Centennial Citizen 101421

October 14, 2021

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An edition of the Littleton Independent A publication of

VOLUME 20 | ISSUE 47

Littleton school board candidates look toward future in forum Candidates speak on funding, equity and mental health

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

BY ROBERT TANN RTANN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

As Littleton Public Schools nears its third year of educating in a COVID world, candidates for its Board of Education grappled with a slew of issues from funding to mental health.

During an Oct. 6 forum hosted at the school district’s Education Services Center, candidates made their case for how they would tackle the district’s current challenges and why they were the best choice for a seat at the table. Five candidates are running for three seats in the mail-in ballot election, which ends Nov. 2.

Joan Anderssen, Angela Christensen and Dale Elliot take part in the forum.

SEE FORUM, P15

PHOTO BY ROBERT TANN

Court sides with Cherry Creek candidate in mask dispute Judge orders district to allow Navarro without a mask at forum

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Unconvinced by Cherry Creek School District’s interpretation of what is necessary for an exemption from Tri-County Health’s school mask mandate, a federal court allowed a Cherry Creek school board candidate to attend a candidates’

Centennial candidates answer questions

event without wearing a mask.

Schumé Navarro “has provided essentially unrebutted evidence that she has a mental health disability that limits her ability to concentrate, think, and communicate while wearing a mask,” Judge Daniel Domenico wrote in an Oct. 7 court order.

Navarro sued the school district in late September over its “refusals to provide accommodations that

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would allow her to participate fully in candidate forums” where mask wearing is required, according to a news release from the organization that filed the lawsuit.

The organization, the Public Trust Institute, is listed with a Lakewood address in the Navarro lawsuit complaint.

The complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado on Sept. 28, SEE MASKS, P13

Centennial residents will elect their mayor and four city council members in the election that ends Nov. 2.

The Centennial City Council consists of nine elected officials, including the mayor.

The mayor represents the citizens at large.

The other eight councilmembers are composed of two representatives from each of the city’s four council districts.

Residents will vote for four council members by district. The mayor, who is also a council member, is elected citywide.

Centennial operates under a “council-manager” form of government, where the non-elected city manager implements policy decisions made by the council. The council appoints the city manager.

Current Centennial Mayor Stephanie Piko is running unopposed for re-election, as are candidates in council districts 2 and 3. The races in districts 1 and 4 are contested.

The Citizen sent questions to each candidate to help voters learn more about them. We asked why they’re running, what qualifies them for office, and what their priorities would be if elected.

Turn to Pages 6-8 for our Q&As with the city candidates. Our Q&As with Littleton and Cherry Creek school board candidates appeared in last week’s citizen and are online at centennialcitizen.net.

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Women still behind in breast cancer screenings Doctors warn cases are worse when symptoms are ignored

BY THELMA GRIMES TGRIMES@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Just over two years after being diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer, Suzi McCumber continues to stress the importance of regular screenings.

If McCumber had not gotten the recommended mammogram and treatment, her doctors said there is no way she would have survived more than a year.

McCumber, a Littleton-area resident, has remained positive throughout her treatment process.

In high spirits, she happily reported that after more than a year of chemotherapy and radiation, she has moved on to the final stages of treatment, which is taking a pill for a few years to keep the cancer from coming back.

“I will continue to take this pill and do whatever the doctors tell me to do,” said the 67-year-old. “I just can’t stress enough how important it is for women to continue getting those screenings and tests. Sometimes you just do not know a lump is there. Sometimes you cannot feel it.

I did not feel anything. The 3D mammogram found a mass all the way back in my pectoral muscle.”

Last year, while McCumber was

receiving treatment, Dr. Radhika Acharya-Leon, section chief for medical oncology at UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital, said had McCumber not been persistent in finding a place to do the biopsy during a pandemic and move treatment forward, given the aggressive form of breast cancer she had, she would not have survived long.

Since 2020, Acharya-Leon said doctors have become increasingly concerned with how women were putting off mammograms and recommended pap smears due to fear of catching COVID. With the nation coming through the second COVID wave caused by the delta variant, HealthOne Dr. Laura Hafertepen said the medical community’s concerns from last year are carrying over.

Because of the hesitancy to get screenings, Hafertepen said, when women are getting the original diagnosis the disease has already progressed to stages 2 or 3. With regular screenings, she said, doctors can catch cancer at stage 1 or zero.

When breast cancer is caught in an early stage, Hafertepen said the prognosis and the treatment is a lot better.

Hafertepen said women are slowly getting back on track with mammograms and pap smears, but the pandemic has caused a backlog.

“We are still trying to make up for a significant dip from last year,” she said.

Hafertepen said it is not just a problem doctors along the Front

Last year, Suzi McCumber was prepped for radiation treatment by Vicki Slat-Vasquez, clinical nurse at the Infusion Center at UCHealth Cancer Center-Highlands Ranch.

McCumber went through treatment for more than a year. Now, she has successfully PHOTO BY THELMA GRIMES moved on to taking a pill to keep breast cancer at bay.

Range are seeing — the problem is nationwide.

The Prevent Cancer Foundation, a U.S.-based nonprofit organization, released the results of a survey in August where 2,003 women between the ages of 21 and 60 were surveyed.

According to the results, 90% of the women surveyed said when pandemic restrictions were lifted, they engaged in normal activities, such as visiting family and friends, din-

ing out and shopping. Only 48% of women visited their doctors’ offices.

Hafertepen said besides the fear of COVID creating a hesitancy to get regular screenings, women traditionally tend to take care of everyone else and ignore their own needs.

Hafertepen said it is not uncommon for a woman to ignore a strange lump or discharge, which are both SEE SCREENINGS, P23

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Arapahoe voters to decide on outdoor funds Ballot Issue 1A proposes continuation of existing tax

BY SHANNA MAXCY SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

In the election that ends Nov. 2, Arapahoe County voters will be asked to continue to fund the county’s open spaces, trails and parks with the continuation of a 0.25-cent sales and use tax that is already in place.

The Open Space and Trails program was authorized by voters in 2003 and has since supported construction or renovation of 160 parks, trailheads and heritagearea projects. It has also helped to conserve 31,000 acres of open spaces.

With municipal partners, 70 miles of trails have been completed, as have improvements to trails including the Mary Carter Greenway, the High Line Canal and the Cherry Creek Trail.

So far, $257 million has been awarded from this tax to municipalities and special districts through grants and joint projects.

Proceeds from the tax can be used to conserve lands that protect water quality in rivers, lakes and streams; protect and main-

tain natural areas, wildlife habitats and open space; and maintain and improve neighborhood parks and trails.

Funds also help to maintain and preserve historic sites; preserve working farms and ranches; and provide more active recreation opportunities.

Those in support of the ballot measure say it can help preserve open spaces, trails, parks, heritage center and streams for future generations.

In the ballot guide sent to county voters, opponents of the measure say that if the measure passes, the tax “will no longer have to be approved or authorized by the voters. ... It will never expire.” They also complain that the county’s open-space program has a $43 million unspent fund balance, “so why do they need more?”

A “yes” to 1A would extend this tax beyond its current expiration date until repealed as a voterapproved revenue change — something that those opposed to the measure call out as a red flag.

A “no” vote means the current tax would expire in 2023.

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Lending library honors victims of Aurora theater shooting Former Columbine High student worked on tribute at 7/20 Memorial

BY BRIAN WILLIE AND KYLE COOKE ROCKY MOUNTAIN PBS

For more than two decades, Brandon Kellogg has tried to process the trauma caused by gun violence he experienced as a teenager.

In 1999, Kellogg was a freshman at Columbine High School when 12 of his schoolmates and a teacher were shot and killed. Though he survived the shooting, the healing process is ongoing.

Part of that healing has been Kellogg’s work with the 7/20 Memorial Foundation, a nonprofit established after another mass shooting that rocked Colorado and the country as a whole: the Aurora theater shooting on July 20, 2012.

Nine years after the Aurora tragedy, Rocky Mountain PBS spoke with Heather Dearman, the 7/20 Memorial Foundation’s CEO. Dearman’s cousin, Ashley Moser, was wounded in the shooting, and Moser’s daughter was killed.

Dearman’s nonprofit established the 7/20 Memorial, located on East Alameda Parkway adjacent to the Aurora Municipal Center. When we spoke with her in July, she highlighted the memorial’s newest addition: a paper crane little lending library.

Items left at a makeshift memorial near the Aurora theater shooting site in 2012.

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“I come in here feeling really accomplished that we’re paying the love forward that we were meant to pay forward,” she told us.

Dearman worked with Kellogg to build the little library. It houses not only free books for people to take, but also paper cranes that people can fold and leave messages on.

In July, the library wasn’t a permanent part of the memorial. That changed in September.

Kellogg cemented the lending library into the ground, and the cement carries a special significance.

In the days following the shooting nine years ago, a makeshift memorial was set up across the street SEE MEMORIAL, P23

Brandon Kellogg, a former Columbine High School student, built the little lending PHOTO BY BRIAN WILLIE/ROCKY MOUNTAIN PBS library that is now at the 7/20 Memorial in Aurora.

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Amendment 78 could change oversight of state spending Measure is one of 3 on Colorado’s statewide ballot

BY DANIEL DUCASSI THE COLORADO SUN

A measure on Colorado’s fall ballot asks voters to change the way the state approves spending money from the federal government, legal settlements and other non-state sources.

Amendment 78 would require the Colorado General Assembly to determine how the state uses what it defines as “custodial money,” funding the state receives from outside sources for specific purposes, like federal grant money and private donations.

Supporters say the measure would bring greater accountability and transparency to state spending. But opponents see it as little more than a partisan ploy meant to hobble a Democratic administration.

There’s a catch, though: A pending lawsuit challenging the measure’s placement on the ballot seeks to invalidate any votes cast for or against the measure, effectively blocking it altogether.

The General Assembly currently appropriates state tax revenue through the budget process. But dollars that come in from outside of the state government are not typically subject to the legislative appropriation process.

For example, Colorado received nearly $1.7 billion last year in

federal relief money through the CARES Act that the Polis administration spent according to the governor’s executive order and without legislative approval.

Amendment 78 would change the Colorado constitution and state law. It would require lawmakers to determine how the state spends that custodial money through a process that includes a public hearing with opportunities for the public to comment. All custodial funds would go into a centralized account, with interest from that account flowing into the state’s general fund.

That could affect not just federal emergency relief funds and other federal support, but money from legal settlements, funding for transportation projects that are currently allocated by an independent commission and private gifts and donations, like those often collected by public colleges and universities.

According to nonpartisan legislative staff, the legislature and state agencies would be forced to bring on new employees to deal with the new requirements to submit proposed spending of custodial money, amounting to at least $1 million in predicted costs for new staff. And while the purpose of spending may not change, lawmakers could choose to pay for different programs to

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Candidate for Centennial mayor

Stephanie Piko (The candidate is running unopposed.)

Occupation: Mayor of Centennial, substitute teacher for Cherry Creek School District Years lived in jurisdiction running to represent: 20-plus years in the same home Campaign website: Stephaniepiko.com Why do you want to continue to serve as Centennial mayor?

Being mayor of Centennial for the past three-plus years has been more challenging and, at the same time, more rewarding than I could have imagined. One of the most rewarding aspects of being a part of local government is you get to see results as policies and programs are implemented. Many things that were priorities for me four years ago have been or are close to being completed, and now — thanks to COVID — I have a great deal of confidence that as a municipality, we have the resiliency to continue to serve our constituents through … an economic and/or a personal safety and health crisis.

