my house situated so I can get around easily?

Is my family nearby and available to help?

Can I or do I want to live with my family?

As I continue to age, how will my requirements change?

What can my finances support?

Research and personal visits to different types of communities are a must. Good sources for communities are the internet, phonebooks and local senior publications and organizations. Compile a list and start touring.

As you visit, be sure to ask questions that will define the quality of your life in that community. Services,

resident impressions and level of care provided are important factors. Take good notes and take home all the printed information the community can provide.

Involve your family and loved ones and their opinions. This decision can be as much emotional as it is pragmatic. Be sure to keep your top choices for the various levels of care you might need and a letter of instruction in a place where your family can find it. This prevents leaving your spouse or your children to deal with choosing emergency options of Plan C because your wishes were not made known.

Most people do not regret moving to a senior living community — the quality of life, opportunities and peace of mind that people experience make them wonder why moving was never Plan A in the first place.

Andrew Granger is community relations director with Ralston Creek Senior Living in Arvada.

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Do you suffer from a longevity disconnect?

By Brandpoint

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hey say that age is just a number.

For the 10,000 who reach retirement age every day, however, that number may come with a multitude of questions about whether they have done enough to prepare for retirement.

The good news is that Americans today are living longer than previous generations. But too many of us don’t realize that this boost in lifespan means we need to fund a retirement that could last for 20 or 30 years. This is what’s known as the longevity disconnect.

Calculating how much you need to save for retirement is even more difficult if you don’t realize how long retirement can be.

What concerns Americans the most?

One of the biggest worries Americans have when it comes to retirement is outliving their money, according to a plan participant survey by Prudential Retirement. A substantial 71 percent of survey respondents fear they may not have sufficient income for their retirement years. Only one in five are highly confident they will have enough to last a lifetime.

“Today we have more financial information, education and planning tools available to us than ever before,” says Christine Marcks, president of Prudential Retirement. “But despite the steady drumbeat of headlines about retirement planning, we’re still not getting it right.”

Why are people having a hard time saving for retirement? Why are they actually saving less when they need to save more?

Blame our brains

The answer to those questions may surprise you.

Research shows the reason could lie in how our brains are wired to respond to the environment.

Humans are conditioned to focus on survival in the here and now. Yet, our contemporary life demands that we plan for multiple scenarios and contingencies, often with effects that could shape our lives far into the future.

Behavioral researchers have found that people actually perceive their future selves as strangers, and many find it difficult to understand the financial needs that “stranger” will have in his or her lifetime. That’s one reason why saving for many years ahead is difficult for us. This and further research from Pru-

Shutterstock images dential shows us there are five inherent behavioral biases that make us our own worst enemies when it comes to saving for retirement.

1 Not being aware of increasing life spans (longevity disconnect) 2 Putting off difficult or time-consuming tasks (procrastination) 3 Thinking that bad things only happen to other people (optimism bias) 4 Making decisions

based on what other people are doing (herd mentality)

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ahead of tomorrow’s needs (instant gratification)

Smart planning For older Americans approaching retirement, the greatest advice comes from the people who know best: those already in retirement.

Many retirees agree that, if they had to do it again, they would take advantage of everything available through

their employers. Other advice includes maximizing contributions to your workplace-based retirement plan or IRA, and taking advantage of IRS-allowed catchup contributions if you’re 50 or older.

Retirees also suggest that those approaching retirement assess all the ways they spend money today, and avoid impulse purchases or peer pressure.

Careful planning now can help you to achieve your goals of a secure and fulfilling retirement and make it last a lifetime.

Molly Brown House gives glimpse of famous figure The life of Margaret Brown spanned one of the greatest periods of change in American history. From her birth in a Mississippi river town to elegant Newport, Rhode Island, from the Colorado mines to the stages of New York and Paris, she had a starring role as a progressive reformer and a strong voice for human rights.

Margaret, who was never known as “Molly” during her lifetime, first achieved fame after her husband J.J. Brown, a selftaught mining engineer, struck gold in Colorado’s mines in the 1890s. After the family moved to Denver in 1894, Margaret’s egalitarian spirit led her to the most pressing issues of her day.

The mission of Historic Denver’s Molly Brown House Museum is to accurately portray the story of Margaret Tobin Brown within the context of her lifetime through ongoing research, artifact collection, preservation and educational programming in order to inspire courage, conviction and pro-active change in her spirit.

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Downsizing a

home:

Simple steps to keep in mind

By Carolyn Gensler It’s important for seniors to realize the many steps required in downsizing to a smaller home.

First, you have to make sure your home is ready to sell and there is no deferred maintenance to cause your home to fail an inspection. That includes making sure holes in walls and doors have been repaired, furnaces and hot water heaters meet code, worn floors and carpets have been refinished or replaced.

Second, the expense before selling can be a deterrent and hardship for many seniors. So spread out the cost of keeping your home saleable. And think about what “stuff” you can do without if you’re moving to a smaller place. Times have changed and the children don’t always want the china, antiques and knickknacks that seniors have loved.

Another crisis happens when one partner is suddenly diagnosed with a terminal illness or is unable to maneuver in the current two-story home. Emotions and stress are at an alltime high and dealing with the illness and moving is extremely difficult.

The best recommendation is for seniors to attend educational events, get legal documents in order, downsize while they are able to do so and plan to enjoy the later years. Whether you decide to live with children or find a home in a senior community, an apartment or a resort-style senior complex, make that choice for yourself.

Don’t leave it to your children because you are no longer able to make decisions.

Many people don’t realize Senior Real Estate Specialists exist to help seniors prepare for these difficult decisions. Denver has four senior coalitions comprised of professionals who provide services to seniors. If you’d like to hear about options for seniors, Carolyn Gensler of Re/Max Professionals and Erica Starich of Senior Move Coordinators are presenting free educational programs on Choices for Seniors and Downsizing. For more information, call 303-8859989.

Carolyn Gensler is a Senior Real Estate Specialist with Re/Max Professionals.

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By Brandpoint What homeowner, young or old, isn’t interested in affordable and functional home improvements that can be enjoyed for years to come?

For seniors 65 and older, well-thought-out additions or upgrades are necessary for continued comfort and safety.

Aging in place, or modifying your home to better accommodate changing needs, can be a major undertaking. Building entrance and access ramps, widening entrances and doorways, adding a first-floor bedroom and bath, and other structural accommodations can be costly.

But many other options that add both convenience and safety don’t require major expenditures.

Installing grab bars in baths and bedrooms to help with standing and balance, switching to lever-handled doorknobs, lowering electrical switches and raising electrical outlets are among the most frequently completed non-budget-busting projects, according to the 2015 “Aging in Place Survey Report” from HomeAdvisor. Replacing slippery tile or vinyl flooring with slipresistant surfaces is also a must as falls are among the leading cause of injury to seniors.

