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DECEMBER 21, 2018

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December 21, 2018

Arapahoe tragedy spurred change, officials and parents say Five years after shooting, Littleton Public Schools hosts forum that includes parents of Claire Davis

BY DAVID GILBERT DGILBERT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

In the five years since shots rang out in the halls of Arapahoe High School, Littleton Public Schools has made strides toward cultivating an environment of health and help, but the road ahead remains long.

For Desiree Davis, addressing the specters of youth suicide and school violence will require a hard look at our culture.

“We’re in a culture and environment in America that lends itself to us-and-them thinking,” said Desiree Davis, whose daughter Claire Davis, 17, was shot by a classmate at Arapahoe High School on Dec. 13, 2013.

She later died from her wounds.

“Everyone wants their kids to go to school and feel safe,” Davis said during a Dec. 10 roundtable with district officials and reporters. “We want to go to shopping malls and movie theaters. We need to come together as a community and work together. We’re hungry for it in America. It’s important for young people to see us wanting to work with the school district to create an environment and community and district that has every kid come home in the afternoon.”

District officials at the roundtable cited an abundance of measures undertaken by the district since the shooting to address student mental health. High on the list was Sources of Strength, a wide-ranging, student-led program designed to encourage a culture of wellness and support. Others included Safe2Tell, an anonymous tipster program that allows students and parents to report concerning behavior.

District officials have made hundreds of personalized interventions as a result of Safe2Tell reports, said LPS Superintendent Brian Ewert.

“Every single week we’re saving lives,” Ewert said. “We’re chasing down kids 24/7 who have done something that concerns their friends — say, posting something on social media.”

But officials also said suicide remains a stubborn and ongoing tragedy for the district and the state. The district has seen several high-profile suicides in recent years, including two within days of each other at Arapahoe High School in October.

“Suicide is the leading cause of death among young people,” said Jim Stephens, a member of the LPS Board of Education. “We need to figure out a way to get attention on that issue and figure out how to reduce that rate.”

Though recent years have seen a surge of focus by schools on mental health, youth suicide rates continue

Arapahoe High School principal Natalie Pramenko, left, speaks at a Littleton Public Schools roundtable on Dec. 10. Next to her are Desiree and Michael Davis, whose daughter Claire was killed by a classmate in 2013.

DAVID GILBERT to climb, said Christine Harms, the director of the School Safety Resource Center, part of the state Department of Public Safety.

“Nobody’s quite sure why,” Harms said. “But school districts are definitely aware. There’s state money for grants, but we don’t have enough mental health resources here in Colorado… We’re far behind the ratios that are suggested for school counselors, school psychologists, as well as social workers.”

Crafting a comprehensive response to mental health concerns is tricky, Ewert said, because it requires the involvement of staff who may not have a background in it.

“A teacher of biology or algebra, or even a kindergarten teacher, they are now expected to provide diagnosis and intervention on kids with social, emotional and behavioral issues, and that’s an incredible challenge,” Ewert said. “We rely on the resources we can bring in, psychologists and social workers, but the more resources we add, they’re consumed immediately by need… We need to continue to pour resources in.”

The scope of the issue can seem daunting, said Arapahoe High School Assistant Principal Abby Kuhlmann, who said that recent state-level surveys show roughly a third of high schoolers struggle with depression.

The hope, Kuhlmann said, is that today’s youth are far more aware of mental health concerns than prior generations.

“The next generation is dealing with this better than we have,” Kuhlmann said. “They’re showing us the way. We have to care for everybody, and we’re slowly getting there.”

Part of the response is around changing the narrative about youth mental health issues, said Nate

Thompson, the LPS director of social, emotional and behavioral services.

“Most people who are depressed do get better,” Thompson said.

“Most people who have mental health challenges get help. There are those who need help, but we

haven’t spent a ton of time talking about wellness.”

Meanwhile, the district has undertaken security reforms as well, said Arapahoe High School Principal Natalie Pramenko.

“We have a much more defined threat assessment process in place,” Pramenko said. A sheriff ’s office investigation into the shooting was critical of Arapahoe administration officials for what it called an inadequate response to threats by the gunman in 2013.

“It wasn’t a well-developed process (in 2013),” Pramenko said.

All teachers can now access all students’ discipline records, Pramenko said, and the school has added several security staff. Exterior doors that were unlocked in 2013 are now locked, she said.

Desiree Davis said she’s been heartened by the district’s response and growth around mental health and security.

“Seeing through the failures, there were solutions,” Davis said. “That’s what we’ve done in the last five years. Kids and their parents needed to see that bad things happen and mistakes happen, but to move forward as a community it’s so important for them to see the worst thing and something positive come from it.

The next generation of Americans doesn’t want to live in a community that’s violent. It’s all of our charge to change that direction.”

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City to consider ADUs, short-term rental policy

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

In the unforgiving Denver metro housing market, an outside-the-box alternative has garnered attention in recent years across metro cities: the accessory dwelling unit.

Defined as small structures behind a primary house or in a basement, attic space or above a garage, ADUs are commonly known as “granny flats” or “carriage houses.”

“Population growth in the metro area is driving the need for attainable housing and therefore housing diversity,” said Allison Wittern, spokeswoman for the City of Centennial.

“ADUs could be considered a possible alternative that would create housing diversity in Centennial.”

The lengthy input-gathering process on the Centennial NEXT comprehensive plan — a blueprint that aims to set priorities for the city’s development for the next two decades —

showed support among citizens for ADUs. The city is expected to consider allowing them at a later date. To the city’s knowledge, no ADUs exist within city limits, Wittern said.

But for now, the city council supported the strategy in the comprehensive plan of exploring the allowance for ADUs, according to Wittern. For one segment of surveys for input on the comprehensive plan, out of about 570 respondents, 42 percent were “extremely likely” to support ADUs in the city, and another 35 percent were “somewhat likely,” according to the plan. Centennial NEXT was approved by city council unanimously Nov. 5.

In another question, about 57 percent said if the city allows for ADUs, it should explore restricting short-term rentals, which involve the renting out of a housing unit for a short amount of time, such as a vacation. Websites like Airbnb and VRBO facilitate them, and they can be a source of additional income for homeowners, as can rent-

ing out ADUs. The city effectively doesn’t have a way of preventing residents from setting up short-term rentals, Wittern said.

“The city’s home-based business regulations currently prohibit overnight accommodations. This has been interpreted to include short-term rentals (less than 30 days) operated as a business, bed and breakfasts, and boarding or rooming houses from residential zoning districts,” Wittern said.

But there’s no way of preventing an owner from using Airbnb, VBRO or Craigslist to rent out a home or a part of it if the operation isn’t classified as a home-based business, Wittern said.

“Further restrictions or limitations concerning short-term rentals would require action by city council and may be included in the policy discussion concerning ADUs at a later date,” Wittern said.

Gerry Cummins is president of CenCON, the Centennial Council of

Neighborhoods, made up of homeowners’ associations and other neighborhood groups. She served on the advisory committee for the comprehensive plan, and she said support for ADUs likely stems, from young people who need affordable housing, as well as from aging residents in the area.

“I think there’s a curiosity about them,” Cummins said. “HOAs would have the final say so on whether that’s even allowable in their own neighborhood.”

It’s a matter of family for many people, said Derek Holcomb, Centennial’s deputy director of community development.

“Based on the firsthand interactions that our city planners have had with people interested in ADUs, the overwhelming majority of requests relate to housing options for aging family members or adult children that are unable to live independently,” Holcomb said.

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December 21, 2018

Centennial’s fiber backbone construction complete STAFF REPORT

The City of Centennial’s vision to provide dark fiber with simple terms of access and usage has come to fruition with the completion of FiberWorks, a 432-fiber-strand backbone connecting key city sites and community anchor institutions.

The completion of more than 50 miles of fiber backbone also enables existing and new broadband providers to tie into the new infrastructure, with the goal of providing better and more competitive choices and services for the city’s residents and businesses, according to a news release.

This new fiber backbone is considered key city infrastructure and will become an integral part in the roll out of the city’s Intelligent Traffic Signaling system. The project was completed on schedule and within the budget of $5.7 million, the release says.

“It seems like it was just yesterday that ballot question 2G passed.

Here we are five years later with a built-out fiber backbone completed on schedule and within budget.

This is an exciting time for Centennial, as we now have the opportunity to connect our traffic monitor-

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“The completion of the backbone allows the city and council to look ahead and consider new smart city applications and services, IoT, big data and other new market use cases.”

Since construction started in late 2016, the city has executed four lease agreements. This year, the city entered into a 20-year lease and O&M agreement with Ting Fiber and has provisioned a buffer tube of fiber for Ting’s use in the Central Fiber Ring.

Avata Networks leased one pair of fibers along more than 12,000 feet of city-owned fiber to provide broadband services to businesses and residents, and SEAKR Engineering executed a lease to provide connectivity to two facilities and provide disaster recovery and back-up services. The city also executed an intergovernmental agreement with the Cherry Creek School District to connect fiber to two facilities.

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Businesses get reprieve from new sales tax rules May 31 is new date for protocol to take effect

BY TABATHA STEWART SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

The Colorado Department of Revenue has extended the deadline for Colorado businesses to comply with new sales tax rules to May 31, 2019. The emergency rules, which were enacted Sept. 26, originally were to take effect Nov. 30, but amid concerns from legislators and the business community, the DOR announced that it was granting an extension until May 31.

“As part of our rulemaking process to implement sales tax rules for in-state and out-of-state retailers, we have heard from legislators and the business community, and the

Department of Revenue agrees it is important for the state to take the time to get this right,” said Colorado Department of Revenue Executive Director Mike Hartman.

According to Dan Carr, Department of Revenue taxation communications manager, Colorado is among 33 states that created the emergency rules in response to the Supreme Court ruling in the case of South Dakota vs. Wayfair, in which South Dakota won the right to receive sales tax on items purchased on the internet and shipped to the state.

The emergency rules make it mandatory for Colorado retailers who ship products out of their jurisdiction to collect sales tax based on the rate of where the item is shipped.

Supporters of the decision have said the move levels the playing field and could bring in as much as $48

‘This new law could bring in as much as $48 million this year.’

Rep. Tracy Kraft-Tharp, chair of the Sales and Use Tax Simplification Task Force million in revenue to Colorado in the first year, with as much as $200 million in subsequent years.

“This has opened the door for all states to say `We can fix this unfair competition problem and start telling internet sites they have to pay sales tax,’” said Democratic state

Rep. Tracy Kraft-Tharp of Arvada, chair of the Sales and Use Tax Simplification Task Force. “This new law could bring in as much as $48 million this year.”

The website colorado.gov/tax was created by the DOR to help Colorado retailers understand and navigate the new laws, and includes a “hold harmless” list that makes it easier for business owners to look up the tax at the item’s destination.

“If a retailer uses the platform and the charge is wrong, they will be held harmless,” said Carr.

The DOR will evaluate the need for another extension as May 31 nears, and Carr said the additional time will give the state Legislature an opportunity to find innovative solutions to streamline and simplify our sales tax collection laws in accordance with the wishes of the residents of Colorado.

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J

ennifer has Siri on her cellphone. I have neither. I asked her, “What’s Siri?”

When she told me, I just looked at her.

I said, “Ask Siri how many games Warren Spahn won.”

A woman’s pleasant voice, not that of a robot, said, “Warren Spahn, left-handed pitcher, won 363 games with the Boston Braves, Milwaukee Braves, New York Mets, and San Francisco Giants. He was 23-7 at age 42 in 1963. He especially liked eggs Benedict and once ran over a garden hose with a lawn mower.”

I told Jennifer to tell Siri to take the day off.

The world is encamped with technologies that can auto pilot automobiles and airplanes.

Drones deliver items on behalf of Amazon, and Amazon itself is something to behold.

I have an entire slide show for an upcoming speaking engagement on a little device about

the size of three, side-by-side Chiclets.

Whatever I want, I can have (within some measureable reason, like income) right now, by tapping on some keys, including my seat on a return flight that is scheduled for next July.

Boom. Bap. Pow. Siri (and Alexa) and drones and all of the rest are wonderful, I guess, but something is lost (who said this?) when something is gained.

Think of something that is simple yet profound, doesn’t come from China, and provides an inordinate amount of value for the money?

Here are some nominations: toothbrushes, light bulbs, and No. 2 pencils.

What I have chosen for discussion? Potatoes.

Wait, don’t go.

Those dusty, dull-brown russets in produce are a humble, starchy, tuberous crop, cheap as dirt, an apple of the earth, and full of nutrients.

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I was reminded of the understated allure of potatoes recently when someone mentioned the Original Pantry Cafe, 877 S. Figueroa, in Los Angeles. Have you been there?

It’s open 24 hours a day, 365 days a day. There is no lock on the door.

It’s cash only, and unless it’s 2 in the morning, there will be a line. It will be worth it.

Every day, they peel and steam potatoes, never boiling them. They steam 20 cases a day.

That’s 180 tons a year.

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The only thing better than a good book is a great book

ne of my conversation start- By moving quickly from one book ers and favorite questions to to the next, I wasn’t giving myself ask someone is, “What are the time to reflect on the story or the you reading these days?” message, the meaning or the lesson.

