Centennial Citizen 102722

Councilmember Sweetland talks breast cancer diagnosis, recovery

Regular mammograms recommended

BY TAYLER SHAW

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In January of 2021, Centennial City Councilmember Christine

With no family history of breast cancer and staying current on recommended mammograms, Sweetland decided to get checked out.

After some tests, on the morning of Feb. 4, which is World Cancer Day, Sweetland was diagnosed with breast cancer.

Sweetland’s experience

know what stage it was. After more tests, doctors learned the cancer had spread to at least four lymph nodes, which required both chemotherapy and radiation.

The cancer was fast growing, Sweetland said. Not wanting to take a risk going forward, she decided to get a double mastectomy. The surgery took place on March 1, 2021.

mined the cancer was in 34 lymph

nodes, she said, meaning she had stage 3 breast cancer.

“Mentally, it was really hard,” she said, recalling times where she cried in the shower, seeing how her body had changed.

Her husband was an amazing caregiver, Sweetland said, and he would ask her to go on walks with him. A short time after the surgery,

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Domestic violence a ects 30% of Colorado residents

Abuse include physical, sexual, emotional

BY TAYLER SHAW TSHAW@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Throughout the month of October, more discussion and attention is given to a national, year-round issue — domestic violence, which affects more than 30% of Colorado residents at some point in their life.

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residents enjoy Centennial Whiskey Warmer

Tastings and live music featured

BY TAYLER SHAW

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As energetic, live music radiated from center stage at Centennial Center Park, Tina Giuffre danced

in the grass field with a smile spread across her face.

She was among a large crowd of people who attended Centennial’s second annual “Whiskey Warmer” event held on Oct. 22.

The celebration — featuring live musical performances, yard games, food trucks, vendors and whiskey tastings — attracted attendees from across Colorado.

Giuffre, who lives in the Englewood area, said her favorite part was dancing to the music of Soul School, a local band who performed lively covers of songs including “Come Together” by The Beatles, “Uptown Funk” by Mark Ronson, “24K Magic” by Bruno Mars and “Lose Yourself” by Eminem.

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Domestic violence can range from physical, sexual, and emotional abuse to psychological abuse, according to Arapahoe County’s website.

According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, an estimated 36.8% of Colorado women and 30.5% of Colorado men experience intimate partner physical violence, intimate partner sexual violence and/or intimate partner stalking in their lives.

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HALLOWEEN SAFETY TIP S

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Along with the fun celebrations Halloween offers, it also raises some safety concerns.

Melanie Wuzzardo, injury prevention coordinator at Swedish Medical Center in Englewood, said some of the main injuries on Halloween are slips, trips and falls.

She recommended making sure children’s costumes don’t drag on the ground, as well as opting for face paint rather than big face masks that limit a child’s visibility.

Children are twice as likely to get hit by a car on Halloween than any other day of the year, Wuzzardo said.

“Kids are extremely unpredictable on Halloween, so we want to make sure they’re not running across the street anywhere, crossing at crosswalks,” she said.

Drivers should keep this unpredictability in mind on Halloween and pay extra attention to the roads, she said.

“Remember to slow down on Halloween,” she said.

“You got to be careful of our kiddos in the streets on that day.”

Adding reflective tape to a child’s costume or putting on reflective shoelaces or glow-

in-the-dark wristbands can help increase the visibility of a child at night.

“Anything that can make them reflective at night is gonna help,” Wuzzardo said.

Avoiding fire hazards, burns

One of the safety concerns to look out for are burns, Wuzzardo said.

“Just stay away from candles,” she said.

According to the National Fire Protection Association,

Slips, trips and falls among top concerns

to use designated pumpkin carving tools, and making sure that those tools are dry and not slippery.”

It’s also a good idea to make sure costume props, such as swords, are not sharp, she said.

While trick-or-treating, Wuzzardo advised only going to houses with a light on and sticking to familiar areas. She also recommended checking children’s candy, ensuring it is safe and won’t cause an allergic reaction.

There have been some reports about whether parents and guardians should be concerned about “rainbow fentanyl” — brightly colored fentanyl pills and powder — being given to children disguised as candy.

between 2014 and 2019, an annual average of 770 home structure fires began with decorations.

About 44% of these fires occurred because the decorations were too close to a heat source, such as a candle or hot equipment, according to an Oct. 20 news release from the association.

Alternatives to using real candles include flameless candles and glow sticks, Wuzzardo said.

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She also recommended making sure costumes are flame-resistant.

Additional tips for a safe Halloween

Cuts from carving pumpkins are also a common Halloween injury, she said.

“What we’ll see is they grab onto the tool or the knife and their hand slips and then they cut themselves,” she said. “The big suggestion there is actually

“Here’s the thing, it might happen. We don’t know if it’s going to happen,” Wuzzardo said. “But it is not the thing that we are primarily thinking about and worrying about.”

“More likely, we’re going to see a lot more of those slips, trips, falls, the burns, the cuts and motor vehicle collision with a pedestrian,” she said.

Those interested in learning more Halloween safety tips from the National Fire Protection Association can visit bit.ly/2022safetytips.

Three Halloween themed cupcakes are brought in for judging for the Girl Scouts Cupcake War event at Ascent Church in Evergreen.

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2 dead, 1 injured in Englewood car crash

BY ROBERT TANN RTANN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A woman is seriously injured and two men are dead following a car accident Oct. 20 at the intersection of South Broadway and East Centennial Avenue in Englewood.

Englewood police said they were dispatched at 10:06 p.m. that night after a vehicle struck a traffic light

box and pole while traveling north on Broadway. Police said speed is being investigated as a factor in the accident.

The woman was taken to a local hospital and the two men were pronounced dead at the scene, police said. South Broadway was closed in both directions between West Lehow Avenue and West Rafferty Gardens Avenue until about 4:45 a.m. Oct. 21.

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Sweetland recalled a particular walk to the neighbor’s driveway where she felt as though everyone

“I couldn’t do it,” she said. “So, I ended up walking in the back-

About a month after the surgery, she began her chemotherapy, which she completed in July 2021.

With chemotherapy scheduled for every other Thursday, Sweetland said on the Wednesday before the appointment, she would go to a “chemo lunch” with friends.

“It made me feel normal,” she said. “It was the day that I felt really good, and then I knew I was putting poison in my body the next

Unlike chemotherapy, radiation was every day. She did 18 rounds of radiation, with the final round on

Through all of it, Sweetland only missed one city council meeting. Although city council members and senior city staff knew what was happening, others did not, she

“The hardest part is then telling other people,” Sweetland said. “I

“I think for myself, I needed to

The process is different for everyone, she explained, and it’s important for people to give themselves grace.

“I wasn’t ready to shave my head until it became apparent I

needed to shave my head. And then I needed to wear wigs until I was comfortable wearing a headscarf,” she said. “When you’re ready, you’re ready. And that’s different for everybody.”

Sweetland described herself as a “checklist person.” As she went through chemotherapy and radiation, she was focused on the next steps in the treatment process.

“And then when I was finished, that’s when it was: ‘What have I just gone through?’” Sweetland said. “That was, then, probably the hardest mentally for me.”

“I’m a pretty positive person, and it really took me to a dark place,” she said.

Kaiser Permanente, her healthcare provider, offered a support group, which Sweetland attended.

Now, Sweetland says she feels better off than she was, but it took a while to feel that way.

She continues to go to the oncologist every 90 days and has her tumor markers checked, which she said involves getting her blood drawn.

Those appointments will continue for several years, she said, and then it’ll gradually change to appointments every six months.

“You just try not to let it rule your life,” she said. “Whatever happens, happens, right? I’m gonna do the things I need to do the best that I can, and if something — if it comes back, we’ll deal with it.”

Sweetland expressed gratitude for her family and friends, explaining they stepped up in such a big way for her.

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Christine Sweetland smiling with her husband, Andy, in September 2022.

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“We’ve lived in our neighborhood for 20 years, and I have this amazing support group,” she said. “I’m just fortunate to surround myself with amazing people that really were there, and I hope that I get to — that I’m that person for somebody else at some point.”

One of the things Sweetland said she hopes people take away from her experience is understanding the importance of getting their health screenings and not putting it off.

The importance of mammograms

According to the American Cancer Society, except for skin cancers, breast cancer is the most common cancer in women in the U.S., making up about 30% of all new female cancers each year.

“The single most effective way for a woman to prevent breast cancer death is through screening mammography,” said Michael Lin, a breast imaging radiologist and the medical director of breast imaging at Centennial Hospital.

“Many studies have shown that getting an annual screening mammogram reduces the mortality

rate for breast cancer by at least 40%,” he said. “It really does save lives.”

It’s recommended women start annual screening mammography at age 40, Lin said. However, for women who are at a high risk for breast cancer, whether it be due to family history or another reason, those patients may need to screen earlier.

Getting a mammogram is important even if a person does not have any family history of cancer, Lin said.

“Unfortunately, the majority of breast cancers that we detect are not necessarily in a woman with this — with a known strong family his-

tory of breast cancer,” he said.

Symptoms of breast cancer include the formation of lumps, areas of breast thickening, areas of skin dimpling and nipple discharge, Lin said.

“Anxiety is a huge barrier to undergoing screening mammography, but the majority of the time, that anxiety is allayed at the time of their diagnostic imaging,” he said.

Another barrier is the perception that a mammogram is going to be extremely painful, he said.

“The majority of the patients who come here

for their first-time mammogram, they’re really pleasantly surprised at how relatively painless the exam is,” Lin said.

Stephanie Sullivan, the assistant vice president of media relations for HealthONE, said her mammogram is the easiest appointment she has all year.

“The goal of screening is to catch breast cancers ideally before they become palpable,” Lin said, such as in the case of lumps.

The impact of COVID-19

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, about 50% of eligible women were getting their

annual screening mammograms, Lin said. With the pandemic, that number decreased.

According to the National Cancer Institute, an estimated 9.4 million screening tests that normally would have taken place in 2020 in the U.S. did not happen, leading to concerns about cancers being diagnosed at a more advanced stage.

“We are still not at that level that we were at prepandemic,” Lin said. “So certainly, less than half of all women who should be — who we recommend would be getting screenings are actually getting screened.”

Early detection of breast cancer generally results in better outcomes, he said, often leading to less extensive surgeries, less extensive medical treatment and decreased mortality from breast cancer.

“Taking part in your own preventative health, whether it be screening mammograms or other screening exams, is a year round task,” Lin said. “It’s wonderful that we raise awareness in October, but what I would love is for that momentum to carry throughout the rest of the year.”

For those interested in learning more about breast cancer, Lin recommended visiting komen.org and mammographysaveslives. org.

Christine Sweetland smiling with her husband and two sons in November 2021.

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Arapahoe County Commission District 4 candidates

Roth wants to serve as mediator in addressing county problems Summey wants to champion ‘working class values’

BY ROBERT TANN RTANN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Growing up, Leslie Summey understood — possibly before most children — the world of “have and have nots.” Her father served in the U.S. Air Force before winning a school board seat in Colorado Springs. Her mother worked in local elections for El Paso County.

“It’s very different if you have heated bathrooms in your home and if you’re struggling to put food on the table,” Summey said. “At the time, we were a family that had not.”

Summey said her parents instilled in her a passion for service, and she later joined the Navy. After living in Northern Virginia, Summey returned to Colorado Springs in 2014. Her first foray into politics was an unsuccessful bid to primary Republican Rep. Doug Lamborn’s Democratic challenger.

Though Summey lost that challenge, she began to hone her political ethos — one she has made central to her Democratic bid to serve as an Arapahoe County commissioner for District 4.

“We need to be more focused on the bottom-up than we need to be focused on the top down because the people at the top are always going to be OK,” Summey said, adding she champions “working class values” in her bid to represent the central county district — which encompasses the City of Aurora.

If elected, Summey said her first priority would be exempting Arapahoe County from its revenue cap requirements mandated under TABOR — a state amendment that limits the amount of revenue the state government can spend.