Adequate lighting Adequate lighting is an important health and safety consideration for seniors, since vision changes rapidly in our later years. Universal Design guidelines call for increasing both task lighting and general room illumination as we age.

When it’s time to draw the drapes in the bedroom you can still have natural light and silent, passive ventilation with Energy Star-qualified fresh air skylights – plus gaze at the moon and stars at night.

Research published in the British Journal of Ophthalmology suggests that natural light may be better for aging eyes than artificial light.

The health benefits of natural light are well documented, from boosting your body’s ability to produce vitamin D to helping improve mood and fight seasonal affective disorder (SAD). Natural light also enhances virtually any decor, while helping reduce dependence on artificial light and lowering electricity bills.

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Mobiles bring grace to Littleton Museum

By Sonya Ellingboe sellingboe@coloradocommunitymedia.com

tion classes at the Denver Botanic Gardens. That sharpened my drawing skills.” She also learned Ikebana, the art of Japanese flower arrangements, which influences her art.

In this exhibit, various skills come together: the botaniFrom engineering to Ikebana to mobiles, artist Mattie O cal — and a little engineering to make sculptures balance, has followed a winding path to her exhibit, “In Suspension” she observed. And technical skills helped when it came time which opened Sept. 16 in Littleton. to move the collection up to Littleton MuThe Littleton Museum gallery where seum. Some things moved flat on insulaMattie O’s “In Suspension” hangs is tion board. Some were carefully packed transformed into a magical spot where IF YOU GO in boxes. Others hung from the roof of the the slightest bit of breeze sets her mobiles van she rented to transport her work.

“In Suspension” is presented into gentle motion. As thehy move, the All her pieces were assembled with by the Littleton Fine Arts Board lighting hits different spots on the colorplanning and lighting by museum curathrough Oct. 23 at the Littleton Muful blossoms and leaves, adding interest. tor Kevin Oehler. seum, 6028 S. Gallup St., Littleton.

Also exhibited are dresses that made “There’s something fanciful about Admission is free. Open 8 a.m. to me think of Titania, Queen of the Fairies mobiles. They snag our imagination 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays; in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” They and spirits. I’m a huge fan of Alexander 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays; 1 to 5 float and shimmer. The dresses are susCalder. Of his whimsical mobiles, it was p.m. Sundays. 303-795-3950. pended from graceful curved stands and said ‘His mobiles occupy one’s mind look ready to dance. without constraining it and guide one’s Each leaf or flower that decorates the thoughts to blissful pathways.’ (Patrick Waldberg.) That’s my skirts or hangs in the mobiles is individually hand-made, aim. My mobiles are constructed using papers imported said Mattie O, the artist who won Best of Show in the 2015 from Japan, Thailand and Nepal or paper I have made from “Own an Original” exhibit. That win entitled her to a oneabaca fiber. I use artists acrylic gloss medium and varnish so person show this fall, which means she has been working that blossoms and leaves are durable, washable and archival steadily in the studio at her home in Monument, creating …,” said Mattie O. the thousands of tiny flowers and leaves and shapes that Enjoy a light-hearted visit to “In Suspension.” flutter in the museum gallery. There are 32 works in the show, including several collages.

She has been creating this imaginative world for only three or four years, she said, after retiring and taking up watercolor — “like other older woman.” At 60, she is busy working with a new medium, abaca fiber, that “is wellknown in the paper world,” she said.

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Story looks at life amid two cultures ‘The Oldest Boy’ plays at Aurora’s Vintage Theatre

IF YOU GO “The Oldest Boy” plays through Oct. 23 at Vintage Theatre, 1468 Dayton St., Aurora. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays; 2:30 p.m. Sundays and Saturday Oct. 1. Tickets: $15-$30, vintagetheatre.com, 303-856-7830.

By Sonya Ellingboe sellingboe@colorado communitymedia.com Lights go up on “The Oldest Boy” as the mother (Candace Joice) sits in an Asian contemplative pose, in meditation. The time is “modern day,” according to well-recognized playwright Sarah Ruhl. The set, designed by Douglas Clarke, is a contemporary New York apartment, with an interesting — and changeable — backdrop of large sheets of torn paper, which suggests distant mountains in Act II. The regional premiere is a collaboration between Vintage Theatre and Theatre Esprit Asia.

Sounds from an awakening child drift into the mother’s ears.

There is a knock at the door …

When the woman opens it, she finds a smiling pair of robed Asian monks (Peter Trinh and Robert Payo) who make small talk about her husband’s Tibetan restaurant as she serves them tea. When the husband (Charlee Chiv) arrives home, the purpose of their call becomes clear — the oldest boy in Tibetan families may be chosen to live with the

able skill, which will no doubt increase in the next weeks. Puppet designer Sushma at one time worked with Sutradhar Puppet Theatre at Shri Ram Center in New Delhi. She is an artist, published poet and playwright.

In this production she is one of three puppeteers, clad in sheer black, who move and speak as the oldest boy. The other puppeteers are Deepali Lindblom and Kenneth Berba.

Act II finds the mother trying to meditate in India, near the Tibetan monastery, pregnant with another child and heartbroken as she sees her little boy with a shaven head and monk’s garb.

Director Craig Bond has produced a delicate, engaging piece of theater with a mix of cultures that seems very appropriate today as we strain to understand our complex world.

Peter Trinh, as a monk, shaves the head of a boy (puppet) who is chosen to live with the monks in Sarah Rule’s moving play, “The Oldest Boy,” at Vintage Theatre in Aurora. Courtesy photo monks at their remote monastery and perhaps become a lama. The father understands, but the mother is terrified.

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Vitaly: Evening of Wonders Vitaly, a world-class illusionist is known for magical feats such as erasing people’s faces from their own driver’s licenses and causing a paintbrush to paint on its own, performs at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7, and at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8, at the Lakewood Cultural Center, 480 S. Allison Parkway, Lakewood. Go to www.Lakewood.org.

‘My Fair Lady’ The Evergreen Chorale presents “My Fair Lady” through Sunday, Oct. 9 at Center Stage, 27608 Fireweed Drive, Evergreen. Show times are 7:30 p.m.

Fridays and Saturdays, and 3 p.m. Sundays. Tickets and information available online at www.evergreenchorale.org or by calling 303-674-4002. Show is appropriate for all ages.

‘Legend of Sleepy Hollow’ Miners Alley Children’s Theatre presents “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” at 1 p.m. Saturdays through Oct. 15 at 1224 Washington Ave., Golden. Call 303935-3044 or go to minersalley.com. Appropriate for ages 12 and under.

