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In Arapahoe County, about 10.6% of residents, which is more than 69,000 people, were Black or AfricanAtAmerican.Arapahoe Libraries, nine out of 343 employees identify as Black — less than 2.7% — said Michelle
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One of the piñatas on display in Smoky Hill Library, as of Sept. 14, is of a sugar skull.
Kelly Moye bought her first house in the north Denver metro area for $120,000. That was in 1991.
The piñatas are part of a new exhibit, called Celebrating Mexico/ Celebrando México, which debuted at Smoky Hill Library on Sept. 14 and will be open through Nov. 9.
‘Celebrating Mexico’ piñata exhibit opens at Smoky Hill Library
Prices likely won’t ever come back down to that level, said Moye, who has worked as a Realtor for three decades. But home prices in the metro area and statewide have shown some early signs that they may be breaking the pandemic-era trend of steepAugustincreases.wasthe fourth consecutive month of decreases in the median price for single-family homes in the metro area and statewide, according to the Colorado Association of Realtors’ most recent report. The median price was $620,000 in August in the metro area, down from $660,000 inAndApril.while the single-family home prices are still up compared to this time last year, the rate of year-overyear growth in prices has slowed for the last several months in the metro area and statewide.
But Colorado’s housing situation is still dire: This spring, the measure of housing affordability tracked by the association reached its lowest level since at least 2014 for both metro Denver and the state as a whole. While the market remains in an affordability crisis, the tracker has at least started to turn in the other direction.
Longtime Realtor not sold on recession talk
About 40 people gathered to celebrate the opening of the exhibit, which was developed through a partnership between Arapahoe County libraries, Museo de las Americas and a local artist, Maribel Arredondo.
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Library, located in Centennial and near Greenwood Village, is “a bit of a doozy as a visibly Black employee,” said Sydney Hawkins.
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A bright smile spread across Michelle Ollerton’s face as she watched her 2-year-old son, Isaac, point to the colorful piñatas hanging above them in the cafe of Smoky Hill Library, trying to choose which one was his favorite.Would it be the piñata of “El Trompo,” a spinning top that is a popular traditional toy in Mexico? Or what about “La rosa,” the rose, or the monarch butterfly, which was his mom’s favorite? With about 30 options to choose from, it’s a tough choice.
Based on data from 2020, about 2.4% of Centennial residents and 1.1% of Greenwood Village residents were Black or African American, according to Data USA.
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Another resident who lives in the 5200 block of S. Flanders St. reported his home was struck by a bullet that went through the living room window. The bullet passed through another wall, through a box of toys, and through the armrest of a chair where a 7-year-old boy was playing on his computer (see attached photo). Because the boy was playing a video
window into the shower. A few blocks away, another house was hit with gunfire in the 5300 block of S. Dunkirk Way. That bullet went through the back wall of the house and into the kitchen hitting a Deputiesmicrowave.locatedmultiple shell casings in the area. No one was injured. The investigation is ongoing. The suspect vehicles are described as a black Mustang or Dodge with a loud exhaust and a black BMW 4-door sedan. Investigators are asking residents who live in the area to please check your doorbell and/or surveillance cameras for any vehicles in the area during that time. If the public has any information about this crime, please contact our Investigations Tipline at 720874-8477.
According to the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office, a 16-yearold driver in a rollover crash which injured himself and three other teenagers on Sept. 6, has been charged with:
• Third degree assault
few inches. Another home in the 5200 block of S. Flanders St. was
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A 16-year-old male passenger was seriously injured, the driver and two other 16-year old male passengers sustained minor injuries and a 14-year old male passenger was uninjured.
• Reckless driving
zone when he crashed his car in the 5400 Blk. of S. Picadilly St. He had just got his license in August and had four unauthorized passengers under the age of 21 while having a license for less than six months.
• Felony vehicular assault
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Shots fired into multiple Centennial homes
Traffic Investigators say the driver was doing 71 mph in a 35 mph
are asking for the public’s help in trying to find the person(s) who fired gunshots into multiple homes in Centennial. It happened around 8:30 p.m. on September 18. Dispatchers received reports from multiple callers about shots being fired near E. Progress Cir. and S. Flanders Ct. in Centennial. One person who called 911 said they heard five shots being fired, then a vehicle take-off at a high rate of speed while firing five more shots.
Senior reporter Ellis Arnold took home a second-place honor in the news writring category for his coverage of Xcel Energy’s concerns for health, property values in south metro Denver.
Dunn also took second place for Best News Story for her investigative work on a former political candidate being charged with felony identityDouglastheft.County reporter Elliott Wenzler also took home several awards, including first place for Best Health/Enterprise Story for an interview with Dr. John Douglas, the head of Tri-County Health Department, after one year of the COVIDWenzlerpandemic.received two second-place honors for feature (H2O’Brien Pool) and news photography (Homeless issues in Douglas County); in addition, she and former reporter Jessica Gibbs were honored in the breaking news category for their coverage of the STEM school shooting trial.
Members of the Colorado Community Media team attend the Colorado Press Association awards ceremony held at Coors Field on Sept. 17.
Leading the honorees named during a Sept. 17 ceremony at Coors Field was west metro reporter Rylee Dunn. Dunn, who primarily covers Arvada, received two firstplace honors. Dunn received the top prize in the Best Series or Sustained Coverage in the Class 4 division for the work on the Olde Town Arvada shooting and aftermath, and a first-place award in the Best Business/News Feature category for her work on Namiko’s 30-year history spanning two generations.
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Former reporter David Gilbert won two fi rst-place honors for his in-depth investigation on the Colorado Center for the Blind’s handling of sexual assault allegations.Inanother first-place honor, former Jeffco Transcript reporter Bob Wooley won for his feature story on the aftermath in the decades since the 1999 Columbine High SchoolWashingtonshootings.Park Profile Editor Christy Steadman won second place for Best Health Enterprise story for her work on Denver Hospice.Inadvertising and design, the CCM team took home four separate awards, with designer Tina Meltzer winning first- and secondplace awards for print ad design in the Class 4 division. In the Class 6 division, designer Tom Fildey placed second for best print ad. Designer Ben Wiebesiek won second place in the Lone Tree Voice for Best Page Design.
CCM writers, sta net 19 newspaper awards
Join the Arapahoe County Board of Commissioners and members of the Region 9 Opioid Abatement Council as they discuss how the newly formed Council is addressing the opioid crisis in our area. Learn more about this crucial work and get your questions answered.
As part of a required legislative process, Arapahoe County will re-draw boundaries for county commissioner districts in 2023. To assist with this process, the County is seeking interested residents to serve on a Citizen Redistricting Advisory Committee that will help solicit public input and feedback and help draw proposed new district maps for consideration by the Board of County Commissioners.
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Gibbs took second place for Best Education Story on school districts addressing racial equity issues.
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West metro reporter Olivia Jewell Love was excited to receive her first professional award, taking home second-place honors in the health category for an article on Evergreen-area RNs tackling nurse burnout through healing groups, resources.SouthMetro Editor Thelma Grimes took first and second place in the Best Sustained Coverage or Series In the Class 6 division. She won first place a series on the Douglas County mental health program that has set standards at the state and national levels. She took second place for a series on delayed medical care due to COVID.
that, when joined with the potential of $500,000 from Littleton, makes a combined total of $2.6 million.
Mike Sandgren, who serves as Arapahoe County’s coordinator for homelessness services for a coalition of three metro cities — Littleton, Englewood and Sheridan — made the pitch to council members Sept. 13 as he and other community leaders seek to keep up momentum on an array of homelessness action items.
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The site would be the third in the metro area for Bridge House, which has locations in Boulder and Aurora. According to Sandgren, the program estimates it could serve 48 residents each year who would live in the building and take part in job training to secure employment in the Sandgrenfuture.said the pro-
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Seen from across the South Platte River, a man dismantles a canopy during a sweep of a homeless camp.
Littleton council mulls money to curb homelessness
Council members mainly voiced support for the spending for Bridge House, with District 2 Councilmember Jerry Valdes saying “I’m glad to see we’re doing something.”Councilmember At-Large
single“(Bridgeadults.House) is hopeful that this time next year, that first group of people would be walking through that program kind of reentering the workforce off the streets,” Sandgren said.
Pam Grove asked if providing homeless services could “attract more people to our area.”“That’s a question we hear fairly often in this line of work, ‘if you build it will they come?’ said Fox. “The reality is we already have people in our community who are eligible for this program.”Littleton Chief of Police Doug Stephens also spoke in support of the program and said the police department can’t act as a long-term solution to homelessness in the way programs like Bridge House can.
Arapahoe County has allocated $1 million for renovation, which joins $850,000 from Englewood and $250,000 from Sheridan
gram so far has a 75% graduation rate, meaning three out of four residents complete the yearlong program.
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The total cost to get the project up and running is expected to be $5.6 million, according to Fox.
Littleton City Council could soon approve spending $500,000 to help renovate a site set to house a workforce and housing program aimed at transitioning residents out of homelessness.
That still leaves the project $1.5 million short, though Fox said she is “optimistic about the opportunity to leverage state funding options,” referencing a slew of grant programs available for localThegovernments.projectcould also address — in part — another crux of community leaders’ homeless plan: a physical navigation center.
Pitched as a one-stop-shop for resources, a navigation center could house services for healthcare, job training, food assistance, addiction recovery and even temporary shelter, showers and laundry. While the project has raised hundreds of thousands for initial staffing, community leaders have so far been uncertain as to where it could be housed.
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“(Bridge House) could be a location for that, which is difficult to find, and pretty ideal,” Fox said.
“We as a police department, me as a police chief, highly support as to all of you these types of resources for us,” he Stephenssaid.said his officers have increased patrols on Fridays and Saturdays in certain areas of the city following complaints from mostly ofareexperiencingpercentagepercentage,plaintscilwhoreportedbusinessdowntown-areaownerswho’vecrimesfromsomeareunhoused.Thepolicechieftoldcoun-that,whilesuchcom-werevalid,a“smallaverysmalloffolks,whoarehomelessnessinvolvedinthesetypesbehaviors.”
The $500,000 that may be approved is part of $1 million in federal aid money already earmarked by council for homelessness services and would be joined by funding from Englewood and Sheridan to help retrofit a building along South Windermere Street in an industrial area of Englewood recently purchased by Bridge House, a Boulderbased workforce training and housing program for
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Of those, about 80% remain employed and housed a year after they graduate, SandgrenSammasaid.Fox, Littleton’s assistant to the city manager, said the $500,000 in funding would be “worth the value.”
allow time to analyze data and prepare redistricting processes,” the county said in a news release. “The new districts will be in effect for the 2024 election.”
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The second was the ability of the therapy dog to help calm people and de-escalate situations.“Ifthisis an opportunity that we can help our students navigate our buildings when they’re feeling stressed or anxious, it’s an
Riley is the third therapy dog of Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office, joining Rex and Zeke, who work in Littleton Public Schools. Nardi and Riley will work in all the Cherry Creek schools in unincorporated Arapahoe County and Centennial.
“The world’s a difficult place, and we saw that yesterday with the loss of the Arvada officer,” Brown said, referring to Dillon Michael Vakoff who was killed in line of duty Sept. 11.
Part of the reason he became a school resource officer was because in 2016, he responded to a call, and it turned out a young Cherry Creek student had been murdered, he said.