What would you say are your most important qualifications for the office of mayor?

Taking the time to listen and learn about how our community interacts inside Centennial as well as outside Centennial is what creates the ability to effectively engage with constit-

What, in your view, is the greatest single issue facing Centennial, and how would you address it?

Centennial’s location and Denver South’s ability to attract employers will continue to make transportation and commute times an issue that impacts residents and visitors.

The completion of our FiberWorks network and the soon-to-be completed Intelligent Transportation System will offer the opportunity to bring an adaptive transportation grid to the city. This system will have the capability to adjust to

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uents, councilmembers, staff and other local, state and federal officials. The breadth of my experience over the past 10 years as an elected Centennial official provides me with unique insights and approaches that work in finding pragmatic solutions to local/regional problems.

If elected, what would be your first priority in office?

It is important to me to take advantage of the lessons learned and the advancements made — especially in technology — over the past two years to enhance the city’s ability to continue to “bridge the gap” in communications with our constituents. We have more citizens engaged than ever and more ways to provide information than ever. This provides an opportunity for the city to communicate with our citizens where they are and with what platform works for them.

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road and traffic conditions in real time. I will focus on working with our neighboring municipalities, the county and the Colorado Department of Transportation to further integrate our network data to improve drive times.

Housing in Centennial — including single-family homes and apartments — continues to become less attainable for young people and young families.

Should city council play a role in addressing that issue, and if so, how?

The cost of housing is rising across the country. The reasons for it are many and the solutions for it complex. The city has opportunities to add to our housing stock in a few places — including The District Centennial (formerly The Jones District), which will offer a variety of housing options and where the

Centennial residents will elect their mayor and four city council members in the election that ends Nov. 2.

The Centennial City Council consists of nine elected officials, including the mayor. The mayor represents the citizens at large. The other eight councilmembers are composed of two representatives from each of the city’s four council districts.

Residents will vote for four council members by district. The mayor, who is also a council member, is elected citywide. The map on this page shows where the council districts are located.

Current Centennial Mayor Stephanie Piko is running unopposed for re-election, as are candidates in council districts 2 and 3. The races in districts 1 and 4 are contested.

The Centennial Citizen sent questions to each candidate to help voters learn more about them. Here are their replies, edited for clarity. And visit centennialcitizen.net for more coverage of candidates running in Centennial.

development plan encourages and incentivizes for-sale products. …

The city (should) support opportunities to create that “starter home” experience … that will continue to support our school districts and bring young families to Centennial … That will involve people being able to invest in our older home stock and update/upgrade homes to meet their needs. It is important that Centennial provide building services that streamline the renovation process for citizens, reducing the cost and burden of reinvesting in our homes.

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Candidates for Centennial City Council, District 1

Robyn Carnes Occupation: Vice president of expansion with a national organization that fights sex trafficking Years lived in jurisdiction running to represent: 18 years

Carnes

Campaign website: CarnesForCentennial.com

Why do you want to serve on the Centennial City Council?

First, I love Centennial just like you do, and I want to maintain the city’s nature and quality of life. Second, I’m a hard worker, a realistic optimist, and I’ve always been a courageous leader.

I want to contribute to building on Centennial’s strong foundation into the future. Can you believe it … Centennial is now celebrating its 20th year with over 100,000 people living here?

Our “town” has successfully made it through childhood and adolescence into adulthood. Congratulations to the Centennial founders and their legacy.

We are the inheritors of their brilliant foresight and diligent work.

What would you say are your most important qualifications for the office you’re seeking?

I serve as vice president of a national organization that fights sex trafficking. I am open, accessible and committed to honesty, teamwork and achievement. I have been a proven leader in everything I’ve done. I don’t believe in the “other” — I feel that the artificial boundaries that divide us are just that: artificial. When it comes to governing, I believe (a quote sometimes attributed to) Thomas Jefferson: “That government is best which governs least because its people discipline themselves.” I trust the people of Centennial. You have proven yourselves over the last 20 years. I want to build on your rationality and accomplishments.

If elected, what would be your first priority in office?

Your current city council, led by Mayor Stephanie Piko, is a model of sound government. Centennial isn’t broken, but it faces challenges like

keeping our people safe everywhere in our community, supporting low taxes, deciding on the redevelopment of The Streets at SouthGlenn, maintaining and improving roads, combating everincreasing crime and homelessness, keeping our schools safe and academically strong, making housing more affordable, and maintaining a healthy business environment that promotes success. I work for you. That is not simply my philosophy; it is my conviction.

My priorities are transparency, responsiveness and responsibility to you, and city efficiency and effectiveness.

What, in your view, is the greatest single issue facing Centennial, and how would you address it?

Centennial is an island of calm, safety and prosperity compared to our neighbors Denver and Aurora.

However, their problems are creeping into our city. First, I fully support law enforcement, and second, I will assertively tackle these and other issues with transparency, clarity, honesty and responsiveness. A priority for the council is redeveloping The Streets at SouthGlenn … I will say that I favor moderation and invite and respect the people’s views, especially those in surrounding neighborhoods.

Housing in Centennial — including singlefamily homes and apartments — continues to become less attainable for young people and young families. Should city council play a role in addressing that issue, and if so, how?

Yes, our city council should appropriately take on the task of making affordable housing available. Young families, especially, need a starting place to live, with the goal of ultimately owning a home. This is an important consideration for the future of our vibrant community. Today, the median price of a single-family home is ($555,000 in the Denver metro area)!

It’s a tough start for many families that Centennial can help make easier.

This is important assistance that our city can compassionately provide. We can extend a hand up to these families, and I will work to establish standards, goals and realistic policies that make sense.

Fernando Branch Occupation: Philanthropic position as senior director of partnerships and programs for Colorado “I Have a Dream” Foundation Branch

Years lived in jurisdiction running to represent: Since 2012 Campaign website: branchforcentennial.com Why do you want to serve on the Centennial City Council?

Having the opportunity to serve on Centennial City Council would be one way for me to give back to the community that has shaped and supported me and my family for the past 10 years. I believe that the strongest communities are grounded in a commitment of collaboration, purpose and communication. Over many years, serving as an educator and an administrator (in Denver Public Schools), I have developed key skills to connect people and the community to think differently about challenges, shared goals and innovative solutions for an everchanging world. This is why I hope to have the opportunity to serve.

What would you say are your most important qualifications for the office you’re seeking?

I took the time to learn about how our city works. As a past participant in Centennial 101, it was important for me to understand how our local government functions. How does a building plan go through the approval process? How are streets prioritized for plowing after it snows? Where do your tax dollars go? These were just a few topics that were discussed that helped our cohort better understand our city’s systems and structures of operations …

I am committed to listening to what our residents are saying and acting in the city’s best interest and the residents’ best interest.

If elected, what would be your first priority in office?

If elected, my first priority would be to set up a listening tour of the precincts I represent in District 1. It’s important that I understand the views of our whole community. I’m a firm believer in the philosophy of going slow to go fast. We are #OneCentennial.

What, in your view, is the greatest single issue facing Centennial, and how would you address it?

We have to move the conversation away from “affordable housing” to attainable housing.

We often like to group them together, but they really have two different meanings. The fact that we have teachers, law enforcement officers, nurses, firefighters and other publicservice workers that are priced out of our community is not the best way to moving Centennial forward. I believe that it is important for us to innovate in our development and city planning to attract these professionals because if they can serve our community, they should also have the opportunity to live in it.

Housing in Centennial — including single-family homes and apartments — continues to become less attainable for young people and young families. Should city council play a role in addressing that issue, and if so, how?

Our city council has a great opportunity to make Centennial the North Star for Colorado on this topic. We can work with developers to zone new projects, similar to attracting publicservice workers, to create a win-win scenario for our great city now and in the future.

Candidate for Centennial City Council, District 2

Tammy Maurer

- (The candidate is running unopposed.)

Occupation: Transportation engineer Years lived in jurisdiction running to represent: Lived in District 2 for 38 years Campaign website: tammymaurercitycouncil.com Why do you want to continue to serve on Centennial City Council?

I have enjoyed being on Centennial’s City Council for almost four years and have continued to learn what it takes to keep the city healthy, safe and engaged as a community, and businesses vibrant. It has been rewarding getting to know District 2 residents and learning of their concerns and thoughts. Last year, council faced two new very difficult challenges: COVID-19 and social justice concerns. Experiencing these issues has provided me with an appreciation for the city’s

services we have today as well as given me the experiences I will be able to use for the next four years.

What would you say are your most important Maurer qualifications for the office you’re seeking?

Prior to being on city council, I had served on a number of cityrelated boards and committees, including the Centennial Council of Neighborhoods (CenCON). I also served as president for my neighborhood civic association. I bring to city council my unique background as a transportation engineer, where

I relate to the city’s public works team along with being able to communicate transportation-related aspects to citizens. I currently serve on several local and federal transportation planning boards, including Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG), State Transportation Advisory Board, Reimagine RTD, and National League of Cities Transportation Infrastructure Services.

If elected, what would be your first priority in office?

Today the city is fiscally sustainable — however, if the city is to SEE MAURER, P10

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Candidate for Centennial City Council, District 3

Mike Sutherland (The candidate is running unopposed.)

Occupation: Benefits counsel for Fire and Police Pension Association Years lived in jurisdiction running to represent: 27 years Campaign website: sutherlandforcentennial.com Why do you want to continue to serve on Centennial City Council?

I enjoy working as a council member. COVID-19 slowed the city’s progress on transportation initiatives and infrastructure improvements that are now back on schedule. I want to see the intelligent transportation system (ITS) project on Yosemite (Street) completed and expanded to Arapahoe and Dry Creek roads to improve traffic flows. We have much work to do to revitalize our retail centers. I support the city’s renewed

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focus on retaining and attracting businesses, and I’m eager to assist in any way I can. I would like to continue work to address the lack of affordable housing and to assist the homeless.

What would you say are your most important qualifications for the office you’re seeking?

I have 15 years of experience with Centennial, 12 as a planning commissioner and three on city council. I have practiced law in Colorado for over 30 years in both the private and public sectors. I understand how the state and local governments interact. I serve on the Legislative Action Committee for the South Metro Chamber of Commerce. I respond to emails and return phone calls. I am collaborative in making decisions. I am respectful of others with dif-

ferent views.

If elected, what would be your first priority in office?

Councilmembers cannot solve all of the world’s problems, but they can make life better for those in their communities, one small step at a time. Transportation, economic development, public safety and housing are all materials intertwined in a seamless garment that needs my care and attention to maintain and improve Centennial life as I continue to serve Centennial. I will continue to focus on these four essential materials.

What, in your view, is the greatest single issue facing Centennial, and how would you address it?

Change. Many people don’t like change, but Centennial’s retail centers are aging with empty storefronts. Centennial must adjust to the changing retail climate to encourage unique businesses to locate here. Adjusting the zoning code to allow more mixed-use development in areas that are not zoned for single-family homes is necessary. The delicate balance is

preserving Centennial’s desirable neighborhoods while encouraging development of for-rent and for-sale multi-family housing to attract first-time residents and retain those downsizing from larger homes. If the balance is not maintained, people will find other communities that meet their needs.

Housing in Centennial — including single-family homes and apartments — continues to become less attainable for young people and young families.

Should city council play a role in addressing that issue, and if so, how?

Yes. The video entertainment game, SimCity, where players could create their own cities, was popular in the 1990s. Unfortunately, in real life in the 2020s, market forces and not screen clicks drive housing and other development. Council should provide zoning and other incentives to foster new multi-family housing development so that young people can rent or buy a first Centennial home that gives them a chance to live here and a foothold in the market.