Several counties have already pulled out of TABOR requirements, known as “debrucing,” allowing local officials to retain and spend all revenue generated within the year. Currently, Arapahoe County must return funds it collects if it exceeds a certain threshold each year.

Summey estimates the county could retain tens of millions more if it were to debruce, money she said would be crucial to bolster services for residents, especially as the county’s population is expected to grow.

“Instead of pushing things, kicking things down the road because we don’t have the money to deal with it that year, we’d have several million dollars to fix the roads, to talk about infrastructure, to work on homelessness, to provide more funding for our public health department,” Summey said.

But she also wants to take advantage of the unprecedented funds already available. The county garnered more than $127 million in federal stimulus aid through the American Rescue Plan Act — a

once-in-a-generation infusion of federal cash meant to boost local government’s recoveries from the COVID-19 pandemic.

In February, the county presented a framework for how it intends to divvy up the funds, from spending on business aid to education and mental health. One area of funding that especially excites Summey: $20 million to address housing and homelessness.

“We can do a lot with that $20 million,” Summey said, including funding workforce and housing programs, such as the Aurora-based organization Ready to Work.

Summey also envisions some funds could be used for affordable housing, something she said the county is in dire need of whether through new developments or repurposing of existing buildings.

“Once somebody has a roof over their head they can get those services they need,” Summey said, adding that providing “housing first” is a gateway to addressing other issues, such as addiction and mental health.

Summey said she would also like to work with local governments in the county to develop more holistic approaches to homelessness. She said she opposes the City of Aurora’s camping ban and wants to see more regional collaboration with other counties to provide a network of housing services.

Population growth, Summey said, is “inevitable, it’s going to happen, and it needs to happen.”

The county is already looking at amending its rules for land use and development in its unincorporated areas — the only land commissioners have direct jurisdiction over — while local cities in the county such as Littleton and Englewood are moving to support more housing with land close changes.

Summey said she supports a range of housing types, from smaller townhomes to denser apartments, which can have a positive impact on conserving energy and protecting the environment through smaller building footprints.

She acknowledged there has been pushback from some residents opposed to new development, especially denser housing, and said she wants to ensure all voices are heard in those decisions.

“Some of the pushback, I believe, from some people who are against certain ways of growing comes from fear and fear of the unknown,” Summey said. “We need to make sure that the people that are coming into this community have our interest at heart.”

Summey has made diversity and

BY ROBERT TANN RTANN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

As an elected official in the City of Aurora, Bob Roth said he “learned more in my nine years of city council than I did in pretty much the entirety of the rest of my life.”

Roth, who was appointed to a vacant council seat in 2010 before winning his first election in 2011, said it was a job that forced him to always be learning.

“I’ve always said I didn’t have to have all the answers but I needed to know how to find the answers,” Roth said.

Now as the Republican candidate for Arapahoe County commissioner for District 4 — which encompasses the City of Aurora — Roth said he hopes to bring a diversified skillset, and the ability to hear various sides of the pressing issues facing the county.

Roth’s background touches both public and private sector experience. He has worked 30 years as a residential and commercial developer and served more than a decade in various roles on boards and committees.

His father was a city council member for a small city in California, Roth said, and his grandfather a commissioner in Trinidad.

“You would have thought it would have been a part of my DNA, but I really didn’t start thinking about it until people started saying it,” Roth said of his time in public office.

It wasn’t until 2010, when Roth was serving on Aurora’s Citizen’s Water Advisory Committee, that he heard suggestions from those around him to run for council. Since that year, Roth has served twice as the city’s mayor pro team in 2013 and 2019.

His tenure came amid shifts in the county’s voting demographic, with the county as a whole trending more towards Democrats even as Aurora’s city council saw a recent right-ward shift last year.

Roth believes no matter the voting trends, “there are so many people that are just tired of what’s been happening regardless of who’s in charge, regardless of who’s in power.”

The two main pillars of Roth’s campaign — infrastructure and public safety — he believes cross political lines and gets to the heart of what he said voters are asking for.

The Republican candidate wants a regional approach to addressing public safety concerns and described a feeling of increased “lawlessness” over recent years. That, he said, intersects with the need to shore up infrastructure, specifically the county jail.

The facility was built in 1986 and only designed to fit 386 beds. With the addition of double and even triple bunks, the jail can now house 1,458 beds but its infrastructure, such as pipes and plumbing, has not

kept up.

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roughly 2-to-1 margin.

Voters were asked in 2019 to raise property taxes to pay for a new facility, but that proposal failed by a roughly 2-to-1 margin. While Roth said he was supportive of modernizing the jail, which he said “is falling apart,” he wants to do so without “reaching into taxpayers’ wallets.”

A solution could be using money from the county’s slice of the American Rescue Plan Act, a COVID stimulus package, which provided local governments with millions in new funds. The county currently has over $127 million in aid money.

“That’s a perfect example of an opportunity we can capitalize on for at least a portion of the funds needed to do this,” Roth said.

Those funds, however, are not permanent and must be fully spent by 2026. Roth said he believed there were multiple paths to securing the needed longterm funding for the jail, though he did not elaborate on specifics. He also said he did not know yet if it would be necessary to build a new facility.

“My commitment would be that, as soon as possible, dig into the budget and figure out what is possible and look at all different avenues,” Roth said, adding the jail “is not going to be an overnight solution.”

Roth’s Democratic challenger, Leslie Summey, has said she would support exempting the county from its revenue cap imposed by TABOR — a state constitutional amendment that limits how much revenue the state and local governments can spend. Some counties have opted out of this provision, boosting their budget accounts. But Roth said he opposes leaving TABOR, which he said was put in place “to protect the taxpayers for government overreach.”

“I am all about local control, letting the people make decisions for what they think is best for themselves and not having the government make that decision for us,” he said.

Another major task for county commissioners next year will be ensuring the success of the new county-wide health department — set to be operational Jan. 1, a day after Tri-County Health disbands.

“The biggest thing is just making sure the residents continue to have all of the support they need to not have service interruptions or concerns about their wellbeing,” Roth said.

Tri-County Health’s dissolution was the result of frustration from Douglas County commissioner’s over health officials’ COVID-19 policies. After pulling out of the intergovernmental health agency to form their own, the counties of Adams

Arapahoe County assessor candidates

Andrews to be accessible as assessor

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

After high school, Bob Andrews was working construction jobs, but his path soon changed at the urging of his best friend’s father, a “retired military man” who was selling real estate.

“He told his son and myself: ‘Why don’t you two boys go get your real-estate license?’” Andrews said. “I thought that made more sense than going to college because it was cheaper.”

So Andrews, a longtime Arapahoe County resident, made his first sale of a house and ended up going to college with the money he made. He earned a teacher’s certificate in history and math and later received a master’s degree in leadership and policy studies, he said.

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in the county. He’s up

He’s running as the Republican candidate to become Arapahoe County assessor, the official who affects property tax collection in the county. He’s up against Democrat and current Assessor PK Kaiser and Libertarian Joshua Lallement.

The assessor’s job is to establish accurate values of all properties — residential, commercial, agricultural, vacant land and more — in the county, a process that ensures that the amount of taxes property owners pay is fair and equitable.

Property taxes partly fund the Arapahoe County government, but the majority of the property taxes are distributed in order to fund school districts, fire and library

districts, other local entities, and cities and towns, according to a county document.

Andrews, 61, lives in Aurora and worked in Aurora Public Schools, teaching math at Aurora Hills Middle School and serving as dean of students at Vaughn Elementary School, he said. He also spent time as a high school wrestling coach, he said.

“When you’re younger, you do a lot of things to put food on the table,” Andrews said.

Eye on experience

Through the decades, he racked up 40 years of real estate experience, of which 25 were in the appraisal field — something he says sets him apart from the current county assessor.

As a person makes moves to purchase a home, the involved bank

will ask an independent party to inspect the home and compare it to other homes in the area to estimate its value based on factors such as square footage, amenities and location. That’s an “appraiser” process in the private sector, according to Andrews.

The assessor’s office uses what are called “mass appraisals” because there are so many properties in the county but a limited number of assessor’s staff to analyze them — the assessor’s office looks at properties that were built around the same time with a similar construction style, location, size, age and amenities, and it uses an algorithm to help value them. For residential properties, that algorithm is based on the price at which similar homes in

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Kaiser touts changes made in assessor role

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When he arrived in the United States in 2004 as an immigrant, PK Kaiser gravitated toward real estate.

He thought “my knowledge of business and my knowledge of accounting would give me a good start in real estate, and it did,” said Kaiser, who went on to hold a variety of local government positions. “I kept doing my real estate on the side as well,” he added.

Raised in Pakistan, he started a lifelong pursuit of education and has served in the Colorado Department of Revenue as a tax examiner. He holds a master’s degree in business administration in finance and another master’s in accounting, plus a master’s in agricultural economics, he said.

He’s running as the Democratic candidate and the incumbent for the office of Arapahoe County assessor, the official who affects property tax collection in the county. He’s up against Republican Bob Andrews and Libertarian Joshua Lallement in the election that ends in November.

The assessor’s job is to establish accurate values of all properties — residential, commercial, agricultural, vacant land and more — in the county, a process meant to ensure that the amount of taxes property owners pay is fair and equitable.

Property taxes partly fund the Arapahoe County government, but the majority of the property taxes are distributed in order to fund

school districts, fire and library districts, other local entities, and cities and towns, according to a county document.

Kaiser, who is in his late 50s, lives in Aurora and started a real estate brokerage business in 2005 and has worked as a managing broker, he said.

He has run unsuccessfully for Aurora City Council three times, for state House District 40 in Aurora twice and previously for the assessor’s office in 2014 before winning the seat in 2018.

Years ago, he thought about where his experience and passion were, and he decided to run for assessor because of his background in real estate, business and agriculture, he said. He was seeking “an opportunity to serve the people,” he said.

“I want to do it intensively be-

cause I came to (the) U.S. in 2004 as I said, so I need to work harder and harder to make up the gap I missed from the age I entered into the U.S. and the time I missed compared to other people,” Kaiser said.

“So whenever I find an opportunity, I work hard” while finding a way to serve the community, he said.

Putting service online

When the county assessor’s office calculates the value of properties, some property owners file protests, arguing that the given value of a property is inaccurate.

“When I came into office, it was an assessment year, and I saw long lines of people, sitting, standing to wait ... to protest their assessment. I saw the line even out of the county

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Lallement opposes taxation in run for assessor

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Longtime Littleton resident

Joshua Lallement says he knows what people need from their local government.

“I know the city, the county. I know the people. And I know what works and what doesn’t work,” Lallement said.

He’s running as the Libertarian candidate for the office of Arapahoe County assessor, the official who affects property tax collection in the county. He’s up against Democratic candidate and incumbent Assessor PK Kaiser and Republican Bob Andrews in the election that ends in November.

The assessor’s job is to establish accurate values of all properties — residential, commercial, agricul-

tural, vacant land and more — in the county, a process meant to ensure that the amount of taxes property owners pay is fair and equitable.

Property taxes partly fund the Arapahoe County government, but the majority of the property taxes are distributed in order to fund school districts, fire and library districts, other local entities, and cities and towns, according to a county document.

Lallement, 35, attended Heritage High School in Littleton and drives for Uber Eats, a food delivery service. He worked for about 11 years at Shepherd of the Hills church and school, performing maintenance. He serves as the communications

director, or spokesperson, for the Libertarian Party of Arapahoe County and ran unsuccessfully to be one of the Arapahoe County commissioners, the county’s elected leaders, in 2020.

While he does not have experience in the real estate industry, he says his job has given him a vantage point into the local economy.

“I drive around to a lot of restaurants and shopping centers and homes and apartments and can see the economic landscape,” Lallement said. “I see a lot of empty commercial spots that have been empty for years, and I think coming in with a lot of tax relief can help that.”