Blessing of the Animals Bring your pets at 9 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, for the Blessing of the Animals, a short outdoor service, followed by coffee, juice and donuts. For the safety of all present, please keep pets on leashes or in their carriers/containers. If you can’t bring your pet on Saturday, you are invited to bring a picture instead to be honored as part of God’s creative work in the world.

In the event of inclement weather, we will meet inside. St. John Chrysostom Episcopal Church is at 13151 W. 28th Ave., Golden. Go to www.stjohngolden.org for directions and details.

Kids’ Clothing, Toy Sale A kids’ clothing and toy sale is planned from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 30, and Saturday, Oct. 1, at Arvada United Methodist Church, 6750 Carr St., Arvada.

Most clothing items are $1. Also for sale will be toys, books, baby equipment and furniture. All proceeds benefit Kids’ Discovery Days Preschool. After noon on Saturday, all items are half price. Admission fee of $1 charged to shop.

Jefferson Symphony Orchestra Opener The season-opening concert of the Jefferson Symphony Orchestra showcases the depth of talent in the community orchestra with a performance of Mahler’s Symphony No. 5. Concert is at 3 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 2 at the Colorado School of Mines Green Center. Other upcoming concerts for the symphony orchestra are the holiday concert Saturday, Dec. 3; the winter concert Sunday, Feb. 19; the young artists competition concert Sunday, March 19; and the closing concert Sunday, April 30. Season and individual concert tickets may be purchased in advance at www.Jeffsymphony.org, by calling 303-278-4237, or by visiting the Jefferson Symphony office at 1204 Washington St., Golden. Tickets also available at the door of the show.

Healthy Eating for Kids The Triad Early Childhood PTA presents “Healthy Eating in Early Childhood” from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 3, at Belmar Library, 555 S. Allison Parkway, Lakewood. Presented by Satya Williams, RDN, health and wellness instructor, program will focus on children’s ability to eat healthy foods, through family feeding dynamics. Presentation is open to all, and is especially appropriate for child care providers and parents of children from birth through age 5. Child care will be provided. Call or text Evie at 303-887-9388 with questions and email to evie.hudak@ rrcc.edu to RSVP. Colorado School of Mines Walking Tour Learn how the Colorado School of Mines began and developed into one of the leading engineering colleges in the country.

Walk through the university grounds with historian Ed Weising and hear stories of the buildings’ namesakes. Program goes from 1-3 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 6, at Golden History Museum, 923 10th St., Golden.

Visit the world-famous Geology Museum and other important buildings on campus.

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‘God of Carnage’ Miners Alley Playhouse presents “God of Carnage” through Sunday, Oct. 16 at 1224 Washington Ave., Golden. What happens when two sets of parents meet up to deal with the unruly behavior of their children? Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 6 p.m. Sundays, with the final performance at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 16. Tickets available online at www.minersalley. com or call 303-935-3044. Show includes adult content and strong language.

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In Plein Sight Outdoor Painting More than two dozen professional artists will paint from dawn to dusk at the In Plein Sight outdoor painting event Tuesday, Oct. 4, to Sunday, Oct. 9 at one Jeffco Open Space parks each day. Artists will be at South Valley Park, Mount Falcon Park, Crown Hill Park, White Ranch Park and along the Clear Creek Trail in Golden. Event is hosted by PLAN Jeffco, a nonprofit, volunteer-led organization of open space advocates based in Jefferson County. It will culminate in a gallery exhibit Oct. 8-9 at the Golden Community Center, 1470 10th St., Golden. All the works created will be on display and available for purchase.

Among the artists are Deborah McAllister and Norbert Nagel, of Lakewood; Jeannette Stutzman and Karen Spotts, of Evergreen; and Cheryl St. John, of Arvada. Go to www.InPleinSightJeffco.org and www.planjeffco.org.

Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum Quilt Show A popular event at Echter’s of a wide range of quilt styles from heirloom to contemporary styles, the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum show is open from Friday, Oct. 7 to Sunday, Oct. 9 at Echter’s Garden Center, 5150 Garrison St., Arvada. Call 303-424-7979 or go to www.echters.com for information.

Gallery Celebrate 25 Years Spirits in the Wind Gallery, 1211 Washington Ave., Golden, will celebrate its 25th anniversary through October, with treats and specials offered from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8. Look for a coupon published in the Golden Transcript on Oct. 6. Go to www.spiritsinthewindgallery.com or call 303-279-1192.

Arts and Crafts Exhibitors Exhibitors are needed for the fifth annual Stober Elementary School arts and crafts fair from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22. More than 45 booths are available; booth sizes are 8 by 8. Applications are due by Sept. 26. Contact Anne Drobny at annedrobny@gmail.com.

Art Classes, Workshops The Lakewood Arts Council and Gallery is beginning new session of art classes and workshops. For registration and information, go to www.lakewoodartscouncil.org or call 303-980-0625. The gallery is at 6731 W. Colfax Ave., Lakewood.

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Bird Feeding Through the Season Discover the enjoyment of attracting and sustaining birds through the year.

Instructor is Kate Hogan, community outreach coordinator, Denver Audubon Society. Class runs from 10-11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, at Echter’s Garden Center, 5150 Garrison St., Arvada. Class is free, and no registration is required.

Call 303-424-7979 or go to www.echters.com for information.

Tour of Solar, Sustainable Homes Thirteen homes will be on display at the Solar and Sustainable Homes Tour on Saturday, Oct. 1. In Denver, Arvada, Lakewood, Golden and Morrison, the homes feature a variety of approaches for maximizing energy efficiency and pollution reduction through building design, technology, urban farming and the use of electric vehicles and home-based charging stations. Tour will also spotlight the Tiny House project; the local Edison factory that creates battery kits for homes and businesses; and eco-conscious, zero-impact communities gaining momentum throughout the metro region. Participants should register at the American Mountaineering Center, 710 10th St., Golden, or in south Denver at 1426 S. Race St. Doors open at 9 a.m. Visit GoldenSolarTour.org or Facebook.com/SustainableHomesTour.

Cool Duo 5K, Craft Fair Are you a runner, walker or crafter? Would you enjoy the outdoors with games, food and fun? If so, join Saints Peter and Paul Catholic School in Wheat Ridge for its Cool Duo 5K and craft fair from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1. This neighborhood run is fast and flat, which is great for all runners, walkers and families. The races is USA Track and Field certified by Race Measure. Craft vendors are welcome. Register at www.coolduo5k.com.