Candidates for Centennial City Council, District 4

Marlo Alston Occupation: Community relations and development manager Years lived in jurisdiction running to represent: 17 years Alston

Campaign website: marloalston4citycouncil.com

Why do you want to continue to serve on Centennial City Council?

I am running for re-election to continue to serve the Centennial community for District IV. I have experience as a current councilmember and understand the challenges our city faces. I have the experience, knowledge, energy and passion to continue delivering the solutions our community needs. I ask for your support as we continue to move forward together.

What would you say are your most important qualifications for the office you’re seeking?

I am currently serving on city council and have the knowledge and experience to understand what our residents expect and want of the city functions for services, growth and responsible government.

If elected, what would be your first priority in office?

My first priority in office, if reelected, would be to ensure that our city government is responsible to our residents. I would do this by making sure our city government remains transparent to all citizens and that services provided by the city are available to all, ensuring equity and equality in all resources.

What, in your view, is the greatest single issue facing Centennial, and how would you address it?

Although homelessness is a concern, I believe the greatest single issue facing Centennial is attainability and stability of housing. Studies show Coloradoans … struggle to afford housing. Pulse, The Colorado Health (Foundation’s) recent bipartisan study, found “a significant number of Coloradans are struggling to afford housing in 2021 — with 21% of Coloradans worried they might lose their home in the next year because they can’t afford the rent or mortgage.” I will continue working for Centennial by promoting opportunities for all by listening and working with my constituents and organizations to address our housing needs in Centennial appropriately.

Housing in Centennial — including singlefamily homes and apartments — continues to become less attainable for young people and young families. Should city council play a role in addressing that issue, and if so, how?

Yes. As an elected official, I believe it is our duty to work with developers and others and require that developers offer a variety of housing options so we can remain a sustainable community. Housing options that I support are inclusive of mixed uses, condos, townhomes and attainable housing.

Centennial should have homes that newly graduating college students, teachers, doctors, scientists and our first responders would be proud to call home. Having residents that work and live in Centennial increases the strong bonds of community.

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munications

Occupation: Retired; last position was as a co-founder and co-owner of an online company in Centennial that sells outdoor gear with an emphasis in fly fishing; background in telecom-

Years lived in jurisdiction running to represent: I have lived in the same home for 29 years.

Campaign website: friendsofnealdavidson.com Why do you want to serve on Centennial City Council?

I want to serve on Centennial City Council to help keep Centennial the great city that it is. About five years ago, I was at an event where the speaker said that if you don’t like the direction of America, get involved at the city, school board or county level. This has resonated with me.

What would you say are your most important qualifications for the office you’re seeking?

My most important qualifications are that I have been a successful businessman. I am not a politician and have never run for office. I have a strong motivation to help others.

If elected, what would be your first priority in office?

Frankly, my first priority in office would be to understand the workings of the city and to inquire of my constituents what they see as the most needed issues. I know quite a few people in Centennial and would use this to filter and discern how to best combine their desires with the city’s focus.

What, in your view, is the greatest single issue facing Centennial, and how would you address it?

The single biggest issue in Centennial is public safety. Law enforcement requires respect and a close working relationship. They must be fully supported by the city and not threatened by them.

Housing in Centennial — including single-family homes and apartments — continues to become less attainable for young people and young families. Should city council play a role in addressing that issue, and if so, how?

Housing in Centennial and almost every city in America is a very important issue. The city could work closely with developers/builders to create some affordable housing. The problem is that outside investors would try to purchase these units, which would only create more of a problem. I would like to explore to see if it is feasible to keep these units owner-occupied only. This would create a whole new set of issues, but it could be a step in the right direction.

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Dave Watson was walking with a friend who works as a personal trainer when they stopped him and asked if he’d ever been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.

“They knew just by watching me walk,” he said.

Watson went to see a specialist and, sure enough, doctors confirmed his friend’s suspicions, he said.

He lives with most of the disease’s symptoms.

“I have a typical Parkinson’s gait, which means I walk and shuffle my feet. That’s usually because the muscles are bound up,” he said.

Watson prioritizes vigorous exercise and good nutrition in managing Parkinson’s, but he also suffered an ATV accident recently.

A former football coach at Winona State University in Minnesota and a high school coach of more than two decades, Watson said he believes in

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the benefits of stretching.

So he started going to StretchLab, which now has a location in Lone Tree, adding deep stretching sessions with a “flexologist” to his recovery regimen.

“The experience has been absolutely fantastic. I’ve seen some pretty serious improvement, especially in my surgical leg,” he said.

“It helps with my cognitive issues.

All the symptoms that come with Parkinson’s are subsiding.”

StretchLab’s site in Lone Tree at 9090 Sky Ridge Avenue held a soft opening on July 17 and a grand opening on Sept. 24. The location is co-owned by Krystle and Bryan Crowe.

The couple has worked in the energy sector but always wanted to own their own business. They discovered StretchLab while working with a franchise broker in 2020.

“We really loved the fact that it was a mobility that’s been around for a really long time, and they have taken it and given it more energy,” Krystle said.

Stretching is often used to improve the body’s range of motion and flexibility, but also to alleviate pain or day, the city’s largest revenue source is retail, which has changed from in-store purchases to online. Retail revenues also includes restaurants, and what type of establishments are sought after by consumers has also changed. Going forward, it will be important to address how to keep a

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One stretching technique used by StretchLab is called proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation, or PNF. The form of stretching involves contracting muscles as well as stretching. StretchLab also uses static stretching, or holding a stretch for a set amount of time, and dynamic stretching, which incorporates movement into the stretch.

Krystle said people often think of stretching as a wellness technique for elite athletes or highly active people, but StretchLab aims to work with a variety of clients.

“We have all ranges of age groups, from young athletes, 13-years-old, to elderly clients,” general manager Angie Kraske said. “People who are very active in sports, and people who are very sedentary, desk jobs.”

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The city’s employment opportunities continue to increase, and Centennial’s City Council is now challenged with finding ways to allow for more housing that does not take away from what we have come to know as the city of neighborhoods. If the city does not address the issue, more problems will arise such as more single-family homes becoming home to more than one family, in addition to more traffic congestion from employees needing to commute from outside the city.

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Michael Fields, who brought the measure, heads up a conservative organization called Colorado Rising Action, considered a dark-money group because it doesn’t reveal its donors.

Fields previously served as the state director of Americans for Prosperity Colorado, associated with the national group, Americans for Prosperity, founded by wealthy business magnate brothers David and Charles Koch.

Fields said he wants to increase public oversight by having all state spending go through the legislative process with a public hearing.

He cited various examples of the kind of spending he thinks should be subject to legislative scrutiny.

The Attorney General’s Office takes in money from legal settlements, settlements with drug companies related to the opioid crisis being a recent case. Fields noted that though settlement money typically comes

with strings attached on how to spend it, interest from that money often has fewer restrictions.

Fields also pointed to the practice of the governor’s office taking large contributions from private donors to pay for key staff.

And Fields referenced all the federal money flowing into the state for pandemic relief as the type of spending for which he wants to see more oversight.

Fields said when it comes to interest accumulating from custodial money, the measure gives state lawmakers the chance “decide what priorities make sense, education or roads or whatever else.”

Fields predicted that should the measure pass, state agencies that have control over these types of custodial funds are “not going to be happy that, what we call the slush funds, are no longer going to be slush funds, they’re going to be a part of the normal process of budgeting.”

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most affected by the measure as it controls state agencies that receive large sums of federal funding. The governor’s office declined to comment on the measure or how it would affect state agencies.

Scott Wasserman, who leads the liberal-leaning Bell Policy Center, told The Sun that besides the legal arguments for why the Secretary of State’s Office shouldn’t have OK’d the question for voters on this year’s ballot, he has grave concerns about the policy implications.

“If it passes, I think it’s going to be a serious disruption to the way the state currently operates,” he said.

He predicted the measure would drastically increase lawmakers’ workload by forcing them to appropriate a large assortment of different types of federal funding as well as funding from other sources that currently don’t require legislative approval.

Democratic state Sen. Chris Hansen of Denver sits on the Joint Budget Committee. He said he thinks the measure is unnecessary, noting that the JBC already reviews custodial fund spending each year.

And he echoed Wasserman’s concern that the measure would require a lot more work from lawmakers as such custodial funds can come in throughout the year, not just when the General Assembly is in session.

“The JBC and the legislature would have to come in and be passing appropriations bills, pretty much all year round if this goes forward,” he said. “So I think there’s a lot of unintended consequences.”

But beyond all of that, Wasserman fears the changes could be used to “create opportunities for political

theater,” setting up legislative showdowns over hot-button topics like fetal-tissue research.

“This essentially allows one legislative chamber to veto federal dollars that have already come here from the federal government,” he said.

He also expressed concern that the measure would mean emergency funding from the federal government, such as pandemic relief, could get tied up in legislative red-tape that causes delays. And he said those delays could similarly tie up President Joe Biden’s new spending plan that still needs congressional approval.

Hansen also raised that concern.

“It’s going to really slow down the process of getting your emergency funds out the door, and that could have dire consequences,” Hansen said.

Wasserman also highlighted the opaque nature of the organization backing the measure.

“This isn’t something that came up from the grassroots,” he said “This is something that has been financed and put on the ballot for the express purpose of disrupting government and creating more uncertainty.”

He surmised that it’s just a political game “to use this issue to attack the governor.”

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

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asked the court to require the school district to allow Navarro to participate in candidate forums “with accommodations adequate to place her on equal footing with other candidates.”

Navarro is running for the seat in District D, the eastern part of the school district, including parts of Centennial and Aurora.

Navarro did not attend the Sept.

21 candidates’ forum at Eaglecrest High School because of an issue she says she has with masks.

At an earlier candidates’ forum at Overland High School in Aurora on Sept. 14, Navarro attended and wore a mask but was pulling it away from her face during the forum and while speaking.

“I’ve sent a letter trying to talk about the … issues that I’ve gone through with being abused, and I can’t really think in this space,” Navarro said at the forum. She added: “I can’t even gather my thoughts because of the amount of trauma that I am having to sit through.”

The Cherry Creek School District requires the wearing of masks as a COVID-safety measure inside its school buildings, under a mandate from the Tri-County Health Department, the public-health agency for Arapahoe County.

Students are sometimes present at the candidate forums or in the common areas of the facilities where the forums are held, the judge noted in the Oct. 7 court filing.

Navarro told Colorado Community Media that in pursuing a medical exemption from Tri-County’s mask order, she provided the school district a letter from her therapist noting her suffocation trauma from childhood. Her therapist, based in the south Jefferson County area, wrote that Navarro “cannot medically tolerate a face covering due to a prior suffocation trauma that she has experienced.”

Navarro said she included a “health summary” that noted a deviated septum and nasal deformity, nasal blockage sinusitis, and breathing issues. She sent CCM an image of the health summary, which also notes a trauma in childhood and appears to be from UCHealth’s website.

“Unfortunately, my primary care (provider) is at UCHealth, and when I had reached out to them multiple times asking for a letter of exemption due to my physical health issues, they asked if I was vaccinated,” Navarro told CCM. “Once I answered no, that I was not, they told me that they would not be writing a letter.”

The school district said Navarro submitted a request for a medical

exemption but that it did not meet Tri-County Health’s standards because she did not submit a letter signed by a doctor.

‘Somewhat strangely’ The school district also expressed skepticism about the validity of Navarro’s request in part due to statements she made on social media, according to the court documents.