“This brings joy even to deputies’ faces today, even on a difficult day like today when work is hard. And, you know, when school is difficult, it allows students the opportunity to stay engaged but also get some of that mental health support that they need,” Brown said.
The first was the handson interaction the therapy dog program offers, such as visiting students in the classroom and offering reading“Itprograms.trulyisabout building community, number one, in just a different way — to have our students just interact with law enforcement maybe in ways that they just normally wouldn’t, and in a non-threatening opportunity,” Smith said.
Nardi and Riley wasted no time getting to work. After the swearing-in ceremony, they visited Dry Creek Elementary School, bringing smiles to students’ faces.
about four years, and it’s the best job there is, he said.
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“This is exciting,” Smith said. “I hope it’s the continuation of a great partnership and the first of other ways that we can think how we work collectively together to help support students.”
Angela Garland, a member of the Cherry Creek School Board, holds black Labrador therapy dog Riley on Sept. 12.
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County Sheriff’s Office gave a presentation about what the program could look like for Cherry Creek and the successes the agency has seen in Littleton. From that presentation, two things stuck out to Smith and made him want to add the program, he said.
Laughter and applause erupted from the crowd as Riley, a black Labrador puppy, was sworn into office by Arapahoe County Sheriff Tyler Brown on Sept. 12 at the agency’s outdoor K-9 training field in Centennial.
He chose the name Riley in honor of that student, he said.“Ijust think about this kid quite often still, and I just thought it would be just a great way to honor that little boy, to name my dog after him,” Nardi said.
There had been talks for a while about adding a therapy dog to Cherry Creek schools, said Superintendent Christopher Smith.
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Riley, less than 10 weeks old, is Cherry Creek School District’s first therapy dog. He will be working, and living, with School Resource Officer Deputy Adam Nardi, who has worked at the agency for about 20 years.“We’re excited to welcome Riley to the sheriff’s office to be part of the team with Cherry Creek schools,” Brown said.
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Creek schools is going to be absolutely amazing.”
Cherry Creek School District created a mental health task force, which was a group of students, community members, teachers and administrators who came together to brainstorm different ways the school district can support students, he said.
Cherry Creek joins growing program
“Therapy dogs have been a part of treatments for a long time, and now introducing them into Cherry
“They’ll talk to a dog,” NardiNardisaid.has worked as a school resource officer for
actual no-brainer for us to have it,” Smith said.
Connecting with students, especially those who may not want to talk to a law enforcement officer, was part of the reason Nardi wanted to take on the responsibility of being Riley’s handler.
Sheri Tyler Brown, left, Cherry Creek Superintendent Christopher Smith, and School Resource O cer Deputy Adam Nardi smile together during Riley’s swearing-in ceremony on Sept. 12 at the agency’s K-9 training field.
Therapy dogs were also something students expressed wanting, he said.
“I never wanted to see a kid like that again. I want to see kids happy,” Nardi said.
“As we lean into our core values about having a growth mindset, we can’t continue to do the same things that we’ve always done. So actually, the idea of a therapy dog came up from our students,” Smith said.
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A young boy sits at the very front of the raft, known as riding the bull, in the Colorado River during a white water rafting expedition through Glenwood Canyon.
“Some common themes we saw in some of the drownings this year was the use of alcohol and people swimming from shore, on inner tubes, or paddling,” said Colorado Parks and Wildlife boating safety and registrations program manager Grant Brown, in the release.
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CPW said 22 water fatalities were recorded in 2021, and 24 in 2019.
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Water users who think they have done enough by bringing a life jacket along aren’t realizing it can be impossible to get it on once they have fallen in the water, heMostadded.people think they are good enough swimmers or don’t understand or take water or weather conditions seriously. Many of the drownings from this year involved people swimming near shore, and alcohol was a factor in many more.
people don’t know they need a life jacket on a kayak or stand-up paddleboard, many just do not take the risk seriously,” Colorado Parks and Wildlife spokesman Joseph Livingston said, in an email. “Legally they are required to have one onboard a vessel. Children under 13 have to wear it at all times.”
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Cold water shock can always play a part in high country water incidents, but rapidly falling temperatures and high winds can amplify
cently in Dillon Reservoir in about 15 feet of water after the men were apparently drinking, left their clothes on shore and went swimming at night.
Colorado has broken its annual record for deaths from water recreation, with 36 fatalities so far and weeks left to go in the water sports season, Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials said on Sept.
include checking ice conditions carefully before ice fishing, and remembering that waterfowl hunting with waders adds weight and creates other dangers in an accident.
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In the accident at James M. Robb – Colorado River State Park in Clifton, officials said they were called to the scene because someone had fallen off their paddleboard into the lake and had not surfaced. According to reports, the victim was not wearing a life jacket, state officials said.
the“Asdangers.wemove into fall, please stay vigilant when recreating on the water,” Brown said. “Protect yourself from the dangers of cold water immersion and shock by wearing a life jacket and being aware of weather conditions, and water temperatures where you plan to recreate. Boat sober, enjoy the water, but always do so with a life jacket on — they save lives.”
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The vote on Sept. 13 adds new defenses for urban streams and culminates a two-year campaign by a broad coalition of conservation groups, racial and economic justice advocates and local, state and federal officials to overturn the 2020 ruling. That year’s ruling had said existing polluters could discharge more waste into the urban streams without new state anti-degradation reviews.
Environmental sampling specialist Patrick Maes samples water from the South Platte River at Metro Water Recovery on April 6, 2022, in Denver. Metro Water Recovery is the largest wastewater treatment facility in the western U.S. and treats up to 130 million gallons of water daily.
The hearings this week were the result of the commission previously agreeing to review arguments from its own staff and the outside coalition, including Colorado Parks and Wildlife and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, that their 2020 decision had essentially written off urban streams as hopeless.
The Colorado Water Quality Control Commission unanimously reversed a controversial 2020 decision and added new pollution protections for the South Platte River and Clear Creek through metro Denver, citing a “compelling” campaign by environmental justice advocates who demanded the repeal.
Now those permitted polluters, including Metro Water Recovery and Molson Coors, will have to prove any new actions won’t further damage the Denver-area streams, where aquatic life is already troubled by runoff, pollution discharge and high temperatures.
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The initial 2020 decision, and a commissioner’s statement at the time that higher protections were reserved for “pristine mountain waters,” infuriated a coalition of dozens of conservation groups and local governments, from Colorado GreenLatinos to Trout Unlimited to Denver City Council members. They wrote to Gov. Jared Polis last year arguing that the statewide commission was “prioritizing industrial profits over the safety and well being of residents who have been historically disproportionately affected by pollution.”
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“This is a historic moment for Colorado. To my knowledge this is the first successful petition from an environmental or environmental justice group” to a state health agency, said Ean Tafoya, GreenLatinos Colorado state director. “Impacted communities are empowered, organized, and partnered with allies. We are committed to using every procedural tool and in every venue available to us to achieve environmentalAnti-degradationjustice.”rules that will now apply to the stretches of the South Platte River and Clear Creek put those waters into the “reviewable” category. That rule says polluters seeking a new or renewed water quality permit must make a compelling argument that worsening the conditions of a stretch of river is an unavoidable part of an important economic development or civic improvement.
Those users joined with the environmental coalition to argue the urban streams were abused for decades by polluters and developers who paved and contaminated the waterfront. The waters are now recovering and can come back even further if afforded the right protections, and neighbors of the streams say they deserve that chance.
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“I am offended that a company that makes its profit and markets its brand off the clean water of this state would work so hard to prevent protections for that clean water,” Commission Chair April Long said, before the final unanimous vote to upgrade the stretches of stream to
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cited “compelling” testimony in favor of stronger protections that came Monday during the first day of a two-day hearing, from metro residents who use the South Platte River and Clear Creek for fishing, boating and cycling.
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Both Arapahoe Libraries representatives and Museo de las Americas representatives spoke about the value of their partnership, and expressed a desire to further pursue this type of “We’rework.very happy to be here. I hope we can continue these trends (with) many other libraries,” Moran said.
Hosting traveling exhib its is something Museo is dedicated to because it helps prevent artwork from being left on the museum’s shelves and unseen by community members, said Claudia Mo ran, the executive director at Museo de las Americas.
Hispanic Heritage Month is observed in the U.S. from Sept. 15 through Oct. 15. Mo ran also pointed out Mexican Independence Day is Sept. 16.
For Arredondo, it’s espe cially important to share her heritage with her children. She compares herself to the father in the movie “My Big Fat Greek Wedding,” a char acter who often spoke about the importance of having pride in the family’s culture. Most of all, she hopes visitors of the exhibit gain a memorable experience from it, whether it be learn ing something new or taking photos of themselves with the“Mypiñatas.word only today is
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“I like that it includes a lot of people, like specifically celebrating one group but in a way that everyone can feel involved and important,” she said about the exhibit.
Deciding to collaborate with Museo was a no-brainer, Boger said.
from China.
“No, that is the point,” Arredondo said. “Piñata represents happiness and community.”
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“In light of the museum and the library celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month, it just felt like the perfect cohe sion of goals and celebra tion,” Boger said.
“I think there’s a lot to learn. Each piñata tells a story, and I think those stories is where culture lies and where history lies,” said Anne Marie Boger, a commu nity engagement coordinator at Arapahoe Libraries. “It’s a chance to learn and to relive and to celebrate.”
The history of piñatas
Each piñata Arredondo created represents a part of Mexican culture. There are signs placed in the cafe that have QR codes linking to an informational page, in Eng lish and Spanish, that further describes the piñatas and their cultural significance.
“It is said that during the time that the traveler Marco Polo was in China, he wit nessed the celebrations that they had for their new year,” Ponce said, explaining piñatastyle figures were part of the celebration.MarcoPolo then brought them to Italy, where they got the name piñatas, Ponce said. After that, the piñatas spread to Spain and then to Mexico.
A lifelong artist
Celebration for all Boger said she could not have asked for a better turn out or crowd for the exhibit’s launch.“Itisjust spectacular,” she said.Ollerton, a Centennial resi dent, learned about the event while at the library, she said.
“However, recently it has been suggested that also with our indigenous origins, we were already celebrating with piñatas,” Ponce said, explaining some indigenous peoples may have used clay containers in a similar way for certain piñatasadasktotionalPosadas,duringtionalperson’sthepiñatatheirbreaktherepresenteddondoaMexico,withahistory,becausepiñata.”translatesalegríainArredondo’scelebrations.favoritepiñatatheexhibitisnamed“Ladelapiñata”—whichto“thejoyoftheIt’sherfavoriteitisrepresentativeofsinceitisshapedliketraditionalMexicanpiñatasevenspikesonit.WhenSpaniardsconqueredtheygavepiñatasreligiousmeaning,Arresaid.Thesevenspikessevensins,andblindfoldpeopleworetothepiñatarepresentedblindfaith.Oncethebroke,whatwasinsidepiñatarepresentedtheblessings.ArredondosaidthesetradipiñataswereoftenusedChristmasandLasareligious,tradicelebrationleadingupChristmasfromDec.16-24.AcommonquestionpeopleArredondoisifshegetswhenpeoplebreaktheshe’screated,shesaid.
“It was around the 16th century in which we started seeing the representations that we see today,” Ponce said, noting that piñatas were first made out of clay and then later made out of paper.