Terrariums: Gardens under Glass Terrariums add a lush element to your indoor décor. Discover how easy it is to bring the magic of these special gardens to your home. Each attendee will take home a terrarium garden they make in the class. Instructor is Whitney McMillan, Echter’s indoor plant specialist. Class runs from 2-3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, at Echter’s Garden Center, 5150 Garrison St., Arvada. Space is limited; registration required. Call 303-424-7979 or go to www.echters.com for information.

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Cider Days Lakewood’s signature fall festival Cider Days returns for two full days of family fun, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 1 and Sunday, Oct. 2 at Lakewood Heritage Center, 801 S. Yarrow St. Admission includes all entertainment and kids’ amusements. Call 303-987-7850 or go to www.Lakewood.org/CiderDays.

Connect with Smart Phone Obsessed Kid Learn how to connect with your smart phone obsessed kid at a free seminar at 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 2, at Peace Lutheran Church, 5675 Field St., Arvada. Presenter is Jonathan McKee, author of 20 books including “52 Ways to Connect with Your Smartphone Obsessed Kid” and “Get Your Teenager Talking.” RSVP to 303-424-4454 ext. 25. Adults only please.

President’s Faith Explored The importance of the U.S. president’s religious faith will be explored at Lifetree Café at noon and 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 4, at 5675 Field St., Arvada. The program, “The President’s Faith: Does It Matter?” features filmed interviews with Michael Gerson, columnist for The Washington Post and chief speechwriter for George W. Bush, and Jim Wallis, president of Sojourners and spiritual adviser to Barack Obama. During the program, participants will examine how their own faith influences their political views. Contact Polly Wegner at 303424-4454 or pwegner@peacelutheran.net.

Blast Into The Future An informational hour on options available for aging in place and preparing your estate for the future is planned from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 4, at the Wheat Ridge Recreation Center, 4005 Kipling St., Wheat Ridge.

Be confident moving forward with everything in place to maintain the lifestyle you enjoy. Our panel of advisors is licensed professionals working to assist others in planning for the future. Go to www.carlaknighthomes.com/blog.html.

Call 720-626-9747 to RSVP. No-Carve, No-Mess, All Spook Carving pumpkins can be good fun, but this Halloween, try a few nontraditional pumpkin decorating techniques. Program runs from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 6, at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. We supply the materials, you bring your pumpkins. They will be ready to display on your porch and last through the month without decomposing.

Enter yours in the fifth decorated pumpkin contest at the Arvada Festival of Scarecrows on Oct. 8. Sign up in advance. Go to https://campscui.active.com/ orgs/MajesticViewNatureCenter.

Mile High Dowsers Have you ever wanted to witch for water? If so, come learn about dowsing with the Mile High Dowsers 7-9:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 6. We offer beginning dowsing and practical dowsing exercises at each meeting, as well as a featured guest speaker. October’s practical dowsing exercise will be presented by Jack Roberts and will address Finding an Object. Robert Gerstenberger is our featured presenter sharing his knowledge of Clearing Entities. The group meets the first Thursday of each month, except July, at Clements Community Center, 1580 Yarrow St., Lakewood. Go to www.milehighdowsers.org.

Gourd Canteen Water is the spring of all life, an important resource to carry with you. Let a master crafter from Sarqit Outdoor Living School guide you through the creation of a beautiful all natural water canteen, self-cooling and self-insulating.

Program runs from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7, at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. Sign up in advance. Go to https://campscui. active.com/orgs/MajesticViewNatureCenter Giant Pumpkin Contest The Arvada Gardeners will have a giant pumpkin contest in conjunction with the Festival of Scarecrows on Saturday, Oct. 8 in the Olde Town Square in Historic Olde Town Arvada. Entries will be accepted from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., and judging begins at 1:30 p.m. Prizes will be given to the three largest pumpkins in adult and kids (12 and under) divisions. During the festival, which runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Arvada Gardeners will have free festive gifts for the kids and will be accepting donations for cornstalks, gourds, mini pumpkins and Indian corn, all grown in the Arvada Community Garden.

Walk for Freshwater Globally, 1 in 10 people lack access to safe water, and more than 1 in 3 people lack access to a toilet. Freshwater Project International works to change that reality with water and sanitation projects in Malawi. The Golden-based nonprofit plans Walk for Freshwater, a 3K walk during which participants will engage in experiential activities that simulate a day in the life of a student of Malawi. The event is at 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8, at Golden High School, 701 24th St., Golden. Attendees will enjoy live music, prizes, and giveaways. The event is family-friendly with the target audience of 200-300 students, adults, and families from Golden and the surrounding areas. It will be a wonderful way to learn more about clean water and safe sanitation issues in Africa in a fun, experiential way while raising funds to actually make a difference in the lives of students at 5 schools in Malawi. Register as an individual or a team at www. freshwaterintl.org/walk-for-freshwater/.

Colorado Ballot Issues 2016 The fall Colorado ballot promises to stir up strong emotions in the state. With a variety of complex issues coming to a vote, it is important that we understand the ballot and what is at stake. Join Active Minds from 1-2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 9, for an objective review of the ballot issues and a presentation of the arguments on each side of the proposals. Program takes place at Belmar Library, 555 S. Allison Parkway, Lakewood. Call 303-235-5275 Pumpkin Patch The Arvada Gardeners has a pumpkin patch at the Arvada Community Garden at 57th and Garrison. Many good-sized and many mini pumpkins are available.

Stop by any day from dawn to dusk when there is someone there and gate is open or unlocked. Gardeners will provide you with a wheelbarrow and you and your family can walk out to the patch, pick out your pumpkins, load them in the wheelbarrow and push them back to the entry. Call Stan Sharman at 847-2872506 or Bill Orchard at 303-422-9468.

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40th Class Reunion Jefferson High School class of 1976 will have its 40th reunion Saturday, Oct. 8, at Ciancio’s Restaurant, 9650 Sheridan Blvd., Westminster, at the Greg Mastriona Golf Courses at Hyland Hills. Go to jhs1976reunion.myevent.com to make payments. The reunion committee also has planned an informal gathering from 5-11 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7, at Wheat Ridge Lanes. No tickets required.

Go to jhs1976reunion.myevent.com, call 720-272-3892 (Marcia) or email debra.rathgeber@gmail.com for details.

Editor’s note: Calendar submissions must be received by noon Thursday for publication the following week. Send listings to calendar@coloradocommunitymedia.com. No attachments, please. Listings are free and run on a space-available basis.

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Gymnastics teams face a balancing act

Littleton senior Emma Parkhurst sets the ball for a teammate during the Lions’ Sept. 20 volleyball match against Pomona. Parkhurst served seven aces and made 28 assists as the Lions won three straight sets and won the match, 3-0.