Attorneys for Cherry Creek, in an Oct. 4 court filing, cited a video Navarro had posted where she said: “And I’m sorry. I get that you are offended that I do not wear a mask.

I don’t wear it because I don’t want to comply to all of this.”

In January, Navarro had also posted on social media a photo of herself wearing a mask, captioned: “Who’s with me on getting patriot fit? I hate the whole mask thing but I hate the thought of being weak and out of shape at the brink of civil war,” according to the court filing.

Navarro told CCM that her views on masks are influenced by how masks affect her personally.

“As a person who has been a survivor of abuse … having something forced on your body, that creates (an adverse) reaction,” Navarro said.

In his order, the judge argued Navarro’s social media statements do not contradict her assertion that wearing a mask causes her psychological distress.

“Stating that ‘I don’t wear [a mask] because I don’t want to comply to all of this’ is not inconsistent with not wanting to wear a mask for medical reasons,” the judge wrote.

“And while Ms. Navarro did at one point post a photo of herself wearing a mask, the caption associated with that photo stated that she was ‘desperate enough to comply’ with her gym’s mask mandate because she had not been able to work out … and that ‘[o]f course I got a headache bc I can’t breathe and they make no accommodations for medical exemptions,’” the judge added.

The judge also noted that TriCounty Health’s mask order requires “a statement provided by a Colorado-licensed medical provider” to support an exemption. But he wrote that under Colorado law, licensed professional counselors — such as the person Navarro identifies as her therapist — are mental health professionals licensed by the state to provide mental health and psychological evaluation, assessment, diagnosis and treatment.

Tri-County Health’s frequentlyasked-questions document regarding the mask order says “Coloradolicensed medical provider” means a

physician, dentist, clinical psychologist or any person acting under the supervision of those positions.

“But the order itself only requires ‘a statement provided by a Colorado-licensed medical provider,’” the judge wrote.

He added: “It is only the TriCounty Health Department’s Frequently Asked Questions document that, somewhat strangely, narrows that definition to a category of medical professionals listed in the Colorado Governmental Immunity Act.” Navarro’s attorney also argued the school district violated the Americans with Disabilities Act. Regarding disability law, the judge noted that a public entity need not allow an individual to participate in programs or activities when that individual poses a “direct threat to the health or safety of others.”

But the fact that the district has granted mask exemptions to a small number of students and staff “undermines the District’s argument that no modification or accommodation can eliminate the threat posed by unmasked individuals,” the judge wrote.

Judge’s order The judge’s order granted Navarro’s request for a preliminary injunction — a temporary order that prevents the other party from engaging in a type of conduct until the conclusion of a trial.

Under the order, Cherry Creek was prohibited from enforcing TriCounty’s mask policy as to Navarro at its remaining candidate forums.

The school district held school board candidate forums on Sept. 14 at Overland High School, Sept. 21 at Eaglecrest High, Sept. 22 at Cherry Creek High, Sept. 28 at Grandview High and Sept. 30 at Smoky Hill High. The final forum occurred Oct. 7 at Cherokee Trail High.

In advance of the Sept. 28 forum, the school district arranged for Navarro to participate remotely via a video monitor on stage. Navarro did not to participate in that forum, but she did attend the Sept. 30 candidate forum by video, the judge noted.

The judge also ordered that Navarro must maintain a minimum of 6 feet between herself and any members of the public.

Transmission of COVID-19 from inhalation of the coronavirus in the air can occur at distances greater than 6 feet, and particles from an infected person can move throughout an entire room or indoor space, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s website. A person can be exposed by an infected person coughing or speaking near them, but they can also be exposed by inhaling aerosol particles that are spreading away from the infected person, the website adds.

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elcome back to part three of this five-part series on “The 5 C’s of Retaining Top Talent.” In week one we discussed the importance of connecting with our team members, and last week we added a discussion around WINNING collaboration.

Recognizing that WORDS everyone on our team, including our top performers, wants to be part of the creative and strategic thinking that will lead to personal and professional success.

Next up is the Michael Norton role of change and how managing change can make or break us when it comes to attracting, hiring, developing, and retaining top performers.

As I prepared for this series, I had time to spend a few hours on my favorite beach. A beach I knew growing up, and a beach I visited often even after moving to Colorado.

And as I walked along the shoreline, I thought about how much I have

seen the beach change over the years. And although it changes with every storm, wind gust, and tide, it is still the beach.

Superstorm Sandy back in 2012 leveled most of the homes along this stretch of beach. Most of which have been rebuilt, even more beautifully than before. Dredging and relocating sand has also played a role in the protection of the beach from the erosion that comes along with the storms, winds, and tides.

The beach endures the changes that the storms, winds, and tides throw its way. This is similar to our businesses in a way. Businesses today face storms, winds, and tides too. They come in the form of shifts in the economy, an unexpected pandemic, innovation and technology advancements, societal pressures, and a volatile political landscape. As we think about attracting, hiring, developing, and retaining current and future top performers, we must acknowledge that how we manage change, will directly impact how we hire, who we hire, and how long they stay with us as a part of our team.

Join me back on the beach for a moment. As I walked along the

shoreline, I walked with others combing the beach for pristine shells, sea glass, and other treasures that the new tide had washed ashore. I watched as people would pick up a shell, look at it and determine to keep it or toss it back. That made me think of the top talent that is out there looking to join a winning team and growing company.

Just like the walk along the beach, there are many people trying to find those top performers, those potential new team members that can make such a huge difference for our business.

Our job as leaders and coworkers is to walk the beach as often as we can. To look for not only the best and the brightest, but to also see what is broken, what needs change, or what change needs to be managed differently. Tom Peters and Robert H. Waterman used the phrase, “Management by wandering around,” in their book, “In Search of Excellence: Lessons from America’s Best Run Companies.” It means we purposely walk the beaches of our business looking for opportunities to recognize people, make changes, and learn what is most

important about the way we manage change and lead our business.

Is this a case for “Change Management?” In a way, yes. But “Change Management” will be limited in its success if we fail to first identify what needs to change and then include a change readiness and communications strategy. When we lack connection, overlook collaboration, and then mismanage change, others will easily come by and pick up the best and brightest as they walk along the shoreline looking for top talent for their own organization.

The storms, winds, and tides will certainly shape our business, they will cause us to change, and change for the better. Are you ready to manage those changes? I would love to hear your story at mnorton@ tramazing.com, and when we can change with the tide, avoid erosion, and keep our best and brightest, it really will be a better than good year.

Michael Norton is the grateful CEO of Tramazing.com, a personal and professional coach, and a consultant, trainer, encourager and motivator to businesses of all sizes.

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Funding hung high over candidates, as community members in attendance pressed each about their knowledge of where LPS gets its money and how they would ensure it is retained.

Colorado spends far less on public education than many other states, ranking at 39 among the 50 states for per-pupil spending. It’s something many of the candidates said they’d like to see change.

“Understanding different options for how we could potentially revamp the funding at the state level is something I’d be very interested in advocating for moving forward,” said candidate Jon Lisec, a software architect, who said he’s spoken with state senators about the need for more money in education.

Candidate Joan Anderssen, who teaches economics and finance at Arapahoe Community College, said LPS needs to look at multiple funding options in order to stay afloat.

“If we want to keep this exceptional staff, we really need to look at more financing options,” she said, adding that securing bonds is crucial for shoring up funding where the state falls short.

Anderssen also pointed to LPS’ declining enrollment rates and said better financial stability would be key to retaining students.

The issue of equality versus equity, and where resources should be focused for students, prompted most candidates to commit to equitable learning.

“There’s a huge difference,” said Angela Christensen, the only incumbent who is seeking re-election.

“Equality is giving everyone the same thing and equity is giving everyone, whether that’s students or staff, what they need, when they need and how they need it in order to be successful.”

Christensen said she has twin children who received different but equitable educations through LPS based on their needs, and said the district needs to meet students where they are.

Candidate Andrew Graham, president and CEO of a medical consulting firm, said students come from a diversity of backgrounds and said all children must be given an equal shot.

“We need to make a prosperous opportunity for them, regardless of what path that is,” he said.

Dale Elliot, an electrical engineer

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and retired member of the Air Force, broke with the other four candidates who made vocal commitments to equity and said he is opposed to “that approach.”

“Equity means we have equal outcomes, and the outcomes are very hard to achieve,” he said. “In our country today we’re trying to force that.”

Candidates were also asked about mental health, especially in the era of COVID-19, which has exacerbated many pre-existing issues for students, faculty and staff.

Graham said he has seen firsthand the mounting mental health crisis facing students today. He has dealt directly with teen suicide at LPS and his own son was locked in a closet at his school while STEM School Highlands Ranch faced an active shooter who claimed the life of one of its students.

“We definitely need more frontline support,” he said, adding that all high school students should take therapeutic mindfulness classes to help process such tragedies.

Anderssen said the U.S. “doesn’t look at mental health the way we look at physical health” and said if the district is able to increase its funding it should prioritize mental health resources.

Though candidates made efforts to avoid controversies that have engulfed many school districts across Colorado and the country, the debate around masks and critical race theory surfaced during the forum.

While most candidates tiptoed around supporting the district’s mask mandate, instead saying that schools were legally bound to follow the health order of Tri-County Health, Anderssen said some people “don’t value keeping students safe” by being opposed to masks.

“We know from natural experiments that having masks on students (makes us) 20% healthier,” she said. “We have to protect all of our students.”

Critical race theory, a decades-old academic concept that seeks to explain American society through the lens of systemic racism, has been branded by right-wing politicians and media as divisive, with some claiming it is being pushed in K-12 education.

Elliot, the retired Air Force member, labeled the theory a “cancer” and has staked his campaign on ensuring it is never included in LPS’ in Denver, Fort Collins and Summit County. Dr. Kristen Nordenholz M.D., of Denver, is an emergency physician in Aurora. Dr. Kevin Merrell, M.D., of Denver, is an emergency physician in Denver, Arapahoe and Douglas Counties. Dr. Comilla Sasson, M.D., of Lakewood, is an emergency medicine physician in the Denver area.

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curriculum. LPS does not currently teach critical race theory and board members have little say over school curriculum, which is usually approved at the state level.

Lisec, the software architect, said it is important to teach critical thinking and championed a diverse

range of thought and viewpoints.

Graham agreed.

“Because the decision we’re asking our kids to make isn’t what their grandfather did,” he said. “It’s whatever they’re going to be faced with, we want them to have wide eyes and open perspectives.”

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LIFE Horse culture still kicking in modern West

Growth changes state but love of horses is forever

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n 1950, metro Denver’s population hovered right around 500,000. Farms and horse properties could still be found throughout the close-in suburbs.

By the mid-1970s, the population had more than doubled and subdivisions had eaten away at sprawling open spaces. But it was still common to see leisure riders on horses, trotting down trails along Morrison Road, Alameda Avenue or Dry Creek Road.

Today, the metro population is closing in on 3 million fast. Development and an explosion in residents have made things feel more like a big city than the cowtown vibes of yesteryear. But if you look closely, you’ll still find horse culture holds a special place in the heart of folks throughout the metro area.

It’s a warm, late September morning as Joe McClellan makes his way toward his first job of the day. With an unbelievable view of the Flatirons as his backdrop, McClellan gets down to business.

His dual degrees in architectural and civil engineering will be put to good use at the job site, but not to design or build a house. He’s there to shoe some horses.

McClellan is a certified Natural Balance Farrier. More than a decade ago, he traded in his engineering career for a life working with the animals he loves. He said he was always fascinated by horses and a 2009 Natural Balance Hoof Trimming course set him on the path he’d been looking for. Applying engineering principals to every hoof he shoes, McClellan found a way to combine two things he loves into the freedom to work for himself.