A collaborative project
The piñata exhibit has been months in the making. Plan ning began earlier this year when Museo de las Americas approached Arapahoe Librar ies about co-hosting a travel ing exhibit, Boger said.
“I lived in Peru for a yearand-a-half, so I wanted to come see these awesome pi ñatas and celebrate,” Ollerton said, describing the piñatas as very well made, detailed and fun.
“What we’re trying to do with these traveling exhibi tions is to take the pieces out to the community,” Moran said. “Those pieces are for you to enjoy, to learn (from).”
also celebrate a local Denver artist? And she was just the perfect third addition to the partnership,” Boger said.
The piñata is a true icon of the Mexican identity, said Val Ponce, the membership and engagement manager at Museo de las Americas, a nonprofit Latin American art museum.“Mexico is so focused around the idea of mestizaje — of the combination of cultures — and how a lot of the time, this combination brings very fruitful and very beautiful art, as well as differ ent expressions of culture,” Ponce said. “I think that of all of the items that represent Mexican culture, piñata is a really great one because it represents the unions of cultures.”Piñatas are believed to have two different origins, Ponce said, with one being
“I would invite all of you to go ahead and check out our piñata exhibit, and you’ll see that we are a combination of all kinds of different, beauti ful cultures,” Ponce told the crowd of attendees. “And that is what we’re celebrating today.”Those interested in learn ing more about the exhibit can visit: arap.li/3AeYXo9. To learn more about Ar redondo’s business, curiouspaperart.com.visit:
While Museo de las Ameri cas has had other traveling exhibits in the past, this one was different and really special because of the incor poration of a local artist who is part of the community, Moran
“Art is my thing. I really love it,” she Arredondosaid.said she moved from Mexico to Colorado 12 years ago — the age of her first son. She now has three children.Sheworked as a dentist in Mexico, she said, but about four years ago, she decided to create her own business, Curious Paper Art by Mami bel, which promotes Mexi can art and offers cultural workshops.“Mamibel” is her nick name, she said, and “curious paper” relates to her desire to connect with people of other cultures.“I’mvery proud to be Mexi can,” she said, explaining she enjoys teaching others about Mexican culture.
Although creating the piñatas took about three months, the idea of a piñata exhibit crossed Arredondo’s mind about three years ago, sheCreatingsaid.
Arredondo said she will never forget the smiling faces she saw in the audience when she was introduced as the artist behind the exhibit. It almost made her cry to think of“I’mit. really, really happy,” she said about the experience. “It has a lot of meaning.”
“She’ssaid.awonderful artist,” Moran said about Arredondo. “She was all about having the exhibition and collaborating withAroundMuseo.”April, the Museo team introduced Arredondo to Arapahoe Libraries, Boger said.“It just felt like, why not
a piñata can be a long process, but it’s also very fun, she Alwayssaid.acrafty individual, Arredondo, who grew up in Mexico, began making piña tas as a child, she said.
Boger said Arapahoe Libraries looks forward to future traveling exhibits, and it is open to partnering with other cultural institutions in the region as well.
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If you disagree on what the district is saying in terms of how they will use the money — then say no. But, if the sole reason is a dysfunctional board — I would say give it a bit more thought.
Sometimes there are situations that need to be talked through when disagreements or conflicts arise, or when we are faced with difficult conversations and situations. That is a healthy dialogue and not a monologue, so that is different. However, sometimes the less we speak, the clearer our points are made and the faster we come to a resolution and a best path forward.Proverbs 10:19 reads, “When there are many words, sin is unavoidable, but the one who controls their lips is prudent.”
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We can start with the Douglas County School District. It has been interesting to see the comments and opinions posted about the school district asking for a rather sizable bond and mill levy override. One of the main reasons for saying no seems to be centered around distaste for the current school board.
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his election year will have a lot of tax questions for voters to consider as they sort through ballots that are expected to hit the mail starting on Oct. 17. As our reporters have worked to break down what each community, county and school district is asking for, I have seen a lot of Facebook chatter about just voting no, sometimes citing interesting reasoning.
As the groans started to rumble loudly through the audience at the thought of a 115-slide death march through PowerPoint, the presenter allowed just enough time to capture their attention before saying, “Actually it sounds like this group is my kind of group, the good news is that I only have three slides, and we will have more dialogue today than presentation, sound better?”Withthat, his audience cheered, he had their attention, and he was off to what would be a phenomenal talk. His less-ismore approach really won them over.
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Am I endorsing the proposed tax hikes — no. I am just adding to the conversations I am seeing spread throughout the community.Itisnosecret that Colorado is not doing exactly what it should be doing at the state level to fund education. If Douglas County wants to continue to reach a level of excellence they require — more money has to come from you to do it.
Before you say no
To those leaning on saying no — I say skip the board argument and look solely at what the district needs. Douglas County School District pays teachers less than neighboring districts. They have fallen behind in several areas.
In 2021, Castle Rock probably got ahead of the crowd by asking voters for four ballot measures on an off year. I remember in discussions, Mayor Pro Tem Kevin Bracken said he was worried too many tax questions may become confusing. They went with four — two passed.
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It may take time to sort through the language and truly make an informed decision. Just saying no could be tough given that the state is held hostage by TABOR, and getting more revenue streams for local municipalities is tough these days.
There may be some of that in the 2022 ballot as more tax questions from multiple locations fill the ballot this year.
Such a great less-is-more lesson right there.Why do we use so many words when ex-
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In other ballot questions throughout the region, cities and towns in Arapahoe and Douglas counties are asking for continued open space taxes, increased lodging taxes and other measures.Asyouread through all of these, again, I say do not look at the board approving the measures, but instead how they help or hurt your communities.
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To those saying no solely because of the board elected to the district, I say that may not be the best reason. You see, this funding, if approved, will benefit teachers and the district long after the terms of the seven members currently serving on the board end.
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All seven of these board members have behaved in a way that makes citizens shudder. Whether on the minority or the majority, I can say citizens have a reason to be concerned. There are lawsuits, controversies and allegations that spread continuously.Then,suddenly the board realized it wasn’t the best image to portray when asking voters to dig into their pockets and say yes to spending more money in taxes. Now, they have agreed to work together. Hopefully that continues after Nov. 8.
Many of these measures are aimed at beefing up public safety. Let’s face it, defunding the police cannot really be an option when Colorado leads the country in car thefts and major crime rates are going up across the Denver metro area.
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hopes that I can make the deal a bit bigger.”Thankfully the sales manager took the time for some coaching, as the salesperson did win the business, because the proposal that was submitted was laser-focused on the specific needs of the customer and nothing else. They proposed only to the value that they could deliver and clearly quantified that value. Again, the less-ismore approach was the much better way toHavego. you ever found yourself in a situation where you felt the need to explain your position or that you had to apologize? And when you did, did you ever find yourself talking more than you really needed to talk? This happens all the time to many of us. We think the more we speak, the more we say, and the more we say, the more they hear. And when we keep speaking, sometimes we say even more things we didn’t really mean or using words that we really didn’t need to use. A less-is-more approach tends to restore normalcy faster than a flurry of babbling words.
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Less is more is the way to go
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The salesperson that the sales manager was coaching asked her for some guidance on a proposal that was being prepared for a potential prospect. As the salesperson took her through the proposal that was filled with information about every possible product and service that the company offered, she stopped and asked, “Is the prospect really interested in everything that we sell?” The answer was “no,” they were very focused on two specific solutions. She asked the salesperson why he was including everything else. The answer that came back seemed one of desperation, “My numbers are off, and I really want them to see more of our offerings in
Instead of judging the board or council, consider what the money pays for.
s the presenter gave his opening remarks and welcomed the audience, he shared with everyone the agenda for his talk, the most important elements where he hoped they would focus, the amount of time he was planning on speaking, and that he would try and get through his 115 slides as quickly as possible.
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The life expectancy in the U.S. has almost doubled since 1875 when age 39 was considered an average lifetime. The current expectancy is 79.05 and has been increasing. It is expected to reach age 80 by 2029 and age 85 by 2064. 2 Therefore longevity should be a major consideration in your retirement planning during all economic cycles.
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How about you, is it easier for you when someone speaks directly or
The labor force is shrinking by those downsizing their careers or retiring fully. The remaining three-fourths of the population is paying into Social Security, but with low unemployment, many jobs remained unfi lled, and this creates lost revenue.Thebest medicine could be economic growth and lower infl ation. Growth can be fueled by technology and low unemployment. Trade with underdeveloped countries with younger demographics and higher growth can also help keep prices low.
The Federal Reserve Board is very vocal now on their efforts to fi ght infl ation. A recent press release from Fed Chair Jerome Powell states they want to remain “vigilant” on fi ghting infl ation, which now call for Fed funds rates to rise to 3.5 percent early next year and possibly peak around 3.7 percent by December 2023.
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plaining or defending? Because we are trying to sell the other person or people around us on our side of the story. We believe that the more we say, the more persuasive we become. When in fact, it is the opposite. My experience tells me that the more we talk, the more opportunities we miss to gain consensus, to win over an audience, or apologize and reconcile fractured relationships.
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The formula of an aging population plus a stagnant economy equals a cloudy outlook under historical standards. But these are unusual times.
shares information concisely? Have you ever been turned off by longwinded responses or apologies? Or have you ever found yourself as the one speaking more than listening? I would love to hear your story at gotonorton@gmail.com, and when we learn to take a less is more approach more often, it really will be a better than good life.
The largest fi ve countries with growing populations over age 65 also have economic challenges. There is always the question of how to support retirees
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Demographics and stagflation
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he world is aging, and our economy is shrinking. This is not a good combination.Let’sstartwith demographics.
The fi ve largest economies, U.S., China, Japan, Germany, and the U.K., have an average of 24.4% of their population that are age 65 or older.¹ This age group is typically referred to as non-productive, or of retirement age. A strong economy needs a strong labor force and currently we are heading toward one-fourth of the population potentially creating a drag on resources.Nowlet’s look at the economic backdrop to this aging population. Growth has eluded the United States the last two quarters, reporting negative GDP (Gross Domestic Product). Typically, that could meet the defi nition of a recession, however we continue to have low unemployment. When you add back in persistent infl ation, we experience stagfl ation, or high infl ation with low growth.
Patricia Kummer has been in the fi nancial services industry for over 35 years. She is a Certifi ed Financial Planner professional and a Managing Director with Mariner Wealth Advisors.
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through a social program such as Social Security, and the cost associated with that. Bill Greiner, Mariner Wealth Advisors’ chief economist, recently stated: “Going forward, this load will do nothing but get heavier. The size of this less-productive, more fi nancially needy group is going to continue growing more rapidly than the population in general in all fi ve countries noted.”
This transparency may eventually calm the markets as we see if a soft landing (rising rates without triggering a recession) is Meanwhileachievable.investors also need to remain vigilant and stay the course in their fi nancial plan designed to help them meet their goals. You don’t want to be one of those retirees who did not plan well for your less-productive years. Having the resources to support yourself despite economic turmoil is the key. The other factor, however, is we are living longer, and your money needs to last more years.
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Seeing the odd crop not just as
She isn’t finished with the project but already saw large reductions in water. In July 2020 their household used 35,000 gallons of water. In 2022, they used 22,000 gallons.