(The county assessor’s office itself does not set any tax rate — rather, different local government bodies set the rates. For example, county tax is set by the county commission-

ers, and school district taxes are set by school boards, an informational document from the Arapahoe County Assessor’s Office says. The assessor’s office works to establish the values of all properties, and then the tax rates are applied to those property values to determine the amount of tax owed.)

The assessor’s office usually can’t drastically affect property owners’ tax bills, but Lallement generally supports reducing property taxes.

“It’s not necessarily what I would do — it’s what I think should happen. And hopefully enough people get behind it, the county, we can do it.”

After the coronavirus pandemicrelated restrictions in recent years that affected the economy, Lallement

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the area are sold, according to the county.

The underlying principles are the same in how private appraisals and county assessments arrive at their values, said Andrews, who argues he has the experience needed to serve as assessor.

Andrews criticized Kaiser for not having acquired an appraisal license

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building,” said Kaiser, who felt the need to make a change.

After a long collaboration with colleagues and technology staff, the assessor’s office created an online appeal option so people wouldn’t have to depend on challenging the value in person, Kaiser said.

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felt that running for assessor is “a way to promote more economic liberty out there.”

“Honestly, I don’t think govern ment should have anything do to with valuing property. I think real estate agencies, prospective buyers and homeowners can best value

until he had already been in office. Andrews’ appraisal license is the “Licensed Appraiser” level, he said.

The “Licensed Appraiser” creden tial allows a person to appraise cer tain residential properties that have a transaction value of less than $1 million. It doesn’t allow for apprais ing all types of property, according to the state Division of Real Estate’s webpage.

Kaiser’s appraiser license is a type called “ad valorem,” a level of licen sure only used for appraiser employ ees of county tax assessment offices,

assessor’s office did not offer any mechanism of online property appeals before Kaiser took office.

In 2022, 56% of residential appeals in Arapahoe County were filed online, Kaiser said.

“So this was a great tool,” Kaiser added. (The assessor’s office uses “protest” and “appeal” as interchangeable terms, according to a county spokesperson.)

Kaiser’s administration also created a map online so people can see how assessed property values have

what the value of their property is,” Lallement said.

Lallement, whose Twitter pro file bio says “peaceful dissolution of the federal government” and “#TaxationIsTheft,” explained more about his views on taxes to Colorado Community Media.

“‘Taxation is theft’ just means that government is going to take part of your income whether you like it or not. When you (give) your time and your labor and you

according to the webpage.

Kaiser said county assessors don’t need to have any license and that many of the county appraisers in his office register with general appraisal licenses.

Andrews ran unsuccessfully for the state House District 41 seat to represent part of Aurora two years ago. The county GOP chair later sug gested he run for assessor, he said.

“I feel like Arapahoe County tax payers deserve better,” he said.

His campaign website says: “If elected, I will be accessible to the tax

changed near where they live or in other areas, he said.

“They can see their value is fair compared to their neighbors, their city, their county,” Kaiser said.

He added: “To the best of my knowledge, such transparency tool wasn’t offered before” in the county assessor’s office.

Campaign sees accusations

The election campaign for assessor this year has come with some accusations: Kaiser’s opponent,

agree to an established monetary exchange for that, that is your property. You can do with it as you please,” Lallement said. “When a group of people (come) and say ‘Oh, we’re going to take some of that income whether you like it or not,’ that is by definition theft. And if you resist, we’re going to put you in a cage. That is theft, whether it’s by a government or by an individual.”

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payers by re-instituting the ‘walk-in’ appointment policy.”

He takes issue with a sign at an Arapahoe County building that recently said the assessor’s office was only open by appointment — Andrews noted that the county treasurer’s office was open for walk ins. Andrews provided a photo of the county sign outlining the policies, which also says the clerk and record er’s office required appointments at the time.

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Andrews, said he heard that Kaiser only goes into work two or three times per week. Kaiser denied that.

“I work in (the) Littleton office Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, and every Wednesday, I’m in (the) Aurora office,” Kaiser said. “I work in Aurora office, and (the) majority of Aurora time I spend in field.”

He added: “In southern and eastern part (of Aurora), there is a lot

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funding public schools with prop erty tax revenue, Lallement said he promotes homeschooling and private schools.

“From my Libertarian roots, I would say (public) schooling shouldn’t exist,” said Lallement, adding that when people have kids, it’s their responsibility to educate them.

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(The county treasurer is Republican Sue Sand strom, and the clerk and recorder is Democrat Joan Lopez.)

Residents “deserve to have their county officials accessible,” Andrews said.

The county assessor’s webpage currently says: “For in-person services, walk-ins welcome, but appointments recommended.”

Andrews also says he’d like to give public presentations to teach people about whether their

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of new construction, and we want to make sure we’re capturing everything.”

Earlier in the coronavirus pandemic, the assessor’s office was working remotely, Kaiser said. He still allows staff to work 60% in the of fice and 40% from home “if the nature of their work allows it,” he said.

Andrews pointed to a court case that arose from Kaiser being fired from the Colorado Department of Corrections, where Kaiser had worked as a corrections officer and then briefly trained to become a parole officer.

Allegedly, Kaiser was late to work and had attendance problems, according to the court case that reached the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in 2012.

Kaiser argued the real reason for his discharge was discrimination because he is Muslim and from Pakistan, according to a summary in the 10th Circuit decision. A court had previously ruled that Kaiser failed to produce evidence. The 10th Circuit upheld the ruling against Kaiser.

Kaiser maintains there were “some issues around religious practices.”

home is being accurately assessed for tax pur poses.

Running as Republican

When asked what running as a Republican means for how he would approach running the assessor’s office, Andrews said: “Absolutely noth ing.”

“Political affiliations do not have (anything to do) with my office. I do not legislate; I crunch num bers,” Andrews said. He added: “Now, whether we put an ‘R’ or ‘D’ behind my name, I could care less. My philosophies lean more right than left, so I run (Republican) because that’s the only way you’re going to get elected, to choose a side.”

“I was on the job less than three days when my job was terminated,” Kaiser said in a statement this month. “In all those three days I was in the training classes and never late a minute. I believedand still believe it that my job was terminated because of my religion.”

Andrews also took issue with a sign at an Arapahoe County building that recently said the assessor’s office was only open by appointment — Andrews noted that the county treasurer’s office was open for walk ins. Andrews provided a photo of the county sign outlining the policies, which also says the clerk and recorder’s office required appointments at the time.

Kaiser said the office was not fully open earlier in the pandemic when there were restrictions but that the office is currently open for walk ins.

Regarding the photo of the sign, Kaiser said the issue was raised, “and I believe the same day or next day, they changed the sign. It was not imposed by us.”

The county assessor’s webpage currently says: “For in-person services, walk-ins welcome, but appointments recommended.”

Andrews also criticized Kaiser for not having acquired an appraisal license until he had already been in office.

As a person makes moves to purchase a home, the involved bank will ask an independent party

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in 2020, Lallement wanted “to transition to something else so people could go out and pay for their own kids’ education,” he said.

“It seems like there’s a lot of complaints from people about how their kids are edu cated in public schools,” Lallement said. He added: “The only way they’re going to be satisfied is if they (have the money) to invest in a private school that better meets their values.”

to inspect the home and compare it to other homes in the area to estimate its value based on factors such as square footage, amenities and location. That’s an “appraiser” process in the private sector, Andrews said in an interview with Colorado Community Media.

The county assessor determines property values too, often by comparing a property with those that are similar in location, design, size, age and amenities, the county’s website says.

Kaiser said county assessors don’t need to have any license and that many of the county appraisers in his office register with general appraisal licenses.

“I hire and manage appraisers, and I have about three dozen appraisers in my office,” Kaiser said.

Kaiser added that his license is a type of appraiser license called “ad valorem.”

“But again I’ll say that it is not required,” he said. “The assessor itself doesn’t appraise any property … What helped me most is my knowledge of statistics (and) my knowledge of economics and finance.”

He said half the assessor’s office staff is in the appraisal side and half is in the administrative side.

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equity a pillar of her campaign, saying the current national political climate has stoked “a lot of fear.” She called the Supreme Court’s decision in May to overturn Roe. v. Wade — ending federal abortion protections — “an unprecedented situation” where the government has “taken away the right of women to just their own destiny.”

Though Colorado currently has state-wide abortion access, Sum mey said it will be important as an elected official to stress her support for the right to choose among other social and human rights issues cur rently under political fire.

Summey said she supports LGBTQ rights and will ensure the county is a welcoming place for those groups as well as immigrants, people of color and working-class people. As a veteran, she wants to improve education about veterans’

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Andrews also accused Kaiser of improperly using his office in connection with his campaign by giving his employees Starbucks gift cards with holiday cards that read “Re-elect PK Kaiser.”

Kaiser said he was “absolutely not” intending to campaign with that action.

“Every year, I give a gift card and

benefits in the county.

“Our veterans span the gamut, we have veterans who are LGBTQ, we have veterans of color, we have vet erans who are immigrants, veterans who are unhoused,” Summey said.

Ultimately, Summey said the at tack on different minorities’ rights is a political distraction from years of neglect in communities.

“Somebody else’s marriage does not impact mine,” Summey said, “But we have people that are wak ing up every day not knowing what is going to happen at the end of the month if their paycheck is not go ing to be enough to make it.”

Summey said her lived experi ence of economic struggle is what is needed on the commissioner board and hopes it will help her muster support come Nov. 8.

“I have been a woman, and a mother who knows the struggles of feeding the family and making sure that all of the bills are paid,” she said. “We need to have people who realize pretty much what everyone else is going through.”

a small kind of gift to all my staff regardless,” Kaiser said.

His mother died last year, and Kaiser was making traveling ar rangements to Pakistan, and in hurrying, he was “not in my right mind,” he said.

“I thought I should not miss my staff in this important time of the year, so whatever I had on hand, I (used) to show my appreciation … there was not time to buy new cards and write them,” Kaiser said.

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and Arapahoe did the same — though not because of COVIDrelated reasons, county leaders have said.

Still, Roth said he heard and shared some criticisms of TriHealth officials during the pandem ic, which he said was “dissatisfac tion about appointed individuals, not elected individuals, about positions that affected us so drasti cally.”

If elected, Roth said he would like to see more oversight from com missioners with the new health department “to make sure that things are people handled the way they should be handled.”

With 30 years of experience as a developer, Roth said he is poised to help address the county’s housing issues, namely the lack of an af fordable supply — such as town homes.

my friends and family, I put the same one for everyone,” Kaiser added.

Once someone complained, “I openly apologized to everybody … it was obviously 100% not intended (for) election,” Kaiser said.

Kaiser said Andrews’ campaign “is only negative ads, negative comments.”

Running as Democrat

When asked how running as a Democrat informs his approach to doing the job of assessor, Kaiser

“We have got to have that product available for first-time buyers and people who are downsizing,” Roth said, adding the lack of availability is a key barrier to home ownership.

But such new developments, while currently being embraced by commissioners as they explore ways to shore up affordable supply, have also sparked frustration from residents.

Roth said he understands the mistakes developers can make, and said he’s had to play the role of me diator between the two groups in his time as a city council member.

“I think that I’m able to under stand a developers pain points and the ways through,” said Roth, adding he would encourage more communication and transparency between developers and residents.

Roth said he would also like to ex plore other housing options, such as tiny homes and protected land trusts that control a land’s price, as ways to bring down costs.

“There’s a lot of chances for us to be creative,” he said.

said the assessor’s job “is aparti san.”

“We serve the people regardless,” Kaiser said, adding, “We are just focusing on the properties.”

He noted that under a general two-party system, “the entry into the election is very difficult for the independent candidates.”

“My values more aligned with the Democrat Party, so from day one, when I became (a) citizen, the first party I joined was the Demo crat Party, and I feel proud of it,” Kaiser said.

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Exhausting election ads

Over the last few election cycles there has been a disturbing trend that continues to get worse — television advertising. In the last presidential election, I was positive they couldn’t get any worse. I was wrong.