Shoeing horses from Fort Collins to Castle Rock and everywhere in between, and owning two horses of his own, McClellan spends his life immersed in local horse culture.

Karen Richard owns the property with the fantastic view. She moved here in 1984 to be able to keep her horses on her own land. She’s owned horses for close to 50 years.

She says in those days she would drive more than 100 miles to work and back each day to make her dream a reality. She didn’t come from a horse-owning family.

“I was just an anomaly, I guess,” she says.

Richard’s horses, Tilly and Summer, are two of McClellan’s three clients at this stop. The other is a 23-year-old palomino Richard boards, named Sweetie. Sweetie’s owner, Bob, says she’s taught him a lot.

“Like how to be a human,” he says.

Bob leased Sweetie, taking care of her for a few years before her

Lifelong horse owner Karen Richard with her horse, Summer.

previous owner agreed to let him buy her.

“I don’t refer to myself as her owner,” he says. “I refer to myself as her staff.”

Over the years, Richard has done both Western and English riding styles, competing in dressage, a form of horse riding performed in exhibition, with Tilly, a liver-chestnut thoroughbred. Now, Richard is content to just ride on her own property for fun. She says horses have given her more than she can express throughout her life. More than just fulfillment, she says horses have given her the gift of being present in her surroundings.

Beyond their beauty, she thinks horses have a special place in this world. McClellan agrees.

“Human beings couldn’t be where they are today without horses supporting us,” he says. “They transported us. They fought battles with us. They farmed with us. They’re amazing animals and we actually don’t deserve them. They deserve for us to treat them better.”

Sixty miles southeast, Heidi Knab is chatting with customers at the Rusty Spur Saddle Shop in Parker. Her business card lists her position as “Head Cowgirl.” She also happens to be the owner of the tack/gear shop she founded after two decades teaching school.

A lifelong rider, Knab says one day she was driving all over town looking for a new saddle. Her inability to find what she was looking for gave her the idea to start the business. Now, more than three years later, she says things are good and her business is continuing to grow.

“The timing was right for me to change careers and open the business,” she says. “We started off with 30 saddles and now we sometimes have up to 200.”

She jumped into a three-year lease with no prior business experience, but says she always knew it was going to work. She also has 1,500 consigners helping her stock merchandise and a deal with Colorado Saddlery to carry their new saddles. The store also has everything a rider could need for English and Western tack, clothing, boots, blankets, trailer supplies, grooming products and more.

According to Knab, Douglas county ranks second in the nation for horse ownership per capita.

“It’s huge, for horses,” she says.

“I would have thought it would be Kentucky or something like that, but Douglas county is way up there.”

Despite her parents not being horse people, Knab says she and her sister started doing barrel races at local shows and a ton of trail riding when she was a kid.

“Horses are enchanting animals.

I bought my first horse with babysitting money when I was 11 — of course, I also had to take out a loan from my parents,” she says. “My sister got me into it. She was really horse crazy.”

Now, as she gets ready to enter her fourth year as a business owner, Knab says word of mouth is still her primary form of engaging new customers. She also employs staff members who have different expertise in riding styles, to appeal to Douglas county’s broad customer base.

Guidance from other women in the tack industry was invaluable when she started out. But that didn’t surprise her. She thinks horse people she’s met are some of the most loyal, appreciative, kind individuals around.

And that loyalty goes both ways.

Relationships and customer service are what she says make the

PHOTO BY BOB WOOLEY

whole thing tick.

Old adages about not mixing business with pleasure notwithstanding, Knab says opening the store actually feeds her passion for riding. She says she’s learned a ton from customers and hopes she’s paying that knowledge forward as well.

Her repertoire includes showings, clinics, an obstacle challenge series and a lot of horse camping.

Carol Perry is a native Texan who’s called Douglas county home since the ‘80s. She’s been a horse person her whole life. But she’s retiring from the hobby and recently she’s been selling off gear through Knab’s store.

Her stable of horses has gone from eight down to one — a Swedish warmblood grand prix dressage horse that is 26 years old.

Perry says retiring from the horse world has been an incredibly difficult decision. At her age, she says she wants to simplify her life, but the challenges that everincreasing population and development have created for riders have hastened her departure.

She says resources for horse people are becoming more restrictive each year and the people passing legislation aren’t paying enough attention to the billion-dollar equine industry here. But it’s also increasingly difficult to compete for trail space with mountain bikers — even in places like The Pines and Dawson Butte that were created to include horses.

If you’re a lifelong horse person, or just thinking about maybe getting started, Knab says her shop is a nexus — a place people can come to get information and find their people. She holds community events once per quarter and welcomes everyone with a passion for horses to attend.

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Woodcarvers invite public to annual show

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he Colorado Carvers Club will hold its Annual Woodcarving Show, Competition and Sale on the weekend of Oct. 23-24 at the West Metro Fire Training and Event Center, 3535 SONYA’S S. Kipling St. in Lake- SAMPLER wood, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Oct. 23 and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Oct. 24. coloradocarvers. org.

Miners Alley Sonya Ellingboe “The Crucible” plays at Miners Alley Playhouse, 1224 Washington Ave. in Golden, through Nov. 7. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays. minersalley. com, 303-935-3044. (“Pay-itforward pricing” on tickets, to help people come back to the theatre, per director Len Matheo.)

Cherry Creek Theatre “Steel Magnolias” plays through Oct. 24 at the Elaine Wolf Theatre, Mizel Arts and Culture Center, 350 S. Dahlia St., Denver.

(Special dinner package at the nearby Nona’s Bistro for $16.50.) cherrycreektheatre.org.

Jazz orchestra Colorado Jazz Repertory Orchestra presents “The Music You’ve Been Missing” at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 16 at The Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada.

Tickets: $24-$38, 720-8987200, arvadacenter.org. A note on the Arvada Center website says: “To protect the health of our visitors and artists, the Arvada Center will require all individuals to show either proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test to attend performances in our theatres starting September 28. All visitors ages 2+ must wear a mask when at the Center.”

Call for clarinetist The Colorado Wind Ensemble will hold an open audition for one clarinet position: Prepare a video no longer than five minutes, including a lyrical selection and a technical selection. Email, Dropbox or YouTube to CWE. They rehearse 7-9 p.m. on Tuesdays at the King Center, 855 Lawrence Way, Denver. coloradowindensemble. org.

Central City Opera The 89-year-old company announces that its next season, in the old Opera House in Central City, will include “The Light in the Piazza,” “Fledermaus” and “Two Remain.” The company performed in Littleton’s Hudson Gardens last summer. centralcityopera.org.

MOA “The Fantasy Show” is open at the Museum of Outdoor Arts Indoor Gallery, 1000 Englewood Park-

way, as is work by the 2021 Design and Build Emerging Artists and 2021 Artist Fellow Tiffany Matheson, through Dec. 17. Hours: Wednesday-Friday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free. moaonline.org.

Colorado Ballet “Giselle” is performed at the Elle Caulkins Opera House, Denver through Oct. 17. Tickets start at $40$160, coloradoballet.org.

Upcoming: “The Nutcracker” Nov. 27-Dec. 24; “Romeo and Juliet” Feb. 4-13, 2022; “Wizard of Oz” March 1120, 2022. 303-837-8888, ext. 2.

Tesoro The Annual Tesoro Historic Lecture Series, with a series of dinner lectures held at the Fort Restaurant in Morrison, also offers free local afternoon lectures, starting Oct. 16/17. On Oct. 16, Dr. David Wrobel will speak about remarkable women such as

Isabella Pfeiffer, Isabelle Bird and Mary Kingsley, at the Buck Recreation Center, 2004 W. Powers Ave., Littleton at 1:30 p.m. Free, but reservation needed through South Suburban Parks and Recreation website, ssprd.org, or 303-3475999. Repeated Oct. 17 at History Colorado at 2 p.m. and at a dinner lecture at the Fort Restaurant, reservation needed. 303-839-1671, tesoroculturalcenter.org.

Tesoro at Lone Tree “The Santa Fe Trail: Two Hundred Years of Songs and Tales” will be presented by Mark Gardner and Rex Rideout at 4 p.m. at the Lone Tree Hub, 8827 Lone Tree Parkway. Free, but registration is required: ssprd.org or 303-347-5999.

While the COVID-19 pandemic continues, public events frequently are canceled or rescheduled. Check with organizers before you go.

‘Cross Words’ is new work by local playwright

BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The configuration of the smallish Bond Trimble Theatre at Vintage Theatre in Aurora dictates a set, designed by company director Bernie Cardell, that has the audience almost in the living room/ dining room with the actors — and it works well! The company is presenting a clever new work by Denver playwright Scott Gibson, “Cross Words.”

The play was the winner of Vintage Theatre Company’s 2019 Mystery Thriller new Play Showcase, and is now in its first production — a milestone for any new play.

Lights go up with a frowning woman, Flora (Molly Turner), seated at the dining table working on a crossword puzzle ... “How’s her high-

ness?” says her sarcastic husband Tim (Luke RahmsdorffTerry).

“I hate our life,” she snaps.

“One person’s life is another person’s `just in time,’” he replies.

The mood is set and we learn that the couple has come to live with her elderly Aunt Rosamunde, assuming that they will inherit her considerable fortune when she passes on ... But they’re impatient with the elderly relative’s ongoing vigor — and with the run-down house and leaky roof ... What if she were to fall down those stairs ...? “We still have to decide which of us will ...”

“Dead people keep their plans to themselves ...”

Enter Jan Cleveland, as Aunt Rosamunde’s attorney Clarrisa, who strides into

the setting dressed in a spiffy tweed vested suit, obviously suspicious of the couple, as she looks after her client’s interests.

“Aunt Rosamunde called you?” Tim wonders.

“We planned on tomorrow night,” she replies.

Tim comments about their agreement with Aunt Rosamunde “to make it worth our while, our future seen to ...” if they were to live with her for a while ... helping with her dayto day needs.

Aunt Rosamunde rings a bell upstairs, calling for assistance ... Scowling, Flora heads for the stairs, which protrude into the dining room, a constant reminder.

Next scene has Tim practicing CPR on a beach ball ...

Young, somewhat-challenged nephew Emory (Elton

Tanega) appears: “Mr. Benson says to drop these buckets off and go right home ... Why were you giving CPR to that beach ball? And why were you calling it Aunt Rosamunde?

That ball doesn’t have a heart ...”

Turns out Emory and Flora are to share the inheritance.

“I left my shoe and sock upstairs,” Emory says, returning soon: “The lady upstairs wants to see you ... I helped her get up ... she’s pretty mad ...”

Later, Emory staggers into the house, with a bloodied face. Clarissa runs in soon after — she had collided with Emory’s bike ... “I’ve always ben a careful driver — he was there without warning.”

“I already knew,” he said.

The lawyer had called his wife.

Vintage Theatre Company was founded in 2002 by Craig Bond, Debbie Laureta, Chris Goranson, Lindsay Sanders Goranson and David Trimble, with a space on 17th Street, and it was moved into the Dayton Street location in 2012, where they have three performance spaces: the Jeffrey Nickelson Auditorium, the Bond Trimble Theatre and the Berg-Young Cabaret Stage.

Vintage Theatre is at 1468 Dayton St. in Aurora. “Cross Words” plays Friday/Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2:30 p.m. through Nov. 7.

Tickets: 303-856-7830, vintagetheatre.com.

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The Parker Arts, Culture & Events Center, also known as PACE, is celebrating a decade in the community this month with a series of free and reduced-cost events.