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Even though Brooks and Stimpson both began replacing their lawns, they don’t doubt the benefits of lush grass. Brooks noted her dogs enjoy running in the grass and Stimpson enjoys sitting in his chairs that are on the grass. They’re good for recreation,However,too. too much of a good thing isn’t always a good thing.
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climbing up the side to provide shade for a table. Even farther is a gravel area where his grandson used to enjoy digging and playing with the“Whengravel.my grandson was three, the thing he loved best was sitting in the gravel with a spade and a bucket,” he said. “Filling it up, emptying it, filling it up. He didn’t care about the grass.”
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“It was all grass,” she said. “My dad bought himself a riding lawn mower and his weekend project in the summer was taking care of that lawn. Everybody took care of their lawn, that was the culture. The pride of ownership was reflected in what your lawn looked like.”
Her backyard takes in a lot of heat and sun, making it hard to keep the Kentucky bluegrass alive. Still,
The roots of grass
While Brooks decided to pay for a landscape designer and hire a company to do the dirty work, she realizes not everyone has the financial means. Or, they just want to do it
Emily Brooks showcases the front of her house where she xersicaped over 50% of her outdoor space.
That viewpoint is changing with her own home in Colorado. She and her husband bought their first home in Hudson, Wisconsin with a brook running through their half-acre backyard. After moving to Colorado, water remains an important concern for
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Stimpsonthemselves.decided to get his hands dirty and do it himself. Most of his costs came from buying rocks and gravel.Inhis front, rocks and pebbles lie beneath a tree. Like Emily, the grass proved difficult to maintain because of the beating sun. In the back, a small patch of grass in a shady spot provides room for his dog and chairs to enjoy outside without the need for sunscreen.Nexttoit is a deck with a vine
“Thereher.was water everywhere, but we don’t have that (in Colorado),” sheSosaid.sheyanked out the portions of both her lawns, replaced them with less water-intensive plants and created walkways with gravel.
A 15-minute drive from the Brookses lives Christopher Stimpson with his wife. They replaced almost 75% of their outdoor space with less
Her neighbors took notice of the change and jumped in. Two homes in the cul-de-sac hired the same landscape designer and changed their yard to about 50% native species or xeriscape.
water-intensive options.
Most historians believe the lawn started in Europe, most likely in France and England. Castles would clear the land around their immediate vicinity to allow for clear visibility in case of foreign advances.
Then the English began sailing to North America, landing in Jamestown in 1607. Their livestock could not tolerate the native grasses of the new land, and so Kentucky bluegrass began to take root.“Bluegrass that we think of today with American lawns is actually indigenous to parts of North Africa and Europe,” Makley said.
Until last year, those yards were two green Kentucky bluegrass lawns. In 2021, she and her husband embarked on a project to replace more than 50% of the lawn with rocks, gravel and native plant species.Saving water and investing in their home proved to be their driving force for the change. It wasn’t something they were used to. The two hail from the Midwest and Emily grew up in a Wisconsin home with a half-acre lot.
Later during medieval times, Monks brought cuts of turf into their monastery gardens and cultivated them because of the connection between the color green and rebirth.Inthe 1500s and 1600s, lawns began to grow more popular within the wealthy classes of Europe for both recreation and enjoyment. Due to the time and labor required to maintain the lawn, it became a symbol of wealth.
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She did what made sense — the majority of the change took place in her front yard since her dogs use the grass in her backyard. In the particularly sunny spots in the front, she replaced it with gravel since the grass didn’t grow well in the sun. She used gravel on the side of her house and made a utility space for trash bins.
erhaps Americans took the title of Walt Whitman’s book of poems to his beloved country, “Leaves of Grass” too literally when they considered the American“WhateverDream.satisfies the soul is truth,” he wrote, and in the 1950s a growing satisfaction came from the American lawn.
she wanted the grass aesthetic and plans to replace a portion with native grasses that don’t require much water and thrive in the sun. She added a patio as well.
Drive around Westminster’s Hyland Greens neighborhood and you’ll see that: a typical residential area with single-family homes fronted by well-manicured, lush, beautiful lawns.
Zoom into one of the cul-de-sacs off Lowell Boulevard, however, and find something different. It’s a microcosm of a larger paradigm shift starting to occur across the United States.Oneof those cul-de-sac homeowners is Emily Brooks, who maintains an 11,598-square-foot yard.
“It’s been true for many years that we’ve got a drying planet. The effects of water stress are going to be the chief impact of climate change on a state like Colorado, so anything we did to reduce our personal responsibility for that water stress was a positive move,” he said.
Matthew Makley, a professor of history at Metropolitan State University of Denver, said the popular Kentucky bluegrass isn’t native to the United States at all.
For Stimpson, who originally moved from London to New Jersey and then to Colorado, climate played a role in his decision. Not only was his grass not doing well due to the weather, but he felt a moral responsibility to switch it out.
Scott’s, a leading company in the lawn care industry, figured out push advertising. Robbins believes that’s a reason they’ve been successful.
Even so, other options can provide those benefits. Parks can socialize the cost of lawns, and native plants can provide another aesthetic while cooling off urban areas.
Just as they were hundreds of years ago, lawns today are also seen as a status symbol. Beyond that, Robbins’ research showed respondents often said “What goes on outside the house tells you what goes on inside the house,” indicating they are also an indicator of morals. That’s tied to social psychology. Many places in the world don’t maintain lawns, so it’s a learned behavior.“Lawncare companies who are trying to expand their markets have to really work hard when they go outside the United States to convince people that it’s worth putting the money and the time into having a lawn,” Robbins said. “If they’re going to expand the number of intensive lawn care users, they have to teach people to care about it.”
That’s what Paul Robbins, dean of the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, found in his research for his book “Lawn People: How Grasses, Weeds and Chemicals Make Us Who We Are.”
Class, morals and values
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a support for livestock, there is a status to having a lawn — and the 17th-century American colonies were status-bound. Social classes were clearly articulated and observed.“American colonists were desirous, they wanted to establish themselves as wealthy landholders and it was critical for them to do that in a new place. They were planting not just the grasses, but a new social order, a new economic order as well,” he said.
Lawns are ingrained in American culture and imposed by convention.
However, he learned that most felt ambivalent about lawns. Which led him to ask — why do they exist, then?Much has to do with the chemical industry that needs to dump agricultural chemicals somewhere. In other countries around the world, those markets topped out and farmers remain efficient in their use of nutrient inputs and pesticides.
ended up inside and how long they persisted. Turns out, the chemicals remain in house dust for a long time — chemicals that are known to cause mutations and can cause cancer.“There’s no question that the health costs outweigh the health benefits of having an intensively managed lawn,” Robbins said.
“Scott’s learned that you say, ‘Here’s a product that will solve all your problems. Go ask for it by name.’ It totally changed the industry because they need people to buy this stuff. There’s an economy behind it, it employs a lot of people and it has to keep going. That’s pretty depressing,” Robbins said.
In the 1990s and 2000s, she said a
“Often we find moving lockstep with colonization is the fundamental transformation of the landscape, and then over generations, a reimagining of what has happened to fit the conquest narrative,” MakleyThatsaid.reimagination may be taking place today.
Backing that up, he conducted a national survey that showed the people who use lawn chemicals are more likely to say those chemicals are bad for water quality, children and human health than those who don’t.“People who are intensive lawn managers feel really crappy about it. They feel guilty, but they feel that they have to do it for their neighbors because of the homeowners association, or whatever else,” he said.
bright green, lush lawn was a real selling point for single-family homes. Now, people are more environmentally and cost-sensitive — they see lawns as requiring more money for maintenance and using water where it isn’t needed.
There are benefits. Lawns provide space for kids to play in, they serve as an aesthetic and cool off the urban heat island.
Kelly Moye, a realtor in Boulder and Broomfield counties, has been selling homes since 1991 and she’s seen a shift away from lawns in buyers’ demands.
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It’s tied to colonization and democracy, too.
The decision to have a lawn or a xeriscaped garden doesn’t affect the home value either, she said, as long as it looks well kept.
Robbins noted that the money used for maintaining a lawn could be used to remodel a kitchen or a bathroom, which can increase the value of a home more so than a lawn.“What will change the value of the house is if it doesn’t look nice. If it’s just dirt and it’s kind of scratchy and it’s got weeds and it’s not well kept, that will deter from the price of the home,” Moye said.
However, lawn social psychology in the U.S. seems to be changing.
His research showed lawns in America mostly began to boom in the 1950s, and rarely are lawns peoples’ first choice. Homeowners associations enforce their upkeep, construction companies lay out single-family home lots with leftover space and social pressure for green grass to maintain property values is imposed by neighbors.
In Moye’s experience, attitudes among people are trending more towards sustainability. Moye said buyers want smaller spaces, smaller
“The benefits are marginal, whereas the costs are enormous,” heAssaid.well, his research also found chemicals used for lawns end up indoors. In one experiment, analytic chemists walked across chemically treated lawns with white boots and then walked indoors. They measured the amount of chemicals that
He did find that there are many people who feel great satisfaction from mowing their lawn, and the smell of fresh-cut grass brings nostalgia.
“I believe it goes back to the neighborhood. Well-groomed landscaping in Cherry Creek will carry more value, I believe, than a well-groomed yard in Boulder,” said Tom Cech, the founding director of One World One Water Center.
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In fact, she said most people prefer a native species or xeriscape garden in the front of their house and grass in the back for dogs, kids and barbecues.However, it depends on the location and the neighborhood.
A xeriscaped section of Emily Brooks’ front yard.
Art guild show “Far Away Places” is the title of the new Littleton Fine Arts Guild exhibit at Town Hall Arts Center’s Stanton Gallery, 2450 W. Main St. in downtown Littleton. Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday and during performances. townhallartscenter.org.303-794-2787,
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Ensemble (David Taylor) at Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre Oct. 6 at 6 p.m. Museum of Outdoor Arts, 6331 Fiddler’s Green Circle, Greenwood Village. moaonline.org, 303-806-0444. Oct. 13: Denver Ballet Theatre, 8000 S. Lincoln St., Littleton, zikrdance.com; Oct. 26: Wildcat Auditorium, Southridge Recreation Center, 4800 MacArthur Ranch Road, Highlands Ranch, hrcaonline.org, 303-471-7020; Oct 27, 28 7:30 p.m. Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway, lakewood.org, 303-987-7845.
“Portals” — Performances by Zikr Dance
Arapahoe Philharmonic will play at the Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree: “The Haunting Concert Hall” Oct. 21 at 7:30 p.m. In person or livestreamed to your home. $37, $32, $19, $12. arapahoe-phil.org, lonetreeartscenter.org.
Creepy-crawlies at the Butterfly Pavilion — “Spiders Around the World” is the theme at the Butterfly Pavilion, 6252 W. 104th Ave., Westminster. Oct. 7 to 31 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Included in the price of general admission. butterflies. org.
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Denver Botanic Gardens York Street: “Glow at the Gardens” Oct 18-23 6-9 p.m. Pumpkin carving available and a spooky scene. Chatfield Farms: Corn Maze — Friday to Sunday through Oct. 30. Seven-acre maze and a mini-maze for 10 and under. Food vendors. Pumpkin Festival Oct. 7-9. C-470 and Wadsworth. Admission charged at both. botanicgardens.org.