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This election cycle’s advertising in almost every race is nothing short of disgusting, annoying and mostly untrue. Ad after ad solely focused on getting one party to win over the other shows how tone-deaf candidates and those running their campaigns have become.

Thelma Grimes

It’s clear the Democrats are working to use this year’s Supreme Court ruling against abortion as a cornerstone issue to maintain control at the state level and in Washington. The problem is these ads are so poorly constructed, so annoyingly condescending that you forget about the positions they are taking and roll your eyes in disgust.

Some ads feature “seemingly” everyday citizens taking the “we’re mad as hell and we’re not going to take it anymore” approach. The problem is, if they are actors — they are terrible. If they are not actors — they need a lot more coaching before the cameras go live.

Another layer of annoying this year is the mom card. Candidates saying they are moms so they should be elected. While I agree moms are great managers, organizers and work hard — that doesn’t mean I am going to elect them solely on their mom status to pass and enforce laws.

I respect and love moms. I am a mom. However, qualifications to hold office should be based on a lot more than whether or not you are raising children. While I understand this tactic is aimed at middle-class moms — it is a ridiculous plan.

That leads me to another annoyance emerging as an election trend. That is the candidates who are choosing to run. I have been shocked a lot this election cycle with the fact that many of this year’s candidates in various races have few, if any, qualifications.

Some candidates seem to be running because it sounds good. Based on answers to questions and actions, it almost seems like they are taking a “what the heck” approach.

Whether it is a town council member, county coroner or state seat — holding office should be considered a privilege and the level of responsibility and integrity that comes with it should be respected. Holding office should not be about getting the other party voted out or because it’s become pretty easy to run.

After being elected, the work has to be done and citizens rely on every level of government to function.

Moving back into the exhausting television ads — the other issue that is getting worse is the fear factor messaging.

The doom and gloom messaging that if a candidate is elected the world could end, taxes will reach the highest they ever had, children will never be educated correctly again or all our civil rights will be abolished the day after the election is ridiculous.

I would like to see more ads with solutions, actual positions and messaging on each particular candidate. Tell us what you think can be done to help the economy. When we are spending hundreds of dollars on one or two bags of groceries at the store — we do not want to see your attack commercials.

When gasoline prices are skyrocketing, housing in Colorado may never be affordable again, homeless rates are rising and crime rates continue to be alarming — we do not need attack ads.

I would love to see candidates get back to civility, respect and the understanding that the work they are doing matters and schoolyard, childish behavior is just noise we no longer want or need to hear.

Thelma Grimes is the south metro editor for Colorado Community Media.

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Our democracy is fragile

Most Americans believe that our democracy is being threatened and I too am worried about what I as a citizen can do to help strengthen our way of life.

Fear is spreading in America due to a complex array of problems. Political issues related to a lack of shared facts caused by misinformation and a lack of information about issues is one of the leading problems. Inequality and changing demographics in our country ultimately leading to the white majority becoming a minority is causing great divides.

Climate change, voting rights, and institutional funding add to our list of challenges.

What can we do about these problems? Civics education in all our schools and for those who are unfamiliar with the Constitution could benefit us all. Expand the number of voters by encouraging mail-in ballots. Learn more about identifying misinformation and good sources for the information. Enjoy the community that you live in by engaging with people of all colors, race and views.

Participating in our democracy is our best medicine.

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I strongly encourage your vote to reelect Rebecca McClellan to the Colorado State Board of Education in CD6.

Rebecca McClellan has lived in my neighborhood since 1997, where she and Jim have raised their children, volunteering in our local public schools along the way. We have seen firsthand Rebecca’s commitment to public education from her volunteer work, service as a PTCO

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secretary, and her service as liaison to the Cherry Creek School District when she served on our Centennial City Council.

On the State Board of Education, Rebecca has worked tirelessly to increase academic excellence and opportunity for every Colorado student. As a board legislative liaison, Rebecca McClellan testified before the legislature to help pass the bipartisan full-day kindergarten bill. She successfully advocated for our state recovery funds to prioritize proven strategies like high-impact tutoring to accelerate academic growth and boost achievement. Rebecca has worked to support the bipartisan READ Act to deliver evidence-based literacy instruction to more Colorado students, including students with dyslexia. When she noticed that on-time graduation rates were getting dinged for districts offering the ASCENT program, she worked with a legislator to fix that. And now the ASCENT program is being expanded so more high school students can earn marketable qualifications and college credits through community colleges.

We truly need Rebecca McClellan’s continued involvement and dedication to support Colorado students’ success.

Please use your vote wisely and cast a vote for Rebecca McClellan for Colorado State Board of Education.

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“Domestic violence, I think, really goes back to power and control,” said Katherine Lawson, the chief development officer at Family Tree, a nonprofit human services agency serving the metro Denver area.

Lawson said she thinks domestic violence is often hidden.

“I think that we as a society have, in some ways, sort of set things up to disbelieve the victim in many cases,” said Patricia West moreland, a psychiatrist at the HealthONE Behavioral Health and Wellness Center and the medical director of the women’s behavioral health unit.

“Many of these women do not come forward because they’re afraid of retribution, they’re afraid they won’t be believed, and they’re afraid that even if they are believed, they will have to confront their accuser in a courtroom situation,” Westmo reland said.

She recommended looking for sub tle signs such as someone becoming withdrawn, depressed or appearing afraid of or easily controlled by a partner.

Potential warning signs of an abuser include jealousy, verbal abuse, cruelty to animals, control ling all finances and harassment of the victim at work, according to Arapahoe County’s webpage.

“A good proportion of women develop post traumatic stress disor ders and have nightmares and flash backs even years after they have got ten out of the abusive relationship,” Westmoreland said, explaining domestic violence can also impact a person’s self-confidence and ability to trust others.

An interconnected issue

Women are at the highest risk of being abused by a domestic partner when they are pregnant, Westmore land said.

Westmoreland thinks this is partly because a pregnancy changes a relationship. In cases where a preg nancy was not intended, it can put a financial strain on the relationship and may lead to the abuser feeling in control of the other person.

Domestic violence is often an imme diate cause of homelessness, Law son explained, due to people fleeing unsafe situations.

Women who are socioeconomically disadvantaged are more likely to stay in abusive relationships so they can get their children fed, Westmoreland said.

However, when children observe this kind of relationship, they may seek these types of relationships themselves in an effort to sort of see if they can create a better outcome, Westmoreland said.

Children who experience domestic violence in their homes are at a signif icantly greater risk of being abused themselves, Lawson explained.

Preventing such a cycle is one of the goals of Family Tree.

“We partner with all people to prevent and overcome the intercon nected issues of child abuse, domes tic violence and homelessness to promote safety, healing and stability across generations,” Lawson said. “It’s really about breaking cycles of violence and poverty.”

Family Tree offers a variety of services and programs. Its domes tic violence programs include an emergency residential facility for survivors of domestic violence, a legal advocacy program, a domestic violence outreach program and a parenting program.

Through these programs, the non

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profit operates a 24-hour crisis line, safety planning efforts, law clinics, supervised parenting time, group support for survivors and community education efforts.

The programs Family Tree offers are interconnected, Lawson said, and clients can be connected to other programs as needed.

“It’s really important not to feel alone,” Lawson said.

O ering help

If a person suspects someone may be in an abusive relationship, West moreland recommends deepening a relationship with that person so they feel comfortable discussing the rela tionship and whether they feel safe and supported at home.

“Unfortunately, in many of these instances, the abuser typically tries to isolate the person and control them,” she said.

People can contact Family Tree’s do mestic violence outreach program to get advice on how to best help some one they think may be experiencing domestic violence, Lawson said.

“Some of the most important things is to not judge someone that’s in this situation, and to keep the dialogue open, and to be supportive,” Lawson said.

Something communities can do to help reduce domestic violence is teaching girls from a young age to

have a voice and stand up for them selves, Westmoreland said. Women who are economically independent are less likely to stay in an abusive relationship.

“Promoting the independence and the voice of women and girls, I think, is really, really important,” Westmore land said.

From a political perspective, West moreland feels the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade is “a really bad step backwards in that direction, because it certainly leaves women and girls feeling that they are not entirely in charge of their bodies and their own reproductive care,” she said.

“That, from a psychological stand point, I think puts women at a huge disadvantage,” Westmoreland said.

In regards to homelessness and domestic violence, it’s important for people to keep in mind that it’s challenging to address and overcome trauma, Lawson said.

She recommends people be un derstanding and not place blame or shame on others, as well as learn about how to help and the resources available in the community.

“I think it’s really important for people to know there’s a next step. There is a future where there is safety, healing and stability,” Lawson said. “So there is hope in the midst of a re ally, really challenging time.”

School in suburban Highlands Ranch, we have a drastically differ ent view.

Storojev says that a teacher’s job is to teach, and that it is law enforce ment’s job to apprehend perpetra tors. In the murder that took our son Kendrick’s life, law enforcement was there very quickly, but it was too late for our son. The only person who could have saved his life was an armed staff member in that room. Sadly, Kendrick’s teacher didn’t even have the option. Are Storo jev and sheriff candidate Michael Phibbs saying that the death of one child, or even two children, is ac ceptable?

Phibbs also said in a candidate Q&A in this paper that teachers don’t want the burden of carrying a firearm. We ask how this compares to the burden these teachers face of potentially dying by defending chil dren with their bodies. Because we see this in every one of these acts of domestic terrorism in our nation’s schools.

Phibbs also referred to these school shooters as “active harmers.” What insulting language to use in a community where our son was murdered, and Claire Davis was murdered. They were not simply “harmed.” They are never com ing home to their families. Phibbs

We have endorsed Darren Weekly for Douglas County sheriff because his view of school safety lines up very closely to ours. Where there are well-trained, armed school employ ees who would volunteer to defend children (and other school employ ees), we are glad to support our future Sheriff Weekly, who will sup port that effort in Douglas County.

John and Maria Castillo Roxborough

Weiser will defend rights

The government doesn’t belong in the examination room with a woman and her doctor. The Dobbs decision made this OK and states have since enforced abortion bans that have put women’s and girls’ lives at risk.

Our Attorney General Phil Weiser has long defended Roe v Wade and a woman’s constitutional right to a legal and safe abortion.

In a post-Roe world we need Phil in the AG office more than ever, providing an unwavering barrier against the harmful and regressive floodgates opened by the Supreme Court’s recent decision.

I am as grateful to the Colorado state legislature for passing the Reproductive Health Equity Act, and Phil’s pledged commitment to defending it, as I am afraid of his opponent’s declaration of support

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Every fall, pumpkin lovers rejoice in knowing their favorite flavors will start migrating from humble gourds to morning mugs. While the specialty beverage has corporate origins, local baristas put a hometown twist on “PSLs” across Colorado.

The origins of pumpkin spice lattes trace to 2003, when Starbucks’ Director of Espresso Peter Dukes came up with the idea out of a desire to replicate the seasonal success of the eggnog latte and peppermint mocha, according to The Daily Meal.

“Pumpkin spice latte has become more than just a beverage,” Dukes said. “It has become a harbinger of the season.”

Since then, the drink has evolved into an annual tradition outside Starbucks.

At Nixon’s Coffee House in Englewood, one barista said pumpkin pie syrup is used instead of pumpkin spice because it gives the drink a more unique flavor.

La Dolce Vita in Arvada uses pumpkin puree sauce and has served the drink since around the time Starbucks began the trend. Unlike the big chain, at LDV the taste will depend on the barista.

Barista Tamara Hansen said she adds vanilla to her PSL so that it gets a more robust flavor profile.

“I’m putting pumpkin sauce, of course, and vanilla, and I’m going to put whipped cream and cinnamon sugar,” Hansen said. “(The vanilla) adds a little bit of sweetness.”

Her co-worker Josh Crouch’s take on the drink is inspired by pumpkin pancakes and features some maple flavors.

“It’s got real pumpkin,” Crouch said, pointing to the pumpkin puree sauce used to flavor the drink.