The PACE Center opened its doors on Oct. 28, 2011 after the town council approved the purchase of the land and a $21.7 million construction budget for the project.

Carrie Glassburn, the PACE Center’s cultural director, wrote in a recent letter to the community that the center has welcomed over 1 million patrons to its facilities since opening.

“Thanks to the foresight of several Town leaders and citizens who recognized the importance the arts play in building a strong community, the PACE Center was designed and developed and quickly became the cultural hub for Parker and the surrounding region,” Glassburn’s letter said.

The celebratory events will run daily from Oct. 16 through the 23 and will include concerts, trivia and art shows. The full list of shows is below: Oct. 16 — Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Happy Hour pre-show event, $30 Oct. 17 — Art walk, free Oct. 18 — Little Free Art Gallery

opening, free Oct. 19 — 10th Anniversary Trivia Night, $10 Oct. 20 — Law and Order Murder Mystery Zoom event, $10 Oct. 21 — Bohemian Rhapsody Sing Along, $10 Oct. 22 — Dueling Pianos, $10 Oct. 23 — Artival, $10 The center is now hosting inperson events again and is at full capacity. This year’s full season will consist of comedy shows, films, jazz performances, musicals and holiday events.

More information on these events and those planned for the rest of the season is available by calling 303-805-6800 or visiting parkerarts. org. Tickets can be purchased online or by calling the box office.

During its first 10 years, the PACE Center has hosted 350 weddings and receptions, rented event spaces to 750 groups, offered 30,000 hours of cultural classes and presented 1,700 performances in the theater, according to Glassburn’s letter. The center also offers art galleries and school break camps for art, music, dance, science, theater and cooking.

In 2004 and 2005, the town began looking into building a new arts facility and purchased the property in 2006. The groundbreaking on the project took place in April 2010.

“Thank you for supporting the arts and allowing us to continue making fun happen,” Glassburn wrote. “We can’t wait for the next 10 years.”

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Joe Hix, left, his brother Dean Lockhead, and Lockhead’s dog Fenriz on a hiking trip a COURTESY PHOTO few years before Hix was killed.

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On a lonely spot in the industrial district where the Little Dry Creek bike path crosses Platte River Drive in northwest Englewood, a hand-engraved metal plate is screwed into a wooden post.

It reads: “JOSEPH MICHAEL HIX — MY FRIEND DIED HERE.” The little plaque is the only marker commemorating the life of Joe Hix, 32, who was stabbed to death there on Aug. 25, 2020.

Nearly 14 months after the brazen daylight slaying along a busy bike path, no arrests have been made in the case. The nearby homeless camp where Hix stayed has long since been swept by authorities, its former residents scattered.

Much of what remains is intangible: the devastation of Hix’s family. Memories of a brilliant young man, whose descent into darkness broke the hearts of friends once drawn to his magnetic personality. The burning injustice of his unsolved homicide.

“I see him in my dreams almost every night,” said Dean Lockhead, 36, Hix’s older brother. “It’s the worst thing that’s ever happened to me, to my family.”

Englewood police have had little to say about the case. Chief Sam Watson, who took the helm of the department in August, did not respond to an interview request.

Instead, a department spokesperson sent a statement: “This is still an active investigation (on which) the Police Department is focused,” the statement reads in part. “We are still receiving tips, which detectives are diligently working to follow up on.

The Englewood Police Department is still seeking any information that will aid in the identification and apprehension of suspect(s).”

But Lockhead said his hope for seeing the case solved is dim. It’s been eight months since he last heard from detectives, he said.

Though a nearby security camera captured three people fleeing the scene on bikes, and a $2,000 reward through Metro Denver Crime Stoppers remains available, no one has come forward to identify the killer.

Lockhead said he fears the nature of Hix’s life and the circumstances of his death have made it easy for the world to move on.

“Joe was not a sympathetic victim,” he said. “People see it as a homeless junkie getting killed.

But he was so many things — an artist, a caregiver for our mother, and my best friend.”

Struggling to accept life Hix and Lockhead spent their early years in Virginia, in a house that backed to a vast forest where the boys roamed on long summer days.

But when their father Michael, a

construction worker and contractor, injured his back and became permanently disabled, the family’s situation spiraled. Without his income, they lost the house to the bank and moved in with relatives in Colorado. Mary, the boys’ mother, suffered a traumatic brain injury in a fall that worsened her mental illness.

Michael never regained the ability to work and became dependent on painkillers, Lockhead said, and Mary endured stints in dismal treatment facilities. The family cobbled together a life on public assistance.

Through it all, the brothers had each other.

“The only other person with those experiences was Joe,” Lockhead said. “There’s a certain part of me only he could understand.”

Hix struggled to accept how life unfolded for his family. As Lockhead went off to college, Hix dropped out of Englewood High School.

Still, he found fulfillment in his passions. Hix was a gifted computer technician, a talented photographer, and drew recognition for his electronic music, performing live shows under the stage name Plantaganda.

Hix enrolled at Arapahoe Community College, where he earned straight A’s — enough to secure him a scholarship at the University of Colorado Boulder, where Lockhead was a star student.

But Hix didn’t fit in socially in Boulder, and wasn’t ready for the rigors of academia. He began drinking more, and fell into a depression. Before long he slunk back to Denver, and began a long, gradual decline that would come to consume his life.

‘He was always kind to me’ Though at times he seemed to thrive, remaining surrounded by loyal friends, Hix increasingly struggled with addiction. Music and photography faded from his life.

He was jailed for assault in 2015, court records show. Hix’s parents lost their subsidized apartment in Littleton in 2016, and all three wound up homeless.

Hix, increasingly lost in addiction, grew unpredictable and violent. A girlfriend and his own dad took out restraining orders against him. More arrests and jail time followed.

In the final years of his life, Lockhead said even he had grown estranged from his brother, frustrated after so many fruitless attempts to help him recover. By the time Hix was killed, he was living on the streets, and the brothers were hardly speaking.

“One of the last times I spoke to Joe, he started crying and talking about how lonely he was, how he didn’t have anyone left,” Lockhead said. “I tried to get him to understand how difficult it was for people to be in his life.”

But even as Hix grew distant from his brother and friends, he remained close to his mom.

“He was my best friend,” Mary SEE SLAYING, P21

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Joe Hix at Pawnee Buttes in northeast Colorado in 2015.

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said. “There wasn’t anything we couldn’t talk about. He made me a better person.”

Mary has been racked with anguish and depression since her son’s death, she said. She continues to grapple with instability and mental illness, and recently

escaped an abusive relationship.

Through it all, she yearns for her son’s love and compassion, for the days the two would spend sitting in the shade watching the clouds roll by, discussing matters large and small.

“He was always kind to me,” Mary said. “He treated me like I have a brain. He loved me wholeheartedly.”

Lockhead said that despite his brother’s damaged relationships,

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“when I organized his funeral, we had to limit guests to 50 (due to COVID restrictions). Lots more wanted to come.

I wish he could have known that.”

Lockhead does what he can for his family, trying from a distance to arrange help for his mom, but said the network of support services for struggling people is fragmented and overwhelmed — something he remembers all too well from childhood.

Lockhead is trying to move for-

ward. He and his wife are expecting their first child in January, a bright spot in a brutal time. Still, he laments that his son will never meet Hix. “If he could’ve gotten it together, Joe would’ve been a great uncle,” he said. “I think of all of what could have been.”

“I’m realistic about this situation — nothing will bring Joe back. I don’t want vengeance. Just some form of justice.”

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October 14, 2021

Strolling, shopping and sipping on Main Street

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Main Street through downtown Littleton was closed to traffic and converted into a street market Oct. 9 for the monthly “Second Saturdays” event, the final one of the season.

Purveyors of art, jewelry, pottery, clothing and vintage goods drew shoppers, who also enjoyed the fall sunshine, visited the street’s permanent stores, and sampled food and libations.

The Saturday event was part of the “Weekends on Main” promotion managed by the Historic Downtown Littleton Merchants Association and the Littleton Business Chamber.

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from the Century Aurora 16 theater where the shooting occurred.

Hundreds of cards, photos, flowers, stuffed animals and other memorial items quickly piled up.

The items were archived by the Aurora History Museum. Eventually the museum needed to clear space from its warehouse (and many of the items began to deteriorate), so they called Dearman to ask for an idea of what to do with all these personal, emotional pieces of history.

“They didn’t want to just throw that stuff in the garbage because it meant so much to people,” Dearman said.

She had an idea, though: cremate it.

The idea resulted in three bags of ash, which have been in Dearman’s possession “for years,” she said. She didn’t know what to do with them until Kellogg told her they would have to cement the lending library into the ground.

“I asked him, ‘Is there a way you could put them in the cement so that it could be part of the foundation of

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breast cancer symptoms that should be checked out immediately.

“When they finally come in about a mass or continued discharge, the results are worse,” she said. “If we had seen them six months ago when they first noticed the symptoms, the

this special piece of art?’ And he said yes,” Dearman said.

She continued: “They put that stuff there because they wanted us to feel stronger and they wanted us to feel hope and comfort and love. And it’s just so perfectly fitting that that’s exactly what it is still doing today: it is keeping this post over here strong.”

Rocky Mountain PBS was at the memorial as Dearman and Kellogg mixed the ashes into the cement.

“Now we can tell everybody, ‘Come and visit the garden and your stuff is there,’” Dearman said.

For Kellogg, the project was a way to “reflect on years of pain, and turn it around into love and healing.”

“This was an opportunity to find my way,” he added, “to use my voice and use my skills to bring awareness to the reality of the pain that gun violence and the scars that it leaves upon a community.”

This story is from Rocky Mountain PBS, a nonprofit public broadcaster providing community stories across Colorado over the air and online.

Used by permission. For more, and to support Rocky Mountain PBS, visit rmpbs.org. prognosis is much better.”

Hafertepen said a lot of women do not realize that they do not even need a doctor’s referral to get a regular screening mammogram every year. The only time a referral is required is if there are symptoms present.

“If you feel something or notice something, go get it checked out.

Call your doctor immediately,” Hafertepen said.

Heather Dearman, left, CEO of the 7/20 Memorial Foundation, mixes ashes from the Aurora theater memorial items into cement that now anchors a little lending PHOTO BY BRIAN WILLIE/ROCKY MOUNTAIN PBS library.

According to the American Cancer Society, women should start getting annual mammograms at age 40. Hafertepen said getting that first baseline reading at 40 is important for doctors to keep track of breast changes each year after.

That first breast exam can cause a lot of stress and anxiety, Hafertepen said.

“The anxiety is understandable, but you can truly get over that anxi-

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“If you do not do it, that anxiety will stay there lingering in the back of your mind.”

Women can call any of the variety of mammogram service providers along the metro area and make appointments. Centers such as Invision Sally Jobe even make getting a mammogram fit schedules for busy women. Appointments can be made on Saturdays and evenings.

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Arapahoe boys take state golf title Warriors last achieved pinnacle 33 years ago

BY JIM BENTON JBENTON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Arapahoe High School in Centennial has come close many times to winning a state golf championship.

The Warriors were second the past two seasons and third in the previous two campaigns.

Arapahoe’s golfers dominated for most of the regular season, and on Oct. 5 at the Colorado Springs County Club the team wrapped up its first state golf title since 1988.

The Warriors held a one-shot lead after the first day of competition but came in with a 216 during the final round to finish with 438 strokes to outdistance Greenwood Village’s Cherry Creek High School by 17 strokes. Creek finished second at 455. Highlands Ranch was third at 458.