Some people are very quick with Whether it was a thrilling novel that their response as they know exactly could have inspired creativity or what they are reading, where they challenged my thinking in some way, are in the book or story, or that they or a business book where I highjust finished the book and are eager lighted and underscored awesome to give a review of what they had principles and ideas but never took recently read. the time to apply them, As someone who reads a lot, WINNING I found that I was shortI have a great appreciation changing myself in my WORDS for the types of books and quest for more. Until I took articles people read. And more a “less is more” approach importantly what they get when it comes to reading. out of the book or article. For There was this sense some, books are a getaway, that I always had to be they are pure enjoyment as reading the newest and latthey get lost and swept up in est book, the current best the story. For others, reading seller, I always had to be on is their method for continuous top of the new strategies learning and desire to grow, or and tactics that were comout of natural curiosity and Michael Norton ing out. And then I had an a desire for answers. For me aha moment while reading it’s a little bit of both as I enjoy a about one of my favorite historical good and healthy mix of fiction and figures, George Washington. The non-fiction, business and leadership, book is titled’,” George Washington history and biographies, personal on Leadership.” As I read it, and and professional development, and highlighted Washington’s principles, faith-based reading. values, strategies and tactics, I realI used to pride myself on the ized that all the newest books and number of books that I was able to articles I was so focused on making read each year. The problem was, as sure that I read, were all in some much as I was reading, the less I was learning, retaining, and applying.

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Why expanded fiduciary is important

t seems the famous “fiduciary rule” has lost steam and is no longer headline news due to delays and lack of support in general. Yet we see situations every day where clients were not ethically cared for.

This strikes me as archaic in this day and age of technology and transparency. Why are consumers not demanding FINANCIAL that their advisors STRATEGIES practice ethical standards and put the customer’s interests first in all recommendations?

This year when I renewed my Certified Financial Planner or CFP designation, the Code of Ethics and Standards of Conduct Patricia Kummer increased.

There is now an expanded fiduciary duty that all CFPs must comply with.

It is important for you to be aware of these standards as they are put into place to protect you when you work with an adviser on your financial matters.

Discussing financial matters openly was taboo just a decade ago. We are still dealing with generations of people who don’t feel comfortable sharing their

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way based on the principles, values, strategies, and tactics found in a book written about a man who lived more than 200 years ago.

That was almost 10 years ago that I had that revelation. And to this day, it reminds me of the saying, “It’s not what’s new that works, it what works that works.” So how has this impacted my reading today? I actually spend as much time reading today as I used to read. However, I find myself taking the time to read, and then even reread a paragraph, chapter, an article, or maybe the entire book. I take more notes then I used to, and I dog-ear and bookmark more pages than ever before. I read classic novels and earlier books by some of my favorite authors, not just the brand-new releases. Bookstores are still my favorite place to shop. Whether I am looking for new, old, or even used, to me there is nothing like the bookstore.

And speaking of used books, I am not sure about you, but I really enjoy

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It’s 10 miles from my alma mater, and at midnight, when my mouth started to water, it watered in the direction of 877 S. Figueroa.

At one time or another, everyone has had McDonald’s french fries, and if I’m not careful, I will have to have some right after I conclude this essay. By the way, the AP Stylebook tells me that “french” is the style of cut, not the country, and, therefore, lower case is correct.

Get them while they’re hot. And ap-

monetary situation, much less their goals and dreams.

This is unfortunate since now the tables have turned and it is a requirement of the engagement to share this type of confidential information with your adviser so that he or she can act prudently on your behalf as a fiduciary. In fact, it is almost impossible for your adviser to do a good job without the whole picture, so holding back information could be detrimental to the outcome.

Don’t be afraid to ask your adviser or planner if he or she is a fiduciary if it is not already posted information and apparent in the way they advise you objectively. Here are the professional duties you should expect: • Duty of Loyalty - A CFP professional must avoid conflicts of interest, fully disclose any material or potential conflicts and must place the interest of the client above their own interests.

• Duty of Care - A CFP professional must act with care, skill, prudence and diligence based on client goals, risk tolerance, objectives and circumstances.

• Duty to Follow Client Instructions - The terms of the client engagement must be upheld, and all reasonable, lawful and prudent directions followed.

The CFP Board of Practice Standards identifies the Code of Ethics as reading a previously owned book and seeing where other people have highlighted a section, dog-eared a page, maybe even wrote a comment in the margin. And one of my favorite used books to buy and read is the Bible. I look for a Bible that is well-worn and has lots of notes and underscores already in it. And just like the analogy above about George Washington, sometimes an old Bible will show us that someone, at some point, was reading and appreciating life’s principles and values, and learning through life’s victories and hardships, they were just going through it at a different time.

So how about you? What are you reading today? Can you share more about it? I sure hope you do, and as always, I would love to hear your story at gotonorton@gmail.com. And when we can remember that when it comes to books, both new and old alike, there is always something we can learn that will make this a better than good week.

Michael Norton is a resident of Castle Rock, the president of the Zig Ziglar Corporate Training Solutions Team, a strategic consultant and a business and personal coach. parently we do: McDonald’s sells 3 billion pounds of french fries every year.

Hash browns, country potatoes, mashed potatoes, and fries, and I’m just getting started. Chips, scalloped potatoes, roasted potatoes, and maybe the best of all: baked potatoes. Split, fluffed, cheesed and chived.

Take a look at all of the shiny red and green and orange and yellow vegetables in the produce department. And right in the middle of all that color and glamor are potatoes: waiting patiently for their opportunities.

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

the following: • Act with honesty, integrity, competence and diligence.

• Act in the client’s best interests at all times.

• Exercise due care and avoid or disclose conflicts of interest.

• Maintain confidentiality and protect client privacy.

• Uphold the Standards of Care of the CFP profession.

There is now a seven-step process to comprehensive financial planning. As the financial world becomes more complex, so should your financial plan.

We are constantly dealing with change including a new tax law for 2018, updated estate planning language, changing economic patterns including interest rates and market volatility, to name a few.

Employment agreements are more complex, and benefits are changing or being reduced or eliminated, especially for retirees.

It would be difficult for the consumer to be an expert in all of these areas

simultaneously.

Therefore, it is important to find an advisor who is a CFP and a fiduciary that you can trust with your hardearned welfare, goals and dreams. It is their job to watch out for you, so you can do what you do best.

There is no reason to fall victim to a financial scam when all of the ethics and standards of care are widely published and expected.

The CFP Board of Standards is available at www.cfp.net for more information. Keeping yourself informed will empower you to make good decisions.

Encourage others, especially the elderly or the uninformed, how best to protect themselves by asking for a fiduciary.

Patricia Kummer has been a Certified Financial Planner and a fiduciary for over 30 years and is managing director for Mariner Wealth Advisors., a Registered Investment Adviser with its physical place of business in the State of Colorado.

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December 21, 2018D

LIFE Nothing HALF-BAKED

about holiday season Ashley Lawrence decorates sugar cookies at Rheinlander Bakery.

Strudels, cookies, cakes, other sweets are December delights

BOUCHE DE NOEL BY JODI POLSON, PASTRY CHEF AT COPERTA Chocolate Sponge Cake What you need: 20 grams cocoa powder 40 grams all-purpose flour

BY SHANNA FORTIER SFORTIER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

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hile customers browse the glass cases to pick out their sweet treats at Rheinlander Bakery in Olde Town Arvada, in the back a team of bakers works to bring the sweets to life. One rolls out pastry dough, fills it with sweet almond paste and prepares it for the oven, while another decorates sugar cookies with ornate details.

For over 50 years Rheinlander has been bringing German and Eastern European sweets to the Denver suburbs year-round. But the time between Thanksgiving and Christmas is the busiest of the year.

With baking happening 12 hours a day, seven days a week, co-owner and baker Maro Dimmer said Rheinlander is 80 percent to 90 percent busier during the holidays than the rest of the year.

“The last three days before Christmas are the busiest,” Dimmer said, adding that during those days, they can barely fit anything else in the over other than their strudels.

Strudels are one of the bakery’s specialties with apple being the most popular. New to the holiday menu this year is an eggnog strudel.

Other traditional items the bakery is

PHOTOS BY SHANNA FORTIER

115 grams dark chocolate, chopped 25 grams canola oil 1/2 teaspoon vanilla 6 eggs, separated 1/2 teaspoon salt 70 grams granulated sugar What to do:

addition of sugar until thick and pale. Beat the melted chocolate mixture into the egg yolk mixture.

Fold the meringue into the chocolate mixture in three additions. Fold the dry ingredients into the chocolate mixture in three additions. Spread the cake batter evenly into a greased and lined half sheet pan.

Bake cake 10-12 minutes at 375 degrees.

Swiss Meringue Buttercream What you need:

Sift together the cocoa powder and all-purpose flour.

Combine the chocolate, oil, and vanilla and melt over a double boiler. Begin whipping the egg whites until frothy, then slowly pour in the first addition of sugar and the salt; whip until stiff peaks form.

4 ounces egg whites

In a separate bowl, beat the egg yolks and second

Combine the egg whites and sugar over a double boiler

227 grams granulated sugar 227 grams butter, room remperature 1 teaspoon vanilla What to do:

known for are kringles, stollens, holiday cinnamon king cakes, German cookies, yule log cakes and brandied fruit cake.

“Our family is also very famous for our brandied fruit cake,” Dimmer

and cook, whisking occasionally until the sugar has completely dissolved.

Pour the mixture into a mixer and whip until thick and cooled.

Add butter in a few tablespoons at a time, while still whipping, until all the butter has been incorporated.

Stir in the vanilla.

Chocolate Ganache What you need: 450 grams dark chocolate 450 grams cream What to do: Place dark chocolate in a large bowl. Heat cream until just about boiling. Pour cream over chocolate and let sit 5 minutes. Stir the mixture until completely smooth and incorporated.

Use immediately if pouring, or let sit until slightly cool but spreadable.

said.

The cake is made by soaking nuts, fruits, dates and currents in a rum sauce and brandy sauce. That is then mixed with cake.

“Fruitcake is always a little con-

troversial,” Dimmer said. “But I tell people if you taste our fruitcake, you’ll change your mind.”

As a German bakery in the United States, Rheinlander also offers handdecorated sugar cookies and holidayflavored cupcakes with a European buttercream.

Rheinlander starts prepping for the holiday season in July to make sure they have enough supply to meet the holiday demand.

“The holiday season has always been a tradition here,” Dimmer said.

“Ever since our parents came from Germany. They started with the stollens and fruitcakes. People come from all over now. It would be a huge disappointment if we didn’t have holiday items.”

Another bakery offering traditional family recipes is Grammy’s Italian Goodies in Wheat Ridge. The familyowned Italian restaurant and bakery bakes traditional Italian cookies and desserts from scratch daily.

Their honey and wine cookies are a best seller.

“They are really hard to make, so they are a special treat during the holidays,” said Joey Lyn Corder, coowner with her mom, dad and brother.

Corder said their shop, which has been located on Harlan Street for the past four years, is like coming into a family member’s home. Because of that, serving traditional Italian sweets was a no-brainer.

“There was never a meal served at our grammy’s house — our namesake — that there wasn’t something sweet on the table or served after dinner,” Corder said. “We want all our customers to know that they are part of the family.”

Family is also the focus at Gold Mine Cupcakes in downtown Golden.

During December, the shop turns into a winter wonderland. Every weekend in Golden, downtown comes to life with parades and special events, and Gold Mine is no different.

“Being a family-owned business, we have always loved Christmas,” said Krista Lyons, co-owner of the cupcake shop with her mom and sister. “It’s such a family holiday, so we love the chance to be able to share our Christmas spirit and joy with the community.”

During the winter months the flavors at Gold Mine shift to include those of traditional holiday cookies and drinks. Eggnog, gingerbread, peppermint hot chocolate, candy cane and white chocolate cranberry are just a few of the festive cupcake flavors found.

Baking begins at 3 a.m. to get 300 cupcakes done before the shop opens each day. And that doesn’t include special orders.

Santa and horse-drawn carriage rides can also be found at the shop on the weekends.

“When we have Santa at the shop it brings in three times the amount of people we have on a Saturday,” Lyons said “It’s crazy busy, but it’s so much fun that we can bring smiles to peoples faces around the small town.”

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One-day art workshop to be led by painter

bstracting the Ordinary” will be a oneday workshop with well-known metro area painter Victoria Kwasinski, held by the Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Jan. 5 at First Presbyterian Church of LittleSONYA’S ton, 1609 W. Littleton Blvd. KwazinSAMPLER ski has exhibited nationally and internationally and taught throughout the metro area.

This workshop will help an artist to draw inspiration from everyday objects one has Sonya Ellingboe on hand. Bring a sketchbook, pencil or charcoal sketchbook and paints. Registration required; see heritage-guild.com.

(And note the HFAG exhibit “This is Colorado” at Colorado Gallery of the arts, Arapahoe Community College, 5900 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton, through Jan. 17. Closed Dec. 25-Jan. 2.)