Photos by Tom Munds

Lions ready for league play Littleton volleyball squad posts 3-0 win over Pomona

By Tom Munds tmunds@coloradocommunitymedia.com The Littleton Lions entered the home stretch of the non-league portion of the volleyball schedule Sept. 20 with a 3-0 homecoming week win over Pomona. The Lions took control early and, despite spirited Pomona play, Littleton won three games in a row, 25-14, 25-14 and 25-20, to win the match, 3-0.

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KEEPING SCORE WITH...

SLOANE STEWARTSON ck Senior softball and tra and field athlete hool Rock Canyon High Sc

What is your favorite pre-competition meal?

My favorite pre-competition meal is a breakfast burrito. My parents used to make them for me when I was younger because I really didn’t like eggs, so they found a way to mask them. It’s become sort of a superstition for me, even for games starting in the afternoon.

Who is your favorite professional or collegiate athlete (past or present)?

My favorite professional athlete is Michael Jordan because of how persistent and hardworking he is. I strive to have the work ethic that he has and push myself that hard.

What is your favorite subject in school?

My favorite subject in school is chemistry because it just really clicked for me. Whether it was the teacher that I had or the material that I really understood, I am basing my future on it so it’s something that I really enjoyed.

What is your favorite book?

My favorite book series is the “Divergent” series. I like reading about dystopian societies and comparing them to how our society is today. I think they are very interesting and it’s cool to see what the authors come up with to make each dystopia different.

What are your plans for after high school graduation?

After high school, I will be attending Louisiana Tech University to play softball. I will major in biochemical engineering.

“Keeping Score With…” is a Q&A with high school athletes in the south metro area. Email Colorado Community Media sports writer Jim Benton at jbenton @coloradocommunitymedia.com if you or someone you know would like to participate.

Nikki Sobeck receives a serve for Littleton during a Sept. 20 volleyball match against Pomona. Sobeck, the defensive specialist, led the team with 10 digs as Littleton won three straight games, 25-14, 25-15 and 25-20 to win the match, 3-0.

 Chris Theodore, cross county, junior, Rock Canyon: Theodore won the Division I boys cross country race at the Dave Sanders Invitational on Sept. 23 with a time of 16:22.  Kaylee Rogers, volleyball, senior, Arapahoe: She had 15 kills and a 57.7 percent hitting percentage in a 3-0 win over Overland on Sept 23.  Maggie Swank, softball, sophomore, Englewood: Swank had two standout performances for the Pirates in a win over Jefferson on Sept. 19 and a triumph over Alameda on Sept. 20. She went 5-for9 with eight RBIs in those two games.  Kyle Pearson, golf, senior, Highlands Ranch: Pearson won medalist honors at the Class 5A Central Region tournament with a 4-under-par 68 on Sept. 20 at the City Park Golf Course.  Jake Archuleta, football, senior, Douglas County: The Huskies claimed their first victory of the season on Sept. 9 against Northglenn thanks to the defense. Archuleta had 13 tackles in the 7-3 victory.

Colorado Community Media selects five athletes from high schools in the south metro area each week as “Standout Performers.” Preference is given to athletes making their debut on the list. To nominate an athlete, contact Jim Benton at jbenton@ coloradocommunitymedia.com

Girls high school gymnastics in Colorado faces a difficult routine each season.

Challenges include facilities, handling expensive equipment, dealing with club teams and the fact that athletes for most teams come from here and there.

This season, there are 34 teams competing in Class 4A and 5A, and Jim Benton several teams OVERTIME go outside the school to practice. Participation figures for Colorado have remained stable with 545 gymnasts in 2015-16, 543 in 2014-15 and 481 in 2013-14.

Ponderosa is the lone Douglas County school with an in-house practice facility, which doubles as the wrestling room in the space located above and behind the west bleachers. However, if there is a pep assembly in the gym, the gymnastics equipment has to be taken down and set up again.

Thornton has one of the state’s biggest gyms and the gymnastics equipment can remain separated for daily physical education classes.

Pomona has a permanent practice area located higher than the gym where meets are held. It takes hard work from athletes and coaches to move and set up the equipment, plus the Panthers lose two days of practice every time a home meet is scheduled because of the relocation.

And there are risks moving equipment with an estimated startup cost of $20,000, according to Athletic Business, an online and print publication that covers the sports industry. Facilities, equipment and a shortage of coaches that require safety certification is a reason budget-strapped school districts shy away from adding gymnastics programs. Most teams are co-op, drawing athletes from multiple schools in the district.

Finally, it is often hard for teams to convince athletes to compete as a high school gymnast and not on a club team, where they may get more attention from college recruiters.

I would have liked to offer an account on this season’s top gymnastics teams and individuals but schedules are hard to find and results of meets can’t be found, so that’s another bad routine that gymnastics coaches face — but one that can easily be fixed.

Pitching from the stretch Wheat Ridge’s Brandy Trengove looks as if she might have lost her direction and went to the softball pitching circle instead of the mound on the baseball field.

The senior left-hander starts in the stretch or set position, lifts her right leg and appears ready to throw a split-finger fastball or maybe attempt a pickoff move toward first base.

Somehow, she drops her arm and delivers an underhand softball pitch.

“She’s unique,” Wheat Ridge coach Jamie Heflin said. “She was having trouble pushing off and the pitching coach said let’s try this.

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Warriors cross country: 180 strong Arapahoe boys finish third in meet at Columbine

By Tom Munds tmunds@coloradocommunitymedia.com There was no shortage of uniforms displaying the Arapahoe High School emblem and black and gold colors at the Sept. 23 Dave Sanders Memorial Cross Country Meet in south Jefferson County.

“We have a big team,” Warriors Coach Chuck Lutz said before the races. “We always have a big turnout for cross county and this year we had 180 join us.”

He said the Sanders race is a good one because it has open categories so a lot of Warriors get to enter competition.

Columbine High School hosts the race each year as a memorial to teacher and coach Dave Sanders, who was killed in the 1999 school shooting.

The 59-school field was divided into two divisions. The runners from the 29 larger schools, most of them 5A like Arapahoe, ran in division one.

There was a rare occurrence in the division one varsity boys race as the first three runners across the finish line were Chris Theodore of Rock Canyon, Kyle Moran of Cherry Creek and James Logan of Arapahoe. The runners’ schools finished in the same order in the team standings.

The division one girls team title was won by Arvada West. The Warrior girls finished 10th in the team standings. The first Arapahoe girl across the finish line was Kelly Waugh, who finished 48th with a time of 21:27.

The Cherry Creek girls finished fifth in the team standings. The Bruins were led

by Devon Peterson, who finished third in the field of 228 runners with a time of 21:27.