Not just lattes

The PSL trend has spread far beyond espresso drinks. Local breweries have jumped on the flavor train as well — somewhat begrudgingly, in certain cases.

Colorado Plus Brew Pub in Wheat Ridge serves a “darker style of pumpkin ale,” according to Manager Jordan Peck. The “Don’t Call Me Pumpkin, Pumpkin Spice Ale” ale has a slightly higher-than-average alcohol content than other pumpkin beers, Peck said.

“It’s really full-bodied,” Peck said. “It’s pumpkin spice without being over the top.”

Chris Hill, owner of Odyssey Beerwerks in Arvada didn’t necessarily want to make a pumpkin beer, so he took the idea and went a different route.

“We opened in May of 2013,” Hill said. “As fall was rolling around, everybody was telling us we needed to do a

pumpkin beer because everyone does a pumpkin beer in fall. I didn’t really want to do one, but I asked our assistant brewer if he could do a different one. He came back with the idea to do a marshmallow porter with a pumpkin spice.”

The result is the “Fluffy Pumpkin Toasted Marshmallow Porter,” which was such a hit in 2013 that Odyssey kept it going on a seasonal basis.

“It was a one-off to appease customers,” Hill admits. “The reason we brewed a second batch was we had two bar owners and two friends of owners who called and said they had or had heard of this been we did and they really wanted to put it on tap. So, we did enough to make four-eight kegs and sold it to them. In 2014, we did a full batch and sold out before we were done fermenting.”

Despite the Fluffy Pumpkin’s beginnings, Hill says he’s come around on the pumpkin porter.

“I’m in a happy place with it now,” Hill said. “It’s a really good beer. I won’t say we were opposed, but since everyone does a pumpkin beer, we don’t need to do one, but we did and it was fantastic. I won’t downplay the beer. It’s really good.”

Barnett and Son Brewing Co. in Parker began their pumpkin beer with a homespun tradition.

Owner Andrew Barnett said their ‘Nevermore Pumpkin Ale’ — fittingly named after ‘The Raven,’ by Edgar Alan Poe — originated with a Halloween tradition at the Barnett home.

“It’s an old home brew recipe. As a home brewer, we used to deck out the Barnett house for Halloween,” Barnett said. “I’d hand out beers in the driveway for neighbors who came out to Halloween. When we opened the brewery, that tradition survived.”

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Barnett describes the ale as “a really good balance between the spices and the vegetable,” and said he was cautious against adding too much cinnamon, a move he believes undercuts the flavor of other pumpkin beers.

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The contemporary gallery CORE New Art Space, now located at 6501 W. Colfax Ave. in Lakewood (home of Casa Bonita), features solo exhibits by several members for about a month at a time. A number of members are from the south metro area and all members are experienced, imaginative interpreters of the world around us. Note weekend hours and plan a visit here and to other Lakewood galleries that await. Featured from Nov. 18 to Dec. 4: “ReDefined” by Michelle Lamb; “Transmute” by Christine O’Dea; and “Manana” by Chris Hudson. Lamb is an assemblage artist who re-purposes, re-uses, re-assembles objects into a new image, looks for common objects, including obsolete machinery, and gives them new meaning. Her piece “Fortification”

Photography winners for the City of Littleton’s 2023 calendar Littleton Calendar winners are selected and new calendars should be available, free, at city buildings the first week in December. Photographs will be by David Takahashi-Joyner; Steve Clark, David Skuodas, Candyce Herman, Amy Reichardt, Steven Petsch, Maureen Ravnik, Michael Griffith, Champagne Singleton, Richard Guarneros, Bob Coorsen, Bill Roes, Greta Sternitzky. The Littleton Fine Arts Board selected these artists from 65 photographers who submitted images.

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“Fortification” is among works by assemblage artist Michelle Lamb that are coming to CORE New Art Space in Lakewood.

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LETTERS

for the Dobbs decision and thus perhaps ending the constitutional right to legal and safe abortions and all its implications for our communities.

Phil has pledged to sue any county trying to block abortion access and defend any person sued by another state for providing or receiving an abortion in Colorado.

Our rights don’t belong on the auction block to be sold to the highest Republican bidder.

We have witnessed the travesty of forced pregnancy play out in states across the country and seen its devastating impact on girls as young as 10 years of age. We must reelect AG Phil Weiser on Nov. 8 to ensure that Colorado is never among them.

Lynne Popkowski Littleton

Stick with Phil Weiser

Crime has spiked here since the pandemic, just as it has all over the country in both Democratic and Republican strongholds, and people are often misled about what a state’s attorney general can do

about it. In fact, district attorneys, police and sheriffs have most of the responsibility to apprehend and prosecute frontline criminals. What an attorney general can do, while also managing ten departments under his auspices, is what our AG Phil Weiser has done and not just with words and obvious talking points about public safety.

Also enjoying the music were Jacob Von Der Lippe, from Federick, and Mary Glump, from Castle Rock. The pair decided to attend after Von Der Lippe found out about the event online while searching for something to do over the weekend.

“It’s a lot of fun,” Von Der Lippe said. Glump agreed, adding, “I think it’s great being with all the kids here.”

The event reminded Von Der Lippe of his childhood, he said, as he grew up in Loveland and attended similar community events.

“We did a bunch of these sorts of events around the amphitheater around Loveland High School,” he said. “Having the food trucks here, having the great music, it’s been really exciting.”

A variety of distilleries participated in the event, such as Wood’s High Mountain Distillery, Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey and Bird Dog Whiskey.

Participants in the whiskey tasting received a punch card and tasting mug for eight half-ounce sample tastings, according to the city’s Facebook page.

Although a highlight of the event was the whiskey tasting, people of all ages attended, with many playing yard games, throwing a football around the field and dancing to the music.

“We couldn’t have asked for a more perfect afternoon to not only celebrate our local distilleries that we have here with us today, but also to thank you guys for coming out and joining us all year long at our events,” said Centennial Mayor Stephanie Piko. “Thank you all for coming out and celebrating Centennial with us.”

were needed so they can do the job of fighting frontline crime in their communities. And he won. Add to that, Phil supported responsible gun safety measures that remove firearms from domestic violence offenders found likely to harm their family or significant others.

Caring for next spring’s perfect lawn starts now.

Phil recognizes that “public safety” is not simply one thing, but a set of interlocking causes and influences. He has pushed for greater resources and stronger laws to curb the spread of deadly fentanyl. Additionally, at the state Capitol, he has pushed legislation to provide greater resources for rural police and sheriffs’ offices to support law enforcement academy training costs for new officers, and led an ambitious initiative to drive the recruitment, retention and training of responsible law enforcement professionals across the state. And he even sued the federal government when it broke the law by illegally withholding badly needed public safety funds from Colorado police and sheriffs. Funds that

And he is visionary as well in his support for the reintroduction of formerly incarcerated individuals into the workforce, lowering crime rates by helping those leaving prison to get jobs and become positive contributors to their communities.

It’s easy to point fingers and make obvious, pat statements designed to inflame public fear when it comes to crime; our attorney general, Phil Weiser, doesn’t have time for that. He’s busy taking action and earning the full respect of law enforcement in Colorado in the process. Protecting our public safety is a top priority here in Colorado, and Phil is tackling the issue from all angles and for the long term. This November, we must reelect Phil Weiser.

Kathryn Holland Littleton

A member of Soul School performing at the Oct. 22 “Whiskey Warmer” event. Tina Giu re dancing to live music at Centennial Center Park on Oct. 22.

The band Soul School performing at the Oct. 22 “Whiskey Warmer” event at Centennial Center Park.

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Flemish art on display in Denver

Denver Art Museum exhibit runs through Jan. 22

BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The Phoebus Foundation, headquartered in historic Antwerp, Belgium, shares a portion of its comprehensive 15th- to 17th-century collection of Flemish art through Jan. 22 at the Denver Art Museum — a first-time U.S. visit for this rich collection. Plan on spending as much time as possible absorbing details of all sorts in these meticulously preserved works, owned by the Phoebus Foundation. (When it leaves Denver, it will travel to the Dallas Museum of Art.)

Phoebus Foundation Curator Dr. Katharina Van Cauteren accompanied the artwork and introduced it in an Oct. 13 press visit, in a talk that, like the exhibit, combined scholarship and humor.

Paintings not only present religious and mythical themes, but a growing interest in science and society by artists who were aware of the developments of microscopes and other scientific instruments that reinforced new subjects for painters to explore, as well as personal interactions and their effects on the world...

This was a time when conflict arose over philosophies and moralities and Jan Massys, the artist we

chose to present, was banished from Antwerp for a period due to his religious ideas, which may relate to the sassy representation in his painting: “Rebus: The World Feeds Many Fools,” which shows a background of a cabinet of curiosities, popular among those wealthy enough to afford a collection. The mirrored pair looks like they know a joke about their surroundings. (A rebus is a pictographic representation of a word.)

Related, humorous and intriguing: “Portrait Of An Elegant Couple In An Art Cabinet” by Peeter Neefs II and Gillis Van Tilborgh, depicting a small portrait of the couple, surrounded by their towering art-filled walls and door with stained glass. In religious paintings of the period, donors might be depicted among the saints. The small figures surrounded by big art suggests an underlying sense of humor, as does the Massys painting.

Also represented in this collection: works by Hans Memling, Jan Gossaert, Peter Paul Rubens and studio, Jan and Catherina van Hemessen, Jacob Jordanens and Anthony van Dyck.

The exhibit is organized into six sections, beginning with “God is in the Details,” which includes holy figures in contemporary settings.

Following: “From God to the Individual,” including portraits of wealthy and famous members of society, followed by “The Fool in the Mirror,” which takes includes

humorous views of society, with its quirkiness. “The Discovery of the World” represents Flemings’ belief that one needed to explore the world’s mysteries in order to come to some understanding of the Divine.

“A World in Turmoil” gives historic ideas for the Eighty Years War (1568 to 1648), an ongoing dispute between the Netherlands and Spain, with an intention by artists to steer viewers to the Catholic faith of Spanish rulers.

The final section, “The Pursuit of Wonder,” includes shells, animals, scientific instruments and rare objects, intended to inspire a sense

of wonder. (Collaboration here with the Denver Museum of Nature & Science.)

Another popular motif for collectors was lush flowers, represented by Daniel Seghers’ “Roses, Tulips and Narcissi In a Glass Vase,” with a lush bouquet, a still life, rendered in oil paint on copper, which gives the work a special glow.

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This exhibit is ticketed. The Denver Art Museum is located at 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, Denver and is open daily. Information: denverartmuseum.org, 720-865-5000.

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“Rebus: The World Feeds Many Fools” by Jan Massys is in the exhibit of Flemish works at the Denver Art Museum.

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The Fort restaurant on Nov. 13. Former Astronomical Society President Ron Hranac will discuss the science of meteors at the time that a Leonid meteor shower appeared over Bent’s Fort on Nov. 13, 1833, drawing attention around the world and mystifying area Plains Indians, who feared it might signal the end of the world. The Fort restaurant, a replica of Colorado’s Bent’s Fort, is located at 19192 Highway 8 (Morrison Road), 303-839-1671, TesoroCulturalCenter.org.

Town Hall

“Putting it Together” features staged music and lyrics by Steven Sondheim at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 27, 28, 29 and 2:30 p.m. Oct. 30 at Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 W. Main Street in downtown Littleton. Also at Town Hall: “Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” a participatory play, at 4 p.m. on Oct. 31. Narration by Lu Ann Buckstein, with acting by children in the audi-

ence. Tickets: townhallartscenter. org, 303-794-2787.

Center for Visual Arts

CVA-Center for Visual Arts

showcases the fall 2022 works, BFA Thesis Exhibition, of 11 emerging artists at Metropolitan State University of Denver from Nov. 11 to Dec. 9. Admission is free. 965 Santa Fe Drive, Denver. 303-294-5207, msudenver.edu/cva. Closes at 6 p.m.