“It feels really special,” said Arapahoe coach Harry Buckner. “This is a special group of kids. They challenged each other all year in all of our practices and competition.

“Thirty-three years ago is the last time we won a state championship.

That’s a long time ago. We’ve been knocking on the door but it’s so hard to open because there are so many good teams.”

Arapahoe senior Will Kates didn’t have to wait 33 years to win his second state individual title championship.

Kates, who captured the state championship in 2019, shot a final round of 1-under-par 70 and tied first-day leader Wesley Erling of Pine Creek for first place with 142 two-round totals.

Kates won a playoff on the second playoff hole with a seven-foot birdie putt to earn his second state championship.

“I kinda made some really good putts today and that kinda of kept me in early,” said Kates. “I built off that and kept going from there.”

And he made the biggest putt on the second extra hole of the playoff, which was the 524-yard, par 5 first hole.

“I had that exact same putt on the first this morning, so I hit it on my line and it went in,” Kates continued. “It’s pretty cool to win. If you told me my freshman year that I would win two state championships I wouldn’t have believed you.

“Winning state is just as cool as the individual, to be honest with you. My base goal this year was to get the team title.”

Kates was the leader but Max Zadvorny had a 1-over-par 72 and wound up in eighth place with a total of 149.

Matthew Wilkinson and Grant Juergens each had final rounds of 74. Wilkinson came in tied for sixth at 147 and Juergens was ninth at 150.

Luke Cushman of Castle View High School in Castle Rock had a final-round 72 and came in tied for third place at 147, and Ryan Peragallo of Highlands Ranch tied with Juergens for ninth place.

Cherry Creek’s Jonathan Trigg had a 151 total to lead the Bruins’ charge into second place.

Despite the large margin of victory, Buckner admitted to being concerned heading into the final round of the twoday tournament.

“Yeah, I was concerned,” he said. “We had a one-stroke lead after the first day.

We were scared. You never know what is SEE GOLF, P25

Arapahoe’s Will Kates won the state Class 5A individual golf title with a putt on the second playoff hole and led the Warriors to their first team championship in 33 years. Here he reacts after sinking the birdie putt to win

Legend girls win league softball championship Titans beat Chaparral 3-0 in matchup of teams from Parker area

BY JIM BENTON JBENTON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Legend’s Kaylynn English sparked the Titans to a 3-0 victory over Chaparral on Oct. 4 in a game to decide the outright Continental League softball title. English had three hits and stole three bases, includPHOTO BY JIM BENTON ing home, to set the tone for the victory.

Junior shortstop Kaylynn English is a leader on the girls softball team from Parker’s Legend High School.

English was the spark plug for the Titans with three hits, two runs scored and three stolen bases as Legend downed nearby Chaparral, 3-0, on Oct. 4 to win the regular season Continental League softball championship.

“She is a good kid,” said Legend coach Kristen Shirk.

“She definitely sets the tone for our team. She knows that.

That puts more pressure on her at times but she was pretty loose (against Chaparral) and set the tone. We do play to win banners for the

school. That’s a goal.”

English got three singles in four at-bats and her base running led to Legend’s first two runs, which staked them to the early lead which they held.

She led off the game with a single, moved to second on a wild pitch, stole third base and scored on another wild pitch.

“Baserunning is my favorite part of the game,” said English. “I love catching people and when I’m on third I look for the pitch in the dirt or up high.”

In the third inning, English led off again with a single, advanced on a wild pitch and stole home to score the second run when the catcher was not sharp throwing the ball back to the pitcher.

“I saw she (catcher) didn’t look at me at all and kind of lobbed it (the ball) back SEE SOFTBALL, P25

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to the pitcher._I looked at my coach and she nodded her head and I knew what that meant.

“The next pitch she didn’t look at me and I just went.”

Chap needed to defeat Legend to gain a share of the league title, but the Titans wound up the regular season with a 19-4 overall record and 9-1 in the league. The Wolverines finished at 17-6 overall with a 7-3 league mark.

The title game matched two of the Continental League’s best pitchers in Legend junior Cameron Ponich and Chap senior left-hander Emma Crosby.

Each pitcher allowed six hits and struck out 12 batters. Ponich lowered her earned run average to 1.57 with 157 strikeouts.

English’s three hits raised her batting average to .536 and the fact that it came in a championship game against a team from a rival school was important.

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going to happen. I thought we would play good, we always play better the second day than we do the first day.

“I’ve faced her (Crosby) since I was 8,” recalled English. “She’s always been one of the top pitchers. I was nervous but I had confidence and trusted myself.”

Chap stranded six of the eight runners it left on base in the final four innings.

“We had the tying run on but we have a lot of young kids,” said Chap coach Alan DiGiosio. “Cam’s (Ponich) a pretty dominant pitcher so we were in it in the seventh so I’ll take that.

“I’ll put Crosby up against anybody.

She’s had a heck of a year. She was right there with Cam neck to neck.

She gave up six hits and three in that leadoff spot and nothing more than singles. We were 3-13 last year and nobody picked us to do anything this year so to be 17-6 is pretty remarkable.”

Both Legend and Chap are expected to host two of the eight regional state qualifying tournaments to be held Oct. 16. Two teams from each regional will advance to the 16-team Class 5A state tournament, which will be held Oct. 22-23 at the Aurora Sports Park.

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In the Class 3A state tournament that was held at Spring Valley Golf Club in Elizabeth, Lutheran’s Aj Papajohn finished tied for sixth in the individual standings after turning in rounds of 75 and 73 for a 148 total.

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Baldwin Hamilton (taller than a spinet: lower than an upright) walnut piano and bench. It has been used very little and is in good condition, but it needs tuning, which is best done after moving. The bench, containing sheet music and books, has a beautiful needlepoint cushion.

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Program connects Colorado to the world

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In the past decade or so, Cheesman Park resident Laurie Hirschfeld Zeller has hosted members of Parliament from the United Kingdom, university presidents from Yemen, journalists from various African countries and women leaders from all over the world.

“These are the most interesting and rewarding interactions you can imagine,” Zeller said.

Sometimes these international guests stay in Zeller’s home for about a week and sometimes they come just for dinner.

“Breaking bread in one’s home is universally meaningful to all cultures,” Zeller said. “These opportunities have allowed me to show a personal side to the good experience these visitors have in Colorado, and helps them feel the goodwill that they take back to their home countries.”

Zeller is a founding member of WorldDenver and an emeritus board member. The international visitors she has hosted are people chosen to participate in the International Visitors’ Leadership Program, which is

sponsored by the U.S. Department of State.

“Denver has so much to share with the world,” said John Krieger, executive director of WorldDenver, “and we make those connections.”

WorldDenver is a membershipbased nonprofit organization that connects Colorado to the world through international exchange, education, and personal interaction with international leaders, professionals and students, states its website.

“It matters that we feel connected to the greater world, here in land-locked Denver,” Zeller said. “WorldDenver is a community of members that supports the great programs and visiting delegations that help us understand the perspectives of our fellow humans — and helps those other humans understand us.”

WorldDenver is perhaps most known for facilitating the International Visitors’ Leadership Program, and for being Denver’s World Affairs Counsel. But, WorldDenver also has a Young Professional membership, and puts on a variety of other programming, such as an annual International Women’s Day event.

“The biggest issues we face are

borderless. They’ve got to be solved with global cooperation,” Krieger said. “Members come to WorldDenver to get that global connection.”

WorldDenver put on some virtual programming during the COVID-19 pandemic shutdowns, but also turned attention to incorporating more educational programs for youth — something that had been on a priority list for quite some time, Krieger said.

The organization started to put together a plan to connect U.S. students ages 14-17 with students of the same age in the Middle East and North Africa — Iraq and Morocco, specifically.

Called the World Affairs Challenge Virtual Exchange, the new program is being implemented by WorldDenver, and supported by the Stevens Initiative.

The Stevens Initiative, which is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, “is an international effort to build global competence and career readiness skills for young people in the United States and the Middle East and North Africa by growing and enhancing the field of virtual exchange,” states a news release.

The youth will develop relationships and lifelong friendships with

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their peers abroad, while also building empathy, developing leadership skills and learning about new topics.

“When young people can turn their ideas into real action, especially while working cross-culturally, it is immensely powerful and transformative,” Krieger said in a news release, “setting them on a path toward meaningful global citizenship and community involvement.”

Kelly Jones-Wagy is one of the local World Affairs Challenge Virtual Exchange facilitators/mentors.

“Students generally have incredible ideas,” Jones-Wagy said. “As a facilitator, my goal is just to help them to focus those ideas as they work with their counterparts through the virtual exchange.”

Jones-Wagy said she hopes the students learn from each other.

“Not just about their project, but also about all of the things that they have in common,” Jones-Wagy said.

“The more time we all spend getting to know people, the more we will be able to respect and care for others.”

To learn more about WorldDenver, its programs or how to become a member, visit worlddenver.org.

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Public Notices call Sheree 303.566.4088 Legals Public Trustees COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0039-2021 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On July 20, 2021, 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) VLADIMIR N KOSTICH Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, 1NC, AS NOMINEE FOR COLDWELL BANKER MORTGAGE Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Successor Trustee to Citibank, N.A, as trustee for Bear Stearns Second Lien Trust 2007-SV1, MortgageBacked Certificates, Series 2007-SV1 Date of Deed of Trust September 19, 2005 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust September 28, 2005 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B5146010 Original Principal Amount $25,560.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $18,426.05 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. PLEASE SEE ATTACHED LEGAL DESCRIPTION Also known by street and number as: 2848 WEST CENTENIAL DRIVE #K, 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.

CLERK AND RECORDER OF THE COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, COLORADO, AND AS DEFINED AND DESCRIBED IN THE CONDOMINIUM DECLARATION FOR THE STEEPLECHASE III CONDOMINIUMS, RECORDED ON MAY 28, 1997 AT RECEPTION NO. A7062094, IN SAID RECORDS, FIRST AMENDMENT RECORDED JUNE 10, 1997 AT RECEPTION NO. A7068621, SECOND AMENDMENT RECORDED AUGUST 26, 1997 AT RECEPTION NO. A7106125, THIRD AMENDMENT RECORDED SEPTEMBER 25, 1997 AT RECEPTION NO. A7133751, FIFTH AMENDMENT RECORDED NOVEMBER 14, 1997 AT RECEPTION NO. A7144586 AND APRIL 15, 1998 AT RECEPTION NO. A8054388, SIXTH AMENDMENT RECORDED APRIL 28, 1998 AT RECEPTION NO. AA8062276, SEVENTH AMENDMENT RECORDED APRIL 29, 1998 AT RECEPTION NO. A8062278, EIGHTH AMENDMENT RECORDED JUNE 11, 1998 AT RECEPTION NO. A8112705 AND TENTH AMENDMENT RECORDED AUGUST 26, 1998 AT RECEPTION NO. A8135482. COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Legal Notice NO. 0039-2021 First Publication: 9/23/2021 Last Publication: 10/21/2021 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0038-2021 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On July 20, 2021, 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) THI NUENG BORISAT LLC A/K/A THI NUEGN BORISAT LLC Original Beneficiary(ies) INDEPENDENT BANK Current Holder of Evidence of Debt INDEPENDENT BANK (dba Independent Financial), a Texas state banking association Date of Deed of Trust February 14, 2019 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust February 15, 2019 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) D9013624 Original Principal Amount $1,465,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $1,461,752.71 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.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 11/17/2021, 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.

Lots 27 and 28, Block 1, Enwood Addition to Englewood, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado.