Heritage’s boys finished sixth and

Littleton’s Addi Iken is well ahead of the next runner as she heads for the finish line during the division two girls varsity race at the Sept. 23 Dave Sanders Cross Country Meet at Clement Park. Iken earned a medal for her individual effort but Littleton didn’t post a team score in the race.

Arapahoe’s James Logan finished third in the division one boys varsity race with a time of 16:42 during the Sept. 23 Dave Sanders Cross Country Meet at Clement Park. The first five Arapahoe runners earned a total of 117 points to finish third in the team standings.

Photos by Tom Munds were led by Thomas Wall, who was 28th with a time of 17:51. The Heritage girls team finished 15th in the team standings.

Littleton competed with athletes from 31 schools from Class 4A or smaller who ran in division two.

D’Evelyn won the boys title with 77

points. The Lion boys finished 12th with 270 points. The first Littleton runner across the finish line was Christian Sapakoff, who finished ninth individually with a time of 17:32.

Littleton didn’t have a girls team but Lions runner Addi Iken finished fourth individually with a time of 20:02.

Kyle Moran nears the finish line in the division one boys varsity race at the Sept.

23 Dave Sanders Cross Country Meet.

Moran was Cherry Creek’s first runner to finish the race as he placed second in the individual standings with a time of 16:35.

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“We are where we want to be as a team as we start league play next week,” Littleton Coach Margaret Magnum said after the match.

“Pomona played hard and a 3-0 win over a 5A league team is a confidence-builder for us.”

Key moments Littleton took control early in the first two games and maintained control despite determined Pomona play. The third game was close early and Pomona held the lead at one point. But the Lions regained control to win the third game and the match.

Key players/statistics Mallory Burbage led the Lions attack with 12 kills and Julia Encinias had seven kills as the Lions amassed a total of 41 kills. Burbage also led the team in digs with 11 and teammate Nikki Sobeck had 10

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We are 5-1, which is a good start. We have very athletic players on our team and we are really coming together as a group.”

Emma Parkhurst, Littleton setter

digs. Emily Parkhurst was the team leader in serving aces with three, plus she led the team in assists with 28. She also received 13 serves and made only one passing error on the serves she received.

They said it Senior Emma Parkhurst is the setter for the Lions and said she loved the position.

“When I was a freshman the coach said I was good at handling the ball and asked me to be the setter,” she said. “I really like the position because the setter has to know the flow of the game to run the game for the team.”

She said she is like the quarterback of the team, taking a pass and setting it to a player who is in the best position to drive the ball back over the net and score a point for the Lions.

“Our team is off to a good start,” she said. “We are 5-1 which is a good start. We have very athletic players on our team and we are really coming together as a group.”

She said she is a much better setter now than at this time last year.

“I feel I am a much better setter mentally and the mental aspect is such an important part of the game for the setter,” she said. “We have done a lot of mental training to get ready for the season.”

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It gave her about four miles an hour more speed. Sometimes, we’ll switch it up and throw a conventional pitch.

“Really in the science of pitching, it goes against all physical genetics.”

Trengove is 9-5 this season with two saves.

Heisman Watch UCLA went all out to limit the

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big play by Stanford junior running back Christian McCaffrey.

McCaffrey, a Valor Christian graduate, was the AP Player of the Year and the Heisman Trophy runner-up last season, but was limited to 138 yards rushing and 165 all-purpose yards in the Cardinals’ 22-13 win over UCLA on Sept. 24.

Louisville sophomore quarterback is the early Heisman front-runner as he has thrown for 1,301 yards and 13 touchdowns and rushed 510 yards and 12 touchdowns in three games. This season, McCaffrey has 635 allpurpose yards for an average of

211.6 per game in three contests.

Airing it out Faith Christian used a statistically impressive passing attack to notch its first win of the season on Sept. 23 with a 34-7 triumph over Brush.

The Eagles passed for 349 yards, averaging 29.1 yards per completion.

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Resident creates platform to connect students, instructors Learnskillz called a ‘win-win strategy’ for both teachers and students

By Alex DeWind adewind@colorado communitymedia.com A Highlands Ranch woman has created what she calls the Uber of learning.

Sudha Chandrasekharan’s website, Learnskillz, is an online platform for students to find a teacher, book a lesson either face-to-face or virtually, and then rate the teacher —similar to the Uber online transportation app, in which a rider requests a ride, is picked up by a driver and then rates the driver.

The goal, Chandrasekharan said, is to connect passionate teachers with curious learners.

“If you are a student and are looking for lessons, instead of asking your neighbor or relying on search engines, we bring you highly rated teachers,” she said. “All you do is sign up for free and can search for teachers in our database.”

Learnskillz launched about four months ago.

Its market is anyone interested in teaching a skill or hobby — and anyone looking to learn or sharpen a skill or hobby. Users must be 18 years and older to register, but parents can log on on behalf of their children.

To date, the website offers lessons in more than 150 areas, including reading, writing, math, music, sports and art, with more than 130 teachers signed up internationally. Teachers aren’t required to have certification, but Chandrasekharan vets applicants, looking at their credentials and personal information.

If a teacher receives multiple bad ratings, he or she will be removed from the system.

HOW TO SIGN UP Visit Learnskillz at www.learn-skillz.com Click “Sign up for free” in the upper right corner and enter your email and a password.

Under the “Settings” tab, select the type of user you are: teacher or student.

Complete your profile, which includes basic information, a job title and contact information.

Select the “Areas of expertise” tab on the left side. Click all categories and subcategories that apply.

Click “Dashboard” to manage your schedule, schedule lessons, accept lesson requests, and connect with students or teachers.

“We take all the necessary steps to make sure it’s a safe learning experience for our customers,” she said.

Chandrasekharan — a businesswoman, wife and mother of two — said the teachers in her life inspired her Learnskillz endeavor.

“I have a lot of friends who are teachers who look for income during the summer,” she said. “It’s a win-win strategy — it helps teachers and people looking for teachers.”

One of her friends is Barb Cousins, president of the Douglas County Association for Gifted and Talented, a group of parents, educators and community leaders that supports the needs of gifted and advanced learners in the school district.

Cousins is signed up on Learnskillz as a guide for parents of gifted and talented students. Advantages of the website, she said, include the software itself, the sense of human interaction and the cost.

“It is so much cheaper for people in the tutoring world,” Cousins said. “It’s basically free.”

There is no cost for a teacher or student to sign up on Learnskillz. The site uses PayPal, a global online payment

Highlands Ranch resident Sudha Chandrasekharan launched Learnskillz, an online platform for teachers to connect, about four months ago. “This is a global application,” she said. “So you could learn Mandarin from a teacher in China or you could teach English to a child in India. The opportunities are unlimited.” Courtesy photo service, and Chandrasekharan charges 15 percent for the transaction fee. The teacher lists his or her desired cost and the student pays before the class. If a student isn’t satisfied, Chandrasekharan will refund the money.