South Suburban

See your South Suburban Parks and Recreation District catalog in print or online for arts programs slated for coming months: Dinner theater, festive foods, Dia de los Muertos, Pottery, Origami, painting techniques, stained glass, assemblage and Princess Dance! See ssprd.org.

Pop-up

A pop-up exhibit by Littleton Fine Arts Guild member Pam Roth O’Mara will appear at the Depot Art Gallery, 2069 W. Powers Ave., Littleton, from Nov. 8 to 19. 303-7950781, depotartgallery.org.

DFF45 brings the world’s stories to area

There’s a reason that during the worst parts of the COVID-19 pandemic, so many people turned to the film world for solace and inspiration. The Denver Film Festival is aiming to achieve that same entertaining and enlightening power in its 45th season, which is returning to its pre-pandemic form of entirely in-person screening.

“We have the return of the real festival environment this year,” said Matthew Campbell, the festival’s artistic director. “We were just able to have a couple parties and other events last year, so we didn’t have as much conversing after the films as we normally would. Now we’re able to host more events, foster the community experience and be a catalyst for conversation.”

The 45th Denver Film Festival runs this year from Wednesday, Nov. 2 through Sunday, Nov. 13. Screenings and events will be held in several downtown locations, primarily the Sie FilmCenter, 2510 E. Colfax Ave. in Denver, as well as the Ellie Caulkins Opera House, Denver Botanic Gardens, AMC 9 + CO 10 and the Tattered Cover East Colfax

Some of the big films being showcased this year include the Opening Night Red Carpet presentation of “Armageddon Time,” which is directed by James Gray and features Anne Hathaway, Jeremy Strong and Anthony Hopkins. Sam Mendes’ “Empire of Light,” Sarah Polley’s “Women Talking” and Maria Schrader’s “She Said” are all films garner-

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ing early awards buzz that will be screened during the festival.

You also won’t want to miss “The Whale,” the Brendan Fraser film, written by Samuel D. Hunter, who will be on hand to receive the festival’s Excellence in Writing Award. Hunter’s play (which the film is based on) had its premiere in Denver, so this will be a special event.

“These special presentations are great but people will have the opportunity to see these films after the fact,” Campbell said. “But what’s great about this festival is there are many films that this might be your only chance to see.”

In addition to quality stories from the world over, the team at Denver Film works to highlight Colorado stories like: “The Holly,” which tells the story of a shooting case involving activist Terrance Roberts and the gentrification of the city; and “My Sister Liv,” a film that follows two Colorado sisters coming of age with all the pressures of social media.

With several parties to attend, as well as VR filmmaking experiences, there truly is something for everyone at the festival.

“The audiences here in Denver are really adventurous and are really

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County clerks report death threats amid election fraud claims

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

For the clerks and other people trusted to oversee elections in Colorado, these are tense times.

Some face hostility, even violent threats, a trend that continues in Colorado two years after the 2020 election, when former President Trump and his supporters alleged widespread voter fraud. Those claims, which fueled the Jan. 6 insurrection, remain unfounded.

Yet in Arapahoe County, Joan Lopez, the clerk and recorder in charge of elections, says an atmosphere of intimidation lingers. She tells Colorado Com munity Media she has received a threatening, handwritten letter with profanity and referring to her race. The letter writer also claimed to know where she lives.

“You get concerned for your family and yourself,” said Lopez, a Democrat.

She said law enforcement offi cials are investigating the case.

The FBI says election officials across the country have reason to be fearful and says agents are committed to finding and bring ing to justice those who would jeopardize the stability of free and fair elections.

Matt Crane, executive director of the Colorado County Clerks Association, says election offi cials around the state are wor ried.

“Everybody’s bracing depend ing on how this election goes,” said Crane, a Republican former Arapahoe County clerk. “I think that if certain candidates don’t do as well at the ballot box as people think they should, then we expect threats to ramp up.”

In Weld County, Carly Koppes, a Republican county clerk, reported death threats in online messages during recent election cycles, along with messages from people “reminding me the mili tary will come for me and I’ll end up in Guantanamo Bay.”

Several county clerks in Colo rado have received death threats since 2020, according to Crane, who has also received death threats.

“When election officials stand up for truth, that’s when the threats start coming,” said Crane, who strongly pushes back against narratives that the 2020 election was stolen.

‘It just comes back’

Threats to clerks’ offices arrive in different forms: emails, phone calls and through social media.

More broadly, clerks’ offices are inundated with unfounded claims of fraud in the 2020 elec tion and other elections, Crane said.

Lopez said some of those ap pear to stem from coordinated campaigns by political opera tives, where the same emails are copied and pasted and simply

forwarded.

The barrage is a source of on going frustration.

“How many tours can we give, how many references?” Lopez said. “It seems like no matter what we do, it just comes back.”

Fraud accusations are not new, Crane said. What’s different is the involvement of prominent of ficials in pushing those claims.

“What we saw in 2020, though, was a completely different ball game because it came from the highest office in the land, the U.S. president, lying about an election and claiming ‘stolen election,’” Crane said.

Helping to fan the flames is a “well-funded and well-orga nized” network of people who keep repeating fraud claims for financial and political purposes, Crane said. With a purported “election defense fund,” Trump collected money from support ers after the 2020 election, Crane said.

When MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell — a high-profile ally of the former president — held an election fraud-themed event last year, it seemed to cause an increase in calls to clerk’s offices in Colorado, just like a similar event he hosted this year, Crane said.

The atmosphere isn’t intimi dating for clerks everywhere in Colorado. In Douglas County, clerk Merlin Klotz reports no re cent threats or harassment. His office has contended with about a half dozen unfounded claims of election fraud in the last year.

“My perspective is very simple, and that is that we have in Colo rado — to my way of thinking — the best processes of any state in the country,” said Klotz, a Repub lican elected in 2014.

He added: “Our biggest advo cates are our (election) judges, and once someone works as a judge, they see how tight it is, and they’re our best salesmen.”

Creek boys take historic tennis win

Bruins take victory at state under new CHSAA format

BY JIM BENTON JBENTON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Cherry Creek’s boys tennis team scored a historic win on Oct. 18 at the City Park tennis courts in Denver.

The Bruins won another state championship, their 45th out of 51 since 1972, which has already become part of Colorado high school history.

Creek defeated Valor Christian, 5-2, at City Park to win the first boys team title under the new format adopted by the Colorado High School Activities Association.

Previous state crowns were decided in a three-day tournament where individual state winners were also included in the team scores for the state championship. This season a separate tournament to determine individual winners was held and then a team bracket was set up to decide the state team champion.

Cherry Creek coach Art Quinn applauded the CHSAA for the new format that brought Creek, Valor, Cheyenne Mountain and Kent Denver together to play for Class 5A and 4A state team titles.

“I applaud the CHSAA for the new format which brings four teams together,” said Quinn. “This new format makes this title feel and look differently. We made history. I thought it was fun. You get to play tennis and you are with your friends.”

Junior Kris Kostadinov got Creek off to a good start with a 6-0, 6-0 win over Valor’s Mitchell Perez in a No. 3 singles match.

Valor’s No. 1 doubles team of Graham Beukelman and Drew Schell defeated Jack Eikelberner and Charlie Stern 6-1, 6-3, but the Bruins’ Kiril Kostadinov joined his brother as a winner with a 6-7, 6-2, 6-2 triumph over Jace Nakamura

At No. 1 singles, Christian Trevey of Valor came on strong to get a 4-6, 6-3 ,6-4 win over Aram Izmirian to knot the team score at two apiece. Creek grabbed a 3-2 lead after Matthew Hu and Trevor Robinson rallied for a 6-3, 1-6, 6-4 win over Ryan Mandes and Ryan Greenfield. The team title was clinched when Creek’s No. 3 doubles team of Trey Zurcher and Ryder Landry downed Harrison Wentworth and Jack

Lions knock it out of park

straight state title in softball

BY JIM BENTON JBENTON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Glen Maestretti decided a few years ago that coaching girls softball at Lutheran High School might be worth it.

It was a good decision.

On Oct. 22 at the Aurora Parks complex, Lutheran won its second straight state title with a 3-0 victory over defending champions Holy Family in the Class 4A title game.

It gives the Lions a 3A runner-up finish, a 3A state crown and now a 4A state championship in the three years since the program was adopted at the school. The Lions have compiled a three-year record of 74-3.

“When I got word there was an opening I talked to our pitching

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Lutheran celebrates its second straight state championship, this one in Class 4A.

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Cherry Creek’s boys tennis team won the Class 5A team tennis title on Oct. 18 with a 5-2 dual meet victory over Valor Christian. It was the 45th state title won by the Bruins and the third consecutive.

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Valor Christian’s Jace Nakamura returns a shot in his Oct. 18 match against Cherry Creek’s Kiril Kostadinov in the finals of the Class 5A state team tournament. Kostadinov won the No. 2 singles match, 6-7, 6-2, 6-2.

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Mohler 6-1, 6-2.

“We both played well,” said Landry. “There were a lot of deuces but we came out on top.

“It’s awesome, it feels amazing to clinch the title for the team. The format is something new and I like it.”

Creek wrapped up the day with a win at No. 4 doubles with Tate Hutchins and Drew Kaprielian winning, 6-3, 6-4 over Rory MacEwan and Drew Summers.

“The boys played really hard,” said Valor coach Bill Epping. “I’m really proud and obviously Creek is a formable opponent. We were second last year and second this year. We’re knocking on the door, we’ve got to knock the door down.”

The three-day 5A state tournament for individuals was held Oct. 13-15.

Grandview’s Eduard Tsaturyan captured the No. 1 singles title with a 5-7, 6-3, 6-2 win over Izmirian. Nakamura got past senior Kiril Kostadinov 7-5, 5-7, 7-5 at No. 2 singles while Kris Kostadinov won the No. 3 singles title over Brady Jenkins of Regis Jesuit, 6-3, 7-6.

All four individual doubles matches matched Creek against Valor.

The Eikelberner-Stern duo downed Beukelman-Schell, 6-1, 6-4 at No. 1 doubles while Zurcher-Landry defeated Mohler-Wentworth 6-1, 6-4 at No. 3 doubles. Hutchins and Kaprielan downed MacEwan-Summers in the No. 4 doubles title match.

Mandes-Greenfield of Valor captured the No. 2 doubles state title with a 7-5, 3-6, 6-3 win over Robinson and Hu.

coach and he said let’s go coach at Lutheran,” said Maestretti. “I was coaching over at Chaparral. It was a perfect calling for me.

“Winning back-to-back titles feels unbelievable and for the two seniors (Taylor Cramer and Faith Byler) on this team, they have been in the state championship game three years in a row.”

In the Class 5A championship game, Douglas County waited until the seventh inning to create any offense and dropped a 7-3 decision to top-seeded Columbine.

Maestretti’s daughter and pitcher Hailey dominated the game against Holy Family. The junior left-hander stuck out 17 batters and allowed only four hits. In four state tournament games Hailey Maestretti allowed only two unearned runs, gave up nine hits and struck out 43 batters in 27 innings pitched.

Hailey Maestretti has committed to play softball at the University of Utah.

“Hailey was probably seven or eight, just a wild kid who threw hard in the basement,” said Glen Maestretti. “We found a pitching coach down in Castle Rock, which really pointed her in the right direction to where she’s at today.

“Hailey is one of those pitchers that doesn’t get fazed a lot on the mound. She keeps her composure well, just dialed in

with Dad yelling at her sometimes. She just goes out and gets the job done.”

Hailey Maestretti ran into trouble in the seventh inning against Holy Family, which had two runners on base with one out, but Hailey stuck out two batters to end the game.

“It feels awesome to win the state title,” said Hailey Maestretti. “My screwball and changeup were working the best. We have great players on the team, great hitters and great fielders. Everything is pretty good.”

Lutheran (28-1) got all the offense support it needed with Alekisia Severson’s RBI single in the second inning and then Byler added a two-run single in the sixth inning.