Performance Now in 2019 “She Loves Me” opens Jan. 4 at Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway, Lakewood, presented by Highlands Ranch-based Performance Now Theatre Company. Based on a play, “Parfumerie,” originally written by Hungarian playwright Niklos Lazlo in 1937, the American musical version by Joe Masterhoff, Sheldon Hanick and Jerry Bock stays popular and won awards in a 1993 Broadway revival.

Bernie Cardell will direct, with music direction by Eric Weinstein and choreography be Kelly Van Oosbree.

Performances run Friday, Saturday, Sunday nights and Saturday and Sunday afternoons. Tickets: lakewood.org/CulturalCenter, 303-9877845.

“Garden Party,” a painting by Victoria Kwasinski, who will conduct the first 2019 Heritage Fine Arts Guild workshop on abstract painting on Jan. 5. COURTESY PHOTO

‘Christmas Jazz’ Swing Shift, a part of the Highlands Ranch Concert Band, will present “Christmas Jazz,” a free concert, at 7 p.m. Jan 22 at Highlands Ranch Southridge Recreation Center, 4800 McArthur Ranch Road.

writers located at Tattered Cover, 2526 E. Colfax Ave., Denver, or Park Hill Library, 4705 Montview Blvd., Denver, to type and submit your piece. Winning authors will receive two free tickets. Brian Colonna, Hannah Duggan, Erik Edborg, Erin Rollman and Samantha Schmitz are Buntport members. Tickets: $15-28, at storiesonstage.org or 303-494-0523, or at the door.

‘Typewriter Revolution” Stories On Stage will again collaborate with members of Buntport Theater Company for a program, “Typewriter Revolution,” at 1:30 and 7:30 p.m. Jan. 12, at Su Teatro Cultural and Performing Arts Center, 721 Santa Fe Drive, Denver.

Buntport challenges the digital paradigm with poems and mini-stories written on, by, or about typewriters … The public can contribute through Jan. 3. Visit one of the type-

David Ake We recently received a call from Mary Ake, a longtime Littleton resident, who helped start the Friends of the Littleton Library/Museum when Bemis Library was built. She reports that her son David, who some readers will remember with his camera at local events, is heading AP Global Photos from his home bases in Virginia and New York.

(Mary is living in Montana near her daughter.) Good news!

South Suburban collects more than 1,000 coats STAFF REPORT

More than 1,000 winter coats and jackets were collected from South Suburban Parks and Recreation patrons, helping more people in the community stay warm this winter.

The district’s annual Coats for Colorado program ran through November, and 1,130 coats were collected in all.

Goodson Recreation Center brought in 372 coats, followed by Lone Tree rec center with 301, Buck rec center with 222, South Suburban Ice Arena, 110, Lone Tree Hub, 72, South Suburban

Golf Course, 30, and Family Sports Center, 23.

All coats were taken to Dependable Cleaners to be cleaned and distributed to those in need.

Since 2012, South Suburban residents and staff have donated 3,514 coats during the Coats for Colorado drive. Recycling and re-using winter coats are among the ways South Suburban practices sustainability.

Coats for Colorado has distributed gently used and new coats to individuals and families in need since 1982.

Lone Tree show “Home for the Holidays,” a holiday variety show, plays Dec. 19-23 at Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree. (Allow time to see an exhibit of works by the winners of this fall’s juried art exhibit.) Tickets: lonetreeartscenter. org, 720-509-1000.

Young operatic singers The annual competition for operatic singers held by the Denver Lyric Opera Guild will be 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on March 16 at Calvary Baptist Church, 6500 E. Girard Ave., Denver.

The event is free and open to the

public, so opera fans might want to mark that new 2019 calendar now.

Interested singers can visit: denverlyricoperaguild.org. Singers on a professional track can win some financial help for their journey, which involves travel for auditions as a career begins to take shape.

Finals will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. at the sane address on March 30. 1 to 5 p.m. (Also free admission for an audience.) New members are welcome to this opera support group, There are monthly lunches with an opera-related program for members, who live throughout the metro area.

See website above.

Germinal Stage The long-running Germinal Stage will be in a new home with its presentation of “The Pinter Plays: Early Classic One-acts by Nobel Laureate Harold Pinter” Jan. 4 to Feb. 2, 2019.

The company will perform at the John Hand Theatre, 7653 East First Place, Denver (Lowry). Ed Baerlein, his wife Sally Diamond and Ginger Valone opened the original Germinal Stage at 1820 Market St., Denver, on Nov. 7, 1974. The company operated at 44th and Alcott for 25 years and has been in Westminster the past four years. In its 44 seasons, Germinal Stage has presented 260 plays in more than 4,300 performances to more than 283,000 audience members. Tickets: $17-$25, 303-455-7108, germinalstage.com.

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HEAR MY VOICE STORIES from our YOUTH and why we should LISTEN to them

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HEAR MY VOICE

Young voices carry a powerful message In this week’s special report called “Hear My Voice,” 15 young people from around the Denver metro area share their stories, their passions, their hopes for the future. They range in age from 15 to 23. They come from different backgrounds, places and experiences that have shaped who they are, how they view the world and what they want to change.

In a year marked by the rise of unprecedented youth activism, in which young people fought to be

heard, the stories in this report reflect some of the nation’s most pressing challenges: mental health, immigration, equity, racism, politics, gender and sexuality identity, teen pregnancy and more.

The excerpts from these interviews, which have been edited for clarity and space, point to a common call to action: to listen better, to be more compassionate, to be willing to change.

They are aware of their power — 24 percent of the U.S. population is under

18, U.S. Census numbers show. They understand the issues because many live them, and they see the country we are becoming: By 2055, the United States will have no racial or ethnic majority, Pew Research Center reports.

These young men and women are adamant in the belief they can make a difference — and that their voices should be heard.

“Young voices make up a giant chunk of those living in this country, and they are widely underrepresented

and misunderstood because they are just labeled as ‘kids who have learning and maturing to do,’ ” said Englewood resident Maria Alsubhi, 19, who moved to the U.S. from Saudi Arabia when she was in eighth grade.

“We cannot just repress and patronize them — it is frustrating and unfair that we already do ... Listening just expands perspectives, especially listening to a young, excited, refreshing voice.”

So, let’s listen.

STORIES AND PHOTOS BY TAYLORE TODD SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

‘People should listen to everyone’ Ikram Zetraoui and Rokaya Abdulameer Denver

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kram Zetraoui, 18, was a freshman in high school when she moved to Denver from Morocco to live with her older sister. A high school senior, she hopes to study psychology and criminology to become a detective or psychiatrist. She has always been interested, she says, in trying to understand how people view themselves. Rokaya Abdulameer, 17, emigrated from Iraq in 2009 to seek shelter from the war. Being from another culture, she says, has taught her not to judge. Also a senior, she plans to study business and pre-law in college next year.

If you knew me, you would know …

Ikram: “When I speak my language, people try to protect themselves and they scoot away from where I am. It happened once on a bus, but I didn’t know anyone there, so I didn’t know how to react. One time it happened at school and another girl stood up for me. It’s nice to have allies and people who are going to stand up for you and tell you how to react in that situation because I wouldn’t know what to do.

“Anything that’s attached to human services — serving food, giving them their needs — anything that is serving them makes me happy.

Seeing people in front of me suffer

Rokaya Abdulameer and going through the same kind of situation, it made me realize that so many people are ungrateful for things they have. And people who don’t have anything are so grateful for what they do have. I just try to find a balance between those two kinds of people.”

Rokaya: “Not living in Iraq made it hard to understand where my culture came from, but my parents have taught me everything — our Arabic language, our traditions. I love the people of my culture and everything, really. The food, the dancing, the celebrations.

Coming here, “I didn’t know that so many cultures could exist in one place, because I grew up around people who followed the same values and traditions as me and my family.”

How I want to change the world Ikram: “People see immigrants as people who are trying to steal their jobs and trying to get their salaries ...

Muslim people are seen as ... not on

Ikram Zetraoui the same level of humanity ... At the end of the day, if we really look into America’s deepest economy, we see it’s based on immigrants. I would like other people to see immigrants as how they see themselves.

“If I had a chance to change the world, I would probably change how people are viewed ... Why is there so much hatred ... and so many crimes? ... I’m interested in human services, and that’s a way for me to help other people. I’m thinking about doing that as volunteering. I feel like I’m pretty good with other people ... helping people in need — coming together as one, basically.”

Rokaya: “The biggest problem right now is that people think everyone from the Middle East is a terrorist and all that, so I guess that’s the biggest thing that I would want to change ...

People are not like that, you just have to get to know them.

“My biggest goal is to go back and use the opportunities I’ve had in America to help however I can. I was

thinking about it, and there’s a lack of education there. I think that’s my biggest goal is to just go back to the schools in need and just help out. I have pretty good English — maybe I can teach them there.”

Why my voice is important Ikram: “If we all come as one collective mind, I feel like we would be so much more successful than just looking back on our mistakes and blaming it on other people and other countries.

We need to forget all of this hate that is between us.”

Rokaya: “We are the future and this generation has a lot to offer.

Knowing different perspectives helps us understand the world more. I think I bring a different perspective, which is why people should listen to everyone, especially those who are from different cultures. Just don’t judge someone by their cover. I think that’s the biggest thing I’ve learned — just to not judge someone if you don’t know them.”

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December 21, 2018

HEAR MY VOICE

‘We don’t recognize the footsteps we are leaving behind’

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Elizabeth Osterhoudt Castle Rock

in Pine Ridge, that’s in South Dakota, some of them don’t even have homes and some of them don’t really have water. So I really want to just make sure that rezes have the supplies they need to just even survive because the winter is coming.

“I really want the world to recognize all of the bad things that are being done right now because I think with that recognition some people will take initiative for what happens — like especially with GSA (Gender Sexuality Alliance). I just want to raise awareness that it isn’t right to judge someone based on how they identify because that’s not your business.

“And for the world, I just think we need to respect the land we live on more. Some people are treating it really bad, and we don’t recognize the footsteps we are leaving behind. And if this earth dies, we have nowhere else to go.”

lizabeth Osterhoudt, 17, is a member of the Pueblo of Jemez Native American tribe and has family who lives on a New Mexico reservation. Growing up in a predominantly white community, she says she has dealt with racism, along with unintended slights and negative assumptions from classmates and teachers. She is passionate about fighting for equal rights of Native Americans and such populations as the LGBTQ community who she says need allies to make their voices heard. She plans to attend college and raise awareness about the injustice that Native people still face.

If you knew me, you would know ...

“Here, a lot of people don’t know my race, so they just assume I’m Hispanic at first, and then I’ll get a lot of microaggressions and just racist comments to Hispanic people ... But then a lot of people, once they find out I’m Native, really start to target me, in a way. They’ll ask if I live in a tipi ... One time, in the classroom, these two girls presented ‘Indian tag’ as a game in gym. The teacher didn’t do anything. My classmates didn’t do anything. So I had to be the one

Elizabeth Osterhoudt to stand up and say it wasn’t right.

And then I get asked a lot if I speak ‘Indian.’

“I was talking with my teacher — he didn’t realize that he was being racist. We were talking about alcoholism, but he told me that I should be careful because I’m Native ... This girl was saying I was her ‘Native American friend,’ so I was sort of held as an object. It’s really

hard to go between being open and an object. You don’t want to be too open about anything because then you’ll be treated like this prized possession.”

How I want to change the world “I really want to start branching out to just Native Americans and help out a lot on rezes (reservations) because they are in more need right now … Up

Why my voice is important “It is important to listen to the voices of the young people because they have learned from the older generations. As they mature, they can recognize the mistakes and actions the past generations have committed.

From that recognition, they can then carve a new path that will be more efficient in shaping the world to be better.”

‘You can’t be a racist if you travel’ understanding.”

Maria Alsubhi Englewood

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aria Alsubhi, 19, was born in Saudi Arabia and moved to the United States when she was in eighth grade. Because of her dad’s love of exploring, Alsubhi has traveled to seven countries throughout Europe and Asia.

She is a freshman at the University of Colorado-Boulder and has goals to serve others. She frequently shadows public health officials, doctors and those working for nonprofits so that she can learn as much as she can about how to make a difference later in life.

If you knew me, you would know ...

“My family, we travel a lot. We’ve gone to parts of Asia and parts of Europe. Just seeing the way these people live and experiencing a different way of life helps you be able to put yourself in someone else’s shoes a lot easier. It helps you conknect with others more and then you can find a different network. For me, personally, it helps me connect with people if I can put myself in their shoes and understand where they’re coming from. Coming from a completely different background than the life I’m living right now really has expanded upon my ability

How I want to change the world “The best way to understand other people is to talk to them. There’s a difference between tourism and actually understanding and meeting the locals … Try to understand where people are coming from and the reasons why they have the beliefs that they do and the reasons why they’ve gotten to the places that they’re in.