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“Dracula” creeps into the Ellie Caulkins Theatre at the Denver Center Oct. 7-16. 303-837-8888 ext. 2; coloradoballet.org.
Cherry Creek Theatre Company, which performs at the Jewish Community Center, 350 S. Dahlia St., Denver will open with one for kids: “Peter and the Starcatcher” Oct. 28 to Nov. 20. Tickets: 303-800-6578. Next in 2023: “Moon for the Misbegotten” Feb. 3-26; “The Headliners” by Jeffrey Neuman (world premiere) May 5-21; “Sondheim on Sondheim” Oct. 27-Nov. 19.
“Coyote, Badger, Rattlesnake” at Buntport Theater, 717 Lipan St., Denver. Fridays and Saturdays: 7:30 p.m. Sundays: 3 p.m. Monday, Oct. 10, 7:30 p.m. buntport.com, 720-946-1388.
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Englewood Arts presents classical guitarist Anna Vikervio from 2-3 p.m. Sept. 25. Tickets: Eric Bertolucci, 303-806-8196.
Denver Art Museum; “Saints, sinners, Lovers and Fools: 300 Years of Flemish Masterworks” at the Denver Art Museum, Oct. 16-Jan. 22. 100 W. 14 th Ave. Parkway, Denver, denverartmuseum.org.
“Xanadu,” book by Douglas Carter Beane, directed by Nick Sugar, musical direction by Donna Kolban Debreceni, plays at Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 S. Main St. in downtown Littleton, at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday, Saturday and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday through Oct. 16. Tickets: $50/$44/$35. townhallartscenter.org; 303-794-2787.
“Side By Side” exhibit at Depot Art Gallery, 2069 W. Powers Ave., Littleton. Hours: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday. depotartgallery.org. Admission free.
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“Antique Dealer” was created by Susan Blosten, an artist who is exhibiting works in the “Recombobulation” show at Curtis Center for the Arts.
Curtis Center for the Arts is in a historic schoolhouse at 2349 E. Orchard Road, Greenwood Village. Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. greenwoodvillage. com/curtis. 303-797-1779. Admission free.
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Deborah Jang, a University of Colorado Denver graduate, continues in a 30- year career to explore new materials and techniques. She has participated in numerous group and solo shows in the western U.S. and her works are included in corporate and private collections in the U.S. and beyond. “Each salvaged component carries its own unique history. Some remain mysterious while others offer familiar social or cultural references.” Note her “Keys to the MarkKingdom.”Friday“often starts in the
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He writes: “I see in the parts found at thrift stores and flea markets my own vision of what craftsmen put into their anonymous vision and expression of their part in creating the Golden Age of American manufacturing.” He says he grew up in New Orleans, is mostly Cajun, part of the Tunica-Biloxi tribe from mid-Louisiana and currently lives and works in Tucson, Arizona. “But I am an artist and resident of the whole world,” he adds.
A group of eight established Colorado artists, who have been planning this exhibit for a year or so, opened “Recombobulation” at Curtis Center for the Arts at 2349 E. Orchard Road, Greenwood Village, which will run through Oct. 29. It should interest art lovers in the area, including younger ones, who may find inspiration to experiment. (Note the kids’ work near the entrance, produced in Michelle Lamb’s classes there.)
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TheirOsborn.announcement says: “These artists create a narrative through strategically arranging found objects and other ephemera, allowing a specifically determined amount of original patina, shape, texture or inherent iconography to provide the plot for their story.”
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Artists included in this exhibit are: Deborah Jang, Mark Friday, Michelle Lamb, Susan Blosten, Jimmy Descant, Leigh Campbell, Floyd Tunson and Kelton
Leigh Cabell says: “each of my creations is made from things we discard. Gum wrappers, twist ties and cereal boxes, just to name a few. I take small pieces of each, sometimes the whole
storytelling.Enterthehistoric schoolhouse gallery and turn left to find works by Jimmy Descant, who describes himself as a “Severe ReConstructivist.”
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I’d add that a viewer might concoct more than one story from some of these works, as they enjoy the detailed pieces. Allow a bit of time to look at each piece and appreciate the craftsmanship involved here, as well as
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middle of a piece” and adds “miscellaneous bits and pieces from the discarded, unwanted leftovers from our mass-produced world.” He writes than he joins parts together with screws, bolts and nails and usually paints or stains, sometime incorporating screen prints or Littleton’spigments.multidisciplinary Michelle Lamb, whom we met when she created the mural on the back of the city’s light rail station, writes: “I consider assemblage a form of narrative, strategically arranging objects and allowing a specifically determined amount of the original patina, shape, texture or inherent iconography to provide the plot for my story. Making trash into treasure is an alchemy more noble than the ethical necessity of recycling.” Her “Chronocalcula” has an air of mystery with a hand marked with astrological signs.
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Longtime Denver artist Floyd D. Tunson writes of his pleasure in learning. “Along the way, I have become a Janus. Looking at life from one direction, I see the terror of chaos, man’s inhumanity to man, mortality and the vastness of the unknown. From another direction, the human condition seems like a magnificent, orderly evolution of extraordinary beauty.”
Susan Blosten, also from Littleton, writes that “one or two objects can spark her to create a scene in which they feel comfortable. Or a painting can dictate what added objects will complete the subject.” As a longtime antique dealer, she has collected fabrics, buttons and many objects that lead her into a finished work. Her “Room with a View” combines painting and the addition of small pieces of this and that.
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“Combobulate” means to put something together. So, while one does not find a dictionary definition of “Recombobulation,” one can assume that it speaks of putting even more things together ... The art of assemblage holds similar meaning.
Kelton Osborn says his works include marks and images that relate to past experiences. “I do not work in a linear process, but rather in a spiral
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It’s unclear how long the shortterm downturn in prices will continue, particularly because the time of year — not just interest rates — are likely playing a role in pulling prices down.“With the school year in full swing, we are experiencing a normal seasonal slowdown,” Barb Ecker, a Jefferson County-area Realtor, said in a news release from the Realtors’ association.Sheadded: “Sellers should be watching to see if more homes will be coming to the market. If not, we may see another strong seller’s market in January.”
As demand changed, prices have been pulled back, too. From 2015 through 2019, homes in the Denver metro area were garnering about 100% of their listing price — or close to that, according to the Realtors’ report. In 2021, that number shot up to about 105%. Earlier this year, it reached above 106%.
Now, the percentage of the listing price received on home purchases has dipped below 100% for the first time since 2020, according to the report. For single-family homes, the rate was about 99% in August.
The Realtor association’s report uses a “housing affordability index,” or a measure of how affordable a region’s housing is to its consumers. The index is based on interest rates, median home price and median income by county. The higher the score, the greater affordability is.
Denver and $363,000 for the state, taking into account single-family and the condominium-townhome markets combined, Leprino said.
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“Personally,issue.Idon’t think they’ll really be enough to make a dent,” Moye said. But to some extent, prices fall eventually, even though they will likely never come down to where they were decades ago, she added.
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Di erent world than in 2008 Colorado’s housing market is in a “totally different place” than it was during the Great Recession, when the market had too much housing inventory, or supply, and people had loans they couldn’t afford, Moye said.
In December 2017, the median home price was $378,000 for metro
“I see lots of my clients moving to Cheyenne and Idaho and Montana,” said Moye, who noted that with many employees able to work remotely, people are freer to move to places they can afford out of metro Denver.
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perspectives and shift our thinking to pre-pandemic, pre-multiple offers and yes, pre-extreme price increase madness,” Leprino said in the news release. He added: “The truth is that we have simply returned to more of a 2019 type of pace that’s simply less head spinning.”
Homebuying demand is likely to continue until the net migration switches, meaning more people leave Colorado than move to Colorado, Moye said.
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Moye pointed to affordable housing programs at the city level as ways to alleviate that
“It will eventually correct itself — at least to a certain degree,” Moye said.The Colorado Association of Realtors defines the seven-county Denver metro area as Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas and Jefferson counties.
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recent months to raise interest rates — the cost of borrowing money — to combat inflation “almost changed our market overnight,” Moye said.
And as families stayed home, they began looking at housing in new ways. “It was their office, their home, their gym, their schools for the kids, and suddenly people needed way more space,” Matthew Leprino, a Realtor based in metro Denver, has told Colorado Community Media.
“That’s significant — that’s not expected. It is certainly expected over 20 or 30 years for that to happen, but for us, we had so much significant (price) appreciation starting in 2013 through 2022,” Moye said, using a term for price increases.
Businesses don’t want to locate in a place where their employees can’t afford to live, Moye said, another factor that could influence migration patterns.Homebuying has grown out of reach for many people because the rise in housing prices in recent decades far outstrips the increase in what American families earn.
When looking at housing statistics, “it’s vital that we look at historic
The housing affordability index score in metro Denver this August was 55. Statewide, it was 58.
Still, Colorado isn’t seeing what some in the industry have termed a “housing recession,” Moye said — and it remains to be seen how the market will look on the other side of typical seasonal changes.
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A typical amount of supply for the Front Range — roughly from Fort Collins to Colorado Springs — is 24,000 houses on the market, according to Moye. But that region has about 6,000 houses on the market, she said in Insteadmid-September.ofa“screeching halt” in the housing market, Colorado is experiencing a slowdown to a more sustainable pace, Moye said.
(A “seller’s market,” as opposed to a buyer’s market, means there is more demand than supply, so homes sell quickly and the seller has more power to set high prices.)
“In just a four-month period, we went from buyers … offering well over the seller’s asking price to having sellers offer them money to help pay down their interest rate payment,” Moye said.
“A housing recession would mean more inventory than demand from buyers, so your supply and demand would be out of whack — it would be out of balance. And prices would be going down, not like the 11% appreciation we’ve seen so far this year, going up” in the long term, Moye added.What did shake up the market lately was the interest rate hike taking many buyers out of the running.
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“Suddenly, they could afford (less) than they thought they could buy, and they ended up renting” or were pushed out of the market, Moye said.
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In the long term, housing affordability in Colorado continues to be an issue of staggering proportions. Since the start of 2010 — when the median single-family home price in metro Denver was about $200,000 — the median price has roughly tripled. Statewide, it has tripled as well.
The last time Colorado’s market scored above 100 was late 2017, according to Leprino. The last time the Denver metro area hit 100 was October 2017, he said.
The coronavirus pandemic shook up the housing market partly because, amid the spread of working from home, some people had flexibility in where they chose to live and drove up suburban home prices.
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“For buyers, there is a lot more inventory to choose from currently — however, that may not be the case for long,” Ecker said in the Sept. 13 newsThoughrelease.prices have dropped in the short term, a “true” price decline in the housing market would occur over an annual or multi-year time period, Cooper Thayer, a Douglas Countyarea Realtor, said in the release.
“The cutoff for it to be affordable is that 100 number,” Leprino told CCM in mid-September. If the score is 100, that means essentially that “the average person could afford the average house,” Leprino said.
“A lot of times, people make the mistake of thinking we are headed right back to where we were in 2008, and that’s not true,” Moye said.
“It’s diffi cult to change your mindset, or to change tradition, or to change immediate policy … because it’s never been done
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One of the group’s suggestions was for the district to implement more targeted hiring practices, such as printing and sharing job postings in community centers, mosques and synagogues, rather than just online. Unfortunately, due to some legality concerns, the idea was not executed, Hawkins said.Another suggestion was having more transparent collection development for the libraries, HawkinsDevelopingsaid.more diverse collections is important because, currently, it’s something that is lacking, Littlejohn said.