The Lights opened the season with a 8-1 win over Holy Family on Aug. 12 and end the campaign with its shutout win over the Tigers.

Second-seeded Douglas County finished the season with a 26-3 record but the Huskies couldn’t get going until the final inning against Columbine when they scored three runs.

Pitcher Marina Tinari had three hits against the Rebels and allowed five hits on the mound in 5.1 innings of pitching.

Tinari was outstanding in the Huskies 14-1 semifinal victory over defending state champion and Continental League rival Legend.

She allowed only one hit, a first inning solo home run to Lexi Craig, and got plenty of

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support from her teammates. Emerson Wilson belted two three-run homers and Sydney Montoya also hit a three-run shot over the fence.

Legend wound up the year with a 22-6 record.

“They were firing on all cylinders and we were not,” said Legend coach Kristen Shirk. “They were the better team.”

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discerning,” Campbell said. “Those who attend are going to come away having had a great time but also potentially learning something and getting a new outlook on film. We’re here to expand minds and create dialogue and empathy.”

To see the full line-up, get tickets and more, visit www.denverfilm.org/ denverfilmfestival/dff45/.

Music and shopping at LSO’s annual Pops Concert

One of the Lakewood Symphony Orchestra’s biggest events is just around the corner, with its annual Pops Concert and Silent Auction, which is held at the Lakewood Cul tural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway, at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 10.

The music the symphony will be performing includes Satie’s “Gymnopedie No. 2” and selections from “Phantom of the Opera” and “Grease.” Attendees can also bid on a range of items, including the oppor tunity to conduct the orchestra, an African safari and more.

Get tickets and details at www. lakewoodsymphony.org.

SALT highlights the range of contemporary dance

Contemporary dance can be a dif ficult art form to describe, but when done right, its power is undeniable.

That moving power is exactly what SALT Contemporary Dance is bringing to the Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway, at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 29.

According to provided information, the company performs a repertoire of ork by world-renowned choreogra phers Micaela Taylor, Ihsan Rustem and Joni McDonald. Get tickets at Lakewood.org/LCCPresents.

Clarke’s Concert of the Week — Bret McKenzie at the Ogden Theatre

You might know Bret McKenzie as half of “New Zealand’s fourth most popular guitar-based, digibongo, acapella-rap-funk-comedy folk duo,” the Flight of the Conchords. Just a month ago he released his first solo album, “Songs Without Jokes,” and I’m delighted to report that it is full of the same sly wit that you can find in the work of songwriting legends like Randy Newman.

In support of the album McKenzie is stopping by the Ogden Theatre, 935 E. Colfax Ave. in Denver, at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 2. In addition to cuts from the new record, he’ll be performing songs he’s written for The Muppets, The Simpsons and more.

Get tickets for what is certain to be a delightful evening at www.ogden theatre.com.

Clarke Reader’s column on culture appears on a weekly basis. He can be reached at Clarke.Reader@hotmail. com.

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Public Trustees

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION

CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0397-2022

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

On July 29, 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.

Original Grantor(s)

John M. Strader AND Natsue Strader

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR NEW DAY FINANCIAL, LLC, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION Date of Deed of Trust March 17, 2018

County of Recording

Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust March 23, 2018

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) D8028055

Original Principal Amount $169,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance $154,295.17

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 91 SOUTHBRIDGE SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 7, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. BEING THE SAME PROPERTY AS CONVEYED TO JOHN M. STRADER AND NATSUE STRADER FROM MARY V. STRADER BY THAT DEED DATED 07/06/2006 AND RE CORDED 07/11/2006 IN INSTRUMENT NUM BER: B6100565 IN THE ARAPAHOE COUNTY RECORDS. PARCEL ID(S): 2077-34-2-09-004

Also known by street and number as: 730 WEST JAMISON CIRCLE, LITTLETON, CO 80120-4261.

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

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 11/30/2022, 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.

First Publication: 10/6/2022

Last Publication: 11/3/2022

Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

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

DATE: 07/29/2022

Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado

By: Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee

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

Alison L Berry #34531

N. April Norton #34861

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

Attorney File # 22-028057

The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Re vised 1/2015

Legal Notice NO. 0397-2022

First Publication: 10/6/2022

Last Publication: 11/3/2022

Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0450-2022

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

On August 19, 2022, the undersigned Public Trust ee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s) CHRISTOPHER M BOSS AND SHAWN A KELLER

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR ACADEMY MORTGAGE CORPORATION

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC Date of Deed of Trust June 17, 2016

County of Recording

Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust June 17, 2016

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) D6064231

Original Principal Amount $292,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance $282,341.01

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 2, MESHKO SUBDIVISION, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 4910 S. KALAMATH DRIVE, ENGLEWOOD, CO 80110.

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

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 12/14/2022, 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.

First Publication: 10/20/2022

Last Publication: 11/17/2022

Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES EN TITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 08/19/2022

Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado

By: Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) rep resenting the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Anna Johnston #51978 Ryan Bourgeois #51088 Joseph D. DeGiorgio #45557 Randall Chin #31149 Barrett, Frappier & Weisserman, LLP 1391 Speer Boulevard, Suite 700, Denver, CO 80204 (303) 350-3711

Attorney File # 00000009575341

The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Re vised 1/2015

Legal Notice NO. 0450-2022

First Publication: 10/20/2022

Last Publication: 11/17/2022

Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0458-2022

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

On August 23, 2022, the undersigned Public Trust ee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s)

Jennifer Hamilton Original Beneficiary(ies)

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as beneficiary, as nominee for Megastar Financial Corp Current Holder of Evidence of Debt AmeriHome Mortgage Company, LLC Date of Deed of Trust October 16, 2017

County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust October 18, 2017

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) D7118247 Book: NA Page: Original Principal Amount $269,527.00

Outstanding Principal Balance $250,234.79

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 194, BLOCK 1, HIGHLAND VIEW II, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 8166 S Fillmore Circle, Centennial, CO 80122.

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

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 12/14/2022, 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.

First Publication: 10/20/2022

Last Publication:11/17/2022

Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

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

DATE: 08/23/2022

Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado

By: Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee

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

Alexis R. Abercrombie #56722

David W Drake #43315

Scott D. Toebben #19011

Randall S. Miller & Associates PC 216 16th Street, Suite 1210, Denver, CO 80202 (720) 259-6710

Attorney File # 22CO00234-1

The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015

Legal Notice No. 0458-2022

First Publication: 10/20/2022

Last Publication: 11/17/2022

Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

COMBINED NOTICE - RESTART - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-109(2)(b)(II)

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0352-2019

Republished to restart foreclosure stayed by bankruptcy and reset sale date.

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

On August 26, 2022, the undersigned Public Trust ee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s)

Demargo Lynette Krupa and Spenser Nicholas Wallace Ladd

Mortgage Elecnonic Registration Systems, Inc. acting solely as nominee for Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Roundpoint Mortgage Servicing Corporation Date of Deed of Trust

December 21, 2018

County of Recording

Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust December 26, 2018

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) D8125357

Original Principal Amount $412,087.00

Outstanding Principal Balance $412,087.00

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 16, BLOCK 1, RIDGEVIEW HILLS NORTH, SECOND FILING, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 4344 E Peakview Cir., Centennial, CO 80121.

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

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 12/14/2022, 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.

First Publication: 10/20/2022

Last Publication: 11/17/2022

Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES EN TITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 08/26/2022

Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado

By: Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) rep resenting the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Amanda Ferguson #44893 Heather Deere #28597

Toni M. Owan #30580

Halliday, Watkins & Mann, PC 355 Union Blvd., Ste. 250, Lakewood, CO 80228 (303) 274-0155 Attorney File # CO10673

The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015

Legal Notice NO. 0352-2019

First Publication: 10/20/2022

Last Publication: 11/17/2022

Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0456-2022

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

On August 23, 2022, the undersigned Public Trust ee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s) MAGDA VARKONY

Original Beneficiary(ies)

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Bear Stearns ARM Trust 2005-9, MortgageBacked Notes, Series 2005-9, U.S. Bank National Association, as Indenture Trustee Date of Deed of Trust June 15, 2005

County of Recording

Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust June 17, 2005 Recording Information

(Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B5089631

July 07, 2005

Re-Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B5099801

Re-Recording Date of Deed of Trust

Original Principal Amount $531,300.00

Outstanding Principal Balance $349,892.97

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 5, BLOCK 3, ORCHARD HILLS FILING NO. FIVE, AMENDED, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 5560 SOUTH CHESTER COURT, GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO 80111.

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

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 12/14/2022, 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.

First Publication: 10/20/2022

Last Publication: 11/17/2022

Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

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

DATE: 08/23/2022

Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado

By: Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) rep resenting the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Anna Johnston #51978

Ryan Bourgeois #51088

Joseph D. DeGiorgio #45557

Randall Chin #31149

Barrett, Frappier & Weisserman, LLP 1391 Speer Boulevard, Suite 700, Denver, CO 80204 (303) 350-3711

Attorney File # 00000009455296

The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Re vised 1/2015

Legal Notice NO. 0456-2022

First Publication: 10/20/2022

Last Publication: 11/17/2022

Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION

CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0410-2022

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On August 2, 2022, the undersigned Public Trust ee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s)

Scott A. Teuber and Susan A. Teuber

Original Beneficiary(ies)

JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt NewRez LLC f/k/a New Penn Financial, LLC d/b/a Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing Date of Deed of Trust August 18, 2010

County of Recording

Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust August 26, 2010

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) D0083023

Original Principal Amount $213,184.00

Outstanding Principal Balance $162,059.28

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby

and John Patrick Dolan

Original Beneficiary(ies)

notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations thereof

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 3, BLOCK 3, BEL-VUE HEIGHTS AND BEING MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN DEED RECEPTION #A8067097, DATED 04/30/1998, RECORDED 05/06/1998 IN THE COUNTY RE CORDER OF COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 706 W Easter Ave, Littleton, CO 80120.

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

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 11/30/2022, 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.

First Publication: 10/6/2022

Last Publication: 11/3/2022

Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

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

DATE: 08/02/2022

Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado

By: Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) 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

Attorney File # CO-22-940753-LL

The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Re vised 1/2015

Legal Notice No. 0410-2022

First Publication: 10/6/2022

Last Publication: 11/3/2022

Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0414-2022

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of Arapahoe

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 11/30/2022, 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.

First Publication: 10/6/2022

Last Publication: 11/3/2022

Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

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

DATE: 08/02/2022

Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado

By: Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee

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

Alison L Berry #34531 N. April Norton #34861

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

Attorney File # 22-028119

The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Re vised 1/2015

EXHIBIT “A” LEGAL DESCRIPTION 0414-2022

CONDOMINIUM UNIT 208, IN CONDOMINIUM BUILDING 11, HICKORY PLACE CONDOMINIUM, ACCORDING TO THE CON DOMINIUM MAP THEREOF RECORDED MARCH 5, 1984 AT RECEPTION NO. 2383162, AND THE FIRST SUPPLEMENT RECORDED MARCH 5, 1984 AT RECEPTION NO. 2383163, IN THE RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK AND RECORDER OF THE COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, COLORADO, AND AS DE FINED AND DESCRIBED IN THE AMENDED AND RESTATED DECLARATION RECORDED MAY 10, 2002 AT RECEPTION NO. B2087742 AND RECORDED AUGUST 13, 2012 AT RE CEPTION NO. D2089293 AND AMENDMENT RECORDED AUGUST 31, 2015 AT RECEPTION NO. D5098524, IN SAID RECORDS, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO, Legal Notice NO. 0414-2022

First Publication: 10/6/2022 Last Publication: 11/3/2022

Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

City and County

Public Notice

CITY OF CENTENNIAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Centennial, Colorado will conduct a public hearing on Monday, November 7, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. regarding Ordinance 2022-O-25, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CENTENNIAL, COLORADO, AMEND ING ARTICLE 8 OF CHAPTER 11 OF THE CENTENNIAL MUNICIPAL AND ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE 2022 VERSION OF THE CITY OF CENTENNIAL ROADWAY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS MANUAL

Arapahoe Road Centennial, CO 80112, Public Service Company of Colorado will request that the City Council consider, on first reading, an ordinance granting a gas and electric franchise to Public Service Company of Colorado, entitled: ORDINANCE NO. 2022-O-27 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CENTENNIAL, COLORADO, GRANTING A GAS AND ELECTRIC FRAN CHISE TO PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF COLORADO, ITS AFFILIATES, SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, THE RIGHT TO USE THE STREETS WITHIN THE CITY TO FURNISH, SELL, TRANSMIT AND DISTRIBUTE GAS AND ELECTRICITY TO THE CITY AND TO ALL RESIDENTS OF THE CITY, GRANTING THE RIGHT TO ACQUIRE, CONSTRUCT, INSTALL, LOCATE, MAINTAIN, OPERATE AND EXTEND INTO, WITHIN AND THROUGH THE CITY ALL FACILITIES REASONABLY NECESSARY TO FURNISH, SELL, TRANSMIT AND DISTRIB UTE GAS AND ELECTRICITY WITHIN AND THROUGH THE CITY AND FIXING THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS THEREOF.