“It’s for peace of mind,” she said, “and it builds trust.”

Learnskillz took about 10 months of countless hours and long nights to build.

Chandrasekharan has a small team: Her husband helps with technology and sales, her father assists with marketing and she has a group of developers in Poland and India.

More than anything, Chandrasekharan hopes Learnskillz will help people.

She was born and raised in India in a giving household — her parents believed in the good in people and often helped those less fortunate.

Her father, Chandra, travels between

India and San Francisco. He intermittently teaches college students in several academic subjects. He’s now a Learnskillz instructor and teaches algebra and geometry to four students.

“The students are happy with the input they get and they are not required to disturb their schedule much because they avoid travel,” he said of his online lessons.

“The school students, particularly, are happy to revisit their lessons from school and get doubts cleared.”

Even though Chandra travels between countries, he’s still able to connect with any student on Learnskillz.

And that, Chandrasekharan said, is what the program is all about — providing a space for teachers to connect with learners, despite geographical borders.

“We want to remove the concept of boundaries,” she said. “If it’s a good teacher, we will make it happen.”

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debtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

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Public Trustees PUBLIC NOTICE COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0437-2016 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On July 22, 2016, 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) Francis C Milan and Rosalinda A Milan Original Beneficiary(ies) Argent Mortgage Company, LLC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for, Argent Securities Inc. AssetBacked Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-M2, Under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement Dated August 1, 2006 Date of Deed of Trust June 23, 2006 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust July 07, 2006 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B6099227 Original Principal Amount $245,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $206,039.48 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: 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 1, BLOCK 5, BEL-VUE HEIGHTS WEST, FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO Also known by street and number as: 7688 S Windermere 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, 11/09/2016, 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: 9/15/2016 Last Publication: 10/13/2016 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE

BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov DATE: 07/22/2016 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, 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 A. Shore #19973 Martin H. Shore #1800 Stephen A Hall #38186

Hellerstein and Shore PC 5347 S. Valentia Way, Suite 100, Greenwood Village, CO 80111 (303) 573-1080 Attorney File # 16-00334SH

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.: 0437-2016 First Publication: 9/15/2016 Last Publication: 10/13/2016 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

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

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DATE: 07/22/2016 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, 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 A. Shore #19973 Martin H. Shore #1800 Stephen A Hall #38186 Hellerstein and Shore PC 5347 S. Valentia Way, Suite 100, Greenwood Village, CO 80111 (303) 573-1080 Attorney File # 16-00334SH 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.: 0437-2016 First Publication: 9/15/2016 Last Publication: 10/13/2016 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0411-2016 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On July 5, 2016, 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) Kathryn J Wymore Original Beneficiary(ies) The D.W. Perry Corporation Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America Date of Deed of Trust November 02, 2001 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust November 13, 2001 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B1194934 Original Principal Amount $120,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $106,554.47 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 210, BLOCK 1, HIGHLAND VIEW II, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 8193 S Fillmore Way, Centennial, CO 80122.

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, 10/26/2016, 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: 9/1/2016 Last Publication: 9/29/2016 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE

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

First Publication: 9/1/2016 Last Publication: 9/29/2016 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE

BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

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

Public Trustees

Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov DATE: 07/05/2016 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Eve Grina #43658 Jennifer Cruseturner #44452 Jennifer Rogers #34682 Holly Shilliday #24423 Joan Olson #28078 Erin Robson #46557 Courtney Wright #45482 McCarthy & Holthus LLP 7700 E Arapahoe Road, Suite 230, Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122 Attorney File # CO-16-736891-JS 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

Notices

LOT 126, THE KNOLLS WEST FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO

Also known by street and number as: 7097 S KNOLLS WAY, CENTENNIAL, CO 80122.

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.

Public Trustees

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 11/16/2016, 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: 9/22/2016 Last Publication: 10/20/2016 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE

BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov

Legal Notice NO.: 0411-2016 First Publication: 9/1/2016 Last Publication: 9/29/2016 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

DATE: 07/29/2016 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0452-2016

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

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On July 29, 2016, 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) LINDA R. CALKINS Original Beneficiary(ies) BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (“FANNIE MAE”), A CORPORATION ORGANIZED AND EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Date of Deed of Trust February 24, 2003 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust March 04, 2003 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B3047595 Original Principal Amount $144,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $112,086.65 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 126, THE KNOLLS WEST FILING N O . 1 , C O U N T Y O F A R A P A H O E, STATE OF COLORADO Also known by street and number as: 7097 S KNOLLS WAY, CENTENNIAL, CO 80122.

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, 11/16/2016, 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.

Holly Ryan #32647 Toni M. Owan #30580 Jolene Guignet #46144 Medved Dale Decker & Deere, LLC 355 Union Blvd., Suite 250, Lakewood, CO 80228 (303) 274-0155 Attorney File # 16-914-29393 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

Corporation Date of Deed of Trust January 31, 2012 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust February 08, 2012 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) D2014736 Original Principal Amount $302,141.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $277,898.29

Public Trustees

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 15, BLOCK 6, THE HIGHLANDS 460, FILING NO. 4, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO Also known by street and number as: 3776 E Phillips Circle, Centennial, CO 80122.

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, 11/16/2016, 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: 9/22/2016 Last Publication: 10/20/2016 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE

BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov DATE: 07/26/2016 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0445-2016

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

On July 26, 2016, 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) Danielle McNulty Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Guild Mortgage Company, a California Corporation Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Guild Mortgage Company, a California Corporation Date of Deed of Trust January 31, 2012 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust February 08, 2012 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) D2014736 Original Principal Amount $302,141.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $277,898.29 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 15, BLOCK 6, THE HIGHLANDS 460, FILING NO. 4, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO

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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.

Legal Notice NO.: 0452-2016 First Publication: 9/22/2016 Last Publication: 10/20/2016 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

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

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Eve Grina #43658 Jennifer Cruseturner #44452 Jennifer Rogers #34682 Holly Shilliday #24423 Joan Olson #28078 Erin Robson #46557 Courtney Wright #45482 McCarthy & Holthus LLP 7700 E Arapahoe Road, Suite 230, Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122 Attorney File # CO 16-740666-JS 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.: 0445-2016 First Publication: 9/22/2016 Last Publication: 10/20/2016 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

Misc. Private Legals Public Notice Adoption Options 1355 S. Colorado Blvd., STE 501, Denver, CO 80222 (303) 695-1601

Adoption Options 1355 S. Colorado Blvd., STE 501, Denver, CO 80222 (303) 695-1601

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Seth Grob, Attorney for Adoption Options Grob & Eirich, LLC 12596 W. Bayaud Ave., Suite 390 Lakewood, CO 80228 (303) 679-8266 NOTICE OF ANTICIPATED EXPEDITED RELINQUISHMENT OF THE PARENTCHILD LEGAL RELATIONSHIP TO: Mike (Last Name Unknown) and Any and All Unknown Birth Fathers, Respondents YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED, PURSUANT TO C.R.S. § 19-5-103.7, AS FOLLOWS:

1. You have been identified by Linnea T. Brown as the possible birth father of her child, who is expected to be born on or about November 9, 2016 in Colorado.