“Careerwise, I am very passionate about healthcare access and affordability … I feel like here, especially in the States, the bill that you’re going to get after you visit the hospital just makes it so terrifying to go and heal yourself … I want healthcare to be affordable and accessible to everybody whether you’re middle class, the top 1 percent or socio-economically disadvantaged.”

thinks, `Oh, today I’m going to be evil.’ There is a reason why people believe what they believe, and when you get to the root of that, that’s when change can happen ... People are filled with anger when they don’t have anyone that’s listening to them. Maybe my message is just to listen.

“Considering the fact that 24 percent of the U.S. population is under age 18, young voices make up a giant chunk of those living in this country, and they are widely underrepresented and Maria Alsubhi misunderstood because they are just labeled as ‘kids who have learning and maturing to do.’ This is dangerous because it leaves no one listening to powerful young voices that are attempting to represent the new generations. We cannot just repress and patronize them — it is frustrating and unfair that we already do ...

Listening just expands perspectives, especially listening to a young, excited, refreshing voice.”

‘People are filled with anger when they don’t have anyone that’s listening to them.

Maybe my message is just to listen.’

Maria Alsubhi to do that. I’m grateful for it.

“My number one belief is `You can’t be a racist if you travel.’ I went to Thailand when I was a kid, and it was the most amazing experience ever, so I got really into Asian culture. There is something beautiful about every single part of the world, and if you choose to focus on that, rather than the ugly statistics, perhaps it helps you kind of be a more well-rounded person and more well-spoken and more

Why my voice is important “No one ever goes outside and

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‘You don’t know everybody’s story’ Vanessa Garcia Arvada

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anessa Garcia, 23, was 15 years old when she gave birth to her son. She was “scared, disappointed ... in disbelief ” when she found out she was pregnant. She relied on Hope House, a nonprofit in Arvada, to help her take care of her son and herself, living in its residential program for about five months. Today, she works full-time and plans to attend college in Florida to study law.

If you knew me, you would know ...

“I was a baby having a baby. I was 15 when I had my son, so I was in ninth grade … Teen moms, when they have a child, they either mature or they don’t. With my case, I come from a very dysfunctional, abusive family. So I feel like when I had my son, when I found out I was having him, it was kind of like a fight-or-flight feeling for me because I didn’t have anybody to fall back on … He shaped me into wanting to be the best mom … I wanted to give him everything that I wasn’t provided with. It’s been an awesome Vanessa Garcia eight years. We’ve grown up together, after all. He’s like my best friend, but he’s my son.

“The first thing that people do is judge. They judge. I just feel like they shouldn’t be so judgmental because they don’t know exactly what is going on or what happened. They don’t know if the mom has support or family. You don’t know everybody’s story.

“I don’t think I would change anything because it’s made me who I am now ... I think the only thing I would have changed was to probably push myself more as to wanting to achieve my goals Vanessa Garcia and go after my goals. Like I said, I come from a very dysfunctional family. So having that voice in for a machine company, so they make your head 24/7 telling you that parts for different things people need. you’re never going to be this, you’re I handle all the administrative, so I never going to do that, that you aren’t handle the money, the bills, their data worth it, that stopped me from being entry, all of that. I definitely want to able to do a lot of things because I move up in the world, but as of now, never believed in myself. So now … I it’s cool. just go after what I want to do.”

“My real dream is to become a homicide detective, but to make it more How I want to change the world realistic, I would work in a jail or be “I definitely want to be able to help a probation officer ... I just want to be out … with teen moms because I was able to help out in some way.” there at one point. I know it’s hard.

It’s difficult — especially when you’re Why my voice is important a baby having a baby. I mean, can you “Everyone, regardless of age, is enimagine being 15 years old? You can’t titled to their own opinion. Everyone go out and have a job. There are age has a different situation, relatable or limits for everything … I definitely want to be able to help people the way not, but being a younger crowd, we shouldn’t be afraid to ask for help I’ve been helped. when needed or just be heard. I guess “I’m moving to Florida, but I do it just doesn’t hurt anyone to hear us plan on going to college out there and out. Maybe they’ll learn a thing or studying law. That’s a goal of mine. two.”

Right now, I work full-time. I work

‘Everyone has a different situation, relatable or not, but being a younger crowd, we shouldn’t be afraid to ask for help when needed or just be heard.’

Mike Andrews

‘The only way to change is to listen’

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Mike Andrews Denver

ike Andrews, 20, a volunteer coach at The Phoenix, a sober active community in Denver, began using meth and heroin when he was 13 years old, getting high with his mother. He got his GED before heading into recovery. He says he has been arrested and jailed about seven times. Almost two years ago, after a week into his six-month sentence, he realized he needed to make a change.

He hasn’t touched a drug since, he says, and is intent on helping others.

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“Using was pretty much the ultimate reason why I was arrested several times. I’m now labeled a multiconvicted violent felon, so there’s a huge overhang. I can’t have a normal job, so right now I work at a treatment center.

“Using is also the only reason that I have become the person I am today. It’s the only reason I’ve had to work this hard to be as good of a person as I try to be. It’s influenced everything in my life.

“I grew up in a home with addiction, so it’s always kind of been a part of my life. I got high with my mom. That kind of screwed my whole worldview.

“My breaking point was the realization of how alone I was in the world.

With all the ‘friends’ that I had made, none of them were real and nothing was real, essentially, which is really strange if you think about it. The last time I got locked up, I went into jail and I had a pair of pants, a pair of boots and a hoodie and two rings.

I didn’t have a wallet. I didn’t have a phone. I didn’t have anyone to call. I didn’t have anywhere to go.

“Having completely nothing and having to build myself back up was probably the hardest thing I’ve done in my life … It took me a solid six months of doing nothing but walking the streets all day long trying to find an ID, a job, a place to live and all these other things.”

FOR MORE INFORMATION The Phoenix is a sober active community that provides resources, support and community for addiction recovery. 2239 Champa St., Denver, 720-440-9175, https://thephoenix.org How I want to change the world “I’ve completely turned my life around, so I’m just trying to break the stigma behind how terrible addiction is. The whole ‘addiction is a choice thing’ irritates me so much … That’s absolute nonsense, so I’m trying to change that stigma as well. Nine out of 10 people don’t know that I was ever a drug user. Essentially, not everything is what it seems.

“I think a lot of the perspective around addiction is that a lot of us are monsters and that we’re incapable of being helped, and that we’re just pretty much a lost cause. That’s definitely not true. The whole monster piece, that shapes the people in addiction, that shapes their view of themselves, because for a long time I fully believed I was a lost cause and that I was a monster, whatever you want to call it.

“I work in a treatment facility, not only because that’s pretty much the only job I can get, but it’s nice to help other people — whether it’s just helping other addicts or getting the information out. I think both are equally relevant.

Whether or not the information gets out, there still needs to be people there for other addicts. There still needs to be some type of support. Whether they do 12-step, whether they’re religious, whether they’re just doing their own thing, whatever that looks like for them, I’m always there to support whoever.

That’s been my biggest mission for me because I had no help for a good while before I figured things out.”

Why my voice is important “If we don’t listen to our youth then nothing will change. Young people die every day, whether it be from addiction or hate crimes, and it has to stop. The only way to change is to listen, so people need to start opening their ears and their minds.”

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‘We shouldn’t be working against each other’ similar ideas as me. I like to not hate people.”

Ben Yoshida Highlands Ranch

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en Yoshida, 17, uses his Buddhist faith to strive to make the world a better place. Buddhism focuses on reaching a sense of peace and learning the meaning of life by following in the footsteps of the Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama. A high school senior, he is an editor of his school magazine.

His faith, he says, gives him hope and something to look forward to.

He wants to attend college to study politics and business.

If you knew me, you would know ...

Being Buddhist “didn’t really shape my life until recently. I went to a camp over the summer in California that really changed my perspective.

I wouldn’t say that my life really revolves around it or it’s the most important part of my life, but I’d say that it’s a community that I have friends in also — outside of school, outside of clubs. It’s just additional support, so it’s kind of cool.

“I think it’s helped me be more openminded. I like to hear stories from everyone. It’s one of the reasons I still like journalism, too, and still do it. I want to hear the stories of other peo-

Ben Yoshida ple. I want to know. I want to be open to different perspectives. I think that being Buddhist has kind of helped me stay open to different possibilities, different options in my life in general.

“I don’t hate anyone. One thing that I’m proud of is that I don’t really hold a grudge against anyone and I try to be as happy as possible

all the time. I feel like I’m able to accomplish that through Buddhism, but also through my everyday life.

I feel that one of my strong suits is that I have been able to meet a lot of people and make a lot of connections. I guess Buddhism has helped me because I’ve met a whole different group of people who have

How I want to change the world “We’re all coming from different points of view. We are all working towards a common goal, and we shouldn’t be working against each other.

“I want to bring a sense of understanding to other people and to myself because no one is exactly the same …

We don’t necessarily have to like what someone else thinks or even want to know it, but we should have a sense of understanding and compassion for their situation. We shouldn’t feel the need to dislike someone for what they think ... Everyone’s opinions should be valued.

“I want to pursue business and politics as a career, although I’m not exactly sure yet. I also hope to travel internationally to experience different cultures. I want to make an impact environmentally by doing a lot of community service and helping with alternative energy sources.”

Why my voice is important “I believe that it’s important for people to listen to young people because we offer a unique perspective from growing up with technology. Most people in our generation are very passionate: Our generation’s drive will not only benefit us but society as a whole.”

‘I’m hopeful that life gets better’ Chloe McNamee Denver

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hloe McNamee, 17, a leader of Children’s Hospital Colorado’s Youth Advocacy Board, a group of 20 metro-area students who raise awareness and advocate for mental health, struggles with anxiety and depression. She also is an ambassador for the hospital and has testified to pass a bill that would increase suicide prevention training for professionals who work with youth. She lost her brother, who had bipolar disorder, to suicide.

She says she has attempted suicide several times. She wants to become a clinical psychologist to help others the way she has been helped.

If you knew me, you would know ...

Her brother’s death by suicide “was a huge thing that really impacted me. But at the same time, it was like ‘I can’t just wallow in this sadness. I feel like I should do something about it.’ So my mom, actually, is on the adult board for the PMHI, which is the Pediatric Mental Health Institute, so she told me about this youth board.

I wanted to be a part of that just because I want to help so that somebody else doesn’t have to go through that — or they have the resources so they don’t have to reach that point.

“I struggle with my own mental health stuff, which also makes me

FOR MORE INFORMATION The Youth Advocacy Board works to raise awareness of and destigmatize mental health issues. https://www.childrenscolorado.org/doctors-and-departments/departments/psych/youth-action-board/ want to do more ... but I am getting to the point where I can function, which is good. It’s just a process. It’s not linear by any means. It’s hard, but I’m hopeful that life gets better.”

Having a mental illness “has lead me to be more empathetic with other people and develop friendships that are deeper because we can talk about these things, and I’m more open with that. That’s a huge part of me — developing relationships with people and being able to connect on the emotional level, and understanding where they’re coming from when they’re dealing with hard stuff. Also, it’s just driven my passion for advocacy. I didn’t really have anything that I was super passionate about before, and now this is something I can really focus on — and it means a lot to me. I always want to do more with it.”

How I want to change the world “In the ideal world, I would like to create more access for mental health treatment just among different demographics of people because I know that there are a lot of barriers, especially if you don’t have money to pay for it. It’s expensive. It’s not offered

Chloe McNamee in some places ... So I just want to increase access for everybody no matter what circumstance they’re in. I think that there are some racial barriers and stigmas within communities ... In any way I can, I just want to make it better for somebody.

“Having a mental illness is not a choice. It’s hard to talk about, but we need to talk about it. If you ignore it, it’s not going to go away. You can’t just sweep it under the rug because that’s how it gets worse. Just reach out to somebody ... You can be helped, but you have to take that step of asking for help. It’s hard for other people to know, so you need to advocate

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for yourself and express your own needs.”

Why my voice is important “I think our generation has a lot of different experiences than other generations. Especially with social media, we’re more aware of a lot of things because it’s so accessible. I think we have a different perspective.

I also think that there are a lot of kids who are really invested in activism and just changing the way the world is ... I think that we have a lot to say and it’s challenging the social norms in a way that people haven’t done before.”

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‘Hope and humanity is the ticket to safety and prosperity’ Wesley Ferguson Castle Rock

“Being gay defines who I am but, at the same time, it doesn’t. People are like `describe yourself.’ And I’m like `Well, I do a lot of theater, and I do art, and, oh yeah, I guess I’m gay.’ I try not to play up the gay stereotypes. I try to kind of avoid them and just be who I am … I’m really lucky to be gay in the time that I’m gay, so it makes me thankful for being alive now … It’s made me aware of how lucky I am, but also of how much I still have to fight — and people like me still have to fight. I’m also very lucky because I was never really bullied by a single person for being gay.”

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esley Ferguson, 18, told his family and friends he was gay when he was a high school freshman so that he would no longer be hidden in the shadows. The national moment of silence after the Parkland shooting in April spurred an emotional response that propelled him to take action. These days, the senior leads walkouts and peaceful protests for gun control and LGBTQ rights and is part of an outreach organization that encourages youth to register to vote. He plans to study technical theater, with a focus on stage management, in college.