The franchise to be applied for will be for a term of twenty (20) years. Public Service Company of Colorado shall collect a fee from a surcharge upon City residents who are customers of the Company.

The City of Centennial Council will consider the ordinance granting a gas and electric franchise to Public Service Company of Colorado on first read ing at its regular meeting on November 7, 2022.

The City Council will further consider the ordi nance at a public hearing on November 21, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. All interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard. The hearing will be held in City Council Chambers, Centennial Civic Center, 13133 E. Arapahoe Road Centennial, CO 80112 at the above noted dates and times.

/s/Barbara Setterlind, MMC, City Clerk

Legal Notice No. 530693-60693

First Publication: October 20, 2022

Last Publication: November 3, 2022

Publisher: Littleton Independent and the Centennial Citizen Public Notice

ARAPAHOE COUNTY ORDINANCE NO. 2022-01

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on November 8, 2022, at or about 9:30 a.m., at the Arapahoe County Administration Building, 5334 S. Prince St., Littleton, CO, the Board of County Com missioners for Arapahoe County will consider for adoption Arapahoe County Ordinance No. 2022-01 (NOTE: Due to the ongoing COVID19 emergency the hearing may be conducted through remote access – please check the November 8, 2022 public meeting agenda at https://www.arapahoegov.com/AgendaCenter/ Board-of-County-Commissioners-1 for specific information on how to attend and participate. The agenda will typically be posted by the Friday afternoon preceding the hearing). The proposed Ordinance reads as follows:

ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO ORDINANCE NO. 2022-01

AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE OPERATION OF LIMITED COMMERCIAL MARIJUANA STORES WITHIN UNINCORPORATED ARAPAHOE COUNTY

WHEREAS, pursuant to Colorado Revised Statutes §§ 30-11-101(2) and 30-15-401(1), Arapahoe County has the power to adopt and enforce ordinances regarding health, safety, and welfare issues otherwise prescribed by law; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to C.R.S. § 30-11-103, the Board of County Commissioners has the authority to exercise all powers for the County; and

WHEREAS, C.R.S. §44-10-104(1) autho rizes the County to adopt an ordinance licensing, regulating, and prohibiting the sale of medical marijuana; and

WHEREAS, Colorado Constitution Article XVIII, Section 16(5)(f) authorizes the County to enact an ordinance governing the time, place, manner, and number of retail marijuana businesses, which may include a local licensing requirement; and

Ordinance and all applicable State and County laws, regulations, and policies.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, by the Board of County Commissioners of Arapahoe County, the following:

SECTION I. INTENT

The Board of County Commissioners finds, determines, and declares that Ordinance No. 2020-02 is terminated, and the establishment of commercial marijuana stores as described herein are authorized, and no other marijuana businesses are authorized within unincorporated Arapahoe County.

SECTION II.DEFINITIONS

Unless otherwise specified or the context other wise requires, any terms used in this Ordinance shall have the same meanings as provided in Colorado Constitution Article XVIII, Sections 14 and 16, and the Colorado Marijuana Code. These terms and definitions include, but are not limited to:

A.Colorado Marijuana Code Shall mean the Colorado Marijuana Code, C.R.S. Section 44-10-101 et seq., as amended.

B.Commercial Marijuana Store

Shall mean a business licensed under State and County laws and regulations to sell mari juana and/or marijuana products as a medical marijuana store, retail marijuana store, or as a combined medical and retail marijuana store. See definitions for medical marijuana store and retail marijuana store.

C.Marijuana

Shall mean all parts of the plant of the genus can nabis whether growing or not, the seeds thereof, the resin extracted from any part of the plant, and every compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of the plant, its seeds, or its resin, including marijuana concentrate. Marijuana shall not mean industrial hemp. Mari juana includes marijuana as defined in Colorado Constitution Article XVIII, Sections 14 and 16, and the Colorado Marijuana Code.

D.Medical Marijuana Store

Shall mean a person or entity licensed pursuant to the Colorado Marijuana Code to operate a busi ness as described in C.R.S. Section 44-10-501, as amended, that sells medical marijuana to reg istered patients or primary caregivers as defined in Colorado Constitution Article XVIII, Section 14, but is not a primary caregiver.

E.Marijuana Business Shall mean a medical marijuana business as defined by C.R.S. Section 44-10-103(35) as amended and a retail marijuana business as defined by C.R.S. Section 44-10-103(58) as amended.

F. Retail Marijuana Store

Shall mean an entity licensed to purchase marijuana from marijuana cultivation facilities and marijuana products from marijuana product manufacturing facilities and to sell marijuana and marijuana products to consumers, as defined by Colorado Constitution Article XVIII, Section 16 and the Colorado Marijuana Code.

SECTION III.MARIJUANA ESTABLISHMENTS

Commercial marijuana stores that prior to August 1, 2022, were licensed, operating, and open to the public in compliance with all applicable State and County laws, regulations, and policies may continue in business at their existing locations for medical marijuana stores and/or a retail marijuana stores. Any relocation of a commercial marijuana store from its existing location or increase in square footage shall only be upon such terms and conditions as provided in State and County laws, regulations, and policies including but not limited to the provisions of the Colorado Constitu tion, the Colorado Marijuana Code, the Arapahoe County Land Development Code Sec. 3-3.5 Mari juana Land Uses, as amended, and the Arapahoe County Marijuana Licensing Policy. No more than four (4) commercial marijuana stores are permit ted to operate within unincorporated Arapahoe County. The establishment and operation of all other marijuana businesses within unincorporated Arapahoe County is prohibited.

SECTION IV.APPLICABILITY

This Ordinance shall apply to all portions of unincorporated Arapahoe County, including public lands.

SECTION V. ENFORCEMENT

Project No. C15-022

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of County Commissioners of Arapahoe County, Colorado shall make final settlement with SEMA Construction, Inc. for its work completed for Arapahoe County. The work performed under this contract, dated July 31st, 2019, for the reconstruc tion of the Intersection at Quincy Avenue and Gun Club Road from a two through lane intersection to a 4 through lane Partial Continuous Flow Intersection, including a drainageway crossing, traffic signals, storm drainage, curb gutter, and paving operations.

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 SEMA Construction Inc. or any of its subcontractors in or about the performance of the work done within unincorporated Arapahoe County, whose claim has not been paid by SEMA Construction Inc. or any of its subcontractors may file a claim with the Board of County Com missioners of Arapahoe County, 5334 S. Prince St., Littleton, CO 80120, at any time up to and including November 14, 2022.

This Notice is published in accordance with §3826-107, 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 to Elite Surface Infrastructure, Inc.

Joan Lopez, Clerk to the Board

Legal Notice No. Arap 1128

First Publication: October 27, 2022

Last Publication: November 3, 2022

Publisher: Englewood Herald Littleton Independent and the Centennial Citizen

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Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

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Also known by street and number as: 5250 S. Huron Way #11-208, Littleton, CO 80120.

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

NOTICE OF SALE

The public hearing will be held in the City Council Chambers at 13133 E. Arapahoe Road, Centen nial, Colorado. Copies of Ordinance No. 2022O-25 are available for inspection by the public on the City’s website: www.centennialco.gov. Copies of the 2022 ver sion of the City of Centennial Roadway Design and Construction Standards Manual are on electronic file with the City Clerk and are available for public inspection. The subject matter of the Manual relates to the design and construction standards for the City’s roadways and traffic impact studies. The purpose of the Ordinance and the Manual adopted therein is to provide a regulatory basis for the identification and requirements of public infrastructure that may be owned and maintained by the City. Interested parties may file written comments with the City Clerk, at: www.cityclerks@centennialco.gov or via mail at: 13133 E. Arapahoe Road, Centennial, Colorado 80112, received by 1pm on November, 7, 2022. Any written comments received will be read into the record during the Public Hearing. /s/Barbara Setterlind, MMC, City Clerk

Legal Notice No. 530695-60695

First Publication: October 20, 2022

Last Publication: October 27, 2022

Publisher: Littleton Independent and the Centennial Citizen Public Notice

CITY OF CENTENNIAL NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR FRANCHISE BY PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF COLORADO

NOTICE is hereby given that at the regular meet ing of the City Council of the City of Centennial, State of Colorado, to be held on November 7, 2022, at the hour of 7:00 P.M. at City Council Chambers, Centennial Civic Center, 13133 E.

WHEREAS, similar authorization to govern the time, place, manner, and number of retail marijua na businesses, which may include a local licensing requirement is found in C.R.S. §44-10-104(3); and

WHEREAS, by prior action on August 27, 2013, the Board adopted Resolution No. 130560 enacting Ordinance No. 2013-01 Prohibiting the Establishment, Maintenance, and Operation of Marijuana Establishments Within unincorporated Arapahoe County; and

WHEREAS, by prior action on July 28, 2020, the Board adopted Resolution No. 200505 terminating Ordinance No. 2013-01 and enacting Ordinance No. 2020-02 Establishing Limited Retail Mari juana Stores in Unincorporated Arapahoe County; and

WHEREAS, four (4) licensed commercial mari juana stores existing as of August 1, 2022, and lo cated at 1842 South Parker Road, Unit 18, Denver, Colorado 80231; 2280 South Quebec Street, Unit G, Denver, Colorado 80231; 3431 South Federal Boulevard, Unit G, Englewood, Colorado 80110; and 6200 East Yale Avenue, Unit B, Denver, Colo rado 80222 (the “Licensed Stores”) have been in operation within unincorporated Arapahoe County for around ten (10) years; and

WHEREAS, the Licensed Stores have oper ated in compliance with the Arapahoe County Land Development Code non-conforming use regulations and in conformity with the Colorado Constitution and State and County laws, regula tions, and policies; and

WHEREAS, it is the decision of the Board of County Commissioners of Arapahoe County to terminate Ordinance No. 2020-02 and allow the Licensed Stores to continue to be used as a medi cal marijuana store and/or a retail marijuana store, and to allow the Licensed Stores the opportunity to move locations and/or increase in square foot age as limited by the restrictions contained in this

The Arapahoe County Sheriff shall enforce the provisions of this Ordinance.

SECTION VI. PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS

The County may seek such criminal and/or civil penalties against any person violating this Ordi nance as are provided by law.

SECTION VII. DISPOSITION OF FINES

Any and all penalties, fines, costs, and/or assess ments for violations of this Ordinance shall be paid into the General Fund of Arapahoe County.

SECTION VIII. SEVERABILITY

If any one or more of the provisions of this Ordi nance is determined by a competent court of law to be invalid, such determination shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance.

SECTION IX. EFFECTIVE DATE

This Ordinance shall take effect upon thirty (30) days after notice of its adoption has been published.

Joan Lopez, Clerk to the Board by Joleen Sanchez, Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. Arap 1129

First Publication: October 27, 2022

Last Publication: October 27, 2022

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