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The mission of the group is pretty fl uid, but it mainly is to center Black voices across the African diaspora, Hawkins said. Currently, there are about six members.
before within ALD (Arapahoe Library District),” Littlejohn said.
Shirmeca Littlejohn, a library specialist at Smoky Hill Library and one of the founding members of the group, said she wanted to get involved “for my own sanity,
“As far as representing all diverse cultures, there’s predominant cultures that they have represented. But so, we’re pushing to get a little more diversity in everyday items, not just things that get rotated on a holiday basis type thing,” Littlejohn said.
When asked about what have been some of the successes of the group and the changes it’s been
“For a lot of us, it was the fi rst time we met each other, because we were all so separated at different branches,” Hawkins said.
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at fi rst.” It gave her a space to share some of her frustrations with people who could understand given they’d had similar experiences.“We’veallhad the desire to do more and to have better representation within the district, so that was my motivation,” said Littlejohn, who is the group’s treasurer.Thegroup did a follow-up meeting around September 2020, Hawkins said, and by January 2021, they had a mission statement they presented to the board of directors that was approved.
That fi rst meeting happened in June 2020, and during the meeting, people expressed wanting to make the gathering a regular occurrence, she said.
Cingrani, a media relations specialist with the district, via email.Tohelp improve representation within the library district and highlight Black voices, Hawkins joined four other Arapahoe library employees to create the African Diaspora Advisory Collective, the district’s fi rst employee resource group.
She said some of her goals for the group are “to make sure that the rest of (the) district knows we exist, as well as patrons, and provide … programs that highlight Black people, which had been something that was lacking in the past.”
‘There’s a lot of good intentions at the district, and not a lot of action. But the African Diaspora Advisory Collective certainly would love to see more inclusive hiring, better and more intentional retention practice.’
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The group meets weekly, Littlejohn said — not only to connect with one another, but to do important work for the district.
As the fi rst employee resource group in the district, some challenges of the organization were establishing its value and role, Littlejohn explained.
Advocating for change
“One of our managers had wanted some sort of employee resource group specifi cally for Black employees to exist. She had been pushing for it and there wasn’t any action happening until George Floyd’s murder,” said Hawkins, a facilitator for the group.Following the murder of Floyd in May 2020, Hawkins said she thinks there was advisement from an outside consultant to let all of the Black employees at the Arapahoe Library District have a space to talk to each other.
“So that’s one of our challenges is to (say), like, ‘No, this is valuable. No, this is necessary. And we should really look into adapting for “There’sthis.’”alot of good intentions at the district, and not a lot of action. But the African Diaspora Advisory Collective certainly would love to see more inclusive hiring, better and more intentional retention practice,” Hawkins said.
conversation.’”Someofthethemes discussed during the August event included the power of words, the value of storytelling and the importance of addressing generational trauma. Participants shared and compared their interpretations of the poems, always in a respectful“Tomanner.haveall of those different ideas and different views come apart in a conversation was amazing,” Littlejohn said, explaining she hopes to foster a community of people who want to understand others’ perspectives.
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“I really hope that our district means it when they say that, you
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Littlejohn said the group wanted to create programs they saw value in and thought patrons would fi nd value in as well.
The African Diaspora Advisory Collective is an example of that, she explained, as it has directly benefi ted its members and enacted small but important changes in the library district.
In addition to its advocacy and consulting work, the African Diaspora Advisory Collective occasionally offers supplemental programs for the public.
“The longer we exist, I think the more we’re getting used as a resource,” Littlejohn said.
Hawkins agreed, saying, “That was honestly a pretty signifi cant accomplishment.”Theemployeesare located across about fi ve different libraries, so getting a guaranteed block of time to meet to do work was a challenge at fi rst, Littlejohn said. However, those meetings have now been established as a priority.“I would say that our existence has shifted other internal discussions around inclusivity in general. Folks from other departments will reach out to us sometimes and ask for advice,” Hawkins said.
“And so we were able to provide our thoughts,” she said, noting such a conversation would have been unlikely prior to the group’s existence.Littlejohn said the district is also starting to consult the group about their wording and market-
know, we are codifi ed in the backbone — or, I don’t know, maybe the muscles, maybe not the backbone — of what our library district is,” Hawkins said.
Implementing community programs
For example, some asked for advice about potentially partnering with the Tattered Cover Book Store, given its previous controversy.Thestore, as reported by The Denver Post, faced backlash after releasing a neutrality statement during the Black Lives Matter protests following Floyd’s murder, as well as after its owners claimed it was the nation’s largest Black-owned book store.
When the time comes that the founding members of the African Diaspora Advisory Collective no longer work at the library district, Hawkins said she hopes the employee resource group continues to exist.
ing to make sure it’s appropriate. The collaboration has been great, she said, because it’s helped prevent some offensive material from being shared.
Attendees also spoke about the importance of taking action to help alleviate some of the pressure placed on younger generations to address current issues, such as climate change and social injustice.Although one person cannot solve these issues on their own, Hawkins said a person’s actions can ripple out and enact change on some level.
able to implement, Littlejohn said, “That we exist, is one.”
The group’s most recent event, held in August, was a virtual conversation about the poetry book “Call Us What We Carry,” written by 24-year-old Amanda Gorman, a poet and activist who spoke during President Joe Biden’s inauguration.People gathered via Zoom for the conversation, which Littlejohn facilitated, discussing what stood out to them from the poems and how they see it relating to society.“Iwant it to be comfortable, I want it to be open,” Littlejohn said, explaining the group refers to the gathering as a living room conversation. “A couple of the attendees are always like, ‘It really does feel like a living room. Feels like we’re just having an open
Participation in the group has helped with Hawkins’ professional development, she said. For example, it helped introduce her to other people in the district she may not have otherwise met and gave her opportunities to join other committees and speak to upper-management.“It’sbeennecessary and it’s helped us all develop professionally … and keep us at ALD (Arapahoe Library District),” LittlejohnHawkinssaid.said the group “keeps us mentally sustained, at such a homogenous work environment.”
“It is a great organization,” Littlejohn said about the district. “But like many great organizations, there’s always room to grow.”
“I’ve gained a sisterhood from it,” Littlejohn said, explaining the group members regularly check in on each other outside of their meetings. “It’s been super, superLookingvaluable.”ahead, Hawkins said it’s important that more employee resource groups are created for people of other identities, as well.“Ithink (it) would help with retention because, you know, we’re not the only ones underrepresented at libraries,” Hawkins said.
Overall, progress has been made at Arapahoe Library District, Littlejohn said, but there is still more work to be done.
“We wanted to just get in some programming that we knew the Black community, Black-identifying community, would love to have,” she said.
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Blake Purchase of Cherry Creek is held as he goes after Arvada West quarterback Ethan Cook. PHOTOS BY JIM BENTON
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Creek takes down A-West 62-21
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“With our group we talk about a mentality of dealing with adversity, staying positive, don’t let the referee bother you, don’t yell at each other, don’t yell at your opponent. The guys did a good job of buying into that against Rock Canyon.”Sophomore Liam Gilbert scored both Heritage goals in the comeback win after Rock Canyon’s Aiden Bowman gave the Jaguars a 1-0 lead in the 65th minute with a penalty kick goal.
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wrapped up in the final score.The top-ranked and threetime defending Class 5A champion Bruins whipped Arvada West, 62-21, in a Sept. 16 game played at the Stutler Bowl.
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Cherry Creek starting quarterback Aurelio Marchiol (11) completed 10 of 17 passes for 125 yards in limited duty in the Bruins’ 62-21 win over Arvada West on Sept. 16.
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“We have a long ways to go,” said Logan. “This is a long season. You learn a lot about your team during the regular season during wins
Heritage’s boys soccer team rallied to earn a 2-1 Continental League victory over Rock Canyon in a Sept. 13 match played at Halftime Help Stadium.
who play a lot, we do have a lot of seniors too, but the juniors really have matured,” said Buseck. “It’s showing that they want to fight and win games.
Gilbert tied the game
Heritage’s Garrett Belcher makes a sliding tackle to knock the ball away from Rock Canyon’s Aiden Bowman during the Sept. 6 match. The Eagles rallied to post a 2-1 victory.
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“We had a hard time getting them slowed down. We made a couple adjustments which helped us. We were forunate to get on our hands on a few of the balls. We had too many penalties. Some of them I think we earned and some of
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and two fumble recoveries. Too many penalties against the Bruins were another concern.“Theyare a really good passing team,” added Logan “They have good receivers, good skilled position players and the quarterback has been a twoyear starter. We knew they could throw it and they did a lot of good things in the
passing game especially in the first couple drives.
Heritage improved its overall record to 3-2-1 and 1-0 in the Continental League while coach Luis Beimad’s Rock Canyon team slipped to 2-3-2 and 0-1.
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“We just executed,” said Herron.
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Rock Canyon’s Aiden Bowman (7) launches a penalty kick towards the Heritage goal. Bowman scored to give the Jaguars the lead but the Eagles came back to get a 2-1 win in the Sept. 6 game.
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“Coach Logan always brings that up. We always have a good run game and with these backs, we are always going to be efficient with the run game. Tonight was pretty
suit on Sept. 22 at the Stutler Bowl. Regis was ranked second in the Sept. 12 CHSAANow.com poll but dropped a 29-28 decision to Ralston Valley on Sept. 16.
“We played a lot of guys in the second half, which is always good, and listen, Arvada West is a really good team,” said Logan. “It got away from them a little bit in the first half. We had several big turnovers and two defensive scores.”
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Cherry Creek’s defense, led by Chase Brackney, Blake Purchase and Jake Howell, shut down the Arvada West ground attack and limited everybody except Cook and Brady Witherspoon, who teamed up for three TD receptions.
Tann gained 118 yards on 11 carries for Creek and scored once. Herron picked up 101 yards on seven carries and had two TDs.
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with a goal 13 minutes later and won the game with his second goal with 3:40 left to play in regulation
Herron scored twice for the Bruins, backup quarterback Brian Rudden threw two TD passes, Chase Brackney recovered a fumble in the end zone for a touchdown and junior Brantley Logan had two interceptions and both went for touchdowns.
“Thetime.first one I kind of found a space inside the 18, got a punch on the ball and shot it on goal and it went in,” said Gilbert. “The second one, Zach (Armijo) shot it and a player checked it right to me.
fun. It was homecoming week. I learned a lot in the game. I’ve got to be more explosive and bring moreCherryenergy.”Creek, 3-1, faces Regis Je-
Jake Howell (40) of Cherry Creek brings down Arvada West quarterback Ethan Cook (9).
“We just had to stay focused. We’ve won the last two games so it can only being going up for us.”
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them probably not. We’ll get those cleaned up. I thought the offensive line was the key to the running game.”Cherry Creek’s offensive line and running backs led by Carlson Tann and Jordan Herron ground out yardage and took control of the game in the first quarter after the Wildcats managed a 7-7 tie early in the game. The Bruins wound up using three different quarterbacks in the game and the trio completed 14 of 17 for 239 yards.
“It was our first win in league so that sets us up to start league play,” said Buseck. “The Continetal League is still tough. It does feel open this season and this sets us up for league play and we’ll see if we can get more.”