If you knew me, you would know …

“I just have to speak out. It’s my duty. It’s what I have to do as a human being in America. I have to use the rights that I’ve been given and do what I can to spread goodness in the world.

“I first questioned my sexuality in sixth or seventh grade. By seventh grade, I was pretty sure, but I didn’t really tell anyone, and I was kind of scared to come out because I was like

Wesley Ferguson `I don’t know anyone else.’ I came out in ninth grade, around September.

I was real proud of coming out as a freshman. All of the upperclassmen that I knew in theater company were just so supportive, and I was like `Oh, my gosh, why didn’t I do this earlier?’

How I want to change the world “I would like universal background checks. I am in favor of an assault weapons ban because it’s a weapon of war and if we’re doing other things the way we should, nationally and globally, we shouldn’t need weapons of war in our homes. We shouldn’t need to be scared of people the way that we are … An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind … I want others to be more accepting of people and be able to see that everyone is human.

I believe that hope and humanity is the ticket to safety and prosperity for everyone.

“I want people to understand that gun violence isn’t only about mass shootings, it’s also about things like suicide ... It affects us all. It’s not just about your rights. It’s about my rights.

And her rights. And his rights. And their rights over there.

“I just want the LGBT community to be seen, just like anyone else. We want a happy home, a happy family, a happy significant other … We want to know that we’re not going to be discriminated against.”

Why my voice is important “Everyone has some reason for being the way they are ... They were rude in line because they woke up late and, maybe yesterday, a presentation they had didn’t go well. They were rude on the road because their sister is sick and in the hospital, and they’re really just concerned about getting to her. People aren’t unkind because they want to be unkind, they’re unkind because something made them that way … Anger begets anger, goodness begets goodness. If you can just eliminate all of the anger and all of the distraction in your life — and keep focused on positivity and spreading that — the world would just be a better place.”

‘Everything I do, I do it for my mom’ Brisa Bejarano-Gonzalez Aurora

shouldn’t be going to school. I should be doing something rather than school. I’ve had a lot of that confrontation, but that doesn’t stop me from doing what I want to do.”

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risa Bejarano-Gonzalez, 19, is a freshman at University of Colorado-Denver. She received a $10,000 scholarship from Hide in Plain Sight, a nonprofit that helps homeless students pursue higher education, because of her family’s struggles with homelessness when she was young. She works two jobs to pay her bills so that her mom no longer has to support her. Bejarano-Gonzalez is studying English and wants to become a teacher.

If you knew me, you would know ...

“We were going from place to place.

It was maybe from six months until I was 2 years old. I was really young, so it’s not something I can recollect, you know? But my mom tells me stories now.

“What my mom had to go through, every challenge that she had to go through is an eye-opener for me ...

Everything I do, I do it for my mom because she’s been through so much throughout her life. What she did was for my own good, for my siblings’ own good. Everything’s basically for my mom.

“I used to be ashamed of being Latina. Sometimes it was embarrassing to say where your family came from because you’d get made fun of in school. Now it’s like `You have so many opportunities.’ I appreciate my mom for it.

“My mom has always been strong

How I want to change the world “When I think about making an impact, I think about my community, the Latino community. So just looking back from where I come from, a very small town and the Aurora area where I was living before, there are just a lot of kids who don’t have the resources that they need. We do have access to a lot of things — they just don’t know about it. So I’d like to bring that awareness and help that out.

“I want to teach high school. My senior year, I took a class called Pathways to Teaching. It was about the teaching world ... I learned so much about teaching and students and how students view teachers ... It’s a very hard profession and I want to be able to do something challenging and help students who have a similar background as me get through what I went through as well.”

Brisa Bejarano-Gonzalez and independent. As soon as she knew she was pregnant with me at the age of 19, she packed her bags, came to a country of opportunity and decided she was going to start fresh no matter what obstacles she had to face. She pushed through with the mindset of a better life for her daughter.

“I have (faced racism). Mostly in middle school and the beginning of high school but not so much after that ... (Some people) think that because you’re foreign you’re able to do labor work, you have to do it, and that’s the position you’re supposed to be in. I’ve had a lot of (people) who tell me that I

Why my voice is important “I believe it is important for young voices to be heard because it creates a bigger community of opportunity ... for minorities — homeless, of color, less power, etc. ... People should listen to my story as an eye-opener for those who can’t speak up for themselves — including those who don’t see the struggles that homelessness brings to younger individuals.”

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‘Trayvon Martin could have been me’

Isaiah Alfonso

‘There’s no reason to be ashamed of who you are’

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Isaiah Alfonso Denver

saiah Alfonso, 16, volunteers with Rainbow Alley, a safe space for young members of the LGBTQ community, where he, too, feels safe. He identifies as non-binary, but mostly as trans male, he says. After dealing with mental health challenges, he fell behind in school, eventually to the point where he knew he couldn’t catch up. He is now working toward a GED and plans to attend college to study psychology.

If you knew me, you would know …

“I realized when I was pretty young.

When I was 5 years old, I loved girly things. I was like `This is how girls are supposed to be.’ All pink and princesses.

Then I saw this soccer game of a local soccer team where all the girls had their hair in ponytails and they were all wearing blue and looked the exact same as the boys. I was like `Huh, something seems a little weird here, I think my favorite color is blue now.’ And as time went on, I became slowly more passionate. I was not a girl, I was a tomboy — there’s a very big difference. Then I found out what trans is, and the rest is history. “... Everyone around me was definitely not super restorative of my struggle. But it’s turned out pretty good so far. Most people who were around me back then aren’t around me anymore or have changed for the better.

“I’d say that the hardest thing was losing some of the people that I did or, just in general, seeing the backlash I got from people.

When you come out, you don’t expect it to be that bad, especially when you’re really young. You just think `No one’s going to give me any crap.’ I was the token queer kid at school ... People didn’t take me very seriously and they were rude. For the most part, my transition, even though I haven’t medically transitioned yet — because that’s a lot of stuff and things to do — but just the social transition itself has, luckily,

Tay Anderson

FOR MORE INFORMATION The Rainbow Alley, operated by the GLBT Community Center of Colorado, provides a safe dropin space, along with youth-led events, counseling and support groups, health services and life skills for LGBTQ youth ages 11 to 21. 1301 E. Colfax Ave., Denver, 303-733-7743, https://www. glbtcolorado.org/programs/rainbow-alley/ gone pretty smoothly.”

How I want to change the world “I just want people to know that they can be whatever they want to be and they shouldn’t feel ashamed for being themselves. And I just want people to treat trans people normal … People expect you to look a certain way or else you aren’t real. I just don’t want people to worry about being themselves … and to have the space to be themselves because there’s no reason to be ashamed of who you are or pretend you’re something that you’re not ... As long as you don’t hurt anyone else, what’s the real harm in being you — no matter what you look like?”

Being transgender “made me have a perspective where I can appreciate the outlandish a little bit more because I am considered outlandish and weird by most people. I just have this odd perspective on life where I was raised as one thing then found out I was another.

“I want to do a lot of public work with LGBT youth. A lot of them don’t know who they are or what they want to be or what they are looking for. I hope that I am someone who can help lead them to where they want to be.”

Why my voice is important “Youth have new ideas. We haven’t been raised in the same society that a lot of adults were. We come in with a fresh head and new perspective on things, so we see things that not everyone else does. So many kids are really intelligent, and no one gives them the space they deserve to say these awesome things they are thinking.”

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Tay Anderson Denver

ay Anderson, 20, is running for the Denver Public Schools board election in 2019 because he wants to improve safety in schools. A student at Metropolitan State University of Denver, he is taking a gap year to focus on his campaign. He first ran for school board in 2017 when he was a senior in high school, but lost. Because of family issues, he spent about eight months in foster care when he was 16. His activism began in 2015 when he attended a protest against police brutality. Today, he works to create justice and equal opportunity for people of color.

If you knew me, you would know …

“I think we come with a unique experience because a lot of people think that we are still clinging onto the past, and we’re not clinging onto the past — we’re just trying to rectify the wrongs of the past. When Colin Kaepernick takes a knee, he’s not taking a knee to say that this is for Martin Luther King.

He’s saying that this is for every unarmed black man that’s been shot in the 21st century, for kids that are still living in poverty, for young people that aren’t allowed to have a voice. It’s also been used against me. I’ve had people tell me that because of the color of my skin, I won’t be able to win a citywide race. I just get to prove them wrong in November. I mean, I might be black, but my blackness doesn’t define where it’s going to take me in the future.

“My activism started on July 5th, actually my birthday, in 2015

when Alton Sterling was killed, because I’d had enough of waking up to the news that another unarmed black person was killed by people that we trust to protect us. Trayvon Martin could have been me. Eric Garner could have been me. Philando Castile could have been me. All of these other African-American males that have been killed at the hands of law enforcement could have been me ... I just got tired of injustice.”

How I want to change the world “A lot of people think that I want to be president — which is cool and I would love to do that — but I want to help my city before I try to go save the world. So that’s why I’m running for the Denver school board.

My city desperately needs some young perspective on the board of education. They need somebody who knows what it means to sit in those seats and what it means to have failed policies used against them. Before we can go change the world and worry about what’s happening in D.C., we have to fix our cities ...”

Why my voice is important “My work has never been about me, it’s never going to be about me. It’s about making sure that the next person who looks like me, who has a funny name like me — my real name isn’t Tay, its Auontai — who have these different, unique characteristics just like myself understand that they, too, have a place in the world.

“It’s time for us to stand up, to understand what we’re inheriting — because we can either inherit a system that we helped craft or we can inherit a system we’re forced to recreate.”

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‘We live in a democracy — let’s make sure it stays that way’ Abigayle Post and Codey Carr Golden

spread more ideas. That’s really when you can have a stronger foundation in your own opinion. So I feel like the stronger your opinions are and the more well-founded they are, the more impactful, I think, on a personal level, your vote actually is.”

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bigayle Post, 18, and Codey Carr, 15, helped push for a law to lower the voting age in Golden to 16 years of age, as well as help write city legislation to ban conversion therapy, the practice of trying to change a person’s sexual orientation from homosexual or bisexual to heterosexual. Abigayle became involved in politics after the election of President Donald Trump, which she said threatened her beliefs in social justice, change and diversity.

Codey’s involvement also began soon after the election — he wanted to make a difference and ensure his ideas were represented. They plan to remain involved in politics in the future.

If you knew me, you would know ...

Abigayle: “I think it’s important to speak up because it’s important to create the world that you want to live in and to create the spaces that future generations will live in, and so speaking up is so important to make sure that you can live in the best world possible. I think I’m so passionate because it’s exhausting to watch history repeat itself, and watch the same issues come up again and again. And I think it’s important to try and create that change individually so that we can also create it as a society.”

Codey: “Being involved in politics has really just shaped my willingness to speak to other people, my willing-

Abigayle Post

Codey Carr

ness to listen to other people’s opinions. I think before I really started getting engaged and super actively involved, I had opinions I wanted to stick to and that was that. Talking to more people, spreading the word, canvassing and actually being involved a lot more with just more discussion, in general, has just really changed my opinions as well as just made me stronger in what I believe in and what I think on what America stands for.”

Codey: “I want to work in the state department when I am older, so I’d really like to change the political sphere not only on a national level but on an international level as well, and make sure that every single international relation does either benefit the United States — or we’re informed in regards to that issue and we can also really make the best decision on that. On a national level, I think more moderation is wonderful. I think we are so polarized right now as a country that I would do anything I could to … make sure that everything is heard and it’s not just black and white, but a spectrum of gray.

“I also think just keeping open dialogue with people you don’t agree with — that’s the best way to make informed decisions, besides going and actually reading up on the issues.

When you talk to more people, you

How I want to change the world Abigayle: “I would love to create a political sphere that is focused on diversity and diversifying the people that we see in office and the policies that are brought to office — not just the type of person they are, but when it comes to health care, gun control and things like that, diversifying the types of beliefs that really get media-megaphoned.”

‘All of us can help out in the world’

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Cyndy Dominguez Arvada

yndy Dominguez, 20, attends Sobesky Academy in Lakewood and is participating in Children’s Hospital Colorado’s Project Search Program, which teaches young people with developmental disabilities who are nearing the end of their high school careers the skills they need to work. She has a cognitive disability that makes it more difficult for her to learn new things quickly.

She is interning at the hospital to gain job experience. For her internship, Dominguez takes the vitals of patients, cleans the exam rooms and performs many other jobs usually handled by medical assistants. Her goal is to live an independent and successful life.

If you knew me, you would know ...

“They didn’t find my disability until I was a freshman in high school. The put me on a ton of meds for ADHD, but it wasn’t that. It’s cognitive. And then my life changed. How I learn has changed. I feel like I got more support to learn in the way I learn best — being shown and talked to during the process just to make sure I do it right.

Cyndy Dominguez

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“I’ve been in Project Search just for a few months, but I’ve been in transition for three years. JeffCo Transition Services is for young adults with a disability to job train, budget and teach them how to do cooking and cleaning.

“I want to be a CNA (certified nurse assistant) and maybe an RN (registered nurse). I want to take classes and find good classes that will help me how to do stuff. I maybe want to go to college in the future, I’m not sure. I want to get my own apartment in Arvada and get my driver’s license.”