First Publication: 9/23/2021 Last Publication: 10/21/2021 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

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.

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: 07/20/2021 Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Anna Johnston #51978 Ryan Bourgeois #51088 Joseph D. DeGiorgio #45557 Randall Chin #31149 Barrett, Frappier & Weisserman, LLP 1391 Speer Boulevard, Suite 700, Denver, CO 80204 (303) 350-3711 Attorney File # 00000009272485 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 0039-2021 LEGAL DESCRIPTION CONDOMINIUM UNIT K, THE STEEPLECHASE III CONDOMINIUMS TOGETHER WITH GARAGE NO. K, ACCORDING TO THE CONDOMINIUM MAP THEREOF, RECORDED ON AUGUST 26, 1998 AT RECEPTION NO. A8135483 IN THE RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE

Also known by street and number as: 34833487 South Broadway Avenue, 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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 11/17/2021, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 9/23/2021 Last Publication: 10/21/2021 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: 07/20/2021 Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Richard D. Beller #33791 Ringenberg & Beller, P.C. 1000 Centre Avenue, Suite 150,

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Fort Collins, CO 80526 (970) 482-1056 Attorney File # 3483 S BROADWAY AVE 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. 0038-2021 First Publication: 9/23/2021 Last Publication: 10/21/2021 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

City and County Public Notice CITY OF CENTENNIAL NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING CONCERNING THE ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN PROPERTY FOR ANNEXATION KNOWN AS THE DOVE VALLEY V ANNEXATION

(c) Within the map, the boundaries and the plat numbers of plots or of lots and blocks. (d) Next to the boundary of the Property proposed to be annexed is drawn the contiguous boundary of the City of Centennial.

elector within the Districts may, at any time prior to the final adoption of the 2022 budgets or the 2021 amended budgets, inspect the 2022 budgets and the 2021 amended budgets and file or register any objections thereto.

3. That no signature on the Petitions is dated more than one hundred eighty (180) days prior to the date of filing of the Petitions for Annexation with the City Clerk of the City of Centennial, State of Colorado.

DUE TO CONCERNS REGARDING THE SPREAD OF THE CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) AND THE BENEFITS TO THE CONTROL OF THE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS BY LIMITING IN-PERSON CONTACT, THIS MEETING WILL BE HELD BY TELEPHONIC MEANS WITHOUT ANY INDIVIDUALS (NEITHER THE DISTRICTS’ REPRESENTATIVES NOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC) ATTENDING IN PERSON.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Centennial, Colorado that: Section 1. That the foregoing recitals and findings are incorporated herein as findings and conclusions of the City Council.

Section 2. That the Petitions for Annexation to the City of Centennial of the Property commonly referred to as the “Dove Valley V Annexation,” which Petitions were officially filed of record with the City Clerk of the City of Centennial on or prior to September 8, 2021, substantially comply with the requirements of C.R.S. § 31-12-107(1).

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to C.R.S. § 31-12-108(2), that the City Council of the City of Centennial will hold a public hearing on Monday, the 1st day of November 2021 at 7:00 PM (or as soon thereafter as the meeting agenda permits) to consider whether the property generally known as the “Dove Valley V Annexation,” and more particularly described in Resolution No. 2021R-44 dated September 20, 2021 (the “Substantial Compliance Resolution”), which property consists of a total of approximately 21.886 acres as more particularly described in a petition for annexation (the “Subject Property”), meets the applicable requirements of Section 30 of Article II of the Colorado Constitution and C.R.S. § 31-12-104 and C.R.S. § 31-12-105, and is eligible for annexation to the City of Centennial. Copies of the Petitions for Annexation concerning the Subject Property and the corresponding annexation map are on file at the City of Centennial City Clerk’s office, 13313 E. Arapahoe Road, Centennial, CO 80112.

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

All interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard. The hearing will be held in the Centennial Civic Center, 13313 E. Arapahoe Road, Centennial, CO 80112 at the above date and time. Further information concerning this matter may be obtained by calling the City of Centennial Community Development Department at 303754-3378. A copy of the Substantial Compliance Resolution is published in full below.

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

/s/ Barbara Setterlind, MMC, City Clerk CITY OF CENTENNIAL, COLORADO RESOLUTION NO. 2021-R-44

Section 4. No additional terms and conditions are to be imposed except as provided in the Petitions for Annexation and in any annexation agreements which may be entered into by and between the City of Centennial and the petitioners, which are not to be considered additional terms and conditions within the meaning of §31-12-112, C.R.S. Section 5. That a public hearing shall be held on Monday, the 1 day of November, 2021, at 7:00 p.m. at the City Council Chambers, 13133 East Arapahoe Road, Centennial, Colorado for the purpose of determining and finding whether the proposed annexation (Dove Valley V Annexation) complies with Section 30 of Article II of the Colorado Constitution and the applicable provisions of C.R.S. §§ 31-12-104 and 31-12-105.

Section 7. This Resolution shall be effective immediately upon adoption.

Adopted by a vote of ___ in favor and ___ against this 20th day of September, 2021.

By: Stephanie Piko, Mayor ATTEST: Approved as to Form: By: City Clerk or Deputy City Clerk

You can attend the meetings in any of the following ways: 1. To attend via Teams Videoconference, email cindy.jenkins@claconnect.com to obtain a link to the videoconference.

2. To attend via telephone, dial 1-720-547-5281 and enter the following additional information: a. Phone Conference ID: 543 943 778# 3. Or visit the Districts’ website at www.JonesMetroDistricts.com for more information.

JONES METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOS. 1-5 /s/ Denise Denslow Manager of the Districts Legal Notice No. 529593-61134 First Publication: October 14, 2021 Last Publication: October 14, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent and the Centennial Citizen Public Notice NOTICE AS TO PROPOSED 2022 BUDGET AND AMENDMENT OF 2021 BUDGET JONES DISTRICT COMMUNITY AUTHORITY BOARD ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Sections 29-1-108 and 109, C.R.S., that a proposed budget has been submitted to the Board of Directors of the Jones District Community Board (the “CAB”) for the ensuing year of 2022. The necessity may also arise for the amendment of the 2021 budget of the CAB. Copies of the proposed 2022 budget and 2021 amended budget (if appropriate) are on file in the office of the CAB’s Accountant, CliftonLarsonAllen LLP, 8390 E. Crescent Pkwy., Suite 300, Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111, where same are available for public inspection.

Such proposed 2022 budget and 2021 amended budget will be considered at a special meeting to be held on October 28, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. via Microsoft Teams video/teleconference. Any interested elector within the CAB may, at any time prior to the final adoption of the 2022 budget or the 2021 amended budget, inspect the 2022 budget and the 2021 amended budget and file or register any objections thereto.

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CENTENNIAL, COLORADO ACCEPTING ANNEXATION PETITIONS, MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS OF FACT, FINDING SUBSTANTIAL COMPLIANCE FOR SUCH PETITIONS, AND SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING FOR PROPERTY KNOWN AS THE DOVE VALLEY V ANNEXATION

By: For City Attorney’s Office

WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Centennial, Colorado has received and examined the filings and Petitions for Annexation requesting the annexation of certain real estate more fully described in said petitions and in Exhibit 1 (“Dove Valley V Annexation”) which exhibit is attached to this Resolution and is incorporated herein by reference (collectively, the “Property”); and

All those Parcels of Land Located In The Northwest Quarter of Section 31, Township 5 South, Range 66 West Of The 6th Principal Meridian, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado, described as follows:

DUE TO CONCERNS REGARDING THE SPREAD OF THE CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) AND THE BENEFITS TO THE CONTROL OF THE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS BY LIMITING IN-PERSON CONTACT, THIS MEETING WILL BE HELD BY TELEPHONIC MEANS WITHOUT ANY INDIVIDUALS (NEITHER CAB REPRESENTATIVES NOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC) ATTENDING IN PERSON.

Lots 4 Through 6, Block 3, and Lots 1 Through 7, Block 4, Dove Valley V, as recorded at Reception No. B3160646 in the Arapahoe County Clerk and Recorder’s Office, except that portion conveyed in Warranty Deed recorded April 19, 2005 under Reception No. B5054959, In Said Office; Together with that parcel of land described as “Channel W1 And Downstream of Pond W-4”, in Deed recorded at Reception No. D1077983 in Said Office.

You can attend the meetings in any of the following ways: 1. To attend via Teams Videoconference, email cindy.jenkins@claconnect.com to obtain a link to the videoconference.

2. To attend via telephone, dial 1-720-547-5281 and enter the following additional information: a. Phone Conference ID: 543 943 778# 3. Or visit the CAB’s website at www.JonesMetroDistricts.com for more information.

Legal Notice No. 529575-61132 First Publication: September 30, 2021 Second Publication: October 7, 2021 Third Publication: October 14, 2021 Fourth Publication: October 21, 2021 Fifth Publication: October 28, 2021 Published:Littleton Independent and the Centennial Citizen

JONES DISTRICT COMMUNITY AUTHORITY BOARD

WHEREAS, the Property includes certain properties owned by Avoric Denver Real Estate 2, LLC and the Southeast Metro Stormwater Authority (SEMSWA) and as more particularly described in the Petitions for Annexation; and WHEREAS, said Petitions for Annexation (“Petitions”) have been filed of record with the City Clerk of the City of Centennial, State of Colorado, and WHEREAS, the City Council finds as follows: 1. That the Petitions contains the following: (a) An allegation that the requirements of C.R.S. §§ 31-12-104 and 31-12-105 exist or are met. (b) An allegation that the signers of the Petition, together with owner(s) submitting other valid petitions for annexation to the City, comprise more than fifty percent (50%) of the landowners of the area proposed to be annexed and own more than fifty percent (50%) of the area proposed to be annexed, exclusive of public streets and alleys and any land owned by the City of Centennial. (c) A request that the City of Centennial approve the annexation of the Property. (d) The signature of the landowners that executed the petition. (e) The mailing address of the landowners. (f) The legal description of the Property and a legal description of the specific real property owned by the landowners that executed the petition. (g) The date that the landowners executed the petition. (h) The affidavit of petition circulator(s); stating that the signature of each landowner therein is the signature of the person whose name it purports to be.

2. That four (4) copies of the annexation maps corresponding to the Property have been submitted to the City with the Petitions, and that the annexation maps contain the following information: (a) A written legal description of the boundaries of the Property proposed to be annexed. (b) A map showing the boundary of the Property proposed to be annexed.

EXHIBIT 1 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF BOUNDARIES OF AREA TO BE ANNEXED Dove Valley V Annexation Map – Annexation Parcel Description:

/s/ Denise Denslow CAB District Manager

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Legal Notice No. 529592-61133 First Publication: October 14, 2021 Last Publication: October 14, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent and the Centennial Citizen

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Public Notice NOTICE AS TO PROPOSED 2022 BUDGETS AND AMENDMENT OF 2021 BUDGETS JONES METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOS. 1-5 ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Sections 29-1-108 and 109, C.R.S., that proposed budgets have been submitted to the Boards of Directors of the Jones Metropolitan District Nos. 1-5 (the “Districts”) for the ensuing year of 2022.

The necessity may also arise for the amendment of the 2021 budgets of the Districts. Copies of the proposed 2022 budgets and 2021 amended budgets (if appropriate) are on file in the office of the Districts’ Accountant, CliftonLarsonAllen LLP, 8390 E. Crescent Pkwy., Suite 300, Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111, where same are available for public inspection. Such proposed 2022 budgets and 2021 amended budgets will be considered at a special meeting to be held on October 28, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. via Microsoft Teams video/teleconference. Any interested

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