2. Ms. Brown plans to relinquish her parental rights to the child on an expedited basis in the Jefferson County District Court, State of Colorado, where the adoption agency has an office, pursuant to C.R.S. § 19-5-103.5 in order to make the child available for adoption.

Placing a child for adoption requires termination of the birth mother and alleged birth father(s) parent-child legal relationships. Termination of parental rights means that pursuant to a court order, all rights powers, privileges, immunities, duties and obligations existing between a parent and a child are permanently severed, except for inheritance rights, which will be severed at the time of the final decree of adoption. Upon termination of parental rights, a parent shall: (a) no longer have the right to custody of, or parenting time with the child; (b) no longer have the right to any information concerning the whereabouts, activities, health, or well-being of the child; and (c) have no say in any further decisions concerning said child.

3. A birth parent of a child has the right to contest the termination of parental rights.

4. Failure to declare intent to contest the termination of parental rights may likely result in a termination of parental rights to the child. In order to contest the termination of the parent-child legal relationship, YOU MUST:

• Request and then return a “Reply Form to Notice of Anticipated Expedited Relinquishment” to Adoption Options at the above address or to Grob & Eirich, LLC, 12596 W. Bayaud Ave., Suite 390 Lakewood, CO 80228 by Certified Mail, Return Receipt Requested, no later than twentyone (21) days after the date of this notice or before the birth mother's relinquishment petition is filed with the court, whichever occurs later. The date of notice shall be considered the date of the first day of publication in the newspaper.

OR • Request and return a “Reply Form to Notice of Anticipated Expedited Relinquishment” in person to Adoption Options, at the address indicated above, no later than twenty-one (21) days after the date of this notice or before the birth mother's relinquishment petition is filed with the court, whichever occurs later. The date of notice shall be considered the date of the first day of publication in the newspaper.

You should bring photo identification with you for in-person submission.

YOU MUST ALSO: • File a claim of paternity pursuant to Article 4 of Title 19, Colorado Revised Statutes and notify Adoption Options pursuant to C.R.S. § 19-5-105.5. This claim of paternity must be filed no later than twenty-one (21) days after the date of this notice or before the birth mother's relinquishment petition is filed with the court, whichever occurs later. The date of notice shall be considered the date of the first day of publication in the newspaper.

5. You may also waive your right to contest the termination of parental rights and doing so will likely result in a termination of any parental rights you may have to the child. If you do not believe that you are the father of this child, please check the appropriate box on the reply form.

YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED THAT IF YOU FAIL TO PROPERLY REPLY TO THIS NOTICE IN A MANNER DESCRIBED ABOVE, YOU ALSO WAIVE YOUR RIGHT TO ANY FURTHER NOTICE RELATED TO THE ANTICIPATED EXPEDITED RELINQUISHMENT PROCEEDINGS AND YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS, IF ANY, WILL LIKELY BE TERMINATED BY THE COURT. Thank you for your cooperation.

Sincerely, Seth Grob Grob & Eirich, LLC Attorney for Adoption Options Legal Notice No.: 58039 First Publication: September 29, 2016 Last Publication: September 29, 2016 Publisher: Littleton Independent and the Centennial Citizen

Seth Grob, Attorney for Adoption Options Grob & Eirich, LLC 12596 W. Bayaud Ave., Suite 390 Lakewood, CO 80228 (303) 679-8266 NOTICE OF ANTICIPATED EXPEDITED RELINQUISHMENT OF THE PARENTCHILD LEGAL RELATIONSHIP

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Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov

DATE: 07/05/2016 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Eve Grina #43658 Jennifer Cruseturner #44452 Jennifer Rogers #34682 Holly Shilliday #24423 Joan Olson #28078 Erin Robson #46557 Courtney Wright #45482

Also known by street and number as: 3776 E Phillips Circle, Centennial, CO 80122.

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

TO: Mike (Last Name Unknown) and Any and All Unknown Birth Fathers, Respondents

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED, PURSUANT TO C.R.S. § 19-5-103.7, AS FOLLOWS:

Public notices are a community’s window into the government. From zoning regulations to local budgets, governments have used local newspapers to inform citizens of its actions as an essential part of your right to know. You know where to look, when to look and what to look for to be involved as a citizen. Local newspapers provide you with the information you need to get involved.

First Publication: 9/22/2016 Last Publication: 10/20/2016 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE

BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

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

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, 11/16/2016, 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,

1. You have been identified by Linnea T. Brown as the possible birth father of her child, who is expected to be born on or about November 9, 2016 in Colorado.

2. Ms. Brown plans to relinquish her parental rights to the child on an expedited basis in the Jefferson County District Court, State of Colorado, where the adoption agency has an office, pursuant to C.R.S. § 19-5-103.5 in order to make the child available for adoption.

Placing a child for adoption requires termination of the birth mother and alleged birth father(s) parent-child legal relationships. Termination of parental rights means that pursuant to a court order, all rights powers, privileges, immunities, duties and obligations existing between a parent and a child are permanently severed, except for inheritance rights, which will be severed at the time of the final decree of adoption. Upon termination of parental rights, a parent shall: (a) no

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September 30, 2016

INNOVATIVE TEACHING, THINKING AND LEARNING FOR ALL STUDENTS, IN EVERY SCHOOL, EVERY DAY. This fall Cherry Creek Schools begins implementing ‘Cherry Creek 2021’ to ensure that the students of today AND tomorrow are prepared for future success.

We asked parents, teachers, graduates, colleges and employers what graduates need to be successful in the future. They said: Communication and critical thinking skills, Curiosity/inquiry and flexibility/adaptability, Project-based learning and real-world experiences.

As a result, Cherry Creek Schools is: Increasing educational innovation and relevancy, Emphasizing the skills students will need in the jobs of the future, Expanding career and technical education to increase the pathways to college and careers.

“Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.”

Steve Jobs, co-founder, chairman and CEO of Apple Inc. 303.773.1184 www.cherrycreekschools.org