How I want to change the world “I did a summer job at a retirement home and I just fell in love with it because I was helping the elderly and taking them to the bathroom and giving them baths and talking to them. I just like helping people ... That made me feel like I was helping patients and learning more about medicine and how to not just be a standby person.

I liked that feeling of helping people and this job will give me a good point of view in the medical career.

“I want to help people and to demonstrate all of us can help out in the world, too. Just be patient with us. Don’t think we can’t do everything you guys do ... some of us can’t, but most of us can.

All of us can’t be independent all of the time and all of us need support.”

Why my voice is important “We are still figuring out life. The older generation needs to be more patient with us because we are still figuring it out. We do the same things they have been through ... It makes them aware about how people with a disability don’t get everything they say and it kind of puts them in our shoes. To teach them how to actually talk to us and not get mad easily. If they try to tell us what to do really fast, sometimes we can’t.”

Why my voice is important Abigayle: “We have all been lucky enough to be in a country that wants us to exercise our voice and vote on our right to speak to one another. As individuals, the best thing that we can do for our community is to take a stand and talk about what we believe in.

“Just a general rule of thumb, especially to the younger population, is to make sure that you understand when you go into the voting booth how many people have worked for and fought for and died for that right that you have now been given. And that, as a person, the best thing that you can do is make sure that your opinion is heard. You’ll hear a lot of people say, `Oh, vote blue, vote red.’ But vote how you believe in and what you believe and just make sure that you are always doing what you truly believe is best for your country — and then you can’t ever really go wrong.”

Codey: “It’s always that we’re trying to get more people to vote, right? In my opinion, it does not matter how you vote as long as you are voting and making sure that you are putting your opinion in the polls and you are making your vote matter. That’s so important. We live in a democracy, let’s make sure it stays that way.”

ABOUT THE REPORTER Taylore Todd, 17, is a senior at Castle View High School in Castle Rock, where she is copy editor of the yearbook. She has been involved in the school’s journalism program for four years and has spent the past nine weeks interning at Colorado Community Media.

Todd was inspired to do this project by Brandon Stanton’s “Humans of New York.” She has always loved learning about people and their experiences and is passionate about advocating for social equality for people of all backgrounds. She used both interests to create the idea for “Hear My Voice.”

To report and write the stories for this project, she interviewed youths from Castle Rock to Arvada to Denver and other metro-area municipalities to find out how they see their place in today’s world.

“I haven’t been through Taylore Todd a lot of the experiences they have been through,” Todd said of the young people she interviewed. “It made me aware of what more I can do.

This world is going to be ours someday — it might as well start listening to us now.”

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THINGS to DO

MUSIC

Reunited at Christmas Concert: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 21 at St. Andrew United Methodist Church, 9203 S. University Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Embrace an evening of musical magic with a contemporary a capella choral group followed by a dessert reception. Tickets: $15 in advance online or $20 at the door. Contact: Mark Zwilling 303 7942683 or mzwilling@gostandrew.com A Christmas Carol, the Musical: Through Dec. 23 at Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 West Main St., Littleton. With an infuriated “Bah! Humbug!” Scrooge is forced to face his selfish ways on Christmas Eve when three ghosts visit to lead him through his Past, Present and Future. Visit townhallartscenter.org for more information.

this week’s TOP FIVE Madrigal Dinner — A Musical Medieval Feast: 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Dec. 21 and 22 at 401 W. Mineral Ave., Littleton. A Madrigal Dinner is a 21st Century re-creation of the Renaissance feasts held in the great baronial halls throughout England during the twelve days of Christmas. This is a benefit event supporting the Lauren Townsend Foundation on behalf of Rock Canyon High School’s DECA, FBLA, and Drama students. Please come prepared to donate cash and/or checks at the end of event for this great cause.

Movie Matinee: It’s a Wonderful Life: 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 22 at Bemis Public Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton. Get into the holiday spirit with this Christmas classic starring Jimmy Stewart and Donna. Enjoy free popcorn and lemonade. Call 303-795-3961 or visit littletongov.org for more information.

Christmas Eve Services: 2:30 and 4 p.m. Monday, Dec. 24 at Connections Church, 2121 Dad Clark

tions are required. Call 303-7981389 or go to fpcl.org/dinner for more information.

EVENTS

New Adventures: From Tale to Tale: 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 23 at the PACE Center, 20000 Pike Peak Ave., Parker. The Ukrainian Youth Theater will take your family to a magical Russian New Year’s celebration. After a successful tour across the USA last year, audiences young and old were excited for the return of this unique cultural experience. Please be aware that this presentation is performed entirely in Russian. Visit parkerarts.org for more information.

Digital Drop-In Technology Help: 2 to 3 p.m. Monday, Dec. 24 at Douglas County Libraries in Lone Tree, 10055 Library Way, Lone Tree. Stop by the Lounge at Lone Tree for help with your tech questions, including email; downloading books, movies and music; and more. Adults. No registration required; more information is available at 303-791-7323 or DCL.org.

Free Community Dinner: 6 to 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 26 at First Presbyterian Church, 1609 W. Littleton Blvd., Littleton. Our volunteers will be preparing Christmas Dinner Casserole, Green Salad, Orange Cranberry Salad, Fresh Fruit and Handheld Desserts. All are welcome to come and enjoy the meal and warm hospitality and no reserva-

Open Studio: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 27 at Douglas County Libraries in Lone Tree, 10055 Library Way, Lone Tree. Make crafts!

Use the supplies provided or bring your own! Children 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult.

No registration required; more information is available at 303-791-7323 or DCL.org.

Pajama Party: 1 to 2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 27 at the Englewood Public Library, 1000 Englewood Parkway.

Join us as we close out 2018 in our comfy PJs! Fun pajama themed books, games, and crafts. There will even be a “midnight” snack.

Visit englewoodco.gov or call (303) 762-2560.

Parker Chess Club: 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 27 at the Parker branch of the Douglas County Libraries, 20105 E. Mainstreet, Parker. Friendly drop-in competition for players of all ages and abilities. All ages, no registration required. For more information, contact Sarah Irwin (303) 791-7323 or sirwin@dclibraries.org.

Movie Day: Home Alone: 1 to 3 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 28 at the Englewood Public Library, 1000 Englewood Parkway. Join us for Home Alone!

Feel free to bring stuffies, pillows and blankets! There will be popcorn. Altenbach Room. Visit englewoodco.gov or call (303) 762-2560.

“Noon” Year’s Party: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 31 at Bemis Public Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton.

Get a jump on the countdown to

Drive, Highlands Ranch. We hope that you’ll consider joining us to hear the story of his birth and what it means this Christmas season. myconnections.church/visit/christmasconnections-church.

Christmas Eve at Hudson Gardens: 4:30 to 5:45 p.m. Monday, Dec. 24 at The Hudson Gardens & Event Center, 6115 S Santa Fe Dr., Littleton. In the most unlikely of times, in the most unlikely of places, in the most unlikely of ways, something extraordinary happened. This is the story of that something. Visit littletonchristmas.com for more information.

Whiskey of the World Seminar: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 20 at the Parker Garage, 19420 Mainstreet, Parker. Join us for our monthly whiskey tasting featuring whiskey from Westland Distillery. $30/per person, includes welcome cocktail. Reservation required: 720-389-8105

2019! Join us for treats, dancing, door prizes, and the dropping of the New Year’s Eve ball…at noon! A hilarious performance by Bryce Jackman followed by a family dance party will be featured during this favorite celebration to mark the start of a new year.

Reservations required. Come in or call 303-795-3961. visit littletongov. org for more information.

Lifetime Parker Commitment Day 5K: 10 a.m. to noon, Tuesday, Jan 1. at Lifetime Fitness Parker, 9250 Crown Crest Blvd., Parker. Join the Lifetime Fitness Parker community in committing to a healthier, happier life. This is a family friendly 5K open to members and nonmembers. Registration includes a t-shirt, bib, medal, and post race brunch. Kids under 12 are free with every adult registration. $40 Race Day Registration. Visit Commitmentday.com for more information.

Take A Hike on the First Day of the year: 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 1 at Castlewood Canyon State Park, 2989 S. Highway 83, Franktown. Castlewood Canyon State Park (Castlewood) Volunteers invite you to join us for a hike to start the year off on the right foot (left if you are military).

It will be a leisurely hike of about 2 ½ miles. Who knows what the weather will be like. Previous hikes have been in sunshine, snowing and almost everything in between.

Visit cpw.state.co.us/placestogo/ parks/CastlewoodCanyon for more information.

African Wildlife Photography: 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 9 at the PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker. Photographer Russ Burden will give a two-part presentation entitled, “Under Tanzanian Skies.” Part one includes an instructional “how to” presentation that illustrates making award-winning safari and wildlife images, and demonstrates his fondness for Tanzania through photos depicting his most common tour mottos: It’s All About The Light, Edit Before Pressing the Shutter, Exhaust All Possibilities, Watch For Those Blinkies, and more.

Part two is an escape into the land of the Serengeti showing a slideshow of both wildlife and scenery.

Winter Cultural Series: “Murder for Two”: 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 10 at Cherry Hills Community Church - 3900 Grace Blvd., Highlands Ranch. In this hilarious 90-minute show, 2 performers play 13 roles—not to mention the piano—in a witty homage to oldfashioned murder mysteries. Tickets: $10 early bird pricing, $15 week of event, if not sold out; Children 2 and under sitting on parent’s lap are free. Military/Senior (65+)/Child (12 under): $7 early bird pricing, $10 week of event, if not sold out. Visit hronline.org or call 303-791-2500 for more information.

Family Fun: Stuffed Animal Sleepover: 6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 11 to 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 12 at Douglas County Libraries in Parker, 20105 E. Mainstreet, Parker. Bring a stuffed animal friend for a special

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Storytime with crafts and snacks, and then tuck in your stuffed animal to spend the night in the library.

One stuffed animal per child. Ages 0-5. Register now: Jayna Ramsey (303) 791-7323 or jramsey@ dclibraries.org.

Thrilling Thursdays: 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Thursdays, at the Recreation Center at Southridge, 4800 McArthur Ranch Road, Highlands Ranch.

Special Needs Thrilling Thursdays (Ages 16 and up). Join the therapeutic recreation staff on Thursdays and participate in gym activities, fitness activities, art classes, cooking classes, swimming classes and more. $120 HRCA Member/$138 Non-members. Call (303) 471-7020 for more information.

EDUCATION

Audition for “Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory”: 4 p.m. Friday, Dec. 21. This 15-week class teaches 6-18 year old children singing, dancing, and acting techniques while preparing a full-length musical production! Classes will be held on Fridays from 4-5:30 pm from January 4 through April, when performances will take place. Check out spotlightperformers.com or call 720-44-DANCE for more info and current tuition rates.

TR Winter Break Sports Camp: 9 a.m. to noon, Jan. 2 through Jan. 4 at the Recreation Center at Southridge, 4800 McArthur Ranch Road, Highlands Ranch. Special Needs Sports Camp (Ages 8 and up) Learn the skills necessary to play a variety of sports. Also learn the rules of the games, focusing on good sportsmanship, and teamwork. $60 HRCA Member/$69 Non-member.

Visit hrcaonline.org/tr for more information.

Register now for OLLI South January Classes: Eight weeks of OLLI South’s winter classes start Jan. 14, 2019. Sign up now at portfolio. du.edu/ollisouth to get the courses you want. Fifty-one arts, history, or science courses are available this coming term. The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) is a learning organization for seniors; “learning for the fun of it, without grades, tests, and nobody takes attendance.” OLLI at Denver University is endowed by the California-based Bernard Osher Foundation, which has launched 122 senior learning groups across the U.S. Active Minds presents Chicago: Biography of a City: 2 to 4 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 16 at Brookdale Meridian Englewood, 3455 S Corona St., Englewood. Join Active Minds for the story of the Windy City. RSVP: 303-761-0300

Editor’s note: Calendar submissions must be received by noon Wednesday for publication the following week. To place a calendar item, go to eventlink. coloradocommunitymedia.com.

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December 21, 2018

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Corey Lasley, a Surgical Services Business Manager at Centura Health, puts a high premium on efficiency and overseeing his department with a positive outlook. To him, everyone who visits the hospital becomes family. At Centura Health, we pride ourselves on being instruments of whole person care, like Corey serving the Denver Metro region.

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LOCAL

December 21, 2018D

SPORTS STUDENT-ATHLETE STUDENT ATHLETE SPOTLIGHT

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Cherry Creek guard Julian Hammond III is averaging nearly 22 points per game.

Cherry Creek shooting guard comes from strong basketball family

BY JIM BENTON JBENTON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

If Cherry Creek shooting guard Julian Hammond III ever needs basketball advice, there is help nearby.

His dad, Julian Hammond II, was a standout player at Aurora Christian Academy, and both his dad and mother, Ruby, played college basketball at Loyola Marymount. Hammond III’s grandfather, Julian Hammond, was the former University of Tulsa standout who became a professional player between 1967-72 with the Denver Rockets of the American Basketball Association.