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To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.
Original Beneficiary(ies)
Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado
By: Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee
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.
MetLife Home Loans, a Division of MetLife Bank, N.A.
Pursuant$50,823.56to 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
LOT 43, HOMESTEAD FARM FILING NO. 6, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
Original Grantor(s) Victor R. Griggs
Original Beneficiary(ies)
Last Publication: 10/20/2022
RecordingArapahoe Date of Deed of Trust October 25, 2005 Recording (ReceptionInformationNo.and/or Book/Page No.)
Original StephanieGrantor(s)Brabec
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS FORECLOSURE§38-38-103SALENO. 0343-2022
DATE: 07/08/2022
Name of Publication: Littleton Independent
Pursuant$162,473.87toCRS §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.
Attorney File # 22-027929
Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado
FOR FIRST OPTION MORTGAGE, LLC
THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.
Last Publication: 10/6/2022
Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE
IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES EN TITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;
NOTICE OF SALE
NOTICE OF SALE
Last Publication: 10/13/2022
September 22, 202230 Centennial Citizen Centennial Legals September 22, 2022 * 1 www.ColoradoCommunityMedia.com/Notices
County of Recording
EXHIBIT A 0362-2022
Name of Publication: Littleton Independent
NOTICE OF SALE
Recording (ReceptionInformationNo.and/or Book/Page No.)
FORECLOSURECOMBINEDPublicLegalsTrusteesNOTICE-PUBLICATIONCRS§38-38-103SALENO.0378-2022
Original Grantor(s)
Attorney File # CO-22-939642-LL
Joseph D. DeGiorgio #45557
Last Publication: 10/20/2022
COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS FORECLOSURE§38-38-103SALENO. 0367-2022
Outstanding$600,000.00 Principal Balance
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.
Also known by street and number as: 5942 East Irish Place, Centennial, CO 80112.
Last Publication: 10/20/2022
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 11/09/2022, 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.
Anita Allen Original Beneficiary(ies)
First Publication: 9/15/2022
Outstanding$78,275.00 Principal Balance
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) rep resenting the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Mortgage Assets Management, LLC Date of Deed of Trust October 06, 2010
Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. ("MERS") as nominee of Guaranteed Rate, Inc., Its Successors and Assigns
Name of Publication: Littleton Independent NOTICE0377-2022
Legal1/2015Notice No. 0367-2022
Original Grantor(s)
THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.
RecordingArapahoe Date of Deed of Trust April 13, (ReceptionRecording2012InformationNo.and/or Book/Page No.)
N. April Norton #34861
Last Publication: 10/6/2022
Name of Publication: Littleton Independent
OriginalD6103352Principal Amount
COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS FORECLOSURE§38-38-103SALENO. 0335-2022
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 11/16/2022, 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.
Last Publication: 10/20/2022
Holly Shilliday #24423
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
The Attorney
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A
Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990
Legal Notice No. 0377-2022
Also known by street and number as: 2683 E Fremont Place, Centennial, CO 80122.
Outstanding$435,000.00 Principal Balance
THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.
Pursuant$504,549.78to
SEE ATTACHED EXHIBIT A
IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES EN TITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) rep resenting the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
Name of Publication: Littleton Independent
Erin Croke #46557
First Publication: 9/22/2022
above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 11/09/2022, 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.
McCarthy & Holthus LLP 7700 E Arapahoe Road, Suite 230, Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122
Ann Elizabeth Martin
Original Beneficiary(ies)
PUBLIC NOTICES
OriginalD4113854Principal Amount
National City Bank
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.
Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF IN TENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 07/19/2022
DATE: 07/01/2022
First Publication: 9/22/2022
PUBLICATION CRS FORECLOSURE§38-38-103SALENO.
OriginalB5160218Principal Amount
Ilene Dell'Acqua #31755
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 11/02/2022, 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.
IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES EN TITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;
First Publication: 9/15/2022
OriginalD0112068Principal Amount
Original Grantor(s)
Original Beneficiary(ies)
Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee
Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee
McCarthy & Holthus LLP 7700 E Arapahoe Road, Suite 230, Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122
RecordingArapahoe
Attorney File # CO-22-937472-LL
©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Re vised 1/2015
On July 8, 2022, 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.
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
Holly Shilliday #24423
Original CHRISTOPHERGrantor(s)D. WIETRICK AND CARA A. WIETRICK
THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.
Pursuant$190,464.60toCRS §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 of the terms thereof.
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) rep resenting the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
First Publication: 9/22/2022
County of Recording
Legal Notice NO. 0378-2022
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.
Date of Deed of Trust December 04, 2014
IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES EN TITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;
Last Publication: 10/13/2022
DATE: 07/08/2022
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
Randall Chin #31149
Ryan Bourgeois #51088
First Publication: 9/8/2022
First Publication: 9/15/2022
By: Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee
First Publication: 9/8/2022
©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Re vised 1/2015
COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS FORECLOSURE§38-38-103SALENO. 0362-2022
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt NewRez LLC, F/K/A New Penn Financial, LLC, D/B/A Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing
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.
First Publication: 9/22/2022
Name of Publication: Littleton Independent
Name of Publication: Littleton Independent
David R. Doughty #40042
Brian K McHugh and Melissa A McHugh
OriginalD7005665Principal Amount
LOT 69, THE KNOLLS WEST - FILING NO. 2 AMENDED, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.
Pursuant$119,107.82toCRS §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
Attorney File # 00000009533043
©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Re vised
MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATION, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS
Steven Bellanti #48306
©Public Trustees' of
Outstanding$198,800.00 Principal Balance
Outstanding$135,000.00 Principal Balance
By: Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee
On July 19, 2022, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relat ing to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.
Anna Johnston #51978
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) rep resenting the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Erin Croke #46557
LOT 23 AND 24, BLOCK 33, SOUTH BROAD WAY HEIGHTS, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 4394 S WASHINGTON ST, ENGLEWOOD, CO 80113.
Date of Deed of Trust November 25, 2014
Attorney File # CO-22-938006-LL
NOTICE OF SALE
Name of Publication: Littleton Independent
Lynn M. Janeway #15592
Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado
Barrett, Frappier & Weisserman, LLP 1391 Speer Boulevard, Suite 700, Denver, CO 80204 (303) 350-3711
COMBINED
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 11/16/2022, 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.
On July 8, 2022, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
Ilene Dell'Acqua #31755
On July 19, 2022, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relat ing to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.
Pursuant$63,158.45to
RecordingArapahoe Date of Deed of Trust September 14, 2016 Recording (ReceptionInformationNo.and/or Book/Page No.)
BUILDING A, UNIT 206, HERMITAGE AT GREENWOOD VILLAGE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND SUBJECT TO THE CONDOMINIUM DECLARATION FOR HERMITAGE AT GREEN WOOD VILLAGE RECORDED ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2000 AT RECEPTION NO. B0121191 AND THE CONDOMINIUM MAP RECORDED ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2000 AT RECEPTION NO. B0121192, IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK AND RECORDER OF THE COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. COUNTY OF ARAPA HOE, STATE OF COLORADO
Also known by street and number as: 6001 South Yosemite St #A-206, Greenwood Village, CO 80111.
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DATE: 07/19/2022
NOTICE OF SALE
On July 1, 2022, 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.
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Citizens Bank, National Association Date of Deed of Trust October 13, 2005
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) rep resenting the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Erin Croke #46557 Steven Bellanti #48306 Holly Shilliday #24423 Ilene Dell'Acqua #31755 McCarthy & Holthus LLP 7700 E Arapahoe Road, Suite 230, Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On June 28, 2022, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relat ing to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.
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.
Notices call Sheree 303.566.4088 legals@coloradocommunitymedia.com
LOT 6, BLOCK 5, FOUR LAKES SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 6, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF AlsoCOLORADO.knownbystreet and number as: 1732 East Phillips Avenue, Centennial, CO 80122.
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Current Holder of Evidence of Debt FINANCE OF AMERICA REVERSE LLC Date of Deed of Trust January 09, 2017 County of Recording RecordingArapahoe Date of Deed of Trust January 17, 2017 Recording (ReceptionInformationNo.and/or Book/Page No.)
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.
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Legal Notice NO. 0343-2022
CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: death of all named mortgagors under said Deed of Trust and the Evidence of Debt secured thereby THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
Legal Notice NO. 0362-2022
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.
MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR UNIVERSAL LENDING CORPORATION, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS
COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AUTHORITY Date of Deed of Trust April 06, 2012 County of Recording
Steven Bellanti #48306
Alison L Berry #34531
Nicholas H. Santarelli #46592
Association
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.
Outstanding$65,000.00 Principal Balance
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC Date of Deed of Trust September 06, 2016 County of Recording
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.
First Publication: 9/15/2022
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
County of Recording RecordingArapahoe Date of Deed of Trust November 02, 2010 Recording (ReceptionInformationNo.and/or Book/Page No.)
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On June 28, 2022, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relat ing to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.
Joan Lopez, Clerk to the Board
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) rep resenting the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Alison L Berry #34531
Wells Fargo Financial Colorado, Inc.
Name of Publication: Littleton Independent
Legal Notice NO. 0335-2022
RecordingArapahoe Date of Deed of Trust April 07, (ReceptionRecording2003InformationNo.and/or Book/Page No.)
First Publication: 9/1/2022
More information about this proposal is available at the offices of the Arapahoe County Public Works and Development Department, Building Division, 6924 S Lima St., Centennial CO 80112 (please call ahead to schedule an appointment if you plan to walk-in), by calling 720-874-6600, or by andLittletonPublisher:LastFirstLegalJoanMondayregularpwdbuildingsupport@arapahoegov.comemailingduringbusinesshours(8:00a.m.to4:30p.m.,throughFriday).Lopez,ClerktotheBoardNoticeNo.Arap1111Publication:September22,2022Publication:September22,2022EnglewoodHeraldIndependenttheCentennialCitizen
Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company or corporation that has fur nished labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender or other supplies used or consumed or any of its subcontractors or that has supplied rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used by Sturgeon Electric Company or any of its subcontractors in or about the per formance of the work done within unincorporated Arapahoe County, whose claim has not been paid by Sturgeon Electric Company or any of its subcontractors may file a claim with the Board of County Commissioners of Arapahoe County, 5334 S. Prince St., Littleton, CO 80166, at any time up to and including October 3, 2022.
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.
Date of Deed of Trust March 28, 2003
The Arapahoe County Board of County Commissioners will consider approving a Resolution to allow an exemption from the 2021 International Building Code requirements for residential PUD subdivision developments that were considered prior to the adoption of said Code and fully approved prior to the effective date of said Code; and, because they were not able to obtain addresses from the County prior to the effective date of said Code, were unable to apply for building permits prior to the effective date of said Code; provided that such develop ments are designed and built at a minimum to the requirements of the 2015 Building Codes; such exemption criteria being more fully described in the proposed Resolution.
Legal Notice NO. 0339-2022
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IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A
Last Publication: 9/29/2022
Legal Notice No. Arap 1109
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Monday, September 19, 2022, the Centennial City Council approved the following ordinance on second and final reading:
First Publication: 9/1/2022
Outstanding$170,626.48 Principal Balance
The full text of the ordinance is available for public inspection in the office of the City Clerk and is also available on the City’s web site, www.centennial colorado.com. The ordinance may be obtained by contacting the City Clerk, 303-754-3324. by a vote of 8 in favor, 0 against, 1 absent.
THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.
First Publication: 9/1/2022
DATE: 06/28/2022
On June 24, the Trustee
The CAPER draft will be available for review by any interested parties beginning Friday, Friday, September 23, 2022
Bids and
Last Publication: September 22, 2022
County of Recording
Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS FORECLOSURE§38-38-103SALENO. 0339-2022
McCarthy & Holthus LLP 7700 E Arapahoe Road, Suite 230, Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122
(First published September 8, 2022)
Publisher: Englewood Herald Littleton Independent and the Centennial Citizen
ORDINANCE NO. 2022-O-24
FIRST LIEN.
CITY OF CENTENNIAL
Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado
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First Publication: 9/1/2022
Pursuant$131,403.25toCRS
Last Publication: 9/29/2022
LEGAL DESCRIPTION 0320-2022
2022,
NOTICEARAPAHOEPublicSettlementsNoticeCOUNTYOFFINALSETTLEMENT
Last Publication: 9/29/2022
Original Grantor(s) Gerald W. Burke and Mayonie M. Johnson
andLittletonPublisher:LastFirstLegal80120,1690jfink@arapahoegov.com,JeremyPERtowellRequestsistrativeaspx?NID=334,http://www.arapahoegov.com/index.at:aswellasselectCountyadminbuildings,andbyindividualrequests.toreviewand/orsubmitcomments,asasrequestsforreasonableaccommodationsviewand/orsubmitcommentsonthe2021CAcanbemadeand/ordeliveredbycontactingFinkator(303)738-8062,orW.LittletonBlvd.,Suite300,Littleton,COAttn:JeremyFink.NoticeNo.Arap1110Publication:September22,2022Publication:September22,2022EnglewoodHeraldIndependenttheCentennialCitizen
THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO USE PARKING SPACE NO. 14 AND GARAGE NO. E, IN GARAGE BUILDING 19, AS DELIN EATED ON THE MAP RECORDED ON OCTO BER 14, 2004, AS RECEPTION NO. B4181225, AS A LIMITED COMMON ELEMENT, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.
Original Beneficiary(ies)
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 10/26/2022, 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.
Name of Publication: Littleton Independent
that the Board of County Commissioners of Arapahoe County, Colorado shall make final settlement with Stur geon Electric Company for its work completed for Arapahoe County. The work performed under this contract generally consisted of infrastructure and traffic signal improvements made at 8000 Chambers Rd (Intersection of Chambers Rd and the southern entrance to Cherry Creek Academy School) within Arapahoe County.
Legal Notice NO. 0320-2022
Report (CAPER) for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program and the HOME In vestment Partnership (HOME) Program, covering the period of May 1, 2021 through April 30, 2022.
Publisher: Littleton Independent and the Centennial Citizen Public Notice
number as: 8109 S Fillmore Way, Centennial, CO 80122.
NOTICE OF SALE
PUBLIC NOTICE
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and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) rep resenting the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Erin Croke #46557 Steven Bellanti #48306 Holly Shilliday #24423 Ilene Dell'Acqua #31755
THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.
Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company or corporation that has fur
This Notice is published in accordance with Sec tion 38-26-107 of C.R.S., and all claims, if any, shall be filed in accordance with this statutory section. Failure on the part of any claimant to file such verified statement and/or claim prior to the aforementioned date for filing claims shall release Arapahoe County, its officers, agents and employees from any or all liability, claims, and suits for payment due from AD Miller Services Inc.
By:Barbara Setterlind, MMC City LegalClerkNotice No. 530657-60657
§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
DATE: 06/28/2022
David W Drake #43315
Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado
Legal Notice No. Arap 1105
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Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado
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COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS FORECLOSURE§38-38-103SALENO. 0320-2022 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
THEREFORE, 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
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.
Last Publication: 9/29/2022
By: Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee
Randall S. Miller & Associates PC 216 16th Street, Suite 1210, Denver, CO 80202 (720) 259-6710
By: Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee
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.
If any citizen believes they have property in the possession of the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office that can be identified, and for which they can show proof of ownership associated with a written report that has been filed with the Sheriff’s Office prior to this announcement, can contact the evidence section of the Sheriff’s Office.
undersigned Public
PROPOSAL:NOTICEARAPAHOENoticeCOUNTYOFPUBLICHEARINGBUILDINGCODEEXEMPTION
Construction Amendment. The work generally consisted of construction services to construct a covered walkway at 1790 W Littleton Blvd., Littleton CO. Final Settlement will be made on October 3, 2022.
By: Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee
IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on October 11, 2022, the Arapahoe County Board of Commis sioners will hold a Public Hearing at 9:30 A.M., or as soon as possible thereafter at 5334 South Prince Street, East Hearing Room, Littleton, CO 80120; at which, all interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard concerning the above-described proposal. The agenda will typi cally be posted by the Friday afternoon preceding the hearing and can be viewed on our website at https://arapahoe.legistar.com/Calendar. You can also listen to, or speak at, the meeting by calling 1-855-436-3656. To join the speaking queue, press *3 on the telephone keypad.
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NOTICE8000NOTICEARAPAHOENoticeCOUNTYOFFINALSETTLEMENTConstructionContractforSouthChambersSignalProjectProjectNo.C19-004ISHEREBYGIVEN
nished labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender or other supplies used or consumed by AD Miller Services Inc. or any of its subcontractors, or that has supplied rental machinery, tools or equipment to the extent used by AD Miller Services Inc. or any of its subcon tractors in or about the performance of the work done for the above-described project whose claim therefore has not been paid by AD Miller Services Inc. or any of its subcontractors may file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid with the Arapahoe County Attorney's Office (on behalf of the Board of County Commissioners) at 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, CO 80120, at any time up to and including October 2, 2022.
First Publication: 9/1/2022
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CENTENNIAL, COLORADO REZONING CERTAIN PROPERTY LOCATED SOUTH OF EAST EASTER AVENUE AND EAST OF SOUTH FULTON STREET FROM OPEN SPACE AND RECREATION (OSR) TO BUSINESS PARK (BP100) UNDER THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE, AND AMEND ING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP (CASE NO. RZONE-22-00001)
Joan Lopez, Clerk to the Board
First Publication: September 22, 2022
LOT 145, BLOCK 1, HIGHLAND VIEW II SUB DIVISION, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, OF
CONDOMINIUM UNIT 305, BUILDING 1, SAVAN NAH, A CONDOMINIUM, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO, IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND SUBJECT TO THE DECLARATION OF COV ENANTS, CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS OF SAVANNAH, RECORDED ON JULY 27, 2004, AS RECEPTION NO. B4133216, AND THE MAP RECORDED ON JULY 27, 2004, AS RECEPTION NO. B4133217, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLO RADO TOGETHERRECORDS.WITH
Legal Notice No. Arap 1106
Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 10/26/2022, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street,
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.
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Name of Publication: Littleton Independent
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IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;
Joan Lopez, Clerk to the Board
This Notice is published pursuant to §38-26-107, C.R.S., and all claims, if any, shall be filed in ac cordance with this statutory section. Failure on the part of any claimant to file such verified statement and/or claim prior to the aforementioned date for filing claims shall release Arapahoe County, its officers, agents and employees from any or all liability, claims, and suits for payment by Sturgeon Electric Company.
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.
Last Publication: September 22, 2022
STATE
Last Publication: 9/29/2022
Attorney File # 22CO00156-1
The CAPER identifies CDBG and HOME activities undertaken or completed during the 2021 grant year, and assesses Arapahoe County’s progress toward meeting identified program goals and ob jectives, including budgetary and beneficiary data.
City and County Public
First Publication: September 22, 2022
NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;
Arapahoe County, Colorado Housing and Community Development Services
To whom it may concern: This notice is given with regard to items in the custody of the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office that have been released for public auction. The Sheriff’s Office will release nu merous items including but not limited to, bicycles, jewelry, audio/ visual equipment, automotive parts, tools, sports equipment (such as camping, rafting, skiing gear, etc.), household goods and other items of personal property to a private auction company identified as Propertyroom.com and/ or Roller Auction. These items will be released for on-line bidding on the last Tuesday of each month for Roller Auction and the last day of the month for Propertyroom.com. Both auctions are open to the public.
Publisher: Englewood Herald Littleton Independent and the Centennial Citizen Notices
David R. Doughty #40042 Nicholas H. Santarelli #46592 Lynn M. Janeway #15592 Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990
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, 10/26/2022, 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.
Alexis R. Abercrombie #56722
DATE: 06/24/2022
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) rep resenting the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
Scott D. Toebben #19011
Arapahoe County’s Housing and Community Development Services is inviting public com ment from Friday, September 23, 2022 through Monday, October 24, 2022 regarding the 2021 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation
Public
Attorney File # 22-027718
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Wells Fargo USA Holdings, Inc.
caused the Notice of Election and Demand relat ing to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records. Original Grantor(s) Dylan Dick Original MortgageBeneficiary(ies)ElectronicRegistration Systems Inc., as nominee for Fairway Independent Mortgage CurrentCorporationHolder of Evidence of Debt Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC Date of Deed of Trust October 19, 2020 County of Recording RecordingArapahoe Date of Deed of Trust October 22, 2020 Recording (ReceptionInformationNo.and/or Book/Page No.) E0144226 Book: N/A Page: Original Principal Amount Outstanding$242,250.00 Principal Balance Pursuant$236,978.25toCRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. See Attached Legal Description Also known by street and number as: 15700 E Jamison Dr Unit 1-305, Centennial, CO 80112. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.
N. April Norton #34861
NOTICE OF SALE
LOT 9, SECOND RESUBDIVISION OF BLOCKS 12, 13, 14 AND 15, SHERIDAN HILLS, SECOND FILING, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF
Name of Publication: Littleton Independent
Last Publication: September 22, 2022
First Publication: September 15, 2022
First Publication: 9/1/2022
Last Publication: September 22, 2022
NOTICEARAPAHOENoticeCOUNTYOFFINALSETTLEMENT
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of County Commissioners of Arapahoe County, Colorado shall make final settlement with Miller Services Inc. for its work completed for Arapahoe County on the project identified as RFP 20-49 Arapahoe County Covered Walkways
Name of Publication: Littleton Independent
Last Publication: 9/29/2022
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September 22, 202232 Centennial Citizen Come shop for unique gifts and special items during the Colorado Community Media Holiday Craft Show and Mini-Market; With more than 200 exhibitors filling the Douglas County Fairgrounds, this is the best place to find that special, personal gift for friends and family. The show will feature handmade crafts in all areas from metal and leather, to flowers, baskets, ceramics, and so much more. In it’s third year - expanding into two buildings. In 2021, 3,000 customers attended Interested in selling your handmade crafts? Interested in hosting classes? Contact Event Producer Thelma Grimes at tgrimes@coloradocommunitymedia.com All applications must be approved to participate Admission is free to the public PRESENTS 2022 Holiday Craft Show& Mini-Market 10amSaturdayNov.26-6pm 10amSundayNov.27-2pm Douglas 500FairgroundsCountyFairgroundsDv.CastleRock,CO. Visit Santa at the show on NovemberSaturday,26