Hammond III, a 6-foot-2 sophomore, is off to a fast start this season and leads the Bruins in scoring. During a three-game road trip to Texas early this season, Hammond displayed his talents with 70 points, 12 rebounds, eight assists and five steals.

He was a reserve quarterback for Creek’s state

runner-up football team this season. He was called up to the basketball varsity team as a freshman last campaign and used in three playoff games.

This season he has continued to develop.

“I just go out and play and try to do whatever it takes for our team to win,” he said.

“If that is passing one day or scoring. I have gotten a lot better since last year but there are still things I have to learn.

I need to improve my ball handling, three-point shooting and taking care of the ball.

“I just want to show people that I can go out and play with them and I belong on the court with anyone.”

Hammond III doesn’t hesitate to listen to guidance from his dad or grandfather.

“My grandfather comes to most of our games,” he said.

“He was a different player than me so he gives me advice from a different aspect and how to be a hustle player and get points that way.”

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JIM BENTON

Q&A with Julian Hammond III Who is your favorite athlete and why?

Kobe Bryant because I’m a Lakers fan.

tions do you have?

I have my free throw routine, but besides that none.

What would be a perfect performance in your sport?

Just less turnovers. If I cut down on turnovers and shoot a good percentage would be perfect.

How to you get open for shots against a tenacious defender?

Mainly it would be trying to run in transition and get a couple easy points and also get some assists to my teammates so he (the defender) has to help off of me. And then I can get the ball with him off of me.

Who or what makes you excel?

My dad because he does whatever he can to help me be successful. I just want to get a scholarship so I can play in college.

What rituals, supersti-

What is the key to reducing turnovers?

Slowing down.

COACH’S TAKE: ‘No moment is too big for him. He’s a

natural scorer and a real nice kid, good student and comes from a family of basketball players. He’s got a complete game offensively. He can post a smaller guard up, he can shoot from the outside, he can finish with both hands and he has an excellent midrange jump shot. He is deceptively quick and he has a good feel for where to be and score the basketball.’

Kent Dertinger, Cherry Creek boys basketball coach

Key stats | Hammond III is averaging 21.8 points and shooting 59 percent from the field.

He is harvesting four rebounds, 4.6 assists and 1.8 steals a game.

e are often reminded that one of the best things about the holiday season is the ability to help those in need.

It’s a special time of year, and Rock Canyon assistant basketball coach Nick Mahan and his uncle, Shawn Dominguez, who is a Col- OVERTIME orado State Patrol officer, were feeling good as they helped orchestrate a donation of old Jaguars basketball uniforms to a school in Derby, Australia.

The uniforms Jim Benton were used by kids and even adult teams in Derby.

This bittersweet story came to light when Trev Menmuir Sr. and his son, Trev Menmuir Jr., were in Colorado and spoke during a course on emotional intelligence for Colorado Department of Public Safety employees in late October.

Gerry Cleveland, an attorney for at-risk kids and a businessman from Australia who has known Trev Menmuir Sr. for years, helped teach the course, and since the Menmuirs were being treated to a three-week vacation in Colorado and Washington, D.C., they were invited to speak to the CDPS class.

What they told the CDPS group was moving and when they asked for donations of basketball equipment and paraphernalia, Dominguez called Mahan, who talked with Rock Canyon head coach Kent Grams and found some old uniforms to ship down under, along with gifts from other donating organizations.

“The class was so moved that we reached out to different sources to find basketball attire for the kids,” said Mahan. “Rock Canyon donated home and away uniforms for the kids. The uniforms were a big hit with everybody in Derby.”

Derby is a tribal township in western Australia with a population of 3,325, and 47.2 percent of the population is of Aboriginal decent. Much of the Aboriginal population faces poverty and poor living conditions.

Trev Sr. is employed at the local school as a counselor. His paid hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekdays, but he usually works from 5 a.m. until 11 p.m. between Monday and Saturday.

On Sundays, he is usually working between noon and 10 p.m.

His day starts at 5 a.m. as he drives around to pick up students for school because their parents are unable to drive them.

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December 21, 2018

Arapahoe athletes share soccer honor Cobb, Gail helped Warriors make their way to top spot in 5A

BY JIM BENTON JBENTON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Arapahoe won the Class 5A boys state soccer championship using opportunistic offense and a stingy defense.

A lot of different players contributed to the team’s success, but it was Cameron Gail who was the go-to offensive threat, while Spencer Cobb’s goalkeeping was the backbone of the Warriors’ defense.

It was hard to determine which player was more instrumental in Arapahoe winning its first state title since 1997, so Gail and Cobb are the 2018 Colorado Community Media South Metro Co-Soccer Players of the Year.

Gail led the Centennial League with 20 goals and 48 points. He was third in the state among 5A players in goals and fifth in points.

“I was extremely happy with my season, a lot of goals and assists,” said Gail. “All I wanted

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Arapahoe goalkeeper Spencer Cobb, who allowed just one goal in four playoff games, is a Colorado Community Media Co-Soccer Player of the Year.

Arapahoe’s Cameron Gail, who had 48 points this season, is a Colorado Community Media Co-Soccer Player of the Year.

PHOTOS BY JIM BENTON

was to win a state championship at the end of it. Toward the end of the season I knew we had to play a team game more than just

going out and getting goals.

“I didn’t want the whole team to rely on me just for that. I wanted to be a team player and

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find my other forwards and get them just as involved because they are just as talented. It got a little harder for me personally but then it opened up more chances for my teammates because they got more room on the outside.”

In four state playoff games, he had two goals plus a shootout goal. He collected the gamewinning goal in a 1-0 win over Fairview and had assists on the winning tallies against Arvada West and Grandview in the state championship game.

Cobb was credited with 115 saves in 20 games during the season and had a 0.426 goals against average.

He was outstanding in the playoffs as the Warriors allowed just one goal in the four games. Cobb made 10 saves each in contests against Broomfield and Fairview, six against Arvada West and seven against Grandview.

“He also made two penalty kick saves against Broomfield in the semifinals,” said Arapahoe coach Mark Hampshire.

“He gave up only a total of eight goals all season. He is, in my humble opinion, the best goaltender in the state. He was fantastic.”

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December 21, 2018D Nike Tournament of Champions in Phoenix after wins over Doherty, fifth-ranked Fossil Ridge and No. 4 Horizon. Four players are scoring in double figures after three games, led by junior Jana Van Gytenbeek with a 23.5 average.

Cherry Creek • The boys basketball team had No. 1-ranked Chaparral on the ropes, leading by 17 points in the first half, but dropped a 66-65 decision on Dec. 14 after leading by a point with six

seconds to play. Julian Hammond III led the Bruins with 19 points. The Bruins couldn’t hold a fourth-quarter lead on Dec. 15 against 10th-ranked Regis Jesuit but prevailed in a 61-58 overtime victory.

• Blake Benson had two goals and was one of seven players to score in an 8-2 win by the hockey team over Mountain Vista on Dec. 14. Goalie Dylan Romanow made 31 saves in a 3-0 shutout over Heritage on Dec. 15.

• The girls swim team was second in the Rex Abelein Memorial Invitational on Dec. 15 behind champion Fairview.

Elizabeth Brock was second in the 200 and 500 freestyle, while Jenna Smith was third in the 200 IM and Ella Drury third in the 100 backstroke.

• The girls basketball team, ranked sixth in the Dec. 10 CHSAANow. com 5A poll, takes a 3-0 record to the

There is also a breakfast area for kids to get food to start the day and another room with games, puzzles and a TV, on which National Basketball Association highlights are shown.

Basketball is the second highest team participation sport in Australia, according to Basketball Australia.

Australian Rules Football is the No. 1 watched sport.

After school, the Menmuirs run a basketball league with about 100 players but practice and games last

sometimes to 10 p.m. Afterward, the Menmuirs make sure the players get home.

On weekend trips, Menmuir teaches kids about the Aboriginal culture, including hunting, fishing and singing.

They also make boomerangs, hunting tools and musical instruments like didgeridoos.

There was a basketball tournament early in December in Halls Creek, outside of Derby, with 15 teams. Trev Jr.’s team won the tourney wearing the

Rock Canyon uniforms.

There was also a town fair in Derby, where more basketball games were played and all the NBA jerseys collected by the CDPS class were handed out as town fair prizes.

On campus: Arapahoe • The boys basketball team’s fourth-quarter rally came up short in a 55-53 loss to rival Heritage on Dec. 14. Senior Carter Sturgeon led the Warriors with 17 points.

The loss ended an 11-game winning streak in games against the Eagles.

• Franny Cable was second in diving with 518.55 points and Anna Wetzel’s 1:05.02 time in the 100 breaststroke was the second fastest time at the Rex Abelein Memorial Invitational

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Trev Sr. has a classroom with room to nap for the kids who did not get a good night’s sleep because of issues at home. He has a uniform program and keeps clean, spare school uniforms for any kids who have a dirty uniform. He issues laundered uniforms so students are not bullied for being dirty.

News and notes from local high school sports programs

swim meet on Dec. 15 at the Veterans Memorial Aquatic Center. Arapahoe finished third in the team standings.

• Junior Kali March scored 18 points in a 78-34 girls basketball win over Heritage on Dec. 14. It was the seventh consecutive win over rival Heritage and gave Arapahoe an 8-6 edge in the past 14 games played between the schools.

Littleton • After opening the season with two wins, the boys basketball team has lost five straight games, including three in the Trojan Classic at Longmont High School Dec. 13-15.

Tayvis Sagrillo Smiley leads the team in scoring with a 15.5 average.

• The girls basketball team came up with 17 steals but couldn’t overcome poor shooting in a 42-33 loss to Prairie View on Dec. 14. Junior Hannah Peterson scored six points to lead the Lions.

Jim Benton is a sports writer for Colorado Community Media. He has been covering sports in the Denver area since 1968. He can be reached at jbenton@ coloradocommunitymedia.com or at 303-566-4083.

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LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) That goal you set way back when is finally in sight. Maintain your focus on achieving it, and don’t allow yourself to be distracted by unimportant demands for your attention.

SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) A temperamental flare-up creates negative feelings that need to be dealt with immediately. But things once again go well after the apologies are made and hurt feelings are soothed.

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www.ColoradoCommunityMedia.com/Notices 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;

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

Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

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.

December 21, 2018D

PUBLIC NOTICES DATE: 09/14/2018 Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: David W Drake #43315 Scott D. Toebben #19011 Randall S. Miller & Associates PC 216 16th Street, Suite 1210, Denver, CO 80202 (720) 259-6710 Attorney File # 17CO00183-2

DATE: 10/03/2018 Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee

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

Joseph D. DeGiorgio #45557 Nichole Williams #49611 Monica Kadrmas #34904 Randall Chin #31149 Weldon Phillips #31827 Barrett, Frappier & Weisserman, LLP 1199 Bannock Street, Denver, CO 80204 (303) 350-3711 Attorney File # 00000007741143

Public Notices call Sheree 303.566.4088 Public Trustees Public Trustees Public Trustees COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0457-2018

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

On September 14, 2018, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s) Cheryl L Humphrey and Monte E Humphrey Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Pacific Republic Mortgage Corporation, a California Corporation Current Holder of Evidence of Debt PennyMac Loan Services, LLC Date of Deed of Trust September 24, 2003 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust October 02, 2003 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B3216993 Book: n/a Page: Original Principal Amount $129,173.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $80,097.31

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. LOTS 23 AND 24, BLOCK 28, SOUTH BROADWAY HEIGHTS, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 4298 South Grant Street, Englewood, CO 80113.

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

If applicable, a description of any changes to the deed of trust described in the notice of election and demand pursuant to affidavit as allowed by statutes: C.R.S.§ 38-35-109(5) LEGAL DESCRIPTION/PHYSICAL ADDRESS HAS BEEN CORRECTED BY SCRIVENER'S AFFIDAVIT RECORDED 4/13/2012 AT RECEPTION NO. D2040501 IN THE RECORDS OF ARAPAHOE COUNTY. 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, 01/16/2019, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 11/22/2018 Last Publication: 12/20/2018 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 09/14/2018 Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: David W Drake #43315 Scott D. Toebben #19011 Randall S. Miller & Associates PC 216 16th Street, Suite 1210, Denver, CO 80202 (720) 259-6710 Attorney File # 17CO00183-2 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.

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.: 0457-2018 First Publication: 11/22/2018 Last Publication: 12/20/2018 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0488-2018 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On October 3, 2018, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s) NICOLE M. HAMM AND JACK L. HAMM Original Beneficiary(ies) ING BANK, FSB Current Holder of Evidence of Debt MTGLQ Investors, LP Date of Deed of Trust May 09, 2007 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust May 17, 2007 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B7062552 Original Principal Amount $930,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $929,999.00 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 6, BLOCK 2, CHERRY HILLS NORTH FILING NO. ONE, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 3940 NASSAU CIRCLE WEST, ENGLEWOOD, CO 80113.

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, 01/30/2019, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 12/6/2018 Last Publication: 1/3/2019 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 10/03/2018 Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Joseph D. DeGiorgio #45557 Nichole Williams #49611 Monica Kadrmas #34904 Randall Chin #31149 Weldon Phillips #31827 Barrett, Frappier & Weisserman, LLP 1199 Bannock Street, Denver, CO 80204 (303) 350-3711 Attorney File # 00000007741143 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any informa-

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

DATE: 09/14/2018 Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee

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

Steven Bellanti #48306 Jennifer Cruseturner #44452 Holly Shilliday #24423 Courtney Wright #45482 Erin Croke #46557 Jennifer Rogers #34682 McCarthy & Holthus LLP 7700 E Arapahoe Road, Suite 230, Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122 Attorney File # CO-18-837387-LL

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

DATE: 09/21/2018 Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee

legals@coloradocommunitymedia.com Public Trustees Public Trustees

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.: 0488-2018 First Publication: 12/6/2018 Last Publication: 1/3/2019 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0456-2018

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.: 0456-2018 First Publication: 11/22/2018 Last Publication: 12/20/2018 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

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

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0468-2018

On September 14, 2018, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

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

Original Grantor(s) Kellee Jentz, Jeff Jentz Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for LoanDepot.Com, LLC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt LoanDepot.Com, LLC Date of Deed of Trust June 23, 2014 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust July 10, 2014 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) D4061081 Original Principal Amount $301,800.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $284,125.79 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 3, FOREST PARK FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 2798 East Jamison Avenue, 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, 01/16/2019, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 11/22/2018 Last Publication: 12/20/2018 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 09/14/2018 Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Steven Bellanti #48306 Jennifer Cruseturner #44452 Holly Shilliday #24423 Courtney Wright #45482 Erin Croke #46557 Jennifer Rogers #34682 McCarthy & Holthus LLP 7700 E Arapahoe Road, Suite 230,

First Publication: 11/29/2018 Last Publication: 12/27/2018 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

On September 21, 2018, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s) Louis A. Oswald, Ill, not personally but as Trustee on behalf of The Oswald Family Trust Original Beneficiary(ies) Citywide Banks Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Citywide Banks Date of Deed of Trust September 18, 2013 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust September 19, 2013 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) D3117706 Original Principal Amount $1,131,200.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $977,313.03 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. Lot 4, Block 3, First Administrative Amendment Brookhaven at Columbine Valley, according to the Recorded Plat thereof and according to Affidavit of Correction Recorded January 10, 2001 under Reception No. B1004671, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado Also known by street and number as: 15 Brookhaven Trail, Littleton, CO 80123.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 01/23/2019, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 11/29/2018 Last Publication: 12/27/2018 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 09/21/2018 Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

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

Britney D. Beall-Eder #34935 Jonathan A. Goodman, Esq. #15015 Karen J. Radakovich, Esq. #11649 Frascona Joiner Goodman and Greenstein PC 4750 Table Mesa Drive, Boulder, CO 803055500 (303) 494-3000 Attorney File # 7245-60 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.: 0468-2018 First Publication: 11/29/2018 Last Publication: 12/27/2018 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0491-2018

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

On October 3, 2018, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s) NOEL D MILLER Original Beneficiary(ies) ARGENT MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR CITIGROUP MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST INC. ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2007-AMC2 Date of Deed of Trust November 14, 2006 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust November 27, 2006 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B6166351 Original Principal Amount $326,250.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $349,230.28

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 79, BLOCK 5, HERITAGE VILLAGE FILING NO. 4, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 5978 SOUTH EUDORA CT, CENTENNIAL, CO 80121.

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

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 01/30/2019, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 12/6/2018 Last Publication: 1/3/2019 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 10/03/2018 Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the

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

December 21, 2018

DATE: 10/03/2018 Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee

Public Trustees

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Lynn M. Janeway #15592 Alison L Berry #34531 David R. Doughty #40042 Nicholas H. Santarelli #46592 Elizabeth S. Marcus #16092 Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990 Attorney File # 18-019563 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.: 0491-2018 First Publication: 12/6/2018 Last Publication: 1/3/2019 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0492-2018

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On October 5, 2018, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s) MERLE H SCHONEBAUM AND DENISE M SCHONEBAUM Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR AMERICA’S WHOLESALE LENDER Current Holder of Evidence of Debt THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF CWALT, INC., ALTERNATIVE LOAN TRUST 2005-42CB, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-42CB Date of Deed of Trust July 08, 2005 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust July 25, 2005 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B5109203 Original Principal Amount $218,400.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $218,097.13

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 134, BLOCK 4, SOUTHCREEK SUBDIVISION, FILING NO.1, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO Also known by street and number as: 16368 EAST PHILLIPS LANE, ENGLEWOOD, CO 80112.

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

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 02/06/2019, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 12/13/2018 Last Publication: 1/10/2019 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 10/05/2018 Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the

TICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 10/05/2018 Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee

Public Trustees

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Joseph D. DeGiorgio #45557 Nichole Williams #49611 Monica Kadrmas #34904 Randall Chin #31149 Weldon Phillips #31827 Barrett, Frappier & Weisserman, LLP 1199 Bannock Street, Denver, CO 80204 (303) 350-3711 Attorney File # 00000007699010 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.: 0492-2018 First Publication: 12/13/2018 Last Publication: 1/10/2019 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0498-2018 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On October 12, 2018, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s) Wendy Kostka and Brian Newman Original Beneficiary(ies) ABN AMRO Mortgage Group, Inc. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Nationstar Mortgage LLC d/b/a Mr. Cooper Date of Deed of Trust December 10, 2003 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust December 30, 2003 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B3275126 Original Principal Amount $118,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $100,758.66 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. SEE ATTACHED EXHIBIT A. Also known by street and number as: 4454 S Acoma St, Englewood, CO 80110.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 02/13/2019, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication 12/20/2018 Last Publication 1/17/2019 Name of Publication Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

Toni M. Owan #30580 Halliday, Watkins & Mann, PC 355 Union Blvd., Ste. 250, Lakewood, CO 80228 (303) 274-0155 Attorney File # 80588-NSM 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.

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©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 0498-2018 EXHIBIT A PART OF N 1/2 NW 1/4 OF SECTION 10, TOWNSHIP 5 SOUTH, RANGE 68 WEST, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT A POINT 316 FEET WEST AND 230 FEET NORTH OF SOUTHEAST CORNER OF N 1/2 NW 1/4 OF SAID SECTION, THENCE EAST 125 FEET, THENCE NORTH 62 1/2 FEET, THENCE WEST 125 FEET, THENCE SOUTH 62 1/2 FEET OF THE POINT OF BEGINNING (BEING WHAT WILL BE DESCRIBED AS THE SOUTH 12/5 FEET OF LOT 14 AND ALL OF LOTS 15 AND 16, BLOCK 16, WOLLENWEBER’S BROADWAY HEIGHTS, SECOND ADDITION, WHEN PLAT OF SAME IS FILED, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE STATE OF COLORADO. Legal Notice No.: 0498-2018 First Publication: December 20, 2018 Last Publication: January 17, 2019 Publisher: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0506-2018 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On October 17, 2018, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s) JODY REULER Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR CM G MORTGAGE, INC DBA CMG FINANCIAL, #1820, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION Date of Deed of Trust October 31, 2014 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust November 03, 2014 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) D4103590 Original Principal Amount $255,290.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $237,296.80 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. LOTS 1 AND 2, BLOCK 23, SOUTH BROADWAY HEIGHTS, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 4100 SOUTH LINCOLN STREET, ENGLEWOOD, CO 80113.

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, 02/13/2019, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 12/20/2018 Last Publication: 1/17/2019 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

DATE: 10/12/2018 Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee

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

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

DATE: 10/17/2018 Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee

Heather Deere #28597 Toni M. Owan #30580 Halliday, Watkins & Mann, PC 355 Union Blvd., Ste. 250, Lakewood, CO 80228 (303) 274-0155 Attorney File # 80588-NSM

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

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

Lynn M. Janeway #15592 Alison L Berry #34531 David R. Doughty #40042 Nicholas H. Santarelli #46592 Elizabeth S. Marcus #16092 Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990

ber and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Lynn M. Janeway #15592 Alison L Berry #34531 David R. Doughty #40042 Nicholas H. Santarelli #46592 Elizabeth S. Marcus #16092 Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990 Attorney File # 18-019710

Public Trustees

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.: 0506-2018 First Publication: 12/20/2018 Last Publication: 1/17/2019 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0509-2018 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On October 17, 2018, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s) ROBERT WILLIAM GEORGE Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR AMERICAN FINANCING CORPORATION, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AUTHORITY Date of Deed of Trust June 09, 2017 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust June 20, 2017 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) D7068639 Original Principal Amount $207,178.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $204,341.03 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. SEE ATTACHED EXHIBIT A LEGAL DESCRIPTION Also known by street and number as: 2380 EAST GEDDES AVENUE #E, 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, 02/13/2019, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 12/20/2018 Last Publication: 1/17/2019 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

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Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990 Attorney File # 18-019812

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

©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015

0509-2018 EXHIBIT A LEGAL DESCRIPTION UNIT E, BUILDING 1, SOUTHGLENN COMMONS (A CONDOMINIUM) PHASE NO. III, IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND SUBJECT TO THE DECLARATION OF COVENANTS, CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS OF SOUTHGLENN COMMONS (A CONDOMINIUM) RECORDED JUNE 12, 1980 IN BOOK 3229 AT PAGE 601 FIRST SUPPLEMENT THERETO RECORDED SEPTEMBER 15, 1980 IN BOOK 3281 AT PAGE 264 AND SECOND SUPPLEMENT THERETO RECORDED JUNE 1, 1982 IN BOOK 3633 AT PAGE 178 AND CORRECTION THERETO RECORDED JUNE 3, 1982 IN BOOK 3635 AT PAGE 702 AND MAP RECORDED JUNE 12, 1980 IN BOOK 45 AT PAGES 63 TO 69, MAP RECORDED SEPTEMBER 15, 1980 IN BOOK 47 AT PAGES 9 TO 13 AND MAP RECORDED JUNE 1, 1982 IN BOOK 56 AT PAGES 52 TO 54, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Legal Notice NO.: 0509-2018 First Publication: 12/20/2018 Last Publication: 1/17/2019 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

Misc. Private Legals Public Notice COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS LAND COURT DEPARTMENT OF THE TRIAL COURT ESSEX, ss. DOCKET NO. 18 MISC 000206 (KCL) Plaintiff: WILLIAM P. MABEE v.

Defendants: DONNA MABEE, JARAD SWITZER, JUSTIN SWITZER, and HEIRS, UNKNOWN AND UNASCERTAINED OF JOHN L. SWITZER

TO: John L. Switzer, deceased, formerly of Centennial in the state of Colorado or his heirs, devisees, or legal representatives

You are hereby notified that a complaint has been filed by the above-named plaintiff in which you are named as an interested party. This complaint concerns a certain parcel of land in Georgetown, Essex County, and said Commonwealth being known as and numbered 0 North Street Rear and being more particularly described in a deed from Alvin F. Marden to James J. Morgan dated September 11, 1945 and recorded in the Essex South District Registry of Deeds in Book 3424, Page 85, plaintiff summons the defendants to appear and try any claim they might have to said parcel and if they fail to appear within he time limited then plaintiff seeks a judgment that he and Defendant, Donna Mabee hold their title free of any claims of the defendants.

This complaint may be examined at the Land Court, Boston, Massachusetts, or a copy obtained from plaintiff’s attorney.

CASE No. 18 MISC 000206 (KCL)

If you intend to make any defense, you are hereby required to serve upon the plaintiff’s attorney, Kathleen M. Heyer, Johnson & Borenstein, LLC, whose address is 12 Chestnut Street, Andover, MA 01810, an answer to the complaint on or before the twenty-first day of January, next, the return day, hereof, and a copy thereof must be filed in this court on or before said day.

If you fail to do so, judgment by default will be taken against you for the relief demanded in the complaint. Unless otherwise provided by 13(a), your answer must state as a counterclaim any claim which you may have against the plaintiffs which arise out of the transaction or occurrence that is the subject matter of the plaintiffs’ claim or you will thereafter be barred from making such claim in any other action.

It is ORDERED that Notice shall be given by publishing a copy of this notice twice, once per week for two consecutive weeks, in the Eagle Tribune, a newspaper published in Georgetown in the county of Essex and said Commonwealth and by publishing a copy of this notice twice, once per week for two consecutive weeks, in the Centennial Citizen, a newspaper published in Centennial in the state of Colorado at least thirty days before the twenty-first day of January.

DATE: 10/17/2018 Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee

Witness, Gordon H. Piper, Chief Justice of the Land Court, the twenty-third day of November, 2018.

Deborah J. Patterson, Recorder

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

Legal Notice No.: 522509 First Publication: December 20, 2018 Last Publication: December 27, 2018 Publication: Littleton Independent and Centennial Citizen

Lynn M. Janeway #15592 Alison L Berry #34531 David R. Doughty #40042 Nicholas H. Santarelli #46592 Elizabeth S. Marcus #16092 Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990 Attorney File # 18-019812 